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Hundreds
of
Appalachian Regional Healthcare
workers in eastern Kentucky and West
Virginia continued to strike Thursday
as negotiators tried to hammer out a
contract to settle an ongoing labor dispute .
Talks between the hospital system
and the United Steelworkers union
resumed on Thursday after stalling
Wednesday night.
Wednesday "wasn't very positive at
all," said Roger McGinnis, the union
president in Harlan. McGinnis said
negotiations resumed in Lexington on
Thursday. He said talks would likely
last throughout the afternoon.
A spokeswoman for Appalachian
Regional Healthcare could not be
reached for comment, but a statement
on the company's Web site said negotiations arc continuing and the company
is "hopeful that a resolution can be
reached to resolve the issues and to end
the strike."
"ARH believes in the process of
collective bargaining, and it is our sincere desire to give the process every
opportunity for success," the statement
said.
Of the hospital system's approximate 650 employees in Harlan, 440
walkedoffthejobat 12:01 a.m.Aprill
when the union's contract expired and
negotiations proved unsuccessful. Two
arrests were made that first day, and a
hospital supervisor was charged with
wanton endangerment for allegedly
striking a protester with her automobile
while crossing the picket line on the
second day.
In Cumberland, where ARH's TriCity Medical Clinic is closed, union
members who have set up a small pick(See STRIKE, page seven)
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG The Middle Creek
National Battlefield on
Route 114 will be the
location for two events
cheduled to begin
tomorrow morning.
Volunteers are needed for Park Day starting
at 9 a.m. According to
Frank Fitzpatrick, this
day is used to spruce
up national landmarks
throughout the country.
Volunteers are needed
to pick up debris and
help with cutting the
grass. Volunteers with
weed trimmers and lawn
tractors are also weiorne.
The second event is
the Redbud Health Walk
sponsored by David
Appalachian Crat!s,
through the National
Scenic Byways
Program. The walk will
begin at 10 a.m. and is
also open to the public.
"This is a wonderful
event because we have
so many beautiful redbud trees at the battle~ld," Fitzpatrick said.
T-shirts will be given
away at each of the
events.
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WALL
Nine more
charged in
coke probe
by RALPH B. DAVIS
MANAGING EDITOR
photo by Jess1ca Hale
Property owner Floyd Skeans voiced his opinion at Wednesday's public input meeting on the
U.S. 23 barrier waJI project. Skeans noted that not only would the wall cause more deadly accidents but it would also have a significant negative impact on economic development in the
area.
•
: Residents, businesses,
still trying to stop Wall
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - The
signs are posted and work has
already begun, but residents
who live along the stretch .of
highway on U.S. 23 where a
new barrier wall is being constructed are still trying to get
their voices heard.
It's being called the U.S. 23
Safety Redevelopmertt Project,
but many say that safety will
become a larger issue once the
wall is completed.
The wall was approved for
construction after state highway officials noted that fatalities on the stretch of highway
were far too numerous.
Residents were notified only
days before construction began
and now they say that if they
had been given more time, they
think they could have come up
with a more feasible solution.
"We aren't necessarily
required to come to the public,"
said Peggy Justice, deputy
executive director of Highway
District 12.
Several local and state officials were present at the second
(See WALL, page seven)
Medical clue to Hatfield-McCoy feud found
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Entertainment ...............A5
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Lifestyles ....................A13
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by MARILYNN MARCHIONE
AP MEDICAL WRITER
The most infamous feud in
American folklore, the longrunning battle between the
Hatfields and McCoys, may be
partly explained by a rare,
inherited disease that can lead
to hair-trigger rage and violent
outbursts.
Dozens of McCoy descendants apparently have the disease, which causes high blood
pressure, racing hearts, severe
headaches and too much adrenaline and other "fight or flight"
stress hormones.
a
(See FEUD, page seven)
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LOUISVILLE - Gubernatorial
candidates' views about expanding
gambling opportunities in Kentucky
range from enthusiastic support to
hostility - largely split along party
lines.
(See COCAINE, page seven)
Democrats generally agree that
voters should get to decide whether to
amend Kentucky's Constitution ~o
allow casino gambling, though one
casino foe, Otis Hensley Jr., says, "We
live in Kentucky, not Las Vegas."
The Republicans are skeptical or
This fine flowering dogwood
adorned with
colorful Easter
eggs proudly
announces the
coming spring
holiday. The
eye-catching
sight was
noticed in an
alleyway running off Graham
Street, near The
Times office.
(See GAMBLING, page six)
photo by
Kathy J. Prater
Gov. candidates' views divergent on gambling
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No one blames the whole
feud on this, but doctors say it
could help explain some of the
clan's notorious behavior.
"This condition can certainly make anybody short-tempered, and if they are prone
LONDON - An investigation into a cocaine ring
based in Floyd County has
widened to include nine
more individuals in addition to two charged late last
year.
A federal grand jury in
London handed down a
superseding
indictment
alleging two counts of conspiracy, 14 counts of distribution and four forfeiture
counts March 22. That
indictment remained under
seal until last week.
Named in the indictment
are the two original defendants, Pamela Justice and
Darrell Triplett, who share
a residence in Maytown,
and nine others. The other
defendants include Timothy
Neal
Howard,
Roy
Branham, Terry Branham,
Stephen Randy Gearheart,
Stevie Tackett, Loucilla
Thornsberry (also known as
Louvella Tackett), Johnny
Michael Castle, Mica
Patrick and Tina Mills.
All of the defendants
except Mills are charged
with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, and Justice,
Triplett, and Roy and Terry
Branham also face numerous distribution charges.
Gearheart faces one distribution count.
Mills, an officer with
First Guaranty Bank of
Martin, does not face drug
charges, but has been
charged
with
helping
Justice obtain
$25,000
loan aga.4lst Justice's and
Triplett's home in an
alleged attempt to disrupt a
government seizure of the
property.
Justice and Triplett are
referred to in court documents as leaders of the conspiracy, which extended to
Chicago, Virginia, West
Virginia and Puerto Rico.
Although the indictment
alleges the conspiracy
involved five kilograms (11
pounds) of cocaine, court
records indicate as much as
20 kilograms may have
been mvolved. The conspiracy is believed to have
involved between $450,000
and $1 million in transactions.
According to an affidavit filed by Federal
Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Donnie D.
Kidd, the investigation
began when Gearheart was
arrested Sept. 17 after a
traffic
stop
allegedly
uncovered an ounce of
cocaine in his vehicle.
However, other court documents indicate that at least
some of the defendants had
been under surveillance
since as early as January
2005.
Following his arrest,
Kidd's affidavit says,
Gearheart agreed to an
interview with police and
allegedly told them he was
a regular cocaine user and
had obtained the drug from
Triplett.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Q&A on casino gambling
with govemor candida es
The Associated Press
THE QUESTION:
AP: Do you support casino
gambling in Kentucky? Would
you advocate for or against a
constitutional amendment that
would legalize casino gambling?
ANSWERS:
DEMOCRATS
Steve Beshear: I support
allowing the people of
Kentucky to vote on limited
expanded gaming in Kentucky
and will actively work for its
passage. Each year, thousands
of Kentuckians cross over our
borders into other states and
spend over $1 billion of their
entertainment dollars on gamnow
those
ing.
Right
Kentucky dollars are educat-
Gervie Stumbo
To Celebrate
93rd Birthday
Gervie Stumbo of Paintsville, KY, formerl:y of
Floyd County, will turn 93
years of age on April 8th,
2007. In celebration of her
birthday, she .has asked her
family and friends to help
honor her birthday by
attending special services
with her. The church, along
with her family and
friends, will have a special
offering on Easter Sunday,
where she has asked that
there be no gifts, and to
give the money in her
honor to McDowell First
Baptist Church, to be used
for the youth ministries.
Gervie began her life on
Turkey Creek, in the
Garrett area, taking care of
her younger siblings. She
was a young bride and a
young mother, raising her
first two children, working,
and then later in life, starting another family. She and
her
husband,
Buck
Stumbo, always had children in their home. Gervie
recalls never having a
home without children
coming in and out the door.
She and her husband were
a
stable
fixture
in
McDowell and surrounding area for many years.
She tells many stories
about the hundreds of children on both Right and Left
Beaver areas of Floyd
County. Those same children arc now grown adults
who spent many nights in
her home or around her
table sharing meals. Gervie
will tell about making a
shirt or skirt for a child,
who might have been in
need of something special,
when their parents were
unable to do so. She will
recall giving a haircut or
hairstyle to the child, or
perhaps taking them on
camping trips or about the
baseball games. Her heart
and soul was with every
child who might need comforting, no matter what.
Although she now lives in
Paintsville, her heart is still
the same, and the door is
still open. The children
have continued through the
years to come into her
home. Now they are the
children of Paintsville
High School, who call her
Granny, and look forward
to her apple pie and other
treats: This, she says, is
what kept her young at
heart. Today, as you drive
down Main Street, you can
see her silting admiring her
flower garden. Stop in and
join her.
ing Indiana's children, creating jobs in Illinois and lowering health care costs for families in West Virginia. It is time
to bring those Kentucky dollars back home and use them
to educate our own children,
create jobs for our people and
lower health care costs for our
own families.
Gatewood Galbraith: I
don't frequent these establishments but have lots of friends
who do. I believe that
Kentucky can raise a great
deal of money for its many
needs if the people vote to
allow it through a referendum
and I would probably vote for
it.
Other than a few freestanding facilities in appropriate
locations 75 to 100 miles
away, the casinos must be at
the racetracks to protect the
breeders and their industry.
However, unlike my opponents who foresee only $400
to $500 million in tax revenue
for Kentucky, with the rest of
the proceeds going to outside
gaming corporations, 1 believe
that the commonwealth should
own the franchise and give the
tracks and their partners a
management contract to run
the operations to ensure their
profitability and ability to present enriched purses for their
horse owners. The profits
should run to billions of dollars and that should go into our
General Fund, to be spent to
lift Kentucky from poverty
and despair.
Steve Henry: It is important that Kentuckians have the
right to vote on this issue.
Constitutional amendments
should never be left up to the
discretion of government
alone.
Gaming should be located
in areas of the state where we
can make the most impact on
competing casinos.
Everyday Kentuckians visit
casinos in neighboring state:,.
We need to keep this money in
Kentucky and use it to pay our
teachers, and improve our education and health care systems.
Otis Hensley Jr.: We live
in Kentucky, not Las Vegas. I
am against casino gambling in
Kentucky. I am the only
Democratic candidate who
says no to casino gambling
because I believe that it will
lead to Kentucky going wet
and open the door to more
drug and prostitution activity.
We are a fine, church-going
state and we do not need these
additional problems.
Bruce Lunsford: It's pret-
ty clear that the people of
Kentucky want a referendum
on expanded gaming, and I'm
in favor of letting the people
vote and decide. However, I
think it is important that the
governor has influence on how
tightly gaming is regulated in
the state.
Kentucky cannot become a
place where small communities are corrupted with the negative side of gaming. If a gaming vote passes, we need to
write legislation with careful
thought and consideration. It
should only be allowed in
communities on a selected
basis, based on those communities' ability to handle the
issues associated with it. We
also need to make sure we
educate our youth about the
problems associated with gambling.
If we are thoughtful and
smart, we can reap the benefits
of gaming, while limiting the
negatives. As governor, I'll
work to ensure that any gaming initiative would be strictly
regulated to make sure that it
accomplishes the state's financial goals without adding more
of a burden.
Jonathan Miller: I agree
with
90
percent
of
Kentuckians that we should
allow a vote on expansion of
gaming as soon as possible. As
governor, I will actively pursue that vote, but first I want to
define where the money will
go, how it will be used, and
how we can use it to promote
our signature horse racing
industry.
I will listen to the people of
the commonwealth to help
develop that strategy, but there
is no doubt we can use revenues in education, for pension funding and for health
care coverage.
Because we will have a
plan for how revenues will be
used, my personal vote will be
in favor. Casino gaming
should primarily be located at
racetracks, but I will ask people to decide how many locations they want and in what
areas of the state. We will
guard against prolifhation of
freestanding casinos.
Jody Richards: I support
giving the voters of the commonwealth a chance to voice
their opinion on expanded
gaming in Kentucky. I personally support expanded gaming
at Kentucky racetracks and a
limited number of other locations.
Ernie Fletcher: As I have
consistently stated in the past,
I will not advocate an amendment to expand casino gambling. Should the legislature
choose to offer the issue to the
voters, I would support allowing the voters to decide this
issue. I would not vote for the
amendment. Further, I do not
believe it would have a significant positive
economic
impact on our state. I prefer to
focus and spend energy on creating jobs we can be proud of,
and that our children and
grandchildren will be proud to
hold.
Billy Harper: I am strongly opposed to expanded gambling and will lobby against a
constitutional amendment to
approve it and will veto any
legislation passed by the legislature to enact it by statute. As
a businessman, I've witnessed
firsthand the powerful impact
job creation and business
growth has on communities.
I've seen that evidence
through my own companies
and employees. We simply
cannot base our future economy on the quicksand of hypothetical gambling revenues.
Anne Northup: While
serving in the state House I
voted against the lottery, and
as I have said gaming would
be a tough sell for me personally. This issue should be
decided · by the General
Assembly.
Obituaries
M ertie Stumbo
Mertie Stumbo, 73, of Hi
Hat, died Monday, April 2,
2007, at her residence.
Born October 12, 1933, in
McDowell, she was the daughter of the late James Monroe
and Nannie Blankenship
Moore. She was a disabled
nur!;e, and a member of
Pilgrim's Rest Old Regular
Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Cecil Stumbo.
Other survivors include her
sons: Mike Stumbo (wife,
Karen)
of Prestonsburg;
Randy Stumbo (wife, Lynn) of
Cynthiana; Ricky Stumbo
(wife, Rhonda) of Price; and
Mar)<: Stumbo (wife, Earlene)
of Crittenden; a daughter,
Paula Lewis (husband, Jim) of
Maysville, Georgia; a daughter-in-law, Glenda Sue Stumbo
of Hi Hat; two brothers :
Hershel Moore of Buckingham, and Ray Moore of Price;
two sisters: Hanna Lee
Hamilton of Paintsville, and
Ecie Moore of Hi Hat; and 15
grandchildren, and 21 greatgrandchildren.
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In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by a
son, Jimmy Rondal (Dicky)
Stumbo;
seven brothers:
Everett Silas Moore, Abel
Moore, John Moore, Wootsy
Moore, Junior Moore, Eira
Moore, and Roe Donald
Moore; and a sister, Catherine
Moore.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, April 4, at
Pilgrim's Rest Old Regu!ar
Baptist Church, in Price, with
ministers of the Old Regu r
Baptist Church officiating. •
Burial was in the Little
Cemetery, in Price, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin.
,
Visitation was at the church.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
6, 2007 • A3
For the Record
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Marriage Licenses
Jenelle Laine Smith, 36, of
Drift,
to Kennie Jake Artrip,
J,
, 4, ofDnft.
Melissa Karen Joseph, 40,
/ of Cynthiana, to Clyde Lee
Harper, 42, of Cynthiana.
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Rita Gayle Cole, 42, of
· Martin, to Louis J. Prater, 41,
:·cf Martin.
Ellen Regina Hall, 39, of
Prestonsburg, to Charles
.Qouglas Sexton, 49, of
Prestonsburg.
Courtney Lee Watson, 23,
.o f David, to Jeremy Vincent
' 'Jordon, 22, of Falcon.
',. Mandy Lou Roberts, 18, of
"Betsy Layne, to Patrick Garner
: Keathly, 18, of Betsy Layne.
Brittney Nichole Bradley,
16, Stanville, to Christopher
..Stumbo, 20, of Eastern.
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Susan Mae Sapp, 48, of
,Findlay, Ohio, to Jon Robert
McKinley, 39, of Findlay,
.Ohio.
'' Kimberly Frances Tackett,
20, of Hi Hat, to Nathan Clyde
Ousley, 22, of Langley.
Keisha Dawn Ratliff, 22, of
Blue River, to Donald Gene
Collins, 44, of Blue River.
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Civil Suits Filed
Jason Isaac vs. Mike Prater,
t al, wages owed
Chase Manhattan Bank vs.
Lisa K. Hunt, debt
Belinda
Mann
ys.
Constance L. Vanhoose, motor
vehicle accident
James E. Scott vs. Robie L.
Miller, motor vehicle accident
Rodney Shepherd vs. Jamie
L. Grindle, petition for health
• care insurance, minor child
Ella M. Compton vs. Alisha
!Jo;:. Stanley, petition for health
·are insurance, minor child
Sheilah J. Akers vs. Melissa
~ers , petition for child supart and health care insurance
Angela
Maynard
vs.
Douglas R. Maynard, petition
.. for health care insurance,
minor child
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. vs.
Betty Leedy, et al, debt
•
Brenda L. Conley vs .
Ronald C. Conley, dissolution
of marriage
Elbsa T. Smith vs. Robert
..fi. Smith, dissolution of mar~age
Rosa Fitch, et al vs. John
. Poe, motor vehicle accient
Jennifer Martin vs. Roger
Martin, dissolution of marriage, custody and support of
minor child
Gregory Swartz vs. Marissa
... M. Hall, petition for health
., 'bare insurance, minor child
!: Linda Gayheart vs. Ronald
• <Jayheart, dissolution of mar•,
::"flage
Belinda Jarrell vs. Darvin
Jarrell, dissolution of marriage
Crown Castle South LLC
:vs. Adams Real Estate Ltd., et
~. injunction, access roads
Danny Adams, et al vs.
ugene Elliott, motor vehicle
accident
Anna Stephens vs. Adam R.
• Layne, motor vehicle accident
Phillip C. Keathley, et al vs.
Gary L. Ray, et al, motor vehicle accident
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Charges Filed
Sherry Tuttle, 24, Hi Hat,
harassment.
Jeremy D. Bryant, 18,
Wheelwright, alcohol intoxication.
Jordan C. Tackett, 22.
Weeksbury, alcohol intoxication.
Stephanie Lynn Howell, 34,
Beaver, fourth-degree assault,
wanton endangerment.
Zack Ratliff, 29, Dwale,
harassment.
Kristy M. Arnett, 27,
Hueysville, public intoxication.
Jason
Whitaker,
21,
Prestonsburg, fourth-degree
assault.
Sheridan Matthew Lester,
20, Banner, possession marijuana, giving officer false
name/address.
Kevin Lester, 22, Pikeville,
alcohol intoxication, disorderly conduct.
Stevie Ed. Caudill, 22,
Wheelwright, public intoxication.
Tanya R. Farmer, 32,
Wheelwright, harassing communications.
Vanessa Kay Horn, 24,
Tomahawk, alcohol intoxication.
William Turner Lauffer, 24,
Paintsville, alcohol intoxication.
Michael Conn, 23, Betsy
Layne, fourth-degree assault.
Homer L. Bowen, 42,
Prestonsburg, reckless driving,
operating motor vehicle under
the influence, failure to produce insurance card, failure to
maintain required insurance,
carrying concealed deadly
weapon, possession open alcohol beverage container in vehicle.
Jimmy L. Perry Jr., 23,
Wheelwright, second-degree
drug possession, use/possession drug paraphernalia.
Rachel Jervis, 30, Wayland,
alcohol intoxication.
Inspections
Lakeview
Mart,
Prestonsburg, regular inspection. Violations noted: Lack of
accurate thermometers in all
refrigeration and freezing units
storing potentially -hazardous
foods, nonfood contact surfaces not properly designed,
nonfood contact surfaces not
properly constructed, nonfood
contact surfaces· not properly
maintained, operators not providing and using chemical test
kits where chemical sanitization methods are employed,
toilet room doors not self closing, floors not constructed
properly, floors not properly
covered. Score: Food, 97,
Retail, 95
Jenny Wiley Marina Snack
Bar, Prestonsburg, regular
inspection. Violations noted:
Lack of accurate thermometers
in all refrigeration and freezing units storing potentially
hazardous foods, lack of
numerically scaled thermometer for checking cooking and
holding temperature of potentially hazardous food. Score:
99
Double
Kwik
#2057,
Prestonsburg, regular inspection.
Violations
noted:
Operators not providing chemical test kits where chemical
sanitization methods are
employed, a numerically
scaled thermometer indicating
thermometer not provided to
enable frequent checks wash
and rinse temperatures, sanitary towel or hand drying
device not provided at lavatory
or hand washing sink, light
fixtures not shielded as
required, lighting not provided
as required, cleaning and
maintenance equipment not
properly stored, clean linen
not properly stored. Score:
Food, 95, Retail, 98
McDowell Grade School,
McDowell, regular school
inspection. Violations noted:
Several hot water faucets not
operating properly in boys and
girls restrooms, floor in moderate disrepair in girls'
restroom located in intermediate building, floor tiles in several buildings disrepair. Score:
92
B&B Mobile Home Park,
Harold, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Mobile
home lots not properly numbered, park lacks sufficient
number of individual garbage
containers, park lacks sufficient lighting. Score: 94
Opportunities Unlimited,
Martin, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Bathroom
fixtures in disrepair, several
restrooms showing signs of
di!>repair throughout school,
floors, walls, and ceilings in
disrepair in several areas
throughout
school,
gym
restroom is in very bad repair.
Score: 92
Smith's Grocery, Banner,
regular inspection. Violations
noted: Lack of numerically
scaled thermometers for
checking cooking and holding
temperature of potentially hazardous food, nonfood contact
surfaces not properly maintained, cloths used for wiping
spills on' food contact surfaces
being used for other purposes,
toilet room doors not self-closing. Score: 95
C&R Grocery, Harold, regular inspection. Violations
noted: Food not protected during preparation, improper storage of single service articles,
sanitary towel or hand drying
device not provided at lavatory
or hand washing sink, floors
not in good repair, attached
equipment on walls and ceiling in disrepair. Score: 93
Opportunities Unlimited,
Martin, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Non food
contact surfaces not properly
maintained, floors not in good
repair, attached equipment not
in good repair on walls and
ceiling, cleaning and maintenance equipment not properly
stored. Score: 96
Property Transfers
Adam Wesley Boyd to
Wade M. Boyd, property
located at Little Mud Creek.
Adam Westly Boyd to
Amanda
Lynne
Boyd
Henderson, property located at
Little Mud Creek.
Elizabeth Tackett Boyd to
Amanda Lynne Boyd, property located at Little Mud Creek.
Katie L. Boyd to Adam
Westly Boyd and Amanda
Lynne Boyd flenderson, prop-
FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS
COMMUNITY FORUM
to
MEET AND HEAR CANDIDATES
FOR THE NEW PRESTONSBURG
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP
erty located at Little Mud
Creek.
Wade M. Boyd to Adam
Westly Boyd and Amanda
Lynne Boyd Henderson, property located at Little Mud
Creek.
Fayetta L. Branham to
Glisa and Jeffrey Vance, property located at Burton Village
Subdivision.
Cortney Clevinger to Lisa
and Timothy Malone, property
located at Ferguson.
Lindsey Clevinger to Lisa
and Titnothy Malone, property
located at Ferguson.
Diana Conley to Jennifer
Newman, property located at
Spewing Camp.
Eugene Fannin to Allen and
Shelia Rose, property located
at Goble Roberts Subdivision.
Shari Fannin to Allen and
Shelia Rose, property located
at Goble Roberts Subdivision.
First Commonwealth Bank
to Brian K. Nelson, property
location undisclosed.
Deedra
Gearheart
to
Michael Ray Hunt, property
located at Mare Creek.
Stephen R. Gearheart to
Michael Ray Hunt, property
located at Marc Creek.
Carol Goble to Randy and
Tammy Keathley, property
located at Daniels Creek.
Carvel Goble to Carvel
Goble, property location
undisclosed.
Greg Goble to Randy and
Tammy Keathley, property
located at Daniels Creek.
Anita K. Gravitt to Jason
and Lucinda Mullins, property
located at Bypro.
Wayne P. Gravitt to Jason
and Lucinda Mullins, property
located at Bypro.
Julie Hall to Hayes
Nicholas Hall, property location undisclosed.
Mary Hall to Webb and
Sons Enterprise LLC, property
location undisclosed.
Ned Hall to Webb and Sons
Enterprise LLC, property location undisclosed.
Martha B. Hart to Steve
Haywood
and
Ricky
Robinson, property located at
Crestwood Subdivision.
Joan Hayes to Cloteen
Slone and Chi Coby Spears,
property located at RT. 80.
Ron Hayes to Clott:en
Slant: and Chi Coby Spears,
property located at RT. 80.
Amanda Lynne
Boyd
Henderson to Adam Wesley
Boyd, property located at
Little Mud Creek.
Amanda Lynne
Boyd
Henderson to Wade M. Boyd,
property located at Little Mud
Creek.
Dcmarcum Lee Henderson
to Adam Wesley Boyd, property located at Little Mud Creek.
Demarcum Lee Henderson
to Wade M. Boyd, property
located at Little Mud Creek.
Chalmer Howard to May
Johmon Properties LLC and
May-Johnson Properties LLC,
property located at Upper
Third Street.
Kathryn A. Howard to May
Johnson Properties LLC and
May-Johnson Properties LLC,
property located at Upper
Third Street.
Wilham
S.
Kendrick
Master Commissioner to Brian
K. Nelson, property location
undisclosed.
Donald E. Lafferty to May
Johnson Properties LLC and
May Johnson Properties LLC,
property located at Upper
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6, 2007
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Editorial roundup
The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel, on the Bush administration and the
Mideast:
After an on-again, off-again approach throughout much of his presidency, George W. Bush finally seems to be giving the Mideast peace
process the sustained, high-level attention it deserves. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice has met with leaders in the region four times in the
past four months.
It makes sense for Rice to keep talking with Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas even after his Fatah faction formed a coalition government this month with Hamas, which refuses to recognize Israel or
renounce terrorism. Otherwise, the United States would weaken
Palestinian moderates and lose any possible influence with the new government.
But it would be irresponsible and immoral for the United States to
resume direct aid to the new government until both its partners accept
Israel and reject terrorism.
Seasoned observers of the Mideast peace process know better than to
count on breakthroughs. Even so, some recent developments suggest the
window of opportunity could be opening a crack for easing the enmity
between Israel and its neighbors . ...
For U.S. credibility throughout the Mideast, it's essential for the B .
administration to remain engaged in the peace process. And history s
breakthroughs are unlikely without U.S. involvement.
The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J., on conflicts of interest in the FDA:
The federal Food and Drug Administration has taken a small first step
toward making sure that when it seeks expert advice about a new drug,
those opinions come from experts who do not have thick financial ties to
the drug's maker or its competition.
The FDA is proposing that scientists with any combination of drug
company stocks, fees, grants or other income totaling more than $50,000
not be allowed on the committees that advise the FDA about drug safety
and effectiveness. Those with thinner financial ties may be allowed in on
the discussions but would not vote when the committee compiles its recommendations . ...
Setting a money limit is not enough. The FDA has for some years
required experts to disclose their industry ties, but the FDA handed out so
~any waivers that it rendered the disclosure requirements impotent.
pnless the FDA gets stingy with waivers and exemptions, the new rules
ill not mean much.
The drug companies seek out certain scientists for the same reason that
the FDA does: They are the best in their field. It may be that the government needs to put some of those experts on retainers that leave them conflict-free at least for a period of time to give objective advice when an
important new class of drugs emerges, for instance.
Having failed to tackle the problem of conflicts head-on until now, the
FDA has a long way to go when it comes to making sure its expert advice
comes without strings.
The Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, N.Y., on the firing of U.S.
attorneys:
It hasn't been that long ago that attempts to hide the truth about what
essentially was a clumsy burglary brought down the Nixon presidency.
President Bush seems oblivious to that history.
He should revisit his resistance to allowing key advisers to testify
before Congress about the firings of eight United States attorneys.
If Bush has nothing to hide, then why is he only willing to allow Karl
Rove, his chief political consultant; Harriet Miers, his former White
House counsel; and two others to meet privately and off the record with
members of Congress investigating the firings?
~
Democrats rebuffed Bush off the bat, and understandably so. Und
Bush's terms, there is no way of ensuring that what's said in private is
truthful. Transcripts would be prohibited. New York Sen. Chuck
Schumer, who was tapped by fellow Democrats to help them gain political leverage, is clearly partisan. But that doesn't mean there's no validity
to his contentions. "It would be almost meaningless to say that they
(Bush advisers) would be under some kind of legal sanction," Schumer
said of private, no-oath meetings ....
Rather than invoking executive privilege, which by the way didn't
help President Nixon, Bush should do two things: First, send Gonzales
back to Texas and name a replacement. Then notify the Senate Judiciary
Committee that Rove, Miers and whomever else the panel needs to talk to
on the record are at its disposal.
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-Guest
Our patience on
Iraq should be
exhausted
by SHELDON RICHMAN
President Bush started the fifth
year of his war in Iraq by pleading
with the American people for
patience. Give the escalation
("surge") a chance to work, he said.
He sees signs of success already, but
the Democrats in Congress are showing their impatience, with the House
attaching a 2008 withdrawal deadline
to the war appropriations bill and the
Senate set to consider the same legislation.
In the discussion over whether the
recent increase in troops will achieve
the stated objective, the big picture is
getting lost. Even most war critics in
Congress seem to not fully see it.
They routinely cri.t icize the Bush
administration for its incompetent
execution of the war, but by doing so
they have dropped the more important ball: regardless of how the war is
being run, the invasion was illegal,
unconstitutional, and contrary to the
interests of the American people.
Americans are overwhelmingly
unhappy with the war, but how would
they feel if it seemed to be going
well? The administration, it seems,
believes that they would support it if
they thought "America was winning."
That's why they and their cheerleaders emphasize anything that looks like
a glimmer of progress and denigrate
c
0
u m n
the bringers of bad news. We've seen
this tactic many times before.
But even if the war were "going
well" it would be morally and politically objectionable. It must be
vi~wed as one piece of an imperial
program that has placed U.S. military
bases in 130 countries, according to
Chalmers Johnson, author of
Nemesis: The Last Days of the
American Republic. The wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan mean more permanent bases. Hundreds of thousands of
American military personnel are stationed all around the globe. House
Republicans denounced the withdrawal deadline by arguing that it
would endanger the U.S. troops in
Iraq, Afghanistan, and "around the
world." About the only concern one
hears expressed about this is that the
military is stretched too thin to fight
another war, perhaps against Iran.
When are ordinary Americans
going to realize they are financiers
and fodder for a worldwide empire?
When will they demand an explanation from those who call themselves
our leaders. We're told the network
of far-flung interests is for our own
security, but as Johnson and others
have shown, global military and
political intervention makes enemies
for the country, invites terrorism
("blowback"), and hence endangers
Americans at home and abroad. How
many examples do we need?
September 11 should have been
enough for even the dullest of
observers. It's time to end the scam:
our alleged protectors are in fact the
greatest threat to our liberty today.
Even the U.S. government admits
that the war in Iraq is creating terrorists.
The morally bankrupt administration has nothing left to do but beg for
more time and engage in rank demagoguery. After the House passed the '
withdrawal deadlihe, Vice President
Dick Cheney, who talks to Americans 1
as though we are morons, said those
who voted yes are "not supporting
the troops. They're undermining
them." Such posturing is the last
refuge of a scoundrel.
Cheney would have us believe
that the way to support the troops is
to insert them into a brutal war far
from home, bashing down doors,
searching civilians, and even firing
on them and killing them. In his
Orwellian world "support" means not
letting anyone say what everyone
knows: that the troops have been put
in the untenable position of an occupying army. They are not fighting for
"our freedom"; they are doing the
bidding of politicians bent on shoring
up a crumbling empire.
They are not fighting for the
Iraqis' freedom either. Is anyone sur-'
prised that public-opinion polls show
that Iraqis believe things have gotten
worse for them since the fall of
Saddam Hussein?
Once again, foreign intervention•
has given America a black eye. When
will we learn?
Sheldon Richman is senior fellow
a t The Future of Freedom
Foundation, author of Tethered
Citizens: Time to Repeal the Welfare'
State, and editor of The Freeman
magazine.
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THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
6, 2007 •
A5
II STRAND TWIN
Rodriguez and Tarantino grind out
'Grindhouse,' an epic homage to '70s schlock
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and gore, pervasive language,
some sexuality, nudity and
drug use. Running time: 191
minutes.
AP MOVIE CRITIC
If you· ve got a taste for
blood and three hours to kill,
"Grindhouse" is for you.
It's an epic homage to '70s
B-movic kitsch from longtime
friends Robert Rodriguez and
Quentin Tarantino. who each
wrote and directed an entire
feature-lengrJ1 film and asked
buddies to pitch in with fake
trailers in between. (The one
from "Hostel" director Eli Roth
is especially inspired. Dude is
twisted, let's just say that.)
The name comes from the
fact iliat theaters would grind
out double and triple features
of blaxploitation nicks, badly
dubbed kung fu movies, salacious sex romps- the kind of
giddy schlock Rodriguez and
Tarantino grew up loving and
since have made a career of
copying.
Whether or not you prefer
this particular flavor of cheese,
and many film geeks do, it's
worth seeing simply because
there's nothing else like it. It's
not just a movie, it's an event,
one that demands your attention and perseverance. You
•(.;an't get up to go to the bathroom or grab a soda in between
features. You wouldn't want to
anyway - much of the allure
comes from the details, the
by TOM DOTY
TIMES COLUMNIST
•
April got off to a chilling
start this week with two
thrillers jockeying for video
shelf space alongside one comedy and one very long drama.
• "Karla" - This little-seen
thriller should do well on home
video and offers a different side
of actress Laura Prepon, who is
best known as the female lead
on ··That 70's Show." Here she
is cast as one half of a dangerous pair of newlywedc; who go
on a killing frenzy and kidnap
~.Jlnd murder three teenage girls.
"'nis is less a horror movie than
a docudrama that forces you to
spend plenty of time with this
twisted duo. Amazingly, this is
a true story, which makes the
action all the more compelling.
• "The Good Shepherd'' You would think that the origin
of the Central Intelligence
Agency would make for compelling viewing, but any chance
of that is flummoxed here
owing to an overlong running
time and snaillike pacing. Matt
Damon tries hard as CIA
builder Edward Wilson, but the
lf}llateriallacks any sense of pacing. Director and costar Robert
De Niro fails to deliver here
despite an A-List cast which
includes Angelina Jolie, Alec
Baldwin and Joe (Whcn~'s he
been?) Pesci.
• "Black Christmas" There seems to be a pointless
remake of a 1970s hit just about
every week and this is no
exception.
Glen
Morgan
("Final Destination") delivers a
gory update of Bob Clark's
yuletide chiller but there'~
nothing new here. In fact
J~llorgan jettisons the best idea
"from the original film by
revealing too much about the
killer. If you haven't seen the
first one, then you might be
better served by renting it to
check out how a killer tears
through the ranks of sisters at a
sorority house during the titular
holiday. This one originated the
idea that the killer is making
threatening phone calls from
inside the house and rates a..:;
one of the best chillers of the
drive-in decade. Morgan does
offer some inventive deaths,
but they are more of an ode to
~~ 980s-sty1e slasher films. The
cast is full of women that the
audience watched growing up
on television and includes
Three stars out of four.
filler, the scratched-up promos
with their dated graphics and
warbly sound.
If
nothing
else,
..Grindhousc" transports you to
another place and time.
Rodriguez and Tarantino have
yet to create a truly original
film, but they're masters of
recreating genres. And while
they've plowed this ground
countless limes before between
the "El Mariachi" trilogy,
"Pulp Fiction" and the "Kill
Bill'' movies, "Grindhouse"
represents the formidable
strength of their combined
knowledge and abilities.
The movie comes on like
absolute gangbusters with the
Rodriguez segment, "Planet
Terror," about a plague that
spreads through a small Texas
town, turning people into pusriddled, blood-spewing, zombie-like predators.
Marley Shelton and Josh
Brolin (whose rugged looks
are perfect for the era) play
husband-and-wife doctors trying to stave off the infection at
a hospital, while barely bothering to save their marriage .
Meanwhile, a group of vigilantes tries to take back the
town, led by Freddy Rodriguez
as a gunslinger known as El
Wray, and Rose McGowan as a
go-go dancer named Cherry
Darling (of course), who loses
a kg and gets a machine gun in
its place.
(McGowan's dramatically
sexy features arc ideal here:
she's a girl who knows she's
gorgeous b11t has enough of a
sense of humor to play with her
own image.)
"Planet Terror" is a total
blast- funny, gloriously gory
and over the top. The intentionally trashed footage and supposedly missing reels add to
the authentic charm- as if we
truly arc watching a movie that
has barely survived being
Lacey Chabcrt ("Party of
Five")
and
Michelle
Trachtenberg ('·Buffy").
• ··votvcr" - This week's
critical darling is the latest
comedy/drama from Pedro
Almodovar ("Tie Me Up, Tie
Me Down·'). Two sisters begin
to feel an unearthly presence in
their lives after their aunt dies.
They begin to wonder if she
was not as eccentric as they
~hough when she behaved like
their mother, also deceased,
was in regular contact with her
when they sense mom's presence again. Almodovar stal-
warts Penelope Cruz and
Carmen Maura star.
Next week looks like a slow
one, though viewers might
want to check out "Bobby,"
whicl-1 focuses on Robert
Kennedy's assassination and its
effect on various people around
him on that fateful day.
This week saw the passing
of genre grear Bob Clark. He
w~ts killed, along with his son,
on WednesJay when an
allegedly drunk driver crashed
into his vehicle after it veered
into Clark's lane along a stretch
Five generations of the Stumbo family were represented
this past Sunday (03-31-2007) at McDowell First Baptist
Church. Shown In the picture are: Gervle Stumbo,
age 93, holding her great-great-granddaughter, Madison
Anderson, age 3 weeks. Sitting beside her Is June
(Stumbo) Hopkins. Standing Is Steffanie (Tackett)
Anderson and Debbie (Hopkins) Tackett.
General Assignment
Reporter
The Floyd County Times Is currently accept·
ing applications for a full-time or 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:
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trucked from town to tow~d
unspooled over and over.
Then comes Tarant o·s
contribution. '·Death Proof.''
And it's so typically verbose of
him, it nearly kills all the
momentum that had bui It over
the previous two hours.
Kurt Russell simmers menacingly as a grizzled drifter
named Stumman Mike, who
likes to stalk women with his
muscle car. (Russell, the veteran of such John Carpenter
films as "Escape From New
York"and ''The Thing," also
exudes just the right vibc.)
Among his targets
arc
McGowan (again), Rosario.
Dawson, Tracie Thoms, Mary
Elizabeth Winstead and reallife stuntwoman Zoe Bell, who
is truly a specimen to behold.
First his potential victims
talk. And talk, and talk. What
Tarantino's trying to do is lull
us in - place us in a comfort
zone with these women
through the rhythms or their
discussions about sex and
romance -just to yank us out
of it wiili the film's climactic
and truly dazzling car chase,
which i~ a marvel of staging
and timing.
Until then, it end<; up feeling just plain boring.
"Grindhouse" is still a ·
must-see. Just to say you survived it.
of the Pacific highway in
Southern California. Clark
began his career in horror
movies and directed the classics "Children Shouldn't Play
with
Dead
Things,"
'·Deathdream" and ''Black
Christmas" (the remake of
which he produced and was
released on DV D the day
before the accident). Clark
proved to 'be a~versatile talent
and was also responsible f6'r
"Porky's," "Murder by Decree"
and "A Christma~ Story."
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The Floyd County
PRIDE Spring 2007 Clean-up
frill be running from
Monday, April 9, tbru
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Residents will be able to take items to the
Waste Connections Facility
Located at Garth
FREE OF CHARGE during this time.
Operating Hours are
Monday-Friday, 8:00 to 5:00
Saturday & Sunday, CLOSED
No Tires, Batteries, Air Conditioners,
. Refrigerators or Freon Items,
Liquids, or Oil will be accepted.
All Paint Cans must be empty & dried out.
If you or a group would like to
participate in a Clean Up in the county,
Please contact Marie Martin-Holbrook,
Floyd County PRIDE Coodinator
at886-9193
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2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
• Continued from p1
flatly opposed to such a move. majority of Kentuckians favor
Paducah businessman Billy casino gambling at the state's
Harper,
one
of
three racetracks. The newspaper's
Republicans in the governor's Bluegrass Poll found that 52
race, said he would lobby percent of Kentuckians favor
against such a constitutional casinos at the tracks, 38 peramendment and would veto cent oppose them and 10 perlegislation seeking to legalize cent were undecided.
casino gambung.
Lindsey Gentry, 53, of
"We simply cannot base nearby Bullitt County said he
' our future economy on the knows a lot of Kentuckians
quicksand of hypothetical who frequent riverboat casinos
gambling revenues," he said.
docked along the Indiana and
The Associated Press asked Illinois side of the Ohio River.
the candidates their views on Gentry, who visits a floating
casino gambling, and whether casino at least once a month,
theY. would actively support or said it's time Kentucky gets its
oppose
a
constitutional share of casino revenue.
"Why give the money to
amendment to legalize the
everybody else," said Gentry,
• activity.
For years, Kentucky race- taking a break from studying
tracks have lobbied for the the horses during a recent outright to offer expanded gam- · ing to Churchill Downs to
bling, saying they need it to wager on simulcast races at
stay competitive with out-of- other tracks.
state tracks whose purses are
supplemented by casino rev• enues. But proposals seeking
to allow expanding gambling
have made no headway in
Kentucky's General Assembly.
1
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in late February by The
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Most Democratic candi- emphasized expanding gamdates see casino gmnbling as a bling as a key to funding many
potentially lucrative new rev- of his proposals.
The Rev.
Nancy
Jo
enue source that could help
take care of Kentucky's social Kemper, executive director of
the Kentucky Council of
and education problems.
"Everyday
Kentuckians Churches, said supporters of
visit casmos in neighboring casmo gambling have over- ·
states,'' said former Lt. Gov. stated the potential financial
Steve Henry, a Louisville impact.
"The economic boon is not
physician who is among seven
Democrats running for gover- there," she said. 'These people
nor. "We need to keep this are pulling figures out of thin
money in Kentucky and use it air."
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to pay our teachers, and
improve our education and need to talk about how they
would pay for initiatives to
health care systems."
Another Democratic hope- . improve Kentucky without
ful, former Lt. Gov. Steve expanded gambling.
''They better be thmking
Beshear, said he would be an
outspoken advocate for a con- about ... fair and just ways for
stitutional amendment allow- us to generate the revenue that
ing expanded gambling on a we need to move this state forlimited ' basis. Beshear, a ward," she said. "You cannot
Lexington
attorney,
has rely on 'Lady Luck.' Nobody
ever gambled their way to
progress."
Even supporters said there
should be limits to casino
gambling.
State Treasurer Jonathan
Miller, a Democratic candidate, said casinos should be
primarily at racetracks but he
would assess public sentiment
in deciding how many casinos
would be opened and where.
"We will guard against proliferation of freestanding casinos," he said.
Louisville
businessman
Bruce Lunsford, another
Democratic hopeful, said casinos should be allowed on a
"selected basis" and strictly
regulated to make sure they
achieve financial goals without causmg burdens.
"Kentucky cannot become
a place where small communi-
ties are corrupted with the negative side of gaming," he said,
adding that Kentucky's youth
should be educated about gambling problems.
"If we are thoughtful an
smart, we can reap the benefi :s~
of gaming, while limiting the
negatives," he added.
House
Speaker
Jody
Richards of Bowling Green,
another Democratic hopeful,
said he supports expanded
gambling at Kentucky racetracks and a limited number of
other locations.
To maximize Kentucky's
share of potential revenue,
Democratic
candidate
Gatewood Galbraith said the
state should own the casinos
and let the racetracks and its
partners manage the oper
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Feud
• Continued from p1
tq
_, because of their personality, tt
.L can add fuel to the fire," said
1t
Dr. Revi Mathew, a Vanderbilt
endocrinologist
treating one of the family
1 members.
The Hatflelds and McCoys
'Jr have a storied and deadly history dating to Civil War times.
'(! Their generations of fighting
.n over land, timber rights and
,l even a pig are the subject of
u· dozens of books, songs and
_ countless jokes. Unfortunately
1r for Appalachia, the feud is one
of its greatest sources of fame.
Several genetic experts
2
:; have known about the disease
5 J plaguing some of the McCoys
~c for decades, but kept it secret.
~t The Associated Press learned
<! I of it after several family mem, bers revealed their history to
Vanderbilt doctors, who are
trying to find more McCoy relatives to warn them of the risk.
One doctor who had
researched the family for
decades called them the "McC
kindred'' in a 1998 medical
journal article tracing the disease through four generations.
"He said something about
us never being able to get
insurance" if the full family
name was used, said Rita
Reynolds, a Bristol, Tenn.,
woman with the disease. She
says she is a McCoy descendant and h.as documents from
the doctor showing his work
on her family.
1 She is speaking up now so
eE distant relatives might realize
·~ their risk and get help before
.ar the condition proves fatal, as it
• did to many of her ancestors.
c
Back then, "we didn't even
91
know this existed," she said.
,0 "They just up and died."
0( Von Hippel-Lindau disease,
which afflicts many family
members, can cause tumors in
the eyes, ears, pancreas, kid._ ney, brain and spine. Roughly
three-fourths of the affected
McCoys have pheochromocytomas - tumors of the adrenal
gland.
The small, bubbly-looking
orange adrenal gland sits atop
each kidney and makes adrenalin and substances called catech mines. Too much can
ca e high blood pressure,
pounding headaches, heart palpitations, facial flushing, nausea and vomiting. There is no
cure for the disease, but
removing the tumors before
they tum cancerous can
improve survival.
Affected family members
have long been known to be
combative, even with their kin.
-c University
0'
Reynolds recalled her grandfather, "Smallwood" McCoy.
"When he would come to
visit, everyone would run and
hide. They acted like they were
scared to death of him. He had
a really bad temper," she said.
Her adopted daughter,
another McCoy descendant,
11-year-old Winnter Reynolds,
just had an adrenal tumor
removed
at
Vanderbilt
Children's Hospital. Teachers
thought the girl haci ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder. Now, Winnter says,
"my parents are thinking it
may be the tumor" that caused
the behavior. "I've been feeling great since they took it
out."
Her adoptive father, James
Reynolds, said of the McCoys:
"It don't take much to set them
off. They've got a pretty good
temper.
"Before
the
surgery,
Winnter, when we would discipline her, she'd squeeze her
fists together and get real angry
and start hollering back at us,
screaming and crying," he
said.
As for the older McCoys,
"they JUSt started dropping
dead of the tumors," he said.
"They didn' t know what it
was. A name wasn't really put
on the disease until 1968.
That's when one of my brothers-in-law had to have surgery,
to have some tumors removed
in his brain. They started to
notice tumors occurring in
each of the family members."
Dr. Nuzhet Atuk at the
University of Virginia in
Charlottesville and geneticists
at
the
University
of
Pennsylvania studied the family for more than 30 years, Rita
Reynolds said.
"They went back on the
genealogy and all of that stuff,"
she said. 'They called it madness disease. They said that it
had to be coming from the
VHL. Our family would just
go off, even on the doctors."
Now 85 and retired, Atuk
said he could not talk about his
work because of medical confidentiality.
Rita Reynolds had two
adrenal tumors removed a few
years ago. Her mother and
three brothers also had them..
So do McCoy descendants in
Oregon, Michigan and Indiana,
she said.
"When you have these
tumors, you're easy to get
upset," said Rita's mother,
Goldie Hankins, 76. of Big
Rock, Va., near the KentuckyWest Virginia border. "When
people get on your nerves, you
just can'.t take it. You get angry
because your blood pressure
was so high."
Still, many are dubious that
this condition had much of a
role in the bitter feud with the
Hatflelds, which played out in
the hill country of eastern
Kentucky and West Virginia
for decades.
Some say the feud dates to
Civil War days, when some
members of the families took
opposite sides. It grew into disputes over timber rights and
land in the 1870s, and gained
more notoriety in 1878, when
Randolph or "Old Randal''
McCoy accused a Hatfield of
stealing one of his pigs. The
hostilities left at least a dozen
dead.
"The McCoy temperament
is legendary. Whether or not
we can blame it on genes, I
don't know," said Randy
McCoy, 43, of Durham, N.C.,
one of the organizers of the
annual
Hatfield-McCoy
reunion. 'There are a lot of
underpinnings that are probably a more legitimate source of
conflict."
'There was a lot of intermarrying" that could have
played havoc with the gene
pool, he conceded.
Bo
Another
relative,
McCoy, of Waverly, Ohio, said
he had never heard talk of the
disease although he has been
diagnosed with a different
adrenal gland problem Cushing's syndrome.
Even Reo Hatfield, who
drafted the "truce" the two
families famously signed in
2003 to officially end hostilities, doubted the role of the
McCoys' disease in the feud.
"I would be shocked" if
doctors blamed it on illne s, he
said.
Altina Waller, a professor of
history at the University of
Connecticut and author of a
book about the feud, agreed.
"Medical folks like to find
these kinds of explanations.
Like the Salem witchcraft
thing. That book came out Hatfields do is that I seem to
about how that was caused by suggest that Randal McCoy,
wheat that was grown that had the patriarch of the family, was
this parasite or mold or fungus sort of irrational and flamboyor something that caused ant and did jump to, into wanteverybody in Salem to go ing violence more than, say.
Ander on Hatfield," Waller
nuts," she said.
"How does it explain the said.
These days, the "feud" has
other dozen or so feuds that
I've looked at in other places?" taken a far more civtl tone and
she asked, citing disputes over all but disappeared, members
coal and other issues. "The of both families say. The Ia t
rage and violence as such was · time it surfaced was in January
2003 . McCoy descendants
not confined to McCoys."
She acknowledges that an sued Hatfield descendants over
argument could be made for visitation rights to a small
seeing the McCoys as the more cemetery on an Appalachian
hillside in eastern Kemucky. It
aggressive of the clans.
"One of the reasons the holds the remains of six
McCoys don't like me as much McCoys, some allegedly killed
in the Tug Valley as the by the Hatfields.
Strike
• Continued from p1
et line outside the facility said
they remained hopeful for
progress in the labor talks.
"We want it back open. ...
We don't want the people to be
abandoned," said Sue Hall, an
X-ray technologist at the clinic.
Hospital negotiations with
the union began in late January
and apparently broke down
when an agreement could not
be reached over employee
benefits, including pensions,
starting standard rates for new
hires, sick time, disability and
holiday pay.
The United Steelworkers
represents about 60 percent of
ARH's 4,600 employees in
eastern Kentucky and southern
West Virginia.
sistent with packaging used to
wrap kilogram packages of
cocaine, as well as four other
similar wrappers m the
garbage can.
On Nov. 4, Triplett and
Justice were stopped for
speeding by a state trooper in
Franklin County. A search of
the vehicle uncovered two
kilograms of cocaine inside a
duffle bag in the rear of the
vehicle. Triplett and Justice
were arrested, and Justice later
allegedly told officers that she
and Triplett were returning
from buying the cocaine in
Chicago at a cost of $45,000.
She reportedly told police that
the two had made approximately 10 previous trips to
Chicago for the same purpose.
During the course of the
investigation, authorities have
seized $68,255 in cash,
$5,129.59 in a certificate of
deposit, $11,001.04 in a savings account, land valued at
$151,000 belonging to Justice
and Triplett, 15 vehicles, 14
guns and six computers from
Justice, Triplett, Howard, and
Roy and Terry Branham.
All 11 defendants in the
case have pleaded not guilty. A
jury trial has been tentatively
set for June 5 in London.
U.S. District Judge Danny
C. Reeves is presiding over the
case. Assistant U.S. Attorney
Stephen Craig Smith is leading
the prosecution.
Cocaine
• Continued from p1
,State Police Det. James Hunter
a.was conducting surveillance
2 ?on Justice's and Triplett's resielc dence and observed the two
.)eave in a pickup truck towing
I a camper. Hunter followed the
' pair to the Jenny Wiley State
O~Resort Park campground,
where they parked the camper
and left.
On Sept. 21, officers
observed Justice and Triplett
arrive at the campground and
enter the camper. A few minutes later, Triplett was seen
tossing a garbage bag into a
nearby garbage can. Police
later retrieved the bag and
found its contents to include
.,clear plastic wrappers with
v markings believed to be con-
Wall
• Continued from p1
public input meeting held in
less than a week, including
Prestonsburg Mayor Jerry
Fannin, and State Reps.
Hubert Collins and Brandon
Spencer, just to name a few.
According to Highway
Dlstrict 12, the wall will
extend 2,100 feet from the end
of the current wall, which will
place it just below the entrance
,1 to Best Western.
Dr. James D. Adams, part
owner of Best Western and
in
longtime
physician
Prestonsburg, was also present
at Wednesday's meeting.
Adams says the solution to
alleviate the accidents occurring at this location are to
reduce speed and fix the
drainage problem which
resulted from the repaving of
the highway several years ago.
Floyd Skeans noted that
this stretch of highway has lots
of potential and has already
~· become a prime location for
111 economic development for the
area, but the barrier wall will
decrease the value of land and
make it harder for businesses
to relocate there.
Tourism Director Freddy
James also noted the economic
impact the wall will bring.
James says that after the wall
goes up, it will be very easy
for travelers to go straight
through Prestonsburg without
even knowing it.
"We want to promote U.S.
23," said James. "We want to
grow."
All economic impact aside,
the main concern of residents
is the cost of life they fear the
wall will bring. Left turns will
no longer be available to residents, which they say is
depriving them of a safe
entrance to their homes.
State Rep. Hubert Collins
agreed that the experimental
pavement placed on the highway several years ago has
failed and this is where most
of the problems have originat-
ed, but also noted that he does
not know what the answer to
the problem is.
Residents say they have
made repeated attempts to
contact Gov. Ernie Fletcher,
but have been unsuccessful.
Ultimately, the governor
would be the only official who
could put a stop to the project.
Gov. Fletcher was honored
by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
on March 28 at the annual
Lifesavers Conference in
Chicago for his "leadership
and commitment to saving
lives and reducing injuries on
Kentucky roadways," according to a press release issued by
the Transportation Cabinet.
All discuss10ns at the meeting are expected to be brought
before Transportation Cabinet
officials, but residents agree
that it is going to be hard to
stop the process that has
already begun.
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school's Family Resource Center.
May Valley Elementary Cub Scouts were excited about the money they collected to help their
school's Family Resource Center.
Local Cub Scouts busy learning
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At their January pack meeting, Officer Mark Wallace and Officer Jeff Jacobs from the Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement presented a program on safety, and each Scout and their siblings completed a child 10 protection kit. They also were treated to a thorough tour of a vehicle enforcement vehicle, complete with sirens!!
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
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Students from Prestonsburg Elementary School were eager to talk about the on-site news
program that is viewed each morning at their school. Participating students tape the program each afternoon and the following morning, it is viewed by their schoolmates via inhouse televising.
Prestonsburg High School STLP (Student Technology Leadership Program) participants
spent a busy evening at the Wilkinson-Stumbo Convention Center last Wednesday sharing
information with the public about the latest in technological trends. Solomon Kilburn sertes
as sponsor of the program at PHS.
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Blackcats struggle to produce runs
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG
The
Prestonsburg High School baseball
team has found scoring runs to be a
chore each of the last two weeks.
Playing on the road Monday at
Paintsville, Prestonsburg managed
just one run versus the host Tigers.
Paintsville junior Shane Grimm
struck out 14 of the 20 batters he
' faced
as
Paintsville downed
Prestonsburg 7-1 at Charlie Adkins
Field. In six innings, Grimm afforded
the Blackcats just two hits and one
walk. Prestonsburg didn't get any
fUns again~t the Paintsville starter.
Cory Humphrey pitched the last
inning for Paintsville, giving up the
only Blackcat run.
The Tigers went ahead early and
never trailed in the non-district game.
Travis Ison had a two-run home
run and Daniel Pugh delivered a pair
of triples for host Paintsville. Pugh
drove in two runs for the Tigers. Kyle
Sublett went 2-for-3 for Paintsville,
tagging two singles.
Dane
Sizemore
drove
in
Prestonsburg's only run in the seventh inning when he delivered a twoout single that scored teammate Josh
Rodebaugh.
Rodebaugh, Allan Craynon, Billy
Robinson, Cory Tincher and Ryan
Johnson each had a single for the
Blackcats.
Rodebaugh took the loss for
Prestonsburg. The Prestonsburg
junior pitched the first three innings,
aJlowing five hits and four earned
runs while striking out three batters.
Chris Schoolcraft pitched two
innings for the Blackcats, striking out
two and not aJlowing any hits or runs.
Tincher pitched one inning, giving up
two hits and three earned runs.
Prestonsburg dropped its fourth
straight game Wednesday, falling to
co-host Perry County Central in the
Queen City Classic. The Perry
County
team
dismantled
Prestonsburg in five innings, prevailing 13-2. The Blackcats were back in
(See BLACKCATS, page ten)
photo by Jamie Howell
Junior Josh Rodebaugh, pictured playing third base during a recent
game, scored Prestonsburg's only run in the road loss to Paintsville.
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_G ood Friday,
everyone
HS SOFTBALL
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
Bobcats split
doubleheader
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. - After
getting into the win column on
Saturday with an 11-10 win over
June Buchanan, Betsy Layne split a
doubleheader with host Williamson,
W.Va., Monday. Host Williamson
took the first game 14-9, winning
after putting together a rally. Betsy
Layne claimed the second game in
very convincing fashion, beating the
Wolfpack 15-4. More on each game
follow!;.
Williamson, W.Va. 14, Betsy
Layne 9: Max Mounts had three hits
and drove in a run as Williamson
beat Betsy Layne. Mounts also
earned the win on the mound for the
Wolfpack, entering the game in relief
in the third inning and pitching five
innings. En route to the win, Mount-;
struck out four and walked just one.
Michael
Davidson,
Eric
Today, of course, is Good
Friday, which is an odd name for
the day considering what we're
-.celebrating. In essence, today is
the day we observe the naturalbody death of our Savior, or at
least the Savior of those of us of
the Christian faith.
Today is also a day off for
many of us, which would make
it, for, say, Billy Watson, Good
Friday.
Either way, it's a day of celebration. And
while we're
going to spend
the rest of this
space talking
about sports, I
believe
it's
appropriate to
wish everyone
a safe, happy
Rick Bentley
Easter weekend. May you be able to find
yourself in church on Sunday
morning, when Christians everywhere will be celebrating the resurrection of our Savior.
Now that's something worth
celebrating.
With March finally behind us
and no press conferences scheduled for Lexington anytime soon,
,_,oday provides us a perfect
opportunity to clean out our postseason notebooks.
• I've written in the past
about my affinity for this past
Monday, the day baseball season
begins during the day and a new
college basketball champion is
crowned that night.
Does it get any better than
that?
Last Monday was a good one.
The Reds got out of the gates
quickly thanks to a pair of Adam
Dunn home runs and some solid
pitching by Aaron Harang, and
en the Florida Gators rolled
ast The Ohio State University
for another title that night.
Hard to be disappointed in all
that.
•
The Greg Oden who
arrived on Monday night is
exactly the one we've been looking for all season. He was scary
MINNIE - The South Floyd High School softball team
dropped its third straight game in as many outings Thw·sday,
March 29. In a home·game, South Floyd fell to Pike County
Central. The Lady Hawks defeated the Lady Raidersl8-2 in
five innings.
Pike County Central scored fours in the opening inning
and four more in the fourth frame. The Lady Hawks finished
strong, scoring 10 runs in the fifth inning. South Floyd got
its only runs in the top haJf of the fifth inning.
"We played well in the field and at bat except for the
mental errors throwing the ball," said South Floyd Coach
John Little. "We just hesitated after the catch and missed
some outs because of that and it kept us on the field longer
than we should have been. Those are young mistakes that
are going to work themselves out and we will be a good
team time tournament comes around."
Branda Hamby and Lindsey Dye each went 2-for-3 for
the Lady Raiders. Trista Damron and Angel Crisp were each
PAINTSVILLE - The schedule for the 3rd Annual Paintsville
Tiger Baseball Classic has been
finalized and released. This
year's Tiger Baseball Classic will
include teams from three different states and be played over
three days. All games of the
Classic will be played at Charlie
Adkins Field. Ticket prices are
set at $3 for adults and $2 for students. Defending 58th District
champ Allen Central will join
host Paintsville as the only participating 15th Region teams.
Paintsville finished runner-up to
57th District rival Sheldon Clark
in last season's 15th Region
Tournament.
Other in-state teams set to play
in the Tiger Baseball Classic are
Perry County Central, Letcher
County CentraJ, Louisville Butler
(See BENTLEY, page ten)
(See RAIDERS, page ten)
(See CLASSIC, page ten)
UK Barnstorming
~Tour headed to
Allen Central
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
- The
UK
EASTERN
Barnstorming
Tour,
featuring
University of Kentucky seniors
Lukasz Obrzut, Sheray Thomas and
Bobby Perry will visit Allen Central
High School on Friday, April 13. In
addition to seeing the UK seniors in
action, fans will have the opportunity
to meet and mingle with the Wildcats.
•
A Wildcat Meet & Greet will be
(See BOBCATS, page ten)
file photos
South Floyd (0-3) and Prestonsburg (3-1) entered this week on separate ends of the Floyd County
Conference/58th District standings. Brittany Collins (below), back from an injury, has helped lead the Lady
Blackcats. South Floyd is scheduled to visit Prestonsburg April18.
Lady Raiders fall to Pike Central
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
· held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at ACHS.
An exhibition game featuring the UK
seniors and former aJumni will follow
the Meet & Greet. One former
Wildcat scheduled to play With the
current UK seniors is Jeff Shepherd.
Tickets are $10 for the game and
$10 for the Wildcat Meet & Greet.
Tickets will go on sale today at Allen
Central High School, Prestonsburg
Foodland and all locations of First
Commonwealth Bank.
Tickets will be $12 at the door.
The event is being sponsored by
the Allen Central High School
JROTC and band. All proceeds from
the event go to the ACHS JROTC and
band.
Bobby Perry
will be one of
three
University of
Kentucky
senior men's
basketball
players in
Floyd County
in one week
when UK
aarnstorming
Tour visits
Allen Central
High School.
photo courtesy of
UK Athletics
Clinics slated
for StoneCrest
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PRESTONSBURG - Clinics
for both women and juniors will
be held at StoneCrest Golf
Course beginning next week.
Junior clinics will start on
Saturday, April 14 and continue
for a five-week period every
Saturday at 11 a.m. The final session is scheduled for May 12. The
clinics will last one hour each
~ession. Co~t is $50 for the fiveweek period.
Women's clinics will take
Schedule set for
Tiger Baseball
Classic
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
place on Mondays. The first
women's clinic is slated for April
16. The women's class will get
underway at 5 p.m. and last for
one hour each, running over a
five-week period that will conclude May 14. The cost of the
women's five-week session is
also $50.
Both clinics will cover the different phases of the game, including chipping, iron play, wood
play
and
putting.
PGA
Professional Rick Frye, with over
25 years of experience teaching
the game, will conduct the
women's clinics. Class size is
limited to the first six signees. If
(See STONECREST, page ten)
�A10 •
fRIDAY, APRIL
6, 2007
THE fLOYD CouNTY TIMES
Bentley
Raiders
• Continued from p9
• Continued from p9
good.
• Yes, by the way, that was
former Pikeville College point
guard Donnie Jones hopping
off the Florida bench on a regular basis
o
n
Monday.
The normally stoic
Jones was
much more
active on
championship
Donnie Jones
night, leading me to
believe he was the assistant in
charge of scouting Ohio State.
Jones tagged along with
Billy Donovan on Wednesday
to his old stomping grounds
for a fund raiser at Marshall
University, where the two met
two years after Jones left
Pikeville for Huntington. I'd
be stunned if he isn't named
the new coach of the Herd
within the next week.
Jones, that is. Donovan has
other suitors stalking him right
now.
• If we can go back really
deep into March, I'd like to tip
Brittany Colins,
1.U
rn.
my cap to whoever came up
with two ideas for regional
tournament week.
This year marked anniver
saries for two of -ure 15th
Region's most famous· teams,
the 1982 Virgie Eagles and the
1957 Pikeville Panthers. And
on Friday night during the
boys' semifinals, both teams
were brought to the Expo
Center floor and recognized
for their achievements.
I wish more of the players
could have been there, but I
was happy to see the ones who
came. I was particularly glad
to see my old friend Bobby
Osborne, who coached those
Virgie Eagles 25 winters ago.
If anything, Bob looked better
and more healthy than he did
during his prime.
Of course, there's a lot less
pressure on the golf course
than when coaching a bunch of
teenagers in front of a worldrecord crowd, huh Bob?
The other idea I liked was
the banners that were hanging
from the rafters. The idea was
to have one for every school
who ever played in the 15th
Region, and we liked it. In
~estonsbw:g
Travw Hamilton,
Betsy .Layne
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fact, the only one I noticed
missmg was Cumberland High
School, which was the school
later known as Elkhorn City.
Yes, several banners held
misspellings, but that can be
fixed. The idea was a good
one. While celebrating the
2007 championships, let's not
forget those who came before
us.
I'll guarantee I wasn't the
only one looking for my old
school in the rafters. I was,
however, about the only one
who could find his school
hanging front and center, right
at midcourt.
Just as it should be, I
believe.
•
Monday afternoon's
drive home was fun, getting to
hear the interplay between
Marty Brennaman and his son
Thorn in their first game as
partners in the Reds radio
booth. Marty is second to none
in my estimation, and while
some don't care for the
younger Brennaman, I do.
You could tell there was
some excitement in the booth
during their pregame chatter as
they discussed the possibilities
of the 2007 Reds. It was good
to hear.
I don't care as much for
the third wheel, Jeff Brantley,
and let's just say I believe the
Old Left-Hander's better
days are behind him too. But
on nights the booth becomes
a family affair, it'll be good
times to be a Reds fan.
• College basketball fans,
it' II be eight whole months
before we have to hear Billy
Packer again. Let us rejoice.
• And how about Dana
Altman's about-face this
week? I realize Stan Heath
isn't exactly John Wooden,
but those in charge of the
Arkansas program have totally butchered this situation.
First they spent three days
searching for a phone number
for
their
top
choice
(Seriously? Three days?),
only to he rejected. Then they
hired the former Marshall
q:>aoh Qnly to have him recant
one day later.
I'd laugh and say they
deserve it for inflicting Nolan
Richardson on us for so long,
but I'm waiting on our flagship university to hire someone now, and just like Earl
Hickey, I believe in karma, so
let's just let it go.
1-for-2 for South Floyd. Dye
and Damron had one RBl
apiece for the Lady Raiders (03).
Dye and Damron split pllching duties for South Floyd. Dye
struck out three hitters and
Damron fanned two batters.
South Floyd's next game is
scheduled for April 10 at home
against Allen Central.
The Lady Rebels are 1-2
through their flrst three games.
Allen Central defeated Sheldon
Clark 5-3 in its season-opener
on March 26. Pike County central beat Allen Central 19-1 on
March 27. Magoffin County
topped Allen Central 14-4 in
six innings last Friday. Allen
Central is the defending 58th
District champion. The Lady
Rebels (l-2) were hosting
Cordia Thursday evening. The
game ended too late to make
this edition.
by MARK LONG
ASSOCIATED PRESS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Coach Billy
Donovan will stay at Florida, spurning a chance
to return to Kentucky and take over the tradition-rich program, a person familiar with
Donovan's decision said Thursday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity
because the decision had yet to be announced.
Donovan, who met with Gators athletic
director Jeremy Foley earlier Thursday, planned
to announce his decision a news conference
later in the evening.
Donovan acknowledged interest in the
Kentucky job this week, but also said he intended to stay in Gainesville and continue building
the program that won consecutive national
championships.
The Gators became the first team to win
back-to-back titles since Duke in 1992. But following Monday night's 84-75 v1ctory against
Ohio State, Donovan's future had become the
biggest question mark surrounding Florida.
Donovan acknowledged interest in the
MSU soccer team
hosting free clinic
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MOREHEAD - The Morehead State
University soccer program will hold a free clinic for children ages 5-12 prior to its spring
match with Eastern Kentucky University on
Prestonsburg (3-1) currently
sports the best record of any
Floyd County softball team.
The Lady Blackcats were busy
entertammg Shelby ValleY,
Thursday evening. Betsy
Layne was 0-2 after the first'
1
week of the season. The
Ladycats were on the road 1
Thursday evening at East
Ridge. The Betsy Layne-East
Ridge game also ended too late
to make this edition.
Kentucky job this week, and had been the obvious leading candidate to replace Tubby Smith.
Donovan worked five years as an assistant with
the Wildcats.
,_,
But he spent the last 11 years in Gainesville,
putting down roots with his wife and four children.
Donovan has two years remaining on hiS:
current contract worth $1.7 million annually,
but was expected to sign a long-term extension.
He has not yet agreed to a new deal with
Florida.
Kentucky received permission to talk td
Donovan about its coaching vacancy, a person
familiar with the search process said earlier
Thursday.
Foley left a. voice mail with Kentucky AD
Mitch Barnhart on Wednesday night, giving
Barnhart the OK to talk with Donovan, said the
person who spoke on condition of anonymity,
because of the sensitivity of the m•atter. It wa
unclear if Barnhart spoke to Donovan.
Associated Press Writer Jeffrey McMurray
in Lexington, contributed to this report.
April 20 at 5 p.m. EDT in Jayne Stadium.
The free clinic will run from 5-6:30 p.m. and
participants will be instructed in all areas of
soccer by the MSU coaching staff and players.
Patticipants are then encouraged to stay and
watch as the Eagles play EKU at 8 p.m. in Jayne
Stadium.
Children attending the clinic are asked to\111
bring athletic wear and furnish their own water
or liquids. .
For more information, contact Assistant
Soccer Coach Kristal Menard at 606/207-5125.
ELITE DANCERS
Bobcats
• Continued from p9
McCormick and Bobby Hurley
each had two hits for Williamson.
Hurley drove in three runs and
McCormick and Zack Staten each
delivered two RBls for the
Wolfpack.
Travis Hamilton, Bryce
' Adkins and Justin Trimble each
had three hits for Betsy Layne.
Hamilton
had an inside-the-park
1
homerun for the Bobcats. Brennan
Case, Brandon Mulkey and
Brandon Tackett each had a single
in the road contest. Samuel
Keathley absorbed the loss for
visiting Betsy Layne.
Betsy Layne 15, Williamson,
W.Va. 4: Betsy Layne won the
nightcap in four innings. The
Bobcats scored six runs in the first
inning, sprinting out to an early
lead. The Bobcats scored four
runs in the fourth inning and five
more in the fifth frame.
Heath Tackett pitched and
claimed the win for Betsy Layne.
Travis Hamilton belted a
three-run home run and a double
for vicwrious Betsy Layne.
Brennan Case connected on three
hits for the Frank Martin-coached
Bobcats.
With the win over Williamson,
Betsy Layne improved to 2-6.
BOBCAT BASEBALL
2007 SEASON...
SO FAR
• March 26 at Paintsville, 116 (L) (5 innings)
• March 27at East Ridge, 8-13
(L)
• March 29 at Phelps, 0-5 (L)
• March 30 Belfry, 0-9 (L)
• March 30 Belfry, 6-7 (L)
• March 31 June Buchanan,
11-10 (W)
• April 2 at Williamson, 9-14
ABOVE:
Kristany Setser
(left) and Megan
Towles (right)
claimed the
dance couples
division title at
the 2007 EDA
National Dance
Championships
held at Myrtle
Beach, S.C.
(L)
• April 2 at Williamson, 15-4
(W)
Classic
• Continued from p9
and Morgan County. Ironton,
Ohio and Oak Ridge, Tenn.
make up the rest of the tournament field. The schedule for
the 3rd Annual Paintsville
Tiger Baseball Classic is as follows: Thursday, April 12
Ironton, Ohio-Paintsville, 6
p.m.; Louisville Butler-Perry
County Central, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, April 13 - Letcher
County
Central-Louisville
Butler, 3 p.m.; Letcher County
Central-Allen Central, 6 p.m.;
Paintsville-Oak Ridge, Tenn.,
8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14-
Butler-Allen
Louisville
Central, lO a.m.; Ironton,
Ohio-Louisville Butler, 12:30
Ohio-Oak
p.m.;
Ironton,
Ridge, Tenn., 3 p.m.; Morgan
County-Oak Ridge, Tenn.,
5:30 p.m.; Morgan CountyPaintsville, 8 p.m.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
,StoneCrest
PRESTONSBURG - Dance Etc. Elite students competed in the 12th Annual EDA
eight and older.
Nationals March 30-April I at the Alabama
For more information on Theatre m Myrtle Beach. S.C. In the Dance
either of the upcoming clinics, Couples divisiOn, the Dance Etc. duo of
call the StoneCrest Golf Kristany Setser and Megan Towles claimed the
Course shop at 886-1006.
top award. winning the event which featured
opposmg entrants from various states. In addition. Setser won a solo dance competition as
part of the event.
The Dance Etc. Elite squad won the Youth
Porn division title. In the Youth Prep Pom divi• Conttnued from p9
sion. Dance Etc. Elite claimed a first runner-up
• March 29 at East Ridge, 8finish. Continuing a strong tradition. Dance Etc.
10 (L)
Elite claimed first-place in the Juntor All Star
• March 30 Pike County
Porn division. Th~ Dance Etc. Elite Jr. All Star
Central, 1-13 (L) (6 innings)
Jaz7 squad also won the Best Costumes specialty award.
April 2 at Paintsville, 1-7 (L)
• April 4 Perry County
Dance. Etc. Studio of Dance has been servCentral, 2-13 (L) (Queen City ing dancers and their families in Eastern
Classic at Hazard)
Kentucky for over 12 years. Dance Etc. prides
itself on professional dance mstmctwn in a pos• Continued from p9
there is demand, another class
will be added. Frye will also
conduct the junior class. Wes
Jenkins, Frye's Assistant
, Professional at StoneCrest
Golf Course, will help with the
junior clinic. Class size for the
junior clinic will be limited to
the first 12 signees. The age
division for the junior clinic is
I
: Blackcats
action Thursday in the Queen
City Classic against Leslie
County. Results from the
, Prestonsburg-Leslie County
1
game were unavailable at
press time.
P'burgOOO 000 1 1 52
Paintsville 103 003 x - 7 7 0
Dance Etc. students prevail at EDA Nationals
BLACKCAT BASEBALL
2007 SEASON...
SO FAR
• March 26 at Johnson
Central, 1- 11 (L)
• March 27 at Phelps, 13-4
(W)
itive and fun learning environment.
Dance Etc. offers classes in Pre-Ballet,
Ballet, Pointe, Tap and Jazz for those ages three
and 9lder. Owner/Instructor J ody Shepherd
has a B.S. Degree in Dance from Radford
Umversity in Virginia and over a dozen years of
teaching experience.
Dance Etc. students have performance
opportunities including the studio's annual
Nutcracker and spring recital, both held at the
Mountain Arts Center. Each year, the studio
presents six soldout performances of the
Nutcracker. including four matinees for local
schools and two evening performances and two
soldout performances of the spring recital,
which has a different theme each year.
Dance Etc. is home to the nationallyacclaimed Dance Etc. Elite All Star Dance
Teams. These groups are made up of dancers
chosen by invitation out of their weekly dance
classes to travel and compete with the awardwinning teams.
For more inforn1ation about Dance Etc., call
886-3111
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�•
FRIDAY, APRIL
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
6, 2007. A11
O'Reilly NARA BoB Series opener postponed one week
TIMES STAFF REPORT
oval for the Spring 50 Thne-Up. A
complete racing program is planned
LEXINGTON -With local weath- with Time Trials, Qualifying Heats, Ber forecasts predicting lows near the Mains, and the 30-lap A-Main paying
teens for the upcoming weekend, · $3000 to win. Ticket prices for this
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the event are only $15 for general admis*J3luegrass Series officials, in conjunc- sion and just $28 for the pits. Pit gates
tion with Florence Speedway, have are slated to open at 4 p.m. with the
pushed back the 2007 season-opening main gates opening at 5. Qualifying
weekend at Florence Speedway one will hit the track promptly at 7 p.m.
week to Friday and Saturday, April 13- with racing beginning at 8 p.m.
14.
The purse for Friday night's Spring
The highly-anticipated season 50 Tune-Up is as follows: 1. $3,000;
opener set for the King Family's 2. $1,500; 3. $1,000; 4. $800; 5. $750;
Florence Speedway will be Friday, 6.$700;7.$650;8.$600;9.$550; 10.
April 13 as the O'Reilly NARA Battle $500; 11. $450; 12. $400; 13. $350;
of the Bluegrass Series invades the 14. $350; 15. $325; 16. $325; 17.
Union 1/2-mile, high-banked clay $300; 18. $300; 19. $300; 20. $300;
21.$300;22.$300.
On Saturday, April 14, the nation's
most competitive regional racing
series is back at Florence for the 31st
Annual Spring 50. Another complete
program for the O'Reilly NARA
Battle of the Bluegrass Series is on tap
with Time Trials, Qualifying Heats,
B-Mains, and a 50-lap A-Main paying
$5,000-to-win. General
Admission seating for Saturday night
is only $17 while a pit pass is just
$30. The pit gates will once again
open at 4 p.m. with the general admission gates opening at 5. The on-track
action will start a half-hour earlier on
Saturday with qualifying at 6:30 p.m.
and racing at 7:30.
The purse for the 31st Annual
Spring 50 is as follows: 1. $5,000; 2.
$3,000; 3. $2,000; 4. $1,500; 5.
$1,000; 6. $800; 7. $750; 8. $700; 9.
$650; 10. $600; 11. $550; 12. $500;
13. $450; 14. $450; 15. $425; 16.
$425; 17. $400; 18. $400; 19. $350;
20.$350;21.$300;22. $300.
Last year, the back-to-back, season-opening events for the O'Reilly
NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series
presented by Arizona Sport Shirts at
the Florence Speedway drew an outstanding field of cars and a full house
in the grandstands. The 2006 Spring
50 Thne-Up saw 58 entries sign into
the pits with Martinsville, IN's Don
O'Neal besting Dan Schlieper and
NARA_ BoB Open Wheel Modified Series readies for '07 season
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON- The NARA Battle
of the Bluegrass Open Wheel
Modified Series has announced its
official schedule for the upcoming
2007
season. Following a year that featured a dramatic race for the
championship between five drivers, the Series will compete in 12
events at eight different tracks in
~007. The 2007 season will include a
pair of stops at Johnson County track
201 Speedway.
The BoB Open Wheeler Series
·~ill launch its 2007 campaign with
the Spring Shootout at the Richmond
Raceway on Saturday, April 21. Last
year in the same event, Tommy
Bailey was able to best 38 of the
regions best Modifieds for his second
$1,500 win of the season.
The Series will make its return to
David and Anita Ferrell's Bluegrass
Speedway on May 21 for the 7th
Annual Mod Squad Bash, paying the
winner $1,500. In the 2006 event,
Don Adams took home his fust win
of the season in the Lightning Chassis
House Car.
A busy month of June will feature
five events, each paying $1,500 to the
winner. The month kicks off with the
series' first of two events at the 201
Speedway in Sitka, June 2, followed
by the Series' debut at the Tazewell
Speedway on June 9, which will
mark the first time the series has ventured into the Volunteer State.
After a week off, the Series will
return to the King Family's Florence
Speedway June 23 after a one-year
absence. The last time the Series
competed at the famed Union highbanks, Billy Vaughan bested a field of
52 cars for the winner's prize.
The month will then close with a
doubleheader weekend, featuring
races at Larry Yantz's Ponderosa
Speedway and Harold Hargrove's
Lake Cumberland Speedway on June
29-30, respectively. Joey Kramer will
undoubtedly be the favorite at
Ponderosa, sweeping both events at
Larry Yantz's palace of speed in 2006
on the way to his second Series
championship, while Kelly Warren
was able to score a victory in the
weekend nightcap at the Lake
Cumberland Speedway to catapult
himself into contention.
The Series will then join up with
the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the
Bluegrass DirtCar Series for a
weekend of racing at the Richmond
Raceway on July 27, in the 20th
Annual
Butterball
Wooldridge
Memorial Weekend. The Series will
be in action on Friday night, July 27,
for a $1,500-to-win event.
The 7th Annual Bluegrass Rumble
will take place at the Bluegrass
Speedway, Aug. 11, paying the winner $1,500. After winning the event
in 2006, Kramer took over the points
lead for the fust time all season, a
lead he would not relinquish.
September's run to the championship will kickoff with a $1,500-towin race at the 201 Speedway, Sept.
1, an event also featuring the
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the
Bluegrass DirtCar. Series. The two
series will also share the bill in their
next stop at the Richmond Raceway,
competing in the 1st Annual Fall
Championships, which will pay
$1,500 to the winner of the NARA
Battle of the Bluegrass Modified
Series race. The 2006 edition of the
race saw a wild finish when Victor
Lee inherited the lead from an ailing
·
Kramer in the waning laps.
The Series will conclude its 2007
tour with return to the Soggy Bottom
Speedway for the first time in two
years in The Battle of the Bottom on
Sept. 29. A special purse for this
event will be announced at a later
date.
For more information on the
NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open
Wheel Modified Series, go online to
www. battleofthebluegrass. com/bomb
ed or call the Series Office via phone
at 859/433-5707. ·
Brian Birkhofer to pick up the win.
"The Real Deal" backed that up on
Saturday night by cashing the $5000
first-place paycheck in the 30th
Annual Spring 50 over Dan Schlieper
and early race leader Roger Williams.
Schlieper, Scott Bloomquist, Darrell
Lanigan, Steve Casebolt and the late
Jack Boggs among others are all previous winners of the Spring 50.
Florence Speedway is a l/2-rnile;
high-banked clay oval located on US
42 just south · of Union. The office
phone number for Florence Speedway
is 859/493-0034 and the track phone
number on race day is 859/485-7591.
For more information, go online to
www.florencespeedway.com.
NASCA A
Nextel Cup
Driver Standings
1. Jeff Gordon, 966
2. Jeff Burton, 938
3. Jimmie Johnson, 906
4. Matt Kenseth, 836
5. Kyle Busch, 804
6. Denny Hamlin, 776
7. Clint Bowyer, 751
8. Tony Stewart, 726
9. Carl Edwards, 710
1 0. Kevin Harvick, 687
11. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 677
12. Jamie McMurray, 650
13. David Stremme, 645
14. Elliott Sadler, 639
15. Mark Martin, 629
16. Juan Pablo Montoya, 625
17. Kurt Busch, 624
18. J J Yeley, 616
19. David Ragan, 589
(tie). Ryan Newman, 589
,POWN IN GEORGIA: Kinzer finishes 12th at Toccoa Speedway
TIMES STAFF REPORT
TOCCOA, Ga. - Brandon Kinzer
and his No. 18 Dirt Late Model
raceteam invaded the Toccoa
Speedway Saturday for a $5,000-towin Advance Auto Parts Thunder
Series !!vent. After finishing nintll in
his B-Main, Kinzer received a series
provisional, allowing him to transfer
on to the A-Main. After the dust had
!;ettled at the Peachtree State oval on
Saturday, the Allen native had
passed several cars throughout the
running of the feature event, finishing 12th. The feature event was
made up of 24 drivers. The complete
finishing order was as follows: 1.
Ricky
Weeks
(Rutherfordton,
Tenn.); 2. Dennis Franklin (Gaffney,
S.C.); 3. Jack Pennington (Winston,
Ga.); 4. Tommy Kerr (Maryville,
Brandon Kinzer
Tenn.); 5. Doug English (Rayburn,
Ga.); 6. Randy Weaver (Crossville,
Tenn.); 7. Anthony White (Clinton,
Tenn.); 8. Jake Knowles (Tyrone,
Ga.); 9. Joel Rice (Cashiers, N.C.);
I 0. Dusty Carver (Englewood,
'1'er\n;); 11. Rick Rogers (Knoxville,
•Tht1n. )r~l2 . Brandon Kinz~ (.Alle,a);. ""
13. Jimmy Feltman (Westminster,
S.C.); 14. Mike Weeks (Friendsville,
Tenn.); 15. Casey Roberts -Toccoa,
Ga.); 16. Tommy Bailey (Corbin);
17. Bruce Taylor (Toccoa, Ga.); 18.
Randy Nichols (Clayton, Ga.); 19.
Jeff Madden (Cashiers, N.C.); 20.
Greg Knight (Cumming, Ga.); 21.
Russell Thomas (Morganton, Ga.);
22. ~rent Dixon (Elberton, Ga.); 23.
K!~yne Hickman (Soddy Dai~y,
Tenn.); 24. David Smith (Inman,
S.C.).
1state archery champions crowned
TIMES STAFF REPORT
FRANKFORT - Meade County
High School student Courtney
Campbell and Pulaski County High
.School junior Chad Leigh each won
tate championships in their divisions
during Kentucky's 2007 National
Archery in the Schools tournament
held Monday.
Approximately 1,600 elementary
!.through high school students from
entucky participated in the fifth
.annual archery tournament. The top
:fmishers will compete against students from 21 states in the national
archery tournament set for June 9 in
Louisville.
Campbell, a junior, took top honors
with a score of 292 out of a possible
~00. Archers took 30 shots during the
competition, with a bull's eye worth
Lipless crankbaits
a standby for
t)
early spring bass
anglers
by STEVE VANTREESE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
GILBERTSVILLE - Maybe bass
bite them to stop all that racket.
Whatever the attraction - or
iannoyance - bass can hardly ignore
•the noisy class of lipless crankbaits
typified by the Rat-L-Trap. The present pre-spawn period, when fish of
~the largemouth persuasion are mov•ing into progressively shallower
water and growing more active as the
water warms, is a time when this sort
of vibrating, chattering lure can prof duce near magical results.
The lipless crankbaits, as descriptive name portrays, lack the diving
bill or lip that forces them deeper
upon retrieve. They generally have
the profile of a small baitfish but are
·flat sided, with a narrow but flat back
with a line tie and split ring on the
slim flat just aft of the "head."
I Most lipless crankbaits are made
"' with hollow sound chambers filled
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10 points. Campbell also won first
place and $1,250 toward college
expenses during a scholarship shootoff, which pitted the top archers of the
tournament against each other.
Leigh, an Olympic archery hopeful, won the state championship in the
boy's division following a shoot-off
with Trigg County High School
sophomore Grady Cofield. Leigh and
Cofield tied with scores of 294 at the
end of the tournament. The two competed one-on-one in a shoot-off to
determine the state champion. Cofield
beat Leigh during the scholarship
shoot-off, with several rounds needed
during a highly competitive event to
determine the winner.
The top male and female finishers
in the middle school division included
Perry Enlow of Henderson South
Middle School and Amber Abate of
Trigg County Middle School. In the
elementary school division, Laurel
Regan of Henderson South Middle
School finished first among the girls
while Taylor Knott · of Payneville
Elementary School in Meade County
won fust place among the boys.
Among the schools, top finishers
include Henderson County High
School, Henderson South Middle
School and Trigg County Intermediate
School (elementary school division).
To see photos from the tournament
and view the complete list of winners
and their scores, visit the website of
the Kentucky Department of Fish and
Wildlife Resources at fw.ky.gov. The
National Archery in the Schools program has since spread throughout the
United States and into several foreign
countries since its inception in
Kentucky.fw.ky.gov
with steel BBs, shot or bearings that
rattle as the lure is drawn through the
water and vibrates side to side.
Much of the market falls to the
original Rat-L-Trap, but there are
several similar lures that also prove
effective, the Cordell Super Spot,
Rapala Rattl'n Rap, Strike King
Diamond Shad, Yo-Zuri Rattl'n Vibe
and Berkley Frenzy Rattl'r among
them.
"They work all year, but early
spring is when they do best - maybe
because more people throw them
now," said Jeff Evans of Benton.
"They're good right now because of
the depth the fish are in. The lipless
baits are best when fish are in 1 to 6
feet of water."
Evans, a tackle dealer at his
Fisherman's
Headquarters
at
Draffenville, is a persistent tournament bass angler on his home waters
of Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley,
but he also has followed tournament
circuits to waters in several states. He
finds that lipless crankbaits rule during the spring warm-up all over.
"You see so many people catching
fish on Rat-L-Traps and other lipless
baits this time of year because they're
good on shallow bass - and because
they're such easy lures to fish,"
Evans said. "You can just throw them
out in shallow water and wind them
back in and you can catch fish."
The lipless crankbaits as a class
have earned the title of "idiot lure"
because little thought and experienced skill in manipulation is necessary to catch fish on them. Then
again, most skilled and greatly experienced bass anglers use them, too,
because they work so well.
There are fine points to using RatL-Traps and similar lures that often
produce better results for the alert and
adaptable.
"Because they have no lip, the
Rat-L-Trap and others like it don't
dig with the retrieve, so you have to
control the depth that it runs yourself," Evans said. "It will run a little
deeper by slowing the retrieve some,
and if you want it to run shallower
than normal, you have to hold your
rod tip high.
"A half-ounce bait is by far the
most popular, but if you're fishing
back in the bays where it's really
shallow, a quarter-ounce size is
good," he said.
'
When in doubt, Evans allows the
bass to indicate how they prefer RatL-Traps and other lipless rattlers presented.
"You can use the basic steady
retrieve and catch some fish, but I'm
always trying variations to see if
there's something better," Evans said.
"I'll stop the brut, let it drop and
restart the retrieve pretty often. The
drop or the movement when it starts
up again will bring a lot of bites. I
photo by Jamie Howell
Adams Middle School students Zack Taulbee and Patricia Hughes captured first-place trophies in this year's district archery competition.
think a lot of times bass are just following the bait - and when it stops
and falls, it's right in their face and
they hit it by reflex," he said.
"Something else I' 11 do is to be
cranking a Rat-L-Trap, then I'll just
rip the rod back, sweeping the bait
along, and that s~dden move increas-
es the vibration and changes the way
it sounds," he said. 'That will trigger
some strikes."
"I'll just keep fooling with the
retrieves and try different things and
see what works best for any given
day," Evans said. "I try to let the fish
tell me how they want it."
STAYING ACTIVE: The Pro-Fitness Multi-sports weightlifting team is a
regular at area and many statewide competitions.
�A12 •
FRIDAY, APRIL
6, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
COLLEGE GOLF: LWC teams win tourney, regular-season titles
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PRESTONSBURG- The Lindsey
Wilson College men's golf team captured its fifth straight Mid~South
Conference regular season title on
Tuesday with their win of the MSC
Spring Tournament at StoneCrest
Golf Course.
The Blue Raiders - who have
shared the regular season championship in 2006 and won the title the
other four seasons - shot a two-day
team total 600 (297-303) over the
7,0ll-yard, par 72, course.
University of the Cumberlands
\W
~BROOM
(Ky.) finished second with a two-day
total of 608 (304-304) and
Campbellsville (Ky.) University finished third with a 621 (313-308).
Georgetown (Ky.) College's 630
(323-307), Cumberland (Tenn.)
University's 648 (330-318) and West
Virginia Tech's 694 (358-336) rounds
out the six-team field.
Lindsey
Wilson
sophomore
Abraham Gali Jed the Blue Raiders
with a third place finish following his
two-day total of 147 (76-71).
Senior Zach Wilson finished
fourth with a 148 (74-74) and fresh·
man Travis Radford tied for sixth
with a 152 (76-76).
Sophomore Carlos Navarro (7482) and senior Kyle Andreas (73-83)
tied for 11th with a 156. Sophomore
Zach Charbonneau tied for 19th with
a 162 (80-82).
Georgetown's Chris Hawkens
won the event with a three-under par
141 (71-70).
The Lindsey Wilson College
women's golf team wrapped up the
Mid-South Conference regular season title on-Tuesday with their win of
the MSC Spring Tournament at
StoneCrest Golf Course.
The LWC women shot a two-day
TIME: Pikeville College wraps up
TIMES STAFF REPORT
CHARLESTON, W.Va.- For the
, fmt time since entering the MidSouth Conference in 2001, the
Pikeville College baseball team came
away with a sweep in a four-game
conference series.
The Bears took games one and two
from the West Virginia University's
Institute
of
Technology
at
Appalachian Power Park 6-4 and 8-4
last Friday. The rain washed out
• Saturday's games, but the Bears
picked up right where they left off on
Sunday, winning 4-2 and 5-1.
The weekend sweep pushed the
Bears above .500 for the first time all
season (16-15-1) and put them in a
three-way tie for second place in the
MSC (7-5), mere percentage points
"' out of fmt place.
Pikeville got on the board in the
· fmt inning of game one, as senior
Adam Collins (Paintsville) collected a
one-out hit then scored on an RBIsingle by junior John Williamson.
Tech tied the score on junior starter
, Jordan Compton in the bottom of the
second on sacrifice fly, but the Bears,
after down in order four straight
innings, came alive in the top of the
sixth, scoring five unearned runs.
That was enough for Compton,
1 who allowed two runs in the sixth
before giving way to freshman reliever A.J. Elliott. Elliott allowed a run in
the seventh on a sac fly, which cut the
Bears' lead to 6-4, but the southpaw
struck out the final batter to secure the
win.
Compton (4-0) picked up the win
by going six innings, striking out six
and giving up three earned runs.
Elliott finished the seventh for his
second save of the season.
Collins led the Bears with two runs
scored, while WilJiamson pitched in
two RBI.
In the nightcap the Bears again
struck first blood, as Collins once
more picked up a one-out hit and
again scored on an RBI single by
Williamson.
Likewise, Tech again tied the score
on junior starter Matt DeBlauw in the
top of the second.
But the Bears took the lead in the
top of the third when senior Donald
Tardy (Ellenwood, Ga.) opened the
inning with a single then came around
to score on an error.
The Bears would add two more in
the top of the fifth on a two-run
homer by Collins, his flfSt of the season, which gave Pikeville a 4-1
advantage.
Tech would get a dinger of its own
from first baseman Jeremy McCoy in
the bottom of the' ftfth, which made it
a 4-2 ballgame.
Pikeville added a run in the top of
the sixth to make it 5-2.
The Golden Bears would add two
more in the top of the sixth to chase
DeBlauw, but freshman reliever Ben
Wigger shut down Tech over the final
1-1/3 innings to help the Bears hold
on for the win.
Collins again paced the Bears'
attack, having a career day by going
3-4 with a home run and a triple, scoring three runs, driving in three and
missing the cycle by a double. Tardy
also had a pair of hits and two runs
scored in the win.
DeBlauw improved to 5-3, going
5-2/3, giving up four earned runs
while striking out four. Wigger picked
up his second save of the season with
his 1-1/3 innings of shutout ball.
The rains may have washed out the
two combatants on Saturday, but
Pikeville picked up right where it left
off when the games resumed on
Sunday, though this time it took some
time for the Bears' sticks to get going.
Tech started game three hot, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first
to take a quick 2-0 lead.
Starter Adam Severt had the
Bears' bats· baffled, only giving up
two hits over the first five innings.
Still, Pikeville senior right-hander
Rene Alicea did likewise, preventing
The win is Burton's fourth in as
team total 636 (323-313) over the
many tournaments.
6, LlO-yard, par 72, course.
Junior Beth Cooper firushed secThe MSC crown is the third
straight regular-season title for the ond with a 160 (86-7 4) and freshman
Cheslee Elkins finished third with a
LWC women's team.
Campbellsville (Ky.) University ·161 (79-82). Junior Lindsay Roberts
finished second with a team-total of finished fifth with a 165 (86-79) play694 (349-345). Georgetown (Ky.) ing as an individuaL
All four LWC women's golfers
College's 718 (369-349) and
University of the Cumberlands' (Ky.) named to the six-person all-tourna843 (438-405) rounds out the top ment team.
Junior Jessica Robertson's 171
four.
Lindsey Wilson freshman Krista (87 -84) was good enough for seventh
Burton was the tournament's medal- and sophomore Aline Decker finist with a two-day total of 146 (7 3- ished tied for eighth with a 172 (8587).
73).
hist~ric
four-game sweep
a runner from getting past second
base after the first inning.
Finally, the Bears came out of their
hibernation in the top of the sixth,
scoring four runs on five hits, making
it a 4-2 ballgame.
Pitching with a lead, Alicea comfortably shut down the Golden Bears
in the sixth and seventh then gave
way to Wigger in the eighth.
The freshman righty retired the
first four batters he faced. but with
one out and nobody on and the Bears
nursing a 4-2 lead, Wigger was struck
by the wild bug, walking the next
three batters.
With the bases loaded and one man
out, the Bears went to the pen and to
the lefty Elliott. The freshman struck
out his first hitter for the second out of
the inning, and on a 2-2 pitch induced
a line drive up the middle that shot
into the waiting glove of second baseman Nathan Free for the final out.
Tardy paced the Bears offense in
game three, going 2-4 with a double,
a run scored, and a stolen base.
Williamson and freshman first baseman Maverick Barnhill also had a
pair of hits each.
Alicea (2-2) picked up the victory,
his first in conference ·play, going
seven innings and striking out five,
while giving up two earned runs.
Elliott's shutdown performance
earned him in second save in three
days and his third overall on the season.
(~
Not just satisfied with the series
win, the Bears wanted a sweep, and
once again came out with guns blazing in the top of the first in game four.
Tardy led things off with a single,
moved up on a sacrifice bunt, and
then stole third. Sophomore Ryan
Bartolon then walked and stole second ' to put runners on second and
third with one out.
Though Tech would get one
unearned run in the bottom of the ftrst
off senior starter Tony Preston, the
two runs would prove to be enough,
as the crafty southpaw would not
allow another runner to get furthe ,
than second base for the remainder of
the game.
Pikeville, meanwhile would add
runs in the third, sixth, and seventh to
pad the lead to 5-1 for Preston, who
retired eight of his last l 0 batters en
route to the victory.
Tardy led the way for Pikeville
with. three runs scored, but it was
Preston who was the star. The senior
improved to 3-3 on the season and
lowered his team-bestERA to 3.24 by
going the distance and giving up a
mere two hits, while striking out
seven.
Preston named MSC Pitcher of the Week
named Pitcher of the Week by the
MSC.
PIKEVILLE - After wrapping up
Preston, a 6-3 senior lefthander
his team's first sweep of
from Louisville, dominated
a Mid-South Conference
the Golden Bears with a
series,
a
Pikeville
complete-game
perforCollege pitcher has
mance. Over the 7.0
earned a tip of the cap
innings, he allowed only
from the league.
two hits and one unearned
Tony Preston, who
run. In the win, he struck
won Sunday's finale of
out seven and walked only
the series with West
two.
Virginia Tech 5-1 to
"Tony was just what his
push his team above
nickname
implies
Tony Preston
.500 for the season, was
money," said Coach Don
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Ashby. "He was as good as I've seen
him over the last two seasons, and
we're very proud of him picking up
this honor. It is well deserved and
says a lot about his performance,
because I'm sure there were a lot of
other pitchers in the league who had
great games too."
The win raised Preston to 3-3 on
the season with a team-best 3.24
ERA. In 41.2 innings, he is averaging
more than a strikeout per inning with
43. In addition, he has given up only
32 hits ad 23 runs, 15 of which have
been earned.
: Alive Loyd College baseball program hits losing skid
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PIPPA PASSES - The Alice Lloyd
College Baseball Eagles resumed play
last week, traveling to Williamsburg
to play the University of the
Cumberlands. They had 13 hits, but
only three runs in an 18-3loss. Lamar
Williams and Kyle Potter had three
hits each and C.J. Lynn and Adam
Adkins had two hits apiece for the
Eagles. Travis Slusher was the losing
pitcher as ALC suffered the setback.
The
Eagles
traveled
to
Chattanooga, Tenn. last Thursday to
play Tennessee Temple. Both games
of the doubleheader went into extra
innings with the Eagles losing 6-5 in
nine innings and 7-6 in eight innings.
Williams, Lynn, Kevin Slone and
Trenton VanHoose had two hits each
in the first game. VanHoose and
Carlos Armenterous had home runs in
the game. Williams was the losing
pitcher. In the second game, Williams
and Ronnie Johnson had two bits
each. Williams also had two RBis.
Kevin Davidson was the losing pitcher.
The Eagles hosted Brescia
University in a three-game KIAC
Conference series on Friday and
Saturday. In the single game on
Friday, Brescia came away with a 9-8
win in 10 innings. Williams, Slone,
VanHoose, and Lynn had two hits
each for the Scott Comett-coached
Alice Lloyd team. '!yler Turner had a
hit and three RBis. Matthew Toney
also had a hit and two RBis. Timmy
Taylor was the losing pitcher.
In the doubleheader on Saturday,
Brescia won the first game, 11-3.
Armenterous had a bit and two RBis
and Turner had a hit and an RBI.
Slusher was the losing pitcher. The
Eagles fought back to win the second
game 10-5. Kevin Davidson was the
winning pitcher. The Eagles had 13
hits to go along with the 10 runs.
Adkins had three hits and an RBI.
Johnson had two hits and two RBis.
Slone had two hits and an RBI. Turner
had an RBI to go along with his two
Huffman earns win in
Morehead State,s blowout
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MOREHEAD - The Morehead State
University Baseball Eagles tied a school
record by banging out 26 hits in a 24-5 win
over Alice Lloyd College Tuesday afternoon at Allen Field. Senior second baseman Chris McCaslin also tied a school
record with five runs scored.
After Alice Lloyd struck for two
unearned runs in the top of the frrst inning,
MSU scored 11 unanswered runs, including eight in the bottom of the frrst inning,
two in the second and one in the third.
ALC cut the lead to 11-5 with a three-run
fourth inning, but MSU countered with
five runs in the bottom of the fourth, one in
the fifth and seven in the sixth to round out
the scoring.
·
McCaslin had five hits in six at bats for
hits.
Softball: The ALC Lady Eagles
lost a hard fought doubleheader to
Berea last week, falling 8-4 and 6-5.
In the frrst game, the Lady Eagles had
10 hits. Alison Gannaway led ALC
with a double and four RBis. Kendra
Ratliff and Jessica Music each had
two singles. Krista Hardy, Taran
Cody, Misty Wells, Lauren Combs
and Elisabeth Hartley each had singles
in the game.
In the second game, the Lady
Eagles were trailing by one run with
the bases loaded and two outs in the
last inning. The game ended on an
exceptional play by one of the Berea
infielders. Gannaway and Hardy each
had three hits. Becky Thomas had a
double. Wells and Ratliff also had
singles in the game.
Golf: The ALC men's golf team
won at Berea last week. Catlin Lester
and Zach Meadows led the way for
the Eagles, shooting a 73 and 75,
respectively.
the MSU Eagles. Nick Bobrowski had
four hits with two runs scored and three
runs batted in. Justin Johnson had two
hits, including a three-run home run, and a
total of four RBI. Drew Lee had three hits
and scored four runs. 1\velve different
MSU players had base hits and twelve
scored runs.
Starter Chase Huffman (1-2), a freshman who graduated from Pikeville High
School last spring and the first of five
MSU pitchers, got the win.
Jeremy Shepherd and Trenton Vanhoose
each drove in two runs for Alice Lloyd.
ALC starter Kyle Potter (0-2) was chased
in the first inning and took the Joss.
Morehead State broke a 10-game losing
streak and now stands 5-21 on the season.
Alice Lloyd dropped to 6-20.
MSU will play host to Tennessee Tech
for an Ohio Valley Conference series today
and Saturday. Friday's doubleheader and
Saturday's single game are both scheduled
for 1 p.m. EDT.
photo courtesy of UK Athletics
PRACTICE TIME: Hazard High School graduate JJ Housley put down a
kick during a recent University of Kentucky spring football practice.
photo courtesy of Alice Lloyd College
SOFTBALL AT THE NEXT LEVEL: The Alice Lloyd College softball team is made up of players
from several Eastern Kentucky counties, including Floyc:tWt
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THROUGH MY EYES
~
Don't know what
you -got 'til it's
gone
by Kathy J. Prater
Features Editor
I hate to repeat a subject but
my dear little Cammie is still on
my mind. All was going well last
week and the kids and I actually
got to pick her up and bring her
home on Friday evening.
It was great
to get her back
home and see
her checking
to make sure
her food and
water bowls
were still in
the same place
and to have
her
resting
nearby. Only
Kathy Prater problem was,
Lifestyles editor she
would
only rest if
someone rested with her. That
meant that I spent nearly all of my
weekend either napping beside
her or reading or watching tv as
she lay nearby.
Sounds like a blissful weekend, doesn't it? And in some
ways, it was. Rarely do I ever let
a weekend go by doing so little,
but every time I got up to attend to
photo by Kathy J. Prater
photo by Kathy J. Prater
This happy crew turned out to all be winners in the Reading Fair once the judging was
over and completed. Byron Hammond, left, won second place for his "Curious
George Goes to the Doctor" entry; while Lauren and Lindsey Nelson were awarded
the first place prize in the Family Projects category for their project on the book
"Caps for Sale" by Esphyr Slobodkin. Betty Porter, great-grandmother of the trio,
was happy to share the festive day at school with the children.
Abby James used her daddy's favorite childhood book, pictured here a little worse for wear, for inspiration in the crafting of her Reading Fair project on "The Gingerbread Man."
Abby also handmade the very edible gingerbread house
shown in the photo.
(See EYES, page fifteen)
DINNER DIVA
The KISS Principle
for side dishes
by Leanne Ely
I read an article the other day
talking about how we spend all of
our cooking time on the main
course- or entree; so much so, that
we "neglect"
doing
anything special
with the side
dishes.
The
author insinuated that cooking vegetables
by either "just
steaming"
them or servLenne Ely
ing a big green
salad on the
side
constitutes
"culinary
neglect." The article went on to
provide an argument on why we
should spend equal time cooking
our vegetables, utilizing side dish
recipes, preparations, sauces and
the whole nine yards.
I couldn't disagree with this
more. Sometimes, just getting a
salad on the table in addition to the
~ entree is in and of itself, a feat to
be proud of at my house!
Listen, I don't know about you,
but I don't have the luxury of an
hour to prepare dinner. I need it to
be fast, easy and nutritious. So
(See DIVA, page fourteen)
i!
Saving it
for good
by Marla Cilley
Why do we save our good stuff for a
special occasion? Make memories now
with your pretty things so your children
will know they are special to you!
;:
l. Good china
Photo by Kathy J . Prater
Audrey Griffith and mom, Beth, worked together on
Audrey's contribution to the Reading Fair. Their
inspiration came from the book "No Jumping on the
Bed" by Tedd Arnold (an activity that Audrey said she
"sometimes" engages in herself).
@cutcredit:photo by Kathy J. Prater
Hannah Rose Hamilton was happy to talk about her Reading Fair project based on the book
"Cinderella" by Charles Perrault as rt;~om, Elizabeth, and baby sister, Halle, joined her for
lunch and the special day of fun at WCS last week.
Reading Fair a hit with students and families
by Kathy J. Prater
FEATURES EDITOR
Tumbling, curiosity seeking monkeys, superheroes, princesses, gingerbread men, ill-fated oceanliners
and lions, witches and wardrobes
were only a small glimpse into the
wide world of reading adventure displayed last week in the Wesley
Christian
School
gymnasium.
Students and their families were
treated to a special day of fun as a
reward for the many hours of work
that they had invested into the projects on display at the school's recent
Reading Fair.
'This is the flrst year we have had
a Reading Fair," said school principal
Janie Tincher. "In previous years, we
2. Nice glasses
3. Linen table cloths.
4. Pretty underwear/night gowns
5. Good purses
6. New towels
7. Special bottles of bubble bath and
soap
8. Cloth napkins
9. Candles
10. Good silverware
11. Fancy tea pots or silver tea services
12. Cute stationery and notepads
We all have some of these things
stashed in our cabinets, linen closets
and our dresser drawers. They are just
have had science fairs but this year
we thought we'd do something a little different."
And different it was as students
eagerly talked about and displayed
for all the many projects they had
worked on alone~ and with their families. Students K thru 8th grade
selected favorite books and then set
about creatively retelling the stories
via posterboard and a variety of art
supplies and household items.
From a pair of teeny-tiny pink
pajamas to stuffed monkeys and fairy
tale carriages, students incorporated
paint, glitter, glue and more to
express their love of favorite books
and stories.
"At first, when she chose
Cinderella, I didn't know what in the
world we were going to do to make it
said
Elizabeth
come alive,"
Hamilton, mother of Hannah, who
won second place in the "family projects" category. "But once we got
started, ideas just kept corning and
the more we worked, the more fun
we had."
In addition to the special display
of their work at the Reading Fair. students also treated their families to a
special Easter chapel service, a
grandparents luncheon and a Book
Fair before heading out for the day to
begin their Easter break from studies.
"I wasn't exactly sure how the
Reading Fair was going to go over,"
Tinscher said. "But apparently every
one had a lot of fun and the students
all really enjoyed working on their
stttmg there unloved and collecting
dust. We got them for wedding presents
or our parents handed them down to us.
You may have purchased them for
yourself. They are all wai.ti.ng to be
unpacked and used to bless us or our
families.
Let me tell you why I think they are
unloved and why we don't use them.
We have put them in a place that we
can't easily get to them. They are m a
box in the garage. On a shelf in the
basement, stuck so far back under your
cabinets, that it would take two hours
to pull them out or they arc on the very
top shelf and you need a ladder to get
projects .. .! guess we'll try it again
next year."
Wmners of the Reading Fair were
as follows:
Family ProJects - Lauren and
Lindsey Nelson, 1st place: Hannah
Hamilton, 2nd place; Jack Lakin, 3rd
place.
K-4 thru 1st grade - Anna James,
1st place; Byron Hammond and
Abigail Estep (TIE), 2nd place;
Meredith Wells, 3rd place.
2nd thru 5th grade - Tess Lakin,
1st place; Abby Jame~, 2nd place;
Ollvia Davis, 3rd place.
6th thru 8th grade - Catherine
Tinscher, 1st place; Kristen Fitch,
2nd place; Vanessa Sloan and Kelsey
Hall (TIE), 3rd place.
to them. Then if you do get them out,
they are filthy dirty and need to be
washed. We don't have time to enjoy
our pretty things, so we hi.de them
away. That way, we don't have to see
them and {eel guilty about not using
them or. perhaps. we si.mpl) really
don't love them at all.
If we will get rid of the cluner that is
in our kitchen, our linen closets and our
china cabinet~. we will have more
room for the things that we love. When
we take the time to get them clean. they
will be ready to use. There is another
benefit. also. When we set a formal
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Chronic whiplash often improves
with osteopathic manipulation
Martha A Simpson, D.Ql MBA.
A.sroeiate Profe5Sor
ifFn.mily Medkine
Q
uestion: About a year ago
my son was in a bad car
accident but has fully
recovered from his broken bones and
deep cuts. He lost a lot of blood.
However, he still has pain because of
the whiplash he experienced. What
can be done to help him?
nswer: Although it may not
have been as apparent as the
broken bones and lacerations that your son experienced,
whiplash can cause ligament and
muscle damage. This damage can
extend from the neck muscles and
supporting ligaments to the arteries
A
that supply blood to the brain.
Regardless of the extent of underlying damage, whiplash injuries can
cause long-lasting discomfort.
Before I get to the heart of your
question, let's look at upper body
anatomy and its consequences. The
head - a relatively heavy object is secured to the end of a flexible support that we call the neck.
Unfortunately, this flexibility comes
at a price. The muscles and ligaments
that move and support the neck are
easily injured in auto accidents.
As you drive down the highway,
your neck muscles are only under
sufficient tension to hold the head in
a position to see the road. When your
car suddenly decelerates as it strikes
another object or accelerates when
it's struck from ·the rear by another
vehicle, your neck is put under
tremendous strain.
While your body - supported by
the cat seat, seatbelt, shoulder harness, feet and arms - slows nearly as
fast as the car, the heavy head continues forward or backward, depending
upon the forces in the wreck. The
head doesn't stop until it has reached
or exceeded the normal limits of the
neck's mobility.
Further, this
immense strain occurs so fast that the
muscles don't have sufficient time to
react. They and the ligaments of the
neck get injured and become the
source of pain in a whiplash injury.
The initial severe pain of whiplash
typically subsides enough to allow
return to normal activities in two to
eight weeks. However, as your son
has found out, the acute phase of
whiplash is often followed by a period of several months of chronic discomfort. This may include neck ache
and headache, as well as soreness and
muscle tightness in the upper back.
In this chronic phase of whiplash,
tests like X-rays and MRis often are
unable to find a clearly identifiable
abnormality that causes pain. I find,
however, that my patients with
chronic whiplash complaints typically have signs of abnormal motion of
the muscles and bones in the neck
and back. This abnormality is subtle.
Osteopathic physicians, chiropractors
and physical therapists are trained to
diagnose these types of muscle
injuries through physical exam.
Identifying the problem is the first
step to resolving it. Physical therapy
and osteopathic manipulative treatment usually promote healing.
Antiinflammatory medications and
muscle relaxants can also help the
injured tissues heal. It takes time to
heal the damage that has been don
and healed tissue is not the same
"never injured" tissue. Most people
are well within a year but can still tell
in subtle ways that their neck isn' t the
same as it was before their injury.
Perhaps your son would benefit from
an examination by an osteopathic
physician.
Family Medicine® is a weekly column. To submit questions, write to
Martha A. Simpson, D.O., M.B.A. , Ohio
University College of Osteopathic
Medicine, PO. Box 110, Athens, Ohio
45701, or via e-mail to readerquestions@familymedicinene ws. org. Medical
information in this column is provided
as an edltcational service only. It dol*'
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.
Schoo(1f~yenings
**Floyd County Schools 20072008 Kindergarten registration packets are available at local schools.
Parents and guardians are invited to
visit their schools and pick up packet.**
a
Adams Middle School
Youth Services Center
• Exercise class for adults now in
session. Classes conducted by Floyd
County Health Dept. staff. Those
interested may contact the center for
more information.
• The Youth Services Center is
open each weekday from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Coordinator is Michelle
Keathley. Center telephone is 8861297. Please call for information on
center programs and services.
Allen Central High
School
• Center hours: 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m., Mon. thru Fri. Sharon Collins,
coordinator. Telephone 358-3048.
Center provides services for all families regardless of income.
Allen Central Middle
School
• Career Decisions and Job
Development videos available in
YSC lending library.
• The ACMS Youth Service
Center offers services to all families,
regardless of income. For more
information, call Marilyn Bailey, center 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
• Lost and Found items will be
located in the center. Items not
claimed within two weeks will
become FRYSC property.
• Center hours are 8 a.m. to 3
p.m., Mon. thru Fri. Center offers
services to all families, regardless of
income.
• The Betsy Layne Elementary
Family Resource Youth Service
Center is located in the 7th and 8th
grade wing. 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.
Brian H. Akers, Center
•
Coordinator.
Clark Elementary
appointment if the above dates are
not convenient.
• 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.
• Dairy Queen coupon cards for
sale - $10 each. Contact any Clark
student or call Family Resource
Center for information.
• F.I.T. Club meets each Tuesday
and Wednesday after school, 3: 154:15 p.m. (Fitness activities for 3rd,
4th, and 5th grade students.) Focus
on physical exercise and nutrition.
**Fridays are "School Spirit"
McDowell Elementary
days! (All year long!) Wear Clark
and Family Resource
colors (green and gold) or Clark tshirts. Students, staff, parents - show
Center
your support forCES!!
• April 12 - "Give Yourself a
• Nurse services: Floyd County Break Day," 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Health Department nurses will be in Mountain Arts Center. All parents
the Resource Center on selected invited!
dates. Now taking appointments for
• Floyd
County
Health
6th grade exams, WIC, and well- Department Nurse Joy Moore, is at
child exams for birth-18 years. Flu the center the first three Mondays
shots may also be scheduled. Call each month to administer immuniza886-0815 for an appointment.
tions, T.B. skin tests, well-child
• Lost and Found located in · exams, WIC, prenatal and post-parResource Center.
tum services, and school physicals.
• The Clark Elementary Family Call 377-2678 for an appointment.
Resource Center provides services
• Parent lending library available
for all families regardless of income. to all parents for video/book checkWe are located in the Adams Middle outs. A variety of topics are availSchool building.
able.
• Family Resource Center is open
Duff Elementary
weekdays, 7 a.m. to 3:30p.m. Center
• FRC is also in need of clothing, is located upstairs in the old high
sizes 3T thru adult, for emergency school building, on the McDowell
clothing use and burnouts. If you Elementary School campus. For furhave clothing to donate, please call ther information, call Clara Johnson,
the FRC.
director, at 377-2678. The McDowell
• Floyd County Health Dept. is FRC provides services to all MES
on site three days per month. students and their families, regardless
Services include 6th grade school of income.
entry physical; kindergarten, Head
Start and well-child physicals (age
Mountain Christian
birth to 18 years); T.B. skin test; T.D.
Academy
boosters; and WIC services. Please
• Now accepting applications for
call 358-9878 for appointment if you
enrollment for Preschool-8th grade
are in need of any of these services.
for
the 2007 fall semester. Tuition
• The J.A. Duff Elementary
Family Resource Center provides assistance and bus transportation is
services for all families regardless of available. For more information or a
income. We are located in the tan tour of the school, call 285-5141 or
metal building at the rear of the 285-5142.
• Call 285-5141, Mon. thru Fri.,
school. Contact persons are Judy
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Handshoe, coordinator.
• MCA is an accredited nonMay Valley Elementary denominational Christian school.
• May 10, 11 - Kindergarten registration. Requirements: physical,
Prestonsburg
original immunization certificate, eye
Elementary and Family
exam, birth certificate, social security
Resource Center
card. May begin registration process
• The Family Resource Center is
without having all items completed
but items need to be complete before open weekdays 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and
student's entry into school. Call 285- later by appointment. Office pro0883 to schedule a registration vides services for all families, regard-
(
less of income.
• Call 886-7088 for additional
the
information
regarding
Prestonsburg Elementary Family
Resource Center or its programs.
South Floyd Youth
Services Center
• Parents needing assistance with
daycare may contact Mable Hall for
information, or the "A Step Ahead"
daycare center, at 452-1100.
• SFMS parents with concerns
about your child's grades, visit the
STI Home! site at http://iiod.ssts.com
and click on the STI program. Select
state, county, school, child's pin number and password. You may view
your child's attendance record, class
average, schedule, grades, and discipline referrals. Questions? Call4529607.
• Floyd County substance abuse
counselor will be on the South Floyd
campus half a day on Mondays and
for a full day on Fridays. If you need
to contact the counselor, please call
the Youth Service Center.
• Call center for: list of visiting
speakers and presentations to be held
throughout year; to make appointments to attend Parent Volunteer
Training sessions; or for information
in regard to Adult Education programs.
• 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.
• 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 452-9607, ext. 243 or 153.
Stumbo
Elementary/Mud Creek
Family Resource &
Youth Service Center
• Lost & Found located in Family
Resource Center.
• The Mud Creek FRYSC is
located on the right, by the school
gymnasium. Services are offered to
all families, regardless of income. For
more information, call Anita Tackett,
center coordinator at 587-2233.
W.D. Osborne
"Rainbow Junction"
Family Resource Center
• Monthly
meetings:
"Nutrition/Plan Healthy" - 'secod
Tuesday of each month, 10 a.m., in
library; "OES Homemakers" - second Tuesday of each month, 11 a.m.,
in library.
• Lost & Found locatt~d in the
Family Resource Center. Items not
claimed within 3 weeks become the
property of the FRC.
• The FRC accepts donations. of
children's clothing, shoes, belts, book
bags, etc. May be used but need to. be
in good condition. Donate9 items
will be appreciated and utilized ' by
OES students.
~
• The Family Resource Cent~r is
located in the central building of
W.D. Osborne Elementary. Those
wishing more information about the
center are welcome to visit, or call.
Ask for Cissy (center coordinator).
Center telephone and fax: (606) 4524553_
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Wesley Christian" Scbool
• WCS Learning Center accepts
toddlers, preschool age (2-4). Hours:
7:30a.m. to 5:00p.m., Mon. thru F;
• For more information abou
Wesley Christian Schoo; , call 8748328.
BSCTCAdult
Education & GED
• Mondays: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. McDowell FRC, Martin Co{lllll. Ctr.,
Auxier Learning Ctr., and BSCTC;
1-4:30 p .m. - Layne House, B'SCTC;
4:30-9 p.m., Auxier Learning Ctr.
• Tuesdays: 8 a.m . to 12 p.m. Mud Creek Clinic, BSCTC; 1-4:30
p.m. - Dixie Apts., Betsy Layne
FRYSC, BSCTC; 6-8 p.m. - Auxitf
Learning Ctr.
• Wednesdays: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Martin Comm. Ctr. ; Auxier
Learning Ctr.; BSCTC; 1-4:30 p.m.David Craft Center, BSCTC; 6-9 p.m.
- BSCTC.
• Thursdays: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. BSCTC, Mud
Creek Clinic,
Weeksbury Comm. Ctr.; 1-4:30 p.m.BSCTC, Betsy Layne YSC. ,
Weeksbury Comm. Ctr.; 4:30-9 p.m. Martin Comm. Ctr.
• Adult Education teachers are:
Ron Johnson, Stephania Conn, Lynn
Hall, Nancy Bormes, Vanessa Adki
and Susan Stephens.
• Program manager: Kay Hale
Ross (886-7334).
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• Continued from p13
instead of preparing elaborate side
dishes, I go the fast and easy route. A
thrown together salad from ready-togo salad greens from the grocery
store and some simple steamed broccoli make me feel like I've done my
nutritional best. When you think
about it, both verdant veggies help
balance out the day by giving you
two servings of veggies instead of
just the one. At my house, dinner is
all about catching up on the veggies ... we don' t do real well with veggie eating the rest of the day.
The thing I hate about articles like
the one I just mentioned is that they
make people feel guilty for not cooking "enough." As if you're not doing
enough by "just steaming" your vegetables! That's nonsense. Besides,
have you ever tried "just steamed"
broccoli with a little dollop of mayo
on the top? (low-fat of course!). This
is how we eat it in my house and it's
delicious. Before you turn your nose
up at it, try it! My high school sweetheart's mother made broccoli this
way and it actually taught me to eat
broccoli and love it!
And that would be my advice to
y'all: if you aren't getting veggies on
the table each night because you
"don' t have time" to fix them, don't
abandon the produce ship! Just make
them simpler- steam them, make a
salad, buy them frozen and heat them
up. Whatever you do, don't chide
yourself for "culinary neglect" if you
don't have the time for fancy footwork with your veggies!
Remember the KISS principle:
keep it simple, sweetie! That's what
SIDE dishes are all about-simple,
nutritious and all about EASY!
Here is a non-recipe recipe for a
great side dish that definitely seems
like fancy footwork, but absolutely is
not. I have measurements for those of
you who like them, but I never measure for this because it is a thrown
together side dish that is REALLY
easy. I make this when I already have
the oven on, otherwise I wouldn't
bother! Try it, you'll LOVE it!
Leanne's Baked
Cauliflower
Serves 4
1 head cauliflower steamed
1 tablespoon (thereabouts) butter
1 tablespoon (thereabouts) Dijon
mustard
1 cup (thereabouts) lowfat shredded cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Place steamed cauliflower in an 8
x 8 baking dish. Rub butter over the
top, rub the mustard over the top,
sprinkle cheese on the top. Place cauliflower in the oven for about 10 minutes or until cheese is hot and bubbly.
For more help putting dinner on your
table check out Leanne's website
www.SavingDinner. com or her
Saving Dinner Book series published
by Ballantine and her New York
Times Best Selling book Body Clutter,
published by Fireside.. Copyright
2007; Leanne Ely. Used by permission in this publication.
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, Extension Notes
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Need pet pies A
Time to think about
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termttes
Critter lovers take notice! Our Critter
Corner pies file has become dangerously near empty. Please, send your
pet's favorite photo ASAP to: features@floydcountytimes.com, or to
The Floyd County Times, P.O. Box 390,
Prestonsburg, KY 41653, Attn: Kathy
Prater, or just swing by and drop a
couple off the next time you're in town!
Along with photos, please leave pet's
name, owner's name, place of residence and "fun facts" about your pet's
favorite habits/activities. We're eager
to share, so send those photos in
ASAP!
Ray Tackett
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FLOYD COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE
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Springtime, with its warmer temperatures and more abundant
rainfall, is typically when many winged termites emerge inside
J
homes and other structures. Termites swarm from the colony to
disburse, fall to the ground, find mates, and start new colonies in
the soil.
From now through May, you might see swarms of winged
1
termites, called swarmers, inside your home, signaling an infes1 tation that can cause extensive and costly damage. Since swarmers are attracted to light, you often see them, or their shed wings,
• around windows, doors and light fixtures.
We also see winged ants in the springtime. By examining the
insect you can learn whether it's a termite or an ant. Termites
have straight antennae; ants have elbowed antennae. Also, termites have uniform waists; ants have constricted waists between
body regions. Termites have two pair of wings of equal size. Ants
' also have two pair of wings, but the forewings are longer than the
l , hind wings.
Other signs of a termite infestation are pencil-thin mud
"tubes" on inside and outside surfaces such as foundation walls,
piers, sills and floor joists. Termites make these mud tunnels to
travel between underground colonies and your home. Another
sign of an infestation is damaged wood hollowed out along the
grain with dried bits of mud or soil lining the feeding galleries.
Termite feeding, and resulting damage, can remain undetected in exposed wood because the outer surface usually is left
intact.
You can reduce the risk of a termite attack by following these
• suggestions:
1
Store wood off of the ground.
1
Keep moisture from accumulating near the foundation.
m Reduce humidity in crawl spaces.
·"
Store ftrewood, lumber or other wood debris away from the
· foundation.
Don't store wood in the crawl space.
~~
Sparingly use decorative wood chips and mulch.
Consifier having your home treated by a professional pest
6, 2007 • A 15
New Arrival"
Dennis and LeAnn (Francis) Prater, of Salyersville, are
pleased to announce the birth of their first child, a daughter,
Emorie Paige Prater. Emorie was born on December 16,
2006, at 10:12 p.m. She weighed 5 lbs., 15 oz., and was 20
and one-half inches long. Her maternal grandparents are
Frankie and Peggy Francis, of Garrett. Her paternal grandparents are Bobby and Paulette Prater, of Salyersville. She
is the great-granddaughter of Nella and Gladys Francis and
Tessie Campbell, of Garrett, and Emogene Howard, of
Salyersville.
BSCTC Easter Egg Hunt, April 7
Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC) will
host an Easter Egg Hunt, on Saturday, April 7, from 11:00
a.m. to 1 :00 p.m., in the Student Center Atrium on the
Prestonsburg campus. This event is sponsored by the
Student Activities, SGA, Phi Theta Kappa, CARE, Respiratory
Care, KANS, and Criminal Justice Clubs. For more information contact Vera Joiner at 886-3863, ext. 64798 or e-mail to:
vera.joiner@ kctcs.ed
'1 ~oQtrol.fi.nn.
Many infestations result from direct contact between structural wood and the soil, which gives termites access to food, mois;o ture, shelter and provides a hidden entry into your home. Make
sure to .have at least six inches between the ground level and
:- wood siding, porch steps, latticework, door or window frames,
r. posts and similar wooden elements. Contrary to popular belief,
1
' pressure-treated wood isn't immune to infestation because terliiJi mites will enter through cut ends or cracks and build tunnels over
;-t the surface to susceptible wood above
Since termites are attracted to moisture, they are more likely
~•• to enter a structure when soil next to the foundation consistently
-; is moist. So, divert water away from the foundation with properly functioning gutters, downspouts, and splash blocks. Repair
, leaking faucets, water pipes and air conditioning units. Adjust the
/ soil gra~ next to the foundation so that surface water drains
away from the building, and adj.ust lawn sprinklers and irrigation
systems to minimize water pooling near the folitl'datiotu t l r
Reduce humidity in crawl spaces by providing adequate ven•
tilation. Don't allow shrubbery and other vegetation to grow over
,. vents; it will inhibit cross-ventilation. You can reduce crawl
·' space moisture by installing four to six milliliter polyethylene
sheeting over about 75 percent of the soil surface.
Firewood, lumber and other wood debris stored against the
foundation or in crawl spaces, attract termites and provide a food
source. This practice also gives termites a hidden entry into the
home and allows them to bypass any existing tcrrniticidc soil
barrier.
Cellulose-containing materials including mulch and wood
chips attract termites. Use these materials sparingly, especially
when you have other conditions conducive to termite problems.
- Never allow mulch to touch wood siding, door frames or window
• frames. Consider using crushed stone or pea gravel instead.
These materials are less attractive to termites and can reduce
, other pests such as millipedes, pillbugs, earwings and crickets.
The best way to prevent termite infestations is to have your
home n-eated by a professional pest control firm.
0,
There are two general categories of termite treatment, liquids
, and baits. Liquid treatments are intended to provide an effet:tive, long-lasting chemical barrier, which termites cannot breach,
· around and beneath your home. Termite baits are installed in
plastic stations below the ground in the yard and occasionally
' indoors. Foraging termites consume the bait and share it with
' their nest-mates, resulting in a gradual decline in termite numbers.
·
What should you look for when choosing a pest control firm?
The ftnn should be licensed by the Kentucky Department of
Agricuiture. Membership in the Kentucky Pest Control
"Association and/or National Pest Control Association suggests
the company is an established firm with access to the technical
and training information necessary to correctly do the job.
· Consider calling at least two to three companies and asking for
references.
Avoid pest control firms that pressure you into immediately
' signing a contract with "specials" or scare tactics.
"•
Termiticides are extensively tested for adverse effects. Based
'on current re.search, registered termiticides present no significant
hazard to humans, pets or the environment when applied accord~~ ing to label directions.Source: Mike Potter
e
f.
For more information on tennites and other pests, contact the
Ray Tacutt at your Floyd County Cooperative Extension Service
at 886-2668.
Fun-fllled day of activity as EKSC
obaerves National Astronomy Day,
April14
Join the East Kentucky Science Center as they celebrate
Natlohal .Astronomy Day on Saturday April 14, 2007.
.Aatl'ohomy Magazine, Meade Instruments, and the East
Kentucky Aatronomlcal Society will also be joining the
Science Center for a truly "out of this world" day.
Evenla e&art at the Science Center at 11 :00 a.m. and end at
5:00p.m. Vlaltora will have the chance to build their own
rocketa and compare the sizes of planets. Other events will
Include planetarium shows, stargazing lessons, planet
walka, and ao&ar viewing. One lucky attendee will win a
Meade ETX 90 telescope donated by Meade Instruments.
.At 8:00 p.m. the East Kentucky Science Center will join the
Eut Kentucky Astronomical Society at the Stonecrest Golf
CourH In P.reatonsburg to view stars through the Science
Cenlera telucopes and enjoy the beauty of the night sky,
wealher permitting,
While you're enJoying the events of National Astronomy Day
be aure to visit our Exhibits:
Earthworks - VIrtual Explorations of the Ohio Valley and
"Beakmana World On Tour."
I For more Information about National Astronomy Day call
801 118 0303 or .vlalt us on the web at www.wedoscience.org
Jon Satrom (Tony) and Katie Mitchell (Maria) will be featured in JWT's Production of West Side Story.
Stage Talk
by Martin Childers
(Martin Childers is Executive Director
of the Jenny Wiley Theatre at
Prestonsburg. His column about theatre
happenings and back stage activities
appears weekly.)
One of the great Broadway shows of
all time is corning to our stage this summer. West Side Story is a favorite everywhere, and many of the songs are so
familiar as to provoke a few sing-alongs
in the audience.
"Tonight,"
"I
Feel
Pretty,"
"Something's
Coming,"
"Maria,"
"Somewhere," and "America" are just
some of the most popular hits from this
show, which first opened in New York in
1957.
The story of rival street gangs, loosely
based on "Romeo and Juliet," went on to
become an Academy Award winning
movie in 1961, starring Natalie Wood,
Rita Moreno and Russ Tamblyn, among
others.
We have our own great cast assembled,
including Jon Satrom as Tony and Katie
Mitchell as Maria.
Katie hails from Bowling Green,
Kentucky, and this is her second season at
Jenny Wiley Theatre. Fans may remember her from roles last year in Nunscnsc,
as Sister Mary Leo, and Footloose, as
Urleen. She is a senior at Western
Kentucky
University
pursuing
a
Performing Arts degree with a Musical
Theater emphasis.
Jon Satrom is making his Jenny Wiley
debut this summer, and brings a wealth of
experience and musical talent. A graduate
of New York University with a degree in
Vocal Performance/Music Theater, he
spent the past year touring the country in
IntraMusic Theatrical's production of
Discover Theater. On that tour, Jon
played Prince Charming in Cinderella and
King Louie in The Jungle Book. His
other professional credits include Rolf, in
The Sound of Music, Peter in Plain and
Fancy and Bert Healy in Annie.
West Side Story opens Friday, July 13,
and runs in rotation with our other great
musical shows through August 17. The
schedule and other information are available at our web site (jwtheatre.com)
where you can also find some early bird
ticket specials.
f ly Lady
• Continued from p13
table, we can teach our children proper table manners.
Many times we cat with our
fingers, when we have sandwiches and pizza. Our children
have no clue which fork to use
iirst or how to use a butter
knife or even how to cut meat.
If we are going to help our
children feel comfortable in
these types of situations, they
need practice. This is a good
time to let them practice, setting the table and using their
best table manners. This has
become a lost art. They will
need this one day, when a boss
asks them over for dinner or at
their own wedding.
As for the other items you
have stashed in dresser drawers, don't wait till your family
buries you in them; then 1s too
late for you to feel sexy wearing them. Get them out and
wear those pretty undies. You
will be so surprised at how
good you will feel, and no one
will know. This goes for those
night gowns you have stashed
away, too. You know, the ones
you have gotten for all those
Valentine Days.
If you are not going to use
them, then you might as well
give them to someone that
will. If you never liked them,
then release them and have no
guilt about it. Give them away,
someone will love them and
you will be blessed by your
gift.
Make every day a celebration, by treating your family
like they are company! This is
what FLYing is all about.
Loving yourself enough to use
your pretty things now while
you can.
For more help getti11g rid oj
your CHAOS; check out Flrlady :s
website and joi11 her free merztoring group at 1\'W\\'. FiyLady.net or
her b(>ok, Sink Rejlectio11s published by Bamam and her Ne\v
York Times Be lt Selling hook.
Body Clutter publrshed by
Fireside. Copyright 2007 Marfa
Cilley. Used by pennission in this
publication.
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chores and such, Cammie was
right behind me. And once she
was up, she'd have to chase a
cat or get busy letting our little
chihuahua know that she was
back in the house and fighting
for her share of attention once
again. At one point, she even
jumped up on the couch to
stare out the window and bark
at a neighbor's dog who was
boldly sniffing around her territory. And that's not mentioning the two times she jumped
off the front porch or tried to
wander off around the fence
into some brush.
In short. it was a lot easier
just being lazy with her than it
was trying to keep her from
hurting herself.
All that activity did little to
speed along her healing, especially since she was wearing
one of those safety cones
around her head and unable to
easily naYigate where she was
going. Once, right after my
daughter tried to clean some
dried blood from her belly
with a wet gauze pad. she bolted, ran into a living room end
table (which completely toppled over) and took off down
the hallway. 1 l"igured that
couldn't be good.
I think I called poor Dr.
Rudy about three times over
the weekend with worries
about her. Finally, after 11
p.m. on Sunday evening. he
told me to bring her in the next
morning. Once there, the good
vet decided to keep her for "a
fe~ days.·'
I miss her teiTibly, but I
know that she is much better
off with Rudy keeping check
on her condition as well as
keeping her contained a bit
more than we arc able to at
home .
I've been going home to a
house that is much neater
when I enter the door and a
porch that is staying free of
"stick" debris - things . that
would have made me really
happy a week ago but now
make me sad instead.
I guess it's like "they"
always say, you don't miss .
what you got until it's gone.
And that's sure the way l
feel about our Cammie.
I'm praying for a speedy
recovery. little girl.
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6, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
This devotional and directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage· all of us to to attend worship services.
Full Gospel Community, (fo1111elly of Martin) moved to Old
Allen; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh.p SeiVice, 11 a.m.; Sunday
evening, 6:30p.m., Wed., 6:30pm.; Lavonne Lafferty, Minister.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
DILS & COMPANY
SERVICE AND SUPPLIES
First Assembly of God, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Lorie
Vannucci, Minister
Ughlhouse Temple, Main St. and Hall St.; Worship SelVIG€, 12
p.m. and 7 p.m.. Wednesday/Fnday, 7 p.m: Roy Cosby Minister.
In Victory Assembly of God, West Prestonsburg Sunday
SchOOl, 10:00; Worship SeiVice, 11 :00 & 6:30; Wednesday
Evening, 6:30; Gal)l Stanley, Pastor.
437-4609
Uving Water Ministries Full Gospel Church, Rt. 3, just before
Thunder R1dge: Wednesday. 700 p.m. Sunday Evening, 6:00
p.m. Pastor. Curt Howard
New Bethel Assembly of God, Bum1ng Fork Rd., SalyersVIlle;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arthur (Sam) Smrth, Minister.
Mon. • Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sat. 8:00a.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Town Mt. Rd., PlkeviJie,Kentucky
Martin House of Worship, Old Post Office St.. Worship SeMCe,
7 p.m., Saturday/Sunday.
Praise Assembly, 1 mileS. of Prestonsburg, intersection of Rt 80
and U.S. 23; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m.
and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; J.M. Sloce, Minister.
Faith Fellowship
Allen Arst Baptist, Allen; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m., Arnold Turner,
Minister.
C(lr( & Missy Woods}
Sunday SchOol
10AM
Worship Service 1/AM
Sunday eV$nlag 6PM
Benedict Baptist, SliCk Rock Branch, Cow Creek; Sunday
School, tOa.m;WorshipSeiVice, 11 a.m. and6p.m.;Wednesday,
7 p.m.: Gordon Frtch, Minister.
Ne/Son-Prazier
Punera[Jfome
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Baptist
Student Union, J 102; Wednesday, 11 :30 a.m.: Vera Joiner, 8863863, ext. 67267.
Town Branch Church; Sunday School 10 a.m except for first
Sunday in each month.; Worship SeiVice, Sun. morning 10:00
a.m. Evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m., No Sunday night ser·
VIC9S on first Sunday of each month. Tom Nelson M nister
Pastors
Auxier Freewil Baptist, Auxier; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 pm.; Thursday, 7 p.m.; Bobby Spencer,
Pastor.
Martin, Ky • 606-285-9261
Spurlock Bible (Baptist), 6227 Spurlock Creek Rd ..
Prestonsburg; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh1p SeiVice, 11 am.:
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jim Stephens, Minister. 886-1003.
.Allen. Ky.
BAPTIST
Betsy Layne Free Will Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worshp SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Tracy Patton, Minister.
Old lime Holiness, 2 miles up Arl<ansas Creek. Martin; St.rday
School, 11 am .. Worship SeiVIC€, 7 p.m. Fnday 7 p.m ; John W
Patton, M1rister
W~dnesday
The Father House, Big Branch, Abbott Creek; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worshp SeiVICe, 6 p.m.; J.J. Wnght, M1noster
~
7PM
The Tabernacle, Rt. 321 (Old Plantation Motel), Chnstian
Educator, 10:00: Sunday Mom1ng, 11:00 Sunday Even1ng. 700;
Wednesday, 7:00: Pastors, Paul and Ramona A1ken.
Youth Fellowship Center, Wheelwright Monday-Tuesday, 6
p.m. Thursday, 7 p.m.
Zion Deliverance, Wayland; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
SeiVICe, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wedlesday. 6:30p.m. Prayer Lme•
358·2001 , Da~ene W Arnette. Pastor
Bonanza Freewill Baptist, Abbott Creek Road, Bonanza;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; J1mmy
D. Brown, Minister.
Highland Church of Christ, Rt. 23, Hager Hill; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Brandy Keg Freewill Baptist, Com Fork; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Se1V1ce, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Roger MusiC, Minister.
Hueysville Church o1 Christ; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 11
a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chester Varney, Min1ster.
Taylor Chapel Community Church, fo1111elly the old Pnce Food Service build·
irg. located 1 quarter mile above Wortdvride Equipment. Rt. 1428. Sun. Bible
Study, 10 a.m.; Sun. Morning SeiVice, 11 am; Sun Evening, 6:30p.m. Kenny
Vanderpool, Pastor
Calvary Southern Baptis~ Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Doug Lewis, Minister.
Lower Toler Church of Christ, Harold; Sunday School, 10 am.; Worship
SeMCe, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday. 6:30 p.m.; Lon1e Meade, Minister.
International Pentecostal Holiness Church. 10974 N Ma1n St, Martin: Rev.
Ellis J. Stevens, Sen1or Pastor.
Martin (606)285-5155 • Hindman (606)785-9808
Community Freewill Baptist, Goble Roberts Additlon; Sunday School, 1o
a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Paul D.
Coleman, Minister.
Mare Creek Church of Christ, Stanvil'e; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
RILEY & ALLEN
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, Minister.
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Daniels Creek Baptist Fellowship Church of God, Banner. SeiVices:
Saturday night, 7 p.m.; Sunday morning, 11 a.m.; Sunday night, 7 p.m.; Henl)l
Lewis, Minister.
Drift Freewill Baptist, Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 6:30
p.m.; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Jim Fields, Minister.
Prestonsburg, KY
606-886-9313
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Superstore
Endicott Freewill Baptist, Buffalo; Sun. School, 10 a.m.; Church evel)l Sun.
Morning 11:15 a.m., Wed. evening Bible Study & Prayer Meeting, 7:00p.m.;
Third Sun. evening SeiVice, 6 p.m.; First Sat. evening Service, 7 p.m. Hobert
Meek, Pastor, welcomes evel)lone.
Faith Bible Church, an independent Baptist Church, located on 1428, between
Allen & Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Sunday Morning, 11 a.m.; Sunday
Evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer, 6 p.m.; Pastor, Rev. Stuart
E. Swanberg.
Faith Freewill Baptis~ 1/4 m1le above Worldwide Eqpt. on Rt. 1428; Sunday
SeiVice, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Buddy Jones, Minister.
First Baptist, Garrett: Sunday School, 9:45a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and
7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Randy Osborne, M1mster.
Martin? Kentucky
Arst Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeMCe, 11 a.m.
Sunday Evening SeiVice 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Graydon Howard,
Minister.
606-285-0900
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First Baptist, Prestonsburg, 157 South Front Stree~ Sunday School, 9:45
a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wed., 6:30 p.m.; Jeny C.
Workman, minister.
Fitzpatrick Arst Baptist, 1063 Big aranch, P.O. Box 410, Prestonsburg, KY
41653; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh~ SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Tommy Reed.
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg; Sl.rlday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
SeiVice, 11 a.m. & 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 7: p.m.
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg; St.rday- School, 10 a.m.; Worship
SeiViee, 11 a.m. & 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
889-9003
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Grethel Baptist, State Rt. 3379, (Branham's Creek Rd.); Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
Garrett Regular Baptist, Route 550, Garrett; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. and
6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Willie Crace, pastor, Assist. Lany Patton.
Phone 358-4275.
Highland Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School, 9:50 a.m.; Worship
SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; DavK.l Garrett, Minister.
Jacks Creek Baptist, BeVInsville; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Roger Trusty.
Katy Friend Freewill Baptist, 2 miles up Abbott; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jim Price, Minister.
Lackey Freewill Baptist, Lackey; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeiVice,
11 a.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Johnny J. Coll10s, Minister.
Lancer Baptist Church; 71 Cooley St, Prestonsburg, Sunday School, 10:00
a.m. Morning Worsh~. 11 :00 a.m., Evenirg Woship, 6:00 p.m., Wednesday
Prayer Meeting and Bible Study, 7:00p.m.; Pastor Bobby Caip8nter
Liberty Baptist, Denver, S~day SeiVice, 10 a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m.
and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Merle Little, Minister.
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ligon W91Ship SeiVice, Sunday, 11 :00
a.m. Thursday, 7 p.m.
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Lighthouse Baptist, 2194 KY Rt. 1428, Prestonsburg; Sunday SeMCe, 10
a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 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 SeiVice, 11 a.m: and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Mark Tackett, Pastor.
Rock Forie Regular Baptist, Garrett; Worship SeiVice, 9:30a.m.; Jeny Manns,
Pastor; Willie Crace Jr., Assistant Pastor.
Salt Lick United Baptist, San Lick, Hueysville; Worship Service, 2nd & 4th
Sunday, 10:30 a.m.; Pastor, Allen Chaffins, phone 946-2123.
Sammy Claric Branch Freewill Baptist, Dana; Sunday School, 10 am;
Worshp SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
Stephens Branch Missionary Baptist, Stephens Branch; Sunday SeiVice, 10
a.m.; Worship Se1V1ce, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.
The Third Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Phillip Ramey, Pastor.
Tom's Creek Freewill Baptist, U.S. 23 (north of Layne Brothers); Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Wors~p SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Chuck Ferguson, M1rister.
Tom Moore Memorial Freewtll Baptist; Cliff Road; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m.; Youth Service, 5:00p.m.; Evening SeiVice, 6:00p.m.;
No SeiVice the 1st Sunday of each month; Wed'lesday, 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 SeiVice, 11 a.m. and Evemng
Worship SeiVice 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m., Youth Services 7 p.m.;
Evel)lone Welcome.
Utile Paint Arst Church of God, 671 Uttle Pa1nt Road, East Point; Sunday
Jr.,Minister.
School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p..;
Charles Heater Jr., Minister.
The Ugon Church of God of Prophecy, Saturday SeiVices, 7:00 p.m.;
Sunday School, 10 am.; Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m.: Ralph Hall, Pastor.
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Auxier United Methodist, Auxier; Sunday School, 1oa.m.; Worship SeMCe,
11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter, Minister.
Betsy Layne United Methodist, next to B.L. Gymnasium; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worsh1p SeiVice, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Randy Blackburn, Minister.
Allen Christ United Methodist, Allen; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship
SeiVice, 11 a.m. & 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.; Worsh1p SeMCe. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steve Pescosolido, Minister.
Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist, At. 979, Beaver: Sunday School, 10 a.m.,
Worship SeMCe, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Philp T. Smith, Minister.
Village Drive
Emma United Methodist, Emma; Sunday School10 a.m., Sunday Worship
SeiVice 11 a.m.; Pastor David Profitt.
886-8215
First United Methodist, 256 South AmoldAvenue; 9a.m. Contempol)l SeiVice;
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship SeMCe, 10:55 a.m. and 5 p.m. UMYS
SeiVK:e; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Mark D. Walz. Pastor.
Wayland United Methodist, Rt. 7, Wayland; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
SeMCe, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Jack Howard, Pastor.
Wheelwright United Methodist, Wheelwnght. Sunday School, 10 a.m.,
Worship SeiVice, 1t 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 SeiVice, 11:00 a.m.: Wed. Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.; Dennis C.
Love, Pastor.
506 Bucks Branch, Marttn
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Saturday/Sunday, 7 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Ted Shannon, Minister.
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Free Pentecostal Church of God, At. 1428, East Point, Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m and 6:30p.m.; Thurs., 6:30p.m.; Buster Hayton.
Minister
Free Pentecostal Church of God, Weeksbul)l; Sunday School, 10 a.m.,
Worship SeiVIC€, 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Saturday, 7 p.m.; John 'Jay" Patton,
M1nister
Free Pentecostal Deliverance, Ext. 46 off Mt.. Parkway at Campton; Worship
SeMCe, Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m.; Patricia Crider, M1nister.
Free Pentecostal Holiness, At. 122, Upper Burton; Sunday School, 11 a.m.:
Worship SeiVice, 6 p.m; Friday, 7 p.m., Louis Sanlan, Mimster. David Pike,
Associate Minister.
Goodloe Pentecostal, Rt. 850, David; Worship Service. 6 p.m.; Malcom Slone,
M1nister
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Parkway First Calvary Pentecostal, Floyd and Magoffin County Line; ;
Worship SeiVice, 6:30p.m.; Mike D. Caldwell, Minister. 297-6262
Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Holiness, Main St, Martin; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 7 p.m.: 2nd Sat., 7 p m.; Thurs., 7 p.m.; Elllls J. Stevens,
Minister
Free Pentecostal Church Dwale; SeiVIces Saturday, 6 p.m.; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; SeiVICeS, 11 a.m.; No Sunday Night SeiVice.
PRESBYTERIAN
Drift Presbyterian, Route 1101, Dnft: Worship SeMCe, 11 a.m.
Arst Presbyterian, North Lake Dnve; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.: Worshp
SeiVice, 11 a.m. Rev. VICki Poole, pastor.
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a.m.; Sunday School, 11:20 a.m.: Relief Society/Prelsthoodll'rimal)l, 12:00
p.m.. Wednesday, 6 p.m. Church Meeting House address. Hwy. 80. Martin, KY
41649: Meeting House telephone number 285·3t33; Ken Camere. Bishop.
CHRISTIAN
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Pastor Atha Johnson welcomes evel)lone to attend seM::eS al the CHURCH
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Our Savior Lutheran, Spp Bayes Room Carriage House Motel, Paintsville;
Sunday SeMCe. 1t a.m.; WKLW (600 am) 12:05 p.m.; Rolland Bentrup,
Minister.
Arst Christian, 560 North Arnold Avenue; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh1p
SeiVice, 11 a.m.; Jim She1111an, Minister.
Victory Christian Mlnlsll1es, 1428 E.; Sunday School, 11:30 a.m.; Worship
SeiVice, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m; She1111 Williams, MiniSter.
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Father Robert Damron, pastor.
The name says it all!
Sl James Episcopal; Sunday SeiVice. 9:45 a.m.: Holy Eucharist 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Study Group 6:00p.m Holy Eucharist & Healng 7:30p.m. Father
Johnme E. Ross. Rector.
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist, Wheelwn!tJt Junction; Sunday School, 10 a.m.:
Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Louis Ferrari,
Min1ster.
(606) 886-1 028
11203 Main St. Box 910 Martin~ KY 416~9
Landmark Church of God, Goble Roberts Addition; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship SeiVice, 11:10 a.m. and 7 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Kenneth E. Prater,
Seventh-Day Adventist, 5 miles West on Mountain Parkway; Church SeiVice,
9:t5; Sabbath School, 10:45: John Baker, Pastor, 358-9263; Church, 886·3459,
leave message. Evol)lone welcome!
CATHOUC
t !NIT ATIVtS
Our Lady of the \Vay Hospital
Garrett Church of God, Garrett; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Se1V1ce, 11
a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Donald Bragg, Mimster.
United Community Baptist, Hwy. 7, HueysVIlle; Worship SeiVice, 2 p.m.;
Fnday, 7 p.m.; Carlos Beverly, Minister.
St Martha, Water Gap; Mass: Sunday, 11:15 a.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m.: Sunday.;
Phone: (606) 285-6400
Fax: (606) 285-6409
www.olwh.org
Arst Church of God; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:45 a.m.
and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.. Steven V. Williams, Pastor.
Salisbury United Methodist, Printer; Sunday School. 10 a.m.. Worship
SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bibte Study, 6 p.m.; Bobby G. Lawson,
Minister
Highland Plaza Shopping Center • Prestonsburg
CATHOLIC HEALTH
Community Church of God, Arkansas Creek, Martin; Worship SeiVice. 11
a.m.; Fnday, 7 p.m.; Bud Crum, M1mster.
Maytown Arst Baptist, Main St., Maytown; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh1p
SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bob Varney, Minister.
Middle Creek Baptist, Blue River, Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeiVice,
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Eugene Cook, Minister.
Anornev Eric c. Conn
CHURCH OF GOD
Betsy Layne Church of God, Old US. 23; Sunday School. 10 a.m.; Worship
SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m ; Judith Caudill, Minister.
Graceway United Methodist, Rt. 80, Sunday Scho&, 9:45 a.m.; Worship
SeiVice, 11 a.m.: Wednesday Night, 7 p.m.; Roy Harlow, Minister.
McDowell Arst Baptist, McDowell; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship
SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Gene Bracken, Minister.
Church of God of Prophecy, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship SeiVIce 1• ·
a.m., Sunday Night • 6 p.m. Wed'lesday N1ght · 6 p.m. Pastor Glenn Hayes.
West Prestonsburg.
Weeksbury Church of Christ; Sunday School, 10 a.mm.; Worship SeiVice,
10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mike Hall, Minister.
Martin Freewill Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; John L. Blair, Minister.
Rock Fork Freewill Baptist; Garrett Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeiVice,
11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wendell Crager. Minister.
Main Street, Inez, Ky. • 298-3511
Upper Toler Church of Christ, 3.5 m1les up Toler Creek on right; Sunday
School, 10 a.m., Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.:
Tommy Dale Bush, Minister.
Hom Chapel Methodist, Auxier Road, Auxier, Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Sunday Morning SeiVice, 11 a.m.; Md·week SeiVice, 7 p.m.; Sunday Even1ng
SeiVice held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month at 6 p.m.; l.arl)l J.
Penix, Minister.
Prater Creek Baptist, Banner; Sunday School, 10 a.m; Worship SeiVice, 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; J.B. Hall, Pastor. Phone: (606) 874·3222.
Inez Deposit Bank
Maytown Church of Christ, 66 Turkey Creek Rd., Langley. Sunday Bible
Study 10:00 a.m , Sunday morning worsh1p 11:00 a.m., Evening Worship 6:00
p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m.
Martin Branch Freewill Baptist, Estill; Sunday Service, 10 a.m.;' Worship
SeiVice, 11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James (Red) Morris,
Minister.
Pleasant Valley Old Regular Baptist Church, linker Fork; Meeting time 1st
Saturday & Sunday of each month, 3rd Sunday Evening at 6:00 p.m.;
Moderator, Gal)l Compton; Assist. Moderator, Jimmy Conley.
WE'RE GETTING THINGS DONE
Martin Church of Christ, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worshp SeiVICe, 11
a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Gal)l Mrtchell, Mimster.
Rising Sun Ministries, 78 Court Street, Allen, Ky.; Sunday, 10:30 am.~
Wednesday. 6:30p.m. Pastor: D.P. CurlY
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-D905.
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
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle, West Prestonsbu1g; Sunday School. 10:30
a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m., Don Shepherd, M1n1ster.
Prestonsburg Church of Christ, 88 Hwy. 1428; Worship SeiVice, 10 a.m. and
6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Richard Kelly and Nelson Kidder, MiniSters.
Faith Revelation Ministery, 114 mile above Worldwide Equpment; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worsh1p seMce, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Randy Hagans, Minister.
Harold Church of Chris~ Harold; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeiVIC€,
11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James H. Harmon, Minister.
Faith Worship Center, US 460, Paintsvil'e; Worship SeiVice. 11 a.m.;
Thursday, 6 p.m., Buddy and Maude Fl)le, Minister.
East Kentucky Metal
Roofing & Siding Supplies
East KY Metal
(Next door to East KY Roof Truss Co.)
3095 S. Lake Drive • Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Phone: (606) 889·9609 or (606) 886-9563
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AUTOMOTIVE
Boats
FOR SALE
Ranger Boat 390V,
200 H.P. Johnson,
new 801b. Minn
Kota. Livewells, rod
box,
storage
6oxes,
tandem
trailer, with brakes,
cover, hot foot, on
oard
battery
charger.
1989
model,
great
shape.
Asking
$10,000. 889-0039
Cars
HICKS AUTO
SALES
David Road
'99 Grand Caravan
$2,495
02 Ranger 4 cylinder
5
speed,
$4,295
2001 Ford Tarus
SES 80,000 miles.
$4,495, Moonroof.
92
Pathfinder,
automatic, $2,295
2001
Impala
75,000 miles LS
$5,395. 97' Camry,
Moon roof, 4 cylinder. $2,195.
'97 S-1 oAutomatic,
4.3. $2,195.
886-2842
886-3451.
f;OR SALE
91' Mustang LX,
low miles, sunroof,
4 cyl. Red with
black interior. $750
call 886-1955 or
205-5531
FOR SALE OR
TRADE
82
Volkswagen Rabbit
Convertble. 8742421 or 259-1844.
FOR SALE
TRX 450 R 2005
for sale or trade,
lots of extras, lots
' f mototwork.
EMPLOYMENT
When responding
to
'Employment ads
that have reference
numbers,
please indicate
that entire refer(1nce number on
the outside of
your envelope.
Reference numbers are used to
flelp us direct
'*'our letter to the
porrect individual.
Job Listings
JOB OPENING
Help
wanted!
$40,000-$60,000
yearly!
Demo,
insurance, 401 k,
paid
vacations.
Great opportunity.
rv1ust submit to drug
testing and background screening.
Call 789-5301, ask
for Jenny.
HOUSEKEEPERS
NEEDED Full and
part time housekeepers needed.
Must work weekends. Must have
experience. Come
by Microtel Inn and
apply.
HELP WANTED
Care givers needed
Call
886-1623,
Between 1O:OOam5:00pm. Ask for
Diane
JOB OPENING
Truck dispatcher
located at Betsy
Lane. Good pay,
retirement, insurance plan, paid
vacations.
Must
have 1 year experience.
478-9501.
Ask for Chris.
JOB OPENING
Experienced tower
climber/
Radio
installer needed.
Must have valid drivers
license.
Eastern KY location. Benefits package. Please call
(606)-886-3181.
fore more information, or fax a copy of
your resume to
(606)- 886-8335.
Please do not call
unless you have
experience in these
fields.
JOB OPENING
Security
guards
needed for the Pike
county and Floyd
County
area.
Please apply at
S.W.A.T. Security at
805-633-3798, sign
on bonus.
JOB OPENING
Eleven
people
needed to start
work immediately in
permanent full time
positions.
Paid
vacations
and
advancements
available. A large
91 year old company has expanded
into the Painstville,
KY area. No experience necessary will
train those that
qualify. $295 per
week to start as per
written agreement.
Call Monday April
9th only 9am to
606-7885pm.
7334.
JOB OPENINGS
C & S Vaults, manufacture of steel
burial vaults is
seeking a driver for
the Inez warehouse. Applicants
must have a class B
CDL license. Ablity
to perform physical
labor.
Must be
dependable.
Drivers
load,
unload, and deliver
steel grave vaults
through out regions
in
Kentucky,
and
Tennessee,
Ohio, Virginia, and
West .Virginia. Must
be
comfortable
dealing with customers.
Benefits
available after 90
days. Full time positions. Please fill out
an application and
sign up for an interview at C & S Vaults
Industrial Dr. Inez,
Ky 41224
JOB OPENINGS
We are seeking a
full time driver at
our Manton, KY
location, to operate
company vehicles
to transport prod-
ucts to and from
specified destinations. This position
is responsible for
operating company
equipment at the
job site under the
direction of the
blaster in charge,
performing duties of
load/plant crew or
shot service crew
and or assisting the
plant
manager.
Must possess a
current Class A
COL with Hazmat
and
tanker
endorsements and
1 year driving experience. Please forward your response
information to 152
Manton Rd, Martin,
KY 41649; or Fax:
606-285-5171
or
email
humanresources@ austinpower.com
HELP WANTED
Wright
Lumber
Company is taking
applications for the
position of truck driver. Must be energetic, neat in apperance and willing ro
work. Apply in person at the Martin
location. No phone
calls please.
WANTED:
Someone to do odd
jobs and likes animals call 886-6704.
JOB OPENING
Creek
Otter
Correctional Center
is currently accepting applications for
A d v a n c e d
Registered Nurse
Practitioner
and
Family Practitioner.
Must be licensed in
the state of KY.
Interested
applicants may apply in
person
at 327 ·
Correctional Road,
Wheelwright, KY
41669, online at
www.correctionscorp.com or you
may
fax
your
resume to 606-4529703. Otter Creek
Correctional Center
is
an
Equal
Opportunity
Employer.
JOB OPENING
Contract Highwall
Mining
LLC(Frankie Justice Greg Henzman) is
now
accepting
applications for a
certified electrician,
foreman and other
mining positions in
Knott and Floyd
County. Full time
positions available.
Excellent pay and
benefits including
health and dental
insurance. Please
call our office at
606-437-4603 for
an application.
JOB OPENING
Pro Hair of Pikeville
(K-Mart shopping
center) and Pro
Hair
of
Prestonsburg
(Walmart shopping
center) is now taking
applications
from licensed cosmetologist! Great
pay! Hourly plus
commissions.
Bonus plus vacation
pay.
Call
Prestonsburg Salon
886-1460
or
Pikeville Salon 4320375 or come by
for an application.
JOB OPENING
Immediate opening
for the following fulltime positions with
a new manufacturing plant located in
Wurtland,
KY.
Experienced
Welders/Fabricator,
able to work from
blueprints and pass
welding test. Mining
Electrician experience with repairing
underground mining
equipment..
Machinist experience in line boring.
Competitive pay,
insurance
and
401 (k). To apply
send cover letter
and resume to:
Appalachian Fuels,
HWM Shop-Attn:
Office
Manager.
1033 Port Road,
Wurtland,
KY
41144-0742.
JOB
OPENING
Renos Roadhouse
in Prestonsburg is
now hiring for all
positions.
ShiftsDay and Night.
Apply
in person
only.
HELP WANTED
Looking for someone to do plumbing
work, some carpentry
work.
General
handy
man. Call Russell
Wallen at 874-2512
or come by Hill
Street at Dwale.
JOB OPENING
On call in home
assistance caring
for the elderly. Call
Joyce at 606-8898529. Also, accepting applications for
caregivers.
Services
LAWN CARE
If Lawn Care and
tree trimming needed
throughout
Summer months.
Please call Rendell
at 606-358-2117
morning
or
evening.
MERCHANDISE
Kays Wallpaper
205 Depot Rd.
Painstville, KY.
·Quality
wall
covering
all
under
$10.00.
New hours M-F
3-6. Sat 12-4.
Call
789-4127.
You may call
after 1 Oam for
service
other
than
regular
hours
FOR SALE
Feed for sale and
flea market items
for sale. Call 4529651. Located near
Wheelwright
off
122
on
Buckingham.
Animal
PUPPIES FOR
SALE
AKC
Bloodhound puppies, first shots,
wormed. Call 606652-4986.
FOR SALE TO A
GOOD
HOME
Neutered
male
Doberman
Mix.
Great watch dog
but is also very
affectionate to owners. $50.00. CALL
424-1707..
Also
FREE TO A GOOD
HOME.. A Neutered
male cat, gray s
tiger
stripes.
Excellent mouser!
424-1701. Leave
MSG.
Yard Sale
YARD SALE
April 6-8 (Fri-Sun)
9a-4p
at
65
Honeycutt Dr. Near
Tech
21;
Prestonsburg.
YARD SALE
Due to downsizing,
items
collected
from home plus
antiques from previously
owned
antique
shop.
Antique furniture,
carnival
glass,
numerous household
items.
Located at 408
LakeSide
Dr.
Jenkins, KY.
YARD SALE
April 1Oth and 11th.
Children and adults
Toys,
clothing.
household items,
stereo,
karaoke
machine. Located
2.2 miles up Rt.
404 turn right up
Sam Hale Branch.
First house on right
886-2685.
YARD SALE
Women and men
clothing,
baby
clothing,
prom
dresses
sizes
10,13,14,16 2XL.
Comforter
set,
movies and misc.
items. April 3, 4, 5
and 6th. Rt. 404
David across from
the David for Fire
department.
C.
Nelson Dr.
YARD SALE
Thursday April 7th
and Tuesday April
10 9-5 at Bucks
Branch
and
Spurlock- Watch
for
signs!
Household items,
some plus size
cloths, lots of stuff.
Misc.
sale, $20. Call2853704
WOLFF TANNING
BEDS NEW &
USED.
Monthly
payments,
free
delivery within 100
miles of London.
Parts-LampsServices.
1-888-554-0058.
FOR SALE
3 Lawn Mowers, 2
new, 1 slightly
used. Call 8866378
FOR SALE
Glass
Antique
show case and
other antique items
available. Call 2598411 or 874-2421
walking distance to
school. 1 house,
brick, fenced in
back yard. 2-3
rooms. Other one
is 3 BR 2 bath with
siding.
Located
next door to each
other.
Asking
$173,700 Call 8861813 or 886-0769
HOUSE
FOR
SALE 3.5 acres 3
BR
2
bath,
attached 2 car
garage with work
shop or 1/2 acre lot
for
sale.
Prestonsburg,
meadows branch
area. Call 8890149.
HOUSE
FOR
SALE 4 BR Brick
LOT FOR RENT
house apx 1500
Located at Old sq. ft. 2 baths, livAllen Road. $20Q ing room, family
per month. City room, kitchen, utilisewer available. ty
room,
large
874-2421 and 259- deck, double car1844.
port on nice corner
lot.
Hardwood
floors
in
living
Want to buy
room, kitchen , family room and one
WANTED TO BUY
bedroom. New carInterested in buy- pet in 3 bedrooms.
if).g,. l.a.J;lcj Of hom~, raoe.I~Qlh!;l~,, ,~ log
from Hindman to fire place, electric.
Martin or Mcdowell heat
pur.np.
area.
606-634- Located 2 miles up
2960
Abbott
Rd.
on
Frasure Hill Dr. .
Prestonsburg, KY.
606-886-6 77 8.
Shown by appointment
FOR SALE
www.sharphome.com
Gas well interest
for sale. Owners PRICE REDUCED
desire to sell their MUST
SELL
20% interest in 2 NOW! Two housgas wells at Viper, es!!! One is 4 BR,
Ky. If seriously living. room, dining
kitchen,
interested call 478- room,
bath.
1002
The other house IS
2 BR, living, big
House
kitchen, bath, built
over garage work
shop and laundry
HOUSES
FOR room, 2 outs ide
SALE BY OWNER storage building.
Located
in Natural gas, paved
Prestonsburg, parking, chain link
REAL ESTATE
PHYSICIANS FOR WOMEN
is seeking candidates for
(Part-Time)
MEDICAL RECORDS CLERK
Requirements include a high school
diploma or equivalent. Experience i n
general office procedures including
filing, typing, and/or records work.
Mail or fax resume to:
ITEMS FOR SALE
Shot Gum, 1925
asking $500, free
fire
wood
cut!
Apartment
size
for
refrigerator
sale.
$100.
Colonial rug for
Jessica Conn, BBA
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
1709 KY Route 321, Suite 3
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Fax: (606) 886-8548
Email: j.conn@bshc.org
" A pr olld tradition
(}I pmvidillf! acrrn ttJ qriO/il_y lu!fl/tlr care''
Big Sandy H~;~hh C\m:-, Inc. is ;.m Lqllol l O ppMtunit} bnplo) .:r
fenced yard. 7/1 0
acre lot. Very livable move in cond ition. All for a very
reasonable price of
$42,000. Land contracts.
Salyers
Branch, Hueysville
area. Cal l 606-3589346
HOUSE
FOR
SALE 3 BR 2 bath
house completly
remodeled inside
and out . South
Rive r view lane.
Prestonsburg. 8868991.
$145 , 500.
Immediate occupancy.
Call 285-9277 4228197 226-4551.
YOUR AD COULD
BE
HERE!
1
MONTH WITH A
PICTURE
INCLUDED JUST
$75.00.
CALL
LEIGHANN
WILLIAMS TODAY
TO SALE YOUR
FAST!
HOUSE
886-8506.
Sole or Lease
HOUSE
FOR
SALE Newly conFOR SALE
structed, house for 2003 16x80 mobile
sale located at home. Fire place.
Abbott
Creek. dishwasher, garVaulted living room den tub, walk in
shingle
cei ling,
3
BR , shower,
bonus room, fire- roof, gutters , used
place, with cherry fo r short time.
hardwood
floors Good price. Central
and cabinets with air. Located outside
spacious attached City limits. Call
garage. Located 4 886-2474
miles from us 23.
Panoramic
view FOR SALE
located in new sub- Commercial propdivisions .
Seller erty 12 acres next
willing to help with to
Walmart
&
closing costs! Call McDonald's
in
6 Q§.;.~ &.Q.-{,) Q.~ J. ••...P.re$to.nsbwg. 886evenings 606-377- 3023 after 5pm.
6042
FOR RENT
HOUSE
FOR Beauty shop equipt
SALE
388 with 3 stations and
Hammond
Rd tanning bed. Would
Prestonsburg
4 consider renting for
BR 3 full bath , commercial
use
Jacuzzi tub in mas- other than beauty
te r bedroom. All shop. Rt. 122 1
kitchen app liances,
mile
South
of
security system , Martin across from
family room has Garth
Technical
hardwood
floors School. Must have
with gas fire place.
references. 285All new paint. 1 car 9112.
garage, large deck
over looking 1/2 FOR SALE
acre flat fenced
Property for sale
yard. 2 min . to RT.
between
23, 5 min to down- Prestonsburg and
Painstville. Also ,
town Presto nsburg.
Recently appraised double wide for
at $156,000. Priced rent. $500 plus
for
uick
sale
. Call 606-
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Storage Units for rent
1 Ox1 0 $40.00
10x20 $60.00
10x30 $80.00
Located on 1428
Old Allen Rd.
Call 874-4511.
HOME FOR SALE
2 1/2 Miles on Abbott, at
111 Creekside. Maple
Cabinetry, carpet, 2 BR,
fireplace. Recently
remodeled. Call 8860893.
New Positions
Sr. Financial Planner
Preferred skills include: 6 years + experience in Fin.
Planning & Analysis of coal operations, Financial
Reporting, and Mine Accounting, CPA preferred .
Land Agent/Eng Tech
Preferred skills include: experience in Coal Leasing ,
Lease Mgt, Mine Permitting & Planning, AutoCAD,
Environmental Mgt.
Coal Ticketing Clerk
Dependable person with reliable transportation to
ticket coal trucks at surface mine located between
Prestonsburg and Salyersville.
Black Diamond Mining LLC
587 North Lake Drive
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Call (606) 889-8440 x125 for Appointment or
E-mail resume to: ggroves@bdmining.com
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
be heard, at the Music, Jr.
Department
for The operation will
Natural Resources use
the
area
Prestonsburg method of surface
FOR SALE
NOTICE OF
Office, mining.
Baby farm for sale BOND RELEASE Regional
3140 South Lake The
amendment
possible commeriPermit No.
D r i v e , application
has
cal site 6.50 acres
836-0334
Prestonsburg, been filed for public
with house and outIncrement Nos. Kentucky 41653. inspection at the
building
approxi9, 11, 17 and 18
The hearing will be Department
for
mately 3/4- 1 acre
In accordance with cancelled
if
no Natural Resources'
building site out of
KRS
350.093, request for a hear- Prestonsburg
floor plain. Location
notice is hereby ing or informal con- Regional
Office,
: Just above Mtn.
given that Miller ference is received 3140 South Lake
Center on
Arts
Bros. Coal, LLC, by June 12, 2007.
Drive,
Suite
6,
Mountain Parkway.
P.O. Box 990, Allen,
Prestonsburg,
Contact
Franklin
41601, PUBLIC NOTICE Kentucky
41653.
Fitzpatrick at 886- Kentucky
has applied for
Notice is hereby Written comments,
3533 after 6pm.
Phase
I
bond
or
given that Karen objections,
Interested parties
release on permit
only.
Crum, P.O. Box requests for a pernumber 836-0334,
mit
conference
Increment Nos. 9, 1148, Prestonsburg, must be filed with
FARM FOR SALE
KY 41653, has filed
11, 17 and 18,
Floyd county 75
an application with the Director of the
which was
last
acres more or less,
the
Natural Division of Mine
issued on 12/22/06.
rt. 1100 off US 23
Resources
and Permits, #2 Hudson
The application covEast Point Upper
Environmental Hollow Complex,
ers an area of
Little Paint. Lum
Protection Cabinet U.S. 127 South,
approximately
Derossett Branch.
to place a small dirt Frankfort, Kentucky
858.68 acres, locat40601. This is the
Call 606-325-4430
ed 2.9 miles north- fill, and place a per- final advertisement
or 606-325-2809.
manent
bridge
east of Hueysville,
Level- Sloping and
crossing
over of the application.
in Floyd County.
comments,
timber.
Middlecreek. The All
The permit area is
objections,
or
approximately 1.5 site is approximate- requests for a perly 4.50 miles west of
mile northwest from
conference
Prestonsburg,
in mit
Route 2029's juncFloyd
County, must be received
tion with KY Route
within 30 days of
7, and located in Kentucky. today's date.
APARTMENT
Comments
or
Salyers Branch and
objections concernRaccoon Branch of
Proclamation
Saltlick Creek, and ing this application
APT FOR RENT
OF THE
Mudlick Branch and should be directed
Upstairs,
nice,
to :
Kentucky
2007
FLOYD
Shepherd Branch of
clean studio apartCOUNTY
Brush Creek. The Division of Water,
ment. Electric heat
PRIDE SPRING
latitude
is Water Resources
and air. $350 per
2
37 30'45". The lon- Branch, 14 Reilly
CLEANUP
month.
Deposit
Road,
Frankfort
gitude is 82 2 53'
By
required. Call 886Office
Park,
57".
Robert D.
6208.
Frankfort,
KY
The bond now in
Marshall
effect for Increment 40601. Phone (502) Judge/Executive
APT FOR RENT
564-3410.
No. 9 is a surety
Now Renting Park
County of Floyd
type
bond in the
NOTICE OF
place Apartments .
Commonwealth of
amount
of
Rent starting at: $ 8 8 , 2 o o . o o .
INTENTION TO Kentucky To All To
1BR - $280, 2BR Whom
These
Approximately 60
MINE
$304. All electric
Presents
Shall
percent of the origiPursuant to
HUD accepted. Call
Come: WHEREAS,
nal bond amount of
Application
886-0039
The PRIDE initiative
is
Number 836Equal
Housing $88,200.00
encourages
resiincluded
in
the
0329,
Opportunity
dents of southern
application
for Amendment No. and
eastern
release.
3
APT FOR RENT
Kentucky to take
New 1 BR apt. The bond now in In accordance with personal responsi350 . 070 , bility for keeping the
Appliances
fur- effect for Increment KRS
11 is a surety notice is hereby
No.
nished, all utilities
region's
environthat ment clean; and
included. $520 per type bond in the given
of W o I v e r i n e WHERE'AS, · resimonth, 1 car park• amqu,nt •
$56,800 . 00. R
I
ing. 889-1999
Approximately 60
esources,
nc., dents have worked
. . P.O. Box 77, lvel, hard with PRIDE
FOR RENT
percen t f th e ongl- Kentucky
41642 since
1997
to
nal bond amount of
Furnished apart- $ 56 .800 .00
is has applied for an achieve a "decade
ment, real clean,
amendment to an of difference" makincluded
in the
quiet near Jenny
for exi·sting surface and ing the region a
auger coal mining cleaner, healthier,
Wiley lake. Suitable application
for 2 people . . NO release.
.
and
reclamation more prosperous
The bond now 1n
4!:,u,gs. Call 88q ~ct ·ft5'r lllcrement operation
catep piece to livEll '<\!Jd
3~41 .
near David of Floyd raise families; and
No. 17 is a surety County.
The WHEREAS,
the
type bond in the amendment will add annual
FOR RENT
PRIDE
of 149.12 acres of sur- Spring Cleanup is
Branham Heights amount
4
disturbance an opportunity for
Apartments - Now $ 6 5 ' 0 0 · 0 0 · face
60 making a total area
accepting applica- Approximately
residents to build on
tions for 1 and 2 BR percent of the origi- of 196.59 acres this momentum and
apts. Rent based on nal bond amount ?f within the amended
400 ·00
IS permit boundary.
30% of income. $ 65 •
in tfhe . The proposed operAppliances
fur- included
or ation is approxinished. very nice, application
release.
central heat and air, The bond now in mately 0.19 miles
water, garbage and effect for Increment northwest from KY
Route 404's junesewer
included.
18 is a surety tion with Rough and
Please contact the No.
Creek
manager 606-452- type bond in the Tough
amount
of
County Road and is
4777.
5 2 ' 2 0 0 · 0 0 · located
within
Equal Opportunity $
60 Rough and Tough
Approximately
housing.
percent of the origi- Creek and Buckeye
Furnished 1 bed nal bond amount of Branch of the Left
is Fork
of
Middle
room Apt. Central $ 52 ·200 ·00
in the Creek, and Mill
heat & air. Rent included
for Branch of Middle
starting at $375. application
Creek.
month, + $300. release.
proposed
deposit
water Written comments, The
and amendment
is
included. Located objections,
on
the
near HRMC. 606- requests for a public located
hearing or informal Ivyton, David, and
889-9717.
conference must be Martin USGS 7 112
filed
with
the
Director, Division of minute quadrangle
Houses
maps. The surface
Field Services, No. area to be disturbed
2 Hudson Hollow, by the amendment
HOUSE FOR RENT Frankfort, Kentucky is owned by Roger
40601, by June 11, Lee
Shepherd,
B eautiful 2 story 2007
·
Denver
Shepherd,
home with white A
bl' h
·
pu IC eanng on Kenneth Bradford,
columns for rent the application has Eunice Shepherd,
at lvel, KY.
been scheduled for Philip
E. Allen,
3 BR for. $750 June 12 • 2007 • at Christine Bradford,
includes water and 9:00 a.m., or soon et.al., and Marvin
garbage bill
plus thereafter as may
789-6721 or 792792-6721. No pets.
LEGALS
RENTALS
demonstrate personal responsibility
by volunteering to
pick up trash in their
communities and by
taking advantage of
free trash disposal
services;
and
WHEREAS, Floyd
County is participating in the PRIDE
Spring Cleanup by
organizing cleanup
events and recruiting volunteers (, as
well as all concerned ; and
WHEREAS,
the
residents of Floyd
County are encouraged to participate
in the PRIDE Spring
Cleanup;
BE IT RESOLVED , I
Robert D. Marshall,
Floyd
County
Judge/Executive of
the Commonwealth
of Kentucky, do
hereby
proclaim
that the 2007 Floyd
County
PRIDE
Spring Cleanup will
be held April 9-28.
I call attention to the
1Oth anniversary of
the PRIDE initiative
and encourage all
citizens of Floyd
County
to
get
involved in helping
to keep our community clean.
Given under my
hand
this
_22nd_ day of
r~
.,
HOUSE FOR RENT
2 BR house at
Riverside
drive.
$550 per month
plus utilities and
deposit. Call 8860124 after 5pm.
Mobile Homes
FOR RENT
Nice 3 BR MH for
rent
in
Prestonsburg. 8740875 or 226-3207.
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The Floyd County
Solid
Waste
Regular Meeting to
be held Monday
April 9th at 10:30
AM in the Old
Courthouse
2nd
Floor.
~·
°
utilities. Owner pays
water and garbage
bill. No HUD, NO
pets. Quiet neighborhood.Large
yard . References
required.
Central
Heat and Air. Dish
washer/washer
dyer stove and .
refrigerator
furnished. Office with
Computer link. Call
437-6507 or 4349008.
March _____
2007.
ROBERT D.
MARSHALL_
The
Honorable
Robert D. Marshall
Judge-Executive
Floyd County
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Apply in Person at
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Eastern Kentucky
author Patricia
VVest will be holdIng a book signIng at the Floyd
County Library on
Saturday, April 7,
1'rom '1'1 :30 to 2:30
come out and
meet the author
as she signs her
latest boo o1'
spooky and unexplained tales 1'rom
the mountains.
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Also !Drug Testing
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Home Improvements and Repairs
285-0999
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Sunday, AprilS, 2007 • 75¢
Yalume 81, Issue 42
FLOYD COUNTY
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LEWIS BIN8(~y
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.
briefs
Gillispie named UK coach
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
-.
-..
.
y JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
PIKEVILLE- A
March 30 automobile
accident that resulted in
the death of the passenger now has the driver
facing a murder charge
after he allegedly fled
the scene.
'According to
Kentucky State Police,
Emest Mounts was
operating a 1987 GMC
S-15 traveling east on
R<>tt~te 194 at Freeburn
when he apparently left
th~ roadway and struck
a piiff embankment. His
p~senger, Jack
Robinette, 48, of
MeVeigh, was badly
Injured, but Mounts
allegedly left Robinette
at the scene while he
LEXINGTON - College basketball's winningest program has
a new leader. The search for the
next University of Kentucky
men's basketball coach officially
ended Friday afternoon when
Billy Gillispie was introduced as
the new Wildcat head coach.
Gillispie, 47, makes his way to
Kentucky from Texas A&M.
Kentucky got Billy, after all.
One day after highly sought-after
University of Florida head coach
Billy Donovan, a former Wildcat
assistant, chose to stay in
Gainesville just days removed
from guiding the Gators to a sec-
EASTER
H E
ond straight national championship,
Kentucky
Athletic
Director Mitch Barnhart didn't
waste any time in going after
Gillispie. With Gillispie as head
coach, Texas A&M finished the
2006-07 season 27-7.
The Gillispie-coached Aggies,
a force in the Big 12 and on the
national scene, reached the Sweet
R L 0 ·0 M
ZDAY FORECAST
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Ostrich egg continues
family's Easter tradition
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
Easter brings candy filled
baskets, fuzzy yellow chicks,
children outfitted in their latest
Sunday best and, of course,
eggs. Lots of eggs.
But few eggs this Easter season will top the one cherished
by a local Martin family. Safely
housed at the home of Pat
Shepherd, on Cracker' Bottom,
this rather large egg has
become a treasured family heirloom as each year it is passed
around for new family signatures to be inscribed on it.
Get up-to-the-minute
weather forecasts at
floydcountytimes.com
Regional Obituaries ......A2
Opinion ..........................A4
Sports ............................A7
Lifestyles ......................A5
81assifieds ...................A11
10
ARH details
contract
proposal
STAFF WRITER
Pat Shepherd, of Martin, is pictured with granddaughter Leslie Robinson, great-grandson
Kendal Robinson, great-grandbaby to be {Leslie was pregnant with her second child at the time
of this photo), and the family heirloom Easter egg in Shepherd's yard at Cracker Bottom. The
egg (inset) contains the names and signatures of several generations of her family.
"It's just something we started some years back," said
Shepherd.
According to Shepherd, a
niece of hers brought an egg
with the names of each family
member to the family Easter
dinner in 1978. Her sister, Janet
Howard, decided that egg was
special and sneaked it from the
basket of those to be hidden for
the family egg hunt.
After that, the egg was
placed carefully in a sealed box
filled with artificial Easter
grass and brought out again the
next year, and for subsequent
years, as w~ll. Eventually, that
Billy Gillispie
(See COACH, page three)
by JESSICA HALE
fled.
Robinette was trans·
ported by helicopter to
St. Mary's Medical
Center in Huntington,
W.Va., where he was
prllf,lounced dead by the
CaBell County coroner.
Mounts was later
arrested at the
Kentucky-West Virginia
border and charged with
first-degree assault.
Charges were later
amended to include
murder and failure to
render aid for leaving
Jhe scene of the accit:lent.
Mounts is being held
at the Pike County
~ntion Center.
This accident is still
under investigation by
KSP Det. Eddie Crum.
16 a few weeks back. Texas
A&M was a No . 3 seed in the
NCAA Tournament and finished
the latest season ranked ninth in
the final poll.
Gillispie's overall record as a
head coach is 100-58 in five seasons.
McDOWELL - After
continuing contract negotiation,
Appalachian
Regional Healthcare publicly detailed the proposal it
is offering to the United
Steel Workers Union.
ARH presented a completed proposal to USW's
negotiating team at 4 :25
p.m. which they say, "presents a fair contract that
provides market competitive wages and benefits."
This 18-page proposal
offered to USW was posted
on ARH's website on
Thursday, outlining the
amendments made to several sections of employee
benefit packages.
According to ARH, they
have proposed a three-year
wage increase to all USW
employees. The first year, a
2 percent increase would be
given on the contract ratification date. The following
year would bring a 2.35
percent increase and the
third year would post a 2.45
percent increase.
Under health care benefits, ARH says it is proposing a plan that is consistent
with the plan implemented
for management earlier this
year that would eliminate
most out-of-pocket costs
for utilization of their facilities and services. Also,
family deductibles will be
waived when services are
provided at an ARH facility.
ARH says they are not
trying to reduce or eliminate sick leave days, but
only trying to eliminate the
abuse of them. Disability
insurance and flexible
scheduling were other topics discussed.
An agreement has not
yet been reached.
original Easter heirloom was
retired, "because it got filled up
with names," Shepherd said, as
new babies were born and family members married, bringing
new names and faces into the
already large and close-knit
brood.
That initial egg, according
to Shepherd, was kept safely
for several years until its retirement, when it was replaced by
a larger, duck egg.
The duck egg, also, survived
for several years,
until
Shepherd's
granddaughter,
(See EGG, page three)
photo by Jamie Vanhoose
Corps of Engineers employee
accused of false statements
Church continues
Members of the Tabernacle Church, of Auxier Road,
continued their six-year tradition of carrying a cross
across the county on Good Friday.
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
PIKEVILLE - A U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers employee is
facing criminal charges after an
indictment was h~mded down
Thursday charging him with falsifying documents used to grant
permits to mining operations for
the discharge of dredge and fill
materials.
&-u·l Jerry Sparks worked as
a project manager and team
leader at the Eastern Kentucky
Corps of Engineers office in
Knott County. Sparks was
responsible for processing
applications ti·om mining operations throughout the county that
were seeking approval to discharge dredge materials into
nearby waterways.
The federal indictment
alleges that Ji"om 2002 through
2005, Sparks forged "decision
documents'' related to some
applications, issued permits
without first having them
approved and even forged the
Commander's signature on several occasions.
The tive operations for which
Sparks allegedly forged documents were Consol of Kentucky,
Appalachian Fuels, Leslie
Resources, B&W Resources and
Strong Brothers Mining.
Sparks now faces a maximum of five years in prison, a
$250,000 fine, three years
supervised release. mandatory
special assessment of $100 per
count, and restitution if applicable.
Good Frid.ay tradition
by KIM LITTLE FRASURE
ADVERTISING MANAGER
PRESTONSBURG The year was 200 l when
John Adams, then a member of Emma United
Methodist Church, shared
with his Pastor Paul Aiken
and congregation that God
had laid on his heart the
need to express what had
been done on the cross by
literally taking a cross and
walking along the highways of Floyd County.
Now six years later, the
Cross Walk continues. Each
(See WALK, page Lhree)
�A2 • SUNDAY, APRIL
8,
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
2007
Regional Obituaries
FLOYD COUNTY
• Norma Allen, 76, of
Prestonsburg, died Monday,
April 2, at Riverview Health
Care Center, Prestonsburg.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, April 5, under direction of Hall Funeral Home.
• Charles S. Allen, 86, of
Printer, died Saturday, March
31, in Highlands Regional
Medical
Center,
in
Prestonsburg. He is survived by
his wife, Alpha Layton Allen.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 2, under
direction of Hall Funeral
Home.
•
Carlos
"Pennyrile"
Wayne Artrip, 83, of Martin,
died Thursday, March 29, at his
residence. He is survived by his
wife, Virginia Lee Davidson
Artrip. Funeral services were
conducted Sunday, April 1,
under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
• James Edward Donta, 48,
of Allen, passed away
Saturday, March 31, at the
Pikeville Medical Center. He is
survived by his wife, Mattie
Sue Kennedy Donta. Funeral
services
were conducted
Tuesday, April 3, under the
direction of Hall Funeral
Home.
• Elva England, 75, of
North Manchester, Indiana, a
native of Prestonsburg, died
Tuesday, April 3, at his residence. Funeral services will be
held Monday, April 9, at 2:00
p.m., at the DeLaughterMcKee
Mortuary,
North
Manchester,
Indiana.
Graveside services will be
Wednesday, April 11, at 11
a.m., in the Jack Arnett
Cemetery, Prestonsburg.
• Eugene Hall, age 65, of
Morrow, Georgia, formerly of
Floyd County, died Saturday,
March 31, at the Health Field
Hospice in Riverdale, Georgia.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, April 3, under the
direction of Nelson-FraLier
Funeral Home.
• McKinley Howell, 84, of
Dayton, Ohio, formerly of
McDowell, died March 30 at
home. Hall Funeral Home in
Martin is in charge of arrangements.
• John P. Wells, 88, of
Prestonsburg, died Sunday,
April 1. He is survived by his
wife, Donna Wells. Funeral services were held Wednesday,
April 4, under the direction of
Hall Funeral Home.
KNOTT COUNTY
• Mertie Stumbo, 73, of Hi
Hat, died Monday, April 2, at
her residence. She is survived
by her husband, Cecil Stumbo.
Funeral services were held
Obituaries
Evelyn Inscore
Evelyn Inscore, 83, of
Pikeville,. formerly of Prestonsburg, died Wednesday,
April4, 2007, at her residence.
Born June 18, 1923, in Pike
County, she was the daughter
of the late Fred and Martha
Renfro Charles. She was a
retired bookkeeper for Stone
Coal Corporation, and was a
member of the Lancer Baptist
Church in Prestonsburg.
She is survived by her husband, Clarence L. Inscore.
Other survivors include a
Harm Hatfield of
son:
Pikeville; a daughter, Reba
Gardner of Pikeville; four
brothers: Jerry Renfro of
Detroit, Michigan, Bobby
Renfro of Betsy Layne, and
Ray Renfro and Gene Renfro,
both of Cincinnati, Ohio; a sister, Joyce Smith of Betsy
Layne; two grandsons: Rodney
Gardner of Prestonsburg, and
Eddy Gardner of Pikeville; a
granddaughter, Angie Miller of
Mahr, West Virgina; and two
great-grandchildren:
Jacob
Gru:dner and Gabrel Miller.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, April 7, at 1 p.m., at
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Horne,
in Martin, with Bobby
Carpenter officiating.
Burial was in the Davidson
Memorial Gardens, in Ivel,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Visitation is Friday, 6 to 9
p.m., at the funeral home.
(Paid obituary)
www.nelsonfrazierfunt:ralhome.com
Wednesday, April 4, under the
dtrection of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
MAGOFFIN COUNTY
• Marsha Diane Basham
Howard, 34, of Salyersville,
died Sunday, March 25, at New
Paintsville
Road
m
Salyersville. She is survived by
her husband, Scott Howard.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, March 29, under the
direction of Magoffm County
Funeral Horne.
• Sonja Renee Barnett
Howes, 36, of Salyersville,
died Tuesday, March 20, at the
UK Medical Center, in
Lexington. Funeral services
were conducted Saturday,
March 24, under the direction
of Magoffin County Funeral
Home.
• Bob Patrick, 71, of
Salyersville, died Saturday,
March 24, at St. Joseph East
Hospital, in Lexington. He is
survived by his wife, Bertie
Alsept Patrick. Funeral services
were held Wednesday, March
28, under the direction of
Magoffin County Funeral
Home.
• Ellis Shepherd, 81, of
Salyersville, died Saturday,
March 24, at the Paul B. Hall
Medical Center, in Paintsville.
He is survived by his wife,
Leatha Shepherd. Funeral services
were
conducted
Wednesday, March 28, under
the direction of Magoffin
County Funeral Home.
• Billy Edward Tackett, 61,
of Salyersville, died Monday,
April 2. Funeral services were
held Thursday, April 5, under
the direction of Magoffin
County Funeral Home.
PIKE COUNTY
• Roger ''The Kid" Adkins,
60, of Regina, died Thursday,
March 29, at Pikeville Medical
Center. He is survived by his
wife, Terry Raye Maichele
Adkins. Funenil services were
held Sunday, April I, under
direction of Bailey Funeral
Home.
• Oma Hylton Blackburn,
81, of Pikeville, died Friday,
March 20, at Pikeville Medical
Center. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, April 3, under the
direct1on of J.W. Call & Son
Funeral Home.
• Mildred Blanche Booth,
77, of Phelps, died Saturday,
March
31,
at
South
Williamson. Funeral services
were held Tuesday, April 3,
under the direction of Phelps
Funeral Services.
• Velma Branham, 83, of
North Ridgeville, Ohio, died
Friday, March 30. Graveside
services were held Wednesday,
April 4, under the direction of
Carty Funeral Home.
• Sallie Canada, 92, of
Varney, died Friday, March 20,
at the Markey Cancer Center.
Funeral services ere held
Tuesday, April 3, under the
direction of Rogers Funeral
Home.
• W.G. "Dusty" Cheeks,
68, of Pikeville, died Friday,
March 30, at his home. He is
survived by his wife, Sandy
Watson Cheeks. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 1, under the
direction of Lucas and Son
Funeral Home.
• Erma C. Domenick, 83,
of Naples, Florida, a Pike
County native, died Tuesday,
March 27, at Hospice of
Naples. Funeral services are
under direction of Naples
Memorial Funeral Horne &
Cemetery, Naples, Florida.
• Teddy Dotson, 49, of
Phelps. died Saturday, March
31, at South Williamson ARH.
He is survived by his wife,
Delisa Daniels Dotson. Funeral
services were held Wednesday,
April 4, under the direction of
Phelps Funeral Services.
• Jackie Lynn Elkins, 50, of
Matewan, W.Va., a native of
South
Williamson,
died
Thursday, March 29, at Hardy.
She is survived by her husband,
Donald Ray Elkins. Funeral
services were held Saturday,
March 31 , under the direction
of Hatfield Funeral Chapel.
•
Ola Faye Charlene
Fergerson, 71, of Wurtland, a
Pike County native, died
Wednesday, March 21, at her
residence. Funeral services
were held Saturday, March 24,
under the direction of the
Jones-Preston Funeral Home.
• Woody B. Hall, 63, of
Ashland, a native of Pike
HCTC to hold 11th annual
Spring Writers Conference
HAZARD- An exemplary
group of writers are offering
free workshops at the tenth
annual
Spring
Writers
Conference
at
Hazard
Community and Technical
College on Friday, April 20th.
The conference, celebrating its
eleventh year, is a series of
concurrent workshops. The
conference will host a variety
of esteemed writers to lead
J workshop sessions.
"One of the most amazing
things," contends Donna
Sparkman, faculty advisor for
HCTC's literary magazine,
Kudzu, "is the caliber of writers we get to lead workshops. It
impresses me every year."
A short story workshop will
conducted by Hazard's own
Gurney Norman. author of
Kinfolks: The Wilgus Stories
and Divine Right's Trip. He
teaches at the University of
~ntucky and has been with •
the Spring Writers Conference
since its inception.
Amelia Blossom Pegram
will lead a poetry session. She
began teaching in Cape Town,
but cuncntly teaches writing at
the University of Louisville.
Her poetry has been widely
published- in Africa, Europe,
New Zealand, Canada and the
United States.
Professor
Pegram has been awarded the
Kwanzaa Honors List and has
been inaugurated in the Pan
African Writers Association.
She will be working with a
drummer, Mr. Barbie Johnson
in her sessions. She says that "I
feel strongly that rhythm is
vital to poetry - I go back to the
primal heartbeat. My drummer
has worked with me for over
20 years.''
Erik Reece, author of Lost
Mountain: A Year in The
Vanishing Wilderness, will
lead sessions focusing on creative nonfiction. His writing
has been awarded the John B.
Oakes Award for environmental journalism and it has
appeared in Harper's, The
Nation, and The Oxford
Arnericn. "Erik was with us
when we first started," explains
Ron Reed, Professor of
English at HCTC, "lt's great to
have him come back to work
with us again. It's really quite
an honor."
A special lunchtime roundtable session will be lead by
Edmund August, the founder
of Arable press in Louisville
and author of Moon Dogs. "It's
going to focus on getting published, "explains Scott Lucero,
the events' organizer, "And I
think this will be an incredibly
popular sessions."
The workshops will be held
three. times throughout the day
simultaneously at 10 a.m., 1:00
p.m., and 3:30 p.m.
The
Conference is sponsored by
HCTC and funded in part by the
Mountain Writing Project and
The Hampton Inn of Hazard.
For more information, contact
Prof. Scott Lucero at 800 2467 521 , ext. 73200 or 606-4873200. You can email him at
Scott.Lucero@kctcs.edu.
County, died Thursday, March
29, at Boyd Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center. He is
survived by his wife, Ora Lee
Hall. Funeral services were
held Saturday, March 31, under
the direction of Thacker
Funeral Home.
• Easter B. Hamilton, 90, of
Collins, died Monday, April 2,
at Pikeville Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, April 7, under the
direction of Hall & Jones
Funeral Home.
•
Josephine Bonaparte
Hill , 94, of McVeigh, died
Saturday, March 24, at the
Skill Nursing Facility in South
Williamson. Funeral services
were held under the direction
of Rogers Funeral Horne.
• Joy Jones, 68, of Virgie,
died Wednesday, March 28, at
Pikeville Medical Center. She
is survived by her husband,
Elder Aaron Jones. Funeral
services were held Saturday,
March 31, under the direction
of Roberts Funeral Home.
• Leona Bartley Kilgore,
79, of Mallory, W.Va., a Pike
County
native,
died
Wednesday, April 4, at Logan
Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held
Monday, April 9, at the
Ashcamp Old Regular Baptist
Church, under the direction of
KrantL-McNeely
Funeral
Home of Man, W.Va., and
Thacker Funeral Home of
Pikeville.
Mary Lou Silcox
•
Kilgore, 61, of Ashcamp, died
Wednesday, April 4, at
Pikeville Medical Center.
Funeral services were held at I
p.m. Saturday, April 7, under
the direction of Bailey Funeral
Home.
• Bernice Mason, 90, formerly of Amherst, Ohio, and
Pikeville, died Thursday,
March 29, in Oberlin, Ohio.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, April 3, under the
direction of J.W. Call Funeral
Home.
• Bobby McKinney, 65, of
Pikeville, died Sunday, April 1,
at his residence. Arrangements,
under the direction of Thacker
Funeral Home.
• Paul Randall Mitchell,
61, of Pikeville, died Tuesday,
April 3, at Pikeville Medical
Center. He is survived by his
wife, Avonelle Weddington
Mitchell. Funeral services
were held Thursday, April 5,
under direction of Thacker
Funeral Horne.
• Ethel Childress Myers,
91, of Mouthcard, died
Tuesday, April 3, at Pikeville
Medical Center. Funeral services were held Friday, April 6,
under the direction of Bailey
Funeral Home.
• Jack Robinette, 48. of
Edgarton, W.Va., a Pike
County
native,
died
Wednesday, April 4, at St.
Mary's
Medical
Center,
Huntington, W.Va. Funeral services will be held at l p .m.
Sunday, April 8, under the
direction of R.S. Jones & Son
Funeral Home.
• Yulonda Davis Smith, 60,
of Hardy, died Sattfrday, March
31, at Pikeville Medical
Center. She is survived by her
husband, Larry Bruce Smith.
Funeral services were held
T esday, April 3, under the
direction of Rogers Funeral
Home.
• Donald Swiney, 72, of
Ashcamp, died Tuesday. April
3, 2007, at Pikeville Medical
Center. He is survived by his
wife, Louella Elkins Swiney.
Funeral services were held
under the direction pf Bailey
Funeral Home.
• Hazel Taylor, 83, of
Lower Johns Creek, died
Monday, April 2, at Little
Creek. Funeral services were
held Thursday, April 5, under
the direction of Lucas and Son
Funeral Home.
• Lois Faye Wright, 85, of
Virgie, died Wednesday, April
4, at Pikeville Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, April 7, under the
direction of Lucas & Son
Funeral Home of Pikeville.
LAWRENCE COUNTY
• Jeff Bishop, 76, of
Louisa, died Monday, April 2,
in Community Hospice Care
Center in Ashland. Funeral services were held Thursday,
April 5, under the direction of
Young Funeral Home.
• Dorothy D. Marshall, 79,
of New Carlisle, a native of
Louisa, died Sunday, April 1.
at Community Hospital in
Springfield, Ohio. Funeral services were held Wedne~Jay,
April 4, under the direction of
the Trostel, Chapman, Dunbar
and Fraley Funeral Home.
.
Center, in Largo, Florida. •
Funeral services were held:
Thursday, April 5, under the :
direction of the Jones-Preston '
Funeral Home.
•
Hubert
Hask
Picklesimer, 86, of Swords
Creek, Virginia, a Paintsville ,
native. died Thursday, March
29. Funeral services were held
Wednesday. April 4, under the
direction of Singleton Funeral :
Services of Cedar Bluff,
Virgm1a.
•
Mabel Ruth "Tody" ;
Rayburn, age 86, of Russell, a
Paintsville native, died April 3,
Oakmont Manor in
in
Flatwoods. A graveside service
was held April 5, at Bellefonte
Gardens
in
Memorial
Flatwoods, under direction
Carman Funeral Home.
• Louise Dennison Wells,
80. of Daniels Creek, died
Saturday, March 24, at the
U.K. Medical Center, in
Lexington. She is survived by
her husband, Herbert Well's.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, March 27, under the
direction of the Jones PrestOn
Funeral Home.
''
• Layla Faye Williams,
infant daughter of Burl
Williams and Retina Meek of
Williamsport, died SaturdaY,
\1arch 24, at her residen .
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, March 27, under the
direction of the Preston
JOHNSON COUNTY
• Effie Wiley Copley, 95,
of Rydal, Georgia, a Johnson
County native, died Thursday,
April 5, in Calhoun Health
Care Center in Calhoun,
Georgia. Funeral services were
held Saturday, April 7, under
the direction of Jones-Preston
Funeral Home in Paintsville.
Burial wa:, in Johnson County
m
Memorial
Cemetery
Staffordsville.
• Willie Delong, 92, of Van
Lear, died Wednesday, March
27, at Highlands Regional
Medical
Center,
in
Prestonsburg. Funeral services
were held Saturday, March 31,
under the direction of Phelps
and Son Funeral Home.
• Stant Hale Jr., 61. of
Williamsport, died Monday,
April 2, at his residence. He is
survived by his wife, Carolyn
Sue Campbell Hale. Funeral
services were held Thursday,
April 5, under the direction of
the Jones-Preston Funeral
Home.
•
Roehima McFadden
Mollett, 82, of Treasure Island,
Florida, a native of Johnson
County, died Saturday, March
31, at Oak Manor Nursing
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Coach
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THE BILLY GILLISPIE FILE
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Biographical
irthdate: November 7, 1959 (Abilene; Texas)
College: Texas State, 1983 (B.A. in Education)
Head Coaching Record
, Year ......... School ........... Season ... Conf ...... Postseason
,
2002-03 ... UTEP ............ 6-24 ........ 3-15 .......................2003-04 ... UTEP ............ 24-8 ........ 13-5 ....... NCAA (0-1)
2004-05 ... Texas A&M .... 21-10 .... .8-8 ............. NIT (2-1)
2005-06 ... Texas A&M .... 22-9 ........ 10-6 ....... NCAA (1-1)
2006-07 ... Texas A&M .. .. 27 -7 ........ 13-3 ....... NCAA (2-1)
l Years ........................... 100-58 .... 4 7-37 ..................5-4
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"What an honor, what an
honor, what an honor,''
Gillispie said repeatedly on
Friday afternoon after being
introduced as the new
Kentucky coach at Memorial
Coliseum.
The new coach got a warm
reception from Wildcat basketball fans, some of whom
chanted his name.
Gillispie, visibly emotional
a<; be heard thtt thunderous
applause of the Kentucky fans,
touted the high profile position
from which he now coaches.
"This is one of the best
positions in all of sports, not
just basketball," Gillispie
commented.
Gillispie, a native of
Abilene, Texas, is the 21st
head coach in the University
of Kentucky men's basketball
program's history. He is the
program's sixth coach in the
last 76 years. Gillispie takes
over for Orlando "Tubby"
Smith, who left the Kentucky
program after 10 years and
with four years remaining on
his contact. Smith put together
a 263-83 record as the
Wildcats' coach. Kentucky
ended the 2006-07 season 2211.
The newest Wildcat head
coach agreed to a seven-year
contract, which will pay him
$2.3 million a year in base
salary. Performance incentives
of up to $750,000 a year and
academic incentives of up to
$100,000 a year are also available for the new coach.
Gillispie had agreed to a
contract that would pay him
1.75 million annually, but had
yet to sign and make it official.
"Billy Gillispie has all the
qualities we were looking for
in Kentucky's next head
coach," Barnhart said in a
press release issued prior to
Friday morning's pep rally.
"He is a tireless worker, a
great recruiter and is passionate about winning and winning
the right way. He will make
the Commonwealth proud
both as a coach and a person."
Kentucky has won seven
national championships.
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• Continued from p1
Leslie, accidentally crushed its
~hell when she was a child.
"It couldn't be helped,"
Shepherd said, "I always told
them to be careful, and they
were, but accidents do happen."
Next
time
around,
Shepherd said she and her
fflilily members decided to
'~grade."
"We went out and found us
a big emu egg and used it one
year. But that thing smelled
awful bad and we traded it in
for the egg we have now, a big
ostrich egg," she said.
The family is looking forward to displaying the heirloom egg again this year, in
addition to eagerly looking
forward to adding a few names
of recently bom new additions
to the family, Lindsey, Alexis
and Macie.
"We love adding new
names," Shepherd said, "and
we never take a name off.
Divorce and death may take
loved ones away, but their
names stay on the egg for as
long as it lasts. This egg is 'tlUr
favorite Easter tradition."
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Funeral Home.
• Mark A. Willis, 42, of
South Point, a Lawrence
County
native,
died
Wednesday, April 4, in
Charleston Area Medical
~enter. A graveside service
was held Monday, April 2, at
oodland Cemetery under the
irection of Tracy Brammer
Funeral Home.
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MARTIN COUNTY
-" • Pansy Rae Crum, 75. of
Clifford, died Saturday, March
31, at Community Hospice
Care Center, in Ashland.
, Funeral services were held
Wednesday, April 4, under the
direction
of
RichmondCallaham Funeral Home.
• Kevin Lee McCoy, 28, of
Tomahawk, died Tuesday,
March 27, at his home. Funeral
rvices were held rriday,
'March 30, under the dtrection
of Phelps and Son Funeral
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Guest v iew--
A losing record
Is it too late to get Tubby Smith to run for the legislature?
Tubby apparently saw the handwriting on the wall, or
maybe he was just tired of trying to please fans who can't
be satisfied with anything less than a national championship.
So he's leaving the state for the Universi~y of Minnesota.
The coach compiled a .760 winning percentage in his 10
seasons at the University of Kentucky. A record of 263-83
was just not good enough for Kentucky.
Kentucky lawmakers, who passed one bill - out of 800
introduced - in the first month of the 2007 session, then
passed another 90 or so in a reckless rush during the final
three days to compile an overall .113 success rate, will
almost all be back following the next election, if history is
any indication. A record of 90-710 is good enough for
Kentucky.
Why is .113 adequate for the General Assembly while
.760 is inadequate for the Wildcats?
Admittedly, the comparison quickly breaks down when
you compare basketball games, every one of which we want
to win, with new laws, most of which we're better off without. Kentuckians can actually breathe a sigh of relief that
some exceptionally bad bills never made it to the floor.
But even among the roughly 370 bills that passed one
chamber or the other, usually with bipartisan support, only
90 (.243) passed both and were sent to the governor for his
signature. This was legislation that a majority in either of
the chambers thought important enough to approve on the
recommendation of the committees that studied it and send
it the other chamber, where it was dead on arrival. This
included bills that would address urgent needs of the commonwealth.
At the top of the list is reform for the state employee pension plan, which lawmakers universally acknowledge threat-·
ens to bankrupt the state. Senate President David Williams,
on the day the Senate approved the legislation, called it the
most important issue before lawmakers, and yet even fellow
senators did not have copies of the legislation in their hands
until hours before the vote.
The Senate's tactic gave the House a ready excuse not to
pass it, saying they hadn' t had time to study the bill,
although lawmakers privately acknowledge that the details
had been hammered out in leadership meetings of both
houses for weeks, so House leaders (i.e. Speaker Jody
Richards) could not honestly claim to have been surprised
by anything in the bill when it reached the Senate floor.
Every ambitious politician (but we repeat ourselves) in
the state wants a handprint on legislation that big so he can
take credit for it. And if not that, he wants credit for opposing it. The opportunistic House had no political motivation
to pass the Senate bill but plenty of personally advantageous
reasons not to.
The legislature has suspended the rules to consider additional legislation in the veto session, but the big issue, pension reform, is dead in the water for this year- unless Gov.
Ernie Fletcher follows through on his threat to call a special
session, which political observers call unlikely in the midst
of an election campaign.
It is that election campaign that is part of the problem.
Lawmakers have used the legislative process to jockey for
political advantage for the candidates of their choice for
governor and lieutenant governor. And some of th~ lawmakers stare at the candidates of their choice every morning in
the mirror.
If we tum away a coach with Tubby Smith's record,
shouldn't we do the same with lawmakers? Kentucky
should set a standard for the legislature as high as we do for
basketball.
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Giuliani and the
allure of executive
prowess
Rudy Giuliani might have been an
inspiration in the days after 9/11, but
what relevance does that have now?
He might have cleaned up New York
City, but why should most Americans
care whether, say, Bryant Park is a
drug-dealer-infested nightmare or a
pleasant place for office workers on a
lunch break? The power of Giuliani's
presidential candidacy is in neither of
these things per se, but in the allure of
executive prowess.
Giuliani demonstrated it in New
York. He ran the fourth-largest government in the country, from an
office that had awesome powers
(unlike the governorship of Texas), at
a time when the city was in crisis,
without a strong party to back him
and in the teeth of a hostile press.
And he succeeded. That, in a few
phrases, is the appeal of Rudy
Giuliani.
Fred Siegel describes him in his
book "Prince of the City" as having
"a mathematical aad military cast of
mind," and quotes a former aide who
explains that Giuliani is such a baseball fan because the game brings
"together three things that he loves:
statistics, teamwork and individual
effort."
Giuliani needed little sleep, which
made extra hours available to him
that he could pour into work. He had
talented people around him whom he
forged into an
instrument of
his
executive
will. Giuliani
had daily 8 a.m.
meetings
to
ensure that his
deputies
and
commissioners
were on the
same page.
Giuliani's
axioms of governance,
described in his book "Leadership,"
now read as a kind of rebuttal to
Bush's• hands-off management style.
One of his rules is "Always Sweat the
Small Stuff." Another is "Prepare
Relentlessly." He delivered annual
90-minute State of the City addresses
without a prepared text: "I presented
it from my own head and heart, not
from a page." And "Everyone's
Accountable, All of the Time."
Giuliani kept a two-word sign on his
desk: ''I'M RESPONSIBLE."
Famously the first CEO prrsident,
Bush has had his reputation as an
executive trashed by Katrina and
Iraq. Bush had seen his role primarily as setting goals, then remaining
resolute and confident about them.
But the resolution and confidence are
self-defeati11g if the goals aren't
matched with the appropriate means.
Bush has been ill-served by his will'ingness to stand by failed subordinates (thereby eroding any sense of
accountability), by his relative lack
of interest in details and by his inabi.lr
ity to establish
coherence within his own goyernment.
This makes
the Competence
Primary very
important in the
Republica
nominatioh
contest,
and
Giuliani is the
front-runner in
it, although he
has competltlon from formeJ
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a
successful businessman with strong
management skills. This doesn~t
mean that Giuliani will excel in the
Temperament Primary. Some of the
qualities that made him a successful
mayor- the hunger for power, the
jealousy of other centers of authority,
the egocentric drive - don't m
him the most pleasant person. And
the Ideological Primary will be a
major challenge.
But troubled organizations often
look to hire an executive who has
succeeded elsewhere. Hence the
allure of Rudy Giuliani.
Rich Lowry is editor of tht?
National Review.
- beyond the (/' eltway
Global warming
the land of denial
by DONALD KAUL
AI Gore, once held in disregard by
friend and foe alike for his performance in the 2000 election, blew into
Washington a week ago, trailing
clouds of glory. His global warming
film, "An Unpleasant Truth." had just
won an Academy Award, his name
was being mentioned for the Nobel
Peace Prize and there was an incipient "Draft Gore" movement on the
rise. Clothed in that suit of lights, he
appeared before both House and
Senate committees to tell them about
- what else? - global warming.
"This is not a normal time," he
said. "We are facing a planetary crisis."
He said that the global temperature increases, now foreseen by a
consensus of scientists, would cause
polar ice to melt, sea levels to rise
dramatically, hurricanes to increase
in devastation and wildfires and
droughts to become more prevalent.
Then he played the Thermopylae
card, recalling the battle of 480 B.C.
when a few hundred gallant Spartans
stood against thousands of invading
Persians in defense of Western civilization. If global warming could be
stalled, he said, we could tell future
generations:
"This
was
our
Thermopylae. We defended civilization's gate." (Forgetting perhaps that
the Spartans lost the battle. Athens
was burned.) Never mind. The
Democrats broke into virtual
applause. The Republicans didn't.
Sen. James lnhofe, chairman of
the Flat Earth caucus in the Senate,
who has called global warming "the
greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the
American people," said:
"It is my perspective that your
global
warming
alarmist pronouncements are now and
have always been filled
with inaccuracies and
misleading
statements."
Gore, backed by a
U.N.-sponsored study
by climate experts
around the world that
has called the fact of
global
warming
"unequivocal," simply
brushed aside Inhofe's remarks.
"The planet has a fever," he said,
citing statistics for the steady
increase in average temperatures in
recent years.
"If your baby has a fever, you go
to the doctor. lf the doctor says you
need to intervene, you don 't say,
'Well, I read a science fiction novel
that tells me it's not a problem."'
You could tell lnhofe was on the
ropes because he played the icicle
card, the last refuge of global-warming scoundrels. Holding up a picture
of an icicle, he said:
"How come you guys never seem
to notice it when it gets cold?
Where's global warming when you
really need it?''
He is either the three dumbest
people in the Senate or a complete
charlatan. Even his Republican colleagues were somewhat embarrassed
by the anti-Gore arguments in the
House and Senate.
"It's possible to be a conservative
without appearing to be an idiot,"
said Rep. Bob Inglis of South
Carolina, thus libeling idiots.
lt was a very entertaining show.
As Gore ended his Senate gig, he
turned to committee chairperson
Barbara Boxer of California and said:
"You don't give out any kind of
statue or anything?"
And when former
Speaker of the House
Dennis Hastert called
him a "movie star" h,e
responded with: "Rip
Tin Tin was a movie
star. I just have a
slide show."
My heart, once
hardened
against
him, is beginning to
melt like the polar ic,e
cap. Gore has
facts on his side.
While that is seldom crucial in guiding congressional debates, these are
so one-sided as to be inexorable.
The U.N. survey was conducted
by the Intergovernmental Panel of
Climate Change, made up of hundreds of climate scientists from 11;3
countries and based on six years of
research. They all agreed on the finding. There is no escaping its conclusions. And its general conclusion is
that even if we and the other major
carbon-producing countries take
immediate, drastic steps to redu<fe
that production, we still face futuT
climate change that will produc
severe alterations where we live. If
we don't do anything, those changes
will be catastrophic. Those are the
real choices: a four-car crash on the
highway or a 24-car train wreck.
Gore\ problem is not that he's
alarmist; it's that he's a cockeyed
optimist.
an
Don Kaul is a two-time Pulitzer
Pri::.e-losing Washington corresportderzt who, hy his own account, is right
more than he :s wrong. Email:
dkaull@ veri::.on.net.
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MOVIES FROM
THE BLACK LAGOON
Munroe
Stephen
Salyers
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
TIMES COLUMNIST
THOUGHTS ON A SPRING DAY
Can deadly fallout be coming
from skies as blue and friendly as
today's?" The poet aptly asked,
"What is so rare as a day in June?"
In Kentucky we prefer April, a time
~hen Nature's regeneration and res·~ection almost literally burst upon
the eye... How I would like to afishin' go ...
WHO WON?
\
Time was when the Russians
ftxcelled in the tragic novel. These
•days, their talent for ftction is tumed
-to propaganda. Did you read the
report the Russians gave out on the
results of an athletic event in which
only two teams--one Soviet, the
'f>ther from the United States--competed, and which the U.S. won?
This is the Russian report:
•• "The Soviet team placed second.
The U.S. team was next to last?
•
000
The Carriere FflmUy
Roy Ramey, last Friday, pulled a
'200-pounder from Dewey Lake.
Says, judging from the yelp his
"catch" put up, it wasn't a sucker,
but a largemouth. See Mr. Ramey or
'Earl Castle for the dripping details.
FISHING REPORT
Haven't wet a line, haven't even
bought my fishing license. So far
-out of touch the fellows have quit
-.mging their catches around-the
better to pester you, my deah! So
what I report below is gathered, second-hand:
Steve Stout, of Martin, has come
up with the real heavyweight bass
bf the young season from Dewey, a
9 1/4-pounder. Tuesday was a good
day for jigging in those waters.
<Raymond Copley landed two sixpounders, and two Ashland men,
Elmer Baldwin and Chester
Hutchinson, had one which ran
Conservation Officer Copley's DeLiar out to the end of the string, and
would have gone farther, he says.
pus one measured 24 inches. The
same two anglers had several other
bass.
INNOCENT LIARS
Someone has said that it's
absolutely useless to hold a man to
anything said while he is madly in
love, drunk, running for office--or
fishing.
And according to one of the bait
manufacturer's researches, the very
nature of fishing makes it a perfect
foil for those loose with the truth.
For instance, if you ask a fisherman if he's catching any fish, he
ill probably say: "Just started."
·s means he's been out four or
five hours, and so far he's skunked.
' Or he will reply: "Oh, a few little
ones." This could mean that he has
a stringer full, or he doesn't want to
sow them for fear that you'll move
'in and foul up his hot spot.
, Then there's the fellow fishing
' with his son. He will probably say:
(See ALLEN, page six)
'Fiend'
US 23 musicians to perform
in local showcase of talent
One of the most exciting concerts ever produced in this region,
US 23 Highway Highlights, will
take place on Saturday, April 14 at
the Mountain Arts Center. Some of
the most talented performers, from
all along the Country Music
Highway, will assemble to perform
in one spectacular event. America's
Byway Program and TOUR
Southem & Eastern Kentucky has
secured funding to assist with the
implementation of this event. Ken
Carriere of Goodtyme Productions
will be producer of the event. The
US 23 Highway Highlights will be
the official Red Bud Festival Event
for The Country Music Highway. It
is anticipated that this event will
take place every year in April (the
Saturday before Hillbilly Days).
The event will also be captured
on DVD. The DVD will have many
uses including generating sales to
US 23 Highway
Highlights
Mountain Arts Center
Saturday, April 14
7:30PM
help raise funds for next year's
musical event. A second purpose
will be to allow each artist performing to have a professionally produced visual recording fm their
own marketing purposes. And finally, a third purpose for producing the
DVD will be to help promote the
artistic talent from our region and to
assist in promoting next year 's
event.
Some of the entertainers scheduled to perform on the evening of
Aprill4 include: Kory Caudill, The
Big Sandy Singers, Stephen
Salyers. Paul Pace, Shane Thomas,
Jerica Blair, The Carriere Family,
Ron Vanover, Laura Ford Hall,
Sean Caudill, Brittany Carter,
Brittany Hamilton, Alison Lovely,
Jeff Branham, and Bronson Bush.
Many other very talented performers from around the region will also
be appem·ing. The emcee for the
evening's event wilt be Fred Goble
performing as "Munroe" with the
Kentucky Opry Band providing
phenomenal work as back-up musicians.
This is an event that has long
been overdue and everyone
involved is very excited to have
this opportunity to showcase the
awesome talent from our Eastern
Kentucky region. The Country
Music Highway is not only a place
where country music stars are born
but a place where future stars are
developed, also!
·
A suburban dad begins to suspect
that his creepy new neighbor may in
fact be a zombie in this effort from
Baltimore film maker Don Dobler.
Maryland is well known as the
home of famous directors like John
Waters ("Pink Flamingos") and Barry
Levinson ("Diner"), but true monster
movie fans thinl5: of Dohler when it
comes to Baltimore and this 1980
effort confmns that he was an enthusiastic film maker
who made solid
films that provided a bevy of chills
for peanuts.
Dohler
was
also resourceful
and saved a few
bucks by doing
all of the main
chores on his
films (scripting,
Tom Dotv
directing, editing Times Columnist
and operating the
camera) while saving additional expenses by casting his
friends and family in most of the
roles. Oddly. it all works, making
Dobler the truest auteur of Oriole
city's trio.
The story begins in a cemetery at
night where a young couple is seen
arguing. If the guy was going for
atmosphere he blew it by taking his
lady there and she sends him off to get
his jacket from the car. Meanwhile
what appears to be a floating chicken
wing descends on a grave and enters a
corpse, thus reanimating it.
The cadaver climbs out of the earth
and makes bee line for the girlfriend
and literally sucks the life out of her,
which restores the corpse to its predead condition. Now it is just a
doughy man with a porn star mustache and it walks off.
The film jumps to one month later
and focuses on a suburban street
where a game of stickball is interrupted by a storm. While everyone huddles indoors, a lone figure sttolls
down the street and wrests a "for sale"
sign out of the yard of one home
before breaking in to said abode. Sure
enough it's the doughy dead guy who
soon transforms himself into Mr.
Longfellow.
Before you know it, Longfellow
has become the latest addition to the
neighborhood and develops a rep as
"the creepy guy" who gives music
lessons to untalented violinists. Next
door neighbor Gary takes an instant
dislike to the guy but holds off on
complaining about the music when
his wife Marsha intervenes. She
would much rather he help their two
sons (never seen) with a school project to make a sct-fi movie with an 8
millimeter camera (exactly how
Dohler got his start).
Gary, however, can't let it go and
his suspicions intensify when
Longfellow begins sucking the life
force out of neighborhood children. A
visit to Longfellow's home confirms
that the man is certifiably weird when
Gary observes that the guy sleeps in
an unheated basement apartment and
talks to his cat.
Gary sets off on a quest to find out
what Longfellow is and stumbles
(See LAGOON, page six)
·:
,,
·:No guys on this trip, please
1
2
by KATHARINE DYSON
"CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE WOMAN
GOLFER'S SOUL"
When Allison invited us to her
winter pad for a long weekend of
• ~olf, my first reaction was: "Are you
crazy! Just a bunch of girls? No
guys? No hand-holding strolls on a
moonlit beach? No dancing under the
:;tars." I could not imagine it. To me,
, a tropical getaway spelled romance
1
: - love stuff.
But not wantirtg to be left out of
something that, who knows, might
~tually turn out to be a good thing, I
couldn't say no. And let's face it,
these were my friends, my lunch
group, my weekly Thursday foursome. I knew 1 could be replaced, and
there was no way I wanted to be left
out and then have to hear them go on
and on about their next outmg.
I didn't want to listen to them
rehashing the great golf, dinners at
the club and the fantastic off-season
bargains in the pro shop, that cute
yellow golf shirt that was half price. I
wanted to be part of it. To belong. So
I packed a bag and, dragging my
clubs in my black canvas travel bag
with the tiny little wheels, headed to
the airport with the girls.
And you guessed it: We had a
great time. Played golf at three dJfferent courses, three days in a row: ate
fried clams and calamari at a local
fish place; laughed ourselves silly
over stupid things, our unbridled giddiness no doubt nudged along b}
pitchers of margaritas: and stayed up
late into the night playing vicious.
competitive games of Taboo.
We took a couple of lessons at one
of the clubs and actually got out to
the courses early so we could practice. We played skins for lO cents a
hole and bet a dollar on closest to the
hole on the par threes. We were
relaxed. Happy.
The next year, we couldn't wait to
make a date to do it all over again.
But we made a major mistake. We
talked too much. Our men
we were so smug.
We even mentioned,
barely
mentioned, the
hot lady pro at
one of the clubs.
Super swing she
had. Great clothes.
"Hey, sounds like a
good time," said Allison's
husband as we all sat having dinner
one night.
"Yeah," said Jimmy. "What do
you say we join you on the next trip?
We'll have a ball."
"Ah, humm,'' we all said
quietly, thinking.
"Good idea," I said.
"But what about your
annual
Myrtle
Beach outing with
the guys?"
"What
about
it?'' said Jimmy.
"Isn't it the last
weekend in April?"
"That's the date:·
"Well, that's a
shame,'' said Allison
(she was always a qutck
study). "That's the same weekend
we're going on our trip."
(See SOUP, page six)
�A6 • SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
It's time to iunk this rust bucket
by TOM and RAY MAGLIOZZI
Dear Tom and Ray:
My 1992 Honda Civic LX sedan
has 155,000 miles on it and has spent
many Minnesota winters outside in
the salt and the cold. The car runs
great, but it is very rusty. There is a
hole in the trunk. A few of the rearbumper cover clips rusted through,
leaving the bumper hanging (I
repaired it with self-tapping screws
after a long search for enough steel to
hold them). The fenders are rusted
through. There is rust on the frame
even rust around the shocks. I always
planned to drive the car until its
wheels fell off. However, I'd rather
not literally have the wheels fall off
while I'm driving. And I would like a
little nonoxidized steel around me in
the event of a crash. I don't care
about the car's appearance, but I am
concerned about safety. How can you
tell when a car needs to be retired
based on rust alone? - Marty
TOM: Sounds like you're just
about there, Marty. In fact, you might
have overshot a little bit.
RAY: The point at which the car
becomes unsafe - rather than just
ugly- is when the rust starts affecting the structural underpinnings of
the vehicle.
TOM: For instance, unibody cars
like your Civic have a Door pan,
which is a big, reinforced piece of
sheet metal that serves as the car's
frame. Every important piece of the
car ultimately is attached to that floor
pan. So if the floor pan starts rusting
away, you have to assume that, in an
accident, the car will turn to dust.
RAY: Which, admittedly, will save
you some money on post-accident
towing fees. You'd just pick up the
plates and walk away.
TOM: But you won't have to care
about that, Marty, because it'll be
your heirs who will be dealing with
all that stuff.
RAY: So, what you need to do is
go to your regular mechanic, if you
have one, and ask him to check out
the floor pan. the engine cradle, the
shock towers ... basically all of the
structural components of the car. And
if he SilYS they're rusty, or he reminds
you that he TOLD you they were
rusty a year ago when he last saw
you, it's time to junk the car, Marty.
Signaling to a dim bulb
Dear Tom and Ray:
The other night just after dusk, I
was driving and noticed a dark-colored car driving behind me in the
same direction that didn't have its
headlights on. Jt was actually difficult
to see the car except when it passed
directly under a streetlight. I wanted
to signal the driver to turn on his
lights, but was not sure how to do it.
So I slowed down enough that he
passed me. Then when he was in
front of me, I flashed my headlights
several times from low beams to high
beams. He still didn't tum on his
headlights. Soon thereafter, we both
had to stop at a traffic light. So I
pulled up next to him, opened my
window and called out to him that he
needed to turn on his headlights. He
hollered back to me, road-rage style,
something to the effect that he was
angry at me for "high-beaming" him.
I would have thought he would thank
me for reminding him about his headlights. He was a jerk, but J didn't
want to see him cause an accident just
because his car could not be seen in
traffic. So, what should I have done,
and what should I do in a similar sit-
uation next time?- Carol
TOM: This is a situation we've all
been in, Carol. The
first thing you need
to reali£e is that anyone driving at night
without his lights on
probably has other
things on his mind.
He's not 100 percent
focused on the task
at hand.
RAY: What I usually do- rather than
flash my high beams
- is turn my lights
off and then back on
again several times.
But in my experience, it usually takes
five or six different
cars to get through to someone whose
Lights are off. So understand, Carol,
it's not your sole responsibility to get
the message across. It takes a village,
in this case.
TOM: You turn your lights off and
on, and then another good citizen
turns his lights off and on, and so on.
And then the guy with his lights off
finally says to himself, "Hey, why is
everybody turning their lights off and
- d'oh!" That's how the message
finally gets through.
RAY: I'd adjust
your technique, Caro .
But your heart was
the right place. It's
just that the lightless
guy ahead of you was
thinking about the
spool of plastic line
from his weed whacker that got caught up
in the cuff of his
trousers and depantsed him on the
front lawn while a
school bus full of
teenagers was driving
by with their cellphone cameras, and
now he's the most forwarded vid
on the Internet. You did what you
could, CaroL Rest easy.
Got a question about cars? Write
to Click and Clack in care of this
newspaper, or e-mail them by visiting
the Car Talk Web site at
www.cartalk.com.
Odds & Ends
•
EAST HARTFORD,
Conn.- Officers who pulled a
man over for running a red
light found a plush Easter
bunny stuffed with marijuana
in the car, police say.
The man had trouble finding his insurance documents
Wednesday and asked to look
for them in the back seat,
police said.
When he stepped out of the
car, the officer smelled marijuana and saw some on the
floor, police said. The officer
searched the car, found two
baggies of marijuana in the
glove box and saw the bunny.
Inside the stuffed animal,
which was holding an Easter
basket, they found 16 small
plastic bags of pot, police said.
The officer found hundreds
of empty baggies and a digital
scale, police said.
Ian Lawrence, 25, was
charged with possession of
marijuana, operating a drug
factory, possession with intent
to sell within 1,500 feet of a
school and motor vehicle
charges.
A telephone listing could
not be found for Lawrence, of
East Hartford.
• BARABOO, Wis.
A
peeping tom seen peering into
a second-floor window of a
man's apartment fled before
the could catch him, but he left
a key piece of evidence behind
- his ladder.
Matt Edgerton, 24, said he
and a date were at home March
24 when he noticed a shadow
move across his bedroom window and went to investigate.
When he pulled back the curtain, he was face-to-face with a
middle-aged man peering in.
"My nose was actually
touching the window and it
was like, boom! His face was
right there," Edgerton said. "It
was Like a horror movie."
Police Lt. Rob Sinden, who
is heading the investigation,
said: "The ladder is absolutely
in our custody."
Edgerton said the man
seemed just as surprised as he
when the curtain was pulled
open and scrambled down the
ladder. Edgerton ran outside,
but the man was gone so he
called police.
"I tried opening my window
to push the ladder over but I
couldn't get it open," he said.
Sinden declined to give
more details because the investigation is ongoing.
"We have had similar
instances in the past, but I cannot say we've ever had an individual use a ladder," he said.
"That's an individual who is
working very diligently at
peeking."
A
• AMANDA, Ohio
substitute teacher's tool for
silencing chatty kindergartners
-clothespins- doesn't wash
with school officials.
Four boys said spring-type
clothespins were placed over
their upper or lower lips for
talking too much in class,
Amanda-Clearcreek Primary
School principal Mike Johnsen
wrote in a letter to parents this
week.
Ruth Ann Stoneburner, a
retired school nurse who had
worked as a substitute for several years, confirmed to
Johnsen that she had used the
clothespin discipline March
26, he said.
Stoneburner will not work
again
in
the AmandaClearcreek district and was
being reported to the state education
department,
Superintendent J.B. Dick said
Wednesday.
Officials found out about
the discipline after a parent
complained. The students
weren't hurt, but the punishment isn't condoned by the district, Dick said.
Stoneburner could not be
reached for comment at phone
listings under her last name in
Amanda, which is about 25
miles southeast of Columbus.
State education department
spokesman J.C. Benton said
that while he could not comment on this specific case, the
department can suspend or
revoke the licenses of teachers
that it finds have engaged in
unbecomirtg behavior.
to get up until Winnie's caterwauling and jumping persisted.
When she finally climbed
from bed, she realized she was
nauseous and dizzy and couldn't awaken her husband.
Because he had undergone
minor neck surgery the previous day, she decided to call 911
but was so disoriented she had
trouble dialing.
Paramedics found the couple's 14-year-old son, Michael,
unconscious on the floor near
his bedroom. The Keeslings
were taken from the home in
oxygen masks, treated for carbon monoxide poisoning and
soon recovered.
Cathy Keesling said Winnie
acted similarly last summer
when tornadoes tore through
the area, 45 miles east of
Indianapolis.
"I really believe cats can
sense these kind of things," she
said.
• NEW CASTLE, Ind. A cat helped spare a family
from death by carbon monoxide poisoning by jumping on
the bed and meowing wildly as
fumes filled the home, the
owners said.
Eric and Cathy Keesling
said their 14-year-old cat,
Winnie, played a crucial role in
saving their lives March 24
after a gasoline-powered water
pump in their basement caused
the odorless but deadly gas to
build up.
About 1 a.m., the domestic
shorthair began nudging
Cathy's ear and meowing loudly.
"It was a crazy meow,
almost like she was screaming," said Cathy, who hesitated
• MISSOURI CITY, Mo.
-Joe Selle didn't exactly get
voted out office this week, but
he wasn't re-elected, either.
Selle, who was running
unopposed for City Council,
didn't get any votes at all. Not
even one from himself.
Selle, 42, said he simply
forgot that Tuesday was election day, and apparently so did
Ward 3's other 34 registered
voters.
The result was zero votes
cast in Selle's race, but the city
charter lets him keep the seat
L~goon
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across a book on demons
which tells the tale of a fiend
and offers plenty of tips on
how to spot one. The stage is
then set for a climactic set to
which actually delivers as
Gary and a neighborhood boy
who observed one killing
(played by the director's son)
enter Longfellow's home without an invite and are promptly
set upon by the decomposing
maniac, who needs a fresh victim to restore his doughy
countenance.
What makes this work are
the little touches that Dobler
brings to the show. He makes
Longfellow into a viable monster who has street smarts. The
guy may be odd, but he wisely
never hunts in his own neighborhood, so you get plenty of
scenes of Longfellow heading
out to work each morning.
His routine is to scout
neighboring burbs and select a
victim who he then photographs only to destroy the
picture with a sacred dagger
after each kill. The ritual is
never explained but it lends
the proceedings an eerie normalcy. It works a as a suspense
builder and adds a bit of a jolt
to one scehe where he gets out
his camera just as Marsh is
getting home.
Dobler also restrains his
non-actors from over-emoting,
which results in naturalistic
performances despite the overthe-top plot contortions.
The only drawback here is
that Dobler is a shameless selfpromoter and even works in a
plug for a film book he wrote
called "Film Magic." The
tome gets numerous mentions
and there's even a scene where
the father buys three copies,
explaining it is an essential
tool for the boy's film project.
It's a minor criticism, however, as the ambitious Dobler
probably felt put upon to also
act as the film's publicist.
See this one for the excellent atmosphere and straight
forward story. The film is just
one of 49 movies available in
The Drive-In Classics box set
which offers 12 discs of
assorted hokum that could get
you through the winter months
without a second trip to the
video store. All that entertainment for under $20.
Dohler, who
sed
in
December, would have have
been glad to sell you a set.
Best line: "I think you're
just picking on him because he
plays the violin and you don't
like him."
1980, unrated.
Allen
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"Naw, I'm just showing the kid
how to fish." This usually
means the kid is out-fishing him
10 to 1.
And there's the fellow who
gazed at a large mounted fish
over a bar who, after a couple of
drinks, said: "The man who
caught that fish is a dang
liar."- Ray Lambert, in The
Huntington Advertiser.
(Who was it said. "All fishermen are liars but all liars
aren't fishermen"?)
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Taber Allen
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Nene and Uncle Winn
unless someone else is "successfully elected and qualified," the city attorney said.
Selle, a professional musician, was recently appointed to
fill a council vacancy and had
been seeking a full term.
He said he saw other residents at the school where the
voting was held, "but it never
occurred to me that's what th
were there for."
"It's pretty small-town stuff
down here, man," Selle said of
the Missouri River town of
about 300 people, 16 miles
northeast of Kansas City.
Turnout was better in Ward
2, where two people voted.
~P'J~I:sr
Anthony
We love and miss you!
Soup
• Continued from p5
"That's right. Pity you
won't be able to join us," I
added wearing my best sad
face while making a mental
note to add our girlie golf trip
to my calendar now that we
had a firm date. Oh, yeah.
Love always,
Mom, Dad,
Samantha, Courtney
and all the family
FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS
COMMUNITY FORUM
to
MEET AND HEAR CANDIDATES
FOR THE NEW PRESTONSBURG
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALSHIP
ti
WHEN: April 10, 2007-6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
WHERE: Prestonsburg High School Cafeteria
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
AGENDA
I. Explanation of Process by Superintendent ...........6:00 p.m. - 6:05 p.m.
II. Individual Opening Comments from Candidates 6:05p.m.- 6:20p.m.
Ill. Social Time with Audience ....................................6:20 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.~
IV. Q & A Session .....................................................•...7:00 p.m. -7:45p.m.
V. Closing Remarks by Candidates ...........................7:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
VI. Closing Remarks by Superintendent .........•.....•... 8:00 p.m. - Adjourn
The audience may submit written questions of a general professional
nature that could be answered by any of the candidates. Written
questions will be placed in a container and drawn by the superintendent
for reading to the candidates. Candidates will have two (2) minutes to
re~pond to each question.
Paul W. Fanning
Superintendent
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Sports Editor:
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New UK coach turned two programs around in previous stops
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
LEXINGTON - New University
of Kentucky men's basketball coach
Billy Gillispie brings with him an
impressive resume. Gillispie was
responsible for turning around the
men's basketball programs at both
UTEP and Texas A&M. He is the
only coach in men's college basketball history to guide the nation's
'•ost improved team in consecutive
seasons (2003-04 and 2004-05). His
2003-04 UTEP team tied for the nod
as most improved team in college
basketball history (+18 wins). The
Herrick helps
Knights to
third-place
University of Kentucky men's basketball program isn't reeling from a
devastating losing season, but the
22-11 record put together in the
2006-07 campaign - head coach
Orlando "Tubby" Smith's final season at the Wildcat helm - left much
to be desired.
UK Athletic Director Mitch
Barnhart has tou!ed Gillispie's
recruiting efforts throughout his
coaching career. The new Wildcat
head coach put together three
straight Top 25 recruiting classes at
Texas A&M. Gillispie - who served
as an assistant coach at Baylor, Tul~ a
and Illinois before taking his first job
as a head coach - took on the role as Eight in 2000 and Illinois in 2001.
a prominent recruiter early on in his
Hardware piled up (or Gillispie at
c o a c h i n g
P.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lll the end of the recent seacareer. He was
son. Gillispie, an Abilene,
an assistant to
Texas native, was named
head coach Bill
the 2007 Big 12
Self at both Tulsa
Coach of the
and
Year (Big 12
coaches' poll) and
Gillispie - part of a
closeknit group at Tulsa,
2007 NABC District 9
Coach of the
then Illinois - was a
member of the only
Year.
coaching staff m NCAA
He was a
history to lead two different schools finalist for both the 2007 Naismith
to the Elite Eight in back-to-back National Coach of the Year and Jim
Self,
Gillispie
and Phelan National Coach of the Year.
seasons.
Company guided Tulsa to the Elite
Gillispie's coaching performance
ALLEN CENTRAL 9, CORDIA 4
this past season made the athletlc
directors at many Division I powerhouses take note as he became one of
the nation's top rising coaches. He
led Texas A&M to 27 wins (the most
in school history) in 2006-07. Under
Gillispie's watch , A&M compiled
three straight 20-win seasons for the
first time in history after going 7-21
just three years before.
The Texas A&M program felt
Gillispie's impact immediately. In
2004-05, A&M had the best turnaround - in both the nation and
school history. The Aggies won 31
(See UK, page eight)
15th Region
coach to guide
East Seniors
by STEVE LeMASTER
~nish
SPORTS EDITOR
PERRY PARK
The
Bellarmine University men's
golf team shot an 11-over-par
587 to finish third in the Great
Lakes
Region
Spring
Invitational, played at the Perry
Park GC last weekend.
The Knights finished six shots
behind Indianapolis, who won
the tournament with a combined
, total of five-over-par 581. Grand
,.ralley State shot 548 in the two~day event to place second.
~
Freshman Brooks Herrick, a
first-year Bellarmine player from
Prestonsburg, fired a 75 on the
first day and an 80 on the second
for a 155 total. The Prestonsburg
High School graduate ranked as
Bellarmine's fourth-best golfer.
Herrick has played well in his
first collegiate season.
-The
LEXINGTON
University of Kentucky will host
the 2007 KHSBCA (Kentucky
High School Baseball Coaches
Association) East/West All-Star
Games June 23-24. The coaching
assignments for each of the AllStar teams have been announced.
A 15th Region coach will lead
the East Seniors. A 14th Region
coa·ch has been tabbed to guide
the East Juniors. Specific coaches will be announced at a later
date.
The West Seniors will be
guided by a 4th Region coach. A
coach from the 5th Region will
lead the West Juniors.
The junior games will be held
at 1 and 4 p.m. , respectively,
Saturday, June 23. Participating
junior players will take part in a
workout in front of college
coaches and scouts earlier in the
(See HERRICK, page eight)
(See SENIORS, page eight)
TIMES STAFF REPORT
photos by Kevin Bellamy
\ransy wins Anderson
Invitational
BEATING THE COLD AND CORDIA: The Allen Central softball team posted a hard-fought win over visiting Cordia
Thursday evening. Allen Central, the defending 58th District champion, defeated Cordia 9-4. The lady Rebels are
scheduled to host Betsy Layne Monday in a Floyd County Conference/58th District matchup.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
HIGH SCHOOL
ANDERSON, Ind. - Junior
Corey Maggard won medalist
honors Monday and teammate
"Bradley Sutherland was tied for
second
overall,
lifting
Transylvania to its sixth tournament title of the season at the
Anderson
University
Invitational.
Transy finished with a 591
tal, outdistancing Heartland
Conference rival Franklin by 20
shots. The Grizzlies posted a
total of 611. Another HCAC
team, Hanover, finished third at
626.
Maggard fired a 7 1 to follow
up his opening round 73 to win
medalist honors and Sutherland
came in with a 75 following his
first-round 73 to finish third.
Other Transy second-round
scores included a 73 by Alex
Rechtin for a l 55 total, a 74 by
Jeremy Chase (1 53), 77s from
Greg Turcotte (1 50) and freshilan Sean Leslie ( 156) and an 80
bY Matt Scott (1 59).
Maggard finished four shots
ahead of Franklin's Justin Ridge
SCOREBOARD
(See TRANSY, page eight)
Gray named
Miss Basketball
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
GEORGETOWN
Scott
County High School senior guard
Rebecca Gray will wear No. 1
when the Kentucky All Stars take
on the Indiana All Stars later this
year. Gray, a 5-foot-10 guard
headed to the University of North
Carolina, wao; named the 2007
Miss Basketball and presented
with both the prestigious trophy
and No. l All Star j ersey
Thursday during a gathering at
Scott County High School. Gray
ended her prep career at Scott
County with 2,907 points. The
UNC signee averaged 25.6 points,
6.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 4.2
steals during her senior season.
Gray, the Gatorade National
Player of the Year, was nearly
automatic from the free throw
line, hitting 88.9 percent of her
shots.
The annual Kentucky-Indiana
All-Star basketball games are
scheduled for June 16 at Bowling
Green and
June
23
at
Indianapolis.
SOFTBALL
THURSDAY, APRIL 5
Allen Central 9, Cordia 4
Ashland 12, Symmes
Vall. , Ohio 7
Clay County 11 , Perry Co.
Central 9
,
Harlan 13, Bell County 5
Hazard 7, Jenkins 4
Jackson City 8, Leslie
County 5
Letcher Central 9, Knott
Central 4
Morgan County 11,
Sheldon Clark 6
BASEBALL
Morgan Co. 22, Elliott
Co. 0 (3 innings)
15th Region All "A"
Classic
Paintsville 10, Sheldon
Clark 9
Phelps 1L Betsy Layne 3
Queen City Classic
Leslie County 10,
Prestonsburg
(See GRAY, page eight)
Nalle inducted into
Martial Arts
Hall of Fame
Matches slated
for GFC ·13
TIMES STAFF REPORT
SPORTS EDITOR
SOMERSET - Kyle Nalle was inducted into the Martial
Arts Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 3 1 in Richmond, Ind.
He received the honor of Junior Male Martial Arti st of the Year
for 2007. Nalle has been involved martial arts for four
•;years,training at the Somerset Karate Academy in Somerset
where he received his Black Belt earlier this year in January.
The young martial artist has received many gold medals for
forms, weapons and sparring. Nalle competes in national competitions and has won numerous medals, trophies and awards.
Nalle is the nine-year-old son of April Hall Nalle (formerl y
of Hi Hat) and Chris Nalle of Somerset. He is the grandson of
Palmer Hall of Hi Hat and the late Arlene Hall Akers of
Martin, Bruce and Karen Nalle of Somerset and the late
carlett Wallen of Tutor Key.
PIKEVILLE - Matches have bee n
anno.unccd for Gladiator Fighting
Championship
20/Hillbilly
Havoc II. The event, scheduled
for April 20 at the Eastern
Kentucky Exposition Center,
will include many of the
area' s premier righters.
Belt matches al ready
scheduled arc Juan Cortes
vs. Shane McC Ianahan (1 35):
Ke vin Yeary vs. Donny
Greathouse ( 145); Chico Yem-y
by STEVE LeMASTER
Kyle Nalle was recently inducte d
into the Ma rtia l Arts Ha ll of Fame .
Nalle has s tudie d martial arts for
four years.
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vs. Adam Mays (1 55); Chris Love vs. Sean
Beller (1 70); Nathan Moore vs. David Slone
( 185); Brandon Hall vs. Dean Hamilton
(205); Shaun Clifton vs. Am·on Marcum
(255) and Correy Harris vs. Donny Lester
(Super Heavyweight).
Other matches scheduled are Bones vs.
Corey Click; Brandon Howard vs. Jason
Wolf; Kyle Steel vs. Donny Perry; and
Matthew Reynolds vs. Trevor Butrey.
Additional fighters scheduled to fight
during the event include Jon athan
Jackson. Raymond Webb, Jason
Keen, Jared Newsome, Kenny
Kretzer, Nathan Sesco, Joey
Sutton, Brando n McGraw,
Gary
Compton ,
Chris
Walker
and
Willard
Hackworth.
Tickets for GFC XII are
$18 for upper level. $24 for
lower level and $29 for rings ide.
Any tickets may be obtained by
calling 606/433-1793.
�AS • SUNDAY, APRIL
8, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
UK
Herrick
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Sophomore Kyle Leach led the
Knights, coming just one shot away
from earning medalist honors. Leach
shot a three-under-par 141 at the par
72 6,732 yard course for a second
place finish, one stroke behind
Indianapolis' Seth Fair with a tourunder-par 140.
Bellarrnine junior Thomas Moore
had a strong two rounds as well,
shooting a 146, to place tied for 11th.
Moore shot 77 on day one and then
followed with the low score of the
second round, shooting a three-underpar 69 on day two.
Bellarmine's strong finish puts
them in good position to qualify for
the NCAA Regional. The Knights are
currently third in the Great Lakes
Region, based on the first regional
rankings of the spring. Two GLVC
schools occupy the spots in front of
Bellarmine, as Northern Kentucky is
first and Indianapolis is second in the
region. Typically the top eight teams
in each region advance to the NCAA
Championships.
If the Knights are selected for the
NCAA, it will be their fifth trip in the
last six years.
TraflSY
• Continued from p7
and Sutherland, each of whom were
at 148. Turcotte was tied for fourth
while Chase was in a tie for eighth.
Rechtin tied for 13th and Leslie was
in a tie for 17th.
Leslie is in his first season with the
Transylvania men's golf program.
The Prestonsburg High School graduate is a former 15th Region champion.
Alma finished the event fourth
overall at 629, a total matched by
Aurora. Manchester ended the event
at 632, followed by Rose-Hulman
(643), Anderson (652), Vincennes
(662). and Mt. St. Joseph (667).
Gray
• Continued from p7
Previous Miss Basketball winners
have been Amika Brown, Christian
County (2006); Carly Ormerod,
Sacred Heart (2005); Crystal Kelly,
Sacred Heart (2004); Megen Gearhart,
West Carter (2003); Erica Hallman,
Holmes (2002); Katie Schwegmann,
Brossart (2001); Jenni Benningfield
Assumption (2000); Jody Sizemore
Leslie County (1999); Beth Vice,
Montgomery County (1998); Rachel
Byars, Union County (1997); Jaime
Walz, Highlanqs (1996); Ukari Figgs,
Scott
County
(1995);
Laurie
Townsend, Apollo (1994); Brandi
Ashby, Webster County (1993); Becky
McKinley, Bullitt East (1992); Ida
Bowen, Sheldon Clark (1991); Kim
Mays, Knox Central (1990); Lisa
Harrison, Southern (1989); Kim
Pehlke, Doss (1988); Mary Taylor,
Marshall County (1987); Kris Miller,
Owensboro Catholic (1986); Brigette
Combs, Whitesburg (1985); Carol
Parker, Marshall County (1984);
Clemette Haskins, Warren· Central
(1983); Connie Goins, Western Hills
(1982); Lillie Mason, Olmstead
(1981); Lisa Collins, Laurel County
(1980); Beth Wilkerson, Paris (1979);
Irene Moore, Breathitt County (1978);
Geri Grigsby, McDowell (1977);
Donna Murphy, Newport (1976).
Big 12 games in three years
under Gillispie after posting
only 25 victories in the first
eight years of Big I 2 com
petition.
Gillispie is a three-time
finalist
for
Naismith
National Coach of the Year
honors (2004, 2005, 2007).
The two-time USBWA
District Coach of the Year
(2004 and 2005) guided the
2005 Aggies to an 8-8
record in Big 12 play after
finishing 0- 16 the previous
year.
The newest UK head
coach has just over seven
months remaining before he
guides the Wildcats in his
Griffey will
~ear
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI - Ken Griffey Jr.
plans to wear No. 42 on April 15,
honoring the 60th anniversary of
Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's
color barrier.
The Cincinnati Reds outfielder
called baseball commissioner Bud
Selig and got permission to wear the
retired number for the one day.
Major League Baseball then invited
players on other teams to do the
same.
"What I think: If he didn't
achieve or didn't overcome the
racial tension, would I be wearing
this
uniform?"
Griffey
said
Wednesday. "Or, when was the next
opportunity that an AfricanAmerican would get a chance to put
on another major league uniform if
he didn't achieve what he did?'"
Baseball plans to honor the
anniversary before a game between
the San Diego Padres and the
Dodgers in Los Angeles. Robinson
played his first game for the
Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15,
1947.
Griffey wore No. 42 on the 50th
anniversary, and thought it would be
appropriate to do it again. Baseball
retired the number 10 years ago as a
first game as head coach.
Coaching Career
1982-85: l_'exas State. graduate assistant
1985-87: Killeen (Texas)
HS, assistant coach
1987-88: Copperas Cove
(Texas) HS, head coach
way of honoring Robinson's contribution to the game.
"I called Bud because it is retired,
and we talked about it for a few minutes," Griffey said. "He said he'd
call me back. He just wanted to
make sure it was OK with everybody. It was.
"Usually when you get a call
from somebody, (it's because)
you're in trouble. But m this case, it
was just a nice, good conversation
about honoring somebody who did
so much for the game of baseball."
Griffey wore No. 24 dunng his 11
seasons in Seattle. He switched to
No. 30 - his father'1. number - when
he was traded before the 2000 season to Cincinnati. Tony Perez's No.
24 has been retired by the Reds.
Griffey switched to No. 3 last
season before the World Baseball
Classic so his father, Ken Sr., could
wear his old number as a coach in
the
international
competitiOn.
Griffey continues to wear No. 3.
During his phone conversation
with Selig, the commissioner raised
the idea of allowing other players to
wear No. 42.
"He asked me did I mind?"
Griffey said. "I said no. I think
everybody should be able to wear it,
whoever wants to wear that number."
Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera
1s the only active major leaguer still
allowed to wear No. 42 on a regular
basis.
Selig expects players on other
teams to follow Griffey's example.
'This is a wonderful gesture on
Ken 's part and a fitting tribute to the
great Jackie Robinson and one, I
believe, that all clubs Will eagerly
endorse,'' Selig said in a statement.
"Jackie continues to be an inspiration to all of our players, and his
impact will be felt for as long as our
game is played."
Every game on April 15 will
honor Robinson in some way. The
Reds are playing the Cubs in
Chicago that day.
MILTON ON TARGET: Lefthander Eric Milton threw to some of
the Reds' hitters before Wednesday's
game. leaving him on track to return
from the disabled list this weekend.
Milton had to be scratched from
an appearance in an exhibition game
on Saturday, March 31 and was
placed on the 15-day disabled list a
day later. The move was retroactive
to March 23, so he'<, eligible to be
activated this weekend.
"We' ll reevaluate and see how he
goes," manager Jerry Narron said.
"Hopefully he'll he ready to start on
Sunday."
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - The Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series will return to
SPEED Channel today with the
2006 season recap show. The program will highlight the Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series events that
were shown on SPEED this past
winter. The recap show will air
today at 8 a.m./Eastern/7 a.m.
Central.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series telecasts on SPEED feature
in-depth driver profiles, exciting incar camera footage and wheel-towheel action from the 2006 Lucas
Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule
Designer of University of
Illinois' controversial
Chief Illiniwek logo
wants it back
by DAVID MERCER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The man
who created the Chief Illiniwek logo
for the University of Illinois- which
in which Earl Pearson, Jr. of
Jacksonville, Fla., claimed his second
consecutive
Series
Championship. The coverage of
the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
is a great opportunity for race teams,
promoters and sponsors to reach
new fans across the country.
SPEED, which celebrated its
lOth Anniversary in 2006, is the
nation ·s first and foremost cable network dedicated to motorsports and
the passion for everything from racing to restoration, motorcycles to
movies, SPEED delivers quality
programming from the track to the
garage. SPEED Channel is now
available in over 70 million house-
holds in North America. SPEED is
among the fastest growing sports
cable and capped off 2006 with the
highest ratings in network history.
SPEED is m·ailable through cable
systems nationwide, DISH Network
(Channel 150), and DIRECT TV
(Channel 607). The Lucas Oil Late
Model Dirt Series has agreed to a
three-year agreement with SPEED
to show up to 40 tape delayed events
over that time period.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series is off to a fast start in 2007
with seven events already in the
books with seven different event
winners. Billy Moyer of Batesville,
Ark., is the latest driver to win a
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
event with his win at the
Brownstown
(Ind.)
Speedway
March 31. Other drivers who have
been victorious with the. LucaS Oil
Late Model Dirt Series in this season
include Rick Aukland (Zanesville,
Ohio), Pearson, Tim Dohm (Cross
Lanes, W.Va.), Shannon Babb
(Moweaqua, Ill.), Steve Shaver
(Vienna,
W.Va.)
and
Sc<
Bloomquist (Mooresburg, Tenn.).
The next Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series event will take place on
Saturday, April 14 at the Tazewell
Speedway in Tazewell, Tenn.. paying $10,000 to win.
depicts a controversial mascot that
the school recently retired - wants it
back, 27 years later.
But the board of trustees said last
week that it would retain ownership
of the circular. orange-and-blue
logo, even though it decided to stop
using the chief's image, name and
regalia.
An attorney for Champaign
graphic artist Jack Davis sent a Jetter
to the university on March 14 asking
for the return of the logo.
Davis said he sold the logo to the
university in 1980 for $210.
According to the letter from attorney
Robert Auler, Davis "offered" the
logo for the university's use "as long
as it would be used as a permanent
symbol of Illinois athletics."
In a written response, the university asked for documents supporting
Davis' claim and said it believes
Davis has no right to the logo.
Reached at his office Thursday
by The Associated Press. Davis
declined to comment further.
Messages left at Auler's office were
not returned.
The logo, licensed to makers 6f
T-shirts and other merchandise, has
generated hundreds of thousands of
dollars a year for the universi
school officials have said.
The university did away with its
mascot after two years of NCAA
sanctions. Some American Indians
and other activists saw Chief
Illiniwek as demeaning.
BELOW:
Tyson Copley, Amber
Hayden, Josh Scott and
Scott Fee were recognized
Friday, March 30 at a testing
session at the Family
Academy of Martial Arts
Prestonsburg class. Copley
and Hayden received their,.
5th Gup Green Belt with
Blue Stripe. Scott and Fee
received their 8th Gup
Yellow Belt.
day at 9 a.m.
The senior games are slated for
Sunday, June 24 at 1 and 4 p.m.,
respectively.
Players on teams whose coaches
are members of the the KHSBCA are
eligible to be picked for the All-Star
games.
Several area players have participated in the East/West games in previous years.
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starting another round of chemotherapy this week for a recurrence of
cancer.
Nuxhall's left leg is swollen from
four tumors. He was first diagnos
with prostate cancer in February
1992 and has been fighting the disease in recent years.
An examination in February
found that the cancer had returned,
and doctors started him on
chemotherapy. The 78-year-old
Nuxhall isn't sure how long he'll be
on chemotherapy.
"They don't even know," he said.
"It depends on how long it takes to
get rid of these things. I guess I just
have to wait it out. That's what they
tell me. It could take a couple o
months. It doesn't hurt or anythin.,,
so that's good."
Nuxhall is the youngest player to
appear in the major leagues during
the modern era. He was 15 when he
pitched for the Reds on June 10,
1944, helping to fill out their roster
during World War II.
The left-hander spent 15 of his 16
big league seasons with the Reds,
and became a broadcaster after he
retired.
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2000-02: Illinois, assistant
coach,_recruiting coordinator
2002-04: UTEP, head
coach
2004-07: Texas A&M, head
coach
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(Texas) Canyon HS, head
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· 1993-94: South Plains JC,
assistant coach/recruiting
coordinator
1994-97: Baylor, assistant
coach/recruiting coordina-
WINNING AT HOME: The Allen Central Lady Rebel bats heated up Thursday
evening when Cordia visited for an early season game.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
APRIL 8, 2007 • A9
RETURNING TO THE BIG EAST: I-Iuggins leaves Kansas State for West Virginia
by STEVE BRISENDINE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas
State gave Bob Huggins a second
chance.
So did West Virginia, the school
Huggins spurned five years ago.
., Huggins took them both, a year
apart. On Thursday, he resigned to
become the Mountaineers' ba<>ketball
coach after one season with Kansas
State.
Although administrators thanked
Huggins for turning around the
Wildcats' fortunes, they weren't too
happy about his dash out of town.
"Bob is a good guy. I think he made
a bad decision, but he is a good person," athletic director Tim Weiser
said. "He was great to work with. He
is much different than I think he is
portrayed as being."
Huggins flew from Manhattan to
Charleston, W.Va., on Thursday
(t ening. Upon his arrival, he got into
a car without speaking to reporters. He
said late Thursday in a news release
that he took the job because he wanted
to come home.
"I'm incredibly happy to be coming back to West Virginia," he said. "I
left a great situation at f<ansas State
with wonderful people who are as Pastilong said in the news release.
clOse to West Virginia people as you "Bob's record speaks for itself."
Huggins was born in Morgantown,
can get."
Huggins replaces John Beilein, W.Va., although he grew up in Ohio.
who left the Mountaineers on Tuesday He played his last two college seasons
for the Mountaineers and holds bacheto become Michigan's coach.
lor's and master's degrees
"You should know that
from West Virginia, where
we moved heaven and
he was a graduate assistant
earth to keep Bob Huggins
for the 1977-78 season.
here," school president Jon
Before arriving at
Wefald said. "Tim in effect
Kansas State, Huggins
said, 'You tell us what your
coached for 16 seasons at
salary should be. Whatever
Cincinnati, leadmg the
West Virginia is offering,
Bearcats to 14 consecutive
we will match it and then
NCAA tournaments and
Bobby Huggins
some. Same for the assisone Final Four. He stayed
tant coaches.'"
Huggins told Weiser and Wefald of on despite a massive heart attack in
his decision Wednesday night, after 2003- missing only two weeks before
returning to the· team - but couldn't
returning from Cincinnati.
"I asked him, 'Bob, do you think overcome other issues.
His arrest and conviction for
leaving now is the right thing to do?'
And he said, 'No,"' Wei!<er said. drunken driving in 2004 upset presi''Then I said, 'How many times in dent Nancy Zimpher, and he was
your life have you known what the forced to resign over issues that
right thing is to do and not done it?' included players' arrests, suspensions
and low graduation rates.
And he said, 'Never."'
West Virginia athletic director Ed
Huggins was out of coaching for a
Pastilong said school officials were year before he was hired at Kansas
delighted that Huggins was returning State. Had the school known he would
be gone again so soon, Wefald said, he
to his alma mater.
"I am so happy to have Bob wouldn't have been the Wildcats'
Huggins back at West Virginia," coach at all.
"If Bob had indicated to us about a
year ago this time that he needed
something in his contract about his
alma mater, then we would have gone
on," Wefald said. "We would have
looked at somebody else."
Huggin~>' contract requires him to
pay Kansa<; State $1 00,000 for leaving
early.
Given that Beilein's paying a lot of
money to leave West Virginia, Weiser
said he anticipated criticism for not
including a similarly hefty penalty in
Huggins' contract.
"''m sitting here and looking at a
$2.5 million buyout that John Beilein
had," Weiser said. "Boy, that did a lot
of good, didn't it?"
Weiser also said he would not consider granting releases to Huggins'
recruiting class - considered one of
the nation's best with 6-foot-9
Michael Beasley - until a new coach
has been hired.
Huggins' arrival in Manhattan last
spring injected a massive dose of
enthusiasm into a program that had
fallen into mediocrity with the creation of the Big 12 Conference.
Bramlage Coliseum saw its first
season-ticket sellout since the doors
opened in 1987, and fans sported purple · T-shirts reading "Welcome to
Huggieville" - a play on Huggins'
name and the Aggieville bar district
near campus.
Those shirts now read "Welcome to
Traitorville," with the "Huggie" part
crossed out.
"We just started selling those about
an hour ago, and we've already sold at
least 10 of them," said Katelynn
Hasler, a Kansas State junior working
at Ballard's Sporting Goods in
Aggie ville.
Kansas State went 23-12 this season, two wins shy of the school singleseason record for victories. The
Wildcats were l 0-6 in the Big 12, their
best finish since the conference
formed in 1996. Still, they did not
make the NCAA tournament, settling
instead for a NIT bid.
At least one fan was grateful for the
success.
"I can't say I didn't think it would
be a tough thing for him to decide, but
I think the program here at K-State is
gomg to benefit a lot from having him
around for just a year," sophomore
Sam Arends said. "If that's his decision, then that's his decision."
Associated Press Writer Brian
Farkas in Charleston, W.Va., contributed to this report.
Tennessee gets seventh national title with win over Rutgers
by TOM WITHERS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CLEVELAND- As the party wore
down in the wee hours Wednesday,
Pat Summitt was faced with a tough
decision:' Get a couple hours of sleep
or break down videotape of
Tennessee's win over Rutgers. She
opted for bed.
"I did not watch tape," she said.
"That might be a first."
A few hours after closing her eyes,
Summitt was awakened by a phone
call- from President Bush.
Ah, to be a national champion.
Again.
Ending a nine-year drought
~tween NCAA titles with a swarm7ng defense and relentless rebounding, Tennessee beat Rutgers 59-46 on
Tuesday night, giving the Lady Vols
and their Hall of Fame coach a sev-enth national championship.
The standard of excellence in
women's
college
basketball,
Tennessee hadn' t won it all since
1998, losing twice in the semifinals
and to Connecticut in the title game in
2000, 2003 and 2004.
The Lady Vols would not be
denied this time.
"Our banner's going to be in the
~ters forever," said a smiling AllAmerican Candace Parker, who
scored 17 points. "We've left our
mark."
Back in January, Tennessee's players signed a pact, promising each
other to give everything they had for
the rest of the season. Now, their
names will be permanently etched
into the school's record books.
These Lady Vols, like so many Tuesday night, Summitt insisted this
crown wasn't any sweeter than
before them, made history.
"This has been a team that has Tennessee's six others.
been a joy to coach," said a bleary"This is not about winning No. 7 ,"
eyed Summitt, clutching a cup of cof- she said. "This is about this team winfee at Wednesday's news conference. ning its first. For me, it was all about
"This is a team that had a great pas- helping this team. And that's why I
sion for getting it right. This group said we're not leaving here without a
will always be very special to me. national championship."
They took ownership of what
The Lady Vols wanted
they wanted to do. They
this title _ badly. Almost
coached
themselves.
I
from the outset, they outthought this team was really a
worked the young Scarlet
team."
Knights (27-9), who waitTennessee arrived in the
ed until the final game of
home of the Rock and Roll
an improbable tournament
Hall of Fame intent on leavrun to show their inexperiing with more than a souvenir
ence.
T-shirt. And they're heading
"Maybe we read the
Pat Summitt
back to Knoxville with anothheadlines or realized it
er trophy for the display case, and a was a national championship game,"
pledge from Parker that she'll be back said Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer,
for her junior season.
denied a first championship in her
"C'mon," she said. "Why wouldn't first visit since taking Cheney to the
I? I'll be back wearing orange next title game 25 years ago. "We looked
year. I'm coming back to Tennessee." like a deer stuck in headlights."
It might be premature to start
The Scarlet Knights were brutalthinking about title No. 8. But with ized under the basket as the Lady Vols
the majority of her players back and a grabbed 24 offensive rebounds - 10
crew of high school All-Americans on by Nicky Anosike - and couldn't get
their way to Knoxville, Summitt, into an offensive flow.
whose seven titles are second only to
"Nothing was clicking," forward
John Wooden's 10, is positioned to Heather Zurich said. "We weren' t getmake another run.
ting rebounds . We weren' t playing the
Summitt, though, knows all too defense we've been playing the whole
well how difficult it is to win consec- season. It just didn't look like we
utive championships.
wanted it at the beginning. It's just
"It's very difficult to repeat," she frustrating to go out like this."
After building a 16-point lead and
said. "It will be interesting to see what
this team does in the offseason. That's then holding off a late push by
when championships are won."
Rutgers, the Lady Vols spent the fmal
After cutting down the nets and 30 seconds dribbling out the clock.
hoisting the championship trophy on When the final horn sounded,
Dominique Redding flung the ball
high enough to hit the scoreboard as
Tennessee's players, some in tears,
danced at midcourt as orange, blue
and gold confetti fell on them from
above.
"I can't even describe it," Parker
said. "It's something I've dreamed of
since I was a little kid."
A few months back, it was
Anosike, a junior forward who wrote
down a plan for success in a document she titled "Lady Vols Pact."
Against the Scarlet Knights, she
followed one of Summitt's doctrines.
"Coach said before the game,
'Offense sells tickets, defense wins
gam,es and rebounding wins championships,"' said Anosike, who finished
with 16 rebounds. "That really stuck
with me."
· Beforehand, Parker fell she had to
win a title to be mentioned along with
Chamique
Holdsclaw,
Tamika
Catchings and Bridgette Gordon three of the best to play in Knoxville.
Shannon Bobbitt scored 13 points
- nine coming on a flurry of three 3pointers in the second half - Sidney
Spencer had 11 points and reserve
Alberta Auguste 10.
Kia Vaughn had 20 points and 10
rebounds to pace Rutgers. But the
Scarlet Knights made far too many
mistakes (18 turnovers) and didn't
have enough firepower to challenge
down the stretch.
Several times, Stringer put her
hands to her head in disbelief at what
she was seeing. She had had called
her senior-less squad of five freshmen, three juniors and two sophomores, a "team of destiny."
As it turned out, only Tennessee
will leave fulfilled.
"This was no doubt the most
rewarding year I've had," said
Stringer, who thinks her team will
learn from the experience. "We would
like to come back next year, but it's
not that simple."
Trailing by 11 at halftime, Rutgers,
trying to become the lowest-seeded
team to win the women's tourney, settled down early in the second half by
matching Tennessee's intensity and
closed to 35-28 on Vaughn's putback
with 13:33 left.
That's when Bobbitt, a 5-foot-2
bundle of New York City playground
moves and energy, hit the first of three
3-pointers in a span of 2:43. The first
came after two offensive rebounds by
the Lady Vols.
After a Rutgers turnover, Bobbitt
drained another 3. As the Scarlet
Knights brought the ball up, Bobbiu
was waiting. She forced a turnover
that led to a layup by Alexis
Hornbuckle, and for the first time all
evening, Tennessee's fans sensed this
might be the Lady Vols' night.
They were feeling even better one
minute later when Bobbitt hit another
3.
And later, after Summitt climbed a
ladder to snip the final strand of net
from the rim, the orange-clad faithful
screamed as one, releasing nine years
of pent up frustration at not seeing
their Lady Vo1s reign supreme.
But now all is right on Rocky Top.
"This was a team that did not want
to be denied," Summitt said. ''They
did what they had to do to make it
happen."
Morehead State Univeristy celebrates National STUDENT-Athlete Day
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MOREHEAD - Hundreds of
events around the nation, including
several
at
Morehead
State
University, marked Friday as the
20th Annual National STUDENTAthlete Day.
In recognition of the day, the
MSU Office of Athletics, in conjunction with the Student Athlete
Advisory Council, invited all MSU
faculty and staff to a free admission
day at the ballparks. The MSU baseball and softball teams played games
against Tennessee Tech University
squads.
"It is such an honor to have the
quality student-athletes that we have
at MSU," said Senior Womnn
Administrator Melissa Dunn. "We
attribute the success of our studentathletes in the classroom to the faculty and staff of MSU."
Also recognized as part of
National Student-Athlete Day were
Rowan County 4-H members who
received the Steve Hamilton
Shooting Award and Scholarship.
Herrick, a Prestonsburg High School
graduate, completed his first round
tied for third, just one shot out of the
lead after firing a two-under par 70,
at the par 72 6,897 yard golf course.
With the course playing much
tougher on day two, Herrick shot 75,
to finish tied for second with a comTIMES STAFF REPORT
bined score of one-over-par
145, just one shot behind
COLUMBUS, Ind. tournament medalist Chris
Bellarmine
The
Clemens of Indianapolis.
University men's golf
Bellarrnine senior Chris
team shot nine-over-par
York and junior Thomas
585 in the Parkside
Moore each shot three-overvitational at ' Otter
par 147 to tic for llth.
Creek Golf Course on
Sophomore Kyle Leach
Brooks Herrick
got off to a fast start for the
third place, just three
Knights shooting a onestrokes behind tournament host under par 71 in the first round, but
Wisconsin-Parkside.
followed with a 79 on day two of the
UW-Parkside shot six-over-par tournament to finish tied for 25th.
82 to place first, while Indianapolis
,fame in with a two-day total of
.eight-over-par 584 to finish second.
The Knights had four players fin. sh in the top 25 of the 82 player
iield, with freshman Brooks Herrick
(Prestonsburg) leading the way.
These individuals were on hand
along with Mrs. Shirley Hamilton
for a special presentation between
baseball games.
National STUDENT-Athlete Day
honors student-athletes and the network of parents. coaches, teachers
and school systems that make it possible for young people to strike a
balance between academic and athletic achievement. The day, established by the National Consortium
for Academics & Sports and
Northeastern University 's Center for
the Study of Sport in Society, was
co-sponsored by the NCAA and the
National Federation of State High
School Associations (NFHS).
Richard Lapchick, Director of the
Center for the Study of Sport in
Society, said "Over the last 15 years,
National STUDENT-Athlete Day
has grown to enormous proportions
with 2,224,692 student-athletes
being honored nationwide since
1997. It has truly become America's
Day to honor student-athletes."
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SUNDAY, APRIL
8, 2007
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
A bump, but no run, as drivers adjust to new car
But Gordon couldn't get past his
door as Johnson beat him to the finish
line for his third victory in six races.
Gordon, meanwhile, settled for his
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Two races
third second-place finish this year.
featuring the new Car of Tomorrow two thrilling drag races to
That's not the Jeff
the finish line.
Gordon of old, a driver who
Both finishes, however,
used his share of bump-andruns to rack up four champicame at the expense of the
onships and 75 victories.
rough-and-tumble shorttrack racing that fans desire,
So why didn't Gordon
leaving many to wonder if
just bash Johnson out of his
way and scoot on by for the
this
new
NASCARdesigned car might have
victory?
Jeff Gordan
The short answer is he
inadvertently robbed drivers of the ability to pull off
tried. hitting Johnson over
and over in the final few laps.
the beloved bump-and-run pass.
That or Jeff Gordon has gone soft.
"The bumps kept getting progresGordon certainly will receive his sively slronger, and the last few may
share of the criticism, particularly have set off the air bag in a street car,"
after he failed to move teammate Johnson said. "The last one just
Jimmie Johnson out of his way in the moved me clean up the track."
closing laps of Sunday's race at
When they all failed to move
Martinsville Speedway. Gordon tried Johnson enough, Gordon knew he was
lap after lap, finally pushirig Johnson in trouble.
slightly aside when the checkered flag
"Without wrecking him, there was
was in sight.
no way I was going to get it done. And
by JENNA FRYER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
I didn't get it done," he said.
But Johnson wasn't convinced
Gordon could have done any more.
"1 don't know how he could have
hit me any harder," Johnson said. "I
literally would put my head back
against my seat and wait for it."
The long answer is the Car of
Tomonow hindered Gordon's ability
to execute a maneuver that had rarely
- if ever - failed him before. See last
July in Chicago, when he bumped
Matt Kenseth out of the way. Or in
1997 and again in 2002 when he used
the move on Rusty Wallace at Bristol.
The difference now is in the design
of the COT, which debuted two weeks
ago at Bristol Motor Speedway. The
rear bumpers on the new cars have
been lowered, while the front bumper
has been raised. When a trailing car
hits a car in the back now, the contact
is square, and the leading car isn't lifted off the track.
"I think with the new car, it's going
to take some learning that it is going to
take a little bit different tactics," said
~
competitiOn
director
Robin
Pemberton. "When they used to hit
nose-to-tail, the front of the car would
put the rear wheels up in the air. Now,
it won't lift the wheels up."
That's going to take some getting
used to by everyone, including
Gordon, who learned the dreaded
"aero push" might have retumed with
the COT.
That term is a dirty word in
NASCAR, where drivers spent the
better part of the past five years complaining that it ruined the races. An
effect of a lack of downforce on the
front of the car, the aero push guides it
to the wall and spoils handling - particularly in traffic.
The COT was supposed to eliminate the aero push via its adjustable
front-end splitter and rear wing, both
designed to better control the air flow
between cars.
.
But drivers have struggled with
handling in the first two COT events.
"It was a little bit harder to pass,"
Gordon acknowledged. "Yeah, I
couldn't dnve in as deep (into the corners), but those are all the things you
expect with this car. We just got to get
used it."
There's plenty of time for that, as
the COT will be raced in 14 more
events. NASCAR's watching how
reacts in different situations and won't
shy from making necessary adjustments.
The sanctioning body changed
height and weight requirements following the first race. After foam
padding in Kevin Harvick's car melted
Sunday, NASCAR plans to mandate
use of a steel plate to protect the foam
from heat exposure.
The carbon monoxide leaks that
plagued the Bristol race were fixed
when NASCAR advised teams to use
sturdier - and heavier - materials in
theu exhaust systems.
So expect more adjustments as t
season progresses. Some might he
and some might hurt. Some might
even bring the bump-and-run back
into play.
Pettys, Rudd favor NASCAR franchising
by HANK KURZ Jr.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
As a car owner whose teams are
struggling to keep up with multicar
megateams, seven-time champion
Richard Petty has a solution to guarantee those who built NASCAR stick
around: franchising.
"I don't know if I'll live long
enough to see it or not, but it will
probably happen someday," said the
man still widely referred to as 'The
King.' "I think the only thing in my
mind that keeps NASCAR from
becoming a completely legitimate,
major league with golfing or football
or baseball or whatever is being franchised."
He's not alone.
Son Kyle, who runs the two-car
Petty Enterprises entry in the Nextel
Cup series and drives one of the cars,
and veteran Ricky Rudd said it's time
NASCAR give back to its teams.
Rudd, like Kyle Petty, understands
the situation as a driver and as an
owner.
"From an owner standpoint, I was
pushing for franchising years ago
when I had my teams because, at the
end of the day, we spent millions of
dollars and we had an auction and got
10 cents on the dollars for all our
parts," he said this week at Richmond
Intemational Raceway, where he was
testing his car for Robert Yates
Racing.
"It was sort of a sad situation
because you work, you put all that
sweat into it, but it doesn't really get Labonte is 22nd in points and guaranyou anything," Rudd said. "It gives teed a spot in the next race, Kyle
you a business for today but no plan- Petty is dangerously close to the top
ning for the future. Man, I'm so tick- 35 cutoff for such guarantees - he's
led that I'm not an owner
32nd. The Wood Brothers
right now.
are outside that top 35.
The Pettys are, and
As a driver, Kyle Petty
they're having a tough
said the 43 fastest cars
time. They haven't won a
should make the field.
race
since
1999 at
"In the business world,
Martinsville Speedway and
there's a totally different set
of rules," he said. "Call it
have just three victories
since the 1983 season.
sweat equity. We put 60
Kyle Petty
Longtime racing team the
years in here, and we
Wood Brothers is also
deserve something back for
struggling, winning five times since those 60 years. The Wood Brothers
the 1983 season.
deserve something back for their 50
NASCAR's vice president of rac- Yfiars."
ing operations, Steve O'Donnell, said
Rudd, who spent three seasons
the governing body has considered racing for the Wood Brothers, said he
franchising and discussed it with sympathizes, citing the experience of
team owners.
former Daytona 500 champion Ward
"The challenge is 'what does a Burton who returned full time this
franchise mean?' in our sport and season.
how can it benefit everyone?"
"I wouldn't want to be in his posiO'Donnell said in an e-mail to The tion for anything, but all of us in this
garage area could -be very easily,"
Associated Press.
"We are different than the stick Rudd said of Burton, who has failed
and ball sports. Competition, not con- to qualify for four of the first six
tracts, dictates whether teams com- races driving for Morgan-McClure
pete week in and week out," he said. Motorsports. Burton's 47th in points,
"So far, no model has been developed 273 behind No. 35 Johnny Sauter.
to ensure that the need to perform
"You just wouldn't believe the
would remain a team's priority.
way it is for the car owner, the team,
"True, side by side competition is the driver, everybody," he said of the
at the root of NASCAR," he said, stress. "The whole mentality when
"and ir's important to be maintained." you go to the race track and you're in
That's a week-to-week concern for the top 35 is completely different
than if you're 35th or 36th."
some struggling teams.
Although Petty driver Bobby
Fans show support for BMS in Fox poll
TIMES STAFF REPORT
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Bristol Motor
Speedway's
NASCAR
events,
where NEXTEL Cup races have sold
out dating back to August of 1982,
have long been the hottest tickets in
the sport. Now, in a recent ~elevision
poll conducted by FOX, the concrete
oval has been voted the overwhelming favorite among fans when it
comes to short track action.
In the AT&T/Cingular Virtual
Crew Chief Poll conducted during
the FOX telecast of the NASCAR
event from Martinsville Sunday, as
well as on foxsports.com, the
World's Fastest Half-Mile has no
competition when it comes to popularity among fans.
Fans were asked what their
favorite short track was during the
telecast and the finals numbers had
Bristol with 80 percent of the vote
while Richmond and Martinsville
split the final 20 percent. On the
online poll, still being conducted on
Monday, BMS led the voting with
83 percent of the votes with the
remainder of the votes shared by
Richmond and Martinsville.
Although FOX did not announce
the total number of fans who voted
during the telecast, the race was
watched by approximately nine million viewers, according to FOX officials. More than 15,000 had voted in
the online poll by Monday morning.
NASCAR returns to Bristol
Motor Speedway for the August
night races with the Sharpie 500 on
Aug. 25, preceded by the Food City
250 on Aug. 24 and the O'Reilly 200
Craftsman Truck Series event on
Aug. 22.
NBS race to be simulcast through ESPN360.com
TIMES STAFF REPORT
SPARTA - ESPN will provide a
live online simulcast of the June 16
"Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo"
through ESPN360.com.
Event cov~rage also will include
simulcasts of ESPN2's pre-race programming, including NASCAR
Countdown.
The "Worldwide Leader m
Sports" also will deliver live online
simulcasts of the 26 remaining
ESPN2 NASCAR Busch Series telecasts beginning with the Nashville
Superspeedway event April 7.
Superspeedway.
ESPN360.com's live coverage
will be integrated directly into the
ESPN.com RaceCast, allowing fans
with access to ESPN360.com to not
only watch the live race Webcast, but
also follow the in-race animated
graphic display and get track information, lap leaders, race leaders, driver stats and live chat with ESPN
NASCAR
contributor
Tim
Cowlishaw throughout the race.
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photo courtesy of Kentucky Speedway
TEST TIME: Dale Jarrett tested at Kentucky Speedway in late-March.
Jarrett and his Michael Waltrip Racing teammates continue to struggle
behind the wheel of their Toyotas.
2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Schedule/Results
Feb. 10- x·Budweiser ShoolOul,
Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tony Stewart)
Feb. 18- Daytona 500, Daytona
Beach, Fla. (Kevin Harvick)
Feb, 25 -Auto Club 500, Fontana.
Calif. (Matt Kenseth)
March 11 - UAW-Daimler Chrysler
400 (Jimmie Johnson)
March 18 - Kobalt Tools 500,
Hampton, Ga. (Jimmie Johnson)
March 25 - Food City 500, BristoL
Tenn. (Kyle Busch)
April 1 - Goody"s 500, MartinsviUe,
Va. (Jimmie Johnson)
April 15- Samsung 500, Fort Worlh,
Texas.
April 21- Subway Fresh Fir 500,
Avondale, Ariz.
April29 -Aaron's 499, Talladega. Ala.
May 5 - Crown Royal 400, Richmond. •
Va.
, May 12- Dodge Avenger 500.
Darlington, S.C.
May 19- x-NASCAR Nextel All-Star
Challenge. Concord. N.C.
May 27 - Coca Cola 600, Concord,
N.C.
June 3 -Dover 400. Dover, Del.
June 10- Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa.
June 17 -Citizens Bank 400,
Brooklvn, Mich.
June 24- Toyota/Save Mart 350,
Sonoma, Calif.
July 1 - LENOX Industrial Tools 300,
Loudon, N.H.
July 7 - Pepsi 400, Daytona Beach,
Fla.
July 15- USG Sheetrock 400,Joliet.
ill.
July 29 -Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
Indianapolis.
Aug. 5 -Pennsylvania 500, Long
Pond, Pa.
Aug. 12- NEXTEL Cup at The Glen.
Watkms Glen. N.Y.
Aug. 19-3M Performance 400,
Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 25- Sl1arpie 500, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 2 - TBA, Fontana, Calif.
Sept. 8 -Chevy Rock-and-Roll 400.
Richmond, Va.
Sept. 16- Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 23 -Dover 400, Dover, Del.
Sept. 30 - Kansas 400, Kansas City,
Kan.
Oct. 7- UAW-Ford 500, Talladega.
Ala.
Oct. 13 - Bank of America 500,
Concord. N.C.
Oct. 21- Subway 500, Martinsville,
Va.
Ocr. 28 -Georgia 500, Hampton, Ga.
Nov. 4 - Dickies 500, Fort Worth,
Texas.
.Nov 11 - Checker Auto Pruts 500,
Avondale. Ariz
Nov. 18 -Ford 400. Homestead. Fla.
x-non-points race
Driver Standings
I. Jetf Gordon, 966
2. Jeff Burton. 938
3 Jimmie Johnson, 906
4. Matt Kenscth. 836
5. Kyle Busch, 804
6. Denny Hamlin. 776
7. Clint Bowyer. 751
8 Tony Stewart, 726
9. Carl Edwards. 710
I0. Ke\ in Harvick. 687
II. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 677
12. Jamie McMurray, 650
13. David Stremme, 645
14. Elliott Sadler. 639
15. Mark Martin, 629
16. Juan Pablo Montoya, 625
17. Kurt Busch. 624
18. J J Yeley, 616
19. Da' id Ragan, 589
(tie). Ryan Newman, 589
Bristol Dragway to replace launching pad
TIMES STAFF REPORT
BRISTOL, Tenn.
Bristol
Dragway officials have announced
that the first 190 feet of the track or
the concrete launching pad - will be
replaced before the O'Reilly NHRA
Thunder Valley Nationals, May 1820.
After extensive asphalt resurfacing and grinding in the off-season to
ensure the best possible track surface
for 2007, issues arose with the concrete portion of the track during
Friday's Test & Tune session for
bracket racers. Due to those concerns,
all events scheduled for the month of
April have been postponed. Action is
expected to continue in Thunder
Valley on May 3 with a Street Fights
event.
Bristol Motor Speedway and
Dragway president and general manager Jeff Byrd believes postponing
events for the next several weeks is
essential in continuing efforts to
maintain Bristol Dragway·~ status as
one of the premier facilities in the
country.
"We had an issue with the surface
of the drag strip and instead of waiting for it to get worse we decided to
be proactive and fix it now," he said.
"We have a long drag racing season
ahead of us and a national event coming up in mid-May and it was impor-
tant to correct this now and do it
right.
"Sometimes you don't know how
a track comes through a winter until
you start racing and that's what happened in this case. While it is inconvenient that it happened, it's fortunate
that it happened now so that we have
chance to take care of it before we get
deep into the season."
Scheduled events postponed by
the resurfacing project include the
World Footbrake Challenge, the High
School Nationals and several Street
Fights and Sunoco Thunder Valley
Shoot Outs races. All efforts will be
made to reschedule the events later
this year.
photo courtesy of Lucas 011 Late Model Senes
BREAKING THE ICE: Veteran Late Model driver Billy Moyer broke the
ice on Saturday, March 31, winning the 10th Annual Indiana Icebreaker
at Brownstown Speedway.
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AUTOMOTIVE
Boat
FOR SALE
Ranger Boat 390V,
200 H.P. Johnson,
new 801b. Minn
Kota. Livewells, rod
box ,
storage
boxes ,
tandem
trailer, with brakes,
cover, hot toot, on
board
ba1tery
charger.
1989
model ,
great
shape.
Asking
$10,000.
8890039.
Cars
HICKS AUTO
SALES
David. Road
'99 Grand Caravan
$2,495
'02 Ranger 4 cylinder
5
speed ,
f}$4,295
2001 Ford Tarus
SES 80,000 miles.
$4,495, Moonroof.
92
Pathfinder,
automatic, $2,295
2001
Impala
75,000 miles LS
$5,395. 97' Camry,
Moon roof, 4 cylinder. $2,195.
'97 S-1 0 Automatic,
4.3. $2,195.
886-2842
886-3451.
FOR SALE
91 ' Mustang LX,
klw miles, sunroof,
4 cyl. Red with
black interior. $750
call 886-1955 or
205-5531
FOR SALE OR
TRADE
82
Volkswagen Rabbit
Convertble. 87 42421 or 259-1844.
Misc.
FOR SALE
Submergible deep
well Meyer pumps.
~alf 3 quarter and
1 horse power. Call
358-2000.
FOR SALE
16 Ft. coach main
camping trailer .
Good
condition .
$1,700. Call 8749548 or 791 -0454.
EMPLOYMENT
When responding
to
Employment ads
that have referrnce
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.
.Job Listings
HELP WANTED
Care givers needed
Call
886-1623,
Between 10:00am5:00pm . Ask tor
Diane
JOB OPENING
Eleven
people
needed to start
work immediately in
permanent full time
positions.
Paid
vacations
and
advancements
available. A large
91 year old company has expanded
into the Painstville,
KY area. No experience necessary will
train those that
qualify. $295 per
week to start as per
written agreement
Call Monday April
9th only 9am to
5pm.
606-7887334.
JOB OPENINGS
C & S Vaults, manufacture of steel
burial vaults is
seeking a driver for
the
Inez warehouse. Applicants
must have a class B
COL license. Ablity
to perform physical
labor. Must
be
dependable .
Drivers
load,
unload, and deliver
steel grave vaults
through out regions
in
Kentucky,
Tennessee,
and
Ohio, Virginia, and
West Virginia. Must
be
comfortable
dealing with customers.
Benefits
avai lable after 90
days. Full time positions. Please fill out
an application and
sign up tor an interview at C & S Vaults
Industrial Dr. Inez,
Ky 41224
JOB OPENINGS
We are seeking a
full time driver at
our Manton, ' KY
location, to operate
company vehicles
to transport products to and from
specified destinations. This position
is responsible for
operating company
equipment at the
job site under the
direction of the
blaster in charge,
performing duties of
load/plant crew or
shot service crew
and or assisting the
plant
manager.
Must possess a
current Class A
COL with Hazmat
and
tanker
endorsements and
1 year driving experience. Please forward your response
information to 152
Manton Rd, Martin,
KY 41649; or Fax:
606-285-5171
or
email
humanresources@ austinpower.com
HELP WANTED
Lumber
Wright
Company is taking
applications for the
position of truck driver. Must be energetic, neat in apperance and willing ro
work. Apply in person at the Martin
location. No phone
calls please.
WANTED:
Someone to do odd
jobs and likes animals call 886-6704.
JOB OPENING
Otter
Creek
Correctional Center
is currently accept- .
ing applications tor
A d v a n c e d
Registered Nurse
Practitioner
and
Family Practitioner.
Must be licensed in
the state of KY.
Interested
applicants may apply in
at
327
person
Correctional Road,
Wheelwright, KY
41669, online at
www .cor r ect i on scorp.com or you
may
fax
your
resume to 606-4529703. Otter Creek
Correctional Center
is
an
Equal
Opportunity
Employer.
JOB OPENING
Pro Hair of Pikeville
(K-Mart shopping
center) and Pro
Hair
of
Prestonsburg
(Walmart shopping
center) is now taking
applications
from licensed cosmetolog ist! Great
pay! Hourly plus
commissions.
Bonus plus vacation
pay.
Call
Prestonsburg Salon
886-1460
or
Pikeville Salon 4320375 or come by
tor an application.
JOB OPENING
100 Workers needed.
Assemble
crafts, wood items.
To
$480/wk.
Materials provided.
Free
information
Pkg . 24 Hr. 801428-4649.
JOB
OPENING
Renos Roadhouse
in Prestonsburg is
now hiring for all
positions.
ShiftsDay and Night
Apply
in person
only.
Misc.
Yard Sale
HELP WANTED
Looking for someone to do plumbing
work, som.e carpentry
work.
General
handy
man. Call Russell
Wallen at 874-2512
or come by Hill
Street at Dwale.
YARD SALE
Apri I 1Oth and 11th.
Children and adults
Toys,
clothing.
household items,
stereo,
karaoke
machine. Located
2.2 miles up Rt.
404 turn right up
Sam Hale Branch.
First house on right
886-2685
JOB OPENING
On call in home
assistance caring
tor the elderly. Call
Joyce at 606-8898529. Also, accepting applications for
caregivers.
Services
LAWN CARE
If Lawn Care and
tree trimming needed
th roughouJ
Summer months.
Please call Randell
at 606-358-2117
morning
or
evening.
MERCHANDISE
Kays
Wallpaper
Depot Rd.
Painstville, KY.
-Quality wall covering all under
$10.00.
New
hours M-F 3-6.
Sat 12-4. Call 7894127. You may
call after 1Oam for
service other than
regular hours
205
FOR SALE
Feed for sale and
flea market items
for sale. Call 4529651 . Located near
Wheelwright
off
122
on
Buckingham.
Animal PUPPIES FOR
SALE
AKC
Bloodhound puppies, first shots ,
wormed. Call 606652-4986.
FOR SALE TO A
GOOD
HOME
Neutered
male
Doberman
Mix.
Great watch dog
but is also very
affectionate to owners. $50.00. CALL
424-1 707..
Also
FREE TO A GOOD
HOME.. A Neutered
male cat, gray s
tiger
stripes.
Excellent mouser!
424-1701. Leave
MSG.
New Positions
Sr. Financial Planner
Preferred skills include: 6 years+ experience in Fin .
Planning & Analysis of coal operations, Financial
Reporting, and Mine Accounting, CPA preferred .
Land Agent/Eng Tech
Preferred skills include: experience in Coal Leasing ,
Lease Mgt, Mine Permitting & Planning, AutoCAD,
Environmental Mgt.
Coal Ticketing Clerk
Dependable person with reliable transportation to
ticket coal trucks at surface mine located between
Prestonsburg and Salyersville.
Black Diamond Mining LLC
587 North Lake Drive
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Call (606) 889-8440 x125 for Appointment or
E-mail resume to: ggroves@bdmining.com
Mise
ITEMS FOR SALE
Shot Gun, 1925
asking $500, free
fire
wood
cut!
Apartment
size
refrigerator
tor
sale. •
$100.
Colonial rug tor
sale, $20. Call2853704
WOLFF TANNING
BEDS NEW &
USED.
Monthly
payments ,
free
delivery within 100
miles of London.
Parts-L am psServices.
1-888-554-0058.
FOR SALE
Glass
Antique
show case and
other antique items
available. Call 2598411 or 874-2421
LOT FOR RENT
Located at Old
Allen Road. $200
per month. City
sewer available.
874-2421 and 2591844.
ttn
Wanted To Buy
WANTED TO BUY
Interested in buying land or home
from Hindman to
Martin or Mcdowell
area.
606-6342960
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
Gas well interest
f or sale. Owners
desire to sell their
20% interest in 2
gas wells at Viper,
Ky. If seriously
interested call 4781002.
Houses
HOUSES
FOR
SALE BY OWNER
Located
in
Prestonsb u rg ,
walking distance to
school. 1 house,
brick, fenced in
back yard. 2-3
rooms. Other one
is 3 BR 2 bath with
siding.
Located
next door to each
other.
Asking
$173,700 Call 8861813 or 886-0769
HOUSE
FOR
SALE 3 .5 acres 3
BR
2
bath,
attached 2 car
garage with work
shop or 1/2 acre lot
tor
sale.
Prestonsbu r g,
meadows branch
area. Call 8890149.
HOUSE
FOR
SALE 4 BR Brick
house apx 1500
sq. ft. 2 baths, living room, family
room, kitchen, utility
room, large
deck, double carport on nice corner
lot.
Hardwood
floors
in
living
room, kitchen, family room and one
bedroom. New carpet in 3 bedrooms.
Also has Gas log
fire place, electric.
heat
pump.
Located 2 miles up
Abbott
Rd.
o ro
Frasure Hill Dr. .
Prestonsburg, KY.
606-886-67 7 8.
Shown by appointment.
www.sharphome.com
PRICE REDUCED
MUST
SELL
NOW! Two houses!!! One is 4 BR,
living room, dining
room ,
kitchen,
bath.
The other house is
2 BR, living, b ig
kitchen, bath, built
over garage work
shop and laundry
room , 2 outside
storage bu ilding.
Natural gas, paved
parking, chain link
fenced yard. 7/ 10
acre lot. Very livable move in condition. All tor a very
reasonable price of
$42 ,000. NO Land
contracts . Salyers
Branch, Hueysville
area. Call 606-3589346
deposit. Call 606789-6721 or 7927 92-6721 . No pets.
HELP WANTED
Truck Driver
Requirements:
-COL
-PASS DRUG SCREEN
-COURTEOUS
-CLEAN DRIVING RECORD
Benefits:
401K
Full Medical
Vacation
Apply at Eagle Masonry &
Supply
66 New Painstville RD
(Junction 460/Mountain
Parkway)
HOUSE
FOR
SALE 3 BR 2 bath
house completly
remodeled inside
and out. South
River view lane.
Prestonsburg., 8868991.
Sale or Lease
Salyersville, KY 41465
FOR SALE
2003 16x80 mobile
home. Fire place,
dishwasher, garden tub, walk in
showe r,
shing le
roof, gutters, used
for short time.
Good price. Central
air. Located outside
City limits. Call
886-2474
PHYSICIANS FOR WOMEN
is seeking candidate'! for
(Part-Time)
MEDICAL RECORDS CLERK
Requirements include a high school
diploma or equivalent. Experience in
general office procedures including
filing, typing, and/or records work.
Mail or fax resume to:
Jessica Conn, BBA
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
1709 KY Route 321, Suite 3
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Fax: (606) 886-8548
Email: j.conn@bshc.org
FOR SALE
Commercial property 12 acres next
to
Walmart
&
McDonald's
in
Prestonsburg. 8863023 after Spm.
FOR RENT
Beauty shop equipt
with 3 stations and
tanning bed. Would
consider renting for
comme rcial
use
other than beauty
shop. Rt. 122 1
mile
South
of
Martin across from
Garth
Technical
School. Must have
references. 2859112.
FOR SALE
Property for sale
Chesapeake Appalachia L.L.C.
a d ivision of Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is seeking talented
individuals for the positions below. Chesapeake i~ one of the lttrge::;t
inc..lcpcndcnt producers of natural gas in the U.S . and the most active driller
of n<:w wells in the U.S.
Instrumentation & Communications Technician - Operations Prestonsburg, KY, Hamlin, WV, and Buckhannon, WV
Responsibilities include integrating measurement dev ices i nto Cygnet SCADA
system using multiple communication methods ~uch as satellite, C OMA, phone,
and radio. Install communications and rel ated equipment on new nnd cxi:;ring RTU::;.
D iagnose; equipment malfuncllons and cond uct repair~ according to m anufacLUrcr
recommendatio ns. Work to continuously im prove reliability/efficiency and decrease
operating costs of communication network. Asstst ProdtJCtion Superintendent
to evaluate dtst n ct tlow efficienc ies through the pipchne system nnd recomme nd
improvements. Performs all other assigned dutie!-i. Determine appropriate
equipment in'ren.tory levels for maintenance of network . ldcul candidate should be
a self-m otivated team player and posse~" excellent interpersonal :-tk.ills. Candidate
should have 2 years of d irect work experience in the; oil and ga:-. indu:.,try. Previou~
experience wi th the F isher F loBoss EFM devices. Cygnet SCADA system. and
satellite communications a plus. A high degree of analytical ability and excellent
oral ,md wrjttcn Ct)lllmunication skills arc necessary for success m our fas t-paced
and tC\.\anh ng: C:IWJronmcnt.
Project Engineering Technician - Operations - Prestonsburg, KY
Rc:-.ponsiblc for well site and pipeline route selection for gas well location and
pipdinc activttie~. FaciJitntcs commun ication related to regulatory compliance with
lo<:al, state,; and fede ral agencies. Assists jn coordinating and monitoring work of
multipk <.:nnt ract surveyors, cngmeering consultants. and construction contractors to
faCil itate the drilliug, pcnnittt ng. titling and reclamation of wells.
1\-l ust JX)s:-.c!-.s knowledge of l!arlhwork activities inclll(.ling soil mccham12s, ~IOJX'
stahilily, Jratnage structtlrcs and/or sedimentation control. Additionally. candic.latc
shou ld have a working knowledge and understunding of m ulti-!'tat\! Jaws, codes,
and regulations as they pertain to environmental, oil nnd gas law, pcnn itting, and
safety regulations. Requires high d..:g:rce of intcrper!lonal :skilh . Mu~r po:-.ses:-. tact
aml thpiomacy under adverse circumstances. Working knowledge uf c::anhwork/
con~ tnu.;hon conrnu.:ts. Capable of executmg: ass ignmcnl\ requ iring indcp<:ndc nt
judgment, Work independently without dtrcct Sli JlefV!sl<ln Prclcr A.S degree in
En~inec r ing: or 4+ years of t•xpencncc w1th C1viJ Engineenng practices
Chesapeake Appalachia LLC. offers excellent compensation and benefil packages including
a very generous equity compensation plan. For immediate and confidential consideration.
interested appl~cants should apply on-line no later than April1 6, 2007 at:
http://www.chkappalachla.com
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Chesapeake Appalachia L.l .C. is an affir ma tive
action and equal opportunity employer.
b e t w ee n
Prestonsburg and
Painstv ill e. Also,
double wide for
rent. $500 plus
Chesar.~ill~e
''.·\proud tradilion ofproriding acce\.\ to quali!J htahl1 cart"
Bil! S..ndy Hearth c~re. In~
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:tn f.quJI Opportunlly Empk>yer
~iowr:lH'ousE's~
FOR RENT! 2 I
: BR BATH AND :
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1 1/2. Living 1
1 room, kitchen, 1
: utility room, 1 :
1 car garage. All 1
1 electric, newly 1
built.
Appliances
completly furnished. $700
Per month
$700 deposit.
Call 886-6186
or 886-8268.
HOME FOR SALE
2 1/2 Miles on Abbott, at
111 Creekside. Maple
Cabinetry, carpet, 2 BR,
fireplace. Recently
remodeled. Call 886-
0893.
Storage Units for rent
1Ox1 0 $40.00
1Ox20 $60.00 ·
1Ox30 $80.00
Located on 1428
Old Allen Rd.
Call 874-4511.
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FARM FOR SALE
Floyd county 75
'acres more or less,
rt. 1100 off US 23
East Point Upper
,Little Paint. Lum
'Derossett Branch.
606-325-4430
pr 606-325-2809.
Level- Sloping and
timber
:?all
APT FOR RENT
Upstairs,
nice,
clean studio apartment. Electric heat
;and air. $350 per
Deposit
month.
required. Call 886208.
1
APT FOR RENT
Now Renting Park
lace Apartments.
~ent starting at:
h BR - $280, 28R 304. All electric
UD accepted. Call
~86-0039
Equal
Housing
ppportunity
APT FOR RENT
New 1 BR apt.
furAppliances
nished, all utilities
tncluded. $520 per
month, 1 car parking. 889-1999
FOR RENT
Furnished apartment, real clean,
quiet near Jenny
Wiley lake. Suitable
for 2 people. NO
drugs. Call 8863941 .
FOR RENT
Branham Heights
Apartments - Now
accepting applications for 1 and 2 SR
apts. Rent based on
30% of income.
Appliances
fur~
nished. very nice,
central heat and air,
water, garbage and
sewer
included.
Please contact the
manager 606-4524777.
Equal Opportunity
housing.
Furnished 1 bed
'f'Oom Apt Central
{leat & air. Rent
starting at $375.
month, + $300.
·~eposit
water
~ncluded. Located
near HRMC. 606889-9717.
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HOUSE FOR RENT
2 BR house at
Riverside
drive.
$550 per month
plus utilities and
deposit. Call 8860124 after 5pm.
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THE FLOYD CoUNTY TIMES
APRIL 8, 2007
LEGALS
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby
given that Karen
Crum, P.O. Sox
1148, Prestonsburg,
KY 41653, has filed
an application with
the
Natural
Resources
and
Environmental
Protection Cabinet
to place a small dirt
fill, and place a permanent
bridge
over
crossing
Middlecreek. The
site is approximately 4.50 miles west of
Prestonsburg ,
in
Floyd
County,
Kentucky .
Comments or objections
concerning
this
application
should be directed
Kentucky
to :
Division of Water,
Water Resources
Branch, 14 Reilly·
Road.
Frankfort
Office
Park.
KY
Frankfort,
40601. Phone (502)
564-3410.
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350.093,
KRS
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Village
Street,
Pikeville, Kentucky
41501, has applied
for Phase Ill bond
release
on
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and 3 of permit
number 836-0302
which was last
issued on July 7,
2004. The application covers an area
of
approximately
1.68 acres located
3.0 miles southwest
of Harold in Floyd
County.
The permit area is
approximately 0 7
miles west from KY
Route 979's JUnction with Parsons
Branch Road. The
latitude is 37o 30'
07". The longitude
is 82o 39' 35".
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effect for Increment
#1 is a Letter of
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in the application for
release.
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filed
with
the
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Mme Permits, #2
Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601, by May 27,
2007.
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the application has
been scheduled for
May 28, 2007, dt
the Division of Mine
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
D r i v e ,
Prestonsburg, .
Kentucky
41 653.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007
No hire made after closed-door meeting
by KATHY J. PRATER
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Citv lifts
boil-water
advisorv
FEATURES EDITOR
MARTIN - The Floyd County
Board of Education met in special session at May Valley Elementary School
this past Monday evening to discuss
TA K E N
their search for a replacement for outgoing Supt. Paul W. Fannine.
Following a closed session lasting
well over an hour, the board members
emerged and Jeff Stumbo, chair,
announced that no final determination
had been made in regard to the naming
INTO
of an interim superintendent and that
the board would continue working and
meet again in special session tomorrow, August 2, at 6 p.m., at May Valley.
The board did announce, however,
that they had agreed to contract with
School
Boards
the
Kentucky
CUSTODY
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
BANNER -A boil
water advisory issued
last week for areas of
eanner has been lifted.
The Prestonsbur-g
City Utilities
Commission issued the
advisory after a pipeline
break. The areas affected began at Justice
Branch of Prater Creek
Off of US 23 South at
Banner up to the water
tank at the top of the hill
in Prater Creek. Water
samples have been
ken and lab results
~Y the water supply
was not compromised
and is safe for customers to use.
STAFF WRITER
pho1o by Jessica Hale
A joint investigation between the Prestonsburg Police Department and Operation UNITE yields
both stolen property and drugs. Boonie Fletcher, 35, was arrested Tuesday afternoon when
officers raided his home on Westminister Street in Prestonsburg. Found inside the home was
a child's motorcycle which had allegedly been stolen from the Highland Avenue area. Another
person inside the home at the time of Fletcher's arrest was Allison Layne. Layne who was carIng for a juvenile at the time of the raid was not arrested, but was cited for receiving stolen
property. Prestonsburg Police have charged Fletcher with two counts of receiving stolen property over $300, possession of burglary tools and possession of a concealed deadly instrument.
Officers found marijuana inside the home, but UNITE had not yet officially charged either of the
two as of press time. This Is an ongoing, i.nvestlgation..b.Y. RfP. detectives Steve Little, George
Tussey, Brian Hall and Chief Mike Ormerod.
Pike pair charged witli
stealing railroad materials
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG- Two
Pike County residents have
been arrested after Floyd
County authorities uncovered
their connection to a rash of
local railroad material thefts.
Floyd County Sheriff's
Deputies arrested both Robert
D . Fleming, 20, of Virgie, and
David A. Kiser, 20, of Pikeville,
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on Thursday and charged them
with receiving stolen property
over $300, a class D felony.
According to the sheriff's
department, the arrests were the
result of an investigation concerning several recent thefts of
railroad material in Floyd
County. Deputies discovered
approximately 2,500 pounds of
steel railroad plates in their
possession that were allegedly
taken from the Progress
Railroad Company in Pike
County. The two were caught
attempting to sell the plates in
Floyd County.
If convicted, Fleming and
Kiser could face anywhere
from one to five years in
prison.
The investigation is continuing and anyone with any further
related information is asked to
contact Floyd County Sheriff
John K Blackburn.
PRESTONSBURG
Thursday will mark the
start of the third year for the
East Kentucky Fair at
Thunder Ridge Raceway.
A new sign has even
been added to the stadium
at the raceway, declaring
Thunder Ridge Raceway as
the home of the East
Kentucky Fair. The fair will
run from Thursday through
Saturday.
A vision of former Floyd
County Judge-Executive
Paul Hunt Thompson, the
fair features many exciting
and fun fi.J.led activities and
events throughout.
Entertainment
will
include vendors from
throughout the region, a
bull riding competition,
ATV mud bog, scholarship
pageant, cornhole tournament, 4-H displays and
competition, concerts by
Confederate
Railroad,
Classic Rock All Stars,
Juice Newton and much
more.
Jules
and
Beck
Combined Shows was chosen by organizers for its
reputation and commitment
to safety.
This
year,
general
(See FAIR, page ten)
Former Otter Creek
guard pleads guilty
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG- A
former corrections officer
for
Otter
Creek
Correctional Facility previously charged with promoting contraband inside the
prison was in court on
Monday.
Carlton Conn, 30, of
Prestonsburg,
pleaded
guilty Monday in Floyd
County District Court and
was sentenced to 120 days
of home incarceration and
one year probation.
The charges stemmed
from an investigation
regarding the illegal promotion of cigarette tobacco
within the prison. Otter
Creek banned the use of all
tobacco products on the
grounds and within the
walls of the prison in
October of last year. Conn
was caught supplying cigarettes to inmates.
Otter Creek investigator
Dwight Crowell told The
(See GUILTY, page ten)
Diesel spill at ICG mine
fouls Tug Fork tributary
The Associated Press
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East Ky. Fair
gets underway
tomorrow
by JESSICA HALE
3DAY FORECAST
Today
Association for the use of their consulting services in their search for a
new superintendent for the school district.
Cost of those services to the Floyd
County district will be approximately
$8,000, as announced by board chair.
CHARLESTON,
W.Va.
International Coal Group downgraded
Monday the size of a diesel fuel spill
that fouled part of the Tug Fork River
and prompted two municipal water
plants to close temporarily.
Less than 142 gallons of diesel
spilled into a Tug Fork tributary at
Blackberry Creek surface mine in
Pike County, ICG said Monday.
The
state
Department
of
Environmental Protection initially
reported about 500 gallons of fuel was
spilled Thursday when a hose apparently came loose as the fuel was being
delivered, DEP spokeswoman Jessica
Greathouse said.
Kentucky environmental officials
did not immediately return a call
Monday.
Mingo County noticed diesel odor
near its water treatment plant and
stopped pumping for about 12 hours
beginning about 9 a.m. Friday,
Greathouse said.' The city of Kermit
likewise stopped its pumps about 2
p.m. Friday and restarted them about
12 hours later, she said.
ICG blamed the fuel supplier for
the spill, which occurred during a
heavy rainstorm, said spokesman Ira
Gamm, who added that the spill had
been cleaned up.
ICG controls approximately 1.1
billion tons of coal reserves and operates mining complexes in West
Virginia, Kentucky, Mary~and and
Illinois.
pho1o J;ly Jessica Hale
Cafeteria workers employed by the Floyd County Board of Education
spent Monday at the Big Sandy Community and Technical College In trainIng as the beginning of the 2007..08 school year nears. Workers were
refreshed on the ins-and-outs of cafeteria work within the school system.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
1, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Public forum in Pikeville to focus on impact
of postsecondary education in region
chairman, CEO and president of E.ON
U.S. in Louisville.
In addition to gathering data about
changes in enrollment, degrees granted
and related statistics, the task force is
seeking Kentuckians' opinions about
issues related to postsecondary education
at the regional level.
Such issues range from affordability to
economic growth and development to the
impact of Kentucky's colleges and universities on local communities. Comments
on those and other topics will be solicited
during the forum, set for I 0 a.m. until
noon EDT on Tuesday, August 21, at the
East Kentucky Exposition Center, 126
Main Street, Pikeville.
"We encourage employers, educators,
civic leaders, parents and students - all
Kentuckians - to share their views with
us about the way postsecondary education
Hearing what business and civic leaders, educators, and other Kentuckians
think about the influence and impact of
postsecondary education at the community level will be the focus of a regional
forum set for August 21 in Pikeville.
The forum is being sponsored by the
Kentucky Chamber's Postsecondary
Education Task Force, a group of business
leaders who are reviewing the state's
progress toward achieving its goals in
postsecondary education. The study is
being conducted during the tenth anniversary year of the 1997 reforms enacted by
the legislature with the objective of moving Kentucky to the national average of
educational attainment by 2020.
Jean Hale, chairman, president and
CEO of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.
in Pikeville, is a member of the task force,
which is chaired by Victor A. Staffieri,
is working in their communities," said
Dave Adkisson, president and CEO of the
Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
"Having those insights will strengthen the
task force study and will help all of us better understand the impact of postsecondary education on people's lives and
community vitality."
Regional meetings also will be held in
Ashland, Bowling Green, Lexington,
Louisville,
Northern
Kentucky,
Owensboro, Paducah and Somerset. The
task force will consider comments from
the meetings, along with other information developed by consultants who are
assisting
with
the
study.
Recommendations will be finaliLcd for
presentation to Kentucky's Governor and
the 2008 General Assembly. The task
force will release its report at an education
summit slated for early December.
Highlands welcomes Dr. Leslie Allen
Devers back home to Eastern Kentucky
PRESTONSBURG
Highlands Regional Medical
Center has announced the
addition of a new pediatrician
to join Hometown Family
Care, the practice of Dr. Chris
Bailey and Dr. Jeff Potter.
Leslie Allen Devers grew
up in Salyersville and began
her career endeavors when she
enrolled at Eastern Kentucky
University in 1996 where she
earned a bachelors degree in
chemistry. While there, Devers
received numerous awards and
recognition including the EKU
Honors Program, Dean's List
and the Golden Key National
Honor Society.
Her pursuit of a career in
medicine led her to the
Pikeville College School of
Osteopathic Medicine in
2000 where she earned her
Doctor of Osteopathic degree
and graduated 11th in a class
of 58. Devers was also awarded the Pediatrics Award for the
2004 graduating class. Since
then, she has spent her time as
a. categorical pediatrics resident at Cabell Huntington
Hospital in West Virginia and
most recently made the move
back to home to Kentucky
where she will join the team of
skilled
physicians
at
Hometown Family Care.
During her residency,
Devers worked with West
Virginia Children's Health
Project, a mobile healthcare
unit which provides services to
rural areas.
"I chose pediatrics because
children are our greatest
asset," Devers said. "I feel I
can have a positive impact on
their future through preventative healthcare."
The opportunity to follow
her patients throughout their
childhood years is what
Devers says she will likely
enjoy the most about her job.
"I hope to develop a practice that will serve the needs of
both children and parents."
Devers said. "I am excited to
be in a profession where I can
Dr. Leslie Allen Devers
watch my patients grow."
Devers will practice with
Dr. Kate Shutts at Kids Care
Pediatric located at 5000
Route 321 in the Medical
Office Building at Highlands
Regional Medical Center until
renovations is complete on her
office located at 313 West
Street in Paintsville.
Highlands
Regional
Medical Center is a 184-bed
( 154 acute care, 18 skilled
nursing, and 12 geriatric psychiatric) not-for profit, community owned and operated
healthcare facility that is fully
accredited by the Joint
Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare OrganiLations.
As a full-service facility with
an active medical staff of more
than
100
physicians,
Highlands Regional. Medical
Center features 24-hour emergency care, same-day surgery
and outpatient care, advanced
pulmonary care, physical therapy and rehabilitation services, broad-based diagnostic
services including on-s'ite CT
and MRI, cardiac services,
pediatric care, senior wellness
programs and an on-site clinical laboratory.
Card of Thanks
The family ofBelvie Hall wishes to gratefully acknowledge
the thoughtfulness and kindness of friends, relatives, and
neighbors, in the loss of our loved one. Thanks to all those
who sent food, flowers, prayers, or spoke words of comfort.
A special thanks to Clergyman Nathan Lafferty for all the
kindness shown to our family, the Sheriff's Department for
their assistance in traffic control, and the Hall Funeral Home
for their professional and compassionate service.
Card of Thanks
The family of Nellie Tackett would like to take thi~ opportunity to
thank all tho-;e friends, relatives, and neighbors who helped to comfort, and were there for our family during this difficult time. Thank
you to all those who sent food , flowers or spoke kind words."Wc arc
especially grateful to The Regular Baptist Ministers for their co~
forting words, the Samaria Regular Baptist Church for all the kindness shown to our family, the Sheriff's Depattmcnt for their assistance in traffic control and the Hall Funeral Home for their loving
care and hand of friendship to our family.
THJ.<: FAMILY OF NELLIE TACKETT
Card of Thanks
The family of Bernice Reynolds wishes to gratefully acknowledge'
the thoughtful ness and kindness of friends, rei all ves. and neighbors, in
the loss of our loved one. Thanks to all,those who sent food, flowers,
prayers, or spoke words of comfort. A special thankl. to the ministers of
the Pilgrim's Rest Old Regular Baptist Church. A very special thanks to
Jimmy and Thelma Dye, Homer Howell, Opal Moore, Bonnie Osborne ·
for everything you done. The Sheriff's Department for their assistance
in traffic control, and the IIall Funeral Home for their professional and•
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compassionate service.
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THE FAMILY OF BERNICE REYNOLDS
Card of Thanks
The family of Clifford Branham wishes to gratefully acknowledge the thoughtfulness and kindness
of friends, relatives, and neighbors, in the loss of our
loved one. Thanks to all who sent flowers, food,
prayers, or spoke a comforting word. We are especially grateful to Pastor Jack for his comforting
words and the Bluegrass Gospel singers, the staff of
Prestonsburg Health Care, the Sheriff's Dept. for
traffic control, and the Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home
for their excellent service.
THE FAMILY OF CLIFFORD BRANHAM
Card of Thanks
Words cannot express
the utmost love and
gratitude that we have
deep within our hearts
for everyone who made
the untimely accidental
death of our son anq ·
brother, Steven Michael
Allen, a little easier to
bear. To those of you
who sent food, flowers
or offered words of
comfort, we thank you. For those who donated money to
Children's Harvest Home in Steve-"O"s memory, thank yotl.
Those of you, who prayed for us, please continue to do so.
We would also like to send a very special thank-you to all of
our Equitable, Lowe's and Big Sandy Wings families for all
of your financial support. We knew our "Little Man" was
special, but didn't realize just how many hearts he had
touched until his death. The love and support you've shown
us during our deep time of sorrow will never be forgotten. , 'i
Thank you,
"The Allens"-Lonnie Ray, Paula and Josh
THE FAMILY OF BELVIE HALL
Card of Thanks
Dr. Dustin Devers
Highlands
welcomes new
family medicine
physician
The family of Bobby Lee Messer would like to extend their
appreciation all those friends, relatives, and neighbors, who
helped in any way upon the passing of their loved one.
Thanks to all those who sent food, flowers, prayers, or spoke
comforting words. We are especially grateful to Clergyman
Carlo's Beverly for his comforting words, the Sheriff's
Department for their assistance in traffic control, and the staff
of Hall Funeral Home for their kind and professional service.
THE FAMILY OF BOBBY LEE MESSER
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PRESTONSBURG
Highlands Regional Medical
Center has hired a new family
physician to join Hometown
Family Care.
Originally from Brewton,
Ala., Dr. Dustin Devers has
planted new roots in Eastern
Kentucky as a physician specializing in family medicine.
Although he has an interest in
sports medicine, Devers says
he is looking forward to treating all sorts of illnesses 'in all
age ranges.
"I hope to establish a prac-
The family of Margarett Anna Tackett wishes to thank all of
those friends, neighbors and family who helped in any way
upon the passing of our loved one. Thank to all who sent flowers, prayers or words of comfort expressed. We are especially
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The St. James Episcopal Church for all the compassion shown
to our family, the Sheriff's Department for their assistance in
traffic control and the Hall Funeral Home for their kind and
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THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Community Calendar
-- 9:00a.m. to 11 :30 a.m.
Calendar items will
be printed as space
permits
To announce
your community event, you
may hand-deliver your item to
The Floyd County Times
office, located at 263 S.
Central Avenue, Prestonsburg;
or mail to: The Floyd County
Times,
P. 0.
Box
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Prestonsburg, KY 41653; or
fax to 606-886-3603; or email
to:
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Zebulon Lodge 273, F&AM
Dates to remember
Thursday, October 18Farnily Night Dinner, beginning at 7 p.m.; Saturday,
November 17-Friend to
Friend Dinner, beginnidg at
~:30 p.m.
Highlands Regional
Medical Center
Community Calendar
August 2007
Kiwanis
August 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd
Meeting Place B
Highlands Medical Office
Building
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Child Birth Classes
August 11th
Board Room
Highlands Medical Office
Building
8:30a.m. to 5:00p.m.
AARP
August 13th & 15th
Meeting Place A & B
Highlands Medical Office
uilding
10:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m.
,
Senior Advantage
August 14th
Meeting Place: A & B
Highlands Medical Office
Building
Diabetes Support Group
August 30th
Meeting Place A & B
Highlands Medical Office
Building
5:00 p.m. to 6:00p.m.
For more information concerning the support groups,
please contact Highlands
Services
Educational
Department at 1-606-8867424.
Floyd County
Farmers Market
The Floyd County Farmers
Market (local farmers who
grow their own produce) is
now open each Friday from 4
p.m. to 6 p.m. through
October. The Market is located
in the Citizens National Bank
Parking Lot in front of the
Floyd County Post Office. If
you have questions, please call
886-2668.
Motorcycle Ride will take
place on Sunday, August 5.
$20 entry fee per driver; $5 per
passenger. The run will begin
at 10 a.m., in the parking lot of
MSU at Prestonsburg and go
to MSU Morehead Campus.
Register and join us at anyone
of stops.
For more information call:
MSU at Prestonsburg, 606886 2405 or 800-648-5372.
ACHS Class of '87
Attn: Allen Central Class of
1987. 20 year class reunion
scheduled for September 8,
2007, at the Heritage House
Inn, Prestonsburg. $50/couple,
$25/single. For more information and where to send money,
please contact Jenny (Jenkins)
Williams at rebels_l987 @
hotmail.com or you may call
Lisa (Pratt) Parsons at 606226-4152 or Dee Dee (Moore)
Dillon at 606-237-4757.
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Enterprises
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Wall-to-Wall Screens, Dolby Sound, and Cupholders!
not received your mvitat1on,
please notify Jessica FraLier
Little at the above address or
email
to:
jessicafrazier_200 l @yahoo.com OR
long .lora@ adelphia.net.
Allen Central Class of 1977
30-Year Reunion
The ACHS class of 1977
will have a 30-year reumon,
September 22, at Best
Western, 7-12 p.m. $25/single,
$40/couple. Contact E-mail:
class77 ACHS @hotmail.com
Debbie Bailey, 405 Turkey Cr.
Rd., Langley, KY 41645, Lynn
Isaac, 1327 Prater Fk. Rd.,
Hueysville, KY 41640.
PHS Class of 1987
plans 20th reunion
MON.-SAT., 7:00·9:00;
MON.·SAT., 7:00-9:00;
SUN. l1:30J, 7:00-9:00
SUN. 11:301, 7:00-9:00
SUNDAY MATINEE- Open 1:00; start 1:30 .
RIVERFILL 10 • PIKEVILLE
The Prestonsburg High
School class of 1987 is currently planning their 20th
reunion. Please e-mail your
contact
information
to
phsclass87@ bellsou th .net.
Parsons Family Reunion
Hicks reunion
The 9th William J. and
·Naomi Reffitt Hicks reunion
will be held at May Lodge,
Jenny Wiley State Park on
Saturday, August 11. This
includes the descendants of
Emery, Smith, Daniel and
Jimmy Hicks, Elizabeth Oney,
Polly and James Ratliff,
Glathia and David Conley,
Cynthia and Sam Allen,
Luanna and Jack Reffitt and
Sarah Jane Hicks. Luncheon
buffet at noon, live entertainment 2 p.m., door prizes to be
given out and lots of time for
socializing and viewing old
pictures. Come on over and
meet your kinfolks. For further
information, call Delphia
Hicks at 886-3108.
Pie supper and cake walk
A pie supper and cake walk
will be held at the Dwale shelter, on August 3, at 7 p.m. Live
entertainment and concession
at 6 p.m. Come on and enjoy
the fun! ! !! All proceeds go to
the Dwale Homecoming Fund.
5th annual Memorial
Motorcycle ride
The 5th annual Memorial
Descendants of Isaac and
Louisa Parsons will host a
reunion on Sunday, September
2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at
the Isaac Parsons Cemetery,
located on Parsons Branch, off
Rt. 979, in Floyd County.
Potluck meal will be served
at 1 p.m. Please bring a
favorite covered disb to share.
All family and friends welcome.
For more info., call Mrs.
E.J. Parsons at (865) 426-7585
or Ray Parsons at (313) 9286834.
The Allen Central High
School Class of 1996 will be
holding their 10-year reunion.
For more information, call
Amanda at 285-9491 or Leslie
at 886-8003.
SFHS Class of '97
Hope in the Mountains
The South Floyd High
School Class of 1997 will host
a 10-year reunion on Saturday,
September 15, at the Heritage
House
Hotel , (formerly
Holiday Inn), in Prestonsburg.
Registration: 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: 7 p.m.
Dancing: 'Til Midnight
Cost: $25/person; after
July 7, $30/per person.
Make checks payable to:
SFHS Class of 1997, 619
Regent Rd., Versailles, KY
40383.
Several classmates have not
yet been located. If you have
Hope in the Mountains will
host public meetings on
Mondays, at 9 a.m., at the
junction of U.S. 23 and Rt. 80,
on Watergap Rd., behind the
Trimble Chapel Church.
Meetings focus will be to
offer information in regard to
Democratic Woman's Club
meets at Floyd Co. Library
The
Floyd
County
Democratic Woman's Club
meets regularly on the 2nd
Monday of the month at 6:00
p.m., at the Floyd County
Library.
Mon.-SiJn. 6:50-9:20;
Fri. (4:20~ 6:50-9:20;
Sat.-Sun.
(1 :5M:20), 6:50-9:20
ACHS Class of '96
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Mon.-SIJn. 8:00;
Fri. (5:00), 8:00;
Sat.-Sun.
(1:45-5:00), 8:00
(See CALENDAR, page six)
Mon.-Sun. 7:15-9:30;
Fri. (4:30), 7:15·9:30;
Sat.-Sun.
(2:15-4:30), 7:15-9:30
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Happy 60th Anniversary
Edford L. Clark, Sr. and Mary Margaret Hyden Clark
Tish Clark and Eddy Clark would like to acknowledge the long-enduring
;marriage of their parents, Edford L. Clark, Sr. and Mary Margaret Hyden
Clark on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary on August 2nd, 2007.
Ed served in WWII in Europe and Mary worked in Baltimore, MD, welding
bombers during that time. They married in Auxier, KY in 1947. They lived in
Louisville, KY and in Pocatello, ID while Ed attended pharmacy school at
Idaho State College (now University). Upon graduation, they returned to
Floyd County and have remained here since. They owned and operated the
Martin Drug Store in Martin, KY for many years until they retired.
Because hate is legislated... written into
the primer and the testament,
shot into our blood and brain like vaccine or vitamins
Because our day is of time, of hours-and the clock-hand turns,
closes the circle upon us: and black timeless night
sucks us in like quicksand, receives us totallywithout a raincheck or a parachute, a key to heaven or the last tong took
I need love more than ever now.../ need your love,
I need love more than hope or money, wisdom or drink
Because slow negative death withers the worldand only yes can turn the tide
Because love has your face and body... and your hands are tender
And your mouth is sweet-and God has made no other eyes like yours.
For more than a century, Pikeville College has
been
providing
students
with
quality,
affordable educational opportunities. Several
of our programs are consistently among
the top performing in the state and notion. At
Pikeville, you're not just a number; your success
is our priority. Pikeville College provides a
complete educational experience for. the
entire person-mind, body, and spirit. We
invite
yoo to talk to a member of our
admissions and financial aid staff about
opportunities available for you. Discover how
we ore changing our world ... one graduate ot o
time. We would like to include you.
PIKEVILLE COLLEGE
Walter Benton from "This Is My Beloved"
They have been the most wonderful and loving parents that anyone could have
ever hoped for, and we thank God for that, each and every day. They treated
everyone they came into contact with the same, with kindness, love, and
respect. We can only hope that one day people will feel toward us the same
way they feel toward our parents now.
We wish them lots of love and many more years together.
,:
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606 218 5250
• www.pc.edu
It's about students.'
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1, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Worth Repeating ...
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"Speak out in acts; the time
for words has passed, and
only deeds will suffice. "
-John Greenleaf Whittier
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Fuel efficiency
bills have one
clear winner
Multiple pieces of fuel efficiency legislation are making
their way through Congress, but only one is realistic and
worthy of consideration. The Hill-Terry bill sets reasonable
standards for increased gas mileage and is best positioned to
protect jobs and the American auto industry.
By contrast, a Senate bill that passed earlier this year that
would increase fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon by 2020 and a House bill sponsored by Rep. Ed Markey,
D-Mass., don't fairly deal with the challenges facing the
domestic auto industry. Nor are they attainable without significant costs to consumers:
Markey's bill in particular is a disaster. It's unrealistic in
its expectations of the Big Three automakers and is based
· entirely on the expansion of the failed Corporate Average
Fuel Economy standards.
Estimates are that Markey's forced increases in fuel efficiency of 40 percent will add up to $5,000 to the price of
every new car or truck. Even after the congressman revised
his proposed legislation Thursday, it still would require carmakers to achieve average fuel economy of 35 miles per gallon by 2019.
Even the automakers are no longer arguing that no
changes in fuel economy rules be made. Executives of
General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., the Chrysler Group
and the United Auto Workers have all promised to work with
Congress on attainable standards.
The closest bill to getting there is the one sponsored by
Reps. Baron Hill, D-Ind., and Lee Terry, R-Neb. It sets separate standards for passenger cars and trucks but requires the
increases be between 32 mpg and 35 mpg by 2022. As of
Thursday, 117 House members have signed on as co-sponsors of the bill, including all of Michigan's delegation except
Rep. Vernon Ehlers, R-Mich.
"The congressman hasn't taken a position on either bill
yet," says Kevin Chapman, Ehlers' communications director.
He needs to get on board with his colleagues and support
the Hill-Terry bill, which also is supported by the National
Automobile Dealers Association, Alliance of Automobile
Manufacturers and National Association of Manufacturers,
among others.
The Hill-Terry bill gives Congress a way out of this
increasingly divisive fuel economy battle.
Automakers get far stricter mandates than they have now,
but they say they can live with the requirements. Congress
gets something to show those who are demanding it do
something about greenhouse gases.
The Hill-Terry bill is a reasonable compromise and the
best course of action for Congress. Lawmakers should pass
the legislation and then leave the domestic automakers alone
for a while so they can figure out how to make money and
keep workers employed in a new regulatory environment.
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Supt. Fanning would take mon~y
from the contingency fund and general fund, money for teachers and stuDuring the last month or so, a total
dents,
to litigate people. And when it
of three black lab pups, now around
to help the school kids, he
came
time
eight or nine months old, have gone
didn't have money. He tried to put a
missing from Auxier. In June, my
The superintendent of Floyd utility tax on you and raise your propdaughter's black lab pup Lizzie wanCounty, Dr. Paul W. Fanning, will be erty taxes to get himself out of a ba
dered off or was taken from her home leaving soon and once again it will be
situation.
on Second Street in Auxier. Around
up to the Floyd County school board
We, the people of Floyd Counry,
July 12, my two black labs, Bear Bear
members to find Floyd Countians a suggest to you school board members
and Curly, wandered off or were taken.
new superintendent to filJ Supt. that you think before you leap. Try ·tO
Lizzie and Bear Bear were sisters Fanning's shoes.
,
make a good decision in selecting a
and Lizzie often came to my llou§e on
During the 1990s, there was a superintendent. Make sure the superSpradlin Street. All three pups went to
stretch of years where there were nine intendent is from Eastern Kentucky
the government cemetery and Mary
or 10 superintendents that worked for and this county of Floyd to be includLuck to play. While Lizzie was taken
the school board temporarily. Every ed.
from Second Street, the government
time the school board hired a superinWhen a superintendent resigns, the
cemetery or Mary Luck were the most
tendent, they would not last long. assistant superintendent should be the
probable places Bear Bear and Curly They would quit.
next in hne to move up as interim
may have wandered away from or
Maybe the board members of the superintendent and maybe superintencould have been taken from. I can only
1990s made some very bad decisions. dent. Since the assistant superintenspeculate that someone took them
One thing is for sure, in the 1990s, the dent is Pete Grigsby Jr., he should :be
because it seems highly unlikely that
school board wanted to go to another the number-one candidate for t
all three pups would just wander off.
state to fmd a superintendent, some- interim superintendent's job. A rna
We have talked to several people in
body that would take several years to with 50 years experience in the-school
Auxier and no one has said anything learn the system.
system makes his expertise hard to
about having a dog missing, therefore,
Carol Stumbo was part of the beat.
it appears that these black lab pups 1990s board and is still with the preWe, the concerned citizens of
were targets. I just hate to think that
sent school board.
Floyd
County, do wish that you, the
someone would steal another person 's
How about now with our present school board members, would think
dog, for whatever reason.
school board members Carol, Jeff, Dr. before you leap and not make a bad
If anyone knows anything about the
Varia, Sherry and Linda? Have they decision this time and hire an Eastern
disappearance of these three black lab
made good decisions since the year Kentuckian and this county of Floyd
pups, please call 886-9234.
2000? Some or most people would to be included.
By writing this letter, I would love say no.
The number-one candidate for t11e
to think that it will result in us getting
There's a lot or most people in this superintendent's job is Pete Grigsby
our puppies back, but that is not likely..
county who are mad at these present Jr., plain and simple. Hundreds of
But I wanted to make everyone aware
school board members for trying to people support Pete Gngsby Jr. t:
that this sort of thing is happening in
put a utility tax on them. They are also superintendent of Floyd County
· Auxier. Please keep an eye on your
mad about raising property taxes.
Schools.
pets and please report any suspicious
The present school board has also
activities in and around your neighbormade people mad by being a big proJohn Hicks
hood to local authorities.
ponent of the superintendent in fightHueysville
'
Zondra Woods ing people on lawsuits, wasting taxAuxier payers' dollars.
Dogs disappearing
Grigsby should be
superintendent
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2007-08 Floyd
County Schools
tobacco policy
update and
clarificatiQn
The Floyd County Board of
Education would like to provide clarification about the tobacco policy.
Students, staff, and visitors entering
schools during the 2007-08 school
year will be interested to learn a new
Policy has been adopted by the Floyd
County Board of Education. The new
policy is being implemented to assist
in ensuring safe and healthy learning
environments. Research reflects that
the use of tobacco products (smoke
and smokeless) has a harmful effect
on users and non-users associated
with environments where there is
tobacco use. The student policy was
adopted by the Floyd County Board of
Education after months of research
and a recommendation by a
Committee comprised of students,
principals, teachers, and community
members. Under the new policy students shall not be permitted to use or
possess any tobacco product, lighters,
and matches on property owned or
operated by the Floyd County Board
of Education to include Board-owned
vehicles on the way to and from
school or during school-sponsored
trips and activities.
Employee/visitor policy revisions
will be forthcoming pending final
review by the Floyd County Board.
The policy adopted on September 21,
2005 remains in effect at this time.
The Board has requested the committee working with tobacco issues
remain in existence to assist with the
implementation of the revised tobacco
policies. We are excited to share this
new policy and the positive effects
expected for students, staff and community.
A process for students
involving education awareness, disciplinary action and court action is discussed in greater detail below.
•
The Education Awareness
Program includes: Communication of
the dangers of tobacco use by students
and its impact on the school district
environment; The requirement of
mandatory compliance with the
District standards of conduct, including those that prohibit tobacco use;
Provide information about available
tobacco cessation information, counseling programs and available rehabilitation and student assistapce pro
grams.
• Disciplinary component would
be required if a student is in violation
of the policy. Disciplinary actions are
implemented based upon whether it ·
the first, second or third infraction.
Violations are reported to the court by
the principal/designee.
• Court Action Component: Any
actions taken by the court due to the
first, second, and/or third infraction
are determined solely by the presiding
judge and communicated to the school
and/or district as the court determine~
appropriate. The court may exercise
its powers of contempt in addition tc
any other remedy provided by law tc
compel obedience of the parents, or
any other person exercrsing custodial
control or supervision of the child tc
the court's orders.
Family Resource Youth Ser i ·
Centers will assist students and their
families in identifying certified tobacco education cessation programs.
The complete tobacco policy for
students is included in the studenl
handbook. Each student will receive a
copy of the handbook at the beginning
of school and this information is alsc
available
online
al
www.floyd.k l 2.ky. us .If you are interested m more information or have a
question about the Tobacco Policy or
resource information please call 886·
4557.
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
1, 2007 • AS
Paid for idled special session,
lawmakers seek to reject checks
by JOE BIESK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - It's not
even been a .month since state
Sen. Pamon Thayer opened his
new consulting company, and
already he's looking at his
available personal time shrinking because of a special legislative session. Of course,
that's part of being a member
of the Kentucky General
Assembly, he says.
"It is a challenge," Thayer
said. "The second week of my
company's existence, here I am
in Frankfort working on legislation and, yes, I would much
rather be out making pitches to
prospective clients and doing
work of my existing clients,
• but they understand I have a
responsibility to the constituents I serve."
Lawmakers are due back in
Kentucky's
Capitol
on
Monday, where they're expected to do little more than make
sure they don't get paid for the
past three weeks and then go
home.
Gov. Ernie Fletcher earlier
this month called the General
Assembly into a special legislative session to deal with
1ssues from a ban on domestic
partner benefits for public university employees to tax incentives aimed at enticing
Peabody Energy to build a coal
gassification
plant
in
Kentucky.
There was also a proposal to
give military families a state
income tax break and another
to authorize more than $427
million in construction pro-Jects.
But the governor's call created high drama at the Capitol,
as Democrats cried foul claiming Fletcher, a Republican, was
playing politics in hopes of
boosting his re-election campaign. While the GOP-led
Senate passed legislation
addressing each of the issues,
the House adjourned and sent
' 1its members home just hours
into the session.
Fletcher ordered a threeweek cooling off period for
lawmakers and told them to
return to address the matter
Monday.
Since then, the matter of
legislators' pay has been spotlighted in the public debate as
lawmakers have sought ways
to limit or suspend their special
session pay.
There are 138 state legislators, 100 in the Democrat-controlled House and 38 in the
Senate. When the legislature is
in session - even during the
three week break this month each rank-and-file member
receives nearly $300 per day,
seven days a week.
Legislators are paid about
$ l 09 per day for expenses and
about $180 for their pay. They
also get paid mileage to the
Capitol from their homes, and
senators get $500 for stationery
while representatives get $250.
When the legislature is not
in session, they get monthly
expenses of more than $1,700
plus mileage and $180 for each
interim committee meeting
they attend, according to the
Legislative
Research
Commission.
Some, including House
Speaker J ody Richards, have
asked the LRC - the legislature' s administrative arm not to process the special session paychecks. Others have
said they would either give the
money back to the state or simply not cash it. A meeting of
legislative leaders this month
was unable to produce a solution.
Democratic leaders wanted
to suspend lawmakers' pay for
the days of the special session
they
didn't
work,
but
Republicans said such a move
was unconstitutional. Instead,
Republicans pushed a proposal
that would have paid members
in both chambers for at least
some days they didn't work.
After intense negotiations,
and a private meeting with
Peabody Energy executives in
downtown Louisville last
week, both chambers are
expected to return Monday to
resolve their pay issue and then
adjourn. They may return in
mid-August to address only the
energy incentive proposal.
Thayer said most lawmakers are more focused on safeguarding the public's interest
and not their pay.
Occasionally long hours at
the Capitol and time away
from family and jobs goes with
the territory, Thayer said.
"I don't think it's really our
place:: to complain because
when we run for these offices,
we recognize the fact that we
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community resources available to women seeking freedom from drug abuse. Family
members are also welcome to
attend. The Hope initiative
proposes to help women break
free from addictive lifestyles
to become self-respecting contributing members of society.
Call 874-2008 or 788-1006
for more information.
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
meets, 12 noon to 1 p.m., at
Made
From
Scratch
Restaurant, 1566 North Lake
Drive. For additional information, contact Chris Daniel,
886-7354, or Tommie Layne,
886-2321, ext. 1297.
UNITE
The UNITE coalition of
Floyd County will meet on the
SECOND Monday of each
month, at 5:30 p.m., at the
New 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.
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
434-8400.
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.
'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; Johnson, call 7896515; Magoffin, call 3492217; Pike, call 432-2775; and
in Lawrence,,call 638-4067.
Senior employment program
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 the workforce?
If you are 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 are held at the Carl D.
Perkins 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 800-4432187, ext. 186, or Linda Bell,
at ext. 160 to make an appointment.
GED classes are also available.
Floyd County Extension
Homemaker Club Meetings
Allen:
1st Monday, 11
a.m.,
at Christ United
Methodist Church Fellowship
Hall.
Dixie: 3rd Thursday, 12:30
p.m.,
Dixie
Community
Room.
David: 1st-Monday, 1 p.m.,
at St. Vincent's Mission.
Martin: 1st Tuesday, 6
p.m., Martin Church of Christ.
Maytown: 3rd Thursday, 6
p.m., Maytown Learning
Center.
Cliff: 3rd Tuesday, 12 p.m.,
Community Center.
Prestonsburg:
2nd
Tuesday,
10:30
a.m.,
Extension Office.
South Prestonsburg: 3rd
Tuesday, 7 p.m., Home of
members (call 886-2668 tor
info.)
Left Beaver: 2nd Tuesday,
10:30 a.m., Osborne Elem.
School Library.
Special interest groups:
Nimble Thimble Quilt
Guild: lst/3rd Wednesdays,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Extension
Office.
Newbees Quilt Group: 4th
Thursday, 6 p.m., Extension
Office. (The Newbees do not
meet during the months of
January and February.)
Looking for a Support
Group?
•Floyd County Alzheimer's
Support Group meets regularly
Manor
at
Riverview
Healthcare Center. Call the
center for meeting times.
•Domestic
Violence
Support Group - The Big
Sandy Family Abuse Center
holds
meetings
each
Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. The meetings are free of
charge. Call Jessica Slone at
886-6025 for more information.
•Overeater's Anonymous Meetings
held
each
Wednesday at 6:30p.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 6:30p.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 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 1800-928-5242.
•Disabled? - You may be
eligible for grant money to
assist in your daily living. For
an application or more information, call 886-4326.
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tice that will meet the needs of
every patient, whether young
or old." Devers said.
Devers earned his bachelor
of science in microbiology at
Auburn University in Alabama
in 2000. He went on to pursue
a career in medicine at the
Pikeville College School of
Osteopathic Medicine where
he graduated in 2004. His family practice residency was
served at Cabell Huntington
Hospital in West Virginia,
where he received the
Outstanding
Resident
Physician Award.
Devers holds memberships
in both the American Academy
of Pediatrics and the American
Osteopathic Association and
has now joined Hometown
Family Care, the practice of
Dr. Chris Bailey and Dr. Jeff
Potter
located
at
374
University
Drive
in
Prestonsburg. For an appointment call 886-3831.
Highlands
Regional
Medical Center is a 184-bed
(154 acute ,care, 18 skilled
nursing, and 12 geriatric psychiatric) not-for profit, community owned and operated
healthcare facility that is fully
accredited by the Joint
Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations.
As a full-service facility with
an active medical staff of more
100
physicians,
than
Highlands Regional Medical
Center features 24-hour emergency care, •same-day surgery
and outpatient care, advanced
pulmonary care, physical therapy and rehabilitation services, broad-based diagnostic
services including on-site CT
and MRI, cardiac services,
pediatric care, senior wellness
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•A.S.K. (Adoption Support
for Kentucky) Support group
for all adoptive parents (public, private, international, and
kinship care), roster parents
and all others interested in
adopt1on. To he held the first
Monday of each month, at the
Department for Community
Based SerV!cc~ office, J 009
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 (d>eastky.net.
•PARENTS! - Contact the
Big Sandy Area Community
Action Program, Inc. to find
out about child care serv1ces in
your area, the STARS for
KIIJS 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 call-
ing Cheryl Endicott at 8861280, or 888 872-7227 (toll
free) .
•East Kentucky S.T.A.R.S.
Homeschoolers -Will hold
monthly
meetmgs
at
the
Paintsvi lie Recreation Cen~er.
For more information. call
Trudy at 889-9333, or 2975147. Everyone welcome.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
1, 2007 •
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Noland will continue as
interim education commissioner
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT The
Kentucky Board of Education
spent thousands of dollars on its
search for a new education commissioner, only to have its top
choice resign days before her
scheduled start date.
On Saturday, the board
decided at a special meeting that
the current interim commissioner would continue in that capacity while the search for a permanent replacement continues.
The board hired an outside
firm in its search that led to the
hiring and subsequent resignation of Illinois educator Barbara
Erwin. It agreed to pay Ray and
Associates up to $50,000 - a
base $32,000 plus expenses and
fees
for suggesting possible
candidates to replace former
commissioner Gene Wilhoit,
who left in November for a job
in Washington.
Erwin resigned earher this
month, just day before she was
supposed to start, amid questions about her resume and an
ongoing police investigation in
her former suburban Chicago
school district. In her resignation letter, Erwin blamed "continued noise by the media" for
her decision.
Still, criticism for the failed
search has been aimed at both
the search firm and the board
itself.
Bob Sexton, executive director of the Prichard Committee
for Academic Excellence, said
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venience to both our professional careers and our personal
lives," Thayer said. "It's part of
any kind of public service."
And, being a state lawmaker isn't particularly lucrative,
state Rep. J.R. Gray, D-Benton,
said. Some legislators, such as
doctors or lawyers, have to
take valuable time away from
their practices to serve in
Frankfort, Gray said.
Lawmakers, who come
from every corner of the state,
have expenses while ·in
Frankfort particularly food,
lodging and other incidentals,
Gray said. The daily pay legislators receive doesn't do much
more than cover most legislators' expenses and there aren't
many other personal perks
other than developing possible
business relationships, he said.
"There's not much other
motivation for serving to be
honest with you, because it's a
full-time job anymore with a
part-time salary," Gray said.
"You have to have a real desire
to serve because the monetary
portion of it is just not there."
there's no shortage of instan<>es
where the search went wrong.
Sexton says the responsibility
for finding the best candidate
ultimately lies with the board.
''The board found out all
sorL'i of things about Erwin too
late," Sexton said. "But in the
end, it was the board's responsibility to make sure that the best
person for the job was named
commissioner, and that didn't
happen.
Keith Travis, the board's
chairman, said the panel may
have acted differently if it had
known earlier about the concerns with Erwin.
"If we had known, I think the
board would have taken a different approach," Travis said.
But William Newman, an
executive with Ray and
Associates, said his company
did its job suggested qualified
candidates.
"Our reputation is on the line
here," Newman said. "We feel
we conducted a solid search,
brought them good candidates
and they made a choice."
The state board decided
Saturday that interim commissioner Kevin Noland would
continue in that capacity until a
new commissioner is hired.
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August 29th, 2007. This will be the only newspaper advertisement of the 2006
delinquent unmined coal tax bills. To avoid your name being published in the
newspaper your tax payment must be received in the sheriff's office by 4:00p.m.
on August 23, 2007.
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Avenue, Prestonsburg, KY.
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than 30 days. The listing of Delinquent Unmined Coal Tax Bills on the internet
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�A8 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
1, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
General Assembly adjourns special session, may return
.
by JOE BIESK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT
The
General Assembly's ill-fated
special session ended Monday,
as the House and Senate
adjourned with an agreement
to spend the coming weeks
crafting an energy tax incentive plan.
Lawmakers could be back
as soon as mid-August to pass
the legislation, if they are able
to agree on how Kentucky
should best pursue landing a
coal gasification plant.
Legislative leaders said
they've already assigned lawmakers to working groups that
would begin the task of devising a plan. Key lawmakers met
last week with Peabody
Energy officials and said they
were told Kentucky would be
recommended for the plant if
the state passed certain tax
breaks.
Gov. Ernie Fletcher called
the special session earlier this
month.
But Fletcher ordered the
legislature to deal with other
issues, too, including a proposal to ban domestic partner benefits at Kentucky's public universities and more than $427
million in construction projects throughout the state.
Fletcher, a Republican, also
wanted legislators to pass
income tax breaks for military
families.
The Democratic-controlled
House and GOP-led Senate
were divided on the special
session, which came m the
middle of Fletcher's re-election campaign.
House
lawmakers
adjourned on July 5, the day
they reported to Frankfort,
saying the call was politically
motivated and none of the
measures was urgently needed. House Speaker Jody
Richards, D-Bowling Green,
has said the session did not
warrant the nearly $60,000 per
day it cost the state to have a
special session.
Nevertheless,. the Senate
carried on and passed legislation addressing each part of
Fletcher's agenda.
With the chambers at odds,
Fletcher called for them to
take a three-week break and
ordered the legislature to
return Monday. Lawmakers,
according to state law, were
paid nearly $300 apiece per
day for every day during the
break.
The legislature did not
address the pay matter during
the brief return Monday.
However, both Richards
and Senate President David
Williams said they were nearing a resolution that would
essentially have lawmakers
work without pay until they've
repaid the state what they were
overpaid during the special
session.
Williams said the legislature could have saved time and
money by staying in session.
With cooperation from the
House, Williams said, the legislation could have been
passed as early as this
Wednesday.
"We had reached an
impasse that not even the governor's cooling-off period
could take care of," Williams
said.
Meanwhile, supporters of
the proposed ban on domestic
partner benefits at Kentucky's
public universities crammed
the Capitol Rotunda, urging
lawmakers to pass the legislation this summer.
Kent Ostrander, executive
director of the Lexingtonbased Family Foundation, said
Kentucky voters in 2004 overwhelmingly supported a constitutional 'a mendment that
banned same-sex marriage. He
said public universities would
be flouting the constitution by
offering domestic partner benefits.
"This is a constitutional cri-
sis," Ostrander said. Ostrander
referred to the University of
Kentucky and University of
Louisville, which decided earlier this year to offer domestic
partner benefits to employees.
The Kentucky Fairness
Alliance, which opposes. the
proposed benefits ban, sent
state lawmakers a petitiQn with
the names of people from
throughout the state opposed
to the proposal.
"Most Kentuckians agree
healthcare discrimination is
wrong," Christina Gilgor, the
group's executive director,
wrote in the letter.
Attorney General Greg
Stumbo's office released a
statement Monday saying that
U of L had agreed to abide by
his office's recent opinion that
universities' domestic partner
benefits plans violated the
state constitution.
Robbie Rudolph, Fletcher's
cabinet secretary and running
mate, said the governor would
want agreement between the
House and Senate before he
added any issues beyond the
energy tax incentives proposal
to lawmakers' agenda. He also
was not ruling it out, Rudolph
said.
"We're going to see how it
plays out over the next few
weeks," Rudolph said.
Richards, however, said the ,"'
House did not want to address
other issues and would adjourn
if the agenda changed
"If he puts anything else on
the call before that, we will not ·
convene," Richards said. "If
he puts something on after we
get here, we wil l adjourn
immediately and he needs not
take that as an idle threat."
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McConnell getting
involved in Fletcher's
re-election campaign
by BRUCE SCHREINER
AssociATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE Gov.
Ernie Fletcher didn't get Mitch
McConnell's blessing in the
spring primary, but he'll soon
get a campaign boost from the
influential Republican· senator.
McConnell, the Senate
minority leader, said Monday
he expects to spend part of the
August congressional recess
campaigning in Kentucky for
Fletcher, who is trying to
rebound from his one-time
indictment in a hiring scandal
that ended with a negotiated
deal with prosecutE>rs.
The Republican governor,
who is seeking a second term,
is being challenged in the Nov.
6 election by Democrat Steve
Beshear, a former lieutenant
governor and attorney general.
McConnell, who refused to
make an endorsement in the
three-way GOP gubernatorial
primary in the spring and late
last year wouldn't comment on
Fletcher's performance as
governor, was upbeat Monday
about the governor's prospects
against Beshear.
In a conference call with
Kentucky
reporters,
McConnell said he's had conversations with Fletcher since
the May primary to discuss
strategy.
"I think the governor's
campaign has come along
nicely, and I think he has an
excellent chance of winning,"
said McConnell, a key strategist behind the Republican rise
to power in Kentucky even
though Democrats hold a clear
registration advantage.
Besides the governorship,
Republicans hold both of
Kentucky's U.S. Senate seats
and four of its six U.S. House
seats as well as the state
Senate.
McConnell didn't announce
any campaign events for
Fletcher in August.
Fletcher's campaign said
Monday that McConnell is
scheduled to attend three
fundraisers for the governor in
late August in Lexington,
Louisville and Owensboro.
Fletcher campaign manager
Marty Ryall said the campaign
hoped to schedule other joint
appearances with McConnell
-during the congressional
:e) recess in August.
McConnell's support for
Fletcher, which began after the
primary, came after months in
which the senator was
tightlipped about the governor
and
Fletcher's
political
prospects.
Beshear
spokeswoman
Vicki Glass said Monday "it
would be interesting to know
what, in McConnell's mind,
changed between now and one
year ago when he wouldn't
even utter Fletcher's name."
She referred to Fletcher as "the
same indicted governor" who
"pleaded the Fifth and pardoned his political cronies."
Glass was referring to the
hiring scandal in which
Fletcher's administration was
accused of illegally rewarding
political supporters with state
jobs.
A special grand jury indicted Fletcher on three misdemeanors that later were
dropped as part of a negotiated
deal
with
prosecutors.
Fletcher, who said the probe
was politically motivated,
issued a blanket pardon for
everyone in his administration,
other than himself, who could
have faced charges stemming
from the investigation. A subsequent grand jury report
claimed Fletcher oversaw a
"widespread and coordinated
plan" to avoid state hiring
laws.
Larry Sabato, director of
the Center for Politics at the
University of Virginia, said
McConnell 's active support
for Fletcher in the fall campaign was a political necessity
for the senator to ensure
Republicans are united behind
him when he runs for re-election in 2008.
"McConnell knows that at
least until November his bread
is buttered on the side of Ernie
Fletcher," Sabato said Monday
by telephone.
The hiring scandal would
give McConnell a "built-in
excuse" if Fletcher loses in
spite of his active support,
Sabato said.
While McConnell looks to
be a "considerable favorite"
for re-election next year,
Sabato said, "he has got to be
worried at least a little bit
about the possibility of a GOP
bloodbath" in November 2008,
due to the unpopularity of the
Iraq war.
McConnell has been the
lead Senate Republican in support of President Bush's war
policy, including the troop
buildup this year. Ryall said he
wasn't concerned about an
anti-war backlash hurting
Fletcher because of his association with McConnell.
"This race is going to be
driven by state issues," he
said.
Ryall said that Fletcher and
McConnell have spoken every
other week or so since the primary, and he expects the frequency of those talks to
increase closer to the election.
"His insights are always
helpful to us," Ryall said of
McConnell.
'People know
Pueblo for it$ ..•
Jody Johnson, D.O.
Surgical Specialist
Highlands Regional Medical Center IS pleased to welcome Jody Johnson. D.O. back
home to eastern Kentucky. A native pf Hi Hat. Kentucky. Dr. johnson is a graduate
of Wheelwright High School, and received both his Bachelotw of Scien ce degree aAd
Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine from Pikeville C Hege. He a(s served both his
surgical residency and internship at the Ponttac Osteopathic Hospital in Pontiac, MI.
Dr. Johnson served his procedural feUawship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Gastrointestinal Surgery at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. He is a member of
the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons and is certified in trauma life support
and cardiovascular fife support procedures. Dr. Johnson is a specialist in laparoscopic
surgeries, 'ncluding gallbladde r surgery, hernia repair. gastrointestinal and anti-reflux
surgeries, as well as other general surgkal procedu res.
f.Dr. Johnson has returned to eastern Kentucky to practice at the Kentucky Laparoscopic and Advanced Su rg ical Specialists. PLLC,
acated in the old Social Security building at 5322
KY Rt. 32 I. Suite I. in Prestonsburg. His office
hours are 8:00 AM to 5 PM Monday through
Friday. Far more information o r to schedule
an appointment, call 606.886.8240.
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�W EDNESDAY, A UGUST
THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
1, 2007 • A9
Kentucky celebrates Breastfeeding Awareness Month
..,
FRANKFORT- Augu~;t is
Breastfeeding
Awareness
Month in Kentucky, and the
for
World
Alliance
Breastfeeding Action has
declared Aug. I -7 as World
Breastfeeding Week.
This year's theme is
"Breastfeeding: The First
Hour
Welcome Baby
Softly."
Throughout
the
month, health agencies have
organized many activities promoting and supporting breastfeeding in Kentucky, such as
the Rock and Relax Room at
the Kentucky State Fair, cosponsored by the Kentucky
Cabinet for Health and Family
Services (CHFS).
"Support for breastfeeding
and breastfeeding mothers is
growing in Kentucky," said
Becky Derifield, CHFS breastfeeding promotion coordinator. "For women who are pregnant or plan to have children
one day, it's worth the time to
learn about breastfeeding and
ask questions of their health
care providers."
Breastfeeding a newborn
provides the skin-to-skin contact and warmth that babies
need most, especially premature and low birth weight
Transportation Cabinet urges drivers to be cautious and watch for buses
With some students heading
back to school mext week, the
Kentucky
Transportation
Cabinet IS reminding drivers to
use extreme caution once
school buses return to our highways.
"We cannot overemphasize
how important it is for motorists
to watch for stopped school
buses," said Secretary Bill
Nighbert. "There is always an
adjustment period for drivers
when classes re ume, as they
get used to school bus routes
and stops that haven't been
there for the past few months.
Drivers need to be extremely
attent1ve as they share the road
with school buses."
Kentucky law requires all
traffic, both oncoming and following, to stop for a school bus
loading or unloading passengers when the bus' stop sign is
extended and its red flashers are
on. The only exception is fourlane divided highways, where
oncoming_ traffic is not required
to stop. Modern school buses
are also eqUipped w1th yellow
flashers that serve to warn following or oncoming drivers that
a stop is imminent.
"Our law enforcement officials and our judicial system
take violations of this law very
seriously," said Tim Hatlette,
who is chairman of the
Governor's
Executive
Committee on Highway Safety
and commissioner of the
Department of Transportation
Safety. "By being observant,
drivers can not only help keep
our schoolchildren safe, but
save themselves the cost and
•l
inconvenience of an expensive
traffic citation."
The sun rises later as the
days get shorter and many
mornings the first few weeks of
school are foggy. These factors can combine to reduce visibility on the Commonwealth's
school bus routes.
"The strongest piece of
advice we can give drivers is to
slow down and allow yourself
more time to get to your destination if you are traveling while
buses are running, especially in
the mornings when darkness
and weather conditions can
make buses and students less
VISible,"
added
Deputy
Secretary of Transportation
Crystal Ducker.
Drivers who are familiar
with school bus stops along
their normal routes need to be
aware that the location of these
stops may change from time to
time.
The Transportation
Cabinet places signs alerting
drivers to the location of school
bus stops along state-maintained highways, but not all
stops are marked. Parents or
chool officials who wish to
have these signs placed on a
state route near the location
where children are picked up
and. dropped off should call
District 11 's Traffic Branch at
598-2145 to submit a request
Early Times
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J&J Liquors
Bets La
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SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: CJgaJette smoke
contains carban monoxide.
OPEN HOUSE
Allen Elementary
Thursday, August 2, 2007
5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
. All parents, guardians and students are
invited to attend.
All Class schedules will be posted.
Background Checks For Allen
Elementary Volunteers will
be available.
ATTENTION
•
Anyone with information regarding a two vehicle accident on
6/22/07 at approximately 9:22 a.m.,
in Prestonsburg, at the intersection
of Rt. 114 and Franklin Ct. (WaiMart Post Office intersection),
please contact attorney B.D.
Nunnery at 886-1515 or 1-800-2481440. Your help is greatly appreciated.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A
FEW GOOD FARMERS
Introducing the NEW
for "School Bus Stop Ahead"
signage.
Students who live in urban
areas and walk or bike to school
should use sidewalks, and cross
streets only at designated crosswalks. Although pedestrians
have the right of way at crosswalks, they should always look
both ways before crossing a
highway, even at crosswalks
controlled by traffic lights.
The Transportation Cabinet
administers a Federal Highway
Administration grant program
called "Safe Routes To School,"
which encourages children to
walk or ride bicycles to school
when possible; to make walking
and bicycling to school safe and
more appealing; and to facilitate the planning, development,
and implementation of projects
that will improve safety and
reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the
vicinity of schools.
For more information or to
begin the application process,
interested school and community leaders can visit saferouteskentucky.com.
babies. New scientific evidence reveals that if all women
started breastfeeding within
one hour after delivery, it
could prevent 1 million of the
4 million deaths of babies
worldwide who die during the
first month of life.
"Mothers truly can help
shape the future of their children's health by 'choosing to
breastfeed," Derifield said.
Early initiation of breastfeeding reduces high neonatal
mortality worldwide, protects
infants from early exposure to
bacteria and viruses, increases
maternal oxytocin important
for milk production and
attachment, and helps prevent
maternal blood loss.
Preterm infants benefit
from breast milk because of
the greater amounts of protein,
fat, sodium, iron, chloride and
other nutrients than milk from
mothers of term infants. Breast
milk changes to meet the
needs of babies as they grow.
Skin-to-skin contact is
another important component
of breastfeeding. When a
mother is nursing her infant,
the warmth of the mother's
body helps regulate the baby's
temperature and heart rate.
Skin-to-skin contact also
serves as a pain analgesic,
reduces infant crying and lowers stress levels in mothers.
At the Kentucky State Fair,
CHFS, Louisville Metro
Public Health and Wellness
and Baptist East Hospital are
co-sponsoring the Rock and
Relax room in the Kentucky
Fair and Exposition Center's
South Wing. There, mothers
can privately and comfortably
nurse their babies. Health
experts will be on hand to
answer questions about breastfeeding and parenting. The fair
is Aug. 16-26 at Louisville's
Kentucky Fair and Exposition
Center.
For more information about
breastfeeding, log on to
http://www.chfs.ky.gov/dph/ac
h/nslbreastfeeding.htm.
Dr. Vaughn Payne
·Cardiologis~
Dr. Payne ear ned his medical degree from the Univer_sity of Missouri - Kansas City
and his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of
Kentucky. Since 1992, he has also taught as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
at the University of l:.ouisvtlle School of Medidne and before that taught as an
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy at the
University of Missouri - Kansas City. Dr. Payne was recognized by the ·American
Medical Association by receiving the Physicians Recognition Award and in 1991 received the American CoHege of Cardiology/Syntex Education Award. An additional
award came from the American Heart Association (Kentucky Affiliate).
"Determmation of Mechanisms of Receptor Specified Desensitization in G-Protein
Coupled FMLP Receptors", 1989 - 1990. Dr. Payne is joining Cumberland Cardiology
and is accepting new patients.
FREE blood pressure and
cholesterol screenings!
Dr. Vaughn Payne
Cumberland Cardiology
Highlands Medical Office Building
Suite 4102
SOOO KY Rt. 321
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
606..886 ..7595
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The Medical Center of Eastern Kentucky ....
Downtown Prestonsburg
Farmers Market at
the City Stage (opening soon).
For more information call606-886-7595.
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Do you grow locally in the state of Kentucky? Do you want
to be supported by advertising, on-site staff, restrooms,
electricity, billboards, and built-in crowds? Then call us ...
Any questions? Call Brent at 606-886-2335 or 606-226·9353.
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�THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
Fletcher, Beshear differ on
collective bargaining rights
by JOE BIESK
LOUISVILLE
Kentucky's gubernatorial candidates belabored their differences Tuesday on whether
public employees should be
allowed collective bargaining
rights to negotiate labor contracts.
Gov. Ernie Fletcher, who is
seeking a second term in the
Nov. 6 election, said he supported extending collective
bargaining rights to all police
and firefighters.
His Democratic opponent,
Johnson man killed
in ATV accident
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
VAN LEAR -Alcohol use
is a suspected factor in an allterrain vehicle accident on
Monday in Van Lear which
has left a Hager Hill man
dead.
Kentucky State Police
responded to a call regarding
an ATV collision on Route 3
in Johnson County at approximately 8:30 pm. Upon their
arrival they found that Dwight
D. Ratliff, 49, had been operating the ATV on private property when he lost control and
flipped.
Ratliff was transported to
Highlands Regional Medical
Center by First Response
Ambulance Service where he
was pronounced dead by
Floyd County Deputy Coroner
Roger Rowe.
Alcohol is suspected as a
factor in Ratliff's death
although the investigation is
ongoing at this time.
Steve Beshear, said all public
employees should have such
negotiating options.
Fletcher, a Republican, said
firefighters and police should
have bargaining rights because
of the magnitude of the on-thejob risks they take.
"You're talking about negotiating life and death issues,"
Fletcher said.
Fletcher spoke in Louisville
to about 70 active and retired
firefighters seeking their
endorsement heading into the
fall campaign.
Beshear held a press conference later in the day outlining his plans for boosting
Kentucky's economy. He criticized Fletcher, saying the governor has not focused on
bringing high-paying jobs to
the state.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
photo by Jessica Hale
The City of Prestonsburg's Friday's Alive Concert series is ready to begin this Friday at the
municipal parking lot located across from City Hall. Friday's 6 p.m. show will consist of a
concert performed by the group "Fast Lane" and barbeque will be served by Pig in a Poke
throughout the day.
State trooper resigns amid
investigation into beating
The Associated Press
PIKEVILLE - An eastern
trooper
Kentucky
state
accused of beating and biting a
National
West
Virginia
Guardsman has resigned from
his post in Pikeville.
Jared Alfrey stepped down
on July 25, said Lt. Phil
Crumpton, spokesman for the
Kentucky State Police.
Alfrey already was suspended with pay during an
internal investigation into allegations by Randall McCoy, of
Williamson, W.Va.
McCoy, an eight-year
member of the National
Guard, claims Alfrey drove
him to an abandoned mine on
July 3 and beat him after
arresting him and his girlfriend, Benita Damron of
Belfry, after a domestic incident.
Alfrey, in the citations he
wrote, said McCoy asked to
move his handcuffs to the
front because of a back injury.
While the handcuffs were off,
McCoy grabbed the trooper
before being cuffed again,
Alfrey wrote.
McCoy, who was also cited
in January for possession of
controlled substance and controlled substance not in original container, said he did not
know Alfrey before the anest.
Crumpton said Alfrey, who
has been a state trooper since
December 2005, did not give
an official reason for his resignation.
Fair
Dr. Dustin Devers
Family Practice
Dr. Leslie Allen Devers
Pediatrician
Hometown Family Care and Highlands
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admission will be $10 per
day which will cover all carnival rides and entertainment.
Seniors and groups of 25 or
more will pay $5 per day.
Children under 3 will get in
free, but will have to pay the
$10 admission fee if they
choose to enjoy carnival rides.
For more information
regarding events or vendor
information, visit the fair's
web site at www.eastkentuckyfair.com.
HOMETOWN
Family Care
r;~~Oo_~
/('i) KIDS CARE
J)l t
p~-~~1]<!f.L
Coming soon to Paint9ville
Regiorial Medical Center are proud to af'fh'ounc·~ the addition of Dr. Dustin
Devers and Dr. Leslie Allen Devers to the Hometown Family Care. team.
Dr. Dustin Devers received his Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn. University and his
Doctor of Osteopathic degree from Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicme. He
served as a family practice resident at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV, where he
received the "Outstanding Resident-Physidan Award ... Dr. Devers is a member of the American
Osteopathic Association, the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, and has
participated in severaf medical conferences, including the Marshall University Sports Medicine
Conference. Dr. Dustin Devers will be practicing at Hometown Family Care, the practice of
Dr. Chris Bailey and jeff Potter, located at 374 University Drive, Prestonsburg. KY 41653.
Dr. Leslie Allen Devers is a native of Salyersvilfe, KY. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree
from Eastern Kentucky University and her Doctor of Osteopathic: from Pikeville College School
of Osteopathic Medicine. Dt·. Leslie Allen Devers was a Categorical Pediatrics Resident at
Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. and IS a member- of the American Academy of
Pediatrics, the Amedcan Osteopathic Association and served on Kentucky's Committee for
Materna! and Neonatal Health. Dr. Devers has volunteered throughout her home state of
Kentucky at the Ronald McDonald House and Highlands Regional Medical Center nursery.
She will be practicing with Dr. Kate Shutts at Kids
Care Pediatrics, 5000 Ky Rt. 321, Suite 2162,
Prestonsburg, KY 41653.
Guilty
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Times in June that cartons of
cigarettes were selling for anywhere between $120 and $200.
Investigator Crowell says
continued investigations into
any further illegal promotion
of contraband within the
prison are ongoing.
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STUART ISAAC
would like to
thank all his customers
and to invite all his
friends, family, and
everyone to stop by and
take advantage of the
low, affordable prices on
top-of-the-line vehicles
available at
Christopher
Bailey, D.O.
DISCOUNT AUTO
874-6844
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�WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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or
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advertisements .
Ads
which
request or require
advance payment
of fees for services or products
should be scrutinized carefully.
ence number on
the outside of
your
envelope.
Reference numbers are used to
help us direct
your letter to the
correct individual
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and Receive Free
gift. Earn pocket or
career money, you
decide. Call Jency
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AUTO
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'96 Toyota Avalon,
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miles.
Extra
sharp.
$4,000
2001 Ford Tarus
SES 80,000 miles.
$4,495, Moonroof.
92
Pathfinder,
automatic, $1 ,650.
96' Buick Century
$1 ' 100.
886-2842
886-3451.
FOR SALE 2006
PT
Crusier
$10,999. REd, one
owner, lady, well
maintained
606
285-9650
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Our hours: 8 a.m.·5 p.m.
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FOR SALE
1990
Toyato
Pickup
Truck.
137,000
miles,
automatic. 1 owner,
Ivory in color. Call
(606) 886-8268.
FOR SALE
05 Honda CRF
230F and a 06
Honda CRF 100 F
Like new. Asking
3400. for both. Call
(502)331-9614.
FOR SALE
2005 Honda
Rancher AT 4x4
ATV. Red, Loaded,
715 miles,
Automatic/ES Very
nice.$3,600
obo.(606) 2055139 Anytime.
FOR SALE
2002 Yamaha
Raptor 50. Blue,
Ridden very little.
Excellent condition.
$1 ,200 (606)2055139 Anytime.
Miscellaneous
FOR SALE
Price to Sell. Split
NC unit. 1.5 tons
about 10,000 sq ft.
or for small mobile
home. Must have
heating unit. 606
377-6352.
FOR SALE
2003 MDL 20 ft.
sweet water pontoon boat. 50 hp.
yamaha
Four
stroke
motor
$8500.00 firm. 606
886-8299 or 8899381
FOR SALE
Submergible deep
well Meyer pumps.
Half 3 quarter and
1 horse power. Call
358-2000.
EMPLOYMENT
When responding
to
Employment ads
that have reference
numbers,
please indicate
that entire refer-
Business
Opportuntiy
.Job Listings
JOB OPENING
Painter 26 years
experince Inside or
ouside. No job to
big or smaill. 606 298-7154, 606 791·
1866, 606 886·
1865.
JOB OPENING
Management posi·
tion with local shoe
store.
Exciting
career opportunity.
Retail experience
preferred.
Competitive benefit
package. Apply at
SHOE SHOW, 370
Dr.,
Village
Prestonsburg
EOE M/F
Help Wanted
Local Oil
Field
Company is now
hiring
part-time
roust-about positions. Candidates
are permitted to
submit to a preemployment drug
test. Interested candidates may call
(606) 433-0107 ext.
57 to schedule an
interview or fax
resumes to (606)
433-0632.
JOB OPENING
Mountain Manor of
Painstville is taking
applications
for
LPN
positions.
Excellent
wages
and benefits. Apply
in person at 1025
Euclid
Avenue,
Painstville,
Ky,
Monday - Friday
from 8:00 am to
4:00pm.
JOB OPENING
Microtel Inn need·
ing Housekeepers,
part time. Apply i~
person.
JOB OPENING
Mountain Manor of
Painstville is taking
applications
for
CNA
positions.
Excellent
wages
and benefits. Apply
in person at 1025
Avenue,
Euclid
Painstville,
Ky,
Monday· Friday
from 8:00 am to
4:00pm.
JOB OPENING
100 Workers need·
ed.
Assemble
crafts, wood items.
To
$480/wk.
Materials provided.
Free
information
Pkg 24 Hr. 801 428·4649.
JOB
OPENING
Renos Roadhouse
in Prestonsburg is
now hiring for all
positions. ShiftsDay and Night.
Apply
in person
only.
Proposals
are
requested
for
replacement
of
roofs
at
our
Pageant Hill location. The proposal
needs to included
all costs to replace
the roof on 21 builings. The proposal
needs to include
the price for material and installation
of metal roofing
material,
references for the past
10 years, a Bid
Bond, the successful bidder must
furnish Insurance
certificates
and
payment and performance bonds.
Wages must be
paid in accordance
with all applicable
Federal, State and
Local
wage
requirements, plus
other documents
as required for
working in public
housing. For more
information please
contact
Bruce
Coleman, Housing
Authority of Martin,
P. 0. Box 806,
Martin, KY.41649
(606) 285-3681. All
proposals must be
received at the
housing authorityeffie~ by 2pm, local
time, august 07,
2007. The housing
authority reserves
the right to reject
any and/or all proposals.
Services
The
Nursing
Home is not your
only option! My
company
has
trained experience
people ready to
help with all your
needs in your own
home, stay where
your heart is. Call
Jayne at 606-8898529 or 606-2266366. On call in
home assistance
can help you.
MERCHANDISE
BOOK FOR SALE
Korners of inspiration (A collaboration
of
Kim's
Korner).
Priority
mail $13.30, shipping UPS $20.00,
allow 2-4 weeks for
delivery. To order
send
check or
money
order to
Kim Frausre 955
Abbott Mountain
Road Prestonsburg
Ky 41653, or email
klfrasu re@ bellsouth.net
BOOK FOR SALE
A book by Donald
Crisp "Growing up
on Bucks Branch".
In Floyd county, on
sale now!!!! $12.50
plus shipping and
handling. Contact
Donald at 2853385.
Animals
American
Pit
bull terrier. puppies and adults
available now, Buy,
sell or trade. Call
606-884-7776
Family Dogs ONLY!
CKC Registered
Yorkie, 14 weeks
old black and tan,
great with children,
$500. Call606-8742802
Yard Sale
ESTATE SALE Fri
and
Sat.
Collectables, some
antiques, salt and
pepper
shakers,
glass top table and
4
chairs,
odd
chairs, side tables,
kitchen
items,
coats, clothes 5
cents each., etc.
575 Mays Branch,
Prestonsburg (off
old Route 23, Turn
at Pizza Hut) Good
Prices. Starts at
10am.
YARD SALE Aug
1-2nd First Brick
House on
Cli!f
Road. Dishes, pictures,
clothes,
Tires, hunting supplies, much more.
4-Family
Yard
Sale
Aug 1·4
(Wed.thru Sat.) 93pm. Large variety
of
itemsHousehold, clothing(many
sizes)
toys, and so much
more! Just off US
23, at traffic light
toward
HRMC
immediately turn
left onto 1100 E
approx. 1/2 mi.
Follow signs.
Multi -Family Yard
Sale. Saturday 8-4·
07 from 8-5 pm
Clothing,
home
interior, dishes.
CARPORT SALE
Sat. Aug 4th at the
home of Earl Hall.
3 miles up Prater
Creek at Orchard
Br. Clothes, shoes,
all sizes, what nots,
miscellaneous
items, Follow signs
and balloons.
2 Family YARD
SALE 309 & 515
Middle Branch Rd.
McDowell. Home
interior & misc.
items. AUG 1-4
YARD SALE SatAug 4th 8-3pm 1.3
mi up Abbott Crk. 2
seat stroller, toddler swing, car
seats, baby and
toddler
clothes,
knitting
needles,
etc. Toys, Dishes,
household items,
adult,
children
clothing, DVDs
3 Family yard Sale
Friday Aug 3rd. at
9:00 ·? Central
Ave. behind Allen
Citizens National
Bank. Home interior, Women's clothing, small to plus,
boys/girls various
sizes plenty for
school,
toys,
household items,
and
more,
Canceled if rain.
5-Family
YARD
SALE
besides
Patches
Floral
turner branch at
Eastern Sat. -Sun ..
Aug 4-5 8-?
BIG YARD AND
CARPORT SALE
Aug 3-4th at Auxier
Follow
railroad
tracks until you get
to the crossing with
the
lights,
go
across third driveway on left. Look
for signs. 886-0356
Gigantic
Yard
Sale
2 miles up St. RT.
194 Aug 3·4 8:30
to
6:00 Follow
signs. Any remain-
Salyersville Health Care Center
An Extendicare Facility
ing items sold will
be sold . for one
sum on Sunday.
874-2802
YARD SALE
4 Family Garage
Sale
at
Prestonsburg,
down cliffside 1 1/2
miles cross from
Tom Moore Free
W.B.C starts at 9
am Aug.1 st, 2nd,
3rd.
Teacher Yard Sale
Books,
Crafts,
theme units, lots
more.151 Cardi I
Drive, Lancer. July
31st.
MOVING SALE
25 years of everything. 2 miles up
Left Fork of Abbott
Look for Signs. Aug
3-4
BIG YARD SALE
moving , multiple
items, including furniture, even horsHenry's
es.
Branch,
Martin.
Log House.
HUGE YARD
SALE August 2,3,4
851 Cliff Road, 2nd
house
past
Cliffside
apartments on the left.
Various Items.
Yard
Sale
in
Basement Aug 1-5
1.5 miles on Abbott
Cr. DVDs, CDs,
VCR and movies
Home inter, lawn
mower, boy and
Girls shoes, Black
Carhart
jeans
28w,29w
Baby
things, whatnots,
much more.
GARAGE SALE
July, 30·31, Aug1-3
836
Riverside
Drive.
China,
glassware, Finton
glass, silverware,
carnival glass and
more. 886-3465
YARD SALE ·
at the home of Bill
Jack Compton's In
Prestonsburg, KY.
Spurlock
Crk.
across
from
Mountain
Art
Center, 1st,2nd,3rd
of Aug. open at
9:00.
Yard Sale
151 Cardinal Dr.
Lancer.
Encyclopedias
Ping Pong table,
Queen
mattress
set. misses clothing size8-10, mens
clothing,
XXL,
movies,
DVDS,
CDs, Formal dresses.
CARPORT SALE
Aug 1,2,3 at 83
Charby Hollow Rd.
Martin across from
Hall Funeral Home.
MiseClothtng,
Household
items,home decor
and much more
Miscellaneous
Wants to buy timber Call 452-2078
or 452-9511
Looking for Friend
to talk with on
phone, 45-55yrs,
Call 874·2512
LOT FOR RENT
Located at Old
Allen Road. $200
per month. City
sewer
available.
874-2421 and 259·1844.
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
MOVING 3Br, 2Ba
Cedar home with
Fireplace and 2 car
garage. New roof,
flooring, and fresh
paint.. .. Sorry NO
LAND
CONTRACTS,
also
FOR SALE Kimball
RESTAURANT
Prestonsburg
HELP WANTED: Waitresses, dishwashers/busboys, cooks. Paid vacation, health insurance available.
Uniforms furnished.
No phone calls, please!
Apply in person.
Is seeking qualified candidates for the
following positions:
RN'SILPN'S
Open RN /LPN positions for all shifts.
Certified Nurse Aids
Open CNA positions available for all shifts.
Housekeeping & Laundry
Positions available.
If you are interested in joing our caring
team, please apply to:
Salyersville Health Care Center
571 Parkway Drive
Salyersville, KY 41465
(606) 349-6181
E.O.E. I ADA I AAP
1, 2 3, 4 Bedrooms
available for extremely
low-income people at
Highland Heights Apts.
in Gable-Roberts Addn.,
and Cliffside Apts. on
Cliff Road, Prestonsburg.
Computerized
learning centers offer
sociaVeducational programs for children and
adults. All utilities
included at Highland
Hgts., utility allowance
at Cliffside. Cali (606)
886·0608, 886·1927, or
886·1819. TDD: 1-800·
648-6056.
Highland
Heights and Cliffside
Apartments do not dis·
criminate in admission
or employment in subsi·
dized
housing
on
account of race, color,
national origin, sex,
age, disability, religion
and familial
status.
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At Nationwide , we go the extra mile to save you
money. I hafs why we offer a variety of auto premium
discounts, including our multi-car discount, our safe
driver \liscount, airbag discount and more.
Callus and , tart ,,wing mOI1(>) toda\'
Nationwide Is On Yo11r Si,te-•·
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• lnground Pools
• Above Ground Po
• Accessories
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apartments are •urn•snem
with a refrigerator, stove,
emergency alarm system,
and air conditioner.
more information,
call Highland Terrace
886-1925, TOO: l·ISUIU-l>'!l!· l
6056 or 711, or come by the
office for an application.
Highland Terrace does not
discriminate in admission
or employment In subsi·
dized housing on account
of race, color, creed. reli·
gion, sex, nation·
al origin, age,
familial status or
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303 Universitl Drhc
429-4788
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APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
Kimber McGuire
Holiday
Pools, Inc.
liD.
Dietary Aide
Part-time positions available for all shifts.
adjoining houses and LARGE lots in downtown
Prestonsburg. Ideal for commercial or residential
Located on corner of Rt. 1428 and S. Central
Ave. Brick home with original hardwood intenor
plus Two rental houses. Close to schools, courthouse, and shopping. $575,000 for appointment
or more info(mation call 886-9668 or 226·6871
D . ..
Nat1onw1de
•
•.
Insurance &
Financial Services
NabOf'lwide M~.~luaJ Insurance Company ind dffil ted Compani9S.
Hom<! Dft<:e One Na"""""'• PlaZa C<>lumbus 01-1 4.1 215 2220
Nati!lnwld~ os a "'!)iste"'!d federal seMC maot l
Naliot'M
~ M1rt1 ~!
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REGENCY PARK
APARTMENTS
One, Two and Three Bedroom Units
Kitchen Appliances Furnished
Water, Sewer & Garbage Pa1d
Located on U.S. 321 {below hospital)
For Applications, call or write·
Regency Park Apartments
61 Regency Park Dr.. Box 17
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
PHONE:
606-886-8318
or 1-800-686-4447
($)
�A12 •
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
Piano, Oakl Sonata
Console
with
bench. Call Steve
and
Theresa
Tackett at (606)4783337
Houses
FORSALE
3 Br. 2bath house,
Large living area.
Newly Remolded 3
miles up Abbott Call
(606) 226-0868.
HOUSE
FOR
SALE: Four-bedroom one bath for
sale at Charley, KY.
(Lawrence County).
Situated on 4-1/2
acres of level land.
City and well water.
Kitchen,
living
room, 8x28 utility
and storage room,
front porch , 2 carport attached cellar,
and three out buildings. Price reduced,
$116,000.
For
appointment, call
(606) 673-3993
TWO
HOUSES
FOR SALE income
producing property
2 BR house. $550
per month. 3 BR
house rented $650
per month. Third
rental unit can also
be
completed.
Upstairs would rent
for $500 per month.
Can see four lane
from house property
location at lvel, Ky.
Call 437-6507 or
434-9008.
HOUSE FOR SALE
3.5 acres 3 BR 2
bath, attached 2 car'
garage with work
shop or 1/2 acre lot
for
sale.
Prestonsburg,
meadows branch
area.
Call
8890149.
HOUSE FOR SALE
Located on Front
Street at Wayland.
Third house above
Castels store on
right
on
Front
Street. Central heat
and air. 5 BR 2 bath
LR 30X18 and dining room & sunroom
.Huge cobbel stone
chimney\, carport.
2 lots, fenced in.
Asking $65,000 call
606-358-4137 for
appointment
J
HOUSE FOR SALE
Beautiful newly built
2 story 3 BR, 3 Bath
Capecod
style
home
located
directly · off Rt. 80
just West of Martin.
Home includes several exciting features such as hardwood
flooring
throughout, central
vac,
heated
in
ground
pool.
Property also has a
nice 30x60 2 story
building, another 1
story home is also
located on the property which may
serve as a great
business location or
rental. All for one
price. Will not separate. Call 285-1450
for additional information or viewing.
HOUSE FOR SALE
Newly constructed
house for sale located at Abbott Creek.
Vaulted living room
ceiling, 3 BR, bonus
room, fireplace, with
cherry
hardwood
floors and cabinets
with
spacious
attached
garage.
Located 4 miles
from
us
23.
Panoramic
view
located in new subdivisions. $210,00
asking price Seller
willing to help with
closing costs! Call
606-285-0054 606791-0719, evenings
606-377-6042
YOUR AD COULD
BE
HERE!
1
MONTH WITH A
PICTURE INCLUDED JUST $75.00.
CALL LEIGHANN
WILLIAMS TODAY
TO SALE YOUR
HOUSE
FAST!
886-8506.
Sale or Lease
FOR RENT
Beauty shop equipt
with 3 stations and
tanning bed. Would
• · consider renting for
commercial
use
other than beauty
,.,,, n• ..,~"" 1 , ....n
1, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
No.
2 blast. Post detona\r 1 Arnold Howell, mately 1 .1 miles area to be disturbed Permits,
Hollow, tion access to the
from is owned by Turner Hudson
Octavia
Hall, southwest
Mining U.S . 127 South, blasting area will be
Walker
Tackett Brushy Fork Road's Elkhorn
and Frankfort, Kentucky allowed only after
et.al.,
Avery
or junction with KY 7 Company
an inspection has
Hannah Newsome, and is located on Ballard Marti111. The 40601.
will
determined that no
Gustavia
Howell Brushy Fork of the operation
underlie land owned
hazards exist
Heirs,
R.
S . Licking River.
FOR SALE
NOTICE OF
Bruce
Hall
Newsom Heirs, Curt The proposed oper- by
Beautiful 2002 MH
BLASTING
Ellis
After person nel are
LOTS FOR RENT Hall Heirs, Viola ation is located on Estate,
Sale Quick 285SCHEDULE
Walter
cleared from the
New mobile park Hall, Orvissie and the David USGS 7 Keathley,
9171 or 859-608APPLICATION
area, a pre-detonalots, Allen Dwale Wanda Shepherd, 1/2 minute quadran- and Oma Keathley,
5497
NUMBER 836area, Floyd County. Hall
Limited gle map. The sur- Emery & T ilda Ray,
tion warnin g con5423
A ndy
sisting
of
one
Restrictions apply. Partnership, face area to be dis- Martha &
FOR LEASE
Annie In accordance with m inute series of
P.
Hall turbed is owned by Hamilton ,
Paved
Streets, Richard
Established busiShepherd Hamilton, Wellmore the provisions of long blasts of a
lighted area, park- Heirs, James K. Abe
ness, Prime locaHeirs,
Abe Coal Corporati on , 405 KAR 18:120, siren will be given .
ing
pads.AII
sizes
Hall,
Dorothy
or
tion
in
Big Harvey
Tackett, Section 3, notice is The blast signal will
call 606-377-2357
Everett
Blanton, Shepherd,
FOR RENT
Prestonsburg, 240
Holding Henry
&
Rosie hereby given that consist of a one
Frank and lvalee Branch
Apartment for rent
Front Rd. 791-3663.
Creek minute series of
Evan Frasure
LLC, Hamilton,
near McDowell, 2br FOR SALE
McKinney, William Company,
Milford Mining, LLC , 4978 short blasts of a
utilities 2 BR mobile home L. Hall Heirs, and Gladys Shepherd , Hamilton ,
FOR SALE: LOCA- some
James Teays Valley Road, siren prior to detoTION!LOCATION!L included. (606)663- for rent at Betsy Barbara Hall. The Clyde Allen Estate, Bryant,
Hamilton, Scott Depot, West nation. The all clear
will Rule Reagan, Ruth Lowell
Layne and Garrett. operation
OCATION! FiRST 8862.
25660, signal will consist of
underlie land owned Ousley, and Kelly James & A rlene Virginia
Call 432-9110
TIME ON MARKET
204-1455, a prolonged b last
by SEQ CHAPTER Hale Heirs. The per- Hamilton, Donna & (304)
WANTED:
EVER!
2,100
\h \r 1 Curt Hall mit area will under- Emma Hall, Turner proposes the follow- sounded on a siren
FOR RENT
Female roommate
square feet main
Mining ing blasting sched- following
share
Extra nice 3 BR Heirs, Orvissie and lie land owned by Elkhorn
the
level, 1,200 square to
Stove, Wanda Shepherd, Gladys Shepherd Company, Robert ule. The blasting inspection of the
foot basement, 336 rent/expenses on 3 MH,
Limited and Clyde Allen M itchell,
Frank site consists of blast site.
These
square foot built in BR 2 bath home Refridgeratqr, W/D Hall
near included. $425 per Partnership, James Estate. The opera- Hamilton, Ovel & approx i mately signals will be audigarage,
2
car located
attached carport. 3 Heritage house inn. month plus utilities. K . Hall, Octavia tion will use the Margaret McKinney, 88.30 acres located ble over a minimum
deposit Hall, Walker Tackett area, contour, and Chester Hamilton, 3.20 miles south- distance of one half
Bedroom, 2 Bath If interested please Security
and
references et.al.,
Avery
or auger/h i ghwall The Elkhorn Coal east of McDowell in mile.
brick ranch with in call 886-1744.
County,
Corporation, John Floyd
required. Call 606- Hannan Newsome, methods of mining.
ground
concrete
Kentucky.
The
pro- All blasting will be
The
application
has
Jack
Adkins,
874-2802.
Gustavia
Howell
APT FOR RENT
pool. Central Heat
Kiser, posed amendment scheduled
Heirs, The Elk Horn been filed for public Delmar
2 BR 2 1/2 bath at
from
and Air needs minor
Coal
Company, inspection at the William Howell and area begins at the Sunday
Garage,
FOR RENT
through
repair, pool needs Lancer.
for Ballard Martin. The intersection of KY Saturday from sunBuilding for rent LLC, Arnold Howell, Department
re-tiled, basement W/D hookup. $790
and
William
L.
Hall
Natural
Resources'
operation .will affect Route 1929's junc- rise to sunset. If in
per
month
plus
utili50x90,
18'
Ceiling,
should be stripped
Garage Heirs. The opera- Prestonsburg an area with 100 tion with Buckhorn the
event
that
out and considered ties. Call 606-874- 12x12
Door, $450. per tion will use the Regional
Office, feet of public road, Fork Road and is unscheduled blastunfinished. Needs 1660.
within ing is unavoidable,
month Martin, KY.
area, contour, and 3140 South Lake linker Fork County located
some carpet and
285-3368
auger methods of Drive,
Suite
6 , Road . The opera- Buckhorn Fo rk of then the audible sigFOR RENT
paint and minor
Nice
2
br
surface mining.
Prestonsburg, tion will involve relo- Frasure Creek and nals
described
plumbing repairs.
The application has Kentucky
41653. cation of the public also at the head of above will be used
All
appliances Apartment Rt 321
LEGALS
been filed for public Written comments , road during the life Frasure Creek. T he to notify all persons
remain. (Built in between Highlands
mine site is located within one-half mile
inspection at the objections,
or of the mine.
Whirlpool
brand Regional Medical
at
Latitude of the blasting site.
Department
for requests for a per- (4) The application
1990's including Center and Davis
2
and The applicant must
Mine Reclamation mit
conference has been filed for 37 24'20"
Central
large double oven) Produce.
NOTICE OF
Long
i
t
u
de document the reaand
Enforcement's
must
be
filed
with
public
inspection
at
heat/air.
Washer
I have lived in this
INTENTION TO
82Q41 ' 35 " . son and condffions
the
Director
Prestonsburg
of
the
the
Department
for
house since 1965 and Dryer hookups.
MINE
of for the unscheduled
Regional
Office, Division of Mine Surface
Mining Detonations
and my Dad built it $425.00 per month.
Pursuant to
and
3140 South Lake Permits, #2 Hudson Reclamation
and explosives a re pro- blast
in 1958. GREAT Reference
with
any
Application
occur required
Drive,
Suite
6, Hollow
Complex, Enforcement ' s posed to
seismoLOCATION
on Deposit required.
Number 836through graph
Prestonsburg, U.S. 127 South, Prestonsburg Sunday
report.
LARGE 96 X 200+ S e n i o r s
0345 Renewal
Kentucky
41653. Frankfort, Kentucky Regional
Office, Saturday, sunrise to Events which could
LOT. Three blocks Welcome.Call 789No.1
Written comments, 40601 .
3140 South Lake sunset, from August lead to blasting at
from High School. 5973.
In accordance with objections,
Fenced back yard.
or
Drive,
Suite
6, 10, 2007 to August times other than
KRS
350.055,
Whirlpool tub. Pool
FOR RENT
requests for a perPrestonsburg , 9, 2008.
those scheduled ,
NOTICE OF
Nice 2Br. MH in notice is hereby mit
conference
Kentucky
41653.
building. 4th of July
include but are not
INTENTION
Fireworks in your Prestonsburg. given that Frasure must be filed with
Written comments, Control of the blast- limited to rain, lightTO MINE
face!
GREAT (606)874-0875 or Creek Mining, LLC, the Director of the
objections
or ing area w ill be e ning, or
other
Pursuant
by atmospheric condi4978
Teays
Valley
Division of Permits,
LOCATION, (606) 226-3207.
requests for a per- maintained
To Application
Road, Scott Depot, #2 Hudson Hollow
GREAT
NEIGHm it
conference blocking the access tions which involve
836-5493
West Virginia 25560 Complex, U.S . 127
BORHOOD,
FOR RENT
must be filed with roads to the area at personnel, operaRenewal
GREAT
NEIGH2 BR MH, no pets, has applied for a South,
Frankfort,
the
Director, least ten (10) min- tional, or public
(1) In accordance Division of Mine utes prior to the safety.
BORS.
Divorce 1 year lease, $478 renewal for a sur- Kentucky 40601 .
with KRS 350.055,
forces sale. Home per month plus face coal mining Publication Dates:
notice is hereby
reclamation 7/187/258/18/8
located at 518 North $250 deposit plus and
given that FCDC
Central Avenue on utilities. Call 874- operation located at
Coal, Inc., P.O. Box
Craynor in Floyd
hill directly behind 4254.
NOTICE OF
77, lvel, KY 41642,
County.
SEQ
Layne's Hardware.
INTENTION TO
has applied for a
CHAPTER \h \r
$199,500.00 .. APT FOR RENT
MINE
renewal of a permit
1
The
proposed
Serious
Inquiries
Good neighborPursuant to
for a surface and
only. Serious offers hood 2 BR. Must operation will .disApplication
underground coal
considered. Can have
references. turb 254.65 surface
Number
877mining
operation
acres
and
will
vacate
with 1 o Call 358-9123.
0182
located 2.0 miles
underlie
121.61
days notice . Call
of
of
auger In accordance with Southeast
886-7325 Any time.
Furnished 1 bed acres
350.055, Teaberry in Floyd
of
which KRS
Joe Weddington.
room Apt. Central acres
6/27 2wk
heat & air. Rent 118.25 acres overlie notice is hereby County. The operaCommercial proper- starting at $375. auger mining in given that Frasure tion disturbs 8.78
ty 12 acres next to month, + $300. other seams or Creek Mining, LLC, surface acres and
685.00
Walmart
& deposit
water underlies surface 4978 Teays Valley underlies
Road,
Scott
Depot,
acres
for
a
total
mining
area,
and
HARRISON'S
McDonald's
in included. Located
Virginia area within the perPrestonsburg. 886- near HRMC. 606- the total area within West
LAWN CARE
the permit boundary 25560 has applied mit boundary of
3023 after 5pm.
889-9717.
Needs
experienced
for
a
permit
for
a
693.78
acres.
will
be
258.01
LANDSCAPING
surface coal mining (2) The proposed
personnel
to
acres.
FOR SALE
HOUSE SEATS
HOUSES
reclamation operation is approxThe proposed oper- and
do weed eating
Property for sale
BRUSH WORK
ation is approxi- operation located imately 1/4 mile
and lawn care.
between
PONDS • ROADS
8-15
hrs. per day
Prestonsburg and FOR RENT house mately 0.5 miles 1 .1 miles northeast Southeast from KY
Contract or Hourly
Painstville.
Also, on Riverside 2 br. southwest from KY of Gunlock and is 979's junction with
30
Years
Experience
Call
after 4 p.m.
double wide for 550 per month plus 680's junction with situated in both KY 3380 (Tinker
(606)
298-0283
606-886-9129
KY 979 and located Magoffin and Floyd Fork County Road)
rent. . $500 plus utilities. 791-3663
Leave message.
(606) 53.·0226
on Hamilton Branch Counties. The pro- and located 2.0
deposit. Call 606posed
operation
will
miles
east
of
Big
of Mud Creek.
789-6721 or 792- FOR RENT
792-6721 . No pets. 1500
sq
ft. The proposed oper- disturb 570.41 sur- Mud Creek. The latand itude is 372 23' 32".
2Bedrooms, 1 bath, ation is located on face acres
22.53
acres
of The longitude is 82°
the
McDowell
kitchen,
dinning
FARM FOR SALE
29 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Floyd county 75 room. Completely USGS 7 1/2 minute auger area of which 37' 40".
Located in Cow Creek
Parking Lots, Driveways
map. 22.53 acres under- (3) The proposed
acres more or less, Furnished. Perfect quadrangle
Serving Children from
Business The surface area to lie proposed sur- operation is located
six weeks and up.
rt. 11 00 off US 23 for
the
East Point Upper Person. $795 a be disturbed is face area, making a on
Little Paint. Lum month-utilities owned by The Elk total permit area of McDoweii/Pikevi lie
U.S.G.S.
7
1/2
Coal 570.41 acres.
$795 Horn
Derossett Branch. included.
The proposed oper- minute quadrangle
Company,
LLC,
Call 606-325-4430 deposit. lvel, Ky.
SEQ CHAPTER \h ation is approxi- map. The surface
or 606-325-2809. 422-1862.
Level- Sloping and
FOR RENT
timber.
Old country home .
Allen area. Two
LAND FOR SALE
Approximately 50 bedroom-one bath.
seamless
acres( unsurveyed) Suitable for one or
located at Right two persons. 350
Gutterlnu. Sldlnu
Fork of Bull Creek, per month. 350
and Metal Rooting
one mile from Ft. 23 deposit. Must have
Located at
and Rt.80 intersec- references.
Call
Weeksbury, Ky.
tion.
City water between 5pm. and
14 Years Experience
available. Private 9pm only. 606-874yet convenient, with 8122.
Free eslimates. call anvtime
several house sites
226-2051
possible.
Asking FOR RENT
606-452-2490, 606-424-9858
$90,000. No con- Beautiful 3 BR/2BA
tracts.
478-2620 Brick
Ranch.
after 7:00 pm
Approx. 2,200 sq.ft.
Tuesday evenings
with living room,
family room and 2
Weigh-in 5:00-5:30
House
fireplaces. Has a
Electrical Contracting
Class 5:30-6:30
detached
Extra Nice home garage/apartment.
Residential & Commercial
Floyd County Health Department
for Lease 3,000 sq Great
neighborElectrical Services
Home Improvements and Repairs
ft. walk-in basement hood! Located just
Sponsored
by:
ideal for small busi- minutes outside of
Free Estimates • Reliable
ness/residential Prestonsburg city
Diabetes Centers for Excellence
Ph: (606) 886·2785
JCT 80 and 680 limits . References
Pager: (606) 482-<!229
eastern, KY. Floyd required. No pets.
John K. Lewis, Master Electrician
Co. Call 606-377- $850/mo.+Deposit+
Licensed: ME8643, CE8544
Utilities. Call 606
6607
874-5896.
Leave
message.
Don't
Miss Out!!
South of Martin
across from Garth
Technical School.
Must have references. 285-9112.
FOR RENT
Nice
2
br
Apartment Rt 321
between Highlands
Regional Medical
Center and Davis
Produce.
Central
heat/air.
Washer
and Dryer hookups.
$425.00 per month.
Reference
and
Deposit required.
Seniors
Welcome.Call 7895973.
miles
from
Prestonsbug
on
114. 1999 16x80
MH 3 BR 2 bath.
For pricing terms
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Odds & lEnds
• SPRINGVILLE, UtahThe cemetery headstone for a
teenager who died in a car
w;eck was repossessed after a
$750 bill went unpaid.
"That's just business," said
linda Anderson of Memorial
Art Monument. "If we give
every stone to everybody, we'd
be out of business. They'd
repossess your car if you didn't
make payments."
Brady Conger, 17, and two
friends died when their car
smashed into a sport utility
vehicle a year ago Thursday.
Memorial Art said bills sent
to one address were returned,
and the business couldn't reach
Brady's mother, who apparently had agreed last year to pay
the balance. "The end result
was that there was absolutely
no one who I could talk to
about this," owner Mike
Anderson said.
Brady's classmates raised
tnoney to pay the bill, and the
headstone will be installed
again this week.
selves through a hole in the
roof, then eluded the alarm
system for two hours by crawling on their stomachs, police
said.
The thieves used a pickax
to break open the hole in the
roof of the Bi-Lo around 3
a.m. Friday, and climbed down
a garden hose to the store's
floor, authorities said.
The men then crawled
around for two hours to avoid
tripping the motion detectors,
Manning Police Chief Randy
Garrett said.
They tried unsuccessfully
to break into the store safe. An
alarm eventually went off, and
they ran away with cartons of
cigarettes and fistfuls of lottery tickets, police said.
The burglars tried to cash
some of the winning tickets at
a store about 40 miles away,
but the clerk had been told
about the theft and refused to
cash them, Garrett said.
Investigators have found
more tickets thrown out along
local roads, Garrett said.
The grocery store's surveillance cameras captured images
of the three men, but the quality of the video was poor,
authorities said.
• YPSILANTI, Mich.
Around here, history lives on
with people's underwear.
Two artists a(e &elling hot
pink underWear screen-printed
with the word "Ypsipanty" as
part of an effort to keep alive
the city's historical place in the
underwear business.
Linette Lao and Mark
Maynard have sold nearly 200
pair of Ypsipanties.
"We were just thinking
about Ypsi-positive things that
~ could make," Maynard told
the Ann Arbor News for
Sunday editions. To them, he
said, the idea was "fun and
playful without being disrespectful."
"And it drew on Ypsi's history as an underwear capital,"
he said.
Ypsilanti, about 30 miles
west of Detroit, was home to
the Ypsilanti Underwear Co.
From its factory on the banks
of the Huron River, the compaat one time helped link the
y's name with underwear.
The company got attention
r its marketing strategies,
luding placing a 15-foot
· ting of a woman dressed in
psilanti-made union suit to
seen by passengers on the
ichigan Central Railroad.
Ypsilanti Underwear operd for more than 50 years in
late 1800s and the early
00s, according to the
silanti Historical Society.
Ypsipanties seller Jennifer
baum said people approach
r regularly and tell her they
wearing them.
"What other time can you
1 people what underwear
u' re wearing? It's aweme," Albaum said.
•
HAMLIN, Pa.
Lightning can strike twice.
Just ask Don Frick.
Frick said he survived his
second lightning strike Friday
- 27 years to the day of his
first - and emerged a bit
shaken with only a burned zipper and a hole in the back of
his jeans.
"I'm lucky I'm alive,"
Frick told The Associated
Press in a phone interview
Sunday night.
Frick
was
attending
Hamlin's Ole Tyme Daz festival on Friday afternoon when
a storm came up quickly, He
and six others sought refuge in
a shed shortly before lightning
struck the ground nearby. The
strike sent a shock through
Frick and four others in the
shed.
"It put me up against the
wa11," said Frick, 68. " When I
came to and realized I was
alive, the first thing that came
to my mind was that I'm pretty lucky.
"It burned my zipper off,
burned my pockets, but didn't
burn me."
None of the others in the
shed were seriously injured,
Frick said.
Twenty-seven years earlier,
Frick was driving a tractortrailer in Lenox, Pa., when the
antenna was struck- by lightning, he said. He said that his
left side was injured in that
strike and that he was laid up
for 3 to 4 weeks.
• MANNING, S.C. - It
sn ' t exactly "Mission
possible," but three burglars
naged to break into a grory store by lowering them-
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Crocs, the rubbery, clog-like
shoes, have been deemed inappropriate footwear for workers
in patient-care areas at a hospi-
tal.
Holes that ventilate the
shoes pose a safety hazard,
said Sharon Krystofiak, Mercy
Hospital's infection control
manager.
"If there's a chance you
could drop something like a
syringe in one of them, we
want to avoid that," Krystofiak
said. "Some of those holes are
relatively large, almost like a
dime."
Mercy
nurse
Kara
Depasquale, 23, was wearing
Crocs on Monday, when the
policy went into effect. She
called it ridiculous.
"I mean, I can get a needle
stuck in my arm or my leg,"
Depasquale said. "I work 12hour shifts, and I'm constantly
on my feet."
Crocs, based in Niwot,
Colo., about 30 miles north of
Denver, sells shoes in at least
80 countries.
is selling 500 pounds of foreign coins that found their way
into its parking meters this
year.
"We have pretty much
every denomination from
every
continent,"
said
Anthony Alfano, the city's
deputy chief of meter collections. The most common coins
are Greek drachmas, he said.
of
The
Department
Transportation, which makes
about $90 million from parking meters annually, has collected bids for the foreign
coins and plans to announce
the best offer Monday.
About a decade ago, the
agency decided to sell foreign
coins it collected because it
was impractical to exchange
them for U.S. currency. In previous years, selling the coins
has netted the department
between $2 to $4 a pound.
Last year's highest bidder
for the coins was Jim Corliss,
60, of Braintree, Mass., a long-
time collector. He also bid this
year.
"Every once in a while I
find something of value," he
said, pointing out that he once
came across an 1835 British
shilling worth $5.
• MINOT, N.D.- Oh, no!
Don't forget the exclamation
point! ·It could · cost you
$1,000!
Kevin Taylor, 30, of
Minneapolis, lost out on a
$1,000 ftrst prize in a text
messaging contest at the North
Dakota State Fair because he
forgot the punctuation mark at
the end of a phrase that he and
his sudden-death competitor
had to enter.
So he settled for $200.
Beth Brevik, 32, of Minot,
ended up with the big prize at
Saturday's contest, tapping out
the phrase: "I hope I win the
grand prize of $1,000 so I can
buy a new phone. Whoo !"
"I was very lucky," she
said.
Brevik and Taylor finished
ahead of 38 competitors, many
of them teenagers. Organizers
said the contest was patterned
after a similar event in New
York, where a 13-year-old girl
won $50,000.
Phrases were posted on a
screen that contestants textmessaged to the judges, who
verified the answers for accuracy. The contest was sponsored by a cell ghone company.
Brevik said she thought she
lost when Taylor put his phone
down in the final round.
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his mistake and exclaimed,
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·P ikeville College football program set
to host annual Media Day at gym
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIKEVILLE - The Pikeville
College football program will
host its annual media day on
Monday at 2 p.m. All players and
coaches will be available for
interviews at the Pikeville
College Gym.
The Bears finished the 2006
season 4-6 overall, 2-3 in the
Mid-South Conference. Pikeville
College played the 2006 season
under first-year head coach Mac
Bryan, a member of the school's
first football coaching staff.
Prestonsburg High School
graduate Nick Jamerson has
returned to the Pikeville College
football program after taking a
year off.
"Nick is a solid receiver who
will make an immediate impact
on our team," Bryan said. "He has
already shown the ability to ~lay
on this level and we're excited
about his return."
In 2005, Jamerson hauled in 15
catches for 259 yards (17.3 yards
per catch) and five touchdowns
for the Bears, helping Pikeville
College to a 7-3 record and the
school's first playoff berth in
2005. The Prestonsburg High
School graduate is a former Mr.
Football Finalist. During his high
school career, Jamerson also lettered in track and basketball.
Pikeville College was picked
to finish fifth in the Mid-South
Conference's East Division in the
annual preseason poll released
recently. Georgetown was picked
to win the East division. Bethel
was tabbed to win the West division.
photo by Jamie Howell
OLD RIVALS: Sheldon Clark and Prestonsburg hooked up on the gridiron
several times over the summer as part of passing scrimmages. The two
foes will scrimmage in full gear later In the month.
UK to host
Pikeville in
preseason
Harris leads in
201 Speedway Late
Model division
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
SITKA - Area race fans lost
Qut to Mother Nature on
Saturday night as racing at 201
Speedway was postponed due to
rain. The track will resume racing this week with the Pops 40
Memorial Race paying $5,000 to
wina in the Late Model division.
Points have been updated in
all four of 20 l Speedway's race
classes. Veteran driver Paul
Harris currently leads in the Late
Model division. Harris holds a
close 380-375 lead over Randy
Boggs, a fellow veteran driver
from Carter County.
Corey McKenzie is leading
the chase in 201 SpeedwaY-'s
Open Wheel Modified division.
_, Currently, McKenzie enjoys a
comfortable 640-495 lead over
second-place J.J. Brock.
A rundown of the 201
Speedway points standings, featuring the top 20 drivers in each
race class follows.
Late' Model: l . Paul Harris,
380; 2. Randy Boggs, 375; 3.
Raymond Nichols, 330; 4.
Anthony Adams, 325; 5.
Brandon Fouts, 320; 6. Rodney
Davis, 280; 7. Michael P.
Howard, 275; 8. Shannon
Thornsberry, 270; 9. Richie
Edwards, 255; 10. Kevin Hall,
1 245; 11. Davidfowers, 240; 12.
Eric Wells, 210; 13. Tandy
Spurlock, 195; 14. Rod Evans,
190; 15. Jacob Ross, 175; 16.
Terry Hicks, 165; 16. David
Smith, 165; 17. Gary Rager, 145;
18. Chris Meadows, 140; 19.
Michael Butcher, 105; 20.
Harold Redmond Jr., 100; 20.
Cowan Kinney, 100.
Open Wheel Modified: 1.
Corey McKenzie, 640; 2. J . J.
Brock, 495; 3. Danen Muncy,
485; 3. Marty Meade, 485; 4.
Jason Hall, 465; 5. Dennis
• Deboard,
420;
6.
Brian
Salisbury, 330; 7. Jeremy Hayes,
280; 7. Jason Perry, 280;8.
Beadie Blackburn, 275; 9. Pete
Castle 265; 10. Glen Patton 245 ;
11. Courtney Conley, 185; 12.
Brandon Johnson, 170; 12.
Michael Butcher, 170; 13.
Jimmy Adams, 150; 14. Derek
Powers, 140; 14. Charlie Jude,
140; 15. Jim Lemaster,130; 16.
Walt Mayabb, 125; 17. Paul
Jordan, 120; 18. William
TIMES STAFF REPORT
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·
photos by Michael Moats
Allen dnver Brandon Kinzer finished third in the 2007 edition of the O'Reilly Southern Nationals Series. Kinzer has
finished third or better in the series each of the last two years. Below: Kinzer was questioned during an interview
held at the conclusion of Saturday's Southern Nationals Series race at Tazewell (Tenn.) Speedway.
Kinzer finishes third in 0' Reilly
Southern Nationals Series
LEXINGTON
- The
University
of
Kentucky
announced its 2007-08 men's
basketball schedule Saturda. The
slate includes as many as 17
games televised on CBS, ESPN
or ESPN2. The schedule also
features a potential trip to New
York's famed Madison Square
Garden,
18 regular-season
games at Rupp Arena and
matchups with traditional foes
North Carolina, Indiana and
Louisville.
But the preseason holds much
interest for many local fans.
Kentucky will host Kelly Wellscoached Pikeville College in its
first preseason game.
The Wildcats will open the
Billy Gillispie Era Nov. 6-7 by
hosting two rounds of the 2K
Sports College Hoops Classic, a
16-team tournament that also
includes Connecticut, Memphis
and Oklahoma. UK will host
three other to-be-determined
schools. The winners and losers
of the first round games match
up the following day, with the
second round winner advancing
to New York for the final two
(See PRESEASON, page two)
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
UK Fan Day start
time changed
TAZEWELL, Tenn.- The finale of the ultra-competitive
O'Reilly Southern Nationals Series happened Saturday night
at Tazewell Speedway. Allen driver Brandon Kinzer finished
third in his B-Main and earned the 15th starting spot for the
$5,300-to-win main event. The Floyd County native was able
to get past seven cars during the A-Main feature race. Kinzer
ultimately finished eighth in the feature race. After posting
three top-fives and six top- I Os in the latest Southern
Nationals Series season, Kinzer finished third in the final
points standings. Chris Madden claimed the series championship while Dennis Franklin finished runner-up.
Kinzer ranks as one of the all-time leading drivers in the
Southern Nationals Series. The Allen driver ended the 2006
season runner-up behind series winner Anthony White.
The Kinzer Motorsports team ventured to Volunteer
Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn. on Friday for t e ninth of lO
O'Reilly Southern Nationals Series races as part of the 2007
schedule. After not securing the transfer spot in the B-Main
by one position, Kinzer used a series provisional to gain
access into the $5,300-to-win feature event. Kinzer was able
to pass nine cars during the the 53-lap A-Main. Familiar with
the Bulls Gap track, Kinzer finished Friday night's feature
race 14th.
Jimmy Owens won the feature race at Volunteer
Speedway. Shannon Thornsberry, another Floyd County driver, missed out on making the feature.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - The annual Kentucky Football Fan Day,
set for Saturday, Aug. 4 at
Commonwealth Stadium, is
now 15 minutes earlier and
will begin at 7: 15p.m.
Stadium gates will open at
6:30 p.m., when posters and
schedule cards will be given
away. The first 2,000 fans will
receive a coupon for a free hot
dog and Coke (redeemable on
Fan Day only).
UK players will report to
camp Thursday. The first practice is scheduled for Friday.
Kentucky senior tight end
Jacob Tamme has been named
to the watch list for the John
Mackey Award, given annually to the top tight end in college football. Tamme was chosen
first-team
AllSoutheastern Conference last
season by SEC Coaches and
The Associated Press.
ONLINE: www.brandonkinzer.com
(See HARRIS, page two)
Pl.ayer with Floyd County ties
makes his mark in Class A baseball
by CRAIG DELK
HERALD-CITIZEN STAFF
photo submitted
fodd Martin is the son of former Floyd Countians Ken and Sandy Stumbo Martin,
vho now reside in Cookeville, Tenn. Martin, a fomer standout at Middle Tennessee
)tate University, plays leftfield for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the New-York
>enn League. Earlier in the summer, Martin was named the New York-Penn
.eague's offensive player of the week. Through 34 games, Martin was hitting .389
lflth 8 home runs and 32 RBI. He ranks as Mahoning Valley's top hitter.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - 1\vo former Cookeville
(Tenn.) High baseball players have played college ball
and dreamed of playing at the professional level. and
now they are both getting their first real taste of what
minor league baseball about.
Todd Martin, who graduated from CHS in 2002,
and Chad Maddox., a 2004 graduate, are both playing
professional baseball and quickly learning the ropes.
Martin was signed by the Cleveland Indians late in
the 2006 season and is now. with the Mahoning Valley
Scrappers, while Maddox was drafted by the Atlanta
Braves in the 13th round this year and is now with the
team's Gulf Coast League in Florida.
A groin injury sidelined Martin during spring training, and now he's looking to show the Indians organization what he can do.
"I had the opportunity of making breaking with a
long-season team at the end of spring training," the
left-handed outfielder said. "But the injury came along
and I spent a bunch of spring training and the first part
of extended spring just getting back from the injury.
Once I came back from my injury, I've stayed pretty
strong and pretty healthy and I've been able to show
what I can do so far."
What he's done is pretty remarkable. He was
recently named the New York-Penn League's offensive player of the week after batting .419 with two
doubles. two home runs and eight RBI over a sevenday period. For the year, he's made his mark by batting .371 in 19 games with 18 RBI, 12 runs, five doubles and four home runs.
Coming off two surgeries following his junior season at Middle Tennessee State University, Martiq said
the Indians want to see him put together a full body of
work in 2007.
"They just want to see me play consistently
throughout the whole summer," he said. "I've started
out so far playing pretty well, and the coordinators
have said some good things to me. some positive com(See TIES, page two)
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
1, 2007 • 82
Stewart scores second career win at Brickyard
by JENNA FRYER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
JNDJANAPOLIS- Tony Stewart
once said he'd trade all his wins and
trophies for just one victory at his
beloved
Indianapolis
Motor
Speedway. Now he's got two, and
they couldn't be more different.
The first gave him peace.
The second was pure joy.
Stewart scored his second victory
in three years at the Brickyard on
Sunday, beating buddy Kevin
Harvick in a classic dual to the finish.
Stewart showed he's now mastered
, the track that caused him a decade of
heartache and once even threatened
h1s career.
'TJI enjoy this one more than the
frrst one," he said. "The first one (in
2005) was like taking the weight of
the world off ypur shoulders. When
you grow up 45 miles from here, and
driving down 16th and Georgetown
in a wrecker and thinking 'Man, what
it would feel like to be 150 yards
inside that fence running 200 mph?'
"I got to come here in stock car
and win, that was such a weight off
our shoulders ... everyone knew how
much. Today, it's like we're happy
now. It wasn' t like it was the
untouchable anymore."
The kid from Columbus came to
Indy with his father as a child, dreaming of someday winning an
Indianapolis 500. But his shrine was
also his demon, and the track taunted
him with heartbreaking near-misses.
It made his 2005 breakthrough
victory a tense but electric affair.
This time he made it look downright easy.
Stewart led a race-high 66 of the
160 laps, but was passed by 2003
race winner Harvick on a restart with
20 to go. But with one Indy win
already on his resume, Stewart didn't
feel as if his world would end if he
didn't regain the lead.
"I just went down there on the
restart and got real, real tight for
some reason," Stewart said. "Kevin
got by us and I knew after 15 laps I
could get around him. So I was just
trying to be patient,
He never panicked as he chased
down Harvick, even taunting his
friend over the radio.
"Here, ki_tty, kitty, kitty," he called.
"Come get you some of this."
The two-time series champion
closed onto Harvick's bumper and
made at least two attempts to pass,
only to be rebuffed as Harvick held
tight. Stewart finally powered alongside of him with 10 to go, but
Harvick wouldn't relent and the two
Chevrolets touched as they dragraced around the historic 2 1/2-mile
oval.
"That's a hard guy to race there.
He's a clean guy. That's one of my
best friends," Stewart said, calling
the contact between the two cars his
mistake.
"Would I, with 10 laps to go, crash
somebody just to win the Brickyard?
No. It's not worth it. If I would have
done it the wrong way, it would have
ruined winning."
The pass completed, Stewart held
steady and cruised the final 25 miles.
With six to go, his in-car camera
caught him casually drinking from a
water bottle with no hands on his
steering wheel as he headed down the
straightaway at more than 200 miles
per hour.
He frantically pumped his fist
through the window as he crossed the
finish line, turned a brief victory lap,
then stopped his car on the Yard of
Bricks. He was embraced their by
family and his Joe Gibbs Racing
crew, which joined him for his celebratory fence climb.
Juan Pablo Montoya, who won the
2000 Indianapolis 500 in his only
appearance, chased down Harvick to
finis~ second - his best showing on
an oval since leaving Formula One
last summer.
"I don't think anyone had anything for Tony," Montoya said. "His
car was way too fast. But second here
at the Brickyard, it was awesome."
Jeff Gordon, the series points
leader and four-time Brickyard winner, was third followed by Kyle
Busch, pole-sitter Reed Sorenson and
Mark Martin.
Harvick faded all the way to seventh after Stewart's race-winning
pass.
Jeff Burton, Dave Blaney and
Matt Kenseth rounded out the top 10.
The victory made Stewart the
favorite to win the Nextel Cup title
Preseason
• Continued from p1
rounds Nov. 15-16. Kentucky's 2K Sports
College Hoops Classic games in Lexington
will be televised on ESPNU, with the New
York semifinals and frnals on ESPN2.
Should UK advance to New York, 17 of its
31 regular-season games will be on CBS,
ESPN or ESPN2, including 10 of the Cats' 16
SEC contests. Last year, 12 of the Wildcats' 30
regular-season games, including six SEC
matchups, were on CBS, ESPN or ESPN2.
Kentucky opens SEC play Saturday, Jan. 12,
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Lexington features defending national champion Florida on Mar. 9. UK also welcomes
Tennessee (Jan. 22), South Carolina (Jan. 26),
Alabama (Feb. 9), Georgia (Feb. 9), Arkansas
(Feb. 23) and Ole Miss (Feb. 27) to Rupp
Arena.
The non-conference schedule is highlighted
by traditional rivals North Carolina (Dec. 1 in
Lexington), Indiana (Dec. 8 in Bloomington)
and Louisville (Jan. 5 in Lexington). The Cats
will once again host a team at Louisville's
Freedom Hall, matching up with three-time
NCAA Tournament foe UAB, led by former
Indiana coach Mike Davis, on Dec. 15. UK
also travels to Houston for a road non-conference game.
The rest of the non-conference schedule features home dates with Liberty (Nov. 21), Texas
~outhern (Nov. 24), Stony Brook (Nov. 27),
Tennessee Tech (Dec. 22), San Diego (Dec. 29)
and Florida International (Dec. 31).
Prior to regular-season action, Kentucky
hosts a pair of exhibition games. The first will
be Oct. 31 against in-state foe Pikeville
College. The final exhibition is Nov. 3 against
Seattle, whom UK defeated to win the 1958
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Hensley, 115; 18. Kevin
Mayabb, 115; 19. Shon
Flannary , 100; 19. Jack
Tackett, 100; 20. Leslie
Johnson, 75; 20. Brandon
Mason, 75.
Mr. Metal Bomber: 1.
Shannon Richmond, 570; 2.
Greg Hensley, 560; 3. Darren
Damron, 555; 4. J.J. Terry,
510; 5. Ervin Vance, 475; 6.
Bo Howard, 435; 7. Don
Risner,
420;
8.
Scott
Lemaster, 375; 9.
Dean
Pennington, 300; I 0. Ryan
Jarrell. 260 ; 11. Charlie
Mullett. 230; 12. Tim Mason,
I 95; 13. Justin Risner, 185;
14. Bannie Blair, 170; 14.
Albert Butcher ,170; 15.
Albie Howell, 155; 16. Matt
Spence, 135; 17. Jarred Blair,
130; 18. Steve Lewis, 115;
19. Ryan Crabtree, 90; 20.
Justin Tackett, 80.
Four-Cylinder: I. Shawn
Ousley, 605; 2. Robert Hall,
565; 2. Jamie Hamilton, 565;
3. Gary Whitt, 560; 4. DI
Henson, 515; 5 . Darren
Rogers, 475; 6. Pat Morris,
410; 7. Alan Salisbury, 270;
• Continued from P1
8. Jason Blair, 265; 9.
McCaye Sexton, 255; 10.
Ryan Litteral, 230; 11.
Shirlie Tackett, 225;12.
Shannon Hall, 200; 12. Alan
Osborne, 200; 13. Michael
Blair, 195; 14. Chuckie
Mitchell, 165;15. Nathan
Martin, 160; 16. Benjamin
Mayhan, 155; 17. Matt
Hamilton, 100; 17. Estill
Lawson, 100; 18. Henry
Lawson, 90; 19. Jared
Flannary, 80; 19. Jared
Campbell, 80; 20. Brian
Salisbury, 60.
Ties
• Continued from p1
ments. They like what I can do, coming from Division I college
they think I'm capable of doing ball it's tough," said Maddox,
really well. Really, they just who has played in seven
want to sec me play consistent- games, mustering just one hit in
ly through the whole
season and stay
healthy is really the
big thing.
Martin says he is,___....._.....,....,...-J~III!!Ilii!!Ji,:.?>
extremely thankful
for the simple opportunity to chase his
ultimate dream.
"It's amazing. It's
nothing short of a
blessing from God,"
Martin said. "I wake
up every day
pretty much
praise him and '-'"'""''''''
him for allowing
the opportunity
step on the field.
lot of people dream
TODD MARTIN
about it and always
want to be in this
position. Just the fact that I can 20 at-bats. ''The transfer from
go out here and get paid to play metal (bats) to wood is a lot difbaseball is a dream come true.
ferent than people think, so it's
"But the dream is far from taken a couple of games to get
over," he continued. "The ulti- used to the wood. But, all in all,
mate dream is to make it all the it's going pretty well right now.
way to a major league team, so I'm enjoying myself."
that's what I'm working for and
One big adjustment for
that's what I'm hoping for."
Maddox, in addition to dealing
Maddox, meanwhile, has with some brutal Florida heat at
been slowed somewhat by an Lake Buena Vista, has been
early injury but is ready to get learning to cope with the
back on the diamond and con- demanding schedule of pro
tinue getting used to the profes- ball.
"Playing college ball, we
sional game after playing at the
play four games a week - one
University of Tennessee.
"It's a big adjustment, ev~n during the week and three on
the weekends and going to
school - to playing six games
a week, playing every day and
being at the field from 7
o'clock to 3 o'clock,"
Maddox explained. "It's
a tough adjustment mentally to keep yourself
focused on baseball that
long, but it also plays off
that you're getting to do
something you love for a
living."
The realizati,o n that he
is playing in the minor
leagues is just starting to
hit Maddox.
"It's really neat. The
first week you get down
here and you get to play
and you don't really get a
sense of what you're getting to do," he explained.
"You're getting to play
baseball for a living.
"And as you go along
and weeks go by, you get to see
that it's your job now and it
starts to sink in a little bit more.
Every day you kind of wake up
and go to the field, and even
though it's really hot, you just
thank God that you're getting
this opportunity."
Editor's note: This article
originally appeared in the
Herald-Citizen (Cookeville,
Tenn.) on July 12. It is reprinted with permission.
this season- six of the past nine Indy
winners went on to win the Cup,
including the last two.
Stewart himself did it in 2005.
" It's neat knowing the last two
guys who won this race won the
championship," he said. "Am I going
to be upset about that fact?
Absolutely not. Am I going to be
excited? You betcha.
"But does that mean it's a shoo-in?
I wouldn't mortgage my house on it.
Yet."
Stewart might be ready to rip off
one of his trademark winning streaks,
which would position him for a solid
start to the Chase for the championship. He won five of six races during the summer of 2005, closed last
year with three wins in the final eight,
and now has two in a row.
It's turned around what started as a
frustrating season for Stewart, who
lost at least four races he should have
won. He didn't reach Victory Lane
until July 15 in Chicago. He took his
momentum with him on an overdue
vacation during NASCAR's final off
weekend of the season, then reported
to Indianapolis relaxed and ready.
"We got to do fun stuff (on vacation)," he said. "When you get to do
fun stuff, when you come off a week
like that, you are pumped up for what
for me is my biggest race of the year.
The moon and the stars lined up."
It's a marked change from his earlier visits to the track, when Stewart
would arrive irritable and on edge in
his pursuit of the elusive victory. He
had his heart broken over arid over,
including a 2002 near-miss that devastated him.
In his anger after exiting the car,
he punched a photographer and had
to beg boss Joe Gibbs not to fire him.
His desire to kiss the bricks never
faded, and now he's done it twice.
The race was not so kind to
Jimmie Johnson, the defending race
winner and Cup champion, or Dale
Earnhardt Jr.
Johnson, who ended his own personal streak of poor performance by
winning here last season, recovered
from an early wreck only to slam into
the wall when his tire erupted midway through the race. He had to frantically climb from his burning car as
flames shot inside the cockpit.
"It's feast or famine here for us,"
Johnson said. "I'm OK. The impact
wasn't bad. The flames had me nervous there inside the car and I lost
some eyelashes and the side of my
face got pretty hot."
•
Earnhardt led 33 laps early and
appeared to be the only car capable of
running with Stewart. But his handling eventually faded, and he
dropped back to fifth place. That's
where he was running when his
motor failed, and Earnhardt wound
up 34th.
It was a setback in his bid to make
the Chase for the championship he's fighting for the 12th and final
qualifying spot, and is now locked
into a tight battle with Kurt Busch,
who finished II th.
Once top pick, Couch
signs with Jaguars,
hopes to revive career
by MARK LONG
ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Former No. I draft pick Tim
Couch signed a two-year contract with the Jacksonville
Jaguars on Sunday, getting a
chance to revive his career as a
backup to quarterback Byron
Leftwich.
Couch, the top pick by
Cleveland in 1999, hasn't
played a down in the NFL
since the 2004 preseason.
But Jacksonville coach
Jack Del Rio wanted to take a
look at the former Kentucky
star who had shoulder surgery
last year. The- Jaguars needed
another quarterback in training
camp because third-stringer
Quinn Gray has an ankle
injury and is on the physically
unable to perform list.
The Jaguars also have
backup David Garrard and
undrafted
rookie
Lester
Ricard.
Scott Eyster from Delta
State and Sam Hollenbach
from Maryland worked out
alongside Couch on Friday,
and the Jaguars struck ·a deal
with Couch following a physical.
His five years in Cleveland
were filled with disappointment. He was sacked often,
booed regularly and plagued
by elbow trouble.
After leaving the Browns,
Couch signed a one-year deal
with Green Bay to be Brett
Favre's backup. The Packers
didn't work out Couch before
~igning him to a contract that
included a $625,000 bonus,
and it seemed to backf'ue.
Couch was bothered by a
sore throwing arm, struggled
to grasp the West Coast
offense and couldn't even
unseat third-string quarterback
Craig NaB.
· ·
Couc:h completed ll•df 34
passes for 96 yards with no
touchdowns in three preseason
games and was cut just before
the 2004 season.
He worked out for Chicago
and Cincinnati in 2005, but
neither team signed him. He
worked out for Tennessee,
Miami,
Pittsburgh
and •
Houston last year.
Bengals sign top draft pick CB Leon Hall
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GEORGETOWN - The
Cincinnati Bengals signed
first-round draft pick Leon
Hall to a five-year deal
Saturday that guarantees him
$8.2 million and could be
worth $13.6 million overall,
his agent said.
Hall, a cornerback from
Michigan, was the last of the
Bengals' seven draft picks to
sign. He missed two practices,
on Friday and on Saturday
morning, but reported to camp
in time for the Saturday night
session
at
Georgetown
College.
"Leon is very excited to
have this finished and to get
on with camp," said agent
Doug Hendrickson. "He never
wanted to miss any time at all,
but he knew the business part
had to be handled."
Hall said he had expected
to wrap 'up a deal quickly.
"I didn't think it was going
to go past today, so I wasn't
too worried too much;" Hall
said. "Personally, I wasn't
paying too much attention to
it, but sometimes people
would text me or my agent
would call me to let me know
the updates."
Hall, who was taken 18th
overall, set a Michigan record
for passes defensed (43) and
tied for fourth in career interceptions (12).
"We're excited to have
Leon here, and I compliment
our management and his representatives for getting the
contract finished," coach
Marvin Lewis said. "Now it's
time for Leon to take advantage of a great opportunity and
make us a better football
team."
Hall is listed as the backup
to starter and two-time Pro
Bowler Deltha O'Neal at one
corner,
with
Johnathan
Joseph, last year's No. 1 pick,
the starter on the opposite
side.
Joseph has not practiced
this training camp because of
a foot injury suffered during
the team's June mini-camp.
Hunter education classes begin Monday
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG
Dewey Lake Fish and Game
Club will host hunter education classes three days next
week. Hunter education classes are scheduled for MondayWednesday (Aug. 6-8). The
classes are mandatory for
young hunters looking to hunt
later this fall.
The 8th Annual Youth
Hunt/Squirrel Hunt Campout
is scheduled for Aug. 17-18 at
German Bridge Campground.
The event is sponsored bu the
Floyd
County
Hunter
Education
Organization,
Dewey Lake Fish and Game
Club, Kentucky Department
of Fish and Wildlife and
Kentucky Hunter Education
Association. This year's youth
hunt/squirrel campout will get
underway at 6 p.m. on Friday,
Aug. 17.
Each youth must be accompanied by at least one parent
or guardian. All campers must
also bring their own hunting,
fishing and camping equipment. No pets are allowed at
the outdoors event.
The upcoming hunter education classes prove to be pivotal for the youth attending
the
8th Annual
Youth
Hunt/Squirrel Hunt Campout.
Youth hunting, and/or fishing
license is required.
This
year's
youth
hunt/squirrel hunt campout
will include a survivor skills
and first aid competition,
canoeing, archery and a
Turkey calling contest.
Hunting with shot guns
only is permitted during the
youth hunt/squirrel hunt campout. All federal, state and
WMA game regulations will
apply.
Fishing will be available
for all participants. Each
youth will receive a gift, a hat
and a chance to win a shotgun.
Preregistration is required
as limited spaces are available .
For additional information,
call any of the following indi
victuals:
Tom
Bormes,
606/285-5061; Joe R. Bolton,
606/884-8683; Tim Goble,
606/874-2490; Gerald Jones,
606/886-8656.
VISIT THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES ONLINE
WWW.FLOYDCOUNTYTIMES.COM
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
1, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Miners to host ftrst-ever free agent camp Saturday
TIMES STAFF REPORT
should be sent for the early registration.
PIKEVILLE - Professional basCash or money order will be the
ketball has made its arrival
only acceptable form of
in Eastern Kentucky. The
payment. No checks will be
East Kentucky Miners will
accepted during any of the
, hold their inaugural free
registration period.
agent camp on Saturday,
Money orders should be
Aug. 4 at the Pikeville
made payable to Trinity
College Gym. The registraSports and Entertainment
tion fee is $l00 for those
Group, Inc.
who register now through
Originally, separate free
Friday,
Aug.
3.
agent camps were schedRegistration is $125 for Kevin Keathley uled for Saturday, Aug. 4
those who register on the
and Sunday, Aug. 5. The
day of the free agent camp.
majority of individuals who regisAcceptable forms of payment are tered to perform for the Miners,
money order and cash. Money orders however, signed up for the Saturday
•
Fans invited to visit
Miners booth at
East Kentucky Fair
session. The two sessions were combined into one free agent camp to
held on Saturday, Aug. 4 due to the
fact that few players were registered
for the Sunday event.
"The East Kentucky Miners organization is giving every local player
an opportunity to workout and compete against other players from
throughout the state for one of our 18
training camp roster spots," said
East Kentucky Coach Kevin
Keathley. "We have several colleges
from around the state that will be
represented in this camp."
Former University of Kentucky,
University of Louisville and Eastern
Kentucky University men's basket-
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PIKEVILLE - Visitors to
this year's East Kentucky Fair
will have the opportunity to
learn more about the East
Kentucky Miners, an expansion
team in the tradition-rich CBA
(Continental
Basketball
Association). The Miners will
have a booth set up at this
year's East Kentucky Fair. The
latest edition of the East
Kentucky Fair will run
Thursday-Saturday (Aug. 2-4)
with the Miners booth remaining open throughout each day.
The East Kentucky Fair is
held
annually at Thunder
Ridge
Racing and
Entertainment Complex in
Prestonsburg,
When visiting the Miners
booth, individuals and groups
will have the opportunity to
purchase season tickets for the
2007-08 campaign. Various
season ticket packages featuring different payment options
exist and will be offered during
the fair. The booth will also
of{er for sale. official East
Kentucky Miners merchandise,
including T-shirts and hats.
Former NFL quarterback
Jay
Fiedler, who
with
Demetrius Ford co-founded
Sports &
Trinity
Entertainment Group Inc.,
owner of the East Kentucky
Miners, will be present to meet
fair-goers. Fiedler will also be
available to sign autographs.
During his time in the NFL,
Six Wildcats named
Preseason All-SEC
TIMES STAFF REPORT
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Fiedler completed I ,717 passes
for 11,844 yards and 69 touchdowns. In 2001, Fiedler started
16 regular-season games for the
Miami Dolphins, passing for
3,290 yards and 20 touchdowns.
East Kentucky Miners
Coach Kevin Keathley will
also be available to meet and
greet fans during the East ·
Kentucky Fair. In 2006, Pro
Basketball
News
(www.probasketballnews.com)
named Keathley, a Floyd
County native, one of the top
10 young coaches in America.
He earned an ABA coach of the
year award in 2005.
The entire East Kentucky
Miners organization is working
diligently in preparation for the
team's debut season. Keathley
will conduct the Miners' first
free agent camp on Saturday
(Aug. 4) at the Pikeville
College Gym.
The East Kentucky Fair
came to life through the hard
work of officials and others in
Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin,
Martin and Pike counties. Big
Sandy Area Development
District (Big Sandy ADD) is
also instrumental in the organi.:
zation of the annual East
Kentucky Fair.
Operating times for this
year's East Kentucky Fair are
11 a.m.-11 p.m. each day. More
information on the East
Kentucky Fair is available
online at www.eastkentuckyfair.com.
LEXINGTON
- Six
University
of
Kentucky
Wildcats - tight end Jacob
Tamme, quarterback Andre'
Woodson, linebacker Wesley
Woodyard, wide receiver
Keenan Burton, punt returner
Rafael Little, and cornerback
Trevard Lindley - were named
to
the
Preseason
AllSoutheastern
Conference
Football Team selected by
league media during the SEC
Media Days in Birmingham,
Ala.
Woodson and Tamme were
chosen for the First Team.
Woodson completed 63 percent
of his passes last season for
3,5 15 yards, 31 touchdowns
and only seven interceptions.
Tamme hauled in 32 of the pass
receptions, accounting for 386
yards and two touchdowns.
Burton, Little, Woodyard,
and Lindley were Second Team
picks. Burton caught 77 passes
last season for 1,036 yards and
12 touchdowns. Little was chosen as a return specialist after
averaging a school-record 22.6
yards per punt return last season. Woodyard was second in
the SEC last season in tackles
with 122 stops, including 9.5
tackles for loss. Lindley totaled
12 pass breakups, two interceptions, and two fumble recoveries a year ago.
UK FOOTBALL 2007
EARLY SCHEDULE
Sept. 1 Eastern Kentucky
Sept. 8 Kent State
Sept. 15 Louisville
Sept. 22 at Arkansas
Georgetown picked to win
MSC volleyball title
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TIMES STAFF REPORT
LOUISVILLE
- The
coaches of the volleyball
teams in the Mid-South
have tabbed
Conference
Georgetown College as the
favorite for the upcoming season.
Georgetown received 24
total points along with four
first-place
.
votes.
Campbellsville University was
second in the poll with 21
points and one first-place vote.
Lindsey Wilson received the
other first-place vote and finished in third place with 17
points.
Cumberlands was picked
fourth ahead. Pikeville and
West Virginia Tech rounded
out the poll, listed fifth and
sixth, respectively.
Campbellsville won the
regular season champion in
2006, finishing with a perfect
I 0-0 record.
Georgetown
was the winner of the MSC
Conference Tournament in
2006.
The l 0-game, double round
schedule
robin conference
will begin in early-September
and end Nov. 1. The 2007
Conference Tournament will
once again be held at the MidAmerica Sports Center in
Jeffersontown on Friday, Nov.
9-Saturday, Nov. 10.
ability to play at the professional
level," Keathley confided.
All players should send a resume
along with their regiltration form.
Players should also bring a second
copy of their resume to the free
agent camp. Game video - if available- is also encouraged .
Payment and application materials should be sent to East Kentm:ky
Miners Basketball, LLC., c/o Coach
Kevin Keathley, 237 2nd Street
Pikevllle, Ky. 41501.
The Miners will begin play in
the
Continental
Basketball
Association (CBA) during the 200708 season.
Zambrano sharp in
Cubs' 6•0 win over Reds
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
l
ball players have registered for the
free agent camp. Pikeville College is
also represented in the free agent
camp's registration thus far.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m.
Saturday morning. The camp will
run from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The session
will feature a break that will run
from ll :30 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch will
not be provided as part of the break.
The one-day free agent camp is
invitation-only to the general public.
Only media members who contact
the Miners
organization before
Saturday, Aug. 4 will be permitted to
attend.
"This is the chance for a player to
give it a shot and see if he has the
CINCINNATI - Carlos
Zambrano says his latest run is
the best one of his career. He's
having a pretty good time at
the plate, too.
Zambrano became the
majors' first 14-game winner
and finished with three hits to
help the Chicago Cubs beat the
Cincinnati Reds 6-0 Sunday.
"I think this is -the best
stretch I've ever had," said
Zambrano, who has won four
straight and seven of his last
eight. "I feel confident and
comfortable. I've been hitting
my spots and throwing more
strikes. My arm slot feels
good."
Derrek Lee homered for the
third time in four days for
Chicago, which finished a 4-2
trip and moved within a halfgame of NL Central-leading
Milwaukee- the Cubs' smallest deficit since opening day.
Alfonso Soriano also had two
hits and scored a run.
Brandon Phillips' firstinning single up the middle
and Javier Valentin's seventhinning bloop single -to center
were the only hits allowed by
Zambrano in 7 1-3 innings.
The right-hander struck out six
and walked three.
"He's a special pitcher,"
Cincinnati manager Pete
Mackanin said. "Everything
was working for him today.
You can see why he's got the
record he's got. He's a solid
pitcher, and what he'd have?
Voting
for Reds HoF
begins today
Three hits? He wanted to steal
a base, but we held him down
there."
Will Ohman got the last
two outs of the eighth and Bob
Howry'pitched the ninth to finish off the three-hitter.
Zambrano (14-7) tied a
career high with three hits and
stayed in after Ryan Freel lined
a pitch off his right ankle in the
sixth. The ball caromed to
third
baseman
Aramis
Ramirez, who threw Freel out.
"What can I say?" reel
said. "That's basebalL He had
a good cutter today. He kept us
off balance. He could throw
any pitch at any time."
Zambrano left the game
with cramps in his right calf
after striking out pinch-hitter
Norris Hopper leading off the
eighth inning.
"Any time I can do anything - hitting, running the
bases, kicking the ball - I've
got to use my God-given ability," Zambrano said.
Cubs manager Lou Piniella
wasn't that enthralled with his
hitting.
"The story of thy game was
hit pitching, not his hitting,"
Piniella said. "Forget his hitting."
Lee's two-run homer off
Matt Belisle in the seventh
inning gave Chicago a 4-0
41st
ANNUAL
lead. The homer was his second in less than 24 hours and
11th of tl)e season, and it drove
Belisle from the game.
Belisle (5-~) hasn't won in
10 starts over two months
since beating the Astros at
Houston on May 29. He gave
up four runs and nine hits,
struck ou~ four and walked
one.
"It was definitely better,"
Belisle said. "I threw a lot
more quality off-speed pitches
in fastball counts, but I gave up
a bad mistake to the wrong
guy."
The Cubs jumped out to a
2-0 lead in the first inning.
Ryan Theriot singled and Lee
was hit by a pitch with one out.
Theriot scored and Lee went to
third on Ramirez's double to
Mark
right-center
field.
DeRosa drove in Lee with a
sacrifice fly.
Notes: Zambrano also had
three hits on July 20, 2003, at
Florida. He has four hits in his
last six at-bats. ... Reds 3B
Edwin Encarnacion batted
eighth for the first time in 82
start<> thi~ season..., The game
was Cincinnati's 18th in 18
days since the All-Star break,
the team's longest stretch of
consecutive games this season.
... Cincinnati LF Adam Dunn
is 0-for-12 since his 12-game
hitting streak was snapped on
Friday. ... Reds SS Jeff
Keppinger's hitting streak was
snapped at a career-high eight
games. ... The Reds have
scored one run in their last 18
innings.
Reds acquire IF,
OF from Devil Rays
CINCINNATI- Cincinnati
Reds executive vice president
and general manager Wayne
Krivsky today announced the
acquisition of IF Jorge Cantu,
OF Shaun Cumberland and
cash from the Tampa Bay
Devil Rays in exchange for
RHP Calvin Medlock, LHP
Brian Shackelford and future
considerations.
Cantu, who is on the 40man roster, will be optioned to
Class AAA Louisville. The
Bats and Tampa Bay's
Durham affiliate are scheduled
to play a doubleheader tonight
at Louisville Slugger Field.
Cumberland will be assigned
to Class AA Chattanooga.
This
season,
Cantu
appeared in 25 games for
Tampa Bay and 23 games for
Durham.
Cumberland, 22, was
selected by the Devil Rays in
the lOth round of the June
2003 first-year player draft.
RADIO
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as a result of the tragic school bus disaster on February 28, 1958.
Twenty-six children and the driver lost their lives.
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FeaJures Editor
KaJhy Prater
Phone: (606) 886-8506
Fax: (606) 886-3603
Membirs:
Associated Press
Kentucky Press Association'
National Newspaper Association
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Allen CMS • page BS
• Clark Elem. • page BS
• Duff Elem. • page BS
www.floydcountytimes.com
--YESTERDAYS-- INSIDE
Items taken from The Floyd County Times,
10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 years ago. page BS
"The eES1: source for local and regional society news"
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Girl Scouts • page B6
Children's musical • page B6
Email: features @ftoydcountytimes.com
POISON OAK
Grade school
remembered
Within a couple of weeks, all the
area schools will be back in session.
At about this time every year, I can't
help but recall how I felt as a kid
attending grade school in a coal camp.
I also wonder if- say, some 60 years
from now - the youngsters attending
now will remember their school days
as fondly as I remember mine.
When
the
Northeast
Coal
Company
was in full
operation, the
H. S. Howes
Community
School,
named for a
Paintsville
attorney who
donated the
land
upon
which it was
built in 1925,
Clyde Pack
swarmed
with activity.
The building was used for everything
from pie suppers, plays, movies and
scout meetings, to a polling place on
election day.
Besides all that, every Wednesday
night, two men from town, probably
from either the Royal or Sipp
Theatres, would bring a 16mm projector, hang a bed sheet on the back wall
of the auditorium, and show cowboy
shows. We'd never know what was on
until the show started and I can
reme~ a lot ~~f Johnny MaektBrowrt'dMvies. It Mtl d 'eactHrthm'eA
but my little brother and I never
missed a one.
The building had four large classrooms, the auditorium, and of course,
the principal's office. One classroom
and the restrooms were in the basement. It was, no doubt, state-of-the-art
for that day and time. About the only
thing it didn't have was a lunchroom
and those who didn't walk home or
eat at the company store usually
brought a sausage biscuit or a fried
(See OAK, page six)
KIM'S KORNER
The author
& the ftnisher
It amazes me the tears of pure joy
that can pour for days from one blessing after another. Sometimes you can
even think there are no tears left to
shed and the next second, before you
know it, out pour even more.
At least that's been my experience
from last Thursday thru Sunday. There
aren't enough pages to share it all so
we'll choose Sunday's blessings to tell
in this week's
space.
Rising
early to get
started cooking for dinner
at church the
phone rang
and it was
Missy. "Are
you watching
Creflo
Dollar," she
Kim Little Frasure
asked.
I wasn't,
but I began to search channels until I
found him. Being one of my confidants and knowing all my pains and
sorrows Mis~y knew this message
Creflo Dollar was sharing was one I
wouldn't want to miss. Boy, was she
right!
You see, trying hard to keep positive and a smile on my face and song
in my heart, if you will, has been a little bit hard here lately. Regardless of
whether hurt was intentional or not,
hurt has come my way and seems to
be coming at warp speeds day after
day. Meantime, all the while I'm
thinking, "What on earth have I done
to cause these actions, these words,
and this hurt?''
Well, I got my baked beans in the
(See KORNER, page six)
Retirement party
atme show stopper
.
photos by Kathy J Prater
Beverly Goble, of Prestonsburg, retired after 20 years
of service from the Dewey Dam Corps of Engineers
office this past Friday. Attending a celebration held in
her honor at May Lodge was Lt. Col. Matthew
Orenstein, deputy commander, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Huntington District.
erenadlng Beverly were her f~mily~ daughter Robin, son Jonathan, and h.IJsband,
red (aka" :..;nroe).
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'Munroe' one of many to honor his 'Fairy Belle'
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
Retirement is certainly a cause to
celebrate for most, but most are not
celebrated "show style" as was the
one recently given in honor of Mrs.
Beverly Goble, of Prestonsburg.
Beverly was honored this past
Friday afternoon by co-workers,
friends and family at a celebration
luncheon held at May Lodge, Jenny
Wiley State Resort Park.
In attendance, and threatening to
steal Beverly's thunder, was none
other than "Munroe," resident
comedian of the Mountain Arts
Center Kentucky Opry. For those
unaware (if any such could possibly
be present)•. Beverly is also known,
in the entertainment circle, as "Fairy
Belle," Munroe's beloved wife.
Conversely, Munroe, in the "real
world," is also known as Mr.
Freddie Goble, Beverly's beloved
husband of 40-plus years.
Munroe made merry throughout
the luncheon event s.erenading his
wife with song after song, one of
which was especially written in
remembrance of their "courting
days" when Fred and Beverly were
made to sneak a goodnight kiss in a
poison ivy patch ncar her parents
home. "I knew I was itchin' to get
that goodnight kiss, but I didn't how
bad until a couple of days later," the
country comedian joked.
Also honoring her with song,
were Beverly's children, Robin and
Jonathan, who joined their father in
presenting a gospel selection for
those in attendance. 'This family
jokes a lot," Fred told those gathered, "but Beverly is a very religious
person and her influence has kept
this family grounded."
Beverly was also honored by her
immedtate supervisor, T.C. Music,
resource manager, Dewey Lake, and
several co-workers who bestowed
many gifts and words of praise upon
her. Music had the honor of presenting her with a beautifully ornate,
engraved silver platter honoring her
20 years of service to the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
Also in attendance was Lt. Col.
(See PARTY, page six)
•
T.C. Music, resource manager, Dewey Lake, along with office co-workers, commemorated Beverly's service to the Corps with an engraved
silver platter.
CRITTER CORNER
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Pets at college --• •
not a prerequtstte
by KATHY PRATER
FEATUI'lES EDITOR
College-age kids 'round the country will soon be leaving mom and
dad, and life as they have previously
known it, behind.
But what about "Fido" ? In most
cases, Fido can't tag along. Pets are
not allowed in dormitory housing,
but what about the student who plans
to live off-campus? Is taking along a
beloved pet really the best idea?
Bringing a pet dog or cat away to
school with their now college-age
companion may sound like an easy
way to deal with the ~tress of homesickness, bad cafeteria food, and
course overload, but there's much to
consider before you plan to take your
pet to campus.
Students making such plans, need
to honestly assess their specific situations. They need to educate themselves about pet-care requirements
and the expense of keeping a pet,
including unexpected medical bills.
Nearly every university has provisions against students keeping pets
on campus. Tho~e who break the nopets rule can face sanctions from the
university, which may lead to surrendering the pet - on the spot. Even students living off-campus can have
problems securing animal-friendly
rental housing. They may also find
that they have little time. between
classes and studying, to properly care
for their pet. These pets. formerly
used to living in a family situation,
(See CRITTER, page six)
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photo by Kathy J . Prater
'
This is "Cammie." Cammie is a one year old brindle Boxer belonging ~
to Elliott Baldridge, of Roberts Branch. Cammie was hit by a car ear- r•
lier this year and lost a leg as a result of that accident, but thanks to
the expertise of Dr. Rudy Ousley and his dedicated staff, as well as a ;i
loving family at home, she has made a complete recovery. Cammie ••
enjoys playing with "Dixie," the dog next door, visiting with laKole,
and taking naps with her family members.
�•
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
• August 2 - Back to School
Ba h, 6-8 p.m. See our school, meet
our staff, ask questions and enjoy
refreshments with us!
• Updated student health records
may be dropped off at the center dur• ing the summer break.
• The Youth Services Center is
open each weekday from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. and will be open throughout the
summer months. Coordinator is
Michelle Keathley. Center telephone
is 886-1297. Please call for information on center programs and services
or if you need assistance during the
summer.
Allen Central High School
• August 1 - Freshman Academy,
8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., in school cafeteria.
• August 23 - School pictures.
• Center hours: 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m., Mon. thru Fri. Sharon Collins,
coordinator. Telephone 358-3048.
Center provides services for all families regardless of income.
income.
• The Betsy Layne Elementary
Family Resource Youth Service
Center is located in the 7th and 8th
gracte wing. 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.
•
Brian H. Akers, Center
Coordinator.
Clark Elementary
• Nurse services: Floyd County
Health Department nurses will be in
the Resource Center on selected
dates. Now taking appointments for
6th grade exams, WIC, and wellchild exams for birth-18 years. Flu
shots may also be scheduled. Call
886-0815 for an appointment.
• Lost and Found located in
Resource Center.
• The Clark Elementary Family
Resource Center provides services
for all families regardless of income.
We are located in the Adams Middle
School building.
Allen Central Middle School
• Career Decisions and Job
Development videos available in
YSC lending library.
• The ACMS Youth Service
Center offers services to all families,
regardless of income. For more
information, call Marilyn Bailey,
center coordinator, at 358-0134.
•
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Allen Elementary and Family
Resource Youth Service Center
• August 2- Open House, 5:30-7
p.m.
• Call Allen Elementary Youth
Service Center at 874-0621 to schedule your child's Hepatitis B vaccination, immunizations, and WIC
appointments.
Duff Elementary
• 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.
May Valley Elementary
Betsy Layne Elementary
• Center hours are 8 a.m. to 3
p.m., Mon. thru Fri. Center offers services to all families, regardless of
• 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 the first three Mondays
each month to administer immunizations, T.B. skin tests, well-child
exams, WIC, prenatal and post-partum services, and sctool physicals.
Call 377-2678 for an appointment.
• Parent lending library available
to all parents for video/book checkouts. A variety of topics are available.
• Family Resource Center is open
weekdays, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Center
is located upstairs in the old high
school building, on the McDowell
Elementary School campus. For further information, call Clara Johnson,
director, at 377-2678. The McDowell
FRC provides services to all MES
students and their families, regardless
of income.
Mountain Christian Academy
• Now accepting applications for
enrollment for Preschool-8th grade
for the 2007 fall semester. Tuition
assistance and bus transportation is
available. For more information or a
tour of the school, call 285-5141 or
information
regarding
the
Prestonsburg Elementary Family
Resource Center or its programs.
South Floyd Youth Services
Center
• Parents needing assistance with
daycare may contact Mable Hall for
information, or the "A Step Ahead"
daycare center, at 452-1100.
• SFMS parents with concerns
about your child's grades, visit the
STI Home! site at http://iiod.ssts.com
and click on the STI program. Select
state, county, school, child's pin number and password. You may view
your child's attendance record, class
average, schedule, grades, and discipline referrals. Questions? Call 4529607.
• 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.
• 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 452-9607, ext. 243 or 153.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud Creek
Family Resource & Youth Service
Center
• Lost & Found located in Family
• Call 285-5141, Mon. thru Fri.,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• MCA is an accredited nondenominational Christian school.
Resource Center.
• The Mud Creek FRYSC is
located on the right, by the school
gymnasium. Services are offered to
all families, regardless of income.
For more information, call Anita
Tackett, center coordinator at 5872233.
Prestonsburg Elementary and
Family Resource Center
W.O. Osborne "Rainbow Junction"
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.
• Call 886-7088 for additional
• The FRC accepts donations of
children's clothing, shoes, belts, book
bags, etc. May be used but need to be
in good condition. Donated items will
be appreciated and utilized by OES
students.
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• The Family Resource Center is
located in the central building of
W.D. Osborne Elementary. Those
wishing more information about the
center are welcome to visit, or call.
Ask for Cissy (center coordinator).
Center telephone and fax: (606) 4524553.
Wesley Christian School
• WCS Learning Center accepts
toddlers, preschool age (2-4). Hours:
7:30a.m. to 5:00p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
• For more information about
Wesley Christian School, call 8748328.
Big Sandy Community Ia Technical
College Adult Education and GED
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. McDowell FRC; Martin Comm. Ctr.;
Auxier Learning Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m.- BSCTC.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.- Mud
Creek Clinic; BSCfC.
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Dixie
Apartments
1-4:30 p.m.
Betsy Layne
FRYSC; BSCTC.
6-8 p.m. - Auxier Learning Ctr.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Martin Comm. Ctr.; Auxier Learning
Ctr.; BSCfC.
1-4:30 p.m. - Layne House;
BSCTC.
6-8 p.m. - BSCTC.
Thursday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Mud
Creek Clinic; BSCfC.
8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Weeksbury CC.
1-4:30 p.m. - Betsy Layne YSC;
BSCfC.
6-9 p.m. - Martin Comm. Ctr.
Also, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
Mondays and Wednesdays at Drug
Court.
Kay Hale Ross - Manager of Adult
Education, 886-7334
Lisa Pelfrey - Assistant
Ron Johnson, Stephania Conn,
Lynn Hall, Nancy Bonnes, and
Wayne Combs - Adult Education
teachers.
(Items taken from
The Floyd County
Times,
10, 20, 30~ 40, 50, 60';: ;·,:·
70 years ago.)
Ten Years Auo
• (August 13 & 15, 1997)
Floyd County Sheriff Paul Hunt Thompson
issued a warning Tuesday, for area residents to
be aware of a credit card scam operating in
Floyd County. The sheriff said his office had
been advised that individuals representing
themselves as bank employees had been calling
area residents and indicating that a credit card
scam had been discovered.
Annual publication of the names of delinquent taxpayers in Floyd County has been suspended by Sheriff Paul Hunt Thompson in
favor of a more personalized approach.
Thompson has initiated a process this week to
•~ seize the bank accounts of 255 delinquent taxpayers who owe a combined total of nearly
$220,000 in back taxes. The process, known as
"distraint" is authorized by state law and it
gives the sheriff the power to seize personal
property to settle individual tax claims ..Some
certified and classified staffing has been
approved by state officials for the Floyd County
school system but it appears unlikely the state
will approve additional central office personnel.
Associate Education Commission Randy
Kimbrough said Tuesday that state officials will
"not approve any more positions" in the district's central office.
Although a former Prestonsburg night club
was shut down earlier this month because of
complaints that juveniles were drinking at the
facility, the police chief says he did not see any
juveniles drinking or under the influence of
alcohol during an August 1 inspection. Center
Stage or Legacy Inc. was shut down on August
I, by Prestonsburg police chief Darrell Conley
until further notice.
When attempts to conduct illegal meetings,
Thursday night, proved fruitless, the Wayland
mayor became outraged at the local media and
threatened a commissioner before storming out
of city hall. Mayor Eugene Mullins tried to conduct illegal meetings before and after a special
called meeting.
Three area residents were transported to
Highlands Regional Medical Center after an
early morning accident, Tuesday. Darrell Yates,
49, of Honaker, was charged with DUI; operating on a suspended license; and having no
insurance coverage after he drove his truck into
the path of another vehicle. That vehicle was
driven by Millard Meek, 60, of Van Lear. A passenger in Yates truck- Robert Yates, 61, - was
also transported to the hospital. All three
patients were treated and released, Tuesday,
from the hospital.
A three county guide detailing points of
interest in The Big Sandy area has been published by The Floyd County Times. The maga-
zine "All the Best in Eastern Kentucky," will be August 12, at Our Lady of the Way Hospital, in figures released this week by Lovel Hall, coundistributed by area motels and by regional and Martin; Bruce Williamson, 70, of Prestonsburg, ty tax commissioner, shows.
state tourism agencies.
Monday, August 11, at Highlands Regional
Ira Doug Osborne, 31, of McDowell,
Most Floyd County students will attend their · Medical Center; Warren Meade, 51, of Harold, drowned, Sunday night, while swimming alone
first day of classes today, Wednesday, but August 12, at his residence.
in the sludge pond of an abandoned strip-mine
Prestonsburg High School students will have to
on Sugar Loaf, about six miles south of here.
wait until Monday. Cleanup of school construcLeo F. Weddle, associate professor of social
tion debris on the high school site has made it
sciences at Prestonsburg Community College,
impossible for students to attend classes today,
recently attended a conference in Cincinnati,
superintendent Gene Davis said Tuesday.
0., at which noted heart surgeon Dr. Christian
.Floyd County Sheriff Paul Hunt Thompson,
Barnard was keynote speaker and one of the
detective Jim Rederick and deputy coroner
Angry protests and calls for a recount greet- conference leaders.
Glenn Frazier removed a casket, Wednesday, ed officers of the Middle Creek Volunteer Fire
Continuing tonite (Wednesday) and
from a dump site in the Prater Creek area. Deparment, as a forum of residents in a straw Thursday at the Strand "Star Wars." Beginning
Although Sheriff Thompson does not suspect ballot voted in the affirmative for a district fire Friday, "Final Chapter: Walking Tall".
foul play, an investigation is being conducted tax.
The Maloney's discount department store
into the discovery of the casket. Otter Creek
Gary Gene Stevens was bound over to the here is giving away 15 pairs of tickets to the
inmates and the sheriff searched and cleaned up grand jury in the murder of Michael Robinette. upcoming Elvis Presley concert at Lexington's
the dump site Thursday.
Prestonsburg's Police Department purchased RuppArena.
Almost 12 years after it was adopted, an nine previously used cruises which added to the
Edgar Craft, veteran Floyd County educator,
ordinance that will help make Floyd County's five already in the fleet, means every officer has been elected president of Post F. Travelers
water a little cleaner is being put into action. On will have their own vehicle.
Protective Association of America.
September 20, 1985, the Floyd Fiscal Court
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Caner, of
Harry Steven Prince, 24, was killed after
held fmal reading of an ordiance that stipulates being struck by a train near his home at Dwale. Punkin Center, Wayland, a daughter, Selina
homeowners must show proof that the Floyd
There died: Cathryn Moore on her 59th Danae, August 4, at the June Buchanan Primary
County Health Department has approved an on- birthday at the McDowell Appalachian Care Center, Hindman.
site sewage system.
Married: Miss Glenda Tackett, of
Regional HospHal; George Clement Moore, 59,
A school bus accident in October 1996 that formerly of Harold, in Ypsilanti, Michigan; Wheelwright, and Mr. Beecher D. Shepherd, of
sent nearly 50 students to area hospitals is now Chloe Branham Owsley, 77, at her home on David, May 28, at the Irene Cole Memorial
sending two drivers and their employees into Auxier Road; Walter James Roth Sr., 65, of Baptist Church, here.
the courtroom. The accident occurred when a Gable-Roberts, at Highlands Regional Medical
There died: Dr. I. H. Allen, 89, dean of Floyd
Floyd County school bus veered off Route 80 Center; James T. Spillman, 81, of Wayland, in County physician and former board of educaand struck a coal truck parked on the side of the Morehead; Offie Boyd Bailey, 75, of Betsy tion member, Monday night, at Our Lady of the
road. A lawsuit filed in Floyd Circuit Court Layne in Columbus, Ohio; Hester Lucille Ward Way Hospital, Martin; Charley Samons, 72, of
alleges that the negligence of the bus driver Rowe, 78, of Prestonsburg, at Highlands Martin, August 2, at Highlands Regional
Elinda Green and the coal truck driver, James Regonal Medical Center; Henry A. Curtis Jr., Medical Center; Dee Howell, 77, of McDowell,
D. Stroud, caused the accident. Kentucky State 78, of Middle Creek Road, at his home; Melvin last Wednesday, at McDowell Appalachian
Police officials confiscated more than 6,000 Hayes, 76, of Martin, at his home; Elder Regional Hospital; Arlin Moore, 73, of
marijuana plants, reassuring approximately ten Andrew Duff, 79, of Estill, at Highlands Topmost, last Wednesday, at a cemetery on Salt
to 12 feet high, Wednesday, in the Mare Creek Regional Medical Center; and Sarah Stephens- Lick Creek in Knott County, where he was
area. The Pikeville Post 9 officers located more Archer, 63, of Prestonsburg at the Lucille placing a monument; Nannie Howell, 62, of
than 15,000 in the area last week with the assis- Parker Markey Cancer Research Center, in Eastern, Saturday, at the McDowell
tant of the KSP helicopter.
Appalachian Regional Hospital; Ivan Chaffins,
Lexington.
54, of Lima, 0., formerly of this county, la<~t
There died: Bula Patrick, 73, of Carrie,
Thursday, in Lima; Lumie Hamilton, 50,
Friday, August 8, at Hazard Appalachian
Regional Medical Center; Helen Rampp
Tuesday, at his home in Teaberry.
Nordenhaug, 97, of Macon, Georgia, Saturday,
August 9; Pam Blackburn, 72, of Belfry,
Saturday, August 9, at St. Mary's Hospital, in
Huntington, West Virginia; Gene D. Hayden Jr.,
The Floyd Fiscal Court voted at its Monday
41, of Prestonsburg, was dead on arrival at meeting on an order requiring all coal trucks on
Highlands
Regional
Medical
Center, county roads to have their coal loads covered by
Prestonsburg; Willie "Bill" Tackett, 79, of tarpaulins.
Southern Floyd County and the adjoining
Dorton, Sunday, August 11 , at his residence;
section
of Pike, suffered severe curtailment of
Circuit Judge Hollie Conley cracked down
Area Baney, 86, of Prestonsburg, F~iday, on 11 men, former employees of Elkhorn traffic this week after the collapse, Tuesday, of
August 8, at Highlands Regional Medical Industrial Products, of Langley, after a hearing a part of the floor of the birdge which spans the
Center, Prestonsburg; Loretta Thornsbury held here, Monday, on allegations that the men Big Sandy at Harold.
Collins, 41, of Holly bush, Tuesday, August 5, at were in contempt of the restraining order issued
Golf under the lights will be a reality at the
Hazard Appalachian Regional Medical Center; by the court on· the basis of an agreement made Jenny Wiley State Park course, possibly by the
Joseph Eugene "Sam" Hall, 44, of Albion, between the company and striking workers. The end of the week.
Michigan, Tuesday, August 12, at his residence; total assessment of Floyd County property for
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Arnold Phillips, 37, of Pikeville, Wednesday, this year is $227 ,513,263- an increase over the personnel made the fourth application of fertilAugust 15, at Pikeville Methodist Hospital; 1976 evaluation of approximately 24 percent. Delilah Hale Click, 82, of Manton, Tuesday,
(See YESTERDAYS, page six)
Twentv Years Ago
(August 13 & 15, 1987)
Thinv Years Ago
(August 10, 1977)
Fonv Years 111
(August 10, 1967)
�WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
1, 2007 • 86
Yesterdays
• Continued from p5
izer the length of Dewey Lake about I 0 days
ago.
Married: Miss Wanda Kaye Milligan, and
Mr. Fran McGuire, Jr., both of Prestonsburg,
June 4, at the First Methodist Church, here.
There died: Fred Castle, 55, of Price,
Monday; Clyde Prater, 54, of Water Gap,
Saturday; Mrs. Lydiette <;onn, 17, of Martin,
last Thursday, at a Harlan hospital; Miss Polly
Martin, 82, of Hunter, Tuesday, at the Mountain
Manor Nursing Home; Mrs. Edna Boyd, 58,
WednesdaY,, at her home at Dana; Mrs. Mary
Reed, 86, of Wayland, Tuesday, at the
McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital;
Henry A. Howard, 55, Saturday, at his home,
here: Rev. George Rickman, 83, of Betsy
Layne, Last Wednesday, at Wabash, Ind.; Mrs.
Nancy Waddell Caudill, 75, of Pikeville, formerly of this county, Sunday, at the Methodist
Hospital, Pikeville; Benton Qualls, 70, of
Martin, last Thursday, at the C & 0 Hospital,
Huntington, W.Va.; Kelse Moore, 93, formerly
of McDowell, July 28, at Columbus, Ohio.
FihV Years Ago
(August 8, 1957)
Voters of Prestonsburg will be given an
opportunity at the regular November election to
say how strongly they want a community swim·
ming pool.
Bonnie Joyce Birchfield, 20, and Beulah
Frances Crisp, 21, both of Dwale, were killed
early last Saturday morning, when the car in
which they were passengers ran off a hillside
and crashed onto the railroad tracks near
Dwale.
The city council enacted a resolution,
Monday evening, authorizing Mayor Harry
Sandige to employ legal counsel to procure
easements on all lands adjacent or pertaining to
the flood protection installation planned by the
U. S. Corps of Engineers.
At least one of four deer found in this county within the last six weeks died of rabies, laboratory tests have revealed.
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Arms, of El
Paso, Texas, a son, Edward Dean, July 22; to
Mr. and Mrs. BiJI Henry Stephens, a daughter,
Valerie, August 5, at the Prestonsburg General
Hospital.
There died: Elizabeth Conley Smith, 67,
Tuesday, at her home at Abbott Creek; Mrs.
Elvina Hall, 70, July 31, at her home at Hunter;
Blucher Allen, 69, Saturday, at his home at
Hueysville; Mrs. Anna Woods Harris, 84, of
Emma, Monday, at the Prestonsburg General
Hospital; Helen Hall, 52, of Blue Moon, last
Thursday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital,
Martin; Floyd "Dump" Laferty, 74, former
Prestonsburg man, July 27, at Cambridge, Ohio.
Hospital, Martin; Harvey Hall Craven, 59, of
Huntington, W.Va., Monday, at the home near
Emma of his mother-in-law, E: C. Johnson, 86,
Monday, at Melvin; William Rose, 30,
Saturday, at his home at Grethel.
Sixtv Years Ago
(August 7, 1947)
The gubernatorial line-up for the November
election, as dictated by the voters of Kentucky
at last Saturday's primary will be Earlie C.
Clements and Eldon S. Dummit.
Floyd county's 380 teachers will receive
approximately $50,000 more pay this year than
last as a result of the salary schedule adopted,
Tuesday, by the Floyd County Board of
Education.
Thirty-two players reported for physical
examinations, Monday morning, and the subsequent chalk talk given by Prestonsburg High
School's new football coach; John R. Eibener.
Married: Miss Lorraine Smith, of
Prestonsurg, and Mr. John L. Martin, of Allen,
recently at Georgetown.
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Wyman Walters, of
Ingleside, Ill., a son, Wayne Leslie, July 25; to
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Johnson, a son, Robert
Stanley, July 30, at the Paintsville Hospital; to
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Laferty, Jr., a son, Jerry
Bryan, July 22, at the Prestonsburg General
Hospital.
There died: Mrs. Josephine Moore Stepp,
45, of Bypro, last Thursday, at the Gearheart
Seventv Years Ago
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(August 6, 1937)
The race for magistrate and constable in
Floyd County, was thrown into turmoil,
Saturday, as Judge Gus Thomas of the Court of
Appeals granted an injunction to restrain
County Clerk A. B. Meade for printing ballots
for candidates in the recently created eight magisterial districts of the county.
All Spanish War Veterans will start their
annual pilgrimmage, August 22, to Columbus,
0. where the National Convention of the United
Spanish War will convene for four days.
Composing for prizes in two golf tourna~
ments held in this county over the weekend, one
of the Beaver Valley course, and one at the
Abbott Heights course, Claude Adkins and
Emery Clarke won first prizes at the res!)ective
tournaments. There died: Mrs. Alice Freeman,
47, July 31, at Mossy Bottom; Keene Martin,
61, of Minnie, Saturday, at the Beaver Valley
Hospital, Martin.
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Matthew Orenstein, deputy
commander, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Huntington
District,
who
presented
Beverly with a framed certificate and medal of service. In
addition, he also presented her
with a Commander's Coin,
exemplifying the moral code
and high standards upheld by
the Corps.
A beautiful slideshow presentation of Beverly's life with
the Corps as well as her life
with her family, was also
shown at the celebration,
bringing tears to the eyes of
the many assembled. The
slideshow was created by
Bonnie
Howell,
LRH,
Staffordsville Lake, one of
Beverly's longtime co-workers.
"I love all of you, each and
every one of you," Beverly
said. "The years I've spent
with the Corps have been good
ones and I thank each of you
for coming and for honoring
me as you have."
Beverly says that her retirement plans include spending
time with family and "coaxing
Munroe from off his pouting
bench... or maybe not."
amplifies and magnifies our
emotions if we allow it. "Pain
is a highly concentrated
thought that can produce physical manifestation," said Dollar.
Anybody ever felt those ramifications? I, for one, have. So
sick to the pit of my stomach
from hurt I could toss cookies
for days. Eyeballs feeling as
though they're gonna pop right
out of my head from shedding
so many tears they're too sore
to even blink. Yeah, htirt can
definitely cause physical pain.
And sometimes a lot worse
than those I just mentioned.
Well, right after this message came one of my favoritesJoel Osteen. And lo and behold,
it was like an extension of what
I had just heard.
"Begin
again,"
said
Osteen's smiling, soft spoken
voice over the airwaves. "It's
never too late." Thank you,
Jesus!
God wants us to have our
hearts desires, our dreams. And
no matter who or what comes
against those desires and
dreams IF they're ours and we
believe HIM and HIS WORD
then they are coming, then
nothing nor no one can STOP
it! "Speak favor over your life,
God is breathing favor into
your dreams," Osteen said.
Talk about God bumps!
Children, I could have jumped
a pew!
Then
Osteen
quoted
Hebrews ( 12:2) KJV: "Looking
unto Jesus, the author and the
finisher of our faith; who for
the joy that was set before him
endured the cross, despising the
shame, and is set down at the
right hand of the throne of
God."
Oh Lord, children, I had
God bumps crawling all over
my skin, my head and I was
shoutin,' "Thank you, Jesus!"
as loud as I could.
I could not wait to get to
church.
We had a special guest
speaker visiting, too. Medina
Allen, of Whitesburg. Some
have compared Medina to
Joyce Myers and here's one to
tell you, Mrs. Allen is flat out
AWESOME! What a blessing
she was, what a testimony this
woman has! She is something
else. The love of God oozes out
of her every fiber. At the end of
the service, during the alter
call, Medina pointed to me and
motioned with her fmger for
me to come up.
When she began to share
with me there was such confrrmation. Confirmation of what I
had heard hours before watch·
ing Creflo Dollar and Joel
Osteen.
Medina placed both handS
on each side of my face and
began to tell me, "Kim.,, G~~
said to tell you HE is the
Author and the finisher of our
faith; and this is not the only
book you will write, my child,
but the first." To say I lost it and
was blubbering like no other
would be an understatement.
As she continued, I could
feel my knees weaken and my
heart fill with such joy. Yes,
God is so Good!
I am so thankful and so
blessed and I pray each of us
fill our minds, heartS and souls
with His Word and when those
battles of hurt try and com~
against us, well, we will be
ready!
May God's Blessings be
yours,
Til Next Week ...
have in mind? Do they know
who will care for their pet
when they are away? And,
finally, are they prepared to
keep and care for the pet for
his or her entire lifetime?
Pets require a lot of time,
money, and a commitment to
providing a lifelong home for
the animal. Adopting a pet is a
big decision and shouldn't be
done on a whim or without
planning. A pet someone gets
while in college is going to be
with them for 15 years or
more, a big factor for consideration.
Visit any local animal shelter and you'll find many puppies and kittens that are vic-
tims of irresponsible ownership. Animals that were born
due to an irresponsible owner
~llowing their animal to breed
resulting in an unwanted pregnancy, as well as many animals a year or older in age,
who were obtained by people
who didn't think through the
responsibilities of pet ownership.
One of the main responsibilities of having a pet is making sure it has a lifelong home.
For students, this means not
getting rid of the pet when the
animal is no longer convenient, or when the student
moves back home. End-ofsemester dumping is a sad
reality.
So, what's the best option
for pets and students? If a student is thinking about getting a
pet while they are away at
school, the consequences must
be considered. Students must
educate themselves and be
prepared to make that lifelong
commitment.
Students living on campus
where no pets are allowed
should not get a pet.
Those students thinking
about bringing the family pet
along should think again and
leave the pet at home, in com.
fortable, familiar, safe and
secure, surroundings.
get stopped in time, sometimes
we'd ride right into the water,
which brought much laughter
from observers, and an end of
the day's fun to the driver of
the sled.
H. S. Howes died in 1924,
one year before the school was
constructed.
There is no way the value
of his donation can be measured for the coal-camp boys
and girls who began their
process of life-long learning
on this site and went on to
become everything from doctors to politicians to school
teachers.
All of us who began· our
education in the building that
bore his name owe H. S .
Howes many, many thanks for
the opportunities afforded and,
more importantly, for the
memories.
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Girl Scouts show off their hard work.
Girl Scout troop
adopts library garden
Girl Scout Cadette Troop
1074 has adopted the Johnson
County
Library
Garden
throughout the warm weather
months in an effort to both
beautify the downtown area
and assist library staff in beautifying their Main Street
grounds.
Cadettes Amber Daniels
and Jerrie Helton, along with
Jr. Girl Scouts Savannah
Helton and Lakyn Ratliff,
from Troop #42, have been
hard at work this summer
pruning and planting the garden which they have adopted
for one full year.
The girls attend Johnson
County schools and hope that
everyone in the downtown
community enjoy their gardening efforts.
Pictured are the children who participated in BSCTC's
Summer Children's Music and Drama Workshop: Front row,
from left: Sarah Morton, Mariana VanHoose, Laura Grace
Maynard, Katie Ratliff, Wesley Hager, and Mason Griffith.
Second row, from left: Andrew Wright, Katherine Stiles,
Amanda Arts, Rebekah Tackett, Brooke Goble, Nicholas
Hites, Allissa Moe, Tori Stepp, and Kerrigan McPeek. Back
row, from left: Nicole Pennington, Kaitlyn Coleman, Autumn
Hall, Summer Hall, Alex Meade, Kayla Nelson, and Makayla
Maynard. Not pictured: Lacy May, Blake Riley, Angel Riley,
Hope Lafferty, Lauren McCoart, and Lizzie Wilson.
BSCTC presents
children's musical
Big Sandy Community and
Technical College was pleased
to present the 2007 BSCTC
Children's Music and Drama
Production of Stories and
Songs on Friday, July 27, in
Gearheart Auditorium, on the
Prestonsburg Campus.
The performance was presented by children participat-;
ing in BSCTC's annual summer Children's Music and
Drama Camp under the direction of Laura Ford Hall,
BSCTC communication faculty and music and drama director, along with assistant directors, Michelle Fields, BSCTC
faculty; Ashley Hall, Candace
Preece,
volunteers;
and
Louanna Calhoun, music and
drama workstudy, with Tim
Cooley, technical director, and
Clayton Case.
"This group of children is
very talented," Hall said.
"They are good at both singing
and acting. They are very
sweet and have been one of the
best groups I have ever worked
with. I expected their production to be very good and I am
so proud of them for all that
they have accomplished."
Twenty-seven children participated in the program this
summer where they . learned
basic concepts of drama, acting, and vocal music. The students applied all of the concepts they have learned during
the live production that included choral music "Angels
Among
Us,"
"Mountain
Music," "Hair," and more, as
well as monologues, duos, and
short plays.
"We are excited about this
program and plan to offer it
year after year," said Hall. "We
are pleased to bring arts education opportunities not only to
our college students, but also to
the children in our area."
oven and sat down to watch
Creflo, and what did I hear?
"Hurt is to direct you away
from the blessings of God," he
said.
You talk about s1ttmg
straight up and at attention - I
was!
Then
I
heard,
"Murmuring and complaining
keeps you from the blessings of
God. Hurt tries to rob you from
everything God has for you.
Because, you see, we can't
build anything on a foundation
of hurt." Ah, Creflo, speak it to
me!
And what was quoted next
but Proverbs (12:18): "There
are those who speak rashly, like
the piercing of a sword, but the
tongue of the wise brings healing." (Amplified)
You see, when we find ou~
selves wallowing in hurt and
self-pity we're doing NOTHING but keeping God from
using us, blessing us, and,
we're definitely not letting His
light shine through us. God
gives us authority in His Word.
And it's us not being obedient
allowing hurt feelings to bring
suggestions to emotions that
keep us from the Word. Hurt
Critter
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may find themselves isolated
and lonely within a very short
period of time.
Even if students think they
should remain in their role of
primary guardian for their pet,
they need to adequately
address the following questions: Why do they want to
keep their pet near, or in the
case of new adoptions, why do
they want a pet? Do they have
time for a pet? Can they afford
a pet? Are they prepared to
deal with the special problems
a pet can cause? Can they
have a pet where they live? Is
it a good time to adopt a pet?
Are their living arrangements
suitable for the animal they
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bologna sandwich for their
midday meal.
Those who didn't bring a
bottle of pop to wash everything down, would fold a sheet
of notebook paper into a cup
and fill it from the water fountain (the building also had
indoor plumbing) that sat just
outside Mr. Chandler's office.
All summer long, the
schoolhouse bottom that the
building overlooked was the
site of baseball , softball and
basketball games every night
until dark. In the winter, we'd
tide sleds from the building to
the creek. When we couldn't
l~f
Garrett Christian Academy
is having registration on
August 6, from noon to 5 ·p.m.
Limited enrollment.
Call 358-4020 for
more information.
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CATLETTSBURG -A
newborn baby was abandoned on the steps on an
eastern Kentucky church
and a search continued for
the mother, police said.
The infant was found on
the steps of the
Catlettsburg First Church
of the Nazarene on
Tuesday evening,
Catlettsburg Police Chief
Mark Plummer said. The
b6y, who was 1 or 2 days
old, was taken to a local
hospital and appeared to
be doing well, Plummer
said.
Authorities were alerted
to the child through an
anonymous 911 phone
call, Plummer said.
The mother could face
criminal charges since the
child was left on the steps
of an empty church in 90degree-plus heat, Plummer
said.
A state law that took
effect in 2002 generally
allows parents or people
acting on their behalf to
anonymously drop off newborns they cannot care for
at selected "safe" locations, including hos oitals or
with EMS personnel,
police officers or firefighters, without fear of criminal
prosecution.
The goal of the law was
to eliminate incidents of
newborns being left in
trash cans, public
restrooms or other unsafe
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Man accused of using internet to lure girl
residence and his employer, Abbott
Engineering. Investigators confiscated both
the computer found in Robinson's home and
computers he used while employed at Abbott
Engineering. The computers were taken to the
KSP Crime Lab for forensic evaluation.
Trooper Hopkins says Abbott Engineering bas been fully cooperative in providing
them with any information they need in the
case.
Robinson is formally charged with
unlawful use of electronic means to unduce
a minor to engage in sexual activity. He was
releao;ed on a $100,000 bond the same day of
his arrest.
Baptist Church, church officials told The
Times Thursday that Robinson did not hold
any official position with the church.
"Kyle held no position in the youth leadership program at our church," said
Highland Avenue Freewill Baptist Pastor
David Garrett.
· Investigators . followed evidence in the
case which led them to find that Robinson
was allegedly making innapropriate gestures
towards the girl in person and on the internet
via MySpace and MSN Messenger.
Robinson was arrested last Thursday by
investigating officers. On Monday, officers
executed search warrants for both Robinson's
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - A Prestonsburg
resident has been arrested on charges relating to internet sexual solicitation of a minor.
According to Kentucky State Police
Trooper Scott Hopkins, KSP received a complaint from the family of a 15-year-old
Auxier girl, regarding innapropriate gestures
allegedly made towards the girl by 26-yearold David Kyle Robinson.
· Although it had been previously reported
by other news sources that .Robinson was a
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Riverview Health Care Center in Prestonsburg will soon see its insurante. agreement with
Medicare terminated If they don't submit a plan of action to remedy what t,. health Insurance
provider Is calling a "crisis situation" regarding the health and safety of its residents.
Nursing home loses funding
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - The
federal government is revoking
Medicare payments to a local
nursing home at the end of the
month, according to a notice
issued this week that says the
facility is in "immediate jeapardy".
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in the Medi~are program, is to
be terrninatqtl.
(See MJDICARE, page two)
PRESTONSBURG
The extreme temperatures
and humidty experienced
thoughout the area this
week have forced school
officials to rearrange the
placement of their students
m t!l#ssroom where the a1r
conditioning is working
properly, but Supt. Dr. Paul
Fanning
says
parents
should know their children
are safe from the health
dangers associated with
high temperatures.
According to Fanning,
several cooling systems
have malfunctioned this
week thrQughout the school
district, but he also says the
maintenance department is
doing an excellent job of
making sure the children
are comfortable.
"Our maintenance crew
gives immediate response
as soon as they can," said
Fanning. ''They have children in the same schools,
you know."
Fanning says he is a parent himself and understands
why some may be concerned their children are at
risk of becoming ill in a sitllati.Op where there..Jsn't a
working air ..conditioning
system.
"I can't fault any parent
for being concerned." said
Fanning.
Fanning says he has
received approval to purchase fans for the areas of
some schools whose systems are still waiting to be
repaired and does not plan
on cancelling any classes,
citing that only small portions of the buildings were
or still are without air conditioning and that school
principals were moving
those students to other
areas.
Anti-casino governor touts indu$try's 'Responsible Gaming Week'
by JOE BIESK
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FRANKFORT Gov. Ernie
Fletcher's opposition to legalized casino gambling in Kentucky has been no
secret - his re-election campaign has
even printed bumper 'stickers underlining in red his resistance to the idea.
Fletcher, however, has signed a
proclamation designating this week as
"Responsible Gaming Education
Week" - an initiative started by casinos with operations in New Jersey, Las
Vegas and neighboring Indiana.
"Responsible gaming is an activity
enjoyed by a majority of the citizens of
the commonwealth who participate as a
form of voluntary, personal entertainment; but those who cannot gamble in
a safe and responsible manner need to
be aware that help is available,"
Fletcher said in the signed proclamation dated Monday.
A first-term Republican, Fletcher
has made the. question of whether
Kentucky should legalize casino gambling a central part of his re-election
efforts. Democrat Steve Beshear, a former lieutenant governor opposing
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Fletcher in the Nov. 6 election, sup-.
ports legalizing casino gambling at
horse race tracks and up to four othet
locations throughout the .state.
Fletcher's proclamation follows a
national movement by the Americall
Gaming Association, which is in its
lOth year of promoting the responsible
gaming campaign. The industry associ...
ation lists among its board of directors
casino executives such as Gary
Loveman, president and CEO of
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., J.
Terrence Lanni, chairman & CEO of
MGM Mirage, and Stephen A. Wynn,
chairman & CEO of Wynn Resorts,
Ltd.
Locally, a .group that includes local
race tracks and gambling i.nterests is
plannihg a press conference at the
Capitol on Wednesday. Other members
of the coalition include the Kentucky
Lottery Corp., Churchill Downs, Inc.,
and Caesars Indiana.
Mike Stone, executive director of
the Kentucky Council on Problem
Gambling, said the group is planning to
release a report on youth gambling in
the state. Stone said the council does
not advocate for or against an expan-
sion of gambling in Kentucky.
Nevertheless, based on experience
in other states, the likelihood of a rise
in people with possible gambling
addictions coincides with an expansion
in gambling, Stone said.
"Our focus is to help people understand that there is responsible gambling
and then there are places for them to
get help," Stone said.
Having a week every year to promote responsible gambling is a good
thing, Beshear said.
''The inconsistency that I see is he
apparently
supports
pari-mutuel
wagering at race tracks, the lottery and
charitable gambling," Beshear said in a
telephone interview. "Somehow he
draws the line at limited casino gambling."
Brian Lehman, an American
Gaming Association spokesman, said
governors in many other states across
the country have signed similar proclamations. Iowa and Missouri were
among the other states with similar
proclamations marking the week.
More than 100 commercial casinos
across the country were participating,
Lehman said. Some of the efforts
included educating casino employees
about problems associated with casino
gambling, and signs of how to spot
someone who may have an addiction,
Lehman said.
"It's an important issue for the
industry," Lehman said.
Fletcher had long sai.d he personally
opposed . casino gambling but would
not stand in the way of a proposed constitutional amendment to set casinos in
motion in Kentucky. But after winning
the Republican primary in May, he said
he would fight efforts to put the issue
on the ballot, adding that casino gambling would "not happen on my
watch."
Fletcher emerged from the spring·
primary making his feelings against
casinos the central topic in the campaign and has ~ferred to Beshear as
"Easy Money Steve." The govemqr, an
ordained Baptist minister, has said he
believes that casinos would spur a
number of social problelllS and lead to
increased crime.
· Beshear, meanwhile, has estimated
state government could gain about
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Obituaries
Barbara Burkett
Barbara Burkett, age 58, of
Prestonsburg, died Wednesday, Augusl8, 2007, at her residence.
Born August 29. 1948, in
Martin, she was the daughter
of the late Allen and Nebraska
Cook Martin. She was a homemaker and a member of the
Old Time Baptist Church, in
Printer.
She is survived by her husband, Henry Burkett
Other survivors include two
sons: Michael Colvin of
Prestonsburg and Keith Colvin
of Statesboro, Georgia; two
daughters: Stephanie Williams
of Pikeville and Rachael
Collins of East Point; and
three grandchildren: Tiffany
Burkett, Steven William<: and
Nevaeh Colvin.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday, August 11, at 11
a.m., at the Old Time Baptist
Church, in Printer, with
Denver Meade and others officiating.
Burial will be in the Joe Hall
Cemetery, in Topmost, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin.
Visitation is at the church.
Raymond Lee Hall
Raymond Lee Hall. 57, of
144 Triple Lane, Topmost.
died Monday, August 6, 2007,
at the Baptist Hospital, North
East.
Born April 18, 1950, in
McDowell, he was the son of
the late Lewis Hall and Oma
Johnson Hall. He wa.;; a carpenter.and of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his wife,
Norma Jean HalL
Other survivors include two
sons: Raymond Lee Hall and
Lewis Hall and a step-son, Joe
Newsome; three daughters:
Angel Hall, Noami Hall, and
Elaina Fouts; live step-daughters: Dorthory and Amanda
Hunter. Christina, Christian
and Martha Newsome: four
brothers: Clifford. Lewis,
Elzie and Vernon Hall; four
sisters: Ruth Skeens, Opal
Younce, Verna Johnson and
Ruby Moore; and four stepgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday, August 11, at 1 p.m.,
at the Wheelwright Freewill
Baptist Church. with Louis
Fen·ari officiating.
Burial will be in the Family
Cemelery, in Melvin, under
the drrection of Roberts
Funeral Home, Robinson
Creek.
Visitation is 5 p.m., at th~
(Paid obiluary)
church.
The Eastern Kentucky
Concentrated Employment
Program, Tnc. (EKCEP) has
received a national award for
its success in helping address
the workforce needs of Eastcm
Kentucky's coal industry.
EKCEP's Coal Services
Pro~:,rrarn was the nationwide
winner of the U.S. Department
of Labor's Recognition of
Excellence
Award
for
"LcYcraging the Power of e3
Partnerships." The award recognizes the value of projects
that demonstrate sustained col
laborations among employers,
educators. and economic
development
EKCEP a workfow~
development agency baseu in
Hazard
· wa<; one of only
five organizations from across
to
receive
the
nation
Recognition of Excellence
Awards this year. Winners in
the other four categories were
from Hartford. CT; Alpena,
Ml; Arlington, VA; and La
Mable Duke, right, executive director of the Hazard-based Eastern Kentucky Concentrated
Crosse, WT.
Employment Program, Inc., accepted the agency's Recognition of Excellence Award from
EKCEP Exccmivc Director William A. Sanders Jr., director of Workforce Innovations for the u.s. Department of Labor's www.nclsonfrazicrfuncralhomc.com
Mable Duke accepted the Employment and Training Administration, at the 2007 Workforce Innovations Conference
(Paid obituary}
award from William A. held July 17-19 in Kansas City, Mo. EKCEP's Coal Services Program was the nationwide winSanders Jr., director of ner of the Department of Labor's award for "Leveraging the Power of e3 Partnerships."
Workforce Innovations for the
Department
of
Labor's said. "Their outstanding work classroom featuring a comput"Being able to present this
Employment and Training serves as a model for others to erized three-dimensional min- training in such a mobile way
Administration, at the 2007 learn from and apply to their ing simulator and a hands-on allows workers to train for
Innovations own regional economic and lab area that features electrical advancement more efficiently
Workforce
Conference held in July in talent development strategies."' training p<mels exactly like with much less impact on
Kansas City, MO.
EKCEP's award-winning those on actual mining equip- company productivity," he
The conference brought Coal
Program ment.
said.
Services
together more than 3,500 srate employs a variety of services
The Success Xpress was
"All of our partners share in
and local government offi- that address the needs of both featured in a v1deo presenta- the cxcc11cnce and success this
cials, private sector represen- sides of the workforce equa- tion shown during the awards award represents, because
tatives, workforce and eco- tion - employers and job ceremony at the conference. EKCEP's Coal
Services
nomic development officials, seekers.
Those
services The video filmed by Program could not do what it
and educators to exchange include c1itical training for USDOL on-location in Perry docs without a strong commitinformation and innovative new miners entering the indus- County in early June ment to collaboration," Duke
ideas about workforce devel
try and for working miners included comments from Duke said. "When EKCEP wins, we
opmcnt issues.
who need skills upgrades to and Blakeman on how all win."
"EKCEP is dedicated to increase their mines' produc- EKCEP's
philosophy
of
The partners honored as a
helping the state's largest tivity. These collaborative, responsiveness to the needs of part of EKCEP's Coal
industry address its workforce hands-on training efforts are business and the ways the suc- Services Program include: the
needs both today and for the provided on site at various cessful partnerships were Kentucky Community and
future," Duke said. "This' eastern Kentucky mining oper- developed
Nearly 213 of Schneider drivers
in
eastern Technical College System
award is proof positive that ations, as well as at Kentucky Kentucky.
get home daffy or weekly
(KCTCS), the Center for Rural
workforce development can be Community and Technical
•
Company.provlded
COL training for
The video also featured Development, the Kentucky
extremely relevant tmd respon- College System (KCTCS) footage
qualified candidates
coal miners from Coal Academy, the Kentucky
sive to plivatc business and locations.
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"The mining industry told Company's Leeco mine using Mining, International Coal
for people, and people for us they wanted a training pro- the high-tech mining simula- Group (TCG), Coal Operators
jobs.
gram that was short-term, on- tors aboard the Success and Associates, James River
"This award also shows site, and relevant to today," Xpress. Elmer Howard, assis- Coal Service Company, and
that workforce, education. and according
to
Crawford tant general manager with the Kentucky Office of Mine
economic development can Blakeman, EKCEP Business Excel Mining, and coal miners Safety and Licensing.
work together to develop and Solutions manager. "They Erick Wright and Brandon
Success Xprcss was created
implement real-world solu- wanted that training program Neal delivered testimonials on with a portion of EKCEP's
tions to employers' needs," to accommodate working how they have benefited from share of a $3.1 million federal
Duke added.
schedules over a large geo- EKCEP's
Coal
Services grant
from
the
U.S.
Emily Stover DeRocco, graphic area, serve the needs Program.
Department of Labor. The
assistant secretary of Labor for of today's mrners, and attract
at
Since December, Success grant was awarded to EKCEP
Employment and Training, future workers to the indus- Xpress has trained working and Lhe West Kentucky
complimented EKCEP and Lhe try."
miners and student<; in Clay, Workforce Investment Board
other award winners on their
One of the key features of Harlan. Knoll, Knox, Laurel, (WKWTB) in December 2005
successes.
the Coal Services Program is Lawrence, Letcher, Martin, to train new miners and
"Our honorees have shown the state-of-the-art Success Perry, and Pike counties. upgrade the skills of experithat they are innovative lead- Xpress mobile miner training Success Xpress makes the best enced miners in the state's
Water Gap Road, Prestonsburg
ers in providing workers with unit. Designed and implement
possible training and instruc
eastern and western coalfields.
the opportunities and tools to ed by EKCEP, the Success tion accessible at any location The grant was awarded under
help them compete in today's Xpress is a 53-foot truck trail- in EKCEP's 23-county service the President's High Growth
global economy," DeRocco er outfitted with a high-tech area, Blakeman said.
Job Training Initiative, as
EVERYONE IS INVITED TO HEAR
implcmcnred
by
the
of
Labor's
Department
David Taylor, Dw<tyne Reffitt,
Employment and Training
Stephanie McKenzie. I ,andmark Choir.
Administration.
For additional information
and others.
• Continued from p1
on EKCEP and its Coal
Accunling to CMS, they termination has been deemed need to be addressed before Services Program, contact
Refreshments will be served.
have
determined
that as "in immediate jeopardy,'' they will revoke the termination Crawford Blakeman at 606Riverview is not in compliance meaning the facility is in a cri- notice.
436-5751,
or
visit
lf Riverview want<; to www.ckccp.org.
with the "requirements for par- sis situation in regards to the
Kenneth E. Prater Jr., Pastor
ticipation." Lee Millman, safety of its residents.
remam a health care provider.
spokesperson for CMS, ·says
CMS says the Medicare pro- Millman says the facility must
those requirements are that gram will not make payment for come up with a solution to the
nursing facilities provide "qual- inpatient nursing services to problem and a plan to fix il.
The Floyd County Area Technology Center does not discriminate on the
ity health care in a safe envi- residents who are admitted after Once a plan has been submitted,
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, or marital
ronment."
August 18. For those aumitteu an inspection must be made
status in admission to vocational programs and/or activities, or employment
Although the specifics of prior to this date, payment may before Medicare will reinstate
practices in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title
Rivervie w's non-compliance continue to be made for a max- an agreement with Riverview. If
were not available, Millman imum of 30 days for nursing not, she <>ays the state and CMS
XI of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
,;ays the termination stemmed services.
will work to tind placement for
Act of 1978 (Revised 1992), Title Vll of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the
from either an unannounced
Millman says there are vary- patiems who cannot afford the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For more information, contact
inspection of the facilty or a ing degrees of termination, with cost of services themselves.
complaint filed by an individ- some being immediate while
Phone calls to Riverview
Linville Martin at H.C. 79, Box 205, Martin, KY 41649, (606) 285-3088.
ual from an internal or external others arc given time to remedy Health Care Center were not
Floyd County Area Technology Center, located at Martin, Kentucky, offers
source.
the situation, but also says there returned as of press time
The status of Riverview's may be multiple issues which 1l1ursday.
the following vocational programs to aU Floyd County high school students:
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$500 million or more per year
in extra revenue. He has downplayed as scare tactics
Fletcher's worries about the
possible consequences of ca<;inos in Kentucky.
Fletcher has signed similar
proclamations in each of his
four years as governor.
Jason Keller, Fletcher's
campaign spokesman, said
Fletcher opposes casino gambling but believes that
Kentuckians need to be aware
that it can lead to personal
problems.
Patrick Neely, the executive
director of the pro-expanded
gambling Kentucky Equine
Education
Project,
said
Fletcher's signing the proclamalion was reasonable.
•·we all agree, of course.
that we want to make sure that
people don' t become problem
gamblers," Neely said. "T think
there's 100-percent agreement."
Keller said there arc distinct ui tTerences between betting on the lottery or at the
race track and gambling at
casinos.
"It's a very different atmosphere and the prevalence or
problem gambling greatly
increa')es when casinos are put
.into the mix," Keller said.
• Automotive Technology
• Carpentry
• Health Services
• Industrial Maintenance Technology
• Office Technology
"Get Technical- It Pays!" ·
Kentucky Vocational Education
Floyd County Area
Technology Center
HC 79, Box 205
Martin, KY 41649
(606) 285-3088
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• Welding
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�FRIDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
10, 2007 • A3
For
the Record
•
•
Marriage Licenses
Ashley Sue TackeU., 21, or
Harold to Jonathan Michael
Anderson, 23, or Harold.
Jillian Marie Jones, 29. of
Minnie to Bobby Darrell
Collins, 51 , of Minnie.
Samantha Faye Hall, 30, of
Primer to Bryan David Adams,
29, of Printer.
Crystal Rose Nelson, 26, of
Prestonsburg to Roy M. Ousley,
26, of Prestonsburg.
Jennifer Glenna Rose Hurst,
22, of Prestonsburg to Brandon
Kyle Salisbury,
21, or
Prestonsburg.
Amanda Faye Swiger, 25, of
McDowell to Rocky Delmas
Stewart, 44, of McDowell.
Kathy Lynn Moore, 42, of
Pikeville to Billy Spencer Jr.,
50, or Pikeville.
Kayla Diane Stewart, 34, of
McDowell to Billy Rayborn
Harris Jr., 39, of McDowell.
Amber Lyzette Endicott, 17,
of Prestonsburg to Robert
Matthew Hamilton, 23, of
Richmond.
Civil Suits Filed
Commonwealth
of
Kentucky, et al vs. JeiT I. Smith,
et al
Commonwealth
of
Kentucky, et al vs. Paul E.
Mitchell
Commonwealth
or
~ Kentucky, et al vs. Kelly Layne,
et al
US Bank vs. Kevin Brown,
et al
Kristen Castle vs. Jo A.
Elliott
Grant R. Rickman vs.
Morton Hurt, et al
Frank Collins vs. Chasity
Collins
Emma Joseph vs. Larry
Lynn Joseph
Robert Comstock, et al vs.
Black Diamond Mining Co,
LLC, et al
Carl Dudley vs. Terry Hager,
et al
Lillian Osborne vs. John
Osborne
Hershcll Owens vs. Ian E.
Lloyd
Daniel Rader vs. JoAnn
Rader
Kentucky Farm Bureau
Mutual Ins. Co. vs. Amanda
Cole
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Bill Adams
Christine Stumbo vs. Jeffery
Stumbo
Cadleway Properties, Inc.
vs. Michael W. Dearing
Carman B. Norman vs.
Robert Norman Jr.
Cach, LLC vs. Donna R.
Turner
Myshella J. Mullins vs.
Daniel Travis
John Burchett vs. Rebecca
Burchell
CountryWide Home Loans,
Inc. vs. Michael S. Mayfield., et
al
Darlene Coleman vs. John
Coleman
Courtney Crace vs. Eugene
Gibson
Selena Dale vs. James Dale
fl
Jimmy Adams vs. Michele
Adams
Alex Adkins vs. April D.
Adkins
Debra Robinett vs. )JJllena
Boyd
Jerrie L. Ramey vs. Scott E .
Ramey
John P. Carroll vs. Rodney
Yount
Amy K. Slone vs. Timothy
Slone
Lisa Darby vs. Christopher
Darby
HSBC Bank Nevada, N .A.
vs . Larry E. Smith
Ernestine L. Sizemore vs.
Hershell D. Sizemore
Ruby M . !\.'cKinney vs.
Michael A. Slone
Meiiheth Yates vs. Davy
Rogers
Connie J. White vs. James
K. Prall
Tiffany Williams vs. Jason
Reynolds
Jennifer Davis vs. James B.
Davis
A~<;et Acceptance, LLC vs.
Margie Lewis
Kentucky Foster Care vs.
Kathy Collett
~
Melissa Huffman vs. Jamie
L. Conn
Maggie Johnson vs. Luc inda
Yates
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Barbara G. Hunter
•
Small Claims Filings
Kentucky Farm Bureau vs.
Sandra Lee Puckett
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Freda Castle
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Ricky Johnson
Capital One Bank vs. Judy
C. Freels
Capital One Bank vs. Mary
M. Middleton
Capital One Bank vs.
Patricia Lee
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Lee Turner
Arrow Financial Services vs.
Linda Bryant
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Sondra Spurlock
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Rhonda K. Conn
Central Financial Services
vs. Joshua M. Bentley
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Haria R. Conn
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Charles B. Castle
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Teresa Combs
A<;set Acccpmncc, LLC vs.
Sheila S. Brown
Dawn McLaughlin
vs.
Sonny C. Swiney
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Harold Sparkman
Asset" Acceptance, LLC vs.
Victor Harper
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Sue A. Compton
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Sandy J. Garrell
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Ronald Auxier
sion controlled substance, six
counts; controlled substance
prescription not in original con
taincr; use/possess drug paraphernalia.
Potts Mitchell. 31, of
Maricua. Ohio, alcohol intoxication, public place.
John Z. Bartrum. 32, of
Martin, public intoxication,
controlled substance.
Melinda R<uncy, 27, of
Langley, public intoxication,
controlled substance: alcohol
intoxication, public place.
Jenniler M. Pauon, 23. of
Prestonsburg. public intoxica
Lion, controlled substance.
Jeremy L. Ross, 22, of
Printer, alcohol intoxication,
public place.
Ray
Dorton,
31.
of
McDowell, disorderly conduct;
alcohol intoxication, public
place.
Jerry Dorton, 57, of
Wayland, alcohol intoxication,
public place ; disorderly conduct.
Teddy R. Spears, t 9, of
Melvill, alcohol intoxication,
public place; tcrr01istic threatening; <.:rirninal mischief.
Cantly Compton , 20, of
Melvin, disorderly conduct;
criminal mischief.
James Paul Hunter, 55, of
Wayland, public intoxication,
controlled substance; controlled
substance prescription not in
original container.
Lisa Mruic Noble,
Minnie, public intoxication,
controlled substance.
Nichola:;
Evans.
of
McDowelL alcohol intoxication, public place; resisling
arrer;;t; d1sorderly conducl.
Inspections
Double
Kwik
#2065,
Grethel. regular tnspcctwn.
Violations noted: Hot food
holdmg umt door in disreparr,
holding temp low, slitting door
needs repair. icc cream freezer
unit thermometer not available,
chemical test strips nol available at three compartment sink,
food contact surrace in need of
cleaning and sanitizing, single
service item observed <>toret.l in
contact with the floor, no towels
at hantl washing sink i.n the
food prep area. Follow up
inspection scheduled iur Aug.
2 1. Score: Food, 89, Retail, 99
Speedway
#9566,
Prestonsburg, regular mspection.
Violations
noted:
~~~--~~~~~
Charges Filed
Misty LaMartz, 22, of
Minnie, public intoxication,
controlled substance.
Amy Joyce Crum, 31 , of
Martin, public intoxication,
controlled substance.
Kenneth L. Gannon, 48, of
Belfry, drinking alcohol in public place.
Adas D. Burchett, 38, of
Staffordsville, hunt/fish/trap
withoul license.
Mary Aleman, 48, of Stuarts
Draft,
Vrrginia,
nonapproved/insufficient/no personal float
Robert Brian Compton, 37,
of Phelps, riding in high psc
COLLECTIONS
bass seat at greater than idle
Guys Southpole·
speed.
Sherri L. Stevenson, 34, of
and Compan~~
Prestonsburg, drinking alcoReg. 24.00-4,~,
holic beverage in public place:
criminalliuering.
Daisy B. Combs, 49, of
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxication, public place: public intoxication, controlled substance.
John R. Russell, 52, of
Lexington. alcohol intoxication,
public place.
Boonie Fletcher, 35 , or
Prestonsburg, possession marijuana; use/possess drug paraphernalia.
Charles L. Burchell, 52, or
Endicott, cultivation of marijuana.
Dolly S. Wright, 41 , of
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxication, public place; possess open
alcoholic beverage container in
motor vehicle.
Tammy Johnsorr, 41 , or
Lovely, alcohol intoxication,
public place; disorderly conduct; resisting arrest.
Phillip D. Hunt, of Banner,
alcohol intoxication, public
place.
Jon S. Beauregard Jr., 29, of
Warfield, huntltlsh/trap without
license.
Bnmdon L. Perkins, 2 1, of
Stafrordsville, propagation and
holding of protected wildlife.
Melissa L. Hall, 31. of
Auxier, public intoxication,
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Hueysville, regular inspe(:tion.
Violations noted: Easily seen
thermometers not available in
all refrigeration and freezer
units, plastic cups observed
stored in contact with the noor,
restroom door not self closing,
food contact surfaces of utensils
in need of cleaning and sanitizing. Score: Food., 94, Retail, 98
Long John Silvers, Martin,
regular inspection. Violations
noted: Unlabeled bottle of
unknown substance stored with
other food item'>, wiping cloths
not properly stored after use,
single service items stored in
contact wilh the lloor, cleaning
equipment not properly stored,
cups and hats stored with food
equipment, mop improperly
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Martin Quick Stop, Martin,
regular inspection. Violations
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wall above three compartment
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Retail, 98
Hobert's
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Kentucky Fried Chicken,
Prestonsburg, regular inspection. Violations noted: Wiping
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usc, garbage containers in
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1 0, 2007
THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
Worth Repeating ...
"Before God we are all
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-Albert Einstein
~lllt'llcttllent '1
Cong1 C.\' ,Jl.nt{ m.lke :'o fc1w resyecting an esta6Ushmenr n~UtJion, or p_rofii6iting rfie fee exercise thereof, a6ridtJing tlie jr-eedom
press ot the rtqflt cj- the ye~pk• to yeacca6('lf assem6(e, and ro petition the govemment Jor a redress1grievallces.
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Editorial roundup
Bellel'ille (Ill.) News-Democrat. on bridge collapse:
Four days after the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridg~ in
Minnesota. the photos and videos of thal catastrophic event still
seem like something out of a Hollywood movie. Forty-year-old
intcr~talc highway bridges aren't supposed to just fall down in real
•
tit c.
Thi~ tragedy serves as a wake-up call to America. We have to
adequately maintain our aging bridges and other infrastructure.
The American Society of Civil Engineers estimated in 2005 the
co 1 of sufficiently maintaining our nation's bridges at $9.4 billion
per year over the next 20 years. It estimated it would cost $1.6 trillion over a ri\'e-year period to bring all the nation's infrastructure,
~m:h as bridges. roads and dams, up to good condition.
To help meet that chaUenge. motor fuel tax dollars have to be
spent as intended, not diverted to other parts of the budget as
l1linois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has done. And at the fedenu level,
instead of appropriating lax dollars for pork-barrel projects and
bridges lO nowhere, lawmakers need to ensure that thc'money goes
to e-;sential. priority projects ....
Building and maintaining roads and bridges are among government's legitimate function:->. It's time to concentrate on the ba-;ics.
The Cmnmercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn .. on high school football wfety:
1t \vasn'l immediately known whether a high school football
player in Gibson County who died at football practice last week
had any heat-related health problems. Regardless. the death of Will
On· should put school officials in our area on notice about the dange!'$ of having athletic practices during one of the hottest months
of the year.
lt would be appropdate for both the Memphis and Shelby
County school boards to review whether the rules in place to protect players against heal.slroke and other heat-related problems are
sunicient.
Should there be new restrictions on the length or daily practices'? Better training for coaches to spot the symptoms of heatrelated problems? Tighter enforcement of the Memphis
Interscholastic Athletic Association's guidelines regarding water
hrcak~ for players on hot days?
Common sense would suggest that coaches are going lo lake
rca:-.onablc precautions to protect student-athletes. Unfortunately,
in a competitive environment, common sense doesn't always rule
the day.
A good argument could be made for pushing back the start
the practice season until later in the summer or early fall - a
mmc that v,:ould likely require acLion by the Tennessee Secondary
School Athletic Association ....
Football is a national passion. But it's not worth dying over.
or
The l/i.ndicator. Youngstown, Ohio, on open court records:
Open courts and open court records are the foundation on which
public trust of the American justice system is built.
But the largest and most influential association of lawyers in the
nation. the American Bar Association. is flirting with a proposal
that would attempt to seal millions of court records, creating a haphazard system that would eventually tmdermine the public's confidence m l'ourts and law enforcement.
It is a teel-guod proposal, and one that we suspect many
la\vyers will support in what they see as a mauer
fairness lo
people who were charged with crimes hut not convicted ....
Thi-; is not a new philosophy. Any reporter who has ever covered the courts ror a period of time has been carped at by a lawyer
who didn't believe his client;s unsavory past should have been
inclutled in a story.
But while juries must operate according to the instructions they
receive from the judge, the public should be free to pursue a much
broader dehale - one that is hased on v.:hal can he gleaned from
newspapers, television and the Internet about a crime and the
defendant on trial. ...
or
Guest column
Peabody would
bring extensive
positive benefits
by SEC. JOHN HINDMAN
CABINET FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
What son of impact would a
multi-billion dollar investment by
Peabody Energy have on life in
Kentucky?
The conect answer begins with
Lhe fact that the bill being considered
targets alternative energy projects;
and the specific project in question is
a synthetic natural gas facility capable of producing 200 million standard cubic feet per day.
There has been some confusion
about the impact of the plant, since
some of the figures arc based on a
plant half that size ( 100 million standard cubic feet per day).
At one point or another, Peabody
Energy has discussed both sit:es. But
on July 6, Rick Bowen (president of
Peabody's Generation and BTU
Conversion) testified, just before the
Senate acted, that the company will
build a facility of the larger size, if it
builds such a facility m Kentucky.
So here's what that larger facility
would mean for Kentucky:
During !he conslruclion phase.
Peabody would make a capital
investment or approximately $3.6
billion over 4 yc.ars. That would create ) ,800 construction jobs within
our borders.
When combined with the 'ripple
eiTec! ·in the surrounding community.
the investment woul<.l have a total
positive impact of 4,050 jobs.
During the operational phase, the
larger plant would employ 240
Kentuckians. Significantly, it would
use about 4.5 million tons of coal
each year, and this would create 560
mining jobs. When added to the 'ripple eflect' ·of the plant and mining
jobs, the total impact in the operational phase will be 2,805 permanent
jobs.
These calculatwns resulted from
well accepted methodology utilit:ed
by many economists and research
professionals.
How do we bring these positi vc
impacts to Kentl)cky?
Peabody Energy has testified that
within 90 days 1t will decide whtch
state (Kentucky, Indiana or Illinois)
will be the focus of a $50 milhon fea
sibilily analysis for the project.
Peabody has also testified that its
decision will nol await the on·ering or
federal incentive-;. as they will play
no role in Peabody's selection of a
location for this plant.
The opportunity to bring to
Kenlucky a high-tech multi-billion
dollar investment that will make our
natural resources more valuable is a
rare and precious one. While the
extraction of natural resources such
as coal has been important lo
Kentucky's economy, we must look
ahead to value-added industries that
create wealth in the state.
T believe there are even further
benefits this opportunity represent<>
that can't be factored into this job
analysis, but arc just as real and will
significantly affect the future of the
commonwealth. This plant will be
built either in Kentucky or somewhere else. Before it is even completed. research will begin to increa'>e
its efficiency, maximizing the energy
oulpul. Research wiii also begin to
continually reduce the environmental
impact or alternative fuels processing. Kentucky has outstanding
research universities and is positioned to capture this R&D and the
high paying jobs that come with it.
Clearly, the time lor action is now,
and I look forward to workwg with
members of Lhe House and Senate as
we prepare to take the actions needed
to bring this extraordinary opportunity to Kentucky.
VOUDiD\T
WlTUOUT
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August got off to a slow start this week
'vith several limp comedies though there
vcrc solid entries in the drama and thriller
:.!enres.
• ''Arc We Done Yet?" The
·esponse is a resoundmg yes when apphed
o the question of whether or nor lee Cube
.hould make any more scqucl'i to "'Arc We
here Yet?". This entry pkks up one year
fter the events of the hrst tllm and tlnds
:ube marrying girll'riend Nia Peeples and
noving to the country with her two chillren. The lilm then veers into homeowner
tell, with their dream house morphing
mo a money pit. John C. McGinley Joins
he cast as a loony contractor and he gcn~rate · sparks with Cube, but not enough to
-.;ave the film.
• "I Think I Love My Wife" - Chris
~ock trie~ his hand at dramady here, with
nixed results. He plays a husband who
'las gone without marital pleasures for too
long and hegins to contemplate an affair.
There are ~orne yuks here, but the dramatic material is too much for Rock, who
can't rein in his manic <.:omic personahty.
• "Unaccompanied Minors"
This is
by far the worst wmedy of the batc.:h and
centers on a group or the titular children
running amok at a Midwestern aiJ.port
during the holidays when severe weather
downs their plane. Even the kids will not
find much to laugh at here. .
• "TMNT"
When the world is
threatened by an evil force, it is up to four
adolescent mutated turtles to save the day.
This sequel to the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtle~ series offers plenty of mindless
action and a surpnsing array of vocal talem which includes Sarah Michelle Gellar,
Lawrence Fishhumc, Patrick Stewart and
Kevin ("Ckrks") Smith.
There arc plenty of
• "Disturbia"
thrills if not all that much logic in this
young adult take on the Alfred Hitchcock
classic "Rear Window." Shia LaBeouf
stars a-> a teen unJer house arrest who
hegins to notice odd happenings at his
netghbor's home. whi'ch lead him to
believe that the man is a sc1ial killer. The
cops don't beheve hun and he must even
tually team with members of his peer
group to unmask his neighbor. David
Morse ("The Green Mile") steals this one
as the suspicious neighbor and helps turn
this into a passable lime waster.
• "Life Support" - The best of the
bunch this week is this light and low-key
drama that premiered on HBO. Queen
Latifah stars in the true story of a woman
who overcomes her crack addiction and
eventually becomes a strong voice for
ATDS awareness. Latifah is up to the
demands of a tough role and she gets
ample support from Anna Deveare Smith
as her mother, who is now ra1sing
Latifah's daughter, and Wendell Pierce
("The Wire"), as her husband.
Next week keep an eye out for the
thriller ··vacancy" and the middle-aged
cmzy comedy "Wild Hogs.''
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Rush Hour 3' a lazy, formulaic
ttempt at cashing in one more time
by CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP MOVIE CRITIC
Tf "The Bourne Ullimatum"
s the best of the summer
hrees, ''Ru~h Hour 3" is easily
he worst.
Director Brett Ratner, who
milt a career on this buddy
:op franchise, has cobbled.
ogcthcr a lazy and fmmulaic
lction comedy that is neither
hrilling nor particularly
unny.
But Ratner also has the
;hutzpah to usc the film as an
\nti-war statement. Jackie
:::han and Chris Tucker travel
o France, where a tres
:>arisian taxi driver (Yvan
\ttal) taunts them about
\merica's failures in Vietnam
wd Iraq; later. after a few
"\dventures with these guys,
he cabhic will exuberantly
,mbrace American culture,
'laying he wants to know what
t feels like to lall someone for
"Rush Hour 3, ••
a Now Line Cinema rolo~e,
sequences
of action violence, sexual content, nudity and language.
Running 1ime: 91 minutes.
is rated PG-13 fo
One and a half stars
out of four.
no reason . The whole thing
wraps up with Chan and
Tucker dancing in the street to
Edwin Starr's "War."
-·Rush Hour 3" doesn't
work as social or political
commentary either. Six years
after "Rush Hour 2," which
grossed $329 million worldwide. it just reels as i reveryone involved has been dragged
hack to cash in one more time .
The script from Jeff
Nathanson ("Rush Hour 2")
finds Chan·s inspector Lee and
Tucker's LAPD Detective
Carter relearning after Chinese
Ambassador Han (Tzi Ma) is
shol by an assassin in Los
Angeles. They're trying to
determine who's behind an
international ctimcting known
as the Triad, and they go on the
hunt for the elusive leader Shy
Shen.
But lirst, Lee discovers the
identity of the shooter after a
lengthy fool chase through
downtown
L.A.:
Conveniently, it's none other
than Kcnji (Hiroytiki Sanada).
who happens to have been like
a brother to Lee when both
were kids at a Chinese orphanage. Because Lee (like the guy
playing him) is an inherently
decent person, he can't pull the
trigger when the time comes.
Instead, Lee jets to Paris to
find oul more, with Carter at
hts s1de tike an overeager
puppy dog. By now these guys
could do this routine halfasleep (and sometimes iL feels
like they arc). Tucker is wideeyed and fasHalking. Chtm is
stoic and serious. In every
fish-out-of-water
situation
they find themselves in,
Tucker dances and jokes his
way out of it, while Chan
punches and kicks.
Their investigation takes
them to a kung fu studio,
where the duo takes on a giant
who makes Yao Ming look
like Earl Boykins. (The scene
also includes the funniest
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its annual ballot of readers so they can let us know whom
they consider to be best in the county. Winners receive a
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FLOYD COUNTY
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Karhy Prater
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SCHOOL EWS
Allen Central • page AB
Betsy Layne Elem. • page AS
McDowell Elem. • page AB
Chamber news • page A9
Goose Creek Symphony • page A9
New professor • page A9
Hot potato
Baked potatoes. Yep, you heard
me right Baked pocatocs. 1 have
baked potatoes on my mind this
morning.
I love baked potatoes. I know
they arc a Dr. Atkins. carbohydrate
no ·no, but I still think they are
wonderful.
Fluft'y and white, hot with butter and sour
cream- "yumo" as Rachel
Ray says.
But what
about when
baked potatoes arrive on
your plate as
waxy. warmed
over lumps of
Kathy Prater stuff that bareLifestyles editor ly even resemble what they
once used ro be, or, more importantly, should be?
This has been my experience
on not one, not twice, but on three
separate dining out occasions this
summer.
Now folks, T can cook. I can
srcw, 1 can fry, 1 can grill, 1 can
bake, I can toss a salad and I can
put together a sub sandwich that
would make the national franchise
whimper and whine.
So when I choose to spend my
Proper care of dog bite can prevent
infection and rabies - Page AB
"The ~ source tor local and regional society news"
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THROUGH MY EYES
FIIILY MEDICINE
Email: features@floydcountytlmes.com
FCHD supports 'no tobacco' policy "in schools
The
Floyd
County
Health
Depanmenl now has a new way to supporr the leadership of the Floyd County
Board of hducation's new student
tobacco policy. When students return
in August, they will nonce newly purchased signs throughout the school distril:t that will serve to remind everyone
that Floyd County schools are now
tobacco free. The messages will appear
al entrances to school activities as well
as within Lbc schools themselves.
The purchase of these signs is the
Floyd County Health Department's
way of '·making the community a sater
place ro live." Science has now documented the risks to normal child devel-
Pictured, from left to
right, are Jean
Rosenberg, community
consultant, Floyd
County Health
Department, Supt. Paul
Fanning, Floyd County
Schools, and Helen
Crider, nurse, Floyd
County Health
Department.
Rosenberg and Crider
have worked with Dr.
Fanning and the Floyd
County Schools
Tobacco Policy committee in developing a new
tobacco use policy for
the school system.
opment that comes from exposure to
secondhand (side stream) smoke from
cigarettes. Research shows that
between 80-90 percent or smokers
begin to smoke before they reach the
age of 18.
There has been a long family tradition in the mountains of protecting our
children from harm. The members of
the Floyd County Board of Education
have taken a giant step to begin a new
u·adition of smoke-free schools by
passing a new tobacco free policy wilh
strong consequences for violators. A
student who is caught breaking the
(Sec POLICY, pagl: ninl:)
(Sec EYES, page nine)
DINNER DIVA
Kids in the
kitchen
Gray Daniels, sponsored by Campbellsville radio station WGRK, was thrilled to be named winner of the Colgate Country Showdown
Kentucky State Final this past Saturday at the East Kentucky Fair. Pictured with the winner is Miranda Burr, Colgate Country
Showdown representative, and Tia Maria, local radio personality, Z-Rock 107.5. (photo courtesy of Erin Burr)
by LEANNE ELY
Children love to cook! There is
no question about it. But for us,
having an under-aged, aspiring
cook at our sides, messing up our
clean kitchen and shiny sinks, can
cause the "inner perfectionist"
inside of us
(the one we
arc trying to
slay
with
Baby Steps!)
to
rebel.
Resist the
temptation to
scoot
your
kids out or the
kitchen when
Lenne Ely
you
cook!
Invite
them
back in and teach them how to
wash lettuce, stir the sauce and
brown the beef. Kids learn best by
doing and in this way, you are giving them hands-on lessons in
nutrition that will not only enable
them to take care of themselves
when they leave home, but will
have them blessing your ramily as
well. How'? By learning, that they
can do more to help you during the
dinner crunch hour AND, you may
(Sec DIVA, pagl: ninl:)
Gray Daniels grabs Colgate Country
Showdown state win at East Ky. Fair
by KATHY J. PRATER
F EATURES EDITOR
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Kelly Powers, a local vocalist with a background In musical performance, studied each contestant intensely as part of her duties on the
judge's panel during the singing competition.
Taking the stage nrst out, Gray
Daniels. winner of the 26th Annual
Colgate
Country
Showdown
Kentucky State Final, captured the
judge's attention and held it through
out the succeeding seven acts.
"A tip I was given long ago," said
Mike Davis, judge, '·was to not score
the first act so high as ro outshine the
ones yet to <..orne. Sometimes you
think the flrst act out is great and then
you tind that someone coming later is
even better. But in this case, my mind
kept going back to the first act - Gra}
Daniels."
And so was the general consensus
or the judging panel as it became
apparent during scoring that each
judge, who had operated independently during the initial scoring
pro<.:ess, had been equally a~
impressed by Daniels as Da\iS had
been.
Why not today - start dreaming!
by MARLA CILLEY
Many of us have wonderful ideas
but in our sidetracked states don't know
how, or don't take the time, to follow
through on them. These ideas languish
in our hot spots and form guilt trips in
our minds because we haven'l taken the
time to take our ideas and run with
them.
1 think this is because we have a
home that is weighing us down and
keeping us from FlYing' When our
homes have us tied down, we can't
and won't - expand our visions or our
creativity. We say, "1 DON'T HAVE
TIME! ," because we know how we can
get and that scares us.
This is because in the past when v.·e
have run with an idea, we have allowed
everything around us to slide. We haYe
a hard time when we allow this creativity to run amuck. It is our
obsessive/compulsive per~onalilies
that juo;t want to have fun creating. We
forget about everything else that needs
to be done. 1 want you to have the best
of both worlds. I want you to get your
'I
routines done so you will have the freedom to create without feeling like the
weight or the world is holding you
down!
Routines arc not straitjackets! They
arc frameworks to hold us up so we can
do what we really want to do! When
our routines are done we can FLY to
heights that we have never e\·en
dreamed. or. Now T am beginning to
puddle up! If I had not established my
routines I would not have been able to
become FlyLady. My house would he
yelling at me all the time. Things like:
Daniels, who was sponsored m the
competition by radio station WGRK.
of Campbel!svtile, competed against
a showcase or extremely talented performers at the Colgate state finals this
past Saturday, August 4, at the East
Kentucky Fair. Daniels, a songw1iter
as well as a talented vocalist and
musician, performed two original
songs. '·Knockin' Boots:· a rousing.
high energy, country rock selection,
and "Ordmary Man.'' a soulful ballad .
Kelly Powers, of Prestonsburg,
who also served on 1he judging panel.
said that" Daniels' portrayal of both
the energetic and more laid back
aspects of his pc1forming style, along
with the fact that the two songs he
performed were original tunes
penned by the artist himself. gave
him lois or •'extra points" in her mind
when it came to tallying her scores.
" He's pretty much got it all,"
(St:<.: SHOWDOWN, page nine)
"Who are you to think about writing'l
You haven't done the dishes from last
mght!" Nov.. though. I don"t ever have
to hear those voices again ! Becau:-.e my
house is comp<UlY ready and so <tm I! I
am FREE to FLY an(,} create my pas~
sion for life! And, best of all, 1 can
teach you how to lind your pas~ion,
too!
It all ·tarts with little baby steps to
establish your routines. You can do
anythmg for 15 minutes and yes, ~ome
time~ this is all we can get when we
have little children and homes to care
for. Tt is the claiming or these 15 min ute~ that keeps our passion in our
~S~e
FLY LADY, p<lge nine)
~~ 20tl1
FIYLodv All Rlt1htS Reserved
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10, 2007
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edicine
Martha A. Simpson, no, MBA
Associate Professor
ofFamily Medi&ine
Q
4 friend of mine got bitten by
her dog recently. S.he. didn 't
go to the doctor because it
·dog and she didn't think the
bite was \'ery had. She got a terrible
infection and ended up in the lrospitul. She is okay mm; but could you
discuss care of a dog bite, please, so
others won't make the mistake that
she did?
There are over 4 million animal bites in the Uruted States
annually. About 80 to 90 percent of them arc from dogs. While
most people recover fully fwm dog
bites. there arc about a dozen dog hitc
fatalities every year. Certain breeds
A
nre more likely to bile, but any dog
will bite if it is provoked, feels threatened or is trained to be aggressive.
While most dog bites will heal
well with good cleansing after the
bite, about20 percent of the time they
become infected, and some infections
can be very severe as your friend
found out. When a dog bites, it causes puncture wounds to the skin as
well as a "crush type" injury lo deeper tissues.
A good cleansing should start with
an immediate washing of the entire
area or the bile with soap and water.
A bandage should then be applied to
keep the wound area clean. If the
THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
Proper care of a dog bite can
prevent wound infection and rabies
punctures arc deep, then a visit to the
emergency department of a local hospital or an urgent care center is 10
order. There, the deep wounds can be
irrigat.ed under local anesthetic.
People with deep wounds arc usually started on an antibiotic lo prevent
infection. The wounds arc not
sutured, but left to heal ''from the bot
tom up." The exception to this is dog
bites to the face. These arc usually
cleaned very well and sutured to prevent excessive scamng. Older people
and those with ce1tain medical condiltons - dtabetes, cancer or other
immunosuppressive illnesses
should always contact their physician, even if the injury is not severe,
because these groups have an
increased risk for infection.
Another concej:n with any animal
bite is rabies. Rabicc; is a viral infection that, once symptoms have begun.
is virtually always fatal. Tl is most
often spread from a rabid animal to a
human through infected saliva when
the human is bitten. That's why you
should always find out if the animal
that bit you IS up to date on 1ts rabies
'>huts. Tf not, you should contact your
doctor or the county health department ror advice They may want to
quarantine the animal and/or instruct
you to get immune globulin and
rabies vaccine.
Immune globulin contains some
"really to go'' antibodies to rabies
from other humans who have a high
antibody count against thi~ disease.
This will be followed by the rabies
vaccine, which stimulates your own
body to pruc.Iucc rahics anlihodies.
The rabies vacdnc is a series of tive
shots that arc given al specific intervals. While you may have heard sto
ries about having to get shots ·'in
your stomach,'' the modern vaccine is
like a f1u shot
given in your ann
-and is usually just as painless.
Of course. the best treatment for a
dog bite is prevention. Do not
approach strange dogs. Do not bother
animah who are eating or sleeping.
Also. mother dogs with puppies are
very protective or their litters and
should he left alone. 1f you arc startled by a dog, do nnt scream or run as
this will likely increase the dog's
aggression.
Family Medicin-e® is a weekly
column. To submit questions, write to
Afartlw A. Simpson, D.O., M.B.A.,
Ohio
University
College
of
Ostcupmilic Medicine, P.O. Box 110,
Athens, Ohw -15701, or via e-mail to
rea de rq u e s tions @fa milymed icin enews.org. Medical information in
this column is provided a5 WI 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 familymedicinenews.org.
Schoo(1fay)?eninas
Those completing either the Aug. 14
or Aug. 16 session will be cleared for
volunteer participation from July I,
2007 to June 30, 2008.
•Floyd County Health Department
Nurse Joy Moore, is at the center the
first three Mondays each month to
adm inister immunit.ations, T.B. skin
tests, well-child exams, WIC, prenaAllen Central High School
tal and post-partum serv1ces, and
•August 21 - School pictures.
•August 24 - Junior class rings school physicals. Call 377-2678 for
an appointment.
will be delivered.
•Parent lending library available
•Center hours: 8 a.m. to 3:30 .
p.m., Mon. thru Fri. Sharon Collin!i, to all parents for video/book checkcoordinator Telephone 358-3048. outs. A variety of topics arc available.
•Family Resource Center is open
Center provides services for all famiincome.
weekdays, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Center
lies regardless
is located upstairs in the old high
Allen Central Middle School
school building, on the McDowell
•Career Decisions and Job Elementary School campus. For furDevelopment videos available in ther information, call Clara Johnson,
YSC lending library.
director, at 377-2678. The McDowell
•The ACMS Youth Service Center FRC provides services to all MES
offers services to all families, regard- students and their families, regardless
less of income. For more infomla- of income.
tion, call Marilyn Bailey, center coor
dinator, al 358-0134.
Mountain Christian Academy
•Tuition assistance and bus transAllen Elementary and Family
portation is available. Fur more inforResource Youth Service Center.
matiOn or a tour of the school, call
• Call Allen Elementary Youth 285-5 141 or 285-5142.
Service Center at 874-0621 to sched•Call 285-5141, Mon. thru Fri.,
ule your child's Hepatitis B vaccina- from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•MCA is an accredited nontion, immunizations. and WIC
appointments.
denominational Christian school.
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
•The Youth Sen ices Center is
open each weekday from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. Coordinator IS Michelle
Keathley. Center telephone is 8861297.
or
Betsy Layne Elementary
•Center hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri. Center oilers services
to all families, regardless of income.
•The Betsy Layne Elementary
Family Resource Yonth Service
Center is located in the 7th and 8th
grade wing. 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.
•Bnan
H.
Akers,
Center
Coordinator.
Duff Elementary
•Floyd County Health Dept. is on
site three days per month. Services
include 6th grade school entry physi
cal; 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 or any or these services.
•The J .A. Duff Elementary Family
Re.-,ource 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.
May Valley Elementary
•Parent Lending Library is available to parents for video check outs.
A variety or 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 che~.:ks. and more. Must cull
the FRC at 285-0321 for an appointment.
McDowell Elementary and Family
Resource Center
•August 14 - Parent volumccr orientation and Tille 1 meeting, 9:30
a.m.
*August 16 - Parent volunteer onentation and Title 1 meeting, 6 p.m.
NOTE: All parents must attend a
training session each year in order to
be allowed to volunteer in classrooms. auend parties at school, or
accompany students on field trips.
Criminal record checks required .
Family Resource Center
•The FRC accepts donations of
children's clothing, shoes, belts, book
bags, etc. May be used hut need to be
in good condition. Donated items will
be appreciated and utilized by OES
students.
•The Family Resource Center is
located in the central building of
W.D. Osborne Elementary. Those
wishing more information about the
center are welcome to visit, or call.
Ask for Cissy (center coordinaLOr).
Center telephone and fax: (606) 4524553.
Wesley Christian School
•WCS Learning Center accepts
toddlers, preschool age (2-4). Hours:
7:30a.m. to 5:00p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
•For more infom1ation about
Wesley Christian School. call 874
8328.
Big Sandy Community & Technical
College Adult Education and GED
Monday: 8 a.m. lo 12 p.m.
McDowell FRC: Marlin Comm. Or.;
Auxier Learmng Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.- Mud
Creek Clinic; BSCTC.
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Dixie
Apartments
1-4:30 p.m. - Betsy Layne
FRYSC;BSCTC.
6-8 p.m. - Auxier Learning Or.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Martin Comrn. Ctr.; Auxier Learning
Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - Layne House;
BSCTC.
6-8 p.m. - BSCTC.
Thursday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Mud
Creek Clinic; BSCTC.
8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Weeksbury CC.
1-4:30 p.m_ - BeL..-;y Layne YSC;
BSCTC.
f>-9 p.m. - Martin Comm. Clr.
Also, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
Mondays and Wednesdays m Drug
Court.
Kay Hale Ross - Manager of Adult
Education, 886-7334
Lisa Pelfrey - Assistant
Ron Johnson. Stephania Conn.
Lynn Hall, Nancy Bonnes, and
Wayne Combs - Adult Education
teachers.
Prestonsburg Elementary and
Family Resource Center
*School Hours: 8:15 a.m. to 3
p.m.*
•August 14 - Volunteer orientation
session, 6 p.m.
•August 15 - Volunteer orient.ation
session, 8:15 a.m.
•Oct. II - School pictures.
• The Family Resource Center is
open weekdays 8 a.m.-4 p.m .. and
later by appointment. Oll'ice provides
services for all families, regardless of
income.
• Call 886-7088 for information
and referrals regarding GED classes,
preschool child care, and other programs or services offered to the community.
South Floyd Youth Services
Center
•Parents needing assistance with
daycare may contact Mable Hall ror
information, or the "A Step Ahead"
daycare center, at 452- 1100.
•SFMS parent<; with concerns
about your child's grades, visit the
STI Home I site at http://iiod.ssts.com
and click on the STI program. Select
state, county, school, child's pin number and password. You may view
your child's attendance record, class
average. schedule, grades, and discipline referrals. Questions? Call 4529607.
•Walking track open to public
(track closed during special events).
•The center has a onc-stop·carccr
station satellite that is available to the
community as well as sluc.Ienls.
•AU new students and VlSitors,
slop by the Center, located on the
South Floyd campus, Room 232, and
'iCC Mable Hall. Open 8 a.m. to 4
p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
•For more information call 4529600 or ~52-9607, ext. 2..J3 or 153.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud Creek
Family Resource & Youth Service
Center
•Lost & Found located in Family
Resource Center.
•The Mud Creek FRYSC IS located on the right, by the school gymnaSium. Services are offered to all families, regardless of income. Fbr more
information, call Aruta Tackett, cen
tcr coordinator at 587-2233.
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�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
CHAMBER NEWS
Local advisors create 'The
Plan' for your fmancial future
The Floyd County Chamber
Of Commerce is pleased to
welcome new chamber member, Investments and Financial
Slrategies, TNC.
Two eastern Kentucky
natives, Phillip Hunt and John
Short, created a new company
to hd!ldle financial servil.:es and
create a clear direction for their
CU'ltomers' future in cin ever
changing market.
TFS,
Investment<> and f-inancial
Strategies, Tnc., can address
financial questions such as how
w fund a college education.
support ·an aging parent, prepare for retirement or consider
what is to be done with your
estate. Further. IFS can create a
comprehensive llnancial management plan that also evaluates such things as insurance,
annuities and investments with
an independent and obJective
financial guidance.
Investments and Financial
Slrategie~. Tnc. is a company
formed in 2006 resulting from
the forestght or Hall & Clark
Insurance Agency President,
Dick Clark. "We realited in the
early part of this decade that we
were not meeting a growmg
need among our customers for
investmenL<; and overall finanCial serv1ccs. In order to otter a
broad runge of various prooucts
and services to our customer<>,
we added a Financial Services
Division to tl1c Hall & Clark
Agency in 1998," Clark stated.
This Division of the Hall &
Clark Insurance Agency would
Iuter be led by John Short as
Executive Vice President in
2000.
As the increase in
demand for financial planning
grew and regulations in the
industry changed, a door was
opened for a new, separate entity. Thus, Investments and
Financial Strategies. Inc. came
into being with Mr. Short
assuming the role of President.
Mr. Short began his career
as a management consultant
!'or small business owners. As
such, he assisted commercial
customers in the early stages of
their businesses but began to
feel that his knowledge and
capabilities might be beller
suited to one on one. individual
nml family auention. "T began
to sec a u·cnd in the industry
that individuals and families
were placing their money m
either investments or insurance
but were not seeing the bene-
Diva
• Continued from p7
even be surprised by your have picky eaters. but give
picky eater eating something them a chance to be a part of
mainly because he or she the preparation- -they might
helped prepare it.
surprise you.
Children can, and should,
When my son was eight. he
HATED salad. One day it was be taught knife safely, as well.
his tum to be kitchen helper (1 I've even taught children as
rotate the kids through the young as four to use a knite:
kitchen to he my helper--that Buy a pumpkin carving knife
way I get one-on-one time this fall and keep it in your
with each or them and il drawer just for your preschoolbecomes a privilege, not a er. It's sharp enough to cut, but
chore l'or them). Usually, T is safer than standard knives.
would have him doing some- Have your child hold the hand
thing he liked, but this time I that holds the object to be cut
decided HE would make the in the form of a claw. That way
salad. I had him washing the if they miss. they "shave" their
lettuce, slicing cmTots, shred- finger, instead of slicing off
ding cabbage--you name tt, he the entire tip! This, by the way.
did il, and boy. did he get into is a good tip for anyone in the
it! He was transformed into kitchen; plus, this is the way
Emeril and BAM! he kicked it the pro's do il, too.
up a notch! LOL! When we sat
down to eat, he served himself
For more help putting dinthe biggest portion or salad ner on your table check out
and he asked all of us how we Leanne :1·
website,
liked our salads. Naturally, we WW'ri'.SavingDmner.com or her
praised him and since that day. Saving Dinner Book series
regardless of who prepares the published by Ballantine and
salad, he'll cat it.
her New York Times Best
Now, I know there is some- Sellin!? book, Body Clutter,
one out there just itching to published
by
Fireside ..
email me and say NOT my Copyright 2007; Leanne Ely.
child ... well, maybe not. Bul Used by permission in this
isn't it worth a try? You might publication.
Fly Lady
minds and gives us a reward
for taking care of the thmgs
if that need to be done in our
homes.
Whale,:er your passion is;
take a few minutes each day to
retlect upon it! You can do
anything for 15 minutes. Even
• have a little fun dreaming.
This past weekend, our friend
Eric Dodge and his band
opened up for Ryan Shupe and
the Rubber Band. Eric's dream
has been to become a country
music performer. His new CD,
"Why Not Today" de buted last
week. We arc so proud of him
for taking the babysteps need
ed to follow his dream. Check
out his website and listen to
some
of
his
music .
www.EricDodge.com
Ryan ended his concert
with his touching song,
"Dream Big." So. to all you
SHE's out there - why nol
today drean1 big?! You never
know if those God Breezes are
lits of a combination or the
two. I realized the need for
someone who could siL down
with a customer and create a
comprehensive financial plan
with a clear direction to
accomplish a spectfic goal. I
also wanted to make o;uch a
Plan available not just to the
wealthy but also the Middle
Class," stated John Short. IFS
President. "I see so many people who arc not sure how to
approach their financial future.
They may have a 40l(k) at
work but are not. sure what
o;tocks arc invested therein or
they may be interested in using
Mutual Funds a') a means of
saving for a child's college
education but do not understand the possible tax implication);. At IFS, we want to provide these folks with a w1ittcn
plan to achieve the independence they need."
Phillip Hunt. Vice President
or Hall & Clark Insurance
Agency became licensed for
investment services and has
joined John as Vice President
or IFS al> well. The two gentlemen now function as
Financial Advisors under the
Mandy Stumbo, executive director, Floyd County Chamber of Commerce, welcomes Phillip
Hunt,vlce president of Investments and Financial Strategies, INC., and Cassie Picklesimer,
IFS administrative assistant, to a recent Chamber meeting.
umbrella 'of Linsco/Private
Ledger which is the number
one independent brokerage
firm in the country*. As a
result of working with an independent firm. IFS can offer
their customers true freedom
of product choice as well as
solid, unbiased advice regarding comprehensive tinancial
services. ·'We can otter a wide
array of investment plans for
both consumer and cornmer-
cia] customers. Because we
are an independent firm, we
can give financial advice that is
based on the customer's best
interests rather than on corporate interests. Our intent is to
lake the guesswork out or
financial planning for everyone from the beginner to the
seasoned investor;· said Mr.
Hunt.
IFS offers such financial
products as:
Annuities,
Comprehensive
Asset
Management Accounts, Estate,
College,
Business,
Tax,
Retirement
Planning,
Individual Stocks & Bonds,
IRA's. Keogh Plans, Life
Insurance. SIMPLE IRA's,
Trust Services and 401 (k)
Plans.
Investment~
&
Financial Strategies. lnc is
located at 132 South Lake
Drive in Prestonsburg in the
Hull & Clark Insurance oftice.
Goose Creek Symphony returns for encore Sept. 8
Goose Creek Symphony
found iL-; rooLS in the Phoenix,
Arizona. area originally as a
countrified side project for
Richie Hart and the Heart
Beats. Vocalist and guitarist
Chm·Iie Gearheart (aka Richie
Hart) spent his childhood '·up
Goose Creek Hollow" in
Floyd County, and when he
put together his good-time
country-rock group, he drew
upon his home's rich musical
heritage as well as its name. In
1970, Gearheart and a group
or local studio musicians
assembled a handful of songs
and presented them to Capitol
Records. Capitol c;igned his
project, forcing Gearhean to
assemble a touring group.
Banjo player and fiddler Fred
Wise was brought in to compliment existing guitarists Paul
Spradlin, Bob Henke, and
Mike McFadden.
With a sound very similar
to what the Band wac; doing at
the same time. Goose Creek
Symphony were rock & rollers
who played a very faithful
brand or country music, all the
while layering rhythms and
harmonies along the same
lines as Buffalo Springfield
and the Grateful Dead. Into
their third decade, the group's
marriage of earthy instrumentation and easygoing vibes has
found a diverse and staunchly
loyal following.
Ticket information: Call
the MAC box oftice at 1-888M AC-A RTS
( I-88R-6222787) or locally at 886-2623.
" Their marriage of earthy
instrumentation and easygoing
vibes have been able Lo give
the group longevity. Into their
third decade. Goose Creek
Symphony is drawing strong
groups of fans to their summer .
festival appearances, similar lo
what the Dead and Jimmy
Buffell have known.'' - Zac
Johnson, All Music Guide
Eyes
• COntinued from p7
hard-earned dollars on a dining out experience, I want it to
be a pleasant one. 1 would like
for the food on my plate to be
better, if not at least as good
ac;, what 1 can prepare at home
myself.
Never will you see me
order a steak when dining out.
Why? Because T know, that in
most instances, 1 can marinate
and grill one at home much
better than 1 am going to
receive in a restaur<mt. (So,
okay, maybe Outback can do it
better, but on my budget,
Outback is nol an eatery that is
on my list of "restaurants I can
afford.")
But, it's baked potatoes we
• Continued from p7 are discussing here, not cuts of
going lo take you further than meat.
your dreams; they did for me!
Now when I bake a potato
Dream Big and just see what at home, I find m~self a nice,
the world has in store for you~ big, nicely shaped spud and I
Your routines allow you the scrub it up, pat iL dry and slice
pleasure of Dreaming Big a sliver out down its middle.
without feeling guilty! Why Next, T rub a little buller on its
Not Today! Start your dream- skin, stuff a nice chunk of
ing. The journey is so much sweet onion and a pal of buller
fun and has been made possi- into that slightly hollowed
ble by getting rid of negative middle; wrap it all up in aluvoices and replacing them minum foil and bake it to perwith routines and positive fection.
effective actions. We like lo
Rarely doT hake a potato in
call those our "babysteps"!
the microwave because they
come oulloo water-logged for
For more help getting rid of my particular tastes. In my
your CHAOS; check out book, the innards or a baked
Marla s website and join her potato should be, as I said
free mentorinR J?roup at before, tluft"y. Not weighed
www.FlyLady.net or her book. down with moisture.
Sink Reflections, published by
A microwave, in a pinch,
Rantam and her New York however, is not to be entirely
Times Rest Selling book, Body avoided. But good old-fashClutter; published by Fireside.
Cop_vrighc 2007 Marla Cilley.
Used by permission in this
publication.
ioncd oven baked is definitely
tops for producing that perfect
complement to most any meal.
So, okay, 'I think I have,
thus far, established that I have
a pretty good understanding of
what a baked potato is supposed to look like, as well as
what texture a good one is supposed to have when that fork
goes in for a dive.
And now l'or the point of
this entire dissertation: On
three separate occasions in
about the last, oh, six weekc;,
of this cunent season. I have
been served sub-standard
baked potatoes. Sub-standard?
Nay. "Nasty" is a much better
te1m.
Waxy,. water-logged. twice
wanncd over, and thickskinned to the point that no
real potato innards even still
exist. When I stuck my fork in,
all T could retrieve were liLLie
dumps and lumps of soggy
potato. Where was Lhe lluiT?
Why was my fork weighed
down wilh waxy lumps of
chunks of something 1 did not
want?
Can anyone in the restaurant business in this area say
"Flu!Ty"?
Now. I would love to tell
you at what three restaurants
that these baked potato disasters were placed upon my
plate, but, in the end, 1 am just
too nice to name them.
Suffice to say, however,
that one just "rose from the
ashes" in Paintsville; another
hears the name of a favorite
uncle of mine; and yet another
needs to "begin again" in their
culinary pursuit<;.
Hard-earned dollars, folks.
The people are working much
too hard to hand you restaurant
owners and managers a chunk
or money for food that is not
even as good as what they can
whip up for themselves in their
own kitchens.
Ah, convenience, you say?
Eating out in your establishments beats going home dogtired and standing over a hot
stove ourselves after a long
day's work''
Maybe so, to some. As for
me, T have found that a run for
the border and a quick drivcthru for a spicy, and flavorful,
chicken sandwich arc far more
convenient.
It ain't, of course, four-star
cuisine, bur then, neither is
what our local "sit-down and
eat-in" establishments are
serving these days.
Tf T were a tourist who happened to stop by for a bite of
what T've been served or late,
1' d certainly not go home
bragging about the fine dining
1 experienced in Eastern
Kentucky.
And that. my friends, is
food tor thought.
Miller named assistant professor
Kathryn L. Miller was
recently promoted to Assistant
Professor at Big
Sandy Community
and
Technical
College. Miller was
also part or the first
BSCTC Leadership
class and the Lumma
Grant project for the
Kentucky
Community and Technical
College
System
(KCTCS).
Kathryn
Miller is an assistant professor and program
coordinator for the informa
Lion technology program at
BSCTC. She holds an associale in science degree rrom the
former
Prestonsburg
Community College, a bachelor or business administration
degree from Eastern
Kentucky
University and a
masters of busmess
administration w1th
emphasis in computer information systems
from
Morehead
State
University.
Kathryn lives in
L Miller Prestonsburg with
her husband, Jeff.
with whom she has Lwo children: Jeft"rey Shane Miller, a
student at BSCTC; and
Heather Daniclle Miller, a
senior at Prestonsburg High
School.
Showdown
• Continued from p7
Policy
new policy will receive tobacco education as well as cessation support from a number of
community partners such as
Mountain
Comprehensive
Care
Center,
Highlands
Regional Medical Center. Our
Lady of the Way Hospital and
Lhe Floyd County Health
Department A student who
ignores the rules could be
referred to thc court system.
This fall. Floyd County students will have help to beat the
odds of becoming habitual
Powers said. "He's cute, he's got the
moves, and he's very marketable."
Daniels, who moved to Nashville three
• Continued from p7 years ago to pursue a career in the music
smokers. They will he remind- industry, has already met with representaed often by the new signs.
tives from Capitol Records, Universal
The FCHD is proud to be South, and RCA. In addition, opporruni
part of the ream the Floyd ties have arisen for other artists lo record
County Superintendent has his songs. But, Daniels said, "1 am not in
assembled to support the new il for the money, so I have not let some
student tobacco policy. The mtists usc my songs because they m·c very
Health Department hopes that close to my heart. I write from my heart.''
Currently, Daniels writes and plays in
the signs will help our schools
successfully enforce the new such Nashville hot spots as The Bluebird
policy. It will take action from Care, Lyrix, and Buckwild. The
the whole community to pro- singer/songwriter/lead guitarist also says
that he has ··a passion for stage and ror
tect our children.
·
For more information, con- . producing."
Daniels' high energy stage show excmtact Jean Rosenberg. 886-885 1
plifies his rock and country background
and he says he "spends a lot of time trying
to figure out how to appeal to lovers of
both genres."
As winner of the Kentucky state title,
Daniels was awarded $1 ;ooo and the
opportunity to advance to the Nort.heast
Regional competition , to be held in Wefit
Virginia, this coming October 13.
The five nationwide regional winners
will then advance to the National Final,
where they \\rill compete for a pnze of
$100,000 and coveted national title of
"Best New Act in CountJ)' Music.'' The
national final will air nationwide. over
syndicated television, m March and April,
with a ~econd airing to follow on Great
American Country, in May.
Past winners of the Colgate Country
Showdown include Brad Paisley, Garth
Brooks, Martina McBride. Billy Ray
Cyrus, and Sara Evans.
Others pcrfonning at Saturday's state
final at the East Kentucky Fair included:
Taylor Austin Dye, WWEL. Lond()n: Ray
Ligon, WBIO, Owensboro; Kevin
Whitlock, WKMO, Eli/abethtown; Jo Jo,
WDHR, of Pikeville; Shawn Cabell &
The Miles Apart Band, WTCR,
Catlettsburg; Janet Lynn Hattabaugh,
WAMZ, Lomsville; and the J.D.
Shelburne Band, WBRT, Bardsrown.
Others serving on Saturday' , panel of
judges include: Wayne Bishop, or the
Kentucky Opry. and Kathy Prater. The
Floyd County Times. Tia Maria. radio
pcr<:onality, Z-Rock in Pikeville, served
as emcee.
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THE ELoxp CoyNry TIME$
Record
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units, proper hair restraints not
in use. walk.in refrigerator door
not clo,ing properly, chemical
test su·ips could not be located
at three compattment sink, ice
machine area in need of cleaning, employee restroom door
not self closing, restroom floor
in need of cleaning, ceiling tile
in disrepair. lcakmg condensation in food prep area. Score:
Food, 94, Retail, 94
Windows on the Green, regular inspection. No violations
noted. Score: I 00
Mud Creek Senior Citizens
Center, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Proper hair
restraints not in use, lights not
properly shielded as required.
Score: 98
Wood's Grocery, Allen, regular inspection. Violations
noted: Easily seen thermometers not provided in all refrigeration and freezing units. food
items observed stored in contact
with the floor, proper hair
restraints not in use, chemical
test strips not provided at dishwashing sink. ceilings in disrepair. Score: Food, 95, Retail, 97
Season's Inn, Allen, regular
inspection. Violations noted:
Automatic dishwashing sanitiz-
er agent needs to be ready to
read between 50 and I 00 ppm,
some non food contact surfaces
in need of cleaning and sanitizing. some floor tiles in disrepair,
cleaning utensils should be
properly stored. Score: 95
Giovanni's Pizza House,
Prestonsburg, regular inspection. Violations noted: Proper
hair re~traints not in use, chemical test strips not available at
three compmtment sink, wiping
cloths not properly stored after
use, clean equipment not properly stored. floors in disrepair,
walls at1d ceilings in disrepair,
men·s restroom fixture in disrepair. Score: 92
Osborne's Pizza, Teaberry,
regular inspection. Violations
noted: Easily seen thermometers not available in all refrigeration and freezer units, proper
hair restraints not in use. Score:
98
Pure Country Cafe, Harold,
regular inspection. Violations
noted: Easily seen thermometers not available in all refrigeration and free7er units, proper
hair restraints not in use, gaskets in disrepair on several
refrigeration and freezer units,
chemical test strips not avail-
able at three compattment sink,
wiping cloths not properly
stored after use, restroom door
not self closing, lights not properly shielded in storage area,
purse stored in contact with
container of food items. Score:
91
Ju!>tin\ Mobile Home Park.
Teaberry, regular inspection.
Violation~ noted: Lack of individual garbage containers,
weed~ around trailer number 5,
park lighting not of compliance
standards. Score: 92
'
Property Transfers
David Allen to Josephine
and Ronnie W. Boyd, property
located at Martins Branch.
Kim Allen to Josephine and
Ronnie W. Boyd, property
located at Martins Branch.
Phyllis Amburgey to Trista
Amburgey
and
Tammy
Johnson, property location
undisclosed.
Trista Amburgey to Phyllis
Amburgey, property located at
Frozen Creek.
Cheryl Arms to Donnie and
Monica Akers, property located
at Prater Creek.
Richard Keith Arms to
Donnie and Monica Akers,
property located at Prater
Creek.
Dcnsil Baker to Patty and
Tommy Lewis, property located
at Frasure Hill Estates.
Janet Johnson Baker to Patty
and Tommy Lewis, property
located at Fra~ure Hill Estates.
Mary Lou Barnette to Donna
and James H. Spencer, property
location undisclosed.
Charlotte Blackburn to
Michelle Whitley, property
located at Stumbo Hollow.
Joshua Carroll to Joshua
Carroll, property location
undisclosed.
Sharlonda Carroll to Joshua
Canol!, property location
undisclosed.
Lealice Wright Clark to John
Thomas Clark, property location undisclosed.
Joe Thomas Coleman to
Brenda Steele, property located
at Tram.
Dallas Dillon to Jerrie Lynn
Ramey, property located at
Brandykeg Creek.
Lula Dillon to Jerrie Lynn
Ramey, property located at
Brandykeg Creek.
Deborah D. Fannin to
Charlotte and John R. Crum,
property located at Spurlock
Beshear oHers health proposal
by BRUCE SCHREINER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BELLEVUE - Democratic
gubernatorial nominee Steve
Beshear said Tuesday that his
health care plan - offering
assistance to young and old
Kentuckians - is affordable
without expanded garnbling but
would be put into place "'faster
and go farther" with the backing
of revenues from limited casino
gaming.
Beshear, who is challenging
Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher
in the Nov. 6 election, outlined
his plan to try to expand insurance coverage and curb health
costs after touring a health-care
facility in this city just across the
Ohio River from Cincinnati.
pregnancies and healthy young- expanded gaming could bring in
sters. The campaign didn't pro- $500 million a year in extra state
revenue. Beshear also has provide total costs in later years.
Beshear said he could pay for posed using casino revenues to
the plan by stimulating econom- improve education ¥Id other
ic growth, thereby increasing government programs.
state tax revenues, and by ridFletcher opposes letting casiding state government of ineffi- no gambling into Kentucky,
ciencies, which he estimates claiming it would reap a host of
could reap up to $180 million a social ills - from increased
year in extra revenue.
crime to more bankruptcies and
"We will be able to imple- divorce. Beshear claims that
ment it faster and go farther if · Fletcher is resorting to scare tacwe're also able to get new tax tics.
revenue from expanded gamBeshear's health care plan
ing," said Beshear, who supports also includes allowing young
legalizing limited casino gam- adults to stay on their parents'
bling in Kentucky.
health insurance plans up to age
Beshear said several of his 25, opening KCHIP to any f~
proposals would reduce health ily to expand coverage and
costs, including putting more assisting small businesses strugemphasis on wellness programs, gling to afford insurance for
reducing Medicaid fraud, and their employees. Bis plan to
better using technology to extend insurance coverage
' reduce medical errors and help would allow more low-income
people fmd lower cost prescrip- families to obtain insurance at
discounted premiums through
tions.
Fletcher campaign manager KCHIP. Families with higher
Marty Ryall said the only way incomes could buy KCHIP covBeshear could fund his proposal erage at full price.
IS with casino gambling.
Beshear said his ult1mate
ber of the board but that his
"Steve Beshear claims that goal is to provide health covervote was made as a show of he will be able to accomplish his age for all Kentuckians, which
the panel's need for autonomy. health care goals more quickly he said would make Kentucky
Gov. Ernie Fletcher said he and comprehensively if he has more competitive and is "the
was "very pleased" with the casinos,"
Ryall
said. right thing to do morally."
board's decision to install "Unfortunately, the facts tell us
"We need real leadership
Brothers, whom he appointed another story."
with detailed plans, not just
to the board in February 2006,
Ryall said U.S. Census vague promises to make that
as chairman. Board members Bureau figures show that happen," Beshear said. ·
had approached Fletcher with Tndiana 's percentage of resiBeshear said more than
Brothers as a potential candi- dents lacking health insurance 550,000 Kentuckians have no
date, Fletcher said, and he sup- rose from 12.6 percent in 1995, health care coverage. For
ported him.
the first year it had casinos, to insured Kentuckians, premiums
'·I think I should be involved 14.2 percent in 2005.
have risen 84 percent since
in that. We appoint the board
Ryall credited the ftrst-terrn 200(), more than four times the
members, we're responsible for governor with overhauling the average wage growth.
58 percent of the budget, at state Medicaid program and
Fletcher, a doctor, has creditleast," Fletcher said. "Yes, I'm spreading the message about ed his "Get Healthy Kentucky"
going to have a hand in those health lifestyles, adding that initiative with spreading the
decisions, absolutely."
"Kentuckians have a family message about healthy choices
Board
member
Doug doctor on the job in Ernie in a state with high rates of
Hubbard, who was publicly Fletcher."
smoking and obesity that can
hesitant about hiring Erwin,
Beshear has said if elected he lead to chronic illnesses. The
said he thought that episode would push to put a proposed governor has said his push to
factored into the panel's deci- constitutional amendment on revamp the state's Medicaid
sion in favor of Brothers.
the ballot allowing the voters to system erased a deficit and pro"We had gone . through a decide whether to open vided better care. Fletcher's
very clear time in which we Kentucky to casino gaming. campaign said Tuesday that the
had become divided, and I Beshear supports allowing casi- state has led the nation in the
think that maybe this gives us nos at some racetracks along growth of employer-provided
an opportunity to move for- with two to four freestanding health
during
ward
easier
together," facilities, and estimates the
Hubbard said.
Brothers said he planned on
getting the board "on track and
back focused" to deal with
pressing education matters.
"What l ' ll be trying to do is
to assure that we focus on the
goals and objectives we've set
and pursue those," Brothers
said.
The Democrat said he wants
to start by extending coverage to
Kentucky's 81,000 uninsured
children through Medicaid or the
Kentucky Children's Health
Insurance Program, and by filling the gap in the Medicare prescription drug program for older
Kentuckians. Beshear's plan
would cover 75 percent of outof-pocket prescription costs not
covered by Medicare for recipients with incomes up to $20,000
or couples with incomes up to
$27,000.
Beshear's campaign estimated that the ftrSt-year costs of his
plan would total $70.5 million to
$99.5 million- which includes
those two proposals plus expansion of a voluntary home visitation program to promote healthy
State education board
elects new chairman
by JOE BIESK
AssociATEO PREss
FRANKFORT
The
Kentucky Board of Education
elected a new chairman
Wednesday, replacing the man
who oversaw a failed search
for a new education commissioner this summer.
The board elected Wilburn
Joe Brothers of Elizabethtown
during its annual consideration
Brothers
for
chairman .
replaces Keith Travis, who had
served on the board for a
decade, including the last three
years as chairman.
Travis said he was "maybe
somewhat surprised" by the
board's 10-1 decision to oust
him. "There's an end to every
leadership activity, so those
things happen," Travis said.
This summer, the board
hired Illinois educator Barbara
Irwin to replace former education comm1sswner Gene
Wilhoit, who left in November
for a job in Washington. Irwin,
however, withdrew before she
started the position after questions were raised about her
resume and a police investigation in her former school district.
Travis, who was first
appointed by former Gov. Paul
Patton, was the lone dissenting
vote to appoint Brothers as
chairman. Travis said he
would continue on as a mem-
Up the hill and
over she goes,
Rush Hour
• Continued from p5
moment in the movie, in which
Carter takes part in a rapid-fire
Chinese version of "Who's on
First.") They also visit a nightclub, hoping to find out how a
mysterious performer named
Genevieve (the exotic French
model Noemtc Lenoir) may be
a crucial piece to the puzzle.
It's also a good excuse for
Lenoir to parade around in a
black lace bra and panty
ensemble. .
The big, climactic showdown takes place - where
else? - at the top of the Eiffel
Tower, which has some vague-
ly effective vertigo moments
but mostly looks computergenerated. And, of course,
there are the obligatory outtakes during the closing credits.
In a weird turn, Roman
Polanski appears in a couple of
scenes as an overly invasive
French detective. And Max
von Sydow co stars as the
head of the World Criminal
Court, who may or may not
have international harmony in
mind. If Ingm<~r Bergman hadn' t just died, this probably
would have killed him.
40 today, and
now everyone
knows.
~~'6~
Angie Collins
at
McDowell Professional
Pharmacy
Creek.
Dickie Lynn Fannin to
Charlotte and John R. Crum.
property located at Spurlock
Creek.
Ernest A. Fannin Jr. to
Charlotte and John R. Crum,
property located at Spurlock
Creek.
Rodney Lee Hall to Tiffany
Nicole Conn, property loc~ted
at Harold.
Byron Hamilton to David F.
May and David Franklin May
It property located at Allen.
Byron
Hamilton
Administrator to David F. May
and David Franklin May 11,
property located at Allen.
Cheryl Hamilton to David F.
May and David Franklin May
II, property located at Allen.
Dorothy Huff Hamilton to
Virginia Hamilton, property
located at Simpson Martin
Branch.
John Hamilton to Virginia
Hamilton, property located at
Simpson Martin Branch.
Estate of Lola Hamilton to
David F. May and David
Franklin May II. property located at Allen.
Johnny Harris to Jerrie Lynn
Ramey, property located at
Brandykeg Creek.
Genevieve P. Hobson to
Jerry Dean O'Neill, property
located at Laynesville.
Brian D. Hornback to John
T. and Terra L. Combs, property located at Abbott Creek.
Kristin A. Hornback to John
T. and Terra L. Combs, property located at Abbott Creek.
Amy S. Hunt to Arlin D. and
Sandra Justice, propetty located
at Mare Creek.
John Michael Hunt Jr. to
Arlin and Sandra Justice, property located at Mare Creek.
Clarence Johnson to Ginger
and Scott Lowell. property
location undisclosed.
Deborah Johnson to Ginger
and Scott Lowell, property
location undisclosed.
Jon Clay Johnson to Patty
and Tommy Lewis, property
located at Frasure Hill Estates.
Laura Johnson to Trista
Amburgey
and
Tammy
Johnson, property location
TICKETS ON SALE
undisclosed.
Laura Johnson to Phyllis
Amburgey, property located at
Frozen Fork.
Tammy Johnson to Phyllis
Amburgey, property located at
Frozen Fork.
Thomas Jacob Johnson to
Patty and Tommy Lewis, property located at Frasure Hill
Estates
Connie King to Arnold
Joshua Howell, property located at Little Mud Creek.
Bill Kirby to Amanda and
Daniel Rowe, property located
at Bush Creek.
Connie Sue Reed Kirby to
Amanda and Daniel Rowe,
property located at Bush Creek.
Beva Rhea King Moore to
A4 Rentals, property focated at
Beaver Creek.
Jarvis Moore to A4 Rentals,
property located at Beaver
Creek.
Bonnie Owens to Chester
Coleman, property located at
Bull Creek.
John Owens to Chester
Coleman, property located at
Bull Creek.
Raymond Parsons to Angela
Renee and Raymond Parsons,
property located at Allen.
•
Lou Ellen Pitts to Eva Mae
Whitaker, property located at
Alum Lick Fork.
Michael Pitts to Eva Mae
Whitaker, property located at
Alum Lick Fork.
Wanda L. Pitts to Eva Mae
Whitaker, property located at
Alum Lick Fork.
Jennifer Ratliff to Jennifer
and John D. Ratliff, property
located at Martin.
John D. Ratliff to Jennifer
and John D. Ratliff, property
located at Martin.
Sisters of St. Benedict of
Floyd County Kentucky Inc. to
Mt. Tabor Benedictine Inc.,
property located at Martin.
Larry D. Vanover Sr. to
Emogene Vanover, property
location undisclosed.
Pamela Williams to Marilyn
and Thomas Halbert, property
location undisclosed.
Richard Williams to Marilyn
and Thomas Halbert, property
location undisclosed.
TODAY AT lOAM!
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Friday, August 10, 2007
Sports Editor:
Steve Lel Mter
•era
Phone Number:
Floyd CountyTimes:
Phone: (606) 886·8506
F~x: (606) 886·3603
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Little is enough as South Floyd turns back Shelby Valley
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
HI HAT - South Floyd
opened the 2007 volleyball season on a successful note Tuesday
night, defeating Shelby Valley 20 (25-22, 25-22).
Brittany Little played a big
role for the Raiders, who shook
off first match jitters, pulling out
the win over a much-improved
Shelby Valley squad.
Little, a sophomore hitter,
ended the match with a personal
best 10 kills on 13 attempts. She
was also an outstanding 10-of-10
on her serves with five digs and
an ace.
South Floyd senior outside
hitter Amber Tacketl added five
kills. Tackett was second on the
South Floyd team with nine digs
and five-of-five successful serve
attempts.
Senior libero Stephanie Slone
had a team-high 16 digs for the
Raiders. Senior setter Billie
Stumbo added 18 assists along
with two digs, going eight-ofeight in the serving department
for the Keith Smallwoodcoached South Floyd team.
Senior Samantha Isaac had a
solid outing for the Raiders, collecting four kills and three digs.
In addition, Isaac connected on
all lO of the serves she attempted. Sophomore Bailey Hamilton
collected the South Floyd team's
lone block and also added two
kills of her own. Juniors Trista
Damron and Danielle Tackett
also saw action for South Floyd
in the season-opener. Damron
added three kills and one dig
while Danielle Tackett was eightof-11 in the serves category.
South Floyd eighth-grader
Ashley Castle came in off of the
bench and contributed two
assists for the winning team.
South Floyd was back in
action Thursday night, hosting
longtime rival Prestonsburg in a
key conference/district match.
Results from the Floyd County
prep volleyball contest were
unavailable at press time.
SOUTH FLOYD
VS. SHELBY VALLEY
TUESDAY, AUG. 7
MATCH RESULTS:
Freshman- SF 15-13, 15-11
JV- SF 21-10, 21-9
Varsity - SF 25-22, 25-22
photo by Jamie Howell
BLACKCAT HONORED: The Cats' Pause Kentucky
Football Yearbook has Prestonsburg senior
Nattianiel Stephens ranked as the top player in
Class 2A, District 7.
Raiders set
to scrimmage
Powell County
Barry Bonds:
Cheer or jeer
you decide
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
At the risk of having absolutely nobody read today's diatribe, I
wanted to touch base on the big
news in the national sports world,
which is Barry Bonds' home run
Tuesday night to pass Hank
Aaron and
become the
all-time
home-run
champion.
A 11 ow
me to say
on behalf
of, oh, say,
90 percent
Rick Bentley
of
sports
fans across
the country
that our long national nightmare
is over.
Best I can figure, there were
two winners to come out of thjs
and two losers. I'll get around to
those momentarily.
First let me say that it's long
been my policy to write around
the word "loser," a rule that is
particularly in focus when it
comes to youth sports. You read
all the time about the winning
pitcher in a game, and it's often
followed by the phrase, "the loser
was ... "
I don't use that phrase and
encourage you not to either~ kids
who play sports are not losers in
any way. They may not have
won, but they're far from losers,
and it would do all of us so-called
adults good. to keep that in mind
as the high school sports season
kicks into high gear soon.
That said, in the case of this
home-run chase, there were a
couple of people who came out of
it, decidedly, on the losing end.
Loser No. 1: Barry Lamar
Bonds. Ye~, he finally reached
756 home runs, but not even
Vincent Kennedy McMahan has
ever dreamed up a bigger villain
than the guy who wears No. 25 in
San Francisco.
Look, the focus on this chase
has been on steroids, but I'm here
to tell you that it's the least
important factor in the Bonds situation. We didn't need things
called "the clear" and "the
cream" and needles and injections to have something to hold
against Barry Bonds.
This is, from all accounts, the
premier jerk the world has ever
produced and that's reason
Betsy Layne (pictured during a match) and Allen Central each produced a runner-up finish in Saturday's ref·
eree clinic/invitational tournament at J.E. Campbell Arena.
AC hosts seventh annual preseason tournament
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN - The Allen Central
High School volleyball program
hosted its 7th Annual Referee Clinic
Preseason
Invitational
and
Tournament Saturday on its home
hardwood at J.E. Campbell Arena.
Eleven teams ventured to Allen
Central High School to participate in
this year's tournament. The annual
tournament features a unique format
in that the junior varsity must play
between two varsity games and their
score~ count in the overall point
spread. The tournament was kind to
Allen Central and two other 55th
District/Floyd County Conference
clubs. Three Floyd Cou41ty teams finished in the top-four.
The teams were broken down into
two divisions - Blue and Red. The
Blue Division consisted of Betsy
Layne, Pikeville, South Floyd,
Johnson Central and Belfry. The
Red Division was comprised of Allen
Central, Pike Central, Magoffin
County, Prestonsburg, Letcher
County Central and Sheldon Clal'k.
In the Blue Division, South Floyd
prevailed as the winner with a 16.
Betsy Layne fmished second in the
Blue Divi~ion with a + lO.
In the Red Division, Letcher
County Central finished as the winner with a +63. Allen Central finished
second in the Red Division with a
+43.
"It was a great day for volleyball
enthusiasts and for three Floyd
County teams as they won three of
the top four places possible," commented Allen Central Coach Larry
Maynard. "It was a great day of volleyball and really got everyone back
into the swing of things j ust before
the season starts."'
Rebels defeat visiting East Ridge in season-opener
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN - Another seasonopener, another win for the Allen
Central High School volleyball program. That was the story that unfolded Tuesday night at J.E. Campbell
Arena. Junior Brittany Hodge registered six kills Tuesday night as Allen
Central swept East Ridge 2-0 (25 - 11 ,
25-8). Hodge, one of the area\ top
hig h school volley ball players,
recorded a hitting efficiency of .615.
The Allen Central standout's six kills
came on a hitting percentage of 1.000.
Allen Central junior middle blocker Kimbo Blevins had five kills and
three digs to compliment three blocks.
Rebel juniors Brittany and Tiffany
Clark added two kills apiece in the
winning effort. Junior Hannah
Howard slapped in one kill for the
victorious vars1ty squad. Brittany
Clark also recorded one block as
Allen Central prevailed.
Junior Koko Martin set the pace
for the offense, dishing up nine.
Howard served up five and freshman
Rebekah Potter assisted one kill.
Brittany. Clark led all servers with five
aces, Hodge. Blevins and Tiffany
Clark landed four each. Howard and
Martin, adding to a versatile AC
attach, skidded in three apiece.
''Defense was the key in this win
and I am proud of the way they played
together, transitioning off the net,
closing down the hits and allowing the
back row to set up the offense," commented Allen Central Coach Larry
Maynard.
The Rebels returned 88 percent of
East Ridge's attempts. recording 20
digs while committing five errors.
Hodge posted five digs while team-
mates Howard and Tiffany Clark
earned four scoops each. Blevins and
Potter dug up three apiece.
"This team did a great job covering
the floor and working as a unit,"
Maynard commented. "This was a
fantastic way to kick off the 2007 season. Their confidence in their abilities
increases every day. It is still a long
season; but it is always good to start
the season with a win like this one.
This is a bonus."
Allen Central's freshman team also
won, prevailing 2-0 (15-0, 15- l 0) on
the strong serving performance of
Leigh Williams, who recorded six
aces. Potter and seventh-grader Ciara
Jones added two aces each. Seventh
grader Courtney Hodge pounded in
one, helping the Rebel freshman team
to the win. Tiffany Burdzilauskas and
Samantha Rice had two kills each
while Jones and Williams dropped in
(See REBELS, page two)
(See DECIDE, page two)
HT HAT- Unless something
unforeseen happens, South Floyd
will only have one preseason
scrimmage in preparation for the
2007 season. The Raiders are
slated to travel to Powell County
this evening for a scrimmage.
The kickoff- due to the extreme
heat - has been moved back to
7:45p.m.
"It's a situatiOn where we
have to monitor the heat and
humidity," said South Floyd
Coach Donny Daniels.
Last week, South • Floyd
attended camp at Kentucky
Christtan University. The KCU
camp was made up of several
teams, including many from
Eastern Kentucky. Other teams at
the camp included Johnson
Central, ~heldon Clark, Rowan
County, East Jessamine and former district rival Hazard.
Christian
Kentucky
University is set to field its first
football team.
"We had a good camp," said
Daniels. "It wasn't our best
camp, but we got a Jot done. The
kids worked hard."
Daniels expects to dress 23
players for the Aug. 24 seasonopener at home versus visiting
Magoffin County.
"Right now, everyone is
healthy,'' said Daniels. ·'We're a
better football team. The big key
for us will be staying healthy.
Getting through those first four
or five games will be key for us."
Daniels had hoped to have
Morgan County for a second pre- .
season opponent. The high
school
football
coaching
carousel that was evident in West
Liberty throughout much of the
past year left Daniels without a
confirmation on a second scrimmage.
After
hosting
Evangel
Christian in a second straight
home game on Friday, Aug. 31,
South Floyd will open district
play on the road Sept. 7 versus
Paintsville. The Raiders will
travel to Betsy Layne Sept. 14
before hosting Phelps one week
later in a third straight district
game.
One of the state's youngest
varsity high school football
teams one year ago. South Floyd
finished last season 3-7. The
Raiders want to be playing an
11th football game during the
upcoming season.
"It's a goal to get back into
the playoffs," said Daniels.
Experienced Betsy Layne
back for '07 season
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BETSY LAYNE - Christina Crase has enjoyed
some success during her stint as Betsy Layne High
School volleyball coach. Crase has coached players
who have moved on to play volleyball and other sports
in college. An experienced Betsy Layne team took to
the road Thursday evening for a season-opener versus
Shelby Valley, which opened the season with a loss to
South Floyd. The varsity high school volleyball match
ended too late to make this edition. Betsy Layne placed
second on Saturday in the Blue Division of the preseason tournament held at Allen Central High School.
1\vo senior out~ide hitters Jordan Jarrell and Tar~
Case lead the way for the Ladycats. Also moving up
for Betsy Layne are three junior outside hitter~ -Aria!
Hopkins, Middle Samantha Stewardson, and setter/outside hitter Andie Meade Returning sophomores are
middle hitter Samantha Williams and defensive specialist Amanda Blair.
Sixth grade setter/defensive specialist Allie Meade
is also in the mix for the BLHS varsity volleyball program. New to the Ladycat volleyball roster are freshman setter/outside hitter Keleigh Wagner and middle
hitters Taylor Watkins and Audri Ray.
"It feels good to finally have an experienced team
that is starting the season with passion for the sport and
the desire to succeed," said Crase.
The Ladycats have worked hard already this season
practicing everyday with success in mind.
"I have some experienced players who are stepping
up and fulfilling big roles this season," Crase added.
"We also have some incoming freshmen who were runners-up last year in the Floyd County Tournament and
who arc going to provide a big lift for us this season."
Betsy Layne is scheduled to host Belfry on
Tuesday in its home debut.
photo by Tommy Michaels
IN VICTORY LANE: Ashland driver Josh McGuire celebrated a Late Model victory
Saturday night in the first-ever Walker Prater Pops 40 race at Chuckie May-owned
201 Speedway. McGuire finished first in a feature race that also included Brandon
Kinzer, Eddie Carrier Jr. and Jackie Boggs.
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FRIDAY, AuGUST
1 0, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Siunups lor mentor/vouth dove hunts set for Auu. 13-24
TIMES STAFF REPORT
FRANKFORT
Signups
for the popular mentor/youth
dove hunts will begin next
week.
Each fall, the Kentucky
Department of Fish and
Wildlife Resource~ contracts
with landowners to provide
leased dove hunting fields for
the public to enjoy. Seven of
these fields will be closed to
the general public on Sepr. 1,
the opening day of dove sea-
son. for mentor/youth hunting.
These hunts give hunters ages
15 and under a chance to
experience the exhilaralion of
an early season dove hunt
with an adult mentor.
Hunters must pre-register
for these hunts by calling 1
800-858-1549 weekdays from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern
time) from Aug. 13-24.
Mentor/youth dove fields re
open Sepl. 3 for general public
hunting.
A 21-acre field al the West
Rebels
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one apiece. Williams dished up
four assists.
The Rebel Junior Varsity
team won 2-0 (25-9, 25-9.
Sophomore Kelsey Jones led
all servers, slashing in six
aces.
Junior Sasha Jones
pounded in five kills. Kelsey
Jones slammed in four kills,
including a back row shot.
BurtLr.ilauskas,
Jaimie
Mullins and Williams each had
one kill. William'> paced the
Rebels with five assists.
Chelsie Cordial and Jaimie
Mullins, aiding the offensive
effort, set up two apiece. Jones
and Cordial led the AC JV
team with three digs each.
Allen Central was hosting
Paintsville Thursday night.
Results from the Allen
Central-Paintsville match were
unavailable at press time.
Freel out for season after knee
suruerv: Reds claim Ellison
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI - Outfielder
Ryan Freel had season-ending
knee surgery Wednesday,
prompting the Cincinnati Reds
to claim outfielder Jason
Ellison off waivers from
Seattle.
Freel has been bothered by
a bone spur and cartilage damage in his right knee. He hoped
that doctors could geL him
back on the field this sea•mn.
but knew that the knee most
likely would require more
extensive repair and rehabilitation.
The 31-year-old outfielder
is expected lO be ready i'or
spring training.
Freel opened the season as
the starting center fielder, but
struggled at the plate and
" was
moved to third base when
rookie Josh Hamilton started
the season strong. Freel then
missed 30 games with a concussion after running into a
teammate while catching a fly
ball.
Freel batted .245 with three
homers and 16 RBis, a major
disappointment in what he had
hoped would be his breakout
season. He got a two-year, $7
million contract extension in
April.
The sore knee prevented
Freel from using the speed that
is the foundation of his game.
Ellison will get a chance to
till in for Freel. The 29-yearold outfielder balled .2X3 in 63
games this season, before he
was replaced on the Mariners'
roster by prospect Adam
Jones.
Ellison is expected to join
tbe Reds on Thursilily. They
will gel rid of one or their 13
pitchers to open a roster spot.
Ellison batted .264 with
four home runs and 14 stolen
bases for San Francisco in
2005. He began la~t season
with the Giants, played most
of the second half with TripleA Fresno, then was recalled in
September. He was traded to
Seattle on April 1 for left-bander Travis Blackley.
Kentucky
Wildlife
Management Area (WMA)
near Paducah in McCracken
County will hosl one ol these
hunts as will a field at the
Higgtnson-Hcnry WMA in
Union County. A 20-acre field
notth of Bloomfield at the
Nelson/Spencer County line
will hold a mentor/youth hunt
in addition to a 20-acre l'ield
near
Fredricktown
in
Washington
County.
interested hunters may also
sign-up to hunt a 20-acre lield
south of Greensburg in Green
County or a 20-acrc field near
Cedar Creek Lake in Lincoln
CoLtnty. The Bluegrass Army
Depot in Madison County will
host one of these hunts. A
background
check
and
advance
registration
is
required to participate in the
Bluegrass Army Depot hunt.
An adult mentor may take
two youths on these hunts and
both the adull and the mentor
may hunt. Participants ru·e
assigned a shooting location.
Hunter education and
licensing requiremenL<> apply
to the mentor/youth dove
hunL<>. For more information
on these hunt<>, consult the
2007 Kentucky Hunting
Guide for Dove, Wood Duck,
Teal, Woodcock, Snipe and
Crow available on the internet
at tw.ky.gov and soon avail
able wherever hunting licenses are sold.
Hunter
education
is
required for all hunters hom
on or after January I , 1975,
except kids under 12 and
hunters who arc l icen ~e
exempt. However, a one-time
temporary hunter education
exemption permit is available
for $5 online, which allows
hunting for one year from the
date of purchase without a
hunter education card while
accompanied by a legal adult
hunter. Log on LO rw.ky.gm to
find a hunter education course
near you, or to purchase an
exemption permit.
KeatQley shares coaching ties \Vith
CBA's ne\Vest teaiTI, head coach
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - One thing for certain:
the 2007-08 season will be a campaign of
firsts for the East Kentucky Miners.
More than one heated rivalry is bound to
develop . An expansion team in the
Continental Basketball Association
(CBA), East Kentucky is under the guidance of head coach Kevin Keathley.
During the upcoming season. Keathley
will coach against the rest of the tradition-rich CBA, a
professional basketball
league
that
now
includes former
NBA standout
player
Kenny
Anderson
as
head coach of
the
Atlanta
Krunk.
Paul
.
Woolpert, who
Kevin Keathley h as.
th e
gu1.ded
Yakima Sun Kings to back-to-back CBA
championships, is considered to be the
CBA coaching dean. However, the one
matchup the Miners mentor is looking
most forward to during the debut season
is u Nov. 26 home game versus the Rio
Grande Valley Silvcrados of Texas, the
newest CBA team. The matchup will feature Keathley facing his previous team.
Keathley worked with the Silverados a'i
an assistant coach before accepting the
head coaching position with the Miners.
Developing an early rivalry versus
Pittsbu~gh - the first opponent both
home and away
is a given for the
Miners. Due to Keathley's coaching history, Rio Grande Valley also turns into a
natural rival for the East Kentucky team.
The early-season East Kentucky-Rio
Grande Valley game has intrigue written
all over it. Coaching veteran Steve
Tucker is the Rio Grande Valley head
coach. Keathley and Tucker have a long
history together. The two basketball
coaches worked together nearly nine
years ago in· the college rank<;. Tucker
was· the head coach while Keathley was
a young assistant coach entering his second year in the profession.
"I had the privilege to work for one of
the very best coaches in the profession at
a very young age and as a result was
ahlc to learn a great deal from him,"
Keathley said, referring to Tucker. "He
was ac; organized nd detailed as any
coach with whom I've ever worked."
Keathley and Tucker share a passion
for the game.
"Coach (Tucker) brings pa<>sion and
intensity to every single minute of the
day," Keathley commented. "He wants to
be the very best and expects no less from
those around hirn."
After a successful college campaign
together, Keathley and Tucker went their
separate ways. But the two always kept
in touch on a regular basis. The next time
they would be on the same basketball
!loor would be ac; opponent$. The situation shaped up on the prp level in the
American Basketball Association (ABA)
with Keathley ac; head coach of the
Kentucky Colonel'> and Tucker as head
coach of the Texas Tycoons.
"The irony of that game is that it was
my lirst game as head coach
the
Kentucky Colonels and the opponent
was Coach Tucker," Keathley recalled.
"Of all the places for us to be coaching
and all the limes ror it to be my first
game; it was definitely on edge that
night. We were able to pull out the win in
that one. Coach (Tucker) still jokes with
me that I had home-cooking on the floor
that nighL."
Keathley welcomes the challenge of
t.aking on a fellow head coach that he's
worked under.
"T'm looking forward to November
26," Keathley added. "1 know Coach
(Tucker) will have his guys ready to
play and he'll be coming in to beat me as
bad as he can. I'm going to do the same,
but once the game's over, we will give
each other a hug around the neck and
root one another on during the resl or the
season. I'm very thankful to Coach
(Tucker) for his guidance on basketball
and his friendship off of the floor. He's
an outstanding coach.''
or
photo by Steve LeMaster
FREE AGENT CAMP: The
East Kentucky Miners, an
expansion team in the CBA,
attracted 21 different players
to Its first free agent camp.
Held at Pikeville College on
Saturday, the camp featured
several
former
NCAA
Division I players.
The CBA - entering its 62nd
season - is the oldest professional basketball league.
Reds I, Dodgers 0: Ken
Griffey Jr. singled home the
lone run Wednesday night, lifting the host Cincinnati Reds to
a I-0 win over the Los Angeles
Dodgers. Los Angeles was
held scoreless for the third
straight game.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:
Decide
Nathaniel Stephens, Prestonsburg High School Football
The Cats' Pause Preseason lbp Player in Class 2A, District 7.
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Brittany Hodge, Allen Central High School Volleyball
.Six kills verstJS East Ridge.
Dairq
oueen
1;,
of Prestonsburg
SPORTS FAN
OF THE WEEK
ever figuring it out on his own.
Anyway, as embarrassed as
I was for Bonds being, well,
Bonds, T was even more
embarrassed for the Commisb.
He traipsed around for a couple of week<; following Bonds
up and down the West Coast.
Then he called a press conference at which he spent so
much energy patting himself
on the back for his journey he
was in danger of a 15-day stint
on the disabled list witb a dislocated arm.
And then came Saturday
night, when Bonds linally tied
the record, and Selig pulled
one of the great Seligs of all
time. ,He was as confused as
he's been since the All-Star
Game lie or a few years ago
before standmg up and sttcking his hands in his pockets.
Seriously? That's why he's
been lollowing around Bonds
the Miserable? So he could be
told to stand and stick his
hands in his pockctc;? Really?
He should have done everybody a favor and stayed home.
Winner No. 1: Henry
Aaron. Barry Bonds could
learn a lot from Hammerin'
Hank.
The home run king vowed
to stay away from the chase
and did just that. Tn fact, he
was surprisingly quiet in the
final days of the run. But
moments after his most
famous record fell, be stole the
spotlight one 11nal time from
Bonds in a taped message that
brought on gooscbumps and
tears·to many a baseball fan.
He said the home run had
been special in baseball for a
hundred years, and for 33 of
them, he'd held the record .
Now, he was passing the torch
and congratulated Bonds on
the accomplishment.
Unlike Selig, Aaron knew it
wasn't the time or place to
remind the world or the enormous shadow performanceenhancing drugs had cast over
the event. He smiled, said congratulations, and showed the
world - and Bonds - what it
meant to be king.
Winner No. 2: Mike
Bacsik. Many of you may still
he wondering, "who?", but
like AJ Dowling before him.
Bacsik
seems
to have
embraced his peculiar role in
the history hook or our pastime.
Bacsik. noted that Dowling
was a 20-game winner in addition to the person fmnous for
giving up Aaron's recordbreaking blast, and that he'd
like to accomplish that too. He
also said maybe he and
Dowling could work autograph 'shows together, which
l'm sure drew some laughs.
Somebody had to give up
the homer and Bacsik took it
all in stride. I hope someday
he'll be remembered for more
than being one of the asterisks
auached to Barry Bonds.
Allen course to host Night Flyer Golf Tournament
If you are the sports fan circled here ...
its your lucky day I
TIMES STAFF REPORT
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.
'
enough to hope he'd never
reach Tuesclay's milestone.
Here's a guy hated by his
high .school -teammates. Who
doesn't get along with their
high-school
teammates?
Anybody? Ever? Oh, sure, you
may have dust ups from time to
time, hut hatred from within?
And his college buddies
liked him so much .they once
voted him off the team in a
meeting called by their manager.
He hates the media, his link
to the fans. He says fans stink,
doesn' t care what we think,
doesn't need us.
As a result, allow me to
speak for baseball fans everywhere when I paraphrase a
famous line from Crash Davis
in the movie Bull Durham:
You hit your dinger, now go
home.l'm sure you're perfectly capable of being miserable
there too.
Loser No. 2: Bud Selig.
Before 1 get into the commissioner's embarrassing role in
this fiasco, a question lor you,
dear reader: Have you ever
seen anyone look so uncomfortable? I don't mean in a
·'shorts-are-bunching" kind of
way. or "my-clothes-don't-111"
kind. He just looks perpetually
uncomfortable, like he's never
quite sure what to do. The only
way I can figure he got married was that his wife had to
just tell him, "look, we're getLing married." r can't see him
'
ALLEN- The Night Flyer
Golf Tournament, a four-man
scramble to benelit Footprints
Ministry of Eastern Kentucky,
will be held today at Allen
Golf Course.
Footprints Ministry is a
totally volunteer nonprofit
ministry whose mission is to
provide shoes for needy children. Unfortunately, there are
many needy families in the
area who are not able to provide shoes for their children.
Footptints Ministry collects
monetary donations and new
shoes. The ministry dic:;tributes
new shoes and socks to the
area needy children.
The fee for a four-man
team is $200. The entry fee
includes dinner mtd golf for
l'our players. In addition, two
LED golf halls will be provided for each player.
�•
FRIDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
10, 2007 • 93
Woodson, cast back for encore to bowl-winning season
by JEFFREY McMURRAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
•
LEXINGTON - TL didn't sound
like the sort of nickname Kentucky's
strong-armed but understated quarterback Andre Woodson would dream
up. Turns out, he didn't.
As the Wildcats' players braved
sweltering heat and a barrage of questions Friday during the annual preseason media day, Woodson bad to
deflect a rumor that he was now
labeling himself and five other often
sive stars as Lhe "Six-Salions."
lr was the team's resident practical
joker, Dicky Lyons Jr., who first suggested the campy nickname was
Woodson's idea. Only later did
Woodson reveal the truth - that
Lyons was behind it all along.
"That guy's a character," he said.
Woodson, Lyons and the rest of
Lhe offensive cast are back for a
sequel to la<;t year's breakout season
in which the team won the Music
City Bowl, it<; first post<>cason victory
in 22 years.
The good news: this team may be
even beller than that one. The bad: so
is the schedule. That doesn't temper
Lhe expecations in Kentucky camp,
though.
"I would be extremely disappointed if we don't make some noise in
this league and have a chance lO com
pete in the (Southeastern Conrerence)
race," coach Rich Brooks said.
Brooks says this may be the best
college team he's ever coached
including an Oregon squad he led to
the Rose Bowl, but Kentucky's
schedule reads like a vit1ual who's
who of national powerhouses. lt
includes three home games agmnst
teams that won Bowl Championship
Series games last year_ in-state rival
Louisville, Louisiana State and
defending national champion Flmida.
Tennessee also travels to Lexington.
Yet despite the talent across the
conference, it's Woodson, comtng off
a 31-touchdown effort. who nabbed
all SEC
quarterback
honors.
Receiver Keenan Burton, who turned
down a chance to go pro to return to
Kentucky for another year, says the
sky is the limit for the Wildcats' star.
"I feel like Andre could he and is
the hest quanerback in the country,"
Burton ~aid . "T told him, I will he
there. 1 wi II make every play he needs
me to make. I will make hun look
good. That's my job."
And when Burton is <.:overed?
That's when the ulher "S1x-S-ations"
come in - an out-pallern to Lyons or
Steve John'>on, a dump-ofT to all-SEC
tight end Jacob Tammc. a pitch to
running back Rafael Lillie, who b
looking to avoid the injury problems
that have plagued him the last two
years.
Little says a return to the Music
Cily Bowl or another bowl of that
level is no longer the goal. Now the
mission is challenging fur surremacy
in the nation 's toughest football conference .
"PersonalJy 1 think we· ve got the
team to beat all of them,'' Little said.
But Brooks knows that despite the
oftens1ve firepower, Kentucky will
only go as far as its defense allows.
That unit was one of the worst nation
ally in yardage, including surrendering numerous long plays on third-
down.
Steve Brown, who led the defenSive hacks under coordinator Mike
Archer last year, now leads the· entire
defense. At a kickoff luncheon this
week, Brooke; joked, "No pressure,
Steve." None taken, Brown said.
"The only pressure we have i<, us
being great," he responded Friday.
Linehacker Wesley Woodyard, the
rop defensive playmakcr, will be limited in August rractices after l"racturing his left hand. bur he says he'll be
fine tn time for the season. Woodyard
insists the defense is quicker and
more fo<..'Used than ir was a year ago
and hopes to surprise people, just as
the offense did w 2006.
"When 1 geL beat, T feel like that's
the end of the world," Woodyard
said "That spreads out to the whole
defense.! fccllikc this summer camp,
guys are taking it a lot more serious
ups.
"If we can dominate those guys in
practice, l believe we can dominate
about anybody," cornerback Marcus
McClinton said.
Brook<; says the team needs to find
some new edge because the element
or surprise is likely gone now.
Kentucky fans turned Nashville
blue during the Music City Bowl win
over Clemson. and the improbable
season might have saved Brooks' job
and elevated Kentucky's status on the
natwnal stage, at least for one year.
Brooks says the challenge is creating something more lasting.
"T don't think there's a great deal
of satisfaction at this point," he said.
"Hopeful! y we pulthaL behind us as a
football team because we've got a lot
of work to do."
SEASON-OPENER:
ly."
The defense, particularly the sec
ondary, played well in Lhe BlueWhite spring game. and defensive
J1layers are determined lO shOW the
offense no mercy in the summer tunc-
lJK vs, EKU,
Saturday, Sept. 1, 6 p.m.
at Commonwealth Stadium
UK football program selects leadership council
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - The leadership council for the 2007
University of Kentucky football Learn has been elected by
the Wildcats, Coach Rich
Brooks has announced.
•)
The council is usually comprised of seven players, each
elected by his own position
group. The flrst action of the
new council was to a<>k that an
eighth "at-large" member be
added for Lhe 2007 season, a
request that Brooks approved.
The role of the council is to
represent the tcan1 on issues
that need player input and to
bring team concerns to the
attention of the coaching staff
if needed. This year's council
includes: Defensive Line - J.
D. Craigman; Linebackers -
Wesley Woodyard; Defensive
Backs - Roger . Williams;
Oftensive Line - Jason Leger:
Tight Ends, Specialists - Jacob
Tamrne; Wide Receivers Keenan Burton; Quarterbacks,
Running Backs - Andre'
Woodson; At-Large - Rafael
Little:
'1 believe this is the lirsL
year (of his term as head
coach) that they've all been
seniors," Brooks said. "lr is
also interesting how important
it was Lo them that Rafael
Little could be a part of the
council.
"Obviously, they (council
members) have invested themselves in the team and their
teammates, have demonstrated
their commitment to the football program. and now can
bring additional leadership Lo
the team."
Burton, Woodson featured
on Aaron's Football Saturdays
in the South: Senior wide
receiver Keenan Burton and
senior quarterback Andre'
Woodson will be featured in
an upcoming episode of
"Aaron's Footba.ll Saturdays
in the South." The Show is produced by Lincoln Financial
Sports and syndicated around
the South.
The show wiH air in the following stations that serve
Kentucky markets. For a full
lisl of stations, go LO
lfsports.com. The following
area stations will carry the
show: Charlcswn. W. Va. WSAZ
Sunday, Aug. 19,
12:30 p.m.; Hazard, WYMT Saturday, Aug. 18, noon;
Lexington, :WKYT- Sat. Aug.
18, noon.
Woodson on
Manning Award
Watch list
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON
Kentucky
senior quarterback Andre·
Woodson has been named to
the preseason watch list !"or the
Manning Award, which is
given to the nation's top college quarterback.
The award is sponsored by
the Allstate Sugm; Bowl and is
in honor of the achievements
by AFchie, Peyton, and Eli
Manning.
Woodson comrleted 63
percent of his passes last season. good for 3,515 yards and
31 touchdowns, while leading
the Southeastern Conference
in passing yardage, total
offense, and TD passes. He
guided the Wildcats to their
best season in 22 years,
including eight wins and a
championship of the Music
City Bowl, in which he was
named the game's Most
Valuable Player. He will enter
the 2007 season with an active
school -record streak or 162
consecutive passes without an
interception.
Woodson also is on the
wutch list for Lhe Maxwell
Award, given to the national
player of the year.
Kentucky Football on
FSN South, SportSouth: A
30-minute
show
on
the
Kentucky football team will be
aired on FSN South and
SportSouth. Shot on location
at UK, the show provides an
in depth review of the 2006
season, a look ahead to the
2007 schedule, and exclusive
interviews with Coach Rich
Brook'> and select key players.
The show host is Natalie
Taylor and also features commentary from veteran SEC
analyst<> Tony Barnhart and
Dave Neal.
Here is the schedule, all
times Eastern Daylight:
Thursday, Aug. 16 - 7:30
p.m .. FSN South
Friday, Aug. 17 - 10:30
a.m., SportSouth
Monday, Aug. 20 - 1 p.m.•
FSN South
Thursday. Aug. 23 -7 p.m.,
FSN South
Morehead State gridiron group set to stan pracace
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MOREHEAD - The 2007
Morehead State University
Football Eagles started reponing to campus for preseason
practice Thursday (Aug. 9).
Newcomers were the first to
arrive, with the veterans
reporting on Monday (Aug.
12).
The Eagles are coming off
a disappointing 2006 campatgn (2-9) when they suffered their 11rsl losing season
since 1995. But, Coach Matt
Ballard and his staff have 37
returning lettermen, including
17 starters setlo return.
Heading the list of offensive returnees are quarterback
Brian Yost; halfbacks Ricky
Cornelius
and
Erick
Fitzpatrick; receiver Nick
Feldman; and linemen Grant
Jennings, Jacob Nail, Nick
Schoenfeld, Ross Rick and
Randy Brown.
Defensively, key returnees
include backs David Hyland,
Chris King, Jordan Shafer and
Josh Harris; linebackers Brett
Mazzaro,
Andrew
Sturzenbecker
and
Wes
McDermott; and linemen
Kyle Sand, Aaron Dia:r and
Derick Steiner. Prestonsburg
native John Gilliam serves as
the MSU defensive coordinator.
Kickers Mason Webb and
Max Hammond also return.
A look at the Eagles, position-by-position, follows :
QUARTERBACKS
Yost (6- 1, 220, Sr.) comes off
an outstanding junior season
when he hit nearly 60 percent
of his passes for 1,891 yards.
He also rushed for 240 yards.
Red-shirt freshman Evan
Sawyer (6-1, 180, Fr.) is an
outstanding athlete who will
battle for playing time at quarterback and may also see
action at other offensive positions.
HALFBACKS
Cornelius (5-10, 218, Sr.) and
Fitzpatrick (5-8, 180, Jr.)
combined to rush for 542
yards and eight touchdowns.
Fitzpatrick led the team with
35 receptions and 11ve receiving touchdowns. Cornelius
caught
16 passes. Drew
Morgan (5-10, 188, So.) and
Jerrod Pendleton (6-0, 195,
So.) saw action as freshmen.
FULLBACKS - Jabari
McGee's outstanding career
ended in 2006 when he rushed
for 907 yards and caught 19
passes. Erick Banks (5 -10,
221, Sr.) rushed ror 98 yards
and two touchdowns in 2006,
and Kyle Redden (6-0, 219,
Sr.) had 27 rushing yards last
season. Those two will battle
for
the
starling
spot.
Cornelius could sec action ar
both halfback and fullback.
RECEIVERS - Feldman
(5- 10, 189, Jr.) caught 23
passes and rushed for X1 yards
in 2006. Michael Shannon (5
10, 198, So.) saw limited
action as a freshman. Liam
Kelly (6-2. 168, So.) and Noel
Williams (6-3, 196. So.) will
move from defensive back
spots to the receiving corps.
Hyland may split time in the
secondary and on offense.
OFFENSTVE LINEMEN
- Jennings (6-4. 276, Sr.) is a
2005 All-American and a twotime All-Pioneer Football
League selection. He will
anchor Lhe line from the left
tackle spot. Brown (6-3, 290,
Sr.) returns at right tackle,
Schoenfeld (6-4, 264, Jr.) at
center and Rick (6-2, 283, Sr.)
at right guard. Nail (6-3, 289,
So.) and Chris Collins (6-3,
295, So.) saw extensive action
at guard, willie Chris Setters
(6-5. 320, Jr.) and Brandon
James (6-4, 289, So.) were
reserve tackles last season.
DEFENSIVE BACKS Harris (6-0.'180, So.}, Hyland
(6-1, 185, Jr.), King (6-1, 225,
Sr.) and Shafer (6-1, 190, Sr.)
provide a s lid front line
defensive ha kflcld. Harris
had -t7 tackl~s and 11 pass
break-ups as a freshman cornerback. Hyland (6 l, 185.
Jr.) earned All-America honors last sea.son when he had 39
tackles. rour interceptions and
11 pass break-ups at cornerback. King (6- 1, 225, Sr.) had
32 tackles and 2.5 tackles for
loss at a safety position.
Shafer (6-1, 190, Sr.), who
missed last season following
knee surgery, was credited
with 75 tackles in 2005 as a
starting safety. Bryan Gray
(6-0, 200, Sr.) will contend for
a·starling spot arter making 42
tackles in 2006.
LINEBACKERS
Mazzara (5-10, 191, Sr.) led
the team with 80 taC'kles last
season. He also had 8.5 tackles for loss, including 3.5
sacks. Sturzenbcckcr (6-3,
230, Sr.) ranked second on the
team with 56 tackles in 2006.
McDermott (5-ll, 240. So.)
was credited with -tl total
tackles, including 3.5 tackles
for loss as a freshman. Ryan
Meenach (6-0, 220, Jr.),
Anthony Kammer (6-1. 210,
So.) and Thomas Flannery (61, 245, Jr.) will provide depth
and contend for starting spots.
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
- Sand (6 2, 263, Sr.) and
Dia/ (6-3, 249, Sr.) are returning ends. Sand had 34 total
tackles last season and was
also credited with 12 tackles
for loss, including five sacks.
Diaz had 33 total tackles and
7.5 tackles for loss, including
four sacks. Steiner (6-0, 308,
So.) had 26 total tackles and
4.5 tackles for loss in 2006.
Caleb Meenach (5-11, 240,
Jr.) is an experience tackle and
is also an accomplished longsnapper. Ryan Messer (6-2,
262, Sr.) and Andrew Doan
(6 3, 230, So.) have some
experience.
SPECIAL 'rJ;:AMS
Webb (6-2, 210, Jr.) earned
All-American honors after
averaging 40.5 yards per punt
in 2006. Max Hammond (6-0,
185, Jr.) handled placements
last season. MSU has outstanding
kick returners.
Feldman led the nation in punt
returns in 2005 and averaged
7.5 yards last season. He also
averaged 30.:'3 yards on nine
kickoff returns a year ago.
Fitzpatrick averaged 23.3
yards on 24 kickoff returns.
Hyland may also return kick<i
in 2007.
The
2007
schedule
includes six homes games,
PFL games against Dayton
(Sept. 29), Butler (Oct. 20),
Drake (Nov. 3) and San Diego
(Nov. 10) and non-conference
games against West VIrginia
Tech (Sept. 15) and Robert
Morris (Sept. 29). PFL road
trips include Davidson (Oct
6), Jacksonville (Oct. 13) and
Valparaiso (Oct. 27). The
Eagles will open the season at
St. Franci~ (Pa.) and will end
the regular season at Western
Kentucky (Nov. 17).
Indiana has 1st practice 'since Hoeppner's death
by MICHAEL MAROT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
•
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana
Hoosiers had their message on the back of
their crimson helmets: "Don't Quit 13"
read Lhe decal.
It wa<; a reminder of the scac;on-long
motivation for a team Lhal wants Lo honor
its late coach, Terry Hoeppner, by achieving his goals of getting the Hoosiers to a
bowl game for the 11rsl time since 1993
and playing 13 games.
For the first time since Hoeppner died
from complications of a brain tumor in
June, the Hoosiers practiced Monday in
front of coaches and a larger-than-usual
media contingent wondering how the
players will respond to the loss of their
leader.
"You know Texas A&M has iL'> 12th
" man and we've got ours today," said
director of football operations Harold
Mauro, pointing to the two words printed
on the back of the coaching staff's newTshirts.
"Don't Quit" was Hoeppner's favorite
poem, a message he often used to inspire
the Hoosiers.
So how different will things be in the
post-Hocppncr era? That's the big question in Bloomington.
Quarterback Kellen Lewis acknowledged the offense wasn't as sharp or as
spirited as he would've liked.
Bill Lynch, Hoeppner's top assistant
during his two years as coach and the head
man this season, chalked the troubles up
to first day jitters. Lewis thought it had
more to do with the whirlwind or emotions.
"I think it was a little weird today," he
said. "The defense came with a lot of
heart, and the offense really didn't. I can't
really compare coaches that way, but T
think coach Hoeppner probably would
have been a lillle more !ired up about it,
like an animal coming out or the ground."
Lynch did what he could to keep things
in sync. Players followed virtually the
same routine
stretching, working in
position groups, throwing and catching _
as Hoeppner had sctipted. From the spirited start to the timed quarters and the final
burst of calisthenics, Hoeppner's imprint
was everywhere.
Even Hoeppner's wife, Jane, their
daughter, Allison, and two of the
Hoeppner grandchildren Look their usual
sideline spots ncar midfield.
Lynch, the Hoosiers' fifth coach since
1996, tried to keep things as routine as
possible.
For the players, it was yet another
emotional day in a summer full of them.
"Walking in and seeing coach Hep·s
wife and daughter here were constant
reminders," uiTensive lineman Charlie
Emerson said. "But it's nice to he playing
football again."
While tl1e players had practiced many
times before without Hoeppner he took
med1cal leaves 1n December 2005,
September 2006 and March 2007 - this
practice had a decidedly different atmosphere.
At one point, early in practice, kicker
Austm Starr strolled over to the s1dehne,
spoke " ·ith Hoeppner's wife and daughter
and then started tossing a foam football
with Allison Balcam'<; oldest 90n, Quinn .
Another time, when the team took a
water break, other players spent time
speaking to Hoe ppner's wife.
"We had a tew conversations with her.
passing along our condolences again, so,
yeah, we were aware she was there,'' cornerback Tracy PorLer said. "Tt was good to
know they' rc still supporting this football
team."
Lynch, who has 14 seasons of head
coaching expenence, recalled how
Hoeppner often sail] the start of !"all practice wao.; one of h1s favorite days of the
year and said Indiana's players anJ coaches were still dealing with I locppncr's
death.
"I'm sure it will be (a learning
process), but again we think continuity in
the program is so important." Lynch said.
"These guys have been through a lot in the
lasl year, hut at least they're back out here
at practice now.''
And the playe rs couh.ln't have asked
for more than that.
"Seemg what he's done for the program, the least we can do is come out here
and work hard." Porter said.
photo courtesy of Family Academy of Martial Arts
IN COMPETITION: Family Academy of Martial Arts students
recently competed In the Battle of Pigeon Forge. More on the
event will appear in a future edition.
Quinn signs five-year
contract with Browns
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEREA. Ohio - Brady
Quinn signed a five-year contract with the Cleveland
Browns. ending an 11 -day
holdout that essentially elimi
nuted the former Notre Dame
player's chances to begin the
season as the Leam's starter.
The deal, worth $20.2 million, with $7.75 milhon guar-
anteed, could reach $30 million over five years with
incentives.
After agreeing to terms,
Quinn 11ew in from Arizona,
where he had been working
out, and signed his first pro
contract shortly after arriving
at the .Browns' traimng facility.
He missed 16 practices during
his holdout.
�84 •
FRIDAY, AUGUST
1 0, 2007
THE FLOYD CoUNTY TIMES
Harvick, road co"IIrses ge-t aloiJ.g very vvell
by JOHN KEKIS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
VvAl'KlNS GLEN, N.Y.
Kevin
Han ick 1s still in awe of his heart
swpping vicrory (Wer Mark Martin in
the Daywna 500 and the requisite
fame that ha~ C(llne .,.. ith it.
'T\c been fortunate to win the
Bnl:kvanl 4fX}, hut there's nothin!!
that -marches the Daytona 500.;-;
H.1n ick said "It has an el'l'ect worldwide. There·~ a lot more to it than a lot
ot people reah7e. It's sornethmg l"ve
kind of had w leam "
Though other wins pale in compartson to that signature victory, Harvick
counts h1s tn umph m last August's
Nextel C up race at Watkins Glen
lntcrnationnl as a breakthrough in his
tenure driving fbr Richard Childress
Racing.
"Personally. it was a m<~pr accomplishment in my career,'' Harvick
said "We'd been abJe to win on all
the different types or racetracks as
\ve'\'e gone through the years. but the
ro,u.l course thing, we always had lhis
lirtlc cloud over us. We had been 'in
contention ll) \\in and always had
thing:, happen. To finally do that was
prett} satisfying."
Beating Tony Stewart made it even
more enjoyable.
Stewart has five road course victories since coming to NASCAR in
1999 from open-wheel racing and had
won three of the previous five races at
The Glen. Harvick passed him for the
lead with three laps lo go with a gutsy
instde maneuver coming our of the
11th and final turn on the 2.45-milc
natural terrain road course.
'"Any time you succeed at something, you don't want to have it handed to you," Harvick said. "H makes il
a lot more rewarding to do it against
somebody that had been winning all
of the races there and heen very succe~sfuJ on road courses. To go out and
be able to race with Tony was a lot of
fun. In the end, it made it that much
more rewardtng."
Harvick followed up that road
course success in June by finishing
second to Juan Pablo Montoya at
Sonoma in the rirstlwo road races on
the 2007 Cup schedule. The second is
Sunday's 220-mile Centurion Boats at
The Glen event.
Preparing for the race will be a
guessing game at first for the teams
artempting to qualify. NASCAR has
not allowed any practice at The Glen
in the Car of Tomorrow, forcing teams Gordon had no alternative other than
to test elsewhere to try to simulate contmuing into the pit, a violatton that
what they might encounter .on The relegated him to 37th on the ensuing
restart. He finished 14th.
Glen's high-speed turns.
· Last August, Busch won the pole,
"Tl's obviously going to change
things," said Harvick, who practiced led 16 of the first 53 laps after surviving a hard hump rrom Kasey
in July at Virginia
Kahnc on the first turn of the
international
race, and appeared to have 1he
Raceway in prepa
car to heat. But just past the midration for The
point of lhe 90·lap race. Joe
Glen.
·'You're
Nemechek spun oiT course and
going to have to go
brought out a caution for debris.
through some difBuf.tch, rollowing his crew's
gearing,
ferent
inslrucrions, began to head to the
more so than norpit for tires and fuel.-But just as
mal. As you get
his front tires were about to cross
through practice,
Kevin Harvlck
the commitment hne, the red
everybody kind of
knows !he tendencies of the cars now, light went on. Busch continued and
made his stop, then was sent to the
and we've all te<>ted a lot."
In the previous two races at rear or the field on the restart as crew
Watkins Glen International, cautions chief Roy M<:Cauley kicked a tire in
dashed !he chances or victory ror frustration.
"They played Russian roulette
four-time Watkins Glen winner Jeff
there," Harvick said. "You try to be
Gordon and Kurt Busch.
In 2005, Gordon' s No. 24 Dupont aware of what the situation is. lf you
Chevrolet sutlered a tlat just past the know sumebody's in the sand trap or
midway point of the race a<; a caution wrecked, you know that light's going
flag waved, and a split second before to come on at some point. If you're
he r·eached the commitment line to going to take that gamhle, hopefully
enter plt road the red light went on, you get there before. When you comsignaling the pils were closed. mit to pit road and you know the
light':-; going to come on, there's really no way out. Once you commit, it's
tough to come hack."
A year ago, Harvick was third
heading into the Chase for the Nextel
Cup championship and this year be's
ninth with five races remaining before
the cutoff. Only the top 12 drivers in
the standings after the first 26 races of
the season qualify to compete for the
title.
Harvick. who finished 17th in the
Pennsylvania 500 on Sunday, likes his .
posuion.
"1r's a lor ca<;icr to lose points than
it b to gain," said Harvick, who linishcd fifth in the final standings to
2006 Cup chtunpion Jimmie Johnson.
'"We just have to keep doing the things
we're doing. try to be as consis1ent as
possible to keep that happening. Last
year, we were fo1tunate to win the last
race or the reg ular season and the first
race of the Chase. Then we struggled
for three or four weeks.
"Hopefully, we can time it right
this year and get the momentum in the
Chase instead of tight before it..,
• Kevin Harvick is currently
ninth in the NASCAR Nextel Cup
driver standings.
Ambrose gets chance at first Cup race thanks to Gordon
by JENNA FRYER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLOTTE. N.C.
Marcos Ambrose wa!> cheated
out of a chance to win his first
NASCAR race by Robby
Gordon. His disappointment
was lifted. though , when he
was given an opportunity to
race the first Nextel Cup e vent
of Ius career.
His benefw.:tor? None other
than Gordon himself.
Feeling guilty because be
mtentionally
wrecked
Amhrose in rhc closing laps of
the Hu!-.ch Series race in
Montreal, Gordon offered
Ambrose a car to race this
weekend on the road course at
Watkin" (lien, N.Y. He got the
idea from a fan, who suggested it would he a peace offering
to the Australian drive r.
"We were al l bitterly disap-
pointed after last week, and
I'm sure if Rohby could have
wound the clock back, he
would have done things dirterently,"
Ambrose
said
Wednesday as he and Gordon
detailed their partnership.
"It's part apology and pmt
compliment as far as I'm concerned."
Ambrose and Gordon were
racing for the lead with four
laps to go in Saturday's race
when a multi-car accident
brought our a caution. Both
drivers said Wednesday they
weren't sure who was ahead
whe n the yellow Jlag was displayed.
All they are certain of is
that at some point, Gordon
passed Ambrose for the lead.
Seconds later. Ambrose spun
Gordon a:; he reclaimed the
lead.
By the time Gordon righted
his car and pulled back into
traffic, NASCAR scored him
in 13th place. Gordon argued
he should have been no lower
than second, and refused the
directive to take the 13th spot.
He was disqualified when
the race resumed with two laps
to go, and he immediately
spun Ambrose to move into
the lead. He was ordered off
the track. but ignored the
directive. Gordon technically
crossed the finish line in first
place, ami celebrated as if he
had won the race.
The antics earned Gordon a
suspension from Sunday's
race in Pocono, Pa., as well as
a $35,000 fine and probalion
with a twist - NASCAR gave
him an explicit warning this
week that any further disruptive behavior will earn him an
indefinite suspension.
He said Wednesday his plan
at the time was to protest the
race, and felt he would have
nothing to gain unless he
allowed it to play out the way
he believed it should have.
"In the little bit of defense I
have for my side, nonnally if
you're speeding down pit road
and you have a black llag
penalty, you have three laps to
respond," Gordon said. "T'm
thinking, 'OK, there's two laps
left in the race, we'll respond
after the race and we'll deal
with this."'
Ambrose, meanwhile, went
from what looked like a certain victory to finishing seventh.
Coincidentally, the two had
made plior plans to hang out in
the
Charlotte
area
on
Wednesday to get to know
each other. After the on-track
incident, neither wa<; sure the
date was still a go.
So Gordon called him on
Monday night- Ambrose said
he only answered because he
didn't recogni:~.e the numberand the voice on the other end
said, "Does this mean we're
not
getting
together
Wednesday?"
The two talked about the
incident, and about three hours
later, Gordon called hack with
the offer to let Ambrose drive
one of his cars.
The gesture required layers
of red tape through sponsors
Jim Beam and Camping
World, as well as permission
from The Wood Brothers/ITO
Racing,
which
fields
Ambrose's cars. That team
w as odginally supposed to
field a Cup car this weekend
for Ambrose, but scaled back
the plans because of struggles
with its existing No. 21 Cup
team.
Gordon satd he'll gtve
Ambrose an idenlical car lo
his, which qualified second on
the road course at Sonoma in
June. ·T he two have one hackup car to share between them,
and Ambrose will usc his
Busch team to pit the car and
call the race.
"He's going to have aU the
tools to win," said Gordon.
'"When 1 say win, 1 know you
g uys probably roll your eyes
and say, 'What do you mean,
win?' But there's no doubt in
m y mind that this guy can
come out here and easily run
in Lhe.top I0.
"And in Nextel Cup racing,
if you run in the lop I0, the
door is . going to be open
because things are going to
hllppcn. And if you put yourself in position, he might just
find himself in Victory Lane in
his first race.··
Trvson gets unexpected 2nd chance
at Chase with resuruentKun Busch
by DAN GELSTON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONG POND, Pa. - Pat
. Tryl;Oil wa~ down in the dumps
after he was fired by Roush
Racmg after barely half a season, leaving the veteran crew
chief wondering when he'd
ever get another shot to lead a
team to a championship.
He didn · L have lo wait long.
As soon as Tryson had been
unceremoniously dumped as
Greg Biffle's crew chief, he
received calls from almost
every other learn in the garage.
After only a day or so of uncmplo} mcnt. Tryson went from
won) to rehef: He would get
his -;econd chance, he just had
to choose the rig ht team.
Enter Kurt Busch.
The former Ncxtcl Cup
champion was on his second
crew chief of the season. one
who had told him. he wasn't
interested in the full-time joh.
Busch was out of a spot for the
Chase for the Nextel Cup
because of a hefty points penalty and a lis! o t ra<:es where he
hlcw an opportunity to run out
in front.
"'We had to get the right guy
on top ot the pit box,'' Busch
said
He found him in late June
when Penske Racing hired
Tryson to Jolt the team back
into C-f.Jp contention . So far, the
combination has revitalized
Busch and made him a contender again with three top- IOs
m the last four races. a wm at
Pocono Raceway and a spot in
the top 12 in the points standings.
It Tryson and Busch can
keep their hot streak going over
the final five races of the 26race regular season and hold otT
Dale Earnhardt Jr., that spot in
the Chase wiU be secured.
"I'm going to do everything
I can to make it and I know
Kurt will," Tryson said. "ft
doesn't matter who we bump
out as long as we get in.''
Perhaps familiarity has
played a role in their resurgence. Busch and Ttyson were
at Roush Racing together when
Busch drove the No. 97 Ford
and T1yson was crew chief for
Mark Martin's team.
Tryson put Martin into the
Chase !he past two seasons and
Busch made it the first two
years or NASCAR's revamped
championship system, hut
failed to qualify last se<Lson.
Tryson hooked on with
Biftle at Roush this season, the
fallout or a disappointing 2006
season for the driver. But with
Birtle lloundering at 16th in the
points standings and with only
one lop-tlve llnish, Tryson was
dumped in May. Biffle has said
Tryson was fired against the
driver's wisheb.
the shots, Busch surged back to
"You' rc working real hard 13th entering the Pennsylvania
trying to get things better and 500 and qualified second.
The 2004 series champion
all of a sudden it doesn't work
out," Tryson said. "You're at a turned in the most dominant
pretty low point. The fortunate performance ever on the trianpart for me was when T left, gular 2 1/2-mile track, leading
there was a lot of interest and a 175 of 200 laps and snapping a
lot of good people who called. T 51-race winless drought. He
think 1 made the 1ight decision nudged his way into the top 12
for me.'"
and turned a 13-point deficit
Busch was rcc\ing from the behind Junior into a sevenloss of crew chief Roy point edge.
1t wa<; Busch's first win
McCauley, who is on leave as
be tends to his ailing wife. Troy since March 26, 2006, at
Raker took the job on an inter- Bristol .
im basis, but told Busch he had
"You slip up just a little bit
no interest in keeping the job in the tor 10 and you lind yourself on the outo;;idc looking in,''
for the rest of the season.
Busch said he believed Busch said. "I've definitely put
McCauley was the right man on a different thinking cap
f(>r the job and tried to persuade since Dover. That situation has
him to stay on the pit box. reminded me of what 1 can do
When McCauley declined, in the race car and what I better
Busch targeted Tryson to turn do."
his season around.
Now Tryson and Busch arc
"He's a big-picture kind of a poised lo qualify for the Chase
guy," Busch said. "In the past, and race for the chatppionship.
it might have been, 'OK, we Having a shot at a Litle !hat
failed this weekend, let's go try seemed out of reach for both of
again next weekend,' and we them only six races ago has
didn ·t get it. With. Pat. it just been a huge confidence boost,
seems like a long-term pro- and showed Tryson that somegram:·
how everything really would
Busch was knocked out of work out for the best.
"The working relationship is
his spot in the Chase ai"ter a
points penalty stemming from there for me and kind of a like
his reckless driving at Dover a perlect llt so far," Tryson
plummeted him to 17th in the said. "Hopefully it stays that
standings. With Tryson calling way."
BDR will release Mavtield at end ol season
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
BiJI
Dav is
Racing
announced on Tuesday Lhat
Owen" horn native Jeremy
Mayfield will he released
from the team at the end of
the 2007 season.
'·Jeremy has done all we
asked of hm1 and more as part
ot what has been an enormous
ch,lllenge in 2007 for the
cnrirc BDR Cup program."
te,\m owner Rill Da vis said in
a <;tatemcn L "'lt has been a
hurc undertaking to bring
Toyow o nline for their first
NASCA R Ncx te l Cup season
al the same time all the teams
w the sport were facint* the
dual c mnpelilion platforms as
we transittoncd to the Car of
Tonwrrow.
"Add to that the challenge
of facing the healthiest overall car count in years for the
Nextel Cup Series, the element<;; involved with the lop35 watermark, as well as the
education or a company that
was in its first Ncxte1 Cup
motorsports sponsorship, and
it has made for some trying
times for all involved."
Being a new Ncxtel Cup
team. Mayfield needed to
qualify on time l'or the season's first five races, a task
they were unable to complete
as he made his first 2007 Cup
start in the fifth race of the
season at Bristol.
Since then, Mayfield has
only made seven other races
and hasn't been able to move
into the top 35 in owner
points.
In eight races this season,
Mayfield has an average finish of 32.8 with his best l'inish
or 23rd coming at Talladega
in April.
The Kentucky driver has
enjoyed previous NASCAR
Nextel Cup success.
"l'vc been in this sport
long enough to know that it
takes time to bring a brand
new car up to speed in what is
probably the most competitive racing series 1n the
world," Mayfield said. "When
1 made the decision to move
here to BDR with an untested
car and a sponsor completely
unfamiliar with NASCAR. I
knew it would be somewhat
of a gmnble. I believed then,
and Tbelieve now. that Toyota
photos courtesy of Tommy Michaels
DIRT TRACK WINNERS: Late Model driver Josh McGuire
(above) and Modified racer Jason Perry (below) each claimed
201 Speedway feature wins Saturday night.
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP 2007
LAST RACE:
Aug. 5 - Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa. (Kurf Busch)
UPCOMING RACES:
Aug. 12 -Centurion Boats at The Glen, Watkins Glen,
N.Y.
Aug. 19 _3M Performance 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 25 - Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn.
has a bright future in the Cup Sept. 2- NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 500, Fontana,
Series and is making progress
Calif.
every weekend.
"You only have to look at Sept 8- Chevy Rock-and-Roll 400, Richmond, Va.
their success in the Craftsman Sept. 16- Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Truck Series and now in the Sept. 23 - DoVer 400, Dover, Del.
Busch Series to see where it Sept. 30- Kansas 400, Kansas City, Kan.
can go. 1 think Bill will be Oct. 7 - UAW-Ford 500, Talladega, Ala.
successful in resolving the Oct. 13- Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
issues that have hampered the Oct. 21 - Subway 500, Martinsville, Va.
No. 36 team this year.
Oct. 28 - Georgia 500, Hampton, Ga.
"But I think 1 have deliv- Nov. 4 - Dickies 500, Fort Worth, Texas.
ered what I can to the effort Nov. 11 -Checker Auto Parts 500, Avondale, Ariz.
and looking at the total picNov. 18 - Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
ture - what's best for me.
what's best for the team - T Driver Standings: 1. Jeff Gordon, 3,236; 2. Denny
believe this is the right time Hamlin, 2,870; 3. Matt Kenseth, 2,825; 4. Jeff Burton,
Cor me to consider other 2,763; 5. Tony Stewart, 2,749; 6. Carl Edwards, 2,682
7. Jimmie Johnson, 2,624; 8. Kyle Busch, 2,611; 9. Kevin
opportunities."
A replacement driver has Harvick, 2,600; 10. Clint Bowyer, 2,552; 11. Martin Truex
yet to he named for the No. 36 Jr., 2,437; 12. Kurt Busch, 2,399; 13. Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
.Toyota.
2,392; 14. Ryan Newman, 2,309; 15. Mark Martin, 2,183.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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�A6 • FRIDAY, AUGUST
10, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
This devotional and directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage all of us to attend worship services.
MESSER'S
DEPARTMENT STORE
S.A.S., Eastland. Redwing,
Carhartt & Levi's
9 - 6 MoN. - SAT.; 1 - 5 SUN.
First Pnlsbytsrlan, NOf1h Lake Dnve; SlJ1day School,
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
9:30am; WorshipSarvice,11 a.m Rev VICidPoole, pasFirst Assemblr of God, Martin; Slllday School 10 a.m.
tor.
Worship SeM:e, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
SEVEI'fTH DAY ADVENTIST
Loria VannUCCI, Minister.
Sevent!Hlay Adventist, 5 miles W~ on Mourtain
In Victory Assembly of God, West Prestonsburg; Sunday
Parkway; Church Servx:a, 9:15; Sabbah School, 10:45;
School, 10:00; Worshp Service, 11:00 & 6:30; WeO'lesday
at
John Baker, Pastor, 358-9263; Church, 886-3459, leave
Evening. 6:30; Gal)' Stanley, Pastor.
message. Everyone welcome!
New Bethel Assembly of God, Burning Fork Rd.,
lliE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
Salyersville; Sunday School, 10 am.; Worshi;> Service, 11
OF LATIER DAY SAINTS
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arttu (Sam) Smith,
Minister.
The ChurCh of Jesus Christ of Latlei'-Day Saints;
Sacrament Mtg., tO:OO a.m.; &may School, 11:20 am.;
Praise Assembly, 1 mile S. of Prestonsburg, intersed1011 of
Relief Soc~ety/Preisthood/Primary, 12:00 p.m.;
At. 80 and U.S. 23; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worshtp
Water
Gap
Road,
Prestonsburg
Wednesday, 6 p.m. Church Mealing House a<XJress, Hwy.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; J.M.
80, Martn, KY 41649; Meetrlg House telephone nurrtJer.
Sloce, Mnister.
285-3133; Ken Carriere, Bishop.
BAPTIST
OTHER
Allen First Baptist, Allen: Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
EVERYONE IS INVITED TO HEAR
Pastor Atha Johnson welcomes everyone to attend serWorship Servx:a, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
vices at the CHURCH of GOD of PROPHECY TRAM
Amok:l Tumer, Minister.
David Ta~ lm·. Dwayne Rcl'litt.
KENn.JCKY. Sunday school10 am., Worship service 11
Auxier Freewil Baptist, Auxier; Sunday S<tlool. 10 a.m.;
a.m.
Stcphanh.• \lcKcnt.ic. Landmark Choir.
Worship Servx:a, 11 a.m. and 6 pm.; Thursday, 7 p.m.;
Drift
Independent, Drill; Sln:!ay. 11 a.m.; Thursday, 6:30
Bobby Spencer, Pastor.
and others.
p.m.
Ball Branch Regular Baptist ChurCh, Mousey Ky;
Worship SeM:e, 9:30; Ewry third Sat. and Sun. of each
Grace Fellowship Prestonsburg,(nexl to old flea rnailet),
Refreshments will be served.
month; Roger I flcks, Pastor; Ralph Howard, Asst. Pastor.
SI.Jlday School, 10 a.m. Worship. 11 am. Bil St!J<enberg,
CootaC1 Kerm~ Newsome 600-377-6881 for more informaPastor 889-<l005.
tion
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle, West Prestonsburg;
Kenneth E. Prater Jr., Pastor
Benedict Baptist, Slick Rock Branch, Caw Creek; SI.Jlday
Sunday School, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m.; Don
School, 10 a.m. Worship Setvice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Shepherd. Minister.
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Gordon Fftch, Minister.
Faith 2 Faith, Har1<ins Ave., West Prestonsburg; Strday
CATHOLIC
Betsy Layne Free Will Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
School, 10 am.; Worship service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thurs. 7 pm.
Worship Service. 1t a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tracy Pauon, St. Martha, Wmer Gap; Mass: Sunday, 11:15 a.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m.; Randy Hagans, Minster. 886-9460.
SI.Jlday.;
Father
Roben
Damron,
pastor.
Mlfl!Ster.
Faith Fellowship, Allen, Ky. Sun. School, 10 am.; Worship Service, 11
CHRISTIAN
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Baptist Student
am.; Sun. Evenilg, 6 p.m.; Wed, 7 p.m..Carl & Missy Woods, Pastors.
Union, J 102; Wednesday, 11 :30 a.m.; Vera Joiner, 886-3863, ext. First Christian, 560 Nonh Amold Avenue; Sunday SchOiJI, 10 a.m.;
Worsh~ Service, 11 a.m.; Jim Sherman, Mnister.
67267.
Faith Worship Centef, U$ 460, Pailtsville; w~ Service, 11 am.;
Bonanza Freewill Baptist, Abbott Creek Road. Bonanza; Sunday VIctory Ctvistian Ministries, 1428 E.; Sunday School, 11:30 a.m.; Thursday, 6 p.m.; Buddy and Maude Frye, Minister.
School, 1oa.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jimmy Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m; Sherm Wittiams, Minister. ·Full Gospel Community, (formerly of_ Martil) moved to Okl ~;
D Brown, Minister.
Sunday School, 10 am., Wor.>hip SeMce, 11 am.; Sunday eYeflW¥:l,
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Brandy Keg Freewill Baptist, Com FOI1<; Sunday S<tlool, 10 a.m.; Betsy Layne Church of Christ, Betsy Layne; SI.Jlday School, 10 a.m.; 6:30p.m.; Wed .. 6:30pm.; Lavonne lafferty, Minister.
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Roger Music, Minister.
Worship SeM:e. 11 a.m and 6 p.m.. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Torrrny J. Llghlhouse Temple, Mail St. and Hal St.; Worship Service, t2 p.m.
and 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Fr'day. 7 p.m.; Roy Cosby. Milister.
Calvary Southern Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sooday School, 9:45 a.m.; Spears, MF!ister.
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Doug Lewis, Prestonsburg Church of Christ, 88 Hwy. 1428; Worship Service, 10 UY!ng WaiM Ministries Full Gospel Ch~ch, At 3, just before
Minister.
a.m. and 6 p.m.; WOO'lesday, 7 p.m.; Richard Kelly and Nelson Kidder, Thunder A~; Wed1esday, 7:00 p.m., Sunday Evenilg, 6:00 p.m.
Pastor: Curt Howard.
Community Freewill Baplls~ Goble Roberts Addttion; Sunday Ministers.
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Weci"lesday, 7 Harold Church of Christ, Haroi:J; Slllday School, t 0 a.m.; Worshp Martin House of Worship, Old Post Office St.; Worship Service, 7
p.m.; Paul D. Coleman, Mnister
SeM;e, 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James H. Harmon, p.m. Saturday!SIJ'lday.
Cow creek FreewiU Baptist, Caw Creek; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Minister.
Old Tine Holiness, 2 mtles up Mansas Creek, Martn; SI.Jlday
Slllday, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Nathon Lal!erty, Highland Church of Christ, At. 23, Hager Hi I; Sunday School, 10 School, 11 a.m.; Worsh1p SeJVice, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; John W.
Minister.
Patton, Minister.
a.m.; Worship Servk:e, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Daniels Creek Baptist FeBowshlp Church of God, Banner. Services: Hueysville Church of Christ; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worshp Spurlock Bible (Baptist), ff227 Spurtock Creek Rd., Prestonsburg;
Saturday night, 7 p.m.; Smday morning, 11 a.m.; Sunday niglt, 7 p.m.; SeM:e, 1t a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chester Varney, Sunday Sctool, 10 a.m.; Worship SeM:e, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Hen!)' Lewis, Minister.
Jim Stephens, Minister. 886-1003.
Minister.
Drift Freewill Baptist, Drift; SI.Jlday Schoof, 10 a.m.; Worsh~ Service, Lower Toler Church of Christ, Harokl; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Town Branch Church; Sunday School! 0 am except lor first SI.Jlday
6:30 p.m.; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Jim Fields. Milister.
Worshp Service. 1t a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; Lonie n each month.; W~ Service, Su11. morning 10:00 am.; Evenilg 6
p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; No SI.Jlday night seM:es on first Stn:lay of
Endicott Freewill Baptist, Buffalo; Stll. School, 10 a.m.; Church fM3fY Meade. Mirister.
Sun. Morning 11:15 a.m.; Wed. even~ SIDle Sttxly & Prayer MeeliYiJ, Mare Creek Church of Christ, Stanville; Sll1day School, 10 a.m.; each month. Tom Nelson, Mnister.
7:00 p.m.; Thud Stll. evening SeMCe, 6 p.m.; Rrst Sat evenng Worship Se!vice, 1t a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
The Father House, Big Branch, Abbott Creek; Sunday School, 10 am.;
Service, 7 p.m. Hobert Meek, Pastor, welcomes everyone.
Wolihip Service, 6 p.m.; J.J Wliglt, Mnister.
Martin Church of Christ, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Faith Bible Church, an independent Baptist Church. located on 1428, Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Gal)' M~chell, Minister. The Tabernacle, At. 32t (Okl Plan1atkln MoteQ, Christian Edocator,
between Allen & Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; SI.Jlday Morning, tl
10:00; Sunday Momilg, 11:00; Sunday Evening, 7:00; Wednesday,
a.m.; Sooday Evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer, 6 Maytown Church of Christ, 66 Turkey Creek Rd., Langley. Sunday 7:00: Pastors, Paul and RamonaAken.
Bille
Study
1
0:00
am.,
Sunday
morning
worship
11
:00
a.m..
Evening
p.m.; Pastor, Rev. Bob W1reman.
Youth Fellowship Cenler, Wheelv.T1ght; Monday-Tuesday, 6 p.m.;
Worship 6:00 p.m., We<ilesday Bille Study 6:00 p.m.
Faith Freewill Baptist, 1/4 mile above Worldwide Eqll. on At. 1428;
Th.Jrsday, 7 p.m.
Sunday Service, to a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Upper Toter Church of Ctvist, 3.5 miles ~ Toler Creek on right; Zion Deliverance, Wayland; SI.Jlday School, 10 am.; Worship
SI.Jlday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeJVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Buddy Jones, Milister.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m. Prayer Li1e: 358Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tommy Dale Bush, Minister.
First Baptist, Garrett; SI.Jlday School, 9:45 am.; Worship Service, 11
2001; Darlene W. Ametle, Pastor
Weeksbury
Church
of
Christ;
Sunday
School,
1
0
a.rrrn.;
Worship
a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Randy Osborne, Minister.
TaylOr Chapel Comll'Ulity Church, lormei1y the okf Price Food
Se!vice, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mi<e Hall, Minister.
First Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 1t
Service buildi£'9, located 1 quarter nile above WortcJwjje Equ~,
CHURCH
OF
GOO
a.m. Sunday Even111Q SeM:e 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Greydon
Rt. 1428. Sun. Bible Study, 10 am.; SlJ'I. MCJri'ID;j Service, 11 a.m.;
Howard, Minister.
Sun. Evening, 6:30 p.m. Kemy Vanderpool, Pastor.
Betsy Layne Church of God, Okl U.S. 23; Slllday School, 10:30
First Baptist, Prestonsburg, 157 South Front Street; Slllday School, a.m.; Worship Se!vice, t1 a.m. and 7 p.m.; We<tlesday 7 p.m.; Judi1h International Pentecostal Holiness Church, 10974 N. Main St.,
9:45 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wed., 6:30p.m.; Caudill, Minister.
Martil; Rev. Ellis J. Stevens, Senior Pastor.
Jerry C. Workman, minister.
Comm1.111ty Church of God, Al1<ansas Creek, Martin; Worship Rising Sun Ministries, 78 Court Street, Alen, Ky.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.;
Fitzpatrick First Baptist, 1063 Big Branch, P.O. Box 410, Service, 11 am. Friday, 7 p.m.; Bud Crum. Minister.
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Pastor: D.P. Cuny.
Prestonsburg. KY 41653; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, t1
FlrstCh~ch of God; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:45
ChurCh of God of Prophecy, Sooday School 10 a.m., Worship
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Tommy Reed.
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steven V. Williams, Pastor.
Service 11 a.m.. &may Night · 6 p.m., Wednesday Ngt - 6 p.m.
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg; Slllday Sdlool, 10 a.m.; Garrett Church of God, Garrett; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Pastor Glenn Hayes. West Prestonsburg.
Worship Service, 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7: p.m.
Service, tl a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Donald Bragg,
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg; SlllOay School, 10 a.m.; Minister.
Worship Service, 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
Landmark Church of God, Goble Roberts Addftion; Sunday School,
Grethel Baptist, State Rt. 3379, (13ranha-n's Creek Rd.); Sunday 10 a.m.; Worship Setvice, 11:10 a.m. 'and 7 p.m.; Wedresday, 7 p.m.;
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, K80181h E. Prater, Jr., Minister.
6:30p.m.
Little Paint First Church of God, 671 Little Paint Road, East Point;
Garrett Regular Baptist, Route 550. Garrett; Worship Service, 10:30 Slllday School, 9:45 a m., Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; WH!ie Crace, pastor; Assist. Wednesday, 7 p..; Charles Heater Jr., Minister.
Larry Patlon. Phone 358-4275.
The Ligon Church of God of Prophecy, Saturday SeMCes, 7:00
Highland Ave~ Freewill Baptist; Sunday School, 9:50 a.m.; p.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Ralph Hall,
Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; We<ilescBy, 7 p.m.; Davjj Pastor.
Garrett, Minister.
EPISCOPAL
Jacks Creek Baptist, Bevnsville; Sunday Schoo~ 10 a.m.; Worship St. James Episcopal; Sunday Servtce, 9:45 a.m.; Holy Eucharist
SeM:e, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Roger Trusty. 11 :00 a.m. Wednesday Study Group 6:00p.m., Holy Eucharist &
Katy Friend Freewill Baptist, 2 miles up Abbott; SI.Jlday School, 10 llealing 7:30p.m. rather Johnnie[. Ross, Rector.
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chad
LUTHERAN
Blair, Pastor.
Our Savior Lutheran, Sipp Bayes Room Carriage House f.lootel,
Lackey Freewill Baptist, Lackey; Sunday School, 10 am.; Worship Paintsville; Sunday Service, 11 a.m.; WKLW (600 am) t2:05 p.m.;
Service, 11 am.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Johnny J. Coltins, Milister.
Roland Bent114>, Minister.
Lancer Baptist Church; 7t Cooley St., Prestonsburg, Sunday School.
METHODIST
10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m., Evening Woship, 6:00p.m., Auxier United Methodist, Auxier: Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Wednesday Prayer Meeting and Bible Study. 7:00p.m.; Pastor Bobby
506 Bucks Branch, Martin
US 23 Prestonsburg
Se!vice, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Gartiek:l Potter, Minister.
Carpenter
1-800-264-9813
1-8~-98 79
Betsy Layne United Methodist, next to B.L Gymnasium; Sunday
Liberty Baptist, Denve~; Sunday Service, 10 am.; Worship Service, School. 10 a.m.; Worship Service. 11 a.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Randy
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Merle Little, Mooter.
Blackburn, Miflisler.
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ligon Worship Service, Sunday, Allen Christ United Methodist, Allen; SI.Jlday School. 9:45 a.m.;
11:00 a.m. Thu!Sday, 7 p.m.
Worship Service, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 pm.; Kenneth
Martin Branch Freewill Baptist, Estin; Sunday Service, tO a.m.;· Lemaster, MiniSter.
\'tAN POWER n:MPORARY SERvtns
Worship Service, 11.15 am. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James Community United Methodist, 141 BurlleAvenue (off Univers~y Drive
First Commonwealth Bank Building
{Red) Morris, Minister.
and Neeley St.); SLndaySchool.10a.m .. WorshipSeM:e, 11 am. and
311 N. :\rnold A~e. Ste. 503
Martin Freewill Baptist, Martil; Sunday School, 10 am.; Worship 6 p.m.; We<i1esday, 7 p.m.; Steve Pescosolido, Minister.
Pnstonsburg, KY 41653
Service, 11 am. and 6p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; John L. Blair, Minister. EUlott's Chapel Free Methodist, At. 979, Beaver; Sunday School, 10
(606) 889-9710
Maytown First Baptist, Mail St., Maytown; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; a.m.; Wofsh4J Servk:e. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Philip T. Srniltl. Minister.
Oft'tring employment solutions
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bob Varrey, Emma United Methodist, Emma; Sunday School 10 am., Sunday
for offtu and industrilll1\·ork
Minister.
Worship Service 11 a.m.; Pastor David Profitt.
McDowell First Baptist, McDowell; Sunday Sd'ool, 9:45 am.; First United Methodist, 256 South Arnold Avenue; 9 am. Contempory
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Gene SeM:e; SI.Jlday School, 9:45am.; Worship Service, 10:55 a.m. and 5
~-=- HIGHLAND S
Bracken, Minister.
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p.m. UMYS Service; Wecilesday, 7 p.m.; Mark D. Walz, Pastor.
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Middle Creek Baptist, Blue River; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Horn Chapel Methodist, Auxier Road, At.Dcier; Sunday School, 10
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Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Eugene Cook, a.m.; Sunday Morning Service, 11 a.m.; Mid-week Service, 7 p.m.:
Minister.
Slllday Evening Service held on the 1st and 3rd Sllldays of each
Lighthouse Baptist, 2194 KY At. 1428, Prestonsburg; Slllday month at 6 p.m.: larry J. Penix, Minister.
Se!vice, 10 a.m.; Worshp Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wed'lesday, 7 Graceway United Methodist, At. 80, Sl.llday School, 9:45 a.m.;
51100 Kr Hwr. 3Z1 PrestonsiiUf'll.lllltUCkJ '1153
p.m.; Donald Crisp, Milister. home phone 285-3385
Community Owned/Not For Profll
Worship Service, 1t am., Wednesday Nig1t, 7 p m., Roy Harlow,
Pleasant Home Baptist, Water Gap Road, lHlcer; 9Jnday School, 10 Minister.
Member AHA and KHA
Accrodlled bY .ICAHO
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Marl\ Salisbury United Methodist, Printer; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Phvslclan Referral
Tackett, Pastor.
886~7581
Worsh~ Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study. 6 p.m.;
Pleasant Valley Old Regular Baptist Church, flflker For!<; Meeting Bobby G. Lawson. Minister.
time 1s1 Saturday & Sunday of each month, 3rd Sunday Evening at
Wayland United Methodist, AI. 7, Wayland; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
6:00 p.m., Moderator, Gary Compton; Assist Moderator, Jimmy Worship Service, t t a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Jack Howard, Pastor.
Conley.
Prater Creek Baptist, Banner; SI.Jlday School, 10 am; Worship Wheelwright United Methodist, Wheelwrl!trt; Sunday School, 10
a.m.: Worship Service, 11 a.m. are 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m; Bobby
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m.; J.B. Hall, Pastor. Isaac. Minister.
Phone: (606) 874-3222.
Vogle Day United Methodist Church, Harold; SI.Jlday School, 10:00
Rock Fork: Freewill Baptist; Garren Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worshp a.m.; Sunday Worship SeMCe. 11:00 a.m.; Wed Bible Study, 7:00p.m.:
Service, lt a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Wendell Crager, Minister.
Dennis C. Love, Pastor.
Rock Fork Regular Baptist, Garren; Worship Service, 9:30a.m.; Jeny Drift Pentecostal, Drift; Sureay School, 10 a.m; Worship Service,
Mams. Pastor; Willie Crace Jr., Assistant Pastor.
Saturday/Slllday, 7 p.m.; W~day. 7 p.m.; Ted Shannon, Minister.
Salt Lick United Baptist, Salt Lick, Hueysville; Worship Service, 2nd Free Pentecostal ChurCh of God, At. 1428, East Porn; Sunday
& 4th Smday, 10:30 am.; Pastor, Alen Chaffins, fi1one 946-2123.
School. 10 a.m.; Worship Service, tt a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Thurs., 6:30
Sammy Clark Branch Freewill Baptist, Dana; Sunday School, 10 p.m., Buster Hayton, Minister.
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 6:30p.m.
Free Pentecostal Church ol God, Weeksbul)'; Sunday School, 10
Stephens Branch Missionary Baptist, Stephens Brandl; Sunday a.m. Worship Se!vice, 7 p.m.. Wednesday/Saturday, 7p.m.; Jam 'Jay"
Service, 10 a.rn.; Worship Servk:e. 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Patton, MiniSter.
The Third Avenue FreewiU Baptist; Sunday &hool, 10 a.m.; Worship Free Peotecostal OeHwrance, Ext. 46 olf Mt. Parkway at Campton;
East KY Metal
Service, 11 a.m.and6p.m.; W800esday, 7 p.m. Phill~ Ramey, Pastor. Worshp Service, Saturday and SI.Jlday, 7 p.m.; Patricia Cooar,
(Next door to East KY Roof Truss Co.)
Tom's Creek Freewill Baptist, U.S. 23 (north of Layne Brothers); Milister
Sunday School, tO a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Free Pentecostal Holiness, At. 122. Upper Burton; &may School, 11
3095 S. Lake Drive • Prestonsb'urg, KY 41653
Wectlesday, 7 p.m.; Chuck Fcr9llSOI1, Minister.
a.m., Worship Service, 6 p.m; Friday, 7 p.m.; Louis Sanl011, Minister;
David
P1ke,
Assooate
Minister.
Phone:
(606) 889-9609 or (606) 886-9563
Tom Mo019 Memorial Freewill Baptist; Cliff Road; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worshp Service, tl a.m.; Youth Service, 5:00p.m.; Ewnilg Goodloe Penlecostal, At. 850, David; Worship Service, 6 p.m.;
Service, 6:00 p.m.; No Service the 1st Sunday of each month; Malcom Slone. Minister.
We<ilesday. 7 p.m.: Jody Spencer, Mirnster.
Part<way First Calvary Pentecostal, Floyd and Mago1fi1 County Lile;
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptist; Intersection of U.S. 23 and KY 80, ; Worship SeMca, 6:30p.m.; Mke D. Cafdwell, Milister. 297-6262.
Water Gap; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Morning Worship Se!vice, 11 a.m. Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Holiness, Main St., Martn; Smday
and Evenng Worship Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study. 7 p.m., School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.: 2nd Sat., 7 p.m.; Thurs., 7
Youth SeM:es 7 p.m.; Everyone Welcome.
p.m.; Ellhs J. Stewns, Minister.
United Community Baptist, Hwy. 7, Hueysville; Worsh!J.Service, 2 Free Pentecostal Church, Dw~; SeM;es Saturday, 6 p.m.; Smday
p.m., Fnday, 7 p.m.; Cailos Bevet1y, Mnister.
School, 10 a.m.; Se!VICSS, 11 am.; No Sunday Ni\t)t Service.
Wheelwright Freewill Baptis1, Wheelwright Jurx:tion; Sunday School,
PRESBYTERIAN
tO a.m.; Worship Servi;e, 11 a.m are 7 p.m.; Wed~y, 7 p.m.;
Drm Presbyterian, Route 1101, Drift; Wor~ Service. 11 a.m.
Louis Ferrari, Minister.
qOdpsl Sm,m,
Landmark
Christian Church
606-285-3104
MIKE'S T.V., Car Audio,
& Appliance, Inc.
606·886·6551
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SERVICE AND SUPPLIES
437-4609
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Extra
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$4,000
2001 Ford Tarus
SES 80,000 miles.
$4,495, Moonroof.
92
Pathfinder,
automatic, $1,650.
96' Buick Century
$1,100.
886-2842
886-3451.
1994
Pontiac
GrandAm.
Excellent condition.
Quick sale! Call
Russell or Dale at
874-2512.
2006 PT Crusier
$10,999. REd, one
owner, lady, well
maintained
606
285-9650
1999
Chevy
Silverado
Z-71
4X4 extended cab.
Black in color.
120,000
miles.
Asking $8,500. Call
886-1955 or 2055531.
'96 Chevy Blazer
4.3 V6 motor. Call
606- 794-5234 ..
Asking $2,000
Motorcycle's for
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c, 2004 Honda
Foreman excellent
condition ,
also
2006
HarleyDavidson XL833New 230 miles
black. All are in
excellent condition.
Call 606-226-2455.
FOR SALE
Submergible deep
well Meyer pumps_
Half 3 quarter and
1 horse power. Call
358-2000.
2003 Honda Ace
S h a d o w
Motorcycle,
low
miles, mint condition. Asking $3,800
call 791-2498.
EMPLOYMENT
Position
available! Golf Course
Superintendent.
(Must have at least
2 years experi·
ence) Golf Course
Maintenance
(Outside
Maintenance) Pro
shop and Cart
Attendant (Must be
friendly, have a
professional
appearance. and
cash register experience). Call tor
more details. T.
Bruce Oldendick,
PGA Member.
Wanted: 5 people
to qualify for 100%
goverment
margage loans. 606874-1333 to qualify.
Wanted: Part time
lady to work in
antique and gift
shop. Please call
886-9995.
AVON
Sign up for 10.00
and Receive Free
gift. Earn pocket or
career money, you
decide. Call Jency
at 886-2082
CAD Techmc1an,
Must be familiar
with mine mapping
and survey plats,
salary is negotiable.
Applications may
be picked up at the
Prestonsburg office
or resumes may be
fax to 886-6986 or
mailed to 3037 KY
Rt
321,
Prestonsburg, Ky.
ROUTE DRIVER
Airgas has a career
opportunity avallaole for a Route
Driver
at
its
Manton, KY location. This position
requires a Class A
CDL
with
HAZMAT
Endorsement.
Knowledge of the
welding industry &
customer service
experience is a
plus. Airgas offers a
competitive salary
and benefits which
include paid vacation days, holidays,
sick days, 401 (k),
employee
stock
purchase plan.
Please inquire to:
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Fax: 270·936·6228
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Help
Wanted:
Carpenters
and
Laborers. Call 606367-8840. Ask for
Don.
To
$480/wk.
Materials provided.
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information
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JOB
OPENING
Renos Roadhouse
in Prestonsburg is
now hiring for all
positions. ShiftsDay and Night.
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only.
Services
The
Nursing
Home is not your
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company
has
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people ready to
help with all your
needs in your own
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your heart is. Call
Joyce at 606-8898529 or 606-2266366. On call in
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can help you.
MERCHANDISE
BOOK FOR SALE
Korners of inspiration (A collaboration
of
Kim's
Korner).
Priority
mail $13.30, shipping UPS $20.00,
allow 2-4 weeks for
delivery. To order
send check or
money
order to
Kim Frausre 955
Abbott Mountain
Road Prestonsburg
Ky 41653. or email
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plus sh1pp1ng and
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Donald at 2853385.
Animals
Dog Needs A
Home!! Relocating
couple needs a loving home for a great
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Doberman
Mix.
Good watch dog!
$25, negotiable.Call
606-424-1701
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available now, Buy,
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606·884-7776
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Yard Sale
Best Darn Yard
Sale
Ever!!!!!
Friday
noon-4,
Saturday 9-? Multi
family everything
must go! Toddler
clothes, toys, nice
suites, home decor,
name
luggage,
brand
clothingGap, Vai Spiga, J
Jill,
Coach,
Kenneth Cole, Polo
and a lot more!
Just past Lake
Marathon Station!
Yard Sale/Moving
Salelll
Mayo
Trailer
Courtbetween
Adams
Middle school and
Riverview Nursing
Home. Inside air
conditioned,
August 9-11 9a-5p.
Look for signs!
Misc.
Computer
For
Sale:
Acer
Aspire
Laptop, 5610·15.4
inches widescreen,
PC with pentium
dualcore processes, T-2080, new,
never used. Will
sell for $650 IBM
typewriter, Wheel
rider 3 lots of extra
Singer
wheels ,
sewing machine,
excellent condition.
Call 886-8783.
Hospital Bed For
Sale: Electric, gel
mattress, walker,
shower seat, potty
chair. $500 call
865-687-8615.
Looking
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Friend to talk with
on phone, 4555yrs, Call 87 4·
2512
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FOR SALE
MOVING 3Br, 2Ba
Cedar home w1th
Fireplace and 2 car
garage. New roof,
flooring, and fresh
BOOK FOR SALE
Prestonsburg
A book by Donald
Crisp "Growing up
Health
Care
Center has an 100
Workers on Bucks Branch".
opening for a full needed. Assemble In Floyd county. on
time
MDS crafts, wood items. sale now!!!! $12.50
Coordinator, A full . - - - - - - - - - - - - -....
time RN, and a full
and part time CNA.
We offer competi·
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excellent benefits. If
interested please
stop by or send
resume to 147
North
Highland
Avenue.
Prestonsburg KY • ----~-41653
(beside
P r e s t ·o s b u r g 3 adjointng houses and LARGE lots in downtown
Elemantary) or call Prestonsburg. Ideal for commerctal or residential
886-2378
use. Located on comer of Rt. 1428 and S. Central
Ave. Brick home with original hardwood interior
A b b o t t
Engineering, Inc. plus Two rental houses. Close to schools, courthas an immediate house, and shopping. $575,000 for appointment
opening for an or more information call 886·9668 or 226·6871
experiences Auto
Is seeking qualified candidates for the
following positions:
Needed for Medical Office
An experienced & dynamic individual
needed to manage and supervise the
daily operations of the medical clinic.
Dietary Aide
Part-time positions available for all shifts. ·
Housekeeping & Laundry
Positions available.
If you are interested in joing our caring
team, please apply to:
Salyersville Health Care Center
571 Parkway Drive
Salyersville, KY 41465
(606) 349-6181
E.O.E. I ADA I AAP
NEW home for
sale-Wi nchester,
Ky 1/2 acre lot!
Close
to
Winchester 1-64 on
Mt. Parkway. Call
886-8366.
Sale or Lease
Office Space for
lease in Cross
Roads shopping
center, Pike Co.
1 ,260 Sq. Ft. and
1,320 Sq. Ft set up
as possible Dr.
Office. Call 606432·1488.
Mount
Sterling
Farm for Sale!
Approximately 33
acres farm located
near
Mount
Sterling, Kentucky
near HW 460 with
a 250 rail tobacco
farm, 3 BR, 2 1/2
bath house with
central
air/heat.
Contact (606) 874-
Established business with 240 ft.
road frontage, 2
adjoining lots available on main road
through town, close
to courthouse. 606791-3663.
FOR RENT
Beauty shop equipt
with 3 stations and
tanning bed. Would
consider renting for
commercial
use
other than beauty
shop. Rt. 122 1
mile
South
of
Martin across from
Garth
Technical
School. Must have
references.· 2859112.
FOR SALE
Special
Fl
finance progra
$0 down if you o
land or use farr
land. We own 1
bank,
yc
approved!
C
606-474-6380.
FOR LEASE
Established bu
ness, Prime IO<
tlon
Prestonsburg, 2
Front Rd . 7£.
3663.
Commercial pre.
erty 12 acres n(
to
Walmart
McDonald's
Prestonsburg. 8!
3023 after 5pm.
r Sale By Owner
relax on this large covered front pore
enjoy cooking out on the large deck of th
BR, 2 Bath, 2 story home. Only 10 min.
Shopping downtown also close to new
Prestonsburg Elementary School. Located
0 mile rough and tough branch on chess
. for appointment call 886-6682.
NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
Otter Creek Correctional Center is accepting
OFFICE MANAGER
Certified Nurse Aids
Open CNA positions available for all shifts.
Homes For Sale
2330 or (859)-4980209.
Otter Creek Correctional Center is currently
accepting applications for Licensed Practical
Nurse. Must be a graduate from an approved
school of nursing with a certificate as a
Licensed Practical Nurse. Must be licensed in
the state of employment. A valid driver's
license is required.
·Salyersville Health Care Center
An Extendicare Facility
RN'S/LPN'S
Open RN /LPN positions for all shifts.
pamt... .Sorry NO
LAND
. CONTRACTS,
also
FOR SALE Kimball
Piano, Oakl Sonata
Console
with
bench. Call Steve
and
Theresa
Tackett
at
(606)478-3337
Must possess excellent computer skills~
organizational abilities, and analytical
aptitude.
Extensive knowledge of the
financial aspects of a medical clinic,
such as banking, insurance billing,
and accounting procedures are a necessity.
Must be able to multi-task, maintain an
appropriate office environment, demonstrate
self-initiative and professional attitude, and
effectively lead a team to high performance.
applications for a Vocational/Horticulture
Instructor. Must be a graduate from an accredited col1ege, university or vocational school
preferred. Must possess or be eligible for certificate, license or other legal credentials
required by state law, regulation or contract.
Continued employment in this position will be
contingent upon obtaining and/or maintaining
appropriate state credentials. Experience in the
trade and/or vocational area of instruction.
Applicable experience may be 'mbstituted for
education up to a maximum of four years.
unless prohibited by law, regulation or contract.
A valid driver's license is prefened, unless
required by contract or applicable statute.
Otter Creek Correctional Center is accepting applications for Correctional Officers.
Must have a high school diploma. GED certification or equivalent. Must complete pre-service
correctional officer training and, where applicable, be a non-commissioned security officer
licensed by the state of employment. A valid
driver's license is required. Demonstrate ability
to complete any required training. Must be
available to work any hours, any shift.
References required. Send resume to:
Interested persons may apply at
327 Correctional Road,
Wheelwright, KY 41669,
online at www.correctionscorp.com or
you may fax a resume to (606) 452-9703.
Medical Offices
P. 0. Box 2688
Pikeville, KY 41502
Otter Creek Correctional Center is an
equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
Good Pay & Benefits
�88 •
fRIDAY, AUGUST
FOR SALE
Property for sale
between
Prestonsburg and
Painstville.
Also,
double wido for
rent. $500 plus
deposit. Call 606789-6721 or 792792-6721 . No pets.
Farm for sale! so
acre farm located
at Morgan Co.
Hunters paradise!
Turkey,
Deer,
Stocked Pond. 10
minuets
from
Painstville lake, 25
minutes from Cave
Run. Reasonably
priced! Call 7439891,
ask
for
James
Metal Building Rt.
80-Large lot! Call
886-8366.
Sale: Building lots
on Rt. 1210 8 miles
from Prestonsburg.
Call 886-8366.
FARM FOR SALE
Floyd county 75
acres more or less,
rt. 1100 off US 23
East Point Upper
Little Paint. Lum
Derossett Branch.
Call 606-325-4430
or 606-325-2809.
Level- Sloping and
timber.
LAND FOR SALE
Approximately 50
acres( unsurveyed)
located at Right
Fork of Bull Creek,
one mile from Ft. 23
and Rt.80 intersection.
City water
available. Private
yet convenient; with
several house sites
possible.
Asking
$90,000. No contracts.
478-2620
after 7:00 p
Extra Nice home
for Lease 3 ,000 sq
ft. walk-in basement
ideal for small business/residential
JCT 80 and 680
eastern, KY. Floyd
Co. Call 606-3776607
Building for rent:
50x90, 18" ceilings,
12x12 garage door
$450 per month,
Martin Ky. 285-3368.
Spacious 1 BR
apt, newly decorated in town, paved
off street parking
private. $375 per
month plus deposit.
Water,
garbage,
and cable furnished.
Walking
distance
from
downtown
Prestonsburg.
References
required call 8862444 between 9a6p
I
2 BR 1 Bath townhouse for rent.
Stove, refridgerator,
W/D hookup. City
limits Rt. 23 + 80
$500 per month,
plus utilities and
$300 deposit 1 year
lease! No pets 606237-4758
WANTED:
Female roommate
to
share
renUexpenses on 3
BR 2 bath home
located
near
Heritage house inn.
If interested please
call 886-1744.
2 BR 2 1/2 bath at
Lancer.
Garage,
WID hookup. $790
per month plus utilities. Call 606-8741660.
2 BR apt located
at Hueysvulle Ky,
remodeled, renovated, good condition.
Call 270-259-5546
2 BR 1 1/2 bath
central heat and air.
1 mile North of
Prestonsburg. No
pets! Call 886-9747
or 886-9007.
Renovated
Apartments
like
new,
furnished,
downtown Martin. 1
BR and efficiency
apartments.
Call
285-3233 between
10a-6p M-S.
Beautiful, unique
apartment for rent
near college. 1 BR
furnished
apartments,
extremly
clean.
Deposit
required. Call 8863565
No
pets
please.
Furnished 1 bed
10, 2007
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent
starting at $375.
month, + $300.
deposit
water
included. Located
near HRMC. 606·
889-9717.
LOTS FOR RENT
New mobile park
lots, Allen Dwale
area, Floyd County.
Restrictions apply.
Paved Streets, lighted area, parking
pads.AII sizes call
606-377-2357
Trailer for rent:
$320 per month.
Located on Buffalo.
$200 deposit. Call
886-0200.
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Watkins Collins, et
al, recorded in Deed
Book 489, Page
150, Floyd County
Clerk's
Office.
TERMS OF SALE:
(a) At the time of
sale, the successful
bidder shall either
pay cash or 10°~
down, with the balance on credit for
thirty (30) days. (b)
The successful bidder
shall
be
required to execute
a bond with good
surety thereon for
the unpaid purchase price of said
property, if any,
bearing mterest at
the rate of twelve
percent ( 12%) per
annum from the
date of sale until
paid, having the
force and effect of a
Judgment. (c) The
property shall be
sold subject to any
easements
and
restrictions
of
record in the Floyd
County
Clerk's
Office and such
right of redemption
as may exist in
favor of the United
States of America
and/or the record
owners thereof, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
2410
or
KRS
426.530. (d) The
purchaser shall be
required to assume
and pay all Floyd
Kentucky, real property taxes for the fiscal year 2007, and
all
subsequent
years not yet due
and payable. Any
and all delinquent
Floyd County real
estate taxes will be
paid from the sale
proceeds. (e) In the
event that a lien
holder herein is the
purchaser of the
above
described
property for an
amount equal to, or
less than, its first
lien, it shall take a
credit against said
lien for the amount
of the bid and no
bond
shall
be
required of the lien
holder and it shall
be obligated to pay
court costs, the fees
and costs ot the
M a s t e r
Commissioner and
any real estate
taxes
assessed
against the real
estate.
Any
announcements
made on date of
sale takes precedence over printed
matter contained
herein.
PLAINTI FF'S COUNSEL:
Hon. Jeffery N.
Lovely P.O. Box 82
Salyersville,
Kentucky
41465
WILLIAM
S.
KENDRICK Master
Commissioner P. 0.
Box
268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653
(606) 886-2812
COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
FLOYD CIRCUIT
COURT DIVI·
SION NO. I C.A.
NO_ 05-CI-00308
JAMES TRUSTY
PLAINTIFF VS.
LINDA
McKENZIE
DEFENDANT
NOTICE OF
COMMISSIONER'S SALE
**"**"**** BY
VIRTUE OF
Orders for Sale of
Property entered on
the 11 th day of
December, 2006, in
the Floyd Circuit
Court, in connection with the divorce
proceedings in the
above styled cause,
I shall proceed to
offer for sale at the
Old Floyd County
Courthouse Door,
South Central
Avenue,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky, (behind
the new Floyd
County Justice
Center) to the highest bidder, at public
auction on
Thursday, the 23 rd
day of August,
2007, at the hour of
9:30a.m., the following described
real estate, together with any and all
improvements and
appurtenances
lying in Floyd
County, Kentucky,
and more particularly described as
follows: Tract I
Thence beginning
and starting point,
at a Locus tree
beside the main
Middle Creek
stream; thence running with main
Middle Creek
Stream east
approximately 100
feet to a black walnut tree; beside the
main Middle Creek
Stream; thence running to a large pine
tree up the hill to a
PUBLIC
large poplar tree
NOTICE FOR
approximately 10
INVOLUNTARY
feet above the old
TERMINATION
coal banks; thence
OF
straight around the
hill west running
MEDICAREIMED
ICAID
with the old coal
mine banks to a
PROVIDER
AGREEMENT
white oak tree;
Notice is hereby
thence in a straight
given that effective
line down the hill
August 31 , 2007,
west to the main
the
agreement
hollow stream
between Riverview
across the hollow
Health Care Center
stream approxiat 79 Sparrow Lane,
mately 15 feet;
Prestonsburg,
thence in a straight Kentucky
41653,
line back to the
and the Secretary of
U.S.
starting point. Being the
of
the same property Department
conveyed to James Health and Human
Services,
as
a
Trusty and Linda
McKenzie by deed provider of nursing
services in
the
dated July 10, 1989
Health Insurance for
from Lon Slone and
the
Aged
and
Edith Slone, his
Disabled Program
wife, recorded in
(Medicare), is to be
Deed Book 329,
terminated.
Page 76, Floyd
The Centers for
Medicare
&
County Clerk's
Medicaid Services
Office.
Tract 2 Starting at has determined that
a Walnut tree at the Riverview. Health
creek then runs up Care Center is not
the hill to a Pine in compliance with
tree, then to Poplar the Requirements
Participation.
ten feet above coal for
bank to stake, then The Medicare proaround the hill to the gram will not make
end of point going payment for inpadown to creek back tient nursing serto Walnut tree join- vices to residents
ing Lon Slone and who are admitted
Edith Slone. Being after August 31,
the same property 2007. For residents
conveyed to Linda admitted prior to
McKenzie or James August 31, 2007,
Trusty, by deed payment may condated July 7, 2003 tinue to be made for
from
Rosanna a maximum of 30
days for nursing
services. Such payment is specifically
limited to covered
services through the
close of business
October 1, 2007.
Sandra Pace
Associate
Regional
Administrator
Division
of
Medicaid and State
Operations
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 8360317
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 3.6
miles northeast of
Lancer in Floyd
County. The proposed operation will
disturb 454.15 surface acres and
165.26 acres of
underground area,
making a total permit area of 619.41
acres.
The
proposed
operation is approximately 2.9 miles
east from Corn Fork
Road's junction with
KY 3 and is located
on Corn Fork 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 Clark
Pergrem and Jesse
Rudd, Steven Todd
and Bonnie Harris,
Floyd Harris Heirs,
Bill
Monroe
Thompson, and Bill
Monroe Thompson
Heirs. The permit
area will underlie
land
owned
by
Floyd Harris Heirs,
Clark Pergrem and
Jesse Rudd, Steven
Todd and Bonnie
Harris, Bill Monroe
Thompson,
Bill
Monroe Thompson
Heirs, Holly Rose,
Mike and Teresa
Stratton, Evan and
Mary Rose, John
Hunt, Lewis and
Emma Hunt, Mary
Lucille Willis, Jewel
Crider, Donald L.
and Joyce Goble,
Rhonda Gail Goble
Ousley,
Ransom
Hunt, and Lewis
Hunt. The operation will use the
area,
contour,
underground, and
auger/highwall
methods of mining.
The 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
of
advertisement
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 8360292,
Amendment No.
1
In
accordance
with KRS 350.070,
notice is hereby
given
that The
Raven Co., Inc.,
P.O. Box 547, Bluff
City,
Tennessee
37618 has applied
for an amendment
to an existing surface and auger coal
contour, operation will use
mining and recla- surface
mation
operation auger and under- the contour and
located at Grethel in ground methods of auger methods of
mining.
Floyd
County, mining to facilitate surface
The surface area to
Kentucky.
The coal removal.
The application be disturbed is
amendment will add
97.94 acres of sur- has been filed for owned by Eula H .
face disturbance will public inspection at Scott and Peggy A.
underlie an addi- the Department for Steele, Danny and
Jarrell,
tional 215.58 acres Natural Resources Tammy
of which 119.73 Prestonsburg John W. Sturgill,
Brothers
Office, Combs
acres underlies sur- Regional
face or auger area 3140 South Lake Investments
Suite
6 , Company
and
and is not included Drive,
Betscher,
in the total making a Preston~burg , David
4 1653 Zachary and Bonita
total area of 641 .35 Kentucky
Oscar
within the amended Written comments, Akers.
Heirs,
or Newman
objections,
permit boundary.
The
proposed requests tor a per- William Newsome,
operation is approx- mit conference must Jr. and Josephine
imately 1.15 miles be filed with the K. Newsome, J & N
Company,
south from KY 979's Director, Division of Land
junction with KY Mine Perm1ts, #2 Inc.. Dwayne and
1426 and located Hudson
Hol low, Julie Kidd, Gerald,
U.S. 127 South, Kathy, and Andy
on Big Mud Creek.
The
proposed Frankfort, Kentucky Newsome, Curtis
Marvin and Marie
operation is located 40601.
Tackett,
Charles,
on the Harold and
Sola,
and
McDowell USGS 7
NOTICE OF
1/2 minute quadranPalestene Akers,
INTENTION TO
Richie and Bonita
gle maps.
The
MINE
Newsom, Pauline
operation will use
Pursuant to
Green Ocie Alley,
the contour and
Application
Wesley Boyd, and
auger methods of
Number 836surface m1ning. The
Jake and Melvina
0292,
Renewal
Akers. The operasurface area to be
In accordance tion will underlie
disturbed is owned
land owned by Eula
by
Ballard and with KRS 350.055
notice is hereby
H. Scott and Peggy
Magdalene
Ray,
Curtis
Wilburn,
A. Steele, Danny
given that The
Combs
Brothers
and Tammy Jarrell,
Raven Co., Inc.,
Investments P.O. Box 547, Bluff John W. Sturgill,
Company
and
Combs
Brothers
City, Tennessee
David
Betscher,
Investments
37618 has applied
Paul and Edna
Company
and
for renewal of an
David
Betscher,
Conn , Zachery D.
and Bonita A. Akers, existing permit for a Zachary and Bonita
Oscar
and
Jake
and surface coal mining Akers,
and reclamation
Melvina N. Akers.
Newman
Heirs,
The operation will operation affecting William Newsome,
underlie land owned
Jr. and Josephine
262.16 acres of
by
Ballard
and surface and 478.76 K_ Newsome, J & N
Land
Company,
Magdalene
Ray,
acres overlying
Curtis
Wilburn,
Inc. , Dwayne and
auger of which
Combs
Brothers
Julie Kidd, Gerald,
293.77 acres
Kathy, and Andy
Investments
underlie surface
Company
and
Newsome, Curtis
acres for a total of Marvin and Marie
David
Betscher,
44
7.15 acres locat- Tackett, Charles,
Paul and Edna
ed at Grethel in
Conn, Zachery D.
Sola,
and
Floyd County,
Palestene Akers,
and Bonita A. Akers,
and
Jake
and
Richie and Bonita
Kentucky.
Melvina N. Akers.
The
proposed Newsom, Pauline
The application operation is approx- Green, Ocie Alley,
has been filed for imately 1.15 miles Wesley Boyd, and
public inspection at south
from
KY Jake and Melvina
the Department for 979's junction with Akers.
Natural Resources' KY 1426 and locatThe
operation
Prestonsburg ed on Big Mud will affect an area
within 100 feet of
Regional
Office, Creek.
3140 South Lake
The
proposed KY Route 979. The
Drive,
Suite
6, operation is located operation will not
Prestonsburg, on the Harold and involve relocation of
Kentucky
41653. McDowell USGS 7 the public road.
Written comments, 1/2 minute quadThe application
objections,
or rangle maps. The has been filed for
requests for a permit conference must
be filed with the
of
the
Director
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
HARRISON'S
date.
public inspection at
the Department for
Natural Resources'
Prestonsburg
Reg1ona1
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive ,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653.
Wntten 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.
tion with KY Route
7, and located in
Plummer
Branch
and
Raccoon
Branch of Saltlick
Creek.
The
proposed
amendment is located on the Dav1d and
Handshoe U.S.G.S.
7-1/2 minute quad·
rangle maps. The
amendment will use
the contour strip
and highwall/auger
methods of mining
The surface area is
owned by Reed
Brothers
Holding
Company,
Inc.,
John F. Hoover,
Lisa & Edmond
Watkins,
Martin
Vanderpool , Larry
Conley,
Wayne
Gearheart, Elden
Bailey,
Marwood
Land
Co.,
Inc. ,
Miller Bros. Coal ,
LLC, Thelma &
Lurie Hoover, and
G.M.O.
Forestry
NOTICE OF
Fund 3 LP. The
INTENTION TO
operation will underMINE
lie surface area
Pursuant to
owned by Reed
Application
Holding
Brothers
Number 836Company,
Inc.,
0335
John F. Hoover,
Amendment
Lisa & Edmond
No.2
Watkins,
Martin
In
accordance Vanderpool, Larry
with the provisions Conley,
Wayne
of KRS 350.070, Gearheart, Elden
notice is hereby Bailey,
Marwood
given that Miller Land Co.,
Inc. ,
Bros. Coal, LLC, Miller Bros. Coal ,
P.O. Box 990, 433 LLC, Thelma &
Daniels
Creek Lurie Hoover, and
Road;
Allen, G.M.O.
Forestry
Kentucky
41601 Fund 3, LP
has applied for an
The application
amendment to an has been filed for
existing
surface public inspection at
coal mining and the Department for
reclamation opera- Natural Resources,
tion located 4.5 Division of Mine
miles northwest of Reclamation
and
Hueysville in Floyd Enforcement ' s
County.
The Prestonsburg
amendment will add Regional
Office,
and
additional 3140 South Lake
155.6 acres of sur- D r i v e ,
face
disturbance Prestonsburg,
and will add an Kentucky
41653.
additional
157.5 Written comments,
underground acres objections,
or
making the total requests for a perarea within the per- mit conference must
mit boundary will be be filed with the
Director, Div4sion of
796. 1 acres.
The amendment Permits, #2 Hudson
area is approxi- Hollow, U.S. 127
mately 1.8 miles South,
Frankfort,
northwest
from Kentucky 40601.
Route 2029's june-
IS OUR
BUSINESS
'
LAWN CARE
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 836-
Needs experienced
personnel to
do weed eating
and lawn care.
8-15 hrs. per day
5485
Call after 4 p.m.
In
accordance
with KRS 350.055,
notice is hereby
given that RAS
Holdings, LLC, 257
East Court Street
Prestonsburg, KY
41653 has applied
for a permit for surface, auger and
underground coal
mining
operation
located 2.25 miles
Southeast
of
McDowell in Floyd
County. The proposed operation will
disturb 54.9 surface
acres and underlie
72.2 acres and the
total area within the
permit boundary will
be 111.9 acres.
The
proposed
operation is approximately 2.50 ,miles
Southeast of K Y
Route 122's junction with KY ·Route
608 and located at
the intersection of
Spewing
Camp
Branch and Left
Fork of Beaver
Creek
The
proposed
operation is located
on the McDowell
U.S.G.S. 7 ? minute
quadrangle map.
The surface area to
be disturbed is
owned by Melvin
Anderson
Heirs.
The operation will
underlie land owned
by Melvin Anderson
Heirs. This operation will utilize the
606-886-9129
Leave message.
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Home
Improvement
Custom quality work! Drywall, trim,
additions to decks and much more.
Dependable and references. Call
Dwyane Sheperd 606-889-6425 or
606-791-2649.
~
J&M
Seamless
Gunerinu. Siding
and Metal ~oollng
055'
MINE TRAINING
Located at
Weeksbury, Ky_
14 Years Experience
Free esrimares. call anvlime
226-2051
606-452-2490, 606-424-98~8
Electrical Contracting
Residential & Commercial
Electrical Services
Home Improvements and Repairs
Free Estimates • Reliable
Ph: (606) 886-2785
Pager: (606) 482-0229
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Licensed: MF8643, CF8644
SHEPHERD'S
PLUMBING
Residential & Commercial
• Gas Lines
• Roto-Rooter
• Install Septic Tanks
• Small Excavating
24-Hour Service
886·0363
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
24 hr. Class (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underaround)
Also Drug Testing
285-0999
Train at your convenience.
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STAFF WRITER
PAINTSVILLE Officials m
Johnson County have discovered a
mobile meth Jab at John's Creek and
two suspects have been arrested after
allegedly fleeing from police.
According to the Johnson County
Sheriff's Department, officer~ received
mformation
regarding
possible
methamphetamine lab activities in the
John's Creek area on Wednesday. Upon
their arrival ncar the wastewater treatment plant, officers located a maroon
Geo in an adjacent field.
Deputies Terry Tussey and Josh
Cole approached the car and <>potted
two male subjects and one female subject inside. all of whom fled the vehicle
once they realized the deputies were
approaching.
PRESTONSBURGThe Appalachian
Research and Defense
Fund of Kentucky is
holding a celebration
Monday in honor of its
new executive director.
Cynthia Elliott was
previously the directing
attorney at the Jackson
office and an employee
for Advocates for Basic
Equality in Toledo, Ohio.
~Elliott holds the distinct
honor of being the first
African American
woman to head up a
legal services program
in the state.
The celebration in
honor of newly appointed exective director
Cynthia Elliott will be
held at Appalred's
Prestonsburg office from
noon to 1:30. p.m. on
Monday during a meetand-greet pizza luncheon.
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dismantle and dispose of the meth lat
but due to what the sheriff's depart
ment says was an "extremely volatile
situation regarding the chemical
found inside the car, the Kentuck
State Police Drug Enforcement Specie
Investigations unit (DESI) was c()lle
to assist with the disposal of the haz
ardous waste.
(See METH, page thret
Knott man
faces federal
drug charge
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
PIKEVILLE - A Knott
County resident has been
arrested for cultivation of
marijuana by the U.S. Drug
Enforcement Administration after videotape surveillance allegedly captured the
accused tending to his crop.
According to the criminal complaint filed by special agent David D. Gray, of
the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Admmistration,
Gray
received information from
the Kentucky State Police
that Knult County residents
Ardith Dobson and others
were distributing and manufacturing marijuana.
KSP Lt. Ed Sheymleya
and Det. Tim Ingles placed
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Deputies were unable to locate the
subjects and proceeded to search the
vehicle. During the search, deputies
found several commonly used meth
manufacturing items in the back scat. A
further search of the Vehicle uncovered
a complete mobile meth lab located
inside the trunk of the car.
The Johnson County Clandestine
Laboratory Emergency Team (CLET)
was dispatched to the scene in order to
photo by Jessica Hale
Above, the Fridays Alive
concert series in downtown
Prestonsburg began a few
hours early with a few
rounds of cornhole. Gypsy
Rose was the band scheduled to perform later Friday
evening.
At right, Prestonsburg economic development director
Brent Graden decided he'd
help concert goers beat the
heat
by
temporarily
Installing a sprinkler in the
municipal parking lot on
Friday. Temperatures earlier
this week have reached the
upper 90s.
two surveillance camera
on several plots of mariju~
na located on propert
owned by Ardith Dobsor
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in operation over a perio
which spanned nearly tw
months, no activity wa
recorded the first fe\
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on June 4, a white mal
positively identified a
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ijuana plants.
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Knott County and whe
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(See DRUGS, page three
Democrats say Fletcher
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FRANKFORT - Gov.
Ernie Fletcher has appointed primarily Republicans to
the boards of the University
of Louisville and the
University of Kentucky, a
move some Democrats say
appears to violate state law.
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Fletcher has appointed 1
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fiv
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two
boards. A
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Republican
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Democrats hold sever.
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Louisville's board.
(See BOARDS, page three
Negotiators to resume talks Monday on energy plan
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - A top House
Democrat said friday he's optimistic
that legislative negotiators can reach
agreement on an energy tax incentive
plan that Gov. Ernje Fletcher wants
taken up in a special General Assembly
session.
House and Senate negotiators
qgreed to meet again Monday to try to
reach a compromise on legislation
aimed at helping Kentucky land a coal
gasification plant.
Fletcher said he also was upbeat
about prospects for the energy legislation and was optimjstic that a special
session could convene soon.
House Majority Leader Rocky
Adkins proposed the Monday afternoon resumption of talks, and Senate
leaders - who wanted to negotiate
over the weekend - agreed.
Adkins, D-Sandy Hook, said conferees from the Democratic-led House
and Republican-controlled Senate
made progress last week but a few
unresolved matters remain. Sticking
points pers1st over the incentives, he
said,• without going into details.
"'I'm optimistic that we can reach an
agreement on the bill and hopefully be
able to move forward," Adkins said in
a phone interview.
Soon after the Monday negotiations
were set, Fletcher said in a statement
that his administration would continue
working with the House and Senate on
the energy lcgi~lation, and said "negotiations arc coming along well."
He said he would not call lawmakers into special ~es~ion Monday, but
was optimistic that lawmakers "will
work through their issues so the session
can convene soon."
Senate President David Williams
had wanted talks to resume during the
weekend. Adkins said scheduling con
flicts for some lawmakers preventel
weekend meetings.
Earlier Friday. Williams said ther
was bipartisan unity among senators 01
the energy plan. The Burkesvilh
Republican said senators had agreed t(
some possible changes to the propose(
legislation after prior discussions witl
House negotiators.
Key lawmakers recently sai(
Peabody Energy officials told then
Kentucky would be recommended for ;
coal gasification plant if the stat(
(See ENERGY, page three
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12, 2007
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eg·onal bituaries
FLOYD COUNTY
• Elste Burchett, 93, or
Prestonsburg, died Sarurday,
August 4, at the Pikeville
Medical Center. Funeral services were held Monday,
Augusl6, under the direction or
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
• Barbara Burkett, 58, or
Prestonsburg, died Wednesday,
August 8, at her residence. She
is survived by her husband,
Hcmy Burkett. Funeral services were held Saturday,
August 11, under the direction
of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home.
• Thelma H. Frazier, 83, of
Hi
Hat,
a
native
or
Wheelwright, died Thursday,
August 2, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center, in
Prestonsburg. Funeral services
were held, Sunday, August 5,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
• Lurlie Mae Roberts, 91,
of Harold, died Saturday,
August 4, at her home. Funeral
services were held Monday,
August 6, under the direction of
Hall Funeral Home.
• Clara Irene Slone, 73, of
Blue River, died Sunday,
August 5, at King's Daughtcn;
Medical Center, in Ashland.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, August 9, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
• Glenda Sue Thompson,
56, of David, died Wednesday,
August 8, at Good Samatitan
Hospital, in Lexington. Funeral
services will be held Sunday,
August 12, urtder the direction
of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home.
• Jennie Wallen, 84, of Bull
Creek, Prestonsburg, died
Saturday, August 4,
at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center. Funeral services were
held Monday, August 6, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
PIKE COUNTY
• Mable Jean Blankenship,
59, of Pikeville, died Saturday,
August 4, at Pikeville Medical
Center. Funeral services were
held Wednesday, August 8,
under the direction of J. W. Call
& Son Funeral Home.
• H. David Estep, 37. of
Jamboree, died Wednesday,
August 1, at Appalachian
Regional Hospital, South
Williamson . Funeral services
were held Sunday, August 5,
under the direction of R.S.
Jones and Son Funeral Home.
• Chester Dafu'> Ford, 50,
of Columbus, Ohio, formerly
of Ford~ Branch, died Friday,
August 3, at Riverside
Hospital. Columbu'>. Funeral
services were held Wednesday,
August 8, under the direction of
Bailey Funeral Home.
• Clara Phillips Gibson, 81,
of Elkhorn City, died Friday,
August 3, at her home. Funeral
services were held Monday,
August 6, under Lhe direction or
Bailey Funeral Home.
•
Robert (Bob) "The
Mayor" Lay, 51, of Virgie, died
Tuesday, August 7, at his home.
He is survived by his wife, Ann
Lay. Funeral services were held
Friday, August 10, under the
direction of Hall & Jones
Funeral Home.
• Arthur L. Long, 63, of
Pikeville, died Friday, August
3, at Pikeville Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, August 7, under the
direction of Lucas & Son
Funeral Home.
• Anna Mae McCoy, 81. of
Regina·, died Thursday, August.
2, at Pikeville Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, August 5, under the
direction of Bailey Funeral
Home.
•Judy Kaye McKinney, 57,
of Varney, died Friday, August
3, at St. Mary's Hospital,
Huntington, W.Va. Funeral services were held Monday,
August 6, under the direction of
R.E. Rogers Funeral Home.
• Lovellc Pierce, 67, of
Elkhorn City, died Thursday,
August 2, at Pikeville Medical
Center. Funeral services were
held Saturday, August 4, under
the direction or Bailey Funeral
Home.
• Robel Preston, 73, of
Pikeville, died Wednesday,
August 8, at Good Samaritan
Hospital.
Lexington.
Arrangements, under the direction of Pikeville Funeral Home.
• Mary L. Champ Ratliff,
63, or Pikeville, died Friday,
August 3, at Pikeville Medical
Center. Funeral !>ervices were
held Monday, August 6, under
the direction of Luca-s & Son
Puncral Home.
• C.D. Roberts, 81, of
Pikeville, died Friday, August
3, at his home. Funeral services
were held Sunday, August 5,
under the direction of Thacker
Funeral Home.
• Nicky Neil Slone, 55, of
Elkhorn City, died Friday,
Obituaries
Yvonne Click
Yvonne Click, 65, of
Garrett, died Thursday, August
9, 2007, at her residence.
Born December 18, 1941, in
War, West Virginia, she wac;
the daughter of the late Carl
and Evelyn Chaffins Cox. She
was a homemaker and a member of the Lackey Freewill
Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Arthur Click.
Other survivors include a
daughter, Carolyn Diamond of
Pikeville;
two
brothers:
Sheldon Cox of Garrett, and
Ronda! Cox of Dema; three
sisters: Vickie Slone of Pippa
Passes, Miretta Tuesch of
Huntington, Indiana, and
Phyllis Mi!Jer of Fairfield,
Ohio; and two grandchildren:
Rachel and Rebecca.
ln addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by a
brother, Shear! Cox; and a sister, Patricia Sexton.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday, August 12, at 1 p.m.,
at the Lackey Freewill Baptist
Church, with Johnny Collins
and Earl Rose officiating.
Burial will be in the Arthur
Click Family Cemetery, at
Garrett, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com
(Pmd obillmry)
nnn
James Orville
Cooley
James Orville Cooley, age
92, of Prestonsburg, died
Thursday, August 9, 2007, at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center.
Born June 15, 1915, in Bull
Creek, PresLOnsburg, he was
the son of the late Harry and
Nora Wills Cooley. He was
owner of The Playhouse
Poolroom for 35 years.
He was a member of the
First Presbytctian Church,
Prestonsburg.
He was preceded in death hy
his wife, Gladys Parsley
Cooley.
Survivors include two sons
and daughters-in-Jaw: Julian
Blake (Vicky) Cooley of
Brownsville, Texas, and David
Ray
(Gaye) Cooley of
Prestonsburg; a daughter and
son-in-law:
Sara
Ann
(Charles)
Butcher
of
Prestonsburg; a sister, Ruth
Meade of Prestonsburg; four
grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren, and two stepgreat -grandchildren.
ln addition to his parents
and wife, he was preceded in
death by two brothers, and
three sisters.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday, August 12, at 2 p.m.,
at First Presbyterian Church,
in Prestonsburg, with Rev.
Vicki Poole orficiating.
Burial will be in the
Richmond
Cemetery,
in
Prestonsburg, under lhe direction of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home, in Martin.
Visitation, at the church.
A<.:tive pallbearers: Julian
Cooley, David Cooley, Hansel
Cooley, Mike Conn, Ray Hall,
Cory Vicars, Wally Rose, and
Charlie Butcher.
Honorary pallbearers: Yineel Cooley, Ronald (Cowboy)
Cooley, Caleb Cooley, James
William
Cooley,
Jimmy
Goble, Dr. Phillip Simpson,
Gary Wright, Dr. Alan Hyden,
Roy Roberts, Greg Hall,
Freddie (Munroe) Goble,
Edgar Tackett, and Doug
Meadows.
www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com
(Paid ohiruary)
DOD
William Lee "Bill"
James
William Lee "Bill" James,
69, of Prestonsburg, died
Thursday, August 9, 2007, at
UK Medical Center, in
Lexington.
Born October 22, 1937, in
Endicott, he was the son of the
late Rutheford H. and Maxie
Hite James. He was a retired
general manager for lCl
Explosives. He was a member
of Zebulon Lodge 273,
F&AM, Prestonsburg.
He is survived by his wife,
Janice Warrix James.
Other survivors include
three brothers: Russell James
and Bobby James, both of
Prestonsburg, and Dean James
or Bagdad; a sister, Betty
Bowling of Load; two
nephews; two nieces; five
great-nephews; and three
great-nieces.
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Funeral services will be held
Sunday, August 12, at 11 a.m.,
at the Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home, in Martin, with Bill
Campbell and Clifford Austin
officiating.
Burial will · be in the
Davidson Memorial Gardens,
in !vel, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home,
Martin.
Visitation, at the funeral
home.
A Masonic service was held
Saturday evening, August 11,
at the funeral home.
www.nc!sonfrazicliuncra!homc.com
(Paid obituary)
nnn
Wilma C. Phillips
Wilma C. Phillips, 80, of
David,
died Wednesday,
August 8, 2007, at her residence. .
Born February 1, 1927, in
Mt. Vernon, Missouri, she wac;
the daughter of the late George
and Martha Stogsdill Cole.
She worked in the restaurant
business, and was a member of
Eastern Star Maple Chapter
No. 90, of Oaklawn, lllinois,
for 43 years.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, James
Phillips.
Survivors
include
her
nephews: Wayne Cole or
Jefferson City, Missouri, Larry
Burke of David, David Burke
of Georgetown,
Charles
Daughtery
of
Monett,
Missouri, and Johnny Phillips
or Greenfield, Missouri; two
nieces: Elvita Rose of Miller,
Missouri, and Linda Kirtley of
Ashland; a special niece, Mary
Lou Burke of David and a sister,
Vivian
Burke
or
Richmond.
Funeral services will be held
Monday, August 13, at 1 p.m.,
at Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral
Home, Chicago Heights,
Illinois, with Ray Deabel om dating.
Burial will be in the Skyline
Memorial
Park,
Monee,
Illinois, under the direction
of Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral
Home.
Visitation is at NelsonFrazier Funeral Home, in
Martin.
Arrangements, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin.
www.nelsonrra:tierfuneralhome.com
CPaid obituary)
nnn
Glenda Sue
Thompson
Glenda Sue Thompson, 56,
of David, died Wednesday,
August 8, 2007, at the Good
Samaritan
Hospital,
in
Lexington.
Born April 16, 1951, in
Floyd County, she was a
daughter of the late Joe and
Betty Mitchell Carroll. She
was a teacher's aid at Clark
Elementary, and a member of
the Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death
by
her husband,
Okie
Thompson Sr.
Survivors include her sons:
Okie Thompson Jr. (wife,
Vanessa Renee) Thompson or
Blaine, John L. Thompson and
Steven A. Thompson, both of
David; her brothers: Tommy
Carroll of Little Mud, Randy
Carroll of Prestonsburg, and
Ha1.ie Carroll of Ohio; a sister,
Cora Tussey of Martin; her
grandchiklren: Okie Leo
Thompson and Mallhew Levi
Thompson.
Tn addition to her parents
and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother and
sister: Leonard Carroll and
Lucille Perry.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday, August 12, at 2 p.m.,
at Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home, in Martin, with Ronnie
Samons and Ronnie Lee
Samons officiating.
Burial will be in the
Gethsemane Gardens,
in
Prestonsburg, under the direction of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
www.nelsonlrazierfuneralhome.com
(Paid obitumy)
August 3, at Pikeville Medical
Center. He is survived by hts
wife, Glema Joyce Robinson
Slone. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, August 7, under
the direction of Bailey Funeral
Home.
• Freddie "Sweet Pea"
Stewart, 67, of Caney Hwy.,
died Monday, August 6, at
Pikeville Medical Center She
is survived by her husband,
Arnold Ray Stewart. Funeral
services were held Thursday,
August 9, under the direction of
Lucas and Son Funeral Home.
• Andrew D. Taylor Jr., 72,
or Scottsville, a Pikeville
native, died Saturday, August 4.
at the Medical Center, Bowbng
Green. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, August 7, under
the direction or Goad Funeral
Home of Welch, West Virgirua.
LAWRENCE COUNTY
• David Franklin Bradley,
57, of Hurricane, West
Virginia, a Louisa native, died
Thursday, August 2, m
Charleston Area Medical
Center in Teays Valley. Funeral
services were held Monday,
August 6. under lhe direction or
Young Funeral Home.
• Marl Carter, 92, or
Catlettsburg, formerly of Irish
Creek-Blaine, died August 7, in
Three Rivers Medical Center in
Louisa. Funeral services were
held Friday, August 10, under
the direction of Young Funeral
Home.
• Gladys E. Dearlield
Rc'ilsor, 61, of Dayton, Ohio, a
Louisa native, died Sunday,
August 5, in Hospice of Dayton
following a brier illness. She is
survived by her husband,
Wilham A. "Bill" Raisor.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, August 8, under
the direction of Magetli Gavin
Funeral Home.
MAGOFFIN COUNTY
• Josephine Patrick, 92, of
Salyersville, died Wednesday,
August 8. Funeral services
were held Friday, August I 0,
under the direction of Magoffin
County Funeral Home.
• Franklin "Job" Prater, 45,
of Salyersville, died Friday,
August 3. Funeral services
were held Monday, August 6,
under the direction ofMagollin
Counly Funeral Home.
MARTIN COUNTY
• Adalinc Reed Fannin, 82,
of Jackson, Ohio, a PainLc;ville
native, died Friday, July 27, in
Beaver, Ohio. She is survived
by her husband, Gerald C.
Fannin. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, July 31, under
the direction of the ErwinDodson-Allen Funeral Home
of Minford, Ohio.
• Edgar Goble, 91, of
Sprigg, West Virginia, a Marltn
County native, died Thursday,
August 2, at hil) residence .
Funeral services were held
Monday, August 6, under the
direction of R.E. Rogers
Funeral Home.
• Launa "BooL~ie" Goble,
79, oflnez, died Friday, August
3, in Huntington, W.Va.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, August 5, under the
direction
of
RichmondCallaham Funeral Home.
• Nellie Fitch Mills, 82, of
Wellston, Ohio, a Martin
County native, died Friday,
August 3, at the Holzer
Medical Center, in Gallipolis,
Ohio. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, August 7, under
the direction of McWilliams
Funeral Home.
• Anna Messer Muncy, 93,
of Kermit, W.Va, a Martin
County native, died Tuesday,
July
30, at Williamson
Memorial Hospital. Funeral
services were held Friday,
Augu'>l3, under the direction or
Richmond Callaham Funeral
Home.
• Carl Stepp, 91, died July
25, at Pleasant Hill Manor in
Piketon, Ohio. Burial was
made in the Stepp Family
Cemetery, at Pilgrim, under the
direction
of
RichmondCallaham Funeral Home.
KNOTT COUNTY
• Bird Owsley, 86, of Vest,
died Saturday, August 4, at the
Ro~;kca~tle
Hospital, Mt.
Vernon. He is survived by his
wife, Gertrude Stone Owsley.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, August 8, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, Hindman.
JOHNSON COUNTY
•
Melba Blair, 88 of
Denver, a Johnson County
native, died Saturday, August4,
at Highlands Regional Medical
Center,
in
Prestonsburg.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, August 7, under the
direction of the Jones-Preston
Funeral Home.
• Mary Elizabeth Blanton,
89, of Paintsville, died
Tuesday, August
7.
m
Mountain Manor Nursing
Home in Paintsville. Funeral
services were held Friday,
August 10, under the direction
of Jones-Preston Funeral
Home.
• Elmer Gordon Rose, 56,
ofTombaii, Texas, a Paintsville
native, died June 23 in
Tomball. Funeral services were
held Saturday, under the direction of Preston Funerai Home.
•
Ruby Jeweii Castle
Scarberry, 76, of Nippa, died
Tuesday, August 7, at her residence. She is survived by her
husband, Ellis Scarberry.
Funeral services were held
Friday, August 10, under the
direction of Jones-Preston
Funeral Home.
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�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Report says drought takes
toll on Kentucky crops
by BRUCE SCHREINER
AssociAT E: D PRESS
•
FRANKFORT
The
drought has taken a toll on
Kentucky's projected crop
yields leading up to harvesting,
a crop-reporting servke said
Friday.
Predicted vields for corn
and soybeans ;re down from a
year ago. though overall corn
production is expected to rise
due to this year\ larger crnp,
according to a report by the
National Agricultural Statistics
Service ·s Kentucky field
office.
Hay producers took the
biggest hit from the prolonged
dry conditions, with alfalfa hay
production off nearly 50 percent from a year ago.
Tobacco yield~ are expected
to he down slightly from 2006
but overall production is forecast to be up fractionally due to
the planting of more leaf, the
report said.
The report oifers the clear
est picture yet or how dry conditions threaten to cut inro fann
irn::ome. The production roreca~ts were based on conditions
as of Aug. l. corning before
this week's blast of triple-digit
temperatures on top of dry conditions.
Western
and
eastern
Kentucky arc in severe
drought, while central and
bluegrass sections arc in moderate drought. according to the
latest Palmer Drought Tndex.
Even before the dry spring
and summer, Kentucky agriculture was hurt by a spring
freete that mllicted considerable damage.
"It's been very frustrating
for fam1crs," said Steve
Moore, the agricultural extension agent in Henry County in
north-central Kentucky.
Despite barely adequate
rainfall for most of tl1c county,
com and soybean crops look
decent, tobacco looks good but
hay production has been subpar, he said.
Farmers got some timely
rains in July when the corn was
going through cn1cial development stages, he said. But more
rain is needed for soybeans and
to rejuvenate pastures and hay
ftclds, he said.
'·We're reminded · every
week just how close we arc to
a very hard drought," Moore
said. "And yet we keep getting
lucky and most places are get
Ling just enough rainfall to
keep the wolf away from the
door."
The NASS report forecast
corn production ror grain at
160.8 million bushels in
Kentucky, up 6 percent from
last year despite projected
lower yields this fall.
Yield is estimated at 120
bushels per acre, down 26
bushels from the 2006 crop,
the report said. It predicted that
1.34 million acres or com will
be harvested for grain, up
300,000 at."res from last year.
This year's total corn acreage
harvested for grain is shaping
up as the largest in Kentucky in
21 years, it said.
Kentucky's soybean production is forecast at 43.3 million bushels, down 28 percent
from the record high 2006
crop, the report said. This
year's smaller crop is due to
lower yield and a drop in production. Harvested soybean
acreage of 1.14 million acres is
down 230,000 acres from last
year's large production.
Soybean yield is projected
at 38 bushels per acre, down 6
bushels from a year ago. The
report said rains arc needed a<>
the crop goes through crucial
development.
Meanwhile, alfalfa hay production is forecast at 540,000
tons, down 48 percent from
last year. Per-acre yield was off
sharply from a year ago.
Energy
• Continued from p1
•
passed certain tax breaks.
The energy issue was
brought up in an election-year
special legislative session that
Fletcher convened earlier this
summer that ended in <;talemate.
Fletcher. who is running for
a
second
tcm1 against
Demol.'I:at Steve Beshear in the
Nov. 6 election, added other
issues in the previou~ special
. session, including a proposal
to ban domestic partner bcnel'iL<: at Kentucky's public universities and more than $427
million in construction pro-
jects throughout the state.
House
lawmakers
adjourned the day they reported to Frankfort last month,
saying the call was politically
motivated and that the measures weren't urgently needed.
The Senate carried on and
passed legislation addressing
Fletcher's agenda.
Even as the first special session ended in an impasse, the
House and Senate agreed to
spend the coming weeks crafting an energy plan.
Adkins said Friday that
House Democrats want to
limit another special legislative session lO the energy
issue. He also said there
shoold be House-Senate agreement on the energy hill before
the governor ca1ls lawmakers
back into special session.
Adkins, who sponsored an
energy bill that died in this
year's regular legislative session, said he sees the energy
plan as an economic development tool for the regions "that
need it the most- eastern and
western Kentucky." Both areas
arc coal producers.
SuNDAY, AuGUST 12, 2007 • A3
Drugs
• Continued from pl
they
intercepted
Ardith
Dobson at the intersection of
Dobson Cemetery Road and
Buckhorn
Road.
Ardith
allegedly said that he and his
father were the only people
who had keys to the locked
gate leading to the cemetery
where investigators had been
entering the marijuana plot.
Ardith Dobson said he had
been hearing four-wheelers in
the area. When they asked for
the keys to the gate, Dobson
said he has lost them and con
sented for the locks to be cut
by i~vestigators.
When the surveillance cameras were checked. investigators once again positively
identified Ardith Dobson as
the subject who was caught
tending to the marijuana crop.
The crop was removed and
disposed of by the investigators which included nearly 80
marijuana plants.
Dobson was a!Tcstcd on
August fi and is scheduled w
appear in U.S. District Court
for a preliminary hearing on
Tuesday.
Meth
• Continued from p1
During the investigation of
the crime scene, the female
subject, Geneva S. McGinnis,
18, who had allegedly fled the
scene earlier was found walking back towards deputies and
was subsequently taken into
custody. McGinnis is charged
with unlawful possession o'f
meth precursors and was
lodged in the Big Sandy
Regional Detention Center.
On Thursday, deputies
received information that a
second subject, Steven M.
Tackett, 35, of Paintwillc,
was being treated at Paul B.
Hall Medical Center for
injmies. Tackett was identified as the passenger in the
mobile meth lab car and later
told deputies that he was
injured when he jumped from
the moving vehicle in an
attempt to flee from law
enforcement.
Tackett was treated for his
injuries and released from the
hospital. He is charged with
possession of methamphetamine precursors and lleeing
and evading police.
Sgts. Tom Wyatt and
Tommy Hitchcock, Constable
Terry Ward, Paintsville EMS,
and Kentucky Stale Police all
assisted at the scene.
The incident is stjll under
investigation, by Sheriff Bill
Witten and Deputy Terry
Tussey.
Boards
• Continued from p1
That gives the GOP a
majority of the 33 seats.
Kentucky law requires that atlarge gubernatorial appointments at the two universities to
reflect the political makeup of
the state.
Using the state registration
percentages, Democrats say
they should pave a 10-6 majority
among
gubernatorial
appointments on the Kentucky
board and a 10-7 majority at
Louisville.
Fletcher's spokeswoman,
Jodi Whitaker, said the administration has complied with the
law because it interprets it to
require only that Republicans
and Democrats be represented
in roughly equal numbers.
Whitaker said the boards the
Republican governor inhclited
from former Gov. Paul Patton.
a Democrat, had more
Democrats than voter registration called for.
"We don't interpret the
statute as requiring a super-
majority of Democrats,"
Whitaker said.
The appointments drew the
ire of House Speaker Jody
Richards, D-Bowling Green,
and Kentucky Democratic
Party Chairman Jonathan
Miller.
Richards called the issue "a
significant problem."
"H's a problem first
because he's not following the
law. ... But it's also reflective
of the governor's attitude
toward loading up everything
with members of his own
party," Richards said.
When Fletcher took office,
Democrats held an 11-5
advantage at Kentucky. At
Louisville, there were 12
Democrats, four Republicans
and one independent. Those
percentages were in line with
voter registration when Patton
took office in 1995.
House
Education
Committee chairman, Rep.
Frank Rasche, D-Paducah,
told Fletcher in a letter sent
Tuesday that his four recent
appointment<: to the Council
on Postsecondary Education
would be rejected because
they didn·r comply with a state
Jaw that requires the 13 citizen
members of the council be balanced by sex and political
affiliation.
The law on political makeup of boards of trustees applies
only to at-large gubematorial
appointments.
At least one education
expert described the politicalaffiliation squabble as "not
particularly relevant."
'T m not certain that I can
see a firm rationale for the
<>tatutc," said Robert Sexton,
executive director or the
Prichard
Committee
for
Academic Excellence. "If the
governor wants to control a
board, he can control it even if
he follows the law.''
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12, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
ressto
Gue~t
Freedom of the press is
not an end in itself but a
means to the end of
[achieving] a free society.
- Felix Frankfurt~
View--
Inspections go
only so far
without action
•
The catastrophe last week in Minneapolis, where an
eight-lane 1-35 bridge across the Mississippi River co11apsed
during evening rush hour, has focused attention on the
deplorable state of this nation's bridges and highways.
Across the country, 13 percent of all bridges carry the
same designation as the T-35 bridge "structura11y deficient."
Another 13 percent of the nation's 800,000 bridges are considered "functionally obsolete." Thus one in four bridges in
the United States is considered deficient or obsolete.
In Kentucky, the statistics are hardly encouraging. More
than 4,000 Kentucky bridges are considered "structurally
deficient" or "functionally obsolete." Fortunately, there are
no bridges in Kentucky constructed in the same manner as
the Minneapolis bridge.
In the wake of the 1-35 bridge collapse, with an as yet
unknown number of deaths, Gov. Ernie Fletcher ordered
state Transportation Cabinet officials to check bridge
inspection infom1ation to detennine if further inspections or
safety precautions are needed at individual bridges.
Tn the meantime, engineers in all 50 state capitals will be
waiting to learn the reason why the 40-year-old Minneapolis
bridge suddenly dropped into the river.
The cost of bringing all these deficient and obsolete
bridges up to safe standards or replaced entirely is estimated
to cost about what the Iraq war is costing for two years. And
without spending what is necessary to upgrade and replace
deteriorating bridges, it is only a matter of time before
another major bridge comes down.
The next one could be in Kentucky.
It would be interesting to know how many of the 140,000
drivers a day who crossed the 1-35 span would have continued their driving route if big digital signs along its
approaches had announced "structurally deficient."
It's a safe bet a lot of them would not and some would be
alive today. They also would have demanded that the state
and federal governments stop inspecting and begin correcting deficient and obsolete bridges.
The rest of us should do the same.
- The State Journal, Frankfort
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- Rich L owry Column
Abandoning
the fight against
al-Qaida in Iraq
"America good! Al-Qaida bad!'.
- A trader in the Qatana bazaar,
Ramadi, Iraq
This is a sentiment that the Iraqi
trader felt sare to utter a-s a visiting
U.S. general passed by, accoroing to
John Bums or The New York Times,
only af£cr a furtive glance "up and
down the narrow refuse-strewn street
to check who might be listening." ln
a mic..Tocosm, this is why we are
linally making progress against alQaida in Iraq. The. protection afford
ed by American combat power has
made it possible for Iraqis in Sunni
areas to turn against the terror group.
In a global struggle against
l.;;lamic extremism, it is an incontestably welcome development that
ordinary Sunnis in the Arab heartland
are spurning al-Qaida. The grassroots
revolt against it means that it is within our reach to deny al-Qaida its most
important current geopo1ilical objective, which is plunging Iraq into a
bloody chaos in which it can thrive.
· Al-Qaida relics on intimidation to
impose itself on the Sunni community, and succeeds unless driven hack
by a stronger force, i.e. the U.S. military. ln his report from Anbar
province, John Burns notes that the
Sunni "shcikc; turned only after a prolonged offensive by American and
Iraqi forces, starting in November,
that put al-Qaida groups on the run.''
He continues, "Iraqis. bludgeoned for
24 years by Saddam Hussein's terror,
are wary or rising against any force
however brutaL until it is in retreat."
This experience has been replicated in precinct.;; of
Baghdad, Diyala
province and other
Sunni parts of Iraq,
hut now a group or
Republican senators want American
forces, rather than
al-Qaida, to do the
retreating
by
deconstructing the
troop surge that has
begun to give us
lhe upper hand .
The main "compromise" proposal - adopting the
recommendations of the Iraq Study
Group- would have all U.S. comhat
troops out of Iraq by the end or
March 2008. 1t is self-evidently
impossible to fight al Qaida in Iraq
without any combat troops to do it.
What all those abandoning the surge
essentially want is a return to the old
failed Rumsfeld strategy of prema
turely drawing down and handing
over to unprepared haqi forces.
The surge has succeeded in reducing sectarian killings in Baghdad and
civilian casualties overall, but at the
cost of increased U.S. casualties a.£li
without the haqi legislative accofl
plishments that were established <..
"political
benchmarks."
Tho
benchmarks shouldn't be fetishize
The reason that they were consider
so important is that they were thoug\
necessary to entice Sunnis away fro\
the insurgency. Instead, they ha
swung our way anyway, in reaction
al-Qaid
brutality ~
tO
OL
strength.
By
al'\
measure, th
is. significa
politic'%
progress so signif
cant, in fac
that no Of\
even consi<
ered makif\
it a "bend
mark" at the beginning of the ye<\_
The U.S. political argument ov
benchmarks is shot through with b4
faith anyway. Would the advocates<
retreat really have a different positiQ..
if the haqi parliament had manage.
to pass an oil-revenue-sharing ]a
already? Unlikely.
Once again, all depends ~
President Bush. Senators of his pan_
are ready to quit Iraq wi lh al-Qaic\
undefeated. Is he'>
Rich Lowry is editor of th
National Review.
("
beyond the Jeltway
Don't let your
child go into
journalism
by DONALD KAUL
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The New York Times reports a
new and shocking trend at uni versitics: they're charging extra for courses in lm.:rative fields - business for
example. That's nol lhe shocking
part. Universities have always
charged more for graduate courses in
fields that promised students higher
paychecks when they gol out or
school. Moving the practice over to
undergraduate education is merely an
extension of that.
The shocking part is that Arizona
State University is charging a $250per-semester premium for courses in
journalism.
What do they charge for courses
in buggy whip manufacture, $500?
Journalism, in cac;e you haven ' t
noticed, is in a state of rapidly accelerating decline. TL has become obsolescent, which is the term economists
use instead of "Dead Man Walking."
The latest signpost on journalism's road to oblivion is last week's
sale of lhe Wall Street Journal to
Rupert Murdoch. Rupert Murdoch! Is
nothing sacred?
The Wall Street Journal is one of
the crown jewels or American journalism. Despite an editorial page that
has yet to enter the 20th century, let
alone the 21st, it has been a hcacon of
excellence in a sea of mediocrity. It
collects Pulil:ter Prizes by the bushel.
Rupert Murdoch is an Australian
who entered the news business
through the medium of supermarket
tabloids, the kind that interview
space aliens. He owns and directs the
Fox News franchise . Enough said.
A.J. Liebling, one of the great
press critics of lhe post-World War IT
period, once wrote, "A newspaperman's hfe is like the plol or 'Black
Beauty.' Sometimes
he finds a kind master
who gives him a dry
stall and an occasion'al bran mush in the
form of a Christmas
bonus, sometimes he
falls into the hands of
a mean owner who
drives him in spite of
spavins and expects
him to live on potato
peelings."
So too with newspapers, apparently. The Wall St.
Journal is the corporate version of
Black Beauty. orr his record,
Murdoch is that mean owner.
TL 's not as though it's a new trend
of course. When 1 entered the busines~ some 50 years ago there were
dozens of papers throughour the
country with a legitimate claim to
distinction. Now there is a meager
handful and hardly one of them can
honestly claim to be as good as it
used to be.
Newspapers always had to walk a
line between being a successful business and an institution thal served ils
community "withour fear or favor."
As ownership has become more cor
porate the cmpha<:is has shifted from
the journalism functiOn to proht-;.
Then there's television. Television
was a stepsister to pnnt journalism
50 years ago. Television producers
used to read newspapers ro find out
where to send their cameras. By the
time l quit fulltime writing, it was the
ink-stained wretches who were trai
ing the TV people, although tho
hated to admit it.
And now, God save us all, w
have the Internet, which has n<
merely damaged JOurnalism it h<\
atomized it. lt turns on its head rl:\
old journalism slogan: "You are ent
tied to your own opir·
ion, but not to ym
own set of facts. ·• 0
the Internet there is n
distinction
betwee
fact and opinion. I
thal atmosphere, ther
is no such thing 1.\
journalism.
And that is tl:\
world that Arizon
State is charging cxtr
to prepare its graduate.
to enter.
1f 1 were running a big univcrsit
(and I'm available, by the way)
woulu forget journalism and instilut
a premium course in handymanship
You remember handymen, thos
Jackc; (and now Jills) of all trade
who could do litlle jobs around th
house? We live in a society wher
hardly anyone other than a farme.
can do those things anymore. Ther·
is a great need out there for peopl
who can lix toilets, caulk shower
hang doors. repau sc..Teens, sharpe
knives, change water filters, mak
sliding doors slide and fix doorbelL
For a reasonable price.
A person with skills like that coul
dean up.
Arc you listening, Arizona State·.
DOD
Don Kaul is a two-time Pulitze
Prize-losing Washington correspon
dent who, by his own account, is righ
more than he:~ wrong. Email him a
dkaull @verizon.net.
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THE BLACK LAGOON
This Town,
That World
•
'Primitives'
Editor's Note: For years, Floyd
Coutlly 'times founder andfonner
publiwer Nonnan Allen ltfrlte a week-
by TOM DOTV
TIMES COLUMNIST
I)' column that looked at Flovd CowlfJ'
· through bis E(J'es. ffis cotuinns are ·
being reprinted due to reque~t.
When the cal's away the mice
will play. But this cat isn't a very
good mouser when he's home.
THAT'S DIFFERENT
For some vague, unexplained
reason, I've wonied about being
away almost a week. So many
things to do, so many undone...tbe
end or the monlh ... first or the
.. month ...and 1Oth of the month just
ahead ... work to be done...J usl now
I'm reminded that a week's fishing trip always finds me carefree,
r'arin' to go. and in no hurry to get
back, even though the same work
is to be done that troubles me just
now.
photos by Kathy J Prater
Food, of course, is always a main attraction at any fair and this vendor hawking homemade country stew
was popular among the crowd.
n
THAT CERTAIN SOMETHING
What is this intangible thing
that lures the Floyd Countian
back, and grips him when he gets
here? One of our former newsboys
was borne from Florida, the other
day. and he dropped in to pass the
time of day. And stayed to talk.
He's doing well in Florida. But he
wanted to know how things are
here, remarked that there must be
a lot of money, judging from the
new buildings he saw about town
and i£s suburbs. Failing to get the
desired assurance that all would
be well if he would come on
home, he paused, looked soberly
out the window and said:
"I don't know why it is. but
every time I come home, I just
almost decide I'd rather be here
and shine shoes for a living, than
to go on back.''
A hillbilly's gotta have a hill, 1
reminded him. And he smiled. But
it was a sad sort of smile, it
seemed to me.
•
nnn
Remember back to only a few
weeks ago, when you were complaining about so much rain?
nnn
1 have just talked with a guy
who is home from two weeks in
reserve camp. He's so worn out
with his arduous labors, that this
task has become too arduous for .
me. And so I quit. Kaput. Sine die.
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
Due to hard work and dedication
from many local sponsors and individuals, the East Kentucky Fair
continued to grow in popularity this
year as visitors flocked to the fairgrounds this past August 3 and 4 for
some wholesome family fun.
A.ttlong the attractions were car
nival rides, amusement park ga,m.es,
a petting zoo and pony rides, 4-H
exhibits, rodeo exhibitions, truck
pull, and music - lots of music.
ln addition to performances by a
variety of local performers and
hands of a variety of genres, the
26th Annual Colgate Country
Showdown was held with Gray
Daniels grabbing the coveted state
title with performances or two original songs, ''Knockin' Boots" and
"Ordinary Man."
Here, a look hack at some of the
fun ...
Gray Daniels,
winner of the
Colgate
Country
Showdown
Kentucky
State Final,
shows off his
check for
$1 ,000 while
posing for a
quick snapshot with Tia
Maria, ZRock radio
personality.
This young
fairgoer
appears to
be wondering just what
attraction to
take In next.
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Indonesia weighs in on the obscure
genre of cannibal gross-out films with
this effort featuring Indonesian martial arts star Ban-y Ptima.
Three anthropology students hire a
guide named Obisma for a tour or a
remote jungle in order to sample the
cultures or tribes untouched hy modem living and soon come to regret it.
The guide brings them to a tribe that
has some experience with outsiders,
though have still retained their customs.
The visit is too tame for the trio,
who
includes
rugged Roben,
fetching Rita and
terminally dorky
Tommy. The trio
press their guide
to take them furthcr into the jungle, but be balks
al the prospect
and observes that
it would be Loo
dangerous.
The
Tim Detv
students are pas- Times Colu•Jst
sionate about their
mission and eventually talk their
guide into the plan by bribing the
heck out of him.
Soon enough they are heading
downriver on a raft, but their plans
immediately go south when they
wreck on some rocks. The group gets
split up, with Robert and Rita thrown
together with their guide's nervous
assistant, Lahung. Tommy and
Obisma also survive the accident hut
are stranded separately.
Here things get boring for a bit with
lot<; pf footage of lhc principals wandering through the jungle while there
are various nath e sightings. Another
time tiller bears a warning for animal
lovers as the film appears to have
staged several dust ups hct\vccn various crillers such as boa vs. komodo
dragon, leopard vs. crocodile and treed
monkey vs. a gang of crocs.
Robert and Rita stumble across the
campsite of a Professor Marcus which
appears to he abandoned . They discuss what could have happened to his
party but that plot line is then
dropped.
The ever anxious Lahung keeps
spotting natives and freaking out but
they are gone when Rita and Rob
show up. Unfortunately Lahung fails
to spot a lethal trap while in one of his
panics and winds up spiked to a tree.
The ensuing commotion brings on the
natives who quickly descend on Rita
and Robert and truss them up like
Christmas turkeys.
Meanwhile. Tommy finds a diary
kept by someone from the Marcus
party who recorded that everyone was
captured except for the author. whose
bare bones lay inches away. Too bad
for Tommy that the guy didn't mention tF!at you shouldn't eat the apples
growing ncm·hy. Tommy snarfs one
up and proceeds to upchuck everything he's eaten in the past week
while the director catches it all in loving closeup.
Obisma isn't fming so well either
and soon succumbs to heat stroke. He
throws up his money (not after mgesting H. thank you) and begms shooting
(See LAGOON, page six)
--------------------------------------------------
The visitor
"'1
by JOYCE TRES
"CHICKEN SouP FOR THE SISTr::R's SouL
2"
I was on the verge of capturing a
dream teetering between two states:
sleep and consciousness. 1 could
famtly hear a voice calling me in the
distance. 1 pulled the comforter over
my head retreating further inside, letting the warmth envelop me, for the
images were gone, but the memory of
being soothed lingered. Once again,
the burning question came to mind :
Could separation by death really
sever a lifetime connection? Thad no
answer. Then the voice called out
once more.
"Honey, come here. You have to
see this." The voice belonged to my
husband.
"Uh-uh;' I mumbled diving deeper inside my cococin .
"Really, you do need to see this,''
my husband said again.
1 wished to be left to lhc wmn1th
and lingering tranquility. I voiced my
objection again.
"I don't want to; it's cold out
there."
"Honey. you have got to see what
is <;itting on the window' ledge.''
Jack's a very tenacious man. T
finally relented.
"Is the coffee made?"
"Yes, and 1 saved you a muffin ..,
The coffee and muffin lured me
from the bed. but Ttook n1y comforter
with me. All wrapp-:d up, I headed for
the living room and my hu.5band.
''What's going onT
·'Look out the window," he poimcd smiling.
I turned and was an1a1.ed to see an
owl sleeping on the window ledge. It
was white, except for a sprinkling of
blacls on the owl'!>. beak and tips or its
feathers.
"Has 11 been here long'!"
''Jt was here when 1 woke up."
"Tt 'o;; beaut i f'ul." T sat on the lloor
in front of the window and watched it
breathe "Why do you
think it is here'!"
"I don't know;
we don't have
around
owls
here, unless it is
a pet, or it
escaped from a
rescue. lt may
have bumped
into the window
chasing
some
thing out of the
tree."
"Do you think it may be
hurt?"
··11 may he stunned or just asleep."
1 thought about that, then another
thought suddenly came to mind as T
remembered what day it was.
"It would
ha\e been
Barbara's birthday today,'' 1
whispered to myself.
My sister, Barbara,
died six months ago
afler a 15-month fight
with breast cancer. I
think or her every
day. More than once,
r ve found m) sel r
dialing her phone
number to share some
observation. If she were
alive, I'd be talking to her
right now. Tmissed her, a~d knew
I would for a long ttme. l was stili
(Set: SOUP, page six)
�A6 • SUNDAY, AUGUST
12, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Hood popper doesn' t need head examined
by TOM and RAY MAGLIOZZI
Dear Tom and Ray:
I just wanted to know if there is
any long-term benefit to regularly
opening the front hood of your car
right after you park it. Is this a quick
method to cool off the engine that
will prolong its life somehow? You
see, I have a neighbor who ·insists on
keeping his hood open whenever he
gets home. I call him "The Great
Hoodini." He used to drive an early'90s T-bird, and just recently purchased a new Korean import. I wondered if he'd usc the same miracle
hood technique with his new car, and
sure enough, hood's up! Sometimes
he forgets about the open hood and
leaves the car in his driveway for
hours that way. It always appears like
he's working on his vehicles. This
hood obsession intrigues me to no
end. Is it normal, or does this guy
need to get his "hood" examined?
Please advise.
Daniel
RAY: Excessive heat is not a
friend to your engine. So, sure, opening the hood to help the engine dissipate heat is a fine thing to do. If you
have the time.
TOM: It's also a good way to get
your battery stolen!
RAY: Heat harms the engine
because it causes fluids to break
down more quickly, and it does· a
number on belts, hoses, bushings and
motor mounts.
TOM: However, most cars are
fully equipped to dissipate the heat
they generate. They have cooling systems that do the job while the car is
running. And after the engine is shut
off, when heat can temporarily build
up, cars have fans that will continue
to run, even after you've walked
away from the car and are already sitting down to your first bite of a kielbasa sub. So it's not something the
average person needs to worry about.
RAY: But if you're an AOC (automotive obsessive-compulsive), like
your neighbor is, Daniel, then, yes,
opening the hood when you park or even just releasing the hood latch
and letting the hood pop open an inch
or two - will allow the engine to
cool faster. It certainly can't hurt.
And if you live in a hot, desert climate, it might even provide some real
benefits in the summer months, when
the ambient temperature . is 110
degrees.
TOM: Of course, if you do pop the
hood latch after driving, you have to
be sure to remember to close the
hood securely before you drive away
again. While leaving the hood ajar to
dissipate heat is good for the engine,
having the hood fly up while you're
doing 65 mph is bad for the engine ...
since the engine is usually the first
thing to hit the guardrail.
Cell phone in the AC unit the rage
it's all
Dear Tom and Ray:
My daughter has a uniquely
equipped '91 Toyota Corolla. It now
features a cell phone IN the air-conditioning unit! The car doesn't have
louvers that direct the air, so the air
comes through an open space on the
dash. Anyway, she suddenly
slammed on the brakes, and the cell
phone, which was sitting on the passenger seat or console, flew into the
AC - and that's where it still is.
That's her story, and she's sticking
with it. We've gotten a lot of
"mileage" out of this story, but no
solutions. Any ideas? - Fred
TOM: Well, it was probably time
to upgrade the cell phone anyway,
Fred. I'm sure there's one with more
megapixels and an optional buttscratcher out by now.
RAY: My guess is
that, despite the story
she's sticking with,
she used the air vent
itself as a cell-phone
holder. It's the perfect size for that.
TOM: And then
she either pushed it
in too far or stopped
short, and .. . down
the drain it went.
RAY: The good
news is that it won't •• .• ••• .
harm the car at all.
It'll just sit there in
the duct and stay
cool. It'll ring for a
couple of days, but
once the battery dies, you'll never
know it's there.
TOM: So option No. 1 is to forget
about it and replace it.
RAY: But if you're on the retentive side, Fred, or the phone's memory card has some prized photos of
your daughter and her boyfriend jello
wrestling, you can try to retrieve the
phone by taking apart the air duct.
TOM: Depending on which vent
the phone went into, it
may be relatively easy
to access the duct in
question. The ones on
the sides are easier
than the ones behind
the center console. If
it's in the center, it
might require removing the dashboard.
RAY: If you're so
inclined, ask your
mechanic to investigate. Tell him which
vent
the
phone
entered through, and
ask him how difficult
it is to access the duct
that supplies that vent.
If he runs into the
men's room and locks the door, you
have your answer, Fred.
Got a question about cars? Write
to Click and Clack in care of this
newspaper, or e-mail them by visiting
the Car Talk Web site at
www.cartalk.com.
Odds & E.nds
• TAMPA, Fla. - War DVDs he had borrowed has
stinks, apparently even behind cost Denver-area libraries tens
of thousands of dollars, offithe lines.
That's the gist of a military cials said.
Thomas Pilaar, 33, was
e-mail uncovered by the
Tampa Tribune concerning suspected of using different
toilet troubles at U.S. Central names to obtain seven library
Command at MacDill Air cards from the Denver Public
Force Base. The bottom line: Library, then checking out 300
A small restroom facility near items per card and selling at
the
command's
Joint least some of the items,
Intelligence Center doesn't KCNC-TV in Denver reporthave adequate ventilation, ed.
"It appears his intent was to
resulting in - as Navy Capt.
Samuel J. Cox put it- "mal- sell 2,100 (items) from the
odorous working conditions." Denver Library collection,"
Public
Library
Cox posted written orders Denver
directing workers to take their spokeswoman M. Celeste
serious bathroom business to Jackson told the station. She
more capable facilities unless estimated the losses at about
it was an emergency. When $35,000.
Arapahoe County library
the signs were removed, Cox
pointed out in a lighthearted e- administrators said Pilaar
mail that ignoring the direc- obtained three library cards
tive technically violated the and checked out 250 to 300
Uniform Code of Military 'items.
James Larue, Douglas
Justice. As for civilian contractors, Cox wrote, "I can County's head librarian, said
make you wish you'd gone Pilaar checked out more than
down the hall to the big bath- 300 items from two county
libraries and had $11,000
rooms to do your business."
Central Command oversees worth of overdue items.
Authorities were tipped by
military operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Command a woman who recently bought
spokesman
Maj.
David books through Craigslist.org
Huxsoll confirmed the intelli- al!d noticed the library identigence center's restroom woes. fication stamps.
Pilaar was jailed on an
"If you're asking if the
memo is legitimate, yes it is," unrelated parole violation and
Huxsoll said Monday. "That was being investigated for
was the captain's humorous theft, said Lynn Kimbrough,
spokeswoman for the Denver
attempt to deal with it."
Huxsoll said there are no prosecutor's office. He was
to
court-martial being held without bond.
plans
Pilaar declined to comrestroom offenders caught in
ment.
the act.
• DENVER - A library
patron suspected of selling
hundreds of books, tapes and
• MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.
- A teenager fell six stories
from a hotel balcony but
Soup
intrigued by the visitor. Then I so real, then you started callremembered the dream.
ing me."
"I dreamt about Barbara
"Barbara may have sent
and her imaginary childhood Snow to let you know she's all
companions. She had two right."
mammoth elephants: Tundra
At that very moment, Snow
and Mundra. She also had a opened its eyes and looked
white owl she called Snow. right into mine. For a few
They were in a lush green for- . moments, we stared at one
est close to a river. It was so another with only the glass
powerful, and they seemed so between us. I reached out and
happy to be together; it felt placed my hand against the
soothing. It left me so calm window almost touching
upon waking that I tried to Snow, but for the glass. Its
recapture the dream. It seemed gold eyes bore into my green
walked away with just bruises
and scrapes.
Matthew Savage, 17, was
reaching up to a balcony one
floor above to grab a bathing
suit that had fluttered down
from the 11th floor when he
tumbled over the railing
Friday.
The teen, from Gainesville,
Ga., hit other balconies on his
way down and slammed onto
a slanted rooftop, then slid
into bushes.
"I just closed my eyes,"
Savage said, nursing scrapes
and bruises on his back and
legs.
After landing in the bushes,
he got up and started walking
back to his room. But paramedics strapped him to a
board and flew him to a hospital, where tests showed he was
fine.
"This was a 'God is real'
event," his sister, Mandy
Baker, said.
who helped end the search for
Oliver, got the reward.
"I think it's great," said
Fair, of Mooreville.
The reward included a
weekend stay at the Tupelo
Hilton Garden Inn and special
tours of the Elvis Presley
Birthplace and Museum and
the
Tupelo
Automobile
Museum. The reward also
included one of Oliver's
favorite foods - a case of
bananas.
"But the bananas- I don't
know about that," said Fair.
"I'll just end up giving them
t\l the monkey, I guess."
It wasn't the first time
Oliver, 9, had escaped from
the zoo. About six years ago
the monkey escaped and ran
amok on the grounds of
Tupelo Country Club before
being captured and returned to
the zoo.
Within minutes of return-
• TUPELO, Miss. - A
curious monkey who somehow managed to free himself
from his pen in the Tupelo
Buffalo Park and Zoo and was
on the lam for days was finally recaptured Monday.
Oliver was apprehended at
Tupelo Stone & Masonry, the
Northeast Mississippi Daily
Journal reported, six days
after leading park staff on a
chase through the park's trail
system before eventually
eluding them.
Several days after the monkey's July 31 escape, an
anonymous
businessman
offered a reward for the whitefaced capuchin's capture and
return. Motorist Mike Fair,
Lagoon
at every noise that the jungle
emits. He eventually spots
Tommy across a lake and frantically crosses it. This is good
news for tl;le crocks who are
waiting there. The ensuing battle is one-sided, with Obisma
going down quicker than Paris
Hilton at a spelling bee.
Meanwhile, in a cave where
the natives reside, Robert and
Rita get a hands on view of the
primitives they wanted to
study. It's a harsh itinerary
which includes being stripped,
poked and urinated on by the
local gentry. An attempted sexual assault on Rita becomes a
Jesson on how the tribe handles conflict resolution. It
turns out that the head guy
chooses to deal with said situ• Continued from p5 ation by crushing the offenders
groin with a large rock.
eyes, and then it turned and
Things then get a littlt<
flew away.
goofy as the pair try to teach
"What do you think, did the women of the tribe how to
Barbara send Snow?"
make clothes, which also
"Barbara was subtle," I said offends the leader, though no
smiling.
rocks are used to keep the
"Yes, you would've sent peace this time.
Tundra or Mundra," he
Finally something happens
laughed.
and Robert and Rita escape
I laughed also, knowing my just as Tommy shows up and
sister was somewhere laughbrains Robert with a rock
ing too and that our connec- (thinking he's a native). The
tion, though subtle, would trio head for the river but the
endure forever.
tribe is soon in pursuit. The
blow from the rock apparently
ing home after his latest
adventure, Oliver feasted on
grapes, marshmallows, monkey biscuits and bananas, and
then took a long nap.
• ELMIRA, N.Y. - A
woman who was quick with
the bargains at her rummage
sale mistakenly accepted 50
cents for a ceramic turtle with
the ashes of her husband's
previous wife inside.
Now, Anita Lewis is desperately searching for the
buyer who said she planned to
use the urn as a cookie jar.
Lewis said she had hauled
items into her yard early
Saturday while her husband
slept. The buyer quickly
selected the large turtle container, despite being unable to
get the lid open.
Her husband's previous
wife collected turtles.
"We have lots of turtles,"
Anita Lewis said. "It didn't
even register that this was the
one (containing the ashes)."
• NEW YORK - An ice
cream truck parked in front of
a junior high school was offering up cocaine and marijuana
along with the soft serve,
police said.
A police search of the vehicle uncovered a loaded pistol
along with the drugs, police
said Friday after arresting 26year-old Jermaine Jordan on
charges including criminal
possession of a weapon near a
school and criminal sale of a
controlled substance near a
school.
There was no listed number
at Jordan's address, and it was
not immediately clear whether
he had a lawyer.
The school, J.H.S. 008, is
in Queens.
• Continued from p5
takes care of Robert's amnesia
problem and he beats the snot
out of a few natives while Rita
and Tommy take off.
When Robert catches up
with them, he sees the Chief
chuck a spear into Tommy. In
the film's most startling
moment, the Chief then hurls
an ax at Robert, but Robert
ducks and the ax boomerangs
back into the Chief (sure, it
could happen).
Next Rita and Robert build
an elaborate raft in about 10
minutes and ferry Tommy
away, but he succumbs to his
injury before they can make
much headway down river.
The end.
This
was
apparently
inspired by the Italian cannibal
films of the 1970s, which also
featured plenty of half-naked
natives and animal attack
sequences. The Italian films,
however, were famous for
showing the cannibals sit
down to a meal while the main
course protested and was
graphically munched. Here
they avoid that staple and so
you wind up with a cannibal
film where the eating is only
referred to and never shown.
The acting is about what ·
you'd expect except for the
extras who play the natives.
They are awful and bulge their
eyes and cavort like monkeys
on the business end of a cattle
prod.
That said, this mess does
sustain a sense of menace and
you're never sure if a given
character will survive any of
the scenarios they are thrust
into, though to be fair you
probably won't care either as it
is impossible to root for overprivileged snots who write off
all tribes as having the same
customs.
The good news is that this
appears on a double-sided disc
called "Tales of Voodoo
Volume 2." This is a good deal
giving you two genre flicks for
under 10 bucks. The only •
problem is that the B-side
("Ghost Ninja") is actually
worse than "Primitives."
At least the box is entertaining and proves that the distributors didn't even watch this
movie before selling it to consumers. If you can explain to
me what this plot description
means, then I'll give you my
copy of the movie: "Deadly
traps and human fleas loving
natives make this jungle a no
fly zone." Good luck deciphering that one.
Best line: "They killed the
poor monkey."
1978, unrated.
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• UK Football • 83
• NASCAR • 63
www.jloydcountytimes. com
VB: Raiders beat P'burg, irrlprove to 2-0
TIMES STAFF REPORT
~
HI HAT- South Floyd served with great
efficiency Thursday night, making good on
41-of-44 serves with 14 aces in a varsity
volleyball
match
v.ersus
visiting
Prestonsburg. In Prestonsburg's seasonopener, South Floyd prevailed, winning 2-0
(25-13, 25-9) in the Floyd County varsity
volleyball match. South Floyd - thanks to
the victory - improved to 2-0.
In the first game, South Floyd opened up
an early lead when Danielle Tackett took
over serving with the score 3-1 in her team's
favor. When the Blackcats broke the serve,
the score was 12-1. Tackett finished the
night 14-of-15 in the serving department
with seven aces. In the second game, the
score was knotted at 8-8 before the Raiders
would once again take over. With Amber
Tackett serving, South Floyd got the lead
out to a 12-8 advantage. On the next <;ideout, South Floyd was ahead 13-9 11 ·n
senior Samantha Isaac served out the g,une
-.connecting on the next 12 serves with two
aces in the middle of the brilliant stretch.
Junior Trista Damron had one of the better games in her career with four kills, one
and one-half blocks and two digs, all of
which came in the last eight points of the.
second game. Senior Amber Tackett led the
way in the kill department for the Raiders,
offering up six kills. She was followed by
Damron, who landed four. Sophomore
Bailey Hamilton added three kills while
Isaac and sophomore Brittany Little con-
tributed two each.
For the second game, senior setter Billie
Stumbo added 10-plus assists ( 11 ). Eighthgrader Ashley Castle and Little both added
one assist. Senior libero Stephanie Slone
Jed the Raiders with 13 digs. Amber Tackett
added 12 digs for the winning team. Little
ended the contest with six digs. Stumbo
(four), Damron (two), Hamilton (one) and
eighth-grader Kiana Hall (one) also aided
in the digs department.
South Floyd will be back in action
Tuesday night at home when Allen Central
visits for another conference/district contest.
PRESTONSBURG VS. SOUTH FLOYD
Freshmen- Prestonsburg 18-16, 18-10
Junior Varsity - South Floyd 2 I -12, 21-I 6
photo by Jamie Howell
BLACKCAT SPOTLIGHT: Prestonsburg High School
receiver/defensive back Taylor Clark ranks as one of
the school's top student-athletes. Clark is headed
into his senior football season.
Many players
back for Rebel
football team
New Bristol
Motor Speedway
surface gets
high marks
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
BRISTOL, Tenn. - What was
billed as a facelift turned into
maj6r surgery this summer as
Bristol Motor Speedway's surface underwent its first major
change since the original concrete replaced asphalt 15 years
·
ago.
The reconstruction of the surface that had been placed in the
summer of 1992 began March
26, the day after Kyle Busch captured the Food City 500, when
workers began tearing up the old
surface and replacing it with concrete.
Work on the multi-million
dollar project was completed in
mid-July and the end result is a
much smoother track with an
even more distinct look to it.
Over the years, the previous surface had developed a crown
effect creating a convex shape.
Now, with variable banking, the
track has more of a bowl-shape
to it, which designers believe
will lend itself to offering drivers
more racing options. The transitions going into and coming out
of the turns also were adjusted.
A number of drivers tested the
new surface in July and the
majority left Bristol impressed
with the new layout and anxious
"'to ' return for the August
NASCAR events.
"I think our development guys
did a tremendous job with the
track," said BMS president Jeff
Byrd. "The drivers I spoke with
were very pleased with the surface and couldn't wait to get here
for the August events. We wanted
a smoother surface with better
transitions in the comers and I
beli~ve that's exactly what we
got. And because of that we
should have some fantastic rae• ' ing."
After three late-model race
events in late July and early
August, the first N ASCAR races
on the new surface will be on
Wednesday, Aug. 22 when the
O' Reilly 200 Craftsman Truck
Series event takes place along
with the Food City 150 USAR
Hooters ProCup event. The Food
City 250 Busch Series race is
Friday, Aug. 24, followed by the
sold-out
Sharpie
500,
NASCAR's most popular race,
on Saturday, Aug. 25.
BMS resurfacing notes:
It required 3000 cubic yards
(See SURFACE, page two)
photo courtesy of UK Athletics
UK Coach Billy Gillispie is known as one of the nation's top college basketball recruiters.
Board declines to reconsider
ban on text-messaging
UK Coach Billy Gillispie landed a
key recruit when Huntington (W.Va.)
High standout Patrick Patterson signed
with the Wildcats. Here's some of what
Gillispie said about Patterson during
the recent SEC Teleconference:
TIMES STAFF REPORT
"There are high expectations (for
Patrick) as there is for all of the players, but I think he's a vel}' mature player and mavbe more so than most freshmen up until this point. He's just
impressed me with the way he lives
every day life, and in the classroom this
summer and those kinds of things. I
think that he may be able to shoulder a
bit more of a burden than say a normal
freshman. I do think that he has the
ability to maybe lead early in his
career starting this year. We'll have
some other help for him."
INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Divis~on I Board of Directors
declined to reconsider a ban on most forms of electronic communication
- including text-messaging - with recruits during its meeting Thursday .
Because the Board members declined to reconsider the text-messaging
·ban, the proposal will come to a vote of the Division I delegates present
and voting at the January 2008 Convention in Nashville.
New University of Kentucky men's basketball coach Billy Gillispie is
not in favor of the text-messaging ban. Gillispie, who has already gotten
commitments for many future Wildcat recruiting classes, favors allowing
coaches to use text-messaging in communicating with recruits.
Prestonsburg girls', bovs' soccer
teams set lor season-openers
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
The
PRESTONSBURG
Prestonsburg High School boys' and
girls ' soccer teams arc headed into
season-openers. The girls' team is the
more experienced of the two
Prestonsburg
soccer
squads.
Prestorsburg's boys' soccer team is a
first-year unit.
The Prestonsburg girls· soccer
team has several players returning,
including seniors Emily Stanley,
Caitlyn
Newsome.
Hannah
Fitzpatrick. Aleshia Mayfield and
Maura Minix. The Prestonsburg girls'
junior class consists of returning
players Katy Petry, Linsey Fields,
Brittany Holliman and Samantha
Osborne
New juni ors in the mix are Laura
Absher and Shelby Brewer. Heather
Joseph is the lone sophomore.
Freshmen are Clara Osborne, Alexis
DeRossett, Kait1yn Minix, Breanna
Holliman and Hilary Slone.
The
Tina
Petry-coached
Prestonsburg girls' team - which has
17 games scheduled - wiJl open the
season Tuesday on the road versus
Perry County Central.
Despite being a first-year squad,
Prestonsburg's boys' soccer team
. should be competitive given that
many players have participated in the
sport on other youth teams for several years.
The Prestonsburg boys' soccer
team consists of the following play-
ers: Josh Holbrook (Sr.); Ryan
Johnson (Jr.); Adam Kimbler (Jr.);
Nick Kanahan (Jr.); Austin Minix
(Jr.); Brad Stanley (So.); Nick Conn
(So.); Tyler Hall (So.); Zach
Lemaster (So.); Jeff Searls (So.);
Devin Clifton (So.); Caleb Petry (Fr.)
and Logan Hunt (Fr.)
The Prestonsburg boys ' soccer
team is still accepting players for the
2007 season. Busy preparing for its
debut, the Prestonsburg boys' soccer
team will also open its season versus
Perry County Central.
The
Prestonsburg soccer teams - which
are set to host home contests at
StoneCrest - will play several doubleheaders over the next two-plus
months.
EASTERN - Allen Central
defeated Floyd County rival
Betsy Layne 26-20 in triple
overtime and registered a pair of
district wins during the 2006
season. The Rebels were in contention for a playoff spot late last
fall before falling short. Now,
Allen Central is concentrated on
the 2007 season and a district
slate that takes away Hazard and
Jenkins and adds Betsy Layne.
"We have had a pretty good
preseason," said Allen Central
Coach Jeremy Hall. "It was hard
this year to get everyone on the
field at the ~arne time. Our
morning practices would have a
group of boys and then in .the
evening we would have some
different in and some out. We
have many returners: We are
really young - but that just
shows you how many freshmen
and sophomore we were playing
with last year."
Allen Central lost its leading
tackler - defensive end Mike
Case - via graduation. The AC
football program also lost Eric
Crum and Corey Click - both of
its starting running backs last
season.
(See FOOTBALL, page two)
Hendrickson wins
Kentucky Open
TIMES STAFF REPORT
- Phil
LOUISVILLE
Hendrickson has placed himself
among the elite of Kentucky
golfers by winning the 2007 5/3
Bank/Callaway Golf Kentucky
Open. He even raised that platform, becoming only the third
player in the state's history to
win both the State Amateur and
the Kentucky Open in the same
year, joining Jodie Mudd and
John Holmes, both PGA Tour
winners.
Hendrickson was
able to outlast the competition,
especially low professional
Grover Justice, with par 73 and
a total of 216, three over for the
tournament.
Hendrickson, an Eastern
Kentucky University golfer,
hails from Danville. The event
featured top golfers from
around the state. Justice, who
(SeeOPEN, page two)
Herrick~
teammates
compete at Ky. Open
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LOUISVILLE - The Bellarmine University
golf program was well-represented at this week's
'-Fifth Third Bank/Callaway Golf Kentucky Open,
'll'lheld at Hurstbourne Country Club. While three
current Knights missed the final cut, two former
Bellarmine stars made it into the final round
Former Knight Cory Kaufman, who has been
playing in numerous professional events the past
few years, battled intense heat to turn in a 72-75
147 after two rounds on the par 7 1 course. That
tally had him in a three-way tie for eighth place on
the leader board, four shots behind leaders Ju stin
Moore and Philip Henderson heading into the
final round.
Another former Bellarmine player, Austin
Meyer, is tied for 22nd place with a 75-76 151.
The top 70 scores made the final cut.
'
Just missing out on the final day was
Bellarmine
junior-to-be
Kyle
Leach
(Louisville/DeSales). After posting an 82 on the
first day, Leach shaved four strokes off his score
on day two to enter the clubhouse with a 160 total.
Ail golfers scoring 159 or better made the final
cut. Leach earned All -Great Lakes Valley
Conference honors .this past season .
Doug Wilkinson (Louisville/St. Xavier), who
will be a sophomore for the Knights, c;hot an 8482 166. Brooks Herrick (Prestonsburg), who will
also be a sophomore this year, turned m an 82-85
167 at the event. A Prestonsburg High School
graduate. Herrick is a former KHSAA regional
champion. One hundred fifty -nine competitors
qualified for the field .
Bellarmine earned the No. 2 seed at last year's
NCAA super-regional. The Knights return six
players off that squad this season.
photo by Steve LeMaster
A LOOK BACK AT CAMP: East Kentucky Miners Coach Kevin Keathley had the
opportunity to evaluate 21 different players during the CBA team's recent free agent
camp. Keathley, a Floyd County native, complimented the area players who attended the camp. More on the area players appears inside today's edition on Page 82.
�82 •
SUNDAY, AUGUST
12, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Furcal's blast Ills LA.: Dodgers beat Reds, snap &-game skid
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CTNCTNNATT - The Los
Angeles Dodgers kept turning
to an unlikely source for some
much-needed punch, and it
finally paid off with a win.
Leadoff
hitter
Rafael
Furcal, who ended three
innings with runners in scoring
position, homered in the 11th
and the Dodgers snapped a
season high six game losing
streak with a 5-4 victory over
the Cincinnati Reds on
Thursday.
"1 was frustrated because l
left so many runners on base,"
said FurcaL who left a total of
four runners in scoring posi
!ion with a strikeout, a popup
and a groundout. "I concentrated a little more in that last
at-hat. I got a pitch down the
middle. T don't know what it
was, but 1 got a good swing on
it. It made me very excited
because of the way we· vc been
playing."
Furcal's lifth homer of the
season came off Victor Santos
(l-4) and helped Los Angeles
avoid a three-game sweep. The
Dodgers went 28 innings without , scoring before pushing
across a run in the first. They
were shut oul in their previous
three games and four of their
past live.
Los Angeles manager
Grady Little suspects the
comeback win could jumpstart his lethargic team.
'Tm sure something like
that can get us started," Little
said. "We've been through it
before, but you can't get ahead
or yourself. You can't play
tomorrow's ballgamc, or yesterday's. You have to play the
game today."
Reds interim manager Pete
Mackanin didn't expect Los
Angeles to go the entire series
wilhtlut scoring.
"That's one of those games
that got away," he said. "You
look al the series, we take two
out of three. It would've been
nice to weep, but they were
due to snap out of it."
Delwyn Young went 4 for
4 in his second major league
start for Los Angeles. He left
with cramping in his· calves
after legging out a double in
the eighth.
Scott Proctor ( 1-01 allowed
one hit in two scoreless
innings for his first National
League win atter being
acquired from the New York
Yankees on July 31.
Takashi Saito pitched the
11th for his 28th save in 31
opportunities. He got Alex
Gonzalez to ground into a
game-ending double play.
Gonzalez followed Edwin
Encarnacion's single 10 the
second inning with his 16th
homer, giving the Reds a 3 -2
lead. The Dodgers Lied it on
Olmedo Saenz's sacrifice fly
in the seventh off reliever
Eddie Guardado, making his
first appearance of the season.
The Ieft-hander, who had
rccon<;tructivc surgery on his
elbow last September, hadn't
pitched in the majors since
Aug. 19.
Guardado's failure cost
Cincinnati
rookie
Phil
Dumatrail his first career win.
The lcft-hander, who lasted
just 3 1-3 innings in his major
league debut on Aug. 2,
allowed two runs and seven
hits in six innings.
·•For the first couple of
innings Tstill had some bullerflies, hut 1 calmed down and 1
thought T threw some quality
pitches," Dumat.I·ait said. "1
definitely threw a lot of quality off-speed pitches. 1 even
threw some changeups and
curves when I was behind in
the count - kept them off-balance. T felt like today was a
step in the right direction."
The Reds regained the lead
when Norris Hopper scored on
Joe Beimers balk in the seventh, but Los Angeles tied the
game again in the eighth
against Jared Burton when
pinch-runner Andre .Ethier
scored from second on Ramon
Martinez's single.
Los Angeles' Brett Tomko
lasted six innings against his
former team. The right-hander
gave up three runs and six hits.
"1 wish 1 could take back
that slider I hung (to
Gonzalez)," Tomko said. "He
just as easily could have
popped it up, and T would have
told you what a good pitch it
was."
The Dodgers ended their
scoreless streak in the first.
They loaded the bases with
none out and Jeff Kent hit a
sacrifice fly.
The Reds tied it in the bottom half when Hopper scored
from third on Brandon
Phillips' groundout.
Los
Angeles regained a one-run
lead in the second on
MartineL's <:.al..'rifice fly.
Notes: Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani stopped by
Great Amencan Ball Park during the game. The former New
York City mayor wa~ making a
campaign fundraising stop in
Cincinnati .... Cin<.:innali's Jeff
Kcppingcr made his firc:;t
career starr in left field, giving
Adam Dunn a rest. ... Dodgers
first base.rpan Olmedo Saenz
snapped an 0-for- I 5 slump
with a first inning single. ...
The Reds optioned RHP Todd
Coffey to Triple-A Louisville
to make room lor OF Jason
Ellison, who was claimed off
waivers from Seattle.... Dunn
was ejected while arguing with
plate umpire Paul Emmel after
taking strike three as a pinchhitter in the ninth.
Fcxxl City 250 to feature Nextel Cup-heavy lineup
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
BRTSTOL,
Tenn.
NASCAR's most popular
Busch Series race, the Food
City 250, also hits a high note
with Nextel Cup drivers with
at least lO expected to do double duty, competing in the
Friday night evem on Aug. 24
before taking part in the sold
out Sharpie 500 on Saturday
evening.
Defending race winner
Matt Kenseth will go after his
second consecutive Food City
250 title after outrunning the
likes or Kevin Harvick and
Kasey Kahne a year ago. Like
Kenseth, who swept the night
races a year ago by also winning his second straight
Sharpie 500, Harvick and
Kahne will be gunning for the
Food City 250 trophy in front
of more than 100,000 fans.
Others NEXTEL Cup stars
who 'II be vying for the win are
Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch,
who won the Food City 500
NEXTEL Cup event at BMS
in March, Jeff Burton, J.J.
Yeley, Clint Bowyer, Ryan
Newman and Greg Biffle.
Harvick is tied with
Morgan Shepherd for most
Busch Series wins at The
Wor1d's Fastest Half-Mile
with four. Harvick's wins
man Mickey Parsons.
Corey Conn and Brett
Shepherd have returned to
anchor the Rebel offensive
line.
Derensively, Allen Central
returns twins Logan and
Hunter Crowder up the middle
"We have changed up the
attack a lillie more this year.,"
said Hall. "We will mainly be
an !-formation team and we'll
try to spread it out and throw it
a little more than in the pa<>t."
Allen Central was in West
Liberty this past Friday
evening, playing Morgan
County in the llrsl or two preseason
scrimmages. The
Rebels will travel to Estill
County this Friday for a preseason tuneup versus the
Engineers.
came in August of 2000,
August of 2001, March of
2003 and April of 2004.
Kenseth, who won in August
1999, March 200 I as wen as
last August could join Harvick
and Shepherd al the top of the
list with another win.
Ticket holders ror the Food
City 250 will get to enjoy a
futl day of on-track action
prior to the 8 p.m. start of the
race, including Cup and Busch
practice and qualifying for
both the Food City 250 and
Sharpie 500. Qualifying for
the Sharpie 500 is set for 3:30
that ali.ernoon while qualifying for the Food City 250 is at
4:35p.m.
IF YOU WANT TO GO:
Tickets arc available for the
Food City 250, starting at $45.
Tickets may be purchased by
contacting the BMS ticket
office at (423) 989-6900 or by
vistting www.bristoltix.com.
The Food City 250 will be
preceded by the O'Reilly 200
Craflsman Series Truck race
and the Food City 150 Hooters
Pro Cup Series evenl on
Wednesday, Aug. 23. Tickers
for the doubleheader also are
available for $30 with children
12 and under admitted free
with a paying adult.
Football
• Continued from p1
Junior quarterback Josh
Prater and senior wide receiver Alex Hammonds - the
team's leading receiver last
season - are both back.
Allen Central also returns
wide receivers Nathan Meade,
Wes Crager and Chris Stumbo.
1n the AC offensive backfield, Logan Crowder will be
in the fullback position along
with Justin Jackson and fresh-
Surface
• Continued from p1
of concrete for the top layer of
the surface.
More than 20,000 cubic
yards of concrete was required
for the project, including subsurface, walls, etc.
More than 650 tons of rebar
was needed to complete the
entire project.
Six hundred-ftfly (650) tons
is equivalent in weight to 382
NASCAR Nextel Cup cars,
l, 182 full-grown Kodiak bears,
I ,625,000 12- ounce CocaColas (or approximately l 0 for
everyone attending the Sharpie
500) and 41 ,600,000 Sharpies.
Approximately · 149 tons or
rebar was required lor the surface itself.
The new track surface,
including suh-ba<>c, base and
surrace is 17 inches thick. Tt is
made up of six inches of limetreated stone on the bottom,
followed by four inches of lean
grade concrete, rchar and the
final layer is seven inches of
continuously reinforced con<..'rete.
The pits arc now concrete,
whereas before they ,were
a~ ph alt.
The old track surface was 40
feet wide. Tt is now 43 feet
wide.
There are 43 pit stalls and
each stall measures 16'x28,'
two feet wider than they were
previously.
An average of 50 workers
took part in the resurl'acing project. They worked, on average,
six days a week, I 4 hours a day.
When the actual surface work
began with the concrete, work-
ers worked in 12-hour shifts, 24
hours a day.
Crews removed 1,815 cubic
yards of concrete from the old
track- constituting the surrace
only.
Crews removed 842 cubic
yards of wall concrete.
A total of 5,500 square yards
of asphalt was removed. That is
more than an acre of asphalt
and amounts to 275 20-ton
truck loads of material.
A total of 38,944 square
yards - more than eight acres of dirt was removed, amounting to 1,948 truck loads of
material. 38,944 square yards
amounts lo slightly more than
six football fields measuring
I 20 yards long from back of
end zone to back of end zone
and 53.3 yards wide.
photo by Jamie Howell
A NEW SEASON: The Prestonsburg High School varsity cheerleading team is less than two
weeks from the start of the 2007 football season. Leslie Ousley (left, back row) guides the
Prestonsburg varsity cheerleading squad.
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: An
affordable way to float a strean1
by LEE McCLELLAN
KENTUCKY AFIELD
ture a spreader bar in front of
the angler, and a backrest lor
more comfort on longer float<>.
FRANKFORT - Air temThe pontoon design is easy
peratures in the high 90s make to get in and out of, especially
fishing a lake during the day- in shallow water. You can prop
time a painrul and potentially their legs over the spreader bar
dangerous experience dU{ing and t1oat through shallow
the suiTocating and miserably shoals. Some anglers drill a
hor days of August. Instead, hole in the end of a small
imagine yourself gently float- wooden oar, run a piece of rope
ing down a cool stream with. through it and tic a carabineer
your legs dangling in the water, to the end of the rope. They
next attach the carabineer to the
• Continued from p1 keeping the heat at bay and
catching bass after bass.
D-rings on a belly boat so that
calls Lexington home, missed finishing second after a 71 golfer - was fifth at 219. Matt
A canoe costs several hun- they can maneuver in current
a 3 -foot par putt on No. 17. 217. Louisville's Patrick Savage, the event's defending dred dollars, as docs a kayak or
without having to worry about
After mtss1ng the putt, Vaddcn and John Bachman champion was tied for eighth
a small johnboat. But a float losing the oar. Other anglers
Justice saved par from a front tied for third at 218. Grant at 221.
tube, also known as a belly wear flippers on their feet to
bunker on No. 18, ultimately Sturgeon -another Louisville
boat, usually costs less than control their belly boats on
$150 with many under $100. streams, but a pair of wading
Float tubes give anglers an boots or plain work boots do
affordable option to enjoy a day best in flowing water. The thick
of stream fishing and escape soles of these boots protect
the A ugusl heal.
your feet from impacting rocks.
Not all float rubes arc creat- Flippers make exiting the boat
TIMES STAFF REPORT
solid seasons at Alice Lloyd Keathley. "He showed that ed equal. Three main types or dirficull on slick rocks in curCollege, held his own during he's really good around the belly boats exist on the market: rent or in shallow wuter.
PIKEVILLE
- East the free agent camp.
basket."
the miginal round design, the
Smallmouth streams with
Kentucky Miners Coach
"First off, the camp went
Pikeville College product U-lube design and the pontoon fairly deep holes punctuated by
Kevin Keathley will be the quite well," Keathley com- Daniel Price was also at the design. The original round float riffles are good pla\..'es to fish
first to admit he didn't know mented. "On the local side camp; chasing a chance to tubes consist of a truck tire wilh a lloaltube. You can !Ish a
how many players would of it, we had some good play professional basketball. inner-tube sheathed in nylon flowing hole, get out, and walk
show up tor the team's first- solid basketball players.
"Daniel Price showcased cloth with pockets. They work back up to the LOp or the hole
ever free agent camp. Held a Jeremy Daniels, one of the his ability to defend," said in a pinch, but are a poor choice and float it again. You may also
little over one week ago, the local players, showed he still Keathley . "Daniel is a lso for stream fishing. Their design float a section of stream and
free agent camp attracted has some potential in basket- very athletic."
mukes iL dillicull l'or you to get pack your float tube back out to
players from several in-state ball after what I understand
In a camp that included out of the boat in shallow water. your vehicle or set up a float of
college~>,
including was a fine college career."
more than one p layer with Round float tubes can also nip a couple
miles. Yl1U cannot
Kentucky,
Louisville,
Jenkins High School professional
basketball over in current and pin you cover nearly the water in a float
Eastern
Kentucky
and graduate Micah Oden, a experience, the level of upside down.
Lube thaL you can in n canoe,
Western Kentucky. The player who played at both competition
was
rather
The U-boat, which is open kayak or johnboat.
team's first free agent camp Alice Lloyd Col lege and c lose.
in the front and form'> u semiThe low 11ows of August
also included a strong group Pikeville
College,
also
"The local players repre- circle around the angler, is a make float tubing on streams a
of urea players. Betsy Layne auended the free agent sented themselves and the better choice. These are more great option. Float tubes ure
High
School
graduate camp.
area quite well," Keathley expensive than the round silent in the water, allowing
Jeremy Daniels, a player
"Micah Oden showed a concluded.
design, but arc safer to usc. you to sneak up on spooky tlsh.
who went on lo turn in four lot of athleticism," said
They are lightweight and easy
The higher profile of a lloal
to carry to the stream.
tube gives fly anglers an excelThe pontoon design, howev- lent platform to present their
er, is the best choice for floating lures. August is a productive
streams. The pontoon style Lime for fly roJders to Lie on a
FCT ONLINE: WWW.FLOYDCOUNTYTIMES.COM
employs two pontoons that fea- cork popper, deer hair bug or
Open
Keathley touts Daniels, other area· players who
showcased abilities at recent free agent camp
or
Sneaky Pete and catch smallbass
on
top .
mouth
Combinations of red, chartreuse. black and orange ..,ork
for these flies, hut plain black
may do best of all. This type of
fishing calls for at least a 6weight fly rod to cast these
hefty nies.
The topwater bite improves
as the days shonen and water
temperatures cool in early to
mill-September.
Spinning
angler<> can score with the
cigar-shaped topwater lures
retrieved in the walk-the-dog
minnow shaped
style,
a
floater/diver or a chugger.
A smoke-colored 4-inch
straight tailed W(llm with blue,
gold, green and black flakes,
sometimes called "smoke
bluegill" is one of the best bets
in August. A solid black 4 inch
straight-tailed wom1 also
scores smallmouths. spotted
bass anu rock bass. Shallow
running crankbaits with a
square or L-shaped lip in minnow or crayfish colors also
attract big fish from August
through September.
August
is a big fish month for stream
smallmouths - anu the day
before a major weather front is
a A,rreat time to trophy fish. Get
a float mbc, head to a stream
and out fish those an~ers in
expe~sive boat-s sweltering in the heat.
Lee Mc:Clellun is an award-
winnirlR writer for Kentucky
Afield maga'l.ine, the t~fficial
publicatiOil of the Kentucky
Department of Fish and
Wildlife. Resources. He is a lifelong hunter and angler, with a
passion for smal/mouth bass
fishing.
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
SUNDAY, AUGUST
12, 2007 • 83
Lions WR Johnson shines in 27-26 win over Bengals
by LARRY LAGE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
the second and final hall
rnur field goals, was wide left
thrown to him.
on a 48-yard attempt.
"That's my joh - go gel the
The Lions celebrated by
hall." he ~aid ...People expect jumping, hugging and screamme tu male plays.
ing.
Detroit has been expected
"Coach Mruinelli came in
to lose since 2001, when Matt here last year and preached
Mtllen tnok over the franchise winning, whether it was a Jand the Lions went on to lose a on 1 route in practice or a preleague-high 72 gameo.; over the season game," Orlovsky said.
next six sea~ons.
"Losing is going to be wiped
But the players sense things out as a culture around here.
will he dtffcrent this year with
"Cincinnati is a good team.
Rod Marinelli on the sideline 1 think it was really important
for a o.;econd season .
that we won and showed
excitement."
Cincinnati led 26 17 nud
way through the fourth quarThe Bengab, meanwhile,
ter, then the Lions' thrrd and were not bummed out.
fourth-string players won out.
"You always want to win
Dan Orlovsky threw a 7- any game you play, hut this
yard touchdown pass to Kevin doesn't hurt," Cincinnati
Kasper with 50 second<; left coach Marvin Lewis said. ''We
after Detroit recovered an did a lot of good things when
onside kick following Kenny the veterans were in there. TI1c
Byrd's fieltl goal.
young guys missed some
Cincinnati got in position to chances to finish out the
win the game, stopping the · game."
dock with I second lel't, but
If the score counted only
Shayne Graham, who made when the starters were in the
DETROIT
Calvin
Johnson shrugged h1-; shoulders when asked about the
only two passes thrown his
• way, both
whkh he caught,
• g1ving 3 glimpse of what's to
come from the No. 2 pick m
the NFL draft
Johnson had two receptions
for 45 yards late in the llrst
half to set up a score and the
Detroit Lions rallied latl.! to
beat the Cincinnati Bcngals
' 27-26 on Thuro;;day night in~the
exhibition opener for hoth
teams.
The 6-foot-5, 239-pound
receiver di..,playeu lm speed
and suny on hi:, lirst catch.
sprinting and settling into a
spot hchind a comcrhack and
in front of a safety. On the next
play, Johnson used his body
and leaping ahility ro shield
first-round pick Leon Hall for
a 21-yard reception that was
or
game, the Bengals would have
won 6-0.
Carson Palmer completed
seven of I 0 pa<;ses for 93 yards
to set up two tield goals on ills
only two drives, totaling 121
yards. The Bengals held
Detroit's first-string defense to
just three first downs on its
two possessions.
"We expect to score touchdowns every Lime we have the
ball, so that's disappointing,"
Palmer said.
Chad Johnson and T.J.
Houshmandzadeh each caught
two of Palmer's passes, combining for 74 yards. Rudi
Johnson ran through a huge
hole for a 20-yard gain on the
first play of the game and finished with five carries for 32
yards.
The Bcngals might have
lost his backup.
Rookie
running
back
Kenny Irons injured his left
knee and ankle and was taken
to the locker room on a cart
after hohbling off the field. He
had four carries for 17 yards,
including an 11 -yard gain .
The second-round pick
from Auburn wa~ hurt when
his foot appeared to get caught
up in the artificial turf while
making a stutter-step move.
Lewis said Irons will have an
MRI, adding there are concern's abour his knee.
Jon Kitna was 3-l'or-5 lor
52 yards, then his backups
competed to be Detroit's No. 2
quarterback.
J.T. O'Sullivan was 12-of19 for 225 yards, a score and
an interception. Orlovsky'
completec..l I 5 or 23 passes for
220 yru·ds with two TDs and
an interception that wa))
returned for a score.
Rookie Mart Toeaina a 6
foot-2. 3 ll-pound defensive
tackle
caught the fluttering
football and rumbled 81 yards
for a score that gave
Cincinnati a 26- I 0 lead early
in the fourth quarter.
Cincinnati's Chrioc; Henry is
suspended for the first eight
games or the season ror violating the NFL's conduct policies, but that didn't keep him
off the field at Dctroa.
caugllt six passes for 86 yards,
including a 9-yard TO with
1:08 left the first half to give
the Bengals a 16-7 lead.
''l think it is good that he
gets to play in these games
because it will remind him
how special this is, and how
much fun it is," Palmer said.
''He knows he has a Jon? way
to go. and he's n1 L feding
sorry for himself. H,' is going
to pay for the had choices he
made, and he accepts that."
Note~:
Bengals
DE
.Jonathan Fancnc (mmcle
<.:ramps) left the game in the
third quarter. but Lewis said he
will be fine. ... Lions DE
Kalimba Edward~ (shoulder)
and RB Aveion Cason (concussion) were injured.
·H"
Cowbovs open Phillips era with a pass to owens, 23-10 win over Colts
by JAIME ARON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
lRVl'\JG. Texas - Wade
Phillips keeps saying he likes
getting the hall to his best
players. So 1t probably wasn't
a coincidence that the first
play of his first game coaching
the Dallas Cowboys was a
pass to Terrell Owens.
Owens caught it for 8
yards, and didn't have another
catch in his brief playing time
in the preseason opener. The
Cow·boys still went on to beat
the Super Bowl champion
Indianapolis Cults 23 10 on
Thursday
night,
making
Phillips a winner in his first
game since taking over for Bill
Pru·cclls.
''I envision myself getting
those chances," Owens said.
"The ball was ilistributed well.
... We'll practice hard and get
better. This was a great start
for us."
Philiips was smiling long
before kickoff as he sellled
into the horne sideline at Texas
Stadium. His mooc..l only
improved seeing Tony Romo
complete I 0 of ll passes
while leading two long scoring
drives and watching Keith
Davis intercept a lipped pass
and return 1t .t 1 yards for a
third-quarter touchdown.
Dallas' lead reached 23-3
before the Colts scored a
touchdown in the closing minutes against a umt featuring
few guys likely to make the
53 -man roster.
Indianapolis
certainly
won't fret this result. The
Colts went 1-3 in the preseason last year and wound up
winning the Super Bowl; they
were 0-5 in 2005 exhibition
games then won their tirst 13
regular-season games.
"All in all, we have things
to build on," Indianapolis
coach Tony Dungy'said.
ln another exhibition opener Thursday night, Detroit beat
Cincinnati 27-26. On Friday
night, Atlanta is at the New
York Jets, New England at
Tampa Bay, Bufl'alo at New
Orleans, and St. Louis at
Minnesota.
Romo completed his first
four passes, starting with the
quickie to T.O., and his last six
for a total of 93 yards. The
only miss was an overthrow of
Owens.
Howev.er, Romo missed a
wide- open Jason Witten on the
overthrow of Owens and he
threw to Ma~ion Barber
instead of wide-open Anthony
Fasano on his final pass. The
Cowboys had to settle for field
goals on both drives, getting a
24-yarder
from
Martin
Gramatica anc..l a 25-yarder by
Nick Folk.
"We were taking what the
defense gave us," Romo said.
"But at the same time it was
fun to move down the field
quickly. We got into a good
rhythm."
Romo, by the way, didn't
hold on either kick. His backup, Brad Johnson. handled
duties for Gramalica and
punter Mat McBriar did so for
Folk.
Peyton Manning played
just one drive for Indianapolis,
going 3-for-5 for 37 yards.
Most of it came on a 28-yard
strike to Marvin Harrison,
made possihlc by rookie left
tackle Tony Ugoh holding orr
Dallas' best rusher, DeMru·cus
Werre. Ugoh is trying to take
over the spot vacated when
Tarik Glenn retired five day!>
before training camp opened.
Manning went into his presnap gyrations on the firth
play, a handoff. then threw a
weird-looking ball for an
incompletion the next down.
Facing third-and-9 from the
22, he threw deep into the end
zone near three Cowboys and
no Colts. He walked to the
sideline discussing
with
Harrison what went wrong anc..l
got the rest of the night off.
Kicker Shane Andrus, filling in for resting Adam
Vinatieri, kicked a 40 yard
lield goal at the end or that
drive.
"It would have been glJOc..l
to get a touchdown," Manning
said. "Any time you can get
some points on your tirst
(drive) of the preseason. that's
a positive."
Manning's backup, Jim
Sorgi, was unable to produce
any points, save for the interception returned by Dallas'
Davis. Third-stlingcr Josh
Betts' pass was inter~:eptec..l in
the end zone in the fourth
quarter. He redeemed himself
with a 3-yard touchdown pass
to Trent Shelton in the closing
minutes.
After Davis' touchdown
made it 13-3, the Cowboys
stJ·etchcd the lead with a 2yard touchdown run by Tyson
Thompson, who ts coming
back from a broken ankle that
cut short his 2006 season, anJ
a 47-yard field goal by
Gramatica.
·wildcats pick up pace
during Thursday practice
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - Kentucky football
players were more livelier dlLfing their
Thursday practice ~ession. Arter a disappotntwg practice on Wednesday.
Kentucky Coach Rich Brooks was in a
much better mood coming off the Nutter
Training Center practice l'ield on
Thursday.
··we were a little sharper (today),"
Brooks said. ''We have to understand that
any day of practice you waste is a day
that you don't get back. Every drill you
waste is a drill your opponents are doing
and gelling bellcr."
Asked about any standouts as the
Wildcats complete thetr first week or
practice, Brooks said, "1 continue to be
impressed w1th Zipp DWl~:an, who is
working at hoth right and left (offensive)
tackle. Justin Jefflics is doing a good job
as well (at nght tackle), and so 1s Brad
Durham. We're going to have much better depth at tackle.''
Brooks continues to emphasit.e that
the coaches are looking at various combinations in the ollensive line in order to
come up with the most effective unit.
Woodson featured on College Football
Live: Kentucky senior qurutcrbackAndrc
Woodson was
featured on ESPN's
College Football Live friday evening
Kentucky Football on FSN South,
SportSouth: A 30-minute show on the
Kentucky foothall team will be aired on
FSN South and SpurtSouth. Shut on location at UK, the show provides an in-depth
review of the 2006 season, a look ahead
to the 2007 schedule, and exclusive interviews with Brooks and select key players.
The show host is Natalie Taylor and also
features commentary from veteran SEC
analysts Tony Barnhart and Dave Neal.
Here is the schedule, all limes Eastern
Daylight: Thursday, Aug. 16-7:30 p.m.
FSN South; Friday, Aug. 17- 10:30 a.m.
- SportSouth; Monday, Aug. 20 - 1 p.m.
- FSN South; Thursday, Aug. 23 - 7 p.m.
- FSN South.
Smith to -drive No. 01
for DEI at \\'atkins-Glen
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
WATKINS GLEN, N .Y - Tt will he a
homecoming of sorts for Regan Smith at
this weekend's Nextel Cup evenl at
Watkins Glen International. The 23-ycarold driver will not only compete near the
area where he grew up, hut he will also
rejoin his teammates on the No. 01 team.
Smith, who was raised in Cato, N.Y.,
approximately 75 miles north :(rom the
Watkins Glen road course, will drive the
01 Chevrolet in Sunday's race. lt will he
his first Cup event under the Dale
Earnhru·dt lnc. racing banner.
It will also be a New York-New York
tandem for the Ol team. Smith's crew
chief - Ryan Pemberton - is also a New
York native. His hometown is Saratoga
Springs, located 225 miles cast of
Watkins Glen.
"So many things have happened in a
short penod of tlme, but the bottom line is
that I am thrilled to be driving the Army
Chevy for the linn time at my home
track.'' Smith said. ''Growing up in
Upstate New York and being a huge race
fan, 1' vc always considered Watkins Glen
a historic landmark. It's a special feeling
to go hack home lO compete in front or
family and friends."
This will be the sixth career Cup start
for Smith, who has shared the 01 ndc
with Mark Martin this season. Smith's
last Cup start was July 1 at New
Hampshire.
Smith returns to the track after an upand-down couple of weeks in which Ginn
Racing announced on July 19 that he
would take over driving duties of the No.
14 car at Indianapolis. But Smith didn't
race there. A week later, Ginn merged
with DEI, leaving Martin, Smith and Aric
Almirola to all share the ride in a lo-bedetermined schedule.
"Driving for the 01 team has been a
great experience," Smith said. "It's a talented team and I have all tbe confidence
in them when 1 get behind the wheel.
We've learned a lot about each other in
the previous five races. I am confident
that we can put together a solid perfor
manec this weekend."
Smith was also behind the wheel of the
car at the only other Cup road race or the
season - June 24 at Infineon Raceway in
Sonoma, Calif. He started 26th and finished 30th.
"Regan did everything we asked of
him in Sonoma," Pemberton said. "We
just didn't do our job in getting the car set
up properly early in the race. But once we
got the car hooked up, we were better.
Hopefully the second-hal !'- of-the-race
data from Sonoma will transfer for
Sunday's race at The Glen."
Though he has run in only five Cup
races this season, Smith is getting famil iar with the Car of Tomorrow. Four or the
five races he competed in were with the
COT. Sunday's race will make it live out
of six. The only race he drove that wasn' t
a COT event was in April at Talladega
Superspecdway.
Todav's NASCAR Nextel C.UP: At The Glen
Centurion Boals at The Glen
Site: Watkins Glen, N .Y.
Track: Watkins Glen International
(permanent road course, 2..15 miles, II
turns).
Race distance: 220.5 miles, 90 laps.
Last race : Kurt Busch dominated
Pocono Raceway from the opening lap
and drove his way back into champi onship contention, givi ng him~elr a per~
feet belated bmhday gift: a trip to
Victory Lane in the Pennsylvania 500. A
day after he turned 29, Husch snapped a
5 ! -race losing skid that lifted him into
~ the 12th and final spot ol the Chase for
the Nextel Cup standings with five races
left until the championship races start.
Last year: Kevin Harvick passed Tony
Stewart for the lead with three laps to go
to win h1s first road race.
Fast fach : Juan Pablo Montoya will
try to become the first driver to win on
three road cour:-es in Lhc same season. He
won the Busch Series race at Mexico
City before taking the Sonoma even t on
June 24 .... Busch hadn't been in the top
12 in points since a 100 point penalty for
reckless driving in June knocked him six
spots down to 17th. ... Robby Gordon
didn ' t compete at Pocono after. he was
suspended by NASCAR for his conduct
at the Busch race in Montreal the day
before. On Tuesday, he was fined
$35,000 and placed on probation through
the end of the year.... Jeff Gordon and
Stewart have combined for seven wins,
10 top five finishes and 13 top 10 plac
ings at Watkins Glen .... This will be the
ninth Car of Tomorrow event this season.
... Patrick Carpenller will replace Scott
Riggs in the No. 10 Dodge this weekend.
Next race: 3M Performance 400, Aug.
19, Brooklyn, Mich.
On the Net: http:lfwww.nascar.com
file photo
BACK ON TRACK: Beaver Junction Motocross will resume
racing today. The Dwale track attracts riders from Floyd and
several other Kentucky counties.
2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Remaining Schedule
Aug. 12 - Centurion Boats at The Glen, Watkins Glen,
N.Y.
Aug. 19 _ 3M Performance 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 25 - Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 2 - NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 500. Fontana,
Calif.
Sept. 8 - Chevy Rock-and-Roll 400, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 16- Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 23- Dover 400, Dover, Del.
Sept. 30 - Kansas 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 7- UAW-Ford 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 13 - Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 21 - Subway 500, Martinsville, Va.
Oct. 28 - Georgia 500, Hampton, Ga.
Nov. 4- Dickies 500, Fort Worth, Texas.
Nov. 11 -Checker Auto Parts 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 18 - Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
NASCAR Nextel Cup Driver Standings
1 . Jeff Gordon, 3,236
2. Denny Hamlin, 2,870
3. Matt Kenseth, 2,825
4. Jeff Burton, 2,763
5. Tony Stewart, 2,749
6. Carl Edwards, 2,682
7. Jimmie Johnson, 2,624
8. Kyle Busch, 2,611
9. Kevin Harvick, 2,600
1o. Clint Bowyer, 2,552
11. Martin Truex Jr., 2,437
12. Kurt Busch, 2,399
13. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,392
14. Ryan Newman, 2,309
15. Mark Martin, 2,183
(tie) Greg Biffle, 2,183
17. Jamie McMurray, 2,147
18. Juan Montoya, 2, 132
19. Casey Mears, 2,113
20. Bobby Labonte, 2,030
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AUTOMOTIVE
Wheels/Mise
HICKS
AUTO
SALES
DAVID ROAD
l.ooi.< here for a
GrU-AI 1>1-Al 1111!1
1
98
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'96 Toyota Avalon,
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Extra
sharp.
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2001 Ford Tarus
SES 80,000 miles.
$4,495, Moonroof.
92
Pathfinder,
automatic, $1 ,650.
96' Buick Century
$1 '100.
886-2842
886-3451.
Pontiac
1994
GrandAm.
Excellent condition.
Quick sale! Call
Russell or Dale at
874-2512.
1999
Chevy
Silverado
Z-71
4X4 extended cab.
Black in color.
120,000
miles.
Asking $8,500. Call
886-1955 or 2055531 .
'96 Chevy Blazer
4.3 V6 motor. Call
606-794-5234
GOOD
CONDIAsking
TION..
$2,000
Motorcycle's for
sale 2002 HarleyDavidson XL 1200
c, 2004 Honda
Foreman excellent
condition,
also
2006
HarleyDavidson XL833New 230 miles
black. All are in
excellent condition.
Call 606-226-2455.
Camper for sale!!
Full size Ford pick
up. Excellent condition! $100 8899354.
FOR SALE
Submergible deep
well Meyer pumps.
Half 3 quarter and
1 horse power. Call
358-2000.
2003 Honda Ace
S h a d o w
Motorcycle,
low
miles, mint condition. Asking $3,800
call 791-2498.
EMPLOYMENI
Position
available! Golf Course
S uperintendent.
(Must have at least
2 years experience) Golf Course
Mainten a nc e
(Out s id e
Maintenance) Pro
shop and Cart
Attendant (Must be
friendly, have a
professional
appearance, and
cash register experience) . Call for
more details. T.
Bruce Oldendick,
PGA Member.
Help Wanted
Local Oil Field
Company is now
hiring
part-time
roust-about positions. Candidates
are permitted to
submit to a preemployment drug
test. Interested candidates may call
(606) 433-0107 ext.
57 to schedule an
interview or fax
resumes to (606)
433-0632.
7/27 1WK
Wanted: 5 people
to qualify for 100%
goverment
margage loans. 606874-1333 to qualify.
Wanted: Part time
lady to work in
antique and gift
shop. Please call
886-9995.
AVON
Sign up for 10.00
and Receive Free
gift. Earn pocket or
career money, you
decide. Call Jency
at 886-2082
Prestonsburg
Health
Care
Center has an
opening for a full
time
MDS
Coordinator, A full
time RN, and a full
and part time CNA.
We offer competitive wages and
excellent benefits. If
interested please
stop by or send
resume to 147
North
Highland
Avenue.
Prestonsburg KY
41653
(beside
Prestos burg
Elementary) or call
886-2378
Abbott
Engineering, Inc.
has an immediate
opening for an
experiences Auto
CAD Technician,
Must be familiar
with mine mapping
and survey plats,
salary is negotiable.
Applications may
be picked up at the
Prestonsburg office
or resumes may be
fax to 886-6986 or
mailed to 3037 KY
321 ,
Rt
Prestonsburg, Ky.
H & R Block...
Learn to prepare
taxes and earn
great
seasonal
income. Call 1-866891-1950.
Legal Secretary
needed! Reply to
PO
Box
1746
Prestonsburg, Ky
41653.
welders/fa bri ca·
tors needed
immediately.
Excellent pay &
benefits. Call Mike
at C.J. Hughes
Construction 304399-2301 or
e
m a
i
mgordon@cjhughes.com.
ROUTE DRIVER
Airgas has a career
opportunity available for a Route
Driver
at
its
Manton, KY location. This position
requires a Class A
COL
with
HAZMAT
Endorsement.
Knowledge of the
welding industry &
customer service
experience is a
plus. Airgas offers a
competitive salary
and benefits which
include paid vacation days, holidays,
sick days, 401{k),
employee
~tock
purchase plan.
Please inquire to:
HYPERLINK "mailto: heather. arnold@
airgas.com"
heather. arnold@ air
gas.com
BOOK FOR SALE
A book by Donald
Crisp "Growing up
on Bucks Branch".
In Floyd county, on
sale now!!!! $12.50
plus shipping and
handling. Contact
Donald at 2853385.
Animal
Dog Needs A
Home!! Relocating
couple needs a loving home for a great
dog. Neutered male
Doberman
Mix.
Good watch dog!
$25, negotiable.Call
606-424-1701
Fax:27~936-6228
Airgas Mid America
Attn:
Heather
Arnold
EOE MIFN/H
Visit Airgas on the
web at www.airgas.com.
Help
Wanted:
Carpenters
and
Laborers. Call 606367-8840. Ask for
Don.
100
Workers
needed. Assemble
crafts, wood items.
To
$480/wk.
Materials provided.
Free, information
Pkg 24 Hr. 801428-4649.
JOB
OPENING
Renos Roadhouse
in Prestonsburg is
now hiring for all
positions. ShiftsDay and Night.
Apply in person
only.
Services
The
Nursing
Home is not your
only option! My
company
has
tra1ned experience
people ready to
help with all your
needs in your own
home, stay where
your heart Is. Call
Joyce at 606-8898529 or 606-2266366. On call in
home assistance
can help you.
American
Pit
bull terrier. puppies and adults
available now, Buy,
sell or trade. Call
606-884 - 7776
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REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
MOVING 3Br, 2Ba
Cedar home with
Fireplace and 2 car
garage. New roof,
flooring, and fresh
paint... .Sorry NO
LAND
CONTRACTS,
also
FOR SALE Kimball
Piano, Oakl Sonata
Console
with
bench. Call Steve
and
Theresa
Tackett
at
(606)478-3337
0209.
Established business with 240 ft.
road frontage, 2
adjoining lots available on main road
through town, close
to courthouse. 606791-3663.
FOR RENT
Beauty shop equipt
with 3 stations and
tanning bed. Would
consider renting for
commercial
use
other than beauty
Sale or Lease
Safety Coordinator,
Eastern Mountain Region
E.\STEK\ KE\TI ('1\Y l \1\lR~In
The Safety Coord maw in con~nction Ylith the Safety Officer \\ill coord111ate
thedevelopment aoolor implementation o' regional safety p~og1ams r1ithin
tlle Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Fami~ Services Department fo1
Communrty ilase:l Services. Bachelcr sdegree reQuired in arelated f1e1~. and
3years of axp~r ence in the area of safett cperat1cns and/or 1ns~cton. Or,
an equivale-11 combinatioo of edocation and exptnence which provides tile
reqnired knowledge, skills andabuibes
Must apply online at ~11411Ukudu (searCh requistt!On ~47)
Offmoft~•~•~nr:Nrri1v,nllllf<~ .lllli~X'J
Mount
Sterling
Farm for Sale!
Approximately 33
acres farm located
near
Mount
Sterling, Kentucky
near HW 460 with
a 250 rail tobacco
farm, 3 BR, 2 1/2
bath house with
central
air/heat.
Contact (606) 8742330 or (859)-498-
Salyersville Health Care Center
An Extendicare Facility
Is seeking qualified candidates for the
following positions:
RN'S/LPN'S
Open RN /LPN positions for all shifts.
Certified Nurse Aids
Open CNA positions available for all shifts.
Dietary Aide
Part-time positions available for all shifts.
Housekeeping & Laundry
Positions available.
If you are interested in joing our caring
team, please apply to:
Salyersville Health Care Center
571 Parkway Drive
Salyersville, KY 41465
(606) 349-6181
E.O.E. I ADA I AAP
OFFICE MANAGER
Needed for Medical Office
An experienced & dynamic individual
needed to manage and supervise the
daily operations of the medical clinic.
Must possess excellent computer skills,
organizational abilities, and analytical
aptitude.
Extensive knowledge of the
financial aspects of a medical clinic,
such as banking, insurance billing,
and accounting procedures are a necessity.
Must be able to multi-task, maintain an
appropriate office environment, demonstrate
self-initiative and professional attitude, and
effectively lead a team to high performance.
Good Pay & Benefits
f)l&g"'*''d<lttt Elll,., Km.-1:) (;l!/ltr.li~ is 011 F.EO:Mll!.llilll!i<fllkt >lli•~J <flmbllll
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llffliM'Il.~<IU}I!•'tll"llr.lldihi!J ;;atavri'IIA~~t~ •M <li{1UT :flrtru'Y
shop. Rt. 122 1
mile
South
of
Martin across from
Garth
Technical
School. Must have
references. 2859112.
FOR SALE
Special
FHA
finance program.
$0 down if you own
land or use family
land. We own the
bank,
your
approved!
Call
606-47 4-6380.
FOR LEASE OR
RENT
Commercial building
for
rent.
adjoining houses and LARGE lots in downtown
Prestonsburg. Ideal for commercial or residential
Located on corner of At. 1428 and S. Central
Brick home with anginal hardwood interior
Two rental houses. Close to schools, court, and shopping. $575,000 for appointment
more information call 886-9668 or 226.£871
Office Space for
lease in Cross
Roads shopping
center, Pike Co.
1,260 Sq. Ft. and
1,320 Sq. Ft. set up
as possible Dr.
Office. Call 606432-1488.
MERCHANDISE
WELDERS
Pipeline
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BOOK FOR SALE
Korners of inspiration (A collaboraof
Kim's
tion
Priority
Korner).
mail $13.30, shipping UPS $20.00,
allow 2-4 weeks for
delivery. To order
send check or
money order to
Kim Frausre 955
Abbott Mountain
Road Prestonsburg
Ky 41653, or email
kif rasure@ bellsouth.net
References required. Send resume to:
Medical Offices
P. 0. Box 2688
Pikeville, KY 41502
By
relax on this large covered front porch
enjoy cooking out on the large deck of this
BR, 2 Bath, 2 story home. Only 10 min.
Shopping downtown also close to new
Prestonsburg Elementary School. Located
0 mile rough and tough branch on r.nP·~~u=>t
lane. for appointment call 886-6682.
NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
Otter Creek Correctional Center is currently
accepting applications for Licensed Practical
Nurse. Must be a graduate from an approved
school of nursing with a certificate as a
Licensed Practical Nurse. Must be licensed in
the state of employment. A valid driver's
license is required.
Otter Creek Correctional Center is accepting
applications for a Vocational/Horticulture
Instructor. Must be a graduate from an accredited co11ege, university or vocational school
preferred. Must possess or be eligible for certificate, license or other legal credentials
required by state law. regulation or contract.
Continued employment in this position will be
contingent upon obtaining and/or maintaining
appropriate state credentials. Experience in the
trade and/or vocational area of instruction.
Applicable experience may be substituted for
education up to a maximum of four years,
unless prohibited by law, regulation or contract.
A valid driver's license is preferred, unless
required by contract or applicable statute.
Otter Creek Correctional Center is accepting applications for Correctional Officers.
Must have a high school diploma, OED certification or equivalent. Must complete pre-service
correctional officer training and, where applicable, be a non-commissioned security officer
licensed by the state of employment. A valid
driver's license is required. Demonstrate ability
to complete any required training. Must be
available to work any hours, any shift.
Interested persons may apply at
327 Correctional Road,
Wheelwright, KY 41669,
online at www.c_orrectionscorp.cpm or
you may fax a resume to (606) 452-9703.
Otter Creek Correctional Center is an
equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
�SUNDAY, AUGUST
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
property is located
Approx. 1700 sq ft
Furnished 1 bed
at 1,100 feet up
on
left
Hillside
room Apt. Central
Mare Creek Road
Center just before
heat & air. Rent
from US 23 South.
Mountain
Arts Building for rent: starting at $375.
PUBLIC
Center. Owned by 50x90, 18" ceilings, month, + $300.
Any comments or
objections concernNOTICE
Ed Ousley (formally 12x12 garage door deposit
water
Notice is hereby ing this application
Curves) Available $450 per month, included. Located
immediately
call Martin Ky. 285-3368. near HRMC. 606- given that H20 shall be directed to:
Construction Co., Kentucky Divis1on of
886-2163.
889-9717.
Inc.. has filed an Water,
Water
Apartments
application with the. Resources Branch ,
Commercial propHouse
Natural Resources 14 Reilly Road ,
erty 12 acres next
and Environmental Frankfort
Office
to
Walmart
& New 1 BR apt for
located 2 BR house for Protection Cabinet Park,
Frankfort,
McDonald's
in rent
40
Prestonsburg. 886- b e t w e e n rent at Martin. $500 to construct a 40x80 Kentucky
Prestonsburg and per month, plus equipment mainte- Phone: (502)
3023 after 5pm.
Painstville. $500 per security
deposit. nance building. The 3410.
month
plus $250 Call 794-0249.
FOR SALE
Property for sale deposit. Call 791b e t w e e n 6016
Mobile Home
Prestonsburg and
Painstville.
Also, Spacious 1 BR
double wide for apt, newly decoratrent. $500 plus ed in town, paved
LOTS FOR RENT
deposit. Call 606- off street parking New mobile park
789-6721 or 792- private. $375 per lots, Allen Dwale
792-6721. No pets. month plus deposit. area, Floyd County.
Water,
garbage, Restrictions apply.
Farm for sale! 60 and cable furnished. Paved Streets, lightacre farm located Walking distance ed area, parking
downtown pads.AII sizes call
at Morgan Co. from
Prestonsburg.
606-377-2357
Hunters paradise!
Turkey,
Deer, References
Trailer for rent:
Stocked Pond. 1o required call 886minuets
from 2444 between 9a- $320 per month.
Located on Buffalo.
Painstville lake, 25 6p
$200 deposit. Call
minutes from Cave
Run_ Reasonably 2 BR 1 Bath town- 886-0200.
priced! Call 7 43- house for rent.
Mobile Home for
9891,
ask
for Stove, refridgerator,
WID hookup. City rent, NO HUD.
James.
limits Rt. 23 + 80 Located at 321
1-800-525~3456,
$500 per month, Spradlin Branch in
FARM FOR SALE
Floyd county 75 plus utilities and Prestonsburg. Call
acres more or less, $300 deposit 1 year 606-889-0363.
rt. 11 00 off US 23 lease! No pets 606East Point Upper 237-4758
Little Paint. Lum
2 BR apt located
Derossett Branch.
at
Hueysvulle Ky,
Call 606-325-4430
or 606-325-2809. remodeled, renovatLevel- Sloping and ed, good condition.
Call 270-259-5546
timber.
LEGALS
RENTALS
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For infonnation contact:
or
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LAND FOR SALE
Approximately 50
acres(unsurveyed)
located at Right
Fork of Bull Creek,
one mile from Ft. 23
and Rt.80 intersection.
City water
available. Private
yet convenient, with
several house sites
possible.
Asking
$90,000. No contracts.
478-2620
after 7:00 pm.
Extra Nice home
for Lease 3,000 sq
ft. walk-in basement
ideal for small business/residential
JCT 80 and 680
eastern, KY. Floyd
Co. Call 606-3776607
2 BR 1 1/2 bath
central heat and air.
1 mile North of
Prestonsburg. No
pets! Call 886-9747
or 886-9007.
HARRISON'S
LAWN CARE
Needs experienced
personnel to
do weed eating
and lawn care.
8-15 hrs. per day
Call after 4 p.m.
606-886-9129
Sheperds··
Home
Improvement
Custom quality work! Drywall, trim,
additions to decks and much more.
Dependable and references. Call
Dwyane Sheperd 606-889-6425 or
606-791-2649.
Leave message.
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Guttering. Siding
and Metal Rooflna
Located at
Weeksbury, Ky.
14 Years Experience
Free estimates. call anvtime
226-2051
606-452-2490, 606-424-9858
Electrical Contracting
Residential & Commercial
Electrical Services
Home Improvements and Repairs
Free Estimates • Reliable
Ph: (606} 886-2785
Pager: (606) 482-Q229
John K. Lewis, Master Electrician
Licensed: ME8643, .CE8644
Renovated
Apartments
like
new,
furnished,
downtown Martin. 1
BR and efficiency
apartments.
Call
285-3233 between
10a-6p M-S.
Beautiful, unique
apartment for rent
near college. 1 BR
furnished
apartments,
extremly
clean.
Deposit
required. Call 8863565
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pets
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
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Pike bVPISS
gets funds for
safetv studv
Board hires interim superintendent
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG - Meeting in special session early Saturday morning, the
members of the Floyd County Board of
Education were happy to inform that they
had selected an interim superintendent following the interviewing of several qualified candidates during executive session.
Ronald "Sonny" Fentress, retired superintendent of Anderson County Schools,
has been named interim superintendent for
a term slated to begin Sept. I and ending
Dec. 1.
Fentress' service as interim may be subject to extension if the Floyd board does
not locate a new superintendent of schools
by that time.
Fentress said that he is "looking forward to working with all those in the
school district and community in continuing the progress that has been made ll!ld
helping the team move forward."
Outgoing superintendent, Dr. Paul
Fanning, commended Fentress for his
"excellent record and reputation in public
education" and said that he felt that
COOLING
Fentress would prove to be "an asset to the
district and the county during his time as
interim."
"He will be a leader and a supporter in
seeing progress for school children and
those who work with them," Fanning said.
Fanning is leaving the Floyd County
school district after eight years to take
another superintendent position in· a
Georgia school district.
While superintendent in Anderson
County, Fentress lead the district to score
(See BOARD, page ten)
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Skateboarders
make no headway
with city council
FRANKFORT- Gov.
Ernie Fletcher visited
Pikeville Monday to
announce funding that will
j p-start a project to
reduce hazards and traffic
congestion on Pikeville's
eypass Road, long prone
to rockfalls. The
Governor joined state and
local officials at Pikeville
City Hall to present
$250,000 in emergency
road funds. With the
money, engineers will
~in plans to eliminate
t e rockfall problem and
improve traffic flow.
"My administration is
committed to improving
the safety of our highways
throughout this great com~
wealth," Fletcher said.
1'oday we are announcing
an investment that will
finally deliver a solution for
he critical rockfall issue on
ypass Road. Using our
d"~retionary emergency
road fund account, we are
taking steps to move this
project into the fast lane."
On average, 9,500
vehicles per day travel on
Bypass Road, which
serves the busy Pikeville
Medical Center, Pikeville
Elementary School and
other facilities. A stretch
o e road between the
Ferguson Creek intersec-
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
(See STUDY, page ten)
These kids knew how to cool down at last Friday's Prestonsburg Renaissance Fridays Alive
concert. In addition to music by local band Gypsy Rose and, of course, water sprinklers, concertgoers were also treated to concessions, Kentucky Outback BBQ and games of comhole.
Restrooms and seating are also available at all concerts. For more about the Fridays Alive!
Downtown Concerts, see Lifestyles.
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytlmes.com
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Obituaries .....................A2
Opinion .........................A4
Classifieds ..................A13
Sports ...........................61
Lifestyles ...................... 64
Ronald "Sonny" Fentress
PRESTONSBURG
Skateboards?
Rollerskates? Scooters? Or is it all
of the above?
These questions and
more were raised during
Monday's
Prestonsburg
City Council meeting
which focused mainly on
the city's push to ban skateboarding in the downtown
area.
The issue quickly took
center stage as a slew of
skateboarders and non-participating supporters filled
the hallway and courtroom
of Prestonsburg City Hall
for the second reading of
the skateboard ordinance,
there to ask questions and
voice their own opinions on
the issue at stake. Some
sought answers to lingering
questions and attempted to
argue their case, while others offered alternative solutions to the problem at
hand.
Some seemed somewhat
confused as to the provisions of the ban, stating that
if · skateboarding were
banned, it would also be
right to ban roller-skating
and other types of self-propelled transportation.
One of the key issues
which council members say
is the main reason for their
decision to ban skateboarding is recurring vandalism.
'There's some kids that
just seem not to care about
the law," said councilman
Shag Branham.
Those present in support
of skateboarding argued
that there are laws already
on the books which are for
the purpose of punishing
those who choose to vandalize both personal and
private property, citing that
not all instances of vandalism are committed by
skateboarders alone.
BraDham responded to
this by saying that the city
ordinance to ban skateboarding will give police
more room to enforce the
laws against vandalism.
'We can't babysit you
all," said Branham.
Safety issues were
another concern on the list
of reasons for the ban.
"I'm afraid someone's
going to get killed," said
council member Gorman
Collins. "If it was my child,
he wouldn't have a skateboard."
Several council members said that they personally
had
experienced
instances in which they
feared for the safety of
those skateboarding after
near-misses in public park(See COUNCIL, page ten)
LINKS begins project
to build house for family
by JESSICA HALE
the trusses were completed over the
weekend.
Many monetary and material donaMcDOWELL - An act of kindness tions have been acquired by the organibeing deemed as a "house raising" is in zation donated by both private citizens
the works and one family in McDowell and local business owners. While many
is getting some much needed help from donations have been received, the crew
local residents and businesses.
is still in need of a few things such as a
Saturday was the beginning of the 36-inch-by-36-inch window, some type
endeavor which LINKS Housing has set of heating and cooling system, plumbout to accomplish. They have already ing fixtures and someone certified in
begun construction of a house for the plumbing who would be willing to
Dye family in McDowell and many donate his or her time.
hands have pitched in for the cause.
Some of the other individuals and
Approximately 20 volunteers from businesses involved with the McDowell
the First Baptist Church of McDowell, • house raising are Mike Froman of Big
United Parcel Service, Worldwide Sandy Community and Technical
Equipment and LINKS came together College, Tommy and Libby Hall, Pastor
for the first phase of the operation. The
house's foundation, frame and some of
(See LINKS, page ten)
STAFF WRITER
Volunteers gathered at McDowell on Saturday to help begin construction
on a house for a local family.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
15, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Lawmakers object to regulation on athletic eligibility
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT - A legislative
panel objected to a regulation on
Tuesday that requires student athletes
who transfer from a public to a private high school - or vice versa to sit out for a year.
The Administrative Regulation
Review Subcommittee found the regulation to be deficient, generating
calls from lawmakers for the State
Board of Education to withdraw it.
State Sen. Dick Roeding, R-
year, high school athletes could still
practice with their teams but not play
in games.
The regulation was a softer version of a proposal that would have
blocked transfer students in those situations from participating in their
sport at the high school level for a
year.
The new regulation had been
expected to be in place for the 200809 school year.
"This borders on being unconstitutional," Roeding said.
Lakeside Park, co-chairman of the
subcommittee, said if the regulation
isn't withdrawn, he and other lawmakers will push for legislation that
would override it.
"They are penalizing students in
order to regulate the supposed
recruiting of athletes, instead of
penalizing the offending school,"
Roeding said. "Why go after an innocent bystander and take away a year
of eligibility. That's really wrong."
Under the regulation approved by
the Board of Education earlier this
Debate over stricter sports eligibility rules has been raging between
public and private schools· for some
time as part of a broader debate about
athletics competition between them.
Public school officials have complained that private schools recruit
top players and have an unfair advantage by offering financial aid.
Under the plan lawmakers obJected to, certain high schools and middle
schools would be aligned along geographical boundaries as part of a
feeder system. Students would have
to attend the seventh and eighrh
grades in their high schools' feeder
systems or lose a year of eligibility.
An 18-member Kentucky High
School Athletic Association control
board approved a stricter version last
summer that would have preventet'l
pupils who transfer in those situ '
tions from participating in any way in
athletics for a year.
Kentucky lawmakers considered ?
proposal earlier this year that would
have pre-empted the new regulation.
but that proposal died.
Internet
Former Manchester mayor pleads guilty to racketeering Access
LONDON A former
mayor in Eastern Kentucky
pleaded guilty on Monday to
federal racketeering charges.
Daugh K. White, 74, of
Manchester, admitted that he
extorted kickbacks from a city
contractor and that he attempted exchanging pavement projects for votes, the Lexington
Herald-Leader reported on its
Web site.
White will remain on house
arrest until his sentencing,
scheduled for Nov. 19.
In May, a grand jury
charged
White,
former
Assistant Police Chief Todd
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Martha Jane
Blackburn
Martha Jane Blackburn, age
78, of Stanville, died Friday,
August iO, 2007, at King's
Daughters Medical Center in
Ashland.
BornApril12, 1929, in Pike
County, she was the daughter
of the late James and Bessie
Smith Young. She was a cook
at Betsy Layne High School,
and a member of the Church of
Christ.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, John D.
Collins.
Survivors include a son,
Wallace Collins of Stanville;
two daughters: Penny Gunnels
of Stanville, and Aline Ray of
Abingdon, Virginia; a brother,
Ed Young of Pikeville; a sister,
Oma Hinkle of Pike County;
three half brothers: Paul
Scottie Young, Jackie Young,
and Harry Young, all of
Pikeville; three half sisters:
Easter
Salisbury
of
Hueysville, and Emogene
Young and Sophia Howell,
both of Pikeville; eight grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents
and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter,
Mamie Jude! 'collins; and
three brothers: Robert Wesley
Young, A.C. Young, and
Landon Young; a great-grandchild, Paula Lashae Gross.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, August 14, at 11
a.m.,
at
Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Willis Adkins and Jack Hunt
officiating.
Burial was in the A.C.
Young Cemetery, at Varney,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home, in
Martin.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
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Cantrel Gibson
Cantrel Gibson, age 80, of
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida,
formerly of Topmost, husband
of Opal Smith Gibson, passed
away on Friday, August 10,
2007, at his residence.
He was born January 4,
1927, at Raven, the son of the
late Dewey and Pearlie Patton
Gibson.
He was a retired production
worker for Premier Rubber
Company, and attended the
Martin
Branch
Freewill
Baptist Church. He was a U.S.
Army veteran of WW II.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his
first wife, Mable Powell
Gibson; two brothers: Ernest
Gibson and Delano Gibson;
two sisters: June Davis and
Elva Blankenship.
He is survived by his sons:
Cantrel Gibson Jr., of St.
Petersburg, Florida, Shannon
Gibson of Dayton, Ohio, and
Russ Hill of Lima, Ohio;
daughters: Connie Gibson of
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida,
Terri Dunn of Centerville,
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Royalton; sisters: Bonnie
Harris and Ora Sawyers, both
of Topmost, and Shelby Jean
Tessier of North Carolina; 12
grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren. ·
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday, August 15, at
l1 :00 a.m., in the Hall Funeral
Home Chapel at Martin, with
Red Morris officiating.
Burial will be in the Gibson
Family Cemetery at Raven,
under the professional care of
Hall Funeral Home. (Paid obituary)
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General Lee Sword
General Lee Sword, 49, of
Wayland,
died
Monday,
August 13, 2007, at Our Lady
of the Way Hospital, in Martin.
Born June 28, 1958, in
Prestonsburg, he was the son
of the late Clifford and
Gustava Burchett Sword. He
was a disabled laborer for East
Kentucky Pool, and was a
member of the Garrett First
Baptist Church.
She is survived by his wife,
Card of Thanks
The family of Brenda J. Powers Davis would like to thank
the individuals who participated in the memorial services
given at the home of her brother, Darrell. Thank you for the
prayers, kind words, flowers, food, and use of tables and
chairs. We want to especially thank David and Shane
Powers for the services. Thank you, Richard and Charolette
Powers, Shane Powers and Roger Collins, for the beautiful
songs and music. Thank you, Roger and Sharon Collins, for
the help with food preparation and childcare during the services. Brenda will be missed, but always in ou~ hearts.
Brothers: Darrell and Mike Powers and families
Sons: Aaron and Eric Davis and families
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Card of Thanks
The family of Rita Wallace Slone wishes to gratefully
acknowledge the thoughtfulness and kindness of friends, relatives, and neighbors in the loss of our loved one. Thanks to all
those who sent food, flowers, prayers, and spoke words of comfort to our family. A special thanks to Clergymen Raymond
Lawson and Roger Hicks for their comforting words, the
Sheriff's Department for their assistance in traffic control, and
the Hall Funeral Home for their professional and compassionate service.
THE FAMILY OF RITA WALLACE SLONE
A "Thank You"
from the Roberts Family
By 6U grqde, an ularrning nmr
of gi. r 1s lose interest in mob,
~cience
& technology. 1\'hich means
they oon't
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for II'OSt future
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keep their interest alive,
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The Harmel and Lurlie Roberts Family extends their heartfelt
"Thanks" and appreciation to the following, for the services they
rendered to the family during the passing of their dear mother,
Lurlie Roberts.
To the Betsy Layne Church of Christ for the use of their buliding;
To their minister, Tol1ll'Iiy Spears for his over-all direction of the
services, and for his preaching the funeral on Monday, August 6,
2007;
To ministers Tommy Bush and Willie Meade for their preaching
services;
To those who sang special songs: the Frank Kidd Jr., quartette,
and Morgan Clark, from the Kentucky Opry;
To those who sent flowers, and to the innumerable people, from
all communities, who provided food and drink;
To the ladies of the Betsy Layne Church of Christ: A very special
"Thank You!" to those who worked diligently and patiently in the
kitchen and in the fellowship hall, to serve the Roberts Family and
their visitors during the entire funeral program of services-such an
abundant outpouring of LOVE and SERVICE!
To WPRG TV Channel 5, and "Dr." Don for filming the funeral
service;
To the Floyd County Sheriff's Department for their service, and
Finally, a sincere thank-you to the Hall Funeral Home personnel
for their most excellent service.
May God's richest blessings be upon you for the GREAT LOVE
you have shown us.
with Roberts to have a drug
dealer bum down a vacant
house that was blocking the
way of a city construction project in 1999, according to the
indictment. White also was
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Other survivors include.
White lost re-election last
three sons: Scottie Lee (April)
November but was in office
Sword of ,Maytown, and
during the time covered by the
General Lee Sword Jr., and
indictment, from June 1999
Johnny Lee Sword, both of through the end of 2006.
Wayland; a daughter, Rebecca
Sue (Michael) Morton of
Wayland; a brother, Tony
Edward Sword of Hueysville;
a sister, Susan Regina
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Roberts and city Councilman
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fraud, extortion and drug distribution while in office.
White allegedly schemed
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Alice Lloyd College
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Classes for the 2007 fall
at Alice Lloyd
College in Pippa Passes. will
begin on Thursday, August 23.
'f\lew students should plan to
arrive on campus, Sunday,
August 19, and attend a meetmg at 6:00 p.m., in the
Campbell Arts Center (including all new and first-time
transfer and commuter stuents). For more information,
call l-888-280-4ALC.
~emester
Childers Family Reunion
To
be held Saturday,
25, at Concord
:Independent
Church
' Fellowship Hall (located 2
'miles south of Paintsville on
Route 321 -turn at H&H Paint
and follow signs). Registration
' to begin at 11 a.m., lunch to be
served at 12 p.m. Playground,
basketball, badminton available for children. Each family
please bring a covered dish,
dessert, and cold drinks. Ham,
chicken, plates, napkins and
atware to be provided. For
those who have lost a loved
one this past year, bring photo
for our "Memory Wall." Also,
adventurous family members
needed to come dressed in
_Qeriod (historical) costume.
.2rizes to be awarded. All
!(;hilders
lines,
Preston
4ousins, and friends welcome.
!Jl1ore info.: Charles and Bobbi
O:hilders, (606) 571-2687; or
~ugust
j:~~ zo~!:~t~net. Cox
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Prater Reunion
For the descendants of Lula
and Jackson Prater. To be held
<Jn Saturday, August 18, at the
Qld Home Place on Prater
]fork. This is the last reunion
~at will be held at the old
1iome
place. Please come and
11
jif>in the fun and bring along a
=4overed dish to share. For
11 tp.ore info., call Robert Prater
at 358-9517.
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Wells Family Reunion
; Descendants
of
evolutionary War soldier
, ·chard Wells will rneet on
Sunday, September 2, at
iohnson Central High School.
School doors will open at 10
,a.m. and will remain open
•dntil the last person leaves.
~lease bring enough food for
. rour family plus extra for
those unable to bring food.
raper products will be furnished. Dinner will be served
' t 1:30 p.m. (snack food will
be available prior to main
meal).
Descendants of Richard
and Susannah (Hutchison)
Wells number in the thousands
and several hundred from
across the country attend this
annual reunion.
For more info., call Mary
Walton at (859) 971-7748,
Bobby Wells at (606) 8862101, Kim Howard at (606)
789-3922, or Marlene Jarvis at
(606) 789-8813.
Wheelwright 70's
Classes Reunion
For everyone that graduated from 1970-1979. To be held
Sept. 1, at old Wheel wright
High School. Basketball game,
5 p.m. (for all former players
or anyone else that wants to
participate) at the WHS gymnasium. Dance to begin at 8
p.m., in the old WHS cafeteria
(dance to 70's music!).
Signup at the following
website: www. wheelwrightreunion .com.
No charge to attend, but
please bring drinks, chips,
etc.!
Stop Smoking class
set for September 4
Set yourself FREE! The
Cooper Clayton Method To
Stop Smoking is comng to
your area! The class will meet
once a week for 12 weeks at
Big Sandy Area Development
Office, 110 Resource Court,
Prestonsburg. Classes start
Tuesday, September 4, at 3:00
p.m. This program is offered
FREE OF CHARGE by Big
Sandy Area Development
District and the UMWA Health
and Retirement Funds. Call
606-432-1072, ext. 1, 13 or 14
to enroll. Hurry! Class will fill
quickly.
Floyd Co. Retired Teachers
to hold meeting, Sept. 6
The Floyd County Retired
Teachers will be having a
meeting at the Floyd County
Library on September 6, at 10
a.m. For more information,
call 886-8978 or 874-9065.
2007 Miss and Master
Labor Day Pageant
September 9, at the London
National Guard Armory. For
more information, call Sherry
or Tonya at (606) 526-6842.
Fibromyalgia Support Group
Tri-County Fibromyalgia
Sup-port Group meeting will
be held at the PBH Sleep
Diagnostic Lab, Thursday,
August 16, beginning at 6 p.m.
Please call 789-2805 or 2971945, for more information.
Zebulon Lodge 273, F&AM
Dates to remember
Thursday, October 18Family Night Dinner, beginning at 7 p.m.; Saturday,
November 17- Friend to
Friend Dinner, beginning at
5:30p.m.
Highlands Regional
Medical Center
Community Calendar
August 2007
Kiwanis
August 16th, 23rd
Meeting Place B
Highlands Medical Office
Building
KIRK
Will help you:
; • Get lost wages
~ • Get paid for injuries
~ • Get medical treatment
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We don't represent the
L Insurance Companies.
Call 886-9494 or
Call 377-7785
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This is an advertisement
ACHS Class of '87
Attn: Allen Central Class of
1987. 20 year class reunion
scheduled for September 8,
2007, at the Heritage House
Inn, Prestonsburg. $50/couple,
$25/single. For more information and where to send money,
please contact Jenny (Jenkins)
Williams at rebels_ l987 @
hotmail.com or you may call
Lisa (Pratt) Parsons at 606226-4152 or Dee Dee (Moore)
Dillon at 606-237-4757.
Parsons Family Reunion
Descendants of Isaac and
Louisa Parsons will host a
reunion on Sunday, September
2, from ll a.m. to 4 p .m., at
the Isaac Parsons Cemetery,
located on Parsons Branch, off
Rt. 979, in Floyd County.
Potluck meal will be served
at 1 p.m.
Please bring a
favorite covered dish to share.
All family and friends vle1come.
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For more info., call Mrs .
E.J. Parsons at (865) 426-7585
or Ray Parsons at (313) 9286834.
Mon.- Sun.
9:00
Rated R
S U N D A Y M AT I N E E -
Allen Central Class of 1977
30-Year Reunion
The ACHS class of 1977
will have a 30-year reunion,
September 22,
at Best
Western, 7-12 p.m. $25/single,
$40/couple. Contact E-mail:
class77 ACHS @hotmail.com
Debbie Bailey, 405 Turkey Cr.
Rd., Langley, KY 41645, Lynn
Isaac, 1327 Prater Fk. Rd.,
Hueysville, KY 41640.
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PHS Class of 1987
plans 20th reunion
The Prestonsburg High
School class of 1987 is currently planning their 20th
reunion. Please e-mail your
contact
information
to
phsclass87@ bellsouth. net.
STARDUST
RUSH HOUR 3
Mon.·Sun. 6:5().9:20;
Frl. (4:20), 6:50-9:20;
Sat.-Sun.
Mon.-Sun. 7:05-9:25;
(t:S0-4:20), 6:5().9:20
(2•05-4:25), 7:05-9:25
Fri. (4:25), 7:0>-9:25;
Sat. .Sun.
Democratic Woman 's Club
SUPER BAD
meets at Floyd Co. Library
The
Floyd
County
Democratic Woman's Club
meets regularly on the 2nd
Monday of the month at 6:0
p.m ., at the Floyd County
Library.
Mon.·Sun. 7:00·9:30:
Frl. (4:30). 7·(1().9·30:
ACHS Class of '96
The Allen Central High
School Class of 1996 will be
holding their 10-year reunion.
For more mformation, call
Amanda at 285-9491 or Leslie
at 886-8003.
PG--11on.-Sun . 7:00;
Fri. (4:1 5), 7:00;
Sat.-Sun. (2:00-4:15), 7:00
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SKINWALKERS
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Mon.-Sun. 9:15 ONLY
(See CALENDAR, page six)
Mon.-Sun. 7:05-9:25;
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Sat.-Sun.
(2:05-4:25), 7:05-9:25
BOURNE
ULTIMATUM
Mon.·Sun. 6:55-9:25;
Fri. {4:25), 6:55·9:15;
SFHS Class of '97
The South Floyd High
School Class of 1997 will host
a 10-year reunion on Saturday,
September 15, at the Heritage
House
Hotel
(formerly
Holiday Inn), in Prestonsburg.
Registration: 6:30p.m.
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The Floyd County Farmers
Market (local farmers who
grow their own produce) is
now open each Friday from 4
p.m. to 6 p.m. through
October. The Market is located
in the Citizens National Bank
Parking Lot in front of the
Floyd County Post Office. If
you have questions, please call
886-2668.
would like to
thank all his customers
and to invite all his
friends, family, and
everyone to stop by and
take advantage of the
low, affordable prices on
top-of-the-line vehicles
available at
On the Job?
:
Floyd County
Farmers Market
Dinner: 7 p.m.
Danc1ng: 'Til M1dn1ght
Cost:
$25/person; after
July 7, $30/pcr person.
Make checks payable to:
SFHS Class of 1997. 619
Regent Rd., Versailles. KY
40383.
Several classmates have not
yet been located. If you have
not rccetvcd your invitatiOn.
please notify Jessica Frazier
Little at the above address or
email
to:
jessicafrazier_2001 @yahoo.corn OR
long .lora@ adelphia.nct.
STUART ISAAC
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Prestonsburg
: McDowell • Catlettsburg
Pikeville • Inez
j Paintsville • Lexington
12 p.m. to I :30 p.m.
AARP Driving
Safety Program
August 15th
Meeting Place A & B
Highlands Medical Office
Building
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Diabetes Support Group
August 30th
Meeting Place A & B
Highlands Medical Office
Building
5:00p.m. to 6:00p.m.
For more information concerning the support groups,
please contact Highlands
Educational
Services
Department at 1-606-8867424.
874-6844
50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration
The Children of
Hazie and Margaret Boyd
Home Construction
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WITH NO RANK FEES
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Cordially invite you
to attend a
Fiftieth Wedding
Anniversary Celebration
On Saturday
The eighteenth of August
Two thousand and seven
At two o'clock
Little Salem Old Regular
Baptist Church lunchroom
Dana, Ky.
Please respond, 606-874-4447 or 606-874-2080
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
15, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Worth Repeating ...
"Speak out in acts; the time
for words has passed, and
only deeds will suffice. "
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Coneress sfia(( make no (aw resyectinB an esta6lisfi.ment of re(iBion, or
tfie .free exercise tfieretf; a6riJBintJ tfie freedom 1 syeecfi, or 1 tfie
yress; or tfie ritJfit 1 tfie yeopfe to yeacea60J assem6fe, and to yetition tfie eovernmentJor a redress 1erievances.
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Interim hiring
bodes well· for
school district
Only time will tell for certain, of course, but the Floyd
County Board of Education's hiring of an interim superintendent appears to be a solid choice for an uncertain period.
On paper, Ronald "Sonny" Fentress appears to be everything Floyd County needs to guide the oft-troubled school
system during its search for a new superintendent - expe' rienced, qualified and successful, with a proven track
record.
During his tenure as superintendent of Anderson County
Schools, that district consistently scored near the top of
state on standardized testing, and Floyd County would be
well served to pick his brain for success strategies before
his ultimate departure.
Given the short amount of time they had to work with, it
appears board members very possibly hit a home run in hiri_ng Fentress. While temporary, that is good news, because it
allows the system to move forward as the search for a permanent replacement continues, and proves that this board is
fully capable of making a similar hire when the time
comes.
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Senators indulged in a paroxysm of self-congratulation
on Thursday after approving, by a vote of 83-14, legislation
that would force lawmakers to disclose more information
about their attempts to fund p~t projects (spell that "pork")
and get money from lobbyists.
The bill now goes to President Bush and, of course, he
should sign it without hesitation. But the legislation could
have been more far-reaching ....
If signed into law, this legislation would make lawmakers publicize their earmarks well before the legislation
comes to a vote and certify that they don't have any kind of
direct financial interest in the projects.
But some Senate Republicans pointed out that the earmark reforms didn't require full disclosure, and Sen. John
McCain, R-Ariz., drubbed the bill, saying it "has completely gutted the earmark reform provisions we overwhelming• ly passed in January."
All we can say is, it's better than nothing. It's a start upon
which to build _ if the Senate has enough of a sense of
ethics to do that.
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and preventing. Which is probably
The proposal to ban skateboarding
Paper playing
why our city's numbers have is not a citywide ban. It is a skate-free
over the past four years. zone in response to the problems
political blame decreased
Your numbers should be checked faced by the downtown business ownbefore you make a blanket statement ers and private property owners. That
game
on such.
also takes into account the safety
In response to your recent published bashing of the Prestonsburg
City Council, let us glance at your
case and see exactly how much you
have chosen to look at the whole picture before you initiated yourself as a
mouthpiece.
Your laundry list includes:
'"' ,. H).iafrlts®l'e and Pikeville are
'«'i'n'n'irtg thd 'bmle tif thl:~· lri-citiel>,
attracting new busin6sses and jobs."
This is an unconcealed truth! Your
argument is invalid, though, by laying
. the crux of the blame at the foot of this
council. This is something that has
happened over time. Not just the first
seven months of this council's term.
Therefore, this argument is invalid to
be directed towards this council, as we
will make every attempt to recruit and
retain businesses.
• "Drug abuse remains rampant,
contributing to increases in crime."
This is true in parts. Drug abuse
remains rampant, and this council will
work with those agencies that can
assist in this matter, but this council
cannot be blamed for this. And your
statement about contributing to crime
increase may be true regionally, but as
per my personal conversation with our
Local police department leadership, it
is not as large of a problem here in this
city as it is in surrounding communities of our county, and is something
that they work very hard on deterring
• "City jus~ been fined because of
its antiquated sewer system" and "on
a hot day, the entire town smells like
something we cannot print in the
newspaper."
No argument here. These are problems that this council has inherited.
These are also problems that this
council has spoken about with the
leadership of the city utilities. We
pave been told that we can go ahead
a:nd fix the problem with millions of
(iollars. But then we run the risk of
having to do that again because of the
involvement of the federal agencies
and the timeframes that they have
regarding their plans for flood control.
Now would it be wise to spend those
millions now, only to have the federal
government initiate a project that
removes the results of a project and
requires our city to possibly do another build, costing our taxpayers more
millions? That sounds like an astronomical waste of taxpayers' money.
We have asked, as a council, that
the city fire department do hydrant
check by release of water, as this will
assist in keeping the smell down, as
was stated at this meeting with the
Leadership of the city utilities.
Our "alleged" misplaced priorities
seemed to have hit a button with your
paper. The problem is that you tried to
make a case based on items that need
to be looked at by the council. These
were statements and accusations made
without knowledge and one-sided.
issues of all those involved.
This also is not a new problem. As
a matter of fact, this problem was
faced and addressed while I served on
the council in 2002 and 2003. The
problem was, in tum, laid back to t~
of the parents, and yet the same pro.~
lems exist today. You cannot expect
the city police to babysit without
direction. That is not a local government's jo~; that. i~ ~ par~~t:s),ob~ §o
the council has miUated dtrecnoh ]J>r
the city police based on an ordmante
that can be enforced.
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This alleged "wholly divided"
council is TIOt divided as your state. Of
all city council votes and actions
taken, there have been two votes that
have not been unanimous. Wow, two
votes, out of over 50 actions votes.
(One was 6-2 and the other was 7-1.)
That sure is a wholly divided counc· ,
now isn't it?
What is your attempt here? Why
would you try to perpetrate this council being at odds with each other? We
may, mostly due to my mouthy fault,
have differing opinions at times, but
we are intelligent enough to do what
we feel is best for this community.
Quit trying to play a political blame
game and jump on board to part of the
solution, instead of playing political
adversary.
C. Shag Branham
City council mem
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15,
2007 • A5
Governor candidates differ on pardoning powers
by JOE BIESK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT
Kentucky's gubernatorial candidates disagree sharply on
• whether new limitations are
~ heeded to rein in future goveruors' pardoning powers - an
issue likely to emerge as a contentious one in tht: campaign's
coming months.
Gov. Ernie Fletcher, a
epublican seeking re-election
on Nov. 6, pardoned his entire
administration last year to head
off an investigation into his
administration's hiring practices. He believes Kentucky's
chief executive must maintain
that power to protect possible
victims from prosecutorial
isconduct.
"The pardoning powers of
llie governor were placed in
our founding documents over
200 years ago as the last stop
for justice," Fletcher said in
response to a candidate questionnaire from The Associated
Press. "They should be used
sparingly and only in unusual
cases, such as instances of
prosecutorial abuse, where the
interest of justice would be
truly served."
Steve Beshear, Fletcher's
Democratic opponent, has a
starkly different idea, and has
attacked Fletcher on the pardon issue.
Fletcher's administration
"has had more indictments,
more pardons, more times that
the governor has taken the
Fifth Amendment and refused
to testify before a grand jury
than any other state in this
country," Beshear said during a
stump speech at Fancy farm
this month.
Beshear said if elected, he'll
push the General Assembly to
put a constitutional amend-
ment on the ballot that would
let voters decide whether the
governor's broad power should
be tightened.
"When our leaders break
the law and abuse the public
trust, they should be held
accountable -just like regular
citizens," Beshear said in his
response to the AP. "Ernie
Fletcher has placed his political appointees above the law
by abusing his constitutional
power to pardon - a power
that was never meant to allow a
governor to hide criminal acts
by his political friends from the
public."
Fletcher's administration
was under investigation for
more than a year on allegations
that the governor's supporters
had been handed protected
state jobs because of their
political connections instead of
their qualifications. Nearly two
years ago Fletcher announced
he was granting a blanket pardon to nine people who had
been indicted, and to anyone
else who could have been
charged, in the probe.
Fletcher was later indicted
on three misdemeanors that
were eventually dropped as
part of a deal with prosecutors
in which he acknowledged evidence in the case "strongly
indicates wrongdoing by his
administration."
Jason Keller, Fletcher's
campaign spokesman, said
Fletchet believes the pardoning power is needed to allow
some protection from prosecutorial abuse. The governor has
also previously noted that legal
expenses can lead to enormous
debt.
"This is clearly a desperate
attempt by Steve Beshear to
shift focus away from his oneissue campaign," Keller said.
"The hiring investigation was a
political witch hunt that was a
clear example of prosecutorial
abuse."
Larry Sabato, director of the
Center for Politics at the
University of Virginia, said the
pardons are likely to become
an issue closer to the Nov. 6
election.
"It's a gut-level issue,"
Sabato said. "Everybody gets it
because they say to themselves, 'If I got convicted, I
wouldn't get a pardon. I
wouldn't even get a hearing
with the governor.' Naturally
people view it as special influence."
Scotty Fugate, a former
state employee, worked in the
highway department until he
was transferred for political
reasons to a job about 100
miles from his home. Fugate,
who retired instead, called
Fletcher's pardons "a mockery" and said they offended
Police: Crime lab overworked, understaffed
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The Associated Press
COVINGTON - The bullets that killed 83-year-old
Alma Sauer in her northern
entucky home have sat in a
crime lab for nearly a year.
Police think they know who
killed Sauer in her Erlanger
condo in September 2006, but
can't prove it until the evidence is analyzed. That's
something that likely won't
happen in a hurry.
The state crime lab can't
'keep up with the growing
amount of evidence collected
in criminal cases across
Kentucky, creating a backlog
of cases and threatening to
' delay trials and hearings,
police and prosecutors said.
)' About 135 Kentucky State
:Police Crime Lab scientists
and support staff analyze evidence from more than 50,000
'cases annually. More than 400
Kentucky agencies depend on
' the lab to help prove criminal
cases through tests on every-
thing from blood and drugs to
fingerprints and ballistics.
"DNA and ballistics testing
are two areas of concern for
me. We don't have quite the
resources in either to get the
job done as quickly as we
would like. .. . So cases get
pushed aside," said Kentucky
State Police Crime Lab
Forensic Services Commander
Major Wayne Mayfield.
Mayfield said problems are
beginning to grow in DNA and
ballistics testing. Mayfield
said the state's 12 DNA analysts are stretched already to
handle several hundred cases
annually.
Two of the ballistics lab's
eight-person staff retired in
July, Mayfield said. Of the six
remaining analysts, two are
still being trained. Once
replacements are hired for
those who recently retired, it
will take another two years to
train them, he said.
The shortage is creating
problems for prosecutors.
Kenton
County
Comrrionwealth Attorney Rob
Sanders said DNA evidence is
still pending in a case set for
trial in September, 10 months
after the evidence was sent to
the lab in Frankfort.
"It puts both the prosecution and defense in a pinch
because we both need to know
(the results)," Sanders said. "I
know that the biggest problem
is not the people at the lab, but
that the lab is just incredibly
underfunded."
Campbell
County
Commonwealth Attorney Jack
Porter said lab technicians are
moving as fast as they can, but
some cases face being dismissed because the court cannot meet the constitutionally
guaranteed right to a speedy
trial.
"It delays setting up a trial
or necessitates a trial being
continued,"
Porter
said.
"Generally, DNA evidence
takes a lot more time.... But if
I call and say I have trial date,
generally they will help us out
and get (the lab tests) moved
up."
Police agencies and prosecutors have limited options for
DNA and ballistics testing.
Some agencies have sent evidence to less-taxed labs in
other states, although cost
makes that practice prohibitiv
in most cases.
The FBI ballistics lab is
also receiving some firearms
evidence from Kentucky
cases. But Porter said even the
FBI ballistics lab has a substantial backlog.
Mayfield is hoping lawmakers will soon allocate
money to hire more people and
either increase the size of the
central lab or build a new one
in western Kentucky.
"It's going to get worse
though if we don't put more
resources into the lab system.
But for the most part, people
don't think about it until they
need it," Mayfield said.
That leaves people like
him personally.
Governors should not have
the opportunity to pardon
someone until after they have
stood trial, Fugate said.
"He treated it very lightly,"
Fugate said of Fletcher. "It
wasn't of any consequence to
him,at all. It didn't matter to
him who was injured."
Beshear said in his response
that governors should only be
able to pardon someone convicted of a crime. That way,
any possible criminal offenses
that were committed would be
aired in open court, he said.
"The governor would be
more accountable to the people," Beshear wrote.
The Kentucky House,
which is controlled by
Democrats, passed a proposal
earlier this year that called for
a constitutional amendment
preventing governors from
pardoning someone before
being charged with a crime.
The measure stalled in the
Republican-led Senate.
Sauer's daughter, Carma
Fieger, waiting to find out if
the only suspect in her mother's death pulled the trigger.
"It was the same type of
gun, the same type of bullet. ...
We just want answers and I
don't think we're being out of
line," Fieger said.
But because the suspect is
already dead, police said the
ballistics test may take a while
longer.
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• Continued from p3
Hope In the Mountains
Hope in the Mountains will
host public meetings on
Mondays, at 9 a.m., at the
junction of U.S. 23 and Rt. 80,
on Watergap Rd., behind the
Trimble Chapel Church.
Meetings focus will be to
offer information in regard to
community resources available to women seeking freedom from drug abuse. Family
members are also welcome to
attend. The Hope initiative
proposes to help women break
free from addictive lifestyles
to become self-respecting contributing members of society.
Call 874-2008 or 788-1006
for more information.
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
meets, 12 noon to 1 p.m., at
Made
From
Scratch
Restaurant, 1566 North Lake
Drive. For additional information, contact Chris Daniel,
886-7354, or Tommie Layne,
886-2321, ext. 1297.
UNITE
The UNITE coalition of
Floyd County will meet on the
SECOND Monday of each
month, at 5:30 p.m., at the
New 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.
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
434-8400.
'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; Johnson, call 7896516; Magoffin, call 3492217; Pike, call432-2775; and
in Lawrence, call 638-4067.
Senior employment program
Are you a senior citizen on
a fixed income struggling with
soaring medical bills and li v-
ing expenses? Could you use
some extra spending money
but don't know how to get
back into the workforce?
If you are 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
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.
External Diploma Program
Kentucky residents age 25
and older can earn a high
school diploma by demonstrating skills learned on rhe
job or in raising a family.
Flexible scheduling is provided and confidentiality maintained. Classes are held at the
Carl D. Perkins 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 Thesdays, from 4:30-8:30
p.m. Contact Andy Jones at
606-788-7080, or 800-4432187, ext. 186, or Linda Bell,
at ext. 160 to make an appointment.
GED classes are also available.
Allen:
1st Monday, 11
a.m.,
at Christ United
Methodist Church Fellowship
Hall.
Dixie: 3rd Thursday, 12:30
p.m.,
Dixie
Community
Room.
David: 1st Monday, !.p.m.,
at St. Vincent's Mission.
Martin: 1st Tuesday, 6
p.m., Martin Church of Christ.
Maytown: 3rd Thursday, 6
p.m., Maytown Learning
Center.
Cliff: 3rd Tuesday, 12 p.m.,
Community Center.
2nd
Prestonsburg:
Tuesday,
10:30
a.m.,
narrowly approves
gambling·proposal
A SSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLESTON, W.Va. By just 33 votes, the prospect
of jobs and economic development appeared to trump moral
concerns
over
gambling
Saturday, as voters in West
Virginia's largest county
approved poker, blackjack and
other table games at the local
greyhound track.
With all 175 of Kanawha
County's precincts reporting,
the table games proposal was
slightly ahead 50.1 percent to
49.9 percent, with 45,055 ballots cast.
The unofficial results
changed slightly after officials
counted 155 votes that were
overlooked in three precincts
during the original tally.
Nearly 500 other votes have
been challenged, over such
questions as whether they
were cast in the correct
precinct, County Clerk Vera
McCormick said.
The fate of those provisional ballots will be determined
when the vote count is audited
starting Friday. Once that canvas is complete, either side has
48 hours to request a recount,
McCormick said.
Turnout appeared close to
36 percent of the county's
125,048 registered voters.
McCormick had predicted
overall turnout of 20 percent to
25 percent on the question of
authorizing the games at
Nitro's Tri-State Racetrack
and Gaming Center.
Early voting accounted for
10,275 of the ballots cast.
Nearly 1,600 voters showed up
on Wednesday when the 14day early voting period ended,
McCormick said.
If Saturday's tally holds,
opponents can petition for a
recall election after five years.
If the result changes, the track
could seek a vote again in two
years.
The special election caps a
multiyear campaign pitting the
state's four tracks against
antigambling forces over
whether to expand the state
lottery system.
The tracks already host
more than 12,000 video slot
machines for the lottery, which
will oversee the table games.
The tracks' parent companies
argue the new games will help
them blunt competition from
surrounding states. Slot casinos
began
opening
in
Pennsylvania late last year.
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lnform~tJon Center wei> site, m.w.pueblo.gsa.gov. Or call toll-free 1-888-8 PUEBLQ to
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•Floyd County Al;;heimer's
Support Group meets regularly
at Riverview Manor
Healthcare Center. Call the
center for meeting times.
•Domestic
Violence
Support Group - The Big
Sandy Family Abuse Center
holds
meetings
each
Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. The meetings are free of
886-6025, 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 1800-928-5242.
•Disabled? - You may be
eligible for grant money to
assist in your daily living. For
an application or more information, call 886-4326.
•AS.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 Serv1ces office, I 009
North
Lake
Drive,
Prestonsburg, from 6-8 p.m.
Childcare will not be provid
ed. For more information, contact Dedra Slone, adoptive
parent liaison, at 432-4110 or
422-7927,
email to:
doslone@eastky.net.
•PARENTS! - Contact the
Big Sandy Area Community
Action Program, Inc. to find 1
out about child care services in 'J
your area, the STARS for,b
KIDS NOW licensing stan- ~
dards 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 888-872-7227 (toll
free).
•East Kentucky S.T.A.R.S.
Homeschoolers -Will hold ,
monthly
meetings
at
the
Paintsville Recreation Center. ~T
For more information, call ;
Trudy at 889-9333, or 297- 'T
5147. Everyone welcome.
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•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.
Dr. Vaughn Payne
Cardiologist
Highlands Regional Medrcal Center· is proud to welcome Dr: Vaughn Payne,
Cardiologist, to our community. Dr. Payne earned his medical degree from the
University of Missouri - Kansas City and his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and
Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Kentucky. Since 1992, he has also taught as
an Asststant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Umversity of louisviUe School of
Medicine and before that taught as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Schools
of Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. Dr. Payne w.as
recognized by the American Medical Association by receiving the Physicians
Recognition Award and in 1991 received the Amencan College of Cardiology/Syntex
Education Award. An additional award came from the American Heart Association
(Kentucky Affiliate). ''Determination of Mechanisms of Receptor· Specified
Desensitization in G-Protein Coupled FMLP
Receptors", 1989- 1990. Dr. Payne is
joimng Cumberland Cardiology and
is accepting new patients.
Dr. Vaughn Payne
Cumberland Cardiology
Highlands Medical Office Building
Suite 4102
5000 KY Rt 321
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
606.886.7595
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Looking for a Support
Group?
charge. Call Jessica Slone at
886-6025 for more information.
•Ovcreater s Anonymous Meetings
held
each
Wednesday at 6:30p.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 wetght loss.
•Domestic
Violence
Hotline - 24 hour Crisis Line
manned by Certified Domestic
Violence counselors.
Call
Floyd County Extension
Homemaker Club Meetings
W.Va. county
by LAWRENCE MESSINA
Extension Office.
South Prestonsburg: 3rd
Tuesday, 7 p.m., Home of
members (call g86-266g for
info.)
Left Beaver: 2nd Tuesday,
10:30 a.m., Osborne Elcm.
School Library.
Special interest groups:
Nimble Th1mble Quilt
Guild: I st/3rd Wednesdays,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., ExtensiOn
Offtce.
Newbees Quilt Group: 4th
Thursday, 6 p.m., Extension ·
Offtce. (The Newbees do n6t
meet during the months of
January and February.)
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�WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD CoUNTY TIMES
15, 2007 • A7
Odds & Ends
• HUNTINGTON, W.Va.
- It's tough times for trash
haulers in West Virginia's second-largest city. which is
down to three working
garbage trucks.
Eight of Huntington's 11
arbage trucks arc out •of service, along with two flatbed
trucks used to pick up loose
trash in alleys, said Public
Works
Director
Chuck
Cornett.
"It's the 'age of the equipment catching up with all of
the work," Cornett said at a
City Council meeting Monday.
The average age of
Huntington's garbage truck
fleet is about 15 years. Besides
normal wear and tear, the
trucks are driven five days a
week to a landfill about 17
~es away near Cannonsburg,
Ky., Cornett said.
The city uses seven garbage
trucks on a normal schedule.
Cornett said the city of 49,198
residents should have one
more truck in service by the
end of this week and two more
back on the road by sometime
next week.
Residents are being asked
to have their trash at curbside
the night before their scheduled collect,ion days. Crews
are collecting garbage as early
as 4 a.m., with a second shift
orking until midafternoon,
Cornett said.
Mayor David Felinton said
he plans to ask City Council
members to approve funding
for three new trucks.
• ELKO, Nev. - This
might make for a tense time at
home.
sheriff's
An
off-duty
deputy was pulled over and
charged with driving under the
influence- by her husband, a
fellow deputy.
Charlotte Moore, 36, a jail
deputy and 11 -year veteran,
r~t,as driving her 2004 Pontiac
urarid Am when she was
pulled over by her husband,
Elko County Sheriff's Deputy
Mike Moore, a police report
said.
She allegedly left before
being administered a portable
breathalyzer test, the Elko
Daily Free Press reported.
Mike Moore pulled her
over again and called the Elko
Police Department for backup.
He left shortly after officer
Shane Daz arrived. Elko
Police Department Sgt. Mark
utterfield also was on scene.
Charlotte
Moore
was
released at 1:47 a.m. on
Sunday and placed on paid
administrative leave, Elko
County Undersheriff Rocky
Gonzalez said.
Mike Moore was. following
procedure when he asked for
backup, Gonzalez told the
newspaper. The sheriff's office
supports the police department's actions, he said.
Neither Mike nor Charlotte
Moore was available for cement Monday, the Elko Daily
Free Press said.
Charlotte Moore reportedly
had been drinking approximately two hours earlier at a
downtown business group's
wine walk, the newspaper
said.
• WEST ORANGE, N.J.
- A New Jersey cat may have
only eight lives left after it survived a house fue by hiding in
the couch.
Firefighters
initially
litlought the feline , who
~elonged to one of the tenants
in the two-story house, had
been killed by flames and
smoke Saturday night. But
after putting out the blaze and
surveying the damage, they
found the cat wedged into the
couch.
"To our amazement, it had
survived," Fire Chief Peter
Smeraldo told The StarLedger of Newark. "They
should change that eat's name
to Lucky."
No one was injured, and the
eat's owner, who was ecstatic
have the animal back, took
the cat to stay at a relative's.
house.
GET OUT OF LINE
• SAINT JO, Texas- One
of the most renowned boot
makers in Texas said "a
varmint," a "low-life scum" or
"a filthy thief' is responsible
for swiping a pair of awardwinning cowboy boots worth
$10,000.
Featuring scenes of busting
broncos and a cattle drive,
with green full-quill ostrich
bottoms, the hand-tooled
leather boots were most valuable pair in the store until
someone walked away with
them.
A man in his 20s came into
Trail Town Custom Leather
last week wearing a pair of
tennis shoes but left in the
valuable boots, said John
Glaze, an apprentice to craftsman Carl Chappell, who made
the boots.
Glaze said he answered
some of the man's questions
about having his boots
repaired, but got distracted by
a phone call. Then he noticed
the man exiting the store, tennis shoes in hand and the custom-made boots on his feet.
"By the time I made it to
the door, he was already going
around the comer," Glaze said.
"And by the time I got to the
corner, he was in his white
pickup driving away."
As boots go, the missing
pair is well known. They won
an award at the 2003 Boot and
Saddle Makers Trade Show
Roundup, appeared in boot
books, magazines and on the
cover of the specialty publication Shop Talk.
Chappell and Glaze have
pinned up reward posters
along U.S. Highway 82 and
posted notices on custom cowboy boot Web sites. They reckon a $1,000 reward might be
enough to entice a posse to go
after the thief.
The poster says, "Anyone
wanting to turn this piece of
trash in should contact the
Saint Jo PD."
• LONG BEACH, N.Y.A man who aecided to go for a
late night swim in the buff was
found hours later by rescue
crews, hiding under a pier not
far from where he jumped in
the water, authorities said
Sunday.
Neal
Mello,
37,
of
Brooklyn, was found around
5:30 a.m., and appeared to be
in good physical condition but
was "without the benefit of a
swimsuit," the Coast Guard
said in a release.
"Mr. Mello's modesty may
have been harmed, but he
could have done himself worse
by not swallowing his pride
and showing himself to rescu~rs when he did," Lt.
Douglas Miller said.
Mello had stripped off his
clothes and went in the water
around 9:20p.m. Saturday, the
U.S. Coast Guard said. When
he was still gone at 10 p.m., a
friend called for help, and rescuers were dispatched.
The search extended about
5 miles offshore and involved
boats and a helicopter.
Mello's clothes, wallet and
cell phone were found on the
shore near where he entered
the water in Long Beach, a city
that boasts an expanse of
oceanfront within 30 miles of
Manhattan.
• SPRINGFIELD, N.J. A device using a flashing light
and a shrill alarm is being tested on a stretch of road near
Fort Dix to see whether it can
deter deer.
The devices, installed by
Mount Laurel company JAFA
Technologies Inc., are activated when the unit senses headlights on an approaching vehicle up to 150 yards away.
Then the device emits a
shrill noise and flashes a blue
strobe light.
The combination of the
light and the sound is designed
to keep deer away from the
road when a vehicle is
approaching.
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much more effective than others is that this can detect headNow you don' t have to wait in
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and gets mesmerized," Ed
Mulka, prOJCCt manager for
JAFA, told the Courier-Post of
Cherry Hill for Sunday's
newspapers.
The devices arc being
installed on a stretch of rod
near Fort Dix that local officials say has about 60 to 80
accidents a year involving
deer.
Springfield Police Chief
Kenneth Gerber said there
were no deer acc1dents over a
10-day period after the devices
were installed.
JAFA is paying for the cost
of installing the 38 devices,
which usually cost about $150
each.
• MONESSEN, Pa.- A
high school art teacher who
went on a date with a porn star
after winning a satellite radio
contest has resigned.
Jaison Biagini traveled to
St. Petersburg, Fla., last month
after winning the date on the
Sirius satellite radio show
"Bubba the Love Sponge."
The school board voted
Tuesday to accept his resignation.
Biagini, who taught art for
14 years at Monessen High
School, said he entered the
contest because he wanted to
win the free trip and visit the
Salvador Dali museum in St.
Petersburg. He described the
date as being "all fake and
staged."
Biagini, who uses a wheel-
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radio show after returning
home, and told the Valley ~
Independent in Monessen that "
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
The Floyd County Times
wants to encourage and acknowledge excellence in the
Floyd County Area. The Floyd County Times is conducting
its annual ballot of readers so they can let us know whom
they consider to be best in the county. Winners receive a
certificate suitable for framing and will be featured in a
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cop1es accepted.
2. Businesses nominated have to be in the Floyd County area and
individuals nominated have to live and work in Floyd County.
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390, Prestonsburg, KY 41653 (Please allow 7 days for mail
delivery) or drop off at our office at 263 South Central Avenue.
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September 14, 2007 (mailed or delivered)
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�WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
REDD, BROWN
Citizens National Bank hosted Career
Day with 10 young ladies from the
Kentucky Highlands Entrepreneur
Center's Math and Science Summer
Career Camp for 'Girls. Dennis Dorton,
president and CEO, presented opening remarks to the group. Following a
tour o f t he Main Office which houses
all operational functions, the group
heard different CNB officers and
employees speak on topics such as
perso nal banking/finance, career
opportunities and credit. Lunch was
provided and each lady received a gift
bag and paycheck for successfully
completing the Camp. The Camp is a
four-day event that gives middle
school aged girls from surrounding
counties t he opportunity to participate in various workshops and ons ite learning hosted by various business entit ies. The girls are pictured
with Kelli Hall, director of Kentucky
Highlands Entrepreneur Center.
~REAL
Coal·to·liquids quietly
becoming a reality in U.S.
by TIM HUBER
AP BUSINESS WRITER
CHARLESTON, W.Va.
It's largely escaped notice. but
there' s already a dozen or ~o
coal-to-liquids plants in various stages of development
around the country.
While most are years away
from construction, suppotters
of converting coal to motor
fuels say at least some are a
certainty - even if Congress
doesn't approve incentives
sought hy coal-to-ltquids supporters. Yet supporters consider some form of sub;.idy vital
if the nation is going to build
enough coal to liquid plants to
dent its reliance on foreign oil.
"You're going to have a
coal-to-liquds industry in the
United States," said John
Ward, vice president for marketing and government relations for Headwaters Inc.
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Among other things. the
South Jordan , Utah-based
company is working on a coalto-gasoline plant proposed for
North Dakota and researching
the feasibility of coal-to-liquids for Pittsburgh-based
Consol Energy. "The question
is how fast will 'it happen," he
said.
One plant is fairly far
along. Los Angeles based
Rentech Inc. bought a natural
gas-fed fertilizer plant in East
Dubuque, Ill., and hopes to
convert to using c'oal by the
, end of 2009 or 2 0 10.
Production would start low
920 tons offertilizer and 1,800
barrels of diesel a day.
That's at once a drop in the
bucket compared with the
nation's energy use and, to the
industry 's way of thinking, a
big step in the right direction.
Rentech Chief Executive Hunt
RamsQottom and others figure
at least one of several larger
proposed plants will be built.
The coal mdustry, which ts
holdmg a conference on the
subject
Tuesday
and
Wednesday in Beckley, and
coal-state politicians in particular say the nation can't afford
to patiently wait for small
developers like the Rentechs
of the world to build plants on
their own or in conjunction
with coal companies inc luding
St. Louis-based Peabody
Energy. the nation's largest
producer.
But so far the notion hasn't
gotten very far in Washington.
and Gov. Joe Manchin senses a
lack of commitment.
"There 's not a concerted
effort to be truly energy independent," he said. "How are
you going to get us from A to
B and still be a world superpower?"
Ward and Ramsbottom say
the industry needs help to
build more than a few plants.
"The answer is Wall Street
needs it,'' Ramsbottom said.
Supporters are trying to
frame their argument around
national
security.
Using
domestic coal would reduce
dependence on imported oil
from unstable parts of the
world. they say.
"It has the potential to be a
meaningful supply of fuel that
would take the price off of
gasoline and diesel fuel and
would take the dependence
clown on the Mideast." said
Don Blankenship, chief executive of Massey Energy Co., the
nation ' s fourth-largest coal
producer by revenue.
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Environmentalists, on the
other hand, contend conserva
tion and energy efficiency
would do the same thing. And
they argue coal to liquids has
numerous other problems:
double the greenhouse gases
of oil refining, consumption of
vast quantities of water and
increased coal production.
"Why in heaven's name
would we be subsidizmg anything that's giving double the
greenhouse gases?" said
Vivian Stockman of the Ohio
Valley
Environmental
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�WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
15, 2007 •
Council
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• Continued 1rom p1
ing lots and on city streets,
when children on skateboards
darted out in front of them
while they were driving.
"This is n business shopping district," said Branham,
citing the traffic flow through
this portion of the city was
much too congested for skateboarders to be allowed to skate
through the streets.
Lastly, one skateboarder
said he has spoken previously
to councilman Kelly Moore,
who was absent at the Monday
meeting, in regards to the
issue, saying he and Moore
had come up with a possible
alternative to the ban requiring
a
"skateboard
license" which would require
participants to take a safety
and courtesy course in order to
earn their right to skateboard
Board·
throughout the downtown
area. The unofficially proposed skateboard license,
which would require a small
fcc, would be similar to a driver's license and would <tlso
display photo identification of
the individual.
Council members refrained
from commenting on the idea,
simply stating that it wouldn't
take care of the issues on the
table.
City economic development director. and supporter of
skateboarding, Brent Graden,
said over 400 signatures were
present on a petition turned
into the mayor's office by
tho<;e present in support of
keeping skateboarding in
downtown Prestonsburg.
rn other news, council recognized Prestonsburg All-Star
teams for their hard work
throughout the season and the
fact that they made it to the
state competition this year.
Each player received a certificate from Mayor Jerry Fannin
and a proclamation was presented making August 13 "~II
Star Day" in the city of
Prestonsburg.
The council approved the
city's bills, but not without
question. Councilman B.D.
Nunnery says the city is paying for 67 pagers when in fact
only 58 can be accounted for.
Phone bills were another issue,
with statements made that not
everyone who had a cell phone
provided to them by the city
actually needed one.
"We've got to get~ grip on
this,"
said
councilma
Branham.
Lastly at the meeting
Fannin announced that th
council had determined that
thde were no city utilities
which would be affected b
the closure of the alley behin
Brock McVey in Prestonsburg
A few residents of that imm~
diate area expressed collcern
over the issue at the last coun·
cil meeting.
• Continued from p1
as high as eighth out of 176
Kentucky school districts in
state test scores. During his
service in Anderson County,
the district consistently performed in the top 15-20 percent of the state.
Fentress has been recognized for his contributions to
education and leadership by
the Kentucky School Boards
Association,
Kentucky
Association
of
School
Administrators,
and
the
Kentucky Family, Career and
Community
Leaders
of
America.
He has also been named a
Kentucky Colonel.
Since his retirement. he has
served as a consultant to other
districts in regard to student
achievement and facilities
planning. He comes to Floyd
County schools with 42 years
experience in the field of education.
Fentress began his duties in
Floyd County on August 13 by
working with Dr. Fanning and
board staff on transition plans
and by visiting district schools,
sites, and with various community members.
------------------tion and Route I 460 (the
Chloe Road intersection) is
often plagued by rockfalls,
which engineers attribute to
winter freezing and spring
thawing of water between gaps
in the rocks.
Area legislators praised the
Governor's action.
"This is truly significant for
the people of Pike County,''
said Sen. Ray Jones (DPikevllle).
"Improvements
are badly needed , and we
appreciate the additional funding for this project."
Remedial plans will include
shifting Janes away from the
rock wall and adding a fence
to catch falling debris. The
Transportation Cabinet will
also examine improvements to
• Continued 1rom p1
case traffic congestion at the
intersection of Route 1426 and
Huffman Avenue by combining the two signalized intersections.
Fletcher has directed the
Tran~portation
Cabinet to
place the project in the state's
six-year highway plan. Total
cost of the project, including
design, right-of-way, utility
work and construction is estimated $15.7 million.
at
Jeanette Dixon
McMillen
LINKS
• Continued from p1
Gene
Blackburn,
Lenny
Cieslak, Eric Reid, Johnny
Keathley, Tommy Shelton
alo·ng with son and daughter
Jeremy and Samantha, Greg
Mills of UPS. Michael
Lambros, Josetta Newsome,
Seldon Home, F.S. Vanhoose,
Wright's Lumber Company,
Kathleen Weigand, Lenville
Martin of Garth Vocational
School, Floyd County Fiscal
Court, Randy Clark and the
Dye Farnily.
Phase two will take place
this Saturday. LINKS needs
additional volunteers and anyone interested should contact
them by calling (606) 8860152.
• Continued from p9
Coalition. "Just the whole idea
of it seems absolutely nuts ...
It's basically a way to prop up
the coal industry and give
them more subsidies and hold
people economic hostage."
Ramsbottom and others
contend they'll be able to
reduce overall carbon dioxide
emissions by capturing the gas
and selling it to oil producers
to extend the life of aging
wells, among other things.
"We'll be able to lower the
carbon
footprint,"
Ramsbottom said. "As long as
we can get three or four off the
ground quickly."
Blankenship says the industry is fighting a lack of understanding. "People have an
opinion without the discomfort
of actually studying the facts,"
he said.
Blankenship
maintains
there's no environmental iSS!Je.
"It actually increases your
pollution and decreases safety
not to do coal to liquids," he
said. "The places that we're
buying our products from
don't care anything about the
environment ... It's so backwards I don't really know how
to describe it."
OUTHERN
ANTIQUES
&
Jeanette Dixon McMillen, 84,
wife for 64 years of Rev. Ira
McMillen Jr., died Friday, Aug.
3, 2007, at Dover Manor
Nursing Home. She was born in
Dawson Splings, KY, on Sept.
30, L922, to the late Charles B.
and.Vi'vian Fox Dixon. She left
home at sixteen years old to
attend Georgetown College,
where she majored in music and
received recognition in Who's
Who among students, Sigma
Kappa Sorority and Delta
Qmicrj;>n Musis Fraternity.
Most
Qrlantly, he met he~;
tu ur
band, r't. (Mac)
McMilkn Jr.. a ministerial student from Versailles, whom she
married on May 26, 1943, at
Georgetown Baptist Church.
Jeanette gave private vocal and
piano lessons over the years and
used her musical talents well
and generously in the various
churches where her husband
served as pastor. She returned to
Georgetown in 1999 with her
husband "where it all began"
for them and they have been
active members of Georgetown
Baptil>t Church and proud alumni of Georgetown College.
Survivors include a daughter:
Deborah and James Baker,
Boxford, MA, a son: David and
Geraldine McMillen, Paris, KY,
two grandchildren: Emily McMillen Stuart, Lexington, and
James
McMillen
Baker.
Boxford, MA, a sister-in-law:
Ann Harper, Lexington. and her
"chosen sister" Ella Ritchey
Flynn, Lexington, and three
step-grandchildren and their
families: Scott and Steven
Baker and Paula Baker Deffer.
She was preceded in death by a
sister: June Weir, and a brother,
Charles Dixon Jr.
Funeral services were held
August 6, 2007, at Georgetown
Baptist Church by Rev.
Kenneth D. Holden, Rev.
Richard A. Weekley and Rev.
Orville Griffin.
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Honda recommends ATVs only for riders sixteen years and older and that all ATV riders take a
training course and read their owner's manual thoroughly. Be a Responsible Rider. Remember,
ATVs can be hazardous to operate. For your safety, always wear a helmet, eye protection and
protective clothing, and never ride on paved surfaces or public roads. Keep in mind that riding
doesn't mix with drugs or alcohol. For safety or training information, call the ASI at 1-800-887-2887.
*Bonus Bucks offers good with purchase of new oh-seven and prior models. Can only be used for
purchases at the dealership on date of purchase. Offer has no cqSh value and is not transferable.
Financing offers contingent upon credit approval with AHFC. Terms specific to model. See dealer
for complete details.
Motorcycle offers end 9/30/07. ATV offer ends 11/30/07.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
15, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
,
•"s
ummertime is here. and what better way to enjoy all the fr111ts of summer than hy spending time outdoors \\>ith friends
;·.
and family? Tin·oughout the season, longer days and wmmer temperatUres malce grilling a favorite activity. Cooldng
on the grill is hot, hot, hot- and it>s a ~rcat time for hot new ideas for the grill that go beyond the usual hamburgcn
and hot dogs.
' fTrilled fruit -ttarn in th~e sizzling, rre.o.h-•rff-the-gril I recipe;;:: and its sweet tlavorR are perfectly complemented hy chilled \vbite
wine. Summer fu.Jits like peaches, plums and nectarines are a natural tor the grill; where a qmck cooking brings out juicines.s
:'and intensifies sweetness. A crisp. cold white pairs be.autifully 1.vitb wanu grilled :fiuits and creates a refreshing, delicious summer
•~(lining combination.
TJ)' oui Lhis pairing with these
recipeR, which match rre~h
Grilled California Nectarine
Red Plum. \Vhite Nectarine
California peaches, plums aod
and Blue Cheese .Pizza
and Butter Lettuce Salad
nectarines with the fiuit-forv.wd
Prep ti.me: 15 minutes
Prep til.ne. 15 minutes
Cook
time
about
15
minutes
/
Chill
time·
1
hour
Cook
tune: 7 to 9 minutes
and food-friendly style of
.Uafte.s 4 entree se:rvfngs
Makes 6 servhtgs
Chardonnay, Sau vi.~:,'Ilon Blan~
or 8 Ia 10 appeti:<.erservitt.g'!i
Spi.ry ttect«ritze dre.~rdttg
I
California
nectarine,
peeled
and
pitteil
I poullil pina ilough
and Riesling selections from
3
tablespoons
extra-virgin
olive
oil
1
tablespoon extra-virgin
Mirassou Winel)~1 • You' Ufind
3 tablespoons sherry or t:bampagne
oiive oil
vinegar
1
white
Calitornia nectarine,
1;be pertect sunnner duo that's
2 tablespoons honey
pitted
both grilled and chilled.
1 red Cati:tot·nia plum, pitted
1!2 teaspoon saJt
3
hlble~puony while lmlsmn.ic
1!2 le~t~poun ~ayenne pe-pper
For more n.:~ipcs and
vinL'¥llf
Salad
wine sugge~ions, visit
3 lublc~puuns honey
2 finn •. hut a·iJre, C':'alifornia nect.a•·ine.~,
www.eatcaltif:lrniafntit.com
and wv.rw.mirassou.com.
pitted
4 honeless skinler>R chicken brea'its,
flatt.ened slight'ly
Salt and pepper to taste
8 cups wa5hed and tom butter letttJct,
Ji~tly packed
1/3 cup shelled pistachios
6 strips crisp-cooked bacon, crumbled
2 green onions, sliced
For dressing, combine all
mg~edre11ts
iu ble11der or
food proGessor. pttree until smooth Cover and dul:
untllr~dy
to se.n:e Cut each necttrine .ink' 8 slices
Place on '\Vell-otled grill QV•iU Jllect.iu.m-hig.h heat and
cook a few minntos em e.1ch .>ide ro lightly hrown.
Sea<:on chicken w1th salt and. pepper; pla.~e on grill
ilnd. rook nhont 'i minutes em eilch ~1de rtr nnril
cooked. 1hrrugn: cool 'Phce lettnce ;,, large sahel
howL Cut chi~ken int<l hitNi7e ~trips ilnd.. add tn
howl wl(h p1<>i::lth10!':. hacon. green onwn~ anrl dressing; toss well. Add p;1illed necta:·ble$; toss hghtly.
Note: For a spicic:r tlavor. ~pnr.klc L'htckcn lightly
\Hth cayaune pepper beCm1o1 g:Iillmg.
Pair-.. vith chdle.J !.Jimssou Calf(ornia Sau.rignon
'Rlrltll'
3/4 cup 4:ntwbk.'tllllu~: cbcc~~:
1/4 rup <'hopped toast~l walnuts
Snipped fresh chives
Divide pizza dough into 4 equal pieces.
Roll each out on lightly floured board to
make 6-:inch circles. :'lace dough circles
on a baking sheet and bmsh both .side6
with mi. utili over mcdiwn hca.t a icw
mmm.cs on eac.h side un11l dough is
cooked tbrongll wtth light grill marks.
}{cmovc ru1d cool. C.'ut each ptccc of
fmit into S shccs. Cook 011 well-oiled
gn:I LJ l~w mmule::; on tl410h side tu
hgblly browu Remove from
~ill
and
nnange fruiron pizza cmsts. Stir
together b:~lsamic vtnt"gru and honey,
rlli?.71e over fi-uit. Sp1i11kle with hlue
cheese llllci ,Nalnut~: place pizz,1fi h.1ck
on gtill, cover with lid and c.ook to melt
cheese. Sprinkle wir,, chive!i.
I'air with clri!led Mimssou }>fonterey
(.'ounty Ries!i11~
/
Shrimp and Peach Kabobs
Prep time: 10 minuteR
Cook time: about 1:'i minlne~ tot<tl
Makt>.~ 4 to I) tn·viltg.~
l/4 Ctlp extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs
(cuwbimtHun like b<t:.il. nuujuram,
r•scnmry and thyme)
3 Catlifurui:l tJCm:bcs, pitted
1 pound large shl'imp, pl>t!k'tl ami dc~l.'incd
l lemon, hah·rd lind thinly lllin·ll
Freshly gmund salt and pepper to ta.~te
IIeat oil in small skillet umJ very hot. Add g~lic and cook
brietly until aromatic; do not allow garhc to bro'A'Il. Remove
from heat immed.mtely ::llld stir in herbs; set a~ide. Cut
peaches mto l-inch chunks and thread 0!1W skewers alter~
natcly w1th shrimp ru1d lemon sllccs. Brush lightly w1t.b
garlic-herb 01!. Gnll over mcdium-h1gh heat 3 to 5 minutes
per side or until shnmp 1S pmk nnd cooked throngh. Kcmo\'C
from gnll and dnzzlc w1th rcrminmg oiL
Pair 1~ilh chilled Jfirtti>sau A1imlett!_l Cuuniy Ch,zrdonn.zy
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15, 2007 • A 13
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AUTOMOTIVE
Wheels/ Mise
HICKS
AUTO
SALES
DAVID ROAD
...oll k here for a
GREAT IDEALIIIHi
'S)~
.C!l'll®!TCOJ!kil'!l®
m~~~ !ll:l, $:B,7Sli!ii
~.@, eta.rtiG:rtrni!Qlc.
'96 Toyota Avalon,
140,000
miles.
Extra
sharp.
$4,000
2001 Ford Tarus
SES 80,000 miles.
$4,495, Moonroof.
92
Pathfinder,
automatic, $1,650.
96' Buick Century
$1,100.
886-2842
886-3451 .
1994
Pontiac
GrandAm.
Excellent condition.
Quick sale! Call
Russell or Dale at
874-2512.
'94
Suburban,
183K miles,
1
owner,
$3,500.
1993
Acura
Ledgend,
133K
miles, leather, sunroof, Bose stereo
$3,900. Call 8899605 or 226-6291.
1999
Chevy
Silverado
Z-71
4X4 extended cab.
Black in color.
miles.
120,000
Asking $8,500. Cali
886-1955 or 2055531 .
'96 Chevy Blazer
4.3 V6 motor. Cali
606 - 794 - 52 3 4
GOOD
.CONDI TION..
Asking
$2,000
Motorcycle's for
sale 2002 HarleyDavidson XL 1200
c, 2004 Honda
Foreman excellent
condition,
also
Harley2006
Davidson XL833New 230 miles
black. Ali are in
excellent condition .
Cali 606-226-2455.
Camper for sale!!
Full size Ford pick
up. Excellent condition! $1 00 8899354.
FOR SALE
Submergible deep
well Meyer pumps.
Half 3 quarter and
1 horse power. Call
358-2000.
2003 Honda Ace
S h a d o w
Motorcycle,
low
miles, mint condition. Asking $3,800
call 791-2498.
EMPLOYMENT
:Job Listings
Position
available! Golf Course
Superintendent.
(Must have at least
2 years experience) Golf Course
Maintenance
(Outside
Maintenance) Pro
shop and Cart
Attendant (Must be
friendly, hav.e a
professional
appearance, and
cash register experience). Call for
more details. T.
Bruce Oldendick,
PGA Member.
Class 2A Water
Operator needed.
Submit application
and or mail resume
to
Wheelwright
Utility Comm. PO
353, Wheelwright,
Ky 41669, Attn :
Gary Mccoy. Tel #
452-4273.
Wanted: Part time
lady to work in
antique and gift
shop. Please call
886-9995.
AVON
Sign up for 10.00
and Receive Free
gift. Earn pocket or
career money, you
decide. Call Janey
at 886-2082
Prestonsburg
Health
Care
Center has an
opening for a full
time
MDS
Coordinator, A full
time AN, and a full
and part time CNA.
We offer competitive wages and
excellent benefits. If
interested please
stop by or send
resume to 147
North
Highland
Av e n u e .
Prestonsburg KY
41653
(beside
Pre s tos burg
Elemantary) or call
886-2378
The University of
Kentucky College
of
Agriculture
Cooperative
Extension Service
is looking g for a
Program Assistant
for
4-H
Youth
Development
to
work in the Floyd
County Extension
Service
Office.
Work will be 37.5
hours per 2week .
A brief job description includes with
the 4-H Clubs (in
school ,community,
and special interest) a nd the county's
after-school
tutorial for families
with learning differences.
Position
requires a minimum
of a high school
diploma or GED
equivalent
Knowledge f and
experience with the
Cooperative
Extension
Service/4-H
Program is preferred. To apply for
AG518211 A U.K./
Online Application
must be submitted
t
0
www.uky.edu/ukjob
s. The qualifications
and
job
responsibilities may
also be viewed on
the
website.
Application deadline is August 24,
2007.
For more
information
or
assistance Cali The
Floyd
County
Extension Service
at 606 886-2668
Registered Nurse
Opening
The Floyd County
Health Department
has an opening for
a Public Health
Nurse i. Duties will
include:
Assists
with
community
assessment;
Assists in a variety
of Public Health
Nursing services
such as family planning, Prenatal care,
& communicable
disease,
Performing
Physical
Assessments;
Conducting health
education classes:
working
in
the
Diabetes Center.
Minimum Education
and Experience: A
BaC?helor's Degree
in Nursing from an
accredited college
or university; must
all
have
met
requirements
of
KRS 314.041, having received a provisional license and
approval to practice
as a
registered
applicant or having
KY
a
current
Registered Nurse
license.
Salary range is
12.95-16.21
per
hour based on
experience.
Applications
are
available at the
Floyd
County
Health Department
at 283 Goble St. in
Prestonsburg, Ky
Monday
though
Friday 8-4 and must
be returned there
with transcript and
copy of current
license by close of
business August
24,2007.
We are an equal
opportunity employer.
H & R Block•••
Learn to prepare
taxes and earn
great
seasonal
income. Call 1-866891-1950.
Legal Secretary
needed! Reply to
PO
Box
1746
Prestonsburg, Ky
41653.
WELDERS
Pipeline
welders/fabricators needed
immediately.
Excellent pay &
benefits. Cali Mike
at C.J. Hughes
Construction 304-
399-2301 or
e
m
a
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mgordon@cjhughes.com.
Registered Nurse
Opening
The Floyd County
Health Department
has an opening for
a Local Health
Nurse I. Duties will
include: Provides
basic nursing care
to dlent; Uses basic
computer skills to
access data; and
communicates well
both in writing and
orally with working
skills in the application of nursing techniques and procedures.
Minimum
Education
and
Experience:
An
Associate Degree
or
diploma
an
accredited college
university or school
of nursing; must
all
have
met
requirements
of
KRS 314.041 having received a provisional license and
approval to practice
as a Registered
Nurse
Applicant
(RNA) or having a
current active KY
registered
nurse
license. (compact
states also accepted)
Salary range is
13.40-15.16
per
hour based on
experience.
Applications
are
available at the
Floyd
County
Health Department
at 283 Goble St. in
Prestonsburg, KY
Monday
though
Friday 8-4 and must
be returned there
with transcript and
copy of current
license by close of
business August
2007.
24,
Preference will be
given to applicants
with nursing experience.
We are an equal
opportunity employer.
Help
Wanted:
Carpenters
and
Laborers. Call 606367-8840. Ask for
Don.
100
Workers
needed. Assemble
crafts, wood items.
To
$480/wk.
Materials provided.
Free
information
Pkg 24 Hr. 801 428-4649.
JOB
OPENING
Renos Roadhouse
in Prestonsburg is
now hiring for all
positions. ShiftsDay and Night.
NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
Otter Creek Correctional Center is currently
accepting applications for Licensed Practical
Nurse. Must be a graduate from an approved
school of nursing with a certificate as a
Licensed Practical Nurse. Must be licensed in
the state of employment. A valid driver's
license is required.
Otter Creek Correctional Center is accepting
applications for a VocationaVHorticulture
Instructor. Must be a graduate from an accredited college, university or vocational school
preferred. Must possess or be eligible for certificate, license or other legal credentials
required by state law, regulation or contract.
Continued employment in this position will be
contingent upon obtaining and/or maintaining
appropriate state credentials. Experience in the
trade and/or vocational area of instruction.
Applicable experience may be substituted for
education up to a maximum of four years,
unless prohibited by law, regulation or contract.
A valid driver's license is preferred, unless
required by contract or applicable statute.
Otter Creek Correctional Center is accepting applications for Correctional Officers.
Must have a high school diploma, GED certification or equivalent. Must complete pre-service
correctional officer training and, where applicable, be a non-commissioned security officer
licensed by the state of employment. A valid
driver 's license is required. Demonstrate ability
to complete any required training. Must be
available to work any hours, any shift.
Interested persons may apply at
327 Correctional Road,
Wheelwright, KY 41669,
online at www.correctionscorp.com or
you may fax a resume to (606) 452-9703.
Otter Creek Correctional Center is an
equal opportunity employer MIF/DN
Apply
only.
in person
Services
The
Nursing
Home is not your
only option! My
company
has
trained experience
people ready to
help with all your
needs in your own
home, stay where
your heart is. Call
Joyce at 606-8898529 or 606-2266366. On call in
home assistance
can help you.
mail $13.30, shipping UPS $20.00,
allow 2-4 weeks for
delivery. To order
send check or
money order to
Kim Frausre 955
Abbott Mountain
Road Prestonsburg
Ky 41653, or email
kif rasure@ bellsouth.net
BOOK FOR SALE
A book by Donald
Crisp "Growing up
on Bucks Branch".
In Floyd county, Oh
sale now!!!! $12.5o
plus shipping an,d
handling. Contact
Donald at 2853385.
MERCHANDISE
BOOK FOR SALE
Korners of inspiration (A collaboraof
Kim's
tion
Korner).
Priority
Ar,muls
Dog
Needs A
Home!! Relocating
couple needs a loving home for a great
RESTAURANT
Prestonsburg
HELP WANTED: Waitresses, dishwashers/busboys, cooks. Paid vacation, health insurance available.
Uniforms furnished.
No phone calls, please!
Apply in person.
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
3 adjoining houses and LARGE lots in downtown
Prestonsburg. Ideal for commercial or residential
use. Located on corner of At. 1428 and S. Central
Ave. Brick home with original hardwood interior
plus Two rental houses. Close to schools, court·
house, and shopping. $575,000 for appointment
or more information call 886-9668 or 226·6871
By
relax on this large covered front porch
enjoy cooking out on the large deck of this
4 BR, 2 Bath, 2 story home. Only 10 min.
from Shopping downtown also close to new
Prestonsburg Elementary School. Located
3/1 0 mile rough and tough branch on chessie
lane. for appointment call 886-6682.
Holiday
Pools, Inc.
420--4788
SWimming Pool
season
IS ....a,
See Us for the
BEST PRICES
• lnground Pools
• Above Ground
• Accessories
• I N STOCK!•
1, 2 3, 4 Bedrooms
available for extremely
low-income people at
Highland Heights Apts.
in Goble-Roberts Addn.,
and Cliffside Apts. on
Cliff Road, Prestonsburg.
Computerized
learning centers offer
sociaUeducational programs for children and
adults. All utilities
included at Highland
Hgts., utility allowance
at Cliffside. Call (606)
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 subsidized housing on
account of race, color,
national origin, sex,
age, disability, religion
an~
familial
~
status.
=..=
Located behind
and Piua Hut In
tonsburg. All uti
included and the
based upon gross
income. Several activities,
such as line dancing, crafts,
bingo, movies, hair salon
and church services.
apartments are furnished
with a refrigerator, stove,
emergency alarm system,
and air conditioner.
more information, please
call Highland Terrace at 606886-1925, TOO: 1-300-6486056 or 711, or come by the
office for an application.
Highland Terrace does not
discr1minate in admission
or employment in subsi·
dized housing on account
of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age,
familial status or
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303 University Drive
Nationwide"
Prestonsburg, Ky.
Insurance &
Financial Servic~s
(606) 886-000S (OIIko>
(606) 886-9483 (FU)
Nationwide Mutual lnsur1.nce Compan~ and affihatEJd Compan es
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Nabonwi~ Is a regislefed fed&"al seNK:e mark of
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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
4t'l
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21' Round·-·········-·····$1659
12' K 24' OVal .. ._ ....... $1199
15' x ao· ova•·--······--S1999
18' K 33' OVal .... _. ..... $2199
PHONE:
606-886-8318
or 1-800-686-4447
(E)
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(TDD for sp<cch & hearing
irnpa~red
7 11)
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dog. Neutered male
Doberman
Mix.
Good watch dog!
$25, negotiable.Call
606-424-1701
Furniture
ALLEN
FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furniture,
used
appliances, living I
bedroom
suits,
bunk beds, and lots
more!
Call 606874-9790.
Yard Sale
Estate
Sale,
Furniture,picture's,
glassware.
Saturday 18th 140
S Evergreen Street
turn
at
Bevins
Street, near the V.
Miscellaneous
Auction on Bucks
Branch Tues. and
Thurs. at 7:00p.m.
All
Buyers
and
Sellers Welcome.
For more information call 285-9798
15, 2007
approved! Call 606474-6380.
Farm for sale! 60
acre farm located
at Morgan Co.
Hunters paradise!
Turkey,
Deer,
Stocked Pond. 10
minuets
from
Painstville lake, 25
minutes from Cave
Run. Reasonably
priced! Call 7439891 ,
ask
for
James.
FARM FOR SALE
Floyd county 75
acres more or less,
rt. 1100 off US 23
East Point Upper
Little Paint. Lum
Derossett Branch.
Call 606-325-4430
or 606-325-2809.
Level- Sloping and
timber.
Extra Nice home
for Lease 3,000 sq
ft. walk-in basement
ideal for small business/residential
JCT 80 and 680
eastern, KY. Floyd
Co. Call 606-3776607
RENTALS
Houses
3 BR 2 bath for
sale. $40,000. Also,
BR
1
bath
2
$25,000 will sell
together or separately. Located in
Dwale across 1 sr
railroad crossing +
go straight. Call
606-634-8665
or
606-634-9111 .
Mount
Sterling
Farm for Sale!
Approximately 33
acres farm located
~ear
Mount
Sterling, Kentucky
near HW 460 with a
~50 rail tobacco
farm, 3 BR, 2 1/2
bath house with
central
air/heat.
Contact (606) 8742330 or (859)-498Q209.
Established business with 240 ft.
road frontage, 2
~djoining lots avail$ble on main road
rrough town, close
fp courthouse. 606t91-3663.
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FOR RENT
Beauty shop equipt
with 3 stations and
tanning bed. Would
c;:onsider renting for
<!:ommercial
use
other than beauty
hop. Rt. 122 1 mile
outh of Martin
cross from Garth
Technical School.
Must have references. 285-911 2.
f
FOR SALE
$pecial
FHA
~inance program. $0
flown if you own
(and or use family
tand. We own the
~ank,
your
I
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2 BR house for
rent at Martin. $500
per month, plus
security
deposit.
Call 794-0249.
1 house and 1
MobileHomes
mobile home both
furnished, sutiable
for working people ,
very clean, private.
Call 606-886-3941
606-205-0215
LOTS FOR RENT
New mobile park
lots, Allen Dwale
area, Floyd County.
Restrictions apply.
Paved
Streets,
lighted area, parking pads.AII sizes
call 606-377-2357
Trailer for rent:
$320 per month.
Located on Buffalo.
$200 deposit. Call
886-0200.
50x90, 18" ceilings,
12x12 garage door
$450 per month,
Martin
Ky.
2853368.
LEGALS
APARTMENT
I
New 1 BR apt for
rent
located
between
Prestonsburg and
Painstville.
$500
per month plus
$250 deposit. Call
791 -6016
HOUSE FOR SALE Spacious 1 BR
Newly constructed apt, newly decorathouse for sale locat- ed in town, paved
ed at Abbott Creek. off street parking
Vaulted living room private. $375 per
ceiling, 3 BR, bonus month plus deposit.
room, fireplace, with Water,
garbage,
cherry
hardwood and
cable
furfloors and cabinets nished. Walking diswith
spacious tance from downattached
garage. town Prestonsburg.
Located 4 miles References
from
us
23. required call 886Panoramic
view 2444 between 9a19cated in new sub- 6p
divisions. $210,00
asking price Seller 2 BR 1 Bath townwilling to help with house for rent.
closing costs! Call Stove, refridgerator,
606-285-0054 606- WI D hookup. City
791-0719, evenings limits Rt. 23 + 80
606-377-6042
$500 per month,
plus utilities and
$300 deposit 1 year
Sale or Lease
lease! No pets 606237-4758
Land For Sale,
Approx 17 acres,
WANTED:
over 400 ft. of
Female roommate
Bottomland
with to
share
some amount of renVexpenses on 3
frontage on KY Rt. BR 2 bath home
466. City water located
near
available on all Heritage house inn.
frontage. Call 606- H interested please
452-2792
call 886-1744.
Office Space for
lease
in
Cross
Roads
shopping
center, Pike Co.
1 ,260 Sq. Ft. and
1,320 Sq. Ft. set up
as possible Dr.
Office. Call 606432-1488.
Appliances included.
NOT
HUD
APPROVED,
NO
PETS. Call 606358-4515
after
6:00p only.
FOR RENT
2 MH for rent
Banner area. 8740267.
Building for rent:
REAL ESTATE
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
2 BR apt located
at Hueysvulle Ky,
remodeled, renovated, good condition.
Call 270-259-5546
2 BR 1 1/2 bath
central heat and air.
1 mile North of
Prestonsburg. No
pets! Call 886-9747
or 886-9007.
3 BR 2 bath apt.
for rent located in
Martin.
$300
deposit plus $500
per mo plus utilities.
285-1000
Renovated
Apartments
like
new,
furnished,
downtown Martin. 1
BR and efficiency
apartments.
Call
285-3233 between
10a-6p M-S .
Beautiful, unique
apartment for rent
near college. 1 BR
furnished
apartments,
extremly
clean.
Deposit
required. Call 8863565
No
pets
please.
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent
starting at $375.
month, + $300.
deposit
water
included. Located
near HRMC. 606889-9717.
Nice 3 BR one
House
bath house for rent
in
Eastern.
COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
FLOYD CIRCUIT
COURT DIVISION NO.I
CASE NO. 06-CI0103 JERRY
TRIMBLE and
MARTHA TRIMBLE DINAH
STRATTON AND
DANNY STRATTON BONNIE
HOLSEN, BARBARAJ. ·
BURCHETT,
ROBIN JUSTICE
AND JOE B.
JUSTICE,
TAMMY STAPLETON AND
TERRY STAPLETON, JERRY
TRIMBLE
EXECUTOR OF
THE RUBY
LEWIS ESTATE
PLAINTIFFS VS.
JAMES TAYLOR,
MARY EVELYN
TAYLOR
JUSTIN BOBBY
TRIMBLE,
SHEILA TRIMBLE, STEVE
CAUDILL,
JANELLE
CAUDILL, JEFFERY W. TRIMBLE, JAMES T.
TRIMBLE,
RENEE TRIMBLE AND
TAMMY HALL
AND ALEX
HALL DEFENDANTS NOTICE
OF COMMISSIONER'S SALE
********** BY
VIRTUE OF
Agreed Judgment
of the Floyd Circuit
Court entered on
the 12th of June,
2007 in the Floyd
Circuit Court, in the
above styled action,
I shall proceed to
offer for sale at the
Old Floyd County
Courthouse Door,
South Central
Avenue,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky, (behind
the new Floyd
County Justice
Center) to the highest bidder, at public
auction on
Thursday, the 23 rd
day of August,
2007, at the hour of
9:00 a.m., the fol lowing described
surface property,
located and lying in
Floyd County,
Kentucky, and more
particularly
described as follows: BEGINNING
at an iron pin located near a ditch in
the first small drain
on the left ascending Ivy Creek, corner to Jerry
Trimble; Thence,
turning and running
across the bottom
by a gas well and
with the line of
Jerry Tnmble North ment of sufficient
funds to satisfy the
48° 21' East,
costs of sale and for
125.24' to an iron
the master commispin near a drain;
Any
Thence, continuing sioner.
announcements
to run with the line
made on date of
of Jerry Trimble up sale takes precethe hollow North
dence over printed
35° 07' West,
matter
contained
158.88' to a spike
herein.
PLAINon the hillside
TIFF'S COUNSEL:
opposite the home Hon. George K.
Wells
of Ruby Lewis;
P.O. Box 1285
Thence, continuing
Paintsville,
to run up the hollow
Kentucky
41240
North 42° 56' West,
WILLIAM
S.
156.20' to an iron
KENDRICK Master
pin on the North
Commissioner P. 0.
side opposite to a 3 Box
268
inch cedar; Thence, Prestonsburg,
turning and running Kentucky 41653
down the hollow
COMMONSouth go 00' East
WEALTH OF
140.32' to a nail in
KENTUCKY
a wooden plug in a
rock in the ditchline FLOYD CIRCUIT
COURT DIVIopposite the home
SION NO.I
of Ruby
Lewis; Thence, CASE NO. 06-CIturning and continu00602 RON
ing run down the
HAYES, ET AL
hollow South 23° PLAINTIFFS VS.
30' East, 206.04' to DON MAY, ET AL
the beginning and
DEFENDANTS
containing
0.57
NOTICE OF
acres. Also conCOMMISSIONveyed herein is a 10
ER'S SALE
foot right of way
********** BY
over the property
VIRTUE OF
where the existing
road is located at
Agreed Judgment
the present time.
and Order of Sale
Being the same of the Floyd Circuit
property conveyed
Court entered on
by Jerry Trimble to
the 5th of June,
Ruby
Lewis
by
2007 in the Floyd
Deed
lodged
December 2, 1983 Circuit Court, in the
in Deed Book 200, above styled action,
I shall proceed to
Page 578, Floyd
County
Court offer for sale at the
Clerk's
Office.
Old Floyd County
There is excepted
Courthouse Door,
from the above that
South Central
property conveyed
Avenue,
by Ruby Lewis to
Prestonsburg,
Justin
Bobby
Kentucky, (behind
Trimble lodged May
the new Floyd
20, 1997 in deed
County
Justice
book 406, page
213, Floyd County Center) to the highCourt Clerk's Office, est bidder, at public
provided however
auction on
there is reserved Thursday, the 23rd
over the
Justin
day of August,
Bobby
Trimble 2007, at the hour of
property
as
9:15a.m., the foladjudged in Floyd
lowing described
Circuit Court Action
surface property,
06-CI-00561,
a
located
and lying in
vehicular right of
Floyd County,
way for ingress and
egress which shall Kentucky, and more
be a permanent
partlcularly
right of way easedescribed as folment running with
lows: Beginning at
the land to the Ruby a point on the East
Lewis property, and
side of the State
specifically the resiHighway
Right of
dential
garage. ·
Way eight (8) feet
TERMS OF SALE:
North of the lower
(a) At the time of
corner of Block
sale, the successful
bidder, if the other
Building; thence
than the Plaintiff,
North with State
shall either pay Highway Rights of
cash or 10% ()f purWay 130 feel to a
chase price, with stake; thence East
the
balance on
a straight line up
credit for thirty (30)
the hill to the
days. (b) The sucSalisbury and
cessful bidder shall
Osborn line at the
be required to execute a bond with top of point; thence
good surety thereon
South with
for the unpaid purSalisbury and
chase price of said Osborn lines to the
property, if any,
line of the Block
bearing interest at
Building property;
the rate of twelve
thence West to the
percent (12%) per
line of the Block
annum from the
date of sale until Building property to
the point of the
paid, having the
beginning. Being
force and effect of a
Judgment. ( c) The the same property
property shall be conveyed to Earrit
sold subject to any M. Hayes and Alice
easements
and
May Hayes, his
restrictions
of wife by deed book
record in the Floyd
dated May 25,
County
Clerk's
1949)
of the record
Office and such
in deed book 143,
right of redemption
page 289. and by
as may exist in
Affidavit of
favor of the United
States of America
Descent, of the
and/or the record record in book 338,
owners thereof, purpage 246, in the
suant to 28 U.S.C. office of the clerk of
2410
or
KRS
Floyd County,
426.530. (d) The
Kentucky. TERMS
purchaser shall be
OF SALE: (a) At
required to assume
and pay all Floyd the time of sale, the
County, Kentucky, successful bidder, if
the other than the
real property taxes
for the year 2007, Plaintiff, shall either
and all subsequent
pay cash or 10%
years which are not
of purchase price,
yet
due
and with the balance on
payable. Any and credit for thirty (30)
all delinquent Floyd
days.
County, Kentucky,
(b) The successreal estate taxes will
ful bidder shall be
be paid from the
sale proceeds. (e) If required to execute
a bond with good
the successful bidsurety thereon for
der is a party to this
the
unpaid puraction
(except
James Taylor and chase price of said
property, if any,
Mary
Taylor),
bearing interest at
he/she shall b e
the rate of twelve
given credit on the
percent (12%) per
balance of the purannum from the
chase price to the
date of sale until
extent of his/her
paid, having the
ownership interest
force and effect of a
in
the
above
Judgment. ( c) The
described real propproperty shall be
erty, subject to paysold subject to any
easements
and
restrictions
of
record in the Floyd
County
Clerk's
Office and such
right of redemption
as may exist in
favor of the United
States of America
and/or the record
owners thereof, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
2410
or
KRS
426.530. (d) The
purchaser shall be
required to assume
and pay all Floyd
County, Kentucky,
real property taxes
for the year 2007,
and all subsequent
years which are not
yet
due
and
payable. Any and
all delinquent Floyd
County, Kentucky,
real estate taxes will
be paid from the
sale proceeds. (e) If
the successful bidder is a party to this
action, he/she shall
be given credit on
the balance of the
purchase price to
the extent of his/her
ownership interest
in
the
above
described real property, subject to payment of sufficient
funds to satisfy the
costs of sale and for
the master commissioner.
Any
announcements
made on date of
sale takes precedence over printed
matter
contained
herein.
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL:
Hon. Joseph Lane
Pillersdorf,
DeRossett
and
Lane 124 West
Court
Street
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653
WILLIAM
S.
KENDRICK Master
Commissioner P. 0.
Box
268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
PUBLIC
NOTICE
Pursuant to KRS
231.040, application
for a permit to operate a place of entertainment, has been
made by Ricky
Caudill. The name
ot th~ propcsad
business of entertainment is SAS
Game Room. The
nature of the business will be pool
tables and video
games. Pursuant to
KRS 231.070, the
Floyd
County
Attorney
shall
investigate whether
the applicant lacks
good moral character, or whether the
applicant will obey
the laws of the
Commonwealth in
the operation of the
business,
or
whether the applicant, within the last
two (2) years prior
to the date of filing
the application has
been convicted in
Kentucky of maintaining a public nuisance. Pursuant to
KRS 231.080, any
person desiring to
oppose the permits,
shall file with the
County Clerk, no
later than August
16, 2007, in writing,
allegations
that
show cause as to
why the application
shall not be granted. Said written
information shall be
signed, dated and
reflect the current
address of said person providing the
information.
Pursuant to KRS
231.080, a hearing
has been scheduled
for August 16, 2007,
at the hour of 2:30
p.m., or as soon
thereafter as same
can be heard before
the Floyd County
Judge/Executive at
the Floyd County
Justice Center, 2nd
floor
in
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky.
The
Floyd
County
Judge/Executive
shall hear evidence
in support of, or in
opposition to, the
granting of the permit.
HON.
KEITH
BARTLEY
FLOYD COUNTY
ATTORNEY
PUBLIC
NOTICE
Pursuant to KRS
231.040, application
for a permit to operate a place of entertainment, has been
made
by
Chris
McKinney.
The
name of the proposed business of
entertainment
is
Season's Inn. The
nature of the business will be food,
motel and drinks.
Pursuant to KRS
231.070, the Floyd
County
Attorney
shall
investigate
whether the applicant lacks good
moral character, or
whether the applicant will obey the
laws
of
the
Commonwealth in
the operation of the
business,
or
whether the applicant, within the last
two (2) years prior
to the date of filing
the application has
been convicted in
Kentucky of maintaining a public nuisance. Pursuant to
KRS 231.080, any
person desiring to
oppose the permits,
shall file with the
County Clerk, no
later than August
16, 2007, in writing,
allegations
that
show cause as to
why the application
shall not be granted. Said written
information shall be
signed, dated and
reflect the current
address of said person providing the
information.
Pursuant to KRS
231 .080, a hearing
has been scheduled
for August 16, 2007,
at the hour of 2:30
p.m., or as soon
thereafter as same
can be heard before
the Floyd County
Judge/Executive at
the Floyd County
Justice Center, 2nd
floor
in
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky.
The
Floyd
County
Judge/Executive
shall hear evidence
in support of, or in
opposition to, the
granting of the permit.
HON.
KEITH
BARTLEY
FLOYD COUNTY
ATTORNEY
Southeast from KY
979's junction with
KY 3380 (Tinker
Fork County Road)
and located 2.0
miles east of Big
Mud Creek. The latitude is 372 23' 32".
The longitude is 822
37' 40".
(3) The proposed
operation is located
on
the
McDoweii/P i kevi II e
U.S.G.S.
7
1/2
minute quadrangle
map. The surface
area to be disturbed
is owned by Turner
Elkhorn
Mining
Company
and
Ballard Martin. The
operation
will
underlie land owned
by
Bruce
Hall
Estate,
Ellis
Keathley,
Walter
and Oma Keathley,
Emery & Tilda Ray,
Martha & Andy
Hamilton,
AnnieHamilton, Wellmore
Coal Corporation,
Harvey
Tackett,
Henry
&
Rosie
Hamilton,
Evan
Hamilton,
Milford
Bryant,
James
Lowell
Hamilton,
James & Arlene
Hamilton, Donna &
Emma Hall, Turner
Elkhorn
Mining
Company, Rober!
Mitchell,
Frank
Hamilton, Ovel &
Margaret McKinney,
Chester Hamilton,
The Elkhorn Coal
Corporation, John
Jack
Adkins,
Delmar
Kiser,
William Howell and
Ballard Martin. Tha
operation will affec'
an area with 100
feet of public roaq,
NOTICE OF
Tinker Fork County
INTENTION
Road. The opera··
TO MINE
tion will involve reloPursuant
To Application cation of the public
road during the life
836-5493
of the mine.
Renewal
(4) The applica(1) In accordance tion has been filed
with KRS 350.055, for public inspection
notice is hereby at the Department
given that FCDC for Surface Mining
Coal, Inc., P.O. Box Reclamation
and
77, lvel, KY 41642, Enforcement's
has applied for a Prestonsburg
renewal of a permit Regional
Office,
for a surface and 3140 South Lake
underground coal Drive,
Suite
6,
mining
operation Prestonsburg,
located 2.0 miles Kentuc;ky
416~~
Southeast
of Written comments.
Teaberry in Floyd objections
or
County. The opera- requests for a pertion disturbs 8.78 mit
conference
surface acres and must be filed with
underlies
685.00 the
D irector,
acres for a total Division of Mine
area within the per- Permits,
No.
2
mit boundary of Hudson
Hollow,
693.78 acres.
U.S. 127 South,
•. (2) The proposed Frankfort, Kentucky
operation is approx- 40601.
imately 1/4 mile
ORDINANCE NO. 4-2007
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF PRESTONSBURG,
KENTUCKY, ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, JULY 1, 2007,
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008, BY ESTIMATING REVENUES AND RESOURCES
AND APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR THE OPERATON OF CITY
GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS, an annual budget proposal and message has been prepared and delivered to
the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed such budget proposal and made necessary
modifications.
NOW, mEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PRESTONSBURG, KENTUCKY, as follows:
Seeton 1: That the annual budget for the fiscal year beginning July I , 2007, and ending
June 30, 2008, is hereby adopted as follows:
REVENUES
City of Prestonsburg
Stonecrest Golf Course
City Utilities
Tourhm
Archer Park
Mountain Arts Center
TOTAL
Tourism Reserve Fund
GRANT TOTAL REVENUES
2007-2008
$4,334,227.00
674,000.00
7,089,314.00
740,600.00
401,960.00
1,452,946.00
$14,763,047.00
30,000.00
$14,793,047.00
EXPENDITURES
City of Prestonsburg
Stonecrest Golf Course
City Utilities
Tourism
Archer Park
Mountain Arts Center
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
City Utility Contingency
GRAND TOTAL
EXPENDITURES
2007-2008
$4,404,227.00
674,000.00
6,202,654.00
770,600.00
401,960.00
1,452,946.00
$13,906,387.00
886,660.00
$14,793,047.00
Section 2: Action by a court of competent jurisdiction declaring any section, sub-section
or portion of this ordinance to be invalid shall not affect the remaining sections of this
ordinance. which shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 3: That any section or sub-section of any ordinance in conflict herewith is hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 4: The salary of Mayor is based on full-time employment with the Ctty.
Section 5: This ordinance shall become effective upon passage and publication as prescribed by Jaw.
Adopted this 2..5: day of~ 2007
Attest:
~L ~
c"'
---~-1~~
Sharon
b4CJ( e,~~City C et•k
Sc:boolc~ft,
This is a summary of Ordinance No. 4-2007. Anyone interested in obtaining or viewing the entire Ordinance, may stop by City Hall, or call the City Clerk at (606) 8862335.
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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 8770182
In accordance
with KRS 350.055,
notice is hereby
given that Frasure
Creek Mining, LLC,
4978 Teays Valley
Road, Scott Depot,
West
Virginia
25560 has applied
for a permit for a
surface coal mining
~ and
reclamation
operation located
t .1 miles northeast
of Gunlock and is
situated in both
Magoffin and Floyd
Counties. The proposed
operation
will disturb 570.41
surface acres and
22.53 acres of
auger
area
of
which 22.53 acres
underlie proposed
surface area, making a total permit
area of 570.41
acres.
' The
proposed
operation
is
approximately 1.1
miles
southwest
from Brushy Fork
Road's
junction
with KY 7 and is
located on Brushy
Fork of the Licking
River
The
proposed
bperation is located
on
the
David
USGS 7 1/2 minute
quadrangle map.
The surface area to
be disturbed is
owned by Abe
Shepherd Heirs,
~ Abe Shepherd, Big
Holding
Branch
Company,
LLC,
Gladys Shepherd,
Clyde Allen Estate,
Rule Reagan, Ruth
Ousley, and Kelly
Hale Heirs. The
permit area will
underlie
land
owned by Gladys
Shepherd
and
Clyde Allen Estate.
The operation will
use the area, contour,
and
auger/highwall
"methods of mining.
~ The application
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Department for
Natural Resources'
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Suite 6,
Prestonsburg,
ings in the above
styled cause, I
shall proceed to
offer for sale at the
Old Floyd County
Courthouse Door,
South
Central
Avenue,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky, (behind
the
new Floyd
County
Justice
Center) to the highest bidder, at public
auction
on
Thursday, the 23 rd
day of August,
2007, at the hour of
9:30 a.m., the following described
real estate, together with any and all
IN RE: SIGMA improvements and
GAS CORPOappurtenances
RATION,
lying
in
Floyd
CASE NO.
County, Kentucky,
04-71003
and more particuNOTICE OF
larly described as
PRIVATE
follows: Tract I
SALE OF
Thence beginning
NATURAL GAS
and starting point,
COMPANY
at a Locus tree
ASSETS
beside· the main
PLEASE Middle
Creek
TAKE NOTICE stream; thence runthat on August 30, ning with main
2007 at 9:30 a.m.,
Middle
Creek
prevailing Stream
east
Lexington, KY time,
approximately 1 00
a hearing will be feet to a black walheld in the U.S.
nut tree; beside the
Bankruptcy Court main Middle Creek
for the Eastern Stream;
thence
of running to a large
District
Kentucky, 100 E.
pine tree up the hill
Vine St., 3rd Floor, to a large poplar
Lexington, KY, to tree approximately
consider
the
10 feet above the
Debtor's request to old coal banks;
privately sell sub- thence
straight
stantially all of its around the hill west
assets located in
running with the old
Magoffin,
Floyd coal mine banks to
and
Johnson a white oak tree;
Counties, KY and thence in a straight
assign certain con- line down the hill
tracts
relating west to the main
thereto.
hollow
stream
across the hollow
stream
approxiCOMMONmately 15 feet;
WEALTH OF
thence in a straight
KENTUCKY
line back to the
FLOYD
starting
point.
CIRCUIT
Being the same
COURT
property conveyed
DIVISION NO. I
to James Trusty
C.A.NO.
- amL
~ .... Linda
05-CI-00308
McKenzie by deed
JAMES
dated July 10,
TRUSTY
1989 from Lon
PLAINTIFF VS.
Slone and Edith
LINDA
Slone, his wife,
McKENZIE
recorded in Deed
DEFENDANT
Book 329, Page
NOTICE OF
76, Floyd County
COMMISSIONClerk's Office.
ER'S,SALE
Tract 2 Starting
BY VIRTUE OF at a Walnut tree at
Orders for Sale of the creek then runs
Property entered up the hill to a Pine
on the 11 th day of tree, then to Poplar
December, 2006, in ten feet above coal
bank to stake, then
the Floyd Circuit
around the hill to
Court, in connec- the end of point
tion
with
the going down to
divorce proceed- creek
back
to
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.
Walnut tree joining
Lon Slone and
Edith
Slone.
Being the same
property conveyed
to Linda McKenzie
or James Trusty, by
deed dated July 7,
2003
from
Rosanna Watkins
Collins,
et
al,
recorded in Deed
Book 489, Page
150, Floyd County
Clerk's
Office.
TERMS OF SALE:
(a) At the time of
sale, the successful bidder shall
either pay cash or
10% down, with the
balance on credit
for thirty (30) days.
(b) The successful
bidder shall be
required to execute
a bond with good
surety thereon for
the unpaid purchase price of said
property, if any,
bearing interest at
the rate of twelve
percent (12%) per
annum from the
date of sale until
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any
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and restrictions of
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Floyd
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above described
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Raiders show protnise versus Powell
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
STANTON - Veteran South
Floyd High School football coach
Donny Daniels, his coaching staff
and players left Powell County
Friday night feeling good about their
preseason efforts. South Floyd,
which only dressed 18 players for its
preseason scrimmage versus Powell
County, performed well on a sweltering Friday night. Due to a scheduling conflict, South Floyd won't
• have a second and final preseason
scrimmage.
"I thought we had a good scrimmage," said Daniels. "Powell
County threw the ball 40 out of 46
plays. That was definitely a different
look for us - being in a district that
features the run much more."
South Floyd was able to move the
football against the Powell County
defense.
"We had four good drives and just
stopped ourselves," said Daniels.
"But, overall, I was pleased with
both our offense and defense."
Most of South Floyd's depth lies
up front along the offensive and
defensive lines.
"Our offensive line looked good
and our defensive line was adequate," Daniels commented. "We're
fortunate enough to have some depth
on the line."
South Floyd was able to deal with
the hot, humid playing conditions.
"We only had one player cramp
up and that was near the end of the
scrimmage," Daniels confided. "Our
conditioning was good."
Sophomore Tommy Joe Hall
called the signals for the Raiders in
the preseason scrimmage. Hall is set
to enter his second season as South
Floyd's starting quarterback.
The Raiders finished last season
3-7. Daniels fielded his youngest
high school football team to date
during the 2006 campaign.
South Floyd will open the 2007
season at home on Friday, Aug. 24
versus Magoffin County. Kickoff for
the South Floyd-Magoffin County
season-opener is set for 7:30p.m.
file photo
Thanks to the Kentucky High School Athletic Association's realignment,
Betsy Layne and South Floyd are now district rivals. South Floyd was in
action Friday on the road at Powell County in a preseason game.
..
Evans leads
15 of 20 laps,
wins Late Model
feature
Rebels beat
Paintsville,
improve to 2-0
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
SITKA - West Virginia driver Rod Evans returned to 201
Speedway
Victory
Lane
Saturday night, winning the
track's latest Late Model feature.
Evans led laps 5-20.
Rodney Davis finished second in the Late Model feature
while Floyd County driver Paul
Harris ended the race in the
third-place position. Harris continues to lead the 201 Speedway
Late Model points standings.
Randy Boggs and Terry Hicks
rounded out the top-five in the
~ Late Model division, finishing
fourth and fifth. respectively.
Jamie Ferguson posted the
fast time in the Late Model qualifying, turning a lap in 14.44 seconds.
In the Open Wheel feature,
veteran driver Jim Lemaster navigated his way from last to first
in 20 laps en route to the victory.
Bo Howard (Mr. Metal
Bomber) and Jamie Hamilton
(Four Cylinder) also claimed
feature race victories.
Complete results from the
feature races follow.
•
Late Model Feature: Rl-R~d
Evans; 6-Rodney Davis; 10-Paul
Harris;
51- Randy
Boggs;
64-Terry Hicks; 24H- Michael P.
Howard; 8-Anthony Adam~;
Bl7- Brandon
Johnson;
81-Brandon Fouls; 13-Jamie
Ferguson;
6H- Tom
Hall;
43K- Kevin Hall; 22R-Randy
Caudill; 57-Brittany McKinney;
71- Donald Runyon; 77-Robert
..Taco" Aetcher; 3-Jacob Ross;
81- Benny Butcher; 25-Cowan
Kinney; 87-David Smith.
Open Wheel Feature: 3H-Jirn
Lemaster; 911-Jason Hall;
33- Corey McKenzie; 46- Dennis
Deboard; 87- Eddie Harmon;
35-Jeremy Hayes; 23-Courtney
Conley; 74-Beadie Blackburn;
CJl-Charlie Jude; 17S- Brian
Salisbury;
11-Pete Castle;
47-Aaron Barnhill; 2T-Jack
Tackett; 116- Leslie Johnson;
32- Jimmy Adams; 20-Jason
Perry; 30-William Hensley.
Mr Metal Bomber Feature:
20-Bo Howard; 37H Greg
Hensley ; Rl7- Don Risner;
(See EVANS, page two)
pho1os by Jamie Howell
Prestonsburg defeated Clay County 21-14 on Saturday evening in a preseason scrimmage in Manchester. Clay
County features a high-octane passing attack. The Blackcats will host Sheldon Clark this Saturday in a second
and final preseason scrimmage.
Blackcats hanQle Clay iii first of
two preseason scrimmages
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN - The Allen
Central High School volleyball
team improved to 2-0 Thursday
evening,
defeating visiting
Paintsville 2-0 in a match held at
I.E. Campbell Arena. Allen
Central took the first game 2519. The Rebels closed the match
out in solid fashion in the second
game, beating Paintsville 25-18.
The Rebels opened their season with a 2-0 (25-11, 25-8) win
over East Ridge, turning back the
Warriors in a home match played
on Tuesday, Aug. 7.
Allen
Central
swept
Paintsville in a pair of matches.
The Allen Central junior varsity
unit improved to 2-0 following a
2-0 win over the Paintsville
junior squad. The Rebel junior
varsity defeated the Paintsville
JV convincingly, winning 21-3,
21-2 in two games.
The Allen Central freshman
team ( 1-0) was not in competition Thursday.
Allen Central traveled to
Pikeville Monday evening for a
non-district match. The Rebels
were in action Tuesday evening
(See REBELS, page two)
MANCHESTER - Prestonsburg squared off against Clay
County on Friday in the first of two preseason scrimmages.
Clay County, under the guidance of Prestonsburg graduate
Aaron Stepp, fell short in the home exhibition game.
Prestonsburg outscored Clay County three touchdowns to
two, beating the Tigers 2 1- 14.
Through the air, Prestonsburg generated 135 yards. Senior
quarterback Bobby Hughes resumed his starting duties for
the Blackcats.
Prestonsburg rushed for 126 yards in the scrimmage.
Junior running back Seth Setser made a strong return after
being sidelined with a preseason injury.
Overall, Prestonsburg Coach John DeRossett was pleased
with his team's performance offensively, defensively and on
special teams.
Prestonsburg kicker Clay Jamerson nailed each of his
three PAT attempts. The Blackcat special teams unit was also
consistent in the punting department.
After traveling 2 1/2 hours for the preseason game,
Prestonsburg prevailed on a hot, humid Saturday evening.
"Anytime you travel 2 112 hours for a preseason scrimmage and come away with a win you have to be pleased,"
said DeRossett. "We played well offensively. Our defense
played well after picking it up in the second half.
According to DeRossett, Prestonsburg still has some work
to do.
"We have to work on fundamentals," said DeRossett.
"Biocking, tackling and ball security are all key in winning
football games."
The Prestonsburg defensive unit played Its best footThe Blackcats were limited in practice time leading up to ball In the second half of Saturday's scrimmage verthe scrimmage versus Clay County.
sus Clay County.
(See BLACKCATS, page two)
Wildcats
dealing with
iniuries
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - With full
contact having begun for the
University of Kentucky football
team, the Wildcats have sustained
some injuries, Coach Rich Brooks
announced after Friday's practice
at the Nutter Training Center.
- Redshirt freshman wide
receiver Terrence Jones has a tom
anterior cruciate knee ligament
and will undergo surgery. He will
be out for the season.
- Freshman defensive end
Charles Mustafaa will have
surgery to repair knee cartilage
and will be out indefinitely.
. - Junior Braxton Kelley, a twoyear starter at middle linebacker
has a high-ankle sprain and is oul
"10 days to two weeks at best,•
according to Brooks.
(See WILDCATS, page two)
Food City partners with Morgan-McClure
Motorsports, Ward Burton for Sharpie 500
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
photo by Steve. LeMaster
EAST KENTUCKY MINERS COACH KEVIN KEATHLEY
spoke to the Floyd County Chamber of Commerce
Monday afternoon. The Chamber hosted Keathley during
its meeting at the May Lodge. Keathley is a Floyd County
native.
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Local race fans will
be pleased to see the return of two local
favorites for the running of the upcoming
Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Food City officials have announced that
they will once again partner with MorganMcClure Motorsports and driver Ward
Burton for the August 25 event.
"We are longtime neighbors of
Abingdon
based
Morgan-McClure
Motorsports. We' ve watched their team for
years and are extremely proud to have a
locally owned team to root for on the
NASCAR Nextel Cup circuit," said Food
City president and chief executive officer,
Steven C. Smith. "We're pleased to have
Ward participate in our Thursday Food
City Family Race Night event in Bristol
and thrilled to have him behind the wheel."
The Morgan-McClure Motorsports No.
4 Food City Chevrolet will hit the track
during qualifying for the Sharpie 500 on
Friday, Aug. 24. just prior to the start of the
Food City 250.
"We are excited to once again be associated with Food City and the Smith family." said Larry McClure, President and
Team Manager of Morgan-McClure
Motorsports. "We've enjoyed a great relationship with our friends at Food City
throughout the years and are excited to be
working with them again on the co-sponsorship of our No. 4 Morgan-McClure
Chevrolet Monte Carlo . Ward Burton
enjoyed a great finish at the spring race in
Bristol and we' re pleased to have him representing us again at our home track.
We' re pleased about the momentum that's
been building each week and are confident
that we're capable of a great finish on
Saturday.''
"Bristol is one of my favorite tracks and
I' m excited about having Food City on our
car again this fall," said driver Ward
Burton. "I appreciate the support they've
given to Morgan-McClure Motorsports
over the years. We enjoyed working with
the Food City team during the spring race
and I'm looking forward to participating in
their Food City Family Race Night on
Thursday and improving upon our finish
for the Sharpie 500 ..,
Morgan-McClure Motorsports , Inc.,
(www.morgan-mcclure.com) based in
Abingdon, VA, is a 14-tirne winner in the
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, including
three victones in the prestigious Daytona
500 event in 1991, 1994, and 1995.
Food City is Bristol Motor Speedway's
longest running sponsor and the second
longest sponsor in NASCAR, next to
Coca-Cola. Headquartered in Abingdon,
Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores operates 94
retail food outlets throughout the tri-state
regions of Southeast Kentucky, Southwest
Virginia and Northeast Tennessee.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
15, 2007
THE FLOYD CoUNTY TIMES
•
G11es hits 2 homers, Padres post 10-4 vvtn over Reds
,,
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI - If Brian Giles is
going to hit for power anywhere, it's
at hitter-friendly Great American
Ball Park against the Reds.
San Diego's right fielder hit two
home runs for the second consecutive day and Jake Peavy remained
unbeaten against Cincinnati in the
Padres' 10-4 victory Sunday.
· ''I've hit the ball like that before,"
said Giles. "This park is a little more
conducive to my power."
Giles, who also homered on
Friday, has hit five of his seven home
runs in the past three days. It's the
third time in his career he has homered in three consecutive games and
the first time he has hit five in that
span.
"What'd he do, go from two to
seven?"
Reds
manager Pete
Mackanin said. "You've got to tip
your cap to him."
Khalil Greene had four hits -his
fourth four-hit game this season and a career-high three doubles. He
drove in three runs in support of
Peavy, who improved to 5-0 in eight
starts against the Reds, including 3-0
in four starts at Great American Ball
Park. San Diego has won all eight of
his starts against the Reds.
Morgan Ensberg had a pair of
doubles and scored twice for the
Padres, who took two of three in
Cincinnati to salvage a road trip that
started with three losses in four
games in St. Louis.
The Padres set a franchise record
with nine doubles and 12 extra-base
hits on a day with a first-pitch temperature of 91 degrees that only went
up.
"Factor in the Midwest humidity,
and this was a good win on the road,"
said San Diego manager Bud Black.
"A good win all the way around."
Peavy (13-5) allowed seven hits
and four runs with one walk and five
strikeouts while improving to 7-0 on
the road this season, the best road
record in the majors. The right-hander has won nine consecutive road
decisions dating to a 4-0 loss at San
Francisco on Sept. 8, 2006.
"I didn't have great stuff, but I
was able to battle through it," Peavy
said. "I lost command on my fastball
late, and that's what killed me."
Right-hander Bronson Arroyo (513) gave up nine hits and five runs
with one walk and five strikeouts in
six innings for the Reds, who've lost
three of their last four games.
"I didn't have great stuff," Arroyo
said. "I had OK command, but 1 had
trouble getting good zip on my fastball."
Giles, who also walked three
times, hit Arroyo's fourth pitch of the
game into the right field seats, his
first career leadoff homer. He followed up with a two-out solo shot to
right-center in the fourth that extended San Diego's lead to 5-0.
"I feel OK," said Giles, who
Rebels
• Continued from p1
~
(l)n the road versus South Floyd. Results from
!9oth matches will appear in Friday's edition.
: Betsy Layne wins opener over Shelby
Valley: At Robinson Creek, Betsy Layne made
4strong first impression Thursday evening. The
~adycat volleyball program prevailed in a sea$On-opener, defeating host Shelby Valley 2-0.
Christina erase-coached Betsy Layne claimed
the first game 25-17. The Lad yeats held off
Shelby Valley in the second game, winning 2521 and claiming the match.
After absorbing the loss, Shelby Valley
dropped to 0-2.
Evans
I
I
• Continued from p1
Pl2- Dean Pennington; P20
Ervin Vance ; 3D-Darren
Damron; 7C-A.J. Stambaugh;
9X-Steve Lewis; 44-Jason
Bush; R7-Ryan Risner; 3Shannon
Richmond;
1-(Driver name unavailable);
J85-Marvin
J.
Tackett;
3-Scott Lemaster; I 5-James
Workman; 8-Eddie Griffith;
B4-Jared Blair.
Four Cylinder Feature:
3D- Jamie
Hamilton;
18S-Shawn Ousley; 18K DI
Henson; RA 47-Robbie Hall;
D6 Darren Rogers; 71-Ryan
Litteral; 99-Pat Morris;
A17-Alan Salisbury; !-Jason
Howard; B2-Michael Blair;
63T-Shirlie Tackett.
•••
Wildcats
• Continued from p1
- Junior Garry Williams, a
returning starter at left offensive tackle, has a sprained wrist
and is expected to be out at
least 3-4 days.
- Junior offensive tackle
James Alexander has had some
lower back pain, but it does not
appear to be a major injury at
this time.
Asked how the reserves
have done at Kelley's spot at
middle linebacker, Brooks said,
"Micah Johnson has looked the
best he has since he's been
here. He's making his reads
quicker and attacking the line
of scrimmage. Mikhail Mabry
also has done some good
things."
Blackcats
• Continued from p1
"The heat set us back last week," DeRossett
commented. "We had to practice late and didn't
~etas much in as we had hoped."
Prestonsburg will host longtime rival
Sheldon Clark for the second of two preseason
~rimmages this Saturday evening.
The
Blackcats defeated Sheldon Clark twice last
season, beating the Cardinals once in the regular-season and a second time in the Class 2A
Playoffs.
Prestonsburg and Sheldon Clark are now former district rivals.
~eds
broadcaster Marty Brennaman
signs 3-year contract extension
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI
~roadcaster Marty Brennaman
~gned a three-year contract
;xtension to remain with the
~incinnati Reds through the
ZOlO season, team officials
$id Friday.
• Brennaman, 65, has been
~e lead voice of Reds radio
ijroadcasts since 197 4. His
previous contract, signed in
~004 , was set to expire after
this season.
He shares the broadcast
oooth this season with his son,
Thorn Brennaman, and former
~eds pitchers Joe Nuxhall and
Jeff Brantley.
Marty Brennaman was
inducted into the National
Sportscasters
and
Sportswriters Association Hall
of Fame in Salisbury, N.C., in
2005, the same year he was
inducted into the National
Radio Hall of Fame m
Chicago.
The Reds broadcaster also
was a 2000 recipient of the
Ford C. Frick Award from the
National Baseball Hall of
Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
The award is presented each
year by the Hall of Fame to a
broadcaster for major contributions to baseball. ,
• The Cincinnati Reds
reinstated outfielder Josh
Hamilton from the 15-day disabled list Sunday and designated infielder Mark Bellhom
for assignment.
Ha,milton has been on the
DL since July 12 with a
sprained right wrist. He hit
.375 (6-for-l~) in five rehab
games
with
Triple-A
Louisville.
Bellhom made five pinchhit appearances and one at
third base as a defensive
replacement since joining the
Reds on July 31.
Brooks
liked what he saw on
•
fjl01
following scrillllllage
•
• TIMES STAFF REPORT
• LEXINGTON
- After
-,1tatching the team's first
.rhajor preseason scrimmage
qn film, University of
Kentucky Coach Rich Brooks
oonfirmed his initial impresSion that it went well.
: "After watching film, I was
~leased with the way we husrted and hit (during Saturday's
s¢rimmage)," Brooks said
after the Wildcats' two-hour
practice Sunday afternoon at
•••
••
the Nutter Training Center.
"The defense was flying
around and making some good
hits."
Brooks said that he wanted
quarterback Andre Woodson
to get more passing under
pressure in order to get him
more game-ready, and that the
backup quarterbacks need
more consistency in their performance .
Brooks also noted that
defensive linemen Ricky
Lumpkin, Myron Pryor and
Jeremy Jarmon did some good
things in the scrimmage and
that sophomore linebacker
Micah Johnson continues to
show improvement.
The UK head coach has
announced that defensive end
Nii Adjei Oninku appears to
have injured a medial collateral ligament in· his knee during
Saturday's
scrimmage.
Oninku will have an MRI
exam to define the extent of
the injury.
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missed three games Aug. 2-4 with a
right ankle sprain. "I don't feel totally locked in, but I've been able to get
the ball up and on the barrel. Like I
said, they might not be home runs in
most places, but it's a good time to
hit them- in this place."
His two-homer game was the 18th
of his career and gave Giles 26 career
home runs against the Reds, more
than any other opponent. He has 25
against St. Louis.
Greene had a two-run single in the
third and a run-scoring double in the
seventh- giving him six RBis in the
series - and Peavy drove in a run in
the fourth with the first sacriftce fly
of his career.
The Reds snapped Peavy's streak
of consecutive scoreless innings at
23 in the fifth. Jeff Keppinger led off
with a triple, the first of his career,
and scored on Edwin Encarnacion's
groundout. Peavy hadn't allowed a
run since the Astros scored in the
first inning of a 10-5 Padres win at
Houston on July 27.
The Red~ added two runs in the
sixth. Pinch-hitter Josh Hamilton
reached third on left fielder Rob
Mackowiak's three-base error and
scored on Scott Hatteberg's double.
Hatteberg later scored from third on
Adam Dunn's sacrifice fly.
Javier Valentin cut San Diego's ·
lead to 6-4 in the seventh with his
second homer of the season. Heath
Bell got Brandon Phillips to line out
to first with the bases loaded to end
the inning.
The Padres tacked on four more in
the ninth on an RBI single by Kevin
Kouzmanoff, a two-run double by
Josh Bard and a run-scoring double
by Terrmel Sledge.
Notes: RF Ken Griffey Jr. did not
start.... The Reds returned Hamilton
from a rehab assignment and activated him from the 15-day disabled list.
Star power: Big East is ho01e to
four HeisDian Trophy hopefuls
by RALPH D. RUSSO
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK - Of all the
ways to measure the success of
last football season for the Big
East, there might be none better than this: Rutgers is considered a hot commodity.
When Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany recently talked
about the possibility of his
league expanding, Rutgers
was one of the program
prominently mentioned as a
possible 12th member.
Big East comm1sswner
Mike Tranghese, who's led the
conference back from the
brink of extinction after the
Atlantic Coast Conference
lured away Miami, Virginia
Tech and Boston College, can
rest easy.
"All that stuff is speculation," Scarlet Knights coach
Greg Schiano said recently
when asked about the possibility of a Big Ten relocation.
"What I do know is fact. We
worked awfully hard to save
this Big East conference and
we're very proud of it.
'T m very proud of the way
the league performed last year.
We take great pride in being
part of that resurgence."
Behind West Virginia,
Louisville and surprising
Rutgers, the Big East re-established itself as a power conference in 2006. All three of those
teams finished ranked in the
top 12 in the country and the
conference went 5-0 in bowl
games.
For 2007, expect more of
the same from a league with
serious star power. The Big
East boasts four players who
are getting plenty of Heisman
hype heading into the season
in West Virginia's Pat White
and Steve Slaton, Louisville
quarterback Brian Brohm and
Rutgers running back Ray
Rice.
White and Slaton might be
the most talented backfield
tandem in the country.
"They complement each
other," Syracuse coach Greg
Robinson said. "No different
from (Colts receiver Marvin)
Harrison and (quarterback
Peyton) Manning."
Slaton averaged 7.0 yards
per carry, running for 1,744
yards and 16 scores. White ran
for 1,219 yards and 18 scores
while directing coach Rich
Rodriguez's
spread-option
attack.
White's passing, a question
mark in the past, improved
greatly last season. He completed 65 percent of his passes
and his efficiency rating of
159.7 would have been ninth speedy Harry Douglas is one
best in the country if he had of the best in the country.
enough attempts to qualify.
Douglas had 70 catches for
Brohm could have passed 1,250 yards and Urrutia had 58
up his senior season and been for 973 .... Cardinals also had
a first-round draft pick. issues stopping the pass, and
Instead, he decided to take they will have to improve with
another run at a national title a rebuilt secondary.
Steve
RUTGERS- QB Mike Teel
with new coach
Kragthorpe.
and the passing game need t ' ,
"I did not try to convince take some of the pressure of
Brian to stay at Louisville," Rice. Teel didn't throw an
·Kragthorpe said. "I tried to be interception in his last five
another resource for him. games .... Six starters return to
Obviously, for selfish reasons, a defense that ranked No. 4 in
the country in yards allowed.
I wanted Brian to stay.
"I talked to· Brian about, DT Eric Foster and DE Jamaal
you're going to have one more Westerman are anchors.
year to have fun playing footSOUTH FLORIDA - The
ball. And then you're going to Bulls would prefer Grothe not
play for 15 as your job."
to lead the team in rushing
Injuries held Brohm back again. Last year's top backs
last season, but he still threw were
juniors
Benjamin
for 3,049 yards and 16 touch- Williams (436 yards) and
downs and helped the Ricky Ponton (306 yards).
Cardinals win the Big East and Freshmen Mike Ford and
earn
their
first
Bowl Aston Samuels could move
Championship Series berth.
past the upperclassmen. ...
Rice provided the power in Replacing two stellar linethe best season in Rutgers' his- backers, Stephen Nicholas and
tory. He was third in the nation Pat St. Louis, will be key on
in rushing (one spo~ ahead of defense. DE George Selvie
Slaton) with 1,794 yards and had 5.5 sacks as a sophomore.
scored 20 touchdowns. He
PITTSBURGH - This is a
also led the nation in carries big year for the program.
with 335 .
Panthers missed the postsea"I would hope that we son in coach Dave Wannstedt's
wouldn't have to give him that first two years .... Most of the
many carries (again) because offense is ·back, except for the
we have' other options at the most
important
player.
skill positions," Schiano said. Productive QB Tyler Palko is
"But then again, Ray's one of gone, and heralded freshman
those guys who gets better and Pat Bostick left preseason...,.
Jl
stronger as the game goes on. camp for personal reasons.
CINCINNATI - First-year
He trains like a maniac to be
able to do that. He 's got the coach Brian Kelly is already 1gift."
0 as Bearcats coach. He led the
While
White,
Slaton, ' team to a 27-24 victory over
Brohm and Rice are getting Western Michigan in the
much of the attention, South International Bowl last year
Mark
replacing
Florida quarterback Matt after
Grothe is a star on the rise.
Dantonio .... DT Terrill Byrd
As a freshman, he threw for and CB Mike Mickens lead a
2,576 yards and 15 touch- defense that was solid last seadowns and led the team with son and has eight starters
622 yards rushing and nine returning.
SYRACUSE - Coach Greg
more TDs. He also led the
Bulls to an upset at West Robinson 's first two season
have produced five wins and
Virginia.
A capsule look at the teams very little offense. The Orange
ranked 11 Oth in total offense
in predicted order of finish:
WEST VIRGINIA - WR last season ... Sophomore QB
Daris Reynaud and FB Owen Andrew Robinson has thrown
Schmitt give Rodriguez two only eight passes in his career,
more playmakers on offense. but he's the man.... DE Jameel '
Reynaud caught 39 passes and McClain led the Big East in
averaged 27 yards per kickoff sacks with 9.5.
CONNECTICUT- For two
return. Schmitt ran for 109
yards and two scores when seasons, the Huskies' passing
Slaton was out of the Gator game has been a mess while
Bowl. ... The pass defense coach Randy Edsal searched
must improve. Last year, it for a competent quarterback.
ranked 109th in the country. The hope is JUCO transfer
The entire tive-man secondary Tyler Lorenzen will finally
is back.
provide some stability.... RB
LOUISVILLE
The Donald Brown averaged 134
receiver combination of 6- in the five Big East games he
foot-6 Mario Urrutia and played.
Kinzer finishes 17th in ·Carolina Clash race
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
RURAL RETREAT, Va. Allen-based driver Brandon
Kinzer claimed a 17th-place
finish Saturday night in a
Carolina Clash Super Late
Model feature at Wythe
Raceway. Kinzer was the only
Kentucky driver in the Late
Model race. The Carolina
Clash feature also included drivers from North Carolina,
Tennessee, South Carolina,
West Virginia and Florida.
Kinzer and his raceteam are
scheduled
to
travel
to
Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway
for a pair of Late Model features this Friday and Saturday
(Aug. 17-18). The Lucas Oil
Late Model Series will stage a
$15,000-to-win featUre race on
Saturday, Aug. 18. The Lucas
Oil event is slated to be taped
for a later television airing.
Results from this past
Saturday's Carolina Clash race
at Wythe Raceway follow.
Carolina Clash Super Late
Model Feature at Wythe
Raceway (Saturday, Aug. 11)
:1. Billy Hicks-Mt. Airy, NC;
2. Kerry Jones-Bristol, Tenn.;
3. Ricky Weeks Rutherfordton,
NC;
4.
Brent
Robinson-Smithfield, Va.: 5.
Deano Long-Saluda, SC; 6.
Barry Arnold-Max Meadows,
Va.:
7.
Jimmy
McCormick-Dobson, Va.: 8.
Shane
Roberts-Blountville,
Tenn.;
9.
Doug
Sanders-McAdenville, NC; 10.
Bow
dine
Massingale-Jacksonville, Fla.;
11. Ryan Brewer-Wytheville,
Va.:
12.
Scott
Neighbors-Cameron. NC; 13.
Ronnie Poole Ennice, NC; 14.
Michael Mason Fayetteville,
NC; 15. Daniel Moss-E14f\
Creek, Va.; 16. Damon Eller
Crumpler, NC;
17. Brandon Kinzer Allen;
18. Dennis Franklin Gaffney,
SC; 19. Jeff Smith Gastonia,
NC; 20. Furman Parton Union
Mills,
NC;
21.
Dan
Breuer-Troutman, NC; 22.
Kenny
PeeplesJr.-Rural
Retreat, Va.; 23. Randy Harmon
Galax, Va.; 24. Joey Kelly
Princeton, W.Va.; 25. Jeff
Young-Henry, Va.
�•
83 •
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
15, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Stewart takes advantage of Gordon's spin, wins at Watkins Glen ·
by JOHN KEKIS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. Tony Stewart can't wait to
start the Chase.
Trailing leader Jeff Gordon
by two car-lengths with two
laps to go Sunday at Watkins
.£!.len International, Stewart
stared in amazement when
Gordon spun out on his own
entering the first turn on the
11-turn road course and went
on to win the Centurion Boats
at The Glen.
It was the third victory in
four races for Stewart, who is
on one of his midsummer rolls
with only four races remaining
before the Chase for the
Nextel Cup title begins.
"You see how easy a streak
can end and go the opposite
way," said Stewart, a two-time
t.Cup champion. "Once the
Chase starts, I feel like we're
in the best position of anybody. We just have to keep our
fingers crossed." .
Gordon's bobble was stunning, especially to Stewart
"He's the last guy you
expect to have a problem like
that," Stewart said after his
36th career victory, tying him
for 19th all-time with Dale
Jarrett. "Trust me, I was probably the most shocked person.
Our only shot of getting by
him was to keep the pressure
on him and hope he'd make a
mistake."
For Stewart, who spun out
in the same place as Gordon
while leading' earlier in the
race and dropped to 19th, it
was his sixth win on a road
course. That ties him for second all-time with Richard
Petty, Ricky Rudd, Rusty
Wallace, and Bobby Allison.
"I think our car was a tick
better than Jeff's, but if Jeff
doesn't make that mistake, we
run for second," said Stewart,
who has won four of the last
five Cup races at Watkins Glen
and finished second a year ago
to Kevin Harvick. "You were
going to have to be a bunch
faster to get by him."
Even though Gordon has a
commanding lead in the points
and became the first driver to
clinch a spot in the Chase after
finishing ninth Sunday~ it was
a bitter• disappointment. He
seemed set to extend his Cup
record for road course victories to l 0 before making that
uncharacteristic mistake on
that hard 90-degree right-hand
turn.
"I wanted that win real
bad," said Gordon, who has
four wins at The Glen. "Points
don't mean anything. I pushed
and pushed too far.I don't like
making mistakes. That mistake is not a difficult one to
make. That corner is ridiculously difficult and I knew I
needed to make sure I didn't
do it. I didn't do it all day until
it came down to when it counted. What happened is the team
deserved to win and the driver
didn't get it done."
Despite
the
setback,
Bengals' backfield loses speed threat in Irons
"Unfortunately in this game people get hurt.
Every team goes through it. You just move and
GEORGETOWN- Kenny Irons' knee injury go on. It's something we'll overcome and be
has cost the Cincinnati Bengals some much fine with," Lewis said. "It doesn't change anyneeded speed to complement Rudi Johnson's thing we do because we haven't done anything
yet."
power running.
With the injury to Irons, a second-round
• Irons tore the anterior cruciate ligament in
draft choice from Auburn, Kenny Watson will
~""his left knee in the preseason opener. The
Bengals were hoping the rookie could add a . continue serving as the main backup to
new dimension to the offense, utilizing his Johnson. Watson has been effective as a thirdquickness and speed to stretch defenses that down back, averaging 5.9 yards on 51 career
carries, and he has 48 career receptions.
look for Johnson to run up the middle.
"It's unfortunate that Kenny got hurt because
Irons' injury also creates opportunities for
I thin!<; Kenny would have had a chance to do Quincy Wilson and rookie free-agent Curtis
some things if he kept coming but now we go in Brown. Wilson led the Bengals last preseason
different directions," Bengals coach Marvin with 217 rushing yards.
"It's unfortunate because we had a lot of
Lewis said Saturday.
Irons was injured in a 27-26 loss at Detroit expectations for (Irons) and he was doing good,
on Thursday night. A play after gaining 11 yards just finding his niche," Wilson said. "You never
on a run around the right end, Irons went around want to see somebody go down, but now is the
the left side for seven yards and then hurt him- time to step up and it's up to me and (Watson)
self attempting to make a quick cut.
to make it happen."
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cardinals conduct first scrimmage
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LOUISVILLE The University of
Louisville football team conducted a 80-play
scrimmage in front of approximately 5,000 fans
at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on Saturday
night.
Head coach Steve Kragthorpe wanted to see
how some of his players responded with fans in
the stands and the lights on.
"There were some good things and there
were some bad things," said the first-year head
coach. "Overall, I was pretty pleased. We need
watch the film and study it. We're going to be
We
a good football team, but we need to continue to
work hard."
The offense opened the scrimmage with a
13-play, 70-yard drive that ended with a oneyard run by Anthony Allen. Sophomore wide
receiver Trent Guy also went 70-yards for a
touchdown on a reverse. He later added a fiveyard touchdown score.
Senior kicker Art Carmody booted two field
goals of 31 and 46 yards.
Senior quarterback Brian Brohm threw an
11-yard touchdown pass to senior tight end
Gary Barnidge and 20-yarder to Mario Urrutia.
Colonels complete first
week of preseason practice
TIMES STAFF REPORT
RICHMOND - The Eastern Kentucky
University football team finished its first week of
preseason camp on Saturday with a light scrimge in the afternoon session. The Colonels have
one more week of camp to concentrate solely on
football before classes begin on Aug. 20. Below
are some notes from the first week of camp.
OPPRESSIVE HEAT: The heat was the
biggest story during the frrst seven days of camp.
Heat indexes often reached into the 100-degree
range which forced the coaching staff to alter the
practice schedule. Practices that were slated for
the mid-afternoon were often moved to the early
morning or early evening hours to avoid the
hottest parts of the day. EKU Coach Danny Hope
was pleased with the overall effort of the team
through the conditioning sessions.
PLEASANT SURPRISES: In his second year
a9n the offensive line, senior Bakahri Thornton has
-made a difference. Hope has been impressed with
the overall play of the offensive line thus far.
Junior Allan Holland (Perry County Central),
coming off an injury in the spring, is completely
healthy and throwing the ball well. Fellow junior
Steven Sizemore's development at tight end has
also been a plus for the offense. Sizemore is a
Hazard High School graduate. Senior linebacker
George Anderson continues to acclimate himself
to a new position, but picked off a pass Saturday
during a 7-on-7 drill and returned the interception
for a score. On the defensive line, junior Chris
Coy is making some positive noise.
FRESHMAN IMPACT: Wide receivers Evan
Cromer and Charles Johnson have both caught
Coach Hope's eye over the frrst few days of
camp. Fans should expect to see both players in
the line-up at some point in the fall. Kicker Logan
O'Connor should push Taylor Long for the placekicking duties as well. On defense, the freshman
cornerbacks have impressed Coach ffope and in
particular, Jaren Gooden could see some action in
the opening game at Kentucky.
Prestonsburg High School graduate We'$
Woods is in his frrst season with the EKU football
program. Woods is wearing No. 68 for the
Colonels.
POSITION BATILES: The few key position
battles happen to be at wide receiver and running
back. Both seniors - Mark Dunn and Bobby
Washington - are true No. I running backs
according to Coach Hope and will continue to
battle for playing time. Besides the freshmen listed above, sophomore Garnett Phelps has caught
some attention with his play at wide receiver. The
Colonels have added a transfer from Marshall William Barber - who is a bit rusty, but Hope is
optimistic the 6-4 wide receiver will be able to
contribute this fall.
AREAS OF FOCUS FOR WEEK TWO:
Hope has plans for EKU to spend more time on
special teams over the course of the upcoming
week. With kickoffs scheduled to move back to
the 30-yard line this year, Coach Hope wants the
Colonels to be prepared on both sides of the ball
for more returns. The coaching staff also plans to
put together the first two-deep in the coming
week so players can begin to get the right amount
of repetitions in practice.
photo by Jamie Howell
LOOKING
ON:
Prestonsburg
Coach
John DeRossett kept his
eyes on the action during
Saturday's
scrimmage
versus Clay County.
The Blackcats scored
three touchdowns in a
preseason victory over
host Clay County.
Gordon still posted his 20th
top- LO in 22 races and is tied
with Hendrick Motorsports
teammate Jimmie Johnson
with four wins, tops in the
series and one more than
Stewart.
The top I 2 drivers in the
standings after 26 races will
race for the title and the points
for every dri vcr will be reset at
5,000. But each win ·counts for
an extra I 0 points once the
Chase begins.
"We gave up 20 (points)
because I didn't get the 10 that
would have kept him (Stewart)
from getting the I 0," Gordon
said with a laugh. "Had I won,
I would have been 20 more
points ahead of him than I am
now. I'd probably rather have
the trophy than the bonus
points. I think we can beat him
in the final 10 races."
All but assured of a spot in
the Chase, both Stewart and
Edwards fought hard for the
victory on the last lap.
Edwards made a desperate
final try in the rapid four-turn
Inner Loop coming out of the
high-speed esses.
"I just figured, the heck
with it," said Edwards, who
went off course and finished
eighth. I just didn't want to
finish second."
Denny Hamlin ended up
second, Jimmie Johnson was
third for the best road course
finish of his career, Canadian
road race ace Ron Fellows was
fourth, and Robby Gordon
fifth.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. suffered
a big blow to his. chances of
making the Chase. After complaining in practice about how
bad his car was handling,
Earnhardt
turned
things
around in the race and was
running up front much of the
day. But while running third
behind Gordon and Kurt
Busch, the engine in the red
No. 8 Chevrolet blew, ending
his day on lap 63. He finished
42nd.
lt was the fifth DNF of the
season for Earnhardt, and four
have been engine-related. He
entered the day trailing Busch
by seven points for the 12th
and final spot in the standings
and dropped to 14th, four
point~ behind Ryan Newman
and I 00 points behind Busch,
who rallied to finish 11th after
being penalized for speeding
on plt road and remained 12th.
"I was hoping for a good
showing and have something
to be proud of," Earnhardt
said. "I'm kind of disappointed. We have a couple of races_
left and there's no telling what
will happen in those."
Rookie
Juan
Pablo
Montoya, who won a Busch
Series race in Mexico and the
Cup race at Sonoma in June,
was bidding to become the
first driver in NASCAR hilitOty to win three road races in a
season. He failed in Saturday's
Busch race, finishing 33rd
after being involved in an accident, and on Sunday he had
another altercation.
Montoya and Harvick got
together with less than 20 laps
remaining in the 90-lap event.
while both were running in the
top 10, and ended up in a shoving match after their cars gotr
banged up. Harvick finished
36th and Montoya was 39th.
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84
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POISON OAK
.Destination,
chocolate fudge
As an Eastern Kentucky coalcamp kid, I was surrounded on all
,~ides by trees. But until I enrolled in a
biology class at Eastern Kentucky
State College in 1957 and, with notebook in hand,
made the trek with the rest of the
class to the little forest surrounding
what we lovingly referred to as "the
ravine"
located dead
center of the
then-tiny
campus - I
hardly knew
one tree from
another.
Oh,
I
could recognize
a
sycamore and
easily point
out a black
Clyde Pack
walnut tree,
like the one
that stood on the bank near the drawbars that led to the Slaughter Pen
Hollow pasture. I have special memories of that tree.
In the fall, when the tree had
dropped its early-falling leaves and
stood naked in its deeply furrowed,
diamond patterned, dark brown bark
with its heavily-laden limbs dropping
fruit onto the little dirt road that ran
beneath it, I'd join a group of neighborhood kids in collecting, hulling,
and cracking them.
The best tree climber in the bunch
would usually ascend to the upper
branches and, after securing a tight
grip with one hand, would shake the
smaller limbs with the other. The nuts
we couldn't shake off, we'd knock off.
We'd gather up heavy pieces of old
lumber, climb the bank, and fling the
boards into the tree. Sometimes nothing fell to the ground except the board
we'd flung. On occasion, though, our
efforts would bring forth a dozen, or
so, of the green, tenniscball-size nuts.
..
photos by Kathy J. Prater
Gypsy Rose took the stage this past Friday night for the second Fridays Alive concert. This coming Friday, August 17,
The Big Sandy Singers will perform for the public.
Fridays Alive bringing
crowds to downtown area
by KATHY J. PRATER
(See OAK, page six)
KIM'S KORNER
Getting
your PHD
Can you imagine how surprised
p1embers of our congregation were
last Sunday when we heard if we were
interested in getting our PHD we definitely didn't want to miss Sunday
night's service?
That said, and after word spread,
the evening
service grew
in attendance.
It' s been
shared before
that
our
Pastor is awesome when it
comes
to
using analoand
gies
props to get
his message
across.
Kim Little Frasure
And this
message
began as Pastor Carl had one of the
men of our congregation (Jeffery)
pass out two tiny mustard seeds to
every person attending.
As we all joined in unison: "I am
what the Word says I am". "I am an
Over-comer," "I have what the Word
says I can·have" - Pastor Carl asked us
what the opposite of up was, "down"
we answered. What is opposite of
right, "wrong" we answered (well,
most of us anyway, there was one
"Left"); and then, what is the opposite
of in, "out" we answered.
"Take a look at the two tiny mustard seeds Jeffery has handed each of
you," Pastor Carl continued. Then he
began, as we turned in our Bibles· to
(See KORNER, page six)
had set up in the parking lot area.
"Yeah, we've been hot," the
aspiring entrepreneur said, "but we
A good crowd of music lovers want to let folks taste our product,
turned out for this past weekend's meet the local people and get a hanFridays Alive concert, a perfor- dle on what the Kentucky peopl
mance by local band Gypsy Rose, like in the way of barbecue."
featuring southern rock tunes.
Clark has tentative plans to open
Despite the high heat, concertgo- a courly~d style cafe, Kentucky
ers managed to keep cool under- Outback BBQ, in the downtown
neath a tent provided courtesy of the area in the near fu ture. "If all goes as
city. cold drinks for sale on site, and planned, we will be up and running
cool water blasting from a few for the remaining summer and fall
sprinklers set up by Brent Graden, seasons," he said.
economic development director, for
"We have several more great conthe city.
certs scheduled," Graden said. "We
"It's been hot, but everyone's hope everyone will come out and
managed to keep cool and enjoy the enjoy the music, food and their
sounds of this great band," Graden downtown community."
said. "We're pleased with the
This coming Friday, August 17 ~
turnout our concert series is seeing." Big Sandy Community an<f"'
Christian Clark, a newcomer to Technical College's Big Sandy
the area by way of upper New York Singers will perform from the downstate, was on hand to introduce and ' town stage, followed by SkateCore
serve his flavorful Kentucky on August 31 and the popular
Outback barbecue to the assembled Prestonsburg Idol event scheduled
crowd.
for September 7 and September 27.
Clark, along with his teenage
All concerts begin at 6 p.m., at
son, were manning a convertible the downtown stage, located in the
combination grill/smoker that they municipal parking lot.
FEATURES EDITOR
Brandon Peters, concertgoer and Gypsy Rose fan , along with Brent
Graden, the city's economic development director, shared an inside
joke in regard to the " pick of destiny" that Peters managed to nab from
one of the band's guitarists.
CRITTER CORNER
Pregnancy doesn't
mean ditching pet cat
by KATHY PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
Too often, learning that she is
pregnant prompts an expectant mother to give up her "first" baby, a
beloved pet feline.
Recalling past discussions in
regard to toxoplasmosis, infections,
birth defects and even miscarriages,
expectant moms feel they have to
make a choice between their cat and
their unborn baby. The resultant
action usually involves a trip to the
animal shelter and the Loss of a fai Lhful companion.
\ But what's a worried mom to do?
For one, talk to your obstetrician
and gynecologist. The Humane
Society of the Unitt!d Stalt!s recently
contacted more than 31.000 obstetricians and gynecologists nationwide to
provide them with a packet of information to assist them in helping their
patients to understand the facts about
the risks of toxoplasmosis. The bottom-line being this : Pregnant women
need not give up their cats.
The HSUS packets include several
items, among them the patient-education brochure. "Your Baby & Your
Pet," and the clinician guide,
"Toxopl asmo~is: A Practical Guide
for the Clinician ," wriuen for HSUS
by Dr. JetTrey D. Kravetz of the Yale
University School of Medicine. The
packets are a part of the HSUS 's '·Pets
for Life" campaign. a series of programs designed to empower pet caregivers to solve the problems that
threaten their relationships with pels.
Dr. Patrick Duff. residency program director of the department of
obstetrics and gynecology at the
University of Honda. penned the
cover letter ot his fellow OB/GYN!> as
(See CRITTER, page
~ix)
The cutie pictured here is named "Oreo." Oreo is 21 weeks old and,
her owners write, "she loves to bounce around and play with her
favorite toys - a catnip mouse, pop-up pet cube, and a Coca-Cola 12
pack box that she hides in." Oreo also "loves to play as an 'ankle
biter."' "She has her down times though," her owners continue,
"when she is ready to sleep, she curls up beside us and Is In her own
little world. She is such a wonderful pet." Orea is owned by Phillip
and Danya Anderson, of Melvin, and "big sister," Olivia.
�WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
•The Youth Services Center is
open each weekday from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. Coordinator is Michelle
Keathley. Center telephone is 8861297.
Allen Central High School
•August 21 - School pictures.
•August 24 - Junior class rings
will be delivered.
•Center hours: 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m., Mon. thru Fri. Sharon Collins,
coordinator. Telephone 358-3048.
Center provides services for all families regardless of income.
Duff Elementary
•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.
Allen Central Middle School
May Valley Elementary
•Career Decisions and Job
Development videos available in
YSC lending library.
•The ACMS Youth Service Center
offers services to all families, regardless of income. For more information, call Marilyn Bailey, center
coordinator, at 358-0134.
•August 16 - 5th graders will
attend "Disney's High School
Musical" at JWT.
•August 16 - SBDM Council
meeting.
•August 22 - School pictures;
beginning at 8:30 a.m.
•August 28 - FRC Advisory
Council meeting, 4 p .m., in school
library. Open to public.
•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.
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 WlC
appointments.
Betsy Layne Elementary
•Center hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri. Center offers services
to all families, regardless of income.
•The Betsy Layne Elementary
Family Resource Youth Service
Center is located in the 7th and 8th
grade wing. 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.
•Brian
H.
Akers,
Center
Coordinator.
McDowell Elementary and Family
Resource Center
*August 16- Parent volunteer orientation and Title l meeting, 6 p.m.
NOTE: All parents must attend a
training session each year in order to
be allowed to volunteer in classrooms, attend parties at school, or
accompany students on field trips.
Criminal record checks required.
Those completing either the Aug. 16
session will be cleared for volunteer
participation from July 1, 2007 to
June 30, 2008.
•Floyd
County
Health
Department Nurse Joy Moore, is at
the center the first three Mondays
each month 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.
•Parent .lending library available
to all parents for video/book checkouts. A variety of topics are available.
•Family Resource Center is open
weekdays, 7 a.m. to 3:30p.m. Center
is located upstairs in the old high
school building, on the McDowell
Elementary School campus. For further information, call Clara Johnson,
director, at 377-2678. The McDow~ll
FRC provides services to all MES
students and their families, regardless of income.
Mountain Christian Academy
•Tuition assistance and bus transportation is available. For more
information or a tour of the school,
call285-5141 or 285-5142.
•Call 285-5141 , Mon. thru Fri.,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•MCA is an accredit~d nondenominational Christian school.
Prestonsburg Elementary and
Family Resource Center
*School Hours: 8: 15 a.m. to 3
p.m.*
· •August 15 -Volunteer orientation
session, 8:15 a.m.
•Oct. 11 - School pictures.
• 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.
• Call 886-7088 for information
and referrals regarding GED classes,
preschool child care, and other programs or services offered to the community.
South Floyd Youth Services
Center
•Parents needing assistance with
daycare may contact Mable Hall for
information, or the "A Step Ahead"
daycare center, at 452-1100.
•SFMS parents with concerns
about your child's grades, visit the
STI
Horne!
site
at
http://iiod.ssts.com and click on the
STI program. Select state, county,
school, child's pin number and password. You may view your child's
attendance record, class average,
schedule, grades, and discipline
referrals. Questions? Call 452-9607.
•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.
•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 452-9607, ext. 243 or 153.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud Creek
Family Resource & Youth Service
Center
•Lost & Found located in Family
Resource Center.
•The Mud Creek FRYSC is located on the right, by the school gymnasium. Services are offered to all families, regardless of income. For more
information, call Anita Tackett, center coordinator at 587-2233.
W.O. Osborne "Rainbow
Junction" Family Resource Center
•The FRC accepts donations of
children's clothing, shoes, belts,
book bags, etc. May be used but need
to be in good condition. Donated
items will be appreciated and utilized
by OES students.
•The Family Resource Center is
located in the central building of
W.D. Osborne Elementary. Those
wishing more information about the
15, 2007 • 85
center are welcome to visit, or call.
Ask for Cissy (center coordinator).
Center telephone and fax: (606)
452-4553.
Wesley Christian School
•WCS Learning Center accepts
toddlers, preschool age (2-4). Hours:
7:30a.m. to 5:00p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
•For more information about
Wesley Christian School, call 8748328.
Big Sandy Community &
Technical College
Adult Education and GED
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. McDowell FRC; Martin Comm. Ctr.;
Auxier Learning Ctr. ; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. -Mud
Creek Clinic; BSCTC.
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Dixie
Apartments
1-4:30 p.m. - Betsy Layne
FRYSC; BSCTC.
6-8 p.m. - Auxier Learning Ctr.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Martin Comm. Ctr.; Auxier Learnin?
Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - Layne House.;
BSCTC.
6-8 p.m. - BSCTC.
Thursday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Mud Creek Clinic; BSCTC.
8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Weeksbury CC.
1-4:30 p.m. - Betsy Layne YSC;
BSCTC.
6-9 p.m. - Martin Comm. Ctr.
Also, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
Mondays and Wednesdays at Drug
Court.
Kay Hale Ross - Manager of
Adult Education, 886-7334
Lisa Pelfrey - Assistant
Ron Johnson, Stephania Conn,
Lynn Hall, Nancy Borrnes, and
Wayne Combs - Adult Education
teachers.
(Items taken from
The Floyd County
Times,
10,20,30,40,50,60,
70 years ago.)
Ten Years Ago
(August 27 & 29, 1997)
They may have lost the battle, but a group of
Floyd County landowners aren't ready to raise
the white flag of surren~er. At issue is a high
stakes fight that pits a city's authority to annex
private property against the 14th Amendment's
guarantee of individual voting rights.
Specifically, the debate centers on the City of
Prestonsburg's annexation of thousands of
acres of mountaintop property overlooking
Jenny Wiley State Park, where the city proposes to build a championship golf course and
recreational complex
A hearing on an appeal from the Floyd
County Board of Education regarding an attorey general's ruling calling three special meetings in April illegal has been continued. Board
member Eddie Patton claims he was not given
written notice 24-hours prior to the meetings
Re-enactors from the Battle of Middle Creek
attended a reception at the Samuel May House,
Saturday. Civilian re-enactors portraying
Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his
wife were honored guests at the event
Floyd Circuit Judge David Caudill issued a
summary judgment, last week, that relieves the
Floyd County Development Authority and its
chairman of any liability in a civil suit ftled by
Kea-Ham Contracting earlier this year .
Wayland police chief Aaron Kidd was dis.,leased at this month's regular commission
meeting, because Mayor Eugene Mullins permitted, and apparently encouraged, a citizen to
"slande(' the police department in a July meeting.. Second reading of an ordinance to levy an
occupational tax in the . City of Martin was
quashed, Monday, when council refused to
make a motion to that effect
.An early morning accident, Monday, at the
Lancer traffic lights sent Ethel Harvey, 59, and
Tammy Adkins, 36, both of Harold, to
Highlands Regional Medical Center. According
to Prestonsburg officer, Ralph Frasure, Harvey,
who was attempting to turn onto Route 1428,
pulled into the path of a truck driven by
Rodney Watkins, 36, of Wayland, traveling east
on Route 302
Two Wheelwright City Commissioners, and
the mayor, apparently decided, at an illegal
meeting, to pay for car repairs on the city"s
police cruiser. At the July meeting, commissioners voted not to pay for transmission work
on the cruiser by Jackie Bartley because Bartley
allegedly said he would do the work for free
Results of last year's Comprehensive Tests
of Basic Skills (CTBS) should not be cause for
desperation or rejoicing by school officials,
Floyd County's director of instruction Phil
Paige said Thursday. The test results, released
earlier this week by state education officials,
show that overall most Floyd County schools
scored below that national average in basic
skills, but Paige said that average is set during
"a one-time" testing period
United States Senator Mitch McConnell, RKY, and field representative Scott Douglas
toured the Mountain Arts Center in
Prestonsburg, Thursday
Bill Hall Branch residents have been waiting
a long time for good drinking water and Beaver
Elkhorn Water District commissioners, Paula
Gail Johnson and Tommy Hall agreed,
Wednesday, to start taking steps to remedy the
dire need
The Floyd County Fiscal Court selected the
higher of two bids for a backhoe during a special meeting, Thursday morning, after considering the service capabilities of Wilson
Equipment and Phelps Equipment. The fiscal
court accepted Wilson Equipment's bid for the
backhoe
State education officials are planning a public forum, next week, to allow citizens and local
school officials to discuss issues concerning the
Floyd County School System. For most of this
week and next, state officials are in Floyd
County conducting a comprehensive manage·
ment audit of the school system
Millard R. Conn and Shawn D. Goble, 23,
both of Martin, have been charged with three
counts of burglary for allegedly breaking into a
Martin liquor store and Unisign Corporation.
Arrest warrants for both were filed, Tuesday, in
Floyd District Court
There died: Mollie Ann Sparks Prater, 94, of
Bonanza, Sunday, August 24, at the residenc~
of her daughter; Conley Tackett, 80, of
Pikeville, Friday, August 22, at his residence;
Joe Wheeler Shepherd, 68, of West
Prestonsburg, Friday, August 22, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center; Henry Ousley, 80, of
Prestonsburg, Friday, August 22, at his residence; Phillip Titus Turner, 49, of Rhode
Island, formerly of Floyd County, Tuesday,
August 19, at Kent County Memorial Hospital,
in Rhode Island; Mildred Hall, 64, of Teaberry,
Sunday, August 24, at her residence; Allie
Hamilton McKinney, 80, of Harold, Monday,
August 25, at Pikeville Methodist Hospital;
Bertha Gayheart, 90, of Garner, Wednesday,
August 20, at Hazard Appalachian Regional
Medical Center; Dr. Suzanna Park, 36, of
Cincinnati, Ohio, Saturday, August 23, at
Natural Bridge State Park; Pearlie Carroll, 63,
of Minnie, Friday, August 22, at her residence;
Charles G. Patton, 78, of Pikeville, Monday,
August 25, at Pikeville Methodist Hospital; Dr.
Donald S. Park, 75, of Hager Hill, Tuesday,
August 19, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center; Jenny Tackett, 59, of Tram, Friday,
August 22, at Pikeville Methodist Hospital;
Gloria May Flanery Jones, 63, of Langley,
Friday, August 22, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center, Prestonsburg; James Edward
"Jimmy" ConleY., 48, of Binghampton, New
York, Friday, August 15, at his residence; Elder
Luther M. Conn, 78, of Harold, Tuesday,
August 26, at his residence; Gary Wilson
Shepherd, 56, of Dwale, Tuesday, August 26, at
Highlands
Regional
Medical
Center,
Prestonsburg; Ernest Co11ins, 86, of
Catlettsburg, formerly of Martin, Wednesday,
August 27, at the Carter Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center, in Grayson.
88, of McDowell, Monday, at the Mountain
Manor Nursing Horne, in Pikeville.
ThiriV Years Ago
(August 24, 1977)
The return of union miners to work begun in
this county, Tuesday morning, following
Monday's meeting in Charleston, W.Va., of
striking miners and the UMW's international
executive board, b~t the situation still remained
in doubt
The Floyd Fiscal Court has set Sept. 1, as the
effective date of its order demanding that trucks
The Kentucky Court of Appeals unanimous- hauling coal over roads in the county be covly overturned the conviction of former ered
Magistrate Kenneth Roberts, who, while free
Members of the Water Gap-Bull Creek
on bond pending appeal, had faced a 2 1/2-year Water Commission conferred recently wth their
prison sentence for theft
engineer, Kenco Associates Inc., of Ashland, on
Numerous residents of Middle Creek lined the lack of progress of the proposed water disthe halls of the courthouse annex building wait- tributuion system
ing to attend the monthly fiscal court meeting to
The annual Floyd County Fair is scheduled
voice their opposition to ·a proposed fire tax in for September 14, 15, 16 and 17, at Archer
their area
Park, here
City police officers who live within four
The grand opening of Prestonsburg's newest
miles of the limits of the city were allowed to downtown store, Super Dollar Store, was held
take their police cruisers home
Thursday
Roger and Pam DeRossett had a boarder in
The Prestonsburg High School football team
their birdhouse named "Ojo," a tree frog that will be kicking off the 1997 football season at
had lived in their small home for feathered home, Friday, at 8 p.m. Their opponent will befriends for more than a month
the Johns Creek Bearcats
The Floyd County Emergency and Rescue
West Garrett residents were irked that a
drainage pipe for the city's sewer system had Squad, last Wednesday, hauled from Milo Lake,
been damaged, leaking sewage into residential a small Martin County impoundment, an autoareas since last winter
mobile containing the body of Pearl Goble, 62,
Irvin L. Clark, 82, of Honaker, had his death state Department of Highways employee
ruled a suicide by Coroner Roger Nelson, deterMiss Vanie Akers and Miss Paula
mining the cause to be a self-inflicted gunshot Hinchman, both of Allen, were among the
wound
Floyd Countians returning to Eastern Kentucky
There died: Elmo Garrett, 72, of darrett, University for the fall semester, Sunday
Friday, at the Pikeville Methodist Hospital;
The news of the death of rock 'n roll king
Henry Smithie Scarberry, 64, of Martin, Elvis Presley last Tuesday, shocked the music
Sunday, at Our Lady of the Way Hospital; world, and sent Elvis fans into a state of genMaggie Conley Patton, 73, of Hueysville, uine grief. By Wednesday, most Floyd County
Sunday, at her residence; Aster Badge Mullins, stores which stocked his recordings had sold
59, of Weeksbury, Sunday, at the McDowell out their entire stock
Married: Miss Libby Ousley, of Pyramid,
Appalachian Regional Hospital; Wendall
Smith, 65, of David, Friday, in the emergency and Mr. Darryl Neeley, of Abbott, July 2, at the
room of Highlands Regional Medical Center; Little Rock United Baptist Church on Abbott
James Cecil Daniels, infant son of Johnny and Creek
Mary Bentley Daniels of McDowell, Monday,
There died: Mrs. Lizzie Tackett, 64, of
at Pikeville Methodist Hospital; Malta Wells Teaberry, last Thursday, at McDowell
DeRrossett, 72, of Pomona California, formerly Appalachian Regional Hospital; Mrs. Mary
of Prestonsburg, August 3rd at Pomona VaHey Ann Jones, 72, of Bellefontaine, 0., formerly of
Community Hospital; Nedie Jean Watson this county, August 10, at a Kenton, 0 ., nursing
Baker, 51, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of horne; Larry Roger Wells, 27, of Warsaw, Ind.,
Dana, Thursday, at her residence; Vera Hall formerly of this county, Saturday, in Warsaw;
Moore, 79, of Prestonsburg, Sunday, at her John Cord (J.C.) Blackburn, 54, of Stanville,
horne at Highland Terrace; Josephine Clifton Friday, at his home there; Robert (Bob) Shreve,
Osborne, 64, of St. Petersburg, Florida, former- 70, of Prestonsburg, Sunday, August 14, at
ly of Prestonsburg, August 17, at Largo Medical
Center Hospital in Florida; and Phena P,arsons,
(See YESTERDAYS, page six)
Twentv Years Ago
(August 29, 1987)
�86 •
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
15, 2007
THE FLOYD COUN-TY TIMES
Appalshop appoints two new key leaders
WHITESBURG - Appabhop, the
acclaimed 38 year old community
media center in Whitesburg, has
announced the hiring of Art Menius
a& Director and Beth Bingman as
anaging Director.
' Both began work in July. Together
they will provide core leadership for
the venerable worker managed nonprofit. "As chair of the Appalshop
ltoard, I have watched our organization grow and evolve into an
~knowledged leader in the commu-
nity-based media field," said Judi
Jennings, Appalshop ch~ir and executive director of the Kent ucky
Foundation for Women. "Thousands
of non-profits have come and gone
over those 38 years. It is exciting to
bring Beth and Art on board as we
position Appalshop for many more
years of service to the commu nities
of Appalachia."
"I learned about Appalshop soon
after its founding and I have always
been impressed with what Appalshop
does. I've seen films, attended plays
and concerts, listened to June Appal
recordings and to WMMT, and had
all kinds of fun at the Seedtime on the
Cumberland festival<;," Bingman
said. "Last year I was asked to write
a report on the many ways Appal shop
is involved in helping people learn
from each other and Jearn about our
region. Working on this report deepened my respect for the breadth and
depth of Appalshop's work. Now I
have an exciting opportunity to work
with the Appalshop staff to help make
this work even stronger."
Bingman, who completed her PhD
in I 995 at the University of
Tennessee in Knoxville with a dissertation on women's learning in
Appalachian community organizations, comes to Appalshop afler serving as Associate Director at the
Center for Literacy Studies at UTK.
Her work there included research,
evaluation, curriculum development,
and design of professional develop-
ment.
Beth continues to be associated
with the Center as a Senior Research
Associate. Her involvement in community and regional activism
includes service on the boards of the
Dungannon (VA) Development
Commission, the Appalachian Peace
Education Center, the Appalachian
Community Fund, Literacy South,
and the Highlander Research and
(See A PPALSHOP, page seven)
t<orner
• Co ntinued from p4
Ifatthew 18 verse 20, "So
.Jtsus said to them. 'Because
of your unbelief; for assuredly,
I say to you, if you have faith
of a mustard seed, you will ay
to this mountain, ' Move from
here to there'. and it will
move; and nothing will be
impossible for you. ' " Thank
you Jesus!
• The opposite of faith is
doubt. "Now take a look at the
second seed Jeffery has given
eflch of you ," our Pastor said.
Luke 1 verse 6: "But let
h~m ask in faith, with no
dhubting, for he who doubts is
JO<:e a wave of the sea driven
•...
and tossed by the wind."
"To doubt what you've
asked of God as much as that
tiny seed causes this," Pastor
Carl said as he moved to a
table in front of the pulpit
upon which there were three
glasses.
Pastor pulled out two quarts
of mi I k from a bag and began
to fill the glasses. Two of them
were filled with white milk,
one with chocolate.
Then he brought out the
ever popular Nestles Quick
rabbit cocoa mix and proceeded.
The glass of chocolate milk
was on the left - the one showing us fuJI of doubt- glasses of
white milk were in the middle
and on the right, representing
glasses of faith.
Pastor began, "We've all
agreed we believe. in God's
Word, we've agreed we are
what the Word says we are,
we've all agreed we can have
what the Word says we can
have, yet some of us have had
horrible weeks. A week where
it seemed everything had gone
wrong.
"We've asked God for His
favor, we've prayed for loved
ones who are ill, and when we
don't see an instant answer,"
Pastor Carl then took a
srllidgeon of cocoa and added
it to the middle glass of white
milk. It began to turn a very
slight shade of chocolate. As
he continued to stir, he told us
how our minds stir and toss
doubts that cloud our faith.
And what did God's Word
tell us of doubt? " .. .for he who
doubts is like a wave of the sea
driven and tossed by the
wind."
"Throw down that seed of
doubt," said Pastor Carl.
And you better believe
those tiny seeds were tossed.
"You have just received your
PHD," he continued.
"For now you are Past
Having Doubt," he told us.
Well, the "Amen-Thank
You, Jesus" corner spread
throughout the church.
It's SAM Monday morning,
August 13, as this week's column is being penned. And I
have to tell you, I thank God
for His Word and His sharing
through Pastor Carl the ability
to teach us His Word and prepare us for the week ahead.
I thank God He wants us to
have our hearts desires, and
He that is in me is greater than
He that is in the world. And I
am so grateful to finally
receive my PHD!
Here's praying you get
yours!
****
Upon ending this week, I
promised Clyde and Sharon I
would let you know that
household items for Larry's
shower could be dropped off at
the Sherriff's office. Sherriff
John K. says he'll have a designated comer all set up. All
coffee mugs extremely welcomed.
'Til Next Week,
God Bless All ....
Oak
• Co ntinued f rom p4
In short order, many of the young
entrepreneurs who had, less than half an
hour before figured out a way to earn at
least a month's worth of show fare (you
could see a double feature for 9 cents in
those days) from selling their share of
the bountiful harvest, would lose interest
in the project and wander off to some
other distraction. Sometimes I'd end up
with half a bushel, or so, that I'd
take home to dry out on top of the little
lean-to shed attached to the smokehouse
where Dad would ripen his papaws.
After Jack Frost had dusted the camp a
few times, the hulls would turn black. I'd
peel them, then put the nuts out to dry
again.
Hulling was one of those jobs that had
to be done manually, so usually my hands
remained stained a dark brown for weeks.
Finally, I'd gather the nuts which, after
having been stripped of their hulls had
diminished to the size of golf balls, would
barely fill more than a quarter of the
bushel basket. There was a big flat rock
near the edge of our back yard and with
the help of Dad's claw hammer, I'd settle
there for an hour or so and crack the wal-
nuts.
This was the most difficult part oi the
operation because the nut was so hard that
if I didn't hit it just right, it'd squib away.
Plus, because I had to hold it so tightly to
keep it from squibbing, sometimes my
fingers would get in the way. Anyway,
after that, the most tedious part of the
operation was at hand. I'd take a hairpin
and pick out the kernels so my sister could
stir them into chocolate fudge. That's
when all the time and effort in walnut harvesting really paid off.
Critter
• Continued from p4
Burchett accepted into UK
College of Medicine
Andrew R. Burchett, 22, of Prestonsburg, graduated summa
cum laude on Saturday, May 26, 2007, from Transylvania
University with a major in biology and a minor in anthropology. Before graduating, he was inducted into the academic
honor society, the Holleian Society. He will be attending the
University of Kentucky College of Medicine this fall.
Andrew is the son of Blake and Rebecca Burchett, and has
one sister, Molly, and one brother, Michael. He is the grandson of Clyde and Eileen Burchett, of Prestonsburg, and Earle
and the late Jackie (Lane) Heffner, of Ashland.
He is a graduate of Mountain Christian Academy and
Prestonsburg High School.
part of the informational packet, which also includes a return
postcard to allow doctors to
request
50
additional
brochures for free.
Clearly, the message is getting out: Toxoplasmosis is a
rare disease in the United
States, but when it does occur,
it's unlikely tQ be transmitted
by the family cat. Although the
disease-causing parasite is
found in the feces of cats who
ingest raw meat, birds, mice or
contaminated soil, toxoplasmosis is more likely to be
transmitted when women eat
raw or undercooked meat or
come into contact with surfaces that have been contaminated by such meats or even
when women come into contact with contaminated soil.
Approximately 3,000 newborns per year suffer from birth
defects after their mothers have
acquired the infection, according to a 1999 study referenced
in Dr. Kravetz' s guide.
" Infection with toxoplasmosis gondii is usually asymptomatic or causes a benign,
self-limited
infection
in
immunocompetent people,"
Dr. Kravetz writes in the guide.
"However, a pregnant woman
who acquires toxoplasmosis
can transmit the infection to
her unborn child. It is this
infection in utero which causes
fear among cat owners as congenital toxoplasmosis infection
can lead to miscarriage or an
array of malformations at birth.
"Many pregnant women,"
Kravetz continues, "will try to
lower their risk of acquiring
toxoplasmosis by abandoning
their cats. This leads to
unneeded stress on an expec-
tant mother who must now
cope with the Joss of her feline
family members. Fortunately,
cat ownership does not necessarily increase the risk of
acquiring toxoplasmosis."
It is extremely unlikely,
according to studies, that an
indoor cat will carry toxoplasmosis. Outdoor cats, however,
do have a slightly higher risk.
The disease, as mentioned earlier, is more commonly found
in uncooked or undercooked
meat.
Here are some tips on how
an expectant mother can avoid
toxoplasmosis:
•Don' t handle or eat
uncooked or undercooked
meat.
•Clean cutting boards,
counters, plates and utensils
that have been in contact with
meat.
•Keep your cat safely
indoors and away from
wildlife.
•Have someone else clean
the litter box daily.
•Wear rubber gloves and
follow with a through handwashing if you must clean the
litter box. Scoop feces as soon
as you can, and at least daily,
since it takes one to five days
for feces to become infectious.
•Feed cats only commercially prepared cat food .
To receive a free copy of
"Your Baby & Your Pet," send
a stap1ped, self addressed
envelope to: The Humane
Society of the United States,
BabyPet eNews, 2 100 L Street
NW, Washington, DC 20037.
For more information on
interaction between babies and
pets, visit the HSUS website at
www.hsus.org.
Yesterdays
• Continued f rom pS
Highlands Regional Medical Center; Travis
Conn, 57 , of Dana, last Wednesday, at his
home; Harvey Campbell, 68, of Miner's
Branch, Water Gap, on arrival at Highlands
Regional Medical Ce nter, Saturday ; Mrs.
Chattie Caroline Hampton, 74 , of Martin,
Sunday, at Our Lady of the Way Hospital,
Martin.
Fonv Years Ago
(August 24, 1967)
Two Floyd County residents, and two former
Floyd. Countians, were killed in separate auto
wrecks within the week. The dead: Randall
Crider, 18, of Lancer ; William H erbert
Lemaster, 60, of West Prestonsburg; Thomas
Mulkey, 38, of Akron. 0~, formerly of Banner,
and Harry B . Prater, 55, of Findlay, 0 ., former
Middle Creek resident
Bert Hamilton was killed, Monday, after he
had been sought since Sunday, for the slaying of
his wife, Opal Hall Hamilton near Emma
Floyd County h ad 24 Appalachian
Volunteers working in the Mud Creek section
when last Friday's announcement was made by
Gov. Edward T. Bre athitt, to the effect that
O .E .O . had agreed to end its AV support in
Kentucky, Sept. 1
Testimony in the case of landowners and a
coal company, again st the De partment of
Highways, involving access to huge coal holdings in the rvy Creek vicinity was heard,
Monday and Tuesday, by Circuit Judge Hollie
Conley
The first rabid bat officially reported in eastem Kentucky, was killed at Weeksbury, last
week, after it had bitten a. l2-year-old boy
There died: Mrs. Mary W. Collins, 80, of
Aux ier, at C rest Haven Nursing Home; Mrs.
Bessie Blair, 80, of Volga, sister of Mrs. Beulah
Lemaster, of West Prestonsburg, Sunday, at the
Paintsville Hospital; Perry Jones, 67, of Beaver,
Sunday, en route to the McDowell Appalachian
Regional Hospital; Miss Cora Reed, 64, of
Hueysville, Saturday, at Our Lady of the Way
Hospital, Martin; Miles Mayo, 83, of Martin,
Sunday, at King's Daughters Hospital, Ashland.
FifiV Years Ago
(August 22, 1957)
Attorneys for the Prestonsburg Dry League
said, Tuesday, that a remonstrance against the
petition asking a local option election here,
Sept. 2 1, will be filed this week
Two Floyd Countians died within a period of
24 hours in auto wrecks on the Left Beaver
highway last weekend. The dead: Grover C.
Stumbo Jr., of McDowell, and Bill Stephens Jr.,
15, of Risner
Robert Kerr, 57, motor brakeman for the
Princess Elkhorn Coal Co., David, was killed
almost instantly, Monday morning, in the company's No. 1 mine, when his motor and another
collided, head-on
The Floyd County Board of Education's
1957-1958 budget, rece ntly adopted, envisons
the expenditure of almost 65 percent of the
school system's total income on te achers '
salaries
Tommy Carr, 44, of Allen, C.&O. extra force
employee, was struck and killed by a train at
Whitehouse, after Monday midnight
Married: Miss Juanita Whitaker, of
Richmond, Ky. and Jame s Douglas Adams, of
Martin, Sunday, in the First Christian Church,
Richmond
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Slone, of
Maytown, a son, August 19, at the Beaver
Valley Hospital, Martin
There died: Mary Amburgey Reed, 82,
August 13, at her home at Hueysville; Ben
David Martin, 7 9, of Topmost, Saturday, at the
Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin; Ellis Salyers,
42, of Brainard, Monday, at the Prestonsburg
G,eneral Hospital; Grover C. Kidd, 66, of Betsy
Layne, Sunday, at the Methodist Hospital,
Pikeville; Ed Pettrey, 58, Monday, at his home
at Garrett; the Rev. Hargus Conley, 79 , Floyd
native, August 11, at his home at Riceville,
Johnson County.
Sixtv Years Ago
(August 2 1, 194 7)
Condemnation proceedings to procure sufficient right-of-way, as determined by the State
Highway Department, for widening and
straightening the David road, was authorized in
a special meeting held yesterday (Wed.) by the
Floyd Fiscal Court
The Big Sandy Valley Association was host
to a Congressional party, on an inspection tour
of the Big Sandy River in connection with the
proposed canalization of the stream for navigation purposes, Monday
Installation of the new automatic parking
meters, replacing the crank-type in use here, is
expected to be completed this week
Despite a home run by Tommy Blackburn
for the American Legion team, David's baseball
team trounced the boys at Porter Field here, last
Sunday, in a game that was highly entertaining,
if not exciting
Married: Miss Lillian Allen, of Garrett, and
Mr. George Albert Kirck, of Brooklyn, N.Y. ,
July 6, at Allen; Miss Barbara Ann Mathews, of
Louisvtlle, and Mr. Hershell Stratton, of Betsy
Layne, August 15, at Pikeville
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Elvie Martin, of
Gearheart, a daughter, Pamela Lynn, Saturday,
at the Beaver Valley Hospital; ·to Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Calhoun, of West Prestonsburg, a daughter,
Gaynell
There died: Robert Owens, 66, of Middle
Creek, Wednesday, at his home; Janie Habern,
37, Wednesday, at her home at Tram; Jess T.
Patrick, 66, of Lackey, Monday, at the Stumbo
Memorial Hospital; Mrs. Martha Stephens, 97,
of Mare Creek, Tuesday, at the home of a
daughter.
Seventv Years Ago
(August 20, 19 3 7)
Mike Psaris, 40, proprietor of the City Cafe
here, was stabbed last Friday at midnight,
reportedly by a traveling salesman
The Floyd Fiscal Court, this week. ordered
the body of Walter B. Cooley, 31 , buried May
11. at Wheelwright. be exhumed for examination to ascertain the cause of death
Merchants here discussed plans for forming
a merchants' organi zation, Friday night, at the
Kiwanis meeting, at the Valley Inn Hotel here
Since the outbreak of war in China, no word
has been received from Miss Lyda Mae Francis,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Francis, of
Prestonsburg. Miss Francis is secretary to the
American Consul General in Shanghai
Charlie George, 49, was shot to death at his
home on Little Paint Creek, August 14
Canton Slone, 28, of Weeksbury, was killed,
Saturday night, near Weeksbury while scuffing
over the possession of a gun
There died: John Scott, 39, former Floyd
County magistrate, August 13, at the Gearheart
Hospital, Martin; Mrs. Arnold Robinette, of
Dana, Tuesday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital,
Martin; Willis Hicks, 23, motor brakeman for
the Elk Horn Corporation at Garrett, Thursday,
in a mine accident.
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WEDNESDAY, AuGUST
15, 2007 • 87
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50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Fred and Mary Jarrell will celebrate their 50th
wedding anniversary on Saturday, September 8, 2007. Fred
Jarrell Jr. is the son of Fred Sr. and Belle DeRossett Jarrell.
Mary Ruth Day Jarrell is the daughter of Bill and Amma
Sherman Day. The couple were married on September 8,
1957. Their daughter, Elizabeth Jayne, her husband, Dennis,
and grandsons Jeremiah and Benjamin Mcfadden are
pleased to announce the forthcoming celebration.
Education Center.
Menius joins Appalshop
following as decade with
MerleFest, the highly successful Americana festival produced by Wilkes Community
College in Wilkesboro, NC,
where he was Marketing and
Sponsorship Director. Menius,
who earned an M.A. in History
from the UNC-Chapel Hill,
previously served as the first
Executive Director of the
International Bluegrass Music
Association (1985-1990) and
the initial manager of the
North American Folk Music &
Dance Alliance, the Folk
Alliance ( 1991-1996). He has
served on the boards of those
organizations as well as the
Americana Music Association,
the Blue Ridge Music Hall of
Fame,
the
Swannanoa
Gathering, and the Old-Time
Music Group.
"I learned about Appalshop
initially from June Appal
Recordings," Menius reported.
"Later I became aware of
Appalshop's Road<>ide Theater
and extraordinary documentary films, while. my work at
IBMA, Folk Alliance, and
MerleFest kept me in touch
with its unique community
radio station WMMT-FM 88.7
since its inception in 1985.
Appalshop is at a certain age
where we need to take refocus
on our mission and long range
planning so that Appalshop
can maintain its flagship position for many decades to
come. That makes it a very
exciting time to join this talented team."
A community-based arts
and education center in the
coalfields of southeastern
Kentucky, Appalshop has
earned an international reputation for ground breaking work
in using media, culture, and
education for grassroots community
development.
Appalshop's projects and
activities include Appalshop
Films,
community
radio
WMMT-FM 88.7, Roadside
Theater, an exceptional touring ensemble company, June
jody Jo
Appal
Recordings,
the
Community Media In:-titute,
and the Appalachian Media
Karsen Blake Tackett, the son of Kevin and Kayla Tackett,
elebrated his first birthday on August 13, 2007, with family
and friends.
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home to eastern Kentucky. A native of Hi Hat. Kentucky, Dr. Johnson is a graduate
of Wheelwright High School, and received both his Bachelor of Science degree and
Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine from PikeviJie College. He also serv.ed both his
surgical residency and internship at the Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital in Pontiac, MI.
Dr. Johnson served his procedural felfowship in Advanced laparoscopk and Gastrointestinal Surgery at the University of Kentu~ky Medical Center. He is a member of
the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons and is ce,-tifled in trauma life support
and cardiovascular fife support procedures. Dr. Johnson is a specialist in laparoscopk
surgeries. includmg gailbladder surgery, hernia repair, gastrointestinal and anti-reflux
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celebrated her third birthday on August 7, 2007, at the
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ACT scores
inch upward
The Associated Press
1J
FRANKFORT- Scores
on the American College
Test improved slightly for
high school seniors who
start college this fall, education officials announced
on Wednesday.
Kentucky students
scored an average of 20.7,
up from 20.6 last year, but
still below the national
average of 21.2, according
to the Kentucky
Department of. Education
and the Council on
Postsecondary Education.
This year, 30,929 high
school seniors took the
test, which measures students' college readiness in
English, math, reading and
science.
"The ACT results are
valuable because they provide another means for
Kentucky's secondary educators to focus attention on
specific areas," said
Interim Education
Commissioner Kevin
Noland. "Kentucky's students are making
progress, and that is most
evident when we look at
long-term trends."
Colleges and universities often use ACT scores
to make decisions on
admissions and to determine appropriate college
courses. ACT scores also
are used along with high
school grade point averages, to determine the
amount of money high
school graduates are eligible to receive through the
Kentucky Educational
Excellence Scholarship
program.
2 DAY FORECAST
Ethics panel concludes Fletcher probe
by JOE BIESK
AssoCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - A ~tate ethics
panel has 'concluded its inve~tigation
into allegations that Gov. Ernie
Fletcher's administration steered protected state jobs to political cronies.
Fletcher's re-election campmgn on
Wednesday released a June 27 letter
from the Executive Branch Ethics
Commission informing him that the
five-person commission had voted to
terminate its probe into the governor's
involvement. The panel had been
F UTUR E
•
Obituaries ..................... A2
For the Record ............. A3
Opinion .........................A4
Entertainment.. ............ AS
Lifestyles ......................A6
Sports ........................... 81
Classifieds .................... B6
(See PROBE, page two)
Prestonsburg
attorney
found dead
PRESTONSBURG- A
prominent
Prestonsburg
attorney has died at the age
of90.
Born on the Fourth of
July 1917 in Louisville,
Marshall Davidson led a
successful life as an attorney after graduating from
law school at the University
• of Kentucky. He was a lifetime member of VFW and
taught Friendship Sunday
School classes for over 50
years. He was also a charter
member of the F loyd
County Historical Society
and member of the Floyd
County Bar Association.
Davidson's body was
found
at
his
home
Wednesday.
The exact cause of
Davidson's death was not
released as of press time.'
but authorities say it looks
as if he drowned in his
backyard swimming pool.
Visitation will be held
today from 5 to 9 p.m. at
First United Methodist
Church, with funeral services on Saturday at 1 p.in.
photo by Jessica Hale
Talks get going on
legislature's energy
$8.2 million tax incentive plan
Crews began construction on the new Middle Creek Volunteer Fire Department a few weeks
ago. The new building is located just past Park Place Apartments on Route 114.
Judge approves
settlement over in.ternet tax
ASSOCIATED PRESS
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
H 0 ME
Democratic primary.
In June, the panel approved ethics
charges against four former high-ranking Fletcher administration officials,
including one count each against former state GOP chairman Darrell Brock
and former transportation official
James L. Adams. The commission also
approved ethics charges against Basil
Turbyfill, the former director of the
governor's office of personnel and efficiency, and Robert Wilson Jr., the former director of personnel in the
STAFF WRITER
High: 95 • Low: 64
High: 90 • Low: 62
qualifications.
Fletcher pardoned everyone other
than himself who could have been
charged in the probe. He was later
indicted on three misdemeanors that
were eventually dropped as part of a
deal with prosecutors in which he
acknowledged evidence in the case
"strongly indicates wrongdoing by his
administration."
Since then, Fletcher has claimed the
investigation by Attorney General
Greg Stumbo's office was politically
motivated. Stumbo was a lieutenant
governor candidate in the May
by JESSICA HALE
by BRETT BARROUQUERE
nny
investigating Fletcher since November
2005, according to the letter.
"Based on the vote of a majority of
the commission members, the commission has terminated the preliminary
investigation,'' Jill LeMaster, the ethics
panel's executive director, said m the
letter.
Fletcher, who in 2003 became
Kentucky's first Republican governor
in a generation, was under investigation for more than a year on allegations
that his supporters had been handed
protected state jobs because of their
political connections instead of their
LOUISVILLE - A federal
judge has approved an $8.2
million class-action settlement
between Bei!South. its highspeed Internet customers and
the state of Kentucky over
taxes paid for the online service.
The
settlement
covers
176,997 people and businesses
who paid taxes on BellSouth's
Fast Access Internet service
from 1999 through 2006.
Under terms of the settlement released Wednesday, customers will receive the amount
they were billed as sale1:. taxes
plus interest from 1999 through
2006, minus attorneys fees.
"Thus,
the
settlement
accompli shes a complete victory for the many Kentucky consumers subject to a now unlawful tax for some ~even years."
U.S. Dic;trict Judge John
Heyburn 11 wrote.
The attorneys in the case
will receive $l.25 million,
which Heyburn called a "generous amount" that also allows
customers of BeliSouth, now
owned by AT&T, to receive a
full reimbursement of taxes
paid, plus some interest.
Nancy Jarett, a spokeswoman for AT&T Kentucky.
said the company is sorting out
the list of current and former
customers who ar eligible for
refunds.
''We're working out details
now, and should be able to get
the credits and refunds
processed within a couple of
months," Jarett said.
BellSouth started collecting •
a 6 percent Kentucky sales tax
from customers after it introduced the service in 1999, then
turned the money over ~o the
Kentucky
Department
of
Revenue. In April 2002,
BeliSouth questioned whether
the Internet service was subject
to the sales tax.
The Revenue Department
eventually instructed BelJSouth
to continue collecting the taxes.
Two years later. Lot isville
resident Michael Cia* and
Kentucky Air Tool Inc., a hand
tool company in Loulsville,
sued BellSouth. Clark and
Kentucky Air Tool claimed that
BellSouth's collection of the
taxes was illegal.
BellSouth then filed a claim
with the Revenue Department,
seeking a refund of the taxes it
~ollected
in case it lost or settled the lawsuit. The Revenue
Department denied that claim,
prompting BellSouth to appeal
to the Kentucky Board of Tax
Appeals.
The Revenue Department
then reversed its position, saying the FastAccess service wasn't subject to Kentucky's sales
tax. BellSouth, the Revenue
Department and the plaintiffs
filed a settlement agreement
with the Tax Appeals board,
refunding the collected taxes to
BellSouth.
The agreement to settle the
lawsuit was reached shortly
thereafter and Heyburn gave
final approval on Wednesday.
There are 86,926 class
members who are current
BellSouth FastAccess customers or have outstanding balances. They will receive repayment as a cred1t on their bill,
Heyburn ruled.
The remaining 90,071 who
are former BellSouth customers will receive a check,
Heyburn ruled.
AT&T acquired BellSouth
in a $78.5 billion deal that was
approved. without conditions.
by the Justice Department in
October.
by JOE BIESK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT- Legislative leaders, on the day
they had once intended to
convene
the
General
Assembly in a special session on the matter, instead
began closed-doors talks
late Monday aimed at luring a coal gasification plant
to Kentucky.
House and Senate leaders entered Monday night's
meeting offering zero new
details on the proposal. nor
would they indicate any
sticking points on the deal.
Nevertheless, both House
Speaker Jody Richards and
Senate President David
Williams claimed they were
optimistic they could ratchet out an agreement soon.
''They say that 95 percent of most bills are in
agreement, but it's the 5
percent that's the heck of
it," Williams said. ··so I'm
going to go in and give it
the old college try.''
State lawmakers have
spent the summer considering a proposal that calls for
$300 million in tax breaks
for the plant.
Gov. Ernie Fletcher
called the legislature into a
special session la t month
(See TAX, page two)
Prestonsburg
Police
Officer Brian L. Prater
has
completed
18
weeks of Basic Law
Enforcement Training at
the
Department
of
Criminal
Justice
Training in Richmond.
Prater graduated in
class 383 on Friday Aug.
3. The basic training
acadamy is 18 weeks of
comprehensive training
in legal and practical
aspects of law enforcement as well as physical
training.
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
A2 • FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2007
Obituaries
Marshall Davidson
Marshall Davidson, 90, of
Prestonsburg, died Wednesday, August 15, 2007, at his
residence. He was a retired
allorney at law.
Born July 4,
;,~
1917,
Louisville, he was . -~
. '•
the son of the late · ,. · ...
Dr.
Andrew 1, · , • • .
Jackson Davidson
·· and Jessica Correll Dayjdson
Housah.
He was a member of the
First United Methodist Church,
in Prestun:-.burg, and taught
Friendship Sunday School
Class for 50 years. He was a
lil'etime member or VFW Post
No. 5839; a charter member of
Friends of Samuel May House;
Funeral services will be held
a charter mcmhcr of the Floyd
County Historical Society; and Saturday, August 18, at I p.m.,
a member of the Floyd County at the First United Methodist
Bar Association. He was a U.S. Church, with Dr. Harold
Army veteran of WW IT. He Dorsey ofliciating.
Interment
will
be
in
graduated from Davidson
College in 1939. and was a Davidson Memorial Gardens,
graduate of the University of in Ivel.
Military graveside services
Kentucky Law School.
He is survived by his wire, will be conducted by Big
Sandy DAV Chapter No. 18.
Roberta Wells Davidson.
Visitation js Friday, 5 p.m ..
ln addition to his wife. survivors include a daughter, until 9 p.m.
Active pallbearers: Ryan
Deborah Louise Davidson
Hicks (Derek) of Prestonsburg; · Gilbert, John Fogle, Jack
and two grandchildren: Greta Fogle, Tom Herel'ord, Eddy
Davidson Hicks and Jessica Clark, Tom Smith, James
Davidson Hicks, both of Spencer, Robert l·icn-ick,
Ronnie Slone and Marty
Prestonsburg.
He was preceded in death by Osborne.
Honorary pallbearers: Derek
a brother, Andrew Jackson
Hicks, Donald Hich, Roger
Davidson ITT.
Probe
• Continued from p1
Commerce Cabinet.
The commission has also
previously charged rormer
Fletcher administration official
Dan Druen with violating state
ethics law.
LeMaster declined to offer
additional details about the
matter and said her letter
"speaks for itself." LeMaster
would not say when the commissiOn voted on the matter or
relea'>e the score or the vole.
Beshear
spokeswoman
Vicki Glass noted that a
Franklin County special grand
jury indicted Fletcher on three
misdemeanors.
"Today Fletcher calls the
merit hiring investigation u
'wiwh-hunt,' but one year ago
this week, Fletcher signed an
agreement with prosecutors
,\dmilting wrongdoing and
accepting responsibility for his
administmtion's inappropriate
actions," Glass said.
. Jason Keller, Fletcher's
campaign spokesman, said the
governor did not rclcao;e the
letter right away because he
wanted to stay beyond the
inv'estigation.
But
his
Democratic opponent Steve
Beshear has continued to men
Lion the investigation during
the campaign, prompting it<;
release. Keller said.
"We believe that it is important to make the commission's
findings known," Keller said.
Fletcher is facing Beshear, a
Democrat and rormer lieutenant governor, in the Nov. 6
election.
1n the letter. LeMaster told
Fletcher the board's practice is
to keep such matters clmfidential unless the subject decides
Lll publicly disclose Lhe commission's involvement
Fletcher's campaign manager, Marty Ryall, said the
investigation should have been
left to the ethics panel and the
state personnel board and not
the court system.
"Thio; letter is being
released as further evidence
that the Stumbo Jed witch-hunt
was pure political opportunism
that is now being trumpeted by
Steve Beshear." Ryall said.
At the time or Lt:Ma!)ter's
letter, there were four Fletcher
appointees on the commission
and one member was a
holdover from former Gov.
Paul Pallon 's administration.
Fletcher has appointed all five
members currenlly silting on
the panel.
Stumbo strid he was not sur
pnscd by the outcome and
stood by his office's investigation.
"I don't think there's uny
question that Lh~ public can't
rely upon this finding as anything other than what it i~- a
finding by his political
cronies," Stumbo said. "I
mean, is anybody suq1lised by
this? No."
fax
• Continued' from pl
to deal with the proposal. The
Senate passed an energy taxincentive plan, but the House
did not address Fletcher's legislative agenda and adjoumed.
Lawmakers had said they
were hoping to ask Fletcher to
call a special ~es~ion to begin
on Monday. But certain undisclosed issues remained unresolved.
Fletcher said he mel with
House and Senate lawmakers
and was ready to order the legislature into a special session
by as early as Wednesday, if
given the nod.
"I'm optimistic, but you
never know until the Legislators sit down and go through
the differences," Fletcher said.
Richards,
D-Bowling
Green, declined to offer any
specilics on the plan but said
lawmakers were getting "closer and closer" to compromise.
He said some or disputes on
the bill were philosophical
while others were detail oriented.
"Both sides seem to want a
bill and want a bill that's really good for the people of
Kentucky," Richards said,
·'and that will promote economic development And
that's what we're doing."
Earlier, a group opposed to
state universities offc1ing
domestic partner benefits rallied for the second time in two
weeks at the Capitol urging
lawmakers to address the matter with legislation.
Fletcher wanted the legislature to bun domestic partner
benefits at Kentucky's public
universities last month. The
Senate passed the proposal.
but the House did not act.
More than 200 people
attended Monday's Capitol
rally in favor of a ban.
Fletcher said his primary
focus for a second special session this year would be to
address the proposed energy
plan. Williams noted the
Senate had passed a version of
the proposed ban last month,
and he would favor addres~ing
it again.
Richards, however, said
House lawmakers were only
interested in dealing with the
energy bill.
"We think that everything
else can wait.'' Richards said.
Collins, Barkley Sturgill,
Freddie
Goble,
Sammie
Hatcher, Greg Shepherd, Paul
Scrscr, Or. Doug Adams, Earl
Castle. Doug Herman, Boh
BurcheH and Tom Oak
McGuire.
In lieu of tlowers. contribu
tions arc suggested to the First
United Methodist Church. 256
South
Arnold
Avenue,
Prestonsburg, Ky. 41653.
The ramily has entrusted
arrangements to the Carter
Funeral Home.
!P31d ohHuaryl
000
Gloria Kay Harlow
Gloria Kay Harlow, age 65. or
Wheelwright, passed away on
Tuesday, August 14, 2(XJ7, in
Pikeville Medical Center.
She was born August 27,
1941, in Burton, the daughter of
the late Hascal Beauford Gullett
<md Gladys Marie Kittle Gullet.
She wa<; a homemaker, and a
memhcr of the Whcclwlight
Methodist Church. and the
Eastern Star. She was a graduate
of Wheclwlight High School
da'iS or 1959.
Surviyjng arc two sons: Roy
(Shelia) Harlow of Umgley, and
Robert (Teresa) llarlow of
Dayton, Ohio; a daughter.
Marilyn Bailey of Langley;
three brothers: Ron Gullett of
Bypro. and Lloyd and Larry
Gullett, both of Flatwoods; a
stster. Drcma Nelson ot
Milwaukie, Oregon: tivc grandchildren: Jared Harlow. Cody
Harlow, Ryan Bailey, Brandi
(Dewayne) Denney, and Micah
Harlow.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Roy rranklin
Harlow, and her parents.
Funeral services: were held
Thursday. August 16, at I :00
p.m., in the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel, in Martin, \vith Roy
Harlow. Jack Howard, and
Bohby Jsaac officiating.
Burial was in Buckingham
Cemetery, at Bevinsville. under
the professional care of Hall
Funeral Home. !Pa•d ohltunry)
1nn
Wayne Martin Jr.
Wayne Martin Jr., age 65, of
Umatilla, Florida. formerly of
Dema, passed away Tuesday,
August 14, 2007, in Garrett,
Indiana.
Born October 14. 1941, in
Dcma, he was the son of the late
Wayne Sr.. and Bertha Turner
Martm.
He is survived hy two sons:
Ricky Martin of Dema. and
Nichola~
Marlin
of
Kendallville, Indiana; a daughter.
Vicki
Hames,
of
Kendallville, Indiana: two
grandchildren: Travis and
Tanika Martin; two brothers:
Columbus (Vickie) Martin of
Bevinsville,
and
Ronald
(Syl\ ia) Vlartm or Dema; three ,
sisters: Shelby (Charlie) Cassel •
of Yorkhaven. Pennsylvania.
Mable (Melvin) Hull of
Pre~ton~burg, and Brenda Faye
(Robert) Jacob!) or Pippa Passes;
and many nieces and nephews.
In addiuon to his pm·ents, he
was preceded in death by two
brothers:
Charles
"Bear"
Martin, and an mfant, Donald
Martin.
Yisttation will be Friday, ,
A~fgust 17. from 2 p.m. to 7
p.m , with :)ervices at 7 p.m. at
Hitc
funeral
Home
m
Kendallville, Indiana.
(information, courtesy of
Hindman Funeral Services.)
! P;ud ob•U..ary l
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the help in my time of need. First and foremost, I give all of the
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106 North Front Avenue
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653
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For the Record
Marriage Licenses
Pamela Joyce GolT, 25, or
Prestonsburg, to Obra Curtis
Ashley, 21, of Prestonsburg.
Jennifer Patricia Stratton,
24, of Prestonsburg, to Joshua
Edward Conley, 23, of
Prestonsburg.
Wanda Loper, 41, of
Gunlock, to Bill T. Shepherd,
55, of Blue River.
Jamie Lynn Martin, 24, of
Wheelwright, to Dustin Spears,
24, of Wheelwright
sc-ription, not in ongmal container.
Inspections
McDowell Senior Ctttzens
Center, McDowell, regular
inspection. Violations noted:
Toilet facility• not in good
repair, lighting not provided as
required, employee personal
items not stored properly.
Score: 96
Cardinal Mart #I. Stanville,
regular inspection. Violat10ns
noted: Lack of accurate therCivil Suits Filed
mometers in all refrigeration
Maggie Johnson vs. Lucinda and freezing units storing
Yates
potentially hazardous foods,
Cach, LLC vs. David C. lack of numerically scaled ther
momcters for checking cooking
Lovely
Portfolio
Recovery and holding temperatures of
• Associates, LLC vs. Danny potentially hazardous food, non
KelT
food contact surfaces not prop
Susie
townsend
vs. erly designed, constructed or
Highlands Regional Medical maintained, cloths used for food
and non food contact surfaces
Center
GE Money Bank vs. not stored and rinsed frequently
Kenneth Pennington
in water sanitizing solution,
Alex Newsome vs. Laura improper storage of single service articles, improper dispensJean Newsome
Victoria
Mullins
vs. ing or single service articles,
sanitary rowel or hand drying
Christopher Mullins
Melissa Wells vs. Cassandra device not provided at lavatory
Ramey, etal
or handwac;hing sink, floors not
Maytown Volunteer Fire clean, cleaning and mainteDepartment vs. Thomas M. nance equipment not properly
Bean, et al
stored, food not protected dur•
Larry Woods vs. Connie ing preparation ot c;toragc, lightWoods
ing not provided as required.
Chase Bank USA, N.A. vs. Score: Food, 92, Retail, 94.
Sandra Baldridge
Wendy's, Prestonsburg, regChase Bank USA, N.A. vs. ular inspection. · Violations
Jack B. Hamilton
· noted: Food not protected during storage or preparation, lack
Small Claims Filings
of effective hair resa·aints, non
Legal Recoveries, Inc. vs. food contact smfaces not propEmma RatlilT
erly maintained or constructed,
Capital One Bank vs. Mike cloths used for food and non
Crace
food contact surfaces not stored
A~set Acceptance, LLC vs.
or rinsed frequently in water
Bobbi Music
sanitit.ing solution, lloors not
constructed properly, floors not
Charges Flied
properly covered. Score: 94
Michael Pinson, 27, of
Adkins
Quick
Stop,
., Pikeville, operating motorboat Honaker, regular inspection.
in reckless manner.
Violations noted: Lack of accuBelverd Collins, 51, of rate thermometers in all refrigPrestonsburg, alcohol intoxica- eration and freet.ing units stortion, public place.
ing potentially hazardous foods,
Scotty Lee Gibson, 32. of lood nol protected during storWayland, alcohol intoxication, age or preparation, lighting not
public place.
provided as required. Score: 96
Briuany McKinney, 20, of
Wee Care. Prestonsburg,
Harold, public intoxication, regular inspection. Violations
controlled substance; posses- noted: Cloths used for food and
sion controlled substance, non food contact surfaces not
unspecified; disorderly con- stored or rinsed frequenlly in
water sanitizing solution,
dueL
Michael Newsome, 42, of improper storage of clean
Weeksbury, harassment.
equipment
and
utensils,
Lclcttia J. Coleman. 43, of improper handling of clean
I vel, hunt/fish/trap without equipment and utensils, toiler
facility not in good repair.
license.
Brittany D. DeRossett, 18, Score: 96
of Bevinsville, hunUfish/trap
Stop and Shop, Blue River,
without license.
reg1,1lar inspection. Violations
Robert Lew Coleman, 66, of noted: Lack of accurate therLouisville, motorboats to be mometers in all refrigeration
registered and numbered.
and freezing units storing
David Leedy, 37, of Hardy, potentially hazardous foods,
drinking alcoholic beverage in lack or eiTective hair restraint<.;,
public place.
cloths used for food and non
Scottie Boyd, 39, of food contact surraces not stored
Pikeville, drinking alcoholic or rinsed frequently in water
beverage in public place.
sanitizing solution. non food
~
Dorothy Lafferty, 58 , of contact surface or equipment
Prestonsburg, disorderly con- and utensils not clean, f:loors
duel; resisting arrest.
not in good repair, lack of accuBenjamin Akers, 22, of rate thermometers in all refrigHarold, theft by deception.
eration and freezing units storNatasha Tackett, 21 , of ing potentially hazardous foods,
Harold. theft by deception.
imprpper storage or single serSteve E. Hughes, 48, of vices articles, floors not in good
Martin, terroristic threatening.
repair. Score: Food, 95, Retail,
Danny Burchett, 56, or 97
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxicaBaptist
Daycare,
tion, public place.
Prestonsburg, reg ular inspecLillie Huffman, 56, of Allen, tion. Violations noted: Lack of
menacing.
accurale them1ometers in all
Crystal L. Lafferty, 38, of refiigcration and freezing unils
• Prestonsburg, assault, domestic storing potentially hazardous
violence.
foods, food not protected durRandal Wright, 24, of ing storage or preparation,
Marlin, assault, two counts.
garbage and refuse containers
Rebecca Smith, 43. of not covered as reqmred. Score:
Washington Court House, 95.
Ohio, alcohol intoxication, public place.
Property Transfers
Mark A. Thompson, 43, of
Gary W. Adkins to Gary W.
Washington Court House , Adlans Revocable Trust, Gary
Ohio, alcohol intoxication, pub
W. Adkins Trustee, Slmley A.
lie place.
Adkins Revocable Trust,
Lucinda Ashley, 38, of Shirley A. Adkins Trustee, Gary
Martin. terroristic threatening.
W. Adkins Revocable Trust,
Callie Tackett, 2 1, of Shirley A. Adkins Re vocable
Prestonsburg, alcohol inloxica- Trust. property location undis"' tion, public place; possession closed.
Gary W. Adkins Re vocable
~marijuana; possession controlled substance; controlled Trust Agreement to Gary W.
substance, presc-ription not in Adkins and Shirle y A. Adkins,
original container.
property location undisclosed.
James Noal Gilliam, 27, of
Shirley Adkins to Gary W.
Wheelwright, alcohol intoxica- Adkins Revocable Tmst, Gary
W. Adkins Tmstee, Shirley A.
tion, public place.
Craig
Slone,
44, of Adkins Revocable Trust,
Wheelwright, alcohol intoxica- Shirley A. Adkins Trustee. Gary
W Adkins Revocable Tru~t ,
tion, public place.
James Anthony Galloway, Shirley A. Adkins Revocable
35, of Harold, public intoxica- Trust, property location undistion. controlled substance; pos- closed.
Shirley
A.
Adkins
session marijuana; possession
controlled substance, unspeci- Revocable Trust Agreement to
Gary W. Adkins and Shirley A.
~ed; controlled sub~tance, pre-
Adkins, property location
undisclosed.
Debbie Akers to Bobby
Clark, properly location undisclosed.
'
Jerry Douglas · Akers to
Bohhy Clark, property location
undisclosed.
Judy M. Akers to Glyndora
and Wade Akers, property
located at Hunts Branch.
Michael Akers to Glyndora
and Wade Akers, properly
located at Hunts Branch.
Sharlotte Sue Akers to
Bobby Clark, property location
undisclosed.
Kim Allen to David Allen.
property location undisclosed.
Charlie Amburgey to Elmina
Nelson, property located at
Middle Creek.
Tammy
Amburgey
to
Elmina Nelson, properLy located at Middle Creek.
Bob Anderson to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson, Master
Commissioner's deed of correc
tion.
Cassandra Akers to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson, Master
Commissioner's deed of cmrec
lion.
Clint Dale Anderson to
Mary Eli1ahelh Anderson,
Master Commissioner's deed of
correction.
Danny Joe Anderson to
Mary Elizabeth Anderson,
Master Comm.issioncr's deed of
correction.
Ethel A·nderson to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson, Master
Commissioner's deed or correc-
Elizabeth Anderson, Master
Commissioner's deed of correction.
Roberta Anderson to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson, Master
Commissioner\ deed of correction.
Sarah Anderson to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson. Master
Commissioner· s deed of com~c
tion.
Willle Anderson to Mary
Eli1aheth Anderson. Master
Commissioner's deed of colTection.
Betty Ann Blankenship to
Ann
and
Carter
Betty
Blankenship. property located
at Tinkerfork Road.
Betty Ann Blankenship to
Brian and Jessica Blankem.hip,
property location undisclosed.
Caner Blanken~hip to Betty
Ann and Carter Blankenship,
property located at Tinkerfork
Road.
Carter Blankenship to Brian
and Jessica Blankenship, prop(Scc RE~ORD, page ten)
tion.
Aoren(>e Ander:.on to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson, Master
Commi-;s:ioner 's deed of cmTec~
tion.
John Anderson to Mary
Eli1.abeth Anderson, Master
Comnussioner's deed ofcorret:
tion.
Marcella Anderson to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson, Master
Commissioner's deed of colTection.
Richard Anderson to Mary
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17, 2007
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('Before God we are all
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Congress slia([ m9fe no [aw respectintJ an csra6(isfimenr of re[ii]ion, or _pmhi6itil1tJ tfU fr.:e exercise tfi_ere~f, a6ddfJing tfte jreuGmz l'f syeecfi. or of tlie
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Editorial roundup
Dailv News, Bowling Green, on raising the gas tax:
A pr~posal by Democrats in the U.S. HOllSe of Representatives to
raise the federal gasoline tax to repair bridges comes at a bad time ....
While we agree that a lot of our bridges are in need of repair, we
would submit that there arc other, more responsible ways to repair
them than by raising taxes ....
With financial markets tumbling dramatically in recent days as a
result of the subprime lending mess, the economy doesn't need the
added risk of a tax in<-Tease....
President Bush spoke against raising the federal gasoline tax, saying the transportation commillee needs to look at how they prioritize
funds ....
We agree with Bush. It seems that for too long, members on the
transportation commiltcc have been able to cherry-pick what projects
were good for them. This approach, we are sure, doesn't always focus
on the highest infrastructure priorities.
The bollom line is that we as Americans arc taxed too much, and
we don't need this one added on -particularly at a time wh en we are
having a subpnme meltdown ....
Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio. on the home run record:
Major League Baseball is paying the price for decades of lax or
nonexistent enforcement of a reasonable rule against steroid usc by its
players.
The sport's premier record- lifetime home runs- was held by
Hank Aaron for 33 years, and has been broken by a player who by
any reasonable reading of his career statistics and his physical development, used some form of steroids to enhance his perfonnance.
And as a result, when San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds hit home
run No. 756 off Washington Nationals left-bander Mike Bacsik
Tuesday, more fans yawned or booed than cheered ....
Much of America is simply turned o1I by what they view as cheating, especially a kind of cheating that sets a dangerous example for
young athletes.
While Bonds consistently denies having ever taken steroids, there
is apparently some grand jury testimony and a small stack of books
that say otherwise ....
The message of Barry Bonds' success is that baseball- and every
other sport
must do more to police and stamp out the use of dangerous performance-enhancing drugs.
Chicago Tribune, on text messages:
When disaster strikes, as in the recent Minnesota bridge collapse,
people all over the country reach for their cell phones. The calls surging to and from the disaster site bring a predictable effect: They
swamp the local cell towers. Many calls fail Lo connccL People get
frustrated, because part of the allure of the cell ph one is its promise of
instantaneous communication.
There may be some technical steps that companies can take to
make such service more reliable in such situations. But as wireless
. analyst David Chamberlain told the Tribune after the Minnesota
tragedy: No network canha~dlc every call wh en tra!Tic spikes at levels two or three times beyond normal. "The public should just expect'"
cell phone calls to be blocked, he said. "It's going to happen. If T'm
ever in a situation where my calls don't go through, I'll j usl send a
text message. That will get through."
How so? Because text messages don' t requi re as much network
capacity and travel on separate channels from voice calls. That's good
to know....
Parents who may have comforted themselves w ith the thought that
they could always reach a teen by phone now face the prospect that
it's likely such conversations won't happen: The cell system will he
overloaded. That's why parents and grandparents need to do something they probably don' t want to do: Learn to send text messages....
Text messages don't replace the sound of hearing the voice of
someone you love, safe on the other end of the line. Bu t amid a del uge of calls and panic, a quick and allirmali ve response to a message
- R U OK? - is just as thrilling.
Guest column
Winning
is losing
by SHELDON RICHMAN
ll's ama;~ing what passes for news
these
days.
Two
Brookings
Institution ''liberals" who favored the
inva<>ion of haq before it occurred
and have since led the war cheerleading section are now getting allention
.for writing on the New York Times
op-ed page that ii' the Bush adminisu·ation sta_>s the course, this is ''A
War We Might Just Win."
Wow. Slop the presses.
Michael E. o· Hanlon, a senior fel lov.· at Brookings. and Kenneth M.
Pollack, director of research at its
Saban Center for Mtddle East Policy,
claim that the war opponent<> "seem
unaware of the significant changes
taking place.. We are finally getting
somewhere in Iraq. at least in mili
tary terms."
They concede that the "Bush
admmistration has over four years
lost essentially all credibility." But
that doesn't keep them from stating,
"How much longer should Ame1ican
troops keep fighting and dying to
build a new Iraq while Iraqi leaders
fai l to <Jo their part? And how much
longer can we wear down our rorces
in thii> mission? These haunting questions underscore the reality that the
surge cannot go on forever. But there
is enough good happening on the bat
tlcficlds of lraq today that Congress
should plan on sustaining the effort ar
least into 2008."
o· Hanlon and Pollack portray
themselves as har~h critics of the
administration's handling of the war,
but Glenn Greenwald at Salon.com
shows that this is unlluc. 0' Hanlon
has repeatedly both praised President
Bush'<> strategic decisions and predicted victory. In 2002 Pollack wrote
The 'Threatening Storm: The Case for
Invading Iraq. That these guys now
see the light at the end or the tunnel
- after an eight-day guided tour of
Traq- should impress no one.
The passage quoted above contains the key to the prohletn: "How
much longer should American troops
keep fighting and dying to build a
new Iraq?'· Why should any
American die to build a nc\v lraq?
That's tor the h·aqis to take care of..
Only imperial aspirations make it
America·s business.
Tt comes as no surprise that
O'Hanlon and Pollack do not include
Iraqi deaths in their question. But it
should he asked, How much longer
should Iraqis die while America tries
to the build the haq it wants haq to
be? That puts a different light on the
subject.
The impmtant question ts not, Can
America win? but, What does "win"
mean and would it be good for the
American people? Winning would
mean the success of a hlarantly imperial mission that violates the tenets of
limited government. lraq did nor
attack or threaten the Amencan people. lt didn't even have the leftovers
of the so-called weapons of mass
destrucuon the Reagan administration furnished Saddam Hussein 1n the
1980s, when the United States
hacked him in his aggressive war
again<>t Iran. Thus, the current war
was unprovoked and unrelated to
defense. motivated by a Bush admin-
istration desire to rid the Middle East
of any possible rival who could deter
its activities there. Once Saddam
stopped being "our" tyrant, he had lo
go. WMDs, UN resolutions. and nofly-zone violations were convenient
ratiOnalizations.
A victory would be taken by the
administration and perhaps the
Amencan people as a sign that the
United States can indeed assume the
role of imperial policeman. As a
result, pol icy makers will be emboldened and the neoconservative advocates of "benevolent hegemony" will
be back in full voice. The table will
he set for the next war. In Iran or
Pakistan, perhaps?
But this just begins to describe the
troubles that victory would bring.
Imperial occupiers always are targets
of "terrorists," which is what the
strong call the weak. Unfortunately,
people who engage in terrorism (not
unlike people who direct great standing armies) kill and injure innocent
people. We like to dtstlnguish terrorists who target civilians from governments that drop bombs from 30,000
feet knowing they will kill civilians,
but is that distinction really worth
making?
The issue is not whether the occupying U.S. force can pacify Iraq.
Maybe it can - for a while. What's
important is that a victory for the
Bush administration will be a defeat
for the American people, and vice
versa.
Sheldon Richman is senior fellow
at Tlze Future of Freedom
Foundation in Faitfax, Virginia,
author of Tethered Citizens: Time to
Repeal the Welfare State.
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by TOM DOTY
TIMES COLUMNIST
A good vuriet\ u1 genres hit the shelves
his .;eek and n{cJud~d a little so1~1ething
'or C\eryonc.
'
Rowdy humor
• "Wilu Ho)ls" narks this wcll-intcntJOncd. if somewhat
·orgettable, caper that follows four mid
lie-aged men on a cross-country motorcy:le excursion Thv. IS hemg marketed as a
·amily lilm, hut it n11ght he wts~ to preliew it beforl.' sitttng the kids duwn, as II
nay touch on subjects that you aren't
·cady ro expose thl children t\lO. TlMt
leing 'aid. it'<; moue~tly Iunny and
mchorcd h) fom char ;;matic star~. who
nclude John Travolta. Tim Allen, William
i. Macy and the al\\t~Vs th:pendablc
vlartm Lawn•nce. The best b1t involves
he quanet runmng aroul or a group or
mtluw bikers ami there ..ue plentv of rmd
lle=aged cnv.y anttcs tr you ltke that 1\ort
>f thing.
• "David I) ncb's Inland hmpire"rhc latest l.ynch film tincts the auteur
>laying with the digital \ideo format. The
esult is as mind boggling as anything he's
lone and will require patience 10 slog
hrough. Tr ;c•u're not a ·;m of Lynch
"Dune," "Wild at Heart" and "The
Elephant Man'), then you may want to
lake a pas .... while diehard ran~ wtll find
plenty of satisfaction if they stick around
for the entire three hours. The story, as
<.uch. follows an actress who sn!lgs a role
us c.1 trashy femme fatale in an indepen
dent movie. Reality, however, gets skewered when she finds out that the produc
tton has a lmuhled past. which includes
the death of the \\'oman who had the role
before her. That's it for plot, as this tums
into another exercise in hallucinatory
drama by a master. Plenty of atmosphere
helps and most of it comes from the video
tormat. which makes you feel like you're
watching the private collection
a
demented stalker. Laura Dern has a field
uay m the lead.
• "Fracture" -A deputy district attorney on the ri~e lands a slam-dunk case
\\hen an aftlucnt man murders his wife in
this legal thriller. Ryan Gosling stars as
the attorney who gets a ea<>c that comes
glft wrapped in a confession alongside the
murder \.\earon of sus pect Anthony
Hopkins. Things unravel quickly. howev
er. and h~ hegins lo susrec l that he is
hcing set up by the crafty Hopkins. A
decent premi~e that sustains suspense bul
sags a little towards the home stretch.
• "Vacancy"
A superior tluiller that
or
focuses on a bickering couple who arc
headed ror divorce, when a freak rainstorm strands them at a cheap hotel. The
tilms picks up the pace at this point and
never lets up a<> the couple discovers that
the room's VHS collection of horror
movies are actually snuff films made in
the room they have rented. Great stuff
with a solid cast that includes Kate
Bcckinsalc and Luke Wilson as the couple
and F rank Whaley as the creepiest motel
attendant since Norman Bates.
• "Doctor Strange"
Marvel Comics
rclca<>cs it<> fourth animated film with this
chilling effort that focuses on the character of Stephen Strange. Like most or
Marvel's best characters. he is a flawed
man who discovers his powers (in this
case magic) after a personal tragedy. He
has little time to heal himself as his newfound powers arc all that stands between
the earth's destruction by dark forces who
arc ready strike. Creepy visuals and a
strict adherence to the comic which
inspired make this a no-brainer for any
fan of costumed action.
Next week look ror Halle Berry in Lhe
thxiller "Perfect Stranger,"
while
Showtime releases the lirst season or their
serial killer themed series "Dexter."
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Nanc) Burchfield to .Mary
~l i/abeth Andehon. Master
:::omnussiOner\ deed of con-ecion.
Richard Burchfield· to Mary
:::Jit.aheth Anderson, Master
:::ommissioncr's deed of corrccion.
Jerry Colson to Mary
~Iizabeth Anderson. Master
:::ommissioner\ deed or correcion.
l\1ary Colson lo Mary
~lizaboth Anderson. Master
:::om missioner's deed or corrccion.
Joanne Cox to Mary
~lizahcth Anderson. Master
:::omnussioner·s deed of correc
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Daniel
Crawford
to
~li/abeth Crawford. property
ocatcd at Beaver Creek.
Janet Crawft,rJ to Elitabeth
:::rawford, pwperty located at
3eaver Creek.
Ann Dotson to Virginia M.
Sayle. property located at
Laughon
and
Layne
Subdivision.
Jackte
R.
Estep
to
Christopher and Rosalee Porter.
property location undisclosed.
George Floyd to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson. Master
Commissioner's deed of correction.
Glenn Floyd to Mary
Fli/abeth Anderson. Master
( 'ommissamer 's deed 'of correc ·
tion.
John Floyd to Mary
Elit.aheth Anuerson, Master
Commissioner's deed of correction.
Judy Floyd to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson. Master
Commissioner's deed of correction.
Nancy Floyd to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson, Master
Commissioner\ deed of correction.
Ricky floyd to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson, Master
Commissioner's deed of correction.
Sandy Floyd to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson, Master
Commissioner's deed of correction.
Melmda Gayheart 1.0 Steven
Alan Newsome, property location undisclosed.
Eddie Gene Hall to Bohby
Joe and Sandre! G. Hall, prop
erty location unuisclosed.
Hassell Hall to Billy J. and
Donna Brown, property located
at Langley.
Lealy Hall to Billy J. and
Donna Brown, property located
at Langley.
Nora Lou HaJl to Bobby Joe
and Sandre! G. Hall, property
location undisclosed.
Deborah
Haywood
to
Bonnie and Paul P. Hughes,
property located at Crestwood.
Steven Haywood to Bonnie
and Paul P. Hughes, property
located at Cestwood.
Sandra Mari ta Stephens
Hicks Schuster to Cart Dean
and Joy Cooley, property location undisclosed.
Linda Holbrook to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson, Master
Commissioner's deed of correction.
David Howell to Mary
El izabeth Anderson, Master
Commissioner's deed of correction.
Dean Howell to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson , Master
Commissioner's deed of correction.
Mary Howell to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson, Master
Commissioner's deed of correction.
Donald Hubbard to Mary
Elizabeth Anderson, Master
Commissioner's deed of correction.
Peggy Hubbard to Mary
E lizabeth Anderson, Master
Commissioner's deed of correction.
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FLOYD COUNTY
Feafltn',l Ediw,.
Kathy Prater
Phone: ( 606) HS!S 8)06
Fax. ((){)()) 886-3(>()3
Member,,·.
A uociatnl Pres.\
Kenmcky Press Association
Nariona/ NP\\'~paper AssociaTion
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INSIDESTUFF
• Allen Central • page A7
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Hometown Festival • page AB
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THROfGH MY EYES
Growing up,.
not away
I felt tear!i well up in my eyes
the morning I watched him go out
the door on his
lasl day or
high school. I
knew then that
changes had
already heen
set in motion.
At
that
rime, 1 had
hopes
that.
maybe,
he
Kathy Prater would be at
Lifestyles editor home with me
for
another
two years at PCC (okay,
BSCTC. .. gecz!).
Soon. however, we received
word that he had been offered an
opportunity at Eastern Kentucky
University that he just couldn't
pass up.
EKU- I, too. allended this fine
univcrsit) and so, being familiar
with the campus and knowing that
it wasn't nearly as b1g as some
others he could have aspired to, I
felr comfortable about his decision
to leave our little burg for some
schooling in Madison County.
A couple of week<; back, he and
l left bright and early (well, actually, it wasn't quite ''blight and
early" when we left - it was, actu(Sec EYES. page eight)
DI~"NERDIVA
Skillet dinners
to the rescue
•
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Local author, Lance Greenlay (aka Carl Layne), of Martin. Layne is currently penning a series of short stories based on his adven·
tures of growing up in Floyd County under the pen name of Greenlay. The series is titled, "The Adventures of Locus Krumb ·A Molly's
Cabin series."
The Ghost in Molly's Cabin
by LEANNE ELY
by LANCE GREENLAY
The skillet is one or the best
inventions since (yeah, 1'11 usc
that f'ood metaphor), sliced bread.
This wonder of precision crafted
metal c<m handle your dinner with
ease aml gives you the extra bonus
of being easy on the clean up, too.
As simple and wonderful as lhe
crockpot is for
making slews
and soups, the
skillet is likewise just as
simple
and
wonderful for
qmck sautes.
slir fries and
other easy to
make dinners,
Lenne Ely
plus you don't
have to wait
all day to get it cooked!
I know a Jot of people swear by
their nonsllck cookware, bul J' m
not one of them. The fact is a
heavy stainless skillet will make
fabulous sauces the way a nonslick cannot. Why'! Becau<oe there
is no "stick" and you need the
"stick" on the bottom of the pan to
give you those golden nuggets of
flavor left by chicken (or whatev
er else you're cooking) to infuse
savor into your sauce. This is the
(Sc..: DIVA, page eight)
ln I 946, with my vCiy first year of school over
and freedom ahead, I made plans to hang out with
the boys, one of which included my brother. These
boys were always in the habit of getting rid of us
smaller ones.
We lived in a hollow with a small creek running
through the middle of il aboul three feet wide and
only a few inches deep. It was always full of crawdads when it wasn't dry. That creek sure came in
handy many times when we were playing or in
trouble of some sort.
One day when l was playing hy myself, l saw a
man turn a gang of half-grown pups loose at the
mouth ofMolly's Cabin, the name of Lhe hollow
where we lived. An elderly woman, long before
my parents' time, lived in a one-room cabin she
built by herself, the stmy goes, and everyone
always called it ''Molly's Cabin," as it is to this
day. 1 never knew what happened ro Molly except
for tales handed down through time.
Well, 1 had to go look at those poor mangy pups
and I didn't see any that caught my fancy. I walked
hack toward our cabin. I was getting hungry fast. 1
sat down on the old split-board porch for a minute
and, when I looked up, l saw trouble. Oh, boy, did
l sec trouble.
One of those mangy pups had followed me
home. That pup had the mange so bad I didn't even
want to touch it; it would scratch awhile. and then
moan from pain. l told Ma about it and she said
nght-oft, '·No way, it will have to go.'' That poor
pup had the saddest eyes; they begged me for
attention. l finally got up enough nerve to touch it
on its head and it showed me its teeth which l knew
for sure wasn't a smile. I went into the house and
Emotional bankruptcy
by MARLA CILLEY
Have you been making more withdrawals !'rom your emotional bank than
you have deposits? Let's examine a
definition or depres~ ion: Emotional
Bankruptcy!
Our brains are the physical buildings tlwt house the chemicals, that arc
the currcney, that make our world go
round. We have good days and we have
bad days. On a day when we feel well,
we make deposits of those endorphins;
but on a bad day, we write a check to
cover our withdrawals.
As with anything in our lives, balance is Lhe key. We have to keep our
emotional checkbook balanced or we
will become overdrawn and eventually
have to file for bankruptcy. When we
continua.l!y have Lhose bad days, we
are unable to make the deposits that
help keep our heads above water. As
we spend ourselves emotionally into
debt that is over our heads, we arc like
a person Lhat is drowning: Going down
once, twice and a third rime. Before
long, we know something is wrong. but
got a piece of cornbread that had left over from the
day before and no sooner had I laid it in l'ront of
him. that cornbread was gone and he didn't give
me his "smile" like before when I first touched his
head. We were now friends.
"When Pa comes home," I rhought, 'T m going
to catch it big time." 1 thought about hiding him
somewhere but before that decision was made, Pa
came home and l was caughl! I almost fell over
when he told me that if I took care of it and kept it
lied up and il caused no trouble, 1 could keep lhe
little pup. He said, "First. you'll have to put melted lard mixed in yellow sulphur on him for ahoul
two months.lf that doesn't work, he'll have to go."
I heard Pa tell Ma that someone had dropped off
another gang of pups and he was going to Jet me
keep one for a while to see how ir turned out.
"Drop-off,'' that's whal Pa had said ami that's the
name I gave him. Drop. Well, Drop and I belonged
to each other now - alleasl for awhile.
The· next morning, 1 fed Drop some scraps and
rubbed him down with the ointment I had made,
following Pa's il}.structions. He sure didn't like it
and it tasted bad to him when he tried to lick it off.
After a few weeks, Drop started looking like a real
dog should. We ran and played together, but he
didn'llike the long rope 1 had tied him to.
One morning after breakfast, I wandered
lhrough the mining camps, which were called
"Upper Camp" and "Lower Camp.'' The two
camps were about a mile apart. T saw a hunch of
boys crowded together, including my brorhcr. 1
stayed hid where they couldn't see me and listened
in. They were daring each other to spend the night
in Molly's old, abandoned cabin. I heard them also
say that they LhoughL the old cabin was haunted
with a "haint," a sort of scary ghost. Whoever
we don't really know what to do about.
So how do we get out of this kind of
debt? Sometimes we need to borrow
money; not real money, but medication
to help balance our emotional checkbook ror a time being until we can starl
making deposit~ on our own. Please
see your emotional linancial advisor your DOCTOR! These deposits relieve
the stress that keeps pulling you back
under. It is not a bad thing to borrow in
order to get your feet back on solid
ground. When we are sinking and can't
find the help we need, this is one way
to be rescued.
Another way is to start making little
deposits all on your own by doing
things that make you feel good for just
stayed in the catrin overnight would be the bravest
of all boys.
·
Plans were made for the weekend and items listed Lo bring were candles, matches, food, and something to keep them warm. My brother never said a
word about the big plot to me, but I had already
planned to get in on this hero deal - 1 just didn't
know exactly how, yet. The next day, I took Drop
and walked up to Molly's cabin to Lake a look
around. It sure looked spooky at that cabin. Some
of the roof had fallen in and tall weeds covered it
half way up the walls. I found a place where 1
could gel in hy the old sandstone chimney. I covered it over with horscwccds and now my secret
entry was well hidden.
·The following day, just as darkness started, the
gang all got together. I went on ahead to the cabin
and secured my hiding place and made sure that no
one could see me. When the gang got there. everyone showed what they had brought with them. As
they all cautiously entered the only door to the
dilapidated cabin. candles were quickly lit and
soon the brave heroes were betting one another
who would. stay all night. or who would stay the
longest. By then. 1 had moved the weeds to my
entrance aside and had snuggled in. keeping as
quiet as possible. Scary stories were Lold, one after
the other, and I started to wonder if it had been a
good idea, after all, my trying to be one of the big
guys. let alone a hero of sorts.
There was a large sack in the middle of the noor
and ir began to move. ''Maybe ir's a ghost!," the
oldest boy in the bunch exclaimed, laughing. He
had brought rhe sack. After about two hours, which
seemed to me like forever, everyone started getting
a little while. I know it sounds strange,
hut go shine your kitchen sink. This
sin1ple little act \vill put a smile on your
race and, guess whal'! That smile is a
great big deposit to your account.
The ne)(l thing to do is to stan gelling
dressed each day. Put on some clothes
that you feel good in (another deposit)
and then go fix your face and hair' lf
you look good on the outside. your
insides will feel good. Just look at the
deposits you are making in your
hank! Then lay out your clothes for
tomorrow and get into bed at a decent
hour. These are all daily deposits that
will help you to get out of your cmo(See FLY LADY, page dghll
(Sec
SHOWDOWN, page lic.vcn)
�FRIDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
OHIO
---UJUVK]IJIJTr
Martha A. Simpson, 00, M.B.A..
Asio&itlte Professor
ofFamily Medicine
Q
Mv husband and f have a
gl~lss or tiWJ of wil;e every
night and sometimes a bit
1
n weekends. We were talking
about tlzis and b('[.;tm to wonder if we
were drinking too much. How much
is it OK to drink? How do we know if'
we have a problem? We don't get
drunk or feel bad in the morning.
For many adulls, drinking
socially is a daily occun·ence.
The current standard for what
is considered £O he moderate dlinking
is having no more than one dtink per
day for a woman and no more than
two (hinks a day for a man. This is
not to be saved up or averaged out
over time. In other words, you can't
A
say, "T didn't have any liquor yesterday so 1 can have twice as much
today."
Another misconception is that
beer doesn't count. Truth is that it
docs. One dlink is defined as 12
ounces of beer, eight ounces of malt
liquor, live ounces or wine or a
"shot" (1.5 ounces) of 80 proof
liquor. Interestingly, all of' these
dlinks have about the same amount
o~ alcohol with varying amounts of
water.
According to the Centers for
Disease Control, heavy drinking is
det1ned rather rigidly. For men,
heavy drinking is consuming an average of more than two drinks per d<Ly.
17, 2007 • A7
'CAGE' test can help
determine
drinking
problem
.
For women, heavy drinking is con
help you evaluate yom drinking. It's
suming an average of more than one called the CAGE questionnaire. The
drink per day. By this definition, it's a name derives from the tirst letter of
rather steep slope from moderate to the four key words- Cut, Annoyed,
Guilty and Eye opener. Here is each
heavy drinking.
Is drinking a problem for you or key word again. with its correspondyour husband? That is something ing question:
only you can answer. With alcohol
• Cut- Have you e'er fel! you
abuse, a person has developed a pat- needed to t.:ut down on your drinktern of drinking that is harmful to . ing'J
one's health. interpersonal relation• Annoyed Have people
ships or the abihty to work. Alcohol annoyed you by criticizing your
abuse can lead to alcohol depen- drinking?
dence.
• Guilty - Have you ever felt
Alcohol dependence has several guilty about drinking'!
key characteristics. These include
• Eye-opener - Have you ever
one or more or the lollowing: having felt you neec..led a drink first thing in
a craving for alcohol. continuing to the morning (an eye-opener) to
use alcohol when you know you steady your nerves or to get rid of a
shouldn't (like being pregnant), not hangover?
being able to limit your drinking:,
If you answered "Yes" to two
becoming ill when you stop drinking, question<; that is a strong mdication
or needing to increase the amount that you have a serious alcohol prob
you drink to feel'a buu.
lem. Tn that case. it would be a good
A simple four question test can idea for you and your spouse ro eval-
uate the amount of alcohol you are
con.;uming and t< L'1lt down. If you
answered ''Ye'>' to three questions.
that con lirms a diagnosis or talcoholism. You n~d to take mwediate
action . Plea!>e call today to make an
appointment with your primary care
phy,ictan for further direction about
your drinking issues.
Family Medicine® is a weekly
column. Tb suhmit questions, write to
Martha A. Simpson, D.O., M.B.A.,
Ohio
University
College
of
Osteopathic Medicine, P.O. Box 110,
Athens, Ohio 15701. or via e-mail to
readerquestim1s ((i' familymedicinenews.org. Medical information in
zhi.1 column 1s provided us an educational sen'iCl' only. it does not
replace the judgmellf ofyimrpersonal physician, who should be relied
on to diagnose and recommend
treatment fur any medical conditions. Past columns are arai7able
onlml' at jamilymedidnenews.org.
Schoo{ '1-{ayyenings
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
•The Youth Services Center is
open each weekday from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. Coordinator is Michelle
Keathley. Center telephone is 8861297.
Allen Central High School
21 - School pictures.
•Aug\lst 24 Junior class rings will
be delivered.
•Center hours: 8 a.m, to 3:30p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri. Sharon Collins, coordinator. Telephone 3.58-3048. Center
provides services for all families
regardless of income.
•Aug~LSl
Allen Central Middle School
•Career Decisions and Job
Development videos available in YSC
lending library.
•The ACMS Youth Service Center
offers services to all families. regardless of income. For more information, call .Matilyn Bailey, center coordinator, at 358-013-1-.
Allen Elementary and Family
Respurce Youth Service Center.
• Call Allen Elementary Youth
Service Center at 874-0621 to schedule your child's Hepatitis B vaccination, immunizations, and W1C
appointments.
Betsy Layne Elementary
•Center hours arc 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri. Center offers services
to all ramilies, regardless
income.
•The Betsy Layne Elementary
Family Resource Youth Service
Center is located in the 7th and 8th
grade wing. 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 fmther information, please comact the
center at 478-5550.
•Brian
H.
Akers,
Center
Coordinator.
or
Duff Elementary
•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 WlC services. Please call 3589878 ror appointment ir you are in
need of any of these services.
•The J.A. Duft 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.
May Valley Elementary
•August 22 - School pictures;
beginning at 8:30 a.m.
•August 28 - FRC Advisory
Council meeting, 4 p.m., in school
library. Open to public.
•Parent Lending Library is available to parents for video check-outs.
A variety or topics are available.
•Floyd County Health Dept. nurse
at school every Wednesday. Services
include Head Start physicals, kindergarten phy~icals, 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 appoint
ment.
McDowell Elementary and Family
Resource Center
•Floyd County Health Department
Nurse Joy Moore, is at the center the
first three Mondays each month 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.
•Parent lending library available to
all parents for video/book checkouts.
A variety of topics are available.
•Family Resource Center is open
weekdays, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Center
is located upstairs in the old high
school building, on the McDowell
Elementary School campus. For further information. call Clara Johnson,
director, at 377-2678. The McDowell
FRC provides services to all MES students and their families, regardless of
income.
Mountain Christian Academy
•Tuition assistance and bus transportation is available. For more information or a tour of the school, call
285-5141 or 285-5142.
~cal! 285-5141, Mon. thru Fri.,
from 8 a.m. 10 4 p.m.
•MCA is an accredited nondenominational Christian school.
Prestonsburg Elementary and
Family Resource Center
*School Hours: 8:15 a.m. to 3
p.m.*
•Oct. 11 - School pictures.
• The Family Resource Center is
open weekdays 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and
later by appointment. Oft"ice provides
services for all families, regardless of
income.
• Call 886-7088 for information
and referrals regarding GED classes,
preschool child care, and other programs or services offered to the community.
South Floyd Youth Services Center
•Parents needing assistance with
daycare may contact Mable Hall for
information, or the "A Step Ahead"
daycarc center, at 452-1100.
•SFMS parents with concerns
about your child's grades, visi[ the
STI Home! site at http://iiod.ssts.com
and click on the STl program. Select
state, county, school, child's pin number and password. You may view your
child's attendance record, class average, schedule, grades, and discipline
refcnals. Questions? Call 452-9607.
•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.
•All new students and visitors, stop
by the Center, located on the South
Floyd campuc;, Room 232, and see
Mable Hall. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri.
•For more information call 4529600 or 452-9607, ext. 243 or 153.
Cissy (center coordinator). Center
telephone and fax: (606) 452 4553.
Wesley Christian School
•WCS Learning Center accepts
toddlers, preschool age (2-4). Hours:
7:30a.m. to 5:00 f).m., Mon. thru Fri.
•For more information about
Wesley Christian Scho()l, cull 874832H. ·
Big Sandy Community & Technical
College Adult Education and GED
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. McDowell FRC; Mnrtin Comm. Ctr.;
Auxier Learning Clr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m.- BSCTC.
8:30a.m. to 1:30p.m.- Weeksbury
Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Mud CC.
Creek Clinic; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - Betsy Layne YSC;
9:30, a.m. to 12 p.m. - Dixie BSCTC.
6-9 p.m.- Marti'1 Comm. Ctr.
Apartments
1-4:30 p.m.- Betsy Layne FRYSC:
Also, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
BSCTC.
Mondays ancl Wednesdays at Drug
6-8 p.m. -Auxier Learning Ctr.
Court.
Wednesday: 8 a,m. lu 12 p.m. - ,
Kay Hale R~1s~- M::tnagel' oJ' Adult
Martin Comm. Ctr.; Auxier Lcaming Education, K86· 7334
Cn·.; BSCTC.
Um Pelfrey Assi-;tunt
1-4:30 p.m. - Layne House;
Ron Johnson, Stephania Conn.
BSCTC.
Lynn Hall, N~tncy Bormes, and
6-!.{ p.m.- BSCTC.
Wa} ne Comlh - Adult Education
Thursday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Mud teachers
Creek Clinic; BSCTC.
Showdown
• Continued from p6
sleepy and I covered myself com
have it, it was stuck anc.l I could not
pletely. They had buill a lire in the open il. Things, or maybe "haints,"
old fireplace and the flickering flame were flying all around in the loft, 1
from the half-wet wood sent wavy finally managed to grope my way
shadows wandering along the walls. around and find my secret cmrance.
With or without a ghost, this place or should I say "exit," and when I did.
was where 1 wished 1 wasn't r_ight 1 shot out of there fasr as l could.
then. I thought to myself that [ might rolling right over 1nto the t.:reek.
have Lo cry if' T didn't soon go to
But I had made it out and T knew
sleep. ''I'm no hero," I thought to that at! I had to do was follow the
myself and right then, I didn't care creek home to our house. Me and
who knew it.
Drop were on our way home and I
Suddenly, that sack in the middle couldn't wait to get there! Then I
or the noor opened up and something reali:tedthat it had heen Drop and me
shot out of it and up toward the ceil- that had stayed in the cabin the
ing. Everyone started yelling and longest! "A hero," I thought, "a real
screaming and they all tried to get out hero!"
the little mm·ow door at the same
When I got to our house, I found
time, falling and pushing each other. my brother, crying. He was crying
Needless to say. I froze solid in my because I wasn't safe in my bed when
tiny hiding place, crying as loud as I he got home and he was afraid to
could, too. All at once, I heard a faint wake Ma and Pa. ''Where have you
whine and T realized it was Drop. All been, Locus," he cried.
"1 was in Molly's cabin with the
of the fires had gone out and 1 was
glad to snuggle up next to Drop, rest or you all when that big racket
though 1 did wonder how he had started up and everyone ran out away
managed to get loose from his rope · from all of them haints," I said.
and come to me. 1 was soon asleep,
Then I looked around and realized
which was good because it was so that Drop was no longer by my side.
dar there was no way I could have "Oh,'' Tsaid, 'T m going to have to go
found my way out of the dark cabin bm:k now and find Drop. I don't
without a candle to see by.
know where he is. T thought he was
When 1 woke, it wac; still dark in following me. Will you go with me,"
the old cabin, butT managed to make I asked Arlie. "I'm afraid to go back
my way to tl1e door. As luck would by myself."
·'What'?" my brother said. "Are
you cra:ty'' l.ook over there on the
end of that rope. little brother. That's
why I was :--o worned about you Drop wasn't \\ ith you. That stupid
dog started barkmg when I came
home and J had a time gerting him to
hush up o;;o he wouldn't wake the
whole camp. He's been here the
whole tunc and 11 wasn · r mt who tied
him up. I give him a piece of corn
hread and that d1d the trick o get him
hushed up. But why did you think he
wa<. with you," he asked me. "You're
always the one that tics him up and
the way you got him tied so tight,
there's no way he could ever get
loose."
The next day, when Pa got off
work. I made him go to Molly's cabin
with me. I told him about the haint
and he JUSt sort ot laughed to himself.
He opened the door when we got
there and a game rooster flew out~ as
well as an old owl with three grown
chicks. "There's your haints, son,'' Pa
said. "But I'd say they are pretty
scary in the dark and all.''
Still...I have always wondered
\\ho spent the night with me so long
ago in Molly's cabin. Not Drop. He
\\US tied up all the while. Was it really "the ghost of Molly's Cabin"? I'm
no hero. that I know, hut yet, l was
the last one to leave that cahin.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud Creek
Family Resource & Youth Service
Center
•Lost & Found located in Family
Resource Center.
•The Mud Creek FRYSC is located
on the right, by the school gymnasium. Services arc offered to all families, regardless of income. For more
infmmation. call Anita Tackett, center
coordinator at 587 2233.
W.O. Osborne "Rainbow Junction"
Family Resource Center
•August 21
Volunteer orientation/background checks, 6 p.m.,
school library.
•The FRC accepts donations of
children's clothing, shoes, belts, book
bags, etc. May be used but need to be
in good condition. Donated items will
be appreciated and utilized by .OES
students.
•The Family Resourt.:e Center is
located in the centralliuilding ofW.D.
Osborne Elementary. Those wishing
more information about the center are
welcome to visit, or call. Ask for
l~fN YOU ~(~ JHf ~~WfR ~f [OMMUNilY C~AliTION~.
They help community groups ~rganize resources nd ftght to keep kids away from
drugs. COr'ltact a community coalition and find out what your group c:an do
www.helpyourcommunity.org
or 1-877-KIDS-313
YOU
GET
Office of Notionol Orug Control Policy
MORE
WHEN
YOU
GET TOGETHER
�AS. FRIDAY, AUGUST
17, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
CHAMBER ~EWS
Floyd Chamber welcomes
Dr. Michael McKinney
The
l.ll)yd
County
Chamber of Conunerce i~
pleas~! to \h'kome new mcmhcr Dr. Mi.::lwcl K. McKinnc),
DMD. Dr. McKmne} ha:, bt.:.::n
prncttcmg dentistry m Floyd
Counry. at Mmnw. SIIK'e 199-+.
Dr. McKmncy Is a graduate
of the University of Kentucky
College or Dcnti..,tr) He i.., a
gmduate of Allen Cenu·al High
School and holds a bachelor\
degree from M0rchcad State
Uni\'ersity. He is an active
memher of the American
Dental AssociatiOn, Kentucky
Dental As<;octatron and rhc
Kentucky Mountain Dt:ntul
Society. He is a founding
member of the lnternati0nal
Academy
Mrni Dental
Implants He i" also a member
of the Academy of Sports
or
Dentistr}.
Since Septembei, 2006. Dr.
Me Kinney ha-. had a second
location at 30? Maple Avenue
in Prestonsburg. This l<1cation
previously housed the practice
of Dr. Fred E. Meece. Dr.
Meece had pract1ced at this
lm:atwn sml:e 1985. Dr. Meece
and his dental team believed in
providing comfm1ab1c, quality
dentistry ror everyone and this
pract1cc continue::. today Dr.
Meece's dental team remains
at this location today. working
under the guidance of Dr.
McKinney. Traci Hopson has
been with the practice for 27
year$, Pam Ray for 19 years
and Shelly Prater for 11 years.
Dr. McKinne) reels very fortunate to have mhe1itcd a dental team with so much experi-
ence.
Dr. Ml:Kinney and his team
prm ide all l) pe!> of dentiStry
for everyone in the family
Their goal is to help everyone
have and maintain a beautiful
smile for life. Dr. M~:Kinney
keeps nm·ent on all new concepts and trends in dentistry.
He is certified in the newest
FDA approved Mini Implants
This is the latest technique that
allows him. in just one visit, to
place the implant), and ha'e a
denture paticnl walk out the
same day, able to eat anything
they want - sometimes even
using their old dentures on the
new implants.
He is also certified to do
lnvi'\align, the ne\' invis1ble
braces
technique
where
patients don't even need to
Mandy Stumbo, third from left, executive director, Floyd County Chamber of Commerce, welcomes Dr. Michael McKinney, DMD, and his dental team to Chamber membership.
wear brackets and wires to get
their teeth straightened!
Dr. McKmney also does all
types of cosmetic dentistry
mcluding smile makeovers
with lumineers, veneers. and
all ceramic (metal free)
crowns and bridge'.
The office phone number to
the Prestonsburg location is
XX6-6504: the Minnie location
is 377-0170; or you may visit
the1r
website
at
FloydCountySmiles.com.
Diva
• Continued from p6
secret to richly flavored
sauces. H y<lU have a nonstick
skillet. hy all means usc tt for
making eggs, but skip h for
skillet dinners!
So what .rrc you waiting
for? Get your sklllct out and
let's get bus;! Here's an easy
recipe for you that Tguarantee
you will make again and agmn.
Irs a Sa' ingDmncr com classic with a huge fan base. so
make o;ure you pnnt it
and
keep it~
or
Garlic L1me Chicken
Serves 6
"Oh that Garlic Lime
Chicken! I think I could sene
that a few trmes a week and
my husband and kids would he
thrilled!'' -Kate Brown
• 1 teaspoon sail
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/-+ teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon garllc powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 6 bonele!>s ~kinless chicken
breast halves
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 112 cup chicken broth
• 4 tablespoons lime JUice
On a dinner plate. mix
together first 7 ingredients.
Sprinkle mixture on both sides
of chicken breasts (or double
the spice mixture if you l1ke 1l
a little spicier).
In a skillet, heat butter and
olive oil together OYer medium
high heat. Saute chicken until
golden brown on each side,
about 5 minutes on either s1dc.
Remove chicken and add lime
juice and chicken broth to the
pan, whrskmg up the browned
bits orr the hottom of the pan.
Keep cooking until ~auce has
reduced slightly. Add chkken
hack to the pan to thoroughly
coal and serve.
Per Serving: 343 Calories;
llg Fat (31.1 'If calories hom
fat);
55g
Protein:
2g
Carbohydrate; trace Dietary
Fiber; 14 7mg Cholesterol:
612mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0
Grain (Starch): 7 1/2 Lean
Meat 0 Fruit 1 1/2 Fat.
SERVING
SUGGESTJONS: Serve with garlic
mashed
potatoes
(make
mashed potatoes: add garlic
powder to taste), steamed
hrnccoli and a salad i !' you
want more greens.
Enjn) J
Fnr more help putting diltner on your table clu·ck out
Leanne~
webs~~
;vww.SavingDimu'r.com, or
hl'r Saving Dinner Hook .~eries
published by Ballantine and
her NeH York Times Best
Selling book, Body Clutter;
published
by
Fireside ..
Copyright 2007; Leanne Ely.
llsed by permission in this
publication.
Osborne Brothers Hometown Festival attracts thousands
The 14th annual Osborne Brothers Hometown Festival in Hyden attracted thousands, including Dean Osborne (shown above
on right) and one of the new instructors with the Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music, J.P. Mathes (shown
above, center). The festival was a hit because It featured Bobby Osborne and the Rock Top X-Press, J.D. Crowe and the New
South, Dean Osborne Band, Kenny Baker, Lonesome River Band, Blue Highway, Moron Brothers, James Monroe, Josh
Graves Jr., Sullivan Family, Fritts Family, Higher VIsion, VInce Combs, Crossroad, Southern Harvest, James Monroe, faculty member at the Kentucky School ?f Bluegrass and Traditional Music Curtis Burch, and many more.
Fly Lady
• Continued from p6
tiorlal bankruptcy Daily routines help to keer th1s checkhook hal anced each day!
When your good days start
outnumbering your bad ones.
you are on the road to emo
tional financial balance. Ea..:h
day we deserve to give our
selves a hug! Find some time
for you!
Please start Making those
deposits in )'our emotional
bank. We ~:an't keep spending
ourselves into emotional bank-
mptcy~
For more help getting rid of
vour CHAOS; check out
Fly/ad) \ website and join her
free mentoring group at
W\'.w.F/yl..ady.net or her book.
Sink Re/7ections, published by
Bantam and her New York
Times Best Selling book, Body ally, still quite dark) to attend
Clutter; published by Fireside an orientation session on the
Copyright 2007 Marla Cilfe) EKU campus.
As he slept soundly in the
Used hy permission in this
back seat of my car, I couldn't
pub!icatirm.
help hul thmk or all the lime<;
he had done so in the past. Not
in the recent past, or cour<;e,
but as a young boy - my only
"baby boy'' - following day
excursions to the swimming
pool or on return trips horn out
of town visits.
No matter that he; is now six
reel tall and 18 year:. old - a
legal adult, even - he is, aml
will always be. my "bahy
boy."
h !'ell good lO hear his
rhythmic breathing and to
glance in the rearvicw mirror
and see his long legs curled up
beneath a soft, woolen, pastelhued lap blanket that his Aunt
Bonnie and Uncle Paul had
presented to our family many
yeart. before.
I had remembered, as all
good moms do, to to),s that
blanket, along with a pillow, in
Eyes
• Continued from p6
the back seal before our departure.
We had a tine day on the
EKU campus that Friday.
Elliott met up with several
friends from PHS who will
also be attending EKC this
fall. We sal with these friends
as we shared a meal in the
school cufeteria at lunchtime
as l. amazed, looked around,
unbelieving that the cafeteria
now boasts "kiosks" where
one can indulge; in Italian,
home St) le, or .. rast rood"
d10i~:es. "Even an awesome
•
salad bar," T noted Ln myself.
''My, how things have changed
siil.;e my ,YOUOg, sJ..illll) seJ f'
was here:·
At the end of the day, 1 felt
good about my son's choice.
And, 1 still do.
I just don't wanna let him
go now that the time i' upon
us.
Earlier this week, I sat
down at the desk in his room
and looked al him, lying on his
hcd. a cover over his legs, his
dog'" head in his lap, and
clicking channels on his tv set.
"Elliott,'' I queried. "Any
chance I can get you to reconsider going otf to EKU and
;,laying here at home a couple
more years?' (l ask this, knowing that EKU is a fine choice
and that my haby hoy ·will
grow by leaps and bounds during his time there - but, you
k.no\\, I'm a mom and we
moms just ~omctimcs can· t
help ourselves. Letting go ts
hard.)
·'No. Mom." my son
answers with a slight grin on
his face.
"You ~ure," I a;,k .
"'Ye", l\lom," he answers.
And, so, ·nuff said My
haby boy is packrng up and
leaving. By the time this column appears. be will haYe his
bed made and his clothes put
away in Commonwealth Hall.
And I will have survived
the transition. I'm sure.
I'm gonnu mi!>S my boy. but
1 guarantee. if you all just keep
reading. 1'11 soon be venting
about duffel hags full of dirty
clothes and lots of ga~ money
being spent on keeping that
Mountain Parkway hot.
Stay tuned, I'll keep you
updated.
-AARPau
Jenny 'Viley Chapter
AARP 3528 plans
meeting Thesday
Jenny Wile) Chapter No.
3528 AARP will meet
Tuesday. August 21, at the
Fir~l Pn:sb) lcrian Chun.:h.
Prestcmshurg.
The meeting will begin at
hp.m.
All member), and friend;;
arc encouraged to allend.
Visit The Times online at
www.floydcountytimes.com
Johnson named to Chamber board
Dr. Nancy B. Johnson, Provost of Big Sandy Community and
Technical College, was recently selected to the Board of
Directors of the Floyd County Chamber of Commerce.
,,
�11
Friday, August 17, 2007
Sports Editor:
Steve LeMaster
•r;m;rw
P ore Number:
Floyd CountyTimes:
Phone: (606) 886-8506
Fax: (606) 886 1603
www..flo..ydl'tJ
• EKU Football • 83
• Auto racing • 84
YJUJ
ACMS girls' basketball program to host panorama
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
half. There will be a five-minute warmup
and live minute halftime.
The schedule for the panorama is as
follows: II a.m. - Letcher Central
Middle vs. Allen Central Middle CTeam: 11:45 a.m. - Letcher Central
Middle vs. Herald Whitaker Middle:
12:30 p.m. - Martin County Middle vs.
South Floyd Middle; l: 15 p.m. -Adams
Middle vs. Jones Fork; 2 p.m. - South
Floyd Middle Seventh vs. Martin County
Middle Seventh; 2:45 p.m. - Letcher
Central Middle vs. Allen Central Middle;
3:.30 p.m. - Jones Fork vs. Herald
Whitaker Middle Seventh; 4: 15 p.m. South Floyd Middle vs. Herald
Whitaker; 5 p.m. - South Floyd Middle
Seventh vs. Herald Whitaker Seventh;
EASTERN - The Allen Central
Middle School girls' basketball program
will host a panorama on Saturday that
will showcase many of Eastern
Ke~tucky's leading middle school players.
Middle school girls' basketball teams
from throughout the area are gearing up
for the start of the new season. Eastern
Kentucky produces some of the state's
top high school girls' basketball players.
Each ACMS panorama game will
consist of two 12-minute halves. The
clock will nm down to two minutes and
stop ~ith two minutes remaining in each
Notes- one
week out from
football season
•
5:45 p.m. - Martin County Middle
Seventh vs. Adams Middle; 6:15 p.m. Martin County Middle vs. Allen Central
i'vliddle.
The Allen Central Middle girls' basKetball program will host rival Mountain
Christian Academy (MCA) in an opener
on Monday (Aug. 20). The Rick
Hancock-coached Lady Rebels will
begin hosting their annual Right Beaver
Classic tournament Tuesday (Aug. 21).
The Right Beaver Classic - comprised
of A-, B- and C-team tournaments - is
scheduled to run through Saturday, Aug.
25. The A-team tournament will include
host Allen Central, South Floyd, Adams,
Allen, Letcher Central and Herald
Whitaker.
photo by Jamie Howell
STOPPED: Members of the Prestonsburg defense stopped a
Clay County ballcarrier during this past Saturday's scrimmage. This Saturday, Prestonsburg will host longtime rival
Sheldon Clark in a second and final preseason scrimmage._
BETSY lAYNE FOOTBAll
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
East Kentucky
coach explores
various avenues
in pursuit of
players
TIMES STAFF REPORT
With one week left until football season begins, Jet's take this
opportunity for another good,
solid round of notes. Who's with
me?
Because it
has
two
m o r e
weeks of
first-run
programming, I'll
probably
not
have
another
Rick Bentley
chance to
mention
this, so let me throw out a plug
for ESPN's original program
"The Bronx is Burning."
Based on the hook "Ladies
and Gentlemen, The Bronx is
Burning" by Jonathan Mahler,
.lh.e eight-episode series reached
the playoffs with this week's
sixth. show, and the focus has
rightfully turned almost entirely
to the Yankees.
Initially, the show weaved
just as the summer of 1977 for
New Yorkers: ft was the summer
of the Yankees, the summer of
hot, sweltering weather, and most importantly - the summer
of the Son of Sam.
At first I doubted the show
would be able to hold my attention and to that end, r d taped
three episodes before I watched
the opener. But once I started, I
was hooked.
The Yankees of 1977 were the
embodiment of controversy
thanks to the three-headed monster
of
owner
George
Steinbrenner, manager Billy
Martin and superstar Reginald
Martinez Jackson:The show has
focused around this unholy trilogy, with the three played largely
to perfection.
Jackson is played by Daniel
Sunjata, who plays Franco
Rivera in the USA program
"Rescue Me." Sunjata takes a
stab at Jackson. playing on his
ego and charisma, and while he
has the strut and swagger figured
out, he's not exactly a deadringer for the Hall of Farner.
Martin is portrayed by the
legendary John Turturro, and the
performance is terrific. Having
appeared in such films as "0
photos by Jamie Howell
FOOTBALL ON THE HILL: The Betsy Layne High School
football program was hard at work Wednesday evening during a preseason practice. Betsy Layne is back in district play
as a member of Class A, District 8. New district rivals for the
Bobcats are Allen Central, South Floyd, Phelps, Paintsville
and Pikeville.
A breakdown of Betsy Layne's regular-season schedule
appears below.
BLHS Football • 2007 Schedule: Aug. 24 - at Prestonsburg,
7:30 p.m.; Aug. 31 - Jackson County, 8 p.m.; Sept. 7 Pikeville, 7:30p.m.; Sept. 14- South Floyd, 7:30p.m.; Sept.
21 - Paintsville, 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 28 - at Allen Central, 7:30
p.m.; Oct. 5- Open; Oct. 12- at Powell County, 7:30 p.m.;
Oct 19- at Phelps, 7:30p.m.; Oct 26- at Jenkins, 7:30p.m;
Nov. 2 - Beth Haven, 7:30 p.m.
Rebels sweep South Floyd 2-0
for first conference victory
TIMES STAFF REPORT
EASTERN - Juniors Kimbo
Blevins and Tiffany Clark posted
four kill!> each and Allen Central
improved its overall record to 3- 1 on
the season Tuesday night, recording a
2-0 win over South Floyd. The
Rebels prevailed 25 -22, 25- 14.
Blevins' four kills came on .364
hitting to complement' two digs and
two blocks. Clark popped in her four
kills on .222 hitting. She also had
four digs.
"This was by far an outstanding
team effort. everyone contributed,
everyone pulled together, and no one
individual outshined another," said
Allen Central Coach Larry Maynard.
"It was a fantastic effort."
(See NOTES, page two)
Jj.ll1iors Brittany
Hodge and
Hannah Howard pounded in two kills
each and Brittany Clark slapped in
one and registered two blocks.
"Defense was much improved and
floor coverage was key to this win,"
Maynard added.
Hodge led the back row defenders
with nine digs and jumor libero
Brittany Smith scooped up seven as
the Allen Central squad returned 78
percent of the South Floyd attack.
The Rebels hit .232 on the evening
but their defense caused the Raiders
to commit 24 unforced errors. Junior
setter Koko Martin dished out a
squad-best five assists while Howard
set up three. However, three overthe-net kills by Blevins and relentless
back row attacks confounded the
Raider defense.
Allen Central also benefited from
eight service aces, committing only
seven service errors for 86 percent.
Blevins powered in three aces to
lead the team, while Martin and
Howard added two and Hodge
dropped in one.
"Again, this was a team effort and
a well-rounded attack. from all positions on the floor, simply. a solid performance by a determined team,"
Maynard added.
The Rebels were back in action
Thursday on the road against
Sheldon Clark. The Allen CentralSheldon Clark match ended too late
to make this edition.
PIKEVILLE
- East
Kentucky Miners Coach Kevin
Keathley continues to e> aluate
players for the 2007-08 season.
The Continental Basketball
Association (CBA) expansion
team recently held its first free
agent camp. Keathley had the
opportunity to evaluate those in
attendance at the free agent
camp and continues to plan for
the team's inaugural season.
"When looking for players
to play in the CBA, it's really
no different than recruiting on
the
college
level,"
said
Keathley. "You use the contacts
you've made - whether it be
overseas or in the states."
According to Keathley, communication is key.
"You talk to college coaches,
pro scouts, agents and NBA
coaches to see who may be
available come November,"
Keathley
commented.
"Sometimes, you might have a
player that may be holding out
for a big money contract overseas and lose out on him at the
last second. On the flip side,
you get a guy who could be
making six figures overseas but
would' rather play in the CBA
and get exposure in front of
NBA scouts."
The CBA will host its annual
draft Sept. 25. Each team will
have six picks in the six-round
CBA draft. East Kentucky plans
to make the most of its six draft
picks.
"The draft is something that
my scout/administrative assistant coach and I are working on
everyday," said Keathley. "We
want to draft guys that we know
will be able to come in to training camp and work to earn a
spot on our active roster."
The East Kentucky team's
recent free agent camp showcased the talents of several
promising professional basketball players, some of whom
may be invited back for another
workout.
"I think there is a misconception out in the public that we
select our talent from free agent
camps only," Keathley commented. "This is not the case at
all . The recent free agent camp
was specifically designed to
give local players an opportunity to showcase their talents in
(See PLAYERS, page two)
~
Earnhardt can't bring No. 8 with him to Hendrick
by JENNA FRYER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
n' t reach a point where the tem1s made sense, and now we have
to move forward with other opttons."
Hendrick officials didn't reveal what number Earnhardt will
CONCORD, N.C. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not be
use when he starts his five-year deal with the team
taking his fami liar No. 8 with him to Hendrick
next season. His sponsor has also not been
Motorsports next season.
announced, but Hendrick officials said Budweiser
Earnhardt is leaving Dale Earnhardt Inc. at the end
will not be on his car.
of the season and had hoped to take No. 8 with him to
Earnhardt is widely recognized with his red Bud
his new team. His late grandfather, Ralph, used that
car and number, so this tum of events will give him
number and Earnhardt picked it When he entered the
a fresh new look next season. But having to part
with his grandfather's number was difficult.
Cup Series in 1999.
.
Although teams do not own numbers - they are
"Our hope was to cany the No. 8 with Dale Jr.
leased through NASCAR - DEI had the first right of
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
to his new team , but the last proposal Hendrick
Motors ports received from DEI just wasn't viable,"
refusal on the No. 8, and Hendrick officials said
said Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, his sister and busiWednesday they were unable to reach an agreement
that would have made DEI pass on choosing the number for 2008. ness manager.
"We've been working hard to secure the No. 8 for Dale Jr.'s car
"It was a difficult decision, but all of us agreed that it was best
file photo by Steve LeMaster
number next season," said Marshall Carlson, general manager of to move in another direction,'' she said. "There's disappointment, Dale Earnhardt Jr. won't be behind the wheel
of a No. 8 car in
of
course,
but
we
look
fotward
to
working
with
Hendrick
Hendrick Motorsports.
the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series durlnQ the 2008 season.
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�82 •
fRIDAY, AUGUST
17, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Charges to be dropped I Bengals' Wilson behaves
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EAST KENTUCKY MINERS COACH KEVIN KEATHLEY
Players
• Continued from p1
front of myself and other
members of the organization.
Sometimes we arc fortunate
and able to find a player or
two from an event such as the
one we held August 4. But in
most ca~es, the players who
perform at events such as
these just aren't playing at a
level we arc looking for. Our
first free agent camp was a
good one. We had 21 guys
show up and work to make a
dream come true. T wish all
those guys continued success
as they follow their hoop
dream wherever it may take
them."
East Kentucky will open
its debut season on Friday,
Nov. 16 on the road in
Pittsburgh
versus
the
Xplosion. The Miners will
host Pittsburgh in a home
opener on Sunday, Nov. 18 at
the East Kentucky Expo
Center.
Rebels blank Paintsville, 2-0
TIMES STAFF REPORT
EASTERN - Junior outside hitter Tiffany Clark landed six kills Thursday, Aug. 9
and Allen Central recorded
.366
hitting.
defeating
Paintsville 2-0 (25-19, 25-18)
in J .E. Campbell Arena.
The Rebels improved lo 2-0
on the season behind 15 kills
and 12 aces. Juniors Brittany
Clark and Kimbo Blevins each
slapped in three kill::i while
Koko Martin, Briuany Hodge,
and Kelsey Jones recorded a
kill apiece. Martin and Hodge
led the Rebels with four aces
each.
Freshman
Leigh
Williams skidded in three and
Blevins landed one. Martin
led the Rebels with seven
assists and Williams dished up
four Tiffany Clark set up one
kill.
Defensively, A1len Central
returned 61 percent of the
Paintsville volleys, earning 19
digs. Tiffany Clark and junior
libero Brittany Smith scooped
up five each, Jones earned four
digs, Hodge returned three,
and Martin stopped two.
Blevins blocked one and
recorded a partial block while
Jones stopped one.
HUNTINGTON, W.Vu.- H
Cincinnati Bengals running
back Quincy Wilson makes it
through Dec. 17 without any
arrest~. a misdemeanor tlisorderly conduct churge he':i facing will be dismissed under a
pending agreement with the
city.
Wilson was expected to
appear
in
Huntington
Municipal Court Tuesday, but
the tlial was canceled after the
city attorney's office offered to Farrell said. "He's been an
dismiss the charge. The offer exemplary citizen."
was made last 'Week and is
Fanell said Wilson had not
expected to he approved next threatened any lawsuit, e\en
week by the city's municipal though ''he never should have
judge. ~aid Joe Farrell, · been chargeJ."
Wilson·s Huntington lawyer.
The NFL star was one of J 4
The agreement is contin- people arrested June 17 outgent on Wilson avoiding addi- side a Huntington bar, where
tional criminal charges in they were having a post wed
Huntington or anywhere else ding celebration.
through Dec. 17. In exchange,
"Virtually every member of
Wilson give:> up lhe right to the wedding party was arrestsue the city
ed, one after another - even
"And with his record, that the bride and groom,.. said
shonld not he a problem," Farrell.
Hen1otrhagic disease suspected in
deer deaths in 11 Kentucky counties
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
FRANKFORT - The
Kemucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Resources is investigating recent reports
of white-tailed deer deaths in 11 counties, primarily in western Kentucky.
Officials suspect the animals died of
hemorrhagic disease.
The most significant outbreak is in
McLean County, where more than 20
deer have been reported dead. Officials
have also received reports of deer deaths
in Brcekinridgc, Christian, Daviess.
Hopkins, Logan, Muhlenberg, Ohio,
Simpson and Webster counties. People
usually find the dead or weak and emaci
ated deer near water.
"Hemonhagic disease is caused by a
virus. We see large outbreaks about every
two years in Kc tucky," said Danny
Watson, a wildlife biologist with the
Kentucky Department of Fish and
Wildlii"e Resources.
With deer hunting seasons opening
next month, hunters are concerned about
the safety of eating deer that may be
infected with hemorrhagic disease.
Hcmon·hagic disease is not infectious to
humans
Biting gnats transmit hemorrhagic
disease between deer. Hemorrhagic disease usually occurs in late summer and
early fall because of the increased pres
ence of these biting gnats. Although deer
affected with the acute fonn of hemorrhagic disease are most often seen in late
summer, deer with chronic cases can be
found in winter.
Hemorrhagic disease occurs annually
in the southeastern United States. but its
distribution and severity of occurrence
widely varies. Less than 25 percent of the
deer in a population usually die from the
LEXJNGTON - University
of Kentucky rans have a new
way to support the Wildcats the ll 0% Club. Fans who make
a new minimum annuaJ gift of
$110 automatically receive
membership in the K Fund,
UK's athletic development
organization which raises
monies for scholarships and
other athletic priorities.
Members in the 110% Club
aJso receive a free commemorative t-shirt, subs<.:tiption to the
Blueprint newsleLLer, acknowledgment in football and men's
basketball game programs, a
lapel pin and five K Fund
points, which are used to determine season ticket primity.
For additional information
on the 110% Club or other giving opportunities, contact the K
Fund at 859/257-6300.
disease. but death rates can be higher in
certain cases.
Signs of the disease depend on the
strength or the vrrus and length or inrection in the animal. HcmoiThagic disease
causes rever, labored breathing and
swelling of the head. neck, tongue • and
eyelids. Infected deer may die within 72
hours, or they may slowly deteriorate for
months from lameness and starvation.
Early in the cycle or the disease. animals
may show little or no sign of infect10n.
Inrected deer that surv1ve l'or a period or
time experience lameness, loss of
appetite and greatly reduced activity.
In some instances. outhrcaks occurred
simultaneously in deer, sheep and t.:attle.
This is not due to the disease spreading
from deer to livestock or vice versa. but
is an indication the biting gnats are present in significant numbers to transmit
disease.
Beaver Junction M-otocross
results from Sunday, Aug. 12
Fans can join K Fund's
110% Club now
TIMES STAFF REPORT
''He (Wihon l and several
others were charged with not
leavmg qutckly enough after
pol ke told them to do so," the
lawyer said. "There was no
allegation re,!!ardi n)! alcohol <>r
v10lcncc. any of the things
you'd normally expect with
that charge."
In addition lo disorderly
conduct, the charges against
the others included obstructing
justice and underage consumption of alcohol. Farrell didn't
know the status of the other 13
cases.
·
photo courtesy of UK Athletics
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY QUARTERBACK Andre'
Woodson is headed into his senior season tor the Wildcat
football team.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:
Bobby Hughes, Prestonsburg High School Football
DWALE
- Beaver Crider. 1OOXR: 1. Mason
Junction Motocross hosted · Nelson. 85 Open: 1. Myles
its latest set of races on Minix; 2. Chrh Griffy; 3.
Sunday, Aug. 12. Results Jordon
Bishop.
C/D
from Saturday's races follow. Unlinnted: 1. Josh Bolen; 2.
Four Wheeler: l. Myles Donavon Jones; 3. Brandon
Minix; 2. Joe Brown. 250 B: Lowe. 125 B: 1. Ryan Rowe;
1. James Williamson; 2. 2. Joseph Lemaster. 50 4
Rodney "Tator" Anderson; 3. Stroke/Oil Injection: 1. Tyler
Ryan Rowe. 250 D: 1. Kyle Hagans; 2. Jesse Brown; ).
Ousley: 2. Jacolhy Qualls; 3. Cameron Crider. 250 C: 1.
Shane Hamilton. Little Four Brandon Lowe; 2. Chat
Wheeler: 1. Dalton Pigg.
Yates; 3. Jacob Crider. 125 C:
85 Beginner: l. James l. Jonathon Bolen; 2. Josh
Powers; 2. Justin Ousley; 3. Bolen; 3. Donavon Jones. 65
Dwight Collins. 25-Plus: 1. Beginner: l. Jame'> Powers;
James Williamson; 2. Jason 2 . Brad Auxier; 3. Dawson
Williamson. 30-Pius:
1. Hamtlton. 50 Open: 1
Johnny Osborne; 2. Ricky Kenton Hall; 2 . Cameron
Crider; 3. Barron Allen. 40- Crider: 3. Grayson Cox. 125
Plus: l. Kenny Mullins; 2. D: l. Tyler Gannon; 2. Chase
Gene Campbell. 65 Open: 1. Coleman: 3. P. D . (Paul
Brad Auxier; 2. Dawson David) Francis.
Hamilton;
3.
Christian
; Notes
Had a hand in two touchdowns vs. Clay County.
Koko Martin, Allen Central High School Volleyball
Five assists vs. South Floyd.
Dairq
oueen
'"'
of Prestonsburg
SPORTS FAN
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• Continued from p1
Brother. Where Art Thou?,''
"TI1e Color of Money" and
"Raging Bull." TurtUlTO is a
fabulous actor who look!> and
sounds enough like Martin to
be very convincing. TL isn't
until the end of each episode
when actual footage is used
that the similarities come to
the fore.
But hands down, . this
miniseries will be remem
bered for the spot-on performance of Oliver Platt as
Steinbrenner. His mannerisms, pout and self-centered
voice are played to absolute
perfection by this characteractor who has had roles in
such films as "'A Time to
Kill," "Simon Birch'' and
"Lake Placid."
I'm sure ESPN and its
throng ·or networks will be
replaying the series in its
entirety, so it's not too late to
catch up. lf for nothing else,
the performance of Platt is
worth the effort.
Normally I'm opposed to
ESPN showing films or programs of this ilk, and they
usually stmk. But tlus time,
they've struck gold thanh
hu·gely to a brilliant t.:asting
job.
Mac Bryan may he on to
something when he says the
Pikeville College football
schedule i' the toughest in the
nation. The £Cam will line up
against three of the top etght
teams in the NATA's preseason poll - No. 2 Sr. Francis.
No. 6 Bethel (Tenn.) and No.
8 Georgetown - as well as Beech with his bat. breaking a
longtime NCAA Div. 11 pow- finger, and nailed John
erhouse Presbyterian College. Nathans in the he<\d on his
now playing al the Div. f-AA backs ~A ing, gidng the catcher
- er, make that NCAA a concussion.
Division
I
Football
Offerman, wh<> has most
Championship SuhdiYision - . likely rlaycd his last profeslevel. That's a goodly portion sional baseball game, was
of the schedule right there. charged with two counts of
and only the St. Francis game second degree assault, which
will he played at home.
hcgs the question as to what
Throw in games at No. 22 would constitute first-degree
U.Va.-Wise as
well
as assaull He also <.aid he
intended to apologize to
Cumberlands and Belhaven another road tilt -and Bryan everyone invohed, whrch rm
starts getting some serious sure will take care of all this
nonsense and put il to bed.
nods in the arrirmative.
The opposing ream was the
- For those counting, first
b<\Seman Mark Teixeira lett Bridgeport Bluefish. with its
Wednesday night's game CEO
Mary-J anc
Foster.
against the Giants with five Somethmg telh me she 's not
interested
in
h~mers and 15 RBls in I 4 terribly
games with the Braves. Call it Offerman's apology. Well,
wishful thinking, but r believe actually she uid. when she told
the Braves Wlll catch the Mcts the Connecticut PosL "l have
asked that the Atlantk League
and reclaim the NL East.
Of course. it would help is suspend Jose Offerman from
Andruw Jones got something the league for life."
lf 1 can be serious for a secremotely close to hot for the
ond, I feel pretty sure Foster
first time all season.
- And how about former will get her wish, and the 38:ycar-old Offcnnan 's dream of
all-star Jnsc Offcm1an?
In case you missed it. extending h1s 15 year career
Offerman now play), - make in the big leagues will no
that, used to play
fOI the doubt end.
But all'<; not lost for
Long Island Ducks of the
Turns
out,
independent Atlantic League. Offerman.
Tuesday night, he homered in wrestling organitation TNA is
looking for someone to take
the first inning.
In the second. he went deep on Pacman .lone<.; at its next
again, only this rime, he went pay-per-vic\.... Somehow or
deep into the local pokey. another. I have a feehng Jeff
Offerman was hit by a pitch Jarreu
i&
looking
for
and then, well, then he freaked Offerman·., cell number nght
out. He anacked pitcher Mall about n(>W ...
ATTENTION COACHES
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EMAIL INFORMATION ON YOUR TEAM TO:
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FRIDAY, AUGUST
17, 2007 • 83
Brohm finally relaxed in spotlight as senior at Louisville
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISViLLE- The nervous kid
who always looked just a little
uncomforlable in the spotlight is
gone.
In the pictures you see or
Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm
these days -just take a look at the
magazine rack, you're likely to find
one - he's smiling. The right leg that
used to bounce incessantly during
intervtews is relaxed. He no longer
looks off in the distance when talking, and even tries to crack the occasional joke.
Doesn't seem like a player who's
sweating his decision to pass up
potential NFL millions and return for
his senior year, does it?
"Once you make that decision,
you move on," he said. ''You don't
play the 'What if' game, 'What if
you went out?' I focused on this team
this season and will try to make this
season the best it can be.''
It's a season rich with possibility,
one Brohm figured was worth the
risk.
The NFL will be there next year.
The chance to take his hometown
team to heights he never imagined
while watching older brothers Jeff
and Greg lead the Cardinals to
respectahility, but not exactly national prominence, will not
Louisville went 12-1 last season
and was a second-half meltdown
against Rutgers away from a shot at
the national title. For a player who
grew up watching lus brothers play
in front of sometimes listless crowds
at old Cardinal Stadium in the early
f·990s, the signilicance or how far
and how
the program has come
much he feels he owes it- is not lost
on Brohm.
Though the school has launched
the requisite Hcisman Trophy campaign complete with its own Web
site, http://www.hrianhrohm.info,
Brohm sees his success a<; a way to
promote the school. not the other
way around.
"Just to be a guy from Louisville
(up for the Hcisman) would be big
for this program, this university,"
said Brohm, who threw for 3.049
yards and 16 touchdowns last year.
Yet for all the statistics. victories
and magazine covers. there's also a
small sense of unfinished business.
Even though he led the Cardinals to
their first Big East championship and
BCS victory last season, Brohm
knows there are questions he must
answer over the next four months.
The biggest one is about his durability. He· s never started all 12
games in a season, splitting Lime with
Stefan Lefors as a freshman ttnd hav
ing his sophomore and junior years
man-ed
by
injury.
W h e n
backup Hunter
Cantwell
looked
Brohm-esque
while leading
the Cardinals
to road wins
Brian Brahm
over Kansas
Stare
and
Middle Tennessee last year after
Brohm injured his throwing hand
against Miami, it led to questwns
about how much or the offense's success relied on Brohm and how much
of it relied on former coach Bobby
Petrino's play-calling and preparation. There was even brief talk of a
quarterback controversy when it took
a tew weeks for Brohm's crispness to
return.
While Brohm maintains his motivation for returning was to win a
national championship, he knows it
won't hurl his draft slock 11' he's ahle
to run new coach Steve Kragthorpe's
offense as efficiently as he guided
Petrino's complex anack.
" Those guys are going to want to
sec if you can work in multiple sys-
tems because you change coaches a
lot," he said. ''If you can work in
multiple systems and if you show
you can adjust and play in multiple
systems that's gotng to make you
more valuable to teams in the NFL
and we L:an use that as a plus.''
Brohm bulked up in the offseason to become sturdier. Now at 6
root-4 and 230 pounds. Brohm
thinks he's better prepared to take a
pounding. Slill, he's looked nimble
during scrimmages, rolling out with
ease on knees that have shed the
protective braces he wore last year
after injuring hts nght knee as a
sophomore.
'The measure ot a great quarterback
is
consistency,"
said
Kragthorpe, who helped Drew
Bledsoe make the Pro Bowl as quarterbacks coach of the Buffalo Bills in
2002. "Brian is going to be the benefactor of having had experience and
he needs to draw from it. He's got all
the tools.''
The biggest one may be his maturity. It's not easy growing up as the
prince of Louisville football's first
family.
"He knew what he was getting
himself in.lo," Kragthorpe sal{!. •"lt
would have been easier in some
respects if he had gone some place
else and didn't have to live up to the
names or his father and his brothers.
But it's something he accepts and
embraces."
He hasn't really had a choice.
Every game or his high school and
college career has hccn dissected and
scrutimzed by the local media,
though it's nothing compared to the
judgment that await'> at the family's
Sunday dinner table.
Jeff Broh.m, Loutsville's passing
game coordinator, has long been his
brother's biggest fan and harshest
criL1c, and he drew criticism last year
after having an animated discussion
on the stdeline with Brian dunng the
loss to Rutgers. He'll spend this year
up m the press box, where his impassioned pleas\ for perfection will be
JUSt a phone call away.
Tl took awhile. but Jef'f Brohm
thinks the constanr pressure he put
on hts little brother has finally
allowed him to no longer view it ao; a
burden, but a challenge.
"1 think he's learned that the more
you relax. the better you're going to
play," Jeff Brohm said. "He''> put all
the expectations and accolades on
the side and just tried have some fun.
lt means a lot to him to finish what
he started. He's rolling the dice a little. but he knows how great the
rewards are."
Colonels hoping to build off last year's strong success
•
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RICHMOND - Eastern
Kentucky University football
coach Danny Hope hopes a
strong finish will lead to a
better start this season.
The Colonels opened with
a 1-4 record a year ago, but
won five or their last six
games to secu,re their 29th
consecutive winning season
The streak is second in the
nation behind Florida Stale,
which hasn't had a losing
campaign in 30 years.
"We ended the season on a
strong note and hopefully we
can carry that momentum
(into the season)," he said .
coordinator· in
Linwood
Eastern had little trouble Ferguson, a veteran assistant
racking up yards (354 yards with more than 30 years of
per game) and scoring point~ experience.
Hope
said
(30 points per game) in the Ferguson focused on the
last six contests last season importance of taking care of
that sparked the team's late the football during spring
turnaround .
drills.
Despite the ability to
"T thmk our new coordinascore, the Colonels struggled tor did a good job m the
with turnovers. Hope's troops spring emphasizing ball secu
coughed up the ball 16 times rity, so hopefully we have that
in the five losses. compared to behind us, .. he said.
just eight in the team 's six
The Colonels' offense will
center around quarterback
victories.
"When we don ' l turn the Josh Greco, who struggled
ball over, we win," Hope said. last season after being named
Now in his fifth season, , Ohio Valley Conference
Hope has a new offensive Offensive Player of the Year
in 2005.
Greco threw 13 interceptions last season and only 10
scores, but Hope said Greco
showed signs or a turnaround
lm;t spring.
"He looked like a veteran
quarterback should look,"
Hope said.
ln the backfield, the
Colonels have three players
capable of making a big play.
Mark Dunn and Bobby
Washington, both seniors,
will anchor the Colonels?
running corps. Sophomore
C.J. Walker will also play a
role in the backfield.
Dunn mshcd for 802 yards
championship of the Music
City Bowl, in which he was
named the game's Most
Valuable Player. He enters the
2007 season with an ac.tivc
school-record streak of 162
consecutive passes without an
interception.
"It's a great thing. but right
now we've just gotlo continue
worrying about the first game
coming up and gel ourselves
ready for the season,"
Woodson said.
"That's wonderful. 1 just
hope he's named that at the
end of the year," Coach Rich
Brooks said. "That would be
··we had a lot of mental
mistakes (during Tuesday''>
practice) and we're going to
have to start narrowing down
the number of people we work
with so we can clean up the
number of mistakes thal are
being made," Brooks said.
''Part of that is based on a few
guys being 'dinged' (shortterm injuries) and not practicing, hut we should stan gelling
some of those guys hack in .a
day or two."
a year ago and needs just 118
more to reach the 2,000 mark
for his career.
Hope said he plans to use
all three players in various
stages of the game.
"We'd like to utili1e those
guys in as many ways as we
can," he said.
Kyle Barber and Quinton
Williams will be Eastern's
two top receivers. Barber was
second in the conference last
-.eason with 50.
Hope said his offensive
line could be the best ofTensive line unit we've had since
T became head coach.
The line will he anchored
by Scan Dumpford. who has
started 33 straight contests in
his career.
The Colonels open the season on Sept. 1 against
Kentucky at Commonwealth
Stadium, the second-ever
meeting between the two state
schools.
''Playing Kentucky is a big
deal for our football team,·· he
said. "1 think it's a great for
the image of our program and
greal for football in the stale
of Kentucky."
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Woodson
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON- University
of Kentucky senior quarterback Andre Woodson has been
chosen first-team preseason
All-America as selected by
Ivan Maisel on ESPN.com.
Woodson completed 63
percent of his passes last sea~ son, good for 3,515 yards and
31 touchdowns, while leading
the Southeastern Conference
in passing yardage, total
offense, and TD pa'lses. He
guided the Wildcat<> to their
best season in 22 years ,
including eight wins and a
wonderful. That would mean
that he did well and we did
well.''
Additional preseason atten
tion for Woodson includes
being on the watch list for the
Maxwell Award, given LO the
national player of the year, and
the Manning Award for the top
quarterback in the country.
Search for consistency:
Coach Rich Brooks said that
his team had a "more spirited"
practice on Tuesday but the
Wildcats still need to play with
more consistency as they work
toward the season opener versus Eastern Kentucky Sept. 1.
Online:
www.ukathletics.com
Kentucky plans 2007
Hall of Fame induction dinner
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON
- University
of
Kentucky Alhjetics' six-person 2007 Hall
of Fame class, announced last spring, is to
be formally inducted in' Lexington the
weekend of Sept. 28-29. The group,
which includes volleyball player Marsha
Bond, men's basketball player Larry
Conley, baseball player Dom Fucci, track
athlete Jim Green, former coach and athletics director Harry Lancaster and football player Moe Williams, will take part in
~
the Hall of Fame Tndu~tion Dinner Friday,
Sept. 28, before being recognized the following day at halftime or the UK-Florida
Atlantic football game.
The Hall of Fame Dinner, to be held at
the Embassy Suites, starts at 6:45 p.m.,
with a reception at 6 p.m. Tickets are $100
for a seat, or $1 ,000 for a table of 10.
Those interested in purchasing tickets
should contact Leslie Bray at 859/2572589.
The UK Athletics Hall of Fame was
started in 2005 to recognize and honor
persons whose participation and contributions enriched and strengthened the
University's athletics program. There is a
five-year waiting period - after leaving
UK to be eligible for inclusion into the
Hall of Fame, and a 10-ycar waiting period to have a jersey retired. An individual
musl be a member of the Hall of Fame to
be eligible for jersey retirement.
A committee consisting of Hall of
Famers, media members. campus reprcsenlatives and current coaches and adminisu·ators elects new inductees each spring.
photo by Jamie Howell
THROWING IT DOWN THE FIELD: Prestonsburg quarterback
Bobby Hughes took to the air on Saturday when the visiting
Blackcats faced host Clay County in a preseason game.
Hughes is Prestonsburg's starting signal-caller.
Lawmakers object to
regulation on athletic eligibility
HtE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - A legislative panel
objected to a regulation on Tuesday that
requires student athletes who transfer
from public to private schools - or vice
versa to sit out for a year.
The Administrative Regulation Review
Subcommittee found the regulation to be
deficient, prompting lawmakers to call for
the State Board of Education to withdraw
it.
State Sen. Dick Rocding, co-chairman
or the subcommittee, said if the regulation
isn' t withdrawn, he and other lawmakers
will push for legislation that would over
ride it when the General Assembly convenes in January.
"They are penalizing students in order
to regulate the supposed recruiting of a~h
letes, instead of penali1.ing the offending
school," said Roeding, R-Lakeside Park.
"W'hy go after an innocent bystander and
t.take away a year of eligibility. That's really wrong."
f
The regulation, approved by the Board rules has been raging between public and
of Education earlier this year, affects ath- private schools for some time as part of a
letes who transfer to other schools as. broader dehale about athletics competifreshmen. Though they would be ineligi- tion between them. Public school officials
ble to play, they could still practice with have complained that private schools
their teams.
recruit top players and have an unfair
The regulation was a sorter version of advantage by orrering financial aid.
a proposal that would have blocked transUnder the plan lawmakers objected to,
fer students in those situations from par- certain high schools and middle schools
ticipating in their sport at the high school would he aligned along geographical
level for a year.
boundaries as part of a feeder system.
The new regulation had been expected Students would have to attend the seventh
to be in place for the 2008 09 school year. and etghth grades in their high schools'
• "This borders on being unconstitution- feeder systems or lose a year or eligibility.
al," Roeding said.
An 18 member Kentucky High School
Stale Sen . Tim Shaughnessy, D- Athletic A<>sociation control board
Louisvillc, called on Gov. Ernie Fletcher approved a stricter version last summer
to ask the Board of Education to withdraw that would hcl\ e prevented pupils who
transfer in those situations from particithe regulation.
"This is a very important issue,'' pating in any way in athletics for a year.
Kentucky lawmakers considered a proFletcher said in a statement. "We intend to
carefully scmtinize the regulation to be posal earlier this year that would have
sure that it addresses recruiting violations pre-empted the new regulation, but that
proposal died.
without unfairly penaliling students ...
ONLINE: ''ww.khsaa.org
Debate over strider sport'> eligibility
YOUTH FOOTBALL: Young Prestonsburg football players
are busy preparing for the 2007 season. Football teams on all
levels are nearing the start of another campaign.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST
17, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Yeley couldn't compete with successful teammates
by JENNA FRYER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLOITE, N.C.
J.J. Yclcy
may very well have a long and sue
cesslul NASCAR career.
It just won't be wllh Joe Gibbs
Racmg.
Kyle Busch will he named the new
dri, er for Gihh'> • llagshtp No. I H on
Tuesday. a hiring that knock~ Yclcy
out of his nde after less than two sea
sons at ASCAR's top level. It make.
Yeley an unlikely tree agent. as he
wasn't exactly terrible during hi ... short
time with the elite Gibbs temn.
The former sprint car star showed
steady improvement as he adjusted to
stock cars. He's polite well-spoken
and stays out of trouble on and off the
track. And he's so likable. Gibbs' top
officials arc still praising him even as
the) push Yeley out the door.
"T love J.J .... team president J.D.
Gibbs -;aid before Sunday's race.
"He's heen a huge part or what we. ve
done over the pa~t . cvcral years. A ton
or talent."
Despite doing everything his team
ever asked of hun, Yeley IS now looking for work because he's a \ictim of
bad timing and an unrealistic barome
ter for success.
Yele) tarred this second full sea-
\llO with one goal: To improve on ht-.
rookie year showmg of 29tJt in the
points.
He's certainly done that, notching
the lin..ttop-lhe finish at Charh1tte in
May. He won a pole at "Michigan in
June, ami he's currently 2l!>t in the
season standings.
But it wasn't enough to save his job
becau,e. ~hen your teammates are
Ton) Stewart and Derul) Hrunhn, an)
thing 'hort or running li.lr wins make"
you the wcakcsr link.
Stewart, a two-time serie' champion, is a perennial title contender and a
threat to wm every weekend. Hamlin,
who graduated to the Ncxtcl up
Scnes at the same ltme as Ycley, rock
eted out or the gate and qualified for
the Chase for the championstup last
year. He finished third in the standings
last year and has hccn ranked No. 2
behind leatler Jerr Gordon the past
eight weeks.
Ilamlm ts proof that young dnvers
can have instant success in NAS( AR.
But he\ the exception. not the mle.
and that suc~ess may have ultimate!)
set Yeley up to fail.
And in a season where Dale
Earnhardt Jr. became the honest free
agent in NASCAR h1story. selling niT
a string of dominoes that can topple
even the mo ·t talented drivers. Yelcy
couldn't allord to r.til
Ycley became e. penddblc as Gibbs
pur:-ued harnhardt, a chase the team
ultimately lost to nval Hendn~k
l\1owr pons. But &unh<trdt goin" 10
Hendrick pu<>hcd Busch mto free
agency. uml Gibbs
officials had nn
qualms settling for
-.econd pnze
The courtmg of
Bu" ·h h.td to be
easier
than
1-arnhan.lt. und the
plans that had been
put torether for
Earnhardt could
J.J. Veley
ea\tly be slufted to
Bu ch.
Yeley under-.tando; the g.une, and
he know 1t's hard Ic1r an) car owner lo
pass up the opportumty to 1gn a top
name.
"Obviously there are omc dri\-crs
out there that ha~e become avmlahle
rhar have hakcn up A 'Ci\R." he
a1d l<ISt weekend.
He accept(.'{) months ngo that it
would be difficult to hang onto his job
-even as h1 learn as~ured htm he controlled lm furore in the 1 o. I R.
"II T gel lired, T gel fired," Ycley
said after finishing second at
Charlotte. "There are a couple of ot~er
plal.:CS I C<tn !!O. I'm not worried ahc~ul
gelling a tide. If I couldn't find any
thmg to cxlcl Cup, I'll go hack and
race print c,u .
<VrJuu'~ lhc only 1l11ng r know ho~
to do, rcgarcllc., It it' here or somewhere cl~c.''
Before th1s . tmt m the Nextcl
Cup Senes, Yeley was accu'>
tomed to MICCe !'.. He w.t the
youngest dri \ er to rece1 vc a
CSAC lken-.e when he did it at
16 in 1992, and he tllx:trnc the
youngest driver to 4uallfy lor the
Indianapolis 500 when he did at
21 In 1998.
lie hrokc A.J. J o) t's record
for l SA(' wms m a season wtth
24 <f'oyt had I lJ) and he JOtned
Stewart a<> the on!) dm ers m USAC
lllstor) to v. 111 lis Triple Crown in
2003.
Yele) wa:. 10 NASC \H the next
year with a upcr tcnm <md n high
probahthty oJ '>Ucces-;. But 11 never
happened a. he was plagued with had
luck <Uld never bUilt on the con !';ten
cy his teammate!; had-e pecially this
'cason.
He openctlthe year with two ~lrong
finishc . hm a dmppcd lug nut in Las
Vegas ended ~hal hould h;ne heen a
strong mn. lk was in the rop 10 at
Brbtol until mec:hamc:al failure
dropped him to 36th. A ptt-road penalty
and
late
spin
abotaged
Martinsville, and he was wrecked the
next week hy David Ragan on the first
lap in Texa~- lew.ling w a last-place
fint\h.
1-hs engine overheated at Talladega,
a shock mount hrnke in Dover, he had
a weak motor at the tirst Pocono. a
mtssing lug nul in Indianapolis, and
after truggling at Pocono two weeks
ago, lound out later he had a had part
on his car the entire race.
Tho"e problems never seem lo
plague hi. teammates - at least not
with the frequency it happens to Yeley
and that hasn't been lost on hun.
When the 1ssues continued to mount.
he hcllev~ he W<h never given the
per ·onnel change that maybe could
ha' e prevented future problem<;.
"We've always seemed to have the
liulc problems that cost u...... he said
"We've been missing something very
llllilUte and this i · by far the toughest
series in the world. One linlc thing
means a tenth. a tenth me(41S ten posi
Lions on the race track. So you have to
find that perfect chemistry.
"Some or the teams have made
huge changes during the year to find
that ehembtry. We may have ju~l
taken roo slow of an approach to find
lt."
A LOOK AT THIS WEEK'S NASCAR RACES
by BRIAN KACHARABA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASCAR NI<:XTEL CUP
3M Performam.-e 400
Site: Brooklyn, Mich.
Schedule: Fnday. qualifymg
(Speed Channel, 3: I 0 p.m.);
Sunday, race (ESPN, 2 p.m.).
Track: Michigan International
Speedway (D-shaped oval, 2
miles, 18 degrees banking m
tums). Race distance: 400
mile . 200 laps.
La">t race: Ton) Stewart took
advantage of a stunning mistake
b) JeiT Gordon with two laps to
go to win rhc Centurion Boats
at The Glen at Watkiru; Glen
International. Gordon. who
started from the pole and led a
race-high 51 laps, seemed to
have his lOth road course victory in hand, but he spun out on
his own heading into rhe ftrst
tum ~ ith Stewart a couple or
car-lengths hehind. Gvrtlon finished ninrh.
Last year: Mall Kenseth easily kept Jeff Gordon at hay in
the final laps to wm his third
race of the season. Gordon
charged from 12th place on a
restart with 36 laps to go in the
200 lap race - but he ran out of
time and linished I 0 car-lengths
behind Kcnscth.
Fa t racts: Seven drivers in
the top I 0 of the point standmgs, have won at Michigtm
lntcmational Speedway. Jeff
Gordon, Mart Kenseth, Tony
Stewart. and Carl &!wards have
won in the NEXTEL Cup
Series, while JelT Burton, Kyle
Busch. and Kevin Harvick have
won in the Busch Series .... JeiT
Gordon has 14 top-five and 19
top 10 tirushes as well as four
wins rhis season. Gordon is 344
points ahead of Denny Hmnlin
in the standings .... Joe Gibbs
Racing, winners of three Nextel
Cup Series championships and
more than 70 NASCAR races.
hac; signed Kyle Busch to chive
tor the No. 18 team m Textel
Cup hcginning in 2008 .... Kyle
Petty. who suflered a bmken
hand in last week's ruce at
Watkins G!en, may not race this
weekend. .. Furnllure Row
Racing announced Kenny
Wallace is stepping down as the
driver of No. 7R car and Will
remain with the remn a~ a con
sultant.
Next race: Sharpie 500. Aug.
25, Bristol, Tenn
NASCAR BUSCH
Carfax 250
Site: Brooklyn, l\lich.
Schedule: Saturday. qual if)ing (Speed Channel, I I: 10
a.m.): race (ESP~ ~2. 3:~0 p.m.).
Track: Michigan lntcmarional
Speedwa} (D shaped oval, 2
miles, 18 degrees banking in
turns). Race distance: 250
miles. 125 laps.
Lnsl race: Ke\ in Harvtck.
the defending Busch Sc1ics
cllarnpwn. led n laps and beat
Jeff Burton hy 3.5 seconds in
the Zippo 200 at Wutkms Glen
International. Han tck posted
ht · se<.:ond consecutive wm.
firth thi..., ea~on and ) hi of h1.
career. He is tted with Jack
Tngram 10r second in career
wms hclund .Mark larrin\ 47.
Last year: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
humped Carl Edwards out of
the Wa) on a restart in overtime
and gr,1bbed a contentious \ ICtory.
Fa..,t facls. Carl Edward" has
a 766-point lead OYer Da\id
Reutimann in the standings....
Titrcc-timc 1ndyCar Scric~
chrunpwn run Homish Jr. will
make
hi.
M ichigdn
Intcrn<tllonal Speedway debut
in the Carfax 250. Homi-;h is
currently fil'lh in TndyCar Serie!;
driver point standings.... MlS is
the lirst track LO use a polymerenhanced asphalt especially formulated tilr !ugh banked racing
and harsh Mtchigan winters....
~Text race: Food City 250.
Aug. 24, Bristol. Tenn.
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN
TRUCKS
O'Reilly 200
Site: Bristol, 'lenn.
Schedule: Wednesday, Aug.
22, qualifying, 4 p.m. (Speed
Channel, 6:::10 p.m. tape); race
(Speed Channel, 8 p.m.). Track:
• a-,)1\ ille Superspeedwa} (tri0\'al 1.33 miles. 14 de~'Tees
hanking in tum'>). Race distance: 200 miles, I 50 laps.
La!)t race: Mike Skinner
completely dominated the Built
Ford Tough 225 leading 135 of
150 laps to ~am his scrics-lcadmg fourth VICtory of the Sea!>On.
With the victory, Skinner
hecame just the second driver
50 years or older to win a series
race and set a record hy leading
his 13th consecutive race. He
celebrated his 50th birthday two
weeks ago.
Last year: Ron Hornatla} Jr.
easily won h'is 29th career
NASCAR Craftsman Truck
race, coming from the 21st
position to mn away with the
Built Ford Tough 225. Rick
Crawford slipped by Brendan
Gaughan for second.
Fast facts: Mike Skinner
holds an 82 point lead over Ron
Hornaday. ... Practice for the
race will take place Tuesda),
Aug. 2 I .... The Truck Senes
will be the first NASCAR series
to compete on the newly resurfaced half-mile oval. ...
Next race: Dodger Dealers
Ram Tough 200. Sept. 1,
Madtson, Ill.
Joe Gibbs Racing signs
Kvle Busch to drl a in '08
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
HUNTERSViLLE, N.C. Joe Gtbbs Racing, wtnners of
three Ncxtcl Cup Series championships and more than 70
NASCAR races, has c;;igncd
22-year old Kyle Busch to
dme for the No. 18 team in
Nextel Cup beginning in
2008.
··wc·re extremely pleased
to have Kyle Busch as a part
of the family here at Joe Gibhs
Racing," said J.D. Gibbs.
president of JGR. "Kyle is
extremely talented. as h1s
track record ha~ proven, anti
he had a lot of teams to choose
from in determining who
would give him the best
chance to win. Oh\ iously,
we're glad he chose JGR. and
he'll have all the tools and
resources he needs ro win
races and contend for championships."
Busch <.:omes to JGR a
proven winner in each of
NASCAR's national touring
series. with four Craftsman
Tru<.:k Series Yictories, eight
Busch Series wins and four
Nextel Cup triumphs.
"After talking with a lot of
different teams and vi iting
their shops, Joe Gibbs Racing
is where l want to he," said
Busch. whose contract with
JGR mns through the 2010
season. "The Nextel Cup
Sencs is filled with good
teams and good people. but
the moment T saw the shop
and began talking with Joe
and J.D. Gibbs, there was a
level of comfort that made me
feel like this is where T belong.
"1 want to win races and
championships, and Joe Gibb
Racing's three-car/one-team
philosophy gives me the best
opportunity to do that."
Busch will take over for
J.J. Yeley, current dri,er or the
No. 18 Chevrolet, following
the conclu..,ion or the 2007
season. He'll hcgin preseason
te ting as a teammute to tv..-otimc
cxtcl Cup champion
Tony Stewart and 2006 Nextel
Cup rookie of' the year Denny
Hamlin.
The 2008 season will mark
Busch's fourth full eason m
Nextel Cup. He wrrently
competes
for
Hendnck
Motorspons, where he ran a
six-race schedule 10 2004
before joining the -.eries lull
time in 2005.
While at Hendnck. Bus<.h
scored a number of nulcstones. The Las \egas natlve
began racing at age 12 and
reached NASCAR' premier
series in just eight year-;. As a
result, Busch lays claim to
being the )Ounge-,t Nextel
Cup rookie of the ) car, v.:inning the title at .1ge 20 on the
heels of two wins. a po1c. nine
top tive tinishe · and 13 top
10 finishe~ Hts maugural wm
at California Speedway m
September 2005 made 11u~;ch
the youngest Ncxtcl Cup race
winner (20 year~. 4 months, 2
days). A prelude to that win
was Bu-.;ch'" pok at California
when the scric~ first 'i ired
the track in February. making
Rusch Nextel Cup·, )llllllge~t
pole wmner ( 19 year • 9
month-.,, 24 days).
Busch's second season
proved his rot1kie year was no
fluke. as the 2002 honor grad
uate lrom Durango High
Sl:hool flmshcd the 2006 ca1:>0n with one ~in, a pole. 10
top-five~ and 18 top-lOs. fhc
strong season earned Bu-.,ch
yet another nulcs!Onc, as he
became the )Ounge't Nextel
Cup timer to qualify !'or the
Chase tor the Nextel Cup.
Bu:.ch continue' to showca. e hb sk.,lls in 2007. He currently tls etghth in potnh
v. ith .1 March win at Bristol
Motor Speedway lughlighting
hts Jive top-thcs and I 2 top1a~. and he appears poi-.ed to
make a repeat appearance 111
tlu year's Cha... e for the
• exlel Cup.
"While excited ahout my
ne~ opporlllllll} with Joe
Gibbs Ra ing. 1 remain committed to fim,hing tim yedf
trong and runmng for the
~hampwnshtp," Bu-;ch <;atd.
Appeals court sides with
NASCAR In AT&T dlsp 18
by HARRY R. WEBER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA - A ru!tng hy a federal
appeah court cleared the way for
NASCAR to prevent AT&T lnc. from featuring its logo on Jeff Burton's No. 31
Rich~d Childress Racing Chevrolet.
The 11th U.S. Circmt Court of Appeals
said Monday in it!') order that San
Antonio bused AT&T lacks ...,tanding to
challenge TASCAR's deci-.ion.
The court, therefore, threw out a lower
court'<; ruling that prevented NASCAR
from stopping AT&T's plans. The appeals
court remanded the case to the U.S.
District Court in Atlanta for dismissal.
At issue is AT&Ts desire to change the
Cingular logo on Burton'~ cur to the
AT&T logo. AT&T bought Atlanta ba-;ed
BeiiSouth Corp. lasl year, gaining full
control of Cingular and has since rehranded the cell phone provider under the
AT&T name.
NASCAR has tried to prevent the
Cingular logo from being changed to the
AT&T logo on Burton's car because
AT&T rival Sprint Nextel Corp. spon or
NASCAR's premier series, the Ncxtel
Cup. and has exdu~ive right'> as the
telecommunications company ror the
serie ·.
Attorneys ror NASCAR and Sprint
Ncxtcl have argued rhc only exceptions
are companies, mduding Cingular, that
already sponsored cars v. hen Ncxtel
reached 1ts agreement \\ith NASCAR.
"Because Cingular I now AI & r
Mobility] wa'> netther a part)' to nor an
intended beneficiary or the (grandfather
clau-;e], it ha., not it elf sufferetl a legally
cognizable injur) as u rcsull
NASCAR 's interpretation," the threcjutlge panel wrote in its unanimous decision to overturn the Ma) I X dectston \If
U.S. District Court Judge Man in Shoob.
Cingular's parent has argued tlwt it~
rights included changmg tl'i brand name
'fl AT&T.
In May, Shoob Issued a prehnunar)
injunction barrmg NASCAR and any entity affiliated with 1t from interfering wtlh
or
pnoto courtesy of Carlson Race Photos
LATE MODEL VETERAN: Allen driver Brandon Kinzer (18)
battled for position during a recent Carolina Clash race at
Wythe Raceway in Virginia.
Andretti to take over 49
Dodge for rest of season
.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
CHARLOTI'E. i .C.
In
an ongomg effort to tncrea-;e
the compctiti\·c level of the
No. 49 team. BAM Racing
amwunced Monda) that John
Andretti will drive the cur Jor
the remamder of th~ 2007
cxtel Cup Scric.· season
hegtnn1ng
at
Michigan
International Spccdwa}.
Andretti has two wins, 13
top-five and 37 top-10 fimshes along \\ nh rour role positions in series competit10n. In
3.:15 career start~~ he ha-; an
average .startmg position of
22.3 and an average finish
24.3.
Pre\ iousl)
th1s
year.
ndretti raced for Petry
Enterprise in four events and
also drove in one race ror
owner Bob Jenkins.
or
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP
Last Week's Race:
Aug. 12 -Centurion Boats at The Glen, Watkins Glen,
N.Y. (Tony Stewart)
Remaining Races:
Aug. 19-3M Performance 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 25- Sharpie 500, Bnstol, Tenn.
Sept. 2 NASCAR Nextel Cup Senes 500, Fontana,
Ca if.
Sept. 8 - Chevy Rock-and-Roll 400, Rtchmond, Va.
Sept. 16- Sylvanta 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 23- Dover 400, Dover, Del.
Sept. 30 - Kansas 400. Kansas City, Kan
Oct. 7- UAW-Ford 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 13 - Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 21 - Subway 500, Martinsville, Va.
Oct. 28- Georgia 500, Hampton, Ga.
Nov. 4 - D1Ck1es 500, Fort Worth, Texas.
Nov 11 - Checker Auto Parts 500 Avondale, Anz.
Nov. 18- Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
x-non points race
AT&T's tights us pnmary -;pon-;or of the
Burton car in .1 ASCAR Cup erie-, raceo.;.
In his ntling regardmg Burton ·s car,
Shoob smd. "The com1 concludel> that the
cont1nued appearance ol the Cmgular
brand on the • o. 31 car. unac<.:ompamed
hy any tndtC.tllon that Cingular mm do :-.
husincss ,1:-, AI'& I, is likely to confuse
NASC \R lans"
Shooh also concluded that AT&T has
·hown 1t wtll ~ufler urepar.tble harm m
the fonn of lo . of goodwill .m I los. of
exdus1 e rights to renev. ih pon'or~h1p
agreement unless the ~.:ourt ts~ues the
uuunction.
But the lederal appeab court ltlted the
inJunction Monday. a)Ing in part that
under Ge~1rgta law AT&T "•1'- not a third
party hcncf1Liary of an agreement
betv.ccn. AS AR rutd Rtchard Chtldr ss
Racing and. as a rcsulr. it lacks st.mding to
Driver Standings: 1. Jeff Gordon, 3,384; 2. Denny
challenge
ASCAR'" mterprctmwn of
Hamlin, 3,040; 3. Matt Kenseth, 2,952; 4. Tony Stewart,
th,n agreement
:2.939;
5. Carl Edwards, 2,824; 6. Jeff Burton, 2,806; 7.
The Lase, whtch mcludes a 100 m1l
I ton countcrsutl b~ NAS( AR U)!Utn t J1mm1e Johnson, 2,789; 8. Kyle Busch, 2,757; 9. Clint
Bowyer, 2,667; 10. Kevin Harvlck, 2,655.
AI & 1. 1 ~till chcdulcd to go to trial.
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AUTOMOTIVE
Wheels/Mise
HICKS
AUTO
SALES
DAVID ROAD
OOk
!"ere '?r a
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$8
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,795
1it.
96 Toyota Avalon,
140,000
miles.
-xtra
sharp.
4,000
.;.2001 Ford Tarus
.:SES 80,000 miles.
4.495, Moonroof.
~2
Pathfinder,
utomatic, $1,650.
~6' Buick Century
1, 100.
86-2842
86-3451.
1994
Pontiac
randAm.
xcellent condition.
uick sale! Call
ussell or Dale at
74-2512.
Suburban,
miles, 1
$3,500.
wner,
993
Acura
edgend,
133K
miles, leather, sunoof, Bose stereo
3,900 Call 889·
605 or 226·6291.
999
Chevy
llverado
Z-71
X4 extended cab.
lack in color.
20,000
miles.
sking $8,500. Call
86-1955 or 205-531.
96 Chevy Blazer
.3 V6 motor. Call
06-794-5234
...,OOD
CONDIION..
Asking
2,000
otorcycle's for
ale 2002 Harleyavidson XL 1200
2004 Honda
'
oreman excellent
also
·ondition,
)006
Harleyavidson XL833·
ew 230 miles
lack. All are in
Excellent conditton.
'"'all 606-226·2455.
ake over payants. Call 606.377-7886
1998 Dodge
rand Caravan,
oaded 1,500.00
irrn. Also a G.E.
Electric Stove. Call
.:S86·6554 Leave
essage
~amper
tor sale!!
full size Ford pick
up. Excellent con·
dition! $100 889
"9354.
t=OR SALE
Submergible deep
well Meyer pumps.
Half 3 quarter and
1 horse power. Call
358-2000.
EMPLOYMENT
.Job Listings
Position
available! Golf Course
Superintendent.
(Must have at least
2 years experience) Golf Course
Maintenance
(Outside
Maintenance) Pro
shop and Cart
Attendant (Must be
friendly, have a
professional
appearance, and
cash register experience) . Call for
more details. T.
Bruce Oldendick,
PGAMember.
Class 2A Water
Operator needed.
Submit application
and or mail resume
to
Wheelwright
Utility Comm. PO
353, Wheelwright,
Ky 41669, Attn:
Gary Mccoy. Tel #
452·4273.
Wanted: Part time
lady to work in
antique and gift
shop. Please call
886·9995.
AVON
Sign up for 10.00
and Receive Free
gift. Earn pocket or
career money, you
decide. Call Jency
at 886-2082
Acosta Sales has
opening in Eastern
Kentucky
doing
resets tn Food City
Stores.
Mail
resume to Acosta
Sales 6332 Baum
Drive
Knoxville,
Tenn. 37919
The University of
Kentucky College
of
Agriculture
Cooperative
Extension Service
is looking g for a
Program Assistant
for
4-H
Youth
Development
to
work in the Floyd
County Extension
Service
Office.
Work will be 37.5
hours per 2week .
A brief job description includes with
the 4-H Clubs (in
school ,community,
and special interest) a nd the county's
after-school
tutorial tor families
with learning differences.
Position
requires a minimum
of a high school
diploma or GED
equivalent
Knowledge f and
experience with the
Cooperative
Extension
Service/4-H
Program is preferred. To apply for
AG518211 A U.K./
Online Application
must be submitted
t
0
www.uky.edu/ukjob
s. The qualifications
and
job
responsibilitieS may
also be viewed on
the
website.
Application deadline is August 24,
2007.
For more
information
or
assistance Call The
Floyd
County
Extension Service
at 606 886·2668
H & A Block ...
Learn to prepare
taxes and earn
great
seasonal
income. Call1-866891-1950.
Legal Secretary
needed! Reply to
PO
Box
1746
Prestonsburg, Ky
41653.
WELDERS
Pipeline
welders/fabricators needed
immediately.
Excellent pay &
benefits. Call Mike
at C.J. Hughes
Construction 304399-2301 or
e m a i
I
mgordon@ cj hughes.com.
Registered Nurse
Opening
The Floyd County
Health Department
has an opening for
a Local Health
Nurse I. Duties will
include: Provides
basic nursing care
to client; Uses basic
computer skills to
access data; and
communicates well
both in writing and
orally with working
skills in the application of nursing techniques and procedures.
Minimum
Education
and
Experience:
An
Associate Degree
or diploma
an
accredited college
university or school
of nursing; must
All Buyers and
Sellers Welcome.
For more information call 285-9798
all
have
met
requirements
of
KRS 314.041 having received a provisional license and
approval to practice
as a Registered
Nurse
Applicant
(RNA) or having a
current active KY
registered
nurse
license. (compact
states also accepted)
Salary range is
13.40-15.16
per
hour based on
expenence.
Applications
are
available at the
Floyd
County
Health Department
at 283 Goble St. in
Prestonsburg, KY
Monday
though
Friday 8-4 and must
be returned there
with transcript and
copy of current
license by close of
business August
24,
2007.
Preference will be
given to applicants
with nursing experience.
We are an equal
opportunity employer.
your heart is. Call
Joyce at 606-8898529 or 606-2266366. On call in
home assistance
can help you.
BOOK FOR SALE
A book by Donald
Crisp "Growing up
on Bucks Branch".
In Floyd county, on
sale now!!!! $12.50
plus shipping and
handling. Contact
Donald at 2853385.
Land For Sale,
Approx 17 acres,
over 400 ft. of
Bottomland
wtth
some amount of
frontage on KY Rt.
466. City water
available on all
frontage. Cali 606452·2792
SALES PROFESSIONAL NEEDEDIf
being
THE
BEST,Eaming THE
BEST and working
with THE BEST
motivates
you:
Apply at Bluegrass
State
Home
Showcase,
606·
874-1050
Animals
Office Space for
lease in Cross
Roads shopping
center, Pike Co.
1,260 Sq. Ft. and
1,320 Sq. Ft. set up
as possible Dr.
Office. Call 606432-1488.
100
Workers
needed. Assemble
crafts, wood items.
To
$480/wk.
Materials provided.
Free information
Pkg 24' Hr. 801428-4649.
JOB
OPENING
Renos Roadhouse
in Prestonsburg is
now hiring for all
positions. ShiftsDay and Night.
Apply in person
only
Services
The
Nursing
Home is not your
only option! My
company
has
trained experience
people ready to
help with all your
needs in your own
home, stay where
MEDICAL STAFF
The United States Penitentiary Big Sandy, in Inez,
Kentucky, is recruiting for Mid-Level Practitioners. We are currently looking for experienced
medical staff that are interested in a position in the
law enforcement field. Candidates must have an
acll\ c. current license in a State, District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or.
a Territory of the U.S. The federal government
offers optional early retirement (any age with 25
years service or at age 50 with at least 20 years of
sen ice), excellent wages, pre-tax retirement sa vings w/matching government contributions up to
5% of the base pay, 10 paid holidays. paid vacations, available sick leave. shift differential, uniform allowance, CEU funding, excellent health
and life insurance options, etc. Salary is commensurate with experience. Possible recruitment
bonuses available upon approYal.
If interested, contact the Employee Services
Department at (606) 433-2400, Ext. 2540, or the
Health Services Administration at (606) 4332400, Ext. 1101. The Federal Bureau of Prisons is
an Equal Opportunity Employer.
BOOK FOR SALE
Korners of inspira·
tion (A collaboration
of
Kim's
Priority·
Korner).
mail $13.30, shipping UPS $20.00,
allow 2-4 weeks for
delivery. To order
send check or
money order to
Kim Frausre 955
Abbott Mountain
Road Prestonsburg
Ky 41653, or email
klfrasure@ bellsouth.net
Dog Needs A
Home!! Relocating
couple needs a loving home for a great
dog. Neutered male
Doberman
Mix.
Good watch dog!
$25, negotiable.Call
606-424-1701
Furniture
For Sale: Both
like new Metal
Headboard
and
frame. Solid oak
dinette set priced n
bed
$174.00,
dinette $250.00.
Call 874-1092 or
886-4530.
Yard Sale
Estate
Sale,
Furniture, picture's, glassware.
Saturday 18th 140
S Evergreen Street
turn at Bevins
Street, near the v.
Misc.
Auction on Bucks
Branch Tues. and
Thurs. at 7:00p.m.
Looking
for
Friend to talk with
on phone, 4555yrs, Call 87 42512
REAL ESTATE
3 BR 2 bath for
sale.
$40.000.
Also, 2 BR 1 bath
$25,000 will sell
together or separately Located in
Dwale across 1sr
railroad cross1ng +
go straight. Call
606-634-8665 or
606-634-9111.
Sale or Lease
Mount
Sterling
Farm for Salel
Approximately 33
acres farm located
near
Mount
Sterling, Kentucky
near HW 460 with
a 250 rail tobacco
farm, 3 BR, 2 1/2
bath house with
central
air/heat.
Contact (606) 8742330 or (859)-4980209.
Established business w1th 240 ft.
road frontage, 2
adjoining lots available on main road
through town, close
to courthouse. 606791-3663
FOR RENT
Beauty shop equip!
with 3 stations and
tanning bed. Would
consider renting tor
commercial
use
other than beauty
shop. At. 122 1
mile
South
of
Martin across from
Garth
Technical
School. Must have
references. 2859112.
FOR SALE
FHA
Spepial
finance program.
$0 down if you own
land or use family
land. We o.wn the
bank,
your
Call
approved!
606-474-6380.
FARM FOR SALE
Floyd county 75
acres more or less,
tt 1100 off US 23
East Point Upper
Ltttle Paint. Lum
Derossett Branch.
Call 606·325-4430
or 606-325-2809.
Level- Sloping and
timber.
Extra Nice home
for Lease 3,000 sq
ft. walk-in basement ideal for small
business/residential JCT 80 and 680
eastern, KY. Floyd
Co. Call 606-3776607
Rentals
Building tor Rent
50X90,
18'
Ceilings,12X12
Garage
Door,
$450.00 per month
Martin, Ky. 2853368
886-6208
2 BR apt located
at Hueysvulle Ky,
remodeled, renovated, good condition. Call 270-2595546
2 BR 1 1/2 bath
central heat and
air. 1 mile North of
Prestonsburg. No
pets' Call 886-9747
or 886-9007.
3 BR 2 bath apt.
for rent located in
Martin.
$300
deposit plus $500
per mo plus utili·
ties. 285-1 000
Renovated
Apartments like
new,
furnished,
downtown Martin. 1
BR and efficiency
apartments. Call
285-3233 behNeen
10a-6p M-S.
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent
starting at $375.
month, + $300.
depostt
water
included Located
near HRMC. 606889-9717.
Houses
HOUSE
FOR
RENT
EXCELLENT
NEIGHBORHOOD
1600 Sq ft house 3
BR 2 bath, kitchen,
utility room, heat
pump, built in vaccume. Gated community, references
and
deposit
required. Located
in Knott County.
$535 per month.
call438-6104.
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Nice 3 BR one
bath house for rent
in
Eastern
Appliances included. NOT HUD
APPROVED, NO
PETS. Call 606358-4515
after
6:00p only.
2 BR house tor
rent at Martin. $500
per month, plus
secunty deposit.
Call 794·0249.
l\[ohilc lllmll·s
1 house and 1
mobile home both
furnished, sutiable
for working people
, very clean. private. Call 606-8863941
606-2050215.
LOTS
FOR
Building for rent:
50x90, 18" ceilings,
12x12 garage door
$450 per month,
Martin Ky. 2853368.
Commercial
building for rent,
900 square feet
near Dewey Lake.
Call 226-0159
New 1 BR apt for
rent
located
between
Prestonsburg and
Painstville. $500
per month plus
$250 deposit. Call
791-6016
relax on this large covered front porch
enJOY cooking out on the large deck of this
BR, 2 Bath, 2 story home. Only 10 min.
Shopping downtown also close to new
Prestonsburg Elementary School. Located
0 mtle rough and tough branch on "h""'"'"<>•
lane. for appointment call 886-6682.
2 BR Apartment 4
rent
Newly
remodeled
near
Dewey Lake Call
226-0159
For Rent clean,
nice upstairs studio
apartment
HUD
approved
Deposit required
Rent $325.00 Call
PREMIER ELKHORN
COAL COMPANY
Myra, Kentucky
3 adJOintng houses and LARGE lots in downtown
Prestonsburg. Ideal tor commercial or residential
use. Located on comer of Rt. 1428 and S. Central
Ave. Bnck rome WJth ongtnal hardwood interior
plus Two rental rouses Close to schools. courthouse and shopping $575 000 for appointment
or more Information call 886·9668 or 226·6871
is now accepting applications for the
following position:
Personnel Assistant
Provide support in functional .areas of the
human resources department, which may
include employee records, recruitment and
employment, employee benefits, affirmative
action, and HR generalist duties. Computer
skills required. Excellent interpersonal skills
required. College degree (bachelor's) preferred. Prior HR experience preferred.
Applicatons will be accepted at:
Kentucky Department for
Employment Services
138 College Street
Pikeville, KY 41501
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company is an EOE.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
RENT New mobile
park lots, Allen
Dwale area, Floyd
County. Restrictions
Paved
apply.
Streets.
lighted
area,
parking
pads.AII sizes call
606-377-2357
Trailer for rent:
$320 per month.
Located on Buffalo.
$200 deposit. Call
886-0200.
FOR RENT
2 MH for rent
Banner area. 87 40267.
LEGALS
PUBLIC
LEGAL NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT
FLOYD COUNTY
EMERGENCY
PLANNING
COMMITTEE
Pursuant
to
Section 324. Title Ill
of
the
Federal
Superfund
Amendments and
Reauthorization Act
{SARA) of 1986 (PL
99-499), the following information is
provided in compliance
with
the
Community Rightto-Know
require•
ments of the SARA
Law, and the open
meetings and open
records provisions
of
Kentucky
Revised Statutes.
Members of the
public may contact
the Floyd County
Emergency
Planning
Committee,
283
Goble
Street,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653, or
by calling (606)
886-9678.
The
Floyd
County
Emergency
Planning
Committee
conducts meetings at
Courthouse Annex
313
Building,
Westminster Street,
or at other locations, in accordance
with the Kentucky
Open
Meetings
Law. Members of
the Public may
request to be notified of regular or
~ special meetings as
provided in KRS
61.820 and KRS
61.825. Records of
the
Planning
Committee, including
the
county
emergency
response
plan,
material safety data
sheets, and inventory forms, or any follow-up emergency
notices as may subsequently
be
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issued, are open for
inspection,
and
members of the
public who wish to
review
these
records may do so,
8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., Eastern Time,
Monday
through
Friday, at the Floyd
County Emergency
as
Management,
required by the
Open
Kentucky
Records Law. The
local 24-hour tetephone number for
purposes of emergency notification,
by
as
required
SARA, is (606) 4337711.
requests for a per- be filed with the
mit conference must Director, Division of
be filed with the Permits, #2 Hudson
Director, Division of Hollow, U.S. 127
Mine Permits, #2 South,
Frankfort,
Hollow, 'Kentucky 40601.
Hudson
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
NOTICE OF
40601.
INTENTION TO
PUBLIC
NOTICE
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE Pursuant
0317
to Application
In
accordance
Number 836with KRS 350.055,
Notice is hereby
given that
H20
Construction Co.,
Inc., has filed an
application with the
Natural Resources
and Environmental
Protection Cabinet
to constru.ct a 40x80
equipment maintenance building. The
property is located
at 1, 100 feet up
Mare Creek Road
from US 23 South.
Any comments or
obJections concerning this application
shall be directed to:
Kentucky Division of
Water,
Water
Resources Branch,
14 Reilly Road,
Office
Frankfort
Park,
Frankfort,
Kentucky
40601 .
Phone: (502) 5643410.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 836-
5485
In
accordance
with KRS 350.055,
notice is hereby
given that RAS
Holdings, LLC, 257
East Court Street
Prestonsburg, KY
41653 has applied
for a permit tor surface, auger and
underground coal
mining
operation
located 2.25 miles
Southeast
of
McDowell in Floyd
County. The proposed operation will
disturb 54.9 surface
acres and underlie
72.2 acres and the
total area within the
permit boundary will
be 111.9 acres.
The
proposed
operation is approximately 2.50 miles
Southeast of KY
Route 122's junction with KY Route
608 and located at
the intersection of
Spewing
Camp
Branch and Left
Fork of Beaver
C r e e k
The
proposed
operation is located
on the McDowell
U.S G.S. 7 ? minute
quadrangle
map.
The surface area to
be disturbed is
owned by Melvin
Anderson
Heirs.
The operation will
underlie land owned
by Melvin Anderson
Heirs. This operation will utilize the
surface
contour,
auger and underground methods of
mining to facilitate
coal
removal.
The application
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Department for
Natural Resources
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
6,
Drive,
Suite
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
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accepting sealed bids for 30" galvanized, drain pipe. Some of it has been
used, so we encourage bidders to
inspect the pipe prior to submitting a
bid. The pipe is located at the
Prestonsburg City Garage. The following lengths are available.
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Sealed bids must be submitted no
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The City of Prestonsburg reserves
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Pursuant to
Application
Number 836-
0335
Amendment No.
2
In
accordance
with the provisions
of KRS 350.070,
notice is hereby
given that Miller
Bros. Coal, LLC,
P.O. Box 990, 433
Daniels
Creek
Road,
Allen,
Kentucky
41601
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
and
additional
155.6 acres of surface
disturbance
and will add an
additional
157.5
underground acres
making the total
area within the permit boundary will be
796. 1
acres.
The amendment
area is approximately 1.8 miles
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 quad·
rangle maps. The
amendment will use
the contour strip
and highwall/auger
methods of mining.
The surface area is
owned by Reed
Brothers
Holding
Company,
Inc.,
John F. Hoover,
Lisa & Edmond
Watkins,
Martin
Vanderpool, Larry
Conley,
Wayne
Gearheart, Elden
Bailey,
Marwood
Inc.,
Land Co.,
Miller Bros. Coal,
LLC, Thelma &
Lurie Hoover, and
G.M.O.
Forestry
Fund 3, LP. The
operation will underlie surface area
owned by Reed
Brothers
Holding
Inc.,
Company,
John F. Hoover,
Lisa & Edmond
Watkins,
Martin
Vanderpool, Larry
Conley,
Wayne
Gearheart, Elden
Bailey,
Marwood
Inc.,
Land Co.,
Miller Bros. Coal,
LLC, Thelma &
Lurie Hoover, and
G.M.O.
Forestry
Fund
3,
LP.
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
D r i v e
,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit conference must
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 3.6
miles northeast of
Lancer in Floyd
County. The proposed operation will
disturb 454.15 surface acres and
165.26 acres of
underground area,
making a total permit area of 619.41
acres.
The
proposed
operation is approximately 2.9 miles
east from Corn Fork
Road's junction with
KY 3 and Is located
on Corn Fork 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 Clark
Pergrem and Jesse
Rudd, Steven Todd
and Bonnie Harris,
Floyd Harris Heirs,
Bill
Monroe
Thompson, and Bill
Monroe Thompson
Heirs. The permit
area will underlie
land owned by
Floyd Harris Heirs,
Clark Pergrem and
Jesse Rudd, Steven
Todd and Bonnie
Harris, Bill Monroe
Bill
Thompson,
Monroe Thompson
Heirs, Holly Rose,
Mike and Teresa
Stratton. Evan and
Mary Rose, John
Hunt, Lewis and
Emma Hunt, Mary
Lucille Willis, Jewel
Crider, Donald L.
and Joyce Goble,
Rhonda Gail Goble
Ousley,
Ransom
Hunt, and Lewis
Hunt. The operation will use the
area,
contour,
underground, and
auger/highwall
methods of mining.
The 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
adv~rtisement
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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include the price for material and
installation of metal roofing material,
references for the past 10 years, and a
Bid Bond. The successful bidder must
furnish Insurance certificates plus
Payment and Performance bonds.
Wages must be paid in accordance
with all applicable Federal, State and
Local wage requirements, plus other
documents as required for working in
public housing. For more information,
please contact Bruce Coleman,
Housing Authority of Martin, P.O. Box
806, Martin, KY 41649, 606-285-3681.
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Ffrst Presbyterian, North Lake Drrte; Sunday School,
930 a.m.. WorshipSer#..e, 11 a.m. Rev. Vtd<i Poole. pastor.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENllST
Seventh.flay Adventist, 5 m•les We& on Mountain
Parkway: Church Sertlce, 9:15: Sabbath School, 10:45;
John Baker. Pastor. 358-9263; Church. 886-3459. leave
message. Everyone welcome'
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATIER DAY SAINTS
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
First Assembly of God, Martin; Sunday Schoo!, 10 a.m.;
Worshp Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Loria Vannucci, Min1ster.
In Victory AS$embly of God, West Prestonsburg; Sunday
School, 10:00; Worship SetviCe, 11:00 & 6:30; Wednesday
Evening, 6:30: Gary Stanley, Pastor.
New Bethel Assembly of God, Burning Fork Rd.,
8alyersville; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeJVtce, 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arthur (Sam) Smi1h,
Minister.
Praise Assembly, 1mileS. of Prestonsburg, iltersedionof
Rt. 80 and U.S. 23; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Setvice, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m., JM.
1 Stoce. Minister.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter.flay Saints;
Sacrament Mtg.. 10:00 a.m.; Sunday Sd-ool, 11 :20 a.m.;
Relief SoCJety1Pre1sthood/Pnmary, 12:00 p.m.;
Wednesday, 6 pm. Church Meeting House address, Hv.y.
80, Martin. KY 4t649: Meeting House telephone nurrter:
285-3133; Ken Carriere, Bishop.
BAPTIST
litn Shem!Cttt
OTHER
Allen First Baptist, Allen; Sunday School. 10 am.:
Minister
Pastor Atha Johnson welalllles eveiyone to attend serWorship SetviCe, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p,m.;
Arnold Tumer, Minister.
vices at the CHURCH of GOD of PRQPHECY TRAM
SUnday St..tiOOi
10:00 a.m.
KENTUCKY. Sunday school10 a.m., Worship service 11
Auxier Freewil Baptist, Auxier, Sunday School, 10 am.:
Worship~ice 1't:OOa.m.
a.m.
Worshp Service, 11 a.m. and 6 pm,; Thursday, 7 p.m.;
Bobby Spencer, Pastor.
Drift Independent, Drift; SLJ1day, 11 a.m.; Th.Jrsday. 6:30
560 Norlll AfJlR!d Ave.,
p.m.
Ball Branch Regular Baptist Church, Mousey Ky;
Pre$itlnsburg
Grace Fellowship Prestonsburg,(next to old ffea market).
Worship SeMCe, 9:30; Every third Sat. and Sun. of each
month: Roger Hicks, Pastori Ralph Howard, Asst. Pastor.
Sunday School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 a.m. Bill Stli<enberg,
~,·
Conlad Kermil Newsome 606-377--6881 for more informaPastor 889-0905.
. Attenifon Church Orgamz:ations. send in a picture of your
tion.
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle, West Prestonsburg;
. ct1urch, pastor, or youth leaders, .
Benedict Baptist, Slick. Rock Branch, Cow Creek; Sunday
Sunday School, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m.: Don
r
.'
School, 10 a.m; Worship Service, t1 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Shepherd, Minister.
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Gordon F~ch. Minister.
Faith
2 Faith, Harkins Ave.. West Prestonsburg; Sunday
CATHOLIC
Betsy Layne Free Wlll Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
School, 10 a.m.; Worship service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thurs. 7 p.m.
St. Martha, Water Gap; Mass: St.rlday, 11:15 am.; Saturday, 5 p.m.: Rardy Hagans, Minster. 886-9480
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m., Tracy Pa«on,
Sunday.; Father Robert Damron, pastor.
Minister.
Faith Fellowship• .Allen, Ky. Sun. School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11
CHRISTIAN
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Baptist Student
am.; Sun. Even1ng, 6 p.m.; Wed, 7 p.m..Carl & Missy Wr::nJs, Pastors.
Union, J 102: Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.; Vera Joiner, 886-3863, ext.
First Christian, 560 North Amoid Avenue; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
67267.
Faith Worship Center, US 460, Paintsvile: Worship Service, 11 am.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Ji'n Shennan, Minister.
Bonanza Freewill Baptist, Abbott Creek Road, Bonanza; Sunday Victory Christian Ministries, 1428 E.; Sunday School, 11:30 a.m.; TI1ursday, 6 p.m.; Buddy and Mai.OO Frye, MiniSter.
School. 10 a.m.; Worship Service. 11 am, Wednesday, 7 pm, Jimmy Worship Servtce, 11 a.m.; Wednasday. 7p.m; Sherm Williams. M1n1ster.
Full Gospel Community, (formerly of Martin) moved to Old Allen;
D. Brown, Minister.
Sunday School. 10 am.: Worship Service. 11 am.; Sunday evenirg,
CHURCH OF CHRIST
6:30p.m. Wed., 6:30pm.; Lavonne Lafferty. MiniSter.
Brandy Keg Freewill Baptist, Com Fork; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Betsy Layne Church of Christ, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Ughthouse Temple, Man St and Hall 8!-: Worship Service, 12 p.m.
Worshp Service, 11 a.m.; Wecilesday. 7 p.m.; Roger Music, Minister.
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tommy J.
and 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Friday. 7 p.m.: Roy Cosby, Minister.
Calvary Southern Baptist, Belsy Layne; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Spears. Mtnister.
Worshp Service, 11 am. and 7 p.m,; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: DollJ Lewis,
Uvlng Water Ministries Full Gospel Church, Rt. 3, just before
Prestonsburg Church of Christ, 88 Hwy. 1428: Worship Service, 10
Minister.
,
Thunder Ridge; Wednesday, 7fXJ p.m.. Sunday Evening, 6:00 p.m.
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 pm; Richard Kelly and Nelson Kidder,
Pastor: Curt Howard.
Community Freewill Baptist, Goble Roberts Addrtion; Sunday Milisters.
School, 10 a.m.; Worshp SetviCe, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday; 7
Martin House of Worship, Old Post Office St.; Worship Serlice, 7
Harold Church of Christ, Harold; Sunday School, tO am.; Worship p.m.. Saturday/Sunday.
p.m.; Paul D. Coleman, Minister
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James H. Harmon,
Cow Creek Freewill Baptist, Cow Creek; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Milister.
Old rune Holiness, 2 miles up Arkansas Creek, Marin; Sunday
Sunday, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Nathan Lafferty,
School, 11 a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; John W.
Highland
Church
of
Christ,
RL
23,
Hager
Hill;
Sunday
School,
10
Minister.
Paltm, Minister.
a.m.; Worship Servte, 11 am and 6 p.m; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Daniels Creek Baptist Fellowship Church of God, Banner. Services:
Spurlock Bible (Baptist), 6227 Spurlock Creek Rd., Prestonsburg;
Saturday night, 7 p.m.; Sunday momng, 1I a.m.; Sunday niltJt, 7 p.m.; Hueysville Ch\Jrch of Christ; Sunday Scheol, 10 a.m.: Worship Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worshp Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.:
Service, 11 am. and 7 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chester Varney. Jim Stephens, Minister. 886-1003
Henry Lev.is, Mnister.
Minister.
Drift Freewill Baptist. Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
Town Branch Church; Sunday School iO a.m except for first S!!lday
Lower Toter Church of Christ, Harold; Sunday Sdlool, 10 a.m.; in each rronth.; Worship SeiVICe, Sun. morning 10:00 a.m.; Evening 6
6:30pm.; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Jim Fields, Minister.
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; Lonie p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m; No Sund3y night services on first Sunday of
Endicott Freewill Baptist, Buffalo: Sun. School, 10 a.m.; Ct>.urch every Meade, Mi1ister.
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each month. Tom Nelson, Mtnister.
Sun. Morning 11:15 am.; Wed. eveni~ Bible Study& Prayer Mee1ing,
Mare
Creek
Church
of
Christ,
Stanville;
Sunday
School,
10
a.m.: The Father House, Big Branch,Abbott Creek; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
7:00 p.m.; Third Sun. evemng ServiCe. 6 p.m.; F1rst Sat. even1n9
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday. 6:30p.m.
Service, 7 p.m. Hobert Meek, Pastor, welcomes everyone.
Worship Service. 6 p.m.: J.J. Wright, Mi1ister.
Faith Bible Church, an independent Baptist Church, located on 1428, Martin Church of Christ. Martin; Sunday School. 10 am; Worship The Tabernacle, Rt. 321 (Old Plantation Motel~. Christian Educator,
Service·, 11 am. and 1 p.m.; Wednesday. 7p.m. Gary Mrtchell, Mm:ster, 10:00; Sunday Momllg, 11:00; Sunday Evemng. 7:00; Wednesday,
between Allen & Marlin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Sunday Momng, 11
a.m., Sunday Evening, 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer, 6 Maytown Church of Christ, 66 Turkey Creek Rd., langley Sunday 7:00; Pastors, Paul and Ramona Aiken.
Bible Study 10:00 a.m .. Sunday rooming YJOrshlp 11:00 a.m.. Evening
p.m.: Pastor, Rev. Bob Wireman.
Youth Fellowship Center, Whee!v-.-righ~ Monday-Tuesday, 6 p.m.;
Faith Freewill Baptist, 1/4 mile above Worldwide Eqpt. on Rt. 1428; WorshiP 6:00 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00p.m.
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Upper Toter Ch\Jrch of Christ. 3.5 miles up Toler Creek on nght; Zion Deliverance, Wayland: Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Sunday Service. 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.:
Sunday School. 10 a.m .. Worship Service. 11 am. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Buddy Jones, Minister.
SeiVica, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday. 6:30p.m. Prayer Une: 358Wednesday, 7 p,m.: Tommy Dale Bush. Mirister.
First Baptist, Garrett: Sunday School, 9:45a.m.; Worship Setvice, 11
2001· Darlene W. Arnette. Pastor
a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Randy Osborne, Minister.
Weeksbury Church of Christ; Sunday School. 10 a.mm.; Worship Taylor Chapel Community Church, forme~y the old Price Food
Service, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. M•ke Hall. Minister.
First Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worshp Service. 11
Service build1ng, klcated 1 quarter mile above Worldwide Equipment,
CHURCH OF GOD
a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Graydon
Rt. 1428. Sun. Bille Study, 10 a.m.; Sun. Morning Servi:e, 11 a.m.;
Howard, Minister
Betsy Layne Church of God, Old U.S. 23; Sunday School. 10:30 Sun_ Evening, 6:30p.m. Kenny Vanderpool, Pastor
First Baptist, Prestonsburg, 15! South Front Street; Sunday School. a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jud~h International Pentecostal Holiness Church, 109/4 N. Mail St.,
Martin; Rev. Ellis J. Stevens, Senior Pastor.
9:45 am.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wed., 6:30 p.m .. Caudill. Minister_
Jerry C. Worl<man. minister.
Community Church of God. Arkansas Creek, Mart1n; Worship Rising Sun Ministries, 78 Court Street Allen, Ky; Sunday. 10:30 a.m.;
Fitzpatrick First Baptist, 1063 Big Branch, P.O. Box 410, Service, 11 a.m.. Friday, 7 p.m.: Bud C1um. Minister.
Wednesday, 6:30p.m. Pastor: D.P. Curry.
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Prestonsburg, KY 41653; Sunday School, 10a.m.; Worship Service, 11
First Church of God; Sunday SchooL 10 a.m., Worsh1p Service, 10:45 Church of God of Prophecy, Stllday School 10 a.m.. Worship
a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Tommy Reed.
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Steven V. Wiliams. Pastor.
Servi:e 11 am.. Sunday Night - 6 p.m., Wednesday Night - 6 p.m.
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Garrett Church of .God, Garret!; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Pastor Glem Hayes. West Prestonsburg.
Worshp SeiVIce, 11 a.m. & 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 7: p.m.
Serv~. 1t a.m. and 7 p.m: Wednesday, 7 p.m., Donald Brc1gg,
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg: Sunday School, 10 a.m .. Minister.
Worship Service, 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m .• Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
Landmark Church of God. Goble Roberts Addttion: Sunday SchooL
Grethel Baptist, State Rt 3379, (Branham's Creek Rd.); Sunday 10 a.m,: Worship Service. 11:10 a.m. a'1CI7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
School, 10 am.; Worship Servtce, 11 am. and 6:30pm.; Wednesday, Kenneth E. Prater, Jr., Minister.
6:30p.m.
Little Paint First Church of God, 671 Little Paint Road, East Point:
Garrett Regular Baptist Route 550. Garrett; Worship ScrviCC, 10:30 Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday. 7 p.., Charles Heater ,Jr. Minister.
a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.: Wijlie Crace, pastor; Assist
Larry Patton. Phone 358-4275.
The Ligon Church of God of Prophecy, Saturday Setvices, 7:00
Highland Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School. 950 a.m., p.m.; Sunday School. 10 a.m.; Worship Serv1ce. 11 a.m.: Ralph Hall,
WorshiP Service, 11 am and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.; David Pastor.
Garre«, Minister.
EPISCOPAL
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Jacks Creek Baptist, Bevinsville; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship St. James Episcopal; Sunday Service, 9:45 a.m.; Holy Eucharst
SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Roger Trusty.
t1 00 a.m. Wednesday Study Group 600p.m .. Holy Eucharist &
Katy Friend Freewill Baptist, 2 miles up Abbott; SW1day School, 10 Heahng 7:30p.m. ralher Johnnie 1:. Hoss. Hector.
a.m.; Worshp Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Chad
LUTHERAN
Blair, Pastor.
Our Savior Lutheran, Sipp Bayes Room Gamage House Motel,
Lackey Freewill Baptist, Lackey; Sunday Sd1ool, 10 am., Worship Paintsville; Sunday SeM:e, 11 a.m.; WKLW (600 am) 12:05 p.m.:
Service, 11 am: Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Johnny J. Coll1ns, Minister.
Rolland Bentrup. Minister.
Lancer Baptist Church; 71 Cooley St., Prestonsburg, Sunday School,
METHODIST
10:00 a.m. Momilg Worshp, 11:00 a.m .. Fvening Woship, 6:00 p.m.,
Wednesday Prayer Meebng and Bible Study. 7:00p.m.: Pastor Bobby Auxier United Methodist, Auxier; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
506 Bu.:ks Branch. :V!anin
l'S 23 Prestonshurg
Service, 11 a.m., Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter, Minister.
Carpenter
1-800-264-98!3
1-800-+46-9879
Betsy
Layne
United
Methodist.
next
to
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Gymnasium;
Sunday
Liberty Baptist, Denver; Sunday Serv1ce. 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 am.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Randy
11 a.m. and 6 pm; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Merle little, Minister.
Blackburn. Minister.
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ligon Worship Service, Sunday,
Allen
Christ United Methodist, Allen; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m ..
11:00 a.m. Thursday. 7 p.m.
Worship Service, 11 a.m & 6 pm.- Wednesday, 7 p.m Kenneth
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Martin Branch Freewill Baptist, Estill; Sunday Service, 10 am.: Lemaster, Minister.
Worshp Service. 11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James
First Common-nealtb Bank Ruilding
Community United Methodist, t41 Burke Avenue (off University Drive
(Red) Morris, Minister.
Jll ~-Arnold Ave. Sle. 503
a1d Neeley St.); Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and
Martin Freewill Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.: Worshp 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steve Pescosolido. Minister.
Prestollsburg, K\: 41653
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; John L Blair, Minister.
(606) 889-9710
Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist, RL 979, Beaver; Sunday School, 10
Maytown First Baptist, Main St., Ma'y1own; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; a.m.; Worship Service, 1t a.m. and 6 p.m.; Philip T. Smi1h, Minister.
Offering employment solutions
Worsh;p Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bob Varney,
for office and industrial work
Emma United Melhodi3t, Emma; Sunday Sct1ool10 a.m., Sunday
Minister.
Worship Service 1t a.m.; Pastor Da~id Profrt1.
McDowell First Baptist, McDowell; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
First United Methodist, 256 S<Juth Arnold Avenue; 9 am Contempory
Worshp ServiCe, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Gene
Service: Sunday School. 9:45am.; Worship SerJice, 10:55 a.m. and 5
Bracken, Minister
p.m. UMYS Service; Wednesday, 7 p.m~ Mali\ D. Walz, Pastor.
Middle Creek Baptist, Blue River; Sunday School, 10 am.; Worship
Hom Chapel Methodist, Auxier Road Auxier: Sunday School, 10
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Eugene Cook,
a.m.; S~nday Morning Service, 11 a.m.; Mid-week Service. 7 p.m.:
Minister.
Sunday Evening Service held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each
Lighthouse Baptist, 2194 KY Rt 1428, Prestonsburg; Sunday monlh at 6 p.m.; Larry J. Penix, Minister.
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Serv1ce, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 1
5000 Ky Hwr. 3Zl Presltlllsburo, KentuckY 41653
Graceway Unttaa Methodist, Rt 80, Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
p.m.; Donald Crisp, Minister. horr-e phone 285-3385
Community OwMdiNot For Profit
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Nig'lt, 7 p.m.; Roy Harlow,
Pleasant Home Baptist, Water Gap Road, Lancer; Sunday School. 10 Minister.
Member AHA and KHA
Accredited bY JCAHO
a.m.; Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Mark
PhYsician Referral
Salisbury
United
Methodist,
Printer;
Sunday
School,
1
0
a.m.;
Tackett, Pastor.
886-7586
Worship SeNice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6 p.m.,
Pleasant Valley Old Regular Baptist Chun:h, Tnker Fork; Meeting Bobby G tawson, Minisler.
time 1sl Saturday & Sunday of each month, 3rd Sunday Evening at
6:00 p.m.; Moderator, Gary Compton: Assist. Moderator, Jimmy Wayland United- Methodist, Rt 1, Wayland: Sunday School, 10 a.m,;
Worship Servtce. 11 a.m. Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Jack Howatd. Pastor.
Conley.
Prater Creek Baptist, Banner, Sunday School, I 0 a.m: Worship Wheelwright United Methodist, 1/Vlleelvlnght; Sunday School. 10
SeNice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.: J.B. Hall, Pru.1or. am, Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p m., Bobby
Isaac, Minister.
Phone: (606) 874-3222.
Vogle
Day United Methodist Church, Harokl; Sunday School, 10:00
Rock Fork Freewill Baptist; Garrett Sunday School. 10 a.m.; Worship
a.m.; Sunday Worship Service, 11:00 a.m.; Wed. Bille Study, 7:00p.m.;
SeNice, 11 a.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wendell Crager, Minister.
Dennis C. Love, Pastor
Rock Fork Regular Baptist, Garrett; Worship SeNice. 9:30 a.m.; Jerry
Drift Pentecostal, Dnl!: Sunday School, 10 a.m.; WorshiP SeiVIce.
Mams, Pastor: Willie Crace Jr., Assislant Pastor.
Salurday/Sunday, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m Ted Shannon, Minister.
Salt Lick United Baptist, Salt Lick. Hueysville; Worship Service, 2nd
Free Pentecostal Ch\Jrch of God, Rt. 1428, East Po1n1; Sunday
& 4th Sunday, 10:30 a.m .. Pastor, Allen Chaffins. phone 946-2123.
School, 10 a.m; Worship Service, 11 a.m. a'1d 6:30p.m.: Thurs., 6:30
Sammy Clark Branch Freewill Baptist, Dana, Sunday School, 10 p.m.; Buster Hayton, Minister.
a.m.; Worshp Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
Free Pentecostal Church of God, Weeksbury; Sunday School. 10
Stephens Branch Missionary Baptist, Stephens Branch; Sunday a.m.; Worship SerYlce, 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Saturday, 7 p.m.; John '·Jay'
Service. 10 a.m.; Worship Service. 11 am; Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Patton, Minister.
The Third Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School. 1o am.. Worship Free Pentecostal Deliverance, Ext. 46 ott Mt.. Parkway at Campton:
East KY Metal
Service, 11 a.m. and 6p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Ph1llp Ramey. Pastor. Wrnship Service, Salurday and Sunday, 7 p.m.; Patricia COOer,
(Next
door
to East KY Roof Truss Co.)
Tom's Creek Freewill Baptist, U.S, 23 (north ot La)T'Ie Brothers~; Minister.
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service t1 am a'ld 6 p m.; Free Pentecostal Holiness, Rt. 122, Upper Burton; SunQa.y School, 11
3095 S_Lake Drive • Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chuck Ferguson, Minister.
am.; WorshiP SeiVIce, 6 p.m; Fnday, I p.m.; LOUIS Sanlan, MrliSter.
Phone:
(606) 889-9609 or (606) 886·9563
David
Pike,
Associale
Minister.
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill Baptist; Cliff Road; Sunday School.
10 a.m.; Worshp Service, t1 a.m.: Yooth Ser\ice, 5:00p.m., Evening Goodloe Pentecostal, Rl. 850. David; Worship Service, 6 p.m.;
Service 6:00 p.m.; No Service the 1st Sunday of ead1 month·
Malcom Slone Minister.
Weooesday, 7 p.m.: Jody Spencer, Minister.
Parkway First calvary Pentecostal, Floyd and Ma~n County Line
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptist; Intersection of U.S. 23 and KY 80, ; Worship SeiVIC8. 6:30p.m.; M;ke D. Caldwell, Minister. 297-6262.
Water Gap; Surday School, 10 a.m.; Morning Worship SeNice 11 a.m
and Evening Worship Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Holiness, Main St, Manin, Sunday
School. 10 am; Worship Service. 7 p.m.: 2nd Sat., 7 p.m.: Thurs.. 7
Youth SeiVIces 7 p.m.; Everyone Welcome.
pm.; Elliis J. Stevens, MWlister.
United Community Baptist, Hwy. 7. Hueysville; Worship Service, 2
Free Pentecostal Church. Dwale; SeNices Saturday, 6 p.m.; Surday
p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; Carlos Beverly. Minister.
School, 10 a.m .. SeJViceS, 11 am.: No Sunday Night Service.
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist, Wheelwri;Jhl Jundion; Sunday SchooL
PRESBYTERIAN
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.. Wed!'lEsday, 7 p.m.
Drift Presbyterian. Rotrte 1101, Drift; Worshp SeNice tt am_
LOL•iS Ferrari, Mtuster.
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Sunday, August 19, 2007 • 75¢
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FLOYD COUNTY
Miners
claim sex
harassment
The Associated Press
WHITESBURG -Two
coal miners filed a sexual
harassment lawsuit on
Friday against an eastern
Kentucky coal company.
Charles Scott Howard
and Ralph Shuffler claim
that they suffered in a
"hostile and abusive work
environment" while mining underground at the
Cumberland River Coal
Co.'s Band Mill No. 2
mine in Letcher County.
Calls to Cumberland
River Coal's parent company, St. Louis-based
Arch Coal, were not
immediately returned
Friday.
Howard and Shuffler
say that for nearly two
years, they endured lewd
behavior and vulgar sexual language by a mine
supervisor on almost a
daily basis, according to
the lawsuit.
Howard had his schedule changed to avoid
encounters with the
supervisor. Shuffler couldn't concentrate due to the
supervisor's behavior, the
lawsuit said.
The supervisor was
terminated after the two
miners filed a complaint
with the company,
according to the lawsuit.
The miners say they
suffered emotional distress from the alleged
sexual harassment. They
are seeking an unspecified amount of compensatory and punitive damages.
2 DAY FOR-ECAST
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
FRANKFORT Gov. Ernie
Fletcher signed an executive order on
Friday calling lawmakers back the
Capitol for a special legislative session
to consider approving tax break<> for a
proposed $3 billion coal gasification
plant.
The order came after weeks of
negotiations on a proposal aimed at
A F TE R
Get up-to-the-minute
weather forecasts at
floydcountytimes.com
THE
native fuels.
"We've worked very hard on the
issue, and we're pleased with the bill,''
Richards said. "I think as people realize what's in it that they will like it."
The dollar value of a proposed
incentives package intended to land the
plant would be substantial, but lawmakers say they are not certain of the
actual amount.
Legislative leaders have agreed to
provide financial incentives for all
•
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qualifying companies that build alternative fuel facilities. Early estimates
put the value of the proposed Peabody
incentives at $300 million .
"I don't think it will be as rich as
was originally proposed, but it will be
real close," said state Sen. Robert
Stivers, R-Manchester, one of the primary architects of the proposal.
However, House Majority Floor
(See SESSION, page three)
Former
ethics
.
Official blames
politics for
dismiss·al
Th~
photo by Jessica Hale
Severe storms which roared through the area Thursday night produced very damaging winds
and short bursts of heavy downpours. This tree apparently couldn't handle the fierce winds
and fell onto some power lines In the yard of one Prestonsburg resident. Despite the severity
of the storms, Floyd County was largely spared. Although over 6,000 people lost power across
Eastern Kentucky, no outages were reported in Floyd County.
Most of Kentucky is now in
a state of severe drought with
some portions even moving
mto the extreme drought category.
Widespread
showers
brought some relief to the area
Thursday night as heavy
storms dumped rain over some
portions of the eastern part of
the state. Due to the scattered
nature of recent rainfall, the
latest edition of the U .S.
Drought Monitor indicates
that drQught conditions have
worsened across most of
Eastern Kentucky over the
past week.
While most of the area was
previously classified as being
in a moderate drought,
extremely high temperatures
and humidity have added to the
Associated Press
FRANKFORT
A
decision to end an ethics
investigation of Gov. Ernie
Fletcher was based on politics, a former member of
the Executive Branch
Ethics Commission said.
"From my position there
have been numerous decisions within the past year
which have been partisan
action , or inaction," said
Cynthia Stone, a Louisville
attorney
whose
term
expired last month.
Stone, a Democrat, said
that included the investigation into whether Fletcher
violated ethical rules in his
handling of personnel decisions.
Fletcher,
a
Republican, is seeking re-
election in November
against Democratic challenger Steve Beshear.
John Webb, the commission's chairman, said the
panel has been fair and
impartial.
"Cindy served honorably on the commission for
many years and she's entitled to her opinion," Webb
said.
Fletcher spokeswoman
Jodi Whitaker declined to
comment on Stone's allegation.
The commission's investigation began in 2005. It
looked
into
whether
Fletcher and members of
his administration had violated the ethics code relat(See POLITICS, page three)
Steps should be taken
to avoid illnesses
caused by higher temps
Despite storms, East Ky.
remains in severe drought
High: 94 • Low: 68
High: 91 • Low: 69
convincing Peabody Energy to build
the massive plant in the state. The session will reconvene at 4 p.m. EDT on
Monday.
House Speaker Jody Richards, DBowling Green, said lawmakers arc
eager to get to work on the incentives,
which are part of a broad energy package that promotes the use of renewable
energy and includes a directive to convert at least half of the state's fleet of
motor vehicles to cars that run on alter-
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STAFF WRITER
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Fletcher calls special session for Monday
by JESSICA HALE
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drought's severity.
The U.S. Drought Monitor
reports an estimated 12 to 15
inches of rainfall would be
needed to fall over the next
three months to completely end
the drought. This would equate
to receiving 3 to 6 inches more
than normal rainfall.
Above normal temperatures
and continued below normal
rainfall are expected during the
next week.
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
With air temperatures
reaching into the mid- to
upper 90s this week il's
very important for people to
realize how to avoid heatrelated medical problems.
According
to
the
National Weather Service,
heat exhaustion and heat
stroke are two serious medical conditions. caused by
excessive heat. Heat stroke
is the most severe and can
result in death if not treated
immediately. Symptoms of
heat stroke include a high
body temperature of 106
degrees or higher, hot and
dry skin, rapid pulse and
(See HEAT, page three)
Ambulance service gets high-tech upgrade
by JESSICA HALE
Regional Obituaries ...... A2
Opinion .......................... A4
Lifestyles ....................... A5
Sports ............................ B1
Classifieds ..................... B4
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STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - One local ambulance service has installed some high-tech
devices inside their ambulances in hopes it
will improve response time to area emergencies.
Larry Adams, deputy director of training
and safety at Transtar Ambulance Service,
says they have recently installed global positioning systems (GPS) inside their emergency
vehicles in order to improve the time it takes
for them to respond to emergencies. Transtar
received the money needed for the systems in
the form of a Hospital Preparedness Grant
offered through the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
Global positioning systems are a satellitebased navigation system made up of a network
of satellites placed into orbit by the U.S.
Department of Defense. Originally intended
for military use, GPS is now available for
average citizen use. GPS works in any weather conditions, anywhere in the world. GPS
satellites circle the earth twice a day in a very
precise orbit and transmit ~ignal information to
earth, while GPS receivers take this information and use triangulation to calculate the
user's exact location. Time between when the
signal was transmitted and when it was
received allows the system to calculate dis-
Larry Adams,
deputy director of Transtar
Ambulance
Service, says
the newly
installed g lobal positioning
systems in
their vehicles
will significantly improve
response
times to area
emergencies.
photo by
Jessica Hale
(See UPGRADE, page three)
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
egional Obituar· es
FLOYD COUNTY
• Martha Jane Blackburn,
78, of Stanville, died Friday,
August 10, at King's Daughters
Medical Center. in Ashland.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, August 14, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
• Yvonne Click, 65, of
Garrell, died Thursday, August
9, at her residence. She is survived by her husband, Arthur
Click. Funeral services were
held Sunday, August 12, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
• James Orville Cooley, 92,
of Prestonsburg, died Thursday,
August 9, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, August 12, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Horne.
• Linda Lee Curnutte, 46,
or Lexington, a Prestonsburg
native, died Sunday, August 12,
in Lexington. Funeral services
were held Thursday, August 16,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
• Marshall Davidson, 90, of
Prestonsburg, died Wednesday,
August 15, at his residence. He
was a retired attorney-at-law.
He is survived by his wife,
Roberta Wells Davidson.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, August 18, under the
direction of Carter Funeral
Home.
• Gloria Kay Harlow, 65, of
Wheelwright, died Tuesday,
August 14, in Pikeville Medical
Center. Funeral services: were
held Thursday, August 16,
under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
• William Lee James, 69, of
Prestonsburg. died Thursday,
August 9, at UK Medical
Center, in Lexington. He is survived by his wife, Janice
Warrix James. Funeral services
were held Sunday, August 12,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
• Wayne Martin Jr., 65, of
Umatilla, Florida, formerly of
Derna, pao;sed away Tuesday,
August 14, in Garrett, Indiana.
Funeral services were held
Friday, August 17, under the
direction of Hile Funeral
Home, in Kendallville, 1ndiana.
• June Sturgill Newsome,
90, of Harold, died Friday,
August 10, at Pikeville Medical
Center. Funeral services were
Wednesday, August 15, under
the direction of Lucas & Son
Funeral Home.
• Pat.rick Arron Daniels and
Allen Dean Daniels, twin sons
of Toby Daniels and Cassandra
Bailey of Pikeville, were stillborn Tuesday, August 14, at
Pikeville Medical Center.
Graveside services were held
Saturday, August 18, at the
Blackburn Cemetery on Open
Fork Road, under the direction
of R.E. Rogers Funeral Home.
• Waller Donald DeHart,
78, of McCarr, died Thursday,
Aug. 16, at his residence. He is
survived by his wife, Ada Jean
Scott DeHart. Funeral services
were held Sundayl August 19,
under the direction of R.E.
Rogers Funeral Horne.
• James Larry Dotc;on, 61 ,
or Troy, Ohio, formerly of
Ransom,
died
Thursday,
August 9, at Upper Valley
Medical Center, Troy. Funeral
services were held Wednesday,
August 15, under the direction
of Hatfield Funeral Chapel.
• Rachel Fuller Elswick,
84,
of
Canada,
died
PIKE COUNTY
• Larry Abshire (Ole Man). Wedne<;day, Augusl 15, at the
Regional
61. of Lapeer, Michigan, for- Appalachian
merly of Feds Creek, died Hospital, South Williamson.
Saturday, July 21. Funeral ser- She is survived by her husband,
vices were held Wednesday, Grover Lawrence Elswick.
July 25, under the direction of Funeral services were held
Lynch and Sons Funeral Saturday, August 18, under tbe
Directors, Capstick Chapel, direcLion of R.E. Rogers
Funeral Home.
Lapeer.
• Frank Hatfield, 78, of
• James Belcher, 75, of
Shelby Gap, died Sunday, Hardy, died Tuesday, August
August 12, at his home. He is 14. at the Appalachian
survived by his wife, Nola Regional Hospital, South
Belcher. Funeral services were Williamson. He is survived by
held Thursday, Augusl 16, his wife, Wanda Lee "Bubbles"
under the direction of Polly & Hatfield. Funeral services were
held Friday, August 17, under
Craft Funeral Horne.
• Angela Burgess, infant, the direction of R.E. Rogers
the daughter of Delbert and Funeral Horne.
Candy Heath Burgess, of
• Ruth Keathley Howell,
Steele, died Tuesday, August 90, of Hendersonville, North
14, at Pikeville Medical Cener. Carolina, a Pikeville native,
Graveside services were held died Saturday, August 11 , at the
Thursday, August 16, under the Elizabeth House, following a
direction of Shortridge Ramey briet illness. Funeral services
were held Monday, August 13,
Funeral Home.
• Audrey Cochran, 90, of under the direction of Thos.
Sidney, died Friday, Aug. 10, at Shepherd & Son Funeral
Pikeville Medical Center_ Directors of Hendersonville.
Funeral services were held
• George David "Cotton"
Monday, August 13, upder the Johnson, 58, of Cabin Fork,
direction of R.E. Rogers died Monday, August 13, at
Pikeville Medical Center. He is
Funeral Home.
• Mabel Baker Cornett, 74, survived by his wife, Patty
or Robinson Creek, died Tackett Johnson. Funeral serMonday, August 13, at vices were held Friday, August
Pikeville Medical Center. 17, under the direct10n of Hall
Funeral services were held and Jones Funeral Horne.
• Ollivc C. Justice, 85, of
Pikeville, died Sunday, August
12. Funeral services were held
Tuesday, August 14, under the
direction of J.W. Call & Son
Funeral Home.
• Thomas Lester, "O'Man",
where he was involved in the 67, of Phelps, died Tuesday,
youth program. He was a sup- August 14, at Williamson
Regional
porter of Thorn well Children 's Appalachian
Home, where he donated his Hospital. He is survived by his
birthday gifts the pa<;t several wife, Ruby Crum Lester.
Funeral services will be held
years, having a birthday so
Sunday, August 19, under the
close to Christmas. He worked
direction of R.S . Jones and Son
with the church, alongside his Funeral Home.
dad and brothers, at several
• Rev. Muncy Lester, 72, of
Goodworks Blitz.
Phelps, died Tuesday, August
Justin was loved and will 14, at his residence. He is surbe missed by all whose lives vived by his wife, Linda
"Merl" Dotson Lc.<ster. Funeral
he touched.
Surviving arc his father and services were held Saturday,
stepmother, James Thomas August 18, under the direction
and Sherri Pepper, and his of R.S. Jones and Son Funeral
mother, Kari Crawford of
Chapin; his brothers, JefCrey
Pepper, Tyler Pittman and
Carson Hicks; a sister,
Bethany Pillman; his grandparents, Mark and Caroline
Owens of Prestonsburg; Joan
Pepper of Massapequa, New
York; Jim and Sally Pepper of
Bolton Landing, New York;
Billy and Douie Dudley of
Virginia Beach, Virginia; and
Rosella and Gene Johnson of
Lebanon, Indiana; his greatgrandmothers, lncz Owens and
Pauline Wiedmar; his aunts
and uncles, Jesse and Jennifer
Pepper, Jennifer and Joseph
Kielb, Walter and Vicky
Owens, Nat and Barb Owens,
Dan and Kim Lott, and John
Mantooth ; and numerous
cousins.
1n lieu of flowers, memorials may be made
to
Goodworks, P.O. Box 266,
Chapin, SC 29036.
The
family
received
friends , Friday, 5 to 7 p.m., in
the fellowship hall at Lake
Murray Presbyterian Church.
P~ease sign online gue~;t
book at:
www.dunbarfunerals.corn
held Sunday. August 12, under
the direction of J.W. Call &
Son Funeral Home.
• Wilma C. ~hillips, 80, of
David,
died
Wednesday,
August 8, at her residence.
Funeral services were held
Monday, August 13, under the
direction of Kerr-Parzygnot
Funeral Horne. Arrangements,
under the direction or NelsonFrazier Funeral Home, in
Martin.
• 'General Lee Sword, 49,
of Wayland, died Monday,
August 13, at Our Lady of the
Way Hospital, in Martin. He is
survived by his wife, Kathy
Carr Sword. Funeral services
were held Thursday, August 16,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Horne.
• Glenda Sue Thompson,
56, or David, died Wednesday,
August 8, at the Good
Samaritan
Hospital,
in
Lexington. Funeral. services
were held Sunday, August 12,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
4
Obituaries
Justin Thomas
Gustav Pepper
Services for Justin Thomas
Gustav Pepper, 11 , were held
Saturday, August 18, 2007, at
3:00 p .m ., at Lake Murray
Presbyterian Church, Chapin,
Soulh Carolina.
Justin was received in
heaven by God, on Tuesday,
August 14, 2007, as a resuiL or
a tragic motor vehicle accident. Justin's organs were
donated in order to provide life
for others.
He was born in Virginia
Beach, Virginia, on December
1, 1995, where he lived until
he was two years old, when he
moved to Chapin, South
Carolina.
Justin g raduated from
Chapin Elementary School in
May 2007, and wao; scheduled
to attend Chapin Middle
School this fall.
He wa<; unique in every
way. JusLin was kind and caring and always looked out for
others.
He was an exceptional athlete, who excelled in every
sport in which he participated,
especially football . He was
gifted artistically and musically, and wa<s an honor student.
He was a member of Lake
Murray Presbyterian Church,
Home.
•
Timothy
Dewayne
Maynard, 27. of Pikeville, died
Thursday, August 9, at his
home. Funeral services were
held Sunday, August 12, under
the direction of Community
Funeral Home.
• Christine E. Maynard, 58,
of Zebulon Highway, died
Friday, August 10, at Parkview
Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center. She is survived by her
Bob
Maynard .
husband,
Funeral services were held
Monday, August 13, under the
direction of Thacker Funeral
Home.
•
Nancy Jane Stump
McCoy. 79, or Phelps. d1ed
Tuesday, August 14, at her
horne. She is survived by her
husband, Orville McCoy.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, August 18, under the
direction of Phelps Funeral
Services.
• Bonnie Mirns Powell, 70,
of Rosemary Drive, a Pike
County native, died Tuesday,
August 7, at Hospice Care
Center at St. Joseph Hospital,
Lexington. Funeral services
were held Saturday, August 11,
under the direction of Scobee
Funeral Home of Winchester.
• Opal Compton Ramsey,
91, of Left Fork Island Creek,
died Friday. August 10, at her
horne. Funeral services were
held Monday, August 13, under
the direction of Lucas and Son
Funeral Home.
• Michael T. Rohde, 50, of
Pikeville, died Thursday. July
19, at his residence. Funeral
services
were
private.
Arrangements were under
direct1on or J.W. Call Funeral
Home.
•
Leonard
"Hoover"
Russell, a Pinsonfork native,
died on Augw.1 10. in Overland
Park Regional Hospital, in
Overland, Kansas. He is survived by his wife Donna
Nelson Russell. He donated his
body to the American Cancer
Society for tissue research and
tissue repair. Funeral arrangement" will be announced at a
later date.
• Eugene Thacker, 61, of
Greasy Creek, died Friday,
August I 0, aL his home. He is
survived by his wife, Betty
Epling Thacker. Funeral services were held Monday,
August 13, under direction of
Pikeville Funeral Home.
• Sidney Ga:ry Williamson,
54, or McAndrews, died
Sunday, August 12 , at his
home. He is survived by his
wife, Madonna Kay Elswick
Williamson. Funeral services
were held Friday, August 17,
under the direction of R.E.
Rogers Funeral Horne.
MAGOFFIN COUNTY
• Sarah Elizabeth Betts, 20,
of McDermott, Ohio, died
Fliday, August 10, in Ohio. She
is survived by her husband ,
Gene Beus. Funeral services
were conducted Wednesday,
August 15, under the direction
of Magoffin County Funeral
Horne.
• Thelma Burton. 87, of
Salyersville, died Sunday,
August 5, at the Paul B. Hall
Medical Center.
Arrangements, under the direc·
tion of Salyersville Funeral
Home.
• Dickie Crace, 73, or
Salyerwille, died Friday,
August I 0. Funeral services
were held Monday, August 13,
under the direction of Magoftin
County Funeral Home.
• Zada Russell, 93, of
Salyersville, died Friday,
August 3. at the Salyersville
Health Care Center. Funeral
services were held Monday.
August6, under the direction or
Magoffin County Funeral
Home.
LAWRENCE COUNTY
• France!-\ Well& Arrington.
84, of Louisa, died Saturday.
August II.
•
services were held
Tuesday, August 14, under the
direction of Wilson Funeral
Home.
• Wayne Allen Jr. "Flop"
Diamond, a Louisa native, dted
Thursday, August 9, in King's
Daughters Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, August 15, at
Fallsburg Community Cemer.
Burial was in Woods Cemetery
in Fallsburg.
• Ruth Jones Holt, 84, of
Louisa, died Sunday, August
12, at Three Rivers Medical
Center. Funeral services were
held Wednesday, August 15,
under the direction of Wilson
Funeral Home.
JOHNSON COUNTY
• Betty Jo Burchett, 75, of
Eastwood, a Johnson County
native, died Sunday, August 12,
at Baptist Hospital East.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, August 15, under
the direction or Paintsville
Funeral Home.
•
Joyce Faye Powers
Hatfield, 70, of Mount Sterling,
a Johnson County native, died
Sunday, August 12, in Central
Baptist Hospital in Lexington.
Funeral services were held
The.sday, August 14, under the
direction of Jones-Preston
Funeral Home.
• Willis Lemaster, 74, of
Flat Gap, died Wednesday,
August 15. at Highlands
Regional Medical Center, in
Prestonsburg. Funeral services
were held Friday, August 17,
under the direction of Lhe
Preston Funeral Home.
• Gene Mollette, 70, of
Thelma, died Saturday, August
II in King's Daughters
Medical Center in Ashland.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, August 14, under the
direction of Preston Funeral
Horne.
• Martha Rife Nelson, 64,
or Oil Springs, died Monday,
August 13, at the Paul B. Hall
Regional Medical Cener, in
Paint<>ville. She is survived by
her husband, Orville Rife.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, August 14,under the
direction or Magorfin County
Funeral Home.
• Lora Preston , 76. of
Paintsville, died Thursday,
August 9, in King's Daughters
Medical Center. Funeral services were held Monday.
August 13, under the direction
of Jones-Preston Funeral
Home.
•
Junior Salyer, died
Saturday, August 11. He is survived by his wife, Christie
Salyer. Funeral services were at
held Tuesday, August 14, under
the direction of Paintsville
Funeral Ho.me. Burial was in
Lakeview Memorial Cemetery
in Staffordsville.
• Clinton Salyer Jr., 7 I, of
Flat Gap, died Saturday.
August 11, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center, in
Prestonsburg. He is survived by
his wife, Christa Cantrell
Salyer. Funeral services were
held Tuesday. August 14, under
the direction of the Paintsville
Funeral Home.
• Russell B. Sparks, 79, of
Flat Gap, died Thursday,
August 9, in Community
Hospice Care Center. in
Ashland. Funeral services were
held Sunday, August 12, under
the direction of Preston Funeral
Horne.
• Duane R. Ward, 50, of
Meally, died Thursday, August
9, in King's Daughters Medical
Center. Funeral services were
held Monday, Augustl3, under
the direction of Jones-Preston
Funeral Home.
KNOTICOUNTY
• Cantrel Gibson. 80, of
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, formerly of Topmost, died Friday,
August 10, at his residence. He
is survived by his wife, Opal
Smith Gibson. Funeral services
were held Wednesday, August
15, under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
MARTIN COUNTY
• Willie Bowen, 69. of
Marysville, Ohio. a Martin
County native, died Tuesday.
August 7, in Columbus, Ohio.
Funeral services were held
Friday, August 10, under the
direction
of
Ril:hrnondCallaham Funeral Home.
• Benny Joe Crum, 67, of
Tne:i, died Friday, August 10, at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center, in Prestonsburg. He is
c;urvived by his wife, Mary
Francis Crum. Funeral services
were held Sunday, August 12,
under
the direction
of
Richmond-Callaham Funeral
Home.
• Mary C. Howell, 75, of
Collins Creek, died Thursday,
August 9, 'at her residence.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, August II. under the
of
Richmonddirection
Callaham Funeral Home.
Jenny Wiley Chapter
AARP 3528 plans
meeting Tuesday
Jenny Wiley Chapter No.
3528 AARP will meet
Tuesday, August 21. at the
First Presbyterian Church,
Prestonsburg.
The meeting will begin at
6p.m.
All members and friends
arc encouraged to attend.
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..
�SUNDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMEs
19, 2007 • A3
rs
Pikeville College celebrates 1
PIKEVILLE
Looking
OUt U window, his ga/C J'ixcd
on the beuuty around him, the
professor sl~tched ht•," ~ur
roundings. His simple drawing
the mountain~. etched
with
the
Latin
phrase
"Prosptctam Ad Montes.''
would serve as the seal of
Ptkcvtlle ( ollcgwte Institute,
Bt,rrowing from the wtsdom
of
the
Psalmist,
"Prospiciam Ad l\1ontes," or
"L0ok to the M0untatns."
became the time-honored
promise of an mstitmion of
highct lcarmng that has
o;erved the youth of the mountaws tor more than a century.
or
Opening convocation set for Aug. 2
Pikeville College will
commemorate its 119th year
during Opening Com ocation
Tuesday, Aug. 21. Professors
will don their academic
regalia for the fonnal ceremony, which will be leu by a
bagpiper and the hearer of the
ceremonial mace.
rhc convocation address
will be dehvered by Aaron
Thompson. Ph.D., associate
vice president for Academic
A ITairs-University Programs
at
Eastern
Kentucky
University. Thompson earned
hi<> Ph.D. in sociology with u
roc us
on
organ itallonal
behavior/race and gender
relattons. He ha-; researched,
taught and consulted in areas
or assessment, diver-.;ity,
ethics, research methodology
and social statistics, multicultural families, cultural competence, leadership, race and
ethnic relations, first-year students, retention, and organitational design . Nationally,
he has been recognized for his
work in educational attainmt:nt, race and gender diversity, poverty, divon.;e and
fatherhood in the black family, overcoming obstacles, and
academic success.
As a mentor, Thompson
has served hundreds of students throughout his career in
higher education, helping
them to realize their goals of
becoming succes:;l'ul educators - his chosen profession.
A successful author, his works
include Focus on Success,
and Black Men and Di\.orcc.
and a new book, Thnvmg m
College:
Research-Ba~ed
Strategies for At:ademi~.:
Success
and
Personal
Development.
Additionally, hi'> accomplishments include numerous
publication-;, research and
peer-reviewed presentations.
as well as worhhop~. ~emi
nars and invited lectures on
diversity and leader-.lup.
Thompson continues to serve
as a consultant to educational
corporation<;,
1nstttut10ns .
1 on-prorit
organl/.ations.
police departments and other
governmental agcnl:Jes.
Pikeville
Collcgc·s
Opening Convocauon ceremony on Aug. 21 wiJI he held
at
11 a.m.
in
Booth
Auditormm,
located
in
Record Memonal Buildwg.
The commumt} b ~.:ordmlly
invited to attend. Parking is
avmlable in the garage adjacent to the College. t•or more
inl'ormation, contact the
Puhlic Affairs ofticc at (606)
218 5270
Fire officials fret over dry conditions
by BRUCE SCHREINER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUTSVfLLE
Firefighters
in
western
Kentuck} struggled through
stifling heat and c;hifting winds
to contatn a blaze that charred
hundreds of acres and came
dose to a Tennessee Valley
Authunty power plan1.
''It's hell on earth,"
Drakesboro volunteer fire
chief food Ford said Friday in
dcs..:rihing the pre\ ious da} 's
t1iplc-digit temperatures a<>
about 150 firefighters battled
flames !->hooting a<> high as 50
to 60 feet.
This year. some Kentucky
firehghters never got a break
from the usual midyear lull in
wildland fires. Fueled hy
se\ ere drought, wildland !ires
arc up sharply this summer,
state fire officials said Friday.
"Last August the division
responded to only three fires:
thts )e<:~r there have already
been 2-t. fires this month and
·more are expected," said Leah
MacSwordc;. d1rcctor of the
Kentucky
Div1sion
of
1-<orcstry.
Without a reprieve from the
prolonged dryspcll, Ford said
this week's wildfire that
burned at least 800 acres in
Muhlenberg County could be a
preview or even worse problems to come.
''TI is all just a tinderbo:>..''
Ford said in a phone interview.
"We have golto gel some rain,
or thousands- and thousandsacre tires are going to be the
nonn.''
Nearly all the state i:.
gripped by a severe drought,
and in southeastern Kentucky
the drought has hecome
extreme,
said
National
Weather Service hydrologist
Mike Callahan. Strong thunderstorms crossing Kentucky
on Thursday broke rhe tripledigit heat wave but generally
didn't make much of a dent in
the drought, he said.
Rain fall. deficits J'or the
year range from 7.03 inches in
Paducah in the far west to
13.36 inches at Jackson in
southeastern
Kentucky,
Callahan said. For the coming
week, temperatures in the 90s
are expected across Kentucky
with a slight chance of rain
during the period. the weather
service said.
In southeastern Kentucky,
firefighters battled rhrec blazes
Friday in the sprawling Daniel
Boone Nutional Forest, said
Kimberly Morgan, a U.S.
Fore~l Service spokeswoman.
The worst fire was in Jackson
County. where crews worked
to contain a blaze caused by
lightning rhat was burning up
to 50 acres, she said.
Since April 30. the end of
the c;pring lire season, firelighters have combatted 23
hla/es in the 707,000-acre
Daniel Boone forest. compared to just one fire in the
same period lac;t year, Morgan
said.
··we have been battling forest fires all summer," she said.
So far for the entire year, 79
fifes have burned nearly 6,000
acres in the forest, she said.
The dry spell has forest
ollicials bracing for what
could be a difficult fall fire
season, which starts Oct. 1.
"We could be looking at one of
the worst fire seasons that
we've had in years;· Morgan
said.
fn Muhlenberg County,
more than two dozen fire
departments sent firefighters
to combat the blaze spotted
Thursday. The extra manpower was needed because of the
extreme beat.
·'They were going to the
lim~ts of their capabilities,''
Ford said.
The wcarhcr service said
the temperature reached 105
degrees Thursday in a LOwn
near the fire.
Firelighters. some packing
gear weighing 50 to 60
pounds, spent 30 to 45 minute!:>
battling the blaze before being
replaced on the front lines, he
said. They spen£ 15 to 20 minutes resting before rcturnin to
work.
Some firefighters were
treated at the scene for heat
exhaustion, Ford said .
Crews worked day and
night to contain the hlazc,
which came within about 400
yards of TVA's Paradise Fossil
Plant and much closer to a coal
yard, Ford said.
" We were close to having a
big problem." he said.
Fire crews were aided by a
wmd shirt a'> the lire ..:arne
closer to rhc plant, he said. But
those same shifting winds
foiled cfforrs to ~tamp out the
fire early on when mo'>t of the
blaze was contained.
After the heavy wind gust.
"it just took orr like a wildfire.
and it just got out of hand,"
Ford said.
By Friday afternoon, the
fire was contained as firefighters worked to put out hot
spots.
The fire caused no struclural damage, and its cause had
not been determined, he said.
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FRED&MARY
JARRELL'S
DAUGHTER
AND
FAMILY
ELIZABETH
JAYNE,
DENNIS,
JEREMIAH
AND
BENJAMIN
McFADDEN
Session
• Continued from p1
Rocky Adkins said the actual
in.:enli\ es will be decided by
the
Kentucky
Economic
Development
Finance
Authority, not the General
Assembly.
"We'' e not guaranteed
Peabody anything in this bill,"
Adkms said Friday.
State lawmakers have spent
much of the summer drafting
lcgislarion, and mer hchind
closed doors m Frankfort on
Thursday to iron out the final
details.
The proposal would provide
breaks on sales taxes, income
taxes and coal severance taxes
for alternative fuel plants.
Adkins said the proposed
lcgislatjon sets broad limits on
possible incentives. but that the
final decision will he made
through negotiations between
state economic development'
officials and companies that
apply for the tax breaks.
Senate President David
William:, said rhe dollar value
of the incentives will be determined through negotiations.
·'Peabody or any other com
pany must come in, make
application and enter into
negotiation if they want to take
advantage of any of the im;enti ves that arc offered,"
Williams said.
Fletcher included the issue
ANNOUNCR
THE 50TH
WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
OF
on the agenda with several
other items when he called the
General Assembly inro a special session last month. House
lawmakers refused to take part,
saying many of the items on
the agenda could wall until
rhcy convene in Janumy
Richards said he expects the
special session to end next
Friday with the energy bill
enacted.
FRliD JARRELL JR
SON OF FRED SR
&
BELLE DeROSSETT
JARR/U.L
AND
MARY RUTH DAY
JARRELL
DAUGHTER OF
IJILL&AMMA
SHERMAN D.4Y
Upgrade
• Continued from p1
tan.:es.
GPS has been mstalled ill
nine ambulances and three
command vehicles in Transrar's
lleel. The monitors are usually
mounted on the dashboard of
each vehicle so that the <inver
may keep their eyes on the road
at all times. The monitor itself
operates by a touch screen with
a vo1ce which tells the (hiver
"here to make their next tum.
AJl the driver ha<> to do is input
the name of the street where
they need to go and it Lakes
them rherc along the shortest
distance.
The GPS also allows emer-
gency personnel LO relay landing coordinates for helicopters
in t11e event that someone needs
to be flown out to receive medical care. The system's portable
capability al!->o a1Iows for better
convenience.
""'his is really going to help
us a great deal;' said Adams.
"It's going to provide hener service to our people.'·
Adams says several ambulance services tlu·oughout
Eastem Kentucky are also taking pmt in rhis endeavor to provide improved service and he
expects the GPS will have
much success.
Heat
• Continued from p1
po!>~ihle
unconsciou!>nes~.
Symptoms of heat exhaustion
include heavy :,weating, weakness, cold and pale skin, and
fainting and vomiting.
With very hot and humid
temperatures
expected
throughout Eastern Kentucky
for another couple of days. 1t is
important to remember some
helpful safety tips to minimi/e
the risk of heat related med1cal
Politics
• Continued from p1
mg to the alleged hi1ing and
firing nr civil <.;ervice workers
for political reasons.
Though the commission did
not file c harges against
Fletcher, it <.lid charge five furmer members of his administration . Tho<;e charges are
pending
At the time the commission
voted to end its investigation
of Hctcher, it had four member-;, all Republicans appointed hy Fletcher. The fifth member Stone, wa<; the last remain
mg appoimce of fonncr Gov.
Paul Patton, a Demoerat.
problems.
I. Slow down: Strenuous
activities should be reduced,
eliminated or rescheduled to
the coolest part of the day.
2 . Dress for summer·
Lightweight, light colored
clothin g helps reflect heat
from the sun and helps the
hody cool.
3. Drink plenty or Ouids:
Even if you don't feel thirsty,
it is important to keep your
body hydrated in extreme temperatures.
4. Spend more time in the
air conditioning: If you can't
afford an air conditioner,
spend some extra time in pub
lie places such a<; grocery
stores or department stores.
5. Restrict your exposure to
the sun: Sunburn makes it
more difficult for your body to
dissipate heat.
Stom1s expected throughout the area over the next few
days will help reduce high
temperatures to a more tolera
hie level.
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Reporter
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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 Tirnes
p_o_ Box 390, Prestonsburg, KV 41653
or via email to:
web @floydcountytimes.com
2007
SATURDAY
.SEPTilUJER 8th
2007
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Guest v iew-Lessons from history
Does it matter how our enemy sees the War on Terror? History suggests it docs.
Had the Brits paid closer anention LO HiLler's ambitions than
Chamberlain' s assurances, countless lives would have been saved.
A recent issue of the Heritage Foundation's "Backgrounder" contains
a list of statements by Osama bin Laden and other leaders of Islamic terror organizations that shed light on the designs of our enemy. The statements, under the headline ''Terrorists in TI1eir Own Words," provide a
vivid contrast to what war opponents in the United States are saying.
Here's an example: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi traveled to Syria this
spring, against the president's objections, to dialogue with leaders of the
state that sponsors Hamas and Het:bollah, and provides sanctuary for
Sunni insurgents. Rep. Tom Lantos, who accompanied Pelosi, said afr<;:rward, "This is only the beginning of our constructive dialogue with
Syria." President Bush, on the other hand, called the meetings "counterproductive."
So which is it, constructive or counterproductive? Neither, although
Bush is nearer the mark. Here's this from the al Qaida training manual:
"The confrontation that Islam calls for with these godless and apostate
regimes docs not know Socratic debates, Platonic ideals nor Aristotelian
diplomacy. But it knows the dialogue of bullets, the ideals of assassination, bombing and destruction, and the diplomacy of the cannon and
machine gun."
Osama bin Laden had this to say in 2006, "Refraining from performing jihad, which is sanctioned by our religion, is an appalling sin. The best
way or death for us is under the shadows of swords." Of course, bin Laden
had made his views known already in 1996 when he declared war on
America- and was ignored.
Democrats credit their opposition to the war for their takeover of
Congress in the 2006 elections. But here's what a bin Laden deputy had
to say: "(Y)ou (Democrats) arc not the ones who won the midtem1 clcc'tion, nor are the Republicans the ones who lost. Rather Mujahideen- the
Muslim Ummah's vanguard in Afghanistan and lraq - arc the ones who
won, and the American forces and their Crusader allies are the ones who
lost." (Ayman ai-Zawahiri, Dec. 22, 2006)
If terrorists are following American elections, they obviously get CNN
in their cave hidel"iuL'>. And they understand the power of the medium.
That same al-Zawahiri wrote to Abu Mus' ab al-Zarqawi, the late leader of
al Qaida in Iraq, in 2005: "I say to you that we are in a battle and that more
than half of this battle is taking place in the battlefield of the media."
Judging from public opinion polls, the terrorists have the upper hand on
that battlefield.
Democratic members of Congress, say withdrawal from Iraq would
prevent American deaths. But the man known as the American spokesman
for al Qaida says there is no escaping al Qaida: ''(Y)our people will ...
experience things which will make you forget all about the horrors or
Sept. I 1, Afghanistan and Iraq, and Virginia Tech. And let us be clear: A
pullout from Iraq alone, in the absence or compliance with the remainder
of our legitimate demands, will get you nowhere, and will not save you
from our strikes. So stop wasting your time ami trying to save face with
these futile, farcical maneuvers on Capitol Hill." (Adam Gadhan, May 29,
2007)
He neglected to say what those other "legitimate demands" are. Maybe
a little dialogue would have prevented 9/ 11. Oh, wait- flying jetliners
into skyscrapers is dialogue to al Qaida.
Critics of the war say v., e should not he fighting in Iraq because it was
not Iraq that attacked m. But an al Qaida leader in Afghanistan said,
"(Zarqawi) took the jihad from the edger> or the place of the real conl1ict
to the focal point of the conflict, which is Iraq." (Abu al-Layth al-Lihi,
April 28, 2007)
The anti-war crowd misses the obvious. that we arc not at war against
Iraq, merely in Iraq, agamst al Qaida and an assm1ment of other terror
groups from throughout the Muslim world. We can debate whether lraq
was the most suitable battleground for the war, but there's no doubt we
would be fighting the same enemy regardless of where we drew the battle lines. At least in Iraq we provided a service to the world by deposing
a brutal dictator and killing his psychotic sons.
Where the battle is waged is immatclial to the jihadists. Another a1
Qaida leader in Iraq said: "We have drunk blood, and we 11nd no (blood)
sweeter than that of the Byzantines (Christians) .... Roast their flesh with
car bombs ... and tear out their hearts with sniper fire. Know that o1tense
is the best defense, and be careful not to lay down your weapons before
the war is over. ,. We are not fighting out of nationalism, but with the aim
of making Allah's word supreme." (Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, Feb. 2, 2007)
To the terrotists, this jihad is a world war, one they intend to wage
whether the American military withdraws from lraq tomorrow or years
from now. Debate over the war in lraq out<;ide the context of this overriding reality will only put America and the West in greater danger.
Says al Qaida's Zawahiri: "Our message is clear what you saw in New
York and Washington and what you are seeing in Afghanistan and Iraq, all
these arc nothing compared to what you will sec next" (Aug. 4, 2005)
We ignore our enemy's words to our peril.
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The last hawk
standing
WASHINGTON - This is the
center of the slorm in the debate over
the Iraq War, George W. Bush's
White House. The president is meeting m the Roosevelt Room with nine
conservative journalists to discuss the
war, and, as with a hurricane, the eye
of the storm is unbelievably calm.
B4sh is as confident and upbeat as
ever. Even once-friendly commentators like The Wall Street Journal's
Peggy Noonan wish he'd show some
strain and worry as the wm· drags into
its fifth year. But Bush must have
confidence and optimism written into
his DNA. As leaks, GOP defections
and plummeting approval ratings
swirl all around him, he remains resolute: The Iraq War must, and can, be
won,
Asked about persistent reports that
he is looking to find a compromise
with Congress around the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group for a
troop drawdown, Bush is adamant
that he is going to sec the troop surge
through September and then rely on
the advice of Gen . David Petraeus on
bow to proceed.
"What you're asking me is that in
order to placate people in Congress.
am T going to write a strategy before
the military report<; hack?" he says.
"And the answer is, 'no."'
Bush gives the impression that he
is more steadfast on the war than
many in his own administration and
that, if need be, he'll be the last hawk
standing.
He says he'd like a compromise
on lraq for the long term, but sounds
skeptical , that it will happen: ''The
ideal world is that there would be
some kind of bipartisan consensus at
some point in time.
to be' there for a
while. And can we
achieve that? I
don't know. It's
worth trying, it's
worth talking to
people about it."
But when he says
that he's not going
to abandon the
surge, "it's just
very important for
you all to understand that's exactly
what 1 mean."
Bush curtly reJ ect~ the suggestion
that he will be forced by troop constraints to pull hack the surge come
next spring, no matter what. Nor will
Bush allow the political environment
to constrain his policy. He cites his
deciskm to go forwarJ with (he surge
in January, even though the "outcry
was quite significant.'' He knew what
people were thinking: "How can he
possibly do this? Didn't he see, didn't
he hear?'·
What he saw was a war effort that
was stumbling, so he removed his top
generals and brought in Gcn,
Petraeus and his surge plan. His confidence in Petraeus is total: "My job
... is to say to David Petraeus, 'I trust
your judgment, l trusted you going in
and I trust. you now.. , He calls
Petraeus "the most credible person in
the fight a[ this moment."
Bush says that one of his most
important audiences is not just the
American
·public, but
the enemy,
who " thinks •
we're weak."
He
says
''these
arc
sophisticated
people and
they listen to
the debate."
They doubt
"that we're
going to be
t 0 u g h
enough. 1 really believe that the additional fortes into Iraq surprised them
-a lot.''
ln U'ying to game out the future
U.S. policy in haq. there is an intense
focus on the pcliphery - wf\at is
Defense Secretary Robert Gates
th inking, what's the Lugar-Warner
plan'? But what's still most important
is the center o r this storm, where
President Bush sits, apparently in no
mood whatsoever to budge.
Rich Lo wry is editor of the
National Review.
/"'
beyond the t eltway
How long can we
ignore obvious
pitfalls?
.
by DONALD KAUL
The stock market of late has been
like a drunk on roller skates. ll falls,
gets up, waves its arms wildly, falls
again, gets up, falls. Gets up? As
Edward G. Robinson (he was an
actor; look il up) mighl have said:
''Mother of Mercy, is this the end of
Rico?"
Who knows? It's been my experience that market experts are much
better at explaining whal the market
did yesterday than predicting what it
will do tomonow.
The general consensus is that the
recent meltdown was caused by "a
classic credit correction." Tn English,
that means that a lo[ of people and
corporations borrowed a lot of
money which they now discover they
can't pay back. This is leading to
mortgage foreclosures, hedge fund
failures, higher interest rates and a
collapsing housing market. All of
which, in turn, leads to a f~tll in stock
prices.
This has inspired a low-grade
panic in the hearts of many shareholders. Their vision of a retirement
spent gazing through the bug-splattered windshield of an RV is fading.
(Admittedly, far more people are
kept awake at night wondering if
they're ever going to get another job
wilh health benefits or make enough
money to put food on the table but
the prospect of losing money you
thought you'd saved has its special
We build a city below sea level,
terror.)
I have some money in the stock with inadequate sea walls, and we're
market but T do not worry about it. amazed when it lloods, We build
My needs are small and can be made othe.J cities in the desert and can't
smaller. Ir God had meant me to be imagine why they're having water
rich She wouldn't have made me a shortages. A hlidgc falls down and
we're shocked.
liberal.
We have been hearing about the
Besides, I saw it coming. As a
decrepit state of our
matter of fact, pretty
"infra-structure" for
much anybody with a
decades. Report after
grain of sense could
report has recommendsee it coming. This,
ed that we start putting
app~rrently, does not
serious money inlo
include
Henry
rebuilding our inadePaulson.
our
quate bridges and
esteemed Secretary of
roads.
Generally
the Treasury. He
spealang we ignore the
recently told a group
reports.
that he viewed this
Congress ignores
credit collapse as a
them. Generally speak"wake-up call."
. ing. there is no sex
Which raises the
question, why was he asleep? When appeal to infrastructure. The public
hanks lend money at an artificially doesn'l feel grateful when you tell
low temporary rate to people who are them that you've mranged to dose a
had credit risks. what do you expect major bridge in their area !'or three
to happen when those rates rise to years in order to make it safer. It's
market levels? They lose their hous- ticked off because it's going to take
es. Corporations go belly-up. an hour longer to get to work.
But give a town a new post office
Financial markets begin to shudder.
This is not a wake-up call; it is the and you're a hero.
We've got a lot of icebergs out
inevitable result of the 19th century,
laisse:;Aaire economic policies that there in the mist ahead of us inform every corner of this adminis- unfunded pension liabilities, a huge
budget deficit, an ever-widening
tration.
Regulation of financial markets is trade deficit, a growing dependence
not a socialist scheme to subvert cap- on i'oreign oil - none of which we
italism; it's a way of protecting the pay the slightest hit of attention to,
public from the worst predatory until it's too late.
1f 1 didn't know hcrtcr, fd say we
aspect<> of capitalism.
As the Bible says: "As ye sow, so were stupid.
shall ye reap." And if ye don ' t
believe that, ye are nuts.
Don Kaul is a two-time Pulitzer
TL's not just the stock market, Pn-:.e-losing Washington corresponthough. As a nation, we seem unable dent who, by his own account, is righr
to anticipate anything. We invade a more rlzan he's wrong. Email him at
country and we 'rc surprised that a lot dkaull @verizon.net.
of the people there are upset about it.
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This Town, Buddy Wakefield, world poetry
That World 'Slam' champion, coming to Hazard
Editor's Note: For years, Floyd
· Cnwuy limesfmmder and(rmner
pubh:,JJer Norman Allen wrote a lt'eeklv column tbat looked at Flovd Count}•
· through f.us eyes. !Tis coluinns are ·
being reflrinted due to r~:quest.
THE LIGHT THAT WAS
If, as we surely believe, one's
•
love of God finds expression in
love for others Alice Loyd must
have loved her Creator much.
Use all the abjectives you can
recall devotion, concern, dedicalion, consecration, any and all
of them-and you still fall far
short of dcscnbing the great spirit
of this woman whose life was a
sacrifice for others, particularly
for those who needed her most.
1, as has been the story so often
in my experience never met Mrs.
Lloyd. I waited and postponed pilgrimage to her. Yet I knew her as a
friend, because her life and work
touched so many wh()m I know
well.
Some say she buried her~elf in
Caney Creek, this woman who
sacrificed a brilliant journalistic
career to come to the Mountains.
But she was never buried till
Tuesday; while she lived, life
burst the bounds of a crippled
body, and it shed a radiance in so
many dark places. She came to
Caney, almost without purse of
scrip; she died, we are told, without ever having had a bank
account of her own. Her wealth
lay in a direction where so many
scarcely deign to loo.K.
Few of us worked with her as
we should. Sometimes, our people
may have thoughtlessly thrown
barriers in her way. But, in the
whole, we appreciaed her within
the limits of our ability to comprehend such a great soul. Of one
thing we arc nor guilty. We did not
entertain an angel unawares.
A ROUGH ROAD TO TRAVEL
A man's life is full of snags. He
comes into the world without his
consent and usually goes out
against his will. When he is little.
the big girls kiss him. 1f he
remains pooc. they say he is not
energetic. and if he gains riches,
they say he inherited it. If he
needs credit, nobody knows him.
but if he is prosperous, everybody
seeks.favors.
1f he is in politics, they say he •
is a grafter, and if he is out or politics, he is stupid. H he saves
money, he is a miser. If he spends
freely, he is a sucker. lf he works
hard, they call him c razy, and if he
doesn't work, he's a bum. If he
pays all bills, he is a sap, and if he
docsn 'the' s a deadbeat. 1f he rules
his home, he is a tyrant, and if he
doesn't, they call him henpecked.
If he is a doctor, some say he
should have been an undertaker. If
he is a dentist, he missed his calling and should. have been a blacksmith. And if he splits kinding for
widows, he's called a philanderer,
but if he doesn't, he's a bad neigh
bor. And if he fishes no, don' t
~ay it!
Hey, baby
by FERIDA WOLFF
"CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE M ENOPAUSAL
SouL"
I was waiting in line at the gas sra
tion when a truck pulled out from the
other side of the island. As it passed
my car, the driver. who must have
been in his late 10s, if that. leaned out
of the open wmdow and said, "Hey,
Baby," directly to me. Then he grinned
and eased his truck into the traffic and
disappeared.
Time stopped dead in Its radial tire.
all-wheel-drive tracks as I processed
The Greater Hazard Area
Performing Arts Sclies announces
that the Buddy Wakefield Coffee
House PcJforrnancc will be held on
Thursday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. at Hazard
Community & Technical College in
the First Federal Center.
Buddy Wakefield is the two-Lime
Individual World Poetry Slam
Champion featured on National
Public Radio (NPR), the BBC,
HBO's Def Poetry Jmn, and most
recently signed to Strange Famous
Records. In 2004, he won the
Individual World Poetry Slam Finals.
than.ks to the support of anthropologist and producer Norman Lear, and
then successfully defended that title
at the Imemalional Poetry Festival in
Rotterdam, Netherlands against the
natwnal champions of seven
European countries with work<; translated into Dutch. In 2005, he won the
Individual World Poetry Slam
Championslup title again. Since then
he has gone on to share the stage with
nearly every notable pcrfonnancc
poet in the world including Saul
Williams, Sage Francis, Alix Olsen,
Derrick Brown and Utah Phillips in
hundreds of venues internationally
from Comedy Central's Hudson
Theater and Scotland's Oran Moore
to San Quentin State Penitentiary,
and. the House of Blues in New
Orleans.
Buddy, a Board of Directors
member with Youth Speaks Seattle
and member of Team Seattle 2006
and 2007 for the National Pocu·y
Slam Finals, is honored that his work
is published internationally and has
been used to win national collegiate
forensics competitions. Also a member of Solomon Sparrow's Electric
Whale Revival, Buddy is known for
uelivering raw, rounded, high vibration performances of humor and
heart. In addition to his public
evening performance, Buddy will
also be conducting workshops earlier
in the day for area high school and
college students.
Admission to see
Buddy
Waketield is $10 per person.
Bank of Hindman is the event
'Nightmare
at Noon'
by TOM DOTY
TIMES COLUMNIST
Buddy Wakefield, World Poetry Slam Champion, will appear In Hazard,
at the First Federal Center, on Thursday, Sept. 6.
sponsor. Series underwriters are:
Appalachian Regional Hcalthcarc,
Mayor Bill Gorman and the City of
Hazard; Hampton lnn and Suites,
and Peoples Bank and Trust. The
Kentucky Arts Council. a state
agency in the Commerce Cabinet,
provides opcralional support funding
for the Greater Hazard Area
Performing Arts Series with slate tax
dollars and federal funding from the
National Endowment for the Arts,
which believes that a great nation
deserves great art.
For more information, contact
Tmnmy Dufl, performing art series
director, at 606-487-3067 or 800246-7521. ext. 73067.
Maytown Center helps kids earn school supplies
The Maytown Center helped area
students get ready for school this year
by holding their 4th Annual School
Supply Swap. In the process, 102 students joined in to help their communities look a little better. The way the
School Supply Swap worked, according to Daniel Chauncy, director,
Maytown Center. is the students each
picked up a trash bag full of litter at
locations in Pageant Hills, Warco,
Wayland, Garrett or Maytown. TI1c
students then traded their bag of trash
lor a bag rull or notebooks, markers, lshirts, and more. The Maytown Center
wishes to thank the many l'olks that
donated materials and supplies and
helped the Maytown staiT to make this
event possible for yet another year.
For more information on the Maytown
Center call 285-0539 or visit
www.maytowncenter.org. More pho
tos from the School Supply Swap
event, as well as other events held this
summer, may be viewed by visiting
the website and clicking "PHOTOS."
what had just happened. My first
thought was tl1at there was one man
who should not be on the road because
obviously he had a vision problem.
Then I wondered if he was making fun
of me, giving a thnll to the little old
lady in the sporty Honda. Maybe he
had a thing for older women. Or perhaps it was a random act of kindness,
in a macho ~ort of way. My feminist
indignation flared only to be
~quelched by my girlish delight. After
all, l hadn't been whistled at or made
the object of a sexi~t remark in many a
year.
Was it possible that I could. still be
a "Baby''?
The question stayed in my mind for
the rest of the day. Tt followed me into
the supermarket, inserting itself into
}IOVIES FROM
THE BLACK LAGOON
Even the very
smallest can help
clean up the envi·
ronment, as evidenced by the
hard work of this
young Floyd
County student.
A remote desert town becomes a
Petri dish for a sadistic.: scientist working on a chemical weapon in this
chiller which borrows liberally from
George Romero's 'The Crazies" as
well as westerns.
l11e Jilm hegins with an eerie scene
that takes place just outside the town
of Canyonland·(actually Moab, Utah).
An albino scientist fiddles with his
computer inside a dark van while a
cadre of mercenaries stand at
attention. The scientist then places
a vial of green
serum inside a
bulky pistol and
aims at the town's
reservoir.
Before he can
take aim, a pickup truck approachTim DIIJ
es and everything TlmN Colu•llt
stops. The truck's
driver turns· out to
be ·an amiable fellow who shouts
"howdy" and inquires if they arc making a movie before the mercenaries
fill him with so much lead that
Superman couldn't see through him.
They calmly roll his truck into the
water as the scientlst proceeds to
infeetthe town's water supply by discharging his awkward pistol's contents into the drink.
ln· the next shot ifs morning and
we meet three outsiders who have
picked the worst day to slop in
Canyonland. The group consist<> of an
obnoxious entertainment anorney
named Ken. his trophy blonde wife
Cheri and hitchhiker (and disgraced
cop) Riley. The) stop for a hot breakfast and are treated to a bizarre t1oor
show when a customer named Charlie
succumbs to the poisoned water and
proceeds lo nail his waiter's hand to
the counter v.:ith a hunting knife.
Despite the fact that Charlie isn't
as young as he used to be. he makes a
meal out of Ken. Riley and responding deputy Julie until Riley hobbles
him With a bullet in the knee. While
the trio recount their story to Sheriff
Hanks (Julie's dad), Charlie crawls
into the front of a cruiser and continue), his rampage. After Charlie is
brought to bear (with a well-placed
head shot courtesy of Hanks), everyone compares notes.
The group establishes that similar
things are happemng all oYer town
and that the auaekers appear to have
enhanced strength, a reckless disregard ror life and spun green goo when
shot. The source of the contamination
becomes clear when Cheri goes
bonkers and it is established that she
was the only one to drink the water at
the restaurant. Hanks keeps his mouth
shut when asked if he had any water,
but the audience knows he helped
himself to a pot of fresh brew before
leaving the house.
The sheriff decide~ to take immediate action and assigns the men to
searching one-half of town while he
takes the other. He wisely instructs
(See LAGOON. page six)
the produce aisle between the broccoli
and red-leaf lettuce. 1t interrupted my
thoughts when I was writing , and ll
came our in the middle of a scene for
my latest children's story when all I
wanted to an end to was how to gel my
main character out of the clutches of
the schoolyard bull} .
'"Go away," I told it. But the ques
lion remained. Was it possible, in my
late 50s, to think of myself as a
"Baby"?
This was annoying me. My feminist roots bristled ul the idea that I was
even thmktng about this for more than
a nanosecond. Who cared what some
guy in a truck rudely called out?
But it wasn't that, not really. What
I was grappling with was my own
sense of self. Did 1 feel like a "Bahy''?
I used to. Tused to know that my body
all11ring, that my walk was confident. My smile used to be
inviting. When 1
talked.
people
were drawn to me
and my conver
~ation. l had a
sense of myself
in space. Was I
connected
to
my sen ... uality
any more'' To
myself?
TI1at tmck driver
didn't know what he
had stirred up. As I simmered the soup for dinner. I took stock
of my lile. What I saw was an accomphshc:d, ereatiYc, srrong woman with
wa~
many friends and a wonderful family.
Some days 1 felt more desirable than
others, but that hadn't changed
a<> 1 mamrcd. What 1 realized
was that I am a ''Baby" as
much as l choose to be.
When I am loving
within
myself, it
shines and is attractive to others.
My husband came
hnme in the middle of
these thoughts. His
eyes lit up when he saw
me and he said, "Hi,
Baby."
•
Twrapped my arms around him
and silently sent a thank you to the
driver who re ogni/ ed the '"Baby" in
me when 1 had almost forgotten her.
�A6 • SUNDAY, AUGUST
19, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Pay no attention to old wives' tale about transmission
by TOM and RAY MAGLIOZZI
Dear Tom and Ray:
I have a 2002 GMC Envoy that
just passed 100,000 miles. I have
always been pretty conscientious
about scheduled and preventative
maintenance. The owner's manual
recommends changing the transmission and filter at I 00,000 miles. 1 have
read and heard advice that if the filter
or fluid has not been changed before
50,000 miles, you should not change
it, due to varnish and film that would
then be released into the new fluid. I
don't see any sense in calling the
dealer, as they obviously will advise
me to change it. I would like a "nonprofit" answer from someone T trust,
which is you two car guys. -Jim
TOM: Change it.
RAY: This is an old myth that
we've heard many times- and probably passed along ourselves, on occasion.
TOM: It goes something like this:
When your transmission is really old,
the gums and varnishes that have built
up over the years are actually holding
the transmission together now. And if
you change the fluid and drain out all
that gunk, the transmission will fall
apart.
RAY: But I've got news for you. If
varnish is all that's holding your
transmission together, there's a
rebuild in your near future anyway.
TOM: I think this myth got started
because some guy with a really old
heap changed his transmission fluid,
and a day later the transmission died.
Well, the transmission was a heap
before he changed the fluid. And the
timing was just coincidence. But that
didn't stop him from telling everybody he knew not to change the trans
mission fluid in an old car.
RAY: But that would be like saying: "]f you're 95 years old and sick,
don't gq to the hospital. My grandfather was 95 and sick, and he went to
the hospital, and he died'" Well, duh!
He was 95 and sick.
TOM: So if your owner's manual
calls for a transmission service at
100,000 miles, do it, Jim. In fact, if
you plan to keep your car until the bitLer end, you can even change it more
often than that - say, every 50,000
miles. And if you feel pain in your
chest or shoulder that radiates down
your arm, don't be afraid to go to the
hospital.
Shocks and struts aren't just for
comfort
Dear Tom and Ray:
I recently bought for my daughter
a 1997 Ford T-bird from an acquaintance who bought it new, kept it in
great shape and only put 60,000 miles
on it. When taking it for an oil change
and "inspectio11," the shop suggested
new front and rear shocks/struts, at a
cost of more than $300. I didn't have
it done, because I've done this on several of my cars in the past and always
wondered if it was really necessary,
since the car was already running
fine. What's the story on replacement
of these items? Thanks.- Phyllis
RAY: A 10-year-old tar easily
could need shocks and struts, Phyllis.
And if it does need them, that's a pretty good price.
TOM: By the way, this particular
car has struts in front and shocks in
the rear. A strut is just a single part
that combines a shock absorber with a
coil spring to save space.
RAY: But how do you know if you
need these things? As you say, the ear
is "running fine."
TOM: Well, the driver of the car
often can't tell, because the ride and
handling degrade slowly, over several
years. It's like getting fat. You gain a
couple of ounces a week, and you
don't really notice. And then, like my
brother, someone takes your picture
one day ru;1d you look at it and say,
"Hey, who's the fat slob with his arm
around my wife?"
RAY: So YOU might not be able to
tell if you need shocks, Phyllis, but
your mechanic can. First of all, he
may have seen one of the shocks leaking when the car was up on the lift.
That's a sure sign it's
a goner.
TOM: The other
sign of worn-out
shocks is unusual tire
wear. If your tires are
cupping or scalloping - that is, they
have high and low
spots on the tread
surface
that's
often a sign of bad
shocks.
RAY: And then
there's the standard
"shock test": You
push down hard on
one corner of the
bumper and the car
should come back up
once and stop, and not bounce. If it
goes up and down even a little bit,
your shocks are worn out.
TOM: So the question is, Do you
trust this particular mechanic? Or is
he, like most of us, just trying to sell
more shocks?
RAY: Well, if you don't have a
relationship with this mechanic and
aren't sure you trust him, get a second
opinion. Go to our Web site,
www.cartalk.com, and put your ZIP
code in the "Mechanics Files" (under
Actual Car Information). It' 11 show
you a list of mechanics personally
recommended
by
other readers and
radio listeners of ours.
TOM: But if a
mechanic you trust
tells you that you need
shocks, then you do
need to get it done.
Shocks are safety
components. Many
people think they only
affect ride comfort,
but their job actually
is to keep the . tires
firmly planted on the
road, so the tires don't
bounce up and "leave
the road" whenever
you go over bumps.
RAY: Because if
your tires do bounce, and happen to
be in the air at the same moment you
need to stop or tum, you might be in
deep doo-doo. Even if the car is runrung fine otherwise!
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Got a question about cars? Write
to Click and Clack in care of this
newspaper, or e-mail them by visiting
the Car Talk Web site at
www. cartalk. com.
SOCIAL SECURITY NEWS
what's·the difference?
SSA and SSI
by KIMBERLY THOMPSON
Social Security Technical
Expert In Prestonsburg
Did you know that there is
a difference between Social
Security and SSI benefits? It's
a question we receive often, in
a variety of ways. "What's the
difference between Social
Security and SSI?" Or "Are
Social
Security
and
Supplemental Security Income
the same thing?"
The short answer is no,
they're not. Here's the long
answer.
The
Social
Security
Administration. (SSA) is the
government agency
that
administers
both
Social
Security
benefits
and
Supplemental Security Income
(SSI) benefits. But the two
programs are not the same,
and the funds come from dif-
ferent places.
Social Security comes in
three varieties: retirement benefits, disability benefits and
survivors' benefits. SSI comes
in two: disability and aged
benefits.
Social Security benefits are
funded through the Social
Security trust funds; your
Social Security payroll or
FICA taxes are earmarked for
Social Security benefits. SSI
is funded through general tax
revenue.
Social Security is a social
insurance program based on
contributions. In order to collect benefits, you must have
paid into the system and
become insured. Most people
need about 40 credits, or 10
years of work, to qualify. SSI
is a needs-based program that
pays benefits to people with
limited income and resources
who are either disabled or age
65 or older.
When you get Social
Security, what you own,
including bank accounts, property, and investments, does not
affect your benefits. Since SSI
is needs-based, your resources
do count when you receive SSI
benefits.
Social Security was established by the Social Security
Act on August 14, 1935. SSI
was created by the amendments of 1972.
One thing that is the same
for both Social Security and
SSI Benefits is that you can
easily sign up for direct
deposit of payments- the safe,
quick anq convenient way to
receive your paY,ments on
time, every time.
SSA and SSI may seem
only a letter apart, but there's a
world of difference between
the two programs.
To learn more, v1s1t our
website at www.socialsecurity.gov. You can also call us at
1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800325-0778).
For more information about
benefits and services call your
local Social Security Office in
Prestonsburg at (606) 8868525. The office is located at
1897 Kentucky Route 321 in
Prestonsburg
KY.
Representatives are available
to answer questions.
And remember, we have
representatives available to
give presentations and speeches about Social Security
Programs. Contact the office
for more information.
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Julie to cruise through town
and use ,her unit's PA system to
warn everyone to stay away
from the water. He then visits
the hospital and has the staff
there restrain anyone suffering
and pump them full of tranquilizers.
Unfortunately, a few people
have already lost it and it's
down to Julie and the new
guys to restore order as the citiLens of Canyonland try to
take each other out. This leads
to a tense montage of shootings, stabbings and really
awful road rage (don't drive
angry folks). The trio rein
everything in and then decide
to bunker down and wait for
whoever is behind the mess to
come down and check the
results.
It's not a long wait as a
black van cruises into town
shoitly after nightfall to start
incinerating everything in
sight. Sheriff Hanks continues
to use his head (what's left of
it, that is) and opts to lead the
van into a local drive-in, where
they can spotlight the bad guys
and shoot them like ducks in a
barrel.
Once again the plan works
well until the sheriff loses it
and charges out into the fray.
He is lit up like a Roman candle, but he does manage to hurl
his burning body into the villain's van, which then
explodes as if on cue.
Deputy Julie hands Reilly
her dad's star and the film
becomes an homage to every
western, as he leads them on
horseback into the hills to find
what's left of the bad guys.
Several dust kicking shootouts
ensue as this hurtles fowards
an old-fashioned duel between
the new sheriff and the albino
(that's how's he's named in the
credits). It's a good showdown
that is enhanced by a second
showdown between the mercenaries' chopper and an Army
transport that arrives in the
nick of time.
Mixing genres doesn't
always work but director Niko
Mastorakis manages to infuse
the paranoia of a Romero
thriller with the righteous gunslinging of a John Ford westem and make it work. He also
doesn't fool around when it
comes to casting and fills this
movie with of the best Bmovie stalwarts that were
working m 1987. George
Kennedy tops the list as
Sheriff Hanks and once again
injects a realistic portrayal into
the middle of a ridiculous
story (as he did in all the
"Airport" movies).
Wings Hauser also does
well as the arrogant yet
humorous Ken. It's nowhere
near the level of work he did as
Ramrod (the brutal pimp in
"Vice Squad"), but he manages to make Ken the kind of
snob you can put up with for a .
protracted period before giving in to the urge to spread his
nose all over his face.
Bo Hopkins does a fair job
as Riley, though his minimalist
acting techniques work better
when he's around scene stealers like the cast of ''The Wild
Bunch" or Steve McQueen in
"The Getaway."
You also have to give credit to veteran bad guy Brion
James (Leon m "Blade
Runner") as the albino. He
manages to be sinister and a
forrilldable bad guy despite the
fact that he's never given any
dialogue, sini ter or otherwise.
This one also sports some
impressive photography and
scenes of utter chaos as the
townies succumb to the toxin
in their water.
If you like western sensibilities and hardcore horror, then
you might want to check out
this blend which delivers on
the light entertainment front.
Best line: "People in this
town don' t go around using
each other for target practice."
1987, rated R.
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Archer Park spring softball season
concludes; fall league planned
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PRESTONSBURG - The 2007 Archer
Park men's spring softball season concluded
Tuesday. The league enjoyed success in a
strong return.
'Tm very happy to have men's softball
back in Prestonsburg and hope that there is
as much parLicipation in our fall league as in
our spring," said Park Director David
Baldtidge.
The top three reams stayed close with
only one loss separating the trio. Nightstorm
continued its dominance
softball in
or
Eastern Kentucky, finishing first Witt only
two losses. Rage finished right bchmd
Nightstom1 in the runner-up spot with three
losses. Kinter Drilling ended the season
third with only four losses. After some earlyseason losses, Thunder /Window World finished strong, claiming fourth-place with a
13-7 record. The middle of the pack stayed
tight with only one game separating some
formidable teams.
The end-of-season tournament will begin
Monday. The tournament will continue
Tuesday. The tournament's ttlle game is
scheduled for Thursday.
There will be an Archer Park men's soft
ball league this fall. Those interested in
entering a team should call Baldridge at
606/886-6390. Archer Park is also enterLaining the idea of hosting a coed/church league
if enough area teams show interest.
Archer Park Men·s Spring Softball regular-season standings: Nightstorm ( J 8 2);
Rage (17-3); Kinzer (16-4); Thunder (13-7);
No Limit (10-10); Young Gunz (911);
Magic Media (9-11 ); Fury (8-12); Dog
Pound (8-12); Cougars (2-18); Gunners (119).
photo by Steve LeMaster
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT: Wes Crager
ranks as one of the top players for the Allen Central
High School football program. ACHS will open the
2007 season Friday night versus Jenkins.
P'burg volleyball
team shows
promise despite
early setbacks
MSU,ALC
women to meet
in regularseason matchup
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MOREHEAD - Fourteen
~ home games highlight Morehead
· State University's 2007-2008
women's basketball schedule.
The campaign will be head coach
Mike Bradbury's first season
leading the Eagles. A challenging
schedule, the ledger also includes
games with two Atlantic 10 conference teams and matehups with
teams from the ACC. Sun Belt,
Missouri Valley and MidAmerican conferences as well.
"This schedule is de(initely
tough. but it should help us prepare for the Ohio Valley
Conference
games,"
satd
Bradbury. "We have to go on the
•
road to an A-1 0 team, a Sun Belt
team, an ACC powerhouse team
ami a team from the MAC, so
this schedule should he very
challenging."
The Eagles open the 20072008 season at home on Nov. 10
against Duquesne from the A-10
before a road trip to lUPUl on
Nov. 14. The Eagles return home
to face Evansville on Nov. 19
and regional rival Marshall on
Nov. 21. The non-conference
portion of the schedule gets even
more exciting 1n late November
as MSU will travel to St. Louis
~.: University for an A 10 matchup
before racin g intrastate rival
Western Kentucky in Bowling
Green on Nov. 27.
A home game against Alice
Lloyd College is scheduled for
Dec. I, and then the Eagles begin
OYC play in December with a
road trip to Austin Peay (Dec. 6)
and Mun·ay State (Dec. 8). Two
more OVC games loom before
Christmas a<; Tennessee-Martin
visits Johnson Arena on Dec. 17
and Eastern Tllinois comes to
town Dec. 19. The Eagles have
one more game berore the new
year a<; they travel up the road lo
Athens, Ohio to battle Ohio
University on Dec. 30.
After Christmas, the Eagles
host eight more league games
and make eight more flips to conference foes. The Eagles also
step out of conference on Pch. 4
for a game at ACC power
Virginia. Like last season, the
Eagles will host three Saturday
OVC home games, and those are
scheduled right now to be 2 p.m.
Eastern T1me tipotfs. Weeknight
OVC home games, as well as the
March 1 Austin Pcay game, will
(See MSU, page two)
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG - The
Prestonsburg High School volleyball team has dropped its first
four matches. This year's edition
of the PHS volleyball squad continues to &rrow and mature as a
team. Good things lie ahead for
tbe Prestonsburg volleyball program.
"We are a young team," said
Prestonsburg Coach Jackie Day
Crisp . "We only have three
seniors on the team. But we have
some good young talent and I
expect us to improve as the year
progresses.··
South Floyd blanked the
Lady Blackcats 2-0 (25-13, 259) in a season-opener on
Thursday, Aug. 9. After falling
to South Floyd, Prestonsburg
was defeated in matches against
East Ridge. Pike County Central
and Betsy Layne. Falling to both
South Floyd and Betsy Layne
placed the Lady Blackcats in an
0-2
hole
in
the
55th
DistricL!Floyd
County
Conference standings.
There's much volleyball left
to play for the Prestonsburg vol-
SFHS FOOTBALL • 2007 SEASON
Coach: Donnie Daniels
Class: 1A
District: 8
Aug. 24 Magoffin County, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 31 Evangel Christian, 8 p.m.
Sept. 7 at Paintsville, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 14 at Betsy Layne, 7:30p.m.
Sept. 21 Phelps, 7:30p.m.
Sept. 28 Open ·
Pikeville, 7;30 p.m.
Oct. 5
Oct. 12 Knott County Central, 7:30p.m.
Oct. 19 at Allen Central, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 26 at Jackson County, 8 p.m.
Nov. 2 East Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
(See P'BURG, page Lwo)
Veteran South Floyd Coach Donnie Daniels
talked with his team prior to the start of
Thursday's practice.
VB: Betsy Layne tops P'burg
in early conference/district tilt
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BETSY LAYNE - After falling
short to Belfry on Tuesday, Betsy
Layne bounced right back with a 2-0
varsity volleyball vtctory over 55th
District/Floyd County Conference
rival Prestonsburg Thursday.
"After Belfry on Tuesday 1 knew
we had to work hard and bounce right
hack for our district matehup with
Prestonsburg," said Betsy Layne
Coach Christina Crase. "We worked
on a lot. Wednesday to get ready for
Prestonsburg and I was so proud of
my team for integrating almost all of
the changes we made in practice."
Betsy Layne started on a sLrong
note, winning the junior varsity
match 2-0
Junior Arial Hopkins led the Betsy
Layne junior unit, offering up a per
feet attacking record, successful landing six-of-six attempts. Betsy Layne
front line freshmen Taylor Watkins
and Audri Ray stepped up their play
with a combination of 10 attacks and
four blocks for the Ladycats in th~
junior varsity match.
Ladycat setter/outside hitter
Kelergh Wagner stepped up in the
second game with 13 aces.
"All of my junior varsity players
are really playing up to their potential
and are really helping to build up this
program and l cannot wait to continue and see their success throughout
the next few years,'' said Crase.
Taylor Watkins. Keleigh Wagner
and Andie Meade led the Betsy Layne
varsity unit with a combined 23
attacks in the match. Senior Jordan
Jarrell and junior Samantha
Stewardson added to the lead with
serving aces.
"Us always nice to start off our
conference play with a win." Crase
commented. "!look forward to meeting Allen Central on Tuesday of next
week and seeing South Floyd the followmg week.''
BETSY LAYNE VOLLEYBALL
UPCOMING MATCHES: Aug.
21 at Allen Central; Aug. 22 vs.
East Ridge; Aug. 23 at Phelps;
Aug. 27 Pikeville; Aug. 28 South
Floyd.
Miners preparing for CBA Draft
TIMES STAFF REPORT
4)
PIKEVILLE - East Kentucky Miners
Coach Kevin Keathley has spent much or
the month of August evaluating talent.
Keathley is looking to 1111 a training camp
roster for a Continental Basketball
Association (CBA) expansion team that
has Eastern Kentucky basketball fans
excited about hoops of the professional
kind. The Miners will get six picks in the
upcoming 2007 CBA College Draft. Each of the 10 CBA
teams will get half-a-dozen picks as part of the upcomrng
draft. This year's dral'l is scheduled for Sept. 25 from 7- 11
p.m. The CBA Draft will be made up of players who
departed the college ranks earlier in the year.
The Miners coach is looking for players who'll play
productive role!-. in his system.
"We want guys who can play multiple positions.'' said
Keathley. ''We need to have guys who arc capable of playing combo spots."
Throughout his coaching career, Keathley has showcased an uptempo offensive style. Some of his past teams
have been league leaders in points
per game scming average.
"The players we draft have to be able to fit
into our system," Keathley commented.
"We're looking at guys who are versatile. The
type or players we want are those who are athletic and can run and catch the pass and go up
with it. Guys who have played in college programs lhat get up and down the noor will work
well in our system. At the same time, there's a
possibility we could draft a post player if a
quality one is available."
Keathley has confirmed he ' ll be inviting some of the
participants of the recent East Kentucky Miners free agent
camp back for a future second workout. More than one
player showed the ability to play professiOnal basketball at
a high level during the free agent camp.
During the CBA Draft. teams will set up !>hop at various
locations. The official CBA website www.cbahoopsonline.com - will provide coverage of the draft. More on
East·Kentucky ·s draft picks will appear on the team's olTi cial website (www.ekminers.com) following the highly
anticipated event.
Tiger baseball
program to host
golf scramble
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PAINTSVILLE
The
Paintsville High School hascball
program will host a golf Sl:ramblc at the Paintsville Country
Club Saturday, Sept. 8. The 9:30
a.m. shotgun start will be a seed
cd, captain's choice format. Cost
is $50 per player and each par
Licipant will be placed on a team.
The scramble 1s limited to the
l'irst 72 goll'ers. Cash prizes will
be awarded to the top three finishers. Interested participants are
asked to register by Thursday,
Sept. 6. For more information on
the scramble, contact Coach Bob
Lyons at 424-7062, Coach Walt
Crace at 793 1202 or Coach
Tucker Howard at 434-0526.
Proceeds hom the golf
scramble will benerit the
(See GOLF, page two)
2007 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP
LAST WEEK'S RACE:
Aug. 12 - Centurion Boats at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
(Tony Stewart)
THIS WEEK'S RACE:
Aug. 19 - 3M Performance 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
REMAINING RACES:
Aug. 25 - Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 2 ..- NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 500, Fontana, C'alif.
Sept. 8 - Chevy Rock-and-Roll 400, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 16- Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 23 - Dover 400, Dover, Del.
Sept. 30 ·- Kansas 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 7 - UAW-Ford 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 13- Bank of America 500. Concord, N.C.
Oct. 21 -Subway 500, Martinsville, Va.
Oct. 28 - Georgia 500, Hampton. Ga.
Nov. 4 - D1ckies 500, Fort Worth, Texas.
Nov. 11 - ChGcker Auto Parts 500. Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 18 - Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
x-non-points race
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SUNDAY, AUGUST
19, 2007
THE FLoYD CouNTY TIMES
Kentucky Afield Outdoors: Fitting your shotgun
by HAYLEY LYNCH
KENTUCKY AFIELD
FRANKFORT - Dove season is fast approaching. Any
hunter who has emptied several boxes of shells to get their
daily limit knows how important good technique is to a successful day afield. But one
thing many shooters don't
consider is the crucial element
of gun liL
Many shotgunners don't
know that the racLOry stock on
their new-in-the-box smoothbore probably doesn't fit They
struggle with a stock that is too
long or too low, and a gun that
smacks of recoil as a result.
This is because stocks are
made ror the "average" shooter, and many of us don't fit the
mold.
There arc several adjustments you can make to your
existing gun, without shelling
out thousands of dollars for a
custom-built Slock. Two of the
most important adjustments
are to the length of pull and
drop of comb.
Length of pull is the distance from where your shoulder touches the stock to where
your finger touches the trigger.
Most shotguns are made with a
factory length of pull 14 inches. This might he just right for
some, but is orten too long for
many women or shorter men,
not to mention youth shooters.
On the other hand, the factory
length of pull may be too short
for taller shooters with long
arms.
To determine whether your
shotgun fit<;, bend your arm in
a.right angle then put the stock
in the crook of your elbow.
Lay the stock sideways along
your forearm with your hand
nat. Now line up yClUf index
finger with the trigger. The
trigger should hit the first joint
of your index finger, just
below the linger tip. H this
joint extends beyond the trigger, you may need a longer
stock. lf it falls short of the
trigger, you may need a shorter stock. This test will give
you some idea of your colTect
length of pull.
Small adjustments can be
made by buying a thinner or
thicker recoil pad. Slip-on
recoil pads are less expensive
than those that screw into the
end of your stock. Large
adjustments, however, may
require cutting the stock down
or adding spacers.
Gunsmiths often charge hy
the hour for stock work.
Getting a gun stock cut runs
$100-$200 or more depending
on the gunsmith. Spacers cost
$8-$1 0 each but must be
ground to tlt the stock. This
will cost you about $50. Don't
forget to a<;k around the shooting range - many shooters
have stock fitting experience
and may be able to do the
work for you.
The next measurement to
check is the drop of comb.
With a properly adjusted shot
gun stock, you will naturally
look straight down the barrel
whenever you bring the gun to
your shoulder.
The comb drop is the vertical distance from where your
cheek rests on the stock - the
"comb"- to the sight plane or
rib of the gun barrel. Drop is a
crucial measurement because
it directly affects your line of
sight. H the comb of your gun
is too low, you will sec the
back of the gun's rib rather
than straight down the top of
the barrel. You'll have to lift
your head off the s tock to see,
~acrificing accuracy as well as
comfort when the comb
smacks your face after a shot.
Adjusting drop can be cac;ier than adjusting length of
pull. While some s hooters
have
adjustable
combs
installed - allowing them to
move the top of the stock up
and down and even side to side
- you can fix this problem
cheaply. A few thin layers of
closed-cell foam on top of
your existmg comb, tastened
with good-quality double-stick
tape can "build up" your stock
for under $10. Add more layers, or take them off, until you
can see perfectly down the
gun's rib when your check is
planted lirmly on the comb.
You should sec nothing hut !he
sight bead at the end of the
muzzle - add layers until you
(.;an see it, and take a layer off
if you can see the tib itself. A
piece of suede or neoprene on
rop of the closed-cell foam
helps if you don' t like the look
of the foam or want greater
comfort.
Many other adjustments,
from maJor to minor, can make
your shotgun lit · beller. But
adjusting the length of pull and
drup are good l'irst steps.
You'll know you're closer to a
perfect fit when you bring
down more birds with fewer
shells.
Hayley Lynch is an awardwinning wri!er for KenTucky
Afield maga::ine, the official
publication of the Kentucky
Department of Fi.,·h and
Wildlif'e Resources. She is an
avid hunter and shotgun
shootet:
New Kentucky dove hunting guide· available
TIMES STAFF REPORT
FRANKFORT - The 2007
Kentucky Dove Hunting
Guide is now being shipped to
stores where hunting licenses
are sold. The guide is also
available in a prinlable version
on the internet at fw.ky.gov, or
it may be requested by calling
the Kentucky Department of
Fish and Wildlife Resources
weekdays at 1-800-858-1549.
Kentucky wing shooters
may hunt over 40 public dove
fields ac-ross the state this fall.
These fields open to public
hunting on Sept. 1, 3, 5 and
again from Sept. 8 - Oct. 24
(fields on private lands arc
open from Sept. 1 - Oct. 24
during the first part of the season). The 2007 Kentucky
Dove Hunting Guide lists
these fields and directions to
them. The guide also contains
the bunting seasons for woodcock, early wood duck and
teal, snipe, purple gallinule,
moorhens, Virginia and sora
rails and resident Canada
geese.
There is a major change for
the 2007 dove seasons. The
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife
Commission eliminated the
nine-day late season in
December and' applied those
nine days instead to the end of
the early dove season. The
early part of the dove season
opens Sept. 1 and closes Ocl.
24. The late dove season is
now open Nov. 22-27.
The Kentucky Department
ofFish and Wildlife Resources
conducts mentor/youth dove
hunts each fall in which an
Prestonsburg lost Pam
Slone, Liz Chaffin, Amber
Whitaker and ~ssica Fraley
from last scao;;on's squad.
The Prestonsburg volleyball team will host a media
day Monday on their home
hardwood. The media day is
scheduled to get underway at
4p.m.
Prestonsburg is due back in
action on Tuesday at borne
versus visiting Magoffin
County. The Lady Blackcats
are scheduled to host South
Floyd on Thursday in another
conference/district match up.
Lop four spots hosting a lirst
round game on March 4 this
season. The semifinals and
championship game arc scheduled for March 7-8 at
Nashville's
Municipal
Auditorium.
Morehead State returns
seven letterwinners from a 1416 team in 2006-2007. The
Eagles were 13-7 in the OVC,
11nishing third.
adult may take up to two
youths ages 15 and under to
experience the thrill of early
scao;;on dove hunting. Hunters
must pre-register ror these
huntc; hy Aug. 24. Register by
calling 1-800-858-1549 from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern
time) weekdays. Mentor/youth
dove fields are closed to public
hunting until Sept. 3, when
they open to all dove hunters.
Hunters who hunt both
doves and waterfowl should
purchase the $10 Kentucky
Waterfowl Permit in addition
to their Kentucky hunting
license.
The
Kentucky
Waterfowl Permit enables
hunters to hunt migratory birds
such as doves, woodcock and
snipe along with waterfowl.
Those who just want to hunt
migratory birds such as doves
or woodcock, but not waterfowl, should purchase the $5
Kentucky Migratory Bird
Permit in addition to their
Kentucky hunting license.
Hunter
education
is
required for all hunters born
on or after January 1, 1975,
except kids under 12 and
hunters who are license
exempt. However, a one-Lime
temporary hunter education
exemption permit is available
for $5 online, which allows
hunting for one year from the
date of purchac;c without a
hunter education card while
accompanied by a legal adult
hunter. Log onto fw.ky.gov to
to lind a hunter education
course or to purchase an
exemption permit.
P'burg
• Continued from p1
leyball team.
Crisp expect<; his current
seniors to step up and provide
leadership.
"Rikki Hughes, Julianna
Fry and Whitney Caudill are
seniors and the nucleus of our
team," said Crisp. "They are
the leaders of our team."
MSU
• Continued from p1
be set right now for 5:15
Eastern Time tipoffs before the
men's games.
The
Ohio
Valley
Conference tournament is
again the same format with the
pho1o by S1eve LeMaster
ALLEN CENTRAL QUARTERBACK JOSH PRATER (second from lett) guides the Allen
Central offense. Allen Central played Estill County Friday evening in its final scrimmage.
Golf
• Continued from p2
Paintsville High SChool baseball team.
Paintsville finished the
2007 season 27-6. The Tigers
ended !he season with the 15th
Region's second-best record
behind frontrunner and 57th
District
rival
Lawrence
County (29-11 ).
BMS TRI. PLE CROWN·.
NHRA nearing its Countdo-wn Kyle Busch eyes Truck Series win
by STEVE HERMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDlANAPOLIS
NASCAR ha<; its Chase for
the championship, and now
lhe
National
Hot Rod
Association
has
its
Countdown.
The first NHRA playoffs to
determine the national champions in drag racing will begin
at the U.S . Nationals a~
0 ' Reilly Raceway Park ncar
Indianapolis over the Labor
Day weekend. Each division's
top eight qualifiers through
points earned in the first 17
races of the season will start
anew for the final six races.
Most of the qualifying
spots have already been
clinched, and the rest will be
determined this weekend at the
Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at
Reading, Pa.
"Tr we hadn't changed to
this new point system, then at
this time of year there wouldn't be a whole lot or excitement around points for our
team," said Melanie Troxel,
currently two points out of the
eighth and final qualifying
spot in the Top Fuel category.
"Being ninth in points, it
would be pretty unlikely that
we would come back and win
the championship," she said of
the previous scoring format.
"So it has added a lot of
excitement and some pressure."
The top six in Top Fuel
already have clinched spots in
the Countdown, while the next
four - Whit Bazemore, David
Grubnic, Troxel and Cory
McClenathan - arc separated
by just 102 points. With 100
pointo:; to the winner - plus
bonus points for qualifying
positions - the standings could
be shuffled considerably this
weekend.
"So it's still exciting to be
in this position." McClenathan
said. "T think right now our
game plan has really not
changed. We need to be consistent. We need to qualify
well. We need to go some
rounds on Sunday if we're
going to be in that top eight_
"We'd like to be in the
points
deal,"
he
said
Wednesday. "But realistically,
what we arc shooting for is to
run as good as we can and go
testing at Indianapolis next
week so we can get ready for
the last six races ... and begin
preparing for the 2008 season."
McClenathan, a Top Fuel
rookie in 1991, ha~ placed in
the top 10 in every season he's
run a full schedule. He has 29
race wins, including two at
Indianapolis, and has been Top
Fuel series runner-up four
times.
Troxel, whose home in
Avon is about 6 miles from
Raceway Park in Clermont,
ha-s five career wins and would
love a good snowing at her
home track.
"1' d like to say that we
planned it this way and we're
coming on strong' as part of
our plan at this time of the
year," Troxel said. "T certainly
don't think we would cut it this
close if we had a choice on it,
but we're excited. 1f we get in,
we teellike we definitely have
momentum and the car is running good. That's the best possible scenario for the new
point system, to come on
strong in lhe late part or the
year."
Besides Top Fuel, the elite
category of dragsters, the other
professional categories are
Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro
Stock Mowrcycle. After the
top eight in each division arc
determined this week, their
points will he reset to within
10 of one another. After
Indianapolis and the next three
races, the field will be trimmed
to rour finalists and their
points again will be reset for
the final two races to determine the season champions.
"Tf we don't make it, well,
it's a shame," Gruhnic said.
"But the position we're in
right now, if we were on our
old format, it doesn't look that
good we' d have a shot at it
anyway. So this opens it up for
teams like mine right now."
Points leader Rod Fuller,
Brandon Bernstein, Larry
Dixon, Tony Schumacher and
J.R. Todd already have
clinched playoff spots in Top
Fuel. The top seven in Funny
Car have earned spots, with
points leader Ron Capps,
Robert Hight, Mike Ashley,
John Force, Jack Beckman,
Tony Pedregon and Gary
Scel:~,i. Tommy Johnson Troxel's husband -is in ninth
place, 83 points behind eighthplace Jim Head for the final
spot in Funny Car.
Greg
Anderson,
Jeg
Coughlin, Dave Connolly,
Allen Johnson and Jason Line
have already clinched spots in
Pro SlQck; and Mall Smith,
Andrew Hines and Angelle
Sampey have already guaranteed Pro Stock Motorcycle
spots in the Countdown.
Qualifying at Indy begins on
Friday, Aug. 31, in the pro categories, leading Lo the final
eliminations on Labor Day,
Sept. 3.
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
BRlStOL, Tenn. - After
· capturing his first NEXTEL
Cup win at Bristol Motor
Speedway in the Food City 500
back in March, Kyle Busch felt
pretty good about his success at
the World's Fastest Half-Mile.
The 22-ycar-old Busch had,
after all. already won a Busch
Series event at BMS and to
back that up with a victory in
the Cup Series at NASCAR's
most popular track felt pretty
darn good. However, there's no
NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series win at BMS on his
resume. Busch hopes to change
that on Aug. 22.
Busch is rhe lone driver
competing in aU three night
races at BMS. He'll take to the
newly ~esurfat;ed track on
Wednesday for the O'Reilly
200, part of a doubleheader that
evening that also features the
Food City 150 Hooters ProCup
event, then race in the Food
City 250 on Friday. He'll cap
the week off hy going for a
sweep of Bristol Cup events
this year in Saturday's soldoul
Sharpie 500.
The fact that Busch will be
cruising BMS for a total of 950
laps is of no concern to him.
What he wants is more time on
the track... and that Truck
Series win.
·•J3ristol is one of the most
fun tracks we go to," said
Busch. "Now that I have a Cup
and Busch win, T want a Truck
Series win too. Running all
three races will give me a
bunch more track time to get
used to the new surface.
"Actually, running in the
Truck Series is just a lot of fun
for me. Tt's competitive and
tough. And, if 1 can get a win at
Bristol T know I've bealen
some of the best racers out
there."
Mike Skinner, who won the
O'Reilly 200 in 2005, has four
wins and nine poles this year
and sits atop the point standings
with 2,521. Ron Hornaday, the
only two-Lime Bristol winner
(1997, 1998), is second with
2,439 points, 82 behind
Skinner. Travis Kvapil, who
capn.1red the 0' Reilly 200 title
in 2004, is third with 2,285.
Wednesday night's acrion
begins when the stars of the
USAR Hooters ProCup Series
roll onto the track tor the Food
City 150. Gates open at 8:30
a.m. with practice for the
Hooters ProCup cars beginning
at 9. Practice for the. cars and
Truck Series will take place
until 1. Qualifying begins at
2:30 fur the Food City 150 tmd
qualifying for the 0' Reilly 200
begins at 4 p.m. The Food City
150 starts at 5:45 and the
O'Reilly 200 takes the green
!lag al 8 p.m.
Tickctc; arc still available for
the Wednesday night doubleheader and arc only $30.
Children 12 and under are
admitted· free with a paying
adult.
Tickets may be purchased
by contacting the BMS ticket
office at 423.989.6900 or by
visiting www.bristoltix.com.
Mayo to play in Anaheim Classic
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ANAHEIM, Calif. - 0.1.
Mayo will be getting some
early season national exposure
when Southern California and
seven other teams play in the
new Anaheim Classic over
Thanksgiving weekend.
Mayo, one of the nation's
most highly touted recruits,
will be three games into his
college basketball career when
the Trojans play San Diego on
Thanksgiving night on ESPN2.
The eight teams will play
three games each from Nov.·
22-25, taking Nov. 24 off to
frolic at Disneyland. Five of
the games will be shown on
ESPN2, with the others televised on ESPN U.
Sununitt
divorce
files
for
MARYVILLE. Tenn. Tennessee's Put Summitt, the
winningest basketball coach in
NCAA history. filed for
divorce after nearly 27 years of
marriage.
Jrreconcilahlc differences
were cited in the petition filed
Wednesday in the Knoxville
suburb of Maryville. She and
husband R.B Summit will have
been malTied 27 years on Aug.
23.
The couple has one child,
Tyler, who will be 17 next
month. TI1c petition said there
are no custody 1ssues and the
teenager is living with his
mother. R.B. Summitt is a
banker in Sevierville.
Sununitt has 947 NCAA
victories since she began
coaching the Lady Vols in
1974. The Hall of Fame coach
has led the Lady Vols to seven
NCAA
championships,
including in April when they
defeated Rutgers.
�SUNDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
19, 2007 • 83
CINCY FALLS: Chicago tags 20 hits, routs Reds 12-4
by RICK GANO
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CIJJCAGO
Mark
DeRosJ's bump up 111 the hut
ling order f!ll\C the Chkagu
Cubs the lift they needed dur
mg ct wugh stretch.
DeRns.t \Vent '5-for-S "'ith
lour RBls, the Cubs had a sc<~
ul-lugh 20 Juts and Chicago
red e\ en Ill the o.,e\ enth
Thut sday
ro
heat
the
Cmcinnatl Reds 12 4.
DeRosa\. l'iH' tuh - !'our
smglcs and a double - were a
career h1gh as the Cubs \Von
for ju!'t the fifth time m l 'i
gu111cs th1-. month
'·rvc nc\er done it before.
It\; unhelh.'Htble. 1 lollk back
on it and l'\e thmc a Jot of
good thmgs 111 my career and
r,e done n lot of had thmgs
This happens to be ·a gLlod
thmg nnd it cor1es at a 'ei·y
good time." DeRosa sa1d after
~~e Cubs mnved a half game
out of the NL Central lead.
"St. I ouis - a lit!lc hit ol'
scorebo,ud w,lldung heat up
on Milwnukee today and we
swung the IMts welL'' DeRosa
added. "We closed the g.IJ1, a
half-game out after pia) ing
some pretty subpm ball for
us.
Moved up to second m the
order tn front or DerreJ.. 1 ee,
DeRo-.a llounshed, \VIHie
Arami~ Ramirez and .ltK4UC
Jonc~ contributed four hits
each us lhe Cubs salvaged nne
win in the three-game series
agmnst the Reds.
''I told (manager) 1 ou
(Piniella) after the game l like
hiLLing in front of D. L~e. I'll
tell you what, I was getting
some fastballs to swing al."
DeRosa said.
The Cuhs are only two
games above .500 but moved
within a half game of first
place Milwaukee when the
Brewers lost agaw to the St.
Lmns, 8-0. I he Cardinals now
come to Wrigley Field for an
..
important four-game series.
St. Lolli<; 1s JUst 2 1/2 games
behind
Milwaukee
ai'Ler
sweeping three from the staggenng Hrewer!'> at Miller Park.
"lt's going to he an interesting weekend of baseball.
The defending world champions coming in here on a roll.
Our job is to slow them down
u little," Ptmella -.md.
.Ja~on
Marquis
(10-7)
nllo'vvcd seven htts and four
runs - all or those coming in
the second.
DeRosa's RBI smgle off
Bobby Livingston (3-3) drove
m Ryan Thenot. who had doubled. 10 break a -l-4 tie in the
fourth.
And then the Cuh:-; went lo
work on the Red~· bullpen in
the seventh.
Ramirez and Matt Murton
singled
agmnst
Gary
Majewski before Jones hit a
liner off relie\er Mike
Stanton's leg for a single Lo
make 1t 6 -l. After another sin
gle by Koyie Hill loaded the
buses, Stanton walked pinch·
hiller Jason Kendall to force
in a run before 1l1criot hit a
two-run double.
DcRo~a
then
greeted
reliever Mike Gosling with a
two-run single through the
box to make it. ll 4 and
Ramiret. followed one out
later with his second hit of the
inning. a run-scoring double
The Cubs scored four in the
lirst off Livingston. who surrendered ll hits and five runs
in five inmngs. but Marquis
couldn't hold it.
The Reds t1ed it with four
in the top of the second and
could have had more if Ken
Griffey Jr. had not been
tagged out during a rallykilling mixur on the hasc
paths after he singled off the
wall in right center.
"We got a little fortunate
there with Griffey rounding
that first base bag and gelling
out. That could have been a
really big inning there,"
Pmiella -.aid.
Adam Dunn hit h1s 32nd
homer to lead off the second
and the Reds loaded the bases
on a walk to Scott Hattcbcrg .1
double by Edwin EncarnaciOn
and a walk to Livingston. Jo~h
Harrulton was lui by a pttch to
f'orce in the second run and
Jetf Keppingcr's infield smgle
made it 4-J "'itl1 the oases
remaining loaded
Grif'fey then hit <~ ball tlff
the wall to score Livingston.
But when Hamilton held up at
third and Kcppmger had to
slow up acconltngly. Gntley
gol caught between liN and
second and was tagged out
eac;ily. Brandon Phillips then
grounded out to end the
mning.
"With one om, you need to
go halfway and if the ball falls
in
yon
score
easily.
(Hamilton) JUst got a httle
confused and made a mi~
take," Reds tntenrn man.tger
Pete Mackan1n said
Hamilton took the blame
"I kmd of got l:aughl in
between 1ry1ng In figure out
"'hat to do I tal ked to the
coaches ahout it and it's still
the one part ot my ~ame that
doesn't !eel quite nght." sa1d
lf.tmilton. who didn't play
prol'es<;ionally rrom 2003-05
The Cubs had four doubles
in the fiN wh1le sconng four
tm1cs DeRosa, Rc~mtrez, Jake
Fox and J one~ ull had l wobaggcr' off I ivmgston .
Notes: Gntfcy. "' c l<~d
three htts, went to hi
ll'CS to
catch MilflJUis' ~lllktng 'mer in
the fourth and a 'Ler he
returned to his feet replaced
lhe turf over a big divot he
created when he landed. . ..
The 20 hils were ,tl~o the most
allowed by the Reds thi~ season .... After day-, oJ sttflmg
humidity, the game began
with a tcmper<.~ture ot just 72
degreei>
Troubled crew chiels back at the track. gening teams readv tor Chase
by MIKE HARRIS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
!
BROOKLYN. Mich. Since
NASCAR put them on suspension in June, ('had Knam and
Steve Lctmte have nu.maged to
stay busy. That ha<>n't kept the
tv>o Ncxtcl Cup tTew duets from
being tiustmted.
'Tm not gomg to lie to you,
irs tough." Knaus suid Friday
· after rejoining reigning Cup
champion Jimmie Johnson and
his No. 48 Henchick Motorsport'>
te<un to prepare tor Sunday's 3M
Pcrfom1ance 100 at !vtichigan
InternatiOnal Speedway.
Knaus and Letarte, who
works with the No. 2-l of 1om·1Jme Cur champion JeiT Gordon
rm the elite Hcndtiek team. were
banned rrom <lllending six races
after NASCAR technical inspectors found un.tppro\ed front
fenders on their entries before the
June 2-l race at Sonoma.
"I've never done any1hmg
else my whole life and Steve's in
the same hoat," said Knaus, who
has gone through suspensions in
the past. ·'In 24, 25 years or racing, I've been gone CVCI) weekend, every week rm gone somewhere else. some other town
going racing.
"'wllcn you instill that kind of
competitive nature mto your
blood, irs kind of difficult to
unplug yourself. But it's what
happens, you just have to de<tl
with it. I didn't eqjoy it. that's for
sure. It's gLxxllo be back.''
Letarte. ending his first suspension, echoed Knaus, one or
his mentors.
"It's very frustrating." Letarte
said. "1 (could) do everything
Monday through Thursday to
prepare them, give them 111)
notes, give them my ideas. this 1s
how the lasL race went. thi!o, is
how the next race might go. But,
when they leave and come out to
the racetrack, they're kind of on
their own."
Both teams have done a
dcx:ent job in the nbsencc of their
leaders.
Gordon, leading the season
standings, has posted top-1 0 finishes in all six races and increased
his points lead over runner-up
Denny Hamlin from 171 after
NASCAR docked both Gordon
and Johnson I 00 points for
''Fender gate" to 344.
Johnson ha-.n·t been quite a-;
fortunate.
He was rourth, 3fi6 behind his
teammate after the points dcducuon. Heading inlo Sunday's
event
one of four races left
betare the 12-rnan field tar the
Chase for the championship is set
Johnson is seventh, 595 points
behind Gordon, who ha-. already
clinched a spot in the postseason.
'There's litt1e chance Johnson
will miss ont on the Chase, since
he is still 356 points in from
or
13th-place Ryan Newn1an. But
momentum is key heading into
the stock car playoff.
Crashes in consecutive rdCes
al Chicago and Indianapolis relegated Johnson to finishes of 37th
and 39th and seriou~ly slowed his
team's progress. But he ha' lighted the ship, finishing lil!h at
Pocono and third at Watkins
Glen.
Since the crew chiefs were
suspended only from coming to
the tracks, Knaus and Letarte
were able to take the lead ·
repairing Johnson's hauered cars.
"We wrecked two of my
favorite cars, which really broke
my heart," Knaus said. 'The car
we destroyed in Chicago had
only finished outside the top five
once, I think, in 12 races it nm.
"But, with the help of everyone at Hendrick Motors-ports, we
actually took that car, which was
a pile of rubble when we got
home, we put a new from clip on
it, a new tear dip and a complete
body.
The team plans to run that car
in two weeks at California
Speedway.
"We share a shop and the No.
24 has been fortunate," Leturte
said. "We've had 'lOme prctl)
good luck all year. The No. 4H
has been a little unfortunate, getting caught up m some of those
accident'>. So we· vc just been
making sure that the two teams
have a full stable of cars entering
the Chase."
Johnson appe.u·ed rehe•ed to
have Knaus, the only crew chief
he\ had in his -.ix sea'><JO~ in Cup,
back at the track.
··We're very· proud of the team
and the cffo1t we've put out
through aH of it but there\ no
doubt that we've been less
a
team •.vithout Knaus at the tmck."
the driver said.
Neither one of the crew
chiefs was repentant about the
or
techmcnl vtolatJOns that prompted the penalties.
"l' m son} for whnt happened
but, for the reason that it hap
pened, f'm not <>orry because
what we dul was not somethmg
that we thoughL was had," Knau!o,
said. ''\Vc didn't tee! like \'-c
\\ere brcakwg the rules.
"I don't feel any regret,
remorse or anything like dktt.
Am 1 sony I missed the races'}
Am I 'OilY tl1.1t I ~asn't there')
Ah!o,olulel_>. .. BuL regret or
remorse, no, that's not even an
option"
Letarte said he too is just
ready to mme on.
"If you're askmg If 1 laid
awake at night thinking about tt,
no," he' said. 'Tm not too worrkd about it. l kind of have ·big
ger goals. 1 lay awake mt,re at
night trying to figure out how
we're going to win a championship (rather) than for not hcing
here ror the last six races."
·NEW CLASS TO BE INDUCTED:
•
U ofL· Athletic HoF
Five headed tnto
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LOlTSVILLE - Fl\e outstanding
mdtvtduals -will he inducted into the
Unnersit) of Lomsville Athletic Hall of
F·t~me on Thur~day, Ocl. 4 aL the
Loms\ illc
Downtown
Marriott
Ballroom.
The list includes Anthony Bridges. an
Ali-Amenca
cornerback
for
the
Cardinals in 1993 when he picked off
seven passes; Joan Dunaw<~y Burks, an
!mpresstvc guard who became the second
1,000-point career scorer for the
Cardinals' women'.;, basketball program;
Damien Kalvar, a three-time Metro
Conference champion and U of L record
holder in the hummer throw: Tyrus
McCloud, a powerful Jinchackcr who
twice earned Conference USA Defensive
Player of the Year honors: and Stephanie
Storen Jett. the career assists leader as a
seller for the U or L volleyball team who
led the Cardinals to their first NCAA
S wee! 16 appearance.
The event will begin with a reception
at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:30 p.m. and the
induction ceremony to follow. Ticket~
arc S40 per person and may be obtained
by calling U of L Athletics at (502) 8528460. The inductees will also be recognized at the Cardinals' Oct. 5 home football game against Utah.
•
"We always look forward to welcoming back an impressive collection of for
mer studenL-alhleles who have lefl an
enduring legacy to the tradition of
Cardinal Athletics,'' said U of L Director
of Athletics Tom Jurich.
agthorpe: Cardinals can
compete for national title
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOCISVTLLE - For mild-mannered
Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe, it
wa~ about as bold a statement as you'll
get.
Speaking to hundreds of Canltnal
fans at the team· s annual preseason luncheon on Thursday. Kragthorpe said the
defendm.!! Big East champ1ons think
they're good enough to compete for the
national Litle.
"1 told our guy~ that on August 30th ,
I 19 Divi~::ion (I- A) stan the tcmrnamcnt." he said. "At the end of it all,
there will be two teams playing for the
champiomhip. 1 don't think it's too-bold
to say we want to be one of those
teams."
Kragthorpe , who replaced Bobby
Petrino in January, added he's been
impressed hy what he's seen from his
players dunng training camp.
''They're coachablc." he said. "They
want to learn and they want to be great.
And we're going to help them do that."
The Cardinals went 12- 1 last year,
winning the Big East and the Orange
Bowl. Louisville opens the season at
home on Aug. 30 against Murray State.
Cardinals WR faces
D UI, drug charges
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUlSYlLLE
A Louisville wide
receiver was scheduled to appear In
court next month Lo race charges of driving under the intluence and possession
or marijuana.
The charges against JaJuan Spillman
stem from a car accident in January.
The sophomore was scheduled to
appear in court on Sept. 21. the day
before Louisville's home game against
Syracuse.
Spillman continues to practice with
the team.
"We are aware or JaJuan Spillman
being in court and will not comment
until the issue is resolved through the
courts," Louisville spokesman Rocco
Gasparro said.
According to a police report, an officer responded to an accident near campus. The report s aid Spillman and an
unnamed passenger admitted to the offi·
ccr that they had smoked marijuana in
the car. An officer found 9.3 grams of
munjuana, police said.
Spillman averaged 27.9 yards per
kickotl return last season and tied a
school record with a 100-yard kickoff
return for a touchdown against Rutgers
and caught seven passes for 56 yards.
MSU cc team picked to finish fourth
TIMES STAFF REPORT
•
MORbHEAD - Tn a presea~on vote of
head cross country l:Oaches in the Ohio
Valley Conference, Morehead Stale
lJni \ crsity was picked fourth on the men's
s1de and liflh 111 the ~omen's .
Morehead State finished just behind
Smnford in the prcdictlon'> and was tabbed
fourth. 111<.: Eagles were l11c mnncrs-up a
yem ago ·and have a pair of sophomores
leading the tenrn. Ronald Duncan and
Mattht'\\ Dot'ion wete lOth ,md 12th at the
OVC ChatllptonshlJ1 lust fall and will look
to improve with added experience. Outside
or hlstem Kcnlu~;ky or Easlem Illinois, the
Eagles arc the only other team in the OYC
to ww a men's chmnpton~hip m the la-;t 19
years. MSC claimed both the 1'JXH and
1Y95 championships.
Morehead Stale, which won Lhe inaugural OYC women's championship in
1979 as well as a title in 2000, was tabbed
fifth this season. Head coach Dan
Lmdsey's Eagles were fourth a year ago
and return senior Kim Reiland, who placed
sixth last year. Junior Jessica Reye~ was a
few spoil\ hehin Reiland in lOth place.
Eastern Kentucky University was
picked lo repeal as chamr1ons on the men's
side while Samford, who finished second
behmd EKU last season. was picked to
claim the women·s chnmpion~hlp in 2007.
On the men's -;ide, Eastern Kentucky
IHO poinl~, H first- place vote~) w ..t'> followed by Southeast Mi..,souri State (72. l
first-place \Ole), Samford (6-1-). Morehead
State (61). Eastern lllmois t57 ),
Jack<;onville State (43), Austin Peay (40).
Tenne~see Tech (30), Tennessee-Marlin
(20). Tennessee State (15) and Murray
State (13).
On the women's side, Samford (77
points. 5 first-place votes) was followed by
Eastern Kentucky (73, .:1. li~t-place YOles).
Eastern Illinois (66), Southeast Missouri
(57), Morehead StaLe (51 l, Jack<;onville
State ( 12). Austin Pcay and Murray State
(tied with 37 pomts), Tenne);see Tech (30).
Tennessee-Martin ( 16) and Tennessee State
(9).
Ihc 2007 Ohio Valley Conference
Cross Country Championship~ will be held
Octohcr 27 with Samford University serving as the host. The event will take place al
Spain Park High School Course in Hoover.
Ala.
photo by Steve LeMaster
ON THE MEND: Allen Central senior Alex Hammonds suffered a shoulder injury during a scrimmage versus Morgan
County Friday, Aug. 1 0. Hammonds is headed back for the
Rebels.
Pro wrestling officials meet "vith
NY prosecutor probing steroids
'
by MICHAEL
VIRTANEN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALBANY, N Y
Otllnab fr '111 \\odd Wrrstlmg
bntertainment rnet this \\eek ~1th Nc"' Yo1k pro:--e~;utor~
investigating illegal sterotd -,ales.
WWE V1~e President Jennlfe1 l\1clntush cPnhrmed the
Tuesday mccung hut declined to comment on what w.ts dis
cussed. Callo; t(' A lbany Cou111y DI..;tnct Allorney P Da, 1d
Soares' office ''ere nor immcdHltclj rdurncd Thursda).
The day bci01e the meet11g, former •lHl wre~tlet Bnan
..Cru ~h" Adams. i I. "as tnund dead of undetermined causes
in Ius Flonda home. Authonties .,atd tt~we and tux.i"ology
tests are due 111 ~~x lo e1. rt week
Adams had not hccn a wrco.;tlcr tor WWE since 20lH,
~fclntosh ~:>aid. Ih-, death came less than two munths after pro
wrestler Chris Benoil killed h1s wife and son hefore hanging
him~elf on the Lable tli ., \\.Clght mt~dune Ill Ius (•corgw
hnme Pre.:,(·riptit'l1 an.lholic ... tcr, ids were found in the home.
r.ti swg qucs•wn~ about \\ hdhv ll e drug-. p .. \ cd a rok in !he
ktlllngs.
Soares' office ha"> said B~.:lll'll had bcc11 .1 ch~nt of
Signature Pharmacy of Orlando, FI-t.. \\ lucb is .tt the center of
tllC im cstigaunn.
Ntne people lOlllldin<> three cwrent or lormcr ph) 'Icums,
ha' e pleaded guilty, most .trtiliateJ \\llh fnternct and pht)ne ordcr comp.tmc" that hlk.d Hder tor , n.trohl' .;terOld'i and
growth horn•onl'S thr(•ugh S1 nature and ~cnt druJ!s to dl>i
tomers around the country, tnclud ng Albany Count).
Signuture'.;; o-wner-. have ple,tdcd not guilt\
ln New Yt rk it 1 ilkgal for a doctor to prescribe drug
without ex.t•ntmtH! the p.tttcnt ,, per on, and tllcgal tur a
phanuaq h) dtspense p ..:<>1..tiptio 1 Jrug \\llhout a \·ahd prcscnptxon.
Nauonal f nNball 1 'Ui' uc 1d nth meL \vllh Soarc..; and
othct mvest1gat1'rs m Man h An , TL s 1ok~.:'> lMn -,,ud they
had asked the prosc~ulo .,, olf1" ·lor an'l mfwmatH n rele\ant
to the league .
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SUNDAY, AUGUST
19, 2007
sell- buy
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Ads
which
request or require
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of tees tor services or products
should be scrutinized carefully.
AUTOMOTIVE
Wheels/Mise
~
_AUIQ
SALES
DAVID ROAD
Look r.ara 1or e.
GRCAT DCI\Liillil
•ga Ch&fCk<l8
CHa~nic, $~. 795
4.0, auttoma~lc.
'96 Toyota Avalon,
140,000
miles.
Extra
sharp.
$4,000
2001 Ford Tarus
SES 80,000 miles.
$4,495, Moonroof.
92
Pathfinder,
automatic, $1 ,650.
96' Buick Century
$1,100.
886-2842
886-3451.
'94
Suburban,
183K miles,
1
owner,
$3,500.
1993
Acura
Ledgend,
133K
miles, leather, sunroof, Bose stereo
$3,900. Call 889·
9605 or 226-6291.
Motorcycle's for
sale 2002 HarleyDavidson XL 1200
c, 2004 Honda
Foreman excellent
condition,
also
2006
HarleyDavidson XL833New 230 miles
black. All are in
excellent condition.
Call 606-226-2455.
2003 Cadalic
Esclade - Black take over payments. Call 606377-7886
2 weeks
1998 Dodge
Grand Caravan,
loaded 1,500.00
Firm. Also a G.E.
Electric Stove. Call
886-6554 Leave
Message
Camper for sale!!
Full size Ford pick
up. Excellent condition! $100 8899354.
FOR SALE
Submergible deep
well Meyer pumps.
Half 3 quarter and
1 horse power. Call
358-2000.
2003 Honda Ace
S h a d o w
Motorcycle,
low
miles, mint condition. Asking $3,800
call 791 -2498.
appearance, and
cash register experience). Call for
more details. T.
Bruce Oldendick,
PGAMember.
Class 2A Water
Operator needed.
Submit application
and or mail resume
to
Wheelwright
Utility Comm. PO
353, Wheelwright,
Ky 41669, Attn:
GaJY Mccoy. Tel #
452-4273.
Wanted: Part time
lady to work in
antique and gift
shop. Please call
886·9995.
AVON
Sign up for 10.00
and Receive Free
gift. Earn pocket or
career money, you
decide. Call Janey
at 886-2082
Prestonsburg
Health
Care
Center has an
opening for a full
time
MDS
Coordinator, A full
time RN, and a full
and part time CNA.
We offer competitive wages and
excellent benefits. If
mterested please
stop by or send
resume to 147
North
Highland
Avenue.
Prestonsburg KY
41653
(beside
Prestosburg
Elemantary) or call
886-2378
Laborer positions,
CDL drivers, class
A or B needed in
addition, looking for
CDL drivers wutg
backhoe
experience. Contact Mary
at Star Construction
874-1263. EEO
Acosta Sales has
opening in Eastern
Kentucky
doing
resets in Food City
Stores.
Mail
resume to Acosta
Sales 6332 Baum
Drive
Knoxville,
Tenn. 37919
Abbott
Engineering, Inc.
has an immediate
opening for an
experiences Auto
CAD Technician,
Must be familiar
with mine mapping
and survey plats,
salary is negotiable.
Applications may
be picked up at the
Prestonsburg office
or resumes may be
fax to 886-6986 or
mailed to 3037 KY
Rt
321,
Prestonsburg, Ky.
H & R Block ...
Learn to prepare
taxes and earn
great
seasonal
income. Call 1-866891-1950.
EMPLOYMENT
Legal Secretary
needed! Reply to
PO
Box
1746
Prestonsburg, Ky
41653.
Position
avail·
able! Golf Course
Superintendent.
(Must have at least
2 years experience) Golf Course
Maintenance
(Outside
Maintenance) Pro
shop and Cart
Attendant (Must be
friendly, have a
professional
WELDERS
Pipeline
welders/fabricators needed
immediately.
Excellent pay &
benefits. Call Mike
at C.J. Hughes
Construction 304399-2301 or
e
m
a
i
I
mgordon@cjhughes.com.
company
has
Help
Wanted: trained experience
Carpenters
and people ready to
Laborers. Call 606- · help with all your
367-8840. Ask for needs in your own ,
home, stay where
Don.
your heart is. Call
SALES PROFES- Joyce at 606-889SIONAL NEEDED· 8529 or 606-226being
THE 6366. On call in
If
BEST,Earning THE home assistance
BEST and working can help you.
with THE BEST
motivates
you:
Apply at Bluegrass
MERCHANDISE
State
Home
606Showcase,
BOOK FOR SALE
874-1050
Korners of inspira100
Workers tion (A collaboraof
Kim's
needed. Assemble tion
Priority
crafts, wood items. Korner).
To
$480/wk. mail $13.30, shipMaterials provided. ping UPS $20.00,
Free information allow 2-4 weeks for
Pkg 24 Hr. 801- delivery. To order
send check or
428-4649.
money order to
HOME
CARE Kim Frausre 955
NURSING POSI- Abbott Mountain
TIONS
AVAIL- Road Prestonsburg
ABLE Three Rivers Ky 41653, or email
Medical Center in klfrasu re@ bell Louisa, KY has an south.net
excellent opportuniI
ty for AN'S and BOOK FOR SALE
LPN'S that have A book by Donald
interest and experi- Crisp "Growing up
ence
in
home on Bucks Branch".
health. Full-Time In Floyd county, on
positions to work sale now!!!! $12.50
flexible hours are plus shipping and
available. We offer handling. Contact
a generous benefits Donald at 285package and a 3385.
competitive salary. ·
Interested nurses,
please
contact:
Animal
Daniels,
Erica
Home
Care
Dog Needs A
Director or Patton Ho~ll Relocating
Hart, H.R. Director, couple needs a lovP.O. Box 769, HW ing home for a great
644 Louisa, KY dog. Neutered male
Mix.
41230 (606)-638- Doberman
Good watch dog!
9451.
$25, negotiable.Call
BIOMEDICAL 606-424-1701
TECHNICIAN
Three
Rivers
Medical Center has
Yard Sale
an opening for a
Full-Tim e
For Sale: Both
Biomedical like new Metal
and
Technician that has Headboard
a strong back- frame. Solid oak
ground and a mini- dinette set priced n
$174.00,
mum of 3 years of, bed
experience in the dinette $250.00.
Call 874-1092 or
Biomedical Field.
VVe
prefer 886-4530.
Candidates
who
Sale,
possess
an Estate
Associate Degree Fu rn itu re, picin
Biomedical ture's, glassware.
Equipment Saturday 18th 140
Technology or a S Evergreen Street
related Degree in turn at Bevins
this field of vocation Street, near the V.
Auction on Bucks
to apply.
We offer a generous benefits packMisc.
age and a competitive
salary.
Interested candi- Branch Tues. and
dates should for- Thurs. at 7:00p.m.
ward resume or All Buyers and
PattonR. Sellers Welcome.
contact:
Hart,Director
of For more informaHuman Resources, tion call 285-9798
P.
0.
Box
769,Highway 644
Louisa, Ky. 41230
(606)638-9451
TRMC
3 BR 2 bath for
www . three sale.
$40,000.
riversmedicalcen - Also, 2 BR 1 bath
ter.com
$25,000 will sell
E/0/E
together or separately. Located in
JOB
OPENING Dwale across 1sr
Renos Roadhouse railroad crossing +
in Prestonsburg is go straight. Call
now hiring for all 606-634-8665 or
positions. Shifts- 606-634-9111 .
Day and Night. I
Apply in person
Sale or Lease
I
only.
REAL ESTATE
Will sit with elder·
ly. I have experience! if interested
please call 8899335.
The
Nursing
Home is not your
only option! My
Land For Sale,
Approx 17 acres,
over 400 ft. of
Bottomland
with
some amount of
frontage on KY Rt.
466. City water
available on all
frontage. Call 606452-2792
Mount
Sterling
Farm for Sale!
Approximately 33
acres farm located
near
Mount
Sterling, Kentucky
ncar HW 460 with
a 250 rail tobacco
farm, 3 BR, 2 1/2
bath house with
central
air/heat.
Contact (606) 8742330 or (859)-498·
0209.
Established business with 240 ft.
road frontage, 2
adjoining lots available on main road
through town , close
to courthouse. 606791-3663.
FOR RENT
Beauty shop equipt
with 3 stations and
tanning bed. Would
consider renting for
commercial
use
other than beauty
shop. Rt. 122 1
mile
South • of
Martin across from
Garth
Technical
School. Must have
references. 2859112.
FOR SALE
Special
FHA
finance program.
$0 down 1f you own
land or use family
land. We own the
bank,
your
Call
approved!
606-474-6380.
FARM FOR SALE
Floyd county 75
acres more or less,
rt. 1100 off US 23
East Point Upper
Little Paint. Lum
Derossett Branch.
Call 606-325-4430
or 606·325-2809.
Level- Sloping and
timber.
Extra Nice home
for Lease 3,000 sq
ft. walk-in basement ideal for small
busin'e ss/residential JCT 80 and 680
eastern, KY. Floyd
Co. Call 606-3776607
RENTALS
Building for Rent
5bX90,
18'
Ccilings , 12X 12
Garage
Door,
$450.00 per month
Martin, Ky. 2853368
Building for rent:
50x90, 18" ceilings,
12x12 garage door
$450 per month,
Martin Ky. 285·
3368.
included. Located
near HRMC. 606889-9717.
Commercial
building for rent,
900 square feet
near Dewey Lake.
Call 226-0159
HOUSE
FOR
RENT
EXCELLENT
NEIGHBORHOOD
1600 Sq ft house 3
BR 2 bath, kitchen,
utility room , heat
pump, built in vaccume. Gated community, references
and
deposit
required. Located
in Knott County.
$535 per month.
call 438-6104.
New 1 BR apt for
rent
located
between
Prestonsburg and
Painstville. $500
per month plus
$250 deposit. Call
791-6016
2 BR Apartment 4
rent
Newly
remodeled
near
Dewey Lake Call
226-0159
2 BR 1 Bath townhouse for rent.
Stove, refridgera·
tor, W/D hookup.
City limits Rt. 23 +
80 $500 per month,
plus utilities and
$300 deposit 1
year lease! No pets
606·237-4758
For Renf clean,
nice upstairs studio
apartment.
HUD
approved
Deposit required
Rent $325.00 Call
886-6208
2 BR apt located
at Hueysvulle Ky,
remodeled, renovated, good condition . Call 2,70-2595546
2 BR 1 1/2 bath
central heat and
air. 1 mile North of
Prestonsburg. No
pets! Call886-9747
or 886-9007.
3 BR 2 bath apt.
for rent located in
Martin.
$300
deposit plus $500
per mo plus utilities. 285-1 000
Renovated
Apartments like
new,
furnished,
downtown Martin. 1
BR and efficiency
apartments. Call
285-3233 between
10a-6p M-S.
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent
starting at $375.
month, + $300.
deposit
water
Houses
PUBLIC
NOTICE
Notice is hereby
given pursuant to
House Bill No. 258,
that the Floyd
County Board of
Education
has
posted the FY 2007
list of vendor payments and the preaudit FY 2007
Annual Financ.ial
Report on the internet for public viewing . These items
can be viewed by
selecting
the
appropriate hyper
links at the following web address:
http://www. floyd.ky
schools. us/publicnotice.html
A copy is also
available for VIewing at the Floyd
County Board of
Education, Finance
Department, 106
N. Front Ave.,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653.
Nice 3 BR one
bath house for rent
in
Eastern.
Appliances included. NOT HUD
APPROVED, NO
PETS. Call 606358-4515
after
6:00p only.
2 BR house for
rent at Martin. $500
per month, plus
security deposit.
Call 794-0249.
Mobile Homes
1 house and 1
mobile home both
furnished, sutiable
for working people
• very clean, private. Call 606-8863941
606-2050215.
Become a Kentucky
organ & tissue donor.
For information contact:
1-800-525-3456, or
www.trostforlife.org
LOTS FOR
RENT New mobile
park lots, Allen
Dwale area, Floyd
County.
Restrictions apply.
Paved
Streets,
lighted area, park1 ing pads.AII sizes
call 606-377-2357
Trailer for rent:
$320 per month.
Located on Buffalo.
$200 deposit Call
886-0200.
FOR RENT
2 MH for rent
Banner area. 8740267.
Mobile Home
for rent, NO HUD.
Located at 321
Spradlin Branch in
Prestonsburg. Call
606-889-0363.
LEGALS
PREMIER ELKHORN
COAL COMPANY
Myra, Kentucky
is now accepting applications for the
following position:
Personnel Assistant
Provide support in functional areas of the
human resources department, which may
include employee records, recruitment and
employment, employee benefits, affirmative
action, and HR generalist duties. Computer
skills required. Excellent interpersonal skills
required. College degree (bachelor's) preferred. Prior HR experience preferred.
Applicatons will be accepted at:
Kentucky Department for
Employment Services
138 College Street
Pikeville, KY 41501
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company is an EOE.
3 adjoining houses and LARGE lots in downtown
Prestonsburg. Ideal for commercial or residential
use. Located on corner of At. 1428 and S. Central
Brick home with original hardwood interior
plus Two rental houses. Close to schools, court·
house, and shopping. $575,000 for appointment
more infonnation call 886·9668 or 226-6871
�SUNDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD CoUNTY TIMES
19, 2007 • 85
ORDINANCE NO. 7-2007
AI'. ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THI<: CITY OF PRESTONSRURG
CREATING A DESWNATED SKATE-FREE
DISTRICT BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING BOUNDARIES
\VIIF.REAS, the Cit} Council desire~ to assist our downtown d istrict to he a ~ufe and clean environment for incrca~e of shopp ing expt•ricnce; and.
·
·wHEREAS, the Cit) Council dcsin:s to assist our downtown district's public walkways to be ~oldy for \\alking traffic; and;
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish regulations to protect husine~ses and the public propert ies from damage(s) that ha\ e
occurrt'd to proper!) in p:1st. and;
\\ HEREAS. the Cit\ nf Prestomhurg hos prcl\'ided a -.afe ami entertainin~ space that is speciticnlly d e~1 gned for ~k 1111"
NO\\" THEREFORE RE IT ORDAINED, by the City of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, as follows.
SECTION 1: There is hereby estahlisht~d the following boundaries to create a skate-frl'e distrkt to the City of Preston~hurg whic'l wil l
include the prl.lhihition of any skating device or apparatus;
Beginning at point NW of said di~ll'ict commonly kn0\1.11 as KY Route 114 running SE thru and including KY Route !428 also known ,1s
Lake Drive of \l.hich ~hall incl11de hut not limited to Front Street in whole, Granham Street in .,.. hole, Ford St. in whole. Court Street in
vvhole. Amold Avenue toN\\' hound;lf) nfKY Route 114. Dingus Street in whole. We~t Friend St in whole, and (\outh Central Avenue in
\\hole To he compktel~ inclusive of an> public pathways or business property. located herein.
SECTION 2: That these bouudories be delineated will ~ignage signifyng that the d.tstrict is skate lrc:e. including the City ordinance number and fine amount indicated.
They nelp :ommumtv groups orgaruzt !!IOIKl'es and fight 10 ketp kids awr( fmm
drugs. Co!lliict ~ community coalrtiO~ and tod out wllat yoor gi'IJ\Jp <an do.
SECTION 3: That an) ptr~on who fails to comply with thi~ ordinance o;hall have ~kating device ~ci7c:d from po~scssion h) !Xacc oftic.:r
Guardi:m ~hall be required to coml' to pol icc department to retain pos~cssion .thereof, and,
www.helpyourcommunity.org
or 1-877-KIDS-3H
SECTION 4: That any person who is found guilty of a violalion of this ordinance h, ~ubject to a line of up to $250.0() fnr each violation.
YOU GET MORE WHEN YOU GET TOUTHER
SECTION 5: This Ordmance shall he in full force and effect from and after its adoption and publication, as required by law.
SECTION 6: All Ordinances or imy parts m contlict with the provisions herein are express!) repealed to the extent of such contlict.
Adopted this JJ. day of AugusL 2007
NOW TAKING ORDERS
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I misleading
oster notices
FRANKFORTA.ttorney General Greg
Stumbo today cautioned
Kentucky employers to be
on the lookout for misleadiJjlabor law notices sold
6y private companies.
Letters sent to Kentucky
ousinesses threaten civil
and criminal penalties
ranging from $7,000 to
$17,000 if they do not display certain posters being
sold.
Some employers may
be misled into believing
that these notices are official government warnings.
While certain posters are
required by law to be posted in the workplace, the
Kentucky Department of
[4bor, as well as other
Kentucky agencies and
e U.S. Department of
abor, provides these
posters free of charge. •
"These notices use
scare tactics and officiallooking seals and language to mislead businesses into thinking the
government is contacting
them and threatening a
fine if they don't purchase
these posters," noted
Attorney General Stumbo.
"Employers need to know
that these posters may be
obtained free of charge
from governmental agencies."
(See NOTICES, page seven)
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•Obituaries .....................A2
Opinion .........................A4
Classifieds ..................A13
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ures are based on purchases at retail
stores.
Purchases of oxycodone the
PIKEVILLE - Purchases of pre- . main ingredient in brand-name
scription painkillers have soared in OxyContin - quadrupled in Kentucky
Kentucky in recent years, but experts in that time period. Sales of
hydrocodone, which has quietly outsay the trend is leveling off.
Purchases of five major painkillers paced other painkillers in recent years,
increased 62 percent in Kentucky has more than doubled.
between 1997 and 2005, while the
Morphine purchases in Kentucky
nation saw an 88 percent hike, accord- showed an 88 percent increase, far
ing to an analysis by The Associated below the national 154 percent jump.
Press of statistics from the U.S. Drug However, purchases of codeine, an opiEnforcement Administration. The fig- ate, dropped 50 percent and meperiby SAM IRA JAFARI
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dine, commonly sold as Demerol,
dropped 12 percent.
Kentucky ranks 43rd in the nation in
terms of increases in prescription
painkiller purchases, according to the
AP analysis. The seven states that border Kentucky were ranked as follows:
No. 1, Tennessee; No.7, Missouri; No.
14, West Virginia; No. 30, Ohio; No.
35 Virginia; No. 42, Indiana; No. 50,
Illinois.
While Kentucky's low ranking
seems to signal improvement, experts
cautioned that the state's painkiller epi-
TI G E R
demic is merely leveling off with a
large number of patients still abusing
pills.
"We've been fighting this in
Kentucky for several years," said
Robert Walker, researcher at the
University of Kentucky Center on
Drug and Alcohol Research. "We had
the OxyContin explosion in early 2000.
What we're seeing now is rest of nation
catching up to where we were."
Experts blame Appalachia's drug
(See PAINKILLERS, page seven)
Graden named to
Center for Rural
Development board
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
photo by Greg Friend
This photo was taken July 27 by golfer Greg Friend at Stonecrest in Prestonsburg. There Is an
ongoing debate whether the large cat is a bobcat or a mountain lion and neither has been confirmed. Greg and his wife Diana were at the seventh hole when Greg spotted the cat at the edge
of the fairway approximately 30 feet away. He says he whistled at the cat and it turned to look
at him when he snapped the photos. Bobcats are known for short tails and mountain lions have
long tails, though the tail of this curious cat could not be seen. Diana has affectionately named
it her "Tiger (in the) Woods."
Opponents fear bill would mean
increased mountaintop removal
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Kentucky's painkiller sales level off
by ROGER ALFORD
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FRANKFORT - As far as
Carl Shoupe is concerned,
Kentucky has already had too
many mountaintops destroyed
by coal mining.
That's why the Harlan
County man is so opposed to an
energy bill that would provide
hundreds of millions of dollars
in incentives to companies that
build high-tech plants in the
state to make cleaner-burning
alternative fuels from coal.
"The bottom line is if this
goes into effect there's going to
be a need for more coal,"
Shoupe said. "We cannot survive this mountaintop removal
and contour mining. They are
destroying our mountains.
They are destroying our environment. They are destroying
our streams. They are destroying our lives."
Shoupe was among a group
of mountain residents and environmentalists who came to
Frankfort on Tuesday to voice
opposition to the energy bill
that is steamrolling through the
General Assembly. Legislative
leaders contend the measure is
critical to Kentucky's future
because it would help coal, a
mainstay of the state's economy, remain a viable source of
fuel for decades to come.
Gov. Ernie Fletcher called a
special legislative session,
which began Monday, for the
sole purpose of passing the
energy plan. Lawmakers expect
the measure to clear the House
on Wednesday and the Senate
on Friday.
"It is a very important move
that we need to make in
Kentucky to be national leaders
in this arena because of our
(See BILL, page seven)
SOMERSET
Prestonsburg's economic
development director; Brent
Graden, has been appointed
as a full board member to
the Center of Rural
Development.
The Center, a national
model for economic and
community development, is
pleased to have Graden on
board.
"Brent brings great energy and ideas to the table
and he knows how to follow through on them," said
Lonnie Lawson, president
and CEO of the Center of
Rural Development. "We
have worked with Brent in
the past on different projects and we believe that his
skill set will benefit our
mission of rural development through innovative
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means."
:
"I am excited," said
Graden. "It's a good opportunity to take advantage of
the talents in this area."
The next full board
meeting will be held at the
Center in Somerset on
Monday, Sept. 17, at 9 a.m.
For more in£ rmation
about the Center for Rural
Development,
visit
www.centertech.com.
Fletcher headed to Pikeville
to speak against casinos
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
PIKEVILLE Gov.
Ernie Fletcher is ready to
reveal his findings related
to a cross-country tour in
search of information and
facts concerning casino
gambling, and he plans to
make his first "No Casinos
Tour" stop in Pikeville to
warn Kentuckians of the
negative
consequences
associated with casinos.
The "No Casino Tour"
will focus on bringing to
attention what Fletcher says
are "harmful effects" assbciated with casino gambling.
"I learned a great deal
about the financial and
social costs of casinos in
communities across the
country and it is important
to show Kentuckians firsthand the harmful effects
(See FLETCHER, page seven)
Support sought for creation of autism plate
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
Autism is one of the most common
developmental disorders known to the
medical community. it affects an estimated 1 in 150 births and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention says
those numbers are on the rise.
Unfortunately, many people are
unaware of the disease, but one teenager from Kentucky who grew up with an
autistic brother hopes to change that.
Sixteen-year-old Natalie Pope, a
senior Girl Scout from Crestwood, has
made it her goal to raise awareness of a
disability which her younger brother
Austin suffers from. The idea to petition
for an autism specialty license plate for
her Girl Scout Gold Award project came
as Natalie and her sister noticed a breast
cancer awareness plate on a car driving
alongside them on the highway. After
seeing the plate, Natalie thought to herself, "Why isn't there an autism awareness plate out there?" From that point on
it's been a whirlwind of excitement for
Natalie as she strives to reach her goal
(See AUTISM, page seven)
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�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
A2 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2007
Obituaries
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Jerry Miller
Jerry Miller, age 49, of
Martin, husband of the late
Oanita Rowe Miller, passed
away Sunday, August 19,
? 007, at King's Daughters
Medical Center, in Ashland.
He was born February t 7,
1958, in Floyd County, the son
of Goldie Shepherd Miller, of
Prestonsburg, and the late Bill
Miller. He was a former heavy
~quipment operator, and a
tnember of the Middle Creek
Baptist Church, in Blue River.
In addition to his mother,
survivors include two daughters: Jennifer Parsons and
Stephanie Williams, both of
Prestonsburg; a step-son,
Daniel Rowe of Hueysville; a
brother, Tony Miller of
Prestonsburg; two sisters: 1udy
Miller and Brenda Miller, both
of Prestonsburg, and two
granddaughters:
Megan
Williams and Addison Parsons.
In addition to his wife and
father, he was preceded in
death by a brother, Larry
Miller.
Funeral services for Jerry
Mille"r will be conducted
Wednesday, August 22, at
11 :00 a.m., at the Hall Funeral
J"!ome Chapel, in Martin, with
Clergyman Eugene Cook offi-
ciating.
Burial will follow in the
Miller Family Cemetery, in
Spurlock, Prestonsburg.
Visitation is at the funera l
home.
In lieu of flowers , donations
may be made to the family, in
care of Hall Funeral Home.
Pallbearers:
Derek
Blackburn, Daniel Rowe,
Keith Hunt, Joshua Branham,
Joey Shelton, and David
Bates.
Honorary pallbearer, Jerry
(Paid obituary)
Anthony Miller.
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1oan Marie Turner
Joan Marie Turner, 55, of
Martin, died Friday, August
17, 2007, at her residence.
Born in Lexington, she was
the daughter of the late John
Martin Baker, the late Mary
Magdalena Reed Hill, and
Maxine Bryant. She was a
devout servant of Christ.
She is survived by her husband, Jimmie King; two sons:
Darrel (Donna) Turner of
Dalton, Georgia, and Ronnie
Turner of Prestonsburg; two
daughters: Mellissa (Jody)
Conn and Renee Spears, both
of Prestonsburg; two sisters :
Jackie Epperson of Paris, and
Patri cia Pigg of Lexington;
three brothers: Allen (Patty)
Spicer and Nathani el Hill,
both of Lexi ngton , and
Cha rl es Pearson of Stanton;
five grandc hildre n: Fl oyd
D wayne Spears, Joan Marie
Turner· 11, A shley LeighAnn
Turner, Frankie Dale Conn and
C onnor Lee Turner; and three
gre at-grandchiidren : Chloee
Evelyn Gazaway, Aiden Brock
Spears, and E than Todd Crace.
A g raveside service was
held, Tuesday, August 2 1, at
Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Kerr B rothers Funeral
Home, Main St., Lexington,
was in charge of arrangements.
(Paid obi tuary)
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In Memory of
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Carolyn Gayle Stumbo
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August 25, 1946- July 29, 1997
(Happy Birthday)
Thank you, Lord,
For our beautiful motherFor the love that she always gave us
And her friendship that never failed,
For her kind eyes that always saw
the best in us
And her gentle wisdom that carried
us through,
For her prayers that lifted us up,
For the happy memories that were
made together
And all the hugs and smiles that we shared
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Card of Thanks
The family of Clara Slone would
like to express our heartfelt appreciation to friends, neighbors, and
loved ones who helped comfort us
during this time of sorrow.
Thanks to all who sent food, flowers, cards, prayers, or who spoke
kind words. A special thanks to
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home for
their kind and efficient service.
THE FAMILY OF CLARA SLONE
Dr. Dustin Devers
Family Practice
Family Care
Dr. Leslie Allen Devers
Pediatrician
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Card of Thanks
We, the family of the late Cantrel Gibson take a moment to
recognize those people who are dear to us in so many ways. We
gratefully express to you our heartfelt thanks for the many ways
our family, friends, and acquaintances came together to offer
love and support during the recent death of our loved orie. We
would like to thank those who brought food, sent flowers, and
for their presence at the funeral. To Red Morris and the Martin
Branch Freewill Baptist Church family for their loving kindness
and support. To the church family for the preparation of lunch
after the funeral, you all did well. Thanks to the Hall Funeral
Home and staff for their usual unsurpassed service. We appreciate the Sheriff patrol that escorted the funeral to the final resting
place. We express appreciation for the prayers that went up on
our behalf, at a time when our hearts were breaking. May God
bless each and everyone in a special way.
THE FAMILY OF CANTREL GillSON
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A Th(lnk You
From the Anzie Martin Family
We, the family of Anzie Martin wishes to gratefully acknowledge the thoughtfulness and kindness that was shown to us by family, friends, and neighbors, during _the loss of our loved one.
Thank you for the prayers, conforting words, food and flowers
that were sent. A thank-you to the Graceway United Methodist
Church for the dinner provided for the family, the day of the funeral. We greatly appreciate all that was done for us. Thank-you to the
singers for your beautiful songs. A special thank-you to William
Jarrell, Ollie Watts and Roy Harlow for the comforting words and
services provided.
To the staff of Prestonsburg Healthcare Nursing Home for the
care our mother received while there. All of you were special to
Mom, and we thank you.
Thank you to the Floyd County Sheriff's Department for their
services with traffic control.
A sincere heartfelt thank-you to Johnny, Tommy and the entire
staff at Hall Funeral Home for the professional and compassionate
service that they provided to our family.
Last, but certainly not less, thank you, God, for blessing our
family with such a great Mother, Grandmother, GreatGrandmother, and Friend. She will be missed, but certainly not forgotten.
May God richly bless you for the kindness you have shown to
us during this time of sorrow.
With heartfelt thanks.
Freer, Tyrone, Stanton, Phyllis, Red, Deshie, J.J., and families
STUART ISAAC
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Coming soon to Paintsville
Hometown Family Care and Highlands
Regional Medical <:ente~ are proud to announce the addition of Dr. Dustin
Devers and Dr. Leslie Allen Devers t<> the Hometown Family Care team.
Dr. Dustin Devers received his Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University and his
Doctor of Osteopathic degree from Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine. He
served a.s a family practice resident at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington. WV, where he
received the "Outstanding Resident-Physician Award". Dr. Devers is a member of the American
Osteopathic Association, the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, and has
participated in several medical conferences, including the Marshall University Sports Medicine
Conference. Dr. Dustin Devers will be practicing at Hometown Family Care, the practice of
Dr. Chris Bailey and jeff Potter, located at 374 University Drive, Prestonsburg, KY 41653.
Dr. Leslie Allen Devers is a native of Salyersville, KY. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree
from Eastern Kentucky University and her Doctor of Osteopathic from Pikeville College School
of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Leslie Allen Devers was a Categorical Pediatrics Resident at
Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, VVV, and is a member of the American Ac:ademy of
Pediatrics, the American Osteopathic Association and served on Kentucky's Committee for
Maternal and Neonatal Health. Dr. Devers has volunteered throughout her home state of
Kentucky at the Ronald McDonald House and Highlands Regional Medical Center nursery.
She will be practicing with Dr. Kate Shutts at Kids
Care Pediat.-ics, 5000 Ky Rt. 321, Suite 2! 62,
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Prestonsburg, KY 41653,
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The Medical Center ofEastem Kentucky ....
Christopher
Bailey, D.O.
Leslie Allen
Devers, D.O.
Dustin
Devers, D.O.
Jeffery
Potter. D.O.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
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ditor's note: To announce
your community event, you
may hand-deliver your item to
The Floyd County Times
office, located at 263 S.
Central Avenue, Prestonsburg;
or mail to: The Floyd County
Times,
P.O.
Box
390,
Prestonsburg, KY 41653; or
fax to 606-886-3603; or email
to:
features @jloydcountytimes.com. Information will
not be taken over the telephone. All items will be placed
on a first-come, first-serve
basis as space permits.
Public Meeting
Announcement
Public meeting to review
and edit action plan to
improve water quality in the
Left Fork of Middle Creek
Watershed.
When:
August
23,
(Thursday), at 6:00 p.m.
Where: David School cafeteria.
Call ( 606) 789-7706 for
directions and more information. You can also call this
umber if you need special
arrangements for a handicap
need (sign language, etc.).
Call ahead to make arrangements.
Allee Lloyd College gears
up for Appalachia Day
Homecoming
On October 13th, Alice
Lloyd College will host their
annual
Appalachia
Day
Homecoming event on the
campus in Pippa Passes. It's a
day filled with Appalachian
arts & crafts, mountain music,
special alumni activities, chilren's games and crafts,
rama and storytelling, an
Appalachian Authors book
igning, and the traditional
.soup bean supper. For more
mformation on how you can
tlisplay your craft or handmade items, call 606-36860SS. We look forward to seemg you!
Compton Family Reunion
To be held Sunday, Sept. 9,
at Archer Park, George P.
Archer Shelter. A picnic style
lunch will be held so please
J?ring food appropriate for a
1)icnic. Also, please bring an
item to be auctioned. All family members and friends are
cordially invited to attend. For
more info., call 889-9S07 or
886-6041.
qualified libraries to expand
collections or to replace old
books. To apply, go to
www.kybookfair.com,
or
email to: kybookfafr@ky.gov.
Application deadline is Sept.
I. Winners will be announced
at the 2007 Kentucky Library
Association Conference to be
held Thursday, Sept. 20, at the
Galt House, in Louisville.
Childers Family Reunion
To be held Saturday,
August 2S, at Concord
Independent
Church
Fellowship Hall (located 2
miles south of Paintsville on
Route 321 -turn at H&H Paint
and
follow
signs).
Registration to begin at 11
a.m., lunch to be served at 12
p.m. Playground, basketball,
badminton available for children. Each family please bring
a covered dish, dessert, and
cold drinks. Ham, chicken,
plates, napkins and flatware to
be provided. For those who
have lost a loved one this past
year, bring photo for our
"Memory Wall." Also, adventurous family members needed to come dressed in period
(historical) costume. Prizes to
be awarded. All Childers
lines, Preston cousins, .and
friends welcome. More info.:
Charles and Bobbi Childers,
(606) 571-2687; or email
Donna Cox at coxd@zoomnet.net.
Wells Family Reunion
Descendants
of
Revolutionary War soldier
Richard Wells will meet on
Sunday, September 2, at
Johnson Central High School.
School doors will open at 10
a.m. and will remain open
until the last person leaves.
Please bring enough food for
your family plus extra for
those unable to bring food.
Paper products will be furnished. Dinner will be served
at 1:30 p.m. (snack food will
be available prior to main
meal).
Descendants of Richard
and Susannah (Hutchison)
Wells number in the thousands
and several hundred from
across the country attend this
annual reunion.
For more info., call Mary
Walton at (859) 971 -7748,
Bobby Wells at (606) 8862101, Kim Howard at (606)
789-3922, or Marlene Jarvis at
(606) 789-881 3.
Auxier Lifetime Learning
Center Fall Classes
Computer Cl~sses begin
September 17
Basic Computer
Tuesday-12 noon-2 p.m.
Wednesday-10 p.m.-12
p.m.
Thursday-S p.m.-7 p.m.
Fee $30 for 8 weeks
Sewing Classes begin
September 10
Wednesday-9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Fee $30 for 8 Weeks
Quilting Class
Thursday-S p.m.-9 p.m.
Fee $30.00 for 8 weeks
Healthy Cooking Class
Mondays, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Fee $8.00 for 4 weeks
Crazy Quilt Class
Thursday, October 11th
9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Fee $S.OO
Knitting Class
Tuesday, 10 a.m.-12 noon
Fee $20 for 6 Weeks
Free OED Classes
offered 4 days a week
Pre register; class space,
limited.
For more information, call
606-886-0709.
Library on September 6, at 10
a.m. For more information,
call 886-8978 or 874-9065.
Dates to remember
Thursday, October 18-Family Night Dinner, beginning at 7 p.m.; Saturday,
November 17-Friend to
Friend Dinner, beginning at
S:30 p.m.
Highlands Regional
Medical Center
Community Calendar
August2007
Kiwanis
August 23
Meeting Place B
Highlands Medical Office
Building
12 p.m. to l :30 p.m.
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Diabetes Support Group
August 30
Meeting Place A & B
Highlands Medical Office
Building
S:OO p.m. to 6:oq p.m.
(See CALENDAR, page six)
PG·13-Mon.-Sun. 6'55-9:25;
Fri. 6:55-9 :~5;
Sot.-Sun. 6:55-9:2.5
For everyone that graduated from 1970-1979. To be
held
Sept.
1, at old
Wheelwright High School.
Basketball game, S p.m. (for
all former players or anyone
else that wants to participate)
at the WHS gymnasium.
Dance to begin at 8 p.m., in
the old WHS cafeteria (dance
to 70's music!).
Signup at the following
website:
www.wheelwrightreunion.com.
No charge to attend, but
please bring drinks , chips,
etc.!
Set yourself FREE! The
Cooper Clayton Method To
Stop Smoking is comng to
your area! The class will meet
once a week for 12 weeks at
Big Sandy Area Development
Office, 110 Resource Court,
Prestonsburg. Classes start
Tuesday, September 4, at 3:00
p.m. This program is offered
FREE OF CHARGE by Big
Sandy Area Development
District and the UMWA
Health and Retirement Funds.
Call 606-432-1072, ext. 1, 13
or 14 to enroll. Hurry! Class
will fill quickly.
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to hold meeting, Sept. 6
The Floyd County Retired
Teachers will be having a
meeting at the Floyd County
Card of Thanks
Floyp Chapter Kentuckians
for Commonwealth
The
newly-revitalized
Floyd County Chapter of
Kentuckians
for
the
Commonwealth (KFfC) will
meet at St. Martha's Catholic
~burch , on Water Gap Road ,
~n Mondl).y, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m.
Join others in discussing concerns and possible solutions to
area mining and other environmental issues as we work
together for the benefit of all.
Kentucky Book Fair
2007 grants
The family of Gloria Kay Harlow wishes to gratefully acknowledge the thoughtfulness and kindness
of friends, relatives, and neighbors, in the loss of our
loved one. Thanks to all those who sent food, flowers, prayers, and spoke words of comfort to our family. A special thanks to Clergymen Roy Harlow, Jack
Howard, and Bobby Isaac for .their comforting
words, the Sheriff's Department for their assistance
in traffic control, and the Hall Funeral Home for
their professional ·and compassionate service. All
your thoughtfulness and compassion will never be
forgotten.
Now accepting applications for 2007 grants from
THE FAMILY OF GLORIA KAY HARLOW
Notice of Non-Discrimination Statement
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Students, their parents, employees, potential employees and the general public of the
Floyd County School District are hereby notified that the Floyd County School
District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to
haridle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Roy Johnson,
Floyd County Schools
106 North Front Avenue
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653
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The Floyd County District offers the following career and technical education
programs to all students enrolled in grades 9- 12:
Prestonsburg High School: Technology Education
1j Betsy Layne High School: Business, Pathways to Careers, Technology Education
ADen Central High School: Available through Floyd County Area Technology Center
South Floyd High School: Technology Education
Floyd County Area Technology Center: Welding, H ealth Services, Business,
Carpentry, Auto Mechanics, Industrial Technology, Machine Tool,
*Students in grades 9 12 may enroll in courses in the career areas. Students must be
15 years old to enroll in Area Technology Center Courses
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MARTIN - (606) 285-3266
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Civil Rights Law, Title VI , Title VII, Title IX, ADA and Section 504 should be
directed to Roy Johnson, Director of Instruction, The address for written inquiries
· is 10~ North Front Avenue, Prestons~mrg, Kentucky 41653.
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22, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Worth Repeating ...
"Speak out in acts; the time
for words has passed, and
only deeds will suffice. "
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Conaress sha(( make no (aw respectin8 an esta6(isfiment cf re(iBion, or
tlie free exercise thereof, a6rfJBfn8 tlie jreecfom
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Wake-up call
After nearly six years of hearing the Bush administration
make assertions about the war on terrorism that turn out to be to put it kindly - overblown, Congress and the public it represents should be wary about surrendering personal liberties for
dubious claims of greater security.
Recent days have brought two reminders that America still has
a tough time being hard on terrorism without being soft on liberty. The first was Congress' abdication of its responsibilities in
approving changes in the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act. The second was the conviction last week of Jose Padilla,
the one-time alleged "dirty bombe " on charges unrelated to
those that got his constitutional rights suspended.
The House and Senate, in a hurry to begin their August recess,
approved the FISA changes Aug. 4; instead of reining in the
administration's abuses of the FISA law - including warrantless
eavesdropping on electronic communications- Congress actually may have made the problem worse.
Under the new language, the government need not get a court
warrant to eavesdrop on communications between the United
States and abroad if there is a "reasonable belief' that the target
of the investigation is outside the United States. Previously the
law required that the target be someone known to be on foreign
soil and suspected of direct terrorist involvement.
Congress got rolled. The language of this provision and others
is so vague that some experts now warn that spy agencies may
be able to seize business records and conduct physical searches
on American soil without first obtaining warrants from a FISA
judge.
After the Senate approved the new language, Sen. Christopher
S. "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., one of the bill's most ardent supporters,
said "I can sleep a little safer tonight." We're grateful for that,
but more grateful that Congress at least had the sense to put a .
six-month limit on the new rules.
As for Jose Padilla's conviction, seldom has the phrase
"mixed emotions" seemed so apt. Clearly he was an angry, disaffected would-be jihadist who, given the right resources, might
have proved a danger to his fellow Americans. He apparently
applied to train to become a tettorist and talked about it with
others, which proved to be his undoing, out there was never any
evidence that he posed a real threat.
The jury decided that being a terrorist wannabe is enough.
Padilla faces 15 years to life in prison on his conviction in federal court in Miami for conspiring in the 1990s (long before the
Sept. 11 attacks) to provide support for Islarnist fundamentalists
- in Bosnia and Chechnya.
He was not charged with any of the things with the government claimed he was involved when he was arrested in May
2002 in Chicago as an "enemy combatant," including the sensational and apparently specious allegation that a former Taco Bell
cook could explode a "dirty bomb" attack on U.S. soil.
Padilla, a United States citizen, was held in a military prison
for two years without charges and without access to a lawyer.
He was subjected to the series of coercive interrogation techniques sometimes known as "torture lite," including total sensory deprivation. In 2004, fearing that the U.S. Supreme Court
might insist that U.S. citizens had rights, the Bush administration
kicked him over to the federal criminal court system, where the
Constitution still applies.
If Congress can wake up, it should insist that the Padilla case
proves that special military courts aren't needed to try terrorism
cases! nor are special military prisons needed to hold suspects.
Since 1787, the U.S. jud,icial system, operating under the
Constitution and the rule of law, has managed the fine balance
between liberty and security. To bypass the Constitution is to
risk both.
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Those hilarious
Republicans
by BILLY REED
WWW.STRAIGHTNFLUSH.COM
I had just about stopped chuckling
over the ah, "fair and impartial" decision by the Executive Branch Ethics
Commission to end its investigation
of Governor Ernie Fletcher when doggoned if those wild and crazy
Fletcherites didn't come up with
something new that has me howling,
falling down, and clutching my sides
all over again.
They just have to stop this stuff or
I could be the first pundit ever to die
from laughter. I mean, folks, we have
serious issues to discuss here in the
commonwealth. But it's hard to focus
on heavy stuff such as health-care
reform and education when the
Fletcherites keep on diverting us with
the funny stuff.
Did you see that the Republican
Party of Kentucky has printed
200,000 political brochures that featured a fake photograph of Steve
Beshear, Fletcher's Democratic chalsuperimposed
lenger? They'v'e
Beshear's bead on a body standing
beside a casino gambling table with a
drink in his hand.
Right away this is pretty funny to
anybody who knows anything about
Beshear. The brochure, which promotes the entire Republican statewide
slate of candidates, refers to Beshear
as "Easy Money Steve," but the fact
is, "Sunday School Steve" would be
more appropriate. Beshear is such a
straight arrow that he makes your
local Boy Scout leader look like a
derelict.
Yet here he is in the faux photo,
looking every bit the role of, well, Bill
Bennett, the Republican icon who was
forced to admit blowing $8 million or
so in Las Vegas. I mean, it's a hoot.
Putting Beshear's head on the body of
a Vegas lounge lizard is like putting
Mitch McConnell's head on a photo
of Elvis.
You get the idea. It's funny, but it
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just doesn't work.
Beshear's "sin," for lack of a better
word, is th~t he favors a statewide r~f
erendum on a constitutional amendment to allow casino gambling at the
commonwealth's race tracks and certain other cities that want it. In other
words, he wants to let the voters
decide, and isn't that a novel concept?
Sure, Beshear hopes the public is
as tired as he is of watching thousands
of brethren cross Kentucky's borders
every day to leave their money at the
casinos in our neighboring states. But
he's not trying to shove his views
down the public's throat. It's Fletcher
who's doing that. Ernie doesn' t want
the public to have a say because, well,
he and his pals on the religious right
know what's good for the voters more
than they do.
Beshear spokesperson Vicki Glass
correctly characterized the brochure
as "a desperate attempt by a desperate
candidate." Even the Republicanfunded polls show Fletcher trailing
Beshear by double digits, mainly
because the vast majority of
Kentuckians
responsible
RepubLicans and independents, as
well as Democrats - understand that
the absolute No. I campaign issue
isn't casino gambling, but the dishonesty, corruption, and incompetence
that has characterized Fletcher's first
term.
But the Fletcherites don't want to
talk about thal. So they attack
"Sunday School Steve" with a campaign rooted in the elements that hold
their base together - fear. ignorance,
and prejudice. So they're spreading
the misinformation that casinos will
automatically bring more crime, broken homes, and social ills to Kentucky
- and they're doing it in such a heavyheaded, sophomoric, clumsy way that
they're providing political columnists
and cartoonists with a treasure trove
of material.
Consider, for example, the
Executive
Branch
Ethics
Commission's decision to drop its
investigation into Ernie's role in the
merit-system-hiring scandal.
The news was delivered to Fletcher
in a June 27 letter from Jill LeMaster,
I
the Ethics Commission's executive
director. However, Fletcher's campaign waited until now to release it
because they hoped it would have
more impact closer to the election.
The five-person commission I
includes four Republicans appointed
by Fletcher - Chairman John Webb, I
Tom Handy, E. Patrick Moores, and J. i
Quentin Wesley. The fifth member, ~
Cynthia Stone, whose term expired
last month, was the only Democrat
and only holdover appointed by for
mer Governor Paul Patton.
When the Fletcher campaign
released the letter to the media, Webb
contended that the vote on Fletcher which was held in secret, by the way was fair and impartial. However
Stone told The Courier-Journal a day
later that the vote to end the Fletcher
probe was "absolutely" rooted in partisan politics. "From my perspective,
that's what it appeared to be," Stone
said.
Of course, that's what it was.
But wait a minute. Let's think
about this. Maybe the Governor has
stumbled onto a way to solve the ove
crowding problem in our prisons and
jails. We can all agree that when
somebody is charged with a crime or
other violation, he or she deserves to
be judged by a jury of his or her peers.
But now we can add a new twist.
Call it the "Ernie Amendment." Each
charged person gets to pick his own
jury. The police officer accused of
shooting a man to death in a "roadrage" case, for example, gets to be
tried by his buddies on the force.
We would have no convictions,
and, with no convictions, our prison&
and jails would have more room! I
this brilliant or what?
Fletcher knows he can't win a fair
game, so, of course, he rigged the
Executive Branch Ethics Commission
in his favor. Why would an body
expect anything different from a
Governor who has tried to stack the
deck with every board and commission in the state. If anybody deserves
to have his head superimposed on a
Vegas sharpie's body. it's "!-Needthe-Edge Ernie."
And that's no joke.
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Governor makes
more tnoney available
for cooling assistance
FRANKFORT
Governor Ernie Fletcher has
· structed the Cabinet for
Health and Family Services
(CHFS) to make $2.5 million
in funds available immediately
to provide cooling assistance
to low income families and the
elderly through the LowIncome
Home
Energy
Assistance
Program
(LIHEAP).
"I am happy to announce
this cooling assistance funding
for some of the state's most
vulnerable people and families," Governor Fletcher said.
"With the heat wave Kentucky
"'as experienced in recent
weeks, this is about far more
than making people comfortable. It's about taking steps to
ward off serious health risks,
especially among children and
the elderly, and helping prevent the .worsening of chronic
illnesses."
Under the LIHEAP cooling
program, eligible households
may receive assistance - up to
a maximum of $250 per
household - in paying their
cooling (electric) bill or
toward the purchase of an air
nditioner (based on avail-
ability).
To qualify for assistance on
a cooling bill, household
income must be at or less than
130 percent of the federal
poverty level. In additiOn,
households must pay home
cooling costs for which they
are responsible either by direct
payment or as an undesignated
portion of their rent and have
cash resources of no more
than:
• $3,000 if at least one person in the household is 60 or
older, or disabled.
• $4,000 if a member of
the household has an illness
which requires cash resources
to be accessed regularly for
medical and living expenses.
• $2,000 for all other
households.
Air conditioners may be
provided for families with
members at risk for health
(See COOLING, page seven)
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Calendar
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For more information con' . the support groups,
cernmg
please contact Highlands
Educational
Services
bepartment at 1-606-886'7424.
Floyd County
Farmers Market
, The Floyd County Farmers
¥arket (local farmers who
~row their own produce) is
now open each Friday from 4
p.m. to 6 p.m. through
Qctober. 'Ibe Market is located
1-p. the Citizens National Bank
P~king Lot in front of the
J!:loyd
County • Post Office. If
J
you have quesuons, please call
886-2668.
ACHS Class of '87
URGENT!! Allen Central
Class of 1987. 20 year class
.reunion
scheduled
for
eptember 8, 2007, at the
Holiday Inn, Prestonsburg.
Must have money and conftrmation by September 1, 2007.
Please send check or money
order to Jenny at 204 Cracker
Bottom, Martin, Ky. 41649.
For more information: Jenny
~t rebels_1987 @hotmail.com
or Lisa (Pratt) Parsons 606226-4152 or Dee Dee (Moore)
Dillon, 606-237-4757.
Parsons Family Reunion
Descendants of Isaac and
ouisa Parsons will host a
eunion on Sunday, September
2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at
.the Isaac Parsons Cemetery,
ocated on Parsons Branch, off
t. 979, in Floyd County.
Potluck meal will be served
1 p.m. Please bring a
;avorite covered dish to share.
All family and friends welcome.
For more info., call Mrs.
E.J. Parsons at (865) 426-7585
or Ray Parsons at (313) 9286834.
SFHS Class of '97
The South Floyd High
School Class of 1997 will host
a 10-year reunion on Saturday,
September 15, at the Heritage
House
Hotel
(formerly
Holiday Inn), in Prestonsburg.
Registration: 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: 7 p.m.
Dancing: 'Til Midnight
Cost: $25/person; after
July 7, $30/per person.
Make checks payable to:
SFHS Class of 1997, 619
Regent Rd., Versailles, KY
40383.
Several classmates have not
yet been located. If you have
not received your invitation,
please notify Jessica Frazier
Little at the above address or
email
to:
jessicafrazier_ 2001 @yahoo.com OR
long.lora@ adelphia.net.
Allen Central Class of 1977
3D-Year Reunion
The ACHS class of 1977
will have a 30-year reunion,
September 22, at Best
Western, 7-12 p.m. $25/single,
$40/couple. Contact E-mail:
class77 ACHS@ hotmail.com
Debbie Bailey, 405 Turkey Cr.
Rd., Langley, KY 41645, Lynn
Isaac, 1327 Prater Fk. Rd.,
Hueysville, KY 4 1640.
PHS Class of 1987
plans 20th reunion
The Prestonsburg High
School class of 1987 is currently planning their 20th
reunion. Please e-mail your
contact
information
to
phsclass87@bellsouth.net.
Democratic Woman's Club
meets at Floyd Co. Library
The
Floyd
County
Democratic Woman's Club
meets regularly on the 2nd
Monday of the month at 6:00
p.m., at the Floyd County
Library.
ACHS Class of '96
The Allen Central High
School Class of 1996 will be
holding their 10-year reunion.
For more information, call
Amanda at 285-9491 or Leslie
at 886-8003.
Hope In the Mountains
Hope in the Mountains will
host public meetings on
Mondays, at 9 a.m., at the
junction of U.S. 23 and Rt. 80,
on Watergap Rd., behind the
Trimble Chapel Church.
Meetings focus will be to
offer information in regard to
community resources available to women seeking freedom from drug abuse. Family
members are also welcome to
attend. The Hope initiative
proposes to help women break
free from addictive lifestyles
to become self-respecting contributing members of society.
Call 874-2008 or 788-1006
for more information.
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
meets, 12 noon to 1 p.m., at
Made
From
Scratch
Restaurant, 1566 North Lake
Drive. For additional information, contact Chris Daniel,
886-7354, o.r Tommie Layne,
886-2321, ext. 1297.
UNITE
The UNITE coalition of
Floyd County will meet on the
SECOND .Monday of each
month, at 5:30 p.m., at the
New 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.
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
434-8400.
Special interest groups:
Nimble Thimble Quilt
Guild: I st/3ra Wednesdays,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Extension
Office.
Newbccs Quilt Group: 4th
Thursday, 6 p.m., Extension
Office. (The Newbees do not
meet during the months of
January and February.)
Looking for a Support
Group?
•Floyd County Alzheimer's
Support Group meets regularly
at Riverview Manor
Healthcare Center. Call the
center for meeting times.
•Domestic
Violence
Support Group - The Big
Sandy Family Abuse Center
holds
meetings
each
Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. The meetings are free of
charge. Call Jessica Slone at
886-6025 for more information.
•Overeater's Anonymous Meetings
held
each
Wednesday at 6:30p.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 6:30p.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 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- can earn an income by staying
800-928-5242.
home with your own children
•Disabled? - You may be while caring for the children of
eligible for grant money to others. Find out more by callassist in your daily living. For ing Cheryl Endicott at 886an application or more infor- 1280, or 888-872-7227 (toll
mation, call 886-4326.
free).
•A.S.K. (Adoption Support
•East Kentucky S.T.A.R.S.
for Kentucky)- Support group Homeschoolers -Will hold
for all adoptive parents (pub- monthly meetings at the.
lic, private, international, and Paintsville Recreation Center.
kinship care), foster parents For more information, call
and all others interested in Trudy at 889-9333, or 297adoption. To be held the ftrst 5147. Everyone welcome.
Monday of each month, at the
•Narcotics
Anonymous
Department for Community · (NA)- Each Wednesday, from
Based Services office, 1009 7-8 p.m., in the Atrium
North
Lake
Drive, Conference Room, 2nd floor,,
Prestonsburg, from 6-8 p.m. May
Tower,
Pikeville
Childcare will not be provid- Methodist Hospital. For more
ed. For more information, con- info., contact Chris Cook at
tact Dedra Slone, adoptive 606-433-1119 or christopherparent liaison, at 432-4110 or cook@ hotmail.com.
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
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.
'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; Johnson, call 7896515 ; Magoffin, call 3492217; Pike, call432-2775; and
in Lawrence, call 638-4067.
Senior employment program
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 the workforce?
If you are 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 are held at the
Carl D . Perkins 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 Thesdays, from 4:30-8:30
p.m. Contact Andy Jones at
606-788-7080, or 800-4432187, ext. 186, or Linda Bell,
at ext. 160 to make an appointment.
OED classes are also available.
Floyd County Extension
Homemaker Club Meetings
Allen: 1st Monday, 11
a.m., at Christ
United
Methodist Church Fellowship
Hall.
Dixie: 3rd Thursday, 12:30
p.m.,
Dixie
Community
Room.
David: lst Monday, 1 p.m.,
at St. Vincent's Mission.
Martin: 1st Tuesday, 6
p.m., Martin Church of Christ.
Maytown: 3rd Thursday, 6
p.m. , Maytown Learning
Center.
Cliff: 3rd Thesday, 12 p.m.,
Community Center.
Prestonsburg:
2nd
Tuesday,
10:30
a.m. ,
Extension Office.
South Prestonsburg: 3rd
Tuesday, 7 p.m., Home of
members (call 886-2668 for
info.)
Left Beaver: 2nd Tuesday,
10:30 a.m., Osborne Elem.
School Library.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
Painkillers
22, 2007 • AZ.
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Jrescription drug problem on
wo issues: dangerous indus:.ries, such as coal mining, and
ntense marketing by pharma;eutical companies.
"For decades, labor-inten>ive industries supported our
!conomy and people got hurt
Jn the job. There was a need
or pain killers for legitimate
njuries," said U.S. Rep. Hal
Rogers, R-Ky., said in a statement
to
the
AP.
"Unfortunately, giant pharmaceutical
companies
like
Purdue Pharma exploited that,
aggressively
marketing
OxyContin to unsuspecting
doctors."
Purdue Pharma L.P., the
maker of OxyContin, and
three of its current and former
executives recently pleaded
guilty to misleading the public
about the dmg's risk of addiction.
OxyContin
has
been
blamed for hundreds of deaths
across the country in recent
years, becoming known as
"hillbilly
heroin"
in
Appalachian
states
like
Kentucky, Virginia and West
Virginia. But OxyContin's
rates of sale now occur
in places like suburban St.
Louis; Columbus, Ohio; and
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
As most of the nation continues to experience a surge in
painkiller
purchases,
Kentucky's purchases appear
to have plateaued since 2003.
Part of the trend is due to a
highe~t
Autism
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uf raising awareness of a dislbility that effects so many.
According to the Autism
Society of America, autism is
une of five disorders that falls
mto the category of pervasive
developmental disorders, a
category of neurological disorders characterized by "severe
d pervasive impairment in
several areas of development."
Autism is a disability that typtcally appears during the first
three years of life and is the
result of a disorder that affects
the normal functioning of the
brain, impacting development
in the areas of social interaction and communication skills.
Those who suffer from a.utism
typically show difficulties in
verbal and nonverbal communication, social interactions
and leisure or play activities.
"It was just my norm," says
atalie as she describes growing up with Austin, her 15year-old brother who suffers
from a severe case of autism.
As a child who didn't have any
other siblings besides Austin
until later in her childhood,
Natalie says it wasn't hard for
her to live with the fact that
her brother was different from
other kids.
Since the Girl Scout council approved Natalie's project
to petition for the specialty
plate, her goal to raise autism
awareness has become closer
every day. Families for
Effective Autism Treatment
(FEAT), a nonprofit organization which is dedicated to
ensuring that all who suffer
from autism have the opportunity to reach their full potential
through effective early intervention, has teamed up with
Natalie in order for her to be
able to reach her goal. FEAT
assisted with the design and
continues to help promote the
plate, which features a puzzle
pattern that serves as the
national symbol for autism.
"This is visual awareness.
This is out there ... this is real,"
she says as she describes what
her hopes are for the plate. "I
think more people should
know about it."
Natalie began petitioning
for the plate in late Febmary
and since then has accumulated 500 applications, only 400
away from reaching her goal.
The Kentucky Transportation
Department requires a minimum of 900 applications for a
specialty plate before it will be
produced.
To order an autism awareness plate, complete the application
at
www.kyautismawareness.com.
and mail it along with a $28
undated check made payable
to Kentucky State Treasurer to
Kentucky Autism Awareness
Plate, P.O. Box 2, Crestwood,
KY. 40014. Once the 900
applications have been submitted, it will take approximately
two months to prepare the
plate and applicants will
receive notification by mail.
For more information about
autism
awareness
and
research, visit kyautismawareness.com
or
featoflouisville.org.
crackdown on OxyContin prescriptions and sales, which
have dropped dramatically in
most parts of the state from
2003 to 2005.
Meanwhile, purchases of
hydrocodone
an analgesic
which doesn't have as many
restrictions as more potent
dmgs, like oxycodone- have
increased annually.
Authorities mainly credit
Operation UNITE, a regional
drug task force overseeing
most
of
southeastern
Kentucky since 2004, for hindering purchases of prescription painkillers.
Rogers, who established
the federally funded program
to fight eastern Kentucky's
drug problem, noted UNITE
has confiscated over 50,000
prescription pain pills and
arrested more than l ,800 people.
"We're seeing decreases in
whole eastern Kentucky area,
though they still have the highest amounts in the state," said
Dave Sailings, an analyst with
KASPER, Kentucky's tracking system for controlled sub,stance prescriptions dispense~
within the state.
3
However, as authorities ~
to combat the problem withlf
state lines, more people are
crossing borders to fill prescriptions.
Hundreds of patients take
part in "doctor shopping" fp,f
pills, said Van Ingram of tne
Kentucky Office of Dni~
Control Policy.
•
"There's not very rna~
places in Kentucky that yo1l
can live and not be with~!
proximity of a border wi
another state," he said. "Ther
is a lot of crossing over of o4f
patients into surrounding
states."
')
~ill
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dependence on coal," said
House Majority Floor Leader
~ocky
Adkins, D-Sandy
flook, one of the chief archicts of the bill. "There's no
tate that could be affected
ore than Kentucky. That's
hy it's so important that we
ush forward and be the leadin expanded research and
elop~ent."
The measure would provide
breaks for St. Louis-based
eabody Energy, which is conidering building a $3 billion
oal gasification plant to
entucky. Early estimates put
~e value of the proposed
Peabody incentives at $300
million.
The measure would provide
financial incentives for all
qualifying companies that
build alternative fuel facilities.
Under the legislation, actual incentives would be decided
by the Kentucky Economic
Development
Finance
AuthQr1ty, no~ th Qeneral
Assembly.
The proposal would provide breaks on sales taxes,
income taxes and coal severance taxes for alternative fuel
plants.
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asinos would have on our
reat
Commonwealth,"
etcher said.
"This tour will highlight
teve Beshear's fool's gold
asino plan that does not repsent Kentucky's values and
will bring with it an increase in
rime, higher unemployment,
d a heavy social burden on
ur communites," continued
etcber. "My vision for
Kentucky is far different from
Steve Breshear's because I
will bring in more good jobs,
continue to increase education
funding, and provide more
Kentuckians with health care,
all without casino gambling."
The "No Casinos Tour" will
make it's first stop at the
Pikeville Community College
Technology Center today at
3:45p.m.
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The Attorney General's
onsumer Protection Division
as received complaints from
J(entucky businesses that have
eceived threatening "Second"
and "Final Notices." These
companies are private entities
that sell labor law posters
'which they claim are required
}!nder Kentucky and federal
'!hw.
The
Kentucky
Department of Labor does not
mail notices advising businesses of these legal requirements.
Businesses are advised to
the
kentucky
contact
Department of Labor and U.S.
Department of Labor to learn
what workplace posters are .
required.
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Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Kentucky. Since 1992. he has also taught as
an Assistant CHnkal Professor of Medicine at the University of _LouisviUe School of
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Medicine and before that taught as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Schools
of Medkine and Pharmacy at the University of Missouri .. Kansas City. Dr. Payne was ·{n
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I
Recognition Award and in f 991 received the American College of Cardiology/Syntex ~~
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Highlands Medical Office Building
Suite 4102
5000 KY Rt 321
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
606.886.7595
Open Monday- Friday
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
22, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Energy bill includes more money for energy-related research
The Assocated Press
FRANKFORT - An energy bill
offering tax breaks for a proposed coal
gasification plant also includes more
money for energy and geological
research that could be crucial in sustaining Kentucky's existing energy
sources and finding new ones.
Lawmakers will consider the bill in
a special General Assembly session
beginning Monday.
The measure includes about $7 million in new funds for the Kentucky
Geological Survey and the Center for
A(lplied Energy Research, both at the
Ull.iversity of Kentucky.
Representatives of the two organi- meeting offered pra1se to the two orgazations told lawmakers on Friday that nizations.
funding energy and geological
"One of the most amazing things
research can help the state stay in the going on in the commonwealth is the
coal business despite a widely antici- research that's going on in the energy
pated federal crackdown on the emis- arena." said House Majority Floor
Leader Rocky Adkins, D-Sandy Hook.
sions blamed for global wtmning.
"We're in a world of vastly chang- "These two groups arc known globaling rewurce and energy issues," said ly."
Much of the discussion focused on
David Harris, who heads the energy
and minerals section of the geological what experts call "carbon capture and
survey. "The competition will be storage," which would involve collectintense. We have to decide whether we ' ing the carbon dioxide associated with
burning coal and then injecting it deep
even want to be in the game."
Legislators appear to be listening. underground. Ideally, the experts and
Many of those who attended the lawmakers said, the carbon dioxide
Special Subcommittee on Energy could be used to coax up to 15 percent
more Kentucky oil from the ground.
Harris
said
the
Kentucky
Geological Survey needs to hire several more people to help identify the best
places to put the carbon dioxide.
"This will allow Kentucky to
remain competitive in this new energy
arena,'' he &aid.
Don Challman, associate director of
the energy research center, said his
organization wants to expand research
in finding cheaper. Jess energy-intensive ways to capture carbon from
power plants. He &aid the center wants
to expand research on fuels made from
agricultural crops, sawdust or other
renewable sources.
Tom FitzGerald, director of the,.
Kentucky Resources Council, said
bills in Congress call for a reduction in
greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide
of 40 percent to 80 percent by 2050.
"The implications for Kentucky are •
as significant or more significant than )
any other state in the union," ..
FitzGerald said, noting that Kentucky ,
relies on coal for more than 90 percent''
of its electricity.
He called for substantial investment
in research and development of coal
technologies that manage their carbon
diDxide emissions, as well as a major 1
push for renewable energy and energy
efficiency.
Lawmakers begin debate on energy bill
by ROGER ALFORD
AssociATED PRESs
FRANKFORT
Lawmakers returned to the
state Capitol on Monday for
what they hope will be a quick
special session as they begin
debate on an energy bill that is
intended to lure a $3 billion
coal gasification plant to
Kentucky.
The measure appears to be
on the fast track to passage
with legislative leaders predicting that it will clear the
General Assembly by week's
end.
"It will pass very comfortably," said House Speaker
weeh of closed-door negotiations.
The dollar value of a proposed incentives package
intended to land the Peabody
Energy coal gasification plant
would be substantial, but lawmakers say they are not certain
of the actual amount.
Legislative leaders have
agreed to provide financial
incentives for all qualifying
companies that build altema'tive fuel facilities. Early estimates put the value of the proposed Peabody incentives at
$300 million.
Under the legislation, actual incentives would be decided
by the Kentucky Economic
Development
Finance
Authority, not the General
Assembly.
The proposal would provide breaks on sales taxes,
income taxes and coal sever-
Jody Richards, D-Bowling
Green. "In my judgment, there
won't be many votes against
it.,
The measure had been
caught up in an election-year
political squabble that nearly
doomed it until House and
Senate leaders hammered out a
ten tali ve agreement after
Beshear, Fletcher begin airing 1V ads
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT
Gesturing toward the state
Capitol, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear
echoes what has become a
f~ar refrain about cleaning
uJ:t state government in his first
television ad of the fall carnp$gn.
"Unfortunately,
some
p<Piticians care more about
w~at's good for themselves,"
Btshear laments in the ad.
"I'm running to change that, to
finally clean this place up."
, The words are reminiscent
of those used four years ago by
Gpv. Ernie Fletcher, who won
handily by making that his
ctllef campaign promise only
to have his administration
r$rred by a special grand jury
prpbe into political patronage.
' The Beshear ad, which
bttgan airing on Monday in
L4>uisville and other Kentucky
ciPes, marks the kickoff of the
~st expensive part of the fall
cl{mpaign, the one where candidates reach out to voters in
ir living rooms. Fletcher is
e pected to begin airing his
fi st television ad on Tuesday.
I it, he vilifies casino garnb ng.
The frequency of the ads
1
wjll quicken as the Nov. 6
elFction draws nearer.
• "People are desperate for
le~ders, real leaders who can
bnng us together to make
Kentucky better," Beshear
s~ys in his ad, as he calls for a
i
change of leadership in the
state.
Fletcher plans to air a series
of ads that talks about a tour he
made of casino communities
across the country.
"What 1 saw was not very
pretty," Fletcher said in a statement about the tour. "I learned
a great deal about the financial
and social costs of casinos and
it is important to show
Kentuckians firsthand what
harmful effects casinos would
have on Kentucky."
Fletcher is trying to make
casino gambling a key issue in
the race. He has taken a strong
stand against expanding gambling beyond Kentucky's
horse racing tracks. Beshear
favors a proposal for a referendum to allow voters to decide
whether to change the state
Constitution to allow casinos.
Fletcher
campaign
spokesman Jason Keller said
the ads will air on network
television in Bowling dreen,
Hazard, Lexington, Louisville
and Paducah and on cable stations across the state.
Money determines when
Ci\1Ilpaigns begin the ad wars,
said Larry Sabato, director of
the Center for Politics at the
University of Virginia.
In the Kentucky race, both
Fletcher and Beshear had
tough primary campaigns.
Fletcher spent about $3.4 million to Beshear's $1.9 million,
according to records the candidates filed with the Kentucky
Registry of Election Finance. ·
Sabato said if the candi-
dates didn't have to replenish
their exhausted campaign
accounts after the pnmary
election, they likely would
have began airing political ads
earlier for the general election.
"I think most of us wish we
could return to .the good old
days when Labor Day was the
advertising kickoff," Sabato
said. 'Those days are gone forever."
Deadline to submit entries: Sept. 14, 2007
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tance programs for lowincome households. LIHEAP
also funds low-cost residential
weatherization and other energy-related home repairs and
energy crisis intervention programs, including providing air
conditioning and fans to the
elderly and disabled. Each
year, LIHEAP helps about
150,000
low-income
Kentucky families with the
costs of heating and/or cooling
their homes.
For more information or to
apply, contact the Big Sandy
Community Action Program
office in your county at:
• Floyd County: (606)
886-2929, 313 Westminister
St., Prestonsburg.
• Pike County: (606) 4322775, 478 Town Mtn. Road,
Pikeville.
• Johnson County: (606)
789-6515, 3rd Floor, Johnson
County
Courthouse,
Paintsville.
• Martin County: (606)
298-3217, Roy F. Collier
Community Center, Inet.
• Magoffin County: (606)
349-2217, 131 South Church
St., Salyersville
The LIHEAP State Plan is
being amended to provide
these funds and is available for
review upon request. To
receive a copy of the plan,
contact Karla Thompson at the
Department of Community
Based Services within CHFS
at (502) 564-75 I 4 or by writing DCBS Division of Family
Support, 275 E. Main Street,
3E-I, Frankfort, KY 40621 .
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Kentucky. The company is
working with Kentucky River
Properties LLC to develop two
"clean coal" projects near
Hazard, Ky.
Gov. Ernie Fletcher had
included the issue on an agenda with several other items
when he called the General
Assembly into a special session last month. House lawmakers refused to take part,
saying many of the items
could wait until they convene
in January.
In an order Friday, Fletcher
limited the agenda to only the
energy bill, calling on lawmakers to make any necess~
financial appropriations to get
the measures implemented. He
said the measure would ,..
decrease the state and nation's
dependence on foreign oil and
create more markets for ;
Kentucky coal.
The Floyd County Times
wants to encourage and acknowledge excellence in the
Floyd County Area. The Floyd County Times is conducting
its annual ballot of readers so they can let us know whom
they consider to be best in the county. Winners receive a
certificate suitable for framing and will be featured in a
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nmea wttl be coonted
No
coptesac.:cepted
2
nommated have to be In tho Floyd Count)' area and
"'jviduals nominaiEid have to I \16 and work 1t1 Floyd Cour.ty
Bu'•n~!tes
J Enttl03 may be mo~od to Tho Floycl County nrno$, PO Qo)(
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delrllffry) or drop on af our otttee at 263 Soutl"t Cenfrat Alfflnue
4 All entries must be at The Floyd COunty rwnes by Wednesday
September 14, 2007 {mall~ or Cleltve•edl
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Janitorial Serv1ce
"Cabinets _ _ __
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Community restival Event
pt!<>blems related to excessive
hut. To qualify for an air cond¥:ioner, the household must
r&eet all the requirements
above, not currently have an
aic conditioner or access to an
conditioner, and include a
rt$ident 65 or older, a resident
y~unger than 6, or at least one
resident with a health conditi~n or disability that could
wt>rsen under excessively hot
c4hditions.
, Applications for cooling
a istance are being accepted
an all Kentucky Community
Action Agency offices. Those
applying for assistance should
provide the following:
• Copies of recent utility
bi;lls.
• A recent payroll stub or
ollher proof of current gross
income.
Documentation of any
income from Social Security,
unemployment insurance, pension funds, disability, etc.
• Final utility termination
notice, if a shut-off notice has
ooen received.
I • Proof of current address,
s4Gh as rent receipts, lease or
d~ed or property tax bill.
.I •
Proof of total members
li~ing in the household, such
as birth certificates and school
rfords.
Social Security cards or
1 •
mtmbers for all persons living
in the household.
• Proof of U .S. citizenship
•
or permanent
res1"dence.
LIHEAP is a federal prog~am that helps fund stateoperated home energy assis-
ance taxes for alternative fuel
plants.
The environmental group
Kentuckians
for
the
Commonwealth is lobbying
against the bill and has even
purchased newspaper ads criticizing the proposal. Teri
Blanton, a member of the
group, said she fears it could
lead to the leveling of even
more mountaintops by coal
companies taking advantage
of the incentives.
"It's not that we need to
lure them here," Blanton said.
"The coal is already here."
Blanton plans to testify
against the measure on
Tuesday during a meeting of
the House Appropriations and
Revenue Committee.
In addition to Peabody,
Houston-based Future Fuels
LLC has also expressed an
interest in building
in
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Schools. Churches . Clubs Q.nyone .do a11 you can do, see that
your favorite people and places Wlnl It's part of the tun'
Remember. vote as many times as you Wtsh us1ng an or~g1nal
ballot No cop1es of this ballot wtll be accepted
Winners to be published In the Friday. September 28th
edition of the Floyd County Times.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
22, 2007 • A9
BUSINESS &PROFESSIONS
Highlands Regional introduces new website .
PRESTONSBURG
Highlands Regional Medical
Center has introduced a new
and improved website containing useful information about
ffi.e hospital and its services to
'lssist in providing top notch
care to the community.
The new HRMC website is
both easy to read and navigate.
While providing the public
with the basics of the hospital
through physician contact
information, the website also
details a wide array of services
available,
including
the
Heartburn Treatment Center
and
Behavioral
Health
Services. Information on
HRMC?s free Community
Education classes on diabetes,
j!feart disease and cancer are
available.
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Visitors to the website are
also given the pleasure of the
accessibility to view photos
and general information on
newborns
through
the
"Growing Family Network"
The website also provides
downloadable applications for
available jobs and up-to-date
news releases on the latest
events at the hospital.
A community calendar
details upcoming events and
special activities organized
through HRMC. Anyone with
internet access may visit the
new web site at www.hrmc.org
Highlands Regional Medical
Center is a 184-bed (154 acute
care, 18 skilled nursing, and
12 geriatric psychiatric) notfor profit, community owned
and operated healthcare facili-
ty that is fully accredited by
the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations. As a full-service facility with an active
medical staff of more than I 00
physicians,
Highlands
Regional Medical Center features 24-hour emergency care,
same-day surgery and outpa-
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tient care, advanced pul-'
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and rehabilitation services;
broad-based diagnostic services including on-site CT and
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Federal tax credit program for
employers extended, expanded
Floyd employers eligible for wide-ranging incentive
• FRANKFORT - A federal
program that provides a substantial tax credit to employers
who hire members of qualified
groups has been extended and
expanded, according to the
of
Kentucky
Office
Employment and Training,
which administers the program
in Kentucky. The office is an
agency of the Kentucky
Education ·cabinet.
The Work Opportunity Tax
Credit (WOTC) was recently
extended by the federal government through Aug. 31,
2011. In addition, changes in
e program will significantly
increase the number of
Kentucky jobseekers eligible
forWOTC.
WOTC provides employers
with up to a $9,000 tax credit
per eligible hire for individuals
who meet certain criteria.
Among those eligible for the
WOTC program are certain
welfare, food stamp, and
Supplemental Security Income
(SSI) recipients; veterans;
18- to-39-year-old residents
who live in areas designated as
federal empowerment zones,
terprise ·communities, rural
renewal communities, and
renewal communities; people
with disabilities; and ex-felons.
''The most notable change
in the Work Opportunity Tax
Credit is that all residents of
federal empowerment zones,
enterprise communities, and
renewal communities who are
18- to-39 years old are now eligible for the program. In the
past, the age of eligibility in
this group was 18 to 24," said
,PET
Executive Director
WJA.nctrew J. Frauenhoffer.
"In addition, eligibility for
this targeted group was extended to residents of federal rural
renewal communities. As a
result, all 18- to-39 year olds
who live in Bell, Caldw~l,
F loyd, Harlan, Hickman,
Leslie, Letcher, Pike and
Union counties are now eligible for WOTC," he said.
To qualify for the tax credit,
the employer must submit a
form to OET requesting certification within 28 days of the
~gible worker's first day of
employment and receive from
OET a form certifying that the
individual was eligible when
hired. Employers may not
claim the tax credit for hiring
former employees or relatives.
The actual amount of the
tax credit is based on such
requirements as wages paid
and length of time the worker
is employed.
For more information about
the WOTC, including downloadable forms, go to the OET
Web site at www.oet.ky.gov or
call (502) 564-7456.
OET is an agency of the
Department for Workforce
Investment in the Education
Cabinet. The primary services
of the office are to help individuals prepare for, secure, and
maintain employment; assist
employers in locating and
selecting the best qualified
workers for theii job openings;
and provide income maintenance to ease the financial burden on individuals who are out
of work through no fault of
their own.
The Kentucky Education
Cabinet coordinates learning
programs from P-16, and man-
ages and supports training and
employment functions in the
Department for Workforce
Investment. For more information about our programs, visit
www.educationcabinet.ky.gov
or www. workforce.ky.gov, or
call 502-564-6606.
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22, 2007
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sharp.
$4,000
2001 Ford Tarus
SES 80,000 miles.
$4,495, Moonroof.
n
Pathfinder,
automatic, $1 ,650.
96' Buick Century
$1,100.
86-2842
86·3451.
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Wanted: Part time
lady to work in
antique and gift
shop. Please call
886-9995.
Prestonsburg
Health
Care
Center has an
opening for a full
time
MDS
Coordinator, A full
time RN, and a full
and part time CNA
We offer competitive wages and
excellent benefits. If
interested please
stop by or send
resume to 147
North
Highland
Avenue .
Prestonsburg KY
41 653
(beside
Prestosburg
Elemantary) or calf
886-2378
~4
Suburban,
miles,
1
~wner,
$3,500.
1993
Acura
edgend,
133K
iles, leather, sun~oof, Bose stereo
~3,900. Call 889~605 or 226-6291.
183K
Motorcycle's for
ale 2002 Harleyavidson XL 1200
, 2004 Honda
oreman excellent
'tondition,
also
2006
Harley·
Oavidson XL833ew 230 miles
lack. All are in
xcellent condition .
~all 606-226-2455.
003 Cadalic
sclade - Black •
;.ake over pay;tlents. Call 606$77-7886
1998 Dodge
Grand Caravan,
oaded 1,500.00
irm. Also a G.E.
lectr'ic Stove. Call
886-6554 Leave
\llessage
FOR SALE
Submergible deep
J,tell Meyer pumps.
!tfalf 3 quarter and
horse power. Call
j58-2ooo.
2003 Honda Ace
$ h a d o w
Tylotorcycle,
low
t:niles, mint condion. Asking $3,800
~all 791-2498.
EMPLOYMENT
f>osition
available! Golf Course
Superintendent.
(Must have at least
2 years experi~nce) Golf Course
'Maintenance
aoutside
IY!aintenance) Pro
~hop
and Cart
ttendant (Must be
l)'iendly, have a
~rofessional
lppearance, and
¢ash register expe·
rience). Call for
r.nore details. T
Bruce Oldendick,
PGA Member.
Class 2A Water
Operator needed.
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Friday's paper @ Wed., 5 p.m.
Sunday's paper @ T hurs., 5 p.m.
Call: (606) 886-8506, LeighAnn Williams
Fax: (606) 886-3603
E-mail: classifieds@floyd countytimes.com
Stop by: 263 S. Central Avenue, Prestonsburg
5. Mail: P.O. 390, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
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CDL drivers, class
A or B needed in
addition, looking for
CDL dricers wutg
backhoe
experience. Contact Mary
at Star Construction
874-1263. EEO
Acosta Sales has
opening in Eastern
Kentucky
doing
resets in Food City
Stores.
Mail
resume to Acosta
Sales 6332 Baum
Drive
Knoxville,
Tenn. 37919
The University of
Kentucky College
of
Agriculture
Cooperative
Extension Service
is looking g for a
Program Assistant
for
4-H
Youth
Development
to
work in the Floyd
County Extension
Office.
Service
Work will be 37.5
hours per 2week .
A brief job description includes with
the 4-H Clubs (in
school ,community,
and special interest) a nd the county's
after-school
tutorial for families
with learning differences.
Position
requires a minimum
of a high school
diploma or GED
equivalent
Knowledge f and
experience with the
Cooperative
Extension
Service/4-H
Program is preferret.!. To apply for
AG518211 A U.K./
Online Application
must be submitted
t
0
www. uky. edu/ukjob
s.
The q.ualifications
and
job
responsibilities may
also be viewed on
the
website.
Application deadline is August 24,
2007.
For more
information
or
assistance Call The
Floyd
County
Extension Service
at 606 886-2668
H & A Block•.•
Learn to prepare
taxes and earn
great
seasonal
income. Call 1-866·
891-1950
SALES PROFESSIONAL NEEDEDIf
being
THE
BEST,Earning THE
BEST and working
with THE BEST
motivates
you:
Apply at Bluegrass
State
Home
Showcase,
606874-1050
Truck
Drivers
Needed. we proInsurance,
vide
401 k. Drivers must
have Class A or B,
Hazmat, and tanker
endorsements.
Please call (606)
478-9501 to set up
an appointment.!
100
Workers
needed. Assemble
crafts, wood items
To
$480/wk .
Materials provided.
Free
information
Pkg 24 Hr. 801428-4649.
Heavy Equipment
Company
needs
employees.
Must
have valid drivers
license and up to
date surface mining
papers.
Mine
Emergency Tech. is
a plus. Call Mon.
Thru Fri. 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. (606}
886-1759 If no
answer leave message.
JOB
OPENING
Renos Roadhouse
in Prestonsburg is
now hiring for all
positions.
ShiftsDay and Night.
Apply
in person
only.
home, stay where
your heart is. Call
Joyce at 606-889·
8529 or 606-2266366. On call in
home assistance
can help you.
Crisp "Growing up
on Bucks Branch".
In Floyd county, on
sale now!! !! $12.50
plus shipping and
handling . Contact
Donald at 2853385.
MERCHANDISE
Animals
COOKWARE· We
stopped doing dinner parties! Have
some FABULOUS
17 piece sets left!
Brand
new!
Waterless
and
Greaseless! Were
$2000,
First 6
buy for
callers
$298!
Lifetime
Warranty!
vaposeal.com 1800-434-4628
Dog Needs A
Home!! Relocating
couple needs a loving home for a great
dog. Neutered male
Mix.
Doberman
Good watch dog!
$25, negotiable.Call
606-424-1701
FOR SALE
4 burial plotsnear
the
hwy.
at
Davidson Memorial
Gardens. Call 886·
3379
BOOK FOR SALE
Korners of inspiration (A collaboration
of
Kim's
Priori ty
Korne'r).
mail $13.30, shipping UPS $20.00,
allow 2-4 weeks for
delivery. To order
send check or
money
order to
Kim Frausre 955
Abbott Mountain
Road Prestonsburg
Ky 41653, or email
klfrasure@be ll south.net
BOOK FOR SALE
A book by Donald
Furniture
For Sale: Both
like new Metal
Headboard
and
frame. Solid oak
dinette set priced n
bed
$ 174.00,
dinette $250.00 .
Call 87 4·1 092 or
886-4530.
ALLEN
FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furniture, used
appliances, living I
,P edr.o ~ m
s.u its,
bunk beds, and lots
more ! Call 606874-9790.
New Hospital Bed
for Sale.For information call 285·
0988
REAL ESTATE
3 BR 2 bath tor
sale.
$40,000.
Also, 2 BR 1 bath
$25,000 will sell
together or sepa·
rately. Located in
Dwale across 1sr
railroad crossing +
go straight. Call
606-634-8665 or
606-634-91 11.
Brick & Stone
House for Sale.
Four
bedroom ,
two and a half
baths.
2900
square
feet
.Desirable location
in Tri mble Branch.
Reasonably priced.
Call
886-2020
HOUSE
FOR
SALE Newly constructed house for.
sale located at
Abbott
Creek.
Vaulted living room
ceiling,
3
BR,
bonus room , fire·
place, with cherry
hardwood
floors
and cabinets with
spacious attached
garage. Located 4
miles from us 23.
Panoramic
view
located in new sub-
divisions . $210,00
asking price Seller
willing to help with
closing costs! Call
606-285-0054 606791-0719 ,
evenings 606,3776042
YOUR AD COULD
BE
HERE!
1
MONTH WITH A
PICTURE
INCLUDED JUST
$75.00.
CALL
LEIGHANN
WILLIAMS TODAY
TO SALE YOUR
HOUSE
FAST!
886-8506.
Land For Sale,
Approx 17 acres,
over 400 ft . of bot·
tomland with same
amount of frontage
on KY Rt. 466. City
water available on
all frontage . Call
606- 452-2792
Mount
Sterling
Farm for Sale!
Approximately 33
acres farm located
near
Mount
Sterling, Kentucky
near HW 460 with
a 250 rail tobacco
farm , 3 BR, 2 1/2
!;lath ~OUSEl with
central
ai r/heat.
Contact (606) 874·
2330 or (859)-4980209.
Auction on Bucks
Branch Tues. and
Thurs. at 7:00p.m.
All Buyers and
Sellers Welcome.
For more information call 285-9798
finance program .
$0 down if you own
land or use fami ly
land. We own the
bank,
your
Established business with 240 ft.
road frontage , 2
adjoining lots available on main road
through town, close
to courthouse . 606791-3663.
FOR RENT
Beauty shop equipt
with 3 stations and
tanning bed. Would
consider renting for
commercial
use
other than beauty
shop. Rt. 122 1
mile
South
of
Martin across from
Garth
Technical
School. Must have
references. 2859112.
Answers to
Samantha, flame
point persian cat.
White with orange
points, last seen on
South Highland Ave.
Near Brad Huges
Toyota $50.00
Sale or Lease
FOR SALE
Special
reward. Call 2260100
FHA
RESTAURANT
Prestonsburg
HELP WANTED: Waitresses, dish-' '
washers/busboys, cooks. Paid vacation, health insurance available.
Uniforms furnished.
No phone calls, please!
Apply in person.
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
1, 2 3, 4 Bedrooms
adjoining houses and LARGE lots in downtown
Ideal for commercial or residential
Located on corner of Rt. 1428 and S. Central
Brick home with original hardwood interior
Two rental houses. Close to schools, court, and shopping. $575,000 for appointment
more information call 886-9668 or 226-6871
Grigsby
Contracting specializing in brick,
block, stone laying
and concrete. Call
889-0223
Will sit with elderly. I have experi·
ence! if interested
please call 8899335.
available for extremely
low-income people at
Highland Heights Apts.
. in Goble-Roberts Addn.,
and Cliffside Apts. on
Cliff Road, Prestons·
burg.
Computerized
learning centers offer
social/educational programs for children and
adults. All utilities
included at Highland
Hgts., utility allowance
at Cliffside. Call (606)
886·0608, 886-1927, or
886·1819. TOO: 1·800·
648·6056.
Highland
The
Nursing
Home is not your
only option! My
company
has
trained experience
people ready to
help with all your
needs in your own
PREMIER ELKHORN
COAL COMPANY
Myra, Kentucky
is now accepting applications for the
following position:
Personnel Assistant
Provide support in functional areas of the
human resources department, which may
include employee records, recruitment and
employment, employee benefits, affirmative
action, and HR generalist duties. Computer
skills required. Excellent interpersonal skills
required. College degree (bachelor's) preferred. Prior HR experience preferred.
Applicatons will be accepted at:
Kentucky Department for
Employment Services
138 College Street
Pikeville, KY 41501
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Corne relax on this large covered front porch
or enjoy cooking out on the large deck of this
4 BR, 2 Bath, 2 story home. Only 10 min.
from Shopping downtown also close to new
Prestonsburg Elementary School. Located
3/1 0 mile rough and tough branch on chessie
lane. for appointment call 886·6682.
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~788
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Apartments do not dis·
criminate in admission
or employment in subsi·
dized
housing
on
account of race, color,
national origin, sex,
age, disability, religion
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Kitchen Appliances Furnished
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�WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
THE FLoYD CouNTY TIMES
approved! Call 606474-6380.
Commercial property 12 acres next
to
Walmart
&
McDonald's
in
Prestonsburg. 8863023 after 5pm.
FOR SALE
Property for sale
between
Prestonsburg and
Painstville.
Also,
~do u ble
wide for
rent. $500 plus
deposit. Call 606789-6721 or 792792-6721 . No pets.
FARM FOR SALE
Floyd county 75
acres more or less,
rt. 11 00 off US 23
East Point Upper
Little Paint. Lum
Derossett Branch .
Call 606-325-4430
or 606-325-2809.
Level- Sloping and
timber.
RENTALS
Extra Nice home
for Lease 3,000 sq
ft. walk-in basement
ideal for small business / reside nti a I
JCT 80 and 680
eastern, KY. Floyd
Co. Call 606-3776607
Building for Rent
50X90,
18'
Ceil ing s, 12X12
Garage
Door,
450.00 per month
285artin, Ky.
3368
Commercial building for rent, 900
square feet near
Dewey Lake. Call
226-01 59
2 BR Apartment 4
rent . Newly remodeled near Dewey
Lake Call 226-01 59
2 BR 1 Bath townhouse for rent.
Stove, refridgerator,
WI D hookup. City
limits At. 23 + 80
$500 per month,
plus utilities and
$300 deposit 1 year
lease! No pets 606237-4758
o r Rent clean ,
nice upstairs studio
apartment.
HUD
approved
Deposit
required
Rent $325.00 Call
886-6208
2 BR 1 1/2 bath
central heat and air.
1 mile North of
.rrestonsburg. No
'Pets! Call 886-9747
ot 886-9007.
3 BR 2 bath apt.
for rent located in
Martin.
$300
deposit plus $500
per mo plus utilities.
285-1000
Renovated
Apartments
like
new,
furni shed ,
downtown Martin. 1
BR and efficiency
~ p art m e nts.
Call
-.~ 8 5-3233 between
10a-6p M-S.
Spacious 1 BR
apt, newly decorated in town , paved
off street parking
private. $375 pe r
month plus deposit.
Water,
garbage,
and
cable
furnished. Walking distance from downtown Prestonsburg.
R e f e r e n ces
req uired call 8862444 between 9a-
llt3p
N
e
w
y
renovatedApartme
nt for rent. 1 br, 1
bath .
300.00 a
1
month
plus
months rent security deposit. Located
above Safelite Auto
Glass.Call
4788100
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heat & ai r. Rent
starting at $375.
month, + $300.
~eposit
water
mcluded. Located
near HRMC. 606889-9717.
HOUSE
FOR
RENT
EXCE LL E N T
NEIGHBORHOOD
1600 Sq ft house 3
BR 2 bath, kitchen,
utility room, heat
pump, built in vaccume. Gated community, references
and
deposit
required. Located
in Knott County.
$535 per month .
call 438-61 04.
particularly
described as follows: BEGINNING
at an iron pin located near a ditch in
Nice 3 BR one the f!rst small drain
bath house for rent on the left ascending Ivy Creek, corin
Eastern.
ner to Jerry
Appliances includTrimble; Thence,
ed.
NOT
HUD
APPROVED,
NO turning and running
PETS. Call 606across the bottom
358-4515
after
by a gas well and
6:00p only.
with the line of
Jerry Trimble North
3BD,2 bath, Log
48° 21' East,
Home in Oaklawn,
125.24'
to an iron
Hager Hill. Central
pin near a drain;
H/A low utilitiy bills.
Large
covered Thence , continuing
deck, big storage to run with the line
barn, acres of priva- of Jerry Trimble up
cy. $1,190.00 per
the hollow North
month
850-22235° 07' West,
2222 Leave mes158.88' to a spike
sage. See pix at
on the hillside
www.YesFLA.com
opposite the home
of Ruby Lewis;
1 house and 1
mobile home both Thence, continuing
furnished, sutiable to run up the hollow
for working people , North 42° 56' West,
very clean, private.
156.20' to an iron
Call 606-886-3941
pin on the North
606-205-0215.
side opposite to a 3
inch cedar; Thence,
LOTS FOR RENT turning and running
New mobile park
down the hollow
lots, Allen Dwale
South
go 00' East
area, Floyd County.
140.32' to a nail in
Restrictions apply.
Paved
Streets, a wooden plug in a
lighted area, park- rock in the ditchline
ing pads.AII sizes opposite the home
call 606-377-2357
of Ruby
Lewis; Thence,
Trailer for rent on turning and continuRoute 7 - Saltlick ing run down the
Call 358-4524 8/22
hollow South 23°
30' East, 206.04' to
Trailer for rent: the beginning and
$320 per month. containing
0.57
Located on Buffalo. acres. Also con$200 deposit. Call veyed herein is a 1 0
886-0200.
foot right of way
over the property
FOR RENT
where the existing
2 MH for rent road is located at
Banner area. 874- the present time.
0267.
Being the same
property conveyed
by Jerry Trimble to
LEGALS
Ruby Lewis by
Deed
lodged
COMMONDecember 2, 1983
WEALTH OF
in Deed Book 200,
KENTUCKY
Page 578, Floyd
FLOYD CIRCUIT County
Court
COURT DIVIClerk's
Office .
SION NO.I
There is excepted
CASE NO. 06-CI- from the above that
0103 JERRY
property conveyed
by Ruby Lewis to
TRIMBLE and
Bobby
MARTHA TRIM- Justin
Trimble
lodged
Ma y
BLE DINAH
STRATTON AND 20, 1 997 in deed
book 406, page
DANNY STRAT213, Floyd County
TON BONNIE
Court Clerk's Office,
HOLSEN, BAR- provided however
BARAJ.
there is reserved
BURCHETT,
over th e Justin
ROBIN JUSTICE Bobby
Trimble
property
as
AND JOE B.
adjudged in Floyd
JUSTICE,
Circuit Court Action
TAMMY STA06-CI -00561 ,
a
PLETON AND
vehicul ar right of
TERRY STAPLEway for ingress and
TON, JERRY
egress which shall
TRIMBLE
be a permanent
EXECUTOR OF right of way easeTHE RUBY
ment running with
LEWIS ESTATE the land to the Ruby
PLAINTIFFS VS. Lewis property, and
JAMES TAYLOR, specifically the residential
garage.
MARY EVELYN
T ERMS OF SALE:
TAYLOR
(a) At the time of
JUSTIN BOBBY sale, the successful
TRIMBLE,
bidder, if the other
SHEILA TRIMth an the Plaintiff,
BLE, STEVE
shall eithe r pa y
CAUDILL,
cash or 1 0% of purchase price, with
JANELLE
CAUDILL, JEF- th e balance on
FERY W. TRIM- credit for thirty (30)
days. (b) The sucBLE, JAMES T.
cessful bidder shall
TRIMBLE,
be required to exeRENEE TRIMcute a bond with
BLE AND
good surety thereon
TAMMY HALL
for the unpaid purAND ALEX
chase price of said
HALL DEFENproperty, if any,
DANT S NOTICE bearing interest at
the rate of twelve
OF COMMISSIONER'S SALE percent (1 2%) per
annum from the
********** BY
date of sale until
VIRTUE OF
pa id, having the
Agreed Judgment
force and effect of a
of the Floyd Circuit Judgment. ( c) The
Court entered on
property shall be
the 12th of June,
sold subject to any
2007 in the Floyd
easements
and
Circuit Court, in the restrictions
of
above styled action, record in the Floyd
County
Clerk' s
I shall proceed to
offer for sale at the Offi ce and such
ri ght of redemption
Old Floyd County
as may exist in
Courthouse Door,
favor of the United
South Central
States of America
Avenue,
and/or the record
Prestonsburg,
owners thereof, purKentucky, (behind
suant to 28 U.S.C.
the new Floyd
24 10
or
KR S
426.530. {d) The
County Justice
Center) to th e high- purchaser shall be
est bidder, at public required to assume
and pay all Floyd
auction on
County, Kentucky,
Thursday, the 23rd
real prope rty taxes
day of August,
for the year 2007,
2007, at the hour of and all subsequent
9:00 a. m., the folyears which are not
lowing described
yet
due
and
payable. Any and
surface property,
located and lying in all delinquent Floyd
County, Kentucky,
Floyd County,
Kentucky, and more real estate taxes will
be paid from the
sale proceeds. (e) If
the successful bidder is a party to this
action
(except
James Taylor and
Mary
Taylor),
he/she shall be
given credit on the
balance of the purchase price to the
extent of his/her
ownership interest
in
the
above
described real property, subject to payment of sufficient
funds to satisfy the
costs of sale and for
the master commissioner.
Any
announcements
made on date of
sale takes precedence over printed
matter
contained
PLAINherein.
TIFF'S COUNSEL:
Hon. George K.
Wells
P.O. Box 1285
Paintsville,
Kentucky
41240
WILLIAM
S.
KENDRICK Master
Commissioner P. 0 .
Box
268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
FLOYD CIRCUIT
COURT DIVISION NO.I
CASE NO. 06-CI00602 RON
HAYES, ET AL
PLAINTIFFS VS.
DON MAY, ET AL
DEFENDANTS
NOTICE OF
COMMISSIONER'S SALE
********** BY
VIRTUE OF
Agreed Judgment
and Order of Sale
of the Floyd Circuit
Court entered on
the 5th of June,
2007 in the Floyd
Circuit Court, in the
above styled action,
I shall proceed to
offer for sale at the
Old Floyd County
Courthouse Door,
South Central
Avenue,
Prestonsburg,
Kentu~ky, (behind
the new Floyd
County Justice
Center) to the highest bidder, at public
auction on
Thursday, the 23rd
day of August,
2007, at the hour of
9:15a.m., the following described
surface property,
located and lying in
Floyd County,
Kentucky, and more
particularly
described as follows: Beginning at
a point on the East
side of the State
Highway Right of
Way eight (8) feet
North of the lower
corner of Block
Building; thence
North with State
Highway Rights of
Way 130 feel to a
stake; thence East
a straight line up
the hill to the
Salisbury and
Osborn line at the
top of point; thence
South with
Salisbury and
Osborn lines to the
line of the Block
Building prope rty;
thence West to the
line of the Block
Building property to
the point of the
beginning. Being
the same property
conveyed to Earrit
M. Hayes and Alice
May Hayes, his
wife by deed book
dated May 25,
1949) of the record
in deed book 143,
page 289. and by
Affidavit of
Descent, of the
record in book 338,
page 246, in the
office of the clerk of
Floyd County,
Kentucky. TERMS
OF SALE: (a) At
the time of sale, the
successful bidder, if
th e other than the
Plaintiff, shall either
pay cash or 10%
of purchase price,
with the balance on
credit for thirty (30)
days.
(b) The successful bidder shall be
required to execute
a bond with good
surety the reon for
the unpaid purchase price of said
property, if any,
bearing interest at
the rate of twelve
percent (12%} per
annum from the
date of sale until
paid, having the
force and effect of a
Judgment. ( c) The
property shall be
sold subject to any
easements
and
restrictions
of
record in the Floyd
County
Clerk's
Office and s uch
right of redemption
as may exist in
favor of the United
States of America
and/or the record
owners thereof, pursuant to 28 U,S.C.
or
KRS
2410
.
.
(d)
The
426 530
purchaser shall be
required to assume
and pay all Floyd
County, Ken tucky,
real property taxes
for the year 2007,
and all subsequent
years which are not
yet
due
and
payable. Any and
all delinquent Floyd
County, Ken tucky,
real estate taxes will
be paid from the
sale proceeds. (e) If
the successful bidder is a party to this
action, helshe shall
be given credit on
the balance of the
purchase price to
the extent of his/her
ownership interest
in
the
above
described real property, subject to payment of sufficient
funds to satisfy the
costs of sale and for
the master commission er.
Any
an nou nee me n ts
made on date of
sale takes precedence over printed
matter contained
herein .
PLAIN TIFF'S COUNSEL:
Hon. Joseph Lane
Pillersdo r f,
DeRossett
and
Lane 124 West
Court
Street
Prestonsburg ,
Kentucky
4 1653
WILLIAM
S.
KENDRICK Master
Commissioner P. 0.
Box
268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
FLOYD
CIRCUIT COURT
DIVISION NO. I
C.A.NO.
05-CI-00308
JAMES TRUSTY
PLAINTIFF VS.
LINDA
McKENZIE
DEFENDANT
NOTICE OF
COMMISSIONER'S SALE
BY VIRTUE OF
Orders for Sale of
Property entered on
the 11 th day of
December, 2006, in
the Floyd Ci rcuit
Court, in connection
with the divorce proceedings in the
above styled cause,
I shall proceed to
offer for sale at the
Old Floyd County
Courthouse Doo~ .
South
Central
A v e n u e ,
P r es tonsburg,
Kentucky, (beh ind
the
new
Floyd
County
Justice
Center) to the highest bidder, at public
aucti on
on
Thursday, the 23 rd .
day
of August ,
2007, at the hour of
9:30 a.m., the following
described
real estate, together
with any and all
improvements and
appurtenances lying
in Floyd Cou nty,
Kentucky, and more
pa rti c ul a rly
desc ribed as fol lows: Tract I Thence
beginning and starting point, at a Locus
tree beside the
main Middle Creek
stream; thence runmain
ning
with
Middle
C reek
east
Stream
approximately 100
feet to a black walnut tree; beside the
main Middle Creek
22, 2007 •
A
11
a Walnut tree at the property, if any, record in the Floyd
creek then runs up bearing interest at County
Clerk's ,
the hill to a Pine the rate of twelve Office and such
tree, then to Poplar percent (12%) per right of redemption
ten feet above coal annum from the as may exist in
bank to stake, then date of sale until favor of the United
around the hill to the paid , having the States of America
end of point going force and effect of a and/or the record
straight around the down to creek back Judgment. (c) The owners thereof, purhill west running to Walnut tree join- property shall be suant to 28 U.S.C.
with the old coal ing Lon Slone and sold subject to any 2410
or
KRS
and 426.530. (d) The
mine banks to a Edith Slone. Being easements
of purchaser shall be ;
white oak tree; the same property restrictions
thence in a straight conveyed to Linda
line down the hill McKenzie or James
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
west to the main Trusty, by deed
The City of Prestonsburg will be
h'ollow
stream dated July 7, 2003
accepting sealed bids for 30" galvafrom
Rosanna
across the hollow Watkins Collins, et
nized, drain pipe. Some of it has been
stream
approxi- al, recorded in Deed
used, so we encourage bidders to
mately 15 feet; Book 489, Page
inspect the pipe prior to submitting a
thence in a straight 150, Floyd County
bid . T he pipe is located at the
line back to the Clerk's
Office.
Prestonsburg City Garage. The folstarting point. Being TERMS OF SALE:
lowing lengths are available.
the same property (a) At the time of
1-24'
conveyed to James sale, the successful
1-20'
shall
either
bidder
Trusty and Linda
1-17'
pay cash or 10%
McKenzie by deed down, with the bal1-1 0'
dated July 10, 1989 anc~ on credit for
Sealed bids must be submitted no
from Lon Slone and thirty (30) days. (b)
later than 4:00 p.m ., on Friday,
Edith Slone, his The successful bidAug ust 24, 2007, to the City Clerk's
wife, recorded in der
shall
be
office, located at 200 North Lake
Deed Book 329, required to execute
Drive.
Page 76, Floyd a bond with good
The City of Prestonsburg reserves
County
Clerk's surety thereo n for
the right to accept and/or reject any
the unpaid purOffice.
and all bids.
Tract 2 Starting at chase price of said
Stream; thence running to a large pine
tree up the hill to a
large poplar tree
approximately 1o
feet above the old
coal banks·, thence
r-~==~::~~~-----------------!::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=:
Floyd County Fiscal Court
Treasurer's Settlement
FISCAL YEAR ENDING - JUNE 30th, 2007
Fund Balance July 1, 2006 ...................................... ..
Plus Revenue Receipts .............................................
Plus Prior Year Voids .................................................
Plus Borrowed Funds ...................................:............
Plus lnterfund Transfers.............................................
Less General Government Expenses...................... ..
Less Protection to Persons & Property ................... ..
Less General Health & Sanitation ........................... ..
Less Social Services................................................. .
Less Recreation & Culture Expenses ....................... .
Less Debt Services ................................................... .
Less Administration Expenses ...................................
Less lnterfund Transfers ............................................
Fund Balance June 30, 2007................................. ..
$660,478.18
$5,297,050.34
$0.00
$241 ,050.00
$600,000,00
$2,083,753.36
$97,216.70
$2,027,011.15
$108,981 .1 5
$8,086.40
$780,996.93
$809,124.23
$550,000.00
$333.408.60
Road Fund:
Fund Balance July 1, 2006 ...................................... ..
Plus Revenue Receipts ............................................
Plus Prior Year Voids .... ............................................ .
Plus lnterfund Transfers.............................................
Less Road Expenses ................................................ .
Less Debt Services ................................... ............... ..
Less Administration Expenses ..................................,
Less lnterfund Transfers ........................ ... ................ .
Fund Balance June 30, 2007...................................
$133,242.62
$1 ,403,879.33
$0.00
$200,000,00
$857,289.74
$56,833.01
$481,978.25
$250,000.00
$91,020.95
Jail Fund:
Fund Balance July 1, 2006 ........................................
Plus Revenue Receipts ............................................ .
Plus Prior Year Void Check...................................... ..
Plus lnterfund Transfers ............................ ................ .
Less Protection to Persons & Property .................... .
Less Debt Services ....................................................
Less Administration ExpensAs
.....' ,v.............
........ , .. , .. .
1 J:.u l•..;. u ·:'f.
•I(
Fund Balance June 30, 2007..........:........................
$57,353.70
$595,838.83
$0.00
$1 ,550,000.00
$1 ,303,700.83
$463,91 2.43
$357,3S6.96
$78.182.31
LGEA Fund:
Fund Balance July 1, 2006 ...................................... ..
Plus Revenue Receipts ........................................... ..
Plus Prior Year Void Check........................................
Plus lnterfund Transfers............................................ .
Less Economic Development Expenses .................. .
Less Protection to Persons & Property .................... .
Less General Health & Sanitation ............................ .
Less Recreation & Culture Expenses ........................
Less Road Expenses .................................................
Less Debt Services .................................................. ..
Less Capital Projects ................................................ .
Less Administration Expenses.................................. .
Less lnterfund Transfers .......................................... ..
Fund Balance June 30, 2007...................................
$461 .846.78
$5,865,682.95
$15,958.06
$50,QQQ.bo
$1 23,133.88
$111,999.72
$1 ,354,232.37
$784,771.07
$1 ,080.836.41
$20,416.49
$753,864.20
$1 59,124.28
$1,600,000.00
$405.1 09.37
State Grants
Fund Balance July 1, 2006 ...................................... ..
Plus Prior Year Void Check...................................... ..
Plus Revenue Receipts .............................................
Less Capital Projects ............................................... ..
Fund Balance June 30, 2007.................................. .
$210.20
$3,562.90
$20,740.47
$10,016.66
$14,496.91
Federal Grants:
Fund Balance July 1, 2006 ...................................... ..
Plus Prior Year Void Check....................................... .
Plus Revenue Receipts .............................................
Less Capital Projects .......... ............ .......................... .
Fund Balance June 30, 2007...................................
$2,959.15
$20.00
$34,328.72
$34.795.05
$2.512.82
Fund Balance July 1, 2006 ........................................
Plus Revenue Receipts .............................................
Less Construction Projects ........................................
Fund Balance June 30, 2007...................................
$66.80
$0.52
$67.32
Revolving Loan Fund: Fund Balance July 1, 2006 ....................................... .
Plus Revenue Receipts ..................... ....................... .
Less Fund Projects ................................................... .
Fund Balance June 30, 2007...................................
$1 4,222.26
$118.63
Fund Balance July 1, 2006 ........................................
Plus Revenue Receipts .............................................
Less Fund Projects ....................................................
Fund Balance June 30, 2007...................................
$78,858.36
$227,394.31
$201 209.58
$105.043.09
Fund Balance July 1, 2006 ................ ...................... ..
Plus General Receipts .............................................. .
Plus E-911 Receipts ................................................ ..
Plus Payroll Receipts ............................................... ..
Plus Revenue Receipts .............................................
Less Tax Expenses .................................................. ..
Fund Balance June 30, 2007...................................
$1,355.95
$217,365.81
$4,601 .20
$474,478.14
$55.38
$696,445.15
$1.411.33
Fund Balance July 1, 2006 ........................................
Plus Prior Year Void Check...................................... ..
Plus General Receipts .............................................. .
Plus Road Receipts ...................................................
Plus Jail Receipts ..................................................... .
Plus LGEA Receipts .... ...... ....................................... .
Plus E-911 Receipts ....... ......................................... ..
Plus Revenue Receipts ............................................ .
Less Payroll Expenses ............................................. .
Fund Balance June 30, 2007...................................
$10,901 .19
$1 ,164.38
$943,213.75
$853, 186.75
$787,418.35
$445,842.37
$65,428.20
$573.33
$3,094,639.73
$13.088.59
General Fund:
...;)J
Bond
Construction:
E-911 Fund:
Withholding
FICA Tax Fund:
Payroll:
$0....00
iQJlQ
14.340.89
This is to certify that the above and foregoing report for the Floyd County Fiscal Court, covering the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007, recaps all receipts of funds coming into
my hands, and disbursements made from the accounts are shown true and correct, according
to my records as of June 30, 2007, which is represented in the Annual Settlement. A copy of
this Statement in detail is on file, and available for public inspection, at the Floyd County
Judge Executive's Office or the Floyd County Clerk's Office, during normal business hours. In
addition, copies of this Financial Statement are available to any citizen at no cost to the public.
Dated this 17th day of August, 2007
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
required to assume
and pay all Floyd
Kentucky,
real
property taxes for
the fiscal
year
2007, and all sub·sequent years not
yet
due
and
:payable. Any and
all delinquent Floyd
County real estate
~axes will be paid
from the sale proceeds. (e) In the
event that a lien
holder herein is the
,purchaser of the
above described
•property for an
,amount equal to, or
•less than, its first
'lien, it shall take a
;credit against said
lien for the amount
1
of the bid and no
bond
shall
be
required of the lien
holder and it shall
obe obligated to pay
'court costs, the
,tees and costs of
the
Master
.Commissioner and
any real estate
22, 2007
taxes
assessed
against the real
Any
estate.
announcements
made on date of
sale takes precedence over printed
matter contained
PLAINherein.
TIFF'S COUNSEL:
Hon. Jeffery N.
Lovely P.O. Box 82
Salyersville,
Kentucky
41465
WILLIAM
S.
KENDRICK Master
Commissioner P.
0.
Box
268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653
(606) 886-2812
PUBLIC
NOTICE
Kenneth
R.
Music, 40 A&E
Music
Road,
Prestonsburg, Ky.
41653,
hereby
declares
intention(s) to apply for
beer
a
retail
license(s) no later
than September 1 ,
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
2007. The business to be licensed
will be located at
1590
S.
Lake
D r i v e ,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653,
doing business as
Kenny Music dba
Somerset
Otl,
Prestonsburg. The
(owner(s), principal
officers and directors, limited partners, or members
are as follows:
Operator,
Kenneth R. Music,
of 40 A&E Music
R
o
a
d
,
Prestonsburg, Ky.
41653.
Any
person,
association, corporation, or body
politic, may protest
the granting of the
license(s) by writing the Department
of
Alcoholic
Beverage Control,
1003 Twilight Trail,
Ky.
Firankfort,
40601-8400, within
Premier Elkhorn
Coal Company
898-5936
07/07/18
30 days of the date
of this legal publication.
PUBLIC
NOTICE
Pursuant to 405
KAR
8:010,
Section 16(5), the
following is a summary of permitting
decisions made by
the Department for
Natural Resources,
Division of Mine
Permits,
with
respect to applications to conduct
surface coal mining
and
reclamation
operations in Floyd
County
Miller Bros. Coal
LLC
836-0335
07/07/03
Frasure Creek
Mining LLC
836-0341
07/07/27
Frasure Creek
Mining LLC
836-5441
07/07/24
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
No.
836-0339
In accordance
with the provisions
of KRS 350.055,
notice is hereby
given that FCDC
Coal, Inc., P.O. Box
77, !vel, Kentucky
41642, has applied
for a permit for a
surface coal mining
auger and reclamation
operation
423.30
affecting
acres, located 1.00
mile southeast of
Printer, in Floyd
County.
The
proposed
permit
area
is
approximately 1 .1 0
mile
southeast
from Ky. 122's
junction with Ky.
2030, and located
on Shop. The latitude is 372 31'36".
The longitude is
82!144'04".
The proposed
operation is located
on
the
Harold
U.S.G.S. 7 1/2
minute quadrangle
map. The operation
will use the conarea and
tour,
auger
Highwall
mining method of
surface
mining.
The surface area is
owned by Black
Diamond Mining
Company,
LLC,
Tandy L. Spurlock,
James
Irvine
Halbert Heirs, John
A. Salisbury, Bruce
Salisbury,
Gena
Salisbury Moore,
Salley Halbert and
Talmadge
Robinson
Heirs,
Denver
Meade,
Slone
Ruby
Halbert,
Irvine
Halbert,
David
May, Donald Ray
Halbert, Marlene
Dingus,
Sherree
and Jeanie Wright,
Bonita Belle Terry,
The Elk Horn Coal
Company,
LLC,
Belva Jean Crews.
The application
has been filed tor
public inspection at
the Department tor
Natural Resource's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
D r i v e ,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41 6531410. Written comments, objections,
or requests for a
permit conference
must be filed with
the Director of the
Division of Permits,
Hudson
No.
2
Hollow, U.S. 127
South, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601 .
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 8770182
In accordance
with KRS 350.055,
notice is hereby
given that Frasure
Creek Mtning, LLC,
4978 Teays Valley
Road, Scott Depot,
West
Virginia
25560 has applied
for a permit for a
surface coal mining
and
reclamation
operation located
1.1 miles northeast
of Gunlock and is
situated in both
Magoffin and Floyd
Counties. The proposed
operation
will disturb 570.41
surface acres and
22.53 acres of
auger
area
of
which 22.53 acres
underlie proposed
surface area, making a total permit
area of 570.41
acres.
The
proposed
operation
is
approximately 1.1
miles
southwes1
from Brushy Fork
Road's
junction
with KY 7 and is
located on Brushy
Fork of the Licking
River
The
proposed
operation is located
on
the
Davtd
USGS 7 1/2 minut
quadrangle map.
The surface area to
be disturbed is
owned by Abe
Shepherd
Heirs,
Abe Shepherd, Big
Branch
Holding
Company,
LLC,
Gladys Shepherd,
Clyde Allen Estate,
Rule Reagan, Ruth
Ousley, and Kelly
Hale Heirs. , The
permit area will
underlie
land
owned by Gladys
and
Shepherd
Clyde Allen Estate.
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The operation will
use the area, contour,
and
auger/highwall
methods of min1ng.
The application
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Department for
Natural Resources'
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Suite 6,
Prestonsburg,
~ehtucky 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
c;tdvertisement of
the application. All
comments, objec•Jions, or requests
for a permit conference
must
be
received within 30
days of today's
date.
IN RE: SIGMA
GAS CORPORATION,
CASE NO.
04-71003
NOTICE OF
PRIVATE
SALE OF
NATURAL GAS
COMPANY
ASSETS
P LEAS E
TAKE
NOTICE
that on August 30,
2007 at 9:30 a.m. ,
prevailing
Lexington , KY time,
a hearing will be
held in the U S.
Bankruptcy Court
for the Eastern
Distnct
of
Kentucky, 100 E.
Vine St. , 3rd Floor,
Lexington , KY, to
the
consider
Debtor's request to
privately sell substantially all of its
assets located in
Magoffin,
Fl oyd
Johnson
and
Cou nties, KY and
assign certain contracts
relat1ng
thereto.
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�WEDNESDAY,
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
AUGUST 22, 2007 • A14
The Prestonsburg Little League would like to congratulate the players and teams that
advanced to the Kentucky Little League State Tournament this year. This is the first time
in our league's history we had three teams representing us in the State Tournament.
We extend a very special Thank You to:
Ev ryone who helped ready the fields at StoneCrest
The City of Prestonsburg , Mayor Fannin, the City Counctl and all Volunteers
Businesses and individuals who donated money for expenses
While words cannot adequately express our
appreciation, we believe the smiles on these kids
faces show that your time, effort and money were
well spent. How wonderful it is to live in a
community that offers such support and
encouragernent to our youth!
Sincerely,
Prestonsburg Little League Board
Barry Rice
Larry Chaffin
· Karen Stapleton
Dwayne Rodebaugh
Ronnie Baldridge
Rocky Rowe
Chris Carter.
Boys 11 year olds
First Row: Tate Goble, Jordan Bishop, Aaron Foley, Hunter Brown, and
Michael Blankenship. Second row: Trey Stapleton, Austin Slone, Aaron
Griffith, Maddie (Hoot) Wright, Blake Baldridge, and Adam Griffith. Third
Row: Manager Les Stapleton, Coach Bryan Griffith.
Boys 15 and 16-year-old senior league
Girls Softba/111-12 year olds
Hrst row. Denny Ousley, Nick Johnson. Chris Bostic, Billy Robinson, Laying First Row: Morgan Haywood, Tiffany Wertz, Tori Nairn, April Meadows,
down, Josh Blackburn. Second Row: Manager Randy Tincher. Seth Setser, Emily Mullins, Kaylee Collins, Second Row: Coach Kenny Scarberry,
Cameron Tincher Chr1s Schoolcraft, 1ravis Welch, D.J. Ousley, Coach
Allison Branham, Brittany Osborne, Bethany Scarberry, Summer Stanley,
Richie Schoolcraft Not Ptctured· Warren Blackburn.
Manager Jamie Howell.
Remember ·
If we learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow,
how m.uch better off our children will be.
�IICIIIII
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Sports Editor:
Steve LeMaster
ltjWitJ
Phont Number:
Floyd Countynmea:
Phone: (606) 886-8506
• Miners • 82
• Bengals • 83
• UK Football • 83
FIX: (606) 886-3603
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{\C VOLLEYBALL: Overall, Maynard
pleased with his team's early efforts
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN - The Allen Central volleyball team is just a few points shy of being
undefeated. Allen Central fell to Pikeville
last week in its third match of the season.
The Rebels defeated both East Ridge and
Paintsville 2-0 in a pair of matches during
the first week of the campaign. Pikeville
pulled out a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the
ebels. The Rebels, however, managed to
get back in the win column thanks to a 2-0
(25-22, 25-14) victory over rival South
Floyd in a match played on Tuesday, Aug.
14. Allen Central was on its way to a fourth
win in five outings Thursday night when the
power went out at Sheldon Clark High
School. The Rebels handled Sheldon Clark
rather easily in the first game of the varsity
volleyball match.
Allen Central was back in action at home
Tuesday night, hosting 55th District/Floyd
County Conference rival Betsy Layne. The
Allen Central-Betsy Layne match ended too
late to make this edition.
"Allen Central volleyball is on track,"
said Rebel Coach Larry Maynard. "We had
one set back because our heads were not in
the match. However, I believe it has made
them better and more focused now.
Especially after the win over South Floyd.
People who watched them at South Floyd
and Sheldon Clark Thursday night are
believing this 'little' team is for real."
Maynard doesn' t question his team's
potential.
"They have the desire and the determination but, more importantly, they have the
heart to play this great game," Maynard
added. "They are a team and play as a team.
They are not selfish nor envy other team
members. They want everyone to succeed
and they fully understand that it is not how
good you are, but how bad you want it."
photo by Steve LeMaster
REBEL SIGNAL CALLER: Junior quarterback Josh
Prater has returned to guide the Allen Central High
football program from under center.
..
•
Harris prevails in
201 Speedway
Late Model feature
P'burg girls
win opener
TIMES STAFF REPORT
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
SITKA - Veteran driver Paul
fltarris returned to the 201
Speedway Victory Lane Saturday
night, winning the track's Late
Model feature. Harris held off
Harold Redman Jr. for the feature
win. Redmond, Randy Boggs,
Rodney Davis and Casey Vitae
rounded out the top-five.
Redmond set the fastest qualifying time in the Late Model feature, turning a lap in 14.24.
Marty Meade had the fastest
qualifying lap in the Open Wheel
Modified division. Meade, however, finished eighth in the
Modified feature race. Corey
McKenzie claimed the Modified
fPature win, beating Jim
Lemaster to the finish line. Pete
Castle, Denis Deboard and
Jeremy Hayes rounded out the
Modified feature top-five.
Scott Lemaster (Mr. Metal
Bomber) and Alan Osborne (Four
Cylinder) also claimed feature
wins Saturday night.
A breakdown of the race for
the Johnson County track follows.
First Late Model Heat: 28R
Harold Redmond Jr. ; 18 Eric
Wells; 8 Anthony Adams; 10
Raymond Nichols; 24H Michael
if Howard; 12D Daniel Williams;
16 Greg Anderson; 3 Jacob Ross.
Second Late Model Heat: 10
Paul Harris; 51 Randy Boggs; 3V
Casey Vitale; 13 Jamie Ferguson;
3 Richie Edwards; 6H Tom Hall.
Third Late Model Heat: R 1
Rod Evans; 6 Rodney Davis; 64
Terry Hicks; 81 Brandon Fouts;
Bl7 Brandon Johnson; 05 Jeff
Davis; 57 Brittany McKinney.
Late Model Feature: 10 Paul
Harris; 28R Harold Redmond Jr.;
51 Randy Boggs; 6 Rodney
,!)avis; 3V Casey Vitale; Rl Rod
11vans; 24H Michael P. Howard;
64 Terry Hicks; 3 Richie
Edwards; 8 Anthony Adams; B 17
Brandon Johnson; 13 Jamie
Ferguson; 6H Tom Hall; 05 Jeff
Davis; 16 Greg Anderson; 57
Brittany McKinney; 81 Brandon
Fouts; 3 Jacob Ross; 1~ Eric
Wells; 10 Raymond Nichols.
First Open Wheel Heat: 3 Jim
Lemaster; 46 Dennis Deboard;
911 Jason Hall; 38 Marty Meade;
23 Courtney Conley; 2T Jack
Tackett. Second Open Wheel
photo by Jamie
DAYS AWAY FROM A SEASON-OPENER: The Prestonsburg High football program devoted some of an evening
practice late last week to special teams. Prestonsburg defeated Sheldon Clark in a final preseason scrimmage
this past Saturday. The Blackcats will host Floyd County rival Betsy Layne Friday night In the Joe P. Tackett
Gridiron Classic.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL OPENERS
PRESTONSBURG - The
Prestonsburg High School girls'
and boys' soccer teams opened
play last week. Prestonsburg's
girls' soccer team defeated host
Perry County Central 2-1 on
Tuesday, Aug. 14 in a seasonopener.
Emily Stanley scored within a
minute of play of the Prestonsburg
girls' game versus Perry County
Central.
Defensively, Linsey
Fields had saves on goal for the
Prestonsburg squad. Perry County
Central, however, scored just
before halftime when it was able to
get a goal during a comer kick.
Hannah Fitzpatrick came forward
halfway through the second half
and scored the winning goal for
visiting Prestonsburg. Blackcat
rnidfielders Laura Absher and
Katy Petry kept the Perry Count)l
Central from advancing the ball
many times.
The Prestonsburg girls' soccer
team was out in front 1-0 Thursday
night at Paintsville when its match
was postponed due to lightning.
The Prestonsburg-Paintsville girls'
soccer match is scheduled to
resume Monday, Aug. 27.
In the boys' contest played
Tuesday, Aug. 14, PCC prevailed
3-0.
FRIDAY, AUG. 24
limited openings
remain for vouth
soccer league
Allen Central vs. Jenkins
Ashland Blazer vs. Raceland
Breathitt County vs. Madison Southern
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Belfry vs. Corbin
(Pike County Bowl)
Cumberland vs. Knott County Central
Harlan vs. Cawood
Knox Centrai ~ Leslie County
(Pioneer Bowl at Knox Central)
lawrence County vs. Coal Grove, Ohio
Letcher County Central vs. Hazard
Perry County Central vs. Sheldon Clark
Phelps vs. East Ridge
(Pike County Bowl al Belfry)
Prestonsburg vs. Betsy Layne
(Joe P. Tackett Gridiron Classic)
photo by Steve LeMaster
South ·Floyd will host Magoffln County Friday night.
The Aalders pulled off a come-from-behind win over
the Hornets last season. South Floyd took on Powell
County In its only preseason game.
South Floyd vs. Magoffin County
(See HARRIS, page two)
PRESTONSBURG
- The
Floyd County Youth Soccer
Association has announced that
there are a limited number of
available spaces in all age groups
for the fall season. Teams have
been formed, but league play wiH
not begin until September 8 anQ
players can be added up to the
maximum number allowed on ~
team. The teams in the U6 and U$
age groups will play each other iO
a round-robin format on the soccer
fields at Archer Park. These game
are played on a weeknight.• Tht!c
UlO, U12 and U1 4 teams willpla}'
teams from surrounding counties
on Saturdays through the end ot
October. The U 10 field is also
located at Archer Park, while the
Ul 2 and Ul4 fields are at AlleO
Christ United Methodist Churc~
in Allen.
.
(See SOCCER, page two)
Rebs take lone gmne fro:rn Sheldon Clark
TIMES STAFF REPORT
photo by Steve LeMaster
'FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT: South Floyd High sophomore
Tommy Joe Hall Is headed Into his second season as the
Aalders' starting quarterback. Hall and his teammates are
looking to lead South Floyd back Into the postseason.
•.
INEZ - Allen Central g ot the best of
host Sheldon Clark during an a bbrevia ted contest held Thursday night. The
Rebels w ere fired up and focused as
they defeated Sheldon Clark in 25-9 in
the first gam e of a varsity high school
volleyball match. As the second game
got underway, a power outage blacked
out the gym , forcing the c ontes t to be
postponed . The match was suspe nded
with Allen Central leading 1-0 and will
resume Sept. 17 during the All 'A'
Invitational at Allen Ce ntral.
Junior middle Brittany Clark led the
Rebel attack with three kills on .600 hitting . To complime nt her kills, Clark had
one ace on nine service attempts wtthout an error to go along with one partia l
block. As part of a balanced offensive
attack, juniors Koko Martin, Brittany
H odge, and K imbo Blevins slammed in
two kills each. Junior libero Brittany
Smith was c redited with a back row kill.
H annah Howard di shed up a team-bes t
five assists, Hodge set up three and
Blevins added one. Howard was on target with her serves, landing four aces on
six attempts without an error. Hodge
slapped in two and Martin skidded in
one.
The defensive effort was l ed by
Tiffany Clark, who scooped up six.
Hodge dug up four as AC took the
game. Martin stopped two and Blevins
and Smith dug up one each. Blevin s
also had a pa rtial block. The Rebel
def ens e re turned 96 p ercent of the
Sheldon Clark attempts and caused the
Cardinals to commit nine unforced
errors.
The two teams played evenly until
Allen Central broke out to an 8-5 lead
on strong serving with Martin dropping
in one and Hodge pounding in two.
Neither team had a strong offensive performance until Smith landed a kill from
the back row. Howard stepped in to
serve and landed four aces. Her effort
put the Rebels up 13-6 and the defense
began to click for the Allen Central
girls. Tiffany Clark dug up a hard hit by
the Cardin als and Hodge set up Brittany
Clark's first slam of the night. Hodge
then dug up a low offering, getting the
pass to Howard, who then dished up a
Hodge kill. Another dig by Blevins to
Howard led to a set to Blevins who
pounded in her first kill of the night.
The R ebels led 17 - 8 and never
looked back .
Br ittany Clark took the serve and
landed an ace, then Hodge and Blevins
again had back-to-hac k kills, putting
Allen Central ahead 20-8.
She ldon Clark had two unforced
errors and Koko Martin had a tip, giving the R ebels a 22-8 lead before com~
mining an unf orced error. The
Cardinals had a net serve and a M;u-tin
serve caused an unforced error giving
the R ebels the first game before the
gym went dark.
"By l ate-season, this team will oe
solid," said Allen Central Coach Larry
Maynard. "This is a good group and a
pleasure to coach."
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
22, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
:f<entucky Fish and Wildlife Commission
proposes 2007-2008 waterfowl season dat es
I I
TIMES STAFF REPORT
,.'"FRANKFORT - The Kentucky
Fish and Wildlife Commission recq'mmended the 2007-2008 waterfowl seasons at its quarterly meeting
held on Friday, Aug. 19.
The
Fish
and
Wildlife
Commission recommends all hunting, fishing and boating regulations
for approval by legislators, and
approves all expenditures by the
Kentucky Department of Fish and
Wildlife Resources. The Kentucky
Fish and Wildlife Commission must
place waterfowl seasons in the
framework mandated by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service because
aU• migratory game birds are under
feaeral control.
.. · The following seasons were recommended at the quarterly meeting:
Ducks, Coots and Mergansers:
The duck seasons will again split for
2007-2008. The first duck season
runs
from
November
22
(Thanksgiving
Day)
through
November 25, 2007 statewide. The
season again opens December 3,
2007 and closes January 27, 2008
statewide. Daily bag and possession
limits remain the same as last year.
Canvasbacks may be taken for the
entire duck season, but hunters may
now take two canvasbacks daily.
Season dates for mergansers and
coots are the same as the duck season dates for the 2007-2008 seasons. The daily bag limit for mergansers is five, only two of which
may be hooded mergansers. The
daily limit for coots is 15.
Dates for the goose hunting seasons follow.
Canada Geese: Western Goose
Zone - November 23, 2007 January 31, 2008.
Pennyrile-Coalfield Goose Zone
(including West-Central Canada
Goose subzone) - December 13,
2007- January 31, 2008.
Eastern Goose Zone - December
13, 2007- January 31, 2008.
Northeastern Canada Goose
Zone - December 29, 2007 January 6, 2008 and January 19 January 31, 2008.
White-fronted Geese: Statewide
-November 23, 2007- January 31,
2008.
Snow Goose: Regular Season November 23, 2007 - January 31,
2008.
Snow Goose Conservation Order
Season: Eastern Goose Zone:
February I'- March 31, 2008.
Western, Pennyrile-Coalfield and
West-Central
Goose
Zones:
February 1, 2008; February 4 March 31, 2008.
Youth Waterfowl Season: Eastern
Zone: November 3-4, 2007. Western
Zone: February 2-3, 2008
In other waterfowl-related business, the Commission recommended to legislators that Yatesville
Lake, Lincoln Homestead, Barren
River, Lake Barkley, Pennyrile,
Grayson Lake and Paintsville Lake
State Parks open to waterfowl hunting for the 2007-2008 season. The
season dates correspond to the
appropriate goose zone in which the
state park resides. Hunting will only
be permitted in specific areas designated by the Kentucky Department
of Parks. Statewide waterfowl bag
limits apply to these hunts.
The next Kentucky Fish and
Wildlife Commission meeting will
be held at 8 a.m., Friday, December
7, 2007 at I Sportsman's Lane off
U.S. 60 in Frankfort. Persons interested in addressing the Commission
must notify the Commissioner's
office in writing at least 30 days in
advance to be considered for placement on the meeting agenda. People
who are hearing impaired and plan
to attend the meeting should contact
the Kentucky Department of Fish
and Wildlife Resources at least 10
days in advance and the agency will
provide a translator. To request to
address the commission, write to
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife,
Commissioner Dr. Jon Gassett, 1
Sportsman's Lane, Frankfort, Ky.,
40601.
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• Continued from p1
Modified Heat: 33 Corey
McKenzie; 0 Jimmy Collins;
l7S Brian Salisbury; 35
Jeremy Hayes; 74 Paul Jordan;
30 William Hensley. Open
Wheel Modified Feature: 33
eorey McKenzie; 3 Jim
l!.emaster; 11 Pete Castle; 46
Dennis Deboard; 23 Cowtney
Conley; 0 Jimmy Collins; 74
Paul Jordan; 38 Marty Meade;
911 Jason Hall; 17S Brian
Salisbury;
30
William
Hensley; 35 Jeremy Hayes.
First Bomber Heat: 3 Scott
P12
Dean
Lemaster;
Pennington; R 17 Don Risner;
0 -Eulis Combs; P20 Ervin
Vance; H3 Harley Hall; 73
Charlie Mullett; J17 J.J. Terry;
B4 Jared Blair. Second
Bomber Heat: 3D Darren
Damron; 37H Greg Hensley; 3
Shannon Richmond; 20 Bo
Howard; 9X Steve Lewis; 08
Kyle Tackett; 7C A.J.
Stambaugh. Mr. Metal Bomber
Feature: 3 Scott Lemaster; P12
Dean Pennington; 37H Greg
Hensley;
3
Shannon
Richmond; P20 Ervin Vance;
20 Bo Howard; H3 Harley
Hall; 73 Charlie Mullett; J17
J.J. Terry; R17 Don Risner; 9X
Steve Lewis; 0 Eulis Combs;
B4 Jared Blair; 7 Ryan
Crabtree; 32 Shawn Smith.
First Four Cylinder Heat: 37
Alan Osborne; 18S Shawn
Ousley; 99 Pat Morris; A17
Alan Salisbury; B2 Michael
Blair; M77 McCaye Sexton;
B70 Jason Blair. Second Four
Cylinder Heat: 3D Jamie
Hamilton; D6 Darren Rogers;
18K DI Henson; RA 47 Robert
Hall; 71 Ryan Litteral; 63T
Shirlie Tackett.
Four Cylinder Feature: 37
Alan Osborne; 18S Shawn
Ousley; 18K DI Henson; 99
Pat Morris;
3D Jamie
Hamilton; 71 Ryan Litteral;
A17 Alan Salisbury; B2
Michael Blair; D6 Darren
Rogers; 63T Shirlie Tackett;
M77 McCaye Sexton; B70
Jason Blair; 12 Chad Hall; RA
47 Robert Hall.
www.kysoccer.net/ekysa,www.
kysoccer.net/ekysa.
The registration form posted
online should be printed, completed by the parent, and mailed
to Robin Simpson Smith,
Registrar, P. 0. Box 746,
Prestonsburg, Ky. 41653. A
check or money order in the
amount of $40 should be
included for registration fees.
Floyd County Youth Soccer is
not responsible for mail delivery and registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served
basis.
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Soccer
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For more information on
registering a child to play in the
Floyd County Youth Soccer
Association's fall season, call
Registrar Robin Simpson Smith
~t 886-9562. Parents may also
register their children by
accessing the league website at
Prestonsburg High School Golf Results
Fiedler, Keathley to make
appearances at area bowl g ames
TIMES STAFF REPORT
the last 22 years.
Belfry High School will
PIKEVILLE Former NFL host the Bowl on Friday, Aug.
quarterback Jay Fiedler, co- 24 during its first night. In the
founder of Trinity Sports & first game, Phelps is pitted
Entertainment Group Inc, against East Riuge in a Pike
owner of the East Kentucky County matchup.
Miners, will be present on both
In Friday's nightcap, fornights of the 23rd Annual mer state champions Corbin
Pike County Bowl. This year's and Belfry will meet in an
Pike County Bowl will feature early-season showdown
all six local teams (Pikeville, between prep football powerBelfry, Pike County Central, houses. Belfry won back-toShelby Valley, East Ridge and . hack state titles in 2003 and
Phelps) as well as Corbin and 2004.
Louisville Holy Cross.
Corbin is a preseason top
Fiedler completed 1,717 10 team in Class 2A. Belfry is
passes for 11,844 yards and 69 touted as a preseason Class
touchdowns during his NFL 3A top 10 team.
career. In 2001, Fiedler started
On Saturday, Aug. 25,
16 regular-season games for Pikeville High School will
the Miami Dolphins, passing host a pair of season-openers.
for 3,290 yards and 20 touch- In Saturday's first game, Pike
downs.
County Central and Shelby
Pikeville and Belfry will Valley are paired up in a conhost games as part of the two- test between two longtime
day bowl scheduled for Friday, rivals.
Aug. 24-Saturday, Aug. 25.
In the final game of the
Community Trust Bank and 23rd Annual Pike County
WYMT-TV are co-sponsors of Bowl, Pikeville will collide
the Pike County Bowl.
with Louisville Holy Cross.
The Pike County Bowl is Tradition-rich Pikeville has
b~neficial to all of the local
won three state champischools. Nearly half a million onships. Pikeville and Holy
dollars generated from the Cross are each ranked in the
Pike County Bowl has been top 10 of yarious preseason
split between Pikeville and Class A polls.
the Pike County schools over
East Kentucky Miners
Tuesday, Aug. 14
Match vs. Shelby Valley at StoneCrest
Prestonsburg - 176
Shelby Valley- 177
Prestonsburg low scores~ Josh Rodebaugh (43)
and Cameron Tincher (43).
'
file photo
East Kentucky Miners Coach
Kevin Keathley (right) and
Jay Fiedler (left), founder o
Trinity
Sports
~
Entertainment
Group
(TRISEG), owner of the
Miners, signed auotographs
at a youth basketball camp
held at Adams Middle School
earlier In the summer.
Wednesday, Aug. 15
Match vs. Paintsvme at StoneCrest
Prestonsburg low score: Dane Sizemore (44)
Prestonsburg -184.
PaintsvUie - 206.
Thursday, Aug. 16
Match vs Paintsvnte and Johnson Centrat at Paintsville.
Johnson Centrai- 149
Prestonsburg- 177
Paintsville - 190
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Prestonsburg low scores: Storm Roop {40) and Wil Allen (43).
Johnson Central low score: Jo Whitaker (32).
Paquin ioins Miners as Director of Basketball
Operations/Administrative Assistant
TIMES STAFF REPORT
l\1ud Creek Reds celebrate
:a nother successful season
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:
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MUD CREEK - The Mud
Creek Reds Pee Wee baseball
team recently celebrated a
successful season with a trophy/awards presentation. The
young Reds team ended its
season season by eliminating
the Braves from tournament
play.
All team members were
awards individual trophies.
Chase
Hamilton
(110%
Award), Megan O'Brien
(110% Award), Ethan Adkins
(Most Improved Award),
Mercedes Martin
(Most
Improved Award); Shy Hall
(Most Improved Award);
Timera Thacker (Coach's
Award)
and
Jonathan
Newsome (MVP Award) all
earned individual recognition.
Newsome was named the
team's Most Valuable Player
for the third straight year. He
is the team's, only graduating
player.
Martin and Thacker were
Coach Kevin Keathley will
also be active during the first
week of the Kentucky high
school football season. The
first Friday night of the gridi-ron campaign will find
Keathley in Prestonsburg, the
county seat of his native Floyd
County. Keathley will be present at Blackcat Stadium,
watching host Prestonsburg
take on Floyd County rival
Betsy Layne in the Joe P.
Tackett Gridiron Classic. In its
first year, the Gridiron Classic
is named in honor of the late
Joe P. Tackett, a longtime
Prestonsburg football supporter.
Prestonsburg is also ranked.
as a Class 2A preseason top 10
team.
Pro
Basketball
News
( www. probasketballnews.com
) named Keathley one of the
top 10 young coaches in
America last year. In 2005,
Keathley earned an ABA
coach of the year award.
The East Kentucky Miners
have made a commitment to
stay invoived in communities
throughout Eastern Kentucky.
Members of the Miners organization will remain active
year-round in various Eastern
Kentucky communities.
the co-captains for the 2008
season. Both Martin and
Thacker were recognized and
presented with medallions.
James Eddie and Lynn Hall,
both of whom just completed
their 22nd season of coaching,
coach the Reds.
The Reds had the following
sponsors for the 2007 season:
Martin Dairy Queen, T-Mart,
Pikeville City Utilities and
Pepsi Bottling Company.
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PIKEVILLE - Brandon
Paquin has been named
of
Basketball
Director
Operations/Administrative
Assistant for the East
Kentucky Miners of the
Continental
Basketball
Association (CBA). Paquin
possesses prior professional
basketball experience. He was
an associate sports agent with
Ice Miller Sports Services, one
of the biggest law firms in the
country.
A
native
of
Greencastle, Ind., Paquin was
Basketball Operations Advisor
for the ABA's Kentucky
Colonels. Most recently,
Paquin was the Director of
Player Personnel for the
Indiana Alley Cats. He has
established relationships and
worked closely with NBA
teams such as the Indiana·
Pacers and .Memphis Grizzles.
"I've known Brandon for a
few years now, going back to
our ABA days with the
Kentucky Colonels," said East
Kentucky
Coach
Kevin
Keathley. "Brandon is a young
guy who has a keen eye for
finding talented basketball
players. I look forward to
working with Brandon in
building the East Kentucky
Miners basketball franchise ."
Keathley and Paquin have
already evaluated numerous
professional basketball players
and hopefuls. As part of his
new position, Paquin will
work closely with Keathley.
Paquin
welcomed the
chance to join the East
Kentucky professional basketball franchise.
"The CBA is the premier
minor league basketball league
is the U.S.," commented
Paquin. "I would like to thank
Coach Kevin Keathley, Jay
Fiedler, Demetrius Ford and
Rob Blackwell for the opportunity to be the Director of
Basketbal l
Operations/ Administrati v
Assistant for the Miners."
Paquin, a 2001 graduate of
Indiana University with a B.S.
in Communications and a
minor in Telecommunications,
most recently resided in
Louisville.
SEC Football set to kick on on XM Radio
TIMES STAFF REPORT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. SEC football fans are gearing
up for the 2007 season, and
XM Satellite Radio is getting
ready to launch its first season
as the official satellite radio
network of the SEC.
The first SEC football game
of the year is August 30 when
Mississippi State hosts LSU in
Starkville. To mark the SEC
season opener, XM will air two
game broadcasts on separate
radio channels: the Mississippi
Slate broadcast on channel 199
and the LSU broadcast on
channel 200. Plus, the sports
talk radio channel XM Sports
Nation (XM Channel 144) will
broadcast live from Starkville
throughout the day.
SEC fans across the continental United States can tune
into SEC sports on XM radios
for the car, home, office and
portable use. XM recently
signed a five-year agreement
with the SEC to carry games
and special programming
nationwide.
XM will have the most SEC
games on the radio with coastto-coast live broadcasts of
Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky,
LSU, Missi sippi State. Ole
Miss, and Tennessee football,
basketball, and other sports
starting this fall. South
Carolina wtll join XM m fall
2008, followed by Florida in
fall 2009.
For each school, XM plan
to air every regular-season
football game, the vast majority of basketball games, and
other sports, plus comprehensive coverage of the SEC football and basketball championships.
SEC fans can tune into
games and specials on XM
channels 199, 200, and 201.
These channels are dedicated
exclusively to SEC sport programming.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
22, 2007
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Brees goes 6-for-6, Saints roll to 27-19 win over BengalS~
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI
- Drew
Brees needed only six on-target passes to show that he's
ready - and the Cincinnati
Bengals' defense isn't.
Brees led New Orleans to a
•
touchdown in his only series
Saturday night, completing
every throw he made and giving the Bengals a half-dozen
more reasons to worry in the
Saints' 27-19 preseason victory.
The NFL's leading passer
last season, Brees had his way
with the league's worst pass
defense, one that Cincinnati
put a lot of moves and money
into trying to upgrade in the
offseason. The early returns
aren' t good.
"Obviously, I'm not happy
with how we performed, how
we played tonight," glum
coach Marvin Lewis said.
The Saints (1-2) scored on
their first three drives against
Cincinnati's starting unit.
Brees was 6-for-6 for 55 yards
on the opening drive, which
culminated
in
Deuce
McAllister's 8-yard run and
the first round of boos from
fans who had seen this so
many times.
The Saints were only getting started on a night that left
them feeling good.
New Orleans returns most
of the team that lost to
Chicago in the NFC championship game. There are a few
things that need to be settled a No. 3 receiver, role-sharing
at a few spots on defense. All
those things can get decided in
the next two weeks before the
opener.
The most encouraging
thing is the way Brees is playing. A year ago, he was coming off a shoulder injury that
limited him during training
camp and left the Saints
unsure what to expect.
"He's been practicing real
well," coach Scan Payton said.
"He's worked hard on all the
little things in his game, and
he's playing with a lot of confidence. I'm encouraged about
where he's at compared to
where he was last year at this
time. He has a good feel for
what we're doing."
In the last two games, Brees
has gone 18-for-20 for 173
yards.
"I'm getting excited about
the beginning of the season,"
Brees said. "Preseason does
serve a purpose. The last two
times, we've looked good."
The Bengals (0-2) have a
lot of work to do.
They let safety Kevin
Kaesviharn leave as a free
agent and released linebacker
Brian Simmons in the offseason as part of their defensive
overhaul. Both signed with the
Saints and played in backup
roles on Saturday.
Cincinnati's
new-look
defense looked a lot like the
old one, giving up two touchdowns and a field goal on the
Sputtering offense doesn't worry Bengals' stars
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI- Two games into the preseason, the Cincinnati Bengals' top receiver is
...o;meone who won't be around for the first half
of the season.
That's their problem right there.
The Bengals (0-2) have yet to score a touchdown with their starting offense. All they managed were field goals during a 27-19 loss to New
Orleans on Saturday night, when the only touchdown carne in the closing seconds with reserves
on the field.
Pro Bowl receiver Chad Johnson didn't realize it was so bad until informed after the game.
"No touchdowns? I didn't know that," he
said.
Worried?
"No sense in worrying about it," said
Johnson, who has been impressive in practice
but gotten few balls thrown his way during his
limited time in the games. "The things we're
~doing right now are very, very vanilla. I'm not
worried about it."
His point is valid. The Bengals' offense has
been extremely conservative with Carson
Palmer and the rest of the starters on the field .
The line is missing its two tackles - Levi Jones
is tecovering from knee surgery, and Willie
Anderson has a serious foot injury.
So, they've been a little less flashy than
usual. Plus, they don't want to show opponents
how they've tweaked their playbook in the offseason.
"We just don' t want to put too much out there
for film," Palmer said.
All the points are valid, but they can't totally
fl.rase the early concerns about an offense missing four key players.
The biggest problem is the lack of a No. 3
receiver. Chris Henry leads the Bengals with
eight catches for 112 yards and one of their two
receiving touchdowns. He'll sit out the first
eight games under his suspension for violating
the NFL's conduct policy.
The Bengals were hoping that Tab Perry
would step into his role. Perry, who missed most
of last season with a hip injury, had two catches
for 19 yards against the Saints, and should have
had a lot more.
Palmer and backup quarterback Doug
Johnson made an effort to get him the ball.
Palmer overthrew him three times, including
once at the goal line after Perry had beaten the
cornerback.
Their timing is way off.
"Chris Henry and I have had a lot of (experience together)," Palmer said. "We have a great
rhythm. It's a shame he's not going to be there
for the early games.
"Tab and I haven't had much of a chance to
work with each other. He's been banged up and
missed some practice. I think he's done a great
job. On that deep post (pattern), I just overthrew
him. I missed him."
Perry acknowledged that he and Palmer have
yet to develop a chemistry on the field.
"I've just got to keep working on it," Perry
said. "We've got a couple more games to go."
The offensive line also is in flux. Jones is
expected back at left tackle before the season
opener, but there's no way of telling whether
Anderson will be able to take his spot at right
tackle.
The Bengals also are trying to figure out who
will complement power running back Rudi
Johnson, who had six carries for only 15 yards
on Saturday night. Second-round draft pick
Kenny Irons was expected to give the offense an
outside running threat, but he tore the ACL in his
knee in the preseason opener and is out for the
season.
Quincy Wilson had four carries for 19 yards,
and Kenny Watson had eight carries for 18 yards
against the Saints. Neither distinguished himself
in the competition for the No.2 role.
Coach Marvin Lewis is disappointed by how
the entire team played on Saturday- the starting
defense gave up 17 points on New Orleans' frrst
three possessions - but he's counting on the
offense to come around once the games count.
"I think we went through that a couple of
years ago, and all was good," Lewis said. "We'll
go back to scoring. We don't do any game-planning for these games. We are not going to
change that. We will keep working on the things
we need to."
Saints' first three possessions. drive of the second half. Perry
Reggie Bush had a 6-yard finished with two catches for
touchdown run.
19 yards.
"I'm new at this deal,"
On the Saints' frrst drive,
said.
"T.J.
they didn't even face a third Perry
(Houshmandzadeh) and Chad
down.
"Again, I go back to that · (Johnson) and Carson have
first series," Lewis said. "We good timing. They're on the
want to get off the football same page, and I'm trying to
field. We had an opportunity to get there."
set the tempo."
Notes: Saints WR David
Shayne Graham kicked
four field goals in the frrst half Patten played despite a sore
another bad sign for toe and had three catches for
Cincinnati, which couldn't 26 yards .... The Saints had no
even get into the end zone serious injuries. "Everyone's
after recovering a fumble' at fine,"
Payton
said
New Orleans' 3.
."Everyone's in good shape."
Bengals LB Landon
Carson Palmer played four
series and was a pedestrian 5- Johnson strained his back and
for-10 for 41 yards with a sack DE Robert Geathers strained
and fumble that set up the his ribcage in the frrst quarter.
Neither returned.... Bengals
Saints' second touchdown.
"It wasn't what we expect- RT Willie Anderson walked
ed or want to do," Palmer said. the sideline without the protecThe most glaring problem tive boot he wore on his right
was the lack of a No. 3 receiv- foot
two
days
earlier.
er. The Bengals were remind- Anderson has a foot injury that
ed how much they miss Chris threatens to keep him out of
Henry, who is suspended for the season opener.
the frrst eight games for violating the NFL's conduct policy.
The Bengals tried to get the
ball to Tab Perry, who is first
in line to take Henry's spot.
Palmer overthrew him three
times- once when he got open
at the goal line - and backup
quarterback Doug Johnson
had trouble connecting with
him, too.
Perry was the intended
receiver on eight passes in the
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
first half, but had only one
catch for seven yards. He also
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. had a false start on the opening Tim Couch's return to the NFL
Jacksonville
releases former
top pick QB
Tim Couch
lasted nearly three weeks.
The Jacksonville Jaguars
released the former top draft
pick Saturday after a handful
of practices and one preseason
game.
.
•t":
Couch, a former Kentuc~y.
quarterback who hadn't played
in the NFL since the 2004 pre,
season, wanted a chance to
revive his career following
two shoulder operations.
,.
The Jags signed him to; a
two-year deal on July 29, b\}t
Couch, a Leslie County High
School graduate, failed tQ
make an impression in training
camp. He was 2-of-4 passing
for 11 yards last week at
Miami and was sacked twice.
The overall No. 1 pick IJ);
Cleveland in 1999 also mis~:
practice this week with a sore
back.
.0
The Jags also placed
guard/tackle
Stockar
McDougle (Achilles' tendon)
on injured reserve, and signed
11-year veteran defensive
tackle Seth Payne and defen,~·.
sive end Tyler King.
Payne
returns
Jo·
Jacksonville, where he played
five seasons from 1997-2001,.
He spent the last five seasoM
in Houston. He was on injured
reserve most of last year with, a
knee injury. He has 617 car~r.
tackles with 17.5 sacks.
King spent last season on
practice squads in St. LouiS
and San Diego Chargers. He
spent 2005 on Arizona's prac~
tice squad.
.
Scrimmage evaluation
•brings changes for Kentucky Ahmad Ali Elesber, M.D.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - As expected, Kentucky
Coach Rich Brooks said there are some lineup
changes based on the results of the major scrimmage held Saturday.
"We've made some lineup changes," Brooks
confided. "If we were to start (the season) tomorrow, and this is how we'll start the scrimmage
Tuesday night, in the offensive line we'll have
Garry Williams at left tackle, Zipp Duncan at left
uard, Eric Scott at center, Jason Leger at right
guard, and Justin Jeffries at right tackle.
'The five I mentioned have been the best in
practice. Christian Johnson (who started last season at left guard) has to get better. Obviously,
missing spring practice hurt him."
Regarding freshmen who figure in the picture
in the offensive line, Brooks said, "Stuart Hines
has moved to second string at right guard. He
played well in the scrimmage. Brad Durham is in
the mix at tackle, along with Phillip Hibbard and
Billy Joe Murphy as well at tackle.
''The Wildcats were dye to scrimmage again
Tuesday night.
Brooks also addressed the backup quarterback
situation.
"(Mike) Hartline did some pretty good things
and executed well," Brooks said. "He has a pretty good hold on No.2 right. now. I was upset yesterday because he took a sack he shouldn't have.
I feel a lot better after looking at the tape.
"The question is, 'Who is No.3?' Right now,
(Matt) Lentz is slightly ahead based on the scrimmage."
On the defensive side, one highlight of the
scrimmage was the continued improvement of
sophomore middle linebacker Micah Johnson.
"Micah Johnson is playing better than he's
ever played," Brooks said. "He's doing some
good things and is clearly a factor at middle linebacker."
Cards perform well in final preseason tuneup
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LOUISVILLE - The University of
Louisville held its final scrinunage of the sumer and officially ended camp on Saturday
night with its best performance of camp.
Head coach Steve Kragthorpe ran 61 plays
with the 1s vs. ls and 2s vs. 2. It was an
extremely competitive scrimmage with each
side making big plays.
"I thought the tempo was very good,"
Kragthorpe said. "We did some good things on
the offensive side of the ball and on defense. I
feel good as a head coach walking out of there
because I thought we had balance. The offense
made plays, but the defense stepped up and
made some plays on third down, too. So overall, I thought it was excellent."
Senior wide receiver Harry Douglas was out
there for the first time in a scrimmage situation
and made a huge difference to the success of the
offense. Douglas made two long receptions and
also scored a touchdown. He and Brohm missed
on a couple of .long throws that Douglas usually makes. However, the senior stayed afterwards to catch passes after everyone left the
field.
The duo of Mario Urrutia and Douglas gave
the defense fits. Each had about 80 or more
yards of receiving. Juniors Brock Bolen and
Sergio Spencer were the leading rushers, while
Brohm looked accurate, completing 12-of-15
passes.
Senior wide receiver Patrick Carter made a
pair of acrobatic receptions, which was definitely good to sec, while Trent Guy and JaJuan
Spillman also made a few plays.
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST
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King's Daughters Medical Center is pleased to welcome interventional cardiologist
Ahmad Ali Elesber, M.D., to the medical center. He has joined the physicians at SV
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Dr. Elesber received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut,
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FLOYD COUNTY
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--YESTERDAYS-- INSIDE
New Arrivals • page
Items taken from The F1oyd County Times,
10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 years ago. page BS
B6
Anniversary • page B6
Birthdays • page B7
"The BE.$T source for local and regional society news"
Email: features@floydcountytimes.com
POISON OAK
Qear Hearts &
Gentle People
We're excited!
.,gook number four is now in the
JUi,t;J.ds of the publisher. With a keepyour-fingers:crossed promise, it should
.sf!~. print by Oct. 1, just in time for this
year's Apple Festival.
"Dear Hearts & Gentle People:
,Rq,ral America At Its Best" contains 32
veroal snapshots of people we've interviewed and
written about
over the past
15 or 20 years
in the Weekly
Progress and
T
h
e
Paintsville
Herald.
We're not
ready
to
reveal
the
names of the
- .. · Clyde Pack
folks within
its pages, but
expect to read
about one young man's 15 minutes of
fame as a result of his winning a Hank
Williams Jr. look-alike contest, and
about the deputy sheriff who kept
arresting the same bootleggers over
and over again. Then there's a story of
the inan who builds, and files, what we
referred to as "homemade helicopters."
Many of the people of whom we've
wri.~en are no longer with us, like the
S'W!!et lady who shared birthday 101
with our t;eaders, and the 97 year-old
former coairrliner with precious recollections of boyhood life in these mountains. Hopefully, this publication will
lreTJ' to keep the memories of these dear
,pt;ople alive.
. ,, Also in these pages, you'll meet a
ljttl~ lady preacher, a gentleman who
·lyH; donated thousands of dollars to
rlQ5+~1 churches from money earned by
iOC\llecting aluminum cans, and a local
kid who made the big time as a disc
jockey.
· What we're proud of most, howev,er, - is there are no so-called
J'
photo by Kathy J. Prater
A well kept sideyard makes a grand statement with healthy, dense ground cover, ornamental plants and a neat walkway.
August Yard of the Month
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
(See OAK, page six)
A planter filled with lush, green ivy and bright pink impatiens sits welcomingly by the home's front door.
The home of Mrs. Coney Conn,
located on Highland Avenue, just
adjacent to Prestonsburg Elementary,
has garnered the attention of the
Prestonsburg Woman's Club for the
second straight season, winning the
club's "Yard of the Month" award
for the month of August.
"I have always loved working
with plants and flowers and out in
the yard," Mrs. Conn said. A fact that
is obvious from the well-manicured
and well kempt lawm surrounding
the home.
The front, back and s1de yards of
the home all boast a variety of ornamental plants, blooming annuals and
whimsical adornments. In addition
to lush greenery and bright flowers , a
menagerie of woodland creatures,
gnomes, fairies and playful children
peek at visitors reminding them of
long ago days of innocence and wonder.
Mrs. Conn and her late husband,
Hershel, moved to the Prestonsburg
area over a year ago from Floyd
County's Prater Creek area. "We just
wanted to make life a little more
convenient, so we moved from the
country to the city," she said.
Mrs. Conn said that she has not
regretted the move and that she thoroughly enjoys life within the city
limits of our fair town.
''I didn't do any of this to win an
award," she said. "But I sure do
appreciate it. It's just something I
love to do."
Congratulations on an award well
deserved!
f •
KIM'S KORNER
When you feel
like you just
'
want to quit
.,'' f.- very dear friend of mine called
rec.e ntly and told me that she was getJ "h'1t f rom every direction one could
tl!18
\ffi~gine. As her voice quivered, she
uttered the words, "I just can't take
~more, I just feel like crawling in a
hole, giving
up on everything, throwing my hands
up
and
screaming as
loud as I can
'I quit!'"
Trying
desperately to
remind her of
any and every
little
good
,l<il)l Little Frasure
thing I had
, .• ,
known about
.,,.
her life, I
.hoped to open her eyes that everything
vyasn't all bad. Granted, she was having a year like no other. And this is a
.P,erson who always tries to be good,
Ao~'good things, and wouldn't hurt
.~,Y·body on purpose for anything.
, ~ J.~s I reflected on our conversation,
•IllY heart ached to be able to help her
~orne way. Then I rememberd an
,eT)lail I had received about the fern
;t'nd the bamboo that Jim Holbrook
~had sent me a long time ago. I began
tQ search my files and finally found it.
.ijer.e 's praying that it helps shed light
.,ipto- those dark times when it seems
,there's no end to the chaos, turmoil
and .strife.
The homes yards are sprinkled with whimsical focal points such as this one highlighting some childhood fun.
Everyday heroes
in
_,. .. ..
(See KORNER, page six)
.
The past week has been very hectic for me. I've been going to work,
then afterwards, going to the hospital
to help care for my critically ill mother-in-law.
While at the hospital, two particular nurses have caught my attention
for the caring manner in which they
handled my loved one. Watching
these two nurses reminded me of the
story of a particular dog that came
through our shelter some time back.
Today's article, therefore, is dedicated to those who take the time and
effort to "go the extra mile."
A while back, a couple brought in
to our shelter a German Shepherd
mix wrapped up m a blanket. They
told us that they had discovered the
dog when it had crawled up on their
front porch. Well. when I unwrapped
the blanket, I was horrified at what I
saw. Lying there was nothing but a
skeleton with skin stretched over it!
This poor dog was unable to stand on
her own and weighed a mere 21
pounds.
We immediately began IV t1uids
and offered her food. At first, she was
very scared of us and it took some
work from each of us to gain her trust.
For the first week she was at our shelter, we had to give her medication
around the clock. wh1ch meant coming in to the shelter during off-hour~ .
We affectionatcl)' named our new
patient "Mrs. Bones," because or the
shape she was in when she first came
(See CRITTER, page six)
A happy ending. "Mrs. Bones" with her boy in her "forever home."
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
22, 2007 • 85
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Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
• The Youth Services Center is
open each weekday from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. Coordinator is Michelle
Keathley. Center telephone is 8861297.
•
Brian
Coordinator.
H.
Akers,
Center
Betsy Layne High School
• August 22 - SBDM Council
meeting, 3:30p.m., in school library.
Duff Elementary
Allen Central High School .
• August 24 - Junior class rings
will be delivered.
• Center hours: 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m., Mon. thru Fri. Sharon Collins.
coordinator. Telephone 358-3048.
Center provides services for all families regardless of income.
Allen Central Middle School
• Career ·Decisions and Job
Development videos available in
YSC lending library.
• The ACMS Youth Service
Center offers services to all families.
regardless of income. For more
'information, call Marilyn Bailey,
center coordinator, at 35 8-0134.
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
•
• Center hours are 8 a.m. to 3
p.m., Mon. thru Fri. Center offers
services to all families, regardless of
income.
• The Betsy Layne Elementary
Family Resource Youth Service
Center is located in the 7th and 8th
grade wing. 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.
• 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 J 8 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.
May Valley Elementary
• August 22 - School pictures;
beginning at 8:30 a.m.
• August 28 - FRC Advisory
Council meeting, 4 p.m., in school
library. Open to public.
• Parent Lending Library is
available to parents for video checkouts. 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 phy&icals, 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 the first three Mondays
each month to administer immuni;.ations, T.B. skin tests, well-child
exams, wrc, prenatal and post-partum services, and school physicals.
Call 377-2678 for an appointment.
• Parent lending library available
to all parents for video/book checkouts. A variety of topics are available.
• Family Resource Center is
open weekdays, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Center is located upstairs in the old
high school building, on the
McDowell Elementary School campus. For further information, call
Clara Johnson, director, at 377-2678.
The McDowell FRC provides services to all MES students and their
families, regardless of income.
Mountain Christian Academy
• Tuition assistance and bus
transportation is available. For more
information or a tour of the school,
call 285-5141 or 285-5142.
• Call 285-5141, Mon. thru Fri.,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• MCA is an accredited nondenominational Christian school.
Prestonsburg Elementary and
Family Resource Center
*School Hours: 8:15 a.m. to 3
p.m.*
• Oct. 11 - School pictures.
• 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.
• Call 886-7088 for information
and referrals regarding GED classes,
preschool child care, and other programs or services offered to the community.
South Floyd Youth Services
Center
• Parents needing assistance with
daycare may contact Mable Hall for
information, or the "A Step Ahead"
daycare center, at 452-1100.
• SFMS parents with concerns
about your child's grades, visit the
STI Home! site at http://iiod.ssts.com
and click on the STI program. Select
state, county, school, child's pin number and password. You may view
your child's attendance record, class
average, schedule, grades, and discipline referrals. Questions? Call 4529607.
• 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.
• 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 FrL
• For more information call 4529600 or 452-9607, ext. 243 or 153.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud Creek
Family Resource & Youth Service
Center
·
• Lost & Found located in Family
Resource Center.
• The Mud Creek FRYSC is
located on the right, by the school
gymnasium. Services are offered to
all families, regardless of income.
For more information, call Anita
Tackett, center coordinator at 5872233.
W.O. Osborne "Rainbow Junction"
Family Resource Center
• The FRC accepts donations of
children's clothing, shoes, belts, book
bags, etc. May be used but need to be
in good condition. Donated items will
be ap reciated and utilized by OES
students.
• The Family Resource Center is
located in the central building of
W.D. Osborne Elementary. Those
wishing more information about the
center are welcome to visit, or call.
Ask for Cissy (center coordinator).
Center telephone and fax.: (606) 4524553.
Wesley Christian School
•
• WCS Learning Center accepts
toddlers, preschool age (2-4). Hours:
7:30a.m. to 5:00p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
• For more information about
Wesley Christian School, call 8748328.
Big Sandy Community & Technical
College
Adult Education and GED
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
McDowell FRC; Martin Comm. Ctr.;
Auxier Learning Ctr.; BSCfC.
1-4:30 p.m.- BSCTC.
•
Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Mud
Creek Clinic; BSCTC.
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. - D~
Apartments
1-4:30 p.m. - Betsy Layne
FRYSC; BSCTC.
6-8 p.m. - Auxier Learning Ctr.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Martin Comm. Ctr.; Auxier Leam1'tt~
· ''
Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - Layne Hou'se;
BSCTC.
6-8 p.m. - BSCfC.
Thursday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.- Mud
Creek Clinic; BSCTC.
8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Weeksbury CC.
1-4:30 p.m. - Betsy Layne YSC!
BSCTC.
6-9 p.m. - Martin Comm. Ctr.
Also, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.~.,
Mondays and Wednesdays at Drog
Court.
Kay Hale Ross - Manager of Adult
Education, 886-7334
'
Lisa Pelfrey - Assistant
Ron Johnson, Stephania O>nn1
Lynn Hall, Nancy Bormes, and
Wayne Combs - Adult Education
teachers.
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(Items taken from.
The Floyd County ~
Times,
10,20,30,40, 50,60;
70 years ago.) '"'•
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Ten Years Ago
(September 3 & 5, 1997)
~
An appeal of an Attorney General's (AG's)
decision, which said that three special April
meetings by the Floyd County Board of
Education were illegal, was dismissed,
Tuesday, by Floyd Circuit Court Judge John
David Caudill
·
A Pikeville attorney is threatening to file a
lawsuit against Floyd Judge-Executive Ben
Hale and members of the fiscal court for accepting the highest of two bids for a backhoe. The
fiscal court accepted Wilson Equipment's bid of
$49,974 for a CASE tractor-loader-backhoe,
and rejected Phelps Equipment's, which was
nearly $500 less, during a special meeting,
Thursday
Fourth grade students at Harold Elementary
School will take part in state KIRlS assessments this year. The small Floyd County school
usually performs well on state achievement
tests, and last year's sixth grade class ranked
among the state's top 100 on scores from the
Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills
Suspended Wheelwright police chief
Tommy Engle will have to wait at least another
week for a due process hearing on citizen complaints against him. Wheelwright' s City
Commissioners met in a special meeting at
noon, Friday, to postpone Engle's hearing,
which was scheduled for Friday, August 29
William Joe Skeens, 33, of Banner, was
acquitted on two third degree arson charges by
a jury, which delit>erated for only four minutes
on Thursday. He was accused of setting fire to
a trailer and a car parked near a mobile home
owned by Kyle Russell Lafferty in May 1993
Henry Branham, 76, of Lackey, was killed
Sunday, when he apparently drove his 1993
Chevy truck into the path of another truck on
Route 550 in Garrett
Lathe Hall, 52, and Jimmy Brown, 37, both
of Turkey Creek, were arrested, Saturday, for
allegedly trafficking cocaine, and Floyd detective Tommy Shelton said "sources" have indicated that one of the men has brought large
quantities of cocaine into the county
A public forum, conducted, Thursday, by
state education officials for Floyd Countians to
sound off about troubles in the local school sys~) tern, took an about-face when some local people suggested the trouble is in Frankfort
John C. Hall Sr., 74, an owner of Hall
Funeral Home, at Martin, died Wednesday, after
he had assisted another family in completing
the funeral arrangements of a relative
Six Kentucky youths were indicted,
Tuesday, in connection with the April 6 murders
of a Powell, Tennessee, couple and their sixyear-old daughter outside Baileyton Tennessee
After serving customers in Floyd County for
almost 30 · years, the Prestonsburg office of
American Electric Power (AEP) is closing tls
doors to customer service operations
The fate of a Perry County man, who pleaded guilty to the 1989 murder of a Hazard
woman, is in the hands of Floyd Circuit Judge
John David Caudill. The final agreement for
Judge Caudill to determine whether Donald
Herb Johnson would face the electric chair for
the gruesome murder of 61-year-old Helen
Madden, came about two weeks ago, when
prosecutors agreed to waive a jury in penalty
phase of the trial
There died: James Case, 83, of McDowell,
Monday. September I, at Marion Manor
Nursing Home, in Marion, Ohio; Magdelene
Biliter, 65, of Pikeville, Monday, September I,
at her residence; Vanessa C. Conley Bilyeu, 34,
of Middletown, Ohio, was killed, August 18, in
an automobile accident near Middletown; Billy
Ray Blanton, 44, of Leander, Friday, August 29,
at Paul B. Hall Medical Center, Paintsville;
Jack Shepherd, 63, of Gunlock, Sunday, August
31, at Hazard Appalachian Regional Hospital;
Peggy J. Oakley, 65, of Sidney, Ohio, formerly
of Pike County, Monday, September 1, at her
residence; Alma Mae Tackett, 69, of Melvin,
Friday, August 29, at McDowell Applachian
Regional Hospital ; David Coleman, 7 1, of
Robinson Creek, Thursday, August 28, at
Pikeville Methodist Hospital; Reginald
"Reggie" Gene Owens, 64, a native of Floyd·
County, Friday, August 22, at the U.K. Medical
Center, Lexington; John C. Hall Sr., 74, of
Martin, Wednesday, September 3; Thoma& B.
Thompson Sr., 88. of Prestonsburg, Wednesday,
September 3; Ilene Ferrell Bertram Howell, 54,
of Martin, Monday, September 1, at her residence; Gypsie Bell, 7 1, of Burbank, Ohio,
Monday, September l, at the Woos.ter (Ohio)
Community Hospital; Henry Branham, 76, of
Lackey, August 31, at Garrett; Easter Calhoun,
76, of Prestonsburg, Tuesday, September 2, at
St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington; Edna Combs,
76, of Dwarf, Tuesday, September. 2, at Hazard
Appalachian Regional Hospit~l.
Twentv ·Years Ago
(September 2, 1987)
Floyd Circuit Judge Holli e Conley denied a
petition made by seven jurors to overturn a conviction in the rape trial of Michael Clifton and
Mike Woods
Allen Central High School was drenched
and empty from falling ceiling tiles and standing water in some classrooms
Residents of the Middle Creek area voiced
concerns over a proposed landfill and business
development being considered on the site of the
Battle of Middle Creek
Big Sandy businessmen and leaders of
industry attended a breakfa~t meeting with the
president of the Kentucky Chamber of
Commerce, so he could explain the governor 's
proposal to deal with the Worker 's
Compensation deficit
A matching $100,000 grant for the Floyd
County Library will allow a much needed
facelift for the facility
An eight-year-old Stanville girl, Amber Ray
Jessie, was killed, tragically, when she apparently ran into the path of an oncoming automobile
The Kentucky Highlands Folk Festival participants are gearing up for their annual shadetree pickin', slated for this Saturday
There died: Ruth Salisbury May, 92, of
Town Branch, died Friday, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center;· Bud Lawson, 73, of
Garrett, died Friday, at his residence; George
Heath Jr., 65, of Norton, Virginia, formerly of
Garrett, died August 18, at the Norton
Community Hospital; George E. Bailey, 41, of
Martin, died Tuesday, at the Veterans'
Administration Hospital in Lexington; Elmo
Campbell, 71, of Garrett, died Friday, at the
Pikeville Methodist Hospital; Martha Hamilton
Mitchell, 79, of Hi Hat, died Tuesday, at the
McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital;
Usley Johnson, 69, of Hi Hat, died Sunday, at
Our Lady of The Way Hospital at Martin; Pay
Hamilton, 63, of McDowell, died Saturday, at
the Veterans ' Administration Hospital in
Lexington; Myrtle A. Nickles, 82, of
Wilmington, North Carolina, formerly of
McDowell, died Tuesday, at thhe New Hanover
Memorial Hospital at Wilmington; Eva
Stephens,
73,
of Goble-Roberts
in
Prestonsburg, died Friday, at Riverview Marior
Nursing Home at Prestonsburg; Nancy Conway
Salisbury, 39, of Prestonsburg, was found dead
Wednesday at her residence on Central Avenue.
Thinv Years Ago
(August 31, 1977)
For the 12th consecutive year, 'the Kentucky
Highlands Folk Festival will be held this weekend at Jenny Wiley State Park
Shotgun blasts fired from outside the field
resulted in minor wounding of at least three persons, and cancellations of a football game at
Wheelwright, last Friday night
Congressman Carl D. Perkins, last week,
announced federal funding of two Prestonsb11rg
construction projects. They
are
the
Prestonsburg municipal building and a low-rent
housing project in the Cliff vicinity
Rechannelization of Beaver Creek in the
Martin vicinity was listed as this county's most
urgent priority by Big Sandy ADD at a meeting,
Friday night
The Federal Aviation AdministratiOn has
approved prompt release of planning funds for
a regional airport in the Big Sandy
Geri Grigsby has been named "National
Prep's 1977 Basketball Player of the Year" and
No. I on the All-American team
There died: Harvey Campbell, 68, of Water
Gap, August 2 1; Alton J. Sword Jr., 48, of River
Rou ge, Mich ., formerly of this county,
Saturday. in Michigan; Thomas Fleming
Walters, 94, of Emma, Monday, at 1' the
McDowell Hospital; Arvin "Dick" Evans, 66,
of Harold, at the Pikeville Hospital; Bill Justi'ce,
67, of Spurlock Creek, Saturday, at Highlands
Regional; Tavis Wallen, 49, of Water Gap, kiSt
Thursday, in a Lexington Hospital; Garfleld
"Sonny" Hite, 52, of Lackey, at a lumber company, there, victim of electrocution; Larry
Roger Wells, 28, formerly of Auxier, Sunday, in
Warsaw, Ind.; Sarah P. Joseph, 77, of
Prestonsburg, Friday, at a Lexington Hospital;
James Edward Johnson, 52, of Melvin, last
Thursday, at his home; Wade Wallen, 70, of
Lima, 0., formerly of Abbott Creek, Monday,
in Ohio.
Fonv Years Ailo
(August 31, 1967)
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When the grand jury of the Floyd Circuit
Court is convened here, next Tuesday, it wiJI,
perhaps for the first time, dispense with the services of a jury reporter
Appropriation by the Senate Finance
Subcommittee of funds for rent-subsidy housing, revived hopes that the application m!lde
some months ago by the Prestonsbtlt,g
Ministerial Association for 150 housing nn'its
here has a chance of approval
'"
The City Council this week, named E:lirl
Blackburn to spcceed Harry Sandige as
Prestonsburg Police Judge
Floyd Chapter, American Red Cross .ba~
begun production of cloth bags which wilt he
filled with a variety of small gifts and sh
€I
to Red Cross field directors for distributi~n t<h
U.S. service personnel in Vietnam, durin~ the
next Christmas season
:
Kenny Burl Hall, 18-year-old Halo yout11,
was killed, Thursday night, in the collision of
his car with an Island Creek Coal Company
truck on the highway at Halo
Married : Miss Mary Sue Little, of
Wheelwright, and Mr. William E. Cook: of
Price, July 1, at Clintwood, Virginia; Miss
Sandra Sue Slone, and Mr. Wendell Lee Martin,
Saturday, at Wayland; Miss Patricia Harrod, of
Frankfort, and Mr. James Carl Holbrook: nf
Melvin, August 28, at Wise, Virginia
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Adam Sturgirl: of
Lima, 0., a daughter, Fred Jewell Lynn, _Au'g.
24, at Lima; to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hicks, a scfu,
Stacy Lee, August 25, at Ft. Thomas, Kentucky
There died: Taulbee Robinson, 82 ,~ Of
Arkansas Creek, Saturday, at Our Lady Of ilie
Way Hospital, Martin; Mrs. Rhoda Thacl<er
Bishop, 52, of Martin, last Thursday, at rhe
C.&O. Hospital, Huntington, W.Va.; Wade
Holbrook, 57, of Melvin, last Thursday, at a
Frankfort Hospital; Harris Handshoe, 83, la!>t
Thursday, at his residence at Handshoe; Frank
Salisbury, 66, of Printer, Friday, at the
McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital : 1
(See YESTERDAYS, page six)
�6~
WEDNESDAY AUGUST
22, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
1few ~rrivafs
AN~IVERSARY
Highlands Regional
Medical Center
July 15
A son, Adam Hunter
Combs, to Leigh Ann & Ricky
Combs, of Jackson
A son, Brayden Joseph
Young, to Kristinia & Joseph
Young, of Boonscamp
A daughter, Emily Kadence
Neace, to Elma & Timothy
Neace, of Jackson
A
daughter,
Madison
Katherine Barnett, to Heather
Ratliff, of Hardburly
,.
July 16
A daughter, Ocean Bethany
Nicole Smith, to Chrissy &
Christopher
Smith,
of
Royalton
A son, Trinity DaVon Hall,
to Jamie & Scotty Hall, of
Raccoon
A
daughter,
Inihyia
Mahallia Diamond Allen, to
Ruby Ann & Rufus Vermillion
Allen, of Hazard
July 19
July 28
A son, Joshua Nathaniel
Tate Baisden, to Roberta
Howell, of Teaberry
A son, Bradden Keith
Little, to Jessie Tackett, of
Beaver
A son, Adam Christopher
Justice, to Sherry & Chris
Justice, of Harold
A son, Wesley Ray Fredrick
Jarrell, to Stephanie & Ricky
Jarrell, of Allen
A daughter, Bryklyn Bell
Couch, to Patricia Ann Cuuch,
of Bonnyman
July 21
A daughter, Rylee Jade
Daniels, to Misty & Todd
Daniels, of Bypro
A daughter, Kyleigh Janay
Jarrell, to Deni McCoy, of I vel
A son, Jaydon Lee Van
Hoose, to Amy Sue Morris, of
Paintsville
July 22
A son, Isabella Karriele
Jervis, to April Jervi~. of
Prestonsburg
July 31
A son, Draven Gauge
Payne Charles, to Misty Dawn
Charles, of Prestonsburg
Aug.1
A daughter, Lakyn Breann
Johnson, to Leslie Johnson, of
Ivel
A son, Sethurijah Benjamin
Elijah Spradlin, to Dawana &
Dennis
Spradlin,
of
Salyersville
Aug.2
A son, Michael Bryce
Stephens, to Shenna Slone, of
Prestonsburg
A son, Anthony Lamont
Gardner Jr., to Jamie Lynn
Glover, of Paintsville
A son, Harrison Jonathan
Clay Akers, to Candice Lea &
Daniel Akers, of Teaberry
A son, Caleb Frankline
Perkins, to Sherry Lynn &
Rodney Ray Perkins, of
Salyersville
A son, Marcus Edward
Smith, to Penny Slone, of
Pinetop
Aug. 3
A son, James Jacob Sean
Blanton,
to
Roxannia
Williams, of Staffordsville
A
daughter,
Virginia
Elizabeth Patton, to Dixie
Lynn & Kenneth Jason Patton,
of Prestonsbur&
Aug.4
A son, Gabriel Skylar Lee
Smith, to Miranda Carroll &
Gabriel Foster Smith, of
Pikeville
July 24
July 17
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h Wedding Anniversary
~'and Mrs. Orville B. and Alvie Ousley, will celebrate their
66th wedding anniversary on August 23, 2007.
. Ousley is the son of the late James and Emma Frazier
ley. Mrs. Ousley is the daughter of the late Tommy and
Tussey Stephens.
~ sons were born of their union, Dennis, of Winchester,
a~Dallas, of Erlanger, along with James Thomas and Billy
Aftf, both of whom are now deceased.
n and Mrs. Ousley also have two grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
"The couple say that the secret to marital success is "taking
"t' one day at a time."
Their family and friends join in wishing them many happy
days ahead.
A daughter, Asia Lynn
Perkins, to Nellie Ann &
Joshua Edward Perkins, of
Salyersville
A son, Caden Kash Hall
Jenkins, to Bethany Danielle
Hall, of Stanville
A son, Ajay Vincent
Srivastava, to Sonjay &
Srivastava,
of
Correnia
Wittensville
Pi. son, Jonathan Andrew
Plowman, to Jessica Lynn &
Clifton Hurst Plowman, of
Hazard
July 18
Korner
• Continued from p4
The Fern and the Bamboo
One day I decided to quit.
I quit my job, my relationship, and my spirituality.
I wanted to quit my life.
I went into the woods to
have one last talk with God
before doing so.
"God," I said. "Can you
.give me one good reason not to
quit?"
His answer surprised me.
"Look around," He said.
"''Do you see the fern and the
bamboo?"
"Yes," I replied.
"When I planted the fern
and the bamboo seeds, I took
very good care of them. I gave
them light. I gave them water.
The fern quickly grew from
the earth. Its brilliant green
overed the floor. Yet nothing
arne from the bamboo seed.
But I did not quit on the bamboo.
"In the second year, the fern
grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came
from the bamboo seed.
"But again, I did not quit on
the bamboo."
God went on to say, "In
year three, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But
I would not quit. In year four,
again, there was nothing from
the bamboo seed. Still, I
would not quit," He said.
"Then in the fifth year, a
tiny sprout emerged from the
earth. Compared to the fern it
was seemingly small and
insignificant. But just six
months later, the bamboo rose
to over 100 feet tall. It had
spent those five years growing
roots.
"Those roots made it strong
and gave it what it needed to
survive. I would not give any
of my creations a challenge it
could not handle," God told
me .
He said to me, "Did you
know, my child, that all this
time you have been struggling,
you have actually been growing roots? I would not quit on
the bamboo. I will never quit
on you. Do not compare yourself to
others."
Then He said, "The bamboo had a different purpose
than the fern. Yet they both
make the forest beautiful. Your
time will come," He said.
"You will rise high."
"How high should I rise?" I
asked.
"How high will the bamboo
rise?" He asked in return.
"As high as it can?" I
queried.
"Yes," God said, "Give me
glory by rising as high as you
can."
I left the forest and brought
back this story. I hope these
words can help you to sec that
God will never give up on you.
He will never give up on
you.
Never regret a single day in
your life. Good days give you
happiness; bad days give you
experiences; and, both are
essential to life.
'Til next week, God bless.
A son, Ethan Carter Ray, to
Ashley Mearl Johnson, of
Combs
A daughter, Amy Leanne
Yates, to Katie Yates, of Allen
A daughter, Emily Grace
Hall, to Stephanie & David
Hall, of Hueysville
A son, Ashton Garrett
Ramey, to Brittany Renee &
Rodney Garrett Ramey, of
Pikeville
A daughter, Emily Ann
Conley, to Amy & James
Conley, of Paintsville
A
daughter,
Laci
Alexandria
Howell,
to
Samantha & Evan Howell, of
Craynor
A daughter, Damien Hunter
Deaton, to Jessica Getson, of
Jackson
July 25
A son, Dylan Tyler Rex
Porter, to Kimberly Lynn
Porter, of Paintsville
A daughter, Kyra Gail
Fletcher, to Heather & Donald
Fletcher, of Wayland
July 26
A daughter, Brooklyn
Cresha Withem, to Donna
DeRossett, of Prestonsburg
A
son,
Kaleb
Ray
Pennington, to Jessica Casey,
of Falcon
July 27
A son, Cayden Jeffery
Calloway Adams, to Michelle
Stamper, of Booneville
It's a Boy!
Colton Blaze Moore was born on July 4, 2007 to proud parents Trent and Bonnie Moore. He weighed 3 lbs., 15 oz. and
measured 16 inches in length. He is the grandson of Sharon
and James Rich, Neil Moore, and Diane and Ray Hunter.
Oak
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• Continued from p4
"Appalachian stereotypes" within these
pages. What we've written is a truth, plain
and simple: these are some of the fmest
people on earth.
We'll keep you posted on the new
book's progress.
***
I had a call a few nights ago from a gentleman in Floyd County who grew up at
Auxier. He, too, had a Muddy Branch
story, much like the ones I've been telling
for years in this column.
It seems that back in 1937, when he
was about 10 years old, an adult in the
community put a baseball team, of which
this man was a member, in the back of a
pick-up truck one Sunday morning, and
brought them to Muddy Branch to play
against a group of local boys.
The gentleman said his first impression
was that the Muddy Branch ball diamond
had the smoothest infield he'd ever seen.
However, it was what happened at the end
of the contest that formed the memory he's
kept for the past 70 years.
It was late afternoon when the game
was over, he said, and a man who ran the
company store called all the Auxier
ballplayers together and told them to meet
him over at the store.
''We hadn't had a bite to eat all day,"
the man said, "and the store manager told
us we could get 15 cents worth of whatever we wanted. I got a handful of crackers
and cheese. a nickel cake and a big R.C.
Cola."
The caller said he' d never forgotten the
kindness and generosity of that store manager, and would bet that not a single
Auxier ball player ever forgot it, either.
I guess it's obvious that Mr. Eugene
Miller, who was in charge of the Northeast
Coal Company Store for many years, was
also one of those dear hearts and gentle
·
people.
internet "forever home" site and almost
immediately a couple from Portland,
Maine contacted us expressing interest in
adopting her.
"Mrs. Bones" is now living with this
same couple in Las Vegas, Nevada (they
moved after adopting her). We are pleased
to report that this family has been delighted to give Mrs. Bones a "forever home"
and that she has her very own boy to play
with her and care for her daily. She will
never go hungry again.
A lot of people were involved with her
rescue it's great to know that if that ftrst
couple had not cared enough to bring Mrs.
Bones in to us, she may never have known
the joy of human kindness and the love of
a caring family.
So, here's to all the people who help
those in Jess fortunate circumstances. You
folks are my heroes!
Thanks for reading and God bless.
Critter
• Continued from p4
to us . We were all dedicated to doing whatever was necessary to nurse Mrs. Bones
back to health.
Finally, she began to grow stronger and
to trust us. Eventually, she began to put on
weight and, by the time two months had
passed, Mrs. Bones no longer deserved her
nickname as by this time, she was now
weighing 65 pounds, just as this breed
should weigh.
Soon, her profile was posted on our
Yesterdays
• Continued f rom p5
FiftV Years Ago
(August 29, 1957)
With the announcement, last week, that the
chief of the Army Corps of Engineers had allocated $262,000 for construction of flood protection here, Prestonsburg authorities moved,
this week, toward compliance with terms of the
Engineers, in order to hasten the beginning of
work
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled,
Tuesday, that DuRan Moore, is the Democratic
nominee for the office of Floyd County Court
Clerk
Leonard L. Osborne, 37, well-known Martin
man, was killed instantly when his car plunged
from a hillside curve three miles above
McDowell, Wednesday night
The unpleasant taste and odor of
Prestonsburg's water have their source in the
heavy growth of green algae during the recent
extremely hot weather
"Copper John" Campbell, highly succcessful
b,a k:etball coach at Wayland High School for
:l>ast ten years, res~gned recently to enter pribusines~ at Mousie
:Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hamer, Jr. , a
itiughter, Jayne Sinnett, August II , at the
Prestonsburg General Hospital
There died: Mrs. Rhoda Crisp, 76, of Martin,
last Friday, at Our Lady of the Way Hospital
there; George Freeman, 77, of West
Prestonsburg, Friday, at the Prestonsburg
General Hospital; Minnie Dod<;l Preston, 39, of
Drift, August 2 1, at the McDowell Memorial
Hospital; James Oscar Arrington, 59, former
Martin police judge, Tuesday, at C.&O. hospital, Huntington, W.Va. ; Brady Hackworth, 75,
Sunday, at his home on Middle Creek; Hattie
Bowe Williams, last Thursday, at her home at
Wayland; Edd Perry, 58, August 19, at his home
at Garrett.
Sixtv Years Ago
(August 28, 1947)
The three-day walkout of approximately
1,250 miners at the Inland Steel Company in
protest of the layoff of their union president,
ended Monday
The Top Hat night club property of Bascom
Robinson at East Point, was bought, Tuesday,
by the Floyd Post, American Legion, for its use
as a clubhouse
A slatefall in the mine of the Elk Horn Coal
Corporation at Wayland, Tuesday night, killed
Roy C. Yonts, 3 1-year-old miner, of Leburn,
Knott County
Last week saw the first court action against
violators of the local option law in effect in this
county, and since that time three cases have
reached the courts
Some of the current top hit records available
at the Thomas Hereford Company this week are
"I'll Hold You In My Heart"-Eddy Arnold;
"Blue Yodel No. 4"- Bill Monroe, "Smoke,
Smoke, Smoke''- Phil Harris; "It's Only a
Phonograph Record"- Charlie Monroe, and
"You Hit the Nail Right On the Head"- Emest
Tubb
Married: Miss Herma Holbrook, of Martin,
and Mr. Luther Bentley, of Allen, August 16, at
Paintsville
Born : to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Underwood, of Mullins, W.Va., a daughter,
Karen Lynn, August 9; to Mr. and Mrs. Junior
Robinson , of Allen, a son, Sam, August 22
There died: Mrs. Sidney Dingus, 74, of
Martin, Thursday, at the Methodist Hospital,
Pikeville; Mrs. Winifred Grace Norris, 60, former Floyd County Coroner and nurse, of
Martin, Friday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital;
Foster Newsome, 21, Monday, at Melvin. a victim of tuberculosis; James Taylor Skeans, 48, of
Martin, Tuesday, at the C.&O. Hospital,
Huntington, W.Va.; Theodore Spurlock. 41, of
West Prestonsburg, Tuesday.
Seventv Years Ago
(August 27, 1937)
The body of 65-year-old Robert D. Callihan
was found in his bed at Garrett. last Friday,
where he had apparently been beaten to death as
he lay asleep
A blast from a 16-gauge shotgun, Sunday, at
8:30 p.m .. took the life of Levi Hall, 45, police
chief at McDowell
Pathos and humor are intertwined among the
mementos that will be placed in the cornerstone
box that will be sealed at the Methodist Church,
September 6. not to be opened untJI 1957. 20
years hence
Alex Hall. 26. died August 18. of a blow on
the head, sustained three weeks earlier
With their opening game against Belfry
approximately a month awa~. the 1937 edition
of Coach Messer's Prestonsburg Blackcats
begun practice for the approaching football season at Gasco park. this week
Marriage licenses listed at the courthouse
this week included the following: Clayton Wills
and Ethel Conley; Sam Shepherd and Laura
Vanderpool; Fred Newsome and Agnes
O'Roark; and Roy Weems and Susan Crum
There died: Wince Walters. 26. Saturday. at
Drift.
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
22, 2007 • 87
ATTENTION
Anyone with information regarding a two vehicle accident on
6/22/07 at approximately 9:22 a.m.,
in Prestonsburg, at the intersection
of Rt. 114 and Franklin Ct. (WaiMart Post Office intersection),
please contact ·attorney B.D.
Nunnery at 886-1515 or 1-800-2481440. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Need pet pies ASAP!
Surprise birthday party!
Look who's 1!
Melissa Renee Powers, the daughter of Darrell and Laesa
Powers, of Auxier, was honored with a surprise birthday
party on July 29, 2007 for her 30th birthday. Making a special
guest appearance was "Elvis" who entertained everyone
with a melody of Melissa's favorite tunes. Melissa's family
wishes to thank everyone who attended as well as all those
who helped. "We are blessed to have one of God's special
angels to keep our lives full of love and joy."
Critter lovers take notice! Our Critter Comer pies file
become dangerously near empty. Please, send your oei'I&.-."1'. ~
favorite photo ASAP to: features@floydcountytimes.com,
to The Floyd County Times, P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg,
41653, Attn: Kathy Prater, or just swing by and drop a
pie off the next time you're in town! Along with ...h..,..• ..,....,.
please leave pet's name, owner's name, place of r-o<>iinor,~:•'
and "fun facts" about your pet's favorite habits/activities.
Luke Abram Mullins turned one year old on August 4, 2007.
He partied with his friends at KIDDIE-LAND Daycare on
August 3. Luke is the son of Shea Mullins, of Daniels Creek,
and Daniel Coleman, of Georgetown. Happy birthday, Luke!
Jody johnson, D.O.
Surgical Specialist
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Highlands Regional Medical Center is pleased to welcome Jody Johnson. D.O. back
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home to eastern Kentucky. A native of Hi Hat, Kentucky, Dr. johnson is a graduate • ',r
of Wheelwright High School. and received both his Bachelor of Science degree and
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Doctorate of Osteopathic ·Medicine fr:oro Pikev~lle College. He afso serv~d .~oth ~is
surgical residency and internship at the Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital in Pontiac, MI.
Dr. Johnson served his procedural fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Gastrointestinal Surgery at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. He is a member of
the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons and is certified in trauma life support
and cardiovascular life support procedures. Dr. Johnson is a specialist in laparoscopk ~.',
surgeries. mcluding gallbladder surgery, hernia repair. gastrointestinal and anti-reflux ..
surgeries, as well as other general surgical procedures.
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Jacob is 5!
Jacob Ryan Scott Hall, the son of Kevin and Krystal Hall, of
Wayland, celebrated his fifth birthday on August 5, 2007.
Many family members and friends joined Jacob at his "CSX
Train" themed swimming party and cookout. Jacob attends
Duff Elementary, along with his older sister, Alexis.
Jacob is the maternal grandson of Bruce and Kathy Scott, of
Garrett, and the great-grandson of Sybol Bentley, of
Wayland. He is the paternal grandson of Ann Tignor, of
"' Wayland , and Palmer Hall, of Cleveland, Tennessee, and the
great-grandson of Marie Slone, of Estill.
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located in the old Social Security building at 5322
KY Rt. 321, Suite I. in Prestonsburg. His office
hours are 8:00 AM to 5 PM Monday through
Friday. For more information or to schedule
an appointment, call 606.886.8240.
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Riley is 2!
Riley Elizabeth Hicks turned two years old on August 6, 2007.
She celebrated with her
friend s at KIDDIE-LAND Daycare. Riley is the daughter of
Brandon and Sabrina Hicks, of David.
Wishing you a great year, Riley!
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�WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
:Pikeville Medical Center makes a
monumental leap in healthcare for
eastern Kentucky.
We are·proud to announce the
addition of o r newest
Neurosurgeon, Dr. Duane Densler.
D~
Densler brings us cranial
surgeries that have never before
been offered in the eastern
Kentuc/Q' region.
With the growing number of ATV
accidents and regional mining
accidenls, we are a'ilding the latest
state of the art technology to
assist Dr. Densier in treating our
patients.
Pikeville Medical Center provides
Neurf!Surgery the tools to care.
Coming soon - image guided surgery for tumors, another first for
the region's healthcare needs.
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Grace Call Building,
Suite 301
1098 South Mayo Trail
Pikeville, Kentucky 41501
(606) 218-4710
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LEWIS BINDERY
190 LANDOR DR
ATHENS
GA 30606-2428
PREVIEW
·Board looking to raise revenue
-Section C
briefs
by KATHY J. PRATER
Earlv results
tor 'loser'
FEATURES EDITOR
MARTIN - It's that lime of year
again when the Floyd County Board of
Education has to begin looking at budgetary concerns and ways in which to
increase funding to area schools.
Like it or not, this generally means
looking at property tax rates, which is
exactly what the board began to do at a
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG he city's first "Biggest
osers" have been
nnounced and the cometition has just begun
ith team one leading the
ay.
Team one, composed of
uane Branham, Mike
merod, Yvette Stephens,
odney Gardner, B.D.
unnery, Donna Wells,
J rry Fannin, Zeth
hepherd, John Bryant,
aul Campbell and Morris
opley, is currently in the
le d with 42.5 pounds lost,
th largest total percentge of body weight lost
ince the competition
egan several weeks ago.
Brian Hall, the individal male contender, curr ntly holds the Biggest
oser title with 11.5
ounds lost so far.
nnifer Gardner currently
h Ids the female spot as
th individual Biggest
} ser with a total of 11
p undslost.
Three teams will weigh
in every two weeks until
the end of the competition
several months from now.
special meeting held Wednesday
evening at May Valley Elementary
School.
"We have state-mandated pay
increases, energy cost increases, everything i~ going up," said Matt Wireman,
finance director.
As
such, the board voted
Wednesday evening to conduct a public hearing in regard to property tax
rates next month.
~LLICIT
"I think it's just extremely important
to have people at these meetmgs," said
Carol Stumbo, board member.
The public hearing will offer the
opportunity to discuss a proposed tax
rate that will increase revenue to the
school system by approximately 4 percent. This rate, however, may not be
the rate adopted, as the board also will
discuss the option to levy a compensating rate, a rate \Vhich will generate the
HARVEST
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
In a story in the Aug. 3
'"Times concern1ng the
arrest of Christpher L.
Patton, 30, and Terry M.
Quails, 53, both of
Martin, on burglary
charges, it was noted
that the stolen items
were later recovered.
According to the victims,
_ however, between
o) $5,000 and $6,000
photo by Jessica Hale
The Floyd County Sheriff's Department ana Kentucky Bureau of 1nvest1gat1on officers conf1s·
cated 11 marijuana plants from the home of Paul R. "Peanut" Branham, of Turkey Creek on
Tuesday. Sheriff John K Blackburn says they received a tip from someone who told them of
the plants growing in Branham's yard. When officers arrived, they found the plants guarded by
a pitbull dog. Branham faces a felony charge for marijuana cultivation.
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Magistrates question
board's plans for ACHS
by JESSICA HALE
STAFF WRITER
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
inside
Obituaries ..................... A2
For the Record .............A3
Opinion .........................A4
Entertainment ...............AS
Lifestyles ......................A6
Sports ...........................B1
Classifieds .................... B6
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(See BOARD, page two)
Fletcher
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agamst casmos
Correction
2 DAY FORECAS
same total revenue to the school board
budget as was generated last year
According to Wireman, one rea~on
that the board has to revisit the issue of
property tax rates each year is because
f.'loyd County has failed to adopt a utilIty tax rate
"Each of Floyd County''> neighboring cot..nties has a utility tax," he said.
PRESTONSBURG
Eyebrows of some Floyd
County magistrates were raised
Tuesday at a regularly scheduled Fiscal Court meeting, with
some showmg concern they felt
things were being "slipped
through the back door.''
One of the nearly 20 resolutions on the agenda was one in
regard to the Eastern sewer project. The Big Sandy Area
Development District asked the
court to allow Southern Water
and Sewer District to handle
bids prepared by Abbott
Engineering for the project.
AIJen Central High School and
several residences near the
school are hoped to be included
m the project, which Southern
says will cost approximately
$600,000.
Southern says Allen Central
is going to have to do something with their over 30-yearold system, although the Board
of Education recently withdrew
money earmarked for the pro-
ject. According to Southern,
ACHS is experiencing problems with raw sewage on the
football field.
Magistrate Donnie Daniels
seemed quite concerned over
what he says may be the real
reason behind the decision by
the Board of Education removing the money from the table.
He says he has fears that the
Board may be attempting to
consolidate schools in that area,
and that's ""'hy the} want to
(See COUNTY, page two)
PIKEVILLE - "What
happens in Vegas, needs to
stay in Vegas," said Gov.
Ernie Fletcher during the
first stop on his ''No
Casinos Tour" Wednesday
in Pikeville.
The debate has been
going on for quite some
time now over whether or
not casinos are the right
way to improve local
economies, but opponents
Ernie Fletcher and Steve
Beshear have made it the
forefront of their campatgn
for governor.
According
to
Go\'.
Fletcher, Steve Bcshear
who is a supporter of ca~ino
gambling, issued a challenge for all to visit casino
communities and witness
for
themselves
how
"vibrant" those communities were.
Fletcher saw the opportunity in this challenge to
make this his driving issue
in his campaign for reelection. Fletcher said he has
toured some casino communities throughout the
country and now he's conveying his opinion of these
communities to the public. ·
'·I learned a great deal
about the financial and
social costs of casinos in
communities across the
country and it is important
to show Kentuckians firsthand the harmful effects
casinos would have on our
g rea
Commonwealth,"
Fletcher said.
Through his research on
casino
communities,
Fletcher says he has found
that 20 percent of problem
photo by Jesstca Hale
Gov. Ernie Fletcher made
the first stop on his "No
Casinos
Tour"
Wednesday
at
the
Pikeville
College
Community Technology
Center. Fletcher plans to
convince
Kentuckians
that opponent Steve
Beshear's claim that casinos would strengthen the
statewide economy is
false.
gamblers file for bankruptcy, 25 to 30 percent file for
di\·orce and cnme rates in
casino communities are 84
percent higher than the
national average.
·'What I found was not
really prelly and it's not
\\hat I want for my
Kentucky home," Fletcher
said.
Bingo and other charitable gaming could also be
affected Fletcher said, citing that this may potentially
affect the ability for local
schools to raise funds. The
proceeds from most bingo
halls and other charitable
gaming organitations go
directly towards funding
school
programs
and
Fletcher fears those schools
will suffer should casinos
(See CASINOS, page mo)
Energy bill passes House,
now heads to Senate
by JOE BIESK
A SSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT- An energy bill
loaded with hundreds of millions of
dollars in tax incentives for coal and
power companies breezed through
the Kentucky House Wednesday.
Legislative leaders, who developed the bill behind closed doors this
summer, hailed the proposal as a
"visionary'' plan designed to help
reduce both Kentucky's l\nd the
nation's reliance on foreign oil. It
includes incentives for companies to
build coal gasification plants in
Kentucky.
"This will make Kentucky the
national leader in the energy arena,"
said Hou<>e Majority Floor Leader
Rocky Adkins, D-Sandy Hook.
The House approved the. bill on an
87- I 0 vote. The measure now goes to
the Senate, where it is expected to
pass swiftly.
Gov. Ernie Fletcher called a spe-
Roger and Phyllis
Hunt and Maxie
Syck, of Pike
County, and
Harold Williams,
of Prestonsburg,
were manning a
booth at the
Kentucky State
Fair in Louisville
last weekend,
promoting
tourism in the Big
Sandy region.
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FRIDAY,
AUGUST 24, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Session
• Continued from p1
cial lcgislarivc session,
which began Monday, for the
sole purpose or passing the
energy plan. The measure is
directed at St. Louis-based
Peabody Energy, which is considering building a $3 billion
coal gasification plant in
Kentucky, but it would pro
vide incentives for any qualifying company. Early est1
mates put the value or the proposed Peabody incentives at
$300 million.
Under the legislation, actual incentives would be decided
by the Kentucky Economic
Development
Finance
Authority, not the General
Assembly.
The proposal would provide breaks on sales taxes,
income taxes and coal severance taxes for alternative fuel
plants.
Fletcher, a Republican
seeking re-elec!ion this fall,
and other lawmakers said the
legislation was more than an
attempt at luring a specific
coal gasification plant to the
state.
"As we have said from the
start, this legi~;lation isn' t just
important for a single company - it is important tor the
future of Kentucky," Fletcher
satd.
Nevertheless, the bill struck
opposition from a handful of
Republican and Democratic
lawmakers. Eigh! Democrat<;
and two Republicans voted
against the measure lll the
Democrat controlled House.
State Rep. Jim Wayne, DLouis-ville, voted " no" and
called it a "deeply flawed
bill." Wayne said the energy
bill would give coal companies "unprecedented and
excessive tax breaks" and
doesn't do enough to limit the
release of carbon dioxide and
other pollmants.
" How can we ask a
Kentucky worker to pay their
state sales and mcome taxes if
we arc going to turn around
and give Peabody back all of
their own taxes and the taxe~
• Continued from p1
However, the Floyd County board is
..Only 17 counties in the state don't have
not presently looking at the possibility of
a utility tax, und we're one of them."
A u tility tax is a tax that is levied . adopting a utility tax. They will focus
against utility serv1ces such as electricity, only on the property tax rate in the weeks
c able and telephone servtces. The money to come.
The 4 pe.n.:ent increase rate, as recomis collected by the state for the school dismended by Supt. Paul Fanning, is a rate
tricts.
" An interesting point to note," that will generate approximately 4 percent
Wireman said, "is that both the PainLsville more rotal revenue than last year' s rates.
"But," Wireman said, "this docs not
and Pikeville school districts have a utility tax." Johnson and Pike County schools mean that people will be paying more.
both fare better in state testing scores than They will actually be paying less.''
The proposed real property rate of 53.2
does Floyd County, an argument for the
increased revenue brought into those d is- cents per $100 is 1.9 cents less than last
years rate. It is also less than the tax rates
tricts by the tax.
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BEST IN FLOYD COUN'n·
• Continued from p1
cometo the Commonwealth .
"My vision for Kentucky is
far different from Steve
Bcshcar's because 1 will bring
in more good j obs, continue to
increase education funding,
and provide more Kentuckians'
wilh health care, all without
casino gambling," Fle tch er
said.
Fletcher says upcoming
campaign television commercials will provide additio nal
findings regarding his tour of
casino communities .
Ralph Collins
Ralph Collins, age 87, of
Wayland, husband of the late
Aileen Bentley Collins, passed
away Wednesday, August 22,
2007, in the VA M edical
Center, in Huntington, West
Virginia.
He was born January 15,
1920, in Wayland, the son of
the late Sherman Collins and
Maudie Hix Collins. He was a
retired coal miner and a U.S.
Army, World War II veteran.
Sur vivors include one son,
Jackie E. Collins of Tampa,
Florida;
two
da ughters :
Barbara Tierney of Avon Lake
Ohio; and Mary Katynski , of
Broadview Heights, Ohio; and
five grandchildren and three
great-grandchlldren.
ln addition to his wife and
parents, he was preceded in
death by two brothers: Herchel
Collins and Jame s Edward
Collins; and two sisters: Rusha
Coleman
and
Georgia
Simpson.
Funeral services for Ralph
Collins will be conducted
Sunday, Aug ust 26, at 10:00
a.m. , at the Hall Funeral Home
C hapeL in Martin.
Burial will follow in the
Lucy Hall Cemetery, in
McDowell, under the profes
sional care of the Hall Funeral
Home.
Vi~il ation is from 6 :00 to
9:00
p.m., F riday
and
Saturday, at the funeral home.
CPaid obituary)
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Casinos
of neigh boring counties, except for Knott
County.
Many times, according to Wireman,
citizens mistakenly believe that they will
automatically be paytng more taxes or
that they will be required to pay more than
they can afford. Wireman said that if
Floyd citizens will just make a point ro
come to the public hearing to be held nex!
month, their questions and concerns will
be addressed to their satisfaction.
"lf we can clear up the misconceptions,
then things will be better all the way
·around," he said.
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SPECIAL SECTION September 28, 2007
Deadline to submit entries: Sept. 14, 2007
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dohe the job instead of hiring
someone whom 1hey would
have to pay contract labor
cost s.
"We've all got four or five
men and we got chainsaws,"
said Goble.
The resolution to issue the
check passed, with the court
t:iting that they didn' t want to
see the individual have to wail
a long time on his money.
A resolution to change the
schedule of regular fiscal court
meetings passed with a tiebreaking vote from Judge
Marshall. Floyd County Fiscal
Court meetings will now be
held at 10 a.m. on the third
Friday of each month.
Judge Marshall said the rcason for the change was to
make sure each of the magistrates had a chance to review
all of the documents and propose any new items before the
meeting in order to eliminate
the need for last-minute
changes. The new schedule
will he reviewed at the end of
the year in order to determine
whether or not it will continue.
Near the end of the meeting
before a closed session, Judge
Marshall announced a check
for $19,000 had been received
through the court for the purchase and installation of a park
lighting system al Garrell.
Thursday.
"We want to get out of here
on Friday, and we feel like
we've had a good, long disc ussion on this particular bill,"
Williams c;aid.
Board
County
double their pupil capacity.
Daniels say~ he reels as if
things arc being "slipped
through the back door."
Southern says they arc not
aware of any attempt to consolidate, hut they do know the
existing sewer system at the
school is in desperate need or
replacing.
According
to
Southern, they currently have
$385,000 for the project, but if
they include ACHS in their
plans they will have to have
additional funds from the
Board of Education.
Contract labor issues were
the second item on the agenda
to bring to light some concern
rrom each or the magistrates
and Judge-Executive R.D.
" Doc" Marshall. The resolution in question was one to
issue a contract labor check to
an individual who pctformcd
some tree cutting duties at
Allen Park.
Magistrate John Goble
questioned the need to hire
someone to do the job of cutling storm-damaged trees,
when he says they've got plenty of employees who are more
than capable of doing the job
themselves. Even if the
employees at the park couldn ' t
do it for some reason, Goble
said, each of the magistrates
have men who could have
Senate President David
Williams, R-Burkesville, said
he expected the proposal to
clear the chamber with few or
no changes by the end of the
week. A Senate hearing on the
bill was scheduled for late
of their .suppliers and the taxes
of their own employees?"
Wayne said during a prepared
f1oor speech.
Following the House vote,
the proposal went to the GOPled Senate for consideraLion.
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fRIDAY, AUGUST
24, 2007 • A3
For the Record
Marriage Licenses
Linda Carol Couch, 34, of
Martin to Jimmy Clarence
Carroll, 38, of Martin.
Tina A. Carroll, 18, of
McDowell to Todd W. Ward,
20, of McDowelL
Lois Rae Ferrell, 42, of'
Honaker ro Dean E. Hunter,
56, of Harold.
Victoria Ann Caudill, 23, of
Pippa Passes to Timothy
Reynolds, 49, of Pippa Passes.
Kelli Jo Sprigg._, 23, of
Drift to Carlton Grant Mosley.
31, of McDowelL
Cassie Lee Price, 24. of
Elkhorn City to Jonathan
Michael Bradford, 25, orTvel.
Amy Marie Tackett, 23, of
Wheelwright to Adam Tackett,
27, of Weeksbury.
Rachel Jacqueline Marie
Cates, lY, of Grethel to Shane
O'Brien Yates, 21, of Grethel.
Ashley Nicole Hall, 18, of
Topmost to Hasseil Todd
Caudill, 22, of Wheelwright.
Civil Suits Filed
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Donnie Spears vs. Kristi
Spears
US Bank vs. Richard Brian
Ratliff
Melissa Lowe vs. Michael
Lowe
James Heuser vs. Savannah
Wells
Kayla Moore vs. Brian N.
Hager
Willis Brown TT vs.
Stephanie Brown
Courtney Vanderpool vs.
Rob Vanderpool
Anthony Castle vs. Stacy
Castle
Tammy A. Wicker vs.
James R. Hoover
Betty A. Hatfield vs. Walter
J. Hatfield
Wendclla Trent vs. Clyde
Trent Jr.
Rayanna Spradlin vs .
Kenneth Spradlin
Elizabeth Rose vs. Jeffrey
Rose
Miranda Stanley vs. Marty
Weaver, et al
Guideone
Mutual
vs.
Johnnie PatJ.ick
Ernie Collins, et al vs.
Chadwick Shawn Collins
Adam Potter vs. Naomi
Thomas
Patrick Crisp, et a! vs.
Knoll Floyd Land Co, Tnc.
Meredith Powers vs. Keith
Fields, et al
Rhonda Hall vs. Navin
Doshi
Nicholas
Barnell
vs.
Michael Cmm, et al
KY Fair Plan vs. Wayne
Blanton, ct al
Samuel Ramsey vs. Norma
L. Johnson
Tammy Ratliff vs. AngelL.
Potter
Tom Reynolds vs. David
Hunter, et al
McDowell ARH vs. Elyse
Ogden
Chase Bank USA, N.A. vs.
Lester Murphy Jr.
Robert Clay, el al vs.
Buretta Meade
Paula M. Haney vs. Grange
Mutual Casualty Co.
Wells Fargo Bank vs.
Corbett Grigsby, et al
Penny Bush vs. Franklin
Boyd
Midland Funding vs. J::unes
Allen
Small Claims Filings
William Newsome Jr. vs.
Randall Flanery, et al
Phyllis Stanley vs. Crystal
Goble
Portfolio
Recovery
Associates vs. Clara J.
Hamilton
MRC Receivables Corp. vs.
Sandra Branham
Capital One Bank vs. Kevin
L Goodman
Household
Bank
vs.
Charles E. Scoville
HSBC Bank Nevada vs.
Charles E. Scoville
Capital One Bank vs.
Samantha Stephens
Capital One Bank vs. Bill J.
Dotson
Capital One Bank vs. Jamie
A. Tackett
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
·
Anita Fogle
fill) Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Christopher Smith
Midland Funding, LLC vs .
Joey L. Griffith
GE Money Bank vs. Erma
Taylor
GE Money Bank vs. Sara
Carroll
Baplisl Healthcare Systems
vs. JoHcather Boyd
Black Acre Enterprises,
LLC vs. Melinda Dotc;on
Asset Acceptance, LLC vs.
Gay Hall aka Gay Spears
Capital One Bank vs. Rita
N. Matthews
Equitable
Financial
Services vs. Nicolas Newsome
Equitable
Financial
Services vs. Lisa Compton
Capital One Bank vs.
Kristie L. Bates
Capital One Bunk vs.
William Craig
Capital One Bank vs.
Charles Castle, ct al
Liberty Point Corp. vs.
Ollie Johnson
Capital One Bank vs.
Betl1el Francis
Capital One Bank vs. John
Fannin
Appalachian
Regional
Healthcare vs. Tracy Mullins
Appalachian
Regional
Healthcare
vs.
Fayetta
Johnson
Appalachian
Regional
Healthcare vs. April Martin
Appalachian
Regional
Healthcare vs. Jackie Lawson
Midland Funding, LLC vs.
James Hall
Midland Funding, LLC vs.
Steve Conn
Capital One Bank vs. Ella
M. Click
GE Money Bank vs. Pollie
J. Conn
Capital One Bank vs.
Michael F. Lee
Midland
Funding
vs.
Phyllis Adkins
Capital One Bank vs. Ellen
M. Gilliam
Capital One Bank vs.
Michael F. Lee
Equitable
Financial
Services vs. Jessica L. Martin
Equitable
Financial
Services vs. Robert J. Smith
Worldwide
Asset
Purchasing vs. Kathy M.
Parsons
McDowell
Appalachian
Regional Healthcare vs. Lori
Johnson
Charges Filed
Mark Kidd, 34; of Betsy
Layne, alcohol intoxication,
public place; fleeing from
police; disorderly conduct;
resisting arrest.
Stephen W. Doerllein, 39,
of Evansville, Indiana, alcohol
intoxication, public place;
menacing; resisting arrest.
Chrystal Burchen, 44, of
Prestonsburg, assault, domestic violence.
Donald E. Leckrone, 48, of
Prestonsburg, assault, domestic violence.
Rowland Adkins ITT, 23, of
Stanville, theft by unlawful
taking.
Gary Btian Fraley, 26, of
Paintsville, assisting minor in
purchase of alcohol.
Joshua C. Stapleton, 20, of
Tutor Key, possession of alcoholic beverage by minor.
Annashea Moore, 24, of
Garrett, menacing; wanton
endangerment (two counts).
Mark L. Kidd, 34, of Tram,
lerroristic threatening.
Jennifer Jarvis, 23, of
Prestonsburg, assault; disorderly conduct; alcohol intoxication, public place; resisting
arrest.
Ercella Jarrell, 22, of
Prestonsburg, disorderly conduct; alcohol intoxication,
public place; resisting arrest.
Chtisty Gregory, 32, of Van
Lear, assault; alcohol intoxication, public place.
Melinda C. Ray, 35, of
Salyersville, public intoxication, controlled substance;
possession con trolled substance (eight counts): controlled substance, prescription,
not in original container (eight
counts).
Kevin F. Hicks, 19, of
Garrett, possession controlled
substance,
2 nd
degree,
unspecified; possession controlled substance, 3rd degree;
controlled substance, prescription, not in original container
(five counts).
James A. Osborne. 43, of
Preslonsburg, possession controlled substance, unspecified,
2nd degree; possession con
trolled substance, unspecified,
3rd degree; controlled subs tance, prescription not in
original container.
Hope Y. Rutherford, 3 1, of
Phelps, disorderly conduct;
harassment.
Amita Lazar, 28, of Melvin,
escape, 3rd degree.
Amanda Hughes, 19, of
Prestonsburg, public intoxication , cont rolled substance;
possession
marijuana;
use/possession drug paraphernalia.
Brandy Peret, 22, or
Prestonsburg, possession mar-
ijuana; public intoxication,
controlled substance; use/possession dmg paraphernalia.
Martin T. Hicks, 57, of
Preston.,burg, haras!-.ment.
Amanda McPeek. 24, of
Pikeville, alcohol intoxkation,
public place.
Claru Crum. 38. oi' Banner,
alcohol intoxication, puhl1c
place.
Charles E. Hamilton, 38, of
Galveston, alcohol intoxica
tion, public pla~;e.
Roger Allen Ray Jr., 37, of
Prestonsburg, alcohol mloxication, public place; disorderly
conduct: failure to noli fy
change of addresc;.
Joe David Stumbo. 56, of
Drift, alcohol intoxication,
public place.
Johnny C. Parsons. 47, of
Beaver, disorderly conduct;
resisting arrest; terroristic
threatening.
Andy Allen Layne, 30, of
Phelps, operating motor vehicle on suspended license; fail-
urc to maintain required insurance: failure to noufy of
address change; flceing/cvad
ing police; criminal mischief.
Ned Meade, 47, of Dema,
alcohol intoxication. public
place.
Danny Ray Bates, 15, of
Bypro, harassin)! communications.
Brian K. Prater. 37, of
Allen, criminal trespassing;
terroristic threatemng.
Wayne Clark, 64, or Tram,
harassment.
Jerry Len ville Oaks, 31, of
Prestonsburg, hunt/fish/trap
without license.
Michael Wright, 40, of
Printer, non-approved/insu ITicienl number personal f1oars.
Connie Rene Chapman, 39,
of
Pikeville.
nonapproved/insuiTicienl number
personal floats.
Earl Wayne Maynard. 35,
of Phyllis, motorboats to be
registered and numbered.
William Michael Campbell,
39, of Prestonsburg. failure to
wear personal flotation device,
less than 12 years old.
Robert Dale Lawson, 34, of
Martin, motorboats to be reg
istered and numbered.
Inspections
Jenny Wiley Convention
Center, Prestonsburg, regular
inspection. Violations noted:
Lack of accurate thermometers
in all refrigeration and frcczmg umts storing potentially
(See RECORD, page ten)
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t.S yoiA.Y F&lV~~tt-LtJ Stor-e!
:I·D.&Y S.&LE
Fri., Sat., & Sun., Aug. 24, 25, & 26
No Alcohol
.10110 SALE!
IQii#IO
I 'I
G;iorade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I0/$10
~;itine Crackers .....~...............10/$10 Bath Tissue ...................... l,.l#fQ
VI 'I
l'a I# 0
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I 0/$10 Spag./Meat Balls.....................1VI 'I 1
~hili.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I 0/$10 Ravioli ..........................14.s-oz. IQ~I l#fO
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IOil#fO
1
Pasta Sides~.................................
1,
Mini Ravioli.............
can 1VI 'I
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ll'ai#IQ
Rice Sides.....................................
1 'I 10 French or Italian Bread.... "1 'I
,./#IO
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Peanut Butter..................1s-oz.
'I
Bounty Paper Towels ........1VI.,
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IQii#IO
Frosted Fruito's.......................
1 .,
Shells 'n Cheese ........6.s~z. 1VI.,
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Apple Crunchies.....................
1~
Scalloped Potatoes ....
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Wheat Puffs.................................
1 .,
Instant Potatoes .......
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IOil#fO
1VI 'I 10
Frosted Flakes..........................
1 'I
Gen. Aspirin ....................
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10''#10
Cocoa Rageous.......................
1 'I
Shampoo .............................
VI 'I
,,.1#10
IQII#IO
Yellow Mustard .............
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Fruit Rageous............................
1 .,
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t~ght Bulbs .........................4-pk.ltJ/$1 tJ Sweet Relish.................... I,.I#IO
IOii#IO
Chips/Cheese Snack..........
1 .,
Baby Dills ...........................
"I/#10
'I
Hunt's
Ketchup ................................24-oz.
AngeiSoft
4 rons
Chef Boyardee, 14.5-oz. Can
..................................12-oz. Can
chetBoyardee
15-oz. Can
can
Lipton, Selected Varieties
chet aoyardee
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•
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14.5-oz.
Lipton, Selected Varieties
FreshBaked
Foodland
BigRoll
Flavorite
Leonardo Deluxe
Flavorite
Leonardo
·
s-oz.
Perfect Blend
'Fiavotite
13.3-oz.
,.,~
Healthy
Flavorite
1oo-ct.
Suave, Selected Varieties
Flavorite
1s-oz.
Flavorite
Forelli
.
24-oz.
Foretli
12-oz.
Forelli
Sargento
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12-oz.
5110 SALE
5.' I#IO
5.' l#fO
Tony's Pizza ..............................,.... 1 'I
MEAT SI'ECIALS
Frozen
While Supplies Last!
Frozen
Bucket Steak $299~1
Cube Steak
Lb. ~
Palermo's Pizza.......................... 1 .,
~;tergent.............................12a-oz. 5/$10
~~:;YK~ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S/$10
Sirloin
Tip Roast
24 Cans Pepsi Products
$
99
Limit 1 per family
with additional
$10.00 Purchase.
(Strictly enforced)
Additional urchases, and after 1ooo cases are sold-$4.99
Good Luck, Black.catsl
�A4 • FRIDAY~ AUGUST 24, 2007
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Worth Repeating ...
"Before God we are all
equally wise - and
equally foolish. "
-Albert Einstein
'Amemunent '1
C.JrrBreu ,lia(( make !'!". (aw r-esyectinB an _esta6rishment of re(itJinn, m·J1.1'ofiiGitiiYJ t(U' jn:e exercise tfiere~f, a6rfJBinB tfic fi-cedom of spcedi, or if the
_press; or tfi.: rtqfit ~f tlte _peoy{e to _peaceab{y assemGfe, and to _petition tfie gavcmment Jor a redress ofgrievances.
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G u e s t
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Editorial roundup
San Antonio Express-News, on the Freedom of Information Act:
T~e Freedom of Information Act is one of the most effective
tools the public has to hold government accountable.
Unfortunately, government officials try to evade accountability
by slow and inadequate responses to FOIA requests. Those seeking
information have had little recourse.
The Government Accountability Office'found the number of
pending FOlA requests carried over from year to year had risen to
about 200.000 in fiscal year 2005 a 43 percent increase over 2002.
A George Washington University study found requests have been
languishing for years, some for a decade, one for 20 years ....
The OPEN Act requires responses to FOIA requests within 20
days and bars agencies from collecting fees if they're late. Tt
allows a requester to recoup legal fees if a lawsuit is needed to
force an agency to produce information. And it creates an FOlA
ombudsman.
The House passed a similar measure in March. Differences
between the bills must be ironed out in conference committee, but
Congress is on the verge of giving citizens a needed lever to pry
open the files of unresponsive and secretive government officials.
The Courier. Finella}; Ohio, on the new presidential coins:
Take a look at the new presidential $1 coins being released by
the U.S. Minl. It may not hit you immediately ... but there's something missing....
Actually there are several things
items that have been
inscribed on every U.S. win as far back as we can remember. One
is the molto "In God We Trust." The second is the Latin phrase "E
Pluribus Unum," which means "from many, one." The third item is
the date of issue, and the fourth is the mint mark. ...
The mint has "im:used" the four items on the thin outside edges
of these coins ....
Perhaps the mint's bureaucrats didn't have the courage to eliminate "In God We Tmst" entirely, knowing the public outcry that
would follow, so they did the next-best thing: they hid it. Well,
there's more rhan one way ro separate church and state.
Judging from th'e e-mails on this topic flitting around the
Tntemet. a public outcry is in the works anyway. The U.S. Mint
ought to get the message - and find a way to incorporate these
. missing items into the coin designs in a way that can be seen ....
The Boston Globe, on Michael Vicks future:
Now that the ALlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has
decided to plead guilty to federal charges. he can be called what he
is: a sadist and a criminal. Yet when he gets out of prison, he'll be
an ex-convict without much of a future . To make clear that it won't
tolerate such odious behavior, the NFL should bar Vick from
returning to professional football for a longer time than he'll probably spend in jail. But if he behaves himself, his exile shouldn't be
a lire sentence.
Vick has yet to be sentenced in rederal court for conspiracy to
transport dogs across state lines for fights to the death, though he
is expected to get a year to 18 months ....
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell hao; acted judiciously so rar,
not condemning Vick at first, but ordering him to stay away from
the Falcons training camp while his accomplices turned against
him .... Disposition of the case in court is not enough. Vick lied to
Goodell in April when the commissioner asked him about the allegations. The league needs to apply its own penalties so that players .
get the message that crimes or coverups will not be tolerated in the
NFL ....
It would he reasonable for Goodell to impose a lengthy but limited suspension - three years or four years, perhaps - long
enough to put Vick on the downside of his career. Assuming he
slays in shape, he' ll still have a few football years left, if any NFL
team is wil1ing to accept the notmiety. ...
- L e t t e r ·s
Seeking info on
Hughes-Bald ridge
Lydia Margaret Baldridge was
horn on Dotson Branch in Floyd
£ounty, Kentucky,April16, 1858.
She was the third daughter of
Charles Baldridge and Amy Morris.
She married 1n Floyd County,
Kentucky, April 9, 1885, to Mathias
Hughes. Mathias Hughes was born in
June 1852, the son of John N. Hughes
and. Sarah Bentley from Peny
County, Kentucky. The marriage took
place at the home of W. P. Baldridge
in the presence of M. C. Music and
Pauline Caudill. Mathias Hughes and
his family lived in Johnson County,
Kentucky in 1900. Margaret reported
that she had given birth to eight children, six of whom were alive in 1900.
Apparently Margaret died in the early
1900's because Mathias Hughes
remarried
in
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, September 24, 1904, to
Ruth Owens, daLtghter of William
Owens and Sarah Mullins from
Breathitt County, Kentucky. Based
on the 1900 census of Johnson
County, Kentucky, the children of
Mathias Hughes and Lydia Margaret
Baldridge were:
l . Linda E. Hughes, born in
January 1886, married Jacob
Marsilleu.
2. Mary Darcus Hughes, born in
February 1887, married John Wright.
·3. Sarah J. Hughes, hom January
1. 1888. married James Marsillett.
4. John Malcolm Hughes, born in
February 1890, married Sally
Johnson.
I'm testin$
the w.ater...
5. James Henry Hughes, hom in
March 1899, married Ida Marsillett.
6. Rhoda Hughes, die.d as a child.
if anyone has any information on
this l'amily, please contact Dearl Faye
Holbrook, 143 Holbrook Hollow
Road, Prestonsburg, Ky. 41653, or
call (606) 886-8481.
Can't get help
1, Donna Williams, and my mother, Carol Williams, have been living
with a hole in our yard large enough
for two vehicles since April, which
was when the llood was. My home is
falling in the hole. The blocks arc
falling out from underneath the bath-
room and my child's room.
I have tried to get help. I talked to
Ronnie Akers. He came out and
looked at it with Doc Marshall and
Mike Jarrell. They said they would
move the trailer and fix the hole, but
nothing was ever done about it.
Now my mother has fallen in the
hold and hurt her leg. She is now on
crutche~ ami is in poor health anyway.
All we want is the hole fixed, to
keep anyone else from getting hurt
and my home from falling in the
hole. Where is FEMA when you really need them?
Carol Wi1liams
Donna Williams
Takih~the
Gau£m$the
Calili.ratinf the
measure ...
.of.rordec1sive
nv campaj9t
leader-
pulse ...
in!e~est ...
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�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
24, 2007 • AS
FRIDAY, AUGUST
Wall-to-Wal l Screens.- Dolby Sound, and Cupholdersf
by TOM DOTY
TiMES COLUMNIST
The Showt1me Network and a best foreign lilm nominee at this year's Oscars
proved to be your best het for home video
entertainment this week.
• '·Dexter: Season I" - Fans of CSlstyled shows should get a m<~jor kick out
of this cable se1ies which follows a en me
scene investigator who also moonllghts as
a serial killer. Dark comedtes are an i ITy
business, but tbis series nails it with a
combination or tight direction. solid
scripting (based on the novels of Mark
Lindsay) and compelling performances.
The stories focus on the titular character,
who is a sociopath always striving to
appear as normal. The success of the
series is due w no small part to leading
man Michael C. Hall. who actually manages to illicit sympathy as a serial killer
who was ratsed by a detective that understood what he was and instjiJcd moral
guidelines ror his son's ghoulish habits.
• "Perfect Stranger'' - This formula
thriller never nses above its mundane
plot, which follows an investigative
reporter who goes undercover to nail the
man she thinks killed her girlfriend. The
cast is professional enough but even the
likes of Halle Berry and Bruce Willb
can't save this tired thriller from its been
there/done thnt origin~.
• ':Broken English" - A 30-something New York woman falls in love with
a Frenchman in this light comedy that gets
by on seasoned performers who rise
above the material. Parker Posey stars a<; a
single woman whose best friend has a per
feet marriage. She is also constantly
reminded of her misfortunes by her overbearing mom (well-played by screen veteran Gena Rowlands). Into her life comes
a Frenchman who is challenged by the
English language and the hilarity hegins.
Okay yuks.
•
"Robocop; 20th Anniversary
l:dition,.
Director Paul Verhoven 's
futuristic police actioner holds up heauti-
fully in this two-disc set, which includes a
more violent director's edition. Peter
Weller stars as an honest lawman in
Detroit who is gunned down in the line of
duty hut brought back as a rampaging
cyborg designed to take the fight to the
criminals. Outlandish violence and savvy
soctal satrrc combme here tor a wicked
good lime for those viewers who can
stomach the graphic bloodletting.
• "The Lives or Others"- This nominee for best foreign film is a sly rehash of
Francis Copolla's "The Conversation." It
focuses on an East Berlin cop who is
ordered to eavesdrop on a playwright and
soon learns lhal his orders are being motivated by a b'Iudge and not any suspi~.:ion
or his subject. As a cop drama this one
moves kind of slowly, but as a drama
dealing with moral dilemmas, the pacing
is perfectly measured.
Next week look for comedies to reign
with the release of Will Ferrell's "Blades
of Glory" alongside the goofy "Kickin' It
Oh.l Skool.''
STRAND 1
MON.-SAT., 1:00-9:00;
MON.-SAT., 7:00-9:00;
SUN. l1:30J, 1:00-9:00
SUN. l1:30J, 7:00-9:00
SUNDAY MATINEE -· Open 1: 00 ; s t art'1:30
RIVERFILL 10 • PIKEVILLE
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Record
• Continued from p3
hazardous foods, non food
contact surfaces not properly
constmetcd or maintained,
sanitary towel or hand drying
device not provided at lavatory
or handwashing smk. toxic
items not properly stored.
Score: 91
Jenny
Wiley
Lotlge
Restaurant. Prestonsburg, reg
ular inspection. Violati"ons
noted: Lack of accurate thermometers in all refrigeration
and freezing units storing
potentially hazardous foods,
food not :protected during storage or preparation, lack of
erreclive hair restraints, where
chemical sanitization methods
are employed, operators not
providing and using chemical
test kits, cloths used for rood
and non food contact surfaces
not stored or rinsed frequently
in water sanitizing solution,
food contact !>urface of equipment and utensils not clean or
free of abrasiYe, sanitary towel
or hand drying device not provided at lavatory or handwashing sink. garbage and refuse
containers not covered as
required. floors not in good
rcpatr, attached equipment on
walls and ceilings not in good
repair, light fixture not shielded as required, toxic items not
properly stored. Score: 80
Subway, Prestonsburg. regular inspection. Violations
noted: Non food contact surfaces not properly constructed
or maintained, cloths used for
food and non food contact surfaces not stored or rinsed fre
qucntly in water sanitizing
solution, toilet room doors not
self closing, floors not in good
repair, lighting not provided a<;
requireJ, employees personal
items not stored properly.
Score: 93
Christian
Appalachian
Project, Endiwtt. regular
inspection. Violations noted:
Food not protected during
storage or service, non rood
contact surfaces not properly
constructed or maintained ,
sanitary towel or hand drying
device not provided at lavatory
or handwa~hing sink. floors
not in good repair. cleaning
and maintenance equipment
not properly stored. Score: 93
Christian
Appalachian
Pwject Youth Camp, Martin,
regular inspection. Violations
noted: Some toilet facility in in
need or toilet tissue in dispenser. Score: 99
Comfort
Suites,
Prestonsburg, regular inspection. Violations noted: Smoke
detector found not in working
order With hare wires exposed.
Score: 96
Comfort
Suites
Pool ,
Prestonsburg, regular inspec
tion.
Violations
noted :
Operator testing log not being
maintained. Score: 98
Comfort
Suites
Spa,
Prestonsburg, regular inspection. Violations noted: Spa
found without a trace of disin
rectant although corrected during inspection, operators log
not being maintained. Score:
95
Property Transfers
Kathy L. Tackett to Mary E.
Rose, property location undisclosed.
Misty D. Tackell to Esta
Kay and Hank Willian1s. property location undisclosed.
Orville Tackett Jr. to Esta
Kay and Hank Williams, property location undisclosed.
James Robert Turner to
James W. Turner, property
located at Southern Camp
Road.
Sheila Turner to James W.
Turner, properl} located at
Southern Camp Road.
Bill Webb to Barbara
Spradlin, property location
undisclosed.
Kelly J. Whittingt(>n to
Michael and Sheny Crum,
property located at Allen.
Rhonda K. Whittington to
Michael and Sherry Crum,
property located at Allen.
Carlotta Williams to Misty
D. Tackett and Orville Tackett
Jr., property located at Little
Mud Creek.
Carlotta Williams to. Esta
Kay and Hank.Williams, property location undisclosed.
Clara Williams to Misty D .
Tackct£ and Orville Tackett Jr..
property located at Little Mud
Creek.
Clinton Williams to Misty
D. Tackett and Orville Tackell
Jr., property located at Little
Mud Creek.
Clinton Williams to Esta
Kay and Hank Williams. property location undisclosed.
Edgar Williams to Misty D.
Tackett and Orville Tackett Jr.,
property located at Little Mud
Creek.
Edgar Williams to Esta Kay
and Hank Williams, property
location undisclosed.
Esta Williams to Misty D.
Tackett and Orville Tackett Jr.,
property located at Little Mud
Creek.
Hank Williams to Misty D.
Tackett and Orville Tackett Jr.,
property located at Littlc Mud
Creek.
Loraine Williams lo Misty
D . Tackett and Orville Tackett
Jr., property located at Little
Mud Creek.
Loraine Williams to Esta
Kay and Hank Williams, property locatwn undisclosed.
Michelle Williams to Misty
D. Tackett and Orville Tackett
Jr., property located al Lillie
Mud Creek.
Michelle Williams to Esta
Kay and Hank Wil1iams, properly location undisclosed.
Myrna Williams to Misty
D. Tackett and Orville Tackett
Jr., property located at Little
Mud Creek.
Myrna Williams lo Esla
Kay and Hank Williams, prop·
erty location undisclosed.
Patiicia Williams to Misty
D. Tacken and Orville Tackett
Jr., property located at Littlc
Mud Creek.
Patricia Williams to Esta
Kay and Hank Williams, property location undisclosed.
Paul L. Williams to Misty
D . Tackett and Orville Tackett
Jr.. property located at Little
Mud Creek.
Paul L. Williams to Esta
Kay and Hank Williams, properly location undisclosed.
Tracy Williams to Misty D.
Tackett and Orville Tackett Jr.,
property located at Little Mud
Creek.
Tracy Williams to Esta Kay
and Hank Williams, property
location undisclosed.
Dana Kent Pogo Moore to
Angela
and
Kenn~th
Hamilton, property location
undisclosed.
Edglc Moore Jr. to Angela
and Kenneth Hamilton, property location undisclosed .
Edgle Moore Jr. to Angela
and Kenneth Hamilton, property location undisclosed.
Kimberly D . Moore to
Gregory Burke. property
located at Beed1 Tree
SubdivisiOn.
Pamela Sharon Moore to
Angela
and
Kenneth
Hamilton, property location
undisclosed.
Sharon Moore to Angela
and Kenneth Harrulton, property location undisclosed.
Tammy Moore to Angela
and Kenneth Hamilton, property location undisclosed.
Emma Music to Misty D.
Tackett and Orville Tackett Jr.,
property located at Little Mud
Creek.
Emma Music to Esta Kay
and Hank Williams, property
loc-dtion undisclosed.
Kenny Music to Misty D.
Tackett and Orville Tackett Jr..
property located al Little Mud
Creek.
Kenny Mustc to Esta Kay
and Hank Williams. property
location undisclosed.
Connie
Newsome
to
Lawren~.:e and Lucy Samons,
properly location undisclosed.
Denver
Newsome
to
Lawrence and Lucy Samons,
property location undisclosed.
Anita Noble Lo Gary Noble,
property located at Ruford
Crum Subdivision.
PIC Real Estate LLC to
Dance Etc., propelty located at
Cliff
Industrial
Site
Subdivision.
Rhonda Parsons to Michael
W. Crum and Sherry Crum,
property located at Allen.
Argus Richardson to Argus
and Barbara S. Richardson.
properly location undisclosed.
Crystal Spurlock to Dana
Spurlock, property located at
Keathley
Spradlin
Subdivision.
Hobert Spurlock to Barry
Spurlock, prope11y located at
Keathley
Spradlin
Subdivision.
Hc,bert Spurlock to Ricky
Spurlock, property located at
Keathley
Spra(Uin
Subdivision.
Hobert Spurlock to Katie
Tson, Dale McKinney, Barry
Spurlock, Dana Spurlock,
Lamarr Spurlock and Ricky
Spurlock, pro1>erty located at
Keathley
Spradlin
Subdivision.
Hobert Spurlock to Lamarr
Spurlock, property located at
Keathley
Spradlin
Subdivision.
Hobert Spurlock to Dale
McKinney, property located at
Keathley
Spradlin
Subdivision.
Hobert Spurlock to Dana
Spurlock, prope11y located at
Keathley
Spradlin
Subdi v1si on.
Audrey Stanley to Clifford
and Kathy Hall, property
located at Lillle Mud Creek.
Audrey Stanley to Misty D.
Tackett and Orville Tackett Jr.,
property located at LiLLie Mud
Creek.
Audrey Stanley to Esta Kay
and Hank Williams, property
location undisclosed.
Jimmy R. Hamilton to
Helen and Jimmy E. Hamilton,
property located at Shop
Branch Road.
Nancy Hamilton to Helen
and Jimmy· E. Hamtlton. property located at Shop Branch
Road.
Norma Jean Hmnilton to
Jeanette and Scott Cochran,
property location undisclosed.
Lamiki Hicks to Adam W.
Hicks. property location
undisclosed.
HSBC 'Mortgage Services
Tnc. to Max Carty, properly
located ar Auxier.
Brian Isaac to Luke Jones,
property located at Otter
Creek.
Charles Ray Johnson to
Robin E. Blackburn, property
located at Weeksbury.
Judy Johnson to Rohin E.
Blackburn, property located at
Weeksbury.
Phyllis Latta to Misty D.
Tackell and Orville Tackett Jr..
property located at Little Mud
Creek.
Phyllis Latta to Esta Kay
and Hank Williams, property
location undisclosed.
Doris Anne Leedy to Miller
Bros Coal LLC, property location undisclosed.
Ronnie Leedy to Miller
Bros. Coal LLC, property
location undisclosed.
David F. May to to Da'vid F.
May and Lois May, property
located at Allen.
Lois May to David F. May
and Lois May, property located at Allen.
Mona May to Jimmy C.
Webb, propeny located at
Briarwood Subdivision.
Gwen McCollum to Miller
Bros. Coal, property localion
undisclosed.
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A6
FLOYD COUNTY
Fea/ure.t Edilor
Kmhv Prater
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Allen Central • page A7
Betsy Layne Elem. • page A7
McDowell Elem. • page A7
www.floydcountytlmes.com
Birthdays • page A7
Weddings • page AB
'Anniversaries • page AS
FAMILY MEDICINE
Doctor can help daughter's head lice;
don't worry about dog - Page A7
"The .6.E.SI source for local and regional society news"
Email: features@floydcountytimes.com
THROUGH MY EYES
Never to·o
old to learn
Talking to a new friend on the
internet this
past week, 1
found T was
being asked
many ques
tions
about
our fair state.
·'Are there lots
of horses in
F l o y d
County?"
"How about
Kathy Prater tobacco? is
Lifestyles editor tobacco grown
there?"
Funny how we can take so
much lor granted about our immediate environment. It's interesting
to note how curious others can be.
So, 1 informed my newfound
friend that yes, people do keep
horses in Floyd County, but the
fields where the throughbreds run
arc mostly in central Kentucky, a-;
welJ as, as far as I know, the fields
wherein the tobacco grows.
(Being a non-smoker, I would prefer to think that fields or tobacco
arc now a non-existent thing, hut 1
know beller. Perhaps, however,
that time is on its way...)
Anyway, school is back in session and 1 know that sometimes
(Sec EYES. page eight)
DINNER DIVA
Enjoying
the cooking
process
by LEANNE ELY
One of my beefs (pardon the
pun) with fast food is the whole .
"fa-;t'' clement of it. 1 mean, sometimes you need to just get dinner
(or whatever
meal) done so
you can get
onto the next
thing . But if
everything in
life is rush
rush rush, the
or
beauty
everyday living gets lost in
Lenne Ely
the
shuffle.
Appreciating
the liule things, the moments, the
meals together. .. is all but forgotLen in the rush to get to yet anolh·
cr destination . Honestly, there is
true grati ncation in procuring,
preparing and then eating a nice
dinner.
This all happens when you arc
selecting good produce and other
ingredients for that meal , then
you're back in the kitchen chopping and smelling the savoriness
of onions cooking, listening for
(Sec DIVA, page eight)
Anthony Mullins, Floyd County Conservation District, recognized
board member Ruby Akers for 30 years of service to the district at
a meeting held Tuesday morning at the district office, located on
Brandy Keg.
photos by Kathy J. Prater
Floyd Allen, right, was presented wi.t h a certificate of recognition
for 15 years of service to the Floyd County Conservation District
by Anthony Mullins, this past Tuesday morning.
FCCD presents service awards,
discusses water quality
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
Floyd Countians have long been proud of their
local waterways. A rich history of independence
and tourism comes to the area via Dewey Lake, the
Big Sandy River, and the counties many creeks
and streams.
Hence, protecting those waterways should be of
primary importance to local citizens and stewards.
Thinking along this line, Tony Grubb, conservation technician, Floyd County Conservation
District, welcomed Ken Cooke, of the Division of
Water, to a meeting held in the district office this
past Tuesday morning.
Cooke was on hand Lo issue a report on the staLe
of Floyd County's waters. A report compiled from
the results or stream samples gathered by local citizens during the lac;t year.
"These test resulls are important:· Cooke said,
"because they help us answer questions like 'Is the
water safe? Is it safe to drink? To swim in? Is it
safe to cat the fish?'," he said.
Al:cording to Cooke, water sampling has been
conducted in Royd County since 1995, bringing
over 10 years of test results to the area in regard to
the safety and potability or the county's streams.
"Two of the primary things we measure for arc
e.coli and coliform. two things that live inside us,"
he said. "And if they can be in our gut. then they
can be in our streams," he continued.
"Local watershed watches." Cooke said, "can
help us find out if a stream is clean or if it's dirty;
plus, they can help us gel money for clean ups."
Presently, there is work to be done in cleaning
up the county's waterways but "we can't exactly
put a smiley face or a frown on the county as a
whole," Cooke said. "There are just too many factors at play for ir to work that way."
According to Grubb, a wide variety of factors
play into the process of water quality in our waterways. Factors sud1 as log!:,ring pral:tices, new land
development, increased populations, and the use of
photo by Kathy
antiquated sewage systems.
''A lot of factors have to be considered," Grubb
said. "Fields that were once used for nothing but
growing corn crops are now hab!tated b)' people.
Fam ilies have built homes on those fields.
lncrcascd population is a big factor that comes into
play. But water quality is not determined by just
one set of factors, it's a culminat10n or many."
We miss our critters when we travel
by MARLA CILLEY
Traveling is always fun and T gel lo
go more than most. This past mouth 1
have been on the road, in the air and on
the sea. Alll can say is that for as much
tun traveling is; the homecoming is the
best parl.
When we pulled up into our drive
way we were greeted by the sounds of
our three dogs harking to welcome us
home. Our little hound dog jumped
into the back of the truck after she
jumped up on me and wagged her tail.
The other two dogs danced on the back
deck and could not wait to have a fiveway rolling ruppy light with the two of
us in the middle. They were very happy
to see us but not as much as we were to
pet them. Our critters do become part
of our lives.
Last year, T got the strangest email
from a man in Seattle,> Washington. He
said, "T used to do a Google search on
my last name and 1 always came up
lirsl. Now when T do the Google
search, your name comes up first: just
who are you and what do you do?"
u.
Prater
A visitor from the Kentucky Division of Water was on hand at a recent meeting held at the Floyd
County Conservation Oistric~ office to discuss water sampling results in the Floyd County area.
Come to lind out he was a long lqst
cousin of my husband, Robert Cilley.
Brad Cilley is a travel agent, speciali/·
ing in tours; his company is Northwest
Travel Services, http://www.nwtravcl.com/. He was working on a Cilley
Family cruise. We told him we would
love to be a part of a cruise. We mel
him last summer in Seattle when he
came to one of our RyFests at a bookstore. This is when we started planning
the FlyLady Cruise.
We just spent a wonderful week
cruising to Alaska! I finally got to see a
Though many Floyd County streams have been
damaged, still others appear to still be safe, and
again according to Grubb. "those streams are now
m need of protectiOn."
To learn more about hO\V you can help monitor
water quality and protect streams and waterways.
(Scl'
AWARDS, page eight)
glacier. We traveled with lots of old
friends and made man}' new ones.
There was a fun time had by all. The
hardest part for me was the lack or
internet connectivity but I guess it is
time for me to let go and have a good
time without my computer. 1f you ever
get a chance to see Alaska then do it.
Our favorite part was seeing tl1c glaciers up dose ~md flying over them in a
float plane. My assistant's favorite part
was the sled dogs and all the puppies!
Laura and Bru~e. our dear friends. celebrated their 25th anniversary on the
Noon.lam . Laura's fa\Orile part was the
fishing t:Jip. Our vet. Clyde Brooks.
<See FLY LADY, page eight)
t~
2001 Flvlactv All Rlqhts Reserved
�FRIDAY,
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
AUGUST 24, 2007 • A7
fi.i•
Doctor may help with daughter's
amil'V R~l~
_,
edicine head lice; don't worry about dog
~'
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Martha A Simpson, no, M.B.A.
Associ.t:J.te Professor
ofFtJmiJy Medkine
Q
My daughter came home from
camp witlz head lice. 1 have
treated her once and now she
mz ago in. Wlwt can I do to
keep her jivm getting them a third
time? Also, I am concenzed that our
dog may get them as well.
A
Head lice are quite common.
particularly among schoolaged children and other
groups where there is frequent physical contact. Your daughter' s situation
sounds rypical. She and her camping
buddies probably slept dose to each
other in a tent or cabin, and in waking
hours they likely engaged in uctivi
lies like arm wrestling, pillow fighting, etc., that involve close physical
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
• August 27 - School pictures,
8:30a.m.
• Sept. 12 -Youth Services Center
Advisory Council, regular meeting, 4
p.m., in YSC oftice. All members
encouraged to attend. Public is invited.
• Sign-ups now going on for 6th
grade girls Respect Society. Space is
limiled. Contact YSC for more info.
• YSC will be sending home calendars and newsletters with school
events and other information on the
last day of each month. Please watch
for your student to bring home these
items.
• Lending Library available for
student/parent use. Pamphlets, videos,
books and more on a variety of topics
available.
• A nurse from the FCHD is currently available at the school to provide services including: School physicals, immunizations, WlC, well-child
exams, etc. Call886-1297 to schedule
an appointment. Child does not have
to be a student at AMS to receive ser
vices.
• Parents, guardians, and community members interested in volunteering al the school may contact the YSC
to schedule a time for Confidentiality
Training/Crime Check. Training must
be completed each year in order to
remain on the approved volunteer list.
Call 886-1297.
• The Youth Services Center is
open each weekday from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m., and later by appointment.
Services offered to students and families regardless of income. Coordinator
is Michelle Keathley. Center telephone is 886-1297.
contact. They also might have shared
items s .tch as hat<>. combs, brushes
and barrettes.
Next, let me give you some general information on head lice before I
answer your questions more directly.
Adult lice are visible as very small
specks or dots on the scalp. ln fact,
they are so small that you '11 probably
find using a magnifying glass makes
rhcm easier to sec. These tiny insect'!
bite the scalp to feed. This produces
local skin initation that is usually
noticed as itching, red areas rather
than as pain.
In addition to biting, the adult lice
lay eggs, called nits, which are
attached to hair shafts. The nits take
years); T.B. skin test; 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. Dull Elementary
Family Resource Center prov!des services for all families regardless of
income. We arc located in the tan
metal building at the rear of the
school. Contact persons arc Judy
Handshoe, coordinator.
May Valley Elementary
• August 28 - FRC Advisory
Council meeting, 4 p.m., in school
library. Open to public.
• Parent Lending Library is available to parents for video check-outs.
A variety of topics arc 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, WTC
program, hlood pressure checks, and
more. Must call the FRC at285-0321
for an appointment.
McDowell Elementary and Family
Resource Center
•
Floyd
County
Health
Department Nurse Joy Moore, is at
the center the first three Mondays
each month to administer immunizations, T.B. skin tests, well-child
exams, WTC, prenatal and post-partum services, and school physicals.
Call 377-2678 l"or an appoimment.
• Parent lending library available
to all parents for video/book checkouts. A variety of topics arc available.
• Family Resource Center is open
weekdays, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Center
is located upstairs in the old high
· school building, on the McDowell
Allen Central High School •
Elementary School campus. For fur• August 24 - Junior class rings ther information, call Clara Johnson,
director, at 377-2678. The McDowell
will be delivered.
• Center hours: 8 a.m. to 3 :30 FRC provides services to all MES stup.m., Mon. thru Fri. Sharon Collins, dents and their families, regardless of
coordinator. Telephone 35~-304~. income.
Center provides services for all families regardless of income.
Mountain Christian Academy
• Tuition assistance and bus transAllen Central Middle School
portation is available. For more infor• Career Decisions and Job mation or a tour of the school, call
Development videos available in YSC 285-5141 or 285-5142.
lending library.
• Call 285-5141, Mon. thru Fri.,
• The ACMS Youth Service from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Center offers services to all families,
• MCA is an accredited nonregardless or income. For more in for- denominational Christian school.
. mation. call Marilyn Bailey, center
Prestonsburg Elementary and
coordinator, at 358 0134.
Family Resource Center
Allen Elementary and Family
• School Hours: 8:15 a.m. to 3
Resource Youth Service Center.
p.m.*
• Call Allen Elementary Youth
• Oct. 11 - School pictures.
Service Center at 874-0621 to sched• The Family Resource Center is
ule your child's Hepatitis B vaccina- open weekdays 8 a.m.-4 p.m.. and
tion, immunil'.ations, and WTC later by appointment. Oflice provides
appointment<;.
services for all families, regardless of
income.·
Betsy layne Elementary
• Call 886-7088 for information
• Center hours arc 8 a.m. to 3 and refenals regarding GED classes.
p.m., Mon. thru Fri. Center o±Iers ser- preschool child care, and other provices to all families, regardless of grams or services offered to the comincome.
munity.
• The Betsy Layne Elementary
Family Resource Youth Service South Floyd Yo uth Servtces Center
Center is located in the 7th and 8th
• Parents needing assistance with
grade wing. The goal of the FRYSC is daycare may contact Mable Hall for
lO meet the needs of all children and information, or the "A Step Ahead"
their families who reside in the com- daycare center, at 452 1100.
munity or neighborhood by the school
• SFMS parent~ with concerns
in which the caner is located. For fur- ahout your child's grades, visit the
ther information, please contact the STI Home! site at http://iiod.ssts.com
and click on the ST1 program. Select
center at 478-5550.
•
Brian H. Akers, Center state, county, school, child's pin number and password. You may view your
Coordinator.
child's attendance record. class average, schedule, grades, and discipline
Duff Elementary
• Floyd County Health Dept. is on referrals. Questions? Call452-9607.
• Walking track open to public
site three days per month. Services
include 6th grade school entry physi- (track closed during special events).
• The center has n one-slop career
cal; kindergarten, Head Start and
well-child physicals (age birth to I H station satellite that is available to the
about one month to hatch and another two to three weeks to mature into
adults. These n·e w adults then contin ue their life cycle on that individual,
or they may be spread to someone
else.
Now, with that background, let me
an~wer your question more directly.
It can be difficult to tell if your child
has lice a second time or if the l"irst
treatment didn't eradicate the lice
completely. Not only does the hair
and scalp need to he treated when
someone has head lu.:e, the clothing
and living area must be cleaned as
well. Other famlly members need to
be checked ror lice a~d tremed il" they
have it.
When the infested person is treated, you need· to wash the clothing
they have worn for the previous 48
hours as well as their bed linens.
When clothing and bedding are
washed, it needs to be in hot water
and dried in the drier at high heat as
well. Clothing that is not washable
should be sent out to the dry cleaners.
Stuffed anim;ds and things Lhat can't
be washed or dry cleaned should be
scaled in an air tight bag for two
weeks to klll all of the lice. Be sure to
clean all combs and brushes in rubbmg alcohol. Overstuffed furniture
and carpeti~g o;;hould he vacuumed.
There arc several things that can
lead to treatment l"ailure. Many people wash the hair with regular shampoo tlio soon after treatment. You
should not rc-shampoo the hair for at
least two days after the treatment.
This will give it time to work. Also. if
you don't use enough of the medicat
ed shampoo,· you will get a treatment
failure.
Another problem that some people
have is that they don't do an adequate
job of combing out the nits. The com
mon ovcr-the-countei medicated
shampoo. Rld. only kllls the live hce,
and the eggs (nits) have to he combed
out. Nix. also available without a pre
scription, does kill nits.
community as well as students.
• 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. lo 4
p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
• For more information call 4529600 or 452-9607, ext. 243 or 153.
be appreciated and utilized by OES
students.
• The Family Resource Center is
located in the central buildmg ofW.D.
Osborne Elementary. Those wishing
more information about the center are
welcome to visit, or call. Ask for
Cissy (center coordinator). Center
telephone and fax: (606) 452-4553.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud Creek
Family Resource & Youth Service
Center
• Lost & Found located in Family
Resource Center.
• The Mud Creek FRYSC is located on the tight. by the school gymnasium. Services arc offered to all families, regardless or income. For more
information. call Anita Tackett, center
coordinator at 587-2233.
W.O. Osborne "Rainbow Junction"
Family Resource Center
• The FRC accepts donations of
children's clothing, shoes, belts, bt>ok
hags, etc. May he u:-ed but need to be
in good condition. Donated items will
Wesley Christian School
• WCS Learning Center accepts
toddlers, preschool age (2-4). Hours:
7:30a.m. to 5:00p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
• For more information about
Wesley Christian School, call 8748328.
Big Sandy Community & Technical
College Adult Education and GED
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. McDowell FRC; Martin Comm. Ctr.;
Auxier Learning Or.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Mud
Creek Clinic; BSCTC.
9:30 a.m. lo I 2 p.m. - Dixie
Finally. there are lice that have
become resistant to the common
treatments. If that is the case. you'll
need to consult your doctor. He or she
may prescribe different lice-killing
medicatiuns and possibly oral antibiotics. As for the dog, they don't get
head lice, so they can't gel it or give
it to you .
Family Medicine® is a weekly
column. To submit questions, write to
Martha A. Simpson, D.O .. M.B.A.,
Ohio
Unil·ersity
College
of
Osteopathic Medtcine, PO. Rox 110,
Athens, Ohio 45701, or via e-mail to
readerques tions @fa milymedicinenews.org. Medical information in
this column is provided as an educatimza/ sen ice only. It does not
replace the ;udgmellt ofyour personal physician, who should he relied
on to dia~nose and recommend
treatment for any medical conditions. Past columns are available
nnline at familymedicinenews.nrg.
Apartments
I 4:30p.m. Betsy Layne FRYSC;
BSCTC.
6-8 p.m. - Auxier Learning Ctr.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Martin Comm. Ctr.; Auxier Learning
Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p .m. - Layne House;
BSCTC.
6-8 p.m. - BSCTC.
Thursday. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.- Mud
Creek Clinic; BSCTC.
8:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m.- Weeksbury
cc.
1-4:30 p.m. -Betsy Layne YSC;
BSCTC.
6-9 p.m. - Martin Comm. Ctr.
Also, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
Mondays and Wednesdays at Drug
Court.
Kay Hale Ross - Manager of Adult
Education, 886-7334
Ltsa Pelfrey -Assistant
Ron Johnson, Stephania Conn,
Lynn Hall, Nancy Bormes, and
Wayne Combs - Adult Education
teachers.
~irtfidays
Kage is 7!
Kage Raymond Hall turned seven years old on August
16, 2007. Kage is the son of Kenneth and Sherry Hall,
of McDowelL He has five brothers and sisters, Katy,
Kodl, Korrl, Kennedy, and Kenton. He Is the grandson
of Raymond and Margie Hall, and Willie and Opal
Moore, all also of McDowell. Kage attends the second
grade at McDowell Elementary.
Look who's 1!
William Carson Dale Holbrook celebrated his first
birthday on July 24, 2007, with friends and fami ly. He
is the son of William and Shea Holbrook, of
Prestonsburg. He is the grandson of Ricky and Tonia
Robinson, of Prestonsburg, and William and Mary
Holbrook, of Banner.
Alexa is 1!
Alexa Kate Morris celebrated her first birthday on
August 16, 2007. Alexa is the daughter of Greg and
Tara Morris, of Paintsville. She Is the granddaughter
of David "Acie" and Kathy Shepherd, of Hueysville,
and Bill and Betty Morris, of Tyner. She is the greatgranddaughter of Shelby and Sonny Conley, of
Hueysville, and Pat and Gene Shepherd, of Martin.
Friends and family gathered to celebrate the occasion
on Saturday, August 18, at Jenny Wiley State Park.
Happy Birthday, Korri!
Korri Hall will celebrate her 14th birthday on Saturday,
August 25, 2007. Korri is the daughter of Kenneth and
Sherry Hall, of McDowell. She Is a sister to Katy, Kodl,
Kennedy, Kenton and Kage. She Is the granddaughter
of Raymond and Margie Hall, and Willie and Opal
Moore, all of McDowelL Korri is a freshman at South
Floyd High School.
�A8 • FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
~nniversaries
50th Wedding
Anniversary Celebration
60th Wedding Anniversary
Alvin and Louise Webb, of Wayland, recently celebrated their
60th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their
A celebration in honor of 50 years of love and devotion will family. The couple were joined In marriage on August 23,
be hosted by the children of Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Shelby 1947. The union produced two daughters, Debbie
Willis on Saturday, August 25, 2007, from 1-5 p.m., at the Henderson, of Wayland, and Linda Layne, of Nancy. Mr. and
Prestonsburg Senior Citizens Center (located on the corner Mrs. Webb also have five grandchildren and seven greatof Route 1428 and 302 -follow the signs to Jenny Wiley State· grandchildren.
Park).
Mr. and Mrs. Willis were married on August 31, 1957, In
Pikeville. Their union produced two sons, Don (Kaye) and
Ronald (Lisa). They have three grandchildren, Jennifer, Joey
and Ashleigh, and one great-grandson, Ryan Smith.
Their family cordially invites all friends and family members
• Continued from p6
to come join them In this special celebration honoring the
teachers look for mteresting wetghmg 68,000 pounds, can
special bonds of love and marriage.
tidbits to share among our he <>een at the Louivillc
pages, so I thought I'd pass Slugger Museum in Lomsville
along this liule "Kentucky (Jerrerson Co.).
Trivia" ematl I received ti·om a
• Chevrolet Corvettes are
reader some months past.
manufactured only in Bowling
• Continued from p6
Hope you find a tidbit of Green.
•
interest.
• Covington (St. Mary's
the sound of the water boiling • 1/2 cup· balsamic vinegar
• 1792 - Kentucky \vas the Cathedral-Basilica of the
for pasta, hem·ing the sizzle of • 1/4
cup olive oil
tirst state on the. western fron
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a steak on the grill .. all of • I 7-ounce jar roasted red
tier 10 join the Union.
world's largest hand hlown
these things activate your peppers
drained and
stained
glass window in exis
•
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(first
promoted)
senses when you Lake the time chopped
Mammoth Cave, with 336+ tence. 11 measures an astoundto partake in the pleasure of • I
2 I /4-ounee jar kalamiles of mapped passages, is ing 24 teet by 6 7 feet and con
cooking. lf you have a signifi- mala olives - drained and pitthe world's longest cave. Tl is lains 117 dill'erent figures.
cant other, all the better!
ted
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feet deep and contains at
• The world's largest cruThe poinl is. we have the • 1
8-ounce jar marinated
least 5 levels of passages. It's cifix, standing at sixty (60)
ahilily Lo transform the mun- mushrooms -- drained
second only to Niagara Falls feel tall, is in Bardstown
dane into something spectacu- • 1
6-ouncc jar marinated
(Nelson Co.).
lar and worthy
a lillie extra artichoke hearts - drained and as the most popular tourist
auractmn in the US. It became
• Fort Knox holds more
time. Not everyday; hut some- chopped
a National Park on July t, than $6 billion worth of gold times we can afford the time to • I
cup diced Provolone
the largest amount stored any1941.
really enjoy one of the basics cheese
where in d1e world.
•
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The
first
enamel
in life that we need to do • 2
tablespoons minced
b~hlub
was
made
in
•
The JIF plant in
daily-the preparing of and fresh parsley
Lexington is the world's
Louisville
eating a meal together.
ln a large howl. thoroughly
• 1883 The first electric largest peanut butter producA fellow cookbook author, combine pasta, sauce, vinegar
light bulb was shown in ing facility.
Terrence
Brennan
said. and oil. Add remaining ingreLouisville. Thoma~ Alva
•
Kentucky has more
"There's no sanctuary more dients; mix well. Serve chilled.
Edison introduced his inven- resort parks than an) other
qualified to restore one's sense
Per Sen·ing: 398 Calories;
tion to crowds at tllc Southern state in the nation.
of humanity ... than time spent 13g Fat (29.3ck calories .fivm
Exposition.
• Middlesboro is the only
around a dinner table with fat);
14g
Protein; 57g
• 1887- Mother's Day was United States city built inside
one's family and fnends.''
Carbohydrate; 51? Dietary
first observed in Henderson by a meteor crater.
To that I say a hearty
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Price-Bradford
Allen and Leslie Gibson, of Elkhorn City, are pleased to
announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter,
Cassie Lee Price, to Jonathan Michael Bradford, the son of
John R. Bradford, of Weeksbury, and Mischele Bradford, ot
Ivel.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Ella Price and the
late Estill Price, and Sadie Ruth Bartley and the late Lester
Bartley. She is a 2001 graduate of Elkhorn City High School,
and a 2005 graduate of Morehead State University. She Is
employed as art director by Magic Media.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Willard Bradford
and the late Mary Francis Bradford, and the great-grandson
of Minnie Conley, and the late Lewis Conley. He is a 2000
graduate of Betsy Layne High School, and a 2005 graduate of
Morehead State University. He is employed by Appalachian
Wireless as an IT admi:listrator.
The couple will be united in marriage at the Hylton Freewill
Baptist Church, at five o' clock In the evening, on August 25,
2007.
The duties of matron-of-honor and bridesmaid will be performed by sisters of tne bride, Deana Ann Cundiff and Kelli
Oliva Gibson.
The duties of best man and groomsmen will be performed by
Brad Compton, cousin of the groom, and Shawn Sword and
Michael Halfhill, friends of the groom.
A reception will be held at the church, following the wedding
ceremony.
The couple will honeymoon at Ocracoke Island, NC.
Following, they will return to reside at lvel.
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Fly Lady
• Continued from p6
and his wife, Linda, and their
son. Keith, were with us on
this cruise. Clyde wrote an
ama7ing book that is about h1s
life of ''Tending Critters m the
Ridges." Check it out:
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rn/. He loves his critters and
ours, too.
We all had a wonderful
time. Tomorrow life get· back
Lo normal; whate,er that is! It
starts with unpacking our suitcases. Robert'<; will he very
easy to unpack. lie wore
everything but one short
sleeved shirt His clothes filled
one half of a suitcase. My
clothing and sluff look over
the other three and a half suit
case~ plus a carry-on with my
t:omputer stuiT. Tomorrow T
wilt separate what 1 wore from
what T didn't wear and build a
new travel Control Journal for
my">elf. T know 1 can do this. contact Grubb at the Floyd
foo many bags make traveling County Conservanon Distnct
tougher than it needs to be. T al 889-9800.
ln otl1er business bcmg conam going to simpli-FI ,Y t
ducted at the FCCO ol'lice th1s
f'or more help gettmg rid of past week, local citizens Ruhy
your CHAOS, check out A.kero; and Floyd Allen were
Fhlady ·~ Yl'ebsire mul join her recognized for their dedicated
free 11wntorins_: group at sen·1ce to the Floyd County
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ll1ed bv permission in this
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• Continued from p6
Conservation District. Akers
ha<; served as a board member
to the district for the past 30
years; Allen for the past 15.
The
l-loyd
County
Conservation District welcomes public vis1ts, attendance
at board meetings, and comments and input at all times.
Visit The Times online at
www. floydcountytimes.com
· Tackett-Tackett
Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Brenda Tackett, of Wheelwright, are
pleased to join with Mr. and Mrs. Joey and Cheryl Tackett, of
Weeksbury, in announcing the engagement and forthcoming
marriage of their children, Amy Marie Tackett and Adam
Tackett.
The bride-elect is a 2002 graduate of South Floyd High
School and a 2004 graduate of Big Sandy Community and
Technical College, from which she holds an associates of
science degree. She Is currently employed at Otter Creek
Correctional Center.
She is the maternal granddaughter of Rose and Everett
("Pete") Johnson, of Wheelwright, and the late Johnny
Johnson, formerly of Hi Hat. Her paternal grandparents are
the late Hassel and Martha Roblnson-Tackett, formerly of
Wheelwright.
The prospective groom is a 1998 graduate of South Floyd
High School. He is currently employed at Universal Wells, in
Allen. He is the maternal grandson of the late Tennis and Mae
Mullins Bates, formerly of Wadsworth, Ohio. His paternal
grandparents are the late Elmer and Lexie Johnson Tackett,
formerly of Melvin.
The couple will wed on September 1, 2007, at half past three
o'clock in the afternoon, at the Wheelwright Freewill Baptist
Church. A dinner reception will immediately follow in the
church cafeteria.
The gracious custom of an open church wedding will be
observed.
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Friday, August 24, 2007
Sports Editor:
Steve eMaster
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MSU men's team set to tour Canada
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MOREHEAD - The 2007-08
Morehead State University men's
basketball schedule has been
released, and Coach Donnie
Tyndall's Eagles will get an early
start on the season when they
travel to Toronto, Canada, for a
series of four exhibition games
Sept. 1-3.
The regular portion of the
schedule includes another appearance in an ESPNU Bracketbuster
game, a 20-game round robm
Ohio Valley Conference slate and
road trips to national powers
Louisville,
Oklahoma
and
Houston.
··y believe the trip to Canada
will allow.us to get a good look at
the many new kids we have in our
program,"
Tyndall
said.
"Hopefully, it will help us get a
base into our team from a practice
standpoint earlier than we are
usually allowed to. There's no
doubt that playing four experienced collegiate teams from
Canada will improve our team.
"The overall schedule is tough
as always, and the early practices
and games, plus the normal preseason practice time, will be so
important for our team that lost
67 percent of its scoring and 58
percent of its rebounding from
2006-07. We will have a talented
bunch of individuals, hut only
four ''ill have played in a
Division I game, only one who
was a full-time starter.''
The series in Canada will open
with games against Ryerson
College and York University on
Sept. I. MSU will take on the
University of Toronto on Sept. 2,
then wrap up the tour with a Sept.
3 game against Guelph College.·
The Eagles will open the regular season on Nov. 9 at Houston.
Western Illinois will be the oppo(See MSU, page two)
photo by Steve LeMaster
SENIOR LEADERS: The South Floyd senior class is made up of Austin
Johnson (80), Ethan Mullins (9), Derrick Triplett (58), Josh Stephens (67) and
Matt Crittendon (74).
Are you ready
for high school
football?
Public land
hunting changes
announced
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
FRANKFORT - Fall hunting
seasons has arrived with squirrel
season underway and archery
seasons for deer and turkey open
ing Sept. 1. Many hunters look to
public land for their hunting
opportunities: During the month
of September only, hunters can
apply for deer, pheasant and
waterfowl quota hunts offered by
the state by calling 1-877-5982401. A complete list of hunts
offered is available in the 200708 Kentucky Hunting and
Trapping Guide, available wherever hunting licenses are sold.
Regulations ha\ e changed
since last year on several public
hunting areas, and hunters should
familiarize themselves with these
changes.
There are four new public
areas to hunt this year, with more
than 16,500 total acres of land.
Doug
Travis
Wildlife
Management Area (WMA) in
Carlisle and Hickman· count1es.
formerly MeadWestvaco WMA,
is open under statewide regulations for all hunting and trapping
sea~ons. except some areas may
be closed by signage Nov. I March 15 for the \\ aterfowl
refuge. Martins Fork WMA &
State Natural Area in Harlan
County is open under statewide
regulations, as is Howard WMA
in Breathitt County. Knobs State
Forest & WMA in Bull itt Count)
is open under statewide regulations. except no firearms are permitted for deer hunting.
In addition to these new areas,
several regulation changes are in
effect this year for other public
land:
- The Main Unit of Ballard
WMA in Ballard County is now
open under statewide regulations
for archery and crossbow deer
hunting through Oct. 14. The
area closes Oct. 15 for the waterfowl refuge. There is no longer a
youth quota deer hunt at Ballard,
hut the area is no\v open for the
October youth firearms deer season, ,which runs Oct. 13-14 this
year. Hunters drawn for the regular Ballard quota hunt may
choose whether to take a buck or
a doe . Finally. a 15-inch minimum outside antler spread
restriction is now in place for
deer hunting on the entire WMA,
including the 400-acre tract formerly known as the Ballard Hunt
Unit.
- Begley WMA in BelL
Harlan and Leslie counties is
Soccer balls are being kicked,
volleyballs spiked, Cross Country
athletes are running and golfers
are putting. And beginning
tonight footballs will be tossed
around and we'll be at full capacity for fall
sports and
the 'chool
year will be
altogether
underway.
As
a
result, we
wanted to
ask a few
Rick Bentley
things
of
our readers
as the season begins. I also want to point
out that in writing this I'haven't
donned my holy robe; to the contrary, this column will serve largely as a reminder to me as well.
There have been times I've been
embarrassed by my behavior at
sporting events, so trust me when
I tell you I'm nobody to be looking down upon anyone.
That said, here are a few
nuggets, and with all due respect
to everyone else, we'll address the
most important first:
-Football players everywhere,
I beg you, I plead with you, I
implore you: See what you hit.
Too often, our highlight shows
and whatnot show pros making
these ungodly tackles in which
they lower their head and drive
straight into their opponent. And
most of the time, it looks great
and former players are wont to
scream into the camera about
someon.e getting "jacked up'' or
some other such nonsense.
But sometimes, it doesn't turn
out so well. Sometimes the
would-be tackler doesn't leap to
his feat and slap high-fives with
his teammates. Sometimes he
doesn't make highlight reels.
Sometimes, he never makes it
to his feet. Ever.
I think I know Dan McNamee
well enough to know that he
wouldn' t mind me using him as
an example. Dan was playing in
the first football game of his
sophomore season when he made
a late tackle and his life changed
forever.
I wasn 't at the game, never
saw the play and haven't
broached the subject with Dan.
But I've always imagined that he
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Allen Central remains undefeated in the 55th District/Floyd County Conference. The Rebels were playing on
the road in Paintsville Thursday evening against Johnson Central. No results were available at press time.
VARSITY VB: AC dominates
Betsy Layne for 2-0 vvin
TIMES STAFF REPORT
EASTERN - Led by
junior outside hitter
Brittany 'Hoagie' Hodge,
who registered a teamhigh 12 kills on a personal best .800 hitting percentage, the Allen Central
volleyball team hit .382
in a sound 2-0 (25-14, 2521) sweep
of 55th
District/Floyd
County
Conference rival Betsy
Layne Tuesday night. .
The Rebels improved
to 4-1 overall and 2 0 in
the conference. Junior
middle blocker Kimbo
Blevins posted seven kills
on .438 hitting as part of
a powerful Allen Central
offensive attack. Junior
Tiffany Clark pounded in
five kills on .385 hitting,
Junior setter Hannah
Howard dropped in one
kill and junior Iibera
Brittany Smith slapped in
a back row kill and led
the AC defensive effon
with
14 digs. Junior
Koko Martin dished out
12 assists and landed four
aces in the win.
"This was a fantastic
team effort from everybody tonight," Allen
Central Coach Larry
Maynard said following
the varsity high school
volleyball match. "We
had some lapses in
responsibilities, mental
errors and floor coverage,
but our offensive attack
was balanced and from
all areas. Hoagie had a
big night for us to go
along with some great
ball handling by Storm
(Howard) and Koko
(Martin).
Kimbo.
(Blevins) and Brittany
(Clark) had a superb
night at the net helping us
sustain constant pressure
111 both games. Tiffany
made some timely kills
when we needed them.
These Rebels never give
up and keep coming at
you - everyone contributed and contributes!''
Allen Central was
back in action on
Thursday night, playing
on the road at Johnson
Central.
The
Allen
Central-Johnson Central
match ended too late to
make this edition.
JV: Rebels prevail, iinprove to 5-1
TIMES STAFF REPORT
EASTERN - The Allen Central
junior varsity volleyball team
defeated Floyd County rival Betsy
Layne 2-0 Tuesday evening behind
a strong_ offensive effort and solid
defense. Junior outside hitter Sasha
Jones
notched
four
kills.
Sophomore Jaimie Mullins posted
two kills and teammate Kelsey
Jones slammed in one backcourt
Tiffany
attack. Freshmen
Burdzilauskas and Samantha Rice
recorded a kill apiece for the winning team.
Seventh grade setter Courtney
Hodge dished up four assists for
the Rebs. Freshman setter Leigh
Williams set up three kills , junior
setter Chelsie Cordial earned two
assists and Mullins and seventh
grader Ciara Jones recorded one
assist each.
Kelsey Jones led all servers
with five aces. Sasha Jones had
three service aces, Hodge scored
two and Williams, Burdzilauskas,
and Ciara Jones landed one ace
apiece.
Kelsey Jones led the Allen
Central defensive effort with four
digs without committing an error.
Sasha Jones and Cordial recorded
three <>coops each. \1ullins,
Williams, and Rebekah Potter
stopped two Bobcat attempts each.
(See HUNTING, page two)
(See FOOTBALL, page two)
P'burg, .J C soccer teams tie
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PAINTSVILLE - Prestonsburg and Johnson
Central soccer teams - both boys and girls - battled to ties Tuesday evening. The girls' contest
ended 1- 1. Katy Petry scored Prestonsburg's
lone goal early in the first half off of an assist
from Emily Stanley.
The Johnson Central girls' team scored off of
a penalty kick late in the first half.
Alexis DeRossett was the Prestonsburg
goalie and stopped several shots on goal.
Johnson Central was ahead 2-0 in the boys'
contest when Prestonsburg battled back.
Caleb Petry scored for Prestonsburg during a
free kick. ''It was a picture perfect play,"
recalled Prestonsburg Coach Tina Petry.
Later in the half, Prestonsburg's Brad Stanley
muscled his way in to score the tying goal. The
Prestonsburg boys ' team had some additional
shots later that missed making it into the goal.
Nick Conn was the Prestonsburg boys'
team's goalie and prevented several shots.
John~on Central attempted another header shot
into the goal hut Tyler Hall jumped up and headed the ball out of the box.
'The boys gave tt their all," Petry added.
'They came into this game as underdogs, but
proved they could play with tile best in the
area."
The Prestonsburg bqys' soccer team is in its
first season.
The Prestonsburg girls' soccer team was
hosting Sheldon Clark, a first-year squad, ,_,.,,.~,,.,.,·,.···
Thursday night. The contest ended too late to
make this edition.
Both Prestonsburg soccer teams play home
contests at StoneCrest.
P'BURG GIRLS' S_O CCER
Aug. 27 at Paintsville, 7 p.m.
Aug. 28 at Pike County Central, 6 p.m.
Aug. 30 Belfry, 5:30 p.m.
TIED: The upstart Prestonsburg and Johnson Central girls' and boys' soccer teams were
deadlocked at the conclusion of matchups Tuesday.
�82 •
fRIDAY, AUGUST
24, 2007
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
GIRLS' BASKETBAll: AC defeats MCA
MSU
scored ror the Lady Rebels.
Logan
Cline,
Vielanay
Howard und Amber Shepherd
each had eight points for host
Allen Central. Beanna Huff,
Deshea Elliott and Jayla
Spurlock each had six points
in the winning effort.
Shonda Bailey led MCA
with eight points.
B-TEAM - Allen Central
45, MCA 19: Amber Shepherd
scored I 0 points, Krista
Parsons tossed in eight and
Hannah Macelhose had seven
as Allen Central posted the B-
TIMES STAFF REPORT
• Continued from p1
Marshall and the lO OVC
nent for the home opener on
No,. 13.
MSU will have two home
exhibition game~, taking on
Mountain State on Nov. 1
and Berea on No". 5. Tn
addition to the 10 OVC
games in Johnson Arena. the
Eagles will also host Western
Illinois, Alice Lloyd and
Kentucky Christian. Tn udditlon to the road contests pre·
viously menttoned, MSU will
travel to Bowling Green,
~choob.
The
ESPNU
Brad.ethuster schedule wtll
he announced sometime after
the first of the year. but the
Eagles will likely he schcduled on Feb. 23 wtth the
opponent. site and time to he
determined.
ONLINE:
www.msueagles.com
Hunting
• Con!lnued from p1
now open under statewide regulations for all hunting and
trapping seasons. However,
Begley is still closed to elk
hunters who hold Zone AtLarge elk tags. Only elk
hunters drawn lor a Begley
Limited Entry Area tag may
hunt elk on thts WMA.
- Deer hunters at Dewey
Lake WMA in Floyd County,
which is open for deer hunting
during archery and youth
firearms seasons, may now
choose whether to take a buck
or a doe.
There are two new mobility-impaired quota deer hunts
this year. The first is Nov. 3-4
at Green River Lake WM A in
Taylor and Adair counties.
Fifteen
mobility impaired
hunters will be dra\\-11 for the
hunt. A second hunt for 10
mobility-impaired hunters will
take place Jan. 5 6 at Jenny
Wiley State Resort Park. Both
hunts have a 15-inch minimum
outside antler spread restriction for bucks, and firearms
hunters at the Jenny Wiley
hunt may usc muzzlcloadcrs
only.
- There is no longer u quota
deer hunt at Higginson-Henry
WMA, but the area is now
open to both the October youth
firearms deer season and the
December free youth deer
hunting weekend.
- Deer hunters on West
Kentucky WMA must now
observe a 15-inch minimum
outside antler spread ref.triction on bucks.
- There is no longer a men
tor/youth quota hunt at
Yellowbank WMA, but the
area is now open Lo both the
October and December youth
deer huntmg seasons. as well
as crossbow deer season.
- There are no longer open
hunts at Lake Cumberland
State
Resort
Park
OF
Taylorsville Lake State Park.
Hunters in the 16-county
elk restoration :r.one in southeastern Kentucky are reminded that during firearms elk seasons, all hunters must wear
humer
orange
clothing.
Firearms elk seasons run Oct.
6 12.and Dec. 8-14 on Limited
Entry Areas, and Oct. 6-12 and
Dec. 8 21 in the elk restoration
zone'at-large.
Hunter
education
is
required for all hunters born
on or after Jan. 1, 1975, except
children under 12 and hunters
who arc license exempt.
However, a one-time tempo
rary hunter education exemption permit is available for $5
online, which allows hunting
for one year from the date of
purchase without a hunter education card while accompanied
by a legal adult hunter. Log on
to fw.ky.gov on the Internet to
find a hunter education course
ncar you, or to purchase an
exemption permit.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Katy Petry,
Prestonsburg High School Soccer:
Scored one goal versus Johnson Central.
Tyler Hall,
Prestonsburg High School Soccer:
Scored tying·goal versus Johnson Central.
EASTERN
Allen
. Central Middle ~wept A-. and
B-team games from rival
Mountain Chrbtian Academy
(MCA) Monday evening.
More on eat:h game follows.
A-TEAM - Allen Central
72, MCA 9:' Megan Jones and
Caitlin Kidd scored 10 points
apiece as Allen Central defeat
cd
Mountain
Christian
Academy in the A-team
matchup.
Twelve different players
learn game win.
Kelly Akers led MCA with
10 points. Shonda Ba1ley
scores seven point<; and Jackie
Kidd added two for the Lady
Falcons.
MCAsweeps
Wesley Christian
MARTIN - The Mountain
Christian Academy (MCA)
girls' basketball team got its
season underway last Friday
at home against Wesley
Christian. MCA prevailed in
A- and C-team games.
MCA defeated Wesley 3020 in the C~team game.
Fourth-grader Chelsea Austin
paced MCA with 10 points. L.
Nelson tossed in a game-high
14
points
for
Wesley
Christian.
MCA also prevailed in the
A-learn game, winning 50-4.
A pair of seventh-grader<>
led the way in MCA's A team
triumph. Shonda Bailey tossed
in a game-high 24 points and
Kelly Akers added 20 for the
Falcons.
KHSAA Board requests resub:rrrission
of regulations without tenitory rule
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON
On Monday, the
Kentucky
High
School Athletic
Association Bmu·d voted unanimously in
favor of requesting that the Kentucky
Board of Education approve pursuing
with
the
Legislative
Research
Commission 14 proposals, (which
includes two referendum items) and
removal of proposal 2. Action by the
KBE would allow the proposals (amendments to KHSAA regulations) previously
approved by the KHSAA Annual
Meeting Delegates, KHSAA Board of
ControL and the KBE to continue on
thorough the regulatory approval
processes.
On
Tuesday,
Aug. . 14,
the
Admimstrattve Regulations Review
Subcommittee. a statutory committee
from the legislature, issued a letter of
deficiency on all requested amendment~
to KHSAA Bylaws. This bipm.tisan com
millee, composed or representatives or
both the House and Senate, unanimously
voted to declare the regulation deficient.
The discussion by the committee chair
and other members centered solely on
proposal 2 (which defined athletic territories).
The
entire
group
of
proposals/amendments included other
approved changes from the 2006
KHSAA Annual Meeting, and among
those were game counting revisions in
baseball and sqftball, constitutional
changes, and amendments to the wording
of various Bylaws.
"The action of the ARRS renders
Proposal 2 in its present form as pretty
much
a dead
issue,"
KHSAA
Commissioner Brigid DeVries said during the meeting. "Tn an efrort to continue with the legislative review process so
that all or the other proposals/amend.ments can move through the various levels of the legislative approval process for
this school year, the KHSAA Board felt
thaL we needed to re-submit all of Lhe
other proposals that passed for final
approval by LRC."
The Kentucky High School Athletic
Association was organized in 1917 and is
the agency designated by the Kentucky
Department of Education to manage high
school athletics in the Commonwealth.
The Association is a voluntary nonprofit
50 I 3(c) organization made up or 280
member schools both public and private.
The KHSAA sanctions state. championships in 19 sports, licenses and trains
over 3,900 otlieials, provides catastrophic insurance for its member school student athletes as well as overseeing
coaching education and medical symposium programs.
Miners, four other teams make up American Conference
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE
-When
the
Continental Basketball Association
begins its 62nd season in November,
East Kentucky hoops fans will be able
to follow their own Learn throughout the
2007-08 campaign. The East Kentucky
Miners will begin play in their debut
season on Friday, November 16 on the
road versus American Division rival
Pillsburgh. East Kentucky, Pillsburgh,
Atlanta, Minot and Albany make up the
CBA's American Conference.
"lt will he a very exciting year for the
CBA as a whole - especially in our
conference," said Miners Coach Kevin
Keathley. "Two expansion teams in
addition to Pittsburgh, Minot and
· Albany makes for a solid conference."
The Miners coach sees striking similarities between the East Kentucky and
Pittsburgh franchises.
"Piusburgh has history much like
East Kentucky with the mining industry
and hard working people," Keathley
commented. "There's somewhat of a
natural rivalry that's already been established between East Kentucky and
Pittsburgh given the proximity of the
two franchises."
. NBA veteran Kenny Anderson leads
the Atlanta Krunk, another CBA expansion team. Anderson took over the
Atlanta
team as
head
coach
earlier
l h i s
y car.
After
averaging. 26
points per game as a sophomore at
Georgia Tech, Anderson declared for the
NBA draft. Anderson - a native of
Queens, N.Y. - was selected as the second overall pick by the New Jersey Nets
in the 1991 NBAdraft. He spent 14seasons in the NBA, playing with nine
franchises.
"In Atlanta, there's a former NBA
player turned coach in Kenny
Anderson," said Keathley. "He brings a
lot of experience to the Atlanta franchise. 1 always admired Kenny
Anderson and look forward to facing
Atlanta later in the year.''
The Chris Daleo-coached Minor
Skyrockets will also provide East
Kentucky competition within its confer-
ence as part of the inaugural season.
Daleo coached Minot to a 31-17 record
last season.
"Minot is a quality franchise,"
Keathley exclaimed. "Head coach Chris
Daleo has enjoyed much success.
Traveling to North Dakota to face
Minot will afford us one of our longest
road trips."
Tradition-rich Albany is widely considered the early American Conference
frontrunner. Vincent Askew is set to
enter his first season as head coach of
the Albany Patroons. The Patroons finished runner-up to the Yakama Sun
Kings in the 2006-07 season.
"Albany has been a big part of professional basketball hisLOry and T greatly respect that," Keathley commented.
"Tradition-wise, Albany is as good as it
gets. Coaches from Phil Jackson to
George Karl have guided the Albany
Patroons. Albany has a proven Lrack
record of producing exceptional professional coaches and players. Now, new
head coach Vincent Askew has the
opportunity to coach the Albany franchise. There's no doubt Albany has set
the bar high. I'm also excited about the
opportunity to face the Patroons."
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did what a lot of young players takes of our opponents - or just
do: He saw an opportunity to as ollen, boo when they excelmake an impact play as a instead of cheering our own
youngster not gelling a lot or team. Let's keep in mind the
time and made the tackle with words of the legendary Bob
Tarbeck: You don't have to
all he had in him.
Either way, Dan - an incred- play sports to be one.
ibly delightful young man who
Let's be good sports and set
is always a great addition to our the righl example for our
young men and women.
panel on "The Sports Guys" hasn't walked since, and this
- Orticials, please keep in
happened a good number of mind that every infraction
doesn't have to be called. In
years ago.
1 also should point out that other words, if it doesn't interon the tackle, Dan broke the rupt play, tell the athletes to
guy's femur. Neither guy got up knock it off and keep play
going.
from this one.
Please, gentlemen, see whal
The last time I went to a
you hit. It's the proper tech- high school football game as a
nique. Tl may not get you on spectator, T watched a crew
SportsCenter, but it'll keep you toss 24 flags in a game that
ended 49-0. What's worse, 18
in the game lor sure.
- Fans, let's all remember of those - yes, 1 counted - were
when we go to these events thrown by the same young offithat regardless of the sport, cial on one side of the line.
He wasn't throwing tlags
those are bds out there. Let's
for olisides or encroachment.
treat them as such.
I don't really care what the He wa<; calling holding penalsport; it doesn't matter if the ties, and I swear, nearly every
player you're yelling al is a 6- one of them was called when
5, 300-pound lineman or a 4-8 the ball was on the other side
seller lor the volleyball squad, of the field.
they're kids. And yes, they
Even in recounting that for
may be your child, but they're you, my head is about to
still kids. Let's keep that in explode.
mind when we're about to
A friend of mine is a longstand and offer some friendly time official who has been
advice.
known to take the tlags away
- T beg us all to re111ember from young officials at halfwe're there to support our own time and send them out for the
learn, not berate the opponent. second half without one. I'd
We're supposed to cheer for say at least half the time, penalour team, nol boo the other ties could be avoided.
This is not to say our offiguy. Again, that's somebody's
kid out there. Let's be mmdful cials are bad. On the contrary. I
think most of them do a solid
of that.
All too often, we cheer mis- job, particularly when you fac
tor in how little they're getting
paid to be there. Now if the
other ·small percentage of officials will keep in mind nobody
paid their way in to watch them
work, we' II aU be better off for
it.
- Just to show I'm unbiased
here, my final message is for
those with whom I share a profession. Sports writers and
sportscasters. let's keep in
mind we're working games
played by the youth of our
area.
Most of you do a great job
of cleverly wording your
observations, and that's great.
But sometimes we lost site of
this and let our emotions get
the best of us.
Our kids aren'tlosers. They
may not he great players, but
they're out there making the
effort. They could he lying on
the couch playing vtdeo games
or out doing all sorts of things
we all complain about our
young people getting involved
in.
So let's try to use positive
terms - and please, notice T
used the contraction meaning
"let us," so T'm including
myself - when talking about
the young people we cover.
Let's not do some of the
things I've done in my past and
had to be embarrassed about
later.
At
Pikeville
College,
President Smith has a saying
that goes something like "il's
all about the students." If we'll
all keep that in mind, our year
will he much more pleasantly
spent.
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24, 2007 • 83
Kentucky hoping to surprise doubters with a bowl trip
by JEFFREY McMURRAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON - Kentucky and
Duke often find themselves side-by
side in basketball accolades, but
when the nation's football coaches
gave their pigskin programs the same
number of votes in a preseason poll,
Rafael Lmle took offense.
"That's pretty honiblc," said the
Wildcats· runmng back after learning
Kentucky gol just one vote in the top
25 balloting the same number as the
notoriously awful football. Blue
Dc"ils, who were 0-12 last season.
It's a reality selling in as sure as
sweat during summer two-a-days.
Little and his teammates are finding it
will take a lot more than one season
of exceeded expectations to erase the
perception that Jasti ng athletic suc.
cess in the Bluegrass exists on the
hardwood but not the football field.
While the national pundits question how Kentucky wi11 ever be able
to match last sea<>on, which culminated in its first bowl victory in 22 yems,
the players insist they don't plan to
match it. They plan to surpass it.
By how much'} That's a point or
debate.
"We want to be undefeated," said
receiver Keenan Burton, who put off
NFL prospects ror one year to return
for his senior season. "When you're
not undefeated, you can't be happy:·
While the prospect of these
Willkats running the table in the
Southeastern Conference, probably
the nation's toughest, may seem far
fetched. Burton's enthusiasm isn't
considered bizarre Ill Kentucky
camp.
During preseason media day.
quarterback Andre Woodson - whose
31-rouchdown effort last year put him
alongside Tim Couch in the school's
record books talked about leading
the Wildcats to the1r first ever Bowl
Championship Series game.
Even head coach Rit:h Brooks has
lofty goals.
"I would he extremely disappointed if we don't make some noise in
this league and have a chance to compete in the (SEC) race," Brooks said.
So there you have it. High internal
expectations, tempered external ones.
That, Little says. could be a recipe lor
a letdown if the team isn't careful.
"T think it's overconfidence," he.
said. "People arc still thinking about
what happened last year, but it'~ in
the pa<>t. We've got ro move on. get
that out of our head. We're kind of
the underdog cvety year."
A_nd how does a perennial under
dog become a multiyear favorite?
"We've just got to beat the hard
team," Little responds.
Therein lies the obstacle.
Kentucky got to eight wtns last
year with only one conference surprise a home victory over a strug
gling Georgia team. Ttlost nail-biters
to Tennessee and South 'Carohna and
was hlown out by three Llo!ams that
eventually won BCS games
Louisville, Louisiana State and
national champion Florida.
All those teams arc hack on the
schedule this year, hut this time
Georgia is expected to be stronger
and that game is on the roud. not tn
Lexlllgton. Beating a ''hard te:un·'
this time around could require rewriting th~ history hooks.
The Wildcat!> have lost 22 strmghl
to Tennessee, 20 straight to Flmida
and four in a row against Louisville
and LSU. Those four teams highlight
a home schedule that i!> m·guably the
nation's toughest.
But Woodson is keeping things m
perspective.
"We played the exact same (SEC)
schedule we're going lo play this ~ea
son except for one game," he ~md.
"Not much has changed. We feel we
have the tools and the players ro
make it this season.''
This Kentucky squad is probably
better than the one that went H-5 and
heal Clemson in the Mm;ic City
Bowl. II returns nearly all of its offensive playmakers, Ulcluding Woodson,
Burton, Little, receiver Dicky Lyons
Jr. and Jacob Tamme, one of the
nation's top Light ends
In tact, With so many weapons, It
nHght seem the biggest prohlem ror
Woodson would he rationing the
LOuches. Tamme insists that isn't the
case.
"Everybody stays happy because
we don't have a hunch of guys who
cme about how many balls they get.''
Tamme said. "Nobody really cares if
they ha-.e a 100 yard rushing game or
seven catches. I had my bcsl numbers
game at Tennessee, and 1 promise I
\vouldn't have known that 1C T didn't
read it."
Even if the offense remains steady,
vast improvement is expected from a
defense that last }Car ranked 118th
out of 119 Division T-A programs.
Under new coordinator Steve Brown,
the unit appears lo have gollen raster
and more experienced.
Playmaker Wesley Woodyard
leads the linebackers, with Marcus
McClinton the veteran of the sec
ondary. But it's the line that could he
the strength of the defense after
breakout seasons from Myron Pryor
and Jeremy Jarmon last year and the
activation of Ricky Lumpkin , a redshirt freshman who figures to start
and make an impact.
Brooks constantly tells his players
that, as tar as personnel goes, this
team is as ready to compete with anybody m the conference. How many
wins that will generate. remains to be
seen.
"That's the beauty of playing in
the SEC," Lyons said. 'That"s why
we came here, to play agamst the
Floridas and the LSUs and the
Arkansas' that have great talent. You
want to show you're capable or beating teams at that level, but we're not
going to be able to sneak up on anybody."
Kentucky's
2007
Football
Schedule: Sep. I -Eastern Kentucky,
6 p.m.; Sept. 8 Kent State, 6 p.m.;
Sept. 15 Louisville, 7:30p.m.; Sept.
22 - at Arkansas, TBA; Sept. 29
Florida Atlantic, 1 p.m.; Oct. 4 - at
South Cmolina. 7:30p.m.; Oct. 13
Louisiana State, 7 p.m.: Oct. 20 Florida, 7 p.m.; Oct. 27 Mississippi
State, 7 p.m.; Nov. I0- al Vanderbilt,
TBA; Nov. I 7 - at Georgia, TBA:
Nov. 24 Tennessee, 1 p.m. (All time
Eastern).
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON - Steve Brown
knew he had a<;ccnded to an
authority role when Kentucky
head coach Rich Brooks staned
using a slightly softer voice to
bark commands than he did back
when Brown played under him in
college.
"Just a different tone he takes
with me because I'm his ex-player," Brown said. "Sometimes a
little more enthusiasm."
Brown and Brooks have made
three stops together, from Oregon
where Brown was a four-year letterman, to the NFL's St. Louis
Rams, where he was one of
Brook<>' defensive a<>sistant<>, to
Kentuck-y, where he spent the last
four sca<;ons leading the secondary.
This year, Brown inherits his
tallest task of all - a coordinator
job in which he is charged with
year gave up more yards than all
but one Division I-A team.
"No pre<;sure, Steve," Brooks
joked during a presca'>On luncheon.
The former NFL cornerback
who played eight seasons with
the Houston Oilers certainly didn't get his late<;t gig by imitating
Brooks' sLyle or the style or his
outspoken _gredecessor at defensive coordinator. Mike Archer.
Dilling practices and gan1es,
Brooks and Archer tend to give
their vocal chords far more of a
workout than Brown ever has.
But Brown's approach work<> too,
his boss says.
"He's a competitor;· Brooks
said. "He's always been a gn~at
athlete and very intelligent.
Obviously he's played football at
the highest level and coached it at
the highest level. Now he's ready
to implement his knowledge and
to catch all the Oak."
Brown says he tal.ke<l so little,
even a-; a player, that he wa<; surpriscd Brook<> ever v1cwed him
as coaching material. Now, he
says, he understands.
'There's a d.ifterence between
talking and communicating,"
Brown said. ''Guys that talk a lot
just talk a lot, but guys that communicatehaveagoodoverallpicture of what the other team's trying to do to you.''
This Kentucky team has plenty of playcn; who like to chatter,
but the maJority are found on the
offensive side - most notably
receiver Dicky Lyons Jr.. known
for his practical jokes and inl'ectious enthusiasm. The deieiL'>t: is
talented hut less vocal. and many
of it<> stars say Brown seems to be
a good lit.
"Coach Brown is more of a
teacher," said cornerback Marcus
will gel angry with you is if he
asks you, 'What are you supposed to do, what is your key?'
and you don "t know...
Some of Kentucky's players
acknowledge they" rc relieved
that Brown is replacing Archer,
who left in the offsea~on to
become North Carolina State's
defensive coordinator.
Detens1vetackleMyTonPtyor
is one Kentucky player who says
he won't miss Archer's in-yourlace style. Brown's approach resonatcs more with him. Pryor said.
'1t's a big change," Pryor srud.
"Coach Brown i<: a cool, laidback guy. You c<m go up to him
and talk to him:·
McClinton says most of the
playen; also responded well to
Archer's approach, although it
was admittedly dillerent.
"I believe both coaches'
approach to the game is very sin
have difl"erent ways of doing it,"
he said.
Derensive
enu
Jeremy
Jarmon, who had a major impact
thesecondhalfoftheseason,said
Brown is ghing the team the
freedom to improvise although
part of that freedom is the result
of a maturing defense.
Last year. third-and-long situatiom; were a disaster. If em1y
practices are any indication, those
mistakes arc getting COITccted
this year.
"He's a guy who believes in
the concept of berng loose, allowing us to make decisions somewhat on our own within a
scheme," Jannon said.
Pryor, Jarmon and Ricky
Lumpkin, a fre"hman who was
redstrirtcd lac;t year, arc the standouts or a defensive line that
should be the strength of the unit.
Lumpkin has turned heads in
a force.
··J wanted to get out there.''
Lumpkin said. "Struggle or whatever they did, 1 wanted to he out
there with them. If they wanted
me to hand out water on the field,
I would have done it."
With
senior · linebacker
Wesley Woodyard leading the
way, this Kentucky delense is
determined to surprise. just as 1ts
offensive counterparL'> did last
year. ln two scrinm1agcs- both
the 'Spring Blue-White game and
the first one of the -summer - it
was the defense, not the lnghpowered offense, that gor the
higher marks.
'These kids really want to be
part of &ornething special,"
Brown said. "We were la"l year
in the sense that we won a bowl
game, but that wa<; just peanuts
compared to what we're rrying to
achieve."
Woodson, Woodyard elected captains
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - The
UniversiLy of Kentucky
football team has elected a,
pair of seniors, quarterback
Andre Woodson and linebacker Wesley Wo.odyard ,
~as captains for the 2007 season.
"There were a lot of
players
who
received
votes." Coach Rich Brooks
said. "This ream has as
good a group of leaders as
we've had since l've been
here. Obviously, those two
are central figures in that
role."
Woodson and Woodyard
will be joined each week by
two game captains that are
selected by the coaching
staff. Game captains are
chosen primanly on the
basis of performanc.e in· the
previous game.
Woodson completed 63
percent of his passes last
season , good for 3,5 15
yards and 31 touchdowns.
while
leading
the
Southeastern Conference in
passing
yardage,
total
offense, and TO passes. He
guided the Wildcats to their
best season i~ 22 years,
including eight wins and a
championship Music City
Bowl championship. He
was named the Music City
Bowl's
Most
Valuable
Player. Woodson emers the
2007 season with an active
s~hool-rccord streak of 162
consecuLive passes without
an interception.
Kragthorpe, Louisville look to make big step
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE - Steve Kragthorpe
knows the comparisons are inevitable.
It's what happens when you're the guy
• after The Guy.
"''m not going to try and emulate
somebody's style just so people say 'Oh,
1 like that, "' the new Louisville coach
said. "It'~; kind of like the Frank Sinatra
'\ong. I want to do it my way."
Kragthorpe's way will be about trying
to pul his stamp on a program that rose to
national prominence under Bobby
Petrino, peaking last season with a 12- l
record and berth in the Bowl
C hampionship Series.
Just days after Louisville beat Wake
Forest 24-13 in the Orange Bowl, Petrino
bolted for the Atlanta Falcons and soon
after that Kragthorpe was hired away
t from Tulsa.
Now the challenge for the Cardinals is
lo pmve they ca n succeed without
Petrino.
Louisville returns the core or last
year's ream, including star quarterback
Biian Brohm, but West Virginia is the
favorite to represent Lhe Big East in the
BCS.
"It's nice to be the underdog sometimes and know that we' vc got something still to prove," Brohm said.
Namely, that the eye-popping numbers the Cardinals offense produced
under Petrino were as much a result of
the guys on the field as their innovative
but not exactly touchy- feely coach .
"There's no excuse for us not to be
competing for the number one (offense)
in the country,'' center Eric Wood said.
"That's our goal every year."
Expectations remain high, particularly
for Brohm, who threw for 3,049 yards
and 16 touchdowns as a junior, despite
missing time with a hand injury.
Ask Brohm ahout what he remembers
most about 2006 and it isn ' t the huge victory over West Virginia or the Orange
Bowl.
Nope. it's the Cardinals' lone loss at
Rutgers. Louisville led comfortably at
halftime but fell apart in the second half
and it cost the Cardinals a possible shot
at a national championship.
"We were close last year," Brohm
said. "You get a little taste of that and
you want to come back and try it again
and give it your best shot."
Brohm could have left for the NFL
after lar.l season. Tn&te&d, he's entru~teJ
his best shot to Kragthorpe, who put
together a remarkable turnaround at
Tulsa by taking a pragmatic approach
Lhal's in stark contrast to Petrino's exacting style.
''All I really care is that we score one
more point than the other team,'"
Kragthorpe said.
That's fine with Brohm, though what
he has 1n mind is to "score one more
point than the other team , then a lot more
on top of that."
The pieces are in place to do that.
Harry Douglas and Mario Urrutia arc
one of the top receiving tandems in the
country. Running back Anthony Allen
scored 13 touchdowns as a freshman last
season. Art Carmody, who won the
Groza Award tn 2006 as the nation's top
kicker, is also back.
"For me to keep every offensive player happy this year," Kragthorpe said.
"T'm going to have lo !>nap it 250 Limes a
game."
Or more.
"We held back a little in the spring."
Wood said. "Nobody's seen our offense."
What teams will sec is a hybrid of
Petrino's and Kragtborpe's systems.
Rather Lhan g ut the en tire coaching staff
when he was hired, Kragthorpe retained
several key a<;sistants. includmg passing
game coordinator Jeff Brohm, Brian's
older brother, who will work with ofrensive coordinator Charlie' Stubbs on game
plans.
"We tried to respect the things that
were done here, but show some things
that can definitely help us play our
game," Stubbs said. "The biggest chal
lenge for us as coaches is to not give
them too much ..,
o e rensively, the challenge will be
rebuilding the defensive line and sec-
ondary. Adrian Grady and Peanut
Whitehead will try to replace defensive
tackle Amobi Okoyc, and junior college
transfer Woodny Turenne is expected to
hold the secondary together.
The biggest addition, and maybe the
biggest questton mark. i;; linebacker
Willie Williams.
William~" a~ one of the top recruits in
the country two years ago. but highly
publicizeu le,l!al problem~ in high school
ncru·ly cost him a scholarship to Miami.
He never panned out with the Hurricanes
and spent last year at West Los Angeles
Community College.
Kragthorpc has a reputation as a players' coat:h. more laid back than the fiery
Petrino. But Kragthorpe let it be known
that he was no pushover when he dismi.%ed several players for \'iolating team
mlcs in the spring.
~'There were some people
who
thought there was a players' coach coming in and they· d be able to walk around
a little easier," Wood said. ·'But he
sho\\Cd them ditlcrentl) real fast."
Kragthorpe hopes to sho'W them even
more during his first season with
Louisville and help the Cardmals e take
that one last 'lep they failed to under
Petrino.
"Tf you take care of your bu!;ine~), m
tcmJs of shortsighted goals, then the
lon g-sighted goals will take care of
themselves for you:· he said ··sut if you
look at rhe prize. you lo~e focus on what
it takes to get to that situation. 1 don ·t
think there's any question that we want
to play in the national championship
game this year. In order for that to hap
pen, there's 3 lot of l1ttle s!Cp!\ to lake."'
Louisville's 2007 foothall scheduleAug. 30 - Murray State, 7:30p.m.: Sept.
6 - Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m.; Sept. 15
at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m.: Sept 22
Syracuse. TBA: Sept. 29 at ~.C. State.
TBA; Oct. 5 Utah. 8 p.m :Oct. 13 at
Cincinnati , TBA; Oct. 19
at
Connecticut, 8 p.m.; Ot:t. 27
Pills burgh. TBA; No\. 8
at West
Virginia, 7:30p.m.; l\IO\. 17 at South
Florida, TEA; Nov. 29 - Rutgers. 7:30
p.m. (All times Eastern).
photo by Chris Belcher
WINNING WAYS: Alan Osborne of McDowell picked up his
third Four Cylinder feature win of the season at 201
Speedway Saturday night, prevailing in the A&A Contracting,
NBF Studios-sponsored car. This Saturday night, 201
Speedway will host another regular show.
Kinzer captures first
feature victory
TIMES STAFF REPORT
ALLEN - The Kinzer
Motorsports team invaded the
Brownstown Speedway in
Brovmsrown, Indiana over the
weekend for a pair of Dirt
I ,ate Model events. On Friday,
August 17. Brandon Kinzer
won his heal race to earn the
pole position (or the $2.500
to-w in unsanctioned A-Main.
After 30 green f.lag racing laps
around the 1/-l--mile, semibanked oval, Kinzer was credited wnh a solid sixth place
performance. The Allen native
also won a non-winners race
later in the evening to <:apture
his first feature victory at the
historic
Jackson
County
Fairgrounds facility.
On Saturday, August 18,
the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Senes rolled into Brownstown
and a $15,000 pa) Jay was up
for grabs in the 2Hth Annual
Jackson 100. After qualifying
fastest in his group during
time tnals, Kinzer finished
fourth in his heat race and
third
in
hi<>
B -Main.
Unfortunately for the Floyd
County-based raceteam. both
of those linishes were one spot
out of a transfer spot into the
100-lap feature event.
photo by Steve LeMaster
TOP 10: Chris Stumbo
ranks as one of the Allen
Central High School football team's top players.
Stumbo and the Rebels will
open the 2007 season
tonight at home ag~inst
Jenkins. Allen Central and
Jenkins are former district
rivals. Kickoff for the Allen
Central-Jenkins game is
set for 7:30 p.m.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST
24, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Kurt Busch wins rain-delayed NASCAR Nextel Cup race
by MIKE HARRIS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BROOKLYN, Mich.
Things
have turned around for onetime
NASCAR bad boy Kurt Busch.
He 1s staying out of trouble and
doesn't even geL booed in .prerace
introductions as much as he used to.
And , beuer yet , Lhe 2004 Nextel Cup
champion i. winning again.
After Busch won for the second
time in three races, prevailing in a
rare Tuesday NASCAR event after
two days or rain postponements at
Michigan International Speedway, he
ga'e most or the credit ror the
change of attitude to team owner
Roger Penske.
·
..Working under Roger, finding
his ways and how to deal with people, whether it's internally or with
our sponsors, it really gave me a better perspective whatlhis racing thing
is all about," said Busch, who joined
Penske Racmg in 2005, replacing
longtime star Rusty Wallace in the
team' s No. 2 Dodge.
"Maybe before 1 pushed too hard
thinking that maybe I could predict
or control the outcome of races and
not use the team atmosphere," Busch
added . "T'm happy llying under the
radar and I'm happy delivering wins
f'or our sponsors and, right now, the
most important thing is getting into
the Chase (for the Nextel Cup cham
pionship)."
Winning the 3M Pcrfom1ancc
400. Busch Look a big step toward
that goal.
He solidified his benh in the 12·
man lineup for the upcoming Chase,
holding off Martin Truex Jr. in tbe
closing laps for the 17th win or his
cm·eer.
NASCAR 's top circuit had never
run on a Tuesday after a weather
postponement during the modern era,
which began in 1973.
The race was originally scheduled
to be run Sunday, but two days of
rain kept the cars off tbe track. Other
than a 32-minule fog delay Tuesday
after the first 10 laps, the race was
run without any more weather problems.
A spin by Greg Birtle with just
two laps remaining sent the race into
overtime. But Busch easily pulled
away from Truex's DEl Chevrolet
when the green flag waved for a twolap sprint on lap 202.
Busch. who didn't take his first
lead until lap I 01 and wound up
leading four times for 92 laps, beat
Truex to the llnish by 0.495 seconds
-about eight car lengths on tbc highbanked, 2-mile oval.
There were two cautions in the
problems relegateJ h im to a 27thlast 13 lap~> and Busch stayed on llnished 12th.
"Th1s was a great win," sa1d place timsh.
track ·With worn tires while some of
Gordon's crew had to make a
the cars chasing him pitted for rresh Busch. who broke a 51-race winles:-:;
.string two weeks ago at qmck repair on a loose flap along the
rubber. Bnt he made
Pocono. "T! ju~t hacks up edge of the No. 24\ rear window
two perfect restarts.
what we did at Pocono."
during a late pit stop, costing the
'The yellows at the
H1s late ~eason charge tour-time Cup champion several
end made it a little bit
into rhc Chase has coincid- positions. He then had a ncar-collidicey do you come in
ed with the arrival of crew sion with Matt Kenseth and spun into
or do you not come in?
chief Pat Try son, who took the inl'ield, falling out of the lead lap
But the calls were spol
over the job m June after after getting stuck in the grass left
on and we just had a
being !'ired as Greg Bil'lle's . soft and muddy hy the heavy rains of
perfect day," said
crew chief by Busch's for- the past two days.
Penskc. who used to
mer employer, Jack Roush .
"Matt was a liLLie impatient with
own the Michigan
Kurt Busch
track.
At that point. Busch was me, but we may have had a tire going
15th in the standings and down," Gordon said.
"It was tough,"
Earnhardt, desperately trying to
Busch said. "You know. I've got to didn ' t look like a likely candidate to
thank the fans who stuck it out on a make the Chase.
make his way into the Chase lineup,
"When we started eight races or was also a lop- I 0 car most of the day,
Tuesday to see a green-white-checker (tlnish). We put it on for them here so ago (tbe plan) was to get 20 points but he slid through his pits on a late
at the end, all the restarts, all or the on everybody around us each week, stop and also fell out o f contention.
guys on different strategy, it really behind us, in front of us," Tryson
·'I made a mistake on tbat pit stop
said. "T think that's how we've still late in the race and that probably cost
was a tough, hard-fought win."
Reigning Cup champion Jimmie got to look at it because it's easy to us about five spots," Earnhardt said.
Truex, Earnhardt's teanunate who
Johnson tinished third, followed by lose 90 points in a single day:'
Busch said he's just following a also ran second here in June, was a
Matt Kcnseth, Denny Hamlin, Dave
Blaney and Carl Edwards, who won game plan that works.
bit frustrated finishing behind Busch,
"H'sjust the same plan we've had the driver closest to him in the ballle
here in June.
With just three races remaining for tbe last five or six weeks. which for the Chase.
until the start or the I 0-race stock car is just gain points and don't lose
"I wanted it so bad I could taste it
playoff, Busch remains 12th in the track of the big picture, which is just hack there behind Kurt," Truex said.
"T felt like lasl time we probably had
standings, 33 points behind Truex. get in the Chase."
Dale Earnhardt Jr. jumped past Ryan
Series leader Jeff Gordon. who the car to beat. This time we didn't.
Newman into 13th, but a slow pit started from the pole, was in the top This time we had good strategy and a
stop late in the race cost him and he five most of the day before some late good car there at the end."
Mayfield regrets decisions made when he was younger
by LARRY LAGE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BROOKLYN. Mich.
Jeremy Mayfield has hit rock
bottom in his N A SCAR
career.
He acknowledges that, and
the facts back it up.
Mayfield has started just
nine of 23 races and is 46th in
the Nextel Cup points standings - just two years after his
firth victory put him in the
Chase for tbc championship
for a second straight year - in
what is by far his worst season
since his debut in 1993.
He is hoping, though, to
sign a deal tbat would put him
on his third team in three seasons for 2008.
Mayfield regrets lhe position he's in and. perhaps
uncharacteristically, he is
Mayfield landed with
blaming himself.
Evernham Motorsports, but
..Looking back
his mouth got him
now, I would've
lU trouble again
done things differlast season and led
ently when I was
to an ugly split
young and dumb
that included a
and racing for
lawsuit attempting
Roger Penske," the
to block his firing.
38-ycar-old said.
He wa<> relegat"Roger tried to geL
ed to accepting an
offer from Bill
me to look at the
Jeremy Mayfield
Davis Racing this
big picture. but I
guess 1 had to hit
year, but midway
rock bottom to understand.
through the season both sides
"T thought the grass was agreed il was a lose-lose relagreener elsewhere. Knowing tionship and announced plans
what I know now, J wouldn't lo pari ways for 2008.
have left because that's when
After acrimonious exits
my struggles started."
from powerful teams and a
After taking one too many peaceful one with a lesser one,
shots at Penske Racing as he Mayfield , agreed he might
tried to get out of his contract, have to settle for competing in
Penske fired him in 2001.
the Busch and Craftsman
Tmck circuit<> because a toplevel Cup ride might he oul of
reach.
"I'd rather wm race~ in
another series than just he out
here with any team," he said.
"My lirst option is to stay at
this level with a competitive
team, but f'll do whatever it
takes to get another shot with a
good organization."
Rusty Wallace said his former Penske teammate seems
to have the right mind-set.
"Pride doesn't pay bills,"
said Wallace, who now works
as an ESPN analyst. ..It's
demoralizing to go to a lesser
series, but there arc people that
would die to drive in the
Busch or !:tuck series."
Mayfield, though, isn't giving up his hopes for Plac. A.
"I've lalked to several good
race teams and a lot depends
on how everything falls, but I
feel like l'm right in the mix.''
he said. "Kyle Busch going to
Joe Gibbs opened up some
opportunities. Even though it
doesn't seem like there are
many jobs out tbere, anything
can happen and I think there
will be some surprises."
Tt wouldn't sLUn Wallace if
another Cup team takes a
chance on Mayfield.
"Jeremy has proven he can
win. That's why Roger Penske
and Ray Evernham hired him
in the first place," Wallace
said. "The thing Jeremy is
struggling with is that, like me,
he likes to drive from the seal
of his pants. But that doesn't
really work anymore because
of the technical approach
teams use.
"We used to say, 'Change
the right- front spring and
shock, and let's do it.' Now,
engineers want those decisions
to flow tlu·ough them."
Listening to Mayfield, it
appears lhal giving up control
<md trusting tea.mmat~ is an
issue he is certainly wreslling
with during his slide from possible stardom.
"If a driver doesn't get the
right equipment .. . he's not
going to run good," Mayfield
said. "The good temns like
Hendrick, Gibbs, Childress,
DEI all have a foundation and
they don't switch drivers and
crew chiefs all the time.
"Tr you look at the trucks
parked midway down the row
to the back. there's a lot of
tumovcr or turmoil back
here.''
Kahne tries to remain upbeat
despite disappointing season
by MIKE HARRIS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kasey Kahne is one of the
biggest stars in NASCAR.
His commercials are played
over and over on TV and he
can no longer walk anywhere
at the racetrack without an
entourage to dear the way and
keep him from being trapped
by hprdcs of autograph seekers.
The only problem is, Kallnc
is having a terrible season on
the racetrack.
Following Tuesday's raindelay race at Michigan, where
he was never a factor and
wound up 31 sl, Kahne· was
27th in the season points with
one pole, no lop-fives and only
two top-1 Os in 23 races.
·'Same story, different
weekend,"
Kahnc
said
Tuesday. "We struggle when
rubber gets on Lhe track and in
traftic. It's no fun."
The 27-year-old driver. in
his fourth season in Nextcl
Cup, is delinitely used to better.
1Ie was rookie of the year in
2004 after posting 13 top-fives
and finishing 13th in the
points.
The next year was a down
year for Kahne, hut he still
managed to earn the first of his
seven career wins and post
five other top-fives.
Last season, the youngster
i'rom Enumclaw, Wash., blossomed into a real star with six
wins. six poles, 12 top-fives
and 19 top-lOs on the way to
making the Chase for the
championship for tbe first time
and finishing eighth in the
points.
That certainly raised expectations for the Gillette
Evemham Motorsport.s driver.
But the season has turned into
a real bust and made it less tun
for Kahnc to come to the racetrack.
"J would <;ay Lhe excitement
is not quite as much," he
acknowledged Monday during
a rain delay at Michigan
International
Speedway.
"Because you go into the
weekend understanding where
you're at and you understand
that it's really tough to run like
we did last week (al Watkins
Glen, where he finished 26th)
and expect to run this week
like we did last year (when he
finished first and fourth at
MIS).
"The competition is so difficult, it's not like you just gain
all that in one week. If you
(could), there would be
blowouts in the series, and
that's not happening."
The major problem has
been failing to geL a handle on
the Dodges tbat he and the rest
of tbe GEM team have dn ven
this season. They' vc even tried
going back to some ot the
2006 configurations, hut the
results have not turned things
around.
TeammaLe Ellioll Sadler
has done a little better and is
23rd in the points, while Scoll
Riggs is 3 7tb in the tbird GEM
entry.
''We've made a ton of
changes," Kahne said. "We
never know how far, how
close, what's the same, what's
different. There arc so many
di!Terent pieces lo mess with
on a car."
At this point, witb no shot
at the 12-man Chase. all
Kahne can do is hope to
improve and work toward next
season.
"That's the only thing I am
thinking about - being prepared next year and being
strong when the season starts,"
he said.
Noting that the new Car of
Tomorrow will be r<UD. for the
full schedule next year after
being run just 16 times this
season, Kahne added, "It's
going robe good that it's back
to one car that we can all work
on and make better.
"At the same time. we
haven't been that great in the
COT, either. We detinitely
have some work to do there.
It's been a tough season, trying
to ligure out what we need to
do to make these cars work:'
But, while Dale Earnhardt
Jr. has opted to leave Dale
Earnhardt Inc. to race at
Hendrick Motorspons and
Kyle Busch will jump from
Hendrick lo Joe Gibbs Racing,
Kahne doesn · t plan to make a
change anytime soon, despite
the struggles.
. "I like driving for Ray,"
Kahne said of team co-owner
Ray Evernharn, which whom
he has a contract through
2010. "I like how bad he wants
it.
"He told me from tbe start
that if J stick with him he'll
give me the equipment and the
people to win a championship.
1 believe him. 1 think he will.
I'm going to stick with him for
a while and try to get that
done."
photos courtesy of Bristol Motor Speedway
Evernham isn't close to BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY Is producing another actionpacked August raceweek_ Benny Gordon (pictured above)
giving up on Kahne either.
"He didn ., win all those celebrated a Food City 150 win in Victory Lane earlier in the
races last year and then sud- week.
denly forget how to drive,"
Evemham said. ''It's a struggle. but we feel like we're
headed in the right direction. lf
it's just a matter ot hard work.
Kasey will be OK and this
team will be OK."
Kahne is disappoint~d by
the way things have gone in
2007, but he's still excited
when race time comes.
"Every week I've gone into
it with high expectations and
hoping that we can make gains
and mal..e strides," he said. "T
think that we have, to a certain
point."
Now he is looking forward
to running the COT again
Saturday night at Bristol
"Bristol has been a lot better with the COT than some of
the other places," said Kahne,
who finished 19th at the
Tennessee track in the spring. Last Race:
•·so I'm looking forw<rrd to Aug. 21 -3M Performance 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
that and, hopefully, to our lirst (Kurt Such)
good finish of the year."
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP
Almirola to drive No. 01 during Bristol Cup race
TIMES STAFF REPORT
BRISTOL, Tenn.
Aric
Alrnirola will make his debut
in the No 01 Chevrolet 'in
Saturday night's Nextel Cup
race at Bristol. lt will be the
second Cup <;tart for Almirola
- and his first with Dale
Earnhardt Inc.
1\lmirola, 23, will share
the No. 01 with veteran Mark
Martin in selected races or the
cu!1'cnt season and also during
the 2008 campaign.
"In less than a week, 1
went from Joe G1bbs Racing
to Ginn Racing to DEI;·
Almirola said. "Everything is
great and I'm excited to gel
strapped into the Army Chevy
and do battle at Bristol. It's an
awesome track and it's important for me to show our soldiers and DET that T am capable of doing a good job for
them."
Blistol's famed half-mile
bullring. which usually produces more sheet metal carnage than any other track on
the NASCAR circuit, is obviously not the ideal place for
making a driving debut.
"I might be a Cup rookie.
but I know all ahout the pitfalls of the Bristol track," said
Alm1rola, who has competed
in two previous Busch races
at Bristol. "It's a demanding
track. but luck is also a big
factor there. r don' t plan on
finishing with a clean car, but
I do plm1 on finishing all the
laps. My goal is to be competitive and run strong.''
Alrnirola also is scheduled
to compete in Friday night's
Busch race at Bri~tol Cor JGR.
ln his two previous Busch
races at the high-hanked short
track
August 2006 and
March 2007 - he qualified
15th in both events. He finished 20th in last year's race
and was involved in till acci
dent in the March race.
"1 don't have a lot of experience at BrisLOl, but T have
had enough to know that you
have to be patient and totally
focused," Almirola said. "lr's
a demanding track and you
can't ever let your guard
down:·
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Remaining Races:
Aug. 25 - Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 2 - NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 500, Fontana,
Calif.
Sept. 8 - Chevy Rock-and-Roll 400, Richmond, Va.
Sept 16- Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sept 23 - Dover 400, Dover, Del.
Sept 30- Kansas 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 7 - UAW-Ford 500; Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 13- Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 21 - Subway 500, Martinsville, Va.
Oct. 28 - Georgia 500, Hampton, Ga.
Nov. 4 - Dickies 500, Fort Worth, Texas.
Nov. 11 -Checker Auto Parts 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 18 - Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
x-non-points race
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Rock Fork Freewill Baptist; Garrett Sunday School, 10 am.; Worship
Service, 11 am.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wendell Crager, Minister.
Rock Fork Regular Baptist, Garrett; Worship Serv~. 9:30a.m.; Jerry
Manns, Pastor; WiHia Crace Jr., Assistant Paslor.
Salt Lick United Baptist, Sa~ Lick, Hueysville; Worship SeM::e, 2nd
& 4th Sunday, 10:30 a.m.; Pastor, Allen Chaffins, p,one 946-2123.
Sammy Clark Branch Freewill Baptist, Dana; Sunday School. 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
Stephens Branch Missionary Baptist, Slephens Branch; Sunday
Service, 10 am .. Worshp Se!vice, 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 pm Philip Rarrey PaStor.
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, M1nister.
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill Baptist; Cliff Road; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worship Servica, 11 a.m.; Youth Service, 5:00p.m.; Evening
Service, 6:00 p.m.; No Service the 1st Sunday of each month;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jody Spencer, Min1ster.
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptist; Intersection of U.S. 23 and KY 80.
Water Gap: Sunday School, 10 a.m; Momng Worship Service. 11 a.m.
and Evening Worshp Service 6 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m.,
Youth Services 7 p.m.; Everyone Welcome.
United Community Baptist, Hwy. 7. Hueysv1fte; Worship Service, 2
p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.;·Cartos Bever1y, Minister.
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist, WheefMight Junction; Sunday School.
10 a.m.; Worship Serv1ce, 11 a.m and 7 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.;
Louis Ferrari, Minister.
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First PresbytarJall, North lake Drr1e· Surday School,
9:30 a rn Worship Service '1a m Rev. VICki Poole. paslor.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Seventll-Day Adventist, 5 miles West on Mountain
Parkway; Church Semce, 9:15; Sabbath School. 10:45:
John'Oaker, Pastor. 3!X3-9263; Olurch, 686-3459, leave
"1essage Everyone wefcom61
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
The ChurCh of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints:
Sacrament Mig.• 10:00 a.m.: Sunday School, 11:20 a.m.;
Relief SoctetyiPretslhood/Pnmary, 12·00 p.m.;
Wech!sday. 6 p.m. Church Meeting House ac .,
l'f.
80. Martin KV 41649: Mectng House telepl>< n rr ,cr.
285-3133· Ker Carriere, Bishop.
OTHER
Pastor Atha Johnson welcomes everyone to altend ser
vices at the CHURCH of GOD of PROPHECY TRAM
KEN1UCKY. Sunday school10 am., Worship servtce 11
a.m.
Hueysville
Church of Christ
CJ:e:.ter Ray Vamey.
M iui.~ter·
CATHOLIC
St. Martha, Water Gap; Mass: Sunday. 11.15 am: Satmlay. 5 p.m.;
SIBlday.; Fattier Robert Damron, pastor.
CHRISTIAN
First Christian, 560 North Arnold Avenue; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 am.; Jim Sherman, Minister.
Victory Christian Ministries, 1428 E.; Sunday School, 11:30 a.m.:
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m; Shenn 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 Neisen Kidder,
Ministers.
Harold Church of Christ, Harold; SI.Xlday School. l 0 a.m.: Worshp
Service, 11 a_m_ and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James H. Harmon.
Mnister.
Highland Church of Christ, Rt. 23, Hager HiU; 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.; Worshp
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesda • 7 p.m.; Olesler Varney.
Minister.·
·
Lower Toler Church of Christ. Harold; Sunday Scrool. 10 a.m.:
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; Lonie
Meade, Minister.
Mare Creek Church of Christ, StanVIlle; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. ard 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m
Martin Church of Christ, Martn; Sunday School. 10 a.m.: Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wectlesday. 7 p.m. Gary Mrtchell. Minister.
Maytown Church of Christ, 66 Turi<ey Creek Ad_, langley. Sunday
Bible Study 10:00 a.m., Slllday morning worship 11:00 a.m., Even1ng
Worship 6:00p.m., Wednesday Bble Sludy 6:00 p.m.
Upper loler Church of Christ, 3.5 miles t4J Toler Creek on right:
SI.Xlday School. 10 a.m.: Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m..
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tommy Dale Bush. Min1ster.
Weeksbury Church of Christ; Sunday School, 10 a.mm.: Worship
SeiVICe, 10:45 am. and 6 p.m. Mike Hall. Minister
CHURCH OF GOD
Betsy L@yne Church of God, Old U.S. 23; &rlday School, 10:30
a.m.; Worsh·p Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Judith
Caud II, Minister.
Community Church of God, Arkansas Creek, Martin; Worship
Service, 11 a.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; Bud Crum, Minister.
First Church of God: Sunday School. 10 am.: W01ship Service. 10:45
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 1 p.m.; Steven V. Wiliams, Pastor.
Garrett Church of God, Garren Sunday School, 10 a.m-, W01ship
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.: Wednesday. 7 p.,m.; Donald Bragg,
Milister.
Landmark Church of God, Goble Roberts A<!Jrtion; Sunday School.
10 am.; Worship Service, 11:10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Kenneth E. Praler Jr.. Milisler.
Little Paint First Church of God, 671 Lrttle Paint Road, East POint;
SIBlday Scrool, 9:45 am.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. alld 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p..; Charles Heater Jr., Minister.
The Ligon Church of God of Prophecy, Saturday Services. 7:00
p.m.; Sunday School. 10 am., Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Ra~ Hall,
Pastor.
EPISCOPAL
St. James Episcopal; Sunday Service, 9:45 a.m.; Holy Eucharist
11:00 a.m. Wednesday Study Group 6:00p.m., Holy Eucharist &
Healing 7:30p.m. Father Johnn>e E. Ross, Aedor
LUTHERAN
Our Savior Lutheran, Sw Bayes Room Carnage House Motel,
Paintsville; Sunday Seivice, 11 a.m.; WKLW (600 ami 12:05 p.m.,
Rolland Benif4J. Minister.
METHODIST
Auxier United Methodist, Auxier; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.: Garlield Potter. M1r1ister
Betsy layne United Methodist, neXI 10 B.L. Gynmsium; Slllday
School, 10 am .. Worship Service, 11 a.m., Wechesday. 7 p.m .. Randy
Blackburn, Milister.
Allen Christ United Methodist, Allen; ~day School 945 a.m
Worship Service. 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Kenneth
Lemaster, Minister.
Community United Methodist, 141 Burlle Avenue (off Universay Drive
and NeelaySt.);SundaySchool, lOa.m.:WorshipService, 11 a.m. and
6 p.m · Wednesday, 7 p.m. Sieve Pescosortdo, Mrnister.
Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist, Rt. 979, Beaver; Sunday Scrool. 10
a.m., Worsh4J Servee, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Phi'ip T Smith, Minister.
Emma United· Methodist 8nma; Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday
Worship Service 11 a.m.; Pastor David Profit.
First United Methodist, 256 South Armld Avenue; 9 am. Contempory
Service; Surday School. 9:45am.; Worship Service, 10:55 a.m. and 5
p m. UMVS Service; Wednesday, 7 p.m., Marl< D. WalL, Pastor
Horn Chapel MetllOdist, Auxier Road. AuxJCr; Sunday School. 10
a.m.; Sunday Moming Serv.ce, 11 am.; Mid-week SeiVice, 7 p.m.;
Slllday Evening SBIVice held on the 1sl and 3rd Sundays of each
month at 6 p.m .. Larry J. Penix, Mirister
Graceway United Methodist, Rt. 80, Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Night, 7 p.m. Roy Harlow.
Moster.
Salisbury United Methodist, Pnnter. Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m_: Wednesday Bible Study. 6 p.'TI·
Bobby G. lav.$0n, Minister.
Wayland United Methodist, At 7, Wayland; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, '11 a.m.: Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Jack Howa'<l. PA~to
Wheelwright United Methodist, Wheelwnght: Slllday School,
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m. Bobby
Isaac. Min1ster.
Vogle Day Unitad Methodist Church, Harold; Sunday School. 10 00
a.m.: Sunday Worship Service. 11:00 a.m.; Woo. Bible Study, 7 00 p.m
Dennis C Love, Pastor.
Drift Pentecostal, Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Wotsh p Sei'VICe,
SaturdaytSI.Xlday, 7 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p m.; Ted Shannon. lv~nister.
Free Pentecostal Church of God, Rt. 1428, East Pomt; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 am. and 6:30p.m.: Thurs .• 6:30
p.m.; Buster Hayton. Minister.
Free Pentecostal Church of God, Weeksbury; Sunday School 10
a.m.; Worship Sel\1ce, 7 p.m.; Wedresday/Saturday, 7 p.m.; John "Jay
Patton, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Deliverance, Ex!. 46 off ML Parkway at Campton
Worship Service, Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m.; Patricia Crider.
Mi1ister.
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 Pile, Associale Minister.
Goodloe Pentecosta~ Rt. 850, David. Worship Service, 6 p.m.
Mak:orn Slone, Moister.
Parkway First Calvary Pentecostal. Floyd and Mdgoffi1 Cotrrty 1ne
; Worship Service, 6:30p.m.; Mike D. Caldwell, Mtnisler. 297-6262.
Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Holiness, Main St Martin; Sunday
School. 10 am.; Worship ServiCC, 7 p.m.; 2nd Sat .. 7 p.m.; I hurs. 7
p.m.; Ellis J. Stevens, Mnister.
Free Pentecostal Church, Dwale; Services Saturday, 6 p.m.; Sunday
School. 10 am.; Services. 11 am_ No Sunday Ni!1Jt SeM::e.
PRESBYTERIAN
Drift Presbyterian, Ro~e 1101, Drift; Worship Service 11 am.
Drtn Independent, Drift; Sunday. 11 aJr. Thursday. 6:30
p.m.
Grace Fellowship Prestonsburg,(nex!lo old flea ma!ket).
Sunday School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 am. Bi!l S1ukenberg,
Pastor 689-0905
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle, West Prestonsburg:
Sunday School. 10:30 arr. 'Tllursday, 7 p.m; Don
Shepherd Mirister.
Faith 2 Faith, Harl<lns Ave., West Prestonsburg: Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worsh1p service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thurs. 7 p.m.
Randy Hagans. Minster. 886-9460.
Faith Fellowship. Allen, Ky. Sun. School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeiVlce 11
am; Sun. Evenng, 6 p.m Wed. l pm..Car1 & MISS'f Woods, Pastors.
Faith Worship Center, US 460. Parnsvile; Worship SeiVICe 11 a.M ;
Thursday, 6 p.m: Buddy and Maude F-rye. MiniSter.
Full Gospel Community, (formerly of Martin) moved to Old Allen;
Sunday School. 10 a.m Worship SCIVICC, 11 a.m.; Sunday CYCOing,
6:30p.m. Wed., 6:30pm- Lavonre l..afferty, Minister.
Lighthouse Temple, Mam SL and Hall St. Worship Service. 12 p.m.
and 7 p.m, Wednesday/friday, 7 p m.; Roy Cosby, M1111S1er
Living Water Ministries Fun Gospel Church, Rt. 3, JUSI before
Thlllder Ridge; Wednesday. 7:00 p.m., Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.
Pastor Curt Howard
Martin House of Worship, Old Post Office Sl.; Worship ServiCB, 7
p.m., Saturday/Sunday.
Old TIITI8 Holiness, 2 miles up Arkansas Creek, Mart:n; Slllday
School, 11 a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.: Friday, 7 p.m.; John W.
Patton, Milister
Spurlock Bible (Baptist), 6227 ~urtock Creek Rd .. Prestorsburg;
Sunday School, 10 am .. Worship Servee, 11 a.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.;
J'm Slephens, M111ister. 886-1003.
Tovm Branch Church; Sunday School1 0 a.m except tor first Sunday
111 each month.; Worsh·p Sel\'ice, Sun momng 10:00 a.m.; Evening 6
p.m., Wednesday, 6 p.m., No Slllday nl(lrl services on first SlTiday of
each month. om Nelson, Mnister.
The father House, B!Q Branch, Abbott Creek: Sunday School 10 am.;
Worship Service, 6 p.m: J.J. Wright, Minister
The Tabernacle, At 321 (Old Pla~tation ,,1otel), Christan Educator,
10:00; Sunday Momng, 11:00: Sunday Evening, 7'!JO; Wednesday,
700 Pastors PatA and Ramona Men
Youth FeUowship Center, WheeMTight; 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 Une: 3582001; Darlene W. Arnette, Paster
Taylor Chapel Community Church, formerly the O:d Pncc 1-ood
Serke building. located 1 cuarter mile above Worldwide Equ pmenl,
Rt. 1428. Sun. Bible Sludy, 10 a.m.; Sun. Moming Service, 11 a.m.;
Sun. Evening, 6:30p.m. Kenny Vandef!X>OI, PaS1or.
International Pentecostal Holiness Church, 10914 N. Ma1n St.,
Marin; Rev. Ellis J. Slavens, Sen;or Pastor.
Rising Sun Ministries, 78 Court Slreel, Allen. Ky.; Sunday. 10:30a.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 Nigtt • 6 p.m., Wednesday Night · 6 p.m.
Pastor Glerr Hayes. West Prestor.sburg.
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Maintenance
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shop and Cart
Attendant (Must be
friendly, have a
professional
appearance, and
cash register experience). Call for
more details. T.
Bruce Oldendick,
PGAMember.
AUTOMOTIVE
Class 2A Water
Operator needed.
Submit application
and or mail resume
to
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Utility Comm. PO
353, Wheelwright,
Ky 41669, Attn:
Gary Mccoy. Tel #
452-4273.
Wheels/Mise
HICKS
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shop. Please call
886-9995.
'96 Toyota Avalon,
140,000
miles.
Extra
sharp.
$4,000
2001 Ford Tarus
SES 80,000 miles.
$4,495, Moonroof.
92
Pathfinder,
automatic, $1,650.
96' Buick Century
$1,100.
886-2842
886-3451.
'94
Suburban,
183K miles,
1
owner,
$3,500.
1993
Acura
Ledgend,
133K
miles, leather, sun·
roof, Bose stereo
$3,900. Call 8899605 or 226-6291 .
Motorcycle's for
sale 2002 HarleyDavidson XL 1200
c, 2004 Honda
Foreman excellent
condition,
also
2006
HarleyDavidson XL833New 230 miles
black. All are in
excellent condition.
Call 606-226-2455.
AVON
Sign up for 10.00
and Receive Free
gift. Earn pocket or
career money, you
decide. Call Jency
at 886-2082
Laborer positions,
CDL drivers, class
A or B needed in
addition, looking for
COL dricers wutg
backhoe
experience. Contact Mary
at Star Construction
874-1263. EEO
Acosta Sales has
opening in Eastern
Kentucky
doing
resets in Food City
Stores.
Mail
resume to Acosta
Sales 6332 Baum
Drive
Knoxville,
Tenn. 37919
EMPLOYMENT
The University of
Kentucky College
of
Agriculture
Cooperative
Extension Service
is looking g for a
Program Assistant
for
4-H
Youth
Development
to
work in the Floyd
County Extension
Service
Office.
Work will be 37.5
hours per 2week _
A brief job description includes with
the 4-H Clubs (in
school ,community,
and special interest) a nd the county's
after-school
tutonal for families
with learning differences.
Position
requires a minimum
of a high school
diploma or GED
equivalent
Knowledge f and
experience with the
Cooperative
E xtension
Service/4 - H
Program is preferred. To apply for
AG518211 A U.K./
Online Application
must be submitted
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The qualifications
and
job
responsibilities may
also be viewed on
the
website.
Application deadline is August 24,
2007.
For more
or
information
assistance Call The
Floyd
County
Extension Service
at 606 886-2668
Position
available! Golf Course
S u peri n ten dent.
(Must have at least
2 years experi·
ence) Golf Course
H & R Block ...
Learn to prepare
taxes and earn
great
seasonal
income_Call 1-866891 -1950.
2003 Cadallc
Esclade • Black take over payments. Call 606377-7886
1998 Dodge
Grand Caravan,
loaded 1,500.00
Firm. Also a G.E.
Electric Stove. Call
886-6554 Leave
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4 burial plotsnear
at
the
hwy.
Davidson Memorial
Gardens. Call 8863379
FOR SALE
Submergible deep
well Meyer pumps.
Half 3 quarter and
1 horse power. Call
358-2000.
Truck
Drivers
Needed. we provide
Insurance,
401k. Drivers must
have Class A or B,
Hazmat, and tanker
endorsements.
Please call (606)
478-9501 to set up
an appointment.
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real opportunities
Crothall Services
Group, a member
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Workers
needed. Assemble
crafts, wood items.
To
$480/wk_
Materials provided.
Free information
Pkg 24 Hr. 801 428-4649.
Heavy Equipment
Company needs
employees. Must
have valid dnvers
license and up to
date surface mining
papers.
Mine
Emergency Tech. is
a plus. Call Mon.
Thru Fri. 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. (606)
886·1759 If no
answer leave message.
JOB
OPENING
Renos Roadhouse
in Prestonsburg is
now hiring for all
positions.
ShiftsDay and Night.
Apply
in person
only.
Services
Grigsby
Contracting specializing in brick,
block, stone laying
and concrete. Call
889·0223
FOR LEASE: 2
large office spaces
could accommo·
date
physician,
dentist or other,
located at East
Main St. Hazard,
Kentucky.
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more information
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MERCHANDISE
BOOK FOR SALE
Korners of inspiration (A collabora-
tion
of
Kim's
Priority
Korner).
mail $13.30, shipping UPS $20.00,
allow 2-4 weeks for
delivery. To order
send check or
money order to
Kim Frausre 955
Abbott Mountain
Road Prestonsburg
Ky 41653, or email
klfrasu re@ bellsouth.net
BOOK FOR SALE
A book by Donald
Crisp "Growing up
on Bucks Branch".
In Floyd county, on
sale nowlll! $12.50
plus shipping and
handling. Contact
Donald at 2853385.
Animals
Dog Needs A
Hornell Relocating
couple needs a loving home for a great
dog. Neutered male
Doberman
Mix.
Good watch dog!
$25, negotiable.Call
606-424-1701
Furniture
ALLEN
FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furniture, used
appliances, living f
bedroom
suits,
bunk beds, and lots
Call 606more!
874-9790.
Misc.
New Hospital Bed
for Sale.For information call 2850988
Looking
for
Friend to talk with
on phone, 4555yrs, Call 8742512
REAL ESTATE
3 BR 2 bath for
sale.
$40,000.
Also, 2 BR 1 bath
$25,000 will sell
together or separately. Located in
Dwale across 1sr
railroad crossing +
go straight. Call
606-634-8665 or
606-634-9111 .
Brick & Stone
House for Sale.
Four
bedrooms,
two and a half
baths.
2900
square
feet
.Desirable location
in Trimble Branch.
Reasonably priced.
Call 886-2020
Sale or Lease
Mount
Sterling
Farm for Sale I
Approximately· 33
acres farm located
near
Mount
Sterling, Kentucky
near HW 460 with
a 250 rail tobacco
farm, 3 BR, 2 1/2
bath house with
central
air/heat.
Contact (606) 8742330 or (859)-4980209.
FOR RENT
Beauty shop equipt
with 3 stations and
tanning bed. Would
consider renting for
commercial
use
other than beauty
shop. Rt. 122 1
mile
South
of
Martin across from
Garth
Techmcal
School. Must have
references. 285·
9112.
FOR SALE
Special
FHA
finance program.
$0 down if you own
land or use family
land. We own the
bank,
your
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Commercial property 12 acres next
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in
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FARM FOR SALE
Floyd county 75
acres more or less,
rt. 1100 off US 23
East Point Upper
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from
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the David Road.
Quiet
neighborhood.
Call 8863902
Building for Rent
50X90,
18'
Ceilings, 12X 12
Garage
Door,
$450.00 per month
Martin, Ky. 2853368
Commercial
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900 square feet
near Dewey Lake.
Call 226-0159
Water,
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Walking
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References
required call 8862444 between 9a6p
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month, + $300.
deposit
water
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call 438-6104.
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in
Eastern.
Appliances included. NOT HUD
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after
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Large
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Deposit required
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$300
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Renovated
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1 Bedroom trailer
for
rent.
Located on Cliff
Rd. Call 886-3047
or 226-3047
LOTS FOR
RENT New mobile
park lots, Allen
Dwale area, Floyd
County
Restrictions apply.
Paved
Streets,
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call 606-377-2357
FOR RENT
2 MH for rent
Banner area. 8740267.
LEGALS
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 8365485
In accordance
with KRS 350.055,
notice is hereby
given that RAS
Holdings. LLC, 257
East Court Street,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653, has applied
for a permit for surface, auger and
underground coal
min1ng operation,
located 2.25 miles
southeast
of
McDowell, in Floyd
County. The proposed operation
will disturb 54.9
surface acres and
72.2
underlie
acres, and the total
area within the permit boundary will
be 111 .9 acres.
The proposed
1s
operation
approximately 2.50
miles southeast of
KY route 122's
junction with KY
Route 608, and
located at the intersection of Spewing
Camp Branch and
Left Fork of Beaver
Creek.
The proposed
operation is located
on the McDowell
U.S.G.S. 7 1/2
minute quadrangle
map. The surface
area to be disturbed is owned by
Melvin Anderson
Heirs. The operation wll underlie
land owned by
Melvin Anderson
Heirs. This operation will utilize the
surface
contour,
auger and underground methods of
mining to facilitate
coal removal. The
operation will affect
an area within 100
feet of Spewing
Camp public road.
The operation will
not involve relocation or closure of
the public road.
The 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,
Division of Mine
Permits, No. 2
Hudson
Hollow,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601
This is the final
advertisement of
the application. All
comments, obJctions, or requests
for a permit conference
must
be
received within thirty {30) days of
today's date.
PERMIT CONFERENCE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 8360306 AM #1
In accordance
with KRS 350.070,
notice is hereby
given that a permit
conference
is
scheduled
for
September 6, 2007
at 10:00 a.m. at the
Prestonsburg
Regional Office for
the Department of
Natural Resources.
Divis ion of Mine
Reclamation and
Enforcement,
concerning the
above application
filed by The Elk
Ho~n
Coal
Company,
LLC,
544 South Lake
D r 1 v e ,
Prestonsburg, Ky.
41653. The operation has applied for
an amendment to
an existing surface
and underground
coal mining and
reclamation operation located 0.50
miles west of Hi
Hat
in
Floyd
The
County.
amendment
will
disturb 23.0 surface acres and will
underlie an additional
3,513.0
acres, making a
total area of 3,536
acres within the
amended permit
boundary.
The . proposed
amendment area is
approximately 0.50
miles west of KY
Route 979's junction with KY Route
122 and located
0.05 miles west of
Newman Branch of
the Left Fork of
Beaver Creek.
The proposed
amendment
is
located on the
McDowell U.S.G.S.
7 ? minute quadrangle map. The
surface area disturbed is owned by
The Elk Horn Coal
Company,
LLC.
The operation will
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underlie land owned
by The Elkhorn Coal
Co., LLC, Progress
Land
Company,
Enerpro,
Inc.,
James
McQuire.
Jack Martin, John
C. Frazier, Charles
Reed & Wilford
Johnson,
John
Bryant, John Bryant
Estate, James Kent
& Rita Dye, Kennel
Dye, and Jared
HaiL
The amendment
application
has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Natural Resources,
Division of Mine
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Ste.
6,
Drive,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41 653.
Any person whose
interest may be
adversely affected
by the issuance of
the proposed permit
may present information relevant to
the permit. in oral or
written form, at the
time of the conference.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
No.
836-0339
In
accordance
with the provisions
of KRS 350.055,
notice is hereby
given that FCDC
Coal, Inc., P.O. Box
77, lvel, Kentucky
41642, has applied
for a permit for a
surface coal mining
auger and reclamation
operation
affecting
423.30
acres, located 1.00
mile southeast of
Printer, in Floyd
County.
The
proposed
permit
area
is
approximately 1 .1 0
mile southeast from
Ky. 122's junction
with Ky. 2030, and
located on Shop.
The
latitude
is
37~1'36". The longitude is 821144'04".
The
proposed
operation is located
on
the
Harold
U.S.G.S. 7
1/2
minute quadrangle
map. The operation
will use the contour,
area and auger
Highwall
mining
method of surface
mining. The surface
area is owned by
Black
Diamond
Mining Company,
LLC,
Tandy
L.
Spurlock,
James
Irvine Halbert Heirs,
John A. Salisbury,
Bruce
Salisbury,
Gena
Salisbury
Moore,
Salley
and
H-albert
Talmadge Robinson
Heirs,
Denver
Meade, Ruby Slone
Halbert,
Irvine
Halbert, David May,
Donald Ray Halbert,
Marlene
Dingus,
Sherree and Jeanie
Wright, Bonita Belle
Terry, The Elk Hom •
Company,
Coal
LLC, Belva Jean
Crews.
The application
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Department tor
Natural Resource's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
D r i v e ,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653141 0. Written comments, objections,
or requests for a
permit conference
must be filed with
the Director of the
Division of Permits,
No.
2
Hudson
Hollow, U.S. 127
South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE Pursuant
to Application
Number 836_
0335
Amendment No.
2
In
accordance
with the provisions
of KRS 350.070,
notice is hereby
given that Miller
Bros. Coal, LLC,
P.O. Box 990, 433
Daniels
Creek
Road,
Allen,
Kentuckx
41601
has applied for an
amendment to an
existing .. surface
coal _ m1n1ng and
r~clamation operat1on located 4.5
miles northwest of
Hueysville in Floyd
County.
The
amendment will add
and
additional
155.6 acres of surface
disturbance
and will add an
additional
157.5
underground acres
making the total
area within the permit boundary will be
796. 1
acres.
The amendment
area is approximately 1.8 miles
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 Reed
Brothers
Holding
Company,
Inc.,
John F. Hoover,
Lisa & · Edmond
Watkins,
Martin
Vanderpool, Larry
Conley,
Wayne
Gearheart, Elden
Bailey,
Marwood
Land Co., Inc.,
Miller Bros. Coal,
LLC, Thelma &
Lurie Hoover, and
G.M.O.
Forestry
Fund 3, LP. The
operation will underlie surface area
owned by Reed
Brothers
Holding
Inc. ,
Company,
John F. Hoover,
Lisa & Edmond
Watkins,
Martin
Vanderpool, Larry
Conley,
Wayne
Gearheart, Elden
Bailey,
Marwood
Land Co., Inc.,
Miller Bros. Coal,
LLC, Thelma &
Lurie Hoover, and
G.M.O.
Forestry
Fund
3,
LP.
The application
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Department for
Natural Resources,
Division of Mine
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Pr9 st 0 ns bu rg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
D r i v e
p r e s 10 n s b u r g ,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit conference must
be filed with the
• Director, Division of
Permits, #2 Hudson
Hollow, U.S. 127
South
Frankfort
Kentu~ky 40601. '
This is the final
advertisement
of
the application. All
comments, objeclions, 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 8360317
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 3.6
miles northeast of
Lancer in Floyd
County. The proposed operation will
disturb 454.15 surface acres and
165.26 acres of
underground area,
making a total permit area of 619.41
acres.
The
proposed
operation is approximately 2.9 miles
east from Corn Fork
Road's junction with
KY 3 and is located
on Corn Fork of the
Levisa Fork.
The
proposed
operation is located
on
the
Lancer
USGS 7 1f2 minute
quadrangle map.
The surtace area to
be disturbed is
owned by Clark
Pergrem and Jesse
Rudd, Steven Todd
and Bonnie Harris,
Floyd Harris Heirs,
Bill
Monroe
Thompson, and Bill
Monroe Thompson
Heirs. The permit
area will underlie
land owned by
Floyd Harris Heirs,
Clark Pergrem and
Jesse Rudd, Steven
Todd and Bonnie
Harris. Bill Monroe
Thompson,
Bill
Monroe Thompson
Heirs, Holly Rose,
Mike and Teresa
Stratton, Evan and
Mary Rose, John
Hunt, Lewis and
Emma Hunt, Mary
Lucille Willis, Jewel
Crider, Donald L.
and Joyce Goble,
Rhonda Gail Goble
Ousley,
Ransom
Hunt, and Lewis
Hunt. The operation will use the
area,
contour,
underground, and
auger/highwall
methods ,of mining.
The 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 Sputh,
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
No.
836-5518
Operator
Change
In
accordance
405
KAR
with
8:010, notice is
hereby given that
FCDC Coal, Inc.,
P.O. Box 77, !vel,
KY 41642, intends
to revise permit No.
836-5518 to change
the operator. The
operator presently
approved IS the permittee. The new
operator will be
South Akers Mining
LLC,
Company,
P.O.
Box
392,
Pikeville, KY 41502.
The operation is
located 1/4 mile
south of Dana, in
Floyd County. The
ope~ation is approximately 1/2 mile
south of KY 1426's
junction with Hunts
Fork County Road.
and located adjato
Prater
cent
Creek. The operation is located on
the Harold USGS
7.5 minute quandrale map, at latitude 37-33-02, and
longitude 82-41-11.
The application
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Department for
Natural Resource's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
FRIDAY, AUGUST
West
Virginia
25560, (304) 2041455. proposes the
following blasting
schedule.
The
blasting site consists of approximately 258.01 acres
located ·at Craynor
1n Floyd · County,
Kentucky. The area
is located approximately 0.5 miles
southwest from KY
Route 680's junction with KY Route
979 and located
along
Hamilton
Branch of Mud
Creek at Latitude
NOTICE OF
and
372 27'27''
BLASTING
Longitude
SCHEDULE
82°39'48".
APPLICATION Detonations
of
NUMBER 836explosives are pro0345
posed to occur
In
accordance daily, sunrise to
with the provisions sunset, from August
405
KAR 24, 2007 to August
of
16: 120E, Sect1on 3, 23, 2008.
notice is hereby
Control of the
given that Frasure blasting area will be
Creek Mining, LLC, maintained
by
4978 Teays Valley blocking the access
Road, Scott Depot,
3140 South Lake
Suite
6,
Drive,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653. Written comments, or objections
mJst be filed with
the Director of the
Division of Mine
Permits,
No.
2
Hudson
Hollow
Complex, U.S. 127
South,
Frankfort,
KY 40601. All comments or objections
must be received
within fifteen ( 15)
days of today's
date.
roads to the area
and stopping traffic
along public roads
when applicable at
least ten (10) mmutes prior to the
blast. Post detonation access to the
blasting area and
release ot traff1c on
public roads will be
allowed only after
an Inspection has
determmed that no
·
hazards exist.
After personnel
are cleared from the
area, a pre-detonation warning consisting
of
one
minute series of
long blasts of a
siren will be given.
The blast signal will
consist of a one
minute series of
short blasts of a
' siren prior to detonation. The all clear
signal will consist of
a prolonged blast
sounded on a siren
following
tho
inspection of the
24, 2007 • 87
blast site. These
signals will be audible over a mmimum
distance of one half
mile. All blasting will
be scheduled from
sunrise to sunset;
however, blasting
may be conducted
at other times.
although
events
which could lead to
blasting at times
other than scheduled include but are
not limited to rain,
lightning, or other
atmospheric conditions which involve
personnel, operational, or public
safety. If conditions
occur that require
blasting at times
other than the normally
scheduled
blasting hours, the
audible
signals
described above wlll
be used to warn the
public of the blasting activity.
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Also Drug Testing
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��C2 • FRIDAY, AUGUST 24,
2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Rebs reload after
postseason near-miss
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Allen
EASTI<:RN
Central flirted with making it
into the playoffs la-;t season
The Rebels defeated district
opponents Phelps and South
Fl0va. Had the Rebels beaten
Jenkirrs:- Allen Central fan'>
would have been watching
their fa\ otite team during the
first week or November.
Allen Central finished last
~eason 3-7. With many skill
players and linemen returning, Allen Central ha-. a positive outlook for the upcoming
season.
"We had a pretty good preseason," smd Allen Central
Coach Jeremy Hall. "lt wa~
hard this year to get everyone
on the field at the same time.
Our morning practices would
have a group of boys and then
in the evening we would have
some different ones in and
out. We have many returnees.
We arc really young, but that
just shows you how many
freshmen and sophomores we
were playing with last year
Allen Central lost its lead
ing tackler Mike Case (DE)
as well a~ hoth
starting running backs Eric
Crum and Corey Click to
graduation.
LetH.hng returnee~ for
Allen Central tndude jumor
quarterhm.:k Josh Prater and
senior wide recei-ver Alex
Hammonds -the team·~ leading pass catcher. Allen
Central also return wide
rcccivcrs Nathan Meade. Wcs
Crager and Chris Stumbo.
Logan Crowder. Justin
Jackson
and
tre'>hman
Mickey Parsons will each
take canies out of the Rehel
backfield from the rullhack
position.
Along the line, Allen
Central has welcomed back
sophomore center Corey
Conn and senior tackle Brett
Shepherd.
Other linemen for the
Rebels are tackles Bradley
Fields and Blake Salisbury
and guards Bradley Fields
and Hunter Crowder.
Defensively,
Logan
Crowder and Hunter Crowder
hold down the middle ror the
Rcbch
According to Hall, Allen
Central could have somewhat
of a different look on the
offensive side.
Conn,
Shepherd,
Salishury, Sleven Thornsbury
and Nick Collins will all play
along the Allen Central
defensive line. Crager and
Meade join the Crowden; as
line hackers.
The tlefensi ve secondary
will
include
Prater,
Hammonds and Marty Dye.
" We have changed up the
attack a little more this year,"
Hall confided. "We will
mainly
be an I Formation team
and try to spread it out and
throw it a little more than in
the pasr.··
Allen Central will host
former district rival Allen
Central tonight in its seasonopener. Kickoff for the Allen
Central-Jcnktns game is !\et
for 7:30p.m.
Allen Central Football
2007 Schedule
Betsy Layne Football
2007 Schedule
Coach: Jeremy Hall
Class: 1A
District: 8
Coach: Jonathan Parsons
Class: 1A
District: 8
Aug. 24 Jenkins, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 31 at Magoffin Co., 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 7 Phelps. 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 14 Paintsville, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 21 at Pikeville, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 28 Betsy Layne, 7:30p.m.
Oct. 5 Open
Oct. 12 Jackson Co., 7:30p.m.
Oct. 19 South Floyd, 7:30p.m.
Oct. 26 at Knott Central, 7:30 p.m.
at Berea, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 24 at P'burg, 7:30 p.m.
{Joe P. Tackett Gridiron Classic)
Aug. 31 Jackson Co.; 8 p.m.
Sept. 7 Pikeville, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 14 South Floyd, 7:30p.m.
Sept. 21 Paintsville, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 28 at Allen Cent., 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 5 Open
Oct. 12 at .Powell Co., 7:30p.m.
Oct. 19 at Phelps, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 26 at Jenkins, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 2 Beth Haven, 7:30 p.m.
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photo by Steve LeMaster
ALLEN CENTRAL will open the 2007 season at home tonight versus·Jenkins. Last season,
Jenkins defeated the Rebels In a regular-season district game, preventing Allen Central from
reaching the playoffs. Allen Central has returned a solid mix of veteran and young talent for
the upcoming campaign.
file photo
JUNIOR JOSH PRATER (11) is set to enter his third season as Allen Central's starting quarterback. The Rebels went 3-7 last season, posting district wins over Betsy Layne and South
Floyd.
Parsons looking to lead
Bobcats into playoffs
by JAMIE HOWELL
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
BETSY LAYNE - Calling
his hiring as Bobcat football
coach "a dream come true··
new Betsy Layne Coach
Jonathan Parsons and his team
have embarked on a mission.
When asked what that mission
is, Parsons replied, "to be the
first team in 27 years to make
the playoffs at Betsy Layne."
That goal could become
reality for a determined group
of Bobcat<;. Several key components return for the Bobcats,
including quarterback Brennan
Case and tailback Brandon
Blair. Both played key roles in
a much improved Bobcat team
one year ago. Case is not only
a good quarterback, but also an
important part of the Bobcat
defensive secondary. Blair is
hilping to break school rushing
records, but the senior also
knows team goals arc more
important
"We want to make the playoffs and we are deterrruned to
do just that," explained Blair.
Parsons - a veteran Betsy
Layne a-;sistanr coach - took
over the Bobcat program as its
head coach after Bobby
Branham vacated the post.
Branham is now the East
Ridge head coach. He spent
one season as Betsy Layne's
head coach, guiding the
Bobcats to a 1-9 record.
Eight seniors dot the Bobcat
roster with Bo Hamilton and
Travis Slone each coming back
from the 2006 team. Junior
Cody McKay is expected to
lead the way for the Bobcat
widcout group. McKay started
on both the offensive and
defensive side of the ball in
2006.
Kory Jarrell. Zach Hall and
Douglas Hall are three players
that coach Parsons is looking
to for leadership this season.
With the addition or Parsons
came a new since of loyal{)·
among the Bobcat team,
"Coach has been around the
program even before 1 got
here," explained Brennan
Case. "He took a back scat
after being passed over for the
job se\"'cral times, but he kept
trying and has tayed with us.
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He is the right man for the
job."
A challenging schedule in
the ne]\t few weeks should help
prepare the Bobcats for a possible postseason run. Betsy
Layne will open on the road at
Prestonsburg. The Bobcats will
also take on Pikeville durng the
first three weeks or the season .
The schedule is a plus to
Blair.
"Sure it is a tough schedule,
but it \\>ill only help us later in
the season,'' Blair commented.
Betsy Layne is pitted in district play agamst county rivals
Allen Central and South Floyd.
The Bobcat..; also must tangle
with Paints'<illc and Jenkins in
the district Parsons 1s hoping
to establish an even mix or run
and pass this season. Freshman
Dylan Maldonado f'S also
expected ro earn early playing
time. Betsy Layne will open
the 2007 campaign tonight at
Prestonsburg in the Joe P.
Tackett Gridiron Classtc versus
the host Blackcats. Kickoff for
the Prestonsburg Betsy Layne •
game is set for 7:30p.m.
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BETSY LAYNE is set to begin a new era with Jonathan Parsons as the team's new head
coach.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST
24, 2007 •
C3
E xpectations high for
Blackcats in 2007
by JAMIE HOWELL
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
•
terback spot. Craynon, Setser and Taylor will
carry the load out of the backfield. Setser ran
for over 600 yards and six touchdowns last season, while Craynon added over 350 yards and
six touchdowns. One of the most reliable kickers in the mountains, Seth Moore was lost to
graduation. But tllc special teams cupboard is
not empty as junior Clay Jamerson has been
impressive in the preseason and is expected to
step in for the departed Moore.
Zach Bragg has returned at center for
Prestonsburg. Chris Schoolcraft is expected to
earn time at the tight end position. Several newcomers could earn early playing time this season. Freshmen Alex Griffith and Michael
Crowe have caught the eye of' the Blackcat
coaching staff in the preseason.
Prestonsburg will open the season at home
10night against Betsy Layne in the inaugural Joe
P. Tackett Gridiron Classic. A road game at
Breathitt County will follow in Week Two. The
Blackcats will open district play in Week 3
when they host Bath County. Several rivalry
games dot the Prestonsburg schedule. Pikeville,
Paintsville and Lawrence County are on the
schedule as is Class A state power Beechwood.
Shelby Valley remains in Class 2A in
Prestonsburg's disllict. Other district 1ivals for
the Blaekcats are Bath County and Morgan
County
Several factors could make this a season to
rcmcmhcr for Prestonsburg, with one of those
being the ability to enjoy practice time.
"This group likes to cut up in practice and
have a good time, but they also know when it is
time to work," said DeRossett.
With the new clao;s system, pnly one 2A
team in the state will miss out on the playoJT-; in
the 2007 sca<>on. With the new alignment and
several key players returning this could be "The
Year of the Cat."
PRESTONSBURG - After finishing the
2006 -;cason with a 7-5 record, Prestonsburg
comes into the 2007 campaign with some lofty
expectations. Back for the Blackcats arc quarterback Bobby Hughes and tailbacks Seth
Setser and Allen Craynon as well as senior linebacker Nathaniel Stephens. Not only will
Prestonsburg be expected to contend thio; season, but a new class system for Kentucky high
school football should be an added boost for tl1e
Blackcats. Gone from the schedule are traditional rivals Belfry and Sheldon Clark, hoth of
which moved to Class 3A. Bath Coumy and
Morgan County will replace Belfry and
Sheldon Clark tn Prestonsburg's district.
Several key players with game experience
return for the Blackcats. Senior tailback/line
backer Dalton Taylor returns l'or Coach John
DeRossett's team. Taylor Jed the cats in tackles
(140) last season and is expected to carry the
pigskin out of the Prestonshurg hackficld .
Senior Taylor Clark returns to anchor the
Blackcat secondary. Matt Blevins. Darren
Lawson and Justin Trout are expected to anchor
a solid group of offensive and defensive linemen. Sophomore Austin MdGnney - who start
ed last sea~on as a rreshman - returns at a
defensive end spot ~U1d should help produce a
solid pass rush. Austin Gearheart, Mason
Haywood an,d Matt Sword lead a talented group
of wideouL~ . Prestonsburg senior quarlerhack
Bobby Hughes will look to pur the ball in the air
more this season.
"We have some guys that can really catch the
football and I am looking forward to throwing
the ball more this year," staled Hughes.
Sophomore quarterback Michael Burchett
has shown great improvement in the preseason
and is expected to earn the number two quar-
Prestonsburg Football
2007 Schedule
Coach: John DeRossett
Class: 2A
District: 7
Aug. 24 Betsy Layne, 7;30 p.m.
Aug. 31 at Breathitt Co., 7:30 p.m.
(KRMC Honey Bowl)
Sept. 7 Bath Co., 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 14 Lawrence Co., 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 21 at Morgan Co., 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 28 at Paintsville, 7:30p.m.
Oct. 6 Beechwood, 4 p.m:
Oct. 12 at Pikeville, 7:30p.m.
Oct. 19 Open
Oct. 26 Shelby Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 2 at Perry Co. Cent., 7:30p.m. ,
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BOBBY HUGHES
Team
Record
Middlesboro
11-2
Belfry
11-3
9-2
Sheldon Clark
Breathitt County
8-3
1
Prestonsburg
7-5
6-6
Leslie County
Shelby Valley
5-6
Pike County Central 4-6
Knott County Central3-7
Magoffin County
3-7
Cawood
3-8
lEast Ridge
NATHANIEL STEPHENS
2-8
SETH seTSER
TREMENDOUS 26 (as voted on by state's high school coaches) - Quarterbacks:
Logan Bunch, Lexington Lafayette; C.J. Croft, Ft. Campbell; Alex Matthews, Shelby
County. Running Backs: Cory Farris, Boone County; Dontey Gay, Lexington Henry
Clay; Alan Williams, Marshall County. Wide Receivers: Aaron Boyd, Lexington Henry
Clay; John Cole, Somerset; D.L. Moore, Bowling Green. Tight End: Ryan Wallace,
Bowling Green. Offensive Linemen: Ryan Benzick, Louisville Fern Creek; Sam Robey,
Louisville Trinity; Brad Wright, Owensboro Apollo. Defensive Linemen: Nathania! Dials,
Johnson Central; Dexter Heyman, Louisville Male; Brandon Newman, Louisville
Pleasure Park Ridge; Matthew Smith, Louisville St Xavier; Dave Ulinski, Louisville
DuPont Manual; Brandon Young, Louisville DuPont Manual. Linebackers: Shumari
Bridgewater, Campbellsville; Clay Cecil LB, Fort Thomas Highlands. Defensive Backs:
Jared Carpenter, Bowling Green; E.J. Fields, Frankfort; Tyheem Lawton, Louisville
Fern Creek; Tatum Lewis, George Rogers Clark; A.D. Reynolds, North Bullitt.
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PRESTONSBURG is in a new district that includes Bath County, Shelby Valley and Morgan
County. During the preseason, Prestonsburg scrimmaged both Clay County and Sheldon
Clark.
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VETERAN COA~H JOHN DEROSETT talked with players during a preseason practice.
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24, 2007 • CS
South Floyd another
year older, much
more xperienced
by STEVE LeMAST'ER
SPORTS EDITOR
HI HAT - Veteran South
Floyd Coal:h Donnie D micl~
knows a young foo)thall team
when he M't's one. Last s~.:ason,
South Floyd licldl'd <1 ~cry
young foot hall team. In fact, l:Jst
season's edition l'l' the South
Floyd f(Jotball .;;quad was what
Daniels called the youngest
team he'd ever coached. Soltlh
Floyd Jinishcd the 2006 sea'ion
3-7. Many or the playcl)j from
that team have returned.
"Thil> is a real good group of
kids,'' . aid Dantds. ''The) w·ork
hard everyday. They're
aggressive hunch. too."
an
South Floyd is expected to
dress 20-plus players throughout the sea on. Daniels hopes to
keep the roster at least 20-plus-
playel)j strong.
"It's a numbers game at
Limes." said Daniels. ''We've got
some quality players at different
po.<;itions. The key for us wiJI be
staying healthy."
During the preseason, South
Floycl had one lone ~ctimmagc
versus Powell County. Pnor to
taking on PoweJl County in the
preseason tuneup. South Hoyd
attended camp at Kentucky·
Christian University.
South floyd sophomore
quarterback Tommy Joe Hall is
back for a second sca~on as a
stancr for the Raiders. Hall
enjoyed a solid freshman season
of signal-calling.
Junior
halfback
Tyler
Mitchell and sophomore 13obb}
Meade w11l siJ.trc carries out of
the Ra1dcr hacklicltL
Junior end Chad Patnck 1s
also back on the offensive side.
Senwr Denick Triplett is the
top returnee along the South
Floyd offensive line.
Triplett will lead the Raider
defense fmm one or the linehacker spots. Cornt'rhacks Kyle
Howell and Ethan Mullins also
return on the defensive side.
Howell could also play a pivot~ll role on the offcmivc side.
Matt Crittendon. Austin
Johnson, Josh Stephens and
Brandon Stephens are among
South f<1<1~d's other early-<;eason leaders.
Triplett Mullins. Crittendon,
Johnson and Josh Stephens
make up South Floyd's senior
class.
South Floyd, a postseason
regular. mi_ssc$:1 out on the playotis in 2006.
Anthony
Barker, South
Floyd's leading rusher and
tackler from last season, graduated.
Following the KHSAA
realignment. South Hoyd is in
Class A. District 8 along with
Pikeville, Paintsville, Allen
Central, Phelps and Betsy
Layne.
South Floyd will open its
scao;on tonight at home versus
Magotfin County. Kickoff for
the South Floyd-Magoffin
County game is set for 7:30p.m.
pho o bv St ve aMtl
South Floyd Football
2007 Schedule
Coach: Donnie Daniels
Class: 1A
District: 8
Aug. 24 Magoffin County, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 31 Evangel Christian, 8 p.m.
Sept. 7 at Paintsville, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 14 at Betsy Layne, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 21 Phelps, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 28 Open
Oct. 5 Pikeville, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 12 Knott County Central, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 19 at Allen Central, 7:30p.m.
Oct. 26 at Jackson County, 8 p.m.
Nov. 2 East Ridge, 7:30p.m.
2006 SEASON
CLASS A, REGION 4 FINAL STANDINGS
Team
Record
9-4
Hazard
Somerset
9·5
Pikeville
8·4
Harlan
8-4
Williamsburg
7-4
Cumberland
7-4
Paintsville
5-6
Jenkins
4-7
Lynn Camp
3-7
Allen Central
3-7
South Floyd
3-7
Pineville
3-7
Phelps
2-8
Evarts
2-8
Football rules changes locus
on illegal helmet con·tact
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
INDIANAPOLIS - In its continuing
emphasis on illegaJ helmet contact in high
school football. the National Federation·of
State High School Associations (NFHS)
Football Rules Committee reorganized
and clarHlcd several rule-; with the intennon of further reducing the risk of injury
in the sport.
Rules revisions regarding tllcgal helmet contact were among 14 rules revJsions made by the committee at its
January 20-21 meeting in Indianapolis.
The rules changes were subsequently
approved b) the NHIS Board of
Directors.
ln Rule 2, the committee placed butt
blocking, face tackling and spearing under
the heading of ''Helmet Contact - 1Jlcgal"
to place more emphasis on risk-minimi7ation concerns. In Rule 9-.f-3. the commitlee added a note that list<> examples of
somc types of illegal helmet contact that
could result in disqualification.
••
Examples of illegal helmet contact
· that could result in d1squalilkation
include. hut are not limited to: a) illegal
helmet contact against an opponent lying
on the ground; b) illegal helmet contact
against an opponent being held up hy
other players; and c) illegal hclmet-lo-hclmet contact again-;t a defenseless opponcnt.
In additi<m. rhc committee fonnulated
a definition ·ot a flagrant foul. an oftenused term in the rules book but which pre
viously was not specifically defined. A
flagrant foul will be defined as a foul that
may or may nor involve physical contact,
but involves such acts as fighting. contacting a game official. fouls so severe as
to place an opponent at risk, persistent or
extreme abusive conduct and the use of
vulgar language or gestures.
"While these changes mostly mvolve
reorganization. the committee is coniident
that the rules now place a stronger emphasis on 11agrant acts and illegal helmet contact," said Bob Colgate, NFHS assistam
Kentucky Mr. Football Winners
Year Player School. Pos.
2006 Douglas Beaumont Male RB/WR
2005 Micah Johnson Ft. Campbell RB/LB
2004 Curtis Pulley Hopkinsville QB
2003 Brian Brohm Trinity QB
2002 Michael Bush Male QB/RB/LB
2001 Jeff Duggins Boyle Co. QB
2000 Montrelf Jones Male WR
1999 Travis Atwell Hancock Co. QB/DB
1998 Jared Lorenzen Highlands QB
1997 Dennis Johnson Harrodsburg DL
1996 Derek Homer Fort Knox RB
1995 Tim Couch Leslie Co. QB
1994 Shaun AI xander Boone Co. RB
1993 Jer my Simp on Lincoln Co. RB
1992 Billy Jack Haskins Paducah Til. QB
1991 Scott Russell Evarts RB 1990 Damon
Hood Warren Central RB
1989 Pookie Jones Calloway Co. QB
1988 Jeff Brohm Trinity QB Louisville
1987 Kurt Barber Paducah Tilghman LB
1986 Frank Jacobs Newport Catholic TE
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SOUTH FLOYD ended the 2006 season 3·7. The Raiders will look to get back in the playoffs in a revamped district that
includes Pikeville, Paintsville, Allen Central, Betsy Layne and Phelps. South Floyd Coach Donnie Daniels called last season's team his youngest ever.
director and haison to the rootball Rule~
Committee. "Thco;c revisions continue our
ongoing emphasis on risk minimintion
and good sportsmanship.''
"Annually. the NFHS Football Rules
Committee has St1ught way~ to better promote the health and physh.:al welfare of
the participants and culti\'ale the high
1dcals of good sportsmanship:· said Hrad
Cashman. cxccuti\c director of the
Pcnn:-<yh ,mia Interscholastic Athletic
Association and chair of the NFHS
Football Rules Committee. "The rule~
commiuec has again ra1sed the standard In
regard to both areas of concern."
Changes in the football game jer.·cy
specitications that were approved last
year for implementation in 2010 were
revised slightly this year, and the implementation date was moved back to 2012.
The revi<.cd rule will still require the visiting team's gomc jerseys to be white and
contra~t with the home team's jersey.
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24, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
KHSAA FOOTBALL ALIGNMENT
Mason Havwood
SR, SEfl)R
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Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD,
the MAKER of heaven and earth.
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Blake Salisburv
ACHS
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Good Luck,
Blackcats!
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Mom and Dad
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CLASS lA
District-1-1: Ballard
\1emorial, Cnncnden County,
Fulton City, Fulton County.
llktyl1eld.
District-1-2: Beth Haven,
Bethlehem, Caverna, Holy
Cross (Louisville). Kentucky
Country Day.
District-1-"3: Beechwood,
Bellevue, Bishop Brossart,
Dayton, Ludlow.
District-1-4: Bracken
Counly, Eminence, Frankl'ort,
Gallatin County, Trimhlc
County.
District-1-5: Fairview,
Lcxmgton Christian, Nicholas
County, Paris, Raceland.
Distrid-1-6: Campbellsville,
Clinton CounLy, Lynn Camp,
Williamsburg.
District·l-7: Cumberland,
Evarts,
Harlan,
Hazard,
Jenk111~, Pineville.
District-1-8: Allen Central,
Betsy Layne. Paintsville,
Phelps, Pikeville, South Floyd.
CLASS 2A
District-2-1:
Caldwell
County,
Heath,
Murray,
Rcidland, Trigg County.
District-2-2: Fort
Campbell, Hancock County,
Owensboro Catholic, Todd
C~unty Central.
District-2-3:
Glasgow,
Green
County,
Metcalre
County, Monroe County.
District-2-4: Bardstown,
Danville,
Fort
Knox,
Wa~hington County.
District-2-5:
Carroll
County, Cluistian AcademyLouisville, DeSalcs, Owen
Codv Dudrick
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District-3-1:
McLean
County. Muhlenberg South.
Paducah Tilghman, Union
County, Webster County.
District-3-2: Adair County,
Butler County, Edmonson
County,
Hart
County,
County, Hopkin:; County
Central,
Lone
Oak,
Muhlenherg North.
District-4-2: Allen
County-Scottsville, FranklinSimpson, Logan County.
Russell County, Warren East.
District-4-3:
Atherton.
Breckinridge County, Fairdale,
Valley, Western.
District-4-4: Bullitt East.
LaRue
County,
Marion
County, North Bullitt.
District-4-5: Bourbon
County, Franklin County.
Harrison County, Pendleton
County.
District-4-6:
Boyle
County,
Eac;;t
Jessamine,
Lexingtu.n Catholic, West
Rus~ellville.
Je~samine.
District-3-3: Central,
Eli/abelhtown,
Moore,
Shawnee.
District-3-4:
Henry
County,
North
Oldham,
Spencer County, Western
Hills.
District-3-5: Casey
County, Garrard County,
Jackson County, Somerset,
Taylor County, Wayne County.
District-3-6: Breathitt
County,
Cawood,
Estill
County. Fleming County,
Powell County.
District-3-7: East Carter,
Lewis County, Mason County,
Russell, West Carter.
District-3-8: Belfry, East
Ridge, Magoffin C,ounty, Pike
County Central, Sheldon
Clark.
District-4-7: Bell County,
Knox
Cenlrul,
Madison
Southern, McCrca;y Central,
Rockcastle County.
District-4-8: Boyd County,
Greenup County, Lawrence
County, Rowan County.
County.
District-2-6: Holy Cross
(Covington). Lloyd Memorial,
Newport, Newport Central
Catholic.
District-2-7: Bath County,
Murg<ut County, Prestonsburg,
Shelby Valley.
District-2-8: Corbin, Knott
County
Central,
Leslie
County, Middlesboro.
CLASS3A
CLASS4A
District-4-1: Calloway
CLASS SA
District-5-1: Christian
County, Hopkinsville, Ohio
County, Owensboro.
District-5-2: Barren
County, Bowling Green.
Grayson County, Warren
Central.
District-5-3: Doss.·
Iroquois,
John
Hardin,
Waggener.
District-5-4: Anderson
County,
Grant
County,
Jeffersontown,
Oldham
County, South Oldham.
District-5-5: Covington
Catholic,
Dixie Heights,
Highluntls. Holmes. Scott.
District-5-6:
Ashland
Bla/er. Bryan Station, John~on
Central. Montgomery County.
Woo<.lfortl County.
District-5-7: Lincoln
County, Mer<.:er County,
Pulaski County, South Laurel,
Southwel.tern.
District-5-8: Clay County,
Letcher County Central, North
Laurel, Perry County Central,
Whitley County.
CLASS 6A
District-6-1:
Apollo,
Daviess
County,
Graves
County, Henderson County,
Madisonville-North Hopkins,
Marshall County.
District-6·2:
Central
Hardin. Greenwood, Meade
Coumy, Nelson County, North
Hardin.
District-6-3:
Butler,
DuPont Manual. Pleasure
Ridge Park, St. Xavier.
District-6-4: Bullitt
Central, Fern Creek, Male,
Southern.
District-6-5:
Ballard.
Eastern,
Seneca, Trinity
(Louisville).
District-6-6:
Boone
County, Campbell County,
Conner, Ryle, Simon Kenton.
District-6-7 • Henry Clay,
Lafayette. Paul Dunbar, Tates
Creek.
District-6-8: George
Rogers
Clark,
Madison
Central, Scott County, Shelby
County.
Not competing: Berea,
Evangel Christian.
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"The changes made this year by the
committee will provide manufacturers
and schools a dearer direction on the
specifications," Colgate said. "The committee extended the implementation date
to give schools an opportunity to make the
necessary adjustment<> during the normal
uniform rotation and replacement cycles
during the next five seasons."
In Rule 8-2-2, an enforcement option
has been added when there is a foul by the
opponent of a team scoring a touchdown.
ln addilion tO its previous Option of
accepting the result of the play and having
the penalty enforced on the try-for-point,
the scoring team may choose to have the
foul enforced on the ensuing kickoff.
Two changes were made in Rule 1-2-3
regarding "The Field and Markings." A 4inch-wide broken restraining line is now
rc4uircd around the outside of the field,
and the line must be at least two yards
from the sidelines and cud lines. The only
exception to this rule will be in stadiums for enforcement of penalties. The basic
where the total field enclosure docs not spot will be the. 20-yard line for plays
permit the line. In addition, a line, 4 inch- when the end of the related run is in the
es wide by 12 inches long, that bisects the end zone followed by a loss of possession
limit line at each 5-yard line extended. and the ball re-enters the playing field and
may be used.
then goes Olll of bounds.
"These lines arc used to assist line-toFollowing arc other changes approved
gain crews, as well as providing addition- · by the Football Rules Commiuee:
al safety features for players, officials and
-Added the word "legal" to the definisideline media; helping game officials tion of a passer to help clarify Rule 2-31with an unobst.mctcd sideline operating 11.
area; and providing coaches with an unob- Provided an opportunity for a coach
structed view from the coaching box," who assumes the head coaching responsiColgate said.
bility during a game (when the head coach
Rule 1-2-3 now will also provide rule has been disqualified) to call a time-out.
support for the location and dimension of
- Beginning with the 2008 season,
a three-yard line marking that appears on requiretl forearm pads to meet same specthe field diagram. A line, 4 inches wide by ifications as gloves and hand pads as set
a minimum of24 inches in length, shall he forth
by
the
Sporting
Good~
centered and placed three yards from each Manufacturers Association in 1994. The
goal line.
new rule will require fore rum pads to have
The conunittee added two new artidcs to Rule 10-4 regarding basic spots
(See CONTACT, page seven)
Golden Eagles get new turf,
move up to Class SA
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
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PAINTSVILLE
Following a 13-1 season,
Johnson Central has a new rurf
l'ield and even higher expectations than those of last year's
brilliant campaign. Plus, the
Golden Eagles have moved up
to Class SA. In Class 3A last
season,
Johnson
Central
claimed a regional championship before falling to
Covington Catholic in the
State Semilinals.
Head coach Jim Matney
mentored Johnson Central to
the ncar-perfect record in his
third season at the sctiooL
Johnson Central lost 15
seniors to ~;,rraduation. Despite
some standout players moving
on via graduation, Johnson
Central is far from running on
empty. All-State running back
Shawn Grimm is back in the
mix for his senior season. As a
junior, Grimm rushed for
2,7000 yards. Junior Chase
Richardson (6 l, 225) will
also get his share of the carries
out of the Golden Eagle backfield during the 2007 season.
Freshman Nathan Dillon
(6- I, 190) is expected to make
an immediate impact for the
Johnson Central football team.
Senior quarterback 1.K.
Ratliff is back to guide the
Golden Eagle offense. Ratliff
had a busy summer. The
Johnson Central signal-caller
was an invitee to the Nike
Elite 11 Quarterback Camp.
Defensive end Nathaniel
Dials (6-3, 240) is ranked as
one of the state's leading players and backs up the high
hilling with his play. Dials
recorded 142 tackles last season. The agile Dials also
recorded two defensive touchdowns.
Both Ratliff and Dials arc
drawing
a
considerable
amount of attention from
NCA.t\Division-I football programs.
Johnson Central will open
its season tonight on the road
in South Point, Ohio. Kickoff
for the Johnson Central-South
Point game is set for 7:30p.m.
Johnson
Central
Football-2007 Schedule: Aug.
25 at South Point, Ohio, 7:30
p.m.; Aug. 31 Conner, 7:30
p.m.; Sept. 7 at Bryan Station,
7:30 p.m.; Sept. 14 at
Wheelersburg, Ohio, 7:30
p.m.: Sept. 21 Woodford
CounLy, 8 p.m.; Sept. 28 Open;
Oct. 4 Paintsville. 7:30p.m.;
O(.;t. 12 Central. 7:30 p.m.;
Oct. 19 Montgomery County,
7: 30 p.m., Oct. 26 Ashland
Blazer, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 2 at
Belfry, 7:30p.m.
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SOUTH FLOYD BACK BOBBY MEADE (32) carried for positive yardage during last season's regular-season game
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AROUND EASTERN KENTUCKY
CLASS A - PIKEVILLE
(8-4): Junior running hack
Daniel Harmon t'i returning
for a third prep football season
at Prkeville. In 10 regularsea~on games during the 2006
season, Harmon rushed for
1,328 yards and 15 touch
downs.
Each of the top-three rush
ers
from
last season's
Pikeville football team arc
returning.
Seniors Tim and Ted
Honaker are returning to help
Harmon caiTy Pikeville's
offensive load.
Ted
Honaker
was
Pikeville's
second leading
rusher in the 2006 regular-season. gammg 511 yards and
scoring four touchdowns on
67 totes.
Tim Honaker, after Panther
starring quarterback John
Michael Mayo suffered a season-ending conclusion at the
start of the season, took over
under center. In a Pikeville
offense that did the majority
of its damage on the ground,
Tim Honaker managed to
complete well over half of the
passes he attempted. One of
Pikcvi11c's leading defensive
stoppers. Tim Honaker, who
can also play running back,
rushed for 328 yards and 12
touchdO\v ns during the regu
lar-scason.
Up front, semor Clay
Elliott (6~3, 230) is returning
for the Panthers.
The Honakers, linebackers,
and senior Chaz Jackson, a
defensive back, are the leading defensive retumees.
PAINTSVILLE
(S-6):
Sophomore
running
back/defensive
back
Nehemiah Doderer gained
522 yards on 70 carries last
season and is returning for the
Tigers.
Senior JD VanHoose has
earned the starting quarterback job. VanHoose will also
play linebacker for the Tigers.
Humphrey
was
Paintsville's leading receiver
in 2006, hauling in 35 catches
for 423 yards and five touchdowns.
Semor JJ Hensley is a fouryear slarter on the Paintsville
offensive line. Other senior
linemen back !'or the Tigers
arc Casey Brown and Bucky
Bailey.
Additional returning veteran players for Paintsville are
Dyllon
Brown
(So.,
WR/OLB). Hunter Preston
(Sr.. RB/OLB ). Tyler Deaton
(Jr.. WR/DB ), Patrick Butcher
(Jr., RB/OLB) and Cody
Reynold~ (Jr., RB!LB).
The addition of senior
Blake Bundy gives Paintsville
another player to catch and
run the football.
Jim Tom Allen is entering
h1s second season as Tiger
head coach.
PHELPS
(2-8):
The
Hornets losl versatile ofl'ensive player Russell Johnson to
graduation. Tn nine games,
Johnson rushed for 1,003
yards and 10 touchdowns on
159 eanics.
Senior running back Jordan
Payne is back to carry the
offensive load for the Hornets.
Payne rushed for 682 yards
and rive touchdowns on 123
carnes last season.
Payne was Phelps' secondleading scorer last season
behind Johnson.
Leading linemen back for
Phelps are senior Drew Lester
(6-2, 275) and junior Brian
Hurley (6-0, 270).
CLASS 2A- Knott County
Central (3-7): The Patriots
will be without Bobby Owens
- the slar running back each
of the last two seasons - during the upcoming campaign.
But the cupboard isn't bare in
Hindman. Knoll County
Central has retumcd six six
stmters on both offense and
defense for the 2007 season.
Up front, KCC features
senior tackle Sam Sturdivant
(6-5, 240), junior tackle Jason
Green (6-3, 300),junior center
Ron Christian (6-1, 320) and
senior guard Dwight Isaac (60, 220).
Sophomore quarterback
Braxton Ratliff and junior
running back Jason Carmody
highlight the KCC offensive
unit. Camody has made the
switch from running back to
light end for the Patriots.
Senior linebacker Brian
Rose (5-I 0, 220) is a proven
defensive playmaker for the
Knoll County football team.
Rose led KCC in tackles last
season.
CLASS 3A - BELFRY
(11-3): Senior Dustin May
(RBILB) gained 1,425 yards
and scoring 17 touchdowns on
242 carries in 14 games last
season for the Pirates.
Junior quarterback/defensive back Andrew Elkins (6-2,
165) returns after completing
43-of-80 passes for 827 yards
and eight touchdowns one
season ago. Defensively,
Elkins picked off tlve.passes.
Junior running back/clefen,
s1ve end Ivan Lee (6 1, 245)
and senior tight end/defensive
end Adam Bowens (6-l, 1H5)
are back for the Pirates.
Senior running back/defensive lineman Phillip Hickman
(6-0, 170) led the Pirates in
tackles last season as a jumor
and returns for his senior campaign.
Linemen back for the
Pirates
include
Ryan
Blackburn (6 3, 325), Randy
Webb and Casey Whetstone.
Additional
experienced
varsity players buck are junior
end Corey Coleman (5-11,
200),
senior
wide
receiver/defensive back Ryan
Preston and senior running
back/defensive back Heath
Varney.
Senior kicker Glen Earnest
is making his way back to lead
the Belfry special teams.
SHELDON CLARK (92): Look for senior Adam
Dials and junior Ryan Kelly
to get plenty of carries out
of the Sheldon Clark back
field. Dials and Kelly both
rushed for well over 1,000
yards apiece lasl season. The
two Sheldon Clark running
backs accounted for over half
of Sheldon Clark's offense.
Quarterback
Damen
Hensley is back to go under
center as a senior for the
Cardinals. Hensley passed for
nearly 600 yards during his
junior season.
Daniel Harless, a leader
from last season's team, graduated.
Coach Shawn Hager's
Sheldon Clark football team
held a place as one one of the
state's top 10 Cia!-." 2A teams
for much of the 2006 season.
Sheldon Clark <;cored 351
points in 11 games last season.
The Cardinals scored two or
more touchdowns in I 0 of
thetr II games.
PIKE C'OUNTY CENTRAL
( ~-6):
Quirvon
Ivkrchant io; expected back to
lead Pike County Central on
the offensive side during the
upcoming season. Merchant
went under <.:enter for Pike
County Central ,ts ,t JUnior,
showcasing athletic ahilitJC'\
that included him passing and
rush in1! the football.
Pike County Central must
replace versatile running hack
Gordan Varney, one of Class
2A"s most productive runnmg
backs in hot.h 2005 and 2006.
The Hawks did not make the
playoffs la..,t season.
MAGOFFIN COCNTY
(3-7): Semors Jordan Howard
(LB/FB ),
Casey
Gwter
(DE/E) and Brandon Mullins
(DB/WR) are the top players
back tor Milgotfin County.
Ginter ranked a~ Magoflin
County's
second-leading
receiver last season.
The Hornets relied heavily
on the running game during
the 2006 campaign.
Head
coach
Che::;ter
McCoy is back for his. second
~cason at the helm of the
Hornet football program.
EAST RIDGE (2-8):
Caleb Epling is a leading
player back for the East Ridge
football team. Epling, junior
Tommy Bmgham and sophomore Cory Fields can al. o
rush the football.
Keith Miller (QB) and
David Ratliff (RB) bave both
graduated.
Defensively. mnc players
who started last season are
returning.
Epling. Brad Branham and
Mike Rowe m·e defensive
leaders for the Warriors.
Bohhy Branham is entering
his first season at the helm of
the East ·Ridge football pro
gram. Branham ~:oachcd Bets)
Layne to a 1 9 record last sea
son
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PRESTONSBURG SENIOR BOBBY HUGHES ranks as one of
the area's leading quarterbacks. Hughes passed for over
1,000 yards during the 2006 season. The Prestonsburg quarterback can also tuck the football and run.
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attached beginning in 2008.
- In six-. eight- and nineplayer football, reduced the
free-blocking /One to a 'one
three yards on either side of the
snap and three yards behind
each line of scrimmage.
ln tcnns of the number of
participants, football is the
most popular high school sport
for boys. According to the
2005-06 NFHS High School
Athletics Partic-ipation Survey,
I ,071 ,775 boys played 11playcr football, with another
25,000 involved in six -, eightand nine-player football. ln
addition, I ,264 girls played
high school rootball in 200506.
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SOUTH FLOYD COACH DONNIE DANIELS will lead the
Raiders Into a season-opener tonight versus Magoffln
County.
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ALL AREA TEAMS!
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