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Special Holiday Weekend Edition • December 28-30, 2007
briefs
No paper
·sunday
The Floyd County
Times will not publish on
Sunday, Dec. 30. We will
resume our normal schedule on Wednesday, Jan. 2.
Jobless
rate falls
FRANKFORTUnemployment rates fell in
106 Kentucky counties
between November 2006
and November 2007, rose
in 12 counties and
remained the same in two
counties, according to the
Kentucky Office of
Employment and Training,
an agency of the
Education Cabinet.
Woodford County
recorded the lowest jobless rate in the commonwealth at 3.4 percent.
Other counties with low
unemployment rates were
Fayette and Warren counties, 3.5 percent each;
Jessamine County, 3.7
percent; Boone County,
3.8 percent; Madison,
Mason, Oldham and Scott
counties, 3.9 ·percent each;
and Bourbon, Franklin and
Kenton counties, 4 percent
each.
Jackson County recorded the state's highest
unemployment rate- 9.2
percent. It was followed by
Wolfe County, 8.8 percent;
Clay County, 8.7 percent;
Harlan and Magoffin counties, 8.5 percent each;
Owsley County, 7.5 percent; Morgan County, 7.3
percent; and Bell,
McCreary and Menifee, 7.1
percent each.
Unemployment statistics are based on estimates and are compiled to
measure trends rather
than actually to count people working.
2 DAY FORECAST
Family sues KSP over fatal 2006 shooting
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WAITER
PIKEVILLE - Ihe family of an
Elkhorn City man who was shot and
killed last year by law enforcement
officers following a short pursuit filed
a lawsuit this week in U.S. District
Court.
John. and Sharon Keene. of Pike
ST0 RY
County, filed a complaint with jury
' demand against Kentucky State Police,
and unknown officer of Kentucky State
Police, or unknown officer of Pike
County Sheriff's Department or other
unknown ofticcr.
As times staff reported last year,
KSP at Post 9 in Pikeville responded to
a call from the sheriff's department
asking for a~sistance in the pursuit of a
0 F
THE
possible armed ropbery suspect traveling on Town Mountain Road.
According to reports, the pursuit
came to a halt on northbound U.S. 23
after officers successfully deployed a
tire deflation device.
Misty Damron, 32, of Elkhorn City,
who was driving the vehicle, surrendered to authorities without further
incident.
The passenger in the vehicle, John
Michael Keene, 26, reportedly moved
to the driver's seat in an attempt to
escape when officers tned to take him
in to custody. According to KSP,
Keene reached for a weapon on the
passenger side of the vehicle, at which
time KSP Trooper Chris Philips and
Appalachian
coal production
declines in '07
YEAR
The Associated Press
.
RICHMOND, Va. The latest federal figures
show U.S. coal production
dipped slightly this year.
The 1.4 percent decline
hit Appalachian states such
as Virginia and Kentucky
the hardest, while production in the West is essentially flat, according to the
U.S. Energy Information
Administration.
EIA data shows year-todate production in Virginia
was down 10.2 percent
compared with the same
period of 2006, to 25.8 million tons as of the week
ending Dec.
15.
In
Kentucky production was
down 5.2 percent to 110.8
million tons.
file photo
Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo and Gov. Steve Beshear celebrated their election night victory on
Nov. 6. Their election was named the top story on 2007 by the Associated Press.
Beshe 's election picked
as Kentucky's top news story
by ROGER·ALFORD
AssociATED PRESS
FRANKFORT Steve
Beshear won a lopsided victory
in November over a scandalplagued incumbent to become
governor or Kentucky in a
remarkable political comeback
more than 20 years after he last
held an elective office.
His defeat of Ernie Fletcher
was \Oted the top Kentucky
story of 2007 by The
Associated Press member editors and broadcasters.
Beshear had climbed the
political ladder in the 1970s
and 1980s as a state Ia wmaker,
attorney general and lieutenant
governor, but had lost two subsequent elections, after which
he steered clear of politics. The
Dawson Spiings native defeated an incumbent governor who
had been accused of violating
state hiring laws to reward
political supporters in a saga
that dominated headlines for
more than two years.
"Politics is certainly always
a major topic of discussion and
it generates a lot of interest in
Kentucky,"
said
Joe
Gershtenson, head of the
Center for Kentucky History
and Politics at Eastern
Kentucky University. "In an
gubernatorial election year,
especially, it would probably
take something pretty notable
to bump that out of the top
spot.''
Beshear's return to public
(See LAWSUIT, page eight)
office edged out a number of
other high-profile events that
made news over the pa~t 12
months. That includes the continuing legal battle over
whether administering lethal
injections to put condemned
inmates to death constitutes
cruel and unusual punishment.
The issue was debated
throughout the year in courtrooms and took the No. 2 spot
on the list of top stories. The
U.S. Supreme Court agreed to
hear oral arguments from the
attorneys of two Kentucky
death row inmates at the center
of the issue. They argue that
lethal injection causes pain and
that its protocol is unconstitu(See TOP, page eight)
Across Appalachia, production dipped 3.6 percent
to 364.6 million tons.
West
Virginia,
the
nation's second-largest coal
producer, showed a slight
increase of 0.9 percent to
148.2
million
tons.
Northern West Virginia
mines increased output during the period 4.1 percent to
42.6 million tons . Output
from
southern
West
Virginia's coalfields dipped
0.4 percent to 105.5 million.
.In
Wyoming,
the
nation's biggest producer,
production is up 1.6 percent
to 433.1 million tons.
U.S. coal producers
faced weak aemand from
(See COAL, page eight)
I
Manslaughter charge
fded after fatal wreck
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
LOUISA - A Louisa resident
was arrested without incident
Wednesday when he voluntarily
turned hin~elf in at the Lawrence
County Sheriff's Office.
Richard S. Gussler III, 30, was
charged
with
second-degree
manslaughter after an extensive
investigation into a car accident
that took the life of Joey L. Kirk,
42, of Louisa.
According to Kentucky State
Police reports, Kirk, along with
Mqrk Scaggs, 46, of Pikeville,
RichardS.
Gussler Ill
(See MANSLAUGHTER, page eight)
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
inside
Obituaries ..................... A2
For the Record ............. A3
Opinion .........................A4
Entertainment ............... AS
Classifieds .................... A6
Sports ........................... B1
Lifestyles .................... 85
Governor: Budget shortfall
reaches $434 million
by JOE BIESK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - A budget
shortfall of $434 million has
left the state in financial peril,
• Gov. Steve Beshear said
Thursday.
At current spending levels,
the state will run out of money
before the end of June, Beshear
said at a Capitol press conference.
"Although the construction
and evolution of this problem
occurred before I was elected,
it is my job to solve it," he said.
' "We're setting about to do
exactly that."
Beshear said he plans to
announce speci fie spending
cuts next week. He said his
"utmost priority" is to sustain
essential government services,
especially for the state's most
needy.
Last week, Beshear rescinded pay raises that had been
given by his predecessor to
member'> of the Kentucky
Parole Board. Beshear said the
shortfall made it unwise to give
the raises.
Fletcher had issued an executive order on Dec. 10, the day
he left office, to raise the pay
for the seven parole board
members by 20 to 27 percent.
Under that order, annual
income rose to $81.000 a year
for members and to $82,000 for
the chairn1an.
Meanwhile, financial problems have been popping up in· a
variety of state agencies, which
have requested $166 million in
(See BUDGET, page eight)
Nine die on state
roads over Christmas
by JACK LATIA
STAFF WRITER
FRANKFORT
According to Kentucky
State Police statistics, nine
people died on Kentucky
roadways
during
the
Christmas holiday in eight
separate accidents.
One of the fatalities wa
the result of a crash involving alcohol, while four of
the victims were not wearing seat belts.
As of Dec. 25, 842 people have lost their lives on
Kentucky roads during
2007. According to KSP
records that is 59 fewer
than was reported last year.
More than half of the
681 fatalities involving
motor vehicles were not
wearing their seat belts, and
of the 92 motorcycle fatalities, 53 were not wearing
helmets. Of the 24 ATV
accidents, 20 were not
wearing helmets, and 43
pedestrians and five bicycli ts have been killed. A
total of 197 fatalities have
resulted from from crashes
(See DEATHS, page eight)
�A2 •
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
28, 2007
THE FLOYD CoUNTY TIMES
Obituaries
Edd Bentley
Edd Bentley of Garrcrt,
away December 26,
2007. at the St ( laire Ho.spital
in Morehead.
He wa-.; born August 10,
1910. the son of the late Sally
Hughcs.Bentlcy and Brack W.
Bentley.
He wa... the husband of
fhelma Blanton Bentley,
before her p<hsing. He was
predccea"cd hy cine daughter.
Guina Sue, and two sons:
Benny and Dcnm~.
His surviYors mdude one
daughter. Drusilla Jean and her
husband. Bobby Mayo. of
Chesapeake, Virginia; three
son'i. Jack Bentle) and his
wife, VIctoria. of Laurelnlle.
Ohio: Ronnie Bentley and his
wife, Grace, <'f Che~upeake.
Virginia, and Larry Bentle) of
Morehead.
He also leaves man; grandchildren. great gr<mdcbililien.
and great -great-grandchildren,
and many nephews and niece<;.
He was a retired coal rruner
with more than 30 years of ser' ice. along '~ith heing selfemployed hlr many year~.
Our father, I:.dd Bentley.
was a Ill\ ing father and grandfather. He was also an inge
nious man with many qualities, such as painting. em-pen
try, fanner, avid gardener; he
owned and ran his own store
on Stone~.:oal Road.
The funeral services will be
pa~sed
held at 11 :00 a.m., Saturday,
December 29. at the Hall
Funeral Home in M:.u1in, with
Pastor Bill Campbell officiating.
Burial wlll follow in the
Bentley
Cemetery
on
Stonec(1al Road, Garrett.
Friends may call at the Hall
Funeral Home from 4-8 p.m.,
Friday, at the funeral home.
iP<tid obitmuy)
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Georgia Faye Hall
Conn
Georgia Faye Hall Conn, 54.
passed Into eternal life on
Wednesday, December 26,
2007. after a long illness.
Born September 18, 1953,
she was the daughter of Sarah
Katherine Osborne Hall of
Marlin and the late Wiley
Martin Hall. She was a homemaker; a devoted wife, n10ther, grandmolher, daughter. sister and aunt; an active member
of the Independent Christian
Women's Fellowship: and a
member of Faith Bible Church
since 1978. where she often
helped \\ ith Sunday School
and Bible School probrrams.
She is survived by her husband of 36 years, R. B. Conn:
one son, Harry Lee Conn
(Robbin) of Martin; one
daughter, Kathy Marie Conn
Collinsworth
(Paul)
of
Salyersville; J'ive grandchildren:
Elizabeth Danielle
Dingus, John William Dingus
and Caitlin Danielle Slone, of
Martin; and Blake Jarvis and
Landon Lester of Salyersville;
one sister, Palsy Jean Hall
Rose (Roger) of Garrett; six
brothers: Cainer Lee Hall
(Gwen) of Prestonsburg, Larry
Hall (Rhonda) of Wellington,
Gary llal'I (Sue) of Paintsville,
Tommy Hall (Debbie) of
Martin. David Hall (Diana) of
Prestonsburg and Billy Hall of
Martin; nine nieces, seven
nephews, seven grandnieces,
ten grandnephew& and one
great grandnephew.
She was preceded in death
by her rather, Wiley Martin
Hall; two brothers: Donald
Ray Hall and Martin Edward
Hall; one sister, Anita Marie
Hall and a great-gnmdnephew,
Dennis Gabticl Conn.
Visitation is at NelsonFrazier Funeral Home after 3
p.m., Thursday, December 27.
The funeral will be held at
the funeral home on Saturday.
December 29, at 11 a.m., with
her pastor, Bob Wireman, presiding.
Burial will be in the
Davidson Memorial Gardens,
in !vel.
Pallbearers
arc:
Paul
Collinsworth, Harry Lee
Conn, Joey Conn, John
Dingus, Cainer Hall, Martin
Hall, Robert Hall, Tommy
Hall and Rick Smith.
grandchildren, several grcatgrandchlldren.
Funeral services will he held
Saturday. December 29, at
1:00 p.m., at Hall Funeral
Home Chapel, in Marlin, with
William Jarrell officiating.
Burial will he in Davidson
Memorial Gardens at 1vel.
Arrangements
by
Hall
Funeral Home.
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Belford Reitz
(Paid obituary)
nnn
Ada Mills Hunter
Card of Thanks
The famJI) of Mona Conn Boyd would like to Lake this
oppornmtt) to thank all those friends. relatives, and neighbors
who helped to comfort, and were there for our family, during
this difficult time. We are especially grateful to Clergyman J. B.
Hall for hi~ comforting words: the SherilT's Dcp<utment for
their as..,istance ir traftic control: and the Hall Funeral Home
for thetr lm 111g ~:are anu hand of friendship to our family. All
t.he love and compassion shown to our family will never be forgotten
Card of Thanks
The family of Lee Roy Ross wishes to thank all of those
friends, relatives. and neighbors for all the love and support
upon lhc pas!>ing of our loved one. Thanks to all who sent llowef"o, food, prayer' or words of comfort expressed. We are especially grateful to Clergman Tommy Bush for his comforting
words. the Sherill"s Department lor their assistance in tra11ic
control; and Hall Funeral Home for their kind a11d trusted
services. Words cannot begin to express the deep gratitude we
v.iJl ail\ I)-; feel for each Of )'Oll.
THE FAMILY OF LEE ROY ROSS
Ada Mills Hunter, age 77 of
East Point, passed from this
lite on Tuesday, December 25,
2007, in the Community
Hospice Care in Ashland.
She was bornAptil27,1930,
in Lincoln County West
Virginia. the daughter of the
late Farmer and Idona Clark
Mills. She was a homemaker.
She wa<; preceded in death
by. her pm·ents, and husband,
David Eugene Hunter; daughters, Marsha Saxton and
Brenda Gail Hunter: nine
brothers and four sisters.
Surviving are: Two sons,
Willie Martin and Sherman
Marlin hoth or Barboursville,
W.Va.; two daughters: Patricia
Ann "Pauy Campbell of
Prestonsburg, and Teresa Lynn
"Terry" Akers of Dana: one
brother, General Walls of
Barboursville. W.Va.;
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Josephine Stephens
Josephine Stephens, age 85.
of Albion. Michigan, a native
of Dwale, passed away, Friday,
December 21, 2007, at
Tendcrcarc in Marshall.
She was born May 15, 1922,
in Dwale, the daughter of
Ballard and M~ry (Vaughn)
Webb.
ln 1939, she manicd Marcy
Stephens, who preceded her in
death in 1976.
Josephine worked at Albion
College for 17 years. She
"Sales and Service." Including free exam & Consultation
Hearing Care Practitioner
The famtly ot Ralph" But! ·• Hagans \\OU!tllike to extent! theit upprecimion alltho~c •ncnds., rctarivc~. and neighhor~ who helped in any way
upon the pa~'ing ol their loved one. Thanh to all those who sent food,
tlowt:r~. prayers or -;poke comfortmg words. We an: e~pecially grateful
to Clcrg) n "l Roy Harlow or his eomfoning words; the Riverview
Health Carl! lor 11e speCJal .:are the) prov1ded to our dad; the Sheriff's
Department for theli as>i>t:tnl'e in trattk control: and the statt' of Hall
Funeral Homr for their kind and profc;;;sional service. All the many acts
ofl..indnes-; during this time will alway> be a comfort to our family.
000
APPALACHIAN HEARING CARE CENTER
Jim Vanover, HIS
Card of Thanks
Belford Reitz, age 91, of
McDowell. husband of the late
Irene Judd Reitz, passed away
Saturday, December 22, 2007,
in the McDowell Appalachian
Regional Hospital.
He was born September 25,
1916,
in
Redcross,
Penn&ylvania, the son of the
late Sylvan Reitz and Maude
Fcncdcmachcr Reitz. He was a
retrred coal miner.
He is survived by a son,
Belford W. Reitz Jr., of Blaine,
Minnesota; two daughters: Joy
Tignor of Snell ville, Georgia,
and Peggy Ann Lattery of
Princeton, Minnesota; 10
grandchildren, and several
great-grandchildren.
ln addition to his wife,
Irene, and parents, he was preceded in death by his first
wife, Virginia Maxine Reill.; a
daughter, Judy McNamee; and
two
sisters:
Margaret
DeShaies and Eva Kiehl..
Funeral services for Belford
Reitz will be conducted
Fliday, December 28, at 1
p.m., in the Hall Funeral
Home. in Marlin, with Ted
Shannon officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Drift Cemetery. with Hall
Funeral Home eating for those
arrangements.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
(Paid obituary)
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Eunice Stratton, age 90, of
lvcl, wife of the late Alonzo
Strauon,
passed
away
Monday. December 24, 2007,
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606-886-6969
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Regional
enjoyed music, singing, game in
shows, and crossword puules, Medical Cenlcr, Pre-;tonsburg.
She was born April 3, 1917,
She especially enJoyed her
in Pike County. the daughter
grandchildren.
She is survived by rour or the late Bullnrd Seal f and
daughters: Rita Stephens and Judy Roop Scalf. She was a
Diane and George Cornell of member of the rom's Creek
Albion; Faye .and George Freewill Baptist Church, in
Peckham of Concord; and !vel. and a homemaker.
Donna Dobson of Florida; two
Survivors 1ncludc a brother,
sons:
Ted and Tammy . John Scalf ur Behy Lt) ne ;
Stephens; ofJadcson: and Joey two sisters: Maggie Johnson of
and Angie SLephens or Detroit.
Michigan.
and
Springport; a sister, Garnett Elizabeth Layne of Cleveland,
Cafcrty of Kentucky: four Ohio.
brothers: Charles and Linda
f·uneral ser\ices !'o r Eun ice
Webb of Albion: Glen and Stratton w1ll be conducted
Phyllis Webb of West Virginia: Fnday, Uccembcr 2H. at II :00
Doug and fda Faye Webb of a.m., at the H Hll Funeral Home
Kentucky; and David and Eva Chapel, in Martin, with
Webb of Concord; 19 grand- Clergyman Chuck Ferguson
children, and several great- ol'liciating.
and great great grandchildren.
Burial will follow in the
She was preceded in death Davidson !vtcmorial Garden<>.
by her husband; a son; four in Tvel, under the proressional
brothers and sisters; and three care of the Hall Funeral Home.
great-grandchildren.
Paid ohitu:uv)
Funeral services will be held
Friday, December 28, at I
p.m .. at J . Kevin Tidd Funeral
Home, 811 Finley Drive,
Albion, with Reverend Bob
;-:--,Rf)ir.i)AfiSlECIAt:r .
Donor officiating.
Un m ted Hours
Burial will be in Albion
Memory Gardens.
Visitation was at the funeral
~l?nt:U/
home.
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..Hear Lhe melodies oflife again.''
Refreshments will be served.
~W~!
Pastor Kenneth Prater Jr.
TJIF. FA\HLY OF RALPH "BUD" HAGANS
Give your child the gift of music
this Christmas!
Card of Thanks
The famil; of Rebecca ·'Bed.y'' Justice Dye wi<.he~ ln gratefully
acknowledge the thoughtfulness and kindness of friends, relalivelt,
and netghbor 1n the ll•ss of our loved one. Thanks to all thme who
!tent fond nm.. er~. prayers. or spoke words of comfort In our family. A speLia, thank~ lo lhe Old Regular Baptist ministers for their
comfnrtin!' v.ords; ti1e Piilgrim Rest Old Regular Baptist Church
for all the kindnc" >hown to our family; the Sheriff''> Department
for thd assisW11te in traffic control· and the Hall funeral Home
for ,hdr prof~:"i01 ..ll and c'lHH[Ja~sionall.: service ·
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The family of Dina Newsome Hamilton wishes to grate
fully acknowledge the thoughtfulness and kindness of
triends, relatives, and neighbors, 111 the loss of our loved
one. I hanks to all those who sent flowers, food, and prayers
to our rami!) A ~pedal thanks to the Old Regular Baptist
minister"> lor their comforting wonts: the Samaria Regular
Bapti t Church for all the love and compassion that was
shown to liUr family, the Sheriff's ·Department for their
assistance lfl trathc control: and the Hall Funeral Home for
their professional and caring service. All your thoughtfulne~s and kmdness will ne"er he forgotten.
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�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
28, 2007 • A3
For the Record
Marriage Licenses
Minerva Branham, 70, to
Lawrence Handshoe, 76, both of
Prestonsburg.
Mary Michaels. 56, to Earl
McGuire,
51,
both
of
Prestonsburg
Crystal Patton, 25: to Jonathan
Price, 26. both of Auxier
Pamela Ison, 47, or Pikeville,
to Ronald Man, 62,
of
Prestonsburg
Christine Stumho, 2H, to Billy
Joe Miller, 40, both or Hi Hat.
lie place.
Marsha .J. Adkins. 35, of
Grethel, theft by deception/cold
checks.
Rono Hamllton, 28. of
Teaberry, trafficking in controlled
subsran..:c/drug unspecified.
Bobby Hamilton Jr.. 57, of
Teaberry, rrafficking in conrrolled
substance/drug tmspecified.
Gary Hamilton. 33. or
Teaberry. trafficking in controlled
substance/drug unspecified.
Inspections
Civil Suits Filed
Enola Miller vs. Lwry Pcntc
Clayton Ramey, et al vs. Mary
Conley and Greg Dawson
Unifund CCR Partners vs.
Helene L. Branham
Betty Wright vs. Christopher
Shepherd
Jimmy D. Hall vs. Andrew
Prater
Rosie McCoy vs. Highlands
Hospital, eL al
Kcnnith Newman vs. Conagra
Foods. b1c.
John Cruse vs. Empire Fire &
Marine Insurance, et al
Di8cover Bank vs. Edward B.
Poe
Credit Acceptllilcc Corp. vs.
Michael Gibson
City National Bank vs. James
L. .l\1urphy
Amarr Garage Door&, Inc. vs.
Rodney Hamilton
William D. Boyd vs. Douglas
B. Tibbs
Lendmark Financial vs. James
Hamilton, et al
Elray Cline. ct al vs. Shirley
Napier
Rita V. Conley vs. Linda
Bowling
Billy Joe Caudill, et al vs.
Ricky G. Rogers, et al
Small Claims Filings
NCO Portfolio Mgr. vs. Alma
Akers aka Alma Allen
NCO Portfolio Mgt. vs. Porty
Blevins
NCO Portfolio Mgt. vs. Tonda
Conn
Pioneer CrediL Co. vs. James
C. Smith. et al
Billy Joe Miller vs. Violet
Buchanan
Charges Filed
Joshua J. Tyler, 25. of
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxication, public place: disorderly conduct.
Steven D. Hall, 24, of Minnie,
terroristic threatening: menacing:
wanton endangennent.
Mark L. Kidd. 34, of Honaker.
assaliltldomestic violence: alcohol
intoxication, public place.
Heather Halcomb, 32, of
Prestonsburg. alcohol intoxication. public plas:c.
Olema J. Sprad.lin. 33, of
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxication, puhlic place.
Briuany N. Robinson, 20, of
Prestoni>burg:, alcohol imoxication, public place.
Justin Allen Mullins, 20, of
Betsy Layne, public intoxication,
controlled substance.
Donald Ray Chandler, 27, of
Meally, alcohol intoxication, public place.
Bobby Dean Damron, 44, of
Tram, alcohol intoxication, puhlic
place.
Stephen Michael Ford, 25. of
Dana, possession controlled substance, drug unspecified; controlled substance prescription not
in oliginal container.
Sandra G. Koontz, 21. of
Royalton, alcohol intoxication,
public place.
Rachel Lena Cooley, 28, of
Stanville, possession controlled
substance, drug unspecified; controlled substance prescription not
in original container.
Paul D. Shepherd, 43, of
Prestonsburg. alcohol intoxica
lion, public place.
Sherry Ayala. 36, of Martin,
alcohol .intoxication, public place.
Willard Joseph, 41, of
Prestonsburg, stalking; harassment.
Jonathan L. Hall, 23, of Dana,
assault/domestic violence.
Curtis T. Newsome, IR, of
Prestonsburg. public intoxication,
controlled substance.
Larry Amlcrson. 36. of
Langley. alcohol intoxication,
public place; disorderly conduct.
Johnny Ray Crisp, 44, of
Allen, alcohol intoxication, public
place.
Eric Paul Copeland, 30, of
Lovely. alcohol intoxication. pub-
Osbome Elementary Cafeteria,
Bevinsville, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Nonfood conta<.:t
surfaces not properly constructed.
Nonfood contact surfaces not
maintained. Improper storage of
single service arlicles. Garbage
llild refuse containers not covered
as required. Floors not in good
repair. Score: 95.
Oshorne Elemeinary School,
Bevinsvi lie, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Third grade
building boys restroom lavatory
faucet in disrepair. 5th llild 6th
grade huilfling hoys restroom wall
in moderate disrepair. Floor tile
cracked, in disrepair, throughout
almost all classroom buildingf>.
Score: 92.
Cardinal
Mart
#'2.
Wheelwright regular inspection.
Violations
noted:
Food
Comments: Food not protected
during storage. Lack of effective
hair restraints. Where chemical
arc
sanitization
methods
employed. operators not providing and using chemical test kit.s.
Cloths used for food and non food
contact surfaces not stored llild
rinsed frequently in water ~anitiz
ing solution. Hand cleaner not
provided at lavatory or handwa&hing sink. Walb, ceiling. attached
equipment not in gootl n.:pair.
Score: 92 Retail Comments: Hand
cleaner not provided at lavatory or
handwashing sink. Walls. ceiling,
auached equipment not in good
repair. Score:· 97
Wells Mobile Home Park,
Prestonsburg. regular inspection.
Violations noted: Not all mobile
home lots are systematically. not
all mobile home lot sizes appear
to have required 4.000 square
space available. Score: % .
Betsy Layne Elementary
School, Betsy · Layne. regular
inspection. Violations noted: Old
building restroom tloor tile in disrepair. girls restroom t1oor in disrepair. Several leaks noted in old
building, new building, and gym.
Glass room 5(}1 wall in bad repair.
Score: 96.
Betsy Layne High School,
Stanville, regular. Violations
noted: Floor tile in gym between
restrooms in disrepair. Student
desks in disrepair in most class
rooms. Risers in band room arc in
disrepair and in need of cleaning.
Score: 96.
McDowell
Elementar)
School,
McDowell.
regular
inspection. Violation~ noted:
Commode not t1ushing properly
in girls restroom in primary'building. Restroom in need of cleaning.
Intermediate building men· s
restroom t1oor tile in disrepair.
Room R of rrimary building walls
in disrepair, also floors in moderate disrepair or intem1ediate
building. Score: 92.
Halls Mobile Hoinc "Park,
!Vlanin,
regular inspection.
Violations noted: mobile home
lot~ not numbered systematically.
individual garbage containers not
provided. Moderate amount of
unnecessary articles in mobile
home yards. Score: 94.
S&V Mobile Home Park,
Drift,
regular
in~pection.
Violations noted: mobile home
lots not systematically numbered.
not all mobile home lot sizes of
compliance standards. Score: 96
Blackburn's Trailer Park,
Prestonsburg, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Mobile home
lots arc not properly numbered.
Mobile home parking not of compliance standards. several lot~
have debtis build up. Score: 94.
Lone Oak Mobile Home Park.
Tram,
regular
inspection.
Violations noted: mobile home
loL<> not numbered proper!). driveways and parking areas in bad
repair, some mobile home lot
sizes not in complillilcc standards.
park lacks sufficient number of
individual garbage containers.
Score: 92.
Newman
Country Store.
Grethel. regular inspection.
Violations noted: lack of accurate
thermometers in all refrigeration
and freezing unites storing potcn.tially hazardous foods. Food not
protected d uring storage, improper ~torage of single service arti
des. toilet room doors not selfclosing. Score: 94. ·
McDowell Elementary cafeteJia. McDowell, regular inspection.
Viol ~tions noted: lack of effective
hair restraints. Food contact &urfaccs not properly constructed,
food contact surfaces not properly
maintained, all plumbing not
maintained according to law, Loi let
room doors not self closing.
Score: 94.
·
Champ S Country, McDowell',
regular inspection. Violation
noted: Lack of accurate thermometers in all refrigeration and
freezing units storing potentially
hazardous foods. Lack of effective
hair restraint~- light fixtures not
shielded as required. Employees
personal i t.ems not stored properly.
Score: 96.
Food City #471. Prestonsburg,
regular mspcction. Violations
· noted: Food area: food not protected during storage. Food not
, protected during display. Lack of
effective hair restraintl>. Improper
storage of ~inglc-scrvicc aniclcs.
Score: 96. Retail area: Employees
personal items not stored properly.
Cleaning and maintenance equipment not properly stored. Score:
98.
Betsy Layne High school
Cafeteria, Stanville, regular.
Violations noted: >ingle-sen. ice
articles being reused. Walls, ceilings, attached equipment not in
good repair. Score: 97.
Pin-Zone
Bowling,
Presmnsbnrg, regular inspection.
Violations noted: cloths used for
food and non food contact surfa<.:cs not stored and rinsed frequently in water sanitizing ~olu
tion. Improper storage of singleservice articles. Score: 98.
Foodland, Prestonsburg, regular inspection. Violations noted:
Food area: lack of effective hair
restraint.~. cloths used for food and
non food contact surfaces no t
stored and rimed frequen tly in
water sanitizing solution. Food
contact surface of equipment and
utensils not clean. Garbage and
refuse containers not cm·ered as
required. Floors not in good
repair. Floors not clean. Walls,
Ceiling, attached equipment not in
good repair. Employees personal
items not stored prorerly. Score:
91. Retail area: lack of accurate
thermometers in all refrigeration
and freezing units storing potentially hazardous foods. Food not
protected during storage. Nonfood
contact surface of equipment and
utensils not clean. Garbage and
refuse containers not covered as
required. Floors not in good
repair. Floors not clean. Walls,
ceiling, attached equipment not in
good repai r. li.ght fixtures nol .
shielded as required. Employees
personal items not stored properly.
Score: 90
Betsy Layne Elementary
Cafeteria, Bet.sy Layne, regular.
Violations noted: Nonfood contact
surface of equipment and utensils
not clean. Improper storage of single-service articles. Lighting not
provided as required. Score: 97
First
Slop
Grocery,
Prestonsburg. regular inspection.
Violations noted: Food area; Lack
nf accurate thermometers in all
refrigeration and freezing units
storing potentially hazardous
foods.
Lack of ctiectivc hair restraints
Dishwashing facility not properly
constructed. Dishwa&hhlg facility
not properly designed. Score: 96.
Retail Area: Lack of accurate thcrmomctcrs in all refrigeration llild
freezing units storing potentially
hazardous foods. Food not protected during storage. Score: 97.
Down To Earth, Prestonsburg,
regular inspection. Violations
noted: Lack of accurate thermometers in all refrigeration and
freezing units storing potentially
ha1ardous foods. Score: 99
Dinosaur
Playhmd.
Prestonsburg, regular inspection.
Score: l(Xl
Cardinal
Mart
#
3.
Preslon~bttrg. regular mspection.
Violations noted: Food Area; Lack
of accurate thermometers in all
retiigeration and freezing units
storing potentially hazardous
foods. Where chemical .~aniti t.a
,Lion methods are employed. oper
ators not providing and using
chemical test kits. Garbage and
refuse containers not covered as
required. Score: 96. Retail Area:
Jack of accurate thermometers in
all refrigeration and freezing umts
swring potentially hal'.ardous
foods. G.arbagc llild refuse containers not covered as required.
Score: 97.
Learning
Ladder.
Prestonsburg, regular inspection.
Score: 100.
Peking' s Chi nese Buffet,
Prestonsburg. regular inspection.
Violations noted: Ch lorine sanitizer for mechanical chemical sanitizing of utensils and equipment
less than '10 ppm. Cloths used for
wiping nonfood surfaces being
used for other rurposes. Improper
storage of clean equipment and
utensils. Floorh n ot in good repatr.
Walls. ceilings, attached equipment not in good repair. Score: 92.
Dingus Mohile Home Park.
Manin,
reg ular
inspection.
Violatiom noted M obile home
loL~ nol properly numbered. Park
lacking in sufficient number of
single garbage containers. Some
lot-; have moderate amount of
dehris in yard area~. Score: 94.
Alpike Mobi le Home Park.
Allen,
regular
inspection.
Viola tions noted: mobile home
lots not properly numbered. Some
mohile home lot sizes not of compliance standard s. some mohile
home lot~ have moderate amount
of debris. Score: 94.
McGuire
Trailer
Park,
Prestonsburg. rc!:,'Ular inspection.
Violations noted: Mobile home
loL~ not 'ystematica ll) numbered.
Not all mobile home lots arc of
compliance standard size. Some
lms have moderate amount of
huilt up debris. Score: 94 .
Dwa le Mobi le Home Pa rk,
Dwale,
regular
inspection.
Violations noted. mobile home
lots not numbered systematically.
park has a lack of individual
garbage containers. Score: 96.
Hyden\ Mobile Home Park,
Pres tonsburg. regular inspection.
Violations noted: mobile home
lots not systematically numbered.
Mobile home lot size not of compliance standards. some lots have
moderate amount of unnecessary
article~. Score: 94.
. Bypro Piaa and Dairy Bar,
Bypro,
regular
inspccdon.
Violations noted: Lack of accurate
thermometers in all refrigeration
and freezing units storing potenlially hat:ardous foods. Food not
protected during storage. Food
contact smtacc of equipment and
utensils not clean. Garhage and
refuse containers not covered as
required. Floors not constructed
properly. Toxic items not properly
stored. Score: 87.
Bates Quick Stop, Melvin, regular inspection. Violations noted:
Food not protected during storage.
Sanitary Lowe! or hand drying
device not provided at lavatory or
haml.washing sink. Outer openings not protected. Floors not
properly covered. Floors not in
good repair. Lighting not provided
a:s required. Score: 90.
Hall S Community. Bypro.
Regular. Violations noted: lack of
accurate thermometers in all
refrigeration and freezing units
storing potentially hazardous
foods. Food not protected during
storage. Food not protected during
food preparation. Lack of ct'fcctive hair resu·aints, :--ionfood contact surfaces not properly maintained. Where chemical sanitization method~ are employed, operators not providing and using
chemical kits. Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils
not clean. Nonfood contact surfa<.:c of equipment and utensils not
clean. Sanitary towel or hand drying device nor·provided at lavatory or hanclwashing sink. Floors
not in good repair. Light fi xture&
not shielded as required. Score:
87.
Property Transfers
Luther Boyd to Bonnie Boyd:
Lion Creek.
Martha and Raymond Hall lo
Edward and Wanda Webh :
Arkansas C reek .
Claudette Hender:.on. Claude
Howell, Dehorah Howell. Irma
Newsome, Lo retta Newsome, and
Clova Prater to Caillyn Howell;
M iddle Branch Road .
Claudette Hcndcr$OD. Claude
H owell, Deborah HowelL irma
New<:ome, Lore,tta Newsome, and
C lova Prater to Irma Newsome,
Midd le Branch Road.
Denni ~. E ula, J ohn. and Lora
Tackett to Eula Tackett; location
undisclosed.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
,
28, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Worth Repeating ...
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equally wise - and
equalLy foolish. "
-Albert Einstein
1tmendment '1
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Editorial roundup
•
The Record, Rergen County, N.J., on global warming:
The fight against glohal warming took one step forward last week and one
step back. On the same day President Bush signed a promising energy bill
into law. the Environmental Protection Agency ruled against states, including
New Jersey, that want even tOIAghcr standards.
The new federal law is cause for some celebration. It requires a welcome
40 pcrccm increase in l'ucl cllicicncy standards for cars, trucks and SUVs.
They must get an average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020.
The federal law also requires a huge increase in the use of ethanol as fuel
and more energy-efficient lighting and appliances.
But while Democrats and Repuhlicans, environmentalist<> and husiness
were cclcbraling the new law, the EPA was moving lo squelch states' efforts
to limit greenhouse gas emissions even more.
New Jersey and at least a dozen other slates want to follow CaliJornia's
lead and require cleaner cars before 2020. They are serious about fighting
global warming as well as improving public health. They have been waging
this battle while Congress was dragging its feet.
Now that there is a stronger federal policy in place, the EPA says this
"natiOJlal solution" should preclude what individual states are doing.
But the environmental clock is ticking. Federal policy has moved at a
glacial pace, particularly during the Bush administration, which made no
secret of its disdain for conservation and it~ favor for the oil and automotive
industries.
States that recognize the urgency of the situation should continue to lay
the groundwork for a stepped-up battle against global warming, which the
next president must lead.
Times Union, Albany, N.Y., 011 the alternative minimum tax:
Congress has approved a tax plan that will spare millions of middle-class
Americans from owing the government much more than they reasonably
should. That's a welcome achievement for a collection of lawmakers whose
end of the year list of accomplishments is otherwise quite scant.
But it leads to this more critical point, too. Why has the expansion of
what's known as the altcmalivc minimum tax., the mugging of people in the
$75,000 to $200,000 salary range. been stopped for just one year?
Will the country be subjected to another version of the coarse and shrill
debate last week that overshadowed an act of congressional common sense?
Will the 20 million people saved from an additional tax. payment of $2,000
each gel hit ncx.l year?
This is a tax. it must be understood, that was enacted to keep a relative
handful of high rollers from claiming enough deductions to get away with not
paying the government anything at all. That much, surely, was a good idea.
But Congress neglected to tic !he tax to inflation. More and more people,
making considerably less money than the people the AMT was origin~lly
aimed at. were getting hit. Some 4 million people had to pay the AMT last
year. This year it would have been 25 million, had Congress not intervened,
alheit temporarily.
A more permanent solution could be in place, of course, hut only if more
members of Congress -Republicans, mostly -;- would show some fiscal
respon!>ibility.
El Paso (Texas) Times on the trade deficit between China and the U.S.:
Month in and month out. the U.S. gets hammered with a ballooning trade
deticit, and the country thac's pounding on us most is China- which shows
little sign of wanting to help.
Tf there's any good trade news to be gleaned, it's that U.S. exports of
goods and services hit an all-time high of $141.7 billion in October. But that
gain was submerged by an increase in imports to $199.5 billion.
And according to Commerce Department figure~¥, the deficit wid1 China
vaulted to $25.9 billion, an increase of 9.1 percent and a single-month record.
Simplified. a deficit occurs when a country imports more than it export<>.
And that's where China has us over the trade barrel- Americans just can't
seem to get enough of Chinese goods, despite tainting and other safety scares.
The grumbling index. in Congress is increasing right along with the trade
deticit. Literally dozens of bills have been introduced that would punish
China for what are being called unfair trade practices. Critics point to 3 million manufacturing jobs lost since 2000.
But American manufacturers have about had their fill of the Chinese and
what they consider unfair trade practices such as the Chinese govcrn.mcnl letting its currency remain undervalued, which in turn makes U.S. goods more
expensive in China and Chinese products less expensive in America- an
obvious comriburor to the deficit.
Auggic Tantillo, cx.ecuti vc director oJ the American Manufacturing Trade
Action Coalition, said, "As long as China keeps cheating, both the U.S. trade
deficit with that country will keep rising and U.S. manufacturing jobs will
keep disappearing."
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House week in
review
by REP. HUBERT COLLINS
Friendly competition is good,
whether it is between classmates.
coworkers or stale government<;. No
one knows this hcttcr than Kentucky,
where an increase in teachers' pay
and hctter economic development
incentives among other improvements arc helping us compete with
surrounding states that have long outranked us in tallies of regional educational and economic success.
Now at least one of those states
Indiana--is showing us up again with
improvements in their dropout rates.
Since it increased liS dropout age
from 16 to 18 and put requirements in
place for potential dropouts in 2006,
the Hoosier State has increased the
likelihood that ils students will graduate and possihly go on to college. I~
has also cleared up inaccuracies in
the state's reported graduation rate,
which factored in only those
dropouts who len school during the
school year -not between school
years--until 2005. By not ractoring in
the summer dropours. the state
enjoyed a reported graduation rate of
nearly 90 percent. That percentage
ru·opped to around 70 percent. which
is around the national average.
Indiana also hdS a tough mandato
ry core curriculum called "Core 40"
which rcqmrcs all students take what
the National Conrerence of State
Legislatures calls "academically ligorou~" classes in math, English, science and social studies to prepare
them for college and the work world.
But without the tougher dropout age,
it is hard to say how many students
would stick around for graduation.
Kentucky, like Indiana. enacted
stronger college- and work-ready
graduation requirements for its high
school students in 2006--thc same
year that Indiana ramped up its
mandatory cunieulum--but has yet to
increase its dropout age from l6 to 17
lJJ 18. Sure, many bilh huve been
introduced over the years that would
increase the dropout age. including
two in 2007. but few if any have even
made iL out or commiuee ror varied
reasons.
Some opponents to proposals that
increase the dropout age in Kentucky
consider hiking the compulsory
s..:hool age "puLLing a Band-Aid on
the problem", as one Kentucky lawmaker put it, and are more interested
in programs that help failing students
rather than preventing them fi:om
dropping out FO!-.lering better partnerships between vocational college~
and busines~es to hold students' interest has also hecn recommended.
But what will really work'.>
lmpro\'cd husiness-school partnerships could indeed make a difference
in the dropout rate, judging from a
2006 national poll by the Gates
Foundauon in which 81 percent of
dropouts polled said more opportunities for real-world learning would
keep more kids in school. But focusing only on students with railing
grades might not he very effective
based on the san.1e poll, which
showed that RR percent of dropouts
polled had passing grades.
Those who favor raising the
dropout age have some ideas of their
own of why stales should ratse the
age of compulsory school attendance
to 17 or 18. The biggest reason is the
economic hcncfits that graduation
provides, both to students and the
states. High school S\udents who
graduate earn more than if they
dropped out--at least $9,200 more per
year on average, according to the
American Youth Policy Forum. And
states benefit hy paying less in public
assi~tance, which today's dropoutl;
arc more likely to need since lowskilled labor has become more
scarce.
Another benefit is to the state
economy as a whole. With a beller
skilled labor force, states can attract
more industry. which means more
jobs and a better qualily or lil"e !"or
their citizens.
Then there is the issue ol" graduation rates. Kcntuck:y's State Auditor
found in a 2006 performance audit of
Kentucky's dropout rate that
Kentucky's summer dropout rate is
not being accurately reported, which
is overstating Kentucky's graduation
rate. This is the same problem that
Jndiana experienced and later
addressed. Kentucky might consider
doing the . amc thing so that we can
better formulate policy related to
hoth sccondmy and higher education.
A problem can only be fixed if we
admit we have one . By properly
adjusting our graduation rates to
include summer dropouts, we would
have a hettcr idea where arc shortcomings are so we can take steps to
fix them. We haYc already made
major strides in what we require of
our students. Keeping more students
around to c.:omplete those require
mems might be a good next step.
Have a wonderful Christmas and
New Year's, and T'll write to you
again in 200R.
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by TOM DOTY
TIMES COLUMNIST
Video distributors didn't trot out as
much product on this holiday week. but
quality was high with at least one Qscar
contender in the mix and two films that
deserved a wider theatrical release.
• ..Eastern Promises" - Director
David Cronenberg retearns with his
"History or Violence Star" Viggo
Mmtcnson for this tightly wound mob
thriller that explores tl1emes of redempti0n and humanity amidst some brutal
set pieces. Mortenson is reined in here
as an enforcer for the Russian mob in
England who takes an interest in a
young nurse who is trying to determine
the lineage of a bahy tlJat was rescued.
This one delivers and offers high caliber
performances from the cast, which
includes. Naomi Watts ' Vincent Cassel
(as an Eastern European version of Joe
Pesci's character from "Good Fellas")
and a particularly nasty turn by Armin
Mueller-Stahl as an old school gangster.
• ''Rush Hour 3" - Any rilm that
features action sequences choreographed
by Jackie Chan can't be aU bad. but this
dud comes clo~>e. The problem here is
that Chan is once again paired with shrill
comedian Chris Tucker. The two are.out
of water in France. but ·great locations
and well timed tight sequences only offer
temporary respite from a tedious scripL
• "Shattered" -Tills tllriller should
keep you on the edge of your seaL and
deserved a wide release. Pierce Brosnan
hits this one out of the park as a mysterious tigurc who springs up in tlle middle of a couple's life and threatens to kill
their teenage daughter unless they do
what he wants. To give away more
would earn me a visit from Brosnan's
character so T'llleave it althat, except to
note that Maria Bello and Gerard Butler
("300") are also quite good as the parent-;.
• '"The Brothers Solomon"- Every
week it seems that there's a new lowbrow comedy among the relea5es and
this one fills that bill. You might get a
few yuks here as socially challenged
brothers try Lo make their dad happy by
giving him a grandchild. These dopes
are not cut out for dating and must eventually hire out a surrogate to try and bear
their child. Sophomoric fun from Steve
Odenkirk ("Kung Pao: Enter the FisC).
Look for Lee Majors as the dad and
affable turns from Will ArneLL and Will
Forte as the brothers.
Next week brings a new year and a
double whammy or intense action Jilms
as Jet Li and Jason Statllam ('The
Transporter") square oJT in "War," while
Clive Owen takes aim at Paul Giamatti
in "Shoot 'Em Up."
Cage's second 'Treasure' fmds more fool's gold
by DAVID GERMAIN
AP
MOVIE WRITER
Tile rounding rathers or the
"National Trca<>urc" franchise
wisely know not to tinker with
a fommla that inexplicably
works.
Nicolas
Cage,
Jon
Turteltaub
and
Jerry
Bruckheimer discovered the
secret of alchemy with tbe first
movie three years ago, turning
mediocre action spiced with
American lore into box-office
gold, and the same is likely to
hold for the second chapter in
their history text.
"National Treasure: Book
of Secrets" is another romp
through the past that flits from
one disjointed action sequence
lo another, gussying it all up
with crowd-pleasing morsels
or racl and rivers or cra;~y legends that tum out to he true.
Knuckle-headed as the
movies are in historical context, tl1cy sure know how to
reel in great casts. Joining
Academy Award winners Cage
and Jon Voight and fellow
"National Treasure:
Book of Secrets," a Disney
release, is rated PG for some
violence and action.
Running time: 124 minutes.
One and a half stars
out of four.
·'Treasure" veteran Harvey
Keitel is Helen Mirrcn, fresh
off her Oscar win for 'The
Queen," along with Ed Harris.
The last time, Cage's history bull and puu.Je solver Ben
Gates swiped the Declaration
of Independence and used a
treasure map hidden on it<;
parchment to uncover a vast
hidden fortune.
This time, he and dad
Patrick (Voight) are stung by
an accusation that an ancestor
was a conspirator with John
Wilkes Booth in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The
claim is backed by a longmissing page from Booth's
diary produced by Mitch
Wilkinson (Harris), a man
with an ax to grind about his
own family legacy.
True to action formula, producer Bruckheimer, director
Turteltaub and screenwriters
Cormac
and
Marianne
Wibberly reel compelled to
start Ben out as estranged from
the girlfriend with whom he
ended tlle first movie, archivist
Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger).
That's so they can have those
cute love-hate moments of
blossoming romance all over
again as they inevitably relearn
to fetch clues and piece together the mystery.
Voight is given his own
estrangement to deal with in
MOVlES FROM THE BLACK LAGOON
'Ancient Warriors'
stayed busy. He·s got a plan in
the work<; to torpedo the president's submarine (and here T
We say goodbye to 2007 and thought he traveled by plane)
with
a
Dollar DVD month
torpedo
equipped with a
with this low-budget
entry into the action
chemical weapon <1.9d
he's excavating a
sweepstakes.
mine
where
he
1 realized early on
believes he will lind a
that we would be doing
movie fans a favor by
sacred .cup, tlle Holy
Grail, !hal will slop
taking the hit at the dolhis tctminal illness.
lar racks, and that was
proven true with tllis
He also commands a
private army, a hotentry
which
was
headed son and a
released four years ago
Tom Doty
female
but has yet to find itself nmes Colllmnlst mystical
in Leonard Mahin's
assassin.
video guide. Any
About tllis time the
movie that scares Mal tin is good mayor or Sardinia gels an earful
enough for the Lagoon, howev- from Aldo when he hears that
er, so we are pleased to bring the mayor is allowing a s~,;hool
you tllis la-;t selection of 2007.
for special needs children to be
We will bl.ing in the new year closed so that the mine can
next week with a high quality reopen. The mine is one of
thriller tllat ought to be at the top Aldo's favorite places and he is
of everyone's must-see list, but shown boring the neighborhood
ir you're planning to celebrate kids with stories of the ancicnr
the new year in style tomorrow warriors who died in a cave-in
night then there is no beuer rea- there (actually they were
son to pick up a bottle of spirit<; crushed by what are obviously
than having sat through this plastic boulders) while protectdrcck without ever having hit ing a sacred cup.
Aldo agrees Lo tour the facilthe fast forward button. A dollar
may he too much for tllis testos- ity and spors an rum witlJ the
terone festival but there's at least same tattoo as the one which
80 cents worth or quality stuff reached out of a car and shot his
dad a year earlier. Aldo decides
here.
lL begins as a typical action that the guys at the mine arc up
entry with a fight scene already to something and warns the
in progress. Hooded bad guys mayor.
Turns out tlle mayor is a true
have kidnapped the American
envoy to Sardinia (as if there politician and is willing to
even is one). They run into trou- ignore everything lor more hush
ble as they try to exit their money. Prescott, however, has
fortress witll the loot, as tlJey are other plans and allows his son to
ambushed by Sgt. Aldo and his take out the mayor, which he
mercenary band. This actually does while the mayor is conturns out to be good for the bad ducting a parade. Aldo is on
guys, who manage to get away hand and chases tlle gurunan for
10 minutes before losing him.
with the loot.
Aldo manages to let them Prescott gives his son grief over
escape and blows up the car that the whole alTair, despite the fact
wa-; carrying the amba<;sador. that it turned out fine.
Aldo does some recun work
He also finds time to lose one of
his guys, which turns out to be at the mine and decides that the
bad guys must be stopped. The
his dad.
We cut to a year later and evildoers get the same idea and
Aldo is still morose over how try to take out A! do, tllough they
the mission went and even miss and shoot his wife before
refuses a heaping plate or fresh deciding to just blow up his
baked cookies from his adoring house. Aldo's not home, but tl1e
bombing convinces him tlJat he
wife.
Meanwhile we meet the guy needs more help, so he gets tlle
who killed Aldo's dad. His gang back together.
After a pointless montage of
name is Prescott, and he has
tiyTOM DOTY
TiMES COLUMNIST
scenes in which they recruit
their squad, tllc team is back
together. They set out 10 attack
tllc mine but get caught sneaking in. Eventually they escape
and Aldo finally decides that
they need even more help, but
then announces that they don't
have time to waste and so a final
assault is played out during
which there is a lot of gunplay
and many people die before the
ghost<: of tllc title show up and
get down ro the business of taking out the trash. These guys are
hardcorc and don't let being
dead keep tllem from their mission objective. Unfortunately,
most of Aldo's team survives
and could be back 1.0 haunt the
Dollar DVD bin again.
This one was an elTon to
watch, but most of it wa~ so
hokey that it was mostly run.
The chief problem here is tlJat
producer Franco Colurnbu cast
himself as Aldo. Columhu
exhibit<> zero charisma due to a
combination of factors which
include:
• He's very short and this is
constantly obvious as he is surrounded by tall actors.
• He's balding.
• He ha<> a squeaky voice.
• And he mumbles his dialogue in an unintelligible manner.
That said tllcrc is some nice
work here by Richard Lynch as
tlle Curtis. Lynch often plays
over-the-top villains, hut. here he
gives a measured performance
and
steals
the
film .
Unfortunately he also works
against the film by giving you a
three-dimensional
criminal
whose actions, though evil, are
at least understandable. ·
Aldo, on the other hand,
often wait<; too long to spting
into action and gets so much
assistance Laking out the bad
guys that even the ''Ancient
Wruriors" look more impressive
by comparison.
However. the filmmakers
blow up a lot of stuff and evil
gctc; vanquished in tllc end. Just
don't expect a lot or substance.
tlJough there ru·c trace clement~
of style.
Best line: "I've got a good
job. I don ·r get blown up. I am
happy."
2004, mted R.
Ben's mom, Emily (Mirren),
an authority in American
Indian languages who has not
spoken to her hubby in 32
years. But it turns out the
Gates boys need her expertise
as the trail eventually leads
them lo myths of a losl city or
gold the Indians left behind.
Also back is Justin Bartha
a<; Ben and Ahigail's tcch-geck
partner, Riley, and Keitel as
tlle FBI guy again forced to try
to hring Ben in. Even the president of the United States
(Bruce Greenwood) is drawn
into the quest. Ben's mission
forcing him. to sneak a peek at
a fabled book of secrets to
which only Oval Office occupants arc privy.
Quiet and unassuming as it
is amid tllc big stunts and car
chases, a little adventure Cage
and Greenwood share is one of
the movie's most-satisfying
scenes.
Greenwood, who played
John F. Kennedy in ''Thirteen
Days," has the aura or a president - or at least, the aura
we'd like our presidents to
proje-ct. You almost wish the
movie would lake its cue from
"Air Force One" and let tlJe
commander in chief lead the
action, rather tlJan Cage.
The movie does have a
decent dose or droll humor.
which perfectly suit<; Cage.
"My girlfriend kicked me
out, l'm living with my dad,
and my family killed President
Lincoln,'' Cage's Ben lamenL<;
early on.
Harris' role is crafted with
more inner conflict and nobility than most bad guys, and he.
brings a nice air of melancholy
to the character. It seems like a
waste to have Mirren in a role
that almost any 60-somcthing
actress could play, but she and
Voight do manage some
moments of humor.
As with the lirst movie,
"Book of Secrets'' leaps
around like a choppy travel
documentary. Ben going overseas this time to find clues in
Pa:tis and London and again
solving seemingly incomprehensible riddles with tidiculous flashes of insight.·
The lilm closes with the
tca.<>e of a third chapter in tbc
franchise, some mystery in the
president's book that could
send Ben and his pals on
another treasure hunt. They've
only worked tlJcir way through
lour score and seven years of
American intrigue with the
first two flicks, so there's plenty of U.S. history left in which
to muck about.
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1985 dodge ram
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(H), 886-9100 (W), .
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2006
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Half 3 quarter and
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606-785-547'5
(8:00a . m . ·
5:OOp.m. weekdays) or 606-2513414.
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 606-3776042
Sale or Lease
Prestonsburg
business
for
lease. Great location on the main
close
to
road,
downtown and the
courthouse. lease
as is or change,
m
a
n
y
possibilities,ie
restaurant, sports
bar. office complexample
parking.
May consider selling. Call 791-3663.
Beauty shop for
rent.
Equipped
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
POSITION
AVAILABLE.
PAY RATE RANGES FROM
SPER HR TO 17 PER HR
DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE.
DRUG SCREEN REQUIRED
CALL
MONDAY~FRIDAY
8:00AM~S:OOPM
285-9358
•m-a•~•H~•
Fax (606) 886 6073 or
EMPLOYMENT
Wooden Ringer
$125. Call 8742421.
Employment Opportunity
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center
has an opening for an
Academic Supervisor
Education and Experience Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in education with three years of
related experience, two of which musl be in
supervisory capacity.
Expetience related to GED' , a plus.
Competitive benefits package including Medical,
Dental, Sick Leave, Paid Vacation, Tuition
Reimbursement, Paid Holidays and 401-K
Qualified candidates should submit resume to:
Human Resources Department
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps
478 Meadows Branch
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653
Fax: 606-886-6073
Email scott.mabeline@jobcorps.org
Email: scott.mabclinc@jobcorps.org
Equal Opportunity Employer
M/F/V/D
J)
Equal Opponun!ly Employer
MIFNJD
references.
9112.
285-
Commercial property 12 acres next
to · Walmart
&
McDonald's
in
Prestonsburg. 8863023 after 5pm.
FOR SALE
Property for sale
between
Prestonsburg and
Painstville. Also,
double 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. 1100 off US 23
East Point Upper
Little Paint. Lum
Derossett Branch.
Call 606-325-4430
or 606-325-2809.
Level- Sloping and
timber. HUNTERS
PARADISE!! Could
be made into a
subdivision.
Rentals
APARTMENT
Apartments
for
rent @ Hueysville.
1 Br, HUO only, $
290 I month. Call
886-9478. (LEAVE
MESSAGE)
2 br apartment for
rent located just
outside
of
Wayland.
$350.
monthly
plus
deposit. No pets.
Call 358-4541 or
226-1925 if no
answer leave message.
Large
Unicourt
Apt for rent located
at Stanville on US
23. 2br, 2 bath walk
in
closet.
1yr
Lease. No pets.
Please call 606478-8100.
2br duplex for
rent. Central heat
and air. In excellent
condition. 3 miles
north of prestonsburg. Call 8869007 or 889-9747.
3br apt for rent_ 2
baths, parking for
trucks. Will rent to
contractors.
Mt
Parkway 6 miles
from Prestonsburg.
Townhouse 2 BR 1
Bath w/d hookup 2
car garage $575
per month plus utilities plus deposit.
Call: 606-522-4122
or 606-477-2783
1Br
furnished
apartment located
3
miles
from
Prestonsburg. Cal l
358-9483
after
6:00 pm or 7949484.
Apt. For rent: 1
and 2 BR apartments on Rt. 321
near Porter school.
Central heat and
air, washer and
dryer hookup. $375
per month plus references
and
deposit.
Seniors
welcomed!
Call
789-5973.
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent
starting at $375.
month, + $300.
deposit
water
included. Located
near HRMC. 606889-9717.
• FOR SALE •
Large Shop Building
9 ,000 sq. ft. under roof. 9 rollup
doors, approx. 3.5 acres level
land. Tractor/trailer accessible, 3phase power to the building.
Located 6 miles from Allen red
light at Cow Creek. $i50,000.
Call Jerry Bentley at
437-1656 or 433-3077
Tax Preparer
Big Sandy Area Community Action
Program is seeking a Tax Preparer to
perform all duties related to preparing
and transmitting electronically prepared tax returns for low-income families and individuals to the Internal
Revenue Service. Duties include completing required transmittal reports and
paperwork, processing acknowledgments, verification of customer_information, creation of customer folders,
providing information to customers
about EITC, and ensuring all services
are offered to customers. This will be a
temporary, part-time position that will
consist of approximately 30 hours
weekly, beginning January 17, 2008 ·
and continuing until April 15, 2008. ,
The successful candidate must possess the ability to communicate effectively, and have excelled planning and
organization skills. Successfu l performance in the position requires a prior
knowledge of income tax preparation
and knowledge of preparation software
or a strong computer background with
appropriate education relating to
same. This position will require paid
travel in Magoffin, Johnson, Martin,
Pike and Floyd Counties, service area.
Qualified applicants may submit a resume
and letter of application to Big Sandy Area
Community Action Program, ATTN: Human
Resources Manager, 230 Court Street,
Paintsville, KY 41240. Closing date for applications Is Friday, January 4, 2008 at 4:30
p.m. An equal opportunity employer.
(lf
�FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2007 • A7
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Houses
House For Rent - 3
BR, at Allen, Ky.
$800.00 per month
+ security deposit.
Call 794-0249
LARGE 2 story 4
br 2 bath house for
rent. 3,600 sq ft 2
family rooms. big
back yard. In town
NO PETS. Call 606226-5846. Available
Jan 1st. $1,200
mth.
3- Br house for
rent .With attached
garage on 1 acre
flat lot, furnished
kitchen, utility room,
dinning room, livmg
room w I fireplace
two full baths. located on left fork Little
Patnt, off Rt 11 00 off
U.S. 23 four lane,
near
Highlands
regional Hospital.
References
required and possible
back-ground
check if desired.
Prefer no pets deposit of
one
months rent. $550.
monthly. Call 8866626.
Located in town. 2
br house for rent,
one floor. Hardwood
floors and all amenities. Call 358-45411f
no answer leave
message. Or call
226-1925 or 2859639.
Mobile Homes
Rent to own1999
3 br 16x80 Mobile
home. Married couples preferred. 6
miles
from
Prestonsburg. Call
886-2842.
Special
FHA
Finance Program
$0 Down if you own
land or use family
land. We own the
bank
your
approved. Call 606474-6380
Nice 2 br mobile
home for rent. Call
874- 0875 or 2263207 ..
3 BR 2 bath MH
for rent with large
deck.. Located at
315
Adams
Cemetery
Road.
Call 791-8617 or
791-4471. $450 per
month.
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
Nice 2 Br mobile
home for rent in
Prestonsburg. Call
874-0875 or 2~63207
Mobile Home for
rent: NO HUD. 1/2
of
mile
north
Prestonsburg Preston~ burg,
Spradlin
Branch. Kentucky
41653.
Call 889-0363.
Written comments,
or
objections,
requests for a permit conference must
•
be tiled with the
Director of Division
of Mine Permits,
NOTICE OF
No.
2
Hudson
INTENTION
Hollow Complex,
TO MINE
US
1'2.7 South,
Pursuant to
Frankfort, Kentucky
Application
40601.
No. 836-5508
Renewal
(1) In accordance
with KRS 350.055,
notice is hereby
given that FCDC
Coal,
Inc., 587
North Lake Drive.
Prestonsburg, KY
41653. has applied
for a renewal of a
permit for an underground coal mining
operation. located
1.0 mile southwest
of Blue Moon. in
Floyd County. The
operat1on diSturbs
8.07 surface acres,
and
underlies
1,113.81 acres and
the total area within
the perm1t boundary
is 1121.88 acres.
(2) The operation is
approximately 1.1
mile southwest of
Little Mud Creek
Road's junction with
the Morgan Fork
Road, and located
adjacent to and
0.50 mile north of
Morgan Fork of
Little Mud Creek.
The Latitude is 37
degrees, 29 minutes, 28 seconds.
The Longitude is 82
degrees, 42 minutes, 33 seconds.
(3) The proposed
operation is located
on the McDowell
and Harold USGS 7
1/2 minute quadrangle maps. The surface area disturbed
is owned by The Elk
Horn
Coal
Corporation. The
operation underlies
land owned by The
Elk
Horn
Coal
Company,
LLC,
Reavis Hamilton,
Leon Greer, Charles
McKinney,
Vernedith Meade,
William and Dorothy
Martin,
Roy
Spurlock,
Estill
Mullins,
David
Meade, Ella Martin,
Clayborne Bailey,
Ida Mae Newsome,
et al., Sola Williams,
Vannie
Kidd,
Charlie Elliot. Caner
Hunter,
John
Hunter,
Willie
Lawson,
Earl
Watson, Roger Lee
and fatricia Hunter.
Earl
Lee
and
Katherine Hall, and
Ted Meade. The
operation will affect
an area within 100
feet of Morgan Fork
Road. The operation will not involve
relocation of the
public road.
(4) The application
has been filed tor
public inspection at
the Division of Mine
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Suite No. 6,
POSITION AVAILABLE
The
Wheelwright
Utility
Commission will be taking
applications for a part-time
utility clerk on a temporary
basis, approx. 20 to 30 hours
per week. Some general office
experience is required, and a
knowledge of bookkeeping
practices, and some basic
computer skills. Applications
will be taken from December
20th, until December 28th,
2007, anyone interested can
pick up an application at the
Utility Office in Wheelwright,
between the hours of 8:00
a.m., and 4:00 p.m. The phone
number to call with any questions is (606) 452-4273.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
No. 836-5507
Amendment
In accordances with
KRS
350.07.0,
notice is hereby
given that FCDC
Coal,
Inc., . 587
North Lake Drive,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653, has applied
for an amendment
to
an
existing
underground coal
mintng and reclamation operation,
located 1.3 mile
southeast of Drift. in
Floyd. County. The
amendment will add
0 acres of surface
disturbance,
and
will underlie an
addit1onp.l
105
acres, making a
total of 2204.90
acres within the
amended
permit
boundary.
The
proposed
amendment area is
approximately 0.6
mile southwest from
Morgan Fork's junction with Little Mud
Creek Road, and
located 0.2 mile
south of Simpson
The
Branch.
amendment
will
underlie land owned
by The Elk Horn
Coal
Company,
LLC, Jamie Ray &
Lisa Powell, Edith
Huff, Roland Moore,
Le'Nis Jr. & Susie
Knott, Charles &
Carolyn
Wallen,
Rudolph Parsons,
Vernon & Pamela
Stumbo,
Everett
Gayheart,
and
Russell Shelton.
The
proposed
amendment is located on the McDowell
U.S.G.S. 7 1/2
minute quadrangle
map.
The
amendment
application
has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Natural Resources,
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653. Written comments, objections,
or requests for a
permit conference
must be filed with
the
Director,
Division of Mine
Permits,
No.
2
Hudson
Hollow.
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 8360349
In acccordance w1th
the provisions of
KRS
350.055,
notice is hereby
given that Miller
Bros. Coal, LLC,
P.O. Box 990, Allen,
41601,
Kentucky
has applied for a
permit for a surface
coal mining and
reclamation operation, affecting 295.0
acres
and
will
underlie an additional 433.0 acres,
located 1.8 mile
southwest
of
Grethel, in Floyd
County.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.8 mile
west from Frasure
Branch Road junction with KY Route
979, and located in
Frasure Branch of
Mud Creek.
The proposed operation is located on
the
McDowell
U.S G.S.
7-1/2
minute quadrangle
map. The operation
will use the contour
strip
and
highwall/auger
methods of mining
The surface area is
owned by The Elk
Horn
Coal
Company,
LLC,
Stelton & Eugenia
Reynolds, Parson
Heirs,
Bobby
Lawson, Thomas
Kidd,
Palmer
Hamilton,
Lewis
Moore
Heirs,
Richard
Moore,
Miller Bros. Coal,
LLC,
Greeley
Newsome,
and
Miller Bros. Coal,
LLC et al. The operation will underlie
surface area owned
by The Elk Horn
Coal
Company,
LLC,
Stelton &
Eugenia Reynolds,
Parson
Heirs,
Thomas
Kidd,
Palmer Hamilton,
Lewis Moore Heirs,
Richard
Moore,
Miller Bros. Coal
LLC,
Greeley
Newsome,
and
Miller Bros. Coal
LLC, et al. The
operation will affect
an area within 100
feet of public road,
Frasure
Branch
County Road. but
no closer than 0' of
Frasure
Branch
County Road. The
operation will not
involve relocation or
temporary closure
of the public road.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Natural Resources,
Division of Mine
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Reg1onal
Office,
31 40 South Lake
D r i v e ,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit conference must
be filed with the
Director, Division of
No. 2
Permits,
Hudson
Hollow,
U.S. 127 Sou~h.
Fr~nkfort, Kentucky
40601.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby
given that John
Perry, P.O. Box 522,
Martin, KY 41649,
has filed an application with the Natural
Resources
and
Environmental
Protection Cabinet,
to construct a commercial building in
the floodplain . The
site is approximately 0.1 mile southwest of the intersection of Kentucky
Route
80
and
Kentucky
Route
122, near Martin, in
Floyd
County.
Kentucky
No
encroachment upon
the floodway channel of Beaver Creek
will
occur.
Comments or objections
concerning
this
application
should be directed
to:
Kentucky
Division of Water.
Water Resources
Branch, 14 Reilly
Road,
Frankfort
Office
Park,
Frankfort,
KY
40601.
Phone:
(502} 564-3410.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 8360350
In accordance .with
KRS
350.055,
notice is hereby
given that FCDC
Coa, Inc., 587 North
Lake
Drive,
Prestonsburg, Ky.
41653, has applied
for a permit for a
surface coal mining
and
reclamation
operation, affecting
202.01
surface
acres, and
will
underlie
71 17
acres, and the total
area within the permit boundary will be
273.18 acres, located approximately
2.0 miles southeast
of Pnnter in Floyd
County.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.45 mile
east of Junction KY
Route No. 2030
with County Route
No. 1142. The latitude 1s 37 2 30'58" . .
The longitude is
82°42'44".
..
The proposed operation is located on
the Harold/Martin
U.S.G.S.
7 1/2
minute quadrangle
map. The operation
will usc the area.
contour,
and
auger/hi-wall mining
methods of minmg.
The surface to be
disturbed is owned
by
Appalachian
Land
Company,
Locust Grove Inc.,
John H. and Janet
L. Kidd, Jeffrey &
Judith
Gayheart,
Joe
and
Ruth
Roberts, Sonny and
Linda
Gayheart,
and The Elk Horn
Coal
Company,
LLC. All underground areas to be
disturbed
are
owned by the Elk
Horn
Coal
Company, LLC. The
operation will affect
an area within 100
feet of County Road
No. 1108. The operation will not involve
relocation or closure
of the public road.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Division of Mine
and
Reclamation
Enforcement,
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Dnve,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653. Written comments, objections,
or requests for a
permit conference
must be filed with
the
Director,
Division of Mine
Permits,
No.
2
Hudson
Hollow,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601.
This is the final
advertisement
of
this application; all
comments, objections, or requests
for a permit conference
must
be
received within 30
days of this date.
THORNSBERRY'S
Building & Remodeling
Additions
Kitchen & Bath Renovations
Interior. & Exterior Painting
Ceramic Tile • Garages
Decks • Metal Roofs
LEO THORNSBERRY
(606) 447-2216
GUY THORNSBERRY
(606) 886-0494
TRIPLES
CONSTRUCTION
&
Residential & Commercial
15 Years Experience
• New Construcllon
• Hardwood Flooring
• Decks/Porches/Garages
• cabinet lnstallstion
• Concrete Worl<:
• Aemodelmg
~r
1--/
• Metal Roofs • Vinyl Siding
606·265-3336 or 606·793.0006
Free Estimates
-
ROSS'S
CUSTOM
CABINETS
Ky. Rt. 7, 485 Raccoon Rd.
Hueysville. KY 41640
FRit:E J.:STIMATES
(606) 358-4006
ROSS GOBLE
10 Year.\ Experience
J&J
LOGGING
1·-
Wants to buy
standing boundary
of timber.
Call 452-2078
or 452-9511
~ . J&Lill.
Electrical Contracting
Residerrtial &Commercial
Elec1ncal SeiVialS
Home Improvementsand ~epaill!
Free Estimates• Reliable
Ph: (606) 886-2785
Pager: (606)482-{)229
John K. lewis. Master Electrician
Uca!lSed: ME8643 CE86d4
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
24 hr. Class (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Drug Testing
285-0999
'(rain at your convenience.
SHEPHERD'S
PLUMBING
Residential & Commercial
• Gas Lines .
• Rota-Rooter
• Install Septic Tanks
• Small Excavat1ng
24-Hour Service
886-0363
Boiler license.
.vwil.l. TIIAJN f'
YOUR CONVENIENCE"
606·358-9863
FAX: 358·2880
NOTICE
The City of Prestonsburg has
mailed the 2008 business license
renewals for all businesses and persons who conduct business within the
Prestonsburg City limits. If you are a
new company, or an individual who
recently started conducting business
within City Limits, and have not registered your business at City Hall,
please do so. Renewals are due no
later than January 30, 2008.
For questions, please contact the
Prestonsburg, City Clerk at (606) 8862335.
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS
The City of Prestonsburg will be
accepting btds for Lots C-22 through
C-31, located at StoneCrest Golf
Course, along Clubhouse Drive.
Minimum bid accepted will be
apprais~d value of $26,000 per lot.
These lots are zoned R-2 (Single,
Double and Multiple Family Dwellings)
Sealed bids must be submitted by
January 4, 2008. For additional infor·
mation, you may contact the City Clerk
at (606) 886·2335. The City of
Prestonsburg reserves the right to
accept and/or reject any and all bids.
Subscribe NoW"
Be#ore
Tin~es Runs Ou#
in Ja._., .2008
Subscribe Now
1 Year-$47.20
(In County)
1 Year-$60.80
(Out of County)
1 Year-$76.00
(Out of State)
v.s.
In January, 2008
1 Year-$59.00
(In County)
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(Out of County)
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P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg, KY 41653 • 606-886~506
�AS •
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
28, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
.Top
• Continued from p1
tiona!. Arguments are scheduled Jan. 7.
.
Third on the list was the
release of a final· report in
August by federal investigators of the crush of Comuir
Aight 5191 in Lexington that
killed 49 of 50 people aboard.
Tn''esligators concluded that
the pfiots were primarily
responsible for the crash on
Aug. 27. 2006. The report reit-
emtetl that the primary cause
was a failure by piloh Jeffrey
Clay and James Polchinke to
notice clues they were going
down the wrong runway
one that was too short for a
commercial jet to take otT
1rom.
In sports. University of
Kentucky haskdhall coach
Tuhby Smith called it quits,
and was replaced b~ Texas
A&M cnad1 Billy Gilli-.pu~.
That high-profile change in
pcrsonnl·l maJc tlw editors
list ol top state sLOrics at No. -l.
Gillispie hamrn('red out a
seven-) car agreement that
pays hrm $2.3 mrllum a year in
ha:-;c salary. hroadcasung Ices
and endorsement:-;, "' ith raises
of $7:",000 each )CJ.l, annual
perfonnancc incentives up to
750,000 and academic incen-
Top 1 0 stories of 2006
The Associated Press
These are Kentucky's top
10 news SLories of 2007, as
voted by the member newspaper~ and broadcast stations of
The Associated Press:
· l. Democrat Sreve Beshear
defeated Gov. Ernie Retcher.
2. The U.S. Supreme Court
agreed to bear Kentucky
inmates' challenge to lethal
injection.
3. Investigators determined
that pilot error was the main
cause of the 2006 Comair
crash in Lexington.
4. Kentucky basketball
coach Tuhhy Smith lcfl for
Minnesota. succeeded by Billy
Gillispie.
5. Rcpatrs to leaking Wolf
Creek Dam affected thousands
of residents. tourists and businesses.
6. Jn a case from Louisville.
the U.S. Supreme Court said
race cannot be used to as:-,ign
students to schools.
7. Kentuckians died ~er>ing
with the armed forces in Iraq.
8. A house tire in
Bardstown killed I 0. i nduding
six children.
9. Barham. winner of the
2006 Kentuck · Derby, was
cuthanizcd in Pennsylvama
after a stmgglc to recover from
an mjury suffered 1n the
Prcakncss Stakes.
l 0.
An
acddent
at
Louisville's
Six
Flags
Kentucky Kmgdom severed a
teenage girl's kct.
ti -.e~ or up to $100,000.
However, Gillispie and th~o·
umvcr,it) haven't yet signed a
contract.
Problems
on
Lak~o•
Cumberland took the No. S
spot on the list. Federal orticwh reduced th<.' water level
on the massive lak.: heginning
in January because of fear~
that the nearly m1le-long Wolf
Creek Dam might fail, Jloodalong
the
ing
cities
Cumberland River in southern
Kentucky
and
northern
Te-nnessee. They also began a
$309 million project to rcparr
the dam weakened b} eroo;ion
o!limcstone beneath the struc
ture. Besides frightening
downstream residents, the situation had a dramatic effect on
the ~tate·, tounsm C<:onomy
The lower water levels forced
some businesses to relocate
do~Cks and the statl.' had to
extend boat ramps.
The U,S. Supreme Court
made the list a second time
with its ruling involving
Louisville school assignments
A hall centul} utter outlawm '
-;egrcgatcd schoolc;, a h plv
dr\idcd
Supreme
CoLir
imposed new limn on chl ll
dtstikls atlcmptrng to make
sure children oJ different , e~
shafl! cJ· Sro()JTIS. The COUI1
voted "i ·l to stri kc do\\ n
school Jntegrntion plan m
Louiwillc and Sealll , t dc~J
~wn that impcnlcd 'inHI.u
plans thnt hundn:d~ o iltC'>
and counties use voluntan ly to
integrate thetr ~chool'> fhc
rulmg made No 6 on the AP
list.
The W<\1 in Iraq nMd the
lisl at No. 7. It ha~ bl:!cn top
story in the tate ,Jil \! 1
began, and Kentuchy ca u:ll
tic~
continued rnounung
through 2007. f.lc\en sc VJc.
ml'mbcrs with Kcntrcky
hometown' tJ{ record dt ·d 111
the \\ar tn 2007. out oJ 61
since rhc ~tal1 of the war. I h..
I 0 I st Au bonie Dtvrston a
Fort Camphdl has lo t 172
soldiers ~tncc the iraq \hU
hegan
A
111
2001
inc tr
ButdstO\~ n th.-tt killed LO people m r(;hruar) made the Jist at
·o S lnv~'trgators dctcrmmed th,lt a ci garetle left
hur nmg near u ~hair' likely
.1u ed the lire. The victim,.
our tdul s and six children in
.m exll.:ndcll ramily, all died
trom moke inhalatron.
The death of a hors<.., 2006
Kc nt m ky
Derhy
winner
Barbaw, made the list at No.
9 BMhan> \1. as euthanized in
J nuary after complications
from n gruc~ornc breakdown at
lhc Preakncss, ending an
cioht r1onth ordeal that had
been 1ollowcd closely by raeIn" t. n~ around the world.
A unrc~ome accident on an
amu.,emcnt ndc rounded out
the It t of Kentucky's top 10
stun<'~. A teenage girl's feet
\\ er c -.c vcrcd h) a broken
co~blc on the Superman Tower
>I Power nde at Six Flag~
Kentucky K1ngdom ill June.
Dcx: or:> were ahlc to reattach
K Jtl)n Lasittcr's nght !(Jot,
and t'l Occcrnher, she took her
1 ),t steps using a prosthesis.
Lawsuit
• Continued from p1
KVE Officer Keith Just1ce
fired their weapons.
Keene was pronounced
dead at the scene hy the Pi kc
County coroner.
The
complaint,
filed
Wednesday qy Lawrence R.
Webster, attorney for the plaintiffs. claims that the KSP used
"excessive. deadly force which
was unreasonable and unconscionable and without probable cause," resulting in the
death of John Michael Keene.
"They
(KSP)
have
stonewalled us at every turn,"
Webster said Thur~day, adding
that the Keene's have an interest in the outcome of the internal investigations, and that the
police agencies in question
have been less than forthcom-
ing with that information.
"Mr. Keene has u strong
belief that the otliccrs acted in
haste." said Wehstcr. ·
According to the Pike
County Circuit Clerk's Ot1ke,
Damron was convicted of two
counts or first-degree robbery,
fleeing and evading. and possession .of a controlled substance. She is cun·ently serving a five-year sentence.
KVE Officer Justice and
Trooper Phillips were placed
on leave while their respecl!vc
agencies made an internal
investigation into the shooting.
Another im•cstigation is
ongoing in the shooting death
of a Johnson Coumy man by a
KSP trooper on Dec. 11 of this
year.
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Coal
• Continued from p1
electric utilities and stagnant
prices for much of the year.
More recently. however, international demand for coal used
to generate electricity and to
make coke for steel manufacturers has spurred exports. particularly to Europe and South
America.
EIA
data shows coat
up ll.l percent to 14.7
million tons through June.
Major U.S. producers such as
Richmond, Va.-based Massey
Energy Co. have responded
with plans to boost production.
particularly of metallurgical
grade coal.
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Manslaughter
• Continued from p1
were passengers in a 1997
Toyota Camry being driven by
Paul Justice, 64, of Pikeville.
The vehicle was slopped at
a traffic light at the intersection of Route 2565 and U.S.
23. when Gussler's Ford F-150
struck them from behind.
All three occupants in
Kirk's vehklc were transport-
ed to Three Rivers Medical
Center for multiple mjurks.
Kirk was pronounced dead at
the hospital.
Gussler, who was treated
and released from the hospitat
is being lodged in the Big
Sandy Regional Detention
Center.
Budget
• Continued from p1
additional funding to get
through the fiscal year, which
ends on June 30
Beshear said the financial
picture looks little better for
the upcoming two-year budget
cycle.
"We arc fac1ng nothing
short of a budgetary crisis.'' he
said.
Beshear sard several factors
have added to the state's finan-
cia! difficulties, including a
national economic downtown
that hao; led to the <>lowest
growth in employment in several years.
The state's $18 billion budget had included assumed revenue growth or 4.5 percent
over the past year. Beshear
said the actual revenue growth
ww; less than .1 percent.
Deaths
• Continued from p1
involving suspected use of
alcohol.
KSP and partners plan to
continue their mcreased highway presence throughout the
New Year's holiday period,
which begins at 6 p.m. today
and lasts through 11:59 p.m.
on New Year's Day.
According to KSP, traffic
safety checkpoints and saturation patrols will continue
through this period, with
emphasis on seat belt. , speeding and impaired driving.
Citizem> can to contribute to
highway safety by reporting
enatic drivrng to KSP at (800)
222-5555. Callers vvitl remain
anonymous and should give a
description of the vchkle.
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FLOYD COUNTY
Sports Editor:
Stove LeMaster
1\o~Num~; :
I
Floyd Countynmes:
(6ll6J 886-3506
Fax: (6ll6) 88&-3603
UK Basketball • 83
Plio~:
I UofL Basketball • 63
tJJtl'wjlo_tdt:IJUtltyrimt~. rom
Elk tours set to resume in January at Jenny Wiley
TIMES STAFF REPORT
herds arc located on privatelyowned lands that are normally
FRANKFORT ~ Tlm~e state
clo:-;cd to the public. This lS one
parks located in Eastern of the tcw opportunities availKentucky, including Jenny able for the public to see the
Wiley in Prestonsburg. will greatest number of elk.
offer elk tours this winter.
"Elk tours are still rising in
The return of elk to the populruity as a wildlife v1e;ing
region is considered to be one of expetience," said state park natKentucky's biggest wildlife urahst Carey Tichenor. "'The
management success stories._ tours from the Pine Mountain
The animals. after being gone State Resort Park location wilt
from the state for 150 years, offer a different viewing opporwere returned in 1997. They tunity from the other parks
now number more than 6,300.
because they will take place in
Participants in the elk tour another geographic region."
should bring their cameras Jenny Wiley State Rc., orl
there will be great photography Park offers a half-day tour that
opportunities. The largest elk includes a ,contmcntal breakfast
And now to
the Top 10 ...
and costs $20 for adults and S10
for children under age 12.
Jenny Wiley State Resort
Park has a lo!lf'c. cottages.
campground, 1\
l lighway
Gnll, hiking tr.
disc golf,
Jishing, a summer theater and
recreational activities.
The other elk tour dates at
Jenny Wiley are Jan. 12, 19, 26,
27; Feb. 9, 16, 23; March I. 8,
15.
For information and reservations, call Jenny Wiley State
Resort Park at 1-800-325-0142.
Pine Mountain State Resort
Park and Buckhorn Lake State
Park are also offering tours.
The dates of the Pine
Mountain elk tours in 2008 arc
Jan. 12 and Jan. 19.
Buckhom Lake State Resort
Park in Perry County will also
offer elk tour packages during
January and February. T11e
park's weekend packages
include a night's lodging, two
meals, and the elk tour. The
package prtce is $145 per couple. Morning tours leave at 5:45
a.m. Stay an extra night
Saturday for $45. The elk tour
~lone is $30.
The dates for the elk tour
weekends at Buckhorn Lake arc
Jan. 12-13, Jan. 19:21 and Feb.
l-2 in 2008.
photo oourtoay of Southam Notlonals Sones
ALLEN DRIVER BRANDON KINZER Is preparing for the
2008 dirt track season.
Wildcats report
to Nashville
BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
TIMES STAFF REPORT
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
Most publications spend this
time or year issuing lists of the
best and maybe the worst in
news, sports or just in general. So
without stepping on any toes, J
thought I'd join in and give you
my opinion of the top I0 sports
stories in our area for 2007.
You may agree and you may
not; that's part of the fun of it. I
just hope you cn,ioy the mcmoric.~
of a great year that is inching
closer and .closer to the brink.
So if you· d like to offer your
opinion or
simply
remind me
of the huge
story 1 forgot. please
do so at
rbent-
ley@pc.edu. Now, let's jump in
to the Top 10:
Pike County Central Lady
Hawks: Regardless of how you
feel about the rest of tlus ltst, I
can sec no logical debate as to the
top sports story in our region this
year. It happened in March. it
sprang from Buckleys Creek and
it lasted until the final day or the
high school basketball season.
1 wa~ thrilled for the stars of
the Lady Hawks. Haley Ratliff
and Kayla Lowe. They deserved
to be there and certainly didn ·r
disappoint.
But along the way I was terribly impressed with two others:
Coach Steven Butcher handled
himself like he had the Sweet 16
experience of Bobby Keith and
came out shining like a superstar.
And the so-called supporting cast
of the Lady Hawks. who pro>etl
they were nobody's also-rans.
It was a great time to be a
Lady Hawk, or a sports writer
covering them.
Belfry football: So it didn't
end in another state title and the
dream of perfection fell one game
shy. It was still an amazing run
for Philip Haywood and the
Belfry Pirates.
In the lirst season of this awful
six-class pl::tyoff system. Belfry
just 'ileamrolled through opponent after opponent, mowing
down everyone in its way until
reaching Louisville and a lightning-quick stud of a football
player named Darrell Taylor, who
had 165 yards rushing and two
touchdowns and returned an
photo by Jamie Howell
ALLEN CENTRAL SENIOR AARON CRUM (21) defended during a recent game. Crum ranks as one of the 15th
Region's top players.
East Bay Winternationals take shape; tire rule announced
TIMES STAFF REPORT
TAMPA. Fla. -The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
will return for the fourth consecutive year to the East Bay
Wmternationals at East Bay Raceway Park. The 32nd
annual event will be contested February 4--9, 2008.
There will he six <>lraighr nights of Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series racing concluding on Saturday Night, Feb. 9
with a $12,000 to win event. Dan Schlieper of Sullivan.
Wrs., is the reigning East Bay Wintermnionals Points
Fund Champion.
"[t's a great relationship we have between East Bay
Raceway Park and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
and we look forward to ,·eeing all the fans and competitors again in 2008," said East Bay Raceway Park VicePresident Todd Hutto. Hutto also said that discount pricing is available for general admission and pit gate admission dunng the week-long Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series racing action at East Bay.
Officials of the Lucas Oil Late Model Di.J.t Series and
East Bay Raceway Park have announced that hot Iars
will begm at 5 p.ni. each day followed by time tnals.
Also new for 2008 at East Bay for the Lucas Oil Late
Model Dirt Series will be the use of transponders for the
tirst time during the Winternationals. The tire rule for the
East Bay Wintcrnatlonals will be as follows in 2008;
Hoosier LlOO. 1300, 1600, LM20 and LM40 and the
American Racer 23, 44 and 56.
Online: www.eastbayraccwaypark.com
2008 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series/
East Bay Winternationals Schedule
East Bay Raceway Park -Tampa. Fla.
Sunday, Feb. 3: Open Practice Session, 6-9 p.m.;
Monday. Feb. 4: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
$5,000-to-win: Tuesday. Pen. 5: Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series $5.000-to-win; Wednesday. Feb. 6: Lucas Oil
Late Model Dm Series $5,000-to-wm; Thursday, feb. 7:
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Sc1ics $10.000-to-win;
Friuay, Feb. 8: Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
$10,000-to-win: Saturday. Feb. 9: Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series $12.000-to-win.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
University of Kentucky foolball players and coaches traveled
to
Nashville
on
Wednesday in order to begin
on-si te preparations to play
Florida State in the Gaylord
Hotels Music City Bowl.
The team will practice
Thursday,
Friday,
and
Saturday. There will be a walkthrough on Sunday and the
game will be played on
Monday. Dec. 31, at 4 p.m.
EST (3 p.m. CST in Nashville).
The game site is LP Field,
home of the Tennessee Titans.
N1.1mbers down for Cats,
too: Much has been made of
the number of scholarship
players available for Florida
State for the Music City Bowl,
but Kentucky's numbers won't
be much higher. When redshirts and injured players are
subtracted, UK will have just
56 scholarship players available for action in the game.
Alumni office has welcome
reception set for Sunday: All
UK alumni and fan!> are invited
to stop in for a welcome reception at the official UK Alumni
Association hotel - Homewood
(See WIL.OCATS, page twQ)
KGA releases
.tourney schedule
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LOUlSVILLE
- The
Kentucky Golf Association provides members an opportunity to
compete in golf tournaments
across the commonwealth. The
2008 tournament schedule is a
highlight of that commitment a"
we travel from one end of the state
to the otl1er.
1l1c flagship toumament of the
KGA is the AT&T Kentucky State
Amateur Championship. After the
ten qualifying events have been
by STEVE LeMASTER
his racctcam also sur- issued to two teams. The Series season-opener IS
completed,
the chrunpionship will
SPORTS EDITOR
'vived postracc inspec- R1ck Markle Racing set for 4 p.m. The race is
be
hosted
by
one of the premiere
ti on. Other race contin- team has been fined scheduled to air live on
venues in Kentucky, the Country
DAYTONA BEACH. gents, however.
$1 ,000 and SPEED.
Club of Paducah. From Tuesday,
Fla.- Prestonsburg uri- weren't
as
the
Mike
Blackburn, a former
June 10 tluough llmrsday, June
vcr Steve Blackburn fin - lucky.
Harmon NASCAR Dodge Weekly
12, the states· top amateur-. will vie
ished 21st faste\t among
Based on vioRacing team Racing Series Atlantic
for
the 94th State Amateur crown.
69
drivers
durmg lation of the
has
been Region Champion, ranks
Later
that month. the KGA.
ARCA/REMAX Series estab .lishcd
f i n c d as one of Kentucky's top
Pather-Child
Championship will
restric
tor
plate
$2.000,
due
testing held earlier in the
drivers.
The
visit
the
Lexington
area as
to a second Prestonsburg
month
at
Daytona size and dimennative
Kearney
Hill
GL
and
I ntcrnational Speedway. sion rule during
violation. could run in NASCAR
Georgetown's
Cherry
BloSS()ffi
Blac._burn, who compet- the ARCA sancBlackburn Busch Series events as
Steve Blackburn
G&CC will host this fun and excited in two of three testing tioned REfMAX
will return part of his 2008 racing
ing family event. All participant-;
sessions held over n trio Series open test
to Daytona program. He has raced at
will enjoy playing each of the
of days, finished 13th- at. Daytona International Sunday, Feb. 9 for the some of the nation's top
courses during the tournament and
and 16th-fastest. The Sreedway December 14- 45th annual Area 200. tracks during previous
have a chance to take home prizes,
Prestonsburg driver and 16. penalties have been Start time for the ARCA seasons.
(See TOP, page two)
team photos, and la..'\ting memories
-----------------------------------------:-==========-=-------~-from the annual event.
Longtime supporter Fred Allen
will be remembered for his leadership of the KGA and wa...,. honored
by the New Jersey Nets, spent 14 allowed us to regain some momenTIMES STAFF REPORT
by the association in naming this
seasons in tho NBA. The Queens. tum heading into the break."
next event the Fred Allen Team
Four
different American
PIKEVILLE - East Kentucky NY native played with nine uitTcrChampionship. The 2008 edition is
renewed its tivalry with fellow cnt NBA franchises. He statrcd at Conference teams took nine wins
scheduled for Bardstown Country
CBA expansion team Atlanta Georgia Tech before playing pro- into the Christmas break.
Club at Maywood on Monday and
Minot (9-5) leads the American
Thursday in an away game. The fessionally.
Tuesday, July 21 and 22. There are
Butte swept Atlanta in a two- Conference standings. Albany (9Miners are on their fLrst road uip to
separate divisions for men and
Atlanta for a two-game American game series prior to Christmas. 4) is ranked second and Pittsburgh
women in gross and net flights.
Conference series against the The Krunk rode a three-gan1e win (9-g; third.
Player of the year points are also
East Kentucky (9-10) is ranked
awarded for the top places.
Krunk. Thur~day's game ended too streak into Butte for the two-game
fourth ahead of Atlanta (6-10).
series versus the Daredevils.
Lexington Country Club is the
late to make this edition.
The Miners will travel to Butte
East Kentucky has won three of
East Kenrucky owned a 2-0 allsite for the final KGA event. the
time record in gumc.s played versus its last five games. The Miners for a two-game series versus tile
2008 5/3 Bank KGA MidAmateur Championship. Monday
Atlanta heading into the road defeated Pittsburgh I03·82 Sunday Daredevils Jan. 3-4 before returnand Tuesday, August 25 & 26 are
series. The Miners claimed a pair in a home conference game at the ing to the Expo Center for their
OI.!Xt home game. East Kentucky
the dates for this important tournaof wins over Atlanta in early- East Kentucky Expo Center.
"R1ght now. w·e·re l0<.1k1ng to ro Will host defending CBI\ clYlmpiment. There are two competition
December. East Kentucky defeated
divi ·ions available for choosmg;
the· Kenny Antlcrson-coachcd out on the wad and post some on Yakama Jan. 6-7 in u pair of
the Mid-Amateur <..llampion hlp
Atlanta team 117- 114 and 109- wins." said Eu~t Kentucky Coach home non-con terence game<~.
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography
Tickets for all of East
Keathley. ··we're excited about
and the Super Mid-Amateur
l03, respectively.
Division for 40 years of age or
Anderson. who was picked sec- returning to pluy after the holiday. Kentucky's remumtng home East Kentucky Miners guard Jason McLeish
(Eastern Kentucky University) went up for a
older.
ond overall in the 1991 NBA Draft The home win over Pittsburgh games arc still avarlable.
shot during Sunday's game versus Pittsburgh.
Blackburn goes penalty-free at DaytoJ;ta
CBA: Miners on the road in Atlanta
�.
82 •
fRIDAY, DECEMBER
28, 2007
THE FLOYD
CouNTY TIMEs
Improved Colts have
Wildcats
uphill battle to repeat
--------------------~-
• by MICHAEL MAROT
ASSOC ATED PRESS
TNDf \; \POLlS <APl
The
In ha 1apoli
Colts
cmhrw:e the1r r ~·w role dS the
Fl \; tr ll,Ot ('Jl k'dlll
With C\Crybody ehe debat
ing whether t!W England is
the greate t teamm le.tgue his
. tory, tht' Cl)ll'> haH~ remamed
virtually silent. When the
"cllpert..;" dtscuss perfection
and rc.:ords .md :-.ecmingly
lumd ew England this year's
Super B0wl .:rown, the Colts
simply smile.
They prefer it this \\U)'.
Tn~tead of thnvwg on con
trover') and pre-...,ure, ns the
Patriots do, the record shows
lndy performs betLer when
branded a ~ccond-cla~s contender.
lts record-cha~mg quest in
2004 and pursuit of perfection
m 2005 ended the same v.ay:
with mid January tnps home.
Last )Car, when the glare shifted away from the Colts, they
finally w nn their elu~ive Super
Bowl title.
So trom the moment
Indianapolis (13-2) officially
became overshadowed. on that
April day New England traded
for Randy T\!oss. the Colts
accepted their position a ...
underdog.
Thi'>
season's
resume
shows indy might be the only
team standing m the way of
his tor):
The Colts (13-2) have
won six straight games despite
being denrnated by injuries
and may be on the verge of
getting most of their starters
back.
Indianapolis ts seven
points from being undefeated
itself. inexplicably blowing a
10 pmnt lead in the final 10
minutes to Ne\\ England that
cost it home-field advantage in
the AFC, and then missing a
potential winning field goal in
the final 90 seconds at San
Diego.
-Indy is the first team in
~ague history to win 12 games
in tive consecutive years, and
is a perfect 5 0 in the NFL\
best diYision. one that could
produce three playoff teams
and no team under .500.
-The Colts htl\e also averaged
more
points
in
December. 32.8. than the
Patriots, 27.3, indicating ·irs
indianapolis and Joseph Addai
who may be better suited to the
incvitahl) poor conditions in
the Northeast in January.
With a win Sunday against
Tenne-;see.
Tndy
would
become just the third Super
· smce
·
1991
B ow J c h ampwn
. to
win ll games in defense of its
title. The other two, the 1998
Denver Bronco!'> and 200,1
• Continued from p1
..
SPEED announces 2008
Preseason Thunder lineup
two hack to back champions. • Suites at 706 Church Street in Tickets are $35 each and will be
"Human nature doesn't downtown Nashville. The recep- available for pick up at "will call"
u-;uall) allow you to come tion will he Sunday from 4-6 p.m. at BB King's at I 0 a.m. on the day
CST.
.
or the event. Admission includes a
back with those types or
Association
members
will Backyard BBQ buffet , live enter:years.'' Dung) said Monday.
receive a commemorative gift by tainment, and unlimited soda, cof"It becomes harder."
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
To ... s aside the record showing their membership card or fee and tea. A cash bar will be
books, and the intangibles look key tag. A cash bar and snacks will available. Total Sports Travel is
be available. Following the rece p- handling reservations for this
Before all of the holiday decorations h,1ve heen put
good for Indy, too.
tion,
alumni and fnends will walk event. Reservations can be made away and the last fruit cake has bcen re gifted. SPEED
Long criticized for being a
finesse team, the Colts have down to 2nd Avenue to watch the at www.Lotalsporlstravel.com or will be seLLing up :-hop tn Daytona Beach, Ha .,
demonstrated their tenacity Battle of the Bands, which begins by calling l-88X-367-878 1. (Note: Charlotte, N.C., Las Vegas and Fontana, Calif.. to bring
against a string of opponents at 6 p.m. CST. Visit www.musicc- The Kentucky-Horida lnLerna tional NASCAR fans 22 days of le~ting coverage a" part
Intent on dethroning the itybowl.com for more details o n men's basketball game will be aired Preseason Thunder beginning Jan. 7.
at BB King's).
..This season ·opens witb quite a fe\.\ questwns to be .
champs. lndy still won eight Battle of the Bands.
rans
invited
to
official
preCat Walk set for Music City answered," said SPEED presidcnl Hunter Nickell.
tunes hy at least 18 points, rallied when it didn't play well game party: Put your game face Bowl: The Cat Walk has been set ''There will be a lot of mterest in seeing N/\.SCAR back
enough to win. and survived a on and join UK alumni and fans for 12:30 p.m. CST at LP Field on the track ror the first ume in ·o~. Dale Jr. m a
Hendrick car. Kyle Busch in a G1bbs car, the COT at
rigorous schedule of SIX ntght for the official pre-game party o n before the Music City Bowl.
Fans are encouraged to line up every track, new title -;ponson; ... there is no shortage ol
games. two short weeks and Monday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at
BB King's Blues Club, located in on the ea.<;t side of the stadium storylines for 2008 and SPEED will he there from the
three back to-back road trips.
Comparably. the playoff downtown Nashville at the corner (same side or the stadium as park- ve·ry beginning. We'll he there all sea..,on, and we'll he 411
of Commerce Street and 2nd ing lot C) in order to greet the there at the end. NASCAR fans have come to expect
schedule should be a breeze.
Avenue.
Wildcats when they arrive. Note that from SPEED and our team will deliver."
The ofl'ense has overcome
Located just minutes from L.P. that Kentucky is the visiting ream
Testing coverage will be comprehensive a~ SPEED
Marvin Harrison·s 10-gamc
absence, a late-season swoon Field, BB King's Blues Club this year, therefore the Cat Walk will cover sessions for the Spnnt Cup Series. the
in the ground game and a tluc- oiTers a untque atmosphere and will be on the opposite side or the Nationwide Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. Tn
addition, for the tirst time. SPEED vall offer multiple
tuating offensive line. Now experience in the Music City. stadium from a year ago.
that Peyton Manning is getting
shows from the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Medta Tour.
comfortable with his new col
hosted hy Lowe's Motor Speedway.
leagues. he's playing like his
John Roberts will anchor SPEED's Sprint Cup coverage on-site. with assistance from Lany McReynolds,
old selt. Since Thanksg!Vlng,
he's thrown 1S touchdowns,
Jeff Hammond and Bob Dillner. Roberts also w11l host
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Colts arc better than last year's
champions.
• Continued from p1
Aaron Crum,
''At this point last year, we
Allen Central
interception for a killer score at the end of the end of 2007. you'd ha\·e to call this move quesweren't clicking on all our
b
r11•·st half.
tionable at best at this early stage.
Boys' Basket all
cylinders and we were defi1so they didn't win the title. They still took us
Mark Reynolds: When spring training broke,
nitely playing a lot more up
all on a magical ride from Pike County Bowl to Mark Reynolds headed lt> Double-A to continue
Julianne Frye,
and d own,, D ungy sa1·u . "0 ur
the state finals.
his dlemn of someday making it to the big
depth is better and we're doing
Prestonsburg
Pikeville v. UK: From lhe moment Kelly leagues. Arimna manager Bob Melvin said he
some thini!S really well."
Girls' Basketball
Wells made the announecmcntthat our very own felt sure Reynolds would be in his everyday
Arc they good enough to
Pikeville College Bears would play a preseason lineup at some point down lhe road. perhaps as
soon as 2008.
Kentucky, our region of the mmmtains was
On May 16. some six weeks after bcginmng
flipped on its head.
the season at Mohilc. Reynolds wa.<; in the big
In the end, Jodie Meeks had a career night leagues to stay. His blistering bat wao.; above ,If
and the Cats roughed up the Bears a liule, but .400 for the first Lwo weeks, and in the end the
the combination of expo ·ure for the school itself Pikeville- born son of Feds Creek graduates hit
and experience for the players will continue to .279 wtth 17 homer<; and 62 run~ "cored and batpay off well doVI11 the road.
ted in for the National League West champions,
The Bears ended 2007 with nine straight starting at third base as the D-Backs made the
wins and a 12-2 worksheet, proving cxpcticnce playoffs for the first time since 2001.
like they got on Halloween night is worth its
Six-through-10: In no pmucular order ... if
weight in gold.
you thought Prestonsburg football had taken a
Orlando Smith: On the afternoon Shelby dip. think again. The Blackcats won mne games
Valley made it:, return to Rupp Arena for the and made it to the third round or the Double-A
Sweet 16, the commonwealth was rocked by playoffs this ·eason ... For the first time since
word that Tubby Smith had had enough of the 1977, a Pike County school other than Bel fry
naysayers and was bolting for Minnesota.
and Pikeville won a football playoff game when
Despite a national title and averaging more Shelby Valley turned the tnck m the opening
than 26 wins a year, Tubby never seemed to round of the post-season ... A youthful basketplease a vocal faction of Big Blue Nati~n and as ball team from Shelby Valley proved talent is •
a result, moved someplace he'll be much more more important than experience when it claimed
appreciated.
the 15th Region title and moved on to the Sweet
Tn his place came Billy Gillispie, a smooth- 16m March ... Keeping the title in Pike County
talking Texan who hasn't quite lived up to his again and largely in the 59th District. East Ridge
short-hvcd reputation . We'll have to wail and sortball knocked orr Shelb) Valley in Greg
sec if he can overcome his pathetic early show- Napier's final game to advance to the state toming and prove to be the coach we hoped he was. nament ... lt was bu~ines~ as usual ror Relfry.
But with a 5-5 record and showing no ahility to volleyball in 2007, winning anmhcr regional
find a common ground with his players, at the title and advancing to anothc~ state touma~n.:nt.
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MOORESVILLE NC- Following a successful completion of the ARCA RE/MAX Series
open test session at Daytona International
Speedway on December 14-16, Michelle
Theriault is focusing all of her attention on competing full-time in 2008. The 21-year-old's plans
for the 2008 season have yet to be finalized, but
an ARCA RFJMAX Series ride remains on the
top of Theriault's Chrisrmas wish list.
"T'd like to once again thank Rick Markle
Racing for providing me a cru· at the test," said
Theriault, who piloted the No. 68 Rick Markle
Racing Chevrolet duting the three day test.
"Without their support, I probably would not
have been able to participule. From my stand
point. the test went very well. I learned a lot
about restrictor plate racing and hope to have the
chance to put it to usc in the ARCA 200 in
Fehtuary:·
The three day test se s1on marked Theriault's
lirst opportunity to draft. "For me. drarting \vas ~
definitely the highlight of the test." said
Theriault. "Any driver .:an drart, but it take~ lots
of cxpclicnec to learn how to usc it to vour
advunt.age. The ARCA orricials watch drahing
practice closely to detcnnine if a driver is ready
to compete on a superspeedway. I'm happy to
say they approYed me. My goal is to compete
full-time in ARCA in 2008. If that doesn't hnppen due to a lack or proper funding. then T will
focus on competing in select races throughout
the seasqn. One way or another T will race in 08."
ln 2007, Thcliaulr completed her rookie season in the NASCAR Bu.,ch East Seriec;; scoring
two top 10 finishes in her first rwo srans and
ended the season 13th in the chmnpion-;hip. She
also competed in six ARCA REIMAX Scncs
races.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
28, 2007 • 83
Blue Christmas: Gillispie era off to sluggish start at Kentucky
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON - Three pictures on
the cover of the Kentucky basketball
media b'llide seem to capture the first lO
games of Billy Gillispie's tenure at one
of college basketball's most demanding
jobs.
In one, Gillispie is clapping his
hands, staring intently into the distance.
The two above it arc of senior guards Joe
Crawford and Ramel Bradley. Crawford
ha~ the ball in his hand, searching for an
opening. Bradley LToucbes, mouth
agape. eyes focused straight ahead.
Perhaps it's telling that the coach and
players are looking in dill'erent directions. The giddiness that smrounded
Gillispie's arrival, when he took over for.
Tubby Smith in Ap1iL has been replaced
with anxiety a~ the Wildcats and their
hard-spun coach stmgglc to get to know
each other.
Kennrcky (5-5) is off to its worst start
since 2000-01 as injwies and off the
court problems have frustrated the coach
and left his team's confidence shaken.
.While many l~ms are quic~ to place
me blame on hi<; predecessor, nicknamed "Ten-Loss Tubby" during his
decade leading the Wildcats. they didn't
expect Gillispie to he halfway to the I 0loss mark just 10 games into the season.
Though 01e Wildcats managed to
snap a tour-game losmg streak - the
school's longest in 17 years-. with a
rclati vcly easy win over Tennessee Tech
last Saturday, Kentucky has hardly
played with the ctispncss or intensity
Gillispie promtsed.
"1 think we just haven't competed as
hard as we can," Gillispie said.
The evidence came early in a stunning 84-68 loss to Gardner Webb on
Nov. 7. Though some di~missed the performance a<; an anomaly, the la<;t s.ix
weeks have seen more of the same.
Out<;idc of freshman forward Patrick
Patterson. Kentucky has been large!y
unimpressive in victory <md looked
overmatched against quality teams. The
Wildcat<. never threatened No. 1 North
Carolina <md were blown out by thenNo. 15 Tndiana even though the
Hoosiers played ~ilhout star guard Eric
Gordon.
While Gillispie ha<; hccn quick to dismiss injuries as part of the problem, he
never imagined he'd spend most of the
first s.ix weeks of the season without
guards Derrick Jasper and Jodie Meeks.
Jasper has been slow to recover from
offseason microfracturc surgety on his
knee, while Meek» missed six games
with a stress fracture in his pelvis.
Though Meeks returned in a loss to
Houston, he had to sit .out against
Tennessee Tech due to a hip flexor.
1l1e injuries have forced Gilli~pie to
juggle his rotation, hut they're not the
only reason he's used nine different
starting lineups in 10 games.
A stickler for good practice habits,
Gillispie ha.~ emphasiied that those who
practice hard will get the first chance at
playing, regar~le'5s of how they perl"orm
during the actual gan1cs.
fL"s a lesson Crawford, a starter each
of the la<;t two sca~ons, has learned the
hard way. Cra'Nford has spent most of
the early season in Gillispie's doghouse,
m1d both he and Bradley watched from
the bench in the first hal r against
Tennessee Tech after being late for a
team function .
Gillispie's substitution pattcm<; have
also been erratic, as he mixes and matches lineups looking for a group that worh
well together.
Highly touted freshman guard Alex
Let,rion played well in bursts dtuing the
lirst four games, then abruptly trans-
fen·ed to illinois after playing just a
handful of minutes in the loss to North
Carolina.
Gillispie ha'l been tightlipped
through much of it, rarely talking about
UlC inner workings of the team. His players, however, have risen to his defense
even ao; they race his wrath.
"lt doesn't matter if you're the best
player on the team to the last guy on the
team, if you know he's going to treat
each and every player on the team
fairly , it makes you feel better,"
Bradley said. ''You have to be consistent because he's going to stay
consistent. He's going to be tough."
Never one to sugarcoat things,
Gillispie rarely dishes out platitudes
even when the Wildcats play weU.
When asked about his team's defense
after it held Tennessee Tech to 26
percent shooting. Gillispie just
shrugged his shoulders.
"Zero would be heller," he said,
then pointed out a series of uncontested lay-ups the Wildcats allowed.
"What 1 want us to do is play the
best basketball we can. If we make
one mistake in a game, I'm going to
try and correct that mistake," he said.
"We have to understand there's not
going to be a perfect game. but }O~
have to strive for mat. We're definitely a lo ng ways from being per.
recc··
Right now, being competitive
would be eno ugh.
The Wildcats have j ust three nonconference •Tames remain ing, and
"'
.
their onlv real chance to get a quality
win . bef~re Southeastern C onference
play will be Jan. 5 agains t fellow
underachiever Louisville. If they
can't bea t the Cardina ls and put
together a solid season rn the ~EC.
the school '~ streak or 16 con secutive
NCAA tournament bids could e nd.
TCs a doomsday scenario that
isn't lost on Gillispie. Fo r all me
lessons he's trying to te ach.
Gillispie knows the Wildcats c a n 't
get by in the SEC starting a patchwork lineup featur ing walk-on M a rk
Coury at f orward <md struggling
Michael Porter at g ua rd as he used
against Tennessee Tech .
"They play very well together,
but that's not the perso nne l you
need," Gillispie said. "We need our
personnel back. 1f we do 1 th ink
we're going to improve very. very
quickly."
Smith shines as louisville suru.es past Morehead State, 13-49
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE
Frustrated by a shooting slump
that's shaken his confidence.
Jerry Smim found solace on
Christmas night in the quiet
confines of Louisville's practice gym.
In the qUJct, hoisting 200
jumpers in search of the stroke
that made him one or the best
freshman 3-point shooters in
the country a year ago, Smith
found the stroke that's abandoned him much of this season.
"I don"t think mcmy people
spent Christmas like that," he
said. "Just a typical Louisville
day."
Just a typical Louisville victory - eventually - for the
Cardinals.
Smith poured in a seasonhigh 17 points, all but two on
.
3-pointers. as the Cardinals (8
3) used some hot shooting and
a suffocating press to race by
Morehead
State
73-49
Wednesday night.
"I had a better feeling
tonight, 1 don't know why;·
Smith said. "Sometimes it goes
like that and sometimes it
doesn't. It was going tonight."
The Cardinals needed
Smith to get it going after a
lethargic first hal r that saw
£hem up by just three over the
Eagles
(4-7).
Terrence
Williams added 17 points and
seven assists and Derrick
Caracter had 11 points and
mne
rebounds
for
the
Cardinals, who held the Eagles
to 35 percent shooting in the
second hal r and forced 22
turnovers.
"I thought our kid'> played
extremely hard for about 20
minutes," Morehead State
coach Donnie Tyndall said.
'
"They took us out of things m
the second half. ... When they
got easy baskets from their
press, they got in now a little
bit.""
Morehead Slate, located
about 140 miles cast of
Louisville; made the Cardinals
work for their third straight
victoty. Kenneth Faried led the
Eagles with 11 points and held
his own for the most part
against the bigger, stronger
Caracter.
Louisville coach Rick
Pitino has criticized his team
for its lack or intensity on
defense, saying his players
shouldn't let their shooting
determine the effort on the
other end of the court.
But it wasn't until the
Cardinals got going from
behind the arc that Louisville's
press began to wear the Eagles
down.
Andre McGee started the
second half With a 3 pomter
from the corner, and Smith
sandWlched 3-pomters around
a hook by Caracter to give the
Cardmals a -H-30 lead. Slllith
bit another 3-pointer on
Louisville's next trip and
capped the run with an alleyoop lllyup on a pass from
Edgar Sosa that put the
Cardinals up 51-31.
"We tried to step up om
defensive pressure, and when
we did that, we got steals, got
runnin$ and got the crowd into
it;' McGee said.
Still. the Cardinals .were
hardly crisp. Louisville turned
it over 15 times- many simple mental miscues rather than
the result of any defensive
pressure- and managed just a
32-26 rebounding edge despite
a massive s1ze advantage over
the Eagles, who play · in the
Ohio Valley Conference.
" l'm pleased with our
prot,rress, but I'm not pleased
with the fundamentals," Pitino
said. "We're doing things you
don't see. Guys are not doing
the little fundamental thmgs.
When you don ' t do that, it
becomes gigantic."
Former heavyweight champion and Louisville native
Muhammad Ali received a
two-minute standing ovation
when he was introduced during
a timeout in the first half.
''He is niy all time favorite
athlete."
Williams
said.
··Everyone always brought
their best against him, and
everyone always hrings their
best against us."
For a while. it looked like
Morehead's best might be
good enough to shock the
Cardinals.
The Eagles hung around in
the first half despite having
trouble with Louisville's press.
Faried. who didn't turn 18 until
after the season began. gave
Morehead a spark off the
bench, scoring eigh t points on
a couple ol athletic dunks. a
mfty jumper and a layup on an
inbounds play when he quietly
cut hehind Caracrer to the 1im.
Louisville,
m ea nwhile,
hardly played like a team trying to move on after a slow
start to the season. The
Cardinals shot poorly and
struggled to hold on Lo the ball
Williams scored the team's
lirst ni ne point') but also committed
an
cmbanassmg
turnover afte r collecting a steal
at halfcourt. Williams checked
behind him and raced tQ the
rim as the crowd rose to its
feet. The ball never got there,
slipping out
Williams' right
hand as he tried to cradle it.
Williams m ade amends
after halftime. dunking on consecutive possessions during
Louisville 's early nm.
or
Thundering Herd handles Princeton, 66-60
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Junior
Markel
flurnpbrey
(Atlanta, Ga.) went6-for-7 from
the tloor tor a g<:une-bigh 19
points to lead Marshall Loa 66-W
win over visiting Princeton in
men's basketball action at the
Cam Henderson Center on
Saturday.
It wa<; a tale of two halves as
Marshall (6-3) came out fuing in
the opening stanza to the tune of
a 59.1 percent shooting clip from
the floor to take a 32-22 halftime
lead. After the break, Princeton
(2-9) seized the hot-hand, sinking
68.2 percent of their second-half
shots to make much of the
remaining five minutes of action
a one or two possession game.
Both teams shot 50 percent for
the game.
After Marshall ended a tight
lirst half on a I 0-2 run for a l 0-
point halftime lead, the fdflled
shot-clock eating, back-door
pa<;.<>ing of the Princeton offense
came alive in the second half.
Plinccton guard Lincoln Gunn
accepted a back-door feed and
layup from Zach Finley on the
Tigers' first possession after half.
time, ~1arting a run that would get
PU to ·within four points. 34-30.
Marshall, however, answered
Princeton's push with a 10-4 run,
capped by a Taurean Marshall
(Fo11 Washington, Md.) 3-poimer
from the comer that gave MU a
44-34 edge with II: 10 remaining. The momentum jumped
back to the Tigers a<; a Kevin
Steucrer layup wao; followed hy a
Marcus Schroeder 3-pointer to
trim their delicitto five points.
flumphrey and freshman
Tirrel1 Baines (Laurens, S.C.)
took it upon them<>elves to carry
the Herd ollense, scoring 15 of
the Herd's final 22 point.~ of the
game, sparked by a Baines threepoint play. Princeton did not
waiver in the game's final nine
minutes, closing to within three
point<> with 5:29lcft. Humphrey,
however, went 7-for-9 from the
free-throw line in the second half
to k.ccp the Tigers at bay.
Gunn hit a 3-pointer with 31
seconds left to make it a 61-58
affair, but a 5-for-6 effort from the
charity stripe to close the game
sealed MU's seventh straight
home win. Marshall went 19-lor25 from the free-throw line (76
percenl). The Herd has hit 40 or
it.<; la<>t 48 free' throw attempts
(83.3 pen.:ent) over the 1a<>t two
games.
'We showed mental toughness down the stretch to win this
game," Marshall first-year head
coach Donnie Jones said. ·we
arc really competing hard, which
is very important at this stage."
Humphrey added seven
rebounds and a block to his 19
[.X)ints, which extended his games
with double-digit points streak to
18 games. Baines .netted 10
points with three rebounds - all
oftensive - whi,le guard Danyl
Mcrthic (Lake Mary, Fla.) scored
nine point<; with t\VO a<>sists and a
steal. Starting point guard PierreMatie
Altidor
Cespedes
(Montreal, Quebec) scored a season-high seven poinL~ with a
game-high five assists.
Princeton wa~ led by 12 points
by forward Kyle Koncz, all of
which came before halllime. The
senior wa<; held scoreless in the
second halt thanks to blanketing
defense by Altidor Cespedes.
Schroeder, Steuerer and Mike
Strinmauer scored I 0 points
apiece for first-year Princeton
coach Sydney Johnson.
Marshall
ouu·cbounded
Princeton, 28-20.
photo courtesy of Banle of the Bluegrass
THE BATTLE OF THE BLUEGRASS LATE MODEL SERIES is
scheduled to visit 201 Speedway three times during the 2008
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Flesch inducted into
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Sutton to come out of retirement at San Francisco
by JANIE McCAULEY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO - Eddie
Sutton acknowledges he's selfish: He really wants 800 wins.
He also would preter to end
his cru·ccr on a positive note
rather than amid controversy as
he did at Oklahoma State.
S1,1tton is coming out of retirement to replace Jessie Evans as
San Francisco's ba<;ketball coach
and will have his shot al 800 victoties after all. USF announced
Wednesday night that Ev<:ms was
taking "a leave of absence" for
the rest of the season and that the
71-year-old Sulton would lead
the Dons (4-8) on an interim
basis.
Sutton's first chance lor win
No. 799 will be Friday night at
Weber State.
"lt's very important," Sutton
said or winning 800 games. "T
had a chance cru·Iicr thi<; year to
take a Division I job and dido "t
think 1 wanted to do it. From a
seltish standpoint. it is something
I'm excited about. ...
"It was a goal I had for
myself. r don't think nationally
anybody's going to look at it and
say, 'Now you won 800 versus
798.' There's just not that much
difference."
Evans will he away from the
team at least until March, sec·
ond-year USF athletic director
Debrd Gore-Mann said, declininu to oner further details. She
w~uldn't say whether he had a
health concern, an issue with the
NCAA or whether he would
even be considered to coach the
team again next season.
'Those are private matters
and T won·t be addressing personnel matters today," Gore
Mann said. 'We'll be in discussions .... The men's ba<>kctball
program, in particular, has been a
work in progress."
Gore Mann said she or someone from her staff would be u·aveling with the team n~gularly in
the near future to "lend my support to the student athletes and to
assist interim coach Sutton in any
way 1 can."
Sutton retired as Oklahoma
State's coach after the 2005-06
sca•mn. He has 798 vietmies in
36 seasons as a Division Tcoach
at
Creighton,
Arkansas,
Kentucky and Oklahoma State.
When his victories at Tulsa ·
Central High School and the
College or Southem Tdaho are
included, Sutton won exactly
I ,000 games belixe retiring from
coaching in May 2006.
His retirement came about
three months after a dmnkcn driving accident caused lum to miss
the Cowboys' final 10 games of
the 2005-06 season. Sutton
pleaded no contest to misdemeanor aggravated drunken dri
ving and two other charges lollowing the Fcbmruy 2006 car
accklent.
"l've thought about that and 1
would say it probably does (enter
into rhi~ decision). 1 certainly
didn't want to end my coaching
career the way it ended here,"
S!Jlton said, s-peaking from an
athletic oftice at Oklahoma State.
He called his drinking problems a '·thing of the past.··
"As a recovering alcoholic
you have to work on that every
day," he said. '1 still auend meetings."
Gore-Mann said she "took
Coach Sunon at his word."'
Sunon said he spoke to GoreMann a couple of days ago about
the possibilitY ot coming to USF
ir the job opened. Yet GoreMann said she didn't know what
Evans
would
do
until
Wednesday, before adding that
she would consider Sutton
beyond this sea<;on if he were
interested in staying.
"When Twas talking to Coach
Sutton before, it was more a
long term ba'.>is," she said of their
previous talk<>. "1 would always
consider him. I think it would be
what he would be ready to commit to. I think it's an audition for
USF athletics."
So, in a bizan-c tum of evcnt.c;
ror both sides, Sunon committed
to coach the Dons without even a
~ampus visit and negotiated
his contract over the phone.
He was scheduled ro meet his
team in Salt Lake City on
Timrsday, and said he would lean
heavily on hi~ a%istanl coaches
at fir:> I. He hoped to get one practice in with his team belore
Friday's gan1e.
''I would say it's the roughest
challcnac that l've ever had,"
Sutton ~aid. ·Tve had challenges
beJ(.)re, tiut I'm looking forward
LOUTSVTLLE ~ PGA Tour player and Kentucky Sec tion
PGA Memher Steve Flesch was officially inducted into the
to meeting the young men and Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame on Saturday, December 8 ala ceretrying to turn the season around." mony at Tiiplc Crown Country Club in Union, Kentucky. M any
Sutton has two sons who arc of Flesch's friend-; were in attendcmc.;e, and the induction remarks
Division I coaches: Sean, who were given by his father Jcny and by cl.ose fiicnd Tim LeRoy.
succeeded him at Oklahoma
Flesch, 40, resides in Union. He turned professional in 1990,
State, ~md Scott, who i!> at Oral and has notched four wins on the PGA Tour, including this year's
Roberts.
Reno-Tahoe Open and Tunting Stone Resort Championstup. He
"He ·s thought long about it alsc, won the 1997 Nike Tour Championship, was the 1998 P GA
over the la~t four or Jive days," Tour Rookie of the Year, and currently ranks 37th in career earnScan Sutton said. "He's excited ings on the PGA Tour.
about it. He misses the interac- ·
Flesch compiled an impressive record in Kentucky golf, caption on a daily basi~ with the turing the Kentucky Junior Amateur Championship in 1985, the
players. He !>till has a lot of com- Kcntuck.")· Amateur Championship in 1986 and 1988, and the
petitive lire in him .... And obvi- Kentuck} Open Chrunpionship in 1991 and 1993. He was also a
ously. he's two wins shy of win- member of the University of Kemucky men's golf team. whe re
ning 800 games. There's only he compiled an impressive record.
hccn three or four other coaches
As part of the ceremony, several other individuals were abo
that have ever accomplished that honored. Tom Cooksey of Ashland was presented w ith the
goal. lt would put him in an elite •Kentucky Golf Ass~1Ciation't- J.W. Janes Award for outstandirw
group ofcoachc.~. rm excited for senice to amateur golf in Kentucky; Phil Hendrickson oi·
him because I think he's happy." Danville was presented with me 2007 Kentucky G olf
Scott Sunon, whose team beat Association Player of the Year Award: Ron Acree o f Lo uisville
Sean's 74-59 on Dec. 20, said he was presented whh the 2007 Kentucky Senior Golf Association
wa.;; "happy for my father that he Player ot~the Year Award; KansaAkin of Elizabethtown wa:- prehas decided to return to coach- sented With d1c KGA-PGA, Inc. Girls" Junior Plavcr of the Year
ing. Hopefully he'll be able to Award (for the third consecutive year); <.Uld Joseph Ban of
gain his 800th victory m1d cap a Versailles was presemed with the KGA-PGA. Inc. Bl•ys; J unior
great career."
Player of the Year Award (for the second Clmsecutl\:e year).
Sutton reached the Final Four
The Ken lucky GoJI" Hall ot' Fame wat; established ln 1984 as
with Arkansas in 1978 and with a joint effort by the Kentucky Golf Association and the Kcntuckv
Oklal1oma State in 1995 and Sec~ ion PGA to honor individuals il\- Kentucky with ~ignific a;t
200+. He ranks fifth on the all- achrevemcnts and accomplishments in various areas of e:olf. 111c
time list for victories among Kentucky Golt· Hall of Fame's membership mdudes inZlividuals
Division I coaches, trailing Texas witl1 remarkable records as players. golf profcssionalil, golf
Tech's Bob Knight (896), Dean
course superintendents, edu\."ator~, tuld golf adnunistrators.
is
Smith (Notth Carolina, 879), located ul Golf House Kentucky.
Adolph Rupp (Kentucky, 876)
and Jim Phelan (Mount St.
ONLINE: www.kygolf.org
Mmy's, Md., 830).
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AP Sports Writer Jeff Larzke
in Oklalumw City contributed to
rhis report.
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ASSEMBLY OF GOD
First Assembly of God, Martin, Sunday School, 10 am.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Loria Vannucci, Mnister.
In Victory Assembly of God, West Prestonsburg;
St.nday School, 10:00; Worship Service, 11:00 & 6:30:
Wettlesday Evenilg, 6:30; Gary Stanley. Pastor.
New Belhel Assembly of God, Bum1119 Fork Rd.,
Salyersville; StrldaySchool, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arthur (Sam) Sm~h.
Minister.
Praise Assembly, 1 mile s. of Prestonsburg, ntersecfiOll
of Rt. 80 and U.S. 23; Slf1day School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Se!vice, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.:
J.M. Sloce, Mnister.
BAPllST
AUen First Baptist, Allen; Slflday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Arnold Tumer, Minister.
Auxier Freewil Baptist, Auxier; S\Jlday Scrool, 10 am.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 pm.; Thursday. 7 p.m.;
BOOby Spencer, Pastor.
Ball Branch Regular Baptist Church. Mousey Ky;
Worship Service. 9:30; Every third Sat. and Sun. of each
month; Roger Hicks, Pastor, Rapt) Howard, Asst. Pastor.
Contact Kerm~ Newsome 600-3n-6881 for more infor-
mation.
Benedict Baptist, Stick Rock Branch, Cow Creek;
Sunday School, 10 a.m; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6
p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Gordon Hch, Minister.
Betsy layne Free Will Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 am. and 6p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m., Tracy Patton,
Minster. •
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Baptist Student
Union, J 102; Wednesday, 11 :3) a.m.; Vera Joiner, 886-3863, ext
6not.
Bonanza Freewill Baptist, Abbott Creek Road, Bonanza; Sunday
School, 10 am.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Jimmy
D. Brovm, Mnister.
Brandy Keg Freewill Baptist, Com Fork; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, t 1 a.m.; Wedlesday, 7 p.m.; Roger Music. Minister.
calvary Southern Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Doug LeMl,
Minister.
Community Freewill Baptist, Goble Roberts Addition; Sunday
Scrool, 10 am.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7
p.m.; Paul D. Coleman, Minister.
Cow Creek Freewill Baptist, Cow Creek; Sunday School. 10 a.m.;
Smday, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Nathan Lafferty.
Minister.
Daniels Creek Baptist Fellowship Church of God, Barner. SeJVJces:
Saturday night, 7 p.m.; Smday morning, 11 a.m.; Sunday night, 7 pm.;
Henry Lewis, Milister.
Drift Freewill Baptist, Drift; Smday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
6:30p.m.; Thursday, 6:30p.m. Jim Fields, Minister.
Endicott Freewill Baptist, Buffalo; Sun. School. 10 a.m.: Church every
Sun. Momilg 11:15 a.m.; Wed. evening Bible Study & Prayer Meetilg,
7:00 p.m.; Third Sun. evening Service, 6 p.m.; First Sat evening
Service, 7 p.m. Hobert Meek, Pastor, welcomes everyone.
Faith Slbl& Church, an independent Baptlsl Church, located on 1428,
between .Allen & Martil; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Sunday Mom111Q, 11
a.m.; Sunday Evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer, 6
pm.; Pastor, Rev. Bob Wireman.
Faith Freewill Baptist. 1/4 mile above WorldWide Eqpt. on Rt. 1428;
Smday Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Elder Donnie Patrick and Buddy Jones, Ministers.
First Baptist, Garrett; S\Jlday School, 9:45 am.: Worship Service, 11
a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Randy Osborne, Minister.
First Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11
am. Sunday Even(lg Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Graydon
Howard, Minister.
First Baptist, Prestonsburg, 157 South Front Street; Sunday School,
9:45 am.; Worshp Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wed., 6:30 p.m.;
Jerry C. Worl<.man, milister.
Fitzpatrick First BapUst, 1063 B1g Branch, P.O. Box 410,
Prestonsburg, KY 41653; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Tommy Reed.
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. & 6:30pm.; Wednesday, 7: p.m.
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg; Sunday School. 10 a.m.;
Wo~ Service, 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
Grethel Baptist, State Rt. 3379, (Branham s Creek Rd.): SU'lday
Scrool, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday,
6:30p.m
Garrett Regular Baptist, Route 550, Garrett; Worship Se1VIC8, 1030
a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wectlesday, 6:30p.m.; Willie Crace, pastor; Assist
Larry Patton. Phone 358-4275.
Highland Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School. 9:50 a.m.;
Worshp Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: David
Garrett, Mnister.
Jaci:IS Creek Baptist, Bevinsv1He; 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 Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 pm; Chad
Blair, Pastor.
Lackey Freewill Baptist, Lackey; Sunday School. 10 a.m., Worship
Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Johnny J. Collins. Minister.
Lancer Baptist Church; 71 Cooley St., Prestonsburg, Sunday School,
10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m., Evening Woship, 6:00p.m ..
We<ilesday Prayer Meeting and Bible Study, 7:00p.m., Pastor Bobby
Carpenter
Liberty Baptist, Denver; Sunday Service, 10 am.. Worship Service.
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; We<ilesday, 6 p.m.; Merle little, Minister.
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ligon Worship Service, Sunday,
11 :00 a.m. Thursday, 7 p.m.
Martin Branch Freewill Baptist, Estill; Sunday Service, 10 a.m.;
Wo~ Service, 11:15 am. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James
(Red) Morris, Minister.
Malfi1 Freewill Baptist, Martil; Slllday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. <rod 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; John L Blair, Minister.
Maytown First Baptist, Mail St., MaytO'Ml; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.: Bob Varney,
Minister.
McDowell First Baptist, McDowell; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.: Gene
Bracken, Minister.
Middle Creek Baptist, Blue River. Stnlay School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Euger1e Cook,
Minister.
Lighthouse Baptist, 2194 KY Rt. 1428, Prestonsburg; Sunday
Service, 10 a.m.; Worshp Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7
p.m.; Donald Crisp, Milister. home phone 285-3385
Pleasant Home Baptist, Water G~ Road, Lancer; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Mark
Tackett, PaS!or.
Pleasant Valley Old Regular Baptist Church, T111ker Foil<; Meeting
time 1st Saturday & Sunday of eacll month, 3rd Sunday Evening at
6:00 p.m.; Moderator, Gary Compton; Assist. Moderator, Jimmy
Conley.
Prater Creek Baptist, Banner, Sunday School. 10 a.m; Worship
Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; J.B. Hall, Pastor
Phone: (606) 874-3222.
Rock Fork Freewill Baptist; Garrett Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 am.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wendell Crager, Minister.
Rock Fork Regular Baptist, Garrett; Worship Service, 9:30a.m.; Jerry
Mams, Pastor; WiHie Crace Jr., Assistant Pastor.
Salt Lick United. Baptist~ Salt Lick, Hueysville; Worship Service, 2nd
& 4th Slllday, 10.30 a.m.. Pastor. ADen Chaffins. phone 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 Blanch Missionary Baptist, Stephens Branch; Sunday
Service, 10 a.m.; Worshp Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.
The Third Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; We<ilesday. 7 p.m. Phillip Ramey. Pastor.
Tom's Creek Freewill Baptist, U.S. 23 (north of Layne Brothers);
Sunday Sdlool, 1o a.m.; Worship Service, 1t a m and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chuck Ferguson, Minister.
Tom Moore Memorial FreewiH Baptist; Cliff Road; SUnday School,
1o am.; Worship Service, 1t a.m.; Youth Service, 5:00 p.m.; Evening
Service, 6:00 p.m.; No Service the 1st Sunday of ead1 month:
We<ilesday, 7 p.m.; Jody Spencer, Mntster.
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptist; Intersection of U.S. 23 and KY 80,
Water Gap; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Morning Worship Service. 11 a.m
and Evening Worship Service 6 p.m.; Wedresday Btb!e Study, 7 p.m ..
Youth Services 7 p.m.; Everyone Welcome.
United Community Baptist, Hwy 7. Hueysville; Worship Service, 2
p.m.; F~ay, 7 p.m.; Carlos Beverly, Milister.
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist, WheelwilJht Junclion; Sunday School.
10 am.; Worship Selvice, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.,
Louis Ferrari. Minister.
I
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Seventh-Day Adventist, 5 miles West on Mountain
Prukway; Church Senice, 9:15; SatXJath School, 10:45;
John Baker, Pastor, 358-9263; Churcll, 886-3459, leave
message. Everyone welcome!
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
The Church o( Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;
Sacrament Mtg., 10:00 a.m.; Sunday School, 11:20 a.m.;
Relief SocietyfPreisthood/Primary, 12:00 p.m.;
Wednesday, 6 p m. Church Meeting House address, Hwy.
80, Martlfl KY 41649; Meeting House telephone niXIlber:
285-31 33; Ken Carriere, Bishop.
OTHER
Pastor Atha Johnson welcomes everyone to attend services at the CHURCH oi GOD of PROPHECY TRAM
Mark Tuckett, Mimstt r
KENTUCKY. Sunday school 10 a.m., Worship service 11
a.m.
Sunday S<;hool
10:00a.m.
Drift Independent, Drift; Sunday. 11 am.; Thursday, 6:30
WorShip Service 11:00am.
p.m.
Evening Service
6:00p.m.
Grace Fellowship Prestonsburg,(next to old flea l'!lal1<et),
Sunday S[tlool, 10 a.m. WorshiP, 11 a.m. Bill Stukenberg,
Wed~y
7:00p.m.
Pastor 889.Q905.
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle, West Prestonsburg;
Sunday School, 10:30 a.m.; T'lursday, 7 p.m.; Don
Shepherd, Minister.
Faith 2 Faith, Harkr1s Ave., West Prestonsburg; Sunday
School. 10 am.; Worsh·p seMCe, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Thurs. 7 p.m. Randy Hagans, Minister. 886-9460.
Faith Fellowship, Allen. Ky. Sun. School, 10 am.; Worship
CATHOLIC
Ser.ice, 11 a.m.; Sun. Evening, 6 p.m.; Wed, 7 p.m ..Carl &Missy Woods,
St. Martha, Water Gap: Mass: Sunday, 11 :15 a.m.; Saturday. 5 p.m.; Pastors.
Sunday.; Father Robert Damron, pastor.
Faith Worship Center, US 460, PaintSVJUe; Worship Serv!C8. 11 a.m.;
CHRISTIAN
Thursday, 6 p.m.: BU<kly and Maude Frye, Minister.
First Christian, 560 North Arnold Avenue: 'Sunday School. 10 a.m.; Full Gospel Community, (former1y of Manin) moved to Old Al1en;
Worship Selvice. 11 am., Jim Sherman, Minister.
Sunday School, 10 a m Worship Service. 11 a.m : SUlday evening,
6:30p.m. Wed., 6:30pm.; Lavonne Lafferty. Minister.
Victory Christian Ministries, 1428 E.; Sunday School. 11:30 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday. 7p.m; Sherm WiUiams, Minister. Lighthouse Temple, Main St and Hall St.; Worshp Service, 12 p.m.
and 7 p.m., Wednesday/Friday, 7 p.m.: Roy CosrJ'f. Minister.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Living Water Ministries Full Gospel Church, Rt. 3, just before
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. Thunder Ridge; Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Sunday Evening. 6:00 p.m.
Pastor: Curt Howard.
Spears, MniS!er.
Martin
House of Worship, Old Post Office St.; Worship Service, 7p.m..
Prestonsburg Church of Christ, 88 Hwy. 1428; Worship Service, 10
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m., Richard Kelly and Nelson Kidder, Saturday/St.nday.
Ministers.
Old Time Holiness, 2 m1les up Alkansas Creek, Martin; Sunday
Harold Church of Christ, Harold; Sunday Scrool, 10 a.m.; Worship School, 11 a.m.; Worshp Service, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; Johil W.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Wnlie E. Meade. Patton, Minister.
Minister.
Spurlock Bible (Baptist}, 6227 Spurbck Creek Rd.. Prestonsburg;
Highland Church of Christ, Rt. 23. Hager Hil; Sunday School, 10 &Jlday Scrool. 10 am.. WofShP Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.:
Jim
Stephens, Minister. 886-1003.
am., Worship Service. 11 am and 6 p.m.: Wednesday. 7 p.m
Town
Branch Church; Slllday School1 0 a.m except tor ftrst Sunday
Hueysville Church of Christ; Sunday Scllool, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wectlesday, 7 p.m.; Chester Varret. in eacll month.; Worship Service, Sun. morning 10:00 a.m.; Evening 6
pm, Wednesday, 6 p.m.. No Sunday night servees on first Slllday ol
Minister.
each month. Tom Nelson, Mmister.
Lower Toler Church of Chrlst. Harold; Sunday Scllool, 10 a.m.,
The Fathef House, Big Branch. Abbott Creek: Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Wors~ Service. t1 a.m. and 6:30pm.; Wednesday, 6:3) p.m.; Lonie
Worship Service, 6 p.m.. J.J. Wright, Minister.
Meade. Mn:ster.
Mare Creek Church of Christ, Stanville: Sunday School, 10 a.m.; The Tabernacle, Rt. 321 (Old Plantal!on Mote~, Christian Educalor,
10:00; Sunday Morning. 11:00: Sunday Evening. 7:00; Wemesctay,
Worship Service.11 a.m. and 6 p.m .. Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
7:00; Pastors, Paul and Ramona Aiken.
Martin Church of Christ, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh·p
Youth
Fellowship Center, Wheelvll'ight; Monday-Tuesday, 6 p.m.;
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Gary Michell, Minister.
Thursday, 7 p.m.
·Maytown Church of Christ, 66 Turl<ey Greek Rd., Langley. Sunday
Bible Sttxly 10:00 am., Sunday morning worship 11:00 am.. Even;ng Zion Deliverance, Wayland, Slllday School. 10 am.; WO!Ship Service.
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 6:30p.m. Prayer Lne: 358-2001;
Worshp 6:00p.m., Wednesday Bi:Jie Study 6.00 p.m.
Darlene W. Arnette. Pastor
Upper Toler Church of Christ, 3.5 miles up Toler Creek on right·
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worshtp SeMce, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Taylor Chapel Community Church, formerly the old Price Food
Service building, located 1 quar1er mile above Worklwide Equipment,
Wemesday, 7 p.m.; Tommy Dale Bush, Minisler.
Rt. 1428. Sun. Bible Study, 10a.m.; Sun. Morning Service, 11 a.m.; Sun.
Weeksbury Church of Christ; Sunday Scrool. 10 amm.; Worship Evening, 6:30 p.m. Kenny Vanderpool, Pastor.
Service, 10:45 a.m. a-d 6 p.m. Mike Hall, Milser.
International Pentecostal Holiness Church, 10974 N. Main St.,
CHURCH OF GOO
Martin: Rev. EHis J. Stevens. SenQf Pastor.
Betsy Layne Church of God, Old U.S. 23; Sunday School, 10:30 am.; Rising Sun Ministries, 78 Court Street. Allen. Ky., Stmay, 10:30a.m.,
Worshp Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jtxlfth Catxlill, Wednesday. 6:30p.m. Pastor: D.P. Cuny.
Minister.
Church of God of Prophecy, Sunday Sctro 10 a.m., Worship Service
Community Church of God, Arkansas Creek. Martin: Worship 11 a.m.. Sunday Night- 6 p.m.,Wednesday Night- 6 p.m. Pastor Glenn
Service, 11 a.m.: Frday, 7 p.m.; Bud Crum, Minister.
Hayes. West Prestonsbt.rg.
First Church of God; Sunday School, 10 am.: Worship Service, 10:45 House of Refuge, Rock Fork: Sunday Evening Worsh~ 6 flll, Monday
am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steven V. Williams, ~astor.
Bible Study 7:30 pm, Wednesday Prayer Meeti'lg 7:30 flll, Bii B.
Garrett Church of God, Garrett: SlllOay School, 10 a.m.; Worshf,J Tussey, Pastor
Service, 11 a.m.; Family Training Hour-Thursday? p.m., Bill B. Tussey.
Jr. Pastor
Landmark Church of God, Goble Rooarts Addition; Sunday School,
10 am.; Worship Service, 11:10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.:
Kenneth E Prater, Jr., Minister
Little Paint First Church of God, 671 Utile Pant Road, East Po1nt;
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worshp Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday, 7 p..: Charles Heater Jr., Minister.
The Ligon Church of God of Prophecy, Saturday SeM:es, 7:00p.m.;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service. t t a.m.; Rap'J Hall. Pastor.
EPISCOPAL
St. James Episcopal; Sunday Service, 9:45a.m.; Holy Euchanst 11 :00
a.m. Wed'lesday Study Group 6:00p.m.. Holy Eucl1arist & Healing 7:30
p.m. Father Johnnie E. Ross. Rector.
LUTHERAN
Our Savior Luther.m, Sipp Bayes Room Caniage House Motel.•
Palfltsville; Sunday SeJVIC9, 11 a.m., WKLW (600 am) 12:05 p.m.;
Rolland Berln.ip, MOister.
MEiliODIST
Auxier United Methodist, Allxier: Sunday Sctro. 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m.: Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter. Minister.
5(Xi Buck.~ Branch, Martin
US 23 Prestonsburg
Betsy Layne United Methodist, next to BL GymnasilJ71 Sunday
1-800-264-9813
School, 10 a.m.: Worshp Ser.ice, 11 am.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Randy
1-800-44t-9879
Blackburn, Minister.
Allen Christ United Methodist, Allen; Stn:lay School. 9:45 am.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m .. Wemesday, 7 p.m.; Kenneth
Lemaster, Minister.
POWER TEMPORARY SERVKES
Community United Methodist, 141 Burke Avenue (off Unive!Sity Drive
,,
Ftrst Comrunowealtb Bank Building
and Neeley St.); Sunday School, 10 a.m., Worshp Serv!C8, 11 a.m. and
6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Steve Pescosolido, Minister.
311 .'\. :\rnold An. Sit. 503
Prestonsburg, K\ 41653
Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist, Rt 979, Beaver; Sunday School, 10
a.m.: Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Philip T. Smfth, Moister.
(606),889-9710
Emma United Methodist, Emma: &nday School 10 a.m., Sunday
Offering emplovment solutions
Worship Service 11 am.; Pastor David Profitt.
for office and ~1dustrial work
First United Methodist, 256 South Arnold Avenue: 9 a.m. Contempory
Service; Sunday School, 9:45am.; Worship SeMce, 10:55 a.m. and 5
p.m. UMYS Service; Wemesday, 7 p.m.; Mark D. Walz. Pastor.
Hom Chapel Methodist, Auxier Road, Auxier: Sunday Scrool. 10 am.:
Sunday Mo1111ng Service, 11 a.m.; Mid-week Service, 7 p.m.; SU'lday
l:vening Service held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of eacll month at 6
p.m.: Larry J. Penix, Minister.
Graceway United Methodist, At. 80, Sunday School, 9:45 am.;
5000 Kv HWJ. 321 Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653
Worship Seivice, 11 am· Wednesday Night, 7 p.m., Roy Hartow,
Minister.
Commun/ly Owned Not For Profit
Member AHA and KH!'
Accredited bll JCAHO
Salisbury United Methodist, Pmter, Slllday School, 10 a.m.: Worsh~
Phvstclan Referral
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6 p.m.; BOOby G
886-7586
Lawson, Minister.
Pleasant Home
Baptist
Village Drive
886-8215
A \lA~
Wayland United Methodist, Rt. 7, Wayland; &may School, 10 am.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m., Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Jack Howard, Pastor.
Wheelwright United Methodist. Wheelwright; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship SeJVIC9, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Bobby
Isaac, Minister.
Vogle ~ United Methodist Church, Harold; Sunday School, 10:00
am., Sunday Worship Service; 11 :00 a.m.: Wed. Bible Study. 7:00p.m.:
Dennis C. Love, Pastor.
Drift Pentecostal, Dr:ft; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
SaturdayiSm:lay, 7 p.m.. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Ted Shannon, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Church of God, Rt. 1428, East Po.nt: Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worshtp Service. 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Thurs., 6:30
p.m.; Buster Hayton, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Church of God, Weel<sbury; Sunday School, 10
a.m.: Worship Service, 7 p,m.; Wecilesday/Saturday, 7 p.m.: John "Jay"
Parton, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Deliverance, Ext. 46 off Mt.. Parkway at campton;
Worship Serv!C8, Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m.: Patricia Crider, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Holiness, Rt. 122, Upper Burton; Sunday School.11
am.: Worship Servx:e, 6 p.m; Friday, 7 p.m.; Louis Sanlan, Minister;
David Pi<e, Associate Minister.
Goodloe Pentecostal, Rt. 850, David; Worship Service, 6 p.m.;
Malcom Slone, Minister.
Parkway First Calvary Pentecostal, Floyd and Magoffin County Line
, Worship Service, 6:30 p:m; Mile D Caldwell, Minister. 297-6262.
Trinity Chapel Pentecostal _Holiness, Main St., Martin: Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Servce, 7 p.m.; 2nd Sat, 7 p.m.; Thurs., 7
p.m., Elllis J. Stevens. Minister.
Free Pentecostal Church, Dwale; Services Saturday, 6 p.m.; Sunday
School 10 a m , Services. 11 a.m.. No Sunday Night Service.
PRESBYTERIAN
Drift Presbyterian, Route 110t. Drift Worship SeiVIC9, 11 a.m.
First Presbyterian, North Lake Drive; Sunday School, 9:30 am.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. Rev. Vicki Poole, pastor.
Highway 160 E.
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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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886-3861 or 1·877-886-3861
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FLOYD COUNTY
Fea11uv.~
&limr
Kmhy Prater
Phone: (606) 886-8506
Fax:
(6(}6)
886-3603
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Betsy Layne Elem. • page B6
McDowell Elem. • page B6
Church Page • page B4
MAC volunteers • page B7
Classifieds • page A6
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"The~
FAMILY MEDICINE
Party host should make sure no one
drives or walks home drunk- Page 86
source for local and regional society news"
THROUGH MY EYES
~
The'day
after' holiday
It's the day after all the fuss and
muss and here at the office, things
are "business as usual." Not so,
however, at our local courthouse.
Thought I'd spend the afternoon
compiling ''For the Record:' but
found out from the girls in the
clerk's orfices
that they were
preparing ror
an
early
departure. No
judges in the
house.
anyway, .
they
informed.
So, hack to
plan
two
which means
Kathy Prater
l'm penning
Lifestyles editor this column a
bit earlier than
I normally do. ''Normally." I wait
until about an hour before deadline to share my thoughts for the
week. Something about ··pressure..
that kicks my gray matter into
gear.
I'm sure, however. that my
esteemed editor will be happy to
find that I've done it early this
time, for once.
Okay, so what can one say
about the day after Christmas? I
suppose the lucky ones are
(Sec EYES, page seven)
photo by Kathy J. Prater
DINNER DIVA
Hoppin' into
the New Year
by LEANNE ELY
The New Year seems to he the
pinnacle point for fresh starts. This
is the year T'm going to: lose
weight, get organized, eat healthier... name that tune. January 1st is
the Promised Land of all Dates. It's
lhe beginning or the beginning.
The alpha point of the year. The
clean slate promise of what's to
come.
This is why
in the South,
we start the
New Year off
· with
black
eyed
peas
(which symbolize good
luck)
and
greens (which
symboli;:e
leanne Ely
prosperity).
And
while
most down home southern cooks
may wince at my suggestions l'l>r
New Year's, 1 promise you it is fac;t
and easy <md takes care of your
luck and prospc1ity in a flash!
Hoppin' John Soup is the delicious way to accomplish those
goals-enjoy!
Hoppin' John Soup
Serves 6
I large onion - chopped
(Sec DIVA, page seven)
Elizabeth Price, center, flanked by daughter, Elizabeth, left, and her caseworker Dewana Winfree, was thrilled to accept a
check from the Floyd County Housing Authority that will help her to become a new homeowner.
,Aplace to call home
FCHA program helps make home ownership a reality
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
The Chri-.;tmas season is a time for
the granting of dreams and the
restoration of hope and' faith. For one
local woman, all this and more carne
true lor she and her family when a
longheld wish for a better life was
granted through the Floyd County
Housing Authority' s Family SelfSufficiency Program.
..A<> a single mother of three children. I have had my fair share of
mountains to climb," said Elizabeth
Price, of Allen. Aniving in Floyd
County with no family, frienos, or
immediate contacts, Plice said that
she really didn ' t know how ~he was
going to meet the needs of her family but that she was determined to try.
"A group of wonderful ladies at
the Big Sandy Fmnily Abuse Center
gave us a start." she continued.
"They gave us a place to feel
sare... then the ladies at Warco gave
us our first place to live. These ladies
have meant the world to us, T really
don't know what 1 would have done
without them, T really don't."
Working closely with the Warco
New Year's choices
by MARLA CILLEY
The holiday season will soon be
coming to an end. We have either spent
many weeks dreading it or enjoying the
process. We always have a choice in
how we look at things. If we think
something will be hard then we make
our own wishes come true. What we
think about, we bring about! We don't
have to live in the shadow of negativity.
Every smgle day of our lives we
have ehoices. Our first choice is
whether to get out or bed or lay and
wallow in our self pity. Every hour
contains a new set choices that need
to be made. We may not even know
that we are making choices. Sometimes
our choices arc made by not making a
chmce and just allowmg '"whatever" to
happen. Does that sound like procra!)tinatiOn to you'?
We are the queen:> or procrastination; even when it comes to being in
control. We had rather blame circumstances instead of making a decision
and accepting the consequences of that
or
staff at the Floyd County Housing
Authority, Price learned about the
Family Self-Sufl'iciency Program, a
p~ogram designed to help families
move away !'rom dependency programs into independent living.
Interested families must enter into
a five-year contract with the Housing
Authority, during which time they
agree to <>!rive to become sclf-sufficent through enrollment in job training programs, educational programs
of study, or employment. If, at any
time during this five-year period, the
assisted families share of rent should
increase, the Housing Authority will
establish an escrow account in which
they will match the exact amount of
money that the family's rent
increased by. For instance, if an
assisted family is paying $200 lor rent
while unemployed and tl1at amount
increases by another $200 lor a total
monthly rent payment of $400; the
Housing Authority will place $200 in
a special escrow account to be made
available to the family upon full completion of their contract.
Though the initial contract is
signed for a live-year term, i'amilies
may become free of reliance on wei-
fare programs before the five-year
period is up, at which time the
escrow funds may be released to
them.
"At anytime during the contract, if
tho family becomes free of welfare
programs and have reached their
final goal, the family may collect the
money in their es'-TOW account, plus
any accumulated interest," said
Diane Pennington, Floyd County
Housing Authority, Warco ofl1ce.
Overcome with emotion upon
receiving her check from the escrow
account set up for her, Price said,
through tears, that the ramily selfsufficiency program had given her
hope for a better future. Completing
her contract tcm1s well before the
five-year period, Price said that her
enrollment in the program had given
her an added incentive to become
sel 1'-su ITicient
"1 remember how wonderful it felt
when T found our llrst house. Our
own home! It felt wonderful,'' she
said.
Finding employment at the Harold
Double Kwik, Price said that her confidence grew as she discovered
enjoyment through her work in the
dec1sion process. Then when things
don't go our way, we make a conscious
choice to pout, whine and be in a bad
mood. Funny behaviour, isn't it (iC you
can call this type of behaviour
"funny"!)
lf we can make a choice, whether
consciously or unconsciously. to be in
a had mood, then why in the world
can't we make a choice to be in a good
mood? Sounds simple, doesn't it?
WELL, IT IS! It is all about making up
our minds to be happy! Once we mal-e
the decision to be happy; our focus is
on goodness! Release the negativity
and walk with a positive attitude!
That positive altitude becomes a
force field of joy that protects you from
store's deli. "1 love working with
food and I have gotten to know so
many of our customers. T have
friends now and I love being a store
manager with such a great company,"
she said.
Price plans to use the funds she
received from her escrow account t o
purchase the home she and h er
daughter, Elizabeth, a student at
Prestonsburg High School now
reside in. She also is conlident tha t
her completion of the family self-suf11ciency program will enable her two
younger sons to live full-time with
her once again.
'··rve had so many people's help
and support over the past year und a
half. and fvc bccn_rewarded with a
wonderful gift for m] hard work and
determination. T thank all who have
been there with their support and
coaching and T highly recommend
this program to other families . 1
encourage them to join - it's a great
thing," c;hc said.
Those interested in learning more
ahour the Family Self-Sufficiency
Program may contact any of the
Floyd County Housing Authority
offices.
the crrcumstances that used to cause us
to take to our beds and be pitiful. We
have a choice to be happy or a choice
to be sad and make everyone's liCe
around us miserable. YOU GET TO
CHOOSE! Tmagine that! Tt is m your
control and we just thought that our
bad moods were produced by the people we live with. We have a choice and
when we choose happiness; we create
an atmosphere of peace in our homes.
The weird result in choosing to be
happy is that your tormentors don't get
to see you respond to your buttons
being pushed. They are no longer in
control! YOU ARE!
(See FLY LADY, page seven)
® 2001 FlYLadv All Rlt:lhts ReserveCI
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Party host should insure that no
one drives or walks home drunk
Ma.rth2 A Simpson, no, M.B.A.
Asm&itue ProfesstW
ofF•mily Medicine
I'm not a regular drinker, but
on New Year:~ Eve we always
host a party, and I often llm•e
drinks of champagne. How
se
many drinks does it take to make a
person drunk, and is it any different
for those who drink alcohol regularly? I'm concemed about lettin& our
guests drive home.
rt's almost time to ring in the
new year - an occa~ion that
many people will celebrate by
raising a few toasts. While moderate
drinking is acceptable in our society,
drinking to the point or getting drunk
is not. And, when a person is drunk,
there's absolutely no excuse for try ing to drive a car.
According to a recently released
A
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
•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
<>chool to provide · services
mcluding: School phys1culs.
immuni/ations, WIC, wellchild exams, etc. Call 886
1297 to schedule an appointment. Child docs not have to
be a student at AMS to receive
services. HPV vaccines and nu
shots currently available.
•The Youth Sen ices Center
is open each weekday from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m., and later by
appointment. Services offered
to students and families
or
income.
regardless
Coordinator is Michelle
Keathley. Center telephone is
886-1297.
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
*Please have your Food
City. Valu Card scanned for
ACMS! Points help purchase
school merchandise.
•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 Baile), center C'Oordinator. at 358-0134.
Allen Elementary and
Family Resource Youth
Service Center.
• Call Allen Elementary
Youth Service Center at 8740621 to schedule your child's
Hepatitis B
vaccination,
immunizations, and WIC
appointments.
Betsy layne Elementary
•Center hours arc 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 Lhe needs of all children and their fam11ies who
reside in the community or
neighborhood by the school in
which the center is located.
For further information, plca~e
contact the center at 478-5550.
•Brian H. Akers, Center
Coordinator.
study hy the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, 16,885
people died in alcohol-related motor
vehicle crashes in calendar year
2005. This accounted for 39 percent
ol' all Lraffic-related deaths in that
year. A study a few years earlier
found that one person is killed eve1y
31 minutes in an alcohol-related
motor vehicle crash. And, statistics
also tell us that about I ,700
Americans lose their lives by "walking drunk'' each year.
Your concern for your guests is,
therel'ore, admirable and appropriate.
Every accident involving a dnmk driver or pedestrian is a needless
tragedy.
It takes the average person one to
two hours to eliminate the standard to consume alcohol. Guests should
alcoholic drink, such as an ounce of not be per~uaded to drink, nor
distilled liquor, a bottle of beer or a ridiculed if they choose not to. Serve
glass or wine. Given this fact, a good, plenly of r.nacks and encourage
conservative rule of rhumb is that you snacking. As the parry starts to wind
should noL drive if you have had down, put the alcohol away and !>erve
more than one drink for each two coffee or other non-alcoholic beverages. Coffee does not counteract the
hours at a party.
Regular consumption of alcohol effects of alcohol, hut a long period
doesn't change the effect of this drug; . of socializing without alcohol can be
however, the frequent drinker does helpful.
Most importantly, make sure that
develop a false sense that he or she is
less impaired by it. The time required absolutely nobody who's had too
Lo see a problem and then react to it much to drink gets behind Lhe wheel.
goes up with each drink, regardless of Alcohol inhibits our ability to make
how accustomed the person is to good decisions, so don'L expecL your
guests to decide for themselves
drinking.
Since you are hosting a parly at whether or nol they can drive safely.
which alcohol is going to be served, lnstcad, keep an eye on all your
you have u responsibility to your guests, and if anybody shows the
guests. Suggest that they come in least sign of having too much to
groups and that each group select a drink, do not let that person drive or
"designated driver." Make non-alco- even walk home alone. Tnsist he or
holic beverages available, preferably she stay overnight. go borne with
<;erved in the same type of glasses as somebody else, or take a taxi. Not
the alcohol, for the designated diivcr only docs that protect the intoxicated
and l'or anyone else who chooses not person, but it also protects you.
•The J.A. Duff Elementary
Family Rc~ourcc Center provides services for all families
regardless of income. We are
located in the area ·where the
old main office used to be.
Contact persons are Judy
Handshoe, coordinator.
mg, 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.
May Valley Elementary
Mountain Christian
Academy
*May Valley is currently
accepting applications for the
May Valley Elementary Early
Childhood Program (3-4 year
olds). Fee for services is
$18/per day. Services available Mon. thru Fii. Contact
school at 285-0883 for more
int'orm11tion. Slots will be
filled on first-come, first-serve
basis .• Remaining applicants
will be placed on waiting list.
•Parent Lending Library is
available to parent<> 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, immuni/alions, TB skin
test, WlC program, blood
pressure checks, and more.
Must call the FRC at 285-0321
for an appointment.
McDowell Elementary and
Family Resource Center
•Parents of 5th grade students are urged to call the FRC
and make an appointment for
their child's 6th grade physical
exam!
•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 3772678 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 build-
•Tuition assistance and bus
transportation is available. For
more infmmation 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
• The Family Resource
Center is open weekdays 8
a.m.-4 p.m., and later by
appointment. Office provides
services for all families,
regardless of income.
•After-School Child Care:·
3-6 p.m.
• Call 886-7088 for information and refenals 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.
•Walking track open to
public (track closed during
special events).
•The center ha<> a one-stop
career station satellite that is
available to Lhe community as
well as students.
•All new students and visitors, stop by the Center. located on the South Floyd campus,
Room 232, and sec Mable
Hall. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri.
•Por more information call
452 9600 or 452-9607, ext.
243 or 153.
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THAT THE PEOPLE WHO
PRINT YOUR MONEY
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column. To submit questions, write to
Martha A. Simpson, D.O., M.B.A.,
Ohio
University
ColleRe
of
Osteopathic Medicine, P.O. Box 110,
Athens, Ohio 45701, or via e-mail to
rea de rques t ions @fa milymedi cinenews.mg. Medical information in
this column is provided as an edu
cational sen-ice only. It does not
replace the judgment of your personal physician, who slwuld be relied
on to diagnose and recommend
treatment for any medical conditions. Past columns are available
online at familymedicinenews.org.
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
*Yearbooks are $22 and
will be on sale January I, in
school office.
•Lost & Found located in
Family Resource Center.
•The Mud Creek FRYSC is
located on the tight, by the
school gymnasmm. Services
are offered to all families,
regardless of income. For
more informalion, call Anita
Tackett, center coordinator at
587-2233.
Wesley Christian School
•Jan. 3 - Classes resume.
•WCS Learning Center
accepts toddlers, preschool
age (2-4). Hours: 7:30 a.m. to
5:00 p,m., Mon. thru Fri.
•For more information
~bout
Wesley
Christian
School, call 874-8328.
Big Sandy Community &
Technical College Adult
Education and GED
W.D. 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 conilltion. Donated items
will be appreciated and u~i
lized by O.J;lS students.
•The Family Resource
Center is located in the central
building of W.D. Osborne
Elementary. Those wishing
more information about the
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- McDowell FRC; Martin
Comm. Clr.; Auxier Learning
Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC
Martin Comm. Ctr.
1:30 - 5 p.m. - Wheelwright
Baptist Church.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
-Mud Creek Clinic; BSCTC.
9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. David Craft Center.
9:3(:) a.m. to I 2 p.m.- Dixie
Apartments.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC; Mud
Creek Clinic; Floyd County
Jail.
6-8 p.m. -.Auxier Learning
Ctr.; Martin Community Ctr.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 12
p.m. - Martin Comm. Ctr.;
Auxier Learning Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. -Layne House;
BSCTC; Floyd County Jail.
6-8 p.m. - BSCTC.
Thursday: 8 a.m. to 12
p.m. - BSCTC.
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Weeksbury CC.
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Betsy
Layne YSC.
1 4:30 p.m. - BSCTC.
Kay Hale Ross - Manager
of Adult Education, 886-7334
Lisa Pelfrey - Assistant,
886-7397
Ron Johnson, Stephania
Conn, Lynn Hall, Nancy
Bormes, Cindy Justice and
Wayne Combs
Adult
Education teachers.
*Program will be closed
from Dec. 20 through Jan. 4.
All centers will re-open on
Jan. 7.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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You have a choice! Pm on J
happy race and practice smiling! You arc going to be sn
surpnsed at how )Our body
responds to that smile! fhosc
turned up ends of your mouth
tell your head that you ure
smiling ,md that rele<tses
.,;hemi..:ab. lh:Jt acluall) make
) ou feel better. So you sec,
"Fake lltill ytlU "t-.Iake it" i~ not
such a silly cliche after all! lt
works! But you have to choose
•
to be happy!
The ~hoice has always been
:yours~ As a good friend of
mine told me once. ·•we get to
change the channel, Marla!''
We can choose to feel bad
because we <.:an't do anything
to fn. the sttuation or we can
turn the <.: hanne I and lind
something that we can do and
do n! Then he quoted the first
verse of the Serenity Prayer to
me. When I got home I looked
up 1he Scrcni ty Prayer and
read that first verse and then I
saw that there· wa<; a second
verse. 1 was so surprised. The
line Reinhold Niebuhr wrote
jumped out at me, ·'Acceptmg
hardships as the palh\\.<IY to
peace."
I belte\e thai the ke) word
here is accepting! Thar lS
making a choice! We all ha\e
choices. With the new y~<Jr, we
ha1·e a choice to be happy or
v.h1nc and feel had. Over the
years we have all sullercd
through bad tlungs. I am
thankful for each one of them
because they have made me
who I am today. I would not
change any of them T made a
choice to see what good <.:ould
come out ol'those trials. accept
the ~onscquenccs of my
actions
and
smile!
My snule has brought me
many wonderful memorable
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volunteers
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The Mountain Arts Center
held Its annual
Volunteer/Security
Christmas Party on Tuesday,
December 11, to honor the
many community volunteers
who assist during MAC
activities and events
throughout the year. All in
attendance were treated to a
delicious dinner catered by
Made From Scratch
Restaurant. Door prizes and
gift certificates were award·
ed to the volunteers and
security team members who
worked the most hours this
past year.
.
A special award was given
to Holly Blanton who was
awarded 'Most Popular'
among the volunteers by
their own vote.
ABOVE: Keith Caudill, executive director, Mountain Arts
Center, with volunteer/security staff.
AT RIGHT: Holly Blanton, left, was voted "Most Popular" by
her peers at the MAC volunteer/security staff party. She is
pictured here with Executive Director Keith Caudill.
fat);
29g
Protein:
65g
Carbohydrate; 15g Dietary
Fiber; 25mg Cholesterol;
676m!! Sodium. Exchanges: 4
Grain(Starch); 2 1/2 Lean
Meat: 1/2 Vegetable; 2 Fat.
SERViNG
SUGGESTIONS: Sen·e with corn
muffins (make or buy). and a
big spinach salad.
l tablespoon olive oil
1/2 pound kielba'>a
chopped
2 cans black-eyed peasdrained
1 can navy beans drained
l cup brown rice, cooked
I teaspoon garlic powder
112 teaspoon cayenne pepper- optional
1/2 rcaspoon thyme
salt and pepper - to La5Le
2 cans chicken broth
In a soup pot, heat oil over
medium high heat. Add onion
and cook till translucent. Add
kielba<;a, peas and beans, rice,
broth and seasoning. Stir well
to blend and heat. Mash beans
slightly to help thicken <>oup
(use the back or your ~poon or
a potato masher). Serve when
hot.
Per Serving: 499 Calmics;
l4g Fat (25.7% calories from
Happy
New
Year!
For more help putting dinner
on vour table check out
Lea,;ne's
website,
www.SavinJ?Dimzer.com or her
Saving Di11ner Rook series
published by Ballantine a1Ul
her New York Times Rest
Selling book Bod) Clutter, published by Fireside. Copyright
2007; Leanne Ely Used by permission in this publication.
who. thanks to Marshall, will
always remember both my old
acquaintance · and the holiday
that follows Christmas Day.
Funny - you never quite
know in just what way you
may have touched a life .
Marshall is gone now, but I'll
always remember Boxing Day.
And, in his honor, I'll try each
year to quiz at least one person
T come in contact with about
this particular long time tradition.
OLIO
Doll 't forget-that spinach
salad is tlze prosperity part!
Eyes
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•
stretched out on the sofa.
enjoying leftovers and tv; the
unlucky ones. like me, are
hack at work. And then there
are those stalwart souls who
spend the day taking down the
tree and stuffing all the
Christmas glitter and glitz
back into drab boxes 'and into
the closet for yet another year.
In my house, the tree and
decorations stay up unlil at
least past New Year's Eve.
And last year. one particularly
hcautiful wreath, handcrafted
by my elder brother's wite,
Charlene, stayed .up all year
long. It wa~ JUSt too pretty to
stick in a box so I left it hanging on the back of the ti'ont
door for a full year. (Don't tell
Flylady, please!)
But, belieYe it or not, the
day after Christmas brings
only one thought to my mind
each year: Boxing Day.
1 had never heard of Boxing
Day until makmg the m:quaintancc of the late Mr. Marshall
Davidson back in about 1981·
when I began working at the
old Bank Josephine as a teller.
Marshall was a frequent visitor
to the old main office lobby.
which now houses ortices or
• the Flo) d County School
System. Full of wisdom, along
with a little mischief, Marshall
wasted little time informing
the new kid on the block or
this particular holiday, little
known to rolks in this country.
When quizzed about what 1
thought Boxing Day might be,
I offered up the suggestion that
perhaps it had something to do
with the sport of pugilism. No.
I was quickly informed.
Box mg Day. a~cording to
Marshall. was a holiday tradi
tionally celebrated in the
United Kingdom. ''Now, find
out what it is and I'll check
hack with you tomorrow," he
said.
Not daring to even entertain
the notion of having to say, "I
don't know" to this man Thad
so grown to respect m the
months T had known him, I
dutifully set out that cvcnmg
to tind out JUSt exactly what
Boxing Day was.
Boxing Day, it seems, is
celebrated traditionally in the
United Kingdom. Canada,
New Zealand. Australia, South
Aftica and a few others on
December 26. It date~ back to
the Medieval Ages. when the
practice of giving out gifts to
employees, Lhe poor, or lo people in the lower social classes
firsl began as a means of offering appreciation for hard work
and service to others done
tlu·oughout the prior year.
In feudal times. manor
lords would hand out practical
goods such as cloth, grains.
and tools 10 the serrs who lived
on their lands. Each family
would receive a box or such
good.; the day after Christmas.
Hence, the name Boxing Day.
Wikipcdia offers a few
other explanation~, one such
other being that household
starr and servants were obliged
to work hard for their masters
on Christmas Day and so were
given the following day off.
Often, the leftover food from
the holiday feasts was ''boxed"
up and sent away with the ser
\<lfllS 10 reed tO !heir ramilies.
foday, many retailers in the
cou11tries which traditionally
observe Boxing Day hold
Boxing Day Sales for several
day~
rollowing December 26
up to New Year's Eve. So, in
that vein. T think Americans.
too, must eclcbr&te Boxing
Day but are just not aware or
it.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
I FLOYD COUNTY
ADC 301
00309S 12/27/2024
LEWIS BINDERY
190
LAt~DOR
DR
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Jenny Wiley
Invitational
GA 30606-2428
Nurses OK neVI contract
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by JACK LATTA
I~
STAFF WRITER
Mavton
named
McDOWELL - The three-monthlong nurses strike came to an end over
the weekend when a tentative agreement was reached between the
Kentucky and West Virginia Nurses
Association and Appalachian Regional
·denutv AG
Attorney General-Elect
Jack Conway announced
that he has named Dana
Bynum Mayton to serve as
Deputy Attorney General,
the top appointed position
in his office, effective in
early January.
Mayton is currently
Associate Vice-President
for Governmental
Relations and Special
Assistant to the President
at the University of
Louisville. Prior to joining
U of L, Mayton was the
Secretary of the Revenue
Cabinet. She was
appointed to that position
by the Governor after serving in various roles at the
Revenue Cabinet, including Commissioner of the
Department of Law.
"Dana has a unique set
of skills that make her a
perfect fit for this particular
position," Conway said.
"She has been a lrttgator,
general counsel, cabinet
secretary and university
administrator, and she has
earned a reputation for
working well with members
of both political parties. I
feel fortunate that she has
agreed to serve the
Commonwealth as our
Deputy Attorney General."
The position of Deputy
Attorney General is created by KRS 15.100, which
states that the individual
"shall have the same qualifications required of a
Circuit Judge except for
residence in a district and
who shall receive the same
salary as a Circuit Judge."
2 DA Y ' 0 RECAST
agreement was made and patient care •
in Eastern Kentucky can again begin to
take precedence over contract disputes," said Beshear.
1
Beshear added that he had been very
concerned about the impact on health
care in Eastern Kentucky. "This posi(See STRIKE, page seven)
Highlands to honor
appeals .court decision
PRESTONSBURG RNs.
The United States Court of
HRMC
subsequently
Appeals has denied a peti- withdrew recognition of the
tion filed by Highlands union at that time. When
Regional Medical Center the hospital gave pay raises
requesting a review of a to RNs who were previousbargaining order that result- ly members of the union,
ed from a 2002 order to the SEIU filed charges
negotiate with the SEIU against the hospital. The
1199 union.
NLRB ordered the hospital
The issue dates back to to begin bargaining with the
2001, when a group of RNs union.
circulated a petition asking
HRMC appealed the
for the decertification of the decision because they felt
union. That election was that RNs were not in favor
blocked by the National of having a union. Since
Labor Relations Board then, the decision ha~ been
(NLRB), and the hospital in US courts awaiting a
was ordered to begin bargaining for a contract for (See HIGHLANDS, page seven)
Jack Latta
1
Jody Stapleton was one of the graduates last Tuesday of the Lifeline drug rehab program
offered at Floyd County Detention Center.
j
Jail program helps
inmates tum new leaf
STAFF WRITER
Tomorrow
that we thank governors Manchin and
Beshear for their role in helping the
parties reach common ground."
In a press release, Gov. Steve
Beshear expressed his gratitude that an
agreement to settle the strike had been
reached.
"ARH is the region's largest health
care provider and I am pleased that an
C HA N GE S
MAKI NG
by JACK LATTA
High: 53 • Low: 33
Healthcare.
Pat Tanner, lead ·negotiator for
KNA/WVNA, said, "We are happy to
report that the registered nurses have
ratified the tentative agreement and are
looking forward to returning to work
once again, providing patients with
~afe, quality care."
Tanner added that. "it is important ·
PRESTONSBURG - Two
new drug rehab programs being
offered in jail saw the graduation of 42 prisoners in the
Floyd Cqunty Detention Center
last Tuesday.
"These are both excellent
programs," said Roger Webb,
Floyd County Jailer. "This program is being offered in 14 jails
statewide, and thus far has
almost a 70 percent success
rate."
According to Webb, after a
prisoner's release, the counselors follow up with them after
six months, and then again in a
year. The programs also offer
post release counseling and
continued support.
There were several county
officials in attendance at the
graduation including Judge"Doc"
Executive
R.D.
Marshall, who congratulated all
of the graduates, saying, "This
is a step in the right direction."
Also in attendance, Judge
Eric Hall said, "Dmgs are an
ever increasing problem, and
putting people in jail over and
over again doesn't help."
During the graduation, Hall
cautioned graduates, "Someday
you will be out of here, and
then it will be up to you. Stay
away from the people and
places that got you here."
Mike Vance, who works as a
counselor for UNITE, told
(See REHAB, page seven)
Small cities feeling crunch
of property tax cap
The Associated Press
VINE GROVE - Vine
Grove Mayor Donovan
Smith is feeling the crunch.
Smith's city of about
5,000 is trying to meet the
costs of new roads, water
lines and sewage systems.
but is running into a stateimposed 4 percent cap on
how much property tax revenue can increase in cities
annually.
The result in Vine Grove
the past two years the tax
rate homeowners pay on
real property per $100 has
decreased from 0.180 in
2005 to 0.164 in 2007, limiting money for projects
city leaders would like to
implement.
"It's gotten to the point
now that the city has dipped
into its reserves the last two
years a little bit," he said.
"That's never happened in
Vine Grove before that I'm
aware of."
At issue is a 1979 law,
known since its inception as
HB44, which limited the
amount cities could take in
on property taxes. The law
has cost cities millions, said
Joe Ewalt, policy development director for the
Kentucky League of Cities.
The Kentucky League of
Cities researched in 2005
how much potential revenue cities lost in a I 0-year
period because of the tax
provtswn.
EwMt said
Owensboro lost $22 million, Bowling Green $8
million and Georgetown
$11 mi Ilion. Those perceived losses came despite
Bowling Green taking its
maximum
4-percent
(See CAP, page seven)
High: 49 • Low: 39
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
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Battlefield site of
•
stream restoratton
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
The
PRESTONSBURG
Kentuc.:ky Department of Fish and
Wildlife Resources, in conjunction
with the Big Sandy Resource
Conservation and Development, sponsored a stream restoration presentation
at Middle Creek Battlefield last week.
Bill Sampson, streams coordinator
with KDFWR, said the Stream
Restoration and Enhancement programs are designed to "restore and
enhance the stream site, while improv-
ing water quality and habitat."
Wanda Lawson, project Engineer
for CDP Engineers, said that the program "increases ecological values
while fulfilling mittgation." Lawson
stated that the inc.:reased sedimentation
whic.:h stream restoration projects combat, is the worst pollutant found in the
waterways.
According to the KDFWR. as part
of the project riffles. pools, and gravel
bars will be created in the streams
while stream side vegetation will
(See STREAM, page seven)
Jack Latta
Wanda Lawson, of COP Engineers gave a presentation on Stream
Restoration and Enhancement, Thursday at Middle Creek Battlefield.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
26, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Eastern Kentuckian's nearly 90 years have been devoted to music
by MIKE JAMES
THE DAILY INDEPENDENT
ASHLAND The big
double bass shows a little
more wear than it did when he
bought it in 1936, but when
Edward L Buchanan draws
his bow across its strings, the
opening notes of "Amazing
Grace" rumble out clearly.
The instrument is 71 years
old and Buchanan io,; 89. He
sings the first lines of the old
hymn in a quavering voice and
then chuckles at the effect
..The voice sings and the
bass answers," he says.
Obituaries
Anthony "Tony"
Griffith
Anthony "Tony" G1iffith.
age 54, or lvel, departed this
life on Thursday. December
20. 2007, in the Sl. Claire
Regional Medical Center in
Morehead, arter a sudden illness.
He
was
born
in
Prestono;burg, on July 21,
1953. the son of the late DoL:k
Griffith and Nellie Powers
Charles.
He was a mechanic for
Bizzack Construction Co., a
member of the United Steel
Workers, Local Union No.
14581. the Dewey Lake Fish
and Game Club, and a member
of the Auxier Freewill Baptist
Church.
He is survived by his wife.
Cathy Ann Hurd Grinith; two
sons:
Anthony
Andrew
Griffith of Lexington, and
Brelt Preston of Tvel; two
daughters: Andrea Denise
GriiTith of Lexington, and
Leigh Ann
Preston
of
Pikeville; a brother, Jason
Gtiffi!h of Somerset; two sisters:
GraL:ie
Ellis
of
Prestonsburg. and Irma Sue
Hager ofMt. Sterling; and several nieces, nephews and
great-nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death by
two brothers: Donald Ray
Grinith and Kevin GriiTith; a
sister, Yvonne Goble; and his
other mom, Phyllis Hurd.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, December 23, at 2:00
p.m., in the Auxier Freewill
Baptist ChurL:h, with Bobby
Spencer ofliciating.
Burial was in Davidson
Memorial Gardens in Tvel,
under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home of Martin.
Visitation was after 4 p.m.,
Friday, at the funeral home,
and Sunday, after l :00 p.m.• at
the church.
Pallbearers: Larry Lafferty.
Johnny Lafferty, Earl Cline,
Steve Hager. Jeremy Click.
Cody Click, and Tim Overbee.
Honorary
pallbearers:
Palmer
Powers.
Darvin
Lafferty, Glen Woodo;;, Clyde
Woods, Blll Rorrer. Shular
Hurd, and Jimmie Goble.
(Paid obituary)
or
Gloria Jeanne Castle
Sputlock
Gloria Jeanne Castle Spurlock, 67, of Prestonsburg, died
Friday, December 21, 2007, at
the Cleve-land Clinic.
Born June 2, 1940, in
Paintsville. she was the daughter
of
Lorraine ~:\
Stambaugh Stapleton ~~
~.·~
of Paintsville, and the .
late Jack C. Castle. • · · ·
She was a Thoroughbred trainer, a homemaker, and a former
registered nurse.
She is survived by her husband, Burl Wells Spurlock.
She was a member of the First
Christian
Church
in
Paintsville, and the First
United Methodist Church in
Prestonsburg.
ln addition to her husband
and mother, survivors include
a son, Beau Spurlock (Susan
Rose) of Prestonsburg; and
lwo grandchildren: Julia Rose
Spurlock and Elizabeth lvy
"Libby' Spurlock.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday, December 29, at 1
p.m., at the First United
Methodist Church. with Rev.
Mark Wal/ and Rev. Wesley
Stcdtefcld officiating.
Burial will be in the Spurlock
Cemetery, in Prestonsburg.
Visitation is 1 p.m.-9 p.m.,
Friday, at the First United
Methodist Church.
Memorials are suggested to
Kentucky
Horse
Park
Foundation, 4089 Ironworks
Pkw., Lexinglon, Ky. 405118400, www.khpfoundation,
org. or Highlands Foundation,
5000
Ky.
Rt.
321.
Prestonsburg, Ky. 41653,
Jeanne C. Spurlock Memorial
Fund-Emergency Department.
The family has entrusted
arrangements
to
Carter
Funeral Home.
(Paid obituary)
Card of Thanks
The family of Eugene Mullins would like to thank all those friends,
relatives and neighbors for their prayers, kind words. food, nowers.
and presence, during our loss. We especially want to thank Rev. Larry
Adams, Rev. Randy Osborne. Billy Ross Francis, and Dr. Robert
Marshall, for their words of comfort; Donnie Franci> and Ruth Karen
Marcum for the beautiful songs; the James W. Alley Masonic Lodge
No. 869 for their service; the Marine League for their salute; the
Kentucky Vel11cle Enforcement for their assistance in traffic control;
and the staff of Hall Funeral Home for their kind and professional
serv1Ce. All your kindness during this time will always be appreciated.
THE FAMILY OF EUGENE MULLINS
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Buchanan keeps the hass in
the living room of his house on
Central Avenue where he lives
and still works.
He played in the Marshall
University
Symphony
Orchestra until a few years
ago. He tries to practice an
hour a day but doesn't alway~;
keep to the schedule. The bas~
is as big as he is and gets heav
ier every day, Buchanan said.
There's plenty to keep hun
busy whether he practices or
not. Retired af'ter an academic
career and then a second
career in the sound and elecalarm
husincss,
tronic
Buchanan took up a third
career, when he wac; 82, in the
stnnged instrument repair
business.
A glance anywhere in his
home re\'eals signs or all
Buchanan's careers and a life
spent maling and working
around music.
Next to his front door is the
sign
'·Plaza
Music
Productions," a holdover from
when Buchanan was in the
recording business. He's left
recording pretty much behind,
although he docs still dabble in
transcribing music from reelto-reel tapes to COs.
Inside be keeps the house
pretty dark; a pool of light illuminates the workbench he uses
for repairs.
Down on the main living
room floor is his 9-foot
Baldwm concerl grand piano,
a magnificent instrument that
would be at home on a theater
stage.
ll's the same house in
which he founded and operated Buchanan Sound, which
grew into an immensely successful security and alarm
business. Buchanan eventually
sold the company to Ashland
businessman Perry Madden.
He can look out his door
and see another old workplace:
the sprawling brick building
across the street that now
houses Ashland school district
offices once was Ashland
Junior College, precursor of
Ashland Community and
Technical College.
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
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rcmcmher he aJso directed the
Ashland Community Chorus.
What they remember is an
unassuming demeanor cou
pled with high expectations.
"Ed's style was rather quiet.
He expected us to come in
with our part in our hands
ready for perfonnance," said
Carl Taylor, who now teaches
music at Boyd County High
School and is a L:horal director
himself - nf the Singing
Kernels barbershop chorus.
''Hi<; expectations were
high. He craL:ked the whip
rather well," said Max
Jackson, a retired Ashland
Community College music
mstructor who sang in the chorus and took piano lessons
from Buchanan.
The businesslike a):lproach
extended to classes ac; well.
·'He had a niL:e tempera-
men!, ,but in class we had business to do and we did it,"
Jackson said.
"lie led me to discover
what college would be like,
that they'd expect a lot more
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�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
26, 2007 • A3
IJSTRAND
Enf:;i~es TWIN
Community Calendar
PRESTONSBURG, KENTUCKY
606-886-2696
http:/lshowtimes.hollywood.com
Calendar items will
be printed as space
permits
Editor's note: To announce
your community event, you
may hand-deliver your item to
The Floyd County Times (~ffice,
located at 263 S. Central
Avenue, Prestonsburg; or mail
to: The Floyd County Times,
P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg,
KY 41653; or fax ro 606-8863603:
or
email
to:
features@jlo_vdcountytimes.co
m. b~fomwtion will not be
taken over the teleplwne. All
items will he placed on a firstcome, .first-serve basis as
space pem1its.
Highlands Regional
Medical Center
Dec. 27 - Kiwanis, meeting
Place B; 12:00 p.m. to 1:30
p.m.
Jan. 10 Kiwanis; Meeting
Place B, 12 to 1:30 p.m.
January 12 - Smoking
Cessation; Meeting Place A &
B, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Jan. 15 - KODA; Atrium,
I 0 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Jan. 24 - Kiwanis; Board
Room, 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Jan. 30 - Living Well With
Diabetes Support Group;
Meeting Room A & B, 5 to 6
p.m.
For more information concerning these support groups,
contact Highlands Educational
Services Department at 8867424.
tion of U.S. 23 and Rt. 80, on
Watergap Rd ., behind the
Trimble Chapel Church.
Meetings focus will be to
offer mformation in regard to
community resources a'railable
to women seeking freedom
from drug abuse.
Family
members arc also welcome to
attend. The Hope Initiative
proposes to help women break
free from addictive lifestyles to
become self-respecting con
trihuting members of society.
Call 874-2008 or 788 1006
for more infonnalion.
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
meets, 12 noon to I p.m., at
Made
From
-Scratch
Restaurant, 1566 North Lake
Drive. For additional infom1ation, contact Chris Daniel,
886-7354, or Tommie Layne.
886-2321, ext. 1297.
'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
7 89-6515:
Magoffin, call 349-2217; Pike.
call
432-2775;
and
in
Lawrence, call 638-4067.
UNITE
The UNITE coalition or
~loyd County will meet on the
SECOND Monday of each
month, at 5:30p.m., at the New
Allen Baptist Church. All
interested persons welcome to
join UNITE's fight against
drugs.
Senior employment program
Are you a senior citizen on
a fixed income stmggling with
soHring medical bills and living expenses? Could you usc
some extra spending money
but don't know how to get
back into the workforce?
Tf you are at least age 55,
the Scnwr Community ServJCe
Employment
Program
1SCSEP) may be able to help.
Earn extra money, learn new
skills, and help your communi
ty at the same time' To lind
out more, call: 886-2929
External Diploma Program
Kentucky residents age 25
and older oan earn a high
school diploma by demonstrating skills learned on the job or
in raising a family. Flexible
scheduling is provided and
con l'identialit}
maintained.
Classes are held at the Carl D.
Perkins Rehabilitation Center,
in Thelma. Mon. tlrru Fri.. with
evening cla-;ses on Thur:,day.
EDP classes arc also held at the
Mullins Learning Center, lll
Pikeville, on Tuesdays. from
4:30 8:30 p.m. Contact Andy
Jones at606-788-7080, or 800443-2187, ext. 186. or Linda
Bell, at ext. 160 to make an
appointment.
GED classes are also available.
Floyd County Extension
Wall-to·Wa11 Screens, Dolby Sound,
and Cupholdersf
Homemaker Club Meetings
12/28/07
- 1/3/08
Allen: lsr Monday, II a.m.,
9iM!1Ja 1-Held Over
at Chml UmteJ Methodist '
I AM LEGEND (PG-13)Jvlon.-Sat. 7:00·
t'hurch fellowship Hall.
9:00: Sun. (1 :30) 7:00·9:00.
Dtxtc: 3rd Thursday. 12:30
Cio_grrra ~-Held Over
p.m , Dix1c Community Room.
NATIONAL TREASURE (PG13). Mon.·
David: lst Monday, I p.m.,
Sat. 7:00-9:15; Sun. (1:30) 7:00·9:15.
at St. Vincent's Mission.
Sunday
Matinee-Open 1:00: start 1:30
Martin:
1st Tuesday, 6
p.m., Martin Church uf Chrisl.
Maytown: 3rd Thursday, 6
p.m., Maytown Learning
Center.
Cliff: 3rd Tuesday, 12 p.m.,
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Prestonsburg: 2nd Tuesday,
606-432-2957
10:30 a.m., Extension Office.
I!Cilets may be purchased ,r, advance for any
show on the date of purchase.
South Prestonsburg: 3rd
Bargain Mannees Until6 p.m.
Tuesday, 7 p.m., Home of
12128/07 - 1/3/08
members (call 886-2668 for
Cinema 1-Held Over
info.)
WALK HARD (R). Mon.-Sun. 7:00-9:15:
Len Beaver: 2nd Tuesday, Frt. (4:15) 7:00-9:15; Sat.-Sun. (2:0010:30 a.m., Osborne Elcm. 4:15) 7:00-9:15.
Cinema 2-He/d Over
School Library.
P.S. I LOVE YOU (PG-13). Mon.-Sun.
Special interest groups:
6:50-9:30; F{i. (4:30) 6.50-9:30; Sat.·Sun.
Nimble Thimble Quilt (1 :50-4:30} 6:50·9:30.
duild: lstl3rd Wednesdays, 10
Cinema J=Held Over
RIVERFILL 10
PIKEVILLE
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Give your child the gift of music
this Christmas!
DINNER: Includes Hors D'Oeuv(es, dinner. dancing, champagne toast at
midnight and party favors! Only $60 per twson
REGISTER NOW FOR SPRING SEMESTER!
Classes begin January 8
Registration Deadline-January 2
Classes for newborn -1-1/2 years,
1-112 - 3 years, 3-4 years, and 4-7 years
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.
Hope in the Mountains
Hope in the Mountains will
host public meetings on
Mondays, at 9 a.m.. at the june-
•"Living Free" A support
group sponsored by the Floyd
County Ul\lJTE Coalition.
Gro.up 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 flrce is a fairh-ba<;ed
12-step support group open to
all who arc searching for
recovery. There is no fee to
attend. For more info., contact
Shirley Combs at 874-3388 or
434-8400.
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On Sire Registrarion January 2, 4:00 p.m.-5:00p.m.
at First United Merhodi~t Church, Preswnsburg
(ertler parking lot door)
For more information or to register by phone,
606.444.5500
I AM LEGEND (PG13). Mon.·Sun. 6:45·
9:25; Fri. (4:25) 6:45·9:25; Sat-Sun.
(1:45-4:25) 6:45·9:25.
Cinema 4-HELD OVER
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN {R).
Mon.·Sun. 705-9:30 ONLY.
FRED CLAUS (PG). Fri.-Sat.-Sun.
Matinee ONLY (2.00-4:25).
Cinema 5-Held Over
CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR (R). Mon.•
Sun. 7:00-9:25; Fri. •(4:25) 7:00-9:25;
Sat.-Sun. (2:00-4:25) 7:00·9:25.
Cinema &-Held Over
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS (PG).
Mon.·Sun. 7:00·9:20; Fri. (4:20) 7:009:20: Sat.-Sun. (2:00-4:20) 7:00-9:20.
·
Cinema 7--He/d Over
THE WATER HORSE (PG). Mon.-Sun.
7:05-9:20; Fri. (4:20) 7:05-9:20; Sat-Sun.
(2:05-4:20) 7:05-9:20.
Cinema 8-Held Over
ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (R). Mon.-Sun.
7·15·9:30; Fri. (4:30) 7:15·9:30; Sal-Sun.
(2:15·4:30) 7:15·9:30.
C.in.ema 9-f:IB/d 0'1fJI
NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF
SECRETS (PG13). Mon.-Sun. 6:45·9:15;
Fri. (4:15) 6:45·9:15; Sat.-Sun. (1:45·
4:15) 6:45·9:15.
Cinema tO-Held over.
ENCHANTED (PG). Mon.-Sun. 7:10·
9:20; Fri. (4:20) 7:10-9:20; Sat-Sun.
(2:10-4:20) 7:10-9:20.
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GOVERNMENT FORECLOSURE SALE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2008 AT 2:00 P.M.
AT THE SITE OF THE BELOW DESCRIBED PROPERTY
OF HOUSE AND LoT LOCATED AT 49 AUXIER HEIGHTS,
PRESTONSBURG, KY 41653 IN FLOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY
This is a ranch style home on public water and aerator system. II is well located in aquite neighborhood. It consists of a living room, kilchen/
dining room, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath and laundry. This property is considered unsuitable for the Rural Development. Rural Housing Program.
This would be an excellent buy for an investor interested in rental property or for resale after repairs.
The minimum acceptable bid tor this property will be $24,455.
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Payment of the current year's properly taxes are the responsibility of Ihe purchaser.
Clear title to this property is not warranted. The U.S. Marshal's Deed is not a general warranty deed. Buyers are advised to have the property's
Iitie examined. WriHen notification regarding encumbrances on the properly must be made to lhe Prestonsburg Rural Development Office
within 30 days of the date of sale.
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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given lh<\1 on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at2:00 pm., at the property site, at 49 Auxier Heights. Prestonsburg KY, in Floyd
Coumy, Kentucky. in order to raise the sum of $55,291.58 principal. plus an interest credit subsidy granted in lhe amount of $12.939.00. plus
interest in the amount of $8,049.38 as'ot June 14, 2007 .and interest tnereatter on the principal at $11.1580 per day from Junet4. 2007, until
the date of this judgment. plus interest to the dale of judgment amount (principal plus interest to the date of judgment) at the rate of 4.91%
computed daily and compounded annually, until paid in full and for the costs of !his action, pursuanlto Judgment and Order of Sale, being Civil
Action No. 06·138 GFVT on the Pikeville Docket of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, entered on July 3t,
2007. in the case ot the United States of America vs Charles Ray Ratliff, ET AL, l11e Unknown Spouse of Charles Ray Ratliff, Brenda Kay
Ratliff nJ'k/a Brenda Kay Benitez, Christopher Benitez, and Community Trust Bank, the following described property will be sold to the highest
and best bidder:
House and Lot located at 49 Auxier Heights, Prestonsburg, floyd County, KY. Being the same property conveyed by Deed dated April18,
2000, and recorded in Deed Book 446, Page 222 in the Floyd County Clerk's Office.
Terms of Sale· Ten percent (1 0%) of the bid price (in the form of a Certified Check made payable to the U S Marshal) on the day of the sate
with good and sufficient bondfor the balance, bearing interest at the rate of $1.83 per annum until patd, due and payable in sixty (60) days and
said bond having the effect of a Judgment. Upon a default by the Purchaser, the deposit shall be forfeited and retained by the U.S. Marshal
as a part of the proceeds of the sale, and the property shall again be offered for sale subject to conftrmation by the Court.
This sale shall be in bar and foreclosure of all right, !Hie, interest, estate claim, demand or equity of redemption of the defendant(s) and of all
persons claiming by through, under or against them, provided the purchase price is equal to two-thirds of the appraisal value. If the purchase
price is not equal to two-thirds of the appraised value, the Deed shall contain a lien tn favor of the defendant(s) reflecting the right of the defendanl(s) to redeem during the period provided by law (KRS 426.530). Under law, the purchaser is deemed lo be on notice of all mailers
affecting the property of record in the local County Clerk's Office.
Inquires should be directed to:
Peggy T. Meade, Area Specialist
Rural Development ·
PrestonsburrJ, Kentucky ·Telephone 6061789-3766
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�A4 • WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
26, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Worth Repeating
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"Speak out in acts; the time
for words has passed, and
only deeds will suffice."
-John Greenleaf Whittier
Conarcss sfia£r mafc :W (aw respecting an esta6fisfiment if_ re(Jaion, or
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tfie jn;e cxcrmc tfiereif; a6ridtJintl tfieJrccdom of syeecli, or ~f tfic
_press; or tfie rf&ht oj the yeoy[c to yeacea6(y assem6fe, a ruf to _petition tfie 8overnmen t Jar a retires\ iftJrievances.
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Congress should
have last word on
gas mileage rules
Detroit's federal lawmakers won a rare victory when the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency turned down
requests from California and a dozen other states to impose
their own limits on tailpipe emissions.
The ruling came on the same day President George W.
Bush signed into law a bill raising corporate average fuel
economy standards 40 percent by 2020, a measure the Big
Three automakers say will cost them $85 billion during the
next two decades.
Still, the automak.ers accepted the higher CAFE mandates from Congress, but asked that the congressional number be the final word. ·
Congress refused to do that, leaving the door open for
the EPA to allow states to also regulate the performance of
the industry.
That's an untenable and unfair prospect. The automakers
may be able to meet the federal numbers set by Congress,
but it would be impossible for them to make different vehicles for each individual state.
The current EPA leadership wisely recognizes the damage that would do. But who knows if the next administration will see things the same way?
That's why it was important to get language into the
CAFE bill that would prevent the EPA, individual states or
other agencies from imposing a different set of standards
than the one Congress approved.
Michigan's congressional delegation fought for that language but lost. The best U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan's
senior Democrat, could do was secure a so-called "colloquy" letter from the bill's Senate sponsors, Sens. Daniel
Inouye, D-Hawaii, and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., stating
the intent of the bill is to have a consistent fuel economy
standard.
The letter is intended to inform the courts of the intent of
Congress, but it is not binding.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is vowing to sue
the EPA to force it to give California the emissions waiver.
A lawsuit will likely drag into a new administration and
Congress.
Meanwhile, automakers have to get busy now if they
have any hope of meeting the deadlines for delivering higher mileage vehicles. The uncertainty about what the final
number will be makes their job more difficult and expensive.
Ultimately, the courts will likely detennine the weight of
the Feinstein/Inouye colloquy, and whether automakers will
face a patchwork of regulations. Congress, by not guaranteeing a consistent mileage standard, left the door open for
federal judges to decide how the automotive industry will
be regulated. That's not where such vital decisions should
be made.
Congress should go back and modify the energy law it
just passed to make sure it is the final word on fuel economy standards.
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With every passing year the drug
problem seems to get worse. The U.S.
government respond!) by pumping billions more dollars into the war on
drugs. Federal spending for this "war
without end" is more than twenty
times what it was in 1980 and still the
drug trall1ckers appear Lo be winning.
Despite more than six billion dollars
spent on "Plan Colombia" alone,
cocaine production has actually
increased in that country. Now the
Bush Administration is asking for
S\.4 billion more to·aid the Mexican
government's
drug
crackdown
through the "Merida initiative."
Although it may seem counterintuitive, the "law and order" response by
our politicians only intensifies the
problem. Instead. they might turn to
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution
to glean insight a'> to why these "common sense'' reactionary solutions
often are counterproductive.
As illegal drugs become easier to
obtain and more potent, politicians
respond in a knee-jerk manner by
ramping up law enforcement. After
all, drugs are bad so why not escalate
the war against drugs? Politicians get
to look Lough in front of voters, the
drug war bureaucracy is delighted
with ever expanding budgets, and lots
of low-level had guys get locked up.
Everyone wins - including, unfortunately, the major drug traffickers.
As politicians intensified the drug
war decade after decade, an unintended consequence began to appear.
These "get tough" policies have
caused lhe drug economy to evolve
under Darwinian principles (i.e., survival of the fiuest). Tndeed, the drug
war has stimulated this economy to
grow and innovate at a frightening
pace.
By escalating the drug war, the
kinds of people the police typically
capture are the ones who are dumb
enough to geL caught. These criminal
network!> are occasionally taken down
when people within the organization
get careless. Thus, law enforcement
Lends to apprehend the most inept and
least el'ficient traffickers. The common sn·cet expression puts it best:
··the dealer who uses, loses."
Conversely, the kinds of people law
enforcement tends to miss are the
most cunning, innovative and efficient
traftl.ckers.
It's as though we have had a
decades-long unintended policy of
artiJ'icial selection. Just a::. pu}?lic
health professionals warn against the
overuse of antibiotics because it can
lead to drug resistant strains of hact.cria, our overuse of law enforcement
has thinned out the trafficking herd so
that the weak and inefficient trafficker::. gel captured or killed and only the
most proficient dealers survive and
prosper. Tndeed, U.S. drug war policies have selectively bred ··super-rraffickers."
Politicians cannot hope to win a
war on drugs when their policies
ensure that only the most efficient
trafficking networks survive. Not only
do they survive, but they thrive
because law enforcement has
destroyed the competition for them by
picking off the unfit traffickers and
letting the most evolved ones take
over the lucrative trafficking space.
The destruction of the Medellin and
Cali cartels, for instance, only created
a vacuum for hundreds of smaller
(and more efl'icient) operations. No~
the police cannot even count the number or smaller cartels that have taken
over - much less try to infiltrate and
disrupt them.
Moreover, the police have constricted the supply of drugs on the
street while the demand remains constant thus driving up prices and profit~
for the remaining dealers. Increasing
drug interdiction creates an unintended price support for drug dealen
which. in tum, lures more participant~
into the drug economy. Of all the law~
that Congress can pass or repeal, the
law of supply and demand is apparently not one of them.
A pubhc health approach to dealing
with illicit drugs should take precedence over "law and or_9er" approach·
es. Treatment and prevention must
take priority ov(!r interdiction and
eradication because drugs arc a
demand-dri\en problem. Politicians.
however, continue to devote most
drug funding toward cutting the supply. The proposed aid package for the
notoriously corrupt Mexican drug wat
establishment would be beller spent
on providing treatment for addicts in
the United States. Over reliance on
politically expedient "get tough" policies will only continue an endless spiral of drug trafficking evolution.
Sanho Tree is a Fellow at the
Institute for Policy Studies i11
Washington, DC and directs its Druf!.
Policy Project.
�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
26, 2007 • AS
Odds & lEnds
BREMERTON. Wash. handed it to the bell ringer. It
- Art Conrad ha" an issue just shows how honest our hell
with the commen.:ialism of 1ingers are."
Tl1e coin's race value is
Christmas, and his protest has
gone way hcyond just shun- $100. but the Salvation Army
ning the malls or turning off had it appraised, and initial
estimates put its value at about
his television.
The Bremerton resident $I ,300. The coin is from 200fl
nailed Santa Clnus to a 15-foot and is stamped with an image
of the Statue of Liberty.
crucifix in front of his house.
The Salvation Army has
··santa ha:s been perverted
from who he started out to be." also received at least eight
Conrad said. "Now he's the golu coins in ils kettles thts
person being used by corpora- year. One, a one-ounce South
tions to get us to buy more African Krugerrand worth
ahout $800, turned up earlier
stu IT."
A photo of the crucified this month in Washington. And
Santa adorns his Christmas gold coins have turned up all
cards, with the message "Santa the way hack to 1982. the
group said.
died for your MasterCanl."
Salvation Army officials
The display
is also
Conrad's way of poking fun at also have reported getting an
political correctness. He Indian head gold coin in Barre,
believes people don't express Vt.. one-ounce American
their feelings because they're Eagle coins in Prescoll, Ari/.,
afraid of what other people and Fargo, N.D., and a Lady
Liberty coin in Grand Island,
might think.
His neighbors found the Ncb., among other unusual
will to express their feelings coins.
this past week. Some were
• ORWIGSBURG, Pa.
offended but many were just
Less than two weeks after a
curious.
Jake Tally walked by on man put 30 $100 bills into a
Friday and chuckled, but did- Salvation Army kettle, somen't pretend to understand the one decided to do one better.
On Saturday morning.
message.
"1 don't really know what someone put 31 $100 bills in a
to think. I know it's about God Christmas card and dropped il
but Santa has nothing to do into the tambourine held by
with it," he told the Kitsap Sun Salvation Army volunteer
Margaret L. Wetefsky at on
newspaper.
Orwigsburg supermarket. The
• BAL HARBOUR. Fla. card had a note inside saying•
- A baby Je:,us statue here is "1 want you to be known a~ the
getting a Global Positioning person who collected the
largest donation. J\.lay God
System for Christmas.
The statue, part of a nativi- shine on you.'' It was signed,
ty scene, will be equipped with "Leo."
"I don't know his last
the device after the previous
statue went missing, even name. T only know him to see
though it had been bolted him. He had given me money
last year, tive $100 bills for the
down.
"T don't anticipate this will last four ycru·s straight."
ever happen again." said Dina Wetefsky said.
Adam W. Hench, captain of
Cellini. who oversees the disAimy/Pottsvillc
play, "but we may need to rely Salvation
on technology to save our sav- Corps, said the money would
be used to help the poor heat
ior."
The Mary iind Joseph stat- their homes.
The previous big donation
ues will also be lined with
was made Dec. 10 at the
GPS devices, she said.
The devtces are being Schuylkill Mall.
bought using residents' contri• NAPLES. Fla. - When
butions and . Cellini's own
single mother Mary Ann
money.
Cellini has also installed a Shaffer scratched a lottery
Plexiglas screen in front of the ticket last week, she thought
Christmas had come early.
display.
The ticket indicated she
• PENSACOLA, Ra.- A was a $25,000 winner.
"I said, 'Oh my God, it's a
platinum coin estimated to be
worth more than S I ,000 could- miracle." Sharrer told the
n't fit in a Salvation Army ket- Naples Daily News.
She looked on the hack to
tle, so the donor banded it over
find a telephone number to
to the bell linger.
An unidentified person claim her winnings.
donated the coin Friday out- · Elation quickly turned to
sadness as she realized the
side a Belk department store.
"The man who donated the ticket. given to her by a cuscoin tried to put it in the kettle, tomer at her concession stand,
but it wouldn't lit," Salvation was rake.
"Claim forms supplied by
Army spokeswoman y, onne
Warthen said. ·"So he ju<;t Santa Claus. All winning tick•
ets must be validated by the
tooth fairy and conforn1 to her
game rules ... Ali winners are
losers and must have an excellent sense of humor," the ticket read.
'·How can anyone be so
mean
around
Christmas
rime?" said Bear Terstegge. a
Naples Beach Patrol officer
who examined the ticket.
Word about the fake ticket
spreau qukkly around the
Naples pier where Shaffer
sells hot dogs and water.
"It touched everybody's
heart,'' Terstegge said.
ln the past rew days,
Shaffer, who ha<; two young
children, has received cards,
gift certificates and hefty tips.
One regular brought presents
for her kids.
And she's even received a
few lottery tickets real
ones.
• BOSTON -
What was
England Christmas tradition
has turned sour for two former
friends who are taking their
light over a $200,000 winning
lottery ticket to court.
Brenda White, 55, of
Plaistow, N.H., won the
$200,000 on a Massachusells
State Lottery $5 scratch ticket
appropriately called "Bah
Hum Bucks" dudng a Yankee
swap party on Dec. 15 in
Haverhill.
1n a Yankee swap, participants have the option of either
keeping a gift they choose, or
swapping for a gift selected by
someone who preceded them.
White swapped for the lottery ticket originally selected
hy Franco Sapia, 39, of Derry,
N.H.
Before scratching the ticket, she promised to split any
winnings with Sapia, according to a complaint Sapia tiled
in Essex Superior Court. She
didn't, and Sapia is claiming
half the jackpot in his lawsuit,
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1994, he bought a D odge pickup and a Dodge Neon using
about $36,000 in quarters.
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your hands back in the till, it
really adds up," he said.
Bran t stored his change in
coffee cans, water jugs and
piggy banks over the years,
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deputies as he brought the
rolled l:oins to the dealership.
A Mike Raisor Chrysler
Dodge and Jeep employee
who sold Brant the truck said
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armored car to count and handle the coins.
"No bank wants to take
them." Keith Gephart said.
saying there were several wit
ncsscs to the promise.
A judge has agreed to
freeze the jackpot until the
matter is resolved.
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in quarters and dollar coins
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE
26, 2007
FLOYD
•
CouNTY TIMES
Emergency highway funds severely depleted
The Associated Press
FRA! KfORT
A spending
spree h) the Transportation Cabinet in
Lhc final months of fom1cr Gov. Ernie
Fletcher's term has left the slate's
contmgenc) fun at dangerously lo-w
levels.
!'he cahinct spent 99 percent of the
money appropriated to the Highway
Construclion Contingency Account,
leavmg the new administration with
about $()50.000 to spend \Nilh more
than half the fiscal year still remain-
in g.
New Transportation Cabinet secretary Joe Prather said the money won't
be enough to cover "unforeseen emergencies·· the rest of the year, meaning
the cabinet will have to "dip into a
tight maintenanGe budget."
State law says the transportation
secreta!)' can spend money on the
account on emergencies, ha:~.ards and
·'other purposes that the secretary
determines to be a priority."
However, a majority of the project<>
approved by former Transportation
secretary Bill Nighbert were grants to
counties and cities to pay for blacktopping local roads. Resurta<.:ing is con
sidercd routine maintenance and is
rarely deemed an emergency.
Nighbert declined to comment on
the issue, but some wonder if the
spending was an effort to boost
Fletcher's re-election chances.
Clark County Judge-Executive
Henry Branham, a Democrat, said the
county received nearly $770,000 in
funds to blacktop roads even though
they didn't.a<;k for the money.
Rep. Don Pasley, D-Win<.:he~ter
and chairman of a budget subcommittee on transportation. called Fletcher's
adrninistr::rtion·s actions "good politics, but poor public policy. The
money is completely at the discretion
of the secretary, and it looks hke they
want6d Lo spend a lot of discretionary
money heading up to the govemor·s
race.''
The $65.2 million available at the
beginning of the year included $27.5
million left over from the 2006-07
budget and $37.7 million appropriat-
ed by the General As5embly for 200708.
"I would not approve spending
those contingency dollars down to
that level,'' said state Senator Charlie
Borders (R-Russell). "Tf they did that,
that would be urespons1ble."
It's not the lirsl Lime an administration has used money in the contingency fund for blacktopping. A 2001
report hy The Courier-Journal of
Louisville revealed former Gov. Paul
Parron spcm most of the contingency
fund on resurfacing.
Calendar
• Continued from p3
a.m. to 2 p.m., Extension
omce.
Newhces Quilt Group: 4th
Thursday, 6 p.m., Extension
Office. (The Ncwbces do not
meet during the months of
January and February.)
Pictured is Dianne Price of Blue River. She was this year's
winner of Prestonsburg Renaissance's Holiday Retail Bingo.
The winner, chosen at random, received a holiday prize package, valued at around $1 ,200, all from the main street merchants. "When Brent (main street director) called the house,
I wasn't there and my son took the call. When he told me I'd
won, I thought he was pulling my leg. But when Brent called
me the next day again, I was quite surprised!"
Looking for a Support
Group?
•Floyd County Al:~heimer's
Support Group meets regularly
at
Riverview
Manor
Hcalthcare Center. Call the
center tor 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
<.:barge. Call Jessi<.:a 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 - F~r
alI men with prostate cancer
and their families.
Group
meet<; the 3rd Thursday of each
month, at 6 p.m., at the
Ramada lnn, Paintsville.
-community Weight Loss
Support Group
Meets
Thursday's at 6:30p.m., at the
Supreme Court says judge's
call right on self-representation
The Associated Press
LOUISA - A judge properly allowed an Ea&tern
Kentucky man to represent
him~elf during a murder trial,
the Kentucky Supreme Court
ruled.
The high court rejected
Alger Ferguson\ contention
that Lawrence Circu1l Judge
Daniel Sparks erred in letting
him represent himself at trial.
Ferguson, convicted oi'
murdering his nephew, Parker
Ferguson, in 2003, appealed
the guilt) \crd1ct and life sentence handed down against
him in 2005. Justices rejected
the appeal on Thursday.
After prosecutors finished
their case, Ferguson said he
wanted to represent himself.
His allorney, Leo Marcum,
stayed in court on reserve during the proceedings.
The Supreme Court found
that Spark!> repeatedly questioned Ferguson's .decision and
ability to represent himself.
Ferguson told the judge he was
familiar with court proceedings. He had represented himself in other criminal matters
on at least two other occasions.
In 2003, police officers
Martin Community Center. For
more info., call 377-6658.
TI1ose who have had ga~tric
bypass surgery most especially
welcome to attend. Meetings
bemg offered as support to
anyone needing extra suppmt
in dealing with weight loss.
•Domestic Violence Hotline
- 24 hour C1isis Line manned
by
Certilied
Domestic
Violence counselors. Call 8866025, or 1-800-649;6605.
Remember, ''Love Doesn't
Have to Hurt."
•Disabled? - You may be
eligible for grant money to
assist in your daily living. For
an application or more information, call 886-4326.
•A.S.K. (Adoption Support
for Kentucky) - Suppon group
for all adoptive parents (public,
private. international, and kinship care), foster parenLs and
all others interested in adoption. To be held the first
Monday of each month, at the
Department for Community
Ba<>ed Services office. 1009
North
Lake
Drive,
Prestonsburg, from 6-8 p.m.
Childcare will not be provided.
For more information, contact
Dedra Slone, adoptive parent
liaison. at 432-4110 or 4227927.
or
email
to:
doslone@ea<>tky.nct.
•PARENTS! Contact the
Big Sandy Area Community
Action Program, Inc. to find
out about child care services in
your area, the STARS for
KTDS NOW licensing standards program, and how you
can earn an income by staying
home with your own children
while caring for the children of
others. Find out more by calling Cheryl Endicott at 8861280, or 888 872-7227 (toll
free).
•East Kentu<.:ky S.T.A.R.S.
Homeschoolers -Will hold
monthly
meetings
at
the
Paintsville Recreation Center.
For more information, call
Trudy at 889-9333, or 2975 147. Everyone welcome.
•Narcotics
Anonymous
(NA) - Each Wednesday, from
7-8 p.m., in the Atrium
Conference Room. 2nd floor,
May
Tower,
Pikeville
Methodist Hospital. For more
info., contact Chris Cook at
606-433-1119 or christophercook@hotmail.com.
round Parker crying on his
porch and lying on some broken glass. His nephew, who
had been d1inking beer with
him that day, was lying dead
on the living_ room lloor. The
semiautomatic pistol that
killed the nephew was next to
him, and the gun's loaded
magazine was . found in
Ferguson's pocket.
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�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Strike
Minutes from Myrtle Beach.
• Continued from p1
tivc ourcomc is in the best
interestl)f all concerned."
A primary concern for the
nurses, who hit the picket lines
on Oct. 1 of this year, was a
reprieve from mandatory over
time that they claimed was
detrimental to safe patient
care.
According to Tanner, as
[)art Of the TleW agreement,
there is language in place now
that addresses
mandatory
health care and under what circwnstances It may be utilized.
TI1c return to work agreemen! had been a source of tension in previous negotiations,
but according to the new
agreement, at least 350 RNs
'.Viii be brought back to work
by Jan. 31, with hundreds possibly returning next week.
The agreement also states
that ARH guarantees 80 percent or the nurses will return to
their former unit<> and shifts,
while making a "best effort" to
rctum 100 percent of the stiiking nurses to their pre-strike
positions.
"We are pleased that our
nurses have accepted this contract that includes an excellent
compensation and benefit
package," said ARH President
and CEO Jerry W. Haynes in a
release, "This is not only a
vote in favor or a very good
contract. it is a vote for quality
patient care and improving the
health and well being of all the
conununities we serve."
According to ARH the new
contract goes into effeq
immediately and will be good
through April 20 II.
"We know that our nurses
and our communities are as
glad as management that this
strike is over, and we look for
ward to the nur<:es rejoining
the ca~.ing and compassionate
nursing starr at our hospitals as
we move forward with out
mission or providing quality
hcalthcarc services to our
communities," Haynes said.
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im.:Tease each year. he said.
Lawmakers haven't been· eager lo alter
the 4-pcrccnt cap mandated hy HB44,
saying it would appear they were raising
taxes.
Ewalt said opponents of changing the·
hill point to the number of cities that don't
reach the 4 percent cap. However, Ewalt
said, many cities, such as Lexington, gain
little from property tax revenue and also
don't want to be seen as lax. hikers.
The League of Cities has pushed for
changing the Kentucky Constitution to
allow cities to impose a I percent sales tax
for special projects- iJ approved by voters.
"The concept is, you allow the local
people to decide on local issues," said
Sylvia Lovely of the Kentucky League of
Cities. "We want things to move faster
than they do. But we're willing to work on
it piece by piece...
For a bedroom community like Vine
Grove, which relies on property taxes for
56 percent or its budget, the cap makes
things tight, Smith .said. The amount the
city could increa~e property lax revenue
this year was about $300,000, Smith said,
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"no matter how much growth" incurred.
Smith said $175,000 for sidewalk
improvements, a reverse 911 system and
warning sirens had to be scrapped from
recent budgets, and the city has suugglcd
to buy new police cars.
Vine Grove asked for stare and federal
help in the form of base realignment
related grants in the wake or additional
anticipated growth from Fort Knox.
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inmates that prosecutors,
judges. and the jailer have all
gone out of their way to help,
"These people have a heart for
you:·
'Tve never seen a bigger
epidemic;' Vance said of drug
abuse in Eastern Kentucky,
before acldmg, ··and r have
never seen so many people
willing to help."
Lifeline of Floyd County is
a Christian-based support
group that offers a "Christcentered" 12 step program to
help addicts achieve a healthy
lifestyle. Lifeline offers both
,mdividual and family support
'and counseling.
Graduates of the Lifeline
program include Tony Smith,
Billy
Hunter,
Samuel
Williams, Christian Clark,
,John S. Moore, Paul D.
Ousley Larry Pinson James
'Allen, ' Philip
Baidridge,
' stephen Jervis, Ervin Sartin,
Jack Crum. Freddie Hunter,
Cret Caudill, Randy Salisbury,
Philip
Hagans,
Brandon
_Jarrell, Tracy Patrick, Desiree
Calhoun, Desiree Adams, Ruth
Stallard, Holly Fields, Patricia
Sh'ephcrd, Zcola Case, Velma
Sparkman, Vicki Bentley,
Maric'ttc Coullicr, Jackie
Maynard, Rhonda Caudill,
Jody Stapleton, Alice Ramey.
and Stephanie Anderson.
According to its website.
WcstCarc, another support
program offered in FCDC,
provides substance abuse
treatment and counseling in
Eastern and Central Kentucky.
WestCare has a substance
abuse treatment facility in Pike
County, that was opened in
2005, and is licensed to treat
72 clients.
The graduates of the
WestCare program included:
James Lafferty, David Farrell,
Benny McCown, Donnie
Bcntle:y, Jason Boyd, Dennis
Fields Sr., Billy Hunter, Cecil
Hunter, Andrew Parsons, and
Steven Thacker.
'The prisoners must meet
strict discipline behavior
guidelines and must be a 100
percem participant in the pro-
gram.'' Webb said, adding that
completion of the programs
docsn 't ncccssa~.·ily equal a
reduced sentence, but that
judges, "will work with the
inmates, who work for themselves."
Dl.ug abuse continues to be
a serious problem in Eastern
Kentucky and according to
DEA records in 2005 and 2006
there were over 600 drug violation anests in Kentucky.
Floyd County Coroner
Roger Nelson said that there
were over 40 deaths due lo
drug overdose in Floyd
County in 2006, and that 2007
!here would be ''at least Lhat
many."
According to a study by the
National lnstitute of Drug
Abuse, over 9 million people
in the United States usc prescription drugs for non-medical uses. Nearly 1.3 million
Americans over the age of 12
abuse prescription drugs· and
are in need of treatment.
Roger Webb says that so far
the Lifeline and Wes!Care in
jail rehab programs ha\e been
successful, and that they arc
funded through 2010.
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Regional Medical Center, "and
we will begin to negotiate with
the union for a new contract."
Warman also stated "we just
need to move forward and get
•this issue behind us. We will
• he notifying the NLRB that we
will not appeal"
''RNs that were covered hy
the contract that expired in
2002 arc still covered by that
'Music
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lessons from Buchanan in the
early 1950s and was his piano
accompanist for the student
chorus from 1955 to 1957.
"As a teacher he was the
best. He was so educated and
!'.O capable that he could have
named his position in any university in the country, but be
wa~ at little Ashland Junior
College. Lucky for us:· she
said.
That's what spurred Scaggs
to practice, more so than his'
toughness with slackers.
"It was because I had such
respect for him that T practiced.
I didn't want to disappoint
him." she said.
Scaggs remembers the chorus experience a<; more than
singing and playing. Members
made props and performed
what amounted to musical theater numbers.
One such piece was
"Standing on the Corner,"
from the Broadway musical
"The Must Happy Fella."
Scaggs remembers that one
because Buchanan had chorus
members build a backdrop
resembling
the
Second
National Bank, which was the
real ltfe locale for girl Watch
ing in Ashland at the time.
'That was always a hit,"
Scaggs ~aid.
contract. l11c contract gave the
RNs a choice of membership,
however, if an RN joined the
union they are required to
remain a member" said Susan
Ellis, Vice President of Human
Resources at HRMC, "RNs
that were hired after 2002 are
not automatically members of
the union unless they applied
for membership after July of
2002."
The hospital expects to
begin negotiating with the
SEIU soon.
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A8 • WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 26, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Key lawmaker takes over bill to criminalize teacher-st dent sex
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - A key
lawmaker will champion proposed legislation that would
criminalize se.x between teachers and older teens who are not
protecK-d by K~ntucky's age-ofconsent law.
State Rep. Kathy Stein,
chairwoman qf the House
Judiciary Committee, took
responsibility for rhe legislation
after its originator resigned to
take a job in the Gov. Steve
Be.'ihear's tledgling administration,
"Boys and girls, when they
have a teacher or an aide in a
position of auth(Hity, urc
extremely vulnerable, and they
deserve protection from that."
she said.
Sexual misconduct allegations led states across the country to take action against the
teaching licenses of 2,570 educators from 200 l through 2005.
according to a seven-month
A!>sodatcd Press investigation.
the results of which were published in October. Young people
were the vktims in at least
1.80 I of the cases, and rnore
than 80 percent or those were
students.
In Kentucky, ofticials han
died nearly .I 00 instances of
teacher sex.unl misconduct over
the five-year-period the AP
reviewed, ranging from mmor
violalions like using sexual language to more serious. criminal
acts such as inappropriate
touching and even sodomy and
rape.
Fonner state Rep. J.R. Gray,
a Democrat who left the General
As~embly to become Beshcar's
new labor commissioner, proposed the legislation that would
allow prosecutors to charge
teachers wi1h statutory rape if
they have consensual sex with
16- or 17-year-old smdcnts.
Beshcar. who was sworn in
as governor em:lier this month.
hasn't taken a position on the
proposed legislation.
"It is extremely important to
Governor Beshcar to protect
Kentucky's youth from any type
of harm," said his -;pokeswoman, Vicki Glass. "} Iowcvcr,
it would be premature to commen! on the specitks of legislation before irs dmfred or on
whether he would sign u bill
into law until it is in its final
form."
Several states have enacted
similar measUJes over the past
six years, including Alaska.
Connecticut, Indiana. Kansa~;,
Louisiana, Midugan, Nevada.
Oklahoma,
Texas
and
Wa,hington. Lawmakers in
New York and South CarnliHu
are considering following suit.
The Education Commission of
the States said Ohio and Maine
have had laws criminali7ing
such conduct since I 994 and
No one has yet offered .my
public opp<\'>ition to the pro
pos~'d legislation, including the
!995, respectively.
Kentucky
Education
Only eight states have set 18
a-; the age of consent ror both
men and women, said Jennifer
Boyter, senior policy analyst for
The
Council
of
State
Governments in Lexington. In
the vast majority of states,
Boyter said, l6 is the legal age
of consent.
The Kentucky legislation
would be aimed at adults who
abuse their po~itions of authority to draw teens into sexual relationships. The hill. however,
exempt<> rmuricd couples, even
when an underage spouse is
married to an adult
As~ociation, ~hil.:h
represents
35,000 teachers and other public
school employees.
Gray, of Benton, said one ol
111 h1m to
the need for such kgislallon j,
m Ius hometown, where a !ugh
school band teacher w.1s
accLL.,ed of h<~ving ~~x "ilh a
stud.em. Prosecutors had tli..'Cn
unable to pursue tdony charges
h~cause the ~!irl invohcd was
over 16, which is Kentucky's
age of consent.
teacher,
Michael
The
Colvett. 37, of Benton, we-;
charged in Octoher with uni.twthe c&:·cs that alcncJ
ful transaction with a minor, a
allegedly
encouraging the girl to disobey
her parents.
Ilowcver, last week a grand
jury indicted the teacher on a
charge qf third-degree rape,
allegmg that he had bad sex. with
a drl before she turned 16. He
was al'>o charged with tampertog with phy<;tcal evidence,
unlawful tran~nction with a
minor and two counts of sexual
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KIM'S KORNER
Simple
blessings,
abundant joy
in our lives
E
ven though it's in the wee
hours of Christmas Eve
morning as this weeks column is being penned and it actually
won't make publication until the
day after Christmas, still the need to
share last Friday evening's experience weighed heavily on the mind.
As our church had just finished
our Friday
evening
Bible Study
and
lnterce!lsory
Prayer session and we
all stood saying our
evening
goodbyes on
the porch.
we spotted a
sight most
Kim Little Frasure
unusual for
thio; day and
time and one that was truly an awesome blessing.
Just down the road from our
Church came a group of men and
women alongside a beautiful horse
arid buggy filled with children, candles in hand, singing Christmas carols.
As lhcy approached the front of
our church, they stopped t-o sing and
what an awesome sight and blessing
to experience.
Not something we see around
here other than on our television
sets, and to see it Jive and in person
was JUst amazing.
T() hear the hannonizmg of the
Allen Baptist Christmas Caroler's
\'>'as such a treat. ll definitely
warmed our souls and boosted our
Christmas spirits.
What a blessing shared by these
very special individuals to take the
time m our han-icd and hurried hustle and bustle world to extend their
God given talents on a cold, dark
night and warm the hearts and souls
of others.
Thank You, Allen Baptist. you
guys and gals were most certainly a
blessing for us this Christmas.
May the coming New Year be
full of happiness. and blessings
abundantly for all,
Til Next Week,
May God Bless ...
FRASURE is the advertising
manager at the Floyd County Times.
A Flow! Countv native w/10 grew up
in Price, Ky.• she has published a
book of h£•r columns, ''Korner of
Inspiration. "
s
Christmas
puppy- Free
photo by Bonnie Howell
This beautiful creature
patiently waiting on Santa,
is "Hartsey." Hal't$ey 1&.16
years old, a male, and
came to. live with the
to a good home
By Louise Maguire
Howell family {Mike,
Bonnie, Amanda and
Becca), of Staffordsville, in
1991. Mike obtained
My family pack are back
at last - I can hear Rob turn
the key. 1 must be quick to
welcome them l They're all
my life to me!
Did I just tear Kay's
nylons in my haste, and
scratch her arms us well?
Did I put paw prints on
Rob's office suit - und
hairs ... and a little smell?
So I chewed on Kay's pure
wool jacket! Well, she left it
on a chair!
It was warm and soft and
perfumed - 1 pretended she
was there.
And Aunt Molly's wed(~ee
Hartsey when the owner of
Harper's Auto, In
Salyef'sville, told him he'd
call it even on the work he
had done on Mike's car if
Mike would agree to take a
kitten home with him -only
catch was, Mike would
have to agree to take a
female. He did, but tums
out the owner had a bit too
team about cat anatomy
because Hartsey "the girl,"
turned out to be male,
instead! Though Hartsey Is
now of advanced age, he is
doing quite well, except for
a loss of sight in his right
eye. Thanks for sharing,
Bonnie!
CRITTER, page B2)
''Climbing Mountains, Chasing Stars":
ustin Crace
to follow his dreams and passions
of becoming an IT pro1essional. ...
Justin lacked nothing but some self
·confidence to move his higher edu·
cation to the next level."
While attending MSU. Crace
rented a cabin near Cave Run Lake.
He had 57 credit hour:. and needed
128 to cam a degree in Business
Administration with a concentration
in Computer Information Systems.
Everyone told him he couldn't finish in two years, but he was determined. One summer he took a full
class load, and on weekends, he
traveled home to Salyersville and
worked at Lee's Famous Rec1pe
By Mary Stepp
BSCTC
FACULTY MEMBER
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the
third in the Climbing Mountains,
Chasing Stars series.
W
hat you do is only as
good as the effort you
put into it.
The year was 1998, and computers were on the brink of taking otT.
At that time, Justin Crace, newly
graduated from Magofrin County
High School, decided to pursue a
degree in computer technology. He
says he expected the field to grow.
and he wanted to be a part of it.
Nearly ten years later, Crace, 27,
serves as Director of Computer
Information Systems at Big Sandy
Health Care (BSHC). Inc. Asked if
he feels like he's been successful in
his career. he thinks a ·moment
before saying, "Yes, but there arc
many levels of success." He
acknowledgeS this success took a
lot of hard work. and he credits a
great deal of il to one decision
made years ago
After high school, Crace
enrolled at Big Sandy Community
and Technical College (then
Prestonsburg Community College).
Once he had completed 57 hours,
he wa" ready to finish with a twoyear AS degree.
Looking back, he says, "My
family was not wealthy, and I was
in a hurry to get out and get a job."
Crace. horn and raised in
Magoffin County, the youngest of
five children. admits he was n little
uneasy about transferring to a uni-
restaurant.
PHOTO COURTESY BSCTC
JUSTIN CRACE IN A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH.
versily. Like a lot of young people
in eastern Kentucky, Crace was
hesitant to leave his hometown:
"WelL everything is small here,
beginning with a small high
school.''
But one talk with a BSCTC faculty member--Toufic Saad,
Professor of Information
Technology--altered Crace's course.
"I remember fSaadlleaned across
his desk and said, 'You have not
made a B here!"' Saad told him he
had the intelligence and needed to
perform to his full potential by pursuing a bachelor's .degree.
Crace followed Saad's advice
and transferred to Morehead State
University. Ten years later, Crace
says, "That was the best decision 1
made as far as career.'' And he hasn't forgotten how Saad's words
impacted him. ''I mean, you could
tell he was more concerned about
me as a person and my future. that I
wasn't just a student."
Prates or Saad remembers the
conversation: "I encouraged Justin
His final semester at MSU, he
moved back to Salyersville. Big
Sandy Hcalthcare (BSHC), a nonprofit health organitAltion, had
agreed to let him work part time.
Mondays and Wednesdays, he
drove to Morehead for classes; the
other days he worked a<; a systems
analyst. He graduated in two years
with a 3.8 grade point average and
magna cum laude honors.
Not long afler graduation, he
began work at BSCTC as an IT
Support Specialist. Saad says of his
former student, "l wa<> very proud
and delighted to see him as an integral part of the IT team. It took him
no time to establish himself as a
very skilled and talented protessional."
In June 2006 Crace returned to
BSHC as Director of Computer
Information Systems. He says he
loves to problem solve and the job
(See CRACE, page B2)
�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Crace
Critter
• Continued from p2
• Continued from p2
ding ornament - I knocked it o.tl the windowsill?
1 was speaking to a passing friend, as any prisoner will.
Next door neighbors are now complaining how could I
disturb their day?
And what about that stinking corner where the ·net cur
tains sag and sway?
And those wet shreds on the hearth mg. with the feathers
now billowing up?
Well, soiled cushions make fun play-toys for an activeand lonely pup.
Did 1 nip the hand that fed me? Tmc - it smelled just like
my plate,
And T wa<> starving hungry, after all , T d id have long to
wait.
And if I brought my supper up across the bedroom t1oor.
Who rilled my plate so generously and then railed to close
the door?
Tl's dark down here. and chilly...and T'm reeling rather
blue.
Perhaps a song would che~r me up? Oh, great, Rob's
howling, too!
My new pack boss is calling me - I must greet him with
lots of love,
But why the screams and smacks and roars and threatening from above?
I lost my mother yesterday, and all my litter pals,I'm small
and cute and cuddly, wilh a host ·or playful wile5 .
1 didn't choose to come here, l'm only six weeks old,
T want so hard to please them - bul all they do is scold!
Editor's ·Note: If you receil•ed, or adopted, a p et for
Christmas tlzi.~ year; please be patient and understanding
when carin;: for your new pet:s needs. Crate training your
puppy can save wear and tear on both your home and your
nerves. while helping your new pet to feel safe and s;cure
while you are away. lf you find yourself in need of caregiving advice in regard to your new puppy or kitten, contact
your veterinarian. Also, you may log on to The Humane
Society of the United States website at www.hsus.org for
valuable tips and infomwtion. Remember, your new pet is
eager to please, but it is up to you to take the time to teach
him all the do's and dont's of file in his new home.
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
•A nurse from the FCHD is
currently available at the
school to provide services
including: School physicals,
immunizations, WIC, wellchild exams, etc. Call 8861297 to schedule an appointment. Child does not have to
be a student at AMS to receive
services. HPV vaccines and flu
shots currently available.
•The Youth Services Center
is open each weekday rrom 8
a.m. to 4 p.m., and later by
appointment. Services otrered
to students and families
regardless
of
income.
Coordinator
is
Michelle
Keathley. Center telephone is
886-1297.
Allen Central Middle School
*Please have your Food
City Valu Card scanned for
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school merchandise.
•Career Decisions and Job
Development videos available
in YSC lending library.
•The ACMS Youth Service
Center offers services to all
families, regardless or income.
For more information, call
Marilyn Bailey, center coordinator, at 358-0134.
Betsy Layne Elementary
•Center hours arc 8 a.m. to
3 p.m., Mon. thru Fri. Center
offers scniccs to all families,
regartliess of income.
•The
Betsy
Layne
Elementary Family Resource
Youth Service Center is located in the 7th and 8th grade
wing. The goal of lhe FRYSC
is to meet the needs or 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.
Duff Elementary
•The center is in need of
gently used clothing. shoes,
belLs and backpacks.
•Floyd County Health Dept.
is on site three days per month.
Services include 6th grade
school entry physical; kinder
gartcn. Head Start and wellch.lld physicals (age birth to 18
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. Duff Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of income. We arc
located in the area where the
old main office used to he.
Contact persons are Judy
Hnndshoe, coordinator.
May Valley Elementary
•May Valley is currently
accepting applications for the
Mav Vallev Elcmentarv Earlv
26, 2007 • 82
has been a "good l'il'' for
him. "llik• to be a part of
somethtng posillve, a place
that helps everybody in the
community, that offers discounted pnccs for healthcare." BSHC has clinics
located al Salyersville (Hope
Family Medical Center),
Auxier. (Physicians For
Women), Grethel (Mud
Creek Clinic and Mud Creek
Dental Clinic). and Shelby
Valley (Shelb)' Valley
Clinic).
Crace says his parents,
Angie Laverne and Herman
Crace, sometimes visit the
Hope clinic in Salyersville,
and he hears from workers
there how his parents are
proud or him.
"The people at the clinic
:,ay T'm all Mom and Dad
talk ahout." He smiles after
he tells this. He credits his
parcnL<; with his strong work
ethic. "I wouldn't be here if
not for them." He adds, "T
was raised old-fashioned.
Dad was a coal miner, and
with flve kids, Mom stayed
home. We all worked on the
farm. Growing up. 1 could
never understand how in the
fall other kids didn't want to
go back to school. I worked
all summer. 1 couldn't wail
for school to start back."
In December 200 I, Crace
married his hometown
sweetheart. "Sabrina has
always been behind me onehundred percent." he says.
His wife, Sabrina, worked
at BSCTC while pursuing
her Associate's degree. The
two of them recently opened
a store in Salyers\ille, The
Childhood Program (3-4 year
olds). Fee for services is
$18/pcr day. Services available
Mon. thru Fri. Contact school
at 285-0883 for more infonnation. Slots will be filled on
first-come, first-serve basis.
Remaining applicants will be
placed on waiting list.
•Parent lending Library is
available to parents for video
check-outs. A variety or 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, WIC probrram, blood pressure checks. and more. Must
call the FRC at 285-0321 for
an appointment.
McDowell Elementary and
Family Resource Center
•Parents of 5th grade students are urged to call the FRC
and make an appointment for
their child's 6th grade physical
exam!
•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, WlC, prenatal and
post-partum services, and
school phystcals. Call 3772678 for an appointment.
•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 Elementary
School campus. For further
inrormalion,
call
Clara
Johnson, director, at 377 2678.
The McDowell FRC provides
services to ali MES students
and their families, regardless
ofincomc.
Prestonsburg Elementary
and Family Resource Center
• The Family Resource
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a.m.-4 p.m., and htter by
appointment. Office provides
services for all families,
regardless of income.
• Call 886-7mi8 for information and referrals regarding
GBD classes, preschool child
care, and other programs or
services offered to the community.
tions of children's clothing,
Storehouse, whi<.:h offers
primitive home decor, handcraned candles, and much
more.
Crace continues to believe
in hard work. He says,
"What you do is only as
golld as the effort you pul
into it."
He says it's exciting to see
how technology nas opened
up ea~tern Kentucky lo Lhe
world. "More people arc
shopping. researching online
and seeing what the world
has ~o oftcr,'' he says. "And
it allows us to show our
btrsinesscs, arts , and culture
to the \>.odd. "
He acknowledges that the
onset of computers into our
lives has leveled otT some.
"TI1csc days most household:, have a computer. ll's
like the microwave once
was. hkc back when I was
growing up," he says.
"Kids growing up now
won't say. 'Tdon't want to
change.' like some of the
older people do." For kids
nowadays, he says, change is
more normal.
Next year Crace will
attend his 10 year high
school reunion, and he's
looking forward to 1t. Crace
is also currently working on
his Masters of Science in
Tnformation Sy~tems through
Morehead Stale University.
Hi!) ad\ice to new graduates is this: "No one can take
an education from you. You
might lose a job bul you can
take your education with you
anywhere."
"Education," he says.
"everybody c<m do it."
Look who's 3!
Heath Aiden Dingus turned three years old on November 18,
2007. Heath celebrated with his friends at Kiddie-Land
Daycare on November 16. He is the son of Keri Dingus of
Martin.
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Winning at home: Miners roll past Xplosion
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE
- Boo
Jackson scored 20 point<> and
pulled down a game-high 16
rebounds Sunday evening as
host East Kentucky defeated
Pittsburgh 103-82 in an
American
Conference
malchup
at
the
East
Kentucky Expo Center. East
Kentucky won the quarter
points 6-1 in the CBA regular-season game.
East Kentucky (9-1 0) will
play in Atlanta and Butte
before returning to its friendly confines for its next home
game Jan. 26
Mike Crain scored 17
"H was very important to
get this win before the holi- points and Jason Ml:Leish
day break and prior to leav- added 16 for host East
ing for Atlanta," said East Kentucky.
After exiting the first
Kentucky
Coach
Ke' in
Keathley. "Our players came quarter in a 22-22 tic, East
in today and gave a tremen . Kentucky owned the next
dous effort in front of a very two periods. The Miners
supportive home crowd. cruised into halftime out .in
Again, we had a tremendous front 48-35. East Kentucky
team effort. Winning the owned a commanding 81-60
quarter points convincingly lead heading into th~ fourth
was also a big plus."
quarter.
Josh Pace added a tripleThe
Miners
held
double of 22 points and 10 Pirtsburgh (9-8) to less than
assists for the Miners. Nearly 40 percent shooting from the
recording his third double- field.
double of the season, Pace
Carl
Krauser
led
pulled down eight rebounds.
Pittsburgh with a game-high
Louisville tops
New Mexico St.
31 pomts. Krauser was 9-uf18 from the field.
Shaun Fountain followed
with 16 points for the
Xplosion. Cha:r McGrommon
netted I 0 points in the
Pittsburgh team's setback.
The Miners dropped a
road game to Pittsburgh
Friday. The East Kentucky
professional basketball team
played four games in five
days prior to Christmas.
East Kentucky will return
to action Thursday on the
road at Atlanta versm: the
Krunk. Tip-off for the East
Kentucky-Atlanta game is set
for 7:05p.m.
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky Miners
Mike Crain fed a pass inside Sunday during East Kentucky's
home conference game versus Pittsburgh.
JENNY WILEY INVITATIO·NAL ·2007
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUfSVTLLE- Andre McC'Jee
had 15 point<;, Earl Clark added 14
and Louisville held oll' pesky New
Mexico State 70-65 on Saturday in
the Billy Minardi Classic.
The Cardinals (7-3) hardly
played their best game, shooting just
37 percent from the field against the
Aggies (5-9) in the game named
aller Louisville coach Rick Pitino's
brother-in-law, who died in the tcrrorisL-s allack on the World Trade
Center on Sept 11,2001.
New Mexico State slowly
chipped away at Louisville's 14point lead, tightening the game to
68-65 on Young's jumper with a
minute to play.
Forward Juan Palacios, out since
October with a right knee injury, hit
two free throws with 22.9 seconds
left to icc the game for Louisville on
his only points of the game.
Terrence William<; had 11 point<;
and nine rebounds, and Edgar Sosa
chipped in with 10 points for
Louisville, who was playing their
second of five straight home games.
The first trip back to Freedom
Hall lor New Mexico St.ate coach
Marvin Menzies, a fom1cr
Louisville assistant, didn't produce
the same result like the last two
years he spent under Pitino.
Justin Hawkins was the lone
bright spot for the Aggie<;, scoring
25 points and grabbing eight
rebounds. Jonathan Gibson had I 2
points and eight rebounds. and
Jahmar Young added 1I poin£s lor
New Mexico State.
Palacios gave Louisville a muchneeded lift off the bench. Wearing a
brace on the knee, he entered with
l7: 17 to play in the first half to a
standing ovation.
His defense and experience
added depth to a Cardinals team that
desperately needs another inside
presence. Palacios, the lao;;t remaining contributor during Louisville's
• 2005 Final Four run, has been bothered by injuries the last tlrree seasons.
The Aggies came out fast in the
second half, narrowing the
Cardinals' gap to 37-30.
But it didn'tlasl.
McGee hit four consecutive 3pointers to put Louisville ahead 4937, and the Cardinals leaned on their
pressure defense the rest of the way.
William<~ hit two 3-pointcrs ac;
Louisville scored lO straight points
to go ahead 32-17 midway through
the opening half. De~;pite shooting
just30 percent in the hall~ Louisville
managed to lead 35-23 at the break
Patterson leads
Cats past TTU
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON
- Patrick
Patterson posted season-highs
with 24 points and 15 rebounds
as Kentucky snapped its longest
losing streak in 17 years with a
69-47 win over Tennessee Tech
on Saturday.
Ramel Bradley added 12
points and A.J. Stewart scored
nine pdinls for the Wildcats (55), who won for the first time in
nearly a month.
Bradley and fellow senior
guard Joe Crawford started the
day on the bench but combined
for 17 points, all in the second
half as the Wildcats quickly
pulled away after they entered
the game.
The losing streak was
Kentucky's longest since a fiYegamc skid during the l98Y-90
season, the first year under former coach Rick Pitino.
That team was riddled with
NCAA sanctions. This one has
photos by Jamie Howell
simply looked overmatched in.
FOREST PARK (VA.) AND PRESTONSBURG finished first and second, respectively, in the Jenny Wiley Invitational
Tournament. All-tournament players from the two teams are pictured above. Allen Central's Josh Prater (23) is piclosses to teams like North
tured below contesting a Cordia player's shot.
Carolina and lndiana.
For a day at least, the
Jenny Wtley
Wildcats were able to restore a
bit of swagger, 1f not polish.
Invitational Tournament
Kentucky held Tennessee Tech
At Prestonsburg High School
(4-8) to 26 percent shooting and
had 10 steals and five blo~:ks
while playing with lhe kind or
intensity it has lacked much of
the season.
Patterson led the wa;. dominating at both ends or the n oor
Prestonsburg 62, Jackson City 52
while collecting his fourth d ouCordia 83, Allen Central 72
ble double of the season. T he
Lawrence County 61, Harrison County 60
freshman was I l -of-14 from the
field and showed no ill effects
from an ankle injury that kept
him out of Tuesday's loss at
Dec. 21
Houston.
Allen Central, 72t Breathitt County 68
At times. however. it wasn' t
prelty.
The Wildcats turned the
Jackson City 62, Harrison County 46
ball over 21 times and got off to ·
Forest Park, Va. 52, Cordia 48
another sluggish start with their
Prestonsburg 67:Lawrence County 51
t\.\'0 senior leaders on the bench.
St1l1, even with a makeshift
starting 1ineup, Patterson made
s"tue the Wildcats snapped out
Oec.22
or their weekslong swoon.
Kentucky built a 29-21 halftime
Cordia 66 Lawrence County 53
lead thanks to its defense even
Allen Central 75 1 Jackson City 50
as it struggled to hold onto the
Breathitt County 69, Harrison County 54
bull.
Forest Park, Va. 56, Prestonsburg 50
It wasn · t until the two
seniors entered the game early
(Championship Game)
in the second hal r that the
Wildcats were able to take control. Both received ovations
from the Rupp Arena crowd
upon
entering. and
they
• . responded by spearheading a
20 7 run that broke the game
Oec.20
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op':~adley
Gilliam's defensive unit claims titles
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MOREHEAD - The 2007 edition or the
Morehead State University football team won
two NCAA Division I Football Championship
Subdivision National Statistical Championships.
As a team, MSU won the championship in rush
ing defense. Individually, junior defensive back
David Hyland won the championship for most
interceptions per game.
Prestonsburg High School graduate John
Gilliam guides the MSU defensive unit as its
coordinator.
The Eagle rushing defense allowed only 53.9
yards per game. MSU allowed over 100 yards
rushing in only two games (San D1ego and
Weslern Kentucky). The opposition scored only
five ruslung touchdowns all season long. On
three occasions (Robert Morris, Buller and
Drake), Morehead State held opponents to minus
net rushing yardage.
As a team, MSU also held the following other
rankings in the FCS statistics ( 116 teams): lOth
in total defense; 15th in sacks; 19th in scoring
defense; 23rd in pass efficiency defense; 33rd m
Hyland (Woodstock, Ga.) had eight interceptions in rune games played (.89 per g<une). His
eight interceptions in 2007 established an MSU
school record. With one season left to play in his
career, he already owns the Eagle career record
with 17 interceptions. His three in<crceptions
against Jacksonville ·this season tied the MSU
single-game record.
Senior defensive back Bryan Gray tied for
sixth nationally in interceptions per game. He
also tied the MSU record with three interl:eptions
against Drake. Senior quarterbal:k Brian Yost
tied for 40th in total offense and for 42nd in pass
efficiency. Junior return specialist Nick
Feldman, a fom1cr national statistical champion
in punt return average, llnished 42nd in that category this season. Senior linebacker Brett
Mazzaro tied tor 44th in sacks per g<une. Junior
Mason Webb ranked 50th in punting.
The Eagles finished the 2007 season with a 7
4 record. MSU was 5-2 in the Pioneer Football
League. One of the league victories came over
NCAA FCS Mid-Major National Champion
Dayton and was the Flyers· only Joss of the sca~on.
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photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Pl10tography/Eas1 KentucKy M 1ners
E~st
Kentucky forward Byron Allen worked against a
Pittsburgh d~f~nder Sunday evening at the East
Kentuckv Exoo Center.
had five points duxing the run while Crawford
found open temrunutes, collecting five assists in his short stint
on the floor.
After being chastised by
c<,ach Billy Gillispie for be in!!
too meek at times, the Wildcat;
showed some fight against the
Golden Eagles.
Kentucky held Tennessee
Tech scoreless for more than six
minutes late in the iirst half. and
didn't back down when challenged. Normally placid forward Perry Stevenson mixed it
up briefly with Tennessee
Tech's Rashaud Nixon, and
teammate A.J. Stewart quickly
rose to his defense.
Anthony
Fisher
led
Tennessee Tel:h with l2 points
and Franh. Davis added nine, but
the Golden Eagles couldn't find
the magic that led them to a 17point road win at Oregon State
�84 •
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
26, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY T IMES
NFL: Four INTs put Browns' playoff hopes on hold
by JOE KAY ·
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI - L ike one of
Derek Anderson's wind-blown
passes, the chance to clinch a play
orr spot slipped right thro ugh the
Ckvcland Browns' hands.
No surprise, reall y. Nothing
comes easy to these guys.
Anderson threw four intercep
tions Sunday. two of them setting
up rapid fire touchdowns in a 1914 victory by the Cincinnati
Bengals that left the upstart
Browns scrambl ing for a playoff
spot instead of celebrating one.
"We're gelling close," receiver
Joe Jurevicius said. "We're still a
young team. We've got to correct a
few mistakes. ll's not time to put
our heads down and sulk."
Instead, it's time to sweat a li ttle.
Cleveland (9-6) could have
clinched with a victory over the
down-and-out Bengals (6-9), who
had nothing more than pride on the
line and sevexal starters out with
injuries. The Browns ac ted more
like the team playing it out.
They drop ped passes. They
botched a field-goal artcmp1. They
came up short on fourth and-short.
Ultimately, they couldn't overcome a bad game by Anderson,
who had his best moments when
the state rivals met in September.
"H's a tough battle to fight when
you're throwing fo ur picks;'
Anderson said. "A couple or them
were bad decisions, and a couple
of them got h ung up in the air."
C leveland's loss gives the
Tennessee Titans control over the
final AFC wild-card spot. The
Browns now need a Titans· loss at
Indianapolis next week to clinch a
spot in the playoffs.
Anderson tied his career high
with the four interceptions. With
Cleveland's loss, the Pittsburgh
Steelers c linched the AFC North
title.
Anderson's interceptions on
consecutive p lays helped the
Bengals score two touchdowns in a
39-second span late in the first
half, putting them up 19-0. He also
had a uellected pass intercepted in
the end zone, and another picked
off inside the 20.
Given one final chance when
Kenny Watson fumbled at the
Cleveland 17 with I :.tR lert, the
Browns drove to the Bengals' 29.
Anderson's desperation pa:;s into
the end zone as time ran out was
knocked down with no Browns
receiver close.
"We 'rc just out there trying to
get some positive momentum for
next year," said rookie safety
Chinedum Ndukwe, whose 44-yard
interception return set up the first
touchdown.
In many ways, it was a remarkable turnaround.
Anderson threw five touchdown
passes in a 51 45 win over the
Bengals in the second week of the
season, a career day that got
Cleveland headed in the right
direction. With a chance to take
that final step into the playoffs,
Anderson went 29 of 48 for 250
yards with a pair of touchdown
pa~ses to Braylon Edwards.·
"There were some throws where
the ball just died or went in a com
plctely different direction than he
was anticipating." Edwards said.
One of the NFL's worst defenses allowed Watson to run for 130
yards and a touchdown, only the
fourth 100-yard game of his career.
Starter Rud1 Johnson was inactive
with a hamstring injury that has
bothered him most of the season.
Cleveland's defense has given
up the most yards in the league. [t
couldn't stop a reserve running
back when it knew he was coming.
"We've struggled with the run
all year," Browns Coach Romeo
Crennel said. "We struggled with
the run today. What's happened
over the course of the year hap
pcned today."
Watson's solid game helped the
Bengals to hold on to the 19-point
lead. Like Anderson, Carson
Palmer also struggled with the
gusling wind, going I 1-for-21 for
115 yards with two interceptions
and one touchdown.
··1 never really got a good scn<;c
of wh1ch way it was blowing,"
Palmer said. "It was really
swirling. It was an ugly game, and
a tough one to play in if you're
trying to throw the footbalL"
The Browns had everything in
their favor. Thousands of their
fans were in the stands, taking
advantage of local indifference to
another losing season. Scalpers
had plenty of tickets available on
street corners.
The wind swirled through Paul
Brown Stadium, made •the goal
posts gyrate and dropped the wind
chill into the teens - not the best
conditions, but still far bel!er than
the whitcout for Cleveland's 8-0
win over Butlalo last week that
also came down to the final drive.
Now, the Browns' season could
go righ t down to the end, too.
S e 01inol es l os e 36 players
fo r Musi c Cit y Bowl
by BRENT KALLESTAD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne PhotographyiEast Kentucky Miners
JOSH PACE continues to lead the East Kentucky Miners in scoring. Pace is a Syracuse
University graduate. He ranks as one of the CBA's top players.
Miners fall to Pittsburgh in road game
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PITTSBURGH
Carl
Kra user scored 24 points,
di shed out 14 assists and
p'u lled down seven rebounds
Friday night to help lead Lhe
host Pittsburgh Xplosion past
the East Ken tucky Miners.
Pittsburgh prevailed 126- 116.
The Xplosion won the
quarter points 6- l.
With the score tied at 93
m idway through the fourth
quarter, Krauser took over. On
Pitts burgh's next two possessions. Krauser hit a pair of
three pointers to put the
Xplosion up for good at 99-93.
Kn user added assists on the
Xplosion's next two possessions, turning a close game
into a solid victory for the
Xplosion.
Pittsburgh won the first
quarter, giving the Xplosion
15 consecutive quarter point
wins. The Xplosion led by as
many as 12 in the second quarter, but an 1 I-0 run by East
Kentucky over the last 2:53 of
the half gave the Miners a 5551 advantage heading into the
locker room.
The game remained tight
until Krauser came to life.
Robert .\llorris graduate
Chaz McCrommon led the
Xplosion with 29 points and
12 rebounds.
Boo Jackson paced the
Miners with a game-high 32
points and 10 rebounds.
Jason McLeish handed out
a team-best six assists for the
Miners.
East Kentucky (8-10) will
host Pittsburgh (9-7) Sunday
afternoon at 4:05 p.m. at the
East Kentucky Expo Center.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Thirty -six Florida State player&
won't be going to the Dec. 31
Music City Bowl against
Kentucky because of an academic cheating scandal, other violations of team rules or iJljuries.
Linebacker Dckoda Watson,
cornerback Patrick Robinson,
who had six interceptions, and
three top dctensive tackles were
among the players sidelined
either a~ a result of the ongoing
investigatioM into an academic
cheating scandal at the school
or some other violation of team
rules.
"It is very important that the
media make clear that those
missing the bowl trip are not freshmen or athletes who sufincluded because of either fered sca<>on-cnding or carccrinjury or for a violation of·team 'ending injuries thi<i season.
policy," associate athletic direc- Only 43 scholarship players arc
tor Rob Wilson said in a state- available to Coach Bobby
ment accompanying the travel Bowden for the game.
Junior quarterback Xavier
list. "It would be irresponsible
to imply or state that any or all Lee, who started three game~
of the student-athletes will miss for the Seminoles, was among
the trip for one particular rea- the offensive players not travelson."
ing. The offensive line was also
The <>chool announced earli- hit hard with tight ends Caz
er this week that 25 of it-; play- Piurowski and Charlie Graham,
ers were included in its ongoing offensive tackle Damon Rose
investigation of academic and guard Jackie Claude not
wrongdoing by the athletes. It making the trip.
didn·t identify which students
Thirteen of the names missThe Florida State roster was ing from the travel list had startso thinned by the academic ed games this season for Florida
scandal that the tcan1 had room State. Eleven of the players not
for 17 players on the traveling traveling were non-scholarship
party who arc either redshirt athletes.
·UK baseball team ranked 20th in preseason poll
TIMES STAFF REPORT
TUSCON, Ariz. - For the
second consecutive year. the
University of Kentucky baseball team has earned a preseason national ranking, checking
in as the No. 20 team in col
lege baseball <luring the preseason,
the
Collegiate
Baseball
Newspaper
announced Friday.
The Wildcats are coming
oiT the most successful twoyear run in the 103-ycar histor) or the UK baseball program, running up 78 wins
since 2006. The preseason
ranking marks the second preseason honor in as many years
for UK, as the Wildcats began
the season ranked No. 27 in
the 2007 preseason Collegiate
Baseball poll. UK was also
tabbed by Rivals.com as the
23rd-rankcd team and as the
30th ranked team by Baseball
America, in the 2007 preseason.
Kentucky r~turns one of
the top teams in the nation,
boosted by sluggers Sawyer
CatToll and Collin Cowgill.
The duo joined righL-hander
Scott Green as member of the
2008 Brooh Wallace National
Player of the Year Preseason
Watch list, an award annually
given to the top player in collegiate baseball.
CatToll, a 6-foot-4, 210pound left-handed hiller,
emerged for the Wildcats in
2007, batting .350 (75-for214). with 56 RBI and three
homers. Carroll finished the
regular
season
as
the
Southeastern
Conference
leader in doubles. cranking
out 23 two-baggers. Carroll,
who was a 18th round MLB
draft pick or the Wa:;hington
Nationals in 2007, reached
base safely in 51 or UK's 54
games last season.
Cowgill, a Lexington
native and former Kentucky
High School Mr. Baseball,
missed the 2007 season after
injuring his hand in preseason.
As one or the top positional
players during 2006, Cowgill
balled .298 with 16 home runs
and 61 RBI, while helping
lead UK to its first SEC
Championship in school history. After sitting out the 2007
season, Cowgill returned to
form during the summer in the
Cape Cod League, batting
.290 with two home runs, four
doubles; rour triples, and 20
RBI, earning Cape Cod AllStar honors. Tabbed as the
outfielder with the best arm
during the preseason or 2007
by Baseball America, Cowgill
brings not only a veteran,
slugging approach at the plate
for the Wildcat'\, but is also
one of the top defensive outfielders in college baseball.
Green, who was tabbed the
12th-best prospect in college
baseball by Baseball America
in October. had an outstanding
summer in the Cape Cod
League, as a member or the
Yannouth-Dennis Red Sox,
the same squad as Cowgill.
Green and Cowgill led the YD Red Sox to the CCL
Championship this summer,
with Green earning a 3-1
record, a save, and a 1.56
ERA in nine games. Green
tossed 40.1 innihgs, striking'
out 35, earning the designation as the fourth-best
prospect in the talent-rich
Cape Cod by Baseball
America.
photos by Jamie Howell
FOREST PARK (VA.), pictured above, won the 2007 Jenny Wiley Invitational Tournament.
Host Prestonsburg (pictured below) finished second behind the Virg inia team.
Reds acquire p it chers from Texas
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
CINCINNATI
Cincinnati Reds Executive
Vice President and General
Manager Wayne Krivsky
tod~y announced the acqui~itions of RH P Edinson
Yolquez and minor league
LHP Danny Herrera from
the Texas Rangers
in
exchange for OF Josb
Hamilton.
Volquez, 24, last season
won the Nolan Ryan Pitcher
of the Year Award as the best
minor !~ague pitcher in the
Rangers· organization. In 26
starts at Class A Bakersfield.
Class AA Frisco and Class
Austin Peay holds off Colonels, 75-67
TIMES STAFF REPORT
CLARKSVTLLE, Tenn. The
Eastern
Kentucky
U niversity men's basketball
team connected on a seasonhigh 13 three-pointers. but it
wasn't enough as host Austin
Peay earned a 75 67 victory
Saturday night in Dave Aaron
Arena. With the win, the
Govern ors (6-6, 3-0 OVC)
stay perfect in conference
action and hand the Colonels
( 6-6, 3-l) their first league loss
of the year.
Four Colonels finished in
double figures, led by sophomore Adam L eonard's 20
pojnts, which were two shy or
his career h igh. Senior Darnell
Diall s ( 14 points, II rebounds)
recorded his second doubledo uble of the yea r while
-;ophomore
Josh
Taylor
.:hipped in with a personal
best 17 points.
For Austin Peay, Drake
Reed and Todd B abing ton
each tallied 18 points. The
Governors shot 52. 1 percent
(25 of 48) from the tloor and
forced 19 Colonel turnovers.
The Colonels have the rest
of the calendar year orr to celebrate the holiday season.
Eastern Kentucky will return
to action Jan. 2 at Sou thca~t
Missouri.
ONLINE:
www.ekusports.com
AAA Oklahoma he went 146 with a 3.67 ERA while
allowing minor league opponents to hit just .190 overall.
He also went 2-1 with a 4.50
ERA in 6 starts for Texas.
Among
Rangers
farmhands in 2007, Vol que~
ranked first in strikeouts
( 166 in 144.2 innings), second in Yictorics and fifth in
ERA. He entered 2007 rated
by Baseball Amenca as the
third-best prospect in the
organLr.alion. Following the
season he was ranked as the
13th best prospect in the
entire Pacific Coast League.
Herrera, 23. was selected
hy the Rangers in the 45th
round of the June 2006 rirs tycar player draft. He was
named by Baseball America
as a 2006 Draft First- Year
All-Star after posting a 1.45
ERA in 5 starts and 12 relief
appearances for the AZL
Rangers
and Class
A
Bakersfield. He spent most
or last season, just his second in professional baseball.
at Class AA Fri. co and went
5-2 with a 3.78 ERA in 34
relief appearances.
Hamilton , 26, last season
for the Reds hit .292 with 19
HR and 47 RBI in 90 games.
He was on rhc disabled list
twice.
strain. Meeks played his first
game in six weeks during the
loss to Houston: ·coring 21
points. But he did not prac-
tice followi ng the game, but
could return next Saturday
when the Wildcats host San
Diego.
Patterson
• Cont inued from p1
last Sunday.
The Wildcats played without guard Jodie Meeks, who
sat out with a hip Jlexor
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AUTOMOTIVE
Wheels/Mise
!:ilCKS
A\.ITP
SALES
PAVIDROAD
98' GTP,
Grand Prix
96' Buick Century
$1,100.
Chevy c60 Dump
truck 14 foot bed
$3800.
1995 GMC
Conversion VAN
$3800
886-2842
886-3451.
1989
Crown
VIctoria for sale.
Good condition
S1,200. Call 8742421 or 226-5583
1985 dodge ram
heavy duty 8 lug.
85,000 miles. New
mud I snow tires.
Would be a good
work truck. also for
sale 351 windsor
motor. low miles
$800. Call 8866258.
2001 Grand Am
for sale. Call 8868843 or 791-2727.
For Sale 2002
Pontiac Sunfire.2door, white automatic with sunroof.
$6,200 Call 8742745 or 874-9703.
For Sale: 1987
Dodge ram B-250
Van.
(Fair
Condition)
1
owner. Can be
used for passenger
or
cargo
transport. $1 ,295.
Call 285-9112.
CREDIT CARD: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
2001 Volvo S80.
78,000 mi., garage
kept, all maint.
records
from
Quantrell
Volvo.
Beautiful.
wellmaintained
car.
Contact
Gary
Frazier: 886-1878
(H), 886-9100 {W),
226-1375'
(C).
$12,500
2006
Harley
Sporster Custom
1200cc, 1400 miles
- $7,200.00 and a
2006 Harley Dyna
Lowrider
1600
miles- $10,400.00.
Both excellent condition. (606) 3772028 or (606) 3776229.
FOR SALE
Submergible deep
well Meyer pumps.
Half 3 quarter and
1 horse power. Call
358·2000.
EMPLOYMENT
Wanted
Experienced legal
secretary
for
Pikeville
office.
Computer
skills
including Word and
Outlook.
Typing
speed of at least 55
words per minute.
Excellent
salary
and benefits. Send
resumes to P.O.
Box
390
Prestosnburg, Ky
41653.
Needed:
Automacantic to
do chasls work on
cars
&
light
trucks. Must be
able to install
front end parts &
be able to do front
end alignments.
Competitive
wages
please
inquire at 606874-9980.
Between Sam 4pm.
Community
Connections is hiring
tor
a
Administ rative
Assistant. Apply in
person
at
Community
Connections 4663
US 23 South lvel,
Ky 41602. Phone
Number 606-8741900.
HR BLOCK has
rmmed1ate openings for experi·
enced tax preparers! Sign on bonus
tor eligible applicants. Call 606886.-3685.
lndependant
Sales Agent wanted. Call 1-606424-9593 or fax
resume to 2853272.
AVON
Sign up for 10.00
and Receive Free
gift. Earn pocket or
career money, you
decide. Call Janey
at 886-2082
Human Resource
Director - We are
looking for the
right person to be
a part of the management
team
who has a track
record of building a
culture of team
work.
The successful candidate
will have human
resource
experience preferably in
health care experience and be certified as a PHR or
SPHR or whose
combination
of
education
and
experience will give
them
the
best
opportunity for success.
Interested candidates should send
their resume to:
Pikeville
Healthcare Center
David
R.
Baumgartner,
S
P
H
R
"mailto:dbaumgartner@ hqmmail.com
"dbaumgartner@ h
qmmail.com
(859) 806-1517
Fax (859) 5235564
PO Box 910844
Lexington,
KY
40591-0844
BOOK FOR SALE
nal cost $1600,
Korners of inspira- selling $500. Call
tion (A collabora- 606-886-9626. If
tion
of
Kim's interested please
Korner).
Priority leave message and
mail $13.30, ship- number.
ping UPS $20.00,
allow 2-4 weeks for BOOK FOR SALE
delivery. To order A book by Donald
send check
or Crisp "Growing up
money
order to on Bucks Branch".
Kim Frausre 955 In Floyd county, on
Abbott Mountain sale now!!!! $12.50
Road Prestonsburg · plus shipping and
Ky 41653, or email handling. Contact
k lfrasure@bellDonald at 285south.n~t
3385.
Miller Bros. Coal,
LLC is seeking
qualified applicants
tor the position of
Surfa((e
Mine
Planning Engineer.
Mining Engineering
degree and experience
required.
Competitive salary
and benefits package_
Interested
applicants should
send their resume
in confidence to
P.O. Box 990, Allen,
Ky. 41601. Phone
inquiries
not
accepted.
Miscellaneous
Animals
For
Sale
Antiques: Antique
John • Deer Disc
Harrow
$600.
Antique
G.E.
Refrigerator $350.
Antique
Horse
Drawn
Plows
$200.
Antique
Clawfoot
Bathtub$125.
Antique
double
Washtub
with
Wooden Ringer
$125. Call 8742421.
Heavy Equipment
Steam Cleaning
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.
Tanning Bed for
sale. Call 886-8843
or 791-2727.
Merchandise
For
Sale:
Beautiful Maggie
SoHero wedding
~--·-·, gown size 12 origi-
i2001 Pontiac
i
iGrand Prix GT
i
i117,000 miles. i
iExcellent condi· 1
ition. $4,950. Call i
i606·377·2032 or i
i377·0~~0
L--·-·.J
• FOR SALE •
Large Shop Building
9,000 sq. ft. under roof. 9 rvllup
doors, approx. 3.5 acres level
land. Tractor/trailer accessible, 3phase power to the building .
Located 6 miles from Allen red
light at Cow Creek. $150,000.
Call Jerry Bentley at
437-1656 or 433-3077
Save on auto insurance.
At Nationwide , we go the exira mile to save you
money. That's why we offer avariety of auto premium
discounts, including our multi-car discount, our safe
driver discount, airbag discount and more.
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APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
1, 2 3, 4 Bedrooms
available for extremely
low-Income people at
Highland Heights Apts.
In Gable-Roberts Addn.,
and Cliffside Apts. on
Cliff Road, Prestonsburg.
Com~uterlzed,
learning centers offer
soclaUeducational programs for children and
adults. All utilities
included at Highland
Hgts., utility allowance
at Cliffside. Call (606)
886-0608, 886-1927, 01'
886-1819. TOO: 1-800648-6056.
Highland
Heights and Cliffside
Apartments do not dis·
criminate in admission
or employment in subsidized housing on
account of race, color,
national origin, sex,
age, disability, religion
and familial
G)
status.
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Kimber McGuire
3.03 Unilmit~· Driw
Nat1onw1de
Pre-;tonsburg, Ky.
(606! 886-0008 tOffu:cl
(606) 886-94!!3 tfa11
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Insurance &
Financial Services
NaiiOOYilde MUiuat lfl;ur~nc.e Companyaoo afflli31ed Compames
Home O.~ice. One Nat1om,kle Pln.~a. Columbus. OH 43215·2220
Nalicnwide® IS a •egiSteiOO federal <et\'ice marl< ol
Natl(l(lw~~ Mutual !Murance Com an,
RESTAURANT
Prestonsburg
HELP WANTED: Waitresses, dishwashers/busboys, cooks. Paid vacation, health insurance available.
Uniforms furnished.
No phone calls, please!
Apply in person.
Christmas English
Bulldog, AKC registered, Up-to-date
shots. Health guar·
anteed, good with
other animals. I am
giving her to a
lovely, and caring
person I family this
Christmas because
she will be a wonderful Christmas
gift and companion
tor your Family.
Ready to go. Email:
spencermicheal_1970@ ya
·hoo.com
Scarlet
McCall
$500. Call 8860622. 1 wk 12/14
AKC
Boxer
pups.
Asking $350. Tails
docked-dew
claws removed shots & wormer
up to date. Call
{606) 298-2529.
Both
male
&
female.
Great
Christmas Giftl!
Furniture·
ALLEN
FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furniture, used
appliances, living I
bedroom
suits,
bunk beds, and lots
more!
Call 606874-9790.
2- 6 ft glass display cases tor sale.
Also 2- 5 ft wood
cabinets for sale.
886-3142.
Call
9am-5pm
Real Estate
Houses
House for sale:
Located at 145
hibiscus
Ct,
Prestonsburg. First
left past BSADD.
Brick ranch style ,
3br with garage
and large covered
patio.
Private
almost an acre lot.
Newly remodeled
throughout
with
new light fixtures.
New floo r coverings and new warrantied central heat
and air. Beautiful
and ready to move
in as soon as we
close. Come see
for yourself at our
open house Friday
Dec
21st
and
Saturday Dec 22nd
from 9am to 3pm.
$115,000 For more
info call 886-8977.
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
HOUSE
FOR
SALE Located o n
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 & _punroom .Huge cobbel
stone chimney car-
port. 2 lots, fenced
in. Asking $65,000
call 606-358-4137
for appointment
For Sale: 3~ acres
of land, one story
house with 1.600
sq ft
of
living
space,
partial
basement located
at Hi Hat, Ky. Two
acres of flat land
with house, space
for garden or two
more residences.
The home place of
the late Cecil and
Edna
"Sweetie"
Meade. Appraised
value
$65,000.
Price
non-negotiable
Contact
Mike Mullins at
606-785-5475
( 8 :00a.m.5:00p.m.weekdays) or 606-2513414.
HOUSE
FOR
SALE Newly con·
structed house for
sale located at
Abbott
Creek.
Vaulted living room
ceiling,
3
BR,
bonus room, tire·
place, with cherry
hardwood
floors
and cabinets with
spacious attached
garage. Located 4
miles from us 23.
Panoramic
view
located tn new subdivisions. $210,00
registered
NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
Outgoing and assertive individuals
to make presentations to area
churches. Flexible hours and great
income potential for very rewarding
work. You will be working out of this
local newspaper office. Interested?
Call toll-free 1-866-288-4901
WELDING POSITION
AVAILABLE.
PAY RATE RANGES FROM
8PER HR TO 17 PER HR
DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE.
DRUG SCREEN REQUIRED
CALL
MONDAY-FRIDAY
S:OOAM-5: OOPM
285-9358
Tax Preparer
Big Sandy Area Community Action
Program is seeking a Tax Preparer to
perform all duties related to preparing
and transmitting electronically prepared tax returns for low-income families and individuals to the Internal
Revenue Service. Duties include completing required transmittal reports and
paperwork, processing acknowledg·
ments, verification of customer infor·
mation, creation of customer folders,
providing information to customers
about EITC, and ensuring all services
are offered to customers. This will be a
temporary, part-time position 1hat will
consist of approximately 30 hours
weekly, beginning January 17, 2008
and continuing until April 15, 2008.
The successful candidate must possess the ability to communicate effectively, and have excelled planning and
organization skills. Successful performance in the position requires a prior
knowledge of income tax preparation
and knowledge of preparation software
or a strong computer background with
appropriate education relating to
same. This position will require paid
travel in Magoffin, Johnson, Martin,
Pike and Floyd Counties, service area.
·Qualified applicants may submit a resume
and letter of application to Big Sandy Area
Community Action Program, ATIN: Human
Resources Manager, 230 Court Street,
Paintsville, KY 41240. Closing date for applications Is Friday, January 4, 2008 at 4:30
p.m. An equal opportunity employer.
POSITIONS NOW OPEN
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK - PAINTSVILLE
Wire Transfer Clerk: Full-time•: Mm. S8.14-Max. $12.26 per hr.
Duties: Performs all functions associated with the w1re transfer area for the
bank, working daily with the Federal Reserve Bank follow1ng appropriate
procedures and instructions. Verifies information provided by staft and cus·
tamers. Works daily with computers. High level of confidentiality. Edu. req:
Htgh school or eqUivalent or technical school; or one to two yrs. related exp.
and/or training; or equivalent combination of edu. and experience
Loan Processor: Full-time*: Min. $9.43-Max. $14.21 per hr.
Verifies, compiles, and processes application information for consumer,
mortgage and commercial loans. Reviews loan application files to verity that
applicat1on data is complete and meets established standards and legal
requirements. Prepares files and verifies that all information, including documentation and fees, are complete and accurate. Identifies and completes
required documentation based upon type of loan. Works closely with lending staft to meet closing deadlines.
Electronic Data Clerk II: Full-time•: Min. $8.55-Max. $12.88
Prepares a variety of reports for management. using online systems and
spreadsheets. These may be scheduled or ad hoc. Performs activities relating to ACH and Debit Card in the capacity of a clerk and also as the primary backup to the electronic Data Clerk. Edu: High school diploma or equivalent, or 2 to 3 years related experience and/or equivalent of edu. and experience.
·
Customer Data Center Supervisor: Full-time•: Mid Point $1,133.93
biwee~ly. Supervises Customer Data Center staff members: File
Maintenance Clark: Loan Clerk; Electromc Data Center Clerk's I & 11: Also.
acls as a liaison between CDC Manager and Staff. Provides personnel w1th
the support, direction, training and guidance needed in order to perform the1r
roles to the maximum efficiency required by management. Ensures that regulatory deadlines and procedures. as well as bank policies/procedures. are
met and all activities are performed accurately. Prepares reports for departments and management, using URSA, EZSPEC, EXCEL, etc. Establishes
work schedule for assigned staff. Edu, Assoc. Deg. (AA) or equivalent from
2-yr.. co~lege or tech. school in Accounting· Business Admin.; Computer
Apphcallon, or 2. to .3 years related banking experience and or traimng or
equtvalent comb1nahon of edu. and experience.
·Au Full-time· competitive package of benefits, including medical, dental,
VISIOn, l1te tnsurance, loAg-term disability. paid s1ck leave, holidays, personal time, vacation, and 401(k).
Applicattons are available on the employment home page at
www.cnbonllne.com or you may apply at any location.
The bank1oryour life
Citizens National Bank is an equal opportunity employer
�86 • WEDNESDAY,
asking price Seller
willing to help with
closing costs! Call
606-285-0054 606791-0719, evenings
606-377-6042
DECEMBER
26, 2007
deposit
water
included. Located
near HRMC. 606889-9717.
Hlluse for rent
Sale or Lease
Flanery aka Myrtle J. Flanery
aka Myrtle Berry
EdYr~k~~'F~a~re;u:a'f E~~~ ~I
Frazier Marton aka Edrth Norns
Unknown hei~. executors.
administrators. devisees. or
9.SSI!j0S, if any. of Edilh L.
Fraz•er aka Edilh L. Frazier
Martin n~a Edith Norris
Unknown spouse, rt any, of
Ethel Frazoer
Unknown heirs, executors.
aomrnrslrators. devrsees. or
assigns if any. of Ethel Frazier
Unknown spouse. ~ any. of
Greta Graham
Unknown heirs, eKecutors,
administrators, devisees. or
assogns. rl any. of Greta
Graham
Suzie Osborn
Unknown herrs, executors.
House For Rent - 3
Established busi- BR, at Allen, Ky.
ness with 240 ft. $800.00 per month
road frontage, 2 + security deposit
administrators, devisees or
adJoinmg lots avail- Call 794-0249
assigns. if any. of Suzie
Osborn
able on main road
Unknown spouse if any of
through town, close LARGE 2 story 4 Suzie Osborn
Wrlham T. Osborn
to courthouse. 606- br 2 bath house for
Unknown heirs execulors.
administrators.
or
rent. 3.600 sq ft 2 assrgns rf any. devisees,
791-3663
ol Wdltam T.
family rooms, big Osborn
Unknown spouse. ~ any, of
Prestonsburg back yard. In town Wrllram T Osborn
Unknown successors or
business for lease. NO PETS. Call 606- asslg~s
in interest, ~ any, to
Great location on 226-5846. Available WarToeld Natural Gas
Company pursuant to that oil
the main road, close Jan 1st. $1,200 and gas lease found in Deed
Bool< 102. at page 111 of the
to downtown and mth.
records of the Floyd County,
KentuckY Court Clerl<'s Office
the
courthouse.
In addrtron to thOse named
lease as is or For rent: 2 br above.
there may be others
who
have or may claim an
change, many pos- House at Martin rntarest
in tha property taken,
Sibilities. ie restau- Available immedi- who are unknown to plaint•ff
and such persons are made
rant. sports bar, ately. Call 791-8560 part19s to the actron under lhe
designation
·unknown
office
complex- or 478-8139 after Owners"
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIample parking. May 7pm. $500 month &
FIED that a Complarnt in
selling. $500. deposit.
consider
Condemnation has heretofore
been
fried rn lhe Offrca of the
Call 791-3663. '
Cieri< in the Unoted States
3- Br house for District Court for the Easlem
of Kentucky. rn the
Beauty shop for rent .With attached Dtslrrcl
United
States
Drstnct
In
Ptkevllle.
rent. Equipped with garage on 1 acre Courthouse
Kentucky for the takrng of the
3 stations and tan- flat lot, furnished lee simple title to the land
in Schedule 'A.
ning bed. Would kitchen, utility room, described
sub)8CI, however. to exrstrng
easemants for publoc roads
consider renting for dinning room, living and
highways. public ulllllles.
commorc1al
usc room w I fireplace railroads, and ptpelmes,
excepting and exclud•ng from
other than beauty two full baths. locat- the laking all Interests In coal,
and gas, and other mrnershop. Rt. 122 1 mile ed on left fork Little o:l
als in and under said land
South of Martin' Paint, off Rt 1100 off
:~c~,~~ ~~:n~~g ~~!a:,~
across from Garth U.S. 23 four lane. o..ners and all appurtenant
for the exploration.
Technical School. near
Highlands rights
developmenl, p:oductton and
Must have refer- regional Hospital. removal of sard coal. oil and
and other minerals so
ences. 285-9112.
References gas
excluded, and for the use rn
connecl!on
the eslablishrequired and possi- ment of thewith
Town of Mal11n,
Commercial prop- ble
back-ground Kentucky NonstruciUral Flood
ProjeCt, in and to the
erty 12 acres next check if desired. Conttol
land tn whtch you have. or
to
Walmart
& Prefer no pets - claom to ha'e an tnterest. and
more particularly described in
McDonald's
in deposit of one the plead:ngs herein. Tract
a cenarn tract of land rn
Prestonsburg 886- months rent. $550. 553M.
a Town of Martin Projecl. situate In Ftoy<l County. Kentucky.
monthly. Call 886- and
3023 after 5pm.
contain·ng 3.67 acres
more or less.
6626.
It Is the rntent ol the foregoFOR SALE
trig descnplion to rnctude a
part ol the same land conProperty for sale
Mobile Homes
veyed to Mary Frazier In a
between
deed from Loursa Osborn. the
wife of W
T. Osborn
Prestonsburg and
(deceased). S. D. Osbom and
Mynle Osborn. T. T. Osborn
Painstville.
Also,
and Jennie Osborn. S P
Osborn and Susie Osbom.
double wide for
Drngus and Oolite
rent. $500 plus
2 Br mobile home P.M.
Dingus. and Cal•in Osborn,
January 24. 1913, and
deposit. Call 606- for rent. Completely dated
recorded March 17, 1913, rn
789-6721 or 792- furnished, $350.mth Deed Book 36 Page 368. the
coal. oil and gas lor this land
792-6721. No pets. plus utilities. $150. was reserved by Mary J.
Frazier. aka Mary Frazier and
deposit. Everything W.
S. Frazier, her husband, In
FARM FOR SALE
turned on ready to a deed dated January 16.
1924. and recorded February
Floyd county 75 move into.Call 886- 19, 1924, In Deed Book 65.
Page 412.
acres more or less, 8961. Auxier Ky
Mary J Frazoer. aka Mary
Frazier died testate and
rt. 11 00 off US .23
accordrng ro her Last W•ll and
Rent to own1999 Testament dated December 1
East Point Upper
193?. and recorded March 27.
Little Paint. Lum 3 br 16x80 Mobile 1933,
rn Wrll Bool< B. Page 9.
Derossett Branch. home. Married cou- she dev'sed her interest in the
subject tract to het' children:
Call 606-325-4430 ples preferred. 6 Minnre Frazier Smnh. Calvrn
Dr W D Osborn. Effie
from Frazier.
or 606-325-2809. miles
D. Maggard, Thaos M. Frazoer,
Level- Sloping and Prestonsburg. Call Myrrle Flanery, Edrth L.
Frazier. and A lion 0. Frazier.
timber. HUNTERS 886-2842.
Effie Frazier Maggard, aka
Elfie D. MaQgard. dred rntes·
PARADISE!! Could
tate on Apnl 29. 1991 and
Mobile Home for was survived by her husband,
be made into a subLawrence Maggard. and her
division.
rent. 3 miles from children
Greta Graham. Rose
Ada Luxmore and
Prestonsburg
on Warren.
Ruby Maggard Spencer, as
David road. Call shown by thai certa111 Affodav1l
of Descent. dated and recordRentals
8863902.
ed May 21. 1992. In Deed
BooK 357, Page 333.
APARTMENT
Apartments
for
rent @ Hueysville.
1 Br, HUD only, $
290 I month. Call
886-9478. ( LEAVE
MESSAGE)
For Rent : Small
2 br mobile home
located near the
new Prestonsburg
grade school. $
350. mth Plus utilities. Call 886-9931.
3 BR 2 bath MH
for rent with large
deck.. Located at
315
Adams
Cemetery
Road.
Large Unlcourt Apt Call 791-8617 or
for rent located at 791-4471. $450 per
Stanville on US 23. month
2br, 2 bath walk m
closet. 1yr Lease.
LOTS FOR RENT
No pets. Please call New mobile park
lots, Allen Dwale
606-478-8100.
area. Floyd County.
2br duplex for rent. Restrictions apply.
Central heat and air. Paved Streets, lightIn excellent condi- ed area, parking
tion. 3 miles north of pads.AII sizes call
prestonsburg. Call 606-377-2357.
886-9007 or 8899747.
Mobile Home for
rent: NO HUD. 1/2
north
of
3br apt for rent. 2 mile
baths, parking for Prestonsburg
trucks. Will rent to Spradlin
Branch.
contractors.
Mt Call 889-0363.
Parkway 6 miles
from Prestonsburg.
Legals
1Br
furnished
apartment located
3
miles
from
Prestonsburg. Call
358-9483 after 6:00
pm or 794-9484.
Apt. For rent: 1
and 2 BR apartments on Rt. 321
near Porter school.
Central heat and a1r,
washer and dryer
hookup. $375 per
month plus references and deposit.
Seniors welcomed!
Call789·5973
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF
KENTUCKY
SOUTHERN DIVISION
PIKEVILLE
Civil Action No. 07-143GFVT
Tract No. 553M
United States of America
Plaintiff
Vs. NOTICE: CONDEMNA·
TION
3.91 Acres of Land, Moro or
Less.
Situate In Floyd County,
Commonwealth of
Kentucky,
And Mary June Allen, et al
Defendants
TO· The followmg named
persons and lheor spouses if
any. IIIMng. whose addresses
and places of residence can·
not be as~rtained by plaintiff.
and rt decc&sed. tnen t11elr
~nknown heirs. devrsee..,
legatE~es execulors admini5trators successors, creditors
and ass1gn~. whose names
and places of residence as
unknown. Tract No. 553M.
MyrHe Flanery aka Mynle J.
Renovated
Apartments
like
new,
furnished,
downtown Martin. 1 Fl~~~r\i tk~~J;~iea~r~ijh L
Man in nl<a Ednh Norns
BR and efficiency FraZier
Ethel Frazier
Eugone
FraZier
apartments.
Call
Greta Graham
285-3233 between
Robert Flanery aka Robert
Rudolph Flanery
10a-6p M-S
Crndy Fraz•er. as spouse of
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heal & air Rent
startmg at $375.
month, + $300.
George W Frazier
Victor Warren. as spouse of
Rose Warren
,
Unknown spouse, if any. of
Myrtle Flanery aka Mynle J.
Flanery aka Myrtle Berry
Unknown heifS executors,
adm1nlst~ntors, dcvtsoos, or
assrgns If any. of Mrytle
lnt~~~~:n~eJu~:~a~~1i~
~~:nt bJate'dn a~Jii~:c"~~d.:'J
May 21, 1992. tn DeeCI Book
357, Page 331 . be•ng survived
by hrs children. Grela
Graham. Rose Warren. Ada
Luxmore. and Ruby Spencer.
aka Ruby Margaret Maggard
Spencer.
Mlnnie FraLter srn1th, died
•ntestate of December 12.
1983, as shown by the
Afhdavrt of Descent. dated
March 12. 1990, recorded
August 14, 1990, In Deed
Bool< 339. Page 133. her
.nteresl in the property being
passed to her chldren: Dewey
Ed Smith. and Vrolet Smith
Kollong
Ahon Otto Frazier, aka Alton
0. Frazier. dred testate. and
as evidenced by his Lasl Will
and
Testament,
dated.
January 31. 1972 and record·
ed January 25. t 974 in Will
Boo< C. Page 249, having
devrsed has :merest rn the
sub)E!ellr!lCI to his wife. Ruby
Eileen Frazier.
Thaoe Frazrer. aKa Thaos
M. Frazier died inteslate on
September 21. 1963, as
shOiyn tJy that cena111 Affrdavrt
of Descent, dated March t 2,
1990, and recorded January
25, 1990, 10 Deed Booi< 339,
Page 132, being survoved by
his W1fe, Ethel Frazier, and his
ctuldren: Mary June Allen and
Donald Frazier
Eugene Frazier. aka Calvin
Frazoer, d1ed testate on March
29. 1983, as shown on a cer·
taln Affldav~ of Descent dated
March 12. 1990. and recorded
August14. 1990in Deed Book
339, Page 129, being survivod
by hrs wrfe, Veral Frazrer and
children: Stephen Frazier.
George Frazier.
Eugene
Fraz1er and Larry Frazer.
Vera! Frazoer died intestate
on Dccomber s. 1988, as
shown
by
that cenarn
Aff,davv~ ol Descent. dated
March 12, 1990, and recorded
August 14, 1990, rn Deed
Book 339. Page 130. being
survived by har children.
Stephen Frazrer, George
Fraz,er. Eugene Fraz,er and
Larry Frazier.
Dr. W. D. Osborne, aka
William De~~>ey Osborne. died
testate and by vil1ue of the last
Wrll and Testamant. dated
September 14. 1953. liled lor
record Augusl 24, 1959. and
recorded at Will Book ·s·.
Page 317. hrs rnterest tn the
subject lracl was de•ised to
his wile, Ethel Osbome, for
lrfe. and the remarnder ro hrs
children· Virginia Jamerson
Mary Louise Osborne, and
Joan Hall.
Mary Louise Osbome died
testate and by virtue of her
Last Will and Testament.
dated October 24. 1992. and
recorded January 10. 2003, in
Wrll Bool< ·y··. Page 101. her
onleresl in the subject tract
was devised to her sisters,
Vtrgtnra Deweyll Jamerson.
aka Vtrginia .;amer~on. and
Joan 0. BlackbJm. fka Joan
Hall.
Ethel Osbcme died intes·
tate on or aboul February 17
1999. termrnaung her lrle
estale accord1ng to lhe
AfMavlt of Descenl. dated
December 30. 2002. and
recorded January 13. 2003 in
Deed Book 402. Page 57.
The aurhorrty for the taKrng
is under and in accordance
woth !he Act of Congress
approved February 26. 1931
(40 US C § 258!1.) which was
recocHied by Acl of Congress
approved August 21, 2002
(116 Stat 1145. 40 USC §
3114) and acts supplemen·
tary tnereto ancl amendatory
theteof. and under the further
authority of the Acts of
Congress approved Apnl 24
1888 (25 Stat 94 33 Ll S G §
591 ), Juno 29, 1900 (34 Stat
632. 33 U.S C. § 592). and
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
March 1. 1917 (39 Stat. 950.
33 U.S.C. § 701), whoch acts
authorize the acquisition ol
land or easements therein lor
flood conlrol pro1ects; § 202 of
the Aot of Congress approved.
October t. 1980 (94 Stat
1331, P.L. 96·367). wh:ch acl
authorized implementalion of
flood control measures on the
Levrsa Fori\ and Tug Fork of
lhe Big Sandy River Basin and
their 1rlbutarles. § 367 ol the
Act of Congress approved
August 17. 1999 (113 Stal
320. P.L. 1()6.53). Which act
authonzad all necessary mea·
sures in Martin. Kentucky to
prevent future losses that
would occur as a result ol a
flood aqual in magnitude to a
100-year frequency event, the
Act of Congress approved
October 27. 2000 l 114 Stat
1441. PL. 106-377) whiCh
directed the Secretary of the
Army to proceed in accordance wtth Plan A as set forth
rn !he Prehmrna ry Draft
Detailed
PrOJeCt Report.
Appenalx T ol the General
Plan of the Hunungton Drstnct
Commander; and the Rev sed
Continuing Resolution, 2007
approved February 14, 2007
(PL 110.5). which act appropriated funds for such purpos·
es.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTI·
FlED that If you have any
ob19Ctoon or defense to the
taking of your property. you
are required to serve upon the
plarnhff's attorney at the
address herein designated
within twenty (20) days after
the data of the personal ser·
vice of this notice upon you
exclusive of the day of serVICe, an answer rdenttfyrrljl the
property in which you claom to
have an Interest staling the
nature and extent of tha rnterest cla:med and stating all
your objections and defenses
to the taking of your property.
A failura so to serve an
answer shall constitute a •con·
sent to the takrng and to the
authonty of the Court to proceed to hear the action and !ix
the JUSt compensatron and
shall constotute a waover of all
defenses and objections not
so presenled.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTI·
FlED thai If you have no
objectiOn or defense ro the
taking, you may serve upon
plalntltrs altomey a nollce of
appearance, destgnatrng the
property on whrch you claim to
be Interested and thereafter
you shall recerve nol!ce of all
proceedings affectrng the said
propeny.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTI·
FlED that al the trial of the
Issue of just compensation
whether or not you have
answered or served a notice
of appearance, you may present evrdence as to the
amou~t of compensation to be
pard lor the property In which
you have any rnterest. and
you may share in the dislribu·
lion ol lhe award of compensatiOn.
K you have no objec!ion or
defense to the taking, you
may serve on !he plaintoffs
atlorney a notice of appearance designabng the property
rn which you clatm an rnterest.
Thereafter. you will recei•e
notice of all proceedings
affecl!ng said property. At the
trial of lhe issue of just compensation. whether or not you
have preVIOusly appeared or
answered. you may present
ev1denGB as lo the amount of
the compensation to be pard
for the property, and you may
share In the dlstnbutlon of the
compensation.
AMUL R THAPAR
UNITED STATES ATIORNEY
260 W. Vrne Street. Suite 300
Lexington, Kentucky 405071612
(859) 233-2661
Publication Dates: 12·t2-97
Ave.
Director, 2007, at 11 :00.
Clifford and Jane Natural Resources the
Conn,
Richard Prestonsburg Division of Mine Type of Collateral: Prestonsburg, KY
Kimbler,
Lizzie Regional
Office, Permits,
No.
2 2006 20 ft. Ranger 41653
Hollow, Boat Commanche Any questions, call
Boyd, John David 3140 South Lake Hudson
and Pamela Akers, Drive
Suite
6, U.S. 127 South, Tourment Edition Mike Haney
or
Betty
Rose Prestonsburg, KY Frankfort, Kentucky 200 Mercury Engine 606/424/6453
Contract
Date: 606/886-2321 ; ext.
Newsome,
and 41653. Written com- 40601.
09/13/06
1269
Willie
Conn, ments, objections,
Location:
First
PUBLIC
SALE
Georgene
Conn or requests for a
Commonwealth
PUBLIC SALE
Wright, Banner L. permit conference Date and Time of Bank
Date and Time of
Sale:
December
28,
Conn, Bobby and must be filed with
311 North Arnold Sale. December 28,
Sherry Coleman,
Ernest and Geneva
Boyd, Danny R. and
Anna Conn, Donald
and Lois Adkins,
Donnie and Monica
Akers,
Loretta
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
Hunter,
Charles
COUNTY OF FLOYD ... SCT
Elliott, Phillip Ray
I, Douglas Ray Hall, Clerk of the Floyd District Court, do hereby certify that the following
and Tanya Boyd,
Settlements
of Estates have been filed in my office. Anyone desiring to take exceptions to
Delphia
and
said
settlements
must do so on or before January 26th, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
Cleadous
Hall,
Sode Scott and
Case
Date
Michelle Lawson ,
Settlement ~
Estate Of:
Fiduciary
~
George K. and Lois
Final
06-P-242 Melvin Johnson
Liza Ann Johnson
11-13-07
Boyd, Ellis Hunter,
06-P-377 Jean Pat H1cks
Final
Anita Martin
11-16-07
and Brenda Gail
05-P-342 Margie Reeves
Final
Mona F. Reeves
Hunter.
11 ·16·07
07-P-170 Martha Keathley
The
proposed
Final
Gary Keathley
11-20-07
amendment is locatFrnal
07-P-110 Gordon Carroll
Belindfi Carroll
11-21-07
ed on the Harold
05-P-372 Delila Stevens
Final
Josephine Akers
11-29-07
U.S.G.S. 7 1/2
Final
07-P-123 Julia Reffitt
Tom Reffitt
11-30-07
minute quadrangle
F1nal
05-P-353 Estill Howell
Anna Jean Howell
11-10-07
map. The amendFinal
06-P-336 Laymond Bragg
Florine Bragg
03-20·07
ment will affect an
Final
05-P-340 Linda Tackett
Scott Tackett
10-19-07
area within 100 feet
Final
07-P-204
Esta
Hammon
Mitchell
Harold
Mitchell
12-12-07
of public road KY
07-P-185 Edith Sadler
Final
Maurice Sadler
11-19-07
2030. The amendFinal
07-P-25
Alma Meade
11-21-07
Trula Meade
ment will not involve
relocation
and/or
F1nal
07-P-61
Robert Murriell
Vonda Murriell
11-26-07
closure of the public
07-P-79
F1nal
Bonnie Sword
Batina Sword
11-26-07
road.
Final
07-P-180 James T. Ladd
Lori P. Weier
11-26-07
The amendment
07-P-94
Final
Willard Ousley
Glen & Rudolph Ousley
11-28-07
application
has
06-P-298 Mary Marguerite May Sharp
Frnal
Mary Lynne Pigman
11-30-07
been filed for public
Final
07-P-220 Alta Fraley
Bill Fraley
12-10--07
inspection at the
05-P-354 Franklin L. Smith
Final
Ravia Smith
12-13-07
Department
for
NOTICE
(OF FINAL SETTLEMENT)
IS C>'-1 R.
·ESL.JSI 1'1 ESS
DJ's Boo'tcan1p
THORNSBERRY'S
(across from KFC, Prestonsburg)
Building & Remodeling
FITNESS FOR WOMEN
Additions
Kitchen & Bath Renovations
Interior & Exterior Painting
Ceramic Tile • Garages
Decks • Metal Roofs
LEO THORNSBERRY
• Massage Therapy
•Infrared
Sauna
Tanning
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 836-
5505
Call us about our
Holiday
Gift Certificates
GUY THORNSBERRY
fi0fi-88fi-fi202
(606) 886-0494
(606) 447-2216
Amendment
In
accordance
with KRS 350.070,
notice is hereby
given that FCDC
Coal,
Inc., 587
North Lake Drive,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653, has applied
for an amendment
to
an
existing
underground coal
mining and reclamation operation,
located 9 miles
southeast of Printer,
in Floyd County.
The amendment will
add 0 acres of surface
disturbance
and will underlie an
additional
1400
acres, making a
total
area
of
1597. 17 acres within the amended permit boundary.
The
proposed
amendment area is
approximately
9
miles
southeast
from KY 2030's
junction with KY
122, and located
0.2 mile north of
Spurlock
Creek.
The amendment will
underlie land owned
by James Keith
Hale and Debra
Halbert,
Black
Diamond
Land
Company,
the
Roberts Heirs, Jeff
Gayheart, J and R
Land
Company,
Inc., Appalachian
Land et al., Edgar
and Lucinaa Kidd,
Eddie Kidd, Susan
Hunter, Willard and
Patsy Stanley et al.,
Mearilla and David
P. Pitts, Johnnie
Akers.
Nayoma
Conn,
Norman
Sanders,
Burley
Akers, Bernard and
Dixie Lynn Conn,
Ivan Boyette, Joe R.
Keathley, Mortiville
and
Shirley
Parsons, Douglas
Gene and Wanda
Akers, Alice Kidd
Lawson,
Dewy
Darrell Akers, Clyde
and Mary Conn,
Richard and Cheryl
Arms, Dennie Ray
and Michelle Hall,
TRIPLES
CONSTRUCTION
&
Residential & Commercial
15 Years Experience
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
New Construction
Hardwood Flooring
Decks/Porches/Garages
Cabinet Installation
Concrete Work
Remodeling
Metal Roofs • VInyl Siding
-.~
..__,
606-265-3336 or 606-793-0006
BOSS'S
CUSTOM
CABINETS
Ky. RL 7 ~ 485 Raccoon Rd.
Hueysville, KY 41640
FREE ESTIMATES
(606) 358-4006
ROSS GO.BLE
J&J
LOGGING
Wants to buy
standing boundary
of tin~ber.
Call 4:52-2078
J&M
Seamless Gunering,
~Y~~idi111o and Metal Roofing
Located at Weeksbury, Ky.
Free estimates. can anvtime
226-2051
Residential & Commercial
Electrical Services
Home Improvements and Repairs
Free Estimates • Reliable
Ph: (606) 886-2785
Pager: (606) 482-0229
John K. Lewis, Master Electrician
Licsnsed: ME8643, CE8644
SHEPHERD'S
PLUMBING
• 1
•
•
•
•
Residential & Commercial
Gas Lines
Roto-Rooter
Install Septic Tanks
Small Excavating
24-Hour Service
886-0363
Soller license.
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
24 hr. Class (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Drug Testing
285-0999
Train at your convenience.
�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
2007, at 11:00.
Type of Collateral:
2001 Chevy Tahoe
S/N 5581
Contract
Date:
09/13/06
Location:
First
Commonwealth
Bank
311 North Arnold
Ave.
Prestonsburg, KY
41653
Any questions, call
Mike Haney
606/424/6453 or
606/886/2321, ext.
1269
NOTICE OF
BOND
RELEASE
1. In accordance
with KRS 350.093,
notice is hereby
given that Miller
Bros. Coal LLC,
433 Daniels Creek
Road, P.O. Box
990, Allen, KY
41601 , has applied
for Phase I Bond
Release on Permit
Number 836-0319,
which was last
issued on 4/17/07.
The
application
covers an area of
approximately
639.97
acres,
located
mile
southeast
of
Weeksbury in Pike
and
Floyd
Counties.
2. The permit
area is approximately
1
mile
southeast
from
Kentucky
Route
466's junction with
Caleb Fork County
Road, and is located on Pine Fork of
Caleb Fork, in
Floyd County, and ,
Abel Tackett Fork
of Long Fork, in
Pike County. The
latitude
is
37
degrees ~ 9 minutes 09 seconds.
The longitude is 82
degrees 41 minutes 01 seconds..
3. The bond now
in effect for permit
number 836-0319
are surety bonds
for:
Increment No. 1,
$59,700.00
Increment No. 2,
$536,800.00
Increment No. 3,
$96,700.00
Increment No. 4,
$289,100.00
Increment No. 5,
$297,700.00
Increment No. 6,
$443,100.00
Increment No. 7,
$544,700.00 and
$76,000.00
Increment No. 8,
$52,500.00
Approximately
60% oi the original
bond amount is
included in the
application
tor
release.
4. Reclamation
work
performed
includes: backfilling, final grading,
seeding
and
mulching, completed in April 2005 All
disturbed
areas
have been seeded
as to provide adequate growth for
plant species. and
provide appropriate
conditions for the
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS
The City of Prestonsburg will be
accepting bids for Lots C-22 through
C-31 , located at StoneCrest Golf
Course, along Clubhouse Drive.
Minimum bid accepted wilt be
appraised value of $26,000 per lot.
These lots are zoned R-2 (Single,
Double and Multiple Family Dwellings).
Sealed bids must be submitted by
January 4, 2008. For additional information, you may contact the City Clerk
at (606) 886-2335. The City of
Prestonsburg reserves the right to
accept and/or reject any and all bids.
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS
The Floyd County Sheriff's Office
is accepting bids for 23 new Smith
& Wesson M&P .40 caliber handguns. Each handgun will come with
three hi-capacity magazines. Bids
will be accepted until December
31, 2007. The Floyd County
Sheriff's Office retains the right to
reject any and all bids.
Please send bids to the Floyd
County Sheriff's Office. Att.: Bid,
P.O. Box 152, Prestonsburg, KY
41653.
surrounding
wildlife.
5. Written comments, objections,
and requests for a
public hearing or
informal
conference must be filed
with the Director,
Division of Field
Services, No. 2
Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort,
KY
40601, by January
ll. 2008.
6. A public hearing on the application
has
been
scheduled
for
January 23, 2008,
at .lltQQ a.m./p.m.,
or as soon thereafter as may be
heard
at
the
Pikeville Regional
Office
of
the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation and
Enforcement, 121
Mays
Branch
Road,
Pikeville,
Kentucky 41501.
The hearing will be
cancelled if no
request for a hearing on informal
conference
is
received
by
January
22,
2008 .. This is the
final advertisement
of this application;
all
comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit
conference
must be received
within 30 days of
this date.
NOTICE
NOTICE TO PATRICIA RISTER
WARNING ORDER
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned attorney has been
appointed to notify the Defendant,
Patricia Rister, that a civil action has
been filed against her in 'Floyd Circuit
Court, Division I, as C.A. No. 07-CI1250. Said Defendant must immediately file an Answer in the matter, otherwise, judgment may be entered
against him. Said Defendant should
contact the undersigned attorney
immediately.
Anthony Craig Davis
Dav1s Law Office
1 04 Hays Complex
P.O. Box 220
Betsy Layne, Kentucky 41605
Office: (606) 478-1002
Subscribe Now
Belore
rimes •uns Out
in Jan., 2008
Subscribe Now
1 Year-$47.20
(In County)
1 Year-$60.80
PUBLIC
NOTICE
Notice is hereby
given
that
White/Reach, LLC,
201
W.
Short
Street, Suite 500,
Lexington,
KY
40507, has filed an
application with the
Environmental and
Public Protection
Cabinet to construct a commercial
retail building and
associated parking
lot and driveways
on the property,
located at the intersection of KY 122
and KY 1428, in
Martin, Kentucky.
The property is
located adjacent to
the Right Fork of
Beaver Creek. Any
or
comments
objections
corrcerning this application shall be
directed
to:
Kentucky Division
of Water, Water
Resources Branch,
14 Reilly Road,
Office
Frankfort
Frankfort,
Park,
Kentucky 40601.
Phone: {502) 5643410.
I, Jimmy Crum,
hereby revoke any
power of attorney
or other documents, ·authorizing
Linda Keathley to
act on my behalf.
Jimmy Crum
26 2007 • 87
(Out of County).
1 Year-$76.00
(Out of State)
v"s"
In January, 2008
1 Year-$59.00
(In County)
1 .Year-$76.00
(Out of County)
1 Year-$81 . 00
(Out of State)
'arbe jflopb {tountp 'artmes
P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg, KY 41653 • 606-886-8506
Beware&
Prepare
Prepare your home,
family & community for survival.
tn a wildland fire emergency, call9-1-1, your local Fire
Department, or your local Division of Forestry office.
LEGAL NOTICE: NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTS.
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
COUNTY OF FLOYD
I, Douglas Ray Hall, Clerk of the Floyd District Court, do hereby certify that the following persons have
been appointed fiduciaries by the District Court. All persons indebted to an estate should sett!e with the fiduciary within six (6) months from the date of appointment
Date of Appointment Case Number Estate Of:
Fiduciary
Attorney
11-20-07
11-26-07
11-26-07
11-26-07
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In brief
State police
provide sate
driving tips
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FRANKFORTWhether driving across
town or across the state,
the Kentucky State Police
are advising motorists to
exercise added caution and
flexibility on the highway
during the Christmas holiday season.
"Holiday travel should
always be taken seriously,"
advises Kentucky State
Police Commissioner
Rodney Brewer. "Don't let
the joys of the season be
ruined by an injury or fatality in a vehicle crash or an
impaired driving arrest.
Give the gift of life to yourself, your family and others
during this special time of
the season."
In 2006, more than 50
million motorists throughout
the country made trips of
more than 50 miles during
the Christmas-New Year's
holiday. Despite higher
costs for gasoline this year,
KSP expects highway travel through and within the
state to match or exceed
last year's level resulting in
crowded conditions that
could potentially create
hazardous conditions. Nine
people lost their lives in
nine crashes on Kentucky
roadways during last year's
three-day Christmas holiday. Eight of the fatalities
were not wearing seat belts
and two were the result of
alcohol-related crashes.
In order to save lives,
the Kentucky State Police
will be boosting its road
patrols and operating safety checkpoints statewide
beginning at 6:00 p.m. on
Friday, Dec. 21 and ending
at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday,
Dec. 25. For maximum
effectiVeness, troopers will
coordinate enforcement
(See TIPS, page three)
Three arrested on drug charges
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
HAROLD A Floyd County Sheriff's
Department raid conducted in Harold early this week
resulted in three arrests.
According to a release from Sheriff John K
Blackburn, a Floyd County grand jury handed down
several indictments Tuesday based on information
T0 YS
gathered during a November raid of Julian and
Deborah Irick.
Julian Irick Jr., 42, of Harold, was arrested for
first- and second-degree trafficking in a controlled
substance and possession of marijuana. The trafficking charges are both felonies and could carry up to 15
years in prison.
Also arrested were Deborah Irick, 43, and
Christopher W. Noble, 33, of Ivel, both on charges of
F 0 R
T0 TS
tampering with physical evidence, which is a Class D
felony.
All three were lodged in the Floyd County
Detention Center and will go before a Floyd circuit
judge to an~wer the charges.
The November raid on the !ricks resulted in the
confiscation of over 270 OxyContin, 48 hydrocodone
and a small amount of marijuana. The street value of
the prescription pills was estimated to be $19,000.
Lawmakers told
lottery is qualified
to regulate casinos
by BRUCE SCHREINER
could be modified to n;gulate casinos if given the task
by state policymakers.
FRANKFORT - The
"The lottery corporation
Kentucky Lottery Corp.'s would be in a position to
top executive said Thursday provide that measure of
his agency would be well- oversight in a faster, better,
equipped to regulate casi- cheaper way than constitutnos if the expanded gam- ing a new agency to do so,"
bling becomes legal in the he said.
state.
Gleason assurred the
Lottery President and lawmakers that the lottery
CEO Arch Gleason touted corporation would take on
the lottery's qualifications the added role with a "high
during u hearing before a level of public accountabilgroup of House members ity and social responsibiliassigned to review casino ty."
gambling, which is brewing
Gov: Steve Beshear is
as a contentious issue in the expected to lead the push
upcoming 2008 General for a proposed constitutionAssembly session.
al amendmt::nt aimed at letGlt::a~on said the lottery
ting
Kentucky
voters
isn't taking a position on decide whether to allow
~xp nded gambling, but , - - - - - - : - - - - - - - said the lottery corporation
(See CASINOS, page three)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Above,
children shared
Christmas wishes with Santa
Claus at the Cart D. Perkins
Job Corps Center on Friday.
Santa and Mrs. _Claus were
guests of honor at the special event. An estimated
1 ,000 children were expected
to participate throughout the
day.
At right, a bl!SY elf selected a
toy for a lucky child from
among a multitude of P.ackages.
Judge's secretary
faces perjury charge
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
2 DAY FORECAST
PIKEVILLE - A Knott
CountY. judges-executive's
secretah was indicted by a
federal grand jury on
Wednesday on a charge that
she committed perJury during an investigation.
According to the indictment, Tammy Brewer, 43,
of Knott county. allegedly
lied under oath to a grand
jury when she said that she
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and her father had paid for
blacktop on their property.
Brewer added that the
receipt she had provided
investigators was genuine.
The grand jury bad
already brought charges
against four other individuals who allegedly schemed
to influence the outcome of
the November 2006 election using county travel,
blacktop, and bridges.
(See PERJURY, page three)
Floyd, Johnson children
benefit from Toys for Tots
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG
Beginning in 1947, in Los
Angeles, Calif., with one handcrafted Raggedy Ann doll fashioned by the wife of a Marine
Corps Reservist, the U.S.
Marine Corps Toys for Tots
program has grown to serve
needy children nationwide in
the years since its inception.
This past week, at the Carl
D. Perkins Job Corps Center,
students and staff members
helped distribute an estimated
2,200 toys to local children
over a two day period.
With a contribution of 750
new toys from the U.S. Marine
Corps, local businesses and
organizations in Floyd and
Johnson counties, well over
1,000 toys were distributed to
area children who might otherwise find thernsel ves with little
to be happy about on Christmas
Day.
"Our staff and students just
realty get into the spirit of this
event," said Thomas Rainey,
finance and administration
director for the center.
"Everyone has a way of coming
together to get everything done
- down to getting all the toys
sorted and wrapped, to preparing refreshments, and even to
working on Santa's sleigh."
The center is in its fifth year
of conducting the local Toys for
Tots campaign and Rainey says
that the help of local businesses
such as Wal-Mart, Cash
Express, Charley's Subs and
(See TOYS, page three)
photo by Melissa Bell
Judge-Executive R.D. "Doc" Marshall took time out on
Wednesday to do a reading of the Nativity story as well
as "A Visit from St. Nicholas" for residents of the
Prestonsburg Healthcare Center.
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SUNDAY, DECCEMBER
23, 2007
THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
Regional Obituaries
FLOYD COUNTY
• Hattie Mac Hopkins
Hall, 89, of Prospect, Ohio,
formerly of Harold, died
Thesday, December 18. at the
Hartland Nursing Home in
Marion, Ohio. Funeral services were held Friday,
December 21, under the direction of the J.W. Call and son
Funeral Home.
• Matilda Rice Palmer, 80,
of Ivel. died Wednesday,
December 19, at her residence.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 22, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
• Nola Crider Stepp, 87, of
(Mt. Washington Care Center),
Cincinnati, Ohio. formerly of
Prestonsburg, died Tuesday,
December 18, at Mercy
Hospital,
Anderson,
in
Cincinnati, Ohio. Funeral services were held Friday,
December 21, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home.
•
James
Marvin
Thompson, 63, of Dearborn
Heights, Michigan, formerly
of Wayland, died Sunday,
December 16, in Michigan.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, December
20, under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
PIKE COUNTY
• Lois Slone Adams, 59. of
Pikeville, died Thursday,
December 13, at her residence.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, December 16, under
direction of the Pikeville
Funeral Home.
• Mary Margaret Aliff, 84,
of Williamson, W.Va., a native
of Freeburn, died Monday,
December 17, at Williamson
Memorial Hospital. Funeral
services w~re held Thursday,
December 20, under the direction of Weaver Mortuary of
West Williamson.
• Lillian Childers Baker,
82, of Ashcamp, a Pike
County, died Wednesday,
December 12, at Mountain
View Health Care Center,
Elkhorn City. Funeral services
were held Saturday, December
15, under the direction Qf
Bailey Funeral Home.
• Zelia Belcher, 85, of
Earling, W.Va., a native of
Pikeville,
died
Friday,
Decemher 7, at the Logan
Regional Medical Center,
Logan, W.Va. Funeral services
were held Monday, December
I 0, under the direction or
Krantz-McNeely
Funeral
Home or Man, W.Va.
• Kermit Evans Bilitcr Jr.,
72, of Pikeville, died Monday,
December 17, at his residence.
Funeral services were held
Friday, December 21, under
the direction of the Thacker
Funeral Home.
• Eddie Dean "Soup Bean"
Branham, 58, ot Little Creek,
died Sunday, December 16. at
Pikeville Medical Ccr:~tcr. He
is survived by his wife, Jackie
Branham. Funeral services
were
held
Thursday,
December 20, under direction
of Hall & Jones Funeral
Home.
• James "Jamie" Robert
Coleman, 28, of Stopover,
died Friday, December 14, at
his home. Funeral services
were held Monday, December
17, under the direction of R.S.
Jones & Son Funeral Home.
• James Costa , 55, of
Lexington,
formerly
of
Pikevi11c, died Thursday,
November 29, at the Mountain
Crest Nursing Home in Ohio.
He is survived by his wite,
Elizabeth Costa. A memorial
service will be conducted at a
later date at the Virgie Alliance
Church. Arrangements arc
under direction of the Walker
Funeral Home in Ohio.
• Patricia Dodd Dcshcrlia,
40, formerly of Virgie, died
Sunday, December i6, at the
Hillcrest Health Center. She is
survived by her husband,
Michael Desherlia. Funeral
services were held Wednesday,
December 19, under the direction of Hall & Jones Funeral
Home.
• Randall F. Dials, 81, of
Virgie,
died
Thursday,
December 13, at his residence.
He is survived by his wife,
Betty Dials. Funeral services
were held Sunday, December
16, under direction of Hall and
Jones Funeral Home.
•
Drake Tan McJace
Hunter Eldridge, infant son of
Michael and Jamie Eldridge,
died Sunday, December 9, at
Pikevllle Medical Center. A
graveside service was held
Saturday, December 15, under
the direction or R.S. Jones &
Son Funeral Home.
• James Harmon Jr., 65, of
Jocs Creek, died Sunday,
December 16, at Pikeville
Medical Center. Funeral services were held Thursday,
December 20, under direction
of Thacker Funeral Home.
• Ryan Seth Hawkins, 14,
or Blaine, a Pike County
died
Saturday,
native,
December 15. a~ Roxanna, the
result of injuries suffered in a
hunting accident. Funeral ser
vices
were
conducted
Wednesday. December 19,
nder direction of Wilson
Funeral Home of Louisa.
• Bill Harmon Hite. 66, of
Meta, died Monday, December
I 0, at Pikeville Medical
Center. He is survived by his
wife, Peggy Hite. Funeral services were held Thursday,
December 13; under the direc
Lion of Community Funeral
Home of Zebulon.
• David Timothy "Timmy"
Kilgore, 33, of Virgie, died
Sunday, December 16, at his
home. Funeral services were
held Wednesday, December
19, under direction of Lucas &
Son Funeral Home.
•
Thelma Mae Hunt
Lambert, 87. of Freeburn, died
Thursday, December 13, at the
South
Williamson
Appalachian
Regional
Hospital Ski11ed Nursing
Facility. Funeral services were
held Monday, December 17,
under the direction of
Chambers Funeral Services of
Matewan, W.Va.
• Warren May, 87, of
Raccoon , died Saturday,
December 15, at Pikeville
Medical Center. Funeral services were held Wednesday,
December 19, under the direction of Lucas & Son Funeral
Home.
• Bessie Marie Owens, 58,
of Muskegon, Mich., formerly
of Virgie, ilied Thursday,
December 13, at Mercy
Hospital, Michigan. Funeral
services were held Monday,
December 17, under the direction of Hall & Jones Funeral
Home.
• George W. Phillips, 87,
of Forest Hills, formerly of
Feds Creek, died Tuesday,
December 18, at the Mountian
View Hcalthearc in Elkhorn
City. Funeral services were
held Thursday, December 20,
under the direction of the J.W.
and Son Funeral Home.
•
Jennie
Elizabeth
Reynolds, 88, of Tampa, Fla.,
formerly of Pikeville, died
Saturday, December 15, at
Brighton Gardens. Funeral
services were held Wednesday,
December 19, under the direction of J.W. Call & Son
Funeral Home.
• Elkie Catherine McGuire
Robinette, 67, of Varney, died
Sunday, December 16, al
Pikeville Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Dec. 19, under the
direction of J.W. Call & Son
Funeral Home.
• Frances Sanders, 91, of
Shelby Gap, died Saturday,
December 15, at her home.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, December 18, under
direction of Lucas & Son
Funeral Home.
• William "Bill" Stanley
Sr., 79, of Chapmanville,
W.Va., formerly of Dorton,
died Friday, December 14, at
Charleston Area Medical
Center, Charleston, W.Va. He
is survived by his wife, Sylvia
Adoree Stanley. Funeral services were held Tuesday,
December 18, under the direc ·
tion of Honaker Funeral Home
of Logan.
• Tommy Raymond Lee
Stevens, Jr. , infant son of
Tommy and Rachel Renea
Porter Stevens of Pikeville,
was
stillborn
Friday,
December 14, at Pikeville
Medical Center. Graveside
services were held Monday,
December 17, under direction
of Community Funeral Home.
•
William
Mathew
Thacker, 40, of Raccoon, died
Thursday, December 13, at
Buffalo Creek, Floyd County.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, December 19,
under the direction of
Community Funeral Home.
• Birdie Flo J. Ward, 71, of
Lexington, a native of
Fishtrap, died Thursday,
December 13, at St. Joseph
Hospital, Lexington. She is
survived by her husband,
Clifford Ward. Funeral services were held Monday,
December 17. under direction
of the Kerr Brothers Funeral
Home.
•
Herman
Edward
"Doodle" Williamson, 73, of
Stone,
died
Thursday,
December 13, al the VA.
Hospital in Huntington, W.Va.
Funeral services were held
Monday, December 17, under
the direction of the R.E.
Rogers Funeral Home.
JOHNSON COUNTY
• Randy Baldwin, 46, of
Old Springs, dted Wednesday.
December· 12. at Cabell
Huntington
Hospital ,
in
Huntington, West Virginia.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 15, under
the direction of the Paintsville
Funeral Home.
• Alpha Green, 72, ·of
Lowmansville, died Friday,
December 14, at Highlands
Regional Medtcal Center, in
Prestonsburg. Funeral services
were held Monday, December
17' under the direction or the
Preston Funeral Home.
• James Ray ' Ray Bob'
Jenkins. 55, of Flat Gap, a
Floyd County native, died
Thursday. December 6. at his
residence. Funeral services
were held Sunday, December
9, under the direction of the
Jones-Preston Funeral Home.
• Bessie Jones McCarty,
79, of Inez, died Saturday,
December 15, at Three Rivers
.Medical Center, in Louisa.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, December 18, under
the direction of Phelps & Son
Funeral Home.
•
David Paris Pierce
Pelphrey, 80, of Beavercreek,
Ohio. died Sunday, December
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wire, Belly Pelphrey. Funeral
services were held Thursday,
December 20, under the direction of Jones-Preston Funeral
Home.
• Donna Sue Powe.rs, 70,
of Alma, Colorado, a Johnson
C1>unty native. died Tuesday,
December
11,
at
the
University Colorado Hospital.
Funeral services were held
Monday, December 17, under
lhe direcLion of the JonesPreston Funeral Home.
• Mary Mills Sparks, 65,
of
Lowmansville,
died
Thursday, December 6. at
Salyersville Health Care
Center. Funeral services were
held
Sunday.
December
9,undcr the dircctJOn of the
Jones-Preston Funeral Home.
•
Johnny
Carson
Stapleton. 80, of Flat Gap,
died Thursday, December 13,
at Paul B. Hall Regional
Medical Center, in Paintsville.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, December 16. under
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In Loving Memory of
William E. Woods
Bill was born on February
14, 1953, and passed away on
December 23, 1997. Bill is
holding his only living son,
Kyle E. Woods, who is now 18
years old. Bill is truly missed
by his mom, Bessie, sister,
Faye, niece, Angle, nephew,
Barry and other family mem·
bers and friends. This poem
Is dedicated to his childhood
and memories of years past.
"Mom Would Always Say,,
"There's sixteen months and ten days between you and Bill," Mom would
always say. Just a grade apart throughout our school years, but, Bill was the
smartest. Learning came easy for him, while It required hours of studying for
me. "Now you're the oldest. Look out for your little brother today." Mom would
always say.
I loved my little brother from the day he was born. There was always over·
whelming feelings of affection and protectiveness there. Our mom was a petite
woman, and my ten-pound brother arrived on February 14th a Valentine baby.
"He was the biggest valentine I've ever received," Mom would always say.
For more than a century, Pikeville College has
Only the two of us growing up beside the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River.
Not many other children living near-by. Just a few cousins and then occasional
visits with out of town cousins gave us new playmates. "Company is coming.
You two young ins be sure to share," Mom would always say.
affordable educational opportunities. Several
Unruly, dense vegetation growing along the sandy riverbank and surrounding
fields scattered with wild weeds, numerous wildflowers and rambling, prickly
blackberry bushes became our playgrounds. "Be sure to stay away from that
river," Mom would always say.
Yes, we were told to stay away from the river. And we knew we should, for
neither one of us could swim. We played a lot together. He was my little brother
and we were playmates. "You are such good children," Mom would always say.
During the spring and summer, we rode our bikes. His was a Bluegrass and
mine was a Huffy. On rainy days we'd sit In the green, front porch swing and
sing. Or build a playhouse out of discarded, cardboard boxes. "Quieten down,"
Mom would always say.
been
providing
students
with
quality,
of our pro~rams are consistent ly among
the top performing in the state and nation. 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 you to talk to a member of our
Weekends sometimes brought visits from our parent's friends and their
children. Once again, we'd have new playmates. We'd play checkers, rummy,
and hide and seek at nighl. Catch lightening bugs to put in a jar. "lime to gel
ready for bed," Mom would always say.
admissions and financial aid staff about
In the fall, we'd trudge through tall stalks of chigger infested horse weeds,
towering above our heads. Spreading, pushing, stomping them aside, as we
carved a pathway deep within the mass of green. "Just look at you two, all
covered with burrs," Mom would always say.
we are changing our world ... one graduate at a
Proudly we'd christen the domain "The Horse Weed Club" our secret hide..away out on the river bank. We'd tie the tall stalks of horseweeds into towering
tee-pees and crawl underneath to pretend. "You shouldn't play in the weeds,"
Mom would always say.
We'd play for hours pretending to eat the delicious mud pies made out of water
and sandy soli, generously adorned with pokeberrles, rocks, sticks, and wild·
flowers. "9Gme on In to supper," Mom would always say. "What do you mean,
you're not hungry?" We'd laugh and rush oH to wash our hands. Eager to eat
real food that day.
opportunities available for you. Discover how
time. We would like to include you.
PIKEVILLE CO LEGE
In the winter we played In the snow. If we didn't have a sled, we'd use an old
tire or flatten cardboard box for sliding down the road that traveled over an
Incline to our house. We'd climb up the gravel pile stocked near-by and slid
down. "Come In before you catch your death," Mom would always say.
The word death to a child Is a foreign word. As much as I loved my little brother
throughout the years, I couldn't protect him from this darkness. Bill's been
gone now ten years this December 23rd. And I sttll miss him. "Bill was my only
son and I miss him, so," Mom continues to say.
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• Clifford Ray Bailey. 61.•
of Louisa, died Wcdncsdtl-y,
December 12, at King'~
Daughters' Medical Center, in
Ashlautl. Funeral services
were hdd Sunday, Dcccmbqr
16. under the direction of
Rkhmond-Callaham Funeral
Home.
r#i
• Victoria Runyon Kirk,
85, of Lovely, died Friday,
December 14, at Three Rivers
Medical Ccnrcr. in Louisa.
Funeral services were held
Monday, Dccemhcr 17, under
the drrection of RichmondCallaham Funeral Home.
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Funeral Home.
• Polly M. Wells, 79, of
Mt Gilead, Ohio. a Pamtsvillc
native, died Friday, December
1·~. at Mcd Central Hospital in
Mansfield, Ohio. Funeral ser vices were held Wednesday.
December 19, under the directi on or Gompf Funeral Home.
It's about students!
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SUNDAY, 0ECCEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Casinos
casinos. Beshear estimates the
state could take in $500 million in extra tax revenue by
allowing a limited numbers of
casinos.
The rererendum 's pros peels
are uncertain in the legislature,
~ which will uecide whether to
place the measure on the ballot. Similar proposals have
died, in pasl legislative sessions.
House
Speaker
Jody
Richards, D-Bowling Green,
set up the panel tQ study the
casino gambling issue. Casino
opponents watched the hearing, then spoke out to reporters
afterward.
The Rev.
Nancy Jo
Kemper, executive director of
(he Kentucky Council or
Churches, said a review of
w casino gambling needs to
include its ''economic and
---
social costs." She said the
massive sums of money spent
at cusmos would be taken out
of other sectors of the economy.
"You are destroying other
businesses wh1le you are
pulling money in the pocket~
of those who arc rich," she
said.
Gleason said that casinos
would cause a short-term drop
in louery revenues, an amount
he estimated at 6 percent to I0
percent. That would be similar
to the Iottcty~s dccfinc after
riverboat casinos opened
along the Ohio River in
Indiana and Illinois. he said.
Gleason said the lottery and
casinos could be operated in
tandem.
"1 think we have a hcllcr
chance of minimizing competition between the forms of
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gaming, and mnxtmizing the
ultimate return to the commonwealth," he satd.
"lt would allow us to conduct our businesses in harmony."
In a separate interview,
Sen. Robert Stivers questioned
the lottery corporation's ability to oversee such an enormous enterprise, despite its
cxpetiencc.
"I don't think that anybody
in this state has the capacity at
this time to oversee" what is
touted as a multibillion operation.
the
Manchester
Republican said by phone.
Stivers said it would take a
big state investment and major
modifications of the lottery
commission Lo prepare il for
such a task. "The question is,
are you going to take an ant
hill and turn it into a moun-
Tips
• Continued from p1
activities with local police and blood alcohol level of .08 will
• Don't Lailgate. Follow
sheriff's offices to target high- result in an immediate arrest other vehicles at a safe disrisk areas and use radar and even for first ~ime on·enders. timce.
laser equipment as well as pas- Motorists can also be arrested
• Expect the unexpected.
sive alcohol sensors to assist lor lower levels if they are Walch traffic around you and
under 21 years of age or oper- be prepared to react. Scan the
their efforts.
KSP will also be participat- ating a commercial vehtcle.
road ahead for potential haz
ing in Operation CARE
• Buckle up. Kentucky law ards.
(Combined
Accident makes the dtiver responsible
• Watch for road debris
Reduction Effort) from Dec. lor assuring that all occupants such as tire treads. garbage,
21 through Dec. 23, a nation- in their vehicle arc properly lumber, gravel, tree limbs,
wide program designed to restrained. No .warnings will mufflers and exhaust parts.
reduce fatalities on interstate be issued to drivers found not
• Take extra care on rural
highways and parkways by wearing a safety belt. They roads with 55 mile per hour
concentrating on speeding, will receive a citation.
speed limits.
impaired driving and failure to
•
Use approved child
• Avoid or minimize in-car
restraints.
According
to distractions such as cell phone
use seat belts.
"These three factors signif- Kentucky law, all children 40 usc, changing tapes or CDs,
icantly affect highway fatality inches in height or less, must . eating or other activities that
rates," says Brewer. "Troopers he buckled into a child safety can remove your attention
will be aggressively enforcing restraint seat that meets feder- from the road.
the law to save lives. Those al standards. Childn;n over 40
• Take frequent breaks 10
who endanger themselves and inches tall must wear a seat keep alert during long distance
others should know they will belL Motorists should be trips.
aware that the back seat is the
., face serious consequences."
• Be extra cautious around
According to Capt Tim safest place for children to sit, large trucks. They have large
especially
in
vehicles "blind spots" and much longer
Luca~. commander of !he KSP
Highway Safety Branch, equipped with passenger-side stopping distances than pasKentucky . has recorded 830 air bags. lnfants and toddlers senger cars.
highway fatalities tl1rough should never ride in the front
Remember that three out of
Dec. 20 or this year. Three- seat or a vehicle with a passen- four crashes happen within 25
hundrcd-and-seventy"cight of ger-side air bag. Parents miles of home at speeds of 15
those deaths were motor vehi- should always be sure that miles per hour or less. About
cle ocGupants who were not their child's safety scat has 40 percent or all fatal crashes
been properly installed in the occur on roads where the
wearing seat belts. Alcohol
related crashes have caused vehicle according to the manu- speed limit is 30 miles per
197 deaths during the same facturer's instructions.
hour or less.
Citizens can contribute to
•
Obey speed limits.
Lime period.
"Safe driving requires good Excessive speed reduces your htghway safety during the holdecision-making and good risk ability to avoid a• crash. iday pc1iod by reporting erratmanagement," says Lucas. "11 extends your vehicle's stop- ic, impaireu or speeding driill is serious business. Crashes ping distance and mcreascs the vers to the KSP toll-free botare life-changing events that severity or a crash when it line
at
1-800-222-5555.
Callers will remain anonyoften have permanent conse- occurs.
• Get enough sleep. Sleep mous and should give a
quences. And they don't
always happen to the other deprivation and fatigue can description or the vehicle,
cause lapses in attention, location. direction of travel
guy. It could be you."
awareness
and and license number, ir possiTo boost your chances of slowed
ble.
surviving holiday road travel, impaired judgement.
KSP offers the following Lips:
• Don't drive impaired by
drugs or alcohol. Kentucky's
zero tolerance policy means
operating a vehicle with a
•1
tain ," he said.
Stivers said he has not committed one way or the other on
the casino issue, saying there
are too many unanswered
questions. A~ ror the prospects
of a pro-casino referendum
getting through the Senate. he
said, ··1 don't think there is any
consensus."
23, 2007 • A3
• Continued from p1
The Jouery corporation got
a plug from Rep. Mike Cherry,
who satd ''there's never been a
hint .. . of impropriety, a hint of
corruption, a hint of waste"
while he' s kept up with it.
Cll:erry, D Princeton, also
said that lawmakers should
protect the lottery from a revenue declme because of its ties
to the popular Kentucky
Educational
Excellence
Scholarship program.
Lottery revenues arc used
to fund KEES scholarships,
which go to Kentucky high
school students as a reward for
good grades and test scores.
"We can't stand for KEES
to take a hit," Cherry said.
Toys
• Continued from p1
others is "invaluable" to the
project's success. "1 don't
know what we'd do without
them,'' he said.
Children, accompanied by
their ramilies, showed up hy
the hundreds tllis past week to
enjoy sweet treats prepared by
the center's culinruy ru·ts student.., and to wait their turn Lo
visit with Santa and rccei~e a
ne\v ·toy appropriate for their
age group and gender.
Dres~ed a!. elves, center
staff and .,;tudents kept themselves busy chatting with chil-
dren and making sure that
Santa had appropriate gifts at
the ready for presentmg to the
many children who stopped for
a moment to sit atop his knee.
According 10 Rainey. the
Job Corps Center works closely
wilh area family resource centers to target participants for the
Toys lor Tots program. "We
want to make sure that lhcse
toys get into the hands of the
children who really need
them," he said.
In operation for the past five
ycru·s in Floyd County, Johnson
County observed its second
year of participation this past
week when children from that
county participated in the new
toy giveaway on Thursday.
"We hope to add a third county
next year," Rainey said.
"This is something we just
really enjoy doing," Rainey
said. "We feel blessed to be
able to do it ... We thoroughly
enjoy it every year."
KIRK
LAW FIRM
Perjury
• Continued from p1
· The investigation was conducted by the FBi and the
indictment presented to the
grand jury by Assistant United
States Attomcy Kenneth R.
Taylor.
The announcement of the
indictment against Brewer,
was made in London by
United States Attorney Amul
R Thapac and Special Agent
Tracy A. Reinhold, of the
Federal
Bureau
of
lnves!igation.
No date has been set for
Brewer to appear before the
United States District Court in
London. Brewer could htce up
to 5 years in prison if convicted.
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But you'll always be our little girls.
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_, Obituaries
• Continued from p2
• Joey Lee Kirk, 42, of
Louisa, died Friday, December
14, at Three Rivers Medical
Center, in Louisa, from
injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Kay
Preece. Funeral services were
held Wednesday, December
19, under the direction of
Young Funeral Home, Louisa.
• Bessie Jones McCarty,
., 79, of Inez, died Saturday,
December 15, at Three Rivers
Medical Center. in Louisa.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, December 18, under
the direction of Phelps and Son
Funeral Home.
• Charles Everette Parsley,
56, a resident of Martin
County Health Care Facility,
Inez,
died
Wednesday,
December 12, at Three Rivers
Medical
Center,
Louisa.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 15, under
the direction of Richmond~) Callaham Funeral Home.
• Dolly Parsley, 78, of
Ashland, formerly of Beauty,
died Wednesday, December
12, at King's Daughters'
Medical Center, ·in Ashland.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 15, under
the direction of RichmondCallaham Funeral Home.
• Landon Preece, 64, of
Tomahawk, died Saturday,
December 15, at Three Rivers
Medical Center, in Louisa.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, December 18, under
the direction of RichmondCallaham Funeral Home.
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER
23, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Freedom of the press is
not an end in itself but a
means to the end of
ress1o
[achieving] a free society.
Felix Frankfurter
Guest V iew--
l eft out
in the cold
Across the country, local agencies that help low-income
families and senior citizens cope with the cost of winter
heating face a crisis. And it's one that is coming in ..
Kentucky, unless the General Assembly comes up wtth more
money for the Low Income Heating Assistance Program
(LIHEAP).
.
Mind you, these social service providers already are dipping into funds that shouldn 't have to be used un til later in
the winter, and it's not even Christmas. This is true even
though, in some places like Kentucky, the winter so far has
been mild.
1n Rhode Island, East Bay Community Action's Debbie
Hambly says, ''This is a scary, scary winter." And Central
Missouri Community Action's Melody Rodriguez says,
'"We've turned into a crisis center."
In Kentucky so far this year, according to state community action spokesman Kip Bowmar, LIHEAP spending has
reached 83,197 applicants with $8.7 mi11ion, as contrasted to
73,534 applicants and $7.9 mi11ion by this poit~t in 2006. He
hopes the state legislature will come up with enough fundino- to serve an additional 60,000 vulnerable households.
~'Without these dollars," he warns, "we will likely run out
of )lloncy before the end of January." He speaks for a network of 23 community action agencies that provide this and
other services for low-income folks in all1 20 counties.
More federal money would help, across the country, but
last month Mr. Bush vetoed a spending bill that included
$2.4 billion for LIHEAP.
According to a front page USA Today story by Judy.
Keen, published before this week's ice storms, the White
House petulantly says the Decider is waiting for "a bill he
can sign," after which "states will receive their full allocation."
This President has no trouble finding bills ••he can sign"
that warm the hearts of the already comfortable, but he has
trouble finding an acceptable way to keep the winter chill
off of poor people.
- The Courier-Journal, Louisville
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-Rich
owryColumn
Science trumps
politics
The "sideshow·· has become the
main event. For years, we've been
told that only stem cell research that
destroys human embryos is worth
pursuing. Everything else is a diversion, driven by fanatical religious
opposition to the progress of science.
When President Bush sought legislation from Congress to ad\'ance
research that didn't involve destroying embryos, he was rebuffed by the
Demoe-Tatic Congress. Eventually, he
issued an executive order in June
2007 to promote stem-cell research
"without violating human dignity or
demeaning human lite."
Now, a breakthrough could deliver all the therapeutic potential of
stem-cell research with none of the
ethical concerns. We learned just last
month that stem cells can be created
by "reprogramming" human skin
cells. The moral problem thus disappears.
Dr. James TJ:lomson of the
U nive:rsity of Wisconsin, a pioneer in
embryo-destructive
stem-cell
research, was one of the scientists
who discovered the new methot:L "H
human embryonic stem-cell research
does not make you at least a litlle hit
uncomfortable,'' he told The New
York Times, ··you have not thought
about it enough." Apparently, very
~ guest
mea nS CUring
Poverty
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few Democrats thought about it at all. with obloquy. He had "banned" such
They trotted out Ron Reagan, son research. No, he had only denied it
or the late president who suffered federal funding. He opposed "stemfrom Alzhctmcr·s disease, to make cell research." No, he supported
the case for embryo-destructive sten- stem-cell research that didn't mvolve
cell research at their 2004 national destroying any more embryos.
cunYennon. As
With
the
for the moral
breakthrough
objections,
that Bush had
well, "the thebeen hoping for,
ology of the
his
position ~
few should not
looks farsighled.
be allowed to
The
ethical
the
he
forestall
boundary
health
and
defended helped
well-being of
push scientists to
the many."
pursue the new
Democrats
discovery.
loved this narBush's opporative: theology
nents, on the
versus science, with its echo of the other hand, specialized in simplistic
Inquisition
repressing Galileo. advocacy contemptuous of moral
Ethical concerns about destroying qualms about hoi.\ stem-cell research
embryos were dismissed as worries was conducted. Their muted reaction
about "a clump of cells.. without, as to the latest development suggests
Ron Rea)!an dismissrvely put it, "fin- that for some of them, \\hat was so
gers and toes.''
exciting about stem-cell research ~
The pro-life writer Ramesh wasn't the far off potential therapeu
Ponnuru countered. "Of course the tic applications, but the chance to
embrvo looks like a human being: It portray pro-lifers as standing in the
look; like a human being in the way of life-enhancing scientific disembryonic stage of development.''
coveries.
Per Dr. Thomson. it doesn'ttake a .
"The tide or history is with us,"
keen moral sense to realize. at the Ron Reagan said at the conclusion of
verv least. that this is a boundary to his 2(JO.tspeech. Sorry, Mr. Reagan.
cro~s only with extreme trepidation. On this issue, the science now says
But when in 2001 President Bush otherwise.
limited federal funding of cmbryodestnictive research to already existH.ich Lowry is editor of' the
ing stem-cell lines. he was showered Natimwl Reriew.
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..
Are food banks necessary? The
answer is yes but with an explanation. The U.S. bas the largest and
most efrective emergency food system in the world: food banks supplying thousands or food pantries, soup
kitchens and shelters. Our nation's
emergency rood providers are there
in national, regional and local emergencies. They are also there for people who have personal emergencies
ranging from loss o.P a job, domestic
violence to a debilitating illness.
Why then is there severe criticism
of food banks from within the sysrem
as well as from others working in the
field of social ju..,tlce? The key word
here is emergency. The system is
intended to help pcoph.: in emergencies and it does that very well The
problem is that the system is being
strained by having to feed many mil
lions who arc not in an emergency.
but rather in a long-term economic
crisis. Food pantries and soup
kitchens teed millions of working
poor people who do not make a living
wage and cannot support their families. They also ~upport millions more
who arc about to Jose their homes or
who cannot afford medical care or
their heating b'ills.
There are about 37 million
Americans who are ol'ficially poor by
government sta~dards. Ther~ ~re
another 55 millton to 60 mtllwn
Americans who earn between
$20,000 and MO.OOO. called the
"near poor," who are not eligible for
most aid . But they are poor. They live
from week to week and go to food
pantries when their ramilies are hungry. They need different kinds of llclp
that gtl beyond a meal.
The answer is not simply building
bigger food banks and finding more
food at a time when businesses arc
donating less. The answer is on sev
eral lev;ls that rood bankers and the1r
affiliates are beginning to address:
SELF-RELIANCE
The root or hunger is poverty. The
root of poverty is powerlessness. The
solution to poverty is to empo>ver
people. Food banks and their affiliates are doing that more than ever.
They connect people to services in
their communit) that can help them
get a job, permanent housing. healthcare, chihlcare, transportation, ·counseling and more. Many food banks
llO\\ have job traming programs m
the food industry or transportation
and mentoring programs. The emer
gcncy food system today is for many
the first step on the road to self
reliance hut it must take people further and faster. How?
CONNECTIONS
Food pantries and soup kitchens
arc now often the connection to a
whole array (>f government programs
like Food Stamps. child nutrition programs, Earned Income Tax Credits,
heating assistance and federal housmg programs. There m·e still emergency food prm·iders who say,
"That's not my JOb. I'm too busy get
ting people foou." Gradually, that
attitude is changing. Servers arc realiFing that they must connect their
guests to government programs and
local poverty programs that can get to
the root causes of povelt) .
ADVOCACY
Tn the past, rood bankers were
reluctant to advocate for federal
hunger programs. That is no longer
true and America's Second Harvest.
the assocratlon for food banks in the
United States, has become a major
force in the battle for long-needed
improvements in Food Stamps and
other federal programs. Emergency
food workers and volunleers are the tl
sleeping giant in the hunger mov~
menL The giant is awakening.
GOOD FOOD FOR ALL
An often-heard criticism of food
banks is that much of the food is not
high in nutritional value. That too is
chungmg. Many food banks today
have corrununity gardens, farmers
markets. community supported agriculture (CSA). farm to school pro.
grams and slate supported program
that pay farrrily fanners to supply
fresh local rood-to-food banks and
their affiliates. This is a growing partnership between food banks. commu ~
ni ty food advocates and fam1crs to
provide good food for all, especiall)
the poor.
Amenca·s emergency food system
is a dynamic system that is promoting
self-reliance and good food for all,
and is a leading advocate for
improved local. . tate and federal
hunger <md poverty programs. All of
us who care about the ob. cenity of
hunger in America need to -;upport
the courageous and visionary food
bank leaders who are changing the
face o r rood banking.
Rill Ayre.~ is executive director oj
World Hunger Year.
�SuNDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD CouNTY TtMES
Dear S<mta,
My name is Shawna Marie
Holbrook. 1 am 7 3/4 years
old. I go to May Valley
Elementary and I'm in Mrs.
Pack's second grade class.
I've been a very good girl this
year and I help my dad, mom
and Nannie all the time. T am
getting ready to make gingerbread to leave under the tree
for you and Mrs. Claus. And I
will have a special treal for
the reindeers.
I would like this stulT an
elceLronic monopoly game, a
pink laprop, a new bike HSM
toys and a Be-Bratz Com
Doll. lf you get me a laptop I
would like HSM stuff to put
on it and a helmet bag for my
Dr. Dragster Racing. My dad
would like a helmet and my
mom would lik.c japanese
cherry blossom. Also I would
like a pink camera phone and
my dad would like a camera
phone and a laptop and my
mom would like the same and
my nannie would like the
same too and T would like a
hig idog.
T love you, Santa
Have a safe trip
Your friend at Eastern
Shauna Marie Holbrook
Dear Santa,
Hi, my name is Kailcy. I
go to McDowell Elementary.
I have been very good this
year or at least 1 am trying my
best. 1 work really hard at
school and cheerleading. You
should come watch me cheer.
My aunt Tia said 1 am very
good, 1 have my cartwheel
down good. T would like a
Nintend DS and a scooter. T
love you, Santa.
Love,
Kailcy Shannon
Drift, Ky.
Dear Santa,
Hey my name is Kamryn.
1 don't go to school 1 stay
with my nana. 1 have been
very good this year except
when I take my cousin Austin
down. He is rotten. Santa I
promise I will not sale your
boys you bring me onE-boy I
was just joking Aunt Tia. I
love you so much and have
missed you. My cousin
Austin says you say o-o-o-o.
lt is so funny, l would like a
princess Shrek baby and
would you, being my cousin
Skylar a Dora roy plus her
brother, Brody he is little he
need~
a little truck or
soundthing. T will leave you
some cookies and milk and
will sec you up Mimi's and
Cathy's.
I love you, Santa!
Love.
Kamryn Shannon
Drift, Ky.
Dear Santa,
Hello there, my name is
Austin and I have been very
good to my cousins sometimes. Please bring me something Mickey Mouse. Oh, if
you bring my cousin Kamryn
something I will probably
take hers. All I know is its
mine! That's all I can say a
lot of. Hey I am almost two,
so remember 1 will be in my
terrible twos next year, so I
am giving you a warning. Oh
yeah, please bring my sister
Addison a toy she is still in
my mommy's belly. Will you
bring her a baby dull. I can· t
wait Lo sec you. I love you.
I love you, Santa!
Love,
Austin Clark
Pippa Passes, KY
Dear Santa,
My name is Claudia Fitch,
and 1 am 2 years old. Please,
hring me Dora Explorer Bike.
Love,
Claudia
Dear Santa.
My name is Brady Fitch,
and I attend school at Betsy
Layne Elementary. I am in
the 1st grade. Please. bring
me X Box 360.
Love,
Brady
Dear Santa,
My name is Sebastian
Friend. I am in Kindergarten
and attend school at Betsy
Layne Elementary. Please,
bring me a Spidcrman that
shoots a web.
Love,
Sebastian
Dear Santa,
My name is Ariyonna
Friend. T attend school at
Betsy Layne Elementary and
I am in the 2nd grade. Please,
bring me a baby alive.
Love,
Ariyonna
Dear Santa,
My name is Drayton
Irieks. I am 5 months old.
Please, bring me some soft
toys to chew on.
Love,
Drayton
Dear Santa,
My name is Aden Bamett.
I am 3 years old. I have been
good. I attend Head Start in
Magofiln County. Please,
bring me some Spiderman
and Batman toys.
Love,
Aden
Dar Santa,
My name is Shy Hall. I
have been a pretty good girl
this year. It was hard though.
For Christmas I would like a
name ipod, a red fur berry,
and Mary Kate and Ashley
perfume.
Santa,
please
remember all the sick children in the hospital at
Christmas time. 1 will leave
you milk and cookies beside
the fireplace. 1 love you,
Santa!
Love, Shy
Cheyenne Lattice Hall
7 years old
Beaver
Dear Santa,
I've been a real good girl
this year. I would like for you
to bring me a Dora Kitchen
set, a Barbie Jeep Power
Wheels, and a Baby Doll. lf
you don't have enough
money, could you just talk
my daddy and mommy into
letting me have my own
puppy? Thanks so much
Santa!
Love,
Destiny Murphy
Age: 4
188 Doc Allen Br.
Langley, KY 41645
Dear Santa,
Hi. my name is Destiny
Paige Compton. I live at
Grethel. T am 8 years old and
attend John M. Stumbo. I am
in Mrs. Deb Hall's 2nd grade
class. ·she is a really good
teacher, Santa. I have been
really good all year long. I
have all As on my report card,
and I help my mom and dad
at home too. I would like a
Red Bratz bicycle for
Christmas and a scooter if
you could also. My brother
Brady have been good this
year to. He would like a
motorcycle bicycle. T love
you, Santa.
Love you, Santa
Destiny Compton
P.S. I will1eave you some
cookies and milk under the
tree.
Dear Santa,
Hi
My name is Kamrynn
Montgomery and all that 1
want for Christmas is for you
to tell my mommy to let me
go and stay at my mamaw's
house for a week. If you leave
her a note in her stocking and
asking her if T can then she
will let me go and you can
bring all my presents there.
I've been a very good girl this
year. My mommy's name is
Stevie Montgomery.
Love you
Kamrynn Macie Sue •
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Age: 11 months
Ironton, Ohio
Dear Santa,
My name is Brason
Johnson and I'm 5 years old.
Me and my big brother,
Brantley have been good
down here in Minnie, Ky.
I would like some Springs
Bob games and a Geo Trax
train track. My brother wants
a Nintendo Wii and WWE
smff.
Dear Santa,
Hi, my name is Brady
Steve Compton. I live at
Grethel. T am 4 years old and p
go to headstart at John M.
Stumbo. My teachers arc
Mrs. Deb, Mrs. Wilma and
Mrs. Sabrina, they arc very
nice, Santa, I ha vc been very
good this year. Please bring
me a motorcycle bicycle for
Christmas. Santa also would
you please bring my sister
Destiny a Bratz Red Bicycle.
She has heen good also. I I
love you, Santa.
Love you Santa
Brady Compton
P.S. I will leave some I
cookies arui milk for you
Santa and some carrots for
the reindeers.
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I will have my mom leave
milk and cookies for you.
Don't worry about putting all
of the stuff together my dad
can do it.
Thanks Santa!
Love,
Branson Johnson
and
Son
of Bruce
Stephan1e Johnson
Dear Santa,
I have been a good girl this
year. So bring me clothes and
a bicycle.
Love,
Hannah T.
Dear Santa,
This year 1 have been
good. All I want this
Christma<; is Joy and peaceful
and fun Christmas.
I hope you can grant me
this wish.
Love,
Audrey Mosley
Dear Santa,
1 want a Teddy Bear for
Christmas. T also would like t
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have a toy guitar. And could
you also bring me connectix.
1 have been a very good little
boy all year long.
Love,
Gabriel Garrett
Prestonsburg
Sky lan
and
Timmy
Hamilton
Skylan Hamilton. age 5
Timmy Hamilton, age 3
Stumbo Head Start
Ms. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year l have been a
I would like to have a flute
for Christmas this year. T good boy. 1 would like a
would also enjoy the bcsl truck, r ace track, puzzles.
Merry Christmas!
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Your friend,
would really appreciate
something for my daddy.
Isaiah Howell
Age: 3
Maybe something to do this
Stumbo Head.'!tart
with. Let's make it a big old
Ms. Deb's room
spoon. And something for my
grandpa too, I know some
Dear Santa,
pants, and shoes, and maybe
How are you?
some shirts and a hat.
This year T have been
Love,
good. I would like a Vetcare
Mia Sha Garrett
Center,
McDonalds playsct.
Prestonsburg
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Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Dear Santa,
KayLece Evans
How arc you?
Age: 5
This year I nave been
Stumbo Head Start
good. I would like a transMs. Deb's room
former desk.
Merry Christmas!
Dear Santa,
Your friend,
How are you?
Landon
This year I have been pretAge: 4
Stumbo Head Start
ty good.
I would like a emily gorMs. Deb's room
don deisel train, computer,
woddy toy.
Dear Santa,
Merry Christmas!
How are you?
Your friend,
This year I have been a
Gabriel Parsons
good boy. I would like a
motorcycle and 4-wheeler.
Age: 5
Stumbo Headstart
Merry Christmas!
Ms. Deb's room
Your friend,
Jordan Frazier
Dear Santa,
Age: 4
Stumbo Head Start
Ms. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been
good. I would like a guitar.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Brandon Newman
Stumbo Head Start
Ms. Deb· s room
Age: 4
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been
good. T would like a toy.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Destiny
Age: 4
Stumbo Head Start
Mrs. Deb's room
How are you?
This year 1 have been
good. 1 would .like a Play
Station
game.
Merry
Christmas!
Your friend,
Matthew Kendrick
Age: 4
Stumbo Headstart
Ms. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How arc you?
This year I have been
good. I would like a set of
drums and a baby doll.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend ,
Allie Akers
Age: 4
Stumbo Head Start
Ms. Deb' s room
Dear Santa,
How arc you?
This year I have been very
good. I would like a motorcycle bike.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Brady Compton
Age: 4
Stumbo Head Start
Ms. Deb's r<X)m
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been
good. I would like a lot of
toys !
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Hailey Wise
Age4
Stumbo Head Start
Ms. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been a
good girl.
I would like a Bratz
Scooter talking dog.
Merry Christma~!
Your friend,
Kay Lee Howell
Age: 4
Stumbo Head Start
Ms. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year 1 have been a
good boy.
I would like a nintendo Ds
<md anything Star Wars.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
Cotton Whitis
Age4
Stumbo Head S tart
Ms. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How arc you?
This year 1 have been
great. I would like a Bratz
doll and toy's.
Merry Christmas !
Your friend,
Haley Tackett
Age4
Stumbo Head Start
Ms. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How arc you?
This year 1 have been
g<x)d. I would like a Dora
doll.
Merry Christmas!
Your friend,
boot.
Ethan Doel>el
AgeS
Stumbo Head Start
Ms. Deb's room
Destiny Tackett
Age4
Stumbo Head Start
M s. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year I have been very
good. r would like a Baby
Alive Bratz.
Merry Christm as !!
Your friend,
Sky Newsome
Agc4
Stumbo Head Start
M s. Deb's nx)m
Dear Santa,
How are you'?
Thi s year T have been
good. l would like a makeup
set.
Merry Christma~ 1
Your friend,
Hailey Hamilton
Agc4
Stumbo Hcadstart
Ms. Deb's room
Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year 1 have been a
good boy. I would like a castle, spiderman, hike and new
Dear Santa,
My name is Kyle Steven
Sturgill. Tam 4 years old and
I' ve been pretty good this
year so this is what I wan r.
1. Ninlendo DS
2. Smart eye ;c
3. Batter Baller Baseball
I will leave some cooke's
for you.
May God bless you.
Love, Kyle.
Dear Santa,
My name is Sunshine.
Lashae Robinson. l am 2 1/2
years o ld and Jive in
Wayland, Ky. I want Dora
toys, a new baby doll, and
some books Jor Christmas.
Please make sure all the
needy kids and all the soldiers and their families ha vc a
Merry Christma'i too.
Love,
Sunshine
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Dear Santa,
How are you?
This year T have been a
good girl and a good hoy.
T would like a motoreyclew, dump truck, a bell and
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Merry Christmas !
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opportunity to wish each and
everyone a very Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
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Dear Santa,
Jamie,
Savanna, and
Jeanna have been very good
kids this year. Please, bring
Jamie the Elefun game, some
moon sand, Shreks, and
ratatoutilli, The Cat in the Hat
movie. Please bring Savanna
Harry Potter, 5, a Harry
Potter game and some Polly
Pocket dolls.
Please, bring Jeanne a
Barbie doll, and some new
~aby toys and a baby doll.
Jamie wants you to bring
mommy a new pair of earrings. And Jamie want<; you
to bring Daddy the game,
Catch Me If You Don't. And
a new cooker.
Jamie would also like to
have a tea set. B1ing mommy
a monkey movie and a new
l~air brush. Since Savanna
dropped mommy's in the toli~t.
Jamie will leave you some
ptilk and cookies when you
come Santa. It will be under
lhc Christmas tree. We love
you, Santa. Please, have a
Merry Christma~!
Love,
- The Campbell Family
JOHN M. STUMBO
ELEMENTARY
Dear Santa,
, My name is Brent
Williams and I attend Head
Start at John M. Stumbo in
· .Ms. Renee's room. Please,
bring me some toys and
:remember all the children in
.the world.
Love,
Brent
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Dear Santa,
My name is Shantaf_la
,.., Blanton and J attend Head
~ Start at John M. Stumbo in
Ms. Renee's room. Please,
bring me toys and remember
all the children in 'the world.
Love,
Shantana
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Dear Santa,
My name is Brenton Kyle
Newsome and l attend Head
Start at John M. Stumbo in
Ms. Renee's room. Please,
bring me toys and remember
all the children in the world.
Love,
Kyle
Dear Santa,
My name is Tristen
Gol~
Rose and I allend Head Start
at John M. Stumbo in Ms.
Renee's room. Please, bring
me a Star Wars game for XBox and remember all the
children in the world.
Love,
Caleb
Dear Santa,
My name is Byron Tackett
and I attend Head Start at
John M. Stumbo in Ms.
Renee's room. Please, bring
me a Power Ranger Helmet
and remember all the children
in the world.
Love,
Byron
Dear Santa.
My name is Amy Tackett
and I attend Head Start at
John M. Stumbo in Ms.
Renee's room. Please, bring
me a Dora Cash Register and
remember all the children in
the world.
Love,
Amy
Dear Santa,
My name is Blake
Hamilton and. I attend Head
Start at John M. Stumbo in
Ms. Renee's room. Please,
bring me remote control, dirt
hike and remember all the
children in the world.
Love,
Blake
Dear Santa,
My name is Au~lin Tackcll
and I attend Head Start at
John M. Stumbo in Ms.
Renee's room. Please, bring
me a McDonald's Playhouse,
play food and remember all
the children in the world.
Love,
Austin
Dear Santa,
My name is Jacob Hall
and I attend Head Start at
John M. Stumbo in Ms.
Renee's room. Please, bring
me a toy truck or car and
remember all the children in
the world.
Love,
Jacob
Dear Santa,
My name is April Howell
and I attend Head Start at
John M. Stumbo in Ms.
Renee's room. Please, bring
me a Dora Movie and
remember all the children in
the world.
Love,
April
Dear Santa,
My name is Trenton
Moore and l attend Head
Start at John M. Stumbo in
Ms. Renee's room. Please,
bring me a Dirt Bike and
remember all the children in
the world.
Love,
Trenton
Dear Santa,
My name is Kassidy
Hughes and 1 attend Head
Start at John M. Stumbo in
Ms. Renee's room. Please,
bring me a Baby Alive and
remember all the children in
the world.
Love,
Kassidy
Dear Santa,
My name is Kaylyn Walls
and I alleQd Head Start at
John M. Stumbo in Ms.
Renee's room. Please, bring
me a bicycle, and remember
all the children in the world.
Love,
Kaylyn
Dear Santa,
My name is Shilah
Thacker and I attend Head
Start at John M. Stumbo in
Ms. Renee's room. Please,
bring me a Dora Bicycle and
remember all lhe children in
the world.
Love,
Shiloh
·Dear Santa,
My name is Mason
Salisbury and I attend Head
Start at John M. Stumbo in
Ms. Renee's room. Please,
bring me a Spiderman bicycle
and remember all the children
in the world.
Love,
Mason
My name is Amber Castle
and I attend Head Start at
John M. Stumbo in Ms.
Renee's room. Please. bring
me talking cash register
(Princess) and remember all
the chldren in the world.
Love.
Amber
Dear Santa,
My name is Kobe Tyler
Hall and J attend Head Start
at John M. Stumbo in Ms.
Renee's room. Please, bring
me a 4-wheeler and remember all tbe chldren in the
world.
Love,
Tyler
Dear Santa,
My name is Tineka
Cumberledge and I attend
Head Start at John M.
Stumbo in Ms. Renee's room.
Please, bring me a Dora
Kitchen and remember all the
children in the world.
Love,
Tineka
OSBORNE
ELEMENTARY
Dear Santa.
l aro in Mrs. Allen's second grade class at Osborne
Elementary.
l have been a good girl thi~
year. Bring me some clothes,
a bike and anything thing else
you think r should have. I
will leave milk and cookies
under the tree.
Love
Hannah Tackett
Dear Santa,
I am in Mrs. Allen's second grade class at Osborne
Elementary.
I want more video games
for my play station, some
bmud games, aml Braley
wants a guitar, her legend:- or
rock. I will leave milk and
cookies under the tree.
Your friend,
Connor !Johnson
Dear Santa,
1 <un in Mrs. Allen's second grade class. J have been
I want a
a good boy.
Nintendo DS with a poke on
diamond, pearl video games,
x box with a star wars video
game with the three been ten
toys.
Your friend,
Joey Johnson
ond grade class at Osborne
Elementary.
I want an Nintemlo DS
with Hannah Montana game
and high school musical. If
you bring me those gifts,
there will he some milk and
cookies for you by the tree.
Your friend,
Emilee Little
Dear Santa,
I am in Mrs. Allen's second grade class at Osborne
Elementary
I want all the Hannah
Montana dolls. 1 also want a
cheer girl doll. I want a
Christmas dress. l want an
electric scooter, an electric
guitar, a baby doll called
Baby Alive and aDS game.
Twill leave milk and cookies.
Your friend,
Johnna Preston
Dear Santa.
l am in Mrs. Allen's second grade class at Osl:lorne
Elementary.
I want a power tip for my
dirt bike, a shot gun doe
boro ... rve been good and J
want candy in my stocking. T
Dear Santa,
will leave milk and cookies
I an1 in Mrs. Allen's secunder the tree.
ond grade class at Osborne
Your friend,
Elementary. I want a Smack
Kobe Justice
down vs. Raw 2000 and a
.snake. Please give me an
Dear Santa.
l am in Mrs. Allen's sec- Elimination chamber.
1 will leave milk and cookond grade class at Osborne
ies.
Elementary.
l hope you bring me an x
Your friend.
Kyle Tackett
box 360, some ~lothes,
(shirts, jeans), toys such as
Dear Santa,
bumble
bee
off
of
I have been a good boy. I
Transformers. Titan tics ship,
transformers, play station and would like to have an x box
2 games. I would also like a 360, play toy
guns, and a dirt bike for
new toy I saw on TV call end.
the V.BOT. As well as a Ben Christmas. I will leave milk
Ten protector of earth.
and cookies.
Your friend,
1 will leave milk and cookJordan Slone
les.
Love.
Dear Santa,
Kyle Isaac
1 an1 in Mrs. Allen's secDear Santa,
(See LETTERS, page eight)
T am in Mrs. Allen's secWe hope your holiday is decorated
with love, laughter and friendship.
May the blessings of the season surround you and bring you much happiness and good fortune throughout
the year.
Dear Santa,
My name is Kolby
Lawson and I attend Head
Start at John M. Stumbo in
Ms. Renee's room. Please,
bring
me ' Ben
Ten
Costme/Watch/Mask
and
remember all the children in
the world.
Love,
Kolby
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Thanks for being so good to us this
past year. We look forward Lo being
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606-889-9003
Dear Santa,
Merry Christma~
to all our patients this Holiday Season.
Dr. Michael K. McKinney, D.M.D.
Dr. Veronica McKinney, D.M.D.
With glad tidings to you and yours at this joyous time of year.
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in the past year, and looking forward
to serving you in the next one!
Dr. Lee V. Majakey, D.M.D.
We want to express our sincere appreciation for your loyalty and palronage
throughout thi'l past year.
U) all of our friends and neighbors, we
wish you a wonderful holiday season,
filled with much happiness and love.
BOBBY ROWE
Law OHices,
P.s.c.
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ond grade at Osborne
Elementary. I have been a
good boy and I want a Wee
and some games. I want a
four wheeler. I will leave
some milk and cookies.
Your friend,
Cameron Green
Elementary. I want a bb gun,
x box 360, Sheik the third for
Christmas because I have
been good this year.
I will leave some milk and
cookies.
Your friend,
J.R. TACKEIT
Dear Santa,
I am in Mr . Allen's second grade class at Osborne
Elementary. I want a new
trampoline, DS cover, x
boxes 360. I also want my
four wheeler fixed.
I will leave some milk and
cookies.
Yours truly,
Haley Jarvis
Dear Santa,
I am in Mrs. Allen's second grade class at Osborne
Elementary. I want some
clothes, make up, Hannah
Montannah doll and a Wii. I
have been very good this
year. I will leave some milk
and cookies.
Your friend,
Hannah Holbrook
Dear Santa,
I am in Mrs. Allen's second grade class at Osborne
Dear Santa,
I am in Mrs. Allen's second grade class at Osborne
Elementary. I want a Hannah
:vtontana doll and a DS for
Christmas. I will leave milk
and cookies .
Your friend,
Angel Newsome
Dear Santa,
I am in Mrs. Allen's second grade class at Osborne
Elementary. I want a Hannah
Montana doll for Christmas,
a Cheetah girl doll, a Barbie
lap top and makeup for
Christmas.
I will leave milk and cookies.
Your friend,
Hope Hall ,
Dear Santa,
I am in Mrs. Allen's second grade class at Osborne
Elementary. I want a mp3
player and a patTOt, a new TV
, and as the song goes a bathroom big enough to play
baseball in. My brother said
he wants a tractor to ride and
also a car.
I will leave some milk and
cookies.
Your friend,
Amber William~on
Dear Santa,
I am in Mrs. Allen's second grade class at Osborne
Elementary. I would like to
have a gasoline remote control car. I would also like a
bumble bee transformer, a
spiderman camera, a car that
is purple with a black hood, a
transformer truck with fire
flames on it, a corvette
remote control car. I have
wanted this all my life. I will
leave some milk and cookies.
Your friend,
Andrew Moore
Dear Santa,
I am in Mrs. Allen's second grade class at Osborne
Elementary. I want a play
station 3, a NFL 08.
SMACKDOWN VS . RAW
08, AND 100 bucks ... I will
leave milk and cookies.
Your friend,
Blake
Dear Santa,
I am in Mrs. Allen's second grade class at Osborne
Elementary. I have
been a good girl this year.
Please bring me clothes and a
bike. I will
leave milk and cookies.
Love,
Hannah Tackett
Dear Santa,
I am in Mrs. Allen's second grade class at Osborne
Elementary.
I want an x box 360 and a
Nintendo Wii. I will leave '
some milk and cookies.
Your friend,
Jerry Helton
Dear Santa,
My name is Christian
Allen. I want lots of toys for
Christmas. I have been a
good boy. My sissy Kiana
wants new clothes. Be safe
Santa and have a Merry
Christmas.
Your fnend,
Christian Allen
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Sports Editor:
Steve LeMaster
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Alb.any upends E. Kentucky, 103-100
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - Albany prevented
East Kentucky from remaining in the
win column Thursday night. After being
tied with the Miners at the conclusion of
two different quarters, Albany outscored
East Kentucky 31-28 in the fourth quarter. The Patroons prevailed 103-100 in
the American Conference matchup.
Nat Burton led Albany with 26
points. Amal McCaskill recorded a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds
for the Patroons.
Dajan Smith and Jason Williams each
had I 0 points as. part of a balanced
Albany offensive effort.
Albany outrebounded East Kentucky
46-40. The Patroons won the quarter
points 5 .5-1.5.
East Kentucky bolted out in front
early on, leading 27-21 at the end of the
opening quarter. The two teams went
into halftime tied 49-49.
Josh Pace led East Kentucky with a
game-high 28 points. Pace also had eight
rebounds, five assists, three steals and
two blocks.
Boo Jackson turned in a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds for the
Miners. Mike Crain a~so had 18 points
for host East Kentucky.
Other players in double figures in the
scoring column for East Kentucky were
Jason McLeish (13 pts.), Reo Logan (ll
pts.) and Bryant Northern (10 pts.).
Logan had another double-double for
East Kentucky, pulling down 11
rebounds.
The two teams were deadlocked at
72-72 when the third quarter ended.
East Kentucky droppedto 8-9 after
suffering the loss.
The Miners will return home to the
Expo Center on Sunday for another conference contest against the Xplosion.
Tip-off for Sunday's game is slated for
4:05 p.m. Tickets for the Sunday game
remain available.
EAST KENTUCKY MINERS
UPCOMING GAMES
Dec. 23- Pittsburgh, 4:05p.m.
Dec. 27- At Atlanta, 7:05p.m.
Dec. 29- At Atlanta, 7:05p.m.
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky Miners
East Kentucky guard Josh Pace went up for a shot during
Thursday's home game versus Albany.
Host Berea
holds off
South Floyd
Kentucky Afield
Outdoors: It's
tailspinner time
TIMES STAFF REPORT
FRANKFORT - A Bowling
Green businessman invented a
lure in the 1960s that looked
more like a piece of gaudy jewelry than something that would
catch fish.
Cecil Pedigo started by pouring a lead body with a concave
face and pointed rear end on a
piece of wire. He formed a loop
around the front end, threaded a
clevis pin with a small Indiana
blade attached to it to the wire
behind the lead body, then added
a treble hook dressed with white
marabou to the back end of the
wire. He finished it off by painting the lead body. In the process,
Pedigo concocted the Spinrite,
one of the most effective winter
bass lures ever made.
"He had a big business in pork
rinds," said Ted Crowell, retired
former assistant director of fisheries
for
the
Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Resources, who )las fished
Spinrites since the 1960s. "He
invented the Spinrite way before
Tom Mann made the Little
George tailspinner."
By placing the lead weight in
front of the spinner, Pedigo
, ensured the blade of his lure
would turn even at the slowest
speeds. "You can feel that blade
lightly thumping when you barely turn the reel handle," Crowell
said. "That's why they're so
deadly in winter."
That ability to reel the lure at a
snail's pace while still spinning
the blade made the Spinrite excel
for wintertime smallmouth, spotted and largemouth bass.
Although the Uncle Josh company discontinued the original
Spinrite some years ago - after
1
they acquired the enterprise from
Pedigo - the Spinrite design
spawned many imitators still on
the market today. Locally_made
imitations of the Spinrite are still
available in tackle shops around
Lake Cumberland and Dale
Hollow Lake, but most of the tailspinners on the market today use
a hammered Colorado blade and
forsake the trailer hook. dressed
with marabou.
Tailspinners work well in clear
water, mountain reservoirs such
as
Lake Cumberland, Dale
Hollow Lake and Cave Run
• Lake during the winter, but also
fool cold water black bass from
more fertile waters such as Green
TIMES STAFF REPORT
HEADm TO DAYTONA FOR OPENER.
photos courtesy of Kentucky Speedway
I.
Prestonsburg driver Steve Blackburn recently
tested at Daytona lntermational Speedway. In
preparation for the 45th annual ARCA 200 at
Daytona, a record 79 drivers and 68 racecars
participated in the three-day ARCA REIMAX
Series open test last weekend.
Nine-time champion Frank Kimmel and
Formula 1 veteran Scott Speed were among
the other drivers testing at the Daytona track.
Other notable drivers testing over the weekend included 2007 Indy 500 winner and
lndyCar Series champion Daria Franchitti,
who was 23rd fastest (178.384 mph) overall in
single car runs in a Ganassi Racing Dodge,
and Landon Cassill, who, in a Hendrick
Motorsports Chevy, placed 16th fastest In the
draft and 45th overall in single car runs.
NASCAR veteran driver/champion David
Green was on hand to assist Cassill.
The 45th annual ARCA 200 at Daytona will run
live on SPEED at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008.
Blackburn is busy preparing for what promises to be a rewarding 2008 race season.
Injury B.ug
bites Cats
TIMES STAFF REPORT
(See OUTDOORS, page two)
Cordia outlasts Allen Central
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
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PRESTONSBURG - Allen Central
oropped its opening game in the Jenny
Wiley Invitational tournament Thursday
evening. The Rebels fell to 14th Region
member Cordia. Taylor scorched the nets
for a game-high 35 points to lead Cordia
past Allen Central. The Lions prevailed 8372 in the tournament game.
Cordia jumped out ahead of Allen
Central in the first quarter, outscoring the
Rebels 20- 14. Cordia extended its lead in
the second quarter, entering halftime out in
front 47-30.
Cordia benefitted from a balanced
offensive effort. Zach Hurt scored 16
points and Tyler Noble netted 15 for the
Lions. Josh Mosley and Eric Combs each
had seven points for Cordia. Tyler Slone
rounded out the Cordia scoring with three
points.
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BEREA
- Host
Berea
outscored South Floyd 11-8 in
the third quarter and held off the
Lady Raiders late Wednesday in
a Berea Holiday Classic game.
Berea maintained a lead over
South Floyd at the end of every
quarter en route to a 39-34 win.
Berea outscored the Lady
Raiders 12-5 in the opening
quarter and led 18-16 at halftime.
Two different Berea players
reached double figures in the
scoring column.
Berea extended its lead in the
third quarter, outscoring South
Floyd 11-8.
Seven different Lady Raiders
broke into the scoring column.
Andrea Conn scored a teambest eight points for the Lady
Raiders. Kayla Hall netted
seven points and Jessie Tackett
pushed in six for South Floyd.
Kiana Hall scored five points
and Chelsie Tuttle tossed in four
in South Floyd's tournament
matchup.
Gabby Bailey and Ashley
Castle rounded out the South
Floyd scoring with two points
apiece. ·
South Floyd is looking to
play' its way back into the postseason. The Lady Raiders rank
as one of the state's youngest
girls' high school basketball
teams.
In other Berea Holiday
Classic games Wednesday it was
Sheldon Clark 52, Edmonson
County 44; Paul Dunbar 46,
Greenwood 14; Perry COunty
Central 59, Magoffin County
52; Breathitt County 66, EC,
Australia 38; University Heights
_55, Cordia 36; Carroll County
47, Harlan 44.
Aaron Crum led Allen Central with 21
points. Alex Hammonds joined Crum in
double figures scoring for Allen Central.
Clinton Turner, playing out of a reserve
role, added 14 points for the Rebels.
Allen Central outscored Cordia 24-13 in
the third quarter before falling short.
Prater added eight points for the Allen
Central boys' basketball team. Logan
Crowder scored six points, Hunter
Crowder flipped in three and Robbie Cole
netted two.
With the win, Cordia improved to 4-2.
Allen Central dropped to 5-2 after the
setback.
In another Jenny Wiley Invitational
tournament
game
Thursday,
host
Prestonsburg defeated Jackson City 69-59.
A com")Jlete recap of the Jenny Wiley
Invitational tournament will appear in
Wednesday's edition.
photo by Jamie Howell
Allen Central guard Alex Hammonds brought the basketball up the floor during Thursday's Jenny Wiley
Invitational game versus Cordia.
LEXINGTON - University
of Kentucky freshman tailback
Derrick Locke will miss the
Gaylord Hotels Music City
Bowl, while senior wide receiver Keenan Burton and sophomore cornerback Paul Warford
are doubtful to play in the contest, Coach Rich Brooks
announced after Thursday's
practice.
Locke (Hugo, Okla.) sustained a fractured rib in practice. He is the team's secondleading rusher with 521 yards
and leads the team in rushing
touchdowns with five . He also
has been outstanding in punt
and kickoff coverage, making
13 tackles this season. He was
named UK's Most Outstanding
First-Year Player by the coaching staff.
Burton (Louisville) may
miss his final collegiate game
because of a knee injury. He has
been battling a sprained ankle
since the second game of the
season and then incurred the
knee strain mid-season vs.
Florida. He is the team's leading receiver with 59 catches for
685 yards and nine touchdowns.
Warford
(Richmond)
a
starter at cornerback, has an
injured shoulder. He i · second
on the team in pass intercep(See CATS, page two)
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23, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Tar Heels hold off Nicholls State,
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A 1O;point win to keep the
No. 1 ranking and remain
unbeaten would make most
coaches happy. Probably very
happy.
Not Roy Williams.
The Hall or Fame coach
was upset with his Tar Heels
after their lethargic 88-78
victory over Nicholls State on
Wednesday night.
"So much for the exams
being over," Williams said.
rererring to the team's recent
layoff for finals. "I thought
we played better when we
were studying."
The Tar Heels ( 10-0)
would rather be in the library
than the gym on Thursday.
Williams told the media
his goal at that day's practice
would be "to see how many
guys I can make throw up."
"I'm nol satisried with
anything." he said.
There
was
Tyler
Hansbrough. though. The
junior
pre~eason
AllAmerican suffered a concus!)ion in Sunday night's win at
Rutgers, hut he was his usual
intense self against Nicholls
State (4-8) with 27 points and
11 rebounds.
Tn other games involving
ranked teams on Wednesday,
it was: No. 2 Memphis 79,
9
Cincinnati
69; "No.
Michigan State 85. San Jose
State 45; No. 12 Tennessee
86. UNC-Asheville 73; No.
14 Texas A&M 79, Detroit
39; No. 16 Butler 83, Bradley
64; No. I 9 Arizona 52,
UNLV 49; and No. 24 West
Virginia 90, Radfor<l 60.
Hansbrough was 8-for-13
from the l'ield and 11-for-14
from the free-throw line.
He was hurt against
Rutgers when he tried to take
a .:harge and, as he tell to the
noor, hit his head on the knee
of a cameraman as well as the
padded basket support
He took two charges
against Nicholls State. He
was accidentally elbowed in
the face on the second one
hut bounced right up.
Hansbrough said he had
some di1.1iness, but attributed
that to being tired.
"The other <lay in practice,
1 kind of backed away some
limes because I was worried
ahout getting hit in the head,"
he said. "But tonight, I didn't
think l did that."
Wayne Ellington added 20
points for the Tar Heels, who
were playing at home for the
first time in a month after six
straight games away from the
Smith Center.
North Carolina was up by
20 points three times, but
Nicholls State stayed close by
going 14 for 28 from J potnt
range.
"I guess as a team it (iJdn't
mean enough to us,'' said Tar
Heels junior Marcus Ginyard,
who had 12 point!-.. "[ reel
like cvcryhody was just
thinking, 'Something's going
to happen, we're going to get
back on track.' But we didn't
make any proacti'e steps to
do anythmg, and that's why
we had the errort we did
tonight.''
0
Ryan Bathic c;cored 17
points to lead the Colonels,
who were playing a No. 1ranked team for the first tune.
"For us to be able to come
in here and be as competitive
as we were. I'm just thrilled
with our guy<;," N1cholls
State coach J.P. Piper said.
"They got a wuple of steals
and I thought, ·Here it
goes, here it goes, the dam ts
ahout to hurst open.' But it
never .rattled them and they
just kept playing."
No. 2 Memphis 79,
Cincinnati
69: freshman
guard Derrick Rose scored a
career high 26 points for the
visiting Tiger<> (':>-0). who
opened the season with mne
~lraight wins for the first ume
sin.:e 1985 -86, when they
won their first 20.
Dconta Vaughn scored 20
point~ for the Bearcats (4-6),
who arc off to their worst
start in 22 years.
No. 12 Tennessee 86,
UNC-Asheville
73: Chris
Lorton scored 24 points and
became Tennessee's career 3
point shooter with 3-l9, three
more than Allan Houston.
The Volunteers (I 0-1) have
won 23 consecutive games at
Thompson-Boling Arena.
K.J. Gail and had 22 points
tor the Bulldogs (8 3).
No. 14 Texas A&M 79,
Detrott 39
Fre~hman DeAndre Jordan
had 14 points on 7-for-8
shooting and grahhed eight
rebounds to lead the Aggies
( 10 1J to theu third straight
victory and most lopsided of
the season. The 7 foot Jordan
leads the nation in field-goal
shooting at 79.3 percent.
Jon Goode had 13 points
for the vtstting Titans ( 4-7),
who lost their ri l'th straight.
No. 24 West Virginia 90,
Radford 60: Danis Nichols
and Alex Ruoff both scored
23 points to lead the visiting
Mountaineers (9-1 ) in ~~a~.:h
Bob Huggins' 599th career
victory. There are only five
Div'ision 1 coaches with more
wins.
Amir Johnson had 16 ·
points and II assists for the
Highlander,<; (4-9).
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Woodson recetvers
two AT&T Player of the Week trophies
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON
University of Kentucky
quarterback
Andre'
Woodson received two
AT&T All-America Player
of the Week trophies after
practice on Thursday.
Woodson
(Radcliff)
earned the honors, signifying the national player of
the week, following the
wins over then-No. 9 ranked
Louisville
and Florida
Atlantic.
Against
the
Cardinals, Woodson completed 30-of-44 passes for
275 yards and four touchdowns, including the gamewinning 57-yard TO lO!>S to
Steve Johnson with 28 seconds left. UK won the game,
40-34, the Wildcats' first
win over a top- 10 ranked
opponent in 30 years.
Woodson completed 26of-33 passes for 301 yards
and a then-career high five
touchdowns against Florida
Atlantic, the eventual Sun
Belt Conference champion.
During the game, which UK
won
45-17,
Woodson
extended his NCAA-record
streak of 325 consecutive
stadium (same side of the stadium as parking lot "C") in
order to greet the Wildcats
when they arrive. Note that
Kentucky is the visiting ream
this year, therefore the Cat
Walk will be on the opposite
side of the stadium from a
year ago.
Ticket Office Hours for
Next Week: For fans planning
to pick up their tickets to the
Gaylord Hotels Music City
Bowl in advance, here is the
schedule for the UK Athletics
Ticket Office at the Joe Craft
Center for the week of Dec.
24-28:
Monday, Dec. 24- Closed
Tuesday, Dec. 25- Closed
Wednesday. Dec. 26
Open 1-4 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 27 - Open
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday. Dec. 28 - Open 9
a.m.-4 p.m.
quickly and set the huuk. This
is a great way to probe vertical
points that are nearly impossible to rish with jigs. Steep
points increase in importance
as the water temperatures drop
into the mid-40s.
Billy Westmoreland, who
many consider the greatest
reservoir smallmouth angler
ever, loved to slice points with
a tailspinner like this in late
fall, winter and early spring on
both Dale Hollow Lake and
Lake Cumberland. He worked
each side of the point and
down the front as well. This
technique produced his heaviest smallmouth bass: a 10pound, !-ounce whale taken on
a Pedigo Spinritc from Dale
Hollow in late winter.
Sling a tailspinner into the
middle of small coves and cuts
and allow it lO slowly flicker
right down the heart of it.
Smallmouth and spolled bass
suspend just above the ditch.
channel or erosion cut that
formed these coves. Anglers
fishing the points and sides of
these areas with jigs or live bait
miss these tish. This is one of
the most overlooked and productive of winter bass patterns.
Swimming a tailspinner just
above the bottom, especially
over a mud flat located near
deep water, is a highly productive winter and early spring
pauern. The same retrieve
along a channel drop or over a
stump tield is a lethal cold
water presentation for largemouth bass; the llickiest of the
three black bass to catch in
water less than 50 degrees.
Tailspinners also excel for
white hass fishing in spling.
The ability to cast the lure like
a bullet make-,; it a great choice
for casting at surface breaking
white, hybrid or striped bass.
The slow fall of the lure makes
it a more appealing choice than
a casting spoon for this style of
fishing.
Tic on a tailspinncr this
winter and catch a trophy
-;mallmouth . the old school
way. This overlooked and forgotten I ure still catches big
bass in cold water.
pa<>ses without an intercep
lion.
Dave Weller. a Kentucky
graduate who is a regional
manager for AT&T. made
the presentation on behalf uf
the company.
''We're so pleased that he
won both 0 r those," said
Weller, who noted that each
week's finalists are selected
hy ESPN college football
analysts and that the win
ners are chosen by fan vole.
"It's a testament to the
coaches and their preparation, and Andre and his stellar play, as well as the great
fans we have around the
globe."
"It's somelhing else that
the team accomplished ...
Woodson said. "Obviously,
this isn't an individual goal,
it's a team goal. Rtght now.
it·~ a proud moment for all
of us. Hopefully, we'll continue to keep doing it. really
get our minds set on this
bowl game, and try to come
away wirh a win. That
would be a bigger accomplishment by the team and
university. and keep it (the
program) headed in the right •
direction."
Cats
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tions (two) and pass breakups
(seven). He has totaled 36
tackles on the season.
Kentucky is preparing to
[a}ce on Florida State in the
Music City Bowl Dec. 31.
Cat Walk set for Music
City Bowl: The "Cat Walk"
has been set for I 2:30 p.m.
CST at LP Field before the
Music City Bowl.
Fans arc encouraged to
line up on the east side of the
Continu~
from p1
Outdoors
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River Lake, Banen River
Lake, Kentucky Lake and even
shallow Lake Barkley.
"Tn Barkley. you could
catch late fall and winter largemouth bass that were only 18
inches long on the Spinrite, but
the fish weighed up to 5
pounds," Crowell explained.
"It was heaven."
Tailspinners afford anglers
exceptional casting distance.
"You can throw them a mile."
Crowell said. "The only thing
that limits your cast is how
much line you have on your
reel."
This comes in handy llshing
the low clear waters of winter.
Even on more fertile lakes such
as Barren River Lake,
Kentucky Lake or Lake
Barkley, the water in winter is
clearer than at any other time
of year. The ability to cast a
great distance lessens the
chance or spooking fish.
You may stay way off a
point and fire a tailspinner near
it, allowing the lure to flutter
down to suspended bass.
Constantly watch your line and
reel ju'it enough to keep it tight.
You don't want a sag to rorm in
your line. lf you sec the line
jump or go slack well before it
hits the bottom, reel down
Parcells
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAVIE, Fla.
Bill
Parcells signed a four-year
contract to lead the Miami
Dolphins' football operations, one day after turning
down essentially the same
role with the Atlanta Falcons.
The two-time Super Bowl
champion coach will report
directly to Miami owner
Wayne Huizenga, whose
affinity for big-name help
has led him to Parcells - a
66-year old former coach of
1\)ur NFL clubs who owns n
home in South Floridn and
now hus a job there, too.
On Wednesday, the expectation around the league wns
that Parcells would take over
in Atlanta, with even some
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JOlflS
Lee McClellan is an awardwinning writer for Kentucky
Afield nULgazine, the official
publication of the Kentucky
Department of Fish and
Wildlife Resources. He is a lifelong hunter atUi anglerr with a
passion for smallnwuth bass
fishing.
Dolphins
reports saying the deal was
done. By the afternoon, however. the deal had fallen apart
and the Dolphins moved
quickly to get Parcells to sign
a contract.
At Columbus, Ohio: Ohio
State backup cornerback
Eugene Clifford will not play
in the BCS championship
game against LSU after
being suspended for an
undisclosed violation of tenm
rules.
Columbus
station
WCMH-TV
and
The
Columbus Dispatch reported
earlier that Clifford, a fresh
man, and starting cornerback
Donald Wushington had both
been fiuspended for the game
on Jan. 7 in New Orlelms.
The school released a
statement later stating only
photos by Jamie Howell
ALLEN CENTRAL dropped its opening round game in the Jenny Wiley Invitational tournament. Cordia defeated the Rebels 83-72. Above: Allen Central coaches and players looked on
during the game against Cordia.
Below: Prestonsburg sophomore Michael Burchett looked on prior to a free throw attempt.
Clifford would be suspended.
GOLF: Michelle
Wie
might start her 2008 season
in Hawaii, but not at the
Sony Open.
Wic, who has played the
PGA Tour event every year
since 2004, did' not receive
one of the four unrestricted
sponsor exemptions, tournament director Ray Stosik
said.
Swing
coach
David
Leadbetter said the 18-yearold from Honolulu likely
would ask for exemptions ul
one or both of the LPGA
Tour events in Hawaii that
kick off the women's golf
season in Februu.ry. He also
said competition against the
men would probably be on
hold until she gets her health
and her game back together.
CONTACT THE FlOYD COUNTY TIMES SPORTS DEPARTMENT
FAX: 606/886·3603 • PHONE: 606/886-8506
EMAIL: sports @floydcountytlmes.com
McCoughtry leads Louisville past Kentucky
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON
Angel
McCoughtry survived a gash
to her forehead and had 23
points and I 0 rebounds to
lead
Louisville
past
Kentucky 80-65 on Thursday
night.
McCoughtry. the preseason Big East player of the
year who leads the nation m
points and steals, scored 14
of the team's first 2 3 points
and had 16 at halftime.
Sh.c scored only seven
points in the second half after
missing most of the period
after colliding with Kentucky
rorward Victoria Dunlap.
1t was Louisville's seventh
straight win and rourth
straight victory against the
Wildcats (4-6), who hadn't
played a game in 12 days
because of l'inal exams.
Candycc Bingham had 16
points and 12 rebounds for
the Cardinals (8-2), who led
47 24 at halftime.
The Wildcats outscored
the Cardinals 17 4 to start the
cutting
second
half,
Louisville's lead to 51-41
when Amani Franklin made
two free throws.
Kentucky pulled as close
as 58-46 when Lydia Watkins
sank two free throws with
9:31 left, but made its run
primarily with MeCoughtry
out of the game.
McCnughtr} went to the
locker room to get stitches
\\ ith I 6:19 remaining after
colliding with Dunlap neal'
the 3-point line.
She returned with a cros_ssbaped bandage that covered
her forehead and bridge of
her nose with 8:34 remainilll!
and LOUIS\ille Cllnging tO
58-48 lead.
Kentucky has nO\\ lost
five of its last seven games'
Amani
Franklin "" led
Kentucky with a career-higl\
18 points while sophomore:
Carly Ormerod finished with
four points after missing thO
previous two games w1th "a
toe injury.
MU Holiday Basketball Clinic set for Dec. 27-28
TIMES STAFF REPORT
HUNTLNGTON, W. Va
Only seven duys remuin
~he
Marshall
before
University men's basketball
program holds its Hoi iday
Basketball Clinic on Dec. 27
and 28 at the Cam Hender~;un
Center for boys and girls in
grades 1-6.
The clinic features two sessions, a night sess10n on Dec.
27 trom 6-9 p.m. und u duy
session from I 0 u m.-1 p.m.
on Dec. 2R. The one-session
cost is $40 while registrulion
for both sessions cost $75.
Cost includes u Murshall bns
kctball t-shirt and an autographed teum poster.
The sessions. administered
by~ basketball staff members
Tim Thomas, Arkell Bruce.
Mike Falco and Travis
Persinger, will focus on ball
bundling, ~hooting. pu-;sing.
del'ense. team play und the
Marshall style nf play.
A rcgistrution form is
available at Hcr<.IZonc.com
nnd more information is avail·
able by calling the basketball
otfke at 30~ 696-3586.
Registration will ulso take
place on the gyri1 floor a half
hour pnor to euch session.
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THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
23, 2007 • 83
·steelers 41, Rams 24: Najeh Davenport lifts Pittsburgh over St. Louis
by A.B. FALLSTROM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Willie
LOUlS
season ended after his
lirst carry, and the Pittsburgh
Steelers will miss the NFL's
leading rusher i r they get to the
playoffs. But they don't miss
him yet.
Najch Davenport. a career
backup running back with typ
ical nondescript statistics, has
two huge games since entering
the league as a fourth-round
draft pil.:k of the Green Bay
Packers in 2002. Both have
come against the Sr. Louis
Rams, with Davenport's twotouchdown, 123-yard rushing
effort pacing a 41-24 victory
on Thursday night.
''I took it upon myself to put
the olltmse on IT)Y back and
carry it," Davenport said.
"He's our guy, he's our breadwinner. Not having him. everyone has to pick it up a level."
Parker broke a bone in his
lower right leg in the first quarST.
Parker'~)
ter. giving the Steelers plenty
of time to adjust to the new
reality.
"Our heart goes out to him
because he's a competitor. he's
a watTior," coach Mike Tomlin
said. "As a team. we're not
going to throw a pity party. lt's
part of the game. people get
hurl, we'll adapt and improvi~e
and move forward ...
The Steelers' top-rated
defense was porous again. yet
they made enough stops to
help Pittsburgh (10-5) out of a
late season swoon and move
one step closer to the playoffs.
They're still thinking be~ ond
just a playoiT benh, though .
''With Willie down it's
gomg to lake something away
from
us."
said
Nate
Washington. who caught two
touchdown passes. "If we
dwell on Willie being down it's
going to be that mud1 tougher
for us to get to (the Super
Bowl). and we don't need anything else making it hard for
us."
lsaac Bruce caught a 12yard touchdown pass for the
Rams and moved into thin.l
place on the career yards
receiving list, moving ahead of
James Lofton. Marc Bulger
threw three touchdown passes
but was intercepted twice, and
Ike Taylor"s 51 yard return on
an O\erthrown ball on 4th-andl0 with 3:46 to go put the
game out or reach.
Wide receiver Ton·y Holt
was caught on cameras
screaming at coach Scou
Linehan after the interception.
Holt declined comment after
tl1e gmne.
"Tt's not a big deal, not to
me," Linehan said. "It some
thmg said in the heat or the
hattie to his coach and it's over
as far as T'm concerned."
Bulger said and Linehan
had been talking about backup
Gus Frerotte taking over
before Holt started yelling at
the coach.
"I honestly don't know
what they were arguing
ahout," Bulger ~aid. ''My discussion had nothing to do with
Torry unless he was really
upset 1 was going out of the
game."
Pittsburgh had taken a 10point lead on a 29 yard tield
goal by Jeff Reed only seven
plays earlier.
The only other highlight for
the R<uru; (3- 12) was retiring
Marshall faulk 's 1\o. 28 jersey
at halftime of the Rams' home
l'inale. Bruce, who passed
Marvin Hanison Jac;t week on
the yardage list, caught seven
passes for 87 yards and has
940 career receptions, tied for
sixth with Art Monk.
"I hear the names,·· Bruce
satd. "Next Sunday night
when the season is over for us,
I'll go hack and T'JI ju~t g.o
look at it."
St. Louis finished 1 7 at
home and had three games
blacked out because it didn't
sell out, and in each or the last
two weeks there have been
nearly as many visitors as
horne fans in the Edward Jones
Dome.
Parker, who has I ,3 16
yard!>, limped off the field with
about 12 minutes to gc) in the
first quarter. Davenport cased
uny worries with a game that
rivaled his 178-yard efforr for
the Packers against the Rams,
in a 45-17 Monday night victor) in 2004. He wm; filling in
for Ahman Green at the time.
'They just executed,"
Linehan said . "Tt didn't matter
who was in there."
Ben Roethlisberger was 16
for-20 for 261 yards and three
touchdowns with no intercep
lions for the Steelers (I 0-5 ),
who had lost three of five to
fall mlo a tie with the Browns
for the AFC North lead.
Roethlisberger had hb fir~t
200-yard passing effort in five
games by halftime, helping to
revive a struggling offense.
He hit Santonio Holmes for
an 83-yard gain on the
Steelers' first drive. helping
the Steelers recover from start-
ing at their own 4 after Aller
Rossum fumbled on a pun1
return.
"We felt we could take
some shot.s down the field,'
Roethlisbergcr said. "Om
receivers. a lot of people don '1
give them credit. but rhey'rc
pretty fast and they got dowr.
the field well ."
The Steelers, 8 8 last sea
son. can clinch the divisior
with a Cleveland loss al
Cincinnati on Sunday. They
also can clinch a playoff berth
if the Titans lose to the Jets.
Davenport entered the
game with 349 yards, a 4.9yard average and three touch·
down~ as Pmker's backup. His
best game before Thursday
came against the Scahawks
when he had 58 yards rushing
on seven carries and two
touchdowm.
Bulger was 18-for-35 for
208 yards and Steven Jackson
had 85 yards on 12 carries for
the Rams, who had 316 yards
total orrense.
Bengals WR T.J. Houshmanzadeh establishes himself
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CTNCTNNATT
T.J.
Houshmandzadeh was ready
for interviews. The semicircle
of cameras and reporters
dosed
around
liim.
A
" Cincinnati Bcngals employees
turned down the locker room
sound system a few notches as
a courtesy.
That got Chad Johnson's
attention.
"Hey, T want to listen to my
music while I dress;' Johnson
said, trying his best to act putout. "T.J. can take his interview
outside."
The two receivers dress
side-by-side and have been
friends since college, so the act
was just that - a chance to
~ needle. Tt also was unintentionally revealing.
In his seventh season, the
receiver with the name that's a
mouthful has become a hand-
Tn \orne ways, he is.
rul to guard. He leads the NFL
in catches and has already set a
Houshmandzadch
has
club record with 101. He made become Carson Palmer's most.
the Pro Bowl this week for the tmsted target. Palmer, who was
first time.
MVP of the last Pro Bowl, has
The seventh-round dran so
much
faith
in
ptck has become much more Houshmandzadeh's abtlity to
than Johnson's sidekick. A lol run routes properly and hang
more than the locker room onto the ball after taking a hit
music revolves around him that he goes to him most often.
these days. even if he's relucPart of it is that the speedy
Johnson gets covered by the
tant to acknowledge it.
"I don't look at it like that," other team's best defenders.
said Houshmandzadeh, who who are wary because he can
was Johnson ·s teammate at run past them. Part of it is that
Oregon State. "I think that's Houshmandzadeh is so good in
media talk. It ha<> nothing to do his role as a possession receivwith stepping our of Chad's er.
shadow.
"As big or a role as he plays
"Chad knows what I can do, in this offense and has over the
and I know what he can do on last three or four years, you
the field. Actually. 1 think can't ask him to do much more
being on the same team w1th than he's done <md make the
Chad has benefited me. Chad . plays that he's made," Palmer
works so hard in the offseason. said.·
He pushes me, and T push him.
Houshmand1.adeh leads the
He wants to be better than me. teum with 11 touchdowns. He
T want to be better than him."
had at least one touchdown
catch in each or the li~t eight
games. the longest such streak
by a Bengals player in one season.
The 2~th overall pick in
the
2001
draft,
Houshmandzadeh did very lit
tie in his first three years that
would make anyone think he
was capable of such things. He
hurt his heel as a rookie. hurt
his groin in his second season,
then missed most of the third
due to a ham'Jtring injury.
When
Marvin
Lewis
arrived a'i head coach before
the 2003 season. one or his
most memorable moments was
meeting his two receivers.
"The guy with the pony
tail?" Lewis said, remembering
his first impression.
Lewis liked him enough to
keep him around after the
injury-shortened '03 season.
Since then, he had made a
much more lasting second
impression.
"He brings a lot of lire, grit only five catches lor 42 yards
and attitude to the football in a 24-10 loss in Pittsburgh
team," Lewis said. "He works last month that essentially scuthis tail off every day he can. tled the Bengals' hopes of a
That's what. I like about him. turnaround.
Sometimes we· ve got to conHoushmandzadch considers
trol the rage a little bit, but you it his worst game of the season.
know he's got it in him. He's
"A lot or times, I gel on the
going to fight them to the end.'' referees," he said. "I think I
J1~hnson thrives on touchwas just worried about not getdown celebrations and his ting a call too much, even
look-at-me
antics. though T was being held on
Houshmandzadch docsn 't need every play and they never
to call attention to himself. called it. Once they didn't call
Both have a penchant for let- it after the first few times, I
ting their emotions get the best should have just left it alone.
of them.
ButT just didn't play well."
Cincinnati's 5-9 record took
Johnson will complain to
Palmer and the coaches when a lot of the joy out or his seleche docsn 't get enough passes tion for his first Pro Bowl this
thrown
his
way. week.
Houshmandzadch will lose his
"lt's kind of bittersweet,'' he
composure when he thinks the . said. "Almost like you're in
referees aren't calling penalties high school and you're playing
on defensive backs.
in a tournament and you're
One or his worst games this playing a consolation game.
season came when he lost his That's what it kind of feels like
cool. Houshmand,adeh had a little bit."
NASCAR: Manion inks extension
to. retnain Truex crew chie'f
TIMES STAFF REPORT
ward lo gelling hack t>ut there on the track
in January and hopefully starting to build
MOORESVILLE, N.C.
Dale
Earnhardt Inc. announced it has signed
,. crew chief Kevin "Bono" Manion 10 a
three year deal that will continue his long
term tenure at DEL
''Chemistry is a vei)' important prut of
any race team and T'm excited that we'll
he able to continue to build on what we
have accomplished over the past several
years," Manion said. "We arc looking for-
on what can be a championship season."
"We are very pleased to sign Kevin to a
multi-yeru· agreement," said John Story.
vice president of motorsports operations at
DEl. "Kevin is a longtime and loyal
employee of Dale Earnhardt lnc., and his
accomplishments speak for themselves.
He is a proven championship-caliber crew
chief. and io;; dedicated to our company. We
look forward to him contmuing to build
our organit.ation toward the future.~·
Manion helped guide Mmtin Truex Jr.
and the No. l team to a herth in the Chase
ror the Nextel Cup in 2007. In addition,
the team notched its first victory, at Dover
m June.
Manion. who joined DEl in 19<)7,
helped lead Truex and his No. 8 Busch
Series team to 12 victories and two championships in 2004 and 2005, before mov
ing lo the Cup Series with the team in
2006.
NFL rejects Pacman's appeal from player's union
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The NFL
rejected an appeal by the players'
union on behalf of suspended Titans
cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell
turned down Jones' request for leniency Nov. 6. The NFL Players'
Association appealed th~t ruling as
excessive and had a hearing by telephone Dec. 14. But Jones must serve
the final two games of his seasonlong
suspension.
Goodell suspended the sixth pick
overall in the 2005 draft for the season
• in April. Las Vegas police said Jones
incited a strip club fight that led to a
triple shooting Feb. 19, leaving one
man paralyzed. He pleaded no contest in early December to a disorderly
conduct charge, agreeing to a year
probation, random drug testing, community service and anger management classes.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Rodriguez fires assistants
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Rich
Rodriguez fired Michigan's assistant
coaches Thursday, his second day as
an employee of the school.
Rodriguez met with the coaches
one by one at Schembechler Hall, as
retiring coach Lloyd Carr packed up
his belongings in boxes, clearing
space for hts successor.
Defensive coordinator Ron English
was fired along with Mike DeBord,
offensive coordinator; Fred Jackson,
wide receivers and associate head
coach; Erik Campbell, wide receivers
and assistant head coach; Vance
Bedford, defensive backs; Scot
Loeffler, quarterbacks; Andy Moeller,
offensive line; Steve Stripling, defensive line; and Steve Szabo, linebackers. •
- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
I
The Reatherford-Salyers award, honoring the outstanding senior
athl~te, was initiated in 1955 by the Prestonsburg Jaycees in
commemoration of two young Prestonsburg athletes, Donald Gene
Reatherford and Woodrow Salyers, who lost their lives In 1954 in a lock"·
er room accident. the Prestonsburg Kiwanis Club assumed the responsibility of presenting the award in 1980. A committee composed of one
Kiwanis member, the school principal, one civic leader, one minister,
and one layperson makes the final selection. At the close of each school
year, ten senior atheltes are nominated by school officials to be consid·
ered for the award. Then, on the basis of leadership, athellic ability,
cooperation, honesty, church works, student government participation,
conduct, citizenship and character, the flnal selection Is made by the
committee. the names of this year's winner will be placed on the plaque
with names of the previous recipients and a trophy, emblematic of the
honor, is also awarded to each year's recipient.
1955-Bert Dixon
1983-B.J. Sturgill
1956-Lowell Hughes
1984-Todd nairn
1957-Buford Crager
1985-Gordie Ratliff
1958-Paul Hughes
1986-Bryan Griffith
195~Rodney Bussey
1987-Ciiff Miller
196o-James Allen
1988-Derrlck Johnson
198~Danny Hamilton
1961-Roy Prater
1962-Dixon Nunnery
199o-Tommy Poe
1963-Wayne DeBoard
1991-AIIen James and James
Storey
1964-Michael E. Wells
1965-Gary L. Goble
1992-James DeRossett and Joe
1966-Steve Clark
Shannon (Josh) Hyden
1967-Beonett Leslie
1993-Gien David May and Bill
1968-Fred James and Kevin
Bottoms
Shannon
1994-Aian Seth Hyden
196~Mike Vance
1995-Biake Leslie and Paul
Combs
197o-Mark Miller
1971-Thomas Burchett
1996-Waylon Blevins
1997- Michael Castle
1972-Greg Campbell
1973-Lowell Blackburn
1998-Neil Hamilton
1974-Jimmy Blackburn
1999-John Onega
1975-0ale Jaggers
200()-Jeremy Caudill and Seth
1976-Mike Dixon
Crisp
1977-Greg Dixon
2001-Ricky Joseph
197~eff Burchett
2002-Andrew Howell
197~reg Dillon
2003-Mikeal Fannin, Andrew
198o-Edward L. Carter and
Burchett {Memory of Josh
Dewey Layne
Francis)
1981-Jack Carter Wells
200~ordan Caldwell,
1982--Steve Rice
Nicholas Jamerson
In Memory of
Donald Gene Reatherford
and Woodie Salyers
lf anyone would like to receive a picture, I would
be very pleased to send you a picture of Donald and
Woodie. f live al 2XO East Graham Street,
Prestonsburg. KY 41653. My home telephone number is 606-HX6-2973.
photo submitted
THE 1954 PRESTONSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM is pictured. The Blackcat gridiron squadlost two of its players
in a tragic accident.
Sister of Donald
Marlene Rcatherford Webb
Ann Reatherford Gulledge
Charles Sal~·ers-brother o~ Woodie
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MOVIES FROM
THE BLACK LAGOON
This Town,
~That World
'Slave of the
Cannibal God'
Editor's Note: For rears, F[o)•d
by TOM DOTY
County 1/me.>./(nmder and.forrner
publisb~.->r Norman Allen uwote a wee/..~
~)' colunm that looked at Floyd County
T IMES CoLUMNIST
through his C:J'es. flis columns are
being reprinted due to request.
T don't want to sound pious or
preachy, but there's no other way
open ror me to say it. So:
My wish for us all at this sca<;on is
that our Christmas lights may grow
dim a-s we see the greater Light:
LETTER TO A FRIEND
Dec. 23.
Dear Friend,
Christmas has crept upon me, not
unawares but because I am not always
exactly aware. Your 01ristmas card,
which carne a week ago <md was
opened only today, reminds me.
Plcac;c don't he offended, 1 did not
forget you-I simply followed an old
pattern of failing to do the things 1
would, and should, do.
Your card and every card T
received arc appreciated. And your
thoughtfulness makes me a bit
ashamed.
Please accept this note as my sincere wish that this will be ror you and
yours a truly happy Christm.a<; <md
that iL~ spiril will remain with us
beyond one day in the year.
A Christmas
to remember
A PRAYER
•
f
The prayer that follows has gone
the rounds. Hs author is unknown. But
tor many of us who have been around
for quite a spell, it might just be that
this suppliant spoke what we all of
my-er, vintage should be asking:
Father. thou knowcst that 1 an1
growing old. Keep me from becoming talkative and possessed with the
idea that T mu,<;t express myself on
every subject. Release me from the
craving lo straighten out every one's
affairs. Keep my mind free from the
recital of endless detail. Give me
wings to get to the point Seal my lips
when I am inclined to tell of my aches
and pains, they are increasing wilh the
years, and my love to speak of them
grows sweeter as time goes by. Teach
me the glorious lesson that occa'\ionally I may be wrong. Make me
thoughtful but not nosy, helpful but
not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom and experience, it does seem a
pity not to usc it all. But Thou knowest, Lord, thaL T want a rew friends in
the end.
-AMEN
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by WENDELL R. HOWELL
lt was December 24th and I had
just awakened to lind the ground,
and everything else. covered in the
deepest snow I had ever seen. I was
seven years old, and was at my
cousm 's house enjoying our
Christmas break from school. My
cousin's name was Michael Otis,
but everyone called him '·Skip." or
as Grandpa called him "Skipper."
I'm not sure where the nickname
came from, although I do remember
my Mom telling us that when he
was born, he was so small that he
could fit inside a shoe box. Perhaps
Michael Otis was too big a name for
such a small little hoy, 1 suppose.
Skip and I were not merely
cousins, we were also best friends
and on this snowy morning we
couldn ' t wait to get bundled up and
outside for a day of sleigh riding,
snowman building, snow ball
throwing, and just plain having fun.
We didn't just build a snowman, we
built a snow family. complete with
an igloo (that's what Skip <md I
called il), although everyone else
called it "a pile of snow with a hole
at the base."
The day went by pretty quickly
and berore we knew it, Aunt Belly
called us in for supper, although it
seemed as though we had just had
her "steaming" homemade vegetable soup for lunch. I don't really
remember what she had prepared
for supper, because I had suddenly
realized that it was gelling dark, it
was Christmas Eve, and 1 was far,
far, rrom home. And, according to
Uncle Otis, there was no way to
make it out of the "hollow" and
another mile or so down US 23 to
the dirt road leading to my house.
And, on top of all that, T was starting to ±eel sick, really sick.
I didn't know what to do, but I
knew I had to get home - home,
Many times over
by NICK MONTAVON, 13
and DEBORAH MONTAVON
"CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SouL: CHRISTMAS
CoLLECTION"
ll was a cold day in early December.
l wac; pretty bored just sitting around my
house. There was nothing on TV, my
friends weren't amnnd, and I'd read
every magazine I had on skateboarding,
snowboarding and every other hobby of
mine. I wa':i about to go stir-<.,TclZY when
my Aunt Mary, who had stopped by to
visit, a-;ked me if I'd like to go grocery
shopping wilh her.
Perfect opportunity to get a new
.
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magazine, T thought. 1l1ere was one
problem, though. l'd mn out of
allowance money. So T decided lO. ask
my mom. in the nicest, sweetest voice 1
could, if I could have tive dollars from
my upcoming allowance to buy a magazine that I had been wanting really badly.
To my relief, Mom agreed to the deal,
and my aunt and I took off shopping. .
As we were walking into the grocery
store, a poor, homeless woman sat outside the doors asking customers ror
money donations. Wow, 1 thought. And 1
was having a bad day because I was
bored. 1 checked on the five dollars in
my pocket as I thought about the maga-
where there was always Mom, Dad,
my brothers and sister, with food on
the table, and a gift under the tree
for each of us. We were a poor family living in "rural'' eastern
Kentucky, and a cap pistol for the
boys, and a doll for Sis. was the best
we could hope for on Christmas
morning. .
·
1 remember telling Aunt Betty
that I needed to go home "·cause T
was sure Mom and Dad were getting worried about me.·· She told
me that she had already called our
neighbor and asked her to pa<>s the
word to my parents "that Uncle Otis
would bring me home as soon as the
roads were passable."
By this time, it was completely
dark: The sick feeling had become
unbearable, and 1 was desperate.
Almost in a p<mic. I said, "But I'm
sick, and 1 feel like I'm going to
throw up." Aunt Betty put her cheek
against my forehead, and with a
concerned look, told Uncle Otis,
"He might have a fever."
lt probably took an hour for
Uncle Otis to get U1e chains on the
tires, and the snow cleared from the
windows of his old truck, but I didn't mind the wait, and, for some
reason, I was beginning to feel a lit
tie bit better.
I don't remember seeing another
vehicle on the road as we made that
two mile trip, although 1 do remember Uncle Otis pointing out a flashing red light in the sky and asking
me if I thought it wa<> 01' Saint .
Nick. 1 was convinced that it was
and wondered if perhaps he had
already been to my house.
As we rounded the curve just
before gelling LO our house, I could
sec the faint glow of lights. Lights
that were strung on .the fresh cedar
tree that Dad and 1 had just recently
gone into the woods and cut. Mom
liked to turn off all the other lights
in the house and just have the tree
lit up. I think it was probably her littic way of getting us to settle down
for a few minutes so she could get a
few minuLes of quiet time.
·
Wow! Those lights sure were a
welcome sight for one sick liUle
boy that cold, snowy evening as he
approached the welcome sight of
home.
And my sickness? Oh. yeah, 1
was "sick," all right, but between
the time that Uncle Otis had put me
in his truck, and we made the fif..
teen minute trip to my parent's
home, another "Christmas Miracle"
had transpired. Not a miracle that
even remotely compares to the one
that happened over two thousand
years ago. and that we still celebrate
today, but a miracle, no douhL just
the same for one little "homesick"
boy.
I don't even remember what was
under the tree that Christmas morning, but T'll never forget the lesson T
learned that year, and it has stuck
wilh me for fifty-three years: "It
doesn't matter
what's under the tree, what truly
matters is who's sining around it
with you."
1 can still remember the sound of
those tire chains rattling as Uncle
Otis drove away from our house
that night, and I knew that he' d
make it back home safely Lo Skip
and Aunt Betty. He couldn't fail. lt
would have spoiled "the miracle."
1 truly regret tltat 1 probably
never even remembered to thank
him, but 1 think he probably realized the significance of what had
happened that Christmas Eve.
Uncle Otis passed away ten
years later.
And today, 1 still thank him from
Lhe very bollom or my hean. God
bless Uncle Otis.
Editor's Note: Wendell R.
Howell is formerly of Prestonsburg.
He resides today in Ashland.
zine that wa<; waiting inside lhe store.
My aunt went to do her shopping. and 1
headed for the magazine racks. As T
flipped tlu·ough the new magazines,
looking for the one with the article my
friend had told me about, I kept flashing
on the woman sitting out in the cold
wilhoul a home to keep her waml.
Before I .knew It, I had put the magafines back and was heading in the direction of the homeless woman. 1 realized
that she needed the money a lot more
than 1needed a new magazine.
As I passed the produce section, I
saw my aunt picking out vegetables. so 1
stopped to tell her that r d meet her at the
checkout · counter. Before she could
question me about where I was going, I
was olf and running toward the store
entrance.
Season's greetings from the
Lagoon, and beware that this week's
gift is preny unpleasant (hey a t least
we didn't give you a fruit.cake) though
bargain priced at one buck.
In the mid 1970s, Italian cannibal
movies were actually en vogue and
this lesser effort manages to be just as
tasteless as epics like ··cannibal
Holocaust," while being nowhere
near as gory.
This one announces its mediocrity
in the opening sc rawl , which timidly
suggest'\ that New Guinea may be the
last place on earth that has remote
regions unsoiled
by modern man.
Okay, it's not
true, but at least
they tried.
The story, such
as it is, invol ves a
woman
named
Susan Stevenson
coming to New
Guinea to tind her
explorer husband.
Tom DltJ
She hooks up with Times Columnist
her
brother,
Arthur, at the airport and the pair seek out Professor
Foster, a colleague of the husband. He
turns out to be very helpful and suggest<; that the husband must have gone
to the cursed island of Roka, which is
forbidden by local authorities. Susan
ofters to fund a rescue operatton and
Foster is only too happy to lead them
to a place no one hao; ever .returned
from .
·
Things don't go that well for the
party. First up there is Susan. She's a
bit or a shrinking violet who howls
like a banshee when she spies a spider.
Then there is Arthur. He's a bit of a
doofus who is prone to belittling their
native bearers and smacking them
around like circus monkeys.
Then there is the problem of every
native acting like they were extras on
Star Trek assigned to go down to a
hostile planet alongside Captain Kirk
These guys die off quicker than disco
and in a variety of ways:
• One gets eaten by a crocodile as
he leans over to unlie the group's ran
from a rock.
• One gets to die in spectacular
fashion by stepping on a trap which
pulls him 50 feet into the air before
sandwiching him between two sets of
sharpened stakes.
• My favorite one, though, is the
poor sap who gets the idea to run
away but has the un lortunale luck to
run into a cannibal who is deadly
accurate with a spear, which then libcrates the sad dope's head from his
shoulders.
After getting all of their native hel p
killed, the group decides to stop at a
mission run by an elderly priest. They
wisely avoid asking for new bearers
and are able to avoid the awkward
silences that would have greeted their
rundown of the tilm so far. Instead
they hook up with a jungle explorer
named Manolo, who takes a liking to
Susan.
While at the village, Professor
Foster decides to ~pill some beans and
tells the group that he was once held
(See LAGOON , page sh)
"No problem," T assured her. "And,
hey - Merry Cluistrna<;," I said, as I
smiled and turned to go lind my
aunt.
When [ arrived back at
my house, my ~om said
there was some mail for
me. Much to my surprise, my uncle had
sent me a Christmao;
card - '.J.rith a $20 bill
inside!
rve heard it said that
if you give from the heart,
unselfishly and unconditionally, it will be returned to
you many Limes over. On that cold
December day, I realized how that isn't
just a saying. Good deeds do come back
to you.
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SUNDAY, DECCEMBER
23, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Not a lot of choices when the parts run out
by TOM and RAY MAGLIOZZI
Dear Tom and Ray.
I purchased a Nissan Sentra
GXE brand new m 1999. The
reason 1 chose Nissan was its
reputation li)r reliability. Al
120,000 miles, the "service
engine" light carne on, and I
brought it to the dealer. He
found that the metlll fuel-tiller
tube was corroding and leaking
fwnes. But here's the rub: The
dealen;hip said Nissan doesn't
make the part anymore, and
they could neither fabricate it
nor find the pan anywhere else.
They said, "Sorry. we can't fix
it, these things sometimes happen," and sent me on my way. 1
questioned whether the car was
safe to drive, and they said yes.
Is tlris true? And why did
Nissan stop making pans on a
car that's only 8 years old? I
suppose T could have some
shop look int0 it, hut 1 don't
want to spend $1 ,500 on a car
that's worth only $3,000. \.Vbat
can you suggest? By the way, I
will never recommend a
Nissan. I should have gone with
a Dodge. At least r would still
be able to get parts for it when it
hreaks. - I .orne
TOM: That would frost my
shorts, too. Lorne. We checked
with Nissan, <md, after some
hemming and hawing, they
confirmed that they no longer
make the part. And they had no
exphmation for why they
stopped making it. One has to
assume it was a business dcciston. But it's not a very nice
one.
RAY: You can check with
your state's consumer-proteGtion agency, .hul there arc no
federal laws that require a manufacturer to provide parts for
any length of time. Most companies just do it because irs
good for business- especially
repeat business.
TOM: You could understand
if they slopped making cosmetic parts once the car got old. lf ·
you couldn't get a piece of side
body molding, or a latch for
your glove-box door, it's no big
Jeal. But this part - which
connects the fuel filler to the
gas tank - is crucial to the
operation of the car. And no, it's
not a good idea to drive around
with gasoline fumes seeping
out. It's not good for your
health, or for the health of the
environment.
RAY: In fact, there's no way
you'll pass an emissions inspection like that in any state that
requires one.
TOM: Your best bet is a
junkymd. Oops, pardon me. I
mean an "auto recycling center." lt may be hard to find a
good used one, because i r your
fuel-filler hose is msring, ~o is
everyone elst:'s. But your local
junk:yard can "put it on the
wire;' and sec if any other junkyard<> (oops) have one. Maybe
they'll find you one in a region
of lhe counlly where mst isn't
as much or an issue.
RAY: If that doesn't work,
you have two choices. One is to
pay someone to fabricate a part
for you or repair the one you've
got. 1 doubt that'll cost you
$1,500, but it will involve some
labor.
TOM: And if that doesn't
pan out, then you're down to
frozen-orange-juice
cans,
Lorne. T've got a collection of
them from the exhaust system
on my '74 Chevy, if you need
any. Good luck.
Tom and Ray settle a father·
son squabble
Dear Tom and Ray:
car-knowledge-chal
lenged son lives in North
Conway, N.H. His job is about
300 yards from his aparlment.
Instead of walking, he <>tarts his
car every day and <.!Jives the
three minutes to work. l told
him that this is bad for his new
Subaru Imprent. He was not
impressed. He insists that it is
better to start the car every day
than to let it sit in the cold
weather. Please help me educate this ingrate who does not
appreciate his father's vast
knowledge -Barney
TOM: 1 feel your pain,
Barney. Sure, it's not goud for a
car to drive 300 yards a day, or
even 600 yards, if you count the
round trip. IN'hen you do that,
several things happen.
RAY: First., the car run!> inefficienlly until it'!; fully warmed
up. When it's wanning up. extm
ga<;oline is being scm into the
cylinders. But not all of that gas
gets comhusted. So some of it
sneaks down past the lings and
dilute'> the oil.
TOM: Gasoline is not as
My
good a lubticant. a~ oil. Trust
me. I've tlied it in my brother's
car.
RAY: The other problem is
that the exhaust is full of moisture. Actually, it's always full of
moisture. But it's only when the
exhaust system reaches it<> full
operating temperature Lhal the
system can evaporate that mois~
ture and expel it. When you
drive just 300 yards. the moisture just sits there and leads to
premature rusting of the mu!Tier
and the exhaust pipes.
TOM: While he can help the
engine a little hil by driving it
more extensively on weekends
and getting everything up to full
operating temperature to expel
the moisture and gasoline from
the crankca~e, he can't reverse
the damage he'll be doing all
week. So there's no question
that the car won't last as long,
and will cost him more to maintain. if he drives it very shon
distances every day. And conversely, there's absolutely no
hann i.n letting it sit during the
week.
RAY: Of course, cars exist
for our pleasure and convenience. And if he wants to use
the car that way, and wants to
spend the money on more-frequent oil changes and exhaust
systems, that's his prerogative,
isn't it, Bamey? lt certainly
keeps us in business.
TOM: But if he is concerned
about the cost and the longevity
of the car, then you're absolutely right, Barney. !fe should
walk. Plus, it ·s healthier.
Remind him it's better for HIS
crankcase and exhaust system,
too!
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SOCIAL SECURITY NEWS
CHRISTMAS
SALE!
Social Security attacks disability backlog
Michael
J.
Astruc,
Commissioner of Social
Security; today announced that
the
Social
Security
Admmistration had made
progress in the 2007 fiscal
year (FY) toward making
faster decisions on disability
claims.
"Better systems and business processes were essential
ro the progress we made in
2007," Commissioner Astrue
said, "bul we cannot overlook
the tens of thousands of overtime hours put in by the hardworking men and women of
the
Social
Security
Administration."
Commissioner Astrue highlighted the progress made in a
number of significant areas:
Social Security issued a
final rule on September 5.
2007 ex!ending nationwide its
Quick
Disability
Determination (QDD) process.
Under QDD. a pred1<:t1ve
model analyzes specific clements of data within the electronic claims file to identify
claims where there is a high
potential that Lhe claimant is
disabled and where evidence
or the person's allegations can
be quickly 11nd easily obtained.
In New England. where the
process was hcing tested,
ahoul 3 percent of all new
cases were identified as QDD
cases <tnd processed in an
average of 11 days. Today,
Arizona, New Jersey and
North Dakota have slarted
using QDD as part of a staged
national roll-out that will be
completed early next year.
The
Social
Security
Administration also virtually
eliminated its backlog of FY
2007 "aged" disability hearings cases. "Aged" cases,
defined as cases pending l,OOO
days or more, were reduced
from 63,770 cases at the
beginning of FY 2007 to 108
cases at the end of September.
To build upon this progress,
the agency Will redefine
..aged" cases as cases pending
for at least 900 days and \VilJ
again attempt to resolve all of
these cases by the end of the
fiscal year.
The tlme it takes to process
initial
disability
claims
declined 6.3 percent from 88.4
days in FY 2006 to 82.8 days
in FY2007.
Another accomplishmenl
was that Social Security
slowed the growth in its pending disability hearings cases
by approximately fifty per-
cent. While the overall num- disabled Americans," said
ber of cases pending at the Commissioner
Astrue.
hearing level increased from "Without adequate support
715,568 cases to 746,744 from Congress, however, we
cases, the increase of 31,176 will not be able to make furcases was about half of the ther progress - and we may
annual increase the agency has even lose ground."
typically recorded in this
For more information about
decade.
di~abilily benefits call your
As another key part of it~ local Social Sccmity Office in
Martin, Kentucky
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285-3025
a .National Hearing Center 4:30p.m. The ottice is locat(NHC) so that a centralized ed at· 1897 Kentucky Roule
cadre of Administrative Law 321 in Prestonsburg.
And remember, we have
Judges (ALJs) can use video '
hearing technology to hear representatives availahlc to
cases in the most backlogged give presentations and speechOpen Mon.-Fri., 9-5:00;
parts or the country. The tech- es about Social Security
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NHC judges has begun. The infonnation online go to
agency also plans to hire about www.socialsecurity.gov.
150 ALJ s and some additional
hearing ottice support staff in
the sp1ing of 2008 - the only
new hiring in FY 2008 as the
agency continues to contract
tluough attrition due to many
years of congressional budget
cuts far below what the
President has requested.
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tl1is year's achievements and,
with the support of Congress,
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prisoner by a tribe called lhe
Pooka. He states that this is
important because the cannibals who have been shadowing
them and killing some of there
men are from that tribe.
Foster's hidden shame
comes out or the tale as well,
as he relates that he liv~d as
their prisoner for years and
finishes with, "You don't forger the taste of human flesh:·
Here is where things gel
really wonky for a bit. because
the group, now with Manolo
along, decide to go to the
ishmd even though they know
cannibals are there. They go
despite the fact that a member
of the tribe shows up at the
mission and plants an ax in the
professor's leg before succumbing to a gunshot wound.
Though this sounds nuts, it
makes sense later when we
learn that ever~one but
f.1anolo has been lying ·and
that they all suspect that the
mountain of the Pooka-; is sitting on a vein of untapped
riches.
Getting there proves very
difftcult and half the group
perishes en route. When Susan
and Manolo make it there, they
are promptly captured by the
cannibals. who arc worshiping
the corpse of Susan's husband
hecause they have mistaken a
Geiger counter on his body for
his heart and think he cannot
die (though he's pretty ripe
now and covered in what
appears to be gelalin).
last-minute
escape
A
proves dangerous since Susan
prefers to stand hy and idly
watch as Manolo does all the
fighting, but hey, at least she
learned to stop worshiping the
I
almighty dollar and just be
grateful to be alive.
This one is more fun than
anyone should have for a dollar. The cast is mostly
unknown Euro-actors except
for Ursula Andress and Stacy
Keach. Andress makes ror
good eye candy as Susan and
was 40 when this was shot
though she is still as breathtaking as she was when she
emerged rrom the surf in a
string bikini back in 1962 in
the first James Bond film, "Dr.
No."
Keach has fun with the
grim role of Professor Foster
and manages to pronounce
Pooka several times without
laughing, though there is the
htnt of a smirk.
Ail in all, this one offers
some cheesy action scenes
broken up by stock rootage of
various animals and plenty of
scenes or people walking, hiking, rafting and climbing
through picturesque jungle
locations.
Best line: "You mean the
Pookas are cannibals?"
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D r i v e ,
Prestonsburg, Ky
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607, Prestonsburg,
Ky 41653.
lndependant
Sales Agent wanted. Call 1-606424-9593 or fax
resume to 2853272.
Community
Connections is hiring for Direct Care
Providers.
High
school
I
GED
required. Apply in
person
at
Community
Connections 4663
US 23 South !vel,
Ky 41602. Phone
number (606} 8741900.
AVON
Sign up for 10.00
and Receive Free
gift. Earn pocket or
career money, you
decide. Call Jency
at 886-2082
Human Resource
Director - We are
looking for the
right person to be
a part of the management
team
who has a track
record of building a
culture of team
work.
The successful candidate
will have human
resource experi·
ence preferably in
health care experience and be certified as a PHR or
SPHR or whose
combination
of
education
and
experience will give
them
the
best
opportunity for success.
Interested candidates should send
their resume to:
Pikeville
Healthcare Center
R.
David
Baumgartner,
S
P
H
R
"mailto:dbaumgartner@hqmmail.com
"dbaumgartner@ h
qmmail.com
(859) 806-1517
Fax (859) 5235564
PO Box 91 0844
Lexington,
KY
40591·0844
sage.
Merchandise
BOOK FOR SALE
Korners of inspira·
Miller Bros. Coal, tion (A collabora·
LLC is seeking tion
of
Kim's
qualified applicants Korner) .
Priority
for the position of · mail $13.30, ship·
Surface
Mine ping UPS $20.00,
Planning Engineer.
allow 2-4 weeks for
Mining Engineering delivery. To order
degree and experi· send check or
ence
required. money
order to
Competitive salary Kim Frausre 955
and benefits pack- Abbott Mountain
age.
Interested. Road Prestonsburg
applicants should Ky 41653, or email
send their resume kif rasure@ bell·
in confidence to south. net
P.O. Box 990, Allen,
Ky. 41601. Phone For Sale: Troy
inquiries
not Burchett, recently
accepted.
on WLJC, has his
CD and book for
Heavy Equipment sale at $12 each.
Steam Cleaning Available
at
THE
Company needs SPREAD
employees.
Must WORD & LIGHThave valid drivers HOUSE
booklicense and up to stores pr by mail.
date surface mining Troy Burchett, 724
papers.
Mine McNally
Lane,
Emergency Tech. is Prestonsburg, Ky
a plus. Call Mon. 41653. for conThru Fri. 9:00 a.m. certs, call 886to 5:00 p.m. (606) 8483.Watch Troy
886-1759 If, no on
WLJC
on
answer leave mes· Saturdays at 4pm.
NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
Outgoing and assertive individuals
to make presentations to area
churches. Flexible hours and great
income potential for very rewarding
work. You will be working out of this
local newspaper office. Interested?
Call toll-free 1-866-288-4901
• FOR SALE •
Large Shop Building
9,000 sq. ft. under roof. 9 rollup
doors, approx. 3.5 acres level
land. Tractor/trailer accessible, 3phase power to the building.
Located 6 miles from Allen red
light at Cow Creek. $150,000.
Call Jerry Bentley at
437-1656 or 433-3077
For Sale: Troy Burchett,
recently on WL"JC, has his
CD and book for sale at $12
each. Available at SPREAD
THE WORD & LIGHTHOUSE
bookstores f:?r bY. mail. Troy
Burchett, 724 McNally Lane,
Prestonsburg,Ky 41653. for
concerts,
call
886·
8483.Watch Troy on WLJC
on Saturdays at 4pm.
Starting January 5th - June
21st.
~~HIGHLANDS
• • REG I 0 N A L
The Medical Center of EastErn Kentucky.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
FT - SUPERVISOR - CATH. LAB.
Highlands Regional Medical Center has an opening in the Cardiac
Cath. Lab. department as a Supervisor. The' Supervisor will be
responsible for supervising the clinical services of this defined
patient unit, Including the twenty-four hour responsibility for staffing,
equipment, supplies, and patient care.
Graduate of accredited RN nursing program with current RN
Kentucky !Incense. Specialty certification and bachelor'• degree
preferred. Must have at least two years of charge nurse or equivalent
experience with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with
medical stiff and alllevela of peraonnel. Muet be able to ttand or walk
for long perloda. Heavy lifting required. Maintain current BI.S and
ACI.S provider atatua.
• Nlrie (9) Paid Holidays
• Medical/Dental Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
lntereated appllcantl may apply to the
Human Resources Department, HRMC,
SOOO Ky. Rt. 321
Prestonsburg, Ky. 41853
(606) 886·7530
Fax: (606) 886-7534
E-mail: tclark@hrmc.org
Highlands is a11 equal opportuniJy employer.
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
is seeking candidates for
~uJI/ Part time
Radiology Technologist
for
Hope Family Medical Clinic,
Salyersville, KY
Qualiticatiun:. inclutlc currcut liccn:.urc in KY a> a
Radiology Technologist and BLS. Ultrasound
experience preferred.
Send resume to:
Ruman Re$<turces
AUn: Kelly Akers, MHA
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
1709 KV Route 321, Suite 3
Prestonsburg, K Y 41653
Fax: (606) Hll6·8548
Email: k.akers@bshc.org
A pmwl tmtli tl•Nl •ifP•H·itlm <J u<-l.'l'.<\"IU .quultt) IIJ!tdll! ,·u•·ttl
Uit: !\atl,t) I k::ilth C:stt:: j,. .:~H ~ual (~JtWtu.ui!) Lmpfh)<:r.
Tax·Preparer
Big Sandy Area Community Action
Program is seeking a Tax Preparer to
perform all duties related to preparing
and transmitting electronically prepared tax returns for low-income tami·
lies an'd individuals to the Internal
Revenue Service. Duties include com·
pleting required transmittal reports and
paperwork, processing acknowledg·
ments, verification of customer information, creation of customer folders,
providing information to customers
about EITC, and ensuring all services
are offered to customers. This will be a
temporary, part-time position that will
consist of approximately 30 hours
weekly, beginning January 17, 2008
and continuing until April 15, 2008.
The successful candidate must possess the ability to communicate effectively, and have excelled planning and
organization skills. Successful perfor·
mance in the position requires a prior
knowledge of income tax preparation
and knowledge of preparation software
or a strong computer background with
appropriate education relating to
same. This position will require paid
travel In Magotfin, Johnson, Martin,
Pike and Floyd Counties, service area.
Qualified applicants may aubmlt a reaume
and letter of application to Big Sandy Area
Community Action Program, ATTN: Human
Resources Manager, 230 Court Street,
Paintsville, KY 41240. Closing date for appll·
catlona Is Friday, January 4, 2008 at 4:30
p.m. An equal opportunity employer.
Starting January
5th - June 21st.
2- 6 ft glass display cases for sale.
Also 2- 5 ft wood
cabinets for sale.
Call
886·3142.
9am-5pm
For
Sale
Antiques: Antique
John Deer Disc
Harrow
$600.
Antique
G.E.
Refrigerator $350.
Antique
Horse
Drawn
Plows
$200.
Antique
Clawfoot
Bathtub$125.
Antique double
Washtub
with
Wooden Ringer
$125. Call 874·
2421.
For
Sale:
Beautiful Maggie
SoHero wedding
gown size 12 original cost $1600,
selling $500. Call
606-886-9626. If
interested please
leave message and
number.
sale nowll!! $12.50
plus shipping and
handling. Contact
Donald at 285·
3385.
Animal
Christmas English
Bulldog, AKC regis·
tered, Up-to-date
shots. Health guaranteed, good with
other animals. I am
giving her to a
lovely, and caring
person I family this
Christmas because
she will be a wonderful Christmas
gift and companion
for your Family.
Ready to go. Email:
spencermicheal_ 1970@ ya
hoo.com
Scarlet
McCall
S500. Call 886·
0622. 1 wk 12/14
AKC registered
Boxer
pups.
Santa Says,
"Ho Ho Ho,
Home for the Holidays!!"
Relax to our low utility costs
at Park Place Apartments!
Move in by ~ber 3:L.1W7
(E)
ll'i"..l'l:'ll
Get your 1st Month Rent FREEl
Security Deposit to be paid in full.
Rents starting at: 18R-$280, 28R-$304
.1..
0
Rent includes water, sewer, garbage pickup
Laundly Room on slle
Equal Housing Opportunity
•~•m•m~-.~
POSITION AVAILABLE
The
Wheelwright
Utility
Commission will be taking
applications for a part-time
utility clerk on a temporary
basis, approx. 20 to 30 hours
per week. Some general office
experience is required, and a
knowledge of . bookkeeping
practices, and some basic
computer skills. Applications
will be taken from December
20th, until December 28th,
2007, anyone interested can
pick up an application at the
Utility Office in Wheelwright,
between the hours of 8:00
a.m., and 4:00 p.m. The phone
number to cali with any questions is (606) 452-4273.
BOOK FOR SALE
A book by Donald
Crisp ·"Growing up
on Bucks Branch".
In Floyd county, on
~--·-·,
i2001 Pontiac
iGrand Prix GT
i117~000 miles.
iExcellent condi·
ilion. ~4,950. Call
i606·377·2032 or
i377·0990
L--·-·..1
.
POSITIONS NOW OPEN
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK· PAINTSVILLE
Wire Transfer Clerk: Full-time•: Min. $8.14-Max. $12.26 per br.
Duties: Performs all functions associated with the wire transfer area for the
bank. working daily with the Federal Reserve Bank following appropriate
procedures and instructions. Verifies information provided by staff and customers. Works daily with computers. High level of confidentiality. Edu. req:
High school or equivalent or technical school; or one to two yrs. related exp.
and/or training: or equivalent combination of edu. and experience
Loan Processor: Full-time•: Min. $9.43-Max. $14.21 per hr.
Verifies, compiles, and processes application information for consumer,
mortgage and commercial loans. Reviews loan application files to verily that
application data is complete and meets established standards and legal
requirements. Prepares files and verif1es thaf all information, including documentation and lees, are complete and accurate. Identifies and completes
required documentation based upon type of loan. Works closely with lend·
ing staff to meet closing deadlines.
Electronic Data Clerk II: Full-time•: Min. $6.55-Max. $12.88
Prepares a variety of reports for management, using online systems and
spreadsheets. These may be scheduled or ad hoc. Performs activities relat·
ing to ACH and Debit Card in the capacity of a clerk and also as the primary backup to the electronic Data Clerk. Edu: High school diploma or equival?nt, or 2 to 3 years related experience and/or equivalent of edu. and expenence.
Customer Data Center Supervisor: Full·time"': Mid Point $1,133.93
biweekly. Supervises Customer Data Center staff members; File
Maintenance Clark; Loan Clerk; Electronic Data Center Clerk's 1 &II. Also,
acts as a liaison between CDC Manager and Staff. Provides personnel with
the support, direction, training and guidance needed in order to perform their
roles to the ~aximum efficiency required by management. Ensures that regulatory deadhnes and procedures, as well as bank policies/procedures are
met and all activities are performed accurately. Prepares reports for depart·
ments and management, using URSA, EZSPEC, EXCEL, etc. Establishes
work schedule for assigned staff. Edu; Assoc. Deg. (A.A.) or equivalent from
2-yr. college or tech. school in Accounting; Business Admin.; Computer
Application, or 2 to 3 years related banking experience and or training or
equivalent combination of edu . and experience.
•Au Full-time: competitive package of benefits, Including medical, dental,
vision, life Insurance, long·term disability, paid sick leave, holidays, person·
al time, vacation, and 401 (k).
Applications are available on the employment home page at
www.cnbonllne,com.or you may apply at any location.
Apply at any Citizens National Bank location
P.O. box 1488, 620 Broadway, Paintsville, KY 41240
•
• NAlJONAL. BANK
I lzen&
The bank roryou-ltm
Citizens National Bank is an equal opportunity employer
�88 • SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2007
Asking $350. Tails 791 -3663.
docked-dew claws
removed - shots & Prestonsburg
wormer up to date. business for lease.
Call (606) 298- Great location on
2529. Both male & the main road, close
female.
Great to downtown and
Christmas Gift!!
the
courthouse.
lease as is or
change, many possibilities,ie restauMisc.
rant, sports bar,
office
complexample parking. May
consider
selling.
For Sale: 3 IBM Call 791-3663.
think Pad Laptop
Computers,
win- Beauty shop for
dows 98. great gifts rent. Equipped with
for students, excel- 3 stations and tanlent condition, Intel ning bed. Would
Pentium , Internet consider renting for
use
ready.
Built
in commercial
speakers 166 MHZ, other than beauty
48 M of R, $285.00 shop. Rt. 122 1 mile
each. If interested South of Martin
call 606-454-8858 across from Garth
before 9.pm please. Technical School.
Must have referTanning Bed for ences. 285-9112.
sale. Call 886-8843
Commercial propor 791-2727.
'
erty 12 acres next
to
Walmart
&
McDonald's
in
Prestonsburg. 8863023 after 5pm.
Homes For Sale
I
FOR SALE
Property for sale
between
Prestonsburg and
House for sale: Painstville.
Also,
Located at 145 double wide for
hil'iliscus
Ct. rent. $500 plus
Prestonsburg. First deposit. Call 606left past BSADD. 789-6721 or 792Brick ranch style , 792-6721. No pets.
3br with garage and
large covered patio. FARM FOR SALE
Private almost an Floyd county 75
acre lot. Newly acres more or less,
remodeled through- rt. 1100 off US 23
out with new light East Point Upper
fixtures. New floor Little Paint. Lum
coverings and new Derossett Branch.
warrantied central Call 606-325-4430
heat
and
-air. or 606-325-2809.
Beautiful and ready Level- Sloping and
to move in as soon timber. HUNTERS
as we close. Come PARADISE!! Could
see for yourself at be made into a subour open house division.
Friday
Dec 21st
and Saturday Dec
Rentals
22nd from 9am to
3pm. $115,000 For
more info call 8868977.
2br 1 bath house
Brick & Stone for rent at Martin.
House for Sale. Lg yard $350 .. mth.
Four bedrooms, two $350 deposit. Call
and a half baths. 789-3724 or 791
2900 square feet 9331.
.Desirable location
in Trimble Branch.
Reasonably priced.
APARTMENT
Call 886-2020
REAL ESTATE
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.
Apartments
for
rent @ Hueysville.
1 Br, HUD only, $
290 I month. Call
886-9478. ( LEAVE
MESSAGE)
Large Unicourt Apt
for rent located at
Stanville on US 23.
2br, 2 bath walk in
closet. 1yr Lease.
No pets. Please call
606-478-8100.
For Sale: 35 acres
of land, one story
house with 1.600
sq.ft of living space,
partial
basement
located at Hi Hat,
Ky. Two acres of flat
land with house,
space for garden or
two
more
residences. The home
place of the late
Cecil and Edna
"Sweetie" Meade.
Appraised
value
$65,000. Price nonnegotiable. Contact
Mike Mullins at 606785-5475
(8:00a.m.5:00p.m.weekdays)
or 606-251-3414.
2br duplex for rent.
Central heat and air.
In excellent condition. 3 miles north of
prestonsburg. Call
886-9007 or 8899747.
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
furnished
1 Br
apartment located
3
miles
from
Prestonsburg. Call
358-9483 after 6:00
pm or 794-9484.
Sale or Lease
3br apt for rent. 2
baths, parking for
trucks. Will rent to
contractors.
Mt
Parkway 6 miles
from Prestonsburg.
Townhouse 2 BR 1
Bath w/d hookup 2
car garage $575 per
month plus utilities
plus deposit. Call :
606-522-4122
or
606-477-27 83
Apt. For rent: 1
and 2 BR apartments on Rt. 321
near Porter school.
Central heat and air,
washer and dryer
hookup. $375 per
month plus references and deposit.
Seniors welcomed!
Call 789-5973.
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent
starting at $375.
month, + $300.
deposit
water
included. Located
near HRMC. 606889-9717.
Established business with 240 ft.
road frontage, 2
Houses
adjoining lots available on main road
through town, close · LARGE 2 story 4
to courthouse. 606- br 2 bath house for
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
rent. 3,600 sq ft 2
family rooms, big
back yard. In town
NO PETS. Call606226-5846. Available
Jan 1st. $1,200
mth.
14 Reilly Road,
Frankfort
Office
Park,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
Phone: (502) 5643410.
NOTICE
For rent: 2 br I, Jimmy Crum,
House at Martin. hereby revoke any
Available immedi- power of attorney or
ately. Call 791-8560 other documents,
or 478-8139 after authorizing Linda
7pm. $500 month & Keathley to act on
$506. deposit.
my behalf.
Jimmy Crum
3- Br house for
rent .With attached PUBLIC NOTICE
garage on 1 acre Notice is hereby
flat lot, furnished given that John
kitchen, utility room, Perry, P.O. Box 522,
dinning room, living Martin, KY 41649,
room w I fireplace has filed an applicatwo full baths. locat- tion with the Natural
ed on left fork Little Resources
and
Paint, off Rt 11 oo off Environmental
U.S. 23 four lane, Protection Cabinet,
near
Highlands to construct a comregional Hospital. mercial building in
References the floodplain. The
required and possi- site is approximateble
back-ground ly 0.1 mile southcheck if desired. west of the intersecPrefer no pets - tion of Kentucky
deposit
of one Route
80
and
months rent. $550. Kentucky
Route
monthly. Call 886- 122, near Martin, in
6626.
Floyd
County,
Kentucky.
No
encroachment upon
Mobile Homes
the floodway channel of Beaver Creek
will
occur.
Comments or objec2 Br mobile home tions
concerning
for rent. Completely this
application
furnished,· $350.mth should be directed
plus utilities. $150. to:
Kentucky
deposit. Everything Division of Water,
turned on ready to Water Resources
move into.Call 886- Branch, 14 Reilly
8961. Auxier Ky
Road,
Frankfort
Office
Park,
Rent to own1999 Frankfort,
KY
3 br 16x80 Mobile 40601.
Phone;
home. Married cou- (502) 564-3410.
ples preferred. 6
miles
from
NOTICE OF
Prestonsburg. Call
PERMIT CON886-2842.
FERENCE
Pursuant
to
3 BR 2 bath MH
Application
for rent with large
Number 836deck.. Located at
0352 NW No.1
315
Adams
Cemetery
Road. In acccordance with
350.055,
Call 791-8617 or KRS
791-4471. $450 per notice is hereby
given that a permit
month.
conference
is
for
LOTS FOR RENT scheduled
New mobile park January 14, 2008,
lots, Allen Dwale at 10:00 a.m., at the
area, Floyd County. Prestonsburg .
Restrictions apply. Regional Office for
Paved Streets, light- the Department of
ed area, parking Natural Resources,
pads.AII sizes call Division of Mine
Reclamation and
606-377-2357
Enforcement, conSmall
furnished cerning the above
mobile home for application filed by
Hayes,
rent. Just off Mt Clarence
Hill
Parkway on old 114. 156 Layne
Drive, P.O. Box 157,
Call 886-8724.
Betsy
Layne,
41605.
Mobile Home for Kentucky
rent: NO HUD. 1/2 The operation his
mile
north
of applied for a permit
Prestonsburg for surface area,
Spradlin
Branch. contour and auger
mining
operation
Call 889-0363.
affecting
10.06
acres located at
LEGALS
Betsy Layne in
Floyd County, Ky.
The proposed operation is located on
PUBLIC NOTICE Layne Hill Drive, 0.8
Notice is hereby miles north of the
given
that intersection of US
White/Reach, LLC, 23 460 and Ky. Rt.
201 W. Short Street, 80 and Ky. Rt. 979.
Suite
500, The proposed operLexington,
KY ation is located on
40507, has filed an the Harold U.S.G.S.
application with the 7 1/2 minute quadEnvironmental and rangle map. The latPublic Protection itude is 37Q32'56".
Cabinet to construct The longitude is
a commercial retail 822 37'59".
building and associ- The operation will
ated parking lot and use the area, condriveways on the tour and auger
property, located at methods of surface
the intersection of mining. The surface
KY 122 and KY area to be disturbed
1428, in · Martin, is
owned
by
Kentucky. The prop- Clarence
Hayes,
erty Is located adja- Darvene
Conn,
cent to the Right Kenneth Layne, and
Fork of Beaver Bufford
Layne.
Creek. Any com- There Is no blasting
ments or objections proposed .for this
concerning
this operation.
application shall be The application has
directed
to: been filed for public
Kentucky Division of inspection at the
Water,
Water Department
for
Resources Branch, Natural Resources,
. NOTICE TO PATRICIA RISTER
WARNING ORDER
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned attorney has been
appointed to notify the Defendant,
Patricia Rister, that a civil action has
been filed against her in Floyd Circuit
Court, Division I, as C.A. No. 07-CI1250. Said Defendant must immediately file an Answer in the matter, otherwise, judgment may be entered
against him. Said Defendant should
contact the undersigned attorney
immediately.
Anthony Craig Davis
Davis Law Office
104 Hays Complex
P.O. Box 220
Betsy Layne, Kentucky 41605
Office: (606) 478-1002
Division of Mine
Reclamation and
Enforcement's
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Ste.
6,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653.
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 confer-.
ence.
This
Christma
BIVB them a
'
that will last all
JIBllr longA Gift
Subscription
to the
FIOVd County
Times
e
an
ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION
In County-$47.20 • Out of County-$60.80 • Out of State-$76.00
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for infonmuon ton~ct:
Mail to: The Floyd County Times
P.O. Box 390,
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
or call LeighAnn at 886-8506
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Residential & Commercial
Electrical Services
Home Improvements and Repairs
Free Estimates • Reliable
Ph: (606) 886·2785
Pager: (606) 482-0229
John K. Lewis, Master Electrician
Licensed: ME8643, CE8644
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
24 hr. Class (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Drug T esting
285-0999
Train at your convenience.
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PLUMBING
•
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•
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Gas Lines
Roto-Rooter
Install Septic Tanks
Small Excavating
24-Hour Service
886-0363
Soller license.
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Floyd County Times December 23, 2007
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Friday, December 21, 2007
MINERS
COME BACK
-page Bl
FRANKFORT SHUFFLE
Spencer resigns House
Santa
rides
Stumbo seeks to regain seat
by JACK LATTA .
by JACK LATTA
Monday
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG Santa Claus is slated to
make an impromptu stop in
Prestonsburg Monday
evening before beginning
his 2007 world tour.
According to operational
details leaked to The Floyd
County limes news staff,
Mr. Claus, age unknown,
will work in conjunction with
the Prestonsburg Fire
Department beginning at
4:30 p.m. on Monday, traveling all over the city
aboard a fire engine.
Mr. Claus, who has a
history of visiting the Big
Sandy region before making his Christmas deliveries, said in a released
statement that while there
are exceptions,
Prestonsburg children overwhelmingly lean toward the
good. Claus insisted that
his list had been double
checked. The Identity of
those deemed "naughty"
was not made public.
Operational plans indicate Santa's reindeer and
sleigh (designation: SC1)
would touchdown in an
undisclosed location sometime Monday, where lastminute flight checks and
plans would be made.
From there he will rendezvous with city firefighters, who will be escorting
Mr. Claus about the city,
handing out candy along
the way.
STAFF WRITER
STAFF WRITER
f-RANKFORT A potential
rematch between current and former
95th District state representatives
became a special election Tuesday
when former Rep. Brandon Spencer,
after "much deliberation, and prayerful consideration," resigned his
House scat.
In a letter to Gov. Steve Beshcar,
FRANKFORT - Attorney
General Greg Stumbo, of
Prestonsburg,
announced
Wednesday morning that, if it is
offered, he will accept the
Democratic nomination for the
95th
District House
of
Representatives seat vacated by
former Rep. Brandon Spencer
Brandon Spencer
Greg Stumbo
(See SPENCER, page six)
SPREA DI NG
C H E ER
PIKEVILLE - A tentative agreement has been
reached between hundreds
of Appalachian nurses and
the region's largest health
care provider, possibly
putting the months-long
labor dispute to an end.
The Kentucky and West
Virginia nurses associations
made a joint announcement
photo by Kathy J. Prater
New clothing, toys, and a bicycle for everybody were among the gifts received by the children
participating i~ Prestonsburg's "Shop with a Cop" program. For full details, see page B5.
23 sought in Floyd, Pike drug roundup
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
Tomorrow
PIKEVILLE - Kentucky State Police troopers from Post 9, along with Pikeville City Police
officers and Appalachian High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Area (HIDTA) officers joined forces
as part of the 12-month investigation that has led
to 23 drug related suspects in Floyd and Pike
counties.
According to the report issued Friday morning KSP, Pikeville Police and canine handlers
left at 7 a.m. to arest 23 suspects on drug charges
relating to trafficking in marijuana and trafficking in controlled substarlces, with the drugs ranging from marijuana to prescription pills and
cocaine.
The list of subjects being sought Friday are as
(See ROUNDUP, page six)
Chuck Meade
Nurses, ARH
reach tentative
agreement
The Associated Press.
2 DAY FORECAST
High: 52 • Low: 38
(See STUMBO, page six)
Thursday with officials
from Appalachian Regional
Healthcare.
Both sides said details of
the agreement will not be
disclosed until the 700 registered nurses at ARH vote
on the new contract on
Friday and Saturday.
Chief nurses negotiator
Pat Tanner said the new
contract addresses the nurses concerns.
Fire department
·urges holiday safety
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
Prestonsburg firefighters
offered up some tips to
avoid potential holiday disasters and to have a safe
and merry Christmas this
year.
Deep frying turkeys has
become a popular alternative to traditional methods
in the last few years, but
Fire Chief Gary Dotson
warns people to be cautious.
"You should always
deep fry turkey outdoors,"
said Dotson, before adding
that placing the fryer a safe
distance from one's house
is advisable.
Don't overfill the fryer
with oil, and pick up any
dried leaves, or other flam(See SAFETY, page six)
High: 57 • Low: 49
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
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For the Record .............A3
Opinion .........................A4
Entertainment ............... AS
Classifieds .................... A6
Sports ........................... ~1
Lifestyles ...................... 85
10
Beshear raises neW
concerns about budget
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT Gov. Steve
Beshear has rescinded pay raises
given by his predecessor to members
of the Kentucky Parole Board.
Beshear said a major shortfall in
the state budget has made it unwise
to grant the raises ordered by former
Gov. Ernie Fletcher earlier this
month just before he left office.
"That budget right now has insufficient funds to pay those salary
increases," Beshear said Thursday.
"So it ,makes no financial sense to
have salary increases out there when
we don't have the budgetary
resources to pay those salaries."
Beshear, speaking to reporters at a
press
conference
where
he
announced the appointment of his
secretary of health, raised new concerns during a press conference
about the state's overall finances
with six months remaining under the
current budget.
"This is becoming increasingly
not a pretty picture," he said. "While
I didn't create the situation that I'm
walking into, it's my job to do something about it and make sure that this
(See BUDGET, page six)
photo by Joy Baldridge
Frosty the Snowman visited Mrs. Barrows' class at Perstonsburg Elementary
Wednesday afternoon, as students prepared for an extended holiday break.
Frosty also paid a visit to all kindergarten and first grade classes at the
school.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
21, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Obituaries
Matilda Rice Palmer
Mal!lda Rice Palmer, 80, or
For the second year in a row, the employees of Gearheart Communications came together
Monday to present 39 children from the Martin County Head Start and Stumbo Head Start
with toys, clothes, coats and shoes for Christmas. As part of the Angel Tree Program,
employees throughout Gearheart Communications selected angels from the tree to sponsor
anonymously for Christmas. Representatives from the Martin County Head Start Program
came by to pick up the gifs to deliver to the needy 3-, 4- and 5-year-old children. Later on that
afternoon, Santa Claus came by and presented children from Ms. Deb's Stumbo Head Start
class with toys, clothes, shoes and stockings full of goodies and treats. "It was a joyful day
that was more than heartwarming, and I will never forget the pleased looks on those little
faces and the grateful thank yous from the parents of the children," said Amanda Baker,
human resources manager. "I feel very blessed to have been a part of this experience." The
children were videotaped and the program will air on Inter-Mountain Cable local TV channel
5 throughout the holiday season.
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died
Wednesday,
December 19,2007, a1 her residence.
Born Apnl 22, 1927, in I vel,
she was the daughter of the
late Albert and Florence
Riddle Rice. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death
hy her husband. Wilbur
Franklin Palmer.
Survivors include lwo brothers: Marvin Rice of Auxier,
and Howard Rice or Georgia;
a sister, Nancy Stephens of
Ivel; four step grandchildren;
seven step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews.
In addition to her parents
and husband, she was preceded in death by a stepson,
Wesley L. Palmer; a stepdaughter, Alice Fromme!; two
brothers: Willie Rice and
Wesley Rice;· and a sister,
Anna Katherine Allen.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday, December 22, at 1
at
Nelson-Frazier
p.m.,
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Bobby Carpenter officiating.
Burial will he in the
Davidson Memorial Gardens,
in 1vcl, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the runeral
home.
www.nclsonfrazicrfuncralhomc.com
(Prud ohituary)
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Born November 22, 1920,
in German, she was the daughter of the late Marion Crider
and Dixie Spears Crider. She
was a homemaker.
She was prel:eded m death
hy her husband, Victor
Thurman Stepp who died July
13, 1974.
Survivors include two
·daughters: Brenda Brown or
Amelia, Ohio and Melinda
Sobanski
(Richard)
of
Collierville, Tennessee; a
brother, A.J. Jack Crider of
East Point; two grandsons: Dr.
John (April) Brown of Seattle,
Washington,
and
Rtck
Sohanski
of
Memphis,
Tennessee;
three
special
friends, Stewart Gregg of
Cincinnati, Ohio, and Jack and
Ammie
Vaughan
or
Prestonsburg ~
and several
nieces and nephews.
ln addition to her husband,
she was preceded in death by a
son, Donald David Stepp and
an infant daughter, Monica
Stepp; a sister. Jeanette
Frazier; and four brothers:
Johnny Crider, Walter Crider,
Norman W. Clider and Astor
Crider.
Funeral services will be
held Friday, December 21, at
noon, at the Carter Funeral
Home Chapel, with Rev. Steve
Williams officiating.
Interment will be in
Davidson Memorial Gardens,
in I vel.
The family has entrusted
arrangements
to
Carter
Funeral Home.
CPaJd obJtu~ryl
James Marvin
Thompson
James Marvin Thompson,
age 63, of Dearhom Heights,
Michigan.
formerly
of
WaylanJ,
passed
away
Sunday. December 16, 2007,
in Michigan.
He was horn June 23, I 944
in Lackey, the son of the late
Edgar Thompson and Mary
Maples Thompson,
Survivors include two brothers: Wallace Earl Thompson of
Dearborn Heights, Michigan, ~
Charles Moore, of Portage,
Mich.igan; three sisters: Hazel
Hall of Raven, Edna Belt, or
Liviona,
Michigan,
and
Elizabeth
Adkins
or
Roscommon, Michigan.
Funeral services for Mr.
Thompson were conducted
Thursday, December 20, at
I :30 p.m., at the Hall Funeral
Home Chapel, in Martln, with
Clergyman Red Morris officiating.
Burial was in the Miners
Cemetery, at Eastern, under
the cfuection of Hall Funeral •
Home, Martin.
Visitation was at the funeral
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE fLOYD COI)NTY TIMES
21, 2007 • A3
For the Record
Marriage Licenses
Belinda Hall. 31. to Jodie
Rister, 46, bolh or Garrell.
Alibia Martin, 18, to
Brandon Johnson, 19, both of
Craynor
Gina Fields, -1-0, to Jimmy
Webb,
42,
both
of
Prestonsburg ·
Tasha
Litlle,
24 of
Pikeville, to James Gillispie,
25, of Van Lear
Melissa Spears, 26, Lo
Stephen Watc;on, 35, both of
Langley
Greta Hicks, 26, of
Prestonsburg,
to
George
Gilbert, 25. of Lawercnceburg
Tabbatha Hill, 17 of
Weeksbury, w Mason Meade,
19, ofMelvin
Civil Suits Filed
Terri Turner vs. Floyd
County Schools
Unifund vs. Judy C. Freels
Kentucky
Petroleum
Supply vs. Floyd Pike
Resources, Inc.
Unifund vs. Jeremy May
Jason Caudill vs . Tony
Hager
Cilibank South Dakota vs.
Lester Murphy, ct al
Kentucky
Petroleum
Supply vs. Miracle Resources
Kimberly Jordan vs. James
Jordan
Melinda Whitaker vs.
Dujuan Taylor
Charles Halsey vs. Jerri Lee
Halsey
Debra Robinelle vs. Jeffery
Robinette
Judith Slone vs. Michael
Sizemore
Debra
Robinette
vs.
Whitley Robinette
Denise Boisse vs. Jeffery
A. Vierra
Connie Newsome vs. Lee
Roy Newsome
April · Vanderpool
vs.
Brandon Murphy
Barbara Norman vs. Jimmy
Norman
Patricia Greene vs. Carol
Greene
Sharleen Coy vs. Mark
Yates
Darrell Crider vs. Angela
Mae Crider
Sarah King, attorney in fact
for Mary Anderson vs.
Richard Anderson, ct al
Christopher Hall, et al vs.
Otis Clemons, et al
McDowell
ARH
vs.
William D. Henegar, et al
Bobby Hackworth vs. Ollie
Hackworth
Michael Crager vs. Joseph
& Son Construction
John K. Endicott vs. KY
Farm Bureau Insurance Co.
and Delcie Endicott
Dclcic
Endicott
vs.
A flinion BeneliLs & All stale
Life Insurance
Deborah L. Mullins vs.
James D. Mullins
Jamie Hill vs. Gary Hill
Shara Williams vs. Jerry
Williams
Americredit Financial vs.
Suzanne Spencer
Donna Ison vs. Reuben
lson Jr.
US
Bank
National
Association vs. Unknown
spouse of Jonah Isaacs, et al
Motorists Mutual Insurance
Company vs. Luthor Johnson
(aka Luther Johnson Jr.)
Christian L. Newsome vs.
Jody Newsome
Harrison Cain vs. James M.
Martin
Harvey Poston, et al vs.
Tyler Hall
Willie Hall vs. Kenneth H.
Gerken, et al
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Small Claims Filings
Capital One Bank vs.
Dennis R. Tackett
Somerhill Capital vs. Mark
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Blankenship 11
Church
Housing
A~:.socialion vs. Kryslal Castle
Unifund CCR Partners vs.
Brandy Everage
Unifund CCR Pmtncrs vs.
Shawn 0. Bays
Capital One Bank vs.
Kenneth Johnson
Midland funding vs. Randi
Boyd
Capital One Bank vs.
Margaret Hall
RJM Acquisitions vs.
Rebecca Moore
Floyd Service Project vs.
Rhonda Moore
Judy Clark, ct al vs. Charity
Case, el al
RJM Acquisitions vs.
Genia Crider
Asset Acceptance vs. David
N. Plummer
Midland
Funding
vs.
Melinda Mullins
Midland
Funding
vs.
Lucille Johnson
Tabbatha Hill & Mason
Meade, permission to marry
Betty
Daniels
vs.
Christopher Daniels, ct al
Columbia of Kentucky vs.
Ray Lyon
Hospital of Louisa, [nc. vs.
Randall Crum
Midland Funding vs. Stella
Slone
Charges Filed
Terry K. Runyon, 50, of
Pikeville, no/expired registration plates; no KY motor fuel
users license; no trailer plate:
operate with inactive/canceled/revoked weight and distance tax license.
Mack Johnson, age not listed, of Prestonsburg, terrmistic
threatening (3 counts).
Anita Greathouse, 29, of
Newton, West Virginia, alco
hoi intoxication, public place;
disorderly conduct; resisting
arrest; menacing.
Cory Thompson, 22, of
Prestonsburg, criminal trespassing.
Eddie Dwayne Akers, 30,
or Betsy Layne, speeding; possession marijuana; failure to
maintain required insurance;
dliving on DUl/suspendcd
license.
Gregory Johnson, 49, of
Prestonsburg, assault.
Jacob Lee Tackell, 22, or
Harold, alcohol intoxication,
public place.
Donald Gene Collins, 44,
of Blue River, violation of KY
EPO.
Blake Roberts, 26, of
Harold, escape.
Melissa Ann Kelly, 31, of
David, theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting.
Emery Slone, 23, of
Teabeny, alcohol intoxication,
public place.
Stanley Jervis, age not listed, of Prestonsburg, harassing
communications.
Jamie W. Wicker, 33, of
Martin, assaull, child abuse.
Paul Rudolph Smith, 25, of
Dwale, public intoxication,
controlled substance; wanton
endangerment (3 counts).
Frank Conley, 34, of
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxi
cation, public place: resisting
arrest.
Donald R. Hoyt, 49, of
Can1bridge, Ohio, alcohol
intoxication, public place.
Dustin Spears, 24, of
Wheelwright, alcohol intoxi
cation, public place; disorderly
conduct.
Billy J. Shepherd, 34, of
Martin, alcohol intoxication,
public place: tleeing/evading
police (on foot).
Kimberly Harvey Brown,
41, of Garrett, terroristic
threatening (3 counts); harass
mcnr.
Kimberly Michelle Collins,
31, of Hi Hat. terroristic
threatening.
' Billie Wells, 37. of Van
Lear, alcohol intoxication,
public place.
Richard Lee Adkins, 30, of
Tnez, possession marijuana.
Tonya Bartrum, 32, of
Garrett, assault.
Amanda Lee Taylor, 26, of
Printer, theft by unlawful taking.
Jimmy L. Roberts Jr., 53, of
Harold, terroristic threatening.
Olen
Isaac.
46, . or
Wheelwright,
terroristic
threatening; menacing.
Tony Newsome, 31, of
Grethel, criminal trespass.
Jamie Newsome, 30, of
Grethel, crintinal trespass.
James Bryan Allen, 41, of
Grethel,
theft
by
deception/cold checks.
Thomas James Wallen. 32,
of Garretl, menacing.
Jimmy L. Roberts. 53, of
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The family or Hayden W. Milligan (Boogie) would like to
thank you and extend their appreciation to inspiring family,
and friends who sent flowers, food, or"\nadc charitable contributions in his memory. Thank you to Hospice ofBiuegrass,
The Pruitt Funeral Horne in Lexington, The Carter Funeral
Home in Prestonsburg, the pallbearers, the Prestonsburg Fire
and Police Department, Lhe rloyd County Sherirr·s
Department. We want to extend a "Special" thank you to the
Sluincrs for saving his life at an early age, making him the
second largest surviving burn viclim. Remembering the daily
obstacles "Boogie" had to overcome. 1 want to remind you to
please be kind "with words."· For those of you wondering the
origin of his nickname; his dad played the guitar and Boogie
Woogic rag was his favorite thus spcrring the nickname,
Boogie.
From Boogies family as we remember our beloved, lets also
remember the birthday of our Lord & Savior.
license suspended for DUl;
failure to maint~in required
insurance.
Chrfstopher M. Yates, 33,
of Prestonsburg, operating on
suspended/revoked license;
possession
marijuana;
usc/possession dmg paraphernalia; possession controlled
substance; failure to maintain
required insurance.
Stephanie Keens, 28, of
Grethel, theft by deception. ·
Steven D. Hall, 24, of
Minnie, driving DUT on suspended license; failure to
maintain required insurance;
no tail lamps; no/expired registration plates; possession
controlled
substance/drug
unspecified; promoting contraband.
Linda K. Adkins, 48, of
Easl Point, then by unlawful
taking.
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Harold, terroristic threatening.
Sarah Harbin, 25, of
Prestonsburg, assault
Anita Greathouse, 29, of
Newton, West Virginia, assault
of police/probation officer.
James M. Mullins, 27,
aggravated assault; criminal
mischief; alcohol intoxication.
public. place; fleeing/evading
police (on foot).
Jeff Chaffins, of Warfield,
theft by failure to make
required disposition of properLy, over $300.
Linda Keathley, 48, of Van
Lear, burglary.
Aarno J . Patton, 18, of
Estill, promoling contraband;
lcavmg scene of accident;
operatmg on revoked/suspended license; reckless driving;
possession manjuana.
Timothy Stanley, 47, or
Bevinsville, operating motor
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
21, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Worth Repeating ...
"Before God we are all
equally wise - and
equally foolish. "
-Albert Einstein
~mem{ment IJ
Conems sftaa· m9-kc no l;nv resyecrintJ an esta6rishmcnt ~f re(itJion, ory_rofii6itir'B tfie free exercise tfwnxf; aGriJBinB tfW freedOm of ~udi, or
yr-.·ss; ar tF1e neht ~f r(tc yeoyte to yeacca6(lf assem6(e, a1U{ to yetitian tfie eovcmmmt
a redress ericvnnces.
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Editorial roundup
Naplt's (Fla.) Daily New~. 012 the nation:~ deficit:
Everybody knows Unde Sam is running in tbe red and has been for a
long time. Still, it's a shock to learn how much in the red.
The blandly titled "Financial Report of the United States Government"
say-; that the gap between what the government promised under Social
Security. Medtcare. Medicaid and other soc1al insurance programs arul the
money on hand to pay for it is $45 trillion over the next 75 years. That's
"T' for trillion. Throw in a few other commitments the government has
to make good on and the shortfall is $53 trillion . And the gap is growing
rapidly, up over two-thirds in just four years ....
Some years hack Congress required the government to calculate the
dellcit the way the private sector does by booking expenses when they
are incurred rather than by the ca~h accounting method when they are
paid. By the accrual method, the deficit for the fiscal year that ended
Sept. 30 was $275.5 billion mstead of the relatively rosier $162.8 billion
reported under the cash method.
Tite report is put out by the Treasury Department and the White House
Office of Management and Budget, but the government's other financial
watchdog, Congress' Government Accountability Office, refused to sign
otf on some of the numbers, like the Pentagon· s. only our most costly
Cabmet department, because the records were such a mess.
Said GAO chief David Walker, "Our government has made a whole lot
of promises in the long term that it c:mnot possibly keep."
Tell us about it.
'
The Lima (Ohio) News, on prayer in the public space:
T!'s a tired story, hul again it is playing oul in Ohio: Someone - an
elected oflicial on government properly, no less - mentions God or Jesus,
anti the complaining starts.
Washington, D.C.-based Americans United for Separation of Church
anti State last week told the Delaware County commissioners to eliminate
the prayers they usc to open their meetings. The Washington group contends all people would feel equal at commission meetings only if the
commissioners eliminated prayers ....
Delaware Counry commissioners used to open meetings with a
moment of silence. Board President Glenn Evans start,ed the prayers,
often concluding with a reference to Jesus Cluist. If Evans wants to pray
to Jesus. that's his business and there·s no reason he shouldn't be able to
do so in a government office. Freedom of religion and speech means just
that: A person, including an elected official in a government office, is free
to express belief in a deity he worships ....
In trying to keep God completely out of the public space, these groups
reinforce the other side's mind-set that, in ternis of God and government,
it has to he all or nothing. The proper medium- where everyone is rree lo
express his 0\.\11 religious beliefs, but notlo impose them on others- too
often is getting losL
St. Louis Post Dispatch, on health insurance:
President George W. Bush this week vetoed a bipartisan bill that
would have extended and expanded the Slate Children's H.eallh Insurance
Program.
Whalever the p<)lilical consequences or culling a popular health care
program ror kids less than two weeks before Christmas, vetoing the bill is
rec kless and ill-considered health policy....
For nearly a decade, the percentage or businesses that offer health
insurance to their workers has been slipping.
Before 2005, however, the number of uninsured children had been
falling. The credit goes to Medicaid and SCHlP, which covers children in
families eaming too much to qualify for Medicaid hut too little to afford
insurance.
· SCHIP was due to expire in October, but Congress passed a temporary '
extension. The bill vetoed this week would have revised and expanded
the program.
About 5.8 million children now insured would have been covered.
Most. about 3.4 million, already are eligible, but their families don't
knmv it. The bill would have provided money for advertising and out
reach.
Bush and some congressional Republicans have used specious arguments to auack SCHfP. The most outrageous, of course, is Bush's insistence that expanding health coverage for children is somehow the first
<;lep toward national health insurance- as if that were a bad thing. How
can prO\ iding health care to more children be a bad thing? ...
Guest column
House week in
review
by REP. HUBERT COLLINS
We get a lot of "cxn·a" mail this
time or year.
Most of us hope that the number of
Christmas cards outweigh the bills,
but both types of letters arc in abundance. So is a third type: Requests
from charities seeking donations as
part of their Christmas campaigns.
ll is no wonder why charities rely
on the holiday season for their
fundraising thives. This is the season
when our feelings of good will toothers prompt us to give. We give gifts.
We give our lime b) ringing The
Salvation Army bell or organizing
loy drives lor underprivileged children. We give our money by donating
to worthy causes. We give our talents
by singing in a choir, decorating a
community tree or playing Santa to
wide~eyed youngsters.
What prompts these feelings? The
Reason ror the Season, which is the
birth of a Child who would eventually give His life J'or mankind. From
Him we learn how to give selflessly
and love more completely. And there
are few expreso;;ions or lo ve more
pure than voluntccrism.
Volunteerism is built on the idea
of "peace and good will toward men''
that we hear so much about this time
of year. Few service organizations
that I can thtnk of could survive without dutiful volunteers. TI1ink of disaster rehef volunteers who help when
a family loses their home loa fire. Or
those volunteers who build homes for
the poor or provide medical assistance to those without. Or all the
schools that rely upon volunteers to
organize school activities and trips
through their PTOs and booster
clubs.
When you think about it, you realize how important volunteering is to
our communities and our world .
You can volunteer mar1y places
at churches, schools, the local rest
home, civic clubs, the list goes on
and on. Bclo'W is a list of some other
excellent organizations that always
need volunteers. The important thing
is that you do volunteer. What better
New Year's Resolution than the
resolve to help mankind'?
Sandy Valley Habitat For
Humanity
208 N. Mayo Trail
Pikeville, KY 41501-1450
Phone: (606) 437-4011
Ul"!ited Way of Eastern Kentucky
508 Walnut Avenue
Paintsville, KY 41240- 1241
Phone: (606) 789-5632
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of the
Big Sandy
1401 Winchester Avenue
Ashland, KY 41101-7555
Phone: (606) 329-8799
American Red Cross
587 N. Lake Drive
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Phone: 606-886-8330
The Salvation Army
I 08 Pike Street
Williamson, WV 25661 -3612
Phone: (304) 235-5476
My Christmas wish for you and
your family this year is twofold: That
you will have an enjoyable holiday
and a healthy and prosperous new
year, <md that you will give back
some ol' all you have been given.
Volunteering allows you to give
hack. You might even change lives including your own!
Merry Christma<;, and Happy New
Year.
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TIMES COLUMNISl
Several surprises were in store for
renters thi'> week who wanted tn try
something different, while a reliable
television show made for an cnterta!lling film for , change.
• "The Simpsons Movie" - Any
show that lasts as long as this one
deserves praise. The real trick is making the transition to the movies, and
this effort doesn't disappmnt. The plot
is worthy or the best television
episodes as the leader of the Simpson
dan, Homer, does a big "Doh'" when he
accidentally poisons the town of
Springfield's water supply. The EPA
steps in and literally clamps a lid on the
town, trappmg Homer with some very
unhappy neighbors. Lots or yuks ensue
and fans of the show will not he disappointed.
• "Ball· of Fury"
Lowered
expectations might help you enjoy thi~
"Dodgchall"-typc t;Omcdy that benefits
from a bug-eyed performance by Dan
Fogler. Critics should have laid off the
Jack Black compmisons as Fogler's
energy does a decent job of propelling
this sophomoric effort, which focuses
on a ping ·pong competition (much like
the tournament in the classic "Enter the
Dragon"). Fogler is recruited by the
government to compete and get close
to the tourney's v1le host (Chnstopher
Walken, as a goofy .Fu-Manchu type).
Lots of laughs follow. None of them
are h1gh brow, but so what?
Fans of the clas-·
• "Underdog"
sic 1960s cartoon won't recou nize this
version, which uses animatr~nics and
CGI to make the costumed pooch an
actual character in a live-action f'ilm.
There are way too many stupid jokes
here (even ]()Wered expectations are
needed than for ''Balls of Fury.. ) but
lhis film will entertain your 3-to-6year olds so well that you c<m get 90
minutes to yourself. Since that 1s the
audience it appears aimed al, Tam recommending this one for all parents
who need lo catch up on some quality
time with each other.
• ..Star Dust" -An excellent fantasy film for everybody that should
appeal to fans of ''The Princess Bride."
The story concerns a young man who
pledges to catch a fallen star for the girl
he':. sweet on and his adventure in a
fantasy world to catch the stellar
object. This 1:, l1ghl but fun sturr from
the prolific Ndl Gaiman, who also
writes inspired books and graphic novels (his run on DC'S "The Sandman"'
was unforgettable). The tilm also fea
turcs cool turns by Robert DeNiro and
especially Midu:lk Pfeiffer as a
wicked witch.
• "Halloween''
Rob Zomb1e"s
take on the John Carpenter classic
might not thrill diehard fans of the
senes. but his work here is as good as it
gets. Zombie opens up the film by not
even getting to the originars plot until
45 minutes into the feature. Tnstead he
turns his camera on the harsh childhood of Michael Mvers and offers a
glimpse into what ki~d of personal hell
creates a serial killer. It's hard stuff and
you' ll prohably wish he stayed on that
route rather than ending the film with
the traditional stalk-and-slash methods
used in way too many 1980s flick<;. All
in all it's a keeper, with good work
from lYlcr Mane (a<; the hulking adult
Myers) and Malcolm McDowell fllhng
in as Michael's physician and nemesis,
Dr. Loomis.
Next week look for David
Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises" and
Jackie Chan in "Rush Hour 3."
'Sweeney Todd' ·a perfect fit for
Burton and Depp's dark sensibilities
\
by CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP MOVIE
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CRITIC
"Sweeney
Todd:
The
Demon Barber of Fleel Street"
is the quintessential Tim
Burton movie, even though it
springs from somebody else's
celebrated mind.
Everything about Stephen
Sundheim's revered musical,
which provided the inspir-ation
for the film, ~ccms tailor-made
for the director's sensibilities.
Truly, what other filmmaker
wuld tell the story of a vengeful barber (Johnny Dcpp) who
slits his customers' throats and
the lovesick baker (Helena
Bonham Carter) who grinds up
the dead bodies for her meat
pies'!
It's strangely beautiful and
beautifully strange, with horrific ~ubjcct matter that produces plenty of wicked humor
and characters who initially
seem ghoulish but ultimately
reveal themselves as sympathetic and deeply sad.
Burton fell in love with
Sondheim
and
Hugh
Wheeler's 1979 work when he
saw it20 years ago in London,
and it shows.
The absurdity, loneliness
and darkness that infuse the
best of Burton's oeuvre "Edward Scissorhands," "Ed
Wood" and "Corpse Bride," all
or which starred his longtime
friend and collaborator Depp
seem heightened here.
Burton's vision of 19th century London, created with the
help or cinematographer
Dariusz Volski and production
designer Dante Ferrelt1, is
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon
Barber of Fleet Street,"
a DreamWorks and Warner
Bros. Pictures release, is
rated R for graphic bloody
violence.
Running time: 117 minutes.
Three stars out of four.
vividly gritty, full of strikingly
contrasting blacks and grays
punctuated
by
dramatic
splashes of red.
That would be the hlood, of
course.
It sprays like a lire hose
from the necks of Sweeney's
unsuspecting victims_ who are
then dumped down a chute and
into Mrs. Lovett's meat
grinder. Watching Sweeney do
this over and over
passion
ately bul methodically with the
help of his "friends.'' his ornate
silver razors -is at once harrowing and hilarious.
Sweeney, formerly known
as Benjamin Barker, goes on
his killing spree after spending
15 years in an Australian
plison on false charges. The
villainous Judge Turpin (AJan
Rickman, always a subtly delicious bad guy) sent Sweeney
away to sleal his bride and
baby girl. The wife has long
since poisoned herself and
young
Johanna
(Jayne
Wisener), now Turpin's ward,
is kept like a rragile bird in a
cage in his elegant home.
Once he dispatches his first
victim - the Italian huckc;tcr
Pirelli, played by a scene-stealing Sacha Baron Cohen in tight
blue pants that leave nothing to
the imagination - Sweeney
doesn't know what to do with
him and slul'fs him in a trunk.
But the ever-practical Mrs.
Lovett, who famously makes
"the worst pies in London."
sees the hody and instantly gets
an idea of how to improve her
product. (Her cheery line a hour
how "everybody shaves. so
there should be plenty or flavors" is a twisted classic.)
A& the carnage p1les up and
their rclationship cYolvcs, it
turns unexpectedly sweet.
Sweeney and Mrs. Lovell fall
into an easy rhythm, but he's
too rocused on his goal- slicing Turpin's throat- to realize
she's in love with him and
dreams of . building a simple
life with him and the orphaned
Toby (Edward Sanders), who
helps out around the shop.
Bonham Caner is no Angela
Lansbury. who miginatcd the
role on Broadway, or Patti
LuPone, who took it over in a
2005 revival, but she absolutely has the right look lor the part
and a touching tinge of melancholy.
Depp, meanwhile, has been
immersing himself in challenging roles like Sweeney Todd
'Survivor: China' lunch
lady apologizes for
remarks on season fmale
The Associated Press
NEW YORK- A school
lunch lady who gained fame as
a contestant on CBS' reality
show "SurviYor: China'' wasn't
telLing the truth when she
claimed during Sunday's season finale that she'd been
demot.ed to janitor, her boss
says.
Denise Martin of Douglas.
~ass., finished fourth in the
competition, missing out on
the $1 million grand prize.
"They didn't give me my
job back,' Martin, 40, said
during the live broadcast. "l'm
a janitor now. I clean the toi
lets. T wash lhe noors in the
bathrooms. I vacuum the kids'
rugs."
Producer Mark Bumclt surprised Martin with $50.,000 to
help get her life back. But
Martin may have some dam
age control to do when she
returns to work.
In an interview Tuesday on
CBS' "The Early Show,"
Douglas
Schools
Superintendent NanC) Lane
said Martin had been promoted, at her own request, to custodian in late March, a job that
came with more benefits and
higher pay.
"We granted her a leave to
go to patticipate in 'Survivor.'
And did everything possible to
support her," Lane said. "And
when ~he returned, she or
course returned to the posttion
that she left. Which is the custodial position.''
"That's perfeclly accurate,
yes." Martin said in response.
Martm said she decided
while
she
was
taping
"Survivor" that she wanted to
go back to her lunch lady JOb.
Lane said the job wa~ no
longer available, but Martin
could apply when there i'> an
opening.
"Tt was not my intention to
be misleading." Martin said.
"''m sorry and I apologize to
everybody."
Will she accept the $50,000
if it is still offered to her?
''l had no idea that 1 was
going to be awarded that," she
said. "T did not do this lor
myself. I've done this for my
family, f've done this for my
town."
Margaret Reed. chairwoman
or the School
Committee. said she was puz/led by Martin's story
"Everyone was cheering
her on," Reed said. "And then
we get this slap in the face."
,;
American Heart '
A5scciation.
his whole life, and is just as
snug a fit for the material as
Burton himself. With his shock
of black-and-white hatr and
obsessed look in his darkened
eyes, Depp's Todd could be a
long-lost relative of Edwartl
Seissorhands.
Perhaps some of the emotions have been lost in cutting a
three-hour stage production
down to a two-hour movie.
When Sweeney's traveling
companion Anthony (Jamie
Campbell Bower) instantly
falls lor Johanna from afar and
promises in song, ''1'11 steal
you," it comes out or nowhere
and rings hollow.
lronically, these two young
performers, who have some or
the smallest amounts of screen
time, are the only ones who
impress with their voices.
Depp and Bonham Carter
aren't exactly musical theater
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OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY, DEC. 25
12/21/07- 12/27/07
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Cinema 5-Last Show Dec. 23
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veterans - they're acting the
music more than singing it a lot
of the time, though that docs
make "Sweeney Todd" more
raw.
But it's no small teat what
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21, 2007
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Stumbo
• Contlnued from p1
the day before.
Stumlx), who vacated the
house seat tour years ago when
he was elected auomey general said, ''J would be honored to
accept the nomination to run in
the special election. 1 think 1
have a pretty good chance of
winning that scat back."
Floyd County Attorney
Keith
Bartley
said,
"Personally, I would be tickled
to death to see Greg back in the
legislature. He was a<; good or
beuer than any representative
in the state of Kentucky, and he
has that know-how to bring the
money in."
Bartley, who serves as
Floyd County Democratic
Party chairman, said that once
a writ declaring the seat vacant
is issued by the governor, then
the Floyd County Democratic
and Republican Executive
Committees will meet to determine their candidates in the
special election.
Stumbo, whose term as
attorney general ends on Jan. 7,
said his primary focus if elected would be to finish the Route
680 connector between Minnie
and Harold.
"Of all the projects I
worked on while T worked in
the House, that was the one
that T never got l'inished,"
Stumbo said.
In the upcoming General
Assembly, Stumbo says he
expects there will be a lot of
debate about retirement runds
and casino gaming .
"11' elected, r plan w devote
fulJ-time to the position," said
Stumbo, before adding, "T &lso
plan to follow-up on Spencer's
Spencer
• Continued from p1
Spencer said that it was his
hope that the governor would
call a special election promptly, as it "will allow the people
of our district to have representation during the bulk of
the upcoming legislative session."
The General Assembly
begins on Jan. 8.
According to state law, it is
up to Bcshcar to set the date
for a special election to fill the
scat. Had the legislature been
in session, the decision would
have fallen into the hands or
House Speaker Judy Richards.
As Spencer resigned, he
made it clear, in a written
statement, that he would throw
his supp01t behind former representative and Attorney
General Greg Stumbo, of
Prestonsburg.
"It is no secret that I have
been and still remain a close
political ally of our Attorney
Greg
Stumbo,"
General
Spencer wrote.
Spencer said that Stumbo
had pledged to support him in
a reelection bid, adding that,
"He had also a<;surcd me that
if I vacated the office, he
would seek this position and
move forward as representative in pursuing legislation
that best serves Floyd
County."
"No fair minded ctttzcn
could deny that Floyd County
reaped many benefits in the
past from Greg's representation, especially as he served in
a
leadership
position,"
Spencer said. "Tf it were not
for his willingness to seck to
regain a leadership role in the
House of Representatives, 1
would not make this decision."
Spencer's reasons for
resigning are; according to the
release, largely a result of lack
of time with his family.
"As a husband and a father
of three children. 1 have a
God-given responsibility to
serve their welfare as well,"
Spencer said.
.Floyd County Attorney
Keith B~utley said, "I believe
that Brandon has learned what
all politicians learn about this
job and how it can keep you
away from your family."
Accordmg to officials in
Gov.
Beshcar's
office,
Spencer has not been given or
promised a position in the
administration, but his name
has been forwarded along · to
the governor by supporters.
Spencer's resignation i-, the
fourth vacancy in the House of
Representatives. Two of those
former representatives arc
now working in the Beshcar
administration.
Hazard native Lt. Gov.
Daniel Mongiardo's vacated
Senate scat, District 30, will
also be subject to special election .
Budget
• Continued from p1
commonwealth is put on a
sound financial basis."
Fletcher had issued an
executive order the day he left
office to raise the pay for the
seven parole board members
by 20 to 27 percent. Under that
order, annual income rose to
$8 l ,000 a year for members
and to $82,000 for the chair-
man.
Parole Board Chairwoman
Bridgett Skaggs Brown didn't
immediately return a tele, phone call to her office in
Fmnkfort.
Financial problems have
been popping up in a variety of
state agencies. Even before
Fletcher left office, his administration had told the state's
nursing home inspectors that a
"budget crisis" prevented them
from being reimbursed for
travel costs incurred on the
job.
''It's exactly those kinds of
things that continue Lo raise
such great concerns in my
mind and in this administration's mind about where we
are and what we've inherited,"
Beshear said.
Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo
said Thursday that the new
administration hasn't yet been
able Lo determine how large
the budget shortfall will be.
Earlier this month, state agen
cies had made $166 million in
requests for additional state
money to cover shortfalls.
The largest part wa" $112
million request from the
Cabinet for Health and Family
Services for Medicaid, the
state program that provides
health insurance for the poor
and disabled. Janie Miller, the
new appointee who has been
an aide to a succession or
Demo..:ratic governors, will be
saddled with that iss ue.
"1 am confident that her
vast budget experience will be
an asset to the citizens of the
commonwealth,"
Beshear
said.
Miller, who will be paid
$130,000 a year, has worked in
state go~ernmcnt for 3 I years,
including 17 years in the for
mer Cabinet for Human
Resources.
Beshear said he hasn' t yet
determined what actions he
will Lake to ease the financial
strain.
work, and re-tile his bills."
Spencer's name appears on
four
bills
for
Genera.!
Assembly. One of those hills,
which was pre-filed four days
before he resigned his House
seal, would require that medical staff give preferential
treatment to patients who
mrive by ambulance, treating
them '?efore treating watk-ins
or patients with appmntments.
The bill spon<>ored by
Spencer, who is an executive
l'or Trans-Star Ambulance
Service. would make medical
staff who violate the new
requiremenL<> subject to fines
up to $15,000.
Stumbo ·s had prevwusly
commissioned an exploratory
corrunirtce to \veigh a potential
longtime
run
against
Republican incumbent U.S.
Sen. Mitch McC,onnell. Ea.rlier
this year, Stumbo suffered
defe at as Bruce Lunsford's
running mate during the May
plimary elecuon for governor.
"Not to take anything away
from Spencer or Meade, but
we could have really used
Greg in the legislature during
the last four years," Bartley
said, adding that Floyd County
felt Stumbo's absence from the
legislature a-, well a~ his work
as attorney general during the
Fletcher administration,
Bartley said Floyd County
was probably " punished hy
Fletcher as a result or Greg
doing his job as Attorney
General." Bartley said that last
year' s state road funds for
Floyd County amounted to
"zero dollars."
The news of Spencer's resand
Stumbo's
ignation
announcement that he would
accept a nomination. comes
one week after former scat
holder
Charles
"Chuck"
Meade announced his decision
to run against Spencer in the
2008 election.
Meade, who served from
2004 to 2006, lost in a narrow
defeat to Spencer in the la<;t
election,
In a statement released to
The Floyd County Times,
Meade said, "T would like the
people of Floyd County to
know that :Spencer and
Stumho's decisions have in no
way affected my decisions to
run for the ollice."
Meade says that he remains
committed to run as planned
for the May 2008 elections
and, like Stumbo, he "would
1->c glad to accept the nomination and candidacy as well."
Should Stumbo be nominated and win the special election
bid, he would face Meade in
the next primary.
Roundup
• Continued from p1
follows:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Randall L. Bryant
Robert S. Oakes
Marlene Hall
Linda Fletcher
Jimmy Bird Conley
Rono Hamilton
Gary Hamilton
Bobby Hamilton Jr.
Elizabeth Beth Ousley
Rachel Cooley
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Joshua Williams
Bonnie Fletcher
Linda Fletcher
Steve Chapman
Robert Sykes
Mike Fields
Sheila Hopkins
Jimmy Hopkins
Jonathan Galloway
Ralph Caldwell Jr.
Kerrie A. Hall
Ashley Conn
• Richard Sturgill
At press time, police had
not reported the number or
suspects apprehended.
Kentucky State Police is
seeking any information from
residents that can help in drug
investigations. To report suspicious activity. contact KSP
at (800) 222-5555 or (606)
433-7711.
Safety
• Continued from p1
mable objects from around the
fryer, the chief advised.
Dotson also said that people need to completely thaw
out the turkey before attempting to deep fry it. Dropping a
frozen turkey into a pot of
boiling oil can lead to an
explosion that could seriously
injure people, or set a building
on fire .
Sgt. Celina Thomas, a firefighter and dispatcher for the
city, offered up several other
tips for people to have a sate
Yule season.
• Make certain not to use
extension cords that are
spliced or frayed.
• Don't plug one surge
protector into another surge
protector.
• When decorating the
lower branches of your
Christmas tree, you should
wrap the light strings around
the branches in order to prevent children rrom gelling the
lights around their necks and
choking.
• Poinsettia<; arc poisonous
to dogs and cats, and should be
kept in places where animals
cannot get to them.
• Glass jar candles should
be discarded when there is less
than one qu~er inch of wax in
the bottom. Otherwise, the
glass could become too hot
and explode.
• Don' t leave any candles
burning unattended.
• Keep live trees watered,
and do not smoke around live
trees.
• Don't leave space heaters
unattended.
• lf you do not usc )'{)UT
fireplace regularly, or it has
not been inspected, you should
not burn wrapping paper in it
Record
• Continued from p3
Daniel Motherwell, 20, of
Martin, theft by failure to
make required disposition of
property, over $300.
Property Transfers
Mary Adkins to Tshmell
Hamilton;
location
undislcosed.
Bank of New York to Jackie
Collings and Countrywide
Home Loads; location undisclosed.
Bonnitta Bentley to Jennita
Stanley; Toler Creek
Bonnitta Bentley to Jennita
Stanley; Toler Creek
Bonnitta Bentley to Jennita
Stanley; location undisclosed
Loretta Berger to Dopnic
and Loretta Owens; location
undisclosed.
Carolyn
and
Robert
Branham to Jack Branham
Family Trust; location undisclosed.
Garric and Janet Caudill to
Denny Justice; location undisclosed.
Delores Click and Irma
Hager to Randell Calhoun;
location undisclosed.
Darren and Dawn Cline to
Prudential Relocation INC;
Big Branch of Abbott Creek,
Cedar Trace Subdivision.
Tonya
Foley to Paul
Fraley; location undisclosed
Joanne and Norman Goble
to Rudolph Ousley; Spurlock
Creek.
Hale Coal Corporation to
Eugene Hale IT, Eugene Hale
llJ, and Leigh Krook; Little
Mud Creek.
Tammy Hall to Stevie
Wiliams; location undisclosed.
WlgblHd
Terrace
of
· tresteli8btlrg Inc. to Glen
May; Mays Branch
David and Teresa Johnson,
Annette and Charles Mullins,
Evetta Smallwood, Amanda
and Joshua Sturgill, and
Curtis, Debra, Phyllis, and
Samuel Williams to Glenn and
Vonda Moore; location undisclosed.
Jordan and Leigh Krook to
Eugene Hale IT; Little Mud
Creek
A.J. McCoy jr. to Jamie
Blair; location undisclosed.
David and Shonna Moore
to Bernadine Stacy; location
undisclosed.
Richard M~sley to Burley
Modley and Lisa Tackett;
Dwale.
Evelyn Mullins to Randy
Mullins; location undisclosed.
Evelyn Mullins to Randy
Mullins; location undisclosed.
Evelyn Mullins to Randy
Mullins; location undisclosed.
Geneva Newman to Jeff?ry
Aldrich; location undisclosed,
Loretta Owens to Donnie
and Lorena Owens; location
undisclosed.
Shirley Parsons to Marjorie
Lovely; location undisclosed.
Arbutus Powers to Joshua
and Misti Bates; Steels Creek
Prudential Relocation inc.
to Frederick and Michelle
Lyman; Big Branch of Abbott
Creek,
Cedar
Trace
Subdivision.
Leo and Ywan Skaggs· to
James Porter; location undisclosed.
Barry and Janie Spurlock to
Michael Goble and Patty
Litchkowski; location undisclosed.
Cara and Julie Stewart to
Susan Stewart; W .S Fraxier
Subdivision of Frazier Hollow
near Martin.
Bobby and Teresa Sweeny
to Johnni Allen; Earl Brooks
Subdivision.
Doug and Judie Wiley to
Maxie Crawford; location
undisclosed.
Ernitt and Juanita Wilhams
to Stevie Williams; location
undisclosed
Emill and Juanita Williams
to Mitchell Williams; location
undisclosed.
Stevie Williams to Tammy
Hall; location undisclosed.
Janel and Larry York , to
Lacey and Timothy Hall; location undisclosed.
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1985 dodge ram
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390
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Local private child
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a
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Requ i rements :
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work, or closely
related field, with
two years experience working with
families and children. To apply,
please
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199 north Lake
D r i v e ,
Prestonsburg, Ky
41653.12/14 1wk
Seeking individual
to assist alert elderly lady with activities of daily living
in the home. Duties
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meals, light house
keeping. If interested call 606-9462072.
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person
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US 23 South lvel ,
Ky 41602. Phone
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Pediatric
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The
Wheelwright
Utility
Commission will be taking
applications for a part-time
utility clerk on a temporary
basis, approx. 20 to 30 hours
per week. Some general office
experience is required, and a
knowledge of bookkeeping
practices, and some basic
computer skills. Applications
will be taken from December
20th, until December 28th,
2007, anyone interested can
pick up an application at the
Utility Office in Wheelwright,
between the hours of 8:00
a.m., and 4:00 p.m. The phone
number to call with any questions is (606) 452-4273.
Merchandise
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Mine
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to 5:00 p.m. (606)
886-1759 If no
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November.
Job
a part of the man- 40591-0844
Openings
will
agement
team
who has a track Miller Bros. Coal, include a Center
record of building a LLC is seeking Manager, Assistant
culture of team qualified applicants Center Manager ,
work.
The suc- . for the position of Production clerks
a
Mine and
cessful candidate Surface
will have human Planning Engineer. Baler/Material
resource
experi- Mining Engineering Handler. To apply
ence preferably in degree and experi- for positions, mail or
health care experi- ence
required. fax
or
email
ence and be certi- Competitive salary resumes to Karen
fied as a PHR or and benefits pack- Cogdill, Donated
SPHR or whose age.
Interested Goods
Manager
combination
of applicants should Goodwill Industries
education
and send their resume at 370 S Hwy 27
experience will give in confidence to Suite 9-A Somerset,
them the
best P.O. Box 990, Allen, KY 42501 . Fax #
opportunity for suc- Ky. 41601. Phone 606-678-4185 or
inquiries
not e
cess.
m
a
i
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Interested candi- accepted.
kcogdill@ gwik.org
dates should send
Closing date when
their resume to:
positions are filled.
Job Openings
Pikev i l l e Goodwill Industries Goodwill Industries
of KY will open a of Kentucky EOE
Healthcare Center
David
R. Donated
Goods
Baumgartner , Center
in Heavy Equipment
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Outgoing and assertive individuals
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to make presentations to area
(859) 806-1517
churches. Flexible hours and great
Fax (859) 523income potential for very rewarding
5564
work.
You will be working out of th is
PO Box 910844
285-9358
437-1656 or 433-3077
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
i~ seeking
candidmes f or
FuJII Part time
Radiology Technologist
If you see this •••
for
Hope Family Medical Clinic,
Salyersville, KY
Qualiticatiott< include cun-ent licensme in KY as a
Radio logy 'l'echnologi'l a nd t! LS. UlirJ-'Ound
experience preferred.
••• but think this,
Se nd resume to:
l:fuman .Re.ources
Attn: Kelly Akers, MBA
Rig Sandy Health Care, Inc.
1709 K Y Roule 321, Suile 3
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Fax: (606) 880-8548
Email: k.llkers@bsoc.org
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Tax Preparer
Big Sandy Area Community Action
Program is seeking a Tax Preparer to
perform all duties related to preparing
and transmitting electronically prepared tax returns for low-income families and individuals to the Internal
Revenue Service. Duties include completing required transmittal reports and
paperwork, processing acknowledgments, verification of customer information, creation of customer folders,
providing information to customers
about EITC, and ensuring all services
are offered to customers. This will be a
temporary, part-time position that will
consist of approximately 30 hours
weekly, beginning January 17, 2008
and continuing until April15, 2008.
then we want to hear from you!
Mu eh•ad r.tate Univer>1ty'<s (ol!ey: of Ed4cation is
scnrch1ng for a pu;t t me Profession"' D~ve!op~!"'t
Consultant to provide W<l'k>nop,, to school d'stricts n
Kenttu::ky on the bas c~ of MM:mtosh m1 npr~ter., and how
to utilize the!l" in the dassmon'
He/she will
~.ol!aborat~
w th the !)ire..'ior of the 21st
Century ld1..1-.atlon tn ·~rptise and otMr t<:)cylty at
Morehead State University to orovlde training lor public
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field or n Education. Protidency in A>tacmto> computers.
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hops/pr~A6>0r"lof
The successful candidate must possess the ability to communicate effectively, and have excelled planning and
organization skills. Successful performance in the position requires a prior
knowledge of income tax preparation
and knowledge of preparation software
or a strong computer background with
appropriate education relating to
same. This position will require paid
travel in Magoffin, Johnson, Martin,
Pike and Floyd Counties, service area.
deve!ooment us.rng excellent <:o'flrm,mkatron skills, Must
Qualified applicants may submit a resume
and letter of application to Blg Sandy Area
Community Action Program, ATTN: Human
Resources Manager, 230 Court Street,
Paintsville, KY 41240. Closing date for appli·
cations Is Friday, January 4, 2008 at 4:30
p.m. An equal opportunity employer.
Morehead.!\¥ 40351
work We1l u •' tt:arr t'f"Nimr r e1 t txpen~' 11..~ un iu...tlng
telllnofouy retctted tran ing we rt<shvp> s r.: ·fu~
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
21, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Coal Lewis Moore Heirs,
Rent to own1999 pads.AII sizes call
southwest
of Horn
NOTICE OF
LLC, Richard
Moore,
3 br 16x80 Mobile 606-377-2357
Grethel, in Floyd Company,
INTENTION
Stelton
&
Eugenia
Miller
Bros.
Coal
home. Married couCounty.
TO MINE
Greeley
ples preferred. 6 Small furnished
The proposed oper- Reynolds, Parson LLC,
Pursuant to
Bobby Newsome,
and
miles
from mobile home for
ation is approxi- Heirs,
Application
Prestonsburg. Call rent. Just off Mt
mately 0.8 mile Lawson, Thomas Miller Bros. Coal
Number 836·
Palmer LLC, et al. The
886-2842.
Parkway on old 114.
west from Frasure Kidd,
0349
Lewis operation will affect
Call 886-8724.
Branch Road junc- Hamilton,
In acccordance with tion with KY Route Moore
Heirs, an area within 100
3 BR 2 bath MH
Moore, feet of public road,
Commercial prop- for rent with large Nice 2 Br mobile the provisions of 979, and located in Richard
350.055, Frasure Branch of Miller Bros. Coal, Frasure
erty 12 acres next deck.. Located at home for rent in KRS
Branch
LLC,
Greeley County Road, but
Adams Prestonsburg. Call notice is hereby Mud Creek.
to
Walmart
& 315
2-6ft glass display
and no closer than 0' of
Road. 874-0875 or 226- given that Miller The proposed oper- Newsome,
McDonald's
in Cemetery
cases for sale. Also
Bros. Coal, LLC , ation is located on Miller Bros. Coal, Frasure
Branch
Prestonsburg.
886Call
791-8617
or
3207
2- 5 ft wood cabiHomes For Sale
P.O. Box 990, Allen , the
791-4471. $450 per
3023 after 5pm.
McDowell LLC et al. The oper- County Road. The
nets for sale. Call
Mobile Home for Kentucky 41601, U.S.G.S.
month.
7-112 ation will underlie operation will not
886-3142.
9amrent: NO HUD. 112 has applied for a minute quadrangle surface area owned involve relocation or
FOR SALE
5pm
LOTS FOR RENT mile
north
of permit for a surface map. The operation by The Elk Horn temporary closure
Property for sale
Company, of the public road.
For Sale Antiques: House for sale: b e t w e e n New mobile park Prestonsburg coal mining and will use the contour Coal
Branch. reclamation opera- strip
Stelton & The application has
and LLC,
Antique John Deer Located at 145 Prestonsburg and lots, Allen Dwale Spradlin
tion, affecting 295.0 highwalllauger Eugenia Reynolds, been filed for public
Also, area, Floyd County. Call 889-0363.
Ct, Painstville.
Disc Harrow $600. hibiscus
acres
and
will methods of mining. Parson
Heirs, inspection at the
Restrictions
apply.
double
wide
for
Prestonsburg.
First
Antique
G.E.
underlie an addi- The surface area is Thomas
Kidd, Department
for
Refrigerator $350. left past BSADD. rent. $500 plus Paved Streets, lighttional 433.0 acres, owned by The Elk Palmer Hamilton, Natural Resources,
LEGALS
Antique
Horse Brick ranch style , deposit. Call 606- ed area, parking
located 1.8 mile
Drawn Plows $200. 3br with garage and 789-6721 or 792Antique Clawfoot large covered patio. 792-6721. No pets.
Bathtub$125. Private almost an
Antique
double acre lot. Newly FARM FOR SALE
Washtub
with remodeled through- Floyd county 75
Wooden
Ringer out with new light acres more or less,
$125. Call 874- fixtures. New floor rt. 1100 off US 23
coverings and new East Point Upper
2421.
warrantied central Little Paint. Lum
EDUCATION CABINET
heat
and
air. Derossett Branch.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
For Sale: Beautiful Beautiful and ready Call 606-325-4430
Maggie
SoHero to move in as soon or 606-325-2809.
Jon E. Draud, Ed.D.
Capital Plaza Tower
wedding gown size as we close. Come Level- Sloping and Steven L. Beshear
500 Mero Street
Commissioner of Education
12 original cost see for yourself at timber. HUNTERS Governor
$1600, selling $500. our open house PARADISE!! Could
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Dec 21st be made into a subCall 606-886-9626. Friday
Phone: (502) 564-4770
If interested please and Saturday Dec division.
www.education.ky.gov
leave message and 22nd from 9am to
3pm. $115,000 For
number.
more info call 8863 Caret diamond 8977.
DEC 1 9 1flfl7
December 14, 2007
bracelet for sale.
APARTMENT
$250. Call 791- Brick & Stone
House for Sale.
0107.
Four bedrooms, two
Dr. Paul Fanning,
and a half baths. Large Unicourt Apt
BOOK FOR SALE
Floyd County
A book by Donald 2900 square feet for rent located at
106 North Front Avenue
Crisp "Growing up . Desirable location Stanville on US 23.
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
on Bucks Branch". in Trimble Branch. 2br, 2 bath walk in
In Floyd county, on Reasonably priced. closet. 1yr Lease.
No pets. Please call
sale now!!!! $12.50 Call 886-2020
606-4 78-81 00.
plus shipping and
Re: 2007-2008 Tax Rate Approval
handling. Contact HOUSE FOR SALE
Donald at 285- Located on Front 2br duplex for rent.
Street at Wayland. Central heat and air.
3385.
Third house above In excellent condiDear Dr. Fanning
Castels store on tion. 3 miles north of
Animals ·
right
on
Front prestonsburg. Call
On Friday, December 7, 2007, the Kentucky Board of Ed.ucation approved your district's 2007-2008 tax rates.
Street. Central heat 886-9007 or 889and air. 5 BR 2 bath 9747.
KRS 424.250 requires the information on the enclosed form to be published in a newspaper upon approval by the
LA 30X18 and dinstate board of education.
ing room & sun room 3br apt for rent. 2
Christmas English .Huge cobbel stone baths, parking for
Bulldog, AKC regis- chimney carport. 2 trucks. Will rent to
If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Rowe at ?02/564-3846.
in. contractors.
Mt
tered, Up-to-date lots, fenced
shots .. Health guar- Asking $65,000 call Parkway 6 miles
anteed, good )Nith 606-358-4137 for from Prestonsburg.
other animals. I am appointment
Townhouse 2 BR 1
giving her to a lovely, and caring per- For Sale: 35 acres Bath wid hookup 2
Michelle Sutton, Director
son I family this of land, one story car garage $575 per
Division of Data Management
Christmas because house with 1.600 month plus utilities
she will be a won- sq.ft of living space, plus deposit. Call :
MS/bmh
derful Christmas gift partial
or
basement 606-522-4122
and companion for located at Hi Hat, 606-477-2783
your Family. Ready Ky. Two acres of flat
Enclosure
to
go.
Email: land with house, 1Br
furnished
s p e n c e r - space for garden or apartment located
C:
2007-08 Tax Rate Approval Rate
miles
from
more
m icheal_ 1970@ yah two
resi- 3
dences. The home Prestonsburg. Call
oo.com
place of the late 358-9483 after 6:00
Form F-1
Scarlet
McCall Cecil and Edna pm or 794-9484.
Rev. 07/2007
$500. Call 886- "Sweetie" Meade.
Appraised
value Apt. For rent: 1
0622.
Tax Rates Levied
$65,000. Price non- and 2 BR apartAKC
registered negotiable. Contact ments on Rt. 321
For School Year 2007/2008
Boxer
pups. Mike Mullins at 606- near Porter school.
Asking $350. Tails 785-5475 Central heat and air,
School District_,I..JFl.,.,oy,_,.d,___ _ _ _ _ __
docked-dew claws (8:00a.m.- washer and dryer
removed - shots & 5:00p.m.weekdays) hookup. $375 per
County Fl d
month plus referwormer up to date. or 606-251 -3414.
ences and deposit.
Call (606) 2982529. Both male & HOUSE FOR SALE Seniors welcomed!
female.
Great Newly constructed Call 789-5973.
In compliance with Kentucky Revised Statutes and the regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education, we, the board of education of the
house for sale locatChristmas Gift!!
above named school district, hereby submit for your approval the following tax rates levied on (date)
September 19, 2007
Furnished 1 bed
ed at Abbott Creek.
Vaulted living room room Apt. Central
For rates that exceeded compensating and HB 940 tax rates, the notice and hearing requirements ofKRS 160.470(7)(b) " ... published at
ceiling, 3 BR, bonus heat & air. Rent
least twice for two (2) consecutive weeks, in the newspaper of largest circulation in the county .... the public hearing which shall be held not
Yard Sale
room, fireplace, with starting at $375.
less that seven (7) days nor more than ten (10) days after the day that the second advertisement is published;" have been met.
cherry
hardwood month, + $300.
water
floors and cabinets deposit
An advertisement was placed in the Floyd County Times newspaper on _,0""9,_,/0""'2""/0"-7_ _ _ _ (date of first advertisement) and
with
spacious included. Located
09/09/07
(date of second advertisement).
near
HRMC.
606attached garage.
Indoor Yard sale: Located 4 miles 889-9717.
07,__ _ __,_
The public hearing was held on _,0""9/'-'-1-'-'7/-"us
23.
Friday Dec 21st and from
view
Sat Dec 22nd from Panoramic
For rates subject to recall, an additional advertisement was made on (date)
within 7 days of the hearing as required
9pm to 3pm. During located in new subby KRS 160.470 (8), and forty-five (45) days have passed since the rate was levied without a valid petition being presented.
Houses
open house at 145 divisions. $210,00
Hibiscus Ct, Cliff asking price Seller
If advertisement was required, the rates levied do not exceed the proposed rates advertised.
area
of willing to help with
Prestonsburg. First closing costs! Call House For Rent - 3
House Bill 940
Other
Sub (I)
Compensating
Rate Levied (Please circle type)
left past BSADD. 606-285-0054 606- BR, at Allen, Ky.
Household items, 791-0719, evenings $800.00 per month
Please enter actual rate below with exoneration amount if applicable. For example if your rate was Compensating .45 and the
+ security deposit.
furniture,
vintage 606-377-6042
exoneration was .5, in the ~olumns below list .45, .45, and .5. Do not add the amounts together. If you did not levy exonerations, list
Call 794-0249
china, cups and
.45 and .45 respectively, and leave the exoneration section blank.
saucers, new pursReal Estate Tan ible* Exoneration
Sale or Lease
For rent: 2 br
es with tags, new
~2.8
0.4
52.8
Portion Restricted for Building Fund. (KRS 157.440, KRS 160.476)
¢has
5.9
House at Martin.
costume jewelry, air
been committed to the Building Fund. This includes:
Available immediconditioner
and
ately. Call 791-8560
much, much more.
_ _ _ _. J original growth nickel,
_,5,_,_.9,__ _ _-"'¢ FSPK nickel,
Many new and vinor 478-8139 after
tage gift items. Established busi- 7pm. $500 month &
_ _ _ __,. equalized growth nickel,
_ _ _ _ _,¢ recallable nickel
come see our great ness with 240 ft. $500. deposit.
_ _ _ __,. equalized facility funding nickel
prices. Shop inside road frontage, 2
adjoining lots avail- 3- Br house for
where its warm.
Date recallable nickel was levied - - - - - - - able on main road rent .With attached
through town, close garage on 1 acre
(Please note that the portion restricted for the building fund must be at least the rate to produce the 5¢
equivalent as shown on the tax rate Cl'rtificntion)
Miscellaneous to courthouse. 606- flat lot. furnished
kitchen, utility room,
791 -3663
dinning rooin, living
Motor Vehicle Tax Levy': _ ___,5!.,1.5,:J.4r___ _ _ __
Prestonsburg room w I fireplace
For Sale: 3 IBM business for lease. two full baths. locatthink Pad Laptop Great location on ed on left fork Little
Utility Tax (KRS 160.613) N/A
Excise Tax (KRS 160.621)
N/A
Occupational Tax (KRS 160.605) N/A
Computers,
win- the main road, close Paint, off At 11 00 off
dows 98. great gifts to downtown and U.S. 23 four lane,.
Does your Utility Gross Receipts License Tax apply to cable services?
Yes_ _
No_X_ _
Highlands
courthouse. near
for students, excel- the
lent condition, Intel lease as is or regional Hospital.
See Instructions
Taxed
Exem ted
N/A
Pentium, Internet change, many pos- References
ready.
Built
in sibilities,ie restau- required and possiX
Aircraft - Recreational & Non-Commercial
back-ground
speakers 166 MHZ, rant, sports bar, ble
complex- check if desired.
48 M of R, $285.00 office
X
each. If interested ample parking. May Prefer no pets of
one
selling. deposit
call 606-454-88?8 consider
months rent. $550.
before 9.pm please. Call 791-3663.
monthly. Call 886Date
Superintendent's Signature
Tanning Bed for Beauty shop for 6626.
Tax Rates Levied approved by the Kentucky Board of
sale. Calf 886-8843 rent. Equipped with
*The Office of District Support Services will stamp the date on this form when the Kentucky Board of Education approves the tax rates.
3 stations and tanor 791-2727.
Mobile Homes
ning bed. Would
Would like to buy consider renting for
Available
at
SPREAD
THE
WORD & LIGHTHOUSE bookstores
pr by mail. Troy
Burchett,
724
McNally • Lane,
Prestonsburg, Ky
41653. for concerts,
call 886-8483.
20 or more acres in
Floyd or Johnson
Co. Prefer small
hollow or land near
old strip job. Call
(606) 478-8139 or
(606) 791-6571.
commercial
use
other than beauty
shop. Rt. 122 1 mile
South of Martin
across from Garth
Technical School.
Must have references. 285-9112.
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS
RECEIVED
--------------------·*
�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYO.COUNTY TIM ES
•
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 be filed with
the
Director,
Division of Permits,
No.
2
Hudson
Hollow, U.S: 127
S.outh, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
No. 836-550P
Renewal
•
(1) In accordance
with KRS 350.055,
notice is hereby
given that FCDC
Coal. Inc., 587
North Lake Drive,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653, has applied
for a renewal of a
permit for an under·
ground coal mining
operation, located
1.0 mile southwest
of Blue Mo.on, in
Floyd County. The
operation disturbs
8.07 surface acres,
underlies
and
1,113.81 acres and
the total area within
the permit bound·
ary is
1121 .88
acres.
(2) The operation is
approximately 1 .1
mile southwest of
Little Mud Creek
Road's
junction
with the Morgan
Fork Road, and
located adjacent to
and 0.50 mile north
of Morgan Fork of
Little Mud Creek.
The Latitude is 37
degrees, 29 minutes, 28 seconds.
The Longitude is 82
degrees, 42 minutes, 33 seconds.
(3) The proposed
operation is located
on the McDowell
and Harold USGS
7 1/2 minute quadrangle maps. The
surface area disturbed is owned by
The Elk Horn Coal
Corporation. The
operation underlies
land owned by The
Elk Horn Coal
Company,
LLC ,
Reevis Hamilton,
Leon
Greer,
Charles McKinney,
Vernedith Meade,
William
and
Dorothy
Martin,
Roy Spurlock, Estill
Mullins,
David
Meade, Ella Martin,
Clayborne Bailey,
Ida Ma~ Newsome,
et
al.,
Sola
Williams, Vannie
Kidd, Charlie Elliot,
Caner Hunter, John
Hunter,
Willie
Lawson,
Earl
Watson, Roger Lee
Patricia
and
Hunter, Earl Lee
and Katherine Hall,
and Ted Meade.
The operation will
affect an area within 100 teet of
Morgan Fork Road.
The operation will
not involve relocation of the public
road.
(4) The application
has been tiled tor
public inspection at
the Division of Mine
Reclamation and
Enforcement ' s
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Suite No. 6,
Prestonsbyrg ,
Kentucky 41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit
conference
must be filed with
the Director of
Division of Mine
Permits, No. 2
Hollow
Hudson
Complex, US i 27
South, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601 .
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby
given
that
White/Reach, LLC,
201
W. · Short
Street, Suite 500,
Lexington,
KY
40507, has filed an
application with the
Environmental and
Public Protection
Cabinet to construct a commercial
retail building and
associated parking
lot and driveways
on the property,
located at the intersection of KY 122
and KY 1428, in
Martin, Kentucky.
The property is
located adjacent to
the Right Fork of
Beaver Creek. Ariy
comments
or
objections concerning this application
shall be directed to:
Kentucky Division
of Water, Water
Resources Branch,
14 Reilly Road,
Frankfort
Office
Park,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601 .
Phone: (502) 5643410.
admission
or
access to, or treat·
ment of, or employment in subsidized
housing on account
of race, color, religion, national ori·
gin, sex, age, disability, or familial
status.
Telephone : {606)
886-2717,
800(For
648-6056
Hearing Impaired)
The
Housing
Authority
of
Prestonsburg has
decent, affordable
rental
housing,
in
the
located
Prestonsburg area
for all qualified
applicants. Rent is
based on income.
For more information, please call
(606) 886-2717 or
(606) 886-6423, or
stop by the offices,
located in the complexes at Green
Acres, North Lake
Drive, and Dixie in
the Goble-Roberts
Addition,
in
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky. We do
business in accordance
with
the
Federal
Fair
Housing Law.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
No. 836-5507
Amendment
In
accordancce
with KRS 350.070,
notice is hereby
given that FCDC
Coal, Inc., 587
North Lake Drive,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653, has applied
for an amendment
to
an
existing
underground coal
mining and reclamation operation,
located 1.3 mile
southeast of Drift,
in Floyd County.
amendment
o acres of
distursurface
bance, and will
underlie an additional 105 acres,
making a total of
2204.90 acres withIn the amended
permit boundary.
The
proposed
amendment area is
approximately 0.6
southwest
mile
from Morgan Fork's
junction with Little
Mud Creek Road,
and located 0.2
mile
south
of
Simpson Branch.
The amendment
will underlie land
owned by The Elk
Horn
Coal
Company,
LLC,
Jamie Ray & Lisa
Powell, Edith Huff,
Roland
Moore,
Lewis Jr. & Susie
Knott, Charles &
Carolyn
Wallen,
Rudolph Parsons,
Vernon & Pamela
Stumbo,
Everett
Gayheart,
and
Russell Shelton.
The
proposed
amendment
is
located on the
McDowell U.S.G.S.
7 1/2 minute quadrangle map.
The amendment
application
has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Natural Resources,
Prestonsburg
Regional. Office,
31 40 South Lake
Drive, Suite 6,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653.
Written
comments, objections , or requests
for a permit conference must be filed
with the Director.
Division of Mine
Permits, No. 2
Hudson
Hollow,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601.
21, 2007 • A9
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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not discriminate in
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• Hardwood Flooring
• DecksfPorches/Garages
• Cabinet Installation
• Concrete Work
• Remodeling
• Metal Roofs • Vinyl Siding
NOTICE
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mailed the 2000 business license
renewals for all businesses and persons who conduct business within the
Prestonsburg City limits. If you are a
new company, or an individual who
recently started conducting business
within City Limits, and have not registered your business at City Hall,
please do so. Renewals are due no
later than January 30, 2008.
For questions, please contact the
Prestonsburg, City Clerk at (606) 8862335.
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C-31, located at StoneCrest Golf
Course, along Clubhouse Drive.
Minimum bid accepted will be
appraised value of $26,000 per lot.
These lots are zoned R-2 (Single,
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Sealed bids must be submitted by
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at (606) 886-2335. The City of
Prestonsburg reserves the right to
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NOTICE TO PATRICIA RISTER
WARNING ORDER
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned attorney has been
appointed to notify the Defendant,
Patricia Rister, that a civil action has
been filed against her in Floyd Circuit
Court, Division I, as C.A. No. 07-CI1250. Said Defendant must immediately file an Answer in the matter, otherwise, Judgment may be entered
against him. Said Defendant should
contact the undersigned attorney
immediately.
Anthony Craig Davis
Davis Law Office
104 Hays Complex
P.O. Box 220
Betsy Layne, Kentucky 41605
Office: (606) 478·1002
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
21,2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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1454 South Lake Drive •. Prestonsburg, KY 41653
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SERVICE AND SUPPLIES
437-4609
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Sat. 8:00a.m.· 3:00 p.m.
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Our Lady of the Way Hospital
11203 Main St. Box 910 Martin, KY 4164~
lAncer Baptist
Church
Bobhy Cttrpenter
BAPTIST
Allen Fnt Baptist. Allen; Sunday School. 10 am.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. ~ 7 pm.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Amok:! Tumer, Minister.
Au.xief Freewil Baptist, Auxier; Sonday School, 10 am.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 pm.; Thursday, 7 p.m.;
BOOby Spencer, Pasta-.
eau Branch ~ular ·Baptist Church, Mouse( Ky;
Worsl'lip Service, 9:00; Every lhi'd Sat. and Sl..n. o eadl
month; Roger Hld<s, Pastor, Ralph Howard, Asst. Pastor.
Contact Kerm~ Newsome 600-377-6881 for more informa·
lion.
Benedict Baptist. Slick Rock Brilleh, Cow Creek; Surday
Sc:l100, 10 am: Worshlp Servte, 11 a.m. and 6 pm.;
We<hlsday, 7 p.m.; Gordon Hdl, Milister.
Betsy J.ayne Free Will BaptiSt. Betsy Layne; Sunday &hool,' 10 am.;
Worship Serviae, 11 am. aro16 p.m.;Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tracy Patton,
Minister.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Baptist Student
Union, J 102; Wmesday, 11:00 am.; Vera Joiner, 886-3a63. ext.
fi1267.
Bonanza FreewiR Baptl9t, Abbott Creell Road. Bonanza; Sl..nday
S<;hod, 10 am.; Worslip Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jinvny
D. Blown, Mnister.
Brandy Keg Fn!ewiU Baptist, Com Fork; Sunday School, 10 am.;
Worship Ser'lice, 11 am.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Roger Music, Milister.
Calvary Soulhem Baptist, Betsy Layne; Svnday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 am and 7 pm.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Ooug lewis,
Minister.
Communfty FreewUI Baptist, Goble floberts Addit1011; Sunday
School, 10 am.. Worslip SefVice. 11 am. aro16 pro., Wednesday, 7
p.m.; Paul D. Coleman, Minister.
Cow Creek FreewUI Baptist, Cow Creel<; Sunday School, 10 am.;
Slrlday, 11 am. aro1 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 pm.; Nalt1011 Lafferty.
Minister.
Daniels Creek Btlptist Fellowship Cluctl of God, Banner. SeJVices:
Saturday night, 7 pm.; &nday momilg, 11 a.m.; Sunday night, 7 p.m.;
Her«y Lewis, Minister.
Drift Freewill Baptist. Drift; SUnday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
6:30p.m.; Thursday, 6:30p.m. Jin Fields, Mlooer.
Endk:ott Freewll Baptist. Buffalo; Sl..n. School,10 a.m.; Olurch every
Soo. M:>milg 11 :~ 5 am.; Wed. evrilg Bible Study & Praver Meeting,
7:00 pm.; Third Soo. evenilg Service. 6 p.m.; Fist Sat. eveni"lg
Service, 7 p.m. Hobert Meek, Pastor, welcomes everyone.
Faith Bible Ctudl, an indepaOOent ~ist Olurdl, klca1edon 1428,
between Allen & Martin; St.nday &hool, 10 a.m.; Sunday Momr1g, 11
am.; Stnlay Evenilg, 6 p.m.; Wechesday Bille Study & Prayer, 6
p.m.; Pas1or, Rev. Bob Wi'eman.
Failfl Freewill Baptist, 114 mile above Worldwide Eq~. oo At. 1428;
Sunday Ser'lice, 10 a.m.; Worship Service. 11 a.m. aro1 6 p.m.;
\\lectlesday, 7 p.m. E(Jer Donnie Patrtd< and Buddy Jones, Mi'listetS.
First Baptist, GarTelt; Sunday School, 9:45a.m.; WOOlhip .Service. 11
am. and 7 p.m.; We<msday, 7 p.m.; Rarxly Osborne, Mlmsler,
First Ba!)tist, Martin; Sl..nday School, 10 am.; Wors11*> Service, 11
am. Sunday EVEning Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 pm.: Greydon
Howard, Minister.
first Baptist, Prestonsburg, 157 South Front Street; St11da.y School,
9:45a.m.; Worship Service, 11 am. ln16:30 pro.; Wed., 6:30p.m.;
Jerry C. Workman, mi'listef.
Fitzpatrick First Baptist, 1063 Big Brancl1, P.~. Box. 410.
Prestonsburg, KY41653; Sunday School. 10 am.; Worshp Selvice, 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Torrrny Reed.
Free United Baptl$t, WI¥#. Prestonsburg; Sunday School, 1o a.m.;
Worshp Ser.lice, 11 a.m. & 6:30pm.; We<tlesday, 7: p.m.
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg; Sunday Bdlool, 10 a.m.;
Worshp Ser.lice, 11 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
Grtdhel BapOst, State Rt. 3379, (Branham's Creek Rd.}; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.: Worship Service, 11 am. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday,
6:30p.m.
Gam!tt Regular Baptist, Rolie 550, Garren; Worsl'lip Service, 10:30
am. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; wm1e Crace, pastor; AssiSt.
larry Patton. Phone 358-4275.
Htglland Avenue Freewill Baptist; Slllday School, 9:00 a.m.;
Worsh\:) Service, 11 a.m. aro1 6 p.m.; Wednesday; 7 p.m.; D<Ml
Garrett, Mmlster.
Jacks Creele Baptist, Bevinsvile; Sunday School, 10 am.; WOOlh\:>
Service, 11 a.m. aro16 pm.; Wednesday, 7 pm.; Pastor Roger Trusty.
Katy Friend Freewill Baptist, 2 miles ~Abbott; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chad
Blair, Pasta-.
Laekey Freewill Baptist, Lackey; Slllday School, 10 a.m.; Worsl'lip
Service, 11 am.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jotmy J. Colfins, Mi'liS1er.
Lancer Baptist Church; 71 Cooley Sl, Prestonsburg, Stnlay School,
10;00 a.m. Momlng Worship, 11:00 a.m., Eveni'Y,! Wosh*>, 6:00p.m.,
WeOOesday Ptayer Meetrg and Bible Study, 7:00p.m.; Pasta- Bobby
Carpenter
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SEVENTH OAY ADVENTIST
Sevent!rDay AdVentist. 5 !Tll!es Wesl on Mounlain
Pan<way; Gllurdl Servooe, 9·15, Sabbath School, 10:45;
John BakBf, PastiJI', 358-~63 Olurdl, 886-3459, leave
message. Everyone ~..e~come
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
Tho ChurCh ot Jesus Chrls1 of Lalter-Day Saints:
Saaruoont M!g., 10;00 a.fl' Surt:l<rf School. 11:20 a.m.;
Relief Soctety/Pre!Sthood/Pnmary 12 00 p.m.;
Wednesday, 6 pm. Ctlt1rch Meetl'lg House address, Hwy.
BO. Mattin. KY 41649; Mooing Hous<J •elephone oonber:
285-3 33; Ken Carriere, BislYJp.
OTHER
Pastor Atha Johnson welcomes everyone to attend ser·
w:es at the CHURCH of GOO of PROPHECY TRAM
KENTUCKY. &oday scllo<ll t0 a.m.•Worsl1~ service 11
am.
Drift lndepeodent, Drill; Soo:fay. 11 am ,'T!lu!sday. 6ll
p.m.
Grace Fellowslllp Preston~.tnext to old flea matket},
Sunday School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 am. Bt1l Stukenberg.
ASSEMBLY OF GOO
Fll'llt Assembly of God, Mat1in; Sunday School, 10 am.;
WOIShlp Setvlce, 11 a.m and 6 pm.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Lorie Vamua;t, Mnistef.
In VIctory Assembly of God, West Prestonsburg. Sunday
School, 10:00; Worship Ser.ice, 11:00 & 6:30; Wechesday
Evening, 6:30; Gary Stanley, Pastor.
New Belllel Assembly of God, Burning Fork Rd.,
Satyersvite; Sll1day Sdml, 10 am.; WO!llhip Ser'lice, 11
a.m. aro1 6 p.m.; Wedlesday, 7 p.m. Arthur (Sam) Smith,
Minister.
Praise Assembly, 1 mile S. of Prestonsb\Kg, hersection
of Rt. BO and U.S. 23; Sonday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6:ll p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 pm.;
J.M. Sk>al, Mtnister.
Liberty Baptist, Denver; Sunday Servte, 10 am.; Worsllp Service,
11 am. <¥'ld 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Mel1a Uttla, MhistBf.
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Uf1JO Worship Ser'lice, &nday,
11 ;OO a.m.ThllSday, 7 p.m.
Martin Branch Freewil Beptist, Estill; Sunday Service, 10 a.m.;
Worship SeMce, 11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James
(Red) Morris, Mi1ister.
Martin Freewill Baptist, Marth, Sunday School, i 0 a.m.; Worshp
SeM<:e, 11 a.m. aro16 pm.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jotm L. Blalr, MiniSIBf.
Maytown First Baptist, Main St., Mayto~Wl; Sulday School, 10 a.m.;
WOIShp Selvloe, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wamasday, 6 pm.; Bob Varrey,
Minister.
McDowell First Baptist. McOov.oel; Slrlday School, 9;45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Gena
Brad<en, Mnls1er.
Middle Cnlek Baptist, Blue Rlver, &May School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Eugene Cook
Milister.
Lighthouse Baptlit, 2194 KY Rt. 1428, Prestonsbt.rg; Sunday
Sarvioe, 10 am.; Worship Service, 11 am. aro16 pm.; Wednesday, 7
p.m.; Donald Crisp, Mi'lister. home phone 285-3385
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Pleaeali Home Baptist, Water Gap Road, Lanoet; Slnlay School, 1o
a.m.; Worship SeNice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Waci'lesday, 7 p.m.; Mrull
Tackett, Pastor.
Pleasant valley Old Regular Baptist Church, Tinker Fol1<; Meetrg
time 1st Saturday & Sunday of each monlh, 3rd Sunday Eveong at
6:00 p.m.; Moderator, Gary Compton; Assist. Moderator, Jimmy
Conley.
Prater Creek Baptist. Bcmer; Sunday School, 10 am; Worsnp
Service, 11 a.m. aro1 6 p.m.; WOOnEslay, 7 p.m.; J.B. Hal, P~or.
Phone: (606) 874-3222.
Rock Fork FreewiU Baptist; Garrett Slllday School, 10 a.m ; Worship
Service, 11 am.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wendel Crager, Minister.
Aoc:kForkRegliat Baptist, Garratt; Worship Service, 9:30a.m.;Jerry
Manns, Pastor. Willie Crace Jr., Assistani Pastor.
Salt Lick United Baptl«, Sah Ud<, Hueysville; Worship Service, 2nd
& 4th S!llday, 10:30 a.m.; Pastor, AJten Chaffins, phone 946·2123.
Sammy Clark Branch Fn!ewll Baptist, Dana; Sunday Schoo~ 10
am.; Worship Se!\1108, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:~ pm.
Stephens Branch Mlsslonaty BapC!st. StephenS Blanch; Sunday
Service, 10 a.m.; Wor~ Servbe, 11 am.; Wecilesday, 6 pm.
Th& Third Avenue Freewlll8aptl$t; Slllda.y Bdlool, 10am.; WO!llhp
Ser'lice, 11 am. aro16 p.m.; We<ilesday. 7 p.m. Philip Ramey, Pastor.
Tom's Creek Freewill Baptist, U.S. 23 (north a Layne BrOihers);
Slnday Sd'lool, 10 a.m.; Worsh~ Servk:e. 11 am. and 6 p.m.,
WeOOesday, 7 p.m.; Oluck Ferguson, Mili&ter.
Tom Moore Memoria.! Freewill Baptist; Cliff Road; Slllday School,
10 a.m.; Worship Sar'lice, 11 a.m.; Youth ServiJe, 5:00 p.m.; Evenilg
Service, 6:00 pm.; No Service the 1st St..oday of each month;
Wecilesday, 7 p.m.; Jody Spencer, Milister.
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptl8t; Intersection of U.S. 23 and KY 80,
Water Gap; Sunday School. 10 a.m.; Morning Worsh~ Service, 11 am.
and Evenng Worship SeM:e 6 pm.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 pm.,
Youth SeM:es 7 p.m.; Everyone Welcome.
Uniled Conwtld'llty Baptist, Hwy. 7, ~ueysville; WOOlh~ Ser\>lce, 2
p.m.; Frklay, 7 p.m.; carhs Beverty, Moster.
~ Freewt" Baptist, Whealw!Jill Junction; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worsnp Service, 11 am. and 7 pm.; Wa<ttesday, 7 p.m.;
Louis Ferrari, Millster.
Pastar
Pastof 889-0905
CATHOLIC
Sl Martha, Wa!.ef Gap: Mass: Strlday, 11 :15 a.m: Saturday, 5 pm.;
Sl.llday.; Father Robert Damron, pastor.
CHRISTIAN
F'm Christian, 560 North Arnold Avenue; Sll1day School, 10 a.m.;
Worsh~ Service, 11 am.; Jill Sherman, Mi'lister.
Victory Christian Ministries, 1428 E.; Sunday Scrool. 11:30 am.;
Worship Se!Vice. 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 pm; Sherm Williams, Minister.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Betsy Layne Church of Cfvist, Betsy t.avre; Slllday Sdlool, 10 am.,
Worsh~
Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 pm.; Torrrny J.
Spears, Minister.
Prestontlburg Church of Christ, 88 Hwy. 1428; Worship Service, 10
a.m. and 6 pm.; Wednesday, 7 pm.; Ri:hatd Kelly and Nelson Kj(j(jer,
Mi'listers.
Hatold Ch\I'Ch of Christ. Harold; Slllday School, 10 am.; Worship
Serviae, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 pm.; Wilie E. Meade,
Faith Oellvera~ Tabernacle, West Prestonsburg;
Slllday School, 10:30 am Thursday, 7 p.m.; Oon
Shepherd, Minister
faith 2 Faith, Hrul<ins Ave., West Presto!'lsburg; Sunday
Sdlool, 10 am: WorshiP serfte 11 am. and 6 p.m.;
Thurs. 7 p m Raroy H~gans Mi'tis!Bf 886-9400.
Fai1h Fellowship, Allen, Ky. Sun. School, 10 am.. Worslip
SeMCe. 11 a.m.; Sm Even~ng 6p.m: Wed, 7 p.m. Carl& MssyWo<Xls.
Pastoo
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Falh Worship Center.
460. PairtSV: !e Worship Service, 11 am.;
Thursday. 6 pm • BtxXJy and Maude F')'e MinisteT.
Full Gospel ComlllUJlily, (formerly of Martin) moved to Qd Allen;
Sunday School. 10 am.; WO!Sh~ Service, 11 am. Sunday evening,
6:30p.m· Wed., 6:00pm.: Lavonne lafferty. Minister.
Ughthouse Temple. Marl St. and Halt St , Worship Service, 12 p.m.
and 7 pm. · WednesdayJFriday. 7 pro.: Roy Cosby. Minister.
Living Watef Ministries Full Gospel Church, Rt 3, 1ust before
Ttm:ler RK!ge. Wednesday. 7:00 p.m.. SUnday Evening, 600 pm.
Pastor. Curt Howard
Marti~ Hoose of Worship, Old Post Office St ; Worship Se!Vice, 7 p.m.•
Saturday!Surlday
Old Time Holiness, 2 miles up M<ansas C~. Matttl; Sunday
School 11 a.m .. Worsh~ SeNJCe, 7 p.m .. Friday, 7 p.m.; John W.
Pattoo. Minister.
Spurlock Bible '(Baptlst), 6227 Spur!od Creek Rd. Prestonsburg; '
Sunday School. 10 a.m. Worsh4> Service. 11 am.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.,
Jun Stephens, Minister. 886-1003.
Town Branch Church; Smday School10 a.m except for first Slrlday
Hueyevl~ Chum~ of ChMt; Sl.llday School, 10 am.; Worship
Sei'VICG, 11 a.m. en! 7 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chester Vrmey, in eadl mollh.; Worsl'lip Service. Sun. moming 10:00 a.m.; Even~ 6
p.m.; Wedlesday, 6 p.m.: No Sunday nip services on flrsl Sunday o/
Millster.
eadl man~. Tom Nelson, Minister.
Lower Toler Church of Christ, Harok!; Sunday School. 10 a.m.;
Worshp Se!Vioe, 11 am. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; l.onie The father House, Big Branch, .6bbo!t Creek. Slllday School, 10 am.;
Worsl'lip SeiVIOO. 6 pro.: J.J. Wrr;Jlt Milistet.
Meade, Mrnster.
The
Tabernacle, Rt. 321 (Old Ptamaron Moten. Chnstian Educata-,
Mare Creek Church of Christ, Stanvile; Sunday School, 10 am.:
10:00; Slllday Momilg, 11:00. Slnlay Evenilg. 7:00; WertleOOay,
Worsh:p Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; We<r!esday, 6:30p.m.
7:00; Pastor.>, Paul and Ramona Aiken.
Marti~ Church of Christ, Marm: Su-day School. 10 am~ Worship .
Service, 11 am. aro17 pm.; Wednesday. 7 pm. GaJY M~chall. Minister. Youth FeBowship Center, Vl.11le!t.Tijtt; ~y:ruesday. 6 pro.;
Thursday, 7 pm
Maytown Church of Christ, 00 Tollley Creek Rd., langley. Sl.llday
Bible Sttrly 10:00 a.m., &may rnorring worship 11:00 am. Eveni'lg Zion Deliverance. way~~m· Sltlday Sch:xll. 10 a.m. Worship SeMJe,
11 a.m. and 6 pm.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m. Prayer Une: 358--2001;
Worship 6:00p.m., Wednesday Bit>ie Study 6:00p.m.
Darlene W. Arnette, Pastoc
Upper Toler Cht.rch of Cllrll>t 3.5 miles up Toler Creek on right;
Slllday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 pm.• Taylor Chapel Community Chlrch, termer~/ the old Price Food
Servioe buildii'YJ lOcated 1 Quarter mile above Worldw'de Equpnent.
Wednesday, 7 pm.; Tommy Dale Bush, Ministe!.
Rt. 1428. Stn. Bible Study, 10a.m.; Sun Mom;ng Service, 11 am.; Sun.
Weeksbury Church of Christ; Sooday Schooi. 10 a.rrm.; Worship Evel'llng. 6:30p.m. Kenny Vanderpool, Pastor.
SeM:e, 10:45 a.m. ard6 p.m. Mike Hal, Milisler.
International Pentecostal Holl!leSS ChurGh. 10974 N Mail St.,
CHURCH OF GOD
M<rtirr Rev. EMis J. Stevens. Senior Pastor.
Betsy layne Church of God, Old U.S. 23; &rlday School. 10:30 am.; Rising Sun Ministries, 78 Court Street Allen, Ky.; SUnday. 10:30 a.m.;
Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 7 pm.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jlrllh Ca~l. Wednesday, 6:30p.m. Pastor. D.P Curry.
Milister.
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Cluch of God ofProphecy, &may School tO am Worship Service
Community Cba'ch of God, Arkansas Creel<. Martin: Worship 11 am , Sunday Nig'lt •6 p.m., Wednesday Night •6 p.m. Pastor Glenn
Service, 11 am.; Friday; 7 p.m.; Bud Crum, Minister.
Hayes. West Prestonsburg.
FirstCtud! of God; Sunday School, 10 am.; Worship Service, 10:45 House of Refuge. Rock FOO<: Slllday Evenng Worsh4J6 pm, Monday
am. and 6 pm.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steven v. Wiliams, Pasta-.
Bille Study 7:30 IXll. WerTtes:Jay Prayer Meeti'Y,j 7:30 pm, Bit B
Garrett Church of God, Garrett; S!llday School, 10 am.; Worsh~ Tussey, Pas1or
Sal"ke, 11 am. ; Famtty Tralnlng Hour -Thursday 7 p.m., Btl B. Tussey.
Jr. Pastor
Landmark Church of God, Goble Roberts Addition; Slllday Schoo!.
10 a.m.; Worshp Sar'lice, 11:10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.:
Karli'Sh E. Prater, Jr., Minister.
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l.lltle Paint First Church of God, 611 LCtle Palnt Roa<l, East Porn;
Slllday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worsh\:) Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday. 7 p..; Charles Heater Jr., Milister
Village Driw
The Ligon ChLrch of God of Prophecy, San.rday Services, 7:00pm.;
Slllday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh{l Service. 11 am.; Ralph Hall. Pastor.
Milister.
Highland Cluch of Christ. Rt. 23, Hager HiD; Sll1day School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
886-8215
EPISCOPAL
St. James Eplscopal; Sonday Service, 9:45a.m.; Holy Eudlarist 11 :00
am. Wednesday Study Group 6:00pm., Holy Euchalis1 & Healhg 7:30
pm. Father Johnnie E. Ross. Rector
LUTliERAN
Our Savior Lutheran, Sipp Bayes Room Caniage HOUl*l Motel,
Pailtsvile; Sunday Ser'lice, 11 am.; wt<J...W (600 am) 12:05 pm.;
Rolland Bent~W, MJ1lstar.
METHODIST
Auxier United Methodist,~; Slllday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Seron::e, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter, Minister.
Betsv Layne United Methodist. nexl to B.L Gymnasium; Stnlay
School, 10 a.m.: Worshtp Service, 11 am.: Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Randy
Blad<btm, Minister.
Allen Christ United Methodist, Alk¥1; Sunday Sdlool, 9.45 a.m.;
Worshtp SaMoa, 11 am. & 6 p.m., Wedneway. 7 p.m.; Kemeth
Lemaster, Mhistef,
Community United Methodist, 141 Burke Avenue (off University DriVe
aro Neeley St.); St11day School, 10 a.m.: Worsh4:J Service, 11 a.m. and
6 p.m.; We<lnesday, 7 p.m., Steve Pesoosoloo, Minister.
Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist, Rt. 979, Beaver. Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 1t a.m. aro16 p.m.; Phiip T. Smi1h, Minister.
Emma United Mettlodlst, Emma Slllday School 10 am., &roay
W~ Service 11 a.m.; Pastor David Ptoft.
First United Methodist, 256 Solih Arrold Avenue; 9 am. Contempoly
Service; Slllday School, 9:45a.m.; Worshp Servioe, 10:55 am. and 5
p.m. UMYS Service; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Marl< D. Walz, Pastor.
Hom Chapel Melhodlst, Auxier Road,Auxier; S!llday School, 10am.;
Sgnday Momi'lg Service, 11 a.m.; Mid·week Service. 7 pm.; Sunday
E\lering Service held on the 1st en! 3rd Sll1da.ys of each month at 6
pm.; larry J. Peru, Minister.
Gtaoeway Unift!d Methodist, Rt. BO, Slllday School, 9:45 a.m;
Worship SeM:e, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Night. 7 p.m.; Roy Harlow,
Mrustef.
Salisbury Unlled.MeChodlst, Pmter; So.rday Sc:l100. 10 am.; Worshp
Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; WeOOesc.tay Bille Study. 6 p.m.; Bobby G.
Lawson, Minisler.
Wayland United Metflodlst, Rt. 7, Wa~; Slllday School, 10 am.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 pm.; Jack Howard, Paslor
Wheelwright United Methodist, Wheetwrighl· Sunday School. 10
am.; WorShip SeM08, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 pro.; Bobby
Isaac. MnlsWr.
Vogla Day United Methodist Church, Harold; Sui'K:iay School, 10:00
a.m.; Slllday Worst-4J Service, 11 :00 am~ Wed. Billa Study, 7:00p.m.;
Dennis C. Love, Pastor.
Drift Pentecosta~ Drfft; Su-day School, 10 a.m.; Worshlp Service,
Saturday/Sunday, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Ted Sharron, Minister.
flee Pentecostal ChLrd! of God, Rt. 1428, East Point· Stnlay
School, 10 am.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. aro16:~ p.m.; Thurs., 6:30
pm.; Buster Hayton. MinlsWr.
Free Pent~l .Cht.rch of God, Weeksbuy; Su1day School, 10
am.. Worship SeM:a, 7 p.m.• We<tlesday/Saturday, 7 p.m.; John •Ja'(
Pattoo, Minister.
flee Pen1BC06tal Dellveranc&, Ext 46 off MI.. Pllll<way at Catl1Jion;
Worship Ser.lro, Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m.; Patricia Crider, Minister.
Free~IHolk'le68, Rt.122, UpperBul1al; Sl.lldaySd1ool.11
am., Worship Service, 6 pm; Friday, 7 p.m.; louis Sanlan, Milister;
Davkl Pile, Associate Mnister.
Goodloe Pemecoetal, Rt. 850, Oa'lid; Worship Service, 6 pm.;
Malcom Slone, M11istar.
ParkWay First CaivaiV PEntecosta~ Floyd and Magoffin Coll1tV l.ile;
; Worship Ser'lice, 6:30pm.; Mike D. CaktNel, Minister. 297.£262.
Trinity Chapel Pentecoetal Hollneee, Mail St , Marth; Sulday
School, 10 a.m., Worship Service, 7 pm.: 2nd Sat.. 7 p.m.; Thurs., 7
pro.; Elllis J. Stevens, Minister.
free Pentecostal Church. Dwale; Servials Saturday 6 p m.; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; SeMces, 11 a.m.; No Sll1day Ni!tJt Service.
PRESBYTERIAN
Drift Prt~~byterlan, RO'Je1101, Drift. Worship Servro, Ham.
Fnt Preebyterlan, North Lake Olive; Sunday School, 9.00 am.;
Worsh~ Service. 11 am. Rev V~i Poole, pastor.
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overttme
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE- It's the holiday
season
and
East
Kentucky Miners fans had
plenty to
cheer about
Wednesday night when the
Albany Patroons visited the
East Kentucky Expo Center
for an American Conference
game. After being outscored
in each of the first two quarters, host East Kentucky finished strong. The two teams
were deadlocked at the conclusion of each of the final
two quarters before East
Kentucky outscored Albany
12-11 and prevailed in the
extra session.
East Kentucky evened its
record to 8-8 with the win.
The Miners faced more
than one double-digit deficit
as late as the fourth quarter.
East Kentucky's Josh Pace
converted a three-point play
with 39.6 seconds remaining
in regulation to tie the game
at 99-99. The two conference
squads remained tied 99-99
as the game was sent into
overtime.
Pace scored the first two
points of the overtime frame.
The Syracuse product went 2for-2 from the charity stripe
with 25.4 seconds remaining
m l'>Vertime to set the final
score.
Pace led East Kentucky
with a game-high 35 points.
The Georgia
. t ve also
pulled down eigh ' ebounds,
dished off four assists and
recorded two steals.
Jason McLeish, playing
out of the starting point guard
role for the Miners, added 21
points, nine assists and four
steals.
Reo Logan added a double-double of 15 points and
13 rebounds for the Miners.
Boo Jackson finished with 14
points and eight rebounds as
East Kentucky claimed the
win.
Mike Crain netted nine
points in East Kentucky's
conference triumph.
East Kentucky forced
Albany into committing an
uncharacteristic 32 turnovers.
The Miners also blocked four
shots.
"Our guys went to work
tonight," commented East
Kentucky
Coach
Kevin
Keathley. "We had several
players step up and play key
roles in this key conference
game. Albany is a terrific
basketball team and we knew
we were in for a battle after
the two games we played on
the road in New York."
Albany enjoyed an early
advantage over the Miners,
leading 27-23 at the end of
the opening quarter. The
Patroons packed a 53-48 lead
into halftime.
East Kentucky earned its
first quarter point in the third
period,
outscoring
the
Patroons 26-21. The Miners
eventually took the quarter
points 4.5-2.5
Seven different Albany
players reached double figures in the scoring column.
Amal McCaskill led Albany
with a double-double effort
of 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Miners in .busy
pre-holiday
games stretch
Writing from
the Bahamas
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
NASSAU, Bahamas - After
karaoke on Monday night, the
first night of our excursion
aboard the Sovereign of the Seas,
I ran to the elevator, down three
floors and into the only bar on
the ship that boasted of Monday
Night Football.
I had a stake in the game, to
some extent. After Sunday
night's performance by Brandon
Jacobs of the New York Football
Giants, I had a 12-point lead in
the semifinals of my fantasy
football playoffs. I needed to see
if I'd hold
on, which
entailed
holding the
Adrian
Peterson of
t
h
e
Minnesota
Vikings to
fewer than
Rick Bentley
12 points
(don't ask).
Let's just say it didn't happen,
and this week I'll be playing in
the always interesting consolation round against fellow cruiser
Meg Sidle. The best two teams in
the league both got bounced in
the opening round. Go figure.
It was the two-minute tease
that really bothered me about
Monday
Night.
In
it,
SportsCenter host Scott Van Pelt
joked about not having highlights, and if they didn't show up
before the game ends, he'd have
to wing it for an hour.
So when the game ended and
MNF play-by-play man Mike
Terico tossed it to SportsCenter,
I fully anticipated the lcde to be
the highlights of the game and
thus Peterson's two-score night.
Or maybe Van Pelt adlibbing for
60 minutes. Or maybe Van Pelt
leading a debate to decide if I
could possibly be disappointed
with my elimination seeing as
how I was cruising at the
moment of said bouncing.
And then it happened: The
lede turned out to be some guy
named Kak:a being named MVP
in some sort of soccer league this
season. I suddenly realized I was
no longer in the United States.
For the first time in my 40-plus
years on earth, I would spend the
night off American soil.
There
would
be
no
SportsCenter, or at least not one
I was interested in. And to make
matters worse, the ESPN aboard
this ship isn't even Deportes, it's
(See NOTES, page two)
Chad Timberlake also tossed
in 16 points for the Albany
team. Jamaal Miller was
Albany's
second-leading
scorer, finishing with 14
points. Dajan Smith, Nat
Burton and Lucious Jordan
aided the Albany offensive
attack with 12 points apiece.
Will Bowers added 10 points
for the Patroons.
Albany dropped to 6-4
after suffering the setback.
The Miners were hosting
Albany Thursday night.
Thursday's game ended too
late to make this edition.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
photo by Stephanie Stiltner
THE TOYOTA ARENACROSS SERIES will return the East Kentucky Expo Center In February 2008.
Blackburn among record group of ARCA testers
TIMES STAFF REPORT
under the Roush Fenway Racing banner. Darnell won two RE/MAX Series
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - In events in 2007 at Kentucky and
preparation for the 45th annual ARCA Michigan.
200 at Daytona, a record 79 drivers
Country Joe Racing's James
and 68 racecars participated in the Buescher was fourth quickest overall
three-day ARCA RE/MAX Series in single car runs ahead of Mario
open test last weekend, Friday, Gosselin (DGM Racing) and five-time
Saturday and Sunday at Daytona and defending ARCA 200 at Daytona
International Speedway. Prestonsburg- winner Bobby Gerhart (Bobby Gerhart
based driver Steve Blackburn had the Racing). The event marked Gerhart's
13th- and 16th-fastest test speeds, return to the cockpit after recovering
respectively, during the
from injuries sustained in a
testing. Blackburfl is a
crash at Pocono Raceway in
former
NASCAR
July of 2007. Former series
Dodge ·weekly Racing
Rookie of the Year Chad·
Series regional champiBlount
(Jones
Group
on.
Racing), Dominick Casola
Despite the record
(Country Joe Racing), Ed
turnout and a healthy
Kennedy (Ralph Solhem
crop of development
Racing) and Matt Carter
teams on the grounds, it
Steve Blackburn
completed the top-10 fastest
was, in the end, ARCA
drivers in single car runs.
RE/MAX Series regulars' Venturini Carter, son of longtime NASCAR car
Motorsports and Country Joe Racing o.wner Travis Carter, was aboard ninethat topped the speed charts.
time ARCA RE/MAX Series car
Venturini Motorsports, renowned owner champion Larry Clement's no.
for their restrictor plate savvy, was 46 Ford Taurus, the same ride recently
quickest in single car runs with vacated by Frank Kimmel.
Canadian rookie Ryan Fischer in the
Buescher, who became the
driver's seat. Fischer circled the leg- youngest winner in ARCA RE/MAX
endary 2.5-mile superspeedway in Series history at 16 with his victory at
49.558 seconds, an average speed of USA International Speedway in March
181.605 mph.
of 2007, was, however, quickest in the
Fischer, from the province of draft after series officials opened up
British Columbia, edged Roush the test to four and five car drafts late
Fenway Racing powerhouse team- Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
mates' Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. and Erik
Buescher, in the No.9 Country Joe
Darnell, who were second and third on Racing Dodge Charger, topped the
the single car speed charts with speeds speed charts in drafting with a time of
of 181.580 mph and 181.243 mph 49.191, an average speed of 182.960
respectively. Stenhouse, from the mph. Donny Lia (HT Motorsports),
open-wheel ranks, recently announced John Townley (RAB Racing),
that he would be running the full 2008 Stenhouse, Jr., Darnell, Chase Austin
ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule (Rusty Wallace Inc.), Dexter Bean
(Spraker Racing Enterprises), JR
Heffner (74 Operations, LLC), Tayler
Malsam (Cunningham Motorsports)
and
Patrick
Sheltra
(Sheltra
Motorsports) completed the top-five
best speeds in the draft. Lia's effort
(182.678 mph) was the best among the
Toyota teams in attendance, which
included the 2007 Talladega winner
Michael Annett (Bill Davis Racing)
and Eddie Sharp Racing's two car
team with Formula 1 veteran Scott
Speed and Ken Butler, III driving.
Nine-time ARCA REIMAX Series
champion Frank Kimmel tested a
Dodge Charger for the first time under
the Kimmel Racing/Cunningham
Motorsports banner. Kimmel, who
adorned the no. 44- the same number
his father Bill Kimmel, Sr. used during
a portion of his career - was 18th
fastest in the draft with a speed of
179.756 mph. In single car runs,
Kimmel could do no better than 38th
quickest at 177.880 mph.
Other notable drivers testing over
the weekend included 2007 Indy 500
winner and IndyCar Series champion
Dario Franchitti, who was 23rd fastest
(178 .384 mph) overall in single car
runs in a Ganassi Racing Dodge, and
Landon Cassill, who, in a Hendrick
Motorsports Chevy, placed 16th
fastest in the draft and 45th overall in
single car runs. NASCAR veteran driver/champion David Green was on
hand to assist Cassill.
The 45th annual ARCA 200 at
Daytona will air live on SPEED at 4
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008,
A feature story on Prestonsburg
driver Steve Blackburn will appear in
Sunday's edition.
PIKEVILLE - East Kentucky
professional basketball fans still have
an opportunity to get an an early dose
of hardwood holiday cheer as the
East Kentucky Miners get set to
entertain CBAAmerican Conference
opfX)nent Pittsburgh Sunday. In all,
East Kentucky will have played four
games in five days in two cities when
Sunday's game tips off.
East Kentucky hosted the tradition-richAlbany Patroons in a pair of
games Wednesday and Thursday.
After traveling to Pittsburgh today for
a road game tonight versus the
XplosiQn, East Kentucky will return
home to host the same CBA foe
Sunday at the East Kentucky Ex{X)
Center.
The storied Albany professional
basketball franchise has produced
NBA coaches Phil Jackson and
George Karl.
Former NBA player Vmcent
Askew currently guides Albany as its
head coach. Forward Amal
McCaskill, another NBA veteran,
ranks as one of Albany's top players.
McCaskill (Marquette, '96) is averaging 20.7 {X)ints per game.
•
Earlier in the month, Albany
claimed a pair of wins over the
(See MINERS, page two)
Jenny Wiley
tourney tips off
in Prestonsburg
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG - The latest edition of the Jenny Wiley
Invitational Tournament tipped
off Thursday evening at the
Prestonsburg
High
School
Fieldhouse. Host Prestonsburg
and seven other high school
boys' basketball teams make up
the field for this year's tournament. Joining Prestonsburg in
this year's tournament are fellow
Floyd County squad Allen
Central,
Breathitt
County,
Jackson City, Cordia, Harrison
County, Lawrence County and
Forest Park.
Opening round matchups
Thursday were Breathitt CountyForest Park; Allen CentralCordia; Prestonsburg-Jackson
City and Harrison CountyLawrence County. Each of the
four games played Thursday
ended too late to make this edition.
host
Tournament
Prestonsburg gained some muchneeded mO}nentum Tuesday
Q~~-;~]~~~~;~~;;~~~~-;tT~~~;JU~~k~~;;-lr~iiiiiiiii~iiiiiJnight
when it posted a hardBetsy Layne slips past Lady Blackcats
~i~~~~u~~~;~ win ovebo~~~~
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BETSY LAYNE - Reigning
58th
District/Floyd
County
Conference champion Betsy Layne
defended its home floor successfully
Tuesday night. Another district/conference game involving Floyd
County high school girls' basketball
teams went down to the wire as
Betsy Layne held off Prestonsburg
late, defeating the Lady Blackcats
53-53.
Betsy
Layne
outscored
Prestonsburg in both the second and
third quarters before the Lady
Blackcats mounted a late rally. The
game was tied at 12-12 at the end of
the opening quarter.
Kaitlin Lawson and Taylor Hott
led a balanced Betsy Layne offen-
sive effort with 13 points apiece.
Lawson and Hott each hit a threepoint field goal in the win.
Krista Flannery and Megan
Hamilton added seven points apiece
for host Betsy Layne. Faith
Reynolds added six points for the
Ladycats.
'
Other scorers for host Betsy
Layne included Amby Tackett (four
points), Andie Meade (two) and
Lindsay Martin (one).
Betsy Layne too)c a 32-20 lead
into halftime. The Ladycats led 4230 when the fourth quarter started.
Betsy Layne (4-3) hit 19 field
goals en route to the hard-fought
win.
Four players accounted for all of
Prestonsburg's scoring. Linsey.
Fields scored a game-high 21 points
for the Lady Blackcats. Julianne
Frye hit four three-point field goals
and added 12 points for visiting
Prestonsburg (2-6). Brittany Collins
scored 11 points and Hannah
Fitzpatrick added
eight
in
Prestonsburg's setback.
Frye led Prestonsburg's late rally,
hitting a pair of fourth quarter threepointers.
In the Prestonsburg-Betsy Layne
boys' game, the Blackcats upended
the Bobcats 56-53.
PRESTONSBURG
LADY BLACKCATS
UPCOMING GAMES
Jan. 3
Jan. 4
at Paintsville
Lawrence County
Jan. 7 at Pikeville
Jan.ll South Floyd
Jan. 12 at Corbin Shootout
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography
PIKEVILLE HOSTED BETSY LAYNE during a
recent freshman game.
•
Conference rival Betsy Layne.
The triumph gave Jackie Day
Crisp-coached Prestonsburg its
first win of the season.
The Blackcats (1-4) have
dropped games to Pikeville,
Allen Central and Shelby Valley
- 15th 'Region Tournament semifinalists from the 2006-07 season.
Allen Central brought a nearperfect 5-1 record into the
Prestonsburg tournament. Betsy
Layne handed the Rebels their
only loss thus far in a
district/confer.ence matchup earlier in the season.
The tournament will continue
today and conclude Saturday
when a champion is crowned.
Sunday's edition will include
coverage of the Jenny Wiley
Invitational tournament.
•
�82 • FRIDAY,
DECEMBER
21, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
National City Trophy Tour Miners
kicks off in Clay County
• Continued from p1
Lady Rebs prevail in
thriller over South Floyd
TIMES STAFF REPORT
and Hom:hens/KHSAA Girls·
State Basketball Tournaments
EASTERN - Allen Central and Souili Floyd girls'
LEXINGTON - For the continue to be on sale throm!l1
basketball programs hooked up in a hardwood hattie
fifth
consecutive
year, the KHSAA office and onli~e
Friday night at the J .E. Campbell Arena. The game.
National City as ririe sponsor at khsaa.org. At this Lime, onh
played as part of a girls boys doubleheader, went into
of the Boys' Sweet 16 State full tourname nt sets uf tidet.s
overtime after regulation·couldn' t decide a winner. ln
Basketball To urnamen t is (one ticket to each of the eight
overtime, host Allen Central managed to prevail, edgsessions) <ue available. Lower
. again touring the champi
ing the Lady Raider~> 61-60.
onship trophy at se lected arena sc ats arc priced at $116
The game was knotted at 55-55 at the end of regugames. The 2007-08 tour each and upper ,u·ena seat'> are
lation.
·
kicked oiT last weekend at the priced at $66 ead1 T icket:>
· Amber Shepherd led Allen Central with a gameBobby
Kcith/iHigh.com will be on sale through the
high 25 points. Shepherd hit four three-point field
KHSAA until Feb. 22.
Classic.
goals for her team. Sara Johnson scored 13 points and
On the tour. students arc Beginning March 2. tickets
Jaimie Mullins added 11 for the Lady Rebels.
able to pick up sdJOiarship w11l only be available through
Kim Bilitcr anp Brandi Brown scored five points
application forms un each stop the Rupp Arena (boys) and
apiece for the Lady Rebels. Megan Jones also got into
(forms may also be accessed Diddle Arena (girls) box
the scoring column for Allen Central. Jones tossed in
through the KHSAA website). offices and/or the venue 's
two points as the Lady Rebels pulled out the victory.
Again this year, 16 hoy<; and respective online ticketing .
South Floyd owned a lead at the end of each of the
TIMES STAFF REPORT
was doing things then that
16 girl!> (one boy and one girl agent.
. Michael Jordan was doing in his first two quarters. The Lady Raiders were out in front
UPCOMING
from each region) will receive
LOUISVILLE - Mike Redtl. career. The things he was doing 33-26 at halftime ,
a one· time $1 ,000 scholarship EVENTS/MEETTNGS-J an . a former Kentucky Mr. Basketball then were considered outlandish."
Allen Central tumcd the tide back in its favor in ilic
9-10: KHSAA Board of
courtesy of National City.
who led Seneca High School to a
Redd originally signed to play third quarter, outscoring South Floyd 18-11.
Scholarship recipients will Control Meeting, Lexington. state championship in 1963, died at Western Kentucky University
Kayla Hall led South Floyd with a team-best 21
be honored with a reception Jan. 28-Fcb. 2 : Regional at an Atlanta hospital. He was 63. in 1963. But in the summer he points. Chelsie Tuttle was South Floyd's second-leadprior to the Championship Swimming & Diving Meets.
Kentucky
Wesleyan ing scorer with 14 poims. Nine different South Floyd
Redd died Saturday at Emo!y chose
game
of
the
National Feb. 1: Sweet 16 Draw Show, University Hospital of cornplica~ because he could play varsity ball players provided scoring. Kiana Hall scored five
City/KHSAA Boys' Sweet WKYT TV Live, 1 p.m. (ET).
rions from bone cancer, said his as a freshman. He averaged 20.7 points as part of the balanced South Floyd scoring
16® as well as being recog- Feb. 8-9: Stale Swimming &
points and 6.8 rebounds a game in effort. Andrea Conn, Jessie Tackett, Trista Damron
daughter Mikela.
nized on the floor during the Diving Championships. UotL,
In leading Seneca to the state his only season, then dropped out and Ashley Castle each had four points for the Lady
contest. The scholarship appli- Louisville. Feb. 8-9: RegiOnal
Raiders. Faith Little and Danielle Tackcu rounded out
tille, Redd averaged 26.5 points of school.
cation deadline is Ftiday, Fch. Wrestling Toumaments~ Fch.
the
South Floyd scoring with two points apiece.
He then played a season at
in the state tournament- scmino
State
Wrestling
22. For additional informa- 14-16:
South
Floyd was 8-for-15 from ilie free throw line .
Sullivan
Busine8s
College
in
41 against Maysville- to eel ips~
tion, contact Butch Cope at Championships.
The Lady Raiders hit 11 field goals and nine threehis teammate Wes Unseld, who Louisville.
theKHSAA.
Tn 1966, he joined the pointers.
became an NBA Hall of Farner.
Following is a list of trophy
After the season, Rcdd was Marines, where he became a
tour stops: Dec. 14- Bobby
named Mr. Basketball. over Clem sergeant and tank commander,.
Keith!ihigh.com Classic at
spending 13 months in Yictnanj.
Haskins of Taylor County.
Clay County H1gh School:
All five Allen Central starters reached double fig. Redd's high school coach, Bob But his rriain job, even in the
Jan. 15-Covington'Cathobc at
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Mulcahy, Lold The Courier- Marines, was playing basketball. urcs in the scoring column as the Rebels defeated visHolmes; Jan. 18-Greenwood
Journal of Louisville on Monday: He toured the world with an all- iting South Floyd 93-69 last Friday night in a 58th
at Bowling
Green: Jun.
District/Floyd County Conference matchup.
22-0wensboro at Apollo; Jan.
HINDMAN After falling "People ask me who are the best service team.
Aaron Crum led Allen Central with 20 points. Josh
to state power Lexington three players that lever had a part
Redd was in the restaurant
25 Tates Creek at Bryan
Prater scored 16 points and Logan Crowder added 14
in
coaching.
No.
J
is
Mike
Redd,
husine&s
for
about
a
dozen
years,
Station; Feb. !-Ballard at Catholic in the Bobby Keith
for the Rebels. Hunter Crowder tossed in ll points
Eastern; Feb. 9-Danvillc at Classic at Clay County, No. 2 is Westley Unscld and No. his daughter said. llc had moved
defending 14th Region cham- 3 is Jo Jo White, when I was at to Atlanta to start a catering and and Alex Hammonds neued 10 for host Allen Central.
Boyle County; Feb. 11-Rose
The Raiders hit a trio of three-point field goals in
consulting company. He was
Hill at Ashland Blazer.
pion June Buchanan worked Kansas (as an assistant coach)."
its way back into the win colGeorge Unseld, the Louisville inducted into the Kentucky High the opening quarter and took a slim 17-16 lead out or
Back for a second year is umn Tuesday. The Crusaders,
councilman who played at Seneca School Athletic Association Hall the fir<>t quarter.
the website (www.swcctAllen Central, however, owned the second quarter,
16.org) created around the playing on the road at county in the ~arne era, recalled: "Mike of Fame in 1999.
and majntaincd a lead the rest of the game. The
Sweet 16. This site, aimed at rival Knott County CentraL
Rebels outscored South Floyd 37-12 in the second
built an early lead and won
reaching the high school •mar- convincingly. June Buchanan
quarter and owned a 75-44 advantage at the end of the
ket, allows students lO post outscored Knott Central in
third period.
photos, videos, view past
Clinton finished with nine points for the Rebels.
scholarship winners, down- each of the first three quarCluis Stumbo and Robbie Cole rounded out the Allen
ters on its way to a 74-57
Kevin Keathley and players.
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schedule
for
the ly.
check scores and will include wm.
student blogs during the Sweet
Clark Stepp led June
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Wes Akers hit five three-point field goals and led
Buchanan with a game-high
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points for South Floyd in the setback. Kyle Howell
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weekly
throughout
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remainder of the re!!ular :sea- Knott County Central in the
son. A final scaso; ranking first quarter, leading 18-19 at
~
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(including postseason ~games) June . Buchanan carried a ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
will he conducted on April 15 commanding 40-23 lead into
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on the Rihercl's/KHSAA game out of Knott County
Boys' Basketball
basebalL we get nothing but soccer. first from time of their' lives as well.
Despite weather that Chandler Bing could
this.· co
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received
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ETS: Tickets to the 2008 Stamper paced Knott County
Girls' Basketball
Monday; Bill Parcells is apparently leaving Merry Christmas.
We tend to lose sight or the important things
ESPN again , this time for the Falcons of all
National CJ;y/KHSAA Boys' Central with 20 points.
in this world. what witl1 the hustle and hustle of
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starter in the Pro Bowl: and apparently our daily lives. but we do need to pause for a
Kentucky couldn't even beat one of the C-USA few minutes and thank God for those who arc
important in our lives.
teams that isn't Memphis.
So lo my friends and family, 1 love you, T
I heard rumor about the la'll one on
Wednesday morning and got confirmation at thank God for you and I wish you nothing but
the sports-hook table al the Atlantis Resort of the absolute best this season. To those who 1 see
all places. Apparently the Cats were a four- at football stadiums and in gymnasiums, thank
r;,
you for your kindness, your hospitalily, your
point favorite . Go ligure.
So as you can sec, l'm kind of out of ilic respect.
loop. I've been trying to do something incrediAnd to those of you who stop me in Wal
bly difficult for me, and that is to relax. I'm in Mart or Food City to ask how 1 like tl1c new
night three-of the cruise as I type this, and I still coac·h or my opinion on who' 11 win the
have tension in my neck. Ttjust doesn't seem to region, thank you. You read, vou l'ollow our
happen for m((.
sports teams and you care enough to want to
lt's not that T haven't tried. In my new swap opinions with me. Sometimes T probafavorite place on Earth, the Bahamian isle of bly look like l'd rather be talking about anyCoco Cay, I disco~ered the gorgeous pleasure thing else. but it' s simply not the case.
of a hammock dangling between two palm
r vc made my living for nearly my entire
trees. That's living right there.
adult life writing about sports. If you folks
So now 1 anticipate growing a couple of didn' t take time to read and react, there' d be
strategically placed palm trees on the Left Fork no need tor me and my kind.
of Rockhouse. Anybody think T'll have any
So have yourself a merry lillie Christmas.
luck?
Meanwhile, I'm gowg to kick back under
We've really had a blast. T can envision a a palm tree for a while. Mon . Life should be
cruise being a lot of fun at any time, but doing enjoyed. This is a dazzling piacc to do it.
it with a crowd of about 50 is absolutely the
Merry Christmas, everybody. God bless
way to go. Another group of more ilian 150 arc you all.
here from some town in Florida called
Miners. Albany defeated Ea-;t Kentuck-y
125-120 in overtime in one of the two
previous meetings. The Patroons owned
a 2-0 record in games played against the
Miners prior to this week
''We have to come ready to play
against Alhany, one of the best team~ in
the league," said East Kentucky Coach
Kevin Keathley. "The 125-120 overtime
loss to Albtmy earlier in the season was
one or our best games thtt~ far."
1l1c Miners have been hru'd at work
in pmcticc.
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"Practice has went well,'' Keathley
conlided. "Our guys are ready to get
hack out on the floor."
Ea~t Kentucky had won Lwo ol' iLo;;
last four games heading into the week.
The Miners defeated American
Conference frontrunner Minot 101-98
Sunday.
Ticket:; for each of East Kentucky's
upcoming home garneb remain available
tmd may be obtained by calling the
Miners ticket office at HX11437.')715.
Former standout high school
basketball player dies
Crusaders KO
Knott Central
Rebels rout Raiders, 93-69
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
21, 2007 • 83
Dowell scores 19 as Houston hands Kentucky its 4th straight loss
by CHRIS DUNCAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON - Billy Gillispie has
accomplished something Rick Pitino
also did in his first year at Kentocky.
He's lost four games in n row.
Dion Dowell scored 19 points and
Robert Mciver added 18 as Houo;ton
matched its hcst start since the days of
Phi Slama Jama with an 83-69 "ictory
over Kentucky on Tuesday night.
Joe Crawford scored 28 points and
Jodie Meek<; had 21 in his return from
an injury for the Wildcat'l (4 5), who
have lost four straight for the lir:,t ltme
since 1989-90 when Pitino's tirst
Ke?tucky team dropped live in a row.
"We· ve got to figure out exactly
what we are," said Gillispie, coaching in
hi<; home state for the first time since
leaving Texas A&M last April ...We're
caught in between offensively, vl'e'rc
caught in between defensively.
"Maybe, in some people's minds, we
want to outscore everyone," he said.
"At the biggest times in games, you
have to get stops. We haven't gotten a
stop all year when we've really needed
to, 1 think."
The offense looked better than it has
most or the season, with the sharpshooting Meeks back after missing the
lac;t !)ix games with a WeS!) l'racture in
his pelvic area. But just as he got
healthy, the CaL'> lost leading rebounder
Patrick Patterson to an ankle injury.
Gillispie said Patterson tv.risted his
ankle on Monday and said he was ready
to play until moments betore tipoff.
• "T said, 'Can you play?' He said,
'Yeah, I can play,"' Gillispie said. ''I
said, 'Do you think it's best lhaL you
play?' He said, ·~o.' Obviously, he's a
Lough guy. Obviously, he was hurting
more than he was letting on."
Gillispie said he sensed his players'
morale sag when he told them Patterson
was out.
"II takes you aback when it happens
when it happened tonight," Gillispie
said. "You just have lo figure oul what
you'regoing to try to do. Not that we're
totally dependent on Patrick, but he's
played we11 for us. He's a major patt of
our deal."
The Wildcats next play on Saturday,
against Tennessee Tech.
Tafari Toney had nine poinL<; and
eight rebounds and Lanny Smith had
eight a-;sists for the Cougm·s ( 10 1),
who are ofT to their best start since the
1983-84 team won 10 of illi first 11.
That team, led by Hakeem Olajuwon,
lost to Georgetown in the NCAA championship game.
The
Cougars
outrcboundcd
Kentucky 38 33 and forced 18
tumovers to overcome 36 percent
shootmg.
Houston le<l45-33 at halftime, then
pulled away with defense and rebound
ing.
The Wildcats went the final 6:2 I of
the lirst hall' without a licld goal. missing four shots and committing four
turnovers. Michael Pm1er hit a 3 point
cr from the comer 17 seconds into the
second half to snap Kentucky's field
goal drought.
But the Cougars went back to the
smothering /One defense they u~d in
the first half, and the Wildcal<; promptly
commiued two turnovers and lo!)l their
shooting touch again.
Toney hit a free thrqw and Melver
made a 3-pointcr from rhe wing to start
a decisive 16~ 5 run. Toney scored twice
on pulbacks LO extend the lead 10 53-37.
"Tafari Toney, one of the keys to the
game, was his play;· Houston coach
Tom Pemler~ said. "He was a presence
i.n.side. He was really attacking the
glass."
Crawford picked off a steal, drove
fur a layup and converted a three-point
play with 14:36 left. But the 6-foot-8
Toney turned another oft'ens1ve rebound
into a three-point play at the other end.
Houston's lead went over 20 and the
'WildcaL'>' frustration boiled over n~it
long after that, when Crawford wrapped
up Marcus Malone and was called for
an intentional foul. The two faced off
briefly before a referee stepped between
them.
Kentucky made a mild run too late.
Crawford converted a three-point play
with 2:52 left to cut Houston's lead to
74-64. The Cougar-; broke the 'WildcaLs'
full court press and Kelvin Lewis finished the fast break with an alley-uop
pass to Dowell for a dunk.
"I told our guys, 'They're going t.o
make a run. Don't panic. lt just happens,"' Penders said. "'Just don't lose
your poise."'
Meeks carried Kentucky's offense in
the first half, scoring 17 poinLs.
The Cougars came in averaging
more than 10 3 pointers per game, but
they missed nine of their first 14
attempts. Bri:x:keith Pane and Dowell
both hit one as Hou<>ton linjshed lhe half
with a 10-0 run.
Houston retired Michael Young's
No. 42 jersey at halftime. Young wa<> a
starter on the Cougars' Phi Slama Jama
teams that reached three Final Fours
between 1982-84.
eRUPPtion Zone tickets available to public: A limited number of
eRUPPtion Zone tickets will be
available to the general public for the
next three men's basketball home
games (Tennessee Tech Dec. 22, San
Diego-Dec.
29
and
Florida
International-Dec. 31).
Tickets are $5 and will be available at the Rupp Arena box office
beginning one and a half hour~ prior
to tip-off of each game. The box
office will accept cash only for Lhese
Lickets and there's a limit of one per
person.
The cRUPPtion Zone is d1e student section in the endzone closest to
UK's bench. It is a &tanding-room
only section. - Times Staff Report
Pitino collects 500th win as Cards beat. Marshall, 85-75
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE The ingre
dients were there, as they have
been throughout Rick Pitino's
hugely successful coaching
career.
Playing wilh Pilino's signature sty]() - a litdc full-court
pressure, some timely 3-point
shooting, high energy at both
ends of the court - Louisville
made Pitino the 17th active
Division I coach with 500
career wins in an 85-75 victory
over Marshall on Tuesday
night
Though Pitino received a
rousing ovation at the final
buzzer, he called the milestone
"insignificant" and was more
pleased w1th his team's perrormanee as the Cardinals (6-3)
snapped a two-game losing
streak.
"We tried to sulTocale them
with our defense," Pitino said.
"We were very active."
Perhaps just as important to
Pitino, the Cardinals were
unselfish.
After watching his team
play recklessly in recent week<>,
Pitino decided to change the
usual pregame introduction in
an effort to get their attention.
Rather than the jubilant
bouncing and chest-thumping
that accompanies the player
introductions, the team huddled
quietly in front of the bench
with the starters simply raising
a hand as their names· were
called.
It worked, eventually. After
letting the Thundering Herd (53) stick around for the flrst half,
Louisville took control thanks
to an energetic press and some
nifty passing in the open court.
"We couldn't get the ball
past halfcourt for a while,"
Marshall coach Donnie Jones
said. "We just weren't getting
the shots up.''
The Cardinals forced 17
turnovers and shared the hall at
the other end. Louisville finished with 19 assists, their
highest total since a seasonopening rout of Hartford. The
Cardinals also had a seasonhigh 13 blocks, five by
Terrance Farley.
Earl Clark scored a careerhigh 23 points and Derrick
Caractcr had 18 points and
eight rebounds in his return
from a one-game suspension.
Pitino suspended Cm·acter
indefinitely last week for a curfew violation, but lifted it on
Monday saying Caracter met
his obligations. The decision to
reinstate Caracter, who has had
several run-ins with Pitino
over the last year. raised some
eyebrows. Pitino defended his
actions, saying he hasn't gone
son on his players.
"Let me tell you, r m not
sticking up l'or DC," Pitino
said. "Just so you know. he's
not getting ofT easy. What
we·re doing is 10 times what
I've ever done to a basketball
player.... He has no life.''
Caracter said he made a
mistake and IS trymg to change
his ways.
"I've really had to prove
myself to my teammates,'' said
Caracter, who had four blocks
and two rare assists in 23 minutes. '·I had a lot of bad habits.
... 1 want to show everybody 1
belong here.''
Markel Humphrey had 24
points and Mark Dorris added
21 for Marshall, but the
Timndcring Herd went cold in
the second half and withered in
the face of Louisvil1e's press.
"We knew we could turn
them over with our pressure,"
Louisville's Jerry Smith stud.
"We didn't contain them in the
first half, they were hot. We did
a much beuer job in the &econd
half."
held
Loui~ville
the
Thundering Herd without a
field goal for nearly seven min
utcs during a 20-3 run in the
second half as the Cardinals
broke open a close game by
taklng a 66-49 lead.
"We dug down deep. got
out on rhe press and that
allowed us to gel some easy
basket<;,'' Oark said.
Marshall, however, didn't
go
away
easily.
The
Thundering Herd closed to 66
59, and nearly cut it to four, but
Humphrey's wide-open 3pointer from the top of the key
rolled out.
Caracter took over from
there. scoring six straight
points as the Cardinals put
together d1cir most complete
game in a month.
1l1e victory upped Pilino's
career record to 500- 185, but
after disappointing performances in losses to Dayton and
Purdue, he was simply looking
for his team to play like the one
that began the season ranked in
the Top 10.
"Your confidence is Jacking
when you lose two games in a
row," Pitino said. "We needed
this victory tonight badly."
Humphrey
kept
the
Thundering Herd in it in the
first half. He hit all four of his
3-point attempts as Jones, a
fmrucr assistant under Pitino
protege
Billy
Donovan,
employed the same up-tempo,
shooter-friendly system that
Pitino perfected early in his
career.
Caracter checked in with
14:35 remaining in the first
half, but he did little to help the
Cardinals compete on d1c gla<;s
against the smaller Thundering
Herd.
Wildcats get- back outside for practice
TIMES STAFF REPORT
- After
LEXINGTON
three days of indoor practice,
the University of Kentucky
football team got back outside
for a two-hour workout
Tuesday afternoon at the
Nuuer Training Center.
"We got outside today, but
it was not a particularly good
practice," Coach Rich Brook<>
said Tuesday. "We had sorne
full-speed contact today, but it
didn't look like we were ready
to play a real game. so we have
some work to do.
"We have to practice fast.
We have to turn the dial up
because we're playing a very
fast football team (in J;'lorida
State).''
Kentucky is preparing to
take on Flmida State in the
Gaylord Hotels Music City
Bowl on Dec. 31 in Nashville.
The Wildcats will practice
each day through Saturday
before
taking
off
for
Christmas.
Ticket office hours for next
week: For fans planning to
pick up their tickets to lhe
Gaylord Hotels Music City
Bowl in advance, here is the
schedule for the UK Athletics
Ticket Office at the Joe Craft
Center for the week of Dec.
24-28. Monday, Dec. 24 Closed. Tuesday, Dec. 25 Closed. Wednesday, Dec. 26 Open 1-4 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
27
Open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28- Open 9 a.m.
4p.m.
Lewis, Little named game
captains: Kentucky
senior
defensive end Domimc Lewis
and senior tailback Rafael
Little will be the g<une cap
tains for the Gaylord Hotels
Music City Bowl, Brooks ha'l
announced.
Lewis (Radcliff) bas made
35 tackles this season, including 6.5 tackles for loss and
three quarterback sacks. He
also has caused two fumbles
and has three pass breakups.
Little (Anderson, S. C.) has
rushed for 861 yards and drree
touchdowns this season, the
third consecutive year that he
has led the team in rushing
yardage. He also has caught 34
passes for 297 yards and is the
team's primary punt returner.
Lewis and Little will join
permanent captains Andre
Woodson
and
Wesley
Woodyard at the pregame coin
toss.
Louisville adds eight juco players
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LOUiSVILLE - Second~
year
University
of
Louisville head football
coach Steve Kragthorpe
announced the addition or
eight junior-college studentathletes to the Cardinal football program on Wednesday.
Due to severe depth programs within the program,
Kragthorpe needed to add a
number of junior-college
prospects to the program.
"We needed to add immediate depth to our program
because of our lack of numbers," said Kragthorpe. "1
am exciLed that these players
will be here to participate in
spring practice."
The Cardinals signed four
offensive players and four
defensive student-athlete's
to this year's class.
Kragthorpe needed help
on the offensive line, and
signed two solid offensive
line
recruits
in
C.J.
Millenbah from Grossmont
College and Byron Stingily
from Joliet Community
College. Millenbah is a
three-star prospect on the
offensive line. Al 6-3, 300
pounds, Millcnbah is an athletic nasty lineman who can
help the Cardinals immediately. He was a two- time
OITensive Linemen of the
Year within his league.
Stingily is considered another athletic offensive lineman
who adds a lot of depth to
that spot. He started 13
games at tackle and earned
first team All-Conference
al:colades.
U of L lost its two starting
tight ends in Gary Barnidge
and
Scott
Kuhn
and
Kragrthorpc I andcd Rock
Keys !'rom Jones County
Junior College to help fill
the void. Keys, a second
team All-American a year
ago, was used mainly as a
blocker, but caught nine
passes for 119 yards.
The wide receiver posi
lion also lost three solid
players in Harry Douglas
and Patrick Carter to graduation and Mario Urrutia left
early to the NFL. Wide
receiver Maurice Clark from
Saddleback
College
1s
expected to come in immediately and battle for playing
lime. Clark is a speedy wide
receiver
who
All
Cohference honors after
catching a team-high 43
passes for 628 yards and
eight touchdowns.
Defensively,
the
Cardinals arc extremely thin
at linebacker and filled a
void with the addition ol'
Chris Campa from Butler
Community College. Campa
led Butler to a national title
after leading the team in
tackles with 104.
Tyler Jessen, a teammate
or Campa at Butler, was
brought in to help out on the
defensive line. Jessen was
the team's third-leading
tackler with 88 tackles and
three sacks. Buller, who
ranked
fifth
nationally
against the run, held opponents to just 204 yards of
total offense and 9.1 points
per game.
The secondary also suf
fcred a couple of losses and
Kragthorpe addressed that
need by landing two solid
safety signees 1n Justin
Mathews of Jones County
Junior College and Josh
Wiley
or Pearl
River
Community College.
Mathews final season w
junior college was halted
atter breaking his leg s1x
games into the season.
Projected as a preseason AllAmerican, Matthews finished with 31 tackles. Wiley
is probably one or the top
recruits in the group. He's
rated as the 18th best junior
college player in the country, including the secondbest defensive back among •
junior-college players.
EKU rolls to 70-51 win over Tennessee-Martin
81.3 points per game, but the
Eastern Kentucky defense held
-The UTM Lo iLc; lowest point total
RICHMOND
Eastern Kentucky University of the season. Skyhawk guard
men's basketball team shot Lester Hudson, who was
54.9 percent (28-of-51) from ranked among the top five
the floor and L:ruised to a 70 51 scorers nationally at 27.4 ppg,
win over Tennessee-Marlin was held scoreless in the first
Wednesday night in McBrayer half as the Colonels raced out
Arena. The Colonels (6-5, 3-0 to a 36-14Jcad.
Junior
Ryan
Wiersma
OVC) remain perfect in conference
play
while the sparked the Colonels· slell ar
Skyhawk<; (5-6, 1-2) dropped play in the first half as the for
their second consecutive OVC ,. ward came orr the bench to
lead all players with eight
tilt.
points .and seven rebounds.
UT Martin entered the con
test averaging a league-high Wiersma finished with contest
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with season highs in points
(eight), rebounds (eight), steals
(two) and blocks (two).
The Skyhawks never seri
ously threatened the Colonels
in the second half allowing
EKU to tally its seventh win in
the last eight meetings against
UT Martin in McBrayer Arena.
Junior Mike Rose was the
only Eastern Kentucky player
to finish in double figures with
18 points. Freshman Justin
Stommes equaled his season
high with nine points while
Leonard sel a career best wllh
eight assists. As a team, the
Colonels recorded a seasonbest 24 assists.
Hudson cam~ lo life tn the
second half for Tennessee
Martin as the guard piled up ZO
points. Djero Ricdcwald added
10 poinls on 71.4 percent (5of-7) shooting from the !loor.
Eastern Kentucky 1 3 0 in
OVC competition for the tlrst
time since 1991 92. The
Colonels have not hegun .t-0 in
league play since 1978 79.
EKU is back in action
Saturday at preseason OVC
fnvorile Austin Peay. Game
time is set for 8 p.m.
DEFENDING CHAMPION SHELBY VALLEY remains the fran·
trunner in the 15th Region boys' basketball race. Paintsville
joins Shelby Valley as a leading contender for the regional
title.
·Eagles edge EIU, 80-75
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MOREHEAD - Maze Stallworth scored a career- high
34 points lo lead Morehead State University lo an 80-75
Ohio Valley Conference win over Eastern Illinois
University Wednesday ·evening m Johnson Arena. The
sophommc forward from Elizabcthtm.vn, hit nine-of-11
from the field, including eight-of-10 three-\'ointers, and
cight-of-10 from the free throw line.
MSU, now 4-6 overall and 2-2 in the OVC, also got 14
points from Jamyrou Steward and 12 points from Leon
Buchanan. Nikolu Stoja.kovk handed out a game-high 11
assists.
EIU lost its 10th game in a row and 1s 1- 10 overall. 0-4
in the conference. The Panthers got 29 points from
Romain Martin and 10 points from Laser Tyler. Martin hit
11-of-16 from the field, including seven-of'-l)ine threepointers.
"I'm proud of my crew." said MSU Coach Donnie
Tyndall. "Down the ~trctch, we found a way to get a few
big defensive stops, and agalll, we made our free throws
late. After Ma/e Stallworth got it g~ling, we ran some sets
for him and he kept it going. H~:: wus very efficient with
hi-. ... hot!), he took only 11, and he got to the free throw line
and converted.
•'J don't care whal their record is. That Eastern Illinois
team is a quality club. They played extremely hard."
Both teams shot \\·ell from rhc field. After ElU hit 60
percent and MSU 52.2 percent in the first half, the two
teams combined to make their first 14 second-half field
goal attempts. MSU ftnished the game httt1ng 55 percent
(22-of-40) from the field, including 70.6 percent (12-of17) from three point runge, and made 24-of-34 free throw
auempls. ETU shot even beuer. 59.6 percent (28-of-47).
The Panthers won the rebound battle, 28·18. But, MSU
forced 17 EIU turnovers while commiuing onh nine
Eastern lllinois led by as many as eight p-oints in the
f1rst hal rand took a 39-35 lead to the locker room at halftime. But, MSL' began the second half with a 28-to-13 run
to take a 63 52 lead with lO:ll left in the game. The
Panthers battled hack to reclaim the lead briefly late in the
contest. After the nimh and final tie of the game. 68 68, at
the 2:20 mark, the Eagles sCllre<.l eight '\lrail!ht points LO go
up 76-68. and EIU could get no do~>er than the t1 ve point
l'inal margin in the l'inal seconds.
Next up for Morehead State is a .trip to Freedom Hall in
Lou1~vilk to take on Rick Pitino's Cardinals Dec. 26. TRhe
Cardinals arc fresh off of 3 win over Marshall, another area
college team. Game tune for the Morehead State-Louisville
matchup is set ror 7 p.m.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
21, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
For Bengals, rematch with Browns a haunting reminder
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI -Two Jays after
another meltdown resigned them to
a losing season, Cincinnati Bcngals
players met at Paul Brown Stadium
on Monday. then burrowed into their
heavy coats and headed out into the
wintery afternoon.
No need to bring up painful memories. Those could wait for a couple
more days.
Starting Wednesday. the Bengals
(5-9} will spend a lolllf hours revisiting the week that started their
downfall. A 51-.t5 loss at Cleveland
in the second week of the season set
both teams on course for their cur
rent destination.
The snow-caked Browns (9-5)
can clinch a playoff spot by winning
Sunday in Cincinnati, something no
one expected when the two teams
met for the first time on Sept. 16. By
contrast, the Bengals have watched
their aspirations unravel week by
week.
That wild afternoon in Cleveland
three months ago amounted to a fork
in the road.
"There has been a lot of football,
so it's hard to put it on one game,"
~oach Marvin Lewis said Monday.
"But we lost the football game up
there. We had the opportunity to put
them a~·ay. and we didn't."
Il changed everything.
The Bengals were 1-0 and had a
chance to deliver a potentially season-scuttling blow to the Browns,
who were in disanuy. They traded
quarterback Charlie Frye to the
Seattle Seahawks two days after
their opening loss to Pittsburgh, giving the job to Derek Anderson on
what appeared to be a temporary
basis.
Long suffering Browns fans were
calling for roolae Brady Quinn to
get a chance. More than a few of
them uho were calling for coach
Romeo Crennel to get fired if the
next few games went poorly as well.
The Bengals headed into that
game expecting to contend for the
AFC North title. Instead, the Browns
arc the ones with cvt:rything at stake
when they get together again.
"They !lipped it on us," Lewis
said.
The question this week is whether
the Bengals can flip hack into focus
for the last game on their schedule
that will mean anything. They finish
the season against the 1 13
Dolphins.
A 20 13 loss in San Francisco on
Saturday night re!:ngned them to
their first losing season in Lewis'
five years, a major step back for a
franchise that seems to be on the
decline again. The defense is still a
problem, and the offense that scored
all those points in Cleveland is a
shell of its former self.
Cincinnati hasn't scored 20
points in any or its last three games.
Receiver:, Chad Johnson and T.J. from the rin;t Cle1eland game on
Houshmandzadeh have raged at the Monday afternoon. Lewis kept them
officiating unu the play calling, .tnd ' on c,chedule as if they'd played on
quarterback Carson Palmer has Sunday.
Besides. why bring back those
grown tired of week-to-week sloppi
bad memories before it"s absolutely
ness.
"It\ been a long. frustrating sea- necessary?
"It's a lot more di~appointing
son," Palmer said.
Their last stirring moments will becau~e we've underachieved so
come Sunday, when thousands of mut.:h," guard Bobbie Williams said.
Browns fans likely will fill Patil "It's not like us, hut that's what we
Brown Stadium hoping to see a keep putting on film. The only fix is
playoff berth clinched. Teams hate to do something about it.
"To know that you can't finish off
to watch a rival clin):h on their home
field, which should he an added at a .500 level, it hurts. We· vc got to
put it behind us and think about
motivation for the Bengals.
Cleveland. We've gollO have some"You have to he motivated to win
the football game," Lewis said. "The thing for them."
UPCOMING NFL GAMES:
things they (lhe Browns) have going
on is their deal. The hig thing is just Saturday-Dallas at Carolina, 8: 15
Sunday-Cleveland
at
that we want to win the football p.m.;
Cincinnati, I p.m.; Green Bay at
game."
Although the Bengals bad extra Chtcago. l p.m.; Kansas City at
time to prepare because they played Detroit, 1 p.m.; Houston at
in San Francisco on Saturday night, lndwnapolis, l p.m.; N.Y. Giants at
they hadn't yet taken a look at video Buffalo, I p.m.
2 Browns, 1 Bengal picked for Pro Bowl
by JOE MILICIA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEREA, Ohio Wide
receiver Brayton Edwards and
returner Josh Cribbs were
named to the Pro Bowl on
Tuesday, more proof of the
Cleveland Browns' return to
prominence.
They are the first Browns
players to receive the honor in
six seasons- only linebacker
Jamir Miller has played in
Honolulu since the team's
rebirth in 1999.
The Cincinnati Bengals
were represented on the list by
seventh year wide receiver
T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who
leads the NFL this year m
receptions.
Should
Houshmandzadch keep the
lead, he would become the
first Bengals player m the
team's 40 year history to have
the most receptions in the
league.
The Browns (9-5) are on
the cusp of earning their first
playoff spot since 2002 mostly
because of their pl'ay on
otlense and special teams.
'T ve dreamed about this
my whole life, prayed for it,"
Edwards said. 'Tm just happy
we could do this. i'm really
going as a representative of
what we've done this year."
Edwards has become the
playmakcr that the Browns
envisioned when they selected
htm wtth the No. 3 overall pick
in the 2005 draft.
His I, 170 yards receiving
ranks fifth in the NFL and his
13 touchdowns tied the franchise record set by Gary
Collins in 1963. Edwards has
69 receptions and his 17 yards
per t.:atch average is fourth
among players with at lea&t 50
catches.
Edwards said he's looking
forward to the Feb. 10 Pro
Bowl bul has more pressing
matters to focus on.
'Tm wmTied about scouting Cincinnati,'' Edwards said
of the Browns' upcoming
opponent. A victory Sunday
would clinch a playoff spot for
Cleveland.
Cribbs leads the league in
kickoff return average {30. 9
yards) and has Luken two kicks
back for touchdowns. Cribbs,
a former Kent State quarterback who signed with the
Browns in 2005 as an undrafted free agent, also is tied for
the team lead in special teams
tackles ( 18).
While Edwards was expected to make a Pro Bowl roster
someday, C1ibbs defied the
odds to get there.
"1 have a story to tell. Not
being drafted, switching positions, having to learn something I've never done before
and then doing it at such a high
level in the NFL - it just
means a lot to me," said
Cribbs, seated with wire,
Matia, and daughter, Kimorah,
4.
And he's not the only Pro
Bowler starter from Kent State
- San Diego Chargers tight
end Antonio Gates and
Pitlsburgh Steelers linebacker
James Harrison also were
named to the AFC team. Gates
and HaiTison also started out
as rookie free agents.
''You don't have to go to a
b1g school to become something special in the NFL"
Cribbs said.
Houshmand1:adeh was the
lone representative for the
Bengal~ (5-9).
His 101 st
reception Saturday night broke
Carl Pickens· single-season
Bcngals team record of 100 set
in 1996.
HoushmandJ:adeh
and
Edwards made the AFC team
behind starters Randy Moss
and Reggie Wayne.
Four Browns players were
named as first alternates: quarterback Derek Anderson.
guard Enc Steinbach. tackle
Joe Thomas and tight end
Kellen Winslow. Fullback
Lawrence Vickers was named
second alternate and kicker
Phil Dawson was named third
alternate.
"Winning brings attention
and it's great to he on the plus
s1de of the ledger so far this
season," Browns general manager Phil Savage said m a
'statement.
Receiver Chad Johnson
was one of four Bengals players to he named a<; alternates.
Johnson and kicker Shayne
Graham arc first alternates.
while left tackle Levt Jones
and
quarterback
Carson
Palmer were named third alter
nates.
Richard
PITTSBURGH
Desrosiers never made it to Heinz
Field ro watch his beloved Steclcrs
play football, but his widow helped
him fulfill his dream in death.
Thanks to some help from sympathetic donors, Kathleen Desro~iers
attended Sunday's game, bringing an
urn with some of her late husband's
ashes, as well as his ring and two pictures of him. He had died in March of
a brain tumor.
Steelers' disappointing 29-22 Joss to
"T couldn't take the tumor away. T the Jacksonville Jaguars, Desrosiers
couldn't take the pain away. I couldn't waved her new Terrible Towel,
make him betler. But T can do this," showed otT her painted face and
Kathleen Desrosiers, 60. told the watmcd her bead with a Stcclcrs hat.
She called it "an overwhelming
Pittsburgh Post-Gazelle.
Though he lived in Exeter, N.H .. experience."
"It's sad to think that he got here in
Richard Desrosiers adopted the
Stcclcrs at an early age and followed death," she added. "But this is where
them closely. He named his dog he wanted to be. II was what he a1>ked
Steeler and his wardrobe. by his me to do. I got to be with him one last
widow's estimate, was 95 percent time while he did something he wantSteelers gear.
ed more than anything else in the
Braving the biting cold and the whole wide world."
Kentucky Speedway
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
SPARTA
Kentucky
Speedway will place its single
event tickets on sale Monday.
Jan. 7 at 9 a.m. Single event
tickets will range from $20 to
$80 depending on event and
scat location.
Season ticket rlans the sixweekend 2008 season arc on
sale now and range from $165
to $255.
The 66.089 seal venue will
entertain its • guests with 10
events in 2008 that will
include with high-impact
NASCAR Nationwide SClies,
NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series, lndyCar Series. Indy
Pro Senes, ARCA RE/MAX
Series, street stock and biggerthan·life Major League of
Monster Trucks action.
The ARCA RE/MAX
Series will open the speedway's ninth season that begins
May 10 and concludes Sept.
20 with the second MLMT
event in track history. The
Drive
Smart
Buckle-Up
Kentucky 150 will take to the
track first in 2008 and will he
followed hy gra.<>sroots '\trcet
stock racing May 24 during
the Frank Kimmel Enduro
Natwnals II Presented by
Harley-Davidson
of
Cincinnati and Thoroughhred
Harley-Davidson or Florence.
Last season, Roush Racing
product Erik Darnell scored
his first ARCA RE/MAX
Kentucky Speedway win and
more than 150 cars registered
for the 150 mile endurance
event that featured a 69-car
'\tarting grid. Chuck Barnes,
Sr.. of Louisville, emerged
from the fray with a $I 0,000
Frank
Kimmel
Enduro
Nationals grand prize.
NASCAR
Nationwide
Series fanrest will give fan~ a
unique, close up look at series
drivers and their machines
. with on-track practice and a
garage-area autograph o;;ession
single-~vent
June 13 before the track takes
aim at attracting irs eighth consecutive capacity crowd for
the June 14 Meijer 300.
NASCAR's top developmen
tal series has enLertained an
average c.,Towd of 70,962 dur
ing ils seven previous visits to
the 66,089-seat complex and
has crowned first-time victors
Stephen Leicht and David
Gilliland during its 2007 and
2006 Kentucky Speedway visits.
The NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series will occupy the
speedway spotlight during the
July I 1-12 weekend when it
displays it.s rull-contact brand
of racing during the "Built
Ford Tough 225 Presented by
the Greater Cincinnati Ford
Dealers. The ARCA RE/MAX
Series will open the third event
weekend with a 150-mile bat
lle. Veteran Mike Skinner took
the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman
Truck Series Kentucky title
and 2007 ARCA RE/MAX
Series
Rookie-of the-Year
Michael McDowell nailed
down a July 150-mile race
win.
Fans will be treated to precision passing and race speeds
of more than 200 mph Aug. 89 when IndyCar and Indy Pro •
Series competitors scorch lhe
speedway 1.5-mile paved trioval during the Meijer Indy
300 and Kentucky Indy Pro
100. The IndyCar Series will
appear at night for the second
time in track history. Andretti
Green Racing driver Tony
Kanaan delivered his first
Kentucky Speedway lndyCar
Seties win in 2006 and Hideki
Mutoh bln;.ed a path to Victory
Lane in the 100-milc Indy Pro
Scnes event. The weekend
will get kick started with the
second Fanfest event of the
season.
The 2008 campaign will
come to a thunderous close
Sept. 20 when Bigfoot and its
fellow Major League or
Monster Trucks competitors
race side-by-side at more than
70 mph on. a winding, obsta
clc-filled, custom-designed
dirt track that will span across
the inl'ield quarter-mile track.
The event also will include
earth-sca!lering freestyle monster truck and motocross competitions.
The speedway will once
again add value to its entertainment experience by presenting a concert prior to each
feature event. The anisL lineup
for the new season will be
announced in the coming
weeks.
Season ticket plans are on
sale now and range in pliee
from $165 to $255 depending
on scat location. Plans ru·e
loaded with special benefits
such as a VIP Rewards rrob'fam membership that will
help fans earn points toward a
discount off their 2009 plan
renewal by simply making
speedway purchases, VIP
Parking, reserved seats for
each feature event, cold pit and
Fanfest passes, the option to
purchase admission to June
14, July 12 and August 9
Outback Steakhouse tailgate
parties for a combined total or
$60 as well as the option to
purchase additional event tickets at a discount. The Outback
Steakhouse Tailgate tent will
he located in the infield. Party
goers will enjoy Outback
Steakhouse fare, games and
music along with visits by
event celebritie~ throughout
the season.
Season ticket plans can be
reserved online through the
tickets pages of this Web site,
by dialing 859-578-2300 and
pressing "2" or at track ti1:ket
offices at 400 Bmtetmilk Pike,
Suite LOO, in Ft. MitchelL near
Montgomery rnn and the
Sparta, Fan Center located off
of T-71 Exit 57 and Ky. Hwy.
35 N.
Single-event tickets also
can be reserved online, at the
Kentucky Speedway administrative office and Fan Center
as wen as through all Meijer
stores beginning Jan~ 7.
Tickets also can he reserved
online through the tickets
pages of this Web 5ite and by
phone at 888-652-RACE.
The full 2008 schedule and
singlc-~vcnt ticket prices follow. Event times are pending.
May 10: ARCA RE/MAX
Series Drive Smart Buckle-Up
Kentucky 150-2007 Winner:
Etik Darnell (Roush Racing).
All tickets are general admission and $35; May 24: Frank
Kimmel Enduro Nationals IT
Presented hy Harley-Davidson
of
Cincinnati
and
Thoroughbred
Hat"lcyDavidson of Florence, 2007
Winner: Chuck Barnes. Sr.
(Louisville), All tickets are
general admission and $20;
June
13: NASCAR
Nationwide Series Fanfest,
(Garage-area autograph session and series practice), All
tickets general admission and
$20;
June
14: NASCAR
Nationwide Series Metjer 300,
2007 Winner: Stephen Leicht
(Robert
Yates
Racing),
Tickets: $50, $60. $70 and
$80; July 11: ARCARE/MAX
Series Kentucky I 50, 2007
Winner: Michael McDowell
(Eddie Sharp Racing), All
ticket<; General Admission and
$20;
July
12: NASCAR
Craftsman Tmek Series Built
Ford Tough 225 Presented by
the Greater Cincinnati Ford
Dealers. 2007 Winner· Mike
Skinner (Bill Davi<.; Racing),
Tickets: $40, $50, $60 and
$70; Aug. 8· TndyCar and lndy
Pro Series Fanfest (Garagearea autograph ses~wn and
series practice)., ~11 tickers
general admission <md $20;
Aug. 9 TndyCar Serie~ Meijer
Indy 300. 2007 Winner: Tony
Kanaan
(Andrelli
Green
Racing).
Dec. 23 - Pittsburgh,
4:05p.m.
Dec. 27 - at Atlanta,
7:05p.m.
Dec. 29- at Atlanta,
7:05p.m.
JANUARY
Jan. 3 at Butte, 6:15p.m.
Jan. 4 at Butte, 6:15p.m.
Jan. 6 Yakama, 4:05 p.m.
Jan. 9 Rio Grande Valley,
7:05p.m.
Amy
Litterini,
a
western
Pennsylvania native who now lives in
New Hampshire, was the couple's
counselor during Desrosiers' yearlong
battle with cancer. She an·angcd for the
purchase or the two tickets to Sunduy's
game and raised money for Kathleen
Desrosiers and one of her son.s to
spend a night in a Pittshurgh hotel.
Desrosi~rs ~as covered with a
Steelers blanket when he died, and at
his funeral, his two stepsons honored
his memory by donning Steelers jerseys.
tickets set to go on sale
DECEMBER
Dec. 21 - at Pittsburgh,
7:05p.m.
Jan, 7 Yakama, 7:05 p.m.
ONLINE:
www.nfl.com
Widow takes husband's ashes to NFL game
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EAST KENTUCKY
MINERS
UPCOMING
SCHEDULE
Jan. 14, Pittsburgh, ·
7:05p.m.
• Jan. 18 at Rio Grande
Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Jan. 19 at Rio Grande
Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Jan. 22 CBA All-Star
Game, 7:35 p.m.
Jan. 25 at Yakama,
7:05p.m.
Jan. 26 at Yakama,
7:05p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Mangino named AP Coach of the Year
LAWRENCE. Kan.- M·ark Mangino, who coached Kansas
to an Il-l record, was selected as The Associated Press Coach of
the Year.
ln his sixth season with Kansas, Mangino has gotten an
exceptional effort from the Jayhawh. Long-woeful Kansas won
a school-record 11 games, had two All-Americans and earned a
spot in the Bowl Champkmship Serie~ for the first time. On Jan.
3 in Miami, the Jayhawks will .play Virginia Tech in their lirst
major howl since 1969.
In voting by AP college football poll voters. Mangino
received 28 of a possible 58 votes. easily outdistancing
Missouri's Gary Pinkei, who had 11. Hawaii's June Jones was
third (seven vorcs) and lllinois coach Ron Zook fourth (five
votes).
Mangino is the first Kansas coach to win the award since the
AP staned handing it out in 1998. The Associated Press
photo courtesy ol Dusty Layne/East Kentucky Miners
EAST KENTUCKY MINERS GUARD Jason McLeish brought
the basket~all up the floor dui1ng Wednesday's game versus
the vlsltln~. Albany Patr~ons. Mcleish starts at the point
guard postt10n for the Mmers. Last night's East KentuckyAlbany game ended too late to make this edition.
�Friday, December 21,2007
85
FLOYD COUNTY
Featurr?.1· EdiJOr
Katl1y Pra1er
Phone: (606) 886-8506
Fu.,.- (6(}(i) 88()-3603
Membas:
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Press
Kentucky Press Association
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SCHOOLNE S
INSIDESTUFF
Allen Central • page B6
Betsy Layne Elern. • page B6
McDowell Elern. • page B6
II Anniversaries • page B7
• Around Our Schools • page BB
II Last-minute gift guide • page B9
FAMilY MEDICINE
Is it a cold or the flu?
When ~n doubt, c~ll a doctor- Page 86
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Email: features@floydcountytlmes.com
THROUGH MY EYES
The best
Santa ever
•
A freckle-faced, "talkative"
Chatty Cathy doll; an accom
plished Baby First Step doll which
was able to not only walk across
the hardwood lloors of my parent's home,
but
roller
skate as well;
a tiny, "newborn" Baby
Thumbelina
that rolled its
fragile head
oh, Sl~ delicately
from
side to side as
Kathy Prater the "mommy''
Lifestyles editor in me watched
in
uuer
amazement; a birthstone ring and
a shiny watch or my very own these arc a few of the childhood
Christmas gifts which stand oul
most in my mind.
My parents, living on the sole
income of my father while my
mother spent busy days as a homemaker, had liule to spare while
attempting to meet the needs of
four children, but they always
managed, one way or the other, to
make Christmastime . a special
photos by Kathy J. Prater
·
Santa and Mrs. Claus also stopped by to share Christmas secrets and to present each child with a fun-filled gift bag.
(Sec EYES, page seven)
DINNER DIVA
Make a list;
check it twice
by LEANNE ELY
The other day on our radio show,
we had a call from a woman who
wanted to make some changes in
her life with regard to the food she
was eatmg. She said she knew she
was out or control and things had
to change. She felt bad. she had no
energy, and she wanted to find a
hcttcr way.
Does that
describe you?
You
know
things arcn 't
right in your
pantry-you
know
you
could do better in your
fridge,
too.
Dinner is a
Leanne Ely
wait and see
proposition;
sometimes you have time to make
it, but most times you drive thru or
order pizza. There is no semblance
of order to the food in your lire
and the concern for nutrition is
secondary and only comes in
pangs of guilt, not from planning.
It doesn't have to be like this.
Taking care of the food in your
family's life doesn't have to be
hard, massively time consuming,
or brain numbing. You just have to
(Sec DIVA, page seven)
'Shop with a Cop' event' makes Christmas
dreams come tme for area children
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
Toys, candy canes, a visit from
Santa and Mrs. Claus, gifts galore
and a bicycle for e\'eryone Christmas dreams came true in abundance this past weekend at the
Mountain Arts Center when the
Prestonsburg Police Department
hosted their annual ''Shop with a
Cop'' event.
Children selected to participate in
the program arrived at the arts center
with their families in tow a'> all were
treated to a pizza party, visits with
Santa, and presented with enough
Christmas gifts to make any child
dizzy with delight. And not only the
selected children were treated, hut
each of their siblings. as well.
Each child present and participating received new coats, hats, gloves
and scarves, new shoes, socks and
underwear, three outfits of new clothing, toys, new sleepmg bags, a CD
player and co·s, and a brand new
bicycle. The bicycles, save for two
from Pro-Fitne~s Center who were
donated by an anonymous donor,
were presented courtesy
Allen,
Sheila and Christy Rose. of
Prestonsburg. The Rose family, who
had watched a taping of the Shop
with a Cop event from an earlier year
or
The most precious gift
by MARLA CILLEY
We have spent all our lives putting
out fires. Frres that were started by our
perfectionism and our prol-Tastination.
Along with panic caused by these fires
came the many squeals of marryrdom
and yells or dissatisfaction. We have all
done this and it is our family members
who have had to listen to it.
Why do we torture our family with
hurtful words? I can tell you whyl We
are so stressed out and feeling like martyrs! This has got to stop! I can help
you get rid of the stress, but it is up to
you to curh those angry words. fhe
lirst few qeps nre to follow our directions to establish your routines, which
rm:ludes getting dressed to shoes. hair
and
face
each
morning.
It is up to you to change your attitude
toward your family! Once you change
your martyred outlook to one of blessing your family and giving teaching
moments, you will sec a change in
them. T know that you don't believ~
me, but you can only change yourself.
It is by your example that your family
when children put their names in a
hat in hopes of winning a bike, said
they felt the disappointment or one
child whose name was nor drawn that
year. '''Oh, no, that's not happening,'
1 said to myself," said Allen Rose.
'Then I got on the phone tmd placed
a call to Steve Lillle and told him that
I wanted to buy bicycles for all the
children who didn't get one that day.
Some people think we're crazy. but
my wife and daughter and T want to
do this. lt makes our Christmas," he
said.
'"We have lots of wondctful, warm
hearted, generous people In this community," said Det. Steve Lillie.
"Allen (Rose) and his family. and
many, many more who help us make
this program a success. We appreciate each and every one of them...
'The reason we do this is because
we want ldd to know that cops are
good ... we're here to help them. So
many times, the only contact some of
these kids have with policemen are
when someone they know gets in
trouble. We want to give them a positive contact to remember, and, hopefully, ~omeday, they w1ll help other
kids in the future," he said.
This year, 18 families and approximately 53 children were granted a
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CHRISTMAS, page \even)
Chi.ldren participating in the "Shop with a Cop" program were treated to
a g1zza party with their families before all the real excitement got underway.
will begin to help and suppmt
your efforts to secure a peaceful home.
What does your wicked tongue do to
your children, your hus~and and mo~t
of all to you? It doesn ·r tell them you
love them. H makes them feel le'.s
than: it hurts their self-worth. They feel
that they have no say in things. Tt
makes your husband feel that he i-;
mamed to his mother! I don·t even
want to go there. They feel like servants, instead of farnily member'>.
Those harsh words are worse than a
wluppmg. You cut your fmnily out of
the conversational loop. Family members can't even sa) what is on their
minds hecause they arc afraid or you.
Home life is based on a fcf}r of not
maldng mother mad. Your family
members hide from you. They bu:omc
afrard to tell you when sometl1ing happen~.
After those words have come from
your ltps. just hO\v do you reel then'!
Do you feel laden with guilt or do vou
even realize you are barking n;st)
remarks their way? You may have
bet:ome obliYious to the torture vou
have inflicted upon your loved ones.
There is absolutely no excuse for this. I
don't want to hear "this is the only wny
I can get my fmruly to do lmythinu"'
This is the lie that )Ou tell yourselt'so
as not to feel guilty. 1t is time to forgive
lScc FLY LADY, page
~c~cn)
"':.> 2(lflt FlvL.:~dv All Ri<1flts Reserved
�86 •
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
21, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
tUnilv Q~ Is it a cold or the flu? When
M~ in doubt, call your doctor
Martha A. Simpson,L\0, M.BA
Asrociate Professqr
ofPt~mily Metlidne
Q
Can you refresh my memory
on the differences and simikuities between the common cold
flu? Every year when people
in my famil.>· get sick. we are never
sure if we need to go to the doctor or
not. We all got our flu shots this year,
so hopefully tw one will get sick.
This is a great question as flu
season commonly starts in
January. If you haven't gotten
a flu shot yet, it is not too late and
there is still plenty of vaccine available. Inlluen:t.a, or llu as it is more
commonly called, usually is worse
than just a cold.
The diJTerence in symptoms can
be somewhat subtle with a good deal
or overlap. T can, though, give you
A
some general guidelines to h~lp distinguish between the two ailments.
First let's look at the similarities.
Both a cold and the tlu can produce a
sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose and
a cough. Influenza, on the other band,
often adds to the misery with additional symptoms such as fever,
headache, fatigue and general body
aches. And, the cough associated
with the flu is more likely to be a dry
rather than a mucous-producing
cough. Your doctor will probably
refer to the Iauer as simply a "productive cough."
Colds do not usually lead to serious complications such as bacterial
pneumonia, ear infections, and sinus
infections. They also do nOL, as a rule,
make common medical c onditions
like asthma, diabetes and hca11 failure
worse. People with colds typically do
not have to be hospitalized. By contrast. in the United States more than
200,000 people arc hospitalized
annually with the flu . And yes, peo
pie can die from flu and its complications - about 36,000 eat:h year.
The American Academy or Family
Physicians' website has a neat little
chart to help you distinguish a cold
from
the
flu:
familydoctor.org/onllne/famdocen/ho
mc/tools/symptom1517 .html.
If you are not sure what is going
on, you shou'W be in contact with
your physician. Many times ques
tions can be answered over the
phone. If you arc elderly, have ongoing medical conditions, or are caring
for a young child, I recommend that
you be more aggressive in seeking
medical care. That means going to
sec a doctor sooner rather than later
- even if you think you just have a
cold.
Generally with either a cold or the
flu, treating the symptoms such a<>
fever, runny nose and cough with
over-the- counter remedies can help
the ill person to rest and eat better
during the illness. Staying well
hydmted is important when manag
ing almost any illness. There are
antiviral medications that can be of
help with the Jlu, but can only be
obtained by prescription and my not
be the right thing to do in every case.
As with most diseases. prevention
is usually the best medicine .
However, even if you get a Ou shot
you cart still get the flu - but it will
probably be a milder case.
lf you come down with the flu or a
cold, regular and thorough handwashing can help to minimize the
spread of the illness. Don' t forget to
wipe down common surfaces at home
as well ac; objcctc; li~e the phone and
the remote control. Unfortunately
with influenza, you arc generally
contagious one day before you gel
any symptoms. But if you practice .
good handwashing hygiene as a regular habit, you will he adding yet
another layer to your preventative
medical armor.
Family Medicine® is a weekly
column. 'flJ submit questions, write to
Martha A. Simpson, D.O., M .B.A.,
Ohio
University
College
of
Osteopathic Medicine, P.O. Box 110,
Athens, Ohio 45701, or via e-mail to
readerquestions@familymedicine
news.org. Medical information in
this column is provided as an educational service only. It does not
replace the judgment of your personal physician, who should be relied
on to diagnose and recommend
treatment for any medical cmzditions. Past colunms are available
online at familymedicinenews.org.
Scfioo(t]{Clfyenings
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
•Lending Library available for
studen!lparent 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, WIC, wellchild exams, etc. Call 886-1297 to
schedule an appointment. Child docs
not have to be a student at AMS to
receive services. HPV vaccines and
flu shots currently available.
•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.
Allen Central High School
•Center hours: 8 a.m . to 3:30p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri. Sharon Collins, coordinator. Telephone 358-3048. Center
provides services for all families
regardless of income.
Allen Central Middle School
*Please have your Food City Valu
Card scanned for ACMS! Points help
purchase school merchandise.
•Career Decisions and Job
Development videos available in
YSC lending library.
•The ACMS Youth Service Center
ofters 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 WTC
appointments.
Betsy Layne Elementary
•Center hours arc & a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri. Center ofters 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 t)r 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.
Duff Elementary
*The center is in need of gently
used clothing, shoes, belts and backpacks.
•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 Fan1ily
Resource Center provides services
for all families regardless of income.
We are located in the area where the
old main oflice used to be. Contact
persons arc Judy Handshoe, coordinator.
May Valley Elementary
*May Valley is currently accepting applications for the May Valley
Elementary
Early
Childhood
Program (3-4 year ofds). Fcc for services is $18/per day. Services available Mon. thru Fri. Contact school at
285-0883 for more information. Slots
will be filled on frrst-comc·. firstserve ba5is. Remaining applicants·
will be placed on waiting list.
•Parent Lending Libmry is available to parents for video check-outs.
A variety of topics arc available.
•Floyd County Health Depl. nurse
at school every Wednesday. Services
include Head Start physicals, kindergarten physicals. 6th grade physicals,
well-child physicals, immunizations,
TB skin test, WTC program, blood
pressure checks, and more. Must call
the FRC at 285-0321 for an appointment.
McDowell Elementary and Family
Resource Center
•Parente; of 5th grade students are
urged to call the FRC and make an
appointment for their child's 6th
grade physical exam'
•Floyd County Health Department
Nurse Joy Moore, is at the <:enter the
first three Mondays each month to
administer immunizations, T.B. skin
test<;, well-child exams, WlC, 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 McDowell
FRC provides services to all MES
students and their families, regardless
or income.
•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 at587-2233.
W.O. Osborne "Rainbow Junction"
Family Resource Center
•The FRC accepts donations of
children· s clothing, shoes, belts, hook
bags, etc. May be used but need to be
in good condition. Donated items will
be appreciated and utilized by OES
students.
•The Fan1ily Resource Center is
located in the central building or
W.D. Osborne Elementary. Those
wishing more information about the
center are welcome to visit, or call.
Ac;k for Cissy (center coordinator).
Center telephone and fax: (606) 4524553.
Wesley Christian School
•Dec. 27 - Circuit Riders vs.
Adams, 6 p.m.; home game.
•Jan. 3- Cla<>scs resume.
•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 Ctuistian School, call 8748328.
Big Sandy Community & Technical
College Adult Education and GED
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
McDowell FRC; Martin Cornm. Clr. ;
Auxier Learning Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC; Marlin
Corum. Ctr.
I :30 - 5 p.m. ~ Wheelwright
Baptist Church.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Mud
Creek Clinic; BSCTC.
9:00a.m. to 12 p.m.- David Craft
Center.
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Dixie
Apartments.
. 1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC; Mud Creek.
Clinic; Floyd County JaiL
6-8 p.m. - Auxier Learning Ctr.;
Martin Community Ctr.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Martin Comm. Ctr.; Auxier Learning
Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - Layne House;
BSCTC: Floyd County Jail.
6-8 p.m.- BSCTC.
Thursday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. BSCTC.
8 a.m. to 4:30 p .m. - Weeksbury
cc.
9 a.m. Lo 4:30 p.m. - Betsy Layne
YSC.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC.
Kay Hale Ross - Manager of Adult
Education , 886-7334
· Lisa Pelfrey -Assistant, 886-7397
Ron Johnson, Stephania Conn,
Lynn Hall, Nancy Bonnes, Cindy
Justice and Wayne Combs - Adult
Education teachers.
*Program <will be closed from
Dec. 20 through Jan. 4. All centers
will re-open on Jan. 7.
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 Elementai-y and
Family Resource Center
• The Family Resource Center is
open weekdays 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and
later by appointment. Office provides
services for all families, regardless of
income.
•After-School Child Care: 3-6
p.m.
• 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.
•Walking track open to public
(track closed during special events).
•The center has a one-stop career
station satellite lhat is available to the
community a<> well as students.
•All new student<; 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
*Yearbooks are $22 and will be on
sale January 1, in school office.
•Lost & Found locat.ed in Family
Resource Center.
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1-866-NO-.ATTA.CKS
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•
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
21, 2007 • 87
Christmas
• Continued !rom p5
•
Halls to celebrate 50th
anniversary
A cordial Invitation Is extended to all to join Bill and Sissy
Hall as they celebrate the anniversary of 50 years of marriage. Their children, Jeff, Debbie, and Lori will honor their
parents with a reception to be held on Saturday, December
22, 2007, at the Wheelwright Freewill Baptist Church, at 2
Please join us as we fellowship with friends and family.
p.m.
•
50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Marianna (Martin) Scott will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this month with a
reception that will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2007,
from 2-4 p.m., at the Human Resource Center, in Hindman.
The resource center is located beside the Hindman
Settlement School. All friends and family are cordially invit·
ed to attend.
Church to hold
candlelight service
The Firs1 Presbyterian
Church of Pre~lonsburg will
host
a
Christmas
Eve
Candlelight
Service
on
Monday, December 24, 2007,
at 7 p.m. A cordial invitation is
extended to all to come and
join our choir and congrega
lion as we share the "Light or
the Christmas Season" - the
birthday of Jesus Christ. The
church is located between
Jerry's Restaurant and Dairy
Cheer.
Christmas dream come true
through the Shop with a Cop
prog1·am, now in its ninth year.
1n addition to the gifts
received by the children, each
family was presented with
large plastic containers tilled
with everything they need for
a Christmas dinner and snacks
throughout the holidays.
Poodland of Prestonsburg
helped make Lhis aspect or the
program possible by granting
the police department "a significant discount," according
to Det. Little.
Additionally, each child
was also treated to an afternoon at Wal-Mart accompanied by a member of the police
rorce who helped them spend
$100 each; with the siblings of
each child being allowed to
spend $50 each.
''We spoil these kids, we
kno,w we do,'' Dct. Little said.
''And we have a great time
doing it."
At this ye<rr's event, the
Shop with a Cop program was
presented with donations of
$500' each from the Floyd
County Democratic Woman's
Club. Zebulon Lodge #273
F&AM, and the Oleika
Shriners. Also, Wai-Mart of
Prestonsburg donated a llat
screen, color television to be
given away as a door pri:r.e.
Winner of the television was
Bucky
Collins,
of
Prestonsburg.
Additional sponsors of the
2007 "Shop with a Cop" event
include: John and Pam
Blackbum, Judge Johnny Ray
Banis, Judge Danny and Iris
Caudill, Circuil Court Clerk
Douglas Ray Hall, the law
firm of Vanover, Hall &
Bartley, Judge Eric and Cara
Hall. Howard Bacori, S-Curve
Auto, Judge John D. and
Karen CaudilL L.C. Setser,
Carla
Hughes,
Wendy's
Restaurant, Little Caesar's
Pizza, Papa John's Pizza,
Foodland, Giovanni's Pizza,
Wai-Mart of Prestonsburg has generously donated a color television to the Christmas program each year. Pictured here are this year's winners: Bucky Collins and wife, Dee, of
Prestonsburg.
Dale Morton, Coca-Cola,
Pizza Hut, Hobert's Pi:r.:ra,
Carolyn Ford and Winn,
Dwight and Karen Slone,
Bryan A. Griffith, DMD,
William and Clara Garrett,
Calhoun's Garage, Dr. Blake
R. Burchett, State Wide Press,
Bill Jack Compton, Robert
Herrick, DMD, Earl Castle
Jewelry, Big Sandy Heating &
Cooling, Judge James and Rita
Allen, Mayor Jerry Fannin,
Phillip
Chaffins,
Bob
Carpenter, Waggs & Whiskers,
Zakcs Snacks, Carter Funeral
Home. Porter Tool World,
Gold Slone Garage, Trends &
Christina·s
Traditions,
Flowers, Earl M. McGuire,
PSC. Floyd County Clerk
Chris Waugh, Allen, Sheila
and Christy Rose, Tran-Star
Ambulance, KY Farm Bureau
and Floyd Green, Respond
Ambulance Service, Chris
Slone, ACG Enterprise, Action
Petroleum, Rodney Nelson,
All Family Health Care, Kyle
and Jennifer Salyer, First
Commonwealth Bank, Bobby
Rowe Law Office, Bonnie J.
Bradley, Abbott Engineering,
Home Furniture, NelsonFrazier
Funeral
Home.
Mountain Metal, Hall Clark
Insurance, ABCO Sccun ty,
Cooley Apothecary, Kirk Law
Firm, Guyan Equipment, First
Guaranty Bank, First Choice
Auto Sales, Williams Tax, and
Community Trust Bank.
"Munroe," of the KY Opry
and Jesse Osborne, of the KY
Opry Jllnior Pros, each also
pc.rfonned for the children and
their ram ilies during the special event.
Fly lady
• Continued from
yourself, and then ask your
family to forgive you.
Many times in our lives we
arc faced ·with things that arc
dilTicull. As sidetracked people, we allow our perfectionism to hurt us and our children.
We are just not aware that this
is what is causing us to be raving banshees.
Now you have a chance to
change by taking actions. You
may not have known how to
change in the past but you are
learning. Take these word!>
into your heart and forgive
yourself. You know the things
you have said. This can be the
beginning of a new relationship with your family.
I would like to suggest that
you start writing your feelings . us because you were looking
down, too. Not just the pain for a change in your life. You
you are reeling but ways in are willing lo make changes.
how you can change. First, aren't you?
you have Lo forgive yourself.
Your tongue can criticize or
You arc just learning these it can encourage. The choice is
things; the more you write, the all yours. If you have not
more you will discover about changed your attitude, then
yourself. You arc not expected how can you expect to sec a
to be perfect. Love yourself change in your family'' And
enough to take these words changes have to come from the
and go forward from here.
heart. If not, they will see right
This is not the end, but the through you. They may not
beginning of a new life. After even believe it at first, because
you forgive yourself and gel in you will not be sounding like
touch with your own feelings; the mother they have been
then you can ask for forgive- used to all their lives. Your
ness. My heart goes out to children may think aliens have
you! My prayers are with you taken their real mother away!
and your entire family.
Prove to them, and to their
You can do this. You found father, that you have chlUlged.
Sprinkle words
encouragement and teachin
all over your home. Apologi,
for your tongue. Don't play
martyr game anymore. No o
loves a martyr. N ot even yo
It is time to Fl.Y without tt.e>
Guilt- forgi ve your~elf!
.
For more help Retting rid c.
your CHAOS; check OL
Flylady 's website and join II
free mentoring g roup
wwl4·.FfyLady.net or her boo
Sink Reflections. published bBmztw'n and her New YtJr
Times Rest Selling book, Rot
Clutrer; published by Firesid
CopyriRizt 2007; Marla Cille_
Used by pennis.~ion in th
publication.
Eyes
• Continued from
Diva
• Continued from p5
•
spend a small amount of time
on planning and it will pay you
back in dividends-I promise!
Here arc 5 simple tulcs of
thumb to keep in mind next
time you're in the grocery
stort-. This will help you get
the food that will make )'OU
feel good. not guilty:
I) Buy ~tuiTthat is grown in
the ground and easil) recognizahle. Also known as fruit
and vegetables, most of these
items won ' t come in boxef;
with colorful labels.
2) With few exceptiOns,
most food purchased with a
coupon is really pseudo-food
that you' re not going to want
to put in your body. Even if
you can double a coupon and
buy Hot Pockets, Bagel Bites
or something else equally
unworthy for less than a dollar,
do you .still REALLY think
this is such a good deal when
you consider the negative
nutrition you're really going to
consume?
3) Read what's in the food
you are considering purchasing. If you can't pronounce it,
don't huy 1t Further, if you
don't know what some of the
ingredients on the list are,
don't huy it, either.
4) Make :.ure you are buy
ing food without dyes. Did you
know that the pink coloring of
Good and Plenty candy come'
from cochineal beetles and
their eggs? Pink yogurts also
have this colming and yes, it
also come~ from dead bugs
and their offspring. Sounds
yummy, doesn't it?
5) Use a list!! For goodness
sake, you can't make magical
menus appear off the top of
your head, shopping in the
grcxery <>tore without a list. It
takes planning, ·a menu, a liulc
creativity and yes. a grocery
Jist! T have a bunch or sample
menus (with the grocery list)
for you to u~:e ir you want to
give them a try-you know
where the Dinner Diva lives ...
We have enough on our
plates (bad pun, sorry) without
having the food in our house
be an issue. Don't you agree?
Then hop on the band wagon
and let's get the food in our
households under control so
that it is helping us to be the
best we can be, not weighing
us down and making us feel
guilty.
Life is LOO short for crum' my nutrition. Do like Santa
m~e a list and check it twice.
You rcall~ do need to know
what foods are naughty <Uld
which ones are nice.
For more help putting dinner 011 your table elleck out
Leanne~
website.
w1vw.SavingDinner.com. or
her Saving , Dinner Book
series, puhlislzed by Ballantine
and her New Yor!.. Times Best
Selling book, Body Cluttet:
published
b)
Fireside.
Copyright 2007; Leanne El):
Used by permission in this
publication.
time in our household.
The year T asked Santa. for instance,
for a blonde-haired, walking, skating
Baby First Step doll, my parents had trouble finding one. Apparently, this doll was
a hot item that year and must have been
!lying off the shelves at the local Ben
Franklin, Hobb's and Arrowood's
Hardware stores - the only stores T can
think of that sold toys at that time in our
liule town.
As the weeks went by, my mother
asked me a few times, "What if Santa
Claus can't bring a Baby First Step? What
other dollie would you like him to leave?"
"I don't want any other one," T stubbornly replied. "Only Baby First Step,
she's the only one."
Looking back, 1 realize now that I
shouldn't have been so selfish, but selfishness and childhood tend to go hand in
hand. Wanting only to make my
ChrisLmas dreams come true, my father
made arrangements to have a Baby First
Step doll waiting for him somewhere in
Huntington, West Virginia, and, after a
long day at work, drove there to pick up
my Christmas dream doll on a dark winter
evening. And that was long before the
mce, new Route 23 of today existed,
which means my dad traveled a winding
country road all the way there and back, in
the cold and the dark - just to make sure
Santa didn't disappoint his little girl.
But a Christmas memory that most
touches my heart is the year I spied a pink
and white stuffed poodle hanging from the
ceiling at the old Hobb's Five & Dime. To
this day, rm still not sure why T wanted
that stuffed poodle so badly. 1 guess it was
just pretty.
Anyway, 1 can remember begging my
dad to take me to the store so that I could
show him the stuffed animal. Once inside
the store, I remember waiting on pins and
needles while my Cather purchased some
warm nuts from the counter near the front
of the store. lt seemed like half an eternity passed before those nuts were packaged
and presented and paid for.
Finally, though, I was able to grab my
dad's hand and lead him along the creaking floorboards of the old store, weaving
in and out between aisles of boiled fabrics
and sewing sundries. "Would it even still
be there," T wondered to myself. "What if
some other lucky little girl had already got
it and taken it home with her?"
Turning a comer. however, my eyes
soon landed on the poodle. There it was,
among a multitude of other colorful poodles, the only pink and white one in the
bunch. "That?," my dad teased. "You
want that old stuffed animal? Why do you
want that?"
"Because!," 1 answered.
"Because, why?," Daddy continued to
tease. "What about that pretty hluc one?
Or tbe purple one'? And aren't you a little
old for a stuffed animal, anyway?'"
Disappointed, 1 told my dad that
maybe I was a little old for a stuffed animal but 1 wanted it, anyway, and ...wantcd
only the pink and white one. I also point
ed out that or the entire menagerie, there
was only one pink ~Uld white one.
"Well, we'll ~ee," is all he said as he
took my hand and led me out of the store.
Convinced thai T was not getting the
stuffed poodle, 1 just knew that my
Christmas that year wasn't going to work
out the way 1 had planned. The other item
on my wish list happened to be a Barbie
doll and since I had never been allowed lo
have a Barbie doll (my mother didn't
approve or Barbie dolls - they were "too
dcvclopcd"),l figured 1 might as welJ prepare myself. I'd probably get another
Skipper (Barbie's "little sister," for those
of you who aren't aware l was allowed
to play with the flat-chested little sis who
came with a wardrobe of pedal pushers
and other such modest teen clothinl!) and
who knew what else. I might as' w~il just
make the hcst of it.
But. lo and behold, that Christm
morning, there was a grown-up, ··dcvc
oped'' Barbie doll under the tree. comple
with a few sets of glamorous outfi
(guess my mom figured I was growing tr
and she might as well let Barbie help n
prepare for it).
I think I also received the obligato
flannel pajamas and new house shoe
with ~ome new underwear and a new ou
fit for school. But what kid enjoys opcr
ing gifts of new underwear and schoc
clothing? 1 rccaU that they didn't imprc.
me so much, but. hey, a milestone h·
occurred. I had, after literal years o f be!':ging, been given a Barbie dolL
'Tm sorry, tyke," my dad said. "I we
hack to get the poodle dog, but it w
gone. Only the purple one was left all
you told me you didn' t like purple."'
Saddened, but not wanting to disarpoinl m) father, T replied. "That"s oka_
Daddy.'·
"I might as well be happy," I to
myself as l thanked my parents for m
g1fts and headed down tbe hallway to m
bedroom to sulk and make mysel r mise
able with thoughts of the lucky little g ·
who was. undoubtedly, hugging that hea
tiful pink and white poodle at that vcr
moment.
"Whntcha doin,' hahe," my dad askcas he peeked into my bedroom.
·'Nuthin. '" 1 replied.
"Well, can this little doggie
'nuthin" with you." he asJ...ed as he da
gled a pink and white stutled poodle in
air above my head.
1 gucs~ the smile that lit my face as
jumped up amid squeals of delight an
reached to hug his neck. probably mad
my dad's Christmas that year.
And, today, years later, 1 cherish t
many Christmao;es my ptrrents made f
me.
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21, 2007
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Santa visits David
Santa made an early stop in
David last Saturday as Saint
Francis in the Fields from
Louisville, a service group
who has a longstanding relationship with the David
School. brought tons of
Christmas cheer to area children.
While the David School
hosted the visit and provided
children attended the event,
which ended with a surprise
visit from Santa as he rode in
on a fire truck, courtesy of the
David Area Volunteer Fire
Department. Each child was
given the opportunity to tell
Santa what they wished to get
for Christmas and afterwards
were treated to lunch and
received a gift bag full of
Lhc location for Lhe yearly
goodies.
event, Saint Francis mission
leaders and groups members
led several activities which
included crafts, cookie de~..:o
rating. drama. and lots or running and jumping around for
the lillie ones in the gym area.
Approximately 30 area
The David School would
like to thank Saint Francis and
the David Area Volunteer Fire
Department for helping us to
provide
pleasurable
Christmas memories for all of
the children who auended this
year.
This
IJiiiB thBm a "
that will last all
SFMS Football Homecoming
2007-2008 Football Homecoming festivities were held on
September 18, 2007 at South Floyd Middle School.
The 7th Grade Attendants were: Miss Diamond Hall, the 12
year old daughter of Debbie and John Hall, of Wheelwright.
Miss Hall was escorted by Dakota Meade, the son of Angela
and Clark Meade, of Weeksbury; Miss Savannah Huff, the 12
year old daughter of Latisha and Jeremy Huff, of McDowell.
Miss Huff was escorted by Luke Rhea, the son of Lisa Beth
and Vick Rhea, of Wheelwright; Miss Lauralee Johnson, the
12 year old daughter of Leigh Ann Fraley, of McDowell, and
Charles Johnson, of Wheelwright. Miss Johnson was escorted by Tyler Moore, the son of Vonda and Glenn Moore, of
Bevinsville; Miss Sadie Slone, the 12 year old daughter of
Sheila and William Slone, of ligon. Miss Slone was escorted
by Trent Blevins, the son of Sherry and Doug Blevins, of
Bypro.
The 8th Grade Attendants were:
Miss Sara Akers, the 13 year old daughter of Jacuquline and
Ricky Akers, of McDowell. Miss Akers was escorted by
Zackary Hall, the son of Teresa and Tim Little, of
Wheelwright; Miss Gabrielle Bailey, the 13 year old daughter
of Jill Little Hall, of Wheelwright, and Layne Bailey, of
Weeksbury. Miss Bailey was escorted by Brandon Marson,
the son of Tracy and Joe Marson, of Hi Hat; Miss Kelsey Dye,
the 13 year old daughter of Stoney and Chrisie Dye, of
McDowell. Miss Dye was escorted by Dustin Tackett, the son
of Michelle and Clinton Springer, of Hi Hat, and Dale and
Amanda Tackett, of Cumberland; Miss Heather Hall, the 13
year old daughter of Michelle and Jarrad Hall, of Hi Hat. Miss
Hall was escorted by Ricky Stegall, the son of Renee and
Rick Stegall, of Hi Hat; Miss Helen Chantelle Hamilton, the 13
year old daughter of John Hamilton, of Drift, and April
Stewart, of Grayson. Miss Hamilton was escorted by Gordon
Hall, the son of Tammy and Kenneth Hall, of Weeksbury;
Miss Kelsie Little, the 13 year old daughter of Stacy Bryant,
of Bevinsville, and Marty Little, of Melvin. Miss Little was
escorted by Byron Johnson, the son of Rhonda Johnson, of
McDowell, and Dennis Johnson, of Buckingham.
After the attendants were announced, the 2006·2007
Homecoming Queen Meshana Ray crowned Miss Gabrielle
Bailey as the 2007-2008 Football Homecoming Queen.
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Guide to oHice g·
Fewer things are harder
come the holiday season than
shopping for the perfect gift.
Whether you're shopping for
your spouse, child, or distant
cousin, chances are you want
to get a thoughtful gift that
expresses your love and
appreciation.
While shopping for rela
lives is challenging, things
may seem a bit tougher when
shopping for coworkers or
colleagues. lf you happen to
be friends with a coworker or
colleague, finding a gift may
raise an eyebrow or po~sihly
be seen as offensive. Tn addition. if you're unsure whether
a client or colleague drinks
alcohol, avmd giving a h0tllc
of. wine or champagne as a
gift.
'
• Give a gift that's office
ready: lf you're really stuck,
give a gift that can help
brighten a coworker's ofrice or
cubicle. For example, give a
plant. a small radio, or something to make them more
comfortable, such as a seat
cushion or padded mouse pad.
be easier. But if you want to
do something thoughtful for
those you simply work with,
the following guidelines
should help you keep things
pleasant and professional.
Consider religion:
•
There's a good chance your
office includes people from
diverse backgrounds. Certain
girts are taboo in some cultures, but pertectly acceptable
as gifts mothers. H there's any
douht as to a coworker's religion or other preferences,
steer clear of gifts that might
Avoid wall hangtngs, as
there\ nn accounting for
another person's taste. and you
don't want to put a coworker
in ,.rhc position of ha\ ing to
hatTg something on their w~tll
that they don't like simply
because they feel obligated.
• Go the gift certificate.
route: To some, gift cerrih
cates m1ght seem Ill mdkale
little effort on your part. To
others, they're the perfect girl
and one they're sure to usc.
Don't worry about which
group a coworker falls into. lf
21, 2007 • 89
you really -:an't fwd a glit, a
gt ft cer .i fie ate ~~ perfect!)
acceptable. Tf you're un.tware
nf a coworker or colleague's
interests, give a mall gift card
that's accepted hy many of the
ston~s in the mall. Chances
are. they'll hnd at least one
store that matches an interest.
• Don"t gn:c items cn1bla
toned with the company
name: Nothing will make you
look cheaper or more indi ITercnt than giYing a company
:;weatshirt or memo pad to a
colleague for the holidc) s
Siuch Jtem-; are probably
availahle for free throughout
the year an)Wa}. so gtving
them dunng the holidays is
tn<~ppropnatc. rhcse items arc
me,lnl for marketing campaigns, not as holiday gifts for
employees, colle,agues. or
client~.
• Let common sense be
your gu1de: II you·re unsure
about a certwn gtft. follow the
rule of common .;ense. A general mlc of thumb is to not
gi\e anything loo personal to
._o\\orkcrs or colleagues.
The perfect gift for technology lovers
For the person on your shoppmg list
that loves technology, there's no better
gift to give than the latest high tech gadgel. Smanphones like the BlackBerry
Pearl make perfect gifts, and now they're
smaller and more powerful than ever
before.
The BlackBerry Pearl is the must have
smartphone or the year- it's the smallest
and tightest BlackBerry, and combines a
top of the line mobile phone, Web browsing and impressive multimedia capabilities along with the industry's leading
mobile e-mail and messaging capabilities.
Weighing only 3.1 ounces and less than
Lwo inches wide, the BlackBerry Pearl is
powerful on communications and entertainment all packaged in a compact,
ultra-sleek design and available in a multitude of exciting colors.
Although the same size as a standard
mobile phont;, the BlackBerry Pearl has a
QWERTY keyboard that makes typing
messages and emails rast and easy.
But the BlackBerry Pearl offers more
than just messaging, it's also a multimedia
powerhouse. With a camera, 5x zoom and
built in flash. snapping high quality pho
lOS is a breeze. And with a couple or
clicks, you can send photos to straight to
friends and family.
This smartphonc also features an
advanced media player for listening to
music, watching videos and viewing pictures. Songs can he sorted by artist, title or
genre, and videos can be played in full
screen mode. The BlackBerry Pearl even
has a microSD memory card slot, so you
can expand the storage and have plenty of
room for all your favorite music, pictures
and videos.
To keep your media riles orga{lized and
synchronized between the smarrphonc
and your PC. the BlackBerry Pearl comes
with media management software for
your PC, which is quick and easy to u-.;e.
You can usc the software to create play
hsts, t:onvert songs and videos for optimal
playback, and even edit photos.
In addition to world-class mobile roes
saging. Web browsing and multimedia
capabilities. the BlackBerry Pearl is an
excellent mobile phone- audio enhancements include noise cancellation technology that offsets background noise, voice
activated dialing, and a built-in speakerphone.
For more information un BlackBeny
smartphones visit· www.blackhcn-y.com.
Jewelry gifts for every budge
It's fun to give jewelry - one
of the season's hot holiday gifts
- but not if it puts you in the red.
Sure you want to shoot for the
stars, bul throwing caution to
the wind isn't always so friendly
Lo the wallet.
For those who have to reign
in the budget just a bit, jewelr:y
purchases can still top your list
high price tag, think about goldplated jewelry. And always con •
sidcr sterling silver. a versatile'"
and affordable metal that can be
crafted into looks for dressing
up ... or down.
Think whimsy
lf you don't know what sorr
Of jewelry lO give that speda!
person in your life. than you
of beautiful pich in holiday
gifts. provided you follow these
suggestions for making the most
of your money.
Explore alternative metals
While gold and platinum are
certainly favorites, there are
other choices if you have champagne taste but not the budget.
For the look of gold without a
can't go wrung with a whimsical
artistic piece. Jewelry doesn't
have to be uhcr-cxpcnsivc to
make a statement and be
noticed. Consider interesting
pieces that will spark conversa
tion. like those ortered by
RcdStmt. RedStart ""a~ f0undcd
hy three West-Coast v.omen:
Amanda
Knox,
~ara
Shaughne'>sy
and
Kim
Hoffmann. The designers' engi
m~cting backgrounds have proVJdeo the foundatwn tor an
inno... ative and succe!>.~ful jewelry making busmess to produce
Je\\elry that's nwdern and Jun.
Now that it's time to cckbrate, what beuer wa) to
express fcst1v11) than wJth
RedStart\
sterling
silver
Bubbles Collection. which
includes caning5., pendants and
pins? These pieces ret1ect light
nfl of the nMny round surfaces
and add just the nght touch of
,puit tll':- time of year - or all
)Car long. Lcam more by visitlllb www.red~t1rtdestgn.com. or
call I-R77-lQ2-7RED
Ratings help guide video game purchases
,
Video games remain one of
the most popular girt items for
children and adults alike. A
strong majority of families
have indicated in various studies that video games are a big
part of their family dynamic.
Parents often find that regular
video game play with their
children is a rewarding social
aGtivity.
With holiday shopping
right around the corner, and
video games topping your girl
list. it's important to choose
games that are age-appropriate
for players. This means consulting the Entertainment
Software
Rating
Board
(ESRB) rating that appears on
each
and every
game.
According to a national survey
released by Acti vision, Inc.
conducted by The Harrison
Group, as purL of Activision's
"Ratings arc Not a Game" education initiative, the ESRB rating system is a highly effective
and influential tool for determining what video games are
appropriate. Most parents (84
percent) have indicated that
they arc very familiar with the
ESRB system and nearly 80
percent revealed that they pay
close attention to the ratings
on games when selecling
options for children ages 8 to
12. In ract, according lhe
Activislon study, 56 percent of
parents cited a game's BSRB
rating us thelr top purchase
Influencer - more than any
other factor.
The ESRB rating system
bas two parts - rating symbols,
which are prominently di~
played on the front of game
packages, and content descriptors, which arc found on the
back next to the rating symbol.
Six main rating categories are
used to recommend age appropriateness for a game. Plus
there are more than 30 content
descriptors that refer to different types of content (violence,
sex, humor, language, usc of
controlled substances) that
may have either contributed to
the rating, or may just be of
interest or concern to consumers. In assigning ratings,
the ESRB also takes into consideration how frequently.
intensely, and in what context
elements are depicted in
games. Other factors such as
interactive elements, player
control and rcwm·d systems arc
also taken into account.
When shopping for video
games this season, Activiswn
suggests the following:
• Check out the ESRB rating on the front or the box and
don't forget to flip the package
over to read the content
descriptors on the haclc. Both
parts arc equally helpful in
allowing you to decide if a
game is right for your family.
• For more information on
a particular game. visit the
ESRB
Wch
site
at
www.esrb.org. The more
infonnation you have. the
more equipped you will be to
make an informed decision
about the game's value.
• Check online resources
such as video game reviews,
demos and trailers for more
insight about game content, as
well as best and worst video
game reports from watch
guard sites. The ESRB has a
list of helpful sites on its
Parent Resources page.
• Be consistent on the rat
ings you'll allow so children
don't try to push the boundaries.
• Make sure relatives and
other gift purchasers are familiar with the ratings system as
well to avoid the possibility
that they'll purchase games for
your children that you might
deem inappropriate. Tf they are
not familiar with the ratings,
inform them which ratings you
consider appropriate for your
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Education association questions rewards
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
McDOWELL - Education pays,
but the Floyd County Education
Association says that educational dollars are being misappropriated by the
Floyd County Board of Education.
Shayne Wicker, FCEA president,
appeared before the members of the
school board Monday evening to
inform them that FCEA members are
not supportive of the board's recent
decision to present monetary awards to
district schools that achieve scores of
over 100 on CATS assessments.
In November, the boarEI voted to
grant $5,000 each to May Valley
Elementary, Duff Elementary and
McDowell Elementary, in recognition
EMERGENCY
of each school's achievement of scoring over 100 on the district's most
recent round of CATS assessments.
Saying that the association has no
qualms with the concept of rewards,
Wicker said that FCEA members feel
most strongly that such rewards should
remain at a more economically feasible
level.
"Our concerns are that 56 employ-
RESPONSE
by JACK LATIA
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
- An opportunity for
local area residents to
participate in a restoration and enhancement
ll>roject is planned for
Thursday Dec. 20, at 10
a.m. at the Middle
Creek Battlefield.
The event is being
sponsored by Kentucky
Department of Fish and
Wildlife Resource
(KDFWR) and Big
Sandy Resource
Conservation &
Development.
Bill Sampson, who is
a coordinator for
KDFWR, will be on
and to explain the program. Landowners can
be eligible to apply for
restoration and
enhancement if they
meet certain criteria that
will be explained during
the demonstration.
The group will meet
at the main er .trance for
the Battlefield before
taking a walking tour of
the site.
ees were cut from last year's budget,"
Wicker said. "Some were hired back;
some were hired back at locations that
require them to travel, with gas at $3 ·a
gallon ... The FCEA, wants to keep the
money in salaries, not in office decorations and potted plants."
·
Of the $15,000 awarded, in total, tO
(See REWARDS, page eight)
Board member
says district losing
to better schools
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
McDOWELL - As the
time for the annual
overview of the school district's reciprocity agreement rolls around, members
of the Floyd County Board
of Education expressed
concerns at this week's
meeting that the district is
losing students to schools in
other counties because
Floyd schools are not performing to the expectations
of some parents, or that
schools in other districts are
offering curricula, such as
in the related arts, that some
Floyd school councils have
decided to curtail.
Noting that the Floyd
students who are studying
in other districts seem to be
primarily attending schools
in
"Johnson
County.
Pikeville Independent, and
Paintsville Independent,'
board vice-chair Carol
Stumbo said "it becomes
obvious we are losing students to districts that are
more successful than we
are."
"I have to think parents
are taking their kids to other
schools for the purpose of
(See SQUAD, page eight)
photo by Jack Latta
Floyd County emergency workers were dispatched to a single-car accident on Route 114
Friday evening.
One killed, two injured
in separate accidents
2 DAY FORECAST
by JACK LATIA
STAFF WRITER
GRETHEL - There were
two separate car accidents in
Floyd County last Friday
evening, with one of them ending in fatality.
According to Kentucky
State Police, Brandon R.
Newsome, 24, of Grethel, was
traveling west on RO'ute' 680
Friday night when he apparently lost control of-his vehicle
while entering a qurve and
struck an embankment.
According to the report,
Newsome was ejected from his
vehicle. The KSP report did
not indicate whether or not he
had been wearing a seat belt.
Newsome was transported
to McDowell ARH, where he
was later pronounced dead.
A second accident that took
place on Route 114 tied up
traffic for hours, as cars had to
be rerouted across Fitzpatrick
Road.
According io emergency
workers, a vehicle being driven by Tim Stiltner apparently
lost control and crashed into
an embankment. Emergency
workers were forced to cut
both Stiltner and his passenger
from the vehicle. The two
were both airlifted to an area
hospital.
No report on the condition
of Stiltner or his passenger
had been made as of press
time.
Both accidents remain
under investigation.
Feds release $274 million for
cleanup at abandoned mines
by SAMIRA JAFARI
AssociATED PRESS
PIKEVILLE The
federal government has
released more than $250
million in funding to clean
up abandoned coal mine
sites that are posing a threat
to the public and the environment.
The $274 million for fiscal 2008 is twice what was
available for the previous
year. Officials say there's
more money for coal-mining states after a 2006 federal amendment made
funding to coal states
mandatory. The mcrease
also includes money owed
to states that was unapp~
priated over the years.
Kentucky, which rank
third in coal production, ~
getting $3 l million nearly three times the $11
million for fiscal yeat
2007.
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State
Division
ol
Abandoned Mine Landi
Director Steve Hohmann
said the money will go
toward several proposa
including $20 million it!'
tentative water line projects
in areas that lost water supply due to mine activity.
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lawsuit over fatal crash
by JACK LATIA
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - The
safety of some Eastern
Kentucky roads are being questioned following a civil suit
involving yet another coal
truck accident that resulted in a
fatality.
Steve Francis Trucking
agreed to pay the estate of
Mitchell Duncan an unpublicized amount in order to settle a
wrongful death lawsuit last
Other
defendants
week.
involved, Appalachian Fuels.
Inc. and Ira Nichols, had previously reached settlement agreements with the Duncan estate.
John C. Kirk, attorney for
the Duncan estate, was unable
to discuss the settlement
amount but stated in a letter, "I
can only say that, under the
tragic circumstances, Francis
Trucking, Appalachian Fuels
and Ira Nichols did the right
and just thing."
According to reports. on
Sept. 26, 2006, Mitchell
Duncan, 42, was traveling on
Route 292 to work at a Massey
mine ncar Sidney in Pike
County, when the vehicle he
was driving was smashed into
head-on by a coal truck owned
by Steve Francis Trucking and
being operated by Joe Fields.
Duncan was killed instantly as
a result of the collision.
Francis Trucking, which is
an independent contractor haul(See LAWSUIT, page eight)
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
19, 2007
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
CTCS head criticizes proposed budget
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=· LEXINGTON
The
Community and
Technical College System
needs more funding to reach
'tate-mandated goals. its presiaent said.
The college system will
need an infusion of $32 million in state general fund
money every year if it is to
reach state-mandated goals by
2020, said Michael B.
McCall, president of the
Kentucky Community and
~entucky
Technical College System .
The
Council
on
Postsecondary Education recommended $7.5 million for
KCTCS in each year of the
2008-2010 biennium.
"The council's recommendation is not enough for us,"
McCall said Monday during a
presentation in Lexington.
Brad Cowgill, the council's
interim president, said in
statement that the proposed
budget for higher education
"balances the objectives of
our separate institutions,
aggressively seeks adequate
funding and promotes essential affordability and accountability. Its total amount is reasonable and it fulfills the
council's responsibility under
the law to make a unified
request for the postsecondary
system."
The general fund recommendation goes to Gov. Steve
Beshear; his recommendation
will go to the 2008 General
Assembly for final action.
The council recommended
$39 million for the current
biennium, but KCTCS got
$17.8 million, or 45 percent,
of the proposed amount,
McCall said.
"We've been underfunded
for 10 years," McCall said.
"The recommendation doesn't
address our needs. We need to
be rewarded for what we've
done."
State Sen. Julian Carroll,
0-Frankfort, one of four legislators on hand for McCall's
presentation, said he agreed
that KCTCS is underfunded.
"No question about it,"
said Carroll, who was governor from 1975-1979. "What
really makes me angry is their
per capita funding is more
than $500 less than it was I 0
years ago ."
KCTCS enrolled 86,475,
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or almost 42 percent, of
Kentucky's 206,419 students
in postsecondary institution '
in fall 2006, for which the
most recent official figures
are available.
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Kentucky task force studying
how children can be removed
from their families has crafted a
!?ill that would reform the
process.
State Rep. Darryl Owens of
Louisville is introducing the
measure. It would further protect
parents' rights in cases where
social workers sought to remove
children from a home. It would
also address termination of
parental rights and adoption of
children who have been in foster
care.
States are working through
what children's advocates say are
problems caused by the federal
Adoption and Safe Families Act.
It expedites the removal of children and gives states incentive
money to facilitate adoptions.
A similar, though weaker,
state proposal failed to become
law last legislative session.
Obituaries
Julia Akers
Julia Akers, formerly of
Melvin, passed away, Monday,
December 17: 2007.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Junior Akers.
Surviving is a daughter, Flo
Frazier of Pennsylvania, and
several grandchildren and
great-rrandchi ldren.
Funeral arrangements are
under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home. in Martin.
Visitation is after 6 p.m.,
Wednesday, December 19.
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Helen Jean Gayhart
Helen Jean Gayhart, age 75,
of rural Howe, Indiana, passed
away
unexpectedly
on
Thursday. December 13, 2007,
at
Parkview
Memorial
Hospital in Fort Wayne.
She was born in Dony,
Kentucky, on January 28,
1932, the daughter of Bailey
Mosley and Fannie (Moore)
Mosley.
She was first married to
Green Gayhart on August 23,
1950, in McDowell, Kentucky,
and. he preceded her death
October 5, 1974. She then
married Reford Gayhart on
November 27, 1974, in
ClintwQod, Virginia, and he
also preceded her in death, on
January 28. 2002.
She was a homemaker and a
d§SR
founding member of Mt.
Calvary United Baptist Church
in Stroh.
She loved gospel singing,
and
gardening, canning,
sewing.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Green and
Cynthia Gayheart of Howe; a
stepson, Dolpha Gayhart of
Howe; stepdaughters, Esta
Faye Moore of Howe; Hester
Sanch, Fannie Troyer, and
Forest Jean Slone, all of
Arizona; a stepson, Edsall Ray
Gayheart of Willard, Ohio;
three grandchildren: Nicole
Bond of Howe, Joshua
Gayheart of LaGrange, and
Justin Gayheart of Howe;
three great grandchildren:
Aspen Bond, Ryker Bond, and
Scotland Gayheart; sisters:
Lorene Maple of Ashtabula,
Ohio; Avelene Gayhart of
McDowell,
Kentucky;
Palistene Mosley of Orlando,
Florida;. Eunice Jane Collett of
West Liberty, Kentucky; Julie
Marie Wilson of Pikeville,
Kentucky; and Pearlene Iller
of Versailles, Kentucky; brothers:
Clabe
Mosley
of
Sadieville, Kentucky; Bill
Mosley, Linvell Lane Mosley,
Carl Butler Mosley, and Ed
Junior
Mosley,
all
of
McDowell, Kentucky.
Along with her parents and
husbands, she was preceded in
death by a brother, Nathaniel
Mosley; a sister, Jeweldean
Orborne, and stepson, Chester
Gayheart.
Visitation was also Monday,
December 17, after 4:00 p.m.,
at Ml. Calvary United Baptist
Church in Stroh, with an
evening service at 6:00 p.m.
Visitation was also on
Tuesday, all day and evening,
at the church, with a service at
6:00p.m.
Funeral Services will be
held Wednesday, December
19, at 11 :00 a.m., at Mt.
·Calvary United Baptist Church
in Stroh. Ofticiatio.g the funeral service will be Pastor Willie
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Harley Daniel Henson, age
month. of Ashland, the son
of Rosalee Newsome and Jim
Henson, passed away Friday,
December 14, 2007, at home .
He was born at Ashland, on
November 16, 2007.
In addition to his parents,
survivors include his grandmother. Nina Alley of
Greenup; a sister, Candice
Henson of Idaho Springs,
Colorado: brothers: Andrew
Jacob Henson of Ashland,
Henson,
Tristen
Daniel
Christan Lewis Henson and
Travis Dean Henson all of
Idaho Springs, Colorado; his
aunts, Monica Alley and
Amanda Alley both of
McDowell,
Mary
Ann
Newsome of Ashland, and
Lulia Henson of Hi Hat; his
uncles, Danny K. Alley of
Pennsylvania, Mathew Alley
of Waverly, Ohio, and Justin
Alley of Ashland.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 18,
at
l :00 p.m., in
the
Wheelwright Baptist Center, at
Wheelwright, with Charles
Wilson officiating.
Burial was in the Henson
Cemetery at Ligon, under the
direction of Hall Funeral
Home of Martin. (Paid obauaryl
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Phone
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Brandon Robert
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Brandon Robert (Dodie)
Newsome. 24, of Grethel, died
Friday, December 14, 2007, at
McDowell
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Born March 24, 1983, in
Pikeville, he was the son of
Walker Robert and Deborah
Sue Hall Newsome.
Other survivor<; include his
honorary grandparents: Jimmy
and Virgie Yates and Uncle
Buck; and too many family
members and friends to name.
He was preceded in death by
his paternal grandparents:
Cecil and Orga Gillespie
Newsome; and his maternal
grandparents: Tony and Mary
Ellen Stover Hall.
Funeral services were held
Monday, December 17, at 11
a.m., at Zion Old Regular
Baptist Church, in Grethel,
with Old Regular Baptist ministers offtciating.
Burial was in the Hall
Cemetery, in Grethel, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation was at the church.
The family of Ellie Venas Shepherd wou ld like to take
this opportunity to thank all those friends, relatives, and
neighbors. who helped to comfort and were there for our
family during this difficult time. Perhaps you sent a lovely
card, or sat quietly in a chair, perhaps you sent a floral
ptece, if so we saw it there. Perhaps you spoke the kin<;iest
words, as any friend could say. perhaps you were not there
at all, just thought oJ us that day. Whatever you did to
console our hearts, we thank you so much, whatever the
part. A special thank-you to Dr. Jeffery Potter with
Hometown Family Care, Prisilla Wireman with Magoffin
County Home Health, Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home,
Bethel Bolen and Jerry Mann s; your kmdness and care will
never be forgotten.
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Editor's note: To announce
your community event, you
may hand-deliver your item to
'f:!ze Floyd County Times office,
locate_d at 263 S. Central
Al•enue, Prestonsburg; or mail
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P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg,
KY 41653; or fax to 606-8863603;
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itfken over tlze telephone. All
ztems will be placed on a firstcmne, first-serve basis as
space permits.
Christ United Methodist
Church Drive-thru Nativity
December 15 and 16
.: A live drive through
Nativity will be held at Christ
H nited Methodist Church
parking lot, December 15-16,
from 6-till 9 p.m.
Also, plan to attend
Qecember
24,
8
p.m.,
Cnristmas Eve Candlelight
ervice at the church.
Left Beaver Fire and Rescue
Annual Santa Claus Run
Sunday, December 23, 2007
12:00 Drift Ball Park
12:15 Minnie Ball Park
12:35 Minnie Townhouses
12:50 McDowell A.R.H.
Station No.
2,
1:35
lcDowell
2:00 Pilgrim Rest Church
2:15 Old Price Coal Tipple
2:30 Little Nancy Church
2:45 Bottom of South Floyd
Bill
3:00 Bud Reynolds Store
Merry Christmas.
From Santa's Helpers
at the Fire Station
Highlands Regional
Medical Center
~ Dec. 27 - Kiwanis, meeting
Place B; 12:00 p.m. to I :30
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For more informatiOn con-
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.
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 infonnation.
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
789-6515;
Magoffin, call 349-2217; 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
P~ogram
(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
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
meets, 12 noon to I 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 5:30p.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
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 800443-2187, ext. 186, or Linda
Bell, at ext. 160 to make an
appointment.
GED classes are also available.
Dav1d: 1st Monday. I p.m.,
at St. Vincent'~ Mission.
Martm:
I st 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
member'> (call 886-2668 for
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., Ext~nsion
Office. (The Newbees do not
meet during the months of
January and February.)
Looking for a Support
Group?
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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 8866025, or 1-800-649-6605.
Remember, "Love Doesn't
Have to Hurt."
•Disabled? - You may be
eligible for grant money to
assist in your daily living. For
an application or more information, call 886-4326.
•A.S.K. (Adoption Support
for Kentucky) - Support group
for all adoptive parents (public,
private, international, and kinship care), foster parents and
all others interested in adoption. To be held the first
•Floyd County AlLheimer's
Support Group meets regularly
at
Riverview
Manor
Healthcare Center. Call the
center for meeting times.
•Domestic
Violence
(See CALENDAR, page six)
Support Group - The Big
Sandy Family Abuse Center
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meetings
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Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30
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COMMONWEALTH
CHIROPRACTIC CENTER
DR. CHIP SALYERS
To our patients and friends:
How blessed we are that this time has come
again to extend to you our sincere gratitude,
because it is good friends and patients like
you, who make our practice possible.
May your holiday be filled with joy, and the
coming year be overflowing with all the good
things in life.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
. Dr. Chip Salyers and Staff
We invite you to join us in celebrating our
fifth annual patient appreciation week
and food drive, December 17th, through
December 21st.
• Patient Appreciation Gifts
• Grand Door Prize
Please bring a canned item that will be
donated to a local pantry.
COME AND JOIN US!
Prestonsburg Inn!
Join us in our famous Preston Station Lounge on
Monday, December 31,2007, from 7:00p.m.,
until 2:00 a.m. for the celebration bash of the year,
and help us ring in 2008!
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Come prepared to enjoy drinks, DJ Neil Wicker and
dancing in Preston Station Lounge! Or, if that is
not your forte, join Dwayne and Andrea for
Karaoke in the Elkhorn Center!
Admission to both parties is $15.00 per individual
and $25.00 per couple, and includes a midnight toast
of champagne, party favors, and a buffet breakfast
beginning at 1:30 a.m., until 3:00a.m.!
Before the party, enjoy a menu in the Garfield
Room selected by our executive chef, especially
for New Years, which includes a four course meal
with your choice of appetizers, soup or salad, and
entree, and then a freshly prepared dessert
all for
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• The temptation will be to lament that the Bali climate
oonference produced only an agreement to talk some more
ftJr two years about climate change and the dire threat that
poses to Earth and humankind.
, Though there were genuine breakthroughs, we should
~ccumb to the temptation.
We share much of the world's preference for an agreerhent that would have set clear targets for emissions reductions now, with the United States not acting as obstructioni~t.
The conference did, however, bring the U.S. into the fold
after years of Luddite-like self-isolation on the issue. The
did agree to be an active partner in developing a new
ipternational climate treaty by 2009. And it also agreed last
weekend that developing nations should be compensated
(or pushing their own.emission cuts.
• This is the right thing to do for the U.S., the nations that
make up the European Union and Russia, in particular.
that's because they've been the major contributors of the
gases wa.rrrllng the globe over the past decades. This is not
about blame; it's about responsibility.
Yes, China is on track to overtake the U.S. as the major
<:ontributor, and India is coming up quick. The theory
@ehind the help they'd get is that asking them to cut their
~missions while playing catch-up economically - without
<:ompensation - essentially acts as disincentive for either to
ever make those sacrifices. But if the U.S. should step up
because it has been a major po1luter, China in particular
cannot ask the world to suffer while it becomes a bigger
one. We're way beyond that. China must get ~erious about
the envinmment.
The other developing nations got an agreement for technology transfers and help in dealing with climate change's
effect. There was notably an agreement to address deforestation as well.
The Bali agreement calls for "measurable, reportable and
verifiable nationally appropriate mitigation commitments or
actions" for developed nations yet, at U.S. insistence, does-·
n't set specific international goals or targets.
This occurred as one delegate, capturing the mood of
most of the rest of the world - including the European
Union - told the U.S. to essentially get out of the way. The
problem: As a major contributor to the problem, it cannot
and should not.
The Bush administration lately has changed its tune on
is, but that's after years of foot-dragging. Congress has
stepped up with an energy bill that sets higher mileage standards for cars, but it, too, punted on renewable energy and
on ending the giveaways to the energy industry.
The silver lining is that the U.S. is now working with
other countries on an international treaty. The Bush administration must participate in all seriousness. It must not simply leave the heavy lifting for the next president.
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Stream Saver Bill
would protect
water supply
Thank you for your coverage of
the Kentucky House Appropriations
and Revenue Committee's visit to the
mountaintop removal site in Perry
County.
The representatives wanted to
learn firsthand about the burial of
streams in strip mine wastes, a
destructive but routine practice which
would be hal. d by their passage of
the Stream Saver BilL [t took tremendous political courage for those representatives to come see the damage for
themselves and they should be
applauded.
I was amused by the comments of
Kentucky Coal Association President
Bill Caylor, who somehow never
accounts for the 421 miles of
Kentucky streams already buried, or
the displaced communities, damaged
homes or degraded water caused by
his industty.
Not to worry, Caylor says, because
mountaintop removal creates flat land
for development. Of course, he fails
to mention that less than 2 percent of
the land leveled by strip mining ever
gets used for any commercial purpose.
While he proudly points to new
development around Hazard, he conveniently forgets about the hundreds
of other mine sites in Eastern
Kentucky, like the one at the head of
my hollow in Floyd County. You
won't find a hospital or airport, not a
single fast food restaurant at the head
of Wil. on Creek, ju<>t a blasted dusty
wasteland that stretches nearly a mile
in every direction.
This was the handiwork of
Branham and Baker, a company
which enjoyed financial solvency
while there was coal to be mined, but
declared bankruptcy when it was time
to clean up their mess, an all too common practice. Twenty years later,
there is nothing growing but worthless cottonwoods, scrubby cedar and
grass which is somehow brown all
year round.
This sorry site isn 't unique. Over
20,600 acres of Floyd County have
already been strip mined and new
mines are opening with frightening
speed. Who could be surprised to
learn that the Big Sandy is the most
polluted river in the state, or that we
arc plagued by flooding? Not even
Bill Caylor.
Economic development requires
much more than land. It also takes
abundant clean water, stable, safe
communities and good schools.
Passing the Stream Saver Bill won't
get us all those things, but it will go a
long way toward protecting our
state's water supply, and that would
be a darn good start.
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Central Baptist Hospital for the exce .: ~
lent care and attention I received la~tl
week during my unexpected stay ~ ·
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compassionate people in all the diff,
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Actually, it is. my opinion that the ·~:
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will never be forgotten. Everyone an
everything wa<> greatly appreciated.
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�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
19, 2007 • AS,
Despite late pardons, Fletcher's legacy still patronage scandal
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - Former
Jov. Ernie Fletcher angered
>rosecutors and crime victims
~ith the scores of pardons he
~lmded out before leaving
>ffice last week, but some
>olitical observers say the
nove will have no lasting
mpact on how he is remem>ered.
A patronage scandal, which
>Vershadowed most of the
~epublican governor's time in
>ffice, will remain in the fore'ront of people's minds, said
(endra Stewart, a political sci~ntist at Eastern Kentucky
Jniversity, home to the Center
'or Kentucky History and
~olitics.
"Probably, in the long term,
hat's all people are going to
·emember," Stewart said.
Fletcher won the 2003 elecion on the promise that he
would clean up state government. Instead, he ended up
indicted on charges that he violated Kentucky law by improperly rewarding Republicans
with protected state jobs at the
expense of Democrats.
That, Stewart said, sealed
his legacy.
The Rev. John Rausch, a
Catholic priest from Stanton,
said Fletcher was undoubtedly
wounded by the scandal.
"Pardoning people at the
very end of his term can
redeem some of that," he said.
"We welcome any kind of
compassion in a world that has
grown so cold and indifferent.
That has got to help thaw icy
feelings" toward him.
Fletcher pardoned or commuted the sentences of several
convicted killers, including
one, Jeffrey Devan Leonard,
who was on Death Row.
Leonard, a brain-damaged
Louisville man had been slated
for execution for killing a store
owner.
The
former
governor
reduced Leonard's death sentence to life without the possibility of parole, citing concernS' that the inmate's atlorney may have been ineffective.
Fletcher also pardoned nine
women, most of whom were
convicted of killing abusive
husbands.
Anna· Pruitt, founder of
Kentuckians' Voice for Crime
Victims in Louisville, argued
that Fletcher should not have
reversed the decisions of
judges and jurors who had
weighed the evidence in each
of the cases. and convicted all
of the people.
The
pardons
weren't
Fletcher's first. More than two
years ago, he granted pardons
to several members of his own
administration. More than a
dozen administration officials
or associates were indicted as
U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers still
pushing forward on I-66 plan
The Associated Press
LOUISVILLE Years
1fter the idea for a coast-to;oast interstate that would run
:hrough southern Kentucky
.vas introduced, the first mile
Jf Interstate 66 has yet to be
Javed.
Yet U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers
1as continued to bring millions
Jf dollars into the state to fund
1 project that may never come
:o fruition, the Courier-Journal
Jf Louisville reported on
~unday.
Rogers, a Republican reprefenting
Kentucky's
5th
:::ongressional District, has
1ppropriated nearly $90 mil,i.on for the project even
:hough most of the other states
:hat would be impacted by the
~roject have nearly given up
on it, deeming it too expensive.
"We try not to built roads
that don't lead anywhere," said
Brent Walker of the West
Virginia
Department
of
Transportation, which has
never seriously pursued I-66.
Rogers, who has spent
more than two decades in
Congress representing the
southeastern part of the state,
says critics are showing bias
against the state's poorest and
most remote region.
"I didn't hear these arguments when we were talking
about building I-75 through
the Bluegrass, the charming,
beautiful part of our state," he
said. "... But when we start
building ... a highway through
the most impoverished part of
the state ... we hear all of this
noise about 'Oh, it's not needed."'
The state has only begun
planning two short segments
of the road, one in Pike County
in the eastern part of the state
and another in Laurel and
Pulaski counties. The estimated cost of these sections is at
least $3.5 billion.
Three years ago the group
Friends of the Earth and
Taxpayers for Common Sense
designated I-66 as the fifth
most wasteful and environmentally destructive highway
project in the country. The
group put out a report titled
"Road to Ruin," that called
predictions of the interstate
being a boon to the local economy were based on "flawed
the result of a special grand
jury's
investigation
into
improper hiring practices.
Witnesses who appeared
before the grand jury claimed
to have been passed over for
promotions,
transferred,
demoted or fired for blatant
political reasons.
A judge ruled Fletcher
could not be tJied in offtce,
and prosecutors ultimately
dropped the misdemeanor
charges in a deal. The
Governor acknowledged the
evidence "strongly indicates
wrongdoing" by his administration and that the actions
were inappropriate.
In all, Fletcher granted
more than 100 pardons. Most
who received them had been
convicted of a variety of
offenses ranging from murder
to assault, drug trafficking to
burglary.
Stewart said she doesn't
think the pardons improved
Fletcher's image. "It just adds
to the whole perception of politics as usual," she said.
Fletcher
told
The
Associated Press in an interview last month that he hopes
people will one day be able to
see beyond the hiring scandal.
"No one ever knows what
your legacy is going to be
because you don't know what
is going to evolve in history,"
he said.
University of Louisville
political scientist . Laurie
Rhodebeck said nearly every
governor and president issues
pardons, making it unlikely
that Fletcher's actions last
week will be long remembered. Just this week, for
example, President Bush
granted pardons to 29 people,
including carjackers, drug
dealers, a moonshiner and a
violator of election laws.
But Fletcher's hiring scan-
dal, Rhodebeck said, is an
altogether different story.
"He got caught up in the
merit hiring scandal so early in
his administration that I don't
think he ever recovereq from
that," she said.
Republican strategist Brett
Hall, a former Fletcher adviser, said he expects history to
be kind to the former governor, especially for reforming
Medicaid to head off a looming financial crisis in the program that provides health benefits to the poor.
"He'll be recognized for
that, eventually," Hall said.
"Unfortunately, it's going to
be several years."
Merry Christmas to our
son, Anthony, who lives
in Heaven above,
To let you know we're
thinking of you, and
sending you our love.
We still miss you so
much, more than words
could ever say,
You'll always be a part of
us, with memories
forever to stay.
The sights you now see,
I'm sure none can compare,
With gates of pearl and jasper walls made of jewels, so fine
and rare.
Thinking back on Christmas past, how happy you would be, ' 1
Presents, lights, "Silent Night," and "Rocking Around the
Christmas Tree."
It's funny now as I think about how the presents, they got tore,
You blamed it on that old cat, but it was only presents of yours.
I'm sure you're getting ready for a birthday party to attend,
Having yourself a glorious time, with fanlliy, neighbors and
friends.
We think about you every day, as we ponder on your life,
Knowing now you're in a better place, without the stress
and strife.
We know God had a purpose, and we know He had a plan,
We just have to trust Him, until we reach that land.
So, h~re's what we want for Christmas, and we'll try to
keep this brief,
Some comfort, peace and strength, to help us
bear this grief.
On this holy day, we hope you remember this,
as long as Mom and Dad are alive, you are
loved and missed.
We love and miss you, always,
Mom, Dad, and All the Family
(See ROGERS, page eight)
'We have
several to choose
from. Come on by
& see me.'
�_: A6 • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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treasurer's personnel decisions
The Associated Press
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FRANKFORT - 'JVvo of
former Treasurer Jonathan
Miller's personnel decisions
have been referred to the
agency that oversees state
employees for review.
Former Personnel Cabinet
Secretary Brian Crall, who left
the agency when Gov. Ernie
Fletcher's
term
expired,
referred the matters to the
Personnel Board. Crall has
questioned the hiring of
employee Michael Bates, a
Republican, to a protected
state job, as well as raises
given to one of Miller's top
aides, Rebecca Brooke Parker.
"Upon review of Ms.
Parker's file, there was no
written justification for this
salary increase," Crall wrote in
a letter to the Personnel Board
dated Dec. 10. "A thorough
investigation of Ms. Parker's
job duties and her employment
through her tenure at the treasurer's office is justified."
Miller recently joined Gov.
Steve Beshear's cabinet as the
finance and administration
secretary. Beshear ran on a
platform that stressed state
government ethics reform and
has said all top-level officials
would be taking ethics training.
Miller, as a candidate for
governor
in
the
May
Democratic primary, touted
his commitment to government ethics reform as one of
his top priorittes. Mill£.
dropped out of the race shor\Ty
before the primary and supported Beshear's candidacy.
Crall claimed the appointment of Bates, a Republican,
was an example of itnproper
"preselection. Crall also questioned two pay raises ~hat
Parker received in 2004.
Rob Jones, of the state
attorney general's office who
has represented the state treasurer, said Bates' hiring was
"not a political hire."
Parker was hired in 2000 as
a secretary in Miller's offi~ •
(See TREASURER, page seven)
!State workers have 2,101
years' experience clearing a
path through snow and ice
PIKEVILLE - District 12
Snowfighters have a total of
2,101.4 years of experience
among them. This is an average of 10.6 years per person
based on a minimum of 198
people who typically work all
weather events. The 10 maintenance crews of Highway
District 12 are spread out over
seven counties: Letcher, Pike,
Floyd, Martin, Knott, Johnson,
and Lawrence.
"Most of these people have
worked the same routes for
years," said Darold Slone,
Operations Branch Manager.
"For
example,
Ronnie
Thompson
in
Lawrence
County has taken care of
Route 20land Route 32 for 10
years. Before that he worked
U.S. 23. He's worked for the
state for almost 30 years and is
one of the people who trains
new heavy equipment operators."
Thompson says that he
knows his roads "like the back
• of my hand." This means he
can clear the pavement faster
and safer. "Like in the mornings when people are getting
ready to go to work, I try to
make sure that everything is
.cleared enough so it's safe for
them to get out. Of course, it
depends on when the snow
starts falling and whether or
not there's ice on the roads, but
most of the time the folks who
live on my routes can get out
and back in with no problem."
Thompson said people need
to remember that the snow
plow operators use a priority
system. ''The roads are divided
into A, B, and C routes. That's
according to how much traffic
is on them every day. Route
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Monday of each month, at the
Department for Community
Based Services office, 1009
North
Lake
Drive,
Prestonsburg, from 6-8 p.m.
Childcare will not be provided.
For more information, contact
Dedra Slone, adoptive parent
liaison, at 432-4110 or 4227927,
or
email
to:
dosl.one@eastky.net.
•PARENTS! - Contact the
Big Sandy Area Community
Action Program, Inc. to find
out about child care services in
your area, the STARS for
:KIDS NOW licensing standards program, and how you
can earn an income by staying
home with your own children
while caring for the children of
others. Find out more by calling Cheryl Endicott at 8861280, or 888-872-7227 (toll
free).
•East Kentucky S.T.A.R.S.
Homeschoolers -Will hold
monthmeetings
at
the
ly
Paintsville Recreation Center.
For more information, call
Trudy at 889-9333, or 2975147. Everyone welcome.
•Narcotics
Anonymous
(NA) - Each Wednesday, from
7-8 p.m., in the Atrium
Conference Room, 2nd floor,
May
Tower,
Pikeville
Methodist Hospital. For more
info., contact Chris Cook at
606-433- 1119 or christopher- l . ~ 'L
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201 and Route 32 are my A
routes. I also do 1760 and 581,
and fill in wherever else they
need me. At one time or another, over 30 years, I've probably run every state road in the
county."
Each snowplow operator
must have a valid CDL
(Commercial
Driver's
License) and must submit to
random drug testing. In addi- .
tion, there is mandatory annual Snow and Ice Training.
''The training includes everything from how to take care of
your truck to how much rock
salt should be combined with
liquid calcium chloride to get
the right mix to melt the snow
and ice," Slone said. "No operator can drive a snow plow
until he or she successfully
completes the training. We do
not put anyone on the road
who doesn't know what to do
in all situations. That would
not be safe for the public or for
the operator."
As a result of their training
and years of experience, the
Snowfighters at Highway
District 12 are specialists experts - at what they do.
Linda Ratliff, a physical
therapist for Pikeville Medical
Center's Home Health program, travels the northeastern
section of Pike County. She
enthusiastically attests to the
skills of the crews from the
Canada and Shelby maintenance facilities. "I drive these
roads no matter what the
weather," she said. "I have
been out in blinding snow,
black ice, and zero visibility.
But no matter where I was
goiog - Freeburn, McCarr,
Stopover - wherever - the
roads were clear and safe,
sometimes almost dry. I cannot
thank Tim Carter, the superintendent, and his men enough.
The work I do affects people's
everyday lives. If I couldn't
get there safely, their health
would be compromised. When
I start out from my home in
Pikeville, I am confident that I
can get there and back with no
problem because I know the
state workers have been there
before me. They do an amazing job every time."
Drivers communicate with
their garage through two-way
radios. The garages report to
·District 12's central office in
Pikeville, by radio, telephone,
and email. The District Office
reports conditions to Frankfort
via email and telephone.
Sara George, the district's
Information Officer, keeps the
media updated through email
and phone calls. "Sometimes
at five o'clock in the morning,
there's no one to answer the
phone at a radio station," she
said. "But more often than not,
I can find someone who can
get the word out to their audience so that people know what
road conditions they're facing
if they absolutely have to get
out."
George said that the communications system has two
priorities: to make sure the drivers have contact in case they
run into problems or need a
mechanic dispatched to their
location and to keep the public
informed through updates to
the media.
"We all are co.mmitted to
keeping the roads safe.
Everyone works 16-hour alternating shifts and we stay on
the job until the weather event
is over, whether it's flooding,
snow, ice, or some other
unusual weather situation."
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Lawsuit ·
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ing for Appalachian Fuels,
maintained during the civil
suit that its truck was on the
ph:~per side of the road, and
tHat it was only after the vehicle was hit by Ira Nichols that
i~ steering was disabled, and
~ truck crossed lanes.
'· Claims were also made by
~ Fields against Ira Nichols,
ttY which Ira Nichols issued his
oWn counterclaims against
Fields and Francis Trucking.
AU totaled there were six
ciaims filed in the matter. All
q'f the other claims have been
~tied out of court.
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' The loaded coal truck that
Fields was driving normally
trlweled on Route 119 to U.S.
23, and then would travel
north to Catlettsburg. Kirk
maintained as part of the lawsuit that Route 292 is a Single
A highway and not part of the
Extended Weight Coal Haul
Road System, and had Fields
truck not been there, no collision would have occurred. The
Route 292 roadway is only
rated for 40,000 pounds while
the coal truck that Fields was
driving weighed in excess of
125,000 pounds.
"[Route] 292 is too narrow
and too curvy for 18-wheelers
to safely haul.coal," Kirk said.
"They take. these shortcuts to
get in an extra load or two, and
it's just dangerous. They are
traveling on roads that were
never designed to handle those
vehicles or that weight."
Duncan's accident is the
second such accident involving a coal truck in as many
years. In 2005 Rev. Lonny
Preece, 55, died after his vehicle was crashed into by an
overloaded truck on Route 40
near Inez. That vehicle
weighed over 150,000 pounds
and was traveling on a road
rated for 62,000 pounds.
Mark Brown, a public
information officer with the
state Transportation Cabinet,
said, "Obviously these roads
are rated for a purpose, and
that's to maintain the safety of
the driving public."
A
representative
of
Kentuckians
for
the
Commonwealth said that
becoming an extended coal
haul road is not based on
whether or not a road can handle the weight, but whether or
not 50,000 tons of coal was
hauled on that road in the previous year.
Rick
Handshoe,
of
Hueysville,
a
KFTC
spokesman said, "We're fighting the coal companies and the
state. I hate for my daughter to
even drive on these roads."
Handshoe says there simply
aren't enough vehicle enforcement officers to monitor all of
the trucks hauling on the
roads. "How many people
have to die before the state
will look into the condition of
these roads?"
Handshoe, who is a former
coal truck driver, said he
understands that coal and coal
transportation are necessary
aspects of the community, but
it needs to be safe. "I want our
miners underground protected,
and I want our drivers to safely be able to earn a living."
The high price of gas is one
thing that Handshoe admits is
causing drivers to look for
shorter routes, "These guys are
just trying to make a living."
Handshoe added that it will be
heating scandal could keep FSU
layers out of Music City Bowl
by BRENT KALLESTAD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
An academic cheating scandal
. could leave Florida State without as many as 25 players
when the Seminoles go against
Kentucky in the Music City
B~l on Dec. 31.
"We have some players not player range. Many of the
traveling for one reason and players could also be ruled
some for another, including ineligible for some games next
those who are ineligible for the season for their connection to
bowl because of academic the cheating scandal earlier
issues," coach Bobby Bowden this year.
said in a statement released by
Federal privacy laws prothe university Tuesday."
hibit the school from releasing
Bowden put the number of names.
players involved in the 25- , "We want to make sure that
we have complete information, and that we have dotted
all the i's and crossed all the
t's," said Lee Hinkle, vice
president of university relations. "It is premature to say
anything at this point."
Young hunter
killed in Letcher
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT - Another
Kentucky teenager has died in
a hunting accident.
Letcher County Deputy
Coroner Wallace Bowling says
14-year-old Ryan Cantrell of
Blaine fell on his muzzleloading rifle Saturday afternoon
while trying to walk through
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mud on a mountain in Eastern
Kentucky.
Bowling said Cantrell died
from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot to the neck and
head while deer hunting with
his stepfather and some
friends.
At least two other Kentucky
teens have been shot in hunting accidents since September.
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the three schools, Wicker said
"that would pay the salary of a
classified employee."
Wicker said that the
teacher's association members
suggest continuing the practice
of offering such rewards as ice
cream, class parties, field trips
and such for school and stu-
dent successes and that the
granting of monetary awards
suggests fiscal irresponsibility.
Board chair Jeff Stumbo
said Lhat the members of the
board would prepare a written
response to the FCEA's comments, to be released at a later
date.
• Continued from p1
quality," she continued.
The members of Lhe Floyd
board are currently awaiting a
report on why some parents
have chosen to pull Lheir children out of district schools. At
the suggestion of interim
superintendent
Ronald
Fentress, letters are being sent
to those parents requesting
specific reasons for making
the decision to enroll their
children in neighboring ~cl;l,QQJ
districts.
"What are we doing, what
can we do," said Stumbo, "to
keep our students at home?''
Awaiting the aforementioned report, board members
voted to table any action on
the nonresident contract for
2008-09 school year for the
time being.
"We have to make a deci-
sion in January, though,"
board member Jeff Stumbo
said. "But first, we have to
look at why people are leaving
the district."
In olher business, the board
recognized Fentress for the
service he provided for the
school district during the time
of transition between the leaving of former superi,qtendent
:falll Fa11ning and 0:1,~. hiring of
his replacement, I:l6nr.y Webb.
Board chair Jeff Stumbo
praised Fentress for his
"strong leadership during a
time when the board really
needed to focus."
"I've had a great time,"
Fentress said. "I want to commend this school district and
this school board ... You have a
lot of really great things going
on and I've been glad to be a
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Other critics say the money
spent on the project would be
better used to repair existing
roads and pridges in the state.
Whil~ nearly all of the
states west of Kentucky have
abandoned the ~oject, Rogers
believes the ihterstate can·still
be salvaged. Mike Hancock,
the Transportation Cabinet's
chief of staff, said officials
hope the road can stretch
across Kentucky into West
Virginia and Virginia.
Just how the project would
be paid for remains unclear.
U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, a
Democrat representing the 3rd
District, said he doesn't see
any federal funding becoming
available for I-66 or the
Louisville bridge projects anytime soon. It means the state
would have to seek alternatives to pay for the road.
How?
"That's for wiser heads than
mine," Rog~rs said.
The state's six-year highway plan provides money for
the bridges project, but not for
I-66. Gov. Steve Beshear is
against a gas-tax increase and
said recently he's "not a fan"
of tolls.
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and May God Bless...
part of it."
The board also voted to
approve to employ Fentress'
services as a consultant for 10
additional days past his service
contract.
Floyd district teachers
Glendine Hale and Angela
Duncan, as well as the
Prestonsburg High School
football team, were also recogpi ~ed for meritorious achievement~.· and Jesse Osborne, a
student
at
McDowell
Elementary and member of the
Kentucky Opry Junior Pros,
performed two song selections
for members of the board.
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.Raymond's 18!!
ball players already have been
penalized for their involvement. Defensive end Kevin
McNeill missed the season and
wide receiver Joslin Shaw
missed the first four games.
"Kentucky would be a
tough opponent when we are
at full strength so clearly this
will make things more difficult," Bowden said. "Our staff
is in the process of determining what adjustments we must
make for the game."
Bowden said he would not
use any players redshirted this
season in the bowl game.
Schools
Great careers Departing Dailv
Rogers
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Bowden had previously not
answered questions following
the team's practices on the
scandal that resulted in one
full-time academic adviser,
Brenda Monk, and a student
tutor losing their jobs this
summer.
The university reported its
findings in a letter to the
NCAA in September after a
six-month investigation by the
school revealed at least 23 athletes in various sports were
implicated for cheating on
tests.
At least two Seminole foot-
up to the state government and
the coal companies to.improve
the situation.
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penalties on coal companies o~,.,
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• RANCHO CORDOVA,
Calif. Happy holidays.
Now pull over to the side of
the road.
Motorists may be m for a
~urprise if they spot flashing
red lights in their rearview
mirrors in this Sacramento
suburb during the holiday season.
Police are stopping lawabiding motorists and rewarding their good driving with $5
Starbucks gift cards.
A traffic officer came up
with the idea to "promote the
holiday spirit and enhance
goodwill between the traffic
unit and the motoring public,"
police Sgt. Tim Curran said.
Local businesses donated
hnoney to buy the gift cards.
"They raised a substantial
amount of money," Curran
said. "They'll be pulling over
a lot of people."
• CHERRY HILL, N.J.One dry cleaner now knows
how to get on Santa's naughty
list: lose his suit.
After Christmas last year,
,Max Weisberg took his red
velvet suit to Royal Cleaners,
which accidentally gave it to
someone else. The familyowned business acknowledged
the mixup and offered to pay
if,him half the value of the nearly $400 suit, said Jean Hwang,
who said she's the owner's sister.
Weisberg, 54, a civilian
tmployee of the Navy, took
the business to small claims
court and won a $396.50 judgment to cover the suit and
court costs.
But he had to collect the
money himself. So Weisberg
decided to do it with flair. His
wife's public-relations firm
notified the media that he
would drop by the shop.
Donning a new red velvet
suit with soft white trim and
shiny black boots, a jolly
We1sberg burst into the dry
cleaners Monday, television
cameras rolling.
"Merry Christmas! Have
you been a good girl?" he
asked a smiling Hwang. She
promised to put the check in
the mail to Weisberg the next
day.
Weisberg, who has been
playing Santa at events for
about a dozen years, made a
promise, too: If it didn't arrive,
he'd be back to protest again.
• DANBURY, Conn. Santa Claus says that a woman
who sat on his lap was
naughty, not nice.
A Santa at the Danbury Fair
mall said the woman groped
him.
"The security officer at the
mall said Santa Claus has been
sexually assaulted," police
Detective Lt. Thomas Michael
said of the weekend complaint.
Sandrama Lamy, 33, of
Danbury, was charged with
sexual assault and breach of
peace. She was released on a
promise to appear in court on
Jan. 3.
Police quickly found and
identified Lamy because the
woman was described as being
on crutches, said Capt. Bob
Myles.
A call seeking comment
from Lamy was answered by a
recording Tuesday morning. A
woman later called back and
said: "It's a false report and I
don't have any idea."
Police did not give the
name of the disconcerted
Santa, but they said he is 65
and felt badly because children
were waiting to see him. "He
was apparently shocked and
embarrassed by the whole
incident," Myles said.
A man who teaches hundreds of prospective Santas a
year
,Ai
"Santa
Tim"
Connaghan, president of
RealSantas.com ,At said he's
never heard of a similar incident, though it's not unusual
for adults to want to pose with
Santa.
"I've had some very nice
ladies sit on my lap," said
Connaghan, who did not train
the Danbury Fair Santa. "Once
in a while they'll say 'I hope
The family of Mr. Donald H. Goble wishes to gratefully
acknowledge the thoughtfulness and many kindnesses of
all our friends, relatives, and neighbors during the illness of
our husband, father, brother, and grandfather who passed
from this world into one of glory on November 18, 2007.
Abundant thanks to all who brought food, flowers, and
offered their sincere condolences. Many thanks, also, to all"
the churches and faithful members across Floyd County
that offered up heartfelt prayers on his behalf. We
especially thank all those who took the time to speak kind
words in an effort to ease our aching hearts.
Thanks to Ron Wright and his sister, Mary, for the
beautiful songs and music. Thanks to Joan Chaffins for
singing our loved one's favorite song, "Beulah Land."
To clergymen, Arnold Turner and Steve Pescosolido, we
wish for you to kno"Y that no kinder words could ever have
been spoken. Your blessed words did so very much to
comfort us. God bless you both.
Special thanks to Hospice of Big Sandy for their service
to Don. Everyone was so kind to him, and a very special
thanks to Risa Teeters, RN, of Hospice, who came and
stayed with us to the end - you will never be forgotten.
We will also never forget Dr. Jain and the Highlands
Cancer Center doctors; Chris Bailey and his office staff;
and all those at Highlands Regional Medical Center who
took such good care of our loved one. Dan's caregiver,
Helen Slone, will also remain in our hearts forever. We
thank you, Helen, for all you did.
A special thanks, also, to the Kentucky State Police
Honor Guard for attending the funeral and for changing
guards and standing at attention at his casket at the funeral home. Thanks to Pikeville Post 9 Troopers for serving
as pallbearers alongside Don's two beloved sons, Donnie
and Ronnie, and for the police escort provided as Dan's
casket was transported to Davidson Memorial Gardens to
be laid to rest.
Thanks to Julie Pescosolido for playing taps at the
gravesite, and to our much loved Miss Katherine Emily
Goble, Don's beloved granddaughter, for playing "My Old
Kentucky Home" on her violin at her grandfather's gravesite.
And, we cannot forget Community United Methodist
Church for the wonderful dinner prepared for the family
following the funeral and burial services.
Thanks, too, to Carter Funeral Home for its kind and
efficient service.
Mrs. Claus isn't going to be
upset.' You have to be discreet
and kind and say 'Oh no, she'll
be OK. You can sit here, but
only for one photo.'"
A spokeswoman for Cherry
Hill Photo, the company that
coordinates
Santas
for
Danbury Fair, declined to
comment Tuesday.
• FARGO, N.b.- A bank
is giving its full-time employees $1,000 each and part-time
employees $!500 each. There's
one condition - use it for
people in need.
State Bank & Trust Chief
Operating Officer Michael
Solberg said each full-time
employee will receive $1,000
and each part-time employee
will receive $500, as part of a
$502,000 "Pay it Forward"
initiative.
"We're going to really see
some huge impact on our community," Solberg said.
Employees were told not to
use the money for themselves,
their families or families of
other bank employees. The
bank asked each employee to
document the good deed with
a video camera. The deadline
is June 30.
The employees were told
they may choose an individual
cause, ·pool their money· for a
larger project or collaborate
with donors outside the bank.
The privately owned bank has
more than 500 employees, he
said.
The bank made the
announcement over the weekend.
In previous years, the
Fargo-based bank has taken 5
percent of the company earnings and divided it up at holiday time among employees.
• FOND DULAC, Wis.A driver did not make a clean
getaway early Sunday, despite
taking his vehicle through a
car wash while fleeing an offi-
cer.
A reserve officer tried to
stop the driver on suspicion of
drunken driving, the Fond du
County
Sheriff' s
Lac
Department said in a statement. But the motorist fled by
driving through a car wash,
then sped away and nearly
struck a Fond du Lac police
officer who had stopped to
help.
A tire deflation device was
eventually used to stop the car,
and officers used a stun gun to
take the 18-year-old driver
into custody, the Sheriff's
Department said. An 18-yearold woman also in the car was
arrested and released.
As Dulski explained (itq
" Getting married is sc~fl
than jumping out of a plane.:;b
Hazleton
Mayor
L~
Barletta performed the cer_lf<;;
many on the ground for Dulski
and Knittle, both 30. About ~
minutes later, the bride an4,
groom took a plane up JR
10,000 feet and leaped out. ,
It was the second marriagS!
but first skydive for Duls~i·
who made a tandem jump wif#?.
an instructor. Knittle, who h~
skydived once before, jumped
separately.
,;
Barletta called it perha~J
the most unusual wedding ceremony he has performed.
"I'm sure my wife would
• HAZLETON, Pa. Talk about taking the plunge.
Jeanie Dulski and Jamy
Knittle actually took two
plunges on Friday: First, they
got married at Hazleton
Municipal Airport, then they
went skydiving.
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Ronnie, laura and Katherine,
Sue, Laura Vaughn,
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1985 dodge ram
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85,000 miles. New
mud I snow tires.
Would be a good
work truck. also for
sale 351 windsor
motor. low miles
$800. Call 8866258.
Seeking Drivers
for 7 - passenger
mini - vans in
Martin.
Drug
screen,
clean
MVR & valid DL
required. 1-800471-2440
Reference # 26,
EOE.
2001 Grand Am
for sale. Call 8868843 or 791-2727.
For Sale 2002
Pontiac Sunfire.2door, white automatic with sunroof.
$6,200 Call 8742745 or 874-9703.
For Sale: 198'7
Dodge ram B-250
Van.
(Fair
Condition)
1
owner. Can be
used for passenger
or
cargo
transport. $1 ,295.
Call 285-9112.
2001 Volvo S80.
78,000 mi., garage
kept, all maint.
from
records
Quantrell
Volvo.
Beautiful,
I
maintain
Contact
Gary
Frazier: 886-1878
(H), 886-9100 (W),
226-1375
(C).
$12,500
2006
Harley
Sporster Custom
1200cc, 1400 miles
- $7,200.00 and a
2006 Harley Dyna
Lowrider
1600
miles - $10,400.00.
Both excellent condition. (606) 3772028 or (606) 3776229.
Wanted
Experienced legal
secretary
for
Pikeville
office.
Computer
skills
including Word and
Outlook.
Typing
speed of at least 55
words per minute.
Excellent
salary
and benefits. Send
resumes to P.O.
Box
390
Prestosnburg, Ky
41653.
Local private child
care office is seeking
a
Case
Manager .
Requirements:
Bachelor of social
work, or closely
related field, with
two years experience working with
hli(R) and
i?
dren. To apply,
please
send
resume to Spencer
Wahl , Benchmark
Family Services,
199 north Lake
D r i v e ,
Prestonsburg, Ky
41653.
FOR SALE
Submersible deep
well Meyer pumps.
Half 3 quarter and
1 horse power. Call
358-2000.
Seeking individual to assist alert
elderly lady with
activities of daily
living in the home.
Duties
would
include assisting
mobility,
with
preparing meals,
light house keeping. If interested
call 606-946-2072.
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Connections is hir-
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2. Fax: (606) 886-3603
3. E-mail: classifieds@floyd countytimes.com
4. Stop by: 263 S. Central Avenue, P restonsburg
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1900.
Pediatric office
seeks RN I LPN for
FT
employment.
Send resume' to
Pediatrics, PO Box
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Ky 41653.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
FT - REGISTERED NURSES
$3000.00 Pre-Hire Bonus Offered
with ICU experience
ighlands Regional Medical Center has openings in the Critical Care Unit for
full-time • Registered Nurses. The Critical Care nurse is responsible for
g optimal care for the critically ill patient through Incorporation of
ng: individual accountability, thorough knowledge of the
nter·rel!rtedness of the body systems, recognition of the patient as an
rn,ndhlldual and all the needs that Implies, and appreciation of the collaborative
of all members of the health care team.
w;r·ad~late
of accredited nursing program and currently licensed in the state of
m<e,ntu,ckv. Must have successfully completed HRMC's RN staff nurse
loinrl.,nt~'tinn program and CCU orientation program and qualifying exam. Must
to stand or walk for long periods. Heavy lifting required. Maintain
BLS and ACLS provider status.
• Nine (9} Paid Holidays
• MedicaVDental lnsurance
• Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
Interested applicants may apply to the
Human Resources Department, HRMC,
5000 Ky. Rt. 321
Prestorl!>burg, Ky. 41653
(606} 886·7530
Fax: (606} 886-7534
E-mail: tclark@hrmc.org
Highlands is an equal opportunity employer.
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(859) 806-1517
Fax (859) 5235564
PO Box 910844
Lexington,
KY
40591-0844
Miller Bros. Coal,
LLC is seeking
qualified applicants
for the position of
Su rface
Mine
Planning Engineer.
Mining Engineering
degree and experience
required.
Competitive salary
and benefits package.
Interested
applicants _sh ould
send their resume
Outgoing and assertive individuals
to make p resentations to a rea
churches. Flexible hours and great
income potential for very rewarding
work. You will be wo rking out of this
local newspaper office. Interested?
Call toll-free 1-866-288-4901
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
social/educational programs for children and
ts. All utilities
ineruded at Highland
Hgts., utility allowance
at Cliffside. Call (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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rector - We are
looking for the
right person to be
a part of the management
team
who has a track
record of building a
culture of team
work.
The successful candidate
will have human
resou rce experience preferably in
health care experience and be certified as a PHR or
SPHR or whose
coml:lination
of
educatio n
and
experience will give
them
the
best
opportunity for success.
Interested candidates should send
their resume to:
Pikevi ll e
Healthcare Center
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Santa Says,
Visa - MC - Discover
Check
in confidence to
P.O. Box 990, Allen,
Ky. 41601. Phone
not
inquiries
accepted.
Job Openings
Goodwill Industries
of KY will open a
Donated
Goods
Center
in
Prestonsburg
In
November.
Job
Openings
will
include a Center
Manager, Assistant
Center Manager ,
Production clerks
and
a
B aIer f. M ate ria I
Handler. To apply
for positions, mail or
fax
or
email
resumes to Karen
Cogdill , Donated
Manager
Goods
Goodwill Industries
at 370 S Hwy 27
Suite
9-A
Somerset,
KY
42501 . Fax # 606678-4185 or email
kcogdill@ gwik.org
Closing date whe n
positions are filled.
Goodwill Industries
of Kentucky EOE
100
Workers
needed. Assemble
crafts, wood items.
To
$4801wk.
Materials provided.
f ree
information
801Pkg 24 Hr.
428-4649.
Heavy Equipment
Steam Cleani ng
Company
needs
employees. Must
have valid drivers
• FOR SALE •
Large Shop Building
9 ,000 sq. ft. under roof. 9 rollup
doors , approx ·' 3 .5 acres level
land. Tracto r/trailer accessible , 3phase powe r to th e building.
Located 6 miles from Allen red
light at Cow C reek. $1 50,000.
Call Jerry Bentley at
437-1656 or 433-3077
"Ho Ho Ho,
- Ht>me-for· t he J-io}i~! "
Relax to our low utility costsat Park Place Apartments!
more information,
call Highland Terrace
886·1925, TDD: 1·80r0·641H
6056 or 711 , or come by
oHice for an application.
Highland Terrace does
discriminate in admission
or employment in subsi·
dized housing on account
of race, color,
creed, religion,
sex, national ori-
Move in by December 31, 2007
Get your 1st Month Rent FREE!
~·= Security Deposit to be paid in full.
Rents starting at: 1BR-$280, 2BR-$304
Rent includes water, sewer, garbage pickup
Laundry Room on site
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303 Universit) Drive
Prestonsburg, Ky.
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AHention, Miners:
Two (2) Full Crews Needed for
New Underground Mine Opening.
Needed: Bosses, Electricians, Medical
Emergency Technicians, Shuttle Car
Operators, Roof Bolter Operators, Miner
Operators. High Coat Conditions. Competitive
Wages, Benefits, Vacations, Uniforms Offered.
Please inquire at (606) 874-6441, between
the hours of 9:00 a.m., and 4:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday
WELDING POSITION
AVAILABLE.
~~HIGHlANDS
DEADLINES:
Wednesday's paper @ Mon., noon
Friday's paper @ Wed., 5 p .m.
Sunday's paper @ Thurs ., 5 p.m.
(approximately
18 letters
per line)
NAME------------------------------------~------ADDRESS: ________________________________________
EMPLOYMENT
Our hou rs: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Write your
ad here:
Begin with a key word (item for sale, etc.)
Use descriptive words to identify your items
State your price or terms
lnclud~ a phone number and/or e-mail address
Conversion
n.
Runs good. $ 700.
firm. Call 606-3772762.
u!
EXCELLENT PAY. DRUG
SCREEN REQUIRED
CALL
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8:00AM-5:00PM
285-9358
RESTAURANT
Prestonsburg
HELP WANTED: Waitresses, dishwashers/busboys, cooks. Paid vacation, health insurance available.
Uniforms furnished.
No phone calls, please!
Apply in person.
llEoo, BROWN &
WILLIAMS
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
Paul David Brown, Broker
3780 N. Mayo Trail
.fdJ6---,
Suite 102
~,~~
Pikeville, KY
(606) 437-2333 • (606) 886-3939
POSITION AVAILABLE
The
Wheelwright
Utility
Commission will be taking
applications for a part-time
utility clerk on a temporary
basis, approx. 20 to 30 hours
per week. Some general office
experience is required, and a
knowledge of bookkeeping
practices, and some basic .
computer skills. Applications
will be taken from December
20th, until December 28th,
2007, anyone interested can
pick up an application at the
Utility Office in Wheelwright,
between the hours of 8:00
a.m., and 4:00 p.m. The phone
number to call with any questions is (606) 452-4273.
•"''""..'''"' Skylights, Fireplace, IDtkory n.a••"m:u.•
Ma ter Suite. Hybrid HVAC Syll.; 2+/and MORE! $289,000 1\fLS#
Call for an appointment todayl
s~ -e~~- T>rinclfloL BtoW£0!.t,.
Level lot with no restrictions. Conveniently located
near all amenities in Bevinsville. Public water avail·
able. $12,000. Call Patti, 606·791·5904. MLS # 16129
606-433-9700 - 1-800-433-8661
www.LISTWITHAAA. com
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
license and up to
date surface mining
papers.
Mine
Emergency Tech. is
. a • plus. Call Mon.
Tlrilru Fri. 9:00 a.m.
tq 5:00 p.m. (606)
8~6-1759
If
no
answer leave message.
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
klfrasure@ bellsouth.net
2-6ft glass display
cases for sale. Also
2- 5 ft wood cabinets for sale. Call
886-3142.
9am5pm
For Sale Antiques:
Antique John Deer
Disc Harrow $600.
Antique
G.E.
Rrfrigerator $350. ·
Antique
Horse
Dtawn Plows $200.
Aptique Clawfoot
Bathtub$125.
Antique
double
Washtub
with
Wooden
Ringer
$125. Call 8742421.
19, 2007
area
of able on main road
Prestonsburg. First through town, close
left past BSADD. to courthouse. 606Household items, 791-3663.
furniture,
vintage
china, cups and Office space for
saucers, new purs- rent. 193 East Court
es with tags, new s t r e e t
costume jewelry, air Prestonsburg.
conditioner
and 1 ,500 sq ft. Call
much, much more. 606-789-6236
Many new and vintage
gift
items. Prestonsburg
come see our great business for lease.
prices. Shop inside Great location on
where its warm.
the main road, close
to downtown and
the
courthouse.
Miscellaneous
lease as is or
change,, many possibilities,ie restaurant, sports bar,
OM 800 Mack 50 office
complexbogie with out motor ample parking. May
&
transmission consider
selling.
$4,000. Also 2002 Call 791-3663.
Honda XR 1OOR
FMF p1pe, K&N Beauty shop for
exhaust. Looks and rent. Equipped with
runs good.$950. 8Ft 3 stations and tanPull behind broon ning bed. Would
road sweeper $700. consider renting for
Call 606-452-9444.
commercial
use
other than beauty
Tanning Bed for shop. Rt. 122 1 mile
sale. Call 886-8843 South of Martin
or 791-2727.
acro~s from Garth
Technical School.
Must have referReal Estate
ences. 285-9112.
Houses
House for sale:
Located
at 145
hibiscus
Ct,
Prestonsburg. First
left past BSADD.
Brick ranch style ,
3br with garage and
large covered patio.
Private almost an
For Sale: Beautiful acre
lot.
Newly
Maggie
SoHero remodeled throughwedding gown size out with new light
12 original cost fixtures. New floor
$1600, selling $500. coverings and new
Call 606-886-9626. warrantied central
If interested please heat
and
air.
leave message and Beautiful and ready
to move in as soon
number.
as we close. Come
3 Caret diamond see for yourself at
bracelet for sale. our open house
$250. Call 791- Friday
Dec 21st
0107.
and Saturday Dec
22nd from 9am to
BOOK FOR SALE
3pm. $115,000 For
A book by Donald more info call 886Crisp "Growing up 8977.
on Bucks Branch".
In Floyd county, on Brick &
Stone
sale now!!!! $12.50 House for Sale.
plus shipping and Four bedrooms, two
handling. Contact and a half baths.
Donald
at 285- 2900 square feet
.Desirable location
3885.
in Trimble Branch.
Reasonably priced.
Call 886-2020
Animals
Qlristmas English
B).llldog, AKC registared,
Up-to-date
shots. Health guaranteed, good with
other animals. I am
giving her to a lovely, and caring person I family this
Christmas because
she will be a wonderful Christmas gift
and companion for
your Family. Ready
to
go.
Email:
spencermicheal_1970 @yah
oo.com
Scarlet
McCall
$500. Call 8860622.
AKC
registered
Boxer
pups.
Asking $350. Tails
docked-dew claws
removed - shots &
wormer up to date.
Call (606) 2982529. Both male &
female.
Great
Christmas Gift!!
Furniture
I
I
4 Pc Antique
Bedroom suite with
Wfiterfall design for
sale. Also wooden
secreta'ry
and
accent chair. Call
886-8368.
ALLEN
FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furniture,
used
appliances, living I
bedroom suits, bunk
beds,
and
lots
more!
Call 606·
874-9790.
Yard Sale
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
For Sale: 35 acres
of land, one story
house with 1 .600
sq.ft of living space,
partial
basement
located at Hi Hat,
Ky. Two acres of flat
land with house,
space for garden or
two
more
residences. The home
place of the late
Cecil and Edna
"Sweetie" Meade.
Appraised
value
$65,000. Price nonnegotiable. Contact
Mike Mullins at 606785-5475
(8 : 00a.m. 5:00p.m.weekdays)
or 606-251-3414.
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
v1ew
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
Sale or Lease
Indoor Yard sale:
Friday Dec 21st and
Sat Dec 22nd from
9pm to 3pm. During
open house at 145
Hibiscus Ct, Cliff
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Established business with 240 ft.
road frontage. 2
adjoining lots avail-
Commercial property 12 acres next
to
Walmart
&
McDonald's
in
Prestonsburg. 8863023 after 5pm.
FOR SALE
Property for sale
between
Prestonsburg and
Painstville.
Also,
double 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. HUNTERS
PARADISE!! Could
be made into a subdivision.
Rentals
2br 1 bath house
for rent at Martin.
Lg yard $350 .. mth.
$350 deposit. Call
789-3724 or 791
9331.
APARTMENT
Large Uniqourt Apt
for rent located at
Stanville on US 23.
2br, 2 bath walk in
closet. 1 yr Lease.
No pets. Please call
606-478-8100.
2br duplex for rent.
Central heat and air.
In excellent condition. 3 miles north of
prestonsburg. Call
886-9007 or 8890747.
3br apt for rent. 2
baths, parkin,g for
trucks. Will rent to
contractors.
Mt
Parkway 6 miles
from Prestonsburg.
Townhouse 2 BR 1
Bath w/d hookup 2
car garage $575 per
month plus utilities
plus deposit. Call :
606-522-4122
or
606-477-2783
furnished
1 Br
apartment located
3
miles
from
Prestonsburg. Call
358-9483 after 6:00
pm or 794-9484.
Apt. For rent: 1
and 2 BR apartments on Rt. 321
near Porter school.
Central heat and air,
washer and dryer
hookup. $375 per
month plus references and deposit.
Seniors welcomed!
Call 789-5973.
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent
starting at $375.
month, + $300.
deposit
water
included . Located
near HRMC. 606-
Houses for Rent
889-9717.
House For Rent - 3
BR, at Allen, Ky.
$800.00 per month
+ security deposit.
Call 794-0249
For rent: 2 br
House at Martin.
Available immediately. Call 791-8560
or 478-8139 after
7pm. $500 month &
$500. deposit.
3- Br house for
rent .With attached
garage on 1 acre
flat lot, furnished
kitchen, utility room,
dinning room, living
room w I fireplace
two full baths. located on left fork Little
Paint, off Rt 1100 off
U.S. 23 four lane,
near
Highlands
regional Hospital.
References
required and possible
back-ground
check if desired.
Prefer no pets deposit
of
one
months rent. $550.
monthly. Call 8866626.
House for rent:
Harold
area.
Partially furnished.
Suitable for 2 work·
ing people. 2 br, 1
car garage. Call
886-9158 or 2269472.
10/31 1wk
BUILDING
FOR
RENT 50X90, 18"
Ceilings,
1 ~X12
Garage
Door,
$450.00 per month.
Martin, Ky.
2853368 9/26
2 Br house for rent
at Martin, Kyt. $500
a month plus security deposit. Call 7940249.
10/14 1 wk
House for rent at
Allen. 3 BR at Allen,
Ky $800 per month.
Security
deposit.
Call 794-0249.
9/21 1wk
:
House for Rent on
Little Paint Creek.
Quiet
neighborhood,clean,good
condition ,carport
and storage building .
$500.00 a
month.
Call 8863613
after
5
p.m.9/26,9/28
&
9/30
For Rent: 3 br, 2
bath
house
at
Allen.$650. mo plus
security deposit. Call
478-1122 or 7915262.
10/17 1wk
3BD,2 bath, Log
Home in Oaklawn,
Hager Hill. Central
H/A low•utility bills .
Large
covered
deck, big storage
barn, acres of privacy. $990 OBO Ava.
October. per month
850-222-2222
Leave
message.
See
pix
at
www.YesFLA.com
10/7 1mo
Mobile Homes
Rent to own1999
3 br 16x80 Mobile
home. Married couples preferred. 6
miles
from
Prestonsburg. Call
886-2842.
Mobile Home for
rent. 3 miles from
Prestonsburg
on
David road. Call
8863902.
For Rent : Small
2 br mobile home
located n~ar the
new Prestonsburg
grade school. $
350. mth Plus utilities. Call 886-9931.
3 BR 2 bath MH
for rent with large
deck.. Located at
315
Adams
Cemetery
Road.
Call 791-8617
or
791-4471 . $450 per
month.
LOTS.FOR RENT
New mobile park
lots, Allen Dwale
area, Floyd County.
Restrictions apply.
PavedStreets, lighted area, parking
pads.AII sizes call
606-377-2357
Small
mobile
furnished
home for
KENTUCKY
rent. Just off Mt The amendment will Clifford and Jane ment will affect an
SOUTHERN DIVISION
PIKEVILLE
Parkway on old 114. underlie land owned Conn,
Richard area within 100 feet
Civil Action No. 07-143·
GFVT
Call 886-8724.
by James Keith Kimbler,
Lizz1e of public road KY
Tract No. 553M
United States of America
Hale and Debra Boyd, John David 2030. The amendPlaintiff
Nice 2 Br mobile Halbert,
Black and Pamela Akers, ment will not involve Vs. NOTICE: CONDEMNA<
home for rent in Diamond
TION
and/or 3.91 Acres of
Land Betty
Rose relocation
Land, More oc
Prestonsburg. Call
Le8.s,
closure
of
the
public
Company,
the Newsome,
and
Situate
in
Floyd
County,
874-0875 or 226commonwealth of
Roberts Heirs, Jeff Willie
Conn, road
3207
Kentucky,
The amendment And Mary June Allen, et al
Gayheart, J and R Georgene
Conn
Defendants
has
Company, Wright, Banner L. application
TO: The lollowing named
Mobile Home for Land
persons
and the~r spouses, if
rent: NO HUD. 1/2 Inc., Appalachian Conn, Bobby and been filed for public any, 1lliving, whose addressea.
and
places
of residence cao,
Coleman, inspection at the not be ascertained
mile
north
of Land et al., Edgar Sherry
by plainll
for and If deceased, then thei
Prestonsburg and Lucinda Kidd, Ernest and Geneva Department
unknown heirs, devisees,
Spradlin
Branch. Eddie Kidd, Susan Boyd, Danny R. and Natural Resources legatees. executors, admlnls·
trators, successors, creditors
Call 889-0363.
Hunter, Willard and Anna Conn, Donald Prestonsburg and ass19ns, whose names
and places of residence a&~
Office, unknown.
Patsy Stanley et al., and Lois Adkins, Regional
Tract No. 553M:
Myrtle Flanery aka Myrtle J.
Mearilla and David Donnie and Monica 3140 South Lake
Suite
6, Fl~'d~t';( t_~,~/;~:ea~:rgith L.
P. Pitts, Johnnie Akers,
Loretta Drive
LEGALS
Frazier Martin nka Edith Norris
Akers,
Nayoma Hunter,
Charles Prestonsburg, KY
•
Ethel Frazier
Eugene Frazier
rl!
Conn,
Norman Elliott, Phillip Ray 41653. Written comGreta Graham
Robert Flanery aka Robert
Sanders,
Burley and Tanya Boyd, ments, objections, Rudolph
Flanery
NOTICE OF
Cindy Frazier. as spouse of
Akers, Bernard and Delphia
and or requests for a George
W. Frazier
INTENT TO
Victor Warren, as spouse Of
Hall, permit conference
Dixie Lynn Conn, Cleadous
MINE
Rose Warren
Ivan Boyette, Joe R. Sode Scott and must be filed with
Unknown spouse, 1f any, of
Pursuant to
Myrtle Flanery aka Myrtle J.
Director, Flanery
Keathley, Mortiville Michelle Lawson, the
aka Myrtle Berry
Application
Unknown heirs, executors.
and
Shirley George K. and Lois Division of Mine administrators,
devisees, or
836-5332
No.
2 assigns, if any, of Mrytle
Parsons, Douglas Boyd, Ellis Hunter, Permits,
Flanery aka Myrtle J . Flanery
Major Rev. No. 1
Hudson
Hollow, aka Myrtle Berry
In
accordance Gene and Wanda and Brenda Gail
Unknown spouse 1f any,
U.S.
127
South, Edith L. Frazier aka Edrth L,
Akers,
Alice
Kidd
.
Hunter.
with KRS 350.055,
Frazier Martin aka Edith Norris
Frankfort,
Kentucky
Lawson,
Dewy
The
propos~d
Unknown heirs, executors.
notice is hereby
administrators, devisees, or;
given V & M Mining Darrell Akers, Clyde amendment is locat- 40601.
assigns, il any, of Edith L.
Frazier aka Edith L. Frazier
Co. of Paintsville, and Mary Conn, ed on the Harold
Martin nka Edith Norris
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
Unknown spouse, 1f any, of
Inc., 1509 Napier Richard and Cheryl U.S.G.S.
7
1/2
COURT
Ethel Frazier
EASTERN DISTRICT OF
St., Flatwoods, KY Arms, Dennie Ray minute quadrangle
41139, has applied and Michelle Hall, map. The amendfor a revision to a
ADVERTISEMENT
'"
surface and underFOR BIDS
ADVERTISEMENT
ground mining and
The City of Prestonsburg will be
reclamation operaFOR BIDS
accepting bids for Lots C-22 through
tion,
located
The Floyd County Sheriff's Office
C-31
, located at Stone Crest Golf
approximately 1 .2
is accepting bids for 23 new Smith
mile
north
of
Course,
along Clubhouse Drive.
& Wesson M&P .40 caliber handHonaker, in Floyd
Minimum bid accepted will be
guns. Each handgun will come with
County. The operaappraised value of $26,000 per lot.
three hi-capacity magazines. Bids
tion will disturb 4.94
These lots are zoned R-2 (Single,
will be accepted until December
surface acres, and
Double and Multiple Family Dwellings). '
2007.
The
Floyd
County
31,
will underlie 121.76
Sealed bids must be submitted by
Sheriff's Office retains the right to
acres, and the total
January 4, 2008. For additional inforreject any and all bids.
permit boundary will
mation, you may contact the City Clerk
be 126.70 acres.
Please send bids to the Floyd
at
(606) 886-2335. The City of
The
proposed
County Sheriff's Office. Att.: Bid,
Prestonsburg
reserves the right to
operation is approxP.O. Box 152, Prestonsburg, KY
imately 0.8 mile
accept and/or reject any and all bids.
41649.
south of the junction
of CR 1426 and the
Justice
Branch
SUMMARY OF
Road,
and
is
ORDINANCE
AND NOTICE
approximately 0.3
OF ENACTMENT OF
mile
south
of
Justice Branch. This
ORDINANCE NO. 06-012
revision is for a land
The Fiscal Court of the County of Floyd, Kentucky at a meeting held on
use change, and to
December 14, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., gave second reading to and enacted the folleave a road and
ill.
lowing ordinance:
pond as permaAN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ADJUSTABLE RATE !!'I'
nent. The proposed
DEMAND HOSPITAL FACILITIES REVENUE REFUNDING AND IMPROVEMENT
operation is located
BONDS
(HIGHLANDS REGIONAL HOSPITAL PROJECT) OF THE COUNTY OF
on the Harold 7 1/2
FLOYD,
KENTUCKY, IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO
U.S.G.S.
minute
:
EXCEED $35,000,000 AND COMPRISED OF ADJUSTABLE RATE DEMAND
quadrangle
map.
HOSPITAL FACILITIES REVENUE REFUNDING AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS,
The surface area to
SERIES 2007A (HIGHLANDS .REGIONAL HOSPITAL PROJECT) IN AN AGGRE- '
be
affected
is
owned by Michael
GATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 AND TAXABLE
'
Coleman
and
ADJUSTABLE RATE DEMAND HOSPITAL FACILITIES REVENUE REFUNDING ,
Charlie Akers.The
AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 2007B (HIGHLANDS REGIONAL HOBPI· ,( ~
application
has
TAL, PROJECT), IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ~· i:
been filed for public
$10,000,000, THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH SHALl BE LOANED TO CONSOLI- I'
inspection at the
DATED HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC., AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARY. HIGHLANDS HOSDepartment
for
PITAL CORPORATION, TO FINANCE AND .REFINANCE THE ACQUISITION,
Natural Resources
CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND EQUIPMENT OF FACILITIES SUITABLE
Prestonsburg
FOR USE AS HEALTH CARE AND RELATED FACILITIES, PROVIDING FOR THE
Regional Office, at
PLEDGE OF REVENUES FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH BONDS, AUTHORIZ3140 South Lake
ING A LOAN AGREEMENT AND TRUST INDENTURE APPROPRIATE FOR THE ~
D r i v
e ,
PROTECTION AND DISPOSITION OR SUCH REVENUES AND TO FURTHER
'
Prestonsburg, KY
SECURE SUCH BONDS. AUTHORIZING A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT,
41653. Written comments, objections,
TAX REGULATORY AGREEMENT AND OFFICIAL STATEMENT. AND AUTHOor requests for a
RIZING OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH ,,
permit conference
BONDS.
must be filed with
The Ordinance authorizes the issuance by the County of Floyd, Kentucky (the
the
Director,
"County") of County of Floyd, Kentucky. Adjustable Rate Demand Hospital Facilities ~~
Division of Mine
Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds. Series 2007A (Highlands Regional
Permits,
No.
2
Hospital Project) in a principal amount not to exceed $35,000,000 (collectively, the
Hudson
Hollow,
"Bonds"), comprised of Adjustable Rate Demand Hospital Facilities Revenue
U.S. 127 South,
Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2007A (Highlands Regional Hospital I•
Frankfort,
KY
Project) in an aggregate principal amount n0t to exceed $25,000,000 (the "Series
40601.This is the
2007 A Bonds") and Taxable Adjustable Rate Demand Hospital Facilities Revenue 1:
final advertisement
of this application;
Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2007B (Highlands Regional Hospital ~~~
all
comments,
Project) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 (the "Series .,
objections,
or
2007B J?onds") in order to provide funds to be loaned to Consolidated Health
requests for a perSystems, Inc. and/or its subsidiary. Highlands Hospital Corporation, both Kentucky
mit
conference
nonprofit corporations (such entities being individually or jointly hereinafter referred
must be received
to as the "Borrower") to finance and refinance the costs of acquiring, constructing,
within 30 days of
installing and equipping health care and related facilities to be owned by the
this date.
Borrower within the jurisdiction of the County. The Bonds are being issued under
NOTICE OF
Chapter 103 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, and are to be retired, directly or indiINTENTION
rectly, from the loan payments to be made by the Borrower pursuant to a Loan
TO MINE
Agreement dated as December 1, 2007 (the "Agreement") between the County and
Pursuant to
,
the Borrower. THE BONDS SHALL NOT REPRESENT OR CONSTITUTE AN
Application
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE COUNTY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CONSTINumber 836TUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. THE BONDS SHALL BE
5505
PAYABLE SOLELY FROM THE REVENUES AND SECURITY INTERESTS
'
Amendment
PLEDGED FOR THEIR PAYMENT AS PROVIDED IN THE TRUST INDENTURE,
,
In
accordance
;
AUTHORIZED BY THE ORDINANCE, AND NEITHER MONEYS RAISED BY TAXwith KRS 350.070,
ATION NOR ANY OTHER GENERAL OR SPECIAL REVENUES OF THE COUN- • ~
notice is hereby
TY SHALL BE OBLIGATED OR PLEDGED FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL ~ ~
given that FCDC
OF, PREMIUM (IF ANY) OR INTEREST ON THE BONDS. Pursuant to a Bond
,
Coal,
Inc ., 587
Purchase Agreement among the County, the Borrower and First Kentucky
North Lake Drive,
Securities Corporation (the "Underwriter"), the Bonds will be purchased by the ~ :
Prestonsburg, KY
Underwriter. The maximum amount of the Bonds to be outstanding at any one time ··
41653, has applied
is $35,000,000.
for an amendment
Interest on the Bonds will be determined as set forth in the Trust Indenture autho- i .~
to
an
existing
rized by the Ordinance between the County and the trustee named therein (the !
underground coal
1
"Trustee"} pursuant to which the County has also assigned its right, title and intermining and reclaest
in
the
Agreement
to
the
Trustee
for
the
benefit
of
the
holders
of
the
Bonds.
The
mation operation,
Ordinance also authorizes the execution on behalf of the County of various financlocated 9
miles
ing
documents involved in the transaction, including the Agreement, the Bond 1•1
southeast of Printer,
Purchase Agreement, a Tax Regulatory Agreement and the Trust Indenture, each in
in Floyd County.
substantially the forms submitted to the County. The Trust Indenture establishes
The amendment will
various funds and accounts related to the Bonds and establ ishes the procedures for I ·~
add 0 acres of surpayment of the Bonds. The Tax Regulatory Agreement sets forth various agreeface
disturbance
ments to insure that interest on the Bonds is not includable in federal gross income I ~)
and will underlie an
of
the recipients. A copy of the Ordinance and the forms of the financing documents I :~
additional
1400
described above are on file with the Fiscal Court Clerk of the County.
acres, making a
By Chris Waugh
1•1
total
area
of
Fiscal Court Clerk
1597.17 acres withCounty of Floyd, Kentucky
in the amended perPREPARATION CERTIFICATE
•
mit boundary.
The undersigned Attorney at Law, licensed to practice in Kentucky, hereby certiThe
proposed
fies that the foregoing title summary of an Ordinance of the County of Floyd,
amendment area is
Kentucky, was prepared by the undersigned and constitutes a general summary of
approximately
9
essential provisions of said Ordinance, reference to the full text of which ordinance
miles
southeast
is hereby made for a complete statement of its provisions and terms.
from KY 2030's
Is/ Dirk M. Bedarff
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junction with KY
Peck, Staffer & Williams LLP
~
122, and located
118 W. Fifth Street
0.2 mile north of
Covington, Kentucky 41011
Spurlock
Creek.
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�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
19, 2007 • A13
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Unknown ha1rs, executors,
administrators, devisees, or
~~:~?;rs. if any, of Ethel
Unknown spouse. if any. of
Greta Graham
Unknown hetrs, executors,
administrators, devisees. or
assigns, if any, of Greta
Graham
Suzie Osborn
Unknown hetrs, e><ecutors,
administrators. devisees or
assigns. if any, of Suzie
Osborn
Unknown spouse. if any, of
Suzie Osborn
Wilham T. Osborn
Unknown heirS, executors,
administrators, doviseos, or
ass1gns, 11 any, of William T.
Osborn
~~';;:~~~g~~,Se, if any, of
Unknown successors or
w:~~~din in~~~~~a;f anti~~
Company, pursuant to that oil
and gas lease found 1n Deed
Book 102, at page 111 of the
records of the Floyd County,
Kentucky Court Clerk's Off1ce
In addition to those named
above, there may be others
wno have or may c1a1m an
interest in the property taken,
who are unknown to plaintiff,
and such persons are made
parties to the action under
the designation "Unknown
Owners"
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Complaont in
Condemnation has heretotore been flied in the Office of
the Clerk in the United States
D1strict Court for the Eastern
s~i~!~
of s~:~~'s"'ky, ~7st;~c~
Courthouse in Pikeville,
Kentucky for the taking of the
e simple title to the land
scnbod in Schedule "A",
subject, however. to existing
easements for public roads
and highways, public utilities,
railroads, and pipelines,
excepting and excluding from
the takmg all interests in
coat. oil and gas, and other
minerals in and under said
land which are oustanding in
parties other than the surface
owners and all appurtenant
nghts for the exploration,
d&velopment, production and
rel'noval of said coal, oil and
gas and other mmerals so
excluded, and for the use in
c<lnnaction with the establishment of the Town of
Martin.
Kentucky
Nonstructural Fif>od Control
Ptoject, in and to the land in
which you have, or claim to
h<fVe an interest, and more
particularly described in the
pleadings
herein:
Tract
553M. a certain tract of land
in a Town of Martin Project,
situate 1n Floyd County,
Kentucky, and containing
~67 acres more or less.
~It is the intent of the foregoing description to include a
p~rt of the same land conveyed to Mary Frazier in a
deed from Louisa Osborn,
tha wife of W. T. Osborn
(deceased), S. D Osborn
and Myrtle Osborn, T. T.
Osborn and Jennie Osborn,
S.P. Osborn and Susie
O'born, P.M. Dingus and
D&llie Dingus, and Calvin
Osborn. dated January 24,
1913, and recorded March
1?, 1913, in Deed Book 36,
Rage 368, the coal, oil and
gbs for this land was
reserved by Mary J Fraz1er,
aka Mary Frazier, and W. S.
Frazier, her husband, in a
dead dated January 16,
1924, and recorded February
19, 1924, in Deed Book 65,
Page 412.
Mary J. Frazier, aka Mary
Frazier died testate and
:~~ordm~8stg,~;~t Las~a'fe~
camber 1, 1932, and
orded March 27, 1933, in
Will Book B. Page 9, she
devised her interest in the
subject tract to her children:
Minnie Frazier Smith, Calvin
Ftazier, Dr. W.D. Osborn,
eff•e D. Maggard, Thaos M.
Ftazier, Myrtle Flanery, Edith
L. Frazier, and Alton 0.
Frazier.
Eff1e Fraz1er Mag9ard, aka
E;tl•e D. Maggard, d1ed intest'jte en April 29, 1991 and
Yf!S survived by her hus-
~~~d h;~w~eh~~~e~aga~;~a
<4tah8f]'l..;!"\QS~-Warren.
Ada
~xmore and Ruby Maggard
il'ancer; as shown by that
c~rtain Affidavit of Descent,
dflted and recorded May 21,
1992, in Deed Book 357,
Page 333.
Lawrence Maggard died
i'!lestate on June 14, 1991.
~ shown by an Affidavit of
Qescent dated and recorded
fl4ay 21, 1992, in Deed Book
357, Page 331, being sur·
v· ed by his children, Greta
aham, Rose Warren, Ada
xmore, and Ruby Spencer,
a Ruby Margaret Maggard
Spencer.
M1nnie Frazier smith, d1ed
Intestate ot December 12,
11183, as shown by the
P,lf1davit of Descent, dated
114arch 12. 1990, recorded
August 14, 1990, in Deed
Book 339, Page 133. her
interest in the property being
pjlssed to her chldren:
IT,ewey Ed Smith, and Violet
Smith Kolling.
Alton Otto Frazier, aka
Alton 0. Frazier. died testate,
and as evidenced by his Last
Will and Testament, dated,
J~nuary
31, 1972 and
recorded January 25, 1974 in
Will Book C, Page 249, hav:ng devised has interest in
the subject tract to his w1fe,
Ruby Eileen Frazier.
Thaoe Frazier, aka Thaos
ll.j. Frazier. died intestate on
~ptember 21, 1963, as
l'tffd~~it ~( D~~!nt, c~~~~
March 12. 1990, and record·
ed January 25, 1990, in
Deed Book 339, Pa(}e 132,
being survived by h1s w1fe,
Ethel Frazier, and his chit·
dren: Mary June Allen and
Donald Frazier.
Eugene Frazier, aka Calvin
Frazier, died testate on
March 29, 1983, as shown
on a certain AHidavit of
Descent dated March 12,
1990, and recorded August
14. 1990 in Deed Book 339,
Page 129, being survived by
h s wife, Vera! Frazier and
cf11tdren: Stephen Frazier,
George Frazier, Eugene
Frazier and Larry Frazier.
Varal Frazier died intestate
on December 6, 1988, as
shown by that certam
Nfidawit of Descent, dated
March 12, 1990, and record·
a>t August 14, 1990, m Deed
Elook 339, Page 130, being
s rvived by her children:
phen Frazier, George
f zier, Eugene Frazier and
l..<lrry Frazier.
Dr. W. D. Osborne, aka
William Dewey Osborne,
djed testate and by virtue of
tqe last Will and Testament,
dotted September 14, 1953,
filed for record August 24,
1959, and recorded at Will
Bpok "8", Page 317, h1s
•nterest in the subJect tract
~s devised to his wife, Ethel
Osborne, for life, and the
remamder to his children:
Virginia Jamerson, Mary
Lcuise Osborne, and Joan
Hall
Mary Louise Osborne d1ed
testata and by virtue of her
Last Will and Testament.
dated October 24, 1992, and
rqcorded January 10, 2003,
iii Will Book "Y", Page 101 ,
her interest in the subject
tract was devised to her sis·
ters,
Virginia
Deweyll
Jamerson,
aka
Virginia
Jamerson, and Joan 0
ackburn, Ike Joan Hall.
Ethel Osborne died intestate on or about February 17,
1~99, terminating her life
e\tate accordmg to the
~!davit of Descent, uatad
r:1ecember 30, 2002, and
r<!corded January 13, 2003,
1n Deed Book 402, Page 57.
Tho authority for the tak1ng
tS under and in accordance
with the Act of Congress
approved February 26, 1931
(40 U.S.C. § 25Ba) which
was recod•fied by Act of
Congress approved August
, 2002 (116 Stat. 1145. 40
S.C. § 3114), and acts sup·
ementary thereto and
amendatory thereof. and
under the further authority of
the Acts of Congress
¥Proved April 24, 1888 (25
~at 94, 33 U.S.C. § 591),
June 29, 1906 (34 Stat. 632.
33 U.S.C § 592). and March
1, 1g17 (39 Stat. 950, 33
U.S.C. § 701). which acts
authorize the acquisition of
~
land or easements therein for
flood control projects; § 202
of the Act of Congress
approved October 1, 1980
(94 Stat. 1331. P.L. 96-367),
which act authorized 1mple·
mentation of flood control
measures on the Levisa Fork
and Tug Fork of the Big
Sandy R1ver Basm and their
tributaries § 367 of the Act of
Congress approved August
17, 1999 (113 Stat. 320. P.L.
106-53/, which act autho·
rized at necessary measures
in Martin, Kentucky to pre·
vent future losses that would
occur as a rQsult of a flood
equal in magnitude to a 100ycar frequency event, the Act
Congress
approved
of
October 27, 2000 (114 Stat
1441 , P.L 106-377) which
directed the Secretary of the
Army to proceed in accor·
dance with Plan A as set forth
in the Preliminary · Draft
Detailed Project Report,
Appendix T of the General
b\~t~ct ~on!~~nd~~n~~j\h~
Revised
Cont1numg
Resolution, 2007 approved
February 14, 2007 (P.L. 110·
5), which act appropnated
funds for such purposes.
YOU ARE FURTHER
NOTIFIED that II you have
any objection or defense to
the taking of your property,
you are requ1red to serve
upon the plaintiff's attorney at
the address here1n designat·
ed within twenty (20) days
after the date of the personal
service of this notice upon
you, exclusive of the day of
service, an answer identifying the property in which you
claim to have an interest stating the nature and extent of
the interest claimed and stating all your objections and
defenses to the tak1ng of
your property. A failure so to
serve an answer shall constitute a consent to the taking
and to the authority of the
Court to proceed to hear the
action and fix the just com·
pensation and shall constitute a waiver of all defenses
and objections not so pre·
sented.
YOU ARE
FURTHER
NOTIFIED that if you have
no objection or defense to
the takmg, you may serve
upon plaintiff's attorney a
notice of appearance, designating the property in which
you claim to be interested
~cdaiv~h~~~~~~e~l a~ ~roc~~~~
0
ings affecting the said property.
YOU ARE
FURTHER
NOTIFIED that at the tnal of
the issue of JUSt compansat•on whether or not you have
answered or served a notice
of appearance, you may pre·
sent evidence as to the
amount of compensation to
be paid for the property in
which you have any interest,
~r:u~;~~ ~f~~;~~:~ ~~~~~:
pensation.
II you have no obJection or
defense to the taking, you
may serve on the plaintiff's
attorney a notice of appearance designating the proper·
ty in which you claim an interest. Thereafter, you will
receive notice of all proceedings affecting said property.
At the trial of the issue of just
compensation, whether or
not you have previously
appeared or answered, you
may present evidence as to
the amount of the compensa·
tion to be paid for the property, and you may share in the ·
distribution of the compensation.
AMUL R. THAPAR
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
260 W V1ne Stneet, SUite
300
Lexington, Kentucky 40507·
1612
(859) 233-2661
Publication Dates: ~
NOTICE OF
BOND
RELEASE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 8365416
Increment No.
1
In accordance
with the provisions
of KRS 350.093,
notice is hereby
given
that
OS
Energy, Inc., P.O.
Box
2864,
Pikeville,
KY
41502, has applied
for a Phase 1 bond
relese
on
Increment No. 1,
on permit No. 8365416, which was
last
issued
on
9/12/07. The application covers an
area of 1,037.41
acres, located 0.9
mile
west
of
Woods, in Floyd
County.
The permit area
is approximately
0.25 mile east from
KY 194's sjunction
with KY 1428, and
located adjacent to
Cow Creek.
The bond now in
effect for Increment
No. 1 is a Letter of
Credit
for
$23,200.00.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$23,200.00
is
included in the
application
for
release
Reclamation work
performed
includes: backfilling, grading, fertilizing, seeding and
mulching.
The
revegetation
achieved
is
in
accordance with
the approved plan
as outlined in the
permit application.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a public hearing or informal
conference
must be filed with
the Director of the
Division of Field
Services, No. 2
Hudson
Hollow,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort,
Ketltucky 40601,
by January 28,
2008.
A public hearing
on the application
has been scheduled for January
29, 2008, at 9:00
a.m.,
at
the
Department
for
Natural Resources
Prestonsburg's
Regional
Office,
31 40 South Lake
Drive, Suite 6,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653. The hearing
will be cancelled if
no request for a
hearing or informal
conference
is
by
received
January
28,
2008.This is the
final advertisement
of this application;
all
comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit
conference
must be received
within 30 days of
this date.
NOTICE OF
BOND
RELEASE
Permit No. 8605300
In accordance with
KRS
350.093,
notice is hereby
given that Miller
Bros. Coal, LLC,
Box 990,
P.O.
Allen,
Kentucky
41601, has applied
for Phase 2 bond
release on permit
number 860-5300,
which was last
issued
on
11/28/06.
The
application covers
an area of approximately
20.14
acres, located 2.2
miles south of
Lackey, in Knott
and
Floyd
Counties.
The permit area is
approximately 0.6
mile
southeast
from KY Route
550's junction with
Triplett
Branch
Road, and located
on Triplett Branch
of Jones Fork~ The
latitude
is
37 2 26'37".
The
longitude
is
822 50'05".
The bond now in
effect for this permit is a Surety
Bond
in
the
amount
of
$40,300 . 00.
Approximately
$23,475.00 of the
bond amount is
included in the
application
for
release.
Written comments,
objections,
and
requests for a public hearing or informal
conference
must be filed with
the
Director,
Division of Field
Services, No. 2,
Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601,
by January 28,
2008.
A public hearing on
the application has
been
scheduled
for January 29,
2008, at 9:00 a.m.,
or soon thereafter
as may be heard,
at the Department
for
Natural
Resources
Prestonsburg
Regional Office,
3140 South Lake
D r i v e
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653.
The hearing will be
cancelled if no
request for a hearing or informal
conference
is
received
by
January
28,
2008This is the
final advertisement
of this application;
all
comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit
conference
must be received
within 30 days of
this date.
606/424/6453 or
606/886-2321, ext.
1269
PUBLIC SALE
Date and Time of
Sale:
December
28,2007, at 11:00.
Type of Collateral:
2001 Chevy Tahoe
S/N 5581
Contract
Date:
09/13/06
Location:
First
Commonwealth
Bank
311 North Arnold
Ave.
Prestonsburg, KY
41653
Any questions, call
Mike Haney
606/424/6453 or
606/886/2321, ext.
1269
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:
Frasure
Creek
Mining LLC
836-0303
11/08/2007
Lightsource Mining
Company
836-0316
11/21/2007
McCoy
Elkhorn
Coal Corporation
836-5396
11/26/2007
Frasure
Creek
Mining LLC
836-5423
11/20/2007
Frasur-e
Creek
Mining LLC
836-5437
11/06/2007
FCDC Coal Inc.
836-8064
11/21/2007
stock and people.
One (1) minute
prior to detonation,
two (2) additional
soundings
long
from a siren will be
given. Immediately
prior to detonation,
one ( 1) additional
long blast will be
sounded. No unauthorized personnel
will be allowed in
the blast area until
it is thoroughly
checked.
The
access control will
remain in affect
until such a time as
no unusual circumstances such as
unexploded
charges on imminent slides exist,
and travel can
safely resume. If
safe, an all clear
signal of a series of
short siren blasts
will be sounded.
Events which could
lead to blasting at
times other than
scheduled include,
but are not limited
to, rain, lightening,
or other atmospheric conditions
which involve personnel, operational
or public safety. If
conditions occur
that require blast·
ing at times other
than the normally
scheduled blasting
hours, the audible
signals described
above will be used
to warn the public
of the blasting
activity.
~eded.
recent hurfi(ane ano thot.r><!nd$ ot oV111r di~11rs
shelter. food and counseling. But your help Is urgently
across the cou11try aadl year.
Your £01'1tnbution will help the victims of the
Make a financial <:antribution to the Disast~r Relief Fund.
Please contact the Red Cross at
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LEO THORNSBERRY
NOTICE OF
BLASTING
SCHEDULE
Permit Number
836-5396
Amendment
Number 4
In accordance with
the provisions of
405 KAR 16:120
Section 3, McCoy
Elkhorn
Coal
Corporation, 1148
Long Fork Road,
Kimper, Kentucky
41 539-9703, telephone (606) 8352233, proposes the
following blasting
schedule:
The blasting area
proposed
under
Amendment
Number · 4
is
approximately 9.88
surface
acres,
located
approximately 0.95 mile
due north of the
'community
of
Broad Bottom in
Pike County. The
proposed operation
is located approximately 1.33 mile
northeast
of
Harmonds Branch
confluence
with
Levisa Fork, and
located
approximately 0.74 mile
northwest
of
Kinnikinick Branch
Road's
junction
with Ky. Route 80,
at a Latitude of
37 2 32'53" and a
Longitude
of
82 9 35'33"
Detonations
of
explosives are proposed to occur
from sunrise to
sunset,
Sunday
through Saturday.
The
blasting
schedule is for the
period from sunrise
to sunset. Entry to
the blasting area
will be controlled by
signs, and before
each blast is detonated,
audible
warnings from a
siren will be given.
PUBLIC SALE
Date and Time of Ten (1 0) minutes
Sale:
December prior to detonation,
access to the blast
28, 2007, at 11 :00.
Type of Collateral: area will be con2006 20 ft. Ranger trolled by company
Boat Commanche personnel. Five (5)
Tourment Edition minutes prior to
200
Mercury detonation, three
(3) long soundings
Engine
Date: of a siren will be
Contract
given. From the
09/13/06
Location:
First time of the five (5)
signal,
Commonwealth minute
warning signal, to
Bank
311 North Arnold the one (1) minute
signal,
shooting
Ave.
Prestonsburg, KY signal, the proposed blast area
41653
Any questions, call will be checked for
equipment,
liveMike Haney
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(606) 886-0494
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ree st1mates • e 1able
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�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
19, 2007 • A 14_,
Study hints t~ming of blood pressure pills might help high-risk patients
by LAURAN NEERGAARD
AP MEDICAL WRITER
WASHINGTON - Taking
a blood pressure pill at bedtime instead of in the morning
might be healthier for some
high-risk people.
New research suggests that
simple switch may normalize
patterns of blood pressure in
patients at extra risk from the
twin epidemics of heart and
kidney disease.
Why? When it comes to
blood pressure, you want to be
a dipper. In healthy people,
blood pressure dips at night,
by 10 to 20 percent. Scientists
don't know why, but suspect
the drop gives arteries a little
rest.
People with high blood
pressure that doesn't dip at
night - the non-dippers fare worse than other hypertension sufferers, developing
more serious heart disease.
Moreover, heart and kidney
disease fuel each other - and
the 26 million Americans with
chronic kidney disease seem
most prone to non-dipping. In
addition to heart problems,
they're at extra risk of their
kidney damage worsening to
the point of dialysis.
Most
blood
pressure
~atients need two or three
So
Italian
medications.
researchers performed an easy
test: They told 32 non-dippers
with kidney disease to switch
one of those drugs from a
morning to a bedtime dose. In
two months, nearly 90 percent
t>f these high-risk patients had
turned into dippers. Their
nighttime blood pressure
dropped an average of 7
points, without side effects or
increase in daytime blood
pressure.
f Better, a key sign of kidney
function improved significantly, too, Dr. Roberto Minutolo
of the Second University of
Naples reports this month in
the American Journal of
Kidney Diseases.
It's the latest research in the
field of chronotherapy: How
our bodies' internal rhythms
make certain diseases worse at
certain times of the day, and in
turn affect how to time treatments.
While the Italian study is
too small for proof, similar
studies from Europe also back
a bedtime switch for non-dippers. The work is catching the
attention of U.S. hypertension
specialists, and now doctors at
Baltimore's Johns Hopkins
University are planning a larger study to see if a bedtime
switch really could give certain people healthier hearts
and kidneys.
How big a problem is nondipping?
"I think it's huge," says
Hopkins' Dr. Lawrence Appel.
"This is our best lead" into
why black Americans with
kidney disease, in particular,
tend to worsen despite treatment.
Appel found 80 percent of
black kidney patients in a
recent study were non-dippers.
Most startling, 40 percent had
nighttime blood pressure that
was even higher than daytime
levels.
Two-thirds of chronic kidney disease patients, and at
least 10 percent of the general
population, are estimated to be
non-dippers, says Dr. Joseph
Vassalotti of the National
Kidney Foundation. One theory is that their bodies have
trouble excreting salt.
Yet few patients have ever
heard of the problem - and
few doctors know who is
affected. Most people get their
blood pressure checked only
during the day. A 24-hour
blood pressure monitor can tell
but is rarely used, partly
because insurance seldom
pays for the extra visit to
download and diagnose the
readings.
And most patients who take
several once-a-day pills swallow them all in the morning,
meaning they all start wearing
off around the same time, says
Dr. Gina Lundberg of St.
Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta.
"It does make good sense to
take some in the morning and
some in the evening," says
Lundberg, a spokeswoman for
the
American
Heart
Association.
Everyone has an internal
dock, determined by genes,
that affects health. Many of
these biological rhythms are
circadian, meaning they fluctuate on a 24-hour cycle.
Consider how that can
affect the timing of treatments.
Some older '-'statin" pills fight
cholesterol best if taken at
bedtime; they target a liver
enzyme that's most active at
night. Asthma attacks are more
frequent at night, and the
stomach secretes more heartburn-causing acid at night,
affecting some patients' dosing requirements. Researchers
even are studying how to better time certain cancer
chemotherapies and allergy
treatments.
The best-known example:
Blood pressure jumps in the
early morning hours, as the
awakening body produces
more stress hormones. That's
also why heart attacks and
strokes are most common in
the morning.
The nighttime dipping
problem has gotten far less
attention. The new Italian
study marks an important
advance, says Dr. Mahboob
Rahman of the University
Hospitals of Cleveland.
"We know now that you
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like to see me jump out of an
airplane without a parachute,"
he joked.
•
PITISBURGH
Richard Desrosiers never made
it to Heinz Field to watch his
beloved Steelers play football,
but his widow helped him fulfill his dream in death.
Thanks to some help from
sympathetic donors, Kathleen
Desrosiers attended Sunday's
game, bringing an urn with
some of her late husband's
ashes, as well as his ring and
two pictures of him. He had
died in March of a brain tumor.
"I couldn't take the tumor
away. I couldn't take the pain
away. I couldn't make him better. But I can do this," Kathleen
Desrosiers, 60, told the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Though he lived in Exeter,
N.H., Richard Desrosiers
adopted the Steelers at an early
age and followed them closely.
He named his dog Steeler and
his wardrobe, by his widow's
estimate, was 95 percent
Steelers gear.
Braving the biting cold and
the Steelers' disappointing 29:
22 loss to the Jacksonville
Jaguars, Desrosiers waved her
new Terrible Towel, showed
off her painted fa~e and
warmed her head with a
Steelers hat.
She called it "an overwhelming experience."
"It's sad to think that he got
here in death," she added. "But
this is where he wanted to be. It
was what he asked me to do. I
got to be with him one last time
while he did something he
wanted more than anything
else in the whole wide world."
, Amy Litterini, a western
Pennsylvania native who now
lives in New Hampshire, was
the couple's counselor during
Desrosiers' yearlong battle
with cancer. She arranged for
the purchase of the two tickets
to Sunday's garp.e and raised
money for Kathleen Desrosiers
and one of her sons to spend a
night in a Pittsburgh hotel.
Desrosiers was covered
with a Steelers blanket when
he died, and at his funeral, his
two stepsons honored his
memory by donning Steelers
jerseys.
• CLEVELAND - A contractor who helped discover
bundles of cash totaling
$182,000 hidden behind bathroom walls says the·homeown-
er should turn the money over
to him - or at least share it.
Bob Kitts said his feud with
the owner of the house, a former high school classmate, has
deteriorated to the point where
they speak to each other only
through lawyers.
Kitts said his lawyer has
drafted a lawsuit that he hopes
will force Amanda Reece to
tum over the money she has
kept. Meanwhile, Reece accuses Kitts of shaking her down.
Most of the currency, issued
in 1927 and 1929, is in good
condition, and some of the bills
are so rare that one currency
appraiser valued the treasure at
as much as $500,000, Kitts
said.
The fight began in May
2006 when Kitts was gutting
Reece's bathroom and found a
box below the medicine cabinet that contained $25,200.
"I almost passed out," Kitts
recalled. "It was the ultimate
contractor fantasy."
He called Reece, who
rushed home. Together they
found another steel box tied to
the end of a wire nailed to a
stud. Inside was more than
$100,000, Kitts said. Two more
boxes were filled with a mix of
money and religious memorabilia.
"It was insane," Kitts said.
"She was in shock - she was
a wreck."
The bundles had "P.
Dunne" written on them, probably a reference to Peter
Dunne, a businessman who
owned the home during the
Depression.
Kitts said he took some of
the currency for an appraisal
and learned that many of the
$10 bills were rare 1929-series
Cleveland Federal Reserve
bank notes, worth about $85
each. There also were $500
bills and one $1 ,000 bill.
John Chambers, an attorney
for Reece, said Kitts rejected
his client's offer of a 10 percent finder's fee and demanded 40 percent of the small fortune.
Kitts asserts he found lost
money, and court rulings in
Ohio ·establish that a "finders
keepers" law applies if there's
no reason (o believe any owner
will reappear to claim it.
Kitts said it would be unfair
for him to take everything .
"For such a happy, exciting
adventure, I can't believe it
just went to heck like this," he
said.
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can change medication timing
and lower blood pressure at
night," he explains.
That doesn't mean everyone should switch willy-nilly
to bedtime dosing. Morning
may be best for people on just
one drug, and no one y t
knows if the switch truly gi
non-dippers better overall
health. "That's the million
dollar question," Rahman cautions.
Still, Lundberg says it's
worth asking your doctor how
to time doses, saying one at
night for someone taking multiple medicines couldn't hurt.
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Webb Highway named in Ashland in honor of Cy Young winner
TIMES STAFF REPORT
ASHLAND - Community
leaders in Ashland today
unveiled signs marking the
Brandon Webb Highway" in
honor of Webb - the Arizona
Diamondbacks pitcher who is
the first Kentuckian to win a Cy
Young Award.
"I am honored by this outpouring of support from not
only my friends, family and
ans, but from my state as welt"
said Webb, as he gathered with
former coaches, legislators and
others gathered in his hometown for the ceremony.
Webb, who just finished his
fifth Diamondbacks season
with an 18-10 record and 3.0 I
earned run average in 2007.
was the runner up for the
National League Cy Young
Award after winning the prestigious honor last year.
Governor Steve Beshear
praised Webb's contributions
and record setting achievements.
"Mr. Webb has brought permanent
recogmuon
to
Kentucky through his talent and
hard work," said Governor
Steve Beshear. "We want to recognize him his contributions by
naming this highway in his
honor."
Lady Bears go 2-2
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - One Lady Bear
carded a double-double and another was in the triple-double neighborhood as Pikeville College
ocked off St. Vincent College
80-77 Saturday afternoon.
Freshman Lakia Bailey had 1 1
points and lO rebounds, with six of
them coming off the offensive
glass. But it was junior Whimey
Hogg who really stood out. The
Whitesburg native came off the
bench to lead Pikeville with 21
points while pulling down nine
rebounds and handing out seven
assists in the win.
The win sends the Lady Bears
to the Christmas Break at 3-11,
going 2-2 in a busy week to close
out the semester.
Trailing 44-42 early in the second half, the Lady Bears responded
with a 17-3 run to regain control.
Hogg had four, including a three
she banked in from left of the key,
and junior Kristal Daniels scored
the last seven to put the Lady Bears
on top 50-47 with 13:25 left.
But the game wasn't over. St.
Vincent scored 10 of the next 11 to
get back in the game. Back-to-back
threes by Maura Wahl and Janelle
Reed ended it, cutting the Lady
Bear edge to 60-57 with 10:07 left.
Pikeville pulled back in front
68-61 before a 6-0 run by St.
Vmcent pulled them back within
ne with 6:29 remaining.
The game was tied two times in
the next couple of minutes, and the
teams traded baskets down the
stretch with a jumper by Gabbie
Cassis putting the Lady Bearcats in
front 77-76 with 2:39 on the clock.
From there, the Lady Bears
scored the final four points, with
Hogg sinking a pair of free throws
and then nailing a short jumper
from the left baseline, putting
Pikeville in front 80-77 with 1:38
remaining.
The Lady Bears had an opportu.ty to clinch the win with 17.4 seconds left but missed two free
throws, leaving the door open for
the Lady Bearcats to tie the game.
But a three in the waining seconds
missed and the hom sounded as St.
Vincent scrambled for the rebound
to end the game.
Hogg and Bailey were joined in
double figures by juniors Krista!
Daniels and Alice Daniel. Daniels
had 14 on 6-of-7 shooting to go
with five rebounds, while Daniel
tossed in 14 thanks to hitting 4-of7 from the arc.
St. Vincent (3-7), an NCAA
·v. III school from Pennsylvania,
had three players in double figures,
led by Reed's 21.
The
2007
General
Assembly declared that the
Kentucky
Transportation
Cabinet designate a section of
US 60 in Ashland - from the
city limits to Beech Street- as
the Brandon Webb Highway.
"It's a fitting recognition for
a man who has made his hometown
proud,"
said
Representative John Vincent of
Ashland, who sponsored the
naming opportunity.
"Mr. Webb exemplifies what
the young men and women, of
our
Commonwealth
can
achieve," continued Vincent.
"He is an outstanding role
model for young Kentuckians.
He has represented Ashland and
the Commonwealth with honor
and dignity."
Sen. Walter Blevins of West
Liberty and Rep. Rocky Adkins
of Sandy Hook, House Majority
Floor Leader, who also represent Boyd County, said the legislature is always excited to
honor such hometown heroes.
"It's a permanent marker of
the achievement of a person
who has given so much of himself, not only to baseball but also
to his community." Senator
Blevins said.
Transportation
Cabinet
Secretary Joe Prather also called
the new highway name a fitting
tribute.
"Road signs and highway
markers are maintained in perpetuity, which means the spotlight Mr. Webb has brought to
his hometown will be remembered for generations to come,"
Prather said. "lt's a pleac;ure to
help do that for such a deserving
citizen."
Highway signs denoting the
Brandon Webb Highway are
now installed on US 60 (13th
Street) near Raybourne Road at
the city limits and at Beech
Street.
Webb was a 1997 graduate
of Ashland's Paul G. Blazer
High School, where he enJoyed
EAST KENTUCKY BASKETBALL
LOUISVILLE - For once, the
shots fell. For once, having a short
bench didn't hurt Kentucky.
Still, in the end, it didn't matter.
UAB had too much resiliency and too
much Robert Vaden for the reeling
ildcats.
Vaden scored 33 points - 28 in the
second half - as the Blazers rallied
by Kentucky 79-76 on Saturday. The
loss was Kentucky's third straight.
Unlike the previous two games, however, the Wildcats were competitive.
All that did was make it more baffling
for coach Billy Gillispie.
"I thought for the most part we
played our best game of the ~cason,"
Gillispie said.
Maybe, but the Blazers (8-4) had
their way with Kentucky (4-4) down
the stretch. UAB used a 16-0 run to
erase a 14-point deficit and Vaden hit
the go-ahead 3-pointer with I: 18 left
•
Eagles defeat
Mid-Continent
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIPPA PASSES - The Alice
Lloyd College Eagles ended the first
half of the season on a high note
with an 81-69 win over MidContinent University Cougars
Saterday afternoon. Clay County
High School graduate Rodney
Mitchell got the Eagles off to a good
start scoring 7 of the team's first 10
points. The Eagles led 40-31 at halftime.
photos courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky Miners
Mike Crain scored a game-high 31 points for the Miners in Sunday's win over American Conference foe Minot.
Crain anchors Miners in 101-98 win over Minot
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - Mike Crain hit 12-of-17 shots from the field
and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc Sunday night to lead host East
Kentucky to a hard-fou ht 101-98 win over American
Conference rival Minot. The Miners took the quarter points 5-2
in the conference game. Crain scored a game-high 31 points.
"Minot is a very good basketball team and it says a lot about
our young team to be able to post the win," said East Kentucky
Coach Kevin Keathley. "Mike Crain stepped up and had a
tremendous game for our team. Mike is capable of having that
type of game on any given night. I couldn't be any happier with
his performance. All of our guys came together and played as a
team."
Ed Horton, playing out of a reserve role, added 18 points for
the Miners.
Josh Pace turned in a double-double effort of 16 points and 12
rebounds for the Miners. Pace also had six assists and two steals
for the victorious home team.
James "Boo" Jackson, a player who was celebrating his 26th
birthday, finished with 13 points and seven rebounds for the win- .
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ning unit.
East Kentucky (7-8) outrebounded Minot 42-35.
The Skyrockets (7 -4) led early on, exiting the first quarter
ahead 30-23. East Kentucky played its best basketball in the second and fourth quarters. The Miners outscored Minot 32-22 in
the second quarter en route to a 55-52 halftime advantage.
Six different Minot players reached double figures in the scoring column. Sidney Holmes led the Skyrockets with 21 points.
PIKEVILLE - The Continental Basketball
Ronnie Fields followed with 20 points for the Minot team. Kevin Associution (CBA) American Conference game pitting
Rice scored 18 points and John Strickland added 16 for the the host East Kentucky Miners versus the Albany
Skyrockets. Marshall Phillips scored 11 points and Kellen Patroons postponed from Monday, Dec. 17 has been
Miliner added 10 for Minot in the setback.
rescheduled for Thursday, Dec. 20. Tip-off for the
Holmes and Strickland led Minot on the boards with eight makeup game is still set for 7:05 p.m. Tickets li·om
rebounds apiece.
Monday night's game will be honored Thursday.
Minot, after trailing at halftime, went back out in front in the
The game was originally canceled due to weathersecond half and carried a slim 79-77 lead out of the third quarter. related delays evident in the Northeast.
East Kentucky held Minot to under 20 points in the final quarThe Miners will host the Patroons in the first of two
ter, outscoring the Skyrockets 24-19.
consecutive home games Wednesday, Dec. 19. Tip-off
With the game knotted at 98-98, Ed Horton hit a shot to put for Wednesday's game is also slated for 7:05p.m. .
the Miners at the century mark and ahead 100-98 with 24.9 secEast Kentucky is 7-8 following Sunday's 101-98 wm
onds remaining.
over Minot. Albany will bring a 6-3 record into East
Former Farragut Academy great Ronnie Fields, now a Minot Kentucky. The Patroons and Miners ranked second and
Skyrocket, missed a shot to tie the game with 8.7 seconds left. third, respectively, in the CBA American Conference
East Kentucky guard Bryant Northern hit 1-of-2 free throws standings.
to secure the win for the Miners.
East Kentucky-Albany game
rescheduled for Thursday
.Wildcats reeling after blowing 14-point lead to UAB
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
great success on the baseball
diamond. He subsequently
played for the University of
Kentucky before joining the
majors.
Webb has made 163 career
starts with 880 strikeouts and
has a career record of 65-55.
Last season, he set an Arizona
club record with 42 consecutive
scoreless innings. •
Webb attends numerous
charity events throughout the
year, and hosts a baseball camp
for children in Ashland during
the holidays.
Webb resides in Arizona
with his wife, Alicia, and daughter Reagan.
as the Blazers ruined Kentucky's
annual cameo at Freedom Hall.
"At halftime when we were down
12, I talked to our guys about being
relentless," said UAB coach Mike
Davis. "We felt like they'd come out
and give it their best shot and they did.
I was proud of my guys in the second
half for sticking with it."
Vaden stuck nearly everything in
the second half. He hit 6-of-7 3-pointers, most of them coming with hands
in his face.
''I was just mit there playing, but it
felt pretty good to be hitting shots,"
Vaden said. "A lot of those points
came in the second half when we
needed them."
Ramel Bradley had 23 points,
Patrick Patterson had 18 points and
seven rebounds and Joe Crawford
added 16 points off the bench for
Kentucky. The Wildcats made a season-high 12 3-pointcrs, but let UAB
shoot 70 percent from the field in the
second hal f.
"We can't give up easy baskets,"
Gillispie said. "We did okay once the
game got close again and we were
fighting for the baskets. That was
encouraging. We just can't be lackadaisical as we were defensively
today to have a chance to win."
The Wildcats need to win at
Houston on Tuesday to avoid falling
below .500 this late in the season for
the first time since 2000-0 I, when
they began the ~cason 3-5.
That team went on to make it to the
Sweet I 6. Gillispie would simply like
this one to !t:arn how to play 40 good
minutes. Kentucky played 30 outstanding minutes against the Blazers,
taking a 64-50 lead on a 3-pointer by
Crawford with just over I 0 minutes
left.
Vaden then went to work, hitting
back-to-back 3-pointers during the 160 run as UAB reclaimed the lead.
Though Kentucky tied the game scv-
era! times in the final minutes, Vaden
had an answer.
"They started making shot after
shot and we were not creating any
stops," Bradley said. "In the tirst half
our shots were falling and we were
really able to push the ball. which
allowed us to move at a faster pace.
Then they started hitting more shots
later on in the game and that slowed
up our intensity."
While Gillispie praised guard
Michael Porter's defense, at times
there was little Porter could do to subdue the bigger Vaden.
''I thought he did a good job making his guy earn all those baskets, but
that's what he's capable of doing,"
Gillispie said.
"We can't allow ourselves to get
our heads down or stop believing,''
Crawford said. "There were times in
the game that we came together and
played with confidence but we need to
do that for the entire game."
Mitchell led the Eagles with 20
points and 11 rebounds. He was followed by point guard Will Dillard,
who scored 17 points, dished out six
a<:sists and pulled down rebounds.
Eric Mullins was also in double figures for Alice Lloyd with 12 points.
Mullins also pulled down rebounds.
Daniel Day (9 pts., 6 rebs.), Corey
Hairston (9 pts.. , 4 rebs.), Betsy
Layne High School graduate
Preston Simon (6 pts., 2 rebs.) and
Corey Dixon (6 pts., 1 reb.) also had
solid games for the Eagles.
Pikeville College
women fall to
Warner Southern
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LAKE WALES, Fla. - Too
many turnovers and not enough
shooting to overcome them cost
the Lady Bears of Pikeville
College in a 76-72 loss to Warner
Southern College in the opening
round of the Warner Southern
Classic Friday afternoon.
Pikeville (2-11) turned the
ball over 29 times and shot only
36.6 percent for the night. Those
numbers overcame a 55-42 win
on the glass.
The Lady Bears led 13-9 after
senior Beth Patterson hit a
jumper with 15:20 left before
Warner Southern went on an 1t2 run to take a 20-151ead. A three
by junior Kaley Dewey made it
27-19 with 9: 14 left, but from
there, Pikeville exploded for a
16-3 run to end the half.
Junior Alice Daniel, a
Johnson Central High School
graduate, sank four consecutive
three-pointers, the first three
from the left wing before moving
to the right for the last, capping.a
6-of-10 first half from the arc.
Pikeville took a 35-30 lead to
recess.
But that edge evaporated in
the first four minutes of the seGond half, as the Lady Eagles
scored nine of the first 12, and
when junior Nakita Prince hit a
three from the top of the key with
16:07 left, WSC led 39-38.
Pikeville answered, however,
going on a I 2-3 run over the next
three
minutes.
Freshman
Whitney Compton sank a three
and a short jumper to end the
stretch, giving the Lady Bears a
50-42 lead with 13:46 left.
A 7-2 stretch got the Lady
Eagles back in it and set the stage
for the difference-making point,
a 13-0 run that lasted two minutes and including three threepoint bombs. Junior Kendall
Heath, freshman Lauren Brewer
and junior Tamara Layton sank
them with Prince accounting for
both two-point buckets, putting
the Lady Eagles back on top 6856 with 6:44 left.
Pikeville had a 12-2 run late,
getting even points from freshman Lakia Bailey, and her free
throw with 34.8 seconds left
pulled the Lady Bears within two
at 74-72.
(See PIKEVIlLE, page two)
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KentuckY
leads
UAB
Vaden's
past
struggling
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
19, 2007
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
"
LOUISVILLE - Robert Vaden let it
go, turned as the ball made its way
, through the net and began pounding his
chest
' Another big shot for the UAB
"guard, another tough loss for reeling
':Kentucky.
Vaden scored a career-high 33
points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with l:l5 to play, to lead the Blazers
'to a 79-76 victory over the Wildcats on
.'Saturday, ruining Kentucky's annual
;Jtrip to Freedom Hall.
'That's the Robert Vaden I know,"
said UAB coach Mike Davis, who
coached Yaden at Indiana before Yaden
' tr'ansfcrred to join Davis with the
Blazers.
Vaden scored 28 points in the sec·ond half alone, helping the Blazers (84) overcome a 14-point deficit to hand
Kentucky (4-4) its third straight loss.
"I was just trying to be aggressive,"
Vaden said. "Some of the shots I was
taking, I couldn't really tell if it was
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
going in, but I was goi"ng to be aggressive.''
Just about everything went in lor
Yaden and the Blazers in the second
half. UAB shot 70 percent from the
field after the break, with Vaden leading the way. He hit 6-of-7 3-pointcrs in
the final 20 minutes, many of them
with two or three hands in his face.
"I was just throwing some stuff up,
and it was going in," Vaden said. "It
means a Jot to beat a team like
Kentucky, even though people say that
Kentucky isn't the normal Kentucky.
We are looking to make a statement to
put UAB on the map."
Walter Sharpe had 16 points and
Reggie Huffman added 10 points and
12 rebounds as the Blazers finally
slowed down the Wildcats.
'That was amazing, he was unbelievable," said Sharpe of Vaden. "He
was fun to watch."
Joe Crawford hit a 3-pointer with
just under 11 minutes to go to put the
Wildcats up 64-50. But the Blazers
surged ahead on a 16-0 run fueled by
Vaden as the Wildcats finally cooled
UAB held Kentucky scoreless for
more than five minutes, eventually taking a 66-64Jead with 5:22 remaining.
Though the Wildcats managed to tie
the game four times in the final minutes, the hot shooting that carried them
to the lead abandoned them in the end.
Kentucky made a season-high 12 3pointers, but missed its last six attempts
beyond the arc.
"I didn't think they could shoot in
the second half the way they did in the
first half," Sharpe said.
Ramel Bradley led Kentucky with
23 points and six rebounds and Patrick
Patterson added 18 points and seven
rebounds, but Kentucky couldn't overcome 18 turnovers and the scintillating
play of Vaden.
''I think we need to work on getting
to1.1gher, getting that killer instinct,"
Bradley said. "We have to focus on getting stops. We didn't get them and they
got the momentum and we couldn't
stop them."
Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie said
the problem wasn'\ Vaden, but the
inability to stop anyone else.
()ff.
"We gave them too many easy baskets in the second half, we couldn't get
any stops," he said. "When you score
78, 76 points at home - and I consider this a home game - and you lose,
it's not very good."
Still, Kentucky had its chances. Joe
Crawford hit a difficult reverse layup to
pull the Wildcats to 77-76 with 37 seconds left. Aaron Johnson hit two free
throws for UAB, but Crawford's awkward 3-point attempt clanged off the
rim with 5 seconds left and the Blazers
were able to run out the clock.
''We didn't push it down like we
needed to," Gillispie said. "I was hollering it for Joe to call a timeout but he
didn't hear me. That's not exactly the
shot you want."
The rally seemed unlikely for the
game's first 30 minutes. The Wildcats,
who had struggled all season shooting
from the perimeter, couldn't miss early.
Bradley hit a pair of 3-pointers during a 9-0 that gave the Wildcats an
early 17-9 edge, and they got hot again
late in the half. Porter finished the half
with a running 3-pointer at the buzzer,
the crowd roaring its approval a<; Porter
leapt in the air before sprinting to the
locker room.
After a difficult stretch in losses-to
North Carolina and Indiana, t);te
Wildcats seemed to fmally develop the
t
rhythm they've been Jacking.
Vaden simply wouldn't let the Wild ..
run away. He hit back-to-back 3-pointers during the 16-0 run that gave the
Blazers their first lead since the op(fning minutes.
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"We made the stops down tbe
stretch we needed to make," Davis
said. 'The last 10 minutes was like the
four games we've lost. But today we
had guys step up and make plaY,S.
When adversity came up, we've got,to
start believing we can win and I think
our guys did that in the second half."
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Wildcats throughout the 2007-08 season in the pages of The Floyd County
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Purdue 67, No. 22 Louisville 59
Purdue denies
Pitino win No. 500
by CLIFF BRUNT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
.,.
pho•os courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/ East Kentucky Miners
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PRODUCT JOSH PACE (above, right) lofted a shot during East
Kentucky's 101-98 win over Minot Sunday evening. East Kentucky's Jason McLeish (EKU) is
pictured at the free throw line.
~ Michigan
hires Rodriguez
~ away from West Virginia
by LARRY LAGE
gram,
now
leads
the
Wolverines.
Rodriguez said he was
excited to be back with
ANN ARBOR, Mich.
Michigan's coaching search Beilein, whom he described as
may have lasted longer than it a good friend and a former
'\Vanted and the school might neighbor.
He said goodbye to the
~ not have landed its top choice,
yet college football's win- Mountaineers during an emoningest program is thrilled to' tional meeting Sunday in
have West Virginia's Rich Morgantown.
"You've got to do what
Rodriguez.
you've got to do sometimes,"
And the feeling is mutual.
'
:
Rodriguez, who flirted with West Virginia fullback Owen
7 the Alabama job a year ago, Schmitt said. "He did all he
said it took a job of Michigan's could for us. As far as I know
stature for him to leave his he did a lot of great things for
this university."
home state and alma mater.
Rodriguez said he doesn't
"It was a very difficult decision to leave a place where I expect to coach West Virginia
grew up," Rodrj.guez said dur- when it plays Oklahoma in the
ing his introductory news con- Fiesta Bowl. He said it typiference Monday morning. "It cally is the university's job to
:was going to take a very spe- make the decision on who
cial opportunity and a very would coach in the bowl
special place and I think that's game.
"My focus is going to be on
what this is."
•
The 44-year-old Rodriguez the University of Michigan,
• represents the ftrst head coach and I don't think it best serves
: to come outside the "Michigan West Virginia if I'm thinking
: family" as athletic director Bill about the Big House," he said.
Don Nehlen, a former West
:Martin put it, since Bo
Vifginia coach and Michigan
"Schembechler in 1969.
"Do you have to be a assistant, on Sunday said he
• Michigan man to be a expected Rodriguez to skip
Michigan coach? Gosh, I hope the Fiesta Bowl to focus on his
new job.
• not. They hired me," he said.
"He's got a lot of work
:
Before hiring Rodriguez., ri,ght away at Michigan, where
: the Wolverines apparently he has to assemble a staff and
• went 0-for-2 in their first catch up on recruiting,"
• coaching search since hiring · Nehlen told The Associated
• Schembechler away frQm Press,
. Carr has said he will coach
: Miami of Ohio, with LSU's
: Les Miles and Rutgers' Greg Michigan in its 1an. 1 matchup
Schiano turning down report- with Florida in the Capital
ed opportunities to replace the One Bowl.
Rodriguez said he doesn't
retiring
Lloyd
Carr.
Rodriguez, though, seems to want to be a distraction to Can
" be much more than a consola- and the current team as it prepares, but he does acknowl: tion prize.
•
He built West Virginia into edge the desire to get started
:a Big East power, winning the right away.
As Nehlen predicted, some
: conference championship this
year for the fourth time in five in West Virginia are not happy
seasons and gain~ 60-26 over- with the means by which
Michigan got Rodriguez or
:.. all.
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Rodriguez said he's aware the end result.
"I would hope and pray ...
~ of the heightened expectations
they'll look at what we've
in Ann Arbor.
"I don' t want our team to done over the last seven years
expect to win," he said. "I there . ... That we' ve left it in a
good
situation,"
., want our team to deserve to pretty
. ,,
Rodriguez said.
,. wm.
Martin and university pres:
Rodriguez's hiring marks
· the second time in eight ident Mary Sue Coleman
months that Michigan has talked with Rodriguez, his
: lured a coach out of wife and agent Friday in
"Morgantown. John Beilein, Toledo, Ohio. West Virginia
• who successfully built up the athletic director Ed Pastilong
"Mountaineers' basketball pro- met with Rodriguez on
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Saturday, saying they talked
about general issues wtthin
the program.
Pastilong had said he was
unaware Rodriguez went to
Toledo and declined to disclose whether he had given
Michigan permission to talk to
the coach.
West Virginia Gov. Joe
Manchin blamed the involvement of what he termed "highpriced agents" in college
sports.
"1 have known Rich for
most of his life, from a boy
whose only wish was to play
football at WVU to a young
man whose only wish was to
coach at WVU," Man chin said
in a statement. "Something is
wrong with the profession of
college coaching today when
a leader's word is no longer
his bond."
Alabama's
interest in
Rodriguez last year wore on
the Mountaineers for several
days before he agreed to a
one-year contract extension
through 2013 . The deal
included a $4 million buyout
clause if he leaves before next
September.
Like Beilein, Rodriguez
will make enough money at
Michigan to cut West Virginia
a big check.
"The lawyers are working
on it. ... They're a lot smarter
than me," Rodriguez said
when asked about the buyout.
"The money thing was not
an issue in this decision," he
said.
Mike Brown, Rodriguez's
agent, said his client and
Michigan have agreed to the
framework of a deal, but it
had not been finalized.
Brown declined to comment on the buyout with West
Virginia.
Martin said he was prepared to pay as much as $3
million for a coach, roughly
doubling what Carr made
annually.
Michigan is paying Beilein
$1.3 million a season, plus
bonuses, as part of a six-year
contract.
When Michigan lured
Beilein away from West
Virginia la&t April, his contract had a $2.5 million buyout clause. Under an agreement with West Virginia,
Beilein agreed to pay $1.5
million
to
the
WVU
Foundation.
INDIANAPOLJS
Purdue's freshmen grew up
just in time to deny Rick Pitino
his SOOth college coaching
wm.
Robbie Hummel, one of the
Boilermakers' four freshman
starters, scored 15 points, and
the Boilermakers beat No. 22
Louisville 67-59 on Saturday
in the Wooden Tradition.
Purdue had lost at Clemson
and Missouri, but this time
handled a late challenge at
Conseco Fieldhouse to get
their first victory over a bigname opponent.
"I wouldn't say it's a statement win," Purdue coach Matt
Painter said. "Making a statement is beating Clemson,
Missouri and Louisville. That's
a statement. This was a good
win versus a very good team,
but let's not get carried away."
Purdue, which squandered a
10-pq~n,l ~~cong-~alf lef\fl ii]- its
previ9us game ·at Missouri,
nearly blew a 13-point secondhalf lead against the Cardinals,
but held on.
·
"If we
lost (against
Missouri) and didn't learn anything, then the game was a
waste, but I think today
showed that we really did learn
something," Hummel said.
The other freshmen contributed, too. Scott Martin
scored 11 points, JaJuan
Johnson had five rebounds and
two assists and guard E'TWaun
Moore had one turnover in 24
Purdue led 36-25 early in
minutes.
It was Pitino's second shot the second half before W,jl]
at win No. 500. The Cardinals Scott got the Cardinals goi~.
lost at home to Dayton a week He made a 3-pointer, then:_ a
earlier. He was in no mood to baseline jumper to cut Purdue's
discuss the subject after the lead to 36-30.
game.
Purdue answered with .J"Why talk about insignifi- pointers by Grant and Kram~r,
cant things?" he said.
and a putback by Mar !S
Pitino was more concerned Green, to make it a 44-31 1 d
·f\
with trying to make the best of with 14:22 left.
his depleted lineup. Center
Louisville rallied again with
David Padgett and forward help from its pressure defense.
Juan Palacios are out with knee A breakaway dunk by Jeqy
injuries and forward Derrick Smith cut Purdue's lead to 4~ Caracter is serving a suspen- 46, but Kramer dunked on the
other end to make it 50-46
sion.
"It was like the first week of before the Cardinals went cold
practice, with limited talent," from 3-point range and got no
he said. "It was very frustrating closer.
to them, very frustrating for the
I•
Purdue led 26-19 in the
coaches, but there's not much
you can do other than go out first half before Louisville ralthere and work hard, which lied. The Cardinals' Terrance
Farley made the first of t
they did."
The missing players forced free throws to cut the
Louisville to focus on its out- Boilermakers' lead to four
side game. The Cardinals made with 40 seconds left in the
1
just 7 of 30 3-pointers against first half.
Moments later, Nemanja
the Boilermakers.
"When you don't have a Calasan found Hummel cutlow-post game, all you want is ting for a layup to make it 31open shots," Pitino said. ·"You 25.
had no,thing but wide-op(!n
_Pu~cJ.y~·s Grant ,macfr. ~rJ
shots. Sometimes, when you pointer at the buzzer to. mf15e
work that hard on defense: you it 34-25 a't halftime. I're made
don't have the legs to take the 3 of 4 3-pointers in the f~t
· shot."
half.
•
Chris Kramer had 14 points,
"I think the shots were ve~
four assists and four steals, and important," Grant said. "I jti$t
Keaton Grant added 12 points· fed off the crowd, and my
for the Boilermakers (6-2).
teammates were looking
r
Terrence Williams had 17 me."
~
Pitino's next shot at ~.
points and nine rebounds for
Louisville (5-3) before fouling 500 will come Tuesday ~t
out with 1:24 left. Earl Clark, home against Mar§hall.
~
"We lost," he said. "1'¢
the Cardinals' leading scorer
with 14 points per game, fin- proud of our guys, we move
ished with two, though he also on. It's not tough when gu~s
had 13 rebounds.
give great effort."
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Lindley, Jarmon named All-Americ:
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - University
of
Kentucky
cornerback
Trevard Lindley and defensive
end Jeremy Jarmon have been
selected for the Sophomore AllAmerica team chosen by
CollegeFootballNews.com.
Lindley is on the third team
while Jarmon is an honorablemention choice.
Lindley (Hiram, Ga.) has
developed into an outstanding
cover corner. He leads the team
in pass interceptions with three
and pass breakups with eight.
His three interceptions came
against Louisville, LSU, and
Tennessee - setting up the first
score in the upset of Louisville,
and the other two came in the
fourth quarter to help send those
games into overtime. Lindley
scored his first collegiate touchdown with a fumble return in
the win at Arkansas. He also
does an excellent job in nm sup-
port and is second on the te$1
in tackles with 62 stops.
•:
Jarmon (Collierville, Te )
leads the Wildcats in qu tttback sacks (nine) and tackl~s
for loss (13.5). He is second In
the SEC in sacks and ninth )fl
tackles for loss. He totals 58
tackles for the season and alS()
has two caused fumbles, orie
fumble recovery, and two pa8s
breakups. He was the SEC
Defensive Lineman of t
Week in the win at Vanderbi1~
.
Wildcats return to practic4
.·
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON After
spending a week going
through
final
exams,
Kentucky coach Rich Brooks
decided to give the Wildcats
a break as they began practicing for the Music City
Bowl.
Kentucky worked out
indoors at Nutter Field
House on Saturday and
Sunday rather than go out-
side, where temperatur~s
dipped into the 20s with
gusty winds and snow flurries.
Brooks
hinted
the
Wildcats might head back
outside on Monday, much to
his players' chagrin.
"Some are not (excited
about it), some would rather
be outside," Brooks said.
"Some still just like the
warmth."
Brooks raved about the
play of several undercl ·· men who are using the extl!a
15 practices provided
qualifying for a bowl ga~.
Guard Stuart Hines, wi(e
receiver Kyrus Lanxter a~
quarterback Mike Hartline
have been pretty impressiv.e.
Brooks said.
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"A lot of guys are starti~
to show up," he said.
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The Wildcats have aboi1
two weeks left to prepare f~1
Florida State.
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Pikeville
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Pikeville then came up with
a steal, but with 10 seconds
left threw the ball away and a
pair of late free throws sealed
the game.
Daniel had 20 off six three-
point baskets to lead the Lady
Bears. Junior Kristal Daniels
(Betsy Layne High School)
added 11 and nine rebounds,
while Bailey finished with 11
as well. Freshman Ashly
Chandler had five points, sb
rebounds and four assists ~
the loss.
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Warner Southern ( 4-7) h~c
a balanced attack led by fresbman Ivana Soberal's 12 points
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.New quarterback sparks Niners past Bengals
:"
by GREG BEACHAM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO
from the third-string quarterback to the $80 million comerback, the San Francisco 49ers
ally came together as the
earn they imagined three
ttlonths ago.
And from Cincinnati's awful
opening drives to Chad
Johnson's final drop, the
:Bengals' season fell apart in
\Nays they couldn't believe.
• Shaun Hill passed for 197
yards and a touchdown and ran
for another score in his first
NFL start, and the 49ers beat
the Bengals 20- 13 on Saturday
night for just their second victory in 12 games.
Frank Gore rushed for a sean-high 138 yards, and Darrell
ackson had a season-high eight
catches for 86 yards in a surSan
prisingly
effective
Francisco (4-10) attack led by
Hill, a six-year veteran backup
who only threw his first NFL
passes last week after Trent
Dilfer got a concussion.
With Alex Smith also sidelined, Hill was the only quarterback left in San Francisco ahd he improbably sparked the
49ers' league-worst offense to
the club's first home victory
since opening week. Hill went
21-of-28, hitting Vernon Davis
ith a precise TD pass 9 seccmds before halftime and generally running the show with confidence.
"I had confidence in myself,
but obviously it's nice to go out
imd actually do it," said Hill,
whose last start was for NFL
Europe's Amsterdam Admirals
in 2003. "It's one thing to sit
there and visualize everything
and feel like you can make all
the plays. It's another to go out
and do it."
The third quarterback was
!Jle charm for the 49ers, but the
!efense also deserved some
credit.
Cornerback
Nate
Clements led a solid effort
against
Carson
Palmer's
receivers through several tough
situations,
including
the
Bengals' last drive.
"We just wanted to show we
can do what we've been capa'QI~ of doing all season," said
~lements, who became the
NFL's highest-paid defensive
player when he joined San
Francisco as a free agent.
"Shaun did a nice job, but it was
good to have a chance to win a
game as a defense. They're
high~powered, but we mostly
kept them in check."
Palmer threw his lOOth
touchdown pass. a 52-yard
strike to Chris Henry in the first
half, to become the fifth-fastest
passer in NFL history to reach
the mark. Palmer passed for
252 yards, but last season's Pro
Bowl MVP couldn't rally the
Bengals (5-9) to a tying score
- not after Johnson dropped a
difficult fourth-down catch in
the end zone with 2:14 left.
"It's the same thing that's
been killing us all year- execution," Palmer said. "If you
don't have 11 guys doing each
of their own jobs right on every
single play, you're going to
have bad plays and miscues and
negative plays."
Losing to the NFL's worst
offense had to be one of the
Bengals' most embarrassing
defeats in coach Marvin Lewis'
five seasons. Cincinnati, which
hasn't won consecutive games
all season, is assured of its first
losing record since 2002.
"Frustrating, just a little, but
it's a lot more disappointing
because we've underachieved
so much," Cincinnati guard
Bobbie Williams said. "It's not
like us, but that's what we keep
putting on film."
After spending most of the
season dead last in many offensive statistical categories, the
49ers looked downright competent from their opening 76-yard
drive. Hill finished it with a 3yard bootleg for a touchdown
that gave San Francisco its first
lead at home since its seasonopening victory over Arizona.
Hill rallied the 49ers again
on another long drive capped by
an impressive 17-yard throw to
Davis in coverage. Davis, the
athletic tight end often underutilized by Smith and Dilfer, celebrated by jumping into the
crowd as the 49ers earned their
first halftime lead of the season.
"Shaun did a great job," said
Davis, who had five catches for
46 yards. "He came out and
took charge. He showed everybody that he can play. He
stepped it up a notch."
Joe Nedney hit two field
goals in the third quarter, but
49ers coach Mike Nolan passed
up the chance to kick a 42yarder with 6:15 to play at his
players' insistence, instead failing on a fourth-down conversion attempt.
The
Bengals'
T.J.
Houshmandzadeh set the franchise record with his lOlst
reception on a fourth-down
conversion as Cincinnati
moved to the 49ers 24. But
Johnson couldn't hold on to a
fourth-down throw in the end
zone with 2:14 to play, failing to
gather the precise pass to his
body as he fell out of bounds.
"I just hit the ground really
hard," Johnson said. "I tried to
squeeze it. I had possession, I
had my feet in; and I tried to
hold onto the ball the best I
could. I had control until I hit
the ground."
The call was upheld on
video review, and Gore sealed it
with a gutsy 10-yard run on
third-and-9 for the 49ers' final
first down.
Notes: San Francisco DT
Bryant Young again hinted at
retirement,
saying
he'll
announce his decision in the
days before next Sunday's
home finale against Tampa Bay.
"It's near the end, like I said
before," said Young, a 14-year
veteran. "My days are numbered, so it's time for me to
enjoy it." ... Cincinnati LB
Rashad Jeanty was deactivated
despite being listed as probable.
Corey Mays replaced him. ...
Only Dan Marino (44 games),
Kurt Warner (50), Johnny
Unitas (53) and Peyton
Manning (56) reached 100 TD
passes faster than Palmer.
Jaguars 29, Steelers 22: At
Pittsburgh, Fred Taylor scored
the winning touchdown on a
12-yard run in the final 2 minutes while gaining 147 yards
and the Jaguars (I 0-4) withstood the bad weather and
Pittsburgh's
fourth-quarter
comeback.
The Steelers (9-5), losing at
home for the first time in eight
games, fell into a tie with the
Browns for the AFC North lead.
The Steelers own the tiebreaker.
Pittsburgh's last chance of tying
it ended when Heath Miller was
stopped a half-yard short of a
first down on fourth-and-7 pass
from the Jacksonville 45 in the
final minute.
The Steelers were down 227 after David Garrard threw
three touchdown passes, only to
tie it by scoring twice in 7112
minutes with the help of two
missed extra points by
Jacksonville.
Browns 8, Bills 0: At wintry
Cleveland, Jamal Lewis plowed
for 163 yards and Phil Dawson
somehow kicked two field
goals through harsh winds. The
Browns (9-5) picked up one of
their biggest wins since returning as an expansion franchise in
1999 and will clinch their first
playoff appearance since 2002
with a win at Cincinnati next
week.
It was Cleveland's first
shutout since 2005 and just the
Browns' third since 1999. And
Lewis moved over 1,000 yards
with his fourth 100-yard game
this season.
The Bills (7-7) were eliminated from making the postseason.
Panthers 13, Seahawks 10:
Rookie Matt Moore, the fourth
starting QB for the Panthers this
season, engineered three scoring drives in the fourth quarter.
Coming in with six losses in
seven games and with coach
John Fox sitting on the hot seat,
the host Panthers (6-8) turned in
their best defensive perfor-
mance of the season. Moore
surprisingly outplayed Matt
Hasselbeck as the NFC West
champion Seahawks (9-5) had
their five-game winning streak
snapped.
In a game that was scoreless
until the fourth quarter, Moore
led the Panthers on two sconng
drives, the last ending with John
K.asay's 37-yard field goal with
2:59 left that gave Carolina a 63Iead.
On the next . possession,
Hasselbeck fumbled on a sack
by Thomas
Davis
and
Carolina's Richard Marshall
recovered. That led to
DeAngelo Williams' 35-Y,ard
touchdown run with 1:20 left
that put it away.
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POISON OAK
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efore
.
·ftastic
:: nowmen
;
, - .Well, for about the twentieth time,
: I find myself penning what I've come
~ to regard as my "official Christmas
' column." And, as has been the case in
previous efforts. I find my thoughts
turning to those Christmases before
plastic snowmen, plastic
trees,
and
plastic
money,
a
time,
quite
frankly, when
Christmas
seemed
to
mean a lot
more to people
than
Christmas
does
now.
Clyde Pack
And
even
though
I
might be accused of criticizing
progress-if indeed what has
appeared to the holiday is the result of
progress-! still find myself feeling
nostalgic for Christmases, like I experienced as a happy-go-lucky coalcamp kid in the 1940's; Christmases
when gifts were minimal, but it didn't
seem to matter.
Since the orginal Christmas story
has been told over and over for more
than 2,000 years. I suppose its perfectly OK to repeat an incident, from my
O'W! distant past that continues to
re~lay on the big movie screen in my
memory every time I start thinking
about my Christmases as a kid.
I don't remember exactly how old I
was, but I couldn't have been more
than 7 or 8. I do remember, however,
Mom had put up a Christmas tree, all
decorated with bubble lights.and pop(See OAK, page six)
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Children from the Martin area lined up in eager anticipation to visit with Santa and share some Christmas dreams this
past weekend at the Martin Community Center.
Martin area youth treated to 'Christmas with
a Cop' ... and bikes ... and toys ••• and more
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
Nothing makes Christmas any more special
than seeing a child's face light up with joy when
presented with a special or much-hoped for gift.
This past Friday evening, at the Martin
Community Center, the smiles of children lit the
hearts of many as the city's police department
came together to celebrate their annual
"Christmas with a Cop" event.
Approximately 31 children, along with their
families, were served a hot Christmas dinner of
baked ham, chicken, mashed potatoes and assorted vegetables, and an array of desserts before an
announcement was made by Martin Mayor
KIM'S KORNER
Coal Basket
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This little girl couldn't wait to get back to her table to get a peek inside the big bag filled
presents that Santa had given her. Mayor Thomasine Robinson and the police officers whc
helped organize the event were all smiles throughout the event.
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Living in Eastern Kentucky and
being born a Coal Miner's daughter,
this story, sent to me by Elmo Lawson
of Oregon, truly blessed the soul.
Enjoy.
The story is told of an old man
:"' who lived on a farm in the mountains
'' of eastern Kentucky with his young
grandson. Each morning, Grandpa
was up early
sitting at the
kitchen table
reading from
his old wornout Bible. His
grandson,
who wanted
to be just like
him,
tried
to
imitate him in
any way he
could.
Kim Little Frasure
One day
the grandson
asked, "Papa, I try to read the Bible
just like you but I don't understand it,
and what I do understand I forget as
soon as I close the book. What good
does reading the Bible do?" The
Grandfather quietly turned from
putting coal in the stove and said,
''Take this coal basket down to the
river and bring back a basket of
water." The boy did as he was told,
even though all the water
leaked out before he could get
back to the house. The grandfather
laughed and said, "You will have to
move a little faster next time," and
sent him back to the river with the
"basket to try again.
(See KORNER, page seven)
A new bike - a Christmas dream come true.
Thomasine Robinson that bells had been heard in
the back of the building.
As anticipation mounted, children wiggled and
giggled as they awaited the arrival of one very
special guest -. Santa Claus.
Laden with gifts for all, Santa visited with
each child present as they sat atop his knee whispering Christmas secrets. Each child was presented with a stocking filled with toys and goodies
along with gift bags filled with new coats, shoes,
caps, gloves and scarves, underwear and socks,
and new outfits of cloth mg. Working closely with
school family resource centers, children selected
to participate in the Christmas with a Cop pro-
Think twice about giving
.a pet for Christmas
We received a good response the last tim~ we ran the following offering. We think it's worth another run this holiday season.
T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the
house;
,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care;
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
With no thought of Labradors filling their heads.
And mama in her kerchief, and I in my cap,
Knew he was cold, but didn't care about that.
When out on the lawn, there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window, I !1ew like a flash ,
Figuring the Lab was free of his chain and into the trash.
(See CRITTER, page seven )
gram receive all this and more, as well as eacfl' o
their siblings.
Additionally, each child, and their sibling~
receive a brand new bicycle or riding toy, appro
priate for their age group.
"It's all about the smiles on those faces," sai•
Rita Whicker. director of the community centeJ
"It's a lot of hard work putting it all togelher, bt.
seeing those smiles makes it all worthwhile."
In addition to the Christmas dinner. gifts an•
bicycles, each family was also presented with
$50 gift card from Food City to help with the p~~
(See CHRISTMAS, page five
This adorable llttl
critter is a baby bo
chihuahua
tha
goes by the nam
"Rascal."
Rascal, who is
owned by Kenned\
Conley, of
Prestonsburg,
attended the "Shof
with a Cop"
(t
Christmas party
held this past
Saturday at the
Mountain Arts
Center. Rascal was
gaily dressed in a
bright green holiday sweater that
his owner said he
borrowed from a
another tiny
"creature" - a
Beanie Baby! Merr
Christmas, Rascal
and Kennedy!
photo by Kathy J . Prat•
�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
19, 2007'•;B5
Not only the children selected by their school resource centers to participate were presented with gifts, but each of their sib·
lings as well.
Christmas
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chase of their holiday dinner.
.-. "Is everybody happy, kids,"
Mayor Robinson asked as the
children were happily trying
out their new rides. "Yeah! ,"
was their resounding reply.
"We have a lot of wonderful volunteers and sponsors
that make this whole thing
happen," Mayor Robinson
said. "Each year, they always
say yes to helping. They make
it happen for these children."
As the evening came to a
close and each family gathered
their belongings, Mayor
Robinson thanked them each
~for allowing their children to
participate. "Thank you for
your children," she said. "Our
children are the most important part of our city. We thank
you for allowing us to serve
them."
Members of the Marlin
Department participat-
ing in the Christmas with a Parkview Pharmacy, Perfect
Cop program are: Chief of Setting, Woody's Carryout,
Police Jim Slone, Lt. Matt McDowell Barber Shop, First
Varney, Officer Brian Ratliff, Commonwealth Bank, Dairy
Officer Janice Conn, and Sgt. Queen of Martin, First
Ronald Peppi, Kentucky State Guaranty Bank, Appalachian
Police.
Transport,
Trans
Star
Special thanks is extended Ambulance, Judge John David
to Linda Bailey, Brenda Caudill, East Ky Tire, Taylor
Francis, and Stephanie Bailey. Metal, Andy Elliott, DMD,
Community sponsors of the Twin Bridge Auto Parts, Perry
program are: Hall Funeral Distributors, Dr. Chandra
Home, Nelson-Frazier Funeral Varia, Our Lady of the Way
Home, Downtown Drug, Hospital , Jim's Trucking,
Blaine's Gun & Amino, Eastco Carol
Branham,
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Inn,
Merion
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Monuments, Jacobs Citgo, Federation, Discount Auto
Kenny's Florist, Jones Pack & Brokers, Wright's Lumber,
Associates, Giovanni 's of Robert "Doc" Marshall, Mann
Martin, Mike's Sealing and Insurance, Kinzer Drilling,
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
19, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
ANNIVERSARY
Alex Joseph Begley celebrated his third birthday on
November 10, 2007, with a "Lightening McQueen" theme
• party, held at the Martin Community Center. Alex is the son
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of Larry Joe and Rhonda Begley. He is the grandson of
, Donald and Freeda Horne, of Lackey, and Larry and Suzette
• Begley, of Hazard. Alex received many nice gifts and enjoyed
celebrating his special day with family and friends.
Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary
LeRoy and Bonnie Gibson, of Prestonsburg, will celebrate
their 60th wedding anniversary on Christmas Eve, December
24,2007.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson have been blessed with two daughters,
one grandson, four granddaughters, five great-granddaughters, and one great-grandson throughout their years of marriage.
They are grateful for the abundant l_o ve and many blessings
within their family and look forward to celebrating this special occasion with those they love most.
Conn-Murphy
Matthew Layne Conn and Nancy Murphy exchanged wedding vows on November 10, 2007, in Pigeon Forge,
Tennessee. Matthew is the son of Ranal and Marie Conn, of
Harold. Nancy is the daughter of Theron and Hester Farmer,
of Kimper.
A reception/shower will be given in their honor at the Betsy
Layne Senior Citizens Center, on December 29, at 2 p.m.
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:rotthew Charles Stacy celebrated his 12th birthday on
November 15, 2007. Matthew Is the son of Marcus Wayne and
Mary Lynn Stacy, of Wayland. He is the grandson of Antha
d9an Watkins, of Wayland, and the late Charles Watkins, and
Marcillous Stacy, also of Wayland, and the late Carolyn
Stacy.
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Robert Wayne Stacy celebrated his 15th birthday on
December 5, 2007. Robert Is the son of Marcus Wayne and
Mary Lynn Stacy, of Wayland. He is the grandson of ~ntha
, Jean Watkins, of Wayland, and the late Charles Watkins, and
Marcillous Stacy, also of Wayland, and the late Carolyn
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Christmas tree, all decorated
with bubble lights and popcorn
tinsel we family members had
strung ourselves.
For some reason, Northeast
Coal hadn't been operating
regularly, and when the opportunity presented ito;elf, Dad
never turned down a days
work, so on this particular
Christmas Eve he was working
the night shift and there was to
one borne with my younger
rother and me except Mom.
•.We spent the evening just
ii.titlg around-doing those
ordinary things, like listening
to the radio. I could sit for
hours staring at the little lighttid dial on the tall-as-me
Philco, that set near the living
rporri window. and listen to "I
Love a Mystery" or Randy
BJake's "Suppertime Frolic"
on WJ.JD. Chicago.
Then just before bedtime,
Mom gave us our presents,
two genuine imitation-leather;
cowboy-style wallets that she
had ordered from Montgomery
Ward. Since I was a big fan of
wboy movies, I was tickled
to death with my new gift, and
spent all day Christmas day
cutting pictures for its little
plastiC windows from movie
magazines that belonged to my
older sister.
I doubt seriously that the
wallet ever carried a real piece
of money, but the memory of
that Christmas-as they say on
the TV commercial-is priceless.
While grandkids. Alison
and Owen are sure to make
things more special at the Pack
house,
hopefully,
the
Christmas of 2007 will also
provide you with good memories that will still be banging
around some 60 years later.
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�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
19, 2007 • B7
Schoo[1fayyenings
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
•Dec. 19 - YSC regular
Advisory Council meeting, 4
D..~ P·O:Those studen.ts interested in
~--' '.,learning about fun ways to
exercise and about good nutrition are invited to sign up for
"Get Moving AMS." Call 8861297 for more info. Program
will be conducted by the Floyd
County Extension Office.
•Lendmg 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, WIC, wellchild exams, etc. Call 886-1297
to schedule an appointment.
Child does not have to be a student at AMS to receive services. HPV vaccines and flu
shots currently available.
•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.
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.
Duff Elementary
*The center is ·in need of
gently used clothing, shoes,
belts and backpacks.
•Floyd County Health Dept.
is on site three days per month.
Services include 6th grade
school entry physical; kindergarten, Head Start and wellchild physicals (age birth to 18
years); T.B. skin test; T.D.
boosters; and WIC services.
Please call 358-9878 for
appointment if you are in need
of any of these services.
•The J.A. Duff Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of income. We are
located in the area where the
old main office used to be.
Contact persons are Judy
Handshoe, coordinator.
Allen Central High School
May Valley Elementary
•Dec. 19 - Semester exams.
2nd, 4th, and 6th.
•Dec. 19 - Last day of
school before Christmas break!
•Center hours: 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m., Mon. thm Fri. Sharon
Collins, coordinator. Telepho,ne
358-3048. Center provides services for all families regardless
of income.
*Special Announcement:
May Valley Elem. has been
nominated as a Blue Ribbon
School by the Commissioner of
Education. Only 5 schools in
the state have received nominations!
*May Valley is currently
accepting applications for the
May Valley Elementary Early
Childhood Program (3-4 year
olds). Fee for services is
$18/per day. Services available
Mon. thm Fri. Contact school
at 285-0883 for more information. Slots will be filled on firstcome,
first-serve
basis.
Remaining applicants will be
placed on waiting list.
•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 ·rrt:mde
Head Start physicals, kindergarten physicals, 6th grade
physicals, well-child physicals,
immunizations, TB skin test,
WIC program, blood pressure
checks, and more. Must cail the
FRC at 285-0321 for an
appointment.
Allen Central Middle School
*Please have your Food
City Valu Card scanned for
ACMS! Points help purchase
jlf school merchandise.
•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 8740621 to schedule your child's
epatitis B vaccination, immunizations, and WIC appointments.
Baptist Learning Center
•Now accepting applications for new students, Toddler
I class thru Pre-K class.
Located in the First Baptist
Church, S. Front Ave., downtown Prestonsburg. Call 8868681.
Betsy Layne Elementary
•Center hours are 8 a.m. to 3
p.m., Mon. thm Fri. Center
offers services to all families,
regardless of income.
•The
Betsy
Layne
McDowell Elementary and
·Family Resource Center
•Parents of 5th grade students are urged to call the FRC
and make an appointment for
their child's 6th grade physical
exam!
•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 appoint-
ment.
•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
Clara
information,
call
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 285-51 41 or
285-5142.
•Call 285-5141, Mon. thm
Fri., from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•MCA is an accredited nondenominational
Christian
school.
Prestonsburg Elementary
and Family Resource Center
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Wesley Christian School
•Dec. 19 - Christmas play,
"Christmas Around the World,"
l 0 a.m., followed by dismissal
despite all its pain;
"Now,
Dasher!
Now,
Dancer! Now, Prancer and
Vixen!
On. Comet! On Cupid! On
Donder and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! To
the top of the wall!
Let's find this Lab a home
where he' II be loved by all!"
I knew in an instant there
would be no gifts this year,
For Santa Claus had made
one thing qu1te clear.
The gift of a dog is not just
for a season,
McDowell
FRC;
Martin
Com.m. Ctr.; Auxier Learning
Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC;
Martin Comm. Ctr.
J :30 - 5 p.m. -Wheelwright
Baptist Church.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.Mud Creek Clink; BSCTC.
9:00a.m. to 12 p.m.- David
Craft Center.
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Dixie
Apartments.
Sunda~Dec.23,2007
6:00p.m. ·
•Parents needing assistance
with daycare may contact
Mable Hall for information, or
the "A Step Ahead" daycare
center, at 452-llOO.
•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 452-
KATYFRIEND
FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH
Abbott Creek Road, Prestonsburg
Pastor: Chad Blair
9607.
•Walking track open to public (track closed during special
events).
•The center has a one-stop
c'areer 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
452-9600 or 452-9607, ext. 243
or 153.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud
Creek Family Resource &
Youth Service Center
*Yearbooks are $22 and will
be on sale January 1, in school
office.
•Lost & Found located in
Family Resource Center.
Instead of a dirty old coal basket, it was clean. "Son, that's
what happens when you read
the Bible.
You might not understand
or remember everything, but
when you read it, it will
change you from the inside
out."
That is the work of God in
our lives, to change us from
the inside out and to slowly
transform us into the image of
His son.
·
Til Next Week,
God's Blessings to you and
yours.
PLUS
We had gotten the pup for
all the wrong reasons.
In our haste to think of the
children a gift,
There was one important
thing we had missed.
A dog should be family, and
cared for the same,
You don't give a gift, then
put it on a chain.
And I heard the old fella as
he rode out of sight,
''You weren't giviug a gift!
You were giving a life!"
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• Continued from p4
The moon on the breast of
the new-fallen snow,
Gave the luster of mid-day
to objects below.
When, what to .my wonder~
ing eyes did appear,
But Santa Claus himself with eyes full of tears.
He unchained the dog, once
so lively and quick,
Last year's Christmas pre
sent, now painfully thin and
quite sick ...
More rapid than eagles, he
called the Lab's name,
And the dog ran to him,
Big Sandy Community &
Technical College Adult
Education and GED
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.-
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTCi MlW
Creek Clinic; Floyd Coun
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6-8 p.m. - Auxier Lear
Ctr.; Martin Community C
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to
p.m. - Martin Comm. Qtr;
Auxier Learning Ctr.; BSCTC
l-4:30 p.m. - Layne flollli ,
BSCTC; Floyd County Jail.•
6-8 p.m.- BSCTC. ' C•
Thursday: 8 a.m. to 12 p
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Kay Hale Ross - Manager &
Adult Educat10n, 886-7334 •l
Lisa Pelfrey - Assist ,
886-7397
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Conn. Lynn Hall, NartO¥
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Wayne Combs - Adi:ilt
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*Program will be clo d
from Dec. 20 through Jan. 4.
All centers will re-open on Jan.
7.
"The Perfect Gift"
Critter
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at noon for Christmas break.
•Dec. 20- Circuit Riders vs.
Betsy Layne, 6 p.m.; away
game.
•Dec. 27- Circuit Riders vs.
Adams, 6 p.m.: home game.
•Jan. 3- Classes resume.
•WCS Learning Center
accepts toddlers, preschool age
(2-4). Hours: 7:30a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
•For more information
about Wesley Christian School,
call 874-8328.
Come join us for our upcoming
Christmas play...
South Floyd Youth Services
Center
• Continued from p4
wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast
as he could, the water would
le~ out before he got far at
all. The boy scooped the water
and ran hard, but when 1\e
reached his grandfather the
basket
was again empty. Out of
breath, he said, "See Papa, it's
useless!"
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"So you think it is useless?" The old man said,
"Look at the basket." The boy
looked at the basket and for
the first time he realized that
the basket looked different.
W.D. 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
center are welcome to visit, or
call. Ask for Cissy (center
coordinator). Center telephone
and fax: (606) 452-4553.
• The Family Resource
Center is open weekdays 8
a.m.-4 p.m., and later by
appointment. Office provides
services for all families, regardless of income.
•After-School Child Care:
3-6 p.m.
• Call 886-7088 for information and referrals regarding
GED classes, preschool child
care, and other programs or services offered to the community.
Korner
This time the boy ran
faster, but again the basket
was empty before he returned
home. Out of breath, he told
his grandfather that it was
"impossible to carry water in a
tt,basket," and he went to get a
"'bucket instead. The old man
said, "I don't want a bucket of
water; I want
a basket of water. You can
L do this. You're just not trying
hard enough," and he went out
~ the door to watch the boy try
again.
At this point, the boy knew
it was impossible, but he
•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.
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In brief
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hospital
lays off 17,
blames
nurse strike
The Associated Press
BECKLEY, W.Va. Beckley Appalachian
Regional Hospital says
a strike involving nurses
has forced it to lay off 17
workers and close one
floor. ·
Beckley-ARH is one
of nine Appalachian
Regional Healthcare
._ hospitals in Kentucky
and West Virginia. About
650 nurses who work for
Appalachian Regional
Healthcare walked out
Oct. 1 and 500 remain
on strike in the two
states.
Beckley-ARH Chief
Executive Officer Rocco
Massey says 17 support
staff, such as licensed
practical nurses and
clerical workers, are
lfl being laid off.
Massey announced
the layoffs Thursday. He
says the hospital's uti·
llzatlon rate has fallen
since the strike and the
layoffs are necessary to
keep it viable.
3DAY FORECAST
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Tomon-ow
County extends hours of liquor sales
by JACK LATIA
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - A resolution to extend the
hours of liquor-by-the-drink to 2 a.m. passed the fiscal court in a 3-to-1 vote during a special called meeting Friday, but not without protest from one magistrate.
"Right now, they're allowed to sell drinks from 9
in the morning to 12 at night, six days a week," said
Jackie Edford Owens, magistrate of District 2 and the
resolution's lone opposition. "If a person can't drink
enough in six days, 15 hours a day, I feel like they
ought to get a jug and go to the house."
According to County Attorney Keith Bartley, the
resolution essentially matches the city of Prestonsburg
ordinance, which allows hotels that have at least 17
rooms to sell liquor by the drink until 2 a.m.
"This just levels the playing field for businesses in
the county," said Donnie Daniels, District 3, magistrate.
The resolution had passed last year, but due to a
miscommunication, the court received an older version of the ordinance that called for bus.iness serving
liquor by the drink to close at midnight.
"I support the church leaders in my district who
don't want alcohol to be sold into the seventh day,"
Owens said.
Owens also voted against a motion to table a resolution that would give a salary increase to Lon May,
the county's floodplain coordinator.
"They've been promising Lon a raise for two
years, and I want him to get it," said Owens.
According to Owens, May works in several capacities for the county, including ecology officer and ·
homeland security.
Bank manager
pleads guilty
to fraud
by JACK LATIA
STAFF WRITER
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Hundred• thronged the clty'a Archer Park Thuraday evening aa children and their famlllea
ahowed up to participate In the annual "Christmas In the Park" event aponsored by the City of
Prestonsburg, Archer Park anct the Prestonsburg Woman's Club. Each child, age 12 and under,
who showed up to register, was presented with a gift of their own from Santa Claus. Games
and refreshments were also a part of the celebratory evening.
Judge scolds defendant
while delivering sentence
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG- Two
years in a state penitentiary for
Dennis Fields, 47, wasn't
enough to suit Judge John
David Caudill on Friday.
"I wish I could sentence you
(Fields) to 10 years," said
Judge Caudill during sentencing. "You used your father's
death as a con, and you got
your own mother thrown in jail.
You're despicable!"
Dennis Fields Sr. was on
parole from an earlier sentence
of complicity to second-degree
trafficking. According
to
Commonwealth's
Attorney
Brent Turner, Fields failed his
drug test, and then ran.
During his statement Judge
Caudill, blasted Fields for his
history of cons, saying that it
was time for Fields to "see how
the real world works."
According to court records
Fields has previously been in
court for domestic violence,
public intoxication and controlled substances, and most
recently hindering prosecution
or apprehension.
Drugstore robbers
sentenced
Adam Chaffins and Adam
Jones, both 19, were also sentenced Friday after having been
found guilty in October of this
year for robbing the Family
Drug Store in Wheelwright.
Jones and Chaffins were both
given the recommended sentences of 10 years in a state
penitentiary.
PIKEVILLE - A former U.S. Bank employee
pleaded guilty to a charge
of fraud in Pikeville on
Tuesday.
Ju. tin F. Moon, 26,
entered a plea agreement in
U.S. District Court, in
which he pleaded guilty to
one count of entering false
entries in a bank record.
"Justin is a fine young
man who made a mistake,
and l:!e was man enough to
own up to it," said Darrell
Sammons, attorney for
Moon. ·
According to court
records, in July 2006, while
Moon was a branch manager for U.S. Bank in
Pikeville, he knowingly
entered false loan information with the intent to
defraud the bank and
deceive official of the
bank.
The record. indicate that
Moon intentionally altered
a flood in urance document
regarding a $110,555 loan
o that it would falsely
claim that the policy covered the propert>· in the
amount of $126,000.
A Pike County couple
attempting to obtain a mort(See GUILTY, page three)
Beshear begins
talking casinos
The Associated Press
LEXINGTON - Gov.
Steve Beshear is wasting no
time pushing his plan for
allowing casino gambling in
Kentucky.
In a speech Friday at a
Kentucky Cham~er of
Commerce
luncheon,
Beshear said the state is facing tough financial times
ahead. He says the state
could use the approximately
$500 million a year in addi-
tiona! revenues that casinos
could bring in.
The governor tried to
quell fears that casinos
would proliferate around the
state by recommending that
a proposed constitutional
amendment that would state
precisely how many casino
licenses would be available.
Beshear said he also
wants to ensure that revenues be spent on education,
health care and economic
development.
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Regional Obituaries ......A2
Opinion ..........................A4
Lifestyles .......................AS
Sports ...........................81
Classifieds .....................84
Osborne steps aside as Beshear's
communications director
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - A public relations executive who Gov. Steve
Beshear had hand-picked to be his
communications director said
Friday he will not accept the position.
Phil Osborne, owner of a
Lexington public relations firm,
made the announcement just hours
after an ethics panel cleared the way
for him to serve in the key position.
Some of Osborne's clients either
do business or are regulated by state
government, and questions had
arisen about whether that created a
conflict of interest that would pre-
elude him from taking the job. The
Executive
Branch
Ethics
Commission concluded it would not
as long as Osborne had no involvement in government-related discussions, decisions, actiqns or recommendations related to any of the
clients.
Even so, Osborne said he felt it
best not to take the position in the
fledgling Beshear administration.
"I can't be a distraction to the
administration," said Osborne, a
longtime Lexington public relations
petson. "There would always be
questions about it."
The ethics panel cleared the way
(See APPOINTMENTS, page three)
pholo by Jack Latta
The Floyd County Bar Association presented a check for $8,000 to Sue Schafer
of the Auxier food pantry on Friday, as part of the Bar's annual holiday fund raiser.
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16, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Regional Obituaries
FLOYD COUNTY
• Haze Blackburn, 70, of
Prestonsburg. died Tuesday,
December 11, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Fliday, December 14, under
the direction of'Nelson-Fratier
Funeral Home.
• Patsy Lou Banks Cesco,
63, of Weeksbury, died
Saturday, December 8. at her
residence. She is survived by
her husband Tommy Ccseo.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, December 12,
under the direction of the
Roberts Funeral Home.
• Alka Blevins Fitch, 85,
of Martin, a Paintsville native,
died Sunday. December 9.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, December 12,
under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
• Patricia Ann Isaacs, 42,
or Tndiana. formerly of
Wheelwright,
died
Wednesday. December 5.
Funeral services were held
Friday, December 14, under
the direction of Roberts
Funeral Horne. Robinson
Creek.
• Una Turner Moore, 94,
or Garrell, died Sunday,
December 9, in the King's
Daughters Medical Center, in
Ashland. Funeral services
were conducted Wednesday,
December 12, under the direction of Hall Funeral Home.
• Eugene "Gene" Mullins,
79,
of Wayland,
died
Thursday, December 6, in
Prestonsburg. Funeral services
were conducted Sunday,
December 9, under the direction of Hail Funeral Home.
• Jerlydine Tackett Petty.
56, of Weeksbury, died
Monday, December 10, at her
residence. She is survived by
her husband, William Petty.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday, December
13, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
• Clark Ray Ratcliffe, 75,
or Winchester, Va., a native of
Wheelwright, died early
Saturday, November 24, at his
home. He is survived by his
wife,
Barbara Ratcliffe.
Funeral arrangements were
private.
• Ruth Brown Spears, 77,
of McDowell, died Friday,
December 7, at the Universi~y
of Kcnmcky Medical Center,
in Lexington. Funeral services
were held Monday, December
10, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
• Ruby Mae Tackett, 74, of
Prestonsburg. died Friday,
December 7, in the King's
Daughters Medical Center,
Ashland. Funeral services
were conducted Sunday,
December 9, under the direction of Hall Funeral Home.
PIKE COUNTY
• Lois Adams, 59, of
Sidney,
died
Thursday,
December 13, at her home.
Arrangements, under the
direction of Pikeville Funeral
Home. ·
• Lillian Childers Baker,
82, ot' Ashcamp, died
Wednesday, December 12, at
Mountain View Health Care
Center, Elkhorn City. Funeral
services were held Saturday.
December 15, under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home.
• Zella Belcher, 85, of
Earling. W.Va., a Pikeville
native, died Friday, December
7, at the Logan Regional
Medical Center, Logan, W.Va.
Funeral services were held
Monday, December 10, under
the direction of Kranv.McNeely Funeral Home or
Man, W.Va.
• Beulah Mae Belcher, 85,
of Elkhorn City, died Saturday,
December 8, at her residence.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, December 1l, under
the direction or th.e Bailey
Funeral Home.
• Ralph Blankenship. 57,
of Stopover, died Sunday,
December 9, at his home.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, December 13, under
the direction of Phelps Funeral
Services.
Drake. Tan McJace
•
Hunter Eldridge, infant son of
Michael and Jamie Eldridge,
died Sunday, December 9, at
Pikeville Medical Center. A
graveside service was held
Saturday, December 15, under
the direction of R.S. Jones &
Son Funeral Home.
• Dixie Hannon, 83. of
Virgie, died . Wednesday,
December 5, at the Pikeville
Medical Center. Funeral services were held Friday,
December 7, under the direction of the Hall & Jones
Funeral Home.
• Bill Harmon Hite, 66, of
Meta, died Monday, December
Obituaries
Haze Blackburn
Blackburn, 70, of
Prestonsburg. died Tuesday,
Decemher I I , 2007, at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center.
Born October 9, 1937, in
Endicott, he was the son of the
late Roland M. and Lockie
Endicott Blackburn. He was a
retired Ford Motor Company
employee.
Survivors include tour sons:
of
Larry
Blackburn
Prestonsburg, Haze Blackburn
Jr., of Michigan, Gerald
Blackburn
of
Livonia,
Michigan, and Jeff Blackburn
of Belleville, Michigan; a
daughter, Deborah Blackburn
of Wayne, Michigan; three
brothers: Thurman Blackburn
and Sam Blackburn, both or
Ypsilanti, Michigan, and Roy
Blackburn or Prestonsburg;
two sisters: Stella Endicott of
Ypsilanti, Michigan, and Zelia
Mae (Sally) Blackburn Flavell
of Westland, Michigan; and
six grandchildren: Christina,
Brandon, Kenny, Keith, Tara,
and Jeff Jr.; and four greatgrandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by a
brother, Bill Blackburn.
Funeral services were held
Friday, December 14, at 1
p.m.,
at
Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Jim Smith and Mark Hunt officiating.
Butial was in Davidson
Memorial Gardens, in I vel,
under the direction or NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Vis.itation was at the funeral
home.
www.nelsonl'raLierfuneralhome.com
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(Paid obiruary)
Deborah Gwynn
Frey
Deborah Gwynn Frey. 47, of
Woodman Avenue, A<;htabula~
Ohio,
died
Thursday,
December 13, 2007. at the
Hospice Unit of Ashtabula
Counry Medical Center, after a
heroic 14-month battle with
cancer.
She was born January 22,
I 960, in Paint:, ville, Kentucky,
the daughter of Robert and
Lorene (Mosley) Maple, and
the late Ernest Little, and had
been an area resident for 43
years.
A graduate of the Ashtabula
County Joint Vocational
School, she attended Kent
State University, Ashtabula
Campus for two years.
She had been working at
UH-Geneva Medical Center
prior to her illness, and previously
worked
for
the
Ashtabula County Medical
Center, and as an office man-
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ager for Dr. Popovic and Dr.
Depau.
A member of the Pentecostal
Church of God (where she was
bapti:~.ed this past year), she
loved gardening and flowers,
allemling her son's sporting
evcms and activities, and the
color purple. She also enjoyed
crafts, decorating, cooking,
and country and gospel music.
Her survivors include her
husband, John Frey, whom she
married November 15, 1997,
in Scott County, Kentucky; a
son, Loren. Julian Frey at
home; two stepchildren: Tim
(Pebbles) Frey of Ashtabula
and Christie (Tom) Sr. Angelo
of Eastlake; her parents:
Robert and Lorene Maple of
N. Kingsville; six stepgrandchildren; five sisters, Teresa
(Mark) Bates of N. Kingsvifle,
Carrie (Joe) Bailey of
Kentucky, Roshwanda (Tim)
Portice of Tennessee, and Lois
Newsome and Karen Waldren,
both of Indiana; lour brothers:
Robert (Jackie) Maple of
Jefi'erson, Eugene Little or
Alabama, and Ernest Jr.. and
Lee Little, both of Florida;
nieces
and
nephews:
Burgundy and Joshua Bates,
and Derek, Ashley, and Alex
Maple; and a great-grand
niece, Kylie Bates.
She was preceded in death
by her father, Ernest L1ttle; her
maternal grandparents: Bailey
and Fanny Mosley; her uncles:
Thaniel Mosley and Garnett
Haydon; and her aunts: Jewel
Osborne and Jean Layne.
A service will be held at 11
a.m., Monday, December 17,
at the Pentecostal Church of
God, 2201
Cook Rd.,
Ashtabula. Rev. Kenneth
Roberts. pastor, will officiate.
Burial will be in Saybrook
Cemetery.
Calling hours will be held at
the church, Sunday, December
16, from 4-7 p.m., with a short
prayer and memorial tribute at
7 p.m., to conclude calling
·
hours.
Contribulions may be made
to the church.
Ducro Funeral Services and
Crematory, 4524 Elm Avenue,
Ashtabula, is in charge or
arrangement<;. ww.ducro.com
(Puill obituary)
James Ellis (Jim)
Gibson
James Ellis (Jim) Gibson,
71, of East Point, died
Wednesday, December 12,
2007, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center.
Born December 18, 1935, in
Goodloe, he was the son of the
late Lincoln and Dora Bailey
Gibson. He was a retired
ambulance driver and First
Responder
for
P&B
Ambulance, and a member of
Calvm-y's Call Church.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law: Lindsey and
Lisa Gibson or East Point; a
brother, Arvil Jack Gibson of
West Prestonsburg; three sisters: Julia Ousley of Martin,
Jolene Castle of Auxier, and
Bobbie Wright or Fayetleville,
North Carolina; two grandchildren: Whitney Gibson and
Nicholas Gibson; and several
nieces and nephews.
Tn addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death 'by a
son, Henry David Gibson; four
brothers and three sisters:
Everett Gibson, Henry Gibson,
Herbert
Gibson,
Willie
Gibson, Stella Smith, Thelma
Gibson and Janet Sue Gibson
(twin).
Funeral services will be held
Sunday, December 16, at 2:00
p.m.,
at
Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, •in Martin, with
Arthur Sam Smith and Ron
Shepherd officiating.
Burial will be in the Gibson
Family Cemetery, in David,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Visitation is Friday, at 6
p.m .. at the funeral home.
10, at Pikeville Medical Home.
MARTIN COUNTY
Center. He is survived by his
MAGOFFIN COUNTY
• Caden Ander Chatin, 18.
wife, Peggy Hite. Funeral ser• Thelma Young Gamble. of Leesburg, Alabama. a
vices were held Thursday,
December 13, under the direc- 72. of Salyersville. died native of Inez, d1ed Monday,
tion of Community Funeral Wcdnc<;day, December 5, at December 3,'at his residence. ~
the Paul B. Hall Regwnal funeral services were held
Home.
• Shirley Mae May, 67. or Medical Center. Funeral ser- Saturday. December R, under
McAndrews, died Thursday, vices were held Saturday, the direction of Perry Funeral
December 6, at Williamson December 8, under the direc- Home.
Memorial Hospital. Funeral tion of Magoffin County
• Charley Fletcher Sr., 52,
of Pilgrim. died Saturday,
'>ervkes were held Monday, Funeral Home.
December 10, under the direc• Beulah Hoskins Long, December 8. at his residence.
89, of Leesburg, Florida, died Funeral services were held
tion of Rogers Funeral Home.
• Grover Carmel Meade, Friday. December 7. Funeral Tuesday, December II, under
91 , of Feds Creek, died Friday, services and burial was held at the direction of Phelps and
Det:ember 7, at the Pikeville Florida Memorial Gardens, in Son Funeral Home.
Florida,
Medical Center. Funeral ser- Melbourne.
on
• Eugene '"Gene'' Moore.
vices were held Monday, December 11.
63, of Batavia. Ohio. formerly
December lO. under the direc• Eva Saylor, 87, or New or Pilgrim and Lovely, died
tion of the Bailey Funeral Concord, Ohio. a Magoffin Thursday.
December
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Home.
County native, died Tuesday. Funeral services were held
• Melissa Lynn Meadows, December 11, in Zanesville, Monday, December 10, under
55, or Pinsonfork, died Friday, Ohio. Funeral services were the direction or John H. Evans
December 7, at her residence. held Friday, December 14, Funeral Home, Milford. Ohio.
Funeral services were held under the direction of the
• Virgil (Bobbi) Stepp, 75.
Tuesday, December I 1, under Preston Funeral Home.
of Lovely, died Thursday.
the direction of the R.E.
Ellievenas
Hale December 6. at King's
•
Rogers Funeral Home.
Shepherd, 79, of Gunlock, Daughters Medical Center. in
• Arlen Raines, 7 1, of <lied Saturday. December 8, at Ashland. She is survived by
Cullman, Alabama, a Pikeville her residence. Funeral servke~ her husband, Russell Stepp.
native, died Wednesday, were held Tuesday, December Funeral services were conDecember 5, at his home. He II, under the driect ion of ducted Monday, De~:ember I 0,
is survived by his wife, Reavil Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home. under the direction of Phelps
E. Raines. Funeral services
• Edna W.ireman, 79, of and Son Funeral Home.
were held Saturday, December Gunlock.
died
Tuesday.
• Joe Webb, R5, of Lovely,
8. under direction of Nichols December 4, at Highlands died Wednesday, December 5,
Funeral Home of Addison.
Regional Medical Center at his son·.., re-,idence at ~
• Edith Smith, 77, of Funeral services were held Wittensville. Funeral services
Mci}ndrews, died Sunday, Wednesday, December 5. were held Saturday. December
December 9, at her residence. under the dire~tion or 8, under the diret:tion of
She is survived by her hus- Magoffin County Funeral Rtehmond Callaham Funeral
band, Tony Smith Jr.. Funeral Home.
Hume.
services were held Thursday,
December 13, under the direcJOHNSON COUNTY
tion of the R.E. Rogers
• Enis Church. 83. of
Funeral Home.
Lorain. Ohio. a Lawrence
• Alfred Lee Tackett, 79, County native, died Saturday.
of
Madison
Heights, December 8, at New Life
Michigan,
formerly
or Residential Center. He is wrPikeville, died Thursday, vived by his wife, Barbara
unnmrtedHo ~
December 6, in Michigan. He VanHoose Church. Funeral
is survived by hi-. wife, services were held Wednesday,
Loraine Tackett. Funeral ser- December 12, under the direcO'li!tlidii2(J!lJI
vices were held Tuesday, tion of Jones-Preston Funeral
• l'ftl!f! 2~ 11 !J•e T«l•fllcal jupport
December 11, under the direc- ·Home.
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• Mary Rebecca Jone:,
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were held Tuesday. December Funeral Home.
12, under the direction or
Nelson Funeral Home Chapel,
Williamsburg.
• Justine Smith Trivette,
84, of Pikeville, died Saturday,
Det:ember 8, at Pikeville
Medical Center. Funeral services were held Wednesday,
December 12, under the direction of J.W. Call Funeral
Home.
• Ronald L. Webb. 62, of
Elkhorn City, died Friday,
December 7 ,at Salyersville. A
memorial service will be held
Sunday, December 16, at 2
p.m., under the direction of
Bailey Funeral Home.
• Jimmy Wellman, 71, of
Belfry, a native of Louisa, died
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I would like to announce a very special birthday to a special man in my life.
Me and Cret were together for 10 long years and lived at Beaver, Ky. The last
five years were the best years of my life. If yoo saw Cret, then you saw me.
We lived together. When I met Cret he was lonely and had nowhere to go. He
was just staying anywhere he could lay his head. I met him one day and I
moved him into my life the next. My life with Cret was the best time of my
life-he would give the world to me and my kids. He had two kids, Sabrina
and Jason, who loved him very much; a grandson, Braxton, who also loved
him very much. I wish he could come back to me and see some of the little
things that's going on, but God took Cret for a reason, and Cret has a better
home. My days and nights are lonely without him. I can't sleep right without
him In my arms. I never thought that anyone could love someone as much as
we loved each other. The special things that he could say, the looks he made
would make my day. I will never replace him or forget him in any way. I think
about him every hour of the day. When we first met, I knew he was my love. I
miss taking our evening ride. I can't wait until the day I see you in Heaven. I
stood by his bedside from day one. I miss when he was sick and he would
always
kiss me over and over again. Also my two kids were there with
me. No one will have to worry where Cret is any more; no one will have to
look to see If Cret Is coming to knock at their door to be turned away, because
God took him to a home to stay. There will always be a place in my heart for
Cret that no one can or will every replace.
Written by his fiancee,
Annie
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In Loving Memory of Cret Caudill
I would like to annoonce a very special birthday to a special dad. Today
woold have been a special day, but now he's in Heaven, so far away. who holds
a very big spot in our hearts. Cret was in my life for 10 years. This was the best
10 years of all. We had so many laughs and cries. He watched me grow from
pretend boyfriends, get my own phone, driving cars, proms, high school, my
first boyfriend. His grandson growing then most of all living home. He was
there for me when tears would fall, he was my angel all day long. Istood ,beside
him when he needed a shoulder to cry on, I was the one who he called when
he was in trouble. Iwill miss him so much, but I know he cared for me in many
ways. Someday I coold cry a river, but I keep on going with our good
memories. Everyone has a big spot in their lives for a baby and Itook that spot
in Cret's heart. When he got ill, I never left his side. I sat by his bed from good
days, sad days, and his very last breath, but Inever left. Iwish he was here, but
I can't change time. There wilt always be a spot in my heart for a special dad
liKe you. I wish everyone could have seen the side of you, like me and your
grandson, Braxton, did. Because we never miss a day at your grave, rain,
shine, no matter how hard it takes us to get up the hill, but someday we will be
with you In Heaven. I miss you deeply-everyone knows I am having a hard
time, but things have to go on. I love you. Cret, Happy Birthday and Merry
Christmas. Christmas will never be the same, because Braxton asks for you
everyday and we tell him you're In the sky, but he don't understand, but your
memories will never leave his head.
With love,
Your Daughter, Sabrina Johnson
Grandson, B~axton Johnson
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
16, 2007 • A3
Odds & Ends
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• GRESHAM. Ore.
A
ttlW trm:k dd\'cr upset over a
recent ticket tried to tow a
polil:e c.:rulsl'f. authoritie~ suid.
The i2-ycar-old man was
arrested after he hooked Ius
tnJek to the marked polke
velude "' h!lc un officer was
rt:-;pt•ndmg w a domestic di-;turbance call, pohcc sa1d.
Atthorities said the dri\er
rdc,l"l'd the cruiser when
anoth~r officer urdered him to.
He hiler locked the doors of
his truck and refused to coop
crate. police ~aid.
The dliver then called the
polke "tat ion. ··apparent!)
un ·atisfied with the police
response he had generated
\\.hen he tried to tow a marked
police vehicle." uccording to a
police report.
The manager of the tow
company was summoned and
eventually coaxed the driver
into '"rTendering.
The dnver v..as charged
with unl::m· f'ul use or a \·ehicle,
obstructing
goYcrnmcntal
administration,
interfering
with a peace officer and crimindl nuschief.
• OBERLIN, Kan. - A
postcard leatunng a color
drawing of Santa Claus and a
)llllng girl wus 'llailed in 1914,
hut its journey was slower than
Christmas It Just arri,ed in
northwest Kansas.
The Christmas card was
dated Dec. 23. 1914. and
mailed to Ethel Martin of
Oberlin, appurently from her
cousms m Alma, Neb.
Tt's a mystery where it
~pent most of the last ccntmy.
Oberlin Postmaster Steve
Schultz satd. "lt's surprising
that 1t ne\'er got thrown away,"
he <>aid. ''How someone found
it, I don't kJ10v\..''
Ethel Marlin is deceased.
but Schulll: smd the post office
wanted to get the card to a relative.
That's how the 93 year old
relic ended up with Bernice
Martin. Ethel's sister in law.
She said she believed the card
had been found somewhere in
Illinois.
·That's all we know," she
scud. "But It 1s kind of curious.
We-d like to know how it got
duwn there."
1l1e card was placed inside
another envelope with modern
pn\tagc for the trip to Oberlin
the one-cent postage of the
early 20th century wouldn't
have covered it, Martin said.
''We don't know much
about it,'' she said. "But wherever they kept lt, it was in per
reeL o;hape."
• ROXBURY. Conn. Karaoke can be scary, hut
threatening?
A
school
custodian's
Impromptu
after- hours
karaoke performance pmmpted a police response when a
teacher thought she was being
threatened over the loudspeaker.
State police say the teacher
at Booth Free School barricaded herself inside a classroom
Wednesday when she mistook
someone singing a Guns N:
Roses song over the public
address system for a threat.
She was working after
hours and thought no one else
wa-; in the building. Then she
heard ~omeone ~ay O'<er the
loudspeaker that she wa~
going to die.
Six troopers and three
police dogs showed up and
round three teenagers, one or
them a custodiarl at the school.
who had been playing with the
public address system.
Pollee say one or them sang
"Welcome to the Jungle" into
the microphone. The song
contains the lyrics "You're in
the JUngle baby; you're gonna
die.''
The teenagers were cuffed
Appointments
•
Friday for two other top
Bcshear appointees. Rohcrt D.
Vm1ce and Nikki Jackson. to
take <;eaL-; in hi!> executive cabinet, tiudmg that they do not
have conilicts of imerest that
would preclude them rrom
serving.
Beshear had chosen Vance
to serve as secretary of the
Environmental and Public
Protection
Cabinet
and
Jackson to serve a<; secretary of
the Pcr<;onnel Cabinet.
Sworn into unice earlier
this week, Be;,hear has been
working to fill key positions.
Tn doing so. the administration
asked the ethics panel to determine whether Lhe three
appomtccs had conflicts that
mtght have hampered their
abtlit) to serve.
Beshear.
speaking
to
reporters during a slop in
Lexington, said he hadn't yet
seen the ethics panel's opinions
but that he would he reviewing
them later in the day.
·we went up front to the
Ethtcs Commission to ask for
any guidance and input that
they could giYe us on Yarious
appomtments," Beshear said.
"We reviewed the law our~elves, and we fell comfortable
that they could serve in these
po!>ition~. But there were areas
that we wanted to ask the commission about upfront, and
that's what we've done."
Commission
Chairman
Patrick Moores lauded the
administration for seeking the
opinions before the appointees
started their jobs.
"The governor needed an
answer to proceed on with
starLing his administration, and
1 think this commission has
given that to him," Moores
-;aid.
The
commission
said
Vanc.:e, a hanker, eliminated his
potential c.:onflic.:t by resigning
rrom the board or directors or
lntegra Bank Corp. The resignation was necessary because
the Kentucky Office of
Finar~cial Institutions. which
regulates banks, would be one
for about 15 minutes while
police investigated. They didn't realize anyone else was in
the school at the time. No
charges will he filed, said state
pollee Sgl. Brian Ness.
• SCRANTON, Pa.- A
woman who was cited for
loudly cursing at her overflowing toilet - and then at a
neighbor who told her to quiet
down- ha!> been acquitled on
First Amendment grounds.
District Judge Terrence
Galfagher dismissed the disorderly conduct charge against
Dawn Herb. 33, ruling
Thursday that she was w1th!n
her rights when she let loose a
stnng of profanities Oct. 11.
Although the language she
used "may be considered hy
some to be offensive, vulgar
and imprudent ... (it is) protected speech pursuant to the
First Amendment," the judge
wrote.
Herb was cited after Patrick
Gilman, a police offlcer who
lives near Herb. called authorities to complain.
At a hearing Monday,
Gilman testified that he wa-; at
home, otf duty. when his 12ycar-old daughter ran in and
said she had heard loud curses
coming from a house down the
street.
Gilman said he went outside, heard the bad language
and yelled out to Herb Lo
"watch your mouth." He said
that she cursed at him instead.
That's when Gilman called
authorities.
In Pennsylvania, someone
can be convicted of disorderly
conduct for using obscene language in a way that causes
"public inconvenience. annoyance or alam1."
But Barry Dyller, who represented Herb on behalf of the
American Civil Liberties
Union, said rulings over the
past 20 years have established
that "colorful language" isn't
illegal. He praised the judge's
ruling.
"He's exactly right ... i11 his
reasoning," Dyllcr said. "And
it's imporlant that the public
understands this."
Herb did not testify at the
trial earlier this week, and her
lawyer advised her not to
speak to reporters. She co\1ld
have faced up to 90 days in
jail.
• VALLEY VIEW, Ohio
- An Ohio mayor will marry
couples for free - but perhaps
the hridc and groom might
cons1der a donatwn to his
campaign rund'!
Mayor Randall Westfall's
e-mail reference Lo donations
landed him in trouhlc Tuesday,
when stale Auditor Mary
Taylor referred the matter to
the Ohio Ethics Commission.
"Ceremony is at No
Charge,"
the
suburban
Cleveland mayor said in a
2006 e-mail, "however, someLimes people choose to donate
to my campaign (no more than
$50)."
Taylor cited Westfall for
two violations of state law;
Soliciting a donation for village work and failing to turn
over such donations to the village.
Westl'all said he's never
gotten or sought a dime from
weddings ror himself, his c.:ampaign or the village. He said
the
donation
mention
described a common response
from couples when they h-:ar
marriages are done without
charge.
• HAGERSTOWN, Md.
- A judge ha~ granted a man
convicted of am1cd robbc1y a
new trial because the JUTY that
found him guilty in October
also found a wad of cash in his
coat during the trial that police
and prosecutors overlooked.
A money roll lotalmg
$'! ,300, a rubber glove and a
b:.mdage apparently went
unnoticed by police, prosccutors and the defense until
jurors detected them while
examining the garment dunng
deliberations in October.
Circuit Judge Theresa M.
Adams granted the defense
motion Wednesday for a new
trial in Fredenck at what was
to have been Mo~cs M.
Streete's sentencing hearing.
She ordered Strccte held without bail.
,
"You would think with all
the law enforcement people
that had been involved with
the case that everything would
have been gone over with a
fine-toothed comb ,AI and
then that fine-toothed comb
would have had another finetoothed comb going over it,"
said Christine Bowersox, one
of the jurors in Streete's trial.
Frederick County State's
Attorney J. Charles Smith said
Thursday that Assistant SLate's
Attorney Deborah Kemp had
checked the coat pockets
before the trial and found no
money. He said it must have
heen in hidden pocket~ or in
holes in the pockets of the
charcoal gray parka.
Defense auorncy Scott L.
Rolle ·said he had seen the coat
before the trial but hadn't gone
through the pockets.
Gregory
Shipley.
a
-;pokesman tor the J\1aryland
State Pollee, wh1ch had custody of the coat, declined to
C{lmment because a new trial
is pending.
Although the 0\ erlooked
evidence resulted in a new Lrial
for Streete, the cash and glove.
had they been offered as evidence. would· have helped
prosecutors more than Streete
because his defense relied
partly on the ab~ence of an)
cash or fingerprints.
Rolle said he planned to
fight the admissibility of the
new evidence.
Guilty
• Continued from p1
gage from U.S. Bank was told
that because their property was
in the a flood hazard area, they
could only get a loan if they
were covered by flood insurance. Court documents show
·that the couple was only cov
ered by a State Farm llood policy with a $21,000 limit.
According to the bank's lending policy this would not qualify the couple for a mortgage
• Continued from p1
loan.
of the government agencies
Moon altered the policy in
that he would oversee in his order to gel the loan approved
role as head of the Cabinet for
Environmental and Public
Protection.
Jackson would simply have
to abstain from decisions relating to Humana Insurance, a
Louisville-based company that
handles the a medical plan of
stale employees. Her husband
is director of customer service
operations for Humana.
The ethics panel also found
that Osborne, if he had taken
the job, would need to avoid
involvement "ior a reasonable
period or time" in issues related to the Kentucky Equine
Education Project because he
had served as a member of the
organization's board of direc
tors.
by the bank.
''No one lost any money in
this." said Sammons. "Banks
have several checks and balances, and the mistake was
caught quickly."
For his guilty plea. Moon
could face a maximum sentence of up to 30 years in
prison. a $1 million line and
five years of supervised
release.
Sammons was unaware if
any legal action would be
taken against the couple.
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It's long been our philosophy that throwing money at
a problem, whether it's crime, education or anything
else, isn't necessarily the answer to solving the problem. But there comes a point when absurdity gets in the 1
way of thoughtful planning for what the public needs.
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A case in point is the state's funding of Kentucky's
community and technical colleges. What is it other than I
absurd that, in a time when high-wage jobs are needed
in parts of the state to replace those lost to international
manufacturing, the state last year spent the same as it
did 10 years ago?
Christian County is not alone among counties
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throughout the state struggling to provide the kinds of
jobs that keep their citizens from.moving away. The
world economy has forced these communities to find
alternatives to the kinds of jobs that used to keep local
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econormes gomg.
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What is the answer? A big patt of it is increased edu- I
cation to provide the skills needed to keep the job mar- I
ketplace thriving. Here, a key goal of Hopkinsville
Community College is the construction of a building to
house its health care program, the money to equip that
building and to staff the expanded program.
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This is a well-thought-out plan to furnish local facilities with home-grown talent and thereby pump money
into the local economy for housing, education and overall quality of life.
We acknowledge that times are tight for state spending as well as local spending, but adequate funding of
these hometown colleges and technical schools is the
best investment toward ensuring that communities
thrive.
This week, HCC President Dr. James Selbe and Dr.
Michael McCall, president of the Kentucky Community
and Technical College System (KCTCS), told local legislators that the schools need much more adequate
funding than is now being received. McCall said that
the KCTCS's 16 schools received only 45 percent of
what was sought in the last legislative session.
We agree with Selbe and McCall that such funding is
"unacceptable," and we can't imagine the state funding
four-year institutions with the same short-sightedness.
We can only wonder why these important, two-year
institutions are being treated as the state's higher education stepchildren. We urge our local legislators· to go to
Frankfort early next year and fight for these schools
like our communities depend on it.
Because, to a large extent, they do.
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Another Children's Health Care Veto ... Just in Time for Christmas
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-Rich i~owry C o l u m n - - - - - - - - - Obama joins the
right-wing attack
machine
In the early 1990s, few right-wing
bugaboos loomed as large as Hillary
Clinton's secret health-care task
force. Conservatives who slill routinely invoke the task force can seem
obsessed with rehashing the greatest
anti-Clinton hits of yore. But look
who's talking about the task force
now.
"They took all their people and all
their experts into a room, and lhen
they closed the door. and they tried to
design the plan in isolation from the
American people," said, no, not Rush
Limbaugh or Newt Gingrich or Rudy
Giuliani, hut the nation's foremost
liberal tribune of hopefulness, Barack
Obama.
·
The latest turn in the Democratic
primary race is the best thing to happen to Republicans since the 2006
elections.
Two
high-profile
Democrats, Obama and John
Edwards, are validating a core part of
the anti-Hillary case that Republicans
have made for years - that she's a
slippery cynic who cares only about
power.
In the initial phase of the
Democratic primary fight, her opponents attacked Hillary for voting for
lhe Traq War and refusing to apologize for it. Tills was an ideological
attack that Hillary cleverly defused,
while remaining more hawkish and therefore beuer positioned for a
general election - than her opponent:,. To. the extent such attacks from
the left make her seem more cenLiist,
they help her.
The latest
roUlld of criticisms is more
insidious. They
aren't so much
ideological though
they
still come from
the left - as
character-ological. Hillary is a
calculating and
poll-driven
double-talker. This line of auack
amoums to millions of dollars' worth
or free advertising for the eventual
Republican nominee and for conservative groups that will at~ack Hillary
on these grounds next fall.
The character attacks box Hillary
in. Her primary strategy so far has
been to placate the left of her party
while not saying anything that will
hurt her in the general election. The
strategy involves careful positioning
that necessarily opens her to the
charges that she's calculating and
evasive. Hillary has a biller choice:
either to hew to her (otherwise sensible) primary strategy and get tagged
as a shrewish triangulator, or to
swing left and risk alienating general·
election voters.
How can Hillary escape the trap'?
She probably can never convince
people that she's a straightforward
politician of courage, but she certainly can convince them that John
Edwards is a fraud and that Barack
Obama has no
experience, no
accomplishments and no
defining issues,
beyond
his
vaporous
abstractions.
The
hit
against Hillary
as a triangulator
wouldn't have as
much punch if
her
husband
hadn't lived. off poll-driven, situational politics for eight years. ln a
general election, a key point of thematic contention \\rill be whether a
Hillary presidency will represent
change or - a<; Republicans will
ar!!ue- an unwelcome return to the
1.990s. Here, too, Obama is making
the Republicans' case, saying that we
shouldn't spend "the next four years
refighting the same fights we had in •
the 1990s."
Hillary now faces the potential of
a more drawn-out, and much more
damaging . nomination fight. If
Obama needs more material, surely
Rush Limbaugh will be eager to provide.
Rich Lowry is editor of the
Nati01wl RevieM'.
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beyond the 0 eltway
Iran news
disappoints some
by DONALD KAUL
MINUTEMAN MEDIA
So it turns out that lran, that evil
remnant of the Persian Empire. has
been out of the nuclear weapons business since 2003. That at least is what
the new National Intelligence
Estimate (the consensus opinion of
all U.S. spy agencies) is saying.
You arc free to take that with a
grain of salt, or course. Tn 2005, the
same bunch said, with "high confidence," that "Iran currently is determined to develop nuclear weapons
despite its international obligation
and international pressure .... " Now
they're saying: "Never mind."
They claim their confidence in the
Estimate is even higher this time
around, because their methods and
their sources are much better. That
could be.
Tt has been my experience that
intelligence agencies have a tendency
to exaggerate threats to the national
security, not minimize them. Who's
going to fund a security agency lavishly if the agency is telling them
there's no security threat to worry
about?
All of this is to the good - one
less country we have Lo invade.
(Don't tell Dick Cheney. He wa.' so
looking forward to a Christmas
bombing.)
It's kind of bad news too though
or at least, as Sen. Joseph Biden put
it, "extremely troubling."
"Here in October," said Biden,
"President Bush raised the specter of
World War TTI with Iran because, us
he said, it<; pursuit of a nuclear
weapon - months after he'd been
told by our intelligence community
it's likely that Iran had halted its
weapons program as far back as
2003.
"And arter all we've been
through, for this president to knowingly disregard or
once again misrepresent
intelligence
about the issue of war
and peace, I rind it
outrageous."
But
didn't
President Bush, when
asked about that very
thing, say that he had
received the intelligence
assessment
only the week before.
"That's not believable," burst out
Biden. '·T refuse to believe that. H
that's true, he has the most incompetent starr in ...modern American history and he's one or the most incompetent presidents in modern American
history."
That's what you like about Bidcn;
he talks good sense. I do think he let
Mr. Bush off a little easy, however.
George W. Bush is one of the most
incompetent presidents in all of
Ametican history.
The new Estimate did little Lo
change the dialogue in the presidential primary contests.
The Republican candidates. most
of whom seem to be running for
Toughest Kid on the Block, still
huffed and pulled about the threat
posed by Iran and beat their chem a
lot.
The Democrats continued to beat
on President Bush, although they
were careful to take time out to beat
also on Hillary Clinton for her support of the resolution that dedared an
iranian militaty unit a terrorist group.
"We have a real division here,"
said John Edwards, '1 mean among '
lhe Democratic candidates; there's
only one that voted for this resolution. And this is exactly what Bush
and Cheney wanted.''
And Barak Obama weighed in
with: "What l'vc been consistent
about was that this
·s aber-rattling was a
repetition of Iraq. a
war T opposed and that
we needed to oppose
George Bush again.
We can't keep on giving him the benefit of
the doubt, knowing the
ways in which they
manipulate
intGlli:gence."
All in all, it was a
pretty good day for Democrats, if you
don_'t count Hillary Clinton.
Perhaps the most encouraging
assessment buried in the document
was the assertion: "Tehran's decisions arc guided by a cost-benefit
approach rather than a rush to a
weapon irrespective of lhe political,
economic and .military costs."
ln other words, even though their
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
seems envy, they are not crazy. And,
given the retaliatory power of the ._
United Stales, it would take a crazy
country to attack us with a nuclear
weapon.
So we really don't have to bomh
Iran; not now, probably not ever.
They're not going to attack us.
Sorry Dick. Why don't you go out
and shoot some lillie birds? Or a
lawyer. That'll cheer you up.
OOCJ
Don Kaul is a two-time Pulitzer
Pri::e-losing Washington corre.\ pO!ldent who, by his own account, is right ·
more than he:~ wrong. Email him at
dkaull@ l'erizon.net.
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That World
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(oumy 'J'imes(mmdm and.former
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BELATED ITEM
The Floyd County Tnncs DID
NOT observe its 42nd birthday on
Nov. 20. We got so busy, we forgot.
And some of us arc so old '"'c like to
skip birthdays.
RAN FASTER THAN I READ
I learn now that I didn't read far
enough into Joe Creason's humor-ongravestones item. 1f 1 had, I would
ill\ve learned he told therein the same
anecodote that appeared in this colunm last week in rc the guy \o\1ho
reminded all and sundry that "I told
you Twas sick."
WHAT A LOVER!
Driving home the other afternoon,
lli<;tcned to a radio program originating at a Kentucky college and discussing that fashionable bit of the
occult, the horoscope. The interview
was with a male student. and he was
a<;kcd if he read his horoscope and
beheved m the stuff enough to follow
il.
•
"Oh, yes.'' said the student. ''I read
my horoscope daily and follow its
directions, though perhaps not as
closely a;; 1 should. To show you how
much I tru<;t it...A few years ago, a
certain girl and T were very much in
love. Then 1 learned that she was a
Gemini. I am a Gemini, too, and
Geminis aren't compatible. So I broke
off our court'\h.ip.''
And I there in a car, alone, with
nobody to register a gripe to. muttered
to myself:
"Gemini cricket<;!"
PROPOSITION
I have restrained myself like a
man, ever since Tbecame a grandpap~
~
py, and have refrained from quoting
the grcllldchildren. But tlris little one,
!he other night, came up with one that
broke down my resistance. She wa.:;
trying to persuade her older sister to
stay with her at our house and wasn' t
getting very tar with her argument.
Finally she made this proposition:
"Tell you what. you Sla}, and next
time I lose a tooth, rn give you all the
money."
ONE UMITATION
Charon-remember him, the
mythical ferryman who tmnsponeJ
departed spirits·from This SidL over to
the Other? The stury is told that, once
upon a time, he had a boatload fishermen and that when he got them
across, he congratulated them upon
being the fortunate ones. "There you
can fish to hemfs content. The tackle
is waiting for you. The signs are
always right and you'll always get
your limit. This gentlemen, is called
the River oi' Life. But T must wam
you- you'll never be able again to lie
about the big one that got away."
or
d.
000
I nominate for the biggest
improvement made hereabouts in
some time what hac; hccn done at the
postofticc. And all they did was to
take out two doors and a vestible that
never belonged there in the first place.
K:
Go ahead, restore that family heirloom
see pg. A6
"The BEST source for local and regional society news"
by ANGELES ARRIEN
LESSONS FOR LOVING THE WAY YOU
LIVf"
There was an event in my lif'e that
had a very deep impact on me. it is
one of the memories I always go back
to in meditation, because it's a deep
source of inspiration. I was wmting
for the shuttle to take me to the airport. Sitting next to me was this
woman reading her newspaper. But
my eyes were on a 14-year old boy
who was on his skateboard.
He wore his hascball cap turned
MOVIES FROM
THE BLACK LAGOON
A Special Toy
by LANCE GREENLAY
At Christmastimc, it wac; an old
custom to put all of the second
grade student's names in a small
basket the teacher provided and
then watch as she stirred them rrom
side to side to mix them thoroughly.
Each student in the old three-room
schoolhouse was so excited!
Drmving a name meant a toy or
candy to cat on the last dav of
school before Christmas vaca'tion.
We were nor allowed to draw our
own mune; if we did. we drew
again.
"Locus Krumb, Locus Krumb." I
said to myself over: and over, ''wha~
must Arlie and 1 do?" Arlie and 1
had both been told by Mom that we
couldn't afford to draw a name and
so we shouldn't put our own in the
haskct. l raised my hand. "May 1 be
excused," I asked the teacher.
"I suppose so," she answered.
WeU, I didn't know what that word
"suppose" meant, so T sneaked out'
the door in the next room and ran
outside with Arlie right on my
heels. The tears fell hard from both
of us knowing we would miss out
on all the r~ally good times the
other children were going to have. 1
told Arlie T was going home and
hide until suppertime. We both felt
so ashamed_
lt sure was cold in midDecember in 19~7 ana I could just
sec all the children gathered around
that old pot-belhed coal stove drawing names. l had built many fires in
that old stove. The teacher would
give me two pennies and a nickel at
times. I gave the money to Mom.
Arlie would lift me up to the window and I would crawl inside and
start the fire going before anyone
else got there. T could hear the
teacher unlocking those two big
doors every morning and she'd
come in and walk over to that warm
stove and the fire we had going. She
would look at her watch every little
bit and at the right time, she would
walk over to a rope hanging rrom
above and ring that big bell which
could be heard a mile or more away.
The start of another school day was
at hand.
• After school was out for the
Christmas holiday, everyone was at
home playing with the new gifts
they had received from those who
had drawn their names. Sadly for
me, one of them a~ked me where
my new toy was. T stood in silence.
1 didn't believe there was a Santa
Claus, anyway, because Thad never
seen him and I knew of no one that
had. The pressure the kids were
putting on me almost made me cry.
"Oh, Arlie," I whispered, . "help
me." But Arlie wasn ' t around. The
kids in my neighborhood were
laughing now and pointing at me.
"You've been a bad boy. Locus, and
Arlie, too!," they laughed. "You
don't have a toy or anything to
show us, not even a simple candy
cane!''
Broken hearted and so lonely
without my big brother near, T didn't know what to do. So, I made up
the excuse that T did have a toy hidden and that I didn't want anyone to
know who drew my name, knowing
secretly, I had no toy to show them
and no one had drawn my name at
all.
"Lance
Greenlay," aka
Stephens
Branch resident Carl
Layne, enjoys
writing about
his childhood
memories of
growing up in
Floyd County.
Today, he
shares a special Christmas
memory.
We all lived in two different
mining camps; one was the upper
cmnp where me and Arlie lived, the
other was the lower camp, which
was dose to our school. Everyone
finally got tired of me and -went on
their way to their homes to play. 1
thought, ''Finally, I've got it made
for now." But, a few minutes later,
they all came back. I was caught
alone once more and their troublesome questions were once again
aimed in my direction, only harder
this time around.
"Show us your precious toy,
Locus, show it to us 1 Liar, liar,
liar!," they yelled at rue.
"Arlie, Mom, Pop. anybody:· I
whispered inside. "Lord, help me,
please!" I wanLed to scream out.
"We want to see it now, Locus,
right now!," they cried.
1 could feel the tears working
their way into my eyes and T knew
they were going to break loose any
moment if they didn't leave me
alone. And they didn't. All at once,
my anger, instead, came' over me
and I told them I would be right
back with my beautiful toy!
I then crawled under the floor of
the old company house we lived in.
The t1oor was so low to the ground,
there was no way to the chimney
base but to crawl really hard on my
belly. I intended to stay under thei·e
until they all finally left for good.
Well,· they wouldn't leave and they
got up closer to where 1 had planned
my escape route <lnd tormented me
even harder than before. T put my
hands over my ears and stmied cry
ing so hard, my stomach began to
hurt. My heart was pounding harder
than Thad ever experienced I stan~d losing control of my<;clf for the
first time in my shmi life I yelled
for tncm to go away and leave me
alone. I couldn't seem to hem·
myself screaming. T put my hands
down and I realiLed I could.n 't see
for the tears and all the dust mixing
in my eyes. The cohwchs weren't
helping anu the millions or spider
webs scared me. Covered from
head to foot, I knew I was going to
he in bad trouhlc when M';m ~aw
me. I was, I knew, in an awfill mess,
an awful, dirty mess. T tried to wipe
my eyes with my dirty hands and
now, I knew for sure 1 was a muddy
sight to look at.
All at once, even in that darkness, something caught my burning
eyes. Slowly, with a trembling
hand, 1 reached out and picked up
an object so shiny that turned out to
be, to my surprise, a small, most
beautiful little drum. The httle dmm
had sticks attached to it with springs
on each side about an inch long
above the drum. In color, it was
gold all around aTJd yellow on top.
I started Hipping those little sticks
with my thumbs until they sounded
to a halanccd beat. Slowly. 1
crawled from my hiding place to
cover the tracks of my pr.idc with a
'
dirty, muddy, cobwebby face.
Out from my cover, revealing
my face and my newfound treasme,
Lhe taunting children were now
speechless as their eyes were glued
to my little toy drum. They couldn't
believe what they saw and, honestly, it was hard for me to even
believe. But. 1 did. All at once. 1 ran
into the house to Mom who was
frightened half 10 death at tl1c very
sight of me. ''Locus!. " she said,
"You go down by the creek and
wash some ot that mess ott your
race! As much as you can!," she
directed.
She had been busy scrubbing
clothes and cooking. 1 knew -~he had
not paid any attention to all the
commotion outside earlier. She
wanted to know where I had gotten
the toy drum. "Now, Locus,·· she
said, "take that back to the one it
belongs to before you get called a
thief. Be a good boy and mind
Momma, now.''
With so much newround joy, I
ran back outside to where the tears
didn' t seem to mauer, anymore. I
had myself a new toy which l
believed had meant for me and me
only. 1 wasn' t about to give it up. l
wanted all my "teasers" to see it.
But first, as T stepped ofT the porch
into the yard. I asked every one of
them if they had seen such an
unusual, beautiful toy before. They
all said no.
"Would any of you go, one at a
time, under that floor there, in the
dark in all that dust and spider web
to get your own (h·um like I did?," J
asked . They all answered. again, no.
"We don't want ro get our clothes
all dirty like you ," they said. About
that time, the teasers all decided it
was about time to go home .for supper.
With all of my troublemakers
gone. 1 looked up, all around and
high toward Heaven. "Thank you.
Lord!," I said. "Tbank you, thank
you so much." I cried aloud. ''I'm
so glad You dre\o\ my name!"
So, if anyone ever asked Locus
Krumh, after that day, if he believed
in Santa Claus, he would reply, ··1
sure do, in my own way."
And today. a grown man. I still,
most assuredly, do. Growing up in
Molly's Cabin holds many wonderful memories and many stmies that
are yet to be told.
The power of choice
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around with the hill in back, the cool
look, you know. And he buzzed us
once. He bu;zed us twice. Then he
came back around a third time for his
grand finale. and he madvertently
knocked the newspapers out of the
woman's hand.
She immediately started yelling,
"Oh, you teenagers! No wonder the
world is going to pot. because you're
in it! 1 can't stand it!" And so on.
The hoy went down lo the corner
to talk ro his huddy, and they turned
back to look at us. Then they talked
together some more. 1n the mcan11me. she began tp roll up her news I
paper and get it all back together. She
put it under her ann, walkcu to the
middle of the block and motioned the
hoy to come over.
Very slowly and reluctantly, he
came on his skateboard, and almost
as an act of defiance, he turned the
baseball cap around. put the bill
straight up in front and said, '·Yeah?"
And she said: "What l meant to
say is. 1 was afraid that I would get
hurt, anu my comments were coming
from a place of fear. They weren't
right. anti I hope that you will accept
m) apology."
That boy's face has been an in~pi
'Dragon's
Infernal
Showdown'
by TOM DOTY
TIMES C OLUMNIST
Look in any dollar DVD rack and
you'll probably "pot a ton of kung-fu
thcks. The best way to find a good
one i<> to move away from the dollar
section. but 1.f you're willing to take a
chance on a cheap chopsockey effort.
then · you can do no worse than this
revenge fueled tale from Godfrey Ho
(Hong Kong's answer to Roger
Corman).
When a fanner
won't give up his
land to a pair of
thugs he gets a
visit from said
goons and their
boss. The farmer
isn't impressed
with the top guy
and is soon kungfued into un early
grave. When his
Tom 0 tv
loving \vife runs Times Columnist
over lO hold him
for the last time, she too is merciless
ly killed. Despi1e the fact that they
tried to keep this act quiet. the whole
shebang was witnessed by a young
child hiding in some nearby shrubbery. Meanwhile the Wife's sister runs
off \Vith one of the fam1er's sons
wlule the cnminal themselves decide
to take the farmer\ daughter and raise
her to be an evil land stealing snake.
The rrlm jumps ahead now and we
meet the boy. named Shcn Tai. He has
been raised b:- his auntie. next door to
a girl named Shirley. who is totally
into him. When auntie dies, she
decides to tell Shen what happened to
his parents. Shcn swears revenge and
heads out, with Shirley in tow_ to meet
his destin)".
;\feanwhile. the cnminal, now
known as Ma.:;ter Hu, ts sitting prelly
on top of a collection racket scheme
that has neued him a bi g home and
plenty of extra goons t~ help look
after his adopted (l(fspring ('whom he
has christened Chu Ching).
However there's a t1y in the ointment. A mysrcn ous stranger has been
routinely robbing Hu's men of their
collections and then spiriting the loot
back to those"' ho forked it over in the
first place (if onl) Visa and
Mastercard had such enemies). His
kung fu is a\vf'uJly f!OOd and he
employs a split sectioned staff that
converts mto <1 \\'hip and resembles
one of those Ronco gadgets (anyone
remember the Pocket Fisherman?)
which can do ,lll) thtng but make
lasagna. The stranger a lso makes it a
point!<) show up when Sl;mlev·s about
to be jumped and appears to he a
bene' olent soul.
Shen and Shirley, posing as beggars (not too tough since they ' re
broke), determine that Hu is the man
they are seekmg. After a te'A brawls
with various thugs lapparently no one
works during tlri~ pcnod in Chinese
history and in~te-ad makes money
from mugging each other) the pair
make it to Hu's area and receive a
visit from the stranger.
TI1c stranger turns out to he in poor
(See LAGOON. page six)
was
moved
touched hy
ITillment.
In
Latin
America.
in
some of Lhe
Hispanic societies of the
world,
that
moment would be
seen as a healing
moment,
a
holy
moment. They would call
that moment a milagro pequeno.
Milagro, miracle. Pequeno, small . A
small miracle. Within .l 0 · minutes
time, through conscious av1-areness.
this woman made a choice. Sbe made
a life-aiTirmin!! chotce to create
Blessing Wa) between
her-;elf and that bov. A
milagro pcqucno: He
will ne'er forget that
moment. I will never
forget that moment.
And
she
who
shapeshiftcd
that
moment through consdous choice will not
forget that moment.
There come~ a tnnc
in the !>piritual journey when
you slurt makmg choil·cs fn,m a
ver~ different place. One of tile most
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SUNDAY, DECCEMBER
16, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
.
Go ahead, restore the family heirl om
by TOM and RAY
MAGLIOZZI
Dear Tom and Ray:
OK, perhaps life begins at
50 with a 55-year-old sports
car. My brother Eddy (No. 3
out of SIX}, acquired this wonderful chick magnet of a car
back in 1964. My parents
swear that the only reason they
assented to the purchase of this
risky vehicle was that Eddy
had already been given a death
sentence - Hodgkin's lymphoma, diagnosed in early
1964. which would end his life
just before Christmas in 1965.
After Eddy, Joel (No. 4) took
over behind the wheel, under
the hood and under several
skirts. He was, by far, the most
successful handler of the fireengine-red sports car. When
Joel went off to college three
years later, it was Billy's (No.
5) turn. He had to wait a year
before he was old enough to
drive, but he made up for lost
time by running it out of oil
twice during his reign. I think
it was the second thrown rod
that convinced my mom and
dad that the car (or was it my
brother Billy?) was just too
much trouble. The white
knight, my brother Bruce (No.
1), swooped in with an offer
my folks couldn't refuse. He
took the car off. their hands.
And there I was, brother No. 6,
a year before my 16th birthday, denied my .destiny! Until
today, when the white knight
rolled in: trailer in tow! He'd
driven all night to get from
Rockford, Ill., to Baltimore,
where I live now. So, here I
am, some 35 years later, the
proud owner of a magical
1952 MGTD. That's the good
news. The bad news? It's not
exactly in pristine condition.
I'm thinking of restoring it:
Any thoughts, other than "run
away, as fast as you can!"?Tom
TOM: Go for it, Tom. As
you may know. I also happen
to be named Tom. And I also
happen to be the proud owner
of d 1952 MGTD. And it has
brought me nothing but joy.
RAY: And repair bills, oil
leaks. foul odors, drenched
clotl;es when it rains, and lots
of worn shoe leather from
walking when it wouldn't
start.
TOM: Hey, I never get wet
in that car when it rains. It
never starts in the rain.
RAY: This car has a wonderful history in your family,
so you have to restore it, Tom.
But give yourself plenty of
time
like decades, so you
won't be frustrated by the
inevitable setbacks.
TOM: You shouldn't have
any trouble getting parts, since
they're all still available.
RAY: Yeah, just drive along
behind any other MGTD and
catch what you need as it falls
off.
TOM: The problem is that
- your parents were right it's not a very safe car.
RAY: Yeah. important
structural parts of it are made
of wood. And in an accident,
the steering column is angled
to go. right through your thorax
like an apple corer.
TOM: So, once you get it
restored, restrict your driving
to back roads at low speeds. I
only drive my MG on roads
that existed when the car was
built. I don't take it on any
expressways or highways built
after 1952.
RAY: I'd restrict it even
further- to Shriners parades.
But that's ultimately up to you,
Tom. This is indeed your curse
- I mean your destiny. And as
sendmg diesel fuel out through
the overflow vent of the fuel
tank. For obvious reasons,
nobody wants to see diesel
fuel spilled. nor do you want
to pay for fuel that's on the
ground under your truck.
RAY: So for all kinds of
cars, it's best to trust the fuel
pump. When it clicks off,
that's it.
TOM: Right. If you top it
off every time you refuel, you
might save yourself one extra
trip to the gas station during
the course of your lifetime.
That's hardly worth it.
RAY: But you'll be likely
to spill some fuel or ruin your
emissions system at some
point. Or a perfectly good pair
of chinos.
·
such, you have no choice but
to restore it and care for it ...
until you can foist it on an
unlucky. member of the next
generation. Good luck, and be
careful! ·
Overfill warning could save
you bucks
Dear Tom and Ray: •
My Ford diesel has a warning about not overfilling the
fuel tank. Precisely what
would happen if you did this?
Would damage to the engine
or other systems occur'! Most
of us tend to "double-click"
the automatic-shutoff fuel nozzle after it stops. Is this too
much? Does this adversely
affect performance?- Ray
TOM: I don't think it has
any effect on your truck's performance, Ray. But it might
affect the performance of your
pants. If you spill diesel fuel
on them, they probably won't
last as long . Plus, with that
smell on your clothes, you'll
never get a date.
RAY: In gasoline-powered
cars, you're not supposed to
overfill your tank because the
excess gasoline can enter the
charcoal canister that's part of
the emissions system and render it ineffective. But I can't
remember ever seeing a diesel
with an evaporative emissions
system.
TOM: So I'm guessing that
they want to prevent you from
#
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Talk
Web
site
at
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Soup
• Continued from p5
important teachers in my life
told me that you know you've
touched the beginning of spiritual maturity when you
review a choice considering
five things: Is this choice in
alignment with truth? Is this
chpice in alignment with
health'? Is this choke in ulign·
ment with hnppin ss? h this
cht)ic in ulignm nt with wis·
dom? Is this cho1cc in ulign·
ment with love'?
And if the choice lines up
so that it supports truth, health,
happiness, wisdom and love,
it's the right choice. That's a
choice that indeed furthers
life-affirming action and can
create the Blessing Way in our
own lives us weJI as other people's liws. Then we huve the
ultimate cxp l'icncc of being
the stewurd of our n w life,
und th cxpcri nee of internal
und external success.
n
• Continued from.
shape after losing a battle to
H u 's chief muscle, called
Master Ma. The stranger
reveals that Ma and Hu have
weapons which are powered
by red jewels. Ma had his
jewel embedded in his sword,
which gave him the power to
turn his blade into a huge magnet that subsequently stripped
the stranger of his weapon and
gave a decisive edge to Ma.
Shen takes this knowledge and
crafts a pair of reverse magnets
to fight the bad guys.
The stranger also imparts
that he is Shen's older brother
and then apologites for not
being able to stick around
because his wounds are too
great.
It comes down to Shen to
take on the villains and he
commands Shirley to stay
behind with his brother's
remains. Shen then sets out for
his final battle, which includes
plenty of hopping, fighting and
name-calling. Just when it
looks like he's in big trouble, a
surprise assist from a stubborn
Shirley gives him the edge he
needs to ensure that a colossal
tray of smackdown is served
up cold.
This one fares pretty well as
bargain basement kung fu goes
and
has
enough
goofy
moments to supply viewers
with ample laughs as well as
fights. I particularly loved the
climactic fight scene, where
Shen loses his pants and must
evade blows for 30 seconds
while trying to retie his drawstring.
It helps that an accomplished martial artist was
enlisted to play the role.
Dragon Lee (one of many
actors to cash in on the Bruce
Lee vacuum) makes the most
of this role and even offers up
some choice comic bits, such
as Shen's fighting style which
he apparently learned at the
Temple of Larry, Moe and
Curly. When enraged he just
gets silly and tickles his opponents on their backs, sides and
armpits until they let down
their guard for his finishing
blows.
What would have put this
film into the upper stratosphere is embracing its inner
Curly. They should have
dubbed in a few "nyuk, nyuk,
nyuks" rather than have every
character use the same insults
before starting a fight. That's
right, folks, this movie loves
the "B" bomb. One gets the
impression that the either the
writer was lazy or everyone in
old .China was unclear about
their parentage.
Regardless this is a fun
effort that actually could have
used a bit more silly to qualify
for cult status.
Best line: "I'm going to use
the money to buy women's
clothes."
1986, unrated.
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· Changes proposed to elk hunting permits, areas
TIMES STAFF REPORT
FRANKFORT- At its quarterly meeting on December 7,
the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife
Commission proposed to raise
the number of quota elk permits available for 2008 and
change the framework for
quota elk hunting areas. The
Commission also recommended a change to the current
restriction on the supplemental
feeding of wildlife, to go into
effect March 2008, and
changes to small game hunting,
which would tll.k:e effect in fall
2008.
The Fish and Wildlife
•
Commission recommends all
hu_nting, fishing and boating
regulations for approval by the
General
Assembly
and
approves all expenditures by
the Kentucky Department of
Fish and Wildlife Resources.
All recommendations must be
approved by legislators before
they become law.
The Commission voted to
raise the number of quota elk
permits for the 2008 fall hunting season to 400, up from the
2007 season total of 300. The
total number of permits would
include 100 permits for bull elk
and 300 permits for cow .elk.
Commissioners may change
the number of elk permits, if
needed, after elk population
research and all harvest data are
complete this winter.
Commission
members
voted to change thl 1mework
for quota elk hunt areas. Under
the recommendation, the 16county elk restoration zone in
southeastern Kentucky would
be divided into six Elk Hunting
Units, which would replace the
previous zone system. The initial application procedure to
apply for Kentucky's quota elk
hunts would remain the same hunters still apply by purchasing the $10 Elk Lottery
Application by April 30, 2008,
and successful applicants are
drawn for a bull or cow elk permit. Those drawn hunters
would be able to specify their
pref~rence of Elk Hunting Unit
and would then be entered into
a second drawing to get their
assignment
Assistants to quota elk
hunters would be required to
comply with Kentucky's hunter
orange clothing law, a requirement already in place for quota
elk hunters.
The Commission also voted
to allow air rifles in calibers
from .17 to .22 to harvest small
game. Previously, .22-caliber
and lru·ger air Iifles were the
only air rifles legal to harvest
small game.
Rabbit and quail quota hunts
would be available on a 3,000acre tract of Peabody Wildlife
Management Area, following
similar quota hunt application
procedures already in place for
pheasant quota hunts. This area
would be closed to non-quota
rabbit and quail hunters during
the rabbit and quail season.
The Commission voted to
alter the period of time when
of
supplemental
feeding
wildlife
is
prohibited.
Currently, feeding wildlife with
grain, seed or manufactured
animal feed outside the cur-
Valley too much
for Prestonsburg
Senior-laden
Paintsville pounds
Magoffin County
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR ·
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PAINTSVILLE - Paintsville
won its second 57th District
game in as many outings
Thursday night, defeating longtime rival Magoffin County 7354.
Landon Slone led Paintsville
with a game-high 23 points.·
Slone, one of the top players in
the state, made five steals and
pulled down four rebounds for
the host Tigers.
Six senior's accounted for all
of Paintsville's scoring.
Blake Bundy added 18 points
4 for the Tigers. Shane Grimm netted 13 points .a nd J.D. VanHoose
scored 11 as four different
Paintsville players reached double figures in the 5'coring column.
Paintsville opened the game
strong, -outscoring Magoffin
County 20-9 in the first quarter.
The Tigers led 41-22 when the
game entered halftime.
Justin Murray and Jeremy
Pack rounded out the Paintsville
scoring with five and three
points, respectively.
The two teams played even in
the second half.
Nine different Magoffin
if County players made it into the
scoring column. Only one Hornet
reached double figures scoring
status.
PAINTSVILLE 73,
MAGOFFIN COUNTY 54
MAGOFFIN CO. (1-3) Hundley 6, Francis 8, Minix 2,
Marshall 5, Russell 3, LeMaster
9, Shepherd 11, Carty 7, Harvey
3.
PAINTSVILLE (4-0)- Slone
23, VanHoose 11, Bundy 18,
Grimm 13, Murray 5, Pack 3.
..
MC. ............... 9 13 16 16-54
Paintsville ...20 21 16 16-73
PAINTSVILLE TIGERS
UPCOMING GAMES
Dec. 21 Tates Creek, 7:30p.m.
(Paintsville Tiger Hoops
\Classic)
Dec. 26 TBA
(5/3
Bank
Classic
at
Lexington Catholic)
Jan. 4 Sheldon Clark, 7:30
p.m.
Jan. 8 Lawrence County, 8
~p.m.
7
Jan. 12 George Washington,
W.Va.
(Kentucky/West
Virginia
Shootout
at
Sheldon
Clark/Williamson, W.Va.)
photo by Jamie Howell
FROM THE FREE THROW LINE: Prestonsburg sophomore Michael Burchett lofted a foul shot earlier in the
week during a game versus Allen Central. Burchett ranks as one of the 15th Region's top young players.
Busch, Truex among Cup drivers honored
TIMES STAFF REPORT
DAYTONA BEACH,
Fla. - NASCAR's Loop
Data has completed its
third year of existence, and
a banner' year it has been.
Nextel Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson earned
season bests in two key categories - Driver Rating
with a 110.3 and Fastest
Laps Run with 962.
To celebrate the threeyear
anniversary,
NASCAR
PR
pored
through the Loop Data and
assigned a few awards to
drivers not named Johnson.
You can call them "partying gifts." We' re calling
them "The Loopies."
The "It's Not How You
Start, It's How You Finish"
Award: This award goes to
Dale Earnhardt Jr., who
had one of the weirdest
seasons of his career. He
finished the season 16th in
the Cup standings, yet
owned some of the top stat~stics like an eighthbest 93.2 Driver Rating. So
what gives? All you need to
look at is Earnhardt's
"Closer" number, which is
the number of positions
gained or lost in the last 10
percent of races. He's last.
Earnhardt lost a total of
104 positions in the last 10
percent of the 2007 races
-proving it's not how you
start, it's how you finish.
The "Movin' On Up"
Award: This one goes to
the driver who improved
the most from last year in
Driver Rating. The firstever recipient is Martin
Truex Jr. In a breakout season that saw his first career
Cup win and a berth in the
Chase for the Nextel Cup,
Truex earned a Driver
Rating of90.3. Last season,
as a rookie, he earned a
Driver Rating of 71.3 (an
improvement of
19.0
points).
The "Oh, So Close"
Award: The motto of every
fan whose driver has come
oh so close. This award
goes to Ryan Newman,
who is this close to returning to his Rocket Man form
of 2003. He flirted with
victory a few times this
season and finished 13th in
the series standings. Most
telling, he dramatically
improved in Driver Rating
by 10.2 points, the largest
of those drivers who did
not make the Chase. In
2006, Newman had a
Driver Rating of 76.3; -this
season, he earned an 86.5.
The' "Penthouse to the
Outhouse" Award: This
award goes to Kasey
Kahne, who didn't visit
Victory Lane after a serieshigh six appearances last
season. Highlighting the
fall
is the dramatic
decrease in Kahne's Fastest
Laps Run. In 2006,
Kahne's 706 Fastest Laps
Run led the series. This
season, he was 16th-best in
the category with 183
Fastest Laps Run, a drop of
523 laps ... OR. ..
The "How the Mighty
Have Fallen" Award: This
goes to the driver with the
biggest drop-off in Driver
Rating, and it's an award
you obviously don't want
to win. Sorry (again),
Kahne. Kahne - who likely will boycott next year's
Loopies ceremony
plummeted 22.8 Driver
Rating points this season.
Last season, Kahne earned
a Driver Rating of 94.3. In
2007, he had a 71.5.
The "Family Bragging
Rights" Award: This goes
to the Busch brother who
edged the other in the most
Loop Data stats. There are
17 Loop Data stat categories. Kurt Busch led nine
(including key categories
Average Running Position,
Driver Rating and Fastest
Laps Run), narrowly edging little brother Kyle and
thus owning bragging
rights at the Busch family
holiday dinner.
The "It's About Quality
and Quantity" Award: This
also goes to Kurt Busch,
for leading the Quality
Pass category. Busch had
1,854
Quality
Passes
(passes of cars in the top
15 under green), 50 more
(there's the quantity) than
second-place driver Denny
Hamlin.
The "Buffalo Bills of
the '90s" Award: This goes
to Jeff Gordon, who suffered a Buffalo Bills-esque
season. The Bills came up
second-best with four consecutive Super Bowl losses
in the early '90s. Gordon
knows the feeling - he
was the runner-up in seven
different Loop Data categories. And of course, he
was runner-up to teammate
Jimmie Johnson in the
final Nextel Cup Series
standings.
Miners edge Minot on Mc-L eish reverse lay·up
TIMES STAFF REPORT
•
tilage of the home (the area
immediately surrounding a
home or group of homes) is
prohibited March 1 through
July 31. Beginning in 2008,
this regulation would only be in
effect March 1 through May
31.
In other business, the
Commission voted to create a
$5 shooting preserve license
which hunters could purchase
in lieu of a statewide annual or
short-term hunting license. The
shooting preserve license
would be valid for an entire
license year only on the shooting preserve for which it is
bought
MINOT, ND- Jason McLeish hit a reverse
layup with 6.3 seconds remaining in regulation Thursday night to give the East Kentucky
Miners a thrilling 103-102 win over the host
Minot Skyrockets at the storied Minot
Municipal Auditorium. East Kentucky's
Thursday night triumph over the Skyrockets
gave the CBA expansion team its first road
win ever.
After posting the win, East Kentucky
improved to 6 -7 and moved into third-place in
the CBA's American Conference standings .
East Kentucky won the quarter points 6- l.
Following the loss, Chris Daleo -coached
Minot slipped to 7-3. The Skyrockets, however, remain out in front in the American
Conference standings.
Josh Pace led East Kentucky with a teamhigh 21 points. Pace was one of six East
Kentucky players to reach double figures in
the scoring column. Boo Jackson added 20
points and Lawrence Barnes tossed in 13 for for good.
"We're the youngest team in the CBA, and
the Miners. Reo Logan and Mike Crain each
as a result, we're learning as we
had 10 points as part of a
· go," Keathley added.
balanced East Kentucky
Prep
basketball
legend
offensive effort.
Ronnie Fields was the catalyst
"We're pleased with the
for Minot, scoring a game-high
road win over a very good
29 points. Fields also dished out
basketball team," said East
six assists in the American
Kentucky
Coach
Kevin
Conference matchup.
Keathley. "Coach (Chris)
Marshall Fields scored 22
Daleo always has his team
points and pulled down six
prepared and ready to play."
rebounds for the Skyrockets.
East Kentucky shot a blisKevin Rice netted 13 points and
tering 61-percent from the
Kellen Miliner added 12 for host
field in the second half. The
Minot.
Miners hit 59-percent of
East Kentucky held Minot to
their shots in the first half.
just 45-percent shooting in the
The
Skyrockets
put
second hal f.
together a 17-8 run in the
JOSH PACE
The Miners will visit Minot
second half and led 95-87
Friday night for the second of
with just over six minutes
remaining in the game before East Kentucky two 7:05 p.m. road games.
battled back and eventually went out in front
ROBINSON
CREEK
Defending 15th Region Champion
Shelby
Valley
outscored
Prestonsburg 56-20 in the first half
Thursday night and never trailed
on its way to an 88-56 win.
Logan Bryant and Curby
Tackett led Shelby Valley with 14
points apiece. Five different
Shelby Valley players scored 10 or
more points. Elisha Justice added
13 points and Tanner Newsome
tallied 11 for the Wildcats. Jacob
Bryant flipped in 10 points for
host Shelby Valley, which moved
. to 3-0 following the victory.
Ashley Hatfield narrowly
missed double figures for Shelby
Valley. Hatfield tossed in nine
points for the home team.
After doubling up Prestonsburg
22-11 in the opening quarter,
Shelby Valley outscored the
Blackcats 34-9 in a lopsided third
quarter.
Nine different Shelby Valley
players produced points.
Jordan Hall led Prestonsburg
with a game-high 35 points. Hall
was the only Prestonsburg player
to reach double ftgures in the scoring column. Jody Tackett was
Prestonsburg's second-leading
scorer, fmishing with eight points.
Taylor Clark tossed in seven
points for the visiting Blackcats
(0-3).'
Nathaniel Stephens, Josh
Rodebaugh and Seth Setser added
two points apiece for Prestonsburg
in the loss.
SV 88, P'BURG 56
P'BURG (0-3) - Hall 35,
Stephens 2, Rodebaugh 2, Tackett"
8, Clark 7, Setser 2.
SHELBY VALLEY (4-0)- E.
Justice 13, Hatfield 9, J. Bryant
10, Ta. Newsome 11, L Bryant
14, Ty. Newsome 6, C. Tackett 14,
T. Tackett 6, Varney 5.
P' burg.......... ll 9 16 20-56
sv ................22 34 16 16-88
Kentucky AD
Barnhart gets
contract extension
by JEFFREY McMURRAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON
Mitch
Barnhart has signed a five-year
contract extension that will li~e
ly keep him as Kentucky's athletics director at least through
2012.
The
agreement,
which
President
Lee
Todd
Jr.
announced Thursday to the
University
of
Kentucky's
Athletic Association board, calls
for an annual base salary of
$475,000. His previous contract
was last renewed in 2005 and set
to expire in 2009.
The new · deal eliminates a
clause that had required a buyout
if Barnhart left for another AD
job before the end of his term.
Instead, it provides a $50,000
longevity bonus beyond his
salary for each year he stays.
Barnhart said he has no plans
to leave, particularly now that
some of the sports programs,
including football and baseball,
have achieved success under his
watch.
"If you ' re ever going to run
from something, you'd probably
run from it when it was darkest,"
Barnhart said. "My first two or
three years here were really
hard. We're still here, enjoying ·
(See BARNHART, page two)
�82 •
SUNDAY, DECEMBER
16, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
End-of-season muzzleloader cleaning proves to be essential
by HAYLEY LYNCH
KENTUCKY AFIELD
FRANKFORT l've heard
the stm) many times: So andso had a great muzzlcloadcr
once upon a time, but lent it to
somebody who didn't clean iL
Now the barrel is pitted, the
!iring mechamsm Jammed and
the nipple ruc;ted shut. So-andso is mad and minus one line
muzzlcloadcr.
As late muzzleloader deer
season winds down this weekend, don't let your gun become
the subject or one or those stories. Clean and store your muzrleluauer properly and it will
serve you next seac.;on and for
man) seasons after. Cut corners and you may end up with
a firearm that doesn't tire at alL
There arc several ways to
do the job right. The Kentucky
Department ·or Fish and
Wildlife Resources' longestserving
Hunter
Training
Officer and 30-ycar employee
George Mountjoy teaches gun
safety to thousands of new
hunters every year. For a thor-
ough muzzleloader cleaning,
he still prefers good old fashioned soap and water.
"Like most things, there are
about rour or five ways Lu go
about it," says Mountjoy. '"But
T'm slill shooting munleloaders 1 was issued 20 years ago,
so th1s method works pretty
well."
The soap and water method
requires that you remove your
gun's barrel from the stock an easy task on some muuleloadcrs, hut more complicated
on newer inline models. For a
thorough once-a-year cleaning,
however. the hassle is worth it.
To get st:uted, you'll need a
pot and stove to boil water,
Bore Butter, gun oil i r desired,
gun cleaning patches cut to tit
your gun's barrel, a cleaning
jag that fits on the end of your
ramrod or cleaning rod, and
whichever tools you need to
disassemble and reassemble
your particular firearm. A
patch-puller is useful for fishing stuck patches out of the
gun barrel easily. You should
have the owner's manual ror
your gun handy in case you
need it for reference.
Berore you start, use your
ramrod to make absolutely
sure your gun is unloaded.
Now remove the b:uTel from
the gunstock. Fill a pot with
hot tap water and put the b:uTcl
in breech first. Take a wet
patch with dishwa.<>hing soap
on 1t and run it up and down
the barrel with a jag - e1ther
attached to your gun's ramrod
or to a !>eparaLe cleaning wd.
Running the patch up and
down will form a seal and
pump water into the nipple
hole and up through the barrel.
"Keep pumping until the
water is relatively clear:· says
Mountjoy. "Then pull the rod
with the patch out and upend
your barrel to drain 1t."
Next, fill the pot about ? full
v.ith water and put it on the
stove to boil. Mountjoy uses an
old coffee pot with a spout for
convenience. While the water
is beating up, remove the muz
;r.leloader' s nipple. On most
side hammer guns, the lock t:an
be removed with a screwdriver,
while on some inlinc models,
the breech plug can be
removed rairly easily with a
lltted wrench. If the owner's
manual says you can remove a
part, consider doing <>o to get
the most thorough cleaning.
Clean the fouling off these
removed parts with soap and
water or a commercial gun
d e<mer. You can put a little
B1 1re Buller o r grease on the
threads of the nipple and
breech plug to lubricate them.
When the water on the stove
comes to a boil , get ready to
pour the water down your gun
barre l. Wrap a towel or cloth
around the gun's barrel and
wear gloves to protect your
hands. Take the water and barrel outside or put a contmner
unuer the barrel to catch the
water. Now carefully pour the
boiling water down the barrel.
Upend the barrel again to drain
the water. Run dry patches
through the batTel until they
come out relatively clean.
Fo11ow those 'Yith a patch with
Bore Butter on it. Be careful
when handling the g un, as the
barrel wlll still be VCI) hot.
"The heat wtll qutckly melt
the B ore
Buller,"
says
MountJoy. ''It' 11 melt down
into all the grooves and condition the inside of the harrcl."
Yo u can then use that same
Bore Butter patch to go over
the outside of the barrel. Next,
usc a little gun oil on the internal moving parts of the gun's
lock i r desired. Just he -,ure to
keep petroleum based luhri
~: an t clear o r an) parh that
come into contact with propellant: the bore of the barreL the
nipple, and the pan and surface
of the frizzen (striker) if you
have a
flintlock
riDe.
Reassemble your firearm and
it's read y to store.
Clean your muzzleloader
thoro ug hly at the end or the
season. no matter what type
o f prope ll ant you use. Even
black po wder substitutes like
Pyrode x and Tnple 7 can
foul up your gun. Finally,
it's a good idea not to store
your munleloader muule up , p artic ularly if you've
used pe trol e um-based gun
oil. F-.ithcr lay the gun flat or
point the muule downward.
This w1ll prevent the lubricant from gravitating down
to those pans that could jam
up.
Tuke vour mu1.1leloader
out of st~ragc in the spring
or summet to check it fur
rust. Better yet, ~hoot it dur- •
ing the off season to make
sure the gun is )llll in working order.
Allention to detail now
will pay dividends in the
long-run . "TI you cut corners.
the gun can fail to work or
you'll have to spend 15 minutes gun~mithing it hcforc·it
will fire," say Mountjoy.
"But r' e almost never had a
properly maintained gun not
fire the first time."
Hayley
Lynch is an
writer for
Kentuck) tl.fteld nwRazine,
the official puqlication rd the
Kentucky Department of
Fish and Wildlife Rewurces.
She is an m·id hunter and
shotgun shooter.
aHard-winnillg
New options in elk, turkey hunting explored on Kentucky Afield TV
TIMES STAFF REPORT
FRANKFORT - Kentucky
Afield Television will feature
a new wrinkle on fall turkey
hunting and tell you what's
in store for elk hunting next
season on this weekend's
show, airing today.
Tina Brunjes, big game
program coordinator for the
Kentucky Department of
Fish and Wildlire Resources,
will explain changes proposed by the Kentucky Fish
and Wildlife Commission for
the 2008 elk hunting season,
including an increase in the
number or quota elk permits
to 400. Also, Brunjes will
outline restructuring the 16county elk restoration zone
into six Elk Hunting Units,
replacing the previous at-
large, limited-entry area and
out of-zone s ystem. And
wn1le on the subject or elk,
viewers will get an update on
a cow elk hunt fro m Knoll
County.
In Mercer County, show
host Tim Farmer will join
Edd1e Willi am& to try thei r
hands at turkey h unting w ith
dogs. The idea is Lo use dogs
to disperse the flock. in the
hopes o f harvestmg a turkey
as the birds regroup.
Kentucky Afield is a pr o
duction of the Ken tucky
Department or F ish and
Wildlife Resources. The
longest continuously -running
outdoor television show in
the nation. Kentucky Afield
will air today at 4 p.m.
Eastern/3 p.m. Central o n •
KET 1.
Barnhart
• Continued from p1
what we're doing. 1 think he has done that consistently
we've shown we want to be and deserves the guaranteed
loyal to the university!'
money.
Todd and Barnhart said
"He has been exactly what
they had been working on the 1 was wanting;' Todd said.
deal five months. Barnhart's "He's done what be has done
name has surfaced recenlly for .in an extremely professional,
some AD vacancies, including right way."
the
University
of
The 20-page contract does
Wa.c.;hington 's job, but he said provide Barnhart certain perhe never gave serious thought formance incentives based on
to leaving Kentucky.
the success of teams, such as a
"If you're in this industry Final Four trip for the basketlong enough. your name is ball team or bowl appearance
going to pop up lots of for the football team. At
places," he said.
Barnhart's request, the coachBarnhart's salary calls for a es are guaranteed at least as
modest raise but rolls into his much money as Barnhart for
annual base pay several incen- those achievements.
tives that encouraged him to
"To be honest wilh you, il
raise the level of some of the became a little bit of a distracnon-revenue sports. Todd said tion publicly," he said. ''Every
Jasper suffers setback
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON
Kentucky
point
guard
Denick Jasper left practice
with sharp pain in his surgically repaired left knee
Thursday.
The 6-foot-6 sophomore
had micro-fracture surgery 'in
June and hasn't played a
game this season for the
Wildcats (4 3), who will try
to snap a two-game losing
streak when they play UAB
(7-4) Saturday. Jasper began
practicing at full -speed with
the team this week.
UK head coach Billy
Gillispie said it was the first
time Jasper had to leave practice early. "They say he's
doing fine in his rehab. but
ifs not good when you have
to see him leave early,"
Gillispie said. "Hopefully
he' 1t be ready to roll tomorrow. We're a totally different
b'Toup when he's out there."
Jasper averaged 3.9 points
per game and 3.6 rebounds
while starting 27 of 34 games
as a freshman, earning him a
spot
on
Southeastern
time one of our teams did
well, they would say, 'Well,
the only reason why he cares
whether they do well or not is
because he's rewarded.' That
got to be a little bit burdensome, and a Iitlle bit of a pain
to listen to."
Barnhart. a native of
Kansas City, Kan., became
Kentucky's AD in 2002 after
serving four years in the same
job at Oregon State.
Since 2005, men's basketball, women's tennis, men's
golf and baseball have won at
least
one
Southeastern
Conference championship the first ever for the baseball
team. The football learn has
reached the Music City Bowl
for two straight years.
•
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•
THE PIARIST SCHOOL LADY KNIGHTS hosted Riverside Christian during a recent game.
Pictured below for the Piarist team are Robyn Warrix (No. 20, wearing shooting shirt); Coach
Greg Hall; Charla Hamilton (11); Rebekah Prater (13); lindsey Combs f25); Chelsea
Newsome (42); Megan Spradlin (40); Katie Gibson (35); Rachel Prater (44); Whitney Hall (34)
and Coach Kevin Tac~ett. C?mbs is pictured belowinbounding a pass to Hall.
practice
Conference's all-freshman
team.=
Gillispie was hopeful
before the season starteu that
Jasper would be able to play
this season, but there is no
timetable for his immediate
return.
"He's been practicing,
going as hard as he can. but
this is a really big injury that
he's trying to come back
from," UK senior guard
Ramel Bradley said. "He's
shown a lot of courage trying
to come back and going ful1
speed in practice already.''
Record-setting running back
released from Louisville
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUlSYlLLE
Louis"ille running back
Anthony Allen has been
granted a release from the
p~ogram and will transfer.
Allen set the <;chool 's single-game rushing record with
275 yards against Middle
Tennessee on Sept. 6.
LoUisville
spokesman
Rocco Gasparro says Big
East Conference rules prohibit Allen from transferring
to another school in the conference. Gasparro also says
Louisville wil1 not release
him to any school on its
schedule in the ·next three
years or to Arkansas.
Former Louisvi1le coach
Bobby Petrino is now the
head coach at Arkansas.
Allen, who played for
Jesuit High School
in
Tampa .,
Fla.,
led
the
Cardinals in rushing this past
season with 696 yards.
Gasparro says Cardinals
coach Steve Kragthorpe has
no comment about Allen's
departure.
Urrutia declares for NFL Draft
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LOUISViLLE- Junior wide
receiver
Mario
Urrutia
(Louisville) of the University of
Louisville has decided to forgo
his senior season and will
declare for the National
Football League Draft.
Urrutia, a 6 -6 wideout from
Fern Creek High School, finished his junior season third on
lhe team with 35 receptions lor
SOl yards and three touchdowns despite missing two
gan1cs duo to injury. His best
game in 2007 was a seven
catch, 142-yard performance
against Middle Tennessee.
"It's by l'ur the toughest deci-
sion T've ever made," said
Urrutia. "Unfortunately, with
missing time this season and
playing injured Tgot to see football from a difterent perspective. You only have so much
time to play this sport, and the
2008 dran is my opportunity. T
will always be a Cardinal.
RegartUess which NFL city I
have a chance to play in, I will
always remain u Cardinal.
Hopefully, Tcan bring some or
these greut fans over with me to
my new team. Ttruly uppreciate
everything the coaches, administration and fans have done for
me.
Urrutia, a red shirt junior,
played in 34 career gruncs for
the Cardinals, recording 130
receptions for 2;271 yards and
16 touchdowns in his three seasons al U orL. Urrutia recorded
eight 100-yard contests in his
career, including a career-high
175 yards against Oregon State
in 2005. His best season came
in 2006 when he caught 58
passes for 973 yards and six
scores.
"I'm
disappointed
in
Mario's decision to tum pro,"
said head
coach Steve
KragLhopre. "1 fell like he needed another ycqr to work on his
game. However, T wish Muri~1
the hcst as he works toward his
dream of playing in the
National Foorhall League.''
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UK soccer programs announce winter training camp
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON
The
University of Kentucky men's
and women 's soccer programs
will hold its annual Winter
Soccer Training Camp, during
January and Fehm:uy, Kentuck.")'
soccer head coaches Tan Collins
and Wan·en Lipka announced.
The Winter Soccer Tntining
Can1p is designed for boys and
girls ages 6-18, and gives participants an excellent opportunity
for technical and tactical development under the watchful eyes
or UK's entire soccer coaching
staff. Among the focuses of the
camp indude, ilLness training.
game competiuon, and speciali/ed goalkeeper training. All 12
sessions of the c:unp wi ll be
held in the comfortable contines
of UK's state-of-the-art Nutter
Fieldhouse. located next to
Commonwealth St.adium on the
UK. campus.
Dates and time~ of the training sessions arc listed hclow,
with a total cost for all I2 se~
sions of $200. Spots will he
filled on a first-come, frrst-scn·e
basis.
For m ore information, con-
tact UK assistant coach Jeff
Chaney
(859-25 7-4059;
jcff.chaney(Q>uk.-y.cdu) or visit
www.UK athletics.com/soccercamp.
Ages 6-11: Sundays (J<m 13.
20, 27, Fch. 10) from 6-7 p.m.;
Mondays (Jan 1-t. 2L 28. Feh.
11) from 6-7 p.m.; Wednesda)'s
(Jan 16, 23. 30. Feb. 13) from 6
7p.m.
Ages 12-18: Sundays (Jan
13, 20. 27. Feb. 10) from 7-8
p.m.; Mondays (.Jan 14, 21, 28,
Feb . 11) from 7-8 p.m.;
Wednesdays (Jan 16, 23, 30,
Feb. 13) from 7-8 p.m.
~
Ashland Kitten Shootout schedule set
showcase are East C a rter,
Magoffin County, Fleming
County,
Moore ,
We ·t
ASHLAND
Defending 15lh Regi~m Carter,
Ru!-.:o.cll ,
Kno tt
champion
Pike
County County Centrut. Ellio tt
Central will he one ol' the County, Frankl1n Co un l) ,
14 girls' high school basket- Raceland, Pikevill e und
bull teums in uction at Muson County.
Ashland High School on
Pike County Central i"
Suturduy. Jan. 5 as part of piuec.l again~t Wes t C unl!r in
the
Ashland
Kitten one of the seven Ashla nd
Shootout. The ·chedule for · Kitten Shootout mutchups .
Ashland Kitten Shoolout
Pike Coun ty Ce ntral is
has been finalized and the early favori te fo r the
released. Tn addition w Pike 2008 15Lh Region g irls · hasCounty Central and host ketball championship.
Ashland, other teams in the
Ashland Kitten Shootout
one-day prep basketball games will get und erw ay a t
TIMES STAFF REPORT
11 a.m. A full sch eu ule for
the Ashl and Ki tten Shoot out •
folio"' 'S .
A shland K in e n Shootout
at Ashl;\fid Hig h S ·h oot,
Jnn. 5: 11 a .m. -- Eust
C a rtel v ·. Mugottin Ct1.;
12 :JO fl.llt . - H e m ing Ctl.
vs. Louisvill~ M norc ; 2: 15
p . m . - Wcsl Cnncr vs .
Pik e Co. Central: ~ p.m. Rus e ll \ ·.
Kn o tt Co.
Ce ntral : 5:30p.m . - Elliott
C o . vs . Fran kli n Co.; 7:15
p .m .
- R acel a nd
vs .
Pike ville ; 8:45 p .m.
Ashland ' s. M ason C o.
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THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
16, 2007 • 83
Mitchell Report spurs outrage, sadness and calls for reform ·
by PAUL NEWBERRY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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That's \Vhat Ne\v York
Gi<tnts ~defensive end Michael
Strahnn had to say alter 8Ccing
the names in the Mitchell
Reptll·t on dopmg in baseball.
The ramifications stretched
far heyond bas~ball Thursday,
sending reverberations tl1rough
the other leagues and all the
way to tl1c White House. where
President Bush's spokeswoman
expressed hope thi'> '·marks the
beginmng of the end of steroid
ahuse.''
Fvcn an obscure middle
reliever round himself on the
defensive after >,cing linked to
a case that tarnished two of ilie
game's greatest players. Bany
Bonds <.md Roger Clemens.
"I'm not Vv"OITicd," said St.
Louis Cardinals pitcher Ryan
Franklin among the 85 current
ancl fonncr players implicated
in a report nt:!arly tWtl years in
the making
But others did have concerns ahout t11c fallout from
what rrught be the sports most
scandalous day since the 1919
Black Sox scandal.
What about the Milwaukee
Brewers, who just finalized a
$10 million deal .with new closer Eiic Gagne - then read the
embarrassmg allegatiOns iliat
he received two shipments of
human growth hormone and
once questioned the supplier
about how to get air out of a been? Sure I do. Can I tell you
syringe?
wrth no uncertainty who that
"Our goal is to field the best was? No,'' he wrote.
team possible based on inforOther sports ~erlainly Look
mation we have in hand," gen- note of baseball's dirty laundry.
eral manager DQug Melvin said
"ls it a dark day? T think
in a statement. "While we were ilicrc's been a lot of dark days.
disappointed to see information You go back to the Black Sox
from 2004 related to Eric in the scandal. There's always been
report. we still firmly believe those moments. You go back to
that his addition to the club the early '50s when college
makes us a much '>tronger team basketball was absolutely rife
as we head into the 2008 cam- with point-shaving guys,"
paign."
Miami Heal coach Pat Riley
Gagne linished up this sea- said. "There's always someson with the World Series iliing. Dmgs, <>teroids."
chmnpion Red Sux. Always
Tony Dungy, coach of ilie
outspoken, Boston pitcher Curt Super
Bowl
champion
Schilling weighed in on the . Indianapolis Colts, said everyreport.
one has been tainted by perfor"There will be no shortage mance-enhancing drugs.
of media opinions, castigating,
"There's always a push in
berating and blaming all the sports, and probably in life, to
names involved. Just remember get ahead," he said. "We're all
tl1at ilii!' will be coming from naive if we iliink iliat things
the very same people who, like haven't happened and guys
many, rurncd a blind eye to . haven't tried to get ahead in
what many of us believed when other ways in all sports. I iliink
we were smack dab in the mid- that's just human nature.
dle of all the things the Mitchell
'Til be interested to see (the
Report will say," Schilling report) and see some or the recwrptc
on
his
hlog, ommendations for what we can
38pitches.com.
do to make sure it doesn't hap"1 certainly am not blame- pen in baseball again," he
less. I had opimons like many added, "and to make sure it
other people. hut 1 also had a doesn't happen in our sport."
closer view of what was hapSaid New York Oiants linepening. 1 can say with a very backer Antonio Pierce: "T think
dear conscience. to this day l it is a disgrace for the sport,
still have never seen anyone baseball, whatever sport, if you
inject or ingest HGH, or have to usc some kind of
steroids. Do I think I know for- enhancement or some kind of
mer teammates that may have petformancc to get ahead."
Johnson to drive
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
MOORESVTLLE, N.C. Lowe's
and
Hendrick
Motorspor!s hm·e announced
that two-hmc Cup champion
Jnmme Johnson will drive the
No. 5 Lowc:s Chevrolet in
three Nationwtde Series races
in 2(XlS.
Jirnnuc Johnson ts in search
or an agency to help him market his on-track success.
Johns{m will one agaion
race at both Lowe's Motor
Speedwa) events, on May 24
and Oct.l 0. plus at California
Speedway on Aug. 30. He has
driven in these three races in
2006 and 2007.
the
Johnson
said
Nationwide races arc part work
and part play.
"f always love running the
Nationwide car,'' said Johnson,
who<;e No. 5 Chevrolet will be
fielded by JR Motorsport<> in
partnership with Hendrick
Motorsports.
•'We have raced in this series
a few times over the last few
years and performed pretty
well. Tt's a fun series to drive
in. I want to have fun, but I
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"We all put in the same
amount of hours or work
throughout the year and for you
to go and get something like
iliat, especially if you arc a guy
with a big name, it makes no
sense to me. lt is something 1
would never hope to see in the
National Football League and 1
hope baseball can deal with it
and recover from it,'' he said.
Campaigning in Iowa,
Republican presidential candidate John McCain put most of
the blame on the players' union
for blocking meaningful steps
to clean up the sport, which has
seen some of its biggest stars
tainted by the stain of illegal
substances.
"It's time now for ilie players union to step lorward and
say 'OK. we'll save ilie game
and the reputation or the game
and cooperate wiili meaningful,
tough punishments, and testing
procedures so iliat we can prevent iliis from ever happe!ling
again," he said.
George Mitchell, ilie former
U.S. senator who led the investigation, encouraged commissioner Bud Selig to resist the
urge to punish cunent players
named in the report.
-ln return, McCain said, ilic
players' union should be more
willing to accept stirrer sanctions for drug scofilaws in the
future.
Hardly any team wac; spared
from having at least one current
or former player named in ilie
report, which also documented
the open discussions among
temn oftlctals about suspected
drug users when pondering
trades or free agent signings.
The Detroit Tigers. whose
roster includes one of the
biggest names in ilic report.
Gary Sheffield, rclea<;ed a
statement saying ''the eradica
lion or performance-enhancing
substances in baseball and pro
tecling the integrity of the game
arc the ultimate goals of the
industry." They didn't mention
Sheffield.
Franklin, the Cardinals
pitcher, was su!'lpendcd for I 0
games in 2005 after a positive
test for anabolic steroids. He
denied any wrongdoing at the
time, saying "there has to be a
flaw in ilie system. I have no
clue."
He wasn't so talkative after
his name came up again
Thursday.
"Nu thoughts and no comment," Franklin said. "T can't
say anyiliing."
Bush's spokeswoman said
he docsn'rrememhcr any players using steroids during his
tenure as managing partner
of the Rangers. He left the post
in 1994 to nm for governor of
Texas.
"The president hopes that
iliis report marks the beginning
or the end or steroid abuse,"
press secretary Dana Perino
said.
Among those attending
three Nationwide races
would like to get a few more
victories there. T have one from
200 l, but 1 would like a lot
more."
Johnson has made 87 starts
in NASCAR 's junior series
winning the Chicagoland
Speedway race in 2001.
Lowe's officials said sponsorship
of
Johnson's
Nationwide Series efrort is a
way for Lowe's to give hack to
Johnson's fans and its employccs.
"We are very pleased to
sponsor Jimmie in this series
again in 2008," said Bob
Gfeller, Lowe's senior vice
presidenl of marketing and
advertising. "Our customers,
employees and race fans love
to sec ilie two-time NASCAR
champion on the track un
Saturday as well as Sunday.''
Pemberton leaves
No. 8, Richert
named crew chief
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
-
Mitchell's news conference
was Don Hooton, whose 17year-old son, Taylor, currm1it·
ted suicide in 2003.
Doctors believe Taylo1
Hooton became depressed afte•
he ~topped using steroids.
Since Taylor's death, Hooton
has been traveling ilic countl}
raising awareness about the
perils or steroids.
"'The main message that I
take away is that Sen. Mitchell
got it:' Hooton said. ''Yes, it's
important ror the public lO
know the integrity of ilie players - or lack fuereof. But the
bigger issue, as he acknowledged, is the impact that these
role models are having on kids.
"From my perspective. this
issue is so much bigger than
about asterisks on records and
penalties. This is about guys
iliat have broken ilic law, and as
a result we've got hundreds of
iliousands of kids that arc follo~'ing their lead.".
AP Sports Writ£>rs Janie
McCauley in San Francisco,
Eddie Pells in Denver; Mike
Marot in Indianapolis, Tom
Canavan in Ea.~t Rutheiford,
N.J.. Rachel Cohen in New
York and Associated Press
Writers Amy Lorentze11 in
Dm•enport, Iowa, and Ben
Feller in Washington, D.C.,
contributed to this report.
See complete Mitchell
Report online at www.
floydcountytimes.com.
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2008
Pemberton spent eight seaCrew chief Ryan Pemberton
has left Dale Earnhardt Tnc., sons with MB2 Motorsports,
and Doug Richert has be which was bought by Bobby
named to lead the No. 8 Ginn before last season. Ginn
tl1cn sold tl1c team to DEl, and
Chevrolet team.
Pemberton was scheduled Pemberton continued with ilie
lo lead the team that will be co- organi1.ation after the acquisidriven next season by Mark tion.
Richert
became
the
Martin and Aric Almirola.
"Ryan js immensely talent- ;oungcst crew chief to win a
ed and has always been · Cup champ10nship when he
sought-after," DEl general did so as a 20-ycar-old with the
manager John Story said. late Dale Earnhardt in 1980.
"He's now chosen to pursue He spent most of la~t season
some uf those opportunities with Brian Vickers at startup
and we wish him nolhing but Red Bull Racing, but was let
the best."
go late in the year.
Thomas to be Falcons interim coach
by CHARLES ODUM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
fLOWERY BRANCH, Ga.
Emmitt Thomas waited a
long time to serve as head
coach of an NFL team.
He never could have imagined h1s opportunity would
come this way.
·
One day after Bobby
Petlino's unexpected resignatwn. Thomas mherited an
Atlanta f-<alcons team eager for
new lcader~h1p.
Thomas, 64, was promoted
Wednesday to interim head
coach for the final three games
of the season. Petrino resigned
to hecome coach at Arkansas
- and left behind Atlanta
pla) ers who reel betrayed that
~ he quit afrcr 13 games, and
furious he left word in a brief
note placed at the players'
lockers
The Falcons were 3-10
under Petrino, and players
who had nutl1ing good to say
about the departed coach were
eager to embrace Thomas,
who has worked with the
team'& defensive backs for
three head coaches since 2002.
·'I respect Emmitt the
utmost." said center Todd
McClure. "He's been a player.
M, He has a ton of experience. T
know he's going ro lead min
the right direction. T think
everybody in this locker room
1s looldng forward to playing
for him.''
Thomas said he challenged
the player~ who offered congratulatiOns.
""Like 1 told them, play well
and then I'll really know how
you feel about the situation,''
,.,
Thomas said.
The Falcons visit Tampa
Bay today.
"l'm honored and excited
and nervous and happy to have
the opportunity;· Thomas said.
"it's an opportunity for myself
and the other coaches and
coordinators to try to rally
these guys and get them going
to play competitive football
the rest of the season."
Thomas is the l"irst black
head coach in the team's histo
ry.
The only assistant coach
who was not with the team
Wednesday was Petrino's
brother. wide receivers coach
Paul Petrino. who also
resi.gned.
Falcons general manager
Rich McKay said he had not
started to compile a list of candidates to replace Petrino on a
ru 11-time has is. He can't talk to
candidates now coaching in
the NFL until their seasons
end.
Thomas did not lobby to be
considered for the full-time
position.
"Let's don't take thi" any
further ilian this day and this
game-to-game situation,'' he
said. 'Til he 65 in June and all
the years I've been here have
been good to me, and I'm just
happy I can give some back."
Petrino didn't last one year,
and his first news conference
late Tuesday night at Arkansas
caused a stir among Falcons
players watching on TV.
"When we saw him doing
his press conference at
Arkansas, that's what T think
brought up ilie anger to have
h1m talk about family, about
team and about commilmenl,
and then to come in here and
have a rorm letter a! your locker," said quarterback Joey
Harrington. "That's not how a
man acts. That's how a coward
acis."
Harrington twice lost his
starting job to Byron Leftwich
and then Chris Redman started
Petrino's last game, a 34-14
home loss to New Orleans on
Monday night
Thomas said Redman will
start against Tampa Bay. After
a visit to Arizona on Dec. 23,
tl1c Falcons close the season in
Atlanta against Seattle on Dec.
30.
Thomas has no previous
experience as a head coach,
but has 28 years in coaching.
Thomas has worked under
head coaches Dan Reeves, Jim
Mora and Petrino in Atlanta.
He has coached for six NFL
teams and served as defensive
coordinator for Philadelphia,
Green Bay and Minnesota.
He said he had "about rour
interviews" fur head coaching
jobs, including openings with
the Giants and Rams when he
worked in Philadelphia and
was regarded as one of the top
minority candidates in the
league.
"It didn't pan out," Thomas
said.
Thomas' loyalty and tenure
with the Falcons could easily
he conrrastcd with Pcuino's
I 3-game term, but Thomas
wouldn't join the long list of
c..:ri.tics of the former Falcons
coach.
"We've got to take the high
road," Thomas said. "We don't
know what made him choose
to go to Arkansas. He's gut to
do the best ror his situation.
"We talk ahout finishing
and talk about corrunitmenl,
but something went wrong and
he didn't feel right and I'm
going tci take the high road on
iliat. He eouldn' t come hack,
probably, and meet with
everybody personal and he
chose to do it that way.
"I wish him good luck."
Thomas was selected to the
Kansas City Chiefs Hall of
Fame in I 986 after a 13-ycar
career that included a teamrecord 58 interceptions. ln
August, the seniors committee
added Thomas to ilic Jist of
semifinalists for the Pro
Football Hall of Fame's class
of 2008. The inductees will be
decided the day before the
Super Bowl on Fch. 2, 2008.
He began his coaching
career in 1979 as defensive
coordinator
at
Central
Missomi State. His first joh as
an NFL assistant came in 1981
with the St. Louis Cardinals.
He was an assistant wit11 the
Redskins
!'rom
1986-94,
where he coached wide
receivers and then defensive
hacks for reams that won two
Super Bowls.
Thomas also won a Super
Bowl ring as a player with
Kansas City.
He played quarterback at
Bishop College bel'ore joining
the Chiefs as an undraftcd
player. He led the league in
intcrceptions twice.
Thomas'
son,
Derek
Thomas; is in his fil'lh year as
the basketball coach at
Western. Illinois.
Hightower signs with Lexington Horsemen
TIMES STAFF REPORT
After
LEXINGTON
winning a .:onference championship and going tu the
playoff's, University of the
Cumbcrlands senior defensive
lllleman.
Derrick
Hightower (Dothan, Ala.)
added another accomplishment to his wall by signing
with
the
Lexington
Horsemen. The Lexington
Horsemen are a professional
indoor football team with
players hailing from several
in'>late colleges, including
Georgetown, Campbellsville,
Louisville and Kentucky.
Hightower recorded 47
tackles, including eight tackles for lost yards and two and
a half sa~ks. He also broke
up four passes, tipping one
pass to his defensive teammate for an interception, and
filled many holes in the
opposing team's playbook.
Hightower is a 6-7. 277
pound defensive lineman
who has been a great presence for the Patl·iots up front.
His
skills
aided
the
Cumberlands in giving up
only 121 .2 rushing yan.ls per
game.
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photo courtesy of ARCA REJMAX Series
FRANK KIMMEL was honored for winning his ninth ARCA
REIMAX Series championship during a banquet held recently.
Kimmel takes top honors
at ARCA RE/MAX Series
awards banquet
TIMES STAFF REPORT
COVINGTON - ARCA
RE/MAX Series veteran
Frank Kimmel joined his
crew
chief/brother Bill
Kimmel, car owner Larry
Clement and the Tri-Stale
Motorsports team on stage at
the ARCA RE/MAX Series
Championship
Awards
Banquet this weekend to celebrate a record ninth championship. Rookie of the Year
Miehael McDowell, Hoosier
Tire
Supcrspccdway
Challenge Champwn Erin
Crocker and a video tribute
to two-time ARCA champturned NASCAR legend
Benny Parsons were among
the headlines at th•s year's
banquet, which was held at
the Northern
Kentueky
Convention Center.
Kimmel, who remains the
series' all-lime active race
winner, all time active lap
leader and all-time money
winner, is the only driver in
series history to acquire
nine championships . En
route to the 2007 title,
Kimmel posted three wins,
11 top-5 and 17 top-1 0 finishes. On Saturday night,
Kimmel received checks
and
products
from
RE/MAX, Sunoco Race
Fuels,
Ford
Motor
Company. Hoosier Racing
Tires, Casite and Lincoln
Electric. ARCA President
Ron
Drager
presented
Kimmel with a traditional
championship ring, while
REIMAX,
Int'l
Vice
President Randy Morse p~e
sented the Kimmel brothers
and Clement wtth championship jackets.
ln addition to the championship accolades, Kimmel
was formally honored on
Saturday night for winning
the 2007 edition of the Bill
France Triple Crown. which
is designed to measure a driver's performance on a
diverse array of' lrads. Thi~
year's Rill France Triple
Crown included a mile-din
track (The DuQuoin Sratc
Fairground , Sept. 3), a
<>hort
track
(Salem
Speedway. Sept. 15) .md a
'>peedway
(Talladega
Supeispeedway. Oct. 5).
Crew chief Bill Kimmel
was awarded the C'ometic
Engine Mechanic or the
Year Award.
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DECEMBER
16, 2007
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85,000 miles. New
mud I snow tires.
Would be a good
work truck. also for
sale 351 windsor
motor. low miles
$800. Call 8866258.
2001 Grand Am for
sale. Call886-8843
or 791-2727.
6229.
FOR SALE
Submergible deep
well Meyer pumps.
Half 3 quarter and
1 horse power. Call
358-2000
EMPLOYMENT
Wanted
Expetienced legal
secretary
for
Pikeville
office.
skills
Computer
including Word and
Outlook.
Typing
speed of at least 55
words per minute.
Excellent
salary
and benefits. Send
resumes to P.O.
Box
390
Prestosnburg, Ky
41653.
Local private child
care office is seeking
a
Case
Manager.
Requirements:
Bachelor of social
work, or closely
related field, with
two years experience working with
families and children. To apply,
send
please
resume to Spencer
Wahl, Benchmark
Family Services,
199 north Lake
D r i v e ,
Prestonsburg, Ky
41653
Seeking individual
to assist alert elderly lady with activities of daily living
in the home. Duties
would
include
assisting
with
mobility, preparing
meals, light house
keeping. If interest·
ed call 606-946·
2072.
Community
Connections is hiring
for
a
Administrative
Assistant. Apply in
person
at
Community
Connections 4663
US 23 South !vel,
Ky 41602. Phone
Number 606-8741900.
For Sale 2002
Pontiac Sunfire.2door, white automatic with sunroof.
$6,200 Call 87 42745 or 874-9703.
HR BLOCK has
immediate openings for experienced tax preparers! Sign on bonus
for eligible applicants. Call 606886-3685.
For Sale: 1987
Dodge ram B-250
(Fair
Van.
Condition)
1
owner. Can be
used for passenger
or
cargo
transport. $1,295.
Call 285-9112.
Pediatric
office
seeks RN I LPN for
FT employment.
Send resume' to
Pediatrics, PO Box
607, Prestonsburg,
Ky 41653.
2001 Volvo sao.
78,000 mi., garage
kept, all maint.
records
from
Quantrell
Volvo.
Beautiful,
well·
maintained
car.
Contact
Gary
Frazier: 886-1878
(H), 886-9100 (W),
226- 1375
(C).
$12,500
2006
Harley
Sporster Custom
1200cc, 1400 miles
- $7,200.00 and a
2006 Harley Dyna
Lowrider
1600
miles - $10,400.00.
Both excellent con·
dition. (606) 3772028 or (606) 377-
Independent
Sales Agent wanted. Call 1-606424-9593 or fax
resume to 2853272.
Community
Connections is hiring for Direct Care
Providers.
High
I
GED
school
required. Apply in
person
at
Community
Connections 4663
US 23 South lvel,
Ky 41602 . Phone
number (606} 874·
1900.
AVON
Sign up for 10.00
and Receive Free
gift. Earn pocket or
career money, you
decide. Call Jency
at 886-2082
for positions, mail or
fax
or
email
resumes to Karen
Cogdill,
Donated
Goods
Manager
Goodwill Industries
at 370 S Hwy 27
Suite 9-A Somerset,
KY 42501. Fax #
606-678-4185 or
e m a i
I
kcogdill@ gwik.org
Closing date when
positions are filled.
Goodwill Industries
of Kentucky EOE
Human Resource
Director - We are
looking for the
right person to be
a part of the management
team
who has a track
record of building a
culture of team
work.
The successful candidate
will have human
resource tJXperience preferably in 100 Workers needAssemble
health care experi- ed.
ence and be certi- crafts, wood items.
fied as a PHR or To
$480/wk.
SPHR or whose Materials provided.
information
combination
of , Free
education
and Pkg 24 Hr. 801experience will give 428-4649.
them
the
best
opportunity for suc- Heavy Equipment
cess.
Steam Cleaning
Interested candi- Company needs
Must
dates should send employees.
have valid drivers
their resume to:
P i k e v i l l e license and up to
Healthcare Center
date surface mining
R. papers.
David
Mine
Baumgartner, Emergency Tech. is
S
P
H
R a plus. Call Mon.
"mailto:dbaumgart- Thru Fri. 9:00 a.m.
ner@ hqmmaiLcom to 5:CO p_m_ {606)
"dbaumgartner@ h 886-1759 If no
qmmail.com
answer leave mes(859) 806-1517
sage
Fax (859) 5235564
Merchandise
PO Box 91 0844
Lexington,
KY
40591-0844
Miller Bros. Coal,
LLC is seeking
qualified applicants
for the position of
Surface
Mine
Planning Engineer.
Mining Engineering
degree and experience
required.
Competitive salary
and benefits package.
Interested
applicants should
send their resume
in confidence to
P.O. Box 990, Allen,
Ky. 41601. Phone
inquiries
not
accepted.
917 tfn
Job Openings
Goodwill Industries
of KY will open a
Donated
Goods
Center
in
Prestonsburg
In
November.
Job
Openings
will
include a Center
Manager, Assistant
Center Manager ,
Production clerks
and
a
Baler/Material
Handler. To apply
BOOK FOR SALE
Korners of inspiration (A collaboration
of
Kim's
Korner).
Priority
mail $13.30, ship·
ping 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@ bell·
south.net
For Sale: Troy
Burchett, recently
on WLJC, has his
CD and book for
sale at $12 each.
at
Available
SPREAD
TH E
WORD & LIGHT·
HOUSE
bookstores pr by mail.
Troy Burchett, 724
McNally
Lane,
Prestonsburg, Ky
41653. for con·
certs, call 8868483.
2- 6 ft glass dis-
play cases for sale.
Also 2- 5 ft wood
cabinets for sale.
Call
886-3142.
9am-5pm
886-8368.
For
Sale
Antiques: Antique
John Deer Disc
Harrow
S600.
Antique
G.E.
Refrigerator $350.
Antique
Horse
Drawn
Plows
$200.
Antique
Clawfoot
For Sale: 2004
John Deere Tractor
Diesel. Like new.
Attachments
include
loader
scraper
bucket ,
blade,
finishing
mower deck, &
ttller. Please call
606-226-9901.
Bathtub$125.
Antique double
Washtub
with
Wooden Ringer
$125. Call 8742421.
For
Sale:
Beautiful Maggie
SoHero wedding
gown size 12 original cost $1600,
selling $500. Call
606-886-9626. If
interested please
leave message and
number.
3 Caret diamond
bracelet for sale.
$250. Call 791 0107.
DM 800 Mack 50
bogie with · out
motor & transmission $4,000. Also
2002 Honda XR
100R FMF pipe,
K&N
exhaust.
Looks and runs
good.$950. 8Ft Pull
behind broon road
sweeper $700. Call
606·452-9444.
Register NOW at
BSCTC for Spring
Estate
Real
Classes. Call Carla
Reynolds at (606)788-2832 or Email
carla. reynolds@ kct
cs.edu •
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.
Tanning Bed for
sale. Call 886-8843
or 791·2727.
Animal
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
Scarlet
McCall
$500. Call 8860622.
AKC registered
Boxer
pups.
Asking $350. Tails
docked-dew
claws removed shots & wormer
up to date. Call
(606)
298-2529.
Both
male
&
female.
Great
Christmas Gift!l
Furniture
REAL ESTATE
Homes For Sale
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 din-
For Sale: 35 acre~
of land, one story
house with 1.600
sq.ft
of
living
space,
partial
basement located
at Hi Hat, Ky. Two
acres of flat land
with house, space
for garden or two
more residences.
The home place of
the late Cecil and
Edna
"Sweetie'·
Meade. Appraised
value
$65,000.
Price
non-negotiable.
Contact
Mike Mullins at
606-785-5475
(8 :0 0a.m . 5:00p.m.weekdays) or 606-251 ·
3414.
HOUSE
FOR
SALE Newly constructed house for
sale located at
Creek .
Abbott
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. $21 0,00
asking price Seller
willing to help with
closing costs! Call
606-285-0054 6067 91 - 0 7 19,
evenings 606-3776042
Office space for
rent
193 East
Court
street
Prestonsburg .
1 ,500 sq ft. Call
606-789-6236
Prestonsburg
business
for
lease. Great location on the main
road, close
to
downtown and the
courthouse. lease
as is or change,
restaurant, sports
bar, office complexample
parking.
May consider selling. Call 791 -3663.
Beauty shop for
rent.
Equipped
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.
Commercial property 12 acres next
to
Walmart
&
McDonald's
in
Prestonsburg. 886·
3023 after 5pm.
FOR SALE
Property for sale
between
Prestonsburg and
Painstville. Also,
double wide for
rent. $500 plus
deposit. Call 606789·6721 or 792792-6721. No pets.
FARM FOR SALE
Floyd county 75
acres more or less,
Sale or Lease
rt. 1100 off us 23
East Point Upper
· Little Paint. Lum
Derossett Branch.
Established busi- Call 606-325-4430
ness with 240 ft. o r 606-325-2809.
road frontage, 2 Level- Sloping and
adjoining lots avail- timber. HUNTERS
able on main road PARADISE!! Could
through town, close be made into a
to courthouse. 606- subdivision.
791-3663.
4 Pc Antique
Bedroom suite with
waterfall design for
sale. Also wooden
secretary
and
accent chair. Call
~REG
I 0 N A L
ThE
Center of eastErn Kentucky ..
M6df~l
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNI TY
FT - REGISTERED NURSES
$3000.00 Pre-Hire Bonus Offered
with ICU experience
Highlands Regional Medical Center has openings in the Critical Care Unit for
full-time - Registered Nurses. The Critical care nurse is responsible for
providing optimal care for the critically ill patient through incorporation of
the following: individual accountability, thorough knowledge of the
interrelatedness of the body systems, recognition of the patient as an
individual and all the needs that implies, and appreciation of the collaborative
role of all members of the health care team.
Graduate of accredited nursing program and currently licensed in the state of
Kentucky. Must have successfully completed HRMC's RN staff nurse
orientation program and CCU orientation program and qualifying exam. Must
be able to stand or walk for long periods. Heavy lifting required. Maintain
current BLS and ACLS provider status.
• Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
Outgoing and assertive individuals
to make presentations to area
churches. Flexible hours and great
income potential for very rewarding
work. Yo(.J will be working out of this
local newspaper office. Interested?
Call toll-free 1·866-288·4901
Two (2) Full Crews Needed for
Please inquire at {606) 874-6441, between
the hours of 9:00a.m., and 4:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday
E MP LOYMENT OPPORTUN ITY
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
i.> 'l.~kinf' camHU.-tc:~ 101 a
LICENSED CLINIC AL
SOCIAL WORKER
nutlt• Include: t>errorrns I"YChOSO\:lal ""e"menl<
and provid~> mdiviu ual und family thcmpy in a
primary care s~tting. i\1 LL'\l have dias noslk <..kill and
workmg k.nowlcdg<· of DSM !V TR.
Onallflcatlnn< tnctodr; Ma'ler' s degree or doctora l
Soctal Work. Currcnt liccusun: us a Lkcll!>cd
licg n:~ Ul
Cli~1ica l Social \Vorker req uired.
Interested applicants may apply to the
Human Resources Department, HRMC,
5000 Ky. Rt. 321
Prestonsburg, Ky. 41653
(606) 886-7530
Fax: (606) 886-7534
E-mail: tclark@hrmc.org
Highlands is an equal opportunity employer.
A compt'liJh·t .~4/ary nnd ¥xc.·tlt'ttl htiU:/il p<rc..'liflJ:t> ncc.·f)mpaJJy
tlli ~- pn'tWmt.
Mail or Fu., Re .. ufl)(' to:
Attn: KtU\ Ak<r>, MllA
Dig S411dy llcalth Cur<, Inc.
1709 KY RT. 321. Smtc .1 • Plt,ton;hure, KY 4 1~5i
Fa" (606) HH6-KqK • Ema•l: k nkm~hshq oq•
' /\ Pmud Tradrl J11tl nf Prnv•d•ng Qnallty Hl!!\lth Cure"
Equal Opportunil y ErllplO)'~I"
2br 1 bath house
for rent at Martin.
Lg yard $350.. mth.
$350 deposit. Call
789-3724 or 791
9331.
Apartment
1 Br Apt for rent.
Hardwood floo rs,
all new applinaces
furnished.
Like
new.
Utilities
included $525 mth,
$250 deposit. NO
PETS.
Located
between
Prestonsburg and
Paintsville.
Call
606· 791-6016.
Large
Unicourt
Apt for rent located
at Stanville on US
23. 2br, 2 bath walk
in
closet.
1yr
Lease. No pets.
Please call 606478·8100.
'fl.
For Rent: Sm efficiency Apt. S125.
a
week
plus
deposit. All utilities paid. Call 8867918.
2br duplex for
rent Central heat
and air. In excellent
condition. 3 miles
north of prestonsburg. Call 8869007 or 889-9747 .
3br apt for rent. 2
baths, parking for
trucks. Will rent to
Mt
contractors.
Parkway 6 miles
from Prestonsburg.
For Rent 1 Br
Utilities pd.
pets. $425.
$1 75 deposit.
226·0999.
10/ 10
Apt.
No
mo.
Call
-
Apt for rent 1, 2,
or 3 BR. some fur-
• FOR SALE •
Large Shop Building
9,000 sq. ft. under roof. 9 rollup
doors, approx. 3.5 acres level
land. Tractor/trailer accessible, 3phase power to the building.
Located 6 miles from Allen red
light at Cow Creek. $150,000.
Call Jerry Bentley at
437-1656 or 433-3077
Attention. Miners:
New Underground Mine Opening.
Needed: Bosses, Electricians, Medical
Emergency Technicians, Shuttle Car
Operators, Roof Bolter Operators, MiMr
Operator$. High Coal Conditions. Competitive
Wages, Benefits, Vacations, Uniforms Offered.
Rentals
m
a
n
y
p o s s i b i I it 1e s . i.e
NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
~~HIGHLANDS
• Nine (9) Paid Holidays
• MedlcaVOentallnsurance
Misc.
ing room & sun·
room .Huge cobbel
stone chimney carport. 2 lots, fenced
in. Asking $65,000
call 606-358-4137
for appointment
•
Santa Says,
"Ho Ho Ho,
Home for the HolidaysW'.
Relax: to our low utility costs
at Park Place Apartmellt.\·!
Move in by December 31, 2007
Get your 1st Month Rent FREE!
~~
Security Deposit to be paid in full. ' - '
Rents starting at: 1BR-$280, 2BR·$304
(S)
=-=
Rent includes wat&r, sow&r, garbage pickup
l aundry Room on site
Equal Housing Opportunity
.m~•m•m~~
WELDING POSITION
AVAILABLE.
EXCELLENT PAY. DRUG
SCREEN REQUIRED
CALL
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8:00AM-5:00PM
285·9358
•
�SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2007 • 85
THE FLOYD CoUNTY TIMES
nished. Some utilities
included.
References
required. Call 8868366.
10/311wk
•
cd on left fork Little
Paint, off Rt 1100 off
U.S. 23 four lane,
near
Highlands
regional Hospital.
References
· required and possi1Br
furnished ble
back-ground
apartment located check if desired.
3
miles
from Prefer no pets Prestonsburg. Call deposit
of
one
358-9483 after 6:00 months rent. $550.
pm or 794-9484.
monthly. Call 8866626.
Apt. For rent: 1
and 2 BR apart·
Mobile Homes
ments on Rt. 321
near Porter School.
Central heat and a1r,
For Rent : Small
washer and dryer
hookup. $375 per 2 br mobile home
month plus refer- located near the
ences and deposit. new Prestonsburg
Sen1ors welcomed! grade school. $
Call 789-5973.
350. mth Plus utilities. Call 886-9931 .
2 Br 1112 bath
3 BR 2 bath MH
town house. NO
PETS. In c1ty limits. for rent with large
Call 886-8991 .
deck.. Located at
315
Adams
OuikSilver Cemetery
Road.
Townhouse coming Call 791-8617 or
available Dec 1st. 3 791-4471. $450 per
Br 2 baths hard- month.
wood floors. No
2 Br
Mobile
pets & no smokers.
$850 mth. Call 285- Home for rent. W I
dryer
hookup.
9639 or 226 1925.
Minutes
from
Prestonsburg.
$375. month plus
Houses
deposit. No pets
Don't Ask. call 8890036.
House For Rent - 3
BR, at Allen, Ky.
LOTS FOR RENT
·$800.00 per month New mobile park
+ security deposit. lots, Allen·. Dwale
Call 794-0249
area, Floyd County.
Restricttons apply.
For rent: 2 br Paved Streets, lightHouse at Martin. ed area, parking
Available immedi- pads.AII sizes call
ately. Call 791-8560 606-377-2357
or 478-8139 after
7pm. $500 month & Small
furnished
$500. deposit.
mobile home for
rent. Just off Mt
3- Br house for Parkway on old 114.
rent .With attached Call 886-8724.
garage on 1 acre
flat lot, furnished Nice 2 Br mobile
kitchen, utility room, home for rent in
dinning room, living Prestonsburg. Call
room w I fireplace 874-0875 or 226two full baths. locat- 3207
*.
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR aiOS & SPECIFICATIONS
S.ea.J.eJ:L.8icts will t;)e accepted by
th~
E.!QJl.d. County Fiscal QQJ.Jrt at the Office
of the Floyd County Judge/Executive,
located on the second floor of the old
Floyd County Courthouse, 149 South
Central Avenue, Suite 9, Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653, unlli_Th_!.l...N.Qa¥,
~rnb_er 27, 2007. at the...b.Qur..oJJt3il
a..m.... for the following:
Twenty (20) 2005 Gas-operated Club
Car brand golf carts for use at the
Paul Hunt Thompson Golf Course
in Allen, Floyd County, Kentucky
Tills
ChrisElDa
BIVB I'IIBIR a 8
that will last all
JI'Bllr 101111-
Any specifications for the above-listed
item may be obtained at the Office of
the Floyd County Judge/Executive on
the second floor of the old Floyd
County Courthouse, 149 South Central
Avenue Suite 9. Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653, [Telephone: (606)
886-9193]. during regular business
hours. The specifications are as follows·
Twenty (20) 2005 Gas-operated Club
Car brand golf carts, with standard
equipment, to include:
(a.) sweater baskets
(b.) scuff guards
(c.) four (4) cup holders
(d.) premium tread tires
(e.) windshields
(f.) info holders
The bid will be awarded to the lowest
and/or best bidder at the Special
Meeting of the Floyd County Fiscal ·
Court, to be held on Thursday,
December 27, 2007, at the hour of
10:00 a.m., in the Floyd County Fiscal
Courtroom, on the second floor of the
old Floyd County Courthouse, 149
South Central Avenue, Prestonsburg,
Kentucky.
The Floyd County Fiscal court reserves
the right to accept and/or reject any or
all bids.
·A Gift
Subscriptio.n
to the
Flovd Countv
Times
ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION
In County-$47.20 • Out of County-$60.80 • Out of State-$76.00
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State
Zip
Email A d d r e s s : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mail to: The Floyd County Times
P.O. Box 390,
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
or call LeighAnn at 886-8506
Offer expires 12/23/07
L-----------------------------------------
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Floyd County/Judge Executive
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Additions
Kitchen & Bath Renovations
Interior & Exterior Painting
Ceramic Tile • Garages
Decks • Metal Roofs
IS OUR
BUSINESS
•
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Residential & Commercial
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Free estimates, call aiiVtime
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Victims of the fecent hufticane ~ed help immediate~.
needed. Your contribution will help the victims of the
The American Red Cross is on the s<ene-providing
recent hurricane and thousands of other disasters
shelte~ food and counseling. But your help is urgently
across the country each year.
Make afinancial contribution to the Disaster Relief Fund.
Please contact the Red Cross at
1·800·HELP NOW
redcross.org
+
Electrical Contracting
Residential & Commercial
Electrical Services
Home Improvements and Repairs
Free Estimates • Reliable
Ph: (606) 886·2785
Pager: (606) 482-0229
John K. Lewis, Master Electrician
Licensed: ME8643, CE8644
SHEPHERD'S
PLUMBING
Residential & Commercial
• Gas Lines
• Roto-Rooter
-
• Install Septic Tanks
• Small Excavatin
886·0363
Boller license.
•
£
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newty Employed
24 hr. Class {surface)
40 hr. (underground}
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Drug Testing
285-0999
Trsln st your convenience.
�86 • SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
•
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from
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Appliance, Inc.
1454 South Lake Drive
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
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(606) 886-6551
1606) 886-6505 (FAX)
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& Traditions
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Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653
~...wiili
\
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1018.
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1/4 Ct.T.¥.. .
14K Diamond
Jouniey Pendant. ,
·~
Journey Earrings,
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1/2 Ct.T.W.
5499
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$299 ·
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Over 45 Years
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• Massage Therapy
·Infrared
Sauna
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Prestonsburg, KY 41653
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Mother says bullying prompted suicide
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEAtURES EDITOR
Beshear
appoints
homeland
security
directOr
The Associated Press
FRANKFORTGovernor Steve
Beshear has appointed
an executive of a
restaurant franchise
company to head the
state's homeland security agency.
Beshear appointed
33-year-o!d Adam
Edelen, who has been a
prolific financial donor to
Democratic candidates,
as executive director to
the agency on
Thursday. A press
. release says Edelen
works for Thomas &
King, Inc. as a strategic
planner.
Edelen was an aide
to former Governor Paul
Patton and has also
worked as vice presl·
dent of the Greater
Lexington Chamber of
Commerce.
Registry of Election
finance records show
Edelen donated $2,000
to Beshear. and at least
$1,000 each to
Democrats Jack
Conway and Grit
Luallen during the last
election cycle.
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MARTIN - Bullying hurts, and
sometimes it can even he deadly.
The parents of a 13-year-old former
student of Allen Central Middle School
say that they hope no other parent anywhere ever has to learn this sad fact in
the way that they have had to since the
death of their son, Stephen Lawrence
Patton, who took his own life Nov. 28.
Stephen's mother, Sheila, a social
worker, addressed members of the
PREPA RING
Floyd County Board of Education at a
meeting held Wednesday night at May
Valley Elementary School. She. along
with husband Lawrence and other family members, feels that responsibility
for Stephen's death lies partly with the
administration and statf of the school at
which her son was enrolled.
"What that child had to go through,"
she said through tears, "no child should
ever have to go through. And no one
told us anything about it."
The Patton family says that children
from Allen Central Middle School have
F0 R
come forward since their son's death to
inform them that their -;on had been the
victim of buUying at the school.
"We've been told stories of how his
lunch box would be taken from him
and that once others had eaten what
they wanted fyom it, they would toss it
back to him ... He tried to keep snacks
in a grocery bag in his locker. He never
told us that people were taking his
food," Sheila Pauon said.
Though Patton acknowledges that
"we' re only going on what we've been
told hccausc we really don't know,"
C HRISTMAS
she still feels that school authorities
should have been more aware and more
communicative about the alleged bullying 'she has been told her son
endured.
"You can't miss this," she said.
"You have to protect the children. you
just can't miss something like this.''
Davida Bickford, prim:jp<ll, said that
the news of Stephen·s death came as "a
shock to us all.''
"It was a terrible tragedy. He will be
(See BULLYING, pagt> seven)
Suspect shot
and killed by
state trooper
while in custody
byJACKLATIA
ed.
STAFF WRITER
OIL SPRINGS -
A
misdcamcnor arrest turned
deadly in n Johnson County
community
Tuesday
evening when a suspect was
shOt by a Kentucky State
Police Trooper.
photo
b~·
Jack. Latta
Prestonsburg city employees were busy Jhursday putting together gift packages for this weekend's Shop with a Cop event.
.
Jury awards former manager $725K
byJACKLATIA
STAFF WRITER
2 DAY FORECAST
PRESTONSBURG -
Michael Kirk
A
wrongful firing suit against
Clayton Mobile Home~ ended
Monday with a Floyd County
Jury awarding $725,000 to former Luv Homes lot manager
Michael Kirk.
"CMH devastated Mike,"
said John C. Kirk, Michael
Kirk· s attorney, "When it tired
him, it senr out a messag~ rhat
Mike had done something
wrong in defending his property
and, fearing for his life, protect-
ing himself."
Michael Kirk, 52, shot and
killed Ronald Dillion inside one
of the lot homes during a burglary attempt in March 2005.
One week later, Kirk wns fired
by CMH for ~·violaling the company's policy which prohibited
employees from having a gun
on the premises," according to
David Booth.
Knoxville, tbc
company's president.
"They hung him out to dry,"
said Bobby Rowe. Kirk's trial
counsel, "CMH expected to be
or
(See MANAGER, page seven)
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Randy Baldwin,. 46, of
Oil Springs, died early
Wednesday morning from a
single gunshot wound to the
chest.
"We can ' t understand
what happened." said
Danny
Joe
Blanton,
Baldwin's brother-in-law,
"We just don't know what
to think right now."
Acccording to KSP,
Trooper Byron Hansford,
46, responded to a report of
a suspcious person and
found the suspect beside a
gu~rdrail near the intersection of Route 40 and Route
580. where he appeared to
be intoxicated.
"Trooper
Hansford
placed the suspect under
aiTest for alchohol intoxication:· said Trooper Scott
Hopkins, a KSP spokesman
from Post 9.
According
to
the
Associated Press. Baldwin
was not handcuffed and.
because of layered clothing,
his handgun was not detect-
According to Hopkins,
while in transit to the jail,
the suspect told Trooper
Hansford that he had a
weaJXm and would kill him
if he did not ,pull over.
ln u press relea:~e,
Hopkins said, "Trooper
Hansford complied, and
when Bnldwin exited the
vehicle, he began approach-
ing Trooper Han:-.ford with
a handgun."
According to the report.
Hansford ordered Baldwtn
to drop the weapon. When
the suspect did not comply.
he tried to physically disarm him.
"When Hansford was
unable to disarm the suspect, as a last resort. he
fired his weapon,'' said
Hopkins.
Baldwin sustained a
gunshot wound and was airlifted to Cabell Huntington
Medical Center. where he
was in surgery for most of
the night. According to a
KSP spokesman, Baldwin
passed away at Sam
Wednesday morning after
undergoing surgery. An
autopsy is pending.
Pursuant to KSP policy.
Hansford has been placed
on paid administrative
leave pending an investigation into the shooting.
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Professor's study questions
online class effectiveness
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG -
College
online courses may not be for everyone.
That is among the early findings
according to an ongoing study by Dr.
John G. Shiber, a professor at Big
Sandy Community and Technical
College.
·
fn the study. 159 community college students who had taken at least
one online course WL'tc surveyed
from 2006 through 2007. The study
covered I 06 courses with 12 subject
areas being defined.
"This is what the students thought
about the online courses. and the
testing, as opposed to a normal classroom course," Dr. Shiber said.
The report indicates that more
than half the students surveyed said
convenience was the most positive
aspect of the courses.
According to Dr. Shiber's findings. some subjects lend themselves
well to online studies, while students
in math and philosophy courses in
particular. reported struggling with
the material.
·'Math tends to require instant
responses to questions, and oncn the
same question being asked more
(See ONLINE, page seven)
Dr. John Shiber
presented his
study of online
courses to faculty and staff at
Big Sandy
Community and
Technical
College on
Thursday.
phOto by Jack Latta
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
14, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Beshear has ftrst full day, says secret door won't be used
by JOE BIESK
AssociAfED PREss
FRANKFORT- Days are
numhered for an infamous
secret door in the state Capitol,
that was installed hy the previous administration, Gov. Steve
Beshear said ou his first full
work day as Kentucky's chief
executive.
A door former Gov. Ernie
Fletcher's
administration
installed in early 2004 for
more than $5,000. won't be
used and, depending on cost,
could be removed, Beshear
said. It provided passage from
the governor's first-floor suite
of rooms to one often used for
press ~onferences and allowed
officials to avoid using a pub
lie hallway to get there.
Fletcher's administration
claimed the door had existed
previom.ly, but was taken out
and plastered over. But
Beshear said the door, which is
behind a large blue curtain,
projects an image or secrecy
that he doesn't want for his
uwn administration.
'·lt, 1 think, has become a
symbol of a lack of access to
the media and to the public on
behalf of 'the governor,"
Beshear said. "And, we're
going to be running an open
go,ernment, a transparent
government and a government
where the governor is going to
be accessible to the people."
After a night filled with
fancy outfits and elegant balls,
the Beshear administration
reported l'or duty Wednesday,
only to tind some people with
out the necessary desks or
computers usually associated
with office jobs. Nevertheless.
Beshear said his administration was "ready to work'' and
handle its business.
"Prul of it's just figuring
out how the phones work and
where things ru·e and getting
organized," Beshear said.
Fletcher's term expired
Monday night at midnight.
Beshear. a Democrat, was
sworn in and inauguration festivities l'or Kentucky's 6 I St
governor - which included a
Obituaries
Thomas (Jess)
Branham
Thomas (Jess) Branham, 84,
of Allen, died Wednesday,
December 12, 2007, at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center.
Born March 14, 1923. in
Maytown, he was the son or
the late Tom Branham and
Sarah Benlley Branham. He
was a retired coal truck driver,
a welder, and a member of the
Community Freewill Baptist
Church.
He is survived hy his wife,
Beatrice Sammons Branham.
Other survivors include a
brother, Robert Clay Branham
of Willard, Oh10.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by three
brothers:
Jack Branham,
George Branham and Theop
Branham; six sisters: Bertha
Spigmen, Stella Caudill, Eddie
Hinton. Kate Crisp, Opal
Crisp, and Alta King.
Funeral services "'ill be held
Saturday, December 15, at 11
a.m., at the Nelson-Fruier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Pa~l Coleman and Richard
Crisp orricialing.
Burial will be in the Riley
Hall Cemetery, in Allen, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the runeral
home.
Prestonsburg, she was the
daughter of the late Tommy
Lafferty and Amrnie · Conn
Briggs. She was a homemaker.
and a member or Freewill
Baptist Church.
Survivors include three
sons: Taylor Briggs or Martin,
Tommy
Briggs
of
Prestonsburg, and Carl Ray
Briggs of Sitka; three daughters: Betty Stephens of
Preslonsburg, Billie Compton
of Paintsville, and Eula
Lawson of West Van Lear; 14
grandchildren, and 22 greatgrandchildren.
ln addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by
two sons: Darrell Briggs and
Jackie Briggs; a brother, Virgil
Lafl'erty: two sisters: Maggie
McGuire
and
Sarah
DeRossett; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday, December 15, at 1
p.m.,
at
Nelson-Fra:~ier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Bobby Joe Spencer officiating.
Burial will be in the Briggs
Cemetery, in Prestonsburg,
under the direction or NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
ceremony in the Kentucky
Supreme Court chambers.
Beshear's cabinet consists pri
marily of Democrats, and one
position has not been filled.
Beshear said he wa!> still looking for a pennanent H(;alth and
Family Services cabinet secre
tary.
"We've been looking for
the very best people we can
find to fill these cahinets and
people with experience and
we're not looking at their
political affiliation when we're
reviewing that experience and
making those decisions,"
Beshear said.
His election last month
marked the completwn of an
improbable political comeback for Beshear, who exited
stale politics arter serving as
lieutenant governor more than
20 years ago.
The
biggest
change
between then and now,
Beshear joked, might be where
his office is located.
"Now I'm silting in the
main chair there in the governor's office," Beshear :said.
"It's a great feeling ohviously."
(l'ai<l ohiruury)
Patricia Ann Isaac
Patricia Ann Tsaac, 42, of
Indiana, formerly of Wheelwright, died at her residence.
Born November 5, 1965, in
Floyd County, she was the
daughter of Judith Ann and the
late Doy Tsaac Jr. She was a
homemaker and a member of
the Freewill Baptist Faith
Church.
ln addition to her mother,
she is survived by a son,
Nathaniel Ray Stephens of
Indiana; a daughter, Jessica
Dawn Blackburn or Stanville;
a brother, Linville Glen Isaac
of Wheelwright; a sister,
Junlina Gail Hall of Kite.
In addition to her father, she
was preceded in death by a sister, Maudie Francis Meade.
Funeral services will be held
Friday, December 14, at noon,
at the Wheelwright Freewill
Baptist Church, with Louis
Ferrari officating.
Burial will be in the Family
Cemetery, in Honcycamp.
Visitation is at the church.
Roberts Funeral Home,
Robinson Creek, is in charge
Of arrangementS.
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Card of Thanks
We would like to thank everyone for the support and love
shown to us during the loss of our mother. We would like LO
thank everyone who sent flowers, food, called. stopped by,
or even thought about us. We will never forget all the love
and kindness we received. We would especially like to
thank Bro. Jim Smith and Bro. Buddy Ousley for their comforting words, and all the members of the Free United
Baptist Church for all they did. Thanks to Teresa Carroll
and Linda Johnson for the special singing. A special thanks
to all those who fixed food for after the funeral and to those
who stayed and cleaned up afterward. We would like to
thank the sheriff's department for their assistance in traffic
control. and to Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home for their kind,
courteous and proressional service. Words can never thank
everyone enough, but know that we appreciate and love
each and everyone of you.
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Rebecca Briggs
Rebecca Briggs, 84, of
Prestonsburg, died Tuesday,
Decernbe1
ll, 2007, at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center.
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parade, and three balls around
the Capitol grounds
filled
the new executive's first full
<.lay as governor on Tuesday.
Now, Beshear's main focus
shi I'Ll, lo cral'ting a stale budget
proposal and developing a legislative agenda for the General
Assembly. which returns to
Frankfort in January.
Beshear had meetings
throughout the day, including
an afternoon tace-to-face with
Senate
President
David
Williams at the governor's
office.
Williams,
RBurkesville, said they talked in
general terms about a number
of issues facing the state.
"Tt was a productive conversation," Williams said.
Beshear 's cabinet secretaries, his chief of staff and
state police commissioner
were sworn in at an afternoon
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Each year during the holiday season, we
take great pleasure in setting aside our
regultir work and sending a heartfelt
message to all our best friends and patients.
How blessed we are that this time has come
again to extend to you our sincere gratitude,
because it is good friends and patients like
you, who make our practice possible.
May your holiday be filled with joy, and the
coming year be overflowing with all the good
things in life.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Dr. Chip Saly~rs and Staff
We invite you to join us in celebrating our
fifth annual patient appreciation week
and food drive, December 17th, through
December 21st.
ALSO, Come Join Us
Christ United Methodist Chancel Choir will present
Christmas Cantata "Emmanuel Celebrating Heaven's
Child" during 11 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship
Service December 16, 2007.
Wednesday, December 19 at 10 a.m.•
Wesley Christian School will present
"Christina" Around the World"
in Wesley Gym.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on
December 24, 2007, at 9:00p.m.
• Patient Appreciation Gifts
• Grand Door Prize
Please bring a canned item that will be
donated to a local pantry.
COME AND JOIN US!
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
14, 2007 • A3
For the Record
Marriage Licenses
Heather Wireman, 22, to
Keith Crall, 22, both of
Prestonsburg.
Jina Mullins, 32, of Minnie,
to Ellis Little Jr., 39, of
Melvin.
Johanna Sutton, 43, to Brad
Smith, 36, both of Hueysville.
Amber Stewart, 20, to
Shawn Witt, 21, both of
Prestonsburg.
Londa Sammons, 40, to
Wesley Lafferty, 36, both of
Prestonsburg.
Tammy Ratliff, 30, of
Pikeville,
to
Tsmael
Rodriguez, 26, of Louisville.
Shelly Bowling, 32, or
Paintsville, to Madison Hall,
42, of Hi HaL
Heather Tackett, 26, to
Timmy Bryant, 44, both of
Pikeville.
Rana Tackett, 22, to Harold
Firestine IT, 24, both of
Beaver.
O:r.ella Kidd, 41, to Clayton
Conn, 37, both of Harold.
Civil Suits Filed
Magdeline Johnson vs.
Lucinda Yates
Jessica Keathley vs. James
Keathley
Sharon
Hamilton
vs.
Ishmael Hamilton
Wendy Hicks vs. Brian
James Hicks
lda Moore vs. James D.
Moore
Hazel Tackett vs. Richie
Tackett
Discover Bank vs. Brenda
Allen
Shayne Hall vs. Tony Hall,
et al
LVNV Funding vs. Joe
Burchett
Wachovia Dealer Services
vs. Paul V. Conway
International Collection vs.
Lester Murphy Jr.
Velocity investments vs.
O:r.ella Hellon
Bonnie Crisp, ct al vs.
Grizzly Processing LLC, et al
Ford Motor Credit Co. vs.
Vikki D. Woodward
Small Claims Filings
Capital One Bank vs.
Matthew T. Goble
Cavalry Portfolio Services
vs. Randy Boyd
Dwight Brandan Prater vs.
Teresa Hagans
Robin Little, et al vs.
Michael Newsome, ct al
Midland Funding vs. Betty
Branham
Pioneer Credit vs. Nikki
Jarvis
RJM Acquisitions vs.
Rhonda Campbell
First Financial Credit vs.
Mark Robinson
CACV of Colorado vs.
Darlene Jones
Asset Acceptance
vs.
Deborah Shope
LVNV Funding vs. Taylor
Caldwell
Capital One Bank vs. Tony
Hager, ct a!
Capital One Bank vs.
Wilma J. Hall
Capital One Bank vs.
Lovena Martin
Capital One Bank vs. Ricky
O'Connor
Capital One Bank vs. Nina
P. Smith
Capital One Bank vs.
Wilma Collins
Capital One Bank vs.
Charles Spurlock
Capital One Bank vs. Tony
Goble
Capital One Bank vs.
Randy McKinney
Charges Filed
Joseph Mindy, 23, of
Royalton, theft by unlawful
taking/shoplifting.
Martelha Wright, 33, of
Marlin, alcohol intoxication,
public place; possession controlled substance, unspecified
(two counts); possession marijuana.
Robert A. Hall, 22, of
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxication, public place; disorderly
conduct.
Kelly L. Hall, 22, of
Langley, possession controlled
substance, unspecified; no
operator's/mopcd license.
Paul C. Hayes, 3~, or
Langley, possession controlled
substance, unspecified; controlled substance prescription
not in original container; pos
session marijuana; use/possess
drug paraphernalia.
James Burke, 49, of West
Prestonsburg, harassment.
Nathan Blackburn, age not
listed, of Martin, assault.
Michael Newsome, 43, of
Melvin, assault.
Ronald B. May, 58, of
Canada,
illegal
take/pursue/molest
any
deer/wild turkey/elk.
Kellic Fletcher, 37, of
Teaberry, alcohol intoxication,
public place; endangering welfare of minor.
Sonny Charles Swiney, 38,
of Teaberry. alcohol intoxication, public place; giving offi-
Religious leaders call for
resolution to contract dispute
by SAMIRA JAFARI
several groups, including the
Central
Conference
of
American
Rabbis,
the
HAZARD Religious Episcopal
Church,
the
leaders from nine states arc Evangelical Lutheran Church
asking ofiicials at Appalachian in America, the Roman
Regional Hcalthcarc and strik- Catholic Church, the United
ing nurses at the system's nine Church of Christ and the
hospitals to resolve their con- United Methodist Church.
tract dispute for the sake of
About 650 nurses walked
their patients.
off the job Oct. I . Last week,
"The saddest outcome or the remaining 500 rejected a
this prolonged dispute is that contract offer in a 455-5 vote.
our
communities
in
ARH
spokeswoman
Appalachia and the quality of Candace Elkins said company
our health care will suffer the officials were going· to meet
greatest if this dispute is not with Rausch later in the day.
settled soon," said the Rev. "We look forward to the
John Rausch, director of i:he · opportunity to talk with Father
Catholic
Committee
on Rausch about the labor disAppalachia.
pute,'' she said, without elaboRausch and more than 75 ration.
other leaders submitted a leuer
Rausch met with 15 nurses
on Wednesday to ARH on strike from the ARH hospiPresident and CEO Jerry tal in Hazard before speaking
Haynes and members of the to reporters. A similar gatherKentucky and West Virginia ing was held in Charleston,
nurses a<;sociation. The letter W.Va., where the Rev. Dennis
supports continuous bargain- Sparks called on the ARH
ing, but scolds ARH for per- board of trustees to get
manently replacing about 150 involved with negotiations.
"Reaching a fair settlement
or the nurses on.strike.
'"From a moral and ethical quickly is not only important
perspective, the permanent to the nurses, it is critical to
replacement of striking nurses ARH's financial viability, and
at Appalachian Regional the future or heath care in
Healthcarc must stop; and ptr- Appalachian communities," he
manently replaced workers said in a statement
should be reinslaled," the letRausch said members of
ter says.
Judeo Christian faiths were
The statement represents concerned because they felt
views of religious leaders from the lives of patients were at ·
ASSOCIATED PRESS
If
cer false name/address; endangering welfare of minor.
Charles Steven Hall, 31, of
Gamaliel,
fleeing/evading
pol ice; possess-ion controlled
substance,
unspecified;
use/possess drug paraphernalia; controlled substance preS<-'Tiption not in original container; improper equipment.
Lonme T. Jervis. 33, of
Prestonsburg, thef't by deception/cold checks (four counts).
Phillip Martin Jr., 42, of
Hueysville, attempt theft by
unlawful taking/shop! i l'ling;
fleeing/evading police (on
foot); public intoxication, controlled substance; resisting
arrest.
DanicJ Avery, 33. or
Gallion, Alabama; alcohol
intoxication, public place.
Judy C. Newsome, 56, of
Prestonsburg, crimmal trespass; alcohol intoxication,
public place.
John Shepard, 22, of
Melvin, assault, domestic VlOIence; alcohol intoxication,
public place.
John Allen Boyd Jr., 28, of
Bct<;y Layne, violation of KY
EPO.
Steve Bolen, 48, of Garrett,
assault.
Steve Crones Caudill, 42,
of Hi Hat, cruelty to animals.
Paula Bremer, 29, of
Wheelwright, assault.
Kathleen Curry, 23. of Hi
Hat, possession marijuana;
use/possess drug paraphernalia.
Stephen Stanley. 21, of
Bypro. unlawful transaction
with minor.
Jacob Terry Coleman, 27,
of Pikeville, alcohol intoxica
tion, public place.
Brenda Jewell, 53, of
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxication, public place; criminal
Carrie, Edward, John,
Mark, MichaeL Stephanie, and
Talila Kidd to Edward Lee
Kidd; Little Mud Creek.
Sabrina Lafferty to Kim
Ellis; Crestwood Subdivision.
Miller Bros Coal LLC to
Lisa Cantrell, John Heinze Jr,
and Gretchen Moyer; Left
Fork of Cool Water Fork of
Salt Lick Creek.
Mona and Tex Mitchell to
Archer and Marsha Boyd;
Daniels Creek.
Jimmy and Kathy Music to
Johnny and. Judy Jenkins;
David.
Lewis Newman to Patricia
Newman; Frasurcs Creek.
Prudential Relocation Inc
to Frederick and Michelle
Lyman; Big Branch of Abbott
Creek
Cedar
Trace
Subdivision.
Tara Redford to Rodney
Thornsberry; Otter Creek.
Ella and Joseph Sammons
Property Transfers
Tom Adams to Angela and to Ella and Joseph Sammons:
Donovan Mullins; Potter Goble Roberts subdivs10n.
Kathy and Robert Scoll to
Subdivision.
Bank of New York Trust Bill and Levi Hall; Keathely
Company to Tonya Butcher; Spradlin Subdivision Rite.
William Sct<>cr to Donna
Right Fork of Bull Creek.
April and Tracy Brooks, and William Setser; Location
James and Jennifer Flowe, undisclosed.
Barbara
and
Eddie
Anthony, Icy Lee, Karen,
Kellie, Patrick, Paul Gene, Shepherd to Patricia Bays and
Paul Gene Executor, Paula Glen Johnson: Buckeye Fork
Lynn, and Shelby Jones, of Middle Creek.
Kimberly Montgomery to
James Stumbo to Four J
Gamis and Trula Ditto; Hen Development Tnc: Harold.
Andy Taylor to Diana
Hook Creek.
Darren and Dawn Cline to Taylor; Location undisclosed.
Bobby and Herbie Wells to
Prudential Relocation lnc; Big
April and Greg Miller: River
Branch of Abbott Creek.
Geraldine. Jody, Stacy, and Plains Estates.
Ada Williams to Sharon
Wilburn Cornette to James and
Sandra
Goble,
Spradlin and Stanley Meryers: Oller
Creek.
Branch Rd.
JaneL and Larry York to
Clement and Norma Jean
Hamilton to Joe and Teresa • Lacey and Timothy Hall;
Hamilton, Location undis- Location undisclosed.
closed.
trespassing.
Kenneth Spriggs, 26, of
Prestonsburg, possession controlled substance, un:;pecitied;
driving DUl on suspended
license.
'
Jake Tackett, 22, of Harold,
burglary.
Jason W. Lauzon, 28, of
Vancouver, Wash., assault.
Michael Paul News~e.
30, or Martin, disorderly conduct; burglary: alcohol intoxication,
public
place;
fleeing/evading police; resisting arrest; possession burglary
tools.
Thomas Ray Goble, 41, of
Prestonsburg, assault; operating motor vehicle under influence of alcohol/drugs; lleeing/evading police; resi:,;ting
arrest; escape.
Jody Dale Puckett. 36, of
Melvin. flagrant nonsupport.
stake.
"Health care is a human
right. It's not a commodity,"
Rausch said. "Tn the New
Testament, there's healing,
there's healing on practically
cvc1y page. ... Strikes arc a
horrible breakdown in human
cooperation.. ,
He said that while ARH can
legally replace the nurses on
strike, it's morally wrong.
The nurses have been criticized for leaving their patients
behind while they walk the
picket line. About 150 have
crossed the picket line, many
or whom say they reel obligated to take care of their
patients.
But those on the picket line
say their main purpose for
striking is the wc11-being of
their patients. They say that
stafl1ng levels are spread too
thin and mandatory overtime
has become the norm.
ln a recent interview with
The Associated Press, Haynes
denied the claims, saying federal and state regulators have
never found that ARH's
staffing levels adversely affect
patient outcomes. Payroll documents offered by ARH show
that nurses on average worked
2.5 hours overtime a week.
Still, several nurses complained that even if their
patients' medical needs were
(See STRIKE, page five)
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Worth Repeating ...
"Before God we are all
equally wise - and
equally foolish. "
-Albert Einstein
,
~tncndment '1
c~mwess slia[( m9-fc no li:nv respecting an establisftm~nt of re(igion, or y_rofii6itin8 the free exercise tJtere~f; aG1idf3ing t(te freedom
J'rt'!ss; or tfie rigltt ~f tfie _peo_r{e to yeacca6Cy (IS$t'!1H6le. atUf to yetitiull the aovemment for a redress ifanevances.
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Editorial roundup
The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J., on presidential candidates and religion:
Had Thomas Jefferson been subject to the religious scrutiny Ametiean
presidential candidates undergo now, he'd have been a nonstarter long
before the lowa caucuses ....
Jefferson did not believe in the divinity of Christ. "To the corruptions of
Chlistianity, I am indeed opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus
himself. I am a Chfi ·tian, in the only sense in which he wished any one to
be: sincerely auached to his doctrines, in preference to all others; ascribing
to himself every human excellence, and believing he never claimed any
other," JeiTerson wrote in 1803.
Certainly many Americans then and now would disagree with Jefferson.
But does it matter? Does learning that one of the most brilliant men ever to
lead the nation wasn't a Christian in the strict sense of the definition lessen
any of his contributions?
And does it matter that Mill Romney is a Mormon? Or Mike Huckabee
a Bapt1st preacher? Is the test merely the church a candidate attends on
Sunday morning? ...
ls it possible that fealty to the Constitution, to the laws of the nation and
its traditions. induuing religious tolerance, ought to be considered as well
as proposals to end the war in lraq, attack climate change, create a fair system of health care and shore up Social Security?
Jefferson wasn't one to press his religion on others. In 1813, he wrote:
"Religion is a subject on which I have ever been most sc...-rupulously
reserved. Tha\e considered it as a matter between every man and his Maker
in which no other, and far less the public, had a right to intermed<Ue."
Amen.
Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle, on Bush~~ mortgage plan:
President Bush's homeowner relief plan is so narrow that it can't even
be called a Band-Aid. At least not one that fits.
·
The voluntary program would freeze rates for some mortgage holders
who next yem· will hit balloon payments. But those now in the throes of crisis, racing either bankruptcy or foreclosure because they can't make their
payments, are not covered.
The president's plan seems geared to the wishes of the banking and
investing establishment, which favors a government bailout for homeowners over a program that directs mortgage companies how to manage their
rates.
Some tax relief for lower- or middle-income families in the worst straits
and with limited financial options may be in order. Bur this is a crisis created by lenders willing to take a risk on borrowers they knew were suspect,
and on borrowers who dove in too deep with money they didn't have. They
didn't take the precautwm, obvious to anyone buying Christmas gifts,
much less a $200,000 house.
Congress must be careful to target its support to those in critical need
and not pay out billions to rescue an industry and consumers responsible
for their own plight. Banks must work with borrowers, as they arc, to
devise the best path. out of this mcsli. ·
Time.v Union Alhanr, N. Y, on Bush. taxes tmd spending:
No sooner had Co~gress returned from its Thanksgiving recess th<m
President Bush was urging the lawmakers to pass an array of spending bills
.Ai including money for tbe Iraq war- on his own terms. But his agenda
was more than a little hypocritical.
To understand just how hypocritical, consider what happened before the
Thanksgiving recess. Tn one breath, President Bush says he agrees with a
wide majority in Congress who voted to reauthorize the popular, and effective. Head Start program. But in the next breath, Mr. Bush vetoed a spending bill that includes funds for Head Start, on the ground<> that the hill
would have blown a huge hole in his budget.
Or how's this: ln one breath, Mr. Bush warned he would usc his veto
power to stop Congress from overspending, while in the next he foughtalas, successfully- to protec..:l hedge fund managers and buyout panners
from having to pay the same tax rate fhat millions of ordinary taxpayers
must pay. S~veral of lhese fund managers are billionaires, others are multimillionaires. Yet the White House not only fought to keep their income
lax rate althe capital gains level of 15 percent, but also, incredibly, to borrow $51 billion to make up for the revenue lost by this preferential tax
treatment....
At least one billionaire, Wruren Buffett, recognizes the absurdity of the
Bush position. He has c<mdidly acknowledged that his tax rate is lower th~
that paid by the people who work f'or him and who aren't nearly as well olf
as he. The disparitv has shamed him to the point of speaking out. But where
is Mr. Bush's sense of fairness? Where is his sense of proportion? Where's
his sense of shame?
Guest column
House week in
rev1ew
by REP. HUBERT COLLINS
For the most part, education in
Kentucky over the past 30 yem·s has
improved.
We have a more equitable system
of' school funding thanks LO change&
made under the 1990 Kentucky
Education Refonn Act, better school
accountability and test scores thanks
to the Commonwealth Accountability
Testing System (or CATS) implemented in 1999, and more college
graduates than ever before. Ar no
time in recent history have our students been betler able to compete
academically than they arc right now.
When it comes to physical education, however. Kentucky is not making the grade.
The issue is not with the physical
education teachers themselves, but
with the state's reluctance to require
that its elementary and middle school
students spend a specitic amount of
time engaged in physical activity at
school at a time when childhood obesity is on the rise. Tnstead of setting
such a requirement, the state lets em;h
individual school district set iL~ own
requirements. This is fine for districts
that rollow national recommendations for at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week at school, but
not all districts arc doing that.
Moreover, not all districts are financially able to do that.
The solution is for the state and
We are not alone in this struggle.
school districts to work together on
this issue so that. together, we can Recent reports indicating that nationreduce the alarming percentage of al obesity rates have uoubled for children ages 6 to 1 I since the 1970s and
obese children in our state.
At least two pieces of legislation more than tripled in that time for chilhas been filed for the 2008 Regular dren a2es 12 throu2h 19 has led mapy
Session that would require districts to states -to pass; or-at least consider,
provide 30 minutes per day or 150 time requirements for physical eduminutes per week of physical activity cation over the past two years. At
for preschoolers through eighth least 20 stales considered such legisgraders but give them options on how lation in both 2006 and 2007, with
they do it. Districts would be able to over 11 states enacting some require
usc a combination of classroom- mcnt for physical activity in schools
based physical activity. organized in recent years.
activities at recess or other structured
One of those states is Texas,
physical exercise. Such options which now requires that all students
would make the requirement finan- in grades K-5 have 30 minutes of
cially viable while helping the state daily exercise during the school day
reach our goal of gelling our kids and will require the same amount of
physically fit.
exercise during the school day for
Similar legislation was considered mi,idle schoolers beginning next
by the Kentucky General Assembly year. The law also requires annual fitduring the 2007 Regular 'Session but ness assessments for students in
we could not reach agreement before !,>rades three through 12 starting this
session's end. Concerns with funding year. Another is Flmida, where a
to meet enhanced physical activity 2007 law requires 150 minutes of
requirements was one reason. while physical education weekly ror stuthe desire of some lawmakers to give dents in kindergarten through fifth
school districts the autonomy lo set grade and 225 minutes weekly for
their own requirements for meeting those in grades six through eight.
More states, includmg Kentucky,
state and federal standards on physical education was another. The con- hope to find some common ground
cern some districts have with finding on the matter in 2008. As the
time for enhanced requirements in an National Conference of State
already-busy school day was also at Legislatures reported recently,
"... legislators want to help kids start
issue.
What is not at issue i!> whether mnning, dancing and leaping to surKentucky needs lO improve physical mount the challenge and to learn a
activity among its youngsters. We lifelong enjoyment of physical activhave the third highest percentage of ity." Bul mostly, we just want our
obese children in the counn·y already. children to live long. happy lives that
If we let the problem escalate, we a healthy b0dy makes possible.
could sec the problem worsen.
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by TOM DOTY
TiMES COLUMNIST
A real treat for renters this
week was the release of two
sequels Lhal actually outmatched earlier installments.
Braving holiday shopping
crowds may be the true measure of one's character, and it
was worth the test this week.
• "Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix" - Fans
may have been split on the
tifth novel in the series, but the
film actually fared well with
critics and audiences alike.
grossing around $280 million
at the box office. This is the
darkest entry yet in the series
and finds young Potter at odds
with the taculty at Hogwmis
when he is convinced that the
evil Lord Voldemort has been
reborn. A secret society within
the school (check the title)
sides with Puller and offers
him their allegiance as the
staff at the school begin to
exhibit odd behaviors which
indicate that Voldemort may
he very close al hand and more
powerful than suspected.
Good stuff that gets a li(l)e
dark but should please fans of
the series and make converts
of new audiences. Daniel
Radclitfe returns as Potter and
gels ample support from Ralph
Fcinncs ("Schindler's List").
•
"The
Bourne
Ultimatum"- The spy series
(based on boob. by Robert
Ludlum) comes to a thrilling
conclusion in this third entry
as the amnesiac Boume pieces
together his super spy Identity
and journeys back the U.S.A.
for a showdown with hi~ former handlers. This one has it
all and gets hy with good pacing, scripting and action
sequences. The handheld camera work may make you a little
diuy (as will a frenetiC chase
scene in Tangier) hut this is
solid stuff. Matt Damon is·
p1tch perfect as Bourne and
benefits from a fl.ne cast of
players, which include Albert
Finney, David Strathairn and
Joan Allen.
• "Born Killers" - This
low key l.Time drama is deti
nitely worth your time, especially if the blockbusters arc
all out. lt tells the tale or two
boys who were raised hy a
dangerous psychopath who
took them along when he
broke into homes, which he
calls "Piggy Banks:' which
also served as the film's origi ·
nal litle, and plundered them
as well as often killing the
inhabitants. The l'ilm charts the
adult years of these boys, who
pursue their father's career
path until a young woman
challenges them and creates a
biuer triangle that threatens to
tear the brothers apart. Smru1
stuft' that paints a shocking
picture of children reared by
criminals. Tom Sizemore
("Heat") is riveting as the dad
from hell.
• "Undead or Alive''- As
a ran of /Ombie !licks and
westerns, I really wanted to
like Lhis low budget et'fort, but
it would be easier to look at
the nonh end of a south bound
horse for 90 minutes than lay
eyes on this dud. Weak scripting and subpar acting fill up
most of the sneen time.
though there are some good
gore eliects on d1splay. The
film does little with either
genre and any chance of a cinematic blowout is arresteu
promptly when you spy Chris
Kattan in the credns as the
lead character. Kattan's hyperactive
characters
from
Saturday Night Live were fun
in small doses, but watching
him prance about on screen
and bulge his eyes for 90 minutes will have you praying that
they sellle the camera on anything else (even a horse's posterior) than his Jerry Lewis
inspired antics.
Next week looks promising
.,·ith the release of Rob
Zombie's take on "Halloween"
and a live-action look at the
supermutt "Underdog."
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park presents a
by CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP MOVIE CRITIC
So if we must watch the last
man on Earth wander aimlessly, it may as ""ell be someone
who can hold our attention like
the charismatic Will Smith,
star of "I Am Legend."
(Vincent Price and Charlton
Heston took on the role with
less success in previously
cheesy adaptations of the
Richard Matheson sci-fi novel,
1964's "The 'Last Man on
Earth" and 1971's "The
Omega Man,'' respectively.)
While Smith certainly conjures both pathos and absurd
laughs as Robert Neville, a
military scientist whose immunity to a deadly virus leaves
him stranded in Manhattan
with only his trusted German
shepherd for companionship,
it's the visual effect~ in director Francis Lawrence's film
that truly dazzle. COlenhanced images ·of Times
Square, Washington Square
Park and Tribeca, eerily silent
and still and covered in weeds,
provide a haunting set-up.
Then come the Infectedthe ones who didn' t die from
the vims but rather were transformed into shrieking, llailing
crazies who only come out at
night. And here's where "I Am
Legend" turns from a quiet
meditation on the nature of
humanity into a B-movie
schlockfest.
Tt's too bad, Loo, because
Lawrence, who previously
directed Keanu Reeves in the
Strike
• Continued from p3
t'a)
met. their emotional needs
were neglected. Sometimes.
they said, the patients simply
need to talk - and nurses were
too busy Lo stop and lend an
car.
"The patients deserve so
much better than what they
were given," said Sherry
Eversole, a recent nursing
graduate who was hired by
ARH in July. "I didn't have
time to do for those people
what they deserve."
Tammy Clemons, a 14-year
nursing veteran, had similar
motives for striking.
"l want to treat my patients
as if they were my l'amily.
When 1 go home, I want to feel
good about ).Vhat I've done,"
she said.
Wilson in "Cast Away." For all
his charm and personality,
Smith doesn't quite have the
emotional depth of a Hanks to
pull it oiT completely, but he
docs make you sense his pain
nonetheless.
Then Neville's peaceful if
tenuous grasp on reality. and
sanity are disrupted when he
realizes the Infected have
begun adapting, and aren't just
hiding in abandoned buildings
anymore but rather banding
together to destroy him.
Neville keeps trying to capture
them one at a time to test different cures on them in his
underground lab. hut with no
success. And he's not the only
on!! they want - again, if
you' re a dog person, this'll be
agonizing to watch.
Conveniently. there's one
guy who's the biggest and baddest and serves as their leader
(Dash Mihok , known appropriately as Alpha Male). And
conveniently, when other survivors do finally respond to
Neville's daily radio calls,
they happen to be a beautiful
woman (Alice Braga) and her
son, who are about the same
age as his wife and daughter.
The three of them hunker
down in Neville's fortified
brownstone for one last apoca
lyptic battle witl1 the baddies.
Lots of explosions and rapid
g unfire ensue - sound and
fury signifying nothing, which
is a shame, since "I Am
Legend" looked as if it might
have had something to say
after all.
thriller ''Constantine," is really
onto something for a while.
With the ·help or stark cinematography from Andrew
Lesnie, he sucks you into this
comatose version of the city
that never sleeps. Ifs totally
disconcerting, hut, at the same
time, engrossing - watching
Neville roam about with his
dog, Sam, and a hunting 1ifle,
past Grand Central Terminal
and billboards for "Wicked"
and
"Rent,''
you
have
absolutely no idea what's
going to happen next. (Mark
Protosevich's
screenplay,
touched up hy Oscar winner
Akiva Goldsman, is very different from the previous incarnations of Matheson's book.)
Military man that he is,
Neville has his routine down
cold, with a daily radio broad
cast seeking out any other survivors and alarms to warn him
when the sun's about to go
down. But he's also a human
being who misses the wife and
little girl (Smith's 7-ycar-old
daughter. Willow) he lost during the city's frantic evacuation a few years back. (These
nighllime llashback scenes,
crammvd with hundreds of
extras and vehicles beneath the
Brooklyn Bridge, are beautifully controlled.)
He talks to his dog as if she
were a friend (and come on,
what dog person doesn't do
that anyway?) and is polite
enough to return the movies he
borrows from his local video
store before checking out new
ones. By now, he can recite
every word to ''Sbrek," which
is amusing and surreal - one
blockbuster star mimicking
others. But he's also achingly
lonely, talking to store mannequins as if they were real
people, not unlike Tom Hanks
and his beloved volleyball
8 p.m., Monday, December 31,2007, with
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a Mustool. Tt~ Down. Me.MM~ Tro.i.l
Cool Waters was farmed in the early days of 20ought 4.
They sing and play the songs of those happier times
with a wholesome family theme in mind.
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park is proud to present these
Kentucky Cowboys from Berea as they bring their
wonderful music, singing, and comedy from at time that
has been too soon forgotten.
Mike, Jim and Darrell will have you holding your
sides with laughter as they tell the story of Sweet Sue,
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14, 2007 • A7
_B_u~lly~i_n~g________
Manager
sued by the Dillion ramily and
they wanted it to he
about
Mike when that happened."
The shooting came on the
heels of a series of burglarie:-.
and thel'ts at Luv Homes,
where Kirk was general m<m
ager.
According to Kirk's complaint, CMH would not provide any help to him in trying
to curb the frequem ,thefts.
"They (CMH) told me that it
was my problem, not theirs,"
Kirk lestii'ied.
• In a writren statement John
Kirk said, "The company gave
him no help whatsoever, and
literall} placed Mike in a situ
ation or having to do nothing
and have all those hreak-ins
and thefts continue, or do
something himself."
During the trial Kirk testified that he had called
Kentucky State Police and
reported that he believed
"'thieves were going to lut b.l.m
again" that night and was told
by police to call back later if
he had somethmg certain to
report.
According to testimony.
an
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Kirk was waiting inside a
mohi1c home when he encountered Dil!ion breaking in.
Michael Kirk said he told
Dillion to "freeze" and that he
had u gun. Tn his lawsuil, Kirk
told the jury that Dillion
responded that he had a gun as
well and ~tartcd moving
toward him. However, no gun
was found on Dillion's person
later.
Michael Kirk was not
arrested and no charges were
filed. Tn July 2006, a grand
jury .concluded its investigation and determined that no
indictment was warranted.
"I regret what happened,"
Kirk satd, "T regret that Luv
Homes didn't do something
about all those break-ins. T
regret that police were not able
to catch the thief and 1 certainly regret that somconc's life
was lost:·
As or press time, Wyatt,
Combs
of
Tarrant
&
Lexington, counsel for CMH,
had not commented on
whether or not they intended
to appeal the decision.
Stumbo suggested to his fellow board than their peers. Additionally, they often
members the possibility of consulting an do nol want to attend school and will often
fake illness in order to get out of going to
outside specialist in c;uch matters.
"We need to inquire as to how our edu- school.
Stephen Patton·., grandmother, Ann
cators did not know,'· said vice-chair
Carol Stumbo. "We need to involve teach- Shepherd, reported to the board members
that her grandson was a well-behaved,
ers in discussions:·
Board member Sherry Robinson sug- quiet child who "loved everybody and
gested implementing a "countywide cam- never wanted to hurl anybody."
"Please," she said. "help the other chilpaign against bullying."
"We had a countywide campaign on dren who are surrering."
'This has been such a senseless thing,"
attendance," she said. "Mayhc we need to
said Sheila Patton. "Some things just have
focus countywide on bullying."
A 2001 study by psychologist Tonja to change. We don't want another child to
Nansel, PhD, involving more than 15,000 have to die.'·
Newly hired superintendent Henry
US students, grades six through 10. found
that 17 percent of students surveyed Webb said that his office would "immedireported having been bullied "sometimes" ately establish a committee" to look into
or more often, with 6 percent reponing the maHer or school bullying. "We'll see
that they had both been victims and per- what other districts are doing, what's
being done nationally and such and we
petrators or bullying incidents.
Victims of bullying, according to the will involve parents, reachers and the
Nansel report, tend to be cautious, sensi- community. We'll address this immedimetive, quiet, shy and withdrawn; arc often ly."
Other business items slated. for discusanxious, insecure, unhappy, and sutfeling
from low self-esteem; arc depressed and · sion on Wednesday's agenda were tabled
prone to suicidal ideation; often do not for discussion to the Monday, Dec. 17,
have a single good friend and tend to meeting, to be held at McDowell
relate better to aqults than to their peers; Elementary School.
and, if boys, tend to be physically weaker
Online
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than once for understanding,"
said Dr. Shibcr. "Students also
reported working harder in
Philosophy because they had
no discussion with professors
to help them understand certain concepts."
Other areas of criticism of
online courses reported in the
study inclutled technical problems with the Blackboard
Academic Suite, internet service providers and home computers.
Shiber's report also looks
into credible testing for online
courses. According to Dr.
Shiber students may have others take a test for them. or
copy answers directly from a
book.
"The issue is learning," said
Dr. Shiber. "This aiTecLs a college or university's reputation."
While the study reveals that
there are problems with online
courses,' the general findings
indicate a po<>itive experience,
with 86 percent of those surveyed saying they would take
another online course.
Stuber plans to follow-up
and expand upon his study.
"For a single mother or
someone who works full time,
the courses are very convenient," Dr. Shiber said, "but
the student must be disciplined."'
The paper on online learning was presented at the 93rd
annual Kentucky Academy of
Science at the University of
Lomsvi.lle in November of this
year.
Dr. Sh1ber, who is in his
I 7th year at BCSTC, has preVlously
worked at
the
American
University
of
Beirut, Purdue University,
Houston, and Springfield
College.
State settles
with ftred worker
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT - The state
has agreed to pay more than
$360,000 to settle with a
Transportation Cabinet worker
who helped bnng a merit
investigation that crippled former Gov. Ernie Fletcher's
administration.
Under the settlement, the
Transportation Cabinet would
pay Michael Duncan. the cabinet's chief deputy inspector
general, $369,200.79 to end
lawsuits related to his 2005 fir
ing.
Dunc<m agreed to drop a
civil case in l'ederal court and
the Transportation Cabinet
will end its appeal of a
Personnel Board ruling that
found Duncan was wrongly
fired for political reasons.
The state Personnel Board
also ordered him to return to
work with back pay.
He was one of several state
merit employees on a so-called
"hit hsf' of workers targeted
for negative employmenl
actions. Duncan contended he
wa~ fired in 2005 because he
supported Democrat Ben
Chandler in the 2003 governor's race.
The settlement was finalized on Dec. 4.
The payment lo Duncan
represents $129,200.70 in lost
wages and benefits and
$240,000 to settle the suit
against the cabinet. former
cabinet
Secretary
Bill
Nighbcrt. former Deputy
Secretary Jim Adams and
Fletcher.
A special grand jury investigated the matter ror 16
months and indicted 15 oft]cials, including Fletcher.
Fletcher pardoned everyone
in his administration but himself and later settled the
charges against him in an
agreement with Attorney
General Greg Stumbo.
In the agreement, Fletcher
and the other defendants
denied any wrongdoing and
assert that they acted "properly
and lawfully" when they fired
Duncan. who hadn't yet completed a six-month probationary period.
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deeply missed by the entire school and
community. Our condolences go out to his
family and loved ones."
Visibly shaken by the details surrounding Stephen's death given by his family
Wednesday night, members of the board
called for a moment or silence and a shorl
recess in conducting business.
"You can be assured." said hoard chair
Jeff Stumbo. "that this hoard will address
thb situation and thal we will he making
some comments:·
Another parent. Ann Daniels, appeared
at the meeting to infmm that her child, a
female, had also been the victim of bullying at the school.
''The kids arc afraid to tell us," she
said. 'This is happening to other children.
They gel made run of ... They aren't
telling anybody and they're afraid if they
hit back, they'll get in trouble."
The Floyd school hoard, however,
voted Nov. 26, just two days prior to the
moming of Stephen Patton's death, to no
longer impose disciplinary actions on
those students who fight back in sclfdetense as a result of unprovoked attacks
occurring on school grounds.
With a promise to delve deeper into the
alleged problelil
school bullying, Jeff
or
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14, 2007
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14, 2007 • A9
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ASSEMBLY OF GOD
First Auembly of God, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worshp Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Loria Vannucci, Minister.
In Victory Assembly of God, West Prestonsburg; Sunday
School, 10:00; Worship SeiVIce, 11:00 & 6:30; Wednesday
Evening, 6:30; Gary Stanley, Pastor.
New Bethel Assembly of God, Burning Fork Rd..
SalyersviDe; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arthur (Sam) Sm~h.
Minister.
Praise Assembly, 1 mile S. of Prestonsburg, intersection
of At. 80 and U.S. 23; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.;
J.M. Sloce, Minister.
Phone: {606) 2!15-6400
Fax: (606) 285-6409
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Our Lady of the Way Hospitaf
11203 Main St. Box 910 Martin, KY 41649
Allen First Baptist, Allen; Sunday School, iO a.m.:
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Amold Tumer, Minister.
Auxier Freewil Baptist, Auxier; Sunday 8ehool, iO a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 pm.; Thursday, 7 p.m.;
Bobby Spencer, Pastor.
Ball Branch Regular Baptist Church, Mousey Ky;
Worship Service, 9:30; Every third Sat. arx:l Sun. of each
month; Roger flicks, Pastor; Ralph Howard, Asst. Pastor.
Contact K9fm~ Newsome 606-377-6881 lor more inlorma·
lion.
Benedict Baptist, Slk:k Rock Branch, Cow Creek; Sunday
School, 10 a.m; Worship Service, 11 a.m. arx:l 6 p.m.:
WOO'lcsday, 7 p.m.; Gordon Hch, Minjster.
Betsy Layne Free Will Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tracy Pat1on,
Minister.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Baptist Student
Union, J 102; Wednesday, 11:30 am.; Vera Joiner, 8136-3863, ext.
67267.
Bonanza Freewill Baptist, Abbott Creek Road, Bonanza; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jimmy
D. Brov.n, Minister.
Brandy Keg Freewill Baptist, Com Fork; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Roger Music, Minister.
Calvary Southern Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Doug Lewis,
Minister.
Community Freewill Baptist, Goble Roberts Addttion; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 1
p.m.; Paul D. Coleman, Minister.
Cow Creek Freewill Baptist, Cow Creek; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Sl.llday, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Nathon Lafferty,
Minister
Daniels Creek Baptist FeHowship Church of God, Banner. Services:
Saturday night. 7 p.m.; Sunday moming, 11 a.m.; Sunday night, 7 p.m.;
Henry Lel'<is, Mi1ister.
Drift Freewill Baptist, Dntt; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh:p Service,
6:30 p.m.; Thursday, 6:30p.m. Jim Fields, Minister.
Endicott Freewill Baptist, Buffalo; Sun. School, 10 a.m.; Church every
Sun. Momilg 11:15 a.m.; We_d. evening Bible Study & Prayer Meeting,
7:00 p.m.; Thtrd Sun. evernng Service, 6 p.m.; FtrSt Sat. evening
Service, 7 p.m. Hobert Meek, Pastor, welcomes everyone.
Fal1h Bible Church, an iAdependent Baptist Church, located on 1428,
between Allen & Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Sunday Momi1g, 11
a.m.; Sunday Evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer, 6
p.m.; Pastor, Rev. Bob Wireman.
Faith FreewUI Baptist, 1/4 mie above Worldwide Eqpt. on At. 1428;
Slllday Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. em 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Elder Donnie Patrick and Buddy Jones, Ministers.
First Baptist, Garrett; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worsh~ Service, 11
a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Randy Osborne, Minister.
First Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11
a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Graydon
Howard, Minister.
First Baptist, Prestonsburg, 157 South Front Street; Sunday School,
9:45a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.: Wed., 6:30p.m.;
Jerry C. Workman, minister.
Fitzpatrick First Baptist, 1063 Big Branch, P.O. Box 410,
Prestonsburg, KY 41653; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11
a.m. arx:l6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Tommy Reed.
Free United Baptist, Wool Prestonsburg; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7: p.m.
Free United Baptist, Wool Prestonsburg; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. & 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
Grethel Baptist, State At. 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 SeiVice, 10:30
a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; WiUie Crace, pastor; Assist.
Larry Patton. Phone 358-4275.
Highland Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday Schoo~ 9:50 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; David
Garrett, Minis19f.
Jacks Creek Baptist, Bevinsville; Slllday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Roger Trusty.
Katy Friend FreewiD Baptist, 2 miles up Abbott; Sunday School, 10
·am.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chad
Blair, Pastor.
Lackey Freewill Baptist, Lackey; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Sertice. 11 a.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Johnny J. Collins, Minister.
Lancer Baptist Church; 71 Cooley St , Prestonsburg, Sunday School.
10:00 am. Moming Worship, 11:00 a.m., Evening Woship, 6:00p.m.,
Wednesday Prayer Meeting and Bible Study, 7:00p.m.; Pastor Bobby
Carpenter
Liberty Baptist, Denver; Sunday SeiVIce, 10 a.m.; Worshrp Service,
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Mer1e Little, MiniSter.
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ligon Worship Service, Sunday,
11:00 a.m. Thursday, 7 p.m.
Martin Branch Freewill Baptist, Estill; Sunday Service, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 :15 a.m. arx:l 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James
{Red) Morris. Minister.
Martin FreewiU Baptist, Martn; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; John L. Blair. Minister.
Maytown First Baptist, Main St., Maytown; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship SeMce, 11 a.m. arx:l6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bob Varney,
Minister.
McDowell First Baptist, McDowell; Sunday Schoo~ 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Gene
Bracken, Minisler.
Middle Creek Baptist, Blue River; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Eugene Cook,
Minister.
Lighthouse Baptist, 2194 KY At. 1428, Prestonsburg; Sunday
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7
p.m.; Donald Crisp, Mnister. home phone 285-3385
Pleesant Home Baptist, Water Gap Road, Lancer; SundaySchool,10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Matk
Tackett, Pastor.
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Pleasant Valley Old Regular Baptist Church, Tinker Fork; Meet~
time 1st Satlllday & Sunday of each momh, 3rd Sunday Evenng at
6:00 p.m.; Moderator, Gary Campion; Assisl. Moderator, Jrmmy
Conley.
Prater Creek Baptist, Banner; Sunday School, 10 a.m; Worshp
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; J.B. Hall, Pastor.
Phone: (606) 874-3222.
Roek Fork Freewill Baptlst; Garrett Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worshp
Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wendell Crager, Minister.
Roek Fork' Regular Baptist, Garrett; Worship Service, 9:30a.m.; Jerry
Manns, Paslor; Willie Crace Jr., Assistant Pastor.
Salt Uck United Baptist, Satt Uck, Hueysville; Worship Se!VIce, 2nd
& 4th Sunday, 10:30 a.m.; Pastor, Allen Chaffins. phone 946-2123.
Sammy Clark Branctl Freewill Baptist, Dana: Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
Stephens Branch Mismonary Baptist, Stephens Brandl; Sunday
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service. 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.
The Third Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School, 10a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. PhiUp Ramey, 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, Minister.
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill Baptist; C6ff Road; Slllday School,
10 am.; Worship Service, 11 am; Youth Service, 5:00p.m.; Evening
Servk:e, 6:00 p.m.; No ServiCe the 1st Sunday of each month;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jody Spencer, Minister.
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptist; Intersection of U.S. 23 and KY 80,
Water Gap; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Morning Worship Servtce, 11 a.m.
and Evenilg
Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m.,
Youth Services 7 p.m.; Everyone Wemme.
United Community Baptist, Hwy. 7, Hueysville; Worship Service. 2
p.m.; Fooay, 7 p.m.; Cartos Beverly, Minister.
Wheelwrlght Freewill Baptlst, Wheelwright Junction; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worship Servioo, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Louis Ferrari, Minister.
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Prestonsburg
Rev. Vicki .Poole
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CATHOLIC
St. Martha, Water Gap; Mass: Sunday, 11:15 a.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m.;
Sunday.: Father Robert Damron, pastor
CHRISTIAN
First Christian, 560 North Arnold Avenue; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Jim Sherman, Minister.
VIctory Christian Ministries, 1428 E.; Sunday School, 11:30 a.m.;
Worship Servi:e, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m; Sherm Wiiliams, Minist9f.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Betsy Layne Church of Christ, Belsy 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; Worshp Service, 10
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m., Rdlard Kelly and Nelson Kidder,
Ministers.
Harold Church of Christ, Harold; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Willie E. Meade,
Minisler.
Highland Church of Christ, AI. 23, Hager Hil; Slllday School, 10
am.: Worshp Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Hueysville Church of Christ; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, t1 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chester Varney,
Minister.
Lower Toler Church of Christ, Harold; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worshp Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.; Lonie
Meade, Minister.
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Mare Creek Church of Christ, Stanvile; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worshp Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
Martin Church of Christ, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Gary M~chell. Minist9f.
Maytown Church of Christ. 66 Turkey Creek Rd., Langley. Sunday
Bible Study 10:00 a.m., Sunday morning worship 11:00 a.m., Evening
Worship 6:00p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m.
Upper Toler Church of Christ, 3.5 miles up Toler Creek on right;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tommy Dale Bush, Minister.
Weeksbury Church of Christ; Sunday School, 10 a.mm.; Worship
Service, 10:45 a.m. arx:l6 p.m. Mike Hall, Minister.
CHURCH OF GOD
Betsy Layne Church of God, Old U.S. 23; Sunday School, 10:30
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Judith
Caudill, Minister.
Community Church of God, Arkansas Creek, Martin; Worship
Service, 11 a.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; Bud Crum, Minis1er.
First Church of God; Sunday Schoo~ 10 a.m.; Worship SeMce, 10:45
a.m. arx:l6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steven V. Wiliams, Pastor.
Garrett Church of God, Garrett; Sunday School, 10 am.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Donald Bragg,
Minisler.
Landmark Church of God, Goble Roberts Addition; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11:10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Kenneth E. Pra1er, Jr., Minister.
Little Paint First Church of God, 671 Little Part Road, East Point;
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p..; Chartes Heater Jr., Minister.
The Ligon Church of God of Prophecy, Saturday Services, 7:00
p.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Ralph HaN,
Pastor.
EPISCOPAL
St. James Episcopal; Sunday Service, 9:45 a.m.; Holy Eucharist
11:00 a.m Wednesday Study Group 6·~.m, Holy Euchalist &
Healing 7:30p.m. Father Johnnie E. Ross, Rector.
LUntERAN
Our Savior Lutheran, Sipp Bayes Room Carriage House Motel,
Paintsvflle; Sunday Service, 11 am.; WKLW (600 am) 12:05 p.m.;
Rolland Bentrup, Minrster.
METHODIST
Auxier United Methodist, Auxier; SlXlday School. 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter, Minisler.
Betsy Layne United Methodist, next to B.L. Gymnasium; Smday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Randy
Blackbll11, Mrnister.
Allen Christ United Methodist, Allen; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 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.; Worship SeiVice. f1 a.m. arx:l
6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steve Pescosolido, Minister.
Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist, Rt. 979, Beaver; SuAday School. 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Phiip T. Smith, Mifllster.
Emma United Methodist, Emma; Sunday School 10 a.m., Sll1day
Worship Service 11 a.m.; Pastor David Prolitt.
First United Methodist, 256 South Amold Avenue: 9 a.m. Contempory
Service; Sunday School, 9:45a.m.; Worshp Service, 10:55 a.m. and 5
p.m. UMYS Service; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Mark D. Walz. Pastor.
Hom Chapel Methodist, Auxier Road, Auxier; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Sunday. Morning Service, 11 am.; Mid·week Service, 7 p.m.;
Sunday Evening Service held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each
month at 6 p.m.; Larry J. Penix, Min~ster.
Graceway United Methodist, Rt. 80, Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service. 11 a.m.: Wednesday Night, 7 p.m.; Roy Hartow,
Min1ster.
Salisbury United Methodist, Printer, Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6 p.m.;
Bobby G. Lawson, Mrnister.
Wayland United Methodist, At. 7, Wayland; Sunday School. 10 am;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Jack Howard, Pastor
Wheelwright United Methodist, Whee~vnght; SUnday Scrool, 10
a.m.: Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Bobby
Isaac, Minister
Vogle Day United Methodist Church, Harold; Sunday School, 10:00
a.m., Sun(JayWorshipService, 11:00a.m.; Wed. Bible Study, 7:00p.m.:
Dennis C Love Pastor
Drift Pentecostal, Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
Saturday/Sunday, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Ted Shannon, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Church of God, At. 1428, East Point; Stllday
School, 10 a.m.; Worshp Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Thurs., 6:30
p.m.: Buster Hayton, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Church of God, Weeksbury; Slllday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Saturday, 7 p m.; John "Jay"
Patton, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Deliverance, Ext. 46 off Mt.. Parkway at CaJ11llon;
Worship Service, Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m.; Patricia Crider,
Mi'listcr.
Free Pentecostal Holiness, At. 122, Upper Burton; Sunday School, 1t
a.m.; Worship Service, 6 p.m; Friday, 7 p.m.; Louis Sanlan, Minister;
David Pike, Associate Minister.
Goodloe Pentecostal, At. 850, David: Worship Service. 6 p.m.;
Mamm Slone, Minister.
Parkway First Calvary Pentecostal, Floyd and Magoffin County Lrne;
; Worship Service, 6:30 p.m.; Mi<e D. Caldwell, Minister. 297-6262.
Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Holiness, Main St., Martin; Sl.llday
School, 10 am.; WorshiP Service, 7 p.m.; 2nd Sat., 7 p.m.; Thurs., 7
p.m.; Elllis J. Stevens, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Church, Dwale; Services Saturday, 6 p.m.; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Services, 11 a.m.: No Sunday Night Service.
PRESBYTERIAN
Drift Presbyterian, Route 1101, Drift; Worship Service. 11 a.m.
First Presbyterian, North Lake Drive; Sunday School,
9:30am.· Worship Service, 11 a m. Rev. Vicki Poole, pastor.
SEVEI-ITH DAY ADVENTIST
Seventh-Day Adventist, 5 miles West on Mountam
ParkWay: Church Se!VIce, 9:15: Sabbath School, 10:45;
John Baker, P~stor, 358-9263; Olurch, 886-3459, leave
message. Everyone welcome!
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
The Church of Jesus Christ of lat1er-Day Saints;
Sacrament Mtg., 10:00 a.m., $Unday Sd:ool, 11:20 a.m.;
Relief Society/Preisthood/Primary, t 2:00 p.m.;
Wednesday, 6 p.m. Church Meeting House address, Hwy.
80, Martlrl, KY 41649; !J.ceting House telephone nurrber.
285-3133: Ken Caniere. Bishop.
OTHER
Pastor Atlla Johnson welcomes everyone to attend services at tre CHURCH of GOD of PROPHECY rnAM
KENTUCKY. Sunday scroot 10 am. Worship service 11
a.m.
Drift Independent, Drift; Sunday, 11 a.m.; Thursday, 6:30
p.m.
Grace Fellowship Proolonsburg,(next to old flea marl<et),
Sunday School, 1Da.m. Worship, 11 a.m. Bill Stukenberg,
Pastor 889-o905.
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle, West Prestonsburg;
Sundaf SchooL 10:30 a.m.: Thursday, 7 p.m.: Don
Shepherd. Minister
Faith 2 Faith, Harkins Ave., West Prestonsburg; Sunday
School, 10 am.; Worship service. 11 a.m. alld 6 p.m.; Thurs. 7 p.m.
Randy Hagans, Minister. 886-9460.
Faith Fellowship, Allen, Ky. Sun. School. 10 am.; Worship SeiVIce, 11
a.m.; Sun. Evening, 6 p.m.; Wed, 7 p.m..Car! & Missy Woods, Pastors.
Faith Worship Center, US 460. PaintSVille; Worship Servlce, 11 a.m.;
frursday, 6 p.m.. Buddy and Maude Frye, Mnister.
Full Gospel Community, (fonnerty of Marin} moved to Old Alen;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh~ Servioo, 11 am.: Sunday evening,
6:30p.m.: Wed., ~:30 pm.: Lavonne Lafferty. Minister
Lighthouse Temple, Main St. and Hall St.; Worshp Service, 12 p.m.
arx:l 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Friday. 7 p.m.. Roy Cosby. Minister.
Livlng Water Ministries FuH Gospel Church, At. 3, just before
Thunder Ridge; Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Sunday Evening, 6:00 p.m.
Pastor: Curt Hoo.vard.
Martin House of Worship, Old Post Office St.; Worship Service, 7
p.m., SalurdayiSlXlday.
Old Time Holiness, 2 miles up Arkansas Creek, Martin; Sunday
School, 11 a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; John W.
Patton. Minisler
Spurlock Bible (Baptist), 6227 Spurlock Creek Rd., Prestonsburg;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worshp Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Jim Stephens, Minister. 886-1003.
Town Branch Church; Sunday School 10 a.m except for first Sunday
in each month.: Worship Service, SUn. moming 10:00 am.; Evening 6
p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; No Sll1day n¥Jht services on first Stnlay of
each month. Tom Nelson, Minister.
The Father House, Big Branch, Abbott Creek Sunday School, 10 am.;
Worship Service, 6 p.m.; JJ. Wright, Minister
The Tabernacle, At. 321 (Old PlantatiJn Motel). Christian Educatcr,
10:00; Sunday Morning, t1:00; Sunday Evening, 7:00; Wednesday,
7:00; Pastors, Paul em Ramona Aiken.
Youth Fellowship Center, Whaelwnght; Monday-Tuesday, 6 p.m.;
Thursday, 7 p.m.
Zion Deliverance. Wayland; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
SeiVIce, 11 am. arx:l6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Prayer Line: 3582001; Darlene W. Arnette, Pastor
Taylor Chapel Community Church, formerty !he old Price Food
Se!VIce building, localed 1 quarter mile above World\vide Equipment,
At. 1428. Sun. Bible Study, 10 a.m.; Sun. Moming Sef\llce, 11 a.m.;
Sun. Evening, 6:30 p.m. Kemy Vanderpool, Pastor.
International Pentecostal Holiness Church. 10974 N. Main St.,
Martrn; Rev. Blis J. Stevens, Senior Pastor.
Rising Sun Ministries, 78 Court Street /\Ben, Ky.: Sunday, 10:30 am.;
Wecilesday, 6:30p.m. Pastor: D.P. Cuny.
Church of God of Prophecy, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
Service 11 a.m., Stllday Night - 6 p.m.. Wednesday Night · 6 pm.
Pastor Glenn Hayes. West Prestonsburg.
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Union hits from the line 1n OT win over Lady Bears
TIMES STAFF REPORT
BARBOURVILLE - Union
College scored six straight points
in a 1:07 stretch of overtime to
win the free-throw shooting contest that was a women's basketball
game 94-91. over Pikeville
College.
The Lady Bulldogs shot 27-of41 (65.9 percent) from the charity
stripe while the Lady Bears were
22-of-31 (71 percent) in a game
that featured some 53 personal
fouls.
Pikeville ( 1-lO) took the lead
89-87 when freshman Whitney
Compton hustled downcourt and
scored on a putback with 2:26 left
in overtime. But utter that. the
Lady Dogs scored the next six four free throws sophomore
Ashley Lunsford split by u basket
by senior Allison Fowler- to take
a 93-89 lead with I: 10 left.
Pikeville puiled within two
when junior Whitney Hogg sank
two free throws with I :00 left
With the score 94-91, the Lady
Bears got the ball ofT a turnover
with 12.1 seconds left. but mmed
it over before getting a shot off as
Union held on for the win.
Union (8-4) scored eight
straight in the second half, and
when Lunsford sank a three with
9:53 left. the lead was 67-55.
But Pike'ville then outscored its
host 20-8 over the next seven minutes, with senior Heather English
accounnng for nine of them, and
when juninr Krista! Daniels scored
with 2:0:'
P1keville had battled all the ..~y back to lead 77-75.
Union. ho~vcver, scored five
straight late Lo take an 82-79 lead
with 11 seconds left, but Pikeville
ran a perfect sci to fi·cc freshman
Lauren Potts, who sank a three as
the horn sounded to send the game
to overtime.
Five Lady Bulldogs reached
double figures, led by Lunsford
and
sophomore
Carley
Blankenship with 17 points each.
Sophomore Brooke Smith had 16
while Fowler tossed in 13 and
junior Susanna Todd 12.
For Pikeville, junior Alice
Daniel led four players in double
digits with 18, thanks to 4-of-9
shooting from the arc. English had
17 and seven rebounds.
Daniels, a Betsy Layne High
School graduate, followed with
her tirst double--double of the season, scoring 15 and pulling down
13 rebounds. While it was her
third time in double figures off the
glass, it was her first trip in the
scoring column this season. She
added four blocked shots as well.
Hogg was 9-of-1 0 from the line
to finish with I J points and led the
photo counesy of Union COllage
team with five assists and blocked
KRISTAL
DANIELS
defended
against Union
three shots.
College's Brooke Smith.
by RICK BENTLEY
Lawson leads
Ladycats past
Magoffin County
TIMES COLUMNIST
by STEVE LeMASTER
Notes .... while
on the road
SPORTS EDITOR
Notes written on my trusty
atlas:
- Basketball season, at least
for Div. r schools, is quickly
coming unraveled in O\lr fair
Commonwealth.
Kentucky is 4-3 and thanking
God for the 3l2th toughest
schedule in the country, while
Rick Pitino and Louisville is losing players faster than Dale
Junior can wreck a Chevy. Good
news for both of them is as long
as they have each other on their
respective schedule, one will
about have
to
get
a
win.
ltl
I ' v e
been very
disappointed in the
comments
made by
Billy G.,
Rickhntley
who's job
it was to
save us from the same fate
Tubby had led us. From here,
doesn't look like that'll be a
problem.
On his postgame interview
after Saturday's staggering per.fonnanee against Indiana,
Gillispie reckoned that as a
senior and his team's leader,
Ramel Bradley should have
known better than to foul out
wilh nearly 14 minutes left.
First of all, perhaps Billy
Clyde should have slowed down
the party long enough to watch a
game or two from rhe last three
seasons. Had he done that, he'd
have known what the rest of us
do - nothing can be left to
Bradley's disgrelion. unless your
desire is poor shot selectton.
Then there's this: Is it just me
or docs the coach have to take
some responsibility for leaving a
player in the game with four
fouls and 14 minutes left in the
game? Not according to
Gillispie's postgame remarks.
I understand he was left with
some questionable players, and I
bad no visions of a Final Four
trip in the spring. But at this
early stage, I've been no more
impressed with his coaching
than with their talent.
And I'll just leave it with that.
Meanwhile, Sam Smith's
favorite team has had some
unfortunate luck, again. First
David Padgett suffered what was
possibly a care<.."!-ending injury.
That guy's a player, no doubt
(See NOTES, page two)
photo by Jarme Howell
Allen Central senior guard Alex Hammonds (25) dribbled against Prestonsburg's Jody Tackett during
Tuesday's Floyd County Conference/58th District game between the host Rebels and Blackcals.
Rebels bounce back, beat Blackcats
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN- Allen Central hosled
Prestonsburg in an intriguing Floyd
County Conference/58th District
boys' basketball matchup Tuesday
night at storied J .E. Campbell Arena.
After o·ailing by a basket at the conclusion of the opening quarter, Allen
Central battled back and gradually
pulled away from the visiting unit
The Rebels maintained control. of the
game's last three quarters en route to
an 80-60 win.
Se.nior guard Aaron Crum hit five
three-pointers and scored a gamehigh 28 points for the Rebels.
Prestonsburg shot well in the
opening quarter, exiting the first peJiod out in front 18-16.
Allen CentraJ, however, collected
itself after the initial frame. The
Rebels outscored Prestonsburg 20-13
in the second quarter en route to a
36-31 halftime advantage.
Allen Central padded its lead in
the third quarter, outscoring
Prestonsburg 23-14.
• Logan Crowder added 24 points
for Allen Central. Hunter Crowder
followed with 10 points for the
Rebels.
Senior Alex Hammonds and
junior Josh Prater lent scoring to a
balanced Allen Central offensive
effort. Hammonds and Prater scored
six points apiece.
Robbie Cole and Clinton Turner
rounded out the Allen Central scoring with four and two points, respectively.
Sophomore
guard Michael
Burchett scored n team~high 23
points for the Blnckcats. Senior
guard Jordan Hall added 16 points
ror Prestonsburg.
Prestonsburg, which dropped to
0-2. bcnctllted from six-points apiece
from seniors Taylor Clark, Nathaniel
Stephens and Josh Rodebaugh.
Allen Central improved to 4-l
after posting the conference/d]strict
win.
AC 80, PRESTONSBURG 60
PRESTONSBURG (0-2) - Hall
16, Tackett 2, Ch.u·k 6. Stephens 6,
Burchett 23. Rodebaugh 6, Setser 2.
ALLEN CENTRAL (4-1) Hammonds 6, Crum 28 .. Prater 6. L
Crowder 24, H. Crowder 10, Turner
2, Cole 4.
Prestonsburg..... l8 l3 14 15-60
AC.. ................. .I6 20 23 21-80
and Brittany Collins netted our as
Jack Pack-coached Prestonsburg
claimed the all-important Floyd
County Conference/58th District victory.
Prestonsburg prevailed, despite
hitting only lO field goals and sevenof-! g shots from the free throw line.
Sara Johnson and Amber
Shepherd led Allen Centra.! with 132
points apiece.
Allen Central also featured five
scorers. Jnimic Mullins and Megan
· Jones followed with six points apiece
for the Lady Rebels. .Brandi Brown
aided the Allen Central offensive
etlort with tive points.
The Lady Rebels hit 14-of-25 free
thro\V atrempts.
P'burg outlasts Lady ~ebs
EASTERN- After being doubled
up 12-6 in the opening quarter,
Prestonsburg outscored host Allen
Central 31-18 in the second and third
periods Tuesday night en route to a
48-43 win.
Senior forward Julianne Frye hit
six three-point field goals ru1d led
Prestonsburg with a game-high 20
points.
Frye and her fellow four starters
accounted for ail of the Lady
Blackcat scoring.
Linsey Fields followed Frye in the
Lady Blnckcat scoring column.
Fields finished with 13 points.
Hannah Fitzpatrick added six
points for Prestonsburg. providing all
of her scoring offense in the final
period.
Rikki Hughes tossed in five points
photo by Jamie Howell
Prestonsburg senior Taylor Clark
(11) went up with a shot.
Miners activate Allen, deactivate Price
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - The East
Kentucky Miners announced on
Tuesday forward Byron Allen
had been activated and added
to the team's roster. In addjtion
to Allen's activation, East
Kentucky announced guard
Daniel Price had been deactivated.
AlJen appeared in seven
games before being deactivated earlier in the season. The
Northwestern State product is
averaging 3.3 points and I.7
rebound<; per game for the
Miners.
A Pikeville College graduate. Price played in five games
before being deactivated. Price
made the most of his time with the
Miners, avemging 10.8 point'> per
game. He joined the CBA team
when suspensions were dealt
out to guards Brymlt Northern
BYRON ALLEN
and Jason McLeish. fn five games
prior to the most recent roster move,
Price played 88 minutes, scoring a
total of 54 points.
"Daniel Price came in and contributed right away," said East
Kentucky Coach Kevin
Keathley. "He came into
tntining camp with a great
attitude, worked hard and
after the initial roster took
shape, got the opportunity
to make a difierence for
our bm;ketball team."
East Kentucky is currently 5-7. The Miners
were back in action
Thursday on the road in
North Dakota ver~us the
Minot Sky Rockets.
Minot (7-2) is the liontrunner in the American
Con!Crcncc. Thursday's game ended
too late to make this edition.
photos courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky
Miners
EAST KENTUCKY GUARD Jason
McLeish
went up for a shot during Monday's home
game versus Minot.
SALYERSVILLE - Senior
center Kaitlin Lawson produced
a double-double of 11 points
and l 0 rebounds to lead visiting
Betsy Layne past Magoffin
County Monday nighr. The
Ladycats outscored Magoffin
County 25-14 in the second half
en route to a 48-40 win.
Magoffin County started on a
solid note, outscoring Betsy
Layne 1.5-11 in the first quarter.
But the Lady Hornets couldn't
maintain the successful firstquarter pace.
Magoffin County had a 2623 lead at halftime before Betsy
Layne owned the third quarter
to the tune of an 18-1 I scoring
run.
Megan Hamilton added 10
points for the Ladycats. Seven
different Betsy Layne players
provided scoring.
Taylor Hott and Lindsey
Martin netted eight points
apiece for Betsy Layne. Krista
Flanery scored five poims and
" Andie Meade added four in
Betsy Layne's winning etfort.
Faith Reynolds rounded out
(See LADYCATS, page two)
Bears r·anked
24th in new poll
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE
The
Pikeville College Bears will
go into the holidays ranked
24th in the country according
to the NAJA Div. I men's basketball poll.
Having only played one
game during the rating period.
the Bears stepped up one place
to 24th in the poll released on
Wednesday afternoon.
Pikevitle got an 84-69 win
over . Brescia Un]versity on
Saturday afternoon, one day
after a week off for final
exams. The win improved the
Bears to 9-2 on the season and
stretched their win streak· to
six straight.
Mountain State University
remained atop the poll. getting
10 of the 11 first-place votes.
Georgetown College, the top
Mid-South Conference team in
the poll, moved into sole pos~
session of second place after
being tied with Concordia
(Calif.)
University,
The
Tigers, 12-0 on the season,
garnered the other first-place
vote.
'
Oklah<lma Baptist and
LSU-Shreveport completed
the top fi\rc Campbellsville
University, with its ll-2
record. is sixth.
Georgetown, Campbellsville
and Pikeville remain the only
MSC teams in the poll. Lindsey
Wilson College is the only
other MSC teams getting votes,
listed among the 17 teams getting votes yet not making the
Top 25.
GAME
POSTPONED:
Pikeville College's game
Sunday afternoon against The
Ohio State-Newark bas been
postponed. The Bears were to
host the Titans at the Pikeville
College Gym. l::.fforts are
being made to reschedule the
game at a later dale.
�82 •
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
14, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
AP FCS All-America
Lad yeats
team announced
by RALPH D. RUSSO
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK
Ricky
Santos capped one of the most
prolific college careers a quarterback ha~ e\er had with an
All-America ~easPn.
The New Hampshire quarterback. along with recordbreaking running back OmruCuff of Delaw~u·e. were select
cd to The Associated Press
FCS
All America
team
released Wednesday.
Santos, last season's Walter
Payton Award winner as the
best player in what was formerly known as Di vision 1AA, has led the \\'1ldcats to the
playoffs each season. He threw
for 2,972 yards and 24 touchdowns this season and New
Hampshire finished 7-5 arter a
Football
Championship
Subdivision playoff loss to
top-ranked Northern iowa.
Sanlos' 123 career touchdown passes and 13.212 yards
passing ranks third in FCS history behind Alcorn State's
Steve McNair and Grambling
State's Bruce Eugene.
Cuff, who ·will lead the
Blue Hens into the national
championship game against
Appalachian State, set an FCS
record for touchdowns this
season with 38. He's also mn
for 1,861 yards.
"''m totally unawme of all
that," CulT said of the records
Wednesday in a phone interview from Chattanooga, Tenn.,
where the title game will be
played Friday night.
Delaware rccmitcd Cuff as
a defensive back. but <lLuing
his freshman season the Blue
Hens shifted him to offense,
where he wanted lo play all
along.
"l11ey were low at running
back on the scout team," he
said. ··r was able lo lake advantage of the opportunity."
With another big game
against Appalachian State,
Cuff can break a few more
records. He is one touchdown
short of Barry Sanders'
Division f record of 39 and
with four TDs he can break the
all-division record or 41 held
set by Mount Lnion's Dan
Ough in 2002.
Cuff"s teammate, kicker
Jon Striefsky, was also a firstteam All-American. Striersky
leads the nation's kickers with
124 points.
Appalachian Stale, which is
trying for a record third
slraighl national lille and
began the season by beating
Michigan, was represented on
the All-America team by
offensive lineman Kerry
Brown and safety Corey
Lynch.
Lynch blocked a rield goal
on the game's .final play to preserve lhe victory against the
8 Continued .from p1
Wolverines and Brown is one
or two players to repeat as an
All-American. Portland State
offensive lineman Brennan
Carvalho was the other twotime All-American.
The rest of the first-team
offensive linemen were Chad
Rinehmt of Northern Iowa,
Mitch Erickson or South
Dakota State and Demetrius
Bell or Northwe:,tern Stale.
Georgia Southern's Jayson
Foster, a Payton Award finalist
this season. joined Cuff and
Santos in the backfield. The 5fooc-9, 164-pound Foster is
second in the nation in touchdowns (24) and yards rushing
per game (167.6).
The other Payton Award
finalist<; were the second- and
third-team quarterbacks. San
Diego's Josh Johnson was
picked to the second team and
Northcm lowa's Eiic Sanders
made the third team.
The receivers were Terrell
Hudgins of Elon, who leads
the nation in yards receiving
with 1,474, and Cal Poly's
Ramses Barden. who has
1,467 yru-ds and is averaging
26 yard per catch.
Blake Martin from Sam
Houston State wa<> the firstteam tight end.
Hampton's
Jeremy
Gilchrist, who has returned
three punts for touchdowns
this season, wa& the all-purpose player.
Joining Lynch in the secondary was James Madison's
Tony LeZotte, a second-team
pick last season, along with
Bobbie
Williams
from
Bethune-Cookman
and
Dominique
RodgersCromartie !'rom Tennessee
State.
The linebackers were
Bobby Daly from Montana
State, Brian Bradford from
Towson and Brannon Carter
from Northem Iowa, who was
Gateway. Con l'erence defensive player of the year.
The defensive line was
comprised of four players who
were honored with player of
the year awards by their conferences.
Montana's Kroy Biermann,
who has 15 sacks. won Big
Sky honors for lopdefensive
player. Brian Johnston of
Gardner-Webb was the Big
South's top defensive player.
Eric Bakhtiari of San Diego,
who leads the nation with 20
sacks, · was the Pioneer
League's defensive player of
the year. Bryan Smith of
McNeese State was the
Southland Conference player
of the year.
Texas
Stale's
Chris
MacDonald was the AllAmerican punter aner leading
the nation with a 46-yard average.
the Betsy Layne scoring with two
points.
In a defensive fourth quarter,
Betsy Layne outscored MagotTin
County 7-3.
The Ladycats improved to 3-2.
Ashley Hall scored a game-high
18 points for homestanding
Magoffin County. Breanna Adams
was Magoffin County's secondleading scorer with 12 points.
Following the loss, Magoffin
County slipped to 2-2
Queen
Ill
of Prestonsburg
BL 48, MAGOFFTN CO. 40
BETSY LAYNE (3-2)
Lawson II, Hamillon I 0, Roll 8,
by MALCOLM C. KNOX
Martin 8, Flanery 5, Meade 4,
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Reynolds 2.
MAGOFFIN COUNTY (2-2) LOUISVILLE - Louisville forward Derrick
A. Hall 18, Adams 12, Prater 4, Caracter has been suspended from the No. 22
Powers 3, Minix 2, Marshall I.
Cardinals indefinitely for a curfew violation. coach
BL.. ................. ll 12 18 7-48 Rick Pitino said Monday.
Magoffin Co ... 15 11 11 3-40
Caracter, who will move out of the dormitory
where he lives with the rest of the basketball team,
has had a series or run-ins with Pitino since the
sophomore arrived last season. He was sent home to
New Jersey brielly almost a year ago.
· Pitino said he wasn't sure when Caractcr would
of the Three Rivers Conference.
return. "It's going to be a while."
Betsy Layne scored 22 points in
The team. and not Pitino. decided on the suspeneach of the last two quarters.
sion, the coach said.
Phelps defeated the Bobcats 59Pitino wanted to suspend him before last week46 Tuesday_ night. The Bobcat~ were end's loss to Dayton. he said, but gave in to players'
playing at Piarist Thursday night. requests to play him Saturday. Caracter is second on
The Betsy Layne-Piarist game the team in scoring this season with 13.4 points per
ended too late to make this edition. game and also averages 7.4 rebounds, but his playing time has been cut short by foul troubles. Caracter
had at least four fouls in six of the Cardinals' seven
games.
BETSY LAYNE 93,
The ~ardinals' front line was already depleted by
RJVERSTDE CHRISTIAN 39
injuries to center David Padgen and forward Juan
RIVERSIDE CHRISTiAN (0-3) Palacios, both seniors. Both dressed for Saturday's
- Gross 2, Napier 19, Poppy 13, game but did not play in the 70-65 loss. Padgett was
Robinson 3, Daniels 2.
one of the players who pushed for Caractcr to play,
BETSY LAYNE (3-3)- Case 7, Pitino said.
Lafferty 4, Keathley 15, Head 7,
ln order to play, Caracter signed a contract
Tibbs 4, R. Tackett 2, Maldonado 2, Saturday. which included a curfew - "the easiest
Kidd 9, Newman 11, McKay I, J. thing on the contract," Pitino said.
Tackett 8, Adkins 7, Stumbo 2, B.
Caracter broke curfew the same night.
Tackell 7, C. Adkins 7.
"The sad thing about it all is he knows how much
R. Christ.. ...... 11 8 12 8-39 the team went to bat for him," Pitino said. "And he
BL.. ................28 21 22 22-93 also knows how much he's needed, already being
short-handed."
Now without Caracter. the Cardinals lack a '>ignificant offensive presence in the low post. Senior
center Terrance Farley is a solid defender and one of
guidance of hrst-year head coach the best shot blockers on the team but has a career
Rodney Rowe.
average of 1.8 points per game.
Linsey
Fields
led
Sophomore Earl Clark leads lhe team in scoring
Prestonsburg with a game-high (14.1) and rebounds (11.9) and will likely play some
15 point<;. Brittany Collins col- center, and 6-foot-6-inch Terrence Williams will
lected 11 points and Julianne play at power forward, Pitino said.
Frye added 10 for the visiting
"We've got lo gel guys now learning ne"" positeam. Hannah Fitzpatrick (6) and tions, go through as if it's October 15th again."
Rikki Hughes ( 1) also provided Pitino said.
scoring for the Lady Blackcats.
Though Pitino knows the bind not having
Shelby Valley led 47-33 at the Caracter puts on the Cardinals. Caracter is still his
end of the varsity game's third player. the coach said.
quarler. The Lady Wildcats
"If I made a mistake in recruiting him, it's my
ended last season with a loss to mistake, but he's s!ill my player," PiLino said. 'Tm
Bel fry in the I 5th Region going to stick by him l 00 percent, all the way, until
Tournament Semifinals. Belfry his time is up . .. . You stick by people, but you do the
went on to finish as the 15th light thing from your principles."
Region runncr-ip.
Louisville's next game is Saturday against Purdue
Shelby Valley won the junior in indianapolis. Both teams arc 5-2.
varsity game 55-32 behind a
game-high 13 points from Sarah
Wright
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www.uoflsports.com
Katy Petry scored 12 points and
Kristian Waugh added ll.
Bobcats rout Riverside Christian
TIMES STAFF REPORT
BETSY LAYNE - Betsy Layne
won a second straight game
Monday night, defeating visiting
Riverside Christian 93 39.
The victory was Betsy Layne's
third in four games.
The Bobcats outscored Riverside
Christian 28-11 in the opening quarter on their way to the convincing
win.
Sam Keathley led Betsy Layne
with 15 points. Jerrod Newman
added 11 points for the Bobcats.
Fifteen different Betsy Layne
players scored in the lopsided victory.
Betsy Layne canied a 49-19 lead
into halftime.
Jason Napier led Riverside
Christian with 19 points. David
Poppy added 13 poinls for the
Rams.
Riverside Christian is a member
Valley holds off Lady Blackcats
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
ROBINSON CREEK - Host
Shelby Valley built an early lead
and defeated Prestonsburg 54-43
Wednesday night in a 15th
Region girls· basketball matchup.
Shelby
Valley
outscored
Prestonsburg 1S-8 in the opening
quarter and went on to tole a 3118 lead into halftime.
Each team's five starters provided all of the scoring.
Kayla Cantrell and Sally
Roberts led Shelby Valley with
· 14 points apiece. Laura Perkins
joined her teammates in double
figures scoring, finishing with 12
points.
Amanda Sawyers and Kayla
Smallwood rounded out the
Shelby Valley scoring with eight
and six points, respectively.
Shelby Valley is under the
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Notes
Aaron Crum,
ACHS Boys' Basketball
Kaitlin Lawson,
.BLHS Girls' Basketball
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dairq
Louisville forward
Caracter suspended
for curfew violation
SPORTS FAN
OF THE WEEK
8 Continued from p1
about that. Now the thinking is he could be
hack as early as this season, but either way, it's
a setback.
Then last week, the unfortunately named
Derrick Caracter reared his ugly head. This is a
guy who needs lobe gone. Begging to play, the
guy agreed to sign a contract promising to keep
his curfew agreement. Thal very night, he
broke it.
IwuM~cr~~~~oo~~~~
in Lexington. and still hold to my opinion that
after the Unforgettables, he forgot about instale talent. But he deserves a better fate than
the one he's been dealt in Louisville.
-Kelly Wells was a proud husband a couple
of week<; ago. On the day the Pikeville College
team he coaches finished up play in the Roy N.
Baker Classic in McKenzie, Tenn., his wife
Shawne was down the road in Memphis running in the inaugural St. Jude Memphis
Marathon and Half Marathon on Dec. 7 beneliting SL Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Kelly said there was no way at this point he
could do it. but he was very proud of Shawne
for finishing the course. For the record, she
completed the 13 miles in a time of 2:01:53.
-If all worked out properly, by the Lime you
read this I'll be in Flotida preparing for a trip
with the Lady Bears. T plan to do a "Dear
Diary'· on the Pikeville College Web site, a link
which will be found at www.pc.edu
<htr:p://www.pc.edu/> . Please stop by and
check it out. With the crew I'm traveling with,
it should be an entertaining read.
- If I was going to be in town this weekend,
I'd be at the Expo Center for the Farm Bureau
Classic. A lot of work has gone into this to
bring in some quality teams, and T'd about
guarantee it will be a good time.
-How quickly can Michael Vick go away?
Please?
- On a news segment on ESPN Radio
Wednesday afternoon, the announcer referenced an "a<>tonishing lack of ethics" when
talking about Bobby Pelrino leaving Atlanta !'or
Arklifisas.
Eagles active in community service projects
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MOREHEAD
-Coach
Donnie Tyndall, his stan and
his Morehead State University
men's basketball team have
been ac,tivc in community service projects during recent
weeks.
During November. Eagle
players visited McBrayer,
Clearlleld, Rodburn and Olive
Hill elementmy schools to visit
classrooms and read to students.
Tyndall and members of the
MSU squad also ''rang the bell"
for the Salvation Army at the
Morehead Wal-Mart store.
"I believe that it is very
important for my stall and our
team to give back to the community," Tyndall said. "And,
what better time of year to help
raise money for charitable
organi:t.ations
than
the
Christmas season. We arc all
very fortunate to have the
opportunities that we have and
hope that we can make others
tee! special during the holidays."
The Eagle men's basketball
team was honored al last
spring's Annual Athletics
Honors Banquet with a
Certificate of Appreciation for
their community service work.
ln October, the Basketball
Eagles and other MSU studenta!hletes played host to youngsters from throughout the community and region with their
annual "Trick-or-Treat With the
Eagles."
If you are the sports fan circled here ...
its your lucky day I
If you are the sports fan circled, you are entitled to a
free 8-inch ice cream cake ofyour choice, redeemable at
DAIRY QUEEN OF PRESTONSBURG. When claiming your ice cream
cake, present this newspaper.
photo by Jamie Howell
NATHANIEL STEPHENS (55) is back on the hardwood for Prestonsburg following a stellar
senior football season.
�FRID~V, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
14, 2007 • 83
Petrino hired at Arkansas hours after resigning as Falcons coach
by NOAH TRISTER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FAYEilEVllLE, Ark. - Barely 24
hours after another blowout loss with the
Atlanta Falcons, Bobby Petrino was back
in college football.
Petrino was hired Tuesday by
Arkansas, capping a whirlwind clay in
which he stunningly resigned from the
Falcons aJler just 13 games. Pelrino succeeds Houston Nutt., who stepPed down at
Arkansas two weeks ago and became the
head coach at Mississippi.
'Today WdS a day of decision," Petrino
said at a late-nighl news conference in
Fayetteville. "It was diffi<.,u.J.t on one side,
very easy on the other. ll wa<; difficult to
leave Atlanta, the staff, players, fans. The
Liming of it probably is the thing that made
it most difficult Coming to Af.kansac; was
the easy part."
Petrino got a five-year deal worth
$'2.85 million per year to take over the
Razorbacks, according to an athletic
departlrent spokesman.
Tn January, Pelrino left. a~ head coach
at Louisville to take over in Atlanta, agreeing to a live-year, $24 million contract
handed out by a team that felt he could
help :Michael Vick reach hi~; full potential.
However, the star qlllirterback carne
under investigation lor a grisly dogfighting operation that led him to plead guilty
10 federal charges.
On Monday, Vick wac; sentenced
Monday to 23 months in prison without
ever taking a snap for Petrino. "That night
the Falcons lost to New Orleans 34-14,
and hours later Petrino left the team with a
3-10 record to retum to the college r.rnks.
Arkansas had been looking for a coach
for two weeks to replace Nutt, who
resigned alier a tumultuous season of his
own. 1hc Razorhacks came close to !lli·ing Wake Forest's Jim Grobe last week,
hut Grobe remained with the Demon
Deacons and Arkansas fdns had to wonder whether the school could attract a bignamecoach.
In Pellino, the Rworbacks lound one.
Petrino went 41-9 in four years at
Louisville, coaching some of the highestscoring team<; in the crnmtry before leaving in January to join the Falc(ms.
,
Jn 10 sca.<>ons at .Arlrnnsas, Nutt built
the Razorbacks into one of the
Southcastcm Conference's top rushing
teams. Tailback Darren McFadden finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting the ll:l.'.t two years, but Nutt's teams
ollen lacked balance. Petrino said his
Arkansas teams will be aggressive.
said. "I w<JS going to work to find the best
"You have to be able to run the llx.1tball coach.''
when you want to, and nm the football
Petrino's ~tint in Atlanta wa-:; one of the
when you have to," Petrino told a crowd shoru.,-sllor a non-intelim coach since the
full of Razorback<> suppmtcrs. "You have IfJ70 NFL-AFL merger. Pete McCulley
to be able to pa<;s the kx.)thall when you was !ired after starling oul 1-8 with San
want to, and pass the football when you , Francic;co in 1978, and Sid Gillman la~tcd
have to."
only 10 g~unes in his second stint as San
Petrino said he didn't speak with any- Diego coach, going 4-6 in 1971 bcfm-c
one .from Arkansas about the job until quitting.
fn an interesting twist, Lou Holtz
Tuesday.
"Il W<JS one of the mo!>'t difficult things coached the New York Jets for 13 games
I've had to do," he said. "1 truly believe in 1976. He went 3-10, then left !he team
from the bottom of my hc..:art lhal. 1 made ~ith one gante remaining to bccomc the
the right decision."
coach al Arkansas.
Atlanta owner Althur Blank and genJeff Long, Arkansa<;' incoming athletic
director, handled the search for a new eral manager Rich McKay were 8Ched
coach. Long takes over for Frank Broyles, ulcd to hold a news conference
Wednesday. There was · no immediate
who is retiring at the end of the year.
"ft is a tremendous honor for me Lobe wor<l on who would Luke over li>r the
named the 30th head coach at Arkansas, team's final three games.
After losing Vick, Petrino tried three
particularly on a night when we honored
coach Broyles for his 50 years of service," quartcrbackc; without success. The
Pelrino said, refening to lormer head Falcons have losl four straight, all by doucoach. "He's such a legend and 1 can't ble--digit margins, and arc assured of the
32nd season of .500 or worse in their 42wait to develop a .friendship with him."
Long said he wa~n 't deterred a<> the ycar history.
"Anytime you're without one of the
search appeared to drag on and many
wondered if the Razorbacks needed to best athletes in the National Football
League, it's going to be tough," cornerlower their standards.
"I wa5n'l listening or reading," Long back DeAngelo Hall said earlier in the
season. 'Take Peyton MannUlg from the
Colts, and they'll go through a little
slump."
Arkansas played in the SEC championship game in 2(XX), hut the Razorback~ ·
finished lhal seawn with three stmight
losses and Nuttf<iccd Unrt..'St from fans and
dissension in the program.
Pans used the Freedom of 1nfmmation
Act to investigate Nutt's cell phone
records. As the team struggled !hie;; year,
planes were spotted at gariJe8 towing antiNutrhanners.
This sca.<;on started -with Nutfs longtenn stalUs shaky, and !he mood in
Arkansa<> worsened when the Razorhock<;
began SEC play 0 3. They finished
strong, heating then-No. I LSU in their
regular-season finale to go 8-4.
However, within days or one or his
bigge.t vktories at Arkansas, N uti departed and del(msive coordinator Reggie
Herring wa<; nmncd interim coach.
Hening will coach the 2..')lh-ranked
Razorback<; when they face No. 7
Missouri in the Cotton Bowl on Ilm. 1.
TI1cn Petrino is the only person in charge.
"I knew I wanted to come back ~md
coach in college IOOI.ball," Petrino said.
"I'm very excited to get back and work
with the student-athlete:·
Pitino savs he needs more freshmen like Knowles
by MALCOLM C. KNOX
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE -Louisville
men's ba<;ketball coach Rick
Piti.no knows exactly what his
team needs to he successful.
Right now, the No. 22
Cardinals could use some big
bodies on their front line.
which has been razed by
health, academic and discipline problems.
Bur a wiry freshman from
eastern Kentucky witb past
behavior problems has the
desire Pitino wishes more of
his players had.
Preston Knowles hasn't
done a lot lor Louisville stalistically this season. The 6-foot1, 170 pound guard is playing
an average of 3.5 minutes per
game and has scored a total of
ten point<;. But he didn't
expect much, coming to a
team with ~;everal experienced
guards, including Edgar Sosa,
who had maybe the best game
of any Cardinal last season,
scoring 31 in loss to Texas
A&M in the second round of
the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
"Being a freshman, and
having everybody experienced in front of me, I have to
work five times as hard,"
Knowles ~;aid. "Hopefully, I'll
get some more playing Lime,
but if not, I'm gonna ~;tay
humble and keep working day
in and day out."
Thars the atlitude that has
Pitino smitten.
"He, without question, is
my favorite player on the
team," the coach said. ''Give
me 12 guys like Preston
Knowles and we' JJ have a
chance of going to a Final
Four every year. 1 rca1ly mean
that, because of his work
ethic, and his de~;ire, his passion, brings it every day. He's
a tough kid."
But ifPitino had listened to
most people he talked to,
Knowles would have ended
up
at
Virginia
Commonwealth, Louisiana
State, Kentucky or one of the
other ~;chools that had shown
interest.
Knowles was suspended
last
summer
from · the
Kentucky All-Star team that
played against the Tndiana AllStars. He was also suspended
several limes from the baskelball team · at George Rogers
Clark High School dwing his
years there.
Instead of the negative talk,
Pilino lrusted tfie only person
who said Knowles was worth
!he risk, Knowles' AAU coach
Charlie Givens.
"T believe in (Givens),"
Pitino said during a pre-game
media conference.
"And
Preston is here because of
that. T'm exciLed. He is going
to play more.''
The cqach kept his word,
playing Knowles for a seasonhigh I 0 minutes in a 70-65
loss to Dayton. Knowles
responded with five point~;.
The recent suspcn<;ion of
forward Derrick Caracter further depleted a team missing
injured center David Padgett
and forward Juan Palacios,
both seniors. So all the
Cardinals' guards will see
more playing time as Pitino
has to go with some odd line
ups.
''I'm not di~;pleased with
the other guys," Pitino said.
"They give me a good, honest
effort. Bul (Knowles) gives
me an extraordinary effort."
The Cardinals travel lo
Indianapolis to play Pun,lue on
Saturday. Both teams arc 5-2.
Louisville UK Alumni
Club to host pep rally Dec.
15: The
University
of
Kentucky
Alumni
Association's
Greater
Louisville chapter will once
again host a pep rally prior to
UK's annual basketball game
in Louisville this year. The
UK Pre-Game Pep Rally precede~; the UK-U AB game at
Freedom Hall Saturday, Dec.
15.
The event will feature fun,
food and festivities for the
entire family. It will include
the Wildcat mascot., giveaways, UK merchandise for
sale, face-painting, a baskelball toss game and music,
al(mg with UK's cheerleaders,
dance team, pep band and a
Big Blue Santa Claus. Fans
will be able to enjoy lunch
selecting from a wide variety
of food that will be for sale. A
cash bar will also he available.
The Alumni Club will gi\e
away blue "Go Cars!" <;pirit
towels to the first 3,000 UK
fans at the pep rally.
The pep rally will he held
at the Kentucky Exposition
Center's North Wing (formerly called the East Wing). The
Wildcats will play the Blazer~;
at2 p.m.
Admission is free for UK
Alumni Association members
who present their membcr<>hip
card, and only S5 for others.
Children l 2 and under get in
free. (You must have a garile
lickel lo get into lhe pep
r~ly.)
The club's previous UK
pep rally events have drawn
2,000 to 3,000 fans.
UK women's team signs top juco forward
TIMES STAFF REPORT
- The
LEXINGTON
University of Kentucky
women's basketball team has
signed the nalion's Lop power
forward in the juniqr college
rankings, Jackie Sanders, to a
national
leller-of-inLenl
Coach Matthew Mitchell has
announced. Sanders, a native
of Birmingham, Ala., is currently a sophomore at Gulf
Coast Community College in
Panama City Beach, Fla.
Sanders, 6-2, is considered the ~;ixth-rank.ed player
overall and the lop junior
college pro~;pect at power
forward by Bretl McCormick
of the All-Star Girl's Reporl.
As a freshman at Gulf Coast,
she was named to the AllPanhandle Conference second team after averaging 7.1
points and 6.1 rebounds per
game and helping GCCC
chart an impressive 27-4
record and advance to the
FCCAA state tournament
championship. This season,
she has helped lead the Lady
Commodores to a No. 1
national ranking with a perfeel I 2-0 record. She is the
team's fourth-leading scorer,
averaging 11.3 ppg and is
tops on the team in rebounds,
grabbing 7.7 rpg.
"1 am thrilled that Jackie
is the newest member of the
Wildcat family," Mitchell
said. "1 think she sensed this
was a special place and she is
a special young woman who
has lofty goals. We arc excited about helping her achieve
those goals . She is one or the
top-ranked players in the
country and has unbelievable skill set and great size
and
strength.
She
is
extremely skilled for a post
player as she shoots the ball
well and has great range.
She also has size and the
abilily to operate an insideoutside combination that
will help make us a better
basketball team."
"Jackie is a very good
player and at 6-2 is really
skilled,'' McCormick of the
All-Star Girl"s Report said.
"She has good l'undamenlals
and is a good passer. She can
shoot the three and has a
solid inside-outside game.
She is the type of player that
has huge potential and could
really help Kentucky."
Prior to Gulf Coast,
Sanders played high school
ba~;ketball at Fairfield High
School in Birmingham. Ala.,
for then-head coach Arnika
Clements.
Sanders chose Kentucky
over LSU and Louisiana
Tech.
No. 17 Xavier 64, Cincinnati 59
by JOE KAY
"We let him get in the
ASSOCIATED PRESS
lane," Cincinnati coach Mick
Cronin said. "lf you Jet him
CINCINNATI -The ball get in the lane and shoot
was loose on the noor, and layups, he's going to make
all 10 players went after it. them all. He's 6-foot-9 and
The referees eventually jumps over everybody.
untangled the pile of bodies
' We played 37 minutes of
and as~;e~;sed two technical . really good basketball. The
fouls for jawing and shoving. last 3 minutes we didn't exeVintage crosstown rivalry. cute defensively. That's
No. 17 Xavier won a game where we got beat..,
Wednesday night that fit the
In other games involving
tradition,
using Derrick Top 25 teams, No. 20
Brown's late scoring surge
Vanderbilt beat DePaul 91 -85
rally for a 64-59 victory over in overtime and No. 25 BYU
Cincinnati that left both routed Lamar 88-66.
teams bruised and feeling
Heading into the game, it
that they'd grown up a little seemed that Cincinnati (4-5)
was much farther away from
bit.
"Show me a game where Xavier than the 3112 miles
.there's 10 players on the that separate them. While the
floor, that's a hard-fought Musketeers arc on the rise,
game," Xavier coach Scan the Bearcats are off to their
Miller said. "I was reminded worst start in 22 years.
This one brought out the
at the start, in the first few
minutes, that this game is so best in them.
"In this game, the effort
different, so emotional, so
was there," Cincinnati forphysical."
ward John Williamson said.
ll fit the mold.
There were technical ''Everything was there. We
fouls, two injuries and five had a few letdowns al the end
lead changes in the frenzied, of the game. That's where we
final minutes. The game messed up. We're not exactly
included everything that has all the way happy because we
made the rivalry famous, didn't get the win, but we
1
except for the stunning upseL found what we're capable or.
Brown saw to that.
We dtdn 't get rattled by the
The sophomore forward crowd."
took the game firmly into his
And Xavier didn't get ratleft shooting hand and scored tled by lhe rough-and-tumble
II points in Lhe final 7 min- tone. Last year, Xavier also
utes. The Musketeers (8-1) was favored, but got pushed
needed him more than ever around and lo~t by 10 points
after senior forward Josh on the Bearcats' court.
"This is di fferenl from any
Duncan left in the second
half with a left knee injury other game," said Xavier
that doesn't appear to be seri- senior guard Stanley Burrell,
who stood on the media table
ous.
to
and looked up at the crowd in
celebration after the final
buzzer. "lt's emotional and
guys are fighting, there are
technical fouls. We wanted to
set lhe tone, and that's what
we did tonight. We made the
play,s down the stretch to win
it.
"lt's a new day, a new
learn. We were not going lo
get run over like we did last
year."
Stunning upsets have been
the hallmark of the series.
Playing with its highest ranking since the end of the 200203 season, Xavier had to
reach deep to prevent another.
A no-holds-barred tone
was set in a flrst half that featured seven lead changes,
two personal fouls and one
forearm to the face - Xavier
point guard Drew Lavender's
face
smacked
into
Williamson's forearm on a
screen.
Both teams Josl starters to
injury m the second half.
Cincinnati forward Marvin
Gentry was taken off the
court on a neck board as a
precaution after he ran into
teammate Deonta Vaughn's
knee while going for a loose
ball.
'Tve been told Marvin's
fine," Cronin said. "1t was
just a precaulion ."
Duncan had to be hcl ped
otf the court after he was
pushed from behind and
landed hard during a tussle
for a rebound. Duncan will
get tests Thursday on his left
knee.
"The initial diagnosis is
favorable," Miller said.
The viclory was Xavier's
sixth in its last nine games
against Cincinnati. The way
the Musketeers pulled it out
was telling.
"Tt 's great !"or us lObe in a
really tough, hard-fought
game," Miller said. ··we
haven't had many. We're a
different leam than we were
last year. In December last
year. we were very much
finding our way. We were not
ready to win a game of this
magnitude. This year, we're
better."
No. 20 Vanderbilt 91,
DePaul
85~
OT: At
Rosemont, Tll., Shan Fosler
and A.J.
Ogilvy came
through after struggling most
of the night, and Vanderbilt
ra!Jied to remain undefeated.
At 10-0, Vanderbilt is off
to its best start since the
2003-04 team won its first
12. Fosler and Ogil vy were
non-factors for most of the
night, hut both finished with
19 points.
Draelon Burns led DePaul
(2-4) with 24 points, and
Mac Koshwal scored 21.
No. 25 BYU 88, Lamar
66: At Provo, Utah, Lee
Cummard scored a careerhigh 27 points and Brigham
Young won Cor the 36th
straight time at home .
Trent Plaisted added 22
points
and
Jonathan
Tavernari scored l I for the
Cougars (8-2), who had a
double-digit lead for most of
the game.
Lamar Sanders scored 11
to lend Lamar (3-6).
photo by Jamie Howell
THE PRESTONSBURG LADY BLACKCATS took the first
Floyd County Conference/58th District meeting of the season versus Allen Central Tuesday evening.
~Lady
Bears pick up easy win
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE- One night after losing a heanbre.aking thr<!e'point game 1n overtime, the Lady Bears ot'Pikeville College had
.three players record donble-doubles en route to an easy 109 50
win over Ohio State-Manslleld Wednesday nighL
Freshman Whitney Compton came off the hcnch to lead the
Lady Bears with 22 !)Oints and was one of three players with 10
'r ebounds. Freshman Lakia Bailey had 2 t points and 10
rebounds, while senior Heather English had 10 points and 10
:boaJ:ds.
. Senior Beth Patterson joined them ~ith 10 points. adding
'seven rebounds and 11ve assists. Freshman Mcagan Johnson
came off the bench for five points, eight assists and four
rebounds.
Pikeville (2-1 0) dominated the glass, winning the battle of the
glass 63-3 I.
Ashley Swam led Mansfield with 19 points and seven
rebounds, while Lakeya Holmes had 15.
Pikeville had 24 steals and forced 28 turnoYcrs 11-om the Lady
Mavericks.
. The Lady Bears will be in action today and Saturday in Lake
Wales, Fla., in the Warner Southern Classic. The Pike\ille
College women'& basketball team will play the host squad at 4
p.m. tllis afternoon.
Bears run through Mavericks
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PJKEVTLLE- F1ve players reached double llgurcs and one
recorded a double-double as Pikeville College knocked off Ohio
State Mansfield 113 61 Wednesday night.
The win was the seventh straight for the Bears, who improved
to 10·2 on the day they learned they moved up to 2-lth in the
country in the NAJA Dk l poll.
; Junior Ewa:n Linton led the Bears with 24 points and ll
rebounds, giving him his lll'lh straight double-double and seventh of the season. Senior Jeff Ferguson just missed one, tinishing with 20 points and eight rebounds lO go with 11 ve a'>sists. I~)Uf
'Steals and two blocked shots.
Junior Haakim Johnson followed with 18 point~; and eight
board~ and added six steals for the .Bears, who forced ~28
turnovers thanks to 24 steals. Pikeville is third ill the cou.ntrv in
'steals per game this seas1.m Junior An!l1tmy lghodaro had 14
points and tight rebounds, while fre!>hman Justin IIkks adde~ll2
points and live assists. Hicks is a Hazard High School graduate.
~ Pikeville (10-2) had 56 rebounds C0mparcd to 21 fnr the
Mavencks. For the Bears. 29 of their duims came oil the oiTcn,sivc glass. The Bears improved their rebounding margin that was
fourth iu the country in the plus-35 performance
�84 •
fRIDAY, DECEMBER
14, 2007
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Carson Palmer's numbers down
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI Ten months
after Carson Palmer won the Pro
BO\\ r~ MVP award, his numbers
and 'his team ha\·c become downright average.
Arc the Cincinnati Bengals' woes
dragging down their franchise quarterba~k? Or, is there more to it'?
The first suggestion fits best.
Palmer had another so-so game
Sunday in a 19-10 victory over the
St. Loui~ Rams, leading the Bengals
to one touchdown and four field
goals. When 1t was O\ er, he was
ranked in the middle of the pack of
NfL pas>ers.
'"AI this position and with where
we are as a team, I need to play great
every week, and I haven ' t been great
every week," Palmer said. "As far as
I'm concerned, I jusl wanllo give us
a chance to win. Of course, 1 want to
throw a bunch of touchdown passes
and throw the hall all over the field,
hut at this point in the year with
where we're at, we need wins."
At 5-8, the Bcngals arc out of
playoff contention. They need to win
their last three games against San
Francisco, Cleveland and Miami to
finish 8-8 ror the rourth time in
coach Marvin Lewis' five seasons.
Palmer's breakout season came in
2005, when he led the Bengals to
tl1eir first winning record and play
off appearance since 1990. He completed 68 percent of his passes,
threw 32 touchdowns and 12 intercephons, and fimshed with a passer
rating or 10 1.1.
He tore up his left knee dunng the
playoff loss to Pittsburgh, and was
still recovering from the injury last
season, the reason his numbers
slipped slightly. He completed 62
percent with 28 touchdowns and 13
interceptions, fini'\hing with a pa:-.ser
rating of 9.3.9
still well above
average.
•
lll
The declme has continued this
season. Palmer has completed 65
percent of his passes with 21 touch
downs and 17 interceptions, one shy
of his career high. His passer rating
is 85.5.
Coach Marvin Lewis thinks it's
unfair to judge him on those numbers. The Bengals put a lot of
respons.ibility on Palmer to run their
no-huddle offense.
..You have to consider the whole
body of work. and he has tremcn<,lous ability to manage the football
game," Lew1s said Monday. "He
does a good job of handling the
things lhaL arc put on his shoulders
and the different, unconventional
things he sees week-in and weekout.
"If you look at what he manages
and how he· docs it. there arc a lot of
good plays.··
A lot or things have been outside
his control.
The offensive line was in llux ror
Bengals' 5 8 season
the first half ol the seawn because of
injuries Running back Rudi Johnson
has been limited by a hamstring
inj ury for most of the season.
Receiver Chris Henry was suspended by the NFL for the first hal r of the
season.
All those things lert the offense
one-dimensional: Palmer throwing
to Chad JlJhn sl.)n
and T.J .
Houshmandzadch. Palmer is on pace
to set career h1ghs for attempts and
completions.
Plus, the last two games have
been played in miserable cond iL1o ns
- the muck at Pittsburgh's Heinz
Field and a stead) rain Sunday in the
victory over St. Louis.
There was one encou rag ing
development
for
Cincinnati's
otiense in the rain Sunday. Rudi
Johnson had his hcsl game since the
second week of the season, pickmg
urf 92 yards with a !-yard touchdown run. He's getting closer to nor
mal.
''I' m gelli ng better each week,"
Johnson said. ''1' m still not I 00 percent, but all I can do i-; keep pushing
forward.
..We j~st have to keep -.ticking
with il. We need LO bel ieve in the
guys up fron t and make sure we trust
them. When it was crunch time, we
got the job done.''
Lew is said Monday that the
Bengals go t away from running
some o f their straight ahead. power
plays that fea ture Johnson because
their ot"tens1ve line was in transitio n.
They've had the same i'ive slarters in
the last seven games, and they've
started gelling back to what they do
best.
"We put some things back into
our nmning attack tl1at we had eliminated.,. Lewis said. " We had elimi
natcd some things due to changes in
the offensive line. But we' ve looked
at some thi ng:, where we u!>ed Lo
make a little hay and gone back to
that a li LLie more."
Bengals RT Anderson expects to
return from foot, knee problems
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI Right
tackle WiUie Anderson insists
he'll play for the Cincinnati
Bengals again, even though a
chronic fool problem and a
knee injmy have wiped out
most oi'hi"s season.
Anderson didn't practice on
Wednesday. an indication he
prohahly won't he ready for a
game Saturday in San
Francisco. The 32-year-old
lineman hasn't played since
Oc t. 21 , when he hurt his right
knee in a victmy over the Jets.
TI1e Bengals (5-8) haven't
disclosed any information
about the nature or severity of
the injury, leading to questions
about whether it could threaten
his career. Anderson revealed
Wednesday that he su!Tered a
bone bruise and a sprained ligament when teammate Reggie
Kclly"s helmet accidentally hit
him in the knee while making
a block.
'T m tired of people saying,
'Wil1ic's done,'" Anderson
said. "I had a bone bruise that
takes lime to heal ."
Anderson said it's different
from the injury that center
Rich Braham suffered last season. Braham broke a hone
below the knee in the second
game of the ~eason and didn't
play again, finally retiring.
The Bengals had described
that injury as a bruise, hut
Braham later said he broke a
bone as well.
Anderson, in the first year
of a five-year contract extension, said the two cases arc dif-
ferenl.
"I took a helmet to my
knee," he said. "That can happen to anybody. Before then, l
was line. My fooL is what it's
going to he. It"s going to he the
same way. I've had three or
four doctors just recently tell
me I should be fine and should
be able to continue playing
and just take care of it once
T'm done playing roothall."
The 12th-year veteran
e,;pecL'i to be able to play ror
several more years.
"I'm 32 now," he said. "I
sec myself playing until I'm
35, 36 years old. There's nothing about 'Willie's done."" My
commitment is still to this
team to play three or four more
years."
There's no telling whether
he will play against this sea-
son. He has missed all or most · pain and show up every
of the last nine games. with week," Anderson said. "Now
Stacy Andrews taking over his you've got young guys on this
spot. Anderson said his knee team who pro bably don' t
injuries have healed, but coach know a whole lot about my
Marvin Lewis has been non- play. That's something that 1
committal.
want to show the young guys,
Asked whether it would be the new guys: Willie's a prctcy
wise for hlill to skip the last good football player. And I
three games since the Bengals haven't been able to do that."
are out of contention,
Anderson has been giving
Anderson said, "f don't know. pep talks and po inters to teamThat's something to take up mates on the sideline during
with Marvm. T have a job here games, impressing Lewis.
and l'm an employee. 1 do
"When you have the preswhat I'm told."
em;e that Willie Anderson has,
Anderson has been chosen it means a lot," Lewis said. "It
for the last four Pro Bowls and means a lot to the football
won All-Pro honors the last team as a whole, the detensi ve
three seasons. He said ifs been guys and the offensive guys,
difficult to watch most of this because they don· Lwant to let
Willie down. 1 still feel that.''
one from the sideline.
'Tve always prided myself
on being able to play through
More than 20,000 attend Redfest; fans set record attendance mark
TIMES STAFF REPORT
CINCINNATI - More than 20,000
fans attended this weekend's Kahn's
Redsfesl 2007, presented by Great
American Insurance Group, benefiting
the Reds Communicy Fund at Duke
Energy Center downtown.
The allendance total at the 2-day
event was 20, 165 and broke the prev1
ous record or 18,080 established last
year. Today's attendance was 12,805.
The total financwl donatlon to the
RCF will be announced later ne,;t week.
Also this weekend, 2007 Reds Most
Outstanding Pitcher Aaron Harang
donated $40,000 to the Reds
Community Fund's Miracle League of
Greater Cincinnati and Northern
Kentucky field for children with disabilities. The Harang family"s total
donation towards the Miracle League
Cield project is $55,000, including
$15,000 from Harang :md Chevrolet as
a part of the Roberto Clemente Award.
The S40,000 gift from the Harangs
pushed the total halfway toward the
RCF's goal of $800,000 for completion
of the project. The Miracle League
complex, located at Oskamp Re<,Teation
Area in Western Hills, will have its
groundhreaking in April and iL'> grand
opening in June. The Reds Corn.rpumty
Fun.d is selling bricks and pavers to help
raise additional dollars. Call (513) 765
7231 ror more details.
The winners of the celebrity poker
tournament will be announced later
tonight.
Jerod Cahill of Florence, Kentucky
won the Hooters Chicken Wing Eating
Contest.
Shawn Adkins of Fa.itfield, Ohio
won the Reds ldol karaoke contest with
a stirring cover of Lee Greenwood's
God Bless The USA.
. No Wave At GABP won the event's
whifile ball tournament.
In 2007. the Reds Community Fund
connected with more than 15.000 kids
and coaches through its basebal lthemed outreach efforts. Programs
include the Reds Rookie Succes:Lcaguc, a free, noncompetitive, coed,
character building program for kids
ages 8-11; Youth Baseball and Softball
Funding, which underwrites expenses
for 176 inner-city teams; and Field
Renovation, which has helped restore
164 baseball fields.
EAST KENTUCKY
MINERS
UPCOMING
SCHEDULE
DECEMBER
Dec. 14 - at Minot, 7:05
p.m.
Dec. 16 - Minot, 4:05
p.m.
Dec. 17 - Albany, 7:05
p.m.
Dec. 19 -.Albany, 7:05
p.m.
Dec. 21 - at Pittsburgh,
7:05p.m.
Dec. 23 - Pittsburgh,
4:05p.m.
Dec. 27 - at Atlanta,
7:05p.m.
Dec. 29 - at Atlanta,
7:05p.m.
JANUARY
Jan. 3 at Butte, 6:15 p.m.
Jan. 4 at Butte, 6:15p.m.
Jan. 6 Yakama, 4:05 p.m.
Jan. 7 Yakama, 1:05 p.m.
Jan. 9 Rio Grande Valley,
7:05p.m.
Jan. 14, Pittsburgh,
7:05p.m.
Jackson receives consideration for weekly honor Eagles fall to KCU, Georgetown
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE
- East
Kentucky forward James
'"Boo" Jackson received consideration for the CBA
American Conference Player
of the Week honor for the
week ending December 10.
Through 12 games. Jackson
is averaging 22.4 points and
8.5 rebounds per game.
Jackson leads East Kentucky
m rebounding. The former
Easter<n Michigan University
standout has pulled down a
team-high
39
offensive
rebounds.
Jackson delivered a gamehigh 39 points in · East
Kentucky'-; ll7-114 win over
Atlanta December 2. He
scored 30 points in a I 07-118
loss to the Albany Patroons
Friday, Dec. 7. One of the
leaguc·s most consistent productive performers, Jackson
pulled down 14 tchounds in
the same game, recording a
double-double as patt of the
road matchup.
Jackson has led the Miners
in reboundrng 1n stx of 12
game~.
'·Boo Jackson comes ready
to play CVCl)' night," said East
Kentucky
Coach
Kevin
Keathley. '·He has stepped up
and performed well throughout the season."
Amal McCaskill, a 6 10
center from Marquette, was
named
CBA
American
Conrerence Player of the Week
for the week ending December
10.
In a four-game stretch for
Albany, McCaskill averaged
14 rebounds per game, leading
the Patroons to a 3 1 record.
McCaskill netted 37 pomts
against the Atlanta Krunk. He
averaged 25 points per game
in two wins over the East
Kentucky Miners.
Other
American
Conference players considered
for the player of the week
award were Terrance Hunter
(Atlanta). Amonio Graves
(PitU;burgh) and Ronnie Fields
(Minot).
Earlier in the season. East
Kentucky guard Josh Pace was
named the CBA' s American
Conference Player of the
Week.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIPPA PASSES The Alice Lloyd College Eagles lost a close
game on Lhe road last week versus Kentucky Christian University,
77-73. For ALC, Corey Hairston had a double-double with 18
points and 11 rebounds. Eric Mullins finished w1th 19 points and 4
rebounds. Will Dtllard ( 15 pt~ .. 6 rcbs.) and freshman center Corey
Dixon (lO pts .. 8 rebs.) were also in double figures tor the Eagles.
On Saturday, Alice Lloyd tra\eled to Berea to play as part of a
three-game KIACIM1d-South Challenge. The Eagles played
natipnally-mnked Georgetown College (Ranked No. 2, NATA.,
Div. l). After being tied at 10, the Tigers had a 9-point run and led
at halrtime, ~7-2fi. The Fagles played much beller in the se~ond
half. getting outscored 40-36 in an 87-62 loss. Hairston was the
only player in double tigures for the Eagles. He linished with 16
point~ and 8 rebounds. Dillard had 8 points, 6 rebounds and 6
assists. Mullins had 8 points and 3 rebounds.
AFTERMATH IN ATLANTA: Bitter Falcons feel betrayed after Petrino bolts for Arkansas
"1 feel like I've hccn sleeping with the enemy," safety
Lawyer Milloy griped.
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga.
The
Falcons
watched
- Arthur Blank looked at the Petrino on television the previsign on the wall, the one that ous day, yu.kking it up at a
Bohh} Petrino put up in the giddy, late-night news conlerteam meeting room after he was ence in Arkansa1:1, then
hired to coach the Atlanta unloaded on him for the way he
1-alcons.
abandoned the team. Words like
It lists the trmts Petnno "quitter" and "coward'' flowed
wanted out or his players, wrap- easily off everyone's lips, from
ping up with a most telling outspoken players such as
DeAngelo Hall to !he mildword:
mannered ones like Warrick
Finish.
"I don't think quitting after Dunn.
While the aloof Petrino
13 game-. i" equal to the word
·Finish." ' Blank said, not even made few friends in the lo~·ker
room- anu Lhere was actually
bothering to hide his sarca.~m.
The owner of the Falcons a sense of relief he was gone
wasn't the only one who felt no one expected him to leave
betrayed after Perrino skipped before the ~eac;t:m wa<: done. All
town with three games left in he left behind was that leuer.
his Cirst sea~on a~ an NFL head ·
"Atlanta Falcons Players," it
began.
eoach.
"Out of my respect for you,l
The guys who were playing
for Pcttino less than 48 hours am letting you know that, WIth a
earlier arrived al the Falcons' heavy heart I resigned today as
suhurhan training c0mplcx the Head Coach of the Atl<mta
Wednesday to find an 86 word Falcon~. Thi .~ decision was not
farewell from their ex-leader, easy hut wac; made in the hcst
who b;uled on a 3 10 season to intere~t or me and my family.
take the coaching job at While my desire would have
been to finish out what has been
Arkansas.
That was it. No face-to-face a difficult season for us all, cirmeeting. No phone calls. Just a cumstances did not allow me to
short letter that had all the do &o. T appreciate your hard
warmth of a credit-card solicita- work and wish you the best.
"Sincerely, Bobby Petrino."
tion.
by PAUL NEWBERRY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Blank sounded as though he
had just been stabbed in the
back. He got a call late la<>t
week from Dallas owner Jerry
Jones, an Arkansas alumnus, to
say the school was interested in
talking to Petrino about its
coaching vacancy.
Blank said he told Jones the
Falcons had no intention of letling the Razorbacks speak with
their coach, and general manager Rich McKay confirmed that
position in his own talk<; with
Jones.
That was followed by a
series of meetings over the
weekend in which Petnno laid
out some areas or concern, and
the Falcons thought they had
addressed them all. Jn fact,
Blank said he met again with
the coach on Monday, ju-;L
hours before Atlanta's 34-14
loss to the New Orlemls Saints,
to make sure tf wac;n 't planning to leave.
"He stood up, we shook
hands and he smd, 'You have a
head coach."' Blank said.
Twenty-four hours later,
Petrino submitted his resignation, hopped on a plane to
Arkansas and signed a deal as
Razorbach coach for less
money than his five year, $24
million deal with the Falcons.
"The best way to describe
the way we feel," Blank said,
ry.
were on the road.
"'TL got to the point where T
never went down to team dinners to eat because I was not
going to sit there in silence."
said Dunn, a 32-year-old.. 11year veteran. "You tell kindergartners things like that."
Blank said he has no reason
to believe that Jones was
involved in Petrino's sudden
resignation, and McKay said
NFL tampering rules don't
apply to college jobs anyway.
During his final days with
the Falcons, Petrino expressed
to both Blank and McKay his
concerns about dealing with pro
athlete~. There were plenty ol
warning signs he wa-;n 't coping
well with players who weren 'I
afraid to speak their minds or
que<;Lion the coaching stall"
'This league is not for
eve1ybody," Milloy said. "This
league is for real men. 1 think he
realized he didn't belong here.''
A couple of Pro Bo"' ler~.
Hall and Alge Crumpler, had
openly ~rilid1ed P~trino's domineering tactics before he left.
Plenty of others expressed their
fmstrauon in p1ivate.
Dunn said Petrino's rules
ranged from a ban on televisions m the locker room at the
team's training complex Lo
frowning on any loud talking at
team dinners when the Falcons
Around the kague, others
took note of Petrino·s sho~king
dcpru·turc.
'"It just sbows lus true color,
like a coward with a yellow
sllipc down hi. hack,'' said
defensive
tackle
Grady
Jackson, who v.as cut hy
Petrmo dming the bye week
and now plays with the
Jacksonville Jaguars.
"He ~nud. out in the middle
of the night like the Baltimore
Colt!\ did," said Kan-;a~ City
Chiefs running back Kolhy
Smith, who played tor Petrino
at Louisville.
Even some of Petnno's tellow coaches were dismayed by
lm tactics.
·'I'm always very disappointed •vhcn things like this
happen," Baltimore· ~ Brian
Billick . aid. '"TI1is profession
needs to htmdle Itself better at
times: ·
The Falcons were particular
ly upset ahouL Petrino's jovial
demeanor at his first ne"' s con
lerence in Arkansas, where he
"is hctrayed."
The Falcons llaslily chose
coach Emmitt
secondary
Thomas to run the team on an
intc1im ha<~is for the final three
g;unes: he becomes the first
black head coach in team histo-
even participated in the school'c;
·'calling the hogs" cheer. Tl was
the first time any of the players
could remember him smiling.
"The slap in the face was
ultimately when he showed up
at a 11 o'clock, or whatever
time it was in Arkansas. doing
the 'pig sooe} ' hog call.''
Milloy said. "It seemed like wac;
right in rhythm with the beat.
He had been practicing "
As for Petnno·s letter,
Milloy had a copy of it taped
ahove his locker, with a red
"'X" through Petrino's words
and the player's o~'Tl assessment written in: ··cowru·d."
Center Todd McClure didn't
even bother keeping his.
..l think it's ulready in the
trash," he said hiucrly.
end
Jamaal
Defen i\e
Ander. on, the Falcons' firstround pick from Arkru1sas. was
asked what he would tell his
alma mater about tt · new coach.
"One word: Disloyal,"
Anderson replied.
Associated Pre~s Writer
George Hen') in Flowery
Bmncli; Mark Long in
lllckson ville, Fla.; Srevl'/1 Wine
in Miami; and l>Ollf? Tucker ill
Kansas Cit); Mo., contributed
to this repo1t.
�'lti
Friday, December 14, 2007
85
FLOYD COUNTY
Features Editor
Kathy Prater
Phone: (606) 886 8506
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Weddings • page B7
Church page • page B9
Around Our Schools • page 810
"The
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FAMILY MEDICINE
Reader probably doesn't need specialist
for osteoarthritis -. - Page 86
EmaU: features@floydcountytimes.com
source for local and regional society news"
THROUGH MY EYES
~
Golf,
anyone?
This time of year, it's easy to
allow ourselves to hold little personal pity party's and let our
minds
run
rampant with
thoughts
or
how "everyone else" is
having a merrier holiday
than we are.
Television
commercials
repeat images
of happy ramiKathy Prater lies
and
Lifestyles editor k an 0 0 d 1in g
couples opening gifts of diamond rings, expensive colognes, the latest in electronic technological devices ...
Tl's easy, when your pocketbook and bank accounts arc heading toward the negative, to keep
your mind on the positive.
But, as a friend of mine
remarked to me just a few weeks
back, no matter how dire your current situation may seem, it iiiin'l
too awfully hard to look around
and see someone in an even worse
Cynthia says that the hardest part of enduring her Illness has been having to give up her work as a Pre-School/Head Start
teacher.
(Sec EYES, page seven)
DINNER DIVA
Eat, drink
and be merry
by LEANNE ELY
Last week, I sent up a warning
llag on the dangers of gelling a
"jelly belly" this time of year. And
while this may seem contradictory, 1 also want to encourage you
(within reason and moderation!) to
ENJOY these holidays and the celebratory spreads that come with
them!
That
doesn't mean
you have to
strap on the
feedbag and
cat like it's
your last meal,
however!
This column,
"Eat.
Drink and Be
L
El
Merry" is a
eanne Y
classic
that
bears repeating. Please enjoy it
and the festive recipe appearing at
the end or the column. •
A long time ago, when my
daughter was about 6 or 7, I took
her to a children's birthday party.
It was pretty typical - games, lots
or junky food, birthday cake aml
ice l:ream. I couldn't even tell you
the name of the child the party was
for or anything about it except 1
remember this one poor liule kid
(Sec DIVA, page seven)
Hoping for a special Christmas gift
Local woman in need of new kidney
by KATHY J. PRATER
'Tis the season for giving and one Prestonsburg
woman i ~ hoping that she will be brranted a very
special g1f't this holiday season- that of a new kidney.
Cynthia Allen, 47, of Prestonsburg, has spent
the greater part of her life giving - in the field of
education - and she is hoping now that some of the
generous spirit she worked so hard to instill in her
young students will somehow find its way back to
her.
"I know that I touched a lot of lives," she said,
"and T'm hoping that maybe somewhere out there,
there will be someone who will remember me that
may be able to help me out."
Cynthia, who has been diabetic for most of her
lite, has known for the past several years that she
would soon be in need of a new kidney. Stricken
with cancer six years ago, surgery performed to
help rid' her body or damaged organs left her with
a portion of her pancreas removed, as well as her
spleen, adrenal gland, and one or her kidneys.
"M)' one kidney has managed to work pretty
well," she said , "but now, my diabetes is affecting
it and 1 have to undergo dialysis. I'm going to have
to have a new kidney, there's no doubt about that."
Working smcc the age of,l6, Cynthia loved the
work she did as a Pre school/Head Start teacher at
Betsy Layne Elementary School. but was rorced IO
quit as her health deteriorated to the point that she
could no longer be an effective teacher. "T remember this one time," she said, "when one of my students asked me to read to her. I told her, ' honey, I
Put out your hot _spots!
by MARLA CILLEY
Do you reel like the whole world is
crashing in on top of you? Believe it or
not, it happens to all of us from time to
time, especially during the holiday season.
When we get bu~y, we feel thai we
don't have time lo do even the simplest
or routines. So what do we do? We let
our HOT SPOTS take over our homes 1
Yes, that is all it is! You come in the
door tired and ready to drop your load
wherever you Cllil put it , then you
i
husband Chris and their teenage son, Cole, says
that it's her religious beliefs that help her to maintain a positive mindset. "God has a plan for me, T
know that," she said. "or 1 wouldn't be here at all.''
Along with coping with her diabetes, cancer,
and lcaming to give up smoking, Cynthia also
underwent gastric bypass surgery this past summer. 'T ve lost 70 pounds," she said, "but T still
have to lose a little more to get myself in good
enough shape for the transplant surgery. It's not
been easy, but 1 feel really positive."
Cynthia says that she is already on the list to
receive an organ donation at the University of
Kentucky Hospital Transplant Center and that
receiving a new kidney will lengthen her life "by at
least ten years."
"T have a strong desire to be here for my family,'' she said. "I think that desire is what pushes me
forward. Wanting to be with my loved ones and
believing that God has a plan. That's what keeps
me going."
And in the meantime, that new kidney is at the
top of her Christmas wish list.
FEATURES EDITOR
crash! No, wait! First, you have to
throw something together for supper
and do T mean throw! Because when
you arc finished, your kitchen looks
like a bomb went off and you feel like
you should just get out of the way! By
this time, you are so overwhelmed that
you just wanllo hide so you go lObed
without doing even the smallest of a
before-bed routine. What ~ecms like all
of a sudden, your home has exploded
in your face and soon, your husband is
pitching one of his usual fits ahout it!
Ugly words are exl:hanged and you
Cynthia Allen, of Prestonsburg, is hoping for a
very special Christmas gift this holiday season
• a new kidney.
can't see,good enough anymore to read to you. T'm
son-y.' Seeing my eyes well up with rears, that
sweet little thing just looked up at me. patted me
on the ann and said, ' that's okay, Miss Allen, fll
just read to you.'
"1 miss being in the classroom so much," she
said. ' That wa~ my darkest hour of my illness.
realiting that Thad to leave."
Cynthia, who anends Allen Baptist Church with
end up feeling terrible!
Here is the secret to stopping this
explosion before it stm1s: When you
hear yourself saying that you don' t
have time or you don "t have the energy
to do something, stop dead in your
tracks and ~et a timer for 5, 10. or even
15 minutes and do a quick pick-up and
put-away. That is all it takes to make
you not feel so overwhelmed.
Our Hot Spots attack more than our
home. They hurt us ms1de by cuusmg
us to reel bad because we can·t keep
up. as well as the trick they do to zap
our energy! Now, 1 want you to pay
close attention' You can "start over''
anytime! You are never behind! Do you
hear me?
Editor's Note: Cynthia may be contacted
through Kathy Prater at rhe Floyd Counry Times.
Those who wish to leam more about becomiflR
organ donors may call (866) 474-6544 for infornwtion. A donor\ one remaining kidney will grow
until it is able to do rlze work oftu:o.kidne.vs. Living
donors have a rwnnal life .\pan and have no
restrictions on their lif'estyle and activities as a
result of donation. All costs for m~f?l/1! donation are
generally covered 100 p ercent by the recipient's
Medicare or private insurance.
That stinking thinking of. ' 'I don't
have enough time'' is for the birds' lt is
what got your home in the shape it wa.,;
in to begin with 1 lt is simply our perfectionism rearing its ugly head one
more time! You can stop the downward
spiral hy replacing those terrible
words, "T don't haYe time!'' with "T can
do just 5 minutes!"
This is a huge attitude adjustment
for most of u . . 1t takes time and worst
of all we don't even realize we are
doing it. Now that it has been brought
to your attention, you will hear vour·
sell say those words. When yo~ Jo;
tum them around and just set your
(See FLY LADY, page seven)
ft• 2001 Flvledv All R!qhts Reserved
�THE FLovo CouNTY TIMES
nmily ~ Rea~er. probably doesn'~ ?eed
Medicine spectalist for osteoarthntts
.Martha A. Simpson, no, M.B.A.
.Associate Professor·
ofFarmily MeJ.iti.ne
Q
l just srarted with a /leW family doctor (1 nun•ed), and he
says I have osteomthritis in
.
es. My former doctor said f
had degenerative joint disease. Who
is right? Should T 'lee a specialist?
Both doctors Jun·e recommended the
same treatment. howe1•er; Can you
teff me what 1 lwve?
A
Both ot your doctors are
probably right. Degenerative
joint disease (DJD) and
osteoarthritis (OA) are actually just
different names for the same discasa.
Regardless of what name you use, it
is the most common type of arthri~is,
and its incidence im:re<~ses as we get
older. Over 80 percent of people over
65 have OA to some degree.
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
•Dec. 19 - YSC regular Advisory
Council meeting, 4 p.m.
•Those students interested in
learning about fun ways to exercise
and about good nutrition are invited
to sign up for "Get Moving AMS.''
Call 886- 1297 for more info.
Program will be conducted by the
Floyd County Extension Office.
•Lending Library available f'or
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, WTC, wellchild exams, etc. Call 886-1297 to
schedule an appointment. Child does
not have to be a student at AMS to
receive services. HPV vaccines and
llu shots currently available.
•The Youth Services Center is
open each weekday from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m.. and later by appointment.
Services ol'l'ereJ to students and l'amilics
regardless
ot
income.
Coordinator is Michelle Keathley.
Center telephone is 886-1297.
Allen Central High School
•Dec. 15- Winter Ball.
•Dec. 17 Semester exams, 1st,
3rd, and 5th.
•Dec. 17 - Board meeting,
McDowell Elementary.
•Dec. 19 - Semester exams, 2nd,
4th, and 6th.
•Dec. 19 - Last day of school
before Christmas break!
•Center hours: 8 a.m. to 3:30p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri. Sharon Collins, coordinator. Telephone 358-3048. Center
provides services for all families
regardless of income.
Allen Central Middle School
•Dec. 14- Holiday· celebration.
*Please have your Food City Valu
Card scanned for ACMS! Points help
purchase school merchandise.
•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
Servtce Center ut 874 0621 to schedule your child's Hepatitis B vaccination, immunizations, and WIC
appointments.
Baptist Learning Center
•Now accepting applications for
new students, Toddler I class thm
Pre-K class. Located in the First
Baptist Church, S. Front Ave., downtown Prestonsburg. Call 886-8681.
Betsy Layne Elementary
•Center hours arc 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri. Center offers services
to all families, regardle~s or income.
•The Betsy Layne Elementmy
Family Resource Youth Service
Center is located in the 7th and 8th
grade wing. The goal of the FRYSC
is to meet the needs or 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 con
tact the center at 478-5550.
•Brian
H.
Akers.
Center
Coord i nail Jr.
Allhough it can develop in any joint,
large weight-bearing joints like the
knees and hips are especially vulnerable as are the hands and spine.
Now, before 1 go further, 1 think a
quick anatomy lesson about joints is
in order. A joint is the place where
two bones come together. Usually, at
these junctions each bone is covered
with a slippery substance called cartilage, which serves as kind of a "joint
cushion." This cartii<lge is bathed in a
special lubricant known as synovial
fluid. OA results when due to hard
use and/or the aging process, the cartilage wears away, spurs grow on the
ends of the bones, and the body tries
to compensate by producing extra
synovial i1uid. Together, these
used clothing. shoes, belts and backpacks.
•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 WTC services. Please call 3589878 for appointment if you arc in
need of any or these services.
•TI1c J.A. Duff Elementary Family
Resource Center provides services
for all families regardless of income.
We are located in the area where the
old main office used to be. Contact
persons arc Judy Handshoc, coordinator.
May Valley Elementary
•Dec. 15 - Free coat giveaway at
GatTctt First Baptist Church, 3-4 p.m.
and 6-7 p.m.
•Dec. 17 - Nutrition program.
•Dec. 17 - Christmas play, grades
K-2, 6 p.m.
•Dec. 18 - Christmas play, grades
3-5,6 p.m.
*Special Announcement: May
Valley Elem. has been nominaled as a
Blue Ribbon School by the
Commissioner of Education. Only 5
schools in the stale have received
nominations!
*May Valley is currently accepting applications for the May Valley
Elementary
Early
Childhood
Program (3-4 yeat· olds). Fcc for services is $18/per day. Services available Mon. thru Fri. Contact school at
285-0883 for more intormation. Slots
will be filled on J'irst-come, nrslscrvc basis. Remaining applicants
will be placed on waiting list.
•Parent Lending Library is available to parents for video chcck-out<i.
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, immunifalions,
TB skin test, WIC proe,'T<IID, blood
pressure checks. and more. Must call
the FRC at 285-0321 for an appointment.
tor can drain the lluid and send it to
the lab. That analysis can exclude
other causes or joint swelling such as
gout.
The treatment of OA is aimed at
lessening joint pain and reducing
inflammation while maintaining joint
function. Patients need to avoid activities that make the pain worse.
Exercise is helpful in maintaining
joint function provided it is not done
to excess or to the point that it aggravates the pain. Using anti-inllammatory medications like non-steroidal,
anti-inllammatory drug~ (NSAlDs),
can give great pain relief as well as
help to decrease inflamm<~tion in the
joint. Common NSAIDs include
aspirin and ibuprofen. Sometimes,
steroid injections into the joint can be
helpful, .but this cannot be done too
rrequently. If you are overweight,
weight loss can help OA pain in the
lower extremities.
As 1 said, it sounds like both of
your physicians
are
correct.
Therefore, there's probably no need
to sec a specialist. This is usually not
necessary unless the diagnosis is in
question or more aggressive treatment, like surgery, is needed.
Family Resource Center
*Yearbooks are $22 and will be on
sale January 1; in school office.
•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 Tackeu, center coordinator at 587-2233.
8328.
• The Family Resource Center is
open weekdays 8 a.rn.-4 p.m., and
later by appointment. Office provides
services for all families, regardless or
income..
•After-School Child Care: 3-6
p.m.
• Call 886-7088 for information
and referrals regarding GED classes,
preschool child care, and other programs or services orrered to the community.
South Floyd Youth Services
Center
•Parents needing assistance with
daycarc 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, visit the
STI Home! site at http://iiod.ssts.com
and click on the STT 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 rcfcnals. 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 ro the
community as well as students.
•All new students and visitors,
stop by the Center, located on tbe
South Floyd campus, Room 232, and
sec Mable HalL Open 8 a.m. to 4
p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
•For more infmmation call 4,529600 or 452-9607, ext. 243 or 153.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud Creek
Family Resource & Youth Service
Center
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, P.O. Box I 10,
Athem, Ohio 45701, or via e-11U1il to
readerquestions@familymedicinenew.\·.org. Medical information in
this column is provided as an educational service only. it does not
replace the judgment of your personal physician. who should be relied
on to diagnose and recommend
treatment for any medical conditions. Past columns are availabl~
online
at
www.familymedicillenew.v. or~
Big Sandy Community & Technical
College Adult Education and GED
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. McDowell FRC; Martin Comm. Ctr.;
Auxier Learning Clr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC; Martin
Comm. Clr.
l :30 - 5 p.m. - Wheelwright
Baplisl Church.
W.O. Osborne "Rainbow Junction"
Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. -Mud
Creek Clinic; BSCTC.
Family Resource Center
•The FRC acccpt<i donations of
9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. -David Craft
children's clothing, shoes, belts, book Center.
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Dixie
bags, etc. May be used but need to be
in good condition. Donated items will Apartments.
1-4:30 p.m.- BSCTC; Mud Creek
be appreciated and utilized by OES
Clinic; Floyd County Jail.
students.
6-8 p.m. - Auxier Learning Ctr.;
•The Family Resource. Center is
located in the central building of Martin Community Clr.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. W.D. Osborne Elementary. Those
wishing more information about the Martin Comm. Ctr.; Auxier Learning
center arc welcome to visit, or call. Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - Layne House;
Ask for Cissy (center coordinator).
Center telephone and fax: (606) 452- " BSCTC; Aoyd County Jail.
6-8 p.m. - BSCTC.
4553.
Thursday: 8 a.m. Lo 12 p.m. Wesley Christian School
BSCTC.
•Dec. 17 - Polar Express Day.
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Weeksbury
•Dec. I 7- Circuit Riders vs. Allen, cc.
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Betsy Layne
6 p.m.; home game.
•Dec. 19 - Christmas. play, YSC.
1-4:30 p.m.- BSCTC.
"Christmas Around the World," 10
Kay Hale Ross -Manager of Adult
a.m., followed by dismissal at noon
Education, 886-7334
for Christmas break.
Lisa Pelfrey - Assistant, 886-7397
•Dec. 20 -Circuit Riders vs. Betsy
Ron Johnson, Stephania Conn,
Layne, 6 p.m.; away game.
•Dec. 27 - Circuit Riders vs. Lynn Hall, Nancy Bormes, Cindy
Adams, 6 p.m.; home game.
Justice and Wayne Combs - Adult
Education teachers. '
•Jan. 3- Classes resume.
*Program will be closed !'rom
•WCS Learning Center accepts
toddlers, preschool age (2-4). Hours: Dec. 20 through Jan. 4. All centers
7:30a.m. to 5:00p.m., Mon. lhru Fri. will re-open on Jan. 7.
•For more information about
Wesley Christian School, call 874-
GET OUT OF LINE
McDowell Elementary and Family
Resource Center
•Parents of 5th grade students arc
urged to call the FRC and make an
appointment for their -child's 6th
~'!ade physical exam!
•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, WlC, 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 vaticty of topics arc 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 John:o.on,
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 inrormation or a tour of the school, call
285-5141 or 285-5142.
•Call 285-51 <II, Mon. thru Fri.,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•MCA is an accredited nondenominational Christian school.
Duff Elementary
*The center is in need of gently
processes can lead to pain, swefling
and loss of motion in the joint.
While OA may run in families, it
is not a systemic condition like some
other forms of arthritis, so only the
joints arc affected. The symptoms of
OA c<m vary from mild, intermittent
joint, pain, to severe debilitaling pain.
The symptoms can be constant or
intermittent, and many patients are
pain-free for years.
When the knees are affected by
OA, the ~ondition can be made worse
by obesity and ovcmsc. Many people
who have OA in the knees have some
congcntial deformity in this joint,
which gets worse as the disease progresses. This form of arthritis is the
leading reason people have knee
replacement surgery in the United
States.
The diagnosis of OA is commonly
made with an X-ray. It can show
deterioration of the cartilage and narrowing of the joint space. Also, if
there is tluid accumulation, the doc
Prestonsburg Elementary and
Novv you d<.'n't have to 'WaH in line for
goven~tnent
:.<ervi<ero
and information becau(;e now the government is o£ficiallv online
Fh~:~tCtw.gov.
fonns you ,used to w"it in lint<>
stud~nt
nt
In an iniH,iiUU, you em' print out tax and Social Sc,·uriiy
ft)T.
You'll all'lo find passpol't and
tiid <ipplications and ffi(>re. FirstGov.gov. Lose the wait.
FirstGov.gov
The official web portal
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F<H gO,••nttmC'nt information bv phone, <:<lll 1 800 FED lN.FO (that's l 800 333 ·16~6),
A publl~ ''""l~e mess,,ge {r('>tn l.he U.S. Go:nerul S.:rv•ct:" Administ<.Hton.
�fRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
14, 2007 • 87
Eyes
• Continued from p5
one.
As for me, I am eternally grateful for
hrighl chilpren, loving ramily members,
and friends who don't allow life's storms
to blow them so far away that they can't
stand at the ready to throw me that life
preserver when I most need it.
One of those dear friends, Bonnie
Howell, shared this with me earlier this
week. T thought it was worthy or passing
along:
Happy Birthday, Jaxson!
Jaxson Dwight Williams will ceiebrate his second birthday
on December 15, 2007, at home with family and friends.
Jaxson is the son of Kimberly and Scott Williams, of Allen.
He is the grandson of Larry Mosley and Audrey Stanley, and
Kathy Collins and Tex Williams, all of Prestonsburg.
into the open areas between the golf balls.
He then asked the students again if the jar
was full. Again, they agreed that it was.
Next, the professor picked up a box of
sand and poured it into the jar. or course,
the sand filled up everything else.
He asked his class once more if the jar
was full. The students responded with a •
unanimous "yes.''
The professor then produced two cups
of coffee from under the table and poured
the entire contents
both cups into the
jar, effectively filling the empty space
The Mayonnaise Jar
between the sand. The students laughed.
and 2 cups of Coffee
"Now:' s'aid the professor as the laughWhen things in your life seem almost ter subsided, "I want you to recognize that
too much to handle, when 24 hours in a · this jar represents your life. TI1c golf balls
day are not enough, remember the mayon- are the important things - your family.
your children, your health, your friends
naise jar and the two cups or co!Tee:
A professor stood before his philoso- and your favorite passions. If everything
phy class with some items placed on his else was lost and only they remained, your
desk· in front of him. When the class life would still be full.
'The pebbles are the other things Lhat
began, he wordlessly picked up a very
large and empty mayonnaise jar and pro- matter, like your job, your house and yoor
car.
c~eded to fill it with golf balls.
"TI1c sand is everything else - the small
He then asked the students if the jar
stuff."
was full. They agreed that it was.
"Tf you put the sand into the jar first''
The professor then picked up a box of
pebbles and poured them into the jar. He he continued, ''there is no room for the
1:.hook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled pebbles or the golr balls. The same goes
or
ror life. Tr you spend all your Lime and
energy on the small sruff you will never
have room ror the things that are truly
important to you.
"Pay attention to the things that are
critical to your happiness. Play with your
children. Spend time with your parents.
Visit with your grandparents. Take time to
get medical checkups. Take your spouse
out to dinner. Play another 18. There will
always be time to clean•the house and fix
the disposal .
"Take care of the golf balls first - the
things that really matter. Set your prioritics. The rest is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and
inquired what the coffee represented. The
professor smiled and said, 'T m glad you
asked.
"The coffee just shows you that no
maller how full your lire may seem,
there's always room for a couple of cups
of coffee with a rriend."
Though neither my friend Bonnie nor I
drink coffee, we still manage to share and
to let one another know that we care.
Thanks, Bonnie, for sending this along to
remind me to keep track of the golf balls.
Fly lady
• Continued from p5
Diva
,
•
• Continued from p5
small jar raspberry pre
who was just miserable.
Her mom, doing her best to do serves (T prefer the seedless)
the right thing, wouldn't let
1 pint of fresh raspberries
this child eat the hot dogs, (or whatever other kind of
chips or any of the other junk hcrry you can find fresh or
food. She gave her a whole- skip)
wheat muffin while the other
1 pint whipped cream
kids snarfed down gobs of (whipped- NOT Cool Whip
cake and ice cream. T joked and not the stuff in a can)
with the other mothers about
1 recipe Creme Anglais
how r d be trying to get my (recipe is below)
daughter off the ceiling with a
1 pitcher of cream sheny
spatula later on from all the (optional)
sugar she was raking in! Bllf
In a footed trifle bowl (or
.:uriosity got the best of me as
1 watched this mom argue with usc a salad bowl with straight
her child and watch her like a sides), you are going to layer
hawk <.luring the entire party - everything, starting with
. being a nutritionist, I was con- pound cake slices spread with
vinced she had some sort or a generous spoonful or rasp<:erious
allergy. bcny preserves. Place the first
Turns out this mom had never layer on the bottom with jam
let her child cat anything other side up.
Then a layer of whipped
than organic, wholesome
foods and there were no cream, then some bcnics, then
exceptions - ever. She was hor- more pound cake smeared
rified lo lind oull was a nutri- with raspberry jam. Do it
tionist and even more horrified again . End with whipped
when she spied my child inhal- cream on Lop. Garnish with
ing her third hot dog. "How any remaining bcuics.
Serve with Creme Anglais
can you let her eal like that?"
she asked. Tsaid, "She doesn'L. on the si<.le in a pitcher.
Just for today. Today is speCreme Anglais (Make this
cial, it's a birth<.lay party and
we do things differently on anytime. It will hold up for a
holidays and birthdays." She few days in the fridge with no.
didn't understand. but I'm problem.)
This is easy to make, but
hoping
you
will.
ll's important to eat healthy you must follow the directions
and it's important to be bal- exactly. You don't want the
anced about it, too. And my half and half boiling! Tl will
idea of healthy eating is doing break and you will have
it right 90 percent or the time. scrambled eggs lloating in
The rest of the time, cat what your sauce - not good! For
fits: if you go to a ball game, those in the UK <md Australia,
cat a hotdog; if you go to an half and half is half cream and
Easter brunch, eat the ooey half mille
gooey bullery cofTeecake and
1 cup half-and-half cream
forget about it! Life is too
short to always say no. 1/2 cup while sugar, divided
(Obviously, the key here is 1 teaspoon vanilla, plus anothmo<.leration with a modicum or er 1/2 teaspoon
4
egg
yolks
self control! And, obviously.
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
~an't do this at all if you're
dealing with a severe allergy.
In a saucepan over medium
physrcal restriction or reli
gious
restrictions.) ·heat, combine half-and-hall'.
There are parts of life that are 1/4 cup of the sugm· and vanilfilled with celebrations and la ..
In a medium bowl, whisk
there arc celebratory foods that
go with il. Eat those foods with together the egg yolks and
relish and don't even look at remaining 114 cup sugar until
the nutrition info. Then srart smooth.
When cream mixture srarts
over the next day eating
healthy again. And when you to just to a boil, remove it from
look back. enjoy the memory the heal. Whi&k a small
of the people that went along amount of hot cream into the
with all that good food egg yolk mixture, then pour
because that' s what it's all egg yolk mixture into remaining hot cream and whisk
about.
Here's a fabulous holiday together until smooth.
Return 1t to the heat and
dessert that I make every year
for Christmas. ll's in my hook, CQOk over medium heat stir"Saving Dinner for the ring until mixture coat~ the
back of a metal spoon and is
Holidays:"
slightly thickened. Remove
from heat and stir in butter. To
Easy Trifle
keep it from getting a sktn on
Serves 6, plus
top. put plast1c wrap directly
My Bri!i~h rather was quite on the surrace. Stir in ·the last
the cook and often made a tra- 112 teaspoon of vanilla just
ditional tri rle that I absolutely before putting the plastic wrap
abhorred. The whole mess on.
tloated in too much sherry and
For more help putting dincustard. 1 didn 't like it because
it was so soggy and boozy. So ner on your table check out
website,
I came up with my own ver- Leanne:~
sion, which not only preserved ww,....~Sa1•ingDinner.com or her
the inlegrity the pound cake, Sm•ing Dinner Hook series
but also gave those who didn't published hy Ballantine and
want the sherry on ll, option'>. her New York Times Best
Trust me, this is easy. fabu - Selling hook Body Clutter,
by
Fireside.
lous, and you are going to love published
Copyright
2007;
Leanne
Ely.
it!
Used by permission in this
2 Sarah Lee frozen pound publication.
~ak:es. thawed and shced
or
timer and do just a little.
T can hear you now' "BUT'
1 really DON'T have the
time! ," and "She doesn't
understand''' Well, l am here
to tell you that I used to think
the same way a<> this and 1
have learned to change my
negative thoughts into positive
ones and you can, too! It all
starts with the reali~:alion of
what you arc doing to YOURSELF with those negative
words. lt is a form of WHINING! And you know by now
that 1 don't allow whining!
! want for you what I have:
PEACE! This peace came for
letting go of negative thoughts
and replacing them with positive actions. Even a little will
go a long way toward helping
you find this peace'
For more help getting rid of
CHAOS; check out
Flylady's website and join her
your
free
mentoring
group at
or her book,
Sink Reflections, published by
Bantam .and her New York
Times Best Selling book, Body
Chttfet; published bv Fireside.
Copyright 2007; Marla Cilley.
Used by permission in this
publication.
w~.o,w.FlyLady.net
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96' Buick Century
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886-3451.
1989
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For Sale: 1992
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1985 dodge ram
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85,000 miles. New
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Would be a good
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2001 Grand Am for
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Prestonsburg, Ky
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and
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cessful candidate
will have human
resource
experi- 100 Workers needence preferably in ed.
Assemble
health care experi- crafts. wood items.
$480/wk.
ence and be certi· To
fied as a PHR or Materials provided.
information
SPHR or whose Free
combination
of Pkg 24 Hr. 801education
and 428-4649.
experience will give
them
the
best Heavy Equipment
opportunity for suc- Steam Cleaning
Company needs
cess.
interested candi- employees. Must
dates should send have valid drivers
license and up to
their resume to:
P i k e v i l l e date surface mining
papers.
Mine
Healthcare Center
David
R. Emergency Tech. is
Baumgartner, a plus. Call Mon.
S
P
H
R Thru Fri. 9:00 a.m.
"mailto:dbaumgart- to 5:00 p.m. (606)
ner@ hqmmail.com 886-1759 If no
"dbaumgartner@h · answer leave mesqmmail.com
sage.
(859) 806-1517
Fax (859) 5235564
PO Box 910844
Lexington,
KY
40591-0844
BOOK FOR SALE
Miller Bros. Coal, Korners of inspiraLLC is seeking tion (A collabora·
qualified applicants t1on
of
Kim's
for the position of Korner).
Priority
Surface
Mine mail $13.30, ship·
Planning Engineer. ping UPS $20.00,
Merchandise
~~HIGHlANDS
B•R E G I 0
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
·
For Sale: Troy
Burchett, recently
on WLJC, has his
CD and book tor
sale at $12 each.
Available
at
THE
SPREAD
WORD & LIGHTHOUSE
bookstores pr by mail.
Troy Burchett, 724
McNally
Lane,
Prestonsburg, Ky
41653. for concerts, call 8868483. '
2- 6 ft glass display cases for sale.
Also 2- 5 ft wood
cabinets for sale.
886-3142.
Call
9am-5pm
For
Sale
Antiques: Antique
John Deer Disc
Harrow
$600.
Antique
G.E.
Refrigerator S350.
Antique
Horse
Drawn
Plows
$200.
Antique
Clawfoot
Bathtub$125.
Antique
double
Washtub
with
Wooden Ringer
$125. Call 874·
2421
For
Sale:
Beautiful Maggie
SoHero wedding
gown size 12 original cost $1600 ,
selling $500. Call
606-886-9626.
If
interested please
leave message and
number.
3385.
Scarlet
McCall
$500. Call 8860622. 1 wk 12/14
AKC registered
Boxer
pups.
Asking $350. Tails
docked-dew
claws removed •
shots & wormer
up to date. Call
(606)
298·2529.
Both
male
&
female. ' Great
Christmas Gift!!
Furniture
4 Pc Antique
Bedroom suite with
waterfall design for
sale. Also wooden
secretary
and
accent chair. Call
886-8368.
Misc.
For Sale: 2004
John Deere Tractor
Diesel Like new.
Attachments
include
loader
bucket,
scraper
blade,
finishing
mower deck, &
tiller. Please call
606-226-9901.
2002 Honda XR
100R FMF pipe,
K&N
exhaust.
Looks and runs
good.$950. 8Ft Pull
behind broon road
sweeper $700. Call
606-452-9444.
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 dinRegister NOW at ing room & sunBSCTC for Spring room .Huge cobbel
Estate stone chimney carReal
Classes. Call Carla .. port. 2 lots, fenced
Reynolds at (606)- in. Asking $65,000
788-2832 or Email call 606-358-4137
carla. reynolds@ kct for appointment
cs.edu
HOUSE
FOR
Get out of debt, SALE Newly conneed cash fast, structed house for
tired of the bills. sale located at
tired of the run Abbott
Creek.
around,
quick Vaulted living room
easy loans avail- ceiling,
3
BR ,
able,
personal, bonus room, firebusiness, vaca- place, with cherry
tion, home reno- hardwood
floors
vations, business and cabinets with
start up. Good, spacious attached
bad, even bank- garage. Located 4
ruptcy, free con- miles from us 23.
view
sultations,
no Panoramic
fees call toll free 1 located in new sub·
(866}-585-5308
divisions. $210,00
asking price Seller
Tanning Bed for willing to help with
sale. Call 886-8843 closing costs! Call
or 791-2727.
606-285-0054 606791-0719 ,
evenings 606-3776042
REAL ESTATE
Houses
LICENSED CLINICAL
SOCIAL WORKER
and prmide' individual and famil) themp~ in a
primary care ..ening Muo,;t ho.we d iagnO<->Ilc ' kill and
working knowledge of DSM-lV -TR.
I
Qualification.' include; Ma,ter' , de&.,.ee or doctoral ;
dcgn:c in Socilll Work.. Curn:nt liccosun: as u Lic~nscd
Chllicol Socil l Worker requ.red.
.
j
t
t'OIItp,liiit~' _f(l/a ry
and ext..•, fJt'lll bt:llt/il flllCiuzgt> acc.· ompan.Y
lh Mpt>.d Jitut.
'Ai.til or Fax. RE"::-.UII~ H."':
Atlo: Kdly Akt>r~. MBA
Bir Sandy H ~ahh Care. Inc
1709 KY rn 321. S uite I • Pn>\!Oihburo KY 416.<.1
F;t,; 1(>1)()1 886-&.-li48 • F.r11a1l: l ~tl..er-; @'b,l!C O!ll
' A. Prou,l Tr;iJitiOil o l PrO\ K1ing Q u.alily He.al!h Cw\'"''
Lqu,u Opportunil) LmpiL>)<r
POSITION AVAILABLE
The Big Sandy ADD is in need of a Water Management
Coordinator. Duties will include but not limited to:
Highlands Regional Medical Center has openings in the Critical Care Unit for
full·time • Registered Nurses. The Critical Care nurse is responsible for
providing optimal care for the critically ill patient through incorporation of
the following: individual accountability, thorough knowledge of the
interrelatedness of the body systems, recognition of the patient as an
individual and all the needs that implies, and appreciation of the collaborative
role of all members of the health care team.
Graduate of accredited nursing program and currently licensed In the state of
Kentucky. Must have successfully completed HRMC's RN staff nurse
orientation program and CCU orientation program and qualifying exam. Must
be able to stand or walk for long periods. Heavy lifting required. Maintain
current BLS and ACLS provider status.
• Retirement Plan
• Nine (9) Paid Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Medical/Dental Insurance
Interested applicants may apply to the
Human Resources Department, HRMC,
5000 Ky. Rt. 321
Prestonsburg, Ky. 41653
(606) 886·7530
Fax: (606) 88&-7534
E·mall: tclark@hnnc.org
Highlands is an equal opportunity employer..
Applicants w1th a Bachelors Degree in Geography or related
field with some GIS and mapping experience will be g1ven
preference. Salary, with great benefit package, commensurate with experience. Apply by letter of intent and resume to
Big Sandy ADD, ATT: Terry Trimble, 110 Resource Court,
Prestonsburg, KY 41653, no later than December 14, 2007.
Big Sandy ADD is ~n EOE.
ThE Medical CentEr of El!l!ltErn KEntucky_
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
FT - REGISTERED NURSES
$3000.00 Pre-Hire Bonus Offered
with ICU experience
Commercial property 12 acres next
Large Shop Building
9,000 sq. ft. under roof. 9 rollup
doors, approx. 3.5 acres level
land. Tractor/trailer accessible, 3phase power to the building.
Located 6 miles from Allen red
light at Cow Creek. $150,000.
Call Jerry Bentley at
437-1656 or 433-3077
Outgoing and assertive individuals
to make presentations to area
churches. Flexible hours and great
income potential for very rewarding
work. You will be working out of this
local newspaper office. Interested?
Call toll-free 1-866-288-4901
Dulieo incliode: Pcrfunm psycho ocial a>s<:» m.:nl>
Animals
Beauty shop for
rent.
Equipped
with 3 statio.ns and
tanning bed. Would
consider renting for
commercial
use
other than beauty
shop. Rt. 122 1
mile
South
of
Mart1n across from
Garth
Technical
School. Must have
references. 2859112.
NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
3 Caret diamond
bracelet for sale.
$250. Call 7910107.
BOOK FOR SALE
A book by Donald
Crisp "Growing up
on Bucks Branch".
In Floyd county, on
sale now!l!! $12.50
plus shipping and
handling. Contact
Donald at 285-
Prestonsburg
business
for
lease. Great location on the main ,
close
to
road,
downtown and the
courthouse. lease
as is or change,
m
a,
n
y
poss1bil i ties , ie
restaurant, sports
bar, office complex·
parking.
ample
May consider selling. Call 791-3663.
• FOR SALE •
Brick & Stone
disney area stay. House for Sale.
bedrooms,
2 Adult disney Four
two
and
a half
tickets paid $750.
2900
Sacrificed $199. baths.
feet
Good for 1 yr. Call , square
.Desirable
location
270-651-0503
in Trimble Branch.
OM 800 Mack 50 Reasonably priced.
bogie with
out Call 886-2020
motor & transmisFOR
sion $4,000. Also HOUSE
7 day six night
• Assist individual water and wastewater utilities with project
planning and development activities.
• Maintain dataphase for all water and wastewater projects in
the region
• Serve as general facilitator for quarterly Water Management
Planning Council Meetings, developing and implementing
the area wide plan required by contract.
• Update as appropriate mapped data to show, accurately
and clearly the boundaries of the Water Management Plan
areas, including drinking water and wastewater areas.
• Track status of applications tor grants and loans on projects
and report to Kentucky infrastructure Authority
• Develop a prionty list for project funding for water and
wastewater projects in each county and regionally
··Determine total number of households in each system's
water and sewer areas, and the number of households
currently being served by each
• Ability to communicate effectively with utility superintendents, judges/mayors, and general public
• Provide annually an up-to-date system map to management staff of each water and wastewater utility Within a
region.
N A L
Sale or Lease
Established busl·
ness with 240 ft.
road frontage, 2
adjoining lots available on main road
through town, close
to courthouse. 606791-3663.
Attention, Miners:
Two (2) Full Crews Needed for
New Underground Mine Opening.
Needed: Bosses, Electricians, Medical
Emergency Technicians, Shuttle Car
Operators, Roof Bolter Operators, Miner
Operators. High Coal Conditions. Competitive
Wages, Benefits. Vacations, Uniforms Offered.
Please inquire at (606) 874-6441, between
the hours of 9:00 a.m., and 4:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday
Santa Says,
"Ho Ho Ho,
Home for the Holidays!!"
Relax to our low utility costs
at Park Place A]Jarbueul!i!
'
Move In by December 31 , 2007
Get your 1st Month Rent FREEl
~~
=-= Security Deposit to be paid in full. \ J
Rents starting at: 1BR-$280, 2BR·$304
1'?)
Rent includes water, sewer, garbage pickup
Laundry Room on site
Equal Housing Opportunity
~•m•~•~.-m.-~
WELDING POSITION
AVAILABLE.
EXCELLENT PAY. DRUG
SCREEN REQUIRED
CALL
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8:00AM-5:00PM
285·9358
�fRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
to
Walmart
&
McDonald's
in
Prestonsburg. 8863023 after 5pm.
FOR SALE
Property for sale
between
Prestonsburg and
Painstville.
Also,
double 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. 1100 off US 23
East Point Upper
Little Paint. Lum
Derossett Branch.
Call 606-325-4430
or 606-325-2809.
Level- Sloping and
timber. HUNTERS
PARADISE!r Could
be made into a subdivision.
RENTALS
2br 1 bath house
for rent at Martin
Lg yard $350.. mth.
$350 deposit. Call
789-3724 or 791
9331.
APARTMENT
1 Br Apt for rent.
Hardwood floors, all
new applinaces furnished. Like new.
Utilities
included
$525 mth, $250
deposit. NO PETS.
Located between
Prestonsburg and
Paintsville.
Call
606-791-6016.
Large Unicourt Apt
for rent located at
Stanville on US 23.
2br, 2 bath walk in
closet. 1 yr Lease.
No pets. Please call
606-478-8100.
2br duplex for rent.
Central heat and air.
In excellent condition. 3 miles north of
prestonsburg. Call
886-9007 or 8899747.
3br apt for rent. 2
baths, parking for
trucks. Will rent to
contractors.
Mt
Parkway 6 miles
from Prestonsburg.
Townhouse'2 BR 1
Bath w/d hookup 2
car garage $575 per
month plus utilities
plus deposit. Call :
606-522-4122
or
606-477-2783
1 Br
furnished
apartment located
3
miles
from
Prestonsburg. Call
358-9483 after 6:00
pm or 794-9484.
Apt. For rent: 1
and 2 BR apartments on At. 321
near Porter school.
Central heat and air,
washer and dryer
hookup. $375 per
month plus references and deposit.
Seniors welcomed!
Call 789-5973.
near
Highlands 01 seconds.
regional HospitaL
3. The bond now
References in effect for permit
required and possi- number 836-0319
ble
back-ground are surety bonds
check if desired. for:
Prefer no pets Increment No. 1,
deposit
of
one
$59,700.00
months rent. $550.
Increment
No. 2,
monthly. Call 886·
$536,800.00
6626.
Increment No. 3,
$96,700.00
Mobile Homes
Increment No. 4,
$289,100.00
Increment No. 5,
$297,700.00
3 BR 2 bath MH
Increment No. 6,
for rent with large
$443,100.00
deck.. Located at
Increment No. 7,
315
Adams
$544,700.00 and
Cemetery
Road.
$76,000.00
Call 791-8617 or
Increment No. 8,
791-4471. $450 per
$52,500.00
month.
Approximately
2 Br
Mobile 60% of the original
Home for rent W I bond amount is
dryer
hookup. inCluded in the
Minutes
from application
for
Prestonsburg. release.
$375. month plus
4. Reclamation
deposit ·No pets
work
performed
Don't Ask. call 889includes: backfilling,
0036.
final grading, seedLOTS FOR RENT ing and mulching,
New mobile park completed in April
lots, Allen Dwale 2005. All disturbed
area, Floyd County. areas have been
Restrictions apply. seeded as to proPaved Streets, light- vide
adequate
ed area, parking growth for plant
pads.AII sizes call species, and pro606-377-2357.
vide
appropriate
conditions for the
Small
furnished
surrounding wildlife.
mobile home for
5. Written comrent. Just off Mt
ments,
objections,
Parkway on old 114.
and requests for a
Call 886-8724.
public hearing or
Nice 2 Br mobile informal conference
home for rent in must be filed with
Director,
Prestonsburg. Call the
874-0875 or 226- Division of Field
3207
Services, No. 2
Hollow,
Hudson
Frankfort,
KY
LEGALS
40601, by January
2£.2008.
6. A public hearNOTICE OF
ing on the applicaBOND RELEASE tion
has
been
1. In accordance scheduled
for
with KRS 350.093, January 23, 2008,
notice is hereby at 10:00 a.m./p.m.,
gtven that Miller or as soon thereBros. Coal LLC, 433 after as may be
Daniels
Creek heard
at
the
Road, P.O. Box 990, Pikeville Regional
Allen, KY 41601, Office
of
the
has applied for Department
for
Phase
I
Bond Surface
Mining
Release on Permit Reclamation
and
Number 836-0319, Enforcement, 121
which
was
last Mays Branch Road,
issued on 4/17/07. Pikeville, Kentucky
The application cov- 41501. The hearing
ers an area of will be cancelled if
approximately no request for a
639.97 acres, locat- hearing on informal
ed 1 mile southeast conference
is
of Weeksbury in received by January
Pike and Floyd 22..._2008.
Counties.
2. The permit
NOTICE OF
area is approxiINTENTION
mately 1 mile southTO MINE
east from Kentucky
Pursuant to
Route 466's juncApplication
tion with Caleb Fork
No. 836-5507
County Road, and
Amendment
is located on Pine In accordancce with
Fork of Caleb Fork, KRS
350.070,
in Floyd County, notice is hereby
and Abel Tackett given that FCDC
Inc.,
587
Fork of Long Fork, Coal,
in Pike County. The North Lake Drive,
latitude
is
37 Prestonsburg, KY
degrees 19 minutes 41653, has applied
09 seconds. The for an amendment
to
an
existing
longitude is 82
underground coal
degrees 41 minutes
mining and recta-
mation operation,
located 1.3 mile
southeast of Drift, in
Floyd County. The
amendment will add
0 acres of surface
disturbance,
and
will underlie an
additional
105
acres, making a
total of 2204.90
acres within the
amended
permit
boundary.
The
proposed
amendment area is
approximately 0.6
mile southwest from
Morgan Fork's junction with Little Mud
Creek Road, and
located 0.2 mile
south of Simpson
Branch.
The
amendment
will
underlie land owned
by The Elk Horn
Coal
Company,
LLC, Jamie Ray &
Lisa Powell, Edith
Huff, Roland Moore,
Lewis Jr. & Susie
Knott, Charles &
Carolyn
Wallen,
Rudolph Parsons,
Vernon & Pamela
Everett
Stumbo,
Gayheart,
and
Russell Shelton.
The
proposed
amendment is located on the McDowell
U.S.G.S. 7
1/2
minute quadrangle
map.
The
amendment
application
has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
forNatural Resources,
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653. Written comments, objections,
or requests for a
permit conference
must be filed with
the
Director,
Division of Mine
Permits,
No.
2
Hudson
Hollow,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601.
2007, at 11·00.
Type of Collateral:
2006 20 ft. Ranger
Boat Commanche
Tourment Edition
200 Mercury Engine
Contract
Date:
09/13/06
Location:
First
Commonwealth
Bank
311 North Arnold
Ave.
Prestonsburg, KY
41653
Any questions, call
Mike Haney
6061424/6453
or
606/886-2321, ext.
1269
14, 2007 • 89
PUBLIC SALE
Date and Time of
Sale: December 28,
2007, at 11:00.
Type of Collateral:
2001 Chevy Tahoe
S/N 5581
Contract
Date:
09113/06
Location:
First
Commonwealth
Bank
311 North Arnold
Ave.
Prestonsburg, KY
41653
Any questions, call
Mike Haney
606/424/6453
or
606/886/2321 , ext.
1269
re
nGtme, family
clt~na•~il,mft~··r:'survival.
vour local fire
··department or vour local
Division or Forestrv office
Vi<tims of 1he nx:ent hurricane need help Immediately.
The Am.rl«ott R4td croft i~ ¢1'1 tf·ua t<:<>1~uwiding
sh•lte.-, food ilnct <:oumeltng But yO\Jr help •s urgenti\1
needed. Your contribution will help the vicums of the
(!!:~4!1\t hurti<:lln!!: and lhou$llrtds of other d.s.ut"'rs
across tne couotry eaCh year.
Make a finan<ial contribut1on to the Disaster Relief Fund.
Please contact the Red Cross at
1-800-HELP NOW
redcross.org
+
PUBLIC SALE
Date and Time of
Sale: December 28,
THORNSBERRY·s
Building & Remodeling
~ISOUR
BUSINESS
y
Residential & Commercial
15 Years Experience
• Ne\IV Construction
~
• Hardwood Flooring
• Decks/Porches/Garages
• Cabinet Installation
606-265-3336
or
LEO THORNSBERRY
(GOG) 447-22'1G
GUY THORNSBERRY
{GOG) 88G-0494
TRIPLES
CONSTRUCTION
• Concrete Work
• Remodeling
• Metal Roofs • Vinyl Siding
Additions
Kitchen & Bath Renovations
In-terior· & Ex-terior Painting
Ceramic Tile • Garages
Decks • Metal Roofs
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606-793-0006
aos·s's
CUSTO.M:
CABINETS
Ky. R~. 7. 485 Raccoon Rd _
Hueysville, KY 41640
FREE ESTIM"ATF:S
(606) 358-4006
70
ROSS GOBLE
:Fear~ ,Experienc:e
2 Br 1/12 bath
town house. NO
PETS. In city limits.
Call 886-8991.
Ouik.Silver
Townhouse commg
available Dec 1st. 3
Br 2 baths hardwood floors. No
pets & no smokers.
$850 mth. Call 2859639 or 226 1925.
Seamless Guttering.
·~~--Siding and Metal Roofing
Located at Weeksbury, Ky.
14 Years Exper/ence
Free estimates. call anvtin1e
226-2051
606-452-2490. 606-424-9858
Houses
House For Rent • 3
BR, at Allen, Ky.
$800.00 per month
+ security deposit.
Call 794-0249
For rent: 2 br
House at Martin.
Available immediately. Call 791-8560
or 478-8139 after
7pm. $500 month &
$500. deposit.
3- Br house for
rent .With attach~d
garage on 1 acre
flat lot, furnished
kitchen, utility room,
dinning room, living
room w I fireplace
two full baths. located on left fork Little
Paint, off At 1100 off
U.S. 23 four lane,
rJ&L
Become aKentucky
Electrical.Co:n.tract:i:n.g
Residential & Commercial
Electrical Services
Home Improvements and Repairs
organ & tissue donor·.
Sign the back of your drivers
license or place aDonor Dot on it ~
& tell your family of your ~ishes.
Free Estimates • Reliable
Ph: (606) 886-2785
Pager: (606) 482-0229
John K. Lewis, Master Electrician
Licensed: ME8643, CE8644
or www.trustforlife.org
N~wly Employed
24 hr. Class (sur-race)
40 hr. (underground)
hr. re'fresher
(sur'face & underground)
Alsor::>r~g Test:ing
a
285-0999
Train n t your con venlence.
SHEPHERD'S
For infonnation contact:
1~800-525~3456,
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
PLUIMIBING
•
•
• •
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Residential & Col71171erclal
Gas Lines
Aoto-Rooter
Install Septic Tanks
Small Excavating
24 - Hou.- Service
aae-o3&3
Boiler llconae.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
14,2007 • 810_
Features Editor
Kathy Pmt1 r
Phone: r606J 886 8506
Fa.\: (606) 886-3603
Members:
Assodafed Pre.H
Kenwckr Preu Association
National Nell'~p(ljlt•r Assodatwn
ACMS
essay winners
The Patriot's Pen Essay
Contest provides 6th, 7th, and
8th grade students the oppor·
tunity to express their opinion
on a patriotic theme and
improve their writing skills
while they compete for worthwhile awards and prizes. The
2007-2008 theme was "Why Am
I an American Patriot?" Awards
are given at the local, district,
and state levels. Two Allen
Central Middle Schools students captured 1st and 2nd
place at the local level. Ms.
Amber Shepherd, a 7th grader,
was the 1st place winner,
receiving $250 dollars. Ms.
Caitlin Kidd, a 7th grader, was
the 2nd place winner, receiving
$125 dollars. Amber Shepherd
haa also won an additional $
500 for winning the district
level. Amber's entry will now
move on to state level competition. Ms. Angela Coleman·
Mullins is the 7th grade West
wing Language Arts teacher.
PES student chosen to craft card
Each year at Prestonsburg Etementary one student is chosen by a school committee to draw a picture for the school
Christmas card. This year, McKinzie Spears was chosen.
McKenzie is a 5th grade student. She is the daughter of
Rebecca McKinzie Spears, of Prestonsburg, and Donnie
Spears, also of Prestonsburg. McKinzie was able to capture
the magic of Christmas with
her drawing of an anxious
elf awaiting directions from
Santa who was busy careful·
ly checking his list.
Jr. Miss Red, White & Blue
title
winner
Lauralee
Johnson with escort Tyler
Moore.
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Kiana Hall was escorted by
Jordan Burke in the Teen
Miss Rf3d, White & Blue
Pageant.
RW&B
at
SFMS
Both of the representatives
for Red, White and Blue from
South Floyd Middle School
walked away with county titles
during thi , year's pageant.
Miss Lauralce Courtlyn
Johnson represented SFMS in
the 6th-7th grade category for
the title of Jr. Miss Red, White
and Blue. Lauralee is the
daughter of Leigh Ann Fraley,
of McDowell. and Charles
Johnson, of Wheelwright.
Miss Johnson was escorted by
Mr. Tyler Moore. the son of
Vonda and Glenn Moore.
Miss Kiana Shanice Hall
represented SFMS in the 8th
grade category for the title of
Teen Miss Red, White and
Blue. Kiana is the daughter of
Jeanice Allen and Jerry Allen,
of Wheelwright, and the late
Victor Hall. Miss Hall was
escorted hy Jordan Burke, the
son of Lisa and Greg Burke.
Congratulat10ns ladies !
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Candidates begin ftling for next year
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
FRANKFORT - Fonner state
Rep. Charles "Chuckie" Meade, who
had been district representative from
2004 to 2006, made his intention to
run in the 95th District House race
official on Friday.
According to a press release,
C HANGING
Meade, who was narrowly defeated
in 2006 said, "Last election, so many
said they just thought we were okay.
This time we must take a much different attitude."
Meade will presumably be facing
off against Brandon Spencer, the
incumbent state representative who
defeated Meade in 2006 by Less than
3 percent of the vote. Spencer has
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indicated he will seek a second term.
A possible third candidate could
be Attorney General Greg Stumbo,
who served as representative of the
'95th district before Meade.
"I've had a lot of people ask me to
consider that," said Stumbo.
State Sen. Johnny Ray Turner also
filed papers last week officially stating that he will seek reelection.
GUARD
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
$1 ,200 shopping
sp·ree goes to the winn~ of Prestonsburg's
ntown "Holiday
tail Bingo," being
'onsored by the
Proestonsburg
Renaissance this
hristmas season.
"Y'/e have develped a 'Bingo' card
that has downtown
businesses representJf\9. each square. All
you have to do is visit
-ea h square, and have
it lidated to have a
.c ~ nee to win," said
;arent Graden, Main
:&ceet manager and
<t~ctor of economic
<le elopment.
~ Holiday Retail Bingo
is the latest effort in a
~series to bring shoppers back to downtown. Other programs
have Included providing loans to new and
expanding businesses,
hd the wireless comunity project.
people can eat out
bunch of times, get
.~r hair done, e_at
n1e fudge or Win a
bulous gift," said
raden, "even a free
hristmas tattoo."
According to the
rules of Holiday Retail
Bingo, there will be
only one winner, but
nopurchase is
rneeel:;sarv to play.
,~')..
Johnny Ray Turner
Chuck Meade
Rescue squad
being honored. .......
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before anniversarY.
•
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
photo by Kentucky Press Assocation
First Lady Jane Beshear, Gov. Steve Beshear, Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo and his fiance, Allison
Patrick, celebrated following Tuesday's parade In Frankfort.
Beshear enjoys festi e
ftrst day as governotT
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT
Steve
Beshear anived at the Capitol in
a horse-drawn carriage Tuesday
morning for his tirst day as governor - a day filled with the
pomp of inaugural festivities for
a man who had given up on politics years ago.
Beshear and his wife, Jane,
were greeted with cheers, whistles and the tirst rays of sunshine
to fall on Frankfort after five
days of rain as they turned onto
Capitol Avenue in the green
wooden carriage pulled by two
huge black horses.
The Floyd
County
Emergency and Rescue
Squad will be awarded the
2007 National Service or
Sacrifice
Award
for
Response during a ceremony
next
week
in
Washington D.C., for their
many years of service.
C.
Capt.
Timothy
Cooley, who will accept the
award on behalf of the
squad, said he is proud of
his crew's accomplishments.
"I'm
just
overwhelmed," Cooley said.
''I'm so proud of the squad
members right now."
Cooley has also been
STAFF WRITER
Tu~sday.
t
photo by
, Ed Reinke,
Asi>Qciated Press
(See BESHEAR, page eight)
(See SQUAD, page eight)
'No progress seen
in nurses strike
by JACK LATTA
Supreme
Court
Justice Bill
Cunningham
hugged
Gov. Steve
Beshear
shortly after
Beshear took
the oath of
off~ce midnight
invited to partiCipate as ~
delegate in the Nationaf
Secure
Congress
for
Communities to identify
new practices and funding
for local first responders to
prepare for disasters.
Cooley noted that his
rescue squad is funded solely by donations and grants.
"I just want the area, th~
state, to know about the
Floyd County Emergency
and Rescue Squad, and that
in 50 years we have never
billed ·a citizen of Floyd
County," Cooley said.
The Floyd
Count,.
Emergency and Rescue
Squad was formed 50 yeru:s
ago in response to a tragic
CHARLESTON, W.Va.
Union officials are
accusing
Appalachian
Regional Healthcare of
going against Gov. Joe
Manchin's request that neither ARH nor any Kentucky
Nurses
Assciation/West
Virginia Nurses Association
·r epresentatives
discuss
their meetings with the
media Monday.
"Unfortunately
there
was no resolution today and
the meeting could only be
described as the union .s
attempt to pressure ARG
into returning the nurses tf)
work under the 2004 cott-tract, which is not feasible
for the nurses or ARH
this point in time," said Jint
Smith, attorney for ARH. :
In a public response $
ARH, KNA/WVNA offtcials said that ARH~
"account of the meeting
was inaccurate" but would
not comment further.
at
(See STRIKE, page eight)
ARH opens medical clinic in Wheelwright ~
by JACK 'LATTA
STAFF WRITER
10
WHEELWRIGHT
Appalachian
Regional
Healthcare took some time to
celebrate Monday with the
opening
of
the
new
Wheelwright Family Care
Clinic.
Russ Baker, CEO of
McDowell ARH, said that
when he took over at
McDowell, he was charged
with getting a new clinic in
Wheelwright.
"I wanted to get a foothold
up here for the people of this
community, to provide health
care so that people didn ' t
have to drive so faJ," Baker
said.
The new clinic will staff
two nurses and one full-time
physician.
"Keeping everything close
to home is what its all about,"
said Dr. Bradley Moore.
Dr. Moore, of Jacks Creek,
who will be the area' s first
full-time physician in over 20
years, pursued his entire education in the ~nountains of
Eastern Kentucky, at South
Floyd High School , Alice
Lloyd College and the
Pikeville College School of
Osteopathic Medicine. He
completed his residency at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center.
Moore has been working at
McDowell ARH and says he
is excited to be providing convenient health cate to people
,
in the area.
The clinic, which has been
open about three weeks, will
become the first full-time
clinic in the Wheelwright area
since the late 1980s, when the
last full -time clinic closed its
doors.
Wheelwright Mayor David
Sammons said, ''I've never
had better care than at ARH,
and I thank them for coming."
photo by Jack latta
Community leaders gathered at the ~ew ARH Family Care
Clinic for the grand opening on Mond~y.
6 a.m.-11 a.m., Monday-Friday
(No Substitutions) Limited Time Only
(1) 2 Eggs, Bacon or Sausage ..........2.99 (4) Oatmeal & Toast...........................1.99
Biscuits or Toast served w/Jelly
Fresh cooked Oatmeal (good for heart)
(2) 2 Pancakes Bacon or Sausage .. 2.99
served wrroast & Jelly
served w/butter and syrup
Additionalltems-99¢ each
.
.
(3) Country Gravy and B1scu1ts ........1.99
2 Buttermilk Biscuits and
(1) Hash Browns or Home Fnes
Orange Juice or Tomato Juice
Come in and register
for World's Largest
Christmas Stocking
To be given away
December 22rd.
�A2 •
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
12, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Obituaries
Patsy Lou Banks
Cesco
Patsy Lou Banks Cesco, 63,
of Weeksbury, died Saturday,
December 8, 2007, at her residence.
Born October 23, 1944, in
Floyd County, she was the
daughter of the late Dewey
Banks and Pollie Johnson
Banks. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Tommy Cesco.
Other survivors include a
brother, Elmer Banks of
CadiJlac, . Michigan; two sisers: Sarah Jo Hamilton of
\veeksbury; and Joan Evelyn
.aranham of Greensburg.
She was preceded in death
tiy three brothers: Hatler
trong, Curtis Banks, and
];)elmer Banks; and a sister,
~ue Ellen Harris.
Funeral services wiil be held
Wednesday, December 12, at
noon , at the Weeksbury
fentecostal Church of God,
With Jay Patton and Ricky
Mitchell officiating.
' Burial will be in the Meade
Cemetery, in Weeksbury.
Visitation was at 5 p.m.,
Monday, with services nightly
it 7 p.m.
Roberts Funeral Home, is in
charge of arrangements.
(Paid obituary)
Survivors include a son,
Carson Moore of Cincinnati,
Ohio; five daughters: Wanda
Duff of Eastern; Anna Vonda
Lawson of Rochester, Indiana;
Evelene Martin of Langley;
Bonnie
Conley
of
Georgetown;
and
Judy
Schlegmilch of Michigan City,
Michigan; 17 grandchildren,
25 great grandchildren, and
three great-great- grandchildren.
In addition to her husband
and parents, she was preceded
in death by a son, Gordon
Moore; seven brothers ; two
sisters; two grandchildren, and
a great-great grandchild.
Funeral services for Una
Turner Moore will be conducted Wednesday, December 12,
at 11:00 a.m., in the Stone
Coal Old Regular Baptist
Church, in Garrett, with Old
Regular Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Harry Moore Cemetery, at
Turkey Creek, Langley, under
the professional care of the
Hall Funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation is at the funeral
(Paid obituary)
home.
onn
Eugene "Gene"
Mullins
Eugene "Gene" Mullins age
79 of Wayland, passed from
this life on Friday, December
6, 2007, in Prestonsburg.
He was born August 28 ,
1928, in Wolfpit, the son of the
late Troy and Italy Ratliff
Mullins.
He was retired land manager
for Elkhorn Cdal Company.
He was a member of the
United States Marine Corps,
having served during the
Korean Conflict; a Member of
James W. Alley Masonic
Lodge No. 869, F&AM,
Wayland; a member of the
Disabled American Veterans
128 of Garrett; the
Alka Blevins Fitch Chapter
Historical
Society of Wayland;
• Alka Blevins Fitch, 85, of
mayor of Wayland.
and
former
Martin,
died
Sunday,
He
is
survived
by a son,
December 9, 2007.
~
Paul
Eugene
Mullins
of
Alka has been in failing
Garrett;
a
daughter,
Jennifer
health for some time.
•I Born April 20, 1922, in (Rick) Fyffe of Ashland; his
Paintsville, she was the daugh- loving companion, Elizabeth
ter of the late Donna Anne Venters of Prestonsburg;
McKinsey Blevins and Lewis a sister, Virginia Mullins Hall
Blevins Sr. She was a mother, of Clay City; and a grandhomemaker, nursing assistant, daughter, Natalie Grace Fyffe
and had worked as an assisted of Ashland.
Funeral services: were held
living partner for many friends
Sunday,
December 9, at 1:00
pver the years.
p
.m.,
in
the Hall Funeral
1 Alka was a devoted member
Home
Chapel,
in Martin, with
of
the Dwale Free Pentecostal
I
Clergymen
Larry
Adams and
~burch, where she prayed,
Randy
Osborne
officiating.
loved and cared for all of her
Burial was in the Davidson
church brothers and sisters in
Memorial
Gardens, in Ivel,
Christ.
under
the
professional
care of
1 Alka devoted her life to God.
Hall
Funeral
Home.
and her family.
Pallbearers: Ben Moore,
She was preceded in death
Don
Hansford,
Kenneth
by her husband, Phil Fitch.
Howard,
Ricky
Howard,
Jon
She is survived by one
Vanover,
Gary
Francis,
Doug
daughter, Jaunita (Delano)
Ousley of Martin; three sons: Harvey, and Adrian Lovely.
Honorary Pallbearers: memRalph (Joellen) Fitch of
bers
of James W. Alley
Larwill,
Indiana;
David
Masonic
Lodge No. 869.
{Sarah) Fitch, of Martin; and
(Paid obituary)
Umville Fitch of Marengo,
Ohio; two brothers and three
~isters; nine grandchildren,
and 13 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents
and husband, she was preceded in death by two sons:
kandell Fitch and Darrell
Pitch.
, Funeral services will be held
Wednesday, December 12, at 2
p.m., at the Hall Funeral
1-Iome, in Martin.
Viewing is at the funeral
home.
• Full church services were
held Mond;:ty and Tuesday, at
~ p.m., at the Hall Funeral
Home.
(Paid obituary)
J erlydine Tackett
Petty
Jerlydine Tackett Petty, 56,
of Weeksbury, died Monday,
December I 0, 2007, at her residence.
Born March 27, 1951, in
Beaver, she was the daughter
of the late Jim and Hannah
Jones Tackett. She was a
homemaker and a member of
the Samaria Old Regular
Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, William Petty.
Other survivors include a
daughter, Jessica Blankenship
of Weeksbury; her brothers:
Danny Tackett and Curt
Tackett, both of Ligon; and
Donald Ray Tackett of
Michigan; four sisters: Gladis
Slone and Irene Lee, both of
Ligon; Gladys Tackett of
Melvin; and Ethel Johnson of
Michigan.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by
two brothers: Berry Tackett,
and Eugene Tackett; and a sister, Martha Mae Hopson.
Funeral services will be
conducted
Thursday,
December 13, at 1 p.m. , at the
Samaria Old Regular Baptist
Church, in Teaberry, with Old
Regular Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial will be in the
Newman Cemetery, in Hi Hat,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home, in
Martin.
Visitation is at the church.
www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com
(Paid obituary)
Lou and Jim Eckles of
Greenwich, Ohio; Mildred and
Jimmy Castle, Ella and Teddy
Shepherd; and Melva and Tim
Shepherd, all of Hueysville;
Della and Carl Shepherd,
Corieen and Clayton Howard,
and Josephine and Robert
Prater, all of Gunlock;
Geraldine and Henry Bailey,
of Hippo; Donna and Larry
Minix of Prestonsburg; and
Darlene and Mark Johnson of
Van Lear; brothers: Samuel
Hale of Plymouth, Ohio; and
John T. Hale and Grover C.
Hale, and Henry Hale, all of
Greenwich, Ohio; sisters:
Irene Sallee of Monroesville,
Ohio; and Janice Griffith of
Floyd County; 39 grandchildren, six step-grandchildren,
49 great-grandchildren, and
two great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents,
and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter,
Mary Shepherd; her brothers:
RayQJ.ond Hale and Ellis Hale;
and two sisters, Sadie Hale
and Ruby Jean Hale; two
grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, December 11, at 1
p .m .,
at
Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Bethel Bolen and Jerry Manns
officiating.
Burial was in the HaleShepherd
Cemetery,
in
Gunlock, under the driection
of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home.
\'isitalion was at the funeral
home.
Ruby Mae Tackett, age 74,
of Prestonsburg, wife of the
late Elder Harold Tackett,
passed
away
Friday,
December 7, 2007, in the
King's Daughters Medical
Center, Ashland.
She was born August 1,
1933, in Martin, the daughter
of the late Wiley Abrams and
Roxie Hall Abrams. She was a
member of the Little Rosa
Regular Baptist Church of the
New Salem Association, and a
homemaker.
Survivors include three
daughters: Barbara Fisher, her
husband John, of Ashland;
Terri 11urphy, her husband
Beau, of Memphis, Tennessee;
and Sherri Hammel, her husband Mike, of Rochester,
Indiana; a son, Harold Gene
Tackett, his wife Ruth Ann, of
Prestonsburg;
a
brother,
Buddy Abrams of Rochester,
Indiana; and seven grandchildren: Stacy, Jennifer, Matt,
Brittany, Blayne, Brett, and
Natalie.
In addition lO her husbanc
and parents, she was precede(
in death by two brothers: J;id
and Everett Tackett; and a si ter, Marie Abrams Jackson.
Funeral services for Ru~
Mae Tackett were conducted
ll :00 a.m.,
Sunda,.
at
December 9, at the Hall
Funeral Home Chapel, in
Martin, with Elder B'iTl
1
Tackett, and other Old Reguht r
Baptist ministers, officiating.L
Burial was in the Morglin
Hall Cemetery, in McDoweU,
with Hall Funeral Home, c~r
ing for those arrangements.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
Pallbearers:
Matthew
Tackett, Beau Murphy, Mik~
Hammel, Mike Jones, Blaync
Hammel, Justin Gravel, David
Tackett, Mike Tackett, and
Billy Tackett.
Honorary
pallbearers:
Buddy Abrams and Brett
Murphy.
(Paid obimary)
Card of Thanks
The family of Edith Hom Price 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 flowers,
food, and prayers to our family. A special thanks to Dave M'.
Flanery, Aaron Davis, and Clarence Risner for all their comforting
words; to Jerry Lafferty for the beautiful music, the Floyd Sheriff'
Department for their assistance in traffic control; and the Hall
Funeral Home for their professional and compassionate service. AH.
your thoughtfulness and kindness will never be forgotten.
THE FAMILY OF EDITH HORN PRICE
www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com
(Paid obituary)
:I DO
Card of Thanks
Ruth Brown
Spears
Ellievenas Hale
Shepherd
Ellievenas Hale Shepherd,
79, of Gunlock, died Saturday,
De~ember 8, 2007, at her residence.
Born December 20, 1927, in
Magoffin County, she was the
daughter of the late Sam and
Rozelie Hicks Hale. She was a
homemaker, and a member of
Trace Fork United Baptist
Church.
She was preceded in death
by her husband. Ashland
Shepherd.
Survivors include her sons
and daughters in law: Elzie
and
Julie Shepherd of
Greenwich, Ohio; Ray and
Sue Shepherd, Ronald and
Janie Shepherd and Donald
and Connie Shepherd, all of
Gunlock; daughters: Betty
DOD
Ruth Brown Spears, 77, of
McDowell,
died
Friday,
December 7, 2007, at the
University
of
Kentucky
Medical Center, in Lexington.
Born March 21, 1930, in
Floyd County, she was the
daughter of the late Sill and
Ruby Carr Brown. She was a
homemaker.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Earl Spears.
Survivors include a son,
Charles Roger Williams of
Drift; a daughter, Linda
Chenault of Lexington; a
brother, David Brown of
Prestonsburg; three sisters:
Barbara Combs of Huntington,
Indiana, and Dorothy Terry
and Edna Faye Meade, both of
Grove City, Ohio; a friend,
Bill McGuire; five grandchildren: Kevin Luxmore, Clayton
Williams, Kyle Williams,
Serenia Williams, and Myron
Williams; and two greatgrandchildren:
Dallas
Williams
and
Matana
Williams.
Funeral services were held
Monday, December 10, at 11
a.m., at the Old Beaver Old
Regular Baptist Church, in
Minnie, with Old Regular
Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial was in the Boyd
Cemetery, in Hi Hat, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation was at the ·church.
The family of Shadery Watson would like to extend their appreci- .
ation to all those friends, relatives, and neighbors who helped in any
way upon the passing of their loved one. Thanks to all those whcr'"
sent food, flowers, prayers or spoke comforting words. We are r
especially grateful to Clergyman Belmont Johnson or his comforting words; the Boldman Freewill Baptist Church for all the love and
suport that was shown to our family ; the Sheriff's Department fOl'
their assistance in traffic control ; and the staff of Hall Funeral
Home for their kind and professional service. All the many acts of
kindness during this time will always be a comfort to our family.
THE FAMILY OF SHADERY WATSON
Card of Thanks
The family of William Hager Wright would like to take thi
opportunity to thank all those friends, relatives, and neighbors who helped to comfort, and were there for our famil
during this difficult time. We are especially grateful to the
Regular Baptist ministers for their comforting words; the
Sheriff's Department for their assistance in traffic control;
and the Hall Funeral Home for their loving care and hand ot
friendship to our family. All the love and compassion shown
to our family will never be forgotten.
THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM HAGER WRIGHT
Card of Thanks ·
Dear Friends, Neighbors and Extended Family,
We want to thank you all so much for your prayers,,
kind words and presence during the passing of out.
father. He worked hard during his lifetime of 79
years, and touched many lives in many places. Now•.
we celebrate that he is at rest in Heaven with our Lord.
With much appreciation,
THE FAMILY OF EUGENE "GENE" MULLIN$,;
www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com
(Paid obituary)
DOD
Card of Thanks
'People know
'Pueblo for it~ ....
Una Turner Moore
Una Turner Moore, age 94,
of Garrett, wife of the late
Elder Edd Moore, passed
~way on Sunday, December 9,
~007 , in King's Daughters
Medical Center, in Ashland.
She was born December 11,
1912, in Floyd County, the
daughter of the late Milford
turner and Lucreda Hughes
turner. She attended the
Regular Baptist Church, and
was a homemaker.
Ruby Mae Tackett
The family of Geneva Hall would like to extend one heartfelt
thanks to family and friends, for the love and support during the loss ''
of our loved one. Whether you called. visited, sent flowers, cards, ·•
food, or silently said a prayer, we wish to sincerely "Thank You." A !.
special thanks to George Tackett and the other Old Regulru: Baptist
ministers for their kind words and prayers. Hall Funeral Horne for
their kind and professional services and the Floyd County Sheriff's
Department for their assistance with traffic control. All the love.
support and kindness will forever be appreciated and never forgotten.
THE FAMILY OF GENEVA HALL
Card of Thanks
Tom Mabe, the comedian nationally recognized for getting
revenge on annoying telemarketers, will be working the
crowd at a local business' promotional event. Mabe is
expected to keep the laughs flowing along with the prizes
when he hosts Let's Pick a Deal at Honda of Prestonsburg on
December 15. A frequent guest on radio and TV shows, Mabe
tours the country doing stand-up comedy, going after anything that "ticks off" Ameripans like high gas prices, bad
customer service and junk ·email. His popular album,
Revenge on the Telemarketers, Round One, received rave
reviews in national magazines.
l'amoullf'ot Salsa?
In Pueblo, the free government
information i3 also hot. Dip into
the Consumer Information Center
web site, .........w.pueblo.gsa.gov. You
can download all the information
right away.
~.S.
Gonetal Servieos Admlnlstrallon
P8A
The family of Jeffery Bentley 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 the :ffiinisters of
the Old Regular Baptist Church, and to the
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home. God bless you all.
THE FAMILY OF JEFFERY BENTLEY
�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
12, 2007 • A3
Community Calendar
"
•· Calendar items will
be printed as space
permits
•,
Editor's note: To announce
your community event, you
may hand-deliver your item to
'fhe Floyd County Times office,
lo.cated at 263 S. Central
Avenue, Prestonsburg; or mail
t.9: The Floyd County Times,
P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg,
kY 41653; or fax to 606-886or
email
to:
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lh. Information will not be
lifaken over the telephone. All
items will be placed on afirstc-bme, first-serve basis as
space permits.
Christ United Methodist
Church to sponsor
Drive-thru Nativity
.,
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December 15 and 16
A Live Drive Through
Nativity will be at the Christ
Onited Methodist Church, 105
Methodist Lane, in the Allen
Church Parking lot, December
.1 5-16, from 6-till 9 p.m.
"Come, go back to the night
hen Jesus was born in
Bethlehem. Experience the
•wonder of the Special night
from the comfort of your own
car." Also plan to attend
December 24,
8
p.m.,
Christmas Eve Candlelight
Service.
f·
Highlands Regional
Medical Center
Dec. 13, 27 - Kiwanis,
Place B; 12:00 p.m. to
1:30 p.m.
Dec. 14 - Blood Drive,
meeting Room A & B; 9:00
.m. to 3:00 p.m.
For more information concerning these support groups,
:contact Highlands Educational
Services Department at 8867424.
~ ftleeting
Star of Bethlehem at EKSC
Astronomers have helped
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First phase
~f energy
assistance
program
ending
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PRESTONSBURG - Big
Sandy Area
Community
lrt::tion Program would like to
remind consumers that the last
~ay to submit an application
"!br the Subsidy phase of the
Low Income Home Eneq~;y
, Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
will be Friday, Dec. 14.
Applicants may still _apply
at any BSACAP office
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.
to 4:30p.m. For more information, call the BSACAP office
in your county, or 789-3641.
LIHEAP is available to help
eligible low-income consumers pay utility bills during
the winter months when home
energy costs typically are high-
The application period will
not be open again until Jan. 7,
when the agency will begin
taking applications for the
Crisis phase, w])ich helps con- sumers who are in danger of
•having their heating source
disconnected or are running
out of heating fuel.
People know
Pueblo for it$ ...
historians and archeologists for
many years in determining
dates of great events by correlating them with events in the
sky. Can they help identify the
star that was seen 2000 years
ago?
Travel around the world and
back in time at the East
Kentucky Science Center and
Planetarium and see the sky
exactly as it was more than
2000 years ago. Was the star a
bright meteor, a supernova, a
bright comet, or something
else? Come and enjoy one of
history's greatest mysteries in
this original planetarium production. Sponsored by Citizens
National Bank.
Show Time fs:
Tuesday & Thursday 2:00
p.m.
Fridays 2:00 & 7:30p.m.
Saturdays 11:00 a.m. &
2:00p.m.
Sundays 2:00 & 3: 15 p.m.
November 23rd-January 6th
Planetarium
or Exhibit
Prices: Adults $3.50
Students
and
Senior
Citizens $2.50
Ages 4 and under free.
For additional inforn1ation,
call (606) 889-0303 or visit the
website
http://www.wcdosciencc.org
Groups available by reservation.
Small steps to
health and wealth!
Where:
BSCTC
Prestonsburg Campus
When: December 13, & 20
Time: 12- 1 p.m., (Bring
your brown bag lunch, if
desired.
Cost: $6.00 (make check
payable to Floyd County
Extension)
Contact: Theresa Scott at
886...2668, or Kelly Adam at
886-3863, to register.
MAC looking for military
pies
The Mountain Arts Center
is looking for pictures that
have been sent home from
loved ones who are currently
serving overseas - military
personnel in such places as
Iraq, Afghanistan, and Koreathose serving our country in
some capacity during the
upcoming holiday season.
Photos may be emailed
(Jpeg) to ann@macarts.com,
or mailed to: G. Ann Lafferty,
Marketing Director, Mountain
Arts Center, 50 Hal Rogers
Drive, Prestonsburg, KY
41653. Send along a stamped,
self addressed envelope and
your photos will be returned.
Pictures will be used as part of
a slideshow during a special
song presentation during the
KY Opry Christmas show.
Recipes are Wanted
for PHS Cookbook
Prestonsburg High School
Senior Class would like to
invite alumni , parents, and
community members to contribute favorite recipes for a
cookbook.
We will gather recipes, print
them with contributors' name,
and create a cookbook for all to
purchase and enjoy.
Please submit recipes to
Karen DeRossett or Sharon
Vaughan at 825 Blackcat
Boulevard, Prestons-burg, KY
41653.
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.
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
Family
from drug abuse.
members are also welcome to
attend. The Hope initiative
proposes to help women break
free from addictive lifestyles to
become s'e lf-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 5:30p.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 874-338,8 or
434-8400.
Floyd County Extension
Homemaker Club Meetin~s
Allen: 1st Monday, 1 I a.p. ,
at Christ United Methotist
Church Fellowship Hall.
Dixie: 3rd Thursday, I 2 30
p.m., Dixie Community Ro· m.
David: lst Monday, I ph1.,
at St. Vincent's Mission.
Martin:
1st Tuesda;, 6
p.m., Martin Church of Ch'i.st.
Maytown: 3rd Thursdcy, 6
p.m., Maytown Lear ing
Center.
Cliff: 3rd Tuesday, 12 J.m.,
Community Center.
Prestonsburg: 2nd Tue:day,
10:30 a.m., Extension Offce.
South Prestonsburg: 3rd
Tuesday, 7 p.m., Horre of
members (call 886-266: for
info.)
Left Beaver: 2nd Tutsday,
10:30 a.m. , Osborne ')em.
School Library.
Special interest group.:
Nimble Thimble Quilt
Guild: lst/3rd Wednesd<Ys, 10
a.m. to 2 p.m., Extmsion
Office.
Newbees Quilt Grou : 4th
Thursday, 6 p.m., Exension
Office. (The Newbeesdo not
meet during the mo hs of
January and February.)
Looking for a Suprort
Group?
Survivors Support Group - For
all men with prostate cancer
and their families.
Group
meets the 3rd Thursday of each
month, at 6 . p.m., at the
Ramada Inn , Paintsville.
•Community Weight Loss
Support Group
Meets
Thursday's at 6:30 p.m., at the
Martin Community Center. For
more info., call 377-6658.
Those who have had gastric
bypass surgery most especially
welcome to attend. Meetings
being offered as support to
anyone needing extra support
in dealing with weight loss.
•Domestic Violence Hotline
- 24-hour Crisis Line manned
by
Certified
Domestic
Violence counselors. Call 8866025, or 1-800-649-6605.
Remember, "Lo ve Doesn't
Have to Hurt."
•Disabled? - You may be
eligible for grant money to
assist in your daily living. For
an application or more information, call 886-4326.
•A.S.K. (Adoption Support
for Kentucky) - Support group
for all adoptive parents (public,
private, international, and kinship care), foster parents and
all others interested in adoption. To be held the first
Monday of each month, at the
Department for Community
Based Services office, 1009
North
Lake
Drive,
Prestonsburg, from 6-8 p.m.
Childcare will not be provided.
For more information, contact
Dedra Slone, adoptive parent
liaison, at 432-4110 or 4227927,
or
email
to:
doslone@ eastky.net.
• PARENTS! - Contact the
Big Sandy Area Community
Action Program, Inc. to find
out about child care services in
your area, the STARS for
KIDS NOW licensing standards program, and how you
can earn an income by staying
horne with your own children
while caring for the children of
others. Find out more by calling Cheryl Endicott at 8861280, or 888-872-7227 (toll
free).
•Floyd County Alzt~imer ' s
Support Group meets ngularly
at
Riverview
Manor
Healthcare Center. Call the
center for meeting tiffiiS.
•Domestic
'iolence
Support Group - lbe Big
Sandy Family AbusE Center
holds
meetings
each
Wednesday from 5:3( to 6:30
p.m. The meetings a~ free ·o f
charge. Call JessicaSione at
886-6025 for more information.
•Overeater's Ano1 mous Meetings
held
each
Wednesday at 6:30 pm., at the
old Allen Baptist Church,
located in 'Allen, jus past red
'Earn While You Learn'
The Big Sandy Area C.A.P. light. Call 889-962( for more
office is taking applications for · info.
its " Senior Training Program."
•US TOO! Prost.te Cancer
You must be 55 or older to
apply. In Floyd, call ~86-2929;
Johnson,
call
789-6515;
Magoffin, call 349-2217; Pike,
Wruld like to welcome
call
432-2775;
and
m
Herman ltayden to their sales
Lawrence, call 638-4067.
BROWN'S FORD
team.
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 Conununity 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 800443-2187, ext. 186, or Linda
Bell, at ext. I 60 to make an
appointment.
GED classes are also available.
•East Kentucky S.T.A.R'.S.
Homeschoolers -Will hold
monthly meetings at the
Paintsville Recreation Center.
For more information, cal'
Trudy at 889-9333, or 297.;
5147 . Everyone welcome. . '
•Narcotics
Anonymous
(NA) - Each Wednesday, fro~
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 @hotmai !.com.
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Cinema 2-Hetd Over
AWAKE (PG13). Mon.-Sun. 7:00·9:15;
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Would like to welcome
Jeff Justice to their sales team.
Lindsey Wilson's
graduate program in mental health
is offered at Prestonsburg
Community and Technical College.
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January 8 and 21
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
12, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Worth Repeating ... (
"Speak out in acts; the timer
for words has passed, and "
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only deeds will suffice. " ..,r
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~mendment '1
Con3ress sha_(( make no (aw respectinB an csta6(ishment of re(i[Ji~J: or
the free exercise tfierecif. a6ridBitt[J the jt-wfom ~f 'Peedi, or of tfie
yress; or the r-i[Jht of tfie peo_p(e to yeacea6(y assemb(e, an£ to yettl101t the [)OVemment ]or a redi-ess ~farievances.
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.Consumers Union, the widely respected publisher of
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Consumer Reports, last month found high levels of lead in a
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toy blood pressure cuff sold as part of the Fisher-Price
Medical Kit, a classic toy for toddlers. If the lead in the red
plastic cuff weren't poisonous, the irony almost would be
amusing.
Instead it's disturbing. Similar 'ncidents- toys contami~ nated with lead, sold by trusted CC''Tlpanies - have occurred
r often this year. Millions of toys have been recalled.
' But there's a special problem with the Fisher-Price Medical
' Kits containing the red blood pressure cuff (no lead was found
·in other colors of cuffs). Although they were removed from
store shelves in Illinois this month, ... most other states still
allow them to be sold.
That's because there's no federal law governing the amount
·t--\CW
, of lead in plastics like the red blood pressure cuff. Federal law
deals only with lead in paint and dye and mandates that children's toys can't contain paint with more than 600 parts per
• million of lead.
Tests on the red blood pressure cuffs showed they contained
. seven to nine times that amount; but because it's part of the
plastic, and not red paint, the toys comply with federal law.
Those Consumers Union tests involved brand-new toys.
But a subsequent test on a two-year-old cuff taken from a
magazine staffer's home revealed even higher levels: 10,000
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parts per million. Lead is used as a stabilizer in plastics, even
~though there are less toxic alternatives available. Millions of
from this county. That's good!
Supports
Police
window blinds were recalled several years ago after studies
I've always been a big proponent
in selecting a superintendent from
f!,und that exposure to sunlight and heat can cause plastics to
superintendent Floyd
were helpful
County. We have just as qualiilease embedded lead. That may explain higher readings in
fied, educated people right here in
the older blood pressure cuff.
selection
I just want to let Prestonsb
Floyd County that can do the job just
know, and I kno\\o they do, that
The magazine reported its findings to th&.U~S. Consumer
as good or better than an outsider.
I would like very much to com:d.,~~\.ned
Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price.
I'm sure Mr. Henry Webb, who have a very good police force.
I was in Prestonsburg some t
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m~q 1he ~Qyd Count~ school board
was selected by the board, will have
to pull the toys from store shelves because they said they
for making a good decision in select- lhe energy and qualifications to do a ago to visit my daughter. We went t•
comply with federal safety standards. But scientists working
ing a new superintendent.
great job as our new Floyd County Foodland to pick up a few items,
• for Consumer Reports estimated that, based on the amount of
It came down to five candidates, superintendent.
I locked my keys in the car. We
mostly from Eastern Kentucky, and
lead on the surface of the red blood pr~ssure cuff, a child
Congratulations, Mr. Webb, for Foodland call the police to send so
that's
good.
It's
even
better
to
get
the
playing with it could receive more than 15 micrograms of lead
being selected our new FloY.d County one to help us. In a very short ti e
five
candidates
narrowed
down
to
per day.
school superintendent. I want you to they came. A very pleasant young
had our car unlocked in a momen
two, the two being from right here in know that I support you I 00 percent.
The level at which a child is considered lead-poisoned is 10
Floyd County, and that's stupendous.
two.
Thank
you,
board!
micrograms per deciliter of blood. That doesn't necessarily
l want to say thank you so muc
Since the 1990s, the Floyd County
mean one day's play would result in a lead-poisoned child, but
for
your accommodation.
school board has always selected a
J ohn Hick.'J
superintendent from another state or
the level clearly is high enough for concern - and not just for
Hueysville
another area of this state. Finally, this
Shirley Richman
parents in Illinois.
Dalton. Ohj
\board has selected a superintendent
Illinois lawmakers recently enacted a law that limits lead in
children's toys to 600 parts per million. That gave Attorney
General Lisa Madigan legal grounds to prevent the toy blood
pressure cuff from being sold. Fisher-Price is offering Illinois
families that own the red cuff a free replacement.
Good for them. But what about kids in other states? Does
able. Letters should be no longer than two type-writte
PJ.sher-Price need a law hanging over its head to do the right.
pages , and may be edited for length or clarity.
ounty Times.
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In\ accordance with our editorial page policy, all letters
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cozy-with-industry CPSC. It immediately should close the
· The Times reserves the right to reject or edit any iet- Floyd County Times, P.O. Box 391, Prestonsburg, K•
gaping loophole that permits lead in plastic toys.
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Harris to give student address at MSU graduation
MOREHEAD - Michael
Tyler Spence Harris of Harold
will be the student speaker for
Morehead State University's
Winter Commencement on
- Saturday, Dec. 15.
WI During the ceremony that
begins at 10:30 a.m. in the
Academic-Athletic
Center,
MSU President Wayne D.
Andrews will confer degrees
on 559 graduate and undergraduate students.
Harris is a candidate for a
Bachelor of Music degree in
performance with an emphasis
in jazz studies and studio
music with guitar as his principal instrument. He will continue his education by pursuing a
master's degree in performance at MSU while working
fas a graduate assistant in the
Department of Music.
The Betsy Layne High
School graduate has been a
me111ber of the award winning
Jatz Ensemble I for the past
fo~r years and was a member
of the Jazz Guitar Ensemble
three years.
Since 2006, he has been
of the student conductors
of the Jazz Ensemble II and a
leader of several of the jazz
combos. He also has provided
music for various art show
openings, awards luncheons,
charity dinners and fundraisers.
He has studied and performed with the foremost guitar and jazz educators in the
region for more then 10 years.
At MSU, Harris has worked
with Dr. Gordon Towell,
Raymond Ross Jr., Glenn
Ginn, Dr. Steven Snyder, and
Grammy Award winning MSU
Professor
Emeritus
Jay
Flippin.
In February, Harris was
named Outstanding Soloist at
both the University of
Louisville Jazz Festival and
the Elmhurst College Jazz
Festival in Chicago. On campus, he has twice been the
recipient of the Jamey
Aebersold Jazz Award, and the
local musician's union scholarship award for outstanding
jazz musicians. He received
the Raymond P. Ross Sr.
Memorial Award for being the
senior music major with the
highest grade point average.
Harris is a member of Phi
Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Lambda,
and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
He has been named an
Undergrad Research Fellow in
Music, completing a study
titled "The Language of
Kenny
Burrell:
A
Transcription Comparison and
Analysis."
The son of James and Lorna
Harris of Harold, he has maintained a 4.0 grade point average and has been a member of
the Dean's List every semester
since 2003.
For the commencement
exercises, the grand marshal
and mace bearer will be Dr.
Brian Reeder, professor of
biology and executive director
of
the
Center
for
Environmental Education in
the Institute for Regional
Analysis and Public Policy.
Faculty marshals are Dr.
Frances L. Helphinstine, professor of English, and Peggy
Osborne, associate professor
of marketing and faculty representative for athletics.
Student marshals will be
Randy Manis of Greenup and
Ashley
Groenhout
of
Morehead,
Graduate
Programs; Casey Hufford of
Wilmington,
Ohio,
and
Kierten
Sandfoss
of
Alexandria,
College
of
Science and Technology;
Jonathan Maynard of Pikeville
and Erica Belmont of Ft.
Thomas, College of Business;
Angela Hamby of Franklin,
Ohio, and Twila Hall of
Morehead,
College
of
Education; Rachel Messer of
Dry Ridge and Maria Harless
of Madisonville, Caudill
College of Humanit~es.
Amy Lynn Painter, Louisa
senior music psychology
major, will sing the national
anthem; Melanie Everman,
Mt. Sterling senior music education major, will lead the
Michael Tyler Spence Harris
Hall Auditorium.
Additional information on
Winter Commencement exercises is available by calling
(606) 783-2008 .
Education commissioner wants
businesses to help improve schools
The Associated Press
Our Lady of the Way Hospital
has named Billie Turner, vice
president clinical operations
and chief nursing officer, as
Employee of the Month for
ber. Billie began with OLW
979 and has held many posiin nursing. Her first experience with OLW came in 1974
as a student. Billie·credits her
mom, who was an employee at
the time, and the mission OLW
professed and lived, for bringing her back as a registered
nurse. Billie and her husband
Bill of 32 years, reside at
Garrett. They have two children
Kyle who lives in Lancaster and
LeAnn who lives In Mount
Sterling. Billie enjoys spending
time with her five grandchildren
- Sky, Audrey and Reagan
Turner and twins, Benjamin and
Ava Davidson - antiquing and
collecting, trying new recipes
from the Food Network, gardenIng and activities at her parish.
alma mater; and MSU's Black
Gospel Ensemble, directed by
Dr. Roosevelt Escalante, will
perform during the commencement program.
Following the ceremony,
the newest alumni will be
inducted into the MSU Alumni
Association Inc. by its president,
Gary
Adkins
of
Morehead.
Refreshments for graduates
and their families , hosted by
each college's dean and faculty, wi II be served immediately
after the ceremony. The reception is co-sponsored by the
Alumni Association.
During the afternoon,
MSU's Nursing Program will
host a pinning for 40 students
who have completed degree
requirements. The pinning will
begin at l p.m. in the Reed
COVINGTON
Kentucky's new education
commissioner hopes to recruit
chambers of commerce across
the state to help generate broad
support for improving schools.
Jon Draud points to last
month's Northern Kentucky
Education Summit as' an example. The event drew 850 people
- from educators to business
leaders to parents - to discuss
how every segment of the community needs to support education.
"One of my ftrst initiatives
will be to take the summit concept and do it regionally on a
statewide basis," said Draud, a
former lawmaker who resigned
from the K~<ntucky House after
being named education commissioner.
"I want to use the Chambers
of Commerce as a base of support."
Draud said he has met with
the
state
Chamber
of
Commerce president and has a
planning meeting scheduled
for Jan. 10.
Draud said he wanted to
encourage
Chambers
of
Commerce to hold summits in
areas where there are strong
chambers.
Draud said his top priority
is to assure that Kentucky students meet proficiency standards by 2014, as mandated in
the federal No Child Left
Behind program.
But that must become a goal
for more than educators if it is
to be reached, said Draud, who
before he got into politics was
superintendent of Ludlow
schools in northern Kentucky.
"We have to create a sense
of urgency, to have people concerned about this again, like
they were in 1990 . for
Kentucky's education reform.
The business community has
to lead the way," Draud said.
"Most research says for
education reform to work1 the
business community has to be
involved. It takes collaboration
and cooperation. Without getting all the stakeholders
involved, we're not going to
reach proficiency," he said.
Barbara Stonewater, executive director of the Northern
Kentucky Council of Partners
in Education, which helped
spearhead
the
N ortbern
Kentucky summit, said the
program energized community
leaders.
She said area leaders realize
that reaching the po tential for
job creation "will not happen if
we don' t focus on education."
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
12, 2007
•
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Pletcher issues dozens of pardons, commutes sentences
by ROGER ALFORD
AssociATED PRESS
FRANKFORT Gov.
Fletcher commuted the
entences of three convicted
nurderers, including a death
QW inmate, and pardoned
nore than 80 other people on
Aonday, his last day in office.
Among those who received
ommuted sentences was
effrey Devan Leonard, a
1rain-damaged Louisville man
vho has spent nearly 25 years
m Kentucky's death row.
,eonard had exhausted his
tppeals of a conviction in the
983 murder of Louisville
·onsignment store owner
~sther Stewart and was in line
o have an execution date set.
Fletcher's action won't free
..eonard. He still must serve
ife without the possibility of
1arole, said Fletcher's general
·ounsel, David Fleenor.
Ernie Lewis, executive
lirector of the Department of
>ublic Advocacy, praised
~letcher
for
commuting
..eonard's sentence.
"By his decision, the govertor has acted with conviction,
:ompassion and courage,"
..ewis said. "Executing Jeffrey
-eonard would have been a
ignificant and irrevocable
njustice."
Lewis · said Leonard was
epresented by a disbarred and
ndicted lawyer who did not
:ven know his client's real
tame.
Fletcher also commuted the
~rnie
\1SHA warns
~epeat
violators
:o Improve or
~ce sanctions
.
The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va.
the federal Mine Safety and
iealth Administration has
vamed 20 companies across
he country that they may fate
anctions as repeat violators of
tealth and safety rules.
The list includes coal operttors in West Virginia,
lirginia,
Kentucky
and
tennessee, along with a
:ement pllmt in Kentucky.
~ch received a letter giving
hem 90 days to make signifi:ant improvements or face a
emporary shutdown.
The companies are the secmd group targeted by MSHA
or repeated violations. Last
uly, the agency sent similar
vaming to eight other operaions.
Director Richard Stickler
.ays th~ warnings had the
lesired effect. He says those
:ompanies cut their rates of
.erious violations an average
1f 50 percent. Stickler says
hey should serve as an examJle to the new group.
Fleming-Neon
lllayor urges
~onservation
The Associated Press
LEXINGTON - A shorttge of drinking water in south:astern Kentucky has caused
>fficials in Fleming-Neon to
leclare a state of emergency.
Water ·
Commissioner
\ltarshall Bevins says the local
1tility pumps water from two
nines. He says one has gone
lry and the other has about
:ight feet of water left.
Rain has been falling in the
·egion, but officials say it will
ake about 10 days for the
noisture to make a difference
n the wells.
While officials didn't issue
nandatory restrictions, they
;trongly urge people who live
n Letcher County to use water
;paringly.
The state is sending an
nspector to review the water
mpply Monday.
20-year sentence of a state
lawmaker's son who was convicted of killing a 62-year-old
pedestrian while driving drunk
in 2005.
Harrison Yonts - whose
father, Brent Yonts, is a state
representative from western
Kentucky - was convicted in
February on a charge of wanton murder in the death of
Nadia Shaheen, a graduate student
at
Murray
State
University who was walking
home from the campus computer lab when she was struck.
The jury also convicted
Harrison Yonts, 21, of drunken
driving, leaving the scene of
an accident and tampering
with physical evidence. He
would have had to serve 17
years before becoming eligible
for parole. Under his commuted sentence, he will have to
serve only eight years, Fleenor
said.
A third man, Demond
Brown of Hopkinsville, who
was serving 20 years for wanton murder after a collision
that killed two people in
Christian County, will be freed
from prison when the paperwork is filed. Fleenor said
Brown is "mildly ret::.rded"
and that he should not have
been sent to prison for what
was essentially a horrible accident.
'"We were as fair as we
could be," Pleenor said
Monday evening. "There will
be people who feel like they
should have gotten a pardon
and didn't. There will be victims out there who feel like
pardons shouldn't be issued,
and there will be prosecutors
who will te taking my name in
vain."
Deputy Attorney General
Pierce Whites, whose office
was opposing the appeals of
GIS workshop to be
held in Prestonsburg
East Kentucky residents are
invited to attend workshops on
how to make use of free
Geographic
Information
Systems (GIS) resources and
freely available Kentucky
data to enhance government
and business activities.
The next workshop is set
for Wednesday, Dec. 19, from
9 a.m. until noon at Big Sandy
Community and Technical
College, Room 239, Bert
Combs
Drive, in
Prestonsburg .
Reservations
are
not
required, but the workshop is
limited to 20 participants.
The session is designed to
acquaint people in business
and government who have
limited or no experience with
GIS resources and data that are
available
across
the
Commonwealth. More and
more free GIS applications are
being made available both
online and on desktop computers. Similarly, many Kentucky
agencies are offering excellent
data sets.
Presented by The Kentucky
Center
for
Geospatial
Education, Research and
Outreach (KCGERO) housed
in the Institute for Regional
Analysis and Public Policy
(IRAPP) at Morehead State
University, the workshops will
be conducted by Dr. Timothy
Hare, assistant professor of
anthroplogy,
director
of
KCGERO, and instructor in
the MSU's Geographical
Information
Systems
Certificate Program within
IRAPP.
The
workshops
will
demonstrate how to acquire
these resources and provide
hands-on training on how to
use them to enhance business
and government decisionmaking and service provision.
For instance, they can facilitate development of city/county plans and business strategies. GIS can help users understand statistical and geographical information, analyze population growth patterns, and
map voting and census data.
Business enterprises can calculate optimal locations for
retail outlets and developing
marketing strategies.
Additional information is
available by calling Dr. Hare at
(606) 783-9436; by e-mailing
him at t.hare@moreheadstate.edu; or by visiting
www.kcgero.org.
Log Cabin
Restaurant Lounge
Town Mountain Road, Pikeville
437-9918
Leonard, Yonts and Brown,
declined to comment on
Fletcher's actions Monday
night.
However, Anna Pruitt,
founder of Kentuckians' Voice
for
Crime
Victims
in
Louisville,
objected
to
Fletcher's decision to commute the sentences.
"If the evidence is there,
and a jury hears the evidence
and determines the sentence, I
just have a problem with them
being released," Pruitt said.
"So many times they come out
of prison and the next thing
you know they're right back in
after committ~ng the same
crime."
Fleenor said the people
who received gubernatorial
pardons had been convicted in
years past .on a variety of
offenses but that all had since
completed their sentences.
Fletcher had already pardoned nine women, most of
whom were convicted of
killing abusive husbands.
Those pardons, announced
Sunday, were Fletcher's first
since those he offered to his
entire administration in the
wake of indictments related to
a grand jury probe into alleged
illegal patronage.
Public defender Marguerite
Neill-Thomas said in most oJ
the cases, the women had lived
in fear of abusive husbands;
Fletcher,
an
ordailjed
Baptist minister whose term
ends at midnight on Monday.
said he opted to pardon •
women "based on their indi·
vidual circumstances."
)
"The ultimate purpose, oJ
the pardon power is to grSlnl
mercy and ensure justice ir
exceptional circumstance.s,'
Fletcher said.
�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
12, 2007 • A7
.Text of Governor Beshear's inaugural speech
FRANKFORT - Following is the text of Gov. Steve
Beshear's prepared inaugural
speech:
Honored and distinguished
guests.
My fellow Kentuckians:
Once more, our commonwealth is at a crossroads. The
course we set out upon today
will help to determine whether
or ·not we pass on to our children and grandchildren a
Kentucky that's better and
more prosperous, and more
promising than the one we live
·n today.
We can choose the path of
least resistance; the status quo.
Or, we can choose the path
of progress. This path will
involve new thinking and new
ideas. It will require cooperation and patience. And it will
demand courage.
The status quo is unacceptable to me. There's too much
to do. We need to act.
We often look to the past to
find clues to the future. Our
challenge as Kentuckians is to
hold fast to the values that
embody Kentucky's past, and
learn from them as we create
pur own future.
Kentucky was America's
first frontier. The first state
west of the Appalachians. Our
ancestors succeeded by creat;ng opportunities, working
hard, building communities,
and putting their faith in God
find in each other. That is the
legacy they left to us.
~ We need to get back to
those values so th&t we can be
proud of the legacy we leave
to our own children.
However, in many ways,
the Kentucky of today has
stood still while others have
moved forward.
When it comes to economic
and educational opportunities,
Kentucky has fallen behind.
When it comes to investing
in our people, we've too often
fallen short.
When it comes to hope for
the future, we've become
resigned to watching helplessly as many of our children
move to other states where
better opportunities beckon
them.
But it doesn't have to stay
that way. If we address the
challenges that face us, and
take bold steps to meet them, I
believe that we can make
Kentucky America's Next
Frontier.
A frontier of imaginative
solutions;
A frontier for new technology and new industries;
A frontier that protects the
environment, while creating
opportunities;
A frontier that attracts
entrepreneurs,
tourists,
retirees;
A frontier that keeps our
own graduates right here at
home.
My administration will be
about our shared future. We
have a responsibility to work
together and I have a responsibility to lead. I take that
responsibility
seriously
because our prosperity is at
stake.
I ask everyone in this great
commonwealth of ours Democrat, Republican and
Independent, white, black and
brown, from Pikeville to
Paducah, from our bustling
cities to our small towns, to
our farms both large and small
- to join hands with me in
meeting this challenge.
We have just come through
the time-honored American
rite of a hard-foPght campaign; as a result, it is easy to
see what divides us. Instead,
what I want to see, and what J
do see today, is what unites us.
As Kentuckians, and as
Americans, we share the same
basic values.
We're passionate about our
freedom, we celebrate our differences, we cherish our faith,
and we love our families.
Our history is filled with
examples of overcoming division. During the Civil War, our
commonwealth was split
between those siding with the
Confederacy and those favoring the Union.
The years following the
war were hard, but our ancestors came together to build the
found ation for a modern
Kentucky. Eventually, they
worked through their differences for the sake of the
future.
It's time to focus again on
what unites us. Only then will
we achieve truly great things.
Abraham Lincoln, whose
200th birthday we will begin
to celebrate 2 months from
now, said in his first presidential inaugural address: "We are
not enemies, but friends. We
must not be enemies. Though
passion may have strained, it
must not break, our bonds of
affection."
Lincoln's plea for unity in
1861 is no less relevant today.
While we have made extraordinary progress as a people
smce that time, we still must
work to overcome our differences and not allow them to
1mpedc our progress.Sixty
years earlier, in his 1801 inaugural
address,
Thomas
Jefferson said: "every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle."
Now, some may Jisagree
wlth me on opinions, but Jet's
agree on principles and goals.
We can accomplish much
over the next four years, but
only if we work together for
the common good.
Only if we're open about
the challenges we face and
honest about the solutions.
Only if we're open to new
ideas and new ways of thinking.
Only if we put the interests
of all Kentuckians ahead of the
interests of political parties,
individuals and special interests.
The
great
Kentucky
Senator Henry Clay once said:
"Government is a trust, and the
officers of the government are
trustees. And both the trust and
the trustees are created for the
beneftt of the people."
Let us remember those wise
words as we begin the difficult
and exciting task of creating a
new Kentucky for the 21st
century.
Inaugural address of Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo
Today is a beautiful day ot because of the weather, but
because it is the fulfillment of
he legacy our ancestors provided us. It is democracy in
action. A day everyone can
celebrate the orderly transition
of power. An orderly procession that began when our
nation was young - when
. Kentucky was still America's
1rst frontier.
Kentucky was then a place
ople came to strike out on a
ew journey, to find advenre; to seek fortune. Where
rave men and women of all
ations, creeds, and political
beliefs came not just to find,
but to create, a better life. It ·
was a rugged land that needed
taming, but our ancestors did
not shrink from this challenge.
hey embraced it. Working
ogether they made the
merican dream a Kentucky
team.
It was that same American
ream that led a young man
named Dominic and his two
brothers to leave Italy and
come to Harlan County,
Kentucky a century ago. Not
knowing what lay ahead, but
with hope and promise, they
came to work in Kentucky's
coalmines. It was not easy. It
took hard work, but working
together they made a life for
themselves. The opportunity
Kentucky gave them allowed
Dominic to bring his children
from the Old world to the new.
The promise of America
allowed his son, Jimmy, to
grow and prosper. My father,
with me today, left school at
tJ 5 and went to work to pro~ide for the family. He married
my mother, Katherine, bringing her from Italy. He, too, had
an American dream. From
nothing they built a life in
Eastern Kentucky.
Like Kentucky's story, their
story had hardship and pain.
Their first son, my brother
Dominic worn I never knew,
was lost because quality health
care was not available in
Eastern Kentucky then. But,
like Kentucky, my parents
endured.
Kentucky gave my parents
~the opportunity to prosper and
they gave me the chance to
follow my dreams - through
Hazard
High
School,
Transylvania University, and
to the University of Kentucky
School of Medicine.
Their commitment to that
American dream led me back
to my home in Eastern
Kentucky to practice medicine. It led me to the Kentucky
State Senate. It led me here
today were I am proud and
honored
to
become
Kentucky's Lt. Governor.
The story of my family is a
uniquely Ame.("ican story, a
uniquely Kentucky story.
It is from this Kentucky
story that Steve Beshear and
our entire administration
embark in a new direction.
Working together, Steve
Beshear and I want to make
that Kentucky Dream available to everyone in this great
commonwealth.
I'm from Eastern Kentucky
and Steve Behsear is from
Western Kentucky. From
Hazard to Dawson Springs
people have been telling us
that it's time to findcommon
ground - that it's time to put
partisanship aside and get
things done.
I'm proud to be serving
with Steve Beshear. He's
someone who doesn't just talk
about bringing all sides together, he does it.
Governor Beshear will be a
leader we can look up to. A
leader we can be proud of. A
leader everyone can work
with.
The road ahead will not be
easy. Kentucky's problems are
many, but so are our opportunities. Working together, we
can solve those problems and
take advantage of those opportunities.
First, we must restore trust
in our government. Without
trust, it will be difficult to
effect the changes Kentucky
needs.
Then, we must restore a
strong economy in all regions
of Kentucky by strengthening
our existing businesses and by
fostering and attracting new
businesses and good-paying
jobs.
Our abundant natural
resources can be developed
into alternative sources of
energy. This will make us less
dependent on foreign oil and it
will create new jobs.
We can be a national leader
in 'adventure tourism: using
our natural beauty to become a '
destination for people all over
America.
We can tackle the problems
our greatest
confronting
resource: our citizens. The
education of our children and
the health of all our people
must be improved.
And we must train our
workforce to give them the
skills they need to compete in
the global economy because
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Kentucky cannot afford to fall
further behind.
But we will need everyone
working together to achieve
these lofty goals. We will need
everyone's ideas and everyone's input.
When Dominic left Italy a
hundred years ago he could
not imagine what •was before
him - certainly htt could not
envision that his grandson
would become Kentucky's
Lieutenant Governor.
Likewise, we cannot see
into the future . But Kentucky's
history proves we can prevail.
It will not be easy and the way
may not always be clear, but
\Ve must be like our ancestors
and meet the challenges that
lie before us.
I have faith that we can
conquer these challenges
because I know Kentuckians
have done so before.
God bless you and God
bless the Commonwealth of
Kentucky.
Thank you.
A Kentucky · where the
youngest among us have
expanded learning opportunities that will serve a lifetime;
A Kentucky where the oldest among us are not forced to
choose between .·ood and medicine;
A Kentucky where citizens
trust that their leaders are
doing the people's business,
not their own;
And a Kentucky where it
doesn't matter if an idea is a
or
a
Democratic
idea
Republican idea, as long as it's
a good idea.
My administration will be
lookmg for good ideas to help
Kentucky
innovate
and
become a leader among the
states.
I expect to earn your trust,
not to simply be given it. I
expect my administration to be
accountable- and it starts at
the top. with me.
That's why one of my first
otJicial acts as governor will
be to require all my top
appointees to take extensive
training in laws relating to
ethics and the merit system,
and to plt·dge to follow them
In addition, one of my first
proposals to the legislature
will be a package of new
ethics laws to govern us increasmg penalties for violating the ethics code, strengthening protections for whistleblowers, and changing the way
appointments to the Ethics
Commission itself are made.
We need to get our own
house in order before we can
be trusted to do the people's
business. l look forward to
working with legislatots of
both parties to pass tough' new
ethics and accountability standards we can all be proud of.
We've seen too often ''what
happens when the people 'don't
trust
their
government.
Enacting new ethics standards
w1ll help to regain some of that
trust.
~
So will governing Jffectively, efficiently and 'with
humility. This, I pledge to'you.
And that starts -with being
honest about the serious challenges we face as .I take office
today.
The current state of' the
economy means that we will
need to be jealous guardians
of
+
the pubhc's money. We· 1t¥ill
need to make difficult chOices
and set clear priorities. we will
need to show the courage to
cut back where we can ndw in
order to invest in what we
must in the future.
My priorities are ones we
all share: investing more in the
education of our people te'better prepare them to compete in
the global economy; creating
more opportunities by attracting better paying jobs thr6ughout Kentucky, in industries
that promise long-term growth
not just for today's workers but
also for tomorrow's; and making health care more affordable for all our people so 'that
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Christ United Methodist Chancel Choir will present'
Chrjstmas Cantata "Emmanuel Celebrating Heaven's
Child'' during 11 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship
Service December 16, 2007.
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The Floyd County Animal Shelter is located at
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Wednesday. December 19 at 10 a.m.,
Wesley Christian School will present
''Christma<; Around the World''
in Wesley Gym.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
12, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Kentucky marks 100-year
:~ChristmaS Seal anniversary
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From the time Kentucky's first
. Qlristmas Seals were sold 100 years ago
v ·. from the steps of Louisville's Seelbach
~ 1r. f-!otel to help fight tuberculosis, these color~ ~ ful
stickers have become a holiday tradition
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m
Kentucky.
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<J~ ', This year, in honor of the Christmas
Seal's lOOth anniversary, the American
~ ~ung Association is launching a new
~ <;hristmas Seals website at www.clnistW masseals.crg
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On the website, you can send free e-mail
~·
holiday
cards featuring the 2007 Christmas
5'~-" Seal, download
ready-to-color seal images,
and add a Christmas Seal to your e-mail
~eshear
signature. You can also read messages of
hope from those affected by lung disease
and see a collection of historical seals.
When a volunteer named Emily Bissell
designed and sold the first Christmas Seals
in 1907 to help out a Delaware tuberculosis
sanatorium. TB was the most feared disease
in the world. There was no cure for TB
and small hope of recovery. Most victims
died within a short time. TB sanatoria
were small, makeshift and often in dire
financial straits.
Printing 50,000 Christmas Seals on
credit, Bissell met her goal to raise $300.
By the end of the holiday season, she had
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raised over $3,000 and the first AntiTuberculosis Society was formed. The
1908 Christmas Seal campaign was nationwide and raised a staggering $135,000 gi ving the first real public funding to fight lung
disease.
Today, in Kentucky and nationwide,
Christmas Seals continue to fund important
lung health programs. Here in Kentucky,
donations support medical re~earch at the
University of Louisville and University of
Kentucky, and local programs such as
camps for kids with asthma and support
groups for adults with chronic lung disease.
calls for unity after divisive election
by JOE BIESK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT Gov.
Steve Beshear, in his inaugural
address on Tuesday, called for
unity among Kentuckians after
a divisive election year that
was marked by harsh criticism
from all sides.
"I ask everyone in this great
commonwealth of ours Democrat, Republican and
Independent, white, black and
brown, from Pikeville to
Paducah, from our bustling
cities to our small towns. to
our farms both large and small
- to join hands with me in
meeting this challenge,"
Beshear said in his first major
address since being sworn into
office.
The theme of Beshear\
speech has become standard
for newly elected Kentucky
governors after particularly
rancorous elections like the
one in November that ended in
the ouster of first-term
Republican Ernie Fletcher.
"We have just come
through the time-honored
American rite of a hard-fought
campaign," Beshear told a
crowd of more than 2,500
gathered at the Capitol on
Tuesday afternoon. "As a
result, it is easy to see what
divides us. Instead, what I
want to see, and what 1 do see
today, is what unites us."
Beshear said Kentucky has
a history of overcoming division, especially in the years
following the Civil Wru: when
the state was split between residents
siding with
the
Confederacy and the Union.
"The years following the
war were hard, but our ancestors came together to build the
foundation for a modern
Kentucky," Beshear said.
"Eventually, they worked
through their differences for
the sake of the future. It's time
to focus again on what unites
us. Only then will we achieve
truly great things ."
Beshear, who made ethics a
key component of his campaign. said he will require all
of his top appointees to undergo extensive training on Jaws
regarding government ethics
and the state's merit system.
He said he will also require
that the appointees pledge to
follow those laws. He also
called on lawmakers to adopt
tougher ethics and accountability standards.
"We need to get our own
bouse in order before we can
be tru'sted to do the people's
business," he said.
The new governor also
addressed "the serious challenges" that face the state,
including budget shortfalls
that have been highlighted in
recent weeks.
"The current state of the
economy means that we will
need to be jealous guardians of
the public's money," he said.
"We will need to make difficult choices and set clear priorities. "
Beshear said he wants to
invest more in education, ceonomic development and health
care - all of which, he said,
need to be improved to preserve and protect the quality of
life for the state's residents.
"I see Kentucky as one big
family," he said. "We may
have our di<;agreements, but
?fe share the same values and
we want what's best for our
children and our grandchildren. "
arc i ntcrc~te d in rc~olving the
strike. though no further talk-;
have been scheduled.
"The meeting ended with
no resolut ion and with ARi'i
asking the union to once again
provide us its complete li st of
issues so that \\e can put a
end to the stri ke and return m '
nurses to wo rk:· said Smi th.
''We were asked by Gov.
Manchin to refrain from going
to the media regarding our
meetmg. Though ARH will not
honor the governor 's request.
the nurses have and will continue to do so." said Pal
Tanner, KNA/WVNA lead
negotiator.
ARH maintains that they
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bus accident that killed 26 students and the driver o n Feb.
28, 1958, after the vehicle
crashed into a wrecker and
plunged into the freet.ing
waters of the Big Sandy River.
The rescue squad was
formed by Graha m Burchett
and James B. Goble, both having lost children in the accident.
"It was important to those
men that th ings we re done
right," Cooley ~ai d . ''They
d id everything perfect."
Asa Hutchinson, former
undersec retary
for
t11c
Department of Homeland
Security. said in a letter to
Cooley that local responders,
not federal oflicials. must he
prepared to deal with sucb
tragedies.
"Our federal government
5imply doesn' t have the financial resources to he a fir t
response organit alion for all
American commu n i ti e~ - it\.,
not practicaL or realist ic;·
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"I brought the sun," a jesting Beshear returning to state politics after such a his family attended a morning religious
told well-wishers lining the sidewalks.
long absence.
service in downtown Frankfort. Ministers
Beshear was sworn in as Kentucky
"It's got to be a nice feeling," he said.
prayed during the hour-long interdenomiBeshear1 surrounded by his family, national service for Beshear and
g<Wernor in a private midnight ceremony
in 1~ Exeeutive Mansion, completing an was sworn in by Supreme Court ) ustic.:e Mongiardo to lead the state with strength
unliJfut:t political Mmeback '20 years' Bill <::ttnningliam. With his hand on a anti courage during the next four years.
white family Bible held by his wife,
Beshear was publicly sworn in by
after he last held an elective office.
Thousands of people 1ined the streets Beshear repeated Kentucky's traditional Supreme Court Justice Mary C. Noble at
of Frankfort to catch a glimpse of the and archaic constitutional oath. In addi- 2 ·p.m., after which he delivered an inaustate's 6lst governor in an inaugural tion to a customary vow to uphold the gural address outside the Capitol, calling
law, the oath required Beshear to swear for unity after a divisive election year.
parade that began about 10 a.m. EST.
"We have come through the time-honAlexis Seymore, a school superinten- that he has never fought a duel with deaddent from Dawson Springs where ly weapons a holdover from ored Arnerican rite of a hard-fought camBeshear grew up and one of the specta- Kentucky's frontier days, one that drew paign," he said. ··As a result, Jt is easy to
tors, said the new governor is an inspira- snickers from the 120 people invited to see what divides us. Instead, what I want
tion to small-town children because he watch the ceremony in the mansion ball- to see. and what I do sec today, is what
unites us."
has proven that they can do anything they room.
Beshear, 63. has said he thought his
Newly elected Lt. Gov. Daniel
set their minds to.
"It's just a great example," Seymore Mongiardo was sworn in with the same political career was over long ago. But he
oath by Court of Appeals Chief Judge reconsidered at the urging of friends and
said.
After losing his first attempt at the job Sara Walter Combs immediately after- political advisers. He went on to win a
in 1987, Beshear had given up aspirations ward with his fiance, Allison Patrick. at crowded Democratic primary in the
spring and later toppled incumbent GOP
of becoming governor. However, the his side.
Brig. Gen. Edward W. Tonini was also candidate Ernie Fletcher in a lopsided
Lexington attorney made an unplanned
return to Kentucky politics earlier this sworn in as adjutant general for the victory.
Fletcher, who was the first Republican
Kentucky National Guard, a move that
~ar. jumping into the governor's race
after trying unsuccessfully to persuade satisfies a constitutional mandate that the elected Kentucky governor in more than
30 years, had been politically weakened
other prominent Democrats to run.
job never go unfilled.
Beshear previously announced Tonini by an indictment charging that he reward"This is a prime example of how
strange things happen in life," Be shear as his choice for adjutant generaL He ed politically connected Republicans
said after being sworn in early Tuesday. already has named several other people to with jobs at the expense of Democrats.
The son of a Baptist preacher, Beshear
"We're going to face some challenging fill key positions in his administration.
climbed the political ladder in the 1970s
times in the days and months ahead but, They will be sworn in on Wednesday.
my friends, I will tell you right now, we're
Frankfort residents fulfilled a long- and 1980s as a state lawmaker, attorney
standing tradition Tuesday moming by general and lieutenant governor. He lost
going to be successful."
in his first run for governor in 1987, then
· Dawson Springs Mayor Stacia Peyton, welcoming the new governor to town.
Franklin County Judge-Executive Ted failed in a 1996 run for the U .S. Senate.
•ho spoke briefly during the inauguraAfter that, he had faded from the politn ceremony, gushed about Beshear, Collins came to the governor's mansion
9ying "we are all hometown proud of our carrying a white cake on a silver tray. ' ical scene.
He is very excited, spokeswoman
Hative son."
Others brought Kentucky bourbon,
Vicki Glass said. "He's looking forward
.- Joe Gershtenson, director of the candy, country ham and beaten biscuits.
Center for Kentucky History and Politics
Beshear said he was "thoroughly to helping make Kentucky a better place.
He's ready to hit the ground running.
a_t Eastern Kentucky University, said
enjoying" his first day as governor.
After accepting the gifts, Beshear and
Beshear pulled ofT a remarkable feat by
II
11111 Back•••
"Big Ron" Mayhan
is back at John Gray's
and would like to welcome all his friends
and family to stop in and see him,
or give him a call at (606} 297-4066
or call toll-free 1-'8 00-346-4066.
II
II
Speech
• Continued from p7
every family can provide their
children the care they deserve,
and so that no senior need go
Jithout the medications they
~ed.
-
We must address these challenges if we are to preserve and
..protect our quality of life and
&lild the future that we all
pe for.
• A future where our children
on't need to move away to
nd good-paying jobs with
nefits;
A future where new ideas
. HI create new opportunities
if!d new industries; A future
where Kentucky is competing
not just with our neighbors. but
with the world.
I see Kentucky as one big
family. We may have our disagreements, but we share the
same values and we want
what's best for our children and
our grandchildren. And we
want to keep our families
together.
Wouldn't it be something if
we could build a Kentucky that
our children would not want to
leave and that would attract
many others because of the
opportunity we would offer
them here?
The Bible states, in
Jeremiah, chapter 3 1, verse 17:
"So there is hope for your
'future," declares the Lord.
"Your children will return to
their own land."
That, my friends, would be
something!
This inauguration is a new
beginning. Now is the time to
put aside our preconceived
notions and ou~ ideologies.
Instead, let us strive to work
with those who differ with us
and forge new alliances. Let us
consider new ideas and revisit
old ones. Let us demand excellence and honesty. And let us
listen. For if we listen, we will
never forget why we're here or
who we're here to serve.
I will never forget that I
serve the people of the commonwealth of Kentucky.
Thank you. God bless you .
Now let's get to work!
Ben Detwiler hoped to make the world a better place.
That hope died when he was killed by a drunk driver.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Odds & Ends
• PHOENIX
Mark
Jittell believes he has a better
.vay to protect himself, and the
·ormer major leaguer wilJ risk
1is manhood to prove it.
In a video posted on
rouTube, Littell is perched on
1 wooden pallet bracmg him;elf as assistants aim the barrel
)fa pitching machine between
1is legs. On cue, the machine
'ires a baseball that smacks
~ittell right in the- well, you
mow - with a resounding
.vhomp.
Littell stands and flexes his
nuscles, unfa:ted.
"Yes sir folks," he says into
.he camera. "The Nutty
Buddy: It's mean, it's tough,
md it's right there for ya,
~very time."
Lillell, 54, says nine seaons with the Kansas City
oyals and St. Louis Cardinals
!lped him design an athletic
p that's ahead of the compeon. The challenge now is to
bvince ball players that a
od cup is worth the extra
!>ney.
' "All people have to do is
r it," Littell says.
The primary advantage to
~ Nutty Buddy is that it's
atomically correct, Littell
ys, which makes it more
,>mfortable. Unlike tradition! shell-shaped cups, the Nutty
Buddy is wider, deeper and
full of curves.
At $19.95, the Nutty Buddy
:osts about twice as much as a
~ypical athletic cup. They
:orne m macho names:
··Hammer," "Boss," "Hog"
md for really big men, the XLsized "Mongo," a salute to the
:>gre~like character in the
movie "Blazing Saddles."
"I'm a hick," Littell says
with a chuckle when asked
=tbout the names. "I'm from
.he country."
Littell now works around
·he minor leagues as a pitching
:oordinator, and the idea for
·he Nutty Buddy came several
years ago in the dugout.
"I asked my pitchers, how
nany of you guys don't wear
;ups? And half of them raised
.heir hand," he said. "So I
went off on a little mild tirade
lt the time."
Littell made his first proto.ype with a moldable plastic
for splints and two golf balls.
He says he's now sunk
$40,000 of his own money
nto refining the model and
1pplying for patents. His com:>any has sold about 3,500 of
:he cups through the Web.
Bike Athletic, an Atlanta
:ompany that claims to be the
:>riginator of the modern jock
;trap, has taken a look at the
\lutty Buddy.
'The only drawback is that
tt's such a drastic evolution" in
shape, says Steve Kesterson, a
senior merchandising manager
for Bike Athletic. "Is it a
1ecent cup?"
Littell has a simple answer:
Look at the video. Will other
;::ompanies stand by their product like Littell has with Nutty
Buddy?
"Let's get the CEO of every
:::up company," he says. "You
put your cup on, and I' 11 put
my cup on, and we'll see
who's left standing."
• DEADWOOD, S.D.
A relaxing soak in a hot tub
came to an abrupt end when
Marlene Todd came eye to eye
with a mountain lion in her
backyard.
"I was kind of hidden, sitting with my back up against
the side of the tub, and I heard
a little rustling sound in the
needles right beside me," she
said.
Todd said she thought it
might have been her house cat
until she saw "this big, tan,
hairy body" just 4 inches
away.
"I didn't realize what it was
until it took a leap and jumped
up on the side of my hot. tub,"
Todd said.
The cougar was cornered
somewhat because the deck
stairs blocked its retreat. It
would have to go up and over
the hot tub.
"It just took a leap. It
jumped on the side of the hot
tub," Todd said of the
Thursday morning encounter.
"We locked eyes, and it kicked
off of the hot tub and ran away.
When it jumped, it flipped my
robe into the hot tub."
She summoned Deadwood
police, who surmised the big
cat was stalking some deer in
the neighborhood and may
have been attracted to the
warmth of the hot tub on the
frosty morning.
"Now I know what a goldfish feels like when the cat is
staring in its bowl," Todd said.
•
GROSSE POINTE
PARK, Mich. - Sister Kathy
Avery won'l put up with
swearing on the playground at
her school, and she's not
above repeating the offending
language to make sure everyone understands which words
she won't tolerate.
The principal of St. Clare of
Montefalco Catholic School
had students stay after a Mass
last month and informed the
fifth- through eighth-graders
that she has a zero-tolerance
policy for cursing.
Just in case anyone wasn't
sure what she was talking
about, Avery read off a list of
the very words and phrases
that she was banning.
"It got a little quiet m
church" during her talk, she
to1d the Detroit Free Press.
Some
parents
were
shocked, but others applauded,
the newspaper said.
"In a way you would think
a nun would shy away from
something like that, but she's
very open with the children,
very clear in her messages,"
said Margaret Roache, chairperson of the school commission.
Roache's sixth-grade son
was there when Avery read the
list of banned words.
''When I asked him to give
me a sample of it, he said 'Oh,
no, I can't say it!'" Roache
said. "I thoughtit was great."
A representative of the
of
Detroit
Archdiocese
declined to comment Sunday.
Cuss words aren't the only
things that set Avery off. She's
also banned the words "stu-
pid" and "boring."
• NEW YORK- Call it a
special delivery. A postal carrier pocketed dozens of greeting
cards he was supposed to
deliver to get at the cash
inside, postal inspectors said.
He was found with more
than 130 pieces of other people's mail in his car, according
to a court complaint.
Olivia
was
Michael
released on his own recognizance Thursday following
his arrest the previous day,
court records show. The exact
charges against him were not
listed in court records available early Saturday, and a
spokesman for prosecutors did
not immediately return a telephone call.
Olivio said he was "not
allowed to talk," and his
lawyer, Michelle Gclernt,
declined to comment.
Postal authorities started
getting complaints in June
about greeting cards getting
lost en route to residents of a
Brooklyn ZIP code, U.S.
Postal Inspection Service
Special Agent Stephen Dolloff
said in papers filed in U.S.
District Court in Brooklyn.
He set up stings involving
decoy cards in September and
again this week. The latest one
included cash - and a hidden
electronic transmitter. The
transmitter showed that Olivia
kept the card after finishing his
mail route Wednesday, Dolloff
said.
Agents stopped Olivia and
found their decoy in his car,
along with about 137 other
cards and other letters, Dolloff
said in a sworn statement. He
said Olivio later told agents he
had been filching greeting
cards from his mail bag since
February, recently taking as
many about 35 per day.
It wasn't clear how much
cash Olivia is accused of taking.
firefighter and param~dic,
• CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. though he wasn't on ~uty
- Matthew McKnight hopes when he stopped to bel~ the
nobody manages to top his feat accident victims. He works
in the Guinness Book of World ·full-time as a communications
specialist at Mercy Hospital in
Records.
That's because McKnight Pittsburgh.
McKnight's
emerg~ncy
holds the record for "Greatest
Distance Thrown in a Car room physician, Dr. Eric
Accident" in the book's 2008 Brader, submitted pape~ork
for the record, which Guinness
edition.
The 29-year-old record- recognized in 2003. It was not
holder Jived to tell about being listed in the book until the
thrown 118 feet by a car that 2008 edition, however. '
"I thought it was a big joke.
hit him while traveling about
70 mph. He was struck on Oct. Dr. Brader is known for joking
26, 2001, while trying to help around a lot," McKnight" told
accident • victims
along the Pittsburgb Post-Gazette.
Interstate 376 in Monroeville, "But when he brought ' (the
about 15 miles east of paperwork) to me, I saw '_how
serious he was."
Pittsburgh.
He suffered two dislocated
shoulders plus a broken shoulder, pelvis, leg and tailbone.
He spent two weeks in the hospital and 80 days in rehab
before returning to work in
April2002.
McKnight is a volunteer
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GIRIEAT IDIEAlllil!l
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'96 Toyota Avalon,
140,000
miles.
Extra
sharp.
$3,700
98' GTF> GrandPrix
92
Pathfinder,
80,000
miles
$3,800 automatic,
$1550.
96' Buick Century
$1,100.
Chevy c60 Dump
truck 14 foot bed
$3800.
1995
GMC
Conversion VAN
$3800
886-2842
886-3451.
1989
Crown
ctoria fpr sale.
Good condition
$1,200. Call 8742421 or 226-5583
For Sale: 1992
GMC
Safari
Conversion Van .
Runs good. $ 700.
firm. Call 606-3772762.
1985 dodge ram
heavy duty 8 lug.
85,000 miles. New
mud I snow tires.
Would be a good
work truck. also for
sale 351 windsor
motor. low· miles
$800. Call 8866258.
2001 Grand Am
for 'sale. Call 8868843 or 791-2727.
activities of daily
living in the home.
Duties
would
include assisting
with
mobility,
preparing meals,
light house keeping. If interested
call 606-946-2072.
For Sale 2002
Pontiac Sunfire.2door, white automatic with sunroof.
$6,200 Call 87427 45 or 87 4-9703.
HR BLOCK has
immediate openings for experienced tax preparers! Sign on bonus
for eligible applicants . Call 606886-3685.
For Sale: 1987
Dodge ram B-250
Van.
(Fair
Condition)
1
owrier. Can be
used for passenger
or
cargo
transport. $1,295.
Call 285-9112.
Pediatric
office
seeks RN I LPN for
FT employment.
Send resume' to
Pediatrics, PO Box
607, Prestonsburg,
Ky 41653.
2001 Volvo sao.
78,000 mi., garage
kept, all maint.
records
from
Quantrell
Volvo.
Beautiful,
wellmaintained
car.
Contact
Gary
Frazier: 886-1878
(H), 886-9100 (W),
226-1375
(C).
$12,50
2006
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1200c
- $7,200.00 and a
2006 Harley Dyna
Lowrider
1600
miles- $10,400.00.
Both excellent condition. (606) 3772028 or (606) 3776229.
FOR SALE
Submergible deep
well Meyer pumps.
Half 3 quarter and
1 horse power. Call
358-2000.
EMPLOYMENT
Seeking individual to ·assist alert
elderly lady with
lndependant
Sales Agent wanted. Call 1-606424-9593 or fax
resume to 2853272.
Community
Connections is hiring for Direct Care
High
Providers.
school
I
GED
required. Apply in
person
at
Community
nnectio
4:6.fl3
US 23 South lvel,
Ky 41602. Phone
number (606) 8741900.
AVON
Sign up for 10.00
and Receive Free
gift. Earn pocket or
career money, you
decide. Call Jency
at 886-2082
Human Resource
Director - We are
looking for the
right person to be
a part of the management
team
who has a track
record of building a
culture of team
work.
The successful candidate
resource experience preferably in
health care experience and be certified as a PHR or
SPHR or whose
combination
of
education
and
experience will give
them
the
best
opportunity for success.
Interested candidates should send
their resume to:
Pikeville
Healthcare Center
David
R.
Baumgartner,
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"mailto:dbaumgartner@ hqmmail.com
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(859) 806-1517
Fax {859) 5235564
PO Box 910844
Lexington,
KY
40591-0844
Miller Bros. Coaj,
LLC is seeking
qualified applicants
for the position of
Surface
Mine
Planning Engineer.
Mining Engineering
degree and experience
required.
Competitive salary
nd benefits package.
Interested
applicants should
send their resume
in confidence to
P.O. Box 990, Allen,
Ky. 41601 . Phone
not
inquiries
accepted.
Job Openings
Goodwill Industries
of KY will open a
Goods
Donated
Center
in
Prestonsburg
In
~·FOR
November.
Openings
include a Center
Manager, Assistant
Center Manager ,
Production clerks
and
a
Baler/Material
Handler. To apply
for positions, mail or
fax
or
email
resumes to Karen
Cogdill,
Donated
Goods
Manager
Goodwill Industries
at 370 S Hwy 27
Suite
9-A
Somerset,
KY
42501. Fax # 606678-4185 or email
kcogdill@ gwik.org
Closing date when
positions are filled.
Goodwill Industries
of Kentucky EOE
100
Workers
needed. Assemble
crafts, wood items.
$480/wk.
To
Materials provided.
Free
information
Pkg 24 Hr. 801428-4649.
tion (A collaboration
of
Kim's
Korner) .
Priority
mail $13.30, shipping UPS $20.00,
allow 2-4 weeks for
delivery. To order
or
send check
money
order to
Kim Frausre 955
Abbott Mountain
Road Prestonsburg
Ky 41653, or email
klfrasure@ bellsouth.net
Bathtub 125.
Antique double
Washtub
with
Wooden Ringer
$125. Call 8742421.
For
Sale:
Beautiful Maggie
SoHero wedding
gown size 12 original cost $1600,
selling $500. Call
606-886-9626. If
interested please
leave message and
number
For Sale: Troy
Burchett, recently
on WLJC, has his
CD and book for
sale at $12 each.
Available
at
SPREAD
THE
WORD & LIGHTHOUSE
bookstores pr by mail.
Troy Burchett, 724
McNally
Lane ,
Prestonsburg,Ky
41653. for concerts, call 8868483.
3 Caret diamond
bracelet for sale.
$250. Call 7910107.
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.
2- 6 tt glass display cases for sale.
Also 2- 5 ft wood
cabinets for sale .
Call
886-3142.
9am-5pm
4 Pc Antique
Bedroom suite with
waterfall design for
sale. Also wooden
sec retary
and
accent chair. Call
886-8368.
ALLEN
FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furn iture, used
appliances, living I
bedroom
suits ,
bunk beds, and lots
more ! Call 606874-9790.
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.Yard Sale
. .
Estate
Sale:
Antique furniture,
Duncan fife sofa.
Call 606-434-5551.
Miscellaneous
Animals ·
Heavy Equipment
Steam Cleaning
Company needs
employees.
Must
have valid drivers
license and up to For
Sale
date surface mininq, Antiqu~: Antique
papers
.Min~ ..lohn Deer Disc
Emer;gency Tech. is Harrow
$600.
G.E.
a plus. Call Mon. Antique
Refrigerator $350.
Thru Fri. 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. (606)
Antique
Horse
886-1759 If no Drawn
Plows
answer leave mes- $~00.
Antique
Clawfoot
sage
For Sale: make
nice x- mas present
AKC registered exercise
cycle,
Boxer
pups. nordic track skier.
Asking-$350. Tails. call ' 886-9158
docked. - d.e 1/f '226-9472
claws.. removed ,
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(606)
298-2529.
Both
male
&
female.
Great
Christmas Gift!!
of debt,
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B ig Sandy, Jleath Care. Inc.
i~ ~eckin~
candidate!-. for a
LICENSED CLINICAL
SOCIAL WORKER
Prestonsburg
Large Shop Building
437-1656 or 433.- 3077
Register NOW at
BSCTC for Spring
Real
Estate
Classes. Call Carla
Reynolds at {60~)788-2832 or Er$il
carla.reynolds@ lt:ct
cs.edu
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RESTAURANT
doors, approx. 3.5 acres level
land. Tractor/trailer accessible, 3phase power to the building.
Located 6 miles from Allen red
light at Cow Creek. $150,000.
Call Jerry Bentley at
OM 800 Mack 50
bogie
with
out
motor & transmission $4,000. Also
2002 Honda XR
1OOR FMF pipe,
exhaust.
K&N
Looks and runs
good.$950. 8Ft Pull
behind broon road
sweeper $700. C~ll
606-452-9444.
Outgoing and assertive individuals
to make presentations to area
churches. Flexible hours and great
income potential for very rewarding
work. You w ill be working out of this
local newspaper office. Interested?
Call toll-free 1-866-288-4901
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BOOK FOR SALE
Korners of inspira-
9,000 sq. ft. under roof. 9 rollup
7 day six night
disney area stay.
2 Adult disney
tickets paid $750.
Sacrificed $199.
Good for 1 yr. Call
270-651-0503
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Merchandise
SALE •
For Sale: 20\)4
John Deere Tractor
Diesel. Like nevv.
Attachments
include
loader
bucket,
scraper
blade,
finishing
mower deck, &
tiller. Please call
606-226-9901.
Furniture
HELP WANTED: Waitresses, dishwashers/busboys, cooks. Paid vacation, health insurance available.
Uniforms furnished.
No phone calls, please!
Apply in person.
Duties include: Pcrfom1s psychosocial assc,~ mc nts
and provides individual and family therapy in a
primary care scuing. Must have d iag noMic sk.iH und
working knowledge of DSM-IV-TR.
Qualifications include: Master' s degree or doctorol
Ucg.f CC 111 So(.:ial \Vork. C urre nt lice nsure us a
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Liccn.~~d
Clinical Social Worker required.
A cumpt•titi••p .'\alary· a nd excellerll h1n1.fiJ pllckage a ccompa11y
this position.
Mail or f ax Rc:!\ume to:
Attn: Kelly Akcr~. MBA
Big Sandy H ealth C:.tre, Inc.
1701.) K \ RT 321 , Suit...· 3 • Presto n ... burg, KY 4 1653
WELDING POSITION
AVAILABLE.
POSITION AVAILABLE
The Big Sandy ADD is in need of a Water Management
Coordinator. Duties will include but not limited to:
• Assist individual water and wastewater utilities with project
planning and development activities.
• Maintain dataphase for all water and wastewater projects in
the region
• Serve as general facilitator for quarterly Water Management
Planning Council Meetings, developing and implementing
the area wide plan required by contract.
• Update as appropriate mapped data to show, accurately
and clearly, the boundaries of the Water Management Plan
areas, including drinking water and wastewater areas.
• Track status of applications for grants and loans on projects
and report to Kentucky infrastructure Authority
• Develop a priority list for project funding for water and
wastewater projects in each county and regionally
• Determine total number of households in each system's
water and sewer areas, and the number of households
currently being served by each
• Ability to communicate effectively with utility superintendents, JUdges/mayors, and general public
• Provide annually an up-to-date system map to management staff of each water and wastewater utility within a
region.
Applicants with a Bachelors Degree in Geography or related
field with some GIS and mapping experience will be given
preference. Salary, with great benefit package, commensurate with experience. Apply by letter of intent and resume to
Big Sandy ADD, ATT: Terry Trimble, 110 Resource Court,
Prestonsburg, KY 41653, no later than December 14, 2007.
Big Sandy ADD is an EOE.
EXCELLENT PAY. DRUG
SCREEN REQUIRED
CALL
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8:00AM-5:00PM
285-9358
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
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
social/educational programs for children and
adults. All utilities
included at Highland
Hgts., utility allowance
at Cliffside. Call (606)
666-0606, 666-1927, or
686·1619. TDD: 1-800648-6056.
Highland
Heights and Cliffside
Apartments do not discriminate 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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APPLICATIONS BEING
ACCEPTED FOR
1-BEDROOM
APARTMENTS FOR
PERSONS
55 AND OLDER
Located behind Wendy's
and Pizza Hut in Pres·
tonsburg. All utilities are
Included and the rent Is
based upon gross monthly
income. Several activities,
such as line dancing. crafts,
bingo, movies, hair salon
and church services. The
apartments are furnished
with a refrigerator, stove,
emergency alarm system,
and air conditioner. For
more information, please
call Highland Terrace at 606·
886-1925, TOO: 1-800-6486056 or 711 , or come by the
office lor an application.
Highland Terrace does not
discriminate In admission
or employment in subsi·
dized housing on account
of race, color,
creed, religion,
sex, national ori·
Attention, Miners:
Two (2) Full Crews Needed for
New Underground Mine Opening.
Needed: Bosses, Electricians, Medical
Emergency Technicians, Shuttle Car
Operators, Roof Bolter Operators, Miner
Operators. High Coal Conditions.
Competitive Wages, Benefits, Vacations,
Uniforms Offered.
Please inquire at (606) 874-6441, between
the hours of 9:00 a.m., and 4:00 p.m.
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Cl}Uill Opporlunity E mployer
REAL ESTATE & PERSONAL PROPERTY
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Home for the Holidays!!"
Relax to our low utility costs
at Park Place Apartments!
Move in by ~ember 31,2007
Get ~our 1st ~onth Ren~ F~EE!
Secunty Depos1t to be pa1d mfull.
Rents starting at: 1BR·$280, 2BR·$304
Rent Includes water, sewer, garbage pickup
Laundry Room on site
Equal Housing Opportunity
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money. That's why we offer a variety of auto premium
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303 University Drive
Prestonsburg, Ky.
(606l 886-0008 tOffircJ
l606) 886-9483 !Fnl
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We have been authorized to sell at public auction the
house aod lot described in Deed Book 235, page 125 of the
records of the Floyd County Court Clerk in addition to the
contents. The property is localed at 2333 KY RT 466,
Weeksbury, KY. The real estate consists of a 1-1!2-story
frame home with aluminum siding, a storage building, and
two tracts of land as described in the deed. The house has
a living room. large kitchen, sun porch, utility room, two
bedrooms, and two baths on the first floor, and two additional rooms on the second floor. The home has central
heat and air. A portion of the lot has a chain link fence.
CONTENT5-Three-piece living room suile, coffee table
and end tables, refrigerator, washer, dryer, chest-type
freezer, two three-piece bedroom suites, twin beds, bar
stools, metal porch furniture, and various household contents. Additional contents may be added to the sale.
TERMs-Property is being sold AS IS-WHERE IS with no
warranties or guarantees either expressed or implied. All
inspections, including those for lead based paint, must be
made prior to the auction or a waiver of Inspections
signed, A 1o·~ Buyer's Premium will be added to the high
bid price to establish the sale price, and $2500. cash or
check must be deposited by the successful bidder. Closing
must be within 30 days. Opening bid, $12,000. Person•l
properties will also have a I 0% Buyer's Premium plus 6%
Kentucky sales tax.
OPEN HOUSE & INSPECTIONS
Sunday, December 9th -1 :00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.
SALE CONDUCTED BY:
CENTURY 21 AMERICAN WAY REALTY
AND AUCTION
JIM GAMBILL, BROKERJAUCTIONEER
517 SECOND STREET, PAINTSVILLE, KY 4124~
606-789-0021/606-793-2121
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
need cash fast,
tired of the bills,
Ired of the run
around,
quick
asy loans availble,
personal,
business,
vacaon, home renovaons,
business
start up. Good,
bad, even bankIJptcy, tree conultations, no fees
all toll free 1
(866)-585-5308
anning Bed for
$ale. Call 886-8843
or 791-2727.
Real Estate
.
12, 2007
double 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. 1100 off US 23
East Point Upper
Little Paint. Lum
Derossett Branch.
Call 606-325-4430
or 606-325-2809.
Level- Sloping and
timber. HUNTERS
PARADISE!! Could
be made into a subdivision.
Rentals
Houses
rick &
Stone
House for Sale.
F!our bedrooms, two
and a half baths.
2900 square feet
Desirable location
Ttl Trimble Branch.
Reasonably priced.
Call 886-2020
2br 1 bath house
tor rent at Martin.
Lg yard $350 .. mth.
$350 deposit. Call
789-3724 or 791
9331.
APARTMENT
HOUSE FOR SALE
located on Front
Street at Wayland. 1 Br Apt for rent.
Third house above Hardwood floors, all
Gastels store on new applinaces furright
on
Front nished. Like new.
Street. Central heat Utilities
included
~nd air. 5 BR 2 bath $525
mth, $250
LR 30X18 and din- deposit. NO PETS.
ihg room & sunroom Located between
tiuge cobbel stone Prestonsburg and
~!:himney carport. 2 Paintsville.
Call
fenced
in. 606-791-6016.
lots,
Asking $65,000 call
606-358-4137 for 1 Br Furnished apt
appointment
for rent. 4 miles
from martin on Rt
For Sale: 35 acres 1210.
Utilities
of land, one story included in rent.
house with 1.600 $450.mth Plus $200
sq.ft of living space, deposit. Call 285partial
basement 3641.
located at Hi Hat,
Ky. Two acres of flat
land with house, Large Unicourt Apt
~pace for garden or for rent located at
two
more
resi- Stanville on US 23.
&lences. The home 2br, 2 bath walk in
t>lace of the late closet. 1yr Lease.
~ecil
and Edna No pets. Please call
"Sweetie" Meade. 606-4 78-81 00.
Appraised
value
$65,000. Price non- For Rent: Sm effinegotiable. Contact ciency Apt. $125. a
Mike Mullins at 606- week plus deposit.
7 8 5 - 5 4 7 5 All utilities paid.
(8:00a.m.- Call 886-7918.
$:00p.m.weekdays)
Qr 606-251-3414.
2br duplex for rent.
Central heat and air.
HOUSE FOR SALE In excellent condi~ewly constructed tion. 3 miles north of
l'louse for sale locat- prestonsburg. Call
ed at Abbott Creek. 886-9007 or 889Vaulted living room 9747.
9eiling, 3 BR, bonus
room, fireplace, with 3br apt tor rent. 2
¢herry
hardwood baths, parking for
~oors and cabinets trucks. Will rent to
with
spacious contractors.
Mt
attached
garage. Parkway 6 miles
~ocated
4 miles from Prestonsburg.
from
us
23.
Panoramic
view Townhouse 2 BR 1
lbcated in new sub- Bath w/d hookup 2
.visions. $210,00 car garage $575 per
sking price Seller month plus utilities
illing to help with plus deposit. Call :
Cflosing costs! Call 606-522-4122
or
006-285-0054 606- 606-477-2783
791-0719, evenings
1 Br
606-377-6042
furnished
apartment located
3
miles
from
Prestonsburg. Call
Sale or Lease
358-9483 after 6:00
pm or 794-9484.
f
~stablished busi(less with 240 ft.
road frontage, 2
adjoining lots avail{lble on main road
through town, close
to courthouse. 606791-3663.
Apt. For rent: 1
and 2 BR apartments on Rt. 321
near Porter school.
Central heat and air,
washer and dryer
hookup. $375 per
month plus references and deposit.
Seniors welcomed!
Call 789-5973.
Prestonsburg
business for lease.
Great location on
2 Br "1/12 bath
he main road, close
to downtown and town house. NO
the
courthouse. PETS. In city limits.
(ease as is or Call 886-8991 .
c:hange, many pos$ibilities, ie restauOuikSilver
rant, sports bar, Townhouse coming
office
complex- available Dec 1st. 3
~mple parking. May Br 2 baths hard(:onsider
selling. wood floors. No
Call 791-3663.
pets & no smokers.
$850 mth. Call 285~eauty shop for 9639 or 226 1925.
rent. Equipped with
3 stations and tan- Furnished 1 bed
ping bed. Would room Apt. Central
consider renting for heat & air. Rent
commercial
use starting at $375.
other than beauty month, + $300.
water
$hop. Rt. 122 1 mile deposit
South of Martin included. Located
across from Garth near HRMC . 606Technical School. 889-9717.
Must have references. 285-9112
Houses for Rent
Commercial prop~rty 12 acres next
to
Walmart
&
McDonald's
in
prestonsburg. 8868023 after 5pm.
fOR SALE
Property for sale
between
Prestonsburg and
Painstville.
Also,
House For Rent - 3
BR, at Allen , Ky.
$800.00 per month
+ security deposit.
Call 794-0249
For rent: 2 br
House at Martin.
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Available immediately. Call 791-8560
or 4 78-8139 after
7pm. $500 month &
$500. deposit.1 wk
3140 South La ke
and to which map or Office, and such
Plaintiff's
INTENTION
$14,500.00.
The
Drive,
Su ite
6,
plat reference is right of redemption
entire remainder of
Counsel:
TO MINE
Prestonsburg ,
hereby made for a as may exist in
Hon. Douglas C. the original bond
Pursuant to
Kentucky 41653.
amount
of
more
particular favor of the United
Howard
Application
W ritten comments
27,400.00 is includdescription of said States of America
Christopher M.
Number 836or objections must
ed in the applicaproperty.
and/or the record
Hill
0352
be filed with the
tion
for
release.
Being the same owners thereof, pur& Associates,
In
accordance Director, Division of
Reclamation work
property in which an suant to 28 U.S.C.
with KRS 350.055, Permits,
P.S.C.
No.
2
performed
Mobile Homes
notice is hereby Hudson
interest was con- 2410
or
KRS
P.O. Box 817
Hollow,
includes
given that Clarence U.S. 127 South,
veyed to Glen Knox 426.530.
Frankfort, KY
Backfilling, grading,
Hayes, 156 Layne Frankfort, Kentucky
40602
(d) The purchaser
3 BR 2 bath MH and Helen Knox,
seeding, mulching
Hill Drive, P.O. Box 40601 .This is th~
husband
and
wife,
shall
be
required
to
WilliamS.
for rent with large
and planting trees.
157, Betsy Layne, final advertisement
deck.. Located at by Quitclaim Deed assume and pay all
Kendrick
Written
com315
Adams dated the ~6th day city and county ad
ments, objections, Kentucky 41605, of this application;
Master
has applied for a all
comments,
Cemetery
Road. of June, 2004, of valorem taxes for
and requests for a
Commissioner
permit for surface objections,
or
Call 791-8617 or record Deed Book the year 2007, and
public hearing or
P.O. Box 268
area, contour and requests for a per791-4471 . $450 per 500, Page 221, in all
informal
confersubsequent
Prestonsburg, KY
auger mining oper- mit
conference
month.
ence must be filed
the Office of the years which are not
41653
ation,
affecting must be received
with
the
Director,
Floyd County Court yet
due
and
Mobile
2 Br
Division of Field 10.06 acres, locat- within 30 days of
NOTICE OF
Clerk.
payable. Any and all
ed at Betsy Layne, this date.
Home for rent. W I
Services, No . • 2
in Floyd County, Ky.
BOND
delinquent city and
TERMS Of
dryer
hookup.
Hudson
Hollow,
The
proposed
RELEASE
SAL.f.;.
ad
valorem
county
Minutes
from
Frankfort, Kentucky
NOTICE OF
In
accordance 40601, by January operation is located
(a) At the time of taxes will be paid
Prestonsburg.
INTENT TO
on
Layne
Hill
Drive,
$375. month plus sale, the successful from the sale pro- with KRS 350.093, 25, 2008.
MINE
notice is hereby
deposit. No pets bidder, if the other ceeds.
A public hearing 0 .8 mile north of the
intersection
of
US
Pursuant
to
that on the application
(e) In the event given
Don't Ask. call 889- than the Plaintiff,
23/460 & Ky. At. 80
Application
Enterprise
Mining
0036.
.
has been schedshall either pay the Plaintiff is the
836-5332
Company,
5703 uled for January 28, and Ky. Rt. 979.
cash or 10% of pur- purchaser of the
Located
on
the
Major
Rev. No.
Crutchfi,eld
Drive,
LOTS FOR RENT chase price, with above
2008 at 9:00 a.m. ,
described
In
accordance
New mobile park the balance on property, for an Norton, VA 24273, at the Department Harold U.S.G.S. 7
lots, Allen Dwale credit for sixty (60) amount equal to, or has applied for for Surface Mining 1/ 2 minute quad- with KRS 350.055;
rangle map. The notice is hereby
Phase
Ill
bond
area, Floyd County.
days.
less than, its first release on permit Reclamation and latitude
is . given V & M Mining
Restrictions apply.
Enforcement's
2 32' 56" . The ionlien,
it
shall
take
a
success37
Co: of Paintsville,
(b)
The
number
836-5454,
Paved Streets, lightRegional
Office ,
2
ed area, parking ful bidder shall be credit against said which was last 3140 South Lake gitude is 82 37'59". Inc. , 1509 Napier
The operation w ill St., Flatwoods, KY
pads.AII sizes call required to execute lien for the amount issued on 8/06/03. D r i v e ,
application Prestonsburg, KY use the area, con- 41139, has applied
a bond with good of the bid, and no The
606-377-2357
surety thereon for bond
shall
be covers an area of 41653. The hearing tour and auger for a revision to a
of the approx i mately will be cancelled if methods of surface surface and under2 br furnished the unpaid pur- required
surface no request for a mining. The surface ground mining and
mobile home for chase price of said Plaintiff, and it shall 12.90
acres,
and
990.00 hearing or informal area to be dis- reclamation operarent. Just off Mt property, if any, only be obligated to
located
Parkway on old 114. beartng interest at pay court costs, the underground acres, conference
is turbed is owned by tion ,
Clarence
Hayes,
approximately
1.2
located
1.5
mile
Call 886-8724.
by
the rate of twelve fees and costs of north of McDowell, received
Da rvene
Conn , mile
north
of
January
25,
Master in Floyd County.
percent (12%) per the
Kenneth
Layne,
Honaker,
in
Floyd
Nice 2 Br mobile
2008 .. This is the
annum, from the Commissioner, and
The permit area is final advertisement and Bufford Layne . County. The operahome for rent in
date of sale until any real
estate approximately 0.80
Prestonsburg. Call
of this application; There is no blasting tion will disturb 4.948
assessed mile south from Ky. all
874-0875 or 226- paid , having the taxes
comments , proposed for this surface acres, and~
will underlie 121.76
force and effect of a against the real 979's junction with objections,
3207
or operation.
The application acres, and the total
Ky. 122, and locat- requests for a perestate.
Judgment.
along
Hays mit
Any announce- ed
(c) The property
conference has been filed for permit boundary wfll
LEGALS
Branch.
shall be sold subject ments made on
must be received public inspection at be 126.70 acres.
The
proposed
The bond now in within 30 days of the Department of
to any easements date of sale take
Mining
Reclamation
operation
is
approxeffect
for
the
836COMMONthis date.
and restrictions of precedence
over
and Enforcement's imately 0.8 mile
5454 is a surety
WEALTH
record in the Floyd printed matter conPrestonsburg south of the junction
bond
for
the
NOTICE OF
County
Clerk's tained herein.
OF KENRegional
Office, of CR 1426 and the
amount
of
TUCKY
FLOYD CIRFLOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY
FLOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY
CUIT
ORDINANCE NO. 06-013
ORDINANCE NO. 06-013
COURT
The Fiscal Court of Floyd County, Kentucky, at a meeting to
The Fiscal Court of Floyd County, Kentucky, at a meeting
DIVISION II
be held on December 20th, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., in the
to be held on December 27th, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. , in the
C.A. No.
Fiscal Courtroom of the Floyd County Courthouse, 149 S.
Fiscal Court room of the Floyd County Courthouse, 149 S.
06-CI-00939
Central Avenue, Prestonsburg, Kentucky, will consider for
Central Avenue, Prestonsburg, Kentucky, will consider for
second reading and passage the following ordinance:
Deutsche
first reading the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CREATION OF A
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CREATION OF A
Bank National
TAXING DISTRICT FOR THE SOUTHEAST FIRE PROTAXING DISTRICT FOR THE SOUTHEAST FIRE PROTrust Company,
TECTION
DISTRICT IN FLOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
TECTION
DISTRICT
IN
FLOYD
COUNTY,
KENTUCKY.
As Trustee of
WHEREAS , the County of Floyd, acting by and through its
WHEREAS,
the
County
of
Floyd,
acting
by
and
through
its
Ameriquest
Fiscal Court, is authorized, pursuant to KRS 75.020, to
Fiscal Court, is authorized, pursuant to KRS 75.020, to creMortgage
create a fire proection district and by ordinance to levy
ate
a
fire
proection
district
and
by
ordinance
to
levy
taxes
for
Securities,
taxes for fire and emergency services in the Southeast
fire and emergency services in the Southeast Fire
Inc., AssetFire Protection District in Floyd County, Kentucky; and
""'
Protection District in Floyd County, Kentucky; and
Backed Pass
WHERES,
KRS
75.020
(6)
(a)
states
that
the
tax
levied
WHEREAS, KRS 75.020 (6) (a) states that the tax levied
under this section shall not exceed ten (0.1 0) cents per
Through
under this section shall not exceed ten (0.10) cents per one
one hundred dollars of valuation, assessed for county
Certificates
hundred dollars of valuation, assessed for county taxes if
taxes if neither the fire district nor the fire subdistrict operSeries 2004-R8,
neither the fire district nor the fire subdistrict operates an
ates an emergency ambulance service under KRS
Under The
emergency ambulance service und!;)r KRS 74.040, and
74.040, and
Pooling and
WHEREAS, the Southeast Volunteer Fire Department preWHEREAS, the Southeast Volunteer Fire Department
Servicing
sented the Floyd County Fiscal Court with a signed petition
presented the Floyd County Fiscal Court with a signed
from residents in the proposed area of service for the
Agreement
petition from residents in the proposed area of service for
Southeast Fire Protection District, a map describing the proDated
the Southeast Fire Protection, a map describing the proposed service area, and
As of August
posed service area, and
WHEREAS,
the Floyd County Fiscal Court Clerk properly
WHEREAS, the Floyd County Fiscal Court Clerk properly
1 , 2004, Without
advertised two public hearings that were held on May 25,
advertised two public hearings that were held on May 25,
Recourse
2007 and September 11 , 2007 to discuss the creation of the
2007 and September 11 , 2007 to discuss the creation of
Plaintiff
above stated taxing district; and
the above stated taxing district; and
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2007, the Floyd County Fiscal
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2007, the Floyd County
Glen Knox and
Court held a special called meeting in which the issue of a
Fiscal Court held a special called meeting in which the
Helen M. Knox
issue of a special taxing district along with the creation of
special taxing district along with the creation of a fire proDefendants
a fire protection district to be known as the Southeast Fire
tection district to be known as the Southeast Fire Protection
NOTICE OF
Protection District was discussed; and
District was discussed; and
COMMISSIONWHEREAS, a majority of the Floyd County Fiscal Court
WHEREAS, a majority of the Floyd County Fiscal Court
voted to create by ordinance a special taxing district for
ER'S
voted to create by ordinance a special taxing district for the
the fire protection district to known as the Southeast Fire
SALE
fire protection district to be known as the Southeast Fire
Protection District.
BY VIRTUE OF
Protection District.
Now,
Therefore, Be It Ordained by the Fiscal Court of
Judgement
and
Now, Therefore, Be It Ordained by the Fiscal Court of
the
County
of Floyd, Commonwealth of Kentucky, as
Order of Sale, referthe County of Floyd, Commonwealth of Kentucky, as
follows:
' ing
to
Master
follows:
CREATION OF A SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT AND
Commissioner
of
CREATION OF A SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT AND
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT STATUTORY
the Floyd Circuit
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT STATUTORY
AUTHORITY & PURPOSE
Court, entered on
AUTHORITY & PURPOSE
1.
The
statutory
authority for the levy of this tax is set forth
the 29th day of May,
1. The statutory authority for the levy of this tax is set forth
in those powers granted by KRS 75.015 following the
2007, in the Floyd
in those powers granted by KRS 75.015 following the adopadoption of this ordinance by the Floyd County Fiscal
Circuit Court, in the
tion of this ordinance by the Floyd County Fiscal Court does
Court does hereby create a fire protection district and by
above styled action,
hereby create a fire protection district and by ordinance to
ordinance to levy taxes for fire and emergency services in
in the principal
levy taxes for fire and emergency services in the Southeast
the Southeast Fire Protection District in Floyd County,
sum of $85,495.56,
Fire Protection District in Floyd County, Kentucky..
Kentucky.
together
with
PERIOD & RATE
PERIOD & RATE
interest, costs and
2. KRS 75.020 (6) (a) states that the tax levied under this
2.
KRS
75.020
(6)
(a)
states that the tax levied under this
fees, I shall prosection shall not exceed ten (0.1 0} cents per one hundred
section shall not exceed ten (0.1 0) cents per one hundred
ceed to offer for
dollars of valuation assessed for county taxes, if neither the
dollars of valuation assessed for county taxes, if neither
sale at the Old
fire
district
nor
the
fire
subdistrict
operates
an
emergency
the
fire district nor the fire subdistrict operates an emerFloyd
County
ambulance service under KRS 74.040 and as stated in KRS
gency ambulance service under KRS 74.040 and as statCourthouse Door,
75.015 (7) the Floyd County Clerk shall add the levy to the
ed in KRS 75.015 (7) the Floyd County Clerk shall add the
South
Central
tax
bills
of
the
affected
property
owners.
For
taxing
purposlevy
to the tax bills of the affected property owners. For
Avenue, Prestonses, the effective date of the tax levy shall be January 1 of the
taxing purposes, the effective date of the tax levy shall be
burg,
Kentucky,
January 1 of the year following the certification and creyear following the certification and creation of the subdis(behind the new
ation of the subdistrict.
trict.
Floyd
County
EFFECTIVE DATE
EFFECTIVE DATE
•
Justice Center), to
3.
This Ordinance, Floyd County Ordinance No. 06-13,
3. This Ordinance, Floyd County Ordinance No. 06-013,
the highest bidder,
shall
become effective upon its Second Reading , adoption
shall
become
effective
upon
its
Second
Reading,
adoption
at public auction, on
and passage, as required by law.
and passage, as required by law.
Thursday, the 13th
Motion by: _ _ __ _
Motion by: _ _ _ __
day of December,
Seconded by: _ __ _
Seconded
by:
_
_
_
_
2007, at the hour of
INTRODUCED, SECONDED, AND GIVEN FIRST READ9:00 a.m., the folINTRODUCED, SECONDED, AND GIVEN FIRST READING AND APPROVAL, at a duly convened meeting of the
lowing
described
ING AND APPROVAL, at a duly convened meeting of the
Floyd County Fiscal Court held on this the 20th day of
real estate, lying in
Floyd County Fiscal Court held on this the 20th day of
December, 2007.
Floyd
County,
December, 2007.
Robert D. Marshall
Kentucky, and more
Robert D. Marshall
Floyd County Judge/Executive
particularly
Floyd County Judge/Executive
Motion by: _ _ _ __
described as folMotion by: _ _ _ __
Seconded by: _ __ _ _
lows:
Seconded by: _ _ __ _
GIVEN SECOND READING AND ADOPTED at a duly
Being Lots No.
GIVEN SECOND READING AND ADOPTED at a duly conconvened meeting of the Floyd County Fiscal Court held
20, 21, 44, and 45
vened meeting of the Floyd County Fiscal Court held on this
on this the 27th, day of December, 2007.
of the River Plains
the 27th, day of December, 2007.
Robert D. Marshall
Estates, as shown
Robert D. Marshall
Floyd County Judge/ Executive
by map of same
Floyd County Judge/Executive
Attest:
recorded in the
Attest:
Chris Waugh, Floyd County Clerk
offrce of the Floyd
Chris Waugh, Floyd County Clerk
By: ____________ D.C.
County Court Clerk
By:
D.C.
in Plat No. 1-1-8,
v.
�WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Justice
Branch
Road,
and
is
approximately 0.3
mile
south
of
Justice
Branch.
This revision is for
a land use change,
and to leave a road
and pond as permanent. The proposed operation is
located
on the
~arold
7
1/2
U.S.G.S.
minute
quadrangle map.
The suriace area to
be
affected
is
owned by Michael
Coleman
and
Charlie Akers.The
application
has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Natural Resources
Prestonsburg
Regional Office, at
3140 South Lake
D r i v e
u.frestonsburg, KY
~41653.
Written
comments, objections, or requests
for a permit conference must be filed
With the Director,
Bivision of Mine
Permits,
No. 2
Hudson
Hollow,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort,
KY
40601.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application No.
836-5531
Transfer
In accordance with the provisions of 405 KAR
8:010, notice is
hereby given that
Consol
of
Kentucky, Inc., P 0
Box 130, Mousie,
KY 41839 intends
to transfer Permit
No. 836-5461 to
rasure
Creek
Mining, LLC, 4978
ifeays Valley Road ,
Scott Depot, WV
):?5560.
The new
permit number will
be 836-5531 . The
peration disturbs
8.4 suriace acres
and
underlies
.2, 160.3 acres. No
hew acreage is
affected by the
ransfer.The operaion is looated Eb5 >~
miles northeast of
Hippo in Floyd
County. The operation is approximately 0.5 miles
northwest
from
· State Route 850's
·unction with Brush
reek
County
~oad and located
north of Hicks Fork
of Brush Creek.
The operation is
located on the
Martin U.S.G.S. 7
/2 minute quadangle
map.The
application
has
~een filed for public
nspection at the
Department
tor
Surface
Mining
Reclamation and
' Enforcement ' s
restonsburg
Regional
Office,
6140 South Lake
b r i v e ,
:Prestonsburg, KY
41653.
Written
comments
or
bjections must be
~iled
with
the
Director, Division of
Mine Permits, #2
t-tudson
Hollow,
l.J.s. 127 South ,
rankfort ,
~entucky
40601.
II comments or
Objectio11s must be
eceived within fiten {15) days of
today's date.
NOTICE OF
BOND
RELEASE
Permit No. 8605300
ln accordance with
KRS
350.093,
notice is hereby
given that Miller
Bros. Coal, LLC ,
Box
990 ,
P.O.
Allen,
Kentucky
41601, has applied
Tor Phase 2 bond
elease on permit
number 860-5300,
,Which was last
issued
on
~ 1/28/06.
The
.application covers
n area of approximately
20.14
cres, located 2.2
miles south of
ackey, in Knott
Md
Floyd
Counties.
he permit area is
-approximately 0.6
mile
southeast
trom KY Route
550's junction with
Triplett
Branch
Road, and located
on Triplett Branch
of Jones Fork. The
latitude
is
37 2 2 6'37".
The
longitude
is
822 50'05".
The bond now in
effect for this permit is a Surety
Bond
in
the
amount
of
$40,300.00.
Approximately
$23,475.00 of the
bond amount is
included in the
application
for
release.
Written comments,
objections,
and
requests for a public hearing or informal
conference
must be filed with
the
Director,
Division of Field
Services, No. 2,
Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601,
by January 28,
2008.
A public hearing on
the application has
been
scheduled
for January 29,
2008, at 9:00a.m.,
or soon thereafter
as may be heard,
at the Department
for
Natural
Resources
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
D r i v e
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653.
The hearing will be
cancelled if no
request for a hearing or informal
conference
is
received
by
January 28, 2008
NOTICE OF
BOND
RELEASE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 8365416
Increment No_
1
In
accordance
with the provisions
of KRS 350.093,
notice is hereby
given
that
DS
Energy, Inc., P.O.
Box
2864,
'Piklfvitle~
KY
41502, has applied
for a Phase 1 bond
relese
on
Increment No. 1,
on permit No. 8365416, which was
last
issued
on
9/12/07. The application covers an
area of 1 ,037.41
acres, located 0.9
mile
west
of
Woods, in Floyd
County.
The permit area
is
approximately
0.25 mile east from
KY 194's sjunction
with KY 1428, and
located adjacent to
Cow Creek.
The bond now in
effect for Increment
No. 1 is a Letter of
Credit
for
$23,200.00 .
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$23,200.00
is
included in the
application
for
release
Reclamation work
performed
includes: backfilling, grading, fertilizing, seeding and
mulching.
The
revegetation
achieved
is
in
accordance
with
the approved plan
as outlined in the
permit application.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a public hearing or informal . conference
must be filed with
the Director of the
Division of Field
Services, No. 2
Hudson
Hollow,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601,
by January 28,
2008.
A public hearing
on the application
has been scheduled for January
29, 2008, at 9:00
a.m .,
at
the
Department
for
Natural Resources
Prestonsburg's
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Suite 6,
Drive,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653. The hearing
will be cancelled if
no request for a
hearing or informal
conference
is
received
by
January 28, 2008.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 8365505
Amendment
In
accordance
with KRS 350.070,
notice is hereby
given that FCDC
Coal, Inc., 587
North Lake Drive,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653, has applied
for an amendment
to
an
existing
underground coal
mining and reClamation operation,
located 9 miles
southeast
of
Printer, in Floyd
The
County.
amendment
will
add 0 acres of surface disturbance
and will underlie an
additional
1400
acres, making a
total
area
of
1597.17
acres
within the amended
permit boundary.
The
proposed
amendment area is
approximately
9
miles
southeast
from KY 2030's
junction with KY
122, and located
0.2 mile north of
Spurlock
Creek.
The
amendment
will underlie land
owned by James
Keith Hale and
Debra
Halbert,
Black
Diamond
Land Company, the
Roberts Heirs, Jeff
Gayheart, J and R
Land
Company,
Inc., Appalachian
Land et al., Edgar
and Lucinda Kidd,
Eddie Kidd, Susan
Hunter, Willard and
Patsy Stanley et
al,., Mearill~ 13-nd
David
P.
Pitts,
Johnnie
Akers,
Nayoma
Conn,
Norman Sanders,
Burley
Akers,
Bernard and Dixie
Lynn Conn, Ivan
Boyette, Joe R.
Keathley, Mortiville
and
Shirley
Parsons, Douglas
Gene and Wanda
Akers, Alice Kidd
Lawson,
Dewy
Darrell
Akers,
Clyde and Mary
Conn, Richard and
Cheryl
Arms,
Dennie Ray and
Michelle
Hall,
Clifford and Jane
Conn,
Richard
Kimbler,
Lizzie
Boyd, John David
ar)d Pamela Akers,
Betty
Rose
Newsome,
and
Willie
Conn ,
Georgene
Conn
Wright, Banner L.
Conn, Bobby and
Sherry Coleman,
Ernest and Geneva
Boyd, Danny R.
and Anna Conn ,
Donald and Lois
Adkins, Donnie and
Monica
Akers,
Loretta
Hunter,
Charles
Elliott,
Phillip Ray and
Tanya
Boyd,
Delphia
and
Cleadous
Hall,
Sode Scott and
Michelle Lawson ,
George K. and Lois
Boyd, Ellis Hunter,
and Brenda Gail
Hunter.
The
proposed
amendment
is
located on the
Harold U.S.G.S. 7
1/2 minute quadrangle map. The
amendment
will
affect an area within 100 feet of public
record KY 2030.
The
amendment
will not involve relocation and/or closure of the public
road .
The amendment
application
has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Natural Resources
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653 .
Written
comments, objections, or requests
for a permit conference must be filed
with the Director,
Division of Mine
Permits, No.
2
Hudson
Hollow,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF
KENTUCKY
SOUTHERN DIVISION
PIKEVILLE
Civil Action No. 07·143GFVT
Tract No. 553M
United States ol America
PlalntiH
Vs. NOTICE: CONDEMNATION
3.91 Acres ol Land, More
or Less,
Situate In Floyd County,
Commonwealth ol
Kentucky,
And Mary June Allen, et al
Defendants
TO: The following named
persons and their spouses, il
any. il living, whose address·
es and places of residence
cannot be ascertained by
plamliff. and if deceased,
then their unknown heirs.
devisees, legatees, execu·
tors, administrators, successors, creditors and assigns,
whose names and places of
residence as unknown. Tract
No.553M:
Myrtle Flanery aka Myrtle
J. Flanery aka Myrtle Berry
Edith L. Frazier aka Edith
L. Frazier Martin nka Edith
Norris
Ethel Frazier
Eugene Frazier
Greta Graham
Robert Flanery aka Robert
Rudolph Flanery
Cindy Frazier, as spouse of
George W. Frazier
Victor Warren, as spouse
of Rose Warren
Unknown spouse, if any, of
Myrtle Flanery aka Myrtle J.
Flanery aka Myrtle Berry
Unknown heirs, executors,
administrators. devisees. or
assigns, if any, of Mrytle
Flanery aka Myrtle J. Flanery
aka Myrtle Berry
EdYt~k~oF~~re;u;:ai1E~?t~ ~f
Frazier Martin aka Edith
Norris
Unknown heirs, executors,
administrators, devisees, or
assigns, if any, of Edith L.
Frazier aka Edith L. Frazier
Martin nka Edith Norris
Unknown spouse, if any, of
Ethel Frazier
Unknown heirs, executors,
administrators, devisees, or
asSIQns. if any. of Ethel
Fraz1er
Unknown spouse, if any, of
Greta Graham
Unknown heirs, executors,
administrators, devisees, or
assigns. if any. ol Greta
Graham
Suzie Osborn
Unknown heirs, executors,
administrators, devisees or
assigns. if any, of Suzie
Osborn
Unknown spouse, 1f any, of
Suz1e Osborn
William T. Osborn
Unknown heirs, executors,
administrators devisees, or
assigns, if any, of William T.
Osborn
W~~~oTO~~;e 1f any, of
Unknown successors or
~":~~fdin inl:i~~~:a.if an~~~
Company. pursuant to that oil
and gas lease found in Deed
Gook 102, at page 111 of the
records of the Floyd County.
Kentucky Court Clerk's Office
In addition to those named
above. there may be others
who have or may claim an
interest in the property taken,
who are unknown to plaintiff.
and such persons are made
parties to the action under
the designation "Unknown
Owners".
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI·
FlED that a Complaint in
Condemnation has hereto·
fore been filed in the Office of
the Clerk In the United States
District Court for the Eastern
District of Kentucky. in the
United
States
District
Courthouse in Pikeville,
Kentucky for the taking of the
fee simple t1tle to the land
described in Schedule "A",
subject. however. to existing
easements for public roads
and highways, public utilities,
railroads. and pipelines.
excepting and excludmg from
the taking all interests in
coal, oil and gas, and other
minerals in and under said
land which are oustanding in
part1es other than the surface
owners and all appurtenant
rights for the exploration;
development. production and
removal of said coal, oil and
gas and other minerals so
excluded. and for the use In
connection w1th the estab·
lishment of the Town of
Martin.
Kentucky
Nonstructural Flood Control
Project, in and to the land in
which you have. or claim to
have an interest, and more
particularly described in the
pleadings
herein: Tract
553M, a certain tract ol land
1n a f own of Martm PrOJect,
situate in Floyd County.
Kentucky, and containing
3.67 acres more or less.
It is the intent of the fore·
go1ng description to include a
part of the same land con·
veyed to Mary Frazier in a
deed from Louisa Osborn,
the w1fe of W. T Osborn
(deceased), S. D. Osborn
and Myrtle Osborn, T. T.
Osborn and Jennie Osborn.
S.P. Osborn and Susie
Osborn, P.M. Dingus and
Dollie Dingus. and Calvin
Osborn, dated January 24,
1913, and recorded March
17. 1913. In Deed Book 36.
Page 368, the coal, oil and
gas for this land was
reserved by Mary J. Frazier,
aka Mary Frazier, and W. S.
Frazier, her husband, in a
deed dated January 16.
1924, and recorded February
19. 1924. in Deed Book 65.
Page 412.
Mary J. Frazier, aka Mary
Frazier died testate
t:J,d
=~~ordin~e;~~:~t Las~ate~
December 1, 1932, and
recorded March 27. 1933, in
Will Book B. Page 9, she
devised her interest in the
subject tract to her children:
Minnie Frazier Smi~h, Calvin
Frazier. Or. W.D. Osborn,
Effie D. Maggard. Thaos M.
Frazier, Myrtle Flanery, Edith
L. Frazier. and Alton 0.
Frazier.
Effie Frazier Maggard, aka
Effie D. Maggard. died lntes·
tate on April 29, 1991, and
was surviVed by her hus·
band. Lawrence Maggard.
and her children, Greta
Graham, Rose Warren. Ada
Luxmore and Ruby Maggard
Spencer, as shown by that
certain Affidavit of Descent.
dated and recorded May 21,
1992, in Deed Book 357,
Page 333.
Lawrence Maggard died
Intestate on June 14, 1991,
as shown by an Affidavit of
Descent dated and recorded
May 2t, 1992, in Deed Book
357. Page 331. being sur·
vived by his children, Greta
Graham. Rose Warren, Ada
Luxmora. and Ruby Spencer.
aka Ruby Margaret Maggard
Spencer.
Minnie Frazier smith. died
Intestate of December 12,
1 1983, as shown by the
Affidavit of Descent. dated
March 12, 1990, recorded
August 14, 1990, In Deed
Book 339. Page 133. her
interest In the property being
passed to her chldren:
Dewey Ed Smith. and VIolet
Smith Kolling.
Alton Otto Frazier. aka
Alton 0. Frazier, died testate,
12, 2007 • A13
and as evidenced by his Last
Will and Testament. dated.
January 31. 1972 and
recorded January 25. 1974 in
Will Book c. Page 249, hav·
ing devised has interest In
the subJect tract to his wife,
Ruby E•leen Fraz1er.
Thaoe Frazier, aka Thaos
M. Frazier, died intestate on
September 21, 1963. as
~~?d~~it ~1 D~~~nt.c~~~~
March 12. 1990. and recorded January 25, 1990, In
Deed Book 339, PaQe 132,
~~~~~ ~~;,~~~d a~~ ~~ ~~~:
dren: Mary June Allen and
Donald Frazier.
Euge~e Frazier, aka Calvin
Frazier, died testate on
March 29. 1983. as shown
on a certain Affidavit of
Descent dated March 12.
~~~~9;o~n ro~~dd'i:!~~u8~~~
Page 129, being survived by
his wife, Veral Frazier and
children: Stephen Frazier.
George Frazier, Eugene
Fr~ir~ ~~~zT:;'J;tJ~i:~tate
on December 6. 1988, as
shown by that certain
Affidaw1t of Descent. dated
March 12, 1990. and record·
ed August 14, 1990, in Deed
~~~~v~~g· bPa~~r13~hil~~~nn~
Stephen Vrazier, George
Frazier. Eugene Frazier and
Larry Frazier.
Dr. W. D. Osborne. aka
William Dewey Osborne.
died testate and by virtue of
the last Will and l"estament,
dated September 14. 1953.
filed for record August 24,
1959. and recorded at Will
Book "B". Page 317, his
Interest in the subject tract
was devised to his wife. Ethel
Osborne, for life, and the
remainder to his children:
VIrginia Jamerson. Mary
Louise Osborne, and Joan
Hall.
Mary Louise Osborne died
testate and by virtue of her
Last Will and Testament.
dated October 24. 1992. and
recorded January 10, 2003,
in Will Book "Y"", Page 101,
her interest in the subje<;t
tract was devised to her sisters,
Virginia
Deweyll
Jamerson,
aka
VIrginia
Jamerson, and Joan 0.
Blackburn, fka Joan Hall.
Ethel Osbome died inte~
tate on or about February 17,
1999, terminating her life
estate according to the
Affidavit of Descent, dafed
December 30. 2002. and
recorded January 13, 2003,
In Deed Book 402. Page 57.
The authority for the taking
is under and in accordance
with the Act of Congress
approved February 26, 1931
(40 U.S.C. § 258a) which
was recodified by Act of
Congress approved August
21,2002 (116 Stat. 1145,40
U.S.C. § 3114). and acts supplementary thereto and
amendatory thereof, and
under the further authority of
the Acts of Congress
approved April 24, 1888 (25
Stat. 94. 33 U.S.C. § 591).
June 29, 1906 (34 Stat. 632,
33 U.S.C. § 592). and March
t . 1917 (39 Stat. 950. 33
U.S.C. § 701), which acts
authorize the acquisition of
land or easements therein for
flood control projects; § 202
of the Act of Congress
approved October ~, 1980
(94 Stat. 1331, P.L. 96·367),
which act authorized lmple·
mentation of flood control
measures on the Levisa Fork
and Tug Fork of the Big
Sandy River Basin and their
tributaries; § 367 of the Act of
Congress approved August
17, 1999 (113 Stat. 320, P.L.
106·53). which act autho·
rized all necessary measures
~en~fu~~(e ~':~;~r;a: wg~~d
0
occur as a result of a flood
equal In magnitude to a 100·
year frequency event. the Act
of
Congress
approved
October 27, 2000 (114 Stat.
1441 , P.L. 106-377) which
directed the Secretary of the
Army to proceed in accor·
dance with Plan A as set forth
in the Preliminary Draft
Qetailed Project Report,
Appendix T of the General
Plan of the Huntington
District Commander; and the
Revised
Continuing
Resolution, 2007 approved
February 14. 2007 (P.L 1 t 0·
5). which act appropriated
tu~~Jor s~R~puns~iHER
NOTIFIED that ~ you have
any objection or defense to
the taking of your property.
you are required to serve
upon the plaintiff's attorney at
the address herein designat·
ed within twenty (20) days
alter the date of the personal
service of this notice upon
you, exclusive of the day of
service, an answer identify·
ing the property In which you
claim to have an interest stating the nature and extent of
the Interest claimed and stat·
ing all your objections and
defenses to the taking of
your property. A failure so to
serve an answer shall constitute a consent to the taking
and to the authority of the
Court to proceed to hear the
action and fix the just com·
pensation and shall consti·
tute a waiver of all defenses
and obJections not so presented.
YOU ARE
FURTHER
NOTifiED that if you have
no objection or defense to
the takinQ, you may serve
upon plaintiff's attorney a
notice of appearance, desig·
na.ting the property in which
you claim to be interested
and thereafter you shall
receive notice of all proceed~
ings affecllng the said prop·
erty.
YOU ARE
FURTHER
NOTIFIED that at the trial of
the issue of just compensa·
tlon whether or not you have
answered or served a notice
of appearance, you may present evidence as to the
amount of compensation to
be paid for the property in
which you have any Interest
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Sports Editor:
Steve LeMaster
lht-'GtFII
Phon~ Number:
Floyd Covntynmn:
Phon.: (eo&) 88&-8506
FIX: (008} 88&-3603
• UK-IU• 82
• Bengals beat Rams • 83
www.jloylicountytim~s.com
ebels rout Harlan in Roy S.Martin Classic
Crumscores
37 forA/len
'Central
f
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN - Allen Central
sttook Friday night's Floyd
County
Conference/58th
District loss to Betsy Layne in
~ck fashion Saturday. The
Rebels, playing in the Roy S.
Martin Classic, an event named
in honor of Allen Central
Coach John Martin's late
father, cruised past Harlan.
Allen Central established a
lead early on and beat Harlan
85-60 at tradition-rich J.E.
Campbell Arena.
Allen Central improved to
3-1 while Harlan slipped to 03.
Aaron Crum led Allen
Central with a game-high 37
points. Alex Hammonds and
Josh Prater joined Crum in
double figures with 16 and 10
points, respectively. A newcomer to the Allen Central
boys' basketball program,
Crum punished Harlan on the
offensive end.
Allen Central exited the first
quarter ahead 16-9. The Rebels
owned a 35-19 advantage at
halftime.
Logan Crowder added six
points and Hunter Crowder
chipped in five for the Rebels.
The Rebels continued to
enjoy an advantage in the second half, outscoring Harlan in
each of the last two quarters.
Travis Harrison, a 6-4
senior forward, led Harlan with
a team-high 19 points. Rhodes
joined Harrison in double figures for the Green Dragons,
finishing with 15 points. Seven
different players scored for the
Harlan squad.
Allen Central, the defending
58th District
champion,
reached the 15th Region
Tournament Semifinals last
season. Pikeville, which finished runner-up to Shelby
Valley in the region, eliminated
Allen Central from the most
recent postseason.
Allen Central 85, Harlan 60
HARLAN (0-3) - Hensley
8, Couch 3, Creech 5, Rhodes
15, Taylor 7, Harrison 19,
Frazier 3.
ALLEN CENTRAL (3-1)Hammonds 16, Crumb 37,
Prater 10, H. Crowder 5, L.
Crowder 6, Turner 2, Cole 3,
Jackson 4.
Harlan ..... .9 10 19 22-60
AC. ........ l6192624-85
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky Miners
EAST KENTUCKY MINERS FORWARD MARUS HEARD
went up strong with a putback during a recent game.
Bobcats hold off
~lien Central
Raiders fall to
Powell County
~
:
by STEVE LeMASTER
TIMES STAFF REPORT
SPORTS EDITOR
BETSY LAYNE - First-year
Betsy Layne Coach Brian Hall
ntlde a strong first impression on
the
Floyd
County
Conference/58th District Friday
night. Hall, who graduated from
McDowell High School, guided
the Betsy Layne Bobcats to a
hard-fought 67-62 win over the
Allen Central Rebels.
Hall is in his first year at the
helm of the ·Bobcat program. His
previous stints as a head coach
include tenures at Breathitt
County and Jackson City.
Betsy Layne did most of its
thunage in the first half, holding
&..\J:en Central to just 19 points.
i'tte Bobcats, playing on their
6ome floor at the D.W. Howard
~i'eldhouse/Dome, carried a comfortable 39-l9lead into halftime.
Sam Keathley led Betsy
Layne with a game-high 20
points. One of the 15th Region's
leading long-range shooters,
Keathley found himself in the
Bobcat scoring column along
with eight other teammates.
Betsy Layne improved to 2-3
after claiming the key conference/district win.
Allen Central was nearly able
to pull off a comeback effort. The
Ra;bels outscored Betsy Layne
2~-14 in the fourth quarter, giving
an all-out effort in pursuit of the
pivotal victory.
Senior Alex Hammonds led
Allen Central in scoring with a
team-high 18 points. Aaron Crum
scored 13 points and Logan
Crowder added 12 for the Rebels.
Allen Central slipped to 2-1
after suffering the loss. The
Rebels opened the season with
impressive
wins
over
~uthwestem and Pike County
Central.
• "In the girls' game Friday night,
tsy Layne rolled to a convincing 63-28 win. The Ladycats (22):.are under the guidance of firstyear head coach Harold Tackett.
'Efte win was Betsy Layne's secopd straight and the Lady Rebels
dropped to 0-3.
BOYS: BL 67, AC 62
ALLEN CENTRAL (2-1) Hammonds 18, Crum 13, H.
Crowder 8, L. Crowder 12,
Turner 7, Cole 4. BETSY
LAYNE (2-3) - Case 9, Lafferty
Keathley 20, Head 9, Tibbs 2,
Tackett 11, Maldonado 2, Martin
91liNewman4.
AC ..... 10 9 19 24-62
~ 'BL.. ... 17 22 14 14-67
1.;
EASTERN - Powell County
defeated South Floyd 95-70
Saturday evening in the Roy S.
Martin Classic at Allen Central
High School. Wes Akers paced
South Floyd in the non-district
game. Akers hit six three-pointers and finished with a gamehigh 33 points in South Floyd's
loss.
Powell County opened the
game on a solid note offensively,
outscoring South Floyd 28-15 in
the opening quarter. The Pirates
packed a 51-33 lead into halftime. Pow~ll County led 72-47 at
the end of the third quarter:
The Raiders dropped to 0-6
after suffering the loss.
Daniel Kinser led Powell
County (3-0) with 32 points.
Dylan Langdon and Shannon
Turner each had eight points for
South Floyd. Corey Paige added
six points for the Raiders.
photos by Jam1e Howell
The Prestonsburg Blackcats returned to the hardwood Friday night versus the Pikeville Panthers. ABOVE:
Prestonsburg Coa.ch Jackie Day Crisp (left~ and assistant coach Don Compton are veterans on the Blackcat
bench.
·Panthers pounce P'burg
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - Host Pikeville played its best basketball in the
second half Friday night, defeating Prestonsburg 80-56 in a
matchup between two longtime rivals. The Panthers, under the
guidance of head coach Bart Williams, outscored Prestonsburg in
all four quarters.
The game was a season-opener for Prestonsburg (0-1 ). After
posting the win, Pikeville improved to 2-0.
Devin Adams led Pikeville with a team-high 20 points. A
Floyd County native, Adams was one of nine different Pikeville
players to break into the scoring column. Four Panthers reached
double figures in the scoring department.
The Panthers eased out of the frrst quarter ahead 12-9.
Pikeville led 34-27 at halftime.
Prestonsburg failed to get back into the game in the second
half. Pikeville outscored the Blackcats 25-13 in the final quarter.
Jordan Hall led Prestonsburg with a game-high 28 points.
Jody Tackett was Prestonsburg's second-leading scorer, finishing
with 12 points.
Michael Burchett and Nathaniel Stephens chipped in five
points apiece for the Blackcats.
In another area game Friday night, Pike County Central
defeated Phelps 62-50.
Colby Slone paced Pike County Central with a game-high 14
points. The fourth quarter was the different for Pike County
Central as the Hawks outscored Phelps 22-10.
Pikeville 80, Prestonsburg 56
PRESTONSBURG (0-1)- Burchett 5, Hall 28, Stephens 5,
Rodebaugh 2, Tackett 12, Clark 2, Setser 2.
PIKEVILLE (2-0)- Clark 16, Belll3, Clevenger 16, Honaker
6, Adams 20, Burchett 3, Baker 2, Keene 2, Branham 2.
Prestonsburg ........ 9 18 16 13-56
Pikeville............. 12 22 21 25-80
Letton guides LexCath to state championship
LOUISVILLE - Lexington
eatholic shut down record-setting
Lone Oak quarterback Corey
Robinson, with the Knights
defeating the Purple Flash 49-7 in
the KHSAA Class AAAA state
championship game Saturday at
Papa John's Cardinal Statium.
Former Prestonsburg head
c4rach Bill Letton guided the
Knights to the state championship.
After enjoying a stellar career
at Prestonsburg, Letton moved on
to Montgomery County High
School.
He
coached
in
fv!ontgomery County ·before ventupng to Lexington Catholic.
Second-ranked
Lexington
<;atholic (13-2) held Robinsonwho entered the game with a
n~ional single-season record 90
touchdown passes and 5,631 passing yards- in check until a meaningless fourth-quarter TD toss.
, Robinson finished the game 21
for 37 for 241 yards and the one
touchdown as he was harassed
most of the game by the Knights'
blitzing defense, which sacked
Robinson five times.
"They came from all different
directions all night," Robinson
said.
Shane Israel, who came in
averaging 117 yards per game,
rushed for 194 yards and four
touchdowns to lead Lexington
Catholic as it completed a dominating march to its second state
title- the Knights outscored their
five
playoff foes
236-35.
Quarterback Nic Ward passed for
154 yards and one TD and ran for
another score while senior wide
receiver/strong safety Winston
Guy caught one TD pass, ran for
another and recorded 2.5 sacks on
defense.
Third-ranked Lone Oak (14-1),
which came in averaging 53.2
points per game and hadn't scored
HIGH ScHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD
less than 34 points in a game all
STATE FINALS
season, got its only touchdown on
At Papa John's Cardinal Stadium,
Robinson's 49-yard touchdown to Louisville
Jamarielle Brown with just 3:24
remaining in the game. Brown finFriday, Dec. 7
ished with 10 catches for l 56
Class A
yards.
Beechwood 38, Lexington Christian 35
Lexington Catholic led 35-0 at
halftime as the Knights out-gained
Class 3A
Lone Oak 315 yards to 92.
Central 27, Belfry 17
Israel rushed for 127 yards and
two touchdowns, Guy caught one
Class 5A
TD and ran for another and Ward
Highlands 28, Bowling Green 7
threw for a score and ran for one
more. Israel added another TD
Saturday, Dec. 8
runs in the third and fourth quarClass 2A
ters, the laner of which tnaJe fur a
Fort Campbell 21 , Newport CC 7
running clock (which under state
rules happens at 45-0) until
Class 4A
Robinson's late touchdown pass.
Lexington Catholic 49, Lone Oak 7
Earlier in the day, Fort
Campbell defeated Newport
Class 6A
Central Catholic 21-7 in the Class
Trinity (louisville 34, St Xavier 28 (OT)
AA championship.
- From Staff, Wire Reports
Central beats
Belfry for first
state title
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE
Darrell
Taylor scored three touchdowns
and Louisville Central overcame
five turnovers to upset Belfry 2717 in the KHSAA Class AAA
state championship game on
Friday at Papa John's Cardinal
Stadium.
In was the first football state
title for the school, which became
a KHSAA member in 1956, in its
first state finals appearance.
The Yellowjackets (10-5) only
had 238 yards of total offense,
compared to Belfry's 282, and 44
total plays, compared to the
Pirates' 62, but rode the big plays.
of Taylor.
The senior running b&ck.
rushed for 165 yards and touchdowns of 48 and 45 yards and also
came up with a momentum-tum~
ing 76-yard interception return on
the final play of the first half.
Dustin May rushed for 128,
yards and two TDs for Belfry (1.41), which came in averaging 43.6.
points per game.
Central led 14-10 at halftime,
thanks in large part to Taylor, in
spite of four second-quarter
turnovers.
Taylor's 48-yard TD run with
1:39 left in the frrst quarter gave
the Yellowjackets a 7 -0 lead.
Taylor, though, fumbled on
Central's next possession, setting
up May's 1-yard touchdown 8:17
before halftime to tie the game at
7.
The Yellowjackets fumbled the
ensuing kickoff, leading to a 28yard field goal by Glen Earnest
to give Belfry a 10-7 lead.
But Taylor turned the tide of
the game when he picked off
Andrew Elkins' Hail Mary on
the final play of the first half and
returned it for a touchdown.
Early in the third quarter
Central increased its lead to 2110 on Leland Banks' 26-yard
touchdown pass to Stephon
Robinson.
May's 6-yard TD run with
11:34 remaining pulled Belfry
within 21-17. And the Pirates
threatened late, but on third-and5
from the Central
14
Yellowjacket defensive lineman
Terry 1 Wadlington forced, and
recovered, a fumble by Elkins.
Then Taylor put the game
away with his final TD run.
�82 •
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
12, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
·. Crawford dominates brother as No. 15 IU beats UK 70-51
by MICHAEL MAROT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Jordan
Crawford's three-game suspension
made him hungrier Saturday.
He wanted to beat Kentucky, putdo
his brother, Joe, and show his Indiana
teammates what they had been missing
since late November.
With Indiana's starting guards sitting out and his parents watching from
behind the Indiana bench, Crawford
delivered a masterpiece. The freshman
scored 20 points in his first career start
and led the 15th-ranked Hoosiers to a
70-51 rout over border rival Kentucky.
"I was more motivated about just
getting back out there," Crawford said.
"I didn't want to make this a one-onone battle. My team had three good
wins without me, and I wanted to get
them one."
Crawford did just that in one of the
Hoosiers' biggest rivalries.
With his nifty ball-handling, crisp
passes, impressive shooting and solid
defense, Crawford turned the battle of
the brothers into a lopsided affair.
Friends and family took the cue.
Crawford's parents, clad in mixed
Indiana and Kentucky gear behind the
Hoosiers bench, laughed when officials
separated the brothers during a shoving
incident early in the game and were
amused when fans chanted "Jordan's
better'' several times throughout the
game.
But it was more about what
Kentucky didn't do.
Kentucky shot poorly, turned the
ball over too much and had two struters
foul out in the first 10:02 of the second
half. Even Joe Crawford, who joined
Kentucky's l,O<Xl-point club last week,
couldn't get his team righted.
Patrick Patterson led the Wildcats
(4-3) with 15 points in a second straight
loss to a traditional power. Kentucky
lost to No. 1 North Carolina last week,
and for only the third time in the last 14
games of this passionate series.
'They whipped us in every aspect
and they did it with a short-handed
team," Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie
said. "We're not happy about that."
The Hoosiers (8-1) have won 23
straight home games, and coach Kelvin
Sampson is a perfe-ct 21-0 at Assembly
Hall since taking over a<> Indiana's
coach last season.
This victory, however, deviated
from the Hoosiers' usual script.
Freshman Eric Gordon, the nation's
second-leading scorer entering the
week, was a late scratch because of a
bruised lower back. Sophomore Armon
Bassett missed the game because of a
suspension for violating team rules, and
Sampson said afterward he hasn't yet
decided whether Bassett's suspension
will be for more games.
Worse yet was losing senior forward
D.J. White for most of the last 10 minutes of the first half because of foul
trouble. White finished with 16 points
and 13 rebounds, joining the Hoosiers'
1,O<Xl-point club.
If Kentucky thought those absences
would make it easy, the Wildcats discounted the impact Jordan Crawford
could have.
"It was time for him (Jordan) to step
up and get it going," Joe Crawford Sr.
said at halftime, wearing an Indiana hat
and a Kentucky sweat shirt.
The younger brother pestered
Kentucky by jumping into the passing
lanes, knocking balls away and getting
Kentucky's Ramel Bradley into early
foul trouble. Offensively, he was even
better. He hit a 3-pointer over his older
brother, drove confidently to the basket
and routinely found open teammates.
By game's end, the younger brother
had the upper hand in the one-on-one
game, 20-10.
But that wasn't the toughest part for
the Kentucky senior to accept.
"We've got to figure out what the
problem is," Joe Crawford said. "I'm
just kind of hurt right now. The most
frustrating thing about it was us just not
fighting. It's hard to go down like that
when we're not making any runs or just
not fighting at any time."
Indiana took control midway
through the first half with a 15-5 run
that expanded the lead to 29-15 with
6: 11 left in the first half.
Kentucky closed to 31-23 when Joe
Crawford stole the ball from his broth-
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TIMES STAFF REPORT
ALBANY, NY - East
Kentucky dropped its second
straight game Saturday night,
falling to host Albany in
overtime, 125-120. Albany,
playing on its home hardwood at Washington Avenue
,:Armory,
outscored
the
;Miners 16-11 in the extra ses'Sion.
Albany improved to 5-3
after claiming its third
traight win. East
KeQ.tucky, following the
)oss, fell to 5-6.
.Albany slipped out of the
first quarter ahead 28-26. The
host Patroons clung to a. 5350 lead at halftime.
It
didn't
take
East
Kentucky long to overcome
the halftime deficit, though.
The Miners outscored Albany
34-27 in the third quarter.
Guard Nat Burton paced
Albany with a team-best 21
points.
Forward
Amal
McCaskiJI turned in a doubledouble performance of 20
, points and 14 rebounds for
the
Patroons.
Chad
Timberlake, who joins Burton
in the Albany backcourt, also
scored 20 points in a balanced Patroon offensive
attack.
Josh Pace led East
Kentucky with a game-high
29 points. Boo Jackson produced a double-double of 28
points and 14 rebounds for
the Miners. New "York native
Jason McLeish added 19
points for the East Kentucky
unit. Daniel Price added 12
points for East Kentucky in
the road game.
East Kentucky will return
to its home court Monday
night when Minot visits.
Tickets for the Continental
Basketball
Association
Monday night game at the
East Kentucky Expo Center
in Pikeville remain available.
Tip-off
for
the
East
Kentucky-Minot game is set
for 7:05 p.m.
Patroons
fend
off
Miners: The East Kentucky
Miners had their two-game
win streak snapped on the
road Friday night versus the
Albany
Patroons.
Host
Albany won all seven quarter
points and defeated the
Miners lJ 8-107 at the
Washington Avenue Armory.
Amal McCaskill paced
Albany with a double-double
of 28 points and 14 rebounds.
Lucious Jordan aided the
Albany effort with three
three-pointers, tossing · in 18
points for the Patroons (4-3).
East Kentucky faced a
deficit at the conclusion of
every quarter. Albany led 3733 at the end of the first quarter. The Patroons were out in
front 57-50 when the game
entered halftime.
Boo Jackson paced East
Kentucky with a game-high
30 points.
Nat Burton added 27
points on an 11-of-12 shooting effort from the field.
Dayshawn Wright, the latest signee for the Albany
team, added 16 points.
Chad Timberlake followed
with 12 points for the
Patroons.
Ed Horton and Marcus
Heard each had 15 points for
the Miners. Josh Pace and
Daniel Price both netted 14
points for the East Kentucky
team. Reo Logan finished
with eight points for the
Miners (5-5).
The Patroons outscored
East Kentucky 33-30 in a
high-scoring third quarter.
Albany led 90-80 at the end
of the third period.
25th-ranked Bears win sixth straight
TIMES STAFF REPORT
OWENSBORO - Four
players reached double figures and a huge start to the
second half made for an easy
84-69 win for No. 25
Pikeville
College
over
Brescia University Saturday
afternoon.
Pikeville led 36-26 at
recess and opened the second
half with a 10-2 run in the
first three minutes that eventually built to a 32-15 first 10
minutes to give it a 68-41
lead.
Pikeville improved to 9-2
on the season and won for the
sixth straight game. It
marked the first road win of
the season for the Bears, hav-
ing previously gone 6-0 at
home with a pair of neutralfloor wins this season.
Brescia slipped to 3-8.
Junior Ewan Linton had
four in the initial stretch of ·
the second half and led the
team with 21 points. William
Harris,
a junior from
Winchester, added 16 for the
Bears, who avenged an 80-59 ·
loss on this same floor last
February 6.
Senior Jeff Ferguson
added 15 for the visiting
team. Freshman Justin Hicks
came in off of the bench and
scored I 0 points for the
Bears.
Brescia was led by junior
Anthony McNeal, who had
25 despite going only 9-of-17
from the free throw line.
Andrew Howard, a sophomore who came into the
game eighth in the country
with an average of 21.4
points per game, was held to
10. Logan Woolridge, a
freshman from nearby Tell
City, Ind., took advantage qf
some late playing time to finish with I 0.
The Bears will return to
action Wednesday night
when they host Ohio StateMansfield at 7 p.m. It will be
Pikeville's first game at the
East Kentucky Expo Center
this season. The men's game
will follow a women's contest between the schools. Tipoff for the women's game is
set for 5 p.m.
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by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
EAST KENTUCKY GUARD MIKE CRAIN went up for a shot during a late-November game versus Butte. Crain is a Valdosta State University product.
er and drove in for a layup. But Jordan
Crawford made three of four f~ee
throws in the final 90 seconds, durin~ a
five-point flurry that gave Indiana a
25 halftime lead.
The second half wa~ all Hoosiers:
Indiana scbred the tirst nine po~nts
in the second half, building a 46 5
lead, and then things turned ugly for the
Wildcats. Bradley fouled out ~ith
13:51 left, and Michael Porter foul'ed
out with 9:58 to go.
'
Even when something did go ri~t,
like Joe Crawford's driving layup at the
J2:49 mark, the Wildcats still made
mistakes. Crawford drew a technical
foul after the play.
The result: Kentucky never got c~os
er than 17 points the rest of the wJty,
and Jordan Crawford walked aW'jly
with a win a.1d family bragging righ\5.
"It looked like joy and pain," Sylvia
Crawford said, dressed in a Santa Ctaus
with UK on the front. "The realiryWs
you can only expect that they're bdth
going to do their best and do somethitlg
to show that they're committed to th~ir
team. I think that's what they both did."
LOUISVILLE
- Point
guard, shooting guard, it doesn't matter how to you try to
label Dayton's Brian Roberts.
"I just want the ball in my
hands and I want to make
plays," Roberts said.
The senior made plenty of
them Saturday, scoring 28
points as Dayton upset No. 14
Louisville 70-65. The win
spoiled Louisville coach Rick
Pitino's first attempt at joining
the 500-win club.
"This is a huge win for our
program and for Dayton,"
Roberts said. "We opened
some eyes today. I know from
this point on, there'll be a lot
of people looking at us."
The Cardinals sure got an
eyeful as Roberts lifted the
Flyers (7- 1) to their second
straight victory over Louisville
(5-2).
Last year, Roberts scored
seven points in the final three
minutes to pull off the. upset.
He dominated from 'the start
on Saturday, scoring 14 of
Dayton's first 19 points as the
Flyers raced to an early lead
then held off a late charge.
"For us to come in to this
environment and keep our
poise shows a lot of toughness," Roberts said.
Roberts wanted to redeem
himself after subpar performances against Holy Cross
and High Point. He delivered
with the kind of steady play
that's made him one of the best
guards in the Atlantic 10.
"Brian was the best player
on the court for 40 minutes,"
Dayton coach Brian Gregory
said. "You've got to give him
credit. He stepped up big."
The Cardinals got off to a
sluggish start and simply had
no answer for Roberts, deny-
ing Pitino a shot at becoming struggled to find any consisthe 17th active coach to reach tency on either end of .the
500 wins. Not that he cared floor.
Louisville missed its first
after watching his team struggle again without injured six shots and shot 33 percent
starters David Padgett and in the half. Dayton built a 19-7
lead and maintained it 'by
Juan Palacios.
"We're still not where we crashing the offensive boards,
need to be fundamentally and generating numerous seco
we are paying for it now," chance opportunities.
Pitino said. "We're just not
Roberts, who had ei!9ht
understanding basketball and turnovers in his last two
the fundamentals."
games, had no such problems
Derrick Caracter had 16 against the Cardinals. Though
points and seven rebounds and Louisville switched matchups
Earl Clark had 15 points, 12 frequently in an effort to disrebounds and four blocks for rupt Roberts, he dominated
Louisville, but the Cardinals whoever happened to be .:pn
shot 43 percent from the field him. Roberts had just ope
and couldn't get the stops turnover in 37 minutes.
when they needed them.
"We didn't want to play
The Cardinals trailed by as him the way we played him,"
many as 12 points during a Pitino said. "We didn 't wan,'No
horrid first half, but held the back into the level of the
Flyers scoreless for over six screen. We wanted to stay
minutes during a 13-0 run that him and play him corre<;tly
gave the Cardinals a· 41-39 (but) even our zone was 1;\ad
lead with 10 minutes to go.
tonight."
·.
Roberts - who scored 20
Dayton responded behind
Roberts, who hit two pull-up points in Dayton's win over
jumpers and added two free the Cardinals last year - tQ9k
throws during a 14-5 burst that over after Louisville got back
put Dayton back in front 53-46 in it. He received a little help
with 7:05 remaining.
from Chtis Wright and Jimmy
"We got the lead and it Binnie, who both added nine
looked like we were in the points.
groove but they wouldn't go
"We got a lot of good bas- •
away," Louisville guard Edgar ketball from a lot of guys,"
Sosa said.
Gregory said.
The Cardinals would get
The Flyers were 16-of-20
within three points several from the free throw line,
times in the final minutes, but including making 10 strai . t
the Flyers made their free in the final minutes. Even centhrows to clinch it.
ter Kurt Huelsman got in <in
"We gathered our compo- the act. He made three of fo~r
sure and really made plays the -free throws, not bad for a playlast 10 minutes," Gregory said. er who came in shooting 44
"We took a step forward today percent from the line.
as a team ... we just have to
Louisville turned the ball
keep building on this."
over 15 times and had just nftie
The Cardinals, playing just assists. Though Caracter aqd
their second game in 14 days, Clark were dominant at times,
couldn' t seem to get into a Louisville shot 32 percent
rhythm. Caracter got in early from 3-point range.
foul trouble and the Cardinals
TOPPED OUT: Western 77, Eastern 6
TIMES STAFF REPORT
RICHMOND
The
Western Kentucky University
men's basketball team shot 55
percent for the game and
cruised to a 77-60 win over
host
Eastern
Kentucky
University Saturday night in
McBrayer
Arena.
The
Hilltoppers (7-2) have now
defeated the Colonels (4-5) 12
straight times in the Battle of
the Bluegrass.
Junior Mike Rose paced the
Colonels with 14 points while
netting four three-pointers.
Sophomore Josh Daniel came
off the bench to finish with 13
points and senior Jamaal
Douglas added 10 tallies.
Meanwhile, sophomore Adam
Leonard equaled a career high
with six assists, but was held
scoreless for the first time in
his collegiate career.
WKU's Courtney Lee led
all players with 23 points, 17 of
which came in the first half
when he hit 7 -of-10 (70 percent) shots from the field.
Tyrone Brazelton (15 points)
and Orlando Mendez-Valdez
(10) also finished in double
figures.
The two teams exchanged
three-pointers and dunks to
begin the contest with Eastern
holding a slim 8-7 advantage
heading into the first media
timeout. Following a Lee dunk
and
three-pointer,
the
Hilltoppers went on top, 14-8,
and never trailed the rest of the
game. A lay-up and threepointer on back-to-back WKU
possessions with 7:51 left gave
the Toppers their first doubledigit lead of the game, 23-13.
Two more Lee trifectas helped
WKU push the cushion to 18
points, 46-28, heading into
intermission.
In the first half, the
Hilltoppers netted 8-of-12
(66.7 percent) three-pQi~t
attempts and forced 11 Eastern
Kentucky turnovers.
WKU extended its lead to
24 points, 60-36, early in the
second half, but the Colonels
would not go away. Eastefll:s
defense stepped up its intensity
and held the Hilltoppers without a field goal over the next
six minutes. A pair of threepointers from Rose and a Jo&h
Taylor lay-up helped slice e
deficit to 15 points, 61-46,
7:56left.
Unfortunately, that would
be as close as EasteJ,'n
Kentucky would get as the
Toppers responded with an ·fl2 run of their own ·to rebuild
the 24-point margin.
EKU has this week off to
study for final exams. The
Colonels return to OVC action
Monday, Dec. 17, with a hon}e
contest against Eastern Illinois.
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Photography/ East Kentucky MinSrs
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
12, 2007 • 83
Shayne Graham kicks 4 FGs, Bengals beat Rams 19-10
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
lf ' 1
,. CINCINNATI- Rain pelted Brock Berlin's face as he
, settled in for his first regularseason snap in the NFL. He
called signals in misty breaths,
then got decked when he let go
fa pass.
~..
So, this is what it's like.
,.. " Berlin collected himself
b· and kept going, making it
'through his debut without any
.major gaffes. He didn't make
any big plays, either. and that
. made the difference.
'"" Rudi Johnson ran 1 yard for
a touchdown, Shayne Graham
)<,icked four field goals on a
nasty day, and the Cincinnati
" Bengals
took advantage of the
· ~t. Louis Rams' novice quar"'terback for a 19-10 victory
·· spnday.
' ·• "It was fast, it was really
e?tciting," said Berlin, who had
1
.Qnly one day of running the
'' gffense in practice last week.
' ::tt was (like) big-time college
football, except you've got all
guys who are all-Americans
on the other side of the ball. I
felt really comfortable."
, : Neither team had much fun
,,on an afternoon more suitable
for holding a clipboard than
, throwing a football.
l "v A steady, sometimes driving rain on a 38-degree afterhoon made it tough to throw,
,. catch or hold onto the slick
' otballs- not what the Rams
3-10) wanted on a day when
.~ they were down to their thirdstring quarterback.
"It was tough," said
.• Bengals quarterback Carson
'' l?almer, who was 21-of-29 for
189 yards. "We were expect' ing a light drizzle, but it was
"pouring. I'm just thankful it let
··Up at the end and gave both
teams a chance to throw the
' .ball."
', n Berlin, who entered the
• NFL as an undrafted free
·agent, got to play because
juries wiped out the Rams'
' fup two options. Marc Bulger
"~at out a second straight game
with a concussion, and backup
'"Gus Frerotte was sidelined by
· an injury to his passing shoul~'der suffered last Sunday.
"It's very difficult," tight
end Randy McMichael said.
' ''l'fhe week before last, he was
.
on the practice squad. We didn't do enough to help him. He
managed the game well. We
did a great job We're proud of
him."
All the Bengals (5-8) needed to do was contain running
back Steven Jackson and avoid
mistakes to get a win. They
struggled to pull it off.
Fakhir Brown intercepted
Palmer's first pass of the second half and returned it 36
yards for his first career touchdown, cutting it to 10-7.
1ackson ran 18 times for 91
yards and caught four passes
for 26 yards.
It wasn't enough.
The Bengals put it away by
giving the ball to Johnson,
who has been limited most of
the season by a hamstring
injury. Johnson carried on six
consecutive plays and gained
48 yards in the closing minutes, setting up Graham ·s
final, clinching field goal.
·'That's what I do," said
Johnson, who had 92 yards.
"I'm a closer, baby. I've been
doing that my whole career."
The Bengals decided to
lean on Johnson harder this
week.
"We ran some more R udi
runs in this game, which
helped our offense," coach
Marvin Lewis said, referring
to straight-ahead, power plays.
"Some of the things we've
done in the past, we got back
to doing."
The Rams' chances rested
with Berlin, who learned after
practice on Thursday that he
might make his debut in his
third NFL season.
"For one day of practice, he
did pretty well," Bulger said.
"He kept us in the game."
On Berlin's first play,
defensive end Justin Smith hit
him as he released the ball,
resulting in a floater that was
caught by a diving Torry Holt.
On the next play, Berlin
tripped over a lineman's foot
and fell to the rain-slicked artificial turf.
Bengals safety Dexter
Jackson repeatedly anticipated
Berlin's snap count and
hlitzed, making it into the
Internet
backfield in the blink of a rainsoaked eye. He caused a fumble by hitting Jackson while he
was taking a handoff, and
twice dropped the running
back for losses.
Jackson also intercepted
Berlin's desperation pass with
I :38 to go.
Berlin was 17-of-28 for !53
yards. Season-long injury
problems at quarterback and
the offensive line have taken a
toll on the Rams' offense,
which has scored fewer than
20 points nine times .
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FLOYD COUNTY
Features Editor
Kathy Prater
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SCHOOLNEWS
Adams MS • page B7
Duff Elem. • page B7
II Stumbo Elem. • page B7 .
--YESTERDAYS-- INSIDESTUff
Items taken from The Floyd County Times,
10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 years ago. page B5
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Birthdays • page B6
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POISON OAK
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Although the Christmas presents I
• received as a kid were not restricted
· ' to an apple, an orange and a few
i pi'eces of hard candy (as generations
: older than mine have claimed), my
• toy intake was pretty much limited to
one or two relatively inexpensive
items. A set of Hopalong Cassidy cap
b~sters or a checker board, both made
at the North
Pole
by
Santa's elves
who
had
them flown to
the folks at
Montgomery
Ward for distribution via
their
twoinch
thick
catalog, were
considered a
real haul.
Clyde Pack
But there
was
something magical about the season in
those days. As the song suggests,
Christmas was a feeling, a time when
even without a hushed warning from
Mom, my little brother Joe and I
knew we'd "better be good." Of
course, that just means we fought
only twice a day instead of three or
four.
" Santa Claus has.!lls Brownie Men
(that's how she· referred to the elves)
out watching everybody," she' d say.
"Better be careful."
That remark would usually lead to
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a ~iscussion about where we thought
II they might be hiding around our
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house, and usually ended with the
I
conclusion that the chimney was most
likely the spot.
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department store Santas were as much
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a myth as the jolly old elf himself and
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KIM'S KORNER
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Letter
!~from Jesus
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photos by Kathy J. Prater
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c.h•ldren, parents and commumty members busied themselves crafting holiday ornaments as keepsakes or to give as
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Gathering community, touching lives
.The Maytown Center celebrates Christmas
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
"The old violin was battered and scarred:
"What am I bidden," the auctioneer asked, "one
dollar? Two ... who' ll make it three?" A gray haired
man picked up the bow. He played a melody,
sweet as an angel sings. "Now what do you bid?
One thousand? Two? Who'll make it three?" What
changed its worth? The Master's Touch.
The words border a beautiful painting hung in
a prominent position near the entry of the spacious
kitchen of the Maytown Community Center. A
place where diners may feast on the words and so
nourish their souls as they also nourish their bodies .
The painting, expertly fashioned by Beth
Chauncey, co-director, Maytown Center, and a
young volunteer who visited the center a couple of
summers ago, seems to exemplify the very
essence of what Beth, along with husband, Dan,
first envisioned when first they arrived in
Maytown to head up the Maytown Lifetime
Learning Center some six years ago.
Arriving to an area "battered and scarred," so
to speak, the Chauncey's have since set about the
work of helping area residents to see, with uplifted eyes and rejuvenated spirits.• all that their community can again become through the touch of
"The Master."
Working closely with Father Ralph Beiting,
founder of the Christian Appalachian Project, the
Chauncey's came to Maytown to take on the task
of refurbishing and renovating the old Maytown
elementary and high school buildings and campuses. Abandoned for years, the buildings, now
Happy faces and
handcrafted pretties to hang on
Christmas trees
embody the spirit
of the season.
Embracing the Christmas spirit with some festive headgear, Corianne Chauncey and friend
Jenny Dingus enjoy a game before heading
outside for some caroling.
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repainted, cleaned and repaired, are once again in
use by the very community they, originally seryed_
Believing that God's spirit can, and will, to:uch
all who seek, the Chauncey's, along with a group
of committed volunteers, some of whom visit
throughout the year, and others, such as Charlotte
Soder and Kathy Curtis, who are available year
round, strive to infuse that spirit into the daily
activities and special events held at the center.
With a mission "to promote living life fully by
giving opportunities to use our God-given gi fts
and talents_" they, along with the Maytown Center
Board of Directors show that there is "life in the
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After last week's column,
received the following email from sev;: eral different readers, relatives and
: ~ friends. Thank You, for it sure snaps
: ; you back to reality and just to show
l ~ appreciation and what an impact it
1~ had, I'm sharing it in this week's col,~ umn.
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Letter from
Jesus about
Christmas
D e a r
(See MAYTOWN, page f x)
Children,
It
has
come to my
attention that
many of you
are upset that
folks are taking My name
out of the
season.
M a y b e
you've forgotten that I wasn't actually
born during this time of the year and
that it was some of your predecessors
who decided to celebrate My birthday
on what was actually a time of pagan
festival, although I do appreciate being
remembered anytime.
How I personally feel about this
celebration can probably be most easily understood by those of you who
have been blessed with children of
your own. I don't care what 'y ou call
the day. If you want to celebrate My
birth, just GET ALONG AND LOVE
ONE ANOTHER.
Now, having said that let Me go on.
"'If.it bothers you that the town in which
(See KORNER, page seven)
Winter holiday
pet Safety tips
While holiday celebrations are a time of great fun,
popular foods and decorations that .make the holidays so
enjoyable can also be dangerous to animals .
Veterinarians Dr. Race Foster and Marty Smith, of
Doctors Foster and Smith, the world's largest provider
of pet supplies and prescriptions via the Internet and
catalogues, want to remind responsible pet owners that
they need to be aware of the dangers and plan carefully
to avoid these potential hazards so the holidays remain
a happy time of year, rather than a time for an emergency visit to a vet.
According to the Doctors, many traditional holiday
foods pose a threat to pets. Rich, fatty foods like gravy
or grease can cause problems ranging from upset stom(See CRITTER, page seven )
This is "Sissy.'
Sissy Is seven
years old and
lives with
Jui:mita Goble
near Emma.
Looking out
the window at
the falling
leaves, drinking water from
the bathtub .,...
faucet, and ~
hiding under
the cover
when the bed
is being made
are some of
her favorite
activities.
(Gorgeous!
Thanks for
sharing!)
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(Items taken from
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The Floyd County
Times,
10,20, 30,40,50,60,
70 years ago.) .._
Ten Years Ago ·
(December 24, 1997)
William Edwin Woods, 44, of Prestonsburg,
was 1dlled early Tuesday morning. after apparently driving his truck pnder a coal truck on
Route 23, at Ivel. The Floyd County Emergency
& Rescue Squad extricated him from the vehicle.
He suffered neck injuries, and was pronounced
dead at the scene
In other incidents, 22-year-old Nikita Beverly
of Johnson County and Delphia Patton, 79, of
Prestonsburg, were killed Monday, on the
Mountain Parkway, and Steven A. Hanlilton, 30,
of Banner, was killed when he apparently lost
control of a four-wheeler around midnight,
Saturday, on Rice Branch
Ligon and Clear Creek area residents will
most likely have adequate drinking w~ter within
the next two years. The Floyd Fiscal court gave
first reading to an ordinance, Friday, to include
$935,000 in unbudgeted receipts from the
Division of Abandoned Mine Lands (AML). The
money will be used to provide approximately
220 residents from Route 979, to the top of
Ligon Hill, with safe water
Four Prestonsburg ftre and police officers
., were awarded life-saving pins, last week, by
Mayor Jerry Fannin, for their efforts to save two
area residents. They are: dispatcher Selena
Hager, volunteer fireman Phillip "Rusty"
Chaffins; firefighter Tim Blackburn, and firefighter Mike Mays
Floyd Circuit Judge Danny P Caudill ruled
Friday, that the bond for accused murderer, Andy
Mitchell is not excessive and that he is a flight
risk if released from custody. The judge's ruling
followed a motion by Mitchell's attorney, Kristi
Gra)l, who was seeking to have her client
released on a personal recognizance or unsecured bond. Mitchell has been held at the Floyd
County Adult Detention Center in lieu of
$500,000 cash bond since November 11, for
allegedly shooting his wife, Billie Jo Mitchell to
death at her Ivel home, November 2
There died: Alpha Damron, 70, of Honaker,
Thursday, December 18, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center, Prestonsburg; Adam Ousley, 52,
of Hueysville, Sunday, December 21, at his residence; Elmer Campbell, 84, of Allen, Thursday,
•l•.P~:ceJmbcr 18, at his residence; Mary Lou Webb
56, of Prestonsburg, Monday,
-~~· 22. at i;J.igblands Regional ~i.cal
IIJI!IIt'I!M,SA'v:mJH:>uwt}(, Dennie Amburg .l4., of
~f'.<Ifil)utf!:ev, Tuesday, December 16, at :i(ing's
Hospital, in Ashland; Eddis May
Spears Yates, 49, of Hueysville, formerly of
Riceville, Monday, December 22, at Highlands
~egional Medical Center; Virgil 0. Turner, 89,
f Murfreesboro, Tennessee, formerly of
angley and Prestonsburg, Saturday, December
.0, at Boulevard Terrace Nursing Home;
omas "Tom" Lewis Webb, 66, of Little Paint,
Monday, December 22, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center, Prestonsburg; Clarence Edward
"Doc" Allen, 72, of Chesapeake, Virginia, a
Hueysville native, Thursday, December 4, at the
Chesapeake General Hospital; Diamond
Johnson, 72, of Weeksbury, Monday, December
22, at his residence; Milford Hall, 76, of
Pikeville, December 19, at the Pikeville
Methodist Hospital; Winoa Buzingham, 74, of
~"~Stuart, Florida, formerly of Wayland, Friday,
·~ December 19, at her residence; Avil Hall, 78, of
(•· Boise, Idaho, a native of Amba, Sunday,
lt December 20, at a local hospital; Steven A.
. Hamilton, 30, of Banner, Sunday, Decembe~21,
c,· ' at Rice Branch at Banner, following an ATV
. ~'1 accident; Nikita Jo Beverly, 22, of Paintsville,
' •• Monday, December 22, in an acciden~ gn the
.~:,: Mountain Parkway; Alvin Johnson, &9, of
!·,• London, formerly of Floyd County, Tuesday,
••'' December 43, at the Marymount Medical Center.
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Twentv Years AuG·
(December 21, 1987)
Greta Adkins of Price, was shot in the legs
three times by her estranged husband, Irvin
Drew Adkins, following a domestic argument at
her trailer
The proposed four-Jane link of US 23,
between Prestonsburg and Paintsville. seems
assured, and voting may have been approved by
the Senate
The Floyd County Bar Association unani ·
mously voted to request of the judicial nominal ·
ing committee that an eastern Kentuckian be
named to the post of federal judge for the
Pikeville bench
. ~artin Police officer Tommy Engle was
md1cted by the grand jury on frrst degree assault
charges, and is now being named a defendant,
with the City of Martin, in a civil rights suit in
U.S. Federal Ccurt
The Prestonsburg Rotary Club honored
Edward Music, as an Outstanding Citizen of the
county
Cliffside residents aired grievances, concerning the r~lroad, at Friday's meeting of the fiscal
court
McDonald's, in the shopping plaza near WalMart, opened its doors today
Holiday gasoline prices are expected to average around $1.07 per gallon
There died: Cortney Elisha Tackett, six
months, December 16, at the Fisher-Titus
Hospital in Norwalk, Ohio
Albert Cole, 72, of Hunter, Thursday, at the
home of his daughter in McDowell
Renia Spears Burchett, 70, of Endicott,
Tuesday, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home
Turner Samons, 49, of Martin, Thursday, at
his residence
Lona B. Akers, 84, of Grethel, Wednesday, at
the home of her daughter
Michael James Abshear, six weeks, of
Prestonsburg, Thursday, at the University of
Kentucky Hospital in Lexington
Arlene Burchett Hunt, 74, of Endicott,
Tuesday, at Riverview Manor Nursing Home
Elmer "Bo" Newsome, 64, of Fairborn, Ohio,
Saturday, in Kettering Memorial Hospital
Della Vance, 83, of McDowell, Tuesday, at
Pikeville Methodist Hospital
and Mary Caudill Stephens, 60, of Allen,
Tuesday, at the Markey Cancer Center in
Lexington.
Oswald, Sunduy, at Mounta1n Manor Nursing
Home, here; Mrs. Edith Mac Hunt Kendrick 55
of West Prestonsburg, Thursday, Decembe; 15:
at horne; Donald R. Slone, 45, formerly of
Garrett, Tuesday, at Mansltcld General Hospital;
Ollver 0. Wiley, 5H, of Betsy Layne, SaturdaY., at
the VA Hospttal in Huntington, W.Va.; Tom
Johnson , 7!{. formerly of
Wheelwright,
Saturday, at Northwest Hospital in Detroit;
Arthur (l!op) Spriggs, 57, of Drift, Saturday,
dead on arrival at McDowell Appalachian
Regional llospital ; Virgil Goble, 64, of Lake
Road, ncar Lancer, la~t Friday, near Blaine, in
Lawrence County; Shelly Adams, 68, wellknown figure in the Prestonsburg-Salyersville
area, last Wednesday, at the J. J. Jordan Geriatric
Center in Louisa; Thomas Morrison, 55, of
Buffalo, last Wednesday, near his home.
Kentucky Appalachian Industries at West
Prestonsburg looks to the beginning of a· new
year with bright hope of a busy 12 ·months.- after
receiving word, last week, that it has been
awarded an $809,558 contract for the manufacture of 2,100 military-type tents
County officials moved, Thesday, toward
improvement of the old Allen-Banner road to
make that route serviceable as an emergency
route during future US 23 work, or to the event
the Harold or Banner bridges are closed to tf~c
The Federal Housing Administratioq .has
approved an initial $71,214 in rent-supplement
funds for use when, and if, the Prestons}Jurg
Ministerial Association, succeeds with its 'Pfans
for construction of 75 rent-supplement housing
units here
The Floyd County Emergency & Rescue
Fonv Years Ago
(See YESTERDAYS, page six)
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A heavy court docket for the January term of
circuit court is dotted with major cases, including
three for murder, and one for manslaughter
All movement of coal on the Big Sandy
Division of the Chessie System ended, last
Friday, and in all probability will remain so until
a settlement of the strike situation is reached
The Prestonsburg Shoe Company branch of
the U.S. Shoe Company had, by early this week,
phased out three sections of its operation, following the recent announcement of its plan to close
the plant
The Prestonsburg Utilities Commission
received, Monday, a $100,000 check from the
Kentucky Department of Finance for construction of a two-mile extension of the Prestonsburg
sewer system to the Highlands Regional
Hospital
County Judge Henry Stumbo announc;;ed,
Monday, that the Economic Development
Administration (EDA) has granted the Floyd
Fiscal Court a 45-day extension of time in which
to readvertise for bids and award a contract on
the bridge, which will connect the county park
under construction at Allen, with the present KY
80
State Transportation Secretary Calvin G.
Grayson announced, last Thursday, that his
department will contract with consulting engineers to design a cohl transport highway from
Martin County, near Inez, to Ulysses in
Lawrence County
There died: Mrs. Pearlie Mae Slone, 75, of
Martin, Wednesday, December 14, at Mountain
Manor Nursing Home, here; Mrs. Rose Ann
(December 21, 1967)
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
12, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Yesterdays
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Squad sent 15 men and equipment to the scene of
the Silver Bridge, which collapsed last Friday,
may have sent as many as 80 persons to their
deaths in the Ohio River, at Point Pleasant, W.Va
Married: Miss Nancy Marie Skender, of
tan.ton, Ill., and Mr. Henry Louis Bauers, of
and
Canton, Nov. 4, in Peoria, Ill.; Miss Goldie Jean
Salisbury, of Printer, and Mr. Harold Borden Kay
Jr. of St. Petersburg, Fla., Oct. 21, in Ocala,
Florida
There died: Lee Hall, 86, of Bypro, Tuesday,
at the Paintsville General Hospital; Mrs. Pinkie
Salyers, 65, of Allen, Sunday, at the Prestonsburg
General Hospital; Victor Eugene Mitchell, 25, of
Allen, Monday, in Jewish Hospital, Louisville;
Jack Webb, 94, of Langley, Sunday, at the
Prestonsburg General Hospital; John C. Caudill,
73, of Manton, Monday, at Our Lady of the Way
Hospital, Martin; Millard Martin, 22, of
Teaberry, Saturday, at Lexington; Mrs. Tip
Martin, 83, of Hueysville, Tuesday, at the
Prestonsburg General Hospital; John S
Hampton, 76, of Hager Hill, Friday; Green Hall,
T7, of Galveston, Friday, at Pikeville.
released, this week, by Howard Osborne, reservoir manager, showed
The Rev. Archibald Clay Harlowe, 87, retired
Baptist minister and former Prestonsburg newspapermen, died Tuesday afternoon, at Kentucky
Baptist Hospital, Louisville
Married: Miss Charlene Frasure, of East
McDowell, and Mr. Frank Stone, of Betsy
Layne, Dec. 7, at Martin
There died: Charles Crum Jr., 32, formerly of
Prestonsburg, last Friday, in Munster, Ind.; Mrs.
Elizabeth Hicks, 53, of Langley, last Thursday, at
the home of a daughter.
Filtv Years AUo
Anti rabies treatment for 13 persons have
been ordered by the Floyd County Health
Department as the result of appearances of two
mad dogs and a rabid cat in widely separated
communities of the county, this week
Mrs. Mallie Amburgey, wife of Deputy
Constable John Amburgy, was shot and seriously wounded, early Monday morning, at the
Curve Inn, Abner Mountain roadhouse, near
Melvin
Tracy Blackburn, motorman for the TurnerElkhorn Coal Company, was killed, Thursday
afternoon, in a Jeep-truck collision on the curve
at Hite, near Martin
Gaily-colored Christmas lights were installed,
last week, as a Junior Chamber of Commerce
project
The general merchandise store of Gene Hale,
of Harold, was broken into, and looted, Tuesday
night
Married: Miss Stella Prater and Mr. Eugene
Davis, both of Dwale, Dec. 13
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. DuRan Moore, of
Martin, a daughter, Betty Carolyn, Dec. 10; to
Mr. and Mrs. Beckham Caldwell Jr., of Betsy
Layne, a son, Nov. 28, at the Methodist Hospital,
Pikeville; to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Branham of
(December 19, 1957)
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15-year-old Rosella Auxier, Johnson County
schoolgirl, was found near death, Friday, in an
outbuilding here, after having been missing since
the preceding Sunday
.The total number of persons visiting Dewey
Reservoir, this year, is about 105,000 less, than
the number of visitors there during 1956, data
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Look who's 3!
mountains" through programs such as the afterschool BreakAway program where children
Jeffery Tyler Campbell turned three years old receive tutoring, help with homework, a snack,
qn November 10, 2007. Tyler had fun cele- and adult supervision during that time between
tJrating with his friends at Kiddie-Land
the end of the school day and their parents arrival
Daycare on November 9th. Tyler is the son of
Angela Campbell, of Martin, and Jeffery home; community programs such as talent
shows, karaoke, and learning to dance with the
Campbell, of Hueysville.
"Swinging Sensations," along with volleyball,
fitness training, martial arts, and summer activities for school aged children.
This past Thursday, children, accompanied by
parents, relatives, friends and community members enjoyed an evening together in the center's
"Gathering Place,"' the former school cafeteria,
where everyone enjoyed a potluck meal, crafting
Christmas ornaments, braving the temperatures
to sing Christmas carols throughout the community, and heading back inside to warm up with
steaming cups of hot cocoa before bidding
farewell for the evening.
"We love that painting," said Charlotte Soder,
dance instructor, the Swinging Sensations, "it
fits so well with what we try to achieve here."
And indeed, it does.
For more information about upcoming activi'Isabella Storm Sowards turned two years old
on November 14, 2007. lzzy celebrated her ties at the Maytown Center, or to arrange to
bitthday with her little brother, Dylan, and all reserve The Gathering Place for your upcoming
her friends at Kiddie-Land Daycare. She is family reunion or special event, call 285-0539,
the daughter of Jackie Sowards and 285-9080, or visit www.maytowncenter.org.
Look who's 2!
Dorinetta Mullins, both of Wayland.
Sixtv Years Ago
(December 18, 1947)
Betsy Layne, a son, Nov. 29; to Mr. and Mrs.
Olin Amburgey, a daughter, Jacqueline; to Mfs.
Elizabeth Mullet, of David, a daughter, Wonnell,
Dec. J 1, at the Prestonsburg General Hospital
There died: Robert Allen Triplett, 57, former
Floyd County Coroner, Saturday, at his home at
Bevinsville; Henry Stephen Netherly, 59,
Tuesday, in his hotel room here; Charles E.
Clevenger, 68, Monday, at home at Allen; Mr~
Artie Hunt, 82, Saturday, at the home at Mare
Creek of her son, Riley McCoy, 23, of Melvin, at
the Methodist Hospital, Pikeville, Wednesday;
Tobe Shepherd, 57, Wednesday, at his home
here; Harry Arnold, 58, of Printer, Saturday, at
Our Lady of the Way Hospital, Martin; Mrs.
Sallie Stephens, 83, at home at Allen, Sunday.
Seventv. Years Ago
(December 23, 1937)
Charles B. Layne, 53, died Saturday night,
shortly after being struck by an automobile near
his home at Betsy Layne
,
Prestonsburg's one and only traffic light w:lt
shot out by an unknown gunman, early Monday
morning
Magistrate-elect Will A. Wills, of the First
District, this week, reiterated his intention to submit to the incoming fiscal court, his plan for cutting county expenditures, in the burial of indigents, by using home-manufactured coffins,
under county supervision
Two children of the Wayland-Estill vicinity
were dead this week of meningitis
As of this week, the Martin Purple Rash basketball team was undefeated by any Floyd
County teams. Coach of the Purple Rash is
Garland Lewis, former University of Kentucky
net star
There tlied: Elisha Johnson, 46, of Halo, t~
week, at the Methodist Hospital, Pikeville, as~·
result of injuries sustained in a slatefall in the
Inland Steel Company's mines at Wheelwright,
Dec. 10; and Richard Tackett. 63, Sunday, at
Hunter.
Oak
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neither of us ever had the
opportunity to sit on the old
feller's lap. Neither did we
ever see him, not even parading on TV, since it hadn't been
invented yet. We did write him
letters and sent them to WSIP,
the radio station in Paintsville,
where he'd come by a couple
of afternoons a week and read
them on the air.
But the glitter we enjoyed
came mostly from within, not
from lights strung from pole
to pole across city streets.
There we~e no streets in a coal
camp, nor sparkling store
fronts. The only store we had
was the one operated by the
Northeast Coal Company.
During the Christmas season,
as it did the rest of the year,
except for a single-bulb security light that burned near the
store's back door, it spent its
nights in darkness.
The season was special at
school and church, too. I can't
recall ever being in a
Christmas play at school, but I
was one of the best Wise Men
you ever ,saw at churyh- I
mean, I could point at, and follow, that little pasteboard star
all the way to Bethlehem w'th
the .best of them. And if I do
say so myself, I cut a dashing
figure in my sister's chenil '
bathrobe.
It probably makes no sense
to anybody else, but even in a
world
with
technology
advanced to the point where
everything we ever wanted is
pretty much available, I still
liked yesterday's Christmases
better.
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Pikeville
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
**Special Notice: Those
interested in sponsoring a child
or Christmas, please call the
{SCat 886-1297.**
•Dec. 14 - ALI Christmas
:ponsor gifts are due in to YSC
)ffice.
•Dec. 19 - YSC regular
Advisory Council meeting, 4
p.m.
•Those students interested in
learning about fun ways to
exercise and about good nutrition are invited to sign up for
"Get Moving AMS." Call 8861297 for more info. Program
will be conducted by the Floyd
County Extension Office.
•Lending Library available
for
student/parent
use.
" Pamphlets, videos, books and
tnore on a variety of topics
available.
• A nurse from the FCHD is
·wrrently available at the
$Chool to provide services
•including: School physicals,
immunizations, WIC, wellchild exams, etc. Call 886-1297
'to schedule an appointment.
Child does not have to be a student at AMS to receive ser' vices. HPV vaccines and flu
shots currently available.
•The Youth Services Center
I
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.
Allen Central High School
•Dec. 12 - Board meeting,
May Valley.
•Dec. 12 - Beta Club fruit
delivered to school.
•Dec. 14 - Governor's
Scholars applications due.
•Dec.
15
AXA
Achievement Scholarship due.
•Dec. 15 - Burger King
Scholarship due.
•Dec. 15 - Winter Ball.
•Dec. 17 - Semester exams,
1st, 3rd, and 5th.
•Dec. 17 - Board meeting,
McDowell Elementary.
•Dec. 19 - Semester exams,
2nd, 4th, and 6th.
•Dec. 19 - Last day of
school before Christmas break!
•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
•Dec. 12- Parent meeting.
•Dec. 14 - Holiday celebration.
*Please have your Food
City Valu Card scanned for
ACMS! Points help purchase
school merchandise.
•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 8740621 to schedule your child's
Hepatitis B vaccination, immunizations, and WIC appointments.
Baptist Learning Center
•Now accepting applications for new students, Toddler
I class thru Pre-K class.
Located in the First Baptist
Church, S. Front Ave., downtown Prestonsburg. Call 8868681.
Betsy Layne Elementary
-center hours
~re
8 a.m. to 3
f)
.Korner
• Continued from p4
you live doesn't allow a scene
depicting My birth, then just
get rid of a couple of Santa's
and snowmen and put in a
small Nativity scene on your
own front lawn. If all My followers did that there wouldn't
be any need for such a scene on
the town square because there
'would be many of them all
around town.
Stop worrying about the fact
f) that people are calling the tree a
holiday tree, instead of a
Christmas tree. It was I who
made all trees. You can remember Me anytime you see any
' tree. Decorate a grape vine if
you wish: I actually spoke of
that one in a teaching, explaining who I am in relation to you
and what each of our tasks was.
If you have forgotten that one,
look up John 15: I - 8.
If you want to give Me a
present in remembrance of My
birth here is my wish list.
Choose something from it:
1. Instead of writing protest
etters objecting to the way My
irthday is being celebrated,
write letters oflove and hope to
oldiers away from home. They
'are terribly afraid and lonely
this time of year. I know, they
tell Me all the time.
2. Visit someone in a nursng home. Not just during
Christmas time, but all through
the year. You don't have to
know them personally. They
~ust need to know that someone
:cares about them.
3. Instead of writing George
omplaining about the wording
on the cards his staff sent out
this year, why don't you write
and tell him that you'll be praying for him and his family this
year. Then folJow up. It will be
nice hearing from you again.
4. Instead of giving your
children a lot of gifts you can't
afford and they don't need,
spend time with them. Tell
them the story of My birth, and
why I came to live with you
down here. Hold them in your
arms and remind them that I
love them.
5. Pick someone that has
hurt you in the past and forgive
him or her.
6. Did you know that someone in your town will attempt
to take their own life this season because they feel so alone
and hopeless? Since you don't
know who that person is, try
giving everyone you meet a
warm smile; it could make the
difference.
7. Instead of nit picking
about what the retailer in your
town calls the holiday, be
patient with the people who
work there. Give them a warm
smile and a kind word. Even if
they aren't allowed to wish you
a "Merry Christmas" that doesn't keep you from wishing
them one. Then stop shopping
there on Sunday. If the store
didn't make so much money on
that day they'd close and let
their employees spend the day
at home with their families
8. If you really want to make
a difference, support a missionary- especially one who takes
My love and Good News to
those who have ~ever heard
My name.
9. Here's a good one. There
are individuals and whole families in your town who not only
will have no "Christmas" tree,
but neither will they have any
presents to give or receive. If
you don't know them, buy
some food and a few gifts and
give them to the Salvation
Army or some other charity
which believes in Me and they
will make the delivery for you.
10. Finally, if you want to
statement about your
make
belief in and loyalty to Me, then
behave like a Christian. Don't
do things in secret that you
wouldn't do in My presence.
Let people know by your
actions and words that you are
one of mine.
Don't forget; I am God and
can take care of Myself. Just
love Me and do what I have
told you to do. I'll take care of
all the rest. Check out the list
above and get to work; time is
short. I'll help you, but the ball
is now in your court. And do
have a most blessed Christmas
with all those whom you love
and remember: I LOVE YOU,
JESUS.
Rejoice evermore. Pray
without ceasing. In everything
give thanks: for this is the will
of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thessalonians 5:1618
Til Next Week,
God's Blessings and a very
Merry Christmas ...
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• Continued from p4
achs to pancreatitis. Alcohol,
oo, should be kept away from
~nimals as it can cause serious
tntoxication. Unfortunately,
.many of the holiday drinks
that contain alcohol, such as
'eggnog, produce sweet aromas
that draw pets attention. So try
to pick up and rinse stray cups
uickly during holiday gathermgs to avoid any problems.
Chocolate, coffee and tea all
contain a compound called
xanthine that is dangerous, and
toxic, to animals. Chocolate is
specially a problem because
-pets
love
its
flavor.
Unsweetened baking chocolate
and dark chocolate are the
worst culprits; but all chocolate, fudge and other candy
should be placed out of a pet's
reach.
Many people think bones
are good for pets. It may come
s a surprise, however, that not
all bones are pet friendly.
Bones from fish, meat or poultry can cause problems if swallowed. Be sure to keep bones,
other than those specifically
made for dogs, away from pets.
Rawhides and certain toys, as
well as hardened, sterilized
bones are much safer alternatives.
Some seasonal holiday
plants can also be harmful to
pets. Never let a pet chew or
eat holly, mistletoe, poinsettias
or hibiscus plants. If you
decide to brighten up your
home with these items, make
sure to place these plants well
out of a pet's reach, or opt for
imitation holiday plants.
While Christmas trees aren't
poisonous, they do create a
whole other set of hazards for
cwious animals. First off, place
trees in a stable stand and
secure them to a window or
wall. Pet owners may also
want to think about using a specially designed Scat Mat, available at DrsFosterSmith.com, to
keep pets away from trees.
Tree ornaments are another
common threat to pets. Shiny,
metallic tinsel is almost irresistible to animals. When
eaten, the strips can cause
blockages in the digestive system, often requiring surgery to
remove. So think about leaving
tinsel off the tree altogether.
Small or breakable ornaments
can also be swallowed and
cause tummy problems, so
place them higher up on a tree
and leave the larger, less
intriguing ornaments for placement near the bottom. Some
people also like decorating
trees with foods iike gingerbread, popcorn and candy
canes. But for pet owners, this
is just asking for problems.
What sits beneath the tree
should be of equal concern to
pet owners. It's not uncommon
for electrical cords to be
viewed as chewable by animals. The results can be a
burned
mouth,
electrical
shock, or even electrocution.
On the market is a liquid that
can be sprayed on cords to
make them less appealing, but
pet owners should always
unplug decorative lights when
they're not there to supervise
pets around a Christmas tree.
Gifts, too, should be made
"pet proof' before being
placed under a tree. Make sure
to remove ribbons or bows
from presents or place them
out of reach, as a pet could
swallow those items and end
up with an intestinal obstruction requiring surgery to correct. Also be aware that batteries for toys or other gifts can be
toxic and cause intestinal
obstruction in animals. It is
best to keep batteries in a safe
place until they are ready to be
used.
And finally, when choosing
holiday gifts for pets, purchase
safe items with no small pieces
that could come off and be
swallowed. Also remember
that healthy holiday treats are
best, and administer those
treats in moderation.
The holidays cah be a time
of great fun and excitement for
everyone. With a little planning and by following these
precautions it can be a safe and
fun time for your pet as well.
For more information, go to
DrsFosterSmith.com
or
PetEducation.com.
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.
Duff Elementary
*Those wishing to sponsor a
needy child for Christmas, may
contaat Judy Handshoe, in the
FRC, at 358-9878. The center
is also in need of gently used
clothing, shoes, belts and backpacks.
•Floyd County Health Dept.
is on site three days per month.
Services include 6th grade
school entry physical; kindergarten, Head Start and wellchild physicals (age birth to 18
years); T.B. skin test; T.D.
boosters; and WIC services.
Please call 358-9878 for
appointment if you are in need
of any of these services.
•The J.A. Duff Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of income. We are
located in the area where the
old main office used to be.
Contact persons are Judy
Handshoe, coordinator.
May Valley Elementary
•Dec. 12 - Free clothing
giveaway
at
Graceway
Methodist Church from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
•Dec. 13 - Eddy Eagle safety program for 1st grade.
•Dec. 15 - Free coat giveaway at Garrett First Baptist
Church, 3-4 p.m. and 6-7 p.m.
•Dec. 17 - Nutrition program.
•Dec. 17 - Christmas play,
grades K-2, 6 p.m.
•Dec. 18 - Christmas play,
grades 3-5, 6 p.m.
*Special Announcement:
May Valley Elem. bas been
nominated as a Blue Ribbon
School by the Commissioner of
Education. Only 5 schools in
the state have received nominations.
*May Valley is currently
accepting applications for the
May Valley Elementary Early
Childhood Program (3-4 year
olds). Fee for services is
$18/per day. Services available
Mon. thru Fri. Contact school
at 285-0883 for more information. Slots will be fi11ed on firstcome,
first-serve
basis.
Remaining applicants will be
placed on waiting list.
•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
•Parents of 5th grade students are urged to call the FRC
and make an appointment for
their child's 6th grade physical
exam!
•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.
t
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 "Rainb
Junction" Family Resotr
Center
!
•The FRC accepts don i
of children's clothing,
belts, book bags, etc.
used but need to be in
condition. Donated item
be appreciated and utiliu!d
OES students.
•The Family Res~u e
Center is located in the cen
building of W.O. Os!lo
Elementary. Those wi •
more information about
center are welcome to visit, or
call. Ask for Cissy (center
coordinator). Center telephone
and fax: (606) 452-4553.
Mt
Wesley Christian School
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
• The Family Resource
Center is open weekdays 8
a.m.-4 p.m., and later by
appointment. Office provides
services for alJ families, regardless of income.
•After-School Child Care:
3-6 p.m.
• 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 Stw Ah~d" 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
452-9600 or 452-9607, ext. 243
or 153.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud
Creek Family Resource &
Youth Service Center
*Yearbooks are $22 and will
be on sale January 1, in school
office.
•Lost & Found located in
•Dec. 17 - Polar Express
Day.
•Dec. 17 -Circuit Riders vs.
Allen, 6 p.m.; home game-.
•Dec. 19 - Christmas play,
"Christmas Around the World,"
10 a.m., followed by diSmissal
at noon for Christmas break.
•Dec. 20 - Circuit Riders 2s.
Betsy Layne, 6 p.m.; away
game.
•Dec. 27 - Circuit Riders vs.
Adams, 6 p.m.; home game.
•Jan. 3 - Classes resume.
•WCS Learning Cen ~r
accepts toddlers, presch<Xil ~e
(2-4). Hours: 7:30 a.m. to' 5:1)0
p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
•For more informati,;Jn
about Wesley Christian Sch l,
call 874-8328.
Big Sandy Community
Technical College Adult
Education and GED
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.
McDowell
FRC;
Manru
Comm. Ctr.; Auxier Learning
Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - BS<;TC;
Martin Comm. Ctr.
1:30 - 5 p.m. - Wheel\J{Q&bt
Baptist Church.
•·••
~Y.sday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.pi, Mud ~reek Clinic; BSGT~. a
9:00a.m. to 12 p.m.- David
Craft Center.
•
9:30a.m. to 12 p.m.- Di:!rie
Apartments.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC;
d
Creek Clinic; Floyd Cou y
Jail.
6-8 p.m. - Auxier Le
g
Ctr.; Martin Community Ctr.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. - Martin Comm. cl.;
Auxier Learning Ctr.; BSCT
1-4:30 p.m. - Layne Hpu
BSCTC; Floyd County Jajl.
6-8 p .m. - BSCTC.
Thursday: 8 a.m. to 12. p
-BSCTC.
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Weeksbury CC.
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - ~e
LayneYSC.
1-4:30 p.m.- BSCTC.
Kay Hale Ross - Mana~e
Adult Education, 886-73~
Lisa Pelfrey - Assi t
886-7397
Ron Johnson, Stepha
Conn, Lynn Hall, Na y
Bormes, Cindy Justice a d
Wayne Combs
Ad lt
Education teachers.
*Program will be cJ
from Dec. 20 through Jan.
All centers will re-open on
7.
Come join us for our upcoming
Christmas play...
"The Perfect Gift"
Sunday,Dec.23,2007
6:00p.m.
KATYFRIEND
FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH
Abbott Creek Road, Prestonsburg
Pastor: Chad Blair
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The Associated Press
PIKEVILLE- An
Eastern Kentucky
woman faces a murder
charge in the death of a
67-year-old woman after
a traffic crash.
Patricia Dotson
pleaded not guilty
Thursday in the Pike
County crash that
11
injured Helen Smith.
She died later at a hospital and a prosecutor
says the death was from
injuries suffered in the
wreck.
State Police reported
at the time of the crash
last week that Dotson
acknowledged taking the
prescription tranquilizers
Xanax and Lortab
before driving. She was
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Nurses agree to work through talks;
ARH mum
•
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
Kentucky Governor-elect Steve Beshear and
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin stepped into the
bitter two-month-long labor dispute between
Appalachian
Regional
Healthcare
and
Kentucky/West Virginia Nurses Association on
Thursday, with a proposal to return nurses to work
for 90 days while negotiations resume.
According to Pat Tanner, lead negotiator for the
nurses association, "We have just completed a conference call with the nurses local union presidents
and they have voted unanimously to accept the
Beshear/Manchin proposal. It is now up to ARH as
to whether or not they are willing to work with us
and the governors to resolve this dispute in a fair
and equitable manner for both s1dcs."
Tanner added, "On behalf of the nurses, we
stand ready to work in a spirit of cooperation and
civility with ARH and the governors to ensure an
orderly transition by which nurses can quickly
return to their jobs and begin providing safe patient
care."
The Manchin/Beshear proposal is essentially
the same proposal that was made by Gov. Manchin
nearly a month ago, but was rejected by ARH.
The proposal calls for the striking nurses to return
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
Dotson's attorney
says she has no history
that would indicate she
would drive under the
influence of drugs.
Bail was not immediately set.
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to work for 90 days while negotiations continue;
negotiations teams must be limited to five persons,
and requires all third parries on both sides be
removed from negotiations.
"I'm very concerned about the impact this
impasse may have on the health care of our people
in Eastern Kentucky," said Beshear. "It is time for
both sides in this dispute to come together for the
good of the patients they serve."
ARH spokesperson Candace Elkins said, "hospital leaders would be willing to meet with the
governors and union leaders," but according to
ARH officials they would not comment specifically on the proposal.
ARH loses
.appeal on
scheduling
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3DAY FORECAST
Mf~n"
Pansy Witten, an original "Rosie the Riveter," was honored at Thursday's Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Riverview Health Care Center.
CINCINNATI - The
continuing nurses strike is
just one of the problems
facing
Appalachian
Regional Healthcare after a
federal Court of Appeals
panel
in
Cincinnati
affirmed an order directing
ARH to schedule nurses as
required by its contract with
the Kentucky and West
Virginia
Nurses
Associations
(KNA/
WVNA) and to pay them
hundreds of thousands of
dollars in back pay.
According to officials,
the RN s have now won the
decision three times
before an arbitrator, before
a federal district judge in
Lexington and now with the
Court of Appeals, all ruling
that ARH was in breach of
its contract.
"The
decision
announced today by the
Sixth Circuit is welcome
news for many nurses on
the picket lines. This ruling
by the court sends a clear
and expensive message to
ARH corporate officials
that they must honor their
contractual
obligations,
something they have had
difficulty understanding,"
·Riverview honors residents
Southeast ftre tax
at Hall of Fame banquet
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG A
former Air Force airman and an
original "Rosie the Riveter"
were this year's inductees
Thursday
night,
when
Riverview Health Care Center
held its third annual Hall of
Fame banquet honoring past
and present residents.
Pansy Witten, 89, who was
born in Johnson County,
received a place on the Hall of
Fame for her many accomplishments, including being an
original "Rosie the Riveter"
during
World
War
II.
According to RHCC, Witten
spent time working in a Detroit,
Mich., auto factory, and then
later at a secret plant in Long
Beach, Calif., assembling parts
for airplanes.
Pansy accepted .the award in
person and thanked everyone
for coming out.
"This is just great," said
Witten.
Also being honored was the
late Richard Gary "Dickie"
Hall, an Air Force airman second class during the Korean
Conflict and former softball
coach in Floyd County. Hall
passed away in 2005, at the age
of 63 due to complications
from Alzheimer's.
Family and friends were in
attendance to celebrate his life
and accomplishments.
According to RHCC's mission statement they are dedicated to "providing spiritual,
physical and emotional support, and have the honor of
serving the people of our community by preserving their.heritage and celebrating the landmarks of their lives."
(See APPEAL, page three)
squeaks through
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WR ITER
PRESTONSBURG
An ordinance to create a
taxing district for Southeast
Volunteer Fire Department
came before a special session of the Floyd County
Fiscal Court Friday morning.
The resolution passed on
a 3-2 vote, with Judge
Executive R.D. "Doc"
Marshall casting the tie
breaking vote.
.
"I am in full support of
the volunteer groups, having done that, and I knew
that if it came to that (a tie
vote), there was no question
how I would vote,"
Marshall said.
According to the resolu(See TAX, page three)
Luallen bows out, opens Democratic field for Senate
by BRUCE SCHREINER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE- State Auditor Crit
Luallen on Friday stepped away from
challenging Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell in next year's election, reshaping the lineup of Democrats
looking to take on the four-term
Republican whose campaign is well
under way.
As soon as Luallen pulled out of
consideration, Iraq war veteran
Andrew Horne and Louisville businessman Charlie Owen began reassessing their own possible entry into the
Senate race.
Attorney General Greg Stumbo, a
Democrat who leaves office next
Stumbo weighing Senate
or return to state House
month, said he was still evaluating his
possible candidacy. And political newcomer Greg Fischer, a Louisville businessman whose father served in former
Gov. John Y. Brown's administration,
also is looking at the Democratic primary.
"What her announcement does is
probably opens up another round of
conversations about who might be the
best Democrat prepared to beat Mitch
McConnell," Democratic strategist
Mark Ridd'le said.
While Democrats jockeyed for position, McConnell was reaching out to
voters with a new round of television
ads. A commercial on Louisville stations touted McConnell's efforts to win
federal funding for medical research at
Kentucky universities. An ad appearing
on Lexington stations focused on
McConnell's work on the 2004 tobacco
buyout ending the Depression-era federal program that set production and
price controls.
"Senator McConnell has promised
to run a razor-sharp, aggressive campaign," McConnell campaign adviser
Justin Brasell said in a statement. "That
effort continues with our latest TV
ads."
McConnell has been a target of outside interest groups that have run television ads in Kentucky slamming him
for supporting the Iraq war and opposing legislation to expand a children's
health insurance program.
The senator countered with hi own
TV ads, which started airing last
(See SENATE, page three)
�A2 •
SUNDAY, DECCEMBER
9, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
egional Obituaries
FLOYD COUNTY
• Sabrina Lyn Blakeman,
41, of Allen, died Thursday,
November
29,
at
the
University
of
Kentucky
Medical Center, Lexington.
Graveside services were conducted Monday, December 3,
under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
• Clifford Lee Brown, 35,
of
Prestonsburg,
died
Thursday, November 29, at the
Cabcll-Huntington Hospital in
Huntington, West Virginia.
Funeral services were held
Monday, December 3, under
the direction ofNelson-Frarier
Funeral Home.
• Flem Estill Burchett, 78,
of Martin, died Friday,
November 30, at the Baptist
Hospital
Northeast
at
LaGrange. Funeral services
were held Tuesday, December
4, under the direction of
Nelson-Fra;.r.ier Funeral Home.
• Howard D. Goins, 80, of
Weeksbury, died
Friday,
November 25. at home.
Funeral services were held
Friday, November 30, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
• Imogene Hamilton, 55,
of Ligon, died Tuesday,
November 27, at the Kenton
Healthcare
Center
in
Lexington. Funeral services
were held Saturday, December
3, under the direction or
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
• Elder Zee Holbrook, 72,
of Franklin County, Indiana, a
Knott County native, died
Friday, November 23, at his
residence. He is survived by
his
wife, Joyce Burke
Holbrook.
Urban-Winkler
Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.
• Sue Gayheart Johnson,
93, of Wheelwright, died
Thursday, November 29;at the
McDowell ARH. Funeral services were held Tuesday,
December 4, under the direction of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home.
• Edith M. Tackeu Jones,
74, of Beaver, died Tuesday,
December 4, at the McDowell
Appalachian
Regional
Hospital. Funeral services
were held Friday, December 7,
under the direction of NeJson
Frazier Funeral Home.
• Elinor Florence Martin,
81, of Miamisburg, Ohio, formerly of Floyd County, died
Thursday, November 29, at ·
The Kingston of Miamisburg,
Ohio. Graveside services were
conducted Monday, December
3, under the direction or Hall
Funeral Home.
•
Stephen
Lawrence
Patton, 13. of Eastern, died
Wednesday. November 28, at
Cabcll-Hunrington Hospital in
Huntington, West Virginia.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, December 2, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
• Jeremiah "Jerry" Turner,
43, of David, died Tuesday,
November 27~ at his home. He
is survived by his wire,
Jeanette Shepherd Turner.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 1, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
• Wendell Dogulas Vance,
35, of Beaver, died Sunday,
December 2, at his residence.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday. December 5,
under the direction of Nelson
Frazier Funeral Home.
• Theron Williamson, 94,
of Tipton, Iowa, formerly of
Floyd
County,
died
Wednesday, November 28, in
University Hospitals and
Clinics in Towa City, Iowa. He
is survived by his wife, Jean
Williamson. Funeral services
were conducted Saturday,
December 1, under the direction or Hall Funeral Home.
PIKE COUNTY
• Troy Blankenship Jr., 54,
of Delbarton. West VIrginia, a
native of Williamson, died
Friday, November 30, at the
Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial
Hospital. He is survived by his
Jeannie
Tiller
wife,
Blankenship. Funeral services
were held Monday, December
3, under the direction of R.E.
Rogers Funeral Horne.
•
Virginia
Mae
Blankenship,
. 83,
of
Williamson, West Virginia, a
native of Williamson, died
Monday, December 3, at St.
Mary's Hospital, Huntington,
West Virginia. Funeral services were held Thursday,
December 6, under the direction of Weaver Mortuary of
West Williamson.
• Myrtle Milum Bowling,
84, or Turkey Creek, died
Sunday, December 2, at the
South
Williamson
Appalachian
Regional
Hospital. Funeral services
were
held
Wednesday,
December 5, under the direction of R.E. Rogers Funeral
Home.
• Earl Johnny Boyce, 81,
or Slaters Branch, a native of
Obituaries
Floyd]. Rinker
Floyd J. Rinker, age 65, or
Prestonsburg, died Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at St.
Mary's Hospital, Huntington,
West VIrginia.
Born July 9, 1942, in
Willard, Ohio, he was the son
of the late Marvin and Nettie
Wilson Rinker. He was a
retired glass factory worker,
and a member of Trinity Full
Gospel Church of God.
He is survived by his wife,
Rosanna Watkins Rinker.
Other survivors include four
stepsons: Riley Collins, and
Dwayne Collins, both of
Prestonsburg, and Marvin
Collins and Junior Collins,
both of Warsaw, lndiana; four
stepdaughters:
Linda
McKenzie and Lois Wright,
both of Prestonsburg, and
Edith Slone and Faye Prater,
both of Claypool, Indiana;
three brothers: Gladden Rinker
of Pelu, Indiana, Robert
Rinker of Sebastian, Florida,
and Eugene Wilson of
Georgia; and several grandchildren.
Tn addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by a
stepson. Kcnnith Collins; and
a sister, Dorothy Smith.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 8, at l
p.m..
at
Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin; with
Johnny Patton, and others,
officiating.
Burial was in the Wright
Cemetery in Pres10nsburg,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
(!'aid <Jbituary)
home.
Effie Sword
Effie Sword, age 85. of
Wellington, passed away
peacefully at home Monday,
December 3, 2007, after a
lengthy illness.
She was born, May 15,
1922, in Pikeville, the daughter of the late Bert and Rattie
(Gayheart) Dye. She had been
a resident of Ohio since 1959.
She was· a homemaker and a
member of the Old Regular
Baptist Church.
She is survived by her three
daughters: Louise Wright and
Bulah Newsome both of
Wellington, Teresa Maro:t.san
or LaGrange; four sons:
Bobby Sword of New London,
Bertis Sword of McDowell,
Benny Sword of Wellington
and Nor bert Sword of
Rochester;
27
grandchildren; 69 great-grandchildren; l great-great-grandson; four brothers and a sister.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Everell
Sword; two daughters: Linda
Diane Sword and Jonie Marie
Sword Parsons; great-granddaughter, Cora Brock; four sis
ters; and three brothers.
Funeral services were held
at 1:00 p.m., Thursday,
December 6, at the Eastman
Funeral Home, 200 West Main
St., New London, with elders
or the Church ofnciating.
Burial will follow at
Rochester Cemetery.
Visitation wa~ at the funeral
Home.
Online condolences may be
made at:
www.eastmanfuneralhome.com
(Paid ubituary)
Oppy.
died
Tuesday,
December 4, at Cornerstone
Hospital, Huntington, W.Va.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 8, under
the direction of R.E. Rogers
Funeral Home.
• Janice J. Caudill, 58, of
Virgie,
died
Thursday,
November 29, in Indiana.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, December 4, under
the direction of Lucas & Son
fluneralllomc.
• Luna M. Clevenger, 67,
of Belcher, died Sunday,
November 25, at Mountain
View Health Care Center,
Elkhorn City. She is survived
by her husband, Gary B.
Clevenger. Funeral services
were under direclion of Bailey
Funeral Home.
• Sharon Lynn Justice, 58,
of Pikeville, a Floyd County
native, died Friday, November
29, at the Pikeville Medical
Center. She is survived by her
husband, James Glenn Justice
Sr. Funeral services were hel.d
Monday, December 3, under
the direction of the Hall and
Jones Funeral Home.
• Chalmer Lowe, 74, of
Pikeville, died Wednesday,
December 5. Funeral services
were held Friday, December 7,
under the direction of Lucas &
Son Funeral Home.
• James Maynard, 53, of
Rising Sun, Md., a Pikeville
native, died Friday, November
30, at Laurelwood Care
Center. He is survived by his
wife, Brenda L. Maynard.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, December 5,
under the direction of J.W.
Call Funeral Home.
• Carol Mullins. 68, of
Virgie,
died
Thursday,
November 29, at the Hazard
Nursing Home. Funeral services were held Monday,
December 3, under direction
of the Hall and Jones Funeral
Home.
• Ronnie Ra~liff, 52, of
Kimper,
died
Thurs1Jay,
November 29, at his home. He
is survived by his wife, Lois
Ratliff. Funeral services were
held Sunday, December 2,
under
the direction
or
Community Funeral Home.
• Harrison Jr. Ray, 85, of
Varney,
died
Tuesday.
December 4, at his home.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, December 6, under
the direction of Community
Funeral Home.
• Helen Jean Smith, 67, of
Phelps,
died
Tuesday,
December 4, at the University
of Kentucky Medical Center,
Lexington. Funeral services
were held Saturday, December
8, under the direction of
Phelps Funeral Services.
•
Abbcgaylc
Raine
Stewart, an infant, a Pike
County native, died Thursday,
November
29.
Funeral
arrangements, under the direction of Hall and Jones Funeral
Home.
• Charlotte U. Swinehart,
90, of Pikeville, formerly of
Warren, Ohio, died Monday,
December 3, at Pikeville
Medical Center. Funeral services were held Friday,
December 7, under the direction of McFarland & Son
Funeral Services Co. of
Wanen.
• Mary Ellen Thacker, 63.,
of Shelbiana, died Sunday,
December 2, at St. Joseph
Hospital, Lexington. Funeral
services were held Wednesday,
December 5, under the direction of Lucas & Son Funeral
Home.
MARTIN COUNTY
•
Trma Louise Booth
Cooper. 84. of Nashville,
of
Tennessee,
formerly
Warfield,
died
Friday,
November 21, at the home of
her sister, Jean Small. Funeral
services were held Sunday,
November 25, under the tlirection of Richmond-Callaham
Funeral Home.
• Eugene Hinkle, 70, of
Inez,
died
Wednesday,
November 21, at his residence.
He is survived by his wife,
Francis Hinkle. Funeral services were held Sunday,
November 25, under the direction of Richmond-Callaham
Funeral Home.
• Beverly Tipton Horn, 64,
of Inez, died Monday,
November 19, at UK Medical
Lexington.
Center,
in
Graveside services were held
Wednesday, November 21,
under the direction of Phelps
and Son Funeral Home.
•
Marvin
(Porky)
Morrison, 55, ol: Debord, died
Tuesday, November 20. at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center, in Prestonsburg. He is
survived by his wife, Sandra
Spence Morrison. Funeral services were held Wednesday,
November 21, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral
Home.
• David Nicholas Whitt,
infant son of David Ulysses G.
Whitt and Ashley Jude, died
Tuesday, November 27, at
U.K. Medical Center, in
Lexington. Graveside services
were conducted Wednesday,
November 28, under the direction of Richrnond-Callabmn
Funeral Home.
JOHNSON COUNTY
• Delano Cochran, 59, of
Wiuensville, died Wednesday,
November 28, at U.K. Medical
Center, in Lexington. Funeral
services were held Saturday,
December I, under the direction of the Jones-Preston
Funeral Home.
• Lenora Ratliff', 66, of
Paintsville, died Sunday,
December 2, at Community
Hospice Care Center, in
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Bailey. runeral services were
held Monday, December 3,
under
the direction
of
Hindman Funeral Services.
• Burl Dean Mullins, 68, ~
of Pinetop, diod Saturday,
December 1, at the Hazard
ARMC. He is survived by his
wife, Roxie Mullins. Funeral
services were held Tuesday,
December 4, under the direction of H indman Funeral
Services.
• Kanowah Ritchie, 72, of
Campbellsville, a native of
Knott County. died Friday,
November 30, at home.
Funeral services were held
Monday, December 3, under
the direction ofNelson-Frarier Funeral Home.
• Deborah Lynne Slone,
52, of Topmost, died Friday,
November 30, at Kile, from
injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She is sur
vived hy her hushand, Clinton
Slone. Funeral services were
held Monday, December 3,
under the direction of
Hindman Funeral Services.
Ash land. Funeral services
were
held
Thursday,
December 6, under the direction of Paints vi llc Fu ncral
Home.
• Larry Sparks. 61 , of New
Baltimore,
Michigan,
a
Johnson County native, died
Wednesday, November 21, in
New Ballimore. He is survived
hy his wife, Philis Castle
Sparks. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, November 27,
under the direction of Preston
Funeral Home.
• James C. "Tarr" Spencer,
71, of Hager Hill, died Friday.
November 23, at Paul B. Hall
Regional Medical Center, in
Paintsville. He is survived by
his wile, Polly Click Spencer.
Arrangements, under the
direction of Phelps & Son
Funeral Home.
• Walter Eliphas 'Bob'
Wells, 83. of Paintsville, died
Friday, November 23, at Paul
B. Hall Regional Medical
Center, ·in PainLwille. Funeral
serv1ces were held Monday,
November 26, under the direction of the Jones-Preston
Funeral Home.
• Ruhyc Marion Williams,
68, of Paintsville. died
Thursday1 November 29, at St.
Mary's
Hospital
in
Huntington, West Virginia.
She is survived by her husband, Edward Park Williams.
Funeral services were held
Sunday. December 2, under
lhe direction or Paintsville
Funeral Home.
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THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
9, 2007 • A3
Beshear to take office after scandal-ridden Predecessors
by JOE BIESK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT
Democrat Steve Beshear
knows one of Kentuckians'
I expectations for him over the
next four years: Stay out of
trouble.
Be.')hear, Kentucky's go"ernor-clect, gets sworn in
Tuesday, following two consecutive
scandal-ridden
administrations. Just like his
predecessor,
Gov.
Ernie
Fletcher, Beshear campaigned
on a promise to bring back
honesty and integiity to state
government
"After the experiences of
the last few years, the people
of Kentucky arc certainly
~ demanding a highly ethical
administration and they have a
right to demand that," Beshear
told The Associated Press in a
recent interview. ''it's my job
to make sure that we deliver
on that promific."
Beshear, 63, is a former
lieutenant governor and attorney general, as well as a
prominent Kentucky auorney.
Voters reJected Fletcher, a
Republican, in last month's
election by 17 percentage
points, a margin even the
defeated governor acknowledges was due to his political
., u·ouhlcs during the last four
years.
Former Gov. Paul Patton,
Fletcher's immediate prede
cessor, had hecn caught up in a
salacious sex scandal with a
former nursing home operator.
Patton's administration also
had various other mini-scandals, such as state employees
caught viewing pornography
at work. And shortly before
leaving office, Patton par
doned his chief or starr and
three others from charges they
colluued to help Patton's 1995
campaign skirt spending limits.
Fletcher took office in 2003
with a golden resume - con
gressman. physician, engineer.
former fighter pilot and
ordained Baptist minister. He
ended the Democrats' decadeslong stranglehold on the
Kentucky governor's office
with a promise to "clean up the
mess in Frankfort,"
But Fletcher's administration became embroileu in an
investigation
by
the
Democratic allorney general
into allegations of improper
patronage.
By the midway point of his
first term, Fletcher had pardoned his entire adrninistration for any possible charges
that could resull from the
probe. Fletcher, who still
claims ru.1 wrongdoing, was
later indicted on misdemeanor
charges that were eventually
dropped in a deal with prosecutors. The deal came after a
judge ruled Fletcher could not
face trial while in office.
But the saga mortally
wounded Fletcher's re-election
chances.
"That was something I just
couldn't overcome,'' Fletcher
said recently.
Beshear capitalized on the
scandal, proclaiming to voters
that state government was
"morally
bankrupt."
He
promised to change that.
"Our governmeM': needs to
be run as an open 1i6ok, in a
highly
ethical
manner,"
Beshear said. "T am going to
set the tone."
Beshear said he believes
state government must be rtm
ethically in order for lhe state
to meet its challenges. Rules
will be clear, and rules wiU be
followed, Beshcar said.
Scott Lasley, a political scientist at Western Kentucky
University, said Fletcher's
troubles, combined with
Bcshcar's campaign promises,
could make it easier for a scandal-free term.
"Beshear probably has a
stronger hand saying, 'Hey. we
can't do this. We ran on this."'
Lasley said. "lt makes it a little
easier to change the good ol'
boy tactics."
Kentucky has a history of
governors that have run into
Tax
• Continued from p1
•
tion passed by the ftscal court,
the tax shall be $1 tor every
$1,000 of value as assessed for
county taxes.
The Southeast Volunteer
Fire Department presented to
the fiscal court a petition or
signatures in support of the
resolution and a map outlining
the service area of the department.
"Tt's about Lime, bul I am
very, very appreciative of it,
and Doc Marshall," said Belly
Cook, a two-year volunteer
with SVFD.
The opposition to the resolution came from District 3
Magistrate Donnie Daniels,
whose disttict tbe tire department serves, and District 4
Magistrate Ronnie Akers.
'T m not against the tire
tax, but it just absolutely
scares me for some of the peo
ple up there, because so many
we have arc on flxcd income,"
Daniels said. 'Tm concerned
about our district's income
level, whether or not our citizens can shoulder a new tax,
fire or not."
Another resolution that
passed unanimously during the
nscal court session was a bond
resolution for Highlands
Regional Medical Center.
According to the resolution the
projects to be funded by the
bond will consist of the construction of a new emergency
department at . Highlands
• Continued from p1
again and start moving a Democratic primary. But he
toward" a possible run, he said said taking on McConnell
would be an uphill fight.
in a phone interview.
"It's a challenge, and T've
Horne spent 27 years in the
Matincs and Marine Reserve, enjoyed political challenges,"
including stints in thy Persian he said. "I think it's something
Gulf War and the iraq war. He that's doable. 1 think I can
has been an outspoken critic of make a competitive race out of
it with Senator McConnell."
President Bush's Traq policy.
Stumbo, a former longtime
RidtUe said that Owen. a
leader in
the
wealthy businessman who lost majority
in the 1998 Democratic Senate Kentucky House, said many
primary, was seriously renew- people in his eastern Kentucky
ing his look at next year's race. legislative district have urged
him to run for his old seat.
Meanwhile, Fischer is lin
ing up support and will Stumbo said his first priority
announce his decision soon, an remains to evaluate the Senate
race, and said he expects to
adviser said.
Stumbo
formed
an ·make a decision by month's
exploratory commitlee and end.
Two
lesser-known
~aid Friday he is starting to
reach out to potential cam- Democrats have joined the
paign contributors across the race - Louisville-area doctor
country. Stumbo commis- Michael Cassaro and David L.
sioned a recent statewide poll Williams, a retired businesswhich, he said, showed he man from Glasgow who has
would be in strong posilion in been a perennial candidate.
serving a 6 1/2-ycar federal
prison sentence. His successor.
Democrat Rod Blagojevich, is
facing misconduct allegations.
Tn Ohio, another or
Kentucky's neighboring states,
former Gov. Bob Taft pleaded
no contest to ethics charges
and was fined $4.000 in 2005.
And. former Connecticut Gov.
John Rowland resigned from
oflice in 2004 <Jnd later spent
l 0 months in p1ison after
pleading guilty to corruption
charges.
"The concern about dean
government is fairly longstanding," Dugi said. "The
question is, if it's so longstanding why haven't we achieved
any good government after all
this time - or at least some?"
Ernest Leet, a retired
United Parcel Service employee from Mays Lick, believes
that Beshear's age and matmity may help him live up to
expectations. Still, he wasn't
entirely optimistic.
"You never know when
they get down to Frankfort and
get in that environment." smd
Lcct, a Democrat who voted
for Beshear. "I've seen a lot of
good people turn bad."
Beshear's not exactly gotten
off to a bump-free start.
He has asked a state ethics
panel to review three of his
announced
appointments.
Beshear's choice to head the
state Environmemal and
Public Protection Cabinet,
which regulates banks, is a
banker, and the husband of his
nominee to head the state
Per5onnel Cabinet works for a
company that ha~ a laJge contrad with that agency.
Bc~hear·~ choice as communications director owns a marketing fum whose clients arc
regulated or do business witb
the state
Steve Robettson, chairman
of the Kentucky Republican
Party, said Bcshcar should
have fully vetted hi)) appointments before announcing them
publicly. The close ties the
appointees have with state
government could be a ign of
things to come, Robertson
said.
"Just gel ready. Tl's going to
be the ~ame old song and
dance as it was 30 years ago,"
Robcttson said. "It's all about
who's on tl1e inside and who
do you know."
Beshear has stood by his
appointments.
Once a candtdate for U.S.
Senate. Beshear says he has no
further political aspirations
beyond governor. That puts
him in a "somewhat liberating
position" because he can focus
on doing the right thing and
not what's politically expedient_ Beshear said.
"It seems to me that this is
basically his last political job,"
Dugi said. "And when it's
someone's la<;t political job, it
may cause them to be a little
more careful about how they
conduct themselves."
proved to be effective in keeping RNs at ARH hospitals."
The plan was so popular with
nurses that it was continued in
2004.
However, according to
courL documents, on Nov. 8.
2005, ARH announced "that it
was no longer financi,ally feasible to offer the 36/40 systemwide and that it would
return to the basic workday."
KNA soon after filed a
grievance against ARH. tn
which it stated that the ·'200-1collective bargaining aQreement (CBA) bound ARH to
offer 36/40 to all interested
RNs in hospital units in which
361-10 was found to he operationally feasible."
On April 27, 2006. an arbitrator directed ARH to '·reinstate the 36/40 schedule ror all
RNs who were on 36/40 at the
time or its discontinuation"
and also "make all those
aiTccted by the discontinuation
of the 36/40 schedule whole
for back pay. with mterest. ·•
At press time it was not
known if ARH plans to appeal
the decision to the Supreme
Court.
Appeal
Regional Medical Center, as
well as the acquisition and
construction of new facilities
said Rue Hairston, chair of
in
Prestonsburg
and
WYN A
Economic
and
Paintsville.
General Welfare Commission.
Jack
Blackwc11,
a
According to officials with
spokesman for the hospital,
KNA/WVNA, the problems
explained that along with the
arose from a work schedule that
two construction projects. the
bond money would also be ARH and the RNs agreed to
implement in 200 l. The incen
used to help recruit new docLive plan that was agreed to,
tors into the region.
which was called "36/40" and,
The flscal court also noted
according to onicials, slipulated
that the Floyd County Rescue
Squad will be celebrating its that nurses who agreed to work
three 12-hour shifts, 36 hours,
50th anniversary in 2008, and
would be paid for 40 hours.
the squad will receive the presKNA officials said, "The
tigious National Service or
plan improved nurse morale,
Sacrifice for Response Award
enhanced patient care, and
in honor of their many years of
service.
.. Senate
month.
Luallen, who won a fresh
four-year term recently as state
auditor, had emerged as the
favorite of several prominent
Kentucky
and
national
Democrats
to
cha1lenge
McConnell. Democrats are
hoping to carry over their
momentum from last month's
election, when Steve Beshear
routed
scandal-plagued
• Republican
Gov.
Ernie
Fletcher.
But Luallen said in a statement Friday that "1 have no
plans to enter the race."
Luallen said in a laler interview that she would have garnered strong stale and national
support, but the cancer survivor said that ultimately she
had to decide "what's best for
me and my family."
"1 feel great, hut 1 want to
take care of myself," she said.
"T want to keep a balance in
my life. We just didn't believe
it was the right decision for us
to make right now."
McConnell, the Senate's
top-ranking
Republican,
his
campaign
showed
fundraising prowess by amassing more than $9 million
through September and had
nearly $7 million on band at
the time.
Recent polls have given
mixed
signals
about
McConnell's standing. A
Lexington
HeraldLeader/ Action 36 Election
Poll in the fall showed that 46
.. percent of respondents disap
proved of McConnell's job
performance and 45 percent
approved. In September, The
Courier Journal's Bluegrass
Poll
found
McConnell's
approval rating was at 54 percent, while 28 percent disapproved and the rest had no
opinion.
Horne said Friday he
planned to make a tinal decision soon but added, "T am a
likely candidate.''
He said he put "some things
on hold" while Luallen pondered the race. "But obviously
-. l'm going to tum things up
allegations of some sort of
impropriety, said Don Dugi, <1
political science professor at
Transylvania University in
Lexington.
Other governors - aside
from Patton and Fletcher have had their share of problems, Dugi said.
Fom1er Gov. Wallace
Wilkinson after taking office
allegedly got a state-regulated
company, Kentucky Central
Life Insurance Co., · to buy a
money-losing hotel from him
at an inflated price. The insurance company later went
bankrupt - Beshear helped in
its dismantling. Wilkinson was
sued by the state insurance
commissioner over the maller,
and he paid $11 million to settle Lhe case nearly a decade
ago.
Wilkinson's nephew, who
worked in his administration,
went to prison in a bribery
scandal.
And former Gov. Julian
Carroll, who served rrom
1974-1979, left office under
the cloud of a federal grand
jury investigation. Carroll,
who is now a state senator,
was cleared of any wrongdoing but one member of his
administration ended up serving prison time.
Kentucky is not alone
among states with top executives getting into trouble in
recent year~.
Forrner
Illinois
Gov.
George Ryan recently began
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TEL\.. ME l-P'W
'lOU KNeW v.t~s
Nothing
replaces
a good book
Reading, we're often told, is fundamental to what it means to
be educated, to succeed in society- in a real sense, to be civilized. But as Enquirer edit01ial writer,Krista Ramsey warned in
her column recently, Americans are "drifting away from reading
in record numbers." We need to make a concerted effort to
change those numbers.
Americans enjoy more leisure time than ever, but daily reading
habits among adults and children alike are hecoming more and
more rare. As a result, reading proficiency levels have dropped,
even among college-educated adults. This has troubling implications, paitieularly in our increasingly complex society. a representative democracy in which citizens should be expected to understand issues and express themselves clearly. The simplistic world
of YouTube debates, while entertaining, will not suffice.
Tt will take a national focus - not only in schools, but in
homes, where a child's lifelong love for reading is most often
formed - to reverse this drift from reading.
As Ramsey notes, a recent National Endowment for the Arts
study found that fewer than half of U.S. adults read even one
book in a given year, and the average 15-year-old spends a pitiful
seven minutes a day on "voluntary" reading. Meanwhile, we
watch TV an average of 2-,Q hours a day, and our supposed
Internet literacy amounts to what reading expert call~ superficial
"scanning-searching."
There's a strong school of thought these days that reading
alone does not define literacy, particularly in our.era, with technology giving us the ability to glean i~formation _from many
sources.
Some even believe that reading is an archaic, outmoded exercise, unnecessary in a "post-literate" culture with rich multimedia
resources.
But many scientists who study brain development and the
learning process believe there's something basic, almost primeval,
about reading's relation to intellectual progress. The studies and
surveys seem to prove it.
Reading helps develop and organize the brain. It encourages
higher-order thinking. It helps people acquire the skills and
vocabulary to communicate verbally. It helps develops the ability
to concentrate, to analyze, to imagine, to create.
"The cold statistics confirm something that most readers know
but have mostly been reluctant to declare as fact- books change
lives for the better," says NEA chainnan Dana Gioia.
Last week, Americans received even further evidence that
declining ability to read is a real issue. The results of the latest
Progress in Intemational Reading Literacy test, released
Wednesday, showed that U.S. fourth-graders have lost ground in
reading skills compared with their peers arotmd the world. While
American kids who took the test scored about tl).e same as in
2001, th~ last time the international test was conducted, they now
rank lltb in reading ability - behind Canada, Hungary, Russia,
Italy and other nations - down from fourth in 2001.
Schools, or course, hear some of the responsibility for
America's failure to lead the way in literacy skills. But the real
burden is at home, where many parent~ - who too often now
have little commitment to active literacy themselves - fail to
encourage an environment where reading, renection and quiet
concentration become habits - no, instincts.
Other media can add richness to our experience and texture to
our learning. But Web browsing, video viewing and phone texting
are no substitutes for quality time spent absorbing - and enjoying - a good book.
- The Kentucky Enquirer
Freedom of the press is
not an end in itself but a
means to the end of
[achieving] a free society.
~t\1\fOR
t\\CE.. .• ~
-Rich .[owry Column
New York cowboy
Rudy Giuliani's downfall in the
Republican primary fight has been
much predicted, butliule in evidence.
He recently got the endorsement of
Lhe Christian conservative leader Pat
Robertson and has stubbornly stayed
atop national polls all year long.
His success has spawned theories
about the changing nature of the
Republican Party, and how social
conservatives have '·grown up" in
their willingness to accept a prochoice candidate. The key to Rudy's
appeal, though, isn't his heterodoxy,
but how the sensibility of his candidacy is in the Republican mainstream
running from Ronald Reagan through
George W. Bush.
Rather than a break with Bush,
Giuliani represents stylistic continuity. The cross-dressing, nonchurchgoing, pro-choice New Yorker has
more in common with the brushclearing, evangelical, pro-life West
Texan than any of the other
Republican candidates. He's an urban
cowboy, who tamed New York City
with his no-nonsense commitment to
law and order.
As a top GOP operative says:
"Reagan has provided the stylistic
model for Republican leaders ever
since he firs! ran: tough-talking,
moral clarity, inspirational rather
than tactical in rhetoric, someone
who will stand up to dangerous for-
eign enemies. Bush fits in that model,
and so does Rudy. This style and
these attributes arc as important, if
not more important, than particular
issue stands to many voters."
At this basic level, Giuliani tugs
on Republican
heartstring s.
·There is no
substitute
w
politics
for
being
liked,
and Republicans
simply
like
Rudy.
Rather lhan the
abrasive per
sonalily they
were told to
expect, voters
bave seen a candidate with the readiest toothy grin this side of Jimmy
Carter or Teddy Roosevelt, and he's
the only Republican who has consistently demonstrated a spontaneous
sense of humor.
In the breadba~kel of modern
Republicanism. the South, Giuliani
has been surprisingly strong. The
South is a~ much a stale or mind a<> a
geographic location. and Giuliani,
despite
being
an
ethnic
Northeasterner, exemplifies· it. He
taps into the South 's anti-elitist, patriotic, pro-military attitudes more naturally than any candidate besides John
McCain.
Giuliani is winning the leadership
primary in the Republican race. An
October Fox News poll asked
whether Giuliani is a "strong and
decisive leader"; 65 percent said
''yes," 20 percent "no" - the highest
rating or any or the tested national
figures. By refusing to check the box
on every conservative issue, Giuliani
has reinforced
the idea that he
has exactly the
attributes
of
strength
and
leadership that
conservatives
crave.
Giuliani still
has major ideological - and
personal - vulnerabilities. The
queslion
is
whether lhe liberal aspect~ of his
record as mayor, together with his
spectacularly rocky personal life, will
overwhelm his instinctual appeal to
Republican voters. We won' t know
until we see how he fares under what
probably wiii be a barrage of negative ads in the stretch-run of the nomination fight.
Giuliani's best selling poinl in the
primaries is that - whatever his
media coverage says - he's not
something new under the sun. He's
an archetype thal Republican voters
know and love - the gun-slinging
sheriff, just with a different ZIP code.
nnn
Rich Lowry is editor of the
National Review.
beyond the 1eltway
Middle East peace
talks - the new
fiasco
by DONALD KAUL
MINUTEAMN MEDIA
..
Last week George W. Bush, who
is- and this will make you laughPresident of the United States, finally
involved himsell' in the Middle East
Peace Process (or MEPP, as some of
us call it).
After seven years of benign
neglect, Mr. Bush met with delegations from 46 interested countries
and organizations at the Naval
Academy in Annapolis.
His intent, he said, was "to facilitate" a meeting of minds between
Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
I have this to say about that: Can
we stop him before it's too late?
George Bush knows diddly-squat
about the Middle East and even less
about peace. (Who but Bush would
convene a peace conference at a military academy?)
He's got a track rewrd here, folks,
and it's not a good one. He invaded
Afghanistan, which went pretty well
... until he turned away from the job
of fighting al Qaida in order to invade
Traq, which hasn't gone so well.
The MEPP is a minefield for even
the most sophisticated player ·. bon·
eycombcd with traps, ambushes and
• dead ends. MEPP people talk in
code. Tr you say you're going to be
"even handed" in your dealings with
Israelis and Palestinians, that means
you're against israel and probably an
anti-Semite. Don't ask why, that's
just the way it is.
That's way too complex for
George Bush. Bush's idea of peace is
to bomb a country until it surrenders.
So far the bombing part is working
out heller than the surrender part.
· 1 know what you' re going to say,
you people who read the "National
Review'' cover to
cover:
Don' t be so quick
to dismiss our effotts
in Traq. The Surge
seems to be working,
just as George Bush
said
it
would.
Violence in Baghdad
down;
fewer
is
American troops are
being killed and
maimed.
OK, violence is down . What did
you expect? You put a soldier with a
gun on every corner and violence is
going to go down. Markets will open;
people will be more chcc(ful.
But less violence is no more than
a pre-condition for the success of lhc
Surge. Real suucess would be if the
warring factions of the country used
the h1atus in· violence to achieve
political accommodation. And that's
not happening.
Who am T to make such a judgment?
Fair question. Admittedly, Tam no
expert on the Middle East. Never
been there. Before the war, I didn't
know the difference between a Sunni
Muslim and Sonny Bono. In fact, if
you gave me a blank map or the
Middle East right now I couldn't fill
in the names ol' the countrie".
Yet, despite that handicap, 1 was
right about this war from the beginning, which is more than a lot of
Middle Eat experts can ·ay.
I ran across an old column the
other day, written just after Secretary
J)
of State Colin Powell delivered his
case for the war to the United
Nations.
Powell convinced me that Saddam
wa<> a bad guy who meant us harm
and was in violation of the U.N. sanctions imposed on him after the first
Gulf war. He even convinced me (much to
my
embarrassment
today) that Saddam
was
stockpiling
weapons of mass
destruction. However,
1 wrote:
"What I doubt is the
immediacy of the
threat he presents to us
and, most importantly,
why war is the best
way to meet that threat."
I went on to write:
"War is always a hideous thing
and this one promises to be a particularly ugly one ... the world's television screens will be fiJled with
images of dead and dying, many of
them women and children, as well as
scenes of wretched refugees streaming in hordes from American bombs.
And each picture will be a recruiting
poster for al Qaida, the Muslim terrorist organization ."
That"s not a pcrfect,forcca<;t of the
way things worked out, but it's in the
ballpark. Closer lhan George Bush's
experts came, anyway. That's why,
maybe, you should listen to me when
I say:
The Surge working? Bush involving himself in MEPP? B~are.
000
Don Kaul is a two:time Pulit:.er
Prize-losing Washingto1' correspondent who, by his own account, is right
more than he\- wrong. Enwi/ him at
dkaull @veri::.on.net.
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MOVIES FROM
THE BLACK LAGOON
This Town, I
I
That World ]
'Fury of the
Wolfman~
I
Editor's Note: Poryetm, Floyd
County timesfounder mul.fonner
publisher Nonnau Allen wrote a week·
h column that looked at Fiord Cowztl'
· tbmugh his t:.J'e~: !lis colu1nns em ·
being reprinted due to request.
by TOM DOTV
TiMES COLUMNIST
Dollar DVD month continues with
this honor entry from the prolific Paul
Naschy, who has played the Wolfman
in more films than any other actor.
Na<>chy is not what you'd expect
from a horror actor. He looks like a
cross between John Belushi and
wrestler Billy Graham. Don't be
fooled, however, as this guy is a triple
threat who also wntes and directs
films, which mostly feature him as
various monsters, irtcluding Dr~cula,
the
Mummy,
The frost is on the punkin-head,
too.
nnn
It is a matter of record that most
people
who
live
through
Christmas make it through the re~t
of the year.
WE USE "THE
BIBLICAL SYSTEM"
Th·o typewriters in operation in
this office have a total of 88 keys.
And just this morning I learned
thaL these 88 keys are operated by
only three fingers, which may be a
new low in the typewriting dcparrment. I use two fingers and Henry
Scalf covers the keyboard with
only one. T failed ~o learn the
"touch system," and so employ ali
10 digits, because my first typewriter was an Oliver with a farfrom standard keyboard. Friend
Scalf ha!>n'l any such excuse, but
he has a resonably good reason for
using the lone finger. "Why;' he
asks, work 10 fingers, when one
will do the job?"
FIGURES TELL THE STORY
They're still counting ballots in
the Presidential election, and a
Republican has handed me this
cryptic announcement:
Kennedy 1
Johnson 12
Nixon 021
Lodge 0212
To gel the message, if' any, you
jusL pronounce the zeroes a Ia
ought's an ought, and figgcr's a
figger.
THE THREAT COMES
A BIT LATE
When my good
friend,
"Snooks" Crutcher, editor of The
Rowan County News, learned that
the Slate Highway Department
engineering office, proposed for
Morehead, was going elsewhere,
he blew his stack, even as yours
truly would do ir Floyd County
were to be deprived of something-if it had something of the
smt to lose.
Wrote Editor Crutt:her in his
newspaper last week:
"The writer of this column, and
this newspaper, has perhaps spent
thousands of dollars in telephone
calls, expenses, etc., over the past
four years on lhe Morehead
Engineering Office promotion.
"Several readers have inquired
what we intend to write now that it
has been lost And, like freedom,
once gone it is difficult to regain.
··well, you can read the page
one factual story.
"Really, we are waiting until we
see the whites or their eyes. And,
we have a right fair idea that
regardless of what we write. the
voters of Rowan, and some other
region counties, will wail until
they can see that white ballot and a
voting stencil in their hands.
(See ALLEN, page six)
Frank-enstein·~
Paula Williams Fairchild and daughter, Emilee, have faced life's challenges with courage. Through the
~truggl~s of div~rce and illness, Paula remained steadfast in her dream to work in the field of criminal justice wh1le pursumg a degree from Big Sandy Co~munity and Technical College.
Emilee's Mom- Paula Fairchild
Community and Technical College's
Prestonsburg campus where she, a
thirty-year-old newly divorced, sinNot every adult student at Big gle mom- without a job felt scared
Sandy Community and Technical and out of place, Her interest in
College can say she is the mother of ctiminal justice led her to the office
a famous chef-destined to replace of Mike Dixon who was. busy on th~
one or the most renowned chefs on phone but encouraged her to wait.
· the Food Network, but Paula There she stood-still healing hom
Fairchild or Paintsville knows she surgery, discouragcxi, disheartened,
will have free tickets to spare for her and hardly able to speak for crying
daughter Emilee's own Food and asked, "How do T get ·into this
Network show titled Chef Emilee. field the quickest way possible
No one will remember that other while providing a home for my
Emcril guy once Emilcc's show child?" Mike knew nothing about
begins airing. Doc Gibbs and the Paula, but he listened compa'>Sionately as she described her desperate
Emeril Live band will not be need
ed, either. Emilee will he playing situation. He signed her up for classes right away and encouraged her to
piano when she is not cooking.
Paula
Williams
Fairchild, take that first step. He became her
Emilee's mom, graduated from mentor, offe1ing encouragement, as
Paintsville High in 1989. Married well as ciiticism, whenever necesright out of high school at age 17, sary. Paula took twenty one hours
she put college on hold to support that semester and went on to graduher husband in his career goals. He ate in May 2003 with high distinc
joined the military, and the couple lion with an Associate in Applied
moved to Virginia Beach where they Science degree while working partlived for the next five and one half time with the US Probation Office
years. Upon their return to east in Pikeville. ln July, after graduaKentucky in 1994, Paula was tion, she obtained a full time posi
employed at a local hospital where tion with statc4 government as
she moved up the ranks into a man- Investigator I and has since been
agement position with a nice salary. promoted to Investigator TIT. Tn
Paula's lifelong dream was to work August, 2003, she enrolled at
in the criminal justice fjeld, but she Morehead State University pursuing
put her own career aspirations on a degree in Sociology/Criminology.
Tn 2004, Paula's daughter and
hold for the sake of her family and
corninued in her position ror the future Emcril replacement, Emilec,
next eight years. In 2002, Paula was diagnosed with juvenile diadeveloped some unexpected heallh betes, hut Paula managed her
issues and underwent surgery. Later daughter's care and needs, balancthat year, she also went through sep- ing Lhem with her studies and comaration and divorce and left her pleted her bachelor's degree in
employment- aU within a few December, 2005. Paula is now
months period of time. Even with working on her master of art<; degree
her years of job experience, she in criminal justice at the University
knew it would be impossible to rind of Cincinnati and will complete the
'work in the criminal justice field degree this year. Emilee, like others ·
and at the same time be home with with Type 1 diabetes, must take
her daughter at night and receive insulin daily to survive. For Emilee,
good pay and benerils without a !his means undergoing f()ur to live
degree. She says, "1 felt broken, dis- injections each day, a balanced foqd
intake, exercise, and monitoring of
appointed,
discouraged every
thing 1 had worked for was gone, her blood sugar by pricking her finand I had nothing to show for it, and gers ten Limes daily.
Paula and her daughter becamestill T wasn't following my dream. T
spokespersons for juvenile diabetes
had to do something."
That "something" for Paula was almost immediately afler her diagmaking the drive to Big Sandy nosis. Everyone around Emilcc
by KEN SLONE
PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, BSCTC
needed to be educated in order to
care for her: teachers, classmates,
day-care workers, athletic directors,
etc. Paula said, "We want a cure!
rm supposed to get rid of monsters
in my daughter's closet<;, kiss booboos, and here we were with something 1 couldn't fix. We had to do
something.''
Paula is most proud that Emilee
was selected as Kentucky's delegate
and JDRF ambassador this year. She
represented Kentucky on Capitol
Hill at Congressional meetings
titled Children's Congress 2007. As
Kentucky's delegate, she and Paula
went to Washinglon DC for one
week in order to meet with
Congressmen and Senators to urge
them to support funding for diabetes
research and ultimately find a cure
for this dcva<;tating disease. While
there, Emilee spoke on behalf of all
children with Type T diabetes.
Paula
Williams
Fairchild,
Criminal
Investigator
ffi,
Commonwealth of Kentucky,
Justice Cabinet's Department or
Public Advocacy and Adjunct
Professor of Criminal Justice courses for Big Sandy Community and
Technical College, says she was
very lucky to have a supporting
mother, sister, and daughter. Having
instructors like Mike Dixon and
Shawn Roop who offer nor o~
classroom instrucLion and textbook
material but also real-life scenarios
and expeliences was a tremendous
benefit. Additionally, having a community t:ollege close to home with a
broad variety or degree options
made all the difference. 'There's no
way T could have Jell home w pursue an education at that time," Paula
said. Paula says she has made it to
where she is today by the grace of
God, a lot of will power and perseverance and most importantly,
friends and frunily who have supported her and encouraged her.
"Sometimes I had to tuke Emilee to
class with me. Tjust kept on P,ressing
on. Frulure was not an option," she
said. Emilee will. undoubLedly,
inherit the same perseverance that
she has witnessed in her mom. Look
out Emeril. Your TV days are numbered.
A teahouse drenched in sunlight
by JOEL A. ~ARILLET
"CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE TEA LOVER'S
SOUL"
The cntrre teahouse was drenched
in warm sunlight. Early morning
shadows were cast about the room,
falling orr tables and climbing walls,
making int:J.icatc patterns over people's faces. The room was full of
Kurdish men who could not help hut
exude manliness. They read newspa
pers, fingered their mustaches and
took long draws on their cigarettes.
Th'ey also devoted some time to staring at me, a solitary Westerner w1it-
ing his noLes.
Between sips of tea, 1 stared back,
my eyes squinting in the bright light
and not at all inclined to blink.
Perhaps I stared because, with a
scraggly
two-month-old
beard
sprouting from my face, I, too, was
reeling manly. Or maybe T stared
because here in southeastern Turkey,
staring just seemed to be the thing to
do. Whatever the reason, the room
was thick with sunlight and stares.
After some minutes, 1 offered a
shght nod. And in slow motion uni
son, they nodded in return, not once
breaking their piercing gazes. The
f..
teahouse in which I sal was in
Diyarbakir, a city situated on the
banks of Lhe Tigris River and home to
hundreds of thousands of Kurds. But
in three weeks I would leave all this
behind and return to the United
States, finally completing what had
so far been a 13-montll journey
across Asia.
Along the way,'T had grown accustomed to different foods and languages. T had grown accustomed Lo
stares, to uncomfortable beds and to
the unknown. I had grown accusmmed to feeling ruggc~. But 1 had
b>rown at.:customed to something else
as well - something much more
valuable than ruggedness, something
that ortcn left me humbled. You could call
1t the hospitality
of locals toward a
stranger.
The hospitality had come
in a thousand
ways. It had
come,
ror
example, in the
form of a Chinese
man offeting me a
cup of b>reen tea us our
train sped through the countryside at dawn. It had. come in the
form of a Malay university professor
pouring me a cup of Cameron
monster and even
the Hunchback.
This is not one
of the strongest
entries in his
Wolfman cycle,
though it does
offer up a whole
heaping of ''What
were they thinkTam Dotv
ing?"
moments Times Columnisl
which
should.
please fans of
monster movies and high c<unp cinema.
The film begins. funnily enough,
with Naschy, here cast as Walter
Daminsky, already bitten by a werewolf and suffering from nightmares.
He is a college professor who has just
returned home from a disastrous
expedition to Tibet that saw the rest of
his crew killed (don't you just hate it
when all the good stuff happens
before the movie starts?). His wift:,
Erica, isn't all that happy to see him,
hut Walter learns whv when he
receives a note informing him that his
spouse is involved in a torrid affair
with a student.
Waller returns to work where an
old flame, Dr. Ellman. is very happy
to see him and prattles on about her
brain research giving her power over
human minds. Walter confesses that
he may be a werewolf and Ellman is
nonplussed, stating she can use her
latest invention to cure him. The
breakthrough sumerv mvolves someLhing call~d "che1;1itrodes" which
allow her to control the brain of a subject.
Meanwhile, Erica and her lover
plot Walter's death by cutting the
brakes on his sports car. ln a fit of
Wolfman pique, \Valter slaughters his
wire and then pounces on the
boyfriend, who screams like a "Price
is Right" contestant berore getting
1ipped apart.
Afterwards, in human l'nrm, Waller
crashes his vehicle on a mountain
road and stumbles away before turning into a werewolf and tripping over
some downed electlical wires which
short him ouL
A detective with a knack for pointing out the mundane geLs the case and
observes Walter's home and abandoned vehicle before dauling us with
his intellect by intoning, "lf rhcre is a
killer there must be a vktim. Our
problem now is to find both...
Walter is later found and buried but
Dr. Ellman is no slouch and uses two
of her brain-controlled test st1bjccts to
(See LAGOON, page six)
to come to me again.
With lll) cup finIshed and my schedule
demanding that T be!!in to leave
the cozy confine--,. of the- teahouse, I
(Se~
SOUP, page six}
�A6 •
SUNDAY, DECCEMBER
9, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Performance chips a good way to wear out your engine
by TOM and RAY
MAGLIOZZI
Dear Tom and Ray:
I have a 2003 4Runner V-6
that easily pulled my boat. So I
bought a bigger boat. I would
like to buy one of those superheavy-duty Dodge Ram Crew
Cabs with an enormous diesel
engine to pull the new boat, but
my wife won't let me trade in
our house so I can afford it. So,
I found ads for "performance
modules" that claim an 18 percent increase in torque in my
4Runner, for about a grand.
I'm hoping you'll tell me that
one of these things really will
work, and more importantly,
that it will ruin my engine after
only 2,000 miles, so I'll have
an iron-clad excuse to buy a
new, overpriced monster truck.
-Phillip
RAY: I think your plan will
work, Phillip. I don't know if
you can toast your '03
4Runner in only 2,000 miles,
but it's worth a try.
TOM: All modern engines
have something called an
engine control unit, or ECU.
It's basically a computer that
keeps track of data from various sensors all over the
engine, and then crunches the
numbers and determines how
much fuel to send into the
cylinders and when the spark
plugs should fire. The ECU's
goal is to provide the best balance of power, economy and
clean exhaust.
RAY: What most performance chips do is they replace
the database that the ECU uses
to calculate fuel and spark settings. For example, instead of
telling the ECU that for a
given set of conditions, send in
X amount of fuel, the database
on the performance chip tells it
to send in 2X and advance the
timing so that the spark fires
earlier. That's how it creates
more performance.
TOM: But the guys who
make performance chips aren't
concerned about things like
reliability, longevity, fuel
economy or emissions.
RAY: Oh, and those chips
automatically void your warranty, too.
TOM: So, if your goal is to
wear out the engine in your
4Runner, and do some damage
to the environment in the
process, I think this is an
excellent plan, Phillip. Bon
voyage!
Who's hardest on cars, anyway?
Dear Tom and Ray:
My dad was the kind of
man who seemed to know
about everything mechanical.
Since he died, I miss being
able to call and ask him some
obscure question that he could
answer; he really did seem to
know everything. The other
day, I realized that reading
your column is the closest
thing I've had to having my
dad here for a resource. So,
thanks for your humor and the
information; although you're
not old enough to be my dad,
you're smart enough. My
question: In your years of
experience, who would you
say is harder on a car - men
or women? I know what my
dad would say; what do you
say? -Theresa
TOM: Well, first of all,
Theresa, we have to thank you
for the lovely compliment.
RAY: Yeah. No one's told
us.we're "not old enough" for
anything lately!
TOM: It's hard to answer
this question without resorting
to gross generalizations,
Theresa. Which we're happy
to do. So here goes:
RAY: Our theory is that
men's relationships with cars
are like women's relationships
with men.
TOM: Look at the similarities. Is a man content to simply
"have" a car? No. He has to be
in constant communication
with his vehicle so he always
knows how it's feeling. He
needs to know where he stands
with the car. He likes to open
the hood, look around, check
the levels. He wants to know
when something is wrong. He
may even "sense" a problem
before it's obvious. Then he'll
want to "deal with it" right
away, so it doesn't fester.
RAY: This essentially
describes a woman's relationship with the man in her life,
doesn't it?
SOCIAL SECURITY NEWS
A million retirees can't be wrong
by KIMBERLY THOMPSON
SOCIAL SECURITY TECHNICAL
EXPERT IN PRESTONSBURG
Did you know that more
than one million people have
applied for Social Security
retirement benefits online at
www.socialsecurity.gov.
Dewey Bales of West
Chester, Ohio became the millionth person to successfully
use Social Security's online
services to apply for retirement
benefits. Every day, more and
more people make the choice
to go online instead of standing
in line to apply for benefits.
After all, one million
retirees - and counting can't be wrong.
According to a recent survey, Social Security's online
retirement benefit application receive monthly benefits you
once again ranked at the top of can change your address and
all Federal government web- phone number sign-up for
sites in customer satisfaction. direct deposit of Social
Social Security's "Application Security benefits; use benefit
for Help with Medicare planners to plan for your finanPrescription Drug Costs" fin- cial future and then use the
ished second, with several convenient benefit calculators
other Social Security online to figure your monthly benefit
amounts; find the Social
services making the top 10.
In addition to completing Security office closest to your
the retirement application·, · home; and request a replacemany business transactions ment Medicare card.
with Social Security can be
Also, if you are just looking
handled quickly and securely for Social Security information
right over the Internet. If you you can go online to find out
just visit our website at almost anything you need to
www.socialsecurity.gov/onli- know about the Social Security
neservices you will find that program. Information is availyou can me for retirement, dis- able on subjects ranging from
ability and spouse's benefits; how to get a Social Security
check the status of your benefit number for a newborn to how
application; if you already to go back to work while
Soup
• Continued from p5
drifted through the haze of a
dozen men's cigarette smoke
and stepped up to the counter
to pay my tab. But the man
I had exchanged stares, someone whom I would never know
because he had already lefthad paid the bill.
behind the counter smiled and
shook his head, refusing to
take my money. Someone else
- one of the men with whom
Allen
• Continued from p5
"And, that applies to more
corning elections than that for
Governor.
"This newspaper will have
no hesitation whatsoever leading a bolt, if the names on the
ballot are people who have
hurt this community... cost our
town . and county busin~ss,
lowering its economic growth
and progress ... the loss of jobs
In view of Rowan County's
strong opposition to Bert
Combs in two campaigns, and
its vote against both the road
and parks bond issue and the
constitutional convention, the
Morehead editor's threat is not
unlike that of the man, who
shoots a man down, then
threatens his victim, with a
dose of lead poisoning.
for our people.
"But, we have a fair idea
that nobody will have to bolt
their ticket in November... The
electorate will take care of the
matter in primary elections.
"Morehead and Rowan
County have been dealt a blow
they will not soon forget."
To all this we would add
this comment:
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• Continued from p5
,dig Walter up. She then repairs
to her castle, which is
equipped with a laboratory,
steel bars and a basement full
of mind-controlled hippies
who appear to be trying to
recreate "Plato's Retreat" in
her basement.
She revives Walter who
promptly escapes and kills
several
villagers,
which
include a killing from a previous Naschy yarn that sported
better make-up and gore
effects. Meanwhile the dull
cop teams up with a duller
reporter and they eventually
figure out that Ellman is (surprise, surprise) the daughter of
an infamous mad scientist
named Dr. Wolfstein. They
then track Ellman, via property records, to her castle but if
you think they will get there in
time to do something other
than stand around, then you've
got another thing corning.
By the time our dull yet
intrepid duo show up, the
finale is way over. They must
have felt the way I did when
the movie started after the best
parts, because they miss all of
the good stuff, which includes:
• Walter' s attempt to
escape which only turns up
Ellman's journal, revealing
receiving disability benefits.
Remember, more than a
million successful retirees
have proven that you can't go
wrong with Social Security's
online retirement benefit application. Be part of the next million. Find out more by visiting
www.socialsecurity.gov.
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
KY.
Prestonsburg
Representatjves 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.
TOM: And how does a
woman treat her car? To most
women, the car originally was
selected because it was cute
and the right size. What does
she require after that? That it
start. That's about it. The fact
that the car is still there in the
morning and starts up for her
that day is good enough. If
there's a little hiccup ... a little
blue smoke, a little hesitation,
a wobble in the front end, why
worry about it? And if it gets
so bad that the car stops running, she'll worry about it
then. Otherwise, she'll ignore
it and hope it g®es away.
RAY: This is how men are
in human relationships. Am I
right, ladies?
TOM: Are we in trouble
yet?
RAY: Oh, no. Keep digging.
TOM: Well, our relationship analysis would suggest
that women are harder on cars
than men, because they're not
as aware of problems in their
early stages, when they might
be cheaper to fix.
RAY: But then you have to
factor in the basic nature of
men and women. Women, by
their very nature, are gentler
and less aggressive. That
would suggest they're easier
on cars.
TOM: While men are animals. We stomp on the gas,
jam on the ·brakes, swerve
between lanes and whack
things when they don't work. ·
RAY: So who's harder on
cars?
TOM: I don't know. But I
know we just gave every man
in America an opening to say,
"You know, hon, if you paid
half as much attention to your
car as you do to our relationship, you'd never nm it out of
oil again."
RAY: And we've given
every woman in America an
opening to say, "You know, if
you were half as sensitive to
my needs as you are to your
car's, I'd never have to ask
you for anything again."
TOM: So, we've either
solved the world's most pressing problems or started World
War III.
that Erica was controlled by some creepy imagery and the
requisite bad dubbing that
Chemitrodes.
• Walter's battle with reats the viewer to three different pronunciatiOns of
zombified goons in armor.
• The Wolfman's rampage Daminsky's name, as well as
through a sea of drugged out an amusing series of scenes in
which the actress voicing Dr.
hippies.
• The Wolfman's thrilling Ellman continually mangles
duel with a wolfwbman before the scientific jargon that turns
he takes on Ellman for the Ellman into the first brain surgeon who couldn't pronounce
final smackdown.
At least the viewer gets to hypothalamus if her life
see these things, but it's a depended on it.
Best line: "This illness
shame that Naschy couldn't ·
come up with anything better came from Tibet. Anything
than this for his fifth outing as can happen there."
1971, rated R.
the Wolfman. Still this boasts
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Cincinnati Reds announce 2007 team awards
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Hatteberg won the Joe
Nuxhall Good Guy Award for
his upstanding relationship
with the local media.
The awards are given
annually by the Cincinnati
chapter of the Baseball
Writers' Association of
America. They will be presented tonight at 5:15 p.m.
on the main stage at Redsfest
by chapter chairman and Hall
of Fame writer Hal McCoy
of the Dayton Daily News.
In 2007, Phillips put
together one of the best allaround seasons of any player
in baseball. He received
vo~s
fur ilie Nation~
CINCINNATI- As part of
Friday night's Redsfest 2007
kickoff ceremonies at Duke
Energy Center, Cincinnati
Reds
second
baseman
Brandon Phillips, pitcher
Aaron Harang and first baseman Scott Hatteberg were
honored for their performances during the 2007 seac.. son.
""
Phillips received the Ernie
Lombardi Award as the
club's Most Valuable Player,
Harang was voted the Johnny
Vander Meer Award as Most
Outstanding Pitcher, and
League's Silver Slugger,
Gold Glove and Most
Valuable Player awards after
hitting .288 with 30 HR. 94
RBI and 32 stole., ~ases. He
became only the s 1nd second baseman in Major
League history to record at
least 30 homers and 30 steals
in a season and established
franchise
single-season
records for a second baseman
in home runs and total bases
(315).
Among all Major League
second basemen, Phillips
ranked in the Top 3 in almost
every statistical offensive
category. Defensively, he led
all NL second basemen in
fielding percentage, chances,
assists and putouts.
Harang won the staff's top
pitching award for the second
time in three seasons. Last
year he went 16-6 with a 3.73
ERA and two complete
games in 34 starts, tying his
career high for victories and
establishing a new career
mark in strikeouts (218). He
led the staff in wins for the
third straight year, in strikeouts for the fourth straight
year and in complete games
for the third straight year.
Harang ranked among the
National League pitching
leaders in starts (T2nd),
innings pitched (231.2, 2nd),
strikeouts (2nd), fewest
walks per nine ip (2.0, 2nd),
winning percentage (.727,
4th), complete games (T4th),
victories (T5th) and strikeouts per nine ip (8.5, 7th).
Since he was acquired from
the Oakland Athletics at the
2003
trading
deadline,
Harang is the Reds' leader
in most statistical categories, including starts
(138 ),
victories
(57),
innings pitched (884.2) and
strikeouts (748).
Hatteberg hit a careerhigh .310 in 116 appear-
ances for the Reds.
Also Friday night, outfielder Jay Bruce received
the Chief Bender Award as
the organization's Minor
League Player of the Year.
For the season he hit .319
with 46 doubles, eight
triples, 26 hr and 89 rbi at
Class A Sarasota, Class AA
Chattanooga and Class AAA
Louisville.
Bruce previously was
named Minor League Player
of the Year by Baseball
America
and
Sporting
News. He will enter the
2008 season ranked as the
organization's top prospect.
P'burg girls fall
to Powell County
Hunters for the
Hungry open
by JAMIE HOWELL
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
TIMES STAFF REPORT
FRANKFORT - Renewing a
license plate at your local county
. ill court house isn't any fun. It
I - involves paying a fairly expensive
bill to just continue driving for
another year legally. It isn't a new
rod and reel or a portable hunting
blind.
Since paying the license renewal fee already hurts, why not alleviate some of the pain by doing
good. You can donate $2 to
Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry
and provide protein-rich venison
meals to the needy.
"We want to ask all hunters and
outdoors enthusiasts in general to
" participate in this program," said
Dr. Jon Gassett, Commissioner of
the Kentucky Department of Fish
and Wildlife Resources. ''The $2
goes toward offsetting the processing costs of deer our hunters
donate to Kentucky Hunters for
the Hungry that provides nutritious
meals for needy Kentuckians. It is
a great program."
Kentucky Hunters for the
Hungry recently surpassed 2 million meals provided to hungry
Kentuckians. Deer hunters across
the state donate one or more of the
deer they harvest to the program.
They work with deer processors
M across Kentucky to pay the costs
of processing the donated deer.
The venison is given to hunger
relief organization Kentucky
Harvest for distribution to homeless shelters and food banks.
"Kentucky Harvest is just a
vehicle," said Stan Curtis, founder
of Kentucky Harvest. "We have
been able to deliver protein to the
unfortunate and needy across
Kentucky. Protein is a vital ingredient in living and the development of the young. In other hunger
~ relief programs, most protein
~ comes from peanut butter. But,
we've been able to deliver proteinrich venison."
In the early stages of Kentucky
Hunters for the Hungry, hunters
had to donate the deer they harvested and also the processing cost
of the deer. Now, the program has
enough funding to offset the costs
of processing the venison. "We've
been with Kentucky Hunters for
the Hungry for the better part of a
decade, long before the donation
program started," Curtis said. "It is
very useful and effective. It allows
• hunters to do something big for
I something good. We are very
proud of our association with
Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry
and Kentucky Fish and Wildlife. It
is amazing what you can do when
you don't care who gets the cred-
photos by Jamie Howell
SHAG CAMPBELL TOURNAMENT: Allen Central (above) emerged as the top team in the Shag Campbell
Tournament at Allen. The Rebels defeated Betsy Layne (below) for the tournament title. The tournament several Floyd County teams.
BOYS' BASKETBALL
POWELL COUNTY 55,
PRESTONSBURG 39
PRESTONSBURG (1-4) Collins 8, Frye 10, Hughes 5,
Fields 7, Fitzpatrick 7, Petry 2.
POWELL COUNTY (2-0) Jones 10, Barnett 9, McFarland
22, Lacy 6, Rogers 6, Roe 2.
Prestonsburg ..9 16 5 9-39
· Powell Co .....20 13 12 10-55
Crusaders KO
Buckhorn in 14th
Legion still not back with UK, despite talk with Gillispie
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON
Kentucky
coach Billy Gillispie says he met
with Alex Legion Thursday morning, but the freshman point guard
hasn't rejoined the Wildcats - at
least yet.
Legion. asked for - and was
granted a release from the
Kentucky basketball team earlier
this week. Gillispie said Legion told
JENKINS - South Floyd
set the tone early on and held
on late Thursday night versus
~ the
host Jenkins
Lady
Cavaliers. The Lady Raiders
outscored Jenkins in the first
and final quarters en route to a
49-42 win.
Andrea Conn paced South
Floyd with a team-best 12
points. Conn knocked down a
trio of three-pointers for the
Lady Raiders. She was one of
three South Floyd players to
reach double figures in the
scoring column.
Chelsie Tuttle tossed in 11
points and Jessie Tackett added
10 for the Lady Raiders.
South Floyd outscored
Jenkins 12-3 in the opening
him he had changed his mind during
their meeting Thursday, which the
player requested.
"He wants to be back on the
team," Gillispie said.
Gillispie, a first-year coach at
Kentucky whose first recruit was
Legion, declined to say why Legion
hasn't been readmitted, but he didn't
rule out the possibility.
"You never know what might
happen in the future," Gillispie said.
Gillispie said the team needs to
eliminate distractions as it prepares
for a tough road game Saturday at
Indiana. Legion hasn't practiced this
week.
Joe Crawford, ·a senior guard who
temporarily left the Wildcats during
his freshman season, said he too had
discussed the matter with Legion
but didn't elaborate.
ost Jen
ers upen
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
STANTON - After opening
the 2007-08 season with a win
over Paintsville, Prestonsburg
traveled to Powell County on
Thursday evening with hopes of
breakmg a three-game losing
skid. A 20-9 first quarter advantage for the Lady Pirates proved
too much for Prestonsburg to
overcome. Powell County prevailed 55-39.
The Lady Blackcats would
outscore Powell County 16-13 in
the second quarter, cutting the
Lady Pirate lead at the half to 3325
Julianne
Frye
led
Prestonsburg with 10 points on
the night. A 12-5 advantage for
Powell county in the third quarter
pushed the lead to 45-30 after
three. The Lady Pirates held a
10-9 advantage in the final stanza to post the 55-39 win.
Brittany Collins tossed in 8
points
in
the
loss
for
Prestonsburg.
Hannah
Fitzpatrick and Linsey Fields
each finished with sevenpoints
and Rikki Hughes pitched in five
points. Katie Petry rounded out
the Prestonsburg scoring with
two points.
Powell County improved to 20 with
the win,
while
Prestonsburg fell to 1-4. The
Lady Blackcats are playing without Alexis DeRossett, who is
recovering from an injury.
DeRossett hopes to return to the
lineup in the coming weeks.
quarter and owned a 22-15lead
at halftime.
"We didn't shoot the ball
well, but it's good anytime you
can go over into the 14th
Region and win," said South
Floyd Coach Tony Isaac.
The Lady Raiders are looking to advance out of the 58th
District and into the 15th
Region Tournament.
South Floyd hit seven field
goals and seven three-pointers.
The Lady Raiders were 14-for2() from the free throw line.
Nicole Revis led Jenkins
with a game-high 17' points.
Revis was the only Lady
Cavalier to reach double figures in the scoring column.
Emily Walker followed with
eight points for the Lady
Cavaliers. Heather ·Maggard
tossed in seven points for host
f
Jenkins. Heather Bowling
aided the Jenkins scoring effort
with six points of her own.
Six different Jenkins players
broke into the scoring column.
SOUTH FLOYD 49,
JENKINS 42
SOUTH FLOYD (3-2) Conn 12, Hall 6, Tackett 10,
Tuttle 11, Castle 3, Bailey 3,
Dye4.
JENKINS (1·2)- Maggard
7, Bowling 6, Revis 17, Walker
8, Corbett 1, Sexton 3.
S. Floyd .. l2 9 18 10-49
Jenkins ..... 3 12 19 8--42
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky Miners
PIKEVILLE COLLEGE GRADUATE DANIEL PRICE
mad& his debut with the East Kentucky Miners one
week ago.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIPPA PASSES - Senior
guard Clark Stepp turned in a
double-double effort of 26 points
and 10 assists ThJ.lfsday night as
host June Buchanan battled back
from a two-point halftime deficit
and defeated Buckhorn 6~-44 in
a 14th Region matchup.
June Buchanan, one of the
state's top high school boys' basketball
teams,
outscored
Buckhorn 26-7 in the third quarter.
Cox
was
June
Tate
Buchanan's second-leading scorer, adding 15 points. Three different Crusaders accounted for a
bulk of the June Buchanan scoring. Clint Stepp added 11 points
for the defending 14th Region
Champion.
Zach Gay led Buckhorn with
12 points. Gay was one of two
Wildcats to reach double figures
in the scoring department. Andy
Blank added 10 points for visiting June Buchanan.
Seven different Buckhorn
players provided scoring as the
Wildcats faltered in the second
half and eventually dropped the
early regular-season contest.
June Buchanan outscored
Buckhorn 13-11 in the fourth
quarter.
Buckhorn was limited to just
18 points in the second half.
(See C~USADERS, page two)
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER
9, 2007
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
London course to host international golf tournament
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LONDON -The Crooked
Creek Golf Community of
London will play host to a
Duramcd FUTURES Tour
tournament for the next
three years. The inaugural
Commonwealth
Crooked
Creek Classic will take
place the week of August 810, 2008. The tournament
will feature 144 of the best
women professional golfers
in the world who will compete for the $100,000 tour
namcnt purse.
The Duramed FUTURES
Tour, known as the road lo
the LPGA, was acquired by
the LPGA Tour. The tour has
nearly 300 alumnae on the
LPGA Tour including such
greats as two-time LPGA
Player of the Year, Lorena
Ochoa,
reigning
U.S.
Women's Open Champion,
Cristie Kerr, Hall of Fame
members Karrie Webb,
Dollie Pepper, Meg Mallon,
and Julieta Granada, who
won
the
2006
ADT
Championship becoming the
first woman golfer to win $1
million for a single win.
Players will not only be
playing for the tournament
trophy and bragging rights,
bul will be jockeying for
one of the top five spots on
the money list. The Tours
top five players on the
money list at the end. of each
season automatically move
onto the LPGA Tour as
exempl members. The next
10 receive automatic entry
into the LPGA's Final
Qualifying
Tournament.
This event will be the fourth
to last on the Duramed
FUTURES Tour schedule.
Four Kentucky players
earned playing privileges on
the Durametl FUTURES
Tour for next year, Whitney
Wade from Glasgow, Mandy
Goins from Frankfort, Marci
Turner from Tompkinsville,
and Brittany Klein from
Henderson.
Crooked Creek has hosted. the Kentucky State
Amateur Championship in
1997, along with several
Kentucky PGA events.
The week of the tournament will feature several
different activities including
a pair of Pro-Ams. The
pro fessional
tournament
will begin on Friday morning. There will be a 36holc cut to the low 70 players. The final round will be
on Sunday.
For more information,
contact
Bill
Sergent,
Director of Golf, Crooked
Creek Golf Community.;
606/H77-1993
exLl,
606/521-0501 cell. Email
Sergent
al
:Bsergent@ucumberlands.e
du
The I 8-holc Crooked
Creek course at the Crooked
Creek Golf Club facility in
London features 7,007 yards
of golf from the longest tees
for a par of 72. The course
rating is 73.8 and il has a
slope
rattng
of
134.
Designed by Brian M. Silva,
ASGCA, the Crooked Creek
golf course opened in 1993.
lit
Elliott, Mahone·y named CLASS award candidates
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXiNGTON - University
of Kentucky senior center Sarah
Elliott (McKee) and senior
guard Samantha Mahoney
(Detroit) have been selected as
candidates for the 2007-08
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award,
given to the nation's top 30
senior male and female college
basketball players who exemplify a total student-athlete.
The award- presented annually to the NCAA Division I
Student- Athlete of the Year in
eight sports - focuses on the
"Four C's" of classroom, character, community and competition. Lowe's, an oflicial corporate partner of the NCAA will
award the winners with trophies
during the respective men·s and
women's NCAA Final Four
weekends.
An acronym for Celebrating
Loyalty and Achievement for
Staying in School, the award
was launched during the 200 l02 season to honor the attributes of co11cgc ba<>ketball seniors
who remain committed to their
university and pursue the many
rewards that a senior season and
complele college education
brings.
Elliott and Mahoney have
both excelled on and off the
court in their four seasons at
Kentucky. Elliott, a 6-6 center,
is No. 13 on UK's all-time scoring list with I ,262 point<> and is
set to break the school record
for blocks in a career this season. She currently averages
12.6 point<; and a team-high 7.3
rebounds per game. Despite
bauling Attention Delicit
Disorder (ADD) since the third
grade, Elliott was named 10 the
UK Dean's List in the spring of
2007 and is set to graduate this
December with a degree in family and consumer science. She
also is an active member of
UK's "Cats That Care" commu
nity service program. Elliott has
served as a guest visitor at local
hospilals, helped organize a
food drive to benefit God's
Pantry and periodically donates
her own hair to Lock<> of Love.
This summer, she traveled to
Colorado for the Athletes in
Action prison outreach visit.
Mahoney ranks No. 12 on
the all-time scoring list with
I ,291 points. She is UK's leading scorer, averaging an lillpressive 17.3 points per game, a
mark that ranks fourth in the
SEC. She has been an A11-.SEC
JUNE BUCHANAN 63,
BUCKHORN 44
- Cia. Stepp 26, Cox 15, Cli.
Stepp II , Short 7, Collins 4.
Buck:horn.16 10 7 11-44
JB............. 14 10 26 13-63
selection each of the past two
seasons after being an SEC AllFreshman selection in 2Cl04.-05.
Academically. Mahoney is a
two-time SEC Academic Honor
Roll (2006 and 2007) honoree
and is on track to graduate in
May with a double-major in
finance and business accounting. In her spare time, she also
is a member of the "CaL<; Thai
Care" program. She has volun
leered as a guest visitor at the
Veteran's Hospital, helped organi:re a food drive t.o benefit
God's Pantry and served as a
mentor at Deep Springs
Elementary. She also cun-cntly
serves as UK Hoops' outreach
representative.
Now in its seventh year for
basketball, the award has developed into the nation'' premier
tribute for college seniors.
Since originating with basketball, Lowe's has expanded the
award to include a total of eight
NCAA sporL~.
Elliott and Mahoney were
listed among the basketball candidates which includes a broad
spectrum of universities and
conferences across the country. On the women's side, 29
schools are represented with
Kentucky boasting the only
tandem set. or candidates.
While 16 conferences arc
included among the list of
nominees, the Southeastern
Conference
landed five
female candidates followed
closely by the Missouri Valley
Conference with four.
From the list of 30 nominees for each gender, a
national media committee
will select 10 finalists for the
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
in January 2008. Those ten
names will be placed on the
official ballot for a nationwide vote during the NCAA ~
Tournament in March. Fan
balloting will be coupled with
votes from coaches and. media
to determine the male and
female recipients.
The award was conceived
by sportscaster Dick Enberg,
who continues to serve as
Honorary Chairman. lt was
inspired by the remarkable
story of former Duke
University basketball player
Shane Battier, who could
have been an NBA lottery
pick bul returned to college
for his senior season and led
the Bl ue Devils to the •
National Championship in
2001.
Crusaders
• Continued from p1
After claiming the win,
June Buchanan improved to 3l. Buckhorn dropped to 1-3
with the setback.
BUCKHORN (1-3)
Mullins 2, Blank 10, Deaton 2.
Colwell 7, Gay 12, Hyden 3,
Davis 8.
JUNE BUCHANAN (3-1)
Lady Hawks hand Phelps first loss
TIMES STAFF REPORT
BUCKLEYS CREEK Host Pike County Central won
for the second time in as many
games Thursday night and in
the process dealt Phelps ito;
first loss of the season. Pike
County Central outscored
Phelps in every quarter en
roule lo a hard-fought 57-44
win.
The Lady Hawks led 15-14
allhe end of the opening quarter and 33-26 when the game
entered halftime.
Kayla Lowe paced Pike
County Central with a game-
high 22 point<>. Lowe was the
only Pike Counly Central
player to reach double figures
in the scoring column. Holly
Harris was Pike County
Central's second-leading scorer with nine points.
Seven different players
scored points in Pike County
Central's second game of !he
season.
Taylor Keene netted a
team-best 15 points for Phelps.
Kayla Johnson added 10
point<> for the Lady Hornets.
Kaitlin Riley narrowly missed
reaching double figures for the
Lady Hornets, tinishing with
nine point<>. Hall contributed
eight
points
for
J .R.
VanHoose's team.
Pike
County
Central
outscored Phelps 14-9 in a pivotal third quarter.
photo by Jamie Howell
PIKfi: CO. CENTRAL 57,
THE ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL cheerleadlng took claimed the runner-up award In the Shag
Campbell Tournament held at Allen earlier In the week.
PHELPS44
PHELPS (3-1)- Keene 15,
Johnson 10, Riley 9, Hall 8,
Wolford 2.
·
PIKE CO. CENTRAL (20) -Lowe 22, Harris 9, Slone
6, Coleman 6, Ratliff 5,
Hamilton 5, Thompson 2.
Phelps ...... l4 12 9 9-44
PCC ......... l5 18 14 H)-57
Jay Bruce named Reds' Minor
League Player of the Year
TIMES STAFF REPORT
CINCINNATI - OF Jay
Bruce has been named winncr of the Sheldon "Chief"
Bender Award as the
Cincinnati Reds' Minor
League Player of the Year
for 2007. He will receive
his award tonight at 5:15
p.m. at Duke Energy Center
downtown during ceremonies on the main stage at
Redsfcst. RHP Johnny
Cueto was named the organization's Minor League
Pitcher of the Year and IF
Adam Rosales the Learn's
Minor League Hitter of the
Year.
Bruce, 20, will enter the
2008 season rated by
Baseball America as the top
prospect in the ·organization. Tn 2007 he also was
named
Minor
League
Player of the Year by both
Baseball
America
and
Sporting News after hitting
.319 with 46 doubles, eight
triples, 26 hr and 89 rbi at
Class A Sarasota, Class AA
Chattanooga and Class
AAA Louisville. He played
for the U.S. team in Major
League Baseball's prestigious
Alt-Star Futures
Game.
Last season the Texas
native led all Reds Minor
Leaguers in homers, ranked
among the organizational
leaders in batting average
(2nd) and RBI (3rd) and
ranked among all minor
leag.u e players in ex Lra-base
hits (80, 2nd), total bases
(306, 2nd), doubles (T7th),
hits (166, lOth) and slugging percentage (.587,
14th).
Bruce finished the 2007
season ranked as the Lop
prospect in the organization, International League
and Florida State League .
In Baseball America's postseason tools survey, he was
rated the best hitter for
average and best power hitter in the Reds' Minor
League system.
Bruce was selected by
the Reds with the 12th overall pick in the first round of
the June 2005 first-year
player draft. He was scouted and signed by the late
Brian Wilson.
Cueto, 21, won the organization's
top
Minor
League pitching award for
the second straight season.
In 28 starts at three different levels he combined to
go 12-9 with a 3.07 ERA
and 170 strikeouts in I 61. I
innings. Cueto led all Reds
Minor Leaguers in ERA and
strikeouts and ranked third
in victories. Rosales, 24,
last season was a Florida
State League All-Star after
hitting .294 with five HR,
48 RBI and nine steals at
Class A Sarasota. He also
hit .278 with 13 HR, 31 RBI
and four stolen bases at
Class AA Chattanooga.
The
organif.ation's
Minor League player of the
year award is named after
Sheldon ·'Chief" Bender,
who spent 64 years in baseball. He spent his last 39
years in the game with the
Reds in their scouting and
player development departments.
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Austin Peay edges Eagles, 67-63
TIMES STAFF REPORT
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. Drake Reed scored 16 points
to lead a balanced Austin Pcay
State University scoring attack
and the Governors defeated
Morehead State University.
67-63, Thursday (Dec. 6)
evening at Dave Aaron Arena
in Clarksville.
APSU, now 4-4 overall and
2-0 in the Ohio Valley
Conference, also got 11 points
from Todd Babington and 10
points each from Fernandez
Lockett and Kyle Duncan.
Lockett pulled won a gamehigh eight rebounds.
Morehead Stale. 2-5 overall
and 0-1 in the OVC, was Jed
by Jamyron Steward who
scored
l6
points. Leon
Buchanan added 13 points,
and Maze Stallworth scored 11
points. Point guard Nikola
Stojakovi~ handed out a gamehigh nine assists.
"Tt was disappointing," said
MSU Head Coach Donnie
Tyndall, "hecaU'\e we had a
chance to win tonight. A cou-'
ple of failed block outs late,
and they were able to capitalize.
T thought Jamyron Steward
was as aggressive as he had
been
all season. Nikola
(Stojakovic) hit a couple of
shots at key lime. Cecil
Brown hit a big shot late, and
that was good to see."
Both teams hit 24-of-48 (50
percent) from the field. MSU
made seven-of-21 from threepoint range. Austin Peay five- ~
of-17. The Eagles out-scored
the Governors by two points
from the fleld, but APSU hit
14-of-18 free throws to eighlof-11 for MSU.
The Eagles won the
rebound battle. 27 -to-26.
MSU committed 17 turnovers.
Austin Pcay had 14 miscues.
The Governors led by four
points, 34-lo-30. at hal rtime.
But, MSU came back to lead
by as many as four points in
the second half before Austin
Peay rallied late to post the;
conference win.
Women's: Austin Peay 75, Morehead State 71 (OT)
TIMES STAFF REPORT
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. Morehead State University
senior guard Anitha SmithWilliams hit a game-tying
three-pointer with less than one
second in regulation to tic the
game at 63, but hosl Austin
Pcay was too tough in the overtime period as the Eagles
dropped a tough 75-71 overtime decision to the Lady Govs
in the Dunn Center Thursday
night. The OVC opener for
bolh Learns, !he Eagles fell to 26 overall and 0-1 in the Ohio
Valley Conference. APSU
moved to 4-3 .and 1-0 in the
league.
Morehead Stale !railed ,by
12 (62-50) with 2:49 left in
regulation but a trio or lhreepointcrs, including two by
Smith-Williams and one by
freshman Chynna Bozeman,
and layups by Bozeman and
senior Alton Perry brought the
, Eagles screaming back. The
Eagles also held APSU without
a field goal in the final 2:49. ln
the overtime period, however,
the Lady Govs jumped on top
with the flrst basket and led by
as many as seven before
Smith-Williams hit another
three-pointer at the final horn
for the final four-point margin.
Smith-Williams led the
Eagles in scoring with a sea<;on
high 18 points (all in the sec
ond b'alf and . overtime).
including a 5-for-6 effort from
beyond the arc. Sophomore
Brittany Pittman recorded her
third career double-double
with 16 points and a career
high 13 rebounds . Pillman
was 10-of-12 from the free
throw line, where MSU hit 16of-21 as a team. She also
added four blocks and now
has 35 rejections in the first
eight games. Bozeman contributed 14 points and added
five rebounds and lwo steals.
Tarah Combs drilled a trio of
three-balls and tallied 12
points - her fifth double-digit
scoring performance of the
year. Perry pulled down 10
rebounds and added nine
pointe;.
Ashlee McGee, APSU's
point guard, had a double-
double with 13 points ad a
team high 12 rebounds.
Freshman Alex Bivens led the
Lady Govs in the scoring column with 17 points. while
Ashley Herring had 15 and
April Thomas put in 13 points.
After finding then1selves
down by just three (27-24) at
the half. MSU fell behind by
as many as 14 on two occa- ~
sions in the second half. A hee
three by Herring lil'ted the
hosts to a 45-31 lead with
14:461eft. and another charity
toss gave APSU a 49-35 lead
with 10:37 left. MSU never
cut it hclow eight the rest of
the way until the final scoring
flurry in the last 2:49. In fact,
the Eagles were held without a
field goal from the 8:24 mark
until !he 3:41 mark when
Smith-Williams hit a jumper.
For the game, the Eagles
and Lady Govs both shot 36.5
percent (an identical 23-or- •
63). APSU did ourrcbounded ~
the Eagles 48-37, but MSU
came up with its season average of seven blocks. The
Eagles hiL mne three-pointers.
MU basketball to host luncheon
TIMES STAFF REPORT
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. The Marshall University
men's basketball program will
host a luncheon at Pullman
Plat.a al 12 noon on Monday,
Dec. 10.
Th~ luncheon, open to all
supporters orThundering Herd
basketball, is free for Center
Court members, $8 for Victory
Club members and $12 for
other guests . Herd first-year
head coach Donnie Jones will
be on hand to address those in
attendance.
The luncheons will become
a weekly event every Monday
beginning on Jan. 7 through
the last Monday of the regular
season on March 3.
�SUNDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
·Losing Rams face losing Bengals
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
~
CINCINNATI - The last
time the Rams came to town,
a title was at stake .
No, not that kind o f tille.
The Rams and Benga ls
were
winding
up lo st
dec ades when they played at
o ld Cmergy Field on Oc l. 3,
1999. They had 99 losses
apiece in the ' 90s, and the
loser of that one would get
the ti1le of NPL' s most forlorn franchise .
Cincinnati got the distinction . Then , the two teams
went their w ays .
Rising star Kurt Warner
threw three touchdown passes to Az-Zahir Hakim in the
Rams ' 38-10 vic tory tha t
became a springboard. St.
Louis went o n to w in the
Super Bowl that season
under coach Dick Ve rmeil.
That wasn ' t all. The
Rams made it back to Lhe
S uper Bowl two seasons
later,
losing
to
New
E ngla nd. They m ade the
playoffs five times in a sixyear span, leaving those
depressing ' 90s memories
far behind.
The Bcngals? They're
s tuck in a time warp.
They · ve had only one
winning season since they
o vertook St. L ouis as the
league ' s mos t miserable
team, going 55 82 since that
bad day a t Cinerg y Field.
"lt's anc ient history,"
B e ng als offen s ive tackle
Willie Anderson said .
Maybe. But i t feels a little
like old times as the teams
r eunite.
T he Rams (3-9) and the
Bengals (4-8) are once again
mirror images in misery, trying to salvage a few wins at
the end or a lost season something they did a lot during the nasty ' 90s.
"People expect you to be
a good team for whatever
re ason , and we' re not right
now and they're not,"
Ben g als
rec eiver
T.J.
Houshmandzadeh said. "So
it should be a good game
because we ' ll be ou t there
trying to win, both of us.··
Of the two , the Rams
have been a little better lately.
An offen s e that was
expected tO be one of the
league 's best was crippled
by the loss of three linemen
to season-ending injuries .
Quarterback Marc Bulger
missed time because of broken ribs, a sprained thumb
and a concussion. Runn in g
back Steven Jackson has
been limited by groin ~nd
back injuries.
Even with their rormid·
ble receiving tandem l)
Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt,
the Rams have scored fewer
than 20 points in eight
games. The only thing the
injured players could do was
watch. wince and wait to get
better.
"Very diiTicull," said.
Jackson, who missed four
games and much or another
during the Rams' 0-8 start.
"We all have different reasons in this locker room why
it 's so disappointing. But I
was unable to play for four
or five games there in the
middle of the '1tlt~ and I
had to watch my te
suffer.
T couldn't go OUJ.;. · re and
help and at least put them in
a position to win."
They've won thr~- of
their last four, an indicl\tion
things have finally calmed
down.
.,_ l
"They staned off sl()W1'
like we did," Bengals quaP
terback Carson Palmer sa•d.
"They have rattled off a
'
pie of wins here, almost
""?'
in a row with kind of a ~ ''
biter recently. They ' ve g'7sften hot. lt's a team that has
strung together some of their
best games of the year."
The Bengals have yet to
string anything together.
Ill
They have yet to win back
.o--bacl< games, and with one
more loss would be headed
fqr their worst finish s ince
2002, the season before
Marvin Lewis took over as
head coach.
Injuries also have been a
problem for the Bengals ,
leaving their offensive line
in flux ·and decimating their
group
of
linebackers .
Running back Rudi Johnson
is still returning to form
from a hamstring injury.
With the Bengals, it goes
much deeper, of course.
Some of the built-in limitations from the ' 90s are still
in- place. There is no general
manager. The Bengals have
moved into a new stadium,
but still lack a covered pr acLice facility, forcing them to
work out in the snow and
bitter cold last week.
Lewis has come under
fire for how things soured
since the Bengals made the
playoffs in 2005. They ' ve
lost 16 of their lasi 25 games
despite a roster featuring Pro
Bowl players on offen se and
top draft picks on defense.
Palmer leads one of the
league's best passing games.
A touchdown pass on
Sunday would give him I 00
in 58 career games. Only
Dan Marino, Warner, Johnny
9, 2007 • 83
a t rowback game
U nitas and P eytol'P' M annin
ha ve re acher.! it in fewe r.
Houshma nd za de h leads
the league wit~ 88 catches
and
".,J~hnson i s fourth
ho w.
those gaudy
numbers add
o o nly four
wins. And the players
putting the m up are starting
to wonder if the Ben gals will
ever emerge from their longstandi n g rut, the one the
Ra ms escape d the last time
they came to down.
''If everybody stays here
and we get our guys back
and we can a-yoid inj ury,
everybody here has a lot of
ye a rs
le n
in
them:·
H o us
n dzadeh
said.
by and you keep
. t year,' but at
xt year has to
Children of
Bengals,
found ·t lose
probate battle
overt
shares
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCTNN ATI Two
c hildren of · one of the
rounders of the C inci nnati
Bcngals have lo<;t their fouryear court ballle ove r hi s
estate, which inclu des ahout
30 percent of the shares 1n a
team that Forhcs estimated
is worth $912 million this
year.
A
Hamilton
County
Probate Court j ury on
Tuesday
rejected
their
claims that
Austi n E.
"Dutch" K !!owlton's wlll
was a forgery. They sued
after Knowlwn died in 2003 ,
at age 93, and they discovered they were left out of his
will, which was dated
February 1996 and left the
bulk of his estate to the
Austin
E.
K nowlton
Foundation.
Knowlton, who owned a
constr uction
comp any,
founded the Bengals in 1967
with Paul Brown and oth er
investors. Two of his three
children, Peter K nowlton
and P. Valerie K nowlton,
challenged th e will.
Peter Knowlton has sinc e
died, but his claim rem ains .
lnformatimi from: The
Cincimwti
Enquire r,
http://www.enquirer.com
· National touring series' 2008 t est dates announced
TIMES STAFF REPORT
•
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. The 2008 testing schedules for
the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and
Craft<;man Truck sclics encompass nine different venues tbat
will provide teams an opportunity to prepare for the various
track layouts, surfaces and conditions that they will face over
the course or the season.
NASCAR de tennincd the
schedules based upon the input
from each of the teams' crew
chiefs.
Sprint Cup Series: The Cup
Series testing sessions begin at
Daytona
with
Preseason
Thunder on Jan. 7-9 for approx-
imately half of the teams. Jan.
10 is the rain date, if necessary.
The follo wing week, the
remaining teams will test Jan.
14-16: Jan. 17 is the rain date.
Test sessions arc scheduled
lor 9 a.m.-5 p.m., weather permitting, with an hour lunch
break from noon until 1 p.m.
The remaining five track<;
that will play host to test sessions lo r the Cup Series include:
Las Vegas - Jan. 28-29;
California - Jan. 31- Feb. I ;
Phoenix - March 3-4; Pocono May 27-28; Charlotte - Sept.
23-24.
Nationwide Series: The
Nationwide Setics also kicks off
its test schedule with Preseason
Thunder
at
Daytona.
Approximately half of the teams
are scheduled for Jan. 18-Jan.
20 and the remaining temns slated lor Jan. 20-22.
The remaining test schedule
for the Nationwide Series
includes: Las Vegas - Jan. 3031;
Richmond - March 24-25
(niin date March 26); Charlotte
- May 12-13 (rain date May
14).
Craftsman Truck Series: The
Truck Sclies also begins it<; testing during Presea-slm Thunder at
Daytona on Jan. 11-13.
The remaining test schedule
for the Truck Series: Atlanta Jan. 22-23 (rain date Jan. 24);
Martinsville - March 12-13
(rain date March 14).
Preseason Thunder testing
and Fan Pests set for Daytona:
Testing dates for the 50th
Daytona 500 on Feb. 17,2008:
The first wave or Sprint Cup
Sclies teams will test on Jan. 79. Jan. 10 will be a rain date.
The second group of Cup
Series testing will be Jan. 14-16.
Jan. 17 will be a rain dale.
The Cup Series teams will be
split into two groups based on
owner pointe; after the race
weekend at Chicago.
Other testing dates for
Preseason Thunder include Jan.
4-6, Rolcx Sport<; Car Series, all
teams; Jan. 11-13, Cmftsman
Truck Series, all truck<;; Jan. 1822, Nationwide Senes, two difJe rent sessions.
NASCAR
Preseason
Thunder Fan Fest dates -Jan. 5:
The Roar Before The Rolcx 24;
Jan. 8: Sprint C up Fan Fest; Jan.
12 : Craftsman Truck Fan Fest;
Jan. 15: Sprint Cup Fan Fest;
Jan. 19: Nationwide Series Fan
Fest.
The Fan Fest events start at 5
p.m. ET but fans may enter the
Sprint Fanzone beginning al 9
a.m.
to
watch
testing.
Admissions for the Cup Fan
Fest dates arc $1 5. Nationwide
and Truck series ad.rrrissions are
$10.
The Roar Before The Rolex
24 admission is also $10.
Fans will be able to see
teams as they prepare for
Speedweeks with fan fom ms
with many drivers as well as
state-of-the-art amenities in the
Sprint Fan;,one. Also included
in Fan Fcsts will be bands, show
cars, pit stop demonstm tions,
displays, a silent auction and hot
laps around Daytona (additional
charge).
Fans can continue to watch
all or the January testing sessions free from the Oldfield
G ra ndstands located just outside
of The Daytona 500 Experience.
For Preseason T hunder Fan
Fest tickets, call 1-800-PlTSHOP.
Pitino at 500 wins; halfway to what might have been
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUlSV lLLE
Rick
Pitino isn't much on nostalgia.
The game ball from his first
-j win as a college head coach, a
75-71 win by Boston University
over SL Peters as a fresh-faced
26-year-old on Nov. 28, 1978?
M,issing. Dillo for most or the
mementoes from Pitino' s 30year coaching career.
"1 have no idea where most
of them are, probably in storage
somewhere," he said.
That doesn't bode well fi.rr
the ball Pitino will be handed
after claiming his SOOth victory
a<; a college head coach. He gels
his first shot at joining the 500~ win club Saturday when the
14th-ranked Cardinals host
Dayton.
Reaching 500 wins is rarified
air to be sure, but there's still a
whiff of missed opportunity for
the only coach in NCAA history
to lead three different teams to
the Final Four.
Pitino spent eight years
coaching in the NBA duling two
stints with the New York Knicks
and one with the Boston Celtics.
ff he' d been in the college ranks
those years, adding the 23.5
wins per season he's averaged in
~~ 21 years as a college coach, he' d
he on the cusp of 700 wins by
now.
The number rises considerably if you bump the wins per
year to 30.8 - what Kentucky
averaged under Pit-ino in the tive
yew-s before he bolted for the
Celtics in 1997. It was a heady
pace that could have put the 55year-old on track to surpass
1,000 career victories.
Mention to Pitino thal his
sojourns in the NBA might have
cost him a shot at becoming college basketball' s winningcst
coach,
and he admits there were
1
things he saclificcd by leaving
the comfott of the college g<une.
"From the standpoint of
+
missing out on some golden
years at the college level, there's
no doubt T did that," he said.
How golden? He'li younger
than almost all of the 16 active
Division Tcoaches ahead of him
in career wins, and none of them
spent nearly a decade ouL<;ide of
the college game during their
prime.
Ask if he ever wonders what
would have happened -if he'd
been able to resist the lure of the
NBA, and he admits there are
times he looks back at the brash
young coach who kept one eye
on the court and the other looking for the next opportunity and
wishes he would have relaxed
and just enjoyed what was in
front of him.
"T was so anxious to tnoye on
. and prove myself both financially and personally foz· myself and
my family;• he said. "1 look
back and I look at mistakes T' ve
made, and the one thing 1 preach
to everybody is learn from the
pa<;t, don't live in it. Plan for the
future, but don't live in it.
" At Providence I was enjoying it. At Kentucky we had it
rolling. I don 'tthink there was a
program any hotter at the time,"
added Pitino, who won the
national title with the Wildcat~
in 1996 and lost to Arizona in
the national championship game
a year later. ''I wonder how long
we could have kept iL going."
He'll never know.
By '97 he had restored
Kentucky's reputation. But having grown ur in the Northeast
watching the battles between the
K.nicks and the Celtics, Pitino
couldn't resbl the opportunity
of trying to resurrect the NBA's
most storied fr<Ulchise.
"1 thought that type of situation would be fun, it's what gets
you going," he <>aid.
It ended up not going any
where. Pitino's collegiate success never fully translated to the
pros, though he maintains the
lessons learned with the Knick<;
and the Celtics made him a better coach.
"Tl made me more mature,
much more understanding of
why you win and why you
lose," Pitino said. "Although we
lost and there were some rough
limes, T wouldn't trade the
adversity."
Now he wouldn't trade the
peace he's found at Louisville.
Taking over a program that
struggled in the last days of
Denny Crurn, Pitino needed just
lour years to get the Cardinals
hack to the Final Four. A new
downtown arena will open in
2010 to replace outdated
Freedom Hall, and he could
have hi<; best recruiting class yet
enter the program next fall.
Son Richard joined lhe
Cardinals as an assistant this
year, as did former Kentucky
star Walter McCarty. Nearly two
do;.en fom1er ac;sistantc; have
gone on to become college
coaches, and he revels in their
accomplishments more than he
reflects on his own.
Still, he's not ready to think
about his legacy. Trim if a little
pale from thousands of hours
spent under a gym's fluorescent
lights, he's as healthy as he's
ever been. The medical problem
that forced him to take a blief
leave of absence in 2004 is a
distant memory. Though he's
traded hour-long runs on the
treadmill for the elliptical
machine to keep the pressure orr
his knees, he remains energetic
and charismatic.
"As soon a~ 1 committed
here, people would come up to
me that I didn't even know and
be like, 'You know he's crazy,
right? You know he's going to
get on you,'" said freshman
guard Preston Knowles. "I had
heard some stun~ but can it really be that bad? Then I first met
him in the oiTseason and I was
like 'Oh, this guy ain' t that bad."
Then the sea<>on started and
the coach who had been so
friendly during. the recruiting
process changed.
"Belore practice we can be
shooting around and laughing,
and coach, as soon as he walks
in, it's dead silence," Knowles
said. "lt's like eating lunch
when the bully comes around
and everybody stops and put<;
their heads down."
It's a story M~Carty just
laughs at. McCarty has been
with Pilino through the highs at
Kentucky and the lows with the
Cellics. Now, as an assistant
coach with the Cardinals,
McCarty sees a more relaxed
side of the coach he lived in fear
of as a player.
"We can be in the car, and a
song will come on and in two
beals he's got it," McCarty said.
"He's hip to a lot of stuff. He's
created such a network during
his lifetime, it's incredible. He's
got so many other things on his
plate other than basketball, he
could probably do whatever he
want.<;."
How much longer can he
keep going? He's not sure. He'll
turn 61 when his contract
expires in 2013. Athletic director Tom Jurich said in the spring
that he hopes to coax Pitino into
at lcac;t one more extension.
Whatever happens, there will
be life after basketball for a man
who has collaborated on a handful of bOoks, dreams or having
one of his horses win the
Kentucky Derby and is sought
after a<; a motivational speaker.
Pitino won't put a timetable
on it, but he knows he's closer to
the end of his career than the
beginning. Nol thal he's thinking about it. He spent too much
time in his youth worrying
about the next step. This time. it
can wait.
"If we start talking about
that, then it means I'm really
winding it down,'' he said. "T
have too much Jove for this
game to wind down.
•
pitcher from Blue Jays
Reds acqutre
TIMES STAFF REPORT
CINCINNATI
The
Cincinnati
Reds
Friday
acquired from the Toronto
Blue Jays minor league RHP
Justin James as the player to
be named in Wednesday 's
trade that sent OF Buck Coats
to Toronto.
James, 26, has spent all 5
of his professional seasons in
the Blue Jays' system after he
was selected in the fifth
round o r the June 2003 firstyear player draft.
Last season, James combined to finish 3-5 with a 3.89
ERA and 2 saves in 43
appearances, including 5
starts. with Class AA New
Hampshire and Class AAA
Oklahom! City. Following
the season, he pitched lor
Scottsdale in the prestigious
Arizona Fall League.
Coats, 25, last season
appeared in 127 games at
Class
AAA
Iowa
and
Louisville and in 20 games
for the Reds. He was claimed
off trade waivers from the
Cubs on August 28. On
November 28, Coats was designated for assignment when
the Reds signed free agent
RHP Francisco Cordero.
photos courtesy ol Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky M iners
THE EAST KENTUCKY MINERS will return home to the East
Kentucky Expo Center Monday night versus the Minot
Skyrockets. East Kentucky guards Mike Crain {11) and Ed
Horton (23) are pictured.
EKU baseball program to
high school skills camp
TIMES STAFF REPORT
RICHM OND - Eastern
Kentucky University head
baseball
couch
Elvis
Dominguez will host a high
school baseball camp on
Janua ry
26 at Turkey
Hughes Field . A hitting
camp will run from 9 a.m .noon, followed hy a pitching
and ca tching camp from I
p.m.-4
c ost ·
per
camr;
be in
school.
to register is Jan uar) 21.
The hitting portion of the
camp w ill consist f•f in!\truction covering a ll poi nts of
hi tting from the EKU coadt-
ing staff. intense drill work ,
as well as liYe hitting stations. The pitc hing and
cutchtng port ion will consis t
or instruction covering the
various skills and mechanics
or pi tching, hands on leaching, as well as defensive
work .
The
camp
will
be
i nstructed by D omi n g ue1
and ass i'llant coaches J ohn
Corbin, Cory W hitby, a nd
RJ<Hl Kinder. W hitby will
also serve as the cam p coordinatoL
For more information
about the camp, con tact
Cor) Whitby ar 8 5 9 -6224q96
or
cory. w hit by@' cku.edn .
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985 dodge ram
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Vould be a good
vork truck. also for
:ale 351 windsor
notor. low miles
i800. Call 886i258.
!001 Grand Am for
:ale. Call886-8843
1r 791-2727.
=or Sale: 1987
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ran.
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1sed for passenJer
or
cargo
ransport. $1,295.
~all 285-9112.
!001 Volvo sao.
'8,000 mi., garage
(ept, all maint.
·e cords
from
)uantrell
Volvo.
3eautiful,
wellnaintained
car.
:;ontact
Gary
=razier: 886-1878
H), 886-9100 (W),
~26-1375
(C).
~12, 500
1994 Honda CBR
500. Custom paint~d, custom fairings,
nust see to appre:iate. $ 2,800. Call
389-8872
2006
Harley
3porster Custom
1200cc, 1400 miles
$7,200.00 and a
~006 Harley Dyna
1600
_owrider
niles- $10,400.00.
3oth excellent conjition. (606) 3772028 or (606) 3773229.
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Submersible deep
Nell Meyer pumps.
-lalf, 3 quarter, and
I horse power. Call
358-2000.
EMPLOYMENT
Need AN, LPN, or
Respitory
therapists to stay with
elderly lady. Call
226-6243 or 2261324
Seeking Individual to assist alert
elderly lady with
activities of daily
living in the home.
Duties
would
mclude assisting
with
mobility,
preparing meals,
light house keeping. If interested
call 606-946-2072.
Community
Connections is hiring for Direct Care
Providers.
High
I GED
school
required. Apply in
person
at
Community
Connections 4663
US 23 South lvel,
Ky 41602. Phone
number (606) 8741900.
Pediatric
office
seeks RN I LPN for
FT
employment.
Send resume' to
Pediatrics, PO Box
607, Prestonsburg,
Ky 41653.
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and Receive Free
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career money, you
decide. Call Janey
at 886-2082
Human Resource
Director - We are
looking for the
right person to be
a part of the management
team
who has a track
record of building a
culture of team
work.
The successful candidate
will have human
resource experience preferably in
health care experience and be certified as a PHR or
SPHR or whose
of
combination
education
and
experience will give
best
them the
opportunity for success.
Interested candi·
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their resume to:
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Healthcare Center
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PO Box 91 0844
Lexington,
KY
40591-0844
Miller Bros. Coal,
LLC is seeking
qualified applicants
for the position of
Surface
Mine
Planning Engineer.
Mining Engineering
degree and experience
required.
Competitive salary
and benefits package.
Interested
applicants should
send their resume
in confidence to
P.O. Box 990, Allen,
Ky. 41601 . Phone
inquiries
not
accepted.
Heavy Equipment
Stea~
Cleaning
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.
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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
klfrasure@ bellsouth.net
2- 6 ft glass display cases for sale.
Also 2- 5 ft wood
cabinets for sale.
Call
886-3142.
9am-5pm
For
Sale
Antiques: Antique
John Deer Disc
Harrow
$600.
Antique
G.E.
Refrigerator $350.
Antique
Horse
Drawn
Plows
$200.
Antique
Clawfoot
Bathtub$125.
Antique double
Washtub
with
Wooden Ringer
$125. Call 8742421
For
Sale:
Beautiful Maggie
SoHero wedding
gown size 12 original cost $1600,
selling $500. Call
606-886-9626. If
interested please
leave message and
number.
3 Caret diamond
bracelet for sale.
$250. Call 7910107.
BOOK FOR SALE
A book by Donald
Crisp "Growing up
on Bucks Branch".
In Floyd county, on
sale now!!ll $12.50
plus shipping and
handling. Contact
Donald at 285-
3385.
Animal
AKC registered
Boxer
pups.
Asking $350. Talis
docked-dew
claws removed shots & wormer
up to date. Call
(606)
298-2529.
Both
male
&
female.
Great
Christmas Gift!!
Furniture
4 Pc Antique
Bedroom suite with
waterfall design for
sale. Also wooden
secretary
and
accent chair. Call
886-8368.
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Sale:
Antique furniture,
Duncan fife sofa.
Call 606-434-5551.
Looks brand new
Must see it
to
believe it.
For
Sale:
Firewood,
hardwood. seasoned.
$55. a load. Call
886-4038.
Misc.
REAL ESTATE
For Sale: 2004
John Deere Tractor
Diesel. Like new.
Attachments
include
loader
bucket,
scraper
blade,
finishing
mower deck, &
tiller. Please call
606-226·9901 .
7 day six night
disney area stay.
2 Adult disney
tickets paid $750.
Sacrificed $199.
Good for 1 yr. Call
270-651-0503
DM 800 Mack 50
bogie with
out
motor & transmission $4,000. Also
2002 Honda XR
100R FMF pipe,
K&N
exhaust.
Looks and runs
good.$950. 8Ft Pull
behind broon road
sweeper $700. Call
606-452-9444.
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Classes. Call Carla
Reynolds at (606)788-2832 or Email
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Get out of debt,
need cash fast,
tired of the bills,
tired of the run
around,
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easy loans available,
personal,
business, vacation, home renovations, business
start up. Good,
bad, even bankruptcy, free consultations,
no
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(866)-585·5308
Tanning Bed for
sale. Call 886-8843
or 791-2727.
Rowe couch and
love seat for sale.
Practically
new
bought for $3,500.
Will sale for $500.
Homes For Sale
Estate
3
Bd
House w I carport
& Unf basement.
1088 sq ft ground
level living space.
Out skirts of Martin
on 0.07 Acre on Rt
1428. As~ing &
appraised
at
34,000. Call 606474-8243 or 2853103.
3 Br House for
sale. 3 miles from
Mt Art Center on Mt
Parkway. Asking
$89,000. Call 606265-1734.
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
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
For Sale: 35 acres
of land, one story
house with 1.600
sq.ft
of
living
space,
partial
basement located
at Hi Hat, Ky. Two
acres of flat land
with house, space
for garden or two
more residences.
The home place of
the late Cecil and
Edna
"Sweetie"
Attention, Miners:
Two (2) Full Crews Needed tor
New Underground Mine Opening.
Needed: Bosses, Electricians, Medical
Emergency Technicians, Shuttle Car
Operators, Roof Bolter Operators, Miner
Operators. High Coal Conditions. ·
Competitive Wages, Benefits, Vacations,
Uniforms Offered.
Please inquire at (606) 874-6441, between
the hOurs of 9:00a.m., and 4:00 p.m.
WELDING POSITION
AVAILABLE.
EXCELLENT PAY. DRUG
SCREEN REQUIRED
CALL
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8:00AM-5:00PM
285·9358
Meade. Appraised
value
$65,000.
Price
non-negotiable.
Contact
Mike Mullins .at
606-785-5475
(8:00a.m.5:00p.m.weekdays) or 606-2513414.
HOUSE
FOR
SALE Newly constructed house for
sale located at
Abbott
Creek.
Vaulted living room
BR ,
ceiling,
3
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 606-3776042
Sale or Lease
Established business w1th 240 ft.
road frontage, 2
adjoining lots available on main road
through town, close
to courthouse. 606·
791-3663.
Office space for
rent.
193 East
Court
street
Prestonsburg.
1,500 sq ft. Call
606-789·6236
Prestonsburg
business
for
lease. Great location on the main
road,
close
to
downtown and the
courthouse. lease
as is or change ,
y
m
a
n
possibilities , ie
restaurant, sports
bar, office complexample
parking.
May consider selling. Call 791-3663.
Beauty shop for
rent.
Equipped
with 3 stations and
tanning bed. Would
consider renting for
use
commercial
other than beauty
shop . Rt. 122 1
of
mile
South
Martin across from
Garth
Technical
School. Must have
references. 2859112.
Commercial property 12 acres next
to
Walmart
&
McDonald's
in
Prestonsburg. 8863023 after 5pm.
FOR SALE
Property for sale
between
Prestonsburg and
Painstville. Also,
double 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. 1100 off US 23
East Point Upper
Little Paint. Lum
Derossett Branch.
Call 606-325-4430
or 606-325-2809.
Level- Sloping and
timber. HUNTERS
PARADISE!! Could
be made into a
subdivision.
Rentals
2br 1 bath house
for rent at Martin.
Lg yard $350.. mth.
$350 deposit. Call
789-3724 or 791
9331 .
Apartment
1 Br Apt for rent.
Hardwood floors,
all new applinaces
furnished.
Like
new.
Utilities
included $525 mth,
$250 deposit. NO
PETS.
Located
between
Prestonsburg and
Paintsville.
Call
606-791-6016.
1 Br Furnished apt
for rent. 4 miles
from martin on At
1210.
Utilities
included in rent.
NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
Outgoing and assertive individuals
to make presentations to area
churches. Flexible hours and great
income potential for very rewarding
work. You will be working out of this
local newspaper office. Interested?
Call toll-free 1-866-288-4901
$450.mth
Plus
$200 deposit. Call
285-3641 .
Large
Unicourt
Apt for rent located
at Stanville on US
23. 2br, 2 bath walk
in
closet.
1 yr
Lease. No pets.
Please call 606478-8100.
For Rent: Sm effi·
clency Apt. $125.
a
week
plus
deposit. All utilities paid. Call 8867918.
2br duplex for
rent. Central heat
and air. In excellent
condition. 3 miles
north of prestonsburg. -can 8869007 or 889·9747.
3br apt for rent. 2
baths, parking for
trucks. Will rent to
contractors.
Mt
Parkway 6 miles
from Prestonsburg.
Townhouse 2 BR.1
Bath w/d hookup 2
car garage $575
per month plus utilities plus deposit.
Call: 606-522-4122
or 606-477-2783
1 Br
furnished
apartment located
3
miles
from
Prestonsburg. Call
358·9483
after
6:00 pm or 7949484.
$850 mth. Call 2859639 or 226 1925.
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent
starting at $375.
month, + $300.
deposit
water
included. Located
near HRMC. 606889-9717.
Houses
House For Rent 3 BR, at Allen, Ky.
$800.00 per month
+ security deposit.
Call 794-0249
For rent: 2 br
House at Martin.
Available immediately. Call 7918560 or 478-8139
after 7pm. $500
month & $500.
deposit
Mobile Homes
3 BR 2 bath MH
for rent with large
deck.. Located at
315
Adams
Cemetery Road .
Call 791-8617 or
791-4471.
$450
per month.
2 Br
Mobile
Home for rent. W I
dryer
hookup.
Minutes
from
Prestonsburg .
$375. month plus
deposit. No pets
Don't Ask. call
889-0036.
Apt. For rent: 1
and 2 BR apartments on Rt. 321
near Porter school.
Central heat and
air, washer and
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Permit No. 83602681ncrement
Nos. 1 & 21n accordance with the provisions of KRS
350.093, notice is
. hereby given that
Carbon Tech Fuels,
Inc., Rt. 2 , Box 445,
Haysi, VA 24256,
has applied for a
Phase
I
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release
on
Increment No. 1 &
2, on permit No.
836-0268,
which
was last issued on
June 11th, 2007.
The
application
covers an area of
approximately
154.33 acres, located approximately
1.0 mile south of
the community of
Honaker in Floyd
County.
Kentucky.The permit area is approximately 0.40 m ile
southwest from the
intersection of Ky.
Ate. 2030's junction
with Big Branch
Road, and is located along the waters
of Little Mud Creek.
The latitude is 37d
31 m 13s. The longitude is 82d 40m
37s.The bond now
in
effect
tor
Increment No. 1 is
In accordancce land owned by
with KRS 350.055, Ramson
Slone,
notice is hereby Roy and Priscilla
given that Goose Huff, W. J. Hall
Creek Energy, Inc. , Estate, The Elk
P.O.
Box
226, Horn
Coal
Eastern, K"e ntucky Company,
LLC ,
41622, has applied E.V. Vance Estate,
for renewal of a William P. Slone
permit for an under- Estate, Larry and
ground coal mining Patricia
Vance ,
and
reclamation Debra
Brigmon,
operation , located and Rodney and
2.0 miles north of Najuana
Sue
Topmost, and is sit- Moore.
uated in both Knott
Tho application
and Floyd County.
has been filed for
The proposed oper- public inspection at
ation will disturb the Department for
12.1 surface areas, Natural Resources'
and will underlie
Prestonsburg
511 .6 acres, and
Regional Office,
the total area within
3140 South Lake
the" permit boundDrive, Suite 6,
ary will be 523.7
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653.
acres.
proposed Written comments,
The
operation
is
objections, or
approximately 0.9 requests for a permile southeast from
mit conference
must be filed with
KY Route 7's junction with KY Route the Director of the
Division of Mine
809, and is located
Permits, No. 2
on the Right Fork of
Hudson Hollow
Beaver Creek.
The
proposed Complex, U.S. 127
South. Frankfort,
operation is located
Kentucky 40601 .
on the Wayland and
This is the final
McDowell USGS 7
of
1/2 minute quad- advertisement
the
application.
All
rangle maps. The
comments, objecsurface area to be
tions, or requests
disturbed is owned for a permit conferby Roy and Priscilla ence
must
be
Huff and Leonard received within 30
and
Christine days of today's
Nickles. The opera- date.
tion will underlie
final advertisement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
of the application.
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comments,
or
objections,
requests for a permit conference must
be received within
.
30 days of today's
date.
$29,300; Increment
No. 2 is $2,500; of
which 60% of the
total for each increment
listed
is
included in the
application
for
release.Reclamatio
n work performed
includes: Grading,
seeding ,
and
mulching, and successful establishment of the postmining land use,
which was completed in April of
2002.Written comments, objections,
or requests for a
public hearing or
informal
conference must be filed
with the Director of
the Division of Field
Services. No. 2
Hollow
Hudson
Complex,
Frankfort ,
Kentucky, 40601 ,
by January 16th,
2008.A public hearing on the application
has
been
scheduled for 9:00
a.m ., on January
17th, 2008, at the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Suite No. 6,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653.
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER
9, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Odds & Ends
• NEW ORLEANS What do you have with three
of a kind and four of a kind? A
full hospital.
at
Ochsner
Doctors
Medical Center delivered
triplet boys and quadruplet
girls within 24 hours.
Pamela Kocke's boys made
their
appearance
early
Tuesday,
while
Alisha
Murphy's girls began showing
up about 12 hours later,
according to a hospital news
release. All were doing well
Wednesday.
"The trips were natural,"
hospital
spokeswoman
Katherine Voss said. The odds
of naturally born triplets are ·
about one in 8,000.
Linus, Oliver and Miles
"Kocke were delivered at 33
weeks and two days, the average gestation time for triplets.
Babies born after 37 weeks'
gestation are considered full
term.
The boys weigh from 4
pounds, 2-,Q ounces to 4
pounds, 10 ounces. Doctors
won't know whether any of
them are identical until they
get lab results from the babies'
placentas, Voss said.
She said Murphy's girls,
Molly, Elizabeth, Margaret
and Carolyn, were conceived
by in-vitro fertilization.
An ultrasound early during
the pregnancy found that two
of the girls are identical twins,
indicating one of three fertilized eggs split after it was
implanted, said Murphy's
obstetrician, Dr. Sherri Longo.
She dido 't know which two
are identical.
The girls were delivered at
32 weeks, weighing from 3
pounds, 6 ounces to 4 pounds,
3 ounces. The average gestation for quadruplets is 29-,Q
weeks.
All the infants will stay in
the neonatal intensive care unit
for a few weeks - standard
for premature babies.
• BRIDGEPORT, Ohio A litterbug became a walking
warning not to mess with
Bridgeport - or its mayor.
Tommy LaShare and his
girlfriend were caught emptying their ashtrays on the street
in front of his house, police
said. That landed LaShare in
the court of Mayor John
Callarik, who is waging a battle against litter in this eastern
Ohio village of 2,200 people.
The mayor offered jail
time, community service,
$1,000 in fines - or two
eight-hour stints walking the
streets wearing a hot pink
sandwich board with the message "Cigarette Butts Are
Litter." LaShare chose the
sign.
"It won't make me stop
smoking," LaShare said,
laughing. "But I know one
thing for sure, I' II never throw
out cigarette butts again."
Callarik said plans to offer
the punishment to others
caught littering.
"We have people that clean
the streets and that isn't an
easy job," the mayor said. "It's
made worse when an hour
later, there is more trash on the
streets."
• LONG BEACH, N.Y.Residents didn't want to have
themselves a merry little
Christmas tree. They wanted a
big one.
When city officials planted
a 7-foot-tall Christmas tree
next to a 20-foot-tall menorah
in the plaza in front of City
Hall, some residents barked.
They telephoned City Hall,
wrote letters and testified at a
public hearing that the tiny
tree in the shadow of the huge
Hanukkah symbol was an
insult to Christians.
"What's up with the giant
menorah and the Charlie
Brown Christmas tree?" resident Rick Hoffman asked.
City Manager Edwin Eaton
said he had looked far and
wide - all the way to Canada
- for a bigger tree but couldn't find one.
"This year is going to be
kind of a 'bah, humbug,'
Christmas," Eaton had said.
But on Wednesday the city
of about 35,000 residents 25
miles southeast of midtown
Manhattan founa a tree to
match the 20-foot menorah: a
20-foot blue spruce.
The old tree, a Bacheri
spruce, was pruned of its
li aht« rlna nn :mrl take:n to
ll
mall.
A lighting ceremony for the
new tree is scheduled for
Friday.
•
YULEE,
Fla.
Stumped about what to give
that special someone this
Christmas? How about some
rhino poop.
The International Rhino
Foundation is auctioning on
eBay four pieces of dung from
the endangered species and
will use the proceeds to fund
conservation efforts.
The pieces come from four
of the five types of rhino:
white, black, Indian and
Sumatran. The Javan rhino is
so rare, a sample could not be
collected.
Each piece is dried, mounted in a clear trophy case and
marked with the type of rhino
that produced it.
The auction ends Sunday.
As of Thursday afternoon bidding had been light, with the
top bid for Sumatran rhino
poop standing at $500. Black
rhino poop was standing at
$255, Indian was at $250 and
white was at $122.50.
The foundation, which is
based at the White Oak
Conservation Center, says
only about 17,500 rhinos
remain in the wild with another 1,200 living in captivity.
•
GRAND RAPIDS,
Mich. - They thought it was a
man hanging on for dear life.
Instead, it was just a "Man
Hanging Out."
The life-sized sculpture of
Sigmund Freud hanging from
atop the Trade Center Building
prompted calls to the police
and fire departments Tuesday.
WZZM- TV reports the artwork by Czech sculptor David
Cerny is suspended by one
hand from a pole, seven stories
up. It also has appeared in
Prague and London and was in
Chicago over the summer.
The police and fire departments say they weren't
informed of the statue's placement, but the owner of an art
gallery said she has a permit
for it.
The Cerny sculpture will be
in Grand Rapids until spring.
• LOS ANGELES - At
least she was being honest.
Yuliya Kalinina, 24, spelled
out exactly what she was looking for in a husband in her
Internet ad:
"Green Card Marriage Will pay $300/month. Total
$15,000," the Russian national
wrote in an ad placed on the
Craigslist website. "This is
strictly platonic business offer,
sex not involved."
The ad caught the attention
of the man who would eventually marry her on Feb. 17,
2006. But it also alerted agents
from U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement.
Kalinina, from Russia, and
her 30-year-old husband,
Benjamin C. Adams, were
arrested last week for what
federal prosecutors allege was
a sham marriage.
Robert Schoch, special
agent in charge ofiCE investigations in L.A., says it is the
first criminal case he is aware
of in which people allegedly
used the Internet to engineer a
sham marriage for a green
card.
Attorney Dale Rubin, who
is representing Kalinina, said
she didn't know it was illegal
to marry for a green card,
which he said was evidenced
by the blatant language in her
ad.
Adams' attorney, public
defender
John
Littrell,
declined to comment to the
Los Angeles Times.
• CHARLESTOWN, Ind.
- An inmate who escaped
from a work-release crew by
creating a distraction with an
overflowing toilet has been
recaptured, authorities said.
Police arrested Wayne
Mitchell, 24, Thursday when
he showed up at his father 1 s
house in Indianapolis driving a
Chevrolet Camara convertible
authorities said he stole to
make his getaway.
Mitchell was in the Clark
County Jail for a probationviolation warrant, but had
beell working with a crew
clearing roadside trash.
When the crew stopped at
the Clark County Fraternal
Order of Police lodge to eat
lunch Wednesday, Mitchell
went into a restroom and
clogged a toilet, causing it to
overflow, police said. He then
came out saying he needed
some towels from the jail's
van to sop up the mess.
"The toilet overflowed and
the rest of the inmates were
trying to clean it up," said Maj.
Chuck Adams of the Clark
County Sheriff's Department.
Instead of going to the van,
Mitchell walked to nearby
G&R Auto Sales, where an
employee gave him the keys to
a car he said he wanted to look
over, police said. Police said
he then stole a red 1995
Camaro.
Officers
later
found
Mitchell's jail-issued clpthes
at the dealership, about 15
miles north of Louisville.
Mitchell has been returned
to the jail in Clark County,
Indianapolis authorities said
Thursday night.
• NEW YORK - Ian
Culhane won $10,000 for
designing a 7 -fopt-tall toy
roller coaster. Not bad for a
10-year-old.
"It's money for college,"
the aspiring engineer from
Olympia,
Wash.,
said
Thursday about the savings
-~
bond.
Ian's creation was on display at the Toys R Us store in
Times Square, where he
accepted the prize from the
president of K'NEX Brands, a
building toy company in
Hatfield, Pa.
The boy, who fir:st started
playing with building sets
when he was 4, was one of
thousands of children ages 6 to
12 who entered the annual
contest.
Ian began the project last
summer, using 6,000 plastic
parts from his collection of
15,000 to assemble the roller
coaster, which runs through
the body of a dragon.
Two months ago, his parents packed it up and shipped
it off for the contest. Just
recently, his parents told him
he won.
"It was like, whoa! Huh? I
didn ' t think I' d win, 'cause
there were so many other good
ones," he said.
A panel of judges comprised of K'NEX employees
selected semifinalists based on
the creativity, uniqueness and
detail of the projects. It had to
be made exclusively from
K'NEX parts.
An online vote determined
10 winners and Joel Glickman,
an inventor with the toy company, chose Ian as the grand
prize winner. The nine others
each won $1,000 savings
bonds.
In New York for the first
time, Ian, his 14-year-old sister and their parents stayed at a
hotel he called "pretty fancy
for us. We always stay at a
Motel 6."
While he was disappointed
he couldn't spend any of the
prize money, his father, a
hydrogeologist, gave him
$100 to spend at a toy store.
What will he buy? More
plastic building parts.
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Friday, December 7, 2007
BEARS HIT
NAil
TOP 25
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Beshear
announces
tour cabinet
appointments
The Associated Press
·Missing couple found lost at state park
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG- A meeting of
Hunter Education Program orticia.ls at
Jenny Wiley State Resort Park turned
out to he a lifesaver on Tuesday, when
an elderly, dementia-stricken couple
from Colerain Township in Ohio were
found walking along a hack road at the
park, over 300 miles from their home.
Robert Butler. 85. and his wile,
Loretta Buller, 82, had not been seen in
Colerain since midday Monday accord-
SPREAD IN G
ing to Hamilton County Sheriffs
deputies.
Park officials said the couple had
abandoned their vehicle near the Odd
Fellows youth camp and walked !1ack
appmximatcly two miles to where the
hLmter training oflicers were holding
lhcir meeting.
"We were just about to wrap up the
meeting when we heard someone
yelling outside." said Bill Balda, supervisor for the Hunter Education
Program. who was present at the meeting where the couple was round. "They
were cold and tired of walking,"
According to Balda, hunter training
officer. Bobby McKee, who is an emergency medical technician, checked
their vitals and found that they were
physically alright, though ot1icials at
the park said the couple were showing
early signs of hypothennitt
According to Balda, they offered to
drive the Butlers home, but it took
·'some time" to figure out the couple
was not from the local area.
"They knew their address very
well,'' said Balda. "but they believed
CHRISTM A S J O Y
FRANKFORT-
Governor-elect Steve
Beshear has announced
four new additions to his
administration.
Beshear also
announced on Thursday
that he plans to have a
1
1
Labor Cabinet.
Nikki Jackson of
Louisville will fill the role
STAFF WRITER
Environmental and
Public Protection
Cabinet. Vance has a
background in banking.
Marcheta Sparrow of
Harrodsburg will
assume the role of commerce secretary.
Sparrow has a tourism
background.
J.R. Gray will become
the commissioner of the
Labor Department.
Beshear says he will
elevate that agency to a
cabinet.
~os by JacJ< La.tta
Sgt. Todd Kidd and Tori Hunt, a freshman at Prestonsburg High School, help Devin Kendrick,
a student at Allen Elementary, with his Christmas shopping.
Troopers help make. holidays merry
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
2 DAY FORECAS1
PIKEVILLE -- It was
beginning to look a lot like
Christmas Tuesday at the
Pikeville Wal-Mart, as lhe
Kentucky State Police held
their annual "Shop with a
Cop" program to bene lit needy
children in Eastern Kentucky.
"We exptX:t to have 80 kids
from the five-county area of
our post," said Lt. Henry
Banks.
Children were bused in
from
Floyd,
Johnson,
(See SHOP, page two)
Kentucky State Police sponsored Shop with a Cop, which
helps children in the Big Sandy area have a merry Christmas.
(See LOST, page two)
Striking nurses
overwhelmingly
reject offer
by JACK LATTA
of Personnel Cabinet
secretary. Jackson has
a background in human
resources.
Robert Vance of
Maysville will head the
State Representative
they were still in the Cindnnati area."
Balda said the couple were brought
to May Lodge, where they could get
something to eat and get warm. Balda
said they waited with the couple until a
specialist in adult services from the
Department of Protection and
Pcnnanency arrived.
James Grace, assistant director for
Health and Family Services. described
dementia as, "a loss of short term, practical memory, and confusion. Spatial
McDOWELL The
laoor strike of Kentucky and
West Virginia nurses which
began in October didn't end
this week when, according
to the nurses on strike at
Appalachian
Regional
Healthcare hospitals, the latest contract proposal was
"overwhelmingly rejecte<)."
Jim Smith, attorney for
ARH, desclibed the propo. ·al in a statement given on
• 1onday a~ "a very strong.
good contract for the
employees und the hospital."
This was not the sentiment expressed by nurses
when a vote of 445-5 against
the proposal was returned by
the union, according to officials.
According to Sarah
Hunley, president of Harlan
Kentucky
Nurses
Association Local 114, "As
a demonstnll.ion of our good
faith and goodwill, we
brought this proposal back
lor a vote by our members
as ARH requested, This
vote tonight shows that it is
the rank~and-1'ile RNs on
the picket lines who are
making the decisions and
their decision as retlected in
tonight's vote is that this is
not anywhere near a 'very
strong. good contract for
nurses."'
According to Hunley, the
proposal included "u failure
by ARH to adequately
address safe patient staffing
and scheduling issues." The
"insulting" back-to-work
agreement put forth by
ARH that made no promise
to return the nurses on strike
to their old jobs was also a
"major problem," said
Hunley.
"It is time ARH and
Jerry Haynes (president and
CEO of ARH) stopped trying to divide our nurses, our
hospitals and our communitics.'' said Hunley. «We- fear
that in Mr. Haynes' obses-
sion to destroy our union
that he will desu:oy ARH
hospitals in the process."
"Despite the vote ... we
remain prepared to go back
to work immediately, provided the issue of safe
patient care is adequately
addressed and a reasonable
return to work agreement is
included," Hunley ~aid .
"We hope that ARH will
return to the table and work
with us in a spirit of cooperation and goodwill."
"We are disappointed
that the nurses did not rarify
this contract," said ARH
spokesperson
Candace
Elkins. "Going forward, we
will continue to otTer quality health care services to
communities who
depend on us."
According to Elkins·
office. no further talks have
been scheduled.
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P'burg loan program helping
to revitalize downtown
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - Two businesse'> in the downtown area are the
beneficiaries of' a new loan program
being offered by the city of
Prestonsburg.
"We are very pleased to m~ke
these loans." said Brian Allen. president of the Prestonsburg Renaissance
Board. "Not only are we creating
jobs and adding to the local economy, but we are creating growth for
the downtown area."
"Along with the downtown concerts, Christmas parades and advertising that we do for the downtown
area, we are showing people every
day tha£ downtown Prestonsburg is
very much worth exploring." Allen
said. "Downtown Prestonsburg is a
destination...
Recipients this year include
Dadeo·s, located at 135 E. Court
Street. Owner and chef Doug Brown
applied for and was awarded a
$10,000 low-interest Joan to start his
business.
According to Brent Graden, Main
Street .manager. Dadco's will feature
gounnet soups. salads and sandwiches l~)r breakfast and lunch.
"Without the loan. none of this
(See LOANS, page s1x)
Dance Etc. completed Its 10th annual production of "The Nutcracker" at the
Mountain Arts Center this week, performing for over 5,000 people. See story
on page A5
�A2 •
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
7, 2007
THe FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Environmental
groups challenge
.
mountaintop emoval permit
by SAMIRA JAFARI
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PIKEVILLE- Environmental groups
m Appalachia have tiled .1law.·uit against
the federal government. chnllcnging a permit that allow<~ International Conl Group
to expand a mountaintop remm;al operation in eastern Kentucky.
Th groups say the cxpan·mn would
bury stream~ and creek'> leading into the
Kentucky River. a water ource for more
than a million people.
The lawsuit was til~ Th\1rsd;1y by th~
Sierra Club and Kentucky Waterway
Alliance m the V.S. District Coun in
Louisville. II alleges that the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers violated tit~ Clean
\ 'ater and the National Environmental
Protection nets by issuing a pem1it that
•til ow~ ICG to CXt)and its 960-acre rni11C in
Le~He County by roughly I.Of}O acres,
"I have watched mountain after mountain reduced to rubble.'' said 'Jeri Blattton.
<t Sierra Club m~t11her in Here<t. who says
she visit~ the mine ,jte regularly. "The
ruea that the Army Corp<> has opened to
mining is a grccrt oasis rising out of the
tlmtened .lnd bare moonsc11pe the compa·
m has created."
· Carol Laha. hosky. a spokeswoman for
fhc Corp~ of Engineers office in
Louiwillc. whkh issued the pcnnit. ~aid
the agency would not comment on pending litigation.
A spokesman for ICG said the compatlY would have a ~otafetnentlaterThttrsday.
The chnlkmge is similar to a West
Virginia. case in which a federal judt!e
ruled the corps violated the same tcdcral
laws by 1ssuing valley fill permits for sev·
eral Massey Energy Co. mountaintop
removal mines without extensive environmental revic\\>s. The coips had malttraincd
that more extensive reviews weren't nee·
e sary for the permits and that mitigation
techniques ~uch as restoring
would offset losses.
l>tn:am~
Obituaries
Edith M. Tackett
Tackett Cerneterv. in Beaver,
Jones
&lith M. ·rackcu Jones, 74.
of Beaver, died Tuesday,
December 4. 2007. ar the
McDowell
Appalachtan
Regional Hospital.
8om June 27. t933. in
Beaver. she was the dat1ghter
of the late Ellis and Mellie
Hcntley Tackett She wa« a
homemaker and a member of
Samaria Old Regular Baptist
Church.
Survjvors include her \Ons
and daughters-in-law· Paul
and Jennv Jones of Harold.
Phillip Jonc~ of Beaver:
daughters and som-in-law:
Julie and David McGuire of Iii
Hat. Jennifer >md Michael
Randolph of !vel: brothers:
George Tackett of Teaberry.
Orville Tackett. Charles Ed
(Terry Lee) Tackett. hoth of
Beaver. Andy B. T;tckett of
Betsy Layne; shter:s: Sarah
Eastern Kentucky Association of Realtors
conducts installation and awards banquet
PAlNTSVILLE
-
The
Eastern Kentucky Al>socmtion
of Realtors rccamly hdd an
installation and awards ban-
quet at the Ramada Inn in
Paintsville.
The follm\ing members
were honored;
•
Paul Brown, Sr.. of'
Rcdd. Brown. and Williams.
the Distingui~hed Service
Award.
• Deborah Stephens. J.ot
Ch,licc Realty & Ass(>date~,
Realtor of the Year.
Melissa Little, AAA Real
Estate Services.. Jnc., 2007
Rookie of the Year.
The "2007 Top Producers''
were Tere<>a Preston. Redd.
Brown.
and
Williams.
Paintsville; Shirley Blackburn,
AAA Real Estate Services
Inc.. Pikeville, Ellen Bani ,
Century 21 American Way
Really. Pl'cstonsburg: . :tarsh<~
K~ndrick,
Century
21
American Way Realty &
Auction SenJc~. Paintsville;
and Br;;:nda CJ(H)Siin. AAA
Reul r;~mte Servi<:.e~. Inc.,
Pikeville.
Robert Danu·on. pre.s1d~nt
of ,the Kentucky t\s:.ociation
of Realtor~ and member of
Kentucky
the . Eastern
Association of Realtors.
inducteU 8rendu Goo~lin as
treasurer-elect: Jim Thomas,
director; Alan Hensley. diree-
2008 president.
Norman Jones. Kemucky
of
Realtorf>
Association
District 6 director. conducted
plans to U!Se that money 10
expand her busines
into
the induction of the following
officen: Oms Jones. prcsident~~lei:t:
tor; Clifford Bennett, director;
and Dorlnne Runyon, director.
Faye Hamilton Dorothy Helen
H;dl and W<mda Lee Hamilton.
all of Teaberry. Dixie Lee
McKinney. ot Harold and
£ileetl Tussey <>f Martin; five
gmndchildren, JWo ste:p-grandchildren and
Loans
Contlnlle<l lrom
would have been possible,"
BroMl said "lt made one of
my dreams come true:·
Down To Barth wa.'l another
recipient of the Main Street
Loan. Stot-e owner Katie Gray
received a $5,000 loan and
women's clothing.
The Main Street Loan Fund
h managed by Prestonsburg
Renaissance and offer~o a 3 per-
p'
cent APR to qualified appHcanb.
..We look ar the overall
vision pf the applicant:· said
Graden. "We will help them
realize their dream of opening
thdr retail swrc or service ill
Downtown Prestonsburg.''
For more information on
Pre~tonshurg
Renaissance
plea.o;.e contact Brent Graden nl
886-2335.
Funeral service'\ will he hL>ld
Friday.
De~:ember
7. at II
a.m .. at Samaria Old R~g.lllar
Baptist Church. in Teaberry,
with Old Regular Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial 'I.Vill be in the Ellis
December 6. 1939 ..
v.ere driving okny. so it wasn't
a drunk driving situation." said
DeatOtt. "The ofticer wn their
tag on the MDT (Mobile Data
Terminal). and there was a
slow response.''
According to Deaton, by
the rime Ingle received tbe
missing persons report he had
ce<~sed following the cur.
At press time there was no
official word on the Butlers'
whereabouts between 4 a.m.
and 6 run. Tuesda)'.
Park officials said Bob
fhc family of Jeremiah "Jerry" Turner would like to extend their
appre~i;ninn tn allt.lle friend~. neighbor'>. and families, who offered
wmron and kind worlls at the p<tssing or th~ir lov~ tHlc. Thank'> 1(1
all tho..,c who sent foou, flowers. or ga\'t' money, or jul>t nffered
'>orne kmd words. A special thanks to Jerry Manns. I3<!Lhel Bolen
anJ otlwr minh•~cn•• for their kind wmds, prayen;, and the beatltihtl
sin.ll-ing; and hl Brad Hartman, t.hc m-gani~t. who playt'd lhe Ix:auliful mu,ic. Also a SJX'tial !.hanks to those wbtl helped dig Lhc grave
and to Nel11on-Fwier Funeral Home for their kind und profcs.~ion
al ~;ervice and the Hoyd Cnumy Shcrw··~ Departmem for their
a-;~il'ttall.:e in !raffle control. Your love and
forgouen. May Gnd hlt':S.s you all.
~upport
will never be
arrilled armmd l a.m.
Wednesday and drO\'e them
home..
Shop
..Any time you can do
something for kids at
Christmas. you're doing the
right thing," said Tim B\lrk.e.
manager of the Pike>•ille WaiMart
According to rooper Scott
Hopktn~. along with Shop with
a Cop. KSP also oHe~ 1roopcr
Jsl<tnd during the !'iummer.
Trooper bland is a cantp for
children \\ho nught not otherwise ba\e an opportunity.
''We h;we about 800 kids
from around the state come
dow rt there every Jeat' free of
charge," s.md Hopkins.
Due to we~tther and school
closings, some parent had to
bring their chtldrcn to Wal·
Man.
I
•
parents: Earnest and Miner\ a
Osborne Vance and Ben and
Virginia Shepherd Conn.
Funeral servtces were beld
Wednesday. !Nccmbcr 5, at
noon.
1'\elson~Fnv.ier
at
Funeral Home. in Martin. with
Ralph Hall and Bill Slo.nc offi~
dat1ng.
Burial
~as
in the Vance
Cemeterv. at Dem·er. under the
dirccti01; Clf 1'\clsnn-fruicr
Funeral Home.
Visimrion was at the funeral
home.
IP•id "~otuar:n
f4~ebruary
7, 2007
\\·{· Jon• wm and miss you \'t'fY much.
Pike
to be ..Santa •s Helpers."
!vel; and several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by
a sister. Jenntfer Vam:e: grand-
Violet, Gl&nn, Gary, David, Mary, Sharon and She rry
the schools b); the family
resource coordinators and. are
tMn bused to Wnl-Matt.
..We work witb them (family resource centers} because
they know wh1ch children
need the extra h<:Ip;· said
Banks.
"'T he children are paired
with a Trooper and given $100
to spend on whate\'er they
like," said Banks. "Inevitably.
we have klds who will want to
spend .some of that money ()0
their mother. father, a grand~
mother or some family member. because the k.id knows thnt
pec:.on rnight not get an~thing
for Christmas either"
Alpng with the KSP troopers. trooper ~;pouse'>, dispawh~
retirees,
In addirion to hh parentS.
survh'ors im:l\lde two flom:
Michael Scan Douglas Vance
of Harold and Jer~miah Vance
of Beaver. a brother, Michael
Vance Jr. ()f Regina; a hal6;jster. Gerri · Whitney Vance of
Happy 68th Birthday, Dad
Magoffin. Martin ·and Pike
counties. According to Banks.
the children are chosen fr(lm
County Health Depnr1ment
personnel. Wai-Mart employees and s~.:vcrJl other •·olun~
teers turned out to help. including
members
of
the
Pn;.c;tomburg f-llgh SchOol volleyball team, who showed up
Vallee .
WcndeiJ Douglas Vance. 35.
of Bea\ er. dted Sunday.
Dcccmbo.:r 2. 200?. at hili residence.
Born April 21. t 972, in
Lexington. he was the son of
Michael V<UlCC of Beaver. and
orma Jean Shepherd of
Harold. He ~A as a coal miner.
we love so much.
And grant us this one wish. And make it come true.
To have his cltoir of angels sing, Happy Birthday tO you.
Someday we will celebrate aJI rhe birthdays v.e·\'e missed.
For now we can give you n:othing but our Jove and all our tears,
• Continued from p1
ets, • clerks.
Wendell Doug/a~'
So we will ask God to
gi\c a message. to the one
Tnt: t"AMJI,\' Of' .JEREMJAH ...tt;RRY" TUR, l·;R
Butler. of Indiana. the couple's
~on.
(l!.ud oM.olt)'}
Today is your birthdar.
without candle: and cake.
And since you are uot with
us. we will not celebrate.
We cannot send you a
birthday card. ~our hands
we cannot touch.
But God had othe:r plans
for you. and we know you
had to go.
But oh. that doesn't stop
us. from loving.and
nussing you so!
Card of Thanks
relationships with time and
distance become impaired.''
No comment on the Buller:s·
case could be issued by Grace
due to legal confidentiality.
The Blltlers were seen earli·
er Tuesday morning in
Frankfon. According to Major
Fred Deaton of the Frankfort
City Police, offif.:er David
Ingle reported seeing the
Butlers· vehicle driving slowly
at 4 a.m. Tuesday.
''The vehicle wasn't driving
excessh•ely low, and they
Vis1tntion is at the church
Charles Edward Hurst
treasurer: Deborah Stephens,
• C~ntfn1.1ed from p1
Funeral Home. in
MUT111l.
Ill Loving Memory of
Haroora Lavender.
Lost
seven great·
grandchildren.
In addition to her patent:'>,
she was preceded in de<~th by
two brothers and two sisters.
under the directton of Nelsonhnzu~r
Front Page of The First Issue
of The Floyd County Times.
Printed June 19th, 1927
�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
7, 2007 • A3
For the Record
Marriage licenses
~
Julie Moore, 41, to Mark
Fra~ure, 40, both of McDowell
Miranda Gayheart, 19, of
Printer, to Jeffery Allen Jr., 19,
of Wayland.
April Click. 26. to Jason
Curtis,
27,
both
of
StaJTordsville.
Rachel Hamilton, 22. of
Teaberry,
to
Timothy
Newsome, 23, of Grethel.
Slorc,
22,
of
Kari
Prestonsburg.
to
Ryan
Hamilton, 26. of Loraine,
Ohio.
Myra Powell. 33, to John
Hurd, 29. both of Allen.
Clydia Bradley, 31, to
Danny Waddles, 33, both of
Prestonsburg.
Civil Suits Filed
Jesska Crumpler vs. Blake
Crumpler
Sasha Scott vs. John Tucker
Pamela Mullins vs. Joshua
Mullins
Juanita Wood vs. Barry
Wood
Lorena
Gregory
vs.
Vcwnica Kirk, et al
Annashca Moore vs. Byron
K. Staten
Lisa
Lemaster
vs.
Christopher Click
~
April Mayes vs. Berry
Mayes
Jamie Blankenshtp vs.
James Blankenship
Kristie Tackett vs. John
Tackett
Sheila Johnson vs. David
Johnson
Sheila Trimble vs. Justin
Trimble
~
Bank or New York vs.
Jimmy Crum, et al
Julie Long vs. Mark Yates
City National Bank vs.
Teresa Basham
In rc: Joseph Collins, transferor and Freedom Financial
Solutions, transferee
Jackie Day Crisp vs.
Highlands Regional Medical
Center, cl al
Clarification
The
Jennifer Lawson
named in "Civil Suits Filed''
last week is not the same person as Jennifer Lawson, of
Plat Gap, who was a reporter
for The Floyd County. Times.
I.
Small Claims Filings
Capital One Bank vs.
Rosemarie Spurlock
Betty Francisco, et al vs.
David Williams
Capital One Bank vs.
Tamara Bailey
LVNV Funding vs. Beth
Moore
Capital One Bank vs.
Elizabeth Meade
Capital One Bank vs.
Bridget Howell
LVNV Funding vs. Maudie
Bailey
Midland Funding vs. Ethel
Benjamin Elmer Mahan,·
Joshua Miller, 23. of
29, of Craynor. illegal Prestonsburg, burglary; crimiany nal mischief.
take/pursue/molest
dceiiwild turkey/elk.
Benjamin Akers, 23. of
Robert B. Carter, 53, oJ Harold. theft by unlawful takBanner,
illegal ing.
any
take/pursue/molest
Chris Akers, 40, of David.
ilagrant non-support
·
deer/wild turkey/elk.
Johnny D. Adkins, 43. of
Brian Thomas Shepherd,
Martin, terroristic threatening. 24, of Prestonsburg, operating
Timothy L. Marsillell, 40, motor vehicle under influence
of Prestonsburg, alcohol intox- of alcohol/drugs; carrying
ication, public place.
concealed deadly weapon; driGary L. Adams, 32, of ving DUI on suspended
Meally, possession controlled license.
substance; controlled subKaren Crum. age not listed,
stance prescription not in mig- of Prestonsburg. theft by
ina! container: use/possess deception/cold checks.
drug paraphernalia.
John Allen Boyd. 29, of
Latonia Hope Atwood, 27, Emma. custodial interference.
of Campbellsville, disorderly
conduct.
Property Transfers
Jeremy Paul Kilburn, 26, of
Donnie and Tummy Bartley
Dwale, theft by unlawful tak- to Donald Nclson:Location
ing.
undisclosed.
Michael Pope, 33, of
Bluefield Timber LLC to
Louisa, alcohol intoxication, App•t!achian Forests LLC;
public place.
Location undisclosed.
Kevin l\cathley, 23, of
Charles and Sara Butcher,
Galveston, possession con- David, Gayc, Julian. and
trolled substance/unspecified; Vicky Cooley t.o Mike and
controlled substance prescrip- Deborah Conn; Prestonsburg.
tion not in original container.
Cecil Hatton Revocable
Terry Ray Howard, 45, of tmst, and Cecil Hatton Trustee
Ganett, terroristic threatening to David and Lois May; BP
(two counts); criminal mis- Friend Addition.
chief (two counts).
Judcllc Conley Trustee.
Malcn Mitchell, 33, of Hi United Credit Shm·e Tmst. and
Danisc White Trustee to Hollie
Hat. harassment.
Roger P. Holbrook, 70, of and Judcllc ConJey, Melanic
Prestonsburg,
terroristic Warfield, and Danisc White;
Location undisclosed.
threatening.
Doris and Nancy Delong to
Jonathan Newsome, 31, of
Craynor,
illegal Donnie and Jamie Stephens,
take/pursue/molest
any Left Fork of Middle Creek.
Wendy Gibson ro Lanny
deer/wild turkey/elk.
Jessica Blevins Kidd, 27. of Gibson; Location undisclosed.
Tram, assault.
Angela
and
Keuncth
Wilfredo Dimingus, 21, of Hamilton
to
Kenneth
Martin, menacing; assault.
Hamilton: Location undisAngela Rigdon, 24, of closed.
Wheelwright. fugitive from
Cunis and Tyler Holbrook
another state.
to Equitable Production
Mgt.
Mouth of Wilson
Creek.
Bill and Stella Hyden to
L<1rry Collins; Location undisclosed.
Tonya Johnson to Andrew
Beat; Eagle Trace Subdivision.
Glenn Leggett to Debra
LcggeH; Location undisclosed.
Dorothy Marshall to Krinda
Bailey and Donnie Flannery;
Bucks Branch.
Bonnie and William May to
Michella
May;
Mayo
SubdiYision.
Duard and Kathleen Meade
to Lonie and Pauty Meade;
Parsons Branch.
Judy and Rufus Moore w
Christopher and Sabrina
Swcrlein; Location undisclosed.
Donald Nelson to Donnie
and Tammy Bartley; Location
tmdiscl osed.
Angela and Vernon Porter
to Angela and Robert Little;
Caney Fork of Middle Creek.
Norma
Sammons
to
Equitable Production: Mouth
of Wilson Creek.
Tiffany Scott to Tiffany
Scott; Harold.
Edgar and Joy Shepherd to
Blake and Rebecca Burchett,
Crest wood Suhdi vision.
Elmer and Grade Tackett to
Elmer and Gracie Tackett;
Clyde and Susan Tatum to
Emma Pigman: Bucks Branch
ncar Marlin. Eddie and Mary Wcb.b to
Ruth Pennington; Location
Laynesville.
undisclosed.
Over the hill
And ready to roll
'cause
Sally Porter
Is
40 years old.
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�A4 • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Worth Repeating ...
"Before God we are all
equally wise - and
equally foolish. "
-Albert Einstein.
~mendinent '1
Ccmwm sfia« nt'_!kc no (aw re~pccting an esta6lisfiment cf rc{tqfon, or y_ro(ri6itmg tf1e
ex.:r;ise tfiemf; a6ricJ8ing tfie frcedvm
yn:ss; or the 1ight tlieyeoy[e to yeacea6(y assem6Ce, ani to _petition tfic government Jor a redress ~~Brrevarn;es.
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Editorial roundup
The NorthwesT Herald, Crystal Lake, Ill., on the fumre of the
Republican Party:
So far, 23 Congrc<>sional Repuhlicans - six in the Senate and 17
House members - have announced their retirem~nt. This week, Sen.
Trent Loll, R-Miss .. called it quits. Closer to home, former House
Speaker Dennis Ha. tert has resigned, triggering the need for a special
election to fill the remainder of his term. Lott did not offer much
explanati.on for his choice. other than he wanted to pursue work in the
private sector. Hastert. too, has remained mum on his reasons for
leaving.
This wave of departures will greatly dim any Republican hopes of
recapturing the House or the Senate next fall. Add in the fact that
Democrats have been raising more money than Republicans and 2008
is starting to look like a grim ye<u· for the Grand Old Party.
We would like to believe otherwise, hut it is beginning to appear
that Republicans have a fairly large contingent of either sore losers or
plain old qu1tters ....
Democracy \Vorks best when different points of view are fought
for, vigorous;ly, and the result is a compromise that all sides can live
with. Democracy is not about gelling your way 100 percent of the
time. The minority c;hould play a very significant role.
It's too bad that some Republicans apparently don't see it that way.
Then again, it probably is time for some new ideas, new energy and
new blood in Washington.
The Daily Independent. Ashland, on a smoking ban near hospitals:
Lexington-area hospitals have joined in an alliance to ban all
smoking on their property. In taking that step, the hospitals should
realize that prohibiting smoking on their property could lead to problems on nearby property. That's the lesson Ashland has teamed from
King·s Daughters Medical Center's total smoking ban.
Four Lexington hospitals -Central Baptist Hospital, St. Joseph
Healthcure, UK HealthCare Albert B. Chandler Hospital and UK
HealthCare Good Samaritan - have joined hospitals in Paris,
Versailles, Maysville and Georgetown to form the Tobacco-free
Heallhcare Collaborative.
Smoking already is prohibited inside the hospitals, but in joining
the alliance, the hospitals all agree to end all smoking on their property, eliminating designated smoking areas, by Nov. 20, 2008 ....
... As a result (of the ban at King's Daughte~ Medical Center)
smokers. have become a major source of litter in (Central Park), and
they also have been something of a nuisance for residents near
KDMC.
The smoking ban at hospitals in central Kentucky will cause the
same sort of problems. fn the months leading up to the total ban, the
hospitals would be wise to develop a plan for handling those related
problems. That's prut of their responsibility for instituting a policy
that causes problems for others.
Akron (Ohio) Beacon Jourual, ou the death penalty:
Ohio must suspend its death penalty. So the American Bar
Association rightly counseled in late September. issuing a 495-pagc
report, 30 months in the works. on the way Ohio conducts capital
punishment ...
It focused' on the proposition: Does Ohio do all it can j'to ensure a
fair and accurate system for every person who faces the death penalw
ty"?
That is the necessary standard. Commit an error, execute an innocent person, and there is no tunung back, no making amends, no
chance for the state to 'compensate the defendant foi: its enormous
mistake. The state faces the catastrophe of engaging in it.s own verc.;ion
of murder....
In 1991. then-Gov. Richard Celeste commuted the death sentences
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aspect is that all these years later. Ohio has done so little to address
the Celeste concems, concerns that have become more evident, that
now have heen exposed in full by the panel of the American Bar
Association. The opportunity is there, and it is not about serving
somehow the monste~ among us. It is about our shared aspiration to
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House week in
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by REP. HUBERT COLUNS
Doubling the number of college
graduates in Kentucky to 800,000 by
2020 is just as difficult as it sounds.
For years the state's Council on
Postse~ondary Education ha:; focused
on the seemingly rational strategy of
increasing enrollment at the state's
colleges and universities, retaining
those students and seein~ them
through graduation to help the state
reach the 2020 goal set by the 1997
General Assembly. Yet rational
though it mny be, the strategy has
holes.
The fact that significant enrollment increases since the goal was set
in 1997 have not translated into higher retention and graduation rates is
probably the most gaping hole of all.
One-year retention rates for first-time
freshman at Kentucky's public institutions and graduation rates for firsttime, full-time students completing a
bachelor's degree within six years of
beginning college only increased hy
l pert.:ent between 1992 and 2006,
according to a National Report Card
issued by the National Center for
Public Policy and Higher Education.
even though nearly 70,000 more students are enrolled in those colleges
and universities today than in 1997.
To meet the 2020 goal, the Council
knows these holes have to be patched
up.
Doubling the numbers, as the
Council likes to say, by meeting the
2020 goal is more than an arbitrary
deadline set by stale lawmakers. It
has real life implications tor every
Kentuckian, since studies show that
increased education attainment.
among a state's residents help
improve state and local economies.
This wa'\ made clear in a 2002 report
by the California-based economic
think tank the Milkcn Institute, which
concluded that the single greatest
factor to explain per capita income
disparitie~ among the states is the
percentage of college graduates per
state. By encouraging residents to
fini~h tlleir higher education, states
not only help newly-degreed restdents increase their personal income
but improve the quality of life for all
their citizens.
Our region hns some work to do in
this urea. The percentage of residents
in Johnson, Martin, Floyd and Pike
counties with a bachelor's degree or
above ranges between 9 to 9.9 percent, or eight to nine points behind
the statewide percentage of 17.1 percent. If we are going to help the state
increase its number of degree holders
to the nmional average of 32 percent
by 2020, w.;:, muc;t mcreasc the number of dcgre.;:, holders from our area.
We will not have to do anything
without the state's help. however.
The' Council has a new strategy to
meet the 2020 goal. By focusing less
on enrollment and more on degree
production and statewide prioritiesincluding tuition affordability-thc
Council hopes Kentucky can catch
. up with other slates in holh the number of college graduates and per capita income.
lnterim Council president Brad
Cowgill told state lawmakers on the
Interim Joint
Committee on
Appropriations and r, :venue on Nov.
19 that lawmakers Will have to significantly incrca-;c their budget <;upport of postsecondary education and
support new funding initiatives proposed by the council to make the
strategy work. Those initiatives
include:
• A Double the Numbc~ Degree
Fund to solve the state's retention and
graduation problems. The fund will
financially reward schools for producing more degrees, with additional
reward for degrees in science. technology. engineering and math
(STEM), conununity and technical
college system transfers, minority
students and development education
students. Lawmakers arc being asked
to provide $20 million in the next
budget cycle ror this program.
• A developmental education
fund to serve underprepared studenrs
and improve teacher development.
The Council has requested a total of
$10.3 million for this fund over the
next biennium.
• A Statewide Priorities Fund,
which would use $25 million in the
next budget cycle to target specit1c
statewide needs. including workforce
development. STEM. graduate edut.:ation, academic quality, research
and support and access for nontraditional students {older students returning to college to finish their degree).
Other funding requests made by
the Council include an additional
$200 million in funding for the state's
Bucks for Brains research endowment fund. additional funding for the
community and technical college
ystem and $800 million in state
bonds ro improve existing building
and construct new facilities at public
colleges and universities.
Funding all these initiatives at the
level requested would be a considerable challenge for the state, but a
majority of lawmakers agree with the
Council that a new strategy is needed
to meet the 2020 goal. We will be
very receptive in the upcoming 2008
ses, ion to the e requests as we
explore how to make our regions and
the Commonwealth a better place to
live.
�fRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
7, 2007 • AS
Wall-to-Wall Screens, Dolby Sound,
and Cupholdersl
by TOM DOTY
TIME$ COLUMNIST
Four efforts hit the shelves this week
that arc more than worth your time and
include un excellent HBO series and
one trilogy-ending blockbuster.
• "Pirates of !he Caribbean 3: At
WorLd's End" Johnny Dcpp,
Orlando Bloom and Kc1ra Knightle>
return for the last installment in the
adventure series that was much better
than it had any right to he, considering
it was based on a tourist attraction. All
que. lions arc answered in this final
installment. which doesn't skimp on
the action or length (clocking in at a
breakneck l68 minutes). You finally
get to sec how Jack Sparrow escaped
from that Kraken and there are plenty
of high-caliber guest stars which
include Geoffrey Rush. Stellan
Skarsgaard and Chow Yun-Fat.
• "Supcrbad" - Actor/writer Seth
Rogen ("Knocked Up") co-wrote and
costars in thic; raucous teen comedy
which could be termed "Knocked Up:
The High School Years." The film
focuses on two not-so-popular boys
who arc disappointed when their plans
for hosting a big party go belly up. They
opt to make the most of it and have a
-.pirited romp that offers up plenty of
vulgar humor that men will find especially appealing. The characters arc
""ell written and sharply observed by
Jonah Hill and Michael Ccna, but they
are somewhat upstaged by a character
named Fogel! (Chri~topher MinllPlasse) who is an ubcr-nerd laboring
under the delusion that he is super cool.
This one mines its comedy t'rom the
characrers and resists awkward plot
devices and strained situations.
• "The Nanny Diaries" - A popular teen fiction series gets its first film
with this well thought out account of a
college graduate who takes a nanny job
with an upper crust family living in
Manhattan's fashionable East Side.
The film earns extra points for making
the snob characters more than caricatures and there is also an engaging performance by s~arlctt Johansson. as
well as a nice cameo from Paul
Giamatti. Worth a look for the PG-13
L"rowd.
• "The Wire: Season 4''·- HBO's
gritty crime series relllrned last year
with these 13 episodes which took the
drama in another direction by focusmg
on the drug problem in Baltimore's
inner city schools. The strength of this
series has always been its unflinching
examination of people on all sides of
lhe drug issue and that approach is only
bolstered by the addition of four adolescent acrors portraying young men
who are drawn to dealing on street cor-
ners due to diverse influences, which
include peer pressure, parental pressure
(believe it or not, one mother encourages her son to sell drug~;) and economic need. The returning cnsr of
breakout performers includes Dominic
West ("300"), Wenda! Pierce (as a
sharp detective losing a bout wilh the
boUle). Michael K. Williams (as the
charismatic but dead]y Omar. who
prey!. on dealers like an urban Robin
Hood.) and Jim True-Frost in a stunning
mrn as a disgraced cop who finds he
has more to offer as an inner city
teacher. Sen-;on 5 is due in 2008 and it
will be the last one. so check out this
series which HBO has kept producing
despite the fact that it was a ratings
loser.
Next week its invasion of the
sequels with the arrival of "The Bourne
Ultimatum" and "Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix."
Dance Etc. and the MAC complete 1Oth
annual run of 'The Nutcracker' ballet
PRESTONSBURG
Dance Etc. and the Mountain
Arts Center continued their holiday tradition this past week as
they presented the IO!h annual
prodw.:tion
of
"The
Nutcracker."
Over 250 dancers from
Dance Etc. Studio of Dance
participated in this year's production. The dancers presented
<>ix perfonr1ances of the classic
holiday ballet, including three
sold-out matinee perfonnances
for local scho{))S, The dancers
performed for over 5,000 spec-
Group warns parents about video
game sex, violence as holiday
shopping seas~n is in full swing
by ANDREW MIGA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHfJ:NGTON
Graphic scenes or gunshot victims spurting blood and a man
urinating into a prisoner's cell
are included among the 10
video games that a media
watchdog group warns should
be avoided by kjds and teens
under 17.
With the holi<.lay shopping
season in full swing, the
National Institute on Media
and the Family presented iL<>
12th annual video game rcpon
card Tuesday to help parents
decide what games are appropriate for their children.
"There's an endless stream
of new games that will never
be suitable for children." ~aid
Rep. Betty McCollum. 0Minn., who joined institute
officials and other lawmakers
at a news conference.
Efforts to protect children
from the dangers posed by
excessively violent -video
games have not kept pace with
growth of the video game
industry. the institute said.
Institute ollicials cited
"growing
complacency"
among game retailers, parents
and the gaming industry on
video game ratings.
"Unfortunately. we're seeing some steps backwar<.ls,"
said institute president David
Walsh.
Walsh said fewer retailers.
lor example. are participating
in efforts to educate their customers and employers about
the video game ratings.
The institute. a media
watchdog group, cited ligures
showing that nearly half of
kids between 8 and 12 have
played M-ratcd games intended for those 17 and over.
But
the
industry's
Entertainment
Software
Rating Board, which assigns
game ratings. defended the
effectiveness of its program.
"At a time of year when
parents are looking for helpful
guidance about video games,
this year's rcpon card does little more than sow unwarranted
doubt about effective tools like
l::.SRB ratings,'' said ESRB
president Patricia Vance.
Vance said a recent Federal
Trade Commission report
called the ESRB rating system
useful and informative tor parents.
The institute showed gory
scenes of sword. gun and knife
· violence from several video
games. A scene from
"Assassin's Creed" depicts an
attacker plunging a knife into
his victim'<; back several
times. A man in "Manhunt 2"
taunts a prisoner by urinating.
into the man's cell. A fallen
victim's body is riddled with
gunfire as blood spurts across
the screen in "The Darkness:·
The group· s list of lO
"games to avoid." all M-rated,
are in the video game report
card on its Web site,
http://www.mcdiafamily.org,
along with a list of recommended gmnes for kids and
teens.
tators throughout the week.
On opening night, Dance
Etc. owner and show director
Jody Shepherd, along with her
<t<;sistant director, Jennifer
Smith. commemorated the IOth
anniversary by bringing on
stage and recognizing the I0
danct.'fs who have played the
lead role of "Clara" over the
years.
Shepherd said it takes all of
the dancers to make a !'uccessful show but she thought that by
recognizing the young ladies
who had played the lead role it
was a way to see how the
dancers had grown. Shepherd
said that the most amazing part
was that out of the lO dancers,
nine of them sti!J participated in
her dance classes and were part
of "The Nutcracker" cast this
year.
Originally 'The Nutcracker"
was planned as a biennial production, but the students fell in
love with the show. They look
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forward to' it every year and
the time they are in high school,
muny of them have played most
of the roles in the production
Shepherd said.
This year's show wa<> also
marked by some beautiful new
costumes courtesy of costume
designer Jenny Robinson. All of
the children in the party scene
had new costumes made by
Robinson. Shepherd said the
party scene costumes were very
authentic and rivaled many
worn by professional ballet
companies. Robinson also
made many other new costumes
and accessories.
Dance Etc. and the
Mountain Arts Center were
very excited to have completed
another successful run of the
Show. Now after a short holiday
break the dancers will begin
preparing for their annual
spring production, which they
will present at the MAC on
June 7.
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$3800.
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1995
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$3800
886-2842
886-3451 .
1985 dodge ram
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85,000 miles. New
mud I snow tires.
Would be a good
work truck. also for
sale 351 windsor
motor. low miles
$800. Call 8866258.
2001 Grand Am for
sale. Call 886·8843
or 791-2727.
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$6,200 Call 8742745 or 874-9703.
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used -for passen·
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or
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transport. $1,295.
Call285-9112.
2001 Volvo SSO.
78,000 mi., garage
kept, all maint.
records
from
Ouantrell
Volvo.
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Submergible deep
well Meyer pumps.
Half 3 quarter and
1 horse power. Call
358-2000.
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of
Prestonsburg
Elementary) Call
886-2378.
Human Resource
Director - We are
looking for the
right person to be
a part of the man·
agement
team
who has a track
record of building a
culture of team
The suc·
work.
cessful candidate
will have human
resource experience preferably in
health care experi·
ence and be certi·
tied as a PHR or
SPHR or whose
combination
of
education
and
experience will give
them the best
opportunity for success.
lnlerested candidates should send
their resume to:
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Healthcare Center
A.
David
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Need AN, LPN, or
Respitory therapists to stay with
elderly lady. Call
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Seeking individual
to assist alert elder-'
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tres of daily living
in the home. Duties
would
include
assisting
with
mobility, preparing
meals, light house
keeping If interest·
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Pediatric office
seeks RN I LPN for
FT employment.
Send resume' to
Pediatrics, PO Box
607, Prestonsburg,
Ky 41653.
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Miller Bros. Coal,
LLC is seeking
qualified applicants
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Surface
Mine
Planning Engineer.
M1ning Engineering
degree and experience
required.
Competitive salary
and benefits package.
Interested
applicants should
send their resume
in confidence to
P.O. Box, 990, Allen,
Ky. 41601. Phone
inquiries
not
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Job Openings
Goodwill Industries
of KY will open a
Donated
Goods
Center
Prestonsburg
Health
Care
Center has an
opening for a full
time LPN OR RN.
We offer competi·
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with new wag_
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scale. If interested
please stop by or
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Ky 41653 (beside
H
in
Prestonsburg
In
November.
Job
will
Openings
include a Center carts, call 886·
Manager, Assistant 8483.
Center Manager , ·
Production clerks 2· 6 ft glass disand
a play cases for sale.
B a I e rIM ate r i a I Also 2· 5 It wood
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resumes to Karen
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Company needs
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Road Prestonsburg
Ky 41653, or email
klfrasure@ bell south.net
For
Sale: Troy
recently
on WLJC, has his
CD and book tor
sale at $12 each.
Available
at
SPREAD
THE
WORD & LIGHTHOUSE
bookstores pr by mall.
Troy Burchett, 724
McNally
Lane,
Prestonsburg,Ky
41653, for conBurch~tt.
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 285·
3385.
I
Animals
AKC registered
Boxer
pups.
Asking $350. Tails
docked·dew
claws removed shots & wormer
up to date. Call
(606} 298-2529.
Both
male
&
female.
Great
Christmas Gift!!
Yard Sale
Estate
Sale:
Antique furniture,
Duncan fife sofa.
Call606-434-5551.
Huge inside heated yard sale! Dec
7, 8,9 9 aln-4pm
Christmas items,
furniture, new &
used clothes, lots
of mise items. 1992
GMC Van. The
church below the
animal shelter on
Stevens Hollow. Ph
886-1431.
Tanning Bed for
sale. Call886-8843
or 791·2727.
Rowe couch and
love seat tor sale.
Practically
new
bought for $3,500.
Will sale for $500.
Looks brand new
to
Must see it
believe it.
For
Sale:
Firewood,
hardwood, seasoned.
$55. a load. Call
886·4038.
Misc.
For Sale: 2004
John Deere Tractor
Diesel. Like new.
Attachments
include - loader
bucket.
scraper
blade, . tinish~ng
mower deck, &
tiller. Please call
606·226-9901 .
7 day six night
disney area stay.
2 Adult disney
tickets paid $750.
Sacrificed S199.
Good for 1 yr. Call
270.651..()503
OM 800 Mack 50
bogie with out
motor & transmission $4,000. Also
2002 Honda XR
100R FMF pipe,
K&N
exhaust.
Looks and runs
good.$950. 8Ft Pull
behind broon road
sweeper $700. Call
606-452-9444.
Register NOW at
BSCTC for Spring
Real
Estate
Classes. Call Carla
Reynolds at (606)·
788-2832 or Email
carla. reynolds@ kct
cs.edu
Get out of debt,
need cash fast,
tired of the bills,
tired of the run
around,
quick
easy loans avail·
able,
personal,
business,
bad, even bankruptcy, free con·
sultations,
no
fees call toll free 1
{866)·585-5308
vaca-
tion, home reno-vations, business
start up. Good,
Santa Says,
"Ho Ho Ho,
Home for the Holidays!!"
Wanted: Land to
develop for house
seats or commercial use. You fur:
nished the land. I
develop the site.
Profits
shared
According to preagreement.
Call
874-4307.
Mt Art Center on Mt
Parkway.· Asking $
89, 000. Call 606265-1734
Brick & Stone
House for Sale.
Four
bedrooms,
two and a half
baths.
2900
square
feet
.Desirable location
in Trimble Bran~h.
Reasonably priced.
Call 886-2020
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
LA 30X18 and dining room & sun·
room .Huge cobbel
stone chimney carport. 2 lots, fenced
in. Asking $65.000
call 606·358-4137
for appointment
791-0719 ,
evenings 606-3776042
Sale or Lease
Established business with 240 ft.
road frontage, 2
adjoining lots avail·
able on main road
through town, close
to courthouse. 606791·3663.
Office space for
rent.
193 East
Court
street
Prestonsburg .
1,500 sq ft. Call
606-789-6236
For Sale: 35 acres
of land, one story
house with 1.600
sq.ft
of
living
space,
partial
basement located Prestonsburg
at Hi Hat, Ky. Two business
for
Homes For Sale
·acres of flat land lease. Great loca·
with house. space tion on the main
close to
for garden or two road,
Estate
3
Bd more residences. downtown and the
House w I carport The home place of courthouse. lease
& Unt basement. the late Cecil and as is or 1change,
1 088 sq ft ground Edna
"Sweetie" m
a
n
y
level living space. Meade. Appraised possibilities , ie
Out skirts of Martin value
$65,000. restaurant, sports
non-nego- bar, office complexon 0.07 Acre on Rt Price
Contact ample
parking.
1428. Asking & tiable.
appraised
at Mike Mullins at May consider sell34,000. Call 606· 606-785·5475 ing. Call 791·3663.
474·8243 or 285- (8:00a.m.5:00p.m . week· Beauty shop for
3103.
days) or 606-251- rent.
Equipped
3 Br House for 3414.
with 3 stations and
sale. 3 miles 1rom
Ianning bed. Would
Mt Art Center on Mt HOUSE · FOR consider renting for
Parkway. Asking SALE Newly con· commercial
use
$89,000. Call 606· structed house for other than .beauty
265-1734.
sale located at shop. At. 122 1
of
South
Abbott
Creek. mile
3 Br house for Vaulted living room Martin across from
sale. 3 miles from ceiling,
3
BR, ......- - - - - - . . .
REAL ESTATE
H&R
• FOR SALE •
Large Shop Building
9 ,000 sq. ft. under roof. 9 rollup
doors, approx. 3.5 acres level
land. Tractor/trailer accessible, 3-
phase power to the building.
Located 6 miles from Allen red
light at Cow Creek. $150,000.
Call Jerry Bentley at
437~1656 or 433-3077
Relax to our low utility costs
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 subdivtsions. $210,00
asking price Seller
willing to help with
closing costs! Call
606-285-0054 606-
BLOCK
Learn to prepare
taxes and earn
great seasonal
income.
Will pay to train.
Call
1.-866--891-1950
at Park Pla(X! Apartments!
1'ji)
Move in by December 31. 2007
Get your 1st Month Rent FREE!
=·'=" Security Deposit to be paid in 1un.
~~
\...I'
Rents starting at: 1BR4280, 2BR·$304
Renllncludes water, sewer, gartage pickup
t.auntlty Room on sile
Equal Housing Opportunity
~-.m•m•~•
CELERITY
AUIOMATI N INC.
LPN
POSITION AVAILABLE
Needed for Doctor Office
The Big Sandy ADD is in need of a Water Management
Coordinator. Duties will include but not limited to:
Sign-on Bonus
H o/idays t~ll• IJospitalization
Bring Resume - Apply in person.
COURT ORDERED
ABSOLUTE AUCTION
December 8, 2007-10:00 a.m.
PAINTSVILLE, KY
Wolf County Courthouse
REQUESTS APPLICANTS:
!-Farm, 204 acres
2-Farm, 113 acres
(natural gas well operating)
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Mechanical Engineer with a minimum
three years experience in
automation equipment design.
BSME, or equivalent, with additional
experience in machine design.
Inventor or Solid Works program
experience.
CONTROLS ENGINEER
Electrical Engineer with a minimum 3
years experience in automation
equipment design & programming.
BSEE or equivalent.
Qualified Applicants send Resume
to 485 Ponderosa Drive,
Paintsville, KY 41240
3-Farm, more or less 20 acres
Good Timber, Coal, and Gas on
Farms: Cave Branch Rd., near
Bethany, KY.
Contact Wolfe County Master
Commissioner. 606-668·3082
or Bruce Hatton, 606-668-3226
or 606-422-5998 (Cell)
Tracts to be sold indhidually and as a
whole. and sale will be made to
whichc\·er bting.~ the greatest procet'<ls.
Announcement the da_y of sale take
prt.'Cedent t>vcr advertisements.
• Assist individual water and wastewater utilities with project
planning and development activities.
• Maint~in dataphase for all water and wastewater projects in
the region
• Serve as general facilitator for quarterly Water Management
Planning Council Meetings, developing and implementing
the area wide plan required by contract.
• Update as appropriate mapped data to show, accurately
and clearly, the boundaries of the Water Management Plan
areas. including drinking water and wastewater areas.
• Track status of applications for grants and loans on projects
and report to Kentucky infrastructure Authority
• Develop a priority list for project funding tor water and
wastewater projects in each county and regionally .
• Determine total number of households in each system's
water and sewer areas, and the number of households
currently being served by each
• Ability to communicate effectively with utility supenntendents, judges/mayors, and general public
·
• Provide annually an up-to-date system map to management staff of each water and wastewater utility within a
region.
Applicants with a Bachelors Degree in Geography or related
field with some GIS and mapping experience will be given
preference. Salary, with great benefit package, commensurate with experience. Apply by letter of intent and resume to
Big Sandy ADD, ATT: Terry Trimble, 110 Resource Court
Prestonsburg. KY 41653, no later than December 14, 2007:
Big Sandy ADO is an EOE.
,
•
�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Garth
Technical
School. Must have
references.
285- House For Rent - 3
BA, at Allen, Ky.
9112.
$800.00 per month
Commercial prop- + security deposit.
erty 12 acres next Call 794-0249
to
Walmart
&
McDonald's
in For rent: 2 br
Prestonsburg. 886- House at Martin.
Available immedi·
3023 attar 5pm.
ately. Call 791-8560
or 478·8139 after
FOR SALE
Property for sale 7pm. $500 month &
b e t w e e n $500. deposit.
Prestonsburg and
Painstvilla.
Also,
Muhile flumes
double wide for
rent. $500 plus
deposit, Call 606789-6721 or 7923 BR 2 bath MH
792-6721 . No pets
for rent with large
deck.. Located at
FARM FOR SALE
Adams
Floyd county 75 315
Road.
acres more or less, Cemetery
rt. 1100 off US 23 Call 791-8617 or
East Point Upper 791-4471. $450 per
Little Paint. lum month.
Derossett Branch.
Call 606-325-4430 Mobile Home for
or 606-325-2809. rent. Extra nice 3 br
Level- Sloping and 2 full baths. Located
timber. HUNTERS on Cow Creek.
PARADISE!! Could $450. mth plus utilibe made into a sub- ties. References &
security
deposit
division.
required. Call 8742802,
..
RENTALS
2 br furnished
mobile home for
rent Just off Mt
2br 1 bath house Parkway on old 114.
for rent at Martin. Call 886-8724.
Lg yard $350 .. mth.
$350 deposit. Call Nice 2 Br mobile
789-3724 or 791 home for rent in
Prestonsburg. Call
9331 .
874·0875 or 226·
3207
APARTMENT
LEGALS
1 Br Apt for rent.
Hardwood floors, all
new applin·aces furnished. Like new.
Utilities
included
$525 mth, $250
deposit. NO PETS.
Located between
Prestonsburg and
Paintsville.
Cal!
606-791-6016.
NOTICE OF
BONO
RELEASE
Permit No. 8605300
In accordahce with
KRS
350.093,
notice is hereby
given that Miller
Bros. Coal, LLC,
P.O. Box 990, Allen,
Kentucky 41601,
1 Br furnished apt
has applied for
for rent. 4 miles
Phase
2
bond
from martin on At
release on permit
1210.
Utilities
number 860-5300,
included in rent.
which was last
$450.mth Plus $200
issued on 11/28/06.
deposit Call 285The
application
3641.
covers an area of
approximately
Large Unlcourt Apt 20. 14 acres, locatfor rent located at ed 2.2 miles south
Stanville on US 23. of lackey, in Knott
2br, 2 bath walk in
and
Floyd
closet 1yr Lease.
Counties.
No pets. Please call
The permit area is
606·478-8100.
approximately 0.6
mile southeast from
2br duplex for rent.
KY Route 550's
Central heat and air. junction
with
In excellent condi- Triplett
Branch
tion. 3 miles north ot
Road, and located
prestonsburg. Call
on Triplett Branch
886-9007 or 889· of Jones Fork. The
9747:
latitude
is
37Q26'37". The ion·
3 br apt for rent. 2 gitude is 822 50'05".
baths, pa~king tor The bond now in
trucks. W•ll rent to effect for this permit
contractors.
. Mt · is a Surety Bond in
Parkway 6 m11es the
amount
of
from Prestonsburg. $ 4 0 . 3 0 0 . 0 0 .
Approximately
Townhouse 2 BR 1
$23.475.00 of the
Bath w/d hookup 2
bond amount is
car garage $575 per included in the
month plus utilities
application
for
plus ooposit. Call :
release.
or Written comments,
606-522·4122
606-477·2783
objections,
and
requests for a pub1Br
furnished lic hearing or inforapartment located mal
conference
3
miles
from must be filed with
Prestonsburg. Calf
the
Director.
358-9483 after 6:00
Division of Field
pm or 794-9484.
Services, No. 2,
Hudson
Hollow,
Apt. For rent: 1 Frankfort, Kentucky
and 2 BR apart- 40601, by January
ments on At. 321 28. 2008.
near Porter school.
A public hearing on
Central heat and air,
the application has
washer and dryer
been scheduled for
hookup. $375 per January 29, 2008,
month plus refer- at 9:00 a.m., or
ences and deposit. soon thereafter as
Seniors welcomed!
may be heard. at
Call 789-5973.
the Department for
Natural Resources
2 Br 1/12 bath
Prestonsburg
town house. NO Regional
Office,
PETS. In city limits. 3140 South Lake
Call 886-8991.
D r i v e ,
Prestonsburg,
OulkSIIver
Kentucky 41653.
Townhouse coming The hearing will be
available Dec 1st. 3 c~ncelled if no
Br 2 baths hardrequest for a hearwood floors. No
ing or informal con·
pets & no smokers.
ference is received
$850 mth. Call 285· by January 28,
9639 or 226 1925.
2008.
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent
starting at $375.
month, + $300.
deposit
water
included. Located
near HRMC. 606889-9717.
Houses
NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
1. In accordance
with KRS 350.093,
notice is hereby
given that Miller
Bros. Coal LLC, 433
Daniels
Creek
Road, P.O. Box 990,
Allen, KY 41601,
has applied for
Phase
Bond
Release on Permit
Number 836-0319,
which was last
issued on 4/17/07.
The application covers an area of
approximately
639.97 acres, located 1 mile southeast
of Weeks,bury in
Pike and Floyd
Counties.
2. The permit
area is approxi·
malely 1 mile southeast from Kentucky
Route 466's junction with Caleb Fork
County Road, and
is located on Pine
Fork of Caleb Fork,
in Floyd County,
and Abel Tackett
Fork of Long Fork,
in Pike County. The
latitude
is
37
degrees 19 minutes
09 seconds. The
longitude is 82
degrees 41 minutes
01 seconds.
3. The bond now
in effect for permit
number 836-0319
are surety bonds
for:
Increment No. 1,
$5B,700.00
Increment No. 2,
$536,800.00
Increment No. 3,
$96,700.00
Increment No. 4,
$289,100.00
Increment No.-5,
$297,700.00
Increment No. 6,
$443,100.00
Increment No. 7,
$544,700.00 and
$76,000.00
Increment No. 8,
$52,500.00
Approximately
60% of the original
bond amount is
included . in the
application
for
release.
4. Reclamation
work
performed
includes: backfilling,
final grading, seeding and mulching,
completed in April
2005. All disturbed
areas have been
seeded as to provide
adequate
growth for plant
species, and pro-
vide
appropriate
conditions for the
surrounding wildlife.
5. Written comments, objections,
and requests for a
public hearing or
informal conference
must be filed with ·
the
Director,
Division of Field
Services, No. 2
Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort.
KY
40601, by January
22.. 2008.
6. A public hearing on the application
has
been
scheduled
· for
January 23, 2008,
at 10:0Q a.m./p.m.,
or as soon thereafter as may be
heard
at
the
Pikeville Regional
Office
of
the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation and
Enforcement. 121 .
Mays Branch Road,
Pikeville, Kentucky
41501. The hearing
will be cancelled it
no request for a
hearing on informal
conference
is
received by January
22,2008.
7, 2007 • A7
Vi<:tim• of thi> ftl<«nt hurrlt,ne need help .mrnQdtdtely.
r>el!ded. Your contr h\lt an wdl h.alp th"' vo~tun~ of the
The American Red Ct'oss is on tne $cene-provid>ng
sh~lt~r. food and coun~cllng llttt your help is urgently
receM hwricane and tho<.ls<Onds of other d~sasters
Mros~ the country earn year
'
Make a financial contribution to the Disaster Relief Fund.
Please contilc.t the Red Cross. at
1·800-HELP NOW
redcross.org
Be
$
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Building & Remodeling
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CITY OF PRESTONSBURG
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIOS
The City of Prestonsburg will be
accepting bids on {21) OSHA approved
Air Packs for the Prestonsburg Fire
Department. For specifications, please
contact the City Clerk at (606) 8862335. Bids will be due no later than
4:00 p.m, on Monday, December 10,
2007. The City of Prestonsburg has the
right to accept and/or reject any or all
bids.
BUS I. NESS
.
(606) 447..2216
GUY THORNSBERRY
(606) 886-0494
TRIPLES
CONSTRUCTION
&
Residential & Commercial
• ~ew Construction
• Hardwood Flooring
• Decks/Porches/Garages
• Cabinet Installation
CUSTOM
Ky. Rt. 7. 485 Raccoon Rd.
Hueysville. KY 41640
>-
~
• Concrete Work
aoss~s
CABINETS
f 5 Years Experience
• Remodeling
• Metal Roofs • Vinyl Siding
Additions
Kitchen & Bath Renovations
Interior & Exterior Painting
Ceramic Tile • Garages
Decks • Metal Roofs
LEO THORNSBERRY
1--/
606~265~3336 or 606·793·0006
Free Estimates
FREE ESTt:MATES
(606) 358-4006
ROSS GOBLE
10 Yearv Experience
CITY OF PRESTONSBURG
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
The City of Prestonsburg will be accepting bids on financing· in the amount of
$76,158.00. For specifications concerning the loan, please contact Yvette
Stephens at {606) 886-2335. ext 18.
Bids· will be due no later thar.t 4:00 p.m .•
on Monday, December 10, 2007. The
City of Prestonsburg has the right to
accept and/or reject any or all bids.
FLOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY
ORDINANCE 06-013
Amendment No. 1
AN ORDINANCE relating to the Retail
Sale
of
Distilled
Spirits
in
Restaurant-Hotels/Motels in Floyd
County, Kentucky, and amendment
thereof; Whereas the Ordinance 03·
003 states the hours of operation for
business daily is 9:00a.m. until12:00
a.m., prevailing time, and shall have
their last call for drinks at 11:30 a.m.
So, therefore, the Court needs to
extend the hours of operation and the
last call tor distilled spirits.
Be it ordained by the Fiscal Court of
the County of Floyd, Common·
wealth of Kentucky:
The Sale of Distilled Spirits, Hours is
amended to:
HOURS
Premises licensed under this chapter
may remain open for business daily
from 9:00a.m. until2:00 a.m., prevail·
ing time, and shall have their last call
for drinks at 1:30 a.m., except that no
sale of distilled spirits by the drink may
be made from 2:00 a.m., on Sunday,
until 9:00 a.m .. on Monday, and said
licensed premises shall not sell any
alcoholic beverages on Christmas Day
(December 25), nor on any election
day during the time when the polls are
open. All persons except for employees, agents, or licensees shall be off
the premises no later than one hour
after the close of sales.
Motion by ---=----Seconded by _ _ __
Seamless Guttering,
~~Sidlna and Metal Rooting
~
,J&L
~
Electrical Contracting
Residential & Commercial
Electrical Services
Home Improvements and Repairs
Free Estimates • Reliable
Ph: (606) 886-2785
Pager: (606) 482·0229
John K. Lewis, Master Electrician
Licensed: ME8643, CE8644
SHEPHERD'S
PLUMBING
Residential & Commercial
• Gas Lines
•
Roto~Rooter
• Install Septic Tanks
• Small Excavating
24-Hour Service
886-0363
Boller license.
Mine ·Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
• 24 hr. Class (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Drug Testing
285-0999
Train at your convenience.
�AS •
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
7, 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
I
S.A.S., Eastland, Redwing,
Carhartt & Levi's
9 - 6 MON.- S,u .: 1 - 5 StlN.
606-285:..3104
Faith
Fellowship
1\~ IKE'S
T.V., Car Audio,
& Appliance, Inc.
606·886·6551
1454 South Lake Drive • Prestonsburg, KY 41653
DILS & COMPANY
SERVICE AND SUPPLIES
437-4609
Mon.- Fri. 7:30a.m.- 6:00p.m.
.3 ()0
Sat. S:O(t a.m. • :
p.m.
Town
.• Plkeville,Kentucky
t-_ _
__..._Mt.
_ Rd
_..;;...
_ ___._ _ _.:...._....J '
:Ne!Son-Prazier
Punera{Home
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Our Family Caring For YOur Family
Two Locations
Mattin (606)285-5155 ·Hindman (606)785-9808
Tackett Furniture
Superstore
Martin, Kentucky
606-285-0900
;MedZone
Pharmacy
Owned Operatea·----l
~--Locally
ASSEM8LY OF GOO
First Presbyterian, North lake Drive; Sulday School,
9:30a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. Rev. VICki Poole. pas·
Fim A$$embly of God, Martin SIJ1day School. 10 a.m..
tor.
Worship Se!vice, 11 a.m. em 6 p.m.; Wedlesday, 7 p.m.;
lorie Vannucci, MiniSter.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
In Vlclory Assembly of God, West Prestonsburg; Sunday
Seventh-Day Adventist. 5 miles W~ on Mourrtalo
School, 10:00; Worship Servioo, 11 :00 & 6:30; Wednesday
Part<way; ChiJ'ch Service, 9:15; Sabbath School, 10:45;
Evenlflg, 6:30; Gary Stwlley, Pastor.
Jolvl Baker. Pastor. 358-9263: ChiJ'ch. 886-3459, leave
message. E\f€1Yone welcome'
New Bethel Assembly ot God. Burning Folk Rd..
Salyersvile: Stmday School. 10 a.m.; Worship Selvice. 11
THE CHURCH Of JESUS CHRIST
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wedlesday, 7 p.m. Arthur (Sam) Smith
OF LATTER OAY SAINTS
Minister.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;
Praise Assembly, 1 mile S. of PrestllllSburg, IntersectiOn
Sacramer( M1g., 10:00 am.: Sunday School, 11:20 am.;
of Rt 80 and U.S. 23: Sunday School, ~0 a.m.: Worsh~
Rehel Society/Prelsthood/Primary, 12:00 p.m.:
SeMCe, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m..
WOOnesday. 6 p.m. Church Meetir9 House address. Hwy.
J.M. Sloce. Minister.
.
80. Martll, KY 41649; Meeting House telephone runber.
285-3133: Ken Carriere, Bishop.
BAPTIST
Cnrl & Uissv Womi.1
OTHER
Allen Flrsl Baptist, ADen; Slrlday School, 1o a.m.:
Pastor.~
Worship Selvioe, 1_1 am. and 7 p.m.; Wechesday. 7 p.m.;
Pastor Atha Johnson wekximes ~to attend ser·
Amoki Tumer, MiniSter.
vices at 1he CHURCH of GOD of PROPHECY TRAM
KENTUCKY. Sll'lday sqtl00l10 a.m., Worship servioo 11
Auxlef: Freewll Baptist, Auxier: Sunday School, 10 a.m.:
a.m.
Worship SefviCf:l, 11 am. and 6 pm.; Thursday, 7 p.m.;
Bobby Spenc€l', Pastor.
Drift lnclependent, Drift; Sunday, 11 a.m.; Thursday, 6:30
p.m.
Ball Brandl Regular Baptist Ctlurch, Mousey Ky;
Worship Service, 9:30; Every thitd Sa!. and Sun. of each
Graee Fellowship Preslonsburg.(next to old flea mari<et),
month: Roger Hicks, Pastor; Ralph Howatt!, Asst. Pastor.
SI.Jlday School, 10 am. Worshp, 11 a.m. Bil SWnberg,
Contact Kermn Newsome 606·377-60011or mora infonna•
Pastor 889-DOOS
tion.
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle, West Prestonsburg;
Benedict Baptist, Slick Rock Branch, Cow Creek; Sunday
Sooday School, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m.; Don
School, 10 am; Worship Selvice, 11 a.m. ard 6 p.m.;
Shepllerd. MiniSter.
Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Gordon Ftch, MiliSter.
Faith 2 Faith, Hatltins Ave , West Prestonsburg; Slnday
CATHOLIC
Betsy Layne Free Will Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10 a.m.:
Schoof. 10 a.m.; Worship servire, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; ThUfS. 7 p.m.
St.
Martha,
Water
Gap;
Mass.
Sunday,
11:15
a.m.;
Satutday,
5
p.m.;
Worship SeNice, 11 a.m. and6 p.m.; Wedne&lay, 7 p.m.; Tracy Patton,
Randy Hagans, Minister. 88&9400
Sunday.; Father Robert Damron, pasttl.
Minister.
Faith Fellowship, Allen, Ky. SUn. School. 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11
CHRISTIAN
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Baptist Student
a.m.; &n Eveong, 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m..Cari & Missy Woods. Pastors.
Union, J 102: Wemesday, 11:30 am.; Vera Joiner, 886-3863, ext F'II'St Christian, 560 North Arnold Avenue; Srnday School 10 a.m.;
67267
Worship Service. 11 am.; Jim Sherman, Minister.
Fal1tl
Wotstllp Center, US 460, PainlSville; Worstip Service, 11 am.;
· Freew!U Baptist Abbott Creel\ Road, Bonanza; Sunday
Bonanza
Victory Christian Ministries, 1428 E.: Sunday School, 11:30 a.rtl ; Thursday, 6 p.m.; Buddy and Maude Frye, MiniSter.
School. 10 a.m.; Worship SeM:e, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jimmy Worship Selvice, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m; SheJm Vfiliams, Minister. Fun Gospel Community, (formerly of Martin) moved to Old Allen;
D. Brown. Minister.
Sunday Sd'lool. ! 0 am.; Worshp Service, 11 a.m.; Surday evenirg,
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Brandy Keg Freewill Baptist, Com Foil<; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Betsy Layne Churoh of Christ, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10 am., 6:30p.m., Wed.. 6:30pm.; Lavome Lafferty, Milister.
Worship Selvice. 11 a.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Roger Music. Mnlster.
Worship Servi::e, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Tommy J. Lighthouse Temple, Main St. and Hall St.; Worship Service, 12 p.m.
and 7 pm.; Wechesday!Friday, 7 p.m.; Roy Cosby, Mnister.
Calvary Sot4hem Baptist, Betsy Layne; SUrday School, 9:45 a.m.. Spears. Mirisler.
Worship Service, 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Doug Lewis, Prestol'lllburg Ch\ml of Christ, 88 H~ty. 1428; Wors~ Service, 10 Living Water Ministries Full Gospel Churd1. Rt 3, just before
Minister.
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Richard Kel~ and Nelson Kidder, Tht.rlder Ridge; Wednesday, 7'00 pm., Sll'lday Evenirg, 6;00 p.m.
Pastor. CUrt Howard.
Community FreewUI Baptist, Goble Roberts Addaion; Sunday Ministe(S.
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 Harold Ctlurch of Christ, Harold; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Martin House of Worship, Old Post Office St.: Worship SeNice, 7
p.m.; Paul D. Coleman, Minister.
Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Willie E. Meade, p.m.. Saturday/Sunday.
Cow Creel< Freewill Baptist, Cow Creek; SUnday Schoo~ 'to am.: Mmter.
Old nrne Holiness. 2 m1es up Alkarlsas Creek. Marti'l; Stmday
SUnday. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.. Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Nalhon Lafferty, Highland Church of Christ, Rt 23, Hager Hi!; Sunday School, 10 School 11 a.m.: Worshil Service. 7 p.m.; Fttlay. 7 p.m.; John W.
Minister.
Patton, MiniSter.
a.m.; WorshiP Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Daniels Creek Baptist Fellowship Chut"cb of God, Banner. Servees: H1!eY$VDie Church of Christ; Sunday Sd1ool. 10 a.m.; Worship Spurlock Bible (Baptist}. 6227 Spurlock Creek Rd., Prestonsburg:
Saturday night, 7p.m.; Surdaymom(lg, 11 a.m.; Sunday nght, 7 p.m.; Service, 11 am. ard 7 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Chester Varney, Sunday School, 10 am.; Worsh~ Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Henry Lewis, MiniSW.
Jim Stephens, 1.4i11sler. 886·1 000.
Mlflisler.
Drift Fraewllf Baptist, Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, lower Tole!' Church of Christ. Harold; &.may School, 10 a.m., Town Branch Church; Sunday School10 a.m e)(ceplfor first SUnday
6:30 p.m.; T~ursday, 6:30p.m. Jm Ftelds, Mlnisler.
Worship Service, 11 am. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.: Lonie in each month.; Worship StliVi::e, Sun. morning 10:00 a.m.; Evening 6
p.m.; Wecilesday, 6 p.rn.; No Slllday nigti services oo fiJSt Sunday of
Endicott Fteewill Baptist, Buffalo; S\l1. School, 10 a.m.; Olurdl eV91)' Meade, Minister.
Sun. MomhQ 11 :15 a.m., Wed. evening 84ble Study & Prayer Meeting, Mare Cr&ek Church of Ctvist. Stanville; Sunday School. 10 a.m.; each month. Tom Nelson. M11ister.
7:00 p.m.; Third Sln. evenng Service, 6 p.m.; Fi'St Sat evening Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wed'lesday, 6:30 p.m.
The Father House, Big Branch, Al:balt Creek; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Service, 7 p.m. Hobert Meek, Pastor, welcomes everyone.
Worship Swice, 6 p.m.; J.J. Wright. Minister.
Marti! Church ~f Christ, Martin; &rlday School, 10 am.; Worship
Fallh Bille Church, an independerlt Baptist Church, located on 1428, Serw:e, 11 a.m. and 1p.m.; Wednesday, 7p.m. Gary Mlchell, Minister. The Tabernacle, Rt 321 (Old Plantatoo MoleQ, Christian Educator,
between Allen &Martin; Slllday School, 10 a.m.; Sunday Momng, ii
10:00; Surlday Morning. 11 :00; SUnday Evening, 7:00; Weri1esday,
am.; SUnday Evenng, 6 p.m.; WeO'lasday Bilk! SII.Oy & Prayer, 6 Maytown Church of CMst, 66 T\Ji<ey Creek Rd.• Langley. Sunday 7:00; Pastors, Paul and Ramona Ailen.
Bllle StWy 10:00 a.m., Sunday mOflllngworshp 11:00 am., Evenng
p.m.; Pastor, Rev. Bob Wtreman.
Youth FelloWship Center, ~ht; Monday-Tuesday, 6 p.m.;
Worship 6:00 p.m., Wednesday Bible Stud)~ 6:00 p.m.
Failtl Freewill Baptist, 1/4 mile above Worldwide Eqpt. on Rt. 1428;
ThUfSday, 7 p.m.
Uppef
toler
Church
of
Ctvist,
3.5
mi~
up
Tder
Creek
on
nglt;
Soo:lay Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Sunday Sd'lool, 10 am.; Worstlip Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Zion Deliverance, Wayland; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Elder Donnie Patrid< and Buddy Jones, Mnism.
Service, 11 am. and 6 pm.; Wedresday, 6:30 p.m. Prayer l.lle: 358Wethesday, 7 p.m.; To!TVTly Dale Bush, Milister.
First Baptj61, Garrett; Sunday School. 9:45am.; Worship SeMJe, 11
2001; Darlene W. Arnette, Pastor
Weeksbwy
ctlurch
of
Christ:
Slllday
School,
10
a.mm.;
Worstvp
am. and 7 p m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Randy Osborne, Minister.
Taylor Cllapel Community Church, formerly the old Plice Food
Service, 10:45 am. a'ld 6 p.m. Mire Ha~. Minister.
First Baptist, Martn; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; W~ Se~. 11
Service building, located 1 quarter mtl9 allove Wort<Wde Equipment,
CHURCH Of GOD
a.m. Sunday EvenJrG Service 7 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Greydon
Rt. 1428. SUn. Bille Study. 10 a.m.; &n Momng Servioo, 11 a.m~
Howard, Minister
Betsy Layne Church of God, Old U.S. 23; Sunday School, 10:30 Sun. Evenir9. 6:30p.m. Kemy V<rlderpool, Pastor.
First Baptist, Prestonsburg, 157 South Front Street Sunday School, a.m.; Worship Servte. 11 a.m. and 7 p;n.; Wednesday, 7 p.m; Judith International Pen1ecostal Holiness Church, 10974 N. Main St.,
9:45a.m.. Worship Service, 11 am. ard 6:30 p.m.: Wed., 6:30p.m.. CaudW, Milister.
Martn: Rev. Ellis J. Stevens. Senior Pastor.
Jerry C. Workman. minister.
Community ctlu'ch or God, Arl<ansas Creek, Martin: WO!Ship Rising Sun Ministries. 78 Court Street, Allen. Ky.: StJnday, 10:30 am.;
Fitzpatrick First Baptist, 1063 Big Branch, P.O. Box 410, Service, 11 a.m.; Frday, 7 p.m.; Bud Crum, Milis1er.
Wednesday. 6:30p.m. Pastor. D.P. Cuny.
Prestoostrurg, KY 41653: SUnday School. 10 a.m.: Worship Service, 11
Fim Church of God; SIJ1day School, 1oa.m., Worst11p Service, 1o:~ Ctlutch of God ot Prophecy, St.nday School 10 a.m, Worship
am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Tornmy Reed.
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Steven V. Wiliams, Pastor.
Service 11 a.m.• Sunday Nigt1 • 6 p.m., Wednesday Night • 6 p.m.
Free United Baptlst, West Prastonsbtlrg; Sunday School, 10 (l.m.; Garrett Church of God, Garrett; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Pastor Glenn Hayes. WfJf.t PrfJf.lonsburg.
Worship Service, 11 a.m. & 6:30p.m.; Wemesooy. 7: pn1. ,
SerYJCe, 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wechlsday, 7 p.m.: Donald Bragg,
Free United Baptisl, West Prestonsburg; Sunday School. 10 a.m.: Milisler.
~ Swice, 11 a.m. &6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
Landmark Ctlutch of God, Goble Roberts AtkHkln; Surday School,
Grethel Baptist, Stale Rt. 3379, (Branham's Creek R{l.); Sunday 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11:10 am. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
School, 10a.m.;WorshpSerwire, 11 a.m. and6:30p.m.;Wednesday, Kenneth E Prater, Jr., Mi'lister.
6:30p.m.
little Paint Ffrst Church of God, 671 L~le Pant Road, East Point:
Garrett Regular Baptist, Route 550, Garrett; Worship Service, 10:30 Sunday School, 9:45 am.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
am. and 6:30p.m., Wednesday. 6:30p.m.; Willie Crace, pastor, AssiSt Wed'lesday, 7 p..; Charles Heater Jr., Minister.
Village Drive
lal1y Patton. Phone 358-4275.
The ligon Church of God of Ptophecy, Saturday Services. 7:00
Highland Avenue Fraewlll Baptist; Sunday School. 9:50 a.m.; p.m.; SlJ'lday Scrool, 10 a.m.: Worship Ser\.ice. 11 am.: Ralph Hall,
Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; W600esday, 7 p.m.; Dam Pastor.
Garrett, Mrisler.
EPISCOPAl
Jacl<s Creek Baptist, BevinSvile; Sunday School. 10 a.m.; Worship Sl James Episcopal; Slllday Service, 9:45 a.m.; Holy Euchanst
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Roger Trusty. 11:00 a.m. We<:ilesda7 Study Group 6:00p.m., Holy Eucharist &
Katy Friend Freewill Baptist. 2 mles up Abbott; Sunday School, 10 Healing 7:30p.m. Father John!le E. Ross, Rector.
a.m.; Worsl)ip SeMCe, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; WeQ-lesday, 7 p.m.; Chad
LlffiiERAN
Blair, Pastor.
OUr Savie>r lutheran, Sipp Bayes Room C'.arriage House MoteL
Lackey Freewill Baptist, lackey; SlJ1day School, 10 a.m.; Worship Paints~le; Sur<lay Service, 11 a.m.; WKLW (600 am) 12:05 p.m.;
Service, 11 am.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jofrlny J. Collins, Minister.
Rollard Bentrup, Mirister.
Lanoer Baptist Church; 71 Cooley St., PrllStonsburg, Sunday School.
MEn-iOOIST
10:00 a.m. Momirlg Wtlship, 11:00 a.m., Eveni'l;l Woshp, 6.00 pm., Auxier United Methodist, Auxier. SI.Jlday School, 10_a.m.: Worship
Wednesday Prayer Mee!JrG and Bible Study, 7:00p.m.; Pastor Bobby SeMCe. 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter, Minister.
US 23 Prestonsburg
Carpenter
l-8fl0..4-Ui-9879
Betsy Layne United Methodist. ne~ to B L. GymnasiLm; &rlday
Liberty Baptist, Denver. Sunday Seivice, 10 a.m., Worship Service, School, 10 am.; WorShip Servioo, 11 am.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Randy
11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wechesday, 6 p.m.; Merle LStle, Minisler.
Blackburn, Minister.
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ug;m Worship Service, SUnday, Allen CIYist United Methodist, Allen; Sunday School, 9:45 arn.;
11:00 a.m. ThUfSday, 7 p.m.
Worship SeNice, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Kenneth
Martin Branch FreewiU Baptist, Estill: Sunday Service, 10 a.m.; Lemaster, Milister.
TEMPOR.4.RY Sli:RVICES
Worship Se!vice, 11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: James CommlllltyUniledMethodist, 141 BurkeAvenue(offtkliv€rsityOrive
first Commonwealth Bank Building
(Red) Morris, Minister.
and Neeley St.); Sunday Sdlooi. 10 a.m.; Worshp Service, 11 a.m. aoo
llf S. Amold Ave. Ste. 503
Martin Freewill Baptist, Martin, Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Steve Pescosolido, Mnister.
Prtstonsburg, 1\Y 41653
Servioo, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.; John L Blair, Mnister. Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist, Rt. 979, Beaver; Sunday School. 10
(606)889-9710
Maytown Fim Baptist, Main St.. Maytown; Stnday Sd'lool, 10 a.m.; a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Phil" T. Smith, Minister.
Offering tmployment solutions
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: WeQ-lesday, 6p.m.; Bob Varney, Emma United Methodist, Emma; Sunday School 10 a.m., Slllday
for offt« and industrial '1\·ork
Minister.
Worship Service 11 a.m.; Pastor David Prof.'lt.
McDowell First Baptist, McDowell; Slllday School, 9:45 a.m.; Flrsl United Methodist, 256 So!Ah Amold Avenue: 9 a.m. Contempory
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 6 p.m.; Gene Service; SUnday School. 9:45a.m.: Worshp Servk:e, 10:55 a.m. and 5
Bracken, Minister.
p.m. UMYS Service; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Marl< 0 Walz. Pastor.
Middle Creek Baptist, Blue River, SUnday Schod, 10 a.m.; 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.: SI.Jlday Morning Service, 11 am.; Mid-week Service, 7 p.m.;
Minister.
Sunday Evenirlg Ser.ice held oo the 1s1 and 3rd Sundays of each
Lighthouse Baptist, 2194 KY Rt. 1428, Pres11l11Sbulg; Sunday month al6 p.m.: Larry J. PeM, Minister.
Service, 10 am.; Worship Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.. Wednesday, 7 Graceway United Mettlodlst, R1. 60, Slllday Schoo!, 9:45 a.m.;
50110 KY HWY. 321 PreStOnsiiUili,KIRlUGk¥ 411153
p.m.; Donak! Crisp, Mnlster. home phooe 285-3385
Community Owned/Not For Profit
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wecilesday Night. 7 p.m.; Roy Harlow,
Pleasant Home Baptist, W<t.er Gap Road, lancet; Sunday School, 10 Mnister.
Member AHA and KHA
Accredited bY J&AHO
a.m.; WorShip Swice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; WeO'Iesday. 7 p.m:: Mark Salisbury United Methodist. Prllter; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Pllyslclan Relerral
Tackett. Pastor.
886-7586
Worship Serke, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; We<Tesday Bble Study, 6 p.m.;
Pleasant Valley Old Regular Baptist Church, Tinker Fork; Mee1ilg Bobby G. Lawson. Minister.
time 1st Satu!day & Sunday of each month, 3rd Sunday Evering at Wayland United Methodist. Rt. 7, Wayland; Sunday School. 10 a.m.;
6:00 p.m.; Moderator, Gary Compton; Assist. Moderator, Jimmy Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Jack Howatt!, Pastot.
Conley.
Wheelwright United Methodist, Wheelwrighl; Sunday School, 10
Prater Creek Baptist. Sooner; Sunday School, 10 a.m; Worship a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m,; Weci1esday, 7 p.m.: Bobby
SeiVICS, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; J.B. HaM, Pastor Isaac, Minister.
Phone: (606) 874..:3222.
Vogle Day United Methodist Church, Harokl: Sunday School, 10:00
Rock FO!t Freewlft Baptist; Garrett Stlflday Sd'lool, 10a.m.; Worship a.m.; Sunday Wo~hip Service, 11:00 am.; Wed. Bible Study, 7:00p.m.;
Service, 11 a.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wenden Cra.ger, Milister.
DenniS C. Love, Pastor
Rock fork RegUlar Baptist, Garrett; Worship Service, 9:30a.m.; Jerry Drift Pentecostat, Drift; Sunday School, 10 am.; Worship Service,
Manns, Pastor; WiiHe Crace Jr., Assistant Pastor.
Saturday/SUooay, 7 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Ted Shannon, Minister.
Slllt Uck Unl1ed 8aptlst, saJ1 lid(, Hueysville; Worship Service, 2nd Free Pentecostal Church of God, Rt. 1428. East Poin!; Sunday
& 4th Sunday, 10:30 am.; Pastor, Allen Chaffins, phone 946·2123.
School, 10 am.: Worship Servioo, 11 a.m. and 6:~ p.m.; Thurs., 6:30
Sammy Clark Branch Freewill Baptist Dana; Slllday Sdlool, I 0 p.m.; Busler Hayton, Mnisler.
a.m.; Wcnhf> SeM:e, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday. 6:30pm.
Free Pentecostal Church of God, Weeksbury. Slrlday School, 10
Stephens Branch Missionary Baptist, Stephens Branch; Sunday a.m.; Worship Servi::e, 7 p.m.: Wednesday/Satutday, 7 p.m.: Jron "Jay'
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m., Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Patton. Mirtster
The Third Avenue Freewill Baptist; SI.Jlday Scrool, 10a.f11.. Worship Free Pentecostal Deliverance, E)(!. 46 off Mt. Parkway at Campton;
East KY Metal
ServiCe, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Phi!Up Ramey. Pastor. Worship SeNw:e, Saturday and SUnday, 7 p.m.; Patricia Coder,
(Next door to East KY Roof Truss Co.)
Tom's Creek. Freewill Baptist, US. 23 (I'IOrth of Layne Brothers): Mruster.
Sunday &roo!, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Free Pentecostal HolineSS, Rt. 122, Upper Burton; Sunday School, 11
3095 S. Lake Drive • Prestonsburg, KY 41653
a.m.: Worship SeMCe, 6 p.m; Friday, 7 p.m.; Louis Sanlan, Mnister;
Wednesday. 7 p.m., Chuck Ferguson, Mllister
David
Pike,
Assooate
Minister.
Phone:
(606) 889--9609 or (606) 886--9563
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill 8aptist; Cliff Road; Sunday School.
10 a.m.; Worship Sel\>ice, 11 a.m.: Youth SeNice, 5:00p.m.; Even~ Goodloe Pentecostal, Rt. 850, DaYid: Worship Service. 6 p.m.;
ServiCe, 6:00 p.m.; No Service the _1st Sooday of each month; Malcom Slone, Minister.
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jody Spencer, Mtmsler.
Parl<way Flm Calvary Pentecostal, Floyd and Magoffin Coulty Lne;
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptist. lntersedkln o1 U.S. 23 and KY 80, :Worship Service, 6:30p.m.; Mike D. Caldwell, Minister. 297.{)262.
Water Gap; SUnday School, 10 a.m.: Morning Worshf! SeMce, 11 am
Tmlty Chapel Pentecostal Holiness, Mail St., Marti'l; St.nday
and Evening Worship Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m., School, 10 a.m.; Worstlip Servte, 7 p.m.: 2nd Sat., 7 p.m.; Thurs., 7
Youth Services 7 p.m.: Everyone Welcome.
_p.m.; ERiis J. SISYens, Mooer.
United CoiMlUility Baptist, Hwy. 7. Hueysville; WorshiP Service, 2 Free Pen1ecostal ChUrch, Dwale; Services Saturday, 6 p.m.; St.nday
p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m., Carlos Beverly, Moster.
School, 10 am.; Services, 11 a.m : No Sunday Nlg,t Service.
Wheelwright FraewiD Baptist, Wheei'Might JundO'l: Sunday School,
PRESBYTERIAN
10 a.m.; Worship Serw:e 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; WeOOesday, 7 p.m.;
Orift
Presbyterian,
Route
1101, Drift; Woi'Ship Ser.ice, 11 a.m.
louis Ferrari, Minister.
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MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears enter NAIA Top 25
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PIKEVILLE - On the afternoon it scrimmaged the University of Kentucky, Pikeville
College got a mention in the NAJA Div. I
men '-s basketball poll.
One single, solitary mention.
Of the 18 teams to get votes but not make
the Top 25, none got fewer points than
Pikeville. There were the Bears, along with
Langston, Okla., University, each getting one
vote for the poll.
Now, however, some five weeks later,
things have changed for Kelly Wells' Bears.
And when the first regular-season rating was
released Wednesday afternoon, the Bears
were included on enough of the 11 ballots to
make the poll at No. 25.
''I'm very pleased for these young men
who have come in and worked so hard this
fall," said Wells. "We like this team and
where we are right now, and we' re' very
appreciative to be in the Top 25.''
Pikeville is 8-2 on the seast
nd has
won five straight games. The Bea1 ~ are led
by junior William Harris and senior Jeff
Ferguson, who average I 5.2 points per
game. Junior Ewan Linton follows at 14.1
points per game.
The trio also leads the Bears on the glass.
Linton averages 8.0 per game, with Harris at
6.7 and Ferguson at 6.0. The Bears are sixth
nationally in rebounding margin, winning
the battle of the boards by 12.0 rebounds per
game.
Junior Haakim Johnson is also in double
figures at 13.3 per game.
The Bears are in the top four nationally in
four different categories, including steals at
14.6 per game. That is thanks in large part to
the play of junior guard Xavier Yates, whose
3.4 thefts per game is third in the country.
Pikeville is one of three Mid-South
Conference teams in the current poll.
Georgetown College picked up one firstplace vote and is tied for No. 2 with
Concordia (Calif.) University behing topranked Mountain State. The Tigers are the
only team in the poll with double digit wins
at 10-0.
Campbellsville, preseason No. 11, is now
sixth with a 9-2 record. Included in their
record is wins over preseason Nos. 4 and 15,
Faulkner (Ala.) University and Oklahoma
Baptist University, in the Lou Cunningham
Classic.
OBU fell to fourth in the poll while LSU-
Shreveport is fifth. Campbellsville is followed by Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.), Robert
Morris (Ill.), Lee (Tenn.) and Point Lorna
Nazarene (Calif.) in the top 10.
Other teams of note include Oklahoma
City, the preseason No. 1, which is now
12th, and Lambuth University, a member of
the Mid-South in football only, which is
13th.
One other Mid-South school received
votes in the poll. Lindsey Wilson College,
which is 6-4 on the season, got nine points
and checks in 35th nationally.
The second regular-season poll will be
released Wednesday, Dec. 12. After that, the
NAIA will not release a rating until Jan. 9.
Many NAIA teams, including Pikeville,
won't face a heavy schedule during the lateDecember-early-January timeframe.
Yantz named
Battle of the
Bluegrass Series
Director
Angry Red
returns to carpet
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
LOUISVILLE - This afternoon, half of Belfry will be in
our Commonwealth's biggest
city.
Philip
This
afternoon,
Haywood will pull his tie snug,
put on his sport coat- unless it's
too cold, then he'll don something a little warmer - and walk
out into the middle of Papa
John's Cardinal Stadium.
This afternoon, fans of high
school football the state over will
get to see the game they've waited for, the one they predicted
back
in
•
August.
This afternoon, it'll
be Belfry
on
one
sideline
and Central
on
the
other.
Rick Bentley
And this
afternoon,
the 2007 Belfry Pirates will try to
hand Coach Haywood his third
state football championship in
the last five years.
How odd it has been, this last
five-year
span.
Haywood
coached for several years at
Prestonsburg, barely sniffing the
state finals. In his first two seasons at Belfry, he made it to the
championship game, only to
come up short.
The latter of those came in
1985.
Remember where you were in
December 1985? I sure do. I was
in Pippa Passes trying to negotiate final's week for the first time
in my life. I had no idea what I
was doing, only that all I had to
do was take those six exams and
• I'd be home free for six weeks.
Meanwhile, Coach Haywood
and his trusty sidekick Steve
Mickey were in Louisville, trying in vain to steer the Angry Red
to the state title.
It didn't happen that day. Just
like it hadn't the year before. As
a result, Pond Creek still hadn't
won a state title. Yet. It had to be
imminent, right?
Right?
Think about it. Haywood had
been at Belfry two years. Lost in
the state finals both times. He
was 2-for-2 getting there. A win
llr had to be right around the corner,
right?
Right?
Then it happened. The
Drouglit. Oh, how many schools
r,.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
photos courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky Miners
Mike Crain (11) and Pikeville College graduate Daniel Price (15) helped the Miners to a pair of wins over Atlanta.
Miners on the road for series versus Albany
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - After winning four
of its last five games, East
Kentucky's professional basketball
team will return to the floor Friday
night in New York versus the Albany
Patroons. The . East Kentucky
Miners, a CBA expansion team, will
look to post their first road win of
the season in the Empire State. A tradition-rich professional basketball
franchise, Albany helped to jumpstart the career of legendary NBA
coach Phil Jackson, who guided the
Patroons for 4 112 seasons, winning
the 1984 CBA Championship.
Jackson has won nine NBA championships with the Bulls and Lakers.
George Karl, another accomplished
NBA head coach, also spent time on
the Albany sidelines as head coach.
The Miners got over the .500
mark Monday with a 109-103 win
over the Atlanta Krunk. East
Kentucky prevailed 6-1 in the quarter points category.
"Getting over the .500 mark was
key before we head back out on the
road," said East Kentucky Coach
Kevin Keathley. "The Albany franchise has its place in professional
basketball history. :Albany will be
ready to play."
Amal McCaskill scored a gamehigh 37 points, pulled down 14
rebounds and handed out six assists
Wednesday night as Albany defeated
Atlanta
120-111.
Behind
McCaskill's effort, Albany won the
quarter points 4.5-2.5 and improved
to 3-3.
Nat Burton added 29 points for
the Patroons in the win over Atlanta.
Albany is under the guidance of
head coach Vincent Askew, a former
standout player for the Patroons.
Askew, a 6-5 guard/forward from
Memphis State University, was
selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in
the 2nd round (39th overall) of the
1987 NBA Draft. He went on to play
in nine NBA seasons for eight different teams. While in the NBA, Askew
played for coaching greats such as
Karl, Larry Brown and Mike
Dunleavy.
The Albany franchise has produced an NBA player in the past
year. Jamario Moon, the reigning
CBA Defensive Player of the Year
and-an All-CBA First Team honoree
last season, now stars for the NBA's
Toronto Raptors.
Keathley and Moon developed a
relationship when the Miners head
coach guided the ABA's Kentucky
Colonels and Moon played for the
Louisville-based team.
The latest edition of the Albany
pro basketball team has won two of
its last three games.
Tip-off for Friday's East
Kentucky-Albany game is set for
7:35 p.m. at the Washington Avenue
Armory. The two teams will meet
again at the same time at the same
venue Saturday.
After taking on Albany in a pair
of away contests, East Kentucky will
return home to host Minot Monday
night. Tip-off for the East KentuckyMinot game is slated for 7:05 p.m.
and tickets remain available. For
ticket information, contact the
Miners office at 606/437-9715.
LOUISVILLE
The
O'Reilly
Battle
of the
Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts
has announced the naming of a
new Series Director for the
2008 season. Series CEO Tom
McConnell has named Larry
Yantz, a seasoned veteran in
dirt track racing, the new
Series Director.
"We are very excited to
bring Larry Yantz on board
with the Battle of the
Bluegrass Series," McConnell
said in a recent interview. "His
years of experience within the
dirt racing circuit will allow
the Series to branch out and to
reach new heights."
Yantz has been involved in
racing since the late 1960s on
various levels. Yantz began ·his
long dirt racing career as a driver in 1967 and by the 1980s
had become a team owner.
During the mid-2000s Yantz
became track owner and promoter of the Ponderosa
Speedway in Junction City.
(See BLUEGRASS, page two)
Rebs turn back
Pike Central
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN - Host Allen
Central outscored Pike Central
in three of four quarters
Tuesday night and defeated the
Hawks 77-63 in an early regular-season matchup that pitted
two familiar 15th Region foes
against each other.
Allen Central outscored Pike
Central 22-18 in the opening
quarter and carried a 43-28 lead
into halftime.
Pike Central gained some
momentum in the third quarter,
•
outscoring the Rebels 18-11.
The Hawks, however, failed to
keep the momentum rolling.
A breakdown of the 15th Region
by STEVE LeMASTER
ons - are touted to finish runner-up .
After going on a 10-3 run in
SPORTS EDITOR
Other 15th Region All "A" teams All "A" Classic preseason player
the third quarter and deadlockare Paintsville, Pikeville, South rankings follows.
ing the game at 48-48, Pike
Boys
1. Landon Slone,
RICHMOND - Shelby Valley's Floyd, Piarist School, Phelps, Allen
Central faltered.
Paintsville; 2. Jacob Bryant, Shelby
boys' and girls' basketball teams are Central and Betsy Layne.
Allen Central led 52-50 with
the preseason favorites to win 15th
In the boys' preseason 15th Region Valley; 3. Ashley Hatfield, Shelby
just under two minutes remainRegion All "A" Classic champi- All "A" Classic poll, Valley is picked Valley; 4. Matt Clevenger, Pikeville;
ing in the third quarter when
onships. The Valley teams are headed first ahead of Paintsville (2), Pikeville 5. Brennan Case, Betsy Layne.
junior Josh Prater and Pike
Girls - 1. Sally Roberts, Shelby
back into the 15th Region small (3), Betsy Layne (4) and Allen Central
Central's Matt Adkins were
Valley; 2. Jasmine Hall, Phelps; 3.
school tournament following a one- (5).
caught up in a heated possesThe Valley girls are tabbed ahead Kaitlin Lawson, Betsy Layne; 4.
year hiatus.
sion. Both Prater and Adkins
The Paintsville boys' and girls' of Paintsville (2), Betsy Layne (3), Jessikah Russell, Paintsville; 5. Sara
were
ejected from the game.
Pikeville
(5).
Phelps
(4)
and
Davis,
Pikeville.
basketball
teamsdefending
champi(See AGAIN, page two)
Allen Central went on to fin- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - i s h strong, outscoring Pike
Valley boys, girls favored
tn
All 'A'
T i g e r s t o p p Ie B e t s y L a y n e , 1 0 4 - 3 7
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PAINTSVILLE - After beating Buckhorn and giving head
coach Brian Hall his first win,
Betsy Layne fell hard on the road
Tuesday night versus highly-touted
Paintsville. The homestanding
Tigers jumped out to a 25-9 lead in
the opening quarter and coasted
past the Bobcats. Paintsville held
Betsy Layne to nine or fewer
points in each of the first three
quarters en route to a sound 104-37
victory.
Paintsville outscored Betsy
Layne by 14 points in each of the
first two quarters.
Landon Slone paced PaintsviHe
with 24 points and seven rebounds.
Shane Grimm followed with 21
,., points and eight rebounds for the
Tigers.
,
Thirteen different Paintsville
players broke into the scoring column. Blake Bundy scored 13
points and Daniel Meade added 12
for the Tigers.
Jeremy Pack scored nine points
and Justin Murray, a transfer from
crosstown rival Johnson Central,
contributed eight.
Paintsville led 49-11 at halftime
and owned the third quarter,
outscoring the Bobcats 32-9.
No Betsy Layne player reached
double figures in the scoring column. Josh Head and Bryce Adkins
led Betsy Layne with seven points
apiece.
PAINTSVILLE 104, BETSY
LAYNE37
BETSY LAYNE (1 -3)-Case 2,
Keathley 2, Lafferty 6, Head 7,
McKay l, Tibbs 3, B. Adkins 7,
Newman 4, C. Adk.ins 2,
•
;~~tral 23-13
Maldonado 1, Martin 2.
PAINTSVILLE (2-0) - Slone
24, VanHoose 2, Bundy 13, Grimm
21, Munay 8, Meade 12, Pack 9,
Reynolds 2, Deaton 2, Witten 2,
Caldwell 2, Spencer 3, Jackson 3,
Betsy Layne... 5 6 9 17- 37
Paintsville .... 29 20 32 23-104
BETSY
LAYNE
BOBCATS-Today: Allen Central,
7:30 p.m.; Dec. 10 Riverside
Christian, 7:45p.m.; Dec. 11 at
Phelps, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 13 at
Piarist School, 7 p.m.; Dec. 18
Prestonsburg, 6 p.m.
PAINTSVILLE
TIGERS-Today:
Lawrence
County, 6 p.m .; Dec. 13
Magoffin County, 7:30 p.m.;
Dec. 15 South Charleston,
W.Va. (Kentucky Farm Bureau
Classic at Pikeville).
SHAG CAMPBELL TOURNAMEN~Adams
defeated South Floyd for third-place in the
Shag Campbell Tournament. A complete
recap of the tournament will appear in
Sunday's edition.
1.,
in the final quar-
Aaron Crum paced Allen
Central with a game-high 29
points.
Logan Crowder also reached
double figures scoring for the
Rebels, finishing with 16
points. Clinton Turner tossed in
nine
points
and
Alex
Hammonds added eight in Allen
Central's winning effort.
Prater and Robbie Cole
rounded out the Allen Central
scoring with five and two
points, respectively.
Michael Boyd Thompson led
Pike Central with a team-best
17 points. Joe Nichols followed
with 14 points for the Hawks.
Tyler Hamilton netted 11 points
and Adkins scored 10 prior to
his ejection.
(See REBS, page two)
�82 •
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
7, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Tim Tebow emerges as
Bluegrass
frontrunner for Heisman
by RALPH D. RUSSO
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK - A Hcisman
Trophy race that once seemed so
muddled has been dwindled to
tour contenders and even has a
favorite.
Florida quarterback Tim
Tebow, trying to become the
first sophomore to win the
Heililllan Trophy, bru; emerged
as a front-runner among the
finalists who will be in New
York on Saturday night vying
for the award given to .the top
player in college footbalL
Arkansas running hack
Darren McFadden, the runnerup for last year's Hcisman.
Missouri quarterback Chase
Daniel and Hawaii quarterback
Colt Brennan were the other
finalists selected Wednesday.
"I think it's a good race,"
Brennan Said at a news conference in Honolulu. "1 think anybody can win it."
The Hci~man race took a
while to develop tllis season and
seemed ""ide open until the last
month when Tebow, McFadden
and Daniel emerged as rrontmnners.
Since the first Reisman wa~
given
to Chicago ·s Jay
Berwanger in 1935, all 70 players who have won college football's most prestigious award
have been juniors or seniors.
Tebow has a good shot to
break that trend. After helping
the Gators win a national championship last season a~ a freshman, 235-pound dual-threat
quarterback ran lor 838 yards
and a Southeastern Conferencerecord 22 touchdowns in his
first year as a starter.
He's also the nation's second-leading passer, having completed 68 percent of his tlrrows
for 3,132 yards, with 29 touchdowns and six interceptions.
Tebow's already pulled ofT
one college football first,
becoming the first major college
player to run for 20 touchdowns
and throw 20 TD passes in the
same season.
One thing Tebow has never
done is visit New York. He
plans to have his parents and
some or his siblings along for
the trip.
"I'm looking forward to seeing all of it, Central Park, .the
Christmas tree (in Rockefeller
Center), Ellis Island, the Statue
of Liberty, everything," Tcbow
said. ''It's going to be cool, just
walking the blocks. I've never
been to a city like tl1at,"
McFadden was one or the
preseason favorites after finishing second to Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith la<>t year.
His candidacy lagged with a
mediocre October. hut he gave
himself a boost with a spectacular November. In the final
month of the season, McFadden
tied the SEC record with 321
yards rushing against South
Carolina.. and ran for 206 yards
and three TDs and also threw a
touchdown pass to lead the
Razorbacks to a 50-48 triple
overtime victory over then-No.
1 LSU.
Daniel was one of six quarterbacks to reuch 4,000 yards
passing this season. tfe threw
for 4,170 yards and 33 IDs to
get the surprising Tigers "Wilhin
a victory of reaching the BCS
national championship game.
''This shines a huge light, a
shining light. on the University
of Missomi and the state,"
Missouri coach Gary P10kel
said in a conference call with
the Mizzou Tiger Club of St.
Louis on Wednesday.
This season, Brennan led
Hawaii ( 12-0) to the only perfect regular season in major college football and its first Bowl
Championship Series appearance, but his numbers were
down rrom last year because he
lost time to injuries.
Tn the Warriors· run-andshoot offense. Brennan passed
ror 4, l74 yards and 38 touchdowns. He also set the major
college record tor career touchdown passes with 131.
"It's a great feeling because
it's not like I'm the only one
getting rewarded here. It's
~verybody who played with me
getting rewarded," Brennan
said.
the Hcisman finalists arc
the top vote-getters in balloting
hy media memhcrs and former
players.
McFadden and Brennan
were mnong the players who
received plenty or preseason
Hcisman hype. along , with
Southern California quarterback John David Booty,
Louisville quarterback Bri<m
Brohm, Rutgers running back
Ray Rice and Michigan running
back Mike Hart.
Booty missed time with
injuries and never made a serious mn. lnjmics also held back
Hart. Brohm and Rice had big
numbers, but their teams
slumped.
Midway through the season.
Tebow and Oregon quarterback
Dennis Dixon started separating
themselves from the pack A
knee injury ended Dixon's season early and probably cost him
a trip to New York for the award
presentation.
Di.xon and the Ducks were
No. 2 in !he country heading
into their lOth game of the season. His left knee buckled early
in a loss to Ali zona, and without
!lim the Dttcks lost their final
two games.
Dixon finished the season
with 2. I 36 yards passing and 20
touchdown passes and ran for
583 yards and nine touchdowns.
• Continued from p1
Now becoming the Series
Director of the nation's most
compct!tlvc
regional racing
series adds to Yantt.'s long repertoire of dirt racing accomplishments.
"1 am very excited to have the
opportunity to work with the
BoB Series," Yantl stated in a
phone interview. "I look forward
to the challenges that I ie ahead
for the Series. 1 am truly here for
the love of the sport. I will be
extremely accessible to not only
the drivers. but everyone who
enjoys the sport as much as 1
do."
HONORED:
MSU FB coach
The 200!1 season proves to be
one or the most exc1ting seasons
yet for the nation's premier
regional tl.irt racing series. Yantz
and the rest of the Battle of the
Bluegrass team plan to make
many return visits to stops on the
2007 tour as well as some new
TIMES STAFF REPORT
tracks throughout the region. The
2008 tour and banquet informaMOREHEAD - Morehead SLate University
tion will be releas!!d soon.
Head Football Coach Matt Ballard has been named
For more information on lhe a i'inalist for the 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the
O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass Year Award, which honors the college football
DirtCar Series, go online to
coaches who best exemplify respon~ibility and
www.battleofthebluegrass.com.
excellence on and off the field of play. Fans can
cast a vote for Ballard to win for Division I-AA by
December 15 at www.coachoftheyear.com. The
winner will be announced on December 29 during
an ABC/ESPN special.
"More than a half-million fan votes were cast
for 597 college football coache~ this season, a
tremendous and passionate outpouring of support
from colle~e football fans across the nation," said
TIMES STAFF REPORT
overall coaching record of 35-22 Greg Gordon, Liherty Mutual vice president,
(.614).
Consumer Marketing. "Each finalist embodies
WACO, Texas
Eastern
The AFCA recognizes five what makes this award dillerent than any other:
Kentucky University football head regional Coach of the Year winners responsibility - not only to his own team and playcoach Danny Hope was named a in each of the Association's five ers, but also to his school and his community.
2007 NCAA Division I Football divisions
Football
Bowl
Ballard is MSU's all-time winningest football
Championship Subdivision (FCS) Subdivision,
Football coach with a 14-year record of 81-70. He led the
Regional Coach of the Year by the Championship
Subdivision, 2007 Eagles to a 7-4 mark. Over the past 12 years,
American
Football
Coaches Division 11, Division ill and NAlA. the Eagles have had 10 winning seasons and 11
Association (AFCA) today. Hope .is The winners are selected by active non-losing seasons. The Eagle head coach is also
one of six FCS coaches in the run- members of the Association who active in many, many community service projects.
ning for AFCA National Coach of vote for coaches in their respective
Joining Coach Ballard as a finalist for Division
the Year honors which will be regions and divisions.
I AA are:
1n the FCS division, the regional
announced in January,
Mark Farley, University of Northern Towa;
In his fifth year at Eastern, Hope winners were Richmond's Dave Kevin Higgins, The Citadel; Jerry KilL Southern
finally put this former FCS power- Clawson and Fordham's Tom Tllinois University; John Sliegelmeier, South
house back into prominence with Masella (Region 1- tie), Delaware Dakota State University.
an Ohio Valley Conference champi- State's AI Lavan (Region 2), EKU's
Each winner receives $50.000 from Liberty
onship. The Colonels finished the Danny Hope (Region 3). Northern Mutual to support his civic and charitable activi2007 season 9-3 overall and unde- Iowa's Mark Farley (Region 4) and ties, $20,000 in scholarship to his school's alumni
feated in league play (8-0). Eastern South Dakota
State's John association, and is recognit.ed in the permanent
won all but one of its OVC games Stiegelmeier (Region 5).
Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year display at the
by double figures and eamcd its
The AFCA will announce its five National Football Foundation's College Football
19th conference title, most by any 2007 Nalional Coach of the Year Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind.
team. Untl.er Hope's guidance, winners at the 2008 AFCA convenDuring the initial fan-voting phase at (Sept. 6EKU clinched its first playoff berth tion in Anaheim. All head coaches Nov. 27), the top 25 vote-getters in each division
since 1997. Hope was the assistant who were eligible for regional hon- qualified to be evaluated by an objective model
head coach at Louisville before ors are eligible for national honors designed exclusively for the Liberty Mutual Coach ·
returning to Eastern and has an as well.
of the Year Award and reviewed and endorsed by
the College Football Hall of Fame. The model
arrived at the finalists by scoring each of these
qualil'ying coaches in four ar~as: coaching excellence, sportsmanship and integrity, academic
• Continued from p1 excellence, and community commitment.
Fan votes in this second phase account for 20
percent
of each coach's final score, with a voting
ALLEN CENTRAL 77, PIKE CENTRAL 63
committee
of college football media (25 percent)
Pike Central (0-2)-Thompson 17, Nichols 14, Hamilton 11, Adkins 10,
and College Football Hall of Fame coaches and
Slone 6. McCoy 3, Tackett 2.
ALLEN CENTRAL (2-0) Cmm 29, Crowder 16, Turner 9, Hammonds players (55 percent) contributing the remainder.
The winners will be announced Dec. 29 on an
8, Prater 5, Cole 2.
ABC special presentalion hosted by Hall of Fame
Pike Central ........ I 8 10 18 13--63
Sportscaster Keith Jackson and Analyst Kirk
Allen Central... ....22 21 11 23-77
Herbstreil at 5:30 p.m. The special award presenSEASON-OPENER: Allen Central opened the 2007-08 season with a tation will rc-air Jan. 8, 2008. on ESPN2 at 2 p .m .
Ballard recognized
for achievements
Hope named AFCA
Regional Coach of the Year
Rebs
win Saturday, defeating Soulhwestern 72-66 in Somersel at the Somerset
, Again
VISIT
• Continued from p1
THE
across the Commonwealth would give every- line in school history opened the door for perFLOYD COUNTY
thing for a drought like that. Seven wins. Eight haps the greatest tailback in school history. The
wins. Nine wins. But the end always came. result was the first state title in school history.
TIMES
A runny thing happened then. T turned. to my
always
sooner than desired.
ONLINE
In 1989, the Bucs won the region and made right. I saw the man who has become my friend,
it Lo the semi finals. On the coldest night I've the man Tstill idolit.e, Philip Haywood. He was
floydcountytimes.com
ever spent on a football field - much colder than on both knees. His arms were extended over his
AP Sports Writer Jaymes
the one in Pineville only weeks earlier - the · head. reaching for the heavens. His gloved
Song in Honolulu contributed.
hands were closed fists. His head bowed, sort of
Pirates pushed Highlands to overtime.
like Christ on the LToss.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- And Highlands pushed back.
Victory, at long last, was his.
The 1990s saw quality football on Pond
The next year came, the next year went, and
Creek. The Angry Red did it all - they played
Bell'ry Defense, Belfry orrense ... they even one day shy of a year later, Bell'ry won another
(gulp) passed the balL Really. I was there. I saw state title. Just as sweet, just as cold, just as
jubilant.
it.
Today, we'll be back in Papa John's.
They did everything. Except win the region.
The season always ended shy
that. Always Haywood will he there, so will Mickey, and by
the Grace of God, I'll be !here too. Today, we'll
shmt of Louisville.
Then came 2003. Behind a line so strong see what we can do about winning a third state
Pikeville College sank its teeth into all of them. title in five years for the man so beloved even
behind a two-headed monster that ran through the employees of the KHSAA were quietly celopposing defenses and stonewalled their offens- ebral~ng his 2003 title.
Legends come and legends go, and some are
es. the Red Machine headed to Louisville.
Again. Finally, again. TL'tl. been nearly two more popular than others. Some are respected,
whole decades, but tl1ey were back. Philip but not so much liked.
Philip Haywood is both. He's respected. And
Haywood was here. Steve Mickey al his side.
Lots of Angry, even more Red, finally reached he's well liked.
This afternoon. the Belfry Pirates will do
the big Pizza Box.
And then, just as the semifinals of 1989, it their best to do something even the 2003 and
went to overtime. There's nothing quite like 2004 Bucs were unable do. They' 11 try to hand
overtime in high school football . On that night, him a perrect sea-5on.
Perfection is a difficult mistress. It's nearly
there was nothing quite like the five minutes
thai preceded it. l ran from the press box as i r it impossible to find.
were on fire, chasing some writers, being
But to this point in 2007, Belfry has lined up
14 times. They've won 14 times.
chased by others.
The elevator doors flew open and we sprintThe relentless pursuit of perfection ends
ed up an embankment, across some pavement, today.lt ends in Papa John 's Cardinal Stadium.
around a corner. Thank God, they played overWill it end with a third state title'!
Come 3:30 today, we'll all find out.
time that day on that end .
And when it mattered, the greatest offensive
SPORTS FAN
of Prestonsburg
or
OF THE WEEK
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its your lucky day I
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photo by Jamie Howell
THE ALLEN GRADE SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS claimed first-place in this year's Shag
Campbell Tournament.
�THE FLOYD
CouNTY TIMES
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
7, 2007 • B3
KHSAA FOOTBALL: New faces highlight expanded state championships
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVlLLE
When the
Kentucky High School Athletic
Association expanded from four to
six classes· in football this ran, it
gav~ four more schools a chance to
play in a state championship game.
~)
That's why this year's state
championships at Cardinal Stadium
will have special meaning to three
schools: Lone Oak, Louisville
Central and Lexington Christian.
Each is making its first appearance in the stale linuls and each
comes equipped with its own story
line.
Unbeaten Lone Oak (14-0) bas
record-setting quarterback Corey
Robinson, Central (9-5) is the alma
mater of Muhammad Ali but has
never had a title shot and Lexington
Christ\an (11-3) seeks a state championship in just its seventh season ol'
') varsity football.
"Il reels awesome," Lexington
Christian coach Paul Rains said.
"We have come so far in such a
short time, our players and football.
family are very excited and anxious
to represent our school on such a big
stage."
Rains' fifth-ranked Eagles will
take the stage first wl1en they meet
nine-time stare champion and No. 2
Beel:hwood ( 12-2) in the 1A final
Friday morning.
"It will be a physical game,"
Rains said. "Beechwood definitely
has the experience and size advantage, but our guys have been beating
the odds during the playoffs, and we
have played some very tough opponcms in the regular season to ready
ourselves for this type of game."
ln Class 2A, top-rap.ked Newport
Central Catholic, which won Class
A in 2005 and ·o6, goes for its third
straight state title against fifthranked Fort Campbell, whicli has
won 12 in a row. Newport Central
Catholic ( 13-l) has rive shutouts
this season and only allow:- 9.4
points per game. while Fort
Campbell ( 12-2) averages '39.8
points and 253.3 rushing yards per
game.
Seventh-ranked Central (9-5),
which played a di flicull regular-~ea- •
son schedule. takes on top-ranked
and unbeaten Belfry (14-0) in the
Class 3A final. Central is led by
quarterback Leland Banks (I ,704
yards, 16 TDs), while Belfry has a
double-barreled ground allack of
Dustin May (1.634 yard:>, 26 TDs)
and Ivan Lee ( 1,287 yards. 16 TDs).
in Class 4A, third-ranked Lone
Oak (14 0) meets second-ranked
Lexington Calholic (12-2). which
won its only state title in 2005. Lone
Oak has a pro I i fie oiTen:,e. reaching
the 50-point mark ll times led by
Robinson, who has thrown for 5,631
yards and a national-record 90
touchdowns passes this season
(against only four interceptions).
Both marks ble~ away the previous
state records.
His top target, junior Jamarielle
Brown, has lied the state record for
receptions (96) and L<> one a~ ay
from the single-season TD mark
(28). Lone Oak is coached by Jack
Haskins, whose Heath team lost to
Ludlow 7-6 in the 1975 Class A
state final.
Meanwhile, Le!lington Catholic,
whose only los~;es were to SA finalist Fort Thomas-Highlands and fiA
finaljst St. Xavier, have five
shutouts this <;eason and allow jusl
11.9 points per opponent. Lexington
Catholic is leu by quarterback Nic
Ward (2.334 yards. 22 TDs) and
running back Shane hrael (1 ,287
yards, 15 TDs).
In Class 5A, top ranked and 16
time titlist Highlands (14-0) will
battle No.2 Bowling Green (13 1).
Highlands. whtch trails Louisville
Trinity by one in state titles won, is
led by running back Josh Cooner
(1.588 yards, 26 TDs).
Bowling Green. runner-up in
Class 3A the last two seasons, has a
balanced offensive attack triggered
by quarterback Trent Steelman
(2,807 yards. 24- TDs). Ironically,
Bowling Green, whose only blemish
this season was to Class 6A finalist
Trinity, won its lone state title in
1995 when it beat Highlands.
"1 expect a game between two
fast and physical football teams,"
said Bowling Green coach Kevin
Wallace, who was a Purples assistant coach in '95. "Any mistake wiU
be magnified because or the talent
that will be on the field, leading me
lo believe Lhe team that makes the
fewest mistakes will enhance their
chance to win."
ln Class 6A. two familiar foes
meet agatn in a battle of Louisville
private school powerhouses. Topranked St. Xavier (14-0), an 11-time
state champ, takes on No. 2 and 17time state winner Trinity (12-2) for
the third time in five years in a state
championship game.
Quarterback Ben Zoeller guides
a St. X offense 1hat could get boost
from the recent return of running
back Rolandan "Deuce" Finch.
Finch, who averages 141.8 rushing
yards per game, was sidelined a little more than a month with a knee
injury, but he returned in a limited
role in last week's semitinal win.
The Tigers have four shutouts this
season and haven't allowed more
than 15 points in a game.
The score-happy Shamrocks,
who average 46.9 points, are led hy
quarterback Will Stein (3,497 yards,
52 TDs), running back Tim Phillips
( 1,696 yards, 27 TDs) and receiver
Nate Dutton (1 ,386 yards, 20 TDs).
Trinity, which won five of the
last six state titles in Class 4A, won
the previous two state title match ups
with St. X, but the Tigers won
September's regular-season meeting
24-15.
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WOMEN'S: No.1 Tennessee edges No.4 North Carolina, 83~19
TIMES STAFF REPORT
,...~.
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tournament
loss.
North
Carolina held a I 2-point lead
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
with eight minutes left in that
Top-ranked Tennessee and game, only to have the Lady
rourth-ranked North Carolina Yols chip away at the maJgin
gave women's basketball fans and win 56-50.
quite a show.
On
Sunday,
it
was
With the help of two free Tennessee which held a 13throws and a fmal basket from point lead with 6:28 left before
Alexis
Hornbuckle.
the North Carolina went on a 17-5
defending national champion run capped by a steal and
Lady Vols (n-0) prevailed 83- ' layup by ltalcc Lucas to bring
79 Sunday night in a rematch the Tar Heels within 79-78.
of last season's Final Four
lt was the second time in
matchup between the teams.
the second half that the Lady
"T thought it was a great Vols' had built a double-digit
game for womcn·s basketball. lead only to see the Tar Heels
This game tonight was a respond.
"It was a game of nms,''
national championship game,"
North Carolina coach Sylvia Tennessee coach Pal Summitt
Hatchell said. "We're looking said. "North Carolina never
forward to playing Tennessee went away. They did a great
again in the tournament t)r job of coming at us."
Final Four."
Rashanda McCants fouled
The Tar Heels (9-1) were Hornbuckle with 13.8 seconds
looking to avenge their 2007 left and she hit both free
throws to restore a three-point added one more ha-;kct to put
edge Hornbuckle finished the game away.
"it's just that I'm such an
with 25 point<>.
intense play
North
c r
Carolina
Hornbuckle
had one last
~a1d of foulshot
a!oi
ing
Gray.
Rebecca
"Every shot
Gray
was
fouled hy
that goes up
Hornbuckle
I have to
w h i 1 c
contest it. 1
should have
attempting a
3-pointer
just let it go.
with 5 secI would have
been heartonds
len.
Gray made
broken if I
was the reaher first free
REBECCA GRAY
son for (a
throw and
loss)."
missed her
second. She then intentionally
Tennessee shot 42.2 percent
missed her third, but didn't hit from the field and North
the tim causing a violation and Carolina made 43.8 percent.
gtving the ball to Tennessee.
The Lady Vols used an 11-2
The Lady Vols inbounded run in the nrst hal r that ended
the ball to Hornbuckle, who on Alex Fuller's 3 ~pointer with
about 8 minutes left to take a
29-21 lead. But Tennessee's
shooting went cold, and the
Tar Heels responded with a 90 run to pull within a point at
35·34 with about 4 minutes
before the half.
Erlana Larkins tied it at 40
on a layup with about a minute
before the half, but Fuller sank
a layup off a pass inside from
Candace Parker with o;cconds
remaining that gave Tennessee
the 42-40 lead at halftime.
North Carolina dominated
in the paint, scoring 62 points
under the basket and 28 second-chance points. The Tar
Heels also controlled the
board's, outrebounding the
Lady Yols 57-39.
"It's always an intentional
effort for us to get inside, just
because that's what coach
Hatchell teaches us," Larkins
said.
Larkins led North Carolina
with 22 points and 15
rebounds. McCants finished
with 19 points, Jessica Breland
had 14 and LaToya Pringle
added 10.
Candace Parker had a double-double 21 points and 16
reboundo;; ror Tennessee and
Shannon Bobbitt added lO
points.
ABOUT REBECCA
GRAY: University of North
Carolina freshman Rebecca
Gray is a Floyd County native.
Gray, who was born in Martin,
claimed the 2007 Miss
Ba-;kctball honor after a stellar
prep career at Scott County
High School in Georgetown.
She has contributed for the Tar
Heels as a freshman.
Brooks a finalist for National Coach of the Year
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON
University of Kentucky Coach
Rich Brooks has been named
one of 10 finalists for the
Liberty Mutual Coach of the
Year Award, a national honor
jill that recognizes accomplishments on and orr the field or
play and is presented with the
support or the National
Fomball Foundation · and
College Hall of Fame.
After inheriting a program
on a severe NCAA probation
in 2003, Brooks has steadily
reb~lt the program. Kentucky
has posted a 7-5 record in
2007. and along with last
year's 8-5 mark, represent the
first consecutive seven-win
li seasons for UK football in 30
years. Other accomplishments
this year include:
The Wildcats reached the
nation's top-10 rankings for
the first Lime in 30 years.
UK reached the Bowl
Championship Series (BCS)
poll for the 11rst time in school
history.
UK's thrilling triple-overtime win over Louisiana State
was the team's first triumph
over a No. 1-ranked team in 43
years.
Victories over LSU and
then-No. 9 Louisville marked
the first time in 30 years that
the Wildcats knocked off two
top-10 teams in the same season.
Kentucky is going to backw-back bowl games ror only
the fourth time in school history.
Kentucky set a school
record for attendance, averaging more than 68,000 l'ans per
game.
fn addition lo on-the-field
achievement<>, the award also
takes public-service activities
into account. The Rich Brooks
Foundation has benefited charities such as the Ronald
McDonald House, Markey
Cancer Center, Florence
CritLenton «ffome,
Camp
Horsin' Around, Riding for
Hope, Prevent Child Abuse
Kentucky, Camp Quality
Kentucky, Hospice of the
Bluegrass, YMCA or Central
Kentucky, and rhc Fanconi
Anemia Research Fund. In
addition. Brooks has been a
visitor to patients at the
Veterans
Administration
Hospital and is a blood donor.
Fans can help Brooks win
the award by voting for him,
from Dec. 5-15, at www.coachoftheycar.com. The winning
coach will receive $50.000 for
his favorite charities. ·$20,000
for the school's alumni association, a trophy, and recognition at a permanent exhibit at
the College Football Hall or
Fame in South Bcnd.lnd.
Joining Brooks as a finalbt
arc Sylvester Croom of
Mississippi
State.
Paul
Johnson of Navy, Mark
Mangino of Kansas, Joe
Paterno of Penn State, Mark
Riehl of Georgia, Rich
Rodriguez of West Virginia,
Jim Tressel or Ohio State,
Tommy Tuberville of Auburn,
and Ron Zook of Illinois.
In addition lo the Liberty
Mutual Coach of the Year.
Brooks also is on the watch
lists for the Bear Bryant Award
and Bobby Dodd Award for
national coach or the year.
National
Football
Foundation Dinner to be
Wcbcast on CSTV.com: The
National Football Foundation
and College Hall of Fame
annual awards dinner wlll be a
]jve wcbcast on CSTV.com
fi'om 7:15 to 10:30 p.m. on
Tuesday.
UK's Jacob Tamme is a
finalist for the Draddy Award
as the nation's top scholar-athlete. The Draddy Award is
expected to he announced
between 8:15 and 9 p.m.
LEXiNGTON
- Five
University
of
Kentucky
Wildcats - tight end Jacob
Tamme, linebacker Wesley
lilt Woodyard, quarterback Andre
Woodson, .defensive end
Jeremy Jarmon, and offensive
tackle Garry Williams - were
named to lhe Ali-Southeaslem
Conference squad selected by
league coaches.
Tammc (Danville) and
Woodyard (LaGrange. Ga.)
are ftrst-team selections, with
Woodyard being one of only
five unanimous choices on this
year's
team.
Woodson
(Radcliff),
Jarmon
(Collierville. Tenn.), and
Williams (Louisville) arc sec~ ond-team picks.
Tamme, Woodyard, and
Woodson are repeating their
honors from the 2006 season.
Tamme is the first tight end in
Kentucky history to he named
first-team All-SEC for two
seasons. (Nole: the position
name "tight enct·• was first
used at Kentucky in 1971.
Prior to that, wide receivers
and tight ends were known
simply as ·'ends.") Woodyard
is the tirst Wildcat linebacker
to earn lirsHeam All-SEC laurels for two seasons since
Randy Holleran in 19R8 and
1990. Woodson is the first UK
QB to get consecutive AllSEC accolades smce Tim
Couch in 1997-98.
Here is more infom1ation
on their seasons:
Tammc caught 53 passes
for 584 yards and five touchdowns. He often was the go-to
receiver in clutch situatwns.
with crucial receptions in the
wms over Louisville, LSU.
and Vanderbilt. He is the alltime leading pass catcher
among UK tight ends and sec
ond in SEC history.
Woodyard leads the SEC in
tackles with 124 slops. his
third consecutive season
reaching the century mark in
tackles. He was named SEC
Defensive Player of the Week
in the win at Arkansas. He has
an active streak of 36 games
with at least lour tackles.
Woodson has thrown for
3,351 yards and 36 touchdowns, leading the SEC in
both categories. He was
nan1ed National Player of the
Week following three gmnes
this season and set an NCAA
record with 325 consecutive
passes without an interception.
He has led Kentucky to its first
back-to-back seven-win seasons in 30 years.
Jarmon has nine quarter
back sacks, second in the SEC
in that category. For the sea
son, he has 58 tackles, 13.5
tackles for loss. two fumbles
caused, two pass breakups.
and a fumble rccove1y. He was
SEC DefensiYe Lineman of
the Week in the w1 n at
Vanderbilt.
Williams has blocked for an
offense that has posted a
school-record 440 points. UK
also is averaging 438.6 total
offensive yards per game, one
of the best in school history.
He was named SEC Otiensive
Lineman of the Week by the
league offtcc following the
win'over Florida Allantic.
Tammc
elected
SEC
Scholar-Athlete of the Year:
Tammc has been nam~d the
Soutl~eastern
Conference
Scholar-Athlete of the Year in
a vote of the league coaches,
the •SEC Office announ~ed
Wednesday.
This marks the second-consecutive season that a Wildcat
has been chosen SEC ScholarAthlete of the Year, as Tammc
joins 2006 winner Hayden
Lane. Tt is'lhe 11rsttime in the
history of the award that one
school has had back-to-hack
wmncrs.
Tamme (Danville) completed his bachelor's degree in
only three years in Integrated
Strategic
Communications
Seven UofL football players n~ed Ali~BIG EAST
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Seven University of Louisville football players were rewarded Wednesday by being named to the
All-BlG EAST team, as selected by the BIG EAST coaches.
Harry Douglas, Eric Wood. Gary Barnidge and Art Carmody
all made the first te:am while Brian Brohm, George Bussey and
Lamar Myles were voted to the second team.
The Cardinals finished the season at6-6 and 3-4 in the BTG
EAST Conference.
Douglas, a senior from Jonesboro, Ga. made the first team
with a 3.82 GPA. He is now in
his second year of study for hb as a wide receiver for the second straight season. He led the
1'laster's
m
Business BIG EAST Conference in both receptions and yards, recording
Administralion and has a 3.83 71 catches for I J 59 yards, despite missing two games ~o
injury. He recorded a career-best 223 yards in a loss to
graduate school GPA.
On the rield, Tamme has Kentucky and r~_)llowed that up with 205 yards against
been named first-team All- Syracuse. The 5 10 wideout registered ftve lOO~yard games in
SEC two years in a row. He 2007 and was tied for the team lead with seven touchdown's.
has 53 receptions for 58 11 He also finished t11ird in the country in receiving yards per
yards and five touchdowns this game.
Wood. a junior from Cincinnati. Ohio, makes an appearance
season. With 130 career catches, he is Kentucky's all time on the All BIG EAST first team for the second straight season
leading pass-receiving tight after earning second team honors last season. Wood has ~tart
end. He has been 3 clutch ed 37 straight games at center for the Cardinals. He's been one
receiver for the Wildcats, with of the best centers in ..:ollege football on one of the nation's top
key TD calches in the wins offensive units.
Barn.idge \.Vas a unanimous selection at tight end after t1nover Louisville and LSU. He
ishing
second on the team in receptions and yards. The senior
also set up the game-winning
tou{.hdown at Vanderbilt with from Middleburg, Fla. set new career-highs with 53 catches for
655 yards and seven scores. He caught four pa'\ses for 126
a 34 yard pass reception.
Tamme also has been very yards and two scores against Middle Tennessee.
Carmody. the 2006 Lou Grol'a Award Winner. was a finn
active in community service.
He has been the team's out- team selection for the third straight time. The NCAA's all-time
career scoring leader for kickers. Carmody was 13 of-17 this
reach chairman for three year
and was named to the National season on field goal attempt. and was 53-for-53 on pointsatter-tou\.·hdowns.
Good Works Team in 2006.
Brohm e~lrned second teatn honors for the second ~lraight
This is the third major academic honor for Tammc this season, despite putting up huge numbers. The 6-4 signal-\:aller
year. In addition he was cho- broke the school record ror touchdown passe!> in a seaso11 with
sen as a National Scholar- 30 and threw for a career-high 4.024 yards. Brnhm hccamc the
Athlete by the National BIG EAST's all-time passing leader with 9,956 yards.
Bn~scy, a junior from Louisville, earned second team hnn~
Football Foundation and
College Hall of Fame. vvinning ors after betng seleeted tlrst team a year ago. Bussey started 12
an $1l:i,OOO scholarship for games at tackle on one of the nation's top offensive units.
Myles was the lone defensive pluyer for the Cardinals. on
continued postgraduate "tudy.
He 1vas also elected llr~t-team either team. The 6-0 junior led the Cardinals in tadles wit11
Academic All-America hy the 128, almost 70 more than the team's second~leading tackler.
College Sports Informatwn He recorded six douhle-digh tackle games. including a careerhigh 22 in a lo::;s to Kentucky.
Directors of America.
Five Wildcats n a 111 e d A 11- -S E C
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photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/Eas1 Kentucky Miners
JAMES "BOO" JACKSON (34) scored 39 points for the East
Kentucky Miners in a recent win over the Atlanta Krunk.
�84 •
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
7, 2007
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Reds Hall of Fame to add four members, including Larkin
TIMES STAFF REPORT
CINCINNATI - Shortstop Barry
Larkin was selected by fans, and outfielder Cesar Geronimo. right-handed pitcher Joey Jay and front office
executive Garry Herrmann were
tabbed by the veterans committee for
2008 induction into the Cincinnati
Reds Hall of Fame. It is the largest
and oldest continually operating
team Hall of Fame in baseball.
The quartet will be inducted into
the Reds Hall of Fame in ceremonies
at Great American Ball Park on July
19 and will increase the membership
to 75, including 69 players, 3 managers and 3 executives. A Hall of
Fame gala will be held July 20 at
Duke Energy Center.
Geronimo
be introduced to
Reds fans Friday at 5:45 p.m. on the
Duke Energy Center's main stage at
Kahn's Redsfest 2007, presenLed by
Great American 1nsurancc Group,
benefiting the Reds Community
Fund.
"With 2008 representing 50 years
since the establishment of the Reds
Hall of Fame, it is fitting that we
honor the contributions or three players and a front office executive who
have made a lao;ting impact on Reds
will
baseball," said Reds Hall of Fame
Executive Director Rick Walls. "We
are pleased to recognize their many
accomplishments with this important
recognition and look forward to their
inductwn next summer."
Larkm, 43, received 16,386 of the
25,269 ran votes tabulated in August
at the ballpark. the Reds Hall of
Fame and Museum and online at
reds.com. Chris Saho followed with
2.434 votes and Paul O'Neill with
1,724.
Larkin has been rated by baseball
historian Bill James as "one of the 10
most complete players in history"
and the sixth-greatest shorL')top ever.
He is included in Bill Deane's hook
The Top 10 Baseball Shortstops Of
All Time. When he retired following
the 2004 sr;ason, Larkin ranked
among baseball's all-time leaders at
shortstop in home runs (7th), battmg
average ( I Olh), hits (12th), stolen
bases (12th) and RBI (17th). Nine
Limes in his last I 5 seasons, he was
rated by the Elias Sports Bureau
Rankings as the tor shortstop in the
National League.
The Cincinnati native's 19 sea<;ons with the Reds tics the club
record shared by David Concepcion
and Pete Rose. Tn 2,180 appearances
from 198n-200-L Larkin hit .295
with I 98 HR, 960 RBI and 379
stolen bases. In franchise hlstory, he
ranks second or third in almost every
statistical category. The 12-time
National League All-Star won 9
Louisville Slugger Awards (tht: most
by any Red~ player) and J Rawlings
Gold Glove Awards, he was the
NL's Most Valuable Player in 1995
and 4 ltmes won the Ernie
Lombardi Award as the Reds' MVP.
1n 1996 he became the first shortstop in Major League history . to
produce at least 30 homers and 30
steals in a season. He was the club's
captain from 1997 until he retired.
Geronimo, 59, was the center
fielder on the Big Red Machine
clubs of the 1970s, generally considered one of the greatest teams in
baseball history. He is the seventh
member of that startmg lineup to be
inducted into the Reds Hall of
Fame. Acquired by Cincmnati in
the famous November 1971 trade
that also included Jack Billingham
and Joe Morgan, in 9 seasons with
the Reds from 1972-1980 "The
Chief' hit .261 while winning 4
consecutive Rawlings Gol<l Glove
Awards 0974-77). He produced his
besl season during the 1976 World
Series championshir run, hitting
.307 in 149 games.
Jay, 72, pitched for the Red<· for
6 seasons from 1961-66 and complied a 75-63 record and 3.80 ERA
in 150 ~lart~ and 36 relief appearanct=~. He wa., a National League
All-Star in his first season with
Cincinnati after going 21-10 with a
3.53 ERA and rank1ng among the
league leaders w wins (I st),
shutouts ( 4, l st), complete games
( 14. 3rd). winning percentage (.677,
5th), innings pitched (24 7.1, 7th),
ERA (8th). strikeouts (157, 8th) and
starts (3-t, 9th). He finished fifth in
that year·s NL MVP voting. Jay is
one of only 5 Reds pitchers since
1900 to win at least 20 games ·in
consecutive seasons.
Herrmann. also a Cincwnati
native. was the club's chief executive otficer and general manager
from 1902-27. Under his leadership. the Reds won the franchise's
first World Series in 1919, finished
second in the National League 3
Lime~ and third 4 times. He srearbcadcd the construction of Rcdland
Field, the ballpark that served as the
home of the Reds from 1912 until
1970.
Tn 1903, Herrmann was chosen
by baseball owners to be lhe president of the National Commission,
baseball's governing body at the
time. and held that title until 1920.
In that capacity, he was instrumental in mediating a conllict between
the American and National Leagues
that led to the establishment or the
modern World Series in 1905, an
achievemenL that earned him the
nickname "The Father of the World
Series."
Herrmann
died
in
Cincinnati in 1931 at the age of 71.
Reds trade OF Buck Coats lo
Blue Jays for player to be named
or cash: The Toronto Blue Jays
acquired outfielder Buck Coats
from the Cincinnati Reds on
Wednesday for a player to be
named or cash.
The Reds designated Coats for
assignment on Nov. 28 when they
stgned free agent closer Fram;isco
Cordero.
The 25 year-old Coats played in
20 games ror the Reds this season
after they claimed him off waivers
from the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 28.
He batted .206 with two RBls in 34
at-bats for Cincinnati.
1n 127 games at T1iplc-A, Coats
hit .308 with 11 home runs. 63 RBis
and 20 stolen bases.
NFL: Bengals blunder their way to eighth loss
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI - The play
epitomized the Cincinnati
Bengals' season.
On a fourth-and-17 in the
closing minutes Sunday night.
receiver Chad Johnson ran
downfield, cut toward the
sideline and caught Carson
Palmer's pass. He immediately went out of bounds with a
defensive back closing in four yards shy of the first
down.
With that, the game and the
season were all but over.
A 24-10 loss in rainy
Pittsburgh ended the Bengals'
threadbare hopes of making
the playotls. At -t-8, they're
doomed to another season
without a winning record. And
they're fast losing the suppon
of fans who wonder why they
keep making costly blunders
that decide games.
Something's just not right
with this team.
·'I think sometimes some or
our problem is we don· t
always have a team attitude,"
defensive end Justin Smith
sard Monday. "I think the best
teams really don't care about
any of that (statistical rankings). They care about winning. And we're not there
yet.' ..
Not even close.
The Bengals haven'tdeveloped the resolve or discipline
to get beyond a mistake or
take advantage of one. Tohey
got four turnovers Sunday
night and gave the ball up
only once, but let all those
extra chances go to waste.
They drove for a touchdown on their game-opening
possession. They managed
only three points the rest of
the way even though they got
the ball inside Pittsburgh's 30- kickoff return, setting up a
yard line three times. The field goal that put Pitt<>burgh
defense also let Hines Ward ahead to stay 10-7.
- A holding penalty on
have 11 catches and a pair of
touchdowns.
cornerback Leon Hall nulli"He got to the yard mark- fied a safety.
- An offsidcs penalty on
ers. knew where he had to be,
and would catch the ball and Pittsburgh's fourth and 3 punt
pretty much fall down in the allowed the Steelers to keep
conditions we had,,. Smith possession, run three more
:;aid.
plays and drain 1:41 ofT the
Unlike the Bengals.
clock in the closing minutes.
- Finally. Johnson came.
Johnson's too-short reception on Cincinnati's final up short on the last play,
ofi·ensive play was last in a allowing Steelers' quarterback
series of mistakes that helped Ben Rocthlisbergcr ro finish it
Pittsburgh overcome those off by twice taking a knee.
The most· costly problems
four turnovers:
After getting the ball at came on offense. The Bengals
Pittsburgh's 28 following a had six. possessions start at
short punt, a false start penal- their own 39-yard line or betty put the Bengals in a hole ter - three or them began
and forced them to settle for inside Pittsburgh's 30 - but
Shayne Graham's 43 yard .managed only three points.
"We didn't take advantage
field goal attempt. He missed
of the field position at all."
it.
- Glenn Holt rumbled a coach Man in Lewis said
Monda). "We didn't score
touchdowns, we missed on
throws, we missed on catches.
We have to do a better job.
That was the disappointing
thing. You need to come out of
there with points .. ,
Palmer struggled in the
wet, muddy conditions, frequently
overthrowing
receivers. He was only 17-of44 for 183 yards with a sack.
Running back Rudi Johnson
also struggled as well, picking
up only 34 yards on 14 carries.
The many mistakes had
sports talk shows buzzing
Monday with questions about
the coaching staff and whether
it needs to be changed. The
Bengals have had only one
winning record in Lewis' five
seasons, going 8-8 in three
other years. They've got a
long way to go just to get to
the break even mark again.
CBA IN PIKEVILLE: East Kentucky Miners 109, Atlanta Krunk 103
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PlKEVTLLE - Reigning CBA
American Conference Player of the
Week Josh Pace recorded a triple-double for the second straight game
Monday night as the East Kentucky
Miners defeated the Atlanta Krunk
I 09-103. Pace led East Kentucky in
scoring, rebounding and assists. The
Miners' leading scorer for the <;cason
finished with 28 points, 14 rebounds
and 13 assist<>.
Boo Jackson followed with a double-double of 18 points and 10
rebounds for the Miners.
Five different East Kentucky players scored a dozen or more points.
Daniel Price scored 17 points, Ed
Horton added 16 and Mike Crain connected ror 12 as East Kentucky won ror
the fourth time in five consecutive outings at the East Kentucky Expo Center.
·'1t's been a good run here at home,''
said East Kentucky Coach Kevin
Keathley. "We were able to finish the
homcstand strong tonight with a win
over a very talented Atlanta team."
In a baek-and-fotth matehup. East
Kentucky exited the first quarter with a
10-point lead. out in front of the Krunk
31-21 Atlanta fought hack and led East
Kentucky 48-47 at halftune.
East Kentucky outscored Atlanta in
each of the last two quarters. The
Miners jumped out in front in a highscming third quarter. Host East
Kentucky Jed 82-79 when the third
quarter concluded.
East Kentucky (5-4) shot 51. 9-pcrcent from the field. The Miners hit sixof-seven three-point field goal
attempts.
"I promise we·re going to play the
most exciting brand of basketball
around and get up and down the floor
and put points on the scoreboard."
Keatbley commented following his
team's second straight win over the
Atlanta club.
Waki Williamson led Atlanta (3-6)
with a game-high 37 points.
Pace records back-to-back triple-doubles
TIMES STAFF REPORT
P1KEV1LLE
One week
after claiming a CBA Player
of the Week award. East
Kentucky Miners guard Josh
Pace recorded his second
straight
triple-double
Tuesday night In two home
games versus the Atlanta
Krunk, Pace had 10 or more
points, rebounds and assists,
giving him the East Kentucky
professional
basketball
team's first and second tripledouble perrormances, respectively.
In Monday's 117-114 wm
over Atlanta, Pace had 26
poin\S, 14 rebounds and 10
assists. He Jed all players in
rebounds and assists.
The former Syracuse
standout continued ro pro
duce at a high level Tuesday
as East Kentucky defeated
Atlanta I 09-103. Pace had a
triple-double recorded in the
third quarter of Tuesday'<>
game, finishing with 28
points. 14 rebound-; and 13
assists. Pace had game-high
totals in rebounds and assists.
He led the Miners in scoring
in the second game versus the
Atlanta team.
"Josh
Pace
is
going to
go
out
and play
h a r d
e v e r y
night,"
said East
Kentucky
Coach
K c vi n
Keathley.
"1 couldn't be any
JOSH
more proud
of how he's stepped up and
played throughout the season."
East Kentucky improved
to 5-4 following Tucsday·s
win over Atlanta. The Miners
have won four of their last
five games - all of which
were played at home on the
East Kentucky Expo Center
floor.
Pace recorded both or his
triple-doubles with East
Kentucky
point
guards
Bryant Northern and Jason
McLeish out of the lineup
w h i 1 e
serving a
suspension handed down
by
the
league following a
melee !hat
occurred
during the
Thursday.
Nov.
29
h o m c
game ver
PACE
sus Bulle.
"We had a depleted roster
this week and we all had to
step up," said Pace. "Atlanta
is a good team. Everybody on
their team played hard. At the
same time, we came out and
played bard. Gcning the wins
here at home was important
before we go back out on the
road."
Pace was the first signee
for the East Kentucky
Miners. A Griffin. Ga. native,
Pace is New Zealand's reigning player of the year. He was
a leading contrihulor during
each of his four seasons with
the Syracuse University
men's basketball program.
In his senior season. Pace
averaged 10.8 points per
game for the Orangemen.
After graduation, Pace
played in the 2005 Utah Jazz
Summer
League.
The
Syracuse product played on
three separate teams oversea..,
during the 2006 season. Pace
was named an NBL All-Star
as a member of the Nelson
Giants during the 2007 sea
son, a\'eraging 19.1 points,
6.6 rebounds, 3.5 rebounds
and 1.4 steals per game. He
Jed the Giants to the NBL title
and claimed the league's
Most Valuable Player award.
Pace is currently averaging 25.2 points and 8.4
rebounds per game. He is
shooting 55.6-percent from
field and 75.7 percent from
the free thl·ow line.
photos courtesy of Dusty Layne
Photography/East Kentucky Miners
Former Syracuse University
standout Josh Pace (25)
worked against an Atlanta
Krunk defender during a
recent game. Pace produced
a pair of triple-doubles versus the Atlanta team. The
Georgia native is the reigning New Zealand Player of
the Year.
EAST KENTUCKY
MINERS
UPCOMING
SCHEDULE '
Dec. 7 - at Albany, 7:35
p.m.
Dec. 8 - at Albany, 7:35
p.m.
Dec. 10 - Minot, 7:05
p.m.
Dec. 13- at Minot, 7:05
p.m.
Dec. 14- at Minot, 7:05
p.m.
Dec. 16 - Minot, 4:05
p.m.
Dec. ; 7 - Albany, 7:05
p.m.
Dec. 19 - Albany, 7:05
p.m.
Dec. 21 - at Pittsburgh,
·7:05p.m.
Dec. 23 - Pittsburgh,
4:05p.m.
Dec. 27 - at Atlanta,
7:05p.m.
Dec. 29 - at Atlanta,
7:05p.m.
Junior squads can dance with
Reno's Roadhouse Diamond Girls
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE- Junior dance squads from throughout Eastern
Kentucky now have the opportunity to join the Reno's
Roadhouse Diamond Girls - official dance learn of the East
Kentucky Miners - on the East Kentucky Expo Center hardwood. 'TI1roughoutthe remain<ler or the season, areajlmior dance
'>quads will he invited out onto the East Kentucky Expo Center
llol1r when the Reno's Roadhouse Diamond Girls perlbrm during
the tirst tirncom of each
Miners home game.
"All area junior dance squads arc invited om onto the floor to
join us during the first timeout of each home game,.. said Reno's
Roadhouc;e Diamond Girl Jilleyn Brown Vickery. "We're exciled about having all of the junior squas.ls join us on the floor dur
mg home games:·
The Miners play all of their home games inside the East
Kentucky Expo Center. East Kentucky has ulready hosted
Pittsburgh, Rio Grande VaHey, Butte and Atlanta. One of four
expansion teams in the Continental Ba...,ketball Association
(CBA), East Kentucky is 5-4 after its first nine games.
East Kentucky bas a two ·game road series scheduled versus
Albany Dec. 7-8.
Tht' Miners <Ire due to host Mi.m.Jt on Monday, Dec. 10 in their
nt'xl home game.
Tip-off fc1r the East Kcntuck"y-Minm game is set for 7:05p.m.
Tickeb for the upcoming home game remain a\ailable. TI1e
phnnc number for the East Kentuck")' professional basketball
tc,m!'s ticket niticc is 606-437-9715.
RENO~ ROADHOUSE DIAMOND GIRLS
�Friday, December 7, 2007
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FLOYD COUNTY
Features Editor
Kathy Prmer
Phone: (606) X86-8506
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INSIDESTUFf
Allen Central • page B6
Betsy Layne Elem. • page B6
McDowell Elem. • page B6
www.floydcountytlmes.com
Weddings • page B7
B Jenny Wiley Theatre • page B7
Around Our Schools • page BB
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Page 86
Email: features@floydcountytimes.com
THROrGH MY EYES
The beauty
of the season
Today would have hccn my
mother's 83rd birthday, were spe
slill here. Looming in the hori/.On,
tllis coming Christmas Day, is the
anniversary of her death. Needless
to say. December, in all its holiday
glory, has now become a bit of a
challenging month for me.
As I pen
this column, it
is Thursday
afternoon, and
it is cold outside. T rememhcr that my
mother disliked
cold
weather. All
my life, each
Kathy Prater autumn,
I
Lifestyles editor would
hear
my
mother
remark, at one point or another,
that the colorful leaves and brisk
fall temperatures made her reel
sad. To her, these things meant
that winter was approaching, and
winter was her least favored time
of year.
"Doesn' t iLmake you feel sad,"
my mother would ask me, ''when
you see the leaves fallil'lg? Tt
makes me think of death."
My answer Lo these remarks
was always no. Unlike my mother,
(Sec EYES, page seven)
photos by Willie Elliott
Program sponsors WMDJ Radio and McDonald's restaurants were recognized for the services they have provided for the
past ten years that have helped make the Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child program such a success. Pictured are
McDonald's representatives Cindy Wiley and Donna Kesner with WMDJ representatives Mona and Tommy Dingus.
Floyd County Schools celebrate 1Oth year
of Christm~s Through the Eyes of a Child
DINNER DIVA
by PATRICIA C. WATSON
Jelly Belly
Floyd County Schools, WMDJ 1<XJ.l FM and
local McDonald's restaurants celebrated the lOth
anniversary of the Christmas Through the Eyes of
a Child program, this past Sunday afternoon,
December 2. at the Wilkinson/Stumbo Convention
Center, Jenny Wiley Stale Park. Over the span of
the past ten years. this school-business partnership
has allowed over 2,000 student voices to go !'orward into local communities via radio!
"I know that our community looks forward to
hearing the student<; on the radio," said Henry
Webb, newly selected superintendent of Floyd
County Schools. "They touch all of our hearts as
they share things that make us laugh and that make
us cry. T wanL Lo commend the work or each partncr, WMDJ and McDonald's as well as our o~·n
schools and district. This is an excellent program."
Every day in December, each of Aoyd County's
schools will be featured on WMDJ 100.1 FM, as
our students share what Christmas means to them.
A total of 180 students, ranging from kindergarten
through grade 12, responded to one of five writing
prompts given to them by their individual school
writing instructors. The writing prompts included:
What docs Christmas mean to you? What is a
favorite Christmas memory? What is the best girt
you have ever given? And, what is the best gift you
have ever gotten? In addition, this year, a new
prompt was added: What tradition docs your family observe each year?
Each school selected their top twelve writings
to submit to district judges. Faculty from the Big
Sandy Community and Technical College, both,
Prestonsburg and Pikeville campuses reviewed
180 student entries Lo determine the overall winners for each school at primary, intcnncdiate, middle school, and high school levels. Judges were:
John Carroll, who has worked faithfully with the
program since in; inception: Rose Smirh, Sherri
Kinzer, Robert Looney, Linda Looney, Deborah
Jacobs, Mary Stepp, Mark Wells, David Profitt,
Kelly Adam, Slephania Conn, Lisa Pelfrey, and
LccAnn Helton. The second part of the judges'
task was to deternune 1f a school qualified for a
by LEANNE ELY
"He had a broad face and round
little belly, thar shook when he
laughed like a bowl full of jelly!"
Now 1 don't know about you.
but I know that's Santa when I
read Lhose ramiliar lines of verse
from 'Twas the Night Before
Christmas. Now, Santa may have
had a belly, but it's just plain
unhealthy-even ir your last name
is Claus!
Belly fat is
just
the
worst-and
not
just
because of the
cosmetic reasons
why,
eilher. Tt's the
health
risk
that's
most
concerning.
Leanne Ely
People who
are more apple-shaped than pearshaped (in other words, carry more
weiQ.hl around their middles than
on their posteriors), have more fat
around their organs (that's very
hard on your body), and arc more
at risk to develop cancer, diabetes
and heart disease. That's not fun,
is it?
Here's how lo find oullf you-re
at risk. Measure your waist, mea
sure your hips. The bigger your
waist compared to your hips, the
(Sec DIVA, page ~even)
The best gift of all
by MARLA CILLEY
I was once asked by an interv1ewer,
"Tr anvone wanted to Lreat themselves
to a gift from the Flyshop what would
Lhe hesl girt he?" T lold them it was nol
a gift from the Flyshop that 1 would
'recommend to Fly Babies to give themselves: that, instead, it was a gift of
"routines.··
The holiday season is tough enough.
We don't take care of ourselves. We
push and push and push till we can no
longer go. Why do we do this to our
selves? Tn November, we practiced our
new habit of menu planning. We have
<>aved money. -.aved Lime and you have
had fun. 1t's a wondcrfnl way we can
learn a new habit and get all the !lungs
done. But. December's habit is going
to be very difticult for you.
We always puL ~JUrselves last. And
as a result of putting ourselves last. we
become tired, irritable and hard to li\e
with. The holidays arc tough enough
without you addmg Lo Lhe stress. Yllur
new habit for December is going to he
Lo begin taking care of yourself. And m
Alex Sisco, a third grader from Stumbo Elementary, School, read her essay on what Christmas
means to her at the recent 10th year anniversary event.
Silver Salute Award, an award given for overall
excellence in that school's submitted student writings.
.
Recipients of the Silver Salute Awards
remained unnamed until the district awards celebration event. Then, at the district awards ceremony. Mr. John Carroll presented Betsy Layne High
School and May Valley El'cmcntary, each a Silver
Salute Award for overall distinguished writing by
their students.
At the December 2nd celebration evem. all 180
students received certificates for a McDonald's All
American Meal and overall wmners received tee
shirts from McDonalds and WMDJ. In addition,
the overall school winners received a copy of the
book, Christmas Tapestry. written by Patricia
order to not be irritable and stressed
out. it is essential that we take care of
ourselves. And I know you don't like to
do thb.
What does it mean to take care of
yourself'! Taking care yourself starts
wi'th going to bed at a decent hour. We
never like to be told to go Lobed. But,
you need to get your rest. You arc
pushing yourself on too little sleep. Not
enough sleep causes us to be fussy. lt
also causes us to run around all day in
a fog. NoL enough sleep messes with
our metabolism; this could be one rea
son we gain weight even more easily
during the holidays.
The nexlLhing we have lo dolo take
care of ourselves is to cat properly.
Polacco. Mona Dingus read an excerpt of this story
to an audience of approximately 450 people
including: parents. students, educators and commumty friends. Food City co-sponsored the reception by providing cookies for Lhe guests.Tn addition, beautiful pots of poinsettias grown by the
Mountain Comprehensive Care Greenhouse program served as door prizes to 10 lucky people as
and added, especially festive. part of the I0-year
celebration. Santa Claus also held a scat of honor
and posed with children, families. and teachers and
students, as \Villie Elliott, fmmer Floyd County
Times writer and Floyd County Schools teacher,
snapped pictures throughout the celehratory event.
(Sec CHRISTMAS, page six)
This means to eat plenty of fruns and
vegetables. We arc so used to crashtng
<md burrung that we do this with food.
too. We cat a lot or sugar: then \\ e cra<oh
and we need more sugm· or more caf
reine to get us going again. Tt becomes
a vicious cycle of crash and burn, crash
and burn . Whal would we do if our cars
ran this way? 1f we were to put in a little fuel, run out of gas, have to get
more gas and go 90 miles an hour for a
short period of rime and then run out of
gas again. Our cars wouldn't run correctly. And, neither do we! We have to
stop thh behavior! In order ror our cars
to nm effectively; they need a good
(See FLY LADY, page seven)
® 2001 f'lvloclv .A.II Rlqhts RP.$erved
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TtMES
Chef Simpson's Rx for holiday
cheer - Green yucky stuff
Martha A. Simpson, D.Q, M.B.A.
Associate Professor
of F11mily_Mulicine
hut we also call it ·'the green yucky
stuff.'' Thar helps keep the uninformed out or it until lime for dessert.
lt has hccn a longstanding family joke
about tl1e name, becau-;e it's anything
but yucky.
lnhrrediems:
* 1 cup !lour (all purpose)
* 1 stick butter or margarine (I pre
fer butter) - softened
* 2 tablespoons sugar
* R oz. c.:ream cheese
* 2/3 cup powdered sugar
* l/2 large tub of whipped topping
(e.g.. Cool \Vhip®)
* 2 large packages of pistachio
instant pudding
* 2 1/2 cups milk
Grease a 9x 13 baking pan. Preheat
oYcn to 350 degrees f•
December- with its many holidays
- is always a busy month. This year,
the holiday season starts with the
Jewish "Festival of Lights," or
Hanukkah. A bit earlier than usual, it
nms from sundown on Dec. 4 to sun..
down on Dec. 12. The re!>t of the
month 1s filled with other religious
and secular hohdays including Haij,
Christmas, Kwanza and New Year's
Eve.
So. in heeping with that holiday
spirit, 1 would like to give my readers
a break fi·om the usual treatise on the
diagnosis and treatment of illness.
Instead. for the 16th year in a row, tl1i.s
column will give you respite from the
discussion of human ailments and,
instead, give you a delightful food
recipe that T hope will provide a special holiday treat for your family.
This dessert has little or no nutri
tional value, but is loved by young
and old alike. It is easy to make. can
be made a day or two ahead and is relatively inexpensive. My sister's
mother-in-law makes this recipe year
round, as it is always a crowd plcascr.
But, be judicious in how often you
have it, because it's loaded with calories.
ln my home this delectable dish
has two qames. Officially, it's
Grandma Alene's Four Layer Dessert,
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
**Special Notice: Those interested
in sponsoring a child for Clnistmas,
please call the YSC at 886-1297.**
•Dec. 11 Ma.[,ric Me will meet at
Riverview nursing home from 3:154:30, weather permitting.
•Dec. 14 - All Christmas sponsor
gift~ arc due in to YSC office.
•Dec. 19 - YSC regular Advisory
Council meeting. 4 p.m.
•Those student<; interested in learning about fun ways to exercise and
about good nutrition are invited to sign
up lor "Gel Moving AMS." Call 8861297 for more info. Program '-vlll be
conducted by the Floyd County
Extension Office.
•Lending Library available for student/parent usc. 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, WTC, well"child
exams, etc. Call 886-1297 to schedule
an appointment. Child does not have to
be a student at AMS to receive services. HPV vaccines and flu shots currently available.
•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 regard
less of income. Coordinalor is
Michelle Keathley. Center telephone is
886-1297.
Betsy Layne Elementary
•Center hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Mon. thru Fli. 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
famHics who reside in the community
or neighborhood by Lhe school in
which the center is located. For further
information. please contact the center
at 478-5550.
Akers,
•Brian
H.
Center
Coordinator.
Allen Central High School
•Dec. 10 - National Beta Club
Scholarshlp due.
•Dec. 12 - Board meeting, May
Valley.
•Dec. 12 - Bela Club fruit delivered
to !>chool.
•Dec. 14 - Governor's Scholars
applications due.
•Dec. 15 - AXA Achievement
Scholarship due.
•Dec. 15 - Burger King Scholarshlp
due.
•Dec. 15 Winter Ball.
•Dec. 17- Semester exams, I st, 3rd,
and 5th.
•Dec. 17 - Board meeting,
McDowell Elementary.
•Dec. 19 - Semester exams, 2nd,
4th, and 6th.
•Dec. 19 - Last day of school before
Christmas break!
•Center hours: 8 a.m. to· 3:30p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri. Sharon Collins, coordinator. Telephone 358-3048. Center
provides services for all families
regardless of income.
May Valley Elementary
•Dec. ll - Monthly parent support
program (V.I.P.'s), 1:30 2:30 p.m., in
library. Please check in at office.
•Dec. 12 - Free clothing giveaway
at Graceway Methodist Church from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
•Dec. 13 - Eddy Eagle safety progranl for 1st grade.
•Dec. 15 - Free coat giveaway at
Gru.Tett First Baptist C..'hurch, 3-4 p.m.
South Floyd Youth Services Center
and6-7p.m.
•Dec. 17 - Nuuition program.
•Dec. 17 - Clnistrnas play, grades
K-2, 6 p.m.
•Dec. 18- Christmas play, grades 3
5,6p.m.
*Special Announcement: May
Valley Elem. ha-; heen nominated as a
Blue Ribbon School hy the
CommissiOner of Education. Only 5
schools in the state have received nomillations. •
*May Valley is currently accepting •
applications for the May Valley
Elementary Early Childhood Program
(3-4 ycru· olds). Fcc for services is
$H!/per day. Services available Mon.
thru Fri. Contact school at 285-0883
for more information. Slots will be
filled on first-come, first-serve basis.
Remaining applicants will be placed
on waiting li<;!.
•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. l)ervices
include Head Strut physicals. kindergarten physicals, 6th grade phy!>icals,
well-ehild physicals, immunizations,
TB skin tesr. WIC progrmn. blood
pressure check~;, and more. Must call
the FRC at 285-0321 tor <m appoint
ment.
In addition, Sarah Allen Juseph per
McDowell Elementary and Family
forme<\ beautifully at the piano,
adding to the spilit ot the occasion. ·
Resource Center
Partners at WMDJ include Dale
•Parents of 5th grade student.<> are
urged to call the FRC and make an McKinney, Mona Dingus, Rick
appointment for their child's 6th grade Caudill, Bill Mm'>hall, and Jamie
Johnson, who all work together to get
physical exam!
•Floyd County Health Department the students' voices taped and broad
Nursl! Jo) Moore, b al the center the cast over the radio aim aves.
McDonalds' partners include Bob
tir~t three Mondays each month to
admimster immuni:tations, T.B. skin and Tom Hutchison, Lora Suttles,
tests, wcll-ehild exam'>, WlC, prenatal Charles Everidge, Cindy Wiley and
and post-partum services. und school Donna Kesner.
Allen Central Middle School
•Dec. 12 - Parent meeting.
•Dec. 14- Holiday celebratiOn.
*Pleas~ hav~ your Food Cit) Valu
Card scanned for ACMS! Points help
purchase school merchandise.
•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 Mruilyn 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,
immunitalions, und WTC appointments.
Baptist Learning Center
•Now accepting applications tor
new students. Toddler T class thru PreK class. Located in the First Baptist
Church, S. Front Ave., downlown
Prestonsburg. Call 886-8681.
Duff Elementary
*Those wishing to sponsor a needy
child for Christmas, may contact Judy
Handshoc, in the FRC, at 358-9878.
The center is also in need of gently
used clothing, shoes, belts and backpacks.
•Floyd County Health Dept. is on
site three days per month. Services
include 6th grade school entry physical: kindergarten, Head Start and wellchild physicals (age birth to 18 years);
T.B. skin test: T.D. boosters; and WlC
services. Please call 358-9878 for
appointment if you arc in need of any
of these services.
•The J.A. Duff Elementary Family
Resource Center provides services for
all families regardless of income. We
are located in the area where the old
main oftice used to be. Contact persons
are Judy Handshoe, coordinator.
First Layer
Blend tlour, butter and -;ugar, and
press inro pan. Bake at 350 degrees F
physicals. C11l 377 2678 for an
appointment.
•Parent lending library available to
all parents for \ideo/honk checkouts. A
variety of topics arc 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 McDowell
FRC provides services to all MES students and their families, rcgru·dlcss of
income.
Mountain Christian Academy
•Tuition a~sistancc and hus transportation is available. For more information or a tour or the school, call 2855141 or 285-5142.
•Call 285-5141, Mon. thru Fri.,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•MCA is an accredited non-denominational Christian school.
Prestonsburg Elementary and
Family Resource Center ·
•Dec. 1l - FRC Advisory Council
meeting, 3:30p.m., conference room.
•REMINDER: The Floyd Co:
Health Dept. services previously provided by Clark FRC are still available
through the AMS Youth Services
Center. Call 886-1297 to schedule
appointments for WTC, HeadStart.
Kindergarten, 6th grade exams, and
well child exam<; (age: birth to 18
years).
• The Family Resource Center is
open weekdays 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and
later by appointment. Off'ice provides
services t'or all families, regardless or
income.
•After-School Child Care: 3-6 p.m.
• Call 886-7088 for infonnation and
referrals regard1ng GED classes,
preschool child care. and other programs or services offered to the community.
ror R \O 10 minutes. Cool completely.
Second Layer
Combine cream cheese, powdered
sugar and whipped topping
beat
until smooth and spread over cooled
tirst layer.
Third layer
Comhme pudding mix and milk mix well and pour over second layer.
Fourth layer
Top with remaining whipped· topping and chill several hours or
overnight.
Garni~h with chopped pecans if
desired.
l'\e found that mr.ny people are
put off when they sec the word "pistachio'" Ill the ingredient list. I'd
encourage you to overcome this prejudice an~l give it a try. It is truly an
excellent dessert. lf you can't rise to
•Parent-; needing assistance \l.ith
daycare may contact Mahle Hall for
information, or the "A Step Ahead''
daycare center, at 452-1100.
•SFMS parents with concerns about
your child's grades, visit the STT
Home! site at http://iiod.sst~.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, .[,'fades, and discipline reterrals. Questions? Call 452-9607.
•Walking track open to public (track
closed during special events).
•The center ha<> a one-stop career
station satellite that is available to the
community as well as student~.
•All new students and v1sitors, 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. tluu Fli.
•For more information call 4529600 or 452-9607, ext. 243 or 153.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud Creek
Family Resource & Youth Service
Center
*Yearbooks are $22 and will be on
sale January I, in school office.
•Lost & Found located in Family
Resource Center.
•The Mud Creek FRYSC is located
on the right, by the school gymnasium.
Services are oiTered 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. belt'>, book hags,
etc. May he used but need lobe in good
condition. Donated items v..ill 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 vistL, or call. Ask for Cissy
that challenge, you can do what some
other folks do; they ~ubstitutc chocolate pudding lor pistachio pudding.
The result is still a dessert that melt<>
in your mouth.
Enjoy !
Family Medicine® is a weekly colzmm. To submit questions, write to
Martita A. Simpson, D.O., M.B.A ..
Ohio
University
College
f~f
Osteopathic Medicine, P.O. Box 110,
Athens, Ohio 45701, or l'ia e-mail to
rea de rqu e s tions @j'amilym edicinenews.org. Medical infomration in
this column is provided as an educational service only. ft does not
replace the judgment o.f'your personal physician. who should be relied on
to dia~nose and recommend treatment fpr any medical conditions.
Past columns are available online at
familymedicinenews.org.
(center coordinator). Center telephone
and fax: (606) 452-4553.
Wesley Christian School
•WCS Learning Center accept<> toddlers. preschool age (2-4). Hours: 7:30
a.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-.:J-:30 p.m. - BSCTC: Martin
Comm.Ctr.
1:30 - 5 p.m. -Wheelwright Baptist
Church.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Mud
Creel Clinic; BSCTC.
9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. - David Craft
Center.
9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Dixie
Apartments.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCIC: Mud Creek
Clinic: Floyd County Jail.
6-8 p.m. - Auxier Learning Ctr.;
Martin Community Ctr.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Martin Comm. Ctr.: Auxier Learning
Ctr.: BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - Layne House;
BSCTC; Floyd County Jail.
6-8 p.m. - BSCTC.
Thursday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. BSCTC.
8 a.m. to 4:30p.m.- Weeksbury CC.
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Betsy Layne
YSC.
1-4:30 p.m- BSCTC.
Kay Hale Ross - Manager of Adull
Education.886-7334
Lisa Pelfrey- Assistant, 886-7397
Ron Johnson, Stephania Conn,
Lynn Hall, Nancy Bormes, Cindy
Justice and Wayne Combs - Adult
Education teachers.
*Program will be closed from Dec.
20 through Jan. -J.. All centers will re- ·
open on Jan. 7.
I
photo by W1llie Elliott
Dexter Kidd, a
first grader from
Stumbo
Elementary, was
thrilled to spend a
few moments with
the
guest
of
honor,
Santa
Claus.
Christmas
'
• Continued from pS
In the school ilistrict. a district
coordinator, Patricia \Vatson, oversees the ditfcrcnt stages of the writing
program. In addition, a school coordi~
nator in each building guides the student work process. School coordina
tors include; <:;tcphanic Marsillctt,
Adams .\<liddlc School; ~on) a Slone.
Allen
Central
High:
Angela
Coleman Mullins, Allen Central
Middle: Susan W. Barnette, Allen
Elcmcntru·y; Kathy Wagner, Betsy
Layne Elementary: John A. Kidd,
Betsy Layne High; Melame Turner.
DuiT Elementary; Ki1i1 Potter, May
Valley Elementary; Rachel Ctidcr.
McDowell Elemen!ar): Debbie Kidd.
Opportunities Unlimited; Stephanie
Samons. Osborne Elementary: Betty
Minix. Prestonsburg Elementary;
Deslua HolhJay. Preston ·burg High
School; Sherr) Bmley. SOL!Ih FIO)'d
High; JoAnn Mullins, South Floyd
Middle: and Rhonda Blanton,
Smmbo Elementary.
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
7, 2007 • 87
Jenny Wiley Theatre seeks community support
"'
Jenny Wiley Theatre i~
entering the 2008 Season, hav
ing entertained rour generations and provided educational
opportunities for the east
Kentuch.}' region for 43 years.
The Jenny Wiley Theatre
Board, as well as the patrons
v.ho have not rrusscd one sea
son since the beginning are
amazed. '"It is gratifying to
look back and sec how far this
unique organization has come
since
volunteer.~
from
The cast of JWT's 2007 production of Disney's High School Musical.
Johnson, Floyd", and Pike
counties gathered to produce a
show,"
said
Ca!Tic the. regwn.
Cinnumond, JWT Board
Another
misconception
President. "One show. pro- about Jenny Wiley Theatre is
duced by volunteers four that JWT IS completely Late
decades ago, has e'olved into funded.
'"Not so." said
an East Kentucky icon." The Executive Director, Martm
1l1eatre has expanded from Chtldcrs. "Yes, JWT docs
one summer show to present- receive some slate runds coving three .to four shows each ering about eight percent of
summer including an historic the annual budget, but goYern
drama and year-round produc
mcnt grants arc competitive,
lions, a live orchestra. a lour- not guaranteed and require
ing company. and educational applkation annually" Only 39
opportunities for the people of pen.:ent ot the annual budget
the region, while becoming (this year nearly S l ,000,000)
one of eastern Kentucky's comes from ticket sales, and
Catherine Walker is pleased to announce the arrival of her favorite attractions.
the balance is raised through
In 2007, nearly 45,000 mail sohcitations of individubaby sister, Dianna Carol Walker. Dianna joined the Walker
family on November 15, 2007, weighing In at 5 lbs., 14 oz., patrons enjoyed the diverse als and corporations. ad -;ales.
and measuring 19 and 1/4 inches.
programming offered by JWT. several grant sources. costume
Catherine and Dianna are the daughters of Brian and Nearly 20,000 students in 36 rental, and special e'vents. The
Suzanne Walker. They are the granddaughters of Randall Kentucky counties enjoyed the
majority of the budget is desand Dianna Hunsucker, and Jimmy and Carolyn Walker, and educational tour through the
ignated
for the htring ot prothe great-granddaughters of Anne Roark, all of
Theatre-on-Wheels Program, fessional actors, designers,
Prestonsburg.
Dianna's family welcomes her with great joy at this holiday and approximately I -GOO stu- musician. technicians. and
dents participated in the ln- production
wsls.
Other
season!
School Theatre Workshops. expenses include part-time and
Jenny Wiley Thdi.U"c has not full time staffmg. insurance
only provided a much-needed and organiiational costs. "We
cultural respite, but the eco- are h'Iateful that so many
nomic imp~ct each year totals throughout our region realife
• Continued from p5
nearly $1, I 00,000 spent in our the value and quality of our
steady fuel supply, as do our month of December is about region. Jenny Wiley Theatre
endeavors and continue to
bodies.
pampering you and taking care has truly round a place in the
generously support the theatn~
What docs this fuel supply of you. 1f you don't do it, who universe.
through its many challenges
consist of? It consists of fruits will? This is the best gift you
It's amazing that the theatre and
accomplishments."'
and vegetables, plenty of can give yourself'
has been such a moving force Childers said.
Amber Renee Stewart, the daughter of Kimberly DeRossett
water, protein, and fiber. This
in our region, yet there are
This month, •the Theatre and Benjie Stewart, and Shawn Anthony Whitt, the son of
For more help getting rid of many facts about JWT or
is what Leanne calls a balbegins its annual fundraising Phillip and Rhonda Whitt, of Prestonsburg, are pleased to
anced diet. My gift to you this your CHAOS; clzeck out which the general public may
campaign with a goal or announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.
holiday· season is the gifL or Fiylady 's website and join her not be aware. For instance, did
$206,500. .If you appreciate Amber is the granddaughter of the late Revella and Christine
establishing routines. The sim- free mentoring group at you know that Jenny Wiley
lhe work of the theatre and its Martin St«;wart, of Minnie, and Lila Francis Prater DeRossett,
ple habits we leach you every 'rl'Ww.FlyLady.rzet or her book, Theatre is NOT arfiliated with
benefits to your community. and the late James Dee DeRossett, of Allen.
month become the routines Sink Reflections, published by any other organization? JWT
please consider investing in Shawn is the grandson of Opal Slusher Whitt and the late
that help you take care of your- Bantam and her New York is a non-protit 501 (c) 3 orgaJohnny Whitt, of Salyersville, and Mary Margaret Moncrief
the Theatre's future by becom- Caudill and the late Kirby Caudill, of Whitesburg.
self. Talang care of yourself Times Best Selling book. Body nization, governed by a voluning a Jenny Wiley Theatre The wedding ceremony and celebration will take place on
relieves stress. Tllis stress is Clutter, published by Fireside. teer Board of Trustees. While
contributor. There arc many Saturday, December 22, 2007, at half past the hour of three
whal causes us to not enjoy the Copyright 2007; Marla Cilley. not afl11imed, the Theatre does
Used by permission in this partner wirh several other different ways to support and o'clock in the afternoon, at the US 23 Country Music
holidays.
you can lind out more by 'isil- Highway Museum, in Paintsville.
Please enjoy your gift. The publication.
organi/ations (The Mountain ing www.j\"\1heatre.com or by An invitation to help celebrate this special day is cordially
Arts Center, Jenny Wiley State calling the office at 1-877- extended to all family and friends.
Resort Park, Pikeville High CALL-JWT. All donations arc
School,
Morehead
State tax deductible.
University, etc.) to provide
*Jenny Wiley Theatre is a
• Continued from p5
patrons the best experience non-profit organization and
possible. The amphitheatre receives funding from individhigher your risk. Your heart till later.
and
the uals,
corporations.
risk goes up as your in'ches go
Lightly oil both sides of the space
Wilkinson/Stumbo
Prestonsburg
Convention
and
and
sprinkle
with
the
salmon
up. Tf your waist is. bigger than
Center
m Visitor!> Bureau, Paintsville
your hips. you need to take this remaining Cajun spice (the Convention
message seriously, especially more you add, the hotter it Prestonsburg are provided, at Tourism, the Kentucky Arts
no cost, by the state park sys- Council.
the
National
if you're a woman.
becomes, so heads up).
Park employees and Endowment for the Arts, and
Just remember, there is no
Place. salmon in the hot tem.
magic potion or spot reduction skillet to blacken; cook 2 to 3 Theatre staff work closely the Kentucly Department of
exercise you can do to get rid minutes on the first side. turn together to draw tourists into ·n-avel.
of the belly fat. Tt takes work. and finish cooking. Cooking - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - l'm not gomg to lie to you. it time will vary based on the
takes HARD work. That"s thickness or fish and the heal
hardly earth shattering, is it') of pan. Spread 1 tablespoon of
You have to eat less (POR- the mayonnaise mixture onto
TION CONTROL!!), move each French roll. Top each
more (EXERCISE!) and eat with a blackened salmon
healthier ~turr (EAT YOUR sLeak/lilleL, 2 slices of tomato
VEGGIES!). Like I said, it's and 1/4 cup of the shredded
cabbage and serve.
no shocker.
Per Serving: 373 Calories;
1 felt this is an important
reminder as we are well into llg Fat; 30g Protein; 42g
the holidays and the greasy Carbohydrate; 7g Dietary
Kayla Suzanne Ward and Shane Dye were joined in marriage
appetizers are calling oul, the Fiber; 64mg Cholesterol;
on November 1, 2007, in a ce~emony that was held in
candy comes pouring in from 1371mg Sodium. Exchanges:
Prestonsburg.
everywhere and the party invi- 1 112 Grain(Starch); 3 Lean
Kayla is the daughter of Beth and Larry Walker, of Van Lear,
tations just seem to multiply. Meat; 2 l/2 Vegetable; I Fat;
and Alan Ward, of McDowell. She is the granddaughter of
Oakie and Carol Sparks, and Geraldine Ward and the late
Now isn't the time to lose 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
Glen Ward. She is the great-granddaughter of Violetta and
body clutter necessarily. This
SERVING SUGGESTION:
guararl~ the late Otis Wright.
is more a time to think sensibly Serve with a tossed green
Shane is the son of Mary and Jasel Dye, of Grethel. He Is the
about maintaining your current salad.
grandson of Edith Huff and the late Ersel Huff, and the late
*lf you can't buy Cajun
weight and not gaining'
Nancy Ann and Kennel Dye.
Be a mindful eater, regard- spice mix or would prefer to
The newlyweds reside in Minnie.
tess of the time of year and make it yourself, here is a simlet's stay healthy into 2008. ple recipe:
2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
Here is a heart healthy recipe
to help you and it's a snap to
2 tablespoons garlic pow
make. too! Enjoy!
der
• Continued from p5
1 tablespoon black pepper
My mother was diagnosed with and learn to get past the feelings of dread
1 tablespoon crushed red autumn was a favorite time of the year for
Blackened Salmon Poor Boy
me. I loved the colored le;,wes h<mging on Alzheimer's Disease in 1997. one month and despair a-.; these December hallmarks
pepper flakes
Sandwiches
the trees, r even loved the crunchy soufld before m) father paso;ed away. from that or birth and death arrive and pass.
1 tablespoon dried thyme
Serves 6
1 tablespoon dried oregano the dried up ones undemcath my feel time. until her death in 2005, 1 struggled
6 salmon fillets or steaksThis \car. 1 am trying to remember my
1 tablespoon onion powder made. And what's not to love about pump- Lo understand all the many changes as mother's holiday turkey and rich choco(4 to 6 oz. each) - boned and
1 tablespoon ground white kins, jack-o-lanterns, Halloween cos- each day dawned \vith a new challenge to late fudge; 1 am trying to remember that
skinned
tumes and candy? Fall festivals and face.
6 French rolls - lightly pepper
the reason she dreaded eeing winter
Through the years, 1 learned to sec my approach was not so much steeped in
1 teaspoon mustard powder caramel apples? Not to mention that this
toasted, remove some of inside
mother in a whole new light. She became morbidity as it was simpl) that 1t meant
time of year is a predecessor to even bet
breading
This makes about 2/3 of a ter things to come - Thanksgiving feast!), to me, not just my "mother," the woman that her bekwed flower gardens ,md rose
1 l/2 cups shredded cabcup. Keep it in a sealed ziplock holiday parades, Christmas presents and Wlth which I had m·gued as a teen and fol- bushes would soon with~r and die. I am
bage
lowed as a child, and e' entually come to trying Lo remember my mother·s fried
lighted trees.
type bag to usc again.
12 slices tomato
Now, however, as the temperatures befriend as a young adult, hut, if you will, chicken and apple pies and how much she
6 tablespoons low-fat
For more help putting din- begin to drop, T find that I lind myself a human bemg. A woman who was not enjoyed packing them both for family picmayonnaise
1/4 cup Cajun spice mix ner on your table check out sharing my mother's long held dread of perfect, but who had tried to do the best nic lunches. In short, 1 am trying, at tltis
Leanne's
website, the winter months. Funny that the very she knew as she traveled life's many paths most spedal time of year.. to remember
PLUS
not my mother's death, hut her life.
3 tablespoons CaJun spice www.SavingDinnncom or her time of year that she acquainred with of twists and rums.
I learned to forgive her for what I had
Saving Dinner Rook series death for all her life, is the very time that
mix
It is a challenge, but it is a t:hallenge
published by Balla!!tine and she happened to leave thb earthly exis- seen as her failings as Twas growing up. 1 that T hope to overcome Because
Oil
learned to love her in u new 1md different December, in all its sparkly. glinery, hoh
her New York Times Rest tence.
SaiL and pepper - to taste
Now, as December arrives and I wait way as our rl)les switched and I, in day glory is a beautiful time of year; and
Heat a heavy skillet over Selling book Body Clutter,
by
Fireside. for the seventh day, and then the twcnty- essence, became "mother" and she my my mother, in all her living glmy, was a
high heat for 15 to 20 minutes. published
beautiful per~on.
Mix mayonnaise with 1-2 tea- Copyright 2007,· Leanne Ely. liflh, my thoughts remain not on all the child.
This year, as the trees become hare and
spoons of Cajun spice. Taste, Used b_v permission in this holiday glitter and many festive events,
And you know what they say - it's all
but rather on my mother and the sadness the cold winds begin to blow, I am trying in the eye of the be-holder.
add salt, pepper or more Cajun publication.
to broaden my horiwns yet a tiny bit more
of her last years here with us.
spice as necessary: put aside
New Arrival
•
Fly Lady
Stewart-Whitt
•
Diva
Editor's Notice: The Floyd .Colinty Times., is
happy to announce your engagement, new
marriage, new baby, birthday or family reunion
free of charge. However, space is limited and
we can offer no guarantee of the exact day yQur
announcement will run. Readers may opt' to
purchase ad space if these conditio':J-S are not
satisfactory. With the purchase of a paid ad,
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�FRIDAY, DECEMBER
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
7, 2007 • 88
1 ullrll< ' l"riilm
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l'hm;,. /(J{I(o)8\6 0. (J(.
I ax: rMMJ
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\lmrben
~.H('){.Irlttd PI•·'·~
Pumpkin
math
Mrs.
Newsome's
second
grade cfa$S did centers with
the theme of Pumpkins.
Carla Lough, a parent volunteer helped students with
acti'llltles. Students predict·
ed If they thought a pumpkin
and various other Cla$sroom
Items would float in water.
Many were surprised that the
heavy pumpkin did indeed
float. Students also estimated how many seeds they
thought a pumpkin con~
tain&d then the seeds were
counted by bags of 25.
Students also did various
math problems with pump-
kin seeds. There was also an
Art center where students
, made a pumpkin man and a
literature center where s1u-
dems cut apart and placed
Fall words in alphabetical
order. The students had a
fun day and reamed a lot.
,
•
Pictured are Prestonsburg Elementary School teachers Angela
Duncan, left, and Giendine Hale, tight. Both women became
national board certified teachers this year.
PES teachers
achieve national
board certification
•
Two Hoyd C<Hmty tcnch<."rs
<u-e now rccogmzed as among
the nation's top educators. Mrs.
Angela Duncan and Mrs.
Glcndmc Hale. teacher~ at
Prestonsburg
Elem!.'!nhtry
School. have met the nation's
higMst teach111g standa.tds fUl<l
have achieved national board
certification m 2007, Thts
achil!vcment recognize:. educator5> as among the b<:st teachers
in the nation
Mrs. Angela Duncan has
served as a currk:uhun resource
teacher for F1<,~d County
Schools for the past four years.
She holds a bachdor of arts
degree m clementqr; ~-ducatmn
and fN spcd~1l educa1ion {K·
J2J wtth an emphasis m kaming and behavioral disorders
from
Mtlrehead
State
University. In addition. ~he has
acquired a master of arts in education degree for instructional
leadership
from
Enstem
Kentucky University. She will
add NBCT certification tn early
and middle childhood litcr-.tcy
to her current cerliticatiom; a~
an elementary and special education consultant.
1\·frs. Glendinc Hale i: a Sj)l!-
cial education teacher who
hold• a bachelor of science and
a nta. ters degree in education
from
Eastern
Kentucky
She has 27 years of
teaching experience, with 18 of
those in the Floyd County
S~hool Sy'-tem at Prestonsburg
Elementary. , ·frs Hale'~ recent
Univer~>ity.
(lchicvcmc:nt certifies her as a
national board certified e~c-ep
tional needs spocialist.
National board cettification
is a voluntary assessment program d.;:s;igned to recogni1..e and
reward great teachers - and
make them better. As part of rhe
process, teachers b\lild a portfolio that includes student work
samples, assignments. videotapes and a thorough analySIS of
their
clR:.sroom
teaching.
Additionally, teachers are
assessed on their knowledge of
the ~ubjects they teach.
"Uke board-certified doctors and accountants. teachers
who aducve national board ccrlificatwn have met rigorous criteria through intensive study.
expert evaluation. self-assessment. and peer review," said
NBPTS President and CEO
Joseph
A.
Aguerrebere.
"Research demonstrate£ that
Students at the David School
honored veterans on Frtday.
Nov. 9, during 11s annual
Veterans Oav Celebration.
Both teachers and famfly
members of several'$tudents
were recognized for their
service to our country. A
short program presented bV
the students was followed by
a luncheon in honor of the
national holiday.
national board certified teachers
conoisteitlly outperform their
peers in knowledge of subject
matter and ability to create chn.l·
lenging and engaging lessons:'
'he certification proce s
began in 1987 by the National
Board
for
Profe ·sional
Teaching Standards (NBPTS),
an mdependent. nonprofit. nonpartisan,
nongovernmental
or·gani1-ation. Today. more than
60, 000 Nntionul Board
Certi tied Teachers are making a
positive dHlcrciUX! in the lives
of :;tuden1s across the nation.
What is a hero?
Tlus <:hilr,J, Q_Hd thm.r..Oir'lds IJi<li' h~r. hi.JIIIi' 1he
ttope of a be\il-'1' 1\.Jture ,;mtJ the
powe~
to
ma¥.e tt tl<tppP.n. Sy taking PQrt tn af1+'r~rh<:>ol
proqwm$, ktd~ eJIPiore, le<Jrn, grow, anct
most importantly, hnd thP. hero mstde
th~mselves.
pt'Og(<Jm~
Veterans Day
let u-; know you want ofte-r&etwo1
in pur arw. Cai11.SOO.USA·L£ARN.
~Aftersc:hoot
programs
I-4C'Ip!tt(j k1th hn.d tM• ttt• IU Wlthlq
PES kids
celebrate
Students In Mrs.
Angle Watts'
Kindergarten c;:Ias.
recently celebrated
Red Rtbbon WHk ln
theJr beautiful new
classroom at
Prestonsburg
Elementary.
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