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by JACK LATTA
briefs
STAFF WRITER
lTV-related
aths and
i•tiuries .
continue rise
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT- Robert
Parks says he's learned
his lesson following an all.errain vehicle crash this
'spring that left him with a
roken collarbone and
•, r injuries.
rParks has since sold
·his ATV and vows he won't
fide one again. His grand·j:laughter and her friend
were uninjured in the
.crash, but he received 16
~titches in his head and
suffered a leg wound that
required surgery.
"It's a hell of a way to
~earn," Parks said. "I put a
lot of burden on my family."
Parks, 51, is one of
tn.<>l'e than 260 people in
,I
T~tucky hurt this year
lhtough Nov. 1 while riding
an ATV. The 2007 tally
accounts for 26 more than
in 2006.
there have been at
teast'30 ATV related
deaths this year - more
than twice as many than
what occurred five years
ago and nine more than in
~006.
Kentucky has recently
, ead the country in the
umber of fatal ATV crash-
GA
VIRGIE - Kentucky State Police
have a suspect under arrest after an
armed robbery at a Pike County grocery store over the weekend.
Jimmy D. Ray, 24, of Virgie, is
being lodged in the Pike County Jail
after being arrested Sunday by KSP
BREAK
Sgt. Darren Stapleton on a charge of
first-degree armed robbery.
According to reports, Ray allegedly
entered the Valley lOA in Pike County
on Saturday wearing a ski mask and
armed with a small pistol, demanding
money from the store clerk.
"He (the suspect) ran up to the first
register and told the girl to give him all
the money," said Rita Boyd, the store
F R0 M
manager. "When she hesitated, he put
the gun to her head and said she had
three seconds."
The suspect fled the store with over
$1,600 in cash. No one was injured in
the robbery.
According to Boyd, the suspect had
parked behind the store, and when he
left, customers of the store followed
him. The customers reported the sus-
Coal company
fined over $200K
for violations
WINTER
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WAITER
HAZARD - A Perry
County Coal Corporation is
facing a $220,000 penalty
after a miner received electrical burns at an E4-l mine
in Hazard.
Richard E. Stickler.
assistant secretary of labor
for mine safety and health.
said in a released statement.
"a flagrant violation of the
mine safety laws intended
to prevent this type of accident directly contributed to
the accident."
"Mine Safety and Health
(Sc;e DEATHS, page thirteen)
DAY FORECAST
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(See FINE, page thirteent
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Three con ·.ct~d in
federal cocaine case
photo by Jack Latta
Floyd County residents took advantage of the pretty weather on Monday to take In a round of
disc golf at Jenny Wiley. State Resort Park. The respite from winter weather is not expected to
last, however, as snow showers are possible today.
by JACK LATTA
-i\n analysis by The
(L~tJisville) Courier-Journal
Administration (MSHA)
will not hesitate to assess
stiff penalties against coaJ
companies that fail to comply with safety and health
regulations;' Stickler said.
According to MSHA. a
flagrant violation is "a reckless or repeated failure (<!
make reasonable efforts t~
eliminate a known violatim;
of a mandatory safety and
health standard that sub~
stantially and prox,imateiY,
caused, or reasonably could
have been expected to
cause, death or serious bod-·
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pect fleeing in a dark blue Dodge
Neon, and that there was another person in the vehicle.
At press time, no arrests had been
made of the suspected accomplice.
Trooper Scott Hopkins, Post 9
spokesman, was not available for comment.
The incident is still under investigation by KSP.
Lawmakers push big ideas
amid meager fmances
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - One lawmaker is proposing legislation
to criminalize consensual sex
between teachers and older
teens. Another wants to allow
active-duty soldiers who are at
least 18 to legally buy and
drink alcohol.
Hundreds of other bills are
expected to be introduced in the
upcoming legislative session
that begins Jan. 8. With the
state facing one of the bleakest
financial outlooks in recent history, however, the state budget
is certain to be the overshadowing issue, said House Speaker
Jody Richards.
"I don't remember a situation more financially difficult
than this one," said Richards,
D-Bowling Green. "We'll just
have to wait and see what hap-
STAFF WRITER
LONDON
Three
Eastern Kentuckians were
convicted Dec. 21 of conspiring to distribute and distributing cocaine.
Roy Branham, 74, of
Wheelwright,
Terry
Branham, 56, and Kathy
Branham, 54, both of Van
Lear, are scheduled to
appear for sentencing
before Judge Danny C.
Reeves in London, on April
14.
During the nine-day
trial,
Assistant
U.S.
Attorney Stephen C. Smith
presented evidence that
showed Roy Branham conspired to distribute over
pens."
Richards said the budget crisis could threaten some $400
million in long-awaited dormitories, laboratories and other
buildings on university campuses.
Gov.
Steve
Beshear
describes the state's financial
condition as dire. Shortfalls
already have been popping up
(See SESSION, page thirteen)
five kilograms of cocaine,
and Terry Branham and
Kathy Branham conspired.
to distribute 500 grams to
five kilograms of cocaine,
distributed cocaine, and
used a telephone to comnlit
drug distribution crimes.:'
There was also a judgment.
of forfeiture in the amount'
of $500,000.
The investigation that,
led to the Branham's arrest
was conducted by the
Federal
Bureau
of
Investigation
and
t!wr
Kentucky State Police.
:
Roy Branham faces ~
maximum prison sentence
of of 10 years to life irt
prison. Terry and Kathy
Branham face 5-to-40 years
in prison.
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State pension issue looms for legislature
by JOE BIESK
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FRANKFORT - Kentucky lawmakers return next week to deal with a
myriad of issues - from casino gambling to making "cornhole" the official
state game .
But one looming issue could -someday cost the state billions of dollars if
it's not addressed- the state employees' pension system. Some lawmakers
have warned that failing to act soon
could exacerbate the problem to a point
that it would eventually consume mammoth proportions of the state budget.
"It's tough now; it's going to get
exponentially more difficult going forward," said Brian Crall, a former top
executive in Gov. Ernie Fletcher's
administration.
Currently, the state employees' pension system is facing a staggering near$20 billion- the number fluctuatesin unfunded liabilities. Fully funding
pensions this year would likely cost
between $500 million to $700 million,
Crall said.
A task force Fletcher set up - and
led by Crall - to study the issue
recently completed a report for the
Legislature to consider this session.
Kentucky's retirement systems
cover more than 445,000 people in the
state, according to the commission's
report.
Last year, the General Assembly
split on the issue and left town without
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passing a fix. One plan floated in the
Republican-controlled Senate called
for selling more than $800 million in
pension bonds to give a cash infusion
to the retirement systems for public
employees and a separate one that handles public school teachers. The measur.e also would have altered benefits
for future employees but kept existing
workers' benefits intact. It cleared the
Senate before stalling in the House.
Senate President David Williams
and other legislators have claimed that
without quick action, the state's retirement system could collapse within the
next two decades.
The proposed change would have
converted future employees' retirement
plans from defined benefits to a hybrid
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version that included investing in the
stock market.
It's uncertain whether Gov. Steve
Beshear will focus more energy on the
matter.
Compounding the situation. however, is an already grisly financial fore~
cast for the state. Beshear said last
week the state is short $290 million for
its bills in the current fiscal year and is
facing an even larger financial shortfall
next year.
The pension issue "is a big problem.
I don't look at it as an immediate crisis," Beshear said recently. "By that I
mean people are going to continue to
get their benefits if we don't take
(See PENSIONS, page thirteen)
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
2, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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....... iandowners want tougher law enforcement against illegal logging
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by SAMIRA JAFARI
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
WHTTFSBURG The
'• ctin1e s~cne- a once-wooded
landscape marked by tire
tracks and tree stumps makes the victim, Verna
Potter, feel physically violated.
"It's just like someone cut
your heart out," says the 77year-olct· Potter, who lost an
'• estimated $50,000 worth of
""generations-old oak trees,
•:•
• which were taken from her
... property and sold, without per• mission, while she was away.
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Rogue loggers have long
preyed on private properties
from coast to coast, taking
advantage of the elderly, the
absent or- in Potter's case,r
...
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both. And they traditionally
had little to fear from law
enforcement officials hesitant
to pursue criminal charges,
instead chalking up most complaints to property disputes.
But as timber values rise, so
have the stakes for landowners
- and the attitude of law
enforcement is adjusting
accordingly.
"The authorities who have
dealt with it as a property matter ar.e starting to look at it as
more of a criminal matter,"
said Joseph Phaneuf, executive
director
of
the
Northeastern
Loggers'
Association. "But it's not happening without a push from
the individuals affected."
Tn recent years, there's been
a steady movement to curb
illegal logging. Some states,
such as Mississippi and
Virginia have established specific timber theft laws, making
illegal logging on private
property a felony punishable
by jail time.
Other states, including New
York, have started timber theft
prevention campaigns that
warn property owners of the
common claims thieves make
when caught red-handed.
In Kentucky, the problem
has resulted in the formation
of
the
Appalachian
Roundtable, a nonprofit that
joins forestry experts, attorneys, law enforcement and
victims to alert landowners to
logging scams and pursue
criminal charges against timber thieves. The group is draft-
ing legislation to be introduced
in the 2008 Kentucky General
Assembly to make timber theft
a felony punishable by a
prison sentence.
"Historically, it's been
viewed by local police and the
judiciary as a civil complaint,"
said Keith Cain, president of
the
Kentucky
Sheriffs
Association. "But the theft of
timber is a criminal issue and
should be prosecuted as such."
With the overseas demand
for North American hardwoods growing, it's become a
more costly issue for private
landowners, whose tree farms
and woodlands make up 55
percent of U.S. timber production, forestry officials say. The
rest comes from lands owned
by the state and federal gov-
Obituaries
Edward Burchett
Edward
Burchett,
81,
beloved husband of Nannie;
dear father of Dionna Burchett
and Kathy (Burchett) Terry;
of
loving
grandfather
Nicholas, Stephen, Christopher, Lauryn. Deven, Kala,
Kristin and Dalton; also survived bY. ope great-gandchild,
·' Sara; brother to Dewey and
Darvin, and three sisters:
Clova McComis, Norma Hill,
· and Illene Helm.
Ed was a farmer and coal
, miner in Floyd County, until
: ~··movi ng Lexington.
: :. , Services to be held at the
: ., convenience of the family.
Arrangements, under direc: : t.ion of Milward Funeral
Home, Lexington.
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Irma Mae Marshall
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Irma
Mae
Marshall
:: McKenzie, 91, of Auxier, died
,.:~Friday, December 28, 2007, at
Pikeville Medical
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Born December
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29,
1915,
in
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Eastern, she was " .· ''··, ·
the daughter of the
· ,.
late Robert Hugh Marshall and
Nevada Martin Marshall. She
was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, William Troy
"Duke" McKenLie, on March
7, 2003 .
Survivors include two
daughters: Judith Porter of
Chillicothe, Ohio, and Martha
Thompson (Oscar W. III,
M.D) of Pikeville; a son,
William Duke McKenzie of
Little Rock, Arkansas; a brother, Townsell Gordon Marshall
of Monroe, Ohio; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and five great-greatgrandch ildren.
In addition to her parents
and husband , she was preceded in death by a son, Robert
Troy McKenzie; and four
brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services were held
Monday, December 31, 2007,
at ll a.m., at the Carter
Funeral Home Chapel, with
Bobby Joe Spencer officiating.
Interment
was
111
Gethsemane
Gardens,
Prestonsburg.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
·The family has eptrusted
arrangements to the Carter
Funeral Home.
(Paid obituary)
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Calvin C. "Tab"
Smith
Calvin C. "Tab" Smith, age
80, of Marshall, Michigan,
brother of Ann Bentley of
Allen, passed into eternal life
on December 26, 2007.
On May the 13th 1927, Tab
was born into a loving family,
to the late Johnnie B. and
Elizabeth (Slone) Smith in
Pippa Passes. He was the second of nine ch ildren .
At a ceremony in Laurel,
Indiana, he married the love of
his life, Irene (Johnson)
Meinders on January 8, 1973.
Tab has bee n living at
Tendercare of Marshall, where
his brother, Ernie and sister-inlaw, Nancy, have been spoiling
him with cornbread and milk,
along with hugs and kisses
from the loving nurses.
Calvin was a free spirit, he
loved to travel, as a young man
he loved going along to sale
barns with his dad, where they
would do some horse trading.
He also enjoyed working on
automobiles. and if you had
the pleasure of a visit, most
likely you would be invited to
go coon hunting. He always
had a dog or two . He was also
a laborer, and had worked in
many different states. Through
the years he has kept his fami-
ly and friends laughing with
his humor. He adored his
grandchildren, and the time
they spent together.
He is survived by two children: Donna Jean (Smith) and
Jerry Zehendner, and Robert
and
Sarah
Smith
of
Huntington indiana; Myrna
Vebert, the mother of the children; two step-daughters,
Bonnie (Meinders) and Henry
Volz of Milan, Indiana; and
Gcorgiann
Poynter
of
Louisville:
five
sisters:
Annalee Bentley of Allen,
Kathryn (Chapman) Dennis
of
Bourbon,
Dreibelbis
Indiana, Ruth Ann Frederick
of Inverness, Florida, Phyllis
(Crace) Carl Sellards of Allen,
and Bobbi (Gay) Don Rollo of
Battle Creek, Michigan; two
brothers : Ernie and Nancy
Smith of Marshall, Michigan,
and I. J. and Dorothy Smith of
Westville, Indiana; five grandchildren, two step-grandchildren: 20 great-grandchildren;
34 nieces and nephews; and 49
great-nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Irene (Meinders)
Smith; his father, Johnnie; his
mother, Elizabeth ; a sister,
Marie; and his grandparents,
Isom and Ruth Ann Slone
·from Pippa Passes.
He will be greatly missed by
his family and friends .
Visitation will be on
Thursday, January 3, from
6:00 to 8:00, at the Craig K.
Kempf Funeral Home in
Marshall, Michi gan. A prayer
service will be held at 7:00
p.m.
Interment will follow on
Friday morning at 9:00 a.m., at
Oakridge Cemetery.
Courtesy of Hall Funeral
Home, Martin.
(Paid obituary)
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Dallas (Big Larry)
Taylor
of Pinsonfork, died
Thursday, December 27, 2007,
at Williamson Memorial
Hospital, Williamson, West
Virginia.
Born February 20, 1943, in
Freeburn, he was the son of the
late Burbage and Hester
Sullivan · Taylor. He was a
retired coal miner and a member of the Old Time Baptist
Church.
He is survived by his wife of
43 years, Iva Gibson Taylor.
Other survivors include a
son and daughter-in-law, Larry
and Shanuna Taylor of
Pinsonfork; a daughter and
son-in-law, Drema and Orvilla
Canterbury of Lenore, West
Virginia; a brother, Dennis
Taylor of Pikeville; a sister
and brother-in-law, Sue and
James Lester of Big Rock,
Virginia; five grandchildren:
Shannon
Canterbury
of
Columbus,
Ohio,
Scott
Canterbury, Dallas Canterbury
and Dustin Canterbury, all of
Lenore, West Virginia, and
Nathan Taylor of Pinsonfork;
four
great-grandchildren:
Keith Canterbury and Karson
Canterbury, both of Columbus,
Ohio, Nathaniel Canterbury
and Amanda Canterbury, both
of Lenore, West Virginia; and
several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by a
brother and two sisters: Homer
Taylor, Emogene Taylor, and
Phyllis Chapman.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, December 30, at
noon, at the Old Time Baptist
Church, in Printer, with Forest
(Bubby) Gibson and Denver
Meade officiating.
Burial was in the Tackett
Cemetery, in Tram, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation was at the church.
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at the University of Georgia
referring to the Chinese p1a
ernments, the logging industry
and other investors.
While there's ,no timber
theft charge on the books in
Kentucky,
regular
theft
charges can still be filed, said
Dea Riley, executive director
of
the
Appalachian
Roundtable, which is currently
working with more than 50
families who claim they are
victims of timber thefts.
"It's a racketeering game,"
said Riley, who helped Potter
convince the Kentucky State
Police to investigate her case
when local authorities wouldn't. "These people are victims."
Because timber theft often
goes unreported or unprosecuted, few track cases nationwide. However. a 2003
Virgipia Tech University study
estimated that landowners lose
in excess of $4 million to timber thieves each year in the
otherwise poor but hardwoodrich Appalachian states.
Also, domestic prices for
hardwoods, such as cherry,
walnut and white oak, have
increased about l 0 percent
over the past decade, according to apalysts, but the demand
overseas, especially in China
and southeast Asia, has
increased substantially over
the past few years.
"They don't have enough
wood to feed their mills," said
Sara Baldwin. a timber analyst
ket.
For the unscrupulous loj
ger, it adds up to little risk an
hefty profits.
"The pressures of h~h
value timber and absente
landowners pose a tremendou
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your community event, you
may hand-delil·er your item to
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Avenue, Prestonsburg; or mail
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space permits.
Democratic Woman's Club
meets at Floyd Co. Library
The
Floyd
County
Dcmoctatic 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
ondays, at 9 a.m., at the juneon 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 ti"om addictive lifestyles to
oecome self-respecting contributing members of society.
Call 874-2008 or 788-1006
,for more information.
join Melvin, Joe Isaacs,
Tommy
Webb,
Charlie
Sizemore, Bo Isaacs, Tom T.
Hall, and more at the MAC on
Jan. 12. Contact MAC box
office for ticket information.
Old Christmas at
Samuel May House
An Old Christmas celebration will be held on January 6,
from 2 to 5 p.m., at the hi~toric
Samuel May House, located on
North Lake Drive, across from
Pizza Hut and Wendy's.
Entertainment, refreshments,
and tours will be available.
This is a special event held free
of charge for the public. Please
plan to attend.
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 874-3388 or
434-8400.
HRMC Community Calendar
January
10:
Kiwanis;
January
Meeting Place B, 12 to 1:30
p .m .
January
12:
Smoking
Cessation: Meeting Place A &
B, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
January
15:
KODA;
Atrium, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
January 24: Kiwanis; Board
oom, 12 to 1:30 p .m.
Jan. 30: Living Well With
Diabetes Support Group;
Meeting Room A & B, 5 to 6
.m.
For more information, conUlct Highlands Educational
Services Department at 8861424.
Say hello to troops!
Those attencling the Melvin
Goins Homecoming Concert,
to be held at the Mountain Arts
Center on Sat., January 12, at 7
p.m., will have the opportunity
to say "Hello" to their loved
ones who are away at war. Live
video recordings will be shot
~nd DVD's will be sent to
troops away from home. So
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. rhru 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
BelJ, at ext. 160 to make an
appointment.
GED classes are also available.
Floyd County Extension
Homemaker Club Meetings
Allen: lst Monday, 11 a.m.,
at Christ United Methodist
Church Fellowship Hall.
Dix:ie: 3rd Thursday, 12:30
p.m., Dixie Community Room.
David: lst Monday, I p.m.,
at St. Vincent's Mission .
Martin:
lst Tuesday, 6
p.m., Martin Church of Christ.
Maytown: 3rd Thursday, 6
p.m., Maytown Learning
Center.
Cliff: 3rd Tuesday, J2 p.m.,
Community Center.
Prestonsburg: 2nd Tuesday,
t0:30 a.m., Ex.tension Office.
South Prestonsburg: 3rd
Tuesday, ·7 p.m. , Home of
members (call 886-2668 for
info.)
Left Beaver: 2nd Tuesday,
10:30 a .m., Osborne Elem.
School Library.
Senior employment program
Are you a senior citizen on
a fixed income struggling with
soaring medical bills and living expenses? Could you use
some extra spending money
but don' t know how to get
back into the workforce?
If you are at least age 55,
the Senior Community Service
Employment
Program
(SCSEP) may be able to help.
Earn extra money, learn new
skills, and help your community at the same time! To find
out more, call: 886-2929
External Diploma Program
Kentucky residents age 25
and older can earn a high
Nimble Thimble Quilt
Guild: I st/3rd Wednesdays, 10
a.m. to 2 p.m., Extension
Office.
Newbees Quilt Group: 4th
Thursday, 6 p.m., Extension
Office. (The Newbees do not
meet during the months of
January and February.)
Looking for a Support
Group?
•Floyd County Alzheimer's
Support Group meets regularly
at
Riverview
Manor
Healthcare Center. Call the
center for meeti~g times.
•Domestic
Violence
Support Group - The Big
Sandy Family Abuse Center
holds
meetings
each
Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. The meetings are free of
charge. Call Jessica Slone at
886-6025 for more information.
•Overeater's Anonymous Meetings
held
each
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., at the
old Allen Baptist Church,
located in Allen, just past red
light. Call 889-9620 for more
info.
•US TOO! Prostate Cancer
Survivors Support Group- For
all men with prostate cancer
and their families . Group
meets the 3rd Thursday of each
month, at 6 p.m., at the
Ramada Inn, Paintsville.
GOVERNMENT FORECLOSURE SALE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10,2008 AT 2:00P.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
~his is a ranch style home on public water and aerator system. It is well located in a quite neighborhood. It consists of a living room. kitche
Jining room, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath and laundry. This property is considered unsuitable for the Rural Development, Rurai.Hous1ng Program.
This would be an excellent buy for an investor interested in rental property or for resale after repatrs.
-he minimum acceptable b1d lor this property will be $24,455.
ayment of the current year· s property taxes are the responsibility o! the purchaser.
Jar 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
, examined. Written nolification regarding encumbrances on the property must be made to the Prestonsburg Rural Development Office
)In 30 days of the date of sale.
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For more information, contact
Dedra Slone. adoptive parent
liaison, at 432-41 10 or 422or
email
to :
7927,
doslone@eastky.net.
•PARENTS! - Contact the
Big Sandy Area Community
Action Program, Inc. to find
out about child care services in
your area, the STARS for
KIDS NOW licensing standards program, and how you
can earn an income by staying
home with your own children
while caring for the children of
others. Find out more by calling Cheryl Endicott at 8861280, or 888-872-7227 (toll
free).
•East Kentucky S.T.A.R.S .
Homeschoolers -Will hold
monthly
meetings
at
the
Paintsville Recreation Center.
For more information, call
Trudy at 889-9333, or 2975147. Everyone welcome.
•Narcotics
Ano:1ymous
(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.
Anita andJean etta would Hke
to welcon1e judy Kldd and
Amanda Blackburn to tbe staff
of}ust For You Day Spa.
Special interest groups:
'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, ca118&6-2929;
Johnson,
call
789-6515 ;
Magoffin, call 349-221 7; Pike,
call
432-2775; and
m
Lawrence, call 638-4067.
•Community Weight Loss
Support Group
Meets
Thursday's at 6:30 p.m., at the
Mmtin 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. Call8866025, 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, can ~86-4326.
•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.
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LEG,AL NOTICE
o:e is hereby given that on Thursday, January 10. 2008 at 2:00pm., at the property site, at ~9 Auxier Heights. Prestonsburg KY. in Floyd
nty, Kentucky, in order to raise the sum of $55,291.58 principal, plus an 1nterest credit subs1dy granted 1n the amount of $12,939.00, plus
est in the amount of $8,049.38 as of June 14, 2007 and interest thereafter on the pnnc1pal ;~t $11.1580 p~r day from June14, 2007, un~1l
iate of this judgment, plus interest to the date of judgment amount (pnnc1pal plu_s mteres1to the dale of JUdgment) at the rate of 4.91 v.
~uted daily and compounded annually, until paid in full and for the costs of th1s act1on, pursuant to J~dgment and Order of Sale, bemg C1v11
No. 06-t 38 GFVT on the Pikeville Docket of the United States D1stnct Court for the Eastern D1stnct of Kentucky, entered on July 31,
1
in the case of the United Slates of America vs Chari\)S Ray Ratliff, ET AL, The Unknown Spouse of Charles Ray Ratliff, Brend_
a Kay
kla Brenda Kay Benitez, Christopher Benitez, and Community Trust Bank, the tollow1ng descnbed property Will be sold lo Ihe hi!JheSI
stn~dL~~riocated at 49 Auxier Heights, Prestonsburg, Floyd County, KY. Being the same property conveyed by Deed dated April18,
nd recorded in Deed Book 446, Page 222 in the Floyd County Clerk"s Office.
1Sale: Ten percent (1 O%) of the bid pnce (in the form of a certified Check made payable to the U. S. Marshal) ~n the day of the sale
d and sufficient bond for ~e balance, bearing interest at the rate of $1.83 per annum until paid, due and pay~ble In Sixty (60) days and
having the effect of a Judgment. Upon a default by the Purchaser, the deposit_shall be lorferted and reta1ned by the U.S. Marshal
of the proceeds of the sale, and the property shall again be offered tor sale subJect to confirmation by the Court.
hall be in bar and foreclosure of all right, title, inleresl, estate cla1m, demano or eqUity of redemption of the defendant(s) and of all
aiming by through, under or against them, provided the purchase price is equal to two·th1rds of the appra1sal value. If the purchase
equal to two-thirds of the appraised value, the Deed shall contain a lien in favor of the defendant(s) reflecting the r1ght of the
•\) to redeem during the period provided by Ia~ (KRS 426.530). Und.er law, the purchaser is deemed to be on not1ce of all mat1ers
I property of record in the local County Clerk s Office.
Jld be directed to:
Peggy T. Meade, Area Specialist
Rural Development
,
Prestonsburg, Kentucky - Telephone: 606!789-3766
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• WEDNESDAY,
2, 2008
JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Worth Repeating ...
"Speak out in acts; the time
for words has passed, and
only deeds will suffice. "
-John Greenleaf Whittier IMI
'ftmenament '1
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na tfie free exercise tfiemj, a6riaain8 the freeaom of syeech,
yress; or tFie nafir the yeoyle to yeacea601 assem6(e, an,{ to yetition tfie aovemmentJor a recfress ofarievances. .
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New ills
of poverty
Toxocariasis, cysticercosis and toxoplasmosis are hardly
in the daily lexicon of Americans. They are "neglected
tropical diseases" caused by parasitic worms and insects
that infect primarily poor residents of substandard housing.
And, as noted by expert Peter J. Hotez of the George ·
Washington University Medical L0nter, their incidence has
increased with immigration, particularly from Central and
South America, to impoverished urban and rural areas in
this country.
Toxocariasis is spread by ingestion of the eggs of a
rou'ndworm common in puppies. Federal officials estimate
that at least 23 percent of mostly African-American and
Latino kids on playgrounds in the inner cities of the
Northeast are regularly exposed to the eggs.
Unintentionally ingesting them can cause a condition similar to asthma, which is increasing among this same popula.t on of kids.
A. tapeworm causes the infection cysticercosis, which
causes many if not most cases of epilep~y among Latino
P,opulations here.
Toxoplasmosis, caused by a microscopic parasite carried
commonly by cats, is found most among Latinos and
African-Americans. It is particularly dangerous to newborns whose mothers are infected. Screening infants possibly exposed to this disease and treating those infected
conld spare them mental and physical disabilities. Only
Massachusetts and New Hampshire screen them.
The increase in "imported" cases will kee12 inner-city
minorities in ,pbverty, Hotez argbc · 'ililuoh aS-s m;w.j
Southern African-American debilitated by hookworrp in
the early 20th century remained impoverished. None too ·
soon, then, public health officials should assess these diseases' extent and effects, identify the people they most
affect and develop "simple and cost-effective public health
solutions."
- The San Diego Union- Tribune
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Guest Column
House week
in review
by REP. HUBERT COLLINS
97TH DISTRICT
The legislative process can seem as
complicated to some as the working&
of ~he human body.
Maybe that is why the study of the
legislature and g~'JVemment in general
is called political "science" . There may
not be a nee<!,fg[ a ~ypot'hesis or mathematical proo~ )Jl pqliti~ but yolf sure
need systemized lcnowledge of how.
government works to understand what
makes the process work.
Even people who work for the legislature, and some legislators, are often
amazed at the skill required to push
certain bills through to passage. Some
of the largest bills--like the state budget bill, for example--require input
from hundreds of people before they
can be drafted and then hours of
debate before legislative committees
plus dozens of amendments before
they even reach the floor. The turnaround time for all this work is usually only a matter of weeks, which years
of experience in budget drafting by
both lawmakers and staff makes possible.
,
The legislative session that begins
on Jan. 8 will bring this experience to
the fore once again as lawmakers set
out to pass a state budget for the next
two years. But recent state revenue
forecasts indicate that, even with so
many experienced lawmakers at hand,
passing a budget that meets all of state
government's needs over the next
biennium will not be easy.
I am sure that you were as disappointed as I was to learn this month
that the state is facing a·funding shortage of $289 million for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2008. The budget situation led Governor Steve Beshear to
announce late last week that he is considering cutting state government
spending by 3 peteent in all areas
except in the critical areas of public
school funding, teacher and school
staff insurance and Medicaid spending. Agencies are now being asked to
look at their budgets and see what can
be trimmed to reach the 3 percent target.
TI1e reasons for the lack of funding
are twofold. One reason is a $130 million revenue ~hortfall caused by a
downturn in the national and state
economies which means less money
for state programs. The second reason
is growing expenses of programs like
Medicaid and corrections that have
surpassed their program budgets by at
least $166 million in 2008 alone. It
will be up to stale lawmakers to decide
how to address at least part of the
problem, with the governor's input,
when we begin budget negotiations in
January.
As I said, the process will not be
easy. Lawmakers find it especially
hard to address rising Medicaid and
corrections costs since those programs
are tied to poverty and grow mor~
quickly when the economy--and re
enues--are on the downswing. Yet
also know that any steps we take
across the board to reduce the structlll'al imbalance between state revenoosl
and expenses are crucial to our state'seconomic health.
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Any spending cuts that are made by
the Beshear administration in the ·OO!Pi
tent fiscal year wil:l only. impaet seatti
government • through June '200l!t1
although there is some concern aboti4
the next budget cycle that ends in
2010. State Budget Director Mary
Lassiter has said that expenses will
also likely outpace revenues over the
next two years, which mc.ans les
money will be available for state p~
grams through the end of the decade.
Even so, it is likely that at least a fe~
of the new governor's policy proposals
will make it through by the time se
sion ends in mid April.
I encourage you to stay informed ot
Kentucky's budget situation and othet
issues of the 2008 Regular Session that
affect our community and our state.
Only by staying informed can we qe
active participants in state govemmen1
decisions that affect each of our lives.
Have a very happy and prosperou
new year, and I will talk to you nex1
week.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
2, 2008 • AS-
Duct tape bandit among Kentuckians making weird news
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - A wouldbe robber accused of wrapping
his head in duct tape to hide
t identity found himself in a
sticky spot when a liquor store
employee tackled and held
him until police arrived.
Police said the so-ca\led
Duct Tape Bandit claimed to
have a knife when he walked
into Shamrock Liquors in
Ashland in September, hoping
to find easy money. Instead he
may have found the one thing
duct tape isn't good for.
In another of the stranger
stories that competed for head-
lines in Kentucky in 2007, a
western Kentucky public
school teacher got into trouble
when she allegedly sent text
messages asking to buy marijuana to the wrong cell-phone
address.
Trooper Trevor
Pervine was at his wife's birthday dinner in February when
his cell phone began buzzing
with the errant requests.
Pervine initially thought the
messages were from friends
playing a joke. They weren't.
When the teacher arrived at a
designated meeting place, she
found troopers waiting to
arrest her.
In another weird Kentucky
crime story, a man wearing a
Eastern Kentucky Democrats
~ p lit on Senate nominee
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT - Eastern Kentucky
Democrats are split over the party's nominee to replace Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo
in the state Senate.
Former state representatives Roger
oe and Scott Alexander are considered
the top contenders to represent Democrats
in the Feb. 5 special election. Noe says the
selection process benefits Alexander.
Party
Kentucky
Democratic
Chairwoman Jennifer Moore says the
selection will be fair. Moore says all candidates for the special election will be
considered equally.
Mongiardo vacated the seat after taking office as lieutenant governor. He and
Gov. Steve Beshear were sworn in earlier
this month.
Republican state Rep. Brandon Smith
of Hazard has been campaigning for the
GOP nomination.
•,....
~ogging
ski mask held up an Ashland
ice cream store with a chromeplated stapler. Ashland Police
Capt. Don Petrella said he didn' t know whether the robber
planned to shoot staples or use
the device as a blunt instrument if he didn' t get the cash,
but it didn' t come to that
because employees handed
over the money. A short time
later, police took a suspect into
custody.
In
one
south-central
Kentucky town, an alleged
trespasser met his match in 82year-old Venus Ramey, a former Miss America.
Ramey, who was crowned
Miss America in 1944, was on
her Lincoln County farm in
April feeding a horse when her
dog alerted her to the intruder.
Balancing on a walker and
holding a snub-nosed .38 caliber handgun, she shot out a
tire on the man's vehicle to
detain him until police arrived
at her Waynesburg home to
arrest him.
''I'm trying to live a quiet,
peaceful life and stay out of
trouble, and all it is, is one
• Continued from p2
6pportunity for people," said
Pnaneuf.
• Phaneuf added that even
though timber thieves repre. ~nt a small portion of loggers,
t y tarnish the image of the
.i.i'fdustry that relies heavily on
word-of-mouth
referrals
among landowners.
"Those kinds of stories
reflect very poorly on us and
create distrust in the marketplace," he said. "We don't
even call them loggers -basically they're just thieves."
A common timber thief is
an experienced logger with a
small crew, said Jonathan
Callore, assistant law enforcement chief of the South
rolina
Forestry
ommission.
South Carolina's tree theft
1<\W which poses hard jail
ti!Pe and stiff penalties - is
considered model legislation
by many in the industry.
r To Cain, a western
~tucky sheriff who supports
E.M~J' ' ~.group, timber theft is
0..1:> different than other crimes,
rh,ough he's had trouble in his
own Daviess County with getting timber theft cases sent to
criminal court. He said the
same local prosecutors who
vigilantly try other felonies are
reluctant to get involved in
timber cases.
That's because they anticipate questions about property
boundaries and few people
have the money or the
resources to hire a lawyer, pay
thousands of dollars for a survey or hire an expert to place a
value on the timber lost.
Timber thieves manipulate
these obstacles, experts say.
They usually operate along
adjoining property lines and
claim to have either owner's
permission to log on the property in question, according to
the New York Forest Owners
Association.
If either landowner is
absent, a timber thief can spot
a group of oaks, chop them
down and exit the property
without anyone knowing for
weeks.
Caught in the act, a logger
may offer money - typically
a fraction of the actual market
value. Accept the money and
the logger may continue to
hack away at your property,
claiming you've been paid for
the timber.
"They're in the logging
business,"
Callore
said.
"They'll go into the courthouse and find out who has a
local address and who has an
absentee address, and go and
cut on the property."
Potter suspects she was targeted the same way.
A couple of years ago, she
decided to move in with her
grown children in Ohio with
her husband, who is diabetic
and blind. She only visits her
25-acre property a few times a
year.
If it hadn't been for her
nephew, Mark Combs, who
lives on the adjacent property,
she may not have known for
months that her oaks were
taken down.
Combs confronted a local
logger one November day
after hearing the unusual
sound of a chain saw on his
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aunt's property.
The case is slated for a
grand jury next month, though
it still brings Potter little satisfaction.
"Thirty-two oak trees that
have been there for years,"
said Potter. "It was my turn to
give them to my son and
daughter, but you can't replace
those."
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can download all the information
right aW<fY.
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'We have
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me:
thing after another," she told
The Cincinnati Enquirer following the incident.
State government was n't
without some unusual happenings either.
For example, officials had
to edit some displays in the
Capitol rotunda in November
to make them more historical
than hysterical.
The displays listed two
conflicting dates for the adoption of the U.S. motto. Really,
it was adopted j ust once, on
July 30, 1956. The disp lay also
said the "The Star Spangled
Banner" became a rallying cry
for American patriots duri ng
the Revolutionary War, which
lasted from ! 775 to ! 783.
Problem was Francis Scott
Key didn' t write the song until
1814.
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Sports Editor:
FLOYD COUNTY
Steve LeMaster
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Phone: (606) 886-8506
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• Patriots beat Giants
www.foydcoutJtytimes. com
ristol Dragway's 200? schedule features several new event
TIMES STAFF REPORT
nRISTOL, Tenn. - With the addition of a
\Imber of thrilling new events and the return of
Mny popular favorites, Bristol Dragway's
1ction-packed schedule will keep the strip rock•ng in 2008 from March through September.
Bristol Dragway's signature event, the
O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals prented by Q, brings the cars and stars of NHRA
town May 16-18 for one of the most anticited races of the season. Those in at't endance
· l be treated to high-speed action in Top Fuel,
nny Car, and Pro Stock, as well as many
e hibition and Sportsman classes. Among the
drivers fans can expect to see are five-time and
defending Top Fuel champion Tony
chumacher, defending event champion
randon Bernstein, and Funny Car star and
2007 Rookie-of-the-Year, Ashley Force.
The Bristol Dragway Street Fights series
returns for its eighth year and will feature 20
events. The Street Fights schedule changes
slightly with five races slated for Saturdays, and
the remaining events running on Thursday
evenings. Street Fights raises the curtain on the
2008 Bristol Dragway calendar with the season
opener on Saturday, March 22. The final Street
Fights will take place Saturday, September 11.
During the warmer months, special summer
hours at the Saturday events will give drivers
the chance to race longer ~nto the evening.
Bristol Dragway's 2008 schedule features
many special events that will cater to every car
fan no matter their manufacturer or choice.
Those looking for a Ford fix. will look forward
to attending the 17th Annual O'Reilly 'Thunder
Valley Fun Ford Weekend Nationals held
an Diego beats
truggling Cats
August 1-3. The Ninth Annual Mopar Thunder
will make the Valley rumble September 19-21.
Super Chevy Show official. will stick with a
fall date after a succe sful 2007 September
event as the 28th Annual O'Reilly Super Chevy
Show roars into town September 26-28 to close
out the 2008 season.
A number of new events planned for 2008
are sure to thrill. The 10.5'' Outlaws make their
first appearance April 4-6. Outlaws race with a
heads-up format, and use 10.5'' drag tires making for a wild ride down the strip. All th.ings
Volkswagen will occupy the Valley when the
inaugural event highlighting the nameplate
takes place April 12-13. Volkswagens of all
shapes, sizes and ages are welcome to compete
on the drag strip or in the car show. On April26,
Bristol Dragway becomes home of the ultimate
high-school rivalry, the Inaugural High School
Nationals. High-school students will represent
their schools as they race for bragging rights
and scholarships. To participate, students ml{$t
be 16-19 years old and have a valid driv
license. Monsters invade Bristol Dragway
June 14 when high flyin,' car-crushin' mon ir
trucks take center stage.
Junior Dragsters will rule Bristol for :an
entire week when two big events heat up the
track. The Seventh Annual Mike Bos Chassis
Craft Jr. Dragster Nationals kicks things off
with action July 5-6. Beginning on Monday,
July 7 , Bristol Dragway will be the home of the
Fifth Annual NHRA O'Reilly Auto Parts .Jr.
Drag Racing League Eastern Conference
Finals. The race, which concludes on Saturdlty,
July 12, attracts more than 700 racers, ages 8-
s
(See DRAGWAY, page eight)
Louisville shuts
2008 RACING SEASON .WATCH
down Iona
by MALCOLM C. KNOX
ASSOCIATED PRESS
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON- Brandon
nson led San Diego with a
career-high 27 points to stun
Kentucky 81-72 on the Wildcats'
home floor on Saturday.
The win was one Johnson and
san Diego will cherish.
'
"I would say this is arguably
tbe biggest win in the history of
the school," head coach Bill
Grier said. "As lfar as going jnto a
place as high-level as this and
winni.ng." • ·
The Wildcats (5-6) were led
by freshman forward Patrick
Patterson, and Ramel Bradley
o had 20 points each.
Rupp Arena was the biggest
venue Johnson has ever played in
he said.
l "It was intimidating (Friday),
with no one in the stands," he
LOUISVILLE - Rick Pitlno
presented former• assistapt co4ch
Kevin Willard with a R-oleX be:t\>re
Louisville faced Willard and IOna
on Saturday.
•
Willard, i.p bis first year with the
Gaels after spending the last six
years as an assistant under Pitioo,
shook his mentor's hand · d
waved his appreciation to
'
Freedom Hall crowd.
Pitino's hospitality, howe
ended there.
Playing with the kind of p
sion it has lacked for much of
season, Louisville (9-3) shut do'fll
the Gaels 67-36 for its folli'th
straight win. Iona's 36 points were
the fewest allowed by the Cardinals
during the Pitino-era, and the
fewest scored against Louisville
since Cincinnati managed just ':31
against the Cardinals in 1981. •
"I'm going to schedule is
game next year and hopefully g a
cat," Willard said. "I cook! u~·..a
·Mercedes."
Against the Cardinals, Willard
would have settled for a couple of
jumpers.
lona (5-8) entered the game
shooting nearly 49 percent from the
field but went through several long
scoreless droughts as shots clanged
off the rim or were blocked.
"It was really a matter of two
teams running the same offense,
knowing virtually everything,"
Pitino said. "We did a great job of
playing defense tonight. For the
flCSt time we followed a scouting
report."
Terrence Williams scored a season-high 22 points for the
Cardinals and Derrick Caracter had
l3,, pomiS and 11 reboUnds in per.haps 1$ best all-around performance of.the season.
"When we play defense like
that, I don't think anybody in the
country can beat us," Caracter said.
"As long as we play hard on
defense, the offense will come. We
were talking a lot and communicating."
The Cardinals had been worried
about how it would combat playing
against Willard, who recruited
most of the team's current roster
and has installed much of 'Pitino's
system with the Gaels.
Ultimately, it didn't matter.
Williams made 9-of-17 shots and
seemed at ease on the floor for the
first time all year. Pitino has chastised Williams for his shot selection
and urged Williams to be more
authoritative with the ball. He
seemed in control against the
Gaels, hitting open shots and not
forcing things when put in a tough
spot.
"I'm just playing within the
offense, · I complement my teammates, they're just giving me the
ball," Williams said. "It's fun.
Everybody is having fun right now.
... I got encouraged. They kept
backing up and I kept shooting."
Louisville received even more
good news after the game. Center
David Padgett, who fractured his
kneecap on Nov. 18, could return
on Thesday when Louisville opens
Big East play against Cincinnati.
Padgett suited up for the first time
since the injury. against the Gaels,
but spent the game on the sideline
shouting encouragement to his
teammates.
Pitino said there's a "50-50"
chance Padgett could play against
the Bearcats, meaning the
· Cardinals could be at full strength
for the tirst time all year.
s.
Johnson may have still been
jittery in the first half when he
e &ne field goal and had five
turnovers.
"As a point guard, that kind of
hurts," he said.
But it was Johnson who hurt
the 'Wildcats in the second half
though, scoring 22.
The Toreros' point guard, listat a generous 6 feet tall, also
had eight rebounds in the game.
The
Wildcats
allowed
Johnson to "totally control the
game," coach Billy Gillispie
said.
"They ran the game they way
they wanted to and we didn't
make them do anything different
on defense," Gillispie said.
"We're not getting any loose
balls. We're not getting any
rebounds."
San Diego (7-8) outrebounded
Kentucky, 34-25, and Gillispie
·mated that they got eight of
10 loose balls in the first half.
Patterson and Perry Stevenson
led the Wildcats with five
rebounds each.
''I'm just furious," Patterson
said. "It's just an awful feeling to
prepare for this game, corning off
a win and everything clicking
together."
The Wildcats had lost four in
a row before beating Tennessee
Tech last weekend.
Kentucky fans, some of the
most demanding in college bask tball, were slowly filing out of
p Arena with a few minutes
(See CATS, page eight)
photo courtesy of H1gh Sierra Photo
PRESTONSBURG RACER STEVE BLACKBURN is preparing for the start of the 2008 race season. Blackburn, a
former NASCAR Dodge Weekly Racing Series Atlantic Region champion, competes in the ARCA RE!MAX Series.
He is also looking at running in some NASCAR Busch Series races.
Rebels fall to Cumberland County, Lou. Holy Cross
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
FOREST HILLS - The
Allen
Central
Rebels
dropped a pair of games in
the Community Trust Bank
Mountain Schoolboy Classic
at Belfry High School late
last week. Despite eventually falling, Allen Central was
within striking distance of
getting back in the win column in each of the tournament games.
Cumberland
County
defeated Allen Central 78-73
Thursday evening in the
opening round of the tradition-rich
Mountain
Schoolboy Classic.
Highly-touted. Louisville
Holy Cross defeated Allen
Central 66-59 Friday.
Four
different
Cumberland County players
reached double figures in the
scoring column as part of a
diverse offensive attack.
Cumberland County led
Allen Central at the end of
each quarter, outscoring the
Rebels 23-7 in the second
period en route to a 48-29
halftime lead. The Rebels
outscored
Cumberland
County 25-13 in the fourth
quarter as part of a spirited
late rally.
Aaron Crum led Allen
Central with a game-high 27
points. Alex Hammonds
added 18 pomts for the
Rebels.
In another opening round
game Thursday, host Belfry
edged
longtime
rival
Sheldon Clark 63-61.
Senior Dustin May led
Belfry with a game-high 31
points and seven rebounds.
Justin Steele joined May in
double figures for the
Pirates, finishing yvith 12
points.
Junior Andrew Elkins
netted eight points for the
Pirates.
Brady Horn led Sheldon
Clark with 25 points. Steven
Goble tossed in 16 points
and
pulled
down
13
rebounds as part of a doubledouble effort for the
Cardinals. Justin Porter
scored eight points and B.J.
Moore added seven in
Sheldon Clark's setback.
CUMBERLAND
COUNTY78,
ALLEN CENTRAL 73
CUMBERLAND
COUNTY (78) - Claywell
15. Richardson 17, Stalcup
16, Wheat 5, Lee 6, Pruitt
17. Budervic 2.
.ALLEN CENTRAL (73)
- Hammonds 18, Crum 27,
L. Crowder 4, H. Crowder 8,
Prater 5, Turner 6, Cole 5.
CC .... 25 23 l7 13-78
AC ....22 7 18 25-73
Allen- Central . Boys' Basketball
Upcoming
Games
Today: Coca-Cola
Classic at Pike Central
Jan. 8 Johnson Central,
Jan. 12 Jackson City
1
Jan 15 at Sheldon Clark
Jan. 18 at Powell County!
BELFRY63,
SHELDON CLARK 61
SC (61 ) - Moore 7,
Goble 16, Horn 25, Porter 8,
Hensley 5.
BELFRY (63) - Steele
12. Farley 6, Elkins 8, May
31. Bowens 4, Coleman 2.
sc.......... IS 15 13 15-61
Belfry..... l42210 17-63
Jan. 24 Paintsville
(15th Region All "A"
Classic at Betsy Layne)
I
Jan. 29 at East Ridge
Feb. 1 Betsy Layne
Feb. 5 at Prestonsburg
Feb. 8 at South Floyd
Feb. 15 at Belfry
Jackson named Player of the Week
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - The Continental Basketball
Association (CBA) has announced that James
"Boo" Jackson, a 6-9 forward from Eastern
Michigan, was named CBA American
Conference Player of the Week for the week
ending December 24, 2007. Jackson is. the
s ond Miner to be named CBA Amencan
Conference Player of the Week during the
2007-08 season. Syracuse University product
Josh Pace earned the honor for the week ending November 26.
Jackson, a starting forward for the East
Kentucky professional basketball team,
shined in what became a four games-in-fivenights run. During the stretch, East Ke~tucky
split two series with American Conference
foes Albany and Pittsburgh. In the Miners'
111-110 overtime victory over Albany,
Jackson scored 14 points. He recorded a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds in
the Miners' next game against the Patroons.
Against Pittsburgh on Friday, Dec. 21,
Jackson had 32 points and 10 rebounds. Two
n· hts later, Jackson's 20 points and 16
rebounds helped the Miners to a convincing
103-82 home win over the Xplosion.
Other players who received consideration
for the American Conference Player of the
Week award for the week ending December
24, 2007 were Carl Krauser (Pitt<>burgh);
Marshall Phillips (Minot); Amal McCaskil l
(Albany) and Zeck Marbury (Atlanta).
Jackson received consideration for the
weekly award earlier in the season.
Through 20 games, Jackson is averaging
21.4 points and 9.1 rebounds per contest.
Yakama forward Jason Sasser has won the
National Conference Player of the Week
award for a second time. Other National
Conference players who received consideration for the weekly honor were Rod Neeley
(Rio Grande Valley); Jason Miller (Butte);
Judson Stubbs (Oklahoma) and Nate Johnson
(Great Falls).
Jackson is in his first season in the CBA.
The Eastern Michigan product has played
overseas as part of his professional basketball
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky Miners
Boo Jackson worked against a Pittsburgh player durcareer.
ing a recent game. Jackson is the reigning CBA
ONLINE: www.ekminers.com
American Conference Player of the Week.
(See LOUISVILLE, page eight)
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A8 • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Patriots finish off perfect 16-0 season with win over Giants
by BARRY WILNER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
~ EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Tom Brady was as giddy as the quarterback of an unbeaten and perhaps
unbeatable team should be. Had Bill
Belichick spotted him slapping the
backs of his New England teammate , the dour coach might have
sc9ffed.
.After all, a perfect 16-0 regular
sooton won't mean much if the
P.atriots don't win their next three
gtWtes and another Super Bowl.
- _,,We've been dealing with being
undefeated all season," Brady said
Saturday night after the thrilling 3835 victory over the New York Giants
in a game worthy of the NFLs championship showcase. "It was kind of a
strange game. It really doesn't mean
much to either team, but it means a
lot."
'
New England became the first
NFL team since the 1972 Dolphins to
win every game on the schedule, and
that one was only 14-0. This victory
required a Brady-engineered comeback from a 12-point deficit and
smashed the Patriots' league mark for
consecutive victories.
"Going undefeated during the regular season is a remarkable achievement," 1972 Dolphins coach Don
Shula said. "I know firsthand how
difftcult it is to win every game, and
just as we did in 1972, the Patriots
have done a gn,at job concentrating
on each week's opponent and not letting any other distractions interrupt
that focus. If they go on to complete
an undefeated season, l will be the
first to congratulate Coach Belichick
and the Patriot organization."
Validation of the Patriots' inexorable march through the season can
only come by adding a Super Bowl
championship. Do that, and there'll
be no challenge to their spot at the
top.
"Hats off to us," said record-setting receiver Randy Mos<;, who
caught Brady's 65-yard bomb for the
go-ahead score . that set two major
records. "I know a lot of people didn't think we were going to do it. A lot
of people didn't want us to do it.
"In this game of football, it's hard
to go 16-and-0. As a football player
and a fan of the game, my hat's off to
this organization."
In gaining their 19th straight win
over two seasons, the Patriots went
on top on Brady's 50th touchdown
pass of the year and Moss' 23rd TD
reception. It carne with II :06 remainmg.
Brady beat Peyton Manning'
mark of 49 touchdown passes and
Moss broke Jerry Rice's record of 22
TD receptions. And the Patriots Linished with an incredible 589 points
for tht; season, another single-season
record.
Once the victory was clinched,
Belichick was barely more animated
than usual. He shared hugs with players and assistant coaches on the sideline, but there was no thought of carrying him off on the Patriots' shoulders or dumping Gatorade all over
him.
That will have to wait for three
more wins - if they come.
"It's a great feeling," Belichick
admitted. "Now is the time to take a
day or two and appreciate what this
team has done, but at the same time
we have our biggest game of the year
coming up. Pretty soon we need to
tum the page and move on."
Who knows, the Patriots might
even find the Giants on one of the
next pages, especially if Eli Manning
again resembles his vaunted older
brother.
"We di.dn't win the game, but i.f
you saw everybody in the locker
room, everybody was excited,"
Manning aid. "1 never saw a locker
room so upbeat after a loss because
we played so well, did some good
things and hung in there in a game
where we d1dn't have to play. We
wanted to. We wanted to come out
and play well, and we did that."
The Giants (I 0-6), already guaranteed a playoff game against Tampa
Bay next weekend and with little to
play for except spoiling New
England's perfect ride, led 28-16 in
the third quarter. It was the Patriots'
largest deficit all year as the Giants
showed no fear and plenty of versatility, coring the most points New
England allowed in a game during
this remarkable run.
Manning threw for four touchdowns and Domenik Hixon, in his
first game as New York's primary
kick returner, went 74 yards for a
score I I seconds after Brady and
Moss tied their respective records.
Not to worry. These Patriots are
unflappable, and they matched their
comebacks in wins over Dallas,
Indianapolis,
Philadelphia
and
Baltimore earlier in the season. A 73yard drive ended with Laurence
Maroney's 6-yard run to make it 2823 with 4:00 to go in the third period.
Then came the most familiar of
scenes: Brady dropping back, winding up and hitting a wide-open Moss
in stride for a touchdown. The final
go-ahead TD in their perfect year.
"What I'm most proud of is playing a playoff team on the road that
was playing extremely hard," Brady
said. "We found a way to come back
and \i.lin. We did the same thing at
Dallas. We did the same thing at Indy.
We've been in some tough games.
"Everyone is going to enjoy this
one. It happens once every 35 years."
Although many are eager to hail
these Patriots as the NFL's aU-time
best, such acclaim won't come unless
they win two playoff games and their
fourth Super Bowl this decade. And
for those who might deny such greatness considering the "Spygate" scandal, well, 19-0 would speak pretty
loudly.
Certainly louder than
any
postgame celebrations at Giants
Stadium, the same building where
they were caught videotaping New
York Jets assistant coaches in Week
l, a hiles violation that cost Be1ichick
and the franchise $750,000 in fines
and a 2008 first-round draft choice.
That made Belichick even more
close-mouthed and dour than usual,
and his team followed his lead -right to 16-0.
The Giants opened the game as if
they were, welL the Patriots, driving
74 yards, sparked by a 52-yard completion on which Plaxico Burress outleapt Ellis Hobbs for Manning's
jump-ball throw. Brandon Jacobs
broke Tedy Bruschi's tackle to score
on a 7 -yard reception for a 7-0 lead.
Naturally, the Patriots, the highestcoring team in NFL history, struck
back. After Stephen Gostkowski's
37-yard field goal, New England
went on top -- and surpassed
Minnesota's league mark of 556
points -- on the record-tying 4-yard
TD pass from Brady to Moss, who
soared above rookie Aaron Ross for
the score.
The 10-7 lead lasted all of 11 seconds. The usually staid Patriots gathered around Moss as he did a dance in
the end zone, prompting a 15-yard
excessive
celebration
penalty.
Belichick argued the call with referee
Mike Carey, perhaps sensing how
costly it might be.
It was as Hixon sped 74 yards
untouched to lift the Giants back in
front.
"There is nothing but positives,"
Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. "1
told the players in playing this game
everything would be positives, there
would be no negati vcs and that is
how I feel.
"I don't know any better way to be
prepared for the playoffs than to go
against a team that was J5-0."
Gostkowski kicked two more field
goals as the Patriots grabbed a 16-14
lead with 1:59 left in the half.
That's when Manning, coming
several rough games, was at his best,
leading a quick 85-yard drive that
included a rare scramble for 11 yards
just before he found Kevin Boss in
the middle of the end zone with 13
seconds remaining. The 21-16 deficit
was only the second time New
England has trailed at halftime this
season; the other was to the older
Manning and the Colts.
But with such a potent offense, the
Patriots never are out of any game.
Once they got the lead, they closed it
out with another touchdown driv~,
Maroney scoring from the 5.
Manniqg hit Burress again from v
yards with 1:04 to go, but New
England recovered the on side kick. •
"We're down 10 or 11 (actually
12) in the third quarter, the crowd
was into it, and we found a way to
win," Brady said. ''That's the way it; s
going to be down the stretch ... just
hope we can continue to play thj.s
kind of football."
Notes: Brady finished 32-for-4,2
for 356 yards, while Manning was
22-for-32 for 251 yards and the only
interception .... The other teams to go
unbeaten in a season were the 1934
and 1942 Chicago Bears; both lost in
the NFL title game .... New Engla
also set a league mark with 75 touchdowns. ... The Giants lost center
Shaun O'Hara, backup safety Craig
Dahl and linebacker Kawika
Mitchell, all with knee injuries, and
cornerback Sam Madison with an
abdominal strain.
Follow the NFL Playoffs in
The Floyd County Times.
.PAYING TRIBUTE: '72 Dolphins salute Patriots' success
by STEVEN WINE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MIAMI - Mercury Morris
played
online
football
~.a rday night, calling plays
f the New England Patriots
an New York Giants while
trying not to think about the
Wres!' i
"I was so bu y monitoring
my game plan, I didn't have
that emotional involvement,"
laicl Monis, a 1,000-yard rusher for the 1972 Miami
Dolphins.
Morris placed 240th out of
1,013 contestants -- not bad,
but not as good as the still-perTeet Patriots. They rallied to
beat the Giants 38-35, completing the ftrst unbeaten regular season since the 1972
Dolphins.
Those Dolphins achieved
the NFL's only perfect season
by finishing 17-0. Some 35
years later, the Patriots need
three postseason wins for 19-0.
"I have to embrace the fact
there's a possibility we may
have company," Morris said.
"But it doesn't change anything about who we are. We'll
always have the pole, and
they' II have the outside pole.''
The
perfect-season
Dolphin . are perceived by
some as being jealously protective of their unique achievement. Many of them have
acknowledged they're rooting
against the Patriots, but they
saluted New England for a J 60 regular season.
"Going undefeated during
the regular season is a remarkable achievement," coach Don
Shula said in a statement
released by the Dolphins. "I
know firsthand how difficult it
is to win every game, and just
as we did in J972, the Patriots
have done a great job concentrating on each week's opponent and not letting any other
distractions interrupt that
focus."
In November, Shula said the
Patriots' success was diminished by their early season spying scandal that prompted stiff
punishment from the NFL. In
recent weeks he has declined to
discuss the subject.
Not all of the 1972
Dolphins were glued to the TV
as the Patriots overcame a 12point second-half deficit.
Perfect-season cornerback Tim
Foley said he watched only
"part of the game."
''It started out really good,"
Foley said from his home in
Tavares, Fla. "But T don't
watch much football, and when
it started going the other way, I
had other things to do.
"The thing that makes it less
irritating," he said, pausing to
chuckle, "is they do play so
well together and they're so
much like we were, in the
sense that the stars were wonderful team players and
weren't looking for extra
recognition. Everyone played
well together, and it was a
team. I see a lot of that in those
Patriots."
The 1972 Dolphins are
divided as to whether the
Patriots will finish the season
unbeaten.
"I do not believe they'll go
19-0," said 1972 guard Bob
Kuechenberg, noting they still
have three postseason games to
win. Among the teams they
may have to beat are the reigning Super Bowl champion
Indianapolis Colts and the
NFC champion in the Super
Bowl.
"If the Patriots can do all
that, my hat is off to them,"
Kuechenberg said. "They will
have earned the right to join us
in the ranks of the immortals."
Dick Anderson, who played
safety for the 1972 Dolphins,
said the Patriots are "very
capable" of,fi nishing 19-0.
"They don't make mental
errors. They're well coached.
They've got a well-oile
machine," Anderson said.
"There are a lot of similarities
to how we played."
With their comeback win
over the Giants, the Patriofs
surpassed the regular-seasqn
win total of the 1972 Dolphias
because ·the NFL scheclule ls
now two games longer.
"I read somewhere where
they were going to 'eclipse'
our record," Kuechenberg sai9.
"I think that's a very carele~s
and disrespectful term. We'~e
not being eclipsed. We're
being joined. Perfection is petfi,
fection."
t
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For more on the NFL, visit
www.floydcountytimes.com.
Herd falls to Lipscomb .in first home loss
Bristol
TIMES STAFF REPORT
• Continued from p7
17, from all state~ east of the
Mississippi River. Four other
events are planned for Jr.
-Drttgsters on April 13, April
OO; April 27 and May 4.
Kids of all ages will enjoy
the Night of Fire, which makes
its return in 2008. Fans will
·see everything from jet cars
and monster trucks to Nitro
cars and a wheel stander.
Throw in a robotic dinosaur
that likes to munch on vehicles
and a spectacular ftreworks
show, and Night of Fire
becomes an instant must-see
event.
·In 2008, Bristol Dragway
·,hosts two events that will
appeal to drag racing fans of
the two-wheel variety. The
inaugural
American
Motorcycle
Association
Dragbike event takes place
June 20-22 and features J l
classes of racing, including
Top Fuel and Funnybike. A
motorcycle-themed
Street
Fights,
scheduled
for
Thursday, June 19, coincides
with the AMA event. The rumble of Barleys will fill the air
when the All Harley Drag
Racing Association returns for
the always-popular S & S
Cycle Thunder in the Valley
National. presented by Smith
Brothers' Harley-Davidson,
August 8-10.
Footbrakers from across
the country will come to
Thunder Valley May 23-25
with one thing on their mindwinning. The World Foot
Brake Challenge returns for its
second season and offers
bracket racers the chance to
bank part of an incredible
purse. The 1/8-mile event will
see one lucky driver take
home an amazing $50,000 top
prize. Winners on Friday and
Sunday will pocket $10,000
each. In footbrake competition, drivers are not allowed to
use electronic equipment to
help them achieve a perfect
Cats
• Continued from p7
to go in the game, and let out a
chorus of boos a few times.
Gillispie was asked during
thet post-game media conference what he had to say to. fans
~ho don't think the Wildcats
are very good this season.
'.'I couldn't disagree with
them very much with the way
we're playing," he said.
t They did cheer when
guards Jodie Meeks and
Det'rick Jasper were sent into
t'ht!f game. The two sopho~wes had missed time this
season after injuries.
Jasper had not played this
season and Meeks had played
in one of Kentucky's last
eight games. Jasper had knee
surgery during the offseason,
and still limped a I ittle, but
had four assists. Meeks had
two points and two rehounds.
The Toreros and Wildcats
traded leads twice early in the
second half but San Diego
took the lead for good on a
free throw by Gyno Pomarc,
making the score 44-43 with
13:49 to play in the game.
Pomare led San Diego with
12 rebounds.
The Toreros led most of
the first half and led •at the
break, 35-33.
Kentucky tied the game at
3 I and 33 but a pair of free
throws by Pomare with 3.7
seconds to play gave the
Toreros their halftime margin.
1 The Wildcats' only lead of
the first half was 3-2 after a
3-pointer by Ramel Bradley.
ATTENTION COACHES:
FAX YOUR SCORES TO
606/886·3603
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Lipscomb forward Eddie Ard's
game-high 21 points contributed to Marshall's first
home loss of the season as the
Bisons handed the Thundering
Herd a 72-62 defeat in men's
ba ketball action at the Cam
Henderson Center on Saturday.
Ard, a senior, went 8-for-15
from the floor and added five
steals and three rebounds in 36
minutes. His J 4 first-half
points included the final five of
the opening stanza to give
Lipscomb (6-8) a two-point
edge, 38-36, at halftime.
Marshall shot 43.3 percent
in the first half as Mark Dorris
(Cincinnati., Ohio) made every
attempt in the opening 20 minutes, going 3-for-3 from the
floor (2-for-2 3-pt FG) and 4for-4 from the free-throw line.
The senior scored 12 first-half
point in 13 minutes.
The Bisons never trailed
after intermission and opened
up a nine-point lead just over
four minutes in. As it was Ard's
scoring prowess that carried
Lipscomb in the first half,
LaKory Daniels did the same
in the second half. Daniels netted 12 of his 15 points after
halftime, including a 3-for-4
mark from 3-point range.
Daniels' trey at l :52 with
the shot clock running out,
after Marshall had closed to
within three, put Lipscomb up
67-61 and clo ed out the Herd
(6-4). Daniels added four
assists while freshman reserve
Adnan Hodzic registered a
career-high 12 points with five
boards.
Marshall's press wasn't as
effective against Lipscomb as
it was in previous games,
leading to several quick scores
for the Bisons.
Marshall went cold from
the floor in the second half,
sinking only 26.9 percent of
its shots and 35.7 percent for
the game. The Herd grabbed
12 offensive rebounds but
scored only nine secondchance points.
Lipscomb, aided by a 5for-8 night by Daniels and 5for-10 by Hodzic, shot 50 percent for the game.
A Tirrell Baines (Laure
S.C.) double-double, the fi
of the freshman's career, could
not overcome Lipscomb qn
Saturday. Baines' 12-poi nt,
tO-rebound effort included a
block, a steal and an assist.
Junior guard/forward MarkH
Humphrey (Atlanta, Ga'. )
scored 13 points with seven
rebounds and three assists.
"Give Lipscomb a lot of
credit,"
Marshall
Coach
Donnie Jones said. "They
came in and played exactfy
how you have to play on tlie
road. They came in focuse
tough and played physic .
They competed and rebounded to do the things they had to
do."
Marshall senior Taurean
Marshall (Fort Washington,
Md.) came off the bench tp
score eight points with a pair
of 3-pointers.
28-16 lead.
"(Kevin) joked at halftime
and said thanks for teaching
me such good offense," Pitiho
said.
The Cardinal mixed it
upon defense, switching frequently from zone to man-toman while pressing occasionally.
Gary Springer led Iona with
nine points, but the Gaels simply coulun't get anything
going offensively. Though
they managed to get open
looks when Loui ville went to
t.one, the shot. didn't fall.
Iona had won five of its last
six after a slow start, an
Willard entered the gam
undefeated at Freedom Hall as
a head coach. He subbed f(')r
Pitino for one game dunng the
2003-04 ea on after Pitino
excused him elf because of an
unspecified health scare.
Pitino i now 2-0 against
former assistants this season.
Louisville beat New Mexico
State and coach Marvin
Menzies last week. Pitino will
take on another former a sisrant on Tuesday when the
Cardinals play the Bearcats,
coached by former Loui ville
assistant Mick Cronin.
Louisville
• Continued from p7
"It' all about David, it's not
the coaches, it's not the doctor."
Pitino said. "We' re going to get
him in great shape. We don't
want him to injure something
else."
The way the Cardinals
played against the Gael ,
Padgett might not have to rush.
Iona came into the game
shooting nearly 49 percent
from the fie!LI on the eason,
but went through two long
scoreless stretches in the first
hal[. The Cardinals held the
Gaels without a field goal for
more than eight minute in the
first half as Louisville built a
�Wednesday, January 2, 2008
FLOYD COUNTY
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,,
POISON OAK
When elections
·c ame and went
Well , it's finally here. It's 2008: a
•
' presidential election year.
I hope your man (or woman) wins.
~ r>r, to put it in the negative vein ,
which is about all we've heard for the
last six or seven months, I hope the
\l,ne you don ' t want to win don' t.
~... When I was growing up, politics
• was not a big thing at our house. Dad
I was
a Hoover Republican and a
;'Roosevelt Democrat. I can' t remem,.~er Mom ever saying if she had ever
·~een a Republican.
u
Anyway ,
~"'
el e ctions
came
and
went without
much fanfare
in those days,
and
there
were no campaign signs
ever stuck in
our
front
yard.
The one
national figure that Dad
wo uld ha ve
walked through fire for, however, was
John L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers of America. If coal
miners had been the only ones who
"could have voted, he' d have been
''President of the United States, regard"fess of his party affiliation.
1
<Of course, I was too young to
un\lerstand why Lewis was held ' in
. such high esteem. To me he was just a
face that appeared regularly on the
pages of The United Mine Workers
"Journal and Grit. With his bushy eyeJ brows, sagging jowls, and pugged
' hose, I thought he was one of the ugli.llkst men I'd ever seen. I expressed that
"'t hought verbally once and paid the
price for my glibness. During the
1940s, one just didn ' t insult a man the
.stature of John L. Lewis, at least not in
:'the presence of an Eastern Kentucky
coal miner.
1
(See OAK, page eleven)
,.
KIM'S KORNER
appy
,·new year
I •
Here's wishing you and yours a
1
Jvery
happy new year. Looking back in
1
t he mind's eye of what all took place
in 2007, I found my head shaking to
1
the point of whiplash.
~
What a year for the shock factor!
,c· We saw literally more of Brittany
, 'S pears and her meltdown as she
}.haved her head and lost her children
what most of us considered the
world's worst
choice for a
falher fi gure.
Lindsay
Lohan sported an ankle
bracelet
in
her
bikini
after she was
released from
rehab
and
arr es t e d
AGAIN. And
Paris,
oh
Kim Little Frasure
Paris, and her
jail
stint.
Then there was the Rosie and Donald
rump tirade that filled the airwaves
, for weeks upon weeks. Anna Nicole,
the death of her son in her hospital
room just after giving birth to a baby
girl that the entire world tried to fi gure
out who the daddy really was. Then
right in the middle of all that turmoil
1 Anna Nicole's life ended .
None of us could escape the
.B eckham's ~liTival to the United States
1 as Posh and David searched for the
.p erfect mansion to call home . And
how could we forget that hunk Brad
.Pitt leaving J ennifer Ani ston for
JAngelina and the brood they' ve adopt,l:!d plus adding an offspring of their
fa
(Sec KORNER, page eleven)
photo by Kathy J . Prater
"Sawbriars and Weeds," a collection of poetry, songs, and stories by Prestonsburg resident John Blackburn, is filled
with the author's memories of growing up in eastern Kentucky.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.
'Sawbriars and Weeds'
Floyd native pens book f poetry
from "Sawbriars and Weeds":
by KATHY J. PRATER
F EATURES E DITOR
The Man from Manchester
Floyd County native John H .
Blackburn, of Martin, says that he
has spent many years in eastern
Kentucky. working as a truck driver
and enjoying the sport of hunting in
his spare time. Following his graduation from Pres tons burg High
School in 1967, he was drafted into
the Army and served a two year stint
in Korea. Along the way, Blackburn
has enjoyed turning his life experiences into poetry and has been recognized for his efforts by having
some of his work displayed in the
National Library of Congress in
Washington, D .C.
Currently, he is working on the
publication of a collection of poetry
entitled "Sawbriars and Weeds," that
will soon be available to Lhe public.
A
self-proclaimed • " save d"
Christian, many of Blackburn 's
works are of a religious theme.
"A lot of my works are done
beside the road," he :;aid. "As I am
working when the Lord gives me
something, I then pull over and jot it
down . Otherwise, it will be lost for
good.
''I have been a Christian since
March, 1990. I was ~aved in the cab
of a green Freightliner rig at 8:00
a.m. on a Monday morning near the
Blackburn
greenhouse
at
Stanville ... My book is dedicated to
the late Doris Prater. She was my
English teacher at Presto nsburg
High School," he said.
Following are a few selections
1911- 1991
Being a form er Gover,nor of
Kentucky,
Residing in Powell County with
his hair so gray.
Bert T. Combs was on his way
home, Tuesday,
But, the Red Rive r got in hi s way.
He thought he could ford the
swollen water,
Because he had made it across
before;
And. (assuming he had the window up),
He couldn't hear its mighty roar.
That tragedy will live with us fo rever,
The ri ver swept him to his death ,
That mome nt the Commonwealth
of Kentucky,
Lost one of its very best.
He once lived in P restonsburg,
Here, in my hometown,
And, even though I never met
him,
I knew when he was around.
He was frequently me ntioned in
the
Ti mes ,
Political oppo nents Bert woul d
never dodge,
He'd visi t the Jenny Wiley State
Park,
And dine with friends at May
Lodge.
Make '08 great for pets
A new year is here ! With it comes a chance to better our
lives in 2008. If you 're jotting down your li st of resolutions,
why not also think of your pets or other animals in your community?
Here is a list of a fe w simple things you can do to help
make 2008 a great year for your pets or other animal s in your
life:
1. Want to exercise more? Try taking your dog (or cat!) for
a walk, or just play with the m more often. Not only can you
both lose weight, get hea lthier and feel better; you' ll create a
stronger bond between you .
2. Create first-aid and di saster kits for your pets. You never
know when a medical emergency or natural disaster will happen, so make sure you ' re prepared. Dog and cat first-aid kits
can help you handle everything from cuts to brc ken bo~es and
tick bites. Natural disaster kits prepare you for hurncanes,
floods and weather-related emergencies when you ' d have to
seek she lter with your pet.
3. Support your local animal shelter. T here are many ways
to show your love for your loca l shelter. You can volunteer
(See CRITTER, page eleven )
Education was his primary concern.
If your kids can read and write
this
season,
I feel they have a start so important,
And , Bert T. Combs is one of the
reasons.
When he was Governor, in 1959,
I was only ten years old,
He built the road to Lexi ngton,
And now, there's no more tolls.
Many Christmas trees are blinking now,
Throughout the counties of the
state,
And most homes of the
Commonwealth,
Watched the ne ws, after hearing
of hi fate.
Imagine a conversation , if you
will ,
Between Judge Combs, Kennedy.
and Lincoln,
Wonder what they 'd talk about?
In what direction would they be
thinking?
I regret the passing of Governor
Combs,
him ,
the
To
have
Co mmonwealth's chi ld ren have
been lucky,
And the- next ti me I drive on the
Mountain Parkway,
I'll be darn proud I'm from
Eastern Kentucky.
So sweet and powerful were
they!
Flo wing from the sea of
Salvation ...
Straight to my h~ ...tha1 very
day !
Then, a wave overtook me!
It was filled with so much Love...
God sent ripples...gentle ripples...
From
the
throne
of
Heaven ...above!
So gentle were the ripples,
They were tender; yet, so strong!
Se nt down to me...by the
M aster...
To a heart he knew was wrong!
Through the ripples, He did
cleanse me ,
They washed all the sins away!
And the ripples are still floWiiJg ...
They cleanse my heart this very
day!
God sent ripples ...gentle ripples...
So sweet and powerfui...\Yere
they!
F lowing from the sea of
Sal vation ...
Straight to my heart...thal very
Day!
Then, a wave overtook me!
It was filled with so much Love.. .
God sent ripples ...gentle ripples.. .
From
the
Throne
of
Heaven ... above !
Ripples
God sent ripples ... gentle ri pple ...
(See POETRY, page eleven)
"Macy," left, end
"Kiwi," right, pictured here enJoying
a recent stroll
through fallen
autumn leaVH In
their Halloween
costumes, are the ·
great-granddoga of
Ron and Connt.
Cooley. Macy end
Kiwi belong to Ron
and Connie's
'
granddaughter who
attends law school
aut of town. Macy,
her "mom" felt,
was bored at home
alone while ctaaaea
were going on, ao
Kiwi came Into the
picture to keep het
"big sis" company
each dayl
�-A16 •
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
2, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
(Items taken from
The Floyd County
Times,
10, 20,30,40,50,6G,
70 years ago.)
Ten Years Ago
Oanuary 7, 1998)
A Floyd County jury found the City of
Prestonsburg to be primarily at fault in the case
of an Allen man who contracted histoplasmosis
in July 1995, during the demolition of the old
city fire station the jury determined that
Douglas Crace, 31 , was only five percent at
fault for contrasting the disease, which attacks
the lungs and v_arious other organs
A Floyd County t.mck driver escaped serious
injury, Saturday, after his coal truck was
involved in a Magoffin County fatal mishap
that claimed the lives of four people. The truck
driver Virgil Taylor of Wayland, was traveling
west on Route 404 when his coal truck struck
the passenger side of a 1985 Camaro driven by
Ralph Arnen.. The estate of a woman shot and
killed last November, allegedly by her
estranged husband, has filed a lawsuit against
Floyd County Sheriff Paul Hunt Thompson and
p~y Dwayne Jarrell. Novelia Mosley, rnotho Billie Jo Mitchell filed suit, Monday, in
oy Circuit Court and claims Thompson and
his deputy were negligent in serving Mitchell's
husband with a domestic violence order ·
Larry Douglas Anderson, 26, of Allen, and
Bill Keathley, 31, of Harold, were jailed on
NeWJ, Year's Day after they allegedly burglarized" a Floyd County horne and kidnapped an
area resident by holding him at gunpoint and
forced a 15-year-old juvenile to participate in
the crimes
A second federal civil rights lawsuit filed
against Floyd County Coroner Roger Nelson
and Kentucky State Police detective David
Maynard by a P ·& B Ambulance worker has
been diSl:llissed: Robert Joseph filed suit against
Nelson and Maynard claiming his rights were
violated ~hen Maynard arrested him in connection wid\ a suicide
A Floyd County Grand Jury issued 20 indictments, Tuesday, including a charge of rape
against Douglas Gene Webb, 43, of Hi Hat.
Webb is charged whh ·frrst degree rape and first
degrre 9.urg.lary for alfgedly entering the home
of a. acqtiaintance in March 1996, and raping
her
' ~:·, t ·· ;·• ·· ·
·
With three weeks remammg before the
January t.?ifiling <;le.adline for t9e M~y primary
election~Cllndidate'S for county offices are still
just trickling in 'fue' county clerk's office.
Filings for the offices of sheriff, and District
Two Commissioner have the most candidates
so far, with four people filing for the office of
sheriff, and ·six for commissioner
Eric Walker Horn, son of Teresa and Joseph
Horn of Richmond, became the tirst baby of the
New Year for Floyd County at Highlands
Regional Medical Center, at 1:34 a.m., January
l
.Traffic between Allen and Martin was halt::d for nearly five hours, Thursday, as the Allen
Volunteer Fire Department worked to control a
house fire near the E lliot c urve on Route 1428.
The Martin Maytown Cow Creek and Betsy
Layne fire departments assisted with the structures fire. One lane of the road was opened to
traffic around 5 p.m
There died: Rex Hicks, 82, of Hueysville,
Thursday, January 1, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center; Edith Terry Whitaker, 82, of
Hueysville, Saturday, January 3, at Highla_nds
Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg;
Charley Shea Shelton, six weeks old daughter
)f Tina Hamby Shelton and Shawn Hall of
Vlelvin, and Kenny Shelton of Ocala, Florida,
)ecember 3 1, at the Wheelwright ARH Clinic;
Laura Mae Hall, 89, of Grethel, Friday, January
1, at McDowell Appalachian Regional
Hospital; Jack Wallen, 53, of Martin,
Wednesday, December 31, at his residence;
Larry K. Slone, 41, of Garner, Wednesday,
December 31, at his residence; Barbara H.
Montgomery, 65, of Ada, Ohio, Monday,
January 5, at the Hardin Memorial Hospital in
Kenton. Ohio; Morris Vaughan Isaac, 51, of
Martin , Monday, January 5, at Hazard
Appalachian Regional Hospital; Dave Harvey,
73, of Garrett, Wednesday, December 24, at
Our Lady of the Way Hospital, in Martin;
Wilma M. "Marie" Hamilton, 67, of Elida,
Ohio, formerly of Floyd County, Sunday,
Januarty 4, at St. Rita's Medical Center; Vonda
Bates, 69, Bevinsville, Tuesday, December 30,
at McDowe~ .. A.I?pal.achian Regional Hospital;
Emma JeaH· Wrigl;lt, -74. of Mousie, December
29. at Hazard Appalachian Regional Medical
Center; Dina Johnson King, 95, of Kite,
Saturday, January 3, at the residence of her
daughter, Aileen Bates; Gaye Kidd Tenney, 50,
of Martin, Tuesday, December 30, at McDowell
Appalachian Regional Hospital; Kimberly
Anne Rogers Jewell, 35, of Woodbridge,
Virginia, Wednesday, ' December 31, at
Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson, West
Virginia; Harvey Patton, 46, of Prestonsburg,
Sunday, January 4, ~t the University of
Kentucky Medical Center; Bufford Howard,
45, of Gunlock, Saturday, January 3, at Howard
Branch on Route 404, in Salyersville, in an auto
accident; Fred Hale, 77, of Harold, Tuesday,
December 30.
Twentv Years Ago
(January 6, 1988)
H.D. Fitzpatrick Jr. submitted his resignation
as a board member from the Bank Josephine
Monday morning brought some snow, but it
soon left, as frigid temperatures remain
Toler Creek and Middle Creek were sites of
drug busts by Sheriff Henry C. Hale and five of
his deputies
Five Floyd adults and two juveniles were
arrested and charged with a robbery in
Paintsville
The New Year came in with a literal bang as
four Ftoy~ Countiat1 were victims of shootings
The Social Security payroll tax, for the 13th
time in 25 years, was increased yet again
There died
John Calhoun, 79, of Dwale, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center
Walter Keathley, 75, of Teaberry, at the
home of his son
Clifford Sword, 53, of lvel, Christmas Day
at his home
Chandra Adkins, four months, of Galveston,
following a series of heart attacks
Dorothy Phillips, 80, of Allen, at Pikeville
Methodist Hospital
Robert Patton, 56, formerly of Garrett, at
Marion, Ohio
Ballard Johnson , 69, of Wheelwright, at Our
Lady of the Way Hospital
Rachel McKinney, 79, of Toler Creek, at her
residence
Glenn D . Allen, 72, of Prestonsburg, at
Highlands Regional M edical Center
Betty Fraley Crum, 63, of Prestonsburg, at
Highlands Regional Medical Center
Laeunice Dunfee, 66, of Garrett, at Central
Baptist Hospital
Leonard Allen , 82, of Langley, at Riverview
Manor Nursing Horne
Sherman Gooden, 7 1, of Weeksbury, at
East Point
Lodge No. 657
plans 'open'
installation
Saturday, Jan. 12
East Point Lodge No. 657,
.:<&AM, has elected and/or
\ppointed the following to
~erve the lodge during 2008:
Master: Scott Lafferty
.., Senior Warden: Roy G.
:Vanhoose
Junior Warden: Rickey
master
Treasurer: Robert Peters
Secretary: W.L. Baldridge
Chaplain: Tilden R. Elli s
; S.,enior Deacon: Christopher
West
Deacon: David
Jonathan
Steward:
Don
_.,,.,:r...-..• Ben Smith
lodge will conduct an
"open" installation of officers
on Saturday, January 12, at 6
p.m. All Master Masons and
their families are encouraged
attend.
All members are requested
· ng a f()od ite m to share.
e business meeting of the
will be conducted at 7
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Mims-Walters
Frank and Sharon Mims, formerly of Prestonsburg, are
pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter,
Susan Kaye Mim s, to Todd Walters, the son of ~oyce Walters
and the late Franklin Walters, of Lakeland, Flonda.
The couple will wed in the spring of 2008.
Following, they will reside in Mooresville, North Carolina.
Pikeville Methodist Hospital
Millard W. Castle, 70, of Printer, at Pikeville
Methodist Hospital
and Barbara E. Madden, 43, of Teaberry, at
Good Samaritan Hospital.
Thinv Years Ago
Oanuary 4, 1978)
Representatives of state and federal agencies
will be at Jenny Wiley State Park, Friday, guests
of Congressman Carl D. Perkins
Gov. Julian Carroll has awarded funds to the
Floyd Fiscal Court f9r the purchase of police
equipment, and $8,255 to the City of
Prestonsburg, to improve police communications equipment
The State Public Assistance Office, here,
braced for a heavy load of food stamp applications this week, and 12 workers from other
offices are being sent here to help with the task
A growing tension on the part of area
U.M.W.A. members was ret1ected in a special
meeting of union miners, Monday afternoon, at
the Auxier entrance to Jenny Wiley State Park
Award of contracts on a bridge at Garrett and
3.3 miles in Perry County, brought to seven, the
total number of sections of new KY 80, from
Water Gap to Hazard, that are ready for construction
There died: Elder Hilbert Mullins, 65, of
Printer, Tuesday, December 26, at Veterans
Administration Hospital, Nashville; Mrs. Vada
Caudill, 65, formerly of Eastern, Tuesday,
December 20, at Wilson Memorial Hospital,
· Sidney, Ohio; Mrs. Ellen French Hornsby, 77,
of Garrett, December 24, at Clark County
Hospital, Winchester; Mrs. Amy A. Taylor, 78,
of Gulnare, December 22, at Wurtland Manor,
Wurtland, Ky.; Mrs. Loveta Helen Harris, 7 1, of
Allen, Thursday, December 31, at Mountain
Manor Nursing Home, here; Mrs. Ann Leslie
Goble, 54, of Prestonsburg, Sunday, January 1,
at Highlands Regional Medical Center; Thomas
Akers, 67, of Harold, Wednesday, December
21, at Methodist Bospital, Pikeville; James
Gibson, 7 1, of Estill, December 27, at
Mountain Manor Nursing Home, here; Melvin
Sterling (Pappy) !roes, 72, of Allen,' last
Thursday, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center; Mr§. Rhoc41 Gearheart Hayes,. 74, of
Hueysville,, Thur~day, 1tt horne. '
Fonv Years Ago
Qanuary 4, 1968)
The Kentucky Power Company has acquired
the electric distribution system in the town of
Wheelwright from Mountain Investment Inc., it
was announced this week
Members of the Prestonsburg Municipal
Housing Commission were in Atlanta, Georgia,
to sign the contract with the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, which will
bring, short of actual construction, a 42-unit,
low-rent housing complex to the community
Sheriff Joe W. Lewis and his deputies have
averaged almost one liquor raid a week since he
took office in January 1966
Hemlock, men's dormitory at Alice Lloyd
College, Pippa Passes, was destroyed by fire of
unknown origin, Tuesday afternoon
There died: William Lee (Casey) Prater, 6 1,
of Pyramid,
Saturday
afternoon,
at
Prestonsburg General Hospital of injuries sustained approximately two hours earlier when he
was struck by a car on the Left Middle Creek
Road at Pyramid ; Mrs. Dora Newsome, 66, of
Bypro, Saturday, at the McDowell Appalachian
Regional Hospital; Arthur Reynolds, 57, of
Ligon, Friday, at the McDowell Appalachian
Regional Hospital; Calvin Phillips, 43, Friday,
at Wheelwright; Miss .Helen Curry, 50, of
Wheelwright, Tuesday, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois;
Mrs. Birdie Pigman Patton, 79, of
Prestonsburg, Friday, at the Prestonsburg
General Hospital; Doc Conway, 63, Tuesday, at
his home at Bypro; Jake Sloane, 73,
Wednesday, at his home at Wayland; Mrs. Nora
Estep Lemaster, 87, formerly of this county,
Wednesday, December 20, at Salyersville;
Melvin Hall, 84, formerly of Banner, Tuesday,
at a Huntington, W.Va. hospital; Mrs. Emma
Wilcox, 84, of East Point, Monday, December
25, at the Mountain Manor Nursing Home,
here ; J. C. (Corbett) Osborne, 74, former
Wheelwri ght resident, Sunday, December fA, at
West Palm Beach, Florida; Jeff Ward, 73,
Thursday, at his home a.t Bonanza; Joseph Lee
Woods, 59, of Emma, Friday, at the McDowell
Appalachian R egional Hospital; Seymoure
Campbell, 75, of Derna, Monday, Dec. 25, at
Mountain Manor Nursing Home, here; Mrs.
Ella Rector, 60, of Wayland, Monday,
December 25, at the McDowell Appalachian
Regional Hospital; Bert Akers, 62, of Grethel,
Friday, December 22, en route to the Methodist
Hospital, Pikeville; Mrs. Fannie Davis, 78, of
Handshoe, Sunday, December 24, at the
McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital.
FifiV Years Ago
(January 3, 1957)
An estimated 1,305,000 tons of coal reserves
are still unrecovered in Floyd County, according to figures compiled by the Federal Bureau
of Mines and Minerals
Figures, just released by the Standard Rate
and Data Service show income and spending on
the part of Floyd residents to be running at a
high level, with the economic strength revealed,
best in the volume of business done by the local
retail stores
Robert J. Wallace, driver-librarian' of Floyd
County's Bookmobile, has been named chairman of the legislative committee of th'e
Kentucky Library Association for the coming
year
Married: Miss Gloria Ann Richards, of 'IJ
Russell Springs, and Mr. James Salisbury
Mayo, of Prestonsburg, December 29, at
Russell Springs; Miss Glirna Catherine Jarrell
and Mr. David Lee May, of Covingto!\,
December 29, at the Arnold Avenue Church of
Christ, here; Miss Martha Jo Beverley, of
Wayland, and Mr. 0 . M. Harmon, of Atlanta,
1
Georgia, December 20, at Berea
.There died: Champ C. Osborne, 47, at the
home of his parents, at Martin; Mrs. Emma T.
Slone, 17, of Melvin, Thursday, of last week,! at
McDowell Memorial Hospital; Abraham H.
Green, 74, Saturday, at his horne on the Auxier
Road; Mrs. Stachie Coburn, 70, Saturday, at her
home at Hippo; Mrs. Rosa Hall, 95, Tuesday, _at
Hi Hat; Mrs. Susan Smith Osborne, 76, of
Eastern, December 24, in Shelbyville; Mrs.
Lucy Robinson, 70, of Dwale, Thursday, of last
week, at her horne; William Keathley, 55,
December 22, at the horne of a brother-in-law,
at Harold; Mrs. Lizzie Salisbury Hamilton, 71,
December 22, at the Methodist HospitlJl,
Pikeville; Charles Wesley Salisbury, 68, Qf
Harold, December 23.
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Sixtv Years Ago
(January 1, 1948)
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A tragedy which resulted, Saturday, when an
attempt was made to string a radio aerial to a ~
home on the Ice Plan Hollow section of Martin,
left four persons dead, victims of electrocution.
The dead are: Robert Flanery, 38, his six-yearold son, John Hugh; his brother-in-law, Hugh
Norris, 30, and Norris' wife, Mrs. Edith Frazier
Norris, 28
A World War II anti-tank gun will be mounted in the courthouse grounds here, shortly, as a
memorial to Neterans o~ ~ WAfS
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Announcement was made m Frankfort, last
week, by State Senator Douglas Hays, of
McDowell, that he will introduce a bill at the
coming session of the General Assembly to set
up state liquor stores, and to head off bootlegging of "red liquor" by providing that the state
make purchases of intoxicants direct from the,..
distillers
r -.(.1
Home of Press Prater, with all in contents,
'
was destroyed by fire at Brainard, Friday
.Floyd County's New Year baby is a 12pound son, born at the Beaver Valley Hospital,
Martin, to Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Hall, of
McDowell
Prestonsburg's new police force took over
the job of law enforcement, here, with the new
year. The force is composed of Bill Blackburn,
chief, "Pie" Gilliam, Ray Collins and Bill
Kazee
There died: Alex Goble, 78, Christmas day,
in his home on Calf Creek; Mrs. Gold)'e
Hatfield, 35, formerly of Allen, Saturday, \n
Asheville, North Carolina; Denver Shannon ,
23, December 2 1, three days after being injur6{i
in auto wreck near Hite; Bill Banks, 40, formetly of Prestonsburg, December 25, at Gallipolis,
Ohio; Rebecca Allen , 60, Tuesday, at her home
at Blue River; John C. Stephens, 48, December
23, at his horne at Martin; Mrs. Nancy l
Mullins, 73, Sunday, at her home ~t
Bevinsville; James Sluss, 55, December 23, at
his home in Auxier.
Seventv Years Ago
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Qanuary 4, 1938)
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Upon motion of pro-tem Mayor S.
Spradlin, an ordinance, which threatened fO
have created the greatest civic furor ever known
in Prestonsburg, was repealed at the councjl
meeting, Tuesday night. The ordinance, passep
August 23, 1937, set the salaries of city officicils
for 1938, at record highs; the mayor drawint
$1,200 annually, and each councilman $6 pe
meeting, $3 over the legal amount
Throngs from all sections of Floyd County
came to the courthouse, here, Monday, to sef
their "favorite sons" installed in the county
offices which they won at the polls in
November election
Rep. A. J. May, Prestonsburg, although
outspoken critic of the T.V.A., will probably ~
become chairman of the house military co <.
mittee- the committee which handles T.V.
legislation
,
Kell Gearheart, 35-year-old miner.>' d'
Friday, at the Paintsville Hospitalis ~~ ho
after being crushed beneath a two-tOn fall
slate in the mine of the Glogora C a1 C~rnp
at Glo
,
There died: Raymond A. Belt 5 1, fu
Prestonsburg druggist, Tue day mor.niog, at
home at Ashland; M . Wilburn Tackett 32
McDowell, Thm da}\ of la~t week, .~;at '
Beaver Valley Hospital, ~artjn;•Dickier~o
45, Friday night,' at his hon~e
I<Jteth
Clarence 'Preston Jr., Of Au''X'ier, December ,
at his home; Oscar Hick , 40, New Year's Evt'l,
at hi home at Estill.
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• ConUnued from pi
your time, or donate goods
like blankets, towels, food or
toys. You can even help a shelter of your choice win a million-dollar
makeover
at
Zootoo.com.
4. Volunteer for animals in
., ybur community. Help feral
cats, volunteer at an animal
rehabilitation center, or educate your neighbors on the
dangers of chaining dogs outlli!.'rde.
o
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5. Give your pet "social way. Put a breakaway collar
security." Set aside money with identification on your cat
each month to pay for unex- · that includes your name,
pected vet bills or sign up for .address and telephone number.
pet insurance.
6. Start the new year right!
Remember to schedule your
pet's annual veterinary exam!
7. Give your lost pet a ticket home. Most people think to
put a collar and ID tag on their
dog, but many don't think to
protect their cat in the same
Even indoor cats can escape or
emergencies can leave your
cat outside and alone. An ID
tag greatly increases the
chance that your pet will be
returned home safely.
For more tips on making
'08 great for your pets and the
animals in your community,
visit The Humane Society of
the United States' we~ite at
www.hsus.org.
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~Poetry
• Continued from p9
b'-: Saw briars and Weeds
-1 r The
~ood ...
old home place once
:gn Up in a hollow somewhere,
A few chimney rocks,
t 1 Are probably all that's left,
#lere.
Pretty flowers will be
blooming,
For Mother and me...
Then, we'll never have to
worry...
About Saw briars and
weeds!
11>
l!-:J· I can't remember where it
.iR:,
to Because of my disease,
·t( But I know it's somewhere,
Under
weeds!
,I,J
Saw
briars
and
Saw briars and weeds ...
What a story they tell,
As they cover the home
place,
And the old hand dug well!
Get our Best Price. .. ,:
If I could go there and find
~rt
.T When I get to Heaven's
it,
j§OUntry...
Lord, I'd be so pleased!
l' d feel like a flower,
Among the Saw briars and
weeds.
.H My memory will be fine!
u• Then, I'll go back and visit,
1 ~r That home place of mine.
We GUARANTEE.to ,
beat it...PERIODI
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PONTIAC, .BUICK, GmC -~
WILL BE ·~.~;
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• Continued from p9
In the days before TV, the
•eVening news on the radio
·~ten brought reports of
l E,ewis ' activiti·es. He was forever more ordering a group of
miners in Pennsylvania to do
this or :group in West Virginia
to do that. And, he continually
demanded higher wages and
better working conditions.
With coal being then what oil
~ ri.s now to the national econofmy, he usually got what he
,asked for.
.rr• While I'm sure all that was
-important to grownups, nothrii)g seemed to change as far as
1we kids were concerned. We
always had brand new clothes
-to wear when school started
and aiways had show fare
when Saturday m6ming rolled
.'.II
hrdut\d. '
As we ran the hills ragged
playing cowboys and Indians,
1
it could not have mattered less
to us who the President of the
United States was, except of
course, unless the teacher
asked us on a test, or something. To us, the only difference between a republican and
a democrat was that one started with a D and the other an R.
I guess it's pretty safe to say
that it's the same with kids
today as it was with kids back
then. We found little change in
our lives regardless · of what
party was in power. Come to
think of it, it's pretty fnuch that
way for grown-ups, too. Only
difference is, now that 2008
has finally arrived, lovers of
politics will be thoroughly
entertained between now and
Nov. 8. ·By the time election
day rolls around, however, the
rest of us will likely be sick of
the whole thing.
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Chevy Trailblazer LT
4\VD, Sunroof Running IJoard On'Stru·
NEW 2008 GMC Sierra
Ext. Cab, 4x4, Power Pkg. To\v Pkg, V8
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~~~Korner
• Continued from p9
' own with little Shiloh.
, Oh and Suri, or however
·~ou spell it, Tom and Katie's
ilittle c utie's name. Tom's
couch-jumping for joy he
1 !inally found the love of his
Jife in Karie Holmes and their
~hirlwind romance, engage!rpent and marriage production.
The latest and most shock,}pg shock factor though, for
~e anyway, is the little girl
t. ~at won the tickets to see
~ , iley Cyrus ( achy-breaky
' eart Billy Ray's little girl) aka
_tJ:annah Montana.
, What on earth could that
1
;9hild 's mother have been
. tbinking? To have her 6-year_rpld little girl write a~ ess~y
saying her father was killed m
1
fraq
in the war to win some
1
~oncert tickets? When the man
doesn't even exist, or the name
she gave as the child's father
anyway.
The years this child will
have to spend on some psychiatrist couch will be inevitable.
Talk about stooping to your
thwest point - jeez give me a
"Hreak already.
nv Thank God we're in a new
:.£ear, a time for new begin]Jngs and hopefully new and
more positive role models and
news stories, especially on a
national level as well as right
here in our little ol' hometown.
And speaking of right here
at home, our new and most
exciting addition to the Times
in 2008 will be our Faith and
Family magazine, coming in
February, and the, Faith and
Family section that will be
added to the Times.
Oh to have the opportunity
to share God, and people from
right here at home and their
testimonies of Hi s miracles
and blessings is so exciting I
can hardly wait.
Finally the Good News is
about to be shared on the very
pages of our hometown paper!
Definitely a major positive to
look forward to.
Here's wishing your new
year is full of blessings and
favor,
Til next week
God bless.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
2, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
International Year of the
ltinkporntoes are only America's f:rvorit~ vegetable'!- Thmk again!The potato is such nn importanr food glohally that the United Nati{ln~ hns
declared 200R the "Tnternational \'ear of the
Pot<tto." Citing th~: potato'::; strong 11utri·
tion protile. versatility and ability to
teed tl1e mat'lses. tl1e year hag 11~1hle goah.
Jacques Diouf, rhe Direcror-General of rhe
U.N \ F~rod. aml Agrieulture Orgarlll.ahon
(fAO ), stat~u trutt the "potato is ou the
fl·ont line i11 the fight against world hunger and poverty.''
According to the FAO, the world
will ne~d to increas~ tood production
by abour 60 percent to meet the needs
of its rap1dly grO\ving pop1llatioll. The
potaro is c:ruCJ::tl to meeting this chall~ng~ bocmTst: it's fu~t-growing ttnd
n.\ltritiOllS. 0~ medimn (5.3 0\UlceS)
• "Potatoes are an excellent
potaro contains II 0 calories, 45 p~rcent
!;Ource of vit;m1in C,
of the da11y vah1e o.f vitamin C. e.o;;sennal
which acts as an amioxi8 vitamins and 2 e,•ntm~ of fiber. Potatoe~
dant <;tabili7ing free
ontain no fat, cholesterol m: sodium, and
radicals, thus helping
kin-on potatuc:~ arc: a g~JOu soun:~ of
prevtmt cellular U<1m01ge.
rotassium.
Potaroe.l; are grown in all 50 1Jnited
• Potatoes '"'rith skins contain
ltat~ and ha\'e historical ~ign ilicance
1~ rercenr ofthe DV of
in ihe Pem,·ian mountains. the plains
llOta~c;ium (while broccoli
of Northern Europe. Ch.ina 's Yunnan
and hamma~ e;:1ch contain
ulateau, Rwanda'~ equaronal higl1land~
l3 pc:rccnt). topping the
!1nd the suhtropicallowlands in Tndia.
li~t ot· the 2{) most ti·eTr~ tm:puring a pntaw dish from
quently consumed mw
another cmmtry to see b.ow other
frwt~ and vegetables.
cu~t':ll·es include this -vegetable in their
• Potatoes aJe WO'!r·,. fat tree.
cwsme!>.
for additional potato recipes. v1sit
~Ww,v.potatagoodnt:ss.~OI:n. Better yet.
ave seasonal recipes sent IO you
mughout the: year hy signing lJl1 to
eive posting~ from the U.S. Pmaro
oanrs blug, \>i.WW.potatu\lmlerg.IUUlli.I.COlll.
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Red Cooking Jlurk and Po1a.toes
''Red cooking., is a rraditional Unnese braise, n srew thm used
he mucle r;·ifh unfilu;red .\'1/y saucl?, whti:h t:lll! tu/;t;· 011 a reddi.\h
10
CllSt when
lmzg-s·tewed
2 cups redu&.:~d-~odium chieken bruth
6 tablespoons dry sherry
1/4 cup l'educeQ.-sndium ~oy sauce
1/4 cup minced, peeled frrsh ginger
1 table~pl!llll finely gl'ated or~n~e ~~t
1 tablc~poon boner
2 114 pound.., bnnele~s pnrk loin, trimmed and n1t into
Rel.'ipt"o ae((ied IJy Bruce We£nstein antl Mark Scurl>muxll, auliwr.~·
of''Dw Ulrimate Potmo Book.,
l-inch cubts
2 p{)nnds very ~mall }'Cllow-ilcsbcd potatoes, halved
9 mclliurn scullions, cut i ntu
2
3
3
3
1
2-inch ~trip~
chiles, seeded ~nd minced
garlic doves, slivered
J>tar anhe pod~
4-im:h ~innamon sticks
ta.bl~po11o seMme Dil
&err~Jlll
irish Potato Bread ·
BoxJy is {/i'(!!'licallv a nationul Llish 1.!1
a~
Jrelwul
rr t(!n he served
a r:rundty soda
h1'ead.
2 3/4-puund t·usset potatne~
l l:ti'Jle egg plu~ 1 large egg white
1/J cup canula oil, pi U) additional for g.·easing the
baking sheet
J/4 ctlp fat-fret' milk
2 tablespoons minced cltiw~ (or the green part of a
a potnro pant:alre, a dumpling m; as here,
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scallion}
112 teaspoon caraway seeds
all-purpusc flaur, plus 11dditional for du~ting
and kneading
l 1/2 tablt!spoon~ haking p(mder
1 teaspoon salt
Bring 1 inch \Vater t~J a h(li I U\'t:r high ht!at in \l:lgetahle o,;tt%.lmer
or larg~ saucepan fitted with portable vegetable sreamer. Ped
1 putlto untl cut into dghths: ~tt:m.n piect:5 lUltil tender \vhen
pierced with fork, ahom J5 minutes. Rice or mash p1eces in
large bowl; ser <1~1de to cool 15 minute<;.
3 1/4
Kootu Curry
Here.\; tttradltlmutl r:urry.fmm Kera!a. 1fw gmypwv .wm!hwe.\•lf!.m
sn-ip ofindia, ~>here the spice-laden fa11d meers the Ambia.11 S<'a.
1/2 cup plus 6 tabk'Spounll unS\~( ·t•tcncd coconut
(see note)
l l/2 t~aspoons j!;round ginj?;Cr
l 1/2 teaspoons ground cot·iandet·
1 112 teaspuons ground cumin
lJZ teaspoon salt
1/2 t~aspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspnon ground cinnamon
1/4 teuspuon fre)hly ground black pepper
!/4 tt>aspuon cayenne
.
1 pound plus 2 ounces rcd-skinn~d patatuc,, cui mta
l-inch
2 114
2 1/4
1112
3/4
cuh~~~
(3
cup~)
cups rcduccd-so(}iurn vcgctnble broth
cups p!!eled, diced e~<Y(Ilant
cupb chopped gret'n beans
cup canned chick peas. d111incd and rins~d
2 teaspoons canola oil
3/4 cup thinly ~!iced shallots
1 tllblespounlemon juice
Place J,2 r:u{J coconut, ginger. coriander, cumi 1, ~alt.. d!~ mustat'd.
dnnmnon. pepper and c.uyc:rult! m :;pice gn~dt:r ormJ?I food pru·
cessor; grind or process until about the couststency of coarse sand.
cup~
Cvoking Pul'k and Potatoes
I
11/2 pounds Swiss ~;hard, mustard !!;fccns or turnip
grt-cns, riltst>d {but rnJt drkrl) ~nd dwppcd
2 tablc~pnons ticc "rincgar
I
~ur brot:1, soy &mw~. ginger. shen-y. .Qli)Ug¢ .z~st au<l honey ill
large pot until honey dwwlves. Add pork. potatoe~. ~call ions.
chi es, garlic ~tar ani'" anJ cinnamu11 ~t1cb. St1r wdl and hring
to~ simmer C'Yer medium-mgh heat Cover. reduce heat to low
and \;ill\mer :.lo\~ ly 1.mw.l pmk l~ mdimgly t~mkr. strrring occas ionally~ ahottt 2 homs. (Aiternativelv, stir all rllese ingre<lients
in slow cotlker, C\)Vt:T upt.). e11ok on low ahuut X Lo 9 houn.:.)
Mean11hil~. heat oil mlame skillet over metlium heat. Add
greens ,mo vin~gar: {'over, r~du(;t h~at and cook. stirring occa- lf:J
sionaL.y, until wilted and tender, ;1bout 12 to 15 mmutes. Cover
and keep wnnn on ~to\'e.
To :.erve, fin.t di!i1.:ard st<ir anise P\-'<l!i tmll cinunmcn stick~.
Di\'ide greens among ~erving howh, then IHdle stew over green~.
Mak-:b 6 ~civing~.
Nutrition information per l;er'\ing: 424 calone~. 10 g fat.
ll 0 mg dwlesteroL 40 g curbohydmtc, 5 g tibe.r. 44 g pwtcin.
R46 mg ~odnm1, 1239 mi:!. pot<l);hium, R2 1ng "Vitamin ('
Po"itwn r..1ck in centcr of oven; prehca: oven to .\ 75°F. l ightly
oil large baking shee1 with c;mola oil dabbed ou paper towd.
1•
Pet:! other potato and grate: it through !urge hl)le~ ofbux gn.1tt:r.
Sq!J';::t!7~ out an )i exce~~ mn' ~tlln:; add to r1 ~:cd m ma~heu pn1atne:..
Stir in egg. t!gg white, l'lL 1nilk, t:hi\ot'~ and t~tmway seeus Ulltll
fuirl) smooth. Add 3 114 cups t1our. baking powd~r and salt strr 1
with wumkn ~poou nutilmixture tom1s ~oft but sticky dough.
Lightly i1m1r dean work sorfuce as \.vellas your cleaned and
dried b:mJs Tum dough out ontu flourt'J surfact: ilnd kn~::ad l
nnnutc, addmg flour in 1-tablc:spoon im:rcmt:nts to kc:t:p dough
ft\lm tum+ng too !i[id:y Too tm1Ch :t1onr and dough tums tough:
1t should remain. a little tac.l..')' h\lt workable Shape inro S-inch
circle, fluttcn shghtly ke~piug louf moundt!iJ at 1ts t.:t~ntt~r und
place on prepared baking ~heet. Use sharp knife to slash X in
top of dough, cutting 11110 dough ahont 1t2 inch.
Bake until golden brown and finn to the tollch . about 55
m111utec;. Coo11 hour on wue rack hef~,re &!icing znd serving. ,
Makes 1 lm-ge loaf (] o slices)
Nutrition lnfnrmation p~r ~lice; 1S3 ralones. S g fat.
14 mg ~hlllo:stcr~JI. 29R mg ~>odrwn. 30 g carbohydmtcs,
1 g tihe. 5 g pwtem, 222 mg pot<w;mm, 6 mg Yitamtn ('
Stir rotatoes and hrot11 with spice mixture in large saucepun; bnng to a simmer cvt:r med.rum-h1gh he~1t, ~timng
ot;ca~ionally.
Covt!r, r~du~~ h~at to low and simm~r slowly
lO minut~::s.
Add eggplant, gree11 beans and chick peas Cover and
continue ~immering qlowly \llHil vegetahle>; are quite tender.
abolli 30 minutt:s.
Mt:tmwhil~, toa~t remainmg () tahl~spmms <.:O\:tlntti 111 dry
~killet over medium heat tlntillightly browned. £'o1u: mtl1
bowl and set a~ide.
Heat oi I in ~arne skillet now set oYer medium-low heur. Add
!>h:tllnt,, cook. ~tining ol!<.:ilsionally until lightly hmv,netl,
1.oft. ancl vc:ry sweet. about 12 minutes.
Stit· lemon juice rnro ~tew. Setve st~w in howls. tOpped '>1th
toasted coconut and frizzled shallots.
Note: Unsweetened coconut_ sometime> called ''de~iccated
coconut" is simply dried. sllawd coconut flakes.lt 's found 1n
oourmet markets.
Fa.~t fnd1an
markets and healrh food
srore~.
Do not substitute ~w~etened wcomtt. iound in baking ,lisles
of most supermarkets.
M<lkt:~ 6 ::<t:rvingti.
Nutrition infonnatlon per senoing: 245 calones. 1g fin.
0 ml! cholc:bterol, 33 g ~:arbollydrate, 7g fib~r. 6~ prot~o:in,
500 'iug sodium. 721 mg potassium. 24 mg vitamlll C
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
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Panel studies firefighting, detection rules for mines
by TIM HUBER
Mine in January 2006. State
inspectors specifically asked
for stronger sprinkler and firedetection rules after investigating the accident.
While the rules are being
proposed only for West
Virginia, regulatory changes in
the state tend to sweep through
much of the industry. West
Virginia has about 250 of the
nation's 670 underground coal
mines and is the nation's No. 2
coal producer and top underground producer.
The idea is to support state
mine inspectors, said the
UMW's Ted Hapney, who represents labor on the state
Board of Coal Mine Health
and Safety. "He'll have the
tools he needs," he said.
During the Aracoma investigation, the state found that
water lines for ftrc hoses and
sprinklers were shut off and
that fire hoses couldn't be connected because of incompatible fittings. The UMW proposal would require 50 pounds per
square inch of water pressure
in fire fighting lines and
gauges to allow inspectors to
check quickly.
"If they go in there and
there's no water. they can cite"
the operator, Hapney said.
Industry is less enamored
of the proposals.
Any West Virginia changes
ported to the surface and taken
Miner Act, each flagrant to a local hospital.
, penalty can be as!>essed up to .
An investigation into the
' 220,000.
accident showed that the cause
According to reports, the was based on a failure to lock
~ictim received bums on his
or suitably tag disconnecting
rists and fingers when he devices by those performing
as reinstalling a cable into a the work. According to
lice box when a high-volt- reports, investigators deterage circuit became energized. mined this to be a common
he electrician was initially practice at the mine, and that
treated for shock, then trans- management was fully aware
of the problem. Miners were
also instructed to operate
equipment that they were not
properly trained to use.
The penalty states that a
mine operator has 30 days from
receipt of the fine to pay or contest the action. If the fine is contested, the payment will be due
30 days after Mine Safety and
Health Review Commission
reaches a decision.
AP
BUSINESS WRITER
CHARLESTON. W.Va.
Underground coal mine operators in West Virginia may soon
ce a new round of afety
rules.
Changes pushed by the
lJnited Mine Workers would
require underground mine
operators to install water-pressure gauges on fire sprinkler
systems and carbon monoxide
detectors on conveyer belt
lines, among other things.
The proposed changes are
in response to a fire that killed
two miners at Massey Energy
o.'s Aracoma Alma No. I
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ily injury." As a result of the
• Continued from p1
in a vruiety of state programs,
including Medicaid, which
provides medical care to the
poor and elderly.
Some Republican lawmakers have suggested that concerns being raised about the
state's $18 billion budget may
be a precursor to a push to
. 1 galize casino gambling.
. Beshear says such a move
· uld raise about $500 milhon
year in extra tax revenue.
Beshear said he will ask
lawmakers to approve a measure
that
would
allow
Kentul..'ky voters to decide
whether to change the state
constitution to allow about 10
casinos to open. The constitution currently bans casinos.
That 'Wa!; a central issue in
the governor's race that
Beshear won in November. He
favored a vote on casinos.
Former Gov. Ernie Fletcher,
who lost in a lopsided. vote,
was opposed.
~ Nevertheless, the proposal
11hs an uncertain future in the
General Assembly. Similar
proposals before the legislature
have never before gained traction.
Senate President David
Williams, R-Burkesville, has
said he doesn't see much support in the legislature for
expanding gambling proposals.
Williams has said, however,
that he would not move to
block a vote in the Senate.
Lawmakers have a long line
· f costly proposals awaiting
rhem, including a spending
measure that would provide
$20 million in drought relief to
Kentucky farmers who strug-
gled through one of the driest
summers in state history.
Senate Majority Floor
Leader
Dan
Kelly,
RSpringfield, said he was ·'not
pessimistic" about the upcoming legislative session, given
competing Issues that include
gambling and the state budget.
"Every session has its own
personality as far as difficulties
regarding the budget and issues
that are controversial," Kelly
said.
More than 200 bills have
been prefiled in anticipation of
the legislation session. Sen.
Jack Westwood, R-Erlanger, is
sponsoring legislation that
would require physicians to
perform ultrasounds on pregnant women and require the
women to look at the images
before receiving an abortion.
Another proposal would
criminalize consensual sex
between teachers and older students, closing what some see
as a legal loophole. Under current law, it is not illegal for a
teacher to have sex with a high
school student who is 16 and a
willing participant. State Rep.
Kathy Stein. D-Lexington, said
she has agreed to sponsor that
legislation, which was sparked
by a large number of sex-related complaints against teachers
nationwide.
One of the issues expected
to come before lawmakers is a
push by state Rep. David
Floyd, R-Bardstown, to lift
drinking restrictions on active
duty military personnel who
are at least 18 years old. Royd
is sponsoring the legislation
that would allow enlistees
under 21 to go into bars, purchase and drink alcoholic beverages.
Another initiative would
provide death benefits totaling
$250,000 to w~dows of coal
miners killed on the job and
scholarships of $50,000 to
their children.
Senate Republicans. who
control the chamber, are pushing multiple ideas this session
related to improving math and
science education in the state,
Kelly said. Republican lawmakers are looking to boost
advanced placement testing
options in high schools across
the state, and make changes to
the state's merit-based college
scho~rship program, Kelly
said.
Similar math and sciences
proposals were floated last
year, but did not pass successfully through the legislature.
This year could be different,
KeUy said.
"We think the environment
will be better this year because
the needs are still there," Kelly
said. "It's · a pretty critical
issue."
State Rep. Jim Glenn, DOwensboro, will push legislation that would prohibit caffeine-stoked energy drinks in
the schools. And several lawmakers have lined up in support of bills aimed at requiring
schools to provide at least 30
minutes of exercise each day
for children.
"I think the whole issue of
inactivity and obesity for children is important," Richards
said. "Whether those will be
dealt with, I don't know."
dragged 20 feet.
ln Madison County, a 40year-old man was killed after
drinking a case of beer and driving his ATV into a parked
van. A 14-year-old girl was
killed in Daviess County after
the driver lost control while
driving· in reverse trying to
avoid a sheriff's deputy.
The fatal wrecks all
occun-ed in rural parts of the
state. Victims' ages ranged
from 5 to 73.
ATV enthusiast Preston
McLain, president of the
Harlan County Ridgerunners,
said additional laws are not
needed.
"We need education and
enforcement of the existing
ones." McLain said.
A law the Kentucky General
Assembly passed in 2006
required all ATV riders age 16
and under to wear a helmet.
People older than age 16 must
where a helmet when riding on
public land.
Kentucky State Police Capt.
Tim Lucas, who coordinates
ATV safety courses, said education and enforcement of current laws are key to towering
the state's accident rate.
"You can't legalize responsibility, and ultimate that's
what rider<, have to assume is
responsibility," Lucas said.
"You can't legislate that."
should be coordinated with the
federal Mine Safety and
Health Administration to
avoid cont1icts. West Virginia
Coal
Association
Vice
President Chris Hamilton said.
Recent West Virginia safety
requirements, such as requiring airtight chambers for
trapped miners. have clashed
with MSHA proposals.
A federal mine safety panel
recently endorsed the rractice
of pumping fresh air into coal
mines through conveyer belL
tunnels, which the UMW has
denounced. The panel also has
recommended that MSHA
require fireproof belts in all of
the nation's 670 underground
mines to significantly reduce
the risk of serious belt fires.
MSHA expects to complete
regulations covering those recommendations next year.
''Through state and federal
action, there\ been some policy changes, ~orne increased
inspectJOn~. some increased
scrutmy of mine ventilation
plans that have already been
implemented and have been
implemented for over a year
now." Hamilton said. "The
board is afforded the luxury of
being more judicious in ib
decision making.''
Hamilton said the same
should be true for a separate
UMW-backed rroposal that
would require mines to leave
vehicles at work areas· underground ~o full crews could
drive out in the event of an
evacuation. That rule already
has passed through public
comment with little response
from industry. though the safety board has yet to act on it.
Currently the rules require
mines to have vehicles capable
of transporting an injured
miner on a stretc her as well a<;
a driver and someone to pro·
\ tde first aid.
"'J hat's
all
the
Jaw
require<;.'' Hapney said. In the
event of a fire. for instance.
"there's nothing there t<' trans
port these men.··
Hamilton. however, wants a
cost-bcnertt aualysts becau.;e
the rule could require all of the
state's 250 or so underground
mines to buy pricey underground vehicles.
"Unfortunately, the group
that's really gomg to be
strapped economically with
these kinds of proposals are
the small mine operators and,
you know that class of mining
company makes up over 50
percent of the operating mines
in West Virgtnia," he said.
··They make a measurable contribution to the state's output.''"
ensions
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action tomorrow, but we need
to take action over the long
term."
Although the pension issue
is pressing for local governments across the state, lawmakers would likely wait to
sec Beshear's plan, said
Williams, R-Burkesvillc.
"He ought to have an
opportunity to take a look at
this issue," Williams said. ·'It's
a big- ticket item."
Nevertheless, Williams said
he didn't think it was possible
to solve the looming long-term
pension problem without some
benefit changes for future
employees.
Among other things. pensions are a financial strain on
county governments across the
state. As employers, local governments pay into the County
Employees Retirement System
- which is part of the state's
retirement system. The amount
local govemments are having
to pay into pensions could
force some into cutting services or personnel, Crall said.
Beshear, who took otrice
earlier this month, said his
administration would continue
studying the problem leading
into the lcgi'>latu.re's upcoming
session. which begins Jan. 8.
'Tm going to be looking
for the answers and the ways
that we get the pension system
on solid ground over the long
haul so tbat the folk<; down the
road several years from
now - will also be assured
that their retirements will be
secure." Beshear said.
House
Speaker
!ody
Richards, D-Bowling Green,
said he wants to address pensions this ses::.ion. and said he
had hired an actuary to mah_c
additional recommendations.
··r think that problem can be
solved, and it can be solved
over u period of time;·
Richards said. ''We will have
lo address that in this session.''
Crall said the while the
matter needs' quick attention.
the situation was not yet at
..crisis level."
"Is it at crisis right now!!
No," Crall said. ..But if we
don't get a hold of this unfund 1
ed liability, then it's just gom~
to run away trom us m expo..:
nential form in years to come.'\
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found all Kentucky ATV drivers involved in fatal crashes
this year ignored at least one
safety guideline taught in training courses or printed on manacturers' warning labels. The
stakes include riding witht a helmet, carrying passens. driving on public roads or
ng alcohol or drugs.
Dr. Andrew Bernard, a
iversity of Kentucky trauma
'l,geon, said many riders don't
c1ireciate that they can be
titled or hurt if they don't folwrtt safety guidelines.
It's because the public
..n't perceive the killing
~otl·er of the machine,"
0
" u1ard said. "Appreciate the
1
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lhe <J:hat the machme can urt
com~J you and do everything
Acti01an to keep it safe."
2007~re are an estimated 7
Ratliff ATV s in use across the
land
accordino to the
House '
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Product Safety
2000
Term~ ~ssion.
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lwithgwe of thts year s
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saidbonky wrecks resulted
as a part 1vious safety mistakes,
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mail $13.30, shipping UPS $20.00,
allow 2·4 weeks for
delivery. To order
send check or
money
order to
Kim Frausre 955
Abbott Mountain
Road Prestonsburg
Ky 41653, or email
kif rasure@ bellsouth.net
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
$200.
Antique
Clawfoot
B a't h tub$ 1 2 5.
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.
For
Sale:
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Pools, Inc.·
429-4788
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nto
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Beautiful purple
prom dress. Size
26W.Or'i ginally
paid
$400 for
dress
asking
$100. Call 4243794.
3 Caret diamond
bracelet for sale.
$250. Call 791·
0107.
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.
Animals
One female full
stock yorkie for
sale. Comes with
iron cage,water &
food dish, mat ,
clothes and hairbows. Asking $500.
paid over $700 will
not get over 5
pounds. Call 2266257.
Christmas, English
Bulldog, AKC registered , Up-to-date
shots. Health guaranteed, good with
other animals. 1. 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:
spen c e r micheal_ 1970 @ya
hoo.com
AKC registered
Boxer
pups.
Asking $350. Tails
docked-dew
claws removed shots & wormer
up to date. Call
(606)
298-2529.
Both
male
&
female.
Furniture
ALLEN
FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furniture, used
appliances, living I
bedroom
su its ,
bunk beds, and lots
more!
Call 606874-9790.
Miscellaneous
Tanning Bed for
sale. Call 886-8843
or 791-2727. 1
Sale or Lease
Real Estate
Prestonsburg
business
for
lease. Great location on the main
road,
close
to
downtown and the
courthouse. lease
as is or change,
m
a
n
y
possibilities ,i e
restaurant, sports
bar, office complexample
parking.
May consider selling. Call 791-3663.
Houses
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 c_obbel
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.tt
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.
non-negoPrice
Contact
tiable .
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
ceiling,
3
BR,
bonus room, fireplace, with cherry
hardwood
floors
and cabinets with
spacious attached
garage. Located 4
miles from us 23.
view
Panoramic
located in new subdivisions. $210,00
asking price Seller
willing to help with
closing costs! Call
606-285·0054 606791-0719 ,
evenings 606-3776042
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
Beauty shop for
rent.
Equipped
with 3 stations and
tafl!ling bed. Would
consider renting for
commercial
use
other than beauty
shop. fit. 122 1
South
of
mile
Martin across from
Garth
Technical
School. Must have
refe rences. 2859112.
Apartments
for
rent @ Hueysville.
1 Br, HUD only, $
290 I month. Call
886·9478. (LEAVE
MESSAGE) RUN
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.
Commercial property 12 acres next
to
Walmart
&
McDonald's
in
Prestonsburg. 8863023 after 5pm.
Large
Unicourt
Apt for rent located
at Stanville on US
23. 2br, 2 bath walk
in
closet.
1yr
Lease. No pet s.
Please call 606478-8100.
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.
2br duplex for
rent. Central heat
and air. In excellent
condition. 3 miles
north of prestonsburg. Call 8869007 or 889-9747.
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 6'0 6-325-2809.
Level- Sloping and
3br apt for rent. 2
baths, parking for
trucks . Will rent to
contractors.
Mt
Parkway 6 miles
from Prestonsburg.
Townhouse 2 BR
• FOR SALE •
Large Shop Building
9,000 sq. ft. under roof. 9 rollup
doors , approx. 3.5 acres leve'l
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
RESTAURANT
Prestonsburg
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, Prestons·
burg.
Computerized
learning centers offer
social/educational programs for children and
adults. All utilities
included at Highland
Hgts., utility allowance
at Cliffside. Call (606)
886·0608, 886·1927, or
886·1819. TOO: 1-800648-6056.
Highland
Heights and Cliffside
Apartments do not dis·
criminate in admission
or employment in subsl·
dlzed
housing
on
account of race, color,
national origin, sex,
age, disability, religion
and familial
!E)
status.
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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 apart·
ments 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.
Houses for Rent
House For Rent 3 BR,. at Allen,' Ky.
$800.00 per month
+ security deposit.
Call 794-0249
2 Br house for
rent on Cracker
bottom at Martin.
Call 886-9246.
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
606·22 6 -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, 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
Hosp i ta l .
Re f erence s
required and possi- ·
ble
back-ground
check if desired.
Fi'refer no pets deposit of on e
months rent. $550.
month ly. Call 88~
6626.
~
Located in town. 2
br house for rent,
one
floor.
Hardwood fl oors
and all amenities.
Call 358-4541 if no
answer leave message. Or call 226·
1925 or 285-9639.
Mobile Homes
Rent to own199
3 br 16x80 Mobil
home . Married couples p refe rred . 6
miles
from
Prestonsbu rg. Call
886-2842.
Nice 2 br mobile
home for rent. Call
874- 0875 or 2263207.
2
Br
Mobile
home for rent or
sale. Couples preferred.NO PETS.
Call 874·2000.
3 BR 2 bath M
for rent with larg ~
deck.. Located at
315
Adams
Ce metery
Road.
Call 791-8617 or
79 1-4471.
$450
per month.
LOTS FOR
RENT New mobile
park lots, A llen
NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
Outgoing a nd assertive individuals
to make presentat ions to area
churches. Flexib le hours and g rea"~
income potential fo r very rewarding
work. You w ill 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
: '~
8:00AM-5:00PM
285-9358
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 o!
1
bookkeeping
practices,
and ~
some basic computer skills.
Must pass drug test, and person hired will be subject to random drug testing.
Applications will be taken until
January 11th, 2008.
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) 4524273.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Dwale area, Floyd
County. Restrictions
apply.
Paved
Streets,
lighted
area,
parking
pads.AII sizes call
606-377-2357
•
Mobile Home tor
rent: NO HUD. 1/2
mile
north
of
Prestonsburg
l Spradlin. Branch.
Call 889-0363.
LEGALS
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 836-
5505
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
~purlock
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.,
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
Dewy
Lawson,
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
and Pamela Akers,
Betty
Rose
and
Newsome,
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 Tonya Boyd,
Delphia
and
Cleadous
Hall,
Sode Scott and
Michelle L&wson,
George K. and Lois
Boyd, Ellis Hunter,
and Brenda Gail
Hunter.
The
proposed Drive
Suite
6,
amendment is locat- Prestonsburg, KY
ed on the Harold 41653. Written comU.S.G.S.
7
1/2 ments, objections,
minute quadrangle or requests for a
map. The amend- permit conference
ment will affect an must be filed with
area within 100 feet the
Director,
of public road KY Division of Mine
2030. The amend- Permits,
No.
2
ment will not involve Hudson
Hollow,
relocation
and/or U.S. 127 South,
. closure of the public Frankfort, Kentucky
40601.This is the
road.
The amendment final advertisement
application
has of this application;
been filed for public all
comments,
inspection at the objections,
or
Department
for requests for a perNatural Resources mit
conference
Prestonsburg must be received
Regional
Office, within 30 days of
3140 South Lake this date
Dd's Boot:cai:np
NOTICE
TRIPLES
CONSTRUCTION
The City of Prestonsburg has
mailed the 2008 business license
renewals tor 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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organ & tissue donor.
Sign the back of your drivers
license or place a Donor Dot on it& tell your family of your wishes.
Seamless Gunering,
~r~lidiiiD and Metal Rooting
located at Weeksbury, Ky.
Free estimates, call anvtime
226-2051
For infonnation contact:
1-800-525-3456,
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Residential & Commercial
Electrical Setvices
Home Improvements and Repairs
~
ree st1mates • . e 1a e
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Ph: (606) 886-2785
Pager: (606) 482-0229
John K. Lewis, Master Electrician
Licensed: ME8643, CE8644
Kmrucky Circuit Cour-t Cl~ks Association
Organ And 7isme Donar;on Awareness
SHEPHERD'S
PLUMBING
Residential & Commercial
• Gas Lines
• Roto-Rooter
• Install Septic Tanks
• Small Excavating
24-Hour Service
886-0363
Boiler license.
Victims of the recent hurncane need help immediately.
The American ~ed Cross is on the scene-providing
shelter, food and counseling. But your help is urgently
needed. Your contribution will help the ~ictims of the
re<ent hurricane and thousands of other disasters
across the country each year.
Make a financial contribution to th~ Disaster Relief Fund.
Please contact the Red Cross at
1-800-HELP NOW
redcross.org
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Togft/ltl; .. wn...,•U/t
15
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.
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2, 2008
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Special .election set for Feb. 5
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
FRANKFORT Gov. Steve
Beshear signed an executive order for a
Writ of Elections last Friday for both
the 95th House seat and the 30th senatorial seat.
The special election to fill the two
seats is to be held on Tuesday, Feb. 5.
James Brandon Spencer,
a
Democrat, resigned his seat on Dec.
18, citing a lack of time with his family. "As a husband and a father of three
children, I have a God-given responsibility to serve their welfare as well."
Daniel Mongiardo's senatorial seat
became vacant when Mongiardo was
ICED
elected lieutenant governor.
According to Keith Bartley, the
nomination convention to name the
Democratic representative in the special election will take place at 10 a.m.
on Saturday at the old courthouse in
Prestonsburg. Bartley urges all
Democratic Executive Committee
members or anyone interested in ~eek-
0 V ER
ing the nomination to come.
So far, former seat holders Greg
Stumbo and Charles "Chuck" Meade,
have both stated that they would ·be
happy to accept the committee's nomination. Meade has already announced
his candidacy for next year's regular
(See ELECTION, page two)
Hamilton ftles
for rematch
against Turner
The Associated Press
CHARLESTON,
W.Va. - Federal statistics show that last year
was the second deadliest since 2002 for U.S.
coal miners.
According to the
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, 32 miners died on the job in
2007. That was down
from 47 miners killed on
the job in 2006, matching the total who died in
1995.
By comparison, 27
miners died in job-related mishaps in 2002, 29
miners were killed in
2003, 28 miners died in
2004 and 22 miners
were killed in 2005.
Among the deadliest
years since 1995: 2001
with 42; and 1996 and
2000, each with 38.
Most of the fatal accidents in 2007 involved
one or two miners.
However, six died after
a cave-in at Utah's
Crandall Canyon mine.
Volume 82, Issue 2 • 75 Cents
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
photos by Jack Latta
A city utilities crew worked to replace a water pipe on Abbott Mountain that burst early
Wednesday morning.
One killed after arctic
blast freezes area roads
Eric Shane Hamilton, of
Knott County, announced
his candidacy for the state
Senate Wednesday afternoon.
"I want to represent the
29th Senatorial District,"
Hamilton said. "I promise
to be honest, to respect the
intelligence of our people, to
obey the laws, and not bring
disgrace to the good people
of East Kentucky."
Hamilton lost his last bid
for the 29th District seat in
2004 to current Sen. Johnny
Ray Tume in a closely contested race. Early reports
had Hamilton winning the
election, but a final count' of
absentee ballots saw him
fall by margin of 24 votes.
"We can have a better
quality of life, but we must
(See HAMILTON, page two)
Hamilton
Johnny Ray Turner
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
2 DAY FORECAST
Today
Icy roads and whiteout conditions kept
highway crews busy, and led to one fatal traffic accident on Wednesday.
Snow fighters from the Department of
Highways District 12 had their hands full
Tuesday night and Wednesday as snow and
subfreezing temperatures descended on the
mountains.
According to reports from District 12,
whiteouts slowed motorists and snow plow
operators Tuesday night, as visibility was
reduced at times to zero.
"We kept all the state roads open except for
a brief time on KY 317 in Letcher County,
(See ICY ROADS, page two)
High: 49 • Low: 39
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcou ntytimes.com
ir1side
Obituaries .....................A2
For the Record .............A3
Opinion .........................A4
Lifestyles ......................A5
Sports ........................... B1
Classifieds .................... B6
176 00010
Highway death toll
down across state
by BRUCE SCHREINER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Department of Highways snow plows worked
non-stop trying to keep the roads clear during
Wednesday's snow storm.
Sago explosion continues
to buffet mining industry
by TIM HUBER
AP BUSINESS WRITER
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -Two
years after an explosion tore apart
the Sago Mine and killed 12 men, the
aftershocks still rumble through the
nation's coal mining industry.
The blast that investigators say
unleashed unprecedented power
deep inside the Upshur County mine
loosed equally strong forces for
change in Congress and the government agencies charged with keeping
the more than 42,000 men and
women who work in the nation's 670
underground coal mines safe.
Though much of the work begun
after Sago and two other high-profile
fatal accidents in 2006 remains
unfinished, the impetus for change
shows no signs of abating. If anything, it may be strengthening after
another deadly year punctuated by a
high-profile accident that left nine
dead in Utah.
The federal Mine Safety and
Health Administration is working on
reams of new rules and its own safety innovations, including an escape
system. So, too, are regulators in
West Virginia, the nation's No.2 coal
producer and largest producer from
underground mines.
(See SAFETY, page three)
LOUISVILLE
Kentucky's highway death
toll reached a six-year low
in 2007, which police
attributed partly to a
tougher seat-b'e!t law allowing drivers to be ticketed
simply for not buckling up.
A total of 852 people
died in traffic crashes,
Kentucky State Police said
Wednesday, citing preliminary
statistics.
The
statewide traffic death
count was down by 61 from
913 in 2006.
"A lot of folks think
(See DEATHS, page two)
Highlands Regional
Medical Center welcomes the first little
miracle of 2008.
Travis Blake Mellette
arrived at 12:59 a.m.,
weighing 8 pounds
and 4 ounces and
measuring 18.75
inches long. Travis's
proud parents are
Brandy Fannin and
Mark Monette of Inez.
Travis's parents
received a Highlands
Diaper Bag filled with
baby clothing,
stuffed animals and
many other gift items
given from the
Highlands. The family will also receive a
$500 savings bond
from Highlands
Regional Medical
Center.
�I I
A2 •
FRIDAY, JANUARY
4, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Where to ftnd
information about
the General AssemblY
The Associated Press
Information about the
Kentucky General Assembly:
• The text and status of
bills can be found on the
General Assembly's Web site
at http://www.lrc.lcy.gov or by
calling
the
Legislative
Research Commission at 502564-8100.
• Information about lawmakers and their e-mail
addresses can also be found at
htlp://www.lrc.ky.guv. They
can also be reached by calling
502-564-8100.
• Details about Gov. Steve
Beshear's office can be found
at hllp://www.governor.ky.gov
Hamilton
• Continued from p1
work together and we must
bring politics to a higher level
of respect for our laws, our
heritage and our people," said
Hamilton.
Sen. Johnny Ray Turner
officially l'iled papers last
month to mn for re-election.
or by calling 502-564-2611 .
• Adircctory of state agencies
is
posted
at
http://www.kentucky.gov and
a telephone directory of state
employees can be found at
http://phone.ky.gov/
• The Legislalive Ethics
Commission Web site has
infom1ation on opinions and
about
lobbyists
at
http://www.klec.ky.gov or by
calling 502-573-2863.
Election
• Continued from p1
election.
No information of the
Republican nominating convention or possible candidates
was known at press time.
The Kentucky General
Assembly convenes next
Tuesday. This will be the second time in four years that the
legislature wiJI begin wilhout a
representative from the 95th
house district. Stumbo did not
resign his House scat until
shortly before he took his post
as attorney general.
VISIT THE TIMES
ONLINE
www.floydcountytimes.com
Deaths
• Continued from p1
that's just a number, but it's
not," state police Lt. Phil
Crumpton said in a phone
mterview. "There are 60-some
less grieving families in
Kentucky right now."
The decline was even more
dramatic compared to 2005,
when 985 people died in
cra<>hcs on Kentucky roads.
The lower 2007 death toll
coincided with the nrst full
year tor Kentucky 's primary
seat-belt law, wl1ich allows
law enforcement officers to
stop motorists solely for not
being strapped in.
Previously, people could
only he cited for nol buckling
up if they were stopped tor
other offenses. ·
Crumpton said the primary
seat-bell law was a key factor
in reducing the carnage on the
roadways.
The dc~th count was rhc
state's lowest since 2001,
when 843 people died on
Kentucky roads, he said.
Slate
Rep.
Charlie
Hoffman, a lead sponsor of the
primary seat-beH legislation
that pac;sed the 2006 General
Assembly, said predictions
that it would protect motorist<;
had come true.
"Tt not only save lives, but
proves that Kentucky can be
perceived as a progressive
state when it comes to implementing proven Ji fesaving
measures," said Hoffman, DGeorgetuwn.
State police have coupled
enforcement with an educational campaign promoting
seat-belt compliance.
Seat-bell
usage
in
Kentucky has increased since
the tougher law took effect,
rising from 67 percent in 2005
to about 74 percent in 2007,
according
to
s tate
Transportation Cabinet statistics. But Kentucky has lagged
behind the national average,
which was 81 percent in 2006,
the cabinet said.
Meanwhile, the number of
Kentucky traffic fatalities
among people not wearing seat
bells has declined- from 507
in 2005 to about 380 last year,
according to cabinet ligures.
Last year's death toll
included 163 people who died
while on motorcycles, all"tcrrain vehicles, bicycles or were
pedestrians, Crumpton said.
Authorities could not determine if another 45 victims
wore seat belts.
Kentuckians were reminded of the scat-belt requirement
thanks partly to a s\rong
enforcement push by state
police in the last half of 2006,
when officers could only g ive
drivers a warning.
"We were very aggressive
on that," said state police
Trooper Ron Turley.
Starting in 2007, motorists
faced a $25 ticket if they didn't fa~tcn their scat belts.
"Maybe it will be a lesson
learned that will, in the long
mn. save their lives or a lot of
misery in their li fe," HolTman
said.
The lower lraiTic death loll
also came in a year when the
speed limit was raised to 70
mph on rural stretches of interstate highways and parkways
in Kentucky. Crumpton said
the higher speed limit had little
impact because most crashes
occur on secondary roads
where speed limits are lower.
Icy Roads
• Continued from p1
where an accident slowed traffic, and on KY 3 in Martin
County, where a tractor-trailer
slid crossways in the road -and
we spent some time helping
the driver get straightened
out."
Kentucky ·SLate Police
rcpmtcd a traffic fatality that
took place Wednesday morning on Route 119.
Marvin Mayhorn, 46, of
Edgarton W.Va., and his passenger Shellia Hurley, 47. of
Freeburn, were traveling
northbound on Route 119 in
Pike County, when Mayhorn
lost control of the vehicle as
they rounded a curve, causing
the car to mn off the road and
liVerlurn in a creek . •
According
to
KSP,
Mayhorn was pronounced
dead at the scene.
Hurley was transported to
Pikeville Medical Center
where, according to hospital
officials, she was treated and
released.
The accident was a single
vehicle accident and both driver and passenger were wearing their scat belts.
Joe Stanley, maintenance
engineer at District 12's snow
and ice headquarters, said ice
is the biggest problem. "There
arc patches of icc on bridges
and on some stretches of roadway, especially those that do
not normally get a lot of sun."
Sara George, District 12
Information Officer, said the
'·roads throughout the district
ranged from wet or icy pavement to partly covered with ice
or snow:·
George said !hat when the
snow melts, there is a real
potential for black ice developing overnight as temperatures drop, and that people
should not assume that the
"pavement is merely wet:·
There are I 98 snow figh ters, with an average of 12
years experience, in District
12's
seven
counties
(Lawrence, Johnson, Marlin,
Knott. Floyd, Pike and
Letcher), with each operator
possessing a commercial driver 's license and receiving
thorough training by the
Kentucky
Transportation
Cabinet on the use o f their
vehicles and traffic safety.
"They (the operat ors) can' t
begin to completely remove all
the snow until il stops." said
George,
who
cautioned
motorists that weather like this
is "not the time to be multitasking while driving. Buckle
up, pay attenlion ... and be safe
out there."
Prestonsburg City Pol ice
responded to two noninj ury
accidents during Wednesday's
winter storm.
Tackett.
Survivors include three
sons: Earl Douglas Tackett and
Gary Dean Tackett, both of
Marion, Ohio: and James
Arthur Tackett of Drift: three
daughters: Carolyn Belcher of
Paintsville;
Arlie
Sue
Thornsberry of Martin; anti
Diane Pratt of Hindman;, a
brother, Andy York of
Lebanon, Ohio; and a sister,
Mertie Caperton of Dayton,
Ohio; 13 grandchildren, and
I 0 great-grandchildren.
ln addition to her parent~
and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Robert
Lee Tackett; two brothers:
Jam~s York and Earl York; and
two sisters: Sarah B. Miller
and Mary Justice.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, January I, at 11 a.m.,
at Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home, in Manin, with Ted
Shannon officiating.
Burial was in the Green
Lawn Cemetery, at Louisa,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Visitation wa<; at the funeral
home.
Pallbearers: Jason Tackett,
Kevin Tackett, Evan Tackett,
Shannon Thornsberry, Steven
Belcher, Kyle Tackett, and
Derric Patrick.
for storytelling, and children
loved her. Cora also loved gardening, travel and watching
forensic science shows. She
had
attended
Trinity
M issonary
Church
in
Constantine.
Her home in Kentucky, and
the mountains there, held a
special place in her heart.
Survivors · include
her
daughters:
Celia
(Theo)
McDuff of Wichita, ·Kansas;
Patricia Straw of Nashville,
Tennessee; Linda Sl one o r
White Pigeon; Karen Taylor of
Constantine;
and
Dawn
(Jayson) Cates of Indianapolis,
Indiana; and a son, Troy E.
(Arlene) Taylor o f Elkhart,
Indiana.
Also suriving are her grandchildren:
Chris
(Jcnclla)
Straw, Angie (Eric) Harrison,
S tephanie (David) Hamby,
Andrea Taylor, and Aaron
Taylor; a stepgrandson, Chad
Slone; great-grandchildren:
Taylor Hamby, Logan Hamby,
Mason Cates, Gavin Cates,
Harrison , Austin
Trinity
Harrison, Chtis Straw Jr.,
Joshua Straw, Alexis Straw,
Nicholas Straw; and a nephew,
Danny Ray (Anna May) Conn.
She was preceded i.n death
by her parents, her husband, a
son-in-law, Bill Slone; a sister,
Juanita Conn, and a brother,
Gayland Harrington.
Relatives and friends were
received Wednesday, rrom 6-8
p .m ., and Thursday, 11 a.m.1:00 p .m. , at Eley Funeral
Home
in
Constantine.
Religious
services
were
Thursday, at 1 p.m., at the
funeral home.
Interment
was
at
Constantine Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to American Cancer
Society, 5110 S. Sprinkle Rd.,
Portage Ml 49002, or St.
Jude' s Children's Research
Hospital, SOl St. Jude Place.
Memphis, TN 38105.
Online condolences may be
sent to:
eleyfb @comcast.net
Obituaries
Alan Wade Crum
Alan Wade Crum, age 42, of
Martin,
died
Monday,
December 31, 2007, at his residence.
Born May 20, 1965, in
McDowell, the son of Roxie
Robinson Crum of Martin, and
the late Tommy Crum. He wa~
a disabled coal miner and a
member ol' Lhe Church of
Christ.
He is survived by his wife,
Joanna Hamilton Crum.
Other survivors include a
son, Tommy Alan Crurn of
Mousie; four daughters: Shclia
Lynn Morgan of Mousie;
Shianna Mae Crum, LaTisha
Thompson, and Breanna
Mullins, all of Martin; brothers
and
sisters-in-law:
Mitchell anc.l Teresa Crum of
McDowell, Joey Crum and
Steven Crum, both of Martin;
sisters and brothers-in-law:
Hedy and Larry Sexton of
Garrett; Nancy and David
Scott of Inez; Luci Mae and
Quintin Gearheart, Mona and
John Dean, Sparkle and
Jonathan Conn, all of Martin;
two
grandchldren:
Eric
Morgan and Gavan Julius
Morgan; and several nieces
and nephewl>.
In addition Lo his !'ather, he
was preceded in death by two
brothers: Timothy Crum and
Tommy Dean Crum; and a
brother-in-Jaw, Henry D.
Napier.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, January 3, at l p.m.,
at Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home, in Martin, with Church
of Christ ministers officiating.
Burial was in the Crum
Family Cemetery, in Martin,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
www.nelsonrruierruneralhome.com
000
Sharon Kay Risner
Damron
Sharon Kay Risner Damron,
63, of Tvel, died Monday,
December 31, 2007, at
Salyersville Health Care.
Born December 5, 1944. in
Floyd County, she was the
daughter or the late James and
Melba Prater Risner. She was
a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph Damron.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law;
D<rrren
Douglas and Sue Damron of
Ivel; a daughter and son-inlaw, Lalla Jo and Jeff Knapp of
Concord, North Carolina;
three brnlhers: Curtis Risner
and James Lee Risner. both of
Prestonsburg; and Gary Risner
of Galion, Ohio; four sisters: ·
Geneva Bates and Belly Lou
Olmstead, both of Galion,
Ohio; Karen Howard of
Salyersville; \ and Kimberly
Renee Goble of Ivel; her
grandchildren:
Jeremy
Lewellen, Dustin Damron,
Bobby Blevins, Kaleigh Jo
Knapp, and Wesley Theodore
Knapp; great-grandchildren:
Jerrid Charles Lewellen,
Allison Paige Lewellen and
Madison Lewellen.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, January 3, at 2 p.m.,
at Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home. in Martin, with Rev. T.
J. McNew officiating.
Bural was in Davidson
Memorial Gardens, in lvel,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Visitation wa~ at the funeral
home.
www.nelsonfraderfuneralhome.com
(!'aid obituary)
nnn
Eddie Dean Lowe
Eddie Dean Lowe, age 52,
or Betsy Layne, d1ed Sunday,
December 30, 2007, at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center.
Born November 21, 1955, in
Williamson, Wesl Virginia, he
was the son of the late Harvey
and Helen Mullins Lowe. He
was a disabled Jogger.
He was survived by his
wife, Collady Ruth Eplin
Lowe.
Other survivors include a
son, Eddie Dean Lowe Jr., of
Bet~y Layne; daughters and
!>ons-in-law: Kristy Michelle
and Ray Parsons of Belsy
Layne; and Misty Renee and
Jose Diaz oi'Tvel; brothers and
sisters: William Lowe of Johns
Creek; Milford Lowe of Stone:
Kathy Slone of Ligon; Sue
Owens of Blackberry: Grethel
Damron ofWaverly, Ohio; and
Alisha Crabtree of West
Virginia; and a grandchild,
Xenith Gabriel Chase Diaz.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in dealh by a
brother, James Edward Lowe.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, January 2, at 1
p.m.,
at
Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin. with
Tracy Patton officiating.
Burial was in the Keathley
Cemetery, in Harold, under the
direclion of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Visitation was aL the funeral
home.
www.nclsonfrazicrfuncralhomc.com
(Paid obituary)
000
Herman C. Porter
Herman C. Porter, age 102,
of Allen, widower of Bernice
O' Neil Webb Porter, died
Wednesday, January 2, 2008,
at his residence.
He wa<; born Febmary 15,
1905, in Alphoretla, now
Martin, a son of the late Hcm-y
and Katie Osborne Porter. He
wa~ a member of the Allen
Baptist Church, a Mason, and
a member or lhe Zebulon
Lodge, Prestonsburg, Scottish
and York Rites, a Shriner and a
retired
self-employed
Businessman.
He is survived by two sons:
James Henry Porter of
Campton, Thomas Edison
Porter of Allen; 13 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren
and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
ln addition to his wife and
parents, he was preceded in
death by one son. Paul F.
Porter; one daughter, Kathryn
Grace Porter Elliott, one
brother, Harry Lou Porter and
one sister, Goldie Short.
Funeral Service for Herman
C. Porler will be Saturday,
January 5, at noon in the Hall
Funeral Home Chapel, Manin,
with Arnold Thmcr Jr. officiating.
Burial wilJ follow in the
Grace Allen Webb Cemetery,
in Allen, with Hall Funeral
Home caring for those
(Pui<J obituary)
arrangements.
OCIO
Norris Hampton
Salisbury
Norris Hampton Salisbury.
age 68, of Indiana, formerly or
Floyd County, husband of
Janice Adkins Salisbury,
passed away Thesday, January
1, 2008, at the Kosciusko
Community Hospital, Warsaw,
Indiana.
He was born November 8,
1939, in Printer, the son ofthe
late George Salisbury and
Arizona Hamilton Salisbury.
He was a lab technician with
Uniroyal/Spar-Tech. Warsaw,
Indiana for 43 years. He was a
U.S. Air Force veteran, a lifetime member of the Disabled
American Veterans and a
member of the Amcdcan
Legion Post No. 49, Warsaw,
Indiana.
Survivors include his wife,
Janice; a sister, Frances Meade
of Printer: a brother, Joe
Salisbury of Lawrenceburg,
Tennessee; a host of in-laws,
nieces and nephews and his
co-workers at Uniroyal/SparTech.
Preceding him in dealh
were his parents and a· brother,
Lee Arnold Salisbury.
Funeral services will be
conducted Saturday, January
5, at 2:00 p.m.. at the Hall
Funeral Home Chapel, in
Martin, with the Rev. Bobby
Lawson officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Salisbury Family Cemetery, in
Hunter, under the professional
care of the Hall Funeral Home,
Marlin, Kentucky.
Visitation is from 5-9 p.m.,
Friday at Hall Funeral Home.
(Paid ohitu:uyl
000
Georgina Y. Tackett
Georgina Y. Tackett, age 86,
of Martin. died Saturday,
December 29, 2007, at the
McDowell
Appalachian
Regional Hospital.
Born June 7, 1921. in
Williamson, West Virginia, she
was a daughter of the late
Julius and Susan Gibson York.
She was a homemaker, and a
member of Orin Pentecostal
Church.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Luther
www.nclsonfrazicrfuocralhomc.com
(Pa1d obituary)
ODD
Cora Lee Taylor
Cora L. Taylor, age 75, of
Constantine, Michigan, passed
away Monday, December 31st,
2007, at Bronson Methodist
Hospital in Kalamazoo.
She was born in Auxier, on
March 10, 1932, the daughter
of Aaron and Caroline
(Marshall) Harrington.
She attended school in
Toler.
On February 13, 1948, she
married Troy Taylor; he preceded her in death on February
25, 1998.
Family was important to
Cora, and she spent most of
her life taking care of her family and home. She had a gift
('Paid obtluary)
Card of Thanks
Note of Thanks
The family of Georgia Faye Hall Conn thank.c; everyone
who helped us mourn her passing with their prayers, cards,
condolences, stories, songs, testimonies, food, gifts, and
especially their presence during the visitation, funeral and
graveside services. Special thanks to Pastor Bob Wireman
and the members of Faith Bible Church who ministered to
us with the word, song and a bounteous meal. Thanks also
to Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home and rhe sheriff's department for their professional assistance. The compassion and
concern expressed were <;omforting during this trying time.
May God blc.<>s each of you as you've bJcsscd us~
The family of Edd Bentley would like
to thank you for the prayers, flowers,
and cards received during the time of
his passing. We greatly appreciate the
caring and giving from the people of
Floyd County.
Sincerely,
EDD BENTLEY FAMILY
THE FAMILY OF GEORGIA FAYE HALL CONN
�FRIDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
4, 2008 • A3
For the Record
Marriage Licenses
Kay1a C a~e. 19. of Pikeville, to
Matthew Trick, 20. of Betsy
Layne.
Samantha Jackson, 20. to
Sonny Ha~kins, 22, both of
Stanville.
Rita Hall, 66. of Pike~ ill e. to
Shular Hurd, 75, of lvel.
Christa Sheperd, 32, of David,
to Trenton Ward., 34. of Martin.
Amanda Jarvis. 17, of Allen. to
Wallace Calhoun Jr.. 19, of
Prestonsburg.
Dottie Allen, 45, to William
Potter, 35, both of Prestonsburg.
Civ il Suits Filed
Gallagher Bassett Services,
Inc. vs. Scottie M. Prater
Charges Flied
Carol J. Hawks, 75, of
Prestonsburg, failure to produce
insurance card; no/ex.pired KY
registration receipt; possession of
more than one operator's license.
Robin Campbell, 41, of Shelby
Gap, theft by deception/cold
checks, 12 counts.
John Edward Reed, 32, of
Martin. public intoxication, controlled substance; disorderly conduct.
~ickey Newsome, 49. of
McDowell,
fleeing/evading
pol ice; alcohol intoxication, public place; resisting arrest; dborderly conduct.
Shannon Keith Newsome, 31,
of Grethel, theft by unlawfultak-
in g.
Mark L. Tackelt, 29, of
Grethel. theft by unlawful taking.
Angelia Sue Tackett, 31, of
Harold, theft by deception. cold
check.
Harold Johnson TIT. 34, of
Weeksbury, operating motor vehiof
cle
under
int1uence
alcohol/drug~; failur~ to produc~
insurance card; first degree po~
session
of
controlled
substance/unspecified; second
degree possc~sion controlled substancc/un~pccified - two counb,
controlled subslance prescnption
not in original container - three
counts; failure to notify change of
address
to
Dept.
of
Transportation.
Robin Coleman, age nol listed.
of Shelby Gap, tQeft by·deception,
cold chec1cs- six counts.
Michael Ja~on Akers, 27, of
Grethel. theft by deceptim" cold
checks - two counts: forgery.
Inspections
Jerry's
Resturant,
Prcslonshurg, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Food not protected during storage, l .aek of
effective Hair restraints, temperalure of mechanical hoL water sanitization of equipment and utensils
is less than 180 degrees, cloths
used for food and n'on food con!acl surface$ nol stored and rin~ed
frequently in water sanitit.ing
solution, garbage and refuse containers no covered as required,
light fixtun.:s not o;hiclded as
required. Score: 89.
Stumbo Elementary School,
Grethel. regular inspection.
Violations noted: Base boards
found in disrepair of big hallway
in bo) ~ re~lroom. Score: 98.
Allen Elementary School,
Allen,
regular
inspection.
Violations noted: Girls re~troo m
jr. high building in ned of dean
ing, room 203a found with floor
tile in disrepair, room 103 smdent
desk and table in disrepair. Score:
94.
Stumbo Elementary School
Cafeteria. Grethel, regular inspection. Violations noted: Nonfood
contact su1faces not properly con~tructed. nonfood contact surfaces
not properly designed, presence of
insects. Score: 95.
Riverview
Health
Care,
Pre~tonsburg, regular inspedion.
Violations noted: In uf;e food (ice)
dispensing utensils not properly
stored, Food contact surface of
equipment and utensils not free of
ahrasive, food contact surface o f
equipmenl and ulensils not clean.
all plumbing not installed according to law, 311 plumbing not maintained according to law. Score: 96
Allen Elementary Cafeleria,
Allen,
regular
inspection.
Violations noted: Food not protected during storage, food not
protected during preparation, nonfood conlaclsurfaces not properly
maintained, nonfood contact surface~ not properly con~t rutted,
walls, ccili ng,anachcd equipment good repair. Score: 96.
Long
John
Silver's.
not in good repair, employee personal item~ nm stored properly. Preslon>.hurg. regular inspection.
Violations noted: food not pro·
Score: 95
Coyote Den. Auxier, regular te~.:ted during storage, lack of
inspection. Violations noted: Lack effective hair restraints. cloth~
of accurale thennomelers in all u ~ed for food and non food conrefrigeration and freezmg units tact surtaces nor stored and rinsed
storing potentially hazardous frequently in water sanitizing
solution. garbage and refuse confo ud~. food contact ~urfacc of
equipment and ulemils not clean. tainers not covered as req uired,
nonfood con!ael surface of equip
floors not in good repair. Score:
menr and utensils not clean, floors 93.
not clean , floor~ not in good
Property Transfers
repair, walls, ceiling, attached
J a me~ Ad kins to
Brenda
equipment not clean, wall~. ceil
ing, atrached equipment not in Smith; location undisclosed.
good repair, lighting not provided
Alicia and Steven Dawson to
Dawson
Family
us required, employees pcr5onal Aliciu
items not ~tored properly. Score: FoundaLion Inc.. Steven Dawson
Family Foundation Inc.. Sleven
92.
Jenny Wiley Stare Resort Park and Alicia Dawson Family
Dining, Pre~tonsburg, regular Foundation Inc., Frasures Creek.
inspection. Violations notcc.l: Lack
Billy Evans to Anna Stumbo;
nf accurale lhcrmomelerf. in all , location undif.closed.
refrigeration and freezing units
Freda Goble to Ricky
storing potentially hazardous Gillespie; Still House Branch.
Carlos and Darlene Huff to
foods. Score: 99.
Prestonsburg
SR, Matthew Short; Pen Hook Branch
Prestonsburg, regular inspection. near Harold.
Violations noted: Garbage and
Clarence
and
Deborah
refuse containers not covered as Johnson to Janey Salisbury; locarequired. Score: 98.
tion undisclosed.
Anna, David, Gary, Latesha
Allen Central High School
Cafeteria, Eastern, regular inspec- Lovely to Mmjorie Lovely; Right
tion. Violations noted: Nonfood Beaver Creek.
Amanda, Benjamin, Carolyn
contact surface of equipment and
utensils nni clean, all plumbing Mahan to Clyde and Reba
not maintained according to law, McKinney; Estep Branch.
Gary Meade to Rhonda
tloors not in good repair, wslls,
ceiling attachcc.l equipment not in Meade; Frusures Creek.
Safety
• Continued from p1
Likewise, Congress continues to consider legislation
designed to add more protec
tions atop a sweeping mine
safety law adopted after Sago
and two o ther high-profile
fatal mining accidents in 2006.
··what remains to be done
is a sustained effort," said
James Dean, who ran the West
Virginia Office of Miners'
Health, Safety and Training
for six critical months following the Sago accident. Dean
now leads an influential state
task force that evaluates
advanced fire sprinklers, carbon monoxide detectors and
other safety equipment.
Some question just how
much effort is being put into
safety 24 months after Sago.
MSHA hasn't finished final
requirement~
for brawnier
methods of sealing abandoned
sections
of underground
mines. Nor has the agency
issued final rules designed to
give mine rescue teams better
equipment, more training and
quicker response times, a
requirement of sweeping mine
safety legislation Congress
adopted in mid-2006.
T hat
legislation
also
requi red MSHA to work on ·
rules requiring wireless underground communications and
to consider airtight refuge
chrunbers for trapped miners.
Both remain undone, as do
rules requiring fire-resistant
conveyer bellS.
The
National
M ining
Association estimates the
industry has ordered or
installed 200,000 e mergency
air packs since governme nt
reguLators required mines to
store extras underground after
Sago. MSHA director Richcu-d
SLickler, however, thinks all
mines won't have e nough
devices un til sometime in the
first quarter.
Meanwhile, West Virginia
has forged ahead. State safety
~.:hief R on Wooten says mines
have enough air packs to m eet
new rules. And mines have
begun insta ll ing high-tech
communications and tracking
equipment and airtight refuge
chambers designed to keep
trapped miners alive for at
least rour days.
The changes h aven't come
c heap for the mining industry,
which struggled with sluggish
demand and weak domestic
prices for coal used to generate
e lectricity in 2007. MSHA has
estimated it will cost the
industry $39.7 million a year
to meet seal req uirements.
That comes atop an estimated
$50 mi ll ion tha t Wesl
Virginia' s 250 underground
mines arc expected to spend
purchasing airtight emergency
shelters.
While West Virginia's
actions are commendable,
MSHA's ipaction is lamentable to United Mine Workers
President Cecil Roberts. He
blames the mining industry for
lohhying against similar measures nationally and MSHA
for a lack of leadership on new
rules and enforcement of existing ones.
"MSHA, quite frankly, for
some time now, since about
200l, has not hccn the agency
that it was mandated to be by
Congress to protect the coal
miners in this coUlltry,"
Roberts said. "MSHA, T think,
has gone backwards."
S tickler sees it dilTerently.
To him, MSHA has made
progress in the face of a shortage of Lrained mine inspectors,
the time-consuming process of
crarting new regulations, and
accidents such as the Aug. 6
collapse at the Crandall
Canyon mine ncar Huntington,
Utah. Six miners were trapped
and never found, and three rescuers were killed trying to find
them.
"Nothing get~ done as fast
as T would like," SLickler said.
"1 think progress is being
made."
For instance, Stickler says
adopting stiifer penalties for
certain violations is making a
difference. So, too, have a 42
percent increase in the number
of citations issued from 20032007 and a 102 percent
increase in temporary shutdown orders over the same
pctiod, he said.
"You've got to wonder
where people arc coming from
when they say you' re being
soft on enforcement,'' Stickler
said.
Likewise, MSHA has hired
more than 270 new inspectors
as well as a small contingent
of new instructors to help provide 18 months or mandatory
training. The agency ha~ come
under withering criticism from
the UMW and others for failing to perform quarterly
inspections al every underground mine.
''Until we gel these folks
fully trained and on board, it's
very difficult to achieve what
we want," said' Stickler, who
doesn't expect to have most of
them fully trained until late
this year.
··unfortunately, a lot of
what we' ve been doing is smt
of focusing on yesterday's
fires ,'' Stickler said. "That
takes away a lot of resources
to do that. Where we want to
get is looking ahead."
Crandall
Canyon,
for
instance, prompted MSHA to
re· examine roof control plans
at all arcac; prone to the kind of
ground shift believed to have
caused the collapse and at all
ATTENTION,
FLOYD COUNTY DEMOCRATS:
95th House District
NOMINATION CONVENTION
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at 10 a.m. EST
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Committee member in t he 95th House
District of Floyd County OR are interested in
seeking the nomination for the vacancy in
the 95th House District, it is very important
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there's more to be done, particularly in Co.ngress, where
pending legislation would
address so-called belt air and
issues such as a possible
increase in black lung disease.
" We need to improve the
agency wifh beuer leadership
and e nforcement,'' he said .
"We also need some new
laws."
mines engaged in so-called
retreat mining, where pillars of
coal left to support the roof are
shaved down and sometimes
removed altogether.
Still, Stickler says the
agency is looking ahead. He
hopes to propose rules for
refuge chambers and alternatives such as hardened rooms
by June. Rules addressing fireresistant belts and a recommendation that mines be
allowed to ventilate working
faces with air sucked through
belt tunnels also arc due hy
June.
"That's going to take a lot
of work with the small shop
we have here." Stickler said.
Roberts, however, says
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"Before God we are all
equally wise - and
equally foolish. "
-Albert Einstein
Q\.mendment IJ
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The Daytona (Fla.) Reach News-Journal, on Congress, consumer credit and high interest rates:
It's the time of year when many Americans confront irresponsible spending - but now, the days of reckoning are taking on an
air of desperation in many households, as families face bills they
can't pay.
Nobody forced these families to spend beyond their means. And
many debtors acknowledge that they are, themselves, to blame for
much of their problem. But credit-card companies also must take
responsibility for extending credit without a firm indication that
debts could be repaid - and most certainly deserve blame for
predatory practices that make the plight of many families far worse
than it would otherwise be.
These companies' profits s_till arc running high. ln fact, many
card companies have adopted policies that make it likely that the
defaulr rate will cont~nue to spike, and purposefully target highrisk debtors, loading on fees that assure the accounts will be profitable even if the bonowers default. ...
But Congress and federal regulators also should examine the
costs of high default rates on a wider scale, especially when coupled wiLh lhe still-developing mongage-foreclosure boom .
...Federal regulators should face reality: Too much of the U.S.
economy is based on high-risk debt, much of which probably
should never have been extended in the first place.
Greeley (Colo.) Doily Tribune, on the assassination of Benazir
Bhutto:
Yes, her name looks strange. And the images or violence in the
aftermath of her death come from far away.
But the assa'>Sinalion ... or Pakistan's popular opposition leader
Benazir Bhutto is important....
Her assassination is a blow to a core value we all hold dear. 1n
an area of the world fraught with violence and oppression, she represented a voice of hope and democracy.
The civil unrest in the wake of her assassination is another
tragedy in a violence-plagued region, and gives us all rca<>on for
concern. Her death may push the nuclear-armed nation into outright chaos.
Pakistan, and its president, Pervez Musharraf, are key allies for
the United States in the war on terror....
Islamic fundamentalists may flourish in the discord sewn in
Pakistan by the death of the woman officials say they killed ....
However, there are good reasons lo believe the nightmare scenarios in Pakistan may not materialize. The cotmtry's fundamentalist Islamic parties are not widely popular, and most Pakistanis
don't support the fundamentalist agenda.
But' nonetheless, the events that have already transpired should
- give us pause ....
Everyone who cherishes democracy will feel the loss of Bhutto.
The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, 011 the presidential race:
Here we have a presidential race with huge fields in both major
parties, and with such long campaign periods both before and after
the first primaries strai ning candidates' war chests lo the pointthal
most have to win early or bow out quickly.
Or more to the point, here we don't have i~. Now, far be it from
us ... to whine, but a couple of states whose importance lies in
nodung more than dates on a calendar arc poised to have a ridiculously outsized impact on the rest of the nation's presidential
choices.
The numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, !he fowa Caucus
Project 2008 and The Associated Press tell the tale eloquently:
• 175 million U.S. registered voters
• 850,836 registered voters in Iowa and New Hampshire, combined
Any way you look at it, the primary process is terribly skewed.
Either we're asking too much of lowa and New Hampshire, or
we're conceding too much lo them.
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Guest column
John Quincy
Adams - if only
he were running·
noted that the embassy had accepted
a statue of John Quincy Adams lo
mark the ~niversary of the start of
formal diplomatic relations between
the U.S. and Russia in December
1807. Adams was lhe firs! U.S. diplomatic representative (1809-1814) to
the court of Tsar Alexander I in S!.
by DA~IEL M. SMITH
Petersburg.
MINUTEMAN MEDIA
Adam's public service stretched
Surting television and the Internet 51 years beginning in 1797 as U.S.
can be an exercise in serendipity.
envoy to Berlin and ending with his
Bored with .the incessant rerun of . death in 1848 while in the U.S.
"A Christmas Story" on Chlistmas House of Representatives 100
day, I discovered C-Span·s presenta- years before Gerald Ford"s first election of an October 2007 State lion to the House In between, Adams:
Department Forum on "U.S.-Soviet
• served six years (1803-1809) in
Relations in the Era ofDetente 1969- the U.S. Senate;
1976." The commentators were two
• was Secretary of State under
men who were central figures in that James Momoc (1817 -1825), where
period, former Secretary or State he crafted the Monroe Doctrine;
Henry Kissinger and
former
• ran for president in 1824
Secretary
of Defense James against Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay,
Schlesinger.
Monroe's
Treasury
Secretary
What caught my attention wa1; not William Crawford, and Secretary or
the discussion of U.S.-Sovict rcla- War John Calhoun. Jackson won both
tions but a comment by Kissinger lhe popular and the Electoral College
about ano!her key llgure of lhe lime: polls, but failed to gain a majority in
President Gerald Ford, the only occu- either count. The decision moved to
pant of the Oval Office who was the House of Representatives. where
never elected to the presidency or Clay threw his support to Adams,
vice-presidency. President Nixon who was selected as Lhe sixth U.S.
"nominated" and
the Senate president on the first ballot over
approved Ford as vice-president after Jackson. Jackson supporLers cried
Spiro Agnew resigned in disgrace in foul when the new president then
1973, a scenario repeated in 1974 appointed Clay as Secretary or SLate;
when Nixon resigned .and Ford
• was elected to the House of
became president. In the context of Representatives in 1831, serving
the Nixon-Ford ''transition's" effect until his death 17 years later.
on d6tente, Kissinger said: "Ford had
Again, like Gerald Ford, Adams
never run for the presidency. He was owns a distinction no other occupant
as close to a nonnal human being as of the Oval Office can claim: he is
we'll ever get in that office."
the only presi<.lenl to serve in
Surfing the Internet Dec. 26, 1 Congress both before and after his
found the web page of the U.S . election as president.
Embassy in Moscow. The first item
Despite his Federalist pedigree,
Adams was not a prisoner of partisan
politics but a man or principle what I take to be the meaning of
Kissinger's description or Ford as a
"normal human being.'" Throughout
his 17 years in the House, Adams
stood as a genuine "people's representative," opposing slavery and the
1846-1848 Mexican-American War
the first war of America's
·'Manifest Destiny." And although
Adams is remembered most of all by
diplomatic historians for crafting. as
Secretary of State, what can1e to be
known as the Monroe Doctrine, il
seems most appropriate that his postpresidential service was in the "people's chamber," both because of his
stand on war and on slavery and
because his election in 1830 was,
according to historians, unexpected.
The
1911
Encyclopedia
Britannica said of Adams: "Few men
in American public life have possessed more intrinsic worth, more
independence, more public spirit and
more ability than Adams." History
judges John Quincy Adams' presidency as a failure, but not the man. It
may well be too soon to judge objccti vel y the efficacy of Ford's presidency, but there is no doubt that Ford,
like Adams, was a success as a
human J;>eing.
Would that the same can be said of
the person elec1ed our next president
More to the point. may the same
be said of each or us in 2008 and
beyond.
000
Col. Daniel M. Smith (Ret.), a
West Point graduate and Vietnam
veteran is the Senior Fellow for
Military Ajj"airs at the Friend
Committee on National Legislation.
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THROUGH MY EYES
But it sure
was fun ··
Back at my desk following four
- count 'em, four! - blissful days
away, I was none too happy to
wake up to a thick carpet of snow
this past Wednesday morning!
Not thal 1
have anything
against snow,
really.
Actually,
I
love the stuff.
1 just 1ove il a
lor
more
when I can
stay
home
snuggled up
Kathy Prater under a wann
Lifestyles editor throw on the
sofa
while
watching a good tear-jerker on
Lifetime.
1 spent my days off cleaning up
all the after-Christmas mess
around the house (and making a
mental note to get to that one hallway closet in lhe next couple of
weeks!), shampooing my carpets
and organit.ing clothing. J'rn still
trying to incorporate the "Flylady"
lifestyle into my life but T'rn still
a "Flybaby" taking baby-steps and
doing the best I can. My mend.
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Enjoy another childhood tale by a Floyd County writer as we wait for warmer weather.
(Sec EYES. page six)
Baby Buckeyes
DINNER DIVA
~
Feeding a
family is a blessed
responsibility
From the Molly;s Cabin series- The Adventures of Locus Krumb
by LEANNE ELY
by LANCE GREENLAY
There are times when you cannot he lp but feel disheartened
when you read what' s happening at
home and in the rest of the world. ·
it's times like this when we need to
keep our home fires burning,
regardless of what is going on. The
one
place
where we do
have
some
control is in
our homes. We
cannot control
the
Mi.ddlc
East, we cannot control the
winds of war
or the price of
Leanne Ely · gas. but we
can control the
environment around us that we call
" home."
Your home is a gift. Likewise
your family is a gift, too. And with
these gifts comes blessed responsibility. Every time you feed your
family a meal, it is an expression
of your love and nurture for them.
That meal says that you love them,
you care about their needs and that
you' re there lor them. One of the
first things a woman is able to do
I
1
(Sec DIVA, page bix)
into the back yard and off on a day of
play and aqvenrure.
"Locus, Locus, wake up!," my
Arlie had already headed off to
brother Arlie said as he shook me where the big boys were playing, soT
hard. "Momma has breakfast ready," was left alone to find something
interesting all by myself.
he informed me.
1 could smell t11at wonderful
ln 1947, it was hard for the pop
breakfast - fried barn, eggs, gravy, bottle company to get their empties
and Momma's big "cornerstone" bis- back so they would give you a return
cuits! Now that's lhe way to wake ticket when you purchased your soda
up! or course, we had almost the pop. One empty bottle, one ticket and
same thing for breakfast every morn- one nickel would get you a new boting except ror the occasional !lap- tle of favorite pop - mine was orange.
jack<; or oatmeal. But Momma's bisI went around the upper camp try
ing to work out an extra tickel and
cuit~ were my favorite. I al.most
always took an extra one in my pock- empty bottle. My plan was to get two
et to eat for later w,hile I was out tickets and two empty hollies to
return. Maybe, I figured, that would
playing.
After breakfast, I stuck a biscuit in get me a big onmge pop without the
my pocket and headed outside. need of that nickel - nickels were
Almost in a begging way. Momma awful hard to come by.
T linally got the ex tra pop ticket
said, "Locus, please be a good boy
and be home at suppertime. Please but no empty bottle. I carried two
don' t get hurt or in any kind of trou-. wash tubs of water for washing
· ble and don' t stump those awful clothes outside for Aunt Nettie. lt
looking toys of yours, anymore,"' she took me an hour or so to get that one
extra ticket. 1 walked all over looking
half-instructed, half-pleaded.
"And." she added, "don't forget for an extra empty bottle for I knew
that today is frietl chicken day. And that without it. there would be no
rm gonna fix the feet. roo, just for orange pop for a little thirsty boy
you! Supper will be on time and we today.
I walked to the creek bed to take a
have to cat it while it's hot so the
look and walked a long ways in that
grease won't set up int? lard."
"Momma alway~ thmk~ <lf every- C<l1d water. Finally, 1 came upon a
thing," 1 thought to myself as llcapcd pile of cardboard and some dry sticks
Old habits die hard
by MARLA C\LLEY
Here we are in a brand New Year!
The world is full of' opportunities and
surprises. We are excited about all the
possibilities. But we do not have to wail
for the year to change on our calendars
to see a transfom1ation in our own lives.
Many of you were seeking a new
way of living when you found us in
your newspaper or on the internet. We
have all heard the proverb; when the
student is ready the teacher will come.
We had to be willing to take what we
were laughL and apply illO our lives.
Learning is not easy! Especially
when the lessons we are given call ror
looking deep inside ourselves. We can
only do tlus when we quit blmning others for the problems we have and take
that look inside of us to discover our
reaction to them in the present.
Each day I receive thousands of
emails. Many are whining and blaming
people in their family for their messes.
T can't help the other:; in your family ;
they did not join our group. 1 c_a n only
help you to see that the blarrung and
that had gotten caught in a curve in
the creek. l dug through it every bit all the way down to the bottom.
"Boy," T' thought to myself, "ir
Monuna caught me doing this, she' d
tell Pop and he'd lean hard on my
behind."
Finally, though, my determination
paid off - a pop boule! "Okay!." l
yelled out in my happiness. Then, I
washed that bottle off real good and
ran back home to get my other bottle
and two tickets.
·
Then I headed out for the
"Commissary," or as \he older lblks
called it, ..The Company Store."
Almost there, a man stood by an old
red mule selling cabbage, lettuce and
fryer chickens he had tied to his saddle hags. I noticed an old coffee sack
bulging out with something in it.
Turned out he was eating some oddlooking nuts that he had in that sack.
"Whal'cha got, boy'?,"' he asked
me.
"Got me two pop tickets and two
empties to trade in at the commissary," I said. '·Gonna get me a big
orange pop."'
"Want to trade them for two pockets ru11 or these here nuts,'' he asked.
He called the nuts "chestnuts." I
knew nothing about suc h nuts.
"l don' t nuthin' about them there
nuts, mister,'' I said. "They taste
whining doesn't do a thing to change
the situation. 1 can give you new ways
to look at the circumstances and teach
you the gift or forgiveness. I don' t force
it down yotU· throats or make you pay
large sums or money ror these lessons.
They arc free for the taking. All you
have to clo is use them. But you have to
take action to make th0se changes
occur.
Albert Einstein said once that the
definition of insanity is doing the same
thing over and over again and expecting
different results. We have a new opportunity to see a dil'ferent outcome if we
will stop what we have been doing for
so many years and Lry something ne w.
This week we have been introduced
good?"
"Here, try one:· he offered as he
took his pocket knife and peeled one
back for me.
"Got brown fuzz on it," I said.
"Peel it off and eat it," the stranger
said. ''Sec here, do it just like me."
He put one in his mouth and started
chewing. ;.Mmm, mmm," he said,
"sure is good."
1 put mine in my mouth and started chewing. I had to agree. ·'Gee," I
saitl, "this is good ...
A couple minutes later. I walked
away whh my l.wo front overan
pockets bulging with chcstnutc;. 1 ate
about two handruls and rorgol all
about my big orange pop. l Iiact never ·
eaten a nut before that rasted as good
as these did. I knew l had made a
good trade.
f made my way home and was
pleased that I was in no u·ouble, nor
was T hurL "Momma will be proud
me," 1 thought.
Tsat down at the kitchen table and .
emptied m:y pockets out to show
Momma all the wonderful nuts I had
traded for.
"I got somethin' to show you,
Momma,"' T said. As Momma's eyes
fell upon the pile of nuts. ;;he wanted
to know why T had brought them
(Sec BUCKEYES, page seven)
to a (lew concept. Many of you have
been using this way to communicate all
your life. It is what your mothers were
taught by their mothers . Tl is what your
husbands ~md brothers were also taught
by their mothers. This type or miscommunication ha<; been going on for centuries.
Now is the time for us to quit blaming others and see our own faults and
attempt to improve upon them. Maya
Angelou said, " We do the best we can
with what we know, and when we know
better, we do better."
The problem with learning something new is that many times we get
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'Smelly sweat' could result from
diet, poor hygiene or other cause
because they can act to increase
sweating.
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Before I answer your question
Martha A. Simpso~
M.B.A
more fully, it would hell) if T told you
As¥o&UJ.te Projmor
a little about the two distinctly differ
enl kinds or sweat that lhe human
ofFa:m~ Medicine
body produces. Only one of these
types of sweat is a major contributor
l'm a 42-year old male. Over cise strenuously. you tend to perspire. to body odor problems. Most sweat
rlze past couple of weeks I've
Since you've noticed this just comes from eccrine glands located
noticed the smeH ofmy under- recently and describe the odor as sort tlu·oughout the body. This type of
·eat has changed fmm "nor- of an "onion type of sniCll," the first sweat is produced by heat stimulation
mal'' to a sort of onion tvpe of' smell. thing l might suspect is a change in and by emotional factors. H's 99 per1 am not a dirty person, and 1 am lwr- your diet. Onions arc one food that cent water and has almost no smell at
rified and totally embarrassed bv has been implicated as a possible all. The other kind or sweat does
this. There are no other S}'lllpfoms. ·, cause of diet-induced body odor. smell. lt comes from the apocrine
don't feel any changes in me on the Other foods that might cause body glands that are located primarily in
whole. Hope you can help.
odor problems ror some people the undcnum area -but arc also found
Gcncrally, sweat, itself, is include garlic, curry, certain spicy ·· about the ears, nipples, navel <md genodorless until il mixes with roods, co flee and alcohol. The rea- ita! region. They arc stimulated solely
the bacteria on the smfacc of son onions and garlic can be prob- by your emotions especially stress
your body. Sweating is a very normal lematic, for instance, is that they con- and sexual stimulation - and produce
bodily function with the primary pur- Lain oits that arc odorous when they a thicker, slightly milky liquid.
pose of cooling the body. Hence, are excreted through the skin.
The reason apocrine sweat smells
when you are in hot weather or exer- CaJ'Jeine and alcohol are problems is because it's composed of complex
organic molecules that are quickly
decomposed by the bacteria on the
skin. Further, the underarm environ
ment b ideally suited ror the growlh
of this bacteria. It's warm and supplied with additional moisture from
eceline sweat glands that arc also
located there.
Type of sweat and diet arc, howcver, only two issues that affect the
smell of sweat. Other common cause
of body odor are emotional tactors like stress and anxiety- as well as bad
hygiene, <mtibiotics, certain other
medications and caffeine consumption. Also. certain underlying medical
illnesses- such as diabetes and cancer
-can cause body odor problems.
Once you are sure there is no
underlying medical condition causing
your body odor, the next thing you
should do is to adjust your diet. Try
eliminating caffeine. alcohol and the
foods T mentioned previously. If this
doesn't solve your problem, there arc
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 !'rom the FCHD is currently available at the school to provide services including: School physicals, immunizations, W lC, wellchild exams, etc. Call 886-1297 to
schedule an appointment. Child docs
not have to be a student at AMS to
rccci vc 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 famregardless
or
income.
ilies
Coordinator is Michelle Keathley.
Center telephone is 886-1297.
garten physicals, 6th grade physicals,
weB-child physicals, immuni:~.alions,
TB skin test, WIC program, blood
pressure checks, and more. Must call
the FRC at 285-0321 for an appointment.
p.m.
• Ca11 886-7088 for infonnation
and referrals regarding GED classes.
preschool child care, and other programs or services offered to the community.
McDowell Elementary and Family
Resource Center
. •Parents of 5th 0!!fade 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 al the center the
Duff Elementary
first three. Mondays each month to
*The center is in need of gently administer immunizations, T.B. -skin
used clothing, shoes, belts and back- tests, well-child exams, WlC, prenapacks.
tal and post-partum services, and
•Floyd County Health Dept. is on school physicals. Call 377-2678 ror
site three days pet month. Services . an appointment.
include 6th grade school entry physi•Parent lending library available
cali kindergarten, Head Start and to all parents for video/hook checkwell-child physicals (age birth to 18 outs. A variety or topics are available.
years); T.B. skin test; T.D. boosters;
•Family Resource Center is open
and WJC services. Please call 358- weekdays. 7 a.m. to 3:30p.m. Center
9878 for appointment if you arc in is located upstairs in the old high
school building, on the McDowell
need of any of these services.
•The J.A. Duff Elementary Family Elementary School campus. For furResource Center provides services ther information, call Clara Johnson,
for an families regardless or income. director, al377-2678. The McDowell
We arc located in the area where the FRC provides services to all MES
old main office used to be·. Contact students and their families, regardless
persons are Judy Handshoe, coordi- of income.
nator.
Mountain Christian Academy
May Valley Elementary
•Tuition a<>sistancc and bus trans*May Valley is currently accept- portation is available. For more inforing applications for the May Valley mation or a tour of the school, ca11
Elementary
Early
Childhood 285-5141 or 285-5142.
•Call 285-5141, Mon. thru Fri.,
Program (3-4 year olds). Fee for ser- ·
v1ces is $18/per day. Services avail- from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•MCA is an accredited nonable Mon. thru Fri. Contact school at
285-0883 for more information. Slots denominational Christian school.
wilf be filled on llrst-come, firstPrestonsburg Elementary and
serve basis. Remaining applicants
Family Resource Center
will be placed on waiting list.
• The Family Resource Center is
•Parent Lending Library is available to parents for video check outs. open weekdays 8 a.m. 4 p.m., and
later by appointment. Ofllce provides
A variety of top,ics are available.
•Floyd County Health Dept. nurse services for all tamilies, regardless of
at school every Wednesday. Services income.
•After-School Child Care: 3-6
include Head Start physicals, kinder-
South Floyd Youth Services
Center
·
•Parents needing assistance with
daycare may contact Mable Hall for
information, or the "A Step Ahead"
daycare center, at452-1100.
•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 cmnpus, 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.
no,
Q
A
Allen Central High School
•Center hours: 8 a.m. to 3:30p.m.,
Mon. tbru Fri. Sharon Collins, coordinator. Telerhone 358-3048. Center
provides serv1ccs for all families
regardless or income.
Allen Central Middle School
*Plcasc 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 informaLion, call Marilyn Bailey, center t:oordinator, at 358-0134.
Allen Elementary and Family
Resource Youth Service Center.
• Call Allen Elementary Youth
Service Center at 874 0621 to sched
ule 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 oilers serv1ces
to all families, regardless or 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.
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, hy the school gymnasium. Services are offered to all families, regardless of income. For more
information, call Anita Tackett, center coordinator at 587-2233.
still some things you can try.
Charcoal or chlorophyll tablets can
help eliminate body odor, as can sage
tea. Using powder to keep moist
underarm areas dry, can help decr~"ase
odors. Some antiperspirants thai contain aluminum chloride will stop
excessive sweating.
Family Medicine® is a weekly column. J(, submit questions, write to
Marth<t A. Simpson, D. 0., M.B.A.,
Ohio
Vniverstty
College
of
Osteopathic Me(ficine, P.O. Box 110,
Athens, Ohio 45701, or l'ia e-mail to
readerquestions@jamilymedicinenews.org. Medical information in
this column is provided as an educationnl service only. It does not
replace the judgment (~f your personal physician, who should be relied 011
to diagnose and recommend treatment for any medical conditions.
Past columns are available online at
w,vwjanrilymedicinenews.org.
Ask for Cissy (center coordinator).
Center telephone and fax: (606) 4524553.
Wesley Christian School
•WCS Learning Center accepts
toddlers, preschool age (2-4). Hours:
7:30a.m. to 5:00p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
•For more information about
Wesley Christian School, call 8748328.
Big Sandy Community & Technical
College
Adult Education and GED
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. McDowell FRC; Martin Comm. Ctr.;
Auxier Learning Ctr.; BSCTC.
l-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC; Martin
Comm. Clr.
1:30 - 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
Ct:r.; BSCTC.
l-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
W.O. Osborne "Rainbow Junction"
Family Resource Center
cc.
•The FRC accepts donations or
9 a.m. to 4:30p.m.- Betsy Layne
children's clothing, shoes, belts, book YSC.
bags, etc. May be used hut need to be
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC.
in good condition. Donated items will
Kay Hale Ross - Manager of Adult
be appreciated and utilized by OES Education,886-7334
students.
'
Lisa Pelfrey- Assistant, 886-7397
•The Family Resource Center is
Ron Johnson, Stephania Conn.
located in the central building or Lynn Han, Nancy Bormes, Cindy
W.D. Osborne Elementary. Tht>se Justice and Wayne Combs - Adult
wishing more in formation about the Education teachers.
center arc welcome to visit, or cail.
*All centers will re-open on Jan. 7.
Eyes
• Continued from p5
Bonnie, is a full-fledged
"Flyer," however- right down
to dressing to shoes, putting on
her face first thing in the
morning and tending to daily
routines.
Ah, well, learned long ago
that I'll never be the woman
my "heroes" Bonnie and Aunt
Barb arc! Both these women
are completely awesome!
Both manage to do it all and
do it well and keep radiant
smiles on their faces the entire
t1me! One of these days, I'm
gonna have to introduce these
two.
So, in speaking of Aunt
Barb, 1 have to mention that
she has kepl me and mine
quite well-fed tlu·ough the holidays.
From
all
those
Thanksgiving meal left-overs
to a wonderfully generous
"care basket" filled with
everything from holiday ham
to one of those gigantic,
cheery popcorn tins from she
and her wonderful sisters,
right dowq to the most ''splcndifewus" Christmas dinner
rivaling even the fare spread
out at the country's best hotels
and eating establishments.
these staples Dr. Alzadon
snapped inside my head are
nearly ready to burst right out
at the seams!
Oh, me, oh my - Weight
Watchers here I come?
Just HAD to share the following - read on and you' 11 see
why! (And thanks, Pam, for
sending it along!)
After Christmas Shock
'Twas the week a rter
Christmas, and all through the
house.
Nothing would fit me, not
even a hlouse!
The cookies I'd nibbled, the
eggnog 1· d tasted,
At the holiday parties had
gone to my "waist-ed"!
When 1 got on the scales,
there arose such a number!
When 1 walked to the store
(less a walk than a lwnber).
T remembered the marvelous meals I'd prepared;
The gravies and sauces and
beef nicely rarcd!
The wine and the rum
halls, the bread and the cheese,
And the way I'd never said,
"No, thank you, please.''
do battle with dirt,
T said to myself, as only T
can··You can't spend the winter
disguised as a man!"
on a long celery stick...
J won't have hot biscuits,
or com bread, or pic,
I' 11 munch on a carrot <md
quietly cry.
So away with the last or the
sour cream dip,
Out with the fruit cake,
every cracker and chip!
Each last bit of rood that I
like must be banished!
'Till all th.e additional
ounces have vanished!
T'm hungry, I'm lonesome,
and life is a bore,
But isn't that what January
is for?
Unable to giggle, no longer
a 1iot,
"Happy New Year" to all
and to all a good diet!
As I dtessed myself in my
husband's old shirt,
And prepared once again to
I won't have a cookie- not
even a lick.
I'll be happy only to chew
sliced (l/2 cup)
1
medium
tomato -chopped (3/4 cup)
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar
or Monterey Jack cheese
Tortilla chips -- if desired
Shredded lettuce
if
desired
Salsa-- if desired
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Coo\.. beef in 10-inch skillet
over medium heat 8 to I 0 minutes, stirring occasionally, until
brown; drain. Stir in the beans
and salsa. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
Place broken tortilla chips
in ungreased 2-4uan casserole.
Top with beef mixture. Spread
with sour cream. Sprinkle with
onions, tomato and cheese.
Bake tmcovered 20 to 30 min
utes or until hot and bubbly.
Anange more tortilla chips
around edge or casserole.
Serve with lettuce and sal ·a.
Per serving: 3g I Calories~
l5g Total Fat (34tk calories
from fat); 25g Protein; 6g
Dietary
Fiber:
3Yg
Carbohydrate;
61mg
Cholesterol; 770mg Sodium
-Author Unknown-
Diva
• Continued from p5
after giving birth to a baby is
reed it. The privilege of reeding our children and families
goes beyond infant care aml
into the very fabric of our families' lives at the place we call
our dinner tables.
The meals you prepare for
your family is how you can
bless them. We live in uncer
lain, scary limes. We need the
comfort of hearth and home
and you have lhe privilege of
bringing that comfmt to your
family with the meals you
serve. Make your menu, put it
on the fridge and keep at it!
You CAN do th1s! H you need
a little help with menus, go to
my website for a prepared
menu and shopping list already
made out for you www.savingdinncr.com
I read once that the only
wound a soul can never recover from is regret.· The past is
the past--but you don't have lO
li'\(c in regrer. You have the
opportunity of doing. som~
thing different tommTow.
changes come about by little
choices and sometimes, it
!l1g
comes in the form of a
recipe-enjoy!
Fiesta Casserole
Serves 6
1 pound lean 'ground beef
1(15 ounce) can spicy chili
beans (15 to 16 ounces) -undramed
1 cup salsa (jarred, your
favorite)
2 cups coarsely broken tortilla chips
1/2 cup reduced-fat sour
cream
4 medium green onions --
Food
Exchanges:
2
Grain(Starch); 2 1/2 Lean
Meat; I Vegetable; 0 Fmit; 1
1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
For more help puttitlf? dinner on your table check out
Leanne :S·
website,
'<~WH!SQ\'ingDinner.com or her
Sm,ing Dinner Hook series
published by Ballantine and
her New York Times Best
Selling book Body Clutter; published by Fireside.. Copyright
2007: Lea1111e Ely Used by permission in this publication.
~
�THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
FRIDAY, JANUARY
4, 2008 • A7
'l'few ~rrivafs
Highlands Regional Medical
Center
Nov. 12, 2007
A son, Ethan Alcxzandcr
Houston Howell, to Ricky Jr.
&
Salccna Howell,
of
McDowell
A daughter, Riley Brooke
Collins, to Ronald & Amanda
Collins, of Raccoon
A son, Miles Dwayne
Shorrridge, to Jodie & Michael
Shorlridge, of Prestonsburg
A daughter, Gabriella Faith
Marcum, to Stephanie Howell,
of Tnet
A daughter, Brccana Crace,
to Daphne Demas, or Auxier
A son, Jacob Lee Collins, to
Isadore & Stephanie. Collins,
of Topmost
Nov. 13, 2007
A daughter, Kendra Lynn
Adkins, to Alan Landale &
Stephanie Kay Adkins, of
Pikeville
Nov. 14, 2007
A son. Nathan Jay Goble, to
Melissa Marie Mill~, of I net
A son, Jonathan James
Tyler Carroll, to Johnny &
Jenniter Carroll. of Printer
A daughter, Olivia Rurh
Mullins, to Tabitha Lee Tyler,
ofHi Hat
A son, Isaiah Wilson
Turner. to Sammie Todd &
Tina Dulsena Turner. of
Booneville
Nov. 15, 2007
A son, Chase Riley
Shepherd, to Jason Wayne &
ChrisLal Gale Shepherd, of
Banner
A daughter, Abbigale Rose
Deaton, to Granville Ray &
Opal Michelle Deaton, of
Altro
A daughter. Carley Isabella
Watts, to Bryan Scott &
Jessica Ellen Watts, of Hazard
Nov. 16, 2007
A son, Lamar Edwin
Rohrer, to Harold & Joanna
Rohrer. of Mousie
A son, Chrisrian Charles
Douglas Johnson. to Charles
&
Misty
Johnson,
of
Weeksbury
A daughter. Em1ly Jane
Brown, to Dusty & Kathy
Brown, or Salyersville
A ~on, Brett Lee Spear~ Jr.,
to June Kelly Fick, of Langley
A son, Chancey Ray
Hurley, to April Dawn Moore,
of Chavies
A
daughter,
Marissa
Abigail Hamilron, to Brad &
Leigh Ann Hamilton, of Tvel
A son, Ja.;"<on Randall Pratt,
to Hiram Randall & Kristy Leu
Pratt, of Viper
Nov. 17, 2007
A daughter, Kylie Michelle
Couch, to Jessica Combs. of
Hazard
Nov. 19, 2007
A daughter, Skyla Montae
Hammond, t<,> Kala Dawn
Hammond, ot Inez
A daughter, Rebecca Jolene
HalL to Tara Hall, of Tram
Nov. 20, 2007
A
daughter,
Morgan
Rchccca Meek, ro Rebecca
Carol & Elbert David Meek,
of Tutor Key
A son, Dontaye Franklin
Samons, lo Leslie Ann &
Benjcunin Samons, of Martin
A sQn. Jacob Mallhew
Sandline, to Kayla Nicole &
Jason Sandline, 9f Viper
A
daughter.
Jayda
Mackentie
John">on,
to
Rebecca
Paige,
of
Prestonsburg
A son. Gaven Goble, to
Kimberly & Olis Goble, of
Prestonsburg
A son, Brayden Jo Reed, to
Stacie Marie & Robbie
O'Bryan
Reed.
of
StaJTords'ville
Nov_ 21 , 2007
A daughter, Cheyenne
Dakola Slone, Lo Naomi &
Craig Slone, of Wheelwright
son,
Noah Ryan
A
McCloud Carter, to Christine
& Richard Carter, of Estill
Nov. 23, 2007
A son, DakoLa Richard
Scott Johnson, to Linda &
Johnny Johnson. of Combs
A son, John Derek Bryan
Horn, to Stacy & Paul Horn, of
Prestonsburg
Nov. 24, 2007
A son, Bradyn Allen Stacy,
to Jessica & Brady Slaey. of
Clayhole
A daughter, Avery Caroline
Conley, to Stacy & Trent
Conley, of Hindman
Nov. 25, 2007
A
daughter,
Katclyn
Savannah Leeann Keeton, to
Tarcna & Shawn Keeton, of
Salyersville
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Shannen Reil, 15, of Paintsville, will compete for the title of
Miss Kentucky USA 2008 on January 4 and 5, 2008, at the
Center for Rural Development, In Somerset.
Miss Reil is the daughter of Richard and Brenda Reil.
She attends Johnson Central High School where she is
involved in the following activities: Cheerleading, FCA,
DECA, and Spanish Club.
Sponsoring her in the Miss Kentucky USA 2008 Pageant are:
Big Sandy Broadband, Dairy Queen of Paintsville, Big Sandy
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Center, Premier Motor Sales, Paul Pelphrey State Farm
Insurance, Patco Pools, Village Boutique, Atty. Larry D.
Brown, and a multitude of family and friends.
Shannen is the recipient of a variety of modeling scholarships and has been profiled In the book, "100 Young
Americans."
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things into the house.
'They're nuts, Momma.
And they tast~ the best e-.er
was." T said.
Mommet screamed so hard I
had to grab hold or my ears!
·'Locus','' she yelled, '·Son.
you didn't eat none or them litlie buckeyes, did you?"
''Yeah, Momma. they's good; ·
1 answered. ··.But they ain't
called buckeyes, Momma,
they's called chestnuts. 'Cause
the man I got 'ern from said
Lhey was che~Lnut~ ," T said.
"Oh, my Lord! 1' ' Momma
exclaimed ...You're poisoned.
Locus," she screamed. "You' re
poisoned! Oh. my Lord, oh my
Lord!"
Well, I didn't know what
"poisoned"
meant,
but
Momma sure made it sound
awful bad. Twas scared!
"Stay in that chair and don'r
you move !." Momma directed
me.
Over the stove, she began
to melt some fresh rendered
hog lard. "What you gonna do
with that lard, Momma?," I
asked.
"Never you mind, Locus,
never you mind," she said.
"Just stay still in that ~.:hair.
Don't you dare move."
It seemed l was in trouble
and T began to rear that T was
about to find our just how bad
my new troubles really were.
Monuna added some other
ingredients into that hog lard
and filled a glass full of it all
and then headed in my direction. "Sit here in my lap,
Locus," she said. T did, and
hefore 1 knew it. Momma had
pushed my head back like she
was about to play one of them
saws I had seen the old men
make music on!
She e,orabbed my nose and
pinched it shut and threw my
head back and commenced to
pouring that awful lasting concoction down my throat. 1
gagged as it went down but
Momma kept pouring until
that glass was empty. She
nnally turned me loose and
then she stm1ed praying real
hard and asking the Lord to
please just let her little boy he
all right.
l shot out that hack kitchen
door and dived into the yard so
fast l must have skipped the
porch altogether. I was really
sick now for sure as I gagged
and coughed. I thought 1 was
going to die. Momma ran out
into the yard behind me and
cried while she held my head
over 'Lil T was done with my
part.
"T think you'll be all right
now, son,'' she said with tears
still in her eyes. She took me
to the big. long ~.:hair she sat in
all Lhe time and T laid there for
a long tjme until I finally drifted orr to sleep.
After about two hours had
passed, Arlie came home for
supper. 1 awoke and heard
Momma explaining to him that
1 had been real sick. Alll could
remember was that I hadn't
been sick at all unLil Momma
had given a dose of her cure.
"Locus,
oh,
Locus,''
Momma softly called. ''it's
time lor supper. son. We're
having your favorite - fried
chicken."
All at once, all 1 could
smell was that melted hog lard
in that frying pan and all l
coukl see was that big glass of
cure-all Lhat Momma had
poured down my throat. 1
dived out the back door once
again.
''What's wrong with Locus,
Momma?," 1 heard Arlie a<;k.
"Why'tl he dive out the back
door like that? What's a matter
with him?"
"Baby buckeyes," Momma
said. "Baby buckeyes."
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Stephens Bmnch re.~ident,
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defensive and lash out againsL
the teacher. It is only when the
concept is brought to our attention that we realize the prohlems that surround il. Rohen
and l opened your eyes to the
miscommunication we choose
to call "womanspcak." 1t docs
not matter what you call it to
yourselves as long as you quit
blaming others for the words
that are coming out of your
own mouth. Along with this
type of miscommunication are
other actions that arc not nice.
Did you ever ask a question
and not get the answer you
were expecting? At that point,
any answer that could be given
(except the one you wanted)
woul~ he a"'sumed to he impo-
lite. You may have replied with
a hostile note of sarcasm.
Sarcasm is a nasty lonn or
womanspcak and miscommunication. Say what you mean
and mean what you say. We
would all be nicer people it we
lived hy this simple rule.
Kindness trumps all values.
You may, however, at certain
times haYe to take a walk until
the kindness c.:ome.s back to
you!
A;, a result of bringing this
character flaw to our attention,
one member has had her eyes
opened to wh) she was abused
as a child. She and her brother
didn'l understand the meaning
behind the unrelated words
thal came from their mother's
by TOM DOTV
TIMES COLUMNISl
Violence ruled in the first releases of
the new year. wrth four bloody tales hitling the racks. These efli.,rts may jump
genres. but each bem·s an R rating for
some brutal content.
British tough guy Jason
• "War"
Statham ("Lock, Stock and Two Smoking
Barrels'') goes toe-to-toe wirh martial arts
kinu
Jet Li in this tense actioner which
0
benefit. from some superb fight choreography by Corey Yuen ("The Transporter" ).
Statham stars as an FBI agcnL whose
investi1mlion of Triad and Yakuza ~rime
l'amilie~'> gets his partner k1lled. Three
yean. of hittcmess follow until a moh
killing puts him on the trail of a high paid
assas<;in named Rogue (Li). When he
learns that Rogue killed his partner, it gets
personal. This one's pretty good and dcfi-
mouth. They were slapped and punish'ng and praying will
put into the closet She told me neYer take the plat:e of a simple
that all or her life she thought request maue with a "please''
that she must he stupid because and a "thank you".
she did not understand her
Now is the time for changmother. This woman is one of ing the way you speak to your
the smm1est people I know and family. This one simple action
has been my muse for almost can bring you into a new year
eight years! Flylady group of happiness. You get to stop
members know her as Vickie. T the centuries or hun feelings
know her as "Dear Friend"! and double-talk. The buck
One day, T will get to meet her. ;,tops here! Happy New Year!
FLYing is all about LOVE!
When we speak to our fanlily in womanspeak we might
For more help getting rid of
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say 1t in plain and simple lan- F/yhuly:~ website and join Jzer
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the pouting, sarcasm, yelling, Bantam and her New York
nHely escalates after a :,low ~tnrt.
• "Shoot 'Em Up"
British tough
guy Clive Owen squares off against !he
diminutive Paul Giamatti in this action
re~t which appears inspired by lhc works
of John Woo. Titis one has some impressive sequences and a cartoon feel that
appears to have been borrowed from the
Road Runner show. Owen gets to do all
manner L'il' cool stuiThere as he protects an
infant by a mob led by Giamatti. You'll
IO\C the jaw-dropping stunts that include
a midair gun battle and lots of things
g(>ing boom. The dialogue i~ appropriately cheesy in this exercise in style ewer
substance.
• "Resident Evil: Extinction" ~Milia
Jovovich returns for thts third entry m the
video game franchi'e Lhat caught on with
viewers hungry for zombie action. Here
she join~ the survivorli of Raccoon City as
they jonrney across the Nevada desert ro
reach the safety of Alaska. Meanwhile.
zombies and the top :,cerci Umbrella
Corporation mean to leave no witnesses.
Lots of action in this enu·y which merges
tlnnbies with "Mad Mux"-style stunts for
90 crazed minmes which will leave you
entertained, though you probably won't
remember much about it after a week.
• "September Dawn" - Tlus dnuna
has its share or historical violence as it
concentrates on the massacre of t40 settlers by native Mormons in Colorado,
circa 1857. Apparently no one cracked a
history book here and this manages to he
less than believable despite the fact tllat it
actuull) happened. Jon Voight comports
himself well as the lead, but this hooey
drops the ball. violently.
Ne"t ~eek look for Rus. ell Crowe in
the remake of "3: 10 to Yuma:· and check
out the sci-li drama "Sunshine" from Lhe
maker~ of "2g Days Later."
Times Rest Selling book, Rody
Clutter, published by Fireside.
Copyright 2()()7; Marla Cilley.
Used by permission ill this
publication.
can download it right crNay by
going into the Consumer
Information Center web site,
wv.w.pueblo.gsa.gov.
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4, 2008
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Friday, January 4, 2008
FLOYD COUNTY
Sports Editor:
Steve LeMaster
•mrw
PhoOI'Numbf>r:
•
Floyd CountyTimos:
Phone: (606) 886-8506
Fax: (606) 886-3603
UK Basketball• 63
• UK Football • 83
"C011l
Local horse trainer honored at RMHA Banquet
TIMES STAFF REPORT
~
PRESTONSBURG - The
weather was seasonable, a raw
day proceeded by several winter like days. After all it was the
ntiddle of December and the
bad weather was due. However,
nothing was to dampen the
enthusiasm that surrounded the
19th Annual Rocky Mountain
Christmas Dinner and Awards
Banquet. There were over 100
people anxiously awaiting the
annual affair. They had been
gathering all day, arriving from
Michigan, Georgia, North
Carolina and the local tri-state
area. The dinner and awards
banquet is an annual affair to
honor the best horses and 1iders
that competed in the Rocky
Mountain Horse Show circuit
the previous year.
With over 100 awards to be
given out, RMHA president Pat
Brandenburg opened the meeting with a brief statement
before moved into the awards
presentation.
Board
member
and
Chairman of the Show
Comntittee Denny Begley was
brought to the podium to handle
the awards. He opened with a
brief recap of the 2007 season.
Prince Albert Stables of
· Floyd County played a big role
in the 2007 RMHA show season, having competed in all of
the shows during the 2007 season - shows that start in Florida
in ntid-February and conclude
in late August in Indiana.
The Rocky Mountain Horse
is a product of the Mountains of
Eastern Kentucky having been
saved by the establishment of a
breed registry and the urgency
to find, catalogue and preserve
the horse. Prince Albert Stables
works exclusively with the
Rocky Mountain Horse.
Prince Albert Stables trainer
Josh Murdock was awarded the
2007 Trainer of the Year award.
The assoeiation presented
Murdock, a Floyd County resident, with a personalized jacket
embroidered with his 2007
accomplishments. Murdock is
married to Heather Gray
Murdock and resides at Water
Gap. He is a Prestonsburg High
School graduate.
Murdock is one of three
trainers working out of the stables, delivering over 35 horses
to the show circuit. He has been
active with
the Rocky
Mountain Horse and Prince
Albert since his teen age years.
The young and lovely juvenile Lucy Belcher earned the
Juvenile Show Pleasure award.
Josh Murdock claimed the 2007 Trainer of the Year award
(See TRAINER, page two) during the recent RMHA Banquet.
BluegrassPreps.Com
Rankings
National Guard
to sponsor
JRM's No. 5
r
I
~.Boys' Basketball: 1. Mason
~County;
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
MOORESVILLE, N.C. The Army National Guard will
continue its involvement in the
Nationwide Series in 2008 with
a 21-race primary sponsorship
of the No. 5 Chevrolet with drivers Landon Cassill and Dale
Earnhardt Jr. The team will be
fielded by JR Motorsports in
partnership with Hendrick
Motorsports.
Cassill, 18, will pilot 19
events in the No. 5, beginning
Feb. 23 at California Speedway.
The campaign will mark the
most extensive racing action for
._ the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native
and 2008 Raybestos rookie of
the year candidate since he
signed
with
Hendrick
Motorsports in December 2006.
Providing bookends to the
2008 schedule, Earnhardt will
drive the "Guard Car" in the
Feb. 16 season opener at
Daytona
International
Speedway and the Nov. 15 season finale at Homestead-Miami
Speedway. The two-time circuit
champion has earned five
Nationwide-level victories at
Daytona.
"The National Gw1rd is very
~ pleased to be sponsoring the No.
5 Nationwide Series car in
2008," said Lt. Col. Diana
Craun, deputy division chief,
strength maintenance division,
National Guard bureau. "The
Guard's presence at Nationwide
Series
races
will
honor
America's finest citizen-soldiers
in an exciting way by featuring a
'unique unit patch on the hood,
deck-lid and rear quarter-panels
of the car. Additionally, army
guard soldiers from these honored units will be invited to
~ watch the No. 5 car as it reaches
Victory Lane."
In 2007, the National Guard
backed 25 Nationwide-level
races, including each of
Cas sill's six starts in the series.
The 2008 season will mark the
kickoff of Earnhardt's relationship with the Guard, which will
also be a co-primary sponsor of
his Sprint Cup Series efforts.
JR Motorsports and Hendrick
Motorsports officially combined
Nationwide Series operations
following the conclusion of the
2007 racing season. The No. 5
Chevrolet will be fielded fulltime under the JR Motorsports
banner in 2008.
"We are extremely proud to
have the Army National Guard
•
(See SPONSOR, page two)
!Covington Catholic; 7. Male; 8.
university Heights; 9. Adair
1County; 10. Ballard: 11. Elliott
County; 12. Holmes; 13. Paul
Dunbar; 14. Paducah Tilghman;
15. Pleasure Ridge Park; 16.
1
1Corbin; l7. Shelby Valley; 18.
~azard; 19. June Buchanan;
r·Manual.
iGirls' Basketball: 1. Iroquois;
j2.. Paul Dunbar; 3. Lexington
Catholic; 4. Lexington
Christian; 5. North Hardin; 6.
!Manual; 7. Montgomery
~~ounty; 8. Pike County Central;
!9. Elizabethtown; 10. Henry
:Clay; 11. Henderson County;
[12. Muhlenberg North; 13.
'jFranklin-Simpson; 14.
Rockcastle County; 15. Butler;
.t6. Boone County; 17.
[Lafayette; 18. Calloway County;
tl9. Clay County; 20. Simon
;Kenton.
!
KNIGHTS WIN
The Piarist School boys' basketball team worked its way into the
win column for the first time in
the 2007..08 season Saturday,
defeating J. Frank White
Academy (Harrogate, Tenn.) 6160 in the Small School Classic
held at Riverside Christian in
Breathitt County.
•
The Knights are pictured above Back row: Coach Greg Friend,
Michael O'Shaughnessy (So.),
rJordan Friend iJr.), Caleb
Hoskins (Sr.) and Brandon Hal!
(So.). Front row: Matthew Prater
(fr.), Zach Parsons (Sr.), Seth
Perry (So.) and Joseph Kidd (Fr.)
Parsons is pictured lofting a shot
for the Knights.
I
I
l
Elliott County
outlasts Ladycats
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Alice Lloyd defeats Miami-Middletown
Harmon had a career day
for the Eagles with a double
double. He grabbed a
BARBOURVILLE
Despite the best efforts game-best 16 rebounds and
from Miami-Middletown poured in 12 points .
University, Alice Lloyd Harmon also blocked a pair
College soared for a 73-68 of shots.
William Dillard and
win in the first contest
Sunday in the Union Rodney Mitchell led Alice
College/Best
Western Lloyd (3-11) with 15 points
Inn · apiece. Eric Mullins added
Wilderness
Trail
Holiday
Classic.
The 13 points for the Eagles.
Miami-Middletown (13Eagles returned to the win
column following a loss to 5) also saw a player register
Lincoln
Memorial a double-double in points
University in the event one and rebounds.
Britten Alexander scored
day earlier.
Freshman
Robby 15 points and pulled down
TIMES STAFF REPORT
10 rebounds. Greg Tillman
and Terry Heard netted 14
points each.
The first half saw six
ties. The two teams entered
halftime deadlocked at 3333. Also, the lead changed
hands on four occasions in
the first 20 ntinutes. The
fifth lead change, when
Dillard scored the first two
points of the second half
gave Alice Lloyd the lead
for good.
The Eagles would eventually build a 10-point
advantage.
MiamiMiddletown fought back to
cut the deficit down to two
points twice, but it was not
enough.
Alice Lloyd is under the
guidance of veteran head
coach Gary Gibson.
The Union College/Best
Western Wilderness Trail
Inn Holiday Classic also
host
Union
included
College
and
Lincoln
Memorial University.
Alice Lloyd vs.
Lincoln Memorial
• Page B2
PIKEVILLE - East Kentucky
Miners guard Josh Pace received
•
consideration for the CBA
American Conference Player of
the Week honor for the week ending December 30, 2007. Pace
earned the league's American
Conference Player of the Week
honor for the week ending
November 26, 2007.
Ronnie Fields of the Minot
Skyrockets was named CBA
American Conference Player of
the Week honor for the week ending December 30, 2007. Fields is
the second Skyrocket to earn the
award during the 2007-08 season. John Strickland was named
CBA American Conference
~ Player of the Week for the week
ending December 3, 2007.
In two games against the
Albany Patroons, Fields, a 6-4
guard from Farragut Academy,
scored 39 points. He had a teamhigh 23 points and three steals in
Minot's 102-92 victory over
Albany. Fields currently has
5,471 points, placing him among
the top-1 0 scorers in CBA history.
In road games last week versus Atlanta, Pace netted a total of
47 points. Pace is averaging 24
points per game.
Other players receiving consideration for the latest American
Conference Player of the Week
award were Jason Williams
Zach
Marbury
(Albany),
(•Atlanta) and Carl Krauser
(Pittsburgh).
Butte guard Aaron Cook was
named CBANational Conference
Player of the Week for the week
ending December 30, 2007.
Other players receiving consideration for National Conference
Player of the Week included
Moochie Norris (Yakama);
Judson Stubbs (Oklahoma); Nate
Green (Great Falls) and Rod
Nealy (Rio Grande Valley).
The East Kentucky Miners are
in Butte, Mont., playing the host
Daredevils in a two-game series.
Thursday night's East KentuckyButte game ended too late to
make this edition. More on the
Miners appears inside today's
edition.
SUMMIT - Elliott County
dealt Betsy Layne a second and
final loss on Saturday in the consolation bracket of the Boyd
County
Invitational.
Shae
Ferguson scored 19 points and
handed out eight assists as Elliott
County defeated Betsy Layne
73-68.
The Lady Lions performed
well offensively, hitting 27 shots
and recording 22 assists.
Kelsey Ferguson added 18
points for the Lady Lions. Elliott
County improved to 6-5 after
winning the tournament game.
The Lady Lions ended the
tournament with a fifth-place
billing.
beat
Walton-Verona
Pendleton County 61-53 to grab
seventh-place in the Boyd
County tournament.
Megan Hamilton led Betsy
Layne with 18 points. Hamilton
was one of three Betsy Layne
players to reach double fi'gures in
the scoring column. She also
made the all-tournament team.
ELLIOTT COUNTY 73,
BETSY LAYNE 68
BETSY LAYNE (68) Lawson 4, Krista Flannery 16,
Megan Hamilton 18, Hott 15,
Tackett 4, Meade 9, Ray 2.
ELLIOTT COUNTY (73) K. Ferguson 18, Adkins 14,
Griffith 8, S. Ferguson 19, Ison
9, Fannin 3, Whitley 2.
BL.. ....... 15 21 12 20-68
EC .........16 21 18 18-73
Pace considered for player of the week
TIMES STAFF REPORT
2. Lexington Catholic;
1-3. Bryan Station; 4. Scott
~County; 5. Jeffersontown; 6.
All-Tournament
u•IIJ•
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky
Miners
Josh Pace continues to rank as one of the
CBA's top players.
Team:
Brandy Middleton (Moore),
Ashmere Woods (Moore), Aisjah
Ruan (Moore), Katie Hunter
(Boyd County), Rainey Mosely
(Boyd County). Holly Jude
(Boyd County), Katrina Holmes
(Ru sell), Samantha Sparks
(Ru sell),
Breslyn
Harris
Ohio),
Kelsey
(Minford,
Ferguson (Elliott County), Shae
Ferguson (Elliott County),
Megan Hamilton (Betsy Layne).
�82 •
FRIDAY, JANUARY
4, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Fiesta Bowl: WVU 48, OU 28 Trainer
by ANDREW BAGNATO
ASSOCIATED PRESS
..never, ever qui! believing."
Oklahoma (11-3) endured
another disappointment on the
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Bill same field where the Sooners lost
Stewart didn't have to lobby to a classic Fiesta Bowl to Boise
become West Virginia's next State one year ago. 'The Sooners
coach.
have dropped four strdigbt BCS
Led by elusive quarterback games.
Pat White, the 11 th-ranked
'1t's not very positive," said
Mountaineers gave him a coach Bob Stoops, who led OU 10
resounding endorsement in a 48- the 2<XXl national title. "You get to
28 Fiesta Bowl victory over No. this position, you're obviously
3 Oklahoma on Wednesday doing a lot of things positive and
night. Stewart served as interim good. Bul you need Lo Jinish out
replacement for Rich Rodrigue;r~ and play well in thc..<;c games."
who bolted for Michigan last
The Sooners had no answer
month.
for White, whose 79-yard touch'They gave me my marching down pass to Tito Gonzales in the
orders Lo get this team ready, and !'uurth quarter wa<; the longest in
that's what we did," Stewart said. Mountaineers bowl history. ·
Stewart later said he'd "cherMeanwhile, Wesl VIrginia's
ish" the job but would support fourth-rated defense limited the
whomever the WJiversity hires.
potent Sooners to well below !heir
His players say iL should be scoring average of 43.4 point~ per
Stewart White, who ran for 150 game, third in the~nation.
yards and threw lor 176 and two
'That wa~ very impressive,"
touchdowns in a 48-28 victory, Stewart said ''Our guys fought
began stumping for Stewart on hard."
the field after the game.
The Mountaineers harassed
"He deserves it," White said. Oklahoma quarterback Sam
"A great man. A great coach. All Bradford, sacking the nation's
the players respect him and all top-rated passer three times and
the players love him. You could- intcn:cpting him in the end zone.
n't ask for a better man to lead us Bradford completed 21 of 33
!o victory today."
passes for 242 yards and two
Fullback Owen Schmitt who touchdowns.
scored on a 57-yard run called
"T just wasn't myself,"
Stewart the "glue" that kept the Bradford said. '1 wasn't going
Mountaineers together during a through the reads. 1 was forcing
rocky month.
things."
"We're a family," Schmitt
The Sooners rallied from an
said. '"That's why we prevailed." 18-point deficit against Boise
An emotional Ste wmt rel- State last January, taking a late
ished what he called "a colossal lead before the Broncos forced
win for our program."
overtime, where they won on a
"I never had a Gatorade trick play.
bath," said Stewart, a native West
This time, OU trailed 20-6 at
VIrginian who has been an assis- halftime. But the Sooners cut it
tant for most of his career. "It was to 20-15 on Ouis Brown's 1yard run midway through the
special."
The Mountaineers didn' t third quarter.
need Rodriguez. They had
Then Stoops made two curiWhiLe, a relentless defense and a ous calls. First, he decided to go
rushing attack that raced for 349 for two points. But Bradford's
yards, most allowed by pass tell incomplete.
Oklahoma in a bowl game.
Then Stoops ordered an
Since arriving in the desert onside kick. The ball didn't go
lao;t week, the Mountaineers ( t 1- I0 yards, and West Virginia took
2) said they ha.d bonded behind over on OU's 39.
"We had the momentum, so
Stewart. And they vowed to
rebound from a 13-9 loss to Pitt if you get the onside kick, you
that knocked them out of the have the chance to really give
Bowl Championship Series title them a blow," Stoops said. ''I
thought we had the momentum.
game.
The Mountaineers were right The opportunity was there. We
on both counts, turning in an jusldidn't execute."
emotional effort and overcoming
The Mountaineers needed
the loss of star tailback Steve six plays to capitalii'.e, scoring
Slaton to a lirst-quart.er leg injury. on Devine's I 7-yard run.
West Vrrginia made it 34-15
Noel Devine replaced Slaton and
ran for I 08 yards and two touch- on Darius Reynaud's 30-yard
downs - a 17-yardcr
a 65- rWJ with 20 seconds to go in the
yarder that clinched the game in third quarter. The Mountaineers
went 75 yards in three plays the ·lourth quarter.
The Mountaineers became 42 on an electrifying run by
the lirst of six teams· to win under White, who weaved through
an intcti m coach this bowl sea- tacklers along the left sideline.
After the Sooners scored on a
son. They improved to 2-0 in the
19-yard pass from Bradford to
Bowl Championship Series.
"It's a great night to be a Quentin Chaney, White found
Mountaineer," Stewart said as he Gonzales down the middle for a
accepted the Fiesta Bowl trophy 79-yard TD that made it 41-21.
"People doubt us all the
while thou.o:;ands of West Virginia
fans cc}d)rated in the grandstand. time," White said. "But we work
Stewart said his players hard, and we did the job."
.
• Continued from p1
The young Belcher rides out of the Lexington. Sophisticated Lady was
stables and has been active with her awarded the High Point Mare, and
mother Mary Ann, and the Rocky Lady of Night claimed the Trail and
Mountain Horse.
Trail Pleasure Awards only tu be
Awards were given to several equaled in that feat by Hit the Big
horses for their accomplishmenL<; as Time coli&Ling the Show Pleasure
well. Mountain Motion - owned by and Show Plea<;urc Stallions awards.
Bucky Burchett of Prestonsburg Sophisticated Lady and Hit the Big
was awarded the 4 Year Old Stallion Time is owned by Jim and Judy
under Saddle High Point Award. Leek of Cedar Creek, Texas.
Mystic Magic was given the 3 Year
The nighL came to an end with
Old Award. Magic is owned by photos and a dinner provided by the
Chuck Blackburn of Delaware, association.
Ohio.
Other awards were given to Red ·
ONLINE:
iron for the Gelding High Points,
www.princealbertstahles.com
Red Iron is owned by Jess Ross of
Cattlctsburg. Choco-Lot's Fancy
Dancer for the. 3 Year Old Filly's.
Dancer is owned by Allen Bond of
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Minford, Ohio holds off Betsy Layne
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
SUMMIT - Minford, Ohio
~njoyed a successful start Thursday
night, defeating Betsy Layne 60-55
in the Colonel's Classic al Boyd
County Middle School gymnasium.
Whitney McManus led Minford,
Ohio with a game-high 2 1 points.
Breslyn Harris followed with 17
points !'or the winning !earn. Ally
Connard added 12 points for the
Lady Falcons as parl or a balanced
scoring effort.
·
Megan Ha milton led Betsy
Layne with 20 points.
Minford outscored Betsy Layne
17-8 in the opening quarter. Tho
Lady Falcons carried a 30-24 lead
into halftime .
Minford stayed a couple of possessions ahead of Betsy Layne in the
third quarter, outscoring the
Ladycats 16-12 in the period.
Hamilton hit a pair of tluee-point
field goals tor the Ladycats.
Bet~y Layne defeated Pendleton
County 51 ~36 on Friday in a game
played as parlor !he Boyd County
Touyrnamem. The Ladycats - with
the win over PendleLon County snapped a two-game losing streak.
.M INFORD 60,
BETSY LAYNE 55
BETSY LAYNE (55)
Lawson 4, Flannery 9, Hamilton 20,
Martin 10, Huff 12.
MINFORD (60) - McManus
2 1, Martin 3, A. Donahue 3, Justice
3, Connard 12, Harris 17.
BETSY LAYNE....8 161219- 55
MINFORD .......... l713 16 14-60
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Kentucky Miners
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Kentucky
guard
Bryant
Northern went up
with a shot versus a
Pittsburgh Xploslon
defender.
The
Miners will return to
action at home on
Sunday against the
visiting
Vakama
Sun Kings.
Miners hats set to
hit retail shelves
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announced that it has signed an agreement with Top
Of the World Hat, lnc. to produce CBA brand and
team hats to be sold in various retail outlets including
Wai -Mart Stores. Terms of Lhe deal include Lhe
launch of Wal-Mart stores throughout Kentucky to
showcase the East Kentucky Miners, lhe only prol'essional basketball team in the state.
Top of The World (TOW) was founded in 1986 in
Norman, Oklahoma and sold imported hats at the
University of Oklahoma football games. Peter
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the company nationally through collegiate sales, and
in the early 1990s were ranked lirst by the collegiate
licensing company. The company is known for its
innovative designs and quality products. Tow has
brought successful designs to the marketplace, such
as "Gra[l'iti", "Tidal Wave" and the patenLed
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"The league is very strategic on selecting our partners as we continue to build on our 62 year history of
operation in professional basketball," stated Ricardo
A. Richardson, CBA Properties President & CEO.
"Our goal has been to build a strong league with controlled expansion, then focus on uniformity on and
off the basketball court. We arc now beginning to
focus on national partnerships and quality strategic
alliances."
"The CBA is one of the oldest leagues in the
United States, and have continued its trad ition of
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"This partnership for the East Kentucky Miners
and the CBA is the beginning of several national programs that Lhe league is developing ," slated
Demetrius Ford, Miners CEO. "The Miners are proud
Lo lead thi s launch in the state of Kentucky, and the
innovative designs by TOW hat~ have been popular
at our games this season."
"We' re excited about this partne rship and the
focus and direction of the league," said Miners cofounder and former NFL quarterback Jay Fiedler.
"CBA Properties is announcing strategic partnerships
that have substance and will be benellc ial to all teams
in the league, and the Miners will have the opportu- •
nity to showcase these ha t designs throug houl
Kemucky."
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2008, but also as a co primary for Dale in the
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Herd defeats San Diego, 76-60
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The
Marshall University men's ba~
ketball team bol.Ul<.'ed back from
its first home loss of the season in
grand fashion as it never trailed in
its 76-fl.) win over visiting San
Diego on Monday at the Cam
Henderson Center.
Thundering Herd freshman
Tirrell Baines (Laurens, S.C.)
scored a team- and career-high 19
points on a 6-:for-8 shooting performance (7-for-9 fi·om the FT
line) with six rebound<> in 27 minutes. The l()fward netted 12 firsthalf poin~ . including M<rrshall's
initial fi ve points, while dominating the paint to get the Herd on
track early alter its loss to
Lipscomb on Saturday.
' Marshall (7-4) jumped all over
the Toreros (7-9) from the opening tip and established a doubledigit lead just seven-and-a-half
minutes into the contest in a dominating first-half performance. Up
10-8, Marshall went on a ](}.0 mn
tilllnks to some defense and oifty
pass·ing. Forward Robbie Jackson
(Aberdeen, Md.) kick-started the
run with a jumper in the post
before guard Tam-can Marshall
(Fort Washington, Md.) picked
USD guard Devin Ginty's pocket
on back-t()-'back possessions that
led to uncontested layups for the
seruor.
A thunderous, two-handed
dunk by Markel Humphrey
(Atlanta, Ga.) oJT a nice drive and
di~h from Darryl Merthie (Lake
Mary, Fla.), followed by two
Jaek'ion free throws, capped the
MU run for a 20-8 Herd lead \vith
12 :40 remaining.
A Bmndon Johnson 3-pointer
on USD's nex.t possession sliced
the Toreros' deficit to nine points.
but that's as close as they would
get the rest of the gan1e as
Marshall built as much as a 22point lead in the lirsl half.
Marshall entered halftime up 43-
24.
Bears push
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MANSFIELD, Ohio - Leading 59-24 at
recess, the Pikeville College Bears opened the
second half wlth a 24-8 run to pull away for an
easy 115-85 win over The Ohio State
University-Mansfield Wednesday nigh\.
The run pushed the Bears in front 86-32,
which turned OUI !o be Lhe biggesl lead of the
game. The remainder of the night saw the lead
bounce between 46 and 52 points.
Pikeville improved to 13-2 and ran its winning streak to 10 straight.
·
Five players reached double digits ror lhe
Bears, with senior Jeff Ferguson leading the
way with 26. Freshman Justin Hicks followed
with 2 1, ~inking five three-point shots, to go
with nine assists and three steals.
MU freshman Matt Wall~ fin- •
ished with 12 points, two assists,
two rebounds and a steal ofT the
bench.
'The guys can1e back with a
great focus and they had great
compassion," Marshall Coach
Donnie Jones said. ''We knew
(San Diego) played terrific
against Kenmcky and we just
tried to take away some things.
One of them, which wao:; vel)' di 1'ficult to take away, was Brdlldon
Johnson. He's a very good player,
but we managed to keep everyone
else OUI of double ligures."
Marshall maintained control
in the second half and grabbed
its biggest lead, 54-29, at 15:36.
The Toreros would get no closer
Lhan 17 points the remainder of
the game.
Marshall will play its final
non-conference home game on
Saturday, Jan . 5, when il welcomes Big South cham pion
Winthrop to the Henderson
Center. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
streak to 10
Junior Ewan Linton followed with his eighth ,.
double-double or Lhe season, scoring 14 and
pulling down II rebounds. Junior Haakim
Johnson finished with 13 and sophomore Adam
Simmons came off the bench to toss in 10.
Mansfield, 2- 15 with only eight players in
unifom1, got 15 from Kevin Murphy, who was
perfect in six free throw attempts. Andrew Rice
tossed in 14.
The Pikeville College men's basketball program ha~ enjoyed a successful run under head
coach Kelly Wells.
The 24th-ranked Bears, playing their lirst
game since Dec. 15, will have another 10 days
off before returning to action on Saturday, Jan.
12 , when they travel to Berea to play the
Mountaineers in a 7 :30p.m. contest.
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4, 2008 • 83
M eeks, Bradley lead healthy Wildcats past Florida International
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON- Suddenly, 2008
doesn't look so bleak for Kentucky.
Ramel Bradley scored 22 points
and Jodie Meeks added 21 as the
Wildcats
raced
by
Florida
Tnternational 92-49 on Monday at
Rupp Arena.
·
Injuries and inconsistent play
have haunted the Wildcats (6-6)
through most
the early season,
including cmbanassing home losses
to Gardner-Webb and San Diego.
But playing with a ful1 complement of players for tbe first time all
year, Kentucky had lillie problem
dispatching the Golden Panthers.
or
Russell Hicks Jed Florida
International (3-9) with 17 points
and 11 rebounds, but the Golden
Panthers couldn't keep up, losing
their sixth straight.
The Wildcats began the game
with their II th different starting
lineup, but it didn't take long for
coach Billy Gillispie to hting some
familiar faces off the bench.
When Joe Crawford and Derrick
Jasper entered the game Jess than
two minutes in , it marked just the
second time this season the Wildcats
pul their best five players on the
floor at the same rime.
Jasper missed the nrst 10 gamc5
of the year while healing from offseason microfiacture surgery on his
left knee while Meeks sat out seven
games with a stress fracture in his
pelvis and a strained hip flexor.
Jasper was rusty in the loss to
San Diego, but appeared just fine
while playing 28 minutes. He finished with four points, five assists
and a team-high I 0 rebounds.
More importantly, once be took
the floor it didn't take long for tbe
Wildcats to find wmc much-needed
cohesion.
Kentucky reeled off 10 quick
points, spreading the t1oor with the
four guards while Patrick Patterson
worked
the
middle.
Florida
International managed to brielly
make it competitive, but the
Wildcats broke it open with a 15-3
run fueled by some hot 3-point
shooting. The Wi1dcats made five of
their first seven 3-pointers, and the
energy translated at the other end of
·
the floor.
A steal by Meeks led to a layup
by Mark Coury. Seconds later
Coury stepped in front of a pass,
leading to a 3-pointer hy Crawford.
A 3 pointer by Meeks pushed the
lead to 21, and Kentucky ended the
half with a f1ourish as Bradley hit an
acrobatic layup in the lane and
added another one at the first half
buner after the Panthers threw it
away while trying to deal with the
Wildcat press.
The crowd roared its approval as
the ·Wildcats raced to the locker
room, a marked difference from the
quiet groaning that signaled the end
of Saturday's loss to San Diego.
The second half brought more of
the same, as the Wildcats withstood
a brief llurry hy the Golden
Panthers, putting them away with a
14-2 run that gave them a 59-32
lead and allowed the Wildcats to
start thinking ahead to Saturday's
game against rival Louisville.
Kentucky held the Golden
Pilnthers to 3 I percent shooting and
played with the kind of spirited
e rror! that il has lacked at times Ulis
year.
The
Wildcats
forced
17
turnovers, leading to 27 points and
had little trouble pushing the pace.
vaughn, Williamson help Bearcats upend host Cardinals
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE Mick
Cronin's rebuilding plan at
Cincinnati appears to be ahead
of schedule.
Deonta Vaughn scored 13
points, including the go-ahead
free throws with 1:14 remaining as Cincinnati knocked oiT
Louisville 58-57 on Thcsday.
A year after Cronin inherited a program shaken by the
departure of fmmcr coach Bob
Huggins, the Bearcats (6-7, 1-0
Big East) stunned the Cardinals
(9-4, 0 1) with gritty play and
the kind of defensive intensity
that has long been the school's
trademark.
''It's not last year with football players playing," Cronin
•said. "Our record is bad, but
we're 25,000 times better.
Those days are over."
Arc they ever.
The Bearcats held the
Cardinals LO 36 percent shooting- including 3-of-23 from
3-point range- LO help Cronin
post his first '.Ni.n over mentor
Rick Pitino.
Cronin downplayed beating
his old boss, instead focusing
on his team ·s resiliency after
posting just two conference
wins a year ago.
"We wanted to get that first
Big East win," Cronin said.
"We were so outmanned last
year, we really didn't play in
the Big East. lt wa" unfair.
Those guys didn't have a
chance."
These Bearcats, however,
do. Arter a tough December
that included natrow losses to
Xavier, Memphis and N.C.
State, Cincinnati kept its composure in the final minutes.
The teams traded the lead
six times in the second half.
and Louisville bad two chances
to wm after Vaughn turned 1t
over with 10 seconds remaining.
The Cardinals rushed up the
floor hut held the hall up at
halfcourt. Pitino called timeout and planned to get the ball
to guard Jerry Smith, who led
all scorers with 17 points.
It never happened. Guard
Edgar Sosa received the
inbounds pass and was forced
lO his right, pulling up a 20footcr that was partially
blocked. Louisville's Terrence
Williams' acrobatic putback
bounced out as time expired,
halting the Cardinals' fourgame winning streak.
"Certainly, the last play of
the game was not a good shot, a
double-teamed 3," Pitino said.
"We certainly rather would
have dribbled left and got a
foul."
Instead, the Cardinals will
head to Lexington on Saturday
to face rival Kentucky trying to
figure out how to play wi th
confidence, something the
Bearcats had in abundance
down the stretch.
"We were patien1 and
poised," Vaughn said. "They
didn't do much we hadn't seen.
We were prepared, and we executed tbe game plan."
Louisville had hoped to start
hitting its stride with the return
of center Dav id Padgett, who
missed more than six weeks
with a fractured kneecap.
Padgett played well, scoring
13 points and grabbing four
rebounds in 26 minutes. But the
Cardinals let Cincinnati shoot
47 percent from lhe field and
get open shots when it needed
one.
"We've just got to learn
from our mistakes." Padgett
said. ·"They just came out and
executed and did what they those games, it got us ready
needed to do to get a win."
for today. "
Padgett entered the game to
Neither team led by more
than six, as the two longtime a ·rousing ovation less than
enemies played with the typi- two minutes in, and his prescal physical intensity that has ence gave the Cardinals an
marked their rivalry over the immediate lift.
Louisville reeled oiT eight
years .
Marvin Gentry added 10 • straight point~ once Padgett
points from the Bearcats, who checked in, as their press ratanswered every time the tled the Bcarcats.
Cincinnati, however, kept
Cardinals appeared to be
its composure, eventually takready to take over the game.
·'Ain't nobody thought we ing a 30-26 halfttme lead
could
win
this game," behind ~orne hot 3-point
Cincinnati guard Jamual shooting. Gentry and Warren
Warren said. "But we hung hit consecutive 3-pointers during a 10-3 run that gave the
together and played smrut.''
Cronin attributed some of Bearcats the lead, and Marcus
the mental toughness to the Sikes hit a diffic.ult 3-pointer
team's
brutal De.:ember as the shot clock expired at the
end of the hal r.
schedule.
"(It) gave us the edge we
needed, playing in some tough
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Wil dcats hold off short-handed· Seminoles
by JEFFREY McMURRAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASHViLLE, Tenn.
'Andre Woodson began his
career four years ago at a probation-saddled Kentucky program and ended it with the
school's single-season touchdown record and back-to-back
bowl victories, the latest
against a legendary coach.
"It's been a long, long jourJJey," said the senior quarterback, who took MVP honors
for the second straight year in
the Wildcat.~' 35-28 victory
over Florida State in the Music
City Bowl.
The senior quarterback
threw a record-setting four TDs
against Bobby Bowden's
depleted Seminoles defense.
The Wildcats hadn't ended
consecutive seasons with howl
wins sinl:e 1951 -52 under Bear
Bryant, but they pulled off the
feat in Nashville one year after
surprising Clemson, coached
by Bowden's son, Tommy.
As for the elder Bowden,
who has led the Seminoles to
26 straight bowls and two
national titles, his December
bowl record dropped to 7-1 -1.
Bowden is major college football's winningest coach with
373 victories - one ahead of
Penn Slate's Joe Paterno.
Flmida State was playing
three dozen players short due to
injuries and suspensions stemming from an academic cheat
ing scandal , ·and Bowden
acknowledged the lack of depth
had an impact.
"[ was worried about gellmg lor 3l:l yards for his second TD up missing a field goal - he
worn out," Bowden said. reception. Johnson led all didn't make any in the game
and limshed lhe season with
"We've always played a lot or receivers with 126 yards.
people. and we simply couldn't
Weatherford would add a 27, tied with Sebastian
play a lot or people in this ball- TO pass to Greg Carr with just Janikowski for the Atlantic
game.''
over 2 minutes remaining. and Coast Conference record.
Florida State got the ball
Woodson capitalized on the Florida State got the ball back
missing players with 358 yards at the ! -minute mark behind by right back after Carr's penalty,
recovering a second fumble by
passing and finished the season one score.
'T ve never questioned the LiUle. Kentucky ended that
with 40 touchdown throws,
breaking Tim Couch's s.:hool
character on this team and the possession with a goal-line
record 37 set in 1998. It was the integrity of these guys," stand, but lhe Seminoles' Tony
19th consecutive game with at Weatherford said. " We worked Carter picked off Woodson's
least 200 yards passing and a extremely hard in the ball game next pass and returned it 24
scming
touchdown
for and we fought, hut moral victo- yards to tic the game.
''He did a good job of nickWoodson, a senior who figures ries can only take you so far."
Linebacker Micah Johnson el and diming us down the
to be among the first quarterappeared to come up with a field, and that we.u·s out the
backs taken in the NFL draft.
"He's got an NFL body, an clinching interception, but a defense;· Carter said of
NFL arm and he clearly has an fumble gave the Seminoles Woodson.
Kentucky appeared to pull
NFL mind,'' Kentucky coach another chance. Weatherford's
last-second pass fell incom- ahead at the end of the half on
Rich Brooks said.
a field goal by Lones Seiber,
The Wildcats took the lead plete in the end zone.
'That's one of the biggest but Florida State was called for
for good midway through lhe
third quarter on Woodson's 2- things that has changed about personal foul on the play.
yard slant to Rafael Liule, who Kentucky football,'' Wildcats Brooks decided to try for the
ran for a season-high 152 yards tight end Jacob Tammc said. TD rather than keep the points,
on 28 carries. It was the 13th "Guys, no matter what the situ- . and Seiber eventually missed
100-yard rushing game for the ation. no matter what the score, from 39 yards.
Kentucky scored first, taksenior running back, tying him no matter what tbe down,
for second on Kentucky's believe we're goi ng to win the ing advantage or a blocked
punt. Woodson soon connected
game."
career list.
Kentucky improved to 4-l - 1 with a wide-open Tamme from
Antone Smith had a careerhigh 156 yards rushing for the against the Seminoles iri their 14 yards out.
The next lime Kentucky
lirst matchup since l965 . lt was
Seminoles
Florida State quarterback the first meeting ever between had the ball, Little fumbled just
Drew Weatherford pulled the Bowden and Brooks, friends short of the goal line. Carter
gtabbed the loose ball and ran
Seminoles to 28-2 1 with 8 min- for nearly three decades.
The score was 14 all after a 51 yards, stopped only after
utes left on a 1-yard bootleg run
- his first career game wilh first half in which Bowden and coll iding with teammate Andre
two rushing TDs. Weatherford others on the Florida State side- Fluellen.
Weatherrord, not known for
completed 22 of 48 passes l()r line gave the ofllcials an earful
dashing speed, scampered 27
276 yards. a TD and two inter-. after two close calls.
The Seminoles disputed an yards on Rorida State's first
ceptions.
Woodson
immediately offensive pa"s interference call play of the next drive and later
answered, dumping off a short on Carr that negated a touch- ran it in from 6 yards out to
down. Gary Cismcsia wound make it 7-all.
pa~s that Steve Johnson took
...
OFFENSIVE MOVE: Caleb Hoskins drove to the basket for
the Piarist School Knights.
Lincoln Memorial rolls past
Alice Lloyd, 83-66
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BARBOURVILLE - After the Li.nco1n Mcm01ial University
Railspliners gained control halfway through the first half
Saturday night, they never looked back en route to an 83-66 win
over AJice Lloyd Co11ege in the nightcap of the Union
CoHcgc/Bcst Western Wilderness Trail' Inn Holiday Classic.
Wadner Joseph put Lincoln Memorial in front, 18-16, when
he hila three with ll :43 left in the hair. The Raihplitters (4-5)
would push the lead out to ten points on two occasions before
taking a 31·2 1 lead after the first 20 minutes.
Joseph finished ~ri th 15 points. Terry Delancy led Lincoln
Memorial with a game-high 35 point.<:. Delaney was 11 - for- 16
from the field an(! 13-for-16 at the free-throw line. He also
grabbed 10 rebounds, finishing with a double-double.
Rodney M itchell led Alice Lloyd with 24 points. Corey
Hmi.ston accounted for a double-double for the Eagles. finis hing
with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Both teams made 26 shots apitX;e. Lincoln Memorial (4-5),
however, held the advantage at the free throw line. The
Railsplittcrs went 28-for-43 from the free-throw line. Alice
Lloyd (2- 11) was 12-for-19 from the stripe,
With back-to-hack bowl wins, Kentucky looks forward to 2008, beyond
by J EFFREY McMURRAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXTNGTON - Tn the final drill of the ir
Kentucky football careers, NFL-bound linebacker Wesley Woodyard finally got to deliver
a punishing hit on NFL-hound qum·terback
Andre Woodson.
Well, OK, technically it wasn' t Woodson
himself that suffered the bruising, ju~t a tackle
dummy adorned with his red No. 3 practice jersey. That was all the coaches would allow.
"I made him fumble," Woodyard joked.
Perhaps .morc than anybody else, Woodson
and Woodyard epitomize the giant stiides the
Wildcats program has made in their four years
in college. As freshmen, Woodyard was conside red undersi~ed for a linebacker and
Woodson too sluggish in the pocket, but the
•Lwo have developed their skills and helped
change the ' fortunes of Kentucky football ,
including back-to-back Music City Bowl victories.
The last time the Wildcats finished two
.straight seasons. with pos tseason win s was
195 1-52. under legendary coach Bear Bryant.
Now, Woodson and Woodyard are almost
certain to play on Sundays next year, along
wilh potentially several other members or their
senior clac,s - receivers Keenan Burton and
Steve Johnson, tight end Jacob Tarnme and
running back Rafael Little.
After Kentucky's 35-28 ·eason ending victory again~t Bobby Bowden's Florida State
Seminoles Monday in Nashville. Tenn.,
Woodson said it was hard to believe the ride
was finally over.
"The only disappointing thing about the
entire night is knowing we'll never suit up
again together," Woodson said. "That happens
when a journey comes to an end. When we
look back and look at these times, there will be
plenty of memories. This is why we play the
game, for the love of it and for the friendships."
Perhaps the best evidence of what Kentucky
has accomplished the past two years comes
with coach Rich Brooks' soaring popularity in
Lexington . Brooks used lo begi n each season
by joking with tbc media about whether they
were surprised he hadn' t been fired . Now, il'he
shows up at a basketball game, he gets the
loudest ovation.
That's what happens when your team makes
history, as the Wildcats did by knocking off
then lop-ranked LSU along with archrival
Louisville earlier in the year. Kentuck-y almost
downed its over major rival, Tennessee, but
lost in triple-overtime.
Kentucky found itself ranked among the
nation's top 10 teams - a first in the history of
the Bowl Championship Series, so a return trip
to Nashville might have been considered a letdown, although the players insisted it wasn't.
"Tt means a lot lO the program," Woodyard
said. "The seniors put in a Jot of hard work. It
means a lot to go o ut on the last game or the
season on top and to know d1at for the first
game or next season, we have le ft the guy~
with a victory on tbcir hands."
,
Although his job appears secure again.
.
~
Brooks realizes the larger challenge in changing a program riddled by probation when he
inhe rited it is proving thal he can do il with
several classes. not just one .
"Turning the program around means we
need to be in postseason next year," Brook~
said.
The Wildcats seem to have the talent to do it
again. although there are plenty of questiOns particular!} on offense. Next year, the vertical
passing game could be a far cry from the one
Woo,ison featured this year with his schoolrecord 40 TDs.
Two lanky rcdshin freshmen, Mike Hartline
and Will F idl er, were behind WoO<hon on the
depth chart this year hut saw little action, and
speedster Curtis Pulley. who missed the season
with academic troubles, could give the team a
completely new look it he.gets the nod as next
year's starter.
The Wildcats will lose three of their top four
receiving threats - Burton, Johnson and
Tamme - hut return playmakcr Dicky Lyons
Jr. and De,Moreo Ford , an experienced backup.
Little is gone, but the running game rctajns
tremendous depth witb Tony Dixon, Alfonso
Smith and freshman bmncr Dcnick Locke.
Defensively. Woodyard and end Domimc
Lewi s are among the only major lo. ses from a
unit that was dramatically improved over the
nation's ·econd-to-last defense from 2006.
Micah Johnson appears ready to fill
Wood yard' · shoes as a ro\ing linebacker,
Trevard Lindley is among the Southeastern
Conference's best defen ·ive backs <utd Jeremy
Jarmon will lead the defen:;ive line.
Tamme says he expects the success to continue when he's gl)ne because the turnaround is
ahou t mindset, not personneL
"Guys, no matter what the situation , no matter what the score, no matter what the down,
believe we're going to win the game,"' Tarruue
said. "Three or lour or J'ive years ago, when the
program is coming off probation, it's tough for
that lo happen and ror everybody in the bottom
of their soul to believe we can win the game
a gainst Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and
F lorida State. We do now and we showed il. It's
going to continue.''
One or the biggest potential del'ections
could he offensive coordinator Joker Phillips,
who figures to be on the short list for several
head coaching positions. Phillips wouldn't
confirm this week whether he expects to stay or
go, but he acknowledged it v. ill be diiTicult to
watch such a closeknit group break up.
"It'll be tough seeing the,e guys go,"
Phillips said. "So many of them have been a
huge part or the success we've had here. So
many of them hought into the dream that we
sold them on when we went into their living
room."
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4, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
SEASON FINALE: Bengals beat woeful Dolphins 3 8-25
by STEVEN WINE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MlAMl - Disbelief gave way to
relief.
The Miami Dolphins concluded
the worst season in franchise history
with yet another loss Sunday, and
they became only the eighth team to
go 1-15.
1t was enough to make the
Dolphins glad not to be playing in
January.
"As far as the nightmare and the
lo9ing wc·vc had to endure this season, it will be a relief to not have to
worry about losing a game next
week," defensive end Jason Taylor
said.
Carson Palmer threw for 316
yards and three touchdowns to help
the Cincinnati Bcngals finish off the
Dolphins 38-25.
lt was an inauspicious start to the
Bill Parcells era. The new Dolphins
boss watched the game from a press
box suite with retired Green Bay
Packers general manager Ron Wolf.
"You can't help hut know
Parcells is here, with the Jumhotron
flashing up ahovc, and you. sec
Parcells and Ron Wolf sitting next to
him," defensive tackle Vonnie
Holliday said.
"TmeresLing. You know there's
going to be some change. You know
things are going to get moving in the
right direction. lt's just a matter of
who's going to be a part of it."
The biggest question is whether
coach Cam Cameron will return for
a second year. He's expected to discuss his status with Parcells soon.
"We'll meet this week and see
where it takes us," Cameron said.
General
manager
Randy
Mueller's future is also uncertain.
Parcells declined to talk to reporters,
but everyone agrees sweeping
change is needed tor a team that
avoided the NFL's first 0-16 season
thanks to an overtime win against
Baltimore two weeks ago.
"I need a vacation," said receiver
Marty Booker, dressing quickly at
his locker. "All that's left now is to
sit around and see what happens."
The Bengals' offseason also may
be eventful. They went 7-9, their
first losing season since 2002, the
year before Marvin Lewis took over
as coach.
"There arc things around here
that are a little stale," Lewis said.
"Get rid of them. You know how you
go to your garage and say, 'I've got
to gel rid of this junk.' We just need
to freshen up a bit."
One keeper is Palmer, who went
23-for-32 and finished with 4,131
yards passing to break lhe Cincinnati
record of 4,035 he set last year.
T.J. Housbmandzadeh made nine
receptions to tic New England's Wes
Welker for the Nl-'L lead with 112. a
Bengals record, but dropped the
final pass thrown Lo him.
''The coaches were trying to help
me," Houshmandfadeh said. "T
should have caught the last one. lfs
a catch that T make every day in
practice."
Chad Johnson had four catches
for 131 yards to reach 1,440 yards,
another team record. Playing in his
hometown for the rirst time since
turning pro, Johnson caught touchdown passes or 2 and 70 yards.
Palmer also threw a 4-yard scoring pass to AnLOnio Chatman with 4
seconds left in the first half. which
left the Dolphins trailing 21 10.
"They got down and realized that
their season is over and stopped
playing hard ," Palmer said.
Dolphins
quarterback
Cleo
Lemon left the game in the third
quarter with a bmiscd hip. On the
next play, rookie replacement John
Beck fumbled a snap from the shotgun, and Chinedum Ndukwe
scooped up the ball and ran 54 yards
for a touchdown. ·
"A very frus trating season,"
Holliday said. "This game was
another example. You hale to say il
- we just weren't a very good
team."
NOTES: The Dolphins' defense
started a different lineup in every
game .... The Bcngals allowed 17
sacks this season, hrcakin$ the club
record of 21 set 10 2005. . ..
Cincinnati K Shayne Graham went
31 for 34 in field goal attempts, a
team record.
Bengals fire
defensive
coordinator,
linebackers coach
serving as defensive coordinator for
the Oakland Rarders. Bresnahan was
derensive coordinator for the
Bengals for the pasr three seasons.
Hunley had been the Bengals'
linebacker<; coach for the past five
seasons.
Cincinnati signs
free-agent safety
from CFL
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati
Bcngals. saddled with a defense that
again finished near the bottom of the
!;ague. fired defen<oi ve coordinator
Chuck Bresnahan and linebackers
coach Ricky Hunley, the team said
Wednesday.
"These are very difficult decisions that affect the lives of coaches
and their families." head coach
Marvin Lewis said in a statement.
·'But after meeting with all our
coaches, l determined that it was
necessary to make these changes:·
The Bengals finished 7-9. Lhe
team's first losing season under
Lewis.
Bresnahan was with the Benga1s
for four seasons. He joined the team
as an assistam coach in 2004 after
CTNCINNATT- Free-agen l safety Kyries Hebert signed a two-year
contract wilh the Ctncinnati
Bengals, the team said Wednesday.
Terms of the contract were not
released.
The 6-foot-3. 220-pound Hebert
played the last four seasons in the
Canadian Football League. He spent
last season with Winnipeg, which
advanced to the Grey Cup championship
game
and
lost
to
Saskatchewan.
Hebert was a three-lime team
tackling leader at LouisianaLafayette and signed his first pro
contract as a college free agent with
the Minnesota Vikings in April
2002. He was brie fly on Tampa
Bay's offseason roster in 2005.
Latest losing season underscores Bengals' need for change
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CJNClNNATl - This losing season sure got the
Cincinnati Bengals' attention.
For the first lime under
coach Marvin Lewis, the
Bengals took a big step backward. Their 7-9 finish•was a
stark reminder that there are
long-standing problems with
the franchise that haven't been
resolved.
"This year bas been an eyeopener for everybody," receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh said.
"We expected, worst-case scenario, that we were going into
the playoffs as a wild card. It
kind of wakes everybody up,
myself included."
A team with a lot of talent
on offense and top draft picks
on defense sank fast and couldn't break even despite a favorable schedule and record-setting scaqons by several players.
It wasn't quite the bad old
days- 7-9 would have been
cause for celebration during
the team's lost decade of the
'90s. But it felt a little hit like
old times as the Bengals
imploded.
Players grumbled about
selfishness in the locker room
and problems with the practice
facility. Coaches couldn't figure out how LO gel it turned
around until it was too late.
Fans wondered whether the
insular front office was dragging down the franchise the
way it did before Lewis
arrived.
H tasted familiar.
"Things have to change,"
Lewis said Monday. "We need
to start anew. We've got to do
that. There's got to be revisions
in things we do. There's got to
be an urgency, and sweeping it
clean."
The question is whether
there will be sweeping
changes, or nothing more than
the usual o!Tseason moves thal
suggest a stay-the-course. The
7-9 finish suggests that wholesale change is needed.
Lewis is safe, but change
could be coming to the coaching staff. The defense again
finished near the bottom or the
league, a common occurrence
during Lewis' five seasons.
The offense went stale, scoring
fewer than 20 point~ in four of
the last "five games.
Asked on Monday whether
he thought the current coaching staff could take this team to
the next level , quarterback
Carson Palmer said, "1 don't
think so."
Lewis acknowledged that
the team went stale, but
defended his a<>sistant coaches.
"I'm very pleased with
what our coaches have done
this year." Lewis said. "They
went through some trying
times with new players and
injuries and so forth, so i!'s
very difficult. Each and every
week, you're looking at a different group of guys and moving guys from position to position. T thought they handled
that very well."
The front office can't avoid
the introspection. Palmer and
others complained aboul the
poor quality of the team's grass
practice field and the lack of a
covered facility for when the
weather turns nasty.
When the Bengals moved
into Paul Brown Stadium
before the 2000 season, ownership had the option of covering
a practice field at its expense.
There is still no covered field,
which is a drawback in rccmiting free agents.
The lack of a general man-
ager also came under scrutiny
when the team struggled to
replace
injured
players.
Decisions arc made in a group
setting, with owner Mike
Brown having the final say.
Lewis won't talk whether
change is needed in the front
office operations.
Players assume there will be
more significant changes this
offseason, given the way they
underachieved as a group.
Houshmandzadeh tied for the
league lead in catches, receiver
Chad Johnson set a club record
with 1,MO yards, and Palmer
set another club record by
throwing for 4,131 yards.
Didn't matter. The Bengals
still finished below .500
against a schedule that was as
favorable as any in recent
years. They faced only four
playoti teams this season,
including Pittsburgh twice, but
scuttled their chances by losing
six of their firs t eight games.
"A lot of guys weren't
attuned to winning," safety
Dexter Jack~on said. "They
were attuned to getting a certain amount of yards or a certain amount of this instead of
winning the game."
Defensive end Justin Smith
~aid the same thing: The locker
room has some players who
\\.ere more interested in themselves than the outcome. At
limes, they played like a team
that wasn't very focused on
what had to be done.
So many things went into
the 7-9 record. So many things
have to change.
"I thought about that a lot,
man," Houshmandzadeh said.
"lt's almost like trying to do a
Rubik'<; Cube."
NFL PLAYOFFS
Wild Card, Saturday, Jan.
15th Region
Boys~ Basketball
Team
Record
Paintsville
9-2
Shelby Valley
9-2
Pikeville
7-3
Allen Central
7-4
Pike·Central
7-6
East Ridge
6-2
Phelps
6-3
Johnson Central 6-5
Lawrence Co.
4·6
Betsy Layne
4-8
Prestonsburg
3-5
Belfry
3-6
Sheldon Clark 3-7
Mago!Tin Co.
2-12
Piarist School
t-9
South Floyd
0-12
15th Region G-irls' Bask~tball
5: Washington at Seattle, 4:30
p.m.:
Jacksonville
at Team
Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.
Pike Central
Sunday, Jan. 6: N.Y. SheldL)n Clark
Giant.; at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.; Johnson Central
Tennessee at San Diego, 4:30 'Shcl.by Valley
p.m.
Mago!Tin Co.
Divisional, Saturday• .Tan.
Pikeville
12: Seattle, Tampa Bay or N.Y.
Giants at Green Bay, 4:30 Betsy Layne
p.m.; Pittsburgh, Jacksonville :East Ridge
or Tennessee at New England, Phelps
Paintsville
8p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 13:San Belfry
Diego,
Pittsburgh
or Prestonsburg
Jacksonvme at Indianapolis, I South Floyd
p.m.; Tampa Bay, N.Y. Giants Lawrence Co.
or Washington at Dallas, 4:30 Allen Central
p.m.
..
Record
10-1
9·2
8-3
8-4
6-7
5-2
5-6
5-6
4-3
4-5
4-6
3-8
3-8
2-12
1-5
Ranking the National Football League playoff teams
by DAVE GOLDBERG
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Any handicapping of the
playoffs starts, of course, with
the Patriotq, £he first team ever
to Jlnish a regular season 16-0
and only the second to go
unbeaten in the modern era.
Indianapolis is right behind
them, and the rest of the AFC
is follows.
But Terrell Owens' injury
and Dallas bad form lately
makes the NFC a free-for-all,
a conference where an argument might be made for any of
the six playoff entries. Yes,
Dallas and Green Bay probably have the edge. but none of
the J.eams thal play the first
week is out of it.
Here, by conference, is a
team-by-team rundown.
AFC
I. New England ( 16-0, top
seed). There's no way to argue
against the Patriotq_ But Bill
Belichick and his players will
concede they needed a lillie
luck to finish unbeaten. There
were three 3-point wins,
including one against 5-ll
Ballimore when they needed a
couple or fortuitous· late calls,
one against them that wound
up to their benefit.
Then there was Saturday
night's
finale
at
the
Meadowlands, when they
trailed the Giants by 12 points
in the third quarter. Simply the
must memorable game of this
season and many others.
That 38-35 win was what
makes the Patriots so formidable.
Until anyone proves otherwise, the clear favorite to head
to Arizona and win a fourth
title this decade.
2. Indianapolis (13 3, second seed). Still the team with
the best chance of knocking
off New England, even if
Marvin Harrison is iffy. Led
the Patriots by l 0 points with
10 minutes left at home before
losing 24 20.
The Colts arc better
equipped than in the past for
winter weather, especially
because New England's widec
open offense might not be
ideal tor a blustery day in
Massachusells. Last season's
Super Bowl ring supplies the
confidence the Colts didn't
have in previous playoff trips
there. Bul to get there, they
probably have to get by San
Diego in the second round,
which won't be easy.
3. San Diego (11-5, third
seed).
Should
get
by
Tennessee and get to Indy,
where the Chargers have had
success before by putting
pressure on Peyton Manning.
The big question is Philip
Rivers, who has had a so-so
season at quarterback. The
Chargers lost in Foxborough
38-14 in Week 2. Another
game there would be closer,
but there's no real reason,
short of a 250-yard game by
LaDainian Tomlinson, to
think the Chargers can win.
4. Jacksonville (ll-5, fifth
seed). The Jaguars arc trendy
because they are a southern
team with a northern olfense,
which they will need in
Pittsburgh and again in New
En rrland if they gel by the
Ste~lers. They won 29-22 in
Pittsburgh on Dec. 16, rushing
for 224 yards against a team
that's supposed to be solid
against the run.
They opened as 1-point
underdogs against Pittsburgh,
then took enough money to
become 1-point favorites.
Another sign of the perception
Lhey're a better team.
The Jags won't be favored
if they gel to New England.
But they have a chance if QB
David Garrard keeps his composure. A chance is all anyone
can ask for against the
Patriots.
5. Pittsburgh ( 10-6, fourth
seed). RB Willie Parker is out
with a broken ankle. Aaron
Smith, the unsung defensive
end, is out with a torn biceps.
QB Ben Roelhlisberger and
star safety Troy Polarnalu
aren't at full strength.
Yes, there's tradition and
experience; this is a team that
won a Super BllWl two years
ago. But it just seems worn
out and if it has to go lo New
England, it's returning to a
place where it lost 34-13 three
weeks ago - with Parker.
6. Tennessee (10-6, sixth
seed). Jeff Fisher would never
say "just glad to be here." But
that's what.Lhe Titans are after
getting in by beating the
Colts' B Team. Il's not a
reflection on Tennessee, simply the fact that in the stronger
conference, the Titans don't
hold up. In the NFC, things
might he different.
IfVin<;e Young·s leg is OK,
the Titans have a slight chance
in San Diego. Slight.
NFC
l. Dallas (13-3, top seed).
Very shaky top seed, largely
because T.O. is a question
mark. The dreaded high ankle
sprain often takes four to six
weeks to heal, which means
he might nol be ready for the
first game.
Without T.O., it'I> harder on
tight end Jason Willen and
WR Patrick Crayton as well as
quarterback Tony Romo,
whose thumb may still he
hurling. The Redskins beat the
Cowhoys 27-6 Sunday and
scared them in their first meeting in Dallas, 28-23, in which
a replay ruling and a late interception allowed Dallas to pull
out the game.
Tn any case, the Cowboys
haven't been playing very
well on o!Tense lately.
2. Washington (9-7, sixth
seed). Not really a stretch.
Closed with four straight
wins. Todd Collins, who sat
and watched for I 0 years,
brings stability to quarterback
that the younger and more athletic Jason Campbell docsn · t.
And Joe Gibbs, whatever his
coaching faux pas thi.~ season,
still has three Super Bowl
tings.
Beyond that is emohon.
Scan Taylor's death seems to
have instilled a new purpose
in the Redskins. They will
h~ve to go coast-to-coast on a
short week, Sunday lo
Saturday, so they may not get
hy Seattle. But if they win
there and get to Dallas ...
3. Green Bay (13-3, second
seed). Maybe the loss in
Chicago two weeks ago was
simply a case or losing focus
in a rivalry game. Or a problem or special teams mistakes
that can he corrected. Or
maybe an indication that a
team that is one of the- NFL's
youngest beyond its 38 year
old quarterback isn't quite
ready for prime time.
First-round winners might
determine the Packers' fate.
They might prefer !he
Scahawks in the second round
more than any other team
because Seattle docsn 't run
the ball, a necessity at
Lambcau Field in January.
The Packers don't run well
either, although Ryan Grant
has provided a lift.
4. New York Giants (10-6,
fifth seed). The question is
whether the wpreme effort
against the Patriots gives the
Giant<> momentum. Or did it
mentally exhaust them?
A positive: The Giant arc
7-1 on the road and can run,
always a plus in the playoffs.
The X factor is Eh Manning.
H he plays a<> he did against
the Patriots, the Giants have a
shoL But it's easy to r,ee
Ronde Barber picking off a
pass, returning it for the winning TD in Tampa, and watching brother Tiki cllorrle.
5. Seattle ( !0-6, third
seed). No momentum after
clinching the West on Dec. 9
and resting folks. Sometimes
that works and sometimes it
docsn · t, especially against a
hot team like wa~hington.
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky Miners
East Kentucky forward Marcus Heard chased down a loose
ball during the recent Miners home game versus Pittsburgh.
CB~:
Mining City
Challenge resumes
in Butte as Miners visit
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Pll<EVfLLh - The East Kentudy Miners will Lake on the
host Butte Daredevils again today at the Butte Civic Center a<>
part ol'the Mining City Challenge. Bulle ;;md Siher Bow C(JUnly
officials challenged Pike County and Pikeville officials earlier in
the year. Afte1 a two-game series played in Pikeville at the Expo
Center in December. both teams own one victory apiece. La:>t
mght's East Kentucky Butte game ended too lnte to make this
l.'dition.
Both Continental Basketball Assocuttion teams call traditionrich mining towns home. Buue is a copper town. Pikeville l
known for its coal mining.
The games ln Butte will detennine the winner and who will
receive the local dh;h of choice for the miners. lf Butte wins, its
oftil:ials will receive fried putatoes and bis~uits. if Pikeville
wins, its officials will receive pastics.
East Kentue.ky went 1-1 last week i.n Atlantu in a two-game
scnes versu" lhe Krunk. The Miners are 10-11 and ,=an"k~d fourlh
in the American Conference. Minot 02 5) lead~ in the American
Conference l>tandings.
Butte is 12· 7 and ranked ~ccond in the National Conference.
The Dart'dcvils t~rc behind CBA frontrunner Yakama (I 8-1) in
the Natwnal Confcn:ncc standmgs.
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Drift Freewill Baptist, Drift; Sunday Sdlool, 10 a.m.; Worship
ServiCe, 6:30 p.m.: Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Jim Fields, MinJSter.
En<licott Freewill Baptist, Buflalo: Sun. School, 10 a.m.; Church
every Sun. Morning 11 :15 a.m.; Wed. evening Bible Study & Prayer
Meeting. 7:00 p.m.; Third Sun. evening Service, 6 p.m.; Ftrst Sat.
evening Service, 7 p m. Hobert Meek, Pastor, welcomes every0118.
Faith Bible Church, an independent Baptist Olurch, located on 1428,
between Allen & Martin; Sunday School, 10 am.; Sunday Morning, 11
a.m.; Sunday Evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study &. Prayer, 6
p.m.; Pastor, Rev. Bob Wireman.
Faith FreewiU Baptist, 114 mite above Wo~d\'lide Eqpt. on Rt. 1428;
Sunday Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Elder Donnie Patrick ard Buddy Jones, Milisters.
first Baptist, Garren; Sunday School, 9:45a.m.; Worship Service, 11
a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Randy Osborne, Minister
First Baptist, Martin; Sunday Sdlool, 10 a.m.: Worship Service, 11
a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.: Greydon
Howard, Minister.
First Baptist, Prestonsburg, 157 South From Street; Sunday
School, 9:45a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wed., 6:30
p.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. and 6 p.m.; WedneSday, 7 p.m.; Pastor Tommy Reed.
Free United Baptist, W~ Prestonsburg; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worshtp SeTVJce, 11 a.m. & 6:30p.m.; Wed.'lElsday, 7: p.m.
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. & 6:30p.m.; We<ilesday, 6:30p.m.
Grethel Baptist, State At. 3379, (Branham's Creek Rd.); Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 am. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday,
6:30p.m.
Garrett Regular Baptist, Route 550, Garrett; Worship Service, 10:30
a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Wilite Crace, pastor;
Assist. Larry Patton. Phone 358-4275.
Highland Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday Sdlool, 9:50 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; David
Garrett, Minister.
Jacks Creek Baptist, BevinsVIlle: Sunday Sc!1oot. 10 a.m.; Worohip
SeiVICe, 11 a.m. and6 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, 7p.m.; Chad
BlaJr, Pastor.
Lackey Freewill Baptist, Lackey; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service. 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Johnny J. Colfins, MilliSter.
Lancer Baptist Church; 71 Cooley St., Prestonsburg, Sunday
School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 am., Evening Woship,
6:00 p.m.. Wednesday Prayer Meeting and Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.;
Pastor Bobby Carpenter
Liberty Baptist, Denver; Sunday Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Merle Little. Minister.
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ligon Worship Service, Sunday,
11:00 am. Thursday, 7 p.m.
Martin Branch Freewill Baptist, Es!JII; Sunday Service, 10 a.m.;
WO!Ship Service, 11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James
(f\ed) Morris, Minister.
Marlin Freewill Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; John L. Blair,
M111ister.
Maytown First Baptist, Main Sl., Maytown; Sunday Sdlool, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bob Varney,
M111ister.
McDowell First Baptist, McDowell; .Sunday Sdlool, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Gene
Bracken. Minister.
Middle Creek Baptist, Blue River: Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Eugene Cook,
M1nister.
Lighthouse Baptist, 2194 KY Rt. 1428, Prestonsburg; Sunday
Service, 10 a.m., Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7
p.m., Donald Crisp. Minister. home phone 285·3385
Pleasant Home Baptist, Water Gap Road, Lancer; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.;
Marl< racketl, Pastor.
Pleasant Valley Old Regular Baptist Church, Tinker For1<; MeetU1g
time 1st Saturday & Sunday of each month, 3rd Sunday Evening at
6:00 p.m.; Moderator, Gary Compton; Assist. ModeratO!, Jrnmy
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. llall. Pastor.
Phone: (606}874-3222.
Rock Fork Freewill Baptist; Garrett Sunday Schoo!, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wendell Crager,
Minister.
Rock Fork Regular Baptist, Garrott; Worshrp Service, 9:30 am.;
Jerry Manns. Pastor: Wiilie Crace Jr., ksistant Pastor.
Salt Lick United Baptist, Sa~ Lick, Hueysville; Worship Service, 2nd
& 4th Sunday, t 0 30 a.m .. Pastor, Allen Chaffins, phone 946-2123.
Sammy ClaJI( Branch Freewill Baptist, Dana; Sunday School. 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
Stephens Branch Missionary Baptist, Stephens Branch: Sunday
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday. 6 p.m.
The Third Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Philltp
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; Cliff Road: Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Youth Service, 5:00p.m.; Evenilg
Service. 6:00 p.m.; No Service the 1st Sunday of each month;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jody Spencer. Minister.
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptist; Intersection of U.S. 23 and KY 80,
Water Gap; Sunday School, 10 a.m; Morning Worship Service, 11
a.m. and Evening Worship Serv'ca 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study. 7
p.m., Youth Services 7 p.m.; Everyone Wek:ome.
United Commlfllty Baptist. Hwy. 7, Hueysville; Worship Service, 2
p.m., Friday, 7 p.m.: Carlos Beverly, Mi'lister.
Parkway First Calvary Pentecostal, Floyd and
Magoffin County Line; ; Worship Service, 6:30p.m.; Mike
D. Caldwell. Minister. 297-6262
Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Holiness, Main St., Martin;
Sunday School, 10 a.m. Worship Service, 7 pm.; 2nd
Sat., 7 p.m., Thurs., 7 p.m.; EIIIIS J. Stevens, MinJSter.
Froo PootllCOslal Ctlui'Ch, Dwale; Services saturday, 6
p.m.: Sunday School, 10 am.; Services, 11 a.m.; No
Sunday Night Service.
PRESBYTERIAN
Drift Presbyterian, Rome 1101. Drift; Worship Service,
11 a.m.
First Presbyterian, North Lake Drive; Sunday School,
9:30 am.; Worsh1p Service, 11 a.m. Rev. Vicki Poole,
pastor.
J.M. S!ace,
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Minister
Seventh·Day Adventist, 5 miles West on M<lootart
Parkway; Church Service, 9:15; Sabbath Sc:hoal, 10:45;
John Baker, Pastor. 358-9263, Church, 886-3459, leave
1():00 a.m.
message. Everyone welcome!
6":30 pllt
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
6:30pJII.
OF LATIER DAY SAINTS
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;
Sacrament Mtg., 10:00 am.; Sunday School, t1 :20 a.m.;
Relief Society/Preisthood/Primary, 12:00 p.m.;
Wednesday, 6 p.m. Church Meeting House address,
Hwy. 80, Martin, KY 41649; Meeting House telephone
number: 285-3133; Ken Camere, Bishop.
OTHER
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist, Wheelwright Junction; Sunday Pastor Alha Johnson welcomes everyone to attend services at the
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 CHURCH of GOD of PROPHECY TRAM KENTIJCKY. Sunday
p.m.; Louis Ferrari, Minister.
school10 a.m., Worship servtOO 11 am.
CATHOLIC
Drift Independent, Dnlt; Sunday, 11 a.m.; Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
St. Martha, Water Gap; Mass: Sunday, 11 :15 am.; Saturday, 5 p.m.; Grace Fellowship Prestonsburg.(next to old flea marl<et), Sunday
Sunday.; FatherRoben Damron, pastor.
School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 am. B!ll Stukenberg, Pastor 889.()9()5.
CHRISllAN
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle, West Prestonsburg; Sunday School,
10:30 a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m.; Don Shepherd, Minister.
First Christian, 560 Nonh Arnold Avenue; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Jim Sherman, Min1ster.
Faith 2 Faith, Harkins Ave., West Prestonsburg; Sunday School, 10
Victory Christian Ministries, 1428 E.; Sunday Sdlool, 11:30 a.m.; a.m.; WO!Ship service, 11 a.m. and 6 pm.; Thurs. 7 p.m. Randy
W01shi? Serl\ce, " a.m:, Wednesday, 7 p.m·. Shefm Wil\\arr£, Hagans. Minister. 886-9460.
Minister.
Faith Fellowship, Allen, Ky. Sun. School, 10 a.m., Worship Service,
.11 a.m.; Sun. Evening, 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m. Can & MiSSy Woods,
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Pastors.
Betsy Layne Church of Christ, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10 Faith Worship Cerrter, US 460, Paintsville: Worship Service, 11
a.m.; Worohip Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; a.m.; Thursday, 6 p.m.; Buddy and Maude Frye, Minister.
Tommy J. Spears, Minister.
Full Gospel Community, (formerly of Martin) moved to Old Allen:
Prestonsburg Church of Christ, 88 Hwy. 1428; Worohip Service, Sunday School, 10 am.: Worohip Se!VIce. 11 a.m.; Sunday evening,
10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Richard Kelly and Nelson 6:30pm.; Wed., 6:30pm.; Lavonne Laff~rty. Minister.
Kidder, Ministers.
LighthOuse Temple, Main St. and Hall St.; Worship Serv1ce. 12 p.m.
Harold Church of Christ, Harold; Sunday School. 10 a.m.; Worship and I p.m.; Wednesday/Friday. 7 p.m.; Roy Costly, Minister.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Willie E. Meade,
Living Water Ministries Full Gospel ChurCh, Rt. 3, just before
Minister.
Thunder Ridge; Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Sunday Evening, 6:00 p.m.
Highland Church of Christ, Rt. 23, Hager Hill; Sunday School. 10 Pastor: Curt Howard.
a.m.; Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Martin House of Worship, Old Post Office St.; Worship Service, 7
Hueysville Church of Christ; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship pm.. Saturday/Sunday.
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Chester Varney,
Old lime Holiness, 2 miles up Arllansas Creek, Martin; Sunday
Minister.
School, 11 am.; Worship Seruice. 7 p.m.; Friday. 7 p.m.; John W.
Lower Toler Church of Christ, Harold; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Patton, Minister.
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30pm.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.;
Spurlock Bible (Baptist), 6227 Spurlock Creek Rd., Prestonsburg;
Lonie Meade, Minister.
Sunday SchooL 10 a.m.; Worshrp Service. 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7
Mare Creek Church of Christ, Stanville; Sunday School, 10 a.m.: p.m.: Jim Stephens, Minister. a86-1 003
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; W~day, 6:30p.m.
Town Branch Church; Sunday School 10 a.m except tor first
Martin Church of Christ, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Sunday in each month.: Worship Service, Sun. moming 10:00 a.m.;
Service, 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Gary M~chetl, Evening 6 p.m.: Wednesday, 6 p.m.; No Sunday night services on
Minister.
first Sunday at each month. Tom Nelson, MiniSter.
Maytown Church ot Christ, 66 Turkey Creek Rd., Langley. Sunday The Father House, Big Branch. Abbott Creek; Sunday Sdlool, 10
Bible ~ludy 10:00 a.m., Sunday morning worship 11:00 a.m., Evening a.m.: Worship Service, 6 p.m.; J.J. Wright. Minister.
Worship 6:00 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m.
The Tabernacle, Rt. 321 (Old Plantation MoteQ, Christian Educator,
Upper Toler Church of Christ, 3.5 miles up Toler Creek on right; 10:00; Sunday Momilg, 11 :00; Sunday Everong, 7:00; Wednesday,
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh~ Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; 7:00: Pastors, Paul and Ramona Aiken.
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tommy Dale Bush, Minister.
Youth Fellowship Center, Wheelwright; Monday-Tuesday, 6 p.m.;
Weeksbury Church of Christ; Sunday Sdlool, 10 a.mrn.; Worship Thursday. 7 p.m.
Service, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mike Hall, Minister.
Zion Deliverance, Wayland; Sunday School, 10 am.; Worship
CHURCH OF GOD
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m. Prayer Line: 358Betsy Layne Church of God, Old u.s. 23; Sunday School, 10:30 2001: Dartene W. Arnette, Pastor
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Taylor Chapel Community Church, formerly the old Price Food
Judith Caudi!!, Minister.
Service building, located 1 quarter mile above W;>rld\vide Equipment,
Community Church of God, Arl<ansas Creek, Martin; Worshtp · Rt. 1428. Sun. Bible Study, 10 a.m.; Sun. Momng Service. 11 a.m.;
Soo. Evenrng. 6:30p.m. Kenny Vanderpool. Pastor.
Service, 11 a.m.; Friday. 7 p.m.; Bud Crum, Minister.
First Church of God; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, International Pentecostal Holiness Church, 10974 N. Main St.•
10:45 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steven V. Williams, Martin; Rev. Ellis J. Stevens, Senior Pastor.
Pastor.
Rising Sun Ministries, 78 Court Street, Allen, Ky., Sunday, 10:30
Garrett Church of God, Garrett; Sunday Sdlool, 10 a.m.; Worship a.m.: Wednesday. 6:30p.m. Pastor: D.P. Curry
Service, 11 a.m. ; Famtly Training Hour· Thursday 7 p.m., Bin B.
Church of God of Prophecy, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
Tussey. Jr, Pastor
Service 11 a.m., Sunday Night· 6 p.m., Wednesday Night· 6 p.m.
Landmark Church of God, Goble Roberts Addnion; Sunday School, Pastor Glenn Hayes. West Pre&onsburg.
10a.m.; WorshipService,11:10a.m. and7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; House of Refuge, Rock Fork: Sunday Evenilg Worship 6 prn,
Kenneth E. Prater, Jr., Minister.
Monday Bible Study 7:30pm, Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:30 pm,
Little Paint Fll'st Church of God, 671 Little Pai11t Road, East Point; Bill B. Tussey, Pastor
Sunday School. 9:45 am.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p..; Charles Heater Jr., Min1S1er.
The Ligon Church of God of Prophecy, Saturday Services, 7:00
p.m.; SundaySdlool, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Ralph Han.
Pastor.
Praise
Assentbly
EPISCOPAL
St James Episcopal; Sunday Service, 9:45 a.m.: Holy Eucharist
11:00 a.m. Wednesday Study Group 6:00p.m., Holy Eucharist &
Healing 7:30 p.m. Father J~ie E. Ross. Rector.
LUlliERAN
Our Savior Lutheran, SW Bayes Room Carriage House Motel,
Paintsville; Sunday Service, 11 a.m.; WKLW (600 am) 12:05 p.m.:
Rolland Bentrup, Minister.
506 Buck.~ Branch. Mrutin
US 23 Prestonshurg
1-800-446-9879
1-800-264-9813
METHODIST
Auxier United Methodist, Auxier; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Garfield Potter, Minister.
Betsy Layne United Methodist, next to B.L. Gymnasium; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeNice, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Randy Blackburn, Minister.
·Allen Christ United Methodist, Allen; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 1t a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Kenneth
Lemaster, Minister.
Community United Methodist, 141 Burke Avenue (off University
Olive and Neeley St.); Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.: Steve Pescosoiido, Minister.
Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist, Rt. 979. Beaver; Sunday School.
10 am.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Philip T Smith,
Minister.
Emma United Methodist, Emma; Sunday School10 am., Sunday
Worship Service 11 a.m.; Pastor David Proflt.
First United Methodist, 256 South Amold AVenue; 9' a.m.
Conlempory Service; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship SeTVlce,
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 ScOOol. 10
am.; Sunday W.oming Service. 11 a.m.; Mid-week Service 7 p.m.;
Sunday Evening SeiVIce held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each
month at 6 p.m.; Larry J. Penix, Minister.
Graceway United Methodist, Rt. 80, Sunday Schoo!, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Nrght. 7 p.m.; Roy Harlow,
Minister.
Salisbury United Methodist, Printer: Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Sible Study. 6 p.m.;
Bobby G. Lawson, Minister.
Wayland United Meltlodist, Rt. 7. Wayland; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Servtce, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Jack Howard,
Pastor.
•
Wheelwright United MethOdist, Wheelwright; Sunday School, 10
am,: WorshiP Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.;
Bobby Isaac, Mtnister.
Vogle Day United Methodist Church, Harold; Sunday School,
10:00 a.m.; Sunday Worship Service, 11:00 a.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 Pentewstal Church of God, Rt. 1~28. Easl Point: Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Thurs., 6:30
p.m~ Buster Hayton, Minister.
Free Pentecostal ~hurch of God, Weeksbury; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; WorshiP Semce, 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Saturday, 1 p.m.; John
"Jalj' Patton, Mnister.
Free Pentecostal Deliverance, Ext. 46 off Mt.. Pat1<way at Campton;
Worship Service. Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m.; Patric1a Crider,
Minister.
Free Pentecostal Holiness, Rt. 122, Upper Burton; Sunday School,
11 a.m.; Worship Service, 6 p.m; Friday. 7 p.m.; Louis Sanlan,
Minister; David Pike, Associate Minister.
Goodloe Pentecostal, Rt. 850, David; Worship Service, 6 p.m.;
Malcom SlOne, Minister.
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inside sales person. Must be enerneat
in
getic,
appearance
and
willing to work.
Apply 1n person at
the Prestonsburg
location. No phone
calls please. 1wk
In dependant
Sales Agent want-
BOOK FOR SALE
Komers 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
kif ra sur e @ b e ll·
south.net
2~ 6
ft glass dis-
play 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 origi·
nal cost $1600,
selling $500. Call
606-886-9626. If
interested please
leave messag·e and
number.
For
Sale:
Beautiful purple
prom dress. Size
26W_Originally
paid
$400 for
dress
asking
$100. Call 4243794.
3 Caret diamond
bracelet for sale.
$250. Call 79101 07.
BOOK FOR SALE
A book by Donald
Crisp ~Growi ng up
on Bucks Branch".
In Floyd county, on
sale now!!!! $12.50
plus shipping and
handling. Contact
Donald at 285·
3385.
Animals
One female full
stock yorkie for
sale. Comes with
iron cage,water &
food dish, mat ,
clothes and hairbows. Asking $500.
paid over $700 will
not get over 5
pounds. Call 2266257.
gift and companion
tor your Family.
Ready to go. Email:
spencermicheal_ 1970@ya
hoo.com
Scarlet
McCall
$500. Call 886-
0622. 1wk 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.
Misc.
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
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
REAL ESTATE
Homes For Sale
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
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.
Christmas English ' The home place of
Bulldog, AKC regis- the !ate Cecil and
"Sweetie"
tered, Up-to-date Edna
shots. Health 9uar- Meade. Appraised
$65,000.
anteed, good with value
non-negoother animals. I am Price
Contact
giving her to a tiable.
lovely, and caring Mike Mullins at
person I family this 606 -7 85 - 54 7 5
Christmas because (8:00a . m. she will be a won· 5 : 00p . m . week·
derful Christmas days) or 606-251 -
Rentals
2br 1 bath house
for rent at Martin.
Lg yard $350.. mth.
$350 deposit. Call
789-3724 or 791
9331.
APARTMENT
Tanning Bed for
sale. Call886-8843
or 791-2727.
4 Wheels for 1995
3000 GT. Rims and
tires $500. Also
1996 Honda XR80
used very little
$500. Call 8868775. 2wks 01 /04
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.
Sale or Lease
Prestonsburg
business
for
lease. Great location on the main
road,
close
to
downtown and the
courthouse. lease
as is, or change,
m
a
n
y
possibilities , ie
restaurant, sports
bar. office complexample
parking.
May consider sell·
ing. Call 791-3663.
Beauty shop for
rent.
Equipped
with 3 stations and
Ianning 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. 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
LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT
Citizens National Bank
Position Location: Paintsville, KY
Customer Service Representative
Min. to start $9.43 per hour with Max. $14.21 per hour
Associale's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two·year college or lechnical
school; or 18·24 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent
combination of education and experience.
Duties:
The individual acts as liaison between CNB and its customers They are
responsible for identifying a customer's individual needs and providing
information about products and services to those needs. The primary focus
of each CSR should be consistant quality service. This includes work with
both new and existing customers.
This position is full-time and comes with a complete package of paid
benefits, including health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability
insurance, pa1d vacat1on, and 401(k) retirement.
Apply at any Citizens National Bank location
P.O. box 14B8, 620 Broadway, Paintsville, KY 41240
(606) 789-4001
www.cnbonllne.com
itiiini
Tile bank for your life
An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Apartment
for
rent on US 23 at
Ivai. 2bd, 1 bath
$350 mth $350
security deposit. 1
yr lease. NO PETS.
Call 478-8100.
Large
Unicourt
Apt for rent. located
at Stanville on US
23. 2br, 2 bath walk
in
closet.
1yr
Lease. No pets.
Ple ase call 606·
478-8100.
2br duplex for
rent. Central heat
and air. In excellent
condition. 3 miles
north of prestonsburg. Call 8869007 or 889-9747.
from Prestonsburg.
Call 886-8366
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 BA apartments on Rt. 321
near Porter school.
Central heat and
air, washer and
dryer hookup. $375
per month plus ref·
erences
and
deposit.
Seniors
welcomed!
Call
789-5973.
Houses
House For Rent -
3 BR, at Allen, Ky.
$800.00 per month
+ security deposit.
Call 794-0249
2 Br house for
rent on Cracker
bottom at Martin.
Call 886·9246.
Located in town. 2
br house for rent,
one
floor.
Hardwood floors
and all amenities.
$750 mth plus utilities and deposit.
Call 358-4541 if no
answer leave message. Or call 2261925 or 285-9639.
1, 2, and 3 bed·
room apartments
for rent. Call 8868366.
3br apt for rent. 2
baths, parking for
trucks. Will rent to
contractors.
Mt
Parkway 6 miles
l\lobik Honws
16x60
mobile
home for rent.
Nice lot with stor-
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
age building. 1
mile from walmart. $500- mth
plus utilities. Call
886-0226.
after
5:00pm.
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.
Mobile Home for
rent NO HUD. 1/2
mile
north
of
Prestonsburg
Spradlin Branch.
Call 889-0363.
2 Br Mobile
home for rent or
sale. Couples preferred. NO PETS.
Call 874-2000.
LEGALS
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 8360349
In
acccordance
with the provisions
of KRS 350.055,
notice is hereby
given that Miller
Bros. Coal , LLC,
Box
990,
P.O.
Kentucky
Allen,
41601 , 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 o1 Mud
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
is set:ki11g candidatr?s for
FuW Part time
Radiology Technologist
f or
Hope Family Medical Clinic.
Salyersville, KY
Qual ttkattonc..
WELDING POSITION
AVAILABLE.
PAY RATE RANGES FROM
8PER HR TO 17 PER HR
DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE.
DRUG SCREEN REQUIRED
CALL
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8:00AM-5:00PM
285-9358
1 ~ !\'lPLOYl\ li ~I\: T
<>PP< >RTL':"ll f\
Big Sand.v fleailll Care, bw.
i" ~C'Ckin~ candidate~ fur a
LICENSE D CLINICAL
SOC IAL WORKER
l>utie~
indude: Pc1tonm psycho>uciul a.scssJncnl>i
and provide.~ individua l a nd family thempy in n
primary Ca.!\! setting. M ust have diugnosflc skdJ und
working knowledge nf OSM TV TR.
Qualifi•'liUOJ\S include: Muste r's <lc~cc or tloctuJal
degree in Social Work. Current licensure as n Licen.sed
Clinical Social \liorker requ•red.
A <YJmJWiit ivr ,ralt~')J4ml ucdlfnt ben tftl package ncnmtpan)'
lhisptniliau.
MnJJ ur t•aA H.e!'tlm.t ru:
.\!Ill
1\clly )\'"'"· \18.\
Bog S•ndy HC<llth C•"'· Inc
liO'l KY RT ~21 Suitt 3 • Pr.--ron,burg. k'Y ~~M~
"'"'· (606\ SR6-S~8 • Fmld· l,_~l!'f,<ii'\l'h;; or~
''A Proud Tra~..lit ion ol
Pl\.'lYJilill~ Quulity
fJ("ulth (ul'e''
l:..q\\;11 Oppottunhy litnph.,)-~!
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
highwallfauger
methods of mining.
The surface area is
owned by The Elk
Horn
Coal
Compa#ly,
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 1.00
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 tor public
inspection - at the
Department . 1or
Natural Resources,
Division of Mine
Reclamation and
Enforcement ' s
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
includ~
cum:nt licen'> un:: in KY a'i u
Radiology Technok•gi't and RI.S. llltmwund
e~pericnee preferred.
St:nd rt=sume w:
Human Kesources
AUn: Kelly Ai;ct'S, ;\ffiA
Dil( Sandy Hellltb Care, In<·.
171)9 K\' Uout~ "21, Suil~ 3
l>re~tonsburg, " ' 41653
Fa.~: {6116) Sll()-11548
Email: k.ak.,.,.@bsbc.ortt
,\ J)YOI~ nmlf11c'rt olprcHdill~ artY.tr 10
''"ill"> /rt':J/ih mr~
UQe: <ld)' l&c.i\llt ("1\rc h. Ml L.t ttJI Opp..rtooi:y ~
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
s.o me basic computer skills.
Must pass drug test, and person hired will be subject to random drug testing.
Applications will be taken until
January 11th, 2008.
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} 4524273.
�FRIDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
I'
D r i v c
Company.
LLC.
Prestonsburg, Roevis Hamilton,
Kentucky
41 653. Leon Greer, Charles
Wntten comments, McKinney,
objections,
or Vernedith Meade,
requests for a per- William and Dorothy
mit conference must Martin,
Roy
be filed with the Spurlock,
Estill
Director, Division ot Mullins,
David
2 Meade, Ella Martin,
Perm1ts,
No.
Hudson
Hollow, Clayborne Bailey,
U.S. 127 South, Ida Mae Newsome,
Frankfort, Kentucky et al, Sola Williams,
40601.
Vannie
Kidd,
Charlie Elliot, Caner
Hunter,
John
Hunter,
Willie
NOTICE OF
Lawson,
Earl
INTENTION
Watson. Roger Lee
TO MINE
and Patricia Hunter,
Pursuant to
Earl
Lee
and
Application
Katherine Hall, and
No. 836-5508
Ted Meade. The
Renewal
operation will affect
(1) In accordance an area w1thm 100
with KRS 350.055, feet of Morgan Fork
notice is hereby Road Tile operagiven that FCDC tion will not involve
Coal,
Inc., 587 relocation of the
North Lake Drive. public road.
Prestonsburg, KY (4) The application
41653, has applied has been filed for
for a renewal of a public inspection at
permit for an under- the Division of Mine
ground coal mining Reclamation and
operation, located Enforcement's
1.0 mile southwest Prestonsburg
of Blue Moon, in Regional
Office,
Floyd County. The 3140 South Lake
operation disturbs Drive, Suite No. 6,
8.07 surface acres, Prestonsburg,
and
underlies Kentucky 41653.
1,113.81 acres and Written comments,
the total area within objections,
or
the permit boundary requests for a peris 1121 .88 acres.
mit conference must
(2) The operation is be filed with the
approximately 1.1 Director of Division
mile southwest of of Mine Permits,
Little Mud Creek No.
2
Hudson
Road's junction with Hollow Complex,
the Morgan Fork US 127 South,
Road, and located Frankfort, Kentucky
adjacent to and 40601.
0.50 mile north of
Morgan Fork of
NOTICE OF
Little Mud Creek.
PERMIT
The Latitude is 37
CONFERENCE
degrees. 29 mm
Pursuant to
utes, 28 seconds.
Application
The Longitude is 82
Number 836~
degrees, 42 minutes, 33 seconds.
5332
(3) The proposed
MA No.1
operation is located In accordance with
on the McDowell KRS
350.055,
and Harold USGS 7 notice is hereby
1/2 minute quadran- given that a permit
gle maps. The sur- conference
is
face area disturbed scheduled
for
is owned by The Elk January 23, 2008,
Horn
Coal at 10;00 a.m., at the
Corporation. The Prestonsburg
operation underlies Regional Office for
land owned by The the Department of
Elk
Horn
Coal Natural Resources,
Division of Mine
Reclamation and
Enforcement, concerning the above
application filed by
V & M Minmg Co. of
Inc.,
Paintsville,
1509 Napier St.,
Flatwoods,
KY
41139. The operation has applied for
a revision to a surface and underground mining and
reclamation operation,
located
approximately 1.2
mile
north
of
Honaker. in Floyd
County. The operation will disturb 4.94
surface acres, and
will underlie 121.76
acres. and the total
permit boundary will
be 126.70 acres.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.8 mile
south of the Junction
of CR 1426 and the
Justice
Branch
Road,
and
is
approx1mately 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 Harold U.S.G.S.
7 1/2 minute quadrangle map. The
surface 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,
Division of Mine
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Regional
01fice,
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 conference.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
No. 836-5507
Amendment 6
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 1 .3 mile
southeast of Drift, in
Floyd County. The
amendment will add
0 acres of surface
disturbance,
and
will underlie an
105
additional
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 Jamie Ray and
Lisa Powell, Edith
Huff, Roland Moore,
Lewis Jr. and Susie
Knott, Charles and
Carolyn
Wallen,
Rudolph Parsons.
Vernon and 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
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.
4, 2008 • 87
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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
a
Residential & Commercial
15 Years Experience
• New Construction
• Hardwood Flooring
• Decks/Porches/Garages
• Cabinet Installation
• Concrete Work
• Remodeling
• Metal Roofs • Vinyl Siding
~~
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606-265-3336 or 606-793-0006
Free Estimates
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CUSTOM
CABINETS
Ky. Rt. 7, 485 Raccoon Rd.
Huey~ville. KY 41640
FREE ESTIMATES
(606) 358-4006
ROSS GORLI<:
10 Years Experience
J& ·J
LOGGING
Wants to buy
standing boundary
oftixnber.
REQUEST
FOR BIDS
The
City
of
Wheelwright will be
taking sealed bids
until January 15,
2008, to lay blocks
to build a 26'x40'
addition to an existing structure. Will
need to pour a
26'x40' floor 4-6"
thick. Call 452-4202
or stop by City Hall
to get full details.
Call 452-2078
or 452-9511
Seamless Gunering,
and Metal Roollng
Located at Weeksbury, Ky.
14 Years Experience
Free estimates, call anvlime
226-2051
606-452-2490, 606-424-9858
~
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Electrical Contracting
Residential & Commercial
Electrical Services
Home Improvements and Repairs
Free Estimates • Reliable
Be<::omc a Kentucky
organ. & ttssue donor.
Sign the back Q[ your drivers
license or place a Donot Dot on it &JelJ_yoyr f:'!nl.ilY of ypur ~·ishes.
John K. Lewis, Master Electrician
Licensed: ME8643, CE8644
For .tniormatlon contact:
I 800~525·3456,
or www.trustforlifc.org
SHEPHERD'S
PLUMBING
Ph: (606) 886·2785
Pager: (606) 482·0229
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Small Excavating
24-Hour Service
Kmwcky Cirruit O,urt Clerk.. A.ssMtltilm
OT'(PII And U(TUt f>tmariqrr .'lt~m"men
886-0363
Boiler 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 conven;ence.
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PRESTONSBURG -The Crisis component of
the Low Income Home
Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) is set
to begin on Monday.
The crisis component
is designed to help poverty level families and individuals pay heating bills if
they are in danger of losing their primary source of
heat as a result of being
unable to pay their bill.
A household is considered to be in a home
heating crisis if the household is within four days of
running out of bulk fuel
(coal, fuel oil, propane,
kerosene or wood as the
primary heating source;
the household has
received a past due/disconnect notice if natural
gas or electric is the heat
source; or the household's
home heating costs are
included in the rent and
the household has
received an eviction
notice for non-payment of
rent.
To be eligible for the
crisis assistance, households must meet federal
eligibility income guidelines and verify that a
heating crisis exists.
For more information,
contact the Big Sandy
Area Community Action
Program in your county. In
Pike County (606)4322775; Martin County (606)
298-3217; Magoffin
County (606) 3492217;
Johnson County (606)
789-6515 a nd in Floyd
County (606) 886-2929.
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Volume 82, Issue 3
In brief
Pike
ATHENS
GA 30606 - 2428
Republicans to pick candidate Monday
by JACK LATIA
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG- Floyd county
Republicans will meet Monday to elect
their candidate for the upcoming 95th
District House of Representatives special election.
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The meeting will take place at 4
p.m. in the county courthouse law
library at 4 p.m.
The 95th District seat was vacated
when former Rep. James Brandon
Spencer, of Prestonsburg, resigned in
December, citing family issues. Spencer
has since thrown his support behind for-
TH E
mer seat holder and Democrat, Greg
Stumbo, of Prestonsburg.
"No fair minded citizen could deny
that Floyd County reaped many benefits in the past from Greg's representation, especially as he served in a leadership position," Spencer s.aid. "If it
were not for his willingness to seek to
H O L IDAYS
regain a leadership role in the House of
Representatives, I would not make this
decision."
Tommy Dingus, Floyd County's
Republican chairman, would not comment on potential candidates, but did
say Republicans would find a "good
candidate" for the vacated House seat.
Sex offender
to be sent back
to Indiana
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
PIKEVILLE - A former Floyd county resident
appeared in the Pikeville
U.S.
District
Court
Wednesday after a warrant
was ·issued in the Northern
District of Indiana.
David Lee Akers, of
South Bend, Ind., was
found guilty in July 2001 of
sexual battery, a felony violation, and was sentenced to
four years probation and
forced to register as a sex
offender for 10 years.
According to court
records, Akers completed
the sex offender registration
form annually while he was
living in Lorraine, Ohio,
between 2001 and 2005.
At each registration
p_kers
sl.gned
an
"Explanation of Duties to
David Lee Akers
Register
as
a
Sex
Offender,"
where
he
acknowledged his responsibility to register with officials seven days prior to
moving to another state.
Akers' last registration
in Ohio was in January
2005, where he advised
(See OFFENDER, page three)
Jenkins woman killed
in head-on crash
by JACK LATTA
S TAFF WRITER
2 DA Y FORECAST
photo by Ralph B. Davis
Prestonsburg city workers began taking down Christmas decorations Friday, signalling the
end of the holiday season.
PIKEVILLE - A traffic
accident ended in fatality for
a Pike County woman
Thursday evening.
Pamela Estep, 37, of
Jenkins, was traveling north
on Route 195, Marrowbone
Creek Road, when she
allegedly crossed the center
line, striking an oncoming
vehicle driven by Deborah
Lawson.
Lawson, 43, of Elkhorn
City, was wearing her seat
belt and was uninjured as a
result of the crash.
Estep, who was not wearing her seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene
by Pike County Coroner
Earnie Casebolt.
An autopsy report is still
pending and the accident is
still under investigation by
Trooper Brad Austin. An
accident report by Kentucky
S\ate Police made no mention as to whether or not
snow and ice was a factor in
the accident.
Kentucky State Police
trooper Scott Hopkins could
not be reached for comment.
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Beshear outlfues plans to cut state spending
by JOE BIESK
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Regional Obit.uaries ...... A2
Opinion .......................... A4
Lifestyles .......... ............. A5
Sports .... ........ ................ 81
Classifieds .....................B4
A ssociATED PRESS
FRANKFORT Gov. Steve
Beshear outlined his pla,n to rein in
state spending Friday, including
restrictions on state hiring and travel,
attrition of state employees and a
reduction in travel expenses.
Beshear said that without the cuts,
the state would be short about $300
million in the current budget that runs
through June 30.
"There's going to be pain," Beshear
declared at a crowded Capitol press
conference.
Beshear's plan whittled down about
$78 million from the more than $430
million expected shortfall in the cur-
Senate President David Williams,
rent budget year. The governor: said
he's also authorizing the state to use R-Burkesville, said after a morning
about $ 145 million left over from the briefing with Beshear that he doesn't
previous fiscal year and about $42 mil- . consider Kentucky's budget woes a
lion in unbudgeted or excess funds to crisis. Rather, he considers the current
financial crunch an opportunity for the
cover the gap.
The remaining deficit must be dealt state to "tighten its belt," Williams
with by the legislature, Beshear said, said .
.because it includes new state spending
"There are always challenges in the
for expenses such as Medicaid and budgeting process, but I don't particucorrections. The General Assembly larly think that this is a crisis,"
begins its budget session next week.
Williams told reporters earlier outside
Still, Beshear says the larger prob- Beshear's office. "You know, it's an
lem looming for lawmakers is expect- opportunity for state government to
ed money problems in the coming two tighten its belt."
Beshear announced last week the
years. State revenue next year is
expected to fall short of the current state was facing a $434 million shortspending levels by about $525 million, fall. With a carry-over surplus from
last ye ar, the state must make up about
Beshear said.
$290 million or risk not being able to
pay its bills, Beshear said.
State agencies and public universities were told to suggest ways of slashing their current budgets by 3 percent,
Beshear said.
The university spending cuts this
year would amount to about $34.5 million, according to the Council on
Postsecondary
Education.
The
University of Kentucky, which
receives about $335 million in state
funding, is facing the largest single cut
of more than $ 10 million.
Universities were considering a
range of options to cope, including hiring freezes, pay and benefit cuts and a
reduction in travel. They're also considering tuition increases.
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SUNDAY, JANUARY
6, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Regional Obituaries
FLOYD COUNTY
Pikeville Medical Center.
Huberl Gene Allen, 79, Funeral services were held
of Winchester, formerly of Monday, December 31, under
Manchester, a native of the direction or Carter Funeral
Hueysville, died Wednesday, Home.
December
12,
at
the
• Uria Turner-Moore, 94,
University
of
Kentucky or Garrell, died Sunday,
Medical Center. He is survived December 9, at King's
by his wife, Cloteen Conley Daughters Medical Center in
Allen. Funeral services were Ashland. Funeral services
held Saturday, December 15, were
held
Wednesday,
unJer the direction of lhe Hall December 12, under the direcFuneral Home.
tion of Hall Funeral Home.
• Edd Bentley of Garrell,
• Eugene "Gene" Mullins,
Thursday. December 26, at the 79,
of
Wayland,
died
St.
Claire
Hospital
in Thursday, December 6, . al
Morehead. He is survived by Highlands Regional Medical
her husband, Thelma Blanton Center,
in
Prestonsburg.
Benlley. Funeral services were Funeral services were held
held Saturday, December 29, Sunday. December 9, under
under the direction of Hall the direction of Hall Funeral
Funeral Home.
Home.
• Edward Burchett, 81, or
• Jerlydine Tackeu Petty,
Lexington, has died. He is sur- 56, of Weeksbury, died
vived by his wife, Nannie. He Monday, December I 0, at
was a farmer and coal miner in home. Funeral services were
Floyd County. Arrangements, held Thursday, December 13,
under direction of Milward under the direction or NelsonFuneral Home.
Frazier Funeral Home.
• Georgia Faye Hall Conn, • • Herman C. Porter, 102,
54,
or
Martin,
died of Allen. died Wednesday,
Wednesday, December 26, at January 2, at his residence.
her residence. She is survived Funeral services were held
by h er husband, R.B. Conn. Saturday. January 5, under the
Funeral services were held direction or Hall Funeral
Saturday, December 29, under Home.
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
• Belford Reitz, 91, of
Funeral Home.
McDowell, died Saturday,
22,
in
the
• Alan Wade Crum, 42, of December
Martin, died Wednesday, McDowell
Appalachian
December 31, at his residence. Regional Hospital. Funeral
He is survived by his wife, services were conducted
Joanna
Hamilton
Crum. Friday, December 2&, under
Funeral services were held the direction of Hall Funeral
Thursday, January 3, under the Home.
direction of Nelson-Frazier
• Floyd J. Rinker, 65, of
Funeral Home.
Prestonsburg,
died
•
Sharon Kay Risner Wednesday, December 5, at St.
Damron, 63, of Ivel, died Mary's
Hospital
in
Wednesday, December 31. at Huntington, West Virginia.
the Salyersville Health Care. Funeral services were held
She is survived by her hus- Saturday, December 8, under
band. Ralph Damron. Funeral the direction of Nelson-Frazier
services were held Thursday, Funeral Home.
January 3, under the direction
• Calvin C. 'Tab" Smith,
of Nelson-Frazier Funeral 80, of Marshall, Michigan,
Home.
died Wednesday, December
•
Alka Fitch, 85, of 26. Craig K. Kempf Funeral
Martin,
died
Sunday, Home in Marshall, Michigan.
December 9, in Highlands was in charge of arrangements.
Regional Medical Center, at
• Ruth Brown Spears, 77,
Prestonsburg. Funeral services of McDowell, died Friday,
were
held
Wednesday, December 7, al the UK
December 12, under the direc- Medical Center in Lexington.
tion of Hall Funeral Home.
Funeral services were held
• Ada Mills Hunter, 77, or Monday, December 10, under
East Point, died Tuesday, the direction of Nelson-Frazier
December
25,
in
the Funeral Home.
Community Hospice Care in
• Josephine Stephens, 85,
Ashland. Funeral services of Albion, Michigan, a native
were held Saturday, December of Dwale, died Friday,
29, under the direction of Hall December 21, at Tendercare in
Marshall. Funeral services
Funeral Home.
• Edith M. Jones, 74, of were held Friday, December
Beaver.
died
Tuesday, 28, under the d irection of J .
December 4, a! McDowell Kevin Tidd Funeral Home.
ARH. Funeral services were
• Eunice Stratton, 90. of
held Friday, December 7. lvel , died Monday, December
under the direction or Nelson- 24, in Highlands Regional
Medical Center, Prestonsburg.
Frazier Funeral Home.
• Eddie Dean Lowe, 52, or Funeral services were conBetsy Layne, died Tuesday. ducted Friday, December 28,
December 30, al Highlands under ·the direction or Hall
Regional Medical Center. He Funeral Home.
• Ruby Mae Tackell, 74, of
is survived by his wife.
Collady Ruth Eplin Lowe. Prestonsburg, died Friday,
Funeral services were held December 7, at King's
Wednesday, January 2, under Daughters Medical Center in
the direction of Nelson-Frazier Ashland. Funeral services
were held Sunday, December
Funeral Home.
•
Irma M ae Marshall 9, under the direction of Hall
McKenzie. 91, of Auxier, died Funeral Home.
• Georgina Y. Tackett, 86,
Friday, December 28, at
•
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•
HE'S FINE
GIVE IT TIME
•
HE'SGONE
of Martin, died Saturday,
December
29,
at
the
McDowell
Appalachian
Regional Hospital. Funeral
services were held Tuesday,
January 1, under the direction
of Nelson-Fra"ier Funeral
Home.
•
Dallas (Big Larry)
Taylor, 64, of Pinsonfork, died
Thursday, December 27, at
Williamson
Memorial
Hospital, Williamson, West
Virginia. He is survived by his
wife of 43 years, Iva Gibson
Taylor. Funeral services were
held Sunday, December 30,
under lhe direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
•
Erma Gene Green
Williams, 61, of Hippo, a
native of Martin, formerly of
Knott
County,
died
Wedne!>day, December 12, at
home. Funeral services were
held Sunday, December 16,
umler the direction of NelsonFra:r.ier
Funeral
Home,
Hindman.
PIKE COUNTY
• Lucille Carter, 76, of
Raccoon,
died
Friday,
December 14, at the Pikeville
Health Care Cenler.'She is survived by her husband, Robert
Cat1er. Funeral services were
held Monday, December 17,
under direction of the
Community Funeral Home of
Zebulon.
•
Dallas (Big Larry)
Taylor, 64, of Pinsonfork, died
Thursday, December 27, at
Williamson
Memorial
Hospital, Williamson, West
Virginia. He is survived by his
wife of 43 years, Iva Gibson
Taylor. Funeral services were
held Sunday, December 30,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
•
Herman
Edward
"Doodle" Williamson, 73, of
Stone,
died
Thursday,
December 13, at the V.A.
Hospital in Huntington, W.Va.
Arrangements were under
direction of the R.E. Rogers
Funeral Home.
MARTIN COUNTY
• James Roy Kilgore, 82,
of lncz, died Friday, December
21, at Three Rivers Medical
Center, Louisa. Funeral services were held Monday,
December 24, under the direction of Richmond-Callaham
Funeral Home.
•
• Oudia Mae Mearer, 73, a
native of Pilgrim. died Sunday,
December 30, in Jacksonville,
Florida. Funerai services were
held Saturday, December 22,
under the direction of
Richmond Callaham Funeral
Home.
• Kcagan Elbic David
Moore, infant son of Rachel
Blackburn and Shawn David
Moore, died Wednesday,
December 19, at U.K. Medical
Center. Graveside services
were
conducted
Friday,
December 21. under the direction of Richmond-Callaham
Funeral Home.
• ··snowball" Roger Lee
Mullins, 55, of Adams, died
Monday, December 24. at
Community Hospice Center,
in Ashland. He is survived by
his wife, Barbara Dhell
Mullins. Funeral services were
held Friday, December 28,
under the direction of Wilson
Funeral Home.
•
William
Oliver
Newsome, 61, or lnez, died
Wednesday, December 26, at
his residence. Funeral services
were held Saturday, December
29, under the direction of
Richmond-Callaham Funeral
Home.
• Juanita Pinson, 57, of
Inez, died Friday. December
28, at Highlands Regional
Medical
Center,
in
PresLOnsburg. Funeral services
were held Monday, December
31, under the direction of
Phelps and Son Funeral Home.
• Dolly Simpkins, 88, of
Tne:r., died Saturday, December
22, at Three Rivers Medical
Center, in Louisa. Funeral services were held Tuesday,
December 25, under the direction or Richmond-Callaham
Funeral Home.
• Freelom Taylor, 82, of
Louisa, died friday, December
28, at Three Rivers Medical
Center. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, Janumy 1, under
the direction or Young Funeral
Home.
KNOTT COUNTY
• Hiram Amburgey, 66, of
Pinetop,
died
Friday,
December 14, at his home. He
is survived by his wife, Judy
Thomas Amburgey. FtJneral
services were held Monday.
December 17, under the direction of Hindman Funeral
Services.
• Gladys Coghill, 76, of
Amburgey, died Sunday,
December 2, at the Hazard
ARMC. Funeral services were
held Thursday, December 8,
under the direction of
Hindman ·Funeral Services.
• Elder Coy Combs, 90, of
Mousie,
died
Friday,
December 14, at home.
Funeral services were held
Tue~day, December 18, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, Hindman.
• Elden Hicks, 74, of
Emmalena. died Wednesday,
December 12, at Hazard ARH.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 15, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, Hindman.
• Tilda Higgins, &9, of
Redfox,
died
Friday,
December
14,
al
lhe
Whitesburg ARH. Funeral services were held Saturday,
December 22, under the direction of Hindman F uneral
Services.
• Smiley King, 78. of Kite.
died Saturday, December 8, al
the Whitesburg ARH. Funeral
services were held Tuesday,
December II. at the Rebecca
Old Regular Baptist Church.
Burial was in Mountain'
Memory
Gardens.
at
Hindman.
• Daniel A. Martin, 64, of
Hindman, died Tuesday.
December 4, at the Hazard
ARMC. Funeral services were
held Sunday, December 9,
under
the direction of
Hindman Funeral Services.
• Verdis Slone, 82, of
Hollybush, died Saturday.
December 8, at the Knott
County Nurs.i ng Home w
Hindman. Funeral services
were held Tuesday, December
I I , under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
• Eddis Lee Smith, 84, of
Sassafras, died Tuesday,
December 4, at Winchester.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, December 6, under
the direction of Hindman
Funeral Services.
• Calvin C. "Tab" Smith,
80, of Marshall, Michigan, a
native of Pippa Passes, died
Wednesday, December 26.
Craig K. Kempf Funeral
Home in Marshall. Michigan,
in charge or arrangements.
• Amanda Brooke Worley,
16, of Dwarf, died Wednesday,
December 5. at Dwarf. Funeral
services were held Sa1urday,
December 8, under the direction of Nelson-Frazier'Funeral
Home.
Funeral servtces were held
Friday, December 28, under
the direction of Paintsville
Funeral Home.
• Lavonna Jean Jude, 40,
of Pilgrim, died Monday,
December 31, at her residence.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, January 3, under the
direction of the Phelps & Son
Funeral Home.
• Frank Osborne, 86, of
Hager HilL died Monday,
December 31, at his residence.
He is survived by his wtfe,
Flora Dixon Osborne. Funeral
services were held Thursday.
January 3, under the direction
of the Phelps & Son Funeral
Home.
• Mary Ellen Scars, 90, of
Daytona Beach, Florida, formerly or Johnson County, diell
Saturday, December 22, at her
residence. Funeral services
were held Wednesday, January
2, under the direction of the
Evergreen Funeral Home of
Louisville.
• Chester C. Webb, 84, of
Van Lear, died Monday,
December 31, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center, in
Prestonsburg. He is survived
by his wife, Geraldine Vires
Webb. Funeral services were
held Friday, January .f, under
the direction of Phelps & Son
Funeral Home.
• Ola H. Wells, 87, of
Auxier,
died
Thursday,
December 27, at her residence.
Funeral services were held
Sunday. December 30. under
the direction or the JonesPreston Funeral Home.
I•
JOHNSON COUNTY
• Malvrie Blair, 74, of
Sitka, died Tuesday, December
25, at King's Daughters
Medical Center, in Ashland.
She is survived by her husband, Arnold Ray Frank Blair.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 29, under
the direction or Paintsville
Funeral Home.
• Joe David Fraley, 45, of
Hager Hill, died Friday,
December 7, at Grcenrock.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, December 11 , under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
• Virgil Ray Hall, 66, of
Meally,
died
Thursday,
December 27, at his residence.
He is survived by his wife,
Christine Y'fells Hall. Funeral
services were held Sunday,
Dec. 30, under the direction of
the Preston Funeral Home.
• James Bugg Jackson Jr.,
35, of Riceville, died Saturday,
December 22, at St. Joseph
Hospital,
in
Lexington.
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Obituaries
Marcedia Faye
Stumbo Clatworthy
.
A six-pound, seven-ounce female bundle of joy arrived at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical
Center at 7:14p.m. Jan. 2, the first new born to arrive at Paul B. Hall in the New Year. Kyra
Hope Spence, daughter of Rhea Cassady and Kyle Spence of Lawrence County, arrived to
greetings of joy and a basket full of gifts provided by the hospital and a host of local mer~hants. Included among the gifts was: a S50 savings bond; a $25 gift card from Wai-Mart, a
car seat, diaper bag and baby blankets from Paul B. Hall (gifts given year round to all newborns at the hospital); stuffed animal and bibs from Paintsville Floral; free setting fee from
John Michael, photographer; stuffed toy and book from Amy·s Hallmark, baby blanket and
bib from Dawahare's; Precious Moments Bible from Master's Miracle Christian Bookstore;
shampoo, soap, powder and other baby necessities from Med Zone Pharmacy; baby clothes,
blanket, diapers, bottle and other items from the Johnson County Health Department. Other
items in the basket included baby wipes, baby bath, baby lotion, bottles, baby clothes, bibs,
socks, wash cloths, spoons and much more. Sharing In the excitement of Paul B. Hall's 2008
Baby were the infant's maternal grandparents, Billy and Jennifer Cassady and her paternal
grandparents Chester and Sabrina Spence-
Marccdia Faye Stumbo
Clatworthy, of Nashville,
Tennessee,
passed
away
Friday. December 21, 2007, in
Nashville, following a brief
illness.
She was bom un April II,
1935, the daughter of the late
Emesl and Gertrude Stumbo
of McDowell. She had been
living in Nashville. for many
years.
She is survived by her children: Marcedia (Larry) Burns
of Mt. Olivet; Ernest Tcrah
Clatworthy
of Ypsilanti.
Michigan; and Goldie (Troy)
Williams of Maysville; and a
Sylvia
(Lloyd)
sister,
Reinhardt of Indianapolis,
Tndiana; four grandchildren:
Nicole Burns Browning,
Natasha
Burns,
Darren
Williams, and Caleb Williams;
several aunts and an uncle;
many niece.~, nephews, and
cousins; and many friends.
Direct cremation occurred
a.ti:er death at the request of
Ms. Clatwonhy. She also
requested no service be held.
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
•
FRANKFORT
A
Kentucky man has pleaded
guilty to making illegal campaign contributions to a num• ber or candidates in last year's
governor's race. including former Gov. Ernie Fletcher who
was defeated in his re-election
bid.
The case against Phillip
Dufour, an employee of state
road contractor Elmo Greer &
Sons of London. was resolved
Friday hy an agreement that
required him to pay a $10,000
fine. In addition, Elmo Greer
and Sons agreed to pay
$250,000 to cover the cost of
the investigation.
The
agreement
also
requires the company to coopcrate in further investigations
by providing names of others
who may have been involved,
Attorney
General
Greg
Stumbo said.
"Protecting our political
process is essential to freedom," Stumbo said in a statement. "With this ciiminal plea
and significant nne, we have
fired a shot across the how of
all who seek to taint elections
wirh illegal contributions."
Dufour entered his guilty
plea lo the felony charge in
Frankfort County Circuit
Court. Durfour and his attorney didn't immediately return
calls seeking comment.
Prosecutors alleged that
between Sept. 18, 2006 and
Aug. 27, 2007, Dufour made
improper payments to eight
people who in turn made contributions to the gubernatorial
campaigns of Fletcher. fonncr
Lt. Gov. Steve Henry of
Louisville, and former U.S.
Rep. Anne Northup of
Lousivillc.
The investigation wa~
sparked by a story last year in
The (Louisville) CourierJournal, which identified suspicious donations or up to
$1,000 to gubernatonal candidates from people working in
low-paymg hourly jobs.
Kentucky has a long-history of election fraud. In other
cases in recent years. people
have hecn accused of paying
cash, even trading whiskey, for
votes.
In late November, four castern Kentucky officials were
arrested on election fraud
charges for allegedly trading
government-owned gravel,
asphalt and bridge-building
materials for votes in a local
election last year.
Knott
County
JudgeExecutive Randall Clinton
Thompson, Deputy JudgeExecutives John Mac Combs
and Phillip G. Champion and
former county Magistrate
Ronnie Adams were accused
in a federal indictment of misappropriating public funds to
in lluence the outcome of the
general election on Nov. 7,
2006 They entered not guilty
pleas.
The preVious Knott County
judge-executive,
Donnie
Newsome, served 16 months
in federal prison after being
convicted of election fraud in
2003.
Federal prosecutors have
also pursued cases in a number
or other Appalachian communities, the latest of which was
Bath County.
More than a dozen people
were charged in an alleged
scheme there to pay impoverished residents to vote for particular candidates. Among
those charged were candidates
for judge-executive. county
auorney and sheri IT, all or
whom were either convicted or
pleaded guilty
Two county workers ftle suit·against
indicted Knott judge-executive
The Associated Press
1-UNDMAN
An Eastern
Kentucky judge-executive,
who was indicted on vote
fraud charges, is fadng new
allegalions in a lawsuit.
Knott
County
JudgeExecutive Randy Thomp!>on is
accused of firing two former
county workers because they
did not support· him in the
2006 election. Thompson
became the Jirst Republican to
head the Knott County government.
The workers filed suit
daiming
that
after
Thompson's victo1y, they had
to endure discriminatory work
terms and conditions, harassment, humiliation and. ultimately, termination.
Thompson did not immedi-
ately return a phone call to his
oiTice on Friday.
In Novcmher, Thompson,
deputy Judge-Executives John
Mac Combs and Phillip G.
Champion and former county
Magistrate Ronnie Adams
were accused in a federal
indictment of misappropriating public funds to int1uence
the outcome or the Nov. 7,
2006, general election.
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Sharon Kay Risner
Damron
Sharon Kay Risner Damron,
63. of !vel, died Monday,
December 31, 2007, at
Man pleads guilty to election
fraud ·in governor's race
grandchildren:
Jeremy
Lewelle~, Dustin Damron,
Bobby Blevins, Kaleigh Jo
Knupp, and Wesley Theodore
Knapp; great-grandchildren
krrid Charles, Allison Paige
Lewellen
and
Madison
Lewellen.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, January 3, at 2 p.m.,
at Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home, in Martin, with Rev. T.
J. McNew otlictatmg.
Bural was in Davidson
Memorial Gardens, in Tvel,
under the direction of Nelson
Fra:~"ier Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
Salyersville Health Care.
Born December 5, 1944, in
Floyd County, she was the
daughter of the late James and
Melba Prater Risner. She was a
homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph Damron.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law;
Darren
Douglas and Sue Damron of
Ivel; a daughter and son-inlaw, Lalla Jo and Jen· Knapp of
Concord, North Carolina;
three brothers: Curtis Risner
and James Lee Risner, both of
Prestonsburg; and Gary Risner
of Galion, Ohio; four sisters:
Geneva Bates and Betty Lou
Olmstead, both of Galion ,
Ohio; Karen Howard of
Salyersville: and Kimberly
Renee Goble of lvcl; her
Myrtle Alberta
Skeans
Myrtle Alberta Skcans, age
92, or Marlin , widow of
Darbin C. Skeans, passed
away Thursday, January 3,
2008, at Our Lady or The Way
Hospital, Martin.
She was born August 13,
1915, in Martin. the daughter
of the late John Lee Hunter
and Linda Alice Barnell
Hunter. She was a retired
salesperson, a member of the
Church of Jesus Christ or
Latter Day Saints, and she was
active with the Martin Senior
Citizen-. group, where she
attended trip function) and
worked in parades.
Survivors include a son:
LeRoy Skeans o'f Sylvania
Township, Ohio; three daughters. Janice Anita (Arthur)
Wiighr of Leslie, Michigan;
Linda Gail (Elmo) Neilsen of
Leanlington, Utah: and Glenna
Fay (Tom) Anderton of
Martin; 22 grandchildren, 40
great-!orrandchildren, and one
great-great grandchild.
Tn addition to her husband
and parents. she was preceded
in death by a son, William Paul
Skeans; two daughters, Darhia
Jean Skeans and Alice Sue
Ousley; four brothers, Ed
Hunter, New! Hunter, Clyman
Hunter and Heber Ray Hunter;
and a sister, Minnie Bell
Shelton.
Fw1eral services for Myrtle
Alberta Skcans will be condueled Monday, January 7, at
11:00 a.m., at the Hat! Funeral
Home Charcl. in Martin, with
Bi.s hop Ken Carriere officiating.
-Burial will follpw in the
Martin Cemetery. in Martin,
under the professional care of
the Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 6-9:00
p.m., Saturday, and from 28:00 p.m.. Sunday, at the
funeral home.
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Monday, January 7, at 4 p.m.
in the County Courthouse Law Library
to elect a candidate
to fill the seat vacated by Democratic
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Guest v iew--
harm.
One step is reform in the credit card industry. Like the
mortgage industry, it's flush with deceptive tactics, including terms that can change at any time for any reason, and
penalties sometimes triggered by a payment even a few
hours late.
The second is for consumers to exert a new measure of
self-discipline- always hard to do but never more so than
while they stmggle with shifting mortgage rates and job
uncertainties.
Young people need to grow up with good financial
instruction. Colleges need to help young adu1ts manage,
rather than jump into, early credit-card debt. And adult-;
need access to financial counseling before they've spent
themselves into a comer.
Credit cards, we should all remember, make useful servants but terrible masters.
- The Kentucky Enquirer, Fort Mitchell
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-Rich J,owry Column
Huck's daft
tax plan
Mike Huckabee is not running a
substance-free campaign based on
biography and applause lines. No, the
former Arkansas governor has the
di!>tinction of advocating the most
radical - and politically unsalable
and substantively daft - proposal of
any major presidential candidate of
either party.
It is the so-called FairTax. It
would eliminate the income and payroll taxes and replace them with a
(supposedly) 23 percent national
sales tax. Not given to rhetorical
understatement, Huckabee says,
"When the FairTax becomes law, it
will be like waving a magic wand
releasing us from pain and unfairness." Waving a magic wand is about
right - since the FairTax is a bedtime story for lRS-hating conservatives.
Huckabee adopted the plan when
he, unknown and languishing far
back in the polls, was a Not Ready
for Prime Time Player. It probably
seemed a cheap way to inoculate
Huckabee from his tax-raising history as Arkansas governor. Huckabee
both raised and cut ta"<CS during his
10 years as governor, but his tax
hikes outweighed his tax cuts hy half
a billion dollars.
Tactically, the FairTax on·ered
Huckabee a built-in cadre of activists
From the school
yard to the
prison yard
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in the crucial state of Iowa. Tapping
in to the busloads ofFairTax supporters there, he finished second in the
Iowa Straw Poll in August and beat
fellow social conservative Sen. Sam
Brownback - who wa<; never heard
from again- by less than 400 votes.
So
the
FairTax
has
given Huckabee a convenient talking
point, and it
boosted him in
a key test of
Iowa strength
five
months
before anyone
actually votes.
Never
mind
that
it
is
unworkable and would be politically
deadly in a general election.
To avoid the risk of getting both a
national sales tax and an income tax,
FairTaxers would have to repeal the
16th Amendment. Good luck.
Huckabee's magic wand will come in
handy.
Then, there's the rate o f the sales
tax. FairTaxers say that a 23 percent
rate would be enough to replace current revenues. What they really arc
talking about is a tax or 30 cents on
eve1y dollar - what most people
would consider a 30 percent rate. The
government would pay the tax on all
its purchases, a gimmick "done solely 10 make revenues under the
FairTax seem larger than they really
are," v.'lites economist Bruce Bartlett.
The congressional Joint CommiUee
on Taxation ha'i estimated that the
rate would have to go a~ high as 57
percent.
The tax would apply to everything, even medical expenses, so it
would amount to
incredibly'
an
regressi ve tax on
even the most
necessary purchases o f lowand
middleincome taxpayers . The home
mortgage deduclion would be
gone,
and
instead buyers
would pay a 30
percent (at least) tax on their homes.
To make up for this burden, the government would send monthly "prebate" checks to all Americans based
on income. (And you thought our
current tax scheme was complex?)
Any of these points makes the
FairTax so vulnerable to attack that it
would kick away the tax issue as a
Republican strength. This is why no
serious canaidate would ever endorse
it. And why, despite his stupefying
rise in Towa and other states,
Huckabee seems likable and talented
-but still something less than a serious candidate.
Rich Lowry is editor of the
Nationnl Rei,iew.
-guest ~ olumn ----.,--------------
by MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
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- Felix Frankfurter
I'M FOR
CAAtt±. ...
Banks, consumers
share responsibility
Tn hardly the time it took to tear through the packages
under the tree, Americans' holiday financial concerns shifted
from retailers worrying consumers weren't buying enough
to consumers wondering how they'll pay for all they bought.
Sobering up from holiday credit-card benders is nothing
new for Americans, tlut tbi~ year's economic hangover may
last longer than ever and have more serious side etTects.
According to an Associated Press report, Americans went
into this shopping season behind on credit-card payments
like never before. The number of families at least 30 days
behind jumped by 26 percent last year, ~vith the greatest
increase coming in those more than three months overdue.
Overall, Americans owe more than $920 billion in credit
card debt. The average family carries more than $8,000 in
such debt.
But more troubling than how much Americans owe is
what th~y're flashing that plastic for. A growing number of
families use credit cards just to make ends meet. The AP
report suggests that growing mortgage problems, shrinking
borne values and a weakening job market are forcing families to charge necessities, like food and tuition.
With credit card interest rates as high as 36 percent and a
host of surcharges, it's easy for families to dig themselves
into a hole they can' t climb out of. Last year, Americans
defaulted on $961 million in credit card debt, an 18 percent
increase from the previous year.
Money problems lead to increased stress and family conflict. They truncate career aspirations. They exacerbate mental health problems. They rob families of vacations and
leisure activities that bonds and memories are made of.
The credit card industry is a lucrative one, last year generating profits of more than $30 billion before taxes. It also
serves Americans' predilection for financial flexibilityand impulse buying. For both reasons, credit cards are not
going away. The question is how to limit their potential for
Freedom of the press is
not an end in itself but a
means to the end of
[achieving] a free society.
Tn a number of America's upperincome communities parents, like
generations bel"ore them, preregister
their children at birth for blue-chip
nursery schools in hopes of placing
them on the path to Ivy League and
other lop-tier universities. By contrast, millions of Black and Latino
children from poor families with no or
few stimulating prekindergarten
opportunities never make it onto the
college track. With multiple strikes
against them -low birthweight, poor
single parents, absent fathers, perhaps
substance abuse - many begin life
already on the prison u·ack.
A good education in America is a
major determinant of what kind oflifc
a child v.ill have when s/he grows up.
A had education is of!Cn a sentence to
social
and
economic
death.
Education determines future income
and social status as well as a child's
range of future options and quality of
life. Sadly, too many children in economically depressed minority communities arc stuck in failing schools,
greatly in{,Teasing their chances of
ending up in a prison cell.
A child's experiences in the dawn
life e~tablish the foundation thai
will prepare him or her to learn at
school. Children in America's poorest
communities who lack stable parenting, quality child care and who
or
receive little stimulation in their early
years will lag behind when they start
kindergarten. When they enter first
grade, it's likely to be at a poorly
funded, overcrowded, understaffed
and low-achieving school. Tnner-cily
schools have the highest numbers of
teachers who are inexperienced or
don't have degrees in the subjects
they teach. Consequently, too many
schools are likely lo be staffed by
teachers and administrators who have
low expectations ror children from
marginalized families whom they
may label as "dumb" or "bad."
Cuncntly, 88 percent of Black
children and 85 percent of Latino
children in fourth grade can't read at
grade level. This is when rninoriry
children with poor preschool preparation begin to be sorted out.
The lack of health and mental
health care among low-income children is al o an important factor in a
child's educational development. A
child's misbehavior may be a reflection of an unaddressed learning disability or mental or emotional disorder. Regrettably, too tew schools have
the staff capable of recognizing the
behavior of a disturbed or disabled
child for what it is, and if they do, are
unable to provide treatment. More
often, these children are seen as "disruptive," and instead of offering them
counseling or psychological therapy,
too many educators dispense "zero
tolerance" discipline - usually in the
form of suspensions or expulsions.
Once children drop out. or are
pushed out or school. the prison
pipeline is only one wrong move
away. Wilh most churche and
mosques closed during the week and
too many community centers boarded
up, children with few positive alternatives lo the streeLs often head for lhe
"corner," a different type of educational institution that teaches antisocial values like violcnce and criminal
behavior, also glamorized on many of
the TV programs they watch.
High school dropouts are almost
three times as likely to be incarcerated as youths who have graduated. But
dropouts are not the only ones who
encounter entryways into the prison
pipeline. Many middle and high
schools have full-time police officers
who can independently arrest children
on school grounds for any number of
infractions like disorderly conduct,
malicious mischief and fighting that
just a few years ago would have been
handled by families, the schools or
community instimtions. And now,
children as young as five and six are
being hauled down to police stations
in handcuffs. I think we adults have
lost our common sense and sense o f
plain decency.
There are things we ·can do.
Congress and states must fully fund
quality Head Starr, Early Head Start,
child care and preschool programs
that target the neediest children·
between the ages of three and five to
provide comprehensive education,
health, nutrition and social services.
And we can all encourage the children
in our lives and celebrate their academic achicvemcnl'i. Finally, educators
who do not love and respect the children they arc entrusted with prcpru.ing
for the future should go do something
else.
Marian Wright Edelman is
President r~f the Children ~~ Def ense
Fund.
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MOVIES ~'ROM
THE BLACK LAGOON
This Town,
That World
'Vacancy'
Editor's Note: For years, Floyd
Couwy Times founder andfmmer
publisher Norman Allen wrote a week~JI column that looked at Floyd County
through bis <a'es. !lis columns are
being rep1"inted due to request.
by TOM DOTY
TIMES COLUMNIST
Now that the Day ha'l come
and gone, I have decided
Christmas is a time for thinking-of past, future and presents.
THOUGHTS ON
THE MOON-TRIP
While we were taking what
we stoutly asserted was a wellearned. rest last week from publishing a newspaper, look what
happened- nothing but one of the
greaL events or all time. Man has
blasted himself clear of his natural
element: Into orbit around the
moon, and has returned to tell the
tale.. .In fact, told part of the tale
while we earthlings, some 230,000
miles away, listened...Man flew up
from the earth, then reached a
point from which he began flying
down to the moon ...Makes the old
noggin swim trying to conceive
such an "impossibility" ... Many
have seen moonshine, but these
three aboard, are the first known to
have beheld earthsine ...One skeptic referred to the three who dared
to make this historic trip as "the
astronuts" ... Some of these selfsame skeptics now boldy predict
that within a matter of years regular excursions will be taken to the
moon...Evcn if it comes in my
time, I'll not be a passenger. The
only way rd ever bound such a
craft, outward hound, would he
bound, head and foot, and st:reaming (unless they gagged me). And,
if they did get me aboard, I'd
hijack the thing and head for
Cuba...What docs it all mean,
now that man thas orbited the
moon and may soon land there?
Don't ask me. Remember, I'm
the guy when, reading of rhe
atom being smashed, gave with
the erudite comment: "So
wbatT'
DYING IN VAIN
This gal who objected to the
reading of the Bible by the three
astronauts as they circled the
moon, is dying the vainest of
deaths- she's just dying to get
her name in the papers.
UNSYNCHRONIZED
Either the time was off in
Times Square, Tuesday night, or
a lot of cloeeks were fast,
around here. The guns began
blasting away here, announcing
the birth of a new year, fuHy five
minutes before the Times Square
clock reached midnight. When the
witching hour came, all was silent
here. Then, five or ten minutes
later, some householder, apparently awakened from a nap, hauled
down the family blunderbuss and
blasted three holes in the night.
=t
000
{d January, we are told, was
to named for the Roman goddess
tw Janus, who was depicted as hav(See ALLEN, page si:><.)
Climbing Mountains, Chasing Stars
Spotlight on Success:
The Gina Goodman Story
by JUDITH VALADE
severely tore some tendons and ligaments in one of her ankles. She
went through surgery, boots, and
"I want to be like her;· Gina therapy. Throughout, she continued
Goodman said as she watched the to work on and off. During tbis time,
Din!ctor of the Respiratory Care the owner or the daycare cenLer
Program, Missy Skeens, walk found that she was going to have to
across the campus of Big Sandy downsize. _It was agreed that Gina
Community and Technical College. would be the most likely person Lo
Little did she know that she had get laid off. perhaps a blessing in
already met Ms. Skeens and that disguise because now she could go
their lives would be intricately con- back to school full time.
nected in the future.
However, going back to school
Gina went to college right out of was not ca'ly. Gina had to get hack
high school; however, her academic into the study mode and rekindle
career was cut short due to her note-laking and test-taking skills. At
grandfarher's hcalrh problems. He this point, though, Gina knew that
bad broken his hip, and Gina was she wanted lo do something in the
asked to move from Lexington to medical field . She was encouraged
Martin in order to help her grand- to attend an informational meeting
mother with his care. While he was for rhc Respiratory Care Program on
in the hospital. her grandfather campus. There she met Missy
would do little for anyone other than Skeens, director of the progJam, and
Gina. One day a respiratory thera- recognized her as the therapist who
pist came in to give Gina·s grandfa- had suggested earlier, when Gina
ther a breathing trcatmcnL Gina was attending to her grandfather in
worked with her grandfather so that the hospital, that she go into the
he would follow the therapist's field. lt seemed now. finally, like
instructions. The therapist noticed everyll1ing was going to fall into
how Gina cared for her grandfather place. She was nervous about the
during the treatment and told Gina possibility that she wouldn't make it
she should think about going into through the selection process.
Respiratory Care. Gina didn"t really However. not only did she get
selected, but she soon round herself
give it much LhoughL
lt wasn't long until her grandfa- excelling in all aspects of the prother died. By this time, Gina was gram. She now knew, without a
working at a daycarc center along doubt, that she had found her cru·ccr.
with belptng ber .[;'I'andmotber at And Missy, the therapist who had
home. She really wanted to go back cared for her grandfather, soon
to school. She thought about mov- became Gina's mentor.
After graduation from Big
ing and gelling a degree elsewhere
hut didn't want to leave her grand- Sandy, Gina found part-time jobs,
mother alone. Gina started to take a but nothing consistent. She graduatcouple of courses at BSCTC; how- ed at the top of her class and bad
ever, Psychology and Social Work passed her boards within a month or
couldn't hold her interest. She graduation. which is almost unheard
couldn't decide what she wanted to or in the profession. Tn the midst or
do with her Jil'e." What came nexL completing the program, however,
seemed to set her in a new direction. tragedy struck when her grandmothOne day, while she was working er, who had been her biggest supat the daycare center, she fell and porter. died of pancreatic cancer.
BSCTC FACULTY
Now Gina was on her own with her
son.
Gina cares for a young boy that
she has raised since he was two
weeks old. She became involved
with him when she worked at the
day care center. She ha~ no legal
rights to the boy, but he is her son
and she is his mom. It was now very
important to her to find a full-time
job with benefits. She had two per
diem jobs, working weekends and
long hours, but she desperately
needed something she could depend
on for her future stability. Gina wondered what could possibly be in
store.
In October of 2004, a leaching
position was about to open in the
Respiratory Care Program lor the
fall of 2005 at Big Sandy
Community and Te~hnical College,
and Gina's clinical instructor
encouraged her to apply. She went
through the interview process and
was unanimously selected by the
commillee. The job is everything
Gina rhought it would be and then
some. She loves her work and has
become a mentor to her students.
She understands their struggles and
encourages them to do their best.
She is dedicated to her profession
and has brought many new ideas to
the pro~'I'am.
Gina often wondered over the
years what coufd ever become of her
situation in life. With perseverance,
patience, and dedication . she was
able to climb her mountain. Missy
Skeens ha<> once again become an
integral p<rrt of Gina's life and
couldn't be more proud or he~ colleague and friend : "Gina is becoming an outstanding educator, a
reflection of the respiratmy therapist
she was in the hospital, and the student she was during her time in thi~
program."
Gina has become the person she
wanted to he.
As promised, we kick oft the new
year with a crackerjack thriller that
should please any fan of the genre.
The best suspense yarns have to be
plausible to connect with audiences
and this one easily !its into that category. Most of us have had at lca<>t one
road trip where we were forced to stay
over at a hotel.
In my case it turned out to be a
plca<;ant experience. We were headed
to New York from Paintsville and
were unable to get out or West
Virginia before midnight, owing to an
accident on Route
79 and some of
the most relentless rain this side
of Noah's Ark.
Lucky for us we
found the Maple
Lear Motel (in
Bruceton Mills,
W.Va., your la"t
stop before Route
68
enters
TOm Detv
Maryland), which Times Columnist
turned out to be a
cozy
overnight
oasis offering handwoven quilts on the
beds and a uevoted stall.
The couple in this tilm aren't so
fortunate and wind up in a no-name
hotel where they arc made to feel
about as welcome as an Idaho senator
in an airport: restroom.
The story begins with Amy and
David Fox driving home after a visit
with Amy's parents. David haS taken
the car olT the interstate, to avoid a
delay caused hy a wreck. and regrets
that decision when Amy awakens and
gives him three kinds of hell for getting them lost Turns -out they are
headed for divorce court, so their
nerves arc frazzled anyway.
A stop at a remote gas station offers
some hope when they get directions,
but their vehicle conks out a mile later
and they arc forced to hoof it back to
the station, which is now closed. They
spot a rundown hotel and decide to
spend the night there until their vehicle can be serviced.
The hotel is no bargain and comes
complete with lilthy rooms, a swann
of freeloading cockroaches and a manager na111ed Mason who sports a
p1ison haircut and all of the cham1 of a
graduate from the Norman Bates
School or Hotel Management.
It's no surprise that the TV doesn't
get any reception, which prompts
David to pop in one of the grimy
videotapes splayed across the lop of
the television. What comes on when
he presses the play button looks like a
sctial killer's home movies, hut there
is something odd going on here and
David tumbles to it quickly when he
observes that the grainy linages of
murder and mayhem were captured
for posterity in the same room that
they have rented. Tl's a frightening
realization which is ·bolstered by the
presence of video cameras in several
spot<; in the room affording the same
angles as the murder tapes they just
saw - anJ those cameras are now
runnmg.
The thi rd act i'\ where most thrillers
blow it. but this one actually gets bet(See LAGOON, page six)
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Ready ... set ••• go!
by CHEF ANTONIO FRONTERA
"CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SouL: KIDS
IN THE KITCHEN"
You can' t go too far when you
are out of gas. You need fuel!
Power! Nutrients!
rr an empty car sleeps all night
long, how fru· can it go in the morning? If it doesn't fill up, it will be
slow and sluggish, and it will finally shut down. If you sleep all night
and don't rill up in the morning,
you'll be slow and sluggish, too!
_
People are always telling me that
x) 1 should cat a good breakfast!
They're right' Eat something, but
don 't cat just sugar and fat, because
sue:ar and fat won' t help you get
tl;ough your day. You will still run out
of gas.
Breakfast is about new beginnings,
new hope and tile promise of a new
day. No two days are ever the same, so
enjoy and explore. Get fueled and get
powered. Be a believer in breakfast,
because it docs make a difference.
That's the root of the expression
"Breakfast of Champions.'' And
everyone can be a champion!
Breakfast is rhc firs t meal you cat
when you wake up after a night of
sleeping and l'asting. In l'acl, "breakfast" is a compound word: break-fast
You are breaking your rasl and giving
nourishment to an empty stomach so
you can ener~:-rize yourself.
Worldwide, eating breakfast is considered the healthy way to begin a new
uay. It's a g ill to your body. There are
many kinds of breakfast you can try
because breakfasts are tliiTerent
throughout the world in many families, ~egions and countries. Learning
about the breakfasts of different cultures might make you curious about
other people and their traditions.
Did you have cereal for break.hiSt
today? Wns it hot or cold? Did you
know that it is called "porridge.. in
sorne places in the world? Do you
sometimes like peanut butter on toast?
Tn Australia, some love Vegemite, nol
peanut butter.
You can learn all about
foreign foods. You
might even try
them one day! 1
will share breakfast roods that T
know
about,
and you can
find others to
add to the list:
rice, soup. fish,
noodles,
peas.
cheese,
chutney,
bagels,
croissants,
yogurt, sandwiches and
more.
Lots or people eat eggs for breakfast Eggs can be made in many differ-
ent ways, such as poached, scrambled,
fiicd, over easy, over hard or a'i an
omelet.
There ru·e many breakfast
alternatives: hot breakfast,
cold breakfast or something freshly made,
from a package or put
together the night
before to save time in
the morning. You can
eat hreak i~\Sl in a chair
or on the run, on a
plate, in a cup or in a
hag. Count the number
of food · you can eat for
breakfast. 1l1ere are so many possibilities. You can be <,Teative, and you
can look forward to breakfast
Now think about this: Next time
�A6 •
SUNDAY, JANUARY
6, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
ftre salesman not hying to snow reader
by TOM and RAY
MAGLIOZZI
Dear Tom and Ray:
I have a 2004 Mazda Miata
(with rear-wheel drive). Most
compamcs advise me that 1
need to put snow tires on all
four wheels. Is this true for my
rear-wheel-drive Miata? Or is
this true only for front-wheel-
drive cars'? - Mark
RAY: I understand why
you're suspicious, Mark. l
mean, here's a guy who sells
tires for a living advising you
to buy four tires instead or two
tires. Sounds Jishy, right?
TOM: But it IS better £o put
four snow tires on vour car.
whether it's front-, re~r- or all- ·
wheel drive. In the old days.
we used to put only two snow
tires on cars, which went on
the driven wheels - the rear
wheels, in your case. The idea
was that the tires would help
you get started and "go.. in the
snow. Makes sense. right'?
RAY: Then people came to
a funny realization. That it's
ALSO good to be able to
"turn" and "stop" in the snow!
That's why four snow tires are
better.
TOM: It's also a little better
to have four of the same tires
when there's no snow on the
ground. Your handling will be
mot·e predictable, particularly
in an emergency.
RAY: And many all-wheeldrive vehtcles require you to
have four identical tires in
order to protect the differentials.
TOM: So 1f money is a scriou!:> issue, you CAN go with
two snows. You won't do any
mechanical damage to your
Miata. But when you're sliding on packed sn;lw inm, or
under, the tailgate of a Pord
Expedition. you might wish
you had sprung for the other
two tires.
Advice for surviving water
immersion
Dear Tom and Ray:
You recently answered a
question about what to do i r
your car goes into the water.
You a ked if any of your readers had personal experience in
this matter. I do. Here's my
story. On June 17, 2006 fthe
eve of Father's Day), at about
9:30p.m.. I accidentally drove
my car into a river on the eastern shore of Maryland. I was
taking a "spirited" drive down
Bogies Wharf Road in the
Eastern
Neck
Wildlife
Reserve, and in the dark I didn't realize that it deaU-ended
into the Chester River. l landed about 30 feet out. I remember that my landing was very
smoorh, much like a log t1umc
at an amusement park. The
water cushioned the blow. I
did have my seat belt on, but
the air hags did not activate. I
instinctively opened my window, unbuckled my seat belt,
kicked otT my shoes, climbed
through the window and swam
to safery. When I got to shore,
I reall.1ed that I wa<; in my bare
feet 7 miles from the nearest
town. My car had sunk to the
bottom in about 4 feel of
water, hut the lights were still
on (under water) and the top of
the car was still exposed. J
waded back to the car and
climbed in to find my shoes,
wallet and briefcase. While J
was sitting chest deep in water
in the passenger scat putting
my shoes on. the window that
I had climbed in automatically
closed, trapping me in the car.
I remember hearing the locks
all click shut. Obviously, the
electrical system was shorting
out. I tried to open the windows and doors, but they
wouldn't budge.
Then I
climbed into the back seat and
begnn kicking the rear driYt.>r's-side window. I kicked as
hard as I could, but the win-
dow wouldn't break. Totally
exhausted, I gave up, assuming that it was my time to die.
I said a short prayer. A few
seconds later. the rear window
that I had been kicking automatically went down about 8
inches. I was able to squeeze
my head and chest through the
opening, but when my knee hit
the top of the window, it shattered. Apparently, once the
window is down even a little
hit. you can break it. When it's
completely closed, the frame
support.'> it and makes it almost
impossible to break. Since my
accident, I have done exhaustive research on auto water
immersion, entrapment and
escape. I've interviewed many
experts and combined their
lo10wledge with my own personal experience to try to educate the public on how to
escape a sinking car. I' vc
learned that there is ONE
CRITICAL MISTAKE some
people make that costs them
rheir life. They remain in the
car with the windows closed,
rhinlcing the car will float long
enough for the rescue squad to
save them. This is a deadly
mistake, It takes at least 20
minutes (usually longer) for a
rescue squad to arrive. The car
sinks long before they get
there. 1 must say that your article in the newspaper gave
some of the best advice l have
beard for escaping a sinking
car. You are correct in saying
that THE KEY TO SURVIVING A WATER-IMMERSION
ACCIDENT IS TO OPEN
THE WINDOW AND GET
OUT OF THE CAR AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE!
Here are my five steps to surviving a water-immersion
accident: ( 1) Try to stay calm.
(2) Open the window. (3)
Unbuckle your seat belt. (4)
Climb through the window. (5)
Swim to safety. The only pre·
ventati ve actions you can take
(other than trying to steer
away from the water) are to
wear a seat belt, and to keep an
auto-escape tool such as a
LifeHammer or ResQMe in
your car. These allow you to
cut a jammed seat belt and
shatter a car window in an
emergency. -Archie
TOM: OK, everybody got
that? Open the window, escape
from the car, and DO NOT GO
BACK for your wallet, your
shoes or your Steely Dan CDs!
RAY: 1 don't know ahout
your smooth landing, Archie.
But the last time I was on a
water flume at an amusement
park, I got a wedgie that took
me two weeks to dislodge. So,
how smooth your water landing il> probably depends on
your speed and angle of entry.
A seat belt is an absolute must
so you· re not knocked unconscious.
TOM: Thanks for sharing
your story, Archie. If anyone
wants to read our original
advice in its entirety, you can
tind our previous columns at
www.cartalk.com.
Got a question abom cars?
Write to Click rmd Clack in
care of this newspaper, or email them by visiting the Car
Talk
Web
site
ar
wwll: cartalk. com.
Odds & Ends
• BROWNSVILLE, Texas
- For nearly seven years
Melina Salazar did her best to
pul on a smile and tend to the
every need of her most loyal
and cantankerous customer.
She made sure his food was
as hot as he wanted, even if it
meant he burned his mouth.
And she smiled through his
demands and curses. The 89year-old
Walter "Buck"
Swords obvi,>usly appreciated
it, leaving the waitress
$50,000 and a 2000 Buick
when he died.
''I sli ll can't believe it," the
Luby's cafeteria employee
told HCJTlingen television station KGBT-TV in an interview
during which she desctibed
Swords as "kind of mean."
Swords, a World War II veteran, died in July. But Salazar
learned just a few days before
Chrisunas that J1e had -left her
the money and car.
• COOKEVILLE, Tenn.
- A father gave his 1(}-ycarold daughter a Christmas present that would make Santa
blush.
Now Daryl Hill wanls to
know why an MP3 video player he bought at a Wal-Mrut in
Sparta was preloaded with
pornography and explicit
songs.
Hill bought three of the
players as Christmas presents
for his children. He said one of
the devices had app~rently
been returned to lhe store from
a previous owner who loaded
sex clips and songs with lyrics
about using drugs.
"Within 10 minutes, my
daughter was crying," Hdl
said Thursday...I wish I could
take the thoughts and images
out of her head."
Hill questioned why Wal~
Mart Stores Inc. would sell
used merchandise as new,
which he said violates its own
policies.
A company spokesman said
in an e-mail to WSMV-TV of
Nashville that stores are not
supposed to return opened
packages to the sales floor and
that the matter was under
investigation.
Hill said he declined Wal~
Man's offer to replace the
MP3 player. He said be has
already bought his daughter a
new one ru1d is hanging onto
the controversial one until he
talks to a lawyer.
• SOUTH BRUNSWICK.
N.J. - Local police said it
was a typical holiday Grinch
tale: A home was broken into
on Christmas Eve, and
wrupped presents were stolen
off a kitchen table.
Little did they know the
culprits were kids.
Authorities . aid Friday that
a 9-year-old girl and a 5-yearold boy used a gift card to pick
the lock on the back door of a
home a hlock away. They then
took about $200 in wrapped
presents that were located on a
kitchen
table, including
Hannah Montana and Jonas
Brothers CDs.
The couple wh<! lived in the
home returned from some
Christmas Eve shopping to
find the house broken into, and
the presents gone, South
Brunswick police Detective
Jim Ryan said.
One of the children's relatives who also lived in the
neighborhood spoke with the
couple and realized the gifts
matched some mysterious
extra presents the children
appeared to receive on
Christmas.
The relative contacted the
children's mother, who got the
truth out of them on
Wednesday. and then contacted police.
"A 9 and 5-year-old would
never be on our suspect list.
For a burglary'! Maybe for taking a bike or something like
that, but not for a burglary,"
Ryan said.
The children's names were
nul released, and charges are
not planned.
• AMITYVILLE, N.Y. Police arrested a man on suspi-
SOCIAL SECURITY NEWS
cion of stealing a GPS receiver after the device apparently
gave him away.
Amityville police say they
stopped the 33-year-old man
early Saturday after they spotted him trying to ride a bicycle
while carrying several items,
including a car GPS unit.
Pollee say the cyclist gave
evasive answers to questions,
and when the officer pressed
the home button on the OPS,
the unit displayed a nearby
address. The resident of that
home told police the device
was his.
• BERKELEY, Calif.
Ari Derfel leads a trashy life.
He just wants to remind everyone else that they do, too.
The 35-year-old Berkeley
caterer said he bas saved every
piece of trash he bas generated
over the past year to see how
much garbage one. person creates. In his case, it was about
96 cubic feet.
The experiment began as a
• NEW BEDFORD, Mass,
- A burglary suspect who
gave a false home address to
police after his arrest didn't
count on one thing- getting
robbed himself.
Police say 22-year-old
Daniel Cabral was arrested
Wednesday and charged with
burglarizing a University of
Massachusetts-Dartmouth
building, He was arraigned
and released until his next
court date.
Hours later, he was robbed
at gunpoint while walking
home from a bar. He reported
the robbery to police, this time
giving them his real address
instead of \he phony address
he reported earlier in the day,
according to authorities.
Police arrested two suspects and a man accused of
being an accomplice after the
fact. They also obtained a
search warrant for Cabral's
real address and found computer equipment that had been
taken from the UMass building as well as power tools that
had been reported missing
from a local theater.
Cabral was released on his
own recognizance. Police
were not sure if be had an
attorney. ru1d there was no telephone listing for him in New
Bedford.
Allen
• Continued from p5
ing two faces. Tlms we get the
picture of January looking
backward to the old year, and
forward to the new. Just like a
taxpayer who looks back to
the county and state debt paid,
and ahead wi.th dread to the
income tax that's coming due.
AMONG MY SOUVENIRS
Resolve to reach a
comfortable retirement
way to examine his own consumption habits, Derfel said,
but grew into a statemenr
about consumerism and the
environment.
"When we throw something away. what does ·away'
mean?'' Derfel said. "There's
no such thing as 'away.'"
The refuse - including
every tissue, receipt, food
wrapper and plastic bottle lies in bins in the kitchen and
living room of Derfel's apartment. He composts his food
scraps.
Derfel said he eventually
hopes to donate his accumulated waste to a sculptor.
1 have been pushed .into
having some work done on the
interior of this office. That was
followed by a cleanup job
done on the old desk. But history was• uncovered when I
had at a wire letter tray that
has lain in the northwest corner of ths same desk for, lo!
these many years. Into the
wasre basket went its entire
contents, even those in the bottom which had bee11 left
untouched, since they weren't
itt the way. A few minutes aiter
this task was completed,
Jimmy Goble brought a letter
to me which had reposed in
the tray and asked if I recalled
answering it Il was a Jetter
from the Western Newspaper
Union argemly requesting the
return of used WNU plate.
"They're talking about
boiler plate-wonder how old
this letter is!'' I mentally
observed. Then I looketl for
the date of this letter, and there
it was- December 6, 1950.
000
Lagoon
• Continued from pS
by KIMBERLY THOMPSON
SOCIAL SECURITY TECHNICAL
EXPERT IN PRESTONS6UAG
Happy New Year from the
Social
Security
Administral ion!
Did you know that many
people start off each New Year
with a list of resolutions?
These resolutions can help you
achieve your pers<mal goals a<;
the yeaT progresses.
We'd like to suggest you
establish three Social Security
related resolutions that can go
a long way to planning for
your retirement nest egg.
Resolution One : Think
ubout retirement. Whether
you' re 22 and beginning a
career or 62 and thinking
about the best time to end one,
give some thought to what
your retirement plan will be.
The earlier you begin your
tinancial planning. the better.
Social Security replaces about
40 percent of the average
worker's pre-retirement earnings. Mosl financial advisors
say that you will need 70 percent or more of pre-retirement
earnings to live comfortably.
Even with a pension, you will
still need to save. If you won't
have a private pension, you'11
probably need to save more and you'll need to start saving
for your retirement sooner.
Resolution Two:
Plan
ahead. The best way to begin
planning ahead when it comes
to your retirement is by using
the free resources provided by
Social Security. Did you know
that every year, about two to
three months before your
birthday, workers 25 and older
receive a Social Security
Statement in the mail'? The
Statement gives you an cshmate, based on current earnings, of what you might expect
in Social Security retirement
beoeJits. And by using our
online Retirement Planner,
you can personalize varioui\
financial scenarios to determine what your individual
retirement plan should look
like. Vbil the Retirement
Planner at www.socialsccurity.gov/retire2.
Resolution Three: Manage
your money. B~tween now
and retirement. you will need
to manage your money well.
For information that can help
you manage your money during every stage of life. visit the
U.S. government's website www.mymoney.gov - dedicated to teaching Americans
the basics about nuancinl education.
Adding these three resolutions to your list will help you
with your iinancinl goals now
and in the future - including
the goal of an adequate income
in reti rement.
To learn more, and to help
you get started on your Social
Security resolutions, vi ·it the
Social Security website at
www. ocialsecurity.gov.
For more information about
benefits ami services call your
local Social Security Office in
Prestonsburg at (606) 8868525. The office is located at
1897 Kentucky Route 321 in
Prestonsburg
KY.
Representatives are available
to answer questions.
And remember, we have
rept•esentati ves a vailable to
give presentations and speeches about Social Security
Programs. Contact the off1cc
for more infonnation.
ter as the couple, mainly
David, react by becoming
proactive. Rather than race
around screaming and barricading the doors, they watch
the tapes with a new mtensity
bred from their situation. They
are able to glean key bits of
information and determine that
their as!>nilants like to prolong
their attacks by scaring the victims with phone calls and
incessant noise before striking.
The Foxes use this period to
study the tapes and determine a
way out of the fO()m. Sure
enough they discover that they
may be able to sneak om of
their room and surprise their
captors.
Whether or not they make it
is not something J should give
away. but if you tune in you
will find that the ending is handled credibly with none of
those moments where the abilities of people arc stretched at
the last minute. Nobody turns
out to be a retired Navy SEAL
here, but the film should give
you enough tips on how to handle this kind of situation and
reads as a "how-to" manual for
tourists who tlud themselves
up against psychotic support
staff at a remote hoteL
This one works because it
delivers on the kind of horror
movie that audiences have
been wanting for ages. This is
one that you don' t have to talk
back to because the characters
don't turn into simpletons who
walk awund m the dark
screaming out each other's
names while the killers pick
them off with ease. ln fact
these folks are ahead of the
curve and think up some effective strategies that should lcuve
most audience members
scratching their heads ibr a
change and saying. "Why didn' t I think. of that?"
The perfonnanccs are spot
on, with Luke Wilson in fine
form
as
David.
Kate
Beckinsdale is also good in a
change-of-pace role of Amy.
Anyone fammar wirh her work
in the "Underworld" . cries
may be disappointed that she
gets scared and shuts down tor
a bit when the action gets
underway. Her reaction to the
ituntion is exrcemely nmmal
however for someone who i ·
suffering form depression and
has become addicted to antidepressants.
TI1e tragedy that has broken
the Fox marriage is weU crafted and anyone can relate to it,
hut it's best that you see the
tilm to lind out whal that is
since it is key to the plight of
the characters.
There is also a deft turn by
Frank Whaley (Brad in "Pulp
Fiction") as Mason. Whaley is
incredibly creepy here and
even turns the act of counting
out change into an exercise in
eeriness.
This one docks in at under
90 minutes, which means that
there is no fat here, just plenty
of scares and a we11 paced
finale that doesn't feature any
of those goofy moments where
a character who should be dead
pops again for one last scare.
Check this one out before
that next road trip and be sure
to consider one of those
Holiday Express places, unless
you're staying in Bruceton
Mills.
Best line: "Well, the least
they could do i give u a little
porn."
2007. rated R .
�11
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Sports Editor:
Steve LeMaster
•Wtl
Phon. Number:
Floyd CountyTimes:
Phone: (606) 886-8506
Fax: (606) 886-3603
www.jloydcount;
• Reds, spring • 82
• Uofl Football • 62
com
June Buchanan holds off Letcher Central
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIPPA PASSES - Defending 14th
Region champion June Buchanan
defeated Letcher County Central 73-66
Thursday night after a sub-par first half
performance.
The two teams were deadlocked at
18-18 when the first quarter concluded.
Visiting Letcher County Central carried
a 36-30 lead into halftime.
June Buchanan went out in front in
the second half, outscoring Letcher
~ <:;entral in each of the last two quarters.
Senior Clark Stepp, a Mr. Basketball
candidate, paced June Buchanan with a
game-high 25 points. Clint Stepp followed the game's leading scorer in the
Crusader scoring column, finishing with
18 points. One of the state's top sophomores, Clint Stepp hit four three-point
field goals as June Buchanan outlasted
Letcher County Central for the win.
Tate Cox added 12 points as June
Buchanan prevailed in the 14th Region
matchup.
Seven different Crusaders provided
scoring in the regular-season game. The
June Buchanan School is looking to win
a second straight 14th Region championship. The Crusaders rank as one of the
state's best prep basketball teams.
Josh Profitt paced Letcher County
Central with a team-best 18 points.
Devin Blair scored 15 points, Charlie
Banks netted 13 and Jordan Reynolds
pushed in 12 as Letcher Central enjoyed
. a balanced scoring effon.
June Buchanan (8-3) and Letcher
Central (6-6) were deadlocked at 53-53
at end of the third quarter.
Letcher County Central was formed
after Whitesburg, Fleming-Neo.n and
Letcher high schools consolidated.
JUNE BUCHANAN 73,
LETCHER CO. CENTRAL 66
LETCHER CO. CENTRAL (6-6) Longworth 4, Banks 13, Reynolds 12,
Blair 15, Profitt 18, Ison 4.
JUNE BUCHANAN (8-3) - Clark
Stepp 25, Cox 12, Clint Stepp 18, Short
8, Collins 4, B. Hall4, S. Hall 2.
LCCl... .. 18 18 17 13-66
JBS ........ l8 12 23 20-73
FAMILY ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS STUDENTS gathered
the school's annual Christmas party during the month of
December. FAMA students hall from Floyd and numerous surrounding Eastern Kentucky counties.
Warriors edge
Rebels in OT
Letting Billy G.
go right now
isn't the ap.swer
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
MANSFIELD, Ohio - Notes
and tidbits to get the year off to a
good start:
- I think I need to begin with
a bit of clarification.
Nobody, with the possible
exception of John Clay or my
dad, has been more critical of our
boy Billy Clyde Gillispie than
me. I admit that and I accept the
responsibility that comes with it.
That said, I want to make it
clear that I think the worst thing
that could happen to University
of Kentucky basketball would be
~
to dismiss him at this early stage.
It's not the right time, and poor
play isn't the right reason.
I doubt anyone who regularly
reads this has to ask themselves
what I'm talking about. The
coach and his players haven't
been on the same page - not to
mean the coach and his medical
staff - and in my estimation, it's
his responsibility to get everybody there.
Still, I think it's too early to
fire him, and don' t want to give
that indication.
- Unless, of course, it 4as
something to do with that sticky
morality clause he and the university can't agree on. Those
offenses are fireable, in my estimation, and in the best interest of
everyone involved.
- As long as we're on the
subject of UK and clarifications,
may as well get this one out of
the way too.
While I still think my good
friend Bob Watkins was off base
in suggesting naming the stadium after Rich Brooks - I present,
as my first piece of evidence, Hal
Mumme Blvd. - I was pretty
41 impressed with the Cats and their
New Year 's Eve performance
against Florida State.
I thought the offense was particularly impressive. His two
fumbles notwithstanding, tailback Rafael Little is terrific and
will make some money playing
this sport. The receiving corps,
from top to bottom, is outstanding .
But the whole machine ran as
smoothly as it did because of
Andre Woodson. It seemed that
every time he dropped back for a
pass on Monday he established
~ some son of record. And while
watching him move The Hefty
Lefty and The Deuce down the
(See ANSWER, page two)
photos by Jamie Howell
Belfry High School graduate David Jones (7) batted away a Florida State pass late in the game to help preserve
Kentucky's Music City Bowl win over the Seminoles. Jones is set to return to Kentucky for his senior season.
Tamme annalisttor Bowden awanl
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON
University of Kentucky
senior tight end Jacob
Tarnme is a finalist for the
fifth annual Bobby Bowden
Award given by the
Fellowship of Christian
Athletes.
The honor recognizes a
Division I football player
who epitomizes a $tudentathlete and conducts himself as a faith model in the
community, in the classroom, and on the field.
Nominees must have at
least a 3.0 career gradepoint average and be
endorsed by the school's
head coach and director of
athletics. The award is
named after Florida State
University coach Bobby
Bowden.
The winner will be
announced Friday, Jan. 4,
in New Orleans, La., at the
FCA Banquet held in con-
Kinzer in Alabama for Ice Bowl XVII
TIMES STAFF REPORT
ALLEN
- Brandon
Kinzer and his No . 18 Late
Model team did not take
much of an offseason off as
they are kicking off their
2008 campaign this week at
the Talladega Shon Track
in Eastaboga, Alabama. Ice
Bowl XVII is taking place
Miners go up early,
TIMES STAFF REPORT
\i
Strategic Southeastern Conference
junction with the national Integrated
championship game. The Communications with a Scholar-Athlete of the Year
additional finalists are 3.82 GPA. He is now in his by the SEC coaches.
On the field, Tamme has
Dionte Johnson of Ohio second year of study for his
been a firstState and
team
AllJeremy
SEC
pick
Leman of
each of the
Illinois.
Tamme
last two sea(Danville)
sons and is
coordiKentucky's
all-time top
nates the
pass -catchteam 's
ing
tight
weekly
end. He had
B i b 1e
56
recepstudy and
road - tri p
tions for 619
devotion yards and six
touchdowns
als. He has
Danville native Jacob Tamme left a lasting impresin the 2007
b e e n
sion on the UK football program.
named to
season. He
was a clutch
t
h
e
in
Business receiver for the Wildcats,
National Good Works Master's
Team for corrununity ser- Administration and has a with key TD catches in the
vice by the American 3.83 graduate school GPA. wins over Louisville, LSU,
Football
Coaches He was named first-team and Florida State. He also
Academic All-America by set up the game-winning
Association.
College
Sports touchdown at Vanderbilt
In
the
classroom, the
Tamme completed his Information Directors of with a 34-yard pass recepbachelor's
degree
in America and chosen as the tion.
BUTTE, MT. - Six different players
reached double figures in the scoring column
Thursday night as East Kentucky beat Butte
103-95 at the Butte Civic Center and pulled
ahead 2-1 in the Mining City Challenge.
The Miners, 'playing in their first game of
the new year, won the quarter points 5-2. After
posting the win, East Kentucky evened its
overall record to 11-11.
Boo Jac'kson, a recent CBA American
Conference Player of the Week honoree,
hauled in a game-high 20 rebounds and scored
15 points for the Miners.
Ed Horton, playing in the East Kentucky
backcourt out of a reserve role, also scored 15
points for the visiting team.
.
.
Josh Pace led East Kentucky m sconng
with 2 0 points . Pace pulled down nine
rebounds in a near double -double effort.
Jason McLeish and Lawrence Barnes
scored 14 points apiece while Mike Crain
at the track deemed as the
Horn ets
Nest with a
$6,000 top
prize being
up for grabs
for
the
Super Late
Models. The
weekend
will be highlighted by a 50-
b~at
lap feature event today.
During
the
2007
season,
Kinzer claimed
a Carolina Clash
Late
Model
Series win at the
Wythe
(Va.)
He
Raceway.
finished third in
the O'Reilly Southern
Nationals Series point
standings. Kinzer also
made the $41,000-to-win
Show-Me 100 starting
field.
A lifelong Floyd County
native, Kinzer ranks as one
of the state's top dirt Late
Model drivers. His team's
raceshop is located at Allen.
Butte
tossed in 10 as part of an extremely balanced
East Kentucky offensive effort.
East Kentucky was 22-for-28 from the free
throw line.
The Miners outscored Butte 26- 16 in a
dominant first quarter. East Kentucky owned a
commanding 58-41 halftime lead.
The Miners outrebounded Butte 5 1-40.
Odell Bradley led Butte (12-8) with a
game-hig h 31 points. Bradley, notching a double-double, pulled down 12 rebounds for the
Daredevils.
Jibril Hodges scored 20 points and Martane
Freeman added 16 for host Butte. Benson
Callier also reached double figures scoring for
the Daredevils, ending the non-conference
matchup with 14 points.
Butte fell short after outscorihg East
Kentucky in each of the last two quarters.
East Kentucky will host CBA frontrunne r
Yakama today at 4:05 p.m. Yakama ranks as
the CBA's top team and features some of the
league's leading veteran players .
r
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky Miners
Ed Horton came In off of the bench and scored 15
points for the Miners In Thursday's win over host Butte.
BUCKLEYS CREEK - Mike
Rowe scored a game-high 37 points
Thursday night to lift East Ridge to
a 76-75 overtime win over Allen
Central in the Coca-Cola Hoops
Classic at Pike County Central. East
Ridge won after trailing at the end
of both of the first two quarters.
Rowe was one of three East
Ridge players to achieve double
figures scoring. The Warriors
improved to 7-2 after posting the
win.
Senior guard Alex Hammonds
led Allen Central with a team-best
32 points.
East Ridge limited Allen Central
senior Aaron Crum to just 13
points. Josh Prater added 10 points
for Allen Central in the loss.
Hunter Crowder scored six
points and Logan Crowder tossed
in five as Allen Central suffered its
third straight loss.
Allen Central slipped to 7-5 following the setback.
The Rebels enjoyed a successful
start, outscoring East Ridge 15-12
in the opening quarter. Allen
Central toted a 35-30 lead into halftime.
East Ridge swung the momentum in its favor in the second half,
out,scoring Allen Central 18-13 in
the thitd period.
In the nightcap Thursday night,
Waggener defeated Belfry 67-56.
· Senior Dustin May scored a
team-high 26 points as Belfry fell to
3-7.
EAST RIDGE 76,
ALLEN CENTRAL 75 (OT)
EAST RIDGE (7-2) - Webb 6,
Rowe 37, Fields 5, Thacker 10,
Meade 6, Looney 12.
. ALLEN CENTRAL (7-5) Hammonds 32, Crum 13, L.
Crowder 5, H. Crowder 6, Prater
10, Turner 3, Cole 2, Stumbo 4.
ER. .........12 18 18 20-76
AC........ .l5 20 13 20-66
Hunter survey
'helps small game
management
by LEE McCLELLAN
FRANKFORT - Hunters and
other outdoors enthusiasts often
want to lend a hand to the
Kentucky Department of Fish
and Wildlife Resources in the
management of wildlife. Anyone
who hunts rabbit, quail, grouse or
squirrels can help manage these
small game species just by filling
out a hunting log. Hunter success
is a good way to gauge population trends of small game, and
those who participate
in
Kentucky's hunter cooperator
survey receive a free hat in
return.
"It is extremely difficult to
ascertain wildlife populations
statewide without the hunter
cooperator survey and other volunteer efforts," said John
Morgan, Kentucky Fish and
Wildlife's small game program
coordinator. "We need help to
keep track of wildlife trends
across Kentucky. The information provided in the hunter cooperator survey helps raise red flags
when species such as bobwhite
quail become imperiled."
Information gleaned from
hunter cooperator surveys helps
increase awareness by biologists
and the public. Awareness of
species in distress makes it easier
to obtain funding for tudies and
(See SURVEY, page two)
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SUNDAY, JANUARY
6, 2008
THe FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
•
Clemens' intervievv set to air
on '60 Minutes'
by RONALD BLUM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK - Roger
Clemens admits fonncr trainer
Brian McNamee injected him
but says it was with the
painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, not any performance enhancing drugs.
Tn the rirsl excerpts released
from the pitcher's interview
with CBS's "60 Minutes,"
which is to he broadcast
Sunday night, Clemens maintained the denials he has issued
since McNmnee implicated
him in the Mitchell report on
doping in baseball, which was
released Dec. 13.
McNamee,
a
former
strength coach for lhe Blue
Jays and Yankees, told Mitchell
he personally injected Clemens
with steroids in 1998 while
they were with Toronto. and
with steroids and human
growth hormone in 2000 and
2001 while with New York.
"Roger took bunches of hi:;
shots over his career, much the
way racehorses do, unfortunately," Clemens· lawyer,
Rusty Hardin, said after the
excepts
were
released
Thursday.
Clemen · issued a video
statement on Dec. 23 denying
McNamee's accusations and
plans to hold a news conference Monday. Clemens did not
mention
injections
or
painkillers or vitamins.
"That short statement didn'L
go into any details and simply
told the public at large he did
not take steroids or any other
performance-enhancing drugs.
That's never been a contention
of his," Hardin said.
"The reason he hasn ' L
stepped om personally before
now was really our decision,
not his, and that was to more
deliberately look into how in
the world the Mitchell report
could have reached what we
believe was this totally wrong
conclusion before we started
talking out. Now we're more
comfortable with all of that,
and he's going to answer whatever questions they have."
During the CBS interview,
recorded last Friday at
Clemens' home in Katy. Tex.as,
Clemens was asked whether
McNamee had injected him
with any drugs.
"Lidocaine and B-12;'
Clemens responded. "It's for
my joints, and B-12 I still take
today."
Lidocaine is a local ane~
thetic that can be used by denLists and in minor surgery. Tt
also is available ac; prut of ointment~ used to treat skin innammation.
Clemens told CBS that
McNamee's accusation was
"ridiculous" and said he
"never" used banned substances.
"Swear'?" CBS's Mike
Wallace asked Clemens.
"Swear," Clemens responded.
Baseball players and owners
did not have an agreement to
ban steroids unW September
2002, and lhey didn't ban HGH
until January 2005.
The Mitchell report states
McNamee injected Clemens
with substances provided by
the pitcher or that McNamee
obtained from former Mets
clubhouse attendant Kirk
Radomski. In his video state
ment, Clemens said: "T did not
provide Brian McNamee with
any drugs to InJeCt into my
hody. Brian McNruncc did not
inject steroids or human growth
hmmones into my body."
McNamee's
lawyer,
Richard Emery, has threatened
to sue the seven time Cy Young
Award winner for defamation.
"I think that this is a
lawyers' game. which allows
him to try and attempt to say
that McNamee didn't know
what he wa~ injecting or that at
least Clemens didn't know
what he was injecting," Emery
SaHl.
"lt really depends now on
how the whole interview goes,
and whether he goes after
Brian. Look, I don't care
whether Clemens used Sodium
Pentothal. I don't care if he
usell stronlium 90. My only
concern is for Brian':; wellbeing and his future."
Emery said a decision
whether to sue won ' t be made
until after the "60 Minutes"
interview is broadcast.
"It really depends on what a
reasonable person would take
away from the entire interview
as to whether he's going to
Reds announce spring training schedule, reporting dates
Survey
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
• Continued from p1
lo implement programs that
benefit those species.
"The hunter cooperator survey is our only mechanism to
momtor some species such as
squirrels.'' Morgan explained.
The survey also is the only
way biologists get statewide
information and a large sample
size. "We receive hunter cooperator surveys from almost
every
county,"
Morgan .
explained. "If we relied on
staff, we wouldn't have
statewide coverage."
Morgan
stresses
that
hunters must provide accurate
infmmation. "The correct time
spent in the field is critical and
round to the nearest quarter
hour," Morgan explained.
"And, remember, zero is a
number, too. Hunters feel they
may not have to record anything since they didn't harvest
anything. It is imponant for
them to accurately record what
they harvest, even if that number is ;.ero.''
The hunter cooperator survey provides valuable information about wildlife populations on private lands. "We
desperately need more data on
private land wildlife populations," Morgan said. 'The data
we get from this survey helps
drive our management decisions. The more data we have,
the more confidence we have
in our decisions."
To find the hunter cooperator surveys, log onto Kentucky
Fish and Wildlife's homepage
at fw.ky.gov and click onto the
hunter cooperator survey tab.
You may also call 1-800-8581549 and request a survey log.
Lee McClellan is an a wantwinning writer for Kentucky
Afield magazine, the o.fjicial
publication of the Kentucky
Department of Fish and
Wildlife Resources. He is a
life-long hunter and angler,
with a passion for smallmouth
bass fishing.
Attention readers: Submit
your hunting and fishing photos to The Floyd County Times
for publication.
Email
photos
to
sports@floydcountytimes.com
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• Continued from p1
record books was bittersweet,
anybody who removes Gators
from said sheets is ok in my
hook, and he did that when he
threw his 40th touchdown pass
or the season 10 pass Danny
Wucrffcl.
ll is my opinion ~hat
Kentucky football t~·ms arc still
too quick to accept the least bit
of success. This team finished
the regular-season 7-5 because
it lost four of its la<>L live. That
simply isn't good enough, and
back- to-hack
eight-win
(counting howl wins) seasons
will get plenty of coaches fired
in this country.
It's still quite an impmve
mcnt for our guys in
Lexington, and they should be
proud. It's not worth naming
the field after anybody, but it
sure has been exciting.
As l told Nephew Josh after
the game, I never dreamed I'd
live to sec Kentucky beat
Florida State in a football
game.
All that said, I will
respectfully disagree with
Coach Brooks, who opined
during his post-game interview that the fact that Florida
Stale was without 36 mostlysuspended players "didn't
matter."
1 was just glad they didn' t
just leave, say, 20 of them
home.
- Is anything in life longer
than halftime of a bowl game? to the finals or the King of the
Bluegrass before bowing to
Anything at all?
- Urn, can somebody tell Male 53-51.
Of those first 14 games,
me one more time why
Georgia and Southern Cal exactly two or them have been
at home.
aren't in the title game?
- 1 think most of us
- Say what you will about
Bohby Bowden, but it had lo thought Shelby Valley and
make Woodson feel special Pikeville, after playing in last
when college footballs win- year's regional finals, were the
. ningcst coach told him after two best teams in the 15th
the game, " Son, you killed us. Region. To this point, neither
has disappointed (Shelby
You're something else."
Equate it to a basketball Valley is 9-2, Pikeville 7-3,
player hearing that from and neither has lost to a I 5th
Region team).
Adolph Rupp.
But a check or the regional
Before
we
leave
Kentucky football, don' t dis- standings on rhc KHSAA Web
miss the role Joker Phillips has site shows Paintsville at 9-2
played in this btief run of suc- and Allen Central at 7-4-. What
As
important
as do those teams have in comcess.
Woodson, at least, in my book. mon? The most experienced,
- While I'm not one of and, arguably, successful
those people living in fear of coaches in the mountains in
the Jaguar as the NFL reaches Bill Mike Runyon and John
its playoiTs, the loss of Willie Marlin.
Never count them out.
Parker in Pitt.;;burgh means fll
take the Jags to go with the Ever.
- On the women 's side,
'Chargers in the AFC this
could Pike Central do it again?
week.
Tn the NFC, give me At 10- 1, the Lady Hawks are
Washington and Tampa Bay. showing very little ill effects
or losing Haley Ratliff, who
Please don't ask me why.
- It's been a special first was a pretty special player for
live weeks for Randy McCoy . Stephen Butcher.
Says here. last March 's
at
University
Heights
experience and having the
Academy.
The
former
Pikeville region's best player in Kayla
College and Elkhorn City head Lowe will carry them a long,
man has the Bla:t,ers 11-3 on long way.
the season and just took them
•
Cards continue coaching shakeup
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE - Louisville
hired Michigan defensive coordinator Ron English and former
Duke head coach Ted Roof on
Thursday as coach Steve
Kragthorpe continued to shake
up his staff following a disappointing season.
Engllsh, 39, spent the last
five sca"ons at Michigan under
Lloyd Carr, including the last
two as defensive coordinator.
He' 1l take the same position at
Louisville hoping to rebuild a
defense that finished the 2007
season ranked near the bottom
of the country jn every major
statistical category, including
total defense (85th), scming
defense (92nd) and pass
damage Brian. And we can't Brian, and soiL woulll be fooltell until what we sec happens hardy for Clemens or Hardin to
on Sunday," Emery said. "But allow Clemens to trash Brian."
il is fascinating. l thmk that
Emery said it was unlikely
Hardin and Clemens are McNamee would sue CBS. He
responding to the fuel that ul:;o hasn't decided whether a
McNamee is going to defend suit would be filed in New York
himself aggressively by them slate court or federal court.
trying to parse this closely and
"Either coun in New York
issue this statement thmugh would be perfectly acceptable,"
CBS. So it's fa-;cinating, and he said. "No New York jury is
I'm glad to see that they are going to be hoodwinked by th.ts
responding to Brian's notice to claim if he ends up defaming
them that he is not going to be Brian."
Mets first baseman Carlos
trashed by 'them."
When Baltimore's Rafael Delgado, a teammate of
Palmeiro tested positive for Clemens on the 1998 Blue
steroids in 2005 and was sus- Jays, said the pitcher and
pended lor 10 days, he saill a strength coach didn't appear to
tainted vial of B-12 given to he close at the time.
him by a teammate - later
"It wasn't anything more
identified as Miguel Tejada than the usual pitcher and conmight have caused the doping ditioning relationship," he said.
violation.
Delgado did lind fault with
Emery
wouldn't
say Mitchell's report.
whether McNamee uid inject • "There's a lot oi' a<.:cusations
Clemens with lidocaine and B- with not enou-gh evidence," he
12.
,
said.
"That's much too specific.
That evidence bas yet to be
View the
developed," he said. "There is a
Mitchell Report onlille at
ton of eviden<.:e that the
www. jloydcountytimes.com.
Milchell report failed to
explore that will corroborate
uerense (88th).
English replaces Mike
Cassity, who was let go last
month after the Cardinals stumbled to a 6-6 finish one year
after winning the Big East and
the Orange Bowl.
"Ron brings an intense passion for the game of football
and his enthusiasm is contagious," Kragthorpc said.
English
helped
the
Wolverines defense rebound
after a disastrous start to the
year in losses lo Appalachian
State and Oregon. Michigan
entered its bowl game ranked in
the top 25 in pass defense, scoring defense and totul defense.
The
Wolverines
held
Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Tim Tebow of Florida
to 154 yards passing in a 41-35
win over the Gators in the
Capital One Bowl on Tuesday.
Roof, 42, will replace
Reggie Johnson as linebackers
coach. He spent four-plus seasons as the head coach at Duke,
where he went 6-45 before
being fired in November. Prior
to joining the Blue Devils,
Roof spent four years at
Georgia Tech, one season as
linebackers coach and three
years as defen~'ive coordinator.
KragLhorpe also announced
that he will serve -as receivers
C()t\Ch next season, replacing
Charlie Stubbs, who worked as
receivers couch and offensive
coordinator last year before
stepping down.
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Twogame ticket packages for
Cincinnati Reds 2008 Spring
Training game:; will go on
sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan.
19 at their Spring Training
complex, online at reds.com
and by phone at (877) 6477337. Tickets for all individual games will go on sale at 9
a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. The
Reds' Spring Training site
will be in Sarasota, Florida
ror the 1I th season.
Pitchers and ·catchers arc
scheduled to report lo the
City of Sarasota Sports
Complex on Feb. 16, and
position players arc due in on
Feb. 19. An intra-squad
scrimmage tentatively is
scheduled for Feb. 26 at Ed
Smith Stadium.
This spring there will he
seven Premium games at
Sarasota's Ed Smith Stadium,
including afternoon exhibitions against the Cleveland
Indians (March 4), New York
Yankees (March 6, Mar<.:h
14), Atlanta Braves (March 8)
and Detroit Tigers (March
17) in addition Lo the Reds'
home night games against the
Philadelphia Phillies (March
13) and Toronto Blue Jays
(March 24).
From Saturday, Jan. 19
through Friday. Jan. 25 fans
only can purchase any or all
of four two-game ticket packages that include the Yankees
(March 6) and Pittsburgh
Pirates (March 7), Braves
(March 8) and Houston
Astros (March 11 ), Yankees
(March 14) and Phillies
(March 16) and Tiger s
(March I 7) and Pirates
(March 18). All single-game
tickets will go on sale at 9
a .m. Saturday, Jan. 26.
On Jan. 19, tickets will be
sold at the third base ticket
booth on the east side of the
ballpark, located at 12th
Street and Tuttle Avenue in
Sarasota, from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Beginning Jan . 21. the
ticket booth will be open
Monday through Friday from
10 a.m . to 4 p.m. and
Saturdays·from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. The ticket booth is
closed Sundays, except on
gameday. Ticket~ also can be
purchased any time online at
reds.com or by phone at
877/647-7337. For information
regarding
Spri ng
Training tickets or Ed Smi-th
Stadium, call 941N54-4464
or log on lo reds.com.
Ticket prices for Reds
20Q8 Spring Training games
arc the same as in 2007,
including $14 for box seats,
$12 ror reserved seaL<; and $7
for general admission. There
is an additional $2 charge per
ticket for each of the seven
Premium games. The Reds·
34-gamc Major League exhibition schedule opens Feb. 27
and includes 17 games at Ed
Smith Stadium.
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EAST KENTUCKY GUARDS MIKE CRAIN (LEFT) AND JASON McLEISH (RIGHT) provide
their share of offense for the CBA's youngest team. The Miners currently feature no players
with prior CBA playing experience. East Kentucky will host Yakama at the East Kentucky
Expo Center today at 4:05 p.m. In a home game.
1~
Eagles fall short at Tennessee State
TIMES STAFF REPORT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A
second-half rally by the
Morehead Stale University
men's basketball terun fell short
as
the Tennessee
State
University Tigers defeated the
Eagle'S, 59-53, Thursday (Jan.
3) evening at the Gentry Center.
TSU, now 5-7 overall and 2in the Ohio Valley
Conference, led by 10 points
(28- 18) at halftime. MSU, now
4-8 overall and 2 -3 in the
league, cut the lead to as few as
three points in the second half
but could not complete the
comeback.
"It ·s frustrating to come so
close and not win," said MSU
Coach Donnie Tyndall. ''We
dug ourselves a hole that we
couldn't pull out of.
''We battled down the
stretch, but we missed too many
free throws. We shot so purely
in the llrst hair, plus we didn't
play well enough defensively,
a11owing them to shoot 52 percent for the game."
The Tigers got 1I points
from the OVC Player of the
Week Bruce Price. He was the
only TSU player to score in
double figures . Jerrell Houston
pulled down a game-high nine
rebounds.
MSU was led by Jamyron
Steward who scored 15 points
and had a team-high seven
rebounds. Maze
Stallworth
added 12 points.
After being outrcboundcd
18- 13 in the first half, MSU
came back to win the overall
battle of the backboards, 32-to31. The Eagles_also committed
two fewer turnovers.
Morehead Slate will travel to
Tennessee Tech for an OVC
doubleheader Monday. The
women's game will lip off at
6:30p.m. The men's game will
Tennessee State holds off MSU women
TIMES STAFF REPORT
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Freshman Chynna Bozeman
scored a career high 22 pointe;
Thursday night at Tennessee
State University, blll the host
Tigers shot 51 percent and outrebounded the Morehead Stale
University Eagles 48-33 in a 7462 TSU viclOry at the Gentry
Center. MSU fell to 3-10 and 14 in the OVC, while TSU moved
to 5·7 and 2-1 in the conference.
Bozeman, who played all 40
minutes, hil lour three-pointer!>
and was a perfect 8-for 8 at the
free throw line. She bested her
previous career high of 21 she
had posted twice this season.
The Eagles also got 10 points,
eight rebounds and four blocked
shots from sophomore B rittany
Pittman. Pittman, who now has
52 blocks this season, moved
into a tic for seventh place alltime at MSU in less than one full
scao;;on on the court. Mton Perry
was the third Eagle in double
figures with 11 points. She was
perte._'t from the floor, shooting
4-of-4 and 3-of-3 at the cha1ity
stripe.
Tennessee Stale'. Obigeli
Okafor registered a double-double of 20 points and 10
rebounds. Kendra Appling
scored 20 also, and Tiffany
Jackson totaled 18 points and
nine rebound~. Both teams had
trouble controlling the ball,
combing for 39 turnovers.
Morehead State shot 32 percent lor the game, hitting 20-or61 shot->. MSU managed just 30
percent in the second half when
TSU out<;corcd the Eagles 4.534. MSU trai.led only 29 28 at
the hal The F~1gles had a solid
chance in the second halt; trailing just 54-53 with 7:05 \ell, but
t11c Tigers scored the next five
poinLc;. MSU wa.~ nev4:lr able to
uim the lead below six the rest of
the grune. Morehead State wus
able to muster just two field
goals in the final seven minutes.
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KANSAS KO: Jayhawks beat Virginia Tech 24-21
by STEVEN WINE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MIAMI - The high scoring
Kansas Jayhawks brought their
usual assortment of tricks to
the Orange Bo'A<l. They split
. their tackles wide alongside
the receivers. They il1rew
wrong-handed shovel passes.
They pulled oiT a fake punt.
The biggest surprise: They
won with defense.
While their offense was
stymied most of tbe night. the
Jayhawks came up with Lhree
interceptions <md beat Virginia
Tech 24-21 lO cap one or the
finest seasons in school history.
The takeaways led to l 7
Kansas points, includmg Aqib
Talib's 60-yard return for the
game's first score. He was chosen the game'<; most valuable
player.
"Everybody talks about
Virginia Tech's defense.·· said
sal"ely Justin Thornton, who
also had an interception. "We
came out to show we can play
defense at Kansas. too."
No. 8 Kansas (12-l), per-
haps the biggest surprise in
college foothall this season.
won in its first Bowl
Championship Series game to
set a team record for victoriejj.
A year ago the Juyhawh went
6-6.
"People kepl tell1ng us we
couldn't \.vin against this team.
that we couldn't win the big
game. that w~: had no chance.''
quarterback Todd Reesing
said. "We took that 10 heart.
We like being underdogs."
The No. 5 Hokie:> (I l-3)
lost their fourth consecutive
BCS game. n was a biuersweet
finish for the Hokies. who
revived cmnpus .spirits this sea
son following the April 16
massacre that left 33 students
and prolessons <.lead.
"I think we still accomplisheu something this season,'' tackle Duane Brown
said. "We couldn't finish off on
a high note.''
The Jayhawks played iri
their first major howl since the
1969 Orange Bowl, and they
made a big splash at the stan.
racing to a 17-0 lead after 23
minutes.
Virgima Tech closed thL
deficit to 17-l t before Scan
Glennon was intercepted by
Thornton, who.~e 30-yard
return gave Kansas the ball at
the 2 with 11 minutes left.
Rccsing scored on the next
play.
Chris Han·i" also had an
mterception to set up a field
goal. and the Jayhawks totaled
five sacks while allowing only
two scoring drives.
Virginia Tech drove 78
yards to score with 3 minutes
left on Glennon's 20-yard pass
lo
.Justin
Harper.
The
Jayhawk._· Raimond Pendleton
fielded the ensuing onside
kick. and they ran out the
clock
"Tt reels really great,"
Kansas tackle Anthony Collins
said. "Now T reel like USC anu
Florida and them feel every
day. TI1ey <.lon'l gel any better
than this. 1 kno~ it ain't the
national championship, but it
doesn't gel any better. We won
the Onmge Bowl."
Virginia Tech ·s biggest gain
came on special teams. Harper
scored on an 84-yard punt
return after taking a lateral on a
reverse from Eddie Royal, who
fielded the kick.
Otherwise, Kansas' special
teams played well. Joe
Mortensen blocke<l a 25-yard
field-goal attempt to preserve a
17-14 Kansas lea<.l. A fake punt
kept one drive going, and Kyle
Tucker's booming punts kept
the Hokics pinned deep.
"We were supposed to be
outclassed on special teams,
and I think we held our own,"
Kansas coach Mark Mangino
said.
The game was among the
chilliest Orange Bowls ever.
wrth a temperature of 57
degrees at kickoff and winds
gusting at up to 25 mph.
The Jayhawks were the
nation's
highest-scoring
offense this season at 44 points
per game. and they took a
wi<.le-open approach beginning
on the first series. Once they
llned up with both tackles
flanked wide alongside the
receivers, and on another play
Reesing threw a Iert-handed
shovel pass for a 9-yard gain.
Kansas split a tackle wide
•
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6, 2008 • 83
Orange Bowl
agarn when Reesing completed
a pass to convert a fomth-and1 Situation, which led to a
touchtlown for a 17-0 lead.
Reesing hit Marcus Henry with
a 13-yard pass for the score.
capping a 59-yard drive .
Reesing finished 20-l'or-37
for 227 yards.
''I'm ecstatic," Reesing
said. "TI1is is the best feeling
I've ever had. We fought hard
all year, and we fought hard
today.'"
Wrlh only one scormg drive
of more than 17 yards, the
Juyhawks Jell most or the big
plays to their defense. The
biggest was by Talib. who
stepped in front of the intended
receiver to intercept 'freshman
Tyrod Taylor and ran along the
Virginia
Tech
sideline
untouched for a touchdown
"Coach had us in a call
where T was ahle to jump any
route," Talib said. "The quarterback was late with the
throw. and he threw me the
balL"
Tt was the lirst interception
return for a touchdown in the
Orange Bowl since 1968.
Virgima Tech came into the
game with the more heralded
defense. but the Jayhawks had
four sacks in the first quarter.
They threw Taylor for losses of
11 and 8 yan.ls on hi!, fiN two
plays as part of the Hokics
quarterback rotation
On Virginia Tech's next
po~sesswn,
Josh Morgan
dropped a potential touchdown
pass, and Jud Dunlevy missed
a 47-yard field goal auernpt.
Virginia Tech mounted a
68-yard drive late in the firsl
half, and Branden Ore scored
on a 1-yard run to cut the
deficit to 17-7. Ore was suspended for tbe first quarter for
being late to a practice but still
finished with 116 yards rushing.
Against the ball hawking
Jayhawks, that wasn't enough.
"Give Kansas credit,"
Hokies coach Frank Beamer
said. "They made the plays,
und we did not make enough.
Usually when you tum !he ball
over three times against a good
team, you are going lo have a
hard time winning."
Bill Stewart pron1oted to West Virginia football C·oach
by BOB BAUM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. _
Bill Stewart was promoted to
head coach of West Virginia
on Thursday, hours afler leading the Mountaineers to a stunning victory over Oklahoma in
the Fiesta Bowl.
Stewart was introduced in
the morning as he and his team
were preparing to return home.
He was appointed interim
coach in mid-December after
Rich Rodriguez hoHed for
Michigan.
Stewart's five-year contract
will pay $800,000 a year with
incentives. Rodriguez signed a
seven-year deal in August
worth almost $2 million n
year.
"We saw all the characteristics or a head root ball coachleadership, loyalty. courage,"
athletic director Ed Pastilong
said less than 12 hours after
the 48-28 victory by the No
11 Mountaineers.
Pastilong, who has known
Stewart for 39 years. said
"there isn't a mother or father
watchlng today who wouldn't
be proud to have their -.on play
for tllis man.''
Wesl Virginia Gov. Joe
Manchin was muong the
crowu of booslers and staff
packing the hotel ballroom for
Stewart.
"I'm Wcsr Virginia hom.
West Virginia bred, a West
Virginian all my life. really."
Stewart said when introduced.
S!.ewart never had a formal
session with the search com
miuee when Pastilong called
him to his room after midnight
to offer him the job.
"1 think I've been interviewing for the last 21J2
weeks," he said. "It's hccn the
longest interview in America."
Stewart has not signed a
contract but agreed to terms
with a handshake.
"1 don't have a lot of experience in these negotiations
and things. That's my agent
right down there," he said,
pointing to his wife, Karen.
S!.ewart had the backing of
the team, including Pat White.
The quarterback began stumping for Stewart on the field
after running ror 150 yards and
throwing for 176 and two
touchdowns in the victory over
the No. 3 Sooners.
'·He deser\e~ it," White
said. "A great man. A great
coach. All the players respect
him and all the players love
him. You couldn't ask for a
better man to lead us to victoIY today."
Stewart said he: wanted the
entire staff to return.
Pastilong said "a large
number" of candidates were
interviewed, but he declined to
idenLify them. He said Stewart
was among those considered
from the start.
'·He obtained this position
the old fashioned way - he
earned it,'' Pastilong said.
"Billy led us to our biggest
football victory in the school's
history against Oklahoma.
And he, his coaching slalT and
his support staff arc outstanding Mountaineers, leading us
through a tough time. Our
future is bright. and we look
forward to even more success
w1der Coach Stewart's leader
ship."
WVU president Mike
Garrison said Stewart rully
appreciates the schooL
"At this university, loyally
and trust arc important,"
Garrison said. "We know we
now have a coach who truly
values the opportunity to work
as the head loolball coach at
West Virginia Umvers1ty."
Fullback Owen Schmitt,
who scored on a 57-yard run,
called Stewart the "glue" that
kept the No. 11 Mountaineers
together during a rocky month.
"We're a family,'' Schmitt
said. ..That's why we prevailw."
The 55-year-old Stewart
eamed $139.000 this year in
his position that also included
coaching tight ends and fullbacks and being the special
teams coordinator. He came to
Wcsr Virginia as quarterbacks
coach in January 2000 after
two seasons as offensive coordinator m the Canadian
Football League.
Don Nehlcn, the retired
Mountaineers coach who hired
Stewart, was glad his former
assistant had landed the job.
"He's just such a good per-
son and the kids love him,"
Nehlen said. "Tl's such a good
fit with the program."
A
message
lert
ror
Rodriguez early Thursday was
not immediately returned.
Stewart was head coach at
VMI from 1994-96. compiling
an 8-25 record. He also had
stints as an assistant at Salem
College, North Carolina,
Marshall, William & Mary.
Navy, Arit.ona Stale and Air
Force.
Stewart was a ca(llain for
Failmont Stare. which won the
West Virginia Conterence
championship in 1974. He
began his coaching career at
Fairmont as a stu<.lenl assistant
coach.
Associated Press Writer
Kelley Schoonover contributed to this story' from
Charleston, WVa.
Belichick clain1s second AP Coach of the Year award
by BARRY WILNER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
•
NEW YORK - Spygatc be
damned! Bill Belichick of the
unbeaten New England Patriots
is The A<>sociatcd Press 2007
NFL Coach of the Year.
With lhe Patriots motivated
by a spying scandal - and
owning the deepest talent bac;e
in football - Bclichick guided
his team to the first I 6-0 regular scac;on in league history.
That was enough to offset
the
major
blemish
on
Belichick's resume: a $500.000
personal line. $250,000 line for
the team and the loss of a firstround pick in the upcoming
draft after the Patriots were
caught videotaping New York
Jets coaches during the season
opener.
Spygate didn't stop 29 of the
50 voters on a nationwide panel
or media members who cover
the NFL from voting for
Belichick on Thursday. In a
season highlighted by many
strong coaching performances,
Belichick beat out Green Bay's
Mike McCarthy, who received
15 votes for leading the
Packers to a 13-3 record and
the NFC North title.
"This is definitely a team
recognition. but one that l
appreciate very much on a personal level,'' Belichick said in a
statement issued by the club.
He also won the awar<.l in
2003.
"lf anyone is deserving of
such an award it really i~ Bill,"
Patriots owner Rober! Kraft
said. "1 know the energy and
effort and planning and time
(he puts in). He's had his foot
on the pedal all year. just working so hard and alway~ <.loing
everything he can to put the
team in a position to win first."
Docs Kraft believe this
award will silence the critics?
"What I've llicd 10 say is the
only way that'll go away is if
we ju~l keep on winning, and
wmning convmcmgly, and I
think he did it," Kmll said. ·'He
did it and 1 think the fact that he
got this award peaks to that."
The 11rst coach since Don
Slmla in 1972 to lead his team
through a spotless regular season, Bclichick won the award
for the second time in four
years. In 2003, the Patriots
went 14· 2 and won ·their final
12
games.
This
Lime,
Belichick's team rampaged
through the first part or the
;;chcdule, then won a handful of
dose games on the way to 160.
"Yotl know, I think back to
sitting in the stands," Kraft said
of his days as a fan before he
owned the team, .. when we
went 1-15 and 2 14. And, you
know, T saw the '72 Dolphins,
and to sec this team pctform the
way it did this year, an<.l in the
end, he is the conductor. And
he's got some great players. but
he's the conductor and l just
think the job he did was
superb."
While the perfect journey
this season seemed somewhat
joyless as the Patriot-; followed
the lead of their detached
coach, there was no denying
Bclichick's ability to motivate.
His players used Spygate as a
rallying point, cultivating an
us-against-them mentality that
clearly worked.
Belichick is involved in all
personnel decisions, meaning
the additions of Randy Moss,
Wes Welker and Donle'
Stallworth to the receiving
corps had his touch.
Plus, Bclichick is a master at
game-planning. Add that '>kill
to the deepest offense in the
league (a record 589 points.
including an NFL mark of 75
TDs) and a stingy defense that
yielded 274 points, 1\fth in the
league, and there's, well, perfection.
"There are three things that
get better with age: good cigars, red wine and tcr me il looks
like coaches who have the ability,'' Kraft said. ''He's really hit
his sweet spot and l'm really
happy for him personally."
Also gelling votes were
Dallas coach Wade Phillips and
Jacksonville's Jack Del Rio
(two each), and indianapolis'
Tony Dungy and Tmnpa Bay's
Jon Groden (one each).
The on.ly other Patriots
coach to win the award W<lS
Belichick's
mentor,
BiH
Parcells, in 1994.
Since joining the Patriots in
2000 after an unsuccessful
head
coaching
stint in
Cleveland (36-44), Belichick
has turned New England into
the center of the NFL universe.
The Patriot'> have won three
Super Bowls this decade - no
other team has more than one
-and arc 91-37 in the regular
season under Belichick. They
Alexander tolerates reduced role for Seahawks
by GREGG BELL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KIRKLAND. Wash. -When
he has been on the bench, wh1ch
has been far more than normal this
~ season, Shaun Alexander has usually been the Scabawk•;' MVC Most Valuable Cheerleader.
He's often the first one off the
sidelines to greet playen; after big
plays. He ha<> raced down the sidelines and mto the end wne to greet
teammates who just scored.
Coach Mike Holmgren marvels at how the league M VP of two
seasons ago has han<.lled being
demoted for the first time since he
got Seaule's starting running hack
job in 2001. He's now in a shared
lead role with Maurice Morris, his
backup for five seasons before this
,.) one. This new tandem arrangement, which will continue
Saturday in the NFC wild-card
playoff game
against the
Washington Redskins, began six
weeks ago.
That was when Alexander
relume<.l from a spraine<.l knee lO a
changed offense that is relying on
Pro Bowl quarterback Matt
Hassclbcck's passing in lieu of a
rururing game stalled mostly, by
Alexander's injuries and inenectiveness. Alexander has played
since September with a cast over
his broken left wrist, and will wear
a smaller vcr:>ron again on
Saturday.
··You've all seen it ... you can
go to other sports - typically in
this situation, thal player, an MVP
player. (causes) some sort of problem,'' Holmgren said. "There's
something that comes up that's nor
very healthy for your football
team. Sorneone's mad.
"None of that has taken place.
And !hal's a real credit lo the
young man. 1 think. Because he's
used to playing a lot. He's used to
being the man, and now his role
has changed.''
Holmgren said this is not the
same Alexander who infamously
said immediate!) after the 200+
regular-sea"on finn.Ie that his coach
"stabbed me in the bad:·
an
incident which both said ~as
overblown. Holmgren chose to
leave the ball in Hasselbeck 's
hands instead of giving it to
Alexander lhm1 the I in a bid to lie
for the NFL rushmg title. lr turned
out to be Seattle's tinal possession.
·'You know, we've been together a while now and I've seen him
grow up a lot in a 101
ways;:
Holmgren said. "So r mju~t telling
you how it rs now. r appredate
how he'~> handling this whole
thing."
Holmgren said that Alexander,
who turned 30 in August, has
come to him more than once lately
and said, " 'Hey, I'm OK. Don't
worry about me.'
or
"Bless his heart," Holmgren
said.
Or soothe it.
To hear Alexander tell it. he
isn't exactly embracing !his colead role. Tolerating it, maybe.
"For me, it's just a health
thtng." Alexander said. "When
l've been healthy, there hasn't
been a need for a 'co-' thing.
"So since T'm noL, then you do
whatever it takes for our team to
win. And T think that is Lhe besl
thing for om team to win.''
During his last it~ury-frcc sca~on, in 2005, he ran ror a teamrecord I ,880 yards and set a league
record wit!). 28 touchdowns. Then
he got a concussion the last tiwc
the
Seahawks played !he
Redskins, a Seallle win in the divisional playoffs 24 months ago. A
severel) bruise'\ left root in the '06
sc.:1son opener eventually became
broken, causmg him to miss six
gan1cs and finish with 896 yards
rushing, his lowest total smce he
took Rick-y Watters· job in 2001.
TbJs season's opener brought
the hrl'ken wrist. Then came a
sprained left knee that put him out
three games 111 November.
Holmgren said he underestimated how much playing with the
cast, which stmtcd out hulky in
September,
would
affe<.:t
Alexander's running. He has averaged 44 yards per game since his
last 100-yurd day. in Week 3
against Cincinnati. The 10-game
drought in 100-yard games is his
longest since he became a stmtcr.
Morris is corning orr a 91-yar<.l
game la~t weekend at Atlanta,
when Alexander left the field after
his first cany holding his ribs on
his tight side and then left tile
game lor good wilh Hasselbeck
after one half.
Morris hils the running holes
&.!-aped out by a shuffling, inconsistent olltmsive line raster than
Alexander. Be is a better pa<>s
receiver. And he is feeling like a
major contributor lor the lirstlime.
"Whenever I'm
mnning
around, playing on first and second
downs. 1 feel a big part of it."
Morlli, said.
He·s also a big part of what ha~
often been Seattle's most effective
ollense, a no-huddle system. To
jump-stmt a slumbcling offense
two weeks ago, Holmgren went
no-huddle before eight of Seattle's
first 10 plays against Baltimore.
Morris was the back of choice for
all of them.
Alexander <.li<.ln't enter until late
in the first qumter - then r.m 13
times for 73 yards, with his ll.mrlh
mshing touchdmvn of the season.
It was his biggest day since
September.
"He's running with a little more
confidence, l think," Holmgren
said. "And now I think. he feels like
he can be who he was."
have won the AFC Ea..,t five
straight years, with no fewer
than I 0 victories in any of those
seasons.
NFL PLAYOFFS
Sunday. Jan. 6: N.Y. Giants
at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX);
Tennessee at San Diego. 4:30
p.m. (CBS).
Divisional
Playoffs,
Saturday. Jan. 12: Seattle,
Tampa Bay or N.Y. Giants at
Green Bay, 4:30 p.m. (FOX):
Pittsburgh.
Jacksom ille,
Tennessee at New England. 8
p.m. (CBS).
Sunday, Jan. 13: San Diego,
Pittsburgh or Jacksonville at
indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS);
Tampa Bay. N.Y. Giants or
Washington at Dallas, .:1.:30
p.m. (FOX).
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 2D: NFC-TBD;
AFC-TBD.
Super Bowl, Sunday, Feb. 3:
Glendale, Ariz.
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people
skills
required. Health &
dental after 90
days. Salary based
on experience. Fax
resume and business references:
Attn: Ratliff (606)886-3382.
Just For You Day
Spa now hiring
master cosmetologist. Call 606-7880054.
EARN S500 A DAY
by selling Final
Expense Insurance
policies to the ever
senior
growing
market. Same day
advances,
great
agent
benefits,
proven lead system, liberal underwriting ,
exotic
incentive
trips.
LIFE
INS.
LICENSE
REQUIRED. Call
1-888-713-6020.
Homeworx has a
JOb opening for
inside sales person. Must be enerneat
in
getic,
appearance
and
willing to work.
Apply in person at
the Prestonsburg
location. No phone
calls
Independent
Sales Agent wanted. Call 1-606·
424·9593 or fax
resume to 2853272.
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 experience preferably in
health care experience and be certified as a PHR or
SPHR or whose
combination
of
education
and
experience will give
th.em
the
best
opportunity for success.
Interested candidates should send
their resume to;
Pikeville
Healthcare Center
David
R.
Baumgartner,
S
P
H
R
"mailto: dbau mga rtner@ hqmmail.com
"dbaumgartner@ h
qmmail.com
(859) 806-1517
Fax (859) 5235564
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.
Job Openings
Goodwill Industries
of KY will open a
Donated
Goods
Center
in
Prestonsburg
In
November.
Job
Openings
will
include a Center
Manager, Assistant
Cen1er 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 #
606-678-4185 or
e
m
a
i
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kcogdilf@gwik.org
Closing date when
positions are filled.
Goodwill Industries
of Kentucky EOE
1 00 Workers needed.
Assemble
crafts, wood items_
To
$480/wk.
Materials provided.
Free
information
Pkg 24 Hr. 801428-4649.
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.
Merchandise
BOOK FOB SALE
Korners of inspiration (A collaboration
of
Kim's
Korner) .
Priority
mail $13.30, shipping UPS $20.00,
allow 2-4 weeks tor
delivery. To order
send check or
money
order to
Kim Frausre 955
Abbott Mountain
Road Prestonsburg
Ky 41653, or email
klfrasu re@ bellsouth.net
BOOK OF POETBY FOB SALE.
(Sawbriars
and
weeds ) by John
Blackburn. To order
send check or
money order to 137·
Sunny Rd Martin
Ky 41619. $20.00
for book plus $4.00
CRITICAL & MEDICALISURGICAL CARE RN's
$3,000 Bonus
WELDING POSITION
AVAILABLE.
PAY RATE RANGES FROM
8PER HR TO 17 PER HR
DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE.
DRUG SCREEN REQUIRED
CALL
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8:00AM·5 :OOPM
Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, Ky., has excellent opportunl·
ties for Registered Nurses who have interest and experience In
MedicaVSurgical and Critical Care.
285-9358
www.threeriversmedicalcenter.com
E/0/E
Present openings available Include full-time positions to work flexible
hours in the MedicaiJSurgical and Critical Care Units.
We offer a generous benefits package and a competitive salary. A bonus
of $3,000 will be awarded after a satisfactory introductory period.
Interested RN's, please contact: Cathy Heston ·Chief Nursing Officer,
or Patton R. Hart - H.R. Director, P.O. Box 769, Highway 644, Louisa,
KY 41230 (606) 638·9451.
• Three Rivers
•:: Medical Center
***JOB ANNOUNCEMENT***
POSITION AVAILABLE
Work Certified Instructor
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.
Must pass drug test, and person hired will be subject to random drug testing.
Applications will be taken until
January 11th, 2008.
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-
Big Sandy Area Community Action Program is seeking a Work
Certified Instructor. Duties will include, but are not limited to: provld·
ing classroom instruction of Work Certified curricula to differing age
groups from an employer/employee training approach in o~der to
develop or increase employability skills with the goal of makmg the
employee "job ready;" assigning and grading class work, determining
levels of proficiency In coverage areas, and ensuring the ap~ll~atlon
of administration policies and rules governing students. Tra~mng to
obtain credentials as a Work Certified Instructor will be provrded for
the successful applicant.
Bachelor's degree In Education, Business, or related 1iel_d Is
required, as well as experience providing instruction in an_ ~ucatronal
setting. 1he successful candidate must possess the abthty ~o communicate and work effectively with a wide range of people.
The position will primarily be based in Pikeville with required travel
throughout the Eastern Kentucky area as needed.
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 11, 2008
An equal opportunity employer.
4273.
for shipping. Allow
2 weeks for delivery_ Call 285-5003
or
email
lenora _ blackburn@yahoo.com
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 Binger
$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:
Beautiful purple
prom dress. Size
26W.Origlnally
paid
$400
for
dress
asking
$100. Call 424-
3794.
hoo.com
3 Caret diamond
bracelet for safe_
$250. Call 7910107.
$500.
BOOK FOB 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.
AKC registered
Boxer
pups.
Asking $350. Tails
docked-dew
claws removed shots & wormer
up to date. Call
(606)
298-2529.
Both
male
&
female. •
Animals
One female full
stock . yorkie for
sale. Comes with
iron cage,water &
food dish, mat ,
clothes and hair·
bows. Asking $500.
paid over $700 will
not get over 5
pounds. Call 2266257.
Christmas English
Bulldog, AKC registered, 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:
spencer·
micheal_ 197 0@ ya
Scarlet
McCall
Call 8860622. 1W!t 12/14
Misc.
4 Wheels for 1995
3000 GT. Rims and
tires $500. Also
1996 Honda XR80
used very little
$500. Call 8868775.
COOKWARE·' We
stopped
doing
dinner parties!!
Beautiful new 17pic.sets
left!
Heavy surgical
stainless steel!
Waterless!
Lifetime
Warantyl
Were
$2000, now $295,
$149 knife set
free with 1st five
o r d e r s !
vaposeal.com.1-
800-434-4628.
Tanning Bed for
sale. Call 886-8843
or 791-2727.
REAL ESTATE
Homes For Sale
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
FOB
SALE Located on
Front Street at
Wayland.
Third
above
house
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
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
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
is seeking candidaJes for
Full/ Part time
Radiology Technologist
for
Hope Family Medical Clinic,
Salyersville, KY
Quali fication ~
include cunt:nt Hcensun: in KY a~~
l{ndiology Tec hnologis t and IlLS. Ultrasound
experience prcfcrrcd.
Send resume Lo:
Homan R~sources
Attn: Kelly Akers. MBA
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
1709 KY Route 321, Suite 3
l'r~slon~burg, KY 4165.~
Fax: (606) 886-1154!1
Emili!: k.ak~rs @ bsbc.or~
A rn•tJ ltuJuion lJ(pfu\SJ;Itl( cJt'"n·~·l kiqllltlll¥
lt~a}th HUt'
CMPLOY!\H.NT OPPORTl if'ITY
Big Sandy Health Care, I!tC.
i~
c;cci:mg cand1datc~> for a
LICENSED CLINICAL
SOCIAL WORKER
Uulies iodude: P.:rtorms p;ycbo;ocml fl;S<.-ssmcnts
and provides individual and fumily therapy in a
primary care $etting. MU$1 have diagnostic &kilt and
work.ing knowk<lgt ofDSM-lV-TR.
Qua}!Osatlons Include: MaMer· s degree or doctora I
degree in Social Work. Current llccru.un: us a Liccns.:tl
Clinical Social Worker required.
..t cmnpellliYe !falary tutd r!Xullrnl benrfit ptuluzgt au ompany
tl•i$posiilon.
.;.\1ail or Fa.lt Re~ume to:
Attn: Kelly :\kcrs, \18A
B1g Sandy Health Cnt'C, Inc,
1709 KY RT. .l~ I. Suite 3 • Pte•k1n,burg, 1\.'Y 4 1 6.~3
Fux: (6(\6) 886-85-18 • F mail: 1- ..J.(':f,@lnhc ors
"A Proud Truditi<>n orPr,,.idong Quulill Health ClUe"
8 1M: '»July Hl·:tltb {)a-cis em &jLUI Oppurttm11y Empkl}U
liqual OPP<>rtun~y J.:mploy<r
POSITION AVAILABLE
The Big Sandy ADD is in need of a Registered Nurse for the UMWA Health
and Retirement Funds Community Health Program. Duties include but are not
limited to: Coordinates the delivery of health services that will affect beneficiaties' health, well-being and quality of life. Implements and manages innovative
medical programs that support the medical management principles of the
Funds. Identifies, establishes and maintains relationships with providers and
community agencies to promote beneficiary welfare and health education.
Promotes beneficiary access and participation in health promotion, disease prevention and health education programs. Works collaboratively with the
Community Health Nurse Manager and Community Social Worker and the Infield Beneficiary Service Representative. Special emphasis is on a background
of Caregiver Education or Services. This position requires ex1ensive travel.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Registered Nurse with four to six years related experience and/or training;
R.N _, with technical or operational experience in a health field such as DME,
urgent care, ambulance, ENF, home health, pharmacy benefits, or delivery of
carer; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Requires computer skills at an intermediate level. For example, generating
word processing letters/reports, basic spreadsheet usage, mounting tapes
and/or operating printers and other peripheral devices.
Please send letter of intent and resume to:
Terry Trimble
Big Sandy ADD
110 Resource Drive
Prestonsburg , KY 41653
Big Sandy ADD is an EOE.
r;t
�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(8:00a.m.5475
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
view
located in new subdivisions. $210,00
asking price Seller
willing to help with
closing costs\ .C all
606-285-0054 606791-0719, evenings
606-377-6042
Sale or Lease
Restaurant
for
sale A++ location.
In McDowell across
from the hospital.
Land, building, &
contents
sold
together"as is "
$150,000. Viewing
by
appointment.
serious inquires call
Doug @ (606) 7760201.
Prestonsburg
business for lease.
Great location on
the main road, close
to downtown and
the
courthouse.
lease as is or
change, many possibilities,ie restaurant, sports bar,
complexoffice
ample parking. May
consider
selling.
Call791-3663.
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. 285-9112.
No pets. Please'call
606-478-8100.
2br duplex for rent.
Central heat and air.
In excellent condition . 3 miles north of
Commercial prop- prestonsburg. Call
erty 12 acres next 886-9007 or 889to
Walmart
& 9747.
McDonald's
1n
Prestonsburg. 886- 1 , 2, and 3 bed3023 after 5pm.
room apartments
for rent. Call 886FOR SALE
8366.
Property for sale
b e t w e e n 3br apt for rent. 2
Prestonsburg and baths, parking for
Painstville.
Also, trucks. Will rent to
double wide for contractors.
Mt
rent. $500 plus Parkway 6 miles
deposit. Call 606- from Prestonsburg.
789-6721 or 792- Call 886-8366
792-6721. No pets.
Townhouse 2 BR 1
FARM FOR SALE
Bath w/d hookup 2
Floyd county 75 car garage $575 per
acres more or less, month plus utilities
rt. 1100 off US 23 plus deposit. Call
East Point Upper 606-477-2783
Little Paint. Lum
Derossett Branch.
Call 606-325-4430 1Br
furnished
or 606-325-2809. apartment located
Level- Sloping and 3
miles
from
timber. HUNTERS Prestonsburg. C~ll
PARADISE!! Could 358-9483 atter 6:00
be made into a sub- pm or 794-9484.
division.
Apt. For rent: 1
and 2 BR apartments on Rt. 321
near Porter school.
Central heat and air,
2br 1 bath house washer and dryer
for rent at Martin. hookup. $375 per
Lg yard $350.. mth. month plus refer$350 deposit. Call ences and deposit.
789-3724 or 791 Seniors welcomed!
9331.
Call 789-5973.
RENTALS
utilities and deposit.
Call 358-4541 if no
answer leave message. Or. call 2261925 or 285-9639.
1\Iohilt: Homes
16x60
mobile
home for rent.
Nice lot with storage building. 1
mile from walmart.
$500. mth plus
utilities. Call 8860226 after 5:00pm
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Rent to own1 999
3 br 16x80 Mobile
home. Married couples preferred. 6
miles
from
Prestonsburg. Call
886-2842.
\!time~
Nice 2 br mobile
home for rent. Call
874- 0875 or 2263207.12/281wk
BEFORE JANUARY 31, 2008,
3 BR 2 bath MH
for rent with large
deck.. Located at
315
Adams
Cemetery
Road.
Call 791-86 17 or
791-4471 . $450 per
month.
and Receive
Mobile Home for
rent: NO HUD. 1/2
mile
north
of
Prestonsbu r g
Spradlin
Branch.
Call 889·0363.
2 Br Mobile home
for rent or sale.
Couples
preferred .NO PETS.
Call 874-2000.
Houses & town
houses for rent.
. Also one bedroom.
NO PETS . Located
Mobile home for
Town house apt for in
Prestonsburg. rent. 14x60 2 br all
rent. 2 br 1 bath. Call 886-8991.
appliances
total
Stove and refrigerelectric, private lot
ator. City limits at 23
&
garage
on
& 80. $525 mth plus
Creek,
Arkansas
utilities with $300
Martin. $425 month
deposit. 1yr lease.
plus
utilities.
NO PETS. Call237- House For Rent - 3 Serious
inquires
4758
BR, at Allen, Ky. only please. NO
$800.00 per month HUD. CALL 886Apartment for rent + security deposit 6665.
on US 23 at lvel. Call 794-0249
2bd, 1 bath $350
mth $350 security 2 Br flouse for rent
Lost & Found
deposit. 1 yr lease. on Cracker bottom
NO PETS. Call 478- at Martin. Call 886Set ot keys found
8100.
9246.tfn
close
to Social
Security office. Two
Large Unicourt Apt Located in town. 2 sets of vehicle keys
for rent located at br house for rent, on the key chain
Stanville on US 23. one floor. Hardwood GMC, and Dodge.
2br, 2 bath walk in floors and aU ameni- Call606-886-8474.
closet. 1yr Lease. ties. $750 mth plus
APARTMENT
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
1 year in county-$59.00
1 year out of county-$76.00
1 year out of state-$81.00
Houses
Call Leighann, today at
606-886-8506
THORNSBERRY'S
BuUdlnu & Remodeling
Additions
Kitchen & Bath Renovations
Interior & Exterior Painting
Ceramic Tile • Garages
Decks • Metal Roofs
LEO THORNSBERRY
STEVEN L. BESHEAR
(606) 447-2216
GOVERNOR
GUY THORNSBERRY
EXECUTIVE ORDER
TRIPLES
CONSTRUCTION
&
Residential & Commercial
Secretary of State
15 Years Experience
2007-064
December 28, 2007
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Frankfort
Kentucky
New Construction
Hardwood Flooring
Decks/Porches/Garages
Cabinel Installation
Concrete Work
Remodeling
Metal Roofs • VInyl Siding
=""'_,..
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606-265-3336 or 606-793-0006
WRIT OF ELECTION
ROSS ..S
CUSTO"'
CABINETS
Ky. R L 7, 485 Racco on Rd.
Hueysville. K Y 41640
FREE ESTIMATES
(606) 358-4006
ROSS GOBLE
Ninety Fifth District - Bouse of Representatives
WHEREAS, the Honorable James Brandon Spencer resigned from the General
"
Assembly, by letter dat~d December 18, 2007, and, as a result, a vacancy now exists in
the House of Representatives, Ninety Fifth District; and
WHEREAS, .KRS 118.730 requires the Governor to issue a writ of election to fill
a vacancy occurring in the House of Representatives when the General Assembly is not
in session:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Steven
seamless Guneriou.
' " ...._.~,~- and Metal Roonnu
Located at Weeksbury, Ky.
L:Beshear, Governor of the Commonwealth of
14 Years Experience
Free estimates. call anvtime
226-2051
Kentucky, pursuant to the authority vested' in me by KRS 118.730, do hereby issue a writ
of election to fill the vacancy in the Ninety Fifth District, to be held on Tuesday,
February 5, 2008, and hereby direct that this writ be forwarded to the Sheriff of Floyd
•
County as required by KRS 118.730 and 118.740.
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Electrical 'Contracting
Residential & Comm•rclal
Electrical Services
Home Improvements and Repairs
rree
Estlm~tes
• Reliab le
Ph: (606) 886·2785
Pager: (606) 482-0229
John K. LewIa, 1.1a81er Electrlelan
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
24 hr. Class (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surtace & underground)
Atao -·--·· ·--· -·-----
285-0999
Train at your conveni•nc•.
TEVEN L.BESHEAR, Governor
Commonwealth of Kentucky
SHEPHERD•S
PLUMBING
Rssld6ntfaf & Commercf•l
• Gas Lines
• Roto-Rooter
• Install Septic Tanks
~':''lfJ]~ilinrs_
886-0363
Bollor hconao.
'W'IL&
~N
Ar__..
YOUR tt:O~NIIINtt:•606•358-9863
FAX.a 358-.2880
�SUNDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
6, 2008 • 86
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Stumbo, Brown selected for special election
by JACK lATTA
STAFF WRITER
ob fair
to be held
Thursday
Greg Stumbo
PRESTONSBURG The Prestonsburg Office of
Employment and Training
will be hosting a job fair for
Save-A-Lot on Thursday,
Jan. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2
GA
PRESTONSBURG
The
Republican and Democratic nominating conventions met earlier this week
to select their candidates for the 95th
District House seat, which was v~cat
ed Dec. J 8 by James Brandon
Spencer.
In a move that was no surprise to
Democrats, Greg Stumbo, a 24-year
WR AN GLING
ON
veteran of the legislature and former
stare attorney general, won in lopsided victory over former seat holder
Charles "Chuck" Meade by a vote of
19,474 to 11 107 .
Stumbo said he was "overwhelmed" by the 5Upport shown.
"My friends and my large family
had encouraged me to once again
seek this office," Stumbo said.
"Today they showed me that they
really meant it."
R 0 UTE
The Republican nomination commitee met on Monday and selected
Prestonsburg attorney Larry D.
Brown to be the GOP candidate in
the special election.
With a win, Brown, 51, of Little
Paint, would assume his first elected
office since he last sat on the
Prestonsburg City Council.
"My decision to run isn't out of
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The store will be movi(il to a new location at
Prestonsburg Village, with
opening tentatively scheduled for sometime next
month.
Applications are being
accepted for stock clerks,
cashiers and departmental
support clerks.
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
Big Sandy Community and
Technical College will be
one of many Kentucky colleges feeling the economic
pinch after Gov. Steve
Beshear announced budget
cuts last Friday.
"There wont be enough
income during the next biennium to cover expenses in
the current budget, much
less, any additional moneys
requested by a multitude of
organizations both inside
and outside of state government," Beshear said
Bcs.Pear hr.u pre>iously
said that Kcntuc!<y's financial situation is far more tenuous than anticipated.
"In round figures, the
commonwealth's
budget
shortfall for fiscal year '08
that 1am addressing today is
$265 million," said the governor. "This does not include
the $166 million in additional spending needs previously
cited by various state agencies that I will address in my
budget recommendations at
the end of the month."
Beshear had met with
university officials earlier
last week to discuss possible
cuts.
The Kentucky Com-
The Associated Press
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For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
Big Sandy CTQ
facing $281K
in budget cuts
by JACK LATTA
Snowfall
eases water
orrie$ in
Eastern Ky.
(See WATER, page ten)
Larry Brown
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p.m.
PIKEVILLE- The
snow that fell last week in
Eastern Kentucky has
helped ease a water shortage that was aggravated
by summer heat and lack
of rain.
In Jenkins, about 20
miles southeast of
Pikeville, officials lifted
water restrictions
dnesday.
Mayor Charlie Dixon
says this is the first winter
(See ELECTION, page ten)
photos by Jack Latta
Animal Control was called out
Monday morning to round up
horses who had broken loose
from their corral and roamed out
onto Route 80 near the Route 680
intersection. Despite a lack of
cooperation from some of the
horses, the animals were eventually recaptured without incident.
munity
and
Technical
College system will implement a $6,861,000 budget
reduction plan after Beshear
requested 3 percent be cut to
help deal with the state's revenue shortfall.
In December, KCTCS
colleges unveiled a "Plan for
a Competitive Commonwealth" which laid out a
framework for colleges to
expand workforce education, increase the number of
transfers, and improve remediation. The plan called for a
incremental increase in
funding of $32 million annually through 2020.
'These cuts will make it
difficult for us to accomplish
the goals laid out in the
KCTCS
Plan
for
a
Competitive
Commonwealth,"
said
KCTCS
President
Michael
B.
McCall. "Hopefully, the
state's revenue picture will
begin to look much brighter
in the coming months and
we will be able to move forward on meeting the mandates that were laid out f()r
us in House Billl by providing the programs and services that are essential for
Kentucky's workforce to
become competitive."
Dr. George D. Edwards,
(See CUTS, page ten)
Lawmakers deal
with hot-button
issues, budget
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FRANKFORT - Lawmakers who convened in
Frankfort on Tuesday have already been saddled with a
number of hot-button issues that could add spice to
upcoming legislative elections.
House Speaker Jody Richards said one of the most
hotly debated issues - which would bar public universities from providing health care benefits to unmarried,
live-in partners of employees - appears to be headed
back to the House Health and Welfare Committee where
it died last year.
Lawmakers will also deal with measures that would
f urther restrict abortions, a perennial issue in the
Kentucky General Assembly. One legislator wants to
require doctors to perform ultrasounds on women seeking abortiops and to show the women the images before
terminating their pregnancies.
(See lEGISLATURE, page ten)
photo by Jack Lalla
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
9, 2008
THE FLOYD CoUNTY TIMES
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Brigadier General
Jake Bates Jr.
Brigadier General Jake
Bates, Jr., age 65, of Printer,
PIU sed away Sunday, January
6, 2008, at the Highlands
Regional Medical Center, in
Prestonsburg.
,
He was born December 10,
'1 ! 1942 in Printer, the son of the
i late Jake Bates and Mexie Cox
lt
,. Bates. He was owner and
:: operator of Bates Septic
: Systems. He was a member of
• :..th~ Drift Pentecostal Church; a
, ··-t
:.r.~~mber
of the Rebecca
:gs.ddge, No. 134, Inez; ~e Odd
: ~~lows Lodge at Paintsville;
: ~a member of the DAV No.
!!l"l8 Auxiliary.
, !:iurvivors include two sons:
~~lliam Bates of Howe,
•:Inoiana, and Tony Caudill of
Auxier; a daughter, Kimberly
Cross of Lagrange, Indiana;
three sisters: Dorothy Coon of
Scott, New York, Lois Foux of
Berkshire, New York, and
Peggy Burke of Wetumpka,
Alabama; six grandchildren:
Courtniey Cross, Cara Cross,
Bryce Bates, Clayton Caydill,
Kolin Jones, and Kenny Jones;
and a great-grandchild, Kendal
•Jones.
Funeral
services
for
Brigadier General Jake Bates
Jr.,
will
be
conducted
Thursday, January 10, at 10:00
a.m., at the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel, in Martin, with
Clergyman Ted Shannon officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Bates Family Cemetery, in
,,
printer, under the professional
care of the Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation is after 4:00 p.m.,
Tuesday, at the funeral home,
with
Odd Fellows and
Rebecca Lodge services conducted Wednesday, at 7:00
p.m., at the funeral home.
(Paid obituary)
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Estaline Hall
Estalene Hall, 78, of
Ashtabula, Ohio, formerly of
Floyd County, died Tuesday,
December 30, 2007, at her residence.
Born March 7, 1929, in
Ligon, she was the daughter of
the late Edward and Lillian
Kees Stewart. She attended the
Pentecostal Church of God.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Dempsey
Hall, whom she married on
March 2, 1946.)
Survivors include five children: Jerry (Jimmie) Hall,
Bobby Hall, Eddie Hall and
Freddie Hall, all of Ashtabula,
Ohio; and Margaret (Mark)
Carpenter of Tampa, Florida;
11 grandchildren, and 20
great-grandchildren; six sisters: Helen (Bud) Smith,
Dorothy Hall, Delores (Roy)
Hall, Phyllis Cain, Ruth (Dan)
Mullins,
and
Charlotte
Schoenike; three brothers:
Edward Stewart Jr., Robert
(Ecie) Stewart, - and Roger
Stewart.
In addition to her parents
and husband , she was preceded in death by a son, Jack Hall;
two grandsons: Michael Reed
and Jason Hall; a sister,
Big Sandy Women's
Business Symposium
t for Feb . .!9
MOREHEAD - With the
strides females have made in
the business world in recent
years, it i.s important for
women to keep up with the latest trends and growth areas.
With
that
in
mind,
~rehead State University's
Small Business Development
C6nter in Paintsville will present its annual women's business conference on Feb. 19 in
Prestonsburg.
The 9th Annual Big Sandy
Women's
Business
Symposium will highlight
"Women---The
New
•Majority." The event will be
~held at the Wilkinson-Stumbo
'convention Center at Jenny
:wiley State Resort Park.
: The symposium will focus
!on the data that reveals that
!women are no longer consid:ered a minority group in busi•ness, and that female-owned
companies haye shown the
largest percentage of growth in
~ small business arena.
• Special guest speakers will
; nclude Dr. Baretta Casey and
:ra.fkee Schwartz.
' • Dr. Casey, professor of
;faimly medicine and vice chair
of
the
University
of
Kentucky's Department of
Family
and
Community
Medicine, also is the director
of UK's Center for Excellence
in Rural Health.
Schwartz is the owner of
How2Think.com and a certified instructor for Dr. Edward
de Bono's "Six Thinking
Hats."
The
symposium
will
include exhibitor displays, networking opportunities and
more, and is scheduled to be
held from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The fee is $25. 'Particip~nts are
invited to register online at
http://kysbdc.ecenterdirect.co
m/ConfSignup.asp?id=5161,
or by calling the SBDC at
(606) 788-6022 or (606) 4325848.
MSU's Small Business
Development Center is located
within
the
University's
College of Business, · and
brings together a full range of
services to small businesses. It
is funded in part through a
cooperative agreement with
the U.S. Small Business
Administration.
Beatrice Pennington; and two
brothers: William Stewart and
Charles Stewart.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, January 3, at 11
a.m., at Ducro Funeral Home
and Crematory, in Ashtabula,
Ohio, with Rev. Kenneth
Roberts officiating.
Burial
was
in
the
Ridgeview
Cemetery,
in
Ashtabula, under the direction
of Ducro Funeral Home:
Visitation was at the funeral home.
(Paid obiiUary)
DDD-
Mathew "Dutpp"
Kennis Kidd
Perry. She was the executive
secretary
at
Highlands
Regional Medical Center, and
a member of the Auxier
Methodist Church.
She was preceded i.a death
by her husband, William Billy
Leedy.
Survivors include three
daughters: Jennifer Osborne,
Sandy Courtf~r, · and Debbie
Wallen, all of Auxier; a stepson and stepdaughter: William
Leedy
Jr.,
of
Boston,
Massachusetts; and Cathy
Leedy of Catlettsburg; a brother and a sister: James Perry of
Lexington; and Berty Lee of
Louisville; six grandchildren,
and five great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband
and parents, she was preceded
in death by a sister, Janie
Perry.
Funeral services were held
Monday, January 7, at 2 p.m.,
at the Auxier Methodist
Church, with Garfield Potter
officiating.
Burial was in the Auxier
Relocation Cemetery, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com
Mathew "Dump" Kennis
Kidd, age 81, of Harold, husband of Jean Kidd, passed
away Monday, January 7,
2008, at his residence.
He was born January 6,
1927, in Floyd County, the son
of the late Melvin Kidd and
Belle Collins Kidd. He was a
laborer, and a member of
Sammy Clark Freewill Baptist
Church, and the AFLCIO
Labor Union.
Survivors include four sons:
Luke Leon Kidd of Dana,
David Bertee Kidd of Betsy
Layne, and Joey Lee Kidd and
(Paid obituary)
Brian Keith Kidd, both of
Harold; three daughters: Imo
ODD
Jo Case of Betsy Layne,
Beatrice Burton
Barbara Lynn Kidd of Dana,
and Debra Kathleen Rose of
Mitchell
Garrett; a brother, John Kidd _ Beatrice Burton Mitchell,
of Harold; a sister, Nelva age 73 of Beaver, wife of the
Lawson of Harold; 18 grand- late Lester Fred Mitchell,
children; and 19 great grand- passed away Friday, January 4,
children.
2008, in the University of
He was preceded in death by Kentucky Medical Center,
his wife, Jean and his parents, Lexington.
Melvin Kidd and Belle Collins
She was born August 28,
Kidd; two brothers: Edd Kidd 1934, in Ligon (Beaver) , the
and Dan Kidd; and a sister, daughter of the late Farris
Laura Sommers.
Burton and Nellie Henson
Funeral services for Mathew Burton. She was a member of
"Dump" Kennis Kidd will be the Pine Grpve Baptist
conducted Thursday, January Church, Mud Creek Senior
W, t 11;00 a.m., at the Citizens, and a homemaker.
<;,tw;:k:;F.t~ew-~11 Baptis - S'itrvivors include two sons:
Church, in Dana, wit
Neil J. (Linda) Mitchell of Hi
"·
Clergyman Mike Howard offi. Hat; and I<enny
Jo (Rhonda)
ciating.
Mitchell of McDowell; a
Burial will follow in the daughter, Mittzie Lynn (Don)
Kidd Cemetery, in Dana, with Hughes of East Point; two sisHall Funeral Home, in Martin, ters: Rosena Tackett of
caring for those.arrangements. Galveston;
and
Loretta
Visitation is at the church.
Henson of Ohio; four grand(Paid obituary)
children: Jessica Mitchell,
Samantha Stumbo, Kendra
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Mitchell,
and
Bethany
Bonnie Perry Leedy Hughes; three great-grandchilBonnie Perry Leedy, age 72, dren: Austin Bailey Hall,
of Auxier, died Friday, January McKenna Stumbo, and John
4,'2008, at her residence.
Thomas Hall.
Born June 11, 1935, in
She was preceded in death
Floyd County, she was the by her husband and parents;
daughter of the late James two brothers: Freeman and
Herman and Annis Mae Goble Freelan Burton; and two sis-
sa
•
ters: Alfreda Henson and
Roger Newton
Beattris Steffey.
Samons
Funeral
services
for
Roger Newton Samons,
Beatrice Burton Mitchell were
82, of Martin, died Friday,
conducted Monday, January 7,
January 4, 2008, at Highlands
at I :00 p.m., at Hall Funeral
Regional Medical Center.
Home Chapel, in Martin, with
Born July 26, 1925, j.n
Rodney Mosley and Tommy Martin, he was the son of tbe
Reed officiating.
late Newton and Sue Samor(s.
Burial was in the Burton He was a farmer.
Cemetery, in Ligon , under the
Survivors include three si.sprofessional care of the Hall ters: Fay Samons of Martin;
Funeral Home.
Mildred Taylor of Colorado
Visitation was at the funeral Springs, Colorado; and Lois
home.
Hughes of Taylorsville; and
Pallbearers: Neil Mitchell, several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he
Kenny Mitchell, Don Hughes, ·
Sam May, Kim May, Scotty was preceded in death by thr~
Donald
Lester
Osborne, Pogo Moore, Donnie brothers:
Samons,
Brian
Oakley
Tackett, and Jeremy Stumbo.
Samons, and Leeland Samons.
(Paid obituary)
Funeral services were held
:JDD
Monday, January 4, at 1 p.m. ,
Betty Jean Rowland at Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Belly Jean Rowland, age Home, in Martin, with Church
78, of Prestonsburg, formerly of Christ ministers officiating.
Burial was in Newt(!}n
of Westwood, passed away on
Samons Family Cemetery, in
Thursday, December21, 2007.
Martin, under the direction .of
Born April 23, 1929, in
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Boyd County, she was the
Visitation was at the funercl
daughter of the late Rual home.
Hobert and Hattie Rae Knipp
www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com
Rowland.
(Paid obituaj l
She was employed as a
teacher for several yearsjn the
Fairview Independent School
District, as a teacher at
Westwood's Fairview High
School, in Ashland. In 1968,
she was named director of the
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The family of Helen S. Kendrick 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 Clergyman Louis
Ferrari for his comforting words; the Wheelwright Freewill Baptist
Church for all the love and support that was shown to our family; the
Floyd County Sheriff's Department for their assistance in traffic control; and the Hall Funeral Home for their professional and caring service. All your thoughtfulness and kindness will never be forgotten.
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comforting words; the Sheriff's Department for their assist~nc~ in
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and professional service. All the many acts of kindness during thts
time will always be a comfort to our family.
THE FAMILY OF THERON WILLIAMSON
The family of Elinor Florence Martin would 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. Tnanks to all those who sent food, flowers,
and prayers. We are especially grateful to Clergyman Arnold
Turner for his comforting words; and _the Hall Funeral Home
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THE FAMILY OF ELINOR FLORENCE MARTIN
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The family of Ruby Mae Tackett wishes to gratefully acknowledge the thoughtfulness and kindness of friends, relatives, and
neighbors. in the Joss of our loved one. Thanks to all those who sent
food, flowers, prayers, or spoke words of comfort to our family ..A
special thanks to Elder Bill Tackett and the 01~ Regular Baptist
ministers for their comforting words; the Shenff s Department for
their assistance in traffic control; and the Hall Funeral Home for
their professional and compassionate service. We will ah~ays
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The family of Sabrina Lyn Blakeman wishes to thank all of,
those friends, relatives, and neighbors, for all the love and
support upon the passing of our loved one. Thanks to all who
sent flowers, food, prayers, or words of comfort expressed.
We are especially grateful to Rev. Cannon Johnnie Ross for
his comforting words; and Hall Funeral Home for their kind
and trUsted services. Words cannot begin to express the deep
gratitude we will always feel for each of you.
THE FAMILY OF SABRINA LYN BLAKEMAN
THE FAMILY OF RUBY MAE TACKETT
The family of Mrs. Alka Fitch)
extends appreciation to every-·;
one who offered both love and '
sympathy during the recent loss r
of their loved one. The kindness 1
and generosity shown to them
through prayer, food, flowers;
and fellowship. wa a great~..
blessing, and continues to :
provide genuine comfort to.~
them in this most difficult time.:
They would also like to express;
their deepest gratitude to the,
congregation of the First ·
Pentecostal Church of Dwale,''
and Pastor William Jarrell, for
the uplifting messages in both song and sermon, which were
true te taments of faith in the Lord. In addition, they are
very grateful for the heartfelt tories in honor of this devout~
wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Finally, ,
the family wishes to thank the staff members of Highlands
Regional M edical Center, Hall Brothers Funeral Home, and '
the Floyd County Sheriff's Department, for their utmost'
professional courtesy and respect.
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Delano and Juanita Ousley of Printer, KY
David and Sarah Fitch of Bucks Branch, KY
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�WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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
The Floyd County Times office,
located at 263 S. Central
Avenue, Prestonsburg; or mail
~o: The Floyd County Times,
P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg,
KY 41653; or fax to 606-8863603;
or
email
to:
features@jloydcountytimes. co
m. Information will not be
aken over the telephone. All
items will be placed on a firstcome, first-serve basis as
space permits.
·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
,.m., at the Floyd County
' Library.
Floyd County will meet on the
fourth Thursday 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 wi 11 meet weekly at the
old Allen Baptist Church, on
US 23 N ., between Allen and
Banner, on Tuesdays, at l: 15
p.m.
Living Free is a faith-based
12-step support group open to
all who are searching for
recovery. There is no fee to
attend. For more info., contact
Shirley Combs at 874-3388 or
434-8400.
'Earn While You Learn'
The Big Sandy Area C.A.P.
office is taking applications for
its "Senior Training Program."
You must be 55 or older to
apply. In Floyd, call 886-2929;
Johnson,
call
789-6515;
Magoffin, call 349-2217; Pike,
call 432-2775;
and
in
Lawrence, call 638-4067.
Senior employment program
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Floyd County Extension
Council and District
Board meeting
The
Floyd
County
Extension Council and District
Board will meet at 5:30 p.m.,
on Tuesday, January 15, at the
Extension Office, 921 South
Lake Drive, Prestonsburg.
All meetings of the
University
of
Kentucky
Cooperative Extension Service
&re open to the public, and are
normally cancelled if Floyd
County Schools are cancelled
due to inclement weather.
Please call the Extension
~Office at (606) 886-2668 to
check on meeting status.
Educational programs of
the Kentucky Cooperative
Extension Service serve all
people, regardless of race,
color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin.
Hope in the Mountains
Hope in the M_q~ntains 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
.tlffer i'nformation 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 con.,
·lfributing members of society.
Call 874-2008 or 788- 1006
aor more information.
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January
~.January
10: Kiwanis;
;';Meeting Place B, 12 to 1:30
:P.m.
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January
12:
Smoking
~:Cessation ; Meeting Place A &
:S, 8 a.m. to
12 p.m.
, January
15:
KODA;
.~trium, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• January 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, con•~act Highlands Educational
ervices Department at 886424.
Say hello to troops!
Those attending the Melvin
Goins Homecoming Concert,
1 to be held at the Mountain Arts
1
Center on Sat., January 12, at 7
' p.m., will have the opportunity
to say "Hello" to their loved
ones who are away at war. Live
video recordings will be shot
'and DVD's will be sent to
troops away from home. So
join Melvin, Joe Isaacs,
Tommy
Webb,
Charlie
Sizemore, Bo Isaacs, Tom T.
lillall, and more at the MAC on
Jan. 12. Contact MAC box
office for ticket information.
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
~eets 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, ex.t. 1297.
UNITE
The UNITE coalition of
-.
Are you a senior citizen on
a fixed income struggling with
soaring medical bills and living expenses? Could you use
some extra spending money
but don't know how to get
back into the workforce?
If you are at least age 55,
the Senior Community Service
Employment
Program
(SCSEP) may be able to help.
Earn extra money, learn new
skills, and help your community at the same time! To find
out more, call: 886-2929
External Diploma Program
Kentucky residents age 25
and older can earn a high
school diploma by demonstrating skills learned on the job or
in raising a family. Flexible
scheduling is provided and
confidentiality maintained.
Classes are held at the Carl D.
Perkins Rehabilitation Center,
in Thelma, Mon. thru Fri., with
evening classes on Thursday.
EDP classes are also held at the
Mullins Learning Center, in
Pikeville, on Tuesdays, from
4:30-8:30 p.m. Contact Andy
Jones at 606-788-7080, or 800443-2187, ext. 186, or Linda
Bell, at ext. 160 to make 'an
appointment.
GED classes are also available.
Floyd County Extension
Homemaker Club Meetings
Allen: l st Monday, 11 a.m. ,
at Christ United Methodist
Church Fellowship Hall.
Dixie: 3rd Thursday, 12:30
p.m., Dixie Community Room.
David: 1st Monday, 1 p.m.,
at St. Vincent's Mission.
Martin:
1st Tuesday, 6
p.m., Martin 'Church of Christ.
Maytown: 3rd Thursday, 6
p.m., Maytown Learning
Center.
·
Cliff: 3rd Tuesday, 12 p.m. ,
Community Center.
Prestonsburg: 2nd Tuesday,
10:30 a.m., Extension Office.
South Prestonsburg: 3rd
Tuesday, 7 p.m., Home of
members (call 886-2668 for
info.)
Left Beaver: 2nd Tuesday,
10:30 a.m., Osborne Elem.
School Library.
Special interest groups:
Nimble Thimble Quilt
Guild: 1st/3rd Wednesdays, 10
a.m. to 2 p.m., Extension
Office.
Newbees Quilt Group: 4th
Thursday, 6 p.m., Extension
Office. (The Newbees do not
meet during the months of
January and February.)
Looking for a Support
Group?
•Floyd County Alzheimer's
Support Group meets regularly
at
Riverview
Manor
Healthcare Center. Call the
center for meeting times.
•Domestic
Violence
Support Group - The Big
Sandy Family Abuse Center
holds
meetings
each
Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. The meetings are free of
charge. Call Jessica Slone at
886-6025 for more informa-
tion.
•Overeater's Anonymous Meetings
held
each
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., at the
old Allen Baptist Church,
located in Allen, just past red
light. Call 889-9620 for more
info.
•US TOO! Prostate Cancer
Survivors Support Group- For
all men with prostate cancer
and their families.
Group
meets the 3rd Thursday of each
month, at 6 p.m., at the
Ramada Inn, Paintsville.
•Community Weight Loss
Support Group
Meets
Thursday's at 6:30 p.m., at the
Martin Community Center. For
more info., call 377-6658.
Those who have had gastric
bypass surgery most especially
welcome to attend. Meetings
being offered as support to
anyone needing extra support
in dealing with weight loss.
•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
Monday of each month, at the
Department for Community
Based Services office, 1009
North
Lake
Drive,
Prestonsburg, from 6-8 p.m.
(See CALENDAR, page five)
'Friendly, courteous service....
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9, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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only deeds will suffice. "
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I'M ABOUT
Your voice needed
more than ever
For the second time in four years, the General
Assembly has opened up shop with a vacancy sign
in the 95th District.
Steps are underway to remedy that, but the soonest an election can be held to fill the void is Feb. 5,
meaning the soonest that the bulk of Floyd County
~ill have a voice in the House of Representatives
will be the 21st day of the 60-day session.
Based on the issues confronting the state, this is
a terrible time for the 95th District to not have a
voice. The current l~gislature will be considering
~ expansion of gambling and the current budget
shortfall, among hundreds of other issues.
To make sure Floyd County's desires are considered, it will fall upon residents of the 95th District
to.communicate their desires to Frankfort.
Fortunately, there are a variety of ways to do
exactly that.
One of the best resources is the General
Assembly's website, at www.lrc.ky.gov. Among the
service~ available at that site are the meetings calendar, help on discovering who represents each
area of Kentucky in Frankfort, pending legislation,
current laws, and a guide to how the legislature
operates.
The legislature also maintains a message line,
allowing citizens to voice their opinions to lawmakers. The Legislative Message Line is available
at (800) 372-7181. A Spanish-language line is
available at (866) 840-6574. The legislature also
operates a TTY Message Line for citizens with
hearing or speech impairments at (800) 896-0305.
However, with no representative in the House, it
might be difficult to determine to whom to voice
your opinion. With that in mind, in the column at
right, we have printed a listing of officers in the
House, along with committees and their chairs.
Many issues with a direct and lasting impact on
Floyd County will be decided in the next few
weeks. To prevent the 95th District from being left
put in the cold, it will be up to its residents to raise ·
their voices.
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The Floyd County Times
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and committees
HEALTH & WELFARE
Protection
Rep. John A. Arnold Jr (D), Chair
Rep. Tom Burch (D), Chair
JUDICIARY
Rep. Kathy W. Stein (D), Chair
CONSTITUTIONAL 'OFFICERS
Subcommittee on General
Gbvernment, Finance & Public
Protection
Rep. Royce W. Adams (D), Chair
Speaker: Rep. Jody Richards
Speaker Pro Tern: Rep. Larry Clark
Majority Floor Leader: Rep. Rocky
Adkins
Majority Caucus Chair: Rep.
Charlie Hoffman
Majority Whip: Rep. Rob Wilkey
Minority Floor Leader: Rep.
Jeffrey Hoover
Minority Caucus Chair: Rep. Bob
DeWeese .
Minonrity Whip: Rep. Stan Lee
LABOR & INDUSTRY
Rep. Tim Firkins (D), Vice Chair
LICENSING & OCCUPATIONS
Rep. Joni L. Jenkins (D), Chair
Subcommittee on Human
Resources
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Rep. Jimmie Lee (D), Chair
Rep. Steve Riggs (D), Chair
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Subcommittee on Justice and
Judiciary
Rep. Jesse Crenshaw (D), Chair
Subcommitte~
AGRICULTURE & SMALL BUSINESS
on Transportation
Rep. Don Pasley (D), Chair
NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVI•
RONMENT
Rep. Jim Gooch Jr (D), Chair
SENIORS, MILITARY AFFAIRS, &
PUBLIC SAFETY
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Rep. Tanya Pullin (D), Chair
Rep. Tom McKee (D), Chair
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Rep. Ruth Ann Palumbo (D), Chair
APPROPRIATIONS & REVENUE
STATE GOVERNMENT
Rep. Mike Cherry (D), Chair
Rep. Harry Moberly Jr (D), Chair
EDUCATION
Rep. Frank Rasche (D), Chair
BANKING & INSURANCE
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT & ENER·
GY
Rep. Tommy Thompson (D), Chair
Subcommittee on Economic
Development & Tourism, Natural
Resources & Environmental
ELECTIONS, CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS & INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Rep. Eddie Ballard (D), Chair
Rep. Darryl T. Owens (D), Chair
Rep. Hubert Collins (D), Chair
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�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
Casino proposal faces contentious debate
by BRUCE SCHREINER
AssOCIATED PREss
LOUISVILLE
The
political handicapping as the
entucky General Assembly
opens its 2008 session
revolves around the odds of
bringing casinos to a state best
, known for horse racing, but
where the lottery and bingo
halls also thrive.
So far, efforts to legalize
casino gambling in Kentucky
never got past the starting
gate.
Now, newly inaugurated
Gov. Steve Beshear plans to
lead the push for a referendum
aimed at changing the state
constitution to allow casinos.
\-.State lawmakers, who return
I'uesday for the start of the
session, ultimately will decide
whether to put the measure on
the
ballot.
Beshear,
a
Democrat
elected
in
November, campaigned on the
issue of permitting a limited
number of casinos to open at
racetracks and a few separate
facilities along Kentucky's
border.
He'd like to accommodate
gamblers like Jerry Metcalf,
and keep their money in
Kentucky. Metcalf, a retired
auto worker, was playing the
horses recently at Churchill
Downs' off-track betting facility, and he also frequents a
nearby Indiana casino to shoot
craps.
"I like them both," he said.
"It's all entertainment."
Beshear argues that hunof thousands
of
dreds
Kentuckians gamble at casinos
perched along the border in
Indiana and Illinois, which
cash in through higher tax collections. The governor projects that Kentucky would reap
about $500 million a year in
extra tax revenue by allowing
casinos to open.
Beshear has said he'd like
gaming revenue allocated for
such priorities as education
and health care. Beshear is still
crafting casino legislation, but
a key lawmaker says there's
already plenty of skepticism.
"I see very little support in
the House or the Senate at this
juncture for an expansion of
gaming.':
said
Senate
President David Williams, a
Republican who flatly opposes
any effort to open casinos in
Kentucky.
Adding therr voices to the
debate will be some influential
groups.
Horse racing interests are
among the most ardent supporters, saying the added gambling would benefit the state'-;
signature horse industry.
Leaders say casinos would
bring more people to the
tracks, and a portiOn of the
extra gambling revenue would
bol terracing purses.
Bob Elliston, president and
CEO of Turfway Park, a racetrack in the Cincinnati suburbs
of northern Kentucky, said
combining racing and casino
gambling would be a good fit
Turfway, co-owned by the
casino company Harrah's
Entertainment, has plans for a
"first class" casino along with
restaurants, nightclubs and
entertainment if casino gambling is approved, he said.
"We're not going to just
stick a bunch of slot machines
in the back of the grandstand,"
Elliston said. "That is not a
competitive product."
Meanwhile, some religious
leaders are stepping up as casino opponents.
tumbo leaves office
with 'no regrets'
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT - Attorney
General Greg Stumbo said
he's leaving office with "no
regrets" after serving the past
four years as the state's top
law enforcement official.
Stumbo's office dominated
headlines with its investigation
of former Gov. Ernie Fletcher
for alleged hiring violations.
Fletcher, politically damaged
by the scandal, lost his bid for
re-election last year to Gov.
Steve Beshear.
Stumbo said he believes the
election's outcome may have
been different if Fletcher's
administration had cooperated.
Fletcher was indicted on misdemeanor charges that were
later dropped in a deal with
prosecutors.
"If he had worked with us,
he still might be governor,"
Stumbo said of Fletcher.
Stumbo bypassed a second
term as attorney general to run
for lieutenant governor alongside Louisville businessman
Bruce Lunsford, but lost to
Beshear and Daniel Mongiardo.
Jack Conway, a Democrat,
takes office as attorney general on Monday.
On Saturday, Stumbo was
nominated to run as the
Democratic candidate to fill a
vacancy in the General
Assembly representing the
95th House district. Stumbo
represented
the
eastern
Kentucky district for more
than 20 years before his 2003
election as attorney general.
The special election to
replace Democratic Rep.
Brandon
Spencer.
who
resigned last month, is slated
for Feb. 5.
5147. Everyone welcome.
Anonymous
•Narcotics
(NA) - Each Wednesday, from
7-8 p.m., in the Atrium
Conference Room, 2nd floor,
May
Tower,
PikeviJJe
Methodist Hospital. For more
info., contact Chris Cook at
606-433-1119 or christophercook@ hotmail.com.
At its annual meeting in
November, the Kentucky
Baptist Con,.ention approved
a resolution opposing expanded gJmbling. The resolution
warned that expanded gambling '"will further encourage
gambling addictions. crime,
famil) destruction. personal
irresponsibility and the con·up
tion o1 government."'
The convention rcpre<,cnts
more than 2,400 churches wnh
a total membership exceeding
780,000. The resolution urged
churches to spread the word
about the '·dangers of gam
blmg."
The Rev. Paul Chitwood,
pastor at the 2,000-member
First Baptist Church of Mount
Washington, said he considers
gambling a sin, has denounced
it from the pulpit before and
cxpet:ts to do it again.
"If there is spare money in
our pockets, instead of paying
for the gambling industry with
the hopes of striking it rich, we
~hould be ... helping those who
have needs," said Chitwood. a
past conventiOn president
whose church is just a short
drive south of Churchill
Downs.
The
Rev.
Nancy
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JUNO (PG13). Mon.-Sun. 7:00-9:20; Frt.
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Cinema 5-Held Over ,
WALK HARD (R). Mon.-Sun. 7:10-9:25.
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THE WATER HORSE (PG}. Fri. (4:25)
Sat.-Sun. (2:10·4:25).
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7:15·9:30; Fri. (4:30) 7:15-9:30; Sat.;~tJ~
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THE BUCKET LIST (PG-13). Mon.·Sun.
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Childcare will not be provided.
For more information, contact
M;>edra Slone, adoptive parent
llaison, at 432-4110 or 4227927,
or
email
to:
doslone@eastky.nel.
•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 callng Cheryl Endicott at 8861280, or 888-872-7227 (toll
free).
•East Kentucky S.T.A.R.S.
-Homeschoolers -Will hold .
monthly
meetings
at
the
'"Paintsville Recreation Center.
-For more information, call
Trudy at 889-9333, or 297-
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The Floyd County Animal Shelter
PET OF THE WEEK
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Pictured here with our
pets of the week, Toby and -..:-.~-..
Riff 3-months old male
Au~traiian
Shepherd
mixes, is our Celebrity of
the Week, Ned Pillersdorf.
AARP TAX-AIDE
VOLUNTEERS
will begin working
EVERY TUESDAY
BEGINNING FEB. 5
9 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
at the
FLOYD COUNTY
LIBRARY
Prestonsburg
Bring your 2006 income
tax return and all current
tax information for 2007.
A Free Service for
Senior Citizens and
low-income taxpayers.
Ned has been a partner in
Pillersdorf, DeRossett &
Lane since the firm's creation in the 1980s under
the
name
Stumbo,
DeRossett & Pillersdorf.
Ned was born and raised
in the Bronx in New York
City.
He came to
Kentucky as a public·
defender in the early '80s
and has been protecting
the rights of the underdog
ever since.
Ned is highly active in the
eastern Kentucky community. He established the L..JL-------~L-.........- - - . . J
Floyd County Animal Shelter with his wife, Janet L. Stumbo, an.d he has
coached in the Prestonsburg Little League for over 20 years. Ned IS also the
head coach of The David School varsity high school basketball team.
The Floyd County Animal Shelter is located at
Sally Stephens Branch in West Prestonsburg
Phone 886-3189
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9, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
News Briefs
Public schools told to brace
for up to 7 percent cuts
LEXINGTON - Kentucky public education officials are
being told to brace for funding cuts as deep as 7 percent.
Education Commissioner John Draud says it's only a possibility that funding would be reduced that much. He notified
Kentucky's 174 school superintendents Monday.
Draud also says the state Education Department could have
to cut back spending I 2 percent in the new fiscal year and
acknowledges that would also affect the school districts.
The caution comes after state agencies, including public
colleges and universities, were told they could face 12 percent
less funding next year.
Report: State department
told
'worst case'
. to prepare
.
budgets
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!EXINGTON - Public universities and community colalong with other state agencies, could face major budget cuts in the next fiscal year.
State Budget Director Mary Lassiter and interim President
Brad Cowgill of the Council on Postsecondary Education said
Gov, Steve Beshear's administration is warning that state
agencies may have up to 12 percent less money beginning
July-1.
'Fhat reduction would be in addition to a 3 percent cutback
now under way for the last half of the state's current fiscal
yea/
~ducation leaders warn that such cuts may lead to major
tuition increases, reduced or eliminated programs, and layoffs.
~assiter and Cowgill confirmed the magnitude of the cuts
in iqterviews with the Lexington Herald-Leader on Sunday.
A 12 percent cut would amount to nearly $169 million Jess
for universities and community colleges over two years,
Cowgill said.
Western Kentucky University President Gary Ransdell said
the 'Cuts would be "devastating" to progress Kentucky has
made since its higher education reforms in 1997.
Cowgill said an additional cut of up to 12 percent would be
a "wrecking ball" to a campaign to double the number of college, graduates in Kentucky by 2020.
University of Kentucky spokesman Jay Blanton said "a cut
of ttlis magnitude is almost unimaginable. There can be no
question that, if enacted, it would seriously compromise and
damage the university's ability to move forward."
leg~,
Attorney general, others
take oaths of office
FRANKFORT- Five of the state's top elected officials
have officially taken office.
· Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, Attorney
General Jack Conway, Auditor Crit Luallen, Secretary of State
Trey Grayson and Treasurer Todd Hollenbach were sworn in
during a Capito£ ceremony Monday.
Farmer, Luallen and Grayson were re-elected in the Nov. 6
general election and are beginning their second terms.
Conway and Hollenbach are newcomers to their positions.
Candidates selected
for special state Senate
election
' HAZARD- Two candidates from Hazard will meet in a
special election for a state Senate seat in eastern Kentucky left
open by Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo.
On Saturday Democrats nominated Scott Alexander, a former state representative, to run for the 30th Senate District
seat, which represents Bell, Harlan, Leslie and Perry counties.
Alexander will compete for the Senate opening against
state Rep. Brandon Smith, who received the GOP nomination
Friday, The Lexington Herald Leader reported.
: The special election is Feb. 5.
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Three RNs in Paul B. Hall
obstetrics achieve certification
PAINTSVILLE- Three nurses on the
OB staff at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical
Center recently received certification in
inpatient obstetrics and newborn nursing
(OB/NBN), according to an announcement from PBH Chief Nursing Officer
Venice Branham.
Debby Fitch, RNC, Tammy Meek,
RNC, and Rita Montgomery, RNC, join
Brenda Branscome, RNC, and Leatrice
Branham, RNC, among the elite ranks of
those on the PBH staff who have achieved
the certification.
In addition to the prestige and professional acknowledgement that comes with
their certification, Fitch, Meek and
Montgomery, along with all Paul B. Hall's
RNs who obtain or maintain their certification, receive a certification bonus of
$1,000 each December.
"We are proud of the skill and professionalism of all our nursing staff," said
CNO Branham, "but we are especially
proud of those who put forth the extra
effort to expand their knowledge and credentials as those in our OB Department
have done."
Tammy Meek, RNC; Rita Montgomery, RNC; Brenda Brandscome, RNC; Venice.
Branham, RN, Chief Nursing Officer; Leatrice Branham, RNC; and Debby Fitch,
RNC, are among nurses at Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center who have'
achieved certification.
Governor fires four
Public Service
Commission officials
The Associated Press
LEXINGTON
Governor Steve Beshear has
fired four high-ranking officials of the Kentucky Public
Service Commission.
Those terminated were
PSC Executive Director Beth
O'Donnell, general counsel
David Samford, legislative
liaison Martin Hall, and
Financial Analysis Division
director Phil Cave, who is the
brother of former Fletcher
chief of staff Stan Cave.
The firings by the governor could conflict with two
state statutes that suggest
those PSC positions are to be
managed by the commission
rather than the governor. The
move also comes at a time
when the commission is in
the midst of some high-profile cases.
Beshear ·spokeswoman
Vicki Glass says the posts
will be filled soon, but
there's no timetable. The jobs
pay betwe'n nearly $74,000
and $99,000 annually.
However, state law suggests the governor might not
have authority to hire and fire
persons in those positions.
Statutes governing the
PSC note the commission
itself will appoint its executive director, and that person
will lead the commission in
its employment of others.
including lawyers.
The dismissals do require
the consent of the commission, but the consent can
come after the governor's
actions, said Dan Egbers ,
executive director of the
Office of Legal Services in
the state personnel cabinet.
Beshear's actions come at
a time when the commission
is embroiled in some hi ghprofile cases and also when
it, along with other state
offices, is sla:,hing it<; budget
to make up for revenue short-·
falls.
Last month, the commission, in an unusually direc't
move,
suggested
that
Lexington's
government
form a public-private partnership
with
Kentucky
American Water to solve the
region's water supply problems.
It also has before it a
request by Big Rivers
Electric in Western Kentucky
to terminate a lease that
allows E.On. U.S., which
includes Louisville Gas &
Electric
and
Kentucky
Utilitie , to operate its power
plants. That lease was made
at a time when Big Rivers
faced financial struggles.
Highlands Regional Medical Center has named Crystal
Wireman its January employee of the month. She was award- ,
ed the certificate by her fellow employees for the outstanding customer service she gives to all her patients.
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e Kentucky Council of Glass said.
cpurches, denounces casinos
Faced with such a hot-buton social and economic ton issue, some lawmakers are
g;ounds and calls it a regres- framing the looming debate as
s~vc tax that would hurt the , whether to simply give voters
a chance to decide - which
ppor as well as businesses.
: "The money doesn't fall out could be politically safer
of the sky," she said. "It's real- ground. Two polls by media
LY. a. tax, and it's going to cost organizations early this fall
$~ to $3 out of the general gave differenL results but
showed no clear majority for
e~onomy's pocket for every $1
or against casinos. However
of revenue generated."
The casino debate will the polls showed overwhelming public support for putting a
u~fold amid concerns of a
ntajor budget shortfall for state casino referendum on the ballot.
gfvernment.
"I think a lot of people
Beshear
sees
expanded
1
would like closure on the
g~mbling "as a partial solution
tq the state's intense budget issue," said House Speaker
ptoblems, but he knows it will Jody Richards, D-Bowling
not be a quick fix," said his Green, who acknowledged
opposition to casino gambling
sfokeswoman, Vicki Glass.
t Even if the legislature put a in his southern Kentucky
r4ferendum on the November hometown. "Most people at
2p08 ballot and even if voters my church would like to vote
against it, but a lot of them
a~proved the constitutional
crange, it would be "some would like to vote on the
time" before casino revenue issue."
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Rep. Rick Rand , DBedford, is among the ranks of
the undecided waiting for
specifics, including how many
casinos would be allowed,
where they would be located
and how the tax revenue
would be spent.
"The thing we want to
avoid is slot macliines popping
up at every little convenience
store," said Rand, whose district is an easy drive from a
couple of Indiana casinos.
He said Beshear will have
to take the lead if the referendum is to reach the ballot.
Among a recent evening
crowd betting on simulcast
horse races at Churchill
Downs, opinions were divided
on whether Kentucky should
let casinos·come in.
"I just think it's a bad idea."
said William Hash. who had
just cashed a winning bet.
"There's enough gambling
around here as it is. And Tjust
think it will make people
poor."
Jerry Durbin. a thoroughbred breeder from Oldham
County, said Kentucky is
missing out.
"It seems like Kentucky is
kind of slow on doing a lot of
things they should do," he
said. "When you have that
kind of money going to
Indiana, why not keep it here.
People are going to gamble
anyway."
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Wheels/ Mise
HICKS
AUTO
SALES
DAVID ROAD
98' GTP
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$1 '1 00.
Chevy c60 Dump
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886-2842
886-3451.
S6'
f9B9
Crown
Victoria for sale.
Good condition
1,200. Call 874~421 or 226-5583
For sale 1993
Njssan sentra. and
~ 1996 GMC 4x4.
Call 377-2211.
006
Caravan for sale.
Power seats &
doors. Stow N' Go.
49,000
miles.
$15,500. Call 606349-4966
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.
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
Dodge
WELDING POSITION
AVAILABLE.
PAY RATE RANGES FROM
8PER HR TO 17 PER HR
DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE.
DRUG SCREEN REQUIRED
CALL
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8:00AM-5:00PM
285-9358
IMMEDIATE OPENING:
Local industrial distributor requires the
services of an experienced delivery
truck driver. Class B COL required as
well as experience with forklifts. Clean
driving record a must. Local delivery
only. M-F. This is a full-time job with
competitive pay and an excellent benefits package (including health/dental/life
insurance, 401(k) and bonuses).
·Send resume and/or letter detailing
experience to:
Delivery Truck Driver,
P.O. Box 100, Banner, KY 41603
Local delivery only. ings for (teachers,
M-F. This is a full
assistants, cook)
Lexington herald time job with com- Apply in Church
Leader has route petitive pay and an Office.
Glenda
available
in excellent benefits Blackburn,
Paintsville area. package ( including Director.
Delivery time 2 health/ dental/life
hours
daily. ins., 401 (k) and EARN $500 A DAY
$1 ,200
profit bonus).Send by selling Final
monthly
poten- resumes and I or Expense Insurance
tially. Call 1-800- letter
detailing policies to the ever
27 4-7355.
Ext experience to
growing
senior
3429
Delivery
Truck market. Same day
· Driver, Po Box 100, advances,
great
Service Technician Banner, Ky 41603
agent
benefits,
proven lead sysneeded. Needs to
have
general Mt
Manor
of tem, liberal underknowledge
of Paintsville is taking writing, •
exotic
tor incentive
trips.
plumbing, electrical applications
Dietary
Aides.
and
carpentry.
LIFE
INS.
Manufactured Excellent
wages LICENSE
home experience and benefits. Apply REQUIRED. Call
preferred but not in person at 1025 . 1-888-713-6020.
necessary.
Pay Eucliid
Avenue,
based on experi- Paintsville,
Ky. Homeworx has a
ence.
Bluegrass Monday-Friday job opening for
State
Home from 8:00am to inside sales perShowcase.
874- 4:30pm.
son. Must be ener1050.
getic,
neat
in
Just For You Day appearance and
Local industrial Spa now hiring willing to work.
distributor requires master cosmetolo- Apply in person at
the services of an gist. Call 606-788- the Prestonsburg
experienced deliv- 0054,
location. No phone
ery truck driver.
calls please.
Class
B
COL Baptist Learning
required as well as Center has open- Hiring now for an
experience
with
fork lifts. Clean driving record a must.
41144.
Prestonsburg
Health Care Center
has an opening for
a full time 6P-6A
LPN or RN , and full
time
dietary
Manager. We offer
competitive wages
and excelle'ht benefits. If interested
please stop by or
send a resume to
147 N. Highland
Ave. Prestonsburg
Ky 41653(beside
Prestonsburg elementary) or call
886-2378.
Underground mining
equipment 1
mechanic needed
with
extensive
mechanical
&
hydraulic experience & machinist
needed with experience in portable
line boring equipment. Competitive
salary and .excellent benefit package offered. Send
resumes
to:
Appalachian Fuels,
Office Manager :
1033 Port Rd.,
Wurtland,
Ky
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-
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Job Openings
Goodwill Industries
of KY will open a
Donated
Goods
Center
in
Prestonsburg . In
November. .
JobOpenings
will
include a Center 1
Manager, Assistant'
_Center Manager , ·
Production clerks
and
a
Baler/Material
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Fax (859) 5235564
PO Box 910844
Lexington,
KY
40591-0844
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LLC is seeking
Large Shop Building
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Work Certified Instructor
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Big Sandy Area Community Action Program is seeking a Work
Certified Instructor. Duties will Include, but are not limited to: providing 'classroom instruction of Work Certified curricula to differing age
groups from an employer/employee training approach in order to
develop or increase employability skills with the goal of making the
employee "job ready;" assigning and grading class work, determining
levels of proficiency in coverage areas, and ensuring the application
of administration policies and rules governing students. Training to
obtain credentials as a Work Certified Instructor will be provided for
the successful applicant.
Bachelor's degree in Education, Business, or related field is
required, as well as experience providing instruction in an educational
setting. The successful candidate must possess the ability to com·
municate and work effectively with a wide range of people.
The position will primarily be based in Pikeville with required travel
throughout the Eastern Kentucky area as needed.
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 11, 2008
An equal opportunity employer.
LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT
EOE, M,F.D,V
Citizens National Bank
Position Location: Paintsville, KY
POSITION AVAILABLE
Customer Service Representative
Min. to start $9.43 per hour with Max. $14.21 per hour
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.
- Must pass drug test, and person hired will be subject to random drug testing.
Applications will be taken until
January 11th, 2008.
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) 4524273.
AVON
Sign up for 10.00
and Receive F r'ee
gift. Earn pocket or
career money, you
decide. Call Jency
at 886-2082
qualified applicants
for the position of '
Surface
Mine
Planning Engineer.
Mining Engineering
degree and experi- •
ence
required .. ·"
Competitive salary
and benefits pack- 1 .
aQe.
Interested
applicants should
send their resume
in confidence to
P.O. Box 990,AIIen,
Ky. 41601. Phohe
inquiries
not
accepted.
Save on auto insurance.
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.
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 furni'shed
with a refrigerator, stove,
emergency alarm system,
and air conditioner, For
more information, please
call Highland Terrace at 606·
886·1925, TDD: 1-800·6486056 or 711, or come by the
office for an application.
Highland Terrace does not
discriminate In admission
or employment in subsi·
dized housing on account
of race, color,
creed, religion,
sex, national ori·
In dependant
Sales Agent wanted. Call 1-606424-9593 or fax
resume to 2853272.
ence preferably in
health care experience and be certified as a PHR or
SPHR or whose
combination
of
education
and
experience will giv~
them
the
best
opportunity for success.
Interested candidates should send
their resume to:
Pikeville
Healthcare Center
David
R.
Baumgartner,
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APPLICATIONS BEING
ACCEPTED FOR
1·BEDROOM '
APARTMENTS FOR
PERSONS
55 AND OLDER
experienced floral
designer.
Call
874-1703.
Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical
school; or 18-24 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent
combination of education and experience.
Duties:
The individual acts as liaison between CNB and its customers. They are
responsible for identifying a customer's individual needs and providing
information about products and services to those needs. The primary focus
of each CSR should be consistent quality service. This includes work with
both new and existing customers.
This position is full-time and comes with a complete package of paid
benefits, including health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability
insurance, paid vacation, and 401 (k) retirement.
Apply at any Citizens National Bank location
P.O. box 1488, 620 Broadway, Paintsville, KY 41240
(606) 789-4001
www.cnbonline.com
Citizens
The bank for your life
An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
DIRECTOR OF
MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS
Highlands Regional Medical Center • "The Medical Center of Eastern
Kentucky," has an opening for Director of Marketing and Public Relations.
Highlands is seeking a motivated, experienced marketing professional to lead
the organization's marketing, advertising, and public relations activities. The
Director of Marketing is responsible for crafting marketing and promotional
plans, preparing and managing marketing, advertising, and public relations
budgets and managing all creative processes. The Director Is also responsible
for the development of all promotional materials for the medical center, as well
as website management.
The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in marketing, public relations,
or communications, with experience in a health care setting preferred. In addition, the ability to work on multiple projects with definite deadlines is required.
Experience in public speaking, writing and advertising are a plus.
• Nine (9) Paid Holidays
• MedicalfDentallnsurance
* Retirement Plan
* Life Insurance
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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.
POSITION AVAILABLE
The Big Sandy ADD is in need of a Registered Nurse for the UMWA Health and Retirement Funds Community Health Program. Duties include but are not
limited to: Coordinates the delivery of health services that will affect beneficia- ·
ries' health, well-being and quality of life. Implements and manages innovative '
medical programs that support the medical management principles of the
Funds. Identifies, establishes and maintains relationships with providers and '
community agencies to promote beneficiary welfare and health education.
Promotes beneficiary access and participation in health promotion, disease prevention and health education programs. Works collaboratively with the
Community Health Nurse Manager and Community Social Worker and the Infield Beneficiary Service Representative. Special emphasis is on a background
of Caregiver Education or Services. This position requires extensive travel.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Registered Nurse with four to six years related experience and/or training;
R.N., with technical or operational experience in a health field such as DME,
urgent care, ambulance, ENF, home health, pharmacy benefits, or delivery of
carer; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Requires computer skills at an intermediate level. For example, generating
word processing letters/reports, basic spreadsheet usage, mounting tapes
and/or operating printers and other peripheral devices.
Please send letter of intent and resume to:
Terry Trimble
Big Sandy ADD
110 Resource Drive
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Big Sandy ADD is an EOE.
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: Handler. To apply for
positions, mail or fax
or email resumes to
:Karen
Cogdill,
Donated
Goods
•Miotnager Goodwill
·Industries at 370 S
Hwy 27 Suite 9-A
KY
Somerset,
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. 801-4284649.
9, 2008
BOOK OF POETRY FOR SALE.
(Sawbriars
and
weeds ) by John
Blackburn. To order
send
check
or
money order to 137
Sunny Ad Martin Ky
41619. $20.00 for
book plus $4.00 for
shipping. Allow 2
weeks for delivery.
Call 285-5003 or
email lenora_blackburn@yahoo.com
2- 6 ft glass display
cases for sale. Also
2- 5 ft wood cabinets for sale. Call
886-3142.
9am5pm
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
3385.
' Animals
One female full
stock yorkie for
sale. Comes with
iron cage,water· &
food dish, mat ,
clothes and hairbows. Asking $500.
paid over $700 will
not get over 5
pounds. Call 2266257.
AKC
registered
Boxer
pups.
Asking $350. Tails
docked-dew claws
removed - shots &
wormer up to date.
Call (606) 2982529. Both male &
female.
For Sale Antiques:
Antique John Deer
Disc Harrow $600.
Heavy Equipment Antique
G.E.
Steam
Cleaning Refrigerator $350.
Horse
Company
needs Antique
employees.
Must Drawn Plows $200.
Furniture
have valid drivers Antique Clawfoot
ltcense and up to Bathtub$1·25.
date surface mining Antique
double
pctpers.
Mine Washtub
with
Paladin Sofa and
Emergency Tech. is Wooden
Ringer chair
for sale.
a plus. Call Mon. $125. Call 874- Retails for $3,300
Thru Fri. 9:00 a.m. 2421.
set. 1 1/2 yrs old.
to 5:00 p.m. (606)
Will sale for $1,000.
886-1759
If
no For Sale: Beautiful Call 358-9407.
answer leave mes- Maggie
SoHero
sage.
wedding gown size
Sofa & chair for
12 original cost sale. Newly apol$1600, selling $500. stered. $450. Must
606-886-9626. see to believe!
Merchandise Call
If interested please Beautiful!!. Call 1leave message and 859-514-6283 or 1BOOK FOR SALE
422-5597.
number.
Korners of inspiraALLEN
tion (A collaboration For Sale: Beautiful
prom FURNITURE
.of Kim's Korner). purple
1Pnority mail $13.30, dress.
Size ALLEN,KY
shipping
UPS 26W.Originally
Furniture,
used
$400
for appliances, living I
$20.00, allow 2-4 paid
weeks for delivery. dress asking $1 00. bedroom suits, bunk
beds,
and
lots
To order send check Call 424-3794.
or money order to
more!
Call 606Kim Frausre 955 3 Caret diamond 874-9790.
Abbott
Mountain bracelet for sale.
Road Prestonsburg $250. Call 791Miscell~neous
Ky 41653, or email 0107.
klfrasure@bellsouth.net
BOOK FOR SALE
A book by Donald 4 Wheels for 1995
Crisp "Growing up 3000 GT. Rims and
APARTMENTS on Bucks Branch". tires $500. Also
In Floyd county, on 1996 Honda XR80
FOR RENT
very
little
sale now!!!! $12.50 used
1, 2 3, 4 Bedrooms
Call 886available for extremely plus shipping and $500
low-Income people at handling. Contact 8775.
Highland Heights Apts. Donald at 285In Gable-Roberts Addn.,
. .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
and Cliffside Apts. on
Cliff Road, Prestons·
burg.
Computerized
learning centers offer
soclalfeducatlonal pro·
grams for children and
adults. All utilities
included at Highland
Hgts., utility allowance
at Cliffside. Call (606)
Prestonsburg
886·0608, ~86·1927, or
RESTAURANT
886~1819.
TOO: 1-800·
Highland
Heights and Cliffside
Apartments do not dis·
criminate in admission
or employment in subsi·
dlzed housing on
account of race, color,
national origin, sex,
age, disability, religion
and familial
~
status.
=..,
648·6056.
HELP WANTED: Waitresses, dishwashers/busboys, cooks. Paid vacation, health insurance available.
Uniforms furnished.
No phone calls, please!
Apply in person.
I
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REGISTERED NURSE
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COOKWARE- We
stopped doing dinner
parties!!
Beautiful new 17pic.sets
left!
Heavy
surgical
stainless
steel!
Waterless!
Lifetime Waaranty!
Were $200, now
$294, $149 knife
set free with 1st
five
orders!
vaposeal.com.1800-434-4628.
Tanning Bed for
sale. Call 886-8843
or 791-2727.
Real Estate
Houses
sale on Paw Paw
Creek. Buchanan
County Hurley, Va.
Call
1-606-8862144 or 1-304-7363684. Or email at
eastkybell @webtv.n
et.
4 Unit apartment
building plus storage for sale.Good
location. Call 8868366.
Restaurant
for
sale A++ location.
In McDowell across
from the hospital.
Land, building, &
contents
sold
together"as is
$150,000. Viewing
by
appointment.
serious inquires call
Doug @ (606) 7760201
House for sale.
3,500 square ft. Prestonsburg
Large
lot.
Off business for lease.
hwy114. Call 886- Great location on
the main road, close
8366
to downtown and
Brick &
Stone the
courthouse.
House for Sale. le·ase as is or
Four bedrooms, two change, many posand a half baths. sibilities,ie restau2900 square feet rant, , sports bar,
.Desirable location office
complexin Trimble Branch. ample parking. May
Reasonably priced. consider
selling.
Call 886-2020
Call 791-3663.
For Sale: 35 acres Beauty shop for
of land, one story rent. Equipped with
house with 1.600 3 stations and tansq.ft of living space, ning bed. Would
partial
basement consider renting for
located at Hi Hat, commercial
use,
Ky. Two acres of flat other than beauty
land with house, shop. At. 122 1 mile
space for garden or South of Martin
two
more
resi- across from Garth
dences. The home Technical School.
place of the late Must have referCecil and Edna ences. 285-9112.
"Sweetie" Meade.
Appraised
value Commercial prop$65,000. Price non- erty 12 acres next
negotiable. Contact to
Walmart
&
Mike Mullins at 606- McDonald's
in
7 8 5 - 5 4 7 5 Prestonsburg. 886(8:00a.m.- 3023 after 5pm.
5:00p.m.weekdays)
or 606-251-3414.
FOR SALE
Property for sale
HOUSE FOR SALE b e t w e e n
Newly constructed Prestonsburg and
house for sale locat- Painstville.
Also,
ed at Abbott Creek. double wide for
rent. $500 plus
Vaulted living room
ceiling, 3 BR, bonus deposit. Call 606room, fireplace, with 789-6721 or 792hardwood 792-6721. No pets.
cherry
floors and cabinets
spacious FARM FOR SALE
with
attached
garage. Floyd county 75
Located 4 miles acres more or less,
from
us
23. rt. 1100 off US 23
Panoramic
view East Point Upper
located in new sub- Little Paint. Lum
divisions. $210,00 Derossett Branch .
asking price Seller Call 606-325-4430
willing to help with or 606-325-2809.
closing costs! Call Level- Sloping and
606-285-0054 606- timber. HUNTERS
791-0719, evenings PARADISE!! Could
be made into a sub606-377-6042
division.
Sale or Lease
Rentals
Approximately 10
acres of land for
2br 1 bath house
tor rent at Martin.
Lg yard $350 .. mth.
$350 deposit. Call
789-3724 or 791
9331.
APARTMENT
Town house apt for
rent. 2 br 1 bath.
Stove and refrigerator. City limits at 23
& 80. $525 mth plus
utilities with $300
deposit. 1yr lease.
NO PETS. Call 2374758
Apartment for rent.
2 & 3 bedrooms.
Behind woods grocery. Stop in or call
874-2380.
Apartment for rent
on US 23 at lvel.
2bd, 1 bath $350
mth $350 security
deposit. 1 yr lease.
NO PETS. Call 4788100.
Large Unicourt Apt
for rent located at
Stanville on US 23.
2br, 2 bath walk in
closet. 1yr Lease.
No pets. Please call
606-478-81 00.
1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments
for rent. Call 8868366.
Apartment for rent.
$1 00 deposit, $125
a week. All utilities
included. Call 8867918.
1 Br efficiency
apartment for rent
located on 1428. No
pets, NO HUD $475
month
utilities
included.
$225
security
deposit.
Call 606-262-4296.
3br apt for rent. 2
baths, parking for
trucks. Will rent to
contractors.
Mt
Parkway 6 miles
from Prestonsburg.
Call 886-8366
Townhouse 2 BR 1
Bath w/d hookup 2
car garage $575 per
month plus utilities
plus deposit. Call
606-477-2783
For rent furnished
studio apt. Suitable
for on('l person.
Near
college.
Utilities included.
Deposit required.
No pets. Call 8863565 or 874-9976.
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 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.
Our Lady of the Way Hospital, Inc., has an opening
for a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department.
Qualifications: Current Kentucky licensure; ACLS
certification within one year of employment;
TNCC/BTLS required within two years of employment. Generous salary and benefits, commensurate
with experience.
Send resume to
Our Lady of the Way Hospital
Human Resources Department
P.O. Box 910, Martin, Kentucky 41649
fax: (606) 285-6409
or call (606) 285-6491
House for rent
Houses & town
houses for rent.
Also one bedroom .
NO PETS . Located
in
Prestonsburg .
Call 886-8991 .
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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~§~HIGHLANDS
• • REG I 0 N A L
The Medical CentEr of Eastern Kentucky-
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
EXPANDING ICU/CCU
FT - REGISTERED NURSES
$3000.00 Pre-HirP Bonus Offered
with ICU experience
1 Highlands Regional Medical Center has openings in the Critical Care Unit for
1 fulf-time Registered Nurses. The Critical Care nurse .is respon.slble tor
providing optimal care for the critically ill patient, through rncorporatron of the
following: Individual accountability, thorough knowledge of the Interrelated·
ness of the body systems, recognition of the patient as an Individual and all the
1
needs that implies, and appreciation of the collaborative role of all members of
1 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 an.d .qualifyin.g exam. Mu~t
be able to stand or walk for long periods. Heavy hftrng requtred. Malntarn
current BLS and ACLS provider status.
• Nine (9) Paid Holidays
• Retirement Plan
• Medical/Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
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·m~il: tclark@hrmc.org
Highlands is an equal opportunity employer.
ESTATE AUCTION
Saturday, January 19th, 10:21 A.M.
House For Rent - 3
BR, at Allen, Ky.
$800.00 per month
+ security deposit.
Call 794-0249
145 South Arnold Avenue, Prestonsburg
We have been authorized to sell the personal property of
the Estate of Lucille Nunnery. In addition some other articles
will be added to the sale. A more complete list will be published In the Wednesday editions (January 16th) of the Floyd
County Times and Big Sandy News.
FURNITURE-Cane bottom rockers, antique sew1ng rocker,
child's rocker, maple dinette with 4 chairs, 2 maple end tables, 2
couches and 2 love seats, upholstered chairs, cherry hall table,
TV stand, wall shell, chest, wicker chairs and table, large mirror,
and a number of lamps.
APPLIANCES-Coppertone refrigerator, range, microwave,
trash compactor, portable TV, DVD, VCR, coffee pot and other
small appliances.
GLASS AND COLLECTIBLEs-Fenton table lamp, music
boxes, Goebel and Lefton f1gunnes, Majesty Black Fanlasy
China, stoneware, Rogers silver candy dish and numerous other
pieces of silver, child's china sel (original box), Noritake china
(Nightsong), brass candleholders and sconces, Williamsburg
prints, Bill Brown floral prints, Gene Gray prints, and other pieces
of glassware and framed prints.
MISC.-Rugs, quilts, blankets, linens, kitchen 11ems, lawn
tools,umbrella container, costume jewelry, rabbit coat, fan,
vacuum, curtains, Barbie Country Living Home, Cheertul Teartul
Nursery. The World of Barbie Double Doll Case with1larbies and
cloths, pots and pans, and box lois.
SPECIAL ITEMs-Gulbransen (lmpenai-Wilen) console piano
w1th bench- Excellent condilion: Antique settee w/malching chair·
Excellent condition (sold with reseNe). We also will be selling a
truckload of furnilure from Dr. Paul Fanning's house including
rolltop desk, cabinets, shelving, cha1rs, Engl1sh school desk, and
much more. Look for complete listing Preview at 9:30 A M
TERMS-Cash or check w1th proper idenliflcation. Sold AS IS
. WHERE IS V11th no warranties or guaranlees either expressed
or Implied Ten (10%) Buyer's Premium plus 6% KY sales lax
added lo h1gh bid price for purchase pnce. All items are lo be
remove~! from premises lhe day of sale.
Sale conducted by:
""'
CENTURY 21 AMERICAN WAY REALTY ~
r
AND AUCTION SERVICE
,
-Jim Gambill, Broker/ Auctioneer
• ""•'
Paintsville, Kentucky • 606·789·0021/606-793·2121
NAA
4 Bedroom 2 bath
house central heat
and air. At Allen Ky
.$800 mth
plus
deposit. Call 7940249.
2 Br house for rent
on Cracker bottom
at Martin. Call 8869246.
Located in town. 2
br house for rent,
one floor. Hardwood
floors and all amenities. $750 mth plus
utilities and deposit.
Call 358-4541 if no
answer leave message. Or call 2261925 or 285-9639.
I
Mobile Homes
16x60
mobile
home for rent.
Nice lot with storage building. 1
mile from walmart.
$500. mth plus
utilities. Call 8860226 after 5:00pm.
.For rent 2 br
Mobile Home on
Mays
Branch
behind pizza hut.
$300 month plus
security
deposit.
Call 886-1 637.
Mobile Home tor
rent. 3 miles from
Prestonsburg
on
David road . Call
8863902.
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 or sale.
Couples
preferred.NO PETS.
Call 874-2000.
Mobile home for
rent. 14x60 2 br all
appliances
total
electric, private lot
&
garage
on
Arkansas
Creek,
Martin. $425 month
plus
utilities.
inquires
Serious
only p lease. NO
HUD. CALL 8866665.
Legals
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
No. 836-0343
NW
In accordance with
KRS
350.055,
notice is hereby
given that Frasure
Creek Mining, LLC,
4978 Teays Valley
Road, Scott Depot,
25560, (304)
204-1455,
has
applied for a permit
for a surface coal
mining and reclamation operation,
located 1.7 mile
northeast of Hippo,
Kentucky, in Floyd
County. The proposed operation will
disturb 183.75 surface acres, and will
underlie
336.74
acres, and the total
area within the permit boundary will be
520.49 acres.
The
proposed
operation is approximately 0.8 mile
south fro·m KY 121 0
junction with Alum
Lick Road, and
located 0.2 mile
southwest of Caney
Creek.
The
proposed
operation is located
on the Martin USGS
7 1/2 minute quadrangle map. The
operation will use
the contour and
auger methods of
surface mining. The
surface area to be
disturbed is owned
by George and Evie
Thornsbury, Shade
and Patricia K. Pitts,
Lou Ellen Pitts, et
al.,
Big
Branch
Holding Company,
LLC, Chris Damron,
Danny
Ousley,
Tammy Dempsey,
Rosie Reffitt, Anna
Bradley, et al. , Earl
and
Peggy
Stephens
and
Sianna Risner, Mont
Ousley Heirs, Polly
Elizabeth Pitts, J.T.
and
Anna
Lea
Thornsbury, Phyllis
Reffett,
Dovie
Thornsbury, Glen
Hurd Estate, Jeff
and Dawn Slone,
Anna Howard and
Samuel Ousley, et
al: The o~eration
Will underlie land
owned by Shade
and Patricia K. Pitts,
Lou Ell~n Pitts, et
al.,
B1g
Branch
Holding Company,
and
Mont
LLC,
Ousley Heirs..
.
The
apphcat1on
has. b~en fil~d for
public 1nspect1on at
the Department for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
a~d
E n f o rc e m e nt s
p r e s ton s b u r g
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
q,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653. Wri~en ?omments, objections ,
or requests for a
wv
permit conference
must be filed with
the Director of the
Division of Permits,
No.
2
Hudson
Hollow
Complex,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601 .
NOTICE OF
BOND
RELEASE
In
accordances
with KRS 350 .093,
notice is hereby
given that Consol of
Kentucky, Inc., 184
Fourmile Branch ,
P.O. Box 130, HWY
550 ,
Mousie,
Kentucky
41839,
has applied for
Phase I, II & II Bond
Release on Permit
Number 860-5154
which
was
last
issued on February
8, 2007. The permit
covers an area of
approximately
1 ,029.95
acres
located 0 .21 mile
southeast of Betty
in Knott County and
Floyd County.
The
permit
is
approximate ly 0.28
mile southeast from
Route 550's junction with Triplett
Branch Road and
located 0.1 mile
east
of
Triplet
Branch of Jones
Fork Creek. The latitude is 371126' 42".
The longitude is
82 2 49'50" .
The bond now in
effect for Permit
Number 860-5154,
Increment Number
2 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$9,700.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$9,700.00 is included in the application
for
release.
Increment Number
3 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$38,000.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$38,000.00
is
included
in
the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 4 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
536,600.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$36,600.00
is
included
in
the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 4 also has
a Su rety Bond in the
amount
of
$1 ,400.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$1,400.00 is included in the application
for
release.
Increment Number
7 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$28,700.00.
The
entire amount of the
origir~a l
bond
amount
of
$28,700..00
is
included
in
the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 8 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$43,500.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$43,500.00
is
included
in
the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 9 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$50,500.00.
The entire amount
of the original bond
amount
of
$50,500.00
is
included
in
the
application
for
release Increment
Number 11 is a
Surety Bond in the
. amount
of
$7,900.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$7,900.00 is included in the application
for
release.
Increment Number
13 is a Surety Bond
in th.e amount of
$99,700.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$99,700 .00
is
included
in the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 14 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$14,600 .00 .
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$14,600.00
is
included
in
the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 15 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$81,700.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bon(jj,.
amount
{Jf
$81,700.00
is
included
in the
application
for
release Increment
Number 16 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$13,300.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$13,300.00
is
included
in
the
application
tor
release. Increment
Number 18 is a
Surety Bond in th.tll)
amount
of
$6,600.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$6,600.00 is included in the application
for .
release.
Increment Number
19 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$5,800.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$5,800.00 is included in the application
for
release
Increment Numba
21 is a Surety Bond
in the amount qf
$7,300.00.
Approximately 60%
of the orginal bond
amount
of
$7,300.00 is included in the application
for
release.
Increment Number
22 is a Surety Bond
in the amount qf
$6,600.00 .
Approximately 60%
of the orginal bond
amount
of
$6,600.00 is includ
ed in the application
for
release.
Increment Number
23 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$5,700.00.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$5,700.00 is included in the application
for
release.
Increment Number
24 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$8,400.00 .
Approximately 60%
of the original bon
amount
$8,400.00 is included in the application
for
release.
Increment Numbe
27 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$13,200.00.
Approximately 85°.4
of the original bond
amount
ot
$13,200.00
i
included
in
thli)
application
release. Increment
Number 28 is
Surety Bond in th
amount
of
$3,600.00
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$3,600.00 is includ
ed in the applicatio
for release.
Reclamation work
performed on the
permit
through
August
1997
includes: backfilling,
grading, topsoiling
fertilizing, seeding,
and mulching and
establishment of
satisfactory veget tive cover on incre
ments 2, 3, 4, 7, s,
9, 11, 13,14, 15, 16.
18, 19, 21, 22, 2$
24, 27 and 28; th
same reclamation
plus tree plantinq
has occurred OA
Increments 2, 3, 4,
7, 8, 9, 11' 13, 14,
15, 16, 18, 19 and
27, completed Apn
2001.
Written
comments, objections
and requests for
public hearing
informal conference
must be filed witb
the
Director,
Division of Field
Services, No. 2
Hudson
Hollo
Frankfort, KentucKy
40601, by February
29, 2008.
A public hearin
on the application
has been scheduled
for March 3, 2008 at
9:00 a.m., at th
Division of Mineo
Reclamation
and
Enforcement, 314Q
South Lake Drive
fo
�WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
i·"Suite
6
- Prestonsburg:
"'Kentucky 416531 1410. The hearing
will be cancelled if
no
request for
hearing or informal
''Conference
is
- received
by
February 29, 2008.
8 is a Surety Bond Approximately 85%
in the amount of of the original bond
$11,600.00. amount
of
Approximately 60% $149,900.00
is
of the original bond included in the
amount
of application
for
$11,600.00
is release. Increment
included in the Number 30 is a
application
for Surety Bond in the
release. Increment amount
of
t
Number 9 is a $107,500.00. The
Surety Bond in the entire amount of
amount
of the original bond
'"'
NOTICE OF
$4,100.00. amount
of
"'
BOND
1
Approximately 60% $107,500.00
is
RELEASE
'
of
the
original
bond
included
in
the
' In accordancce
amount
of application
for
,.. with KRS 350.093,
• notice is hereby $4,1 00.00 is includ- release. Increment
' given that Consol ed in the applica- Number 31 is a
tion for release. Surety Bond in the
~of Kentucky, Inc.,
of
"'184
Fourmile Increment Number amount
: Branch, P.O. Box 11 is a Surety Bond $57,800.00. The
Mousie, in the amount of entire amount of
' 130,
Kentucky 41839, $6,400.00. the original bond
of
has applied for Approximately 60% amount
is
, Phase I, II & II of the original bond $57,800.00
of included in the
Bond Release on amount
for
Permit
Number $6,400.00 is includ- application
\~6.0-0349 which ed in the applica- release. Increment
was last issued on tion for release. Number 33 is a
March 1, 2006. The Increment Number Surety Bond in the
13 is a Surety Bond amount
of
permit covers an
area of approxi- in the amount of $152,200.00.
' mately
762.58 $6,300.00. Approximately 85%
acres located 1.6 Approximately 60% of the original bond
of
"miles southeast of of the original bond amount
of $152,200.00
is
Betty
in
Knott amount
$6,300.00 is includ- included in the
~g~~~~~. and Floyd ed in the applica- application
for
release.
The permit is tion for release.
Reclamation work
-approximately 2.4 Increment Number
miles south from 14 is a Surety Bond performed on the
through
~ Route 550's june- in the amount of permit
1998
' tion with Route 7 $10 , 600.00. November
Ap'proximately
60%
includes:
backfilland located 0.3
1
mile south of Jones of the original bond ing, grading, topof soiling, fertilizing,
fork Creek. The amount
is seeding,
and
(atitude
is $10,600.00
and
371226'52". The lon- included in the mulching
for establishment of a
fgitude is 821250'13". application
The bond now in release . Increment satisfactory vegeeffect for Permit Number 18 is a tative cover on
increments 4, 5, 6,
~ Number 860~0349, . Surety Bond in the
8,
9, 11, 13, and
amount
of
•1ncrement Number
14, the same recla4 is a Surety Bond $50,800.00.
' in the amount of Approximately 85% mation plus tree
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amount
of included in the 30, 31, and 33,
for completed in April
·$1 ,300.00 is includ- application
' ed in the applica- release. Increment 2001.
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Written
comtion for release.
ments, objections,
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of and requests for a
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in
the
amount $149 , 900.00. public hearing or
·$ 1 1 ' 9 0 0 . 0 0 .
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amount
of
would like to remind anyone who may
$11,900.00
is
be making exacavations near or on the
"included in the
Housing Authority property, that it is
!.application
for
necessary to report to the Housing
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2008.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
9, 2008 • A10
Cuts
• Continued f rom p1
president of BSCTC, sounded
Jess than optimistic when he
said that the cuts were only 3
percent at present, but that they
very well could reach 12 to 15
percent. Presently, the college
is being asked to trim its budget
by $281,100.
"It's going to be rough to
absorb large budget cuts in the
middle of the academic year,
but we will !Uake every effort
to do what is in the best interest
of our students," Edwards said.
Hazard Community and
Technical
College
President/CEO Dr. Allen
Goben noted that when a 3 per-
Pike man faces gambling charge
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
SHELBIANA - A Pike
County man is facing charges
after Kentucky State Police
troopers raided an alleged illegal gambling operation Friday
night.
Larry Adkins, 58, of Greasy
Creek, is facing eight counts of
first-degree promoting gambling, according to KSP
reports.
Troopers Jimmy Anderson
and Kevin Thacker were on a
patrol in the Shelbiana area
when they observed a male
subject loitering around a
closed business. While searching for the suspect, troopers
noticed
several
vehicles
parked near an unsecured door
in the rear the business.
According to KSP reports,
while investigating, troopers
discovered the illegal operation.
Officers located and seized
several slot machines and an
undetermined amount of cash.
According to KSP, AdlGns
confessed to the troopers that
it was his operation, and was
arrested at the scene without
incident.
The investigation is ongoing.
cent budget cut comes <.luring
the middle of the fiscal year, it
is in effect like taking a 6 percent cut, since half of the year
is over.
"We will continue doing
what we do best-provide outstanding learning opportunities
for our students," Goben said.
"Ho~ever, this budget reduction will limit our ability to
offer new programs and services."
One fiscal solution would be
a tuition increase, but Edwards
said that decision would be
made by the KCTCS Board of
Regents. Present tuition at
BSCTC is $1,320 a semester,
or $115 per credit hour.
"BSCTC is working closely
with Kentucky Community and
Technical College system to
formulate a specific plan that
will meet the needs of the college while absorbing the cuts
coming our way," said Dr.
Edwards.
Other possible solutions to
the proposed budget cuts
include:
• Reviewing each faculty
and staff vacancy and approved
new positions.
• Reviewing class.offerings
planned for spring 2008 and
summer 2008 eliminating
classes that cannot be offered
due to the inability to hire faculty.
• Canceling summer term
classes that are not self supporting.
• Reducing the number of
part time instructors.
• Eliminate class offerings
at extended campus if enrollment in those classes falls
below minimum enrollment as
established by KCTCS .
• Reduce KY WINS eco-
nomic development/training
incentives.
•
Cancel
equipment
upgrades.
• Reduce fire and rescue
training for fire Depts.
•
Reduce
operating
expense budgets for each
KCTCS college.
.
"When the plan is completed we will have a full statement," said Edwards. "At this
time we are making ever effort
to comply with Gov. Beshear's
cuts without seriously compromising the education of our students."
Election
• Continued from p1
animostiy or ill feelings toward
Greg," Brown said. "We've
been family friends for years.
This is an opportunity that bas
been presented to me, that I
want to take advantage of."
Brown indicated that he
was particularly interested in
gambling legislation.
''I'm really concerned about
the effect casino gambling
may have on the area," said
Brown.
As Kentucky faces a budgetary crisis, issues such as the
potential for casino. gambling
should be a hot topic during
the special election.
Thre are currently two bills
in the Kentucky General
Assembly relating to casino
gambling.
~ater
• Continued from p1
he's ever hoped for a lot of
deep snows.
Dixon says the lake from
which Jenkins draws its drinkjng water had dropped by
more than a foot and a half, but
now is rising every day, fed by
late fall rains and the snow this
week.
The City Council voted in
August to enforce fines for
using water in violation of
restrictions.
Residents'
of
nearby
Fleming-Neon are still being
asked to conserve water.
legislature
Ext. Cab, 4x4, V8, Power & Tow Pkg.
• Continued from p1
Gavels banged in the House
and Senate at noon EST, signaling the start of the 2008 legislative session. More than 200
bills were filed,_ but with the
state facing a bleak financial
outlook, leading lawmakers
say the budget will be an overshadowing issue.
Gov. Steve Beshear has
instituted spending restrictions
in an effort to offset shortfalls
that have been popping up in a
variety of state agencies. He
also has limited hiring and
travel through the remainder
of this fiscal year, which ends
June 30.
He warned that state revenues could decline by more
than $500 million over the
next year,, requiring cuts in all
areas of government services.
That warning has left lawmakers with the high-profile task
of piecing together a lean state
budget.
But the hot-button issues
are certain to share the spotlight in a year when the state's
100 House seats and 19 of the
Senate's 38 seats are up for
election, said state Rep.
Richatd
Henderson,
DJeffersonville, sponsor of the
measure that would outlaw
health benefits for so-caUed
domestic partners.
The
University
of
Kentucky and the University
of Louisville began offering
"domestic partner coverage last
year, sparking both criticism
and praise.
Already, 18 lawmakers
have signed ·on as co-sponsors
of Henderson's bill, and he
said he expects many more to
be added.
"In an election year, it
stands a better chance of passing," Henderson said. "I want
this bill to get a fair shot. I will
fight to the last day of the session, adamantly."
State Rep. Tom Burch, DLouis ville, chairman of the
Health
and
Welfare
Committee, opposes the bill
and quashed a similar one last
year. Burch said Tuesday he
"intends to give the bill every
consideration it deserves."
State Rep. Jim Wayne, DLouisville, said the bill
deserves to go into the
garbage.
Richards said the bill could
be moved to a committee
where it stands a better chance
of passage.
"Members of this House
will talk about it, and we'll
decide where it should go,"
Richards said.
Meanwhile,
Senate
President David Williams, RBurkesville, silld he isn't convinced that Beshear is correct
in his assessment that the state
faces a $500,000 budget· shortfall next year.
"I would not say that we are
in a crisis situation. I think that
we have a difticult budget to
write," Williams said.
Richards said a downturn in
the state's economy caused the
financial woes, and lawmakers
need to work together to
resolve them - without raising taxes.
"At this time, more than
ever, the great~people of this
commonwealth need us to
work together," Richards said.
"We have to work together,
because these are tough
times."
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201 Speedway to host
Ohio-based Series
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
FINDLAY, Ohio -After
releasing its 2008 schedule
November 23, the Independent
Racing Series has announced five
a ditional dates on the upcoming
s son's schedule. This is in
addition to the already 19 confirmed dates on the schedule. The
recent addition brings the number
of confirmed dates to 23 for the
2008 campaign.
Added dates include two first-
time stops to the Stateline
Speedway in Jamestown, New
York on May I 7 and July 19.
Each event pays $5,000 to win.
On Friday May 23, the
Independent Racing Series will
make a venture into Northeastern
Ohio for a first-ever visit at the
Raceway 7 in Conneaut. Ohio.
The event will pay $5,000 to win.
The
Fabulous
Bedford
Speedway in Bedford, Pa. will be
an added track to the schedule
which is set .for Friday. July I 1
paying $5,000 to the winner.
Winchester Speedway in
Winchester, Va., will return to the
IRS schedule in 2008 with a stop
on Friday September 12th paying
UofL optimistic,
UK realistic after
Cards roll in rout
$5,000 to win. This is the night
before the IRS travelers compete
at Frank Plessinger's Hagerstown
Speedway in Hagerstown, Md.,
Saturday Sept. 13.
The
Independent Racing
Series
will
visit
Eastern
Kentucky ON May 10 for a firstever stop at Chuckie May-owned
201 Speedway.
Series officials have also
announced that the July 5 event
at
Midway
Speedway
in
Crooksville, Ohio will now pay
$7,000 to win. This year's Jim
Dunn Memorial event will boast
a purse in excess of $28,000.
In 2007, 14 different winners
visited victory lane in 15 events.
Rick Aukland of Zanesville, Ohio
picked up $10,000 in points fund
monies at the recent fRS awards
banquet. He was also crowned
the Independent Racing Series
National Champion. Wayne
Chinn of Bradford, Ohio was
officially be crowned the inaugural Rookie of the Year at the
awards banquet.
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photo by Greg Moore
ANDREA CONN drove to the basket for South.
Floyd during Friday night's game versus
Betsy Layne. The Lady Aalders defeated Betsy
Layne 48-44. More on the game will appear In
Friday's edition.
58TH DISTRICT BASKETBALL
by WILL GRAVES
TIMES STAFF REPORT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON
David
Padgett smiled, more out of
re1ief than anything.
Sure, snapping a three-game
losing streak to your arch rival is
nice. But the Louisville center
knows his team's 89-75 win over
Kentucky on Saturday won't
matter if the enigmatic Cardinals
can't build on it.
"It's good to say we didn't get
blanked by them, but we needed
this game regardless of who we
were playing," Padgett said. "As
g d as this win is, it only gets
tougher from here."
Louisville ( 10-4) now heads
into the teeth of the Big East
with something it has been
searching for aU season: momentum.
"For whatever reason, the last
two years it's taken until Jaquary
for us to get going," said
Padgett, wflo finished wifh fljne
points and tive rebounds in 15
minutes. "It"s better to peak at
the end of the year than the
beginning of the year. Hopefully
we can use this as a springboard
going into the Big East.''
ifrhe
Cardinals certainly
looked ready for life in one of
that nation's toughest conferences. They withstood a game
effort by the struggling Wildcats
(6-7) by imposing their will at
the beginning of the second half.
blowing the game open with a
32-9 surge that took the life out
of Rupp Arena.
"It was the defense," said
Louisville guard Jerry Smith.
"At halftime (coach Rick Pitino)
didn't even seem mad at us. We
had a great run at the beginning
of-he game and they had their
run right before the half ended.
We knew we were going to come
1way big with it at the end and
we got it done."
Pitino, who had questioned
his team's basketball IQ following a baffling loss to Cincinnati
on New Year's Day, praised his
team for playing "smart" against
the Wildcats and not losing conftdence after Kentucky erased an
early 11-point deficit.
"We are what? Seven, 10
games into the season," Pitino
said. "We aren't going to Jose
ou bowl bid. We never pani<;ked."
(See ROUT, page eight)
photos by Greg Moore
BRIAN HALL-COACHED BETSY LAYN.E broke the century mark Friday night in a 102-79 Floyd County
Conference/58th District win over longtime rival South Floyd. Betsy Layne ended a four-game losing skid thanks
to the win over the Raiders. More on the 58th District/Floyd County Conference will appear In Friday's edition.
15TH REGION STANDINGS
(THROUGH M0NDAY., JAN. 7)
BOYS' BASKETBALL
Team
Paintsville
Shelby_ Valley
Allen Central
Pike County Central
Pikeville
East Ridge
Phelps
Johnson Central
Belfry
Betsy Layne
Lawrence County
Prestonsburg
Sheldon Clark
.Magoffin County
Pianst School
South Floyd
Record
10-2
10-2
8-6
8-8
7-3
7-4
6-3
6-6
5-7
5-8
4-7
3-5
3-8
3-12
1-9
0-13
Eagles win three of four games over holiday break
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIPPA PASSES - The Alice Lloyd
College Eagles won three of their past
four games during the Chtistmas holiday season. This past Saturday,
Alice Lloyd beat Spalding University
58-55 at the Grady Null Athletic
Center. The Eagles led 28-23 at halftime en route to the win. Freshman
center Corey Dixon led the way for
Alice Lloyd with 16 points and 7
rebounds. He was joined in double
t1gures by Corey Hairston ( 14 pts., 2
rebs.) ami Eric Mullins (13 pts., 3
rebs.). Alice Lloyd point guard Will
Dillard had 8 points and 2 assists.
Junior center Rodney Mitchell did not
play due to an injury.
The previous week, the Eagles
played in the Union College C lassic
at Barbourville. In tile tlrst game,
Alice Lloyd lost to Lincoln Memorial
University, 83-66. They trailep at
halftime, 35-28. Mitchell led the way
with 24 points and 5 rebounds.
Hairston had a double-double with 15
points and 10 rebounds.
The Eagles fought back to win
their second game of the Classic, 7368
over
Miami-Middletown.
Mitchell ( 15 pts. 5 rebs.) and Dillard
(15 pts .. 2 assists) led the Eagles in
scoring. Dixon turned in a doubledouble 12 points and 16 rebounds for
Alice Lloyd. Mullins was also in
double figures with 13 points.
Hairston had 9 points and 5 rebounds
as Alice Lloyd won . William Jones
finished with 8 points and 3 rebounds,
The Eagles bad beaten MidContinent University, 81-69, to begin
the Christmas break part of the schedule. This week, Alice Lloyd will
travel to Cincinnati Christian
University on Thursday and host
Indiana-University
Southeast
Saturday afternoon.
Sun Kings snap Miners' win streak
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - CBA frontrunner Yakama finished strong Sunday in a first-ever game against
East Kentucky. The Miners , playing on their
home hardwood at the East Kentucky Expo
Center, cou ldn 't keep a win streak going.
Y~ama managed to snap Ea~t Kentucky ' s
th~e-game win streak, defeating the Miners
117- 105 . .
Yakama won the quarter points in impressive
fashion - 5 .5- 1.5.
The Sun Kings improved to l9- l after posting the win.
.
Desmond Ferguson Jed Yakama w1th a gamehigh 28 points. Four different Sun Kings
reached double figures in the scori ng column.
J~rmaine Blackburn scored 2 1 points and
Harvey Thomas added 20 for the Sun Kings.
Tim Ellis netted 15 points and J ~son Sasser
scored 10 for visiting Yakan1a.
The two teams were in a 35-15 deadlock at
the end of the opening quarter. After limiting
East Kentucky offensively in the second quartj!r Yakama carried a 6 I -5 1 lead into halftime.
he Miners - despjte outscoring Yakama 25-
·.
Union forces
turnovers,knocks
off Lady Bears
23 in the third quarter - had to play from behind
throughout the second half.
Josh Pace led East Ke ntucky with a teambest 26 points. JaM)n M cLeish added 22 points
and six assists for the Miners. Mike Crain contributed 17 point& for host East Kentucky.
Boo Jac kson scored 14 points and pulled
down nine rebounds for the Miners as four different players achieved double figures scoring.
Marcus scored nine points and puled down a
game- high I 0 rebounds for East Kentucky.
The Miners dropped to 12-12 following the
setback.
RIO GRANDE VALLEY RETURNING:
A revamped Rio Grande Valley team is set to
make a return trip to the East Kentucky Expo
Cente1 for a non-conference matchup today.
The Rio Grande Valley roster has a much different look than when the Silverados visited
Pikevil le in late-November. Tipoff for tonight's
CBA game at the Expo Center is set for 7:05
p.m.
PIKEVILLE- Union College
forced 34 turnovers en route to
its eighth straight win in an 81-73
decision over Pikeville College
Saturday afternoon.
The Lady Bulldogs (11-4)
won on the road despite shooting
only 38.8 percent. That shooting
was made up for in a large way
by hitting 40.9 percent from
three-point range.
Pikeville (3- 12), meanwhile,
lost its first game back from the
break by also shooting below 40
percent (39.7 percent). The Lady
Bears, unlike their opponents,
made only 25 percent (4-of-16)
from the arc.
Pikeville lost despite totally
dominating the glass to the tune
of 61 -28.
Union led 54-53 with 11:46
left but then went on a gamedeciding 11-2 run over the next
two-plus minutes. The stretch
was keyed by four straight points
by senior Allison Fowler and
ended when senior Julie Arnold
followed a three by sophomore
Carley Blankenship with a layup
to make the lead 65-55 with 9: ll
left.
From that point on, the lead
only dipped to five points on one
occasion.
The first half saw each team
have runs. Pikeville began it with
an 8-0 stertch to push its lead to
19- 14, but over the next seven
minutes. the Lady Bulldogs
outscored the Lady Bears 21-6,
sinking three three-point baskets
and six free throws in the run.
Fowler had nine during the
stretch, including a layup with
4:40 to play to make the count
35-25.
The Lady Bears responded
with 13 unanswered points, however, to take the lead. Junior
Alice Daniel had eight in the run,
including a pair of three-pointers,
to push Pikeville back on top 3835 with 1:26 left.
But Union closed the half
with consecutive baskets and led
39-38 at the break.
Pikeville had three players in
double figures. led by Daniel's
15 to go with four assists.
Freshman Lakia Bailey came off
the bench tor 14 points and l1
rebounds - eight off the otTensive glass - in only 18 minutes.
Senior Heather English had 12
points and seven rebounds.
Junior Kristal Daniels had 12
bmu·ds and six. blocked shots to
go with six points.
Union was led by Fowler's 19
points and seven steals. Junior
Susanna Todd followed with 16
points, while Blankenship finished with II points, eight
rebounds and eight assists.
Sophomore Brooke Smith,
playing her first game after setting a school record with 54
points last Saturday against
Berea College. had 10 points, all
coming in the second half.
LADY BEARS
UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
Jan. 10-at Virginia Intermont,
5:30p.m.: Jan. 12- at Bere.a, 5:30
p.m.; Jan. 17- at Alice Lloyd, 6
p.m.; Jan. 26- West Virginia
Tech, 2 p.m.; Jan. 3 1- at
Georgetown, 6 p.m.; Feb.
2- Campbell svi lle, 2 p.m.: Feb.
7- at Lindsey Wilson, 7 p.m.;
Feb. 9-at Cumberlands, 2 p.m .
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky Miners
Jason McLeish scored 22 points and dished off six
assists for East Kentucky in Sunday's game versus
CBA frontrunner Yakama.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
9, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
ROUT IN RUPP: Cardinals race past overmatched Wildcats, 85-79
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON -Rick Pitino thinks
Billy Gillispie will one day get
Kentucky back among the nation's
elite.
That didn't stop Pitino from turning
Gillispie's debut in the rivalry locals
call "The Dream Game" into another
nightmarish chapter for the first-year
Wildcats coach.
Using a myriad of defenses that ratded Kentucky and silenced raucous
Rupp Arena, Louisville raced to an 8975 win Saturday to snap a three-game
losing streak against its biggest rival.
"Our guys played a good, smart bas~etbatl game," Pitino said.
Smart enough to extend Kentucky's
misery and give the Cardinals (10-4) a
much-needed boost heading into the
rugged Big East schedule.
It's a stretch the Cardinals appeared
to be ready for after forcing 22
turnovers and playing with the kind of
intensity and cohesion they have lacked
at times this season.
Senior forward Juan Palacios who missed the flfst nine games with a
knee injury - scored 17 points to go
with six rebounds and four assists, ending three years of frustration against the
Wildcats.
"No senior wants to leave Louisville
without beating Kentucky," said
Palacios, who limped so painfully
through practice all week that Pitino
wondered if he would even play. "This
is big for us. It gives us confidence."
The Wildcats had hoped an upset of
their rivals would help erase the memory of stunning home losses to
Gardner-Webb and San Diego.
Instead, Kentucky (6-7) will stumble into SEC play under .500 for the
first time since 1988-89, the season
before Pitino arrived in Lexington to
revive a program decimated by scandal.
Gillispie's rebuilding project won't
be quite so extensive, but after watching his team repeat the same mistakes
that have plagued them all season, he
knows Kentucky has a long way to go
if it wants to be competitive in the SEC.
"We have to become a much
tougher team," Gillispie said. "We have
to become a much better defensive
team."
Ramel Bradley led Kentucky with
27 points and Joe Crawford added 19 in
his final game against Louisville, but
the Wildcats shot just 41 percent and
wore down in the second half against
the bigger, deeper and more experienced Cardinals.
Jerry Smith had 17 points and
Terrence Williams added 15 points and
six rebounds for Louisville, which had
five players i.n double figures and
received significant contributions
from whomever Pitino called off the
bench.
"That's just like practice," Palacios
said. "Everybody plays, everybody
gets after it and when they come in,
they're ready."
Louisville harassed Kentucky
freshman forward Patrick Patterson all
game, blocking several of his shots
and muscling him out of the lane.
Patterson finished with six points on
3-of-14 shooting and turned the ball
over six times.
"They did a really good job being
physical with him," Gillispie said.
The Cardinals trailed by one at the
break, but took control with a dizzying
11 minutes at the start of the second
half. Louisville reeled off eight
straight points to grab the lead, forcing
the Wildcats into turnovers and then
racing the other way down the floor.
'The way we started the second
half wasn't good at all because they
jumped on us and we didn't hit back,"
Bradley said. "We didn' t fight back
and that was the turning point of the
game."
After settling for jumpers in the
first half, the Cardinals attacked the
basket in the second. The result was
easier shots or free throws, and the
lead eventually ballooned to 62-40
with just over nine minutes left.
'This is the way we wanted to play
all along," Williams said. "Palacios
did everything for us. When we needed a basket, he got it for us."
Kentucky frantically trimmed the
margin to 10 with 1:22 remaining, but
Louisville made enough free throws
down the stretch to put it away.
The game lacked a high level of
play - the teams combined for 36
turnovers and 56 fouls - but not the
intensity of years past.
Things briefly got ugly with just
more than eight minutes left when
Bradley
intentionally
foulea
Louisville center David Padgett hard
on a wide-open layup. Williams rose
to Padgett's defense, exchanging heated words with Bradley before they
were separated by officials. Williams
received a technical foul before order
was restored.
"He's my center and I was just protecting him like a brother," Williams
said. "I wanted to be a shield for my
brother."
Louisville played without leading
rebounder Earl Clark, who missed the
game for unspecified reasons. Clar-k
wore an all-red jumpsuit and sat at the
end of the bench during the game.
The Cardinals didn't need him
against the undersized Wildcats.
Louisville dominated 'the glass when it
mattered, and had little trouble getting
into the lane.
"We watched the 'Gladiator' movie
two nights ago and it was my movie;
Williams said. "Rupp Arena was the
Coliseum. We were trying to survive
and we did. The main message was we
had to stick together. If we stick
together, we will survive. That's what
we did. We survived."
No. 1 North Carolina 90, No. 19 Clemson 88
by PETE IACOBELLI
ASSOCIATEDPRESS
~LEMSON, S.C. - From
theillloment the shot rolled off
Wayne Ellington's fingertips,
Ite tnew North Carolina would
gut1'ive their toughest challente so far this season and
return home with its No. 1
ranking intact.
EBington's 3-pointer with
0.4 seconds left in overtime
lJfted the Tar Heels to a 90-88
"{ic ory
over 19th-ranked
€lemson in the team's first
Atlantic Coast Conference
game of the season for both
teams Sunday night.
(\fter weeks of routing non~ortference competition they had won their previous
t
1o).l£ games by an average of 33
pqwts - North Carolina (15<J)ofound itself locked in a clas·c. The Tar Heels came out on
tbp and with a few lessons on
how to hang tough in close
games.
"It shows our maturity, it
s.hows we can stick it out and
get the win when we have to,"
Ellington said.
North Carolina's Tyler
Hansbrough said the team was
lucky to survive Clemson's
challenge.
"We didn't do the things we
needed to do defensively at
times," Hansbrough said. "But
it's still young in the season
and we've got time to make
improvements. Hopefully, at
the end of the year when we
come into these situations,
we'll be more prepared."
Ellington scored a careerhigh 36 points, shooting 5-of-8
from 3-point range and 9-of-9
from the foul line.
The 19th-ranked Tigers (122) showed they could compete
with the ACC's best. Clemson
led 81-74 with 2:37 left, the
Tar Heels' largest second-half
deficit this year, before North
Carolina outscored them 7-0
down the stretch to force OT.
The Tigers were up 86-83 in
the extra period on David
Potter's bucket with 1:33 to go,
but Ellington and Lawson hit
two foul shots each to send
North Carolina back in front.
Clemson
freshman
Demontez Stitt then made two
free throws with 13.9 seconds
remaining to give the Tigers an
88-87 lead, sending the crowd
into a frenzy. Ellington's dramatic shot quieted things
down.
"It felt really good,"
Ellington said. Defender James
Mays was "flying at me and I
knew if it had chance to get
there it was going to go in,"
Ellington said.
The Tar Heels leaped from
the bench as Ellington pumped
his fist in celebration.
It was North Carolina's first
OT victory since defeating
Georgia Tech during the 19992000 season.
"It wasn't the prettiest
game in the world," North
Carolina coach Roy Williams
said. "But it was a game by
two teams that fought very
hard."
As usual, the Tar Heels
came out on top.
They've won seven straight
in the series. Clemson will get
another chance in the regular
season, but that game is in
Chapel Hill, where the Tigers
are 0-52.
Clemson coach Oliver
Purnell was left shaking his
head about missed opportunities.
The Tigers were 14-of-27
on free throws and 6-of-24 on
3s. The Tigers had 11 blocks
but were outrebounded 50-45.
"We talked about taking
care of small details that come
back to haunt you," Purnell
said. "It's never just one play."
In the only other Top 25
games on Sunday, No.9 Duke
beat Cornell 81-67; West
Virginia topped No. 10
Marquette 79-64; and No. 17
Villanova edged No. 13
Pittsburgh 64-63.
Ellington scored seven of
North Carolina's nine points in
overtime. He surpassed his
career high of 23, set earlier
this season in a win over Ohio
State.
Purnell was pleased with
Clemson's
defense
on
Hansbrough, who was held to
12 points, 10 fewer than his
average. Hansbrough led
North Carolina with 14
rebounds.
"If you told me we're going
to that job on Hansbrough, I'd
feel pretty good," Purnell said.
Ellington was another story.
"I didn't think he'd get 36,"
Purnell said. "33 would've
been fine."
K.C. Rivers led Clemson
(12-2) with 24 points, but didn't score in overtime. Trevor
Booker added 14 points and 11
rebounds.
No.9 Duke 81, Cornel167:
At Durham, N.C., DeMarcus
Nelson matched a season high
with 23 points and Duke shook
off a slow start to beat Cornell.
Kyle Singler added 14
points for the Blue Devils (111), who were coming off a 16day layoff and eventually
pulled away for their NCAAbest 58th straight nonconference victory at home.
Ryan Wittman had 13
points and 7-foot center Jeff
Foote added 10 for Cornell (65), which was denied its first
victory against an Atlantic
Coast Conference team in 56
seasons.
West Virginia 79, No. 10
Marquette
64: At
Morgantown, W.Va., Alex
•
Ill
QT:
Ruoff hit five 3-pointers and
scored 19 points to lead the
Mountaineers to a 79-64 rout
of Marquette, giving coach
Bob Huggins his 601st caree.t
win.
Joe Alexaqder added 1
points and Da' Sean Butler hit
three 3s and had 13 points for
West Virginia (11-3, 1-1 Big
East).
Lazar Hayward and Wesley
Matthews scored 13 each to
lead Marquette (11- 2, 1-1),
which had won seven straight
since a four-point loss to No.9
Duke in late November.
No. 17 Villanova 64, No.
13
Pittsburgh
63: At
Villanova,
Pa.,
Dante
Cunningham made two free
throws with 10 seconds left
and Villanova then force
another turnover to secure a
victory over Pittsburgh.
Freshman Malcolm Granr
had a season-high 22 pointsfor the Wildcats (11-2, 1-1 Big
East).
The Panthers (12-2, 0-1)
matohed their season high with
22 turnovers, nine over their
season average.
natned to ESPN's All-Mayday
Burton
.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
•
LEXINGTON - University
of Kentucky senior wide
receiver Keenan Burton has
been selected to the annual
ESPN All-Mayday Team for
players who have shown extraordinary toughness and determination during their colle·
giate careers.
The team is compiled by
l'y1ark May, Brett Edgerton,
and Katie Sharp of ESPN and
the team was profiled during
an ESPN college football
show.
Burton was selected for the
toughness he displayed while
playing through multiple
injuries in the 2007 season.
Burton first incurred an ankle
sprain early in the campaign
but continued to play. Then, he
sustained a sprained knee ligament against Florida, causing
him to miss UK's loss against
Mississippi State.
Although not full speed,
Burton returned to action for
the final three regular-season
games. Recurring swelling in
his knee gave him problems
leading up the Gaylord Hotels
Music City Bowl, and as late
as two days before the game,
Coach Rich Brooks said it was
"very doubtful" that Burton
would play.
Burton, however, chose to
keep going and he played most
of the game against Florida
State, catching seven passes
while helping lead the
Wildcats to a 35-28 win over
the Seminoles.
After
returning
to
Lexington,
arthroscopic
1
surgery revealed a small cartilage tear in his knee, which
was causing the swelling. The
tear was repaired and Burton is
expected to resume workouts
in 2-3 weeks.
Despite the multiple limitations, Burton led the team in
receptions for the 2007 season,
catching 66 passes for 741
yards and nine touchdowns.
"Keenan really played well
through the sprained ankle and
sprained knee," Coach Rich
Brooks said. "Obviously, the
Music City Bowl was a gutsy
performance. He played with
the injury in the bowl game
after not being able to go
through a lot of practic
That's the kind of toughness
that NFL people like to see."
This is the third straight
year that a Wildcat has been
named to the "All-Mayday"
Team, as wide receiver
Tommy Cook was named in
2005 and defensive tackle
Lamar Mills was picked in
2006.
HONOR
FROM
FCA:
Tamme
wins
Bobby
Bowden
Award
"
:
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - University
qf Kentucky senior tight end
Jacob Tamme is the winner of
the fifth-annual Bobby Bowden
AMrrd given by the Fellowship
ofChristian Athletes.
The honor recognizes a
f>ivision I football player who
epitomizes a student-athlete and
conducts himself as a faith
model in the community, in the
classrbom, and on the field.
Nominees must have at least a
3.0 career grade-point average
and be endorsed by the school's
head coach and director of athletics. The award is named after
Florida State University coach
Bobby Bowden, a longtime supporter of the ministry.
"Jacob has been an amazing
leader on the field for our program, and his Christian character
has been a great example for our
entire department to follow,"
said Mitch Barnhart, UK
Director of Athletics. "We have
been blessed to have him in our
program and he will be difficult
to replace."
"Jacob is as deserving of this
honor as anyone I've ever
known," Coach Rich Brooks
said. "He's shown leadership in
every phase of his life."
Tarnme's
award
was
announced Friday, Jan. 4, in New
Orleans, La., at the FCABanquet
held in conjunction with the
national championship game.
The additional finalists were
Dionte Johnson of Ohio State
and Jeremy Leman of Illinois.
"It's a tremendous honor to be
associated with anything connected with FCA and Coach
Instead, the Cardinals
surged while the Wildcats
sagged. Kentucky turned the
ball over 22 times and had no
answer for Louisville's press.
"This was another whipping," said Kentucky coach
Billy Gillispie. "We have to
do better and put more defensive possessions together. We
have to think the entire time
and we haven<t done a good
job of getting it done ."
Louisville put the clamps
on Kentucky forward Patrick
Patterson, limiting him to just
six points on 3-of-14 shooting.
Patterson turned it over six
times while constantly being
double-teamed, playing his
poorest game of an otherwise
remarkable freshman year.
"We sometimes depend on
hhn a little too much, but he
just had a tough day," said
Kentucky
guard
Joe
Crawford.
Patterson wasn't the only
one.
In the classroom, Tarnme
completed his bachelor's
degree in Integrated Strategic
Communications with a 3.82
GPA. He is now in his second
year of study for his Master's in
Business Administration and
has a 3.83 graduate school
GPA. He was named first-team
Academic All-America by the
College Sports Information
Directors of America and chosen as the Southeastern
Conference Scholar-Athlete of
the Year by the SEC coaches.
On the field, Tamme has
been a first-team All-SEC pic
each of the last two seasons an
is Kentucky's all-time top passcatching tight end. He had 56
receptions for 619 yards and
six touchdowns in the 2007
season. He was a clutch receiver for the Wildcats, with key
TD catches in the wins over
Louisville, LSU, and Florida
State. He also set up the gamewinning
touchdown
at
Vanderbilt with a 34-yard pass
reception.
In high school, Tarnme
starred at Boyle County.
Kragthorpe names new strength and conditioning coac
Rout
•
Bowden," Tamme said. "It's an
honor just to be nominated. To
win and be recognized with
someone as prestigious as
Bobby Bowden, a great winner
and a great Christian, is an
absolute blessing."
Tamme (Danville) coordinates the team's weekly Bible
study and road-trip devotionals.
Extremely active in service to
others, he has been named to
the National Good Works Team
for community service by the
American Football Coaches
Association.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
• Continued from p1
Though
Bradley
and game, not only a h?lf,"
Crawford combined for 46 Bradley said. "We have to
points in their final game become re-energized and keep
against the Cardinals, the on playing the kind of basketremainder of the team shot ball that we are capable of
just 32 percent from the field. playing. Our back is to the
"As far as it being an up- wall. Conference is the time to
and-down season, we<re dig out of the hole."
going to have to have some
It's a hole that might be too
ups happen," Gillispie said. "I deep for the Wildcats to crawl
thought we tried hard today."
out of if they want to make the
Still, it wasn't enough for NCAA Tournament. Kentucky
the Wildcats to erase the mem- begins SEC play Saturday
ory of stunning early season against undefeated and 15thlosses to ·Gardner-Webb and ranked Vanderbilt. Games at
San Diego. While Kentucky Mississippi State and Florida
made strides against the follow before Kentucky native
Cardinals -particularly dur- and Tennessee star guard
ing a stirring first-half rally in Chris Lofton leads the
which Bradley and Crawford Volunteers into Rupp Arena
seemed to lift the Wildcats on on Jan. 22.
their shoulders and will them
"It's now (or never),"
to the lead - the players Bradley said. "We have to win
know there is still a lot of and the good thing i playing
work to do if Kentucky is in the SEC we have a lot of
going to be a factor in the opportunities. There's a lot of
SEC.
. good teams to beat, so we just
"The team has to show that have to look forward to that."
we can fight for an entire
LOUISVILLE - Nineteenyear coaching veteran Joe Kenn
has been named the strength and
conditioning coach at the
University
of
Louisville,
announced head coach Steve
Kragthorpe on Friday.
Kenn joins the Louisville staff
after spending seven seasons at
Arizona State University, including five as the head coach of
ASU's Sports Performance program. .
Originally named ASU's head
strength and conditioning coach
for football in January, 2001,
Kenn came to ASU after serving
as the director of strength and
conditioning at the University of
Utah from 1999-2000.
A member of the National
Strength and Conditioning
As ociation and American
Ft>otball Coaches Association,
Kenn was the head strength and
conditioning coach at Boise State
from 1994-99, but spent nine
years total at Boise State (199199).
Kenn has coached numerous
NH., players including; former
NH., Defensive Rookie of the
Year and Pro Bowler, Terrett
Suggs (Baltimore Ravens, ASU),
fol)ner NFL )ffensive Rookie of ·
the Year, Mike Anderson
(Baltimore Ravens, Utah), twotime Pro Bowler Steve Smith
(Carolina Panthers, Utah), and
recent Super Bowl Champion
Kimo Von Oelhoffen (New York
Jets, Boise State)
Bryan Dermody and former U
of L football player Antoine
Sharp also remain part of
strength staff.
photo by Greg Moore
South Floyd's Corey Paige
went up for ·a shot during
Friday's 58th District/Floyd
County Conference home
game versus Betsy Layne.
More bn the South FloydBetsy Layne doubleheader
that Included a girls' basketball game will appear In
Friday's edition.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
9, 2008 •
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Jags collapse
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AJ U (;,ATI::LJ PRESS
PITTSBURGH - Never in
the Steelers' 75 seasons had a
team beaten them twice in
Pittsburgh in the same season.
The Jaguars beat history and the Steelers - despite a
memorable fourth-quarter colthat
nearly
cost
lapse
Jacksonville its season.
Josh Scobee saved the game
by kicking a 25-yard field goal
with 37 seconds remaining and
the Jaguars came back after
squandering an 18-point leau
in. the fourth quarter to beat the
St:eelers 31-29 on Saturday
gight in an AFC wild-card
game that was wild in every
sense of the word.
Jacksonville appeared to be
done after Najeh Davenport's
second 1-yard TD run of the
~ame gave the Steelers a 29-28
lead with about six minutes
remaining. But quarterback
David Garrard, not a great runner, found a seam on a convertor-else fourth-and-2 play and
rambled 32 yards to the
Steelers 11 with 1:56 left.
"Right before we went out,
l pulled the guys together and
satd, 'Guys, you got to love it,
this is what we're here for,"'
coach Jack Del Rio said. "Now
lei:'s go out and make some
plays and win it."
Garrard aided the Steelers'
cdmeback
. ,,
. by throwing two
mterceptions - one less than
he had all season - only to
come up with the play that may
have saved the Jaguars' season.
"They kind of lost their
gaps, they thought pass, I was
able to get through there,"
Garrard said. "I just wanted to
1 get a first down. I did enough
1 tQ get into field-goal range and
: tift was all I was thinking
t altout."
• Steelers linebacker Larry
f~ote argued emphatically
atl:er
the
game
that
~cksonville's offensive line
lfld on Garrard's run.
!; "I don't want to get fined,
~•t watch the long quarterback
s&:ak:," Foote said. "Watch the
ilDddle of the defensive line
and you'll see. You'll see it.
Watch what happens in the
rrli.ddle of the field .... You see
~big old hole open up and
y~·n see the reason why."
, Ben Roethlisberger (29-of-
THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMEs
•
lll
fourth, but rally to beat Steelers, 31-29
42, 337 yards) put the Steelers
into a deep hole him~elf by
. throwing three interceptions
before halftime, then got
rolling after he began lining up
in a shotgun formation and
threw touchdown passes to
Santonio Holmes (37 yards)
and Heath Miller (14 yards) in
4112 minutes of the fourth
quarter to get Pittsburgh within
28-23 ..
"Ben is our leader, he's
always going to be our leader.
I'll ride or die with him any
day," right -tackle Willie Colon
said in a subdued Steelers locker room, one filled with disappointment but no screaming or
angry words. "He's tremendous and I love him to death
and he led us back."
The Steelers rallied from 15
points down to tie Jacksonville
late in the Jaguars' 29-22 win
at Heinz Field on Dec. 16 but
couldn't close the deal. They
couldn't this time, either, even
though Roethlisberger, shouldering the Steelers' offense virtually by himself with no running game, was 17-of-23 for
263 yards a,nd two touchdowns
in the second half. Hines Ward
made 10 catches for 135 yards.
The Jaguars have beaten
Pittsburgh four times in the last
three seasons, including that
Dec. 16 win, and they
appeared ready to do easily by
building a 28-10 lead behind
backup running· back Maurice
Jones-Drew's playmaking and
Rashean Mathis' two important interceptions.
escaping
Jones-Drew,
Jaguars star Fred Taylor's
shadow in a performance filled
with big plays, scored on a 43yard swing pass after one of
Roethlisberger's interceptions
and a 10-yard run that provided the 18-point lead. JonesDrew's' 96-yard kickoff return
the first time Jacksonville
touched the ball set up Taylor's
1-yard touchdown run and
immediately
answer
the
Steelers' opening-possession
80-yard touchdown drive.
Taylor, who ran for 147
yards in Pittsburgh last month
and had 381 yards in his last
two games there, was held to
48 yards on 16 carries, but it
didn't matter.
"It was a tough way to get a
win and we got one," JonesDrew said. "It kind of got a lit-
tie hectic when we were Josin~.
but David made that big run at
the end."
·
The Jaguars came in oll ~ix
wins in their last eight game~.
while the Steelers - missing
five starters, including star running back Willie Parker limped into the postseason
with three losses in four games
and four in seven.
With no Parker, the NFL's
leading rusher until he broke
his right leg Dec. 20 against St.
Louis, the Steelers needed to
be creative offensively and
Roethlisberger was exactly that
on the opening possession.
Using rollouts and swing passes to gain the yardage they nor~
mally get on Parker's running,
the Steelers drove 80 yards for
Davenport's 1-yard TD run
and a 7-0 lead.
Roethlisberger was 5-of-6
for 59 yards, including a 31yard catch by Ward on thirdand-4, and a 15-yard penalty
for a horse collar tackle by
John Henderson on a sack of
Roethlisberger also helped.
That efficient, creative
Steelers offense disappeared
the rest of the half, replaced by
the familiar mistake-a-minute
style so common when they
ended five seasons with home
playoff losses under former
coach Bill Cower from 19922004. Cowher, coincidentally,
resigned after 15 seasons as
coach a year to the day.
Jacksonville wasn't rattled
by the early score in a stadium
where it won in its last two visits. Jones-Drew cut back twice
dllling a 96-yard return of the
ensuing kickoff, helped by a
missed tackle by Bryant
McFadden, and Taylor scored
from tl:l;e 1 on the next play his second TD in a span of two
minutes at Heinz Field. Taylor
decided that Dec. 16 game
with a 12-yard touchdown run
late in the fourth quarter.
So much for early momentum by the Steelers, who were
playing their first home playoff
game since a 41-27 loss to
New England in the AFC
championship game in January
2005.
Mathis,
who
decided
Jacksonville's 23-17 overtime
win at Heinz Field in 2005
with an interception return
touchdown
in
overtime,
jumped on a slant pattern by
Holmes early in the second England ( 16-0):
The Jaguars, who came
quarter for his 63-yard interception return. Two plays back to win 31-29 in Pittsburgh
before, the Stcelers appeared to on Saturday after losing an 18get a big break when a tipped point fourth-quarter lead,
pass intended for Miller already have a reputation as a
ddlected to Ward for a 33-ya.rd southern team that plays well
mini-Immaculate in the North.
gain,
a
But beating New England
Reception 35 year~ and two
in Foxborough - or anywhere
week~ after the original.
Roethlisberger,
perhaps - isn't the same as winning
attempting to prove he wasn't twice in one season in
dt scouraged by that intercep- Pittsburgh.
Certainly, the Jaguars have
tion, went right back at Mathis
on Pittsburgh's next possession a chance in next Saturday
- and was intercepted by him night's game.
The Patriots had three threeagain. The Jaguars promptly
scored two plays later, on a 43- point wins and a four-point
yard swing pass to Jones-Drew
that made it 21-7.
With the Steelers driving
late in the half, after Scobee's
missed 46-yard field goal
attempt, Roethlisberger was
intercepted yet again by rookie
backup lineman Derek Landri.
Despite the comeback, the ,
Steelers ended their first sea~on under new •coach Mike
Tomlin the same way they did
their first under Cowher in
.1992, with a ftrst-game playoff
Joss on their home field .
A LOOK AHEAD: AFC Jacksonville (12-5) at New
victory this season, all games
the~ could have lost. But the
fact they won them says a lot
- they trailed by l 0 points in
Indianapolis with I 0 minutes
to go and won 24-20, then wo n
38-35 in the regular-season
finale at the Meadowl and
after trailing by 12 in the t ·
quarter.
The fact that both teams
New England beat w those
games are among the NFL's
final eight demonstrates that
they can get into trouble
against good teams and still
win.
- The Associated Press
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POISON OAK
That two-way
radio stuff
While watching the Iowa caucuses
the other night, I noticed the announcers were talking about "checking their
blackberries." I'll be perfec tly honest
right from the top and admit that I'm
not real sure that I even know what a
blackberry is.
I used to know, though, back in
simpler times. When I was about six
years old, I'd go with my dad to the
head of Slaughter Pen Hollow and
we'd pick them.
Now, however, a blackberry is
some sort of
communication device.
Honest, that's
about all I
know about
it.
One of my
other activities when I
was a youngster (when I
wasn't helping Dad pick
Clyde Pack
blackberries)
swap.
was
ping funny books. Among the stacks
I'd carry from door to door in the
neighborhood
and sometimes
beyond - was almost always a couple
of Dick Tracys. He was, as all those
around my age already know, a detective with a square nose who wore a
yellow hat and a watch that was really
a two-way radio. Of course, to all us
funnybook swappers, all that two-way
radio stuff was strictly science ftction .
We may have been just a bunch of
(See OAK, page seven)
KIM'S KORNER
Unlimited
possibilities
We have the God-given ability to
make choices which yield unlimited
possibilities. We can choose to toss
.out "good" and get "good" in return,
r we can choose to toss out "bad" and
reap what we've sown.
Yes, it is true! We most definitely
reap what we sow. And how we plant
our seeds has everything in the world
to do with what springs forth growth.
When we choose to treat others with
love, kindness and respect, we usually
get that treatment in return.
Sadly, there are always going to be
those in our lives who don't follow the
same directions to planting such
seeds, but the direction of our lives
comes down to the choices we make.
We can choose to spread a little
kindness here
and a lot of
respect there;
and as the
rewards
of
those seeds
come
to
fruition, we
may tind ourselves needing to tend to
the weeds of
unfair, uncarKim Little Frasure
ing and disrespectful
behavior
•"which sometimes surface.
Do we in turn spew out those negative actions, or do we decide to prune
them from our lives and take another
direction'? There are grand rewards for
those who pick the high roads and
chaos, turmoil and mountains of strife
for those who don't.
I truly believe that God gave us
these unlimited possibilities to teach
us the concept of what goes around
comes around. So take a long look at
your life and what's coming - there 's
a good possibility it's what is being
put forth.
To quote Richard Bach, "A tiny
~;hange today brings us to a dramatically different tomorrow."
'
Old friends gathered for a celebration of Old
Christmas this past Sunday afternoon at the
Samuel May House. Pictured here Is Russell
Rice, of East Point, happily greeting old friend
Mrs. Ed Stephens.
photos by Kathy J. Prater
Joining the Eastern Wind Trio, from McDowell First Baptist Church, was music student Dillon
Conley. The trio, made up of Libby Hall, Joan Chaffins, and Trish Cieslak, invited visitors to join
them in the offering of several, favored, traditional Christmas hymns.
Volunteers welcome visitors
to May House for Old Christmas
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
The Twelfth Day of Christmas - we sing it
each holiday season, but the members of the
Friends of the Samuel May House actually celebrate it.
The twelfth day - otherwise known as Old
Christmas - is the day that many WesternChristian faiths believe the Wise Men that traveled long and far to Bethlehem, actually tirst
gazed upon the infant Christ child. This Day of
Epiphany - Epiphany being a Greek word meaning "Appearance"- falls on January 6.
And, as did the Scotch-Irish pioneers who settled in the deep hollows and rugged hills of the
Appalachian Mountains carried on the Old World
tradition of celebrating "Old Christmas" twelve
days after December 25, so do the Friends of the
Samuel May House today.
This year, as in previous ones, hot wassail and
traditional ftnger foods were served to visitors
who were also treatr d to an afternoon of music by
talented locals .
Mrs. Angela Conley, a music . teacher in the
Johnson County school system, brought along a
group of music and vocal students that performed
for those in attendance at the event. Performing
were Katherine Branham, Rachael Branham,
Miranda Finney, Jack Finney, Ryan Finney,
Connor Finney, and Dillon Conley, under the
direction of their teacher. The children are each
members of the Little Paint First Church of God
Children's Choir.
Katherine Emily Goble, age 9, of Lexington,
also performed several musical selections on her
violin, including a beautiful rendition of "My Old
Kentucky Home."
Mariana VanHoose , age 12, of Van Lear,
accompanied herself on the keyboard while performing a number of solo vocal selections.
Following, all were treated to a tour of the historic home, built in 1817, by Samuel May.
Constructed of bricks manufactured on-site at
what was once a 350-acre farm, the Samucl.May
House I& the oldest house in Prestonsburg. The
farm, with its grist rrull, was a recruitment and
supply post for Confederates during the Civil
War. The home was restored in 1997 by the City
of Prestonsburg and Friends of the Samuel May
House, Inc.
Friends Of the Samuel May House volunteers
organize the annual Old Chri stmas celebration
each year. Visit www.mayhouse.org to learn
more.
Miss Katherine Emily Goble, of Lexington,.
entertained visitors to the Old Christmas ce1e-:·
bration by playing a few selected tunes;
including "My Old Kentucky Home," on her.
violin. Katherine is the daughter of Dr. Rondal
E. and Laura Hereford Goble. She Is the
granddaughter of David and Peggy Hereford,
of Prestonsburg, and Maxine and the late
Donald Goble, also of Prestonsburg.
Sam Hatcher, president of Friends of the Samuel May House, conducted tours of the historic
home following entertainment and the serving of refreshments.
•
Research breed
before purchase
Reader enjoys her Belgian sheepdog
by SARAH PRATER
My name is Sarah Prater. 1 am 11 years old and I own a
Belgian Sheepdog named "Tessa." Tessa's register~d name is
"Genesis- Freedom's Golden Girl."
My mom and dad and [ went online and did vast amounts
of research to choose the right dog for our family once we
decided we wanted to bring one into our family. My family has
always owned several cats, but never a dog. My dad decided
that he wanted me to experience the love and loyalty of a good
friend just like he did with his dog, ''Rebel," when he was a
(See CRITTER, page seven )
Today's
guest author,
Sarah Prater,
with best
friend, Tessa,
a Belgian
Sheepdog.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
9, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
(Items taken from
The Floyd County
Times,
,,
10,20,30, 40,50,60,
70 years ago.)
Ten Years Ago
Qanuary 9 & 14, 1998)
The City of Prestonsburg's insurance company has already shelled out $220,000 to compensate eleven area residents who allegedly
contracted histoplasmosis when the city's old
fire station was demolished in July 1995. And
earlier this week, a jury found the city to be 95
percent liable in the only case which was not
settled out of court and awarded $82,301.78 to
Douglas Crace, who alleged he became infected with the disease while tearing down the
building
Lawmakers identify the budget as the number one priority for the state in the corning legislative session. Kentucky will have a $222.6
million budget surplus this fiscal year, more
than $12 million less than the governor and legislators had planned on
Floyd County District Judge James R. Allen
violal'ed a policy required by state law,
Thirrsday, when he released a woman charged
with domestic violence before she had served a
mandatory 24-hours in jail. Jodi Collins, of
Prestonsburg, was lodged at the Floyd County
jail at 11:37 a.m., Wednesday, after a domestic
dispute at the residence of her estranged husband, Gormon Collins Jr. She was charged with
domestic violence and criminal mischief.
Collins was released from jail at 8:55 a.m.,
Thursday, on Allen's order, after her husband
"insisted" that she be freed, Allen
said. ..Govemor Paul Patton asked legislators to
put aside their political agendas and egos and
work together in a bipartisan effort during tt,Je
1998 General Assembly. The governor called
on legislators to dedicate the final session of the
20th century to the children of Kentucky
Wendall Johnson, 20, of Inez, whose driver's
license had just been suspended for DUI in
Floyd District Court, Tuesday, was arrested by
J;>r~stonsburg Pol.ice as he drove away from the
co11rthouse. After Johnson was arrested, officers found a quantity of marijuana and drug
paraphernalia in Johnson's coat pocket-the
same coat he carefully guarded while appearing
in court
Talvey Abshire Jr., 27, of Harold, scheduled
to enter a plea, Thursday, in Floyd County
Circuit Court on second degree sodomy
charges, was hospitalized in Virginia for a drug
overdose. He is charged with seven counts of
second degree sodomy for allegedly having
sexual contact with a minor, during June and
September 1996 ,
The Prestonsburg Dance Cats, are traveling
to St. Louis Missouri, in defense of their national title in the city labeled "Gateway to the
West." Coach Jodi Shepherd is hoping her
squad can do a repeat of what they accomplished last year, being named National
Champions in the Jazz and Porn divisions
A long-time educator, a local businessman,
and an Episcopal priest, have been named to
three vacancies on the Floyd County Board of
Education, in an apparent attempt to resurrect
{he bankrupt system. On Monday, State
Education Commissioner Wilmer Cody
~ppointed former teacher Carol Stumbo;
}Vorldwide Equipment president Terry Dotson;
~nd state environmental investigator and priest,
ohnnie Ross, to board seats
For the first time in two months, a Floyd
t::ounty Board of Education meeting will be
eld in the county, and presided over by local
~o~d members
floyd Judge-Executive Ben Hale admitted
esday, that the county attorney properly
~dvised the fiscal court, Monday, about the
~l conservances of removing the county road
tofeman from his job, even though his contract
lxpired. At a special meeting of the fiscal court,
~¢1day, Hale declared that county road fore(na'h Mike Jarrell's contract expires, Tuesday,
~nd Hale would assume the responsibility of the
-..aoant position himself
Keith R. Gayheart, 22, of McDowell, was
entenced to 20 days in the county jail, Tuesday,
~ft¢r he pleaded guilty to allowing two area
teeftagers to drink alcohol during a party at
uper 8 Motel
Floyd County Sheriff Paul Hunt Thompson
ended any speculation concerning his political
lsp1rations, on Monday, when he filed as a
t>einocratic candidate for county judge-execu-
tive. Thompson, who was instrumental in getting Judge-Executive Ben Hale appointed to the
post in 1995, is· sure to face Hale in the May primary election
An intense two-hour standoff with a Floyd
County man threatening to commit suicide,
carne to a peaceful end, Monday, when KSP
Detective Bobby Johnson convinced the man to
surrender. When the Floyd County Sheriff's
Department attempted to serve Tony Kidd, a
Little Mud Creek resident, with an (EPO)
Emergency Protection Order, it quickly escalated into a potentially dangerous situation. Kidd
threatened to commit suicide if they setved him
with the court documents. The standoff ended
when Det. Johnson convinced Kidd to give
himself up
The Prestonsburg City Council is considering ways to assist a local business which provides the area's youth with a safe alternative to
hanging out on city streets and parking lo'ts.
Prestonsburg resident, Sharon Neeley, asked the
council, Monday night, during a regular meeting, if it would consider taking over the
Christian Skate Center
There died: William Kendrick, stillborn son
of Charles and Rhea Lynn Hughes Kendrick,
Tuesday, January 6, at McDowell Appalachian
Regional Hospital; William Harrison Booth, 97,
of Auxier, Wednesday, January 7, at Mt. Manor
Nursing Home; Kathryn H. Parker Poe, 68, of
Prestonsburg, Wednesday, January 7, at King's
Daughters Medical Center, in Ashland; Clara
Bell Burton Willian1s, 83, of Pikeville, Friday,
January 9, at Mt. Manor Nursing Home;
Marguerite Preston Jones, 85, of Louisville,
formerly of Prestonsburg, Sunday, January 11 ,
at her residence; Randell Jr. Hall, 36, of
Lexington, formerly of Floyd County, Friday,
January 2, on Virginia Avenue, Lexington;
Johnnie Banks, 78, of Raven, Monday, January
12, at his residence; Brenda Lee Crouch, 36, of
Maytown, formerly of Sharpsburg, Thursday,
January 8, at her residence; Lessley "B.O."
Scott, 77, of Garrett, Saturday, January 10, at
Our Lady of the Way Hospital; Arnold L.
Collins, 65 , of Stanville, Saturday, January 10,
at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington; Mildred
Couch, 59, of Carrie, Sunday, January 11 , at
Hazard Appalachian Regional Hospital;
Timothy A. Slone, 36, of Bevinsville, Thursday,
January 8; Edgar "Pee Wee" Click, 62, of
Manton, Monday, January 12, at Paul B. Hall
Medical Center; Willis Watkins, 46, of
Coldwater, Michigan, formerly of M~goffin
County, Monday, January 12, at his residence;
Donald E. Whitt, 59, of Garrett, January 10, at
Pikeville Methodist Hospital; Charles "Shy"
Compton, 75, of Griffin Georgia, Sunday,
January 11, at Spaulding Regional Hospital.
Humana Hospital, Lexington
Haley Hensley, 69, of Melvin, Monday, at
Pikeville Methodist Hospital.
Thinv Years Ago
Qanuary 11, 1978)
District Judge Harold J. Stumbo and County
Attorney Arnold Turner told a gathering of
school officials, principals, teachers, and ministers, last Tuesday, that they are ready to act in
all drug cases repqrted to them, and challenged
teachers and principals to report such cases to
them
A temporary restraining order to prevent
interference with operations of the L. T. Ruth
Coal Co. Inc., on Lick Branch, near here, by
persons identified as picketing United Mine
Workers, was issued, last Thursday, by Circuit
Judge W. B. Hazelrigg, of Johnson Circuit
Court
The Floyd Fiscal Court, this week, readvertised for contractors' bids on construction of the
bridge designed to span Right Beaver Creek,
and link the present KY 80 with the county park
at Allen
For the first time in nearly seven months, the
Prestonsburg police force has an official chief.
Prestonsburg Police Capt. William R. (Dicky)
Campbell was narped chief, Thursday night, at
the city council's first major business session of
the year
A $78,439 contract has been awarded to
Construction Products Inc. , of Jackson,
Tennessee, for additions to the Jenny Wiley
State boat dock, it was announced recently
There died: Mary Slone Bradley, 78, of
Estill, Wednesday, December 29, in a nursing
home in Glasgow; Virgil Warrix, 66, formerly
of Prestonsburg, Saturday, at Monroe Memori al
Hospital in Marion County, Florida; Jack
Denver Burchett, 62, of Emma, Thursday,
January 5, at home; Harry H. Mayo Jr., 56, formerly of Martin, Monday, January 2, at his
home in Ashland; Carson L. Tipton, 77, formerly of Wheelwright, December 28, at Annapolis
Hospital, Wayne, Michigan; Ella Clark Hunter,
82, of Cow Creek, last Friday, at Mountain
Manor Nursing Home, here; Mitchell Nichols,
1
62, of Estill, Satu rday, at Methodist Hospital,
Pike ville; Elvie Collins, 83, of Hueysville, '
Wednesday, at his home; Frank Tackett, 53, for- :
merly of Beaver, Sunday, January 1, in Wayne 1'
General Hospital, M ichigan; M rs. Parrot
Handshoe Combs, 79, formerly of Quicksand~I I
Friday, in Shelby, Ohio.
Fonv Years Ago
Qanuary 11, 1968)
Five Floyd Countians died Saturday after; '
noon, when two automobiles collided on KY
122, near Buckingham. The dead are: Darrell
Wayne Colter, 17, of Allen; Paul Keene Jr., also
of Allen; Freeman Little, 29, at Bevinsville;
Chester D. Osborne, 20, of Hi Hat; and Harlos..;
Newsome, 19, also of Hi Hat
•1
Specialist Fourth.Class Lowell Johnson, 19·
of Melvin. was killed i.n action last Thursday,
while serving with the 25th Infantry Division iw..,
Vietnam, the first Floyd County war casualty of.:
the new year
Floyd County schools remained closed thi.<i-.
week, as snow held its own for a second fullP
week
The B.&C. Hardware at Hueysville.' wa
looted, last week, of an estimated $1,500 worthw
of tools, watches and clocks. it was reported ~,
There died: Alex Banks, 92, of Water Gap,
last Wednesday, at the Prestonsburg GeneraL ,
Hospital; Harry Sandige, 67, formet
Prestonsburg mayor and police j udge, last
Thursday, at his home, here; Levi Prater, 67, ofJ
Brainard, last Wednesday, at a Lexington hospi..: J
tal; Nova Lou Hall, 19, of East McDowell, last
Wednesday, in a Lexington hospital; Johnny
Frasure, 52, of Bonanza, last Thursday, at the,,
Prestonsburg General Hospi tal.
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1
FihV Years Ago
Oanuary 9, 1958)
,!
Mayor Bill Napier said, this week, that h6 1
has been assured by a repre&entative of the U.S.
(See YESTERDAYS, page seven)
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
twentv Years Ago
Qanuacy, 13, 1988)
Local coal mine owners held a meeting, last
Saturday, to drum up support for a new
Workmen's Compensation bill as an alternative
to the existing one
Five CAP volunteers escaped serious injury
when the van they were traveling in, went down
a steep hillside on Buck's Branch, near Father
Beiting's home
A blasting accident, last Saturday, at the
Lark Mining Company's No. I mine, claimed
the life of Donald B. Ousley of Hueysville, as
the first mining-related fatality of the year
The county's schoolchildren returned to
classes, unfortunately, a plague of head lice
returned along with some of them
Dickie Allen was named chief of the
Prestonsburg City Police Department, replacing
Elmo Allen, who resigned
There died: Rosemary Lafferty, 67 , of
Hippo, Thursday, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center
John M. Burke, 73, of Bevinsville, Saturday,
at Pikeville Methodist Hospital
Ella D. Burchnell, 52, of Springfield, Ohio,
December 4, at the community hospital there
Raymond Slone, 56, of Bevinsville, Friday,
at Our Lady of the Way Hospital
Edmund A. Holbrook, 58, of Green Acres,
Friday, at Highlands Regional Medical Center
Stella B. Blevins, 63, of Inez, Sunday, at
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Dwayne L. Hall, 29, of Grethel, Monday, at
This is a ranch style home on public water and aerator system. It is well located in a quite neighborhood. It consists of a living room, kitchen/
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 tnvestor interested in rental property or lor resale after repairs.
The minimum acceptable bid for this property will be $24,455.
Payment of the current year' s property taxes are the responsibility of the 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
title examined. Written notification regarding ~ncumbrances on the property must be made to the Prestonsburg Rural Development Office
within 30 days of the date of sale.
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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 2:00pm., at the property site, at 49 Auxier Heights, Prestonsburg KY, in Floyd
County, Kentucky, in order to raise the sumof $55,291 .58 principal, plus an interest credit subsidy granted in the amount of $12,939.00, plus
interest in the amount of $8,049.38 as of June 14, 2007 and interest thereafter on the principal at $11 .1580 per day from June14, 2007, until
the date of this judgment, plus interest to the date of judgment amount (principal plus interest to the date of judgment) at the rate of 4.91%
computed daily and compounded annually, until paidin full and for the costs of this action, pursuant to 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 ol Kentucky, entered on July 31,
2007, in the case of the United States of America vs Charles Ray Ratliff, ET AL, The Unknown Spouse of Charles Ray Ratliff, Brenda Kay
Ratliff nlk/a Brenda Kay Benitez, Christopher Benitez, and Community Trust Bank, the following descrtbed 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 April1 8,
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 sale
with good and sufficient bond for the balance, bearing interest at the rate ol $1.83 per annum until paid, due and payable in sixty (60) days and
said bond having the effect of a Judgment. Upon a default by the Purchaser, the deposit shall be forteited and retained by the U.S. Marshal
as a part of the proceeds of the sale, and the property shall agatn be offered for sale subject to confirmation by the Court.
This sale shall be in bar and foreclosure of all right, title, interest, estate claim, demand or equity of redemption of the defendant(s) and of all
persons claiming by through, under or against them, provided the purchase price is equal to two-thirds of the appraisal value. If the purchas
price is not equal to two-thirds ol the appraised value, the Deed shall contain a lien in favor of the defendant(s) reflecting the right of the
delendant(s) to redeem during the period provided by law (KRS 426.530). Under law, the purchaser is deemed to be on notice of all matters
affecting the property of record in the local County Clerk' s Office.
Inquires should be directed to:
Peggy T. Meade, Area Specialist
Rural Development
Prestonsburg, Kentucky - Telephone: 6061789-3766
25 Years of Quality Health Care
1983--2008.
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young boy.
When we went online, we b gan
to learn that most of the pop ular
breeds in America are overbred and
that many health problems often
result because of this fact. We wanted
a ealthy, intelligent breed of dog. We
1 amed that Belgians are, overa 11, a
pretty healthy breed, especiall y in
comparison with many others.
Once we decided to try to ~et a
Belgian for our family, my parents
had to fill out two email questionnaires and be interviewed by the
breeder over the phone about two
times before the breeder dccid ed to
award us one of her pups. We took
this as a good sign that our new
puppy would be healthy and l1appy
because she was coming from a home
that took good care of their dogs and
loved them all. Sometimes, puppies
come from "puppy mills" and the
only thing they are valued for is the
amount of money the breeders can
get out of them. Puppy mills are bad.
Very often, puppies purchased from
pet stores come from puppy mills and
are often even sick when purchased.
It's best to avoid purchasing puppies
from puppy mills. Try to find a reputable breeder with a good reputation
for caring about their dogs.
There are four varieties of
Belgians all' together; Tessa is a
Groenendael. Her breed is characterized by a white stripe on their chests
and frosting on their paws and muz-
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Tessa is now 9 months old and she
LOVES to play like crazy! She wears
my dad and I out trying to keep her
busy! Belgians were originally bred
to work, so they have high energy
levels and need to be kept active. My
family lives on four acres in Indiana,
so we have no problem with providing Tessa with plenty o'f space to run
and play. Her favorite thing to do is to
play with a Frisbee. She will jump
and catch the Frisbee out of the air,
and take off, making us (well, mostly
me!) chase her. She is impossible to
catch!
Tessa follows me everywhere,
with a terinis ball or a stick, and if I
look at her, she will back up, drop the
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toy, and sort of grin at me, as if to say,
"Catch me if you can!"
She likes to pretend that she's the
big, bad wolf! She will bark and
growl and "play alpha" with a toy!
Playing alpha means that she is pretending to be dominant over the toy.
Tessa loves to please and she will
do all kinds of tricks to make us
laugh. She will roll over and show off
her tummy, shake hands, and do highfives with her front paws!
Belgians are great dogs - however,
they are not the breed for everyone!
They can be rea~ve at times and
puppyhood and adolescence can be
very challengin~ for first-time owners. The most wonderful things about
Belgians is that they are born eager to
please and are amazingly easy to
train. They are incredibly versatile
and smart. They are intensely focused
on their owners and very fun-loving,
mischievous and lively. It' s hard to be
gloomy with a Belgian by your side! ·
Tessa is a perfect fit for my family
and we all love her very much!
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Editor's Note: Sarah is the homeschooled dau¥hter · of Barry and
Donna Prater, who reside in the Fort
Wayne, Indiana area. Her hobbies
include chess, history, art. and learning about Belgians! Barry is the ~on
of the late Herbert and Ruth Prater,
formerly of Prestonsburg.
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Corps of Engineers, that action will be taken on
Prestonsburg's flood control roject within the
next 30 days
Three Floyd Countians we ·e killed, and one
critically injured in three aut • wrecks over the
past week. Dead are Cora E. <kers, 18, formerly of Justell, but recently emp·loyed at Norfolk,
Virginia; Abner Endicott, 62, of Ivel; and A-le
Kelly V. Adams, 23, formerly of Alpharetta, but
stationed at Little Rock Ait Base, Arkansas.
Injured was Carl Stanley, als J of I vel
Old Christmas was ob ;erved here, last
Sunday, at the American Le ~ion Hall, and featured singing of early mount;ain hymns
Martha Ann Burchett, 16, a junior at
~estonsburg High School, won top prize as a
Wi-nner in the annual Floyd :::ounty soil conservation essay this year
Married: Gwendolyn Gibson, of Langley,
and Jackie Tom Hewelett, •of Drift, December
21·, at the Wayland Chris~ ian Church; Eileen
Janet Kernan, of Canisteo, New York, and Mr.
Elmer G. Martin, of Amba, December 27, at the
Grethel Baptist Church
There died: James
,, Francis, 73, of
Huntington, promient in e' tstem Kentucky and
West Virginia coal indust ·y, Wednesday; Jerd
Harvey, 64, of Honaker, at home on New Year's
Day; Matilda Tackett Akc, rs, 55, Floyd native,
December 27 , at the : v1ethodist Hospital,
'keville; Samuel Anderson, 83, of Dock,
Friday, at his home; Lau ·a Blanche Scott, 52,
December 18, at his home on Toler Creek;
Farmer Mallie Howell, 8T, native of this county, December 21, near 'ikeville; Mrs. Minta
Martin, 91, of Mousie, 1' muary l, at the home
of a son, Joel Martin.
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Sixtv Ye11rs Ago
Qanuary d, 1948)
Final plans for a new system pf garbage coil ction, here, was compl.o'eted by the city council
at its Monday night mee ring, with citizens' payent for the service to lbe entirely voluntary
A former Ligon miner was hanged, January
2, at the Moundsville, West Virginia, penitentiary in expiation of the crime of murder
Two Jack's Creek women were indicted for
murder here, Tuesday, for the slaying of Polly
Johnson
Ted Edward Hunt, 24, employee of the
Atlantic Seaboard Corporation's gas compressor station at Boldman, and owner of a fleet of
coal trucks. was killed, Wednesday afternoon,
when his truck was struck by a C&O. manifest
at a Boldman crossing
All day Monday, the opening day of the
January term of Floyd Circuit Court, the court
was without either a grand jury or petit jury.
The $3 juror's daily wage, court attaches
agreed, simply isn't enough to draw men and
women from good jobs and high wages, to do
public service, while living costs are at such
astronomical figures
One of the 14 persons who met death in a
New Year's Day train wreck in Missouri was
Roy Ryan, of Evansville, Indiana, contractor on
the flood control project of Dewey
Married: Thelmaree Salyers, of Brainard,
and Clayton Watson, of Elsie, December 26, at
Salyersville; Pauline Pigman. of Wayland, and
Mr. Teamus Bowling, of Paintsville, Dec. 28;
Miss Barbara Angel and Mr. Arthur Wrightson
III, both of Wayland, December 23 . Mrs. Ida
Goble, of Prestonsburg, and former Jailer Elige
Goble, of Cow Creek, New Year's Day ; Velva
Allen, of Pyramid, and Homer Bayes, of
Michigan, December 24, at Paintsville
There died: Archie Sammons, 21, of
Langley, Sunday, at a Cincinnati hospital; Frank
Parsons, 43, Friday, at his home at Allen;
Martha H. Mullins, 67, Saturday, at her home at
Hi Hat; Estill H. Griffith, 5 l, former
Wheelwright miner, M nd~ night, when the
car in whrch he and his tfu~ filorence, 50, were
riding, was struck by a train at Cardington,
Ohio; Nelson Caudill, 74, Tuesday, at his home
at Dony; John Lee Haywood, 10 year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Haywood, of Hueysville,
Wednesday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital,
Martin; George Savko, 58, last Wednesday, in
his room at Wheelwright.
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\\'illiam Noah Stenle turned 4 on November
2'P, 2007. Noah cellebrated his birthday wishes with classmatt ~s and friends at KIDDIELAND Daycare. Nloah is the son of William
and Ginger SteelEt, of Hippo .
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Baby Miss
Qut:!en
Bailee JullannH! Porter was
trowned the :zoo7 Pat riotic
~by Miss Que en on October
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2007, at
the Martin
ommunity Center. She was
also awarded tfte titles of Best
Personality, Ma1st Photogenic,
d Overall Prettiest Dress.
Bailee is the dl aughter of Matt
and Angela Po rter, of Martin.
e is the g anddaughter of
f:Mnnie and J :Jyce Blackburn
and Vernon Pc 'rter. She is the
great-granddau ghter of Arnold
and - Geneva !Bailey, Margaret
Porter, Doris Wallen, Joanna
Lafferty, and P hyllis Blackburn.
Sbe has o me big brother,
Jonah.
Gabriel Wayne Blackburn turned o ne year
old on November 22, 2007. Gabe celebrated
his big day with his friends at Kiddie-Land
Daycare. Gabe is the son of Craig and Greta
.Blackburn, of Prestonsburg.
seventv Years Ago
Oanuary 13, 1938)
A three-fold program, stressing the importance of worthwhile community activities, was
endorsed by Prestonsburg Kiwanians in their
meeting last Friday. The three object~ves are: 1)
A local Boy Scout troop 2) A Floyd County
Fair; 3) New Industries
Noah Ark Blair, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Chris Blair, of Hueysville, died almost instantly, Monday afternoon, when a horse he was riding fell and pinned him beneath its tiody
Flames destroyed the Stewart BoardingJ
House, here, last week
Floyd County's first traffic fatality of the
year, Bert Montgomery, 22, of Btue River, was
instantly killed, Saturday night, near the,
Prestonsburg city limits, by an unidentified .hit:
and run motorist
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Industrial conditions at Wayland, have agaiw
slid into something of a rut this week. The Rlk•
Hom Coal Corporation mine has operated only
one day
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There died: "Aunt" Louise Burchett, 80f
Saturday morning, at the home of a relati've~·
Clarence Preston Jr., of Auxier, December !23;t
at his home; Oscar Hicks, 40, January 1, at ·hiSI
home, at Estill.
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coal-camp kids, but we knew
there was not, nor would there
ever be, a device invented
whereby one could ta~k to
someone else all the way
across town on something so
tiny it would fit in your pocket...or, as in Tracy's case, on
your wrist.
Those were the days when
the only telephone in the entire
community was in the office
of the company store. Kids
were forbidden to use it, not
that there was anybody we
knew to call even if we had
been permitted to. Adults,
however, could use it in emergencies, like when they needed to call a taxi or go to the
doctor, or something.
Guess you could say it was
indeed an exciting time in the
age of communication and
provided youngsters, and
probably adults, too, with an
air of disbelief every time
something new came along.
All this, of course, was
before we'd even seen our first
television. For a while, there
was only one in the entire
neighborhood. I wish I had
words to describe the feeling
of watching for the fust time
the tiny, grainy, blue-tinted
pipure on Bill Hampton's
brand-new TV set. When the
newsman carne on and said he
was reporting live all the way
from Huntington, we sat in
awe at the thought that we
could actually see and hear
him just like he was sitting
right there in front of us.
Those first few months
while we were getting used ,to
the idea .that one of our neigh-
bars actually owned a real-life
TV set, and didn't care one bif
if we came in and watched it: •
we were glued to everyth~n&
that came on. We'd sit ~nd~
watch Bishop Fulton J. Shyen
or "Meet the Press" or Farmer
Click's farm report. It didn't
matter to us. If it was on TV~
we'd watch.
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And boy, when color ~
finally came our way, tba!,
NBC peacock was something
elsB.
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way up to the. blackberry ... and
by the time this sees print, perhaps even beyond.
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then when we marveled at Ithe>
chance to watch wrestling late
on a Saturday night...that came
all the way from Dayton, Ohio.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
•Jan. 16 - Youth Services
Center Advisory Council meeting. 4 p.m.. in YSC office.
Everyone welcome.
•Feb. 7 - 4 H Project Club
meeting, 3:15 p.m.. in YSC.
New members may still sign
up.
•"Get Moving AMS" is a
student exercise program coordinated by AMS Youth Service
Center and the Floyd County
Extension Office. Students wi II
learn about benefits of exercise
and good nutrition. Call the
YSC for more information or to
sign up.
•I .ending Library available
for
student/parent
use.
Pamphlets, videos, books and
more on a variety of topics
available.
•Appointments now available with the Floyd County
Health Dept. nurse. Nurse can
do school physicals and immunizations on site. Please call
886-1297 to schedule an
·tppointmcnt.
•The Youth Services Center
rovides services to families
=regardless of income. Please
·!Contact the center for more
information on center services
and programs. Call the center at
886-1297. Coordinator is
'Michelle Keathley.
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 he
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.
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-partuw
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
call
Clara
information,
Johnson, director, at 377-2678.
The McDowell FRC provides
services to all MES students
and their families, regardless of
income.
Mountain Christian Academy
•Tuition assistance and bus
transportation is available. For
more information or a tour of
the school, call 285-5141 or
285-5142.
•Call 285-5141, Mon. thru
Fri., from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•MCA is an accredited nondenominational
Christian
school.
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
i\CMS! Points help purchase
school merchandise.
•Career Decisions and Job
Development v deos 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 appointment<;.
Betsy Layne Elementary
•Center hours are 8 a.m. to 3
p.m., Mon. thru Fri. Center
Prestonsburg Elementary
and Family Resource Center
May Valley Elementary
*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 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 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
• The Family Resource
Center is open weekdays 8
a.m.-4 p.m., and later by
appointment. Office provides
services for all families, regardtess 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.
•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.
•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.
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.
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- BSCTC.
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Weeksbury CC.
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Betsy
YSC.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC.
Kay Hale Ross - Manager of
Education, 886-7334
Lisa Pelfrey - Assistant,
7397
Johnson, Stephania
, Lynn Hall, Nancy
Cindy Justice and
Combs
Adult
W.O. Osborne "Rainbow
Junction" Family Resource
Center
•Jan.
17
"Ronald
McDonald!" Assembly presentation will begin at 1:25 p.m.
For grade levels Pre K-3rd.
•Jan. 21 - NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
•Jan. 25 - "Healthy Floyd
County 2010 Oral Health
Initiative" dental treatments
will begin.
•Lost and Found is located
in the Family Resource Center.
Items not claimed within three
weeks become the property of
the FRC.
•The FRC accepts donations
of children's clothing, shoes,
belts, book bags, etc. May be
used but need to be in good
condition. 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.
Wesley Christian School
South Floyd Youth Services
Center
•Parents needing assistance
with daycare · may contact
Mable Hall for information, or
the "A Step Ahead" daycare
center,, ftt 452-ll 00.
•Wanctng 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 F1oyd campus,
Room 232, and see Mable Hall.
Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon.
thru Fri.
•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.
Big Sandy Community &
Technical College Adult
Education and GED
Members of Zebulon Lodge #273 F&A
Little, of the Prestonsburg Police
tion of $500 to help sponsor the ""''n=n~ tn,.,.r.t's "Shop with a
Cop" program at this past year's annt 1al event, held at the
Mountain Arts Center in December. Pi ~ture~ are, from left:
PPD Officer Bryan Hall, Jack Parson ;, John Goble, Chris
West, Jason Bentley, and Det. Steve Li tie.
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. McDowell
FRC;
Martin
Comm. Ctr.; Auxier Learning
Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC;
Martin Comm. Ctr.
1:30- 5 p.m.- Wheelwright
Baptist Church.
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REBElS DOWN
EAGlES
BIG
DRAW
Collins ftles
for re-election
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briefs
Tracks
make
pitch for
casinos
Times Staff Report
The Associated Press
FRANKFORTRepresentatives from
Kentucky's thoroughbred horse tracks have
pitched legalized casino
gambling to a state legislative panel.
The Kentucky
General Assembly
opened its 2008 session
on Tuesday. Lawmakers
are expected during the
coming months to consider a proposed constitutional amendment that
would authorize limited
casino gambling
throughout the state.
Democratic Gov.
Steve Beshear says the
state can take in. about
$500 million per year in
new revenue if casino
gambling is permitted.
Horse track representatives said Wednesday
they're not certain
exactly where the casinos will be located if
voters approve the
amendment.
2 DAY FORECAST
photo
Tour· m approves
grant for Winteriest
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG A
local company recieved a grant
Wednesday
from
the
Prestonsburg Convention and
Visitors Bureau.
The Dance Etc. Elite AllStar Dancers recieved : 2,000
grant to help with the cost of
their annual Winterfest Cheer
and Dance competition.
"The tourism commission
has long supported the dance
teams and their events at the
Mountain Arts Center,'' said
Freddy James, executive direc-
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For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
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Environment committee~.
Collins, of Wittensville
in Johnson County, is currently running unopposed.
The deadline to register
to run for office is Jan. 29.
tor of the Bureau.
Pamela
Hereford,
of
Prestonsburg, a representative
for the Winterfest Committee,
said, "Our competition has
almost doubled in size since we
began six years ago,"
The Winterfest Cheer and
Dance competition, slated for
Jan () t the 1ountam \rts
Center, began in 2003 with 15
teams competing. This year the
event is expected to bring in 33
teams, and over 550 cheerleaders and dancers from eight
counties.
''Except for one year when
we had bad weather, we have
grown steadily," said Hereford.
"This is a great event for the
area, and may be the only competition that local teams have
the opportunity to compete in."
Hereford believes that, with
continued
growth
and
increased promotion, the competition has the potential to
become u nnalti-day e\ er"
drawing dance and cheer teams
from central Kentucky and
Virginia. ··our competition currently runs from 7 in the morning till 7 in the evening.''
According to last year's
(Sec DANCE, page two)
Jones files bill to
toughen restrictions
for sex offenders
Times Staff Report
FRANKFORT - State
DSen. Ray Jones,
Pikevi!le, has filed a bill to
more
restrictions
add
against sex offenders.
Senate Bill 70 amends
House Bill 3 to include
additional restrictions concerning where sex offenda;.r:-. m.t) live
HB 3, introduced ir
2005, limits convicted sex
offenders from living
within a I ,000 feet of a
school, preschool, publicly
owned playground or
licensed day care facility.
SB 70 will add to those
restrictions a building or
structure used as a youth
program center that provides recreational, vocational. academic, social or
other programs or services
for minors on a regular
basis.
''This legislation is
aimed at protecting children when they visit a facility liRe the YMCA from
sexual predators," said
Jones, who serves on the
Senate
Judiciary
Committee. "Centers such
as YMCAs or church recreational facilities, are not
(See OFFENDERS, page two)
Beshear unveils ethics reform legislation
by JOE BIESK
Tomorrow
Hubert Collins
The largest one-day event of the year at the Mountain Arts Center is the Winterfest Cheer and
Dance Competition. The sixth annual contest will be held Jan. 19.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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oy Pam Hereford
FRANKFORT- State
Rep. Hubert Collins filed
paperwork to seek a 1Oth
consecutive
tenn
on
Thursday.
Collins, a Democrat
whose 97th House District
includes the Auxier, Cliff
and Rough and Tough
precincts, as well as
Johnson and Martin counties and a portion of Pike
County, is a businessman
and retired teacher. He
serves as chairman of the
House
Transportation
Committee and is a member
of the Education and
Natural Resources and
FRANKFORT Gov.
Steve Beshear unveiled an
ethics reform package on
Thursday aimed at restoring
the public's confidence in state
government.
Beshear's plan included
changes to a state ethics panel,
stiffer penalties for people
caught skirting ethics laws and
bringing more people under
the scope of Kentucky's ethics
laws. Voters want more
accountability among political
leaders, prompting the pro-
posed
said.
legislation,
Beshear
"It is critical to set the tone
for how this administration
will conduct the people's business," Beshear said during a
Capitol press conference.
"These changes will strengthen the integrity of state government, from the governor's
office all the way down to the
newest volunteer working on
our behalf."
Kentucky's new governor
campaigned on a promise to
run an ethical administration.
He took office last month following two consecutive scan-
dal-ridden administrations.
His predecessor, former
Gov. Ernie Fletcher, was
indicted on misdemeanor
charges stemming from an
investigation into his administration's hiring practices.
Prosecutors
eventually
dropped the charges as part of
a negotiated deal, after
Fletcher pardoned his entire
administration for any possible charges that could stem
from the probe.
Former Gov. Paul Patton's
administration also had its
share of problems; shortly
before leaving office he par-
doned his chief of staff and
three others of charges they
colluded to help his 1995 campaign skirt spending limits.
Beshear said his ethics proposal was intended to bring
more openness to state government and promote ethical
and moral behavior.
Beshear's plan calls for
ethics training for executive
branch employees and the
implementation of a new pardon policy. Beshear said he is
also pushing for a constitutional amendment that would
limit the governor's power to
pardon. Nevertheless, Beshear
pledged that as governor he
would not pardon anyone who
had not been convicted of a
crime.
"In other word , I will let
the legal process run it
cour e," Beshear said.
Beshear also proposed new
restrictions on legal defen e
funds. Such accounts would
be registered with the state
Executive Branch Ethics
Commission, file quarterly
reports and its donors could
not do business with the state
or work as lobbyists.
(See ETHICS, page two)
n s. ide
Obituaries .....................A2
For the Record .............A3
Opin1on ......................... A4
Lifestyles ......................A5
Sports ........................... B1
Classifieds ....................86
Conner asks court to reinstate lawsuit against Patton
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT- A lawyer for a
woman who had an affair with former
Gov. Paul Patton ha asked the
Kentucky Court of Appeals to reverse a
dismissal of her lawsuit against Patton.
Tina Conner, whose allegations
against Patton effectively ended his
political career, first sued him in
September 2002, alleging sexual
Q.arassment, outrage and violations of
Kentucky's Civil Rights Act. Part of
the lawsuit was dismissed within
months and the rest in 2006.
A few months later, she filed a second lawsuit, claiming misconduct by a
public official and government oppression. But a Franklin County Circuit
Court judge dismissed the second lawsuit, saying Conner was trying to sue
on the same issues as the first case.
Lexington lawyer William Jacobs
told a three-judge panel of the appeals
court on Tuesday that the claims in the
second case are different.
Patton lawyer Sheryl Snyder of
Louisville said Conner's second lawsuit is identical to claims she tried to
add to her first case against his client.
Senior Judge William Knopf said
the appeals court hopes to have a ruling
within three weeks.
The appeals court in September
upheld the dismissal of Conner's first
lawsuit.
Conner operated a nursing home in
the western Kentucky city of Clinton.
She claimed that after she ended her
two-year affair with Patton in 2002, he
retaliated by causing state regulators to
ruin her business.
Conner eventually lost her nursing
home, Birchtree Healthcare, through
bankruptcy.
Patton admitted to the Executive
Branch Ethics Commission that he
"auempted to influence'' a decision to
promote a vehicle-enforcement officer,
at Conner's request. He also said he
(See PATTON, page two)
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FRIDAY, JANUARY
11' 2008
THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
Appalachian Wireless announces
scholarship program for 2008 ·
!VEL - Appalachian Wireless, a division of East Kentucky Network <md the
leading pr~wider of high quality wirele~~
telecommunications products and services
in Eastern Kentucky, has announced they
will increase their Scholarship Program to
assist students with higher education
expenses.
Gerald Robinette, general manager and
CEO, announced Appalachian Wireless
will continue their Scholarship Program
lhat provided a total of $8,000 so far to
graduating seniors.
'·This Scholarship Program is jusl another way that we at Appalachian Wireless arc
investing in lhe future or our region,"
Rohinette said. "We arc committed to serving our customers and supporting the communities in our service area. By assisting
studcntc; with attaining their goal of higher
education, we touch lives at a personal
level. and Tam pleased to announce thatlhis
year, we will be inLTeiD>ing the schohu·ship
from $500 to $Ul00. Eight students will
receive a £1,000 scholarship this year."
Designed to enable Appalachian
Wireless customers to case the burden often
ID>sociated with costs of higher education
for their children, the scholarship money
received by the student can be used for
tuition, books, housing or meal charges.
High school guidance counselors will be
receiving the application packeLc; over the
next few days. A downloadable application
abo can be round at the Appalachian
Wireless website at www.appalachianwireless.com.
Only student<> who arc customers or
whose parem or guardian is a customer of
Appalachian Wireless will be eligible and
the Scholarship will be awarded based on
financial need, academic performance,
school and community involvement, personal essays and letters of recommendation.
An independent panel will review the application matetials. The guidance counselor
will be notified of a student's award and
studentc; will receive notification of being
Scholarship recipient at their year-end
awards ceremony.
Interested students are asked to visit the
Appalachian Wirele<;s at www.appalachianwircless.com or can contact Crystal
Hamilton at (606) 477-2355 or (800) 4382355 if any further jnfonnation is needed or
to answer any questions regarding this new
progran1.
Senate lawmakers looking to
boost high school math, science
by JOE BIESK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT -Collegebound high school pupils
would get increased access to
advanced placement courses
and state government would
pay their testing tabs under a
wide-ranging education plan
proposed VVednesday in the
Senate.
Another plan would seek to
boost studentc;' performances
in high school math and science classes, said Sen . Ken
Winters, R-Murray. The proposal also calls for changes to
Kentucky's merit-based scholarship program to assure student<> continue taking rigorous
courses throughout their college careers.
"We're putting a high visibilily elTon forward during
this early part of this session to
try to get some things otT the
ground in the education area,"
Winters said.
Similar proposals failed
before the General Assembly
last year. after opposition from
teacher unions. Tr passed this
year, the legislation would
help make Kentucky a "pace
setter" in math and science
education, Winters said.
Winters, who is the Senate
Education Committee chairman, said different pieces or
the plan would be considered
before a legislative panel on
Thursday.
About 50 schools from
across the state would have
additional access to advanced
placement testing, Winters
said. The program would also
open
more s tudents to
advanced online math and science courses, Winters said.
Advanced placement classes allow students in high
school to earn college credit.
They must pass an advanced
placement test, which cost
about $80 each. to get college
credit.
A separate education proposal, thal has not yet been
filed, would offer incentives to
specially qualilled teachers in
math and science, Winters
said. Lawmakers are looking
to beef up high school math
and science classes and have
fewer pupils need remedial
courses when they get to college, Winter'> said.
Sharron Oxendine, president
of
the
Kentucky
Education Association, said
lawmakers should pul additional resources into math and
science in elementary schools
across the state. Not all pupils
are headed for college but still
need help in math and science,
Oxendine said.
'T d rather focus on the
other 95 percent of the student
body," Oxendine said. "Those
AP studcnL<> arc gning to he
successful in spite of us."
The union, which represents Kentucky's public school
teacher~, also disagrees with
Junior P.M.? Senior P.M.? What's
going on in the lodge hall?
PRESTONSBURG
James
E.
Goble,
of
Prestonsburg, a 6! -year-plus
member of Zebulon Lodge
No. 273, is the junior past
master of the club - and also
the senior past master.
Goble was first elected
master of the Zebulon Lodge
in December 1951 , and served
the lodge as master in 1952.
Curtis Clark, or Harold,
was elected master of Zebulon
Lodge and was installed on
Jan. 6., 2007. He died on May
7, and Goble was elected to
serve the remainder of his
term, which ended Jan. 5,
making him the junior past
master. Jason Bentley, of
Prestonsburg, has been electeJ
and installed to serve as master
tor 2008.
Herman C. Porter. of Allen,
a 68-year member and Lhe
Dance
records, 2,700 people auended
the event, making it the largest
one-day event to take place at
the Mountain Arts Center,
The competition is designed
as a fund raising evenl to help
sponsor the Dtmce Etc. Elite
All S!ars as they travel and
compete around the cast coast.
The All Stars, who are
coached by Jody Shepherd, arc
made up of 91 dancers in four
teams, from grades two
through 12.
"They've made quite a
name for themselves, taking
national titles in the National
Dance
Associalion,
and
Eastern Dance Association circuits," said Herel'ord. "They
always serve as positive representatives of our ci ty and area."
The All Stars compete in
pom. jazz, hip hop, lyrical and
variety routines and plan to
compete
in
Louisville,
Cincinnati, Lexington and
Myrtle Beach in 2008.
The Dance Etc. Studio is
located in Highlands Plaza of
Prestonsburg.
The
Prestonsburg
Convention
and
Visitors
bureau helps to support various
enterprises such as Jenny
The /egisl.ation is Senate
Bilf 2.
BAPTIST
LEARNING CENTER
Openings for Enrollment
3-year-old class
886-8681
Glenda Blackburn, Director
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Linnie Mulkey, 73, of
Banner, died Saturday, January
5, 200&, at her residence.
Born December 23, 1934, in
Dana, she was the daughler or
the late Ernest and Victoria
Smith Mulkey. She was a
homemaker.
Survivors include two sis
ters : Liuie Spears, and Atchie
Spears of Banner.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by
her brothers and sisters: Kenas
Mulkey, Charley Mulkey, ll<e
Mulkey,
Delzic Mulkey,
Greenbury Mulkey, Leon
Mulkey, Agusta Hurd, and
Esta Mulkey.
Funeral services were held
Monday, January 7, at 11 a.m.,
at Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home, in Martin, with Old
Regular Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial was in the Mulkey
Family Cemetery, in Banner,
under the direction or NelsonFrazier Funeral Horne.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
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Loraine Parsons
Skeens
Loraine Parsons Skeens, 75,
formerly or Sias, West
Virginia, widow of Cornie
Skeens, passed away on
Tuesday, January 8, 2008, in
Chesapeake, Ohio, after a
courageous I1-year battle with
cancer.
She was born on March 13,
1932,
in
Honaker,
the
youngest daughter of Lhe late
Sidney and Gertrude Parsons.
She was a member of the 28th
Street Church of Christ, and
was a homemaker.
In addition to her parc!lts
and husband, she was preceded tn death by three brothers:
Estill, Lester, and Phillip
Parsons.
She is survived !)y three sisters and one brother-in-law:
Florida Tackett of Lexington,
Virgie Hall of Thelma; and
Doris and Oscar Tackett of
Alger, Oh10; one brother and
two sisters-in-law: Millard and
Millie Parsons of Banner: and
Audrey Parsons of Printer; one
daughter and son-in-Jaw: Lora
and
David
Mays,
of
Chesapeake, Ohi(l, with whom
she made her borne; one son
and daughter-in-law: Richard
and Alice Skeens or Mebane,
North Carolina; two granddaughters: Erica Mullins and
Megan Mays; three grandsons:
Jonathan,. Shane, and Tyler
Skeens; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be
Friday, January II, at II a.m.,
at Handley Funeral Home in,
Hamlin, West Virginia, with
Ministers Oscar TackctL and
Alan Cole ofl'iciating.
Interment will follow in
Highland Memory Gardens,
Godby, West Virginia.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
Donations may be made to
Hospice of Huntington.
(Paid nhituary),
• Continued from p1
Fletcher had established a
legal defense fund to help offset his personal lawyer
expenses. A report detailing
his contributors was not
released until this week,
approximately two months
after the election.
Besbear said he also supported legislation to change
appointments to the ethics
panel. Instead of the current
process in which members arc
all appointed by the governor,
Beshear said he supported a
system that also involved input
rrom the allorney general and
the state auditor.
Penalties for ethics violations would also be increased,
under rbe proposal.
Jill LeMaster. the ethics
panel's executive director, said
the commission's annual budget is about $498,000. Barring
any budget cuts, that amount
of funding should be sufficient
ror the panel to adequately
conduct
investigations,
Patton
on
Linnie Mulkey
Ethics
senior pasl master of Zebulon
Lodge, died on Jan. 2, at the
age
102, at which time
Goble became the senior past
master of the lodge.
During the 55 years
between his service in 1952
and his election in 2007, Goble
served the Grand Lodge as district deputy grand !!laster, and
served Zebulon Lodge for 47
years as secretary, retiring in
2007. He currently holds the
office or tiler in Zebulon
Lodge. He is also an active
member :in the York Rite
Masonic Bodies.
Goble, 88, <md his wife,
• Continued from p1
Marie, who turned 88 on Jan _
8, have one son, three daugh- helped Conner's business get
ten; and three grandsons.
inLO a program for minorityand women-owned businesses.
Pallon, a Democrat who
was governor from 1999 to
2003 , maintained thai he never
retaliated against Conner and
• Continued from p1
never abused his power.
Wiley Theatre and
the
ln November 2003, Patton
Mountain Arts Center.
became the first Kentucky
"At this lime, the commigovernor ever disciplined for
sion is in a guarded capacity
state ethics violations.
for budget funds," said James,
He agreed to a reprimand
who added, "Our tourism
and a $5,000 fine and said he
expenditures focus especially
did not knowingly violate the
muhi-day events where
ethics code.
lodging and rcsturants will
benefit."
or
James E. Goble
proposals to pay math and science more than teachers who
instruct in other 'subjects,
Oxendine said.
Senate Minotity Leader Ed
Worley, D-Richmond, said
Senate Democrats also have a
"great desire" to boost state
education programs.
"In principle, we certainly
do agree, and we want to work
with them to try to come up
with a bill that is acceptable to
our members and is acceptable
to
the
teachers
across
Kentucky," Worley said.
Obituaries
LeMaster said.
State Rep. John Vincent, R Ashland, said he was co-sponsoring the legislation.
"T think the public wants us
to tighten up our ethics and
make sure that we perform
according to what they believe
is
appropriate
conduct,"
Vincent said.
House
Speaker
Jody
Richards, D -Bowling Green,
said similar measures had
passed the House last year. 1t
would likely pass the House
this session, Richards said.
Beshear said he would
work Lo push the measures
through the General Assembly.
"Any lime thal you talk
about ethical, honest government you are setting the bar
high," Beshear said. "But the
bar needs to be set high. The
public is demanding that the
bar be set high.''
Offenders
• Continued from p1
included in the current restrictions. Twant this law to be more
inclusive of the facilities that
regularly provide programming
or services to minors in order
that we can be more a<>sured
that these places too arc protected from having a sexual
predator living next door."
During the 2007 session,
Jones sponsored legislation
which made Kentucky's sex
offender laws among the
toughest in the nation. Under
Jones' legislation, Kentucky
became the first state to
require convicted sexual
offenders to register their
online identities. Offenders
who rail to register lnlemet
usernames in Kentucky will be
charged with a Class D felony
for the flrst offense, unishablc
by up to five years in prison,
and a Class C felony for each
subsequent often ·e, carrying
penalties or up lO 10 years in
prison. The enaelmcnt of the
bill was recognifed in a capitol
press conference called by former Attorney General Greg
Stumbo and attended by the
chief security officer for
My Space, as well as numerous
law enforcement officials.
''T am committed to making
our sex offender laws as severe
as is po!>Sible to beLter protect
our children from sexual
predators," Jones said. ''I will
continue to look for ways to
strengthen our laws.'·
Senate Bill 70 will be considered during the 2008 leg-'
islalive session, which began
this week.
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F.RtDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
11' 2008. A3
For the Record
Marriage Licenses
Rebecca Wood, 34. to Ray
Slone, 38, both of Wayland. ·
Rilda Newsome, 81 . of
Prestonsburg,
to William
Carpenter, 77, of Stambaugh.
Amy Caldwell, 32, to Jason
Rice. 28, both of Prestonsburg.
Nicole Ramey, 37. to
Abdumalick Ahdumaliye, 42,
both of West Van Lear.
Musallam Turdicva, 40. to
Steven Preston, 50, both of
Paintsville.
Dottie Allen, 45, to William
Potter,
55,
both
of
Prestonsburg.
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Civil Suits Filed
Angela Carroll vs. Matthew
Carroll
American General Home
Equity. Inc. vs. Dewey Collins
Jr.. ct al
Marshall Frame, ct al vs.
Frasure Creek Mining. ct al
Citi
Gnmp/Consumer
Finance, Inc. vs. Doris Griffith,
et al
Capital One Bank vs.
Christopher L. Meeks
Nationstar Mortgage vs.
James Butler. ct al
KY Farm Bureau vs. Gary
Hicks, ct a!
Renee Latu vs. Samiucla F.
Latu Sr.
Clovis A. Gayheart vs.
Junior Gayheart
Orville Shepherd vs. Susan
D. Shepherd
Cheri A. Alidon vs. Richard
Alidon Jr.
DH Capital Mgt., Inc. vs.
Vernon Case
Adron H. Ratliff. ct a! vs .
Joey W. Wright
Jimmy Crum, ct al vs. Linda
Keathley
Small Claims Filings
Somcrhill
Capital
vs.
Chcssic D. Adkins
Portfolio
Recovery
Associates vs. Patricia Lee
McDowell ARH vs. Sammy
J. Meade
McDowcJI ARH vs. Lori
Little
ARH
vs.
McDowcU
Timothy Dye
Lecroy
Newsome
vs.
Michelle Newsome
Cassandra Gun·ctt vs. Daron
Ward. ct al
McDowell ARH vs. Sandra
K. Howell
GE Money Bank vs. John
Moore
First Equity Card Corp. vs.
Betty Robinson
Capital One Bank vs. Phillip
D. Butler, et al
Asset
Acceptance
vs.
Belinda Moore
Martin Housing Authority
vs. TilTany Mills
Charges Filed
Shawn Gayheart , 19, of
Williamsport. public intoxication, alcohol·, disorderly con
duct: giving ol1'icer false
name/address: carrying concealed deadly weapon.
Travis W. Hughes, 27, of
Pikeville. public intoxication,
alcohol.
·
Mitchell Gibson. 56, of
Garrett, assault/domestic violence.
Tammy L. Slone, 28, of
McDowell. then by unlawful
taking/shoplifting;
public
intoxication, controlled sub
stance; disorderly conduct;
harassment; possession marijuana; use/possession drug
paraphernalia; controlled substance prescl'iption not in original container; possession controlled substance/drug unspecified. two counts.
Michael Randolph, 39, of
!vel, public imox.icalion, controlled substance.
Barbra Gibson, 52, of
GanetL assault, domestic violence.
Paul W. Barger, 34, public
intoxication. alcohol.
Johnny Justice, 19, of
David, disorderly conduct; public intoxication, controlled substance.
Terry W. Mullins, 48, of
Weeksbury, assault, domestic
violence.
Glenn R. Kidd. 50, of
Prestonsburg. assault, domestic
violence.
Misty
Boyd, 20, of
Stanville, harassment.
William A Marshall, 23, of
Eastern, harassing communications.
Jeremy D. Duncan, 20, of
Bevinsville, theft by unlawful
Laking.
'
David G. Robinette, 54, of
Harold,
illegal
lake/pursue/molest
any
deer/wild turkey/elk..
Samuel P. Robineue, 53, of
Ashland,
illegal
take/pursue/molest
any
deer/wild turkey/elk.
Jackie L. T~;rry, 45 , of
Garrell, public intoxication,
controlled substance.
Jonathan Johnson, 42 , of
Weeksbury, public intoxication,
alcohol; disorderly conduct.
Gary Arnett. 51, of Manjn,
public intoxication. alcohol.
Anthony Martin. 28, of
Drift. public intoxicat ion. alcohol.
Jennifer Johnson Cole. 28.
of Prcsto11shurg. public intoxi-
cation. alcohol.
Brian K. Mulkey. 35, of
Wayhmd, public intoxication,
alcohol,
Chris Ann Hall, 27 , of
Wayland, public intoxication,
alcohoL
Shawn R. Gayheart, 19, of
McDowell, carrying concealed
deadly weapon.
Christopher D. Moore, 40,
of Hi Hat. no/expired registra
lion plates; no/expired KY registration receipt; failure to
maintain required insurance:
operating
on
suspended/revoked
license:
failure to sun-entler suspended/revoked license; failure to
wear seat bells; controlled substance prescription not in original container.
Eric Shepherd, 27 , of
Hueysville, public intoxication,
controlled substance; theft by
unlawful taking/shoplifting.
Racheal 0. Chase, 20. of
East Point, public intoxication,
controlled substance; Lheft by
unla ylf ul taking/shoplifting;
disorderly conduct; possession
marijuana.
Jonathan William Stamper
Jr.. 26, of Hindman. menacing;
disorderly conduct; resisting
arrest.
.
James R. Castle. 23, of
Allen, disorderly conduct;
resisting arrest.
Ephraio J. Lucio, 43, of
Harold, improper registration
plate: no/expired registration
plate: no/expired KY registration receipt; operaling motor
vehicle under in11uence of alco·
hoi/drugs;
no
operator 's
license; possession marijuana;
possession controlled substance: possession open alcohol
beverage comairier; failure to
maintain required insurance;
failure to wear seat belts.
Susan R. Gibson, 42, of
Langley,
·thel't
by
deception/cold checks.
Danny Waddles, 33, of
Prestonsburg, assaull; terroristic threaLening; public intoxication. alcohol.
Elmo
Hall,
61,
of
McDowell, public intoxication,
alcohol; disorderly conduct.
Lenny Justin Lillie. 28, of
Emma, public intoxication,
alcohol.
Rachel B. Jervis. 3 L of
Wayland, public intoxication.
alcohol.
Sally A. Goble, 43, of
Prestonsburg, public intoxication. alcohol: no brake lights.
Mark J. Stanley, 20, of
Banner. possession controlled
substance/drug unspecified;
controlled substance prcscrip-
tion not in original container;
improper equipment; inade
quate silencer (muf11er).
Thomas Burkett, 18, of
Prestonsburg. attempt "exual
abuse.
Ponald Ray Tilley, 38, of
Langley, theft by unlawful taking.
Lonnie Stewart Jr., 40, o f
Lookout. llagrant nonsupport.
Bl'ad Allen Adkins. 30, of
lvel, operate motor vehicle
of
under
in11uence
alcohol/drugs; failure to wear
seat belts; possession open
alcohol beverage container in
motor vehicle; no operator's
license.
Christopher D. Moore, 40,
of Hi Hat, hl degree possession controlled substance/drug
unspecified.
James R. Castle, 23, of
Allen, 11eeing/evading police.
Inspections
M & D Mobile Home Park;
Auxier, regular Inspection.
Violations noled: Lots not numbered systematically. Homes
and outbuildings not systema
cally numbered. Score: Y6.
Mayo
Trailer
Court.
Prestonsbul'g, regular inspection. Violations noted: lots not
numbered ·
sy stematically.
required setbacks not being
met. Score: 96.
Property Transfers
Carolyn
Allen,
to
Cilimortgage group
Inc .;
Location undisclosed.
John Benlley to David and
Patricia Bentley; Location
undisclosed.
Janet and Jeff Bingham to
Harold Dix.on, Wayland
Wanda Blankenship to
Darrel and Tim Blankenship:
Liule Paint Creek.
Lillie Cantrell lo Movina
and Phillip Blackburn, Salt
Lick Pork .
Charles Center~ to Adam
and Sally Adkins; Sage Allen
Branch.
Citimorlgage
Inc.
to
Citimort gage lnc.; Location
undisclosed.
Citlmortgage Inc. to Cindy
Vanderpool; Location undis·
closed.
Gregory, Harold. Kathy,
Linda, Michael, and Terry
Dixon to Harold Dixon:
Wayland.
Jerry FaRnin to Rising Son
Ministries; Katy Friend Branch.
Deborah and Roy Frazier to
Deborah and Roy Fra:Gier; Left
Beaver Creek.
Charlene
Hamilton
to
Bobby Hamilton; Bull Creek.
Housing Oriented Ministries
to Everett andlmogene Nickell;
Location undisclosed.
Larry and Vicki Hughes to
Johnny Burke; Porter addition
l o Prestonsburg.
Bridgeue
Kalaski
to
Bridgeue Marcum; Location
undisclosed.
to
William
Kendrick
Citimortgage Inc.; Location
undisclosed.
Julie and Roy Kidd to Lisa
Kidd; Location undisclosed.
Kinharg
Development
Company LLC to Jeny Kinzer;
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Worth Repeating ...
"Before God we are all
equally wise - and
._.
equally foolish. "
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'A.mendment '1
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Albert Einstein
Congress sfia[[ make 1w (aw re.syecting an esta6Cisflment
re(faion, orp_rofii6itfl1[) tfi.e free exercise tfiereif. a61-iJBfng tfie freedom of syeecfi, or of tfie
the yery!e to yeacea6[y amm6[e, ana to yetition the gavernmenrJor a re!ress grievances.
yress; or the r~fit
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Washington
The United States seems to be edging closer to recession. In
Washington, this bad news provides a conve.nient excuse for politicians to engage in two of then: favorite activities: cutting taxes and
spending money.
From the White House to Capitol Hill, cries are rising for an economic "stimulus package" - a burst
spending, tax-culling or
both, designed to prime the economic pump. Unfortunately it Would
also throw the country deeper into debt, which is why it shouldn't be
tried unless it's absolutely necessary.
President George W. Bush is considering proposing a stimulus
plan in his Stale of the Union speech Jan. 28; the betting is that he
will recommend tax cuts and refunds. Democrats, meanwhile. are
pondering a mix of Lax. CUl'> and Spending increases.
All sides should slow down. Despite last month's gloomy jobs ·
report, it's not certain that the economy is headed into a serious
downturn. And the Federal Reserve is on the case, busily lowering
interest rates. Thal alone could be enough lo lloatlhe economy past
the rocks.
Support for stimulus is coming from financial graybeards on both
sides of the political divide, economisl'> as diverse as Laurence
Summers, treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton, and
Martin Feldstein, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
under President Ronald Reagan.
Feldstein has the best suggestion: Pa'>s a stimulus plan, bul hold
it in reserve until employment declines over three straight months a convincing sign that a recession actually is here. The automatic
trigger would make sure the money isn't spent unless il's needed.
Meanwhile, the factthatlhe plan is in place could help revive confidence.
The economy is weakening under the housing price slide and a
flood of roreclosures. Losses on subprime mmtgages are forcing
banks into red ink. ln response, they arc hoarding cash instead of
lending it. Now the job market seems to have taken sick. The unemployment rate jumped from 4.7 to 5 percent in December as the
nalion created only I 8,000 new jobs.
Once a recession gets rolling, it feeds on it<;clf. Worried about
their jobs, consumers cut ba~k spending. That slows factories and
stores, leading to more joh losses. Round and round it goes.
Stimulus is meant to break that cycle by putting money in consumers' pockets so that l.hey'll stan spending again and business will
recover. But there arc smart ways and dumb ways to stimulate the
economy. Tax cuts are among the dumber choices.
Tax cuts are stimulus in slow motion. The effect is spread over a
whole year, adding just a few extra dollars to each paycheck, so
there's no sudden pickup in spending. Tax cuts for the wealthy arc
an even worse idea, because the wealthy tend to save their extra cash
rather than spend it. Expansion incentives ror business also have
long lag times before they kick in.
The best way to stimulate the economy is to give large chunks of
cash, quickly, lo people most likely to spend il-lhe poor and middle class. As Summers wrote in The Financial Times this month,
"Fiscal stimulus only works if it is spent, so it must be tru·gctcd."
He suggested a package of between $50 billion and $75 billion,
enough lo add 1 percent lo national economic output. That money
would be piled atop the federal deficit, which is why it shouldn't be
spent unless needed.
Stimulus should he temporary, not an entitlement running up the
national debl year after year, as did Bush's 2001 laJt cuts. Those cuts
helped lead to massive deficits for the next six years, and they're
still with us. A one-time splurge designed to lift the nation out of the
doldrums is one l.hing. Permanent pronigacy is another.
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House week
in review
by REP. HUBERT COLLINS
97TH HOUSE DISTRICT
State lawmakers ushered in a new
year and a new legislative session
this week when they returned to
Frankfort on Tuesday to consider
hundreds of btlls and deliberate the
slates financial needs for the next
two years.
Bel\.)re the 2008 Regular Session
ends in mid April, we will have
pussed dozens of new laws. made
necessary change~ to existing law,
and conferred on how much funding
slate programs should receive over
the next biennium.
Writing a state budget will be our
most time consuming task this session conside1ing rhat state revenues
have not met expectations over the
past year and may likely continue to
fall short well into fiscal years 2009
and 2010 as the national economy
continues to struggle. A state budget
shortfall of at lca<>t $265 million and
Medicaid shortfall of nearly $390
million this tiscal year further complicates the matter. Yet while the
Cinancial situation is certainly challenging and will likely require budgetary restrain!, it is not unworkable.
State lawmakers learned that even
the most dire financial situation can
be managed when we passed a state
budget in the midst of an estimated
$700 million budgel shonrall just
three years ago in the midst o( a postrecession economic slowdown. The
spartan budget that was passed during the 2005 Regular Session was not
what many would have hoped. but it
did keep our government nmning and
even provided additional funding in
some areas. It also helped the
Kentucky General Assembly meet
our legal obligation to pass a balanced budget that ensures the state
spends no more than it can afford.
How much money will be available for education, corrections.
health and tarn.iJy services, postsecondary education and a host of other
state programs over the next two
years remains to be seen. The first
step in determining how much should
be budgeted for those programs is to
find out what the needs of our state
agencies are. We will have a clearer
picture of those needs when
Governor Steve Beshear gives his
stale budget address before the
General Assembly later this month.
What we already know is that the
services our state agencies provide to
the over 4 million citizens or
Kentucky arc important to the welfare of this state and that those services require funding. Public schools
require more money each year to
fund increasing enrollment, keep
salaries competitive ancl buildings
maintained. Our correctional facilities need more funding to cover their
growing populations and medical
costs, while universities need additional funding to meet their graduation and research goals. Hundreds or
other services--from public health to
militm·y assistance--also require state
dollars.
The good news 1s that House and
Senale budgel negotiators have years
of experience with the often-difficult
task of funding stale agencies in lean
budget years. They will put those
skills to work again this session so
that Kentuckians can get the most out
of this budget cycle.
Legislation that addresses the
financial strain on the state employee
retirement system will also likely be
considered by state lawmakers this
session. Some eslimale that the
retirement system will need as much
as $20 billion to adequately fund the
pensions of its 445,000 current members. How much state lawmakers can
contriblJte to the rctrrcment systems
in this budget cycle will depend
entirely on available funding.
A state Blue Ribbon Commission
on State Retiremenl recommended
last month that lawmakers reduce the
unfunded liability of the retiremenl
systems hy at least $1 billion this session if possible, although that might
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be out of the question financially
because of the current budget situa- ,
tion. The General Assembly will likely consider that recommendation,
however, along with other recommended changes 10 the system that ~
lawmakers will review fully in coming weeks.
The budget and pcnsion'issues arc
expected to dominate most of the
debate lhis session, but lhey are not
the only major issues facing
Kentucky and the 2001:1 General
Assembly. Lawmakers arc also
ex peeLed to consider proposals thal
would increase financial incentives
for students that perform well on
advanced placement<; exams in math
and science, give hiring preference to
military veterans applying for job.~ in
stute government, increase the number or poorer children covered by
government-supported health insur- ~
ance and improve statling standards
at nursing homes among hundreds or
others. By the time session ends,
approximately I .000 bills will have
been filed for lavnnakcrs' review.
Hundreds of these bills were filed
before session began--or "prcfilcd"and were introduced in their respective chambers on Tuesday. The real
work on these measures will now
begin in committee as lawmakers
decide which bills they will send to
the full House or Senate for debate
and possible pa'>sagc. You can stay
informed of legislative action on bills ;-.
of interest to you this session by log/
ging onto the Legislative Research
Commission
website
at
www.lrc.ky.gov or by calling the
LRC toll-free Bill Status Line at 877257-5541. To find out when a commillee meeting is scheduled, you can
call the LRC toll-free Meeting
Information Line at 800-633-9650.
lf you would like to share your
comments or concerns with me or
another legislator about a particular
bill under consideration this session,
you can call the toll-free Legislative
Message Line at 800-372-7181. 1
look forward to serving you in
Frankfort during this busy 2008 budget session.
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THROUGH MY EYES
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Sounds like
love to me ...
l received an email from my
sister-in-law, Donna, this morning
entitled "Meanest Mom on
Planet." Knowing my sis in law
as I do, I figured it had something
to do with setting, and enforcing,
"'house rules."
Donna knows
that I'm a real
pushover
when it comes
to my kids and
when my eyes
came to rest
on that subject
line, I ligured
the dear heart'
Kathy Prater
was,
once
Lifestyles editor again, trying
to help me
take control.
Turns out, however, that the
article was about a 48-year-olu
Des Moines, Iowa mom who happened to find alcohol in ber
teenage son's car. Jane Hambleton
earned the title of "Meanest Mom
on the Planet" when she decided
to put her son's car up for sale
afler discovering the boo:te.
According to the AssO(;iated
Press story, Hambleton ran an ad
in the local newspaper that read:
"OLDS I 999 Intrigue. Totally
FAMilY MEDICINE
MVP common, probably won't
affect lifestyle- Page A&
"The .e.ESI source for local and regional society news"
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, seven-time Vocal
Group of the Year, returning to MAC, Feb. 16
On Saturday, February 16, one of
the most awarded and talented
Bluegrass/Gospel groups in the
world, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver,
will once agam appear at the
Mountain Arts Center. Tile group has
now earned their 7th consecutive
"Vocal Group of the Year" award.
presented at the International
Bluegrass
Music _ Association
(IBMA) awards show. held in
Nashville. Tennessee. Dqyle Lawson
& Quicksilver were also presented an
award for "Gospel Recorded
Petformancc of the Year" for the tunc
"He Lives In Me."
Doyle Lawson and Quichilvcr
can bring an audience to its feet with
hot picking in addition to having the
Larry Cordle to· perform at WMMT's Bluegrass Express Live
Larry
Cordle
Award winning singer song
writer Larry Cordle and his
band Lonesome Standard Time
will perform in concert at
WMMT's Bluegrass Express
Live, on Thursday, Jan. 17, at
the Appalshop Theater in
Whitesburg.
Cordle grew up on a farm in
Lawrence County, Ky., and his
name was recently added to the
county's section of the Country
Music Highway, US 23. Known
primarily as a bluegrass artist.
he has written a number of hit
songs for country artists and
has
even done a bluegrass ~.:over
of songs hy the southern poprock group Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Among his earliest writing
hits was Highway 40 Blues,
which was recorded by fellow
eastern Kentuckian Ricky
Skaggs and registered Number
One on country charts. Cordle
wrote and recorded the aw;u-dwinning song. Murder on Music
Row, which was covered by
DINNER DIVA
Fresh spices
by LEANNE ELY
(Sec
DIVA, page seven)
We all start each day with a whole
pie to call our own. During the day, we
make the choices that give away our
pieces of Peace Pie. This is a special
pic that nourishes your body as well as
feeds your souL Tam going to give you
the recipe for this pic!
It starts with the desire to have a
"Peace" of Pic! This peace has to come
from a whole pie. So here goes with my
recipe for this delightful pie:
Every pie I have ever made has a
many other artists and has
become a kind or anthem for
eli tics of modern country music.
His songs have sold more
than 50 million records and
have been recorded by such
superstars as Alison Krauss.
Rhonda Vin~.:ent. Garth Brooks,
Trisha
Yearwood,
Reba
Mcintyre and Alan Jackson.
Cordle and his band have
racked up Grammy nominaL ion~ in the hluegrass category
and have won a Song of the
award
fwm
the
Year
international Bluegrass Music
Association.
Opening the show will be
singer-guitarist Boyd Davis of
Letcher County.
Showtime is 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $15 for adults and
$5 !'or students. Reservalions
may be made by calling 606633-0108.
WMMT-FM, 8fU, is a public community radio station and
a part of the arts and education
center Appalshop.
Study: Healthy habits can mean 14 extra years of life
by MARIA CHENG
AP MEDICAL WRITER
LONDON - To gel an
extra 14 years of life, don't
fruits and
smoke, eat lots
vegetables, exercise regularly and drink alcohol in moderation.
That's the finding of a
study that tracked about
20,000 people in ~he United
Kingdom_
Kay-Tee Khaw of the
University of Camhridge
and colleagues calculated
that people who adopted
these four healthy habits
lived an average of 14 years
longer than those who didn't.
''We've known for a long
lime that these behaviors are
good things to do, but we've
never seen these additive
or
benerits before," satd Susan
Jchh, head of Nullition and
Health at Britain's Medical
Research Council, which
helped pay for the study.
"Just doing one of these
behaviors helps, but every
step you make to improve
your health seems to have an
added benefit," . said Jebb,
who was not involved in the
study.
Th9 benefits were also
seen regardless of whether
br not people were fat and
what social class they came
from. The findings were
published online Monday in
the Public Library uf
Science Medicine journal.
The
study
included
healthy adults aged 45 to 79.
Participants filled in a health
questionnaire between 1993
and 1997 and nurses conducted a medical exam at a
clinic. Participants scored a
point each for not smoking,
regular physical activity, eating five servings of fruits
and vegetables a day and
moderate alcohol intake.
Until
2006,
the
researchers tracked deaths
from all causes, including
cardiovascular disease, .:ancer and respiratory disease~.
People who scored four
points were four times less
likely to die than those who
scored ~:ero, the research
showed.
Khaw said thut the study
should convince people that
improving their heallh does
not always require extreme
change · to their lifestyles.
"We didn't ask these peo-
laum:h pad so you won't forget them,
brush your teeth, wash your face and
go to bed at a decent hour and sleep.
This crust is a pleasure to make when
·
crust. This pie has a top crust and a bot- you thi.nk about the joy that it is going
tom crust! The crusts arc made from to give you tomorrow morning when
the finest inrrredien'h J'or a great foun- you put together the rest of this glolidation. Thc;c arc the habits you put ous pie of Peace. That alone is a great
together ro make up yoitr routines. We incentive. There is nothing like the
start tl1is pic the night before we want it taste of Peace Pie!
The top crust we will pur together
with our before bed routine. This is the
we Jirst get up in the morning. It
when
bouom crust that holds up our pie of
starts with gelling up a rew minutes
Peace together.
It only takel:i a rew minutes to make before the flow of the rest of the huni
ly. This enables you to geL dressed in
thi~ cmst.You lay out your clothes for
tomorrow, check your calendar, shine peace. Do you sec how you can have
your sink and clean up after dinner, your pie and em it, too? 111e pie isn't
even made yet hut you arc beginning to
clear off a hot spot, put things in your
A recipe for pie
by MARLA CILLEY
Doyle
Lawson
and
Quicksilver
ability to silence a crowd with their
soaring gospel quartet performan~.:es.
The band's energetic stage perf'ormancc brings to mind early stage and
radio programs, and showcases intricate choreography unseen in music
today. Their incredible talented,
heartfelt presentations, and hardworking professionalism make any
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver performance a treasure to witness and an
event not soon forgotten.
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
At th~ Mountain Art!-. Center,
Prestonshurg
Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008
Ticket/Show lnfmmation: 1-888MACARTS (l-888-622-2787)
Opening act to be announced.
(Sec EYES, page seven)
Bringing in the New Year
means New Year's resolutions for
so many of us. Eating healthier,
losing weight and getting organized are jusl a few of the most
popular ones. One of the best ways
to do all three of these things is to
spice up your low caloric fare with
herbs and spices. But before you
can organize your spices, you need
to do a quick spice check. rve got
this
feeling
we've
got
some OLD,
ancient spices
siLting in those
cupboards!
Let's go on an
archaeological
dig and see
what kind of
fossils we can
leanne Ely
un ear t h.
Here's
how
you're going to know you need
some new spicesYou may need some new spices
if:
*The date stamp on the bottqm
of the jar was from when you were
in high school.
*The company who made the
spice in the first place is out of
business ... since 1980!
*The can is rusted and the label
indistinguishable-you
don't
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pie to do anything exceptional,'' Khaw said. "We
measured normal behaviors
that were entirely feasible
within people's normal. ·
everyday lives."
Public health experts said
they hoped the study would
inspire government· to help
people adopt these changes.
"This research is an
important piece or work
which emphasizes how modifying just a few risk factors
can add years to your life."
said Dr. Tim Armstrong, a
physical activi ty expert at
the
World
Health
Organi:t.Ulion _
But because the study
only observed people rather
than
testing
specific
changes, experts said that it
would be impossible to con-
elude that people who suddenly adopted these healthy
behaviors would automatically gain I 4 years.
"We can't say that any one
person could gain 14 years
by doing these things, " said
Armstrong. "The 14 years is
an average across the population of whal's th~oretically
possible."
But experts worry that the
new findings may still not be
enough to per~uade people
to change their unhealthy
ways.
"MosL people know that
things like a good diet matter
and that smoking is not good
for you, " Jebh said. "We
need to work on providing
people with much more
practical support to help
them change."
feel the taste on your tongue. The rest
of your morning routine of checking
your calendar, "putting on your shoes,
seeing what"s for dinner on your calendar. making your bed, eating breakfast
and starting a load of laundry help to
make this top cmst fit with the bottom
crust.
Now we have to put together the
most luscious filling for this pie of
Peace. This filling is made of our basic
weekly pl<m and having tht! ingredients
readily tt\ailable each day we start our
pie. A weekly home blessing, staying
on top of "Moum Washmore," planning our meals, grocery shopping, get(See FLY LADY, page
~even)
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Martha A. Simpson, UQ, M.B.A.
AssociR.te Professor
ofF11miJy Mediei.ne
Q
f went for my annual checkup
last week and my doctor told
me 5he thinks l llm·e mitral
1
rolapse. She only listened to
my heart, and she could tell. I hal'c
seen her for S£Teral years, .w H lry
Jw:m 't she found it before? She told
me there is nothmg to do about it and
that I should not worry. but I am a
11:orrier. Can you tell me more about
this:'
Mitral valve prolapse (MVP)
is a rdativclv common medical conditwn that occurs
when the mih·al valve on the left side
of your heart doesn't close properly.
This valve is designed to only allow
A
the blood LO flow in one direction from lhc upper chamber (atrium) to
the lower chamber (ventricle). What
happens with MVP, though, is that
when the lower chamber contracts to
force hlood into the aorta- the body's
largest mtery
the leaflets of the
mitral valve bulge, or prolapse, back
into the upper chamber. In most cases,
this prolapsing is not enough to cause
blood to flow the wrong way. When it
does happen it's called regurgitation.
About 2 percent of the population
has MVP - divided about equally
between men and women. lt is usually a lifelong disorder, <md in most
people there are never any c;ymptoms.
Reader's MVP common,
probably won't affect lifestyle
As happened in your case, it is commonly diagnosed by a stethoscope
exam
the heart. MVP does seem to
run in familiec;, and people with connective tissue disorders like Marian's
syndrome arc at increased risk.
When mitral regurgitation occurs.
symptoms may need to be treated.
Symptoms can include racing heart,
shortness or breath, fatigue or chest
pain that is not from a heart attack.
Tr you have sympwms and seek
medical care, the doctor may perforn1
an echocardiogram. Thi!> is an ultrasound of your heart which shows the
motion of the valves and how much
regurgitation is prer,enl. Mild regurgitation is generally just watched with
echocanliograms every few years,
Another complication of MVP is
an infection of the heart valve called
bacterial endocm·ditis. This is more
common in older people and is treated with antibiotics. Other complications that can <X:cur with this condi-
or
uon indude cardiac arrhythmias and
itTegular heart heat.
Tf you have MVP with no symptoms, you do not need any treatment.
If you have symptoms with your
MVP, then your doctor may prescribe
some medications. If you have racing
or irregular heanheal, you may need a
beta-blocker type of medication. They
help to slow your heart and improve
the rhythm. Some people with MVP
are ndvised to take a daily aspirin.
People V.'lth MVP who have regurgitation an:: often advised to take
antihiotics for dental work. This can
help prevent endocarditis. Check with
your doc lor or dentist lo l>ee i r you
need to take th1s safeguard.
Finally, let me ~tress the positive.
Most people with MVP lead nmmal,
full lives with no problems. Since
your doctor told you "not to wotTy," I
would take her advice. You are
undouhtcdly one of those who have
an uncomplicated case of MVP and
don't need to restrict your Jil'e in any
way. In other words, your lifestyle
should he unaffected. Your doctor will
monitor you over the years, and if you
ever develop any complications, she
can make new recommendations at
that point.
OCJLI
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Schoo( '1-(ayyeninas
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
•Jan. 16 Youth Services
Center Advisory Council
meeting. 4 p.m., in YSC
ol'rice. Everyone welcome.
•Feb. 7 - 4-H Project Cluh
meeting. 3:15 p.m., in YSC.
New members may still sign
up.
•"Get Moving AMS'' is a
student exercise program coordinated by AMS Youth Service
Center and the Floyd County
Extension Ortice. Students
will learn ahout benefits of
exercise and good nutrition.
Call the YSC for more information or to sign up.
•Lending Library available
tor
student/parent
use.
Pamphlets, videos. books and
more on a variety of topics
availahle.
·
•Appointments now available with the Floyd County
Health Dept. nurse. Nurse can
do school physicals and irnmunitations on site. Please call
886- 1297 to schedule an
appointment.
•The Youth Services Center
provides servtces to families
regardless of income. Pleuse
contact the center for more
in!'ormation on center services
and programs. Call the center
at 886-1297. Coordinator is
Michelle Keathley.
Allen Central High School
•Jan. 11 Dual credit class
sign-ups. I p.m.
•J an. 12 - Academic meet,
8:30a.m. to 2 p.m. (at ACHS)
•Jan. 12
Baskethall
Homeconung, 5:30p.m.
•Jan. 21 - No schooL
Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
•Jan. 24- "Making College
Count"; seniors, 1 2 p.m.
•Jan. 3 1 - "Making College
Count": juniors. l-2 p.m.
•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
income.
or
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 U\ mlable
in YSC lending library.
•The ACMS Youth Service
Center offers services to all
families, regardless of income.
For more mformation, 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
'accination,
immunizations, and W IC
appointments.
Betsy Layne Elementary
•Center hours arc S a.m. to
3 p.m., Mon. thru Fri. Center
otTers sen ices to all families,
regardless of income.
•The
Betsy
Luyne
Elementary FamilY' Resource
Youth Service Center is located in the 7th and 8th grade
wing. The goal ot the FRYSC
is to meet the needs of all children and their families who
reside in the community or
neighborhood hy the school in
which the center is located.
For funhcr infonnation. 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 hirth
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 .,;en·ices_
•The J.A. Duff Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services ror all families
regardless of income. We arc
located in the area where the
old main office used to be.
Contact persons are Judy
Handshoc, coordinator.
May Valley Elementary
"'May Valley is cu!Tently
accepting applications for the
May Valley Elememary Early
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
information. Slots will be
filled on first-come. first-serve
basis. Remaining applicants
will he placed on waiting list.
•Parent Lending Library is
available to parents for video
check-outs. A variery of topics
are available.
•Floyd County Health
Dept. nurse at school every
Wednesday. ScrVlces include
Head Start physicals, kindergarten physicals, 6th grade
phystcals. well-chtld physicals, immuniralions, TB skin
test, WIC program, blood
pressure check'>, and more.
Must call the FRC at 285-0321
for an appointment.
McDowell Elementary and
Family Resource Center
•Jan. 14 Visit from Carol
Jo May, OLW HospitaL to discuss importance of exercise;
9:55a.m.; 5th grade students.
•Jan. 21 - No school.
Birthday of Martin Luther
King Jr.
•Jan. 25 - Carol Jo May,
OLW Ho!>pital, ''Let's Talk
About Drugs" program; primary grade students.
•reb. 1R - No school.
President's Day.
•Feb. 19 - Lola Ratliff',
Floyd County Schools, will
conduct a Parent meeting on
"Nutrition & Exerci~c." at 1
p.m., tn the FRC. AJI par
ent<;/guardians urged to attend.
•Parents of 5th grade stu
dents are urged to call the FRC
and make an appointment for
their child ':, 6th g rade physical
exam '
•rloyd County Health
Dcpm·tmcnt Nurse Joy Moore,
is at the center the tir t three
Mondays each month to
administer
immunizations,
T.B sk•n tes ts, well-child
exams. WIC, prenatal and
pnst-parLum servi ces, and
school physicals. Call 3772n7R for an appointment.
•Parent lending lihrary
available to all parents for
video/book checkouts. A variety of topics arc available.
•GED dasses available at
FRC each Monday, 8 a.m. to
12 p.m., in library.
•Family Resource Center is
open weekdays, 7 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. Center is located upstairs
in the old high school huildtng, on the McDowell
Elementary School campus.
For further information, call
Clara Johnson , director, at
377-2678. The McDowell
FRC provides services to all
MES students and their families, regardless of income.
Mountain Christian
Academy
•Tuition assistance and hus
transportation is available. For
more information or a tour of
the school, caii 285-5141 or
285-5142.
•Call 285-5 141 , 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
• 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 infor
mation 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 contac t
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 that is
available to the community ac;
well as students.
•All new students and visitors. <>top hy the Center, located on the South F loyd campus,
Room 232, and sec Mahle
Hall. Open 8 a.m. to -+ p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri.
•For more information call
452 -9600 or -1-52-9607. ext.
243 or 153.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud
Creek Family Resource &
Youth Service Center
*Yearbooks arc $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 offered to all families,
regm-dlcss of income. For
more information, call Anita
Tackett, center coordinator at
587 2233.
W.O. Osborne "Rainbow
Junction" Family Resource
Center
•.T an .
17
"Ronald
McDonald!" Asscmhly presentation will hegin at I :25
p.m. For grade levels Pre K3rd.
•Jan. 21 - No school Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
•Jan. 25 - "Healthy Floyd
County 2010 Oral Health
Initiative'' dental treatments
will begin.
•Lost and Found is located
in the Family Resource Center.
Items not claimed within three
weeks become the property of
the FRC.
•The FRC accepts donachildren's clothing.
lions
shoes, belts. book bags, etc.
May be used but need to be in
good condition. Donated items
will he appreciated and utilized by OES students.
• •The Family Resource
Center i!. located in the central
building of W.D. Osborne
Elementary. Those wishing
more information about the
center are welcome to vtsit, or .
call. Ask for Cissy (center
coordinator). Center telephone
or
and rax: (606) 452-4553.
Wesley Christian School
•WCS Learning Center
accepts toddlers, preschool
age (2-4). Hours: 7:30 a.m. to
5:00p.m., Mon. tbru Fri.
•For more information
ahout
Wesley
Christian
School, call 874-8328.
Big Sandy Community &
Technical College Adult
Education and GED
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
McDov.ell FRC; Martin
Comm. Clr.; Auxier Learning
Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC;
Marrin Comm. Crr.
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 Cr-aft Center.
9:30a.m. to 12 p.m.- Dixie
Apartmenls. ·
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. Lo I 2
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.
Thmsday: 8 a.m. to 12
p.m. - BSCTC.
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Weeksbury CC.
9 a.m. to 4:30p.m. -Betsy
Layne YSC.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTC.
Kay Hale Ross - Manager
of Adult Ed ucation, 886-7334
Lisa Pelfrey - Assistant,
886-7397
Ron Johnson, Stephania
Conn, Lynn Hall, Nancy
Bormes, Cindy Justice and
Wayne Combs
Adult
Education teachers.
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�FRIDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
11' 2008. A7
Free weather spotter training
The National Weather
Service in Jackson will partner
with the East Kentucky
Science Center on Wedne~>day,
January 23rd. at fuc East
Kentucky Science Center at
6:30 p.m. to conduct a free
storm spotting and weather
safely presentation. This two
hour presentation is open 1o
the public and any age is welcome to attend, please call to
reserve your seat.
In this
enterlaining and informative
presentation we will learn to
"read the sky" and determine
if severe weather is approaching. In addition, important
weather safety information
will be provided to help protect you and your family rrom
the hazards of severe weafuer.
Please call ahead to reserve
your spot we only have 50
seats available.
Tf you've ever wanted lobe
an official National Wcafuer
Service storm spotter, or are
just interested in weafuer, we
encourage you to attend! !
The East Kentucky Science
Center is located on the
Prestonsburg Campus of Big
Sandy
Community
and
Technical
College,
Prestonsburg. KY.
For more information call
606-889-0303 or visit us on
the web at www. wedoscience.org
Wall-to-Wall Screens, Dolby Sound,
and Cupholders!
1/11/08- 1/17/08
Cinema 1-He/d Over
ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS (PG). Mcn.Sat. 7:00·9:00; Sun. (1:30) 7:00-9:00.
Cinema 2--Starts Fridav. Jan. 11
ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (R). MO!t·Sat
7:00-9:00; Sun. (1 :30) 7:()()-9:00.
Some of the workers at Paul 8. Hall who assembled the hospital's Christmas baskets on Dec.
20.
PBH staff distributes Christmas baskets
Sunday Matinee-Open 1:00: start 1:30
PAINTSVILLE - On the
morning of Dec. 20, fue staff
of Paul B. Hall Regional
Medical Center began assembling 100 Christmas baskets
lo distribute to needy families
in three counties in the hospilal's region.
By 8:04 a.m. all the baskets had been filled and
picked-up by employees of
the agencies in each county
which verified and supplied
the names and addresses of
the families in Johnson,
Martin and Magoffin counties.
The families not only
received all the essential "fixings.. for a wonderful, traditional Christmas dinner, but
each ·basket contained a pamphlet or Christmas carols with
the Christmas story printed on
the back cover.
Staff members most directly involved with assembling
and loading lhe Christmas
baskets under the direction of
Human Resources Director
Samantha
Castle
and
Coordinator' Mike Lazar,
included assembly persons
Robert Barker,
Marlene
Maynard
Julia
Knight,
Tammy Childers, Jennifer
Hardin, Judy Salyer, Ronnie
Ross, Heather Martin, JoAnn
Allen, Trish Foley, Shelly
Blair, Norman Bond, Sleve
Hazelett and Larry Walker.
Food pickup and loading
workers were Kent Preece,
Scott
Stewart,
Thomas
PemberLon , Mark Hall and
Willis Fletcher.
Funds for the annual Paul
B. Hall Christmas basket project were raised during the
year by staff participation in
various projects.
RIVER FILL 10
PIKEVILLE
Five Generations
Five generations of one family gathered earlier this month at
the home of Gorment Hamilton, in McDowell. Pictured (clockwise, from bottom left) Is granddaughter, Teresa Hart, greatgranddaughter, Jacqui Worley, daughter, Patti Qvick, and
twins, Kaitlyn and James Worley, being held by their greatgreat-grandmother, Gorment Hamilton. Patti, her daughter
and grandchildren are all from the Dayton, Ohio area. Patti is
a graduate of McDowell High School. Gorment has been a
lifelong resident of Floyd County.
·
Diva
Eyes
• Continued from p5
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uncool parents who obviously
don't love teenage son, selling
his car. Only dliven for three
weeks before snoopy mom
who needs to get a life found
booze under front seat.
$3,700/offcr. Call meanest
mom on the planet."
Don't you just love it?
I think I'11 call this mom
and a9k if she's interested in
giving lessons. This pushover
could learn a lot from a mean
mom like that.
1 would be lying if I said
that T hadn't had thoughts
along the same line myself. ln
my case, the problem isn't so
much a concern in regard to
drinking and driving (though
moms are, after all, generally
the very last to know), but
moreso one in connection with
the fact that my own teenage
son seems to have trouble
finding his way home at times.
r m telling you, folks - if
you want the kids out of the
house and out of your way,
hand 'em over a set of car
keys. As long as there's gas in
fuc tank and fue wheels don't
fall off, they' 11 find somewhere else to be besides home.
I didn't own a car when I
was a teenager. And I didn' l
have a car when I was away at
college. Thad, instead, a RutTy
bicycle and a pair of legs. And
you know what? There wasn'l
anyplace I needed to go that I
couldn't either ride that hike or
walk.
And 1 didn't come home
every weekend, either. On the
holiday breaks when I did
come home, my parents either
picked me up and drove me
back, or I caught a ride with a
friend or relative thal was
headed in that direction. As a
matter of fact, l gol to know
my cousin Terry Hall pretty
well Ol'l all those trips we took
together traveling that old Mt.
Parkway toll road.
But, today, things arc different. Teenagers have "got" to
have cars. They've also "got''
to have cell phones. And iPuds
and computers and jeans from
Express,
Aben.:rombie,
Hollister, or some other lt:endy
spot.
Yep, they "got" ,to have all
that stuff. Otherwise, 1 guess,
they just fade into the woodwork like us old folks.
Far a~ I'm concerned, we
need a bunch more "mean
moms" in the world. Like £his
one in Des Moines who said
she gave her son only two
rules to follow when she gave
the 19-year-old that 1999
Intrigue
this
past
Thanksgiving - No booze, and
always keep it locked.
Kudos lo her for making the
rules stick.
makes this pie of Peace tasty.
Your habits put this Pic of
Peace together every day. Your
lack of effective habits makes
it impossible to sit down and
enjoy lhis pie. You have a
choice - build your pic and
enjoy il or give away all ils
ingredients.
Once your pic is made, then
ybu have the ability to share
this peace with others and not
feel deprived. This pie is dust
cd with granulated sugar
which is your attitude of love
for yourself. You no longer
feel that someone is stealing
your pie when your buttons get
pushed by family or a .simple
mistakc.You lind yourself
enjoying fue day instead of
dreading what's next This pie
of Peace becomes the nourishment for your body and soul. 1t
blesses all around you and the
best part is - you made it with
your own two hands!
Fly Lady
ting 1id of our clutter 15 minutes at a time and taking time
tor ourselves are the ingredients that make this pie melt in
our mouths. Without them, this
crust is very hard to put
together.
Think about this. You can't
lay out your clothes if you
have no clean laundry. You
can 'l pull out something for
dinner in fue morning if there
is no plan and you hqve not
gone shopping. This filling
by TOM DOTY
TIMES COLUMNIST
Four new releases this week made for
an
eclectic
mix
of
science
tiction,horror,and western genres.
• "3: 10 to Yuma" - Russell Crowe
and Christian Bale stand in for Glen Ford
and Van Renin in this remake of Elmore
Leonard's classic wcstem yarn £hat pits a
low key farm~r against a gang of outlaws.
For once you get a remake of a good
movie that actually improves upon the
original. Bale brings his A-g<tme here as a
farmer forced to guard a dangerous gang
leader while they wait for the titular truin
due to economic hardship. Crowe is well
cast as the gang leader but the standout
performance here is hy Ben Fosler (Angel
in "X-Men 3") who is downiight scmy as
Crowe's second in command.
• "Sunshine" - An international crew
of scientists and astronauts sign on tor a
suicide mission to reignite the sun in this
-sci-fi drama that OV(es its topicality to currenl man or the hour, AI Gore. The film
chronicles the journey to the sun, which is
rife with hardships, and allows the aclors
plenty of time in fuc opening scenes to
build up their characters. Chtis Evans (The
Human Torch in fue "Fantastic Four"
fiJrru,) comes off best, while Michelle
Yeoh has quiet strength. Cillian Murphy
("28 Days Later") is a bit icy as the ship's
captain, but all in all the aclors handle the
material well. TI1crc is a plot twist about
three-quarters through that should divide
audiences, but debate is healthy so watch it
with someone you love to argue with.
• "Death Sentence"- Solid emoting
by Kevin Bacon and some well staged
action sequences (by director James Wan.
"Saw") arc not enough to recommend this
low-octane revenge saga that finds a midtile class man becoming a gun wielding
vigilante to protect his family. This effort
steers too far away from the source novel
by Brian Gmficld, which was itself a
know what's in there!
*The label is missing so
you smell it to identify it and
can't!
*The smell of the spice
smells oddly like the garage on
a rainy day.
*You mistakenly grabbed
ground ginger for white pepper and it didn't min what you
were making because it had no
flavor!
According to the website of
McCmmick Spice. if you still
have spices in a tin cm1 - you
know, the square and rectangular shaped cans with shaker
and spoon out tops they are
seriously out or date (wilh the
exception of black pepper),
they have nol manul~lctured
the cans in over 15 years!!
The shelf life or spices are
as follows:
Ground spices: 2 to 3 years
Whole spices - 3 to 4 years
Dried Herbs - 1 to 3 years
To keep your spices fresh
and nice, you will want to buy
only what you need and mark
the bottom of the container
with a Sharpie, indicating the
date you purchased the spice. I
love buying my spices at the
health food store (they are
unbelievably fresh and cheap,
because you buy what you
need) and discounl slores like
Wal-Mart (2 for $1.00 1). You
can always have fresh sp1ces
when you get them this way.
A great rule of thumb to figure out what to keep and what
to pitch-if your spice is over
a year old, go ahead and toss it.
Arc you ready to spice up
your life with some FRESH
spices'? Old Spice is cologne,
nut what should be hanging
out in our spice drawers! Let's
get some fresh ones this week!
For more help putting dinner on your table check out
website,
Leanne :1·
www.SavingDinner.com. or
her Saving Dinner Book series
published by Ballantine and
her New York Times Best
Selling book Rody Clutter,
published
by
Fireside.
Copyright 2008 Leanne Ely.
Used by permission in this
• continued from p5
publication.
For more help getting rid of
your CHAOS; check out
Flyl.ady's website and join her
free mentoring group at
WW}t~FlyLad_v.net or her book,
Sink Reflections. published b.v
Bantam and her New York
Times Rest Selling book, Body
Chater, published by Fireside.
Copyright 2007 Marla Cilley.
Used by per111ission in this
publication.
sequel to his mega-hit, "Death Wish."
Still, Bacon makes for a tense hero and he
manages to breathe some life into a stilled
script.
• "White Noise 2" - This direct-tovideo sequel fares well and focuses on a
man who tries to take his own life after Ius
htmily is shot to death in a restaurant by a
stranger. Nathan Fillion (''Firelly'') stars a>.
the distraught father/husband who is
brought back to life in an emergency room
and stays connected to t11e afterlife. He
soon realizes that he can see when others
are going to die and his efforts lo &ave people soon put him in peril with the forces of
fale. Tt's an interesting story Lhal eventually turns back on itscl f to reveal that fue
stranger from the beginnmg of the tllm
had the same power, hut using it forces one
to do drastic things. Wonh a look.
Next week look for some laughs with
the release of •·Good Luck Chuck" and
"Mr. Woodcock," starring Billy Bob
Thornton.
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show on the date of purchase.
&lrgatn Matinees Un~l 6 p.m.
1/11/08. 1/17/08
Cinema 1-=-Held Over
NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF
SECRETS (PG.13). Mcn.·Sun. 6:45·9:25;
Fri. (4:25) 6:45-9:25; Sat. -Sun. (1 :454:25) 6:45·9:25.
Cinema Z=Starts Erictay. Jan, 11
FIRST SUNDAY (PG-13). Mon.-Sun.
7:15·9:30; Fri. (4:30) 7:15·9:30; Sat.-Sun.
(2:15-4:30)7:15-9:30.
Cinema 3---Starls Friclay. Jan. 11
JUNO (PG13). Mon·Sun. 7:00-9'20; Fri.
(4:20} 7:00·9:20; Sat.-Sun. (2:()(}4:20)
7:00-9:20.
Cinema 4-HELD OVER
P.S. I LOVE YOU (PG-13). Mon.·Sun.
6:50·9:30; Fri. (4:30) 6:50-9:30; Sat.·Sun.
(1:50-4:30) 6:50·9:30.
Cinema 5---ffeld Over
WALK HARD (R). Mon.-Sun. 7:10-9:25.
Cif!91T18 5-Hetd Om
THE WATER HORSE (PG). Fri. (4:25)
Sat.·Sun. {2:10·4:25).
Cinema 6-Held Over
ONE MISSED CALL (PG-13). Mon. ·Sun.
7:15·9:30; Fri. (4:30) 7:15·9:30; Sat.·Sun.
(2:15-4:30) 7:15·9:30.
Cinema 7~rls Friday. Jan. 11
THE BUCKET LIST (PG·13). Mon.·Sun.
7:00·9:20; Fri. (4:20) 7:00-9:20; Sat.-Sun.
(2:()0.4:20) 7:()()-9:20.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY
11' 2008
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Friday, January 11, 2008
Sports Editor:
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Steve LeMaster
Phone Number:
Floyd CountyTimes:
Phone: (606) 886-8506
Fax: (606) 886-3603
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• ACHS Basketball
" Miners make impact in first half of debut season
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - Professional
basketball has a strong presence
throughout
Eastern
Kentucky and the rest of the
Bluegrass State. The East
Kentucky Miners finished the
first half of the 2007-08
Continental
Basketball
Association (CBA) season 1212. East Kentucky is the state's
lone professional basketball
team. The Miners owned a better record than any other CBA
expansion franchise heading
into the new year.
Miners
Coach
Kevin
Keathley has brought an excit-
ing brand of basketball to
Eastern
Kentucky.
The
youngest professional basketball coach in America,
Keathley favors an uptempo
style of basketbalL His style of
play has helped to build a loyal
Miner fanbase.
The Miners mentor exited
the (irst half of the regular-season pleased with his team's
effort.
"I couldn' t ask for anything
more out of this basketball
team," said Keathley. "This
team plays hard, it plays
together, and that's what you
want as a basketball coach.
There's a lot of things to be
proud of as a franchise."
Keathley, who was named
one of the top lO young coaches in America in 2006 just one
year after being honored as the
ABA Coach of the Year,
entered the second half of the
regular-season looking to meet
goals.
"There are still goals. to be
accomplished
in
2008,"
Keathley commented. "We
want to get a little better one
quarter at a time and make the
playoffs."
The second half of the
Miners' inaugural season has
East Kentucky
professional basketball fans
eagerly anticipating what the
rest of the campaign holds.
- The Miners fini shed the
first half of the 2007-08 season
ranked second in the CBA in
scoring, averaging more points
than any other team in the state
of Kentucky, including several
high-profile college squads.
- East Kentucky had two
CBA Player of the Week honorees during its first 24 games.
Josh Pace and Boo Jackson
each claimed a weekly honor
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky Miners
during the latest CBA season 's
Floyd County native Kevin Keathley guides the East
first half.
Kentucky Miners - the state's lone professional basketball
(See MINERS, page two) team.
SC 91, P'burg 86
Clemons sets
out to fan
Mitchell Report
TIMES STAFF REPORT
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
._
The first week of January
may not qualify as "the dead of
winter," as we are wont to say in
our area, but it's certainly in the
running. Something else the first
week of January doesn't constitute is baseball season, but you
surely wouldn't know it by following the ·sportscasts of the
week.
Over the weekend the big
news was neither the first round
bf the football playoffs nor the
NBA (thank God). It was Roger
Clemens, who has set out to
prove the Mitchell Report inaccurate where he is concerned. By
midweek, the new Hall of Fame
class was announced, and it was
a brief statement, if you know
what I mean.
Clemens, however, seems
hell bent on staying in the news
for a while. When the Mitchell
Report was released, his was the
biggest name therein. Even with
that, he was unavailable for
comment.
Then he released a statement
through his agent. 'He didn't do
it.
Well, thanks for clearing that
up.
When media members had
the gall to question him further,
he did what any fine, upstanding
baseball player would do in a situation like this. He got out the
old camcorder, taped himself
saying he didn 't do it and posted
it to a Web site.
That did it. He was innocent.
However, many people in the
media aren't as accepting as am
I, so they pressed him further. So
Roger relented again and went to
the most trusted name in news no, no, not Larry King or
Entertainment Tonight - 60
Minutes. You know, because
they'd never make things up as
they went along, at least not
since they canned Dan Rather a
while back.
So what if he and Mike
Wallace are buds? Who cares?
Does it matter that Wallace sits
in George Steinbrenner's box
when he comes to Yankee
games? Of course not.
This, surely, would solve the
problem.
But you know those, I mean,
us nasty media types. Even that,
an interrogation coming from 60
Minutes, wasn't good enough
for us. So good old Roger finally
faced the masses on Monday.
photos by Jamie Howell
Beaver Junction Motocross became a frequent destination for motocross athletes throughout Eastern
Kentucky during 2007.
Beaver Junction Motocross
releases '08 schedule
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
ALLEN - Beaver Junction Motocross has released its
schedule for the 2008 season. The highly-popular Floyd
County motocross venue is slated to open its season March 30.
The 2008 season is scheduled to run March-October. The
schedule is as follows:
Beaver Junction Motocross 2008 Outdoor Season: Round
1-March 30; Round 2-April 6; Round 3-April 20; Round
4--May ll; Round 5-May 25; Round 6-June l; Round 7-June
8; Round 8-June 22; Round 9-July 6; Round 10-July 20;
Round l !-August I 0; Round 12-August 24; Round 13-Sept.
7; Round 14--Sept. 21; Round 15-0ct. 5: Oct. 12-Enc Qross
Memorial Event; Oct. 26-Bike Giveaway and Point Series
Awards.
Riders must participate in I 0 rounds to be eligible for the
bike giveaway and points series awards.
SCHEDULE: Gates will open at 9 a.m. each week.
Rider registration will follow at 9:30 a.m.
The riders' meeting ;will be held at 10:45 a.m.
Practice will begin at 11 a.m. on all racing event dates.
PRESTONSBURG
Sheldon Clark upended host
Prestonsburg in a shootout
Tuesday night. The Cardinals
catapulted past Prestonsburg
91-86. Sheldon Clark enjoyed a
strong finish, outscoring the
Blackcats 35-22 in the final
quarter.
Brady Horn led Sheldon
Clark with a game-high 32
points. Three of Hom' s teammates joined him in double fig·
ures in the scoring column.
Sheldon Clark improved to
4-9 after recording the win.
The two teams swapped
numerous leads. Prestonsburg
pushed out of the first quarter
ahead 16- 12. The Blackcats
owned a· 39-30 lead when the
game broke for its intermission
break.
Sheldon Clark made up some
ground in the third quarter,
outScoring the Blackcat:. 26-25.
Sophomore
Michael
Burchett led Prestonsburg with
25 points. Jordan Hall scored 16
points and Taylor Clark added
13 for the Blackcats (3-8).
SC 91, P'BURG 86
SHELDON CLARK (4-9)Stroud 7. Moore ll. Goble 11,
Horn 32, Meade 7 , Mollette 17.
Cline 2, Sturgill 2, Marcum 2.
PRESTONSBURG (3-8) Burchett 25, J. Hall 16.
Stephens 9, Rodebaugh 8,
Tackett 7, Clark 13, Setser 2. T.
Hall 3, Stumbo 1, Gearheart 2.
sc ............12 ts
26 35-91
P'burg...... l6 23 25 22-86
Rebels handle
Johnson Central
by STEVE LeMASTER
SP<;)RTS EDITOR
Phelps fends off host Lady Rebs
EASTERN - Allen Central, a
15th Region Semifi nalist from
the 2007-08 season, notched its
as the visiting team pre- narrowly missed double Classic versus Pikeville.
by STEVE LeMASTER
ninth win Tuesday night, defeatfigures, finishing with six Tip-off for the Allen
vailed.
SPORTS EDITOR
ing longtime non-dist1ict rival
Phelps forced Allen points. Megan Jones added Central-Phelps game is set
Johnson
Central 70-60 at J.E.
for
6
p.m.
five
points
for
host
Allen
EASTERN - First-year Central to play from behind
Campbell Arena. The Rebels,
Phelps girls ' basketball early on in the 15th Region Central.
thanks to a balanced scoring
PHELPS 61,
Phelps outscored Allen
head coach J.R. VanHoose meeting . The Lady Hornets
effort, pulled away and won late.
ALLEN CENTRAL 38
has his team headed in the outscored Allen Central 12- Central 17-1 0 in the third
Allen Central outscored the
P,HELPS (5-4) ;- Keene
right direction. Phelps 1 in the opening quarter. quarter.
Golden Eagles 16-10 in the final
Seven different players 12, Johnson 14, Riley 9.
improved
to
5-4 Phelps continued to domiquarter.
Wednesday night, defeat- nate in the second period dented the scoring column Hall 21, McGuire 3, C.
The win was Allen Central's
Wolford 4, K. Wolford 1.
ing host Allen Central 61- and went into halftime out for each team.
second
in three games.
The
Lady
Rebels
in
front
33-10.
ALLEN
CENTRAL
38.
Johnson Central, under the
Kim Biliter led Allen dropped to 1-7 following (1-7) - Biliter 10, Johnson
Phelps has enjoyed suc~
guidance of first-year head coach
9, Brown 6, Jones 5 ,
cess with VanHoose at the Central with 10 points. the setback.
Tommy
McKenzie, Jed 16-15 at
Allen
Central
will
return
Braggs
4,
Spurlock
2,
Biliter
was
the
only
Allen
helm.
the conclusion of the fi rst quruter.
Three different Phelps Central player to reach to the hardwood on Slone 2.
After going out in front in the
P..........12 21 17 11-61
players reached double fig- double figures in the scor- Monday at Phelps in the
second quarter, Allen Central carAC ........ 1 9 10 18-38
ures in the scoring column ing column. Sara johnson 15th Region All "A"
(See SPONSOR, page two)
ried a 35-32 lead into halftime.
-----------------------::--.-=----:--:::--:--:-------:;:------;;;.:;;::::::::::::::::::::;;::::::.::;;;::::;;;:-- Senior Alex Hammonds paced
Allen Central with a team-be t 17
points. Aaron Crum was second
behind Hammonds in the Allen
teams totaled the same number of
team.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Central scoring column, finishing
"We ran all night and then ran a lit- points in the final quarter. East
with 14 points. Logan Crowder
PIKEVILLE, KY. - Playing in tle longer," said East Kentucky Coach Kentucky won the quarter points conscored 13 points and Hunter
front of a hoops hungry home crowd, Kevin Keathley. "Rio Grande Valley is vincingly, 6.5-0.5.
Crowder
added 11 for the Rebels.
The Miners shot 56-percent from
East Kentucky snapped a two-game a much-improved basketball team.
Allen Central (9-6) outscored
losing streak Wednesday night, defeat- Our guys came in ready to play tonight the field.
Johnson Central (6-7) in each of
Rod Nealy led Rio Grande Valley
ing visiting Rio Grande Valley 114-90. - and played with enthusiasm. It was
the last two quarters.
East Kentucky moved back to the .500 key for us to get this home win before with 21 points. Najeeb Echols netted
Joe Whitaker led John on
mark after posting the win. The Miners we go on a break, then retum here at 14 points and Renaldo Norman folCentral with a game-high 23
lowed with 11 for the Silverados.
improved to 13-13 thanks to the victo- the Expo Center for a game against
points. Ian Welch added 14 points
Demon·is Smith and Nate Johnson
Pittsburgh."
conference
rival
ry over the Texas franchise.
fo
r the visiting Golden Eagle .
Reo Logan tossed in 12 points and each had lO points for the visiting
East Kentucky raced past the
ALLEN CENTRAL 70,
Bryant Northern netted II as East team.
Silverados on many offensive trips.
JOHNSON CENTRAL 60
Rio
Grande
Valley
fell
to
3-20
as
a
Boo Jackson led East Kentucky Kentucky returned to the win column.
JOHNSON CENTRAL (6-7)
result of the non-conference setback.
with a double-double effort of 24 Northern hit 3-of-4 three-point field
Crum 9. Whitaker 23,
East Kentucky is off until Monday
points and 13 rebounds. The CBA's goal attempts.
Blankenship 5, Conley 5, Welch
The Miners outscored Rio Grande when American Conference foe
leader in double-doubles, Jackson
14, Smith 2. Dillon 2.
31-19 in the opening quarter. Pittsburgh visits for a key contest. TipValley
dished off three assists, blocked two
ALLEN CENTRAL (9·6) East Kentucky maintained control in off for the upcoming East Kentuckyshots and recorded a pair of steals.
Hammonds 17, Crum 14, Prater
photo
courtesy
of
Dusty
Layne
Photography/East
Pittsburgh game is set for 7:05 p.m.
Jason McLeish and Josh Pace each the second quarter on its way to a 638, L. Crowder 13, H. Crowder 11,
Kentucky Miners
Tickets for East Kentucky's latest
42
halftime
lead.
had 18 points for the Miners. Pace
Boo Jackson recorded a double-double
Turner 7.
East Kentucky dominated, winning home conference game versus in East Kentucky's win over Rio Grande
handed out six assists for the East
JC.....16 16 18 10-60
Pittsburgh remain available.
Valley.
Kentucky professional basketball each of the first three quarters. The two
AC .•..15 20 19 .1&-70
M I• n e r s d 0 m i n a t e ' d ef e a t
si Ive r a d 0 s
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FRIDAY, JANUARY
11, 2008
THE FLoYD CouNTY TIMES
UNC stays No. 1 in poll
by JIM O'CONNELL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
North Carolina's overtime win
at Ocmson kept the Tar Heels
unbeaten and the top of The
Associated Press' college b.:1skctball poU unchanged Monday.
For l.he sixth slraighl week,
North Carolina, Memphis and
Kansas were 1-2-3 in lhe Top 25,
and the first nine tcan1.~ held their
places lrom last week.
Xavier and Miami both
returned to the nmkings, repl.ucing
Pac-10 teams Arizona and
Southem California
North Carolina (15-0) needed
Wayne Ellington's 3-poi.nter with
less than a second to play in overtime for a 90-88 victory over
OemS\.m and the No. l ranking it
hac; held since the preseason poll.
The Tar Heels received 46 tir.>t
place votes and 1,768 pointe; from
the 72-member national media
panel.
Memphis (13-0), which had
blowout home wins over Siena
and Pcppcrdinc la.-;t week, wao;
No. 1 on 25 ballot<; and had 1.74.2
point<;.
Kansas (14-0) and Washington
State (13-0) both won on the road
lal>t week. The Jayhawks, who
received the only other first-place
vote, beat Boston Coll.ege 85-60.
while
the
Cougars
beat
Wac;hington 56-52.
The two other remaining undefeated teams in Division 1 Vanderbilt (15-0) and MW.issippi
(13-0) - were ranked 13th and
16th.
UCLA was tlflh, lollowed by
Michigan State, Georgetown,
Tennessee and Duke.
Indiana moved up one place to
round out !he top I 0.
Texas A&M was 11th :to!
lowed by Texas, Vanderbilt.
Butler, Marquette. Mississippi,
Dayton, Clemson. Villanova and
Pittsburgh.
The la-st five ranked team~
were WL-;con.sin, Rhode L<;]and,
Stanlbrd, Xavier and Miami.
Marquette droiJird from No.
10 to No. 15 after its 79-M los~ at
West Virginia
Xavier (12-3) moved back into
Lhe rankings at No. 24 after being
out tor three weeks. The
Musketeers were ranked for three
week<> earlier this season, reaching
as high a<; No. 17. Consecutive
losses to Aiizona State and
Tennessee knocked them out, but
they have won four straight since,
the last three over Kansas State,
Virginia and Auburn by an average of29 points.
Miami ( 13-1) returned to the
poll after being out for one week
'The H unicanes started lhe season
with 12 straight wins· and were
mnked fl1r two weeks, reaching
No. 19. A 76-70 home loss to
Wrnthrop knocked them out, and
they won their only game since,
88-62 over Pennsylvania
Arif.ona ( 10-4) fell out from
21st having lost two of three
games, but lhe Wildcats played
that whole stretch without freshman point guard Jenyd Bayless,
who is rccovCling. fi·om a sprained
right knee. The Wildcats, who lost
at Memphis and at home lO
Oregon, had been ranked the last
live weeks and for all but two
week'> this season.
Southern California (9-5) lost
both games last week in itc; first
conference trip of the season,
falling to Califomia and Stanford.
The Trojans had been ranked for
the last three weeks.
Miners
• Continuad from p1
NBA scouts are evaluating both
Pace and Jackson.
·
- Pace was third in the league in
scoring through the first 24 games.
He currently leads Lhe league in
u·iplc-doublcs. The former Syracuse
University standout led tl1e CBA in
scoring in portions of November
and December.
- Jackson was fifth in the league
in scoring and third in rebounding.
He cun·cntly leads the league in
double-doubles.
- Point guards Jason McLeish
(Eastern Kentucky University) and
Bryant Northern (University or
Louisville) are a part of an original
10-man opening day East Kentucky
had kept intact entering 2008.
Diamondbacks.
The very popular Reds
Winter Caravan provides fans
with the opportunity to interact
with new Reds manager Dusty
Baker, executive vice president
and general manager Wayne
Krivsky, current and former
players, broadcasters and other
members of Lhe front orlice
staff. At each stop, the group
will field questions from fans,
sign autographs and pose for
photo!,>raphs. Sales representatives will be on hand to discuss
season tickets and group sales,
while the Reds Hall of Fame
and Museum, the Reds
Community
F und
and
Cincinnati USA Regional
Tourism Network also will
attend selected stops.
The Southern Leg group
includes Baker, outfielder
Ryan Freel, Reds Minor
League Player of the Year Jay
Bruce, Reds broadcasters
Thom Brennaman and Jeff
Brantley, senior vice president
of bu siness operations Phil
Castellini and Reds mascot Mr.
Red legs. - Times Staff Report
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
STANTON Kendra Mcfarland scored a game- high
- Duling the flrst 24 games, East 23 points and Ashley Lacy netted 15 on Saturday as
Kentucky recorded wins over host Powell County turned back Allen Central57-43 in •
Albany,
Minot,
Butte
and a game between non-region S(juads.
Pittsburgh.
More than one Lady Rebel has been hit by an injury.
Despite Lhe recent injuries, Allen Central managed to
- East Kentucky's attendance is stay within striking distance of the experienced Powell
among the best in the CBA.
Coumy team.
Allen Central, playing without several three key
ONLINI<::
players (Jaimie Mullin~o. broken nose; Sara Johnson,
www.ekminers.com
stress fracture: Megan Jones, sprained ankle), fell
behind early on. Powe11 County exited the first quarter
oul in front 20-13. The Lady Pirates carried a 27-20
lead into halftime and ultimately pulled away in the
second hal f.
Amber Shepherd Jed the depleted Allen Central
Both opinion polls and four of girls' baskethall team with a team-best 16 points.
the six computer rankings had UK Shepherd was the only Lady Rebel to reach double figas the nation's highest-ranked team ures in the scoring column. Kim Biliter followed with
among squads that finished wilh an seven points for Allen Central.
Shea Spurlock and Caitlin Kidd each had six points
8-5 record for the 2007 campaign.
for
the Lady Rebels. brandi Brown and Tasha Braggs
Computer/Poll UK Ranking
rounded out the Allen Central scoring with tour points
Strength of Schedule (if listed)
apiece.
Sagarin Ratings 18 17
Powell County hl 39-32 at the e.nd of the third
quarter.
Massey 207
Each team featured six different scorers.
Computers place Cats in Top 25
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - Five of the six
computer evaluations used in the
Bowl Championship Series process
list Kentucky among the nation's
top 25 teams for the 2007 college
football season.
The Sagarin Ratings are the top
listing of UK, with tbe Wildcats
coming in at No. 18. Kentucky's
stTcngth-of-schedulc is rated as high
as No. 5 nationally by the Colley
Matrix computer evaluation.
Among the human opinions,
Kcntuck.)' was third among teams
receiving votes (equivalent of 28th
overall) in The Associated Press
poll <rnd tied for fifth amoug teams
receiving voles (equivalent of 30th
overall) in the USA Today coaches'
poll.
Wolfe 23 -
South Floyd shocks Ladycats
Colley Matrix 24 5
Associated Press 28 USA Today T-30 Billingsley 32photo courtesy of Dusty
Layne Photography/East
Kentucky Miners
LAWRENCE
BARNES went up
for a shot during
East
Kentucky's
game versus Rio
Grande
Valley.
Barnes ranks as
one of the CBA's
best leapers.
The Miners are due
back in action on
Monday at home
versus American
Conference
rival
Pittsburgh.
ATHLETES
OF THE WEEK
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Anderson and Hester 25 12
Reds announce Wmter Caravan details
CTNCTNNATT- The 2008
Reds Winter Caravan, in partnership
with
CincinnatiUSA.com, is scheduled to make 28 stops in 25
cities and towns in four s tates
covering four days and more
than 1,500 miles. The caravan
kick<; off Thursday, January 24
and will include 12 fan stops
that will be open to the public
and 13 Hot Stove stops at Reds
on Radio affiliates. The
Caravan will visit two hospitals, King"s Daughters Medical
Center in Ashland, KY a"nd
Peylon Manning Children's
Hospital at St. Vincent in
Indianapolis.
The
Reds
Community Fund has llcld renovation dedication ceremonies
scheduled for Columbus and
Louisville.
The 2008 version will consist of two separate caravans
touring simultaneously. The 12
stops open Lo the public will be
free. At each stop (not including the field renovations) the
Reds will raffle off two tickets
to the 2008 Opening Day game
against
the
Arizona
Ailing AC girls
fall to Powell Co.
HI HAT- Kayla Hall scored a game-h1gh 20 points
and Chclsic Tuttle added 13 last Friday night as South
Floyd pulled orr a thrilling 48-44 win over 58th
District/Floyd County Conference foe Betsy Layne.
Defending district/conference champion Betsy Layne
was outscored in three of four quarters.
It was the frrst time South Floyd had defeated
Betsy Layne in a regular-season girls' basketball
game.
"H was a great win for our program," said South
Floyd Coach Tony .1saac. "Our girls went out and
played well against a very good team."
Hall led a hot-shooting South Floyd team to victory, hitting four three-point field goals. Andrea Conn
scored four points and Gabby Bailey flipped in three
as part of a balanced Lady Raider offensive effort.
Faith Lillie, Danielle Tackett and Kiana Hall had two
points apiece for host South Floyd.
(fill
South Floyd took an l\-8 lead oul or the lirst quarter. Betsy Layne, however. showed signs in the second quaner or being a team that's quickly turning into
a veteran contingent. The Ladycats battled back to
lead 24-22 at the intermission.
South Floyd put together a game-changing third
quarter, outscoring the Ladycats 13-4.
Taylor Hotl led Betsy Layne with a team-best 10
points. Kaitlin Lawson scored nine points and Megan
Hamilton had eight for the LadycaLs.
Betsy Layne defeated South Floyd 102-79 in the
boys' game.
Clemens
• Continued from p1
Logan Crowder,
Allen Central
Boys' Basketball
Kayla Hall,
South Floyd
Girls' Basketball
Dairq
Queen ...
SPORTS FAN
of Prestonsburg
OF THE WEEK
If you are the sports fan circled here ...
it :S your lucky day I
Ifyou are the sports fan circled, you are entitled to a
free 8-inch ice cream cake of your choice, redeemable at
DAIRY QUEEN OF PRESTONSBURG. When claiming your ice cream
cake, present this newspaper.
That's right, an honest-to-goodness Q&A with
the media .
This time, he ' 11 put them. I mean, us, in our
place.
And to do so, he came equipped with something even more powerful Lhan his legendary
fastball. He brought with him 17 minutes of
audiotape from the now legendary phone conversation he had with accuser Brian McNamee.
Included in the heavily edited tape, by the
way, was our boy Rog · asking about
McNamee's ill son. See, if this doesn't show us
what kind of nice guy we're dealing with, nothing will.
And yet, sadly, the meqia folk were
unswaycd. It seems nothing can get them off
poor Roger's back .
And it's too bad, really. 1 mean, here's a guy
who bas 24, maybe 25 years of big-league time
under his belt - the exact length of his dedication apparently escaped him at the time of his
interview - and baseball fans didn't show him
one inch of loyalty. Not one!
And it's a shame, really. 1 mean, who has
been more dedicated to the fans of Boston. and
then Toronto, and then New York, and then
Houston, and then New York again than Roger
Clemens? Who? If a guy who has served the
fan base of four different major-league teams
can't get more dedication from them than this,
why bother?
Besides, I think the media members have
missed something viLally important here. \Vhile
they' ve been digging around and asking questions about his involvement with "performance-enhancing drugs,'' they missed a golden
opportunity.
But because T was paying a ttention, T
learned something here. That's right, 1 was
edumacated . He teached me something. not
unlike Helen Crump did to Earnest T. Bass.
You see, apparently, if a person takes a few
shots or some perlormance-enhancer per year
over the course of three or four years, said person will actually grow a third ear, right through
the center of their forehead!
As Mel Allen would unquestionably say
here, how about that! A third car!
Well. that will surely make those drug users
a lot easier to spot. Even us lowly media types
will be able to see that.
Besides lhat. if he did use those drugs - and
we're just speaking hypothetically here where is the person who sold them to him?
Why haven't they come forward?
T have to agree with him here. T mean, what
drug dealer worth his salt wouldn' t come forward and tell the authorities that they were the
person dealing illegal substances and who
knows what all to Clemens? Why, I'd bet
they'd be rewarded for their effort . Probably tf/1'
they'd get a semi-private room down at the
county lockup l'or that kind of information. No
general-public area for them. No way.
And clearly. everyone can see the difference
in Roger's case and that of Andy Pettittc, can·t
they? I mean, think about it. Just because Andy
and Roger arc BFFs. and just because the same
guy who gave Roger up also spilled the beans
on Andy, and just because Andy came forward
and said the information about him was true. all
true, where is the correlation h ere?
This is a completely separate incident.
I'll tell you the truth, 1'01 starting lO question members of my media family too.
Clearly, Ruger C lemens has told us the truth
and given us all the information we need to
clean his good name, yet we just don't seem to
want to have any or it. What's wrong with us·~
So next month. Clemens will go before congress and straighten them out. And just for
good measure, he won' t limit his talk to baseball malters either. No·sir, nol Rouer. He'll tell
them about baseball, drugs and "a~ything else 1
know'' when he gets there.
That should se!tle the Iraq war, peace in the
Middle East and maybe even the problem of
our uninsured Americans .
Roger C lemens, clearly, ha-; been wronged.
And I personally don't think it's too late to fix
il.
So move over Hilary - you've already had
eight years as president - Obama and Johnny
M cCain. There's a new sheriff in town.
~
Roger C lemens for president! Gel your
bumper stickers here!
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Boundary may be needed for tournament teams to become eligible
TIMES STAFF REPORT
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - One of
the items approved by volunteer
District Administrators ar rhc 24th
Little
League International Con(Tress
.
0
1n Houston was a change to
Regulation II, which provided that the
lOla! number of persons living in one
chartered local Little League's boundary could not exceed 20,000.
The 20,000 p~pulation limit was
removed for 2008, with the boundary
for each local LittJe League worldwide frozen at its status as ot April23,
2007.
Additionally, there are specific
requirements regarding the official
boundary map for each chartered
local Lillie League:
• Each local Little League must
limit its boundary to and draw ils
players from an area approved by the
District Administrator and Regional
Director.
• Each league is required to have a
cwTent boundary map, approved by
the District Administrator, in the
regional ofrice Iiles. This approved
"official" map is required for tournament privileges for the current season.
• The official map cannot encroach
on any other chartered Little League's
boundary. !fit docs, it is not valid, and
the local league's Tournament Teams
arc ineligible until a valid map is on
file at the Regional Office.
• The official boundary map for a
local Little League must be signed
and dated by the League President
and District Administrator with a
copy to he sent to the Regional Office.
• Any changes to the official
boundary map for a local Little
League made after April 2~, 2007 to
the approved map on file at the
Regional Office must be signed and
dated by the League President aud
District Administrator. with a copy to
be sent to the Regional Otfiec.
• The Charter Commiuee reserves
the right to grant waivers and adjust
boundaries where needed.
• All request<; for mergers and to
expand league boundaries by adding
additional territory must be provided
to the Charter Committee through the
District Administrator and Regional
Director. The decision of the Charter
Committee on these requesL<> is final
and binding.
• All leagues currently operating
under a divisional format must continue to operate under this method.
Exceptions to the divisional format
can only be granted by the Charter
Committee in Williamsport.
• Any request for newly chartered
leagues will be reviewed by the
Charter Committee under this regulation before a chm-ret i~ grunted. The
decision of the Charter Commillee h
final and binding.
Tr your local c.:hartered Lillie
League docs not have an approved
map on llle at the regional oflice,
your league currently is not permitted
to field any teams for the 2008 tournaments.
The good news: Creating a map is
easy.
Local stores usually sell local
maps. Just u.:;e a highlighler or marker to trace the league ·s boundaries.
Remember, the boundaries must
follow some identifiable feature on
the map. Man-made features, such as
roads, railroad tracks. power lines,
etc., are easiest to use.
A geographic reature: such as a
river or creek, also is acceptable.
Political" boundaries also may be
usc.d, such as county lines, city limits,
school zones, etc: However, care
must he taken in suing these t)1Jes of
boundaries, as they may change frequently.
Whatever option is used, the
boundary is considered to be in the
center of the feature. So, if the boundary is a road, those residences on one
side of the road arc inside the
league's boundruies, while those residences on the opposite side arc not in
the kague'~ bounJ.mie~.
The boundary cannot be arbitrary.
For mstance, a line simply drawn on
the map across an area (even 1f the
area is uninhabited) is not acceptable
unless the line rollows a dellned feature as noted above.
Anyone with .access to the Internet
and a plinter can produce an acceptable map. There are several ut>eful
mapping tools available on the
Internet, such as:
ht'lp://maps.google.com;
http://maps.yahoo.com;
hLLp://www.mapquesl.com;
http://maps.Jivc.com:
http://pla>ma.nationalgeo~:,>Taphic.co
m/mapmachinc;
http://www.randmcnally.com;
hup://www.mapsonus.com
Maps at the above Internet sites
can be scaled to include all of a
league's boundaries, then printed.
Once the map is produced, the
local Little League president signs
and dates the map, and provides the
original to the District Administrator.
Then, the District Administrator
determines whether
the map
encroaches on any other local Little
League's boundary. Tf it does not, the
Distlict Administrawr signs and dates
the map, and send'> one copy to the
appropriate Regional Office, and one
copy to the League Pre~ident.
As . a helpful addition , some
leagues also include a written
description of the boundary that
matches the boundary on ·t he map. lf
the map is for a new league, the population of all persons living in the
proposed boundary also should be
provided.
The Regional staff will review the
map. If the map is acceptable, it will
be placed in the local Little Lel!lgue 's
file. The local Little League President
and District Administrator will be so
informed.
Additionally, the Regional Office
will retain a digital image of the map,
which will be avai1ablc at any time
for the local league or District
Administrator.
Once the map is approved by the
Regional Office, it is recommended
that the local league and district
Internet web sites post the digital
image of the map in a public area, so
that everyone concerned will .know
the exact league boundary.
If the map is not acceptable, the
District Administrator and local
league President will be informed,
with an explanation, so a new map
can be created.
AIR RAID: Lone Oak's record-setting
Robinson chosen Mr. Football
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
There's a drill Lone Oak
coach Jack Haskins devised a
few years ago, an innovative
way to test his team's
endurance.
Haskins
calls
il
"NASCAR," in which the
Purple Flash run the 2~minute
offense over and over and
over again. On a good day, the
drill requires the quarterback
to throw the ball up to 50
times in 10 minutes.
"We just go up and down
the field," Haskins said.
"You've got to be in great
physical shape to do it and it
makes you a little bit tougher."
There were few players
tougher this season than Lone
Oak
quarterback
Corey
Robinson,
selected
as
Kentucky's Mr. Football after
a record-breaking season in
which he led the Purple Flash
10 a 14-1 record and a berth in
the Class 4A state title game.
Robinson threw for a staterecord 5,872 yards and a
national-record 91 touchdowns for the Purple Flash
this season, shredding defenses in the modified run-andshoot offense Haskins put
together.
Not bad for a player who
only wanted to be a wide
receiver unlil a Lone Oak
assistant saw him playing
catch with the team's quarterbach during his sophomore
year.
Robinson at first resisted
the move to quarterback until
he reali:r.ed just how much fun
it could be throwing the bail
around the lot in Haskins'
five-wide receiver sets.
"We knew that he had a
good arm, but a lot of kids
have a good arm," Haskins
said. "But once we found out
he could put it on the pads and
that he was so accurate, we
just kind of took off."
Did they ever.
Lone. Oak averaged 53.2
points per game before being
shut down by Lexington
Catholic in the state title
game, confounding defenses
with their intricate route
scheme
and
Robinson's
uncanny ability to read the
field.
As imprc$Sivc as the
yardage and touchdowns are,
perhaps the most startling
thing about Robinson's year is
the lack of mistakes. He completed nearly 7 4 percent of his
passes and threw just four
interceptions in 520 pass
attempts, none of them in the
team's final 10 games.
Robinson attributed his
accuracy lo precise route-running by his receivers.
"They just ran hard routes
and never quit hustling,"
Robinson said. "We've got
rive receivers going on every
· play, and they tried to find
open space .... Tt makes iL a lot
easier on you when you know
where everybody is going to
he."
Still, even Robinson didn't
expect to rewrite the state
record books. But after throwing for seven touchdowns in
the season-opener against
Union County, Haskins joked
to the assistant coaches "let's
see if we can do this every
week:·
They nearly did, even with
Robinson sitting out the fourth
quarter of most games after
the Purple Flash took a commanding lead. He was even
better in the playoffs, helping
Lone Oak rally by Warren
East 38-35 to advance to the
. state Litle game lor the llrst
time in school history.
"We got behind a couple or
times in the playoffs and
Corey's abwity to make sure
we didn-t get rattled really
helped," Haskins said. "I think
we threw for more yardage in
the playoffs than people dming the whole season.'·
Suddenly,
Robinson's
mail box started getting full
with letters from some highprofile colleges impressed by
the 6-foot-3, 195-poundcr's
right arm and athleticism.
Robinson was also the team 's
leading .rusher and played in
the secondary on defense
Robinson srill has a monrh
to decide where he'll play
next falL hut he's nor picky so
long as he gets an opportunity
to play.
''It doesn't matter to me,''
he said. "T just want to go to a
school that throws the ball.
Wherever 1 go, T'm going to
try and win."
Robinson received nine of
12 votes. Boone CountY running back Cory Parris,
Bowling Green wide receiver
D.L. Moore and Somerset
wide receiver John Cole
received one vote each.
AP ALL-STATE
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE:
FlRST TEAM OFFENSE: DL;-;Drcw
Davis,
QB;-:Corey Robinson. Lone Beechwood, 6-3. 240, Sr.;
Oak, 6-3. 195, Sr.; RB;- DL;-;Jacheem. Gatewood,
;Cory Farris, Boone Co. 6-0, John Hardin, 5-9, 255, Sr.;
185, Sr.; RB;-;Deuce Finch. DL;-;Dustin
Giesler,
Lou. St Xavier, 5-l 0. t 97, Jr.; Newport Central Catholic, 6Rec.;-;Aaron Boyd, Lex. 5, 215, Sr.; DL;-;Tvan Lee,
Henry Clay, 6-5, 195, Sr.; Belfry, 5-11. 256, Jr.; LB;Rec.;-;John Cole, Somerset, ;Dustin Brummett, Lincoln
6-0. 170, Sr.; Rec.;-;D.L. Co., 5-9, 180, Sr.; LB;Moore, Bowling Green. 6-6, ;Dustin May, Belfry; LB;OL;-;Alex ;Blake Roberls, Owensboro,
.185,
Sr.;
Hempt1ing, Highlands, 6-4, 5-11, · 210, Sr.; LB;-;Chris
275,
Sr.;
OL;-;Zach Roe, Meade Co., 5-11, 200,
Rincstinc, Fort Campbell, 6-2, Sr.; LB;-;Brcnt Simpkins,
290, Sr.; OL;-;Sam Robey, Mayfield, 5-6, 180, Sr.; LB;Lou. Trinity, 6-5, 255, Sr.; ;Wes Wcitlauf, Lou. Trinity, 6OL:-;Dave Ulinski. Lou. 0, 210. Sr.; DB;-;Austin
DuPont Manual, 6-6, 290. Sr.; Collinsworth; Highlands, 6-2,
OL:-;Brad
Wright, 180.
Soph.:
DB;-;Joe
Owensboro Apollo, 6-3, 278, Nichols, Pike Co. Central,;
Sr.; K;-;Jake Stephens, Lex. DB;-;R.D. Reynolds, North
Bullill, 6-2, 205, Sr.; DB;Lafayene, 6-2, 200, Sr.
FlRST TEAM DEFENSE: ;Ramonc White, Christian
DL;-;James Carpenler, Lou. Co., 5-8, 190, Sr.; DB;St. Xavier, 5-9, 240, Sr.; :Yantac Williams, Owensboro,
DL; ;Mister Cobble, Lou. 5 8, 160, Jr.; DB: ;Ryan
Central; 6-0, 270, Jr.; DL;- Young, Lincoln Co., 6-0, 170,
P;-;Nate
Jackson,
;Dexter Heyman, Lou. Male, Sr.;
6-4, 215, Sr.; DL;-;Brandon Owensbow, Apollo, 5-1 t,
Newman, Lou. Pleasure Ridge. 180, Sr.
Park. 6-L 300. Sr.; LB;HONORABLE
MEN;Josh
McWherter,
Fort TION-QB: Hunter Adams,
Campbell, 6-2, 215, Sr.; Middlesboro; Jordan Ellis,
LB;-;Luke Stein, Highlands, Warren East; Alex Matthews,
6-3, 235. Sr.; LB;-;Jordan Shclhy Co.; RR: Tcvin
Whiling, Lou. Trinity, 6-0, Barksdale, Bowling Green;
225,
Jr.;
DB;-;Dextcr Brandon Btidgcs, Trigg Co.;
Durrante, Fort Cmnpbell, 6 1, Jared Carpenter, Bowling
Josh
Conner,
185, Sr.; DB;-;Cody Ellion, Green;
Beechwood, 6-1, 170, Sr.; Highlands; Matt Denham,
DB;-;Winston Guy, Lex. John Harclin. Donley Gay,
Catholic. 6-0, 185, Sr.; DB;- Lex. Henry Clay: Nathaniel
;Connor Hale, Lou. St. Xavier, Gilliam, Cumberland; Justin
6-0, 175, Sr.; P;-;Ja90n Green, Lou. Male; Daniel
Pikeville;
Tim
Nicholson, Lex. Dunbar, 6-7, Harmon,
Phillips, Lou. Trinity; Rec:
200, Sr.
SECOND
TEAM Chris At.k.ins, Shelby VaHey•
OFFENSE: QB;-;C. J. Croft, J.T. Britt, Lewis Co.; Nate
Fort Campbell, 6-1, 185, Sr.; Dutton. Lou. Trinity; Chris
Elizabethtown;
RB;-;Spencer Greer, Bell Gohman
Co., 5 11, 195, Jr.; RB;- Brandon Helton. Evarts:
;Shane Israel, Lex. Catholic; Corey Hobbs, Lone Oak;
RB;-;Aian
Williams, Ryan Williams. Graves Co.;
Barrell
Dennison,
Marshall Co., 5-9, 175, Sr.; OL:
Rcc.;-;Jamariellc Brown, Glasgow; Paul Henry, Central
Lone Oak, 6-3, 170, Jr.; Hardin; Ben Koenig, Trigg
Rec.;- :Scotty Smith, Daviess Co.; Andy Schulte, Cov.
Co., 6-2, 175, Sr.; Rec.;- ·Catholic; Cory Tymenski,
;Ryan Wallace, Bowling Ryle; Daniel Walls, Lincoln
Green, 6-6, 230, Sr.; OL:- Co.; K: Tommy McNutt.
;Ryan Rall. Highlands, 6-0, May!'ielJ; Monte Merrick.
220,
Sr.;
OL;-;P.J. Bell Co.; John Wallace,
Hernande1., Christian Co., 6-2, Central Hardin.; DL: Jermaine
300, Sr.; OL;-;A.J. Jones, Dumas, Owensboro; Patrick
Madison
Central;
Middlesboro, 6-l, 275, Sr.; Ford,
OL;-;Sam Plomin, Lex. Phillip Hickman, Belfry; P:
Glasgow;
Catholic;
OL;-;Larry Drew Kuzma,
Warford, Madison Central, 6- Mitchell Jell, Dixie Heights.
4,325, Jr.; K;-;Max Oldham,
Bowling Green, 5-tO, 147, Jr.;
.. "
photo courtesy of Dusty layne Photography
FLOYD COUNTY NATIVE DEVIN ADAMS has emerged as a
go-to player tor the Pikeville Panthers.
Sarah Kinney
Brandi Brown
Shelby Nichols
Deanna Davis
Elizabeth Dingus
Brittany Henson
Lamikka Pratt
Lucinda Samons
ACHS set to host
Basketball Homecoming
TIMES STAFF REPORT
EASTERN - Allen Central
will host its 2008 Ba<;ketball
Homecop:ring Saturday, Jan. 12.
The latest edition or the annual
~vent held at the J.E. Campbell
Arena will gel underway at 5:30
p.m. The Rebel<; will host
Jackson City in their homecoming matchup.
The 2008 ACHS Freshman
Homecoming Representative is
Sarah Makel Kinney. She is the
14-year-old daughter of Duane
and Erica Bryant and Mikel
Kinney. She resides at Price.
The 2008 ACHS Sophomore
HQmecoming Representative is
Brandi Brown. She is the 16year-old daughter of Billy aJld
Debbie Brown of Mmtin.
The 2008 ACHS Junior
Homecoming Representative is
Shelby Nichols. She is the 16year-old daughter of Tonya and
Derek Nichols ofEa:,tem.
Senior homecoming candidates arc a<> follows:
Deanna LcSha Davis, the 17year-old daughter of Kathy and
Mike Prater of David and
Deanie and Martha Davis of
Hippo.
Elizabeth Dingus, the 17year-old daughter of Robbin and
Hany Conn of Martin.
.Brittany Renee Henson, the
18-year-old daughter of Dennis
and Frances Henson of
Hueysville.
Lam.ikk'.1 Renee Pratt. the 17year-old daughler of Tonya and
Jimmy Pratt of Garrett.
Lucinda Gab1ielle Samons,
the 17-ycar-old daughter of
Lawrence and Lucy Samons of
Garrett.
Fort Campbell, Lou. Central coaches tie for Coach of the Year
by MALCOLM C. KNOX
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE - Way back in September,
there probably weren't many people who expected successful seasons tor Louisville Central's and
Fort Campbell's football
teams.
The
Yellowjackets and Falcons had a combined
record of 0-4.
But even then both head coaches, Ty
Scroggins or Central and Shawn Bemer of Fort
Campbell, say they didn't worry.
"When that boat starts to rock, don't be the
first one to get off the boat," Scroggins told his
players.
Despite the early losses, Scroggins and Berner
knew they had the players to win. They proved it
in December, winning the first football state
championship for each school. The YeUowjackets
beat Belfry 27-17 in the in the 3A final, while the
Falcons edged Newport Central Catholic 21 7 to
claim the 2A cwwn.
For their achievements Scroggins and Bcmcr
j
were chosen as Kentucky High School Football
Coaches of the Year by The A'>sociatcd Press.
The similmities for Berner and Sc.:roggins
extend further tl1an slow srartc; and awards. The
championships their teams won represented more
than just the players and coaching starr, they said.
The F01t Campbell players come from military families. Twelve players had parents
deployed overseas during the championship
game.
·
Scroggins credits the military upbringing for
the character of his players.
"They're intelligent, overachievers," he said.
"Anything they do, they want ro do well."
Cadiz radio station \VHBO broadcast the
championship game over the Internet so soldiers
overseas could listen.
·
"I think we represent more than Fort
Campbell, without a doubt," Betner said. "lthink
they represent the armed forces as a whole."
The Yellowjackets are also ambassadors for
more than just their school, Scroggins said.
Central was one of a tew schools black stu-
dents in Louisville could attend before busing,
and counts among its alunmi Muhammad Ali and
Lenny Lyles.
Scroggins is constantly greeted and thanked
by people who were Central stul1ents long betore
he got there, he said. One former student in his
60s, Scroggins estimates, was particularly
moved, the coach said.
"We had a guy who said he sat in the stands
and just cried," he said.
When he talk<; about the significance of their
championship. Scroggins almost sounds like he
and Berner could he reading from the same sctipt,
with the appropriate school filled in, of course.
"ll's way bigger than the school," he said. "Tt's
way bigger than me.''
As much as winning football games,
Scroggins said he wanted to change the negative
perception or the school. He had his players wear
tics to school on game days, except for home~
coming, and on road trips. Scroggins has received
calls after gan1es from their opponents, complimenting his players on their look and b havwr, he
said.
"Now people say there arc positive things that
go on at Centr..U," Scroggins said. "The perception of Central was not where it should have been,
but now I think it is.''
Other coaches who received votes for O.<ach
ot the Year were Mark Brown of John Hardin;
Ben Bruni. Warren East; Jack Haskins, Lone
Oak; Dudley Hilton, Bell County; Wayne
Lohaus, Fulton Cily; and Paul Rains, LexingLon
Cl:uistian.
LOCAL TIE: Johnson Centml defeated eventual slate champ;on Louisville Central during the
regular-season The Goltien Eagles diVpped a
regular-season finale to the Re~fry Pirates.
Loui,n·il/e Central:~ e\'entual state champiomhip
game opponent.
�84 •
FRIDAY, JANUARY
11 I 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
New England still unbeaten and s t i 11 a heavy favorite
by DAVE GOLDBERG
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The New England Patriots had a
week away from the playoff spotlight, so they might have slid to the
back of some folks' minds.
Butlhe llddsmakers didn't l'urgel.
They made the Patriots 13-point
favorites for their first playoff game,
at home Saturday night against
Jacksonville. The Jaguars earned a
trip ro Foxborough by beating
Pittstiurgh 31-29 last week after losing an 18-point fourth-quarter lead.
For a month now, the Jaguars
have been considered a team
equipped to give the Patriots a game,
built for northern climes in January
because they can rush the ball. Last
Saturday night, the most important
run came from quarterback David
Garrard, who went 32 yards on
fourth-and-2 to set up Jqsh Scobee's
winning field goal.
But otherwise, running was a
problem for the Jaguars.
Garrard was their leading rusher.
Fred Taylor averaged only 3 yards a
carry and Maurice Jones-Drew did
most of his damage with a 96-yard
kicko1f return and a 'B-yard run
with a short pass for a touchdown.
Overall, Jacksonville bad just 239
yards from scrimmage against a
Pittsburgh defense at less than full
strength.
That won't work against the
Patriots, who set an NFL record this
season with 589 points- almost 37
a game. In other words. to beat New
England, you have to outscore it,
something
Jacksonville
isn't
equipped to do.
And listen to Jack Del Rio gush.
"I think it's probably the greatest
collection of talent iri coaching that's
ever been assembled. I think they've
got really an all-star cast. I think
you've got some certain Hall of
Fame players," the Jacksonviiie
coach said this week. "You've got a
whole slew of all-stars and Pro
Bowl-type guys and the coaching
staff is very strong. We've got a lot
of respect for what thcy'vc"bccn able
to accomplish, not only this year, but
over the last five or six years."
Sounds like be doesn't expect to
win.
He's probably right.
PATRIOTS, 33-17
New York Giants (plus 7.1;2) at
Dallas
The Giants may have the best
shot of all Lhe road underdogs.
They have an eight-game ·road
winning streak that started after an
opening night Joss at Texas Stadium.
And they have momentum from a
three-point loss to New England and
an impressive playoff win in Tampa.
New York also is peaking at a
time when Dallas is sluggish and its
most dangerOu!> off'ensive weapon,
Terrell Owens, is a question mark
with a high ankle sprain.
"Not that we're guaranteed to win
this gnme, hut if you play him you
have to wonder if he ·n be available
down the line," Wade Phillips said
this week, adding that his star
receiver's status is a ga01e-time
decision .
Both QBs. Eli Manning and Tony
Romo. have had success in the two
meetings this season, won by Dallas
45-35 at home and 31-20 in the
Meadowlands. Romo·s mobility has
been a major factor, causing problems for New York's league-leading
pass rush in both games.
This will probably be closer thnn
the spread, which is always a bit of
an overload toward America's learn.
(As was the Pro Bowl voting).
A tentative pick ...
COWBOYS, 29-27
San Diego (plus 8112) at
Indianapolis
Throw out the wacky game in the
San Diego rain in which Peyton
Manning threw six interceptions and
Adam Yinaticri missed an easy field
goal tl1at could have won the game
for the Colts.
Instead. look back to the game
these two played in the RCA Dome
in 2005. when the Chargers ended
the Colts' l3 0 run. They won 26-17
because they ~ucceeded in getting
pressure on Manning from Shawne
Merriman, Shaun Phillips, Igor
Olshansky and others.
Like the Cowboys, the Colts didn ·t play very hard in their final regular season game, meaning their regulan; have had a two-week break.
The Chargers came alive in the sec
onJ half last week against
Tennessee.
Will Indy be rusty?
Not enol)gh to lose.
COLTS, 26-17
Seattle (plus 8) at Green Bay
One of the overlooked aspects of
winter weather is that it neutralizes
defensive speed as well as offensive
speed.
That could be to the detriment of
the Scahawks, who used the defensive speed to their advantage against
the Rcdskins last week. II Patrick
Kerney, for ex.ample, finds it hard to
get traction, the Scahawks may have
trouble pressuring Brett Favre.
Beyond that are Seatlle's road
problems. The Seabawks were 7 1 at
home but just 3-5 on the road. That's
not just a one-year situation. 1t's
been a pattern for a long time for
Seattle, going hack to the days at the
ultra-loud Kingdome.
Yes, Mike Holmgren is used to
Tom Brady adds AP Offensive
Player of Year to MVP honor
by HOWARD ULMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.
(AP) _ Two honors in four
days is pretty impressive
even for Tom Brady. After all,
be only wins one game every
week.
The latesl award came
Tuesday when the Patriots
quarterback was chosen The
Associated Press Offensive
Player of the Year jus! three
days after being chosen as the
NFL's MVP.
Too had New England
coach Bill Belichick doesn't
like his players talking about
individual accomplishments.
"T don't know if I'm
allowed to talk about
awnrds,"
wide
receiver
Donte' Stallworth said with a
sheepish look. "If there's any
questions about Jacksonville,
I' 11 be more than happy to
answer any questions about
Jacksonville, but Tom is a
great player. You guys know
that."
Then Stallworth answered
reporters' questions about
Saturday night's divisional
playoff game at home against
the Jaguars.
In his last playoiT game,
Brady and the Patriots wasted
an 18-point lead and lost 3834 in the AFC championship
game to Indianapolis last season. So he's very husy
preparing to keep their perfect season going.
"Individual
awards
haven't been as important to
me as the team goals, and
rve said that for a long
time," Brady said. "While
T'm very flattered to be honored i.n that way, l understand
that my greatest satisfaction
comes from winning games
and being the leader of this
football team. I take that job
very seriously and I hope that
translates into a win thi s
week."
or the rour players who
received votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover t})e
NFL, three were Patriots.
Brady, of course, led the way.
just as he did through the first
16-0 regular season in league
history.
Brady was the first New
England player to be named
MVP. He ran away with the
Orfensive Player award with
351/2 votes. Next came two
Patriots wide receivers Randy Moss with 121;2 votes
and Wes Welker with one.
Green Bay quarterback Brett
Favre received the other
vote.
·Brady, an eight-year veteran who's already won three
Super Bowls and two Super
Bowl MVP awards, threw for
50 touchdowns. beating
Peyton Manning's league
mark by one. He also threw
23 of those TD passes to
Moss, lifling the receiver
past Jerry Rice·s record of
22.
New England scored 589
points and 75 TDs , both
records. Brady had a 68.9
completion percentage, 117.2
passer rating, just eight iJ1lerceptions and a league high
4,806 yards passing.
Since
Favre
won
Offensive Player in 1995,
only two quarterbacks have
taken the award: Manning
with his record-selling 2004
season, and now Brady.
Last year's y.'inner was
running hack LaDainian,
Tomlinson or San Diego.
Brady is the fourth
straight double winner. joining Manning, running back
Shaun Alexander of Seattle.
and Tomlinson.
·•we set out a bunch of
goals early in the season,"
Brady said, "and 1 think l
said the be:,l part about playing quarterback here is 1 just
have to do my job, show up
every day and work hard just
like everybody else. I think
my job description is just a
bit ditTerent than everybody
else's, but there's a lot of satisfaction knowing that 1 can
just come out there and
worry about mysel r and
expect that everybody clsc is
going to do their job.
"It's been a fun season.
There's no doubt about it."
coaching at Lamheau Field. But
Green Bay bas been a level above all
the NFC challengers except Dallas.
PACKERS, 21-16
LAST WEEK: 2-1-1 (Spread) 3-1
(straight up)
REGULAR SEASON: 127-121-8
(spread); 170-86 (straight up)
NFL PLAYOFFS
WILD-CARD
Saturday. Jan. 5
Seaule 35, Washington 14
Jacksonville 31. Pittsburgh 29
Sunday, Jan. 6
N.Y. Giants 24, Tampa Bay 14
San Diego 17, Tennessee 6
DIVISIONAL
Saturday's games
Seattle at Green Bay, 4:30p.m.
Jacksonville at New England, 8 p.m.
Sunday's games
San Diego at Indianapolis, I p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 4:30p.m.
Bears ranked 23rd in the nation
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PTKEVTLLE -The Pikeville College Bears are learning that
no matter how quickly the wins pile up, moving up the poll takes
a while.
The NAJA released its third rating of the season on
.Wednesday, and the Bears cominued their upward, i r snail-paced,
mobility. After debuting at No. 25 in the first poll and moving up
to 24th in the second, the Bears are 23rd this week.
The slow-moving poll is in sharp contrast to the win column
of the Bears thh season. After knocking off OSU-Mansfield 11565 last week, the Bears are now 13-2 on the season and winners
of 10 straight games.
The last loss this season came before Thanksgiving, on Nov.
19 when the Bears fell to Bluefield College 92-82. The Rams. by
the way, remained 18th in the NATA Div. lT poll this week.
Since that loss. the Bears have reeled off 10 straight wins and
Jemained perfect at home this season where they currently stand
9-0. However, the Bears haven't played in the Pikeville College
Gym since Nov. 28 and won't again until Jan. 26 when they
entertain West Virginia University Tech to open Mid-South
Conference play.
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They have won a pair of games at the East Kentucky Expo
Center. which also counts in the home column.
Elsewhere in the Mid-South Conference, one-third of the
league remains in the national Top 10 ·with Georgetown holding
on at No. 2 with a 14-0 mark and Campbellsville slipping one
spot to No.7 at 14-2.
No other MSC teams got votes this week.
ONJANE:
www.pc.edu
Joe Gibbs resigns as coach of Washington Rcdskins
been members of his starr,
should do," Gibbs said.
He bad one season left on Gregg Williams and Al
the five-year, $27.5 million Saunders. Former Pittsburgh
ASHBURN, Va. - After deal that lured him out of his coach Bill Cowher also
the toughest season of his first NFL retirement and could be a candidate. The
Hall of Fame career, Joe away from his second career team will have to interview
at l east one minority to comGibbs knew he needed to as a NASCAR owner.
Now, instead of coaching, ply with the NFL's "Rooney
walk
away
from
his
Washington Rcdskins family Gibbs will shift into a role as Rule" as it seeks the sixth
to be closer to his wife, chil- an adviser to Snyder, sayi ng: conch since Snyder bought
"I feel like this is my home, the team in 1999.
dren and grandchildren.
Snyder said the process to
He resigned as coach and also."
"l tried very, very hard to find a replacement hadn't
team president of the
Redskins on Tuesday, three try to convince Joe not lo started and that he hasn' l
days after a playoff loss retire," the owner said.' ''This spoken to Cowher about the
ended an inspirational late- is something none of us job.
Several
players
on
season run that followed the wanted to sec happen. But all
Tuesday
immediately
of us respect it and underdeath of safety Scan Taylor.
e ndorsed Williams, the fiery
The 67-yea.r-old Gibbs s tand it."
Gibbs went 3 1-36, includ- coach Gibbs hired to run the
said Rcdskins owner Dan
Snyder tried to persuade him ing 1-2 in the playoffs, in his defense in 2004.
"Coach Williams is a
to stay on during a conversa- second stint with the
tion that lasted until about Redskins, always maintain- great coach,'. fullback Mike
ing he intended to fulfill the Sellers said. "The players
2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Jove him. It would be sad to
"My family situation contract.·
"1 hate to leave something sec him not get it."
being what il is right now, T
Williams was 17 31 as
told him l couldn't make the unfinished. I made an origihead
coach of the Buffalo
nal
commitm
ent
of
five
kind of commitment I needBills
from
2001 -03, but has
years
.
I
felt
bad
about
that,"
ed to make," Gibbs said during a news conference at the Gihbs said, his voice occa- put together solid defense!) in
Rcdskins' practice facility, sionally choking with emo- three of his four seasons in
'Washington . His in -yourstanding a few feet from the tion .
"l( s one of the few times face style would he a marked
three silver Super Bowl trophies he won during his first in life I felt like I walked contrast to Gibbs' more meaaway from something. But l sured approach.
tenure with the team.
"Coach (Gibbs) has that
also
felt like ... 'Hey, l need
Speaking about his family, Gibbs added: "I felt like to be in a different situa- granddaddy effect on you,"
cornerback Fred Smoot said.
tion.'"
they needed me."
"And
Gregg, he gives off a
The
news
startled
players,
Gihbs did not go into
mad
scientist- type vihe.
who
left
Sunday'
s
final
team
specifics. But one of hi s
grandsons, Taylor, was diag- meeting certain Gibbs would You've got to love that if
nosed with leukemia a year return for the final year or you're a football player."
Tuesday' s announcement
ago at age 2. Gibbs frequent- his contract.
"That's part of this bus i- brings an end to n coaching
ly talks lovingly about his
"grandbabies," and he made ness - it' s full of surprises," career in which Gibbs twice
an overnight trip to North safety Pierson Prioleau said. raised the Redsl.\ins from
Carolina on Sunday to be "Most of us suspected he mediocrity into the playoffs,
although be failed in bis goal
with his family, interrupting would be back, and he' ll def
of bringing the team back to
missed."
initely
be
the postseason routine o f
the Super Bow I during his
Gibbs
called
this
his
hardmeetings that usually follow
second stin t. Gibbs led the
the final game of the season . est season, making reference
"l had real good visits to Taylor's shooting in Rcdskins to four Super
with everybody, and at that November. but pointed to his Bowls and won three NFL
point when I started back to family as the chief reason for championships from 1981 92; he took the team to the
D.C. and got on the plane his resignation.
in two of his four
postseason
candidates
to
Among
the
thal afternoon, l kind of had
seasons
when
he returned.
replace
him
will
be
two
for
a real strong feeling in my
Following
Taylor's
funerheart or what I fell Iike I mer head coaches who have
by JOSEPH WHITE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
al , Gibbs and his team rallied
to win the final four regularseason games. finishing 9-7
to claim the final NFC playorr berth. The emotional run
ended Saturday, when the
Redskins lost 3 5- 14 at
Seattle.
At a news conference
Monday. Gibbs spoke about
plans for next season - the
!earn's approach to free
agency, offseason workouts
and the possibility or an
open quarterback competition at training camp - as if
he were going to remain.
However, he hedged when
asked if he would definitely
be back.
Gibbs ' last four years
were down- and -up . downand- up. He had his two worst
seasons as a coach - 6- 10 in
2004 and 5-11 in 2006 - but
he also led the Rcdskins to
the playoffs with late runs in
2005 and 2007.
"There's nut
enough
words to say what he's done
for the organization," running back Rock Cartwright
said. "Especially this year.
We had a tough year, he
pulled il all together and
brought u ~> closer as a fami ly."
Gihbs' final career totals:
171 - 101, including 17-7 in
the playoffs, a career .629
winning percentage that
ranks th ird all-time behind
George Halas and Don Shula
among coaches with more
than 125 wins.
Snyder spoke Tuesday
about Gibbs· recent work to
point the franchise' back in
the ri ght direction .
"I want to see it fimshed ,"
G1bbs said.
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MINERS GUARD BRYANT NORTHERN lofted a shot as fans
looked on during a Miners home game at the Expo Center.
Boyl High School Basketball
Jackson City rolls
past Raiders
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOA
JACKSON - Jack<mn City wouldn't be denied on its homelloor Tuesday. The Tigers outscored visiting South Floyd 29-12
in the opening quarter and stayed out in front the rest of the way
en route to a 93-60 win.
The Tigers toted a commanding 49-27 lead into halftime.
Senior Drew Davidson led Jack<;on City with a rare tripkdot.lble. Davidson, one of the 14th Region's mo r underrated ·
players. finished with 24 points, 15 rebounds and to assists.
Jackson City outscored South Floyd in each of the fu·st thre.e
quarters. The Tigers impwved to 7-5 afler recording the win.
Wes Akers led South Floyd with 23 points. Akers was the
only Raider to reach double figures in the scoring column. Tyler
Mitchell and Tommy Joe Hall scored seven points apiece for the
Raiders (0-14).
JACKSON CITY 93, SOUTH FLOYD t;O
SOUTH FLOYD (0·14)- Mitchell 7, Akers 23, Langdon 6,
Turner 3. Paige 6. Jones 2. Marson 2, Hayes 1, Tackett 3. Hall
7
.JACKSON CITY (7-5)- Davtdson 24, Howard 13. Goff 8.
Gayheart 2, Hayes 15, Flinchum 17. Brewer 6, Combs ::!,
CatTko 6.
South Floyd.......12 15 15 tS-60
Jackson City......29 20 2R 16-93
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First Assembly of God, Martin. Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, ~ 1_ a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Lone Vannucci, MiniSter.
In Victory Assembly of God, West Prestonsburg;
Sunday School, 10:00; Worship Service, 11 :00 & 6:30;
Wednesday Evening, 6:30; GaiY Stanley, Pastor.
New Bethel Assembly of God, Burning Fork Rd.,
Salyersville; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11
a.m: and 6 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arthur (Sam) Smll!l,
M111iSter.
Praise Assembly, 1 mile S. of Prestonsburg. intsrsect1on
of Rt. 80 and U.S. 23; Sunday Sctiool, 10 a.m.; Worshp
Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.: Wednesday, 6:30p.m.;
J.M. Sloce. Minister.
BAPTIST
Allen First Baptist, Allen; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Arnold Turner. Mnister.
Auxier Freewil Baptist, Aux1er: Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 pm.: Thursday, 7 p.m.;
Bobby Spencer, Pastor.
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Ball Branch Regular Baptist Churcn, Mol.jOOy Ky;
Worship Service, 9:30; Every third Sat. and Sun. of each
momh; Roger Hicks, Pastor: Ralph Howard, Asst. Pastor.
Contact Kennit Newsome 606-377-6881 for more information.
Benedict Baptist, Slick Rock Branch, Cow Creek;
Sunday School, 10 a.m. Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6
p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m., Gordon F~ch. Minrster
Betsy Layne Free Will Baptist, Betsy Layne: Sunday School. 10
am.; Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tracy
Patton, Minister.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Baptist Student
Union, J 102; Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.; Vera Joiner, 886-3863, ext.
67267.
Bonanza Freewill Baptist, Abbott Creek Road. Bonanza; Sunday
School, 10 a.m .. Worship Service, 11 a.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m .. Jimmy
D Brown, Mnister.
Brandy Keg Freewll.l Baptist, Com Fori<; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.· Wednesday, 7 p m.; Roger Music, Minister.
Calvary Southern Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 9:45a.m.:
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Doug Lewis,
Minister.
Community Freewill Baptist, Goble Roberts Addft1on; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7
p.m.; Paul D. Coleman, Minister
Cow Creel< Freewill Baptist, Cow Creek; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Sunday, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Nathon Lafferty,
Minister.
Daniels Creek Baptist fellowship Church of God, Banner.
Services: Saturday night, 7 p.m.; Sunday morning, 11 a.m.; Sunday
night, 7 p.m.; Henry Lewis, Minister.
Drift Freewill BapUst. Drift; Sunday School, 1Q a.m.; Worship
Service, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, 6:30p.m. Jim Fields, Mimster.
Endicott Freewill Baptist, Buffalo, Sun. Sctiool, 10 a.m.; Church
every Sun. Morrung 11 :1 ~ a.m.; Wed. evening Bible Study & Prayer
Meeting, 7:00 p.m.; Third Sun. evemng Service, 6 p.m.; First Sat.
evening Service, 7 p.m. Hobert Meek, Pastor, welcomes everyone.
Faith Bibkl Church, an independent BaptiSt Churdl. located on 1428,
between Allen & Mart1n; Sunday School, 1Qa.m.; Sunday Morning, 11
a.m.; Sunday Evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer, 6
p.m.: Pastor, Rev. Bob Wireman.
Faith Freewill Baptist. 1/4 mile above Worldwide Eqpt. on Rt. 1428:
Sunday Service, to 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; Sunday School, 9:45a.m.: Worship Service, 11
a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Randy Osborne, Minister.
First Baptist, Marm; Sunday Sctiool. 10 a.m.: Worshrp Service, 11
a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Greydon
Howard, Minister.
First Baptist, Prestonsburg, 157 South front Street; Sunday
School, 9:45a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wed .. 6:30
p.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 am. and 6 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m., Pastor Tommy Reed.
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg, Sunday School, 10 a.m.:
Worship Serlice, 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7: p.m.
Free United Baptist. West Prestonsburg; Sunday School. 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, t1 a.m. & 6:30 p1n.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m.
Grethel Baptist. State Rt. 3379. (Branham's Creek Rd.); Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.: Wednesday,
6:30p.m.
Garrett Regular Baptist, Rou1e 550. Garren, Worship Service. 10:30
a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Willie Crace. pastor;
Assist. Larry Patton. Phone 358-4275.
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Highland Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School, 9.50 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6· p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; David
Garrett. Minister.
Jacks Creek Baptist, Bevinsvill€; Sunday Scnool. 10 a.m., Wor.;hip
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
am.; Worship Service. 11 a.m and 6 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m.; Chad
Blair, Pastor.
Lackey Freewill Baptist, Lackey; Sunday School, t 0 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.: Johnny J. Coll,ns, Minister.
Lancer Baptist Church: 71 Cooley St., Prestonsburg, Sunday
School, 10:00 a.m. Momtng Worship, 11:00 a.m., Evening Woship,
6:00 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting and Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.;
Pastor Bobby Carpenter
Liberty Baptist, Denver; Sunday Service, 10 a.m.: Worship Service,
11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.: Merle Utile. MiniSter.
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ugon Worship Service, Sunday,
11 :00 a.m. Thursday, 7 p.m.
Martin Branch Freewill Baptist, Estill; Sunday Service, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 :15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; James
(Red) Morris, Minister. ·
Martin Freewill Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; John L. Blair,
Minister.
Maytown First Baptist, Main St., Maytown; Sunday School. 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. ao:l6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bob Varney,
Minister.
McDowell First Baptist, McDoweU; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Gene
Bracken. Minister.
Middkl Creek Baptist, Blue River, Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Eugene Cook.
Minister.
Lighthouse Baptist, 2194 KY Rt. 1428, Prestonsburg; Sunday
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service.11 a.m. ard 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7
p.m.; Donald Crisp, Minister. home phone 285-3385
Pleasant Home Baptist, Water Gap Road, Lancer; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worship Se!Vice. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Mark Tackett, Pastor.
Pleasant Valley Old Regular Baptist Church, Tinker ForK; Meeting
tirne 1st Saturday & Sunday of earn month, 3rd Surday Evening at
6:00 p.m: Moderator. Gary Compton; Assist. Moderator, Jimmy
Conley.
Prater Creek BaptiSt, Banner: Sunday Schoo!, 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. F:or~ Freewill Baptist; Garrett Sunday School, 10 a.m..
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, I p.m.; Wendell Crager,
Minister.
Rock. Fork Regular Baptist, Garrott; Worship Service. 9:30 a.m.;
Jerry Manns, Pastor; Wil!ie Crace Jr., Assistant Pastor.
Salt Lick United Baptist, Sa~ Lick, Hueysville; Worship Service. 2nd
& 4th Sunday. 10:30a.m.; Pastor. Allen 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 Branch Missionary Baptist, Stepr.ens Branch: Sunday
Service, 10 a.m., Worship Service, 11 am.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.
The Third Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School, 10 a.m..
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Phillip
Ramey. Pastor.
Tom's Creek Freewill Baptist, U.S. 23 (north of Layne Brothers):
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Serv100. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chuck Ferguson, Minister.
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill Baptist; Cliff Road; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worship Service. 11 a.m.; Youth SeiVice, 5:00 p.m.: Evenmg .
Service, 6 00 p.m.; No Service the 1st Sunday of each month;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.• Jody Spencer. Minisler.
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptist; Intersection ot U.S. 23 and KY 80,
Water Gap; Si_Jnday ~ool, 1~ a.m.; Morning Worship. Service, 11
a.m. and Evemng Worsh1p Serv1ce 6 p.m ; Wednesday B1ble Study, 7
p.m., YOLith Services 7 p m.; FveJY0119 Welcome.
United Community Baptist, Hwy. 7, Hueysville; Worship Ser~ice, 2
p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; Carlos Beverly, Minister
Parkway First Calvary Pentecostal, Floyd and
Magoffin County Line;; Worship ServiCe, 6:30p.m.; Mike
D. Caldwell. Minister. 297-6262.
Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Holiness, Main St., Martin;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service. 7 p.m.; 2nd
Sat., 7 p.m.; Thurs., 7 p.m.; Elllis J. Stevens, Minister.
Free Pentecostal ChUfch. Dwale; Services Saturday, 6
p.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Services, 11 a.m.; No
Sunday Night Service.
PRESBYTERIAN
Drift Presbyterian, Route 1101, Drift: Worship Service.
11 a.m.
First Presbyterian, North Lake Drive; Sunday School,
9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. Rev. Vicki Poole,
pastor.
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Relief Society/Preisthood/Primary, 12:00 p.m.;
Wednesday. 6 p.m. Church Meeting House address,
Hwy. 80, Marttn, KY 41649; Mee!Jng House telep.'lone
number: 285·3133; Ken Carriere, Bishop.
OTHER
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist, Wheelwright Jundion; Sunday Pastor Atha Johnson welcomes everyone to attend servic8s at the
School. 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 CHURCH of GOO of PROPHECY TRAM KENTIJCKY. Sunday
p.m.; Louis Ferrari, Minister.
school10 a.m., Worship service 11 a.m.
CATHOLIC
Drift Independent, Drift; Sunday, 11 a.m.; Thursday, 6:30p.m.
St. Martha, Water Gap; Mass: Sunday. 11:15 a.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m.; Grace FellOwship Prestonsburg.(next to old flea market}, Sunday
Sunday.; Father Roben Damron, pastor.
School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 a.m. Bill Stukenberg, Pastor 889.Q905.
CHRISTIAN
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle, West Prestonsburg; Sunday School,
First Chrfstian, 560 North Arnold Avenue; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; Thursday. 7 p.m.; Don Shepherd, Minister.
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Jim Sherman, Minister
Faith 2 Faith, Harkins Ave .. West Prestonsburg; Sunday School, 10
Victory Christian Ministries, 1428 E.; Sunday School, 11:30 a.m.; a.m.; Worship seMCe, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thurs. 7 p.m. Randy
Worship Service. 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m; Sherm WiHiams, Hagans, MiniSter. 886-9460.
Minister.
Fallh Fellowship, Allen. Ky. Sun. School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
11 a.m.: Sun. Evening, 6 p.m.; Wed, 7 p.m..Carl & Missy Woods,
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Pastors.
Betsy Layne Church of Christ, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10 Faith Worship Center, US 460, Paifllsville; Worship Serlice, 11
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; a.m.; Thursday, 6 p.m.; Buddy and Maude Frye, Minister.
Tommy J. Spears, Minister.
Full Gospel Community, (formerly of Martin) moved to Old Allen;
Prestonsburg Church of Christ. 88 Hwy. 1428; Worship Service, Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SB!Vice, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening,
10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Richard Kelly and Nelson 6:30p.m.: We<.!., 6:30pm.; Lavonne Lafferty, Minister.
Kidder, Ministers.
Lighthouse Temple, Main St. and Hall St.; Worship Service, 12 p.m.
Harold Church of Christ, Harold; Sunday School, 10 am.; Worship and 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Friday, 7 p.m.: Roy Cosby, Minister.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Witie E. Meade,
Living Water Ministries Full Gospel Churcn, Rt. 3. jusl before
Minister.
Thunder Ridge; Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Sunday Evening, 6:00 p.m.
Highland Church of Christ, Rt. 23, Hager Hill; Sunday School, 10 Pastor. Curt Howard.
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Martin House of Worship, Old Post Office St.; Worship Service, 7
Hueysville Church of Christ; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship p.m., Saturday/Sunday.
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.rn.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chester Varney,
Old
Holiness, 2 miles ~ ArKansas Creek, Martin; sUnday
Mlnlster.
School, 11 am.: Worship Service, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; John W.
Lower Toler Church of Christ, Harold; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Patton, Minister.
Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.: Wednesday. 6:30 p.m.;
Spurlock Bible (Baptist), 6227 Spurlock Creek Rd., Prestonsburg;
Lonie Meade, Minister.
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7
Mare Creek Church of Christ, Stanville; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; p.m.; Jim Stephens, Minister. 886·1003.
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday. 6:30 p.m.
Town Branch Church; Sunday School 10 a.m except for first
Martin Church of Christ, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Sunday in earn month.; Worship Service. Sun. morning 10:00 a.m.;
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.r Wednesday, 7 p.m. Gary Mitchell, Evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; No Sunday night services on
Minister.
first Sunday of each month. Tom Nelson, Minister.
Maytown Church of Christ, 66 TuO\ey Creek Rd.. Langley. Sunday The Father House, Big Branch, Abbott Greek; Sunday School. 10
Bible Study 10:00 a.m.. Sunday morning worship 11 :00 a.m., Evening a.m.; Worship Service, 6 p.m.; J.J. Wright, Minister.
Worship 6:00 p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00 p.m.
The Tabernacle, Rt. 321 (Old Plantation MoteQ. Christian Educator,
Upper Toler Church of Christ, 3.5 miles up Toler Creek on right;
10:00; Sunday Momilg. 11:00; Sunday Fvening, 7:00: Wednesday,
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; 7:00; Pastors. Paul and Ramona Aiken.
Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Tommy Dale Bush Minister.
Youth Fellowship Center, Wheelwright; Monday-Tuesday, 6 p.m.;
Weeksbury Church of Christ; Sunday Sctiool, 10 a.mm.; Worship Thursday, 7 p.m.
Service, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mike Hall, Minister.
Zion Deliverance, Wayland; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worshp
CHURCH OF GOO
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m. Prayer Une: 358Betsy Layne Church of God, Old U S 23; Sunday School, 10:30 2001; Darlene W. P<mette. Pastor
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Taylor Chapel Community Church, formerly the old Price Food
Judtth Caudill, Minister.
Service building, located 1 quarter mile above Worldwide Equipmen!,
Community Church of GOd, Arkansas Creek. Martin; Worship Rt. 1428. Sun. Bible Study. 10 a.m.; Sun. Morning Service, 11 a.m.;
Service, 11 a.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; Bud Crum, Minister.
Sun. Evening, 6:30 p.m. Kenny Vanderpool, Pastor.
First Church of God; Sunday School. 10 a.m.: Worship Service, lntematlonal Pentecostal Holiness ChUrch, 10974 N. Main St..
10:45 am. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steven V. Williams, Martin; Rev. ElliS J. Stevens, Senior Pastor.
Pastor.
Rising Sun Ministries, 78 Court Street, Allen, Ky.; Sunday, 10:30
Garrett Churcn of God, Garren; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship a.m.: Wednesday. 6:30p.m. Pastor: D.P. Curry.
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Service, 11 a.m. ; Family Training Hour ·Thursday 7 p.m., Bill B.
Church of God of PrOphecy, Surday Schoo\10 a.m., Worship
Tussey. Jr. Pastor
Service 11 a.m., Sunday Niglt · 6 p.m., Wednesday Night . 6 p.m.
Landmark Church of God, Goble Roberts Addition; Sunday School, Pastor Glenn Hayes. West Prestonsburg.
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11:10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; House of Refuge. Rock Fork: Sunday Evening Worship 6 pm,
Kemeth E. Prater, Jr., Minister.
Monday Bible Study 7:30pm, Wednesday Prayer Mee1ing 7:30pm,
Little Paint First Church of God, 671 Utile Paint Road. East Point; Bill B. Tussey, Pastor
Sunday School, 9:45a.m.: Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p..; Charles Heater Jr.. Minister.
The Ligon Church of God of Prophecy, Saturday Services, 7:00
p.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.: Ralph Hall,
Pastor.
EPISCOPAL
St. James Episcopal; Sunday Service, 9:45 a.m.; Holy Eucharist
11:00 a.m. Wednesday Study Group 6:00p.m., Holy Eucharist &
Healing 7:30p.m. Father Johnnie E. Ross, Rector. '
LUTHERAN
US 23 Prestonsburg
Our Savior Lutheran, Sipp Bayes Room Carriage House Motel,
1-800.446-9879
Paintsville; Sunday Service, 11 a.m.; WKLW (600 am) 12:05 p.m.;
Rolland Bentrup, 'Minister.
METHODIST
Auxier United Methodist, Auxier; Sunday Schoo!, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, i 1 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Garlield Potter, Minister.
MANPOWER TF.MPORARY SERVICES
Betsy Layne United Methodist, next to B.L. Gymnasium; Sunday
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First Commonwealth Bank Building
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
3111\. :\rnold A~·e. Ste. 503
Randy Blackllum, Minister.
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Allen Christ United Methodist, Nien; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
(606) 889-9710
Worship Service, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Kenneth
Offering employment solutions
Lemaster. Minister.
for office and industrial work
Community Uninld Methodist, 141 Burke Avenue (off Universijy
Drtve and Neeley St.); Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service. 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steve Pesoosolido, Minister.
Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist, Rt. 979, Beaver; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Philip T. Smith.
MiniSter.
Emma United Methodist, Emma; Sunday School10 a.m.. Sunday
Worship Service 11 a.m.; Paslor David Profitt
First United Methodist, 256 South Arnold Avenue; 9 a.m. •
5000 Ky HWJ. 3Z1 Preslonsburg,lentuc;kJ 41653
Contempory Service; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service,
Community Owned/Not For Profit
10:55 a.m. and 5 p.m. UMYS Service; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Mark D.
Member AHA and KHA
Accredited lllf JCAHO
Walz, Pastor.
Physician Relerral
Hom Chapel Methodist, Auxier Road, Auxier; Sunday School, 10
886-7586
a.m.; Sunday Morning Service, 11 a.m.; Mid·week Service, 7 p.m.;
Sunday Evening Service held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each
month at 6 p.m.: Larry J. Penix, Mmister.
Graceway United Methodist, Rt. 80. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.: Wednesday Night. 7 p.m.; Roy Harlow,
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, Minister.
Wsyl<lnd United Methodist, Rt. 7, Wayland: Sunday School. 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Jack Howard,
Pastor.
Wheelwright United Methodist, Wheelwright; Sunday School. 10
a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Bobby Isaac, Minister.
,
Vogle Day United Methodist Church, Harold; Sunday' School,
10:00 a.m.; Sunday Worohip Service, 11:00 a.m.; Wed. Bible Study,
7:00 p.m.; Dennis C. Loye, Pastor.
Drift Pentecostal, Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh1p Service,
East KY Metal
Saturday/Sunday, 7 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Ted Shannon,
(Next
door
to East KY Roof Truss Co.)
Minister.
Free Pentecostal Church of God, Rt. 1428, East Point: Sunday
3095 S. Lake Drive • Prestonsburg, KY 41653
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Thurs., 6:30
p.m.; 13uster Hayton, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Churcn of God, Weeksbury: Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Se1V1ce, 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Saturday, 7 p.m.; John
-Jay" Patton. Minister.
Free Pentecostal Deliverance, Ext. 46 off Mt.. Parkway al Cairpton:
WorshiP Smvice. Saturday and Sunday, 7 p.m.: Patricia Crider,
Minister.
Free Pentecostal Holiness, Rt. 122, Upper Burton; Sunday School,
11 a.m.; Worship•Service. 6 p.m; Friday, 7 p.m.; Louis Sanlan.
Minister; David Pike, Associate Minister.
Goodloe Pentecostal, Rt. 850, David; Worship Service. 6 p.m.;
Malcom Slone, Minisler.
McDowell First
Baptist
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AUTOMOTIVE
Wheels/Mise
HICKS
AUTQ
SALES
DAVID ROAD
98' GTP
GrandPrix
96' Buick Century
$1,100.
Chevy c60 Dump
truck 14 foot bed
$3800.
1995 GMC
Conversion VAN
$3800
886-2842
886-3451 .
doors. Stow N' Go.
49,000
m11es.
$15,500. Call 606349-4966
2001 Grand Am for
sale. Call 886-8843
or 791-2727.
For Sale 2002
Pontiac Sunfire.2door, white automatic with sunroof.
$6,200 Call 8742.745 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.
· 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) 3776229.
FOR SALE
1989
Crown
Submergible deep
Victoria for sale. · well Meyer pumps.
Good condition
Half 3 quarter and
$1,200. Call 874- 1 horse power. Call
2421 or 226-5583
358-2000.
For sale
i 993
N1ssan sentra and
a 1996 GMC 4x4.
Call 377-2211.
2006
Dodge
Caravan for sale.
Power seats &
EMPLOYMENT
Prestonsburg
Health Care Center
has an opening for
a full time 6P-6A
LPN or RN. Also
full time and part
tJme CNA. We offer
competititJe wages
and excellent ben·
efits. If interested
please stop by or
send a resume to
147 N. Highland
Ave. Prestonsburg
Ky 41653(beside
Prestonsburg elementary) or call
886-2378.
Underground mining
equipment
mechanic needed
with
extensive
mechanical
&
hydraulic experi·
ence & machinist
needed with expe,
rience in portable
line boring equip·
ment. Competitive
salary and excellent benefit package offered. Send
resumes
to:
Appalachian Fuels,
Office Manager
1033 Port Rd.,
Wurtland,
Ky
41144.
Lexington herald
Leader has route
available
in
Paintsville area,
Delivery time 2
hours
dally.
$1,200
profit
monthly potentially. Call 1-800-2747355. Ext 3429
Service Technician
needed. Needs to
have .
general
knowledge
of
plumbing, electrical
and
carpentry.
Manufactured
home experience
preferred but not
necessary.
Pay
based on experience.
Bluegrass
State
Home
Showcase.
874·
1050.
Accounting
Position:
Auto
dealership serving
Ford and Chevrolet
is seeking a qualified Accountant, a
CPA preferred, for
a Controller posi·
tion at an Auto
Dealership ...
Compensation and
Benefits commensurate with experience.. Great staff
with bonus and
Growth potential.
Fax your resume to
: Auto Dealer (866)
266-0378.
Local industrial
distributor requires
the services of an
expenenced deliv·
ery truck driver.
Class
B
COL
required as well as
experience
with
fork lifts. Clean driving record a must.
Local delivery only
M-F. This is a full
time JOb with competitive pay and an
excellent benefits
package ( including
health/ dental/life
ins., 401 {k) and
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Baptist Learning
Center has open·
ings tor {teachers,
assistants, cook)
Apply in Church
Office.
Glenda
Blackburn,
Director.
General workers
needed for various
job such as
Endloader operator, backhoe operator. Welding both
gas and electric .
Must be familiar
w1th
reclamation
and permits.Must
have
references
from last three
employers. Drug
test
will
be
F.QUAT HOtf&TNG OPPORT(lliHTY
lS Sl'FKTNG CANf>lf}lATF.S l'OR
TECHNICAL WRITER
Qualification< include· Ma<ter'< degree '"English or
Communkalion~.
This new •ml exciting pv>1tion often. the opportunity tu
usc creative writing •kills for a healthcare and t~am
orienle4 enyironment. l{e-;pon~ibiHties include
'kwloping and writing n:ports and policies. organizing
and ~d1ting gram apphcal!ons and mterprel!ng ageiiC}
fund•n~ regula! ion,
9,000 sq. ft. under roof. 9 rollup
RiA Sandy He~~lth Care offers a salary and e•cellent
beoefil package and potential for advancement.
Mail or l;a..\ Resu.ID:e$ to:
.-\ttn: Kelly \kl:r<, 'vffiA
17m 1--Y RT 321, Sui~e 3 P,e,t<'t"hurg, KY 4 1 65~
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POSITION NOW OPEN
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
Paintsville
Loan Processor:
Full-Time: Min. $9.43 - Max. $14.21 per hr.
Verties compiles, and processes application Information for consumer,
mortgage and commercial loans. Reviews loan appication files to venfy that
application data is complete and meets established standa.rds ~nd le~al
requirements _ Prepares files and verifies t~at 1111 Information .. mclud1ng
documentation and fees. are complete and accurate. ldent1f1es and
completes required documentatiOfl based upon type of loan. Works closely
with Lending staff to meet closing aeadlines.
Competit1ve package o1 benefitS, 1nc1uding medical, dental, vision. life
insurance. long-term disability, pa1d SICk leave, holidays, personal lime,
vacation, and 401(k).
Applications are available on the employment home page at
www,coboollna.com or you may apply at any location.
Apply at any Citizens National Bank location
PO. Box 1488, 620 Broadway, Paintsville KY 41240
(606) 789-4001
itiilOnNK
The bank for your life
Citizens NatiOnal Bank ts an equal opportunity employer
required.
Salary
will be negotiated.
Send resumes to
PO
Box
318
McDowell,
Ky
41647
EARN $500 A DAY
by selling Final
Expense Insurance
policies to the ever
growing
senior
market Same day
advances,
great
agent
benefits,
proven lead system, liberal underwriting,
exotic
incentive
trips.
LIFE
INS.
LICENSE
REQUIRED. Call
1-888·713-6020.
Homeworx has a
job opening for
inside sales person. Must be energetic,
neat.
in
appearance
and
willing to work.
Apply in person at
the Prestonsburg
location. No phone
calls please.
Hiring now for an
experienced floral
designer.
Call
874-1703.2wks
lndependant
Sales Agent wanted. Call 1-606424-9593 or fax
resume to 2853272.
Office personell
needed.
Must
have experience
or
business
degree. For more
information call
606-478-9501.
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
experience preferably in
IMMEDIATE OPENING:
Local industrial distributor requires the
services of an experienced delivery
truck driver. Class B COL required as
well as experience with forklifts. Clean
driving record a must. Local delivery
only. M-F. This is a full-time job with
competitive pay and an excellent benefits package (including health/dental/life
insurance, 401(k) and bonuses).
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
"dbau mgartner@ h
qmmail.com
(859) 806-1517
Fax (859) 5235564
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.
100 Workers needed.
Assemble
crafts, wood items.
To
$480/wk.
Materials provided.
Free
information
Pkg 24 Hr. 801 428-4649.
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Carpenters wanted for housing renovations in Floyd Co.
Min 5 years experience, hand tools &
transportation
required. Minimum
$ 12.00 per hour to
start. Long term
opportunity if willing
to travel. call Luke
@ 717-682-8816.
Heavy Equipment
WELDING POSITION
AVAILABLE.
PAY RATE RANGES FROM
8PER HR TO 17 PER HR
DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE.
DRUG SCREEN REQUIRED
CALL
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8:00AM-5:00PM
285-9358
Send resume and/or letter detailing
experience to:
Delivery Truck Driver,
P.O. Box 100, Banner, KY 41603
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EOE, M,F.D,V
BIG SANDY HEALTH CARE, INC.
doors, approx. 3.5 acres level
land. Tractor/trailer accessible, 3phase power to the building.
Located 6 mtles from Allen red
light at Cow Creek. $150,000.
Just For You Day
Spa now hiring
master cosmetologist. Call 606-7880054.
Rents starting at: lBR-$280, 2BR-$304
Rent includes water, sewer, garbage pickup
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Laundry Room on site
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Large Shop Building
Mt
Manor
of
Paintsville is taking
applications
for
Dietary
Aides.
Excellent wages
and benefits. Apply
in person at 1 025
Eucliid
Avenue,
Paintsville,
Ky.
Monday-Friday
from 8:00am to
4:30pm.
Relax to our low utility costs
At Park Place Apartments!
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bonus).Send
resumes and ! or
letter
detailing
experience to
Delivery
Truck
Driver, Po Box 100,
Banner, Ky 41603
OTTER CREEK CORRECTIONAL CENTER
IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
CORRECTIONAL-OFFICER POSITIONS.
Must possess a high school diploma/G EO certification
or equivalent. A valid driver's license is required .
OTTER CREEK CORRECTIONAL CENTER
IS ALSO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES.
Must be a graduate from an accredited school of
nursing. Must be licensed in the state of employment.
A valid driver's license is required.
Interested persons may apply at
327 Correctional Road, Wheelwright, KY 41669,
online at www.yorrectionscorp.com
Otter Creek Correctional Center is an equal oppottumty employer MIFIDN
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.
Must pass drug test, and person hired will be subject to random drug testing_
Applications will be taken until
January 11th, 2008_
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} 4524273.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNIIY
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNIIY
EXPANDING ICU/CCV
FT - REGISTERED NURSES
$3000 .00 Pre - Hire Bonus Offered
with ICU experience
DIRECTOR OF
MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS
Highlands Regional Medical Center - "The Medical Center of Eastern
Kentucky," has an opening for Director of Marketing and Public Relations.
Highlands Is seeking a motivated, experienced marketing professional to lead
the organization's marketing, advertising, and public relations activities. The
Director of Marketing Is responsible for crafting marketing and promotional
plans, preparing and managing marketing, advertising, and public relations
budgets and managing all creative processes. The Director is also responsible
for the development of all promotional materials tor the medical center, as well
as website management.
The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in marketing, public relations,
or communications, with experience in a health care sening preferred. In addition, the ability to work on multiple projects with defin~e deadlines is required.
Experience in public speaking, writing and advertising are a plus.
• Nine (9) Paid Holidays
• Medical/Dental Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Lite Insurance
Interested applicants may apply to the
Human Resources Department, HRMC,
5000 Ky. Rt. 321, Prestonsburg, Ky. 41653
(006) 886-7530 • Fax (606) 886·7534
E·mall: telark@hrmc.org
Hi~hlands is an equal opportunit} emplO}er.
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 interrelated·
ness 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, an<! currently licensed in the state of
Kentucky. Must have successfully completed HRMC's RN staff nurse
orientation program and CCU orientation program an<! qualifying exam. Must
be able to stand or walk for long periods. Heavy lifting required. Maintain
current BLS and ACLS provider status.
• Nine (9) Paid Holidays
• Medical/Dental Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
Interested llPPiicants may apply to the
Human Resources Department, HRMC,
5000 Ky. Rt. 321, Prestonsburg, Ky. 41653
(606) 886-7530 • Fax (606) 886-7534
E-mail: tclarl!@hrmc.org
Highlands is an rquul opportunity employer.
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�THE FLOYD CoUNTY TIMES
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.
Merchandise
dress asking $100.
Call 424-3794.
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.
Animals
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 Fr<;~usre 955
Abbott
Mountain
Road Prestonsburg
Ky 41653, or email
klfrasu re@ bell south.net
•
BOOK OF POETRY FOR SALE.
(Sawbriars
and
weeds ) by John
Blackburn. To order
send
check
or
money order to 137
Sunny Rd Martin Ky
41619. $20.00 for
book plus $4.00 for
shipping. Allow 2
weeks for delivery.
Call 285-5003 or
email lenora_blackburn@yahoo.com
2- 6 ft glass display
cases for sale. Also
2- 5 ft wood cabi·
nets for sale. Call
886-3142.
9am5pm
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.
For Sale: Beautiful
purple
prom
dress.
Siz~
26W.Origlnally
paid
$400
for
Tanning Bed for
sale. Call 886-8843
or 791-2727.
REAL EStATE
Homes For Sale
3 Bd house for
sale. 1 1/2 bath
new · kitchen &
app. Commercial
bldg also located
on
property.
Located on Middle
Creek. Call 886·
2699.
For sale by owner.
One female full 3 br,1 bath comstock yorkie for pletely remodeled.
sale. Comes with Close
to
new
iron cage,water & school. Great Hwy
food dish, mat , access. No money
clothes and hair- down.
Financing
bows. Asking $500. available. Estimated
paid over $700 will monthly payment
not get over 5 $600mth with taxes
insurance
pounds. Call 226- and
6257.
included. For more
information call 606AKC
registered 265-1734
Boxer
pups.
Asking $350. Tails House for sale.
docked-dew claws 3,500 square ft.
lot.
removed - shots & Large
Off
wormer up to date. hwy114. Call 886Call {606) 298- 8366
2529. Both male &
female.
2 houses for sale
in upscale neighborhood. Located
at 270 sunshine
Lane
and
288
Sunshine Lane in
Nlntendo Wll for Wells Edition of
County.
sale. Comes with 4 Pike
games Wii Play Wii Located just off
sports, tiger woods four lane. Call 43707 and madden 07., 1950 or 424-1150.
2 controllers and 2
nunchuck.
Less 3 br house for sale.
than 6 months old, Located
above
$300 Call226-2132 Wayland with central heat and air. 2
car garage . plus
extra storage with 1
Furniture
1/2 bath. $59,900
Call 358-4541 or
Paladin Sofa and 424-0379.
chair for sale.
Retails for $3,300 Brick & Stone
set. 1 1/2 yrs old. House for Sale.
Will sale for $1,000. Four bedrooms, two
Call358-9407.
and a half baths.
2900 square feet
Sofa & /Chair for .Desirable location
sale. Newly apol- in Trimble Branch.
stered. $450 Must Reasonably priced.
see to believe. Call 886·2020
Beautiful! I. Call 1859-6283 or 1-422- For Sale: 35 acres
5597.
of land, one story
house with 1.600
sq.ft of living space,
partial
basement
Misc.
located at Hi Hat,
Ky. Two acres of flat
land with house,
space for garden or
4 Wheels for 1995 two
more
resi3000 GT. Rims and dences. The home
tires $500. Also place of the late
1996 Honda XR80 Cecil and Edna
used very little "Sweetie" Meade.
$500. Call 886- Appraised
value
8775.
$65 ,000. Price nonnegotiable. Contact
Electronics
P--------------------------------.
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REGISTERED NURSE
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Our Lady of the Way Hospital, Inc., has an opening
for a Registered Nurse in lhe Emergency Department.
Qualifications: Current Kentucky licensure; ACLS
certification within one year of employment;
TNCC/BTLS required within two years of employment. Generous salary and benefits, commensurate
with experience.
Send resume to
Our Lady of the Way Hospital
Human Resources Department
P.O. Box 910, Martin, Kentucky 41649
fax: (606) 285-6409
or call (606) 285-6491
Mike Mullins at 606- Prestonsburg 8867 8 5 · 5 4 7 5 3023 after 5pm
(8:00a . m . 5:00p.m.weekdays) FOR SALE
or 606-251-3414.
Property for sale
b e tw ee n
HOUSE FOR SALE Prestonsburg and
Newly constructed Painstville
Also,
house for sale locat- double w1de for
ed at Abbott Creek. rent. $500 plus
Vaulted living room deposit. Call 606ceiling, 3 BR, bonus 789-6721 -or 792room, fireplace, with 792-6721. No pets.
cherry
hardwood
floors and cabinets FARM FOR SALE
with
spacious Floyd county 75
attached garage. acres more or less,
Located 4 miles rt. 1100 oH US 23
from
us
23. East Poin1 Upper
Panoramic
view Little Paint. Lum
located in new sub- Derossett Branch.
divisions. $210,00 Call 606-325-4430
asking price Seller or 606-325-2809.
willing to help with Level- Sloping and
closing costs! Call timber. HUNTERS
606-285-0054 606- PARADISE!! Could
791-0719, evenings , be made into a sub606-377-6042
division.
Sale or Lease
Rentals
2br 1 bath house
Apartment build- for rent at Martin.
ing for sale by Lg yard $350.. mth.
owner.
Located $350 deposit. Call
near HRMC. Call 789-3724 or 791
889-9171 for more 9331 .
information.
Approximately 10
acres of land for
sale on Paw Paw
Creek. Buchanan
County Hurley, Va.
Call
1-606-8862144 or 1-304-7363684. Or email at
eastkybell@ webtv.n
et. .
APARTMENT
Town house apt for
rent. 2 br 1 bath.
Stove and refrigerator. City limits at 23
& 80. $525 mth plus
utilities with $300
deposit. 1yr lease.
4 Unit apartment NO PETS. Call237building plus stor- 4758
age for sale.Good
location. Call 886- 2 br Apartment for'
rent including stove,
8366.
refrigerator, washer
Prestonsburg and dryer. Located
business for lease. at 286 US Hwy 23
Great location on North Prestonsburg.
the main road, close Call874-0032. S500
to downtown and mth plus $250 secuthe
courthouse. rity deposit.
lease as is or
change, many pos- Apartment for rent.
sibilities,ie restau- 2 & 3 bedrooms.
rant, sports bar, Behind woods grooffice
complex- cery. Stop in or call
ample parking. May 874-2380.
consider
selling,
Call 791·3663.
1 Br efficiency apt
for rent. Located on
Beauty shop for Rt 1428 between
rent. Equipped with allen
&
3 stations and tan- P r es t on s burg .
ning bed. Would Private lot. Partially
consider renting for furnished.$475 rent,
commercial
use $250 deposit. NO
other than beauty HUD. (606) 262shop. Rt. 122 1 mile 4296.
South of Martin
across from Garth Apartment for rent
Technical School. on US 23 at !vel.
Must have refer- 2bd, 1 bath $35,0
ences. 285-9112.
mth S350 security
deposit. 1 yr lease.
Commercial prop- NO PETS. Call478·
erty 12 acres next 8100.
to
Walmart
&
McDonald's
in
near HRMC. 606·
Large Unicourt Apt 889-9717.
for rent located at
Stanv11le on US 23.
2br, 2 bath walk in House For Rent - 4
closet. 1yr Lease. BR, at Allen, Ky.
No pets. Please call Central H I Ac
$800.00 per month
606-478-8100.
+ security deposit.
1, 2 , and 3 bed- Call 794-0249
room apartments
for rent. Call 886- 2 br central H I AC
Martin, Ky $500
8366.
month plus deposit .
Apartment for rent. Call 794·0249
$100 deposit, $125
a week. All utilities 3 br 2 bath house
at
included. Call 886- located
Betsylayne. 2 car
7918.
garage w I extra
1 Br efficiency storage Also fireapartment for rent place, all applilocated on 1428. No ances. $1,000 mth .
pets, NO HUD $475 Call606-434-2852.
month
utilities
included.
$225 House for rent.
security
deposit. $550. Per month.
Also apt for rent
Call 606·262-4296
$450mth.
Both
3br apt for rent. 2 located at Betsy
baths, parking for Layne area. No
Deposit
trucks. Will rent to pets.
contractors.
Mt required . Call 606·
Parkway 6 miles 478-9501
from Prestonsburg.
Call 886·8366
4 Bedroom 2 bath
house central heat
Townhouse 2 BR 1 and air. At Allen Ky
Bath w/d hookup 2 .$800 mth plus
car garage $575 per deposit. Call 794month plus utilities 0249.
plus deposit. Call
606-477-2783
2 Br house tor rent
on Cracker bottom
For rent furnished at Martin. Call 886studio apt. Suitable 9246.
for one person.
Near
college. 3 Br house for
Riverside,
Utilities included. rent.
Deposit required. Prestonsburg. $650
No pets. Call 886- mth. Call226-7411 .
3565 or 874-9976.
7 room house for
1Br
furnished rent
in
Martin.
apartment located Recently renovated.
3
miles
from 2 Br 1 bath. Stove,
Prestonsburg. Call refrigerator, washer
358-9483 after 6:00 and dryer. $500 mth
pm or 794-9484.
plus utilities.. $300
deposit. References
Apt. For rent: 1 required. NO HUD.
and 2 BR apart- NO PETS. Call 285ments on At. 321 3140.
near Porter school
Central heat and air,
Mobile Hmnes
washer and dryer
hookup. $375 per
month plus refer16x60
mobile
ences and deposit.
Seniors welcomed! home tor rent.
Call 789-5973.
Nice lot with storage building. 1
mile from walmart.
Houses
$500. mth plus
utilities. Call 8860226 after 5:00pm.
Houses & town
houses tor rent.
For rent 2 br
Also one bedroom. Mobile Home on
NO PETS . Located Mays
Branch
in
Prestonsburg. behind pizza hut.
Call 886-8991 .
$300 month plus
security
deposit.
Furnished 1 bed Call 886-1637.
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent
Mobile Home for
startmg at $375. rent. 3 miles from
month. + $300. Prestonsburg
on
deposit
water David road. Call
included. Located 8863902.
FRIDAY, JANUARY
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.
Mobile home for
rent. 14x60 2 br all
appl1ances
total
electric, private lot
&
garage
on
Arkansas
Creek,
Martin. $425 month
plus
utilities.
Serious
inquires
only please. NO
HUD. CALL 8866665.
LEGALS
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
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
operation disturbs
8.07 surface acres,
and
underlies
1,113.81 acres and
the total area within
the permit 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 min·
utes, 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 quadran·
gle 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
11, 2008 • 87
McKinney,
Vernedith Meade,
William and Dorothy
Martin,
Roy
Spurlock,
Estill
Mullins,
David
Meade, Ella Martin,
Clayborne Bailey,
Ida Mae Newsome,
at at., Sola Williams,
Vannie
Kidd,
Charlie Elliot, Caner
Hunter,
John
Hunter,
Willie
lawson,
• Earl
Watson, Roger Lee
and Patricia Hunter,
Earl
Lee
and
Katherine Hall, and
Ted Meade. The
operation will affect
an area within 100
feet of Morgan Fork
Road . The opera·
tion will not involve
relocation of the
public road.
(4) The application
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Division of Mine
Reclamation and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Suite No. 6,
Prestonsburg ,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit conference must
be filed with the
Director of Division
of Mine Permits,
No.
2
Hudson
Hollow Complex,
US
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.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 8360349
In acccordance with
the provisions of
KRS
350.055,
notice is hereby
given that Miller
Bros. Coal, LLC,
P.O. Box 990, Allen,
Kentucky . 41601,
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 mil.e
southwest
of
Grethel, in Floyd
County.
The proposed oper-
Be
$
!let=: a Kt~~'cd~
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fQr 1QtQnMOO• rant<JCI.
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An Equal Opportunity Employer
POSITION AVAILABLE
The Big Sandy ADD is in need of a Registered Nurse for the UMWA Health
and Retirement Funds Community Health Program. Duties include but are not
limited to: Coordinates the delivery of health services that will affect beneficiaries' health, well-being and quality of life. lmpletnents and manages innovative
medical programs that support the medical management principles of the
Funds. Identifies, establishes and maintains relationships with providers and ·
community agencies to promote beneficiary welfare and health education.
Promotes beneficiary access and participation in health promotion, disease prevention and health education programs. Works collaboratively with the
Community Health Nurse Manager and Community Social Worker and the Infield Beneficiary Service Representative. Special emphasis is on a background
of Caregiver Education or Services. This position requires extensive travel.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Registered Nurse with four to six yea~s rala~ed experie~ce a~d/or training;
R.N ., with technical or operational expenence 10 a health field such as DME,
urgent care, ambulance. ENF. home health, pharmacy ?enefits, or delivery of
carer; or equivalent combination of education and expenence.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Requires computer skills at an intermediate level. For example, generating
word processing letters/reports, basic spreadsheet usage, mounting tapes
and/or operating printers and other peripheral devices.
Please send letter of intent and resume to:
Terry Trimble
Big Sandy ADD
110 Resource Drive
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Big Sandy ADD is an EOE.
The way newspa
are sold may have
hanged over
years~ but the fact
remain
hat they still deliver-better
than any other news medium.. That's
because no other news source is
immediate, more reliable, or offers
in-depth coverage at.-such a small
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FRIDAY, JANUARY
ation 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
11, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Newsome,
and
Miller Bros. Coal
LLC, et al. The
operation will affect
an area within i 00
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
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
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.
Vlttlms clthe rt~nt hurrlun~ need i'IE:ip lmm~i~trly
Tn. Am<lrlan l'l4d. Oou ,. on the sc•ne·-~ovid•r\9
<heIter. food and counseling. But your help is urgent iy
needtd Voor <c>rrtributt0r1 will help tht 111Ciot11$ o1 tht
rccfllt horr;(ane and tho<Jun<k of other cftsa>t<!Nc
aC'on the country eadl year
Make a financial contribution to the Disaster Relief fund.
Please contact the Red Cros~ at
1·800-HELP NOW
redcross.org
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24-Hour Service
886·0363
Boiler 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.
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In brief
Gambling
opponents
testify
against
legalizing
•
cas1nos
~•IS
Meade, Stumbo get jump on May campaign
•
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
PRliSTONSBURG
The
Democratic Nominating committee for
February's special election had barely
concluded before the first salvo of the
May primary was fired by a soundly
defeated former representative, Charles
"Chuck" Meade.
In a recent article by The Bi~ Sandy
News, "Chuck" Meade went on the
war path accusing former Attorney
General Greg Stumbo of using his
office as AG to hurt his campaign.
"This is no coincidence that these
charges were filed when they were,"
said Meade. "It's clearly a bully tactic."
The "charges" Meade refers to stem
from a complaint that was is ued by the
Attorney General's Office on Dec. 14,
2004.
According to the complaint, in June
2004, CLM Discount Tobacco lnc.,
Meade's company, affixed stamps to 2
million "One" brand cigarettes.
"One" brand, manufactured by
Blend Commercial Exportadora, was
removed from the Tobacco Product
Directory effective June 1, 2004
according to representatives of the
Excise Tax Section of the Department
of Revenue.
·
According· to court documents for
(Sec CAMPAIGN, page three)
Meade's father
announces
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•
wrtte-m run
The Associated Press
FRANKFORTGambling opponents
urged lawmakers on
Thursday to defeat any
proposals to legalize
· casino gambling.
Gov. Steve Beshear
• wants lawmakers to
pass a constitutional
amendment aimed at
legalizing casino gambling in Kentucky. If the
General Assembly
approves the proposal,
Kentuckians would then
get to vote on it.
Beshear, a Democrat,
says the state could collect more than $500 million in annual tax revenue from the plan. A
state legislative panel is
') reviewing the gambling
issue for the legislature,
which resumed its work
this week.
John-Mark Hack is a
spokesman for an anticasino group called Say
No To Casinos. He says
legalized gall)bling will
lead to moral problems.
by RALPH B. DAVIS
MANAGING EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG
The special election to fill
the 95th District state representative's seat took an
unexpected tum Friday, as
the father of one candidate
in the May primary election
announced his intention to
seck the unexpired term as
a write-in candidate.
Eddie Darryl Meade, of
McDowell, father of former
state Rep. Charles "Chuck"
Meade, mailed his candidacy papers to the state
Friday, seeking to challenge
Democratic nominee Greg
Stumbo and Republican
nominee Larry Brown in
the Feb. 5 election.
Meade, a former car
salesman anu car dealership
owner, says he is running
because he wants to "make
a difference for the people
of Floyd County," and he is
issuing a challenge to
Stumbo and Brown to join
him in a debate.
"I'm running in honor of
my dad ..." Meade said. "I
think I can make a better
difference for the time left
3DAY FORECAST
Eddie Meade
[in the term] than [Stumbo
or Brown}."
Meade said that he will
oppose any effort to implement casino gambling in
Kentucky and that he
Steve
believes · Gov.
Beshear's projections of a
budget shortfhll are a ''farce.''
"It's talking dowq the
economy with the agenda to
push the casino issue, using
the excuse that we've got· to
have it to fund children's
insurance," Meade said.
Should he win the special election, Meade said he
would square off against his
son in May, "but he'll beat
me."
University presidents
warn against 12
percent
funding
cut
Richards says he'd look at cigarette
tax hike over education cuts
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Rep. Joni Jenkins, D-Shively, right, confers with House Speaker Jody Richards, D-Bowling
Green, during a recess period in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
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House
FRANKFORT Speaker Jody Richards says he'd
prefer lawmakers consider
increasing the cigarett ' tax
before cutting education funding.
Richards says he's not alone
among House lawmakers who
want to look at the idea.
Governor Steve Beshear
opposes raising any taxes,
despite a looming deficit in the
state budget. Beshear says the
state is short this fiscal year by
more than $400 million, and lawmakers expect next year's shortfall to top $500 million. Beshear
Director says MSHA on track to complete mandatory inspections
by TIM HUBER
AP
10
already cut $78 million from this
year's budget.
Richards says he doesn't
know how much of an increase
lawmakers would consider. The
American Lung Association is
pushing for a 75-cent-per-pack
hike. Currently, the state's tax is
30-cents per pack.
FRANKFORT
Kentucky's public university presidents have told
Governor Steve Beshear
that possible funding cuts
of l2 percent next year
would stall higher education reform efforts.
Each of the state's eight
public university presidents signed a letter sent to
Beshear on Friday that
says such cuts would cause
"immeasurable damage" to
higher
education
in
Kentucky.
Beshear says the state is
facing a budget shortfall
next year of more than
$500 million dollars. He
had asked public universities to prepare for a possible 12 percent cut next
year on top of a 3 percent
cut he imposed in the current year.
BUSINESS WRITER
CHARLESTON.
W.Va.
Preliminary data shows the federal
Mine Safety and Health Administration
is on track to carry out required quarterly inspections at all U.S. un·derground coal mines for the first time in
years, director Richard Stickler said
Thursday.
Records from MSHA field offices
show the agency conducted mandatory
inspections at all the nation's 731
underground coal mine. during the first
quarter of the fiscal year. but those
records are still being reconciled with
computer data, Stickler said.
"They feel pretty confident that if
we didn't make 100 percent, we're
pretty close," he said in an interview
after a speech at the 35th West Virginia
Mining Symposium in Charleston.
MSHA set a goal of completing all
mandatory inspections during the current fiscal year in October after being
criticized for falling short. The agency
conceded at the time that it had failed
to do so since at least 2000. The worst
performance came in fi cal year 2006
when a Department of Labor report
said MSHA failed to carry out required
inspections at 15 percent of underground coal mines.
(See MINING, page three)
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Regional Obituar·es
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FLOYD COUNTY
• Bngadicr General Jake
Bates Jr.• 65, of Printer, died
Sunday, January
6, at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center
in
Prestonsburg.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday. January I 0,
under the direction of Han
Funeral Home.
• Anlhony Griffith, 54, of
I vel. died Thursday, Dccemoor
20, in the St Claire Regional
Medical Center, in Morehead.
Funeral services were held
Sunua.y, December 23, under
the direction of Hull Funeral
Home.
• Estalene Hull. 78, of
Ashtabula. Ohio. formerly of
Floyd County, died Thes.day,
December 30. at her residence.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, January 3. under the
direction of Ducro Funeral
Home.
• Raymond Howell, 81, of
Harold, a native of Pike
County, died Friday, January
4, at his home. Funeral services were held Monday.
January 7, under the direction
()f Pikeville Funeral Home.
• Bonnie Perry Leedy. 71,
of Auxier, died Friday, January
4, at her residence. Funeral
services were held Monday.
January 7, under the direction
of Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home.
•
Beatrice
Burton
Mitchell, 73, of Beaver, died
Friday, January 4. in the
University
of Kentucky
Medical Center, Lexington.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, January 7,
under the direction of Han
Funeral Home. Marrin.
• Linnie Mulkey. 73. of
Banner,
died
Satmday,
January 5, at her residence.
Funeral services were held
Monday, January 7, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
• Bedford Reitz, 9 J , of
McDowell. died Saturday,
December 22, at McDowell
ARH. Funeral services were
held Friday, · December 28,
under the direction of Han
Funer.il Home.
• Betty Jean Rowland, 78,
of Prestonsbug, formerly of
Westwood. died Thursday,
December 21. Funeral services
were conducled Sunday,
December 23, under the direction of Cauiff Funeral Home,
in Westwood.
• Roger Newton Samons,
82, of Martin, died Friday,
January 4, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Monday, January 4, under the
direction of Nelson-Fruier
Funeral Home.
• Loraine Parsons Skeens,
75, formerly of Sias, W.Va .. a
11ativc of Honaker, died
January 8, in Chesapeake,
Ohio. Funeral services were
held Friday. January J I, under
!he direction of Handley
Funeral Home in Hamlin,
W.Va.
• Eunice Stratton. 90,
l vel. died· Monday, December
24, nt Highlands Regional
Medical Center. Funeral services were hc'ld Friday,
December 28, under the din.~c
tion of Hall Funeral Home.
•
James
Marvin
Thompson, 63. formerly of
Waylanc.l,
died
Sunday,
December 16, in Michigan.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, December 19, under
the direction of Hall Funeral
Home.
or
KNOTT COUNTY
• Jean Jacobs Ander on.
44, of Mallie. died Friday,
December 28, at the UK
Medical Center in Lexington.
Funeral services were held
SatUiday, December 30, under
the direction
Hindman
Funeral Services.
• Mildred T, Burger, 87,
formerly or Hindman. died
Thursday, December 20, at
Autumn
Woods
Health
Campus. Funeral services
were held Saturday. December
22, under the direction of
Seabrook Dieckmann &
Naville Funeral Home.
• Ella Fair Combs, 84, of
Hindman, died Monday,
December 24, at Ha~:ard ARH.
Funeral services were held
Friday, December 28, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
• Tilda Higgins, 89, of
Redfox,
died
Friday,
December
14.
at
the
Whitesburg
Appalachian
Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, December 22, under
the direction of Hindman
Funeral Service$.
• Henry Johnson, 94, of
Fisty,
died
Wednesday,
December 19, at the Hazard
ARMC. He is survived by his
wife, Emmazel Johnson.
Funeral services were held
Saturday. December 22, at the
Hindman Funeral Home.
• Linda Carol Nickles, 49,
of Dema. died Wednesday,
December 26, at he.r home.
Funeral services were held
or
Saturday, December 29, unllcr
the direction of Hindman
James La.rry Daniels. age
59. of East Poin1, died
Thursday, January tO, 2008, at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center.
Born August 5, 1948, in
Louisa, he was the son of the
late Elon Daniels and Della
Bentley Snavley. He was a
heavy equipment mechanic for
Excel Mining.
He is survived by his wile,
Mira Zoe Huffman Daniels.
Olher survivors include two
sons and two daughters: James
Christopher Daniels, John
Matthew
Daniels.
and
Kimberly Jane Blackburn, all
of Prestonsburg, and Leah Ann
Pangallo of Cincinnati. Ohio:
a brother, George Daniels of
Florida; Jive sisters: Joann
Gibson and Draxie Dillon,
both of Prestonsburg, Betty
Bartley of Lexington, and
Marie Anderson and Mary
Bolitta. both of Ohio; six
grandchildren:
Joshua
Blackburn. Shelby Blackburn.
Kesley
Pangallo,
Katie
Pang<~llo. Ana Pangallo, and
Riley Daniels.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by two
brothers: Elon Daniels Jr., und
Wade Daniels.
Funeral services were held
Fridav, January II . at l p.m .•
at Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home, in Martin, with Jerry
Workman officiating.
Burial was in Gethsemane
Garden-.. in Prestonsburg.
under the direction of Nelson·
Frazier Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
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(Paid obitual'))
nno
Willie H. Hamilton
Willie H. Hamilton, age 74,
of Beaver, died Wednesday,
January 9, 2008. at his residence.
Born January 19. 1933, in
Teaberry. he was the son of lhe
late Wilburn Lee and Mar!ha
Jane Tackett Hamilton. He was
a retired coal miner and a
member of Samaria Old
Regular Baptist Church since
1978 (Deacon for 19 years).
He is survived by his wife,
Mary Martin Han1ilton.
Other survivors include a
daughter and son-in-law:
Vanessa and Billy Joe
Hamilton of Beaver; a daughter-in-Jaw, Joyce Hamilton
Bryant; a sister, Mary
Newsome of Beaver; five
grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren:
Maryann,
County
Funeral Home.
• Timothy Malcolm Prater.
J 8. of Emmalena, died
Sunday, December l 6, m
home. Funeral services were
held Thursday, December 20,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
MAGOFFIN COUNTY
• Paul T. Adams, 70. of
Salyersville. died Tuesday.
December JS, at his home. He
is survived by his wife.
Melova
MinixAdams.
Funeral services were conducted Friday. December 21.
under the direclion of
Magoffin County Funeral
Home.
• Beulah T. Allen, 65, of
Salyersville, died Wednesday.
December 23. at St. Jo East
Hospital in Lexington. Funeral
services were held Thursday.
December 27, under lhe direction of Magoft1n County
Funeral Home.
• Wilma Jean Arnett, 84,
of Salyersville. died Tuesday.
December 25, a! her residence.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, December 27. under
the direction of Magoffin
County Funeral Home.
• Shelly J . .Fletcher, 33, of
Royalton, died Saturday,
December 22, at her residence.
She is survived by her husband, Adam Fletcher. Funeral
servkes were held Wednesday,
December 26. under the direction of Magoftln County
Funeral Home.
• Tamera Jeanine PraterPatrick, 37, of Salyersville,
died Tuesday, De~ember 1R, at
her residence. Funeral services
were held Saturday, December
22, under the direction of
Magoffin County Funeral
Home.
• Curtis Bailey Kindig
Stit1e, 83, of Salyersville. died
Friday, December 2l, at the
Salyersville Health Care
Center. Funeral services were
conducted Sunday. December
23. under the direction of
Salyersville Funeral Home.
• Loretta Allen Trent, 40,
died Saturday. December 29,
at Cabell-Huntington Hospital.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, January 2, under
the direction of Magoffin
County Funeral Home.
• Regina Owens Wireman,
82, of Salyersville. aied
Wednesday, December 26, at
her residence. Funeral services
were conducted Thursday,
December 27, under the direc-
Obituaries
James Larry Daniels
tion of MagofTin
Funeral Home.
Wesley. Stephanie. Beverly,
Brent, Allis(m, Blak.e and
Lindsey.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in dealh by a
son. Michael Hamilton; eight
hrothers, and five 'listers: John
Milford Hamihon, Frank
Hamilton. Hershell Hamilton.
Hatler Hamilton, Wilburn Lee
Hamilton
Jr.,
Sterling
Hamilton, Ervin Hamilton,
Russell Hamilton. Goldie
Newsome. Hazel Bentley.
Lonic Bartley. Millie T>.1ckett.
and Roxie. Hamilton.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, January 12, at l
p.m., at the Samaria Old
Regular Baptisr Church. in
Tcabcn-y, with Old Regular
Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial was in the Jones
Cemetery, in Tcaherry, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin.
Visitation was al the church.
PIKE COUNTY
• Georgia Charles Adams,
or Pikeville, died
72,
Thursday, January 10. at
Pikeville Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday, January 13. a! I p.m.,
under the direction of the
Community Funeral Home of
Zebulon.
• Ella Innes Burgess. 66.
of Mouthcard, a Ployd County
native. died Saturday, January
5. in Buchanan County, Va.
She is survived hy her husband, Franklin D. Burges~.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, January 8, under the
direction of Bailey Funeral
Horne.
• Goldie Potter Cochran,
91,
of Ashcamp,
died
Saturday. January 5, at her
home. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, January 8, under
the direction of Lucas and Son
Funeral Home.
• Julia Fannin. 80, of
Majestic, died Wedne day,
January 9, at her residence.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph Fannin. Funeral
services were held Sa!urday,
January I 2, under the direction
of the R.S. Jones and Son
Funeral Home.
• Eva Pauline Ferrell, 82,
of South William"on, died
Wednesday. January 9, at
Appalachian
Regional
Hospital. South Wilhamson.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, January 12, under
direction of Hatfield Funeral
Home of Toler.
• Lloyd Edward Gabbard,
66, of Peds Creek., died
Wednesday. January 9, at
Pikeville Medical Center.' He
is survived by his wife, Phyllis
Gabbard. Funeral services
were held Saturday, January
l2. Arrangements are under
direction of Thacker Funeral
.Home of Pikeville.
• Jarvie Gibson, 65. of
Fords Branch. died Sunday,
January 6, at Pikeville Medical
Cellter. He is survived by his
wife, Bonnie Hall Gibson.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday. January 8,
under direction of Lucas and
Son Funeral Home.
• Ninta Davis Harper, 48,
of Robinson Creek, died
Saturday. January 5. at
Pikeville Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, January 8, under the
direction of Hall and Jones
Funeral Home.
• Jeremy Scotr Helton. of
Elkhorn Cily, di.ed Sunday,
Dec~mber 30. at the Pikeville
Medical Center. Funeral services
were
conducted
Thursday, January 3. under the
direction of Magoftin County
Funeral Home.
• Nora Martin, 79, of
Elkhorn City, tlied Sunday,
January 6, in Elkhorn City.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday. January 9, under
the direction of Bailey Funeral
Home.
• Bennett L. Mullins. 69,
of Allen Park. Mich., formerly
of Pike County. died Friday,
ROGER SAMONS FAMILY
• Ruth Ann Rowe, 56, of
Meally. rormcrly of Martin
County.
died
Thursday,
January 3. at St. Mary's
Medical
Center.
in
Huntington, West Virginia.
Funeral <;Crvices were held
Saturday. January 8, under the
direction of Phelps and Son
Funeral Home.
• Ruth Salyer, 92, of
Staffordsville, died Thursday.
January 3, al Paul H. Hall
Regional Medical Center, in
Paintsville. Funeral services
were held Sunday. January 6,
under the direction
of
Paintsville Funeral Home.
• Carol Sue "Susie" Ward,
61 , of Paintsville. died
Monday. Decem her 31, at
Mountain Manor Nursing
Home. Funeral services were
held Thursday. January 3.
under the dire<.:tion of JonesPre. ton Funeral Home.
• Lowell Wcbh. 78, or
Lexington, a Johnson County
native. died Tuesday. January
(See OBITUARIES, page Lhree)
JOHNSON COUNTY
•
Winifred "Winnie..
Boyd, ~2. of Paintsville. died
Thursday. January 3, m
Lexington. She is survjved by
her husband, Clifiord Boyd.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, January 6, under the
direction of Preston Funeral
Horne.
• Colleta Burchett, 70. of
Vanlear,
died
Thursday,
December 20, at her residence.
Funeral services were held
Fridav. December 2l, under
the direction of Magoffin
County Funeral Home.
• Lenzie Castle Jr.. 69, of
Flat Gap, died Monday.
January 7. at his residence.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, January I 0, under
the direction of Presron
Funeral Home.
• Den\cr Craft, 81, of
Meally,
died
Thursday.
January 3, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center, in
Prestonsburg. Funeral services
were held Sunday, January 6.
under the direction of JonesPreston Funeral Home.
• Ada Mills Hunter, 77, of
East Point, died Tuesday.
December
25.
ar
the
Community Hospice Care in
Ashland. Funeral servkes
were held Sunday, December
29. under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
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The family of Roger Samons would like to thank all those
who hdped during our time of bereavement A special_
thank-you goes out to the Mkan~as Creek Church of
Christ. Ronnie Samons and Roy Robmson, and all the wonderful singers. We would like to lhank the 4lh t1~1or nurses
at Highlands Regional Medical Center for ~II the1r wonderful care and nice words. We also would like to thank lhc
Riverview Nursing Home for all the wonderful care they
gave, not only Roger, but his brother, Brian. as welL They
were really nice and gave them very good care. We really
appreciate everything they did to: the~l: Thank~ to NelsonFrazier Funeral Home and all then staff for thetr very comforting care. as well as the Floyd Counly Sheriff's
Department. Thanks to all our family nnd friend'> who sent
flowers, food. or said a kind word.
Funeral Home.
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Jean Bartley Mullins. runeral
servh:e~ were held Thtlrsday.
Jamuu·y 10, under the dinx·rion
or Bailey Funeral Humc.
• John L. New!>omc. 62, of
Little Creek, died Tuesday.
January !:l, at hi home. He is
survived by his wife, Vicki
Nordyke Newsome. Funeral
services were held Friday.
J anuru.-y ll, under the direction
or Luc~s and Son Funeral
Home.
•
Norma Wi lliamson
Pinson. 81. of Charlott!i North
Carolina. formerly of Sidney.
died Saturday. January 5. in
Charlotte. Funeral services
were held Salurday, January
12. under the direction of R.E.
Rogers Funeral Home.
• Edith Ratliff, 5 t , of
Virgie. died Wednesday,
January 9, at Pikeville Medical
Center. Funeral services were
held Saturday. January 12,
under the direction of the
Lucas and Son Funeral Home.
• Beatrice Luella Stanle)',
85. of Pikeville, fom1erly of
Canton,
Mic higan,
died
Tuesday, January 8, at the
Pikeville Health Care Center.
Funeral services were held
Smurday, January 12, under
the direction of Buehler
funer~J Home.
•
Mary
Louise
Ptcklesimcr. 79, of Oil
Spring~. died Sunday, January
6, at Paul B. Hall Regional
Medical Center in Paintwillc.
Funeral services were hc.ld
Wednesday, January 9, under
the direction of Paintsville
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Beshear favors more openness in budget negotiations
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT- The ve1l
of secrecy smTounding le£islative budget negotiations in
Kentucky needg to be lifted at least partially, Gov. Steve
Beshear said Thursday.
It has become \tand<ird
prachce in Kentuck) for leading lawmakers to hammer out
the budget privately, while
locked away inside legislative
offices.
"My impression is it should
be more open than it Js;·
Beshcar told journalists who
ga1hercd at the Capitol on
Thursday for a legi•datl vc
workshop sponsored by the
Kentucky Press Association,
The Associated Press and the
Editorial Writers Association.
"Obviously, in the give and
take of negotiations. sometimes negotiations need go on
behind closed doors.''
Beshcar said lawmakers
do·n 't even have time to rend
the behemoth budget document before voting on it.
"Thal'!'\ not good practice,"
he said.
·
Senate President David
Williams. however, said lawmakers need privacy to have
frank discus~ions and avoiu
the "grandstanding" that
wuuld likely go on if the meetings were open to the public.
Withams said lawmakers "do
th~ best we can'' and noted
press and other members of
the public arc not invited to
Bcshcar\ private budget
n11:ctings with \tate agency
officials.
"[ think that the governor
who hasn't been up here in ::w
years ought to wmTy about the
openness of his branch of government,"
Williams,
RHurkesville, said. "We are a
Mining
MSHA has tcmpomrily
relocated inspectors around
the country and increased its
ovenimc budget to meet the
requirements, St1ckler said
during hh speech.
Separately. Stickler ~aid
MSHA h'!s made "considerable progress" implementing
sweeping federal safety legislation passed-in response to the
Sago Mine explosion and t\VO
other high-profile fatal accidents in 2006. However. mines
in much of the country arc still
waiting to receive thousands
of extra emergency air packs
mandated by that law.
MSHA also is still working
· on rules designed to cut the
response time for mine rescue
teams in hnlf and to require far
strongc1· seals at the openings
of abandoned areas of underground mtnes.
Other aspects of the law
have be-en completed, includmg stiffer penalties for violatmg mine health and safety
laws, Stickler said. As a result.
MSHA fil:!ures show fines
as'sessed
coal operations
have increased from $20.2
minion in 2006 to $40.4 million in 2007.
"This will also result in
safer working conditions,"
Stickler said.
MSHA expects to have
additional regulations cover-
to
Obituaries
8, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Margaret
Boyd Webb. Funeral services
were held Saturday, January
12. under the direction of the
Preston Funeral Home.
LAWRENCE COUNTY
• Millard James "Jim"
Cyrus, 70, R native of Louisa,
died Friday, Decemb~r 28, at
Grant Hospital in Columbus,
Ohio. He is survived by his
wife, P::Hricia Ann Cyrus
Funeral '\crvices were held
Monday, December 31, under
the direction of the O.R.
Woodym·d Co. of Columbus
MARTIN COUNTY
• Che\tcr "Chet'' Bowen,
83, of Kermit,.West Virginia, a
Martin County native. died
Saturday, December 29, at
Cahell-Huntington Hospital in
Huntington, West Virginia.
Funeral services were conducted Friday, January 4,
under
the
direction
of
Richmond-Callaham r:-uncral
Home.
• Lavonna Jean Jude, 40,
branch of government of the
people and we ure very open."
House
Speaker
Jody
Richards, D-Bowling Green,
said the legislature includes
large numbers of lawmakers
participating in budget talks.
Most of the budget has already
been crafted in public before
the private budget negotiations
take place, Richards said.
"I went to journalism
school. I'd like for the whole
thing to be wide open."
Richards said. "But as a practical matter it's very hard to do."
Beshear is expected to
announce a proposal on
Thursday aflemoon to revamp
ethicl> laws in Kentucky to
restore confidence in state
government.
"People in the last few
years have lost a lot of faith
and con1idence in their government," he said. "They don't
believe their government, and
with some justiftcation. Part of
my job, as I see it, i~> to begin
to restore confidence of the
people of this state in their
state government, and I'm
determined to do that."
Beshear told Kentucky
journalists that ethics reform
<;elves in an ethical fashion. if
people helievc instead that we
arc always up here to take care
of ourselves and always up
here to make behtnd the doors
deals on this or that, then we
really won't accomplish much
in many of these other areas.''
needs to be the starting point
for improving government serw
vices, dealing with cutrent
budget woes, or ramping up a
staggering state employee
retirement program.
"lf people don't believe
that we are conducting our-
_C~mpaign_______
• Continued from p1
the civil action, "CLM
knew of the law and its obliga~
tion to comply with it because
it had received written notice
of the publication of the directory from the Revenue
Cabinet, and had actual or constructive notice of the removal
of 'One' brand from the
Tobacco Product Directory by
virtue of online updates and
direct notifications by the
Department of Revenue."
Meade maintains that those
laws were not in effect when
the complaint was filed,
though a cursory review of the
Kentucky Revised Statutes
- - - - - - - - shows the laws in e1Tect as of
• Continued from p1 April 6, 2003 _
ing airtight refuge chambers
In a telephone interview,
for trapped miners, the use of Greg Stumbo said, "1 didn't
conveyer belt shafts to venti- know anything about it (the
late the working face of mines complaint) until I read it in the
and requiring fire-resistant paper. I talked to Meade after
conveyer belts this year.
he was served, and he didn't
In the interview, Stickler mention it.''
said MSHA is making
"That complaint falls under
progress in the investigation of the tobacco Master Settlement
a fatal accident that killed six Agreement (MSA), and all of
miners and three rescuers in those legal cases are handled
Utah la<it summer. The agency by Michael Plumley," said
has interviewed approximately Stumbo.· "That's all he does,
70 witnesses and is close to and he didn't really report to
completing that process, us.''
Stickler said.
Plumley did not immediate~
'·It's important that you do ly return calls.
According
to
Allison
a thorough job and a complete
job and an accurate job," he Martin. public information
said.
officer for the Attorney
General's Office, "Attorneys
in the AG's office were
reviewing tobacco cases t·hat
were not served, and found
two outstanding." CLM was
• Continued from p2 one of the two.
of Pilgrim, died Monday,
In regard to the MSA,
December 30, at her residence. Stumbo said, ··when distribuFuneral services were held tors or wholesalers try to skirt
Thursday. January 3. under the by the MSA, it jeopardizes the
direction of Phelps and Son money that Kentucky receives
Funeral Home.
because of the settlement."
• Sandra Carol (Totsie) Stumbo said the amount
Maynard, 56. of .Beauty, died shrinks every year, but he estiSaturday, January 5. at her res- mated the amount in the hunidence. She is survived by her dreds of millions.
husband, Bennie Maynard.
Though Meade maintains
Funeral services were held the timing is politically motiTuesday, January 8. under the vated Franklin Circuit Court
direction of Phelps and Son records indicate that there had
Funeral Home.
been two previous attempts to
serve the complaint, once by
experience can help the county
get moving.'"
Meade said he believes
there were 42 delegates not
present at the nomination, and
that intimidation may rravc
played a factor.
In response to the allegations Keith Bartley, ·county
attorney and Democratic
chairman for Floyd County,
said, "1 absolutely do nol
believe that anyone on the
committee was intimidated,
and if Meade alleges otherwise, as party chairman, I
would like to sec proof of
that."
Bartley
ilatly
added,
"Meade is no longer an issue.
The Democratic Party is now
focusing on the special election against Republican Larry
certified mail in 2004, which
had been returned unable to
locate, and again in August
2007 in person.
Meade has al~o questioned
Stumbo's residency. saying, he
"didn't think Greg had lived
here in over 12 years, and only
comes in to golf." According
to Stumbo. he bas maintained
a condominium at Grifnn Gate
since he was in Legislature
because he had to be in
Frankfort. The new home
being
constructed
in
Lexington is being built to sell
by Stumbo's wife.
"lt's like going away to college," said Stumbo. ''I've
always maintained my residency in Floyd County.''
According to the Floyd
County Clerk's Oftice, voting
records show that Stumbo has
consistently
voted
m
Prestonsburg.
Stumbo
won
the
Democratic nominating convention, beating Meade by a
weighted vote of 19,474 to
1,107, to earn his party's nomination for the Feb. 5 special
election, but the two will likeiy face off again in the May
primary.
Stumbo said he is looking
torward to the special election
and said winning the nonunation, "feels great!"
..It's good to be coming
back to represent the people of
the 95th district," said Stumbo
"I hope my many years of
lH~M
D. Brown.
"If Meade were a good
Democrat, the way he ha:.
always claimed to be, he
would support the party's
nomination:· Bartley finished .
Meade denied mmors that
he is backing the Republican
Larry D. Brown in the special
election. 'Tm running my race
for the May Dcmo-:ratic primary"
ln a late development that
could affect the outcome of the
election, Eddie Meade. father
or Chuck Meade, announced
on Friday that he would run as
a write-in candidate in the
February special election.
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THe FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
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--Guest view--
D~bate
facts,
not fears
111ega1 aliens take our jobs, overwhelm the welfare rolls
and drive up crime rates, right?
Wrong.
Those who trade in illegal immigration fear assert that the
statistics support their view. But 1f employment, welfare and
crime statistics prove the causative effeets of immigration.
one would have to conclude that the net impact is positive.
A Wall Street Joumal editorial last week cites statistics that
refute the conventional wisdom.
The growth of the United States population by 50 million
since 1990 has been largely due to immigration, since birth
rates are barely at replacement level. Duting the period
between 1994 and 2005, the illegal immigration population is
believed to have doubled to 12 million.
Yet during that time the violent crime rate in the U.S.
dropped by a third and property crime dropped by a fourth.
Obviously, many factors unrelated to immigration contributed to the decline, but it's noteworthy that crime fell even
in cities with the highest number of immigrants - and presumably the highest number of illegal immigrants - where
one might expect the opposite trend. San Diego. Los Angeles,
El Paso, Miami. New York and Chicago all saw crime
decrea<.;es during the period when illegal immigration surged.
The WSJ, quoting from the Immigration Policy Center,
says studies show immigrants are far less likely than nativeborn Americans to be behind bars.
Well, they might not he stealing from our homes, but
they're stealing our jobs, aren't they? Actually no. The unemployment rate remained at 4.7 percent in December, according to the U.S. Labor Department. This was better than economists predicted, well below the 6.6 percent rate in December
1990. We ure the envy of most other major industrialized
nations. where unemployment is at or neur double digits.
"Immigrants aren't stealing jobs but filling them," states
the editorial.
But aren't illegals providing cheap labor and driving down
wages? They are undoubtedly working for low wages. but
overall wages increased 3.8 percent m 2007, outpacing the
increase in retail prices.
As for the complaint that illegals drain public resources,
the welfare rolls have declined by 60 percent since 1994,
largely due to the t996 welfare-reform legislation passed by
a Republican Congress and signed by a Democratic president
(Clinton).
This is not to say iJlegal immigration is nor a serious problem. It is. The solution is long overdue. National security
alone is sufficient reason for controlling the now across our
southern border through a border fence and strict enforcement of existing immigration laws. And this must be accomplished before - instead of after, as prescribed in the failed
immigration reform bill of 2007- creating a path to citizenship for illegals already here.
But it is to say' illegal immigration, particularly from
Mexico and Central America. does not bring the catastrophic
consequences some say it does. If it did, the statistics would
·
bear that out.
As we have said before, 19 legal immigrants did more
damage to the U.S. in two hours on 9/ll than 12 million i Ilegal immigrants have done in two decades. The 19 were here
to do us harm. The 12 million, most of them anyway, are here
to better their lives.
We have time, and should take time. for a calm, rational
discussion, beginning with real facts and real statistics instead
of hysteria.
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-Rich £ owry Column
The Rudy fade
The
National
Intelligence
E!o;timatc arguing thm [ran gave up its
nuclear-weapons program back in
2003 wenr public last month, instant-
ly lessening the urgency of the
domestic debate o..,·cr how to handle
lran. The following day, Rudy
Giuliani released a gel-tough-on-Iran
television ad, a pre-Nm mes ·age for
a post-Nll: world.
It's just one <)f the ways that
Giuliani's once-fonnidabk front-running campaign has been off lately. He
has been buoyed all year long by his
po-t-9/ll celebrity, his strong debate
performances and his outsized,
tough-guy persona. The former New
York City mayor has undeniable
leader~hip qualities, but now. as the
primary race gets more serious, is
having trouble making them f1t the
party he aspires to lead.
Giuliani is finally suffering from
the natural gravitational pull oJ his
mes->y personal me (a~ mayor, he had
a publicly financed security derail for
his mistre s) and his ideological heterodoxy (especially on social issues).
The pull has }ong been there; only
m.1w it ha~ dragged him down to a
levd where it is no longer an invisible force.
Nutionnlly. h1s numbers have been
nn slow downward slide since
March. He was ar 44 percent in an
ABC News/Washington Post poll in
February, and at 25 percent in the
same pol1 last month.
This has tra<;hed the Giuliani theory of the mce. which was that his
natlonal lead in the polls was a bankable commodity that he could redeem
even after losses in tl1e early states of
lowa,
New
Hampshire,
Michigan and
South Carolina.
Rudy
had
his eye on one
of the early
states,
what you'll do for therrt in the future.
So Giuliani went to Florida to try
to relaunch his campaign with a
speech focused on his forward-look]ng ''12 commitments•· as president.
He didn't mention the on~ about
reducing abortions. When Giuliani
was high in the
polls,
pundits
speculated that
the war on terror
was the new
social
issue,
more important
to
New
Republican
Hampshire. His
voters than abnr-
~upporters
tion or gay marriage.
Mike
Huckabee's rise
shows that socjal
thought once he
started advertJSing
there
he'd bump llp
in the polls. Since Nov. I 0 he has
spent more than Mitt Romney and
John McCain in the state, and his
numbers have, if anything. declined
slightly. McCain has passed him for
second in the RealCiearPolitics average in the state. and he hasn't gotten
out of the teens in any poH since late
November.
The nature of the ads has something to do with it. Besides the illtimed Iran ad, Giuliani ran a spot
routing his (tmly extnHmiinary) work
as New York City mayor. But
Giuliani left the mayor's office six
years ago, and was Jirst elected and began the city's lumaround - 14
y0ars ago. Voters don't just want to
know what you've done lately. but
I~
conservatives
are still animated by their traditional
issues. and Giuliani has little to say lO
them.
It's possible that the Republican
tield stays fmgmented enough that
Giuliani can win Florida on Jan. 29
·and the big states where he is still
strong on Feb. 5. But his scenario
depends on a fractured party that he
wi II have trouble putting back together again given his fundamental disagreements with a large part of the
GOP base. In Florida, Giuliani said:
"I don'ljust pray for miracles. I don't
just hope for miracles. I expect mimclcs." He might have to.
Rich Lowry is t'ditor of rhe
Nario1tal Review.
beyond the eltway
I buy,
therefore I am
by DONALD KAUL
MINUTEMAN MEOA
and send oil prices shooting up. It has
been said that as much as 30 percent
of the price we·re paying for oil is
due to the ri~k of that instability.
You also make sure to propose a
series of half-hearted, too-little-toolate measures to
develop alternative
Did you see that the price of oil fuels, just so you can
got up over $I 00-a~l1arrcl the other say you've done
day. before falling back a few cents•> something.
And, of course,
If you didn't. don't worry about it;
you keep trying to go
you'll get another chance. Soon.
While experts are predicting a where Man has not ·
gone before. And drill
ncar-term retreat from $100 oil because we seem to he teetering on for oiL Wilderness
the edge of a rccc'!;sion - they also preserves are espepredict a surge to $120 or so in the cially good. [( is a
summer when the drh ing .season pathetic response to
the kind of shortfall we have in oil
kicks in.
That's a lot. $120-~1-barrcl. It rep- production. hut i1 would make a few
res\!nts an all-titne high and will billion buck.s for your oil industry
buddic (the ones \Vriting the big
translate into $3.75 at the pump.
There are those who will say, checks for speeches when your time
"Why d<X'sn't the President do some- in of11ce is done).
Anyway,
it's
worked.
thing?"
And J will o;ay back: "He did do Congratulntions, George. And consomething. He gave us $100-a-harrcl grmulations too to the American peooil." As recently as 2003 the price of ple, nearly half of whom voted Mr.
a barrel was as low as $25. That was Bu~h into onice - twice. {If this is
before George Bush's energy (ha-hn) democracy I'm nN:>O sure it's a good
program kicked in. The good old idea to spread it to the rest of the
world.)
da)s.
If. in 2()()1, yuu had laid out a plan
The son-y fact is that advocating
to make oil cost $1 00-a-barrel by real energy conservation i~ a form of
2008. it would ha\'e been pretty much political uicide. People embrace
the plan that George Bush and his oil- c~.mscrvation in the abstract but
when you get down to details. where
field cn;mic~ executed.
First you fight all efforts- inter- it becomes painful and expensive,
national and dome. lie - at energy they act a. though you're trying to
conservation as though they were ll'f· take away their birthright. And, in a
ronst plots cnn~ehcd in the mind oJ sense, you are.
To the uvcragc Amerkan, conserOsama bin Laden.
Then you go ro war in the Middle vation or energy is un-Amcrican. Our
r::ast fil)l once hut twice kl dcstahilire economy is ba-;cd on consumption.
the world's top oil-produdng region Less is not more, les~ j, It·~~ and hig-
gcr is better.
Consider the television set. It
anived in the world with the promise
of being the greatest educational tool
since the book. And instead we made
it the greatest sales tool in the hi tory
of the world.
Think on that. A
machine that can bring
the entire world into
your living room and
instead we tum it over
to lying hucksters selling junk.
The American publie has swallowed the
absurd notion that they
are defined hy the
things they buy and
consume. Happiness consists of owning the right combination of cars, hair
products, clothes and oap.
They've bought the lie that they
are consumers before they are workers. That's why the labor movement
i dying. Unions make thin.gs cost
more. They protect jobs too, but we
don't think about thnt until it's too
late.
So ro ask a society like ours to
conserve, to do \vith less, not to buy,
is ridiculous. I buy, therefore I am.
That• why ideas like the $2-a-gallon gas tax will never fly. People
don '1 want to u, c less gasoline. They
want to usc more.
Which means, whether they know
it or not, they want $120-a-barrcl oil.
And they're going to get it: good
and hard.
Don Kaul is a two-time Pulitzer
Pri::.e-losing Washington corre,1p011denr who. by his own account, is right
more tlicliJ he:~ \>1-TOil,ll. Email him at
dkaull@ verizrm.net.
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MOVIES FROM
THE BLACK LAGOON
This Town,
That World
'Chosen
Survivors'
Ed itor's Note: foryecm., Floyd
Count} 7'inu:sfowuler audfonner
publtsber Norman A/lett wrote a weekly colunm that looked at Hoyd Com1Ty
through his c:yes. His columns are
l1eing reprinted due to request.
by TOM DOTV
T iMES COLUMNIST
If you think the weather hasn't
been bad around here, you are
hereby reminded thnl not a baskethall game has been played in two
weeks.
THE COLOR OF POLL.UTION
If air pollution is permitted to
II
increase at its present rate. this · i
could be the ~tory in 1980.
j
Grandpappy has himself an
audience composed of a couple of
grandchildren, and he is "going to
town:·
"Man and boy," he cackles,
"you young'uns don't know anything about winter. Now, when I
was a boy, them were· wintersback in the winter of '70 it stuck at
zero, and the snow staved on for
·weeks at a time, Snow was so
white it blinded you when the sun
hit it right- "
"White snow, Granddaddy!"
question~ one of tl1e y{mngsters.
"We get purple snow and black
snow, but what k-ind of queer stuff
wa. white snow'l"
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Dr. Seth Hyden, Hyden Pediatric Dentistry, is one of the Floyd County Ghamber of Commerce's newest
members. Pictured are Or. Hyden and members of the Chamber during the office's grand opening event.
From left to right: Billy Maynard, Chair, Floyd County Chamber of Commerce; Mandy Stumbo, Executive
Director, Floyd County Chamber of Commerce; Trish Cieslak, Vice--Chair, Floyd County Chamber of
Commerce; or.Seth Hyden; Ava Hyden; Dr. Alan Huden; Jake Hyden; Amy Hyden; Tammy Maynard,
MedExpress Pharmacy, and Mark Wiete, Citizens National Bank.
Hyden Pediatric
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Gordon Moore has been fishing
around Leesburg. Fla., during the
holidays. and. since has has been
having good luck. I hear from him.
He writes, and I can almost hear
him growl:
"Caught more fish in the past
ten days than you have in ten
years:·
Was tempted to waste the cost
of a telegram to advise him that he
could have done what he said and,
in view of my record. still not done
much.
IN RE DUCKS
Commenting on the item pub·
lished last week in this column
about the "wild" ducks at the boat
dock on Dewey Lake and the
threat of their extermination.
Conservation Officer Dalton Ray
Conley points out that if the county's game and fish clubs wilt,
through their Wildlife Federation,
request the Fish and Game
Comm1ssion to close the lake to
duck-hunting, the whole problem
will be solved.
The officer says he contacted
county officials. and his superior
in Frankfort, before the duck season began. asking what could be
done. But, Dewey Lake being
open to Lhis type of hunting, all
told him nothing could be done
under the circumstances, So...
The clubs should file their
requests for closing the lukc ...now.
Only two or three hunter's were on
the lake this year. anyhow. and the
few ducks that stop there on their
way -;outh, arrive well before the
hunring season. Those arc the truly
wild ones. Those who like Floyd
Ccunty anti enough to resist the
call of their kind to come along for
a trip to balmier climes ~hould be
by BRENT GRADEN
PRESTONSBURG ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
While it may have been raining
on the day we decided to visit the
new Hyden Pediatric Dentistry
oflicc. located in Prestonsburg, it
was all smiles inside as they opened
for business to the community at
large. "We ate extremely proud to
come back home and open the first
dentist office specifically geared
toward children in our area," said Dr
Seth Hyden. "To be able to work
with kids in this fa-;hion has been a
dream of mine for a long time,"
And what a reality this ~iream has
becl)me. When patiems tirst emer
the building. they are greeted by n
friendly and knowlegable staff.
There is a special "kid site" door
that the little palicnls can enter and
exit. It is when encountering that
tiny door that tiny patients know
!hal this is not going to be a nonnal
visit.
''We want the visit to he an experience." Dr. Hyden sai<.l. "We've
installed video games inside the
waiting room~ so they can fed more
at case. We also have ·mall plasma
screens above the dentist chair so
they can \\ atch cartoons while we
work."'
In short, \Vilh all the kid-friendly
amenities ofTcred at Dr. Hyden's
office. local children will soon he
marking 0ff the days until their next
visit to the friendly office!
Dr. Seth Hyden grew up in
Prestonsburg and attended Ba.~tern
Kentucky University. Following
completion of his · undergraduate
studies at EKL he enrolled as a
dental student at the Uniyersity of
Louisville. following tn the foo.tsteps of his grandh1ther. Dr. Alan
Hyden. also a tJ of L gmduate.
Graduating from U of L in 200~.
Seth completed his general practice
residency at the University of
Kentucky.
He is. ma1Ticd to Amy Reed
Hyden. The couple have two children, Jake, age 5, and Ava. age 3.
A member of the Floyd County
Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Hyden
and his ot'fkc sl"aff welcome the
community Lo their new oJlicc.
The new Hyden Pediatric
Denistry office is a full -service
denistry of1ice that will work with
all the needs of the patient. Dr
Hyden and his staff are located at 38
Grace DJivc, off Clit'f RiJad, in
Prestonsburg. The office phone
number is X86-6565. Please call for
an appointment. Most forms of
insurance and payment are accept-
ed.
A young
patient
enters Or.
Seth
Hyden's
office
through the
kid-friendly
sized door.
(See LAGOON, page six)
(Soo ALLEN, page ~ixl
Weight-loss wisdom from a toddler
by TFUCIA FINCH
"CHICKEN SOUP FOR T HE DIETER'S
SOUlff
It's no fun carrying around the
"baby weight" as your child ages. l
knew if f didn't make some changes
soon l would still have those extra
pounds when my son started school.
nut when r decided to lose 30
pollltds. 1 didn '1 do it alone. J hac1
help from meeting leaders, my husband and my own per. onal mini guru.
the toddler. In my weight-los" journey, I found that I learned t\ Jot _just by
observing him.
MG.M's Midnite Movies lahel
made n triumphant return in 2007
With tl batCh Of previously \lntlVailable
titles such as ''Witehfinder General..
(which featured a deft turn by classic
horror star Vincent Price) and thi
claustrophobic sci-fi chiller. which
11nds a handful of escapees from a
nuclear disaster finding out that their
1~11louL shelter includes some unwanted guesl~ that
reed on human
h!ond.
The film opens
with a surreal
seen~ of an Army
helicopter lighting on a New
Mexico mountaintop to release
its
passengers.
They t\lrn out to
Tom DltJ
be a bunch of Tilles COiuRIIIt
civilians who stagger one by one into
a mysterious elevator perched atop a
mountain.
The elevator descends and they
find themselves in an underground
chamber constructed of gleaming
metal and plastic. A set of monitors
switch on and a platinum blond news
anchor-type informs them that she is a
recorded message and that the group
ha<; been carefully picked to repopulate the earlll, which should cool off
from the nuclear winter in about five
years. All this in the first five minutes.
The opening is a hard act to follow
and that's proven out by a few dull
scenes of these characters talking
about themselves, which gradually
introduces us to the bunch that our
trusted government has deemed fit tor
survival. This part of the movie
should encourage slackers to get
cracking as nobody in the group
appears lo make anything less than six
figures.
111e roster includes:
• A Donald Trump-styled busines~man (yeah you're gonna need a
corporate honcho to fire people and
concentrate on team building exercises)
• A former Olympic athlete
• A career military man
• Assoned doctors, ecologists and
hehavioral
scientists
(thal's
Hollywood .;;peak for psychn1ogists).
Despite the level of education in
the room. no one can ti.gure out what
happened when a menagerie of birds
is massacred overnight with no trace
of blood left behind. Luckily a clue is
dropped on these eggheads that ts
hard to ignore when a vampire bat ts
spied clinging to an air conditioner.
Things get worse in a hurry when
continued power 0utages aid the
swarm of bats in thier nightly soires.
The D(mald Trump guy adds to their
troubles by getti ng drunk, belligerent
and stupid. After waking them all up
in 1hc midttlc of the night with a
whiny rnnt, he then makes things
\\'orsc by sabotaging th~!> comple.lr.'s
generator just as the bats attack again.
My son doesn't use a stairclimbt!r,
l1ft weights or own a treuurmll. He
finds simpler w·ays to get the JOb
done. He runs - an empty field 1>r
backyard is p~rfccl. rr he climbs
stairs, they' re re<tl ones and nol ibc
kind found in a gym. The Jesson: Usc
what you have. Go up and down th~.:
stairs at your local community center.
museum or aquarium with your child.
I guarnntee you'll know you'\c
worked out. That is. if you can get out
of hed the next day. If your child ha~
a favorite musical act (The Wiggles.
J.aurie Berkner. anyone?). pop in a
video and dance along:. You'll cat up
some of that vast supply of energy
\-..hile you burn calories, and you'll
both have fun doing iL
The other day. we rode our hikes
as a familv through our neighborhood
and ended up at a local park, where
we discovered a trail otT'the beaten
track. My son tnok u minute to warm
up to it. hut once he did, he delighted
in c'<plnring. Despite our exhaustion
frnm pedaling our hicyc lcs in the
Honda hcut, h1s cnthll!'>l,lSlll wa.s cOn·
tlgious. W.:: dl'vlated from our plan
and ~;taycd awhile longer.
Lots of workout adYicc extol.., the
virtues
mini\V(\rkouts. While the
or
plan might he meant to allow busy
[Klrems a way to get in n
W1lrkom. rhcy a!~o eem
tailor-made tor a
youngster. 1 circuit
tram - kid-style.
My son ·s program
on a recent afternoon
involved
bouncing in his
bounce
house.
traveling over to
hi.; wading pool t(lr
a tew qlllck full-body
splashes and then finishmg off with laps around the
backyard.
Something else I've learned rrom
thc little one is that a little hit of food
goes a long way. M~ son will em
small portions of food and stop when
he's full. Then. no matter how
much you prod. plead or
insist. not one more bite
will pass through his
lips. , 1ot even if it's
hio;
absolute
favorite rood. He
savors what he
truly enjoys am1
doesn't bother tlnishing what doesn' t
appeal to him. He
only cats when he'.
lmng1y - you can be
sure hc' II let vou know when
that happens! And h~ doesn't linger
OYer meals; 25 minutes is a long time
.<Sc0 SOUP, page six)
�A6 • SuNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
eel
Cars don't need to be th
by TOM and RAY MAGLlOZZl
Dear Tom and Ray:
With the cold New England winter
weather about to swoop down on us, I
have a queasy feeling in the pit of my
stomach. Why, you ask? Because
every winter when my boyfriend and l
gel into my car, I start it, then I put the
car in gear after about 30 second'> and
drive off. This drives my boY,fr:iend
nuts. and I have to hear about "bow
bad it is for my cur'' to put it into Drive
before it wanns up. He will start his
car and sit there for a good five to lO
minutes before he shifts into Drive.
My question is this: Am I really doing
harm to my car by not letting the
engine run for 10 minmes? If not, how
can I prove this to him'? l found an
article in The New York Times a cou·ple of years ago that stated that nothing is gained by sitting in a freezingcold car while the motor is running
before you shift into Drive. He thinks
that the reporter at the Times didn' t
know what he was talking about But
he just might listen to you if you say
it's OK. Please help! ·It's cold here in
Boston! - Lisa
RAY: How do you prove it to him,
Lisa? Hand him this column and ask
him to read the following aloud:
but DO drive it.
TOM: Dear Lisa's Boyfriend: You
TOM: If it's bitterly cold out, like
have your head so far up your tailpipe lO or 20 degrees Fahrenheit or lower,
on this one, it may be conling out your you can let it warm up for a minute or
air intake.
two to allow the oil to thin out a bit
RAY: How's that. Usa? Will that and circulate completely. But other
do it? You're absolutely right, as is the than that, if it runs, driving it gently is
reporter from The New York Times. the be ·t way to warm it up.
On modem, fuel-injected cars- basiRAY: So tell your boyfriend he not
cally anything made in the past 20 only needs to get olf your case about
years-:- you're not helping the car at this, but he needs ro stop warming up
all by warming it up for five or 10 the car himself.
minutes.
TOM: AND, to make up for all the
TOM: On older, carbureted cars, misplaced grief he's given you over
that kind of extended warm-up can the years, he needs to start going to
actually cause damage to the engine bed 10 minutes before you do, to
by diluting the oil with excess fuel. So warm up the bed for you on cold winit's even worse if you have a really old ter nights. That's a warm-up activity
heap.
he can do that's actually useful!
RAY: But with modern cars, all
you're doing with a long wann-up is
The great gas·tank debate
wasting gas, increa<>ing pollution, raisDear Tom and Ray:
ing the temperature of the planet and
I am having a debate with co-workmaking yourself 10 minute.<; late for ers about whether filling your gas tank
your chiropractic appointment. The halfway is more or less efficient than
proper procedure is to start the car. If filling your gas tank completely. What
it starts and keeps running, put it in is the most eft1cient way to fill a tank?
Drive and go. Go gently (don't back Does the weight of a full tank aft'ect
out of your driveway and t1oor it right the mileage? Does ga~ evaporate more
onto a highway entrance ramp), quickly when the tank is half-full? I
because you'll be warming it up dur- need your help to decide this debate
ing your first few minutes or driving, and to decide the most efticient way to
out any small savings you get from
fill a gas tank. Thank you!- Ian
RAY: I lake it you're worried about making your car lighter.
RAY: Plus. where do you stop? If
the weight of the gasoline, Jan. You
think that a full tank of ........-------:::------, you re really determined to reduce the ~
gas weighs more, and
weight of your vehi- '
therefore reduces your
cle. <shouldn't you
mileage, And by tillalway'> relieve youring up only halfway,
self before driving,
you'll have a lighter
because otherwise
car and get more miles
you"H be carrying
per gallon.
around THAT extra
TOM: The answer
is, that's true. I mean, --~~-.llrilii111fi!Vi111 weight. too?
TOM:
And
sure, theoretically, if
shouldn't you shave
your 3,000-pound car
your head to remove
is 50 or 60 pounds
rhe weight of your
lighter, you'll get ,..........._
hair? And your chest
slightly
better
:i.nd legs, too?
mileage. In fact, manRAY: And don't
ufacturers spend all
kinds of money taking ~----------' forget your back!
TOM: Then you'd
ounces o! weight out
also need to always drive nude.
of.various car parts.
RAY: Right. And there·s no fuel Especially in the winter. when those
lost to evaporation, because the fuel heavy woolen overcoats are murder
system in a modem car is a closed sys- on your mpg, Ian. Think about it.
tem.
000
TOM: But if you tiU your tank only
Got a question about cars? Write to
halfway, there's another major fuel
loss. That's the fuel you use driving Click mul Clack in care of this newsaround looking for a gas station twice pope I; or e-mail them by visiting the
as often. And that could easily wipe Ctlr Talk Web site (If www.cartalk.com.
SOCIAL SECURITY NEWS
·Social Security web services target needs of small business owners
by KIMBERLY THOMPSON
SOCIAL SECURilY TECHNICAL
EXPERT IN PRESTONSBURG
Did you know that if you
are an American business
entrepreneur. there is a fast
and secure online business services that are available
through Social Security to
lighten your paperwork burdens.
The Business Services
Online (BSO) webpage at
www.socialsecurity.gov/bso
lets you conduct business with
Social Security online in a
secure environment. All users,
in fact, must register to use the
website and a password . is
required to actuaUy conduct
business.
What can users actually do
at the BSO website? Here's a
sample.
File W-2 Reports
Electronically
Among the most useful services is a way in which businesses can report wages online
instead of on paper, Users of
this service simply log in and
select the option for creating
wage reportS online.
The instructions explain
how to print the W-2s to give
to employees, plus copies of
the W-3 and W·2s for the business owner's records. When
the actual online report is submitted, an electronic receipt is
created, complete with the filing date and time.
Verify Social Security
Numbers Online
Two Internet venfication
options allow employers to
verify that workers' names and
Social Security numbers
match Social
Security's
records for wage reporting
purposes only. Employers can:
Verify up to 10 names and
Social Security numbers (per
screen) online and receive
immediate results. This option
is ideal for verifying new
hires; or
Allen
Upload as many as 250,000 Social Security numbers - and
names and Social Security these services make the verifinumbers in overnight files and cation process simple.
This year join the thousands
usually receive the results on
the next government business of business owners and entreday. This option is ideal if you preneurs who already save
want to verify an entire payroll tllemselves valuable time and
database or if you hire a large effort by doing business with
Social Security online. Visit
number of workers at a time.
It is important as an our website at www.socialseemployer to make sure your curity.gov/bso to get started.
employees' wages are being
For more infonnalion about
reported under the correct .benefits and services call your
local Social Security Office in
Prestonsburg at (606) 8868525. The office 1s located at
1897
Route
321
in
Prestonsburg. Representatives
arc available to answer questions.
And remember. we have
representatives available to
give presentations and specche about Social Security
Programs. Contact the office
for more information.
So~-----·--------·--------·--·--··-·--·----·-··· ... ·--·-··-·--·-·-
• Continued from p5
for him to spend eating. When
he has finished, it's on to the
next adventure.
My tiny mentor is always
ready to try something new.
Who knew he would enjoy
food like avocados or cucumbers, or that the highlight of
his day would be a bicycle
ride? Getting out of a rut is
goo() for all of us - adults and
children ali kc. Sometimes you
don't have to look very far to
find a new perspective on diet
and exercise. Just spend a little
time with the child in your life
for inspiration and motivation.
• Continue<! from p5
protected.
SOMEBODY TO TALK TO
Has Floyd County a. resident who can speak Italian !
Mrs. Otha Hopkins, of
Eastern, tel1s us that an old
woman who speaks only that
tongue, is in the Golden Years
Rest Home at Lackey, and hasn' t communicated verbally in
years with any other person. A
wide search of someOOdy who
speaks the language has failed.
The old lady, whose name is
Rosa Veselka, needs to hear
her nativc language again, to
hear the voice of another
human being she can understand.
"EVEN AN ARTIFICIAL
FLOWER ..."
While we are on the subject, we have a Jetter from
elderly Elder Granvel P.
Combs, who is a patient at the
Jenkins Clinic. The old fellow
is a veteran of World War I,
and he says he "volunteered
for God's army in 1935.'' He
expects to undergo an operation, is lonely, and wants to be
remembered- by a visit ... a
card...even an artificial flower.
THE STRANGE PLACES
An old preacher, the story
goes, laid it on the line to his
hearers. He was telling them
what discipleship meant.
"If," said he, "you follow
Him. He'll take you to some
strange places- to places that
don't smell good, to people
that aren't good, through more
briar patches thao flower gar.
dens, to a hill where the view
is great, btlt where there's no
easy chair- He'll even take
you to your knees."
lagoon
• Continued from p5
This turns out to be a poor
devel<Jpment for one sap who
manages to save the businessman by providing his own
body as a butTet for the flying
rats.
A little good comes out of
the situation as it leads one
member of the group to step
forward and start explaining
that he knows more about
what's happening than he has
Jet on. This revelation will
please conspiracy buffs, but it
does little for the cast as they
are still stuck 1,850 feet below
the desert alongside a colony
of bats who aren' t in the mood
for a home invasion.
H all comes down to a heroic eflort to escape by making a
perilous climb up the elevator
shaft. If you guessed that an
Olympic athlete would come
in handy at a time like this,
rhen give yourself a "bat" on
the pack as our gold medal
winner goes toe to toe with
about J .000 flying sets of teeth
as he desperately tries to crank
open an elevator door white
the bats add new meaning to
the term "sucking face." It's a
well mounted conclusion that
only slightly marred by dated
special effects which make it
clear that no bats or actors
were banned in the making of
thi.s film .
This one ha<> been impossible to lind since it escaped into
theaters one week in 1974. For
awhile it was only available on
a poorly dubbed bootleg from
South America. At best, it's a
decent B-movie that should ing and stuttering. It's all done
appeal to conspiracy fans as in one take and proves that this
wen as those of us who appre- guy was the real deal (his work
in "Compulsion" should have
ciate disaster movies.
There is also a topnotch made him an A-list star, but he
cast on hnnd that is mainly must have really cheesed
composed of actors wh<-) usual- someone off at some point in
ly got seventh hi!Jing in 1970s his career).
There are also solid turns
disaster movies. The top acting
honors go to former child star here by Barbara Babcock as a
(and Little Rascal) Jackie doctor who is prone to feinting
Cooper. Known primarily as ·and Diana Muldaur ~'Star
Perry White in the Superman Trek: The Next Generation")
films, Cooper gives a well as an ecologist. There is also
measured performance here as an appearance by 1970s stalthe Trump character. Only a wart Alex Cord, who deeply
guy with his chops could pull grounds this one in the 1970s
off a male lead that is at equal with his porn star mustache
times racist, obnoxious, surly and sunglasses (which he even
and drunk. Amazingly you feel sports while staring up into an
for the guy and tt's a tribute to elevator shaft devoid of light).
All in all, it's a Jun romp
Cooper that the character
with the added bonus of killer
never softens.
Bradford Dillman ("The bats and an ending straight out
Swarm," where he was sev- of the "Twilight Zone" (which
enth billed) is also good here you'd have to be blind as a bat
as a psychologist with a secret. to not spot coming).
Best line: "Foresight on the
He gets to have a breakdown
halfway through the movie part of this nation's leaders has
while defending his research allowed us to make limited
and reels off two pages of dia~ survival possible."
1974, rated PG.
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'Golden Eagles soar over Betsy Layne
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PAINTSVILLE- Johnson Central's fortunes against Floyd County teams changed
in a big way Thursday night. The Golden
Eagles suffered a lo s to Allen Central on the
road earlier in the week in a Tuesday
matchup. When Betsy Layne visited Golden
Eagle Fieldhouse Thursday night, host
Johnson Central wouldn't be denied. The
Golden Eagles outscored Betc;y Layne in
every quarter en route to a convincing 80-48
win.
Joe Whitaker led a balanced Johnson
Cenll:al scoring effort with 18 points. Ian
Welch and Mike Conley followed with 13
points apiece for the Golden Eagles.
James Blankenship netted eight points
and Robert Smith added six for Johnson
Central.
The Golden Eagles were 10-for-16 from
the free throw line, hitting 19 field goals and
four three-pointers.
Johnson Central outscored Betsy Layne
17-12 in the opening quarter before putting
the game out of the visiting team's reach in
the second period. The Golden Eagles
outscored Betsy Layne 41-19 in the second
quarter on their way to a 41-19 halftime lead.
Johnson Central, under the direction of
frrst-year head coach Tommy McKenzie,
outscored Betsy Layne 21-16 in the third
q,uarter.
The Bobcats were forced to play from
behind early on in the non-district game.
Samuel Keathley led.Betsy Layne with a
team-best 12 points. Keathley was the only
Betsy Layne to reach double figures in the
scoring column. Bryant Tibbs followed with
eight points for the Bobcats, finishing one
shot shy of do~1ble figures. Richie Tackett
tossed in seven points for the Bobcats. Josh
Head and Nathan Martin each had four
points for Betsy Layne.
JOHNSON CENTRAL 80,
BETSY LAYNE 48
JOHNSON CENTRAL (80) - Dale 5,
Whitaker 18, Crum 6, Blankenship 8, Hall
2, Vance 4, Welch 13, Bratton 5, Smith 6,
Conley 13.
BETSY LAYNE (48)- Martin 4, Case
3, Head 4, Tibbs 8, B. Tackett 2, R. Tackett
7, Keathley 12, Newman 3, Stumbo 2,
Howell3.
Johnson Centra1........ 17 24 21 18-80
Betsy Layne.............. 12 7 16 13-48
..
photo by Jamie Howell
ANOTHER FLOYD COUNTY GRADE SCHOOL boys' basketball
season is winding down.
Kinzer runs well,
but misses cut
for Ice Bowl
Wintertime is
trapping time
by HAYLEY LYNCH
KENTUCKY AFIELD
FRANKFORT
JoAnn
Mattox can still remember the
first time she trapped a fox.
"I thought I was in heaven,"
she says. "I was 10 or 12. I'd
always wanted to catch a fox. I
skinned it and sold it to a fur
buyer."
The Frankfort native still traps
when she isn't busy working as a
maintenance superintendent for
the Kentucky Department of Fish
and Wildlife Resources. She helps
farmers remove nuisance animals
and urban residents keep wildlife
outdoors.
"'
"I feel like setting traps lets
Tl you catch them in their native
habitat at night," she says. "''ve
found it to be more effective for
managing furbearers than hunting.':
Trapping was once a way of
life in this region. Our ancestors
trapped for food, fur and sport. In
the 20th century, Kentucky trappers still numbered in the thousands until a sharp decline in fur
prices took trapping license sales
from a high of 7, 100 in 1981 to a
low of 614 in 1999. But trapping
seems to be making a comeback.
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife sold
about 1,300 trapping licenses for
the 2006-07 season- a 40 percent
increase over the previous season.
"People are trapping more for
enjoyment, for something to do
when other hunting seasons are
over," says Laura Patton, furbearer biologist for Kentucky Fish and
Wildlife. "A lot of the resurgence
is due to trapping organit:ations
like the United Trappers of
Kentucky and the Kentucky
Furtakers, who promote trapper
education throughout the state."
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife
~ biologist Joe Lacefield trapped
when fur prices were higher. It
helped pay for his college education. "It's a shame the fur market
has declined so much," Lacefield
says. "Fur is a good insulator. Any
time I see someone wearing fur in
public, I go out of my way to
compliment them. People are
afraid to wear it these days."
Mattox thinks misinformation
has led to the decline in fur's popularity. She points to wildlife diseases as examples of why it's
important to keep populations in
check through tools like trapping.
Successful trappers have a
wealth of knowledge and experience. They must study animal
behavior closely to know where
(See TRAPPING, page two)
TIMES STAFF REPORT
ACHS BOYS' BASKETBALL
REMAINING SCHEDULE
Jan. 15 at Sheldon Clark, 7:30p.m.
Jan. 18 at Powell County, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 24 Paintsville, 6:30 p.m.
(15th Region All "A" Classic
at Betsy Layne)
Jan 29 at East Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1 Betsy Layne, 6 p.m.
Feb. 5 at Prestonsburg, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 8 at South Floyd, 6 p.m.
Feb. 15 at Belfry, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 16 Magoffin County, 6:30p.m.
Feb. 19 Pikeville, 7:30 p.m.
ARCA starting field at Daytona grows to 43
TIMES STAFF REPORT
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - As
the entry lists for the annual ARCA
200 at Daytona continue to grow, so
will the starting grid for this year's
race.
ARCA RE/MAX Series officials
have announced that the starting
field for this year's ARCA 200 at
Daytona will increase from 41 traditional starters to 43.
"We're doing what we can to
help our series regulars - the teams
that support the series on a fulltime
basis," said ARCA President Ron
Drager. "As our entries continue to
grow each and every year for the
ARCA 200 at Daytona, it's getting
more and more challenging to make
this race."
The first 32 posmons for this
year's race will consist of the 32
fastest speeds
Prestonsburg
driver
Steve
Blackburn will be looking to secure
a spot in the ARCA 200 starting
field.
The first 32 positions for this
year's race will consist of the 32
fastest speeds from SIM Factory
Pole Award Qualifying Friday afternoon. Positions 33 through 36 will
be based on the previous year's car
owner point standings. Positions 37
through 42 will be based on Golden
A Plan teams from the previous season. Golden A Plan teams are
defined as teams that compete with
the same car owner and driver out
of the same hauler at every race.
The 43rd and final position is
reserved for a past champion's provisional.
Back in December, a record 79
drivers participated in the three-day
open test at Daytona. The entry list
for the 45 th annual ARCA 200 at
Daytona is expected to be one of the
largest in series history.
Practice is scheduled from Noon5:00 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7. SIM
Factory Pole Award Qualifying is
set for noon Friday. The Saturday,
Feb. 9 ARCA 200 at Daytona, a preamble to the same-night Budweiser
Shootout, is live on SPEED at 4
p.m.
Bobcats overpower Piarist
TIMES STAFF REPORT
'
BETSY LAYNE - Host Betsy Layne turned
back a depleted Piarist School boys' basketball
team Monday night. The Bobcats returned to
the win column in a non-district matchup versus
familiar foe Piarist. Betsy Layne played well
from start to finish, beating Piarist 77-33.
Piarist featured five players.
Eleven different Bobcats, including many
freshmen, provided scoring for host betsy
Layne.
Jordan Tackett led Betsy Layne with a teambest 14 points. Bryce Adkins and Adam Howell
followed with 10 points apiece.
In a Bobcat scoring line that featured five
players with eight or more points. Derek
Tackett added nine markers.
Casey Adkins scored eight points for Betsy
Layne on four field goals.
The Bobcats jumped out in front in the opening quarter and never trailed. Betsy Layne carried a 23-6 lead out of the opening quarter. The
Bobcats, under the tutelage of first-year head
coach Brian Hall, led 40-13 when intermission
rolled around.
Hall returned to Floyd County to coach the
Bobcats following successful stints as a head
coach at both Breathitt County and Jackson
City high schools.
Piarist struggled offensively. hitting just
nine-of-24 free throw attempts. Betsy Layne
held the Knights to just nine successful field
goats. Piarist hit a pair of three-pointers in the
disappointing loss.
Caleb Hoskins provided the majority of
Piarist's offense, hitting for a game-high 26
points. Hoskins connected on seven field goals.
The game's leading scorer went nine-for-18
from the free throw line.
Two of Piarist's four other players broke into
the scoring column. Zach Parsons and Brandon
Hall rounded out the Piarist scoring with four
and three points, respectively.
Betsy Layne ted 56-22 at the end of the third
quarter.
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky Miners
EAST KENTUCKY MINERS CENTER REO LOGAN went
up for a shot during a recent home game. The Miners
will return to action at home on Monday versus the
Pittsburgh Xplosion.
ALLEN
- The
Kinzer
Motorsports team invaded the
Talladega Short Track in
Eastaboga, Ala. Jan. 4-6 for the
annual Ice Bowl, which kicked off
the Floyd County-based dirt Late
Model raceteam's 2008 campaign.
The popular early-season event
drew a healthy field of cars to the
track deemed as the Hornet's Nest.
Kinzer
Motorsports
driver
Brandon Kinzer timed in sixth
quickest in his group during qualifying Saturday, Jan. 5 and
improved one spot in his heat race,
finishing fifth.
When the action resumed
Sunday afternoon, Kinzer was
able to pass one more car in the
consolation race. However, unfortunately for the Kinzer driver and
racetearn, it was not enough to
earn the group a transfer position
into the $6,000-to-win A-Main. As
is typical with daytime racing at
any dirt venue, passing was at a
premium throughout the weekend and hampered Kinzer's
efforts to transfer into the latest
Ice Bowl.
Kinzer Motorsports has plans
to race in numerous national
events.
Battle of the Bluegrass
Banquet: The·O'Reilly Battle of
the Bluegrass Series banquet is
set for January 26 at the Ramada
Conference
Center
in
Lexington. Late model and
modified dPivers from the series
will be recognized during the
event.
The reception for the event
will begin at 5 p.m. Dinner will
follow at 6 p.m. The awards banquet is set for 7 p.m. Tickets to
attend the banquet honoring the
nation's most competitive regional
racing series' drivers are available
for $30. For more information, call
270-384-0828 or 270-250-3979.
EKU releases
'08 FB schedule
TIMES STAFF REPORT
RICHMOND - Two earlyseason home contests against
in-state rivals, including the
Battle of the Bluegrass versus
Western Kentucky, along with
four home games against Ohio
Valley Conference opponents
highlight the 2008 Eastern
Kentucky University football
schedule. The defending OVC
champs
went
undefeated
against conference competition
and advanced to the NCAA
Division I FCS playoffs in
2007.
Prestonsburg High School
graduate Wes Woods wrapped
up a redshirt season with the
Colonels. Woods is a former
Kentucky All-Star.
The Colonels will open the
fall slate on a Thursday night
(Aug. 28) at Big East opponent
Cincinnati. Eastern Kentucky
and Cincinnati met in the 2006
season opener as well. The following week, Eastern open it
home schedule against Western
Kentucky in the annual Battle
of the Bluegrass. The Colonel
earned a hard-fought 26-21 victory over the Hilltoppers two
years ago at Roy Kidd Stadium.
On
Sept.
13,
Eastern
Kentucky concludes non-conference action with a home contest against former OVC rival
(See EKU, page two)
�82 •
SUNDAY, JANUARY
13, 2008
Clark~s
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
double-double leads Cards past Mountaineers
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE Rick
Pitino has been preaching for
weeks that his talented but
temperamental team needs to
stop moping on defense
when things don ' t go so well
at the other end or the floor.
Finally, it seems, his players are listening.
Louisville hounded West
Virginia in a 63-54 win on
Thursday night, swarming
the Mountaineers with a zone
defense that harassed one of
the Big East' s most dynamic
orrenses into 36 percent
shooting and season lows in
points and 3-poinlers made.
"It's
all
about
the
defense," Louisville forward
Earl Clark said. "If we could
play like this every game,
we'd he a great team. We
played hard D, and we played
together. We can't worry
about offense ...
If the Cardinals ( 11-4, 1-1
Big East) can play defense
I ike they did against the
Mountaineers, they might not
have to.
Clark posted his seventh
double-double or the season
in his first game since serving a one-game suspension
for violating team rules,
scoring 11 points and grabbing
12
rebounds
as
Louisville used its decided
~i.r.e advantage to shut down
the Mountaineers.
Jerry Smith led the
Cardinals with 14 points and
Edgar Sosa added 10, but it
was LouisviJle's defense that
gave Pitino hope that his
team is finally starting to
deliver on its preseason
promise.
"We played a smart game,
except a little at the end,"
Sunday. But that game was at
home. On the road the
Mountaineers have struggled
to tind the rhythm that have
them off to a sul'prising start
in coach Bob Huggins· first
year at his alma mater.
"1 think the pressure got to
us," Huggins said. "We didn' t run our offense very well.
Guys, let's be honest, if we
continue to score 54 points,
we won't win another
game."
Louisville's
bench
outscored West Virginia's
reserves 30-4 and the
Cardinals had a 13-6 edge in
second-chance points. ll was
the kind of performance the
Cardinals knew they needed
after opening Big East play
with a stunning home loss to
Cincinnati on New Year's
Day.
"It seems as though
defense is going to be a sta-
Pitino said. "We changed
defenses when they went
inside. They're a very difficult team to defend.''
For one night at least, the
Cardinals had the answers.
Joe Alexander led West
Virginia with 22 points, hut
the rest or the team shot just
31 percent from the floor.
Leading scorer Alex Ruoff
had 13 points hut shot just 4of-14 from the field, including 3-ol'-10 from 3-point
range. The Mountaineers
made a season-low four -.3pointers on the night.
"We knew coming in a
factor was stopping the 3,
and we did a very good job of
that," Louisville center
David Padgett said. "When
we guard the 3, it seems we
are successful."
West Virginia had hoped
to gain some momentum
arter upselting Marquette on
ple of this team if we·re
going to win,"' Padgett 1:1 aid.
"We aren ' t going to sh oot
well every night. We kne.w
coming into the game we
absolutely had to have this
game tonight."
The Cardinals woo it by
harassing West Virginia 's
shooters, contesting nearly
every
3-pointer
the
Mountaineers put up. Even
Padgett got in on the act,
stepping out to block a 3point attempt by Alexander
in the second half, then taking a charge on the next pos ~
session.
'"When you have defensive intensity, everybody
feeds off that,'' Smith said.
" You make better plays on
offense. It gets you going."
Clark spent the first six
minutes on the bench, but
once he came in, the
Cardinal s had li'ttle trouble
taking controL Lou is ville
took the lead for good on a
3-pointer by Sosa midway
tb.rough the first half and
slowly built from there, ge tting -stops whene'{er the
Mountaineers threatened to
get back in the game.
West Virginia got no closer than six in the second half,
as Louisville blew it open
with a 10-0 run capped by a
layup from Derrick Caracter
tha t gave the Cardinals a 6342 lead with 4:10 remaining.
Only some sloppy ballhandlin g hy Louisville in the
fi nal minutes allowed the
Mountaineers to make it
respectable.
"They made some adjustments,·· Huggins said. "They
didn ' t do whatlhey normally
do. I thought we made some
pretty good adj ustments too. _,
We ju st didn't make · thc"'*;
shots.··
RIVALRY GAME: Lamb leads Eagles past Colonels, 62-53
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MOREHEAD
John
Lamb scored a career-high 18
points to lead a second-half
Morehead State University
rally, and the Eagles defeated
Ohio Valley Conference rival
Eastern Kentucky, 62-53, in
Johnson Arena on Thursday
evening. The freshman from
indianola, lowa, scored all of
his points in the second half
The Colonels led by as
many as nine points in the
first half, and by as many as
e ight points in the second
half. Morehead
Statc·s
biggest lead was the ninepoint final margin.
by hitting five-of-five from
the field, including four
three-pointers, and all four of
his free throw attempts.
MSU, now 5-9 overall and
3-4 in the OVC, also got 15
points from Maze Stallworth
and 11 points and a gamehigh seven rebounds from
Kenneth Faried. Senior point
guard Nikola Stojakovic
haded out a game-high 11
assists and committed only
one turnover in 37 minutes.
EKU is 6-9 overall and 34
in
the league. The
Colonels, who have lost four
games in a row, were led hy
Darnell Dialls who scored 16
points and by Adam Lcomu·d
and Mike Rose who scored
15 points each.
'We got more aggressive
and made our shots in the
second half," said MSU Head
Coach Donnie Tyndall. "But,
Homecoming is scheduled
for Oct. 25 against Eastern
lllinois. The Colonels handed
the Panthers their only OVC
loss last year by a count of
28-21. Eastern Kentucky
wraps up its home schedule
on Nov. 15 against Murray
State. EKU has won six of the
last seven meetings versus
the Races including a 46-35
thriller one season ago in
Munay.
This will be the first time
in six years Eastern Kentucky
will play six home games.
Eastern Kentucky tinished
the 2007 season 9-3 overall
and 8-0 in the OVC to earn
the program's 19th conference title. The Colonels
advanced to the NCAA
Division 1 FCS playoffs for a
record 18th time and posted a
winning record for the 30th
consecutive year.
available for peo~e who want
lo learn more about trapping. A
trapping website is under
development at Kentucky Fish
and
Wildlife's · website,
fw.ky.gov. Just click on the
"Trapping" tab for more information and to be put on a mailing Jist for beginner trapper
work<;hops the department
plans to offer in the future.
lnformat:ion is already available on Kentucky trapping
organizations, finding a fur
buyer or a nuisance animal
trapper, buying Lrapping supplies and more.
Kentucky's hunter education courses now include a trapping segment, with information
on trap identification, safety,
furbearers and the use of trapping as a wildlife management
tooL For farmers who are having problems with livestock
loss from nuisance coyotes,
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife
offers a free DVD called "A ' ALLEN CENTRAL ranks as one of the top boys' high school basketball teams in the 15th
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it was our defense that gave
us lhe chance to win.
"John Lamb had a great
game. After playing only a
minute in the first half, he got
his chance in the second half
and came out aggressive
offensively, plus he worked
hard guarding people. Our
other freshmen, Kenneth
Faried and Demonte Harper,
also played very well."
The Eagles hit only 24
percent (six-of-25} from the
field in Lhe first half and
trailed 21-18 at intermission.
Tn the second half, sparked by
Lamb 's perfect shooting, .
MSU hit 63.6 percent (14-of22) and made eight of its 10
three-point attempts.
MSU won the rebo und
battle, 28-to- 25, and committed only 12 turnovers compared to 16 for Eastern
Kentucky.
ONLINE:
www.msueagles.com
EKU
• Continued from p1
Morehead State. EKU and
Morehead last met on the
gridiron in 1995.
Following the OVC opener at Tennessee State on Sept.
20, Eastern returns home for
Family Weekend when the
Colonels entertain Austin
Peay on Sept. 27 . The
Colonels have won 21
straight meetings against the
Governors including a 28-14
decision last November.
Trapping
• Continued from p1
to set traps effectively. Trappers
must learn to make scent work
for them - whether using scent
to attract canine species, or
controlling their own scent in a
way similar to deer hunters. A
hunter needs 10 gel an animal to
come in close, but a trapper
must get an animal to place its
foot exactly in rhe right spot.
"Trapping prepares any
wanna-be hunter with more
knowledge about animal
behavior than any.iliing else
you can do," says Lacefield.
For people wanting to gel
started, Mattox recommends
linding an experienced trapper
to help. "It's good to have
somebody take you out. help
you make your sets, give you
pointers and then look over
your shoulder," she says. "You
aren't going to learn any other
way except experience - Lrial
and error."
There are several resources
ingl~-~~~t;.5~~~nscd trap-
pers can take mccoon, opossum, mink, muskrat, ~eaver,
bobcat, otler, red and gray fox,
weasel, striped skunk and coyote. Trapping seasons arc open
right now for all of these
species. Winter is the best time
to trap because fur is in prime
condition.
Bobcat trapping season ends
Jan. 31 , while all other rurbearcr species may be trapped
through noon on Feb. 29. For
full details on licensing and
equipment restrictions, pick up
a copy of the 2007,.08
Kentucky
Hunting
and
Trapping Guide, available
wherever trapping licenses are
sold.
MSU women roll past EKU
TIMES STAFF REPORT
The
MOREHEAD
Morehead State University
women's basketball team tied
a school single game record
with 14 tb.ree-pointers and
held visiting Eastern Kentucky
25 points below its season
scoring average as MSU took
command early and never let
up in a 77-50 win over the
Colonels Thursday at Johnson
Arena. The win, MSU's second straight in the Ohio Valley
Conference, moved its record
to 5- l 0 and 3-4 in the OVC
while EKU fell to 8-5 and 3-3
in the conference standings.
Morehead State, which
ranked 11th in the OVC in
field goal percentage, seemingly couldn't miss tonight.
The Eagles hi! 51 percent for
the game - a season high - and
drilled 60 percent of their
attempts in the second half.
The Eagles built a 42- 19 halftime lead on the strength of
seven treys. The Eagles hit
seven more three-balls in the
second half and possessed as
much as a 37-point lead (7235) with seven minutes left in
the game.
But, the story of the game
may bave been MSU's stingy
defense. The Colonels were
limited to just 29 per<.:ent (19of-64) rrom the field and were
4-of-22 from three-point range
where the Eagles outscored
EKU 42-12. MSU , which also
had only out-rebounded three
other opponents this season,
held a decisive 45-31 edge on
the glass. The two teams came
into rhc game ranked one-two
in the league in rebounds per
game. EKU has been averag.
ing mme than 40 boards per
game, but the Eagles limited
their chances as they collected
33 defensive rebounds .
Freshman
Chynna
Bozeman, senior Tarah Combs
and
sophomore
Brandi
Rayburn provided the biggest
spark to the Eagles' offense.
Bozeman, the reigning OVC
Freshman of the Week, was 4of-6 from long range and led
the team with 18 points and
also had a career high nine
rebounds and three steals.
Combs also hit four treys giving her 180 for her career and provided 14 points.
Rayburn, who got her second
straight starting assignment,
scored 11 points and shot 5of-8 from the field. She also
collected ftvc rebounds.
The Eagles also got a
career high nine-point efl'ort
from freshman Candyce
Flynn. She was 2-of-2 from
long distance. Scniot• Anitha
Smith-Williams drilled Lhree
from outside the arc and
photo by Jamie Howell
Cats hold off Florida in SEC opener
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - Senior
guard Samanlha Mahoney
(Detroit) scored 22 points and
freshman point guard Amber
Smith (Winter Haven, Fla_)
added a career-high 13 as the
University
of Kentucky
women's basketball learn
squeaked out an exciting 6058 tluiller over the visiting
Florida
Gators
in
the
Southeastern
Conference
opener Thursday night in
Memorial Coliseum.
"Tt is good to know we can
win a game - that is important
to this group," UK Coach
Matthew Mitchell said. ''They
needed to get that proverbial
monkey orr their back - we
needed to get that done. I
thought our derense there a\
the end wa<; pretty dog-gone
good and we are still struggling some offensively. 1
thought if we had shot our free
, throws differently it would
have maybe been a different
game but we are not going to
complain about anything
tonight.''
It was a hack-and-forth hatLie from the stan as the 40th
meeting between the conference foes produced nine ties
and three lead changes, including six ties in the second half.
The Wildcats (7-8, 1-0
SEC), who trailed just once in
the second half, regained a
lhree-poinl lead (59-56} with
1:15 remaining in the game.
Mahoney missed a layup with
one minute left before
Florida's Marshae Dotson
pulled down one of her gamehigh 12 rebounds. She added
two of her game-high 26
points to pull the Gators (11-5,
0- 1 SEC) within one, 59-58,
with :49 seconds to go.
Another missed jumper by
Mahoney with : 17 seconds oo
the clock was rebounded by
Florida's Sharicllc Smith but
the Gators committed a
scored nine points to go along
with a season high seven
rebounds. She was one of
three (Combs and Rayburn as
well) who led the team with
five assists. The Eagles dished
out 21 assists.
Defensively, MSU's duo of
Arton Perry and Bri!lany
Pittman, who rank as the top
two shot blockers in the
league, combined for I 0 rejections. Pittman, who ranks
third nationally in the
Division I in blocks, swatted a
career high seven and now has
60 for the season. She already
ranks sixth in career blocks at
MSU, and the 60 total is the
third best season in school history.
Two players did reach double figures for the Colonels as
Crystal Jones' 13 led the way.
Niki Avery hit a trio of threepointers and contributed ll
points. EKU, which tops the
league In steals, had II
tonight.
Tn the early stages of the
game, EKU opened up a 6-2
lead at the 17:20 mark. But,
the Eagles put together an 180 run over the next six minutes. By the 11 :35 mark on lhe
clock, the Eagles were leading
20-6. The closesl EKU could .
cut the lead to the rest of the
night was 19 (48-29) wilh ,
16:32 left in the contest.
turnover on their next possession wirh just :06 ticks left.
The game still wasn't over,
however, a<; UK committed a
turnover on its press break,
giving Florida the hall back
with :03_7 seconds left in the
game.
The Cats remained calm
and senior Chelsea Chowning
(Berea) stepped up to take a
charge on a Dotson layup
attempt. sending her to the free
throw line for two shots.
Chowning hit the first free
throw to put Kentuck-y up 6058. With 1.5 seconds remaining, she intentionally missed
the second shot and it wa.
rebounded by Smith of UF
who was awarded a timeout
with :0.7 seconds to go. The
Gators· final shot attempt was
tipped by Chowning at midcourt and UK held on for the
win.
··we just thought that if she
missed it and they tipped il
'v\>ith a second left then we didn' t think there was any chance
of their being any time left; '
Mitchell said. "We missed it,
Florida caught it and held it for
about a second. They called
timeout and somehow were
awarded the ball. What we
were trying to do was catch
them off guru·d. lf we miss it
then they can 't set it up and
can't throw long. lt did not
work tonight, so we will have
to rethink that."
Chowning finished with
seven points after hitting two
clutch three-pointers in the
second half. She also grabbed
three rebounds, two blocks
and two steals in just 19 minutes of play. Freshman Catina
Bctt (Gadsden, Ala.) came off
the bench to contribute six
points while sophomore Lydia
Watkins (Hopkinsville, Ky.)
and freshman Victoria Dunlap
(NashviJle, Tenn.) added five
points each.
"Chowning ha.s become the
heart-beat or this team,"
Mitchell said. "She got evcqone fired up on the locker
room after the game and she is
just a great player tor us."
The Wildcats, who led 3025 at the half, led by as many
as eight points twice in the
first half and were paced by
Mahoney and Smith with 11
points apiece. UK limited
Florida to its lowest output in
the first half with just 25
points. It also marked just the
third time this season the
Gators trailed at the half.
"That was the Sam
Mahoney that we needed,"~~
Mitchell said. "At the end of
the game when we were looking for a play, she came up and
said that she wanted the ball
run through her and that was a
great sign for me. I love to sec
that she wanted to ball at the
end . She produced for us
tonight, she was very aggressive and got us going and she
finished it off for us. 1 was
very happy with Sam 's play
tonight. We could not have
won the game without her
effort tonight."
With tl;e 22 points tonight,_.
Mahoney moved ahead of
Kristi Cushenben-y (1988-92)
for No. 10 on UK's career
scoring list with 1,376 point<;.
UK shot 39.0 percent from
the field (23-of-59) compared
to Florida's 35.7 percent (2056). The Wildcats scored 32
points off 24 Gator turnovers
and charted a season-high
tying seven blocks.
UK, which snapped UFs
seven-game winning streak, is
now 12-15 in conference
openers. Florida now owns a
21- 19 lead in the all-time
series but UK leads l 0-9 when
the game is played in
Lexington.
The Wildcats will travel to
Stm·kville, Miss., Sunday to
take on Mississippi State at 3
p.m.
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13, 2008 • 83
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NFL: Jacksonville tries to stop Pats as New England resumes play
by DAVE GOLDBERG
ASSOCIATED PRESS
After a week out of the spotlight, the New England Patnots
_are back in its glow. They're
three games away fi·om 19 0
and an NFL title, but one loss
away from losing a lot nf the
• luster a 1fi-0 regular season
brought them.
That hasn't chanoed BiU
B·elichick.
e
"We've treated it one week
at a time all year, :-o this week
it's Jacksonville,'' the Patnots
coach mtones. "hach week has
it's own unique challenges and
, that'<; detinitely true this week T
don't think any of those other
gmnes really have a whole lot
of hearing on this one."
Same old song.
New England rested last
week, as ilid the other top seeds
in the NFL's postseason festival: No. 21ndy and the two top
NFC teams, Dallas and Green
Bay. They all face first-round
wwners in the latest test of
whether it's hcttcr to haYe
momentum or rest.
But the Patriots prohably
rested less than most.
E'en in a bye week,
Belichick always gives his
players something to work on.
That's in contrast to Dallas'
Wade Philhps. who told his
players to take three days off.
So Tony Romo went to Mexico
with his celebrity inamorata
"f 1 while the Patriots stuilied play
books.
The Patriots have reason to
believe that Saturday night's
game will he diiTicult.
The Jaguars (12 5J won in
Pittsburgh for the second time
this season. Joc:;ing a 28-10
fourth-quarter lead, then rallying to win 31-29 on Josh
Scohee·s late 25 yard tield goal.
lt was set up a by a 32-ym'd
fourth down run by QB David
Gurrard, who war> the team's
leading msher in the game.
Normally.
Jacksonville
depends on Maurice JonesDrew and Fred Taylor, who wa~
selected to his first Pro Bowl
this week as an injury replace
mcnt- an hrmnr long overdue.
They combined for just 77
yards rushmg in Pillsburgh, but
Jones-Drew had a 96-yardkick
orr return to SCl up a TO and a
43-yard score on a short pa~s
from Garrard.
Jacksonville probably will
have to open up its offense
against a team that set a regularseason record with 589 points
(almo~t 37 a• game). l11at, or
course, was due to league MVP
Tom Bn:td), who set a record
with 50 touchdown pa<>ses;
Randy Moss, who had a record
23 TD catches; and Wes
Welker. who tled for the NFL
lead with 11 2 receptions.
"I think they've got really an
all-star cast.'' Jaguars coach
Jack Del Rio says. "I think
you've got .,;orne certai~ Hall or
Fame players. You've got a
whole sJe,, of all-stars and Pro
Bowl-type guys, and the coaching staff is very strong. We've
got a Jot of respect for what
they've been able to accom
plish:-
So doe~ everyone ebe.
San Diego (12-5) at
Indianapolis (13-3)( 1 p.m. EST
Sunday): There has been so
much rocus on the Patriots that
the reigning champion Colts
have been low protile this sea<;on, something they don't mind
at all. They've also had time to
heal injured players, although
Marvin Harrison, who's missed
much or the season with a knee
rroblem, is still uncertain.
Still , this team may be
stronger defensively than any
Tony Dungy has had with the
Colts. And the offense has hccn
without Harrison for so long
that Peyton Manning has gollen
used to working with new
receivers,
notably
rookie
Anthony Gonzalez.
San Diego also has a problem with one of its stars: TE
Antonio Gates, who sprained
his big toe last week and is day
to day.
The Chargers started 1-3
under Norv Turner, but go to
Tndy with a seven-game winning streak, including last
week's 17-6 llrst-round victory
over Tennessee - one more
playoff win than the depmted
Marty Schottenhcimcr had with
last season's 14-2 temn.
The Chargers beat the Colts
23-21 in San Diego on Nov. 11
in a nuky game.
Manning threw six interceptions, San Diego got TDs on
punt and kickoff returns by
Darren Sproles, and yet the
Colts should have won. Adam
Vinatieri, the best clutch kicker
in NFL history, missed a 29-
yard lield goal with 1:31 left.
The better model may be the
game two seasons ago, when
San Diego won 26-17 in lndy,
handing the CoiL» their first loss
after a 13-0 start. They did it hy
pressuring Manning, a pattern
Pittsburgh followed when it
beat the Colts in the playoffs
that season.
The normally placid Turner
showed some emotion last
week, dancing on the sideline
after the Chargers' first playotr
win since they beat Pittsburgh
and went to the Super Bowl
after the 1994 season.
"That first one's the hardest
one," Tw·ner said. "Just like
when you start a game somelimes, that first score is the
hardest one to get and then you
get going. Hopefully,thisjumpstartc; all of us.''
New York Giants (11-6) at
Dallas (13-3) (4:30 p.m.
Sunday)
These teams have played 91
times, although this is the flrst
time they've met in the playoffs.
The Cowboys won both regular-sea<;on meetings: 45-35 on
opening night and 31-20 at the
Meadowlands on Nov. 11. That
loss in Dallas is the last time
the Giants were beaten on the
road. They have won eight
straight, including a 24-14 win
in Tampa last week, their first
playoff victory since they beat
Minnesota to go to the Sup~r
Bowl following the 2000 season.
They also have more
momentum than the Cowboys,
who lost two or their la:.t three
and got those days off earlier
this month. Dallas ha~n'l won a
postscac;on game since 1996.
Romo, whose relationship
with Jessica Simpson seems to
interest folks more than his onfield activities, finished poorly:
one touGildown and five inter
ceptions in his last two regularseason games. The maligned
Eli Manning wa& much better
for the Giants with six TDs and
one interception combined in
the Tampa Bay win and the
near miss 38-35 loss fo New
England in the rcgulat-season
closer.
Dallas' most pressing problem is the health of Terrell
Owens, who has a high ankle
sprain. He ha~ practiced this
week, but Phillips says his status is a game-time decision.
Terry Glenn. out almost all season with knee problems. could
help fill the hole, but he could
be rusty.
One reason the Giants have
improved oiTensively is the
play of several rookies: fifrhround TE Kevin Boss, replacing the injured Jeremy
Shockey; seventh-round RB
Ahmad Bradshaw; and WR
Steve Smith, a second-rounder
who missed much or the season
with injuries.
Seattle ( 11-6) at Green Bay
(13-3) (4:30 p.m. Saturday):
Mike Holmgren. who won a
Super Bowl coaching the
Packers, points to last season's
overtime loss to eventual NFC
champion Chicago to demonstrate why his Seahawks are
equ1pped to play in cold weather.
·'No one gave u~ the slightest chance to even come clo. c
and we played a very fine football game; lost the football
game, but played a good game
and had a chance.'' he says.
"We know the challenges, but it
kind or gets you going. It kind
of gets the juices tlowing a little bit to .;ay, 'OK, here\ what
we're. up against now. Let's sec
what we can do.' That 's a
healthy thing. That's a good
thing."
The key for Seattle will he
to get a rush on Brett Favre.
Pat;ick Kerney was second in
the NFL with 14112 sacks and
the Seahawks were rounh overall with 45 . But traction at
Lambeau Field couhl be a
problem; a wet or slippery ficld
often causes defenses a-; many
problems as it causes offenses.
There are connections
between these teams. Not only
did Holmgren win that title and
an NFC championship in
Green Bay, hur he is credited
with making Favre a star, and
'"Holmgren Way," named after
him. is adji:ltent to Lambeau
Field.
Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck
was once Favre's backup. And
1n a 2004 playoff game in
Green Bay, he was caught by a
microphone after the overtime
coin flip saying: -·we want !he
ball and we·re going to score!'.
Instead. he threw an interception that was ret:umed for
the Packers· winning TD.
.Brady among 5 _Patriots voted to AP NFL All-Pro Team
by BARRY WILNER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK - The 2007
season wa~ outstanding for a
bunch of fresh faces.
Sixteen players, including
league MVP Tom Brady, made
The Associated Press l'irL AllPro Team for the first time.
Yes, the rt..>cord-setting New
England quarterback who has
won three Super Bo\vLs m his
eight pro sca~ons never wac:;
chosen an All Pro, beaten out by
the 1ikes or fellow MVPc; Peyton
Manning, Kurt Warner and Rich
Gannon.
Among the other newcomers
were Chargers cornerback
Antonio Crommtie, who led the
league with 10 interceptions:
Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus
Ware; and Titans placekicker
Rob Bironas.
"This year. l think l proved a
lot of people wrong. with everybody saying how my knee
injury was going to affect me,"
said Cromartie, whose first
healthy NFL season was 2007.
"1 mean, l'm two years orr or it.
~
My biggest thing wa.s proving
everybody wrong."
Bironas also has proven himself' in the NFL alter spending
four years playing indoor football. He made a record eight
field goals in a win at Houston,
and was 35-for-39, plu<> a perfect 28-of-28 on PATs.
"It's been an in<.:redible journey,'' said Bironas. "I didn't
have any doubt in myself when
f got started on this journey in
high schooL That wa<; my dream
to play in the pros. and I just
kept pursuing it. 1 wanted to be
one of the better kickers in the
NFL, and this year 1 was able to
do that."
Ware one was of the top linebackers, a pass rushing threat
who also was solid against the
run. Offensive coordinators
needed to account for Ware on
every dl'iwn.
"Coming from a smaller college, playing defensive end, and
then convctting to linchacker.
seeing how over the years I've
gotten better and hcttcr coverage-wise and stopping the run
and, secondly, rushing the pass-
er." Ware said of his improvement since being a 2005 firstround draft pick out of Troy.
"Now, T feel like I'm a wellrounded linebacker. Now fm
getting pul in the realm with
those other guys that have been
here seven. eight years and have
been great players. So you really see how your hard work pays
oii lt's a great thing."
The greatest thing in the
Nf<'L during the regular season:
the Patriots. Along with Brady,
who drew 49112 or the ballots
from 50 media members who
re!,'Ularly cover the NFL - one
voter split at quarterback
between Brady and Green Bay's
Brett Favre - New England
had wide receiver Randy Moss
(a unanimous choice), tackle
Mall Light, linebacker Mike
Vrabel and cornerback Asante
Samuel on the All-Pro team.
All hut Moss made the AllPro team for the lirst time; Moss
was chosen as a Minnesota
Viking in 1998, 2000 and 2003.
Along with Moss, the other
unanimous pick was Chargers
back
LaDainian
running
Tomlinson, the league's rushing
leader, who made it for the third
time.
Joining Tomlinson and
Cromartie from the Chargers
was fullback Lorenzo Neal, who
clears many of LT.'s paths.
Also with three players on
the team. were Dallas and
Seattle. The Cowboys had
Ware, tight end Jason Witten
and wide receiver Terrell
Owens; Ware and Witten were
first-timers, Owens also was
selected in 2000, '01 and '02
with San Francisco, and 2004
with Philadelphia
"Any time you can be the
best in the entire league, that's
always a special moment," said
Witten, who had 96 receptions
and seven touchdowns this season . "There's a lot or great tight
ends out there, so to be on the
top of that list is nice."
The Scahawks had tackle
Walter Jones, defensive end
Patrick Kerney and linebacker
Lofa Tatupu. Jones previously
made All-Pro in 2001, '04 and
'05; the others Seahawks were
lirsHimers.
Seahawks coach
Mike
Holmgren called Tatupu's threeinterception day in a win at
Philadelphia on Dec. 2 ·•one of
the great games I've ever seen a
linebacker have."
"Everybody has hccn instrumental in everything that I've
been able to do," Tatupu said.
"The D-line has been enabling
me to get sacks, DBs staying on
their guys so we can get back
there and get sacks, or getting
interceptions."
Joining Brady. Tomlinson
and Neal in the backfield was
Philadelphia's
Brian
Westbrook, who led the league
in yards from scrimmage with
2,104.
"Being named first-team
All-Pro is an unbelievable way
to cap a season that I am very
proud of from a personal. standpoint, although J wish things
would have turned out differently for our learn,'' said
Westbrook, whose Eagles were
8-8. "I have always said that I
would tmdc personal accomplishments for the success of
my team, but it 's great to be
recognized for the things I
have worked so hard to
achieve."
The rest or the offense had
Minnesota
guard
S teve
Hutchinson, Pill~hurgh guard
Alan Fancca. and Indianapolis
center Jeff Saturday.
The other All-Pros on
defense were Kansas City end
Jared Allen, the league sacks
leader with 15112: Minnesota
tackle Ke,in Williams and
Tennessee
tackle
Albert
Haynesworth; San Francisco
inside linebacker Patrick
Willis, the only rookie on the
squad; indianapolis safery Bob
Sanders, the Defensive Player
of the Year; and Baltimore
safety Ed Reed, making it for
the third time.
San Francisco punter Andy
Lee, also a newcomer to the
squad,_and record-selling kick
returner Devin Hester of
Chicago, who made it as a
rookie in 2006, ac; well, were
the other special-teamers.
ln all, 15 AFC players and
12 from the NFC were chosen
as All-Pros.
Hope expected to get nod as Purdue head football coach
by CLIFF BRUNT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDIAN APOLlS
Purdue was to announce the
successor to football coach
Joe Tiller a.s soon as Friday, a
person familiar with the
coaching search said.
The person, who spoke on
the condition of anonymity
because negotlatlons are
ongoing, said Thursday that
the 65 year old Tiller will
coach the Boilermakers in
2 008, and the s uccessor
would take over after that
The date and time of the
announcement are uncertain,
, the person said, because the
details are still being worked
Out.
Several media outlets have
reported Eastern Kentucky
coach Danny Hope will be
~
hired as assistant head coa~h .
then become head coach in
2009.
The person familiar with
the search declined to comment on the reports.
The 49 year-old Hope was
an offensive 1inc coach on
Tiller's staffs at Wyoming,
then Purdue, before leaving
the Boilermakers after the
200 l season.
After one season as assistant head coach at Louisville,
Hope IS ~5-22 in f ive winning
seasons at Eastem Kentucky.
In 2007, he Jed the
Colonels to a 9-3 record and
the Ohio Valley Conference
title and was a Football
Champion ship Subdivision
Regional Coach of the Year.
Altempls
by
The
Associated Press to reach
Hope by telephone were
unsuccessful, and e-mails to
his Eastern Kentucky account
are being routed to an office
associate.
"Any information about
the coaching position at
Pm·due needs to come from
Purdue," Eastern Kentucky
athletic director Mark Sandy
said.
Tiller came to Purdue from
Wyoming
m
1997 and
brought a spread passing
attack thal helped revive a
program that had g one
throug h t hree coaches and
just two winning seasons in
the previous 16 years.
"We've changed the culture surrounding the football
program ," Tiller said before
the 2007 season. " I think that
we certainly have changed the
expectation level, and l don't
know if that's good or bad.''
It was both.
Tiller's teams went 83-54
from 1997 through 2007, one
win short of the record 84
won by Jack Mollenkopf in
1956-69. Under Tiller, the
Boilermakers made 10 bowl
appearances in 11 years,
incluiling the high point in
2000 when Drew Brees led
the team to the Rose Bowl for
the fi rsl Lime si nee 1967 and
was third in the Hcisman
Trophy voting.
Purdue's success, however,
created such high expectations that the Boilermakers'
failure to reach the perennial
ellle status of traditional Big
Ten powers Michigan and
Ohio State fueled frustration
hy many fans.
Purdue started last season
5-0, but consecutive losses w
the Buckeyes and Wolve1i nes
doomed the Boilermakers
once again to second-tier staws in the conference. They
finished the regular season
with three straight losses including their first lo rival
Indiana since 2001 - before
outlasting Ccnrral Michigan
51-48 in the Motor City Bowl
to finish at 8-5.
Even then, with three more
years on Tiller 's contract with
Purdue, the gmmbling never
subsided.
Neither did Tiller's enthusiasm for the college game.
"1 enjoy the college environment so much so that I
don ' t see myself ever doing
anything other than this.'' the
coach said at the start of last
season. "Right now, 1 couldn ·r
Lell you when I would no
longer he doing it.''
Defensive end Anthony
Spencer, a captain in 2006
ami a rookie this year with the
Da11as Cowboys, said Tiller is
trying to relate hettcr to
today's players.
"He's defi nitely a good
coach, but he's probably more
stuck in the old ways,"
Spencer said. "He has been
working to become more of a
players coach. I could see
that last year, and yeah, it
helped a lor."
Tiller's only lo~ing season
with Purdue was in 2005,
when the Boilermakers went
5-6 with what he said was one
of his most athletic teams.
The down fall, he said, was
they didn't approad1 the game
properly.
"That was, in my opinion,
personnel driven, and we'ye
made those corrections."
Tiller said.
MSC preseason baseball poll released
TIMES STAFF REPORT
finish fifth in the six-team conference.
LO.U ISYILLE - Campbclls,·i11e
The results of the preseason po ll
University tops the MSC preseason are as follows, listed by school, last
baschaJJ poll, as voted by the confer- - year's final o\·~rall record and poll
ence coaches.
pomt<;, w ith teams getting Ci, e points
The Campbell. ville University for a first-place vote, down to one
baseball team is the preseason point for llf'th. Coache" \\ere not
favorite to win the Mid-South allowed to vote for their own team.
Conterence Championship in 2008,
1. Campbellsville Un1Yersity. 4~according to the coaches poll
18, 25 (5 first place YOtes): 2. Univ.
released earlier in the week. ln 2007, of the Cumberlands, 35 19. l9 ( l
Campbellsville won the Mid-South first place vote): 3. L indse) Wilson
Tournament and advancing t0 the College, 30-28, 17: -t. Georgetown
championship of the Region XI College, 28-23, I 5; 5. Pikeville
Tournament.
College, 19-28 , 7; 6. WYU Tech. '21Pikeville College was piGked to 25, 7.
photo by Jamie Howell
ALLEN CENTRAL went on a tate-game run Tuesday night on Its way to a 70-60 win over visiting Johnson
Central.
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Our Lady of the Way Hospital, Inc., has an opening
for an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner.
Current Kentucky Registered Nurse Licensure and
National Certification as an Advanced Nurse
Practitioner with two (2) years experience preferred.
Generous salary and benefits, commensurate with
experience.
Send resume to
Debi Bentley
P.O. Box 9iO, Martin, Kentucky 41649
email: dbenlley@olwh.or~
fax: (606) 285-6409, or call (606) 285-6420
An Equal Oppoltunity Employer
OTTER CREEK CORRECTIONAL CENTER
IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER POSITIONS.
Must possess a high school diploma/GED certi~ication
or equivalent. A valid driver's license is requrred.
OTTER CREEK CORRECTIONAL CENTER
IS ALSO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
LICENSED PRACTICAL NU.RSES.
Must be a graduate from an accredited school of
nursing. Must be licensed in the state of employment.
A valid driver's license is required.
Interested persons may apply at
327 Correctional Road, Wheelwright, KY 41669,
online at www.correctionscorp.com
Otter Creek Correctional Center is an equal opportunity employer MIF/ON
POSITION AVAILABLE
The Big Sandy ADD is in need of a Registered Nurse for the UMWA Health
and Retirement Funds Community Health Program. Duties include but are not
limited to: Coordinates the delivery of health services t~at will affect beneficiaries' health, well-being and quality of life. Implements and manages innovative
medical programs that support the medical management principles of the
Funds. Identifies, establishes and maintains relationships with providers and
community agencies to promote beneficiary welfare ;md health education.
Promotes beneficiary access and participation in health promotion, disease prevention and health education programs. Works collaboratively with the
Community Health Nurse Manager and Community Social Worker and the Infield Beneficiary Service Representative. Special emphasis is on a background
of Caregiver Education or Services. This position requires extensive travel.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Registered Nurse with tour to six years related experience and/o r training ;
R.N., with technical or operational experience in a health field such as DME,
urgent care, ambulance, ENF, home health, pharmacy benefits, or delivery of
carer; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Requires computer skills at an intermediate level. For example, generating
word processing letters/reports, basic spreadsheet usage, mounting tapes
and/or operating printers and other peripheral devices.
i~~ll
uiAWII
CONSOLIDATED
Please send letter of intent and resume to:
Terry Trimble
Big Sandy ADD
110 Resource Drive
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Big Sandy ADD is an EOE.
~~HIGHLANDS
..REG l 0 N A L
The MEdical CEnter of Eastern Kentucky ...
HEALTH • SYSTEMS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
EXPANDING ICU/CCV
FT - REGISTERED NURSES
l)IRECTOR OF
MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS
Highlands Regional Medical Center • "The Medical Center of Eastern
Kentucky," has an opening for Director of Marketing and Public Relations.
Highlands is sooking a motivated, experienced marketing professional to lead
the organization's marketing. advertising, and public relations activities. The
Director of Marketing is responsible for crafting marketing and promotional
plans, preparing and managing marketing, advertising, and public relations
budgets and managing all creative PfO<:esse5. The Director is also responsible
for the development of all promotional materials for the medical center, as well
as website management.
The Ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree In marketing, public relations,
or communications, with experience in a health care setting preferred. In addi·
tion, the ability to work on multiple projects with definite deadlines is required.
Experience in public speaking, writing and advertising are a plus.
• Nine (9) Paid Holidays
• Retirement Plan
• Medlcai/Oentat Insurance
• Lite Insurance
lnteresled applicants may apply to the
Human Resources Department, HRMC,
5000 Ky. At. 321, Prestonsburg, Ky. 41653
{606) 886-7530 • Fax (606) 886·7534
E-mail: tclark@hrmc.org
Highlands is an equal op(>Ortunity employer.
$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
PfOviding optimal care for tl\e 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 AN 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.
• Nine (9) Paid Holidays
• Retirement Plan
• Medicai!Oentallnsurance
• Life Insurance
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
Higblands is an equal opportunity employer.
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SUNDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD" CoUNTY TIMES
cessful candidate
will have human
experiresource
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
David
R.
Baumgartner,
S
P
H
R
"mailto:dbaumgartner@ hqmmail.com"
dbaumgartner@ hq
mmail.com
(859) 806-1517
Fax (859) 523-5564
PO Box 910844
Lexington,
KY
40591-0844
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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
ifJl inquiries not accepted.
Carpenters wanted
for housing renovations in Floyd Co.
Min 5 years experience, hand tools &
transportation
required. Minimum
$12.00 per hour to
start. Long term
opportunity if willing
to travel. call Luke
@ 717-682-8816.
~
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.
- Merchandise
2- 6 ft 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.
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.
•l
For Sale: Beautiful
purple
prom
dress.
Size
26W. Originally
paid
$400
for
dress asking S1 00.
· Call 424-3794.
3 Caret diamond
bracelet for sale.
$250. Call 7910107.
, BOOK FOR SALE
A book by Donald
Crisp "Growing up
on Bucks Branch".
l.n Floyd county, on
~ sale nowllll $12.50
, plus shipping and
handling. Contact
~ Donald
at 2853385.
Animals
• AKC
registered
. Boxer
pups.
Asking $350. Tails
dooked·dew claws
removed - shots &
wormer up to date.
Call (606) 2982529. Both male &
female.
closet. 1yr Lease. utilities. Call 886No pets. Please call 0226 after 5:00pm.
Free male kitten to
good home. He's a Apartment build· 606-478-81 00.
For rent 2 br
gray long haired. lng for sale by
Located 1, 2, and 3 bed- Mobile Home on
Call
874-8167 owner.
Branch
between 6pm-9pm. near HRMC. Call room apartments Mays
889-9171 for more for rent. Call 886· behind pizza hut.
8366.
$300 month plus
information
security
depos1t.
Furniture
Approximately 10 Apartment for rent. Call 886-1637.
acres of land for $100 deposit, $125
Mobile Home for
Paladin Sofa and sale on Paw Paw a week. All utilities
chair for sale. Creek. Buchanan included. Call 886- rent. 3 miles from
Prestonsburg
on
Retails for $3,300 County Hurley, Va. 7918.
David road. Call
1-606-886set. 1 112 yrs old. Call
Will sale for $1 ,000. 2144 or 1-304-736- 1 Br efficiency 8863902.
3684. Or email at apartment for rent
Call 358-9407.
eastkybell@ webtv. n located on 1428. No
3 BR 2 bath MH
pets, NO HUD $475 for rent with large
Sofa & /Chair for et.
month
utilities deck.. Located at
sale. Newly apolAdams
$225 315
stered. $450 Must 4 Unit apartment included.
deposit. Cemetery
Road.
see to believe. building plus stor- security
Call 791-8617
or
Beautlfulll. Call 1- age for sale.Good Call 606-262-4296.
791-4471. $450 per
859-6283 or 1-422- location. Call 8868366.
3br apt for rent. 2 month.
5597.
baths, parking for
Prestonsburg trucks. Will rent to
Mobile home for
Mt rent. 14x60 2 br all
business for lease. contractors.
Misc.
Great location on Parkway 6 miles appliances
total
the main road, close from Prestonsburg.
electric, pnvate lot
&
garage
on
4 Wheels for 1995 to downtown and Call 886-8366
Arkansas
Creek,
the
courthouse.
3000 GT. Rims and
tires $500. Also lease as is or Townhouse 2 BR 1 Martin. $425 month
utilities.
1996 Honda XRBO change, many pos- Bath w/d hookup 2 plus
inqwres
used very little sibilities,ie restau- car garage $575 per Serious
$500. Call 886- rant, sports bar. month plus utilities only please. NO
office
complex- plus deposit. Call HUD. CALL 8868775.
ample parking. May 606-477-2783
6665
selling.
Tanning Bed for consider
For rent furnished
sale. Call 886-8843 Call 791-3663.
Lost Dog
studio apt. Suitable
or 791-2727.
Beauty shop for for one person.
rent. Equipped with Near
college.
$100 REWARD
3 stations and tan- Utilities included.
For more inforning bed. Would Deposit required.
consider renting for No pets. Call 886- mation leading to
I
the whereabouts
commercial
use 3565 or 874-9976.
Homes For Sale
of a missing, large
other than beauty
shop. Rt. 122 1 mile 1Br
furnished whitw male PYRESouth of Martin apartment located NEES dog. He has
miles
from been neutered. He
across from Garth 3
3 Bd house for Technical School. Prestonsburg. Call is missing from
above
sale. 1 112 bath Must have refer- 358-9483 after 6:00 just
Bonanza
on
pm or 794-9484.
new kitchen & ences. 285-9112.
Abbott Road in
app. Commercial
bldg also located Commercial prop- Apt. For rent: 1 Prestonsburg. Call
on
property. erty 1,2 acres next and 2 BR apart- 886·3537. Nights
Weekends
Walmart
& ments on Rt. 321 and
Located on Middle to
in near Porter school. 886-0809.
Creek. Call 8886- McDonald's
Prestonsburg. 886· Central heat and air,
2699.
3023 after 5pm.
washer and dryer
Legals
hookup. $375 per
For sale by owner.
FOR
SALE
month
plus
refer3 br,1 bath comNOTICE OF
pletely remodeled. Property for sale ences and deposit.
INTENTION
Seniors
welcomed!
b
e
t
w
e
e
n
Close
to
new
TO MINE
school. Great Hwy Prestonsburg and Call 789-5973.
Painstville.
Also,
Pursuant
to
access. No money
Houses & town
Application
down.
Financing double wide for
No. 836-0307
available. Estimated rent. $500 plus houses tor rent.
monthly payment deposit. Call 606- Also one bedroom. Amendment No. 2
$600mth with taxes 789-6721 or 792- NO PETS . Located
In accordance
in
Prestonsburg. with KRS 350.070,
and
insurance 792~6721. No pets.
Call 886-8991.
included. For more
notice is hereby
information call 606- FARM FOR SALE
Floyd county 75
Furnished 1 bed given that Matt/Co.,
265-1734.
acres more or less, room Apt. Central Inc., 439 Meadows
Branch,
House for sale. rt. 1100 off US 23 heat & air. Rent
Prestonsburg,
starting
at
$375.
East
Point
Upper
3,500 square ft.
Large
lot.
Off Little Paint. Lum month, + $300. Kentuc-ky 41653,
water has applied for an
hwy114. Call 886- Derossett Branch. deposit
Call 606-325-4430 included. Located amendment to an
8366
or 606-325-2809. near HRMC. 606- existing
surface
2 houses for sale Level- Sloping and 889-9717.
coal mining and
in upscale neigh- timber. HUNTERS
reclamation operaborhood. Located PARADISE!! Could
tion, located 2.6
Houses
at 270 sunshine be made into a subof
miles
north
Lane
and
288 division.
Emma, in Floyd
Sunshine Lane In
County.
The
Wells Edition of
amendment Will add
House
For
Rent
4
Pike
County.
BR, at Allen, Ky. 199.80 acres of surLocated just off
Central
H I Ac face disturbance,
four lane. Call437$800.00 per month and will underlie an
1950 or 424-1150.
2br 1 bath house + security deposit. additional 328.30
acres, of which
3 br house for sale. for rent at Martin. Call 794-0249
164.15 acres overlie
Located
above Lg yard $350.. mth.
Wayland with cen- $350 deposit. Call 2 br central H I AC area mining area,
tral heat and air. 2 789-3724 or 791 Martin, Ky $500 making a total area
month plus deposit .
car garage plus 9331.
of 618.72 acres,
Call 794-0249
extra storage with 1
within the amended
1/2 bath. $59,900
permit
boundary.
3 br 2 bath house
Call 358-4541 or
APARTMENT
The proposed
located
at
424-0379.
Betsylayne. 2 car operation is approxgarage
w I extra kmately 0. 70 mile
Large frame buildfrom
ing with 3 apts plus Town house apt for storage Also fire- northeast
rent.
2
br
1
bath.
place,
all
appliSugar-loaf
Branch
6 rooms and bath.
That could be used Stove and refriger- ances. $1 ,000 mth . Road's junction with
KY 1428, and is
for bed & bath. ator. City limits at 23 Call 606-434-2852.
located on Dials
Formerly
Fraley & 80. $525 mth plus
Motor Sales. Could utilities with $300 House for rent. Branch of Sugarloaf
be used as com- deposit. 1yr lease. $550. Per month. Branch
of
the
mercial. $34,900. NO PETS. Call 237- Also apt for rent Levisa Fork.
$450mth.
Both
Call 358-4541 or 4758
The proposed
located
at
Betsy
424-0379.
2 br Apartment for Layne area. No amendment 1s locatDeposit ed on the Lancer
Brick &
Stone rent including stove, pets.
Call
606- USGS 7-1/2 minute
required.
refrigerator,
washer
House for Sale.
quadrangle
map.
478-5403
and
dryer.
Located
Four bedrooms, two
The
surface
area
to
at
286
US
Hwy
23
and a half baths.
4
Bedroom
2
bath
be
disturbed
is
North
Prestonsburg.
2900 square feet
.Desirable location Call874-0032. $500 house central heat owned by Joe A .
Barbara
in' Trimble Branch. mth plus $250 secu- and air. At Allen Ky and
.$800 mth plus Burchett, E. L. and
Reasonably priced. rity deposit.
deposit. Call 794- Bertha
Cline,
Call 886-2020
Apartment for rent. 0249.
Malcolm
Layne,
HOUSE FOR SALE 2 & 3 bedrooms.
Jarrell,
Rebecca
Newly constructed Behind woods gro- 2 Br house for rent The Elk Horn Coal
on
Cracker
bottom
house for sate locat- cery. Stop in or call
LLC,
at Martin. Call 886- Company,
ed at Abbott Creek. 874-2380.
Wade and Ora
9246.
Vaulted living room
Blackburn
Heirs,
ceiling, 3 BR, bonus 1 Br efficiency apt
7 room house for John Dallas and
for
rent.
Located
on
room, fireplace, with
rent
in
Martin. Vina Sue Branham,
cherry
hardwood Rt 1428 between
& Recently renovated. Clark Pergrem and
floors and cabinets allen
2 Br 1 bath. Stove, Jesse Rudd, Tom
with
spacious Prestonsburg.
refrigerator, washer and
Melissa
attached garage. Private lot. Partially
and dryer. $500 mth Reynolds,
furnished.$475
rent,
Albert
Located- 4 miles
plus utilities. $300 and Janet Ratliff,
from
us
23. $250 deposit. NO
deposit. References Johnny and Patricia
Panoramic
view HUD. (606) 262required. NO HUD.
located in new sub- 4296,
Huffman, Taulbee
NO PETS. Call285divisions. $210,00
and
Renisa
3140.
asking price Seller Apartment for rent
Branham, Michae l
willing to help with on US 23 at lvel.
Hunt, Ransom and
1\ lohilc II umcs
closing costs! Call 2bd, 1 bath $350
Betty Hunt, and
606-285-0054 606- mth $350 security
Maxine Crider. The
yr
lease.
deposit.
1
791-0719, evenings
amendment
will
NO PETS. Call 478·
606-377-6042
16x60
mobile underlie land owned
8100.
home for rent. by Joe A. and
Large Unlcourt Apt Nice lot with stor- Barbara Burchett,
Sa le or Lease
for rent located at age building. 1 E. L. and Bertha
Stanville on US 23. mile from walmart. Cline,
Malcolm
2br, 2 bath walk in $500. mth plus
Layne,
Rebecca
Jarrell, The Elk
Coal
Horn
LLC,
Company,
Wade and Ora
Blackburn
Heirs,
John Dallas and
Vina Sue Branham,
Clark Pergrem and
Jesse Rudd. The
operation will use
the contour, auger
and highwall methods of surface mining. The amendment
application
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Department for
Natural Resources'
Prestonsburg Re
gional Office, 3140
South Lake Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653 .
Written comments,
or
objections,
requests for a permit conference must
be tiled with the
Director
of
the
Division of Mine
Permits,
No.
2
Hudson
Hollow
Complex, U.S. 127
South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
No. 836-8064
Amendment 6
In accordance
with
405
KAR
8:010, notice is
hereby given that
FCDC Coal, Inc.,
P.O. Box 77, !vel,
Kentucky
41642,
has applied for an
amendment to a
permit for a coal
processing facility,
refuse
disposal,
underground, and
contour and auger
mining operation,
located 1·9 mile
southeast of Printer,
in Floyd Coun-ty.
The amendment will
add 3.30 surface
acres and 963.82
acres of underground disturbance,
making a total of
733.38 acres within
the
amended
boundary.
The facility is
approximately 1.4
mile southeast from
KY 122's junction
with State Route
2030, and located
0.004 mile northeast of Spurlock
Creek.
The facility is on
the Harold U.S.G.S.
quadrangle
map.
The operation will
use the contour,
auger, and area
methods of mining.
The surface area to
be disturbed by the
amendment
is
owned by Black
Diamond
Land
13, 2008 • BS
Company, LLC. The
operation will under- '
lie land owned by
Black
Diamond
Land
Company,
LLC, The Elk Horn
Coal
Company,
LLC, and Cindy
Kidd.
The application
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Department for
Divi-sion of Mine
Re-clamation and
Enforce-ment
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Suite
6,
Drive,
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
or
objections,
requests for a permit conference must
be filed with the
Director, Division of
Mine Permits, No. 2
Hudson
Hollow,
U.S. 127 South,
Fran.kfort, Kentucky
40601 .
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THORNSBERRY·s
Building & Remodeling
Additions
Kitchen & Bath Renovations
Interior & Exterior Painting
Ceramic Tile • Garages
Decks • Metal Roofs
LEO THOR NSBERRY
(606) 447-2216
GUY THORNSBERRY
RENTALS
TRIPLES
CONSTRUCTION
a
Resldential & Commercial
15 Years Experience
•
•
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New Construction
Hardwood Flooring
Decks/Porches/Garages
Cabinet Installat ion
Concrete Work
Remodeling
Metal Roofs • Vinyl Siding
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606-265-3336 or 606-793-0006
ROSS'S
CUSTOM
CABINETS
Ky. Rt. 7, 485 Raccoon Rd.
Hueysville. KY 41640
FREE ESTIMATES
(606) 358-4006 ~
ROSSGOIJI.,g
Seamless Gunering,
and Metal Roofing
Free estimates. call anVtime
226-2051
606-45 2-2490, 606-4 2 4-98 5 8
E!!.J&L£
Electrical Cdntractlng
Residential & Commercial
Electrical Services
Home Improvements and Repairs
Free Estimates • Reliable
Newly Employed
24 hr. Ctass (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
Ph: (606) 886·2785
Pager: (606) 482.0229
(surface & underground)
Also Drug Testing
John K. Lewis, Master Electrician
Licensed : ME8643, CE8644
SHEPHERD'S
PLUMBING
Residential & Commercial
•
•
•
•
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Gas Lines
Rota-Rooter
Install Septic Tanks
Small Excavating
2 4 -Hour Service
886-0363
Boiler license.
S hr. refresher
285-0999
Train at your convenience.
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the traditional. which are S\u·e to ~urprlsc
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cbileq ndd a ~mooth rkhne. s to T~xa~
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looks - gn:at ~etvt:d over cornbread
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of cocoa and dnnamnn Black B¢~111 and
Chorim Chili teamres <;picy ~au.•sge cut
with Ct\tmhlerl white Me:.:ic.1n cheese.
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1hat pairs fr~h ingmii~t.; like zuc~:hini
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callUe(! tire nlU$ttl\l tumntws in it colo1ful,
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
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MAKING
PREPARATIONS
-PageBl
· briefs
Police
probe
Cteath of
preacher
The Associated Press
Failed tax
•
exemptton
heats council
•
meettng
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
HAZARD - Police in
Eastern Kentucky are
trying to determine who
fatally shot a preacher
who was known for his
generosity.
Perry County Chief
puty Sheriff Tony
Eversole says Marion
Estep was found in his
car parked·along the Hal
Rogers Parkway in
Perry County. Estep had
been shot multiple
times, and Eversole told
the Lexington HeraldLeader that Estep died
early Friday after undergoing surgery at
Appalachian Regional
Efospital in Hazard.
Eversole says the
tpntecostal preacher's
family told him that
~step seldom carried ·
eash because he would
giVe it away to people in
need. People in Hazard
say Estep was a kind·hearted man who would
go out of his way to help
people, including
strangers.
Anyone with information is asked to contact
he Perry County sheriff's office at (606} 4394523 or Hazard City
~lice at (606} 436~22.
2 DAY FORECAST
photo by Jack Lana
Kentucky National Guard soldiers trained on a .50 caliber machine gun last weekend in preparation for their planned rotation to the Middle East.
Local Guard unit preparing
for deployment to Afghanistan
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG The
Floyd County Kentucky 'National
Guard
Combat/Engineers
Division began gearing up over
the weekend for A yearlong tour
in the Middle East.
"It's a great opportunity," said
Capt.
John
Barger,
of
Lawrenceburg. "We're an engineer unit, and this is an engineer
mission."
Captain Barger noted that this
will be the unit's first mission to
the Middle East. Their last mission was during 2004 and 2005
in Kosovo, a province of Serbia.
"We want our opportunity to
(See UNIT, page eight)
High: 38 • Low: 28
For up-to -the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
photo by Jack Lana
Riverview Medical Center employees prepared a homecooked meal for the Kentucky National Guard unit at the
Prestonsburg Armory on Saturday.
Obituaries .....................A2
~alenda,:., ......................A3
Opinion ......................... A4
Classifieds ..................A11
Sports ...... .................... .B1
Lifestyles ...................... 85
10
(See COUNCIL, page eight)
Beshear laments finances,
avoids casinos in
State of Commonwealth
,.
by ROGER ALFORD
Assoc iATED PREss
inside
PRESTONSBURG- A
return to discussions concerning ·a series of property
tax exemptions put city
attorney Jim Webb on the
defensive during Prestonsburg's first city council
meeting of 2008.
According
to
Councilman B.D. Nunnery,
the council had instructed
Webb in May to mail out a
letter to the newly annexed
residents, who had been
promised property tax
exemptions and explain to
them why they would
receive a tax bill.
"We didn't explain it to
them (the residents), and I
am upset," said Nunnery on
Tuesday. "We're trying to
get the city to act responsible again."
The argument stems
from the decision in
January 2006 to offer a
five-year tax exempt status
to those who were voluntarily annexed during a sixmonth period. Mayor Jerry
Fannin and Councilman
Kelly Moore both owned
property that was annexed,
though Fannin's property
had been conveyed to Oples
Reynolds in May 2006 and
she filed for the annexation.
Fannin and Webb both
said during the council
meeting that they had spoken to the Kentucky League
of Cities and the Attorney
General 's Office and found
there was room for interpretation.
Kentucky League of
Cities attorney J .D. Chaney
said that he was present at
the meeting but the only
discussion concerned occu.pational tax licensing, not
property tax.
According to Chaney,
"Any city ordinance that
attempted to exempt prov:
erty owners from paying
property tax would likely
be pre-empted by the
Constitution."
According to Section 171
of the Kenmcky constitution, "Taxes shall be levied
and collected for public purposes only and shall be uniform upon all property of
the same class subject to
taxation within the territorial
limits of the authority levying the tax; and all taxes
shall be levied and collected
by general laws."
In a letter dated Jan. 17,
1984, from then-Attornex
General
David
1.::.
Armstrong
to
WalteP
Dunlevy, president of the
Northern
Kentucky
Chamber of Commerce,
Armstrong said, "When a
city annexes territory and
such
an
annexation
becomes final, the territory
automatically becomes part
ofthe city and subject to tax
the same as any other portion thereof."
The argument grew
tense as Nunnery and Webb
had a difference of opinion
of how the letter should
read.
Nunnery said that Webb
and Fannin are trying to
shift blame for the revocation of tax exempt status to
the city council voting it
down.
"They didn't have the
FRANKFORT Gov. Steve
Beshear warned Monday that
Kentucky faces tough financial times
ahead but offered words of optimism
that the state may be strengthened by
the hardship.
In · his first State of the
Commonwealth address, Beshear
lamented a "budget crisis" that he
said will "reduce our ability to make
major new investme nts in some
important priorities." The speech
mirrored others he has given since
taking office last month.
"It is my duty and my responsibility to inform you that we have some
tough times ahead," he said. "The
revenue outlook is grim. Because of
the economic slowdown, the cooling
of the housing market, oil prices and
a gap between what we spend and
what we earn, we are facing an
unprecedented budgetary shortfall."
Beshear, who received a standing
ovation when he arrived to speak to a
joint session of the House and Senate
shortly after 7 p.m. EST, said raising
taxes will be a last resort. And he
made no mention of his proposal to
legalize casinos in the state, a move
that the Democratic governor says
could generate $500 million a year in
additional revenue for state government.
"So that leaves cutting government spending," Beshear said. "We
can bring more efficiency out of state
(See SPEECH, page eight)
photo by Bud Kraft, LROPublic Information
Senate President David Williams, A-Burkesville, center, welcomes Gov. Steve
Beshear, left, into a joint session of the Kentucky General Assembly for the
governor's State of the Commonwealth address as House Speaker Jody
Richards, D-Bowling Green, looks on.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
16, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Obituatries
Brigadier General
Jake Bates Jr.
Brigadier General Jake
Bates, Jr., age 65, of Printer,
passed away Sunday, January
6, 2008, at the Highlands
Regional Medical Center, in
Prestonsburg.
He was born December 10,
1942 in Printer, the son of the
late Jake Bates and Mexie Cox
Bates. He was owner and
operator of Bates Septic
Systems. He was a member of
the Drift Pentecostal Church; a
roember of the Rebecca
Lodge, No. 134, Inez; the Odd
Fellows Lodge at Pruntsville;
and a member of the DAV No.
128 Auxiliary.
Survivors include two sons:
William Bates of Howe,
Indiana, and Tony Caudill of
Auxier; a daughter, Kimberly
Cross of Lagrange, Indiana;
three sisters: Dorothy Coon of
Scott, New York, Lois Foux of
Berkshire, New York, and
Peggy Burke- of Wetumpka,
Alabama; six grandchildren:
Courtniey Cross, Cara Cross,
Bryce Bates, Clayton Caudill,
Kolin Jones, and Kenny Jones;
and a great-grandchild, Kendal
Jones.
Funeral
services
for
Brigadier General Jake Bates
Jr., were conducted Thursday,
January 10, at 10:00 a.m., at
the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel, in Martin, with
Clergyman Ted Shannon officiating.
Burial was in the Bates
Family Cemetery, in Printer,
under the professional care of
the Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home, with Odd Fellows and
Rebecca Lodge services conducted Wednesday, at 7:00
p.m., at the funeral home.
(Paid obituary)
000
Judith Lynn Collins
Judith Lynn Collins, age 54,
of Prestonsburg, died Sunday,
January 13, 2008, in King's
Daughters Medical Center, in
Ashland.
She was born May 15, 1953
in Martin, the daughter of the
late Noah and Mannie
Clevinger Collins.
Survivors include two
brothers: Carl David Collins of
Prestonsburg, and Earl Dennis
Collins of Louisville.
Funeral services for Judith
Lynn Collins were conducted
Tuesday, January 15, at 1 p.m.,
in the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel, in Martin, with David
Proffitt officiating.
Burial was in the Lucy Hall
Cemetery, in McDowell, with
Hall Funeral Home caring for
those arrangements.
Pallbearers: Doug Collins,
Brian Collins, Shawn A.
Collins, Rex Music, David
Collins, Steve Goines and Tim
(Paid obituary)
Goines.
Frazier .funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation is at the New
Salem Association building.
Pallbearers:
Brandon
Bartlett, Keith Holbrook,
Jordan Compton, Jimmy Mack
Williamson, Brady Williamson , Jimmy Williamson Jr. , ·
Kenny
Armour,
Stanley
Stratton, Bud Akers, and Mark
Johnson.
www.nelsonfrazietfuneralhome.com
(Paid obituary)
000
Alan Leslie Little
Holbrook
Elder Ellis Holbrook, age
78, of Betsy Layne, formerly
of Melvin, died Sunday,
Jaimary 13, 2008, at St. Joseph
Hospital, in Lexington.
Born June 22, 1929, in Halo,
he was the son of Stella Mae
Burke Holbrook of Pikeville,
and the late William B.
Holbrook. He was a retired
store clerk and a member of
Little Sara Old Regular Baptist
Church at Mullins. He was an
Old Regular Baptist minister,
ordained April 4, 1970; and
moderator of the New Salem
Association. He was a United
States Marine, a Korean veteran and a Kentucky Colonel.
He is survived by his wife,
Ormagene
(Tiny)
Hall
Holbrook.
Other survivors include a
son and daughter-in~law :
William Langley and Wanda
Holbrook of Pikeville; daughters and sons-in-law: Charlotte
Fern and Kenny Armour of
Indianapolis, Indiana; and Ella
Jean and Jimmy Williamson of
Pikeville;
five brothers:
Charles Edward Holbrook of
Warsaw, Indiana; James Earl
Holbrook and Kenneth Wayne
Holbrook, both of .Pikeville;
and William B. Holbrook and
John Curtis Holbrook, both of
Carleton, Michigan; three sisters: Betty Ruth Hobbs,
Carolyn Lynn Gilliam, and
Cathy Gail Harville, all of
Pikeville; four grandchildren:
Brandon Bartlett, Whitney
Bartlett, Keith Holbrook, and
Jordan Compton; and two
stepgrandchildren:
Jimmy
Mack Williamson and Brady
Williamson.
In addition to his father, he
was preceded in death by three
sisters: Draxie Bailey, Judith
Ann Phillips, and Mary Marie
Holbrook.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday, January 16, at 11
a.m., at the New Salem
Association
building
in
Minnie, with Old Regular
Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial will be in Davidson
Memorial Gardens, in Ivel,
Alan Leslie Little, age 51, of
Charlotte, North Carolina, a
native of McDowell, passed
away on Wednesday, January
9, 2008, in the Carolina
Medical Center in Charlotte,
North Carolina.
He was born in McDowell,
on August 3, 1956, the son of
Janice Sexton Little of
McDowell, and the late Alton
Little.
He was a civil engineer,
employed by Mactech, and
was a member of the
Southland Christian Church of
Lexington.
In addition to his mother, he
is survived by two daughters:
Leslie Gailey and Paula Little,
both of Lexington; and a sister,
Diana Little of Winchester.
Memorial services were
held Saturday, January 12, at
noon, in the Hall Funeral
Home Chapel, with Harry
Hargis officiating.
Arrangements by Hall
Funeral Home of Martin.
(Paid obituary)
000
Shirrell Edward
Morris
Shirrell Edward Morris,
age 75, of East Point, died
Friday, January 11, 2008, at
Woodlawn
Health
Care
Facilities, in Ashland.
Born March 18, 1932, in
Floyd County, he was the son
of the late Henry and
Magalene Hayes Morris. He
was a heavy equipment operator.
Survivors include a son,
Shud Morris of East Point;
three brothers: James Arthur
Morris of Way land, Patrick
Morris of Estill, and Junior
Hall of Tenino, West Virginia;
four sisters: Vivian Ousley of
South Point, Ohio, Claudette
Allen of Amarillo, Texas; and
Darlene Hellwig and Teresa
Shinner, both of Tenino, West
Virginia; and two grandchildren, Kelli and Emily.
In addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death by a
son, Ricky Dean Morris.
Funeral services were held
Monday, January 14, at 10
a.m.,
at
Nelscrn-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Martin
Branch
Freewill
Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial was in the Hayes
Cemetery, in Langley.
Visitation was at the funeral home.
ter, Julie Cross-Green; and
brothers and sisters, Elizabeth
Shepherd, Wheeler Shepherd,
Mae
Tussey,
Rebecca
Shepherd and Dona Turner.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his
brothers and sisters: Harrison
Shepherd, Archer Shepherd,
Allie
Shepherd,
Arvel
Shepherd, Ashland Shepherd,
and Bertha Shepherd.
Visitation was held at
Bachman Hebble Funeral
Service.
Funeral services were held
MRP TAX·AIDE
(Paid obituary)
000
Bill would require women
to undergo ultrasounds
before abortions
by JOE BIESK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
William Shepherd
William Shepherd, 81, of
Battle · Creek, Michigan,
passed away Wednesday,
December 19, 2007, at Battle
Creek Health System.
He was born June 27, 1926,
in Pyramid, the son of the late
Abe and Sallie (Stephens)
Shepherd.
He is survived by his wife,
Hellen 0. Chiz Shepherd,
whom he married on July 1,
1950, in Battle Creek.
William served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II, in
the Chinese Theatre, on the
USS Repose Hospital Ship,
and the Michigan Air National
Guard at Battle Creek. He
worked for Michigan Carton
Company.
He was a bee keeper and
collected honey. He also made
gourd bird houses, and was an
avid and faithful listener to
WBCK radio. He volunteered
at the Leila Arboretum, and
was a member of Christ
United Methodist Church, and
was a leader for the Fifty Plus
Group at the church. He was a
Scout Leader for the Bee
Badge, and a life . member of
V.F.W.
In addition to his wife, survivors include three sons:
David Shepherd, Michael
Shepherd,
and
Thomas
Shepherd, all of Battle Creek;
a grandchild, Eric (Carmen)
Shepherd; a stepgranddaugh-
FRANKFORT They
could choose not to look, but
women seeking an abortion
would-have to first undergo an
ultrasound and review the
results with their doctors,
under a measure proposed last
week in the Kentucky General
Assembly.
Sen. Jack Westwood, a
northern Kentucky lawmaker
who opposes abortion, introduced the plan that could lead
to fines for doctors who don't
comply. It would require doctors to perform ultrasounds on
women seeking abortions and
allow women to see the
images before terminating
their pregnancies.
Physicians who don't comply could be fined up to
$100,000 for the first offense
and $250,000 for each subsequent offense.
"I think this has a real good
chance," Westwood said. "I
don't see how anybody would
be opposed to allowing a
woman to have as much information about what's going on
in her body as possible."
The measure has been
assigned to the Senate
Judiciary Committee.
Similar proposals have
been introduced recently in
other states.
There are at least 20 abortion-related bills proposed in
state legislatures throughout
the country, according to the
National Conference of State
Legislatures.
Currently,
Alabama,
Louisiana and Mississippi
require ultrasounds on women
seeking an abortion, and they
require the doctor to offer to
let the patient see the results.
In Loving Memory of
VIRGINIA ''JEAN''
CHRISTIAN LAYNE
August 14, 1932- January 15,'2007
LAW FIRM
will begin working
EVERY TUESDAY
BEGINNING FEB. 5
9 a.m.-3:00p.m.
at the
FLOYD COUNTY
LffiRARY
Prestonsburg
Bring your 2006 income
tax return and all current
tax information for 2007.
We're open
on Saturdays
A Free Service for
Senior Citizens and
low-income taxpayers.
Paintsville, Ashland
and Prestonsburg
at
This is an advertisement
(See ABORTION, page seven)
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world below,
With tiny lights, like heaven's stars, reflecting on
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The sight is so spectacular, please wipe away that
tear,
For I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this
year.
I have no words to tell you, the joy their voices bring,
For it is beyond description, to hear the angels sing.
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VOLUNTEERS
Arizona and Florida require
ultrasounds for abortions after
the first trimester, said
Elizabeth Nash, a public policy
associate
with
the
Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit research center on reproductive health.
None of the others requires
the doctor to review the ultrasound with the woman, Nash
said. A similar measure i~
Westwood's was proposed lAst
year in South Carolina, Nash
said.
"The bills are not designed
to help a woman make an
informed choice about continuing her pregnancy or not,"
Nash said. "Instead they"re
designed to actively steer her
away from choosing an abortion ."
But Westwood, R-Crescent
Springs,
said
physicians
already do ultrasounds before
performing abortions, so the
legislation doesn't require
abortion provider to do anything more, other than to brief
women on what the image
shows.
"It doesn ' t require the
woman to look at it,"
Westwood said. "The woman
still would have the right to
avert her eyes under this legislation. There's nothing that
would require her to actually
look at the ultrasound image."
The legislation is popular
among anti-abortion lawmakers.
"It sounds like an idea I can
sl!pport," said state Rep. S
Lel!, R-Lexington, who has
sponsored previous anti-abortion bills in the legislature. "I
think anytime you give a
patient more knowledge, more
information, it's probably a
I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold
so dear,
But sounds of music can't compare with the
· Christma choir up here.
·
KIRK
Big Truck Wrecks
Auto Accidents
Workers' Comp
Social Security/SSI
ATV Accidents
Railroad Injuries
Insurance Losses
Defective Products
LTD Litigation
Miners' Lung
( Paid obitu:lr)')
www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com
000
~ People Helping People
Thursday, at ll a.m., at Christ
United Methodist Church ,
with Pastor D . Hubert Lowes
officiating.
Burial was in Fort Custer
National Cemetery.
Memorial tributes may
made to Leila Arboretum
Society, or Christ United
Methodist Church.
Arrangements
by
t,he
Bachman Hebble Funeral
Service, a member by invitation, Selected Independent
Funeral Homes. (269) 965-5845.
I know how much you miss me, I see the pain
inside your heart,
But I am not so far a.way, we-really aren't apart.
So be happy for me. dear ones, you know I hold
you dear,
And be glad I'm spending Christmas with Jesus
Christ this year.
I send you each a special gift, from my heavenly
home, above,
I send you each a memory •of my undying love .
-To Those I LoveWhen I am gone, just release me, let me go-so I can move
into my afterglow. -You mustn't tie me down with your tears;
let's be happy that we had so many years. -1 gave you my
love, you can only guess how much you gave me in happiness.
I thank you for the love you each have shown, but now its
time I traveled on alone. So grieve for me awhile, if grieve
you must, then let your grief be comforted with trust. -It's
only for a while that we must part, so bless the memories
. within your heart. -And then, when you must come this way
alone, I'll greet you with a smile and a "Welcome Home."
After all, love is the gift, more precious than pure :
gold.
It was always most important in the stories Jesus
told.
Pl~ase love and keep each other, as my Father said
to do,
For I can't count the blessing or love He has for
each of you.
So have a Merry Christmas and wipe away that
·
tear,
Remember, I'm spending Christmas with Jesus
Christ this year. ·
Though it has been a year, it seems like only yesterday. I miss you so much, Mother.
I Love You, Malcom D. Layne
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
16, 2008 • A3
Community Calendar
Calendar items will
'be printed as space
permits
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So come and check it out. First
night is free, and then: is no
obligation. you can leave at
anytime. For more informa- ·
tion. call 791-0336 or 43227?.2.
Democratic Woman's Club
Editor~~ note:
To WlliOZIIICe
'Vour COI/llllllllil\' event, \'011
f,IIIGV hand-delit·e·r vour ite1;1 to
;[fh; Floyd Coun(v Times office.
meets at Floyd Co. Library
The
Floyd
County
Democratic Woman's Club
meets regularly un the 2nd
./ucated at 263 S. Central · Monday of the month at 6:00
l\ve11Ue, Prestonsburg; or mail .p.m., at the Floyd County
t.o: The 1-!owl Countv Times. Library.
P 0. Box 390. Prest~nsburg,
KY .fl653; orfax to 606-886Hope in the Mountains
3603;
or
email
to:
Hope in the Mountain~ will
f~arures@floydcountytimes.co
host public meetings on
m. information H'ill not be Mondays, at 9 a.m., at the
-~tken over rhe telephone. All
junction of U.S. 23 and Rt. 80.
dems ~-.'ill be placed on a first- on Watergap Rd., behind the
come, first-serve basis as Trimble Chapel Church.
space permits.
Meetings focus will be to
offer information in regard to
community resources avail~·;
Family reunion
able to women seeking freeThe descendants of Bud dom from drug abuse. Family
band Tanme Johnson, Ab and members are also welcome to
_,Lendie Bryant, and Green and attend
The Hope initiative
, Mary Johnson will have a fam- proposes to help women break
)ly reunion Saturday, May 24, free from addictive lifestyles
ar the Weeksbury Community to become self-respecting conPark, starting at I 0:00 a.m. tributing members of society.
< Please b1ing a covered dish.
Call 874-2008 or 788-1006
,
for more information.
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Pageant to be held
at South Floyd High
The
2nd Annual Miss
r:~weetheart Pageant and 2008
Prom Dress Preview Show
!.Will be held on February 9, at
r~:30 p.m .. in the South Floyd
t{J:igh School Gym, Miss
· ~entucky Teen USA, Shannen
,Rei!, will present all awards.
1 Many age divisions and categories. Call Mrs . D. Isaac at
452-9600 (day) or 377-0469
J-{~ve ning) . or see a South
floyd Cheerleader for more
information. Pageant spon.,:mred by Village Boutique, in
reston burg.
, .AARP Tax-Aide Training
Training for the AARP
2007 tax season for AARP
::;Jax-Aide Program Volunteers
w.ill be held Jan. 16- 18, at the
nl;'J.oyd County Library. located
(Jon
Arnold
Avenue,
in
. ,P.r,e tonsburg. Training sesl~ns will be held from 9 a.m.
10, 12 p.m., and from 1-3 p.m.
t.:.l.
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HRMC Community Calendar
January
January 24: Kiwanis; Board
Room, 12to 1:30 p.m.
Jan. 30: Living Well With
Diabetes Support Group;
Meeting Room A & B. 5 to 6
p.m.
For more information, contact Highlands Educational
Services Department at 8867424.
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
fourth Thursday of' each
month. at 5:30 p.m., at the
New Allen Baptist Church.
All interested persons welcome to join UNITE's fight
against drugs.
•"LI\ mg Free" - A <>upport
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 I : 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
Shtrlcy Combs at 874-3388 or
434-~400.
'Earn While You Learn'
The Big Sandy Area C.A.P
office is taking application~
for its ··senior Training
Program." You must be 55 or
older to apply. In Floyd. call
886-2929; Johnson. call 78965 I 5; Magoffin, call 3492217; Pike, ca11432-2775; and
in Lawrence, call 638-4067.
Senior employment program
Are you a senior citit:en on
a fixed income struggling with
soaring medical bills and living expenses? Could you usc
some extra spending mone)
but don 't know how to get
back into the workforce?
If you are at least age 55.
the Senior Community Service
Employment
Program
(SCSEP) may be able to help.
Earn extra money, Jearn 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 P.ikeviUc,
on Tuesdays. from 4:30-8:30
p.m. Contact Andy Jones at
606-788-7080, or 800-443 -
2187. ext. 186. or Linda Bell.
at ext. 160 to make an appointment.
GED classes arc also available.
Floyd County Extension
Homemaker Club Meetings
Allen:
1st Monday. II
a.m.,
at
Christ
United
Methodist Church Fellowship
Hall.
Dixie: 3rd Thursday. 12:30
p.m.,
Dixie
Communtty
Room.
David: 1st Monday. l p.m ..
at St. Vincent's Mission.
Martin:
I st Tuesday, 6
p.m.. Martm 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 O!Tice.
South Prestonsburg: 3rd
Tuesday. 7 p.m., Home of
members (call 886-2668 for
info.)
Left Beaver: 2nd Tuesday.
10:30 a.m., Osborne Elem.
School Library.
Guild:
I st/3rd Wednesdays,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m .. ExtensiOn
Oftice.
Ncwbces Qwlt Group: 4th
Thursday. 6 p.m.. Extenswn
Ollice. (The Newbees do not
meet during the months of
January and February.)
Looking for a Support
Group?
•Floyd County Alzheimer's
Support Group meets regularly
at Riverv iew Manor
Healthcare Center. Call the
center for meeting times.
•Domestic
Violence
Support Group - The Big
Sandy Family Abuse Center
holds
meetings
each
Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. The meetings are free of
charge. Call Jessica Slone at
886-6025 for more information.
•Overeater's Anonymous Meetings
held
each
Wednesday at 6:30 p.rr1., at the
old Allen Baptist Church,
located in Allen. just past red
light. Call 889-9620 for more
info.
•US TOO! Prostate C ancer
Survivors Support Group - For
all men with prostate cancer
Special interest groups
Nimble
Thimble
Quilt
(See CALENDAR, page five)
PUBLIC NOTICE
The absentee voting machine
will be set up in the Floyd County
Clerk's office beginning January
16, 2008, for registered voters
who. will be out of the county on
the date set for a Special Election
of February 5, 2008, or a woman in
her last trimester of pregnancy,
during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday,
and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on
Saturdays.
CHRIS WAUGH
Floyd County Clerk
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Wa/1-to·Wa/1 Screens, Dolby Sound,
and Cupholders!
1/18/08 - 1/24/08
Cinema 1 Starts Fricfay. Jan. 18
CLOVERFIELD (PG-13). Mon.-Sat.
7:00·9:00; Sun. (1 :30) 7:00·9:00.
Cinttm<!...2-Starts Friday. Jan. 18
ONE MISSED CALL (PG-13). Mon.-Sat
7:0()..9:00; Sun. (1 :30) 7:00-9:00.
Sunday Matinee-Open 1:00; start 1:30
1fi1!1
214 N. Pike St., Pikeville, Ky.
~
606-432-2957
Tickets may be purchased in advance for any
show on the date of purchase.
Barga1n Matmees Until 6 p.m.
I
1118/08 • 1/24/08
Cinema 1-He/d Over
NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF
SECRETS (PG13). Mon.-Sun. 6:45-9:25;
Fn. (4:25) 6:45-9:25; Sat-Sun. (1 :45·
4:25) 6:45·9:25.
Cinema 2-Held Over
JUNO (PG13). Mon -Sun. 7:00-9:20; Fri.
(4:20) 7:00·9:20; Sat-Sun. (2:00-4:20)
7:00-9:20.
Cinema 3-He/d Over
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS (PG).
~on:·Sun. 7:00·9:20; .Fri. (4:20). 1·009.20, Sat-Sun. (2.00-4.20) 7.00-9.20.
Cinema 4-He/d Over
1
FIRST SUNDAY (PG·13). Mon.-Sun.
7:05-9:25; Fri. (4:25) 7:05-9:25; Sat-Sun.
(2:05-4:25) 7:05-9:25.
Cinema 5-Held Over
ONE MISSED CALL (PG-13). Mon.-Sun.
7:15-9:30; Fri. 7:15·9:30; Sat.-Sun. (2:15)
7:15-9:30.
THE WATER HORSE (PG). Fri. (4:30)
Sat. ·Sun. (4:30)
Cinema 5-He/d Over
THE BUCKET LIST (PG-13). Mon.-Sun.
7:()()..9:20; Fn. (4:20) 7:D0-9:20; Sat-Sun. 1
(2:00-4:20) 7:00·9:20.
Cinema '7-Starts Frid_g_y,Jan. 1/J I
27 DRESSES (PG-13). Mon.-Sun. 7:05-1
9:30: Fri. (4:30) 7:05-9:30; Sat.-SurJ.
(2:05-4:30) 7:05·9:30.
J
Cinema 8-Starts Friday, Jan. 18,
CLOVERFIELD (PG13). Mon.-Sun. 7:QP·
9:15; Fri. (4:15) 7:00·9:15; Sat.-Sun.
(2:00-4:15) 7:00-9:15
Cinema 9-Starts Friday, Jan. 18
MAD MONEY (PG-13). Mon.·Sun. 7:059:25; Fri. (4:25) 7:05·9:25; Sat.-Sun.
(2:05·4:25) 7:05·9:25.
Cinema 1~Held Over
P.S. I LOVE YOU (PG·13). Mon.-Suo.
6:50; Fri. (4:30) 6:50: Sat.·Sun. (1 :504:30) 6:50.
lAM LEGEND(PG13) Mon.-Sun. 9:25
FCCD to award
$1 ,000 scholarship
Deadline to apply, Jan. 31
The
Floyd
County
~mscrvation
District will
~..aNVard a $1,000 scholarship to
• .a. deserving Floyd County
t•High School senior with plans
rto
major
in
• Agriculture/Conservation of
Natural Resources. Qualifying
· students must have at least a
'3-.0 GPA, three Letters of
Recommendation, and a 1~~ge typed essay outlining reaspns
for
choosmg
Agriculture/Conservation as
~ajor. All entries must be
postmarked by January 31 . For
, "wre info, call 889-9800 or
~ma il to:
conserve@ bellsouth.net.
COALF ELDS
TELEPHONE
Second chance
, A Volunteer Organization
St' upporting organ and tissue
qonation meeting will be held
at 6:30 p.m., Thursday,
January 17, at the Mountain
Arts Center. For more information . contact Den Willis
(606) 886 2552.
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Support dancing classes!
The Hill County Dancers
'ne starting new Classes.
ursday, February 7, at the
F,Iambley Athletic Center in
P.ikeville. Classes will begin at
7, p.m. Eveyone is welcome to
come and see what sq uare
dancing is all about. We have a
lot of fun doing thi s and we
want to share it with you. We
meet everyThursday and thi s
i~> a great way to meet new
people; and make new friends .
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
16, 2008
tHE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Worth Repeating ...
"Speak out in acts; the time
for words has passed, and
only deeds will suffice. "
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1tmenament '1
Conaress s!1a(( make no Caw respectin8 a11 esta6Cisliment of re(it]ion, or
tfie .free exercfsil thereof, a6rid£Jin8 tfie freedom of syeecfi, or
yress; or the nafit tfie ye'?}J[e to yeacea6(y assem6(e, and to yet[t[on the aovemment Jor a redress ofarievances.
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John Greenleaf Whittier rfi
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1 tfie
Text of State of the Commonwealth AddresS
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by GOV. STEVE BESHEAR
we earn, we are facing an unprecestrong work ethic.
dented budgetary shortfall.
We are blessed with natural
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker,
While this is a situation I inherit- resources just waiting for conscienDistinguished members of the
ed, it is my job to fix i t - and that
tious investments from both the
Kentucky General Assembly, Lt.
is exactly what I intend to do.
public and private sectors.
It is not a time for whining or
Governor Mongiardo,
We are blessed with unique cul"woe is us" - it is a time for leadConstitutional Officers, Honorable
tures, energy resources, some
ership, bold action and temporary
Members of the Court of Justice,
Fortune 500 companies, an equine
cost cutting.
honored guests, including
industry of immense importance
Kentucky's First Lady and my felWe have two options: raise
and a thriving arts scene.
low Kentuckians.
taxes, or cut spending.
We are blessed with a sound
I stand before you in these finanIf the Commonwealth of
agricultural community that is also
Kentucky were a family, and we
cially demanding times proud to be
focusing ahead rather than behind.
your Governor and proud to be a
realized we were spending more
Though its size may have diminKentuckian.
than we could afford, we'd have no
ished somewhat, the end product·
has been remarkable.
Those of us in this Capitol have
... hoice but to tighten our belts.
Well, even though state governWe are biessed with dedicated
accepted a responsibility of public
ment is not a family, it's about time
service. None of us takes it lightly
teachers and administrators in our
K-12 educational system, and with
jrnd each of us is motivated from
we began acting more like one.
institutions of higher learning comAfter all, it is the people's money,
the heart.
and I know you all agree that we
mitted to excellence.
: I know each of you feels as I do
need to be as efficient as possible
We are blessed with patriots
.!...,.... grateful for the opportunity we
pave to give something back to this
when it comes to taxpayer dollars.
from all branches of the military as
evidenced by Kentucky's contribuRaising taxes is and will continPreat Commonwealth.
ue to be a last resort as long as I'm
tions to the global war on terrorism.
I The towering statue of Abraham
Governor.
Lincoln watching over the entrance
The service of our National
So, that leaves cutting governGuard in these perilous times merhall of this majestic structure has
seen generations of Kentucky leadment spending. We can wring
its our deepest appreciation.
Yet, right now, we're falling farmore efficiency out of state governers grapple with the problems of
ther behind. Today, the
ment and I intend to do just that.
their day.
Commonwealth still lacks the necIt's common sense, but it will
President Lincoln - whose birth
require some painful sacrifices.
essary economic infrastructure to
in Kentucky nearly :JOO years ago
I intend to be a fiscally responsi- be competitive in the global econowe begin celebrating next month my.
i · a prime example of one who
ble steward of this government. I
would much prefer to be standing
Our people also lack trust in
deeply believed in his cause. But
their government, and it is critical
he also believed - as much as any- here today talking to you about all
that trust and credibility be restored
the ne'Y investments we're making,
one ever has - that we are
if we're to accomplish anything
stronger together than we are alone. but much of that will have to wait
for another day.
else.
None of us has all the answers.
In the short-tenn, this budget
That's why I announced just last
What we do have are our princicrisis will unfortunately reduce our
week a comprehensive ethics packples.
ability to make major new investage that includes a Constitutional
I will never hesitate to express
amendment to limit a Governor's
ments in some important priorities
what I believe, and I expect the
power to pardon.
- my priorities.
'arne from you. But I also pledge
It also reduces the Governor's
However, the need to lower preo Isten.
influence in making appointments
scription drug costs for our senior
, We will not always agree, but
to the Executive Branch Ethics
citizens will not go away!
we must join together to get the
Commission and requires more disThe need to increase college aid
important work of Kentucky done!
closure of donations to a public
and job training will not go away!
~ Only through the collective
official's legal defense fund while
The
need
to
send
colleges
and
efforts of everyone in this room universities better prepared students banning lobbyists and those doing
and the citizens all across the
business with the State from conCommonwealth who have entrusted will not go away!
tributing.
The need to invest in new 21st
\ts with this responsibility - can
I am hopeful that these measures
century jobs ~ill not go away.
We. meet the significant challenges
will restore some of that trust in
And, I remain fully committed
we face, and then move Kentucky
government, which is so critical to
to those priorities.
forward.
Ironically, the revenue situation I our success.
Frankly, the state of this
This legislation has bi-partisan
inherited becomes a golden oppor~ommonwealth is not acceptable!
support.
And as I have been saying
the
way
we
do
tunity
to
change
1 However, despite obvious probfor
months,
it shouldn't matter if an
business
in
Kentucky.
lems, I remain filled with hope and
idea is a Democratic or a
It is an opportunity to make
optimism for the future, because I
Republican idea, as long as it's a
every state agency leaner, more
know that we can meet this test
good idea that makes a positive difefficient and more responsive.
with determination, honesty and
ference for Kentucky.
It is an opportunity to begin
unity.
It is time to take full advantage
preparing Kentucky to compete in
We're going to need each of
of the untapped resources of our
the new economy.
those qualities, and more, in the
It is a way to focus on economic
people and use them to help
weeks and months ahead.
Kentucky become America's next
development
that
will
create
a
It is my duty and my responsifrontier.
stronger
economy
with
jobs
of
the
liility to infonn you that we have
That is our best hope of competfuture rather than those of the past.
some tough times ahead. The rev•
ing,
not only with our neighbors,
As
I
said
in
my
inaugural
enue outlook is grim.
but also with the rest of the country
address only a few weeks ago, we
Because of the economic slowand the world.
have an opportunity to be
down, the cooling of the housing
As we examine the condition of
America's next frontier.
market, oil prices and a gap
our State, we find many positive
Kentuckians are blessed with a
between what we spend and what
aspects, but unfortunately, there are.
also major concerns.
Last year one report ranked us
47th worst in overall innovation
capacity. Another ranked Kentucky
49th out of the 50 states on economic dynamics.
And a study commissioned by
Published Sunday, Wednesday and Friday each week
the Kentucky Science and
Technology Corporation suggests
that our present 'business as usual"
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Commonwealth more than 150
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not!
The days of fretting about how
we are doing against border states
are long over and a waste of time.
Something has to change. The
ramifications are huge and will help
determine how successful Kentucky
becomes in the future.
Therefore, re-engineering
Kentucky's economy from within
must be among the highest priorities.
If we do this, we will be able to
afford additional investments in
education.
We'll be able to make health
care accessible to all.
We'll be able to invest more in
job training.
We will be better prepared to
attack the large unfunded liability
in our State's retirement systems.
And our young people will be
more likely to stay in Kentucky,
thus keeping our families together!
Ideas are the foundation of any
new economy.
Research and technology,
biotechnology, nanotechnology,
alternative energy - here are areas
we must compete id, especially
with energy, given our natural
resources.
Encouraging new ideas, entrepreneurs and creative thinkers is
what others have been doing with
great results. Kentucky has no
more time to play catch-up.
In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar,
Brutus had the right idea when he
said:
"There is a tide in the affairs of
men.
,
"Which, taken at the flood, leads
on to fortune;
"Omitted, all the voyage of their
life ...
"Is bound in shallows and in
miseries.
"On such a full sea are we now
afloat,
"And we must take the current
when it serves,
"Or lose our ventures"
Brutus was referring to a battle,
but what we face is no less daunting.
Unless we get our financial
house in order and chart a new
course, Kentucky stands little
chance of succeeding in this new
economy.
Gary Hamel, the internationally
known business author and innovation strategist, in his book, "Leading
The Revolution," targets specific
words as keys to success. Those
words? Dream, create, explore,
invent, pioneer, imagine.
These are qualities that once
were associated with Kentucky and
Kentuckians. And they can be
again!
It's tirue to recapture that spirit
and create a new Kentucky.
This applies to state government
as well. Government can and must
be more accountable, more efficient
and more innovative.
That's why we will be looking
for good ideas from every possible
source, especially from within state
government.
We're looking for re ult<> through
creativity, economic savings and
efficiency!
Whether you're a state employee
or an average citizen, if you have an
idea, please contact us. No idea is
too big or too small if it will help to
make our government work better.
In 2008 and beyond, the only
true long-term advantage any organization or government has is to be
on a sound financial footing and to
out-think the competition.
Tf not, you're doomed to mediocrity.
As I look at the state of the
I I'
Commonwealth I see far too many"
Kentuckians on Medicaid.
I see a growing drug problem in
the smallest communities as well a~}
our largest cities.
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I see basic service needs going ",-unmet.
I see infrastructure neglect
demanding solutions.
,
I see the fears of so many elderlx
who aren't sure whether they can
afford a decent meal or essential
prescriptions.
,
I see unlimited requirements and~
painfully limited resources.
But I also see something else. ,.
I see committed Kentuckians
r.
who want change.
I see opportunities, not barricades.
I see the potential for coopera- ,•
tion, not partisan bickering.
I see a budding realization that
we must generate more investment
and jobs from existing businesses .,
and pave the way to create new
industries and businesses. We mlls.t..
better utilize our research institu- .•
tions to encourage the growth of the
industries of the future.
~
Success today is not about slo- '
gans or a few additions to our
industrial base.
Rather it's about a top-to-bottor\~
infusion of imagination - a different way of thinking about things from economics and government ·~
management to education and transportation.
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It's about helping our existing
companies do better and grow
1 ·~
more.
It's about attraoting new talent11o<'
while keeping our own right here.ab
home.
It's about creating a culture of 1 ....
invention, entrepreneurship and
'J
ingenuity.
Silicon Valley, North Carolina's
research triangle, Northern
Virginia's high-tech corridor.
These areas are engines of economic growth for their states.
They are engines of job creation
and wealth.
A growing number of countries·.
overseas are being reinvented
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through innovation and fueled by '>l
imagination. Their governments
have changed philosophies, with -(
.....
leaders willing to think more broad-.
ly while making investments in the ,
future.
Yes, I have been handed an
unprecedented financial problem to,., '
deal with, but the silver lining is
that it will force u to change for the
better, and grow.
If we can show Kentuckians that
we can balance the budget in tough;
times and once again place
"
Kentucky on a sound financial
foundation, that we're changing theY.
way their government operates, tbar
we're more accountable, and are
putting the people first, then we've.
made a solid start.
This crisis can indeed be a positive turning point for Kentucky!
Let me make one thing clear...
the status quo is not an option and \t
is not one my administration will ,
tolerate.
,,
Yes, a severe challenge does con-:
front us. A challenge for all of us to
broaden our thinking, to consider
new idea and work together in
moving Kentucky forward.
My fellow Kentuckians, if we all
work together, there is no obstacle "
that can stop us. If we a.ll work
together, then the state of our
l
Commonwealth will become very
strong.
Very strong indeed.
Thank you, God bless and good.t
night.
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KSP offers winter
driving tips to motorists
The winter driving season
1s upon us, and the Kentucky
State Police i reminding drivers to use extra caution when
oad conditions deteriorate.
"Winter provides new challepges and responsibilities to
the public and the Kentucky
State Police," said KSP
Commissioner
Rodney
Brewer. "We ask that drivers
be prepared to meet the challenges of the upcoming winter
season in Kentucky. Plan
ahead, make sure everyone in
the veh icle is properly
strained, drive defensively
and be sure the vehicle is properly maintained to handle the
effects of cold temperatures."
Highway Safety Branch
Commander, Captain Tim
Lucas offers a word of caution
about braking on snow covered roads.
" Know what kind of brakes
your vehicle has and how to
tlse them properly. [n general,
if you have anti-lock brakes,
apply finn pressure, if you
have non anti-lock brakes,
pump the brakes gently," said
Lucas.
"If you find yourself in a
1
skid, stay calm and ease your
foot off the gas while carefully
steering in the direction you
want the front of your vehicle
to go. This procedure, known
as "steering into the skid," will
bring the back end of your
vehicle in line with the front,"
added Lucas.
The
Highway
Safety
Branch has posted these additional safe driving tips on their
website:
~
Winter Safe Driving tips to
follow:
• Be cautious about travel.
• Listen for radio or television reports of travel advisories issued by the National
Weather Service.
• Avoid traveling on icecovered roads if at all possible.
• If you must travel, let
someone know your destination and when you expect to
arrive. Ask them to notify
authorities if you are late.
• Check and restock the
winter emergency supplies itl
your car before you leave.
• Never pour water on
your windshield to remove ice
or snow; shattering may occur.
• Never rely on your car to
provide sufficient heat; the car
may break down.
• Always dress warmly.
• Always carry clothing
appropriate for winter conditions.
What To Do If You Get
Stranded
• Staying in your vehicle
when stranded is often the
safest choice if winter storms
create poor visibility or if
roadways are ice-covered.
These steps will increase your
safety when stranded:
• Tie a brightly colored
cloth to the antenna as a signal
to rescuers.
• Move anything you need
from the trunk into the passenger area.
• Wrap your entire body,
including your head, in extra
clothing, blankets, or newspapers.
• Stay awake. You will be
less vulnerable to cold-related
health problems.
• Run the motor (and
heater) for about 10 minutes
per hour, opening one window
slightly to let air in. Make sure
that snow is not blocking the
exhaust pipe-this will reduce
the risk of carbon monoxide
poisoning.
• As you sit, keep moving
your arms and legs to improve
your circulation and stay
warmer.
• Do not eat un-melted
snow it will lower your body
temperature.
Prepare Your Vehicle For
Winter
• You can avoid many dangerous winter travel problems
by planning ahead. Have
maintenance service on your
vehicle as often as the manufacturer recommends.
• Have the radiator system
serviced, or check the
antifreeze level yourself with
an antifreeze tester. Add
antifreeze, as needed.
•
Replace windshieldwiper fluid with a wintertime
mixture.
Calendar
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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
ypass surgery most especially
welcome to attend. Meetings
being offered as support to
anyone needing extra support
in dealing with weight loss.
•Domestic
Violence
Botline - 24-hour Crisis Line
manned by Certified Domestic
Violence counselors.
Call
886-6025, or 1-800-649-6605.
Remember, "Love Doesn' t
Have to Hurt."
•Disabled? - You may be
eligible for grant money to
assist in your daily living. For
an application or more inforation, 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 '
D epartment 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
"'aison, at 432-4 110 or 4221927,
or
email
to:
doslone@eastky.net.
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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.
Homeschoole rs -Will hold
monthly meetings at the
Paintsville Recreation Center.
For more information, .call
Trudy at 889-9333, or 2975147. Everyone welcome.
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• Replace any worn tires,
and check the air pressure in
the tires.
• During winter, keep the
gas tank near full to help avoid
ice in the tank and fuel lines .
Winter Survival Kit For Your
Vehicle
Equip your vehicle with
these items:
• Cell phone and charger
• Blankets
• First-aid kit
• A can and waterproof
matches (to melt snow for
water)
• Windshield scraper
• Booster cables
• Road maps
. _Compass
• Tool kit
• Paper towels
• Bag of sand or cat litter
(to pour on ice or snow for
a'dded traction)
• Tire chains (in areas with
heavy snow)
• Collapsible shovel
• High-calorie canned or
dried foods and a can opener
• Flashlight and extra batteries
• Canned compressed air
with sealant (for emergency
tire repair)
• Brightly colored cloth
Citizens can contribute to
highway safety by reporting
erratic drivers to the Kentucky
State Police toll-free at 1-800222-5555. Callers will remain
anonymous and should give a
description of the vehicle,
location, direction of travel
and license number if possible.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
customers can get email notice of boil advisories
FRANKFORT
Customers of a wateP distribution utility regulated by the
Kentucky Public Service
Commission (PSC) now may
sign up to be notified by email whenever their water supplier issues a boil-water advi,sory as the result of a water
main break or other problem.
The e-mail notifications
will be issued automatically
when a boil-water advisory is
posted on the PSC Web site.
Utilities are required to report
the advisories to the PSC as
they are issued. The PSC then
places the information on the
,Web site.
, Upon receiving the notification, customers may then
contact the water utility to
determine how long the advisory will be in effect.
PSC Chairman Mark David
Goss said the notification system continues the PSC's
efforts to use the Internet to
make utility information available to everyone.
"Our Web site already contains a huge volume of information that consumers can
access to learn more about the
PSC or the utilities we regulate," he said. "This notification system takes the next step
by sending important information out to utility customers
when they need it."
The PSC has jurisdiction
over 151 water systems nine investor-owned companies, 120 water districts and 22
water associations. All are participating in the system.
Municipal water utilities
are not regulated by the PSC
and are not participating in the
notification system.
A list of boil-water advisories issued in the last 72
hours may be found at this
Web
address:
http:/Ipse .ky.gov/ors/boil wateradvisories.aspx.
The following information soon as it is received from the
is provided for each advisory : affected utility.
Goss said that the Web site
• The utility issuing the
is the best way for the public
advisory
· to stay informed about what
• When it was issued
• The location and number the PSc; does and an easy way
to contact the PSC with comof customers affected
• A phone number to con- ments or questions.
"It's no longer necessary to
tact the utility
The Web page also offers come to Frankfort to read a
customers the opportunity to
receive the automated e-mail
notification . Customers are
asked to provide a ZIP code
and then can choose from a list
of regulated utilities serving
that county. After selecting
their utility, custome(s complete the process by providing
an e-mail address.
The boil-water advisories
are latest outage-related information to be made available
on the PSC Web site. In the
last two years, the PSC has
made information on major
electric and telephone outages
available on the Web site as
PIKEVILLE - The community is invited to join
' Pikeville College as we honor ·
the life and works of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. on
Monday, Jan. 21, in Booth
Auditorium at 2 p.m.
The featured speaker will
be George Nichols III, of
Potomac, Md. LaGenia Layne,
of Pikeville, will provide a
special tribute to King's wife,
Coretta Scott King, who dedi• cated her life to her husband's
dream of promoting social justice and peace. The Pikeville
College Choir will also perform under the direction of
Tamara Bustamante, instructor
of music.
Nichols is the senior vice
president for the office of governmental affairs for New
York Life Insurance Company
and a member of New York
Life's executive management
committee. He has served in a
number of leadership positions
in Kentucky, including as
commissioner of the Kentucky
Department of Insurance
where he regulated the state's
e
wife, Cynthia Jean, are the
parents of three children,
Courtney, Jessica and George
IV.
For more information on
the Martin Luther King Jr.
remembrance
service
at
Pikeville College, contact the
Public Affairs office at 2185270. Booth Auditorium is
located on the fifth floor of
Record Memorial Building.
Parking is available in the
parking facility on Hambley
Boulevard.
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at least 30 feet away
from your house.
• Keep dry grass and
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• Clean root' and gufters of flammable
materials and leaves.
• Remember backfiring
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$10 billion insurance industry.
In addition to his role as commissioner, in 1996 he served
as special adviser to then
Kentucky Gov. Paul E. Patton,
advising on health care policy
and economic development for
the financial•services industry.
An alumnus of Alice Lloyd
College, Nichols also received
a bachelor's degree from
Western Kentucky University
and a master's degree from the
University of Louisville.
Nichols , along with his
case file or watch a hearing,"
he said. "It also is very easy to
submit a comment or inquire
about a consumer-related matter."
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Coal plant foes look to courts to stop projects
by MATTHEW BROWN
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w~i ' BILLINGS, Mont. - ln
~ Ill federal and state courtrooms
1across the country. environ'{,
1
Q I mental groups are putting coalfueled power plants on trial in
a bid to slow the industry's
biggest construction boom in
decade~.
At least four dozen coal
plants are being contested in 29
states. according to a recent
Associated Press tally. The targeted utilities include giants
like Peabody Energy and
American Electric Power
down to small rural cooperatives.
Prom lawsuits and adminis) trativc appeals against the
companies, to lobbying pressure on federal and state regulators, the coordinated offensive against coal is emerging as
a pivotal front in the debate
over global warming.
"Our goal is to oppose these
projects at each and every
stage, from zoning and air and
water pem1its, to their mining
permits and new coal railroads," said Bruce Nilles, a
Sierra Club attorney who
directs the group's national
coal campaign. "They know
they don't have an answer to
global warming, so they're
fighting for their life."
Industry representatives say
the environmentalists' actions
threaten to undermine the
s.ountry's fragile power grid,
setting the stage for a future of
high-priced electricity and
uncontrollable blackouts.
"These projects won't be
denied, but they can be delayed
by those who oppose any new
energy projects," said Vic
Svec, vice president of the
mining and power company
Peabody Energy.
While observers say forecasts of power grid doom are
exaggerated, the importance of
coal - one of the country's
cheapest and most abundant
fuels - is undeniable.
Coal plants provide just
over 50 percent of the nation's
electricity. They also are the
largest domestic source of the
greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, emitting 2 billion tons
annually, about a third of the
country's total.
Environmental groups cite
59 canceled, delayed or
blocked plants as evidence
they arc turning back the "coal
rush." That stacks up agatnst
22 new plants now under construction in 14 states - the
most in more than two
decades.
Mining companies, utilities
and coal-state politicians promote coal in the name of
national security, as an alternative to foreign fuels. With hundreds of years of reserves still
in the ground, they're also
pushing coal-to-diesel plants
as a way to sharply increase
domestic production.
The outcome of the fight
over coal could determine the
nation's greenhouse ga~ emi~
sions for years to come, said
Gregqry Nemet, as~istant professor of public affairs at the
University of ·wisconsin.
"It's pretty much irreversible," Nemet said. "Once a
coal plant is built, it will last 50
years or so."
But in opposing coal projects across the board, environmentalists risk hobbling more
advanced coal plants that could
rein in at least some of those
emtsstons, Nemet said. He
added that rising demand for
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good thing."
Lee said performing ultrasounds would provide women
with information about their
pregnancie that they need to
know.
"Ordinarily, I think most
members of the General
Assembly would support giving patients more informa- tion,'' he said.
State Sen. Katie Stine, RSouthgate, said the measure
• would ensure that women
.receive pertinent facts about
their pregnancies.
"It goes back to the whole
informed consent concept of
making sure women have all
r0f the (acts," she said. "lt
makes sense to gi vc
the option of seeing
"It's very necessary for
women to receive all of the
information that they can in
making a decision on whether
to
have
an
abortion,"
Montgomery said.
Women should have the
right to "accurate and complete information" about their
care and should have the
option to see an ultrasound of
her fetus, said Vicki Saporta,
president of the National
Abortion
Foundation.
Ultrasounds should be available, but not mandatory,
Saporta said.
"I don' t think politicians
give women enough credit for
carefully considering their
decision and understanding
what they're doing," Saporta
.,;ai ...Regardless of an ultrasound Image, if women want
to have any abortion, they're
going to go through with it."
Stine said she expects the
measure to easily pass the
Senate, but she wasn't as optimistic about its chances in the
House.
"I would expect if it was
allowed to be voted on. 1t
would pass resoundingly," she
said.
State Rep. Kathy Stein, DLexington, said the legislation's intent seemed to sene as
'·another roadblock in the path
of a woman who is already
making a very difficult
choice."
Dona Wells, interim executive director of the American
Civil Liberties Union of
Kentucky, said the proposal
seemed problematic because it
could be considered an invasion of women's rights.
"The best way for a woman
to be treated ts for her to have
the option of askin6 to sec the
ultrasound if she wants to. but
not for her to be forced to sec
it," Wells said.
electricity means more power
"has to come from somewhere."
"There's too much pressure
- in terms of energy independence and the inexpensiveness
of that resource - to not use
that coal," Nemet said.
One of the latest challenges
to a utility came in the heart of
coal country Montana,
which boasts the Largest coal
reserves in the nation.
On Friday, a state panel
refused to rescind an air-quality permit it had granted for a
plant proposed for the Great
Falls area by Southern
Montana Electric, despite concerns about the plant's carbon
dioxide emissions. The 250megawatt plant is projected to
emit the equivalent of 2.8 million tons of carbon dioxide
annually, as much as a halfmillion vehicles.
The
Montana
Environmental Information
Center, which had asked the
panel to review the permit,
vowed to appeal the ruling.
Nilles said the Sierra Club
spent about $1 million on such
efforts in 2007 and hopes to
ratchet that figure up to $10
million this year.
Meanwhile, coal interests
are pouring even more into a
campaign
promotional
launched by the industry group
Balanced
Americans for
Energy Choices. It spent $15
million last year and expects to
· more than double that to $35
million in 2008, said the
group's director, Joe Lucps.
Funding for the group
comes from coal mining and
utility companies such as
Peabody and railroads that
depend on coal shipments for a
large share of their revenues.
Peabody's Svec acknowledged a rush to build new
plants, but denied the goal was
to beat any of at least seven
bi \Is pending before Congress
to restrict carbon dioxide emissions - a charge leveled by
some environmentalists.
Rather, he said, the. construction boom is driven by
projec;tions that the country
will fall into a power deficit
within the next decade if new
plants are not built.
Industry attorney Jeffrey
Holmstead said that could lead
to a future of rolling blackouts
as the economy expands and
electricity
consumption
increases. Holmstead was in
charge
of
the
U .S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency's air program during
the first five years of the current Bush administration.
The power deficit cited by
industry officials is based on
projections from the North
American Electric Reliability
Corporation. NERC vice president David Nevius said his
group is "neutral" on what kind
of plants should be built to
meet rising demand.
"We're not saying the lights
will go out. We're just saying
additional resources are needed," Nevius said. "We don't
say coal over gas over wind
over solar."
Utilities currently bum
more than 1 billion tonr, of coal
annually in more than 600
plants. Over the next two
decades, the Bush administration projects coal's share of
electricity generation will
increase to almost 60 percent.
That projection held steady
in recent months even as courts
and regulators turned back,
delayed or asked for changes to
plants in at least nine states.
Other projects in Utah,
Texas, Wyoming, Florida and
several other states have been
abandoned or shelved.
Some were canceled over
global warming concerns.
Utilities backed off others after
their price tags climbed over
$1 billion due to rising costs
for materials and skilled labor.
Environmental opposition
to coal plants was galvanized
by a U.S. Supreme Court decision in April that said carbon
dioxide is a pollutant open to
regulation.
The case, Massachusetts vs.
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, involved vehicle
emissions. But environmentalists aim to use the decision as a
fulcrum to leverage regulators
to take a harder line on greenhouse gases in several emerging power plant disputes.
The result could serve as an
early barometer of the reach of
the Supreme Court ruling.
More tests of the two sides'
arguments are certain. Industry
groups say at least 15 coalfired power projects are nearing the end of the approval
process and could soon start
construction.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Unit
• Continued from p1
represent our community,"
said Barger.
As well as their tour in
Kosovo, the unit also spent
sc,cral months i'n Monroe,
I ,a .. after Hurricane Katrina,
providing security at homeless
shelters, and work in the
southwest doing border work,
fence and road construction.
The unit spent Saturday
dOing gear and cquipme1tt
checks as well as training with
the .50 caliber ma<.:hine gun
and the Squad Automatic
Weapon
(SAW).
Communication training was
planned for Sunday.
The unit had abo received a
full compliment of M4 rifles.
The M4 is the military replacement for the antiquated M 16.
"Kentucky National Guard
is a top notch organization,"
said Barger.
As well as training, the soldiers at the Armory were treated to a first class home-cooked
meal prepared by employees
from the Riverview Medical
Center.
Lana Calhoun, human
resource director at Riverview,
c;aid, "We wanted to show our
appreciation to them, for their
willingness to put their lives
on the line for us. so that we
can feel safe at home."
Calhoun's nephew, Sgt.
Drew Petry, will be shipping
out with the unit. . "We wilfjf)
mis& him while he is gone, and
we wdl be praying for him."
Barger said he expects the
unit will be deployed to
Afghanistan. but things change
a lot once they get to the
Middle East.
'
The unit will be leaving
Floyd County in February for
their annual training at Fort
Knox and the Wendell Ford
Training Center. The unit
expects to return for a hort
span before leaving again to
go to Wisconsin Mobilization
Center.
~
From there, the unit wiU
depart for the Middle East for
their year rotation.
photo by Jack Latta
~udge-Executive R.D. " Doc" Marshall signed a proclamation Monday declaring January to be School Board Member
,Appreciation Month. Floyd County School Board members include Jeff Stumbo, Dr. Chandra Varia, Carol Stumbo, Sherry
!loblnson and Linda C. Gearheart.
.
• Continued from p1
~gal authority to do it. It is void. I want
em to admit it," said Nunnery.
~ Nunnery said those annexed should
:tav the opportunity to de-annex if they
e
inclined, as they were brought into
ty under false pretenses.
bb said during the council meeting
e would draft a letter saying that the
council voted it down.
Gerard Gerhard, of the Kentucky
Attorney General's Office, said in a statement to The Floyd County Times. ''While
tills is not an official Opinion of the
Attorney General, an attempt by the city
of Prestonsburg to waive city property tax
for five years in relation to property for
which residents voluntarily request
annexation, is likely violative of Section
174 of the Constitution of Kentucky, as
there is no Constitutional authorization
for such a waiver."'
The vote to res<.:ind the ordinance
passed on a 6-2 vote. with Kelly Moore
and Don Willis the only vote~ against.
• Continued from p1
government, and I intend to do
jyst that."
Though necessary, Beshear
aid spending cuts willrequi'te
p ·nful sacrifices.
• ''I would much prefer to be
~anding here today talking to
~u about all the new investritents we're making, but much
of that will have to wait for
apother day," he said.
Beshear, who defeated former Gov. Ernie Fletcher in
November, brushed on some
of his campaign promises in
tbe speech, many of which
c}tme with a hefty price tag. He
said Monday he remains "fully
&:>mmitted" to helping senior
G)ltizens with prescription drug
c;bsts, offering more college
financial aid, improving the
state's public schools, shoring
up the state's financially troubled employee retirement system and creating more jobs for
Kentuckians. The budget crisis, he said, has hampered his
apility to make major investments in his priorities.
• "It is not a time for whining
or 'woe is us,"' he said. "It is a
time for leadership, bold
action and temporary cost cutting."
Some lawmakers were surprised that Beshear didn't
mention casinos in the speech.
• "I wouldn't think that he
would have given up on the
\ct'ea," said Senate President
David
Williams,
R8urkesville.
"It's
rather
strange. It was kind of the big
elephant in the room that
nobody mentioned tonight,
you know, so I don' t really
frnow an explanation to that."
Beshear had made a proposal to open casinos in
Kentucky a centerpiece of his
election campaign. He wants
lawmakers to p ut a referendum
on the ballot so that Kentucky
voters can decide whether to
amend the state constitution to
t g alize casinos.
House
Speaker
Jody
Richards, D-Bowling Green,
said he expects Beshear to
r)iise the casino issue when he
)elivers his budget proposals
lawmakers later this month .
The state's financial probms have a bright side,
l eshear said. " It is an opportufity to make every state
agency leaner, more efficient
and more responsive."
B shear said he wants to
restor . people's trust in sffitt
government, and he reminded
lawmakers that he is proposing
ethics reforms, one of which
would revamp the Executi ve
Branch Ethics Commission.
"I am hopeful that these
measures will restore some of
that tru st in government,
which is so criti<.:al to our success," he said.
Beshear also called on lawmakers to cooperate in finding
solptions to rve state's proglcms. He urged them to a oid
political bickering.
"This crisis can indeed be a
positive turning point for
Kentucky,"' he said.
Richards said Beshear has
grappled with financial woes
from the moment he took
o[fi<.:e, but was able to be optimi tic despite those problems.
"So. I felt very good about
the speech," Richards said. "I
thought it was uplifting and
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
16, 2008 • A$
Odds & Ends
• DOYLESTOWN, Pa. A man who wrote a vulgar message on the memo line of a
check he used to pay a $5 park~ng ticket has apologized in
writing, leading police to drop a
disorderly conduct charge
against him.
Clerks were offended by the
message, and the disorderly
conduct charge was filed
because the· comment was
obscene, police Chief James
Donnelly said.
"He was contrite enough to
offer an apology, and I think that
satisfies the people who were
insulted by it," he said.
The lawyer for David
Binner, 45, said his client would
fjhave prevailed if he went
through a trial.
"The F-word isn't what it
used to be," attorney Keith
Williams said. It doesn't have a
sexual connotation anymore and
so can' t be considered obscene,
he said.
Williams said his client felt
bad about what he did and will
pay the parking fine and court
costs.
"This is not my normal
nature and admittedly was a
temporary lapse of judgment on
my part, vented in a moment of
frustration," Binner wrote in his
letter of apology.
• . STEPHENVILLE, Texas
- In this farming community
where nightfall usually brings
clear, starry skies, residents are
abuzz over reported sightings of
what many believe is a UFO.
Several dozen people including a pilot, county constable and business owners insist they have seen a large
silent object with bright lights
flying low and fast. Some
reported seeing fighter jets chas, ing it.
"'
"People wonder what in the
world it is because this is the
Bible Belt, and everyone is
afraid it's the end of times," said
Steve Allen, a freight company
owner and pilot who said the
object he saw last week was a
mile long and half a mile wide.
"It was positively, absolutely
nothing from these parts."
While federal officials insist
there's a logical explanation,
locals swear that it was larger,
quieter, faster and lower to the
ground than an airplane. They
also said the object's lights
changed configuration, unlike
~those of a plane. People in several towns who reported seeing
it over several weeks have
offered similar descriptions of
the object.
Machinist Ricky Sorrells
said friends made fun of him
When he told them he saw a flat,
metallic object hovering about
300 feet over a pasture behind
his Dublin home. But he decided to come forward after reading similar accounts in the
Stephenville Empire-Tribune.
r "You hear about big bass or
~big buck in the area, but this is a
different deal," Sorrells said. "It
feels good to hear that other
people saw something, because
that means I'm not crazy."
Sorrells said he has seen the
vbject several times. He said he
watched it through his rifle's
telescopic lens and described it
as very large arid without seams,
nuts or bolts.
Maj.
Karl
Lewis,
a
spokesman for the 301st Fighter
Wing at the Joint Reserve Base
Naval Air Station in Fort Worth,
said no F-16s or other aircraft
* irom his base were in the area
the night of Jan. 8, when most
people reported the sighting.
Lewis said the object may
have been an illusion caused by
two commercial airplanes.
Lights from the aircraft would
Seem unusually bright and may
appear orange from the setting
sun.
"I'm 90 percent sure this was
an airliner," Lewis said. "With
the sun's angle, it can play tricks
on you."
Officials at the region's two
Air Force bases - Dyess in
• Abilene and Sheppard in
Wichita Falls - also said none
of their aircraft were in the area
last week. The Air Force no
longer investigates UFOs.
One man has offered a
reward for a photograph or
videotape of the mysterious
object.
About 200 UFO sightings
are reported each month, mostly
in California, Colorado and
Texas, according to the Mutual
UFO Network, which plans to
go to the 17,000-resident town
of Stephenville to investigate.
of
Fourteen
percent
Americans polled last year by
The Associated Press and Ipsos
say they have seen a UFO.
Erath County Constable Lee
Roy Gaitan said that he first saw
red glowing lights and then
white flashing lights moving
fast, but that even with binoculars could not see the object to
which the lights were attached.
"I didn't see a flying saucer
and I don' t know what it was,
but it wasn't an airplane, and
I've never seen anything like it,"
Gaitan said. "I think it must be
some kind of military craft- at
least I hope it was."
• DENVER - Carrying a
family Bible, a state representative-elect kicked a photographer
who took a picture of him during a statehouse prayer - then
was sworn into office.
Douglas Bruce went to the
House floor Monday morning
as a guest of Rep. Kent
Lambert, a fellow Colorado
Springs Republican.
When Rocky Mountain
News photographer Javier
Manzano took his photo during
the traditional morning prayer,
Bruce, who was standing,
brought the sole of his shoe
down hard on the photographer's bent knee.
"Don't do that again," Bruce
told him.
Later, Bruce refused to apologize.
"I think that's the most' offensive thing I've seen a photographer do in 21 years," he said. "If
people are going to cause a disruption during a public prayer,
they should be called for it. He
owes an apolog5' to the House
and the public."
Rocky Mountain News
Editor John Tem_{)le said the
photographer had a right to take
Bruce's picture. Temple said he
would speak with House leadership.
'The House floor is a place
where journalists are allowed to
operate. It's outrageous for Mr.
Bruce in a public place to
assault a photographer," Temple
said.
Bruce, art anti-tax crus~der,
was chosen by El Paso County
Republicans last month to fill an
unexpired term. He delayed his
swearing-in until Monday, when
the House was not in session.
That allowed him to take advantage of a loophole in state term
limits that would allow him to
serve eight more years instead
of six.
But it irritated Democratic
House
Speaker
Andrew
Romanoff, who said Bruce
should have t(\ken the oath
sooner.
Bruce said he had done nothing wrong and demanded that
he be allowed to take the oath of
office with the House in session.
He finally gave in after
members of his own party
threatened to start the process of
replacing him if he didn't take
the oath on Monday.
• YORK, Pa. - Masking
his appearance with a coat of
drywall compound wasn't
enough to protect the identity of
a bank robber, authorities said.
A NASCAR plate on the getaway car led police right to him.
Robert Coulson Lavery, 56,
was convicted Wednesday in the
Nov. 24, 2006, robbery of the
New Cumberland Federal
Credit Union, which netted
$7,910, Fairview Township
police said.
He was charged along with
Robert Steven Miller, 53, who
drove the getaway car, which
bore a Rusty Wallace NASCAR
plate on the front. A tip from
someone familiar with the car
led police to Miller, who confessed to helping Lavery in the
robbery, police said.
When Lavery was arrested at
Miller's home in Harrisburg,
police found $3,775 in cash,
clothing with smears of drywall
compound, and more drywall
compound in the passenger side
of the car.
Miller pleaded guilty to robbery and theft in October.
• FRASER, Colo.- A feud
between Fraser and International
Falls, Minn., over who owns the
trademark "Ice Box of the
Nation" is heating up.
Fraser Town Manager Jeff
Durbin said the Minnesota town
has replied to a lawsuit ftled by
Fraser with a countersuit.
Fraser officials say their town
has used the phrase since 1956,
and officials in International
Falls say they've used it since
1948. The dueling lawsuits ask
city officials to prove it.
The two chilly municipalities
fought an earlier cold war over
the motto decades ago that
ended in 1986 with Fraser giving
up its "official" claim to the
trademark in exchange for
$2,000 from International Falls.
But the Minnesota city last
year acknowledged it had inadvertently failed to renew its federal trademark back in 1996,
even while keeping a state trademark up to date. That allowed
Fraser to file its own application.
To outsiders it might seem
ridiculous, but Durbin said it's
important to Fraser's residents.
''We ought to get something
out of it after having to live
through winters here," resident
Joan Christensen said.
The Summit Daily News in
Frisco, Colo. reported an attempt
to settle it with a duel failed
when Fraser wanted it to be a
contest on snowshoes and the
Minnesota mayor wanted a
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• SPRINGFIELD, ill.
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woman's neighbors have sold
their properties to Memorial
Medical Center, Wtlkey's onestory house is ringed on three
sides by parking lots.
Wilkey said a hospital representative calls every year to
politely ask if she's willing to
sell.
"I told them I'm not selling,"
Wilkey said of the home she's
lived in for more than 50 years.
"I'm comfortable here. And I
don't care about the money.
Money don't buy happiness."
The hospital has bought
dozens of nearby properties over
the years to build the parking
lots.
Wilkey said the lots are welllit and that the hospital even
clears the snow from her sidewalks. And she said she doesn't
mind losing some of her neighbors - including those she said
were troublemakers.
A message left for a medical
center spokesman was not
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evening.
Wilkey said it's the mem ·
of living in the house with
late husband and their daughter
that keeps her there.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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NAME _ _ _ __
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PHONE#:
UTOMOTIVE
Wheels/Mise
HICKS
AUTO
SALES
DAVID ROAD
98' GTP
Grand Prix
96' Buick Century
$1,100.
Chevy c60 Dump
otruck 14 foot bed
$3800.
1995 GMC
Conversion VAN
$3800
886-2842
886-3451.
1989
Crown
Victoria for sale.
Good condition
$1,200. Call 8742421 or 226-5583
2001 Grand ,Am
for sale. Call 8868843 or 791-2727.
For Sale 2002
ontiac Sunfire.2oor, white automatic with sunroof.
$6,200 Call 8742745 or 874-9703.
For Sale: 1987
Dodge ram B-250
Van.
(Fair
1
Condition)
owner. Can be
used for
..
ger
or
cargo
transport. $1 ,295.
Call 285-9112.
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
Prestonsburg
Health Care Center
has an opening for
a full time 6P-6A
LPN or RN. Also
full time and part
time CNA. We offer
competitive wages
and excellent benefits. If interested
please stop by or
send a resume to
147 N. Highland
Ave. Prestonsburg
Ky 41653(beside
Prestonsburg elementary) or call
886-2378.
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2. Fax: (606) 886-3603
3. E-mail: classifieds@floydcountytimes.com
4. Stop by: 263 S. Central Avenue, Prestonsburg
5. Mail: P.O. 390, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
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ad here:
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per line)
Our CLASSIFIEDS Will WORK For You!!!
have
general
knowledge
of
plumbing, electrical
and
carpentry.
Manufactured
home experience
preferred but not
necessary.
Pay
based on experience.
Bluegrass
State
Home
Showcase.
8741050.
time job with competitive pay and an
excellent benefits
package ( including
health/ dental/life
ins., 401 (k) and
bonus).Send
resumes and I or
letter
detailing
experience to
Delivery
Truck
Driver, Po Box 100,
Banner, Ky 41603
Accounting
Position:
Auto
dealership serving
Ford and Chevrolet
is seeking a qualified Accountant, a
CPA preferred, for
a Controller position at an Auto
Dealership ...
Compensation and
Benefits commensurate with experience .. Great staff
with bonus and
Growth potential.
Fax your resume to
: Auto Dealer (866)
266-0378.
Baptist Learning
Center has openings for (teachers,
assistants, cook)
Apply in Church
Office.
Glenda
Blackburn,
Director.
Local industrial
distributor requires
the services of an
~xperienced delivery truck driver.
B
COL
Class
required as well as
experience
with
fork lifts. Clean driving record a must
Local delivery only.
M-F. This is a full
General workers
needed for various
job such as
Endloader operator, backhoe operator. Welding both
gas and electric.
Must be familiar
with
reclamation
and permits.Must
have
references
from last three
employers. Drug
test
will
be
required.
Salary
will be negotiated.
Send resumes to
PO
Box
318
McDowell,
Ky
41647
EARN $500 A DAY
by selling Final
Expense Insurance
policies to the ever
growing
senior
market. Same day
great
advances,
agent
benefits,
proven · lead system, liberal underwriting,
exotic
incentive
trips.
LIFE
INS.
LICENSE
REQUIRED. Call
1-888-713-6020.
Hiring now for an
experienced floral
designer.
Call
874-1703.
lndependant
Sales Agent wanted. Call 1-606424-9593 or fax
resume to 2853272.
Office personell
needed.
Must
have experience
or
business
degree. For more
information call
606-478-9§01.
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 experience preferably in
health care experience and be certified as a PHR or
SPHR or whose
of
combination
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
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"mailto:dbaumgartner@ hqmmail.com
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qmmail.com
(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
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
not
inquiries
accepted.
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.
POSITION AVAILABLE
RESTAURANT
Prestonsburg
HELP WANTED: Waitresses, dishwashers/busboys, cooks. Paid vacation, health insurance available.
Uniforms furn)shed.
No phone calls, please!
Apply in person.
Big Sandy Area Development District has
a full-time position available for a GIS
Specialist/Highway Safety Coordinator.
Under general administrative direction, this
position will organize and facilitate cooperative regional efforts aimed at reducing highway crashes in BSADD's Kentucky counties;
assist with organizing and facilitating public
involvement in the transportation planning
process; as well as assorted duties in the
GIS department. Must have working knowledge with assorted computer programs and
experience with GIS a must. Geography
degree preferred but not required.
If interested, please send resume and
letter of intent to Ms. Terry Trimble, 110
Resource Court, Prestonsburg, KY 41653,
no later than January 25, 2008.
No phone calls please.
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BOOK FOR SALE
Korners of inspiration (A collaboration
of
Kim's
Korner).
Priority
For
Sale:
Beautiful Maggie
SoHero wedding
gown size 12 original cost $1600,
selling $500. Call
IMMEDIATE OPENING:
Local industrial distributor requires the
services of an experienced delivery
truck driver. Class B COL required as
well as experience with forklifts. Clean
driving record a must. Local delivery
only. M-F. This is a full-time job with
competitive pay and an excellent benefits package (including health/dentalflife
insurance, 401(k) and bonuses).
Send resume and/or letter detailing
experience to:
Delivery Truck Driver,
P.O. Box 100, Banner, KY 41603
EOE, M,F.D,V
For
Sale:
Beautiful purple
prom dress. Size
26W.Originally
paid
$400
for
dress
asking
$100. Call 4243794.
2- 6 ft glass display cases for sale.
Also 2- 5 ft wood
cabinets for sale.
Call
886-3142.
9am-5pm
Merchandise
WELDING POSITION
AVAILABLE.
PAY RATE RANGES FROM
8PER' HR TO 17 PER HR
DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE.
DRUG SCREEN REQUIRED
CALL
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8:00AM-5:00PM
606-886-9626. If
interested please
leave message and
number.
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
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.
285-9358
Service TechniCian
needed. Needs to
. APPLICATIONS BEING
ACCEPTED FOR
1-BEDROOM
,, APARTMENTS FOR
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PERSONS
~: 55 AND OLDER
Located behind Wendy's
and Pizza Hut in Pres·
tonsburg. All utilities are
included and the renl is
based upon gross monthly
Income. Several activities,
such as line dancing, crafts,
bingo, movies, hair salon
and church services. The
l.:!nllrlments are furnished
1.
Our hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
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advertisements .
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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.
Animals
AKC
registered
Boxer
pups.
Asking $350. Tails
docked-dew
claws removed shots & wormer
up to date. Call
(606)
298-2529.
Save on auto insurance.
At Nationwide , we go the extra mile to save you
money. That's why we offer a variety of auto premium
discounts, including our multi-car disc;ount, our safe
driver discount, airbag discount and more.
Call us and start saving mone} today.
Natiomvide Is On Your Side®
Kimber McGuire
303 University Drive
Prestonsburg, Ky.
(606) 886•0008 (Office)
(606) 886-9~83 (Fax)
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• 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 437-1656 or 433-3077
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ESTATE AUCTION
Saturday, January 19th, 10:21 A.M.
in adn1ission I
or employment I
dized housing on
of race, color,
creed, religion,
sex, national ori-
COMMERCIAL LENDER
r11~r.riminate
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
arning centers offer
social/educational pro·
grams for children and
adults. All utilities
included at Highland
Hgts., utility allowance
at Cliffside. Call {606)
886·0608, 886-1927, or
886-1819. TOO: 1·800·
648-6056.
Highland
Heights and Cliffside
Apartments do not discriminate in admission
or employment in subsidized
housing
on
account of race, color,
national origin~ sex,
age, disability, religion
and familial
status.
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Management Position
available with
Gearheart Communications
Customer Service
anager
Qualified applicants will possess
leadership qualities; 4year degree
with 3to 5years of customer service
management experience or equivalent
combination of education and
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expenence.
Apply at 20 Laynesvllle Rd. or www.gearheart.com
FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK , eeks an enthusiastic, experienced Commercial Lending Officer with provon
commercial loan portfolio management and business development skill . Responsibilities include developing and
maintaining a commerical loan portfolio. Minimum 3-5
years experience in commercial lending preferred.
Competitive compensation package includes base salary.
incentive pay plan, 40l(k) plan, me-dical benefits, long-term
disability plan, and life in urance plan. Inquiries from
qualified applicants may be mailed by February 29, 2008, to
Senior Lender c/o First Commonwealth Bank, 31 1 N.
Arnold Ave., Prestonsburg, KY 41653.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK
seeks
an
Administrative Assistant to perform a variety of functions
in support of Senior Management. Duties will include
maintaining corporate record for the bank and holding
company, providing administrative support to the CEO and
Senior Vice Presidents, maintaining and updating corporate
and employee insurance programs, providing human
resources management support, coordinating special
projects and events, and performing other duties as assigned
or required. Minimum 2-3 years administrative support
experience is preferred. Inquiries from qualified applicants
may be mailed by February 29, 2008. to Robert Allen c/o
First Commonwealth Bank, 311 N. Arnold Ave.,
Prestonsburg, K Y 41653.
First Commo11wealrh Bank is WI Equal Opportu11iry Emp{o\'et
145 South Arnold Avenue, Prestonsburg
www.auctionzip.com
We have been authorized to sell the personal
property of the Estate of Lucille Nunnery.
FURNITURE-Cane bottom rockers, antique sewing rocker,
child's rocker, maple dinette w1th 4 chairs, 2 maple end tables, 2
couches and 2 love seals, upholslered chairs, cherry hall table,
TV stand, wall shelf, chest, wicker chairs and table, large mirror,
and a number of lamps.
APPLIANCES-Coppertone refrigerator. range, microwave.
lrash compactor portable TV. DVD. VCR, coHee pot and other
small appliances.
GLASS AND COLLECTIBLES-Fenian table lamp, music
boxes, Goebel and Lefton figurines, Majesty Black Fantasy
Ch1na, stoneware, Rogers silver candy dish and numerous other
pieces of silver, child's china sel (orig1nal box), Noritake china
(Nighlsong). brass candleholders and sconces, Williamsburg
prtnts. Bill Brown floral pnnts. Gene Gray prints, and other pieces
of glassware and lramed prints.
MISC.-Rugs, quills, blankets, linens, k1tchen items, lawn
tools,umbrella container, costume jewelry, rabbit coat. fan.
vacuum, curtains, Barbie Country Living Home. Cheerful Tearful
Nursery. The World of Barbie Double Doll Case with Barb1es and
clolhs. pots and pans. and box lots.
SPECIAL ITEMS-Gulbransen (lmperiai·Wilen) console piano
w1th bench· Excellent condition: Antique settee w/matching chair·
Excellent condihon (sold with reserve), We also have some
added 1tems including a roll top desk. office desk, oak bookcases,
TV arrnouire. China cabinet w1t11 table, 3 leaves, and 4 cha1rs1
oak desk chair,Underv.OOd typewriter. base cabrnet,chest type.
freezer. Ch1na porcelin, chandelier. and lots of brass ... Proviow at
9:30A.M on Saturday.
TERM$-Cash or check wrth proper identification. Sold AS IS •
WHERE IS 1vith no warranties or guarantees erther expressed or
Implied. Ten (1oo.-o) Buyers Premium plus ~. KY sales tax add
to h1gh b1d pnce for purchase price. All items are to be removed
lrom premises lhe day of sale.
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AND AUCTION SERVICE
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Jim Gambill, Broker/ Auctioneer
Paintsville, Kentucky • 606·789·0021 /606-793-2121
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Both
male
female.
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borhood. Located
270 sunshine
Lane
and
288
Sunshine Lane in
Wells Edition of
Pike
County.
Located just off
four lane. Call 4371950 or 424-1150.
~t
Furniture
Paladin Sofa and
chair for
sale.
Retails for $3 ,300
set. 1 112 yrs old.
Will sale for $1 ,000.
Call 358-9407.
3 br house for sale .
Located
above
Wayland with central heat and air. 2
Sofa & /Chair for car garage plus
sale. Newly apol- extra storage with 1
stered. $450 Must 112 bath. $59,900
see to believe. Call 358-4541 or
Beautiful!!. Call 1- 424-0379.
859-6283 or 1-4225597.
Large frame building with 3 apts plus
ALLEN
6 rooms and bath.
FURNITURE
That could be used
ALLEN,KV
for bed & bath .
Furniture,
used Formerly
Fraley
appliances, living I Motor Sales. Could
bedroom suits , bunk be used as combeds ,
and
lots mercial. $34,900.
more!
Call 606- Call 358-4541 or
874-9790.
424-0379.
Miscellaneous
4 Wheels for 1995
3000 GT. Rims and
tires $500. Also
1996 Honda XR80
used
very
little
$500. Call 8868775.
Computer monitor,
keyboard, mouse, &
scanner I printer.
Call 785 -4282 fo r
details.
Tanning Bed for
sale. Call 886-8843
or 791.-2727 .
Real Estate
Houses
3 Bd house for
sale. 1 112 bath
new kitchen
&
app. Commercial
bldg also located
on
property.
Located on Middle
Creek. Call 88862699.
For sale by owner.
3 br, 1 bath completely re modeled .
Close
to
new
school. Great Hwy
access. No money
down.
Financing
available. Estimated
monthly pay ment
$600mth with taxes
and
insurance
included. For more
information call 606265-1734.
House for s ale.
3,500 squ are ft.
Large
lot.
Off
hwy114. Call 8868366
2 houses for sale
in upscale neigh·
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
For Sale: 35 acres
of land, one story
house with 1.600
sq.ft of living space ,
partial
basement
located in Floyd
County at Hi Hat,
Ky. Two acres of flat
land with the rest
hillside. Four bedroom s,
two
full
baths, living room,
dining
room and
kitchen . Appra ised
value
$65,000.
non-negoPrice
tiable.
Cash up
front. No land contracts. Contact Mike
Mullins at 606-7855475
(8:00a .m.5 :00p. m.weekdays)
o r 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
c he rry
hardwood
floors and cabi r.~ets
with
spacious
garage.
attached
Located 4 miles
from
us
23.
Panora mic
view
located in new subdivi sions. $2 10,00
asking price Seller
willing to help with
closing costs! Call
606-285-0054 606791-0719, evenings
606-377-6042
Sale or Lease
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Apartment building for sale by
owner.
Located
near HRMC. Call
889-9717. for more
information .
4 Unit apartment
building plus storage for sale.Good
location. Call 8868366.
Prestonsburg
business for lease.
Great location on
the main road, close
to downtown and
the
courthouse .
lease as is or
change, many 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 references . 285-9112.
Commercial property 12 acres next
to
Walmart
&
Mc Do nald's
in
Prestonsburg. 8863023 after 5pm.
FOR SALE
Property for sale
b e t we e n
Prestonsburg and
Pai nstville.
Also ,
do uble wide for
rent. $500 plu s
depo sit. Call 60678 9-672 1 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 6 06-325-2809.
Level- Sloping and
tim ber. HUNTERS
PARADI SE!! Could
be made into a subdivision.
Rentals
2br 1 bath house
for rent at Ma rtin .
Lg ya rd $350 ..mth.
$350 deposit. Call
78 9-3724 or 791
9331
APARTMENT
Town house apt for
rent. 2 br 1 bath.
Stove and refrige rator. City limits at 23
Relax to our low utility costs
At Park Place Apartments!
Rents starting at: lBR-$280, 2BR-$304
Rent includes water, sewer, garbage p ickup
Laundry Room on site
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OTTER CREEK CORRECTIONAL CENTER
IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER POSITIONS.
Must possess a high school diploma/GED certification
or equivalent. A valid driver's lice nse is required .
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OTTER CREEK CORRECTIONAL CENTER
IS ALSO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES.
Must be a gra duate from an accredited school of
nursing. Must be licensed in the state of employment.
A valid driver's license is required.
Interested persons may apply at
327 Correctional Road, Wheelwright, KY 41669,
online at www.corrections corp.com
Otter Creek Correctional Center is an equal opportunity employer MIFIDN
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Our Lady of the Way Hospital. Inc., has an ~p.emng
for an Advanced Registered N urse Practttw ncr.
Current Kcntllcky Registered Nurse Licensure and
National Certifica tion as an Advanced N urse
Practitioner with two (2) years experi ence preferred.
Generous salary and benefits, commensurate with
experience.
Send resume to
Debi Bentley
P.O . Box 9 10, Martin, Kentucky 4 1649
email : d bentl ey@olw h . o~
fax: (606) 285-6409, or call (606) 285-6420
An Equal Opportunity Employer
& 80. $525 mth plus
utilities with $300
deposit. 1yr lease.
NO PETS. Call 2374758
2 br Apartment for
rent including stove,
refrigerator, washer
and dryer. Located
at 286 US Hwy 23
North Prestonsburg.
Call874-0032. $500
mth plus $250 security deposit.
Apartment for rent.
2 & 3 bedrooms.
Behind woods grocery. Stop in or call
874-2380.
Apartment for rent
on US 23 at lvel.
2bd, 1 bath $350
mth $350 security
deposit. 1 yr lease.
NO PETS. Call4788100.
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.
1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments
for rent. Call 8868366.
1 Br efficiency
apartment for rent
located on 1428. No
pets, NO HUD $475
month
utilities
1ncluded.
$225
security
deposit
Call 606-262-4296.
3br apt for rent. 2
baths, parking for
trucks. Will rent to
contractors .
Mt
Pa rkway 6 miles
from Prestonsburg.
Call 886-8366
Townhouse 2 BR 1
Bath wid hookup 2
car garage $575 per
month plus utilities
plus deposit. Call
606-477-2783
For rent furnished
studio apt. Suitable
fo r one person .
Near
college .
Utilities
included.
Deposit required .
No pets. Also 1 br
unfurni shed
Apt.
Call 886-3565 or
874 -9976.
Efficiency Apt for
rent. $375 mth.
$375 deposit. Must
be payed before
moving in. Call
289-9003. tfn
1 Br
furnished
apartment located
3
miles
from
Prestons burg . C all
358-9483 after 6:00
pm or 794-9484.
Apt. For rent: 1
and 2 BR apartments on Rt. 321
near Po rter school.
Central heat and a ir,
washer and drye r
hookup. $375 pe r
month plus refe rences and deposit.
Seniors w elcomed!
Call 789-5973 .
Houses & town
houses for re nt.
Also one bedroom .
NO PETS . Located
Prestonsburg.
in
Call 886-8991.
Furnis hed 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent
starting at $375.
month, + $300.
depos it
w ate r
included. Located
near HRMC . 606889-9717.
House for rent
3 br 2 bath house
at
located
Betsyl ayne . 2 car
garage w I extra
storage Also fire place, all appliances. $1 ,ooo mth .
Call 606-434-2852.
House f o r rent.
$550. Per month .
Al so apt for rent
$450mth .
B oth
located at Betsy
Layne area. No
pets .
Deposit
required. Call 606478-5403
2 Br house for rent
on Cracker bottom
at Martin. Call 8869246.
3 Br house for
rent.
Riverside,
Presto nsburg. $650
mth. Call 226-74 11 .
2
in the amount of Services, ~o .
Hollow,
$99,700.00.
The Hudson
entire amount of the Frankfort, Kentucky
original
bond 40601, by February
amount
of 29, 2008.
A public hearing
$99,700.00
is
included
in
the on the application
application
for has been scheduled
release. Increment for March 3 , 2008 at
Number 14 is a 9 :00 a.m., at the
Surety Bond in the Division of Mine
and
amount
of Reclamation
Enforcement, 3140
$14,600.00.
The
Mobile Homes
entire amount of the South Lake Drive ,
6,
original
bond Suite
amount
of Prestonsburg ,
41653$14 ,600.00
is Kentucky
16x60
mobile
included
in
the 141 0. The hearing
home for rent.
application
for will be cancelled if
Nice lot with storrelease. Increment no request for hearage building. 1
Number 15 is a ing or informal conmile from walmart.
Surety Bond in the ference is received
$500. mth plus
amount
of by February 29 ,
utilities. Call 886$81 ,700.00.
The 2008.
0226 after 5:00pm
entire amount of the
NOTICE OF
original
bond
BOND
Extra nice 3 br for
amount
of
NOTICE OF
RELEASE
rent. Located on
$81,700.00
is
BOND
In
accordancce
Cow Creek. $425 with KRS 350.093, included
in
the
RELEASE
per month plus utili- notice is hereby application
for
In
accordancce
ties and security given that Consol of release Increment with KRS 350.093 ,
deposit. Call 606- Kentucky, Inc., 184 Number 16 is a notice is hereby
874-2802.
Fourmile Branch, Surety Bond in the given that Consol of
of Kentucky, Inc., 184
P.O. Box 130, HWY amount
2 Br Mobile home 550,
$13,300.00.
The
Fourmile Branch ,
Mousie,
for rent located on Kentucky
Box
130,
41839, entire amount of the P.O.
Cliff Road. Fannin has applied
bond Mousie, Kentucky
for original
Lane Prestonsburg. Phase I, II & II Bond amount
o f 41839, has applied
Call 886-3047 or Release on Permit $13,300.00
is for Phase I, II & II
226-3047.
in
the Bond Release on
Number 860-5154 included
for Permit Number 860which
was
last application
3 BR 2 bath MH issued on February release. Increment 0349 which was last
for rent with l~rge 8, 2007. The permit Number 18 is a issued on March 1 ,
deck.. Located at covers an area of Surety Bond in the 2006. The permit
315
Adams approximately amount
of covers an area of
Cemetery
Road. 1,029.95
$6,600.00.
The
approximately
acres
Call 791-8617
or located 0 .21 mile entire amount of the 762.58 acres locatbond ed 1.6 miles south791-4471. $450 per southeast of Betty original
month.
o f east of Betty in
in Knott County and amount
$6,600.00
is
includKnott County and
Floyd County.
Mobile home for
The
perrr.it
is ed in the application Floyd County.
rent. 14x60 2 br all approximately 0.28 for
re lease.
The
permit
is
appliances
total mile southeast from Increme nt Number approximately 2.4
electric, private lot Route 550's junc- 19 is a Surety Bond mile s south from
&
garage
on tion with Triplett in the amount of Route 550's junc. ArkaAsas
Creek, Branch Road and $5,800.00.
The tion with Route 7
Martin. $425 month located 0.1 mile entire amount of the and located 0.3 mile
plus
utilities. east
bond south of Jones Fork
of
Triplet original
Serious
inquires Branch of Jones amount
of Creek. The latitude
only please. NO Fork Creek. The lat- $5,800.00 is includ- is 37 9 26'52" . The
HUD. CALL 886- itude is 37Q26' 42" . ed in the application longitude
is
6665.
release. 82 2 50'13".
The longitude is fo r
Increment Numbe r
The bond now in
82 249'50".
21
is a Surety Bond effect for Permit
The bond now in
Legals
effect for Permit in the amount o f Number 860-0349 ,
Number 860-5 154, $7 , 300 . 00. Inc re ment Number
Approximately 60% 4 is a Surety Bond
Increment Number
NOTICE OF
2 is a Surety Bond of the orginal bond in the amount of
o f $1 ,3 00.00 .
INTENTION
in the amount of amount
TO MINE
$9,700.00.
The $7,300.00 is includ- Approxim ately 60%
Pursuant to
entire amount of the ed in the application of the original bond
re lease. amount
of
original
bond for
Application
Inc
rement
Numbe r $ 1 ,300.00 is includamount
of
No. 836-0343
$9 ,700.00 is includ- 22 is a Surety Bond ed in the application
NW
in th e amount of
release.
In accordance with ed in the application $6, 600 . 00 . for
Inc
re
ment
Number
for
release.
KRS
350.055,
Approximately 60%
notice is hereby Increment Number of the orginal bond 5 is a Surety Bond
in
the
amount
given that Frasure 3 is a Surety Bond amount
of
Creek Mining, LLC , in , the amount of $6, 600.00 is includ- $1 1 , 900 . 00 .
Appro ximately 60%
T he
4978 Teays Valley. $3 8,000.00.
ed in the application of the original bond
Road, Scott Depot, entire amount of the for
release. a mount
of
bond
wv 25560 , (304) original
Increme nt Number $ 11 ,900.00
is
amount
of
204-145 5,
has
in
the
is 23 is a Surety Bond included
applied for a permit $38,000.00
for
in
the in the amount of a ppli cation
for a surface coal included
for $5, 7 00 . 00 . release. Increment
mining and recl a- applic ation
A pproximately 60%
mation ope ration , rel ease. Inc reme nt of the original bo nd Number 6 is a
S urety Bond in the
located 1.7 mile Number 4 is a a mount
o f a mount
of
Surety
Bond
in
the
northeast of Hippo,
of $5,700.00 is includ ~ $4,2 00 . 00 .
Kentucky, in Floyd amount
T he ed in the application A pproximately 60%
C ounty. The pro- $3 6,600.00.
re lease. of the original bond
amount
of
the fo r
entire
posed operation will
Inc
rem
e
nt
Numbe r a mount
of
bond
disturb 183.75 sur- origina l
24 is a Surety Bond $4, 200.00 is includamount
of
face ac res, and will
is in th e a mount o f ed in the application
unde rlie
336.7 4 $3 6,600.00
$8, 4 00.00. for
release.
included
in
the
acres, and the tota l
for A pproximately 60% Increm ent N umber
area within the per- application
of the original bond 8 is a Surety Bond
mit boundary will be release. Increme nt a mount
o f in the am o unt of
Number
4
also
has
520.49 acres.
$8,400.00
is
includThe
proposed a Surety Bond in the ed in the application $ 11 ,6 0 0 . 0 0 .
App roximately 60%
of
operation is approx- amount
re lease. of the origi nal bond
T he fo r
imate ly 0 .8 mile $1 ,400.00.
Inc reme nt Number
of
south from KY 1210 entire amount of the 27 is a Surety Bond a mount
$ 11,600.00
is
bond
junction · with Alum origina l
in
the
of in the amount of included
Lick Road,
and amount
$ 1 3,2 00 . 00.
fo r
located 0 .2 mile $1,400.00 is inc lud- Approximately 85% a pplication
release . Inc rement
in
the
application
ed
southwest of Caney
release. of the original bond Numbe r 9 is a
for
Creek.
o f S urety Bond in the
Incre
ment
Number a mount
The
proposed
$ 13,200 .00
is a m ount
of
7
is
a
Surety
Bond
operation )s located
include
d
in
t
he
$
4
,
100.00
in
the
am
ount
of
on the Martin USGS
for A pproximately 60%
T he application
7 112 minute quad- $28,700.00.
re
lease.
Inc
rem
ent
rangle map . The entire amount of the Numbe r 28 is a of the ori ginal bond
a m clunt
of
b ond
o pe ratio n will use ori gina l
of Surety Bond in the $4, 100.00 is includthe contour and amo unt
o f ed in the application
is a mount
a uge r methods of $28,700.00
$3,60
0
.
0
0
. f or
in
the
release.
surface mining. The included
A pproximately 60% Increme nt Numbe r
application
for
surface area to be
of th e original bond 11 is a Surety Bond
disturbed is owned release. · Increme nt a mount
o f in the amount of
Number
8
is
a
by George and Evie
$3,600.00 is includ- $6,4 0 0 . 0 0 .
Surety
Bond
in
the
T ho rnsbury, Shade
of ed in the application App roximately 60%
and Patricia K. Pitts , amo unt
for release.
$43,500.00
.
T
he
o f the original bond
Lou Ellen Pitts, et
Reclam ation wo rk
of
al. ,
Big
Branc h entire amount of the performed o n the a mount
b ond
$6,400.00 is includH oldin g Compa ny, ori gina l
t hrou gh ed in the application
of p ermit
LLC, C hris Damron, amount
Au gust
1997 f or
$43,500.00
is
re lease.
Ousley,
D anny
includes:
backfilling,
in
the
Increme nt Number
Ta mmy Dempsey, included
for g rading, topsoiling, 13 is a Surety Bond
Rosie Reffitt, Anna application
fe rtilizing, seeding,
B radley, et al., Earl release. Increment a nd mulching a nd in the am o unt o f
Number
9
is
a
$6 , 3 00 . 00 .
a nd
Peggy
establishment of a
and Surety Bond in the satisfactory vegeta- A pproximately 60%
Step hens
of
of the original bond
Siann a Risne r, Mont amount
tive cove r on inc re- a m ount
of
Ousley Heirs, Polly $50,500.00.
m ents 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, $6,300.00 is includT
he
entire
amount
Elizabeth Pitts, J .T.
9, 11 ' 13, 14, 15, 16,
a nd
Anna
Lea of the o riginal bond 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, ed in the application
of
f or
re lease.
T ho rnsbury, Phyllis amount
is 24, 27 a nd 28; the Inc reme nt Numbe r
Reffett,
Davie $5 0,500.00
in
th e same reclamation 14 is a Surety Bond
Tho rnsbury, G le n included
application
for p lus t ree plant ing in the amount of
Hurd Estate, Je ff
h as occurred on
and Dawn Slone , release Increme nt Increments 2, 3, 4, $ 10 , 600 . 00.
Number
11
is
a
Approximately 60%
Ann a Howard and
7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14,
Samuel Ousley, et Surety Bond in the 15, 16, 18, 19 and o f the original bond
of
of
a m ount
al. T he ope ration amo unt
T he 27, complet ed April $ 10,600.00
is
will unde rli e land $7,900.00.
200 1.
included
in
the
owned by Shad e entire amount of the
Writte n
com - app lication
bond
fo r
and Patricia K. Pitts, origina l
objections
, re lease. Inc rement
ments,
of
Lou Ellen Pitts, et amo unt
a nd req uests for a
a l. ,
Big
Branc h $7,900.00 is includ- p ublic hearin g or Numbe r 18 is a
H olding Compa ny, ed in the ElPPiication info rmal conference S urety Bond in the
re lease.
of
a mount
LLC,
and
Mont for
Increment Numb er must be fil ed with $5 0 ,800 . 00.
Ousley Heirs .
the
D irector,
Th e
applicatio n 13 is a Surety Bond Division of F ie ld Approximately 85%
7 room house for
rent
in
Martin .
Recently renovated.
2 Br 1 bath. Stove,
refrigerator, washer
and dryer. $500 mth
plus utilities. $300
deposit. References
required. NO HUD .
NO PETS. Call 2853140.
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Department for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement ' s
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653. Written comments, objections,
or requests for a
permit conference
must be filed with
the Director of the
Division of Permits,
No.
2
Hudson
Hollow
Complex,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601.
of the original bond
amount
of
$50,800.00
is
included
in
the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 20 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$149 , 900 . 00 .
Approximately 85%
of the original bond
amount
o
$149,900.00
. I
included
in
the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 30 is i:l
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$107,500.00. The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
ef
$107,500.00
is
included
in
the
application •
for
release. lncremet:lt
Number 31 is a
Surety. Bond in the
amount
$57,800.00.
Th e
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$57,800.00
is
included
in
the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 33 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$152 , 200 . 00 .
Approximately 85%
of the original bond
amount
of
$152 ,200.00
is
included
in
t he
applic ation
fo~
release.
'\'
Reclamation work
performed o n the
permit
throug h
November
1998
includes: backfilling,
grading, topsoiling,
fe rtilizing, seeding,
and mulching and
establishment of a
satisfactory vegetative cover on increments 4 , 5, 6, 8, 9,
11 , 13, and 14, the
same reclamation
plus tree plant ing
has occ urred on
Increments 18, 2~
30 , 31 , and 33,
compl eted in April
2001 .
Written
comments, obj e ction ~.
and requests for tt
public hearing <¥
informal confe renc~
must be filed with
the
Di rectoi
Division of Fi el ~
Servi ces, No. ~
Hudson
Ho llow,
Fra nkfort, Kentucky
40601 , by Februart
29 , 2008.
A public heariAg
on th e applicatio
has been schedulei
for M arch 3, 2008 at
9:00 a. m ., at the
Divis ion of Min e
Recla m at ion
an
Enforcement, 3 140
South Lake Drive
Suite
P r e s t o n s b u r g.,
Kentu cky
41 6~~
14 10. The heannt!
will be cancelled ~
no request for healiling o r info rmal con-feren ce is receiveC!
by Februa ry 2 ,
2008
3·
NOTICE OF ,
PUBLIC SALE
The following item
will be offered ~
public
sale
ol'l
Ja nuary 25th, 20 08,
at F irst G ua rant y
Ban k, 39 Trian gle
Street, Ma rtin, K .
4 1649, at 11 : 0~
a.m .1999
Dodge
Caravan VIN No .
1 B4GP2437XR 106
0331997
Ford
Ran ge r VIN No.
1 FTCR 15U 5V PA5
156200 0
Dodg
Caravan VIN No,
2B4GP4433Y R61 (j
084AII ite m s ar~
sold "as is where
is." Selle r reserves
the right to bid and
to reject any or a~
bids . Ite ms are to be
paid fo llo win g the
sale, or satisfactory
arra ngeme nts arEi
made with the sell•
er. Annou nce m ent~
at the sale take pri
ad.
o rity
ove r
Purchaser to pay all
taxes and t ransfe
fees. Fi rst Guarant
Bank39
T riangle
Street P.O. Box 888
Ma rti n, KY 41649
NOTICE OF
BOND
RELEA SE
PURSUANT TO
PERMIT NO.
836-0265
(1 ) In accordance
w ith KRS 350 .093:
notic9 is he reby
g 1ve n th at Locu st
Grove, Inc., P.O.
�WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008 • A 13
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
ox 958, Hazard,
Kentucky 41702,
has applied for a
Phase
II
bond
release on permit
number 836-0265,
which - was last
issued on July 11,
2000. A Phase II
release is being
requested
for
Increment 1. The
application covers
an area of approxi~ately 112.28 surface acres, located
4.00 miles southeast of Martin, in
Floyd County.
(2) The permit
area is approximately 1.20 mile
east
from
Big
Branch-Honaker
Road's
junction
with KY 2030, and
at the head of
Gunstock Branch
of Spurlock Creek.
The
latitude
is
37 2 30' 0". The lon~itude is 822 42'20".
(3) The bond now
in
effect
for
Increment 1 is
$199,400. Phase II
will release approximately 25% of the
original
bond
amount.
(4) Reclamation
work performed for
a Phase II release,
includes
Establishment of
revegetation
in
accordance
with
the approved reclamation plan , and
productivity stan~ards have been
met, and the permit
area is not contributing
excess
suspended solids
to stream flow or
runoff outside the
permit area.
(5) Written comments, objections,
and requests for a
public hearing or
informal
conference must be filed
with the Director,
Division of Field
Services, 2 Hudson
Hollow, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601 ,
March 19, 2008.
(6) A public hearing on the application
has
been
scheduled
for
10:00 a.m., on
March 20, 2008, at
the Department for
Natural Resources'
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 Lake Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653.
The hearing will be
canceled
if
no
request for a hearing or informal conference is received
by March 19, 2008.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC SALE
The following
item
will
be
offered at public
sale on February
8th, 2008, at First
Guaranty Bank,
39 Triangle Street,
Martin, KY 41649,
at 11 :00 a.m.
1998 Chevrolet S10 Ex Cab VIN
No.
1Gees 1949ws2112
43
All items are
sold "as is where
is.:·
Seller
reserves the right
to bid and to
reject any or all
bids. Items are to
be paid following
the sale, or satisfactory arrangements are made
with the seller.
Announce-ments
at the sale take
priority over ad.
Purchaser to pay
all
taxes
and
transfer fees.
First Guaranty
Bank
39 Triangle Street
P.O. Box 888
Martin, KY 41649
NOTICE OF
BOND
RELEASE
Pursuant to
Permit No.
836-0254
In
accordance
with KRS 350.093,
notice is hereby
given that Locust
Grove, Inc., P.O.
Box 958, Hazard,
Kentucky 41702,
has applied for a
Phase II and Ill
bond release on
permit
number
836-0254, which
was last issued on
September
' 10,
2001. A Phase II
and Ill release is
being requested for
Increments 2, 3, 4,
& 7. The application covers an area
of approximately
82.36
surface
acres, located 1.50
mile southeast of
Northern, in Floyd
County.
(2) The permit
area is approximately 1.00 mile
southeast of the
junction of KY 80
and K'? 680, and
located 0.40 mile
southwest
of
Goose Creek. The
latitude
is
372 23'03". The longitude is 82 2 47'54" .
(3) The bond now
in
effect
for
Increment 2
is
$21 ,900. Phase II
& Ill will release
approximately 40%
of the original bond
amount.
The bond now in
effect for Increment
3
is
$46,800.
Phase II & 111 will
release
approximately 40% of the
original
bond
amount.
The bond now in
effect for Increment
4 is $6,200. Phase
II & Ill will release
approximately 40%
of the original bond
amount.
The bond now in
effect for Increment
7
is · $19,700.
Phase II & Ill will
release
approximately 40% of the
original
bond
amount.
(4) Reclamation
work performed for
a Phase II release,
includes
Establishment of
revegetation
in
accordance with
the approved reclamation plan, and
productivity standards have been
met, and the permit
area is not con tributing
excess
suspended solids
to stream flow or
runoff outside the
permit area. Phase
Ill
reclamation
includes:
Establishment of
the post mine land
use of Pastureland
and meeting the
reclamation liability
period .
(5) Written comments, objections,
and requests tor a
public hearing or
informal . conference must be filed
with the Director,
Division of fi.eld
Services,
#2
Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601,
by March 19, 2008.
(6) A public hearing on the application
has
been
scheduled
for
10:00 a.m., on
March 20, 2008, or
the Department for
Natural Resources
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 Lake Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653.
The hearing will be
canceled
if
no
request for a hearing or informal conference is received
by March 19, 2008.
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ftebels rout Jackson City on Homecoming Night
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Coach Martin
records career win
No. 499
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by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN- By the time you
read this, legendary high school
l?~ys' basketball coach Johnny
l"r1artin could have career win No.
500. The Allen Central mentor
went into Sheldon Clark Tuesday
. night looking to record his SOOth
career win. Tuesday night's nondistrict matchup pitting Allen
Central versus Sheldon Clark
ended too late to make this edition.
In a Homecoming game Saturday
night, host Allen Central defeated
Jackson City 100-51, giving
Martin career win No. 499.
outscored
Allen
Central
Jackson City 24-14 in the first
quarter and cruised to the win.
Aaron Crum led the Rebels
with a game-high 29 points. Crum
hit a game-high seven three-point
field goals for host Allen Central.
Four of Allen Central's five
starters reached double figures in
the scoring column. Josh Prater
was Allen Central's second-leading scorer, finishing with 18
points. Alex Hammonds and
Logan Crowder each had 17 points
for the Rebels.
Allen Central controlled the
game at the half, leading 50-27.
The Rebels continued to pull away
in the second half, owning an 8443 lead at the conclusion of the
third quarter.
Robbie Cole collected eight
points and Justin Jackson tossed in
five for Allen Central in the
Homecoming
game. Hunter
Crowder, Clinton Turner and Chris
Stumbo rounded out the Allen
Central scoring with two points
apiece.
Five players - four of whom
started - accounted for all of
Jackson City's scoring.
C.K. Howard led Jackson City
with a team-high 18 points.
Howard connected on six threepoint field goals for the visiting
team.
Gentry Hayes scored 12 points
and Drew Davidson tossed in 10
for the Tigers: Zack Gayheart and
Dereck Goff rounded out the
Jackson City scoring with eight
and three points, respectively.
The Tigers were held to 14 field
goals. Jackson City went 2-for-5
from the free throw line.
A recap of the Sheldon ClarkAllen Central game and a report
on a legendary coach's quest for
win No. 500 will appear in
Friday's edition.
photo by Jamie Howell
ALLEN CENTRAL COACH JOHNNY MARTIN
went for career win No. 500 on the road at
Sheldon Clark last night. The game ended too
late to make this edition. A full recap of tile
game will appear in Friday's edition.
Lady Blackcats
turn back rival
South Floyd
Lady Bears
r.ace .p ast
Berea, 90-78
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by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
TIMES STAFF REPORT
BEREA - Coach Bill Watson
made a pregame decision there
was only one way to combat the
frenetic pace employed by the
Berea
College
Lady
Mountaineers : Fight fire with
fi(·e.
As a result, he subbed with the
same pattern as Berea Coach
Bunky Harkleroad- five for five,
never leaving players on the floor
for more than two minutes at
time - and it worked, snapping a
three-game losing streak with a
~-78 win Saturday night.
Pikeville utilized all 10 player~ in uniform, with all playing
between 16 and 24 minutes, and
despite turning the ball over 35
times, the Lady Bears pulled out
the win.
Berea cut its deficit to 75-70
on a layup by Ann Bruce Madden
with 4:02 to play. But Pikeville
got a layup by freshman Lakia
Bailey, forced a turnover and got
another layin by Krista! Daniels
to push the lead back to nine, 7970, with 3:21 left.
Pikeville then scored six of
the game's final eight points in
t final two minutes to hold on
for the win.
Junior Krista] Daniels, Betsy
Layne High School graduate,
came off the bench to lead the
way with 16 points and 16
rebounds, half of them corning
off the-offensive glass. Freshman
guard Shalane Moore was 6-of10 from the floor to finish with
14 points. 1\vo more Bears senior Heather English and
junior Alice Daniel - had 10
points apiece.
Berea got 18 points from
ley Jade Howard, a freshman
from Salyersville. Howard led
the
way
for
the
Lady
Mountaineers. Sarah Hughes followed with 13 points, while
Heather Hutchins added 12.
The Lady Bears have played
some of their Qest basketball
after the Christmas break.
Pikeville (4-14) will be back
in action on Thursday night,
travelling to Pippa Passes to play
the Alice Lloyd College Lady
Eagles. The Lady Bears won the
first meeting in Pikeville, knocking off Alice Lloyd 82-68 in a
n•n-conference matchup Nov.
28'.
L student Danielle Tackett is pictured on the track at Lowe's Motor Speedway in
Cl:larlotte following an awards presentation.
Family grows closer through work on car
'64 Chevy Impala SS
to be featured on
ESPN2 Thursday
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRICE - South Floyd High
School junior Danielle Tackett is the
proud owner of a 1964 Chevy Impala
SS - one of the top cars of its
kind. In 10 shows, the 1964
Chevy Impala SS that calls the
Floyd County community of
Price home, has claimed various high honors. The immaculate 1964 Chevy Impala SS
has won a special award in
each of the 10 shows, in addition to various trophies and
other awards. It will be featured on an ESPN2 program
Thursday at 2 p.m. The
ESPN2 crew was in attendance at Bristol Motor
Speedway Sept. 22 during the
track's annual Super Chevy
show and conducted interviews the members of the
Tackett family.
Danny and Teresa Tackett,
Danielle's parents, purchased the
1964 Chevy Impala SS in 1997.
Danielle was only six years old at the
time of the purchase.
The Tacketts worked on the car 10
years before it was entered into its
first show. Gary Robbins , of Norton,
Va., painted the classic car. Hindman
resident Claude Hall helped with the
upholstery. The car was finished in
June 2007 .
The fruits of the family 's labor are
plentiful. The 1964 Chevy Impala
won the Mothers Polish Best of Chevy
Show honoe during the Super Chevy
event held at Bristol Motor Speedway
earlier in the year.
In addition to numerous area
shows, ' including Apple Day in
Paintsville (Best Modified), and Red,
23rd-ranked Bears beat Berea,
TIMES STAFF REPORT
BEREA - No. 23 Pikeville
College shot 53 percent from the
field and rolled to a 93-61 win over
Berea College Saturday night.
The Bears improved to 14-2 on the
season by winning their 11th straight
.m.e. The Mountaineers fell to 7-10
on the season.
Pikeville led 44-29 at the half and
withstood a short run by the
Mountaineers, who scored 10 of the
first 12 of the second half. After that,
it was all Bears, who led at one point
91 ~51 en route to the 32-point deci sion.
Pikeville put three players in double figures, led by senior Jeff
Ferguson's 21 points. Freshman
Ju's tin Hicks had a solid game, going
fot 18 points on 3-of-6 shooting from
the arc. The Hazard product also had
eight assists and seven rebounds for
the Bears.
Junior Ewan Linton, who was held
to two points due to foul trouble in
the first half, finished with 15 points
and seven rebounds.
Berea was led by sophomore
Micah Turner, who played for
Pikeville Coach Kelly Wells at
Mason County, with 14 points.
Jordan Samuels and Cody Hornsby
followed with 11 points each.
Pikeville shot 53 percent in the
game (35-of-66) and hit half their 16
three-point shots. From the line, the
guests were 15-of-22 (68.2 percent).
Berea was held to 34. 5 percent
shooting (20-of-58) and was only 3of-21 (14.3 percent) from three-point
range. After hitting 8-of-9 from the
line in the first half, the Mountaineers
finished 18-of-28 for 64.3 percent.
The Bears will remain on the road
this week, travelling to play regional
rival Alice Lloyd College on
Thursday night in Pippa Passes. The
Pikeville and Alice Lloyd men's and
•
Wlfl
White & Blue (Best of Show) in
Martin, the Tacketts have shown the
car alongside some of the world's best
classic cars and high-profile car owners.
The 1964 Chevy Impala SS won
the Good Guys Meguiars Masterpiece
of the Show award during the annual
show held in October at Lowe's Motor
Speedway in Charlotte. The Charlotte
show included 4,000-plus cars.
At Fort Boonesborough, the
Tacketts claimed the
Ladies Choice award
in a show field thl:lt
included 918 cars .
The Tacketts · are
content with keeping
the car and have no
plans of selling it
anytime
soon.
Danielle Tackett handles driving duties,
which so far has consisted of 20 miles.
Work on the car
has definitely been a
labor of love.
" It's been good
family time - the time
we' ve spent working
on the car," said
Danny
Tackett.
"Good values - including hard work
pays off - have come from working
on the car."
11th straight
women's basketball programs have
developed heated rivalries.
IUSE upends Alice Lloyd
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PIPPA PASSES - Alex Gravelle
scored 18 points and Jeremy Holland
added 17 Saturday evening as visiting Indiana University Southeast
defeated Alice Lloyd 91-70 in a
KIAC (Kentucky Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference) game .
Derick Hobbs joined his IUSE
teammates in double figures, finishing with 12 points.
Visiting IUSE enjoyed balanced
scoring. Craig Bryant and Charlie
Gonzalez added nine points for the
Grenadiers. DeJon Gary and Carlos
Mitchell followed with eight points
apiece in the away team' s victory.
Bryant pulled down a game-high
11 rebounds for the Grenadiers.
IUSE outrebounded Alice Lloyd
42-34. The Grenadiers toted a 52-34
lead into halftime and remained out
in front throughout the second half.
Indiana-Southeast shot 48.5 -percent from the field. The Grenadiers
connected on 20-of-26 free throw
attempts.
Corey Hairston led Alice Lloyd
with a game-high 20 points. Daniel
Day tossed in 12 points and Corey
Dixon added 11 for the Eagles.
Rodney Mitchell scored e ight
points and William Dillard dumped
in seven for host Alice Lloyd.
The Eagles struggled shooting
from the field. Alice Lloyd was held
to less than 40-percent in the field
goal shooting department.
Each KIAC team committed 19
turnovers .
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PRESTONSBURG - The
host
Prestonsburg
Lady
Blackcats got back into the win
column Friday night in a regularseason
Floyd
County
Conference/58th
District
matchup. Prestonsburg outscored
South Floyd 25-13 in the opening quarter and held an advantage over the Lady Raiders the
rest of the way en route to a 6551 win.
Visiting South Floyd failed to
overcome
a
slow
start.
Prestonsburg eventually took a
41-27 lead into intermission.
Linsey
Fields
led
Prestonsburg with a game-high
25 points. Hannah Fitzpatrick
was Prestonsburg' s second-leading scorer, finishing with 14
points. Brittany Collins added 12
points for the Lady Blackcats.
Prestonsburg, under the guidance of veteran head coach Jack
Pack, held off a pesky South
Floyd team in the second half.
Each team produced 24 sec- •
ond half points.
Kiana Hall led South Floyd
with a team-high 12 points.
Chelsie Tuttle joined Hall in double figures for the Lady Raiders,
finishing with 11 points.
PRESTONSBURG
65,
SOUTH FLOYD 51
SOUTH FLOYD (4-10) Conn 5, Hall 12, Tackett 6, Tuttle
11, Little 3, D. Tackett 3, Dye 3,
K. Hall 3, Bailey 5.
PRESTONSBURG (4-10) Collins 12, Hughes 3, Frye 9,
Fitzpatrick 14, Fields 25, Wertz
2.
SF. ......... .l3 14 11 13-51
P' burg.. .. 25 16 12 12-65
Blackcats keep
Raiders winless
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG - Four
Prestonsburg players reached
double figures scoring Friday
night as the host Blackcats
bounced South Floyd 78-58.
Prestonsburg battled back and
won after being outscored in the
opening quarter.
Sophomore Michael Burchett
led Prestonsburg with a teamhigh 21 points. Jody Tackett
scored 17 points and Jordan Hall
added 16 as Prestonsburg made
the most of a versatile offensive
effort.
Senior
Nathaniel
Stephens joined his teammates
in double figures, adding 10
points for the Blackcats.
South Floyd, still searching
for its first win of the season,
owned a 22- 18 lead at the end of
the first quarter. The Raiders,
however, faltered in the second
stanza. Prestonsburg outscored
South Floyd 22-5 in the second
period en route to a 40-27 halftime lead.
The Blackcats opened the
second half on a strong offensive tear, outscoring South
Floyd 25-11 in the third quarter.
Prestonsburg improved to 4-8
following the win over the
Raiders.
Wes Akers led South Floyd
with a game-high 22 points.
Shannon Turner followed with
13 points for the Raider .
With the loss, South Floyd
(See BLACKCATS, page two)
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
16, 2008
THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
:Patterson scores 23 to lead UK to 79-73 20T win over Vanderbilt
by ANTONIO GONZALEZ
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON- Unlike the start
of his tenure at Kentucky, coach
Billy Gillispie more than met expectations
in
his
Southeastern
Conference debut.
Freshman Patrick Patterson had
23 points and 12 rebounds to lift the
Wildcats to a 79-73 double-overtime
win over No. 13 Vanderbilt on
Saturd_ay, stealing back some of the
luster missing from the historic program during Gillispie's rocky start.
"There's a lot of basketball left,"
Gillispie said. "Not one time have I
heard anyone make an excuse for
them and not one time have I heard
them make an excuse."
Ramel Bradley added 20 points,
and Joe Crawford had 17 for
Kentucky (7 -7, 1-0), which gave
Gillispie his first win against a
ranked opponent this season.
But the Wildcats weren't spectacular.
They allowed Vanderbilt (16-1, 1-
1) to crawl back from 16-point second half deficit, then blew an overtime lead before mounting a comeback.
But the hustle and effort that
Gillispie has chastised his team for
not having.returned, and finally the
Wildcats have a win they hope can
spark their season.
"When you win a game like that
it says a lot about the toughness of
your team," Gillispie said. "They
didn't give up and we wouldn't give
up either. That's what made me most
proud."
Shan Foster had 20 points for
Vanderbilt, which started the day as
one of five unbeaten teams in
Division I. A.J. Ogilvy struggled
early for the Commodores, but
ended with 16 points and five
rebounds.
Still, Ogilvy admitted the 23,965
fans at Rupp Arena - the largest
crowd he's played in front of with
Vanderbilt - had him rattled.
"I think we got taken out of our
game a little bit at the start," Ogilvy
said. "We just tried to recover, but
never could."
Bradley's jumper in the second
overtime put Kentucky ahead 77-73,
clinching the first win over a ranked
opponent this season.
For a team that had seemed to
lose confidence under Gillispie,
Kentucky got a much needed boost
that comes with an exhausting win
over a ranked SEC 'East opponent.
Other games this season weren't
as telling.
,
Kentucky was shocked with a 16point home loss to Gardner-Webb in
Gillispie's second game and the poor
showings snowballed. The Wildcats
lost to top-ranked North Carolina
and were routed at No. 11 Indiana.
They lost at home to unheralded San
Diego. They were beaten by instate
rival Louisville.
They didn't show any affects of
all that against Vanderbilt, playing
with the passion of the Kentucky
team's of old.
"We wanted this one, we needed
this one and we got this one,"
Bradley said. "There's a whole new
season ahead, and now we need to go
out and keeping getting more wins."
Ogilvy's putback with 1.8 seconds left in the first overtime tied it
at 72, sending a once blowout game
into a second overtime.
After Vanderbilt took a 69-68 lead
in the first overtime on a layup by
Alan Metcalfe, Bradley answered
with a layup for Kentucky. Patterson
would the put the Wildcats ahead 7269 on a tip-in, pumping his fist in a
premature celebration.
"This is why I came to
Kentucky," Patterson said. "I knew
we could win games like this Kentucky is supposed to win games
like this."
Foster hit a 3-pointer with 14 seconds left in regulation that tied the
game at 65, one possession after the
Commodores forced Crawford int0 a
turnover.
But it was the slow start that
Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings
said led to the loss.
Derrick Jasper hit two 3-pointers
to cap a 10-0 run that gave the
Wildcats a 23-10 lead with 9:36 to
play in the opening half.
Kentucky then built a 46-30 with
15 minutes to play in regulation, and
collapsed with the kind of blunders
that have come to typify this year's
Wildcats.
"They came out ready to play a
I thought we really did all we could
the first 10 minutes of the game to
accommodate them," Stallings said.
"I thought our team fought extremely hard after the first 10 minutes."
Vanderbilt tried to creep back, but
Foster and Ogilvy couldn't get free
from
Kentucky's
smothering
defense, which held them to a season-low five points at halftime.
On one of the few occasions this
season, Gillispie said he liked his
team's effort and that's what led to
the sudden turnaround.
"I think our guys are a litt]£
tougher than they're given crech'lll![
for," Gillispie said. "They just
showed what they can do when
they're pushed to the brink."
_:cards overcome early shooting woes, defeat Rutgers
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - As
the wounded get healthier, so
does Louisville's win-loss record.
''We're getting all our guys
back," said Jerry Smith after scoring 14 points to lead Louisville to
its third straight win, 64-49, over
Rut~ers on Sunday.
"We finally have everybody
back so we're pmcticing hard.
The ·pmctices are much more
intense and it's showing on the
court. We're all coming together
as one."
David Padgett had nine points
while Juan Palacios and Derrick
Caracter added eight each for the
Cardinals (12-4, 2-1 Big East),
who won for the seventh time in
their last eight games. Terrence
Williams collected seven points
and 14 rebounds.
Padgett and Palacios have
played six and seven games,
respectively, after returning from
injuries.
''We're playing good defense,
we're getting very close, but
Padgett is nowhere near 100 percent. He's about three weeks
away. Palacios is about 90 percent. I think by the time February
rolls around we'll have Padgett at.
100 percent," Louisville coach
Rick Pitino said.
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Jaron Griffin had a careerhigh 23 points for Rutgers (8-9,
0-4), which lost its fourth straight.
JR Inman added 11 points but
committed seven of Rutgers 16
turnovers, and Hamady Ndiaye
had 10 rebounds and four
blocked shots.
Inman converted a three-point
play with 12:18 to make it 39-39,
the game's sixth tie. Wllliams
then slammed down an alley-oop
feed from Edgar Sosa to start
Louisville on a decisive 10-1 run.
'That sparked us," Smith said.
"It got our momentum back after
they were making their run. That
got us back on our feet."
The Knights whittled a 49-40
deficit to 51-45 before Palacios'
three-point play started the
Cardinals on an 8-0 run to open a
14-point advantage with under
two minutes remaining. Palacios'
play was a putback off a missed
foul shot.
''We have it a six with three
minutes left, but we don't box out
on a missed foul shot and they get
a three-point play," said Rutgers
coach Fred Hill, who was otherwise happy with how his team
battled. "You shoot 31 percent,
and we don'thave any margi for
error . It's· one little nnit~~~~l':'
separates the game."
Louisville pressed for the
entire game, and while Rutgers
was able to break the pressure,
the Knights' offensive woes continued as they shot just 31.4 percent. Louisville shot 41.5 percent
(52.2 in the second half), and held
a 40-33 rebounding advantage.
Hill said the press did not
wear Rutgers down, but the
Cardinal players felt otherwise.
"When you're pressing all
game like that and they don't
have a deep bench, they always
get a little tired," Caracter said. '1t
wears them down."
Rutgers led for most of the
first half until a 12-0 run gave
Louisville a 28-20 advantage.
The Cardinals, despite 33.3 percent shooting, led 28-23 at halftime. The Scarlet Knights shot
28.6 percent.and committed nine
turnovers in the half.
Memphis 68,
Marshall45
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Memphis faced its first road
ga,me i1,1 tlu:ee weeks and
..remai.ned~sed in the hostile
eQ.virontuent. '
Freshman Derrick Rose
scored '19 points and the Tigers
used a hot start to the second half
to beat MarshlUl 68-45 on
Saturday night.
Playing their first road game
since a 10-point win at Cincinnati
on Dec. 19, the Tigers (15-0, 2-0
Conference USA) remained one
of three remaining unbeaten
teams left in Division I.
'Tve got a veteran team. I
have eight players from that team
that won 33 games," said
Memphis coach John Calipari.
'The three players that we've
added, Derrick Rose, Jeff
Robinson and Shawn Taggert, are
very skilled and very tested.
"We've got a group that's
used to it."
That includes a hostile sellout
crowd and a scrappy Marshall
team that trailed by only seven at
halftime.
Memphis needed a big second
half from Robert Dozier, who had
14 of his 18 points after the break.
'1 told them the first five minutes, if you don't play and you
create hope for them, we're going
to get beat," Calipari said. "I said
you better get out in the first five
minutes and take over."
The \igers did.
Dozier scored the Tigers' first
three baskets of the second half
for a 39-28 lead with 17 minutes
left in the game. Memphis' lead the run with a floater in the lane
never tell below double digits for a 47-30 I~ with 1229
after that.
• remaining.
Marshall (9-5, 1-1) managed
Rose later kept Marshall .at
only three baskets over the first bay with seven points in a two10 minutes of the second half and minute span for a 62-44 lead with
was held to a season low for 4:18 left.
"He's a great player, a great
points.
First-year Marshall coach talent," Jones said. "Anytime
Donnie Jones said his team's guy, when it's not going well. c
strength was spent by halftime.
go into a zone, he's got the ability
'They just keep coming at to do it We just didn't have an
you. Our guys exerted all we had answer for it"
in the first half. And I think we
Memphis took the lead fi r
ran out of gas. We came· out in the good three minutes into the game
second half knowing what we but got a first-half fight from the
needed to do, but we couldn't do Thundering Herd. Andre Allen
it. I give Memphi credit for hit a 3-pointer and fed Joey
that."
Dorsey for a dunk, and Chris
Joey Dorsey added 11 points Douglas-Roberts then made 3and 12 rebound<; for Memphis.
pointers 46 seconds apart and the
Markel Humphrey and Mark Tigers led 28-13 with 8:15 left
Dorris led Marshall with 12 until halftime.
points apiece.
But Marshall went on an 8-0
Rose outdueled Marshall's run, highlighted by Dorris' L
Tirrell Baines in a battle of two of pointer and 18-foot jumper, to
the conference's top freshmen. bring the Thundering Herd withRose made 8-of-15 shots, includ- in 30-23 with 4:1 1 left until halfing a pair of 3-pointers. Baines time.
was limited to eight points, five
Memphis attempted only nine
below his average.
free throws and made seven,
Marshall committed 19 while Marshall was just 10-of-20.
turnovers and shot just 24 percent
"WtJ didn't score more
(7-of-29) from the field in the because·we didn't go to the free
seconQ: half. Doz.ier scored eight throw line more," Calipari said.
points in the decisive run to start
the second half and Rose capped
PLAYOFFS: Undermanned Chargers stun·· Colts, 28-24
by BARRY WILNER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDIANAPOLIS - A trip
to New England in the dead of
winter hardly captivates San
Diegans.
The Chargers can't wait.
The franchise that couldn't
win a postseason game for
.more than a decade finds itself
"One step from the Super Bowl.
Make that one huge leap,
because after sending home
the
defending
champion
Indianapolis Colts 28-24 on
Sunday, the Chargers go for
the AFC title next weekend
against the unbeaten Patriots.
"I'm pretty sure we' 11 be
• huge underdogs, but it's still
going to be fun, just to get the
opportunity," said LaDainian
Tomlinson, who had better
recover quickly from a bruised
left knee that sidelined him in
the first half against Indy. "All
the rest of the teams have had
their opportunity to play New
England, and we' 11 get another
opportunity to do so in the
AFC . championship game.
What a better way to go back
there."
If the Patriots, who routed
the Chargers 38-14 in Week 2,
expected a rematch of last
January's conference title
game with the Colts, they can't
be depressed to see San Diego
traipsing across the country.
An undermanned San Diego,
to boot, with Tomlinson, quarterback Philip Rivers (right
knee), tight end Antonio Gates
(toe) and defensive end Luis
Castillo (rib) hobbled.
Not that anyone expects
condolences from the 17-0
Patriots, who don't do sympathy well.
"That was a tremendous
win today by San Diego,"
Patriots coach Bill Belichick
said. "Going out on the road
and winning in Indy today
shows the kind of mental
toughness they have.
"We're prepared for everybody. As we saw today, any
number of players could be in
the game."
Including Billy Volek at
quarterback and Michael
Turner, a $2.35 million insurance policy for Tomlinson
who paid off Sunday. Valek
led San Diego 78 yards on
eight plays for the winning
score with 4:50 remaining,
with Valek sneaking in from
the 1. The Chargers' big-play
defense, led by linebackers
Shawne Merriman, Shaun
Phillips and Stephen Cooper,
then held on downs at its 7,
and stopped Indy again in the
final moments to preserve
their eighth straight win.
Last year, the Chargers
surged into the postseason
with a league-best 14-2 record,
only to flop in the first round
against New England. It cost
Marty Schottenheimer his
coaching job, replaced by
Norv Turner.
Under Turner, they were
just 5-5, but haven't lost since.
Of course, the Patriots haven't
lost since the preseason.
"There's been a mind-set in
our league that qur guys are
front-runners and when it gets
tough or real challenging that
they don't rise to the occa-
sion," Turner said. "I think
we've put that thing to rest. I
think that one's done forever.
We've got some guys who
compete and fight, and scratch
and claw, as good as I've been
around. I told them in the locker room I've been doing this a
long time, I've never been
around a more gutsy performance by a team."
The Chargers and Colts
(13-4) played a ragged and
rugged game in which Indy's
three turnovers were critical.
San D iego led the league with
48 takeaways and a plus-24
turnover margin, and it victimized Manning to spoil three
good scoring chances.
"We did a good job moving
the .ball," said Manning, who
threw for 402 yards. "San
Diego tightened up down there
in the red zone. We just couldn't quite finish it and that was
disappointing."
Crushing,
really.
Expectations just about everywhere outside of San Diego
were for a rematch of last
year's AFC championship
game, in which the Colts rallied to beat the Patriots. From
there, they beat Chicago in the
Super Bowl.
"We didn't play well
enough to win," Colts coach
Tony Dungy admitted, "and
when you make that many
mistakes, it comes back to
haunt you in the end."
The physicality of the game
could haunt the Chargers next
Sunday. Turner said LT. and
Rivers were questionable, and
as well as Valek, Michael
Turner,
Vincent
Jackson
(seven catches, 93 yards, a
touchdown) and other less
notables performed, can backups really test the Patriots?
"Seventeen have tried and
it hasn't happened," Rivers
said of New England's perfect
record. "We think it can happen."
All-Pro cornerback Antonio
Cromartie, who led the NFL
with 10 pickoffs, got an interception and fumble recovery.
Still, the Colts went in front
24-21
when
Anthony
Gonzalez slipped past Marlon
McCree down the left sideli
to complete a 55-yard scoring
play with 10:07 to go. The
Chargers challenged that
Gonzalez stepped out of
bounds at about the 25, but the
play stood.
So San Diego's backups
then won it, helped by a 27yard screen pass to rookie
Legedu Naanee and a 15-yard
face-mask penalty against
Indianapolis
cornerback
Marlin Jackson.
It was a gutty showing by
Rivers, who threw for thr
scores - he banged his right
knee on a 56-yard screen pass
TO to Darren Sproles. And
Turner, who could be a starter
elsewhere but usually sits
behind league rushing leader
Tomlinson, rushed for 71
yards, Tomlinson ran seven
times for 28 yards.
"No one seemed rattled,''
Tomlinson said. "Guys just
kept playing. It was really
amazing to watch, to be honest
with you."
. They might need to be even
more amazing next week. f
Dunlap leads UK women past Miss. State
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STARKVILLE, Miss. - Kentucky freshman
forward Victoria Dunlap (Nashville, Tenn.)
tallied 17 points, nine rebounds and four
blocks, and senior guard Samantha Mahoney
(Detroit) added 12 points Sunday as the
Wildcats held off Mississippi State for a 64-60
win in Humphrey Coliseum.
The Wildcats (8-8, 2-0 ~outheastern
Conference) start league play 2-0 in back-toback seasons for the first time since 1981-82
and 1982-83. Head Coach Matthew Mitchell, a
native of nearby Louisville, Miss. , located just
29 miles from Starkville, became the first firstyear coach in school history to begin the SEC
schedule with two consecutive wins. Kentucky
has now won four of its last five games and
has defeated the Lady Bulldogs (12-5, 0-2) in
Starkville for the second consecutive time.
Dunlap went 7-of-8 from the floor with
nine rebounds and a career-high four blocks to
lead a strong effort by the Kentucky freshman
class. Each of Dunlap's nine rebounds came on
the defensive end. Dunlap, freshJ11an center
Catina Bett (Gadsden, Ala.) and freshman
point guard Amber Smith (Winter Haven, Fla.)
combined for 36 points, 22 rebounds and nine
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16, 2008
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Cowboys crumble In playoffs agatn; Giants headed to Green Bay
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IRVING, Texas - Tony
Romo can go wherever he
wants with Jessica Simpson
,+ 410w. Eli Manning and the
New York Giants knocked
him and the Dallas Cowboys
into the offseason Sunday.
Having to wait out long,
slow drives by Dallas,
Manning made his few
chances count, throwing two
touchdown passes to Amani
Toomer and getting a 1-yard
touchdown run from Brandon
• Jacobs for a 21-17 victory
that put New York into the
NFC championship game for
the first time since the 2000
season.
"I won't get tired of hearing that this week," Manning
said. "No one's given us
much credit and probably still
won't. But that's OK. We like
it that way."
Manning is heading to his
first NFC championship
game, at Green Bay next
·sunday. Manning had a much
better day than his brother,
Peyton, whose Indianapolis
Colts were stunned by the San
Diego Chargers.
"I know he was watching
and rooting for me," said Eli,
who was 12-of-18 for 163
yards.
Cornerback
R. W.
McQuarters intercepted a
pass into the end zone with 9
seconds left, turning away a
last-ditch drive by Romo. It
marked his second straight
disappointing finish to a playoff game, following his
flubbed hold of a short field
goal in Seattle last January.
"It hurts," said Romo, who
was 18-of-36 for 201 yards
with a touchdown. "It's tough
right now."
Terrell Owens came to his
quarterback's defense, even
crying behind dark sunglasses
with a quivering bottom lip
while declaring, "You can
point the finger at him, you
can talk about the vacation
(with Simpson), and if you do
that, it's really unfair. That's
my teammate.... We lost as a
team."
\
Dallas' failure is huge.
• - 1 ~e Cowboys just wasted a
13-S season, which matched
the best in team history.
, • They're the first No. l seed in
the NFC to lose in this round
since the NFL went to the 12team playoff format in 1990.
They also became the seventh
team to lose a playoff game
against a team they'd beaten
twice in the regular season joining Dallas' 1998 club.
Worst of all is the extension of all the skids: Ramo
now 0-2 in the playoffs, coach
Wade Phillips 0-4 and the
team
0-for-the-postseason
since winning a wild-card
game in 1996. The Cowboys
have dropped five games
since.
The Cowboys might be
headed into a stormy offseason. Team owner Jerry Jones
said Thursday he would keep
Phillips regardless of what
happened in the playoffs.
Now that will be tested, especially with highly valued
assistant
coaches
Jason
Garrett and Tony Sparano
interviewing for jobs elsewhere.
Critics may point to
Ramo's trip to Mexico last
weekend with his latest
celebrity girlfriend as a disruption, but the problems
went a lot deeper. There were
all kinds of penalties that hurt
Dallas drives and helped New
York's, sloppy tackling on
defense and special teams,
dropped passes and wasted
timeouts.
The Giants loved every bit
of it.
New York gave up 45 and
31 points in the first two
meetings, in part because the
defensive front that produced
an NFL-best 53 sacks went
hard after Romo but missed
and wound up allowing big
plays. This time, the Giants
were content to give up short
yardage, and the Cowboys
accepted the invitation.
Their first three scoring
drives took nine, 20 and 14
plays, burning a total of 23:32
off the clock. Dallas converted eight straight third downs
in that stretch, yet came away
leading only 17-14 midway
through the third quarter.
Toomer turned a short pass
into a 52-yard touchdown on
the game-opening drive,
breaking free from two tackles and running away from
everyone else. New York
hardly had the ball the rest of
the first half, but got it .back at
its 29 with 47 seconds left and
Manning turned it into anoth-
er touchdown to Toomer, a 4yaider on a drive helped along
by a 15-yard face mask renalty.
The Cowboys stuck with
their formula at the start of
the third quarter taking more
than half the time off the
clock on another long march.
Yet a drop in the end tone by
tight end Anthony Fasano and
a false start penalty on Ho1ell
Adams stalled things. Dallas
settled for a field goal and a
17-14lead.
The Giants had to go only
37 yards mi thdr go-ahead
touchdown early in the fourth
quarter. Jacobs ran it in, then
threw the ball into the play
clock for emphasis.
. The 9lst meeting between
these teams, and first m the
playoffs, would only get more
interesting from there. Not
better, ju~t interesting.
The teams traded scoring
chances - and missed opportunities.
Ramo was sacked on the
next drive and wound up leaving the field pointing at teammates and pouting after an
incompletion. New York then
started on its 3 yard line and
saw Jacobs get stuffed on a
third-and-1. _
Dallas had great field pos.ition, but Romo wasted It with
another sack. Then came a
third-down conversion erased
by an illegal formation penalty, an intentional grounding
on <t heave out of bounds and
a third-and-20 pass to Terrell
Owens that came up short.
Manning was only able to
take the clock down to the 2minute warning on the next
drive , ending it with a sack of
his own Dallas had I :50 seconds to go 48 yards, but
Romo couldn't do it.
A
Brett
Favre-esque
scrambling shovel pass to
'Jason Witten got the Cowboys
to the 22 with 31 seconds left.
Then came another false start.
a short pass that forced Dallas
to use its final timeout and a
pair of poor throws - a ball
in the end :rone that Patrick
Crayton seemed to give up on
before speeding up at the last
second and the final play
caught by McQuarters in front
of Terry Glenn.
Marion Barber - whose
bruising running style earned
the nickname "Marion the
Barbarian'' from Owens and
helped him make the Pro
Bowl despite never starting
got his first start and
responded with an early 36yard run, then gained 67 during the 96-yard drive. He had
three of the third-down conversions in the 20-play drive,
including a 1-yard touchdown, and had 10 l for the
half. But he had only 28 yards
after that.
Owens missed the final
1112 games because of a high
ankle sprain. His return was
far less dramatic than the
recovery he made for the
Super Bowl a few years ago,
but impressive nonetheless.
He had four catches for 49
yards.
Terry Glenn, who missed
the first 15 games following
two knee ·surgeries, caught
two passes for 30 yards, both
on third downs.
The Giants only rushed for
90 yards, with Jacobs getting
54. Toomer had four catches
for 80 yards.
Notes: Giants DB Aaron
Ross left with a right shou lder
lOJury.
Toomer's f irst
touchdown was his longest
since a 77 -yarder on Nov. 30,
2003. It also gave him the
most postseason reception n
club history, pa!>sing M ark
Bavaro .... There were plenty
of interesting signs, including
a teenager holding one that
read: "I wish I was in Mexico
with Jessica." A few more:
"Dump Jessica," and, "Hey.
Tony, you want a REAL
Texas girl!" A changeup:
"Jessica can have Tony. I
(heart) Wade Phillips."
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•
Saturday's games
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New
England
31.
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Sunday's games
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N.Y. Giants 21, Dallas l7
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POISON OAK
~Aging
is
. aging, and it
is what it is
They say time flies when you' re
having fun. That's certainly true, but
l'm here to tell you that it doesn't
'exactly poke along, even when you're
not.
But there's
no way on
earth
that
someone our
age
could
ever tell that
to
the
younger generation, and
get them to
believe
iL
Even though
we're totally
ignored-so
what else is
new? - we
,still have the satisfaction of knowing
we're absolutely right, and someday
they' ll suddenly awaken and realize
the hard cold facts of this statement
are true. Whether or not they'll
remember that we told them that
.already, remains to be seen.
That's the way it was with us,
though. There was a time when our lit• tle brains were in danger of exploding,
because we were so smart. Yeah, right.
But aging is aging, and it is what it
is.
I wonder sometimes if I am the
only one to think that being old now,
is not the same as being old then. As
we remember our own youths, those
imes when we sat among those 'old
people' listening to them tell stories of
• penny postcards, Evening in Paris per-(See OAK, page seven)
KIM'S KORNER
Keep them close
This was just too good to not pass
11long. Remember to treat everyone
with the same kindness you expect
and we all deserve; as well as remembering that we are all here to learn and
, to grow and that we're supposed to
~elp one another. That said, enjoy:
One day someone special will be
gone.
And
on
that
clear,
cold morning,
in the warmth
of your bedroom,
you
be
might
struck with
the pain of
learning that
sometimes
there
just
isn't .
any
more.
No more
bugs, no more lucky moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls
~ust to chat. No more "just one minutes."
Sometimes, what we care about the
, roost goes away - never to return
before we can say go<?d-bye, or "I
Love You."
So, while we have it...it's best we
ove it.
And care for it and fix it when it's
broken.
And take good care of it when it's
sick.
This is true for marriages ... and
friendships, and children with bad
eport cards; dogs with bad hips; and
aging parents and grandparents. ~e
J<.eep them because they are worth 1t nd because we cherish them!
Some things we keep - like a best
friend who moved away, or a classmate we grew up with. There are just
.some things that make us happy, no
matter what.
Life is important, and so are the
, people we know.
So, keep them close!
...
Til next week, keeping all of you
Jose and in my prayers!
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Greenlay while you wait.
Buckin' broncos and little green apples
A Molly's Cabin Series of The Adventures ofLocus Krumb
by LANCE GREENLAY
"Arlie, Locus, time to get up," Momma said
softly as she shook my and my big brother awake.
"Mind you don't make any noise, either," she
said, "the girls are still asleep and I have enough
to do without them crying this early in the morning. Get up, now, Poppa's already gone off to
work."
Me and Arlie got up and did our best to be
quiet - Momma was right, when our two little sisters woke up, they always cried a lot.
"Go out back on the porch and wash your
hands and faces, boys," Momma reminded us.
Breakfast was already on the table and I was
ready for one of Momma's big, hot cornerstone
biscuits covered with gravy!
After eating, I felt ready to go outside and play
but I had to wait a bit - until the fog had lifted.
Arlie got me by my arm and pulled me around
to face him. "Locus," he asked, "you aren't gonna
get us in trouble with Momma and Poppa this
, evening, are you? You ain' t plannin' on any mischief today, are you?"
Arlie reminded me of what Momma always
said: "Be a good boy and don 't cause Momma no
worry." Momma had to tell me every day to not
get hurt and to stay out of trouble.
"I ain't gonna be troublesome, Arlie, and I
shore ain't goin ' to get hurt," I said. " 'Sides, I got
my brogans on and I can' t stump my sore toes!"
"Well, where you fixin' to go, then," Arlie
asked.
"I'm goin' over to Uncle Haimp's barn to look
at Ol' Bill," I answered. 01' Bill was Uncle
Haimp's big mule.
"Well," Arlie said, " I'll\ goin' down in the
camp and see what's goin' on. Remember, now,
Locus, what Momma said - 'no trouble."'
After Arlie left, I sat on our old, split board
front porch for a spell. I started daydrearnin about
all the funny books, or "comics," I had looked at,
and even though I couldn't read good, I knew
them pictures told stories of them cowboys riding
on their wild broncos and herding them big
Longhorn cows. "Wow," I thought, "that sure
looks like it would be a Jot of fun." I could just
see 01' Locus and on one of them wild horses, a
real Bronco rider!
I slowly walked toward the barn and soon, I
found myself standing under a tree full of apples.
I sure liked apples but these were really gre.en and
I had been told long ago not to eat little green
apples. I knew to wait until they were ripe.
Just the same, I picked a few from off the
ground and put them in my pocket. Up in the loft
at Uncle Haimp's barn, I climbed and then looked
down from a square hole over 01' Bill's stall. I
could see the big mule's back. Now and then, he
would look up at me and kick his back feet
against the wall. I let a few of my apples drop and
watched as he real quick went after them.
Back at my house a little later, I made me a
plan. I was going to ride that ol' mule \omehow,
even if only for one time.
J watched Uncle Haimp come home every
evening for a few days until I learned his every
move real good. To the bam every evening, he
would go to let his mules out to pasture. Uncle
Haimp's pasture. wasn't a very big place but 01'
Bill always seemed happy to get out there. He'd
nm off to a nearby shade tree that had a big tub of
water underneath it to get him a good, long drink.
While his mules· were drinking and getting some
exercise, Uncle Haimp would go inside his house
to wash all the coal dust off and eat him some
supper. One thing I remember noticing is that 01'
Bill seemed to understand when Uncle Haimp
talked to him. I think 01' Bill was probably pretty smart for a mule.
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Soon as Uncle Haimp was out of sight, I ran
around the pasture fence to a nearby apple tree
and knocked off enough little green apples to fill
two pockets. My thoughts were to use those
apples to get that big mule's attention and lure
him to the lowest limb so I could climb up and
hop on his back.
The next day, I got up on my own and followed our us]Jal daily routine - me promisi~ to
get into no trouble and to not get hurt before I .was
allowed to go out and play.
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Arlie went his way and I went mine - little did
Arlie know that I was planning myself qui;te a
day. I couldn't wait for Uncle Haimp to get hpme
so I could start my big Bronco ride!
U ncle Haimp wasn't really my uncle.
Everyone around called him that, so I did, too~ He
was an easygoing fellow, but if he were to find
out that I had rode 01' Bill, I might get leaned on
by Poppa. I sure didn' t want that, either. Poppa
had a big, wide hand and he sure knew how to
make it sting.
Once Uncle Haimp got home, went through
his routine, and went inside to wash up and eat, I
hurried over to the biggest tree in the pasture,
pulled off my brogans (because I couldn' t climb
too good unless I was barefoot), threw my shoes
over my shoulder and checked the little green
apples in my pockets. I had plenty apples so I figured I was all set.
I climbed up to the lowest limb; put my brogans back on and waited for that big mule.
Slowly, he walked over closer to where I was as I
lured him over with apple after tiny apple. Just a ·
couple more steps and he'd be all mine. "Come
(See BRONCOS, page seven)
CRITTER CORNER
Top ten cold weather
tips to keep animals safe
Bm.. .it's cold outside! The following guidelines will help protect companion animals when the mercury
dips:
1. Keep your cat inside. Outdoors,
felines can freeze, become lost or
stolen, injured or killed. Cats who are
allowed to stray are exposed to infectious diseases, including rabies, from
other cats, dogs and wildlife.
2. During the winter, outdoor cats
sometimes sleep under the hoods of
cars. When motors are started, cats
can be injured severely or even killed
by the fan belt. If there are outdoor
cats in your area, bang loudly on the
car hood before starting the engine to
give the cat a chance to escape.
3. Never let your dog off its leash
on snow or ice, especially during a
snowstorm. Dogs can lose their scent
and easily become lost in icy conditions. More dogs are lost during the
winter than during any other season,
so make sure yours always wears ID
tags.
4. Thoroughly wipe off your dog's
legs and stomach when he comes in
out of the sleet, snow or ice. He can
ingest salt, antifreeze or other potentially dangerous chemicals while licking his paws, and his paw pads may
also bleed from snow or encmsted
ice.
(See CRITTER, page seven )
photo by Kathy J. Prater
This precious pup_ is "Sasha." Sasha belongs to Maxine Goble, of
Prestonsburg. Maxme and late husband Donald adopted Sasha from
the Floyd County Animal Shelter on February 14, 2007. Maxine shares
that Sasha brought much love and comfort to she and Don both durlflg
the final.year of his battle with cancer and that today she remains a constant and loving companion to Maxine. "I don't know what I'd do without her," she said. " I'm just crazy about her." We're sure the feelings are
mutual, Maxine!
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
~·
16, 2008
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
(Items taken from
The Floyd County
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Times,
10,20,30,40,50,60,
70 years ago.)
: . Ten Years Ago
(January 16 & 21, 1998)
,
Floyd County's three newest board members
, wasted no time in addressing the system's woes
Wednesday, when they voted to welcome a
state take0ver of the school system. Board
members Johnnie Ross, Carol Stumbo, Terry
Dotson and B.J. Newsome voted to allow the
district to be managed by state officials. Board
chairman Jody Mullins voted "no"
Governor Paul Patton will include funding in
his budget proposal for two new rest homes for
veterans, indicating that one will be built in
eastern Kentucky
Fire and police officers who complete special training and qualify for salary stipends may
see that extra pay increase. Governor Patton has
recommended boosting that supplemental pay
to $3,000 a year, up from the current $2,500
amount by the year 2000
State Representative Hubert Collins, DPaintsville, has filed a bill that would base the
auto sales tax on the actual sales prices of used
cars, rather than book-value amounts
Luther Johnson was taken into custody,
Wednesday, when he surrendered to authorities
after a two-hour standoff at his residence.
Johnson barricaded himself in his home after
allegedly brandishing a gun at Archer Clinic
and caning three employees there
Floyd County Judge-Executive Ben Hale
avoided an appearance in circuit court
Wednesday morning, by signing an agreed
order that he would not remove the county's
road foreman from his position, even though
the foreman's contract expired Tuesday
Floyd District Judge James R. Allen refused
to lower the bonds of Larry Douglas Anderson
and Bill Keathley, who allegedly burglaiiLed a
Floyd County home, kidnapped an area resident, and assaulted him, and forced a 15-yearold juvenile to participate in the crimes
Judge James E. Beckner denied defense
motions, Tuesday, to delay the beginning of the
Lillelid murder case trial, and to suppress eyewitness identifications of five of the six defendants at an Interstate 81 rest area, from which
the Lillelid family was kidnapped
The Prestonsburg City Council agreed,
Friday, to award a $3.000 grant to the Board-orLine Skate Center in an effort to help the youthoriented business stay afloat
Ouster hearings are scheduled to begin today
(Wednesday) in Frankfort, for Floyd County
School Board Members Jody Mullins and B.J.
- Newsome on charges of willful neglect of duty,
misconduct and nonfeasance in office
Unlike the fir~t three civil suits filed against
a Super 8 motel , in Prestonsburg, where four
Floyd County teens allegedly attended a party
prior to a fatal accident in February 1997, the
fourth complaint names the motel's manager,
Dana Spurlock, as a defendant
Only a week remains before the filing deadline for the May primary election, and the number of candidates continues to add up.
Democratic incumbent Judge-Executive Ben
Hale filed, Tuesday afternoon, to retain his
office. Sheriff Paul Hunt Thompson became a
Democratic candidate for the judge-executive
office last week
Happy Mart store No. 42 on North Lake
Drive, in Prestonsburg received a $25,000
check from the Kentucky Lottery Corporation
for selling the winning ticket for a $2.5 million
jackpot. The store received the check Tuesday.
The jackpot winners were Tim and Delois
Howard of Prestonsburg
After numerous reports from an architect's
representative that the contractor for the Floyd
County Justice Center has indicated the multimillion-dollar facility would be finished by the
completion date, the fiscal court learned otherwise Friday
Wayland residents may see a property tax
hike next year, with the city's commission considering whether to raise the rate, or to turn over
the tax collection to the county's property valuation administration (PYA), whichever provides
the most funding for the city to operate
After admitting that authorization for a purchase with city funds was done outside a legal
meeting, Wheelwright City Commissioner
Luther Johnson Jr., 'vowed, Thursday, that
future business would be conducted legally
Two retired Floyd County teachers have
filed separate lawsuits against former superintendent Gene Davis, and the board, claiming
breach of contract and age discrimination.
Patricia Murphy and Florene Harris filed suit
last week, claiming that the board misled them
when they retired in 1996
There died: Zachary Ryan Crider, onemonth-old son of Bryan Burke and Tonia
Crider, Sunday, January 11; Carl Whitaker, 54,
of Prestonsburg, Wednesday, January 14, at
Highlands Regional Medical Center; Manly
Ford Cox, 82, of Sebring, Florida, January 2, at
his residence; ·Griggs King, 90, of Kite,
Tuesday, January 13, at Hazard Appalachian
Regional Hospital; Kathleen "Kathy" Alley, 45,
of Pikeville, Wednesday, January 14, at her residence; Willie "Bill" Branham, 90, of
Weeksbury, Wednesday, January 14, at
McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital;
Lois Jeanetta Meade, 62, of Printer, Wednesday,
January 14, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center, Prestonsburg; Carl E. "Ted" Sparkman,
59, of Lima, Ohio, formerly of Hueysville,
Wednesday, January 14, at Shawnee Manor, in
Ohio; Clarence E. Adkins, 75, of Lima, Ohio,
Sunday, January 10, at the Veterans Hospital in
Dayton; Thomas Virgil "Spike" Cox Jr., 51, of
Kite, Wednesday, January 14, at his residence;
Ivery Samons, 74, of Dana, Thursday, January
15, at Highlands Regional Medical Center,
Prestonsburg; Claird Caudill, 80, of Garrett,
Thursday, January 15, at Our Lady of the Way
Hospital, Martin; Ed Miller, 81, of Drift, , Highlands Regional Medical Center; Ezra
15, at McDowell Osborne, 68, of Ashtabula, Ohio, Saturday, at
Thursday, January
Appalachian Regional Hospital; Gomer Cecil home, there; Melvina H. Johnson, 81, of
Blackburn, 73, of Melvin, Sunday, January 18, Weeksbury, Monday, at the home of her daughat his residence; Bertha Williamson, 74, of ter in Oil Springs; William Anderson Ward, 72,
Wayland, January 18, at her residence; Theda of Martin, Sunday, at his residence there;
Howington Montgomery, 72, of Salyersville, Audrey Howard Ousley, 82, of MantOtf,
Friday, January 16, at Paul B. Hall Medical Tuesday, at McDowell Appalachian Regional
Center, Paintsville; Wanda Lee Gayheart, 44, of Hospital; Ida Mae Cecil, 95, of Shelby, Ohio,
Brookville, Ohio, formerly of McDowell, formerly of Banner, Wednesday, at Shelby;
Wednesday, January 14, at her residence; Jeanette Newsome, 63, of Martin, Thursday,
Mitchell Slone, 66, of Topmost, Thursday, her residence, there; Zona Phillippi, 66, forme
January 15, at the VA Hospital in Huntington, ly of Prestonsburg, January 7, at the Jewish
W.Va.; Forrest Dudley, 79, of Langley, Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio; Robert E.
Thursday, January 15, at Highlands Regional Harlowe, 78, of Blue Springs, Missouri, forMedical Center; Pearlie Handshoe, 88, of merly of Prestonsburg, Saturday, at BJ.a:'e
Hazard, Friday, January 16, at Hazard Springs; and Paul Bentley, 46, of Indianapoli~.
Appalachian Regional Hospital; Mae Allen Indiana, formerly of Dema, Saturday, in
Hagans, 89, of Langley, Saturday, January 17, Indianaplis.
at the Trancisian Nursing Home in Louisville.
at
Thinv Years Ago
Twentv Years Ago
(January 18, 1978)
Uanuary 20, 1988)
The weather was more than a mere conversation piece this week, as 10 to l2 inches of
snow temporarily ended many normal a'lw
tivites, seriously curtailed others; and affecte<i
the entire population
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More than 60 persons, including represendrtives of federal and state funding agencies,
braved falling snow and icy roads, Friday, (o
attend an ali-day meeting hosted by Carl E>..
Perkins at May Lodge, Jenny Wiley State Parle
The Prestonsburg Fire Department was credited with containing a fire, last Tuesday, which
destroyed two buildings and threatened
entire block of downtown Salyersville. A second flre, the following night, burned two more
buildings on the same block
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Charles Nicklas, enterprise development
specialist, Big Sandy Area Developmetit
District, told the Prestonsburg Area Chamber
Commerce at its luncheon meeting, Monday,
that the local economy had lost $2,130,000 and
495 jobs due to the closing of the U.S. Shoe
Company plant
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State Senator Jim Hammond, last week,
announced in Frankfort, details of a tax program he is seeking for the benefit of the state's
road counties
'Fhere died: Edgar Charles (E.C.) Slade, 82,
of Martin, January 11, at Highlands Regiona:I
Medical Center; Mack Lewis, 65, of Banner,
January 6, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center; Arthur Vance, 64, formerly of Floyd
County, December 28, at Ohio's Madison
County Hospital; Thomas Duty, 67, of Meally,
Friday, November 30, at Mountain Manor
Nursing Home; Miles H. Cook, 84, formerly
Melvin, Saturday, January 7, at his home near
Hindman; Sam Tackett, 58, of Little Paint
The stretch of US 23 between Paintsville and
Prestonsburg was blasted to shake off 'loose
rock there, as rock falls from the bordering hillsides pose a hazard for this section of the high~
way
Superintendent Ray Brackett said he expected the Allen Central High School's roof to be
repaired by the next school year, as well as the
completion of construction of the Prestonsburg
Middle School, Allen Elementary, Right Beaver
Elementary, and The Left Beaver High School
A McDowell man, Eddie Jones, was stabbed
seven times and suffered a collapsed lung after
his estranged wife and her teenage boyfriend
allegedly abducted the couple's three children
Proposed plans for a new Industrial Park
outlined the re-channeling of Middle Creek, if
the project becomes a reality
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The fiscal court meeting became a place for
Mine Branch residents to air their woes regarding inadequate septic systems and garbage
issues
The county's 513 farmers all agree that the
ASCS office's policy of being open to Floyd
farmers only one day per week, on top of the
fact that the office is now located in Hindman,
displays a lack of judgment by the program and
insensitivity to their problems
Last Friday, Julie Paxton, the fi rst woman to
be named head of the Floyd County Bar
Association, was chosen, as well as her husband, Martin Osborne, who was the choice for
vice-president
There died: Josie Marie Tackett, 64, of
Melvin, January 3, at the M cDowell
Appalachian Regional Hospital; Robert "Hobo"
Kendrick, 77, of Melvin, January 7, at
McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital;
Lida Fraley, 77, of Stratton Branch, Monday, at
an
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• Continued from p5
5. Never shave your dog down tp
the skin in winter, as a longer coat will
provide more warmth. When you
bathe your dog in the colder months,
be sure to completely dry him before
taking him out for a walk. Own a shortQaired breed? Consider getting him a
at or sweater with a ·high collar or
turtleneck with coverage from the base
of the tail to the belly. For many dogs,
this is J·egulation winter wear.
6. Never leave your dog or cat alone
in a car during cold weather. A car can
act as a refrigerator in the winter, holding in the cold and cau ing the animal
to freeze to death.
7. Puppies do not tolerate the cold
as w 11 as adult dogs, and may be difficult to housebreak during the winter.
If your puppy appears to be sensitive to
the weather, you may opt to paper· train
him inside. If your dog is sensitive to
the cold due to age, illness or breed
type, take him outdoors only to relieve
himself.
8. Does your dog spend a lot of time
engaged in outdoor activities? Increase
his supply of food, particularly protein,
to keep him - and his fur - in tip-top
shape.
9. Like coolant, antifreeze is a lethal
poison for dogs and cats. Be sure to
thoroughly clean up any spills from
your vehicle, and consider using products that contain propylene glycol
rather than ethylene glycol. Visit the
ASPCAAnimal Poison Control Center
(www.aspca.org) for more information.
lO. Make sure your companion ani-
mal has a warm place to sleep, off the
floor and away from all drafts. A cozy
dog or cat bed with a warm blanket or
pillow is pe1fect.
And remember, your companion
animal will thank you for your help in
keeping them warm and cozy during
the winter season! With the love they
give all year round, it's the very least
they deserve!
,Broncos
• Continued from p5
on, Bill," I whispered, "come
.~t you some more apples." Bill
was lined up under me now and
~L. was ready to start my wild,
buckin' Bronco ride.
~ I held on that limb tight and
luwered my legs down to where
nly my hands were left on the
.-tfee limb. Just as I let go,
tllough, 01' Bill moved two
teps away from me. I landed on
~ rear instead Qf the middle of
.hi back. In a split-second after
hmding, I found myself halfway
back up in that old tree! I was
hurled back up a lot faster than I
had come down, and I was holding on for dear life!
"Am I broke in pieces?," I
asked myself. "Am I still alive?
Am I dead?!"
~. Thoughts ran through my
·;wind and pain ran through my
~ear end. I knew for sure now
~at I was alive because I was
hurting way too bad to be dead!
:§.utI knew that if I didn' t hold
on, and ended up falling out of
ctbat tree into the pasture field,
~hat Ol' Bill might change that
·s,et of circumstances for me real
(~st!
. I managed, somehow, to get
WY brogans off again, threw
tttem over my shoulder and
·"Yaited for a chance to climb
down and run for dear life!
,finally, 01' Bill walked out furIller into the pasture and I
· ·nned down that tree as fast as
,. could. I started running real
·fflst - so fast that it took me
jwhile to notice the "squish"
between my toes. When I did
notice, though, I realized that
_along with that squishy feeling,
,there was an awful bad smell!
Well, as I was running, I didn't
kvow
if 01' Bill had noticed
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•trje and was chasiJtg after me or ,
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not. Not knowing, I took a dive
undernea'Lh some barbed wire,
praying to be safe. Sure enough,
once I 9ad cleared the barbed
wire and was safely out of the
pasture, llooked back to see 01'
Bill's teeth miss me by about an
inch! I craw led backwards,
away from the fence, and
looked at my feet. They were
covered in dark green and
smelled horrible! Guess that's
what happens when an old mule
is given't his fill of little green
apples to eat!
I hurried down to the creek
an<;l wa!>hed all the smelly stuff
off as good as I could. I knew I
still smelled bad, but without a
bar of lye soap, it was the best I
could r do.
I sat down on the bank and
remembered that I couldn't go
horne until I caught Momma
real busy with my sisters. Then
I could get away with doing a
better clean-up job on the back
porch.
As I waited, I began to get
real hungry. "Ah!," I thought.
"Apples!" I sat there, leaning
from side to .side (because it
hurt too much to sit still in one
spot for too long) and eating
those apples. " It's okay,
thoug h," I thought, "I rode
myself a real wild Bronc." I was
sore, but I had to laugh knowing
that I had had such an adventure.
I ate about eight or ten of
thos•e little apples while I bided
my time. They sure tasted good,
too. A little sour, but good just
the same. Finally, I decided I
had waited long enough and
headed off for home.
Y sneaked onto the back
por.c~h and did a better clean-up
job on my feet and legs. As
good as a.seven-year-old could
do, anyway. I put my brogans
back on so Momma wouldn't
see my stumped-up, greenstained toes.
Momma's big, long rocking
chair began to look pretty good
to a worn-out little boy and
soon, I was fast asleep in it.
Later, Momma came out and
shook me awake, softly, out of
my nap .
"Locus, honey, is Momma's
little boy okay?," she asked.
"Where you been all day, son?
You alright?"
As I raised my head up to
look at Momma, I realized that
my belly was burning, in the
very pit. "My stomach hurts,
Momma," I said. "It sure hurts
bad."
"Go on back to sleep, Locus.
You'll be all right," Momma
told me. Momma had already
found the remainder of the little
green apples in my pockets and
had taken them out.
When Arlie came home for
supper, he told Momma he had
been playing baseball in the
camp. "What's wrong with
Arlie," he asked her.
Momma told Arlie I was just
fine except for a belly ache.
"He'll be all right," she told
him, "Don't even mention it to
your Poppa when he gets
home."
"Well, what's ailin' him,"
Arlie asked.
"Little
green
apples,"
Momma said. "Nothin' but
some little green apples," she
laughed.
Happy Birthday!
James Stevens, of Toler Creek, turned 51 years old on January 12, 2008. His grandson, Blaine, turned one year old on January 10, 2008. Granddad, grandson and their
families enjoyed celebrating the two special days together. Blaine is the son of Joe
and Donna Mullins, of Greasy Creek.
Cody to become
US Pvt.
Justin Cody became a private in the
US Army just a few days before his
recent 20th birthday. He was afforded
the opportunity to celebrate with family and friends in Lawton, Oklahoma
and Fort Worth, Texas while on leave
from his duties. He is currently being
trained to receive his AIT as a US
Army truck driver. His family is proud
of his achievements and wish him all
the best in his military career.
Editor's
Note:
Lance
Greenlay is the pen name of
Stephens Branch resident Carl
Layne.
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.Yesterdays
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~ ·~eek, Friday, at his home; Mrs. Flotilla Burke,
,~1, of Halo, Tuesday, at St. Joseph Hospital in
L~xington; Mrs. Mamie Setser Leslie, 60, of
Emma, Sunday morning, dead on arrival at
-Highlands Regional Medical Center:, J. I. Soad,
'90, of Pikeville, Saturday, at Pikeville
ethodist Hospital.
Fonv Years Arlo
Qanuary 18, 1968)
Floyd County's schools reopene;d this morning (Thursday) for the first time since
hristrnas vacation began
Wayland is one of seven keqtucky towns
hich were given a last warning, Tuesday,
fore the state takes legal action to force them
o build adequate sewage treatment facilities
Major part of a Floyd County family fell
foul of the law, last Thursday, when officers
found two moonshine stills near Risner, and
'ailed a father, his two sons and his son-in-law
Conservation officers are e ngaged in a
rackdown on stream pollution \\o'hich, they say,
will extend to all offenders
Married : Glenda Amburgey, of Alien, and
ugene Blackburn, of Endicott, December 22,
t the Free Will Baptist Church at Endicott
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Snodgrass, of
'rove City, 0., a son, Christopher Allen, Jan.
10, at Columbus, 0.; to Mr. and Mrs. Ernie
afferty, of Price, a son, Ernie Floyd , January
10, at the Methodist Hospital, Pikeville; to Mr.
nd Mrs. David P. Allen of Prestonsburg,. a son,
David Patrick II, January 4, at the Paintsville
,Hospital
There died: Guy E . Childers, 68, formerly of
llen and Martin, Tuesday, at Ji-Iuntington, West
Virginia; Hiram (Hie) Stepher~s. 77, Sunday, at
is home at Martin; Andrew J. Brown, 75, of
ast McDowell , Friday, at the M cDowell
ppalachian Regional Hospital; Katherine
ayheart, 93, of Garrett, Sunday, at the
restonsburg General Hospital; Lois Ann
Durand, 25, formerly of Auxier, Tuesday, at
acramento, California; Christian (Chris) May,
1, last Tuesday, at his hom~~ at Regina (Pike
ounty); Ellis Martin, 83, of Oarrett, Sunday, at
the Methodist Hospital, Pikevi lle.
FiftV Years Ago
Qanuary 16, 1958)
Purcha"se of rights-aof-way for the
Prestonsburg-Auxier by-pass of U .S. 23 has
egun, preparatory to an ex pee ted contrac~ on
•the $800,000 roadbuilding project next spnng,
it was said here this week
After completion of a special popu lation
study on Dewey Lake this week, Bernie Carter,
chief biologist for the Kentucky Division of
Fisheries, said the fishing prospects at the reservoir "looks pretty bright"
The number of persons certified to receive
g overnment commodities in this county stood
at 6,787 persons for January, but the number is
climbing according to G. R. Spradlin, head of
the distribution program in this county
Sheriff Hershell Warrens ' official move
against the illicit liquor business in this county
came, Sunday night, when he led a party of four
of his deputies in the capture of a moonshine
still near Lambert, on Clear Creek
There died: Ivo S. Clark, 83, of
Wheelwright, Thursday, of last week, at the
McDowell Memorial Hospital; Enoch Hicks,
71, of Garrett, Monday, at the McDowell
Memorial Hospital; Lacy Collins, 73, of Auxier,
Saturday, at the home of a son; Wilburn
Bentley. 92, Tuesday, at the home of a son at
Beaver; Wiliam Floyd Justice, 77, of Endicott,
Sunday, at the home of a relative, Mrs. Perchie
Moore, 63, of Lackey, last Wednsday, at the
Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin; Ralph Greene,
3 1, Saturday, at his home at Weeksbury.
Sixtv Years Ago
Qanuary 15, 1948)
A
record
two-year
budget
of
$111 ,197,679.64 was asked of the Kentucky
Legislature, Monday, by Governor Earle C.
Clements, but even that figure was far short of
the total asked for operations of all the state's
agencies
Two mihers were killed in accidents during
the week: Johnny Meade, 39, of Dema, partowner of the Rice Elkhorn Coal Company at
Lackey, was instantly killed, last Thursday,
when trapped beneath a 10-ton slatefall ; Harold
Perkins, 45, of Hindman, died at the Stumbo
Memorial Hospital, Lackey, Sunday, five days
after his skull was fractured by a flying block of
coal in a truck mine at Garner, Knott County
Wider support for the proposed Floyd
County Public Library was seen here in the
early days of the new year, with local groups
planning intensified efforts
Injmi es, suffered Tuesday night, of last
week, in a fall from the Betsy Layne bridge
resulted, last Thursday, in the death at the
Prestonsburg General Hospital of J. D. (Joe)
Hatfield , 7 1-year-old Betsy Layne man
Among the projects covered by President
Truman's proposed budget of $663,219,000 for
waterways over the nation was the Dewey Dam
reservoir on John's Creek. Congress is a ked
$2,071,000 for the Floyd County project
Bill Jack Stephens of West Prestonsburg,
sustained a broken back and chest injuries,
Friday, when caught between a coal car and the
roof of the truck mine operated on Middle
Creek by Mr. Stephens and W. C. Rimmer, of
Prestonsburg
Wheelwright 's new $8,500 fire truck
arrived, Wednesday, and it was announced that
immediate training of a volunteer fire department will begin
Authorities here are unable to connect with
any crime, old or modern, the human skull
found last week atop a Middle Creek ridge by
Goble (Jack) Branham Jr. , of West
Prestonsburg, while hunting
"Bay Horse," a rather potent substitute for
White Horse and other standard liquor brands,
is causing police here, and a few businessmen,
considerable annoyance. "Bay Horse" is local
jargon for bay rum, and its c urrent popularity is
even cutting in on the business of those who
deal in the bonded variety
There died: Phares Crisp, 73, of Martin,
Monday, at Our Lady of the Way Hospital;
Elizabeth Ellen Spears, 72, at home at Tram,
Friday morning.
Seventv Years Ago
Qanuary 20, 1938)
Alleged irregularities of the August primary, and the November election, resulted, this
week, in the grand jury returning six indictments naming Floyd County poll officials and
a precinct worker, on counts including the voting of voters not present at the polls, intimiualing voters, and electioneering in the voting
house
Spinal meningitis outnumbered all other
communicable diseases which required field
visits of the Floyd County Health Department,
last year, the report released this week by Dr.
M arvin Ran dell, department director, shows
Prestonsburg's first all home-owned wholesale grocery- Central Wholesale Grocerywill be in operation within the next few weeks
and will be located in the I. Richmond
Company building on First Avenue
The newly-completed Weeksbury school,
consisting of 14-classrooms. study hall and an
auditorium, and built at total cost of $37,000,
is now being attended by more than 400 students in the Weeksbury area
Sixteen Prestonsburg citizens have been
selected h ere as committeemen, with Frank
Layne, as chairman. to aid in the observance of
the President's birthday, with a week of activities culminating with the President's ball, that
will attempt to raise funds of fight infan tile
paralysis
Married: Delpha Johnson, formerly of
Prestonsburg, and C. L. Keeton, of
Salyersville, New Year's Day in LexiQgton
Born : to Mr. and Mrs. Brady Shepherd, a
daughter, Magadalene, January 6, at their
home , here; to Mr. and Mr<;. Henry Compton,
of Dock, a daughter, Julia Ann
There died: Ballard Branham, 47, at his
home here last Thursday; Matt Caudill, 26, at
home on Stephens Branch, January 11 ; H. K.
Brown. father of E. B. Brown of Prestonsburg,
Sunday, at hi s home in Lawrence County ;
Dave Wiley, former C&O section foreman,
January 11 , at the Stumbo Memorial Hospital,
Lackey.
Oak
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fume, and Saturday night
baths in a Number 2 washtub
in the kitchen , it's difficult to
believe the folks that were
doing all that remembering
from their own long-ago day ,
were probably much younger
then, than we are now.
Since August, Wilma Jean
and I have attended two wedding anniver ary celebrations
for former Meade Memorial
classmates.
High School
Nothing unusual about that of
course, except that on both
occasions, it was their 50th.
Yep, there was a time when
we would have thought that
only old people could have
been married for 50 years. Not
anymore, though. Guess its
true that one is only as o ld as
he feels. So, while Bob and
Freiua, and Hillary and Pat,
continue on their road to forever together, we've come to
the conclusion that when we
were young, old people were
imply older, than old people
are now.
Maybe it was their lifestyle
back the n, because it's obvious
that we've got it much easier
than our counterpruts of 60
years ago had it. If you can
manage to get hold of a high
school yearbook for say, 1950,
noti<.:e how old the members of
the senior dass looked. Was it
the way they dressed? Their
hmrstyl es? Just their somber
expression?
Then pick up a 2007 yearbook. Look at photos of last
year s seniors, same <.~ge
grou p, but mere babies by
comparison.
And since rm a fan of old
movie , another thing I've
noticed is how parents are
depicteu as tooking so old in
those mid- 1940's films. Most
of the time they look old
enough to be grandparnets, or
even in some cases, greatgrandparents. It sort of makes
me think that perhaps I'm not
the only one to think older
folks then. looked older, than
older folks look now.
But the good new is ,
there's another old saying, that
with age comes wisdom, and
hopefully we' re all a bit
smarter now, than we were
when we were teenagers .
Hope nob uy asks for proof
of that, though.
�WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD CouNTY TIMES
16, 2008 • 8
Schoo(1fa)1)1enings
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
•Jan. 16 - Youth Services
Center Advisory Council
meeting, 4 p.m.. in YSC
office. Everyone welcome.
· •Feb. 7 - 4-H Project Club
meeting, 3: 15 p.m., in YSC.
New members may still sign
up.
•"Get Moving AMS" is a
student exercise program coordinated by AMS Youth Service
Center and the Floyd County
Extension Office. Students
will learn about benefits of
exercise and good nutntton.
Call the YSC for more information or to sign up.
•Lending Library available
for
student/parent
usc.
Pamphlets, videos, books and
more on a variety of topics
available.
•Appointments now available with the Floyd County
Health Dept. nurse. Nurse can
do school physicals and immunizations on site. Please call
886-1297 to schedule an
appointment.
•The Youth Services Center
provides services to families
regardless of income. Please
contact the center for more
information on center services
and programs. Call the center
at 886-1297. Coordinator is
Michelle Keathley.
Allen Central High School
•Jan. 21 - No school,
Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
•Jan. 24 - "Making College
Count"; seniors, 1-2 p.m.
•Jan. 31 - "Making College
Count"; juniors, 1-2 p.m.
•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 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.
Betsy Layne Elementary
Salyers-Marti n
Lee Roy and Margaret Salyers, of Paintsville, are pleased to
announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter,
Melissa, to Christopher Martin, the son of Billy and Brenda
Martin, of Martin.
Melissa and Christopher are both graduates of Prestonsburg
Community College. Melissa is currently employed with
Energy Management & Services Company. Christopher is
currently employed at the Food City Pharmacy, in
Prestonsburg.
Christopher and Melissa are members of Pleasant Home
Baptist Church, located in Prestonsburg, where the gracious
custom of an open invitation wedding ceremony will take
place on May 10, 2008, at 1:30 in the afternoon.
A reception will follow at The Pines Building, located in
Jenn,Y Wiley State Resort Park.
•Center hours are 8 a.m. to
3 p.m., Mon. thru Fri. Center
offers services to all families,
regardless of income.
•The
Betsy
Layne
Elementary Family Resource
Youth Service Center is located in the 7th and 8th grade
wing. The goal of the FRYSC
is to meet the needs of all children and their families who
reside in the community or
neighborhood by the school in
which the center is located.
For further information, please
contact the center at 478-5550.
•Brian H. Akers, Center
Coordinator.
p.m., in the FRC. All
parents/guardians urged to
attend.
•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 eac:h month to
administer
immunizations,
T.B. skin tests, well-child
exams, WIC, 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.
•GED classes available at
FRC each Monday, 8 a.m. to
12 p.m., in library.
•Family Resource Center is
open weekdays, 7 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. Center is located upstairs
in the old high school building, on the McDowell
Elementary School campus.
For further information, call
Clara Johnson , director, at
377-2678. The McDowell
FRC provides services to all
MES students and their families, regardless of income.
Mountain Christian
Academy
•Tuition assistance and bus
transportation is available. For
more information or a tour of
the school, call 285-5141 or
285-5142.
•Call 285-5141, Mon. thru
Fri., from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•MCA is an accredited nondenominational
Christian
schooL
Prestonsburg Elementary
and Family Resource Center
• 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 commu-
nity.
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 one-stop
career station satellite that is
available to the community as
well as students.
•All new student and visitors, stop by the Center, located on the South Floy~ 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 452-9~07, ext.
243 or 153.
Stumbo Elementary/Mud
Creek Family Res~urce &
Youth Service C~nter
*Yearbooks are $22 and
will be on sale Janu~II)' I, in
school office.
•Lost & Found lo ated in
Family Resource Center.
•The Mud Creek FRYSC is
located on the right, by the
school gymnasium. Services
are offered to all families,
regardless of income. For
more information, call Anita
Tackett, center coordinator at
587-2233.
W.D. Osborne "Rainbow
Junction" Family Resource
Center
•Jan.
17
"Ronald
McDonald!" Assembly presentation will begin at. 1:25
p.m. For grade levels Pre K3rd.
•Jan. 21 - No schoool Martin Luther King Jr. pay.
•Jan. 25 - "Healthy Floyd
County 2010 Oral Health
Initiative" dental treatments
will begin.
•Lost and Found is lo::ated
in the Family Resource C mter.
Items not claimed within three
weeks become the propenty of
the FRC.
•The FRC accepts dtonations of children's clot.I-.>ing,
shoes, belts, book bags, etc.
May be used but need to be in
good condition. Donated items
will be appreciated and ut
lized by OES students.
•The Family Resour
Center is located in the centr
building of W.D. OsbOI'Ui
Elementary. Those wishin
more information about the
center are welcome to visit, or
call. Ask for Cissy (cent
coordinator). Center telepho
and fax: (606) 452-4553.
Wesley Christian School
•WCS Learning Cen(~
accepts toddlers, prescho ·
age (2-4). Hours: 7:30 a.m.
5:00p.m., Mon. thru Fri.
•For more informatio
about
Wesley
Christi
School, call 874-8328.
Big Sandy Community &
Technical College Adult
Education and GED
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.
- McDowell· FRC; Mart'
Comm. Ctr.; Auxier Learnin
Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p.m. - BSCTG
Martin Comm. Ctr.
1:30- 5 p.m. - Wheelwri
Baptist Church.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.
- Mud Creek Clinic; BSCTC
9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m.
David Craft Center:
9:30a.m. to 12 p.m. -Dixie
Apartments.
1-4:30 p.m.- BSCTC; Mtl
Creek Clinic; Floyd Count
Jail.
6-8 p.m. - Auxier Learn·
Ctr.; Martin Community Ctr.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 1
p.m. - Martin Comm. Ctr.
Auxier Learning Ctr.; BSCT
1-4:30 p.m.- Layne Hous
BSCTC; Floyd County Jail.
6-8 p.m. - BSCTC.
Thursday: 8 a.m. to 1
p.m. - BSCTC.
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Weeksbury CC.
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Bets ~
Layne YSC.
1-4:30 p.m.- BSCTC.
Kay Hale Ross - Manag
of Adult Education, 886-7334
Lisa Pelfrey - Assistant.
886-7397
Ron Johnson, Stephani
Conn, Lynn Hall, Nancy
Bormes, Cindy Justice ao~
Wayne Combs
Adult
Education teachers.
Duff Elementary
Maddy is 1!
Madalyn Bailey Rodriquez, the daughter of David and Tish
Rodriquez, celebrated her first birthday on December 11,
2007, with a "Princess" theme party held at her Uncle Brad
and Aunt Windy's house, in Lexington.
Maddy is the granddaughter of Bert and Deziray Kidd, of
Betsy Layne, and Paul and Susan Smith, of Berea. She is the
great-granddaughter of Otis and Jewel Kidd, of Canel City,
and Mathew "Dump" Kidd, of Harold, and the late Jean Kidd.
Maddy has two "big brothers," Reece and Alex.
The Rodriquez family resides in Southhaven, Mississippi.
*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 caJI 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
*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
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 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.
Wesley Dalton Slone turned nine years old on. Decemb~r 10,
2007. He·celebrated his special day with family and fnends
with a "Disney's High School Musical 2" theme p~rty, held at
his home. Wesley is the son of Virgil Jr. and Robm Slon~, ~f
Meally. He is the grandson of Joyce Slone and the lat~ Vtrgtl
Slone, of Hi Hat, and Rosetta and Charles T. Colhns, of
Prestonsburg.
•Jan. 21 - No chool.
Birthday of Martin Luther
King Jr.
•Jan. 25 - Carol Jo May,
OLW Hospital, "Let's Talk
About Drugs" program; primary grade tudents.
•Feb. 18 - No school.
President's Day.
•Feb. 19 - Lola Ratliff,
Floyd County Schools, will
conduct a Parent meeting on
"Nutrition & Exercise," at I
Subscribe To
~be
jflopb QCountp
~ime~
and Receive
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
1 year in county-$59.00
1 year out of county-$76.00
1 year out of state-$81.00
�.. '
CEDAR Hosts .Tenth Scholarship Awards Banquet
Tera Addis
Lucinda Belcher
Katherine Bentley
Hannah Blackburn
Vincent Bowman
Andrew Carter
James Childers
Cory Crigger
Justin Dove
Clay Fletcher
Zachery Gibson
Jordan llic
Tiffany Owens
Stephanie Prater
Tessie Rice
Brandon Smith
Brett Thacker
Corey Walker
eighteen of those schools
having qualifying entries
resulting in total awards of
$30,000. This year's awards
brought CJ.])AR's ten-year
total to 117 scholarships
totaling $221,000. This progranl was created, developed
and is fully-funded by
CEDAR.
At the beginning of the
school year guidance counselors were asked to provide
address labels for those seniors having a minimum
cumulative GPA of 2.75
upon entry into the 20062007 school year. A letter
was then mailed to 903 qualifying seniors from 21
schools inviting them to
apply for participation in the
CEDAR
Scholarship
Program by providing personal and school data, transcript infommtion and a one
page letter stating how this
scholarship would be important to them and how it
would make a difference in
there pursuit of higher learning. From the 903 invitations, CEDAR received 83
applications representing 17
schools, from which 55 were
invited to participate, which
resulted in 38 actual entries
being submitted for judging.
EIGHTEEN
HIGH
SCHOOL SENIORS were
awarded ';30,000 in scholarships at CEDAR's Tenth
Scholarship Awards Banquet
held May 17, 2007, in
Pikeville, Kentucky.
Seniors from Pike, Floyd,
Knott, Johnson, Martin,
Magoffin and Letcher cowlties were invited to participate in
the CEDAR
Scholarship Program that
makes available financial
assistance to those preparing
to enter post-secondary education. CEDAR made available $34,000 to twenty-two
schools in the seven county
... area of which there were
See BANQUET, Page 11
CEDAR of East Ky Completes
Fourteenth Year of Coal Education
On behalf of the CEDAR Board of
Directors I wish to extend our sincere
thanks and gratitude to everyone who bas
played a role in the planning, implementation, funding and any other areas of support to CEDAR of East Ky. For the past
fourteen years. When we began the
process of developing our dream of teaching others about the lllany benefits the coal
industry provides in all of our daily lives,
we had no idea of the extent of significance and magnitude this one-of-a-kind
educational program would produce.
What began as a pilot program in Pike
County in 1993 has grown to include all
school systems in Pike, Floyd, Knott,
Johnson, Martin, Magoffin, and Letcher
counties of eastern Kentucky.
Over the past fomteen years CEDAR
of Eas~ Ky. has funded 817 Coal Study
Umts, (.teacher lesson plans about coal), in
the amount of $475,849, involving 1,674
teachers and 58,029 students researcbino
and studying about many of the benefit~
the coal industry provides each of us in
om daily lives. From these, "lesson plans"
See EDUCATION. Page 2
�Page ·2 • Cedar Program • 200&:2007.'SclioofYea'r
+
~!A~~nj~?.,~r!;~~~.~~!!~ po~!i?~!! Students compete
.In Reg·lonal Coal Fa·lr
College and the Kentucky Office of Mine
Safety and Licensing-Pikeville Division
has conducted a ntine tour in October and
March of each year since 2003, This is a
CEDAR sponsored event which is conducted through the Community Education
Program of Pikeville College, a four year
liberal arts institution.
CEDAR coordinates the event with
Pikeville College providing publicity and
transport vans with drivers. The Office of
Mine Safety and Licensing provides use
of their offices for registration and tour
orientation which includes a video on
coal ntining in Kentucky. They also provide an underground and surface mining
specialist who joins with two coal company officials to serve as tour guides. This
enables the attendees to see the industry
through the eyes of regulators and operators.
The tour is open to the general public
through the college's community education program and more specifically
CEDAR's recruitment of high school sen-
ing the coal industry as a career.
The tour includes the following three
segments:
Underground: The first stop is an
underground ntine opening site. At this
stop the state and company officials
explains the mining method and in general the equipment used, work force/training requirements, tonnages, qualities and
markets. They also respond to all general
and specific questions from the attendees.
Surface/Reclamation: The next stop is
at a combination mountain-top removal
and contour mining operation. The same
format is used at this site as at the underground site. After a question and answer
session the group moves to the reclamation area of the operation where a tailgate
lunch is provided by CEDAR which
attendees enjoy as they experience the
scenic view from atop this mining operation. After lunch the reclamation process
and type is explained by the state and
See TOUR, Page 10
Students from 37 schools in Pike,
Floyd, Knott, Johnson, Martin, Magoffin,
and Letcher counties participated in their
local school coal fair program completing
2,057 projects that demonstrated their
understanding of how coal is formed,
mined, and transported, as well as how the
industry affects their daily lives. Four hundred fifty-four of their projects were on
display at the CEDAR Regional Coal Fair
held May 7 through 11 at the Pikeville
College Gymnasium, where 2,400 students, teachers, and chaperones toured the
event, along with several hundred visitors
from the general public who came to marvel at the talent and resourcefulness of our
area school children, making the 2007 fair
our largest ever.
Projects were entered in seven categories: Science, Math, English/Literature,
Art, Music, Technology/Multimedia, and
Social Studies. Exhibits ranged from
homemade quilts, paintings, and sculptures
to original songs, stories, ntine replicas,
computer animation and magazines publishing, as well as in-depth analysis of critical issues facing the coal industry today.
Students were awarded on a pay-forperformance basis. Cash prizes were given
in each category in three grade levels (K-4,
5-8, and 9-12). Awards were based on the
average percent of total points earned:
First Place-$1.25 per point; Second Place$1.00 per point; and Third Place-$0.75 per
point. Over $7,842 in prizes was awarded,
but the biggest reward was a hands-on education in coal.
In recognition of their outstanding
achievement a Student Awards Luncheon
was held May 12th at the Landmark Inn
where winners were presented with cash
awards.
Category winners on next seven pages
Carriere receives "Project of the Year" Award
This year's grand prize
for having the single best
project in the Regional Coal
Fair was awarded to Staci
Carriere, a sophomore at
Prestonsburg High School.
She is the 15-year-old
daughter of Angie and Ken
Carriere. The prize was an
expense paid trip to Myrtle
Beach for the North
Carolina Coal Institute's
Summer Trade Seminar
where Staci was presented a
$1 ,000 cash award. The
Student Project of the Year
grand prize total value was
)2,500.
Staci is a very creative
nd talented young lady
1ith a keen interest in
aphic design, writing, and
editing which lead her to
enter
the
Technology/Multimedia
category in the CEDAR
Coal Fair program. Staci's
project was a beautifully
crafted magazine called
Kentucky Coal, which she
dedicated to the South's
black gold.
In developing the articles for the magazine Staci
used a variety of resources
and researched many different aspects of coal and the
industry.
Among her
sources were the World
Coal Institute, lEA Key
World Energy Statistics,
Kentucky Coal.corn, the US
Energy
Information
Administration, coaleduca-
EDUCATION
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tudents have created in excess of 35,000
>rejects for entry in each participating
chool's Coal Fair with 5,222 of them
.dvancing to the CEDAR Regional Coal
~air where 998 of them have received
ash prizes totaling $150,938.
The CEDAR Scholarship Program
egan ten years ago and bas since ~ward
d $221,000 to 117 high schools seruors as
result of their written subntissions and
ral presentations on one or more benefits
ey learned through research that the coal
1dustry provided in their daily lives. .
OvP-r this fourteen year penod
The "Project of the Year'' award was won by
Staci Carriere, a sophomore at Prestonsburg
High School, Staci's project was a magazine
called Kentucky Coal. Carreire's grand prize
total value was $2,500.
CEDAR, Inc. of East Kentucky bas
expended $1.8 million providing opportunities, incentives and rewards to teachers
and students to discover for themselves
the rest-of-the-story about the coal industry. This grassroots effort is not exclusive
to these seven counties in Eastern
Kentucky; as a result of CEDAR's first
year's success, the CEDAR Program bas
been duplicated in Western Kentucky for
eleven years, in South West Virginia for
the past six years, and Wise County
Virginia for the past two years.
The CEDAR story is a classic example
of what is possible when various entities
sharing a common thread unite for amutual purpose for the greater good of many.
Without coal we in this region, state, and
tion.org, and countrymusichighway.com.
The topics covered a
wide range of issues,
including how coal was
formed, a timeline for
Kentucky coal starting in
1701, US Coal Regions, the
coal miner, coal camps,
early mining in the Big
Sandy Valley, a brief history
of coal use, coal and the
production of steel, and
reclamation success. She
also promoted one of the
area's local attractions, the
Van Lear Coal Museum, on
the back cover.
Staci used Photo Shop to
select and in many cases
design the pictures used in
the magazine, often using
nation would not be able to have bad nor
continue to enjoy the standard of living
available to us. Additionally, since World
War II, the Coal Industry has been a major
contributor in providing our country with
the energy required to produce needed
equipment and the energy independence
required to help defend and preserve the
freedoms that are available to each of us.
Again, we say thank you to all who
have participated in or supported in any
way the East Kentucky CEDAR Program
over the past fourteen years and in particular supported in during the 2006-2007
school year.
Sincerely,
CEDAR Board of Directors
images from several different ources in one picture.
She then used a program
called Quark to pull them in
to create the magazine
design. Overall the magazine was filled with infotmetive articles, beautiful
graphics and photos, and
interesting facts.
When Staci discussed
her project with our judges,
they were impressed with
her knowledge of coal and
the technology required to
re earch, design, and present her project in such a
professional manner. They
were equally impressed
with her ability to articulate
and demonstrate what she
had accomplished.
John F. Justice, President
David Gooch, Vice-President
Karen L. Smith, Secretary-Treasurer
Directors:
Lynn Parrish
John Blackbum
Patricia Watson
Danny Moon
Shane Watts
Karen Han1ilton
Mark Miller
Barry Justice
Jim Newman
Rusty Justice
Mark Campbell
Jim Slat.er
James D. .England
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FIRST PLACE
GRADES K- 4
GRADES 5-8
GRADES 9- 12
BLAIR JOHNSON- Southside Elem.
TURNER ALTMAN- St. Francis School
TYSON MAUK, LESLIE HAMILTON
Pike County Central
SECOND PLACE
STEVEN PRATER- Phelps Elem.
KATIE GOUND - Johnson Co. Middle School
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JOSHUA ROBINSON - Shelby Valley
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KELLIE PRATT - Knott Co. Central
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GRADES K- 4
ALEX FOWLER - Central Elem.
GRADES 5-8
GRADES 9-12
JARED FYFFECAUDILL- Johnson Co. Middle ANDREW CARTER- Pikeville High School
SECOND PLACE
ARYN PINSON - Southside Elem.
MICHAEL FIELDS - Belfry Middle School
DYLAN MURPHY - Pikeville High School
THIRD PLACE
LEAH TACKEIT - G. J. Johnson
STEPHANIE STANLEY - Belfry Middle School
COREY THOMPSON- Pike Co. Central
Not Pictured - Kayla Ray
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FIRST PLACE
GRADES K- 4
GRADES 5-8
RILEY BANKS- Southside Elem.
MILLIE HOUSTON - Johnson Co. Middle
GRADES 9-12
VINCE BOWMAN - Shelby Valley
SECOND PLACE
LAUREN BLACKBURN - St. Francis School
FALLON SMITH - St. Francis School
TIFFANY OWENS- Allen Central
THIRD PLACE
HUNTER FORD - St. Francis School
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BRETT THACKER- Pike Co. Central
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GRADES K - 4
GRADES 5 - 8
GRADES 9 - 12
REBECCA BOWMAN -St. Francis
CHRISTOPHER WARD- Millard Middle School
HEATHER CLICK- Knott Co. Central
SECOND PLACE
JADEN CLARK - Prestonsburg Elem.
LAUREN COLBURN - Elkhorn City Elem.
VICTORIA RISNER - Johnson Central
THIRD PLACE
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TONI HAMPTON- G.F. Johnson Elem.
BRIAN PREECE - Southside Elem.
JARROD COLE - Johnson Central
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FIRST PLACE
GRADES K- 4
GRADES 5-8
GRADES 9- 12
LINDSEY RUSSELL- Prater Borders Elem.
JESSICA HALL- Paintsville Elem.
MARK WALZ- Pikeville High School
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SECOND PLACE
CALl CAMPBELL- St. Francis School
FRANKIE DAWAHARE- St. Francis School
COREY TERRY, KENNY CRAFT,
BRAXTON RATLIFF
Knott Co. High School
THIRD PLACE
PAIGE GOBLE - Highland Elem.
BRIANNA SULLIVAN- Southside Elem.
BRETT ROGERS - Betsy Layne High
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FIRST PLACE
GRADES K- 4
GRADES 5-8
GRADES 9- 12
HUNTER PLYMALE- Phelps Elem.
LUCAS HUNT, TYLER HUNT
STACIE CARRIERE- Prestonsburg High
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Knox Creek
SECOND PLACE
KASSIDY TACKETT, KRISTI MULLINS - Millard Elem.
EMILY REED- Belfry Middle School
ASHLEY SMITH - Knott Co. Central
Not Pictured Michael Murphy, Michael Bingham, Dawson Adkins
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KENDRA CHARLES - Phelps Elem.
BRAD CANTRELL, MATT BOWLING
Johnson Co. Middle School
PAUL ADKINS - Pike Co. Central
Not Pictured Nicole Justice and Megan Edmonds
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FIRST PLACE
GRADES K- 4
GRADES 5-8
GRADES 9- 12
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ARIEL WARD, TABITHA THACKER,
BLAINE
KENNEDY HAGER - Phelps Elem.
SECOND PLACE
KAYLIN TACKETT- Robinson Creek
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JESSICA RATLIFF - Pike Co. Central
Not Pictured - Rebekah Keathley
THIRD PLACE
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JOSEPH PARKS - Belfry Middle School
ANNA BUCKLEY - Pike Co. Central
Not Pictured - Wes Runyon and Danielle Lovins
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FIRST PLACE
GRADES K- 4
GRADES 5-8
GRADES 9-12
First-place category winners in each of three grade levels (K4, 5-8, 9-12) were grouped together and judged to determine the
over-all first, second, and third place winners for each of the three
grade levels. These winners were announced at a Student Awards
Luncheon at the Landmark Inn on May 12, 2007.
Prizes for the overall winners were based on the average percent of total points earned: First-Place - $4 per point: Second
Place - $3 per point: and Third Place - $2 per point.
First Place:
(K-4) Hunter Plymale, 3rd Grade, Phelps Elementary
(5-8) Tyler Hunt and Lucas Hunt, 5th Grade, Majestic Knox Creek
(9-12) Staci Carriere, 9th Grade, Prestonsburg High School
HUNTER PLYMALE
Phelps Elementary
LUCAS HUNT, TYLER HUNT
Majestic Knox Creek
STACI CARRIERE
Prestonsburg H.S.
Second Place:
(K-4) Riley Banks, 4th Grade, Southside Elementary
(5-8) Kennedy Hager, 6th Grade, Phelps Elementary
(9-12) Mark Walz, 12th Grade, Pikeville High School
Third Place:
(K-4) Blair Johnson, 3th Grade, Southside Elementary
(5-8) Jared Fyffecaudill, 8th Grade, Johnson County Middle
School
(9-12) Tyson Mauk and Leslie Hamilton, 11th Grade, Pike
County Central High School
SECOND PLACE
"COAL STUDY UNIT" PROGRAJ\:1
Award Presented to "Teacher of The Year"
KENNEDY HAGER
Phelps Elementary
RILEY BANKS
Southside Elementary
MARKWALZ
Pikeville High School
THIRD PLACE
BLAIR JOHNSON
Southside Elementary
JARROD FYFFECAUDILL
Johnson County Middle School
TOUR
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industry officials.
Post-Mined Land Use: After visiting the two mine
sites the tour's last stop is at the Pikeville/Pike
Cou~ty Airport which sits on a mountain-t?P
removal mine site. The group bears bow the enure
TYSON MAUK, Team Captain
Pike County Central High School
eastern Kentucky region has and continues to benefit from this facility, which would not have been
possible without the prior mining activities. They
are told some of the many benefits our region
receives including but not limited to, economic
development, emergency medical flights, recreation,
jobs, quicker access to necessary parts and components relative to the local industry and business concerns, as well as others.
On May 10, 2007, at the Coal
Study Unit Awards Banquet, Ms.
Traci Bishop, teacher at St.
Francis of Assisi, was presented
with the CEDAR Teacher of the
Year Award. This award is presented to the Coal Study Unit
with the highest score of all units
in three grade levels ofK-4, 5-8,
and 9-12. While teaching earth
science, our winning teacher,
upon opening a discussion about
coal, was asked by her student
"How do "coal people" find
coal?, How far down is coal?,
Which is lower gas or coal?, Can
you find gas where coal is located?, and Can coal be man-made?
Hence came the unit title and
focus "Finding Black Treasure:
The Formation and Exploration
of Coal".
In developing this unit, Ms.
Bishop tied the study of coal to
the following educational objectives- 1) students make sense of
the various things they observe,
2) students make sense of ideas
and communicate with visual
art, 3) students will understand
the scientific ways of thinking
and working, and use methods to
solve real-life problems, 4) students identify, analyze, and use
patterns such as cycles and
trends to understand past and
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TRACI BISHOP
St. Francis School
present events and predict future
events, 5) students identify and
analyze systems and the ways (~
their components work together
or affect each other, 6) students
use the concept of scale and scientific models to explain the
organization and functioning of
living and nonliving things and
predict other characteristics that
might be observed, and 7) students understand bow living and
nonliving things change over
time and the factors that influence the changes.
Ms. Bishop received a fournight expense paid trip to the
North Carolina Coal Institute's •
Summer Trade Seminar at
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina,
where she was presented a
$1000 cash award.
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CEDAR
Fundraising Events
Hillbilly Days Booth
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Since 1995, CEDAR has had a
booth during Hillbilly Days Festival.
This year Barry Justice's staff at
Brandeis Machinery, headed by Janice
Justice and Rick Johnson, handled the
set-up, staffing for three days and teardown of the booth.
Coal figurines were sold; everything from a coal truck to a cat was available for purchase.
The figurines were made from pulverized coal, which is
mixed with a resin then cast into molds. Having festival visitors take home a little piece of coal helps carry our message
all over the world and spreads the positive image of our heritage.
Golf Scramble
On May 8, 2007, the
CEDAR golf scramble was
held at Raven Rock Golf
c o A L . Course in Jenkins, Kentucky.
Thanks to the most generous donation by TECO Coal for the
use of this course at no charge and the hard work and dedication of Danny Moon and Bobby Varney, CEDAR enjoyed one
of its most successful fundraising events of the year.
Guilt Raffle
For the past eleven years quilts
have been raffled off at the North
Carolina Coal Institute's Summer
Trade Seminar in Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina. This year the NCCI
gave CEDAR $25 per paid registration in lieu of selling raffle tickets.
Seven quilts were given away at the conference. Five
quilts were purchased from Judy & Lucy Coleman of Elkhorn
City and two were purchased from Beverly Hampton of
Pikeville, Kentucky.
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Upon receipt of the applications, all personal and school identification data were
removed, making them anonymous to the
review committee who ranked them in the
order by school. A maximum of four seniors
from each of the 17 high schools were invited to enter a writing submission, addressing
a real world audience (legislators, community and business leaders, etc.) using a real
world form (article, editorial, speech, proposal, etc.). Their purpose was to convince their
audience that coal is beneficial and that it
impacts lives in a positive way. 0~ the 17 par., ticipating schools there were entnes from 18
that met the minimum scoring requirements
qualifying for a scholarship award.
The following 18 students were selected
as winners from their particular school in the
written part of the program for additional
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CEDAR
The
2006-2007
Program was a success thanks in
large part to the commitment and
hard work of the schools' Coal
Study Unit Coordinators and Coal
Fair Coordinators, who were
appointed by the Principal at each
participating school, and to the high
school Guidance Counselors, who
were instrumental in the success of
the CEDAR Scholarship Program.
To recognize their important contribution each coordinator was rated
on a scoring system that gave
points for the extent of participation and quality of the school's
entries in each program.
The winners of the Coal Study
Unit Coordinators Program were
announced at an awards dinner held
May 10, 2007, at the Landmark
Inn's Mark II Convention Center.
The winners were:
Class A - Stacy Chaney, St.
Francis of Assisi
Class B - Kim Weddington,
Robinson Creek Elementary
Class C - Melinda Thompson
Belfry Middle School
Each winner received $6 per percentage point earned in the program.
The winners of the Coal Fair
Coordinators Program were
announced at an awards luncheon
held at the Landmark Inn's Mark V
Convention Center on May 12,
2007. They were:
George Diamond
1st Place
Pike County Central High School
Latonya Taylor2nd Place
Rowe Highland Elementary
3rd Place
M e 1
n d a
Belfry
Middle
Thompson
School
The First Place winner earned $8
per point, Second Place $5 per
scholarship money.
Written Awards$1,000 each
(one award for each school having qualifying entry):
TeraAddis
South Floyd H.S.
Lucinda L. Belcher
East Ridge H.S.
Katherine E. Bentley
Sheldon Clark H.S.
Hannah R.H. Blackburn
Piarist School
Vmcent R. Bowman
Shelby Valley H.S.
Andrew T. Carter
Pikeville H.S.
James B. Childers
June Buchanan H.S.
Corey L. Crigger
Belfry H.S.
Justin M. Dove
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Stacy Chaney
Kim Weddington
Melinda Thompson
George Diamond
Latonya Taylor-Rowe
Melinda Thompson
Karen Derossett
point, and Third Place $2 per point.
The winners of the Guidance
Counselors
Program
were
announced at an awards dinner held
at the Landmark Inn's Mark II
Convention Center on May 17,
2007. The winners were:
1st Place
Phillip Haywood
Phelps H.S.
Clay Fletcher
Magoffin County H.S.
Zachery N. Gibson
Knott County Central H.S.
Jordan C.llic
Letcher County Central H.S.
Tiffany V. Owens
Allen Central H.S.
Stephanie L. Prater
Prestonsburg H.S.
Tessie S. Rice
Johnson Central H.S.
Brandon T. Smith
Paintsville H.S.
Brett J. Thacker
Pike County Central H.S.
Corey P. Walker
Betsy Layne H.S.
Belfry High School
2nd Place
Diana Compton
Shelby Valley High School
Karen Derossett
3rd Place
Prestonsburg High School
The First Place winner earned
$7 50, Second Place-$500, and
Third Place-$250.
FIRST PLACE: $1,500
James B. Childers
SECOND PLACE: $1,000
Justin M. Dove
THIRD PLACE: $500
Lucinda L. Belcher
Oral Presentation Awards
(most point gain from written to oral
presentation scores):
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Over-AU Awards
(written and oral presentation scores
combined):
FIRST PLACE: $5.000
Lucinda L. Belcher
SECOND PLACE: $3,000
Corey L. Crigger
THIRD PLACE: $1,000
Tiffany V. Owens
CEDAR would like to congratulate each
student that participated in the CEDAR
Scholarship Program and would like to thank
the parents, class sponsors, guidance counselors and principals for their support of these
students, as well as their support of the
CEDAR Scholarship Program .
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School Year
"Coal Study Unit" Program Winners
FIRST PLACE
GRADES K- 4
GRADES 5-8
GRADES 9-12
During the 2006-07 school year, CEDAR awarded grants
totaling $30,443.09 to 54 (fifty-four) different Coal Study Units
taught by 158 teachers. Twenty-six (26) schools and 4,945 students participated in Floyd, Pike, Knott, Johnson, Magoffin, and
Letcher Counties. Educators were honored for their work at a
banquet held at the Landmark Inn, May 10, 2007.
Teachers winning awards in this program were as follows:
FIRST PLACE
K-4 Traci Bishop, St Francis School
5-8 Jennifer Fowler, Johnson Co Middle School
9-12 Pamela Conn, Knott Co Central H.S.
JENNIFER FOWLER
Johnson Co. Middle School
TRACI BISHOP
St. Francis School
PAMELA CONN
Knott Co. Central High School
SECOND PLACE
SECOND PLACE
K-4 Beverly Owens, Robinson Creek Elementary
5-8 Amy Swiney, Southside Elementary
9-12 Patrick Lester, Phelps H.S.
THIRD PLACE
K-4 Wendy Poe, Prestonsburg Elementary
5-8 Melinda Thompson, Belfry Middle School
9-1 2 George Diamond, Pike Co Central H.S.
CEDAR Awards
Presentation in
Myrtle Beach
BEVERLY OWENS
Robinson Creek Elementary
AMY SWINEY
Southside Elementary
PATRICK LESTER
Phelps High School
THIRD PLACE
WENDY POE
Prestonsburg Elementary
MELINDA THOMPSON
Belfry Middle School
GEORGE DIAMOND
Pike Co. Central High School
Coal Study Unit Manager Karen Smith, Teacher
of the Year Traci Bishop, CEDAR President John
Justice, Student of Year Staci Carriere and Coal
Fair Manager Karen Hamilton.
.fl Special Thanks to Our &ontnbutors
Acordia of Kentucky
Akers Supply
Brandeis Machinery
CAM Mining, LLC
Coal Operators and Associates
Community Trust Bank
Continental Conveyors & Equipment
CSX Transportation
The Elk Horn Coal Company, LLC
Engineering Consulting Services
Harkins Mineral Associates
J. H. Fletcher & Co
J. W. Call & Son Funeral Home
Joy Gobal, Inc.
Janice Justice
Landmark Inn
Lexington Coal Exchange
Marwood Land Company
North Carolina Coal Institute
Progress Metal
Sandy River Coal, Inc.
Service Pump & Supply
Southeast Telephone, Inc.
Standard Laboratories, Inc.
TECOCoal
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MARTIN
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by J.ACK LATTA
briefs
Two plead
to drug
charges
Magistrate: 'The county is broke'
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG- A unanimous
vote by the Floyd County Fiscal Court
during a special called session on
Thursday left 28 county employees out
of work.
After meeting in closed session for
over three hours, members of the
court returned to make the announcement.
do."
In a statement read aloud by
Marshall, he said, "Based upon the recommendation of David Layne, Floyd
County treasurer, the county cannot
continue to operate in the manner that
it has in the past years."
Marshall continued saying, "This
court did not create this crisis and we
' The county is broke," said
Magistrate Jackie Owens before
adding, "Whatever we have to do to get
the county back on its feet, we have to
do."
The layoffs, which hit county road
workers the hardest, was according to
Judge-Executive R.D. "Doc" MarshalL
"somethmg you never want to have to
will do everything possible to correct
this matter."
In show of solidarity, the magistrates and judge-executive all agreed
that, "If we're going to do this, we're
all going to do it," said Donnie Daniels,
Magistrate District 3. Each magistrate
and Judge Marshall voted to approve
the workforce reduction. Normally the
judge-executive only casts a vote in the
(See LAYOFFS, page two)
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
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LEXINGTON- Two
Eastern Kentucky men
plead guilty before Senior
United States District Court
Judge Joeseph M. Hood to
conspiring to distribute pills
containing oxycodone on
Tuesday.
John David Haddix, 59,
and Gregory David
Haddix, 35, who had been
indicted in September,
agreed to a $6 million
money judgment and the
forfeiture of $85,225.
According to release
from the U.S. Attorney's
office, John David Haddix
"admitted that he conspired to distribute approximately 100,000 oxycodone
pills from 2002-2006" and
Gregory Haddix admitted
to 55,000 oxycodone pills.
The pills were reportedly
transported to Jackson
from Fayette County.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S.
Attorney Stephen C.
Smith.
The interstate investigation was conducted by
UNITE, in cooperation with
the Laurel County Sheriff's
Office, Jackson Police
Department, Indiana State
Police, Perry Michigan
Police Department, and
the Drug Enforcement
Administration.
According to the U.S.
(See PLEAS, page two)
M L K
LEGACY
Turner ftles
bills to boost
veteran benefits
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
photo by Kathy J. Prater
e a oiner, BSCTC dtrector of !i1udent activities, se ed as moderator for' a student panel discussion that kicked off the campus recognition of the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s
birthday and his service to mankind this past Wednesday morning.
BSCT.C commemorates
life of·Martin Luther King
2 DAY FORECAST
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG
Though some activities were
curtailed due to inclement
weather and the cancellation of
classes. staff and students of
Big Sandy Community and
Technical College kicked off a
campus commemoration of the
birth and work of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Wednesday
morning.
Following a video screening
of King's famous "I Have a
Dream" speech, which he pre-
sented from the steps of the
Lincoln
Memorial,
Washington, D.C., on August
28, 1963, a panel composed of
BSCTC students held a discussion moderated by Vera Joiner,
director of student activities.
The panel of students
responded to questions that
prompted them to examine the
outcome of the civil rights
movement. Asking how our
country has changed, or more
importantly, if it has changed,
since the movement, Joiner
also asked the panel of students
if they felt that King would be
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satisfied were he to come back
today.
"Though we've, certainly,
made leaps and bounds, there's
still a lot of racism around,"
responded Anna Burton, president of the BSCTC' Student
Government Association.
The panel discussed ways in
which racism can still be fought
today. Among the answers was
one to encourage, and to seek ,
higher education. "Be aware.
read books, be vocal - don't
ignore the obvious," Burton
(See MLK, page two)
FRANKFORT - State
Sen. Johnny Ray Turner
sponsored two pieces of
legislation this week targeting increases in veteran's
benefits.
According
to
the
Legislative Record, Senate
Bill 88, which applies to
tuition benefits for children
of disabled veterans, will
amend KRS 164.515 to
change the requirement of
100 percent disability to 50
percent or more and provide that the percentage of
tuition waiver is equal to
the percent of disability.
"We owe it to our disabled veterans to make sure
their family members have
the chance to further their
educations," said Turner,
who sits on the Senate
Education
Committee.
"This legislation is a way to
honor our veterans who
have put their lives on the
line for you and me. They
deserve the best we can
offer."
Under the current provision, a spouse or child of a
veteran, permanently or
totally disabled while on
active duty, may attend any
state supported university,
junior college or vocational
training center tuition-free.
If the bill that was cosponsored by R.J Palmer and
(See TURNER, page two)
Panel: State revenue
forecast gets even gloomier
by JOE BIESK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT
Kentucky's looming budget
woes are likely worse than
previously thought, according
to
a
prediction
Wednesday by a panel of
state economists.
The state's official revenue forecast indicated that
Kentucky's economy is
likely to get worse before it
gets better. And state lawmakers can expect to have
less money to go around
when it comes to crafting
Kentucky's next two-year
budget.
"It means that we're
going to get a little less revenue than we thought we
were going to get, and we
didn't thirik: we were going
to get very much to begin
with,"
said
Lawrence
Lynch, chairman of the
Consensus
Forecasting
Group. "So the budget's
(See BUDGET, page two)
Van Lear girl wins Miss Ky. Teen USA
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
SOMERSET - Shannen Reil, of
Van Lear, was crowned the new 2008
Miss Kentucky Teen USA during the
culmination of a pageant held in
Somerset, at the Center for Rural
Development, on Saturday evening,
Jan. 5.
Over 50 young ladies from across the
state competed for the title.
"We were so excited," said Brenda
Rei!, Shannen 's mother. 'There was a
lot of competition and we weren't really expecting it. It was very exciting."
Shannen was crowned by the reign-
ing 2007 Miss Kentucky Teen USA
Katrina Giannini.
Shannen, a 15-year-old student at
Johnson Central High School, was met
with enthusiasm upon her return to
school.
"The kids were all thrilled for her,"
Brenda Rei! said. "It's been a wonderful
experience."
As Miss Kentucky Teen USA,
Shannen will embark on a yearlong
journey making personal appearances
throughout the state as the reigning
titleholder. Along with her title and
crown, she will also receive an exten(See WINNER, page two)
Miss Shannen
Reil, of Van
Lear, was
aglow with
excitement as
she was
crowned 2008
Miss
Kentucky
Teen USA, at
a pageant
held recently
in Somerset.
Shannen is a
student at
Johnson
Central High
School.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Layoffs
Obituaries
Avalon Thornsbury
Gibson
Avalon Thornsbury Gibson,
age 66, of Eastern, entered
eternal rest on Sunday, January
13. 2008, in the Ephraim
McDowell
Hospital.
m
Danville.
She was born September 30,
1941, in Topmost, a daughter
of the late Earl and Millie Hall
Thornsbury.
She was a homemaker and a
member of the Freewill
Baptist Chun;h.
For the past several years
she has been under the loving
care of Rockcastle County
Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Marvin Gibson: two
sons: Stan (Judy) Gibson of
Burgin. and Marty Gibson of
Wayland; three daughters:
Susan (Billy Joe) Fairchild of
Staffordsville, and Elizabeth
(Kevin) Carlin and Millie
Gibson. both of Georgetown;
two brothers: Earl Lloyd
Thomsbmy of Michigan, and
H<trold
Thornsbury
of
Vanceburg;
five
sisters:
Ulabon Acree and Bonnie
Ratliff, both of Eastern,
Minnie Bayes and Sue
Milligan,
both
of
Prestonsburg, and Herma
Keaton of Vanceburg; six
grandchildren; Stacey Davies,
Amber Fairchild, Nic, Scan,
and Samantha Gibson, and
Grace Carlin; a great- grandchild, Kaitlyn Davies; and
numerous nephews and nieces.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by a
sister, Marlavon Sexton.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday. January
16, at 11:00 a.m., in the Hall
Funeral Home Chapel in
Martin, with Earl Lloyd
Thornsbury and Jimmy Hall
officiating.
Burial will be in the Joe Hall
Cemetery in Topmost, under
the direction of Hall Funeral
Home of Martin.
Pallbearers: Harold Thornsbury, Mack R. Keaton Jr.,
Mack R. Keaton, Freddie
Newsome, Daniel Ratliff.
Creed Acree,
and Joe
Williams.
Honorary: William Edd
Bays, Carl Sexton, Harold
Thornsberry, Earl
Lloyd
Thornsberry, Ronnie Gibson,
and Ang Caudill. (Paid ohiruary)
ODD
Kiser, both of Kentucky; a
daughter-in-law, Rosalie Kiser
of Boston, Massachusetts: and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held
on Saturday, January 19, at 10
a.m., at Newcomer Funeral
Home & Crematory, 4104
Needmore Rd., Dayton, Ohio.
lntenncnt will follow at
Dayton
Memorial
Park
Cemetery.
The family will receive
friends at the funeral home on
Friday, from 5-8 p.m.
To send a special message to
the family, please v1s1t:
www.NewcomcrFamily.com
(Paid obitu:u·y)
ODD
Lillian Moore
Sizemore
Lillian Moore Sizemore, age
76, of Minnie, departed this
life on Wednesday, January 16,
2008, in King's Daughters
Medical Center in Ashland.
She was hom in Minnie, on
August f 2, 1931, the daughter
of the late Marion and Girlie
Half Moore.
She was a homemaker, a'nd
a member or the Rock Fork
United Christian Baptist
Church in Garrett.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death hy
her husband, Wilsc Sizemore;
a brother, Foster Stumbo of
McDowell; and a son, Ellis
Sizemore.
She is survived by four
sons: Hurley Si1emore of
Chicago. lllinois, Harvey
Sizemore of Minnie, and
Eugene Sizemore and Darrell
Sizemore,
both
of
Prestonsburg; four daugthcrs:
Darla Click of Marin, Linda
Lafcrty and Theresa H.ydcn,
bOLh or Minnie; and Dorothy
Banks of Cincinnati, Ohio;
two
sisters:
Brooksie
Gearheart of Minnie, and Alice
Arnold
or
Kendallville,
indiana; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held Saturday, January f 9, aL
1:00 p.m., in the Rock Fork
United Christian Baptist
Church in Ganett, with Bethel
Bolen, Mark Hunt, Virgil
Hunt, and Nathan LaiTerty
officiaing.
Burial will be in Lhe Lucy
Hall Cemetery in McDowell,
under the direcvtion of Hall
Funeral Home of Martin.
(Paid obituary)
Allie Kiser
Allie Kiser, age 88, or
Dayton, Ohio, passed away
Tuesday. January f 5. 2008, at
Grandview Hospital, Dayton.
He was born February 28,
1919, in Floyd County, the son
of the late Emery and Tilda
Kiser.
He was married to his late
wife Rosa (Robinson) Kiser
for 60 years, and they had
eight children. Allie worked
for 23 years in the coal mines
in Floyd County.
Tn addition to his parents
and wife, he was preceded in
death by a son, Charles Kiser;
three grandchildren; four sisters: Dora Keathley, Delpha
Hamilton, Gladys Bentley, and
Dorothy Hamilton; and two
brothers: Palmer Kiser, and
Elmer Kiser.
Survivors include his children, Bonnie (Demas) Evans,
Barbara (Jay B) Evans,
Madeline (Richard) Moore,
Gloria (Ray) Tackett, Virgil
(Trene) Kiser, Sammy (PaLW)
Kiser, and Drcama (Donald)
Blevins, all of Dayton; 22
grandchildren; 37 great grandchildren; and 15 great great
grandchildren; two brothers:
Delmer Kiser and Larry Dale
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Attorney's
office,
the
Haddixes are scheduled to
appear for sentencing in the
United Stales District Court in
Lexington, on April 14.
As punishment John Davi.d
Haddix could face as much as
20 years in prison while
Gregory David Haddix faces a
possible 30-year prison sentence.
event of a tic.
Outstanding debt and insur
mountable bond payments
were given as the primary reasons for the coumy's poor economic outlook.
Marshall said the county
makes $640,000 in bond payments a year to cover county
run services: East Kentucky
Utilities, the Floyd County
Detention Center and solid
waste landli11.
Magistrate John Goble,
District f, said "all county
vehicles arc going to be
parked." According to Go~le,
all the magistrates agreed ~at
county vehicles would no
longer be driven home by
employees.
"Yes, we have been handed
an unprecedented fi!)ancial
problem to deal with, but the
silver lining is that it will force
us to change for the better and
grow," said Marshall, echoing
a remark by Gov. Steve
Beshear during the State of the
Commonwealth address earli-
er this week.
The Floyd county Fiscal
Court will meet in the courthouse for its regular scheduled
meeting at 10 a.m. today.
Meetings arc open to the public.
Times staff will follow up
the county's fiscal crisis in
Sunday'~> edition.
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sive prize package including and Spanish clubs.
She is the daughter of
scholarships, cash, diamond
jewelry and an all-expense Richard and Brenda Rei!. In
paid trip to represent Kentucky
at the 2008 Miss Teen USA
Pageant
"ln keeping with the commitmenL of our official causes. '
our new titleholder, Shannen
Joey Pendleton passes, the bill
Reil, will dedicate extensive
time supporting and working would allow benelits to family
with our official charities," members of veterans who have
a 50 percent or more service
sail! stale pageant director
connected
disability to qualify
Connie Clark Harrison, who
lor
tuition
benelits.
has hosted the pageant lor over
"1 will encourage my col20 years.
leagues
in both the Senate and
Shannen, who was sponthe House to support this bill,"
sored by a number of local
Turner said. "We will need to
businesses and individuals in
both Floyd and Johnson coun- do more than talk about how
much we appreciate the sa<.,Tities, is a cheerleader at her
school. Additionally, she is lices or our veterans; we need
involved in the FCA, DECA to show them our gratitude by
olTering real support."
addition to this most recent
honor, she is also the recipient
of a number of modeling
scholarships and has been profiled in the book, "1 00 Young
Americans."
The veteran must be a resident of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky to obtain tuition
assistance lor family members.
The other bill sponsored by
Turner, Senate Bill 67, would
allow nonresident. veterans to
obtain a hunting license at the
resident
rate.
Kentucky
Kentucky residents pay $30 for
a hunting or fishing license,
while nonresidents have to pay
$100 more.
"This would give out-of-'
state veterans the opportunity
to hunt and tlsh with their relatives without having to pay an
exorbitant fee," said Turner. "It
is a small token of appreciation
to those who have served our
country through their immeasurable service. This bill is just
our way of saying thank you
for your service to our country."
Turner ha'> served in the
state Senate since 2001, representing the 29th district which
includes Floyd, Breathitt,
Knoll and Letcher counties.
Turner
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suggested.
Another student, Marquisha Matthews,
a sociology major, advised her peers to rise
above their circumstances. "No mauer if
you have a background of poverty, drugs or
other negatives, rise out of it ... realize that
we arc all human, regardless of our color."
Joiner acknowledged that many or the
issues King attempted to address arc still
prevalent today, though positive change
has occurred. She commented that struggles to provide equal education opportunities, equal housing and equal assets still
exist, but she advised students to "stay confident of who you are" in their educational
and personal pursuits.
"We're all basically the same inside. We
all have to struggle ... Without education,
who arc we?" said Burton.
The BSCTC celebration of the life of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is slated to continue with a commemorative march to he
held today, at 1 p.m., beginning at the
Floyd
County
Courthouse,
in
Prestonsburg.
Bernadette Tiapo, BSCfC director of
cultural diversity, will present opening
remarks, followed by a keynote address to
be presented by Floyd County Deputy
Judge-Executive Barry Davis.
Budget
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going to be Light."
The panel of economists
makes financial . forecasts,
which arc the first official step
in <.,Tafting the state budget.
Gov. Steve Beshear bases
his spending plan on the numbers, before the General
Assembly gets it.<; turn.
Beshear is scheduled to give
his budget address on Jan. 29.
Bcshcar has already slashed
stale spending in the current
fiscal year that ends June 30,
in an effort to close an expected $434 million budget shortfall. The governor also predicted financial trouble in the
coming two fiscal years,
beginning with an expected
shortfall of about $525 million
in 2009.
Last week, the stare budget
office said Kentucky's revenue
for December was down about
$53 million, nearly 6 percent,
from 2006, and down about
$16 million, or .4 percent, in
the lirsL six months of the current fiscal year.
The panel's predictions
Wednesday, however, mean
ttie state is expected to be shy
an addilional $1 f million in
the cuncnt fiscal year, about
$129 million, state , budget
director Mary Lassiter said. At
current spending levels, the
state would also be short about
$580 million next year and
about $300 million in 2010,
Lassiter said.
"It's disappointing that we
had a further revision down in
the current year," Lassiter said.
"We were expecling somewhat
more pessimistic revenue
numbers in '09 and 10, but we
didn't know the magnitude."
Senate President David
Williams, R-Burkesville, said
he thought the panel was being
"very conservative" with its
estimate. Still, the numbers
seemed to rellect continued
pessimism about the nation's
economy, Williams said.
"1 don't really think that the
forecasters are adjusting to the
fact that Kentucky's economy
is more slow to decline than
the national economy and is
more slow to recover,"
Williams said.
Rep. Harry Moberly, chairman
of
the
House
Appropriations and Revenue
Committee, said the numbers
made Kentucky's dire budget
situation even worse.
'We already had a serious
problem, and that just exacerbates the problem," Moberly,
D-Richmond, lold reporters.
"And we don't know yet how
we '11 handle the situation."
Beshear
has
already
imposed 3 percent budget cuts
on universities- about $34.5
million and other state
agencies to cope with the
anticipated budget shortfall in
lhe current fiscal year. But
Beshear said deeper funding
cuts could come next year.
Kentucky
Education
Commissioner Jon Draud
wrote Beshear a leuer dated
Jan. 14 urging him against
proposing funding cuts in education. Draud said in the letter
that budg~t cuts to elementary
through high school public
education funding could be
devastating.
"1 encourage you to consider the full impact on the sLate's
public school system ac; you
work to meet the demands of a
tight budget," Draud wrote.
"Kentucky has shown real
progress over the past decade
and a half, and strong, steady
funding is the key to maintaining that progress."
The forecast says the state's
General Fund receipts should
be about $8.6 billion this year.
General fund receipts for the
2009 fiscal year are estimated
to come. in at about $8.8 billion, and about $9.1 billion in
2010.
Meanwhile,
Kentucky's
Road Fund. which pays for
maintaining and building
roads, is expected to reach
about $1.3 billion in fiscal
2009 and about $ f .4 billion in
2010.
Robert Cox, a financial
analyst in the state budget
office, said the forecast indicated Kentucky may not
plunge into an economic
recession. Still, Kentucky's
short-term economy won't be
very robust, Cox said.
"We're going to skirt very
close to a recession," Cox said.
"Bur it may not feel much better than a recession."
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�THE FLovo CouNTY TIMES
FRIDAY, JANUARY
18, 2008 • A3
For the Record
Marriage Licenses
Don ielle Clevinger, 18, to
Randy Adams, 15, bolh of
Teaberry.
Heather
Slone,
26,
of
Hueysville to Roy Thornsbury. 29,
of Prestonsburg.
Heather Tackett, 26, to Timmy
Bryant, 44, both of Pikeville
Brittany Kin7.er, 20, of East
Point, to Bmndon Blair, 23, of
Prestonsburg.
Cindy Kidd, 37, of Hi Hql, to
Herbert Gentry, 32, of Beattyville.
Jennifer Gonzalt:s, 32, to Philip
Johnson, 36, both of Fisty.
Wynne Grindrod, 40, of
Langley, to Ronald James, 41, of
Shelbiana.
Opal Garrt:tt, 40. of Betsy
Layne, to Eddie Shepherd, 34, of
David.
Vineta Maynard, 45, of
Paint~ville, to Larry Pmter, 53, of
Prestonsburg.
Civil Suits Filed
Jamie Jarrell Blackburn vs.
Curtis Talmadgt: Blackburn
Cynlhia
McKem~ie
vs.
Unknown
driver,
Bizzack
Construction Co.
CitiMortgage. Inc. vs. Grt:gory
Sparks, t:t HI
City National Bank vs. Eric
Shepherd
Ro7.alyn McKinney vs. Gregory
McKinney
Morgan Maynard vs. David
Maynard
Jason Spriggs vs. Leanne Patton
US Bank National Association
vs. Bill J. Blackburn, et al
Midland Funding vs. Judy S.
Hamilton
·
Palimar Electric, Inc., ct al vs.
Bill Shepherd
Deutsche Bank. Trust Co. vs.
Ronald Blackburn, et al
Oliphant Financial Corp. vs.
Christopher Hamilton
Atlantic Credit & Finance, Inc.
vs. Kenneth Meade
Jennifer Preston vs. Emmit
Gambill. et al
Diana Lynn Boyd vs. Stallard
B. Boyd ·
Household Finance Corp .. II vs.
Adam Crum, ct al
Tt:rry Adams vs. Frt:dia Vaughn
McDowell ARH vs. Billy
Moore
Lcndmark Financial vs. Jonell
Grubb
Lemlm~rk Financial vs. George
Meade
Smell Claims Filings
Midland Funding vs. Ana Ruiz
Midland Funding vs. Ronald
Samons
DH Capital Mgt. vs. Rhonda
Campbell
Palisades Colle<.:tion vs. Doris
Griffith
Lizzie Keathley vs. Debbie
Rogers
Equity One Recovery vs.
Phyllis Martin
Central Finan<.:ial Services vs.
Joe Lowe!
Central Financial Services v~.
Chcvonc Leslie, ct al
Capital One Bank vs. David
Bmnham
Midland Funding vs. Jessica
Spradlin
Midland Funding vs. Vickcy
Ramey
Midland Funding vs. John
Blackburn
Midland Fundingvs. Carol Hall
Midland Funding vs. Vada
Collins Thaxton
Dee Marlin vs. Keith Risner
Midland Funding vs. Kenneth
Johnson
Midland Funding vs. Katherine
Moore
Hazard ARH vs. Tim Rivers
Donicllc Lea Clevinger vs.
Randv Lee Adams
CACH of Colomdo vs. Jt:nnifer
Johnson
Capital One Bank vs. Stacey
Isaac
Midland Funding vs. Jeff
Robinson
Capital One Bank vs. Cristy
Yates
Capital One Bank vs. James
Damron
Elbert Lawson, et al vs. Orville
Thompson, ct al
CACH vs. Melissa Kidd
Midland Funding vs. Tammy
Adkins
LVNV F unding vs. Billy J.
Elkins
Unifund CCR Partners vs.
Vickie Sturvill
Capital One Bank vs. Christine
Lewis
Capital One Bank vs. Lillie
Bays
Alpike Rentals vs. Jo Inmon
Appalachian
Regional
Heallhcare vs. Marcus Varney
LVNV Funding vs. Donna
Turner
Midland Funding vs. John
Akers
Midland Funding vi>. Connie
Holsinger
Capital One Bank vs. Trula
Younce
Midland Funding vs. Marvin
Ousley
Erin Capi tal Mgt. vs. Tasha
Rice
Arrow Financial Services v8.
Lora Howell
Charges Filed
Racht:al Jervis. 31, of Wayland,
criminal mischief; assault; criminal
trespass.
Lora Mitchell, 33. of B<.:avcr.
as:-.au1t/domt:stic violence.
Beverly Kay Fannin, 27, or
Paintsville, alcohol intoxication,
public place; drinking alcoholic
beverage in public place.
Rexford L. Phillips, 40, of
Beaver,
violation
or
KY
EPO/DVO.
Randell D. Blackburn. 46, of
Pre~ton~burg, alcohol intoxication.
public place.
Matthew Newsome, 32, of
Martin, alcohol intoxication, public
place.
Scouy Wayne Caudill, 33, uf
Paintsville, alcohol intoxication.
public place.
William R. Johnson, 36, of
Auxi~r. criminal trespass.
Paul David Rice, 40, o[
Hueysville, assault (two counts).
Rachcal Jervis. 3 I. of Wayland,
alcohol intoxication. public plaa::.
Michael Mason, 28, or
Morehead, alcohol intoxication,
public place.
Jessica Mitchell, 26. of
McDowell, theft by unlawful tak·
ing/shoplifling.
James Anthony Redericl<, 37, of
Prestonsburg, terroristic threatening; wanton endange1mcnt.
Justin A. Mullins, 20, of Tram,
assault/domest.ic violence; resisting
aiTeSt.
Jimmy D. Crum, 51, of
Prestonsburg, assault/domestic vio·
leoce.
Ollie D. Campbell, 32, of
David. assault/domestic violence.
Bmndy Jarrell. 18, of Printer.
failure to .send child to school.
Coty Dias, 19, criminal mischief.
Charles E. M(xm:, 43, of Tram,
assault/domesttc violenct:.
David R. Howard, 18, or
Hueysville, failure to wear scat
belts; possession controlled substancddrug unspecified; contmllc:aJ
substance prescription not in origi·
nal container; possession marijuana.
Stevie Hunt, 41, of Stanville.
assault.
Billy Shepherd, 34, addre~~
unknown, operating motor vehicle
under influence of alcohol/drugs;
driving DUI on susp~nded license;
failure to produce insurance card;
assault of police oHicer; rape; failure to wear scat belts; possession
open alcohol hevemge containt:r;
rt:1>isting arrest; disorderly conduct.
John P. Tackett, 25, of Pripter.
carrying concealed deadly weapon;
public intoxication, controlled substance; tampering with physical
evidence; possession marijuana.
Inspections
Prestonsburg
Exxon.
Prestonsburg, rt:gular inspection.
Violations noted: Food Comments:
Food not protected during storage.
Nonfood contact surface of equlpmem and utensils not clean .
Sanitary towel or hand drying
device not provided at lavatory or
haodwa~hmg sink. Toxic items not
properly stored. Cleaning and
maintenance equipment not properly stored. Score: R9. Retail
Comments: Lack of accurate thermometers in all refrigeration and
frec7.i ng units storing potentially .
hazardous foods. Cleaning and
maintenance equipment not pmperly stored. Score: 98.
Dairy Queen, Prestonsburg,
regular Inspection. Violations
noted: Sanitary towt:l or hand d!ying device not provided at lavatory
or hand washing sink.. Cleaning
equipment not properly stored.
Score: 97.
Wayland Fountain, Wayland.
regular inspecllon. Violations
noted: lack of effective hair
restraints. Food contact surfaces
not properly constructed. Garbage
and refuse containers not covered
as required. Score: 95.
Big J Meat processing,
Hueyhville, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Sanitary U>wer or
hand drying device not provided at
lavatory or handwashing sink.
Score: 9B.
Martha's Pizza and More, lvel,
regular inspection. Violations
noted: Lack of accurate thermometers in all refrigeration and freezi ng
units storing potentially hazardous
foods. Improper thawing methods
being used for potentially haz·
ardous foods. Fo<XI not protected
during stm:1ge. food not pwtected
dunng preparation. Lack. of elJective hatr re~traints. Dtshwashing
facility not properly maintamcd.
food Contact ~urface of equipment
and utensils not dean. Light nxtures ool shielded as required.
Score: 89.
Pizza Den, Ivel, rt:gular inspec·
tion. Violations noted: Lack of
accurate thermometers in all refrigeration and frcc7ing units storing
potentially hazardous foods. Lack
of effectivt: hair n:str.Jint.~. Cloths
used for food ami nun food contact
surfaces not stored and rinsed frequently in water saniti7ing solution. Improper storage of ckan
equipment and utensJls. Walls, ceil
ing, attached equipment uot in
good repair. Score: 95.
The
Market
Place,
P~estonsburg, regular in~pectiun.
Violations noted: Food Conunent6:
Lack of accurate them1ometers in
all refrigeration and freezing. units
storing potentially hazardous
foods. F<x>d not protected during
storage. Food contact surfaces not
properly constructed. Food contact
surfaces not properly maintained.
Improper ~tomge of ~ingle service
articles. Walls, ceiling,auached
equipment not .in good repair.
Cleaning and maintenance equipment
not
properly
stored.
Unauthorized personnel in the f<x>d
preparation area. Score: 91. Retail
Comments: Garbage and refuse
containers not covered as required.
A<x>rs not in good repair. Score; 95
Adams
Middle
School,
Prestonsburg, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Hot water not
working in the girls 7th gr..1de \ving
restroom work order hu~ be~n
issued. Sections of lloors in most
restrooms found with broken tile
(not easily cleanable) Stalls in 7th
and 8th gradt: girl restnx>m:o. found
mi:.sing covered waste receptacles.
Floors in main hallways found with
missing tile. (not easily cleanable)
Scort:: YO.
Allen Central High School.
Eastern,
regular
inspection.
ViolatiOns noted: Floors in
rcstrooms in need of cleaning.
A(x>r found in disrepair at vending
area of gym, also found broken
ceiling tiles in class room. Student
desk in disrepair found in class
rooms. Score: 94.
Allen Central Middle School,
Eastern,
regular
inspection.
Violations noted: G1rls upstairs
restroom lavatory faucet in disrepair. Broken floor tile found in 6th
grade boys reslruom, as well as utinit! slopped up. Broken iloor tiles
found in most restrooms. (not ca~t
ly cleanable) Flom tile in disn:paiJ
at entrance to boys 6th grade
restnx>m. Score: 92.
Jenny Wiley State Park,
Pre~tonsburg, regular inspection.
Violations noted: Room found in
need of mort: intensive dusting on
furniture. Bedside lamp shadt:
lound in disrepmr. Score: 96.
Middle
School
Adams
Cafcte1ia, Prestonsburg, regular
inspection. Violation~ noted: Lack
of effective hair restraints. Cloths
used for food and non food contact
surfaces not stored and rinsed frequently in watt:r s:UiitJzing solution. Scoi·e: 98.
Skeans
Marathon/FKT,
Prestonsburg, regular in~pcction.
Violations noted: Food Comments:
Food not pmtectt:d during storage.
In use food (ice) dispensing utensil
not properly stored. Lack of efiectivc hair restraints. Clo ths used for
food and non food contact surfaces
not stored and rinsed frequ~ntly in
water sanitizing solution. Improper
storage of clean equipment and
utensils. Improper handling of
clt:an equipment and utt:n~il,<, .
Toilet room doors not self closing.
Garbage and refuse containers not
covered as required. Score: 90.
Retail comment.\: In use f(xxl (1ce)
dispensing utensil not wvert:d as
required. Toilet room doors not self
closing. Garbage and refuse containers not covered as required.
Lighting not provided as required.
Score: 94.
Highlands Regional Medical
Center, Prestonsburg, regular
mspection. Violations noted: Lack
of accurare thermometers in all
refrigerat.ion and freeLing uml •
stonng
potentially hazardous
Lack of effective hair
re~trainl~. Nun(ood contact surfaces not properly !l)aintaincd.
Floors not clean. Floors not m good
rt:pair. Employees personal item~
not properly stored. Score: 95.
Appalachian Racing Inc ..
Prestonsburg, regular inspection.
Violations nored: Lack of accurate
thermometers in all refrigeration
and freezing umts storing potentlalJy ha7ardous foods. Dishwashing
facility not properly -fnaintaincd.
Aoors not in good repair. Lighting
nut provided as required. Cleaning
and maintenance equipment not
properly stored. Score: 94.
Creek
Station,
Johns
Prestonsburg, regular mspectlon.
Violations noted: Food Comments:
Dishwashing Facility not properly
des1gncd. Dishwashmg facility not
pmpt:rly conslmcted. S<.:ore: 98.
Retail comments: Score: 100.
Bobs Bar-B-Q, Prestonsburg,
regular inspection. Viola[Jons
noted: Lack of efft:ctive hair
restraints. Improper stor-agt: of single service articles. Sanitary towel
or hand drying device not provtdcd
at lavatory or handwashing sink.
Garbage and refuse contuint:rs not
covered ru. required. Floors not constructed properly. Score: 93.
McDowell Stop & Shop,
McDowdl. regular inspection.
Violations noted: F<xxl Comments:
Lack of accurate thermometers io
alf refrigeration and freezing units
storing potentially ha7.ardous foods.
Lack of effective hair restraints,
nonfood contact surfaces not prop·
erly mamtained. Nonfood contact
surfaces not properly constmctcd.
Toilet mom d(xm; not sdf closing.
Aoms not in good repair. Floors not
properly covered. Walls, ceiling,
attached equipment not in good
repair. Score: 93. Retail Comments:
FO<xl not pmtected during st01~1gt:.
Toilet rooms not sell· closing. Floors
not in good repair. Floors not properly covered. Light fixtures not
~hidded as required. Score: 94.
Rite Aid #2459, MaJ.tin, regular
inspection. Violations noted: Lad..
of accurate thermometers in all
refrigeration and freezing units storing potentially hazardous foods.
Garbage and refuse containers not
covered as required. Clean.ing and
maintenance equipment not properly stored. Sc.:ort:: 91.
Gas Mart, Garrett. regular
tnspection. Violallon& note& Lack
of accurate thennomctcrs in an
refrigeration and freC7ing units ~tor
ing pt,tentially hazardous foods.
Toilet room doon. not seu· closing.
Garbage and refu:;e container& not
covered as required. Score: 95.
Redi Malt #32, Lackey. regular
in!>pt:ction. Violations noted: Food
commt:nt.o;: Lack of accurate thermometers in all refrigeration units
stonng potentially huardou:; foods.
Cloths used for food and non food
contact surfaces not ~tored and
1insed frequently in watt:r sanitizmg
soluuon. All plumbing not installed
according to law. Proper waste
receptacles not provided. Walls,
Ceiling. attached c:quipmt:nt not in
good repair. Cleaning and mainte·
nance eq uipment not properly
stored. Score: 93. Retail comments;
Food not protecred during storage.
Pmper wastt: receptacles not provided. Light lixt~Jres not shielded as
required. Score: 95.
food~.
Property Transfers
Janelle and Steve Caudill to
Je1Ty and Martha Trimble. loca tion
undisclosed.
Margie and Richard Chaffins to
Brandon. Glenda,
Kath~rine,
Matthew; and Paul Mullins. location undisclosed.
A 4 Rentals Inc. to Jarvis
l\1()(,re, B K Goost: Creek on Right
of Beaver' Creek.
Alex Hall to Jerry and Martha
Trimble, location undisclosed.
David Alle n to Debbie and
Steve Blackburn, location undis
closed.
Mike and Vickie Boyd to
Geneva and Jeremy War<!., Donald
Hatfield
Georgw
Hatfid d
Subdivision.
Di'tie Land Co. to Amco
Timber lnc. location undisclosed.
Elk Horn Coal Company lie. to
Willie Hall, Frasure branch of Big ,
Mud Creek.
Patricia Cieslak to Vernon Dye,
Ky Rt. 6RO.
Blenda Coleman to Jessie and
Rebecca Shepherd. Calf Creek.
Paul and ShirleY. Combs to Paul
and Shirley Combs, Hurricane Br.
of Daniels Creek.
George and Mindy Ford to
Jerry Fannin, Lancer.
Sherry Furnish to Vernon Dye,
Ky Rt. 6RO.
Burn~ Goble to Denms and
Ronaka Goble, location undisclosed.
Lou Goble to Dt:nnis and
Ronak.a Goble, location undis·
closed.
Doris Goodman to George
Ford, location undisclo:-.t:d.
Bobby Hale to Gwt:ndolyn
Fr:uier, Left Fork. of Middle Creek.
James and Larry Hall to Vernon
Dye, Ky Rt. 680.
Tammy Hall to Jerry and
Marlha Trimble, location undis·
closed.
Roy and Sandy Hamilton to
Amco Timber Inc. location undis
closed.
Galaway and Opal Henton to
Aretta Langel, location undis·
closed.
Barbar-a and Bonnie Holson to
Jerry and Marlha Trimble, location
undisclosed.
Hometown Family Care PLLC
to Consolidated Ht:alth Sysrems
Inc .. Porter Addition.
Jimmie and Margaret Howard
to Jerry Famtin. Lancer.
Billy and Terry Innis to
lnterstatt: natural Gas Company.
Abbou Creek.
Clyde and Reba McKinney to
Amanda and Benjamin Mayhan,
location undisclosed.
Elva Jones to John Tackett,
location undisclosed.
Joe and Robin Justice to Jerry
and Martha Trimble, location
undisclosed.
William Kendrick (master
Commissioner) to Jerry and Martha
Trimble, location undisclosed.
Kinhag development Company
LLC to Terry Kinzer, location
undisclosed.
Dewey Lawson to Vcmon Dye,
Ky Rt. 680.
Fred and Glenda Lawson to
Vemon Dye, Ky Rt. 680.
Ruby Lewis Estate to Jerry and
Martha Trimble. ·location undisclost:d.
Marcia Morgan to Vernon Dye.
Ky Rt. 680.
Terry Mullins to lmcrstatc
atural Gas Compan), Abbott
Creek.
Angela Owsley to Vemon Dye,
Ky Rt. 680.
P T C Real Estate LLC to Carcat
Leasing LLC. Cliff industrial Sire.
Shawn Portt:r to Dt:nise Pni1er,
loeation undisclost!d.
Alta Price to Kinda Wluuen.
John Allen SubdivisiOn.
Alta Price to Linda Whmcn,
Abbott.
Taylor Prict: to Lmda Whitten,
Martin.
Taylor Price JR. to Linda
Whitten, John Allen Subdivision.
E:-.tate of Taylor Price JR. to
Linda Whillen, Abbou.
Delana, Rodney. and Roger
Rose to William Patton, Right
Beaver C'reek.
Eliz:l!.ht:th Rose to Vernon Dye.
Ky Rt. 680.
Karnc and Kermit Rowe to
Kermit and Lenore R\)WC, Orchard
Branch.
Imogene Salyer to Henry
Bailey. Brul>h Creek.
US Marshall John Schickcl to
Interstate Natural • Gas Company,
Abbott Cret:k.
Betllel. Janel, Lendon, Sheldon
and Gorman Shepherd to Miller
Bros. Coal LLC. Salyers Branch of
Salt Lick.
Wanda Shepherd to Terry
Shepherd, locauon undi:.dosed.
Gregory and Li~a Slone to
Jt:::~nie Mullins and SheJTee Wright,
Shop Bmn<.:h
Susan Smilh to Vernon Dye, Ky
Rt. 680.
Tammy and Terry Stapleton to
Jt:rry and Martha Trimble, location
undisclosed.
Danny and Dinah Stratton to
Jerry and Martha Trimble, location
undisclosed.
Barry Tackett to M1chelle
Tackett, B ig Mud Creek.
Dennis and Eula Tackett to Eula
Tackett, Iocat1on undisclosed.
Denn i ~ and Eula Tackett to
Dennis and Lora Tackett, location
undisclosed.
John and Lora Tackett to Eula
Tackett, location undisclosed.
John ;md Lora Tackett to
Dennis and Lora Tackell, location
undisclosed.
James and Mary Taylor to Jerry
and martha Trimble. Ky Rt. 680.
The Elk Horn Coal Company
LLC to Willie Hall, Frasure Branch
of Big Mud Creek.
James. Jefft:ry, Jerry, Justin.
Martha, Renee, and Sheila Trimble
to Jeny and Martha Trimble, location undisclosed.
Anna Ward to Vernon Dye, Ky
Rt.680.
Anna Yates to Geneva and
Jeremy Ward, Donald Hatfield
Georgia Hatfield Subdivision.
Audrt:y and Jot: Yates to Dough
and Pamela Frazier, Left Fork of
Beaver Creek,.
Ricky Yates to Geneva and
Jeremy Ward, Donald Hatfield
Georgia Hatfield Subdivisio n.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY
18, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Worth Repeating ...
"Before God we are all
equally wise - and
equally foolish. "
-Albert Einstein
'Arnerufment '1
CotY]ress sFtaa· mafe no [aw TcsycctitY] an esta6[isfiment of re(feion, or_p1·ofii6itint3 dw free exercise thereif, a61·idj]in8 tlie Jreeanm if ~ycech, or if t(w
_press; or the ritJfit if the ye~p(e to yeacea6(y assem6(e, and to _petition tfie Bovernmcntjor a re£rcss cfBrieva1tees.
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Editorial roundup
Anchmw~e (Alaska) vdily News, on doctors using computers to save
health care dollars:
It's shocking, when you think about it: While your bank, your employer
and much of your life depend on computers to function, your doctor is most
likely stuck in the dark ages of communicalion. ... ·
The shelves and shelves or paper charLs you sec .in many medical offices
are evidence of that../{ecords that should he stored on a computer are taking
up whole rooms and require staff to keep them sorted.
The lack of updated technology hurts the quality of care and contributes to
high costs. :..
·
One big .incentive for gcu.i.ng medical offices online is eliminating prescription errors.
Wrong prescriptions and wrong doses are a big prohlem. Handwriting is
often the culprit. If a doctor types the prescription and faxes it to the pharmacy, many potential errors are eliminated....
AARP Ala<>ka supports the Alaska e-medicine efforts because the
changeover will allow palicnts to be more engaged in managing their health
care. They'll get message reminders, and can maintain' diaries of symptoms
and side effects, schedule medical appointment-; online and track their own
test result<;.
There are caveats. vVhatever system evolves, patients must be able to control who has access to it. For example, a person who tested HTV-positive
might not wanl his employer or .insurer to know that ...
This effort now needs a big push from the state. StaLe health oilicials
should get behind it and encoumge the Legislature to contribute the necessary
funding.
Texarkana (Texas) Gazette, on gun control:
Cmrcnt laws puts some limits on gun owners who wish to carry or transport lircarms into or across nalional parks and wildlife refuges.
The guns cannot he readily accessible. 1n other words, firearms must he
unloaded and locked in a case or in the vehicle's trunk.
The rules date from 1983. The National Park Service says that prior to that
time, they had a problem with tourists engaging in dangerous impromptu target practice or shooting at wildlife, including bears, snakes, wolves and coyotes.
Well, it seems many in the U.S. Senate want~ those rules changed.
Forty-seven senators have signed a letter asking President Bush to repeal
the restrictions of firearms and allow tourist to carry guns pretty much as they
wish. We suppose that includes being allowed to carry a loaded pistol on their
person.
The letter says the rules "infringe on the rights of law-abiding gun owners
who wish to transport and carry firearms on or across these land~."
We have to wonder what is behind all of this.
We support the Second Amendment. But it doesn't seem too great a burden to unload a gun and keep it locked up when on public land where hunting
and gun sporis arc noL permitted.
In fact, it seems the common sense Lh.i.ng to do.
The senators who signed this letter should explain a hit more about why
they are so hot to ease these gun restrictions before the president considers
doing so.
The (Jack.wmsonville) Florida Times-Union, on research that claims the
poor are getting richer:
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
That's been repeated so many times that a lot of people may assume it's
true.
But il isn't.
The Wall Street Journal. citing recent Treasury Department research, says
the precise opposite.
The study compared tax returns of people over age 25 from 1996 to 2005.
Among its tindings:
• The income of a very poor person, who works full lime, .increased 90
percent over the decade, whereas the income of a wcallhy person went up
just 10 percent.
• Only one group did not fare well - the richest I percent. Overall, they
lost 25 percent of their income.
• Nearly 60 percent of the richest Americans dropped into lower income
groups, replaced by those who previously were below them.
In other words, people start .in low-income brackets and, tmlcss they
choose the wrong profession, move up the economic ladder as they improve
their career skills.
T110se on top sometimes become complacent, or maybe make bad decisions, and slip a rung or two.
One more thought:
..The aflcr-inl'lalion median .income of all tax filers .increased by an
impressive 24 percent," the article said.
Generally speaking, everyone is getting richer. But the poor are doing it
more rapidly than the affluent.
America truly is the land of opportunity.
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Guest column
on other states and nations in the
competition for these high-paying
jobs, we have to give our citizens the
tools to compete. Our educational
focus will a.lsu spotlight the needs of
by SEN. JOHNNY RAY TURNER
career and technkal education so that ·
29TH DISTRICT
all students can take part in the 21st
Century economy.
Members of the Kentucky General
Another large. chunk of the budget
, Assembly convened the 2008 legisla- each year is the slate's contribution to
tive session last week with a vmicty it<> employees' pension and health
or issues that need atten tion, includ- care costs. A comprehensive
ing the always challenging task of approach to fixing the retirement syscompiling a two-year budget plan for tem - which faces a $20 billion
the Commonwealth.
shortfall - will be essential Lo help
Even-year sessions like this one restore its actuarial soundness and
meet for 60 days. The two-year state contain costs in the future. The govbudget is written during this "lung ernor will lay out his plan on this and
session," and with the revenue con- many other issues in his State or tt1e
straints some experts predict, we'll Commonwealth Address, and will
have to be especially thoughtful as detail his budget plan later this
we decide what' our spending· priori- month. llook forward to hearing how
ties should be. We'll pay particular he proposes to tackle the challenges
attention this session LO initiatives facing us. Keep in m.ind, though, that
that could save the state money in the it is ultimately the Legislature that
long tenn.
writes the state budget.
While a number of state programs
One major area or discretionary
can be scaled back, delayed, or alto- spending for lawmakers involves
gether eliminated, the largest portion roads and bridges, but construction
of your tax dollars goes toward costs arc rising faster than inflation,
mandatory programs such as schools, limiting our options. Each year. we
jails, and Medicaid. These last two try to balance the needs of urban
items are not only among the most areas with those of the vast stretches
costly for state government, but also of rural road. At the same time, last
two of the fastest growing areas of summer's
bridge collapse in
spending. One key to holding the line Minneapolis highlighted the need for
on overall state spending will be to stepped-up maintenance of all our
manage costs in these areas. For highways and bridges. This year,
example, the Senate has approved we' ll he considering a plan that
legislation each of the last two years would give more con trol over local
to help drug abusers break their habit highway projects to community leadand. keep out of jail by slaying clean, ers, allowing them to decide what
to save taxpayers money on incarcer- larger-scale projects m·e needed and
ation costs.
how they should be funded. This
On the education front, we will be could be especially help!'ul for comtaking a close look at bills to help· munities near our state borders,
bring t~p-notch teachers of math and where Kentucky pays for the roads
science into our public schools as hut commuters from other states
well as boost student achievement in often make a disproportionate use of
those areas. The global economy is them.
increasingly focused on technology
Of course, we' ll be dealing with a
and engineering, and if our wide many other issues in the coming
Commonweallh aims to gain an edge weeks, not just spending-oriented
Senate week in
review
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PICKING THE GOP FRONTRUNNER:
legislation. On average, each evenyear session sees more than 1,000
bills tiled, so the workload will only
incrca<>c as the days march on.
I hope that you'll take the time to
stay informed about what's happening in the State Capitol throughout
the 2008 session. Tn addition to following news reports, you can keep up
with legislative action through the
Kentucky Legislature Home Page
and the General Assembly's toll-free
phone lines, or our free e -mail news
service.
The Kentucky Legislature Home
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information on each of Kentucky's
senators and representatives, including their phone numbers, addresses,
and legislative committee assignments. Titc home page also provides
summaries and texts of bills under
consideration, as well as information
on the progre-Ss each bill has made
through the legislative process.
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m) you can subscribe to frequent e
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Capitol Notes (www.lrc.ky.gov/
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allow you to receive legislative
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You can also stay in touch with
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Winter
Biu SandJ _
doldrums
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HIGHER EDUCATION BEGINS HERE
This is one of those times when
I find myself needing to pen this
column hut suffering from a case of
"writer's block."
Actually, in
my particular
ca<;c, it's more
or a sense of
"wtitcr's ovcrw helmed··
than anything
else.
And
this
time, I. can't
blame it on
work. No, this
Kathy Prater is the lime of
Lifestyles editor year when the
editorial staff
actually gets to take a breather.
From the very first springtime
bloom umil the very last "Ho, ho,
ho" and New Year's wish, we writers are usually hi! with a constant
onslaught of invitations and community event announcements.
Once the new year arrives, however, things seem to settle down for
about the first two months of the
year. Guess everyone plays like a
grizzly and goes into hibernation.
Funny thing, though, just when
(Sec EYES, page seven)
DINNER DIVA
Try new
•
veggtes
by LEANNE ELY
ttl
!It)
Have you noticed that your
produce department doesn't look
the same as it did. say, 10 years
ago? There is a new game in town
with new stuff hilling the shelves
daily. We all
know
what
broccoli,
green beans
and
lettuce
look like, but
what
about
some of the
. more obscure
v ege tables?
Let's make a
list of some
Leanne Ely
liule known
veggics you
may have seen lurking in your
produce department that you know
nothing about. We'll start with A
and end in Z. Here is A thru H:
Take arugula for example.
Arugula is a wonderful salad
green that hac:; a distinctly peppery
taste, sort or radishy-like. That's
because ir's related to radishes,
actually. At only 20 calories for 3
cups, r.hi.s nutlient-rich green is
wonderful mixed into your lettuce
(Sec DIVA, page seven)
Audition for Big Sandy Singers
Scholarship at BSCTC, Jan. 24
Auditions will be held for the Big Sandy
Singers at Big Sandy Community and Technical
College, on Thursday, Jan. 24, from 4 p.m. until 7
p.m. on the Prestonsburg campus, Pike Building,
in Gearheart Auditorium. This audition is open to
currently enrolled Big Sandy Community and
Technical College students or MSU thro).lgh
BSCTC ~tudent~. Any person who is not currently
enrolled or who docs not plan to enroll for the
spring 2008 semester or classes is ineligible for
this round.
The Big Sandy Singers is the elite, auditioned,
student singing ensemble from Big Sandy
Community and Technical College and MSU on
the BSCTC Campus. Those who are chosen from
this rare mid-year audition process will receive a
$600 scholarship to attend BSCTC this semester
along with recording experience.
The Big Sandy Singers are directed by BSCTC
Instructor and veteran Kentucky Opry member
Laura Ford Hall, ~vith Timothy Cooley - album
producer and technical director, and Clayton Case,
assistant director. The group performs approxi-
• Playing with a full deck
by MARLA CILLEY
When I tw·ned 50 years old in 2006,
Tstarted compiling a list of the lessons
I had learned over the years. I didn' t
write the m in order, Tjust wrote as fast
as 1 could to get them down. Last year,
T forgot to add something I hac! learned
to my list - 1 don' t have to be perfect.
So I am going to put in two import<mt
lessons I have learned this year.
The first lesson is one that is funny.
Do you know how we procrastinate
about everything that needs doing?
This year, T learned that something
doesn' t have to he empty to he filled
up. Tn our bathroom at the oflice there
is nothing worse than to reach for a
paper towel and it be empty. One day I
was in there and noticed that it was half
full and took a dry erase marker and
wrote thi s liule message on il. "The
paper towels dispenser doesn' t have to
be emply lo !ill it up." Do this every
Wednesday, Anti-Procra<>tination day.
The funnie&t pnrt or the message is that
no one at the office had ever thought of
it and the "dry erase" marker would not
mately 50-60 shows each year for various civic
functions and petforrns two concerts, traditionally
held at the MAC in the winter and sp1ing. The
Singers have performed several times on WY:MT,
at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center and the
Mountain Arts Center as well as many other
venues. including opening for N amni Judd, Charlie
Si:~emore, singing for Hal Rogers· PRIDE .Env i
Awards. and singing for presidential candidate
John Edwards. The group also takes shows into
area high schools, presenting the Big Sandy ldol
program and elementary schools. with a "go to col
lege" and "drug free" message. The students who
sing in the Big Sandy Singers serve as ambassadors for the college.
In addition to live performances, the Big Sandy
Singers also record a group compilation CD each
year. This year, the Singers' album "Biing the
Rain" was released as well as their first Christmas
alhum "Kentucky Christmas." Group members
may also have the opportunity to record a solo
album at no cost.
Anyone wishing to audition should arrive at
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Gearhearl Auditorium on the Prestonsburg campus
any time between the hours of 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.,
on Thursday, Jan. 24. Auditionees will be taken
into the audition on a first come, first served basis .
Those auditioning should prepare one song (pop,
country, or gospel s tyle) with a karaoke track. The
track must be karaoke (without lead vocals).
Karaoke tracks can be easily ordered through
www.huykaraokcdownloads.com or www.soundchoice.com and are also available in the music section at Wal-Man. Those auditioning will he judged
on tone, pitch, vocal control, stage presence,
blcndahility, and overall performance.
··w e are excited about these mid-year auditions," said director Laura Ford Hall. "We have so
much fun and this is such a wonderful experience
for students. Eastern Kentucky is fulJ or talent, and
we can't wait to hear what awaits us on January
24th.'"
lf you have questions regarding auditions. call
Hall at (606) 424-2498 or email to
laura.hall @kctcs.cdu. Visit the Big Sandy Singers
online at www.bigsandysingcrs.com.
erase. Let's just say the wspenser i · face the world! Now take it to the next
never empty now.
habystcp! Don't allow yourself to run
This goes for our cars, our dresser on empty be.:ause our bodies don't do
drawers, our pantries, our refrigerators well without good fuel in our tanks and
and our bodies. Why do we wait till we plenty of sleep.
are on empty lo refuel? This is when
The second major lesson T learned
we get desperate. Desperate people do this year was when my sister almost
desperate things. CHAOS takes over died from a st;lph infection from an
and reigns all because we procrastinat- · outpatient procedure. 1 had to let her go
ed and didn't fill up when we had the to get her buck. This sounds strange.
chance. Our routines give us a way to but 1 have always been her protector. lt
stop the avalanche before it ever starts. wasn' t unttll was able to give up conPeace or mind is the byproduct of rou- trol and pul her into God's hands !hat T
tines. Your basic weekly plan is a rou- found my weakness and my strength.
tine for keeping things tilled up: Your My weakness v.as hemg afraid or not
gas tank, your clean clothes, your food having her in my life and the strength 1
staples and your fresh produce. With
these things fueled up, you're ready to
(See FLY LADY, page seven)
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FRIDAY, JANUARY
18, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Keep exercising until
1
secon
ind' kicks in
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edicine
Martha A.. Simpson, ~Q, MRA
.ASS'oeiate Profestor
ofFa.mily Metluine
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For a nwnber of years I've
played basketball three times
a 11·eek. At each session, I
hat the first few times I 1110\'e
down the coru·t Tfeel winded and like
I can't continue much longct:
However, after a few more minutes. f
feel ji.11e. 1 continue playinx and fun e
much more energy and no longer feel
out-of-breath After three or four
~Same.!>, I'm always one of the ones
who wants to play another game. So,
I guess I'm in pretty good shape. I
think that the phenomenon I've
described is what I've heard relerred
to as "second wind." Can you
explain what ca!lses "second wind"?
A
Thc expression "getting a
second wind'' has been used
for more than one hundred
years. It is generally used to describe
the change from breathlessness
occurring as a l:onsequence of exercise to a more comfortable and sustainable breathing. This makes it possible to continue exerci8e jusl as you
describe in your basketball experience. And. you probably know that
the tem1 "second wind" is also sometimes u-;ed to describe non exercise
activities. As an example, the contractor who was working on a
friend's roof was working in "slow
motion'' until he got his ''second
wind" and finished the job on time.
Now back to your question regarding
exercise.
The regulation of breathing is a
complex process that involves inter
action between muscles. nerves .
blood and lungs- as well as essentially every other organ of the body. It is
no surprise. consequently, that
experts in physiology have difficulty
determining the cause or "second
wind." ln fact, they don't even all
agree the condition exists. Some
think it is only a psychological
response. Having expe1ienced the
phenomenon myself, T'll yote with
the believers.
In the early phases or strenuous
exercise, a by-product of metabolism
called lactic acid builds up due to an
insufficient amount of oxygen in the
blood to sustain this level of metaboli.sm. As you continue to exercise this
oxygen deficit is overcome, in part,
by an increased respiratory rate. Tn
addition to breathing faster, you
breathe deeper. Breathing faster and
deeper requires the vigorous use or
"the muscles of respiration." These
are the muscles between the ribs,
those that connect the ribs to the collarbone and spine, and the respiratory
diaphragm. Getting all these parts
and the nerves that control them
accustomed to working at their new,
higher level may be part or the "second wind" response. These changes
occur rapidly. but not instantly.
The response to exercise, however. is more complex than this alone.
lt also produces cardiovascular
changes. The heart rate increases as
we11 as the amount of blood the heart
pumps with each contraction. These
improved levels of circulation provide better nourishment for the muscles that move the chest and
diaphragm and may make vigorous
breathing more etlicient.
There arc other important changes
in our body chemistry that occur with
exercise. The liver and kidneys initiate or respond to many of these.
There is always a small lag time
between the initiation of activity and
these physiological accommodatiOns.
Perhaps this is part of the "second
wind" response, Loa.
So this phenomenon exists even
though research hasn't "pinned
down" tlie exact eKplanation for it.
My advice is never mind our lack of
understanding, just push on through it
and play another game. of basketball.
It really is good exercise.
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Ohio
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Mr. Taylor Ousley returned home for the holidays due to successfully completing a rehabilitation plan at Prestonsburg
Health Care Center.
Successful rehab
program allows return
·home for holidays
As a retired coal miner, Mr.
Taylor Ousley Mjoyed relaxing on the front porch with
family, attending church and
hunting. However, his life
drastically changed following
an episode of weakness he
recently experienced while sitting on his front porch at
home.
Due to a likely transient
ischemic attack (TTA), he was
hospitalized, returned horne
ror a brief period of time
unsuccessfully and then transferred to the Prestonsburg
Healthcare Center tu participate in comprehensive rehabilitation due to extreme weakness and debility.
The rehabllitation staff.
cons isting of physical and
occupational
therapy.
is
pleased to announce that fol lowing thirty-one days of hard
work and dedication to his
daily rehabilitation regime,
that Mr. Ousley was able to
return to his home successfully
on December 11, 2007 - just in
time for the holidays.
Following a home evaluation performed by the PHCC
occupational therapist. Mr.
Ousley'' home was modihed
to meet hi-; individual needs
and adapltve equipment was
recommended to allow hun to
achieve hi s goal of "going
home to be with my family for
Christmas.''
While Mr. Ousley was
eager to participate in the rehabilitation portion of his individualized program, he was
also able to enjoy many of the
facility activities that allowed
him to reminisce, cat . meals
with other residents that have
experienced similar life challenges. and visit with family in
a comfortable, home-like environment.
rn'order to assist him in his
goal of returning home with
ramily, his physical therapist
provided re-training in the
areas of walking, strengthening, balance and home programming to allow him to
maintain h1s recent gains. Mr.
Ousley also worked with occupational therapy in regaining
mdependence in lhe areas of
daily living activities such as
dressing. bathing, and modifying hi~ home for safety and
success.
Thanks to a supportive famJly, dedication to his rehabilitation program. and his desire to
return home, Mr. Ousley is
proud to have achieved his
goals. The reha!Vlitation team
at PHCC Ashley Keathley,
PTA, rehab manager, Rebekah
Hunter, and 'tl.lelisa Bell. occupational therapists - all hope
that Mr. Ousley was able to
accomplish one last goal upon
returning home - that or surprising his local church family
by walking into services independently!
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The winner of the first
National Cornbread Cook-Off
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Southern Classic. Tn 2004, the
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Italian with Peslo Cornbread
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2008.
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National Cornbread Cook-Off
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Mail m entries must be post
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on November
29, 2007. He
celebrated his
birthday with
classmates and
friends at
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Daycare. Grant
is the son of
Nathan Wright,
of Martin.
With over 73 million records sold, a record of 55 #1
hits and 76 Top Ten singles, George Slrait, direct from
Country Music's Hall of Fame, will appear live at
Rupp Arena, in Lexington, on Friday, February 29, at
8p.m.!
Appearing with Strait will be special guest artists
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The Feb. 29 performance will be Strait's first Rupp
Arena appearance in 12 years! And his ONLY
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• Continued from p5
it seems that we should be enjoying the
lazy feel of it all, that old harping voice
in our heads starts up wil.h l.he "Layzcc? Girl, you ain't got no time for bein'
lay-zee. You better.find yo'self sumthin'
to be writin' about."
Ah, no rest for the weary, as they say.
So, okay, if it isn't work that's over-
whelming me, then what is it? How
about two kids in college and one
recently graduated from high school
(just got her diploma this pa<>t December
- congrats, Elizabeth!) looking for a way
to fill up her time, a mischievous housecat, two spoiled dogs, two (count 'em,
two') vehicle mishaps involving deer,
the fact that my ear staples aren't working for me and the weight lost a few
weeks back has lound its way home
again.... You get the picture - it ain 't
work, it's life.
And no one said it would it be ca<;y.
did they?
So, as T prepare to bid adieu this
week, keep me in mind. Prayers, story
ideas, mood altering medications (just
kidding!) ....
And in the meantime, l'll try to find
some time during this "lazy spell" to
enjoy a hot cup of cocoa and a meaningless read.
See ya nex.l week!
Diva
• Continued from p5
•
then sauteed in olive oil and
garlic. Collards, like all
greens, arc high in folate, vitamin C, beta carotene and calcium.
Delicata. Delicata is a thinskinned winter squash with a
yellowish skin. This oblong
squash lives up to its name
with a sweet, delicate flavor.
Another nutrient rich veggie,
you 're going to get lots of
fiber, vitamins A & C, as well
as potassium and thiamine!
Yum!
Escarole. If you're not careful, you could mistake escarole for a head or green lear
lettuce. Escarole is mild in flavor and is delicious sauteed in
olive oil, garlic and sprinkling
of pine nuts. Another nutrient
rich veggie. it's high in fiber,
too.
Fennel. Do you like
licmice? If so, you will love
fennel! The huge bulb and dilllooking leaves can be eaten
raw or cooked. I love it
sauteed in olive oil till
caramelized and topped on my
fish. The flavor is terrific; a lot
of bang for your buck!
Ginger. Nothing beats fresh
ginger. it's weird looking I've often said it looks like an
alien root-mass of sorts. But
the very thin skin doesn't even
need to be peeled! Just wash it
well, grate it like you would
cheese and then add il to your
stir fry dishes. You will never
go back to dried ginger again!
T store mine in a freezer quality Ziploc bag in the freezer. It
works. Ginger is good for an
upset stomach, too.
Haricot Verts. These are,
essentially, green beans (if you
took French I, you'll remem
ber this as a vocabulary word.
lol). They aren't just any green
beans, though . Traditionally,
haricot verts arc beautiful,
skinny, luscious green beans
that require no string removal,
no steaming, just a quick saute
in your skillet wilh a generous
portion of garlic, a little butter
and olive oil and some sall and
pepper to finish. Honestly,
these green beans are simply
delicious!
Fly Lady
• Continued from p5
found was that I could make it without her
if she died because she would still be with
me. We have been blessed with her getting
better every day.
We are all control freaks. We think that
if everything runs smoothly then those
around us will nol find fault and will love
us. That is not Jove' We have to let go of
our control to gain control over our lives .
•
by TOM DOTY
TiMES COLUMNIST
Comedies were en vogue
this week, though your best
bel was a restored classic that
stands as one of the best action
films of Am~rican cinema.
• "Mr. Woodcock" - A
high prolile cast works hard
but can't breathe any life, and
only a few laughs, into this
romantic
comedy.
Scan
William Scott ("American
Pie") stars as a young man
who rushes home to try and
slall his mom's plans to marry
the gym teacher who made his
life miserable in high school.
Billy Bob Thornton has some
moments in the titular role but
this one's DOA and the best
evidence yet that Thornton
needs to 1ret back to writing his
own mat~rial or make his next
comedy a sequel to "Bad
Santa," because PG-13 yuks
and Billy Bob are not a happy
marriage.
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I love being 52 years old. There are 52
cards in a full deck and there are 52 weeks
in a year! l have 52 more weeks to learn
something new for my next year's list. I
like playing with a full deck of cards! Are
you ready to join me in a game? After all,
if we make il fun, it will get done. No
more procra<;tination. Do it now! Don' t
wail! Get things done in 2008!
• "Good Luck Chuck'' Comedian Dane Cook aims for
a big screen career with this
effort which wilts in comparison to Mr. Woodcock (which
at least had a funny title). The
lame premise has Clark tailing
for the woman of his dreams
but realizing that he can't have
a sexual relationship with the
girl because every woman who
sleeps with him goes on 10
marry someone else. There is
one funny moment where he
tests this theory, but the rest of
the film fails to live up to that
politically incorrect moment.
Stick with Cook's stand up
comedy
DVDs
until
Hollywood decides what to do
with him.
• "Extras: The Complete
Series" - Ricky Gervais, creator of "The Office," scored
another comedy hit on HBO
with this look at a struggling
actor forced to stand in the
background on films while
bigger stars get the glory.
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join her free mentoring g roup at
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Reflections published by Bantam and her
New York Times Best Selling book, Body
Clutter published by Fireside. Copyright
2008 Marla Cilley Used by pem 1ission in
this publication.
Gervais is saddled here with
an incompetent manager
(series co-creator Stephen
Mcrchan't) but eventually gets
to star in his own series, which
is then dumbed down by the
network, forcing him to turn
his character into a boob with
a high-pitched voice and a
catchphrase. TL's great stuff
and gets a lift each episode by
famous guest stars ranging
from David Bowie to "Hrury
Poucr"
himself,
Daniel
Radcliffe.
• "The Naked Prey" This week's top film ought to
be
this
effort
from
director/actor Cornel Wilde.
This is a brutal action fest that
takes an old theme (man hunted by his fellow man) and adds
a new lift to it. Wilde stars as a
mcrnbc~; of an ivory hunting
party that runs afoul of an
African tribe. The group is
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leaves on bok choy taste more
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young warriors who want to
move up in the tribe. What follows is 90 minutes or tensi on
as Wilde must usc the tcl1'ain
and his wits to outmatch his
opponents, who arc highly
motivated to take him down.
There's almost no dialogue but
plenty
of
spectacular
sequences and phoLOgraphy
make up for the lack of verbiage. This is from the guys at
the Criterion Collection so
there are plenty or ex tras,
including an audio recording
of the original story by actor
Paul Giamatti (soon to be seen
as John Adams in an HBO
miniseries).
Next week look for The
Rock in "The Game Plan" and
the latest entry in the "Saw"
series with number four.
That's all for now. Stay
tuned, we've got more veggies
coming your way next week !
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Selling hook Body Clutter,
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• Bears' win streak • 83
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by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
HINDMAN
June
Buchanan won its second
straight WYMT Mountain
Classic championship Saturday
night, defeating 14th Region
rival Hazard 58-53 in the title
game. The Crusaders out cored
Hazard in each of the last three
quarter after trailing at the conclusion of the opening period.
W
Clark Stepp led June
Buchanan with a game-high 22
points. Tate Cox also reached
double
figures
for
the
Crusaders. Cox finished with 20
points as part of June
Buchanan's
championship
effort.
Hazard, a perennial 14th
Region title contender, took a
14-12 lead out of the opening
quarter.
The two teams entered halftime deadlocked at 27-27.
Only a basket or two separated the two teams throughout
much of the game.
June Buchanan led 39-38 at
the end of the third quarter.
Clint Stepp and Garrison
Collins scored six points apiece
and Brent Hall had four as June
Buchanan prevailed.
June Buchanan pulled out
the win in the fourth quarter,
outscoring Hazard 19-15.
Michael
Campbell
led
Hazard with a team-high 17 ' - " - points. Josh Whitaker added 13
points for the Bulldogs.
June Buchanan defeated
Knox Central and Pikeville
before beatiag Hazard in the
tournament's title tilt.
JUNE BUCHANAN 58,
HAZARD 53
HAZARD
(12-3)
Whitaker 13, Campbell 17.
Kidd 4, Jones 4, Martin 10,
Combs 5.
JUNE BUCHANAN (12-3)
- Clark Stepp 22, Cox 20, Clint
S~~6,Ccl~s~Hall 4 .
~T-H_E_J~U~N~E-B_U_C_H_A_N_A_N_C_R_U_S_A~D-E_R_S_c_a_p-~~r~~=t~h~e-ir-~-c~o~n-d~s-tr-a-~-h~t-W-Y~M-T_M_o-un_t_a~in
Hazard ...... l4 13 11 IS-53 Classic championship Saturday. June Buchanan is the defending 14th Region champion.
JB ...... ....... l2 15 12 l9-S8 The Crusaders rank as one of the state's best boys' high school basketball teams.
Coach Martin,
congratulations
are due for you
Crusaders rout Raiders
TIME$ STAFF REPORT
PIPPA PASSES -Clark Stepp
Clint Stepp scored 30 points
[apiece Wednesday night as host
June Buchanan rolled to a 110-39
win over South Floyd. June
Buchanan, one of the state's topranked boys' high school basketball teams, led from beginning to
end. The Crusaders held South
Floyd to 10 or fewer points in
tht'ee of the four quarters.
June Buchanan improved to
13-3 after posting the win.
The Crusaders outscored
South Floyd South Floyd 19-8 in
the opening quarter. South Floyd
failed to get any closer after the
initial period as June Buchanan
gradually pulled away.
June Buchanan outscored
South Floyd 36- to in the second
quarter en route to a commanding 55~18 halftilne lead.
Reserves playing in off of the
bench aided the deep June
Buchanan team late.
Senior forward Trey Short
added 14 points for June
Buchanan in the triumph.
Wes Akers led South Floyd
with 14 points.
~and
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
He's been coaching so long
that Stepp played on his first
team at Sheldon Clark.
Oh yeah, Ervin Stepp was
there. But I'm not talking about
him. It's older brother Jimmy to
which we refer. On his first team
at Sheldon Clark High School,
he not only had the guy who
would average a combined 100~
points per game as a junior and
senior in high school, but also
his older brother Jimmy, before
he· went on to play at George
Washington.
He's been around.
For years, he thought he'd
never make it to the Sweet 16.
He had a very good team at
Sheldon Clark; Virgie had Mike
May, who is now in the Pikeville
College Hall of Fame.
He had aqother really solid
group at Allen Central. Mike had
left Virgie; younger brother Todd
moved in. Mr. Basketball, UK
signee, Pikeville College Hall of
Famer.
That group was followed by
one equally talented, just as
deserving. Virgie looked beatable this time. Paintsville didn't.
~ John Pelphrey, Mr. Basketball,
UK signee, banner hanging in
Rupp Arena. And as if he wasn't
enough, he was flanked by Joey
Couch and Mike Minix. Just a
phenomenal group.
The next time he was loaded
for bear, thinking he could make
the leap, cut down the nets, John
Leslie and his group were off to
college setting the world on fire.
Maybe this was the time. But ...
There was always a but where
John Martin was concerned.
Always somebody else. And,
true to form, Paintsville had J.R.
VanHoose, who not only was
Mr. Basketball, not only is in the
1,000-point club at Marshall, but
also had a supporting player in
Todd Tackett who (ital) signed
·
with Kentucky. (ital)
Who has "supporting" people
who sign with UK?
A team good enough to bring
a coveted state championship
back to our beloved mountains,
that's who.
And OQCe again, it didn't happen for John Martin.
Until ...
,~
Do this long enough, and do it
as well as he has for more than
three decades, and it'll finally
happen for you. It' ll finally be
(ital) you (ital) with all the tal-
UK-Miss. State • B3
photo by Jamie Howell
Veteran Allen Central Coach John Martin claimed his 500th career win Tuesday night at Sheldon Clark.
Martin claims SOOth career win
Allen Central 74,
Sheldon Clark 63
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
INEZ- Allen Central Coach John
Martin reached a milestone Tuesday
night. The longtime Allen Central
boys' basketball head coach won his
SOOth career game at Sheldon Clark the place where he claimed his first
victory. The Rebels defeated Sheldon
Clark 74-63.
The triumph gave Allen Central its
fourth straight win.
"Five-hundred wins just means
you've been around a long time and
coached a lot of games," said Martin.
"It seems unreal that I've been able to
coach this long. The time has just
flown by. It seems like yesterday that I
was getting ready to coach my first
varsity game here at Sheldon Clark.
The 500 (career wins) is just a longevity thing but I'm proud that I've had the
perseverance to stay with coaching and
endure the pressures that come with the
job."
During his long, successful career,
Martin has had the opportunity to
coach many great players and teams.
"I can honestly say that it has been
a most enjoyable ride and I will definitely hate to see it come to an end,"
said Martin. "It has been great to be
associated ' with all the kids I've
coached and taught the last 30-plus
years."
Allen Central managed to stay out
in front of Sheldon Clark in its latest
regular-season matchup. The Rebels
outscored Sheldon Clark 14-10 in the
opening quarter and packed a 34-25
lead into halftime.
Logan Crowder led the Rebels with
a team-high 17 points. All five Allen
Central starters reached double figures
in the scoring column. Alex
Hammonds followed with 16 points
for the Rebels. Aaron Crum and
Hunter Crowder had 13 points apiece
while Josh Prater added 11 for visiting
Allen Central.
Clinton Turner rounded out the
Rebel scoring, finishing with four
points.
Martin claimed his SOOth career
win in front of a crowd that included
several former players from both Allen
Central and Sheldon Clark
B.J. Moore and Ryan Mellette led
Sheldon Clark with 18 points apiece.
Allen Central will be back on the
hardwood Friday on the road at Powell
County. Tip-off for the Allen CentralPowell County game is set for 7:30
p.m.
Bears crack N·AIA Top 20
JUNE BUCHANAN 110,
SOUTH FLOYD 39
JUNE BUCHANAN (13-3)Clark Stepp 30~ Clint Stepp 30,
Short 14, 0. Coiiins 9, B. Hall8,
S. Hall 4, J. Hall 4, Davis 3,
Roberts 4, Slone 1, L. Collins 1,
Thomas 2.
SOUTH FLOYD (0-15) Akers 14, Langdon 7, Turner 6,
Paige 2, Marson 2, Tackett 3,
Hayes 3, Gibson 2.
SF...............8 10 16 5-39
JB ............. l9 36 26 29-110
Phelps eliminates
Lady Rebels
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
College. Since then, they the entire country. The Bears (receiving the only two firsthave ripped off 11 straight are pulling down 60 percent place votes not going to
PHELPS - Host Phelps conPIKEVILLE
The wins. The most recent victim of missed shots this season.
MSU), Lee (Tenn.) fifth and
tinued a resurgence under firstPikeville College Bears' 11- was Berea College, their old
In addition, the Bears are Oklahoma Baptist sixth.
year head coach J.R. VanHoose
game win streak has allowed KIAC opponent, who fell to leading the nation by averagThe remainder of the top
Wednesday night. Phelps prethem to clear a couple of hur- the Bears 93-61 on Saturday ing 15 steals per game, more 10 sees Trevecca Nazarene
vailed 55-47 in the 15th Region
dles. They moved up three in Berea.
than twice the number of (Tenn.) seventh, Lambuth
All "A" Classic,
In the win streak, the their opponents. Also, during (Tenn.) and Robert Morris
spots in the latest NAIA Div.
Allen
Central
defeated
Bears have an average mar- the win streak, they have (Ill.) tied for eighth and
I men's basketball poll.
Pikeville 5S-47 in overtime
The Bears are ranked 20th gin of victory of 33.9 points allowed 70 or more points Campbellsville falling three
Monday night in a 15th Region
in this week's ratings, the per game.
only one time, while being spots to I Oth.
.
All "A" Classic opening round
fourth weekly poll of the seaDefensively, the Bears held below 90 points only
Other than Georgetown,
game. In the win over Pikeville,
son. The NAIA will issue have been fantastic, holding twice.
and
Campbellsville
Amber Shepherd led the Lady
The top six in the poll Pikeville, only one other
weekly rankings through opponents to an average of
Rebels with a game-high 19
March 5, the week before the 64.3 points per game. On the remained the same, meaning MSC team is represented.
points. Sara .Johnson, a veteran
Mid-South Conference holds season, the Bears are holding Georgetown College is still West Virginia University
player for the Lady Rebels,
its basketball tournament at opponents to only 41.2 per- second at 16-0. They are hot Tech, Pikeville's first league
added 16 points in the opening
the East Kentucky Expo cent shooting and a mere on the heels of top-ranked opponent this season on Jan.
round victory.
35.1 percent from the arc, Mountain State (W.Va.) 26, got two votes and is listCenter in Pikeville.
In the semifinals, Allen
The Bears are 14-2 oo the and, thanks to a dominating University; the Cougars are ed among the 18 teams getCentral fell short against host
season and hayen't lost since inside presence, the team has also 16-0.
ting votes but not enough to
Phelps as the Lady Hornets
Concordia (Calif.) is qualify for the Top 25.
Monday, Nov. 19, when they a rebounding margin of 14.2
played their best basketball in the
(See COACH, page two)
fell 92-82 to Bluefield per game, which is second in third, LSU-Shreveport fourth
---------------------------------------------:===================----~first and final quarters.
Phelps
outscored
Allen
Central 16-11 in the opening
quarter and carried a 28-20 lead
into halftime.
early,
establishing
a
double-digit
lead
is
a
very
unselfish
tremendous.
This
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Kaitlin Riley led Phelps with
basketball team and it shows in the in the opening quarter. The Miners
a team-high 16 points. Jasmine
outscored Pittsburgh 33-20 in the
PIKEVILLE - Six different Miners scoring column."
Hall scored 13 points and Taylor
East Kentucky, which improved to opening quarter and entered halftime
reached double figures in the scoring
Keene added 12 for the Lady
out
in
front
57-46.
14-13
after
winning
its
second
straight
column Monday night as host East
Hornet .
All I0 active East Kentucky play~ Kentucky defeated Pittsburgh 119-110 game, won the quarter points 4.5-2.5.
Each team featured six differ''We have to continue to put four ers got into the scoring column as part
at the Expo Center in a CBA American
ent
scorers.
of
a
balanced
offensive
effort.
quarters
together,"
Keathley
added.
Conference matchup between two
Kayla Johnson pushed in six
Boo Jackson turned in a doublevery familiar rivals. Josh Pace and "It's very important that we finish
points for host Phelps in the
double of 19 points and 12 rebounds
Btyant Northern scored 20 points games trong."
regional small-school tournafor
the
Miners.
East
Kentucky
prevailed
despite
apiece as the Miners successfully
ment.
Jason
McLeish
finished
with
16
committing
2S
turnovers.
defended their home floor. Pittsburgh
The Lady Rebels managed to
"In order to continue to be success- . points, eight assists and seven
had a six-game winning streak
control
the third quarter, outscorrebounds
in
host
East
Kentucky's
winwe
have
to
take
better
care
of
the
ful
snapped as a result of the setback.
ing
Phelps
10-6 before the Lady
ning
effort.
basketbalL"
Keathley
confided.
Playing out of a reserve role,
Hornets finished strong.
Mike Dean, the latest acqui ition
The Miners shot at a blistering clip,
Northern scored his 20 points in only
Johnson paced Allen Central
hitting 59.5-percent of their attempts for the Miners, contributed 16 points,
17 minutes.
with
a game-high 21 point .
Ed
four
rebounds
and
two
assists.
from
the
field.
The
East
Kentucky
pro"I felt like we played hard,
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/
Shepherd followed with 13
Horton
had
10
points
for
the
Miners.
fessional
basketball
team
shot
66.7East
Kentucky
Miners
rebounded well and got up and down
points for the Lady Rebel '.
East Kentucky led 85-74 at the end Boo Jackson recorded another
the floor against a very good basket- percent from behind the three-point
In another semifinal matchup
of
the
third
quarter.
double-double
for
the
Miners
In
The
Miners
converted
on
27-ofline.
ball team," said East Kentucky Coach
game
versus
Shaun Fountain led the way for Monday's
32
free
throw
attempts.
Kevin Keathley. "Having six different
East Kentucky jumped out in front Pittsburgh with a game-high 26 points. Pittsburgh.
(See PHELPS, page two)
~ players in double figures scoring is
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18, 2008
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LCA ·receives penalties
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXiNGTON
Lexington
Christian
Academy has been penali:t.ed
for a violation of KHSAA
Bylaw
10 (recruitment).
Penalties included a $3,000
fine, rcstllution Cor the
KHSAAs investigation in the
amount of $10,982.50 and
one year of probation. LCA
representatives
are
also
required to appear before the
KHSAA Board of Control at
its February meeting to discuss their athletic program
and provide new policies and
procedures developed to prevent future occurrences.
"We conducted a detailed
investigation. working with
the administrators and stafr at
the
school."
KHSAA
Commissioner
Brigid
DeVries said. "We found that
over the last few years there
were inconsistencies with
regard to financial aid and the
lack of policies in place at
LCA which comply with
KHSAA bylaws. New policies and procedures the
school adopts will hopefully
prevent future problems in
this area," DeVries concluded.
National City Trophy Tour
kicks off: For the fifth consecutive year, National City
as title sponsor of the Boys'
S -..yeet 16 State Basketball
Tournament will again tour
the championship trophy at
selected games. The 2007-08
tour kicked otT recently at thq
Bobby
Keith/iHigh.com
Cla~sie.
On the tour, students are
able to pick up scholarship
application forms on each
stop (forms may also be
accessed through the KHSAA
website). Again this year, 16
boys and 16 girls (one boy
and one girl from each
region) will receive a onetime $1,000 scholarship courtesy or National City.
Scholarship recipients will
be honored with a reception
prior to the Championship
game of the
National
City/KHSAA Boys' Sweet 16
as well as being recognir.eJ
on the floor during the contest. The scholarship application deadline is Friday, Feb.
22.
Following is a list of trophy
tour
stops:
Dec.
14-Bobby Keith/ihigh .com
Cla~sic at Clay County High
School; Jan. 15-Covington
Catholic at Holmes; Jan.
18-Greenwood at Bowling
Green; Jan. 22- Owcn~horo
at Apollo; Jan. 25- Tates
Creek at Bryan Station; Feh.
1-Ballard at Eastern; Feb.
9-Danville at Boyle County;
Feb. 11-Rosc Hill at Ashland
Bla~:er.
Back for a second year is
the website (www.sweet16.org) created around the
Sweet 16. This site, aimed at
reaching the high school market, allows students to post
photos, videos, view past
scholarship winners, download a scholarship application, check scores and will
include student blogs during
the Sweet 16.
State tournament tickets:
Tickets to the 2008 National
City/KHSAA Boys' and
Houchens/KHSAA
Girls'
State Basketball Tournaments
continue to be on sale through
the KHSAA office and online
at khsaa.org. At this time,
only full tournament sets of
tickets (one ticket to each of
the eight sessions) are available. Lower arena seats are
priced at $116 each and upper
arena scats arc priced at $66
each. Tickets will be on sale
· through the KHSAA until
Feb. 22. Beginning March 2.
ticket<; will only be available
through the Rupp Arena
(boys) and Diddle Arena
(girls) box offices and/or the
venue's respective online
ticketing agent.
Slone leads Tigers past Johnson entrall
J
TIMES STAFF REPORT
. PAINTSVILLE - Senior guard Landon Slone scored a game-high 35j
points Tuesday night as the host Tigers defeated crosstown rival Johnson!
.Central 104-75. Paintsville jumped out in front in the first quarter andl
defeated the Golden Eagles convincingly. Shane Grimm followed
VanHoose in the Paintsville scoring column, finishing with :25 points.
The Tigers outscored Johnson Cenlral 28-10 in the opening quaner.
PaintsviJlc eventually toted a 56~21 lead into halftime. J.D. VanHoose aidcdj'
the Paintsville scoring elTort with 17 poinl!>. Justin Murray, a transfer from
Johnson Central, added 15 points for the Tigers. Blake Bundy neUcd eight
points for host Paintsville in the 57th District showdown.
lan'Wclch led Johnson Central with a team-high 20 point<>,
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PAINTSVILLE 104, JOHNSON CENTRAL 75
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JOHNSON CENTRAL (8-8) - Dale 8, Whitalcer 2, Crum 7,
Blankenship 13, Welch 20, Stacy 2, Parker 12, Smith 2, Conley 9.
PAINTSVILLE (13-2)- Slone 35, VanHoos~ 17, Bundy 8,0rlmm 25,
Mun-ay 15, Pack 1, Reynolds 3.
Johnson Central... ... lO 21 25 19-75
Paintsvillc ...............28 28 22 26-104
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Three Miners named All-Stars
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE
The
East
Kentucky Miners will have three representatives at the 2008 CBAAll-Star
Classil.: on Jan. 22 in Yakima, Wash.,
home of the Yakama Sun Kings. East
Kentucky players James "Boo"
Jackson, Josh Pace and Mike Dean
have been picked tor the upcoming
CBA All-Star event. Dean earned his
nod a~ a member of the Rio Grande
Valley Silverados. He scored 16
point<> for the Miners Monday night
in his debut in an Elli>t Kentucky uniform.
Pace is currently third in the CBA
in scoring, averaging 23.2 points per
game. He leads the CBA in tripledoubles.
Jackson is sixth in the CBA in
scoring with a 20.6 points per game
average for the Miners. Jackson leads
the CBA in double-doubles.
The East Kentucky trio will play
for the American Conference All~Star
team.
Pace and Jackson are former CBA
American Conference Player of the
week honorees.
Minot Coach Chris Daleo will
guide the American Conference AllStars. Yakima Coach Paul Woolpert
has been tabbed to lead the National
Conference All-Stars.
ABOUT THE CBA: The
ConLinenta.l Basketball Association
consist~ of the following teams: Ea<;t
·Kentucky Miners, Yakama Sun
Kings, Minot Sky Rocket<;, Albany
Patroons, Rio Grande Valley
Silvcrados,
Oklahoma
Grande
Silverados.
AC. ......... ll
SHELBY VALLEY 59,
PAINTSVll.LE 52
SHELBY VALLEY (11-6)
- Smallwood 1, Cantrell 17,
Perkins 21, Sawyers 4,
Coleman 9, Tackett 5, Wright
PAINTSVILLE (7-7) Adams 6, VanHoose 4, Russell
5, Jarrell 3, Castle 2, Carroll
20, Chafins 12.
sv............ Jo 17 17 15-59
P'ville..... 21 13 10 8-52
OOOth
point for Eagles
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIPPA PASSES_ The
Alice Lloyd College
men's basketball team
split two games last week.
The · Eagles won at
Cincinnati
Christian
University, 70-67 and lost
to Indiana University
Southeast, 91 -70. In the
game against CCU. Alice
Lloyd trailed by 14 points
at halftime and was trailing by 18
points
with 10
minutes
remain ing. The
Eagles,
however,
fought
back to
take
a
two-point
lead with
about 20
seconds
RODNEY MITCHELL
to go on a
u r e s .
D i 11 a rd
chipped in
with
7
point~ and
3 assists.
Junior forward/center
Rodney
Mitchell (8 pts., 4 rebs.)
reached a milestone by
scoring his 1,000 point in
an
Eagle
uniform.
Mitchell has been hampered recently with an
injured hack. The former
Clay County standout,
however, appears to be
healing from the injury.
Cavalry, three pointer by Eric
Atlanta Krunk, Butte Daredevils, Mullins. Mullins finished
6 points. Will
Pittsburgh Xp1osion and Great Falls with
Dillard then hit a pair of
Explorers.
photo courtesy of Dusty free throws with about
Layne Photography/ lour seconds to go to help
East Ken\ucky Miners preserve
the victory.
FORMER MIDDLE Dillard Jinished wilh 16
TENNESSEE STATE points, 5 assists and 6
UNIVERSITY rebounds. Corey
STANDOUT MIKE
DEAN Is the latest
addition for the East
Kentucky Miners.
Dean most recently
played for the Rio
ONLINE:
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15TH REGION ALL "A"
CLASSIC AT PHELPS
SEMIFINALS
PHELPS 55,
ALLEN CENTRAL 47
PHELPS (7-5) - King 12,
Johnson 6, Riley 16, Hall 13,
McGuire 4, Wolford 4.
ALLEN CENTRAL (2-8)Bilitcr 4, Mullins 2, Johnson
21, Brown 4, Shepherd 13,
Jones 3.
Phelps ..... l6 12 6 21- 55
Hairston had a doubledouble with 15 points and
10 rebounds. Rodney
Mitchell ( 12 pts., 2 rebs.) llj
and William Jones (10
pts., 2 rebs.) were also in
double figures. Corey
Dixon finished with 6
point<; and 6 rebounds.
In the game versus
IUS, Alice Lloyd Lrailed
52-34 at halftime. The
Eagles fought back to cut
the deficit to nine, but
were unable to gel any
were
closer. They
plagued throughout the
game by turnovers ( 19)
and poor shooting (24-of62). Hairston had a solid (~
outing with 20 points and
4 rebounds . Daniel Day
( 12 pts., 8
rebs.) and
Dixon (11
pts.,
9
rehs.) were
also
in
double fig-
! Rodney Mitchell
Phelps
Wednesday night, Shelby
Valley ousted PainLsville 5952.
Eagles defeat
CCV, fall to IUS
flf
MSU track season set to start
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MOREHEAD ·- The
Valley
Morehead State University
men's and women's track
teams will open up the
indoor sca<:on today at the
Cedarville Collegiate Indoor
meet at Ccdru.ville (Ohio)
University's Doden Field
House.
MSU
Last
year,
women's 4 x 800 meter
relay team set a new Duden
Field House record during
the Cedarville meet. The
foursome of Jessica Reyes,
I
Anne Beck, Alex Hunley
and Kim Reiland fini<;hcd in
a time or 10.01.67' beating
the old record of the
Univen;ity of Ddyton's of
10:07.57.
As a team in 2007, the
men's squad finished second
out of 13 teams while the
women placed fourth out or
16 squads.
Next up for both teams
will be
the Middle
Tennessee State University's
Valentine
Invitational
(Indoor) at Murfreesboro,
Tenn. on Saturday, Feb. 9.
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Alex Hammonds,
Allen Central
Boys' Basketball
Sara Johnson,
Allen Central
GirlS' Basketball
9 10 17---47
Dairq
Queen ,.,
SPORTS FAN
of Prestonsburg
OF THE WEEK
ent. You'll stop having the "buts" in these conversations and be the "but".
Enter Jeremy Hall, who went on to be the
Big Ten newcomer of the year at Wisconsin
and lead Pikeville College to the Final Four of
the NATA tournament. Add Thomas Jenkins,
who started at Morehead for Dick Fick before
joining Hall on the run through the NATA tournament at Pikeville.
Add those two players and John Martin
finally made it to the Sweet 16.
He was typical John Martin, too. Always
laughing, always joking. The media fell in love
with him, and when they not only got there but
also won a game, it was all the better. Nobody
deserved it more than John Martin.
We take you on this journey today a couple
of days after the coach reached a huge milestone. On Tuesday night, his Allen Central
Rebels knocked off Sheldon Clark of all people
to give him win No. 500 in his long and storied
career.
On Wednesday, he laughed about it, about
closing down restaurants after winning the All
"A" regional, about people he'd met and those
he'd coached. They were there Tuesday. In the
stands. On his bench. On the other. Sheldon
Clark is coached by Roger Harless, who was
his only assistant the night he led Sheldon
Clark past Elliott County 96-91 in 1978 for win
No. 1. Harless is assisted by .two gentlemen
now, one played in that game; the other was his
manager.
His former players dotted both sides of the
stands. Two Cardinals are the sons of men who
played in that game.
Manin enjoyed telling the tales, including
one from Tuc8day. One of his former players
told him he was glad he won the game Tuesday.
"You go to Powell County Friday, and I just
didn't want to drive that far," the player report- ~
edly said. Martin dellnitely laughed.
Someone else laughing Wednesday was Bill
Mike Runyon, whose Paintsville teams kept
Martin out of the state tournament all those
years. "There are very few or us who have the
longevity in high school basketball to do this,"
he said, adding that everything he had to say
about Martin was good. "He's dedicated his
entire adult life to teaching kids, and he's
always done a great job."
He then added he wasn't surprised Martin
reached 500 wins. " He's too good not to," he
said.
Too good not to. Couldn't have said it better
myself.
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Is there anything better than·can be said of a ,,..
coach?
Basketball Eagles excel in classroom
TIMES STAFF REPORT
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 of your choice, redeemable at
DAIRY QUEEN OF PRESTONSBURG. When claiming your ice cream
cake, present this newspaper.
MOREHEAD
- The
Morehead State University
men's basketball team had a
solid fall semester academically with five of the l l players
on the 2007-08 active roster
achieving 3.0 grade point (on a
4.0 scale) averages or higher.
"The fact that we had
almost half of our team reach
at leas a 3.0 is a testament to
their character, hard work and
determination to reach their
fullest potential, both on and
orr the court," said MSU Head
Coach Donnie I'yndall. "Our
players understand the importance of gelling an education,
and continue to represent
Morehead State, our program
and themselves in a first-class
manner.
"I am extremely proud of
these young men. We, a<; a
staff, talk to our team all the
time about this experience
being about more than just
basketball. The recent success
in the classroom proves tl1at
they understand and are buying into our philosophy."
MSU Basketball Reunion:
The dates for the second annual MSU Men's Basketball
Reunion
have
been
announced. Former players,
coaches and managers arc
invited to a reception at the
Tyndall home on February I at
6 :30 p.m. Attendees arc also
encouraged to attend the
Eagles' home game against
Kentucky
Chris1:ian
on
February 2 at 7 p.m.
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For more information, or to \"r
RSVP for the event, contact
the MSU men's basketball
oiTice at 606/783-2087.
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Varnado's triple-double helps Miss . State beat Kentucky, 69-64
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
STARKVILLE, Miss. Each
time Jarvis Varnado sent a Kentucky
shot back where it came from, he
could reel Mississippi Stale gaining
strength Tuesday night.
Varnado finished with a tripledouble that included I 0 blocks in a
69-64 win over Kentucky that helped
the Bulldogs lO a 3-0 start in
Southeastern Conference play and
their seventh straight win .
"1 can feel my teammates get into
it and the crowd get into it," Varnado
said. "It gets us pumped up to go
make a stop on the defensive end."
Mississippi State (12-5) came up
with just enough stops to edge past
Kentucky (7-8, 1-1) after the
Wildcats cut the B ulldugs · lead to as
little as three late. The win gave
Mississippi State two straight wins
over Kentucky ror just the second
time.
"Any time you can beat a
Kentucky
team it's
special,"
Mississippi State coach Rick
Stansbury said. "We have had to
make some adjustments, but we are
linding ways to win as a team."
The Bulldogs. who came into the
game as the nation' s leader in field
goal percentage defense and No. 2 in
blocks, are doi ng il wi th defense.
They built an 12-point lead over
the Wildcats early in the second half,
but had to hold on late after Kentucky
held them without a field goal in the
final 6:26.
Kentucky cut the lead to three
l wice in lhe final minutes, but
Mississippi State made 13 of 18 free
throws in the fi nal 3:08 to seal the
game.
"We knew we had lost a couple of
closer games like that at the beginning of the year," guard Phil Turner
said. "We felt like as a team we trusted each other. We knew that was our
victory."
Jamont Gordon finished wi th 24
points a nd Varnado, the nation 's leading shot blocker. fini shed with 10
points and 12 rebounds. It was just
the third tli plc-douhlc in school history and the first to include doubledigit blocks. Varnado has had 10 or
more blocks three times this season.
"He changes that game around the
rim," Stansbury said. 'That is for
sure. Any time you earn a triple-double is impressive, and to do that with
blocked shuts is even more impressive."
Charles Rhodes added 12 points
for Mi ssissippi Stale and Turner
added 11 .
Beh ind Varnad o'1. oul!>tretched
arm, Mississippi State pulled away
from Kentuck y in the first half with a
20-8 run that helped them to a 32-27
halftime lead. But the Wildcats raJ
lied late behind Joey C rawford and
Ramel Bradley.
They helped Kentucky get· as close
as 67-64 on Crawford's 3-pointer in
the final seconds. B ut Barry S te wa rt
~ealed the game with two free th rows .
Bradley finished with 22 points
and .Crawford had 20. But Varnado
was instrumental in shutting down
Kentuc ky 's leading scorer, Patrick
Patter son, who finish ed with 10
points and was ine ffective under the
haskct.
"Our margin fo r error is small,"
Kentucky coach Billie Gillespie said .
" We have to have production from a
lot of folks. As you get into conference play seniors end up having to
~houlder mnsl o f the load. T Lhink
there is a bit of a maturity factor
there."
Turner said the Bulldogs were
ready for e verything the Wildcats
could come up with.
" (The coaches) had it down to an
exact science ," Turner said. " We
knew what they were going to run
every single time. All we did was jusL
defend and listen to what the scouting
report said."
Herd drop road
gametoECU
TIMES STAFF REPORT
GREENVILLE, N.C. . - Ea<;t
Carolina's 12-0 n m with seven minute~
remaining propelled the P irates to a 7562 win over visiting M arshall in
O m fc rcnce USA men's basketball
action at Minges Coliseum on
Wednesday night.
M arshall (9-6, 1-2 C-USA) led 56-51
before East Carolina (7-8, 1-1) went on
the back-breaking run that saw the
Thundering Herd go scoreless tor nearly
six minutes en route to snapping a twogame losing streak to MU.
"It's tough to win a game when you
go 14-of-23 from the frcc--tlu·ow line and
tum the ball over l 9 times, especially on
the road,., first-year M arshall head coach
Donnie Jones said.
''lt was a game of runs and we had a
chance,'' Jones said. ' 'They got up early,
then we battled back bul they made
plays to win. Hinnant made some big
shots like we knew he was capable of."
"Our team is sm.1ggling with the loss
o f Markel," Jones said. "He has been
limited in practice and limited on the
floor tonight. I probably played him too
long; it wa<: a fmsu·ating night for him."
Marshall, alter dropping two straight
and iL<> posting its lirst C-USA road loss,
will return home for a Saturday night tilt
with UAB at the Cam Henderson
Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
WKU heats Florida Atlantic
BOWLiNG GREEN - Courtney
Lee scored 27 points as Western
Kentucky coasted 10 an 80-62 victory
over Florida Atlantic Wedne¢ay night.
Ire hit four 3-pointers, shooting 11of-21 from the floor, a<; the Hilltoppcrs
(13-5, 5-1 Sun Belt Conference) buill a
19-point lead at halftime and led by as
many as 27 points.
The Owls (5-13, 1-6) suugglcd in the
first half on J O-ot~Q9 shooting (34.5 percent).
Webtern Kentucky trailed 16-13 with
12:33 remaining in the halr, but then
went on a 16-0 run ro go up 29-16 with
8: 10 left in the half. Tyrone Brazelton
scored nine consecutive point<; during the
spurt.
Brazelton finished with l7 point-; for
the Hilltoppers.
Carderro Nwoji paced ,. R orida
Atlantic with 19 points.
. No. 1 North Carolina holds off Georgia Tech
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Don't miss the end of any of
North Carolina's conference
road games this season.
The top-ranked Tar Heels
have played two Atlantic Coast
C.onference games away from
home and both have been
cliffhangers lhey have managed to win to remain unbeaten.
"1t says we have matured a
lot;' junior Danny Green said
Wednesday night after his free
throw with 22 seconds left
proved the di !Terence in North
Carolina's 83-82 victory over
•. Georgia Tech.
The game wa<;n't decided
Tyler
Hansbrough
until
blocked Elvis Peacock' s shot
and Peacock couldn't hit a follow jumper after grabbing the
loose ball.
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"I feel very lucky," Tar
Heels coach Roy Williams
said.
Tt was the second squeaker
in two ACC road games for
North Carolina (18-0. 3-0),
which beat Clemson 90-88 on
Wayne Ellington's 3-puinter
with .4 seconds lert in overtime.
"Last year this time, things
were going the olher way,"
North Carolina's Marcus
Ginyard said. "This year
speaks volumes about how we
have matured.
"We arc making that extra
effort."
In other games involving
ranked teams on Wednesday, it
was: No. 2 Memphis 77, Rice
50; No. 7 Duke 70, Florida
Stale 57; Texas Tech 68, No.
10
Texas
A&M
53;
Massachusetts 82, No. 14
Dayton 71; No. 18 Mississippi
89, Florida 87; Temple 78, No.
20 Xavier 59; and No. 25
Villanova 76, DePaul69.
Hansbrough scored 27
points and the one big block.
Georgia Tech (7-9, 0-3) had
. the one last chance at the upset
but Peacock's shot rimmed out.
Peacock insisted that someone hit his hand on the first
shot, but he made no excuses
about the second attempt.
"Tt was the cleanest shot
you' 11 ever get in .a basketball
game," he moaned . "Next
time, it's going in."
Hansbrough finished 7-or14 from the field and kept getting to the foul line, where he
had more attempts (15) than
Georgia Tech's entire team
., (10). The burly, 6-foot-9 junior
made 13 free throws, and
North Carolina needed every
one of them.
"My race really got beat
up," said Hansbrough, who
also had ll rebounds. "Tt was
really, really rough."
North Carolina is orr lo its
best start since the 1985-86
team began tl1e season with 2 1
straight wins. Another encouraging sign tor the Tar Heels:
This is their lirsl 3-0 start in the
conference since 2004-05, and
that team went on to claim the
NCAA championship.
This season, they have won
all but four of their games by
double figures. North Carolina
came into Atlanta averaging
92.2 points and winning by an
average margin
22. 1.
The Tar Heels pulled even
at 70 on Ty Lawson's threepoint play with 8:52 remaining
but the Yellow Jackets kept
matching North Carolina sh ot
for shot. Jeremis Smith hit two
free throws witl1 1: 13 remaining to make it 82-82.
Smith led the Yellow
Jackets with 15 p oints and
Peacock had 14.
The Tar Heels snapped a
four-game losi ng streak against
Georgia Tech in Atlanta by
going 2 1-of-26 at the foul line
while the Yellow Jackets were
8-of- 10.
or
'"We were lucky in a way,"
Han'>brough said. ' We didn' t
make our shots at the end or
the game."
No.2 Memphis 77, Ri ce 50:
Chris Douglas-Roberts and
Doneal Mack both scored 16
point<; and Joey Dorsey had
nine points and 14 rebounds
for the visiting Tigers ( 16-0, 30 Conference USA), who have
won 35 consecutive regularseason g<unes and 26 in a row
in league play.
Paulius Packcvicius had ·13
points and 12 rebounds to lead
the Owls (3- 13,·0-3), who have
lost six straight.
No. 7 Duke 70, Florida St.
57: Jon Scheyer scored 21
poinLs and the Blue Devils ( 141, 2-0 ACC) made eight
straight free throws in the linal
l :34 to snap a two-game losing
streak to the Sem inoles.
Flmida State took it<; only
lead of the second half at 55-54
on Jason Rich's layup with
3:45 left before the visitors put
the game away with a closing
16-2 run.
Rich had all 18 or his points
in the second half for Florida
Stale ( 12-6, l -2).
Texas Tech 68, No. I 0
Texas A&M 53: Bob Knight
THE PAYOFF: Bears'
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TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - Take any team at any level,
from little league to the NBA, and put them on a
win streak that rcachc.<; double digit<; and excite, ment is going to be in the air. The Pikeville
, CollcO'e Bears arc no different.
Th~ Bears are coming off their 11th straight
'
win a 93-61 vict01y over Berea College that
, them to 14-2 on the season. T_1ey
l ' ve gone
pushes
rrom getting one single , sohLary v?te m the NATA
Div. I preseason poll to 23rd m the country.
Without a doubt, the Learn is thrilled to be where
it is at this point.
"Had you told me the night we lost . at
Bluefield (a 92-82 decision) that we'd be at mtdJanuary and still not have lost again, I'~- ha~e
thought you were ready for an asylum, ~atd
Coach Kelly Wells. "I still have a hard tJ.me
believing it."
.
.
One of the things that makes this run espectal
ly improbable is that iL has come, larg~ly, .awa~
from home. In fact, only the first two wms m the
I
became the first men's
Division I coach with 900 wins
when th e Red Raiders ( 10-6, 11 Big 12) beat the Aggies for a
thi rd straight time when Lhey
were ranked in the top 10. The
67-year-old Kn ight has been a
head coach for ,12 years at
three Division I schools. He
got his t OOth victoty at Aln1y.
then moved to Indiana, where
his Hoosiers went 662-239 and
won three national champi
onships from 197 1-2000.
Martin Zcno scored 19
points for Texas Tech .
Josh Carter and Joseph
Jones scored 11 p oints each for
the visiting Aggie.<; (15-2, 1-1),
who h ad their worst shooting
game or the season (34 percent) and committed a seasonhigh 20 turnovers.
Massac husetts 82, No. 14
Dayton
7 1: Ricky Harris
scon:d 22 points and Chris
Lowe added 19 for the
Mi nntemen (12-4, 1-1 Atlantic·
10), who won in Dayton for a
second straigh t season and
snapped the Flyers' 13-game
winning streak.
Brian R oberts had 21 points
l'o r the F lyers ( 14-2, 2-1), who
finished 4-of-25 from 3-point
range.
No. 18 Mississippi 89.
Florida 87: Dwayne Curtis had
20 points and 12 rebounds and
freshma n Trevor Gaskins
scored 19 points for the Rebels
( 15- 1.
2- 1
Southeastern
Conterem:e), who ended a sixgame losing streak 10 Florida.
lt was the first win for O le
M iss again~l the two-li me
defending national champions
since 2002 and the Rebels are
off to their best start since they
started 16-1 in 1925-26.
Ni ck Calathes and D an
Werner h ad 16 points each for
the visi ting Gators ( 15-3, 2-1 ),
who took advantage of poor
free throw shooting by
Mississippi down the stretch to
wipe out most of a 16-p oint
lead.
Temple 78, No. 20 Xavier
59: Dionte Christmas sco red
19 of h is 23 points in the sec
ond hal f and Mark Tyndale
added 22 points for the Owls
(7-8, 1- 1 Atlan~c 10), who beat
a ra nked Qpponcnt for the first
time in two years.
Derrick Brown had 14
for
the
VISiting
points
Musketeers (14-4, 2- l), who
had won six in a row by <m
average margin of 25.3 points
since losing to Tennessee on
Dec. 22.
No. 25 Villanova 76,
DePaul 69: Scutrie R ey nolds
•
Wln
scored 21 p oints an d the
Wildcats (12-3, 2-2 Big East)
used a late 15-0 run to rall y for
the home victory. Reynolds' 3pointer with 30 seconds lert
made it 72-66 and he m ade two
free throws wi th 13 seconds
left.
Draelon Burns scored 27
points for the Blue Demons (79, 3-2) who stunned the
Wildcats with an 84-76 win in
the conference opener on Jan.
photo by Jamie Howell
3.
\-%mens Basketball
Dunlap named SEC
freshman of the week
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON
Kentucky's Victoria D unlap
(Nashville , Tenn.) was named
the Southeastern Conference's
Freshman of the Week for the
second time this season after
averaging 11.0 points, 8.0
rebounds, and 3.5 blocks in the
Wildcats' two league wins last
week, the league office in
Birmingham, Ala., announced
Monday.
Dunlap hit 7-of-8 from the
floor vs. Mississippi State to
lead UK with her second-best
career total with 17 points. She
also pulled down a Leam-besl
nine rebou nds against the
L ady Bulldogs, all detenstve
boards, which set a new career
high tor the freshman. Sh e
grabbed a team-high eight
rebounds in UK 's 60-58 win
over Florida and tied her
career-high with three blocks
against the Gators. She went
on to swat a career-best four
blocks against MSU.
D unlap h as started in all 16
games this season at the forward position. Overall, she
ranks third on the team in scoring (8. 1 poi nts per game) and
is tied for first with senior
Sarah Ell iott (McKee) with 6.4
rebounds per game. She also
leads the team in steals with 30
on the year.
This is the th ird year the
SEC h as
recog ni 'f,ed
a
Freshman of the Week award.
The weekly award marks UK 's
fourth SEC Freshman of the
Week. Jun io r Carty Ormerod
(Louisville) also received the
honor twice during the 200506 season. Tennessee f reshman Angie Bjorklund is the
o nly other rookie in the SEC to
receive the honor more th an
o nce this season.
ALLEN CENTRAL ranks as one of the 15th Region's top
boys' basketba11 teams.
Tar Heels lead AP Poll
by JIM O'CONNELL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The la~t of d1e unbcatens arc
1-2-3 in the Top 25- again.
North Carolina, Memphis
and Kansas, the only Division I
teams yet to lose this season,
were the top teams in The
Associated Press' college basketball poll for a seventh sllaight
week Monday.
Arizona State moved in at
No. 22, the Sun Devils· first
ranking since the tinal poll of the
1994-95 season.
North Carolina ( 17 -0), which
beat North Carolina Asheville
and North Carolina State last
week, kept the No. 1 ranking it
has held since the prcsea~on poll.
The Tar Heels received 45 firstplace votes and 1,765 points
from the 72-member national
media panel.
Memphis (15 0) beat East
Carolina and Marshall in its first
two Conference USA games last
week and the Tigers were No. 1
on 24 ballot~ and had 1,739
points.
Kansao:; (16-0), which defeated Loyola (Md.) and Ne braska
last week, received' tlu'CC firstplace votes.
Three teams lost ror the lirst
time last week - Washington
Slate, Vanderbilt and Mississippi
- and each dropped at least two
places in the poll.
UCLA, which downed
Washington State 8 1-74 . on
Saturday, moved up one spot to
fourth and was follo wed by
Geor<J etown, Tennessee, Duke,
Washington State, Indiana and
Texas A&M .
Michigan State, which lost
43-36, to Iowa, dropped five
spots to 11th and was followed
by Butler, Marquette, Dayton,
Vanderbilt,
Pittsburgh.
Wisconsin. Mississippi, Texas
and Xavier.
The last five rd.Il.k.ed teams
were Miami, Arizona State,
Rhode Island, Clemson and
Villanova.
Arizona State (13-2) moved
into the ranldngs on a nine-game
winning streak that includes a 30 start in the Pac-10. It is only the
third time in their 30 years in the
conference the Sun Devil-; have
started 3-0 <md the first time
since 1987-88.
ASU coach Herb Sendek
welcomed the ranking as a sign
that his rebuilding effort is paying oiT. B ut he said it's premarurc for Sun Devils fans to cclebmte.
The Sun De\ ils lost their season opener, 77-54 to lllinois at
the EA Sports Maui Invitational,
and their other loss was in d1eir
only true road game of the season, 62-4 7 at Nebraska. The
must impressive wins have been
over Xavier, Oregon and
Arizona, a 64-59 overtime victory last week,
Arizona State is l l-0 at home
this season after finishing 7-11
there !a~t season. The tlu·cc conterence home wins are one-third
the total the Sun Devils had in
the pre\ious four seasons.
Fre.c:;hman James Harden,
Arizona State's first McDonald's
All-American since 1984, leads
the Sun Devils in scoring (1 &.2)
and is shooting 54.9 percent
fmm the field. including 44.7
from 3-point range. Arizona
State heads to Northern
California this week tor games
against California and Slanford.
Scndck said he's not wonicd
about h is players growing complacent now that they're
achieved a ranking.
Stanford (13-3) dropped our
from N o. 23 after beating
Oregon State 66-46 and losing
71-66 to Oregon lust week. The
Cardinal were ranked in the preseason poll and the first of the
regular season then Jell out 1\.)1'
six week <> before renuning the
past two weeks.
streak thanks to hard work and defense
streak came at the Pikeville College Gym. Since
then, it's been nine in a row, and - with the exception of a pair of games at th e East Kentucky Expo
Center in mid-December - they've all been far
away from Pikeville.
The stretch began with a pre-Thanksgivi ng
win over Cincinnati Christi~ll1 University in the
Pikeville College Thanksgiving Classic, followed
by a Nov. 28 rout of the school's biggest 1ival
Alice Lloyd by a 90-47 fi nal.
Then came December ::tnd rwo wins in the
Roy N . Baker Classic at Bethel College in
McKenzie, Tenn. And while the wins were routo;;
- the combined mm·gin was 75 points -they were
signilicant The Bears had not exactly been road
demons t11e last two-plus seasons.
Tn f~lct, since Randy McCoy stepped down due
to health issues in December 2006, the Hears had
lost 22 of the ir last 24 games played away !"rom
home.
'We talked about it as a staff that we hadn ' t
been a great road team," Wells said. "1t wa<;
something we were definitely concerned about.
B ut thankfully it's well behind us now."
After the pair of wins in the Baker Classic , the
Bears picked up a victory a week later at Brescia,
another NAIA D iv. I opponent. by an 84-69 final.
They came home for a pair of wins at the Expo
Center and then recorded their second forleit or
the season .
Since then. it's been back-lo-back road wins at
Ohio State-Mansfield and then, Saturday, at
Berea.
"Five of these I I wins have been away from
home, and that's something we're very proud of,"
Wells said. "We' ve taken care of business, and
that' · something we weren't able to do us recently a-. a year ago."
·
In the win streak, the Bear · have an average
margin oi' victory or 33.9 points per game.
Defensively, the Bears h ave been fantastic,
h olding opponents to an average M 64.3 poinL<>
per game. ··our defense has heen vc1y good," said
Wells.
On the season, the Bears arc holding opponents to only 41.2 percent shooting and u mere
35.1 percent from tJ1e arc. and, thanks to a dominati ng inside presence, the team has a rebounding
m argin of 14.2 per game, which is second in the
entire counuy. The Bears ru·c pulling down 60
percent of missed shots this season.
Tn addition, the Bears are leading the nation by
averaging 15 steals per game. more than twice the
number of their opponents. Also, d uring the win
streak. they have allowed 70 or more points only
one time, while being held be low 90 p li nts only
twice.
"It's something we work very hard to do:· the
coach said. "lt's not an ca~y part of tl1e game.
Defending is hard work and not everybody is
willing lo·do it. Thankfull y our team takes pride
in what they do defensively and it's a big reason
we're where we are righ l now.''
Editor's note: l11e Rears were in action
Thursday night on the road in Pippa Passes verSIIS longtime rival Alice Llowl. I11e Pikeville
Alice Lloyd game ended too la.te to make this edi-
tion
�84 •
fRIDAY, JANUARY
18, 2008
THE fLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Same old Tony Stewart tests new Toyota ride at'Daytona
by JENNA FRYER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Unshaven and months overdo for a
haircut, Tony Stewart used his trademark sa.rca<;m to welcome the new
season.
But the fact that the two-time
NASCAR champion showed up tor
preseason testing - a monotonous
three-day session he's skipped the
last three years- suggests he's Laking his team's recent switch to Toyota
rather seriously.
Stewart scnlcd behind the wheel
of his No. 20 Camry to learn the
nuances {)f his new car this week,
claiming a quirk in the schedu.l e was
the only reason he arrived at Daytona
International Speedway. He drove
General Motors cars in the lirst nine
years of his Cup career.
"T wouldn't know the diiTerence so
far," he said. "it's hard to say. I mean,
you've got to keep in mind, you're on
a two-and-a-half-mile track and
you're holding it wide open. You're
not going to really feel it until you gel
around other cars. You're not talking
ahuul 20 to 30 horsepower gains to
where you're going to feel it. You're
only talking five lo eight horsepower
difference, and you're not going to
feel that.
"Any driver that says he can feel
that on the race track is lying to you."
Stewart is known for his brutal Lee White, senior vice president of
honesty, which has often gotten him Toyota Racing Development. "The
in trouble. No one is expecting him to challenge here for TRD and Joe
hold hack when it comes to this man- Gibbs Racing is finding a way for our
234 engineer-driven associates to
ufacturer change.
He was mighty comfortable dri- contribute to their on-track product in
ving tor General Motors, which tield- a way that makes Tony Stewart better
ed cars that earned him two titles, 32 than he was last year. The guy knows
victmics and more than $63 million how to get it done, and knows how to
in winnings. Even though Joe Gibbs win races:·
But Toyota officials believe
Racing made the switch to Toyota
this season, Stewart still has a cozy Stewart and his JGR teammates
relationship with GM. He races achieved their results by driving at
Chevys in his open-wheel events and 100 percent from green flag to check~
GM is under contract through 2009 to ered llag. They believe Hendrick
sponsor his sprint car teams.
Motorsports dnvers, wbo teamed to
So this new relationship with win 18 of 36 races last season, tended
Toyota could be tricky, especially if to be in a cruise control mode at 95
the manufacturer struggles the way it percent until it was time to kick it into
did last season, it<> first at the Cup gear in the waning laps.
The difference, White said, was
level. Toyota teams bad difficulty
making races last year and failed to the
technological
advantages
reach Victory Lane, with Dave Hendrick had over Gibbs and equal
Blaney's third-place rinish at ing it out is the challenge Toyota
Talladega and Brian Vickers' tifth- faces.
place finish at Charlotte the only top"Those guys just always seemed
fives for the Camry.
to have a little left in the tank, or if
rr the Camry can't consistently run they made a mistake, they didn't have
up front this season, Stewart is cer- . to go hang it out and take exceptiontainly not going to stand for it. Toyota al chances," WhiLe said. "And rm
officials arc keenly aware that placat- hoping and l'm optimistic that we can
ing a frustrated Stewart could be their develop the relationship of our organization and the Gibbs organization
biggest challenge or 2008.
"I think there is one thing that to add it up and come up with somemakes Tony Stewart happy, and that's thing close to the Hendrick organizagetting the hardware under his scat so tion."
he can go fast and win races," said
The lirsltest will be next month's
"We have the same passion and
season-opening Daytona 500, a race
that Stewart is often favored to win. desire to win, and when you have that
His Greg Zipadelli-led team has con- and when you have a combination
sistently dominated Spcedwceks, like that, you work really hard to proonly to falter on race day through tect it," Stewart said. "I think Zippy
fluke incidents of untimely mechani- and 1 arc now that position to where
we don't see each other doing somecal failures.
The had luck has baiTied Stewart, thing away from each other. If one of
who used dominating July victories us decides to retire, the other one is
at Daytona in 2005 and 2006 to prove going along with him.
· "If he says 'l'm done, l'm ready to
he can heat the uack in every event
do something di fferenl' then that's
but the "Great American Race."
He· d love for that to change this probably when 1'11 say !'m ready to
year, the 50th running of the Daytona do something ilifferent, too."
500. But the histmical significance
State Water Heaters to sponsor
had little impact on Stewart. When
asked what winning this year's race Riggs in No. 66: HaM CNC Racing
would mean, he ilidn't miss a beat: has announce it has entered into a
"111e same as what it would have multi-year, global, business-to-busimeant to win the 49th edition last ness partnership with State Water
Heaters to be a primary sponsor of
year," he deadpanned.
The combination of Stewart's the No. 66 with Scott Riggs. The promood swings and the struggles that gram also includes primary placemight come with Toyota could make ment for select races with Jeremy
this a trying season for Zipadelli, who Mayfield on the No. 70 and an assohas weathered his share of drama in ciate sponsorship position on both
his nine years as Stewart's crew , cars for the full 2008 season.
Riggs is in his first season with
chief.
Bur th~ duo sticks together Haas CNC Racing, having moved
through good times and had. H over from the No. 10 car. In 133
t11cre's o.ne person in the garage that career starts in the Cup Sc!ies, Riggs
can calm the driver and clean up his has four top-tive and 15 top-10 finmesses, it's Zipadelli. The two have ishes, as well as three poles.
Mayfield drove the final four races
the longest continuous driver-crew
chief relationship in the Cup Series or2007 with Haas CNC Racing's No.
now that Robbie Reiser has stepped 66 and will slide over into the No. 70
off of Mall Kenseth's pit box.
this year.
,Earnhardt feeling the pressures
behind wheel ·of new Hendrick car
NASCAR's most
popular driver tests
for sport's top team
as latest addition
by JENNA FRYER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. is
already feeling the pressure,
and the season hasn't even
started.
As his winless streak
nears two years, NASCAR's
most popular driver knows
he must produce in his new
Hendrick Motorsports ride.
Anxious about the new job
and the pressure of driving
for the elite team , Earnl1ardt
showed up a week early at
preseason testing just to talk
to his new teammates.
Back this week to actually
drive his No. 88 Chevrolet,
Earnhardt went right to work.
His single lap speed of
185.820 ·mph on Tuesday
morning easily beilered the
mark of 184.782 mph set by
teammate Jimmie Johnson in
last week's session, and
Earnhardt was lOth fastest
when drafting began in the
afternoon.
"I just like running up
front every week," he said. "I
like going to the racetrack
and being ... toward the top
of the chart, at least on the
left side of the page in practices."
Tt 's a good start to a fresh
season. one without the
drama that engulfed him last
year when he publicly
sparred with stepmother
Teresa. His unhappiness was
painfully evident this time
last year, when he used his
media availability session at
testing to reveal their relationship "ain't no bed of
roses" and said contract
negotiations
with
Dale
Earnhardt Tnc. were tense.
Four months later, he
decided to leave his late
father's
company
and
embarked on the most fren~;ied free agency in NASCAR
history. Courted by just about
every car owner in the industry, he settled on Hendrick in
June and anxiously awaited
switching teams.
Now that he's officially a
Hendrick driver. he knows
the
expectations
arc
immense. Hendrick drivers
won 18 of 36 races last season. and Johnson is the twotime defending Cup champion.
Earnhardt,
meanwhile,
hasn't won since May 6,
2006, in Richmond, a span of
62 races.
"There's a little bit less
pressure in certain areas and
more pressure in other
areas," he said. "T didn't have
to worry about job security
when T was over at my other
job, but l 'vc got to worry
about that now. I think if 1 do
what I've been doing, I
should be fine. But with
being the son of the guy who
buill the place, you can get
away with a few more things
than most guys could.
"But l'vc got a really good
owner that makes me feel
comfortable, and so that
eases a lot of other pressures,
talking to him and hearing
from him and listening to his
thoughts on what we're
doing. It takes away some
pressure from that side or it."
The expectations clearly
exist, though, and crew chief
Tony Eury Jr. did his part to
pile on by predicting Monday
the team will win four races
this season. He didn't back
oiT the number when pressed
Tuesday, either.
"You try to find a realistic
number because too many
people try to get you to make
predictions and want you to
say 'We'rc .gonna win 11, or
we can for sure gel 10.' "
Eury said. "But four should
be simple. I mean, I look at
how competitive we ran last
year - and things happened
- and if we close out them
deals this year, we should be
able to win four races easily.
''I'm not guaranteeing
anything. But T'm going to be
disappointed if we don't win
at least four. I know what
kind of equipment we· vc got
around here, know what kind
of people we've got around
us. I don't see any reason
why that shouldn't be our
goal and it should be a reach-
able goal."
Earnhardt refused to play
the prediction game.
"I don't want to sit here
and guess how many races
we'll win," he said. "We'll
win some races. and T expect
to win soon. l'm a good driver with a good leam, and if
we don't make mistakes on a
Sunday we should have great
finishes and win some
races."
All or that has allowed
Earnhardt and Eury to relax a
bit affer a stressful 2007 that
saw them fighting to stay
focused amid all the drama
that surrounded their exit
from DEI. The team failed to
make the Chase, which ultimately freed Eury to go to
Hendrick before the season
ended but still led to a disap'pointing departure.
Now, with a clean slate,
both driver and crew chief
arc excited for the season to
start next month.
"I am 10 limes happier,"
Eury said. "And you can sec
it on Dale Jr.'s face. He's
more pumped up than ever.
He's pumped up to be down
here, and the main sign was
he showed up last week at the
test. He used to never want to
be at the race track, and this
year he's down here hanging
out with the guys and his
teammates.
"We really just can't wait
to get rolling."
CINCINNATI - One season into his first job as an NFL
defensive coordinator, Mike
Zimmer had a problem.
His Dallas Cowboys had
trouble stopping the run in
2000, so be visited some of his
coaching friends to get advice.
One or his stops was
Baltimore, where Marvin
Lewis' defense had just helped
the Ravens win a Super Bowl.
"For a couple of days, we
talked football," Zimmer said.
"Our philosophies were very
similar. L learned a lot from
him at that time, and we
became pretty good against the
run after that."
Lewis'
advice
helped
Zimmer, who is now in position to return the favor.
The 51-year-old Zimmer
was introduced Wednesday as
the Cincinnati Bengals' nexl
defensi vc coordinator, their
third since Lewis became head
coach before the 2003 season.
During Lewis' five years, he
has failed to gel lhe defense ur
to standards.
Picking the next coordinator was one of the most significant decisions of Lewis'
career. lf the defense continues
to struggle, Lewis' coaching
reputation will take a huge hit.
''It's an important hire for
me and for our program,"
Lewis said Wednesday. "The
thing he's kind of charged with
f
is providing an identity to our players would say I'm a tough
coach.
defensive football team."
"Typically, I'm a little bit of
So far, the defense has been
identified with nothing but a hollerer and a screamer and
those kinds of tl1ings. 1'11 be
trouble.
It led the league in extremely demanding."
·Lewis used Zimmer's hirturnovers in 2005, when the
Bengals had their only win- ing to addre~s a few other offning record under Lewis and season issues. He reiterated
made their only playoff that the offense is in for some
appearance
since
1990. changes, too, even though
Otherwise, the unit has coordinator Bob Bratkowski
remains. The Bengals failed to
dragged them down.
Duling four of Lewis' five ·score 20 points in four of the
'
seasons as head coach, the .last tive gan1es.
Cincinnati's running game
defense has ranked 27th or
worst in yards allowed. After a was highly inconsistent last
7-9 finish last season, Lewis season, forcing the Bengals to
coordinator Chuck rely almost exclusively at
fired
Bresnahan and linebackers times on Carson Palmer's
passing.
coach Ricky Hunley.
"We've got to go back and
Lewis has known Zimmer
since the early 1980s, when do the things that I want to see
they were assistant coaches in us do," Lewis said.
One of his biggest chalcollege.
Later,
Zimmer
became the Cowboys' defen- lenges will be handling receivsive coordinator, keeping that er Chad Johnson, who spent
job for seven seasons before the last hal r or the sea~on
becorrung Atlanta's defensive grousing. Johnson was upset
over criticism by fans and
coordinator last year.
With the Falcons still media commentators for his
unsure about their next head look-at-me antics and his oncoach, the assistants were free field eruptions.
The criticism started after
to leave. Lewis liked the idea
of hiring Zimmer, in part he berated Palmer for an interbecause he emphasizes tough- ception during the first half of
a loss to New England.
ness.
"I think you have to coach Johnson kept at it on the :sidetough to be tough," Zimmer line and again while the two or
said. "You have to have that them walked to the locker
mentality that this is lhe line in room for halftime.
Two days later, Johnson
the sand, and we're not letting
acknowledged
that he was the
guys cross it. I'm an aggressive coach. 1 think most of the one at fault on the play
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - Prior to hostmg CBA American Conference
rival Pittsburgh on Monday, East. Ken~ucky made a pair' of
moves. The Miners signed guard Mike Dean, a 6-3 backco'Utt
performer from Middle Tennessee Stale, and in another move,
East Kentucky placed guard Mike Crain on the injured reserve
list due to an elbow injury.
Eatlier in the year, Dean played in 16 games for the Rio
Grande Valley Silverados. The Miners and Silverados are two of
Jour CBA expansion franchises. Dean made II sutrl~. for tb.e
Texas team and stilt ranks as one of the CBA's leading scorers.
"Dean is a proven mid-range shooter with the ability to gel t.o
the fr~ throw line on a regular basis;• said Bast Kentucky Coach
Kevin Keathley. "Right now, we have great team chemistry.
We're looking to make Dean an addition lO our alr{)ady strong
bi.Ulketball team,"
· Dean made his debut for Miners on"Monday night in a home
game versus Pittsburgh at the Ea41 Kentucky Expo Center. Dean
scored 16 points, pulled down four rebounds, dished off two
assists and recorded a steal in 25 mintJtes for the Miners. He
;helped East "Kentucky to a 119-110 win over the Xplosion. Easl
Kentucky improved to 14-13 after posting the win. Dean is avcr;aging 24.5 point.s per game in the 2007-0$ CBA season.
. A product of Valdosta St;:ltc University, Crain is averaging
11.2 points per game and has made 23-of-51 three-point field
goal attempt<>. He bas play~d in 26 games for the Miners, mak;ing 22 starts. Crain is expected to make a speedy recovery and
'quick return to the Ea~t Kentucky roster.
Editor's note: The Min~;rs are on the road in Texas for a
two-game series versus the Rio Grande Valley SilvertUlos.
ONLINE:
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·Bengals head 1n new direction defensively
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CBA: Miners sign Dean, place
Crain on injured reserve
.
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky Miners
because he ran the wrong East Kentucky guard Mike Crain went up for a dunk in
betweenWYMT Mountain Classic games last Friday.
route.
Johnson went on a national
sports show last weekend.
repeated that he didn't like the
criticism, antHsuggested the
Bengals should trade him if
they rhinkhe's a problem.
Lewis listened to the inter- !
TIMES STAFF REPORT
view and didn't find anything
new in it.
; PIKEVIllE- Community involvement rem1.Uns a top priori~
"1 didn't think he said any- ;ry for the Diamond Girls, official dance team of the East
thing ditierent," Lewis said Kentucky Miners. Members of the Diamond Girls dunce team
Wednesday. "He felt like he will serve as juoge:; at the 6th Annual Winterfest Cheer and
was unduly chastised or Dance Championships on Saturday, Jun. 16 at the Mountain Arts
ridiculed ror being this or that. Center in. Prestonsburg. The Diamond Girls wlll also perform
"But you have to go back during the Winte1fest Ch~cr and Dance Championships. The 6th
and accept what being a pro is, Annual Winterfest Cheer and Dan~:e Championships i~ sched·
and that's part of it with all of ulcd to get underway at 9 a.m.
us, and we can go forward and
Squads set to compete in the East Kenmcky cheer and dance
play. There will be no trade of competition include Pee Wee, .Elementary, Jr. High, JV/GirJs'
Chad Johnson. We can repeat Varsity, Boys' Varsity; Pee-Wee All-Star, Jr. Prop All-Star, k All·
it again."
St•u· and Sr. All-Star groups.
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N.Y. Giants 21, Dalla!> 7
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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11203 Main St. Box 910 Martin, KY 41649
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
First Assembly of God, Martin: Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Serv1ce. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Lone Vannucci. Minister.
In Victory Assembly of God, Wes1 Prestonsburg;
Sunday School, 10:00; Worship Sel\'ice, 11:00 & 6:30;
Wednesday Evening, 6:30; Gaty Stanley, Pastor.
New Bethel Assembly of God, Bum1ng Fork Rd.,
Salyersville: Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Arthur (Sam) SmHh,
Minister.
Praise Assembly, 1 mileS. of Prestonsburg, intersection
of Rt. 80 and U.S. 23; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.;
J M. Sloce. M111ister.
BAPTIST
Allen First Baptist, Allen: Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Amold Tumer, Minister.
Auxier Freewil Baptist, Auxier; Sl.flday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship SeMCe, 11 a.m. and 6 pm.; Thursday, 7 p.m.;
Bobby Spencer, Pastor.
Ball Branch Regular Baptist Church, Mousey Ky;
Worship Service, 9:30; Evety third Sat. and Sun. of each
month; Roger Hiclls, Pastor; Ralph Howard, Asst. Pastor.
Contact Kermit Newsome 606-377-6881 for more infor·
malion
Benedict Baptist, Slick Rock Branch, Cow Creek;
Sunday ?chOOI, 10 a.m; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6
p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.: Gordon Fitch, Minister.
Betsy Layne Free Will Baptist, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tracy
Patton, Minister.
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Big Sandy Community and Technical College Baptist Student
Union, J 1CY2; Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.; Vera Joiner, 886-3863, ext.
67267.
Bonanza Freewill Baptist, Abbott Creek Road. Bonanza; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jimmy
D. Brown, Minister.
Brandy Keg Freewill Baptist, Com Fori<; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Sel\'ice. 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Roger Music. Milser.
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 AddHion; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worshp SeiVlce, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7
p.m.; Paul D. Coleman. Minister.
Cow Creek Freewill Baptist, Cow Creek; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Sunday, 11 am. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Nathon Lafferty,
Minister.
Daniels Creek Baptist Fellowship Churcll of God, Banner.
Services: Saturday night, 7 p.m.; Sunday morning, 11 a.m.: Sunday
night, 7 p.m.; Henry Lewis, Minister.
Drift Freewill Baptist, Drift; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, 6:30p.m. Jim Fl61ds, Minister.
Endicott Freewill Baptist, Buffalo; Sun. School, 10 am.; Church
e-~ery Sun. Morning 11 :15 a.m.; Wed. evening_ Bible Study & Prayer
Meet1!1Q, 7:00 p.m.; Thtrd Sun. eventng SeiVlce, 6 p.m.; Rrst Sat.
e-~ening Service, 7 p.m. Hobert Meek, Pastor, welcomes evetyone.
Faith Bible Church, an independenfBaptist Churdl, loc<ited on 1428,
between A8en &Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Sunday Momng, 11
a.m.; Sunday Evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer, 6
p.m.: Pastor, Rev. Bob W~eman.
Faith Freewill Baptist, 114 mile above Worldwide Eqpt. on Rt. 1428;
Sunday 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; Sunday School, 9:45a.m.; Worship SeiVce, 11
a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Randy Osborne, Minister.
First Baptist, Martin: Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worsh~ Servte, 11
a.m. Sunday Even1f19 SeiVlce I p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Graydon
Howard, Minister.
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First Baptist, Prestonsburg, 157 South Front Street; Sunday
School, 9:45a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wed., 6:30
p.m.: Jerry C. Workman, minister.
Fitzpatrick First Baptist, 1063 Big Branch, P.O. Box 410,
Prestonsburg, KY 41653; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeiVlce,
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; PastorTommy Reed.
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday. 7: p.m.
Free United Baptist, West Prestonsburg; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 am. & 6:30p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p_m.
Grethel Baptist, State Rt. 3379, (Branham's Creek Rd.); Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Wednesday,
6:30p.m.
Garrett Regular Baptist, Route 550, Garrett; Worship Service, 10:30
a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Willie Crace, pastor;
Assist. Larry Patton. Phone 358-4275.
Highland Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School, 9:50 a.m.:
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; David
Garrett, Minister.
Jacks Creek Baptist, Bevinsville: Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Pastor Roger Trusty.
Katy Friend Freewill Baptist, 2 miles up Abbott; Sunday School, 10
a.m.: Worship 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
Service, 11 a.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Johnny J. Collins, Minister.
Lancer Baptist Church; 71 Cooley S1., Prestonsburg, &nday
School. 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 am., Evening Woship,
6:00 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting and Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.;
Pastor Bobby Carpenter
Liberty Baptist, Denver, Sunday Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
11 a.rn. and 6 p.m .. Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Merle Little. Minister.
ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ugon Worship Service, Sunday,
11 :00 a.m. Thursday. 7 p.m.
Martin Branch Freewill Baptist, Estill; Sunday Service, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; 'James
(Red) Morris, Minister.
Martin Freewill Baptist, Martin; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Se~ice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; John L Blair,
Mlflister.
Maytown First Baptist, Main S1., Maytown; Sunday School, 10 am.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 6 p.m.; Bob Vamey,
M1nister.
t4cDowell First Baptist, McDowell; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday. 6 p.m.: Gene
Bracken, Minister.
Middle Creek Baptist, Blue River; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Eugene Cook,
Minister.
Lighthouse Baptist, 2194 KY 'Rt. 1428, Prestohsburg; Sunday
SeiVice, 10 a.m.; Worship Servce, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7
p.m.; Donald Crisp, Minister. horne phone 285-3385
Pleasant Home Baptist, Water Gap Road, Lancer; Sunday School,
10 am .• Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.;
Mark Tackett, Pastor.
Pleasant Valley Old Regular Baptist Church, Tinker Fori<; Meeting
time 1st Saturday & Sunday of each month. 3rd Sunday Evening at
6:00 p.m.: Moderator. Gary Compton; Assist. Moderator, Jimmy
Conley.
Prater Creek Baptis~ Bamer; Sunday School, 10 a.m; Worship
SeMCe, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; J.B. Hall, Pastor.
Phone: (606) 874-3222.
Rock Fork Freewill Baptist; Garrett Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Wendell Crager,
Minister.
Rock Fork Regular Baptist, Garrett Worship Service, 9:30 a.m.;
Jerry Manns, Pastor: Willie Crace Jr., Assistant Pastor.
Salt Lick u_
nlted Baptist, Salt Lick. Hueysville; Worship Service, 2nd
& 4th Sunday, 10.30 a.m.. Pastor, Allen Chaffins, phone 946-2t 23.
Sammy Clark Branch Freewill Baptist, Dana; Sunday School, 10
a m , Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 30 p.m.
Stephens Branch Missionary Baptist, Stephens Branch; Sunday
Service, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m., Wednesday, 6 p.m.
The Third Avenue Freewill Baptist, Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship SeiVice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Phillip
Ramey, Pastor.
Tom's Creek Freewill Baptist, U.S. 23 (north of Layne Brothers);
Sunday School. 10 a.m.; Worship SeiVIC9, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chuck Ferguson, Minister.
Tom Moore Memoria! Freewill Baptist; Cliff Road; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Youth Service. 5:00 p.m.; EVI:lning
Service, 6.00 p.m.; No Service the 1st Sunday of each month;
Wednesday. 7 p.m., Jody Spencer, Minister.
Trimble Chapel Freewill Baptist; Intersection of U.S. 23 and KY 80,
Water Gap; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Morning Worship Service, 11
a.m. and Evening Worship Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7
p.m., Youth Services 7 p.m.; Everyone Welcome.
United Community Baptist, Hwy. 7, Hueysville; Worship Service, 2
p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; Carlos Beve~y, Minister.
Parkway First calvary Pentecostal, Floyd and
Magoffin County Line ;Worship Service, 6:30p.m.; Mike
D. Caldwell. Minister. 297·6262.
Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Holiness, Main St., Martin;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 7 p.m.; 2nd
Sat., 7 p.m.; Thurs.. 7 p.m.; Elllis J. Stevens, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Church, Dwale; Se!VlCes Saturday, 6
p.m.: Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Services, 11 a.m.; No
Sunday Night Service.
PRESBYTERIAN
Drift J!resbyterian, Route 1101, Drift; Worship Service,
11 a.m.
First Presbyterian, North Lake Drive; Sunday School,
9:30 a.m.; Worship Service. 11 a.m. Rev. Vicki Poole,
Father
Damm;
pastor.
Past(Jr
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Seventh-Day Adventist, 5 miles West on Mountain
Parkway; Church Service. 9:15; Sabbath School, 10:45,
John Baker, Pastor, 358·9263; Church, 886·3459, leave
message. Evervone welcome!
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LAmA DAY SAINTS
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints;
Sacrament Mtg . 10'00 a.m.; Sunday School. 11:20 a.m.:
Relief Society/Preisthood/Primary, 12:00 p.m.;
Wednesday. 6 p.m. Church Meeting House address,
Hwy. 80, Martin, KY 41649; Meetmg House telephone
number. 285-3133; Ken Carriere, Bishop.
OTHER
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist, Wheelwright Junction; Sunday Pastor Atha Johnson welcomes evetyone to attend services at the
School, 10a.m.; Worship SeM:e, 11 a.m. and7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 CHURCH of GOD of PROPHECY TRAM KENTUCKY. Sunday
p.m.; Louis Ferrari, Minister.
school1 0 a.m., Worship service 11 am
CATHOLIC
Drift Independent, Drift; Sunday, 11 a.m., Thursday. 6:30p.m.
St. Martha, Water Gap; Mass: Sunday, 11:i 5 a.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m.; Grace Fellowship Prestonsburg,(next to old flea market), Sunday
Sunday.; Father Robert Damron, pastor.
School, 10 a.m. Worship, 11 a.m. Bill S1ukenberg, Pastor 889-0905.
CHRISTl AN
Faith Deliverance Tabernacle, West Prestonsburg; Sunday School,
First Christian, 560 Nortti Arnold Avenue; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.: Thursday. 7 p.m.; Don Shepherd, Minister.
Worship Service, 11 a.m.: Jim Sherman. Minister.
Faith 2 Faith, Harl<ins Ave .• West Prestonsburg; Sunday School, 10
Victory Christian Ministries, 1428 E.; Sunday School, 11:30 a.m.; a.m.; Worship service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Thurs. 7 p.m. Randy
Worship Service, 11 am.; Wednesday, 7 p.m; Sherm Williams. Hagans, Minister. 886-9460.
Minister.·
Faith Fellowship, Allen, Ky. Sun. School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service,
11 a.m.; Sun. Evening, 6 p.m.; Wed, 7 p.m..Carl & Missy Woods,
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Pastors.
Betsy Layne Church of Christ, Betsy Layne; Sunday School, 10 Faith Worship Center, US 460, Paintsville; Worship Service, 11
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; a.m., Thursday, 6 p.m.; Buddy and Maude Frye, Minister.
Tommy J. Spears, Minister.
Full Gospel Community, (formerly of Martin) moved to Old Allen;
Prestonsburg Church of Christ, 88 Hwy. 1428; Worship Service, Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service. 11 am.; Sunday even1ng,
10 a.m. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Richard Kelly and Nelson 6:30p.m., Wed., 6:30pm.: l.avonne Lafferty, Minister.
Kidder, Ministers.
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Lighthouse Temple, Main St. and Hall St; Worship Service, 12 p.m.
Harold Church of Christ, Harold: Sunday School, 10 a.m., Worship and 7 p.m., Wednesday/rriday, 7 p.m.; Roy Cosby, Minister.
Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Willie E. Meade,
Living Water Ministries Full Gospel Church, Rt. 3. just before
Minister.
Thunder Ridge; Wednesday. 7:00 p.m., Sunday Evening. 6:00 p.m.
Highland Church of Christ, Rt. 23. Hager Hill; Sunday School, 10 Pastor: Curt lloward,
a.m.; Worsh•p Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.
Martin House of Worship. Old Post Office St.: Worship Service, 7
Hueysville Church of Christ; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship p.m., Saturday/Sunday.
Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Chester. Varney,
Old Time Holiness, 2 miles up Arkansas Creek, Martin: Sunday
Minister.
School, 11 a.m.; Worship Service. 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; John W.
Lower Toler Church of Christ, Harold; Sunday School, 10 a.m.: Patton, Minister.
Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.;
Spurlock Bible (Baptist), 6227 Spu~ock Creek Rd., Prestonsburg;
Lonie Meade, Minister.
Sllnday School, 10 am.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7
Mare Creek Church of Christ, Stanville: Sunday School, 10 a.m.. p.m.; Jim Stephens, Minister. 886-1003.
Worship SeMCe, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m. ·
Town Branch Church; Sunday School 10 a.m except for first
Martin Church of Christ. Martin: Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Sunday in each month.: Worship Service, Sun. morning 10:00 a.m.;
Service. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Gary Mitchell. Evening 6 p.m.; Wed'lesday, 6 p.m.; No Sunday night services on
Minister.
first Sunday of each month. Tom Nelson, Minister.
Maytown Church of Christ, 66 Turl<ey Creek Rd., Lang !fly. Sunday The Father House, Big Branch, Abbott Creel<; Sunday School, 10
Bible Study 10:00 a.m.• Sunday morning worship 11 :00 a.m., Evening a.m.; Worship Service, 6 p.m.; J.J. Wright, Minister.
Worship 6:00p.m., Wednesday Bible Study 6:00p.m.
The Tabernacle, Rt. 321 (Old Plantation MotaQ, Christian Educator,
Upper Toler Church of Christ, 3.5 mil€s up Toler Creek on right:
10:00; Sunday Moming, 11:00; Sunday Evening, 7:00: Wednesday,
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Se!Vice, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; 7:00; Pastors, Paul and Ramona Aiken.
Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Tommy Dale Bush, Minister.
Youth Fellowship Center, 'Nheelwright; Monday-Tuesday, 6 p.m.;
Weeksbury Church of Christ; Sunday School, 10 a.mm.; Worship Thursday, 7 p.m.
Service, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mike Hall, Minister.
Zion Deliverance, Wayland; Sunday School, 10 a.m.: Worship
CHURCH OF GOD
Ser1ice, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m. Prayer line: 358.
Betsy Layne Church of God, Old U.S. 23; Sunday School, 10:30 2001; Darlene W. Arnette, Pastor
a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.· Taylor Chapel Community Church, formerly the old Price Food
Judrth Caudill, Minister.
Service building, located 1 quarter mile above Worldwide Equipment,
Community Churcll of God, Arkansas Creek. Martin; Worship Rt. 1428. Sun. Bible Study, 10 a.m.; Sun. Morning Service. 11 a.m.:
Sun. Evening, 6:30p.m. Kenny Vanoorpool. Pastor.
Service, 11 a.m.: Friday, 7 p.m.: Bud Crum, Minister.
First Church of God; Sunday School, 1o a.m.; Worship Service, International Pentecostal Holiness Church, 10974 N. Main S1 ,
10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Steven V. Williams, Martin; Rev. Ellis J. Stevens, Senior Pastor.
Pastor.
Rising Sun Ministries, 78 Court Street, A!len, Ky.; Sunday, 10:30
Garrett Churcll of God, Garrett; Sunday School. 10 a.m.: Worship a.m.; Wednesday, 6:30p.m. Pastor: D.P. Curry.
Service, 11 a.m. ; Family Training Hour ·Thursday 7 p.m., Bill B. Churcll of God of Prophecy, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
Tussey. Jr, Pastor
Service 11 a.m., Sunday Night- 6 p.m., Wednesday Night • 6 p.m.
Landmark Church of God, Goble Roberts Addrt1on: Slllday School, Pastor Glenn Hayes. West Prestonsburg.
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 :10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: House of Refuge, Rock Fork: Sunday Evening Worship 6 pm.
Kenneth E. Prater, Jr., Minister.
Monday Bible Study 7:30pm, Wednesday Prayer Meetilg 7:30 pm,
Little Paint First Church of God, 671 Little Paint Road. Eas1 Point; Bill B. Tussey, Pastor
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.: Worship Service. 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday. 7 p..; Charles Heater Jr., Minister.
The Ligon Church of God of Prophecy, Saturday Services, 7:00
p.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Ralph Hall,
Pastor.
EPISCOPAL
St. James Episcopal; Sunday Service, .9:45 a.m.; Holy Eucharist
11:00 a.m. Wednesday Study Group 6:00p.m., Holy Eucharist &
Healing 7:30p.m. Father Johnme E. Ross, Rector.
LUTHERAN
5ll6 Bucks Branch, Martin
US 23 Prestonsburg
Our Savior Lutheran, Sipp Bayes Room Carriage House Motel,
l-800-264-9& !3
1-800-446-9879
Paintsville; Sunday Service, 11 a.m.; WKLW (600 am) 12:05 p.m.;
Rolland Bentrup, Minister.
METHOO!ST
Auxier United Methodist, Auxier; Sunday School, 10 a.m., Worship
Service, 11 am;; Wednesday, 6 pm.: Garfield Potter, Minister.
MA 'I POWER TEMPORARY SERVICES
Betsy Layne United Methodist, next to B.L Gymnasium: Sunday.
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First Commonwealth Bank Building
School, 10 a.m_; Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m:
311 N. Arnold A~e. Ste. 503
Randy Blackburn. Minister.
Prestonsburg, K\ 41653
Allen Christ United Methodist, Allen; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.;
(6()()) 889-9710
Worship Service, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Kenneth
Offtring employment solutions
Lemaster, Minister.
for office and indu~trial work
Community United Methodist, 141 Burke Avenue (off University
Drive and Neeley S1.); Sunday School, 10 am.; Worship Service, 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.: S1e11e Pescosolido, Minser.
Elliott's Chapel Free Melhodlst, Rt. 979, Beaver; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; Worship Service, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m_; Philip T Sm~h•
Minister.
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Emma United Methodist, Emma; Sunday School10 a.m., Sunday
Worship Service 11 a.m.; Pastor David Profitt
First United Methodist, 256 South Arnold Avenue: 9 a.m.
Contempoty Service; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service,
10:55 a.m. and 5 p.m. UMYS Service; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Mark D.
Walz. Pastor.
Horn Chapel Methodist, Auxier Road, Aux1er; Sunday School, 10
a.m.; Sunday Morning Service, 11 a.m.; Mid-week Service, 7 p.m.;
Sunday Evening Service held on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each
month at6 p.m.; Larry J. Penix. Minister.
Graceway United Methodist, Rt. 80, Sunday School 9:45 a.m
Worship Service, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Night, 7 p.m.; Roy Harlow.
Minister.
Salisbury United Methodist, Pnnter. Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Worship Serv1ce, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 6 p.m.;
Bobby G. Lawson. Minister.
Wayland United Methodist, Rt. 7. Wayland; Sunday School, 1o
a.m.; Worship Servce, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Jack Howard,
Pastor.
Wheelwright United Methodist, Wheelwright: Sunday School. 10
a.m.; Worship SeiVice, 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.~.; Sunday Worship Service, 11:00 a.m.: Wed. Bible Study,
7.00 p.m. 1Denms C. Love, Pastor
Drift Pentecostal, Drift; Sunday School. 1.0 a.m .. Worship Service.
S~t~rday/Sunday, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Ted Shannon.
M1mster.
Free Pentecostal Ch~;~rch of God, Rt. 1428, East Point; Sunday
School, 10 a.m.; Worship ServJce, 11 a.m. and 6:30p.m.; Thurs., 6:30
p.m.; Buster Hayton, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Churcll of God, Weeksbuty. Sunday School, 1o
a.m.; Worship SeMCe. 7 p.m.; Wednesday/Saturday. 7 p.m: John
"Jay' Patton, Minister.
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Free Pentecostal Deliverance, Ext, 46oft MI. Parkway at Campton;
Worship SeiVlce. Saturday and Sunday. l p.m.; Patncia Crider,
Minister.
Free Pentecostal Holiness, Rt. 122, Upper Burton: Sunday School,
11 a.m.; Worship Service, 6 p.m; Friday, 7 p.m.; Louis Sanlan
Minister; David Pike, Associate Minister.
'
Goodloe Pentecostal, Rt. 850, David; Worship ServiCe, 6 p.m.;
Malcom Slone, Minister.
5000 KV HWJ, 3Z1 Prestonsburg, KIIIIIUGkJ 41653
Community Owned··Not For Profit
Member AHA and KHA
Accredited bY JCAHO
Physician Referral
886-7586
PROMARI
HOMI CENIIIl
Highway 160 E.
1 {800) 511-1695
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
(BRAD HUGHES$;1
TOYOTA
886-3861 or 1-877-886-3861
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AUTOMOTIVE
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HICKS
Prestonsburg
Health Care Center
has an opening for
a full time 6P-6A
LPN or RN. Also
full time and part
time CNA. We offer
competitive wages
and excellent benefits. If interested
please stop by or
send a resume to
147 N. Highland
Ave. Prestonsburg
Ky 41653(beside
Prestonsburg elementary) or call
886-2378.
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SALES
DAVID ROAD
96' 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.
1~89
Crown
Victoria for sale.
Good condition
$1 ,200. Call 8742421 or 226-5583
2001 Grand Am for
sale. Call 886-8843
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
o'r
cargo
transport_ $1,295.
Call 285-9112.
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).
$12,500
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.
Service Technician
needed. Needs to
have
general
of
knowledge
plumbing, electrical
and
carpentry.
Manufactured
home experience
preferred but not
necessary
Pay
based on experience.
Bluegrass
State
Home
Showcase.
8741050.
Accounting
Position:
Auto
dealership serving
Ford and Chevrolet
is seeking a qualified Accountant, a
CPA preferred, for
a Controller position at an Auto
Dealership ...
Compensation and
Benefits commensurate w1th expenence .. Great staff
with bonus and
Growth potential.
Fax your resume to
: Auto Dealer (866)
266-0378.
Local industrial
distributor requires
the services of an
experienced delivery truck driver.
Class
B
CDL
required as well as
experience
with
fork lifts. Clean dnving record a must.
Local delivery only.
M-F. This is a full
time job with competitive pay and an
excellent benefits
package ( including
health/ dental/life
ins., 401 (k) and
bonus) . Se nd
resumes and I or
letter
detailing
experience to :
Delivery
Truck
Driver, Po Box 100,
Banner, Ky 41603
Battery
repair
man
needed.
Amount
paid
depends
upon
experience. If interested call 3772032.
Positions available
for
RN's,
LPN 's, CNA full
time. Also avaliable
laundry & housekeeping part time.
HIGHWALL MINER
JOBS AVAILABLE:
Highwall minEtr jobs available in
the Prestonsburg, Kentucky, area.
Contour Hlghwall M1mng is seeking loader, and padmen positions.
Current Kentucky miner card
required, MET qualifications, paid
bonus. Competitive wages, 401 (k)
plan, paid insurance, coal production bonus, safety bonus, paid
holidays, paid vacations and paid
uniforms.
Mall
resumes to
Highwall Miner, BOO North Side
Drive, Suite 27, Summersville, WV
26651.
. Our CLASSIFIEDS Will WORK For You!!!
Looking
for
babysitter
to
come to home to •
care for 1 child.
Must provide ref- .
erences & must
be able to pass
criminal
background
check.
Located
in
Prestonsburg_
Please call 8860744 or 794·5880
for more information.
Baptist Learning
Center has openings for (teachers,
assistants, cook)
Apply in Church
Office.
Glenda
Blackburn,
Director.
General workers
needed for various
job such as :
Endloader operator, backhoe operator. Welding both
gas and electric.
Must be familiar
witn reclamation
and permits.Must
have
references
from last three
employers. Drug
test
will
be
required.
Salary
will be negotiated.
Send resumes to
PO
Box
318
McDowell,
Ky
41647
Paintsville, Ky from
Monday _ Friday
between 8:00 am
to 4:30pm.
lndependant
Sales Agent wanted. Call 1-606424-9593 or fax
resume to 285-
3272.
Office personell
needed.
Must
have experience
or
business
degree. For more
information call
606-478-9501.
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
Hiring now for an education
and
experienced floral experience will give
designer.
Call them
the best
874 - 1703.2wks opportunity tor success.
01/09
Interested candiA b b o t t dates should send
Engineering,
Inc their resume to:
has an immediate P i k e v i l l e
opening
for
a Healthcare Center
Rodman _ David
R_
Experience
pre- Baumgartner,
ferred but mot nec- S
P
H
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essary, with sur- "mailto:dbaumgartface
&
under- ner@ hqmmail.com
ground
mining "dbaumgartner@ h
card . We have qmmail.com
excellent benefit (859) 806-1517
package
with Fax (859) 523health. vacation, 5564
etc. Call (606) 886- PO Box 910844
1221 or applica- Lexington,
KY
tions
may
be 40591 -0844
picked up at the
Prestonsburg office Miller Bros. Coal,
or resumes may be LLC is seeking
faxed at ( 606 ) qualified applicants
886-6986 or mailed for the position of
Mine
to 3073 Ky At. 321, Surface
Prestonsburg, Planning Engineer.
Mining Engineering
Ky41653
degree and experirequired.
position ence
LPN
available at Mt Competitive salary
Manor
of and benefits packInterested
Paintsville . age.
Excellent wages applicants should
and benefits. Apply send their resume
in person at 1025 in confidence to
Euclid
Avenue, P.O. Box 990, Allen,
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 floor coverings and new warrantied central
heat and air. Beautiful and ready to
move in as soon as we close.
$115,000
For more info call 886-8977.
WELDING POSITION
AVAILABLE.
PAY RATE RANGES FROM
8PER HR TO 17 PER HR
DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE.
DRUG SCREEN REQUIRED
CALL
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8:00AM-5:00PM
285-9358
Ky. 41601.
inquiries
accepted.
Phone
not
Carpenters wanted for housing renovations in Floyd Co.
Min 5 years experience, hand tools &
transportation
required. Minill)um
$12.00 per hour to
start. Long term
opportunity if willing
to travel. call Luke
@ 717-682-8816.
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.
gown size 12 original cost $1600,
selling $500. Call
606-886-9626. If
interested please
leave message and
number.
For
Sale:
Beautiful purple
prom dress. Size
26W.Originally
paid $400 for
dress
asking
$1 00. Call 4243794.
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.
Animals
AKC registered
Boxer
pups.
Asking $350. Tails
docked-dew
claws removed shots & wormer
up to date. Call
298-2529.
(606)
Both
male
&
female.
Appliances
Murrell ' s
Appliance Used
refrigerators,
2- 6 ft glass dis- ranges, washers,
play cases for sale _ dryers, & more with
Also 2- 5 ft wood 90 day free warcabinets for sale. ranty.
Delivery
Stone
Call
886-3142. available.
Coal Rd Garrett,
9am-5pm
Ky. 606-358-9410
For
Sale
Antiques: Antique For sale: Side by
John Deer Disc side refrigerator,
Harrow
$600. refrigedare brand.
Antique
G.E. White in color w/
Refrigerator $350. water & ice maker.
Antique
Horse Excellent condition.
Drawn
Plows Also HP desktop
$200.
Antique computer w I all
C l a w f o o t accessories .
Bathtub$125. Please call 794Antique double 11 76.
Washtub
with
Wooden Ringer
Furniture
$125. Call 8742421 .
For
Sale:
Beautiful Maggie
SoHero wedding
Sofa & /Chair for
sale. Newly apolstered. $450 Must
see to believe.
Beautiful!!. Call 1859-6283 or 1-4225597.
Misc.
3 Caret diamond
Merchandise
BOOK F.OR 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
kif rasure@ bellsouth.net
Retails for $3,300
set. 1 1/2 yrs old.
Will
sale
for
$1 ,000- Call 3589407.
Paladin
Sofa
and chair for sale.
on
property.
Located
on
Middle
Creek.
Call 8886-2699.
For sale by owner.
3 br, 1 bath completely remodeled.
Close
to
new
school. Great Hwy
access. No money
down. Financing
avai l able.
Estimated monthly
payment $600mth
with taxes and
insurance included.
For more information call 606-2651734.
4 Wheels for 1995
3000 GT. Rims and
tires $500. Also House for sale.
1996 Honda XR80 · 3,500 square ft.
lot.
used very little Large
Off
$500. Call 886- hwy114. Call 8868775
8366
Computer monitor,
keyboard,
mouse, & scanner I
printer. Call 7854282 for details.
Tanning Bed for
sale. Call 886-8843
or 791-2727.
REAL ESTATE
Homes For Sale
3 Bd house for
sale. 1 112 bath
new kitchen &
app. Commercial
bldg also located
2 houses for sale
in upscale neighborhood. Located
at 270 sunshine
Lane and 288
Sunshine Lane in
Wells Edition of
Pike
County.
Located just off
four lane. Call
437-1950 or 4241150.
3 br house for
sale.
Located
above
Wayland
with central heat
and air. 2 car
garage plus extra
storage with 1 1/2
bath. $59,900 Call
358-4541 or 4240379.
Large frame building with 3 apts plus
6 rooms and bath.
That could be used
for bed & bath.
Formerly
Fraley
M0tor Sales_ Could
be used as commercial. $34,900.
Can 358-4541 or
424-0379.
House for sale:
Located at 145
hibiscus
Ct,
Prestonsburg. First
left past BSADD.
Brick ranch style ,
3br with garage
and large covered
Private
patio.
almost an acre lot.
Newly remodeled
throughout
with
new light fixtures.
New 'floor 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
21st
and
Dec
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
2900
baths.
square
feet
.Desirable location
in Trimble Branch.
Reasonably priced.
Relax to our low utility costs
At Park Place Apartments!
Rents starting at: lBR-$280, 2BR-$304
Rent includes water, sewer, garbage pickup
~
Laundry Room on site
A
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F.QlJAL HOUSTNC: OPPORTll!loTfV
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OTTER CREEK CORRECTIONAL CENTER
IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER POSITIONS_
Must possess a high school diploma/GED certification
or equivalent A valid driver's license is required.
OTTER CREEK CORRECTIONAL CENTER
IS ALSO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES.
Must be a graduate from an accredited school of
nursing. Must be licensed in the state of employment.
A valid driver's license is required.
Interested persons may apply at
327 Correctional Road, Wheelwright, KY 41669,
online at www.correctionscorp.com
Otter Creek Correctional Center is an equal opportunity employer M/F/DN
• 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.
Management Position
available with
Gearheart Communica.tions
Call 437-1656 or 433-3077
Customer Service
Manager
IMMEDIATE OPENING:
Local industrial distributor requires the
services of an experienced delivery
truck driver. Class B CDL required as
wen as experience with forklifts. Clean
driving record a must. Local delivery
only. M-F. This is a full-time job with
competitive pay and an excellent benefits package {including health/dentaVIife
insurance, 401(k) and bonuses).
Send resume and/or letter detailing
experience to: ·
Delivery Truck Driver,
P.O. Box 100, Banner, KY 41603
EOE, M,F.D,V
Qualified applicants will possess
leadership qualities; 4year degree
with 3to 5years of customer service
management experience or equivalent
combination of education and
experience.
App~ at 20 Laynesvllle Rd. or WYtW.gearheart.com
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Call 886-2020
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
Sale or Lease
Apartment build·
lng for sale by
owner.
Located
near HRMC. Call
889-9717. for more
information.
4 Unit apartment
building plus storage for sale.Good
location. Call 8868366.
Prestonsburg
business for lease.
Great location on
the main road, close
to downtown and
the
courthouse.
le~se
as is or
change, many possibilities,ie restaurant, sports bar,
office
complexample parking. May
consider
selling.
Call791-3663.
4t'
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. 285-9112.
2 & 3 bedrooms.
Behind woods grocery. Stop in or call
874-2380.
Apartment for rent
on US 23 at lvel.
2bd, 1 bath $350
mth $350 security
deposit. 1 yr lease.
NO PETS. Call 4788100.
Recently renovated.
2 Br 1 bath. Stove,
refrigerator, washer
and dryer. $500 mth
plus utilities. $300
deposit. References
required. NO HUD.
NO PETS. Call 2853140.
l\Iohile Homes
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.
16x60
mobile
home for rent.
Nice lot with storage building. 1
mile from walmart.
$500. mth plus
1, 2, and 3 bed- utilities. Call 886room apartments 0226 after 5:00pm
for rent. Call 8868366.
Extra nice 3 br for
rent. Located on
1 Br efficiency Cow Creek. $425
apartment for rent per month plus utililocated on 1428. No ties and security
pets, NO HUD $475 deposit. Call 606month
utilities 874-2802.
included.
$225
security
deposit.
2 Br Mobile home
Call 606-262-4296. for rent located on
Cliff Road. Fannin
3br apt for rent. 2 Lane Prestonsburg.
baths, parking for Call 886-3047 or
trucks. Will rent to 226-3047.
contractors.
Mt
3 BR 2 bath MH
Parkway 6 miles
from Prestonsburg. for rent with large
Call 886-8366
deck.. Located at
315
Adams
Townhouse 2 BR 1 Cemetery
Road.
Bath w/d hookup 2 Call 791-8617 or
car garage $575 per 791-4471. $450 per
month plus utilities month.
plus deposit. Call
Mobile home for
606-4 77-2783
rent. 14x60 2 br all
For rent furnished appliances
total
studio apt. Suitable electric, private lot
for one person. &
garage
on
college. Arkansas
Near
Creek,
Utilities included. Martin. $425 month
Deposit required. plus
utilities.
No pets. Also 1 br Serious
inquires
unfurnished
Apt. only please. NO
Call 886-3565 or HUD. CALL 8866665.
874-9976.
Efficiency Apt for
rent. $375 mth.
$375 deposit. Must
be payed before
moving in. Call
285-9003.
1Br
furnished
apartment located
3
miles
from
Commercial prop- Prestonsburg. Call
erty 12 acres next 358-9483 after 6:00
to
Walmart
& pm ~r 794-9484.
McDonald's
in
Prestonsburg. 886- Apt. For rent: 1
and 2 BR apart3023 after 5pm.
ments on Rt. 321
near Porter school.
FOR SALE
Property for sale Central heat and air,
b e t w e e n washer and dryer.
Prestonsburg and hookup. $375 per
Painstville.
Also, month plus referdouble wide for ences and deposit.
rent. $500 plus Seniors welcomed!
deposit. Call 606- Call 789-5973.
789-6721 or 792Houses & town
792-6721 . No pets.
houses for rent.
Also one bedroom.
FARM FOR SALE
Floyd county 75 NO PETS . Located
Prestonsburg.
acres more or less, in
rt. 1100 off US 23 Call 886-8991.
East Point Upper
Furnished 1 bed
Little Paint. Lum
Derossett Branch. room Apt. Central
Call 606-325-4430 heat & air. Rent
or 606-325-2809. starting at $375.
Level- Sloping and month, + $300.
water
timber. HUNTERS deposit
PARADISE!! Could included. Located
be made into a sub- near HRMC. 606889-9717.
division.
Your
dream
home
built
to
specs.
Need a
home ? Lot clearance sale going on.
Government home
loans. Limited time
only. Love your
land? Hate your
home? We take
trades. Need a new
home. Slow credit,
bad credit, even
bankruptcy. We can
help! New homes
for . less than the
average car payment. Call 8741050.
LEGALS
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
Number 836-
Grethel, in Floyd
County.
The proposed operation is approximately 0.8 mile
west from Frasure
Brar:tch 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
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 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.
PUBLIC
NOTICE
Notice is hereby
given that Floyd
Skeans, P.O. Box
248, Dwale, KY
41621, has filed an
application with the
Natural Resources
and Environmental
Protection Cabinet,
to place a fill only to
the floodway, and
construct houses.
The site is approximately 4 miles west
of Prestonsburg, on
Ky. Route 114, in
Floyd
County,
Kentucky.
No
encroachment upon
the floodway channel of Middlecreek
will
occur.
Comments or objections
concerning
this
application
should be directed
to:
Kentucky
Division of Water,
Water Resources
Branch, 14 Reilly
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P.O. Box 990, Allen,
Kentucky 41601 ,
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House For Rent - 4 located 1.8 mile
of
2br 1 bath house BR, at Allen, Ky. southwest
for rent at Martin. Central H I Ac
SOUTHERN WATER & SEWER DISTRICT
Lg yard $350.. mth. $800.00 per month
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
+
security
deposit.
$350 deposit. Call
789-3724 or 791 Call 794-0249
MEDICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE
9331.
The Southern Water & Sewer District, (Southern Water) is
4 br house for rent
requesting proposals from qualified insurers to provide the
or sale. 2 1/2 baths.
District
with medical insurance coverage for its employees.
20 acres with bam,
APARTMENT
garage. 8 miles
Background: The District is seeking proposals for medical,
from Prestonsburg.
dental, and vision insurance. A listing of current individuals
Call 859-745-1556
who are employed by the District and insurance limitations
and specs may be picked up at the' McDowell office.
Town house apt for 2 br central H I AC
Basic information about the District:
rent. 2 br 1 bath. Martin, Ky $500
Stove and refriger- month plus deposit.
Current No. of Customers: 7,700
ator. City limits at 23 Call 794-0249
Special District, created pursuant
Governing Structure:
& 80. $525 mth plus
to KRS Chapter 74, governed by
utilities with $300 3 br 2 bath house
a 5 member Commission
at
deposit. 1yr lease. located
Southern Floyd County/Right
Service Area:
NO PETS. Call 237- Betsylayne. 2 car
garage w I extra
Beaver section of Knott County
4758
storage Also fireHarold-Betsy Layne Area
br
Apt. place, all appli1
Water and Sewer
Utilities:
Appliances & utili~ ances. $1 ,000 mth .
Sybmission of Proposals
ties furnished locat- Call606-434-2852.
The District will accept proposals for medical insurance coved
between
et'age as outlined herein until 4:00p.m., January 23, 2008. All
Prestonsburg and House for rent.
bid packages will be reviewed and selected based on the lowPaintsville.
$500 $550. Per month.
mth $250 deposit. Also apt for rent
est cost and best service to be provided. All proposals must
Both
LIKE NEW.
Call $450mth.
include at least five references of current customers, or the
located at Betsy
791 -6016.
proposal will not be considered. Proposals must be mailed or
Layne area. No
hand delivered to the following address:
Deposit
2 br Apartment for pets.
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rent including stove, required. Call 606MEDICAL INSURANCE PROPOSAL
refrigerator, washer 478-9501
Attn.: Paula Johnson, Chairperson
and dryer. Located
at 286 US Hwy 23 2 Br house for rent
245 KY Route 680
North Prestonsburg. on Cracker bottom
P.O. Box 610
Caii874-0032. $500 at Martin. Call 886·
McDowell, KY 41647
mth plus $250 secu- 9246.
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rity deposit.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY
18, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Features Editor
Kathy Prater
Phone: (u06) 886-8506
Fa:x: (606) 886-3603
Members:
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Two schools receive
Youth Literacy Grant
McDowell Elementary and
Betsy Layne Elementary
Schools are the recipients of a
Dollar General Store Youth
Literacy Grant. Each school
will receive $3,000 to be used
to upgrade the computerized
component
of
their
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Programs to a web based AR
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Sunday, j anuary 20, 2 008 • 75¢
Volume 82, Issue 9
'"The
Furnitun~
Man "
wins
All-A
In brief
Senate
votes to
abolish
qvnoHs
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT - The
Kentucky Senate
passed its first bill of the
year Wednesday,
approving a measure
that would eliminate
runoff elections in future
governor's races .
Currently, a runoff
election to determine the
Republican or
emocratic gubernatorial nominee is triggered if
a single candidate in
either field doesn't reach
40-percent of the vote in
the regular primary.
Last May's crowded
field in both major parties nearly led to a runoff
election. But Governor
Steve Beshear and former Governor Ernie
Fletcher both passed
the required threshold.
•
Republican Senator
Damon Thayer of
Georgetown says he
sponsored the legislation to save taxpayers'
money.
The measure cleared
the Senate on a 37-0
vote and heads to the
House for consideration.
Magistrates point fmgers at Southern Water;
treasurer blames historic runaway spending
by JACK LATIA
County lays off four more employees
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - The Floyd
County Fiscal Court is pointing at
debts owed by Southern Water and
Sewage as a significant factor for
recent layoffs during their regular
meeting on Friday.
According to court members,
MARCH
Southern owes the county in excess of
$200,000.
"How can Southern Water, keep our
money, pay their employees, give them
bonuses, and we have to lay people
off?" asked Magistrate Donnie
Daniels, of District 3.
WITH
A
According to County Attorney
Keith Bartley, the problem began when
the county attached their garbage bills
to the water bills sent out by Southern
Water and Sewage. Upon collection,
the money is supposed to be split, with
the revenue generated by garbage pick-
MESSAGE
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Regional Obituaries ......A2
Opinion ..........................A4
Lifestyles .......................A5
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Classifieds.....................B4
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Lawmakers: Cigarette tax
increase is on the table
A SSOCIATED PRESS
High: 43 • Low: 26
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Students and staff of Big Sandy Community and Technical College organized a march through
Prestonsburg Friday to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King. Bernadette Tiapo,
Director of Cultural Diversity at BSCTC said, " Dr. King had a message for all people. He truly
believed in and gave his life for the cause of human rights."
FRANKFORT Given
Kentucky's lean budget situation, some lawmakers around
the Capitol are considering a
plan to raise the cigru:ette tax
rather than face deep slashes in
state spending.
Kentucky has one of the
lowest cigarette taxes in the
nation. So, rather than face the
prospect of drastic cuts in government services, some say it
may be time to boost the tax on
smokers.
"There probably are no
sacred cows," Rep. C harlie
Hoffman, D-Georgetown, said.
Kentucky is facing a budget
shortfall in the current fiscal
year that ends June 30 of more
than $430 million. Revenue
projections for the corning two
years also forecast a drop of
$580 million for fiscal 2009
and $300 rnilllon in 2010.
Gov. Steve Bes.hear has
ordered 3 percent cuts in state
agencies and public universities in an effort to balance s tate
government's books this year.
Beshear, who makes his budget
pitch to the General Assembly
on Jan. 29, has said deeper cuts
are expected over the next two
Lawmakers react to
gambling projection
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT - A projection
claiming casino gambling will bring
Kentucky much less than the advertised $500 million may be dampening
some lawmakers' interest in the plan.
Gov. Steve Beshear says
Kentucky could boost its annual revenue by more than $500 million per
year if it legalizes casino gambling.
But
a
Legislative
Research
Commission forecast predicts the fig-
ures will be about $314 million per
year.
Senate Majority Floor Leader Dan
Kelly says lawmakers should focus
their energy elsewhere. The
Springfield Republican says the
lower forecast won't add much
money in the state's bottom line.
Kentucky is facing a $434 million
budget shortfall this fiscal year and
economists say there could be an
$880 million shortfall in the coming
two years.
(See TAX, page three)
(See COUNTY, page three)
3 area businesses
among 'best
places to work'
Times Staff Report
photo by
3DAY fO RECAST
up going back to the county.
"They are supposed to pay us our
garbage money," Bartley said. "They
have no right to it, or to delay the payment of it."
Bartley indicated after the meeting
that he hoped Southern Water would
pay the balance of their debt by March,
FRANKFORT A
Floyd County hospital and
two Pike County businesses
have been recognized as
being among the best places
to work in the state.
Our Lady of the Way
Hospital, in Martin, was
named one of the top 25
small-to-medium companies in Kentucky, while
Pikeville Medical Center
and Southeast Telephone
received similar honors in
the large company category.
The
awards
were
announced Friday by the
Kentucky Society for
Human
Resource
Management State Council,
in conjunction with the
Kentucky Chamber of
Commerce, as part of the
fourth annual Best Places to
Work in Kentucky competition.
Winners from across the
state have been selected in
two categories: smalllmedi-
urn-sized (companies of 25
to 249 employees) and
large-sized (companies of
250 employees or greater).
The selection process,
managed
by
Best
Companies .Group, is based
on an assessment of the
company's employee policies and procedures and the
results of an internal
employee survey. The survey feedback that all participating companies receive
will enable them to develop
the plans and implement the
steps necessary to create a
great workplace and continue to improve the performance of their business.
The actual rankings will
be announced at an awards
dinner April 17, at the
Lexington
Convention
Center
in
downtown
Lexington.
According to the Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
Kentucky has more than
14,000 privately-owned
establishments with 20 or
more employees.
OLW, six others former
new health system
Times Staff Report
LEXINGTON - Our
Lady of the Way Hospital,
of Martin, announced
Friday that it is joining six
other Kentucky health care
organizations to come
together as one.
The new group began
operations this month as
Saint
Joseph
Health
System. In addition to
OLW, members include
Flaget Memorial Hospital
in Bardstown, Marymount
Medical Center in London
and
Saint
Joseph
(See SYSTEM, I'age three)
A Prestonsburg
building that
once hosted
the Alana club
could be seen
fully engulfed
in flame by
commuters on
Route 11 4 on
Tuesday.
Because the
building was
abandoned and
posed no threat
to other structures,
Prestons burg
Fire
Department did
not battle the
blaze, but kept
it in c heck.
photo by Jack Latta
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SuNDAY, JANUARY
20, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Regional Obituaries
FLOYD COUNTY
• Judith Lynn Collins, 54, of
Prestonsburg.
died
Sunday,
January 13, in King's Daughters
Medical Cenler, in Ashland.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday, January 15, under lhe
direction of Hall Funeral Home.
• Sharon Kay Risner Damron,
63, of lvel , died Monday,
Decem her 31, a1 Salyersville
Health Care. Funeral services
were held Thursday, January 3,
under the dirccton of NclsopFraLier Funeral Home.
• Sylvania Johnson Hall. 95,
of Brodhead. a native of
Weeksbury,
died
Friday,
December 2 l, at the Rockcastlc
Health and Rehahililation Facility.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, December 23, at the
Rebecca Old Regular Baptist
Church.
• Elder Ellis Holbrook, 78, of
Betsy Layne, formerly of Mel¥in,
died Sunday, January 13, at Sr.
Joseph Hospital, in Lexington. He
is survived by his wife, Ormagenc
Obituaries
Lillian J.l1oore
Sizemor.e
Lillian Moore Sizemore, age
76, of Minnie, departed this
life on Wednesday, January 16,
2008, in King's Daughters
Medical Center in Ashland.
She was hom in Minnie, on
August 12, 1931, the daughter
or the !ale Marion and Girlie
Hall Moore.
She was a homemaker, and
a member of the Rock Fork
United
Christian
Baplisl
Church in Garrett.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by
her husband, Wilse Sizemore;
and a son, Ellis Sizemore.
She is survived by four
sons: Hurley Sizemore of
Chicago, Illinois, Harvey
Sizemore or Minnie, and
Eugene Sizemore and Darrell
Sizemore,
both
of
Prestonsburg; four daugthers:
Darla Click of Martin, Linda
Lafferty and Theresa Hyden,
both of Minnie; and Dorothy
Banks of Cincinnati, Ohio; a
brother, Foster Stumbo of
McDowell;
twu
sisters:
Brooksie Gearheart of' Minnie,
and
Alice
Arnold
of
Kendallville, Indiana; and several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services were h eld
Saturday, January 19, at 1:00
p.m., in the Rock Fork United
Christian Baptist Church in
Garrett. with Bethel Bolen,
Mark Hunt, Virgil Hunt, and
Nathan Lafferty officiaing.
Burial was in the Lucy Hall
Cemetery in McDowell, under
the direcvtion of Hall Funeral
Home of Martin.
(Paid obituary)
(Tiny) Hall Holbrook. Funeral
services were held Wednesday,
January 16, under the direction of
Nelson-Fra.der Funeral Home.
, • Alan Le.~lie Liule, 5 I, of
Charlotte, North Carolina, a
native of McDowell, died
Wednesday, January 9, in the
CarQlina Medical Center in
Charlotte.
North
Carolina.
Memorial services were held
Saturday, January 12, under the
direction of Hall Funeral Home.
• Norris Hampton Salisbury,
68, of Indiana, formerly of Floyd
County, died 1\Jesday, January 1,
at The Kosciusko Community
Hospital in Warsaw, Indiana.
Funeral services were held
Saturday. January 5, under lhe
direction of Hall Funeral Home.
• William Shepherd, 81, of
Battle Creek, Michigan, a native
of Pyramid, died Wednesday,
December 19, at Battle Creek
Health System. He is survived by
his wife, Hellen 0. Chiz
Shepherd. Funeral services were
held Thursday, under the direction
of Bachman Hehhle Funeral
Services.
• Lillian Moore Sizemore, 76,
of Minnie, died Wednesday,
January l6, at King's Daughters
Medical Center. Ashland. Funeral
services were held Saturday,
January 19, under direction of
Hall Funeral Horne.
•
Alex Slone, 83, of
Sharpsburg, formerly of Floyd
County, died Saturday, January
12, at St. Claire Regional Medical
Center, in Morehead. Funeral services were held Tuesday, January
15, under lhe direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
JOHNSON COUNTY
• Shirrell Edward Morris. 75,
of East Point, a Floyd Counly
native, died Friday, January 11, at
Woodlawn Health Care Facilities,
in Ashland. Funeral services were
held Monday, January 14, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
•
Lowell Webb, 78, of
Lexington, a Johnson County
nalive, died Tuesday, January 8, at
his residence. He is sunrived by
his wife, Margaret Boyd Webb.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, January 12, under the
direction of Preston Funeral
Home.
PIKE COUNTY
• Jerry Dale Centers, 63, of
Slalers Branch, Belfry, died
Sunday, January 13, in the South
Williamson Appalachian Regional
Hospital emergency room. He is
survived by his wife, Cynthia
Lawanda James Centers. Funeral
services were held Wednesday,
January 16, under the direction of
R.E. Rogers Funeral Home.
• Darlene Blackburn Crigger,
89, of Sidney, died Friday.
January 11, at the Soulh
Williamson Appalachian Regional
Hospital. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, January 15, under
the direclion of R .E. Rogers
Funeral. Home.
• Henry Daniels, 75, of Lynn,
W.Va., a native of Majestic, died
Friday, January 11, at the South
Williamson Appalachian Regional
In Memory of Linnie Margaret Mulkey
Unnie Margaret Mulkey was born
on December 23, 1934, at the faJTli·
ly homeplace at Banner, Ky., where
she c9nlinued to reside her entire
life.
She was the youngest daughter of
the !ale Ernest and Victoria Smith
Mulkey.
She was preceded in death by the
following siblings: Kenas Mulkey, or
Keen as most knew him as; Charley
Mulkey, Ike Mulkey, Delzie Mulkey,
Greenberry Mulkey, Agusta Hurd, or
Gusty as most knew her as; Leon
Mulkey and Esta Mulkey.
She has two surviving sisters: Atchie Spears and Uzzie Spears, both of
Banner, Ky.
Linnie passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2008, at approximately
4:07a.m. Linnie moved in with her sister, Atchie, after she became ill. She
was at Atchie's home when she passed away. Linnie also leaves behind
to mourn her an abundance of nieces, nephews, great-nieces/nephews,
cousins and friends. Linnie never married or had any biological children.
She did however, have a hand in raising her nieces/nephews, greatnieces/nephews, cousins, and so on. She was like a seqond mom for
most of us in our family. She claimed Chad, Lana, Douglas, James, and
myself as her children. She didn't love us more than the rest of her family. We just always had a different and special bond with her. I, like most
everyone who knew her, am so eternally grateful to have had her in our
lives. She has taught us all so much. Any problem, no matter how big or
small Linnie always knew what to say to make it better. She always listened to us about·our problems. She has counseled many generations of
her family. She taught us all the true meaning of unconditional· love . .
She loved with her whole heart, without judgment or condemnation.
Linnie instilled morals, values, and faith in the Lord in all of us. This is
something we will carry with us throughout our lives. She has helped
shape us into the people we are today. Linnie was baptized into ~e Little
Salem Old Regular Baptist Church, in the summer of 1984. She lived her
life in the light doing God's will. She had an unshakable faith in the Lord.
It is very difficult for us to attempt putting our love for Unnie in words.We
are so grateful that God gave us the wonderful gift of haVIng Lmn1e m our
lives. She loved and touched so many people. She never saw a stranger.
There's not many people like Linnie left in our world. Everyone touched
by her Is lucky to have known her. This world we live in is a bett~r world
because she was in it. She led us by example. And although we Will greatly miss Linnie, we can take comfort in the knowledge that we will meet her
again in Heaven.
Written by her great-niece, Samantha Cooley
on behalf of all her family and friends.
HospitaL He is survived by his
wife, Mabel Daniels. Funeral services were held Wcdnc~day,
January 16, under the direction of
Chambers Funeral Services Inc.
of Matewan.
• Leslie Darrell Elswick. 69,
of Virgie, died on Friday, January
11, at his residence. He is survived hy his wife Iley Imal
Elswick. Funeral services were
held Sunday, January 13, under
the direction of Roberts Funeral
Home.
• Agnes H. Francis, 65, of
Pinsonfork, died Sunday, January
13, at Central Baptist Hospital,
Lexington. She is survived by her
husband, Roy Francis. Funeral
services were held Thursday.
January 17, under the direction of
R.E. Rogers Funeral Home.
• Ernestine Gilli spie, 61, of
Pikeville, died Saturday, January
12, at Pikeville Health Care
Center. Funeral services were held
Tuesday, January 15, under direction of J.W. Call & Son Funeral
Home.
• William "Bill" Hamillon,
75, of Pikeville, died Tuesday,
January 15, at Pikeville Medical
Center. Funeral services were held
Friday, January 18, under direction of Lucas and Son Funeral
Home.
•
Ted Hopkins, 88, of
Pikeville, died Monday, January
14, at Pikeville Medical Center.
He is survived by his wife, Mabel
Compton Hopkins. Funeral ser¥ices were held Thursday, January
17, undcrthedirection of Lucas &
Son Funeral Home.
• Edi th Failh Hum, 61 , of
Kimper, died Saturday, January
12, at Pikeville Medical Center.
She is survived by her husband,
Troy Hunt Funeral services were
held Tuesday, January 15. under
the direction of Community
Funeral Home.
• Hansel Hunt, 80, of Feds
Creek, died Saturday. January 12,
at his residence. He is survived by
his wife, Myrtle Rowe Hunt.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, January 15. under the
direction of Bailey Funeral Home.
• Mary Caroline Reynolds
Hunt, 77, of Phyllis, died
Wednesday, January 16, at her
home. Funeral services will be
held Sunday, January 20, al 2
p.m .. under the direclion of J.W.
Call and Son Funeral Home.
• William "Bill" C. Hurt, 86,
of Pikeville, died Monday,
January 14, at Pikeville Medical
Center. He is survived by his wife,
Gladys Burke Hurt. Funeral services were held Fric.lay, January
18, under the direction of J.W.
Call F1meral Home.
• Brenda Kay Jones, 56, of
McComb, Miss., formerly of
Stone, died Monday, January 14,
2008, at Southwest Regional
Medical
Center,
McComb.
Funeral services were held Friday,
January 18, under the direction of
R.E. Rogers Funeml Home.
• Phillip John Kendrick, 56,
of Pikeville, died Sunday, January
residence.
13,
at
his
A1rangements. under the direction
of Community Funeral Home of
Zebulon.
• Frances May, 79, of Turkey
(:reek, formerly of Slone, died
Wednesday, January 16, at
Williamson Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, January I 9, under the
direction of R.E. Rogers Funeral
Home.
• Lois Josephine Pinson, 86,
of Whitley City, a native of Pike
County, died Thursday, January
17., at Lake Cumberland Hospital. at Pikeville Meclical Center.
Funeral services will be held Funeral services were held Friday,
Sunday, January 20, at 11 a.m., Jan. 18, under thc dire<:tion of Hall
under the direction of Lucas and
& Jones Funeral Home.
Son F1tneral Home.
• Ralph Ward, 68, of Kimper,
• Dorothy Louise Price, g4, of died Tuesday. Jnnuary 15, at his
Pikeville, formerly of Coal Grove, residence. He is survived by his
Ohio, and Grand Rapids, Ohio, wife, Shirley Ward. Funeral serdied Monday, January I 4, at vices were held Friday, January
Pikeville Medical Center. Funeral
18. under the direction of
services will he held Thursday, Community Funeral Home.
January 17, under the direction of
J. W. Call Funeral Home of
KNOTT COUNTY
Pikeville.
• Timmy Collins, 43, of
• C lifton Jentrus Ratliff, 80, of Topmost, died al his residence.
Haverhill, Ohio, a native of Pike Funeral services were held
County, died Tuesday, Jannm-y 15. Saturday, December 2(), under the
at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital d irection
of Nelson-Frazier
in Russell. He is survived by his Funeral Home.
wife, Nella A. Tackell Ralliff.
• Alan Wade Crum, 42. o[
Funeral services were held Martin, died Monday, December
Saturday. January 19, iunder the 31 , at his residence. Funeral serdirection of Tracy Brammer vices were held Thursday, January
Funeral Home of Ironton, Ohio.
3, under the direction of Nelson• Sylvia Mae Rose, 67, of Frazier Funeral Home.
Pikeville, died Tuesday, January
• Chalmer Dobson. 77, of
15, at Pikeville Medical Center.
Hobart, Indiana, formerly of Vest,
Funeral services were held Friday. died Saturday. December 29, al
January 18, under ' direction of his home. He is survived by his
Bailey Funeral Home.
wife. Eva Dobson. Funeral ser• Ruby Belle Small, 86, a res- vices were held Tuesday, January
ident of Madison Manor in
1, under the direction of Hindman
Ricmond. a native of Pike County, Funcrul Services.
died Sunday, January 13, in Pike
• Stella Gayheart. 81, of
County. Funeral services were Hindman, died Sunday, January 6,
held Thursday, January 17, under at the UK Medical Center at
the direction of RichmondLexington. Funeral services were
Callaham Funeral Home.
held Wednesday, January 9, under
• Lawrence Adam Smilh, 41, lhe direction of Hindman Funeral
of Phelps. died Sunday, Jan. 13, at Services.
St. Mary's Medical Center.
• Sylvania Johnson Hall, 95,
Huntington, W.Va. Funeral ser- of Brodhead, a native of
vices were held Thursday, Jan. 17, Weeksbury,
died
F riday.
under the direction of R.S. Jones December 21, at the Rockcastlc
& Son Funeral Home.
Health and Rehabilitation Facility
• Dan Junior Thacker, 70, of in Brodhead. Funeral services
Marion, Ohio, formerly of were held Sunday, December 23,
C'..anada, died Friday, January 11 , . at the Rebecca Old Regular
at lhe residence of his daughter, Baplisl Church.
Debra Wallace. Funeral services
• Vernon King Sr., 70, of
were held \Vednesday, January 16, Kite, died Tuesday, January l, at
under the direction of Roger~
Hazard ARH. Funeral services
Funeral Home of Belfry.
were held. Saturday, January 5,
• Billy Vance, 88, of Turkey under Lhe direction of NelsonPen Road. died Tuesday, Jan. 15, Frazier Funeral Home, Hindrrian.
• Juanita J. Owens, 69, of
LaGrange, Indiana, formerly of
Knott County,. d ied Sunday,
December 30, at Parkview
LaGrange Hospital. Funeral services were held Thursday, Janu~
3, under the direction of Young
Fami ly Funeral Home.
• Herman C. Porter. I 02, of
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County
• Continued from p1
as well as establish a regular payment
schedule. The fiscal court indicated
that noncompliance by Southern
Water would compel the county to
explore "any and all steps," including
litigation or criminal charges.
The County Auorney's Office suggested that the charges could fall
under theft by failure to make
required disposition of property. TI1e
excessive amount of money would
make this charge a class D Felony.
"Southern Water bas drained us to
death," said Magistrate Jackie Ed lord
Owens, of District 2, dming a special
session on Thursday, "It's no good we
have to lay off county workers
because of this.''
Four more workers were laid off
Friday, bringing the total from 28 to
32, which according to fiscal court
members constitutes a 60 percent
workforce reduction.
Attempt~ to obtain comment from
representatives of Southern Water
were not successful prior to press
time.
Fiscal court members also point a
linger at the administration of former
Gov. Ernie Fletcher, which in its last
year awarded no money for Floyd
County roads. Judge Marshall said
that the county had received
$460,000 the year berore, and that the
county budgets under the assumption
that state road money is l'orthcoming.
Money had to be taken from the general fund to cover road expenses.
Five major lloods in the last rive
years have cost the county over $1
million; and a history of loans being
taken out to cover costs has caused
"the debt hole to get deeper and deeper," said Marshall.
East Kentucky Utilities bonds,
Waste Connections and jail bonds
were listed among other financial
burdens that haunt the county.
Owens said that the county is
owed $1.1 million from the proposed
sale or East Kemucky Utilities and,
"lf they can't get it together, we need
to rebid it out." The sale of the East
Kentucky Utilities, to Kentucky
Frontier, a Colorado-based company,
has been pending for almost two
years.
Marshall said, "Floyd County
solid waste and the Garth landfill
continue to drain much needed
money rrom the budget," and that,
"the jail is creating a great hardship
on this county.''
According to Marshall the annual
costs of the jail have risen to $1 A
million in 2007, adding that those jail
cost<; had been almost half as much in
2002.
A motion was made by Donnie
Daniels to table the December trea
sury report until the treasurer could
be present. Owens said he had only
received a copy or the December
report the day before. "We should
have known about this earlier," he
said.
In an interview, Floyd County
treasurer David Layne said, 'Those
reports were in their mailbox by 3
p.m. on Tuesday," adding that he
"told the magistrates and the judge
executive in January that the county
historically spent more than it
brought in, and unless they changed
those habits by cutting spending or
increasing revenue, they would run
out of money."
Layne said the county went
against his advice; and spent more in
2007 than it had in 2006.
Tn a prepared statement, Marshall
said, "Our county has obligations
that, if not addressed, will break our
county government and end our ability to mee~ even the most basic of
needs for the people "
In addition to the cuts in county
labor, Marshal1 said he would ask
Gov. Steve Beshear to "restore a fair
level or discretionary spending in
Floyd County for roads."
"T also am asking the governor 10
find a way for the costs of jails to be
lifted from county government,"
Marshall said.
Marshall hopes that after July 1,
the county will have "more employees and an intelligent budget that will
do the best we can for our citizens
with the money we have."
Tax
• Continued from p1
years.
Additional culs could be in
store for Kentucky's public
universilies, and they could
extend into elementary and
secondary
education.
Previously, Beshcar had asked
education leaders across the
state to report back on how
cuts of as much as 12 percent
next year would aiTectthem.
Instead, House Speaker
Jody Richards, D-Bowling
Green, said he'd rather lawmakers look at raising the cigarette tax - currently 30ccnts-pcr-pack than cut
funding
for
education.
Richards said he knows there's
support for a hike. He's just
not sure how much.
"Rather than cut education,
I would rather be for a cigarette tax increase," Richards
said.
Hoffman said House lawmakers haven't yet settled on
how much the cigarette tax
should
be raised.
But,
Hoffman said, interest in raising the cigarelle tax has
"picked up steam" over the
past week.
"WY,:rc in a situation where
we're reverishly looking lor
much needed revenue,., he
said.
Sen. Ed Worley, the
Democratic floor leader in the
Senate, sard he would consider
increasing cigarette taxes, too.
"If the only option around
here is to raise a tax or to cut
education, I'm for an in<-'Tease
in the cigarette tax," Worley
said.
Rep. David Watkins, DHenderson, said he might propose a bill that would incrca.~c
the cigarette tax. Watkins, who
is a physician, said there's
ot~er benefits to raising the tax
than solving the state's budget
trouble.
Kentucky has high rates of
smoking related cancer and
other health problems attributed to tobacco, Watkins said.
A tax increase could curb
smokers' appetite for cigarettes, Watkins said.
"I know there's a lot of people that for a variety of reasons
hate to see any kind of additional tax on tobacco products," Watkins said. "But I
don't think they're really looking at what our slate needs in
the overall health of our state."
Still, any tax increa.c;e this
year faces an uphill climb.
Senate Majority Floor
Leader Dan
Kelly.
RSpringtield said there's little
support ror raising any taxes in
the Republican-led chamber.
"We'd evaluate what was
sent over here, hut there's not
any feeling in the Senate lor
raising taxes at this time,''
Kelly said.
Beshear, a Democrat, said
in
his
State
of
the
Commonwealth address earlier this week that he would
only consider raising taxes as a
last resort.
House lawmakers may not
support nusmg the cigarette
tax ir the proposal would only
stall in the Senate, Richards
said.
"There's a hesitation about
whether the other end will vote
for it or not," Richards said,
referring .to the Senate which
System
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HeallhCare
facilities
in
Lexington, Berea and Mount
Sterling.
According to a statement
released by the hospital, the
goals for the new organization
arc to:
• Grow health ministries
and partner with physicians
and others to create healthier
communities, locally and
across Kentucky
• Deliver a consistent
experience of high quality care
at all facilities
• Provide safe, preferred
work environments of chojcc
• Take an active role to
advocate for health-related
needs and issues, locally and
statewide
One of the stated goals in
joining together is to build the
presence of the new system
across the Commonwealth. Tn
commenting about the system
name, Gene Woods, the CEO
of Saint Joseph Health
System, said the name "is a
way to instantly communicate
our affiliation, core values and
national reputation for quality,
as well as the strength and si;.e
of our system, throughout
Kentucky."
As part of creating a common identity, the names of
some member organizations of
•
the new system will change.
Saint Joseph Health System is
the name of the new organizaLion. Most of the hospitals will
adopt the Saint Joseph name
with their location, such as
Saint Joseph London, Saint
Joseph Martin, Saint Joseph
Berea and Saint Joseph Mount
Sterling. The system's two
hospitals in Lexington will
continue to be known as Saint
Joseph Hospital and Saint
Joseph Ea.<;t. Flagct Mcmmial
Hospital will be identified as a
member of Saint Joseph
Health System.
Woods pointed out that the
formation of the system is a
growth strategy, not a takeover
by Saint Joseph. "We are all
joining together to grow and to
build something new that has
not existed before. Ultimately,
this new system will bring
more services to each of our
facilities and broaden the
scope of services across our
system so that patients should
seldom need to go elsewhere
for care," Woods noted.
Under the Saint Joseph
Health System structure, a
new board of directors was
fonned in December, replacing the locaJ hospital boards.
Each hospital organi;.ation is
fonning a ,hospital council
made up of local community
leaders. The councils will help
to ensure that the local community has a voice and a role
in identifying community
needs and provide input into
the sa·atcgic planning process.
Woods said that short-term
plans or the system include
launching a telemedicine network and
a
yet-lo-beannounced robotics program.
He noted that both initiatives
will help create greater conn'ectivity and improve access
to specialty care, especially in
rural area.<;.
"By honoring the heritage,
people and accomplishments
of the past, we will build an
even stronger ministry that
continues the legacy the
Sisters passed on to us,"
Woods stressed. "Our founding congregations and Sisters
were shining examples of what
this new organization stands
for-we can do more for our
patients and our communities
together than any one hospital
can do alone."
Woods cited a quote from
the late Maryanna Coyle, a
Sister of Charity and one of
the roundresses of Catholic
Health Initiatives who was the
l'irsl chair of CHI's governing
board, •·our faith-filled open-
ness to the Spirit continually
calls us to move beyond our
own securities so that a new
creation will arise Lo bring
God's presence through the
healing ministry."
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On January lOth 1862, Confederate forces withdrew
from Prestonsburg, following the Battle of Middle Creek.
One hundred thirty-six years later they have returned in
the form of a re-enacting company. The 5th Kentucky
Vol. Infantry has authorized the creation of a new reenacting company in Prestonsburg, that wil1 serve Floyd,
· .Johnson, Pike, Magoffin and Martin counties.
The 5th Kentucky Vol. Infantry is a family-based organization, rooted in Christian values, and dedicated to the
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If you are interested in preserving history, or are curious
about re-enacting, come join us at the Samuel May House
in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. Saturday, Januar~ 26th, at
3:00 p.m., for our monthly meeting.
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Obituaries
• Continued from p2
native of Inez, died Saturday,
vived by his wife, Flossie Smith
January 5. Memorial services
were held Wednesday, January 9,
under the direction of The
Raines. Funeral services were
held Wednesday. January 16,
under the direction of Richmond-
Grandstrand Funeral
Lindstrom Minnesota.
Home,
Callaham Funeral Home, Inez.
• Christine Waugh, 59, of
• Nannie Pauley Jame~. 77, of
Lovely, died Monday, January 14,
at Highlands Regional Medical
Inez, died Wednesday, January 9,
at her residence. Funeral services
were held Saturday, January 12,
were held Sunday, January 6,
Center, in Prestonsburg. Funeral
under the direction of Phelps and
under the direction of Hhindman
Funeral Services.
services were held Wednesday,
January 16, under the direction of
Richmond-Callaham
Funeral
Home.
• William Carl Maynard, 72,
Son Funeral Home_
Allen, died Wednesday, January 3,
at his residence. Funeral services
were held Saturday, January 5,
under the direction of Hall
.) Funeral Home.
• Dalmu Sturdivant. 80, of
Hindman, died Thursday. January
3, at the Frankfort Regional
Medical Center. Funeral services
MARTIN COUNTY
• John C. Chapman, 56, of
Adams,
formerly
of
Martin
. County, died Thursday. January
10, al Louisa. He is survived hy
his wife, Joann Howell Chapman.
direction of Phelps and Son
Funeral Home.
• Herman Douglas James, 66,
Funeral Home.
• Franklyn Jesse Rames, 6K,
of Wartield, died Sunday, January
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direction of Richmond-Calluham
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Ethical government. That doesn't have to be an oxymoron.
At least Gov. Steve Bcshcar bas taken the initial steps to make
sure that ethical government in Kentucky doesn't remain a selfcontradicting phrase.
This week. the new govemor made good on one of his most
important campaign promises, setting into motion a sweeping
reform effort to open the executive operations of state govemment to more public scrutiny while tightening ethics standards for
all those in his adminislra.tion and adding tougher enforcement
and penalties.
Unforrunatcly, the new governor's ncar-panic to straighten out
the cooked books left behind by his predecessor, Ernie Fletcher,
has captured most of the attention in Frankfort; threatening to
delay if not jeopardize much-needed steps to restore, if possible,
public conlidence in state government.
Beshear's promise of an "open and transparent" government,
made in comments to representatives of news media from across
the state, was a breath or fresh air, in sharp contrast with the
snarling relationship Fletcher cultivated with reporters and editors. Beshear even pledged never to usc the door Fletcher
installed a<> an escape hatch to avoid facing reporters and having
to answer their pesky questions.
"It's a symbol of secretiveness," Beshear said.
Of course, Beshear one day could regret some of the commitments he made in a brief appearance during a legislative workshop sponsored by the Kenrucky Press Association, The
Associated Press and the National Conference of Editorial
Writers.
Adding a touch of reality, Beshcar conceded there will he some
things he won't talk about in public. But state orflcials owe it to
the public to be square with them, he said, to be up front and tell
them what the administration is up to and planning to do. "1
believe in the First Amendment," he said.
Beshear follows two governors, a Democrat and a Republican,
whose reputations and places in the indexes of future history
books forever will be found under the leller "S"- for scandals.
Both Beshear and Fletcher owe their elections in large part to
the indiscretions of their predecessors. Fletcher was indicted on
misdemeanor charges in an investigation or his administration's
hiring practices, and in an attempt to frustrate the investigation
pardoned everyone in his administration except himself. Paul
Patton, the Democrat, pardoned some of his cronies as he left
office discredited by an extramarital affair.
Beshear pledged he will not use his powers to interfere with
the legal process. He proposed to limit a governor's powers by
prohibiting pardons before cac;es have completed the legal
process. He would make the Executive Branch Ethics
Commission more independent by sharing appointment powers
with other state officeholders. He would provide more protection
for whistleblowers who reveal wrongdoing in state agencies. And
he would increase the penalties for ethics violations.
The governor's proposal can affect only the executive agencies
of state government. Despite the sticky llnancial quagmire he
faces, Beshear followed up on the campaign commitment where
Fletcher, who promised to clean up Frankfort, failed. He also
issued a challenge to legislative leaders to open their infamous
budget conference committees where late-night spending deals
arc made.
As if a prelude to the difficult road the governor faces to
secure legislative help in ethics reforms, his suggestion was greeted by a mean-spirited response from Senate President David
Williams, R-Burkesville. who snapped that he would open legislative conference committees if the governor would open budget
sessions with his cabinet. Another legislative leader said the budget negotiators need to work behind closed doors so Lhey can
have frank and honest discussions.
No one explained why elected state lawmakers can't have
frank and honest discussions in public.
Freedom of the press is
not an end in itself but a
means to the end of
[achieving] a free society.
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rillas, their paramilitary opponents
and narco-traffickers. The strength of
the main guerrilla group. FARC, is
down an estimated 40 percent !'rom
its peak, and more than 30,000 paraMEDELLIN, Colombia Tn military fighters have been demobiwhat was once the most dangerous lized. Murders have dropped 40 perneighborhood or this, the world's cent from 2002
most notorious city, a Sunday after- to 2006, and
noon is a bustling, joyful affair. The kidnappings
scampering children and people sit- almost 80 per• ting at tiny sidewalk cafes on the nar- cent from 2000
row streets would be lit subjects ror a lO 2006.
Colombian Norman Rockwell.
But security
"Look,"
says
N:ew
York is not enough.
Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks, Colombia
is
part or a congressional delegation awash in disvisiting from the United States, placed people,
"they're cooking pizzas, they're eat- chased
from
ing icc cream, boyfriends and girl- their homes by
friends are holding hands - this is dueling guerrilamazing, this Medellin! We're sup- la armies, and young men who have
posed to be dodging bullets."
to be resocialized after lives of vioThe late drug lord Pablo Escobar lence. They need jobs. That's why the
made this city into one of the most Colombia-U.S.
Free
Trade
violent on Earth. Men like Sergio Agreement is so important. Tt is pendFajardo - the outgoing mayor, a ing in tongress, where Democratic
mathematician who is a leader in a leaders might let it die in the gravest
citizens' movement thal arose in · act of strategic short-sightedness
opposition to the violence -made it since their attempted rebuke of
into a city that belies its reputation. In Turkey.
1991, 6,500 people were murdered
Uribe is an ally of the United
here; in 2006, 700 were. Medellin's States and a wildly popular dema<.;ramurder rate is now lower than tic leader who saved his country
Baltimore's.
when it tottered on the brink of colMedellin is a microcosm of lapse. That Congress would kick him
Colombia. President Alvaro Uribe in the teeth strikes Secretary of
has forged extraordinary security Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, the
gains by taking the fight to the coun- Bush administration's chief evangetry's hellish brew of left~wing guer- list for the deal, as scand:.llously
A Colombia
comeback
senseless. He escorts as many members of· Congress as he can to
Colombia, on the theory that when it
comes to the greatest comeback story
in the Americas, seeing is believing.
What holds Democrats back from
supporting the trade agreement is
union opposition
back home. The
unions bate the
deal even though
most Colombia
exports to the •
U.S.
already
benellt
from
trade
preferences, and the
deal
would
remove duties
on U.S. goods
going
to
Colombia. They complain about violence against Colombian union leaders, but attacks against unionists have
tracked with general trends of violence - as killings have declined
since 2002, so have murders or union
leaders.
Rep. Meeks, an advocate for AfroColombians, supports the deal. He
calls progress in the country "nothing
short of a miracle," and blames the
imag~ of the "old Colombia" for limiting the deal's support. "Tf you come
here," he says, strolling out into the
streets or this revived neighborhood,
"it's a no-brainer."
Rich Lowry is editor of the
National Review.
.,...
-beyond the b eltway
Who is it that's
supposed to
win?
by DONALD KAUL
MINUTEMAN MEDIA
Once in every generation a politician appears who transcends polilics:
someone who inspires a nation with
his grace and eloquence, speaking lo
the better angels of our nature.
Abraham Lincoln was such a candidate, so was John F. Kennedy.
Barak Obama is another.
His perfom1ance in the Iowa caucuses was a picture-perfect example
of what can be done when a gifted
politician bits his stride and becomes
one with the spirit of the times.
Obama reminds one of a surfer catch_ing the pertect wave, dancing effortlessly in its heart as he hurlies toward
shore.
He went into the caucuses with the
odds heavily against him. He is black
and Iowa is white. He is young and
Iowa is o]J. His opponent<; were
more experienced, many had · been
through these wars before and had
finely tuned organizations working to
oppose him.
But he won. He won by reigniting
the American dream, by convincing
young people, among others, that the
future is worth fighting for.
ln doing so. he captured that strain
of idealism that is the bedrock of the
American society. With momentum
on his side and the wind at his back,
it is doubtful he can he headed off. T
wouldn't be surprised if he ran the
table from here on in.
(Excuse me, Nb: Columnist.)
I'm not ashamed to admit that I
haven't been this giddy abQut a candidate since Adlai Stevenson. Call it
premature if you will, but I'm booking airline tickets for the inauguration right now.
(Mr.
Columnist.
Si1:)
"Will you please
stop that? Can't you
·see I'm writing a
political
column?
Where wasT? Oh yes.
1' vc even considered
throwing objectivity
to the wind and writing a campaign song
for Barak. Sec what
you think of it:
"Obama, T' ve just mel a man
namedObama
"And suddenly l've found how
wonderful a name can be.
"Obarna. Say it loud and there's
music playing,
''Say it soft and it's almost like.. :·
("SIR! HE LOST.") "What? Oh,
it's you again. Will you stop? Who
lost?" ("Your frien~f Obama. In Nt>w
Hampshire, Hillary Clinton knocked
his ears ojj: ") "You're mad. Why,
the . day before the election the
expens were predicting he'd win by
10 points, 12, even." (Yeah. Makes
you ·wonder about the e~pert.\~ doesn't it?)
"'My good man you don't understand. She couldn't have won. She is
cold and aloof. People don't like her.
She cried while talking to a voter in a
coffee shop. She was being overshadowed by her husband." ("All of that
might be true, I suppose. but she won.
Now the experts are saying the crying
was a good mm·e, made her seem
human.")
"That's astonishing. I suppose this
means Mitt Ronmcy will be crying
,. )
like, a carwash from now on. By the
way, how much did Gov. Romney
win the New Hampshire primary by?
("He didn't win either.")
"Whaat? The unstoppable Mitt
Romney? The Storrnin' Mormon?
Who beat him, Mike
Huckabee'? I
was
afraid of that. You
know Huckabee doesn't know a lol bul he's
a very charming guy.
T'd vote for him myself
if 1 didn't believe in
evolution and indoor
plumbing and the rest ~
of it." ("It wasn't
Huckabee .. He came in
third. John McCain
won the New Hampshire primary.")
"Surely you jest. McCain is
washed up, has been since last summer. Everybody says so. Besides,
he's old and if it weren't for unpopular opinions, he wouldn't have any
opinions at all. He's even in favor of
President Bush's war, for crying out
loud, and everybody knows the public is against it. Why, I'm told he
often goes into meetings with voters
and argues with them. What kind of
campaigning is that? You can't win ~
an election unless you suck up to voters. ( "Apparently, Sen. McCain didn't get the memo.")
"What are the experts saying
now?" ("Most say it:v a wide-open
race. ") ''Hmm, that's perceptive. I
wish I'd thought of it."
("/ wouldn't worry about it. You
will.")
Don Kaul is a two-time Pulitzer
Prize-losing Washington corre.\pondent who, by his mm account, is right
more than he:\· wrong. Email him at
dkaull@ verizon.net.
�Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008
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Well, everything-not everything-look'> dark from where 1
sit. Tt's still snowing,
A WELL-DONE
Floyd County's state highway
workers have done a bangup job
keeping the roads .clear during the
unusually heavy snows and
freezes. I've been "ridin!! shoto-un"
on trips to Winchester, ~wher~ the
paper is being printed-temporarily, T hope-and two weeks ago,
when the snow was deepest, these
boys had the Mountain Parkway
cleared so well that we lit out,
thinking all would be clear sailing.
But as soon as Floyd County was
left behind it was another story:
snow and ice on almost every hill:
even one toll station looked like
Lower Slobbovia.
STILL MISSING
This might be called the Age of
Discovery. Man has probed some
rar places, including the moon, and
is now looking toward Mars.
Homo sapiens is always searching
and finding. But one thing he has
never discovered, and · it may
evade him forever. That's a
pleased taxpayer.
LAND '0 LAKES AND NO FISH!
Mrs. W. J. Lauery Jr., the former Peggy Reitz, writes from
Minnesota.
"Have you ever done any fishing in Minnesota? If so, then you
• probably didn't have any luck
here, either, as this stale is known
as the State of 10,000 Lakes andas we residents here say--only
500 fish."
I would love Minnesota, Where
else would a-body have an excuse
for his fishing failures, all ready
and waiting for him?
ODD
Last week, three mornings in a
row, the thermometer at the dam
gave a below-zero reading-4
below on the 21st, 11 below on the
22nd and I 0 below on the 23rd.
Turning to a discussion of days
when it was warmer, the tourist
scao;;on of 1969, Murray said that
the estimated 1,653,000 visitors to
the Dewey Reservoir area, including Jenny Wiley Stare Park, in
1969 was a record-147,000 more
than the preceding year. The peak
day was May 29 when 32.800 persons visited the area.
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'I was chosen'
by TUCKER VICCEI.I.IO
as told to Susan Alexander Yates
and Allison Yates Gaskins
"CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE EXPECTANT
MoTHER's SouL"
lt was time for hcd, and 1 really
didn't mind too much. It meanl that
Mommy would smooth my sheers
and crawl into bed with me. I'd snuggle in her arms and she'd rub my hair
f and tell me how special I was and
how much she loved me. 11' it wasn't
too late and Mommy wasn't too tired.
T might get to hear The Story before
we said our prayers together,
Shop suppi ies are a legitimate charge
see pg. AG
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MOVIES FROM
THE BLACK LAGOON
•I
Jacqueline King
'The Children'
by TOM DOTY
TIMES COLUMNIST
by JOSHUA BEGLEY
BSCTC FACULTY
In 1996, Jackie King found herself in a rough spot.
She was 36 years old and her husband of 17 years len
her with two children-a 13 year old daughter and an
II year old son-and no way to support herself. She
only had a high school education, little work experience other than being a mother, and practically no
money.
Jackie stayed that way for almost ten months. The
shock of her husband's departure coupled with the sudden onslaught of uncertainty about her future sent her
into a deep depression. Then she made the decision !hal
would change her life: she would go to school to gain a
college education, eventually earning her a degree in
Medical Transcription in 1998 with a 4.0 grade point
average and the added distinction of being the first person in her family to earn a college degree.
It was not easy at first. Jackie was nervous about
attending college after being out or school for so long.
But despite this initial nervousness, Jackie was determined to succeed. She spent every free moment studying to the point where she would attend her kid's hallgames with an Anatomy book she could read in quick
snippets during halftime and time outs.
She succeed~d in more than just academics, though.
Jackie quickly overcame her nervousness and made
quick friend'> with many students and teachers. some of
whom she stays in contact with to this day.
Jackie graduated in December, 1998, and landed her
first job in January, 1999. During he.r l'inal semester,
one of her teachers had encouraged her to create her
resume, and this bit or good advice and a biL or lucky
timing got Jackie her first transeriptionistjob in a local
physician's oftice,
She had come to the office for a checkup for her son,
but in the waiting room she saw a notice for a transcriptionist. Aller the doctor examined her son, Jackie
mentioned the job opening. The doctor said he would
consider her bul that she would need to bring in a
resume; thankfully, Jackie had one in her car.
Eight months later, Jackie was hired at Pikeville
Medical Center as a second shift transcriptionist. She
stayed in that position until April, 2001, when her
department was outsourced to a transcription company
in Atlanta, Georgia. Jackie was offered the
Transcriptionist Coordinator position on a temporary
Jacqueline King
basis, and five months later she was hired for the job
full time.
As wonderful as her new job wa~. Jackie was not
contenl to slop there. She reenrolled at the Mayo campus of BSCTC in the summer of 2003 to earn her
Associate in Applied Science. With her new degree,
Jackie went hack to school for a third time-this time
online through Alfred State College in Alfred, New
York-for her Health Information Teclmology Degree.
In addition toner academic work, Jackie works for the
same company, only now at home as a Quality
Assurance Specialist.
Jackie has not only improved her own life with her
decision to go to college, but the lives of the people
around her. Her daughter recently graduated from the
University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Theater.
When a~ked if she had any advice for people thinking of enteting college, Jackie bad only this to say,
"The college experience is one of the greatest things
thal has ever happened to me. You are never too young
or old to learn. Age does not matter."
Returning to school Derek Keene
by JOSHUA BEGLEY
BSCTC FACULTY
It's hard to imagine .that Derek
Keene was ever nervous about the
thought of entering college. He had
already spent an extended tour of
duty (nearly three and a halr years)
in the US Army. He served in Iraq,
and worked as an LPN in the Burn
ICU. When he returned home he
was employed at a nursing home in
Elkhorn City. However, Derek
knew that in order to progress in his
field he would have to go back to
school and cam his degree.
Although he had served his country
in a dangerous area of the world and
worked in literal life-and-death situations, he found himself nervous
about going back to school atter
being away for so long.
He should not have been. Derek
finished his lirst year at BSCTC's
Pikeville Campus with a 4:0 grade
point average and is currently a second year nursing student at
Pikeville College with designs to
complete his RN degree in May of
Derek Keene
2008.
Craighton Mauk, one of Derek's
teachers, had this to say about him,
'·Derek is one of the most congenial
students l have ever had the privilege of meeting. He goes out of his
way to aid other students and tutor
them whenever they seck his aid."
Derek seems to naturally slide into
leadership positions wherever he
goes and is counted a valuable
member in both his work and
school.
In fact, Derek still works at the
nursing home in Elkhorn City while
going to school, although he
stressed to add thal it was only for
ten hours a week. In addition to his
work and his classes, Derek plans
on getting married in August to
BridgeHe Silcox, a first year nursing student.
For the long term, Derek desires
to earn his Bachelors in nursing,
and perhaps even become a Nurse
Practitioner. For the short term,
though, he wants to take some time
off after linishing his second vear
so he and his fiancee can enjoy' life
a little and concentrate on the completipn of her nursing degree.
Derek has ex~:elled in arguably
one of the most difficult fields of
study and does so out of a genuine
desire to help others. He serves as
an example and an inspiration for
his peers and should go as far as he
wants to in this world.
1 first caught this flick in the summer of 1980 and it was quite an experience. The movie in and or itself was
an okay thriller but the best pmt about
seeing it was Lhe venue, which wa<; a
little piece of grindhouse heaven
called Times Square. There one could
plop down $2.75 and sec all manner
of tlicks in one of a dozen theaters
which often featured three movies, a
ton of coming attractions and the most
bi:t.arre and vocal audiences on the
planet.
On this occasion I wound up giving my last five bucks to a homeless
man in a nearby
scat and then
watched
in
amazement as be
exchanged
the
money for marijuana from a deal~
er prowling the
aisles. 1 was
tapped oul after
that but it didn't
stop the man from
Tom Dotv
asking for more Times CDIIUIIIllst
money when the
effects or the drug
brought on a case of the munchies. By
the time our exchange was over, this
film had begun and it would hold my
auention for the next 70 minutes,
except for a brief moment when 1
jumped two feet into the air upon feeling a furry critter brush past my
ankles.
Turned out it wasn't a rat, bul
instead an oversized cat which had
been brought inlo the theater (alongside several of its brethren) to live out
the rest of its days on a strict diet of
rats, popcom and whatever else il
could nah from the theater's floor,
which included an ample bounty or
spilled gummy bears, ju-ju-bees and
assorted sticky patches whose origins
I'd rather not explore.
The tilm opens with two inspectors
at a nuclear plant knocking orr for the
day at the halfway point of their
inspection of a power plant. Sure
enough their departure is followed by
a gas leak, with a cloud or yellow
gunk freeing itsc.Jf from the site and
expanding into a full blown cloud.
A school bus winds up driving
straight through it ~Uld is preceded by
a parent, Cathy Freemont, who passes
the bus on a one-lane road, all the
while honking and waving to her
daughter who is on board.
Mom·s a bit or a whacko when it
comes to safety and is later observed
smoking a butt while watching TV
after tossing a halfl1eartcd apology ar
her belly, which is swollen from being
in the ninth month or her pregnancy.
Moments later Sheriff Billy arrives
on the scene and is perplexed at the
site of a school bus parked half off the
road in front or the town cemetery. He
observes that the vehicle is empty and
wisely posts his deputy at a roadblock
while searching the area for the children, who were last beard singing "99
Bottles of Beer on the Wall" before
passing through the toxic cloud.
The sheriff slops at the first student's house he comes upon and finds
that the child's swinger/slacker parents are too busy smoking weed and
(See LAGOON, page six)
T never grew Lired of hearing her
tell The Story. lt was so special
because il was about me. T was an
only child, and 1 was adopted.
Mommy would begin by saying.
"Your daddy and 1 always wanted a
baby. We wanted one for so long, and
we kept praying that r would get
pregnant and have a baby. But after
several years, when I didn't gel pregnant, we began to realize that God
had something even beller for us. He
decided that he was going to give us
a very special baby - a baby that
another lady was not able to take care
of. He wanted parents who would be
jUSt right ror lhis very special baby.
Guess who that very special baby is?
You!"
"Mommy, tell me about the day
you got me_··
''Well. Tucker," she would continue, "That was the most exciting day
in my life! lt hcgan when the telephone rang. and a voice on the other
end said, 'Mrs. Freeman, your beautiful baby girl has just been born.
Would you like to come see her?'
"I called your daddy at the office,
and he raced home and picked me up,
and we hurried to the hospital. At first
we stood outside the window where
all the new babies were and just
looked ar them, trying to figure out
which one was you! When we got to
the end of the row of babies, there
you were, and you turned your head
and looked at us and seemed to smile!
"We couldn't wail to take you
home and introduce you to our fami-
ly and friends. When we drove up in
front of our bouse, there were
lots ol' l'riends who had
come to sec you and
to bring you presents. You have
always been such
a gift tO US. Why,
the smartest thing
Daddy and T ever
did in our lives
was lO adopt you."
Each
time
Mother told me The
Story, she got excited.
She neVer tired of telling it,
and I neyer got tired or hearing her
tell it. From the beginning, she made
me feel that being adopted was
tremendously special, that 1 had
somehow been chosen.
When 1 was about s~,;ven
months pregnant with my
mvn child. my mother
came to visit. It was
one of those really
uncomfortable
days, and the baby
was kicking me
nonstop.
As T
groaned and held
my stomach, my
mother said. "lt must
be amazing to feel
her kick."
Suddenly, it dawned on
me that my mother had never felt a
baby inside her womb.
(See SOUP, page six)
�A6 •
SUNDAY, JANUARY
20, 2008
THE FLOYD CouNTY TtMEs
Shop supplies are a legitimale charge
by TOM and RAY MAGLIOZZI
Dear Tom and Ray:
What arc shop supplies? 1 always
thought it was old rags and sprays to
clean or lube. My recent visit to a dealer's garage cost me $22.56 for shop
supplies. My total bill was $297.81. If
T take my car to the dealer for repairs
three times in a. month, that will cost
me a lot for supplies. Do T have to pay
it? Is it a tip?- Carol
TOM: It's not a tip, Carol. H you
want a tip, try Frau Blucher in the
eighth to show.
RAY: The term "shop supplies"
generally refers to things like solvents,
cleaners, small quantities of fluids,
rags. the servicing of the parts-cleaning
machine, and the disposal of waste oil
and other environmentally toxic mate-
rials. And perhaps antacids for treating
the occasional sausage bomb ingested
by one of our guys during his lunch
break.
TOM: It's all stuff that does have to
be paid for. Bur shops have different
ways of dealing with it.
RAY: In our shop, we actually track
the shop supplies that were used for a
particular job and itemize them on the
customer's bill. So on the bill, you
might see a charge for brake cleaner, or
for lopping orr your power-steering
tluid or antifreeze.
TOM: The problem is, we have a
relatively small shop. And when you
have a dealership, with 20 bays going
and a hundred customers a day, it's
very difficult to keep track of that stuff
on a job-by-job basis. n becomes a
bookkeeping nighti).UU"e. Then you'd
have to add a bookkeeping charge to
every bill, which wouldn't make you
very happy either, Carol.
RAY: So in many cases, a shop will
simply bury that stuff in the labor rate,
and charge $90 an. hour instead of $85.
And then's fair. They tell you up tront
that this is the cost or doing business
with them.
TOM: But other shops choose not to
do that. probably for competitive rcasons: They don't want their labor rate
to be higher than other shops in the
area. So in those cases, they often
charge a percentage of the repair cost
for "shop supplies." That"s what happened in your case.
RAY: We don't particularly care for
that approach, because then you may
come in for a job like a window regu lator, which requires no shop supplies
- no rags, no cleaner&, no solventsand you still end up paying 7 percent or
8 percent or your bill ror supplies.
TOM: And somebody who gcrs a
brake job (which uses a lot or supplies)
essentially gets his job subsidized by
you.
RAY: But like T said, it's very hard
for large shops to track this stuff individually. So I would prefer that it either
be included in the hourly labor rate, or
made clear at the outset that there is a
certain percent surcharge on each bill
to cover these costs. At least that way,
you know what to expect upfront and
can make your decisions accordingly.
Got a question about cars"! Write to
Click and Clack in care of this newspa
pe1; or e-mail them by visiting the Car
Talk Web site at www.cartalk.com.
Lagoon
• Continued from p5
prancing about their pool in
European swim wear to be
concerned about their child.
After dumping their stash
in the drink, Billy approaches
the town doctor, a woman,
who accompanies him back to
the bus, where a search turns
up nothing. The sherill' splits
hut the doctor enters the cemetery, where she linds one dead
bus driver and several preadolescent who now sport black
fingernails, vacant stares and
the ability to incinerate an
adult by touching them. The
doctor doesn't live long
enough to warn anybody and it
takes the sheriff a good 45
minmes to figure things out
despite the added help of
Cathy's husband, John.
John isn't much of a bargain and insists on keeping the
news from Cathy, though he
does take time to bark at her
like a dog and order her to
make coflee despite her delicate condition. The kids eventually come horne to roost and
run amok.
One talks itself into the
bedroom of the Freemonts'
son. who then learns the hard
way that nuked-out zombie
kids take the game of 'hide
and seck" way too seriously.
In fact their variation could be
more aptly titled hide. seck
and kill.
The death of her son finally
convinces Cathy that the kids
are not alright, hut she gets the
message way too long after
crushing the sheriff's head
with a potted plant after she
spies him shooting at the children through her living room
window.
Things look pretty bad for
awhile, as the tots appear
impervious ro bullets. but it
turns out that they are quite
susceptible to expiring after
their hands are cut off. That's
right, folies, this one ends with
two adults chasing children
around their backyard while
trying to hack their hands off.
Add to that one freaky birth
scene and you have a very
unhappy ending to a moslly
mediocre horror fest.
Maybe this is best seen in a
grindhouse thealer, but you can
still enjoy the experience if you
purchase the "Grindhouse
Experience" DVD set. which
includes 20 films that routinely
played at Times Square theaters. It's a good sampler
which includes horror flicks,
soft core sex romps, kuog-fu
action fests and even spaghetti
we&lern and gangster films.
The transfers aren"t the best
but that only adds to the experience. though they should
have included sticky stuff on
the discs to give you a real
tasw of the 42nd Street culture.
At least they don't include the
giant cats and hungry derelicts
which harassed yours truly.
Besl line: "Bullseye. Billy,
you just shot a dead dog."
1980, rated R.
Soup
• Continued from p5
"Mother," T said,
and put your hands
stomach. I want you
your grandchild."
The look of awe
"come
on my
to feel
on my
mother's face a~ she fell her
granddaughter kicking inside
my womb was so precious to
me. 1 realized that 1 was able
to give my mother a gift that
she had nol been able to experience personally. She had
given me so many gifts, and
finally 1 was able to share a
very personal one with her.
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.Phillips to succeed Brooks at Kentucky
Current Wildcat
head coach signs
contract extension
through 2011
by JEFFREY McMURRAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON
Kentucky offensive coordinator Joker Phillips will
eventually
become
the
Wildcats' head coach follow-
ing Rich Brooks' retirement.
The school had an afternoon
news
conference
Friday that included Brooks,
Phillips, university president
Lee Todd Jr. and athletic
director Mitch Barnhart.
The 66-year-old Brooks
has not set a timetable for
his retirement. He signed a
contract extension through
20 11 on Friday that will pay
him more than $1.5 million
a season.
Phillips, who just completed his third season with
the Wildcats, helped engineer a potent offensive
attack featuring quarterback
Andre Woodson. He was
born in Franklin, played for
Kentucky from 1981-84 and
spent three seasons with the
Washington Redskins.
Phillips had been considered one of tjle top candidates for head coaching
positions elsewhere. Before
last year's Music City Bowl,
which Kentucky won for the
second straight season,
Phillips was asked whether
he planed to return to the
Wildcats.
"I'm here now," he said.
Phillips and defensive
coordinator Steve Brown
are both black, the first time
a Southeastern Conference
team has had two black
coordinators at the same
time.
Phillips and Brooks have
worked together to revamp
Kentucky's program. Led by
Woodson, the Wildcats have
posted consecutive 8-5 seasons that included victories
in the Music City Bowl. It
marked the first time since
1951-52 the Wildcats made
back-to-back bowl appearances.
Brooks is 25-35 in five
seasons with the Wildcats
and 116-144-4 in 23 seasons
overall at the college level.
photo courtesy of Dusty Layne Photography/East Kentucky Miners
PIKEVILLE was one of the many 15th Region cheerleadlng
teams In competition Wednesday night at the .East Kentucky
Expo Center during the annual regional KAPOS event.
F 1o at and fly
method works
during wintertime
20th-ranked Bears
beat ALC, keep
winning streak alive
by LEE McCLELLAN
KENTUCKY AFIELD
TIMES STAFF REPORT
., FRANKFORT -It is now midJanuary and the excitement of the
holidays is gone till next
December. Credit cards bills arrive
in the mailbox and it's a long slog
before warm weather or any significant time off. The biggest bummer
is the water temperature in most
Kentucky lakes and rivers. It hovers in the mid-40s, which for most
anglers means no fishing for at
least the next six weeks.
Don' t despair. The float and fly
method - suspending a light fly
underneath a bobber - lifts ~e
wintertime, post-holiday doldrums
with chunky, mean smallmouth
bass, plus spotted and largemouth
bass, bluegill and even the occasional walleye. The float and fly
method utilizes a long spinning
rod, 4- to 6-pound line and a tiny
duck feather or craft hair jig to fool
suspended fish in winter. The techrtique works best in the toughest
Lake
lakes to fish such as
Cumberland, Dale Hollow Lake
and Laurel River Lake. The float
and fly will also work in the lower
sections of Green River Lake,
Paintsville Lake and Barren River
Lake.
4lf The float and fly technique
works best when the water is coldest in Kentucky. Water temperatures plummeting into the mid- to
low-40s Stress baitfish such as
threadfin shad or alewife. They
swim in circles and twitch erratically as they fight off death. Nature
programs predator fish, such as
smallmouth bass, to take advantage of the situation by eating this
easily captured prey.
The technique harkens back to
your early fishing days of bluegill
fishing with redworms suspended
!• under a bobber. You'll need a rod
at least 8 feet in length. Many manufacturers offer rods specifically
designed for this technique that
retail for under $50. Six to 9weight fly rods and the long, fiberglass crappie rods have guides too
small for casting the extremely
light fly and bobber much distance, but work in a pinch.
The fly of the float and fly is a
small craft hair jig suspended
under a ?- to 7/8-inch long, pearshaped plastic bobber. Tackle
shops around Lake Cumberland
and Dale Hollow sell specially
~eighted Styrofoam bobbers
designed for extra casting distance.
They easily tip on their sides if a
smallmouth bass takes the fly and
photo by Jamie Howell
THE FLOYD COUNTY GRADE SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT tipped off Friday night at Adams
Middle School. More on the tournament will appear In Wednesday's edition.
Valley girls defeat Phelps
for 15th Region All 'A: title
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PHELPS - Shelby Valley prevented first-year Phelps head
coach J.R. VanHoose from guiding
the Lady Hornets to a 15th Region
All "A" Classic championship in
his debut season. Valley upended
host Phelps Thursday nught., winning 44-36.
Kayla Cantrell scored 13 points
and Laura Perkins pushed in 12 as
the Lady Wildcats claimed the
small-school regional championship.
Shelby Valley established a
lead in the opening half, limiting
Phelps to just 12 first half points.
The Lady Wildcats owned a 25-12
lead when the game entered its
intermission.
Kaitlin Riley led Phelps with 13
points. Kayla Johnson followed
with 12 points for the Lady
Hornets.
Jasmine Hall scored eight
points and Taylor Keene collected
three for host Phelps.
~sco~:rr~,torthe_Girls' 15th
Regmn All A ClasSic f?no-:vst
Jan. 14-Allen Central 55, Pikeville
47 (Overtime); Phelps p8, South
Floyd 51. Jan. 15-Shelby Valley
74, Piarist School 20; Paintsville
58, Betsy Layne 41. Jan.
16--Phelps 55, Allen Central 47;
Shelby Valley 59, Paintsville 52.
Shelby Valley 44, Phelps 36
(Championship Game).
, BOYS' 15TH REGION
ALL 'A' CLASSIC
AT BETSY LAYNE
Wednesday, Jan. 23
Phelps-Pikeville, 6:30 p.m.
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57th District: Tigers topple Magoffin County
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
SALYERSVILLE - Senior guard
Landon Slone scored a game-high 28
points and senior forward Shane
Grimm added 25 Thursday night as
Region
title
contender
15 th
Paintsville continued to dominate in
the 57th District, defeating homestanding Magoffin County 94-72.
The Tigers outscored Magoffin
County in each of the first three quarters en route to the convincing win.
Paintsville packed a 22-17 lead out
of the opening period and owned a 4431 lead at halftime.
The Tigers solidified their lead
early on in the second half, outscoring
Magoffin County 27-15 in the third
quarter.
Sertior guards Blake Bundy and
Justin Murray aided the Paintsville
offensive effort, finishing with 16 and
13 points, respectively.
J.D. VanHoose added seven points
as the Tigers defeated defending district champion Magoffin County.
The Hornets pulled off an upset
win over Paintsville in last season's
57th District championship game.
Paintsville,
Magoffin
County,
Johnson Central, Sheldon Clark and
Lawrence County make up a very
competitive 57th District.
Earlier in the week, Paintsville
defeated crosstown rival Johnson
Central in another 57th District
matchup.
Four different players reached double figures in the scoring column for
host Magoffin County.
Nine different Hornets provided
scoring in the district matchup.
PAINTSVILLE 94,
MAGOFFIN COUNTY 72
PAINTSVILLE (14-2) - Slone
28, VanHoose 7, Bundy 16, Grimm
25, Murray 13, Pack 2, Vilapondo 2,
Deaton 1.
MAGOFFIN COUNTY (3-14) Hunley 2, Francis 16, Lemaster 11,
Shepherd 13, Carty 2, Minix 6, Sparks
7, Marshall 12, Russell 3.
Paintsville........ 22 22 27 23- 94
MC................... l 7 14 15 26--72
(See FLOAT, page two)
Miners bring Honey Project to East Kentucky
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIKEVILLE - In Eastern Kentucky,
tomorrow's businesses are taking
shape today. And the mold for many of
the promising new business leaders is a
sweet one. The East Kentucky Miners
:>'professional basketball team is bringing an international program called the
"Honey Project" to the area.
In the program, high school students
create their own company that imports
and sells organic honey from Africa.
The money raised is split between participating students from area s~hoo_ls
and poverty stricken countnes m
Africa. Organizers say the idea is to
teach students real-world business
skills they can use later in life.
Many Eastern Kentucky cities,
including Pikeville, continue to enjoy
considerable economic growth. The
emergence of young business leaders is
j vital throughout Eastern Kentucky.
Some business leaders in Eastern
Kentucky believe The Honey Project
can teach teenagers all they need to
know about starting, funding and running their own businesses.
"They're competing in a global
economy, so we want to expose them
as much as possible to options and
opporturtities and business ownership
is one of those options," said Honey
Project Director Nathan Burrell. Last
year, Florida students in the program
earned more than $6,000 dollars.
Directors say most students in the program go on to own their own business
after college.
"I've witnessed first hand how powerful this program is," Miners coowner and president Demetrius Ford
added. "I' ve watched it tum young, shy
teenagers into confident and outspoken
young professionals."
When asked why he wanted to
bring the program to East Kentucky,
Ford said, "After spending a few
months in Pike County, I quickly
learned that this area was built on coal
mining. Most of the kids here believe
that their careers will be tied in one
way or another to the coal industry, and
little thought is put into working in
other sectors or professions. There is
also a trend whereby those students
who are a bit more ambitious and go
off to college, don't return to East
Kentucky and apply what they've
learned here in the region. Business
leaders I've spoken with fear that if and
when coal production slows, there may
not be enough non-coal related industry to continue to grow the local economy. What we're trying to do is reach
out to the kids who have been blessed
with skills and aptitudes they don't yet
know they have, and encourage them
to become the business leaders of East
Kentucky's future. I firmly believe that
if you give kids an opportunity they
didn't know existed, and through training, help th em unveil talents and
strengths they didn't know they had all
along, they will be excited and encouraged to excel. The hope is that most of
these young, future. leaders choose to ·
stay in Eastern Kentucky, and take
what they'll learn and pass it on to the
generations that follow."
All area high schools will have an
opporturtity to take part in the Honey
Project. The first class will commence
on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at the Pike
County Schools central office. For
information about the Honey Project or
how to help sponsor or support support
the program, email Nathan Burrell at
nburrell@honeyproject.com or Barb
Johnson at bjohnson @ekminers.com.
ONLINE:
www.ekminers.com
www.honeyproject.com
PIPPA PASSES - No. 20
Pikeville College picked up its
12th straight win Thursday rtight,
knocking off Alice Lloyd College
87-60.
The Bears rank as one of the
NAJA's top teams. The team has
enjoyed a considerable amount of
success under second-year head
coach Kelly Wells.
The Eagles kept it close early,
with Pikeville leading by five, 3934, at the half. That is in stark comparison to the first meeting
between the teams, where the
Bears carne away with a 90-47
wm.
The second half, however, was
a little ~!lore to Wells' liking; the
Bears outscored their hosts 48-26
to cruise to the win.
Sertior Jeff,Ferguson,lirnited to
five minutes of time in the first
half, led all scorers with 26 points.
The Toronto product led five players in double figures. Ewan Linton
followed with 14 points for the visiting team.
Junior William Harris followed
with 11 points, 10 rebounds, four
assists and two steals. Freshman
Justin Hicks had 11 points to go
with four assists and three steals,
while Anthony Ighodaro came off
the bench with 10 points.
Eric Mullins led Alice Lloyd
with 13 points in off of the bench.
Rodney Mitchell followed with 10
points for the Eagles.
Pikeville improved to 15-2 on
the season and will return to action
Jan. 26 versus West Virginia
Urtiversity Tech in the first MidSouth Conference opener.
Lady Bears
outlast ALC
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIPPA PASSES
The
Pikeville College Lady Bears
won back to back games for the
first time this season after an 8272 win over Alice Lloyd on
Thursday rtight.
Bill Watson-coached Pikeville
(5-14) placed five players in double figures, led by freshman
Whitney Compton. The Haysi,
Va., product came off the bench
for 17 points and four rebounds.
Junior Whitney Hogg followed
with 13 points, five rebounds and
three steals. Junior Alice Daniel
followed with 11 thanks to hitting 3-of-6 from the arc.
Senior Heather English had
10 points and five rebounds,
while j unior Kristal Daniels who played her freshman season
at Alice Lloyd - had a doubledouble with 10 points and 14
rebounds in only 19 minutes.
Daniels is a Betsy Layne High
School graduate.
Thanks to the efforts of
Dartiels, the Lady Bears won the
rebounding battle 42-29.
Alice Lloyd was led by
Kaylan Richardson's 22. The
junior from Owenton hit 6-of-10
from the arc to go with seven
rebounds.
Taran Cory had 14 points,
while Whitney Fra zier tossed in
13 and Nicole Lutes added 11.
The Lady Bears will be back
in action on Saturday, Jan. 26,
hosti11g West Virginia U niversity
Tech. The 2 p .m . tip will begin
league p lay for the Lady Bear ,
who will play a grueling 10game round-robin against MidSouth Conference foes to end the
eason.
�82 •
SUNDAY, JANUARY
20, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
"\Villiams scores 20, Cardinals dominate No. 13 Marquette
by WILL GRAVES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUlSVILLELouisville coach Rick Pitino
certainly didn't talk like a
man who hac.ljust watched his
team dominate No. 13
M<rrquette from start to finish
in a 71-51 victory on
Thursday, a win in which the
Cardinals held the Golden
Eagles to 30 percent shooting
and totally shut down star
guard Dominic James.
It is still just January after
all. And for all the progress
the Cardinals have made in
the last three weeks, Pilino
knows the verdict on his suddenly surging team is still
out.
"We' re still not where we
need to be," Pitino said. "In
another two weeks we're
going to be really good."
Suffocating the Golden
No. 2
Eagles with the kind of
tough, gritty play that has
keyed its surge from an early
season funk, Louisville (13-4,
3-1 Big East) had liule trouble shutting down one of the
con rerence's most dynamic
offenses.
"T' ve said it bel'ore, the
staple of this basketball team
is defense," said senior center
David Padgett, who had 17
points and 10 rebounds. "If
we keep gelling better and
better on defense. and pick up
our offense, the sky is the
limit.''
Louisville's revival has
coincided with the return of
Padgett trom a fractured
kneecap. Pitino credited his
center's leadership with helping Louisville's underclassmen play with the sense of
urgency they were lacking a
month ago.
"When you have a player
~ady
by JEFFREY McMURRAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON Even
after a lopsided victory,
Candace Parker did some selfdiagnosis or what she believes
is ailing the defending national
champions.
Sure, No. 2 Tennessee
weathered a sloppy first half
and cruised w a 65-40 victory
over Kentucky. Parker was
still predicting the team would
get an earful from coach Pat
Summitt this week in practice
because the Lady Vols were
outrebounded 36-28.
"We're trying to take steps,
and I guess admitting you have
a problem is the first step,"
said Parker, who scored 23
points. "We know we need
that acts like a coach (like
David), it's very easy," Pitino
said. "He has a tremendous
positive effect on Earl and
Derrick ."
The rest of the team too.
Terrence Williams led all
scorers with 20 points and
Derrick Caracter added 11
points and five rebounds, hut
it was Louisville's defense
that pushed the Cardinals to
their eighth win in nine
games.
The Cardinals silenced
Marquelle ( 13-3, 3-2) by
extending their zone defense
to cut orr passing lanes and
close off the middle. When
the Golden Eagles tried to
shoot over the top, they failed
miserably. Marquette missed
all 12 or its 3-poi nt attempts,
the first time it has been held
without a 3-pointer since a
loss to Wisconsin on Dec. 23,
2000.
"You can't settle for jump
shots against good defenses,"
said Marquette coach Tom
Crean. "We played right into
their hands. We wanted to
attack their defense and get
open shots or kick it !'or open
3s. We didn't attack well."
Jerel McNeal led the
Golden Eagles with 16 points
and Wesley Matthews had 14,
but James scored a seasonlow three points before reaggravating a right wrist injury
with just over six minutes
remaining after being fouled
by Padgett.
"You never imagine (shutting James ~own ) because
he's such a great player,"
Jerry Smith said. "He just had
an off night .... We wanted to
stop them from 3. When they
did get it up, we were able to
get a hand up."
The rivalry has been
marked by thrillers over the
rebounds."
Parker was accepting some
of the blan1c, but in Summitt's
mind, the All-American who
Kentucky coach Matthew
Mitchell calls the best female
player in !he country - college or professional - needs
to get some help from her
tearrunates.
"Sometimes we stand
around and watch Candace
Parker play and rebound,"
Summitt said. "That's something we have to get better
effort out of, across the
board."
Parker had seven rebounds
and made 10 of 14 shots, one
below her season-high for basketo; in game. Twice, she put
up a highlight-reel left-handed
hook shot that the Wildcat
defenders could only watch
sail through the net.
Things didn't start out quite
so easy lor the Lady Vols (151,
3-0
Southeastern
Conferepce). They had no
assists and scored just a 27
points in the first half - their
lowest total or the season.
' We came into the locker
room pretty drained, and we
didn't have much energy,"
Parker said.
But despite Tennessee's
early woes, the Lady Vols
never trailed, largely because
Kentucky's shooters were
even worse.
The Wildcats (8-9, 2-1)
connected on just9 of 23 shots
in the half, and six of the misses were airballs.
Second half, it was all
Tennessee. Kentucky had cut
the deli cit to II, but the Lady
Vols went on a 17-3 run during
a six-minute span late in the ·
game to tum it into a blowout.
"I didn't think that we gave
enough cffon over 40 minutes." Mitchell said. "About
32 minutes is what it looked
like to me, so that's not going
to get it done."
The Wildcats didn't get on
the scoreboard until nearly six
minutes into the game on a
contested layup by Catina
Bett. By then, Tennessee had
built an 8-0 lead.
Kentucky pulled to within
11-9 with 9:30 left in the half
after consecutive driving
1ayups by freshman Amber
Smith, but the Lady Vols
scored the next six points to
Thur~day
profile and more subtle action.
Others don't trim at all and
apply dope just to the jig head.
This allows the <-Taft hair to
breathe and undulate in the
water. Not trimming and applying dope just to the jig head
seems to produce better in water
with some color to it, but both
ways catch smallmouth ba<>s.
You can either dope the jig head
or the entire body when fishing
duck feather flies.
Cast the lloat and fly to main
lake and secondary points. If
there is some chop to the water,
allow the bobber to ride the
waves for a few minutes. This
puts plenty or action on the lly.
Reel in about 5 feet and repeat
until a fish strikes. If the water is
calm, you' 11 have to impart
some action on the fly. Move the
rod up and down and make the
bobber wink at you. Allow the
rig to sit still lor a few moments
and repeat
Watch the bobber intentJy.
Big smallmouth bass often barely take the bobber under
because they inhale the fly and
don't move. Trophy smallmouth
bass coming from deeper water
Three Top 25 teams fell to
often take the tly and move shalimprobable upsets Thursday
lower, causing the bobber to night. None was longer in the
flop over on its side. Set the making or by a less likely team
hook immediately if this hapthan Cleveland State.
pens.
The Vikings knocked ofT
Some lloat and lly anglers No. 12 Butler for the first regusc 4-pound green or clear ular-season win over a ranked
monofilament as their main line team in program history, winand attach the bobber directly to ning 56-52 Thursday night.
it. Others use 6- or 8-pound
"It's big," second-year
monofilament or a thin braided
coach Gary Waters said.
main line from the reel to a 3- "What we' re trying to do is
way swivel. They then tie <m 8- establish a foundation. It (the
to 12-fool leader of 4-pound llu- win) will help people underorocarbon to one · of the other
stand that there are some good
loops or the swivel and clip the
things going on at Cleveland
bobber to the other. Both catch State."
fish. Those who use the 3-way
lt's been a while.
swivel believe it makes for easi- , The commuter-school proer casting and imparts more gram has existed mostly in a
action on the fly. Those who go
state of disarray tor the past
plain feel m.ore comfortable two decades. since its monuwith one knot instead of three.
mental upset of Indiana in the
Again, both ways tool big 1986 NCAA tournament.
small mouths.
Students - many of whom
weren't born the last time the
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night that made them even
prouder to be Vikings.
"It was a beautiful feeling,"
forward J'Nathan Bullock
said.
Bullock added 14 points,
the last one coming on a free
throw with 2.6 seconds left.
Outdoors wotnan worskshop
scheduled for Feb. 22-24
to host Uttest
BOW event
TIMES STAFF REPORT
FRANKFORT - Women
who like the outdoors and
need an enjoyable and refreshing weekend away should
consider coming to the
Becoming an OutdoorsWoman
Workshop,
at
Cumberland Falls State Resort
Park Feb. 22-24.
The Kentucky Department
of Fish
and
Wildlil'e
Resources offers these unique
workshops in conjunclion
with
tho
Kentucky
Depurlment of Parks. The
weekend program will offer
women 18 and older u chance
to learn a variety of outdoor
likills amidlit the backdrop of
the world-l'am,)US moonbt,w
ut Cumberland Falls neur
Corbin, KenLucky.
This workshop will feature
a guided tour around the falls,
along with a night hike to
observe
the
moonbow.
Participants will have their
choice of numerous h~~nds-on
classes. including the basics or
fishing, archery, firearms use,
hiking, camping, wildlife and
plant identification, and hunting. Classes arc presented in a
non-threatening and relaxed
atmosphere targeled to beginners.
Pre-registration is required
and is now underway through
Feb. 14. The workshop ree of
$175 includes six meals and
lodging for two nights, general sessions and materials and
transportation to and from
workshop class sites. You may
register with a credit card, or
gel a rorm by calling toll-free
1-800-858-1549 from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time on
weekdays. Forms are also on
the lntcrnct at fw.ky.gov. The
workshop begins with checkin at noon Eastern time on
Friday, Feb. 22. It will conclude at noon Sunday, Fob. 24.
"This partnership between
Kenu.u:ky Stale Parks and
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife
gives Wl1men whl1 want Ll)
learn about outdoor actJvltics
a chance tl) do thal in a selLing
that's very hal'd to find elsewhere,·• said Beth SpiveyMinch, Kentucky Fish and
Wildlife's volunteer coordinator for the Becoming un
Outdoors-Woman
(BOW)
program.
Often women arc reluctant
to try activities related to the
outdoors because they believe
that fishing, archery, target
pad the lead. Mitchell credited
Smith for at least giving his
team a spark.
"I think we came out very
aggressive," Smith said. "We
never gave up, and we kept
taking it to them."
The Wildcats won the
rebounding hattie in large part
due to the return of senior center Sarah Ellioll, who had been
listed as doubtful for the game
with a left knee strain.
Samantha Mahoney led
Kentucky with 12 points.
Tennessee extended its
streak to 318 consecutive
games with a 3-poinler, albeit
barely. The Lady Vols missed
their rirst seven aHempts from
long range and didn't connect
on their lone one or the game
until Angie Bjorklund made
one with under four minutes
left.
The la<>t time these teams
mel in Lex ington in 2006, the
unranked Wildcats shocked
the top-ranked Lady Vols 6663 at Rupp Arena. Kentucky
hasn · t beaten Tennessee at
Memorial Coliseum, the regular home for the women 's
team, since 1986.
Mitchell, the first coach t
stan 2-0 in the SEC in hi
inaugural season at Kentucky,
was handed his firM league
defeat. Mitchell was a graduate assistant at Tennessee during the Lady Vols' Final Four
run in 2000.
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night's College Basketball
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• Continued from p1
Cumber/4nd Falls
The Golden Eagles simply
had no answer. Louisville
outreboundcd Marquette 4330 and contested nearly every
sho t.
'They were more aggressive on the glass than we
were," Crean said. "We were
not nearly as aggressive as
we needed to be."
Louisville used a 12-0 ru,
to take a commanding lead
early in the second half, but
Marquette managed to make
it 50-40 with just over eight
minutes left. The Cardinals
responded with an 11-2 run,
capped by a 3-pointer from
Williams.
"If it doesn't (get people's
attention) we ·re going to
keep playing until it does,"
Williams said. "We're just
going to keep playing and let
everybody on the outside
decide if they think wc'r~
back to ourselves."
Vols open cold, but beat Kentucky 65-40
Float
moves shallower. These bobbers
pinch the wallet, costing nearly
$5 for two.
The color and material of the
lly makes a diiTetence. Craft
. hair flies in combinations of
chartreuse, white, pink, blue and
grey work well. Duck feather
flies with strands of chartreuse,
blue or red tied into them excel
when water temperatures drop
below 47 degrees or when bass
won't hit <.-Taft hair flies. A 1/16ounce ily is the best weight most
of the time, but 1/32-ounce triggers strikes on those tough bluebird days after a cold front.
Suspend the fly about 8 feet
under the bobber and adjust
shallower or deeper until a
sma.llmouth hits. Many float and
fly specialist<; usc petroleum
jelly-based scent on their flies
known as "dope" and available
in tackle shops around Lake
Cumberland and Dale Hollow.
Some anglers trim their craft
hair mes to parallel the bend or
the hook or trim !hem to a point
just beyond it They then apply
generous amount<; of dope.
This gives the tly a slimmer
last decade, with 14 of the
last 22 meetings being decided by five points or less or in
overtime.
There was no such drama
this time around.
Louisville took Lhe lead
two minutes in, using it~ size
to power past Marquette 's
guard-heavy lineup. Looking
inside to Padgett and Caracter
on offense and extending the
zone on defense, Louisville
played with the kind or efliciency Pitino preached would
come once. the Cardinals
finally got healthy.
"We are still not where we
need to he, but we played a
great game tonight," Pitino
said. "ln another two weeks
we're going to be really
good."
Padgett made 8 of 9 field
goals, many or them tip-ins
after he maneuvered his way
between. bodies in the lane.
The Vikings ( 13-5, 6-0 couldn't buy a 3 when they
Horizon League) came in 1-26 needed one down the stretch. 1•
No.6 Tennessee 80, No. 16
in games against ranked opponents, with their only win Vanderbilt 60: ln Knoxville,
coming on March 14, 1986, a Tenn., Wayne Chism scored a
shocking upset of No. 16 season-high 18 and had a
Indiana in the NCAA tourna- career-high 18 rebounds to
ment under then-coach Kevin help No. 6 Tennessee win a
Mackey. Since that memorable matchup of the Southeastern
win, Cleveland State had lost Conference's best shooters.
The Volunteers (15-1, 3-0
19 straight games against
ranked opponents.
SEC) were 8-for-22 on 3s,
Freshman Matt Howard while the Commodores (16-2,
scored 16 points and Pete 1-2) completed only 3 or their
Campbell 15 to lead Butler 21
attempts.
Vanderbilt
(16-2, 5-2), which missed a entered the game averaging
barrage of 3-pointers in the 9.29 3-pointers a game, second
final seconds as the Bulldogs in the SEC only to Tennessee·~
tried to tie it. Mike Green, 9.73.
their leading scored had 12
The Commodores' 36.8
points on 4-of-11 shooting ·percent on field goals and 14.3
before fouling out and senior percent from behind the arc
A.J. Graves had 5 and went were their worst of the sea'mn.
only 2-of-11 from the noor.
No.
9
Indiana
65,
It was Cleveland State's Minnesota 60: ln Minneapolis,
night from the start and the D.J. White had 17 points and
win validated Waters' impres- 10 rebounds and Lance
sive turnaround with the Stemler hit a crucial 3-pointer
Vikings, who were only 10-21 to lift the ninth·rankcd
last season and haven't had a Hoosiers to a 65-60 victory
winning season since 2000-01. over Minnesota on Thursday
On its visit last year, Butler night .
set a school and conference
On a night when their super.\
record with 20 3-pointers in a freshman struggled in all"
92-50 thumping or Cleveland areas, Gordon ·s supporting
But
other
than cast came up huge to extend
State.
Campbell, who made 5-of-7 3- Indiana's winning streak to 11
pointers, the Bulldogs were games, their longest since a
just 6-of-23 overall from 13-game streak in 1992-93.
behind the arc this time and
Knott Councy Central handles Jenkins
shooting or hunting is only for
men. Sometimes, women simply don't get a chance to see
what these activities are about
TIMES STAFF REPORT
in an environment that assists
them in learning how things
JENKINS ~ Knott County Central won its second straight game Thursday night, defeating
arc done.
JenkiliS
62~4~ in a 53rd District regular-season matchup. Jenkins faltered late. Knott Ct1unly
BOW
workshops
are
Central held the host Ca:valicrs to 24 second~half points.
.
ll! .
designed for women to "get
Sophomore Stuart Sh\mpe-r led Knt'llt County Central to the win, scoring a game-high 22 points.
their feet wet" with profesRichard Caudill followed Stamper in the KCC sco:ring column, finishing with 13 points.
sional instruction from a
The Patriots outscored Jenkins in. every quarter. Knott County Central owned. a Jead over the
teacher whose goal is to 1
~Cavaliers at tho ond of each period,
ensure participants have run
The visiting team outscored Jenkins 13-12 in each of the first two quarters en roote to a 26-24
and come away with confi1hal flime lead.
dence in their new skills.
Knott County Central stretched its lea.d in the second half and tinisheu strong, outscoring
"There's no better way to
Jenki.ns 17-9 in the fourth quartet.
get started in these endeavors
Seven different players den~ed the scoring cqlumn in Knott County Central's winning effort.
than coming to a Becoming an
Guards Eric Grimm and Chris Puckett paced Jenkins with 11 _points apiece. Stephen Stephens
Outdoors-Woman workshop
added I0 for the Cavaliers.
ala Kentucky state park," said
Knott County Central improved to 8-7 after claiming the win.
Spivey-Minch. ''You make a
Jenkins slipped to 6-12 ns a result of the sethuck.
lot of new friends and realize
there arc lots of other women
KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 6:Z, .JENKINS 48
out there who enjoy tho same KNOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (8·7) - Stamper 22, Burtrum 4, Mullins 6, Ratliff 7, Amburgey
kinds or acLlvilies. Our classes 7, Caudlll 13, Huff 4,
help reduce the unxiety, und
Jt!NKINS (6·1l)- Grimm 11 . Puckel! 11, Wright 2, Wlluer 6, Stephen 10, Stewurt g,
by the end ur the workshop,
it'll amazing how comfortable Knott County Contrul ........ l3 13 19 17-62
our participanLs become with Jcnkiri11 ............................... 12 12 15 9-4R
thing11 they never thought
they'd be uble to uccompli1:1h.
"1 pl'Omisc you'll want to
show oft' your new ~kill · when
you get Mme. YlH!'ll be
ready to be part of the next
family fishing, camping or
hunting outing and it will be
much more fun because you'll
know more about how to do
it," said Spivey-Minch.
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· Patriots defensive vets face Chargers in AFC championship contest
by HOWARD ULMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. The last time Junior Seau
played in an AFC championship game, his team was
!!iven little chance to heat the
top seed.
rn January 1995, the
Steelcrs won their first playoff
game in a rout, while the
Chargers eked out a one-point
victory that set up the matchup
between those teams the following weekend.
"Sitting in my hotel room
in Pittc;hurgh and heming all
the cheers and rep rallies that
were going around and all the
Super Bowl videos that were
being taped, everything was
against us," the Patriots linebacker said. "The yellow towels were flying around. It was
definitely a time when we
thought we were against the
world."
But San Diego won 17-13
in Pittsburgh then went on to
one of the toughest losses in
Seau's 18-year career, a 49-26
rout by San Francisco in the
Super Bowl.
Thirteen year:; later, the
Chargers aren't given much of
a chance against the perrecl
Patriots on Sunday, the day
after Seau\ 39Lh birthday.
But he knows expectations
can fall short. Didn't tbe
Patriots squander a 21-3 lead
in last year's AFC title game
and lose to Indianapolis, 3834?
So Seau and safety Rodney
Harrison, a rookie on that
1994 Chargers team, are working hard to avoid an upset that
can stop New England' s
unbeaten season one game
short of another Super Bowl
appearance.
"I tell the young guys,
'Don'ttake anything l'or granted because at any point in time
il can be over with, whether
it's a season, whether it's a
game, whether it's your
career,'" the 35-ycar-old
Hanison said Thursday. "I
Lhink I have a greater appreciation now that I'm older."
Seau sees many comparisons between this year's San
Diego team and the one m
1994 - the last two Chargers
dubs to reach the AFC cham-
pionship game.
"The major comparison is
that they're confident," he
said. "We look forward to
moving on, growing every day
to the day it comes we have to
go out and pelform."
Scau and Harrison will play
against the Chargers as teammates l'or the first time in their
long careers. Both missed last
:;easnn's 24-21 upset playol'f
win at San Diego with injuries.
Sunday's game, then,
should have some special
emotions for them, especially
since Scau is a native of San
Diego.
Right?
"I try not to get too Oprah
with it and know that it's just
another game and know that
T'm so happy for the city of
San Diego, my hometown," he
said, but "it's going to be a
challenge of the game of football, nothing more."
Harrison, a fiery, hard-hitter like Seau, also prefers to
show his emotions on the
field.
"Tt's just special to be in the
AFC
Championship,"
Harrison said. "I don't know
necessarily
facing
the
Chargers makes it any more
special."
The Pauiots have spent the
week building up the Chargers
as the best team in the NFL
since Thanksgiving. They
were 5-5 before the holiday
but 8-0 since then.
New England coach Bill
Belichick likes to point out
that his team has won !'ewer
games in that stretch. But
that's because they had a playoff bye and arc 7-0 after
Thanksgiving but 17-0
overall.
San Diego coach Norv
Turner isn't surprised that
Belichick fawned over the
Chargers.
"Everyone knows that New
England right now is playing
the best football in the league
and it's going to be a real challenge for us," Turner said.
Tom Brady's 50 touchdown
passes and Randy Moss' 23
scoring catches are NFL single-season record. So are the
589 point<> the Patriot<; scored.
But the advanced age or
their defense may be catching
up. They allowed three scoring
drives of at least 80 yards in
last Saturday night's 31 20
playorr win over Jacksonville
after giving up four touchdowns in a 38-35 win over the
New York Giants in the regular-season finale.
The Chargers' defense is
younger with a knack for creating turnovers. They led the
NFL with 30 interceptions and
48 takeaways then a<.lde<.l two
interceptions and one fumble
recovery in last Sunday's 2824
playoff
win
at
Indianapolis. AU-Pro corner
back Antonio Cromartie's 10
interceptions led the league.
"Tt's remarkable the things
we've done defensively,"
Turner said. "ll seems like
one guy tips (the baH) and it
goes up in the air and one of
our guys finds a way to get
it."
The Patriots also have
some pretty solid defensive
players.
Seau hall three interceptions and 31/2 sacks this season and Harrison ended
Jacksonville's hopes with an
interception with just under
four minutes left. One more
win, and the Patriots will have
a shot at theu fourth championship in seven years.
That's a long way from
San Diego. Seau and Harrison
left there after the 2002 season, when the Chargers lost
their last four games to finish
8-8 and mi<.s the playoffs for
the seventh straight season.
"Whether you want to
judge my play, whether you
want to judge the morale or
having the same people there
lose and not making any
strides forward," Seau said,
"you have to look a·t that and
say, 'maybe it's time to
change."
Harrison went straight to
New England. Seau spent the
next three seasons with
Miami and is in his second
with New England.
On Sunday, for the tirst
time in 13 seasons, they'll
play again as teammates in an
AFC championship game.
"lt's a lot of hype around
this game and deservedly so,
but, at the same time, it's a
football game," Harrison said.
"lt doesn't matter what we've
done in the past."
Favre vs. Manning rnatchup highlights NFC title gallle
by BARRY WILNER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
GREEN BAY, Wis. - A
sack is like a bases-loaded
double play or a hlocked shot
in the final seconds of a tight
game. It's dynamic or deflating, depending on which side
of the line a player makes his
living.
Whichever team gets the
quarterback on the ground
most often in Sunday's NFC
championship game could be
the one headed to the Super
Bowl. And both the Ginnts
and Packers excel at pressuring and punishing opposing
passers, even if Brett Favre or
Eli Manning gets his pass
away.
"1 think a sack is a glmified
slat," Green Bay defensive
end Aaron Kampman said.
"Trust me. we aU try to get
them. I try to get them. You
know, it's a great thing. But in
the end, if T, or anyone, can
force an incompletion, can
force a hurried throw that
leads to an incompleLion, a That means i r the Packers ( 14ball hit afterwards, all those 3) can slow Brandon Jacobs,
things fat:tor into the game. So Ahmad Bradshaw and New
yeah, 1 feel very comfortable York's running attack, they
·can tee off on the fourth-year
with how we're rushing.''
Which
should
make quarterback playing in the
Manning feel, well, very biggest game of his life.
uncomfortable.
"T have a lot of faith in our
Then again, Manning has guys up front, in our pass
gotten strong protection late in rush, and they'll gel there.
the season and in the playoffs. They'll do what they have to
One major reason for the do," linebacker Nick Barnett
Giants· astounding Sl-1 road said. "They work hard every
mark is that Manning has week to get there. And someremained upright so often in times, we may not get the
away games.
sacks in the game, but we
"T don't know il' that is have a lot of pressures, a lot or
going to happen, but just to be knockdowns, hurries, and
in situations where you can that's just as good as sat:ks for
stilJ. run the ball possibly, you us, incomplete passes.''
can still throw it,., Manning
Last week, on a snow-covcites as the key to offsetting ered Lambcau Field turf, the
the Packers' sack patrol. '·You Pack had little trouble styming
can get Lhe ball out quickly Seallle's rormidable pass rush.
and do some shorter throws if While playing conditions figyou have to get the ball in the ure Lo be drier, but much coldreceiver's hands to sec if they er, on Sunday. the footing isn't
likely to be ideal l'or Osi
can run l'or a first down.''
Manning won't be doing Umcnyiora, Michael Strahan
much running or scrambling; and company.
he's a pretty stationary target.
Plus, Favr is a master at
avoiding pressure and sacks,
moving just enough to find
passing lanes, and using a
quick release to get the ball
downfield. That's one reason
Green Bay so often uses four
and even five wide receivers;
the coaches have tremendous
faith in the offensive line's
protection skills.
"They arc very difficult to
have a sack (against)," Giants
sacks .leader Umenyiora said
of the Packers, who allowed
only 19 sacks all season, 15 on
Favre. "They have a good
offensive line, but he doesn't
take any sacks. He throws the
ball very, very quick. So we
arc going to have to really try
to get our hands up, get in his
face a little bit and sec if we
can play the game that way."
The Giants ( 12-6) have
played the game that way
extremely well, and their 53
sacks topped the NFL this season. with Umenyiora pacing
New York with 13 -- one
more than Green Bay leader
Kampman. They've scrapped
a four-DE alignment on passing downs since linebacker
Mattias Kiwanuka, a converted end, broke his leg on Nov.
18. But even with a more conventional scheme, the pressure remained staunch, and
the sacks kept coming.
Considering New York's
banged-up secondary, the
Giant<; might need to be in
Favre's face on every snap.
"We have confidence in all
the guys that are on our team.''
del'ensive coordinator Steve
Spagnuolo said, "so when one
guy goes down, we put another guy in. 1 guess I would be
lying if T didn't say there was
some concern and you think
about some change, but if
you're too far from what you
are and what you do, I think
you can gel into trouble that
way, too."
The idea, then, is stay true
to your roots, which is exactly
what Strahan expects both
sides will do.
''This is going to be a game
of will, a gan1e of whoever
wants it the most," he said.
''That is what the playoffs arc
all about, so this is going to be
a very interesting battle. Us, a
team that has a strong will and
plays well on the roa<.l, and
that team that ha..,; a strong will
and plays well at home."
NFL Playoffs: Saturday,
Jan. 5- Seattle 35, Washington
14;
Jackwnville
31,
Pittsburgh 29. Sunday, Jan.
6- N.Y. Giants 24, Tampa Bay
14; San Diego 17, Tennessee
6.
Divisional
Playoffs,
Saturday, Jan. 12-Green Bay
42, Seaule 20; New England
31, J acksonvillc 20. Sunday,
Jan. 13-San Diego 28,
indianapolis 24; N.Y. Giants
21, Dallas 17.
Conference
Championships, Sunday. Jan.
20: AFC-San Diego at New
England, 3 p.m. (CBS);
NFC-N.Y. Giants at Green
Bay, 6:30 p.m. (FOX).
Super Bowl. Sunday, Feb.
3, Glendale. Ariz.- AFC champion vs. NFC champion. 6:17
p.m.
Pats coach Belichick backs Moss over restraining order
by HOWARD ULMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. New England Patriots coach
Bill Belichick expressed strong
support Thursday for wide
receiver Randy Moss, the subject or a temporary restraining
order obtained by a longtime
friend.
Bclichick said he wasn't
concerned about the allegation
brought
by
Rachelle
Washington that Moss committed ballery or about how it
might affect Moss on Sunday
in the AFC championship game
San Diego
against the
Chargers.
Washington's
attorney
issued a statement Thursday
saying that Moss' representatives were the lirst to suggest
that Moss pay the woman to
keep the issue quiet, according
to NBCSpm1s.com. The attorney, David McGill, and Moss'
agent, Tim DiPiero, did not
returns telephone calls from
The Associated Press.
On Wednesday, Moss said
that suggestion came from her
side and totaled "six figures."
He called it '·a situation of
extortion.''
No criminal charge has been
brought.
Belichick spoke briefly on
questions about the matter
Thursday.
"T think Randy's covered
those and l've talked to Randy
about it, and T support Randy
100 percent," he said.
Moss spent about 10 minutes in front of his locker on
Wednesday vehemently denying the allegations.
On Monday, the temporary
restraining order was issued in
Broward County, Fla., ordering
Moss to stay at least 500 reet
from the home of Wa.c;ltington,
who alleged he corrunitted
''battery .. . causing serious
injury" to her at her home in
Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 6, the
Sunday of the Patriots playoff
bye week.
A hearing on issuing a permanent restraining order is
scheduled for 3 p.m. Jan. 28,
six days before the Super Bowl.
Moss said the woman has
been a friend of his tor 11 years
and that she asked for "six figures" tor what he said was an
accident in which she was hurl.
Washington, 35, alleged they
had been in an "intimate relationship" since 1997.
Her attorney's statement
said she "has cared deeply for
Mr. Moss and has been there
for him throughout all of his nials and tribulations" over the
past I I years and didn't intend
to hurt Moss.
"However, she has suffered
mental and physical harm a'i a
resull or his actions." the statement said. "She simply wants
him to take responsibility for
what he has done. A'> a battery
victim, she has shown great
strength throughout this entire
ordeal.
"Ms. Washington has been
unfairly characterized as someone simply seeking financial
gain. 1n fact, it was Mr. Moss'
representatives who first contacted our office to offer a 'six
figure' settlement with hopes of
not having this incident
become public record."
Washington also alleged
that Moss refused to allow her
to seek medical treatment.
Moss denied that. McGill's
statement did not specify an
injury.
'·He has acknowledged that
he was at Ms. Washington's
Florida residence and that he
wac; 'guilty' of an 'accident'
which occurred," the statement
said. "However. Mr. Moss fails
to mention how his reckless
and degrading conduct rendered Ms. Washington unable
to drive her vehicle to seek
medical attention.··
Several teammates have
expressed support for Moss.
"When there's an attack on
someone in the family," tight
end Kyle Brady said, ''there's a
sense of loyalty that kicks in."
BMS accepting applications for 2008 Fan Advisory Board
TIMES STAFF REPORT
'
BRiSTOL,
Tenn.
Geared toward better serving
the hundreds of thousands of
spectators who visit "The
World's Fastest Half-Mile"
each year, Bristol Motor
Speedway's Fan Advisory
Board enters its second year
in 2008. For 2008. the board
will add 10 new members.
Applications are being
accepted through Friday, Jan.
2 1. Interested race fans who
wish to apply, may access the
online application on the Fan
Advisory Board Page in the
Fan Guide area or the track
web site.
The BMS Fan Advisory
Board consists of a group of
loyal fans who provide feed
back and offer new ideas that
aid in the growth and developmen t or the Speedway and
its ability to exceed expectations by delivering the ultimate fan experience.
"The Fan A<.lvisory Board
proved to be beneficial in its
first year and we are looking
forward to another season of
erreclive interaction with the
board in 2008," said BMS
general manager, Jeff Byrd.
We implemented a variety of
board ideas last year, including queue lines at shuttle
stops that improved the
Bristol experience ror rans.
As always, BMS management continues to be available for direct communication
and correspondence with
fans. The FAB simply
increases the level of communication and provides BMS
with an immediate sounding
board in which to solicit fan
opinions, ideas and suggestions, all with the best interest
of the fan experience in mind.
Via online message boards
and annual meetings. the Fan
Advisory Board targets visible issues, identifies challenges and presents ideas to
enhance and better the
"Bristol Experience." All fans
have the opportunity to play
an active role, as those who
are not a part of the board can
communicate with FAB members by utilizing Bristol' s
online message board.
The FAB is comprised of
30-40 members, consisting of
a demographic cross-section
of fans . Correspondence and
meetings include Bristol
senior level management to
ensure action items are executed in the vision of the fane;
and the board. Board mem-
bers serve a term that spans a
year and a hall', giving members the opportunity to serve
for three NASCAR race
weekends at Bristol.
The FAB meetings take
place during NASCAR event
weekends at Bristol Motor
Speedway for board members
in attendance. The online
message board serves as an
ongoing open line of communication
and
involvement/activity
is
unlimited.
Kaumeyer to coach UK defensive backs
TIMES STAFF REPORT
L EXINGTON
- Thorn
Kaumeycr, whose varied experiences include stints as a Division T
defensive coordina_tor, junior-college head coach, National Football
, League player, and NFL assistant
i
coach, is the new defensive ba~,;ks
coach at the University of Kentucky,
Coach Rich Brooks bas announced.
Kaumeyer comes to Kentucky
from Tulane University, where he
was the del'ensive coordinator and
cornerbacks coach in 2007. During
his one season there, Tulane
improved its national rankings in
scoring defense, total defense, and
rushing defense compared to the '06
season.
photo by Jamie Howell
Kaumeyer coached at San Diego
ALEX HAMMONDS (above, second from left) and his Allen Central teammates will face Paintsville In the open- State from 2002-06, including four
ing round of the 15th Region All "A" Classic at Betsy Layne.
seasons as the defensive cuordina-
tor.
Kaumeyer gained coaching experience in the National Football
League when he spent two season ·
(2000-0 I) with the Atlanta Falcons.
He was the defensiYe quality-control coach and also helped coach the
secondary. Brook<; was defensive
coordinator !'or the Falcon<; in the
2000 sea. on.
''I'm excited to be with Coach
Brooks again and the oppornmity to
coach
in
the
Southeastern
Conl'erence ," Kaume)er said. "T
also hud known Steve Brown and
look forward to coaching with him
on the defensive staff.''
Kaumeyer completed hb bachelor's degree at Regents College in
Albany, N.Y., and earned a master' ·
in education at A zusa Pacific in
Azu sa, Calif. He is married to
Kayoko Ka umeyer.
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AUTOMOTIVE
Wheels/Mise
.I::I.I.C.KS
.AUI.Q
SALES
DAVID ROAD
98' GTP
Grand Prix
96' Buick Century
Beautiful,
wellmaintained
car.
Contact
Gary
Frazier: 886-1878
(H), 886-9100 (W),
226-1375
(C).
$12,500
Harley
2006
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
$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
$1,200. Call 8742421 or 226-5583
2001 Grand Am for
sale. Call 886-8843
or 791·2727.
For Sale 2002
Pontiac Sunfire.2door, white automatic with sunroof.
$6,200 Call 874·
2745 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.
2001 Volvo sao.
78,000 mi., garage
kept, all maint.
records
from
Quantrell
Volvo.
Prestonsburg
Health Care Center
has an opening for
a full time 6P-6A
LPN or RN . Also
full time and part
time CNA. We offer
competitive wages
and excellent benefits. If interested
please stop by or
send a resume to
147 N. Highland
Ave. Prestonsburg
Ky 41653{beside
Prestonsburg ele·
mentary) or call
886·2378.
Underground mining
equipment
mechanic needed
with
extensive
mechanical
&
hydraulic experi, ence & machinist
needed with experience in portable
line bonng equipment. Competitive
salary and excel·
lent benefit package offered. Send
resumes
to:
Appalachian Fuels,
Office Manager :
1033 Port Rd .,
Wurtland,
Ky
41144.
WELDING POSITION
AVAILABLE.
PAY RATE RANGES FROM
SPER HR TO 17 PER HR
DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE.
DRUG SCREEN REQUIRED
CALL
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8:00AM-5:00PM
285-9358
Professional
Apartment
Community
Manager needed
for PrestonsburgSalyersville complexes. Prior management experience
required.
Good office and
people
skills
required. Health &
dental after 90
days. Salary based
on experience. Fax
resume and business references:
Attn: Ratliff (606)886-3382.every
Seeking
sales
associate & management positions.
Apply within @
Prestonsburg
Dollar Generai.Or
call Betty Reed at
791-0965.
Service Technician
needed. Needs to
have
general
knowledge
of
plumbing, electrical
and
carpentry.
M anufact ured
home experience
preferred but not
necessary.
Pay
based on experience.
Bluegrass
State
Home
874Showcase.
1050.
Accounting
Position:
Auto
dealership serving
Ford and Chevrolet
is seeking a qualified Accountant, a
CPA preferred, for
a Controller position at an Auto
Dealership ...
Compensation and
Benefits commensurate with experience .. Great staff
with bonus and
Growth potential.
Fax your resume to
: Auto Dealer (866)
266-0378.
Local
industrial
distributor requires
the services of an
experienced delivery truck driver.
COL
Class
B
required as well as
experience
with
fork lifts. Clean driving record a must.
Local delivery only.
M-F. This is a full
time job with competitive pay and an
excellent benefits
package ( including
health/ dental/life
ins., 401 (k) and
bonus) . Send
resumes and f or
letter
detailing
experience to
Delivery
Truck
Driver, Po Box 100,
Banner, Ky 41603
Battery
repair
man
needed.
Amount
paid
depends
upon
experience. If interested call 3772032.
Positions available for
RN's,
LPN's, . CNA full
time. Also avaliable
laund1y & housekeeping part time.
Looking
for
babysitter
to
come to home to
care for 1 child.
Must provide references & must
be able to pass
criminal
background
check.
Located
in
Prestonsburg.
Please call 8860744 or 794-5880
for more information.
job such as
Endloader operator, backhoe operator. Welding both
gas and electric.
Must be familiar
with reclamation
and permits.Must
have references
from last three
employers. Drug
will
be
test
required .
Salary
will be negotiated.
Send resumes to
PO
Box
318
McDowell,
Ky
41647
Hiring now for an
experienced floral
designer.
Call
874-1703.
Abbott
Engineering,
Inc
has an immediate
for
a
opening
Rodman.
Experience
preferred but mot necessary, with surface
&
underground
mining
ca,d. We have
excellent benefit
package
with
health, vacation,
etc. Call (606) 8861221 or applications
may
be
picked up at the
Prestonsburg office
or resumes may be
faxed at ( 606 )
886-6986 or mailed
to 3073 Ky Rt. 321,
Prestonsburg ,
Ky41653
LPN
position
available at Mt
Baptist Learning
Center has openings for (teachers,
assistants, cook)
Apply in Church
Office.
Glenda
Blackburn ,
Director.
General workers
needed for various
HIGHWALL MINER
JOBS AVAILABLE:
HighwaH miner jobs available in
the Prestonsburg, Kentucky, a rea.
Contour Highwall Mining is seeking loader, a nd padmen positions.
Current Kentucky miner card
required, MET qualifications, paid
bonus. Competitive wages, 401 (k)
plan, paid insurance, coal production bonus, safety bonus, paid
ho lidays, paid vacations and paid
uniforms.
M ail
res umes
to
Highwall Min er, BOO North Side
Drive, Suite 27, Summe rsville, WV
Manor
of
Paintsville .
Excellent wages
and benefits. Apply
in person at 1025
Euclid
Avenue ,
Paintsville, Ky from
Monday _ Friday
between 8:00 am
to 4:30pm.
lndependant
Sales Agent wanted. Call 1-606424-9593 or fax
resume to 2853272.
Office personell
needed.
Must
have experience
or
business
degree. For more
information call
606-4 78-9501
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 tor the
right person to be
a part of the management
team
who has a track
record of building a
culture of team
The sucwork.
ceSsful candidate
will have human
resource
experience preferably in
health care experi·
ence and be certified as a PHR or
SPHR or whose
• FOR SALE •
Large Shop Bui~ding
9,000 sq. ft. under roof. 9 roliup
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
437-1656 or 433-30n
IMMEDIATE OPENING:
Local industrial distributor requires the
services of an experienced delivery
truck driver. Class B COL required as
well as experience with forklifts. Clean
driving record a must. Local delivery
only. M-F. This is a full-time job with
competitive pay and an excellent bene-
fits package (including health/dental/life
insurance, 401 (k) and bonuses).
Send resume and/or letter detailing
experience to:
Delivery Truck Driver,
P.O. Box 100, Banner, KY 41603
EOE, M,F.D,V
26651.
JOB VACANCY
JOB VACANCY
The Floyd County School System bas immediate openings
for full-time bus drivers.
The Floyd County School System bas immediate openings
for full-time Bus Inspector/Mechanics.
Minimum Education, Training, and Experience:
• Any combination equivalent to: High School Diploma,
Minimum Education, Tntining, and Experience:
• Any combination cquivaknt to : High School Diploma, G.E. D.
Ccrtifkatc or dcmon~trated progn.~ss toward obtaining a G. E. D.
a~ r0Quinxl by Kentucky law. Bt: 21 y~.:ar.; of ag1.: or older.
Must have 2-3 years experience and knuwkdge in engine and
body work and possess basic hand tools.
Possess a commt:rcial driver's license (CDL) and be \.Vill ing to
train for passenger endorsement provided at the Transportation
Office \\ ith the Floyd County School District.
Be willing to work tlexible hours.
G.E.D . Certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a G.E.D. as required by KenLucky law, 2 1 years of age
and complete all Kentucky Department of Education
requirements. Training for Commercial Drivers License
(CDL) provided aL the Transportalion Oflice with the Floyd
County School District.
Benefits and Salary:
Full-time Driver Position: Beginning salary $ 14.09 per hour.
Full-time drivers work 4 hours per day, 181 days per year. An
excellent benefits package is included for th.i~ po5itlon.
Benefits and Salary: .
Full-time Mcchank Position: Beginning salary $15.37 per hour.
Full time mechanics work 8 hours per day. 240 days per y~.:ur. An
~.:xcclknt bcnetits package b included for thi s position.
combination
of
education
and
experience will give
them the
best
opportunity for success.
Interested candidates should send
their resume to:
Pikev i l l e
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 910844
Lexington,
KY
40591-0844
1oo Workers needed.
Assemble
crafts, wood items.
To
$486/wk.
Materials provided.
Free
information
Pkg 24 Hr. 801·
428·4649.
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.
Merchandise
BOOK FOR SALE
Korners of inspiration (A collaboration
of
Kim's
Priority
Korner).
mail $13.30, shipping UPS $20.00,
allow 2-4 weeks for
delivery. To order
send check or
money
order to
Kim Frausre 955
Abbott Mountain
Road Prestonsburg
Ky 41653, or email
klfrasure@be llsouth.net
2- 6 ft glass display cases for sale.
Also 2- 5 ft wood
cabinets for sale.
Call
886-31 42.
9am-5pm tfn
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.
For
Sale:
Beautiful purple
prom dress. Size
26W .Orlgl nally
paid $400 for ,.
dress
asking
$100. Call 4243794.
3 Caret diamond
bracelet for sale.
$250. Call 7910107.
Relax to our low utility costs
At Park Place Apartments!
Rents starting at: lBR-$280, 2BR-$304
Rent includes water, sewer, garbage pickup
~
Laundry Room on site
A
=o..-n
.EQUAL HOUSIN(; Ol'l'ORTUNlT\'
~
OTTER CREEK CORRECTIONAL CENTER
IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER POSITIONS.
Must possess a high school d iploma/GED certification
or equivalent. A valid driver's license is required.
OTTER CREEK CORRECTIONAL CENTER
IS ALSO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES.
Must be a gradu ate from an accredited school of
nursing. Must be licensed in the state of employment.
A valid driver's license is required.
Interested persons may apply at
327 Correctional Road, Wheelwright, KY 41669,
online at www.correctionscorp.com
Otter Creek Correctional Center is an equal opportunity employer M/F/DN
I
OIL &GAS PROFESSIONALS
cnes~~~e
ENERGY AT WORK
Chesapeake Appalachia L.L.C.,a division of Chesapeake
Energy Corporation, is seeking talented individuals for a Pipeline
Foreman and a Production Engineering Foreman w1thin its
Prestonsburg, KY office. Chesapeake is the largest independent
producer of natural gas in the U.S. and the most active driller
of new wells in the U.S
Pipeline Foreman - Responsibilities include designing and coordinating
the construction of new pipelines and replacement of existing p ipelines
and compression facilities ; preparing cost estimates fo r O&M and
capitol projects; ordering materials and verifying that materials comply
with project spec1ficat•ons; securing construction permits; assisting in
the design of cathodic protection systems and performing corrosion
monttonng and testing; and directing and overseeing projects that
may be assigned to contractors or company personnel. Candidate
must have 3 - 5 years experience in pipeline construction, good
organization, communication and Interpersonal skills. basic computer
skills, and willingness to travel as reqUired. Prefer five to ten years of
pipeline construction and compressor site fabrication experience. Prefer
Associate or Bachelor 's degree in engineering or related discipline or
trade school certification.
Production Engineering Foreman - Responsibilities
include
evaluating and opt•mtzing well production. diagnosing problems,
and well surveillance. Utilizes a Well Analyzer in order to shoot and
evaluate fluid levels and provides dynamometer analys1s for p umptng
units. Provides hands on training on various fluid removal techniques to
district personnel in order to maximize production. Installs and sets-up
vanous plunger lift systems includ ing conventional and automated.
Supervises service rig production related work. Candidate must have
analytical sk ills and an understanding of bottom hole pressure. Previous
well tending, well automation. train•ng. swabbing, and service rig
experience is a p lus. Must be proficient in tne use of Microsoft Office
products. Prefer 5+ years of production related experience.
Apply aL lhe Floyd County Schools Central Ofl1ce, 106 North
Front Avenue, Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653, Human
Resources Office, Phone: 606-886-2354.
Apply at the Floyd County Schools Central Office, I 06 North Front
Avenue, Prestonsburg, Kentucky 4 1653, Human Resources Oflice,
Phone: 606-886-2354.
Chesapeake Appalachia LLC . offers excelle nt compensation and
benefit packages including a very generous equity compensation plan.
For immediate and confidential consideration, interested applicants
shou ld apply on line no later lhan January 28, 2008 at:
The Floyd C<•unt~· H<>ard of F.ducatlon clue~ not dl~crlmlnate nn t~1e h_a~h
ra~e. color. natitmul ori!(in, a)(t'. rt-U~o:ion. JU<Iritnl ,tutu~ 't'"'~ or. d1<ul~ili~~ •n
t·mpln)mcnt.<'<luc:ttional program\ . ur actilitit'' "' w t turth m I ilk IX & \I.
'I he filoql Count' floilrd 11f Educalion cloeo. not olr.criminille on the b:l!.i~ o>f o·ac~.
cvlur. m;tionuJ urildo, U~l'. rt:llJLion. mmitul 'tatus. ~c.~, vr dlowtbilit~ in l'ffi))ln}mcut,
c'ducallonlll program'>. or acthltk's a' '"' forth In Title IX & , ,, and St.-.:tl•>n 50~ .
Chesapeake Appalachia L.L.C Is an afflr matlve action and equal opportunity
?'
and Sedlon
~04.
www.chkappalachla.com
P U RC ENERGY PURC OPPORTUNITY
W
�606-4 74-8243.
BOOK FOR SALE
A book by Donald Computer monitor,
Crisp "Growing up keyboard, mouse, &
on Bucks Branch". scanner I .printer.
In Floyd county, on Call 785-4282 for
sale now!!!! $12.50 details.
plus shipping and
handling. Contact Tanning Bed tor
Donald at 285- sale. Call 886-8843
3385.
or 791-2727.
Animals
AKC
registered
Boxer
pups.
Asking S350. Tails
docked-dew claws
removed - shots &
wormer up to date.
Call (606) 2982529. Both male &
female.
Appliances
REAL ESTATE
Homes For Sale
3 Bd house for
sale. 1 1/2 bath
new kitchen &
app. Commercial
bldg also located
on
property.
Located on Middle
Creek. Call 88862699.
For sale by owner.
M u r r e l l ' s 3 br,1 bath comAppliance
Used pletely remodeled.
refrigerators , Close
to
new
ranges, washers, school. Great Hwy
dryers, & more with access. No money
90 day free warran- down.
Financing
ty, Delivery avail- available. Estimated
able. Stone Coal Rd monthly payment
Garrett, Ky. 606- $600mth with taxes
358-9410
an.d
insurance
included. For more
For sale: Side by information call 606side
refrigerator, 265-1734.
refrigedare brand.
White in color wl House for sale.
water & 1ce maker. 3, 500 square ft.
Excellent condition. Large
lot.
Off
Also HP desktop hwy114. Call 886computer w I all 8366
accessories. Please
call 794-1176.
2 houses for sale
in upscale neigh·
borhood. Located
at 270 sunshine
Furniture
Lane
and
288
Sunshine Lane in
Wells Edition of
Paladin Sofa and Pike
County.
chair for sale. Located just off
Retails for $3,300 four lane. Call 437·
set. 1 1/2 yrs old. 1950 or 424-1150.
Will sale for $1,000.
3 br house for sale.
Call 358-9407.
Located
above
Sofa & /Chair for Wayland with censale. Newly apol- tral heat and air. 2
stered. $450 Must car garage plus
see to believe. extra storage with 1
Beautiful!!. Call 1· 112 bath. $59,900
859-6283 or 1-422· Call 358-4541 or
5597.
424-0379.
Misc.
3 cemetery plots
for sale at old .old
Davison cemetery
at Banner. Call
•
Large frame building with 3 apts plus
6 rooms and bath.
That could be used
for bed & bath.
Formerly
Fraley
Motor Sales. Could
be used as com-
mercia!. $34,900.
Call 358-4541 or
424-0379.
Must have references. 285-9112.
358-9483 after 6:00
pm or 794-9484.
Commercial propBrick & Stone erty 12 acres next
House for Sale. to
Walmart
&
Four bedrooms, two McDonald's
in
and a half baths. Prestonsburg. 8862900 square feet 3023 after 5pm.
.Desirable location
in Trimble Branch. 'FOR SALE
Reasonably priced. Property for sale
Call 886-2020
between
Prestonsburg and
HOUSE FOR SALE Painstville.
Also,
Newly constructed double wide for
house for sale locat- rent. $500 plus
ed at Abbott Creek. deposit. Call 606Vaulted living room 789-6721 or 792ceiling, 3 BR, bonus 792-6721 . No pets.
room, fireplace, with
cherry
hardwood FARM FOR SALE
floors and cabinets Floyd county 75
with
spacious acres more or less,
attached garage. rt. ·11 00 off US 23
Located 4 miles East Point Upper
from
us
23. Little Paint. Lum
Panoramic
view Derossett Branch.
located in new sub- Call 606-325-4430
divisions. $210,00 or 606-325-2809.
asking price Seller Level- Sloping and
willing to help with timber. HUNTERS
closing costs! Call PARADISE!! Could
606-285-0054 606- be made into a sub791-0719, evenings division.
606-377-6042
Apt. For rent: 1
and 2 BR apartments on Rt. 321
near Porter scho~l.
Central heat and atr,
washer and dryer
hookup. $375 per
month plus references and deposit.
Seniors welcomed!
Call 789-5973.
RENTALS
Sale or Lease
Apartment build·
ing for sale by
owner.
Located
near HRMC. Call
889-9717. for more
information.
4 Unit apartment
building plus storage for sale.Good
location. Call 8868366.
Prestonsburg
business for lease.
Great location on
the main road, close
to downtown and
the
courthouse.
lease as is or
change, many 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.
Management Position
available with
Gearheart Communications
Customer Service
Manager
Qualified applicants will possess
leadership qualities; 4year degree
with 3to 5years of customer service
management experience or equivalent
combination of education and
•
experience.
Apply at 20 Laynesville Rd. or www.gearheart.com
SlidClenflnk·
Life Connected""
Sudenlink is searching for dynamic individuals who
seek challenge and opportunity for success.
The following career opportunity is available:
Seeking a customer service oriented, enthusiastic
dedicated professional to join our team In the
Prestonsburg, KY, office as a Broadband Technician.
Qualified candidates will be responsible for performing
basic Installations, disconnects, and service changes tor
residential and business customers tor cable televlalon,
and train In high speed Internet services. Perform basic
troubleshooting from tap to customer's electronic devices
(TV, VCR, Modem, etc.). Qualifications Include high school
diploma or equivalent work related experience. Applicant
must have a valid driver's license, satisfactory driving
record within Company required standards, and auto
insurance.
Suddenlink offers competitive pay and a great benefit
package, Including health/dental/vision/life lnsuranc~,
vacation, sick and holiday pay, 401K plan, and oomph·
mentary cable and modem service in servicable areas.
Apply on line: www.work4suddeollnk.com
.
EOE
Houses & town
houses for rent.
Also one bedroom.
NO PETS . Located
in
Prestonsburg.
Call 886-8991.
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heat & ai r. Rent
starting at $375.
month, + $300.
deposit
water
included. Located
near HRMC. 606889-9717.
'
Houses
House For Rent- 4
BR, at Allen, Ky.
Central H I Ac
$800.00 per month
+ security deposit.
Call 794-0249
2br 1 bath house
for rent at Martin.
Lg yard $350.. mth.
$350 deposit. Call 4 br house for rent
789-3724 or 791 or sale. 2 1/2 baths.
9331.
20 acres with barn,
garage. 8 miles
from Prestonsburg.
APARTMENT
Call 859-745-1556
3 br 2 bath house
at
Town house apt for located
rent. 2 br 1 bath. Betsylayne. 2 car
Stove and refriger- garage w I extra
ator. City limits at 23 storage Also fire& 80. $525 mth plus place , all appliutilities with $300 ances. $1 ,000 mth .
deposit. 1yr lease. Call 606-434-2852.
NO PETS. Call237House for rent.
4758
$550. Per month.
1
br
Apt. Also apt for rent
Both
Appliances & utili- $450mth.
ties furnished locat- located at Betsy
ed
between Layne area. No
Deposit
Prestonsburg and pets.
Paintsville.
$500 required. Call 606mth $250 deposit. 5403
LIKE NEW.
Call
2 Br house for rent
791-6016.
on Cracker bottom
2 br Apartment for at Martin. Call 886rent including stove, 9246.
refrigerator, washer
and dryer. Located 7 room house for
at 286 US Hwy 23 rent
in
Martin.
North Prestonsburg. Recently renovated.
Call874-0032. $500 2 Br 1 bath . Stove,
mth plus $250 secu- refrigerator, washer
and dryer. $500 mth
rity deposit.
plus utilities. $300
Apartment for rent. deposit. References
2 & 3 bedrooms. required. NO HUD.
Behind woods gro- NO PETS. Call 285cery. Stop in or call 3140.
874-2380.
Apartment for rent
on US 23 at !vel.
2bd, 1 bath $350
mth $350 security
deposit. 1 yr lease.
NO PETS. Call 4788100.
Large Unicourt Apt
for rent located at
Stanville on US 23.
2br, 2 bath walk in
closet. 1yr Lease.
No pets. Please call
606-478-81 00'
1, 2, and 3 bed·
room apartments
for rent. Call 8868366.
1 Br efficiency
apartment for rent
located on 1428. No
pets, NO HUD $475
month
utilities
included.
$225
security
deposit.
Call 606-262-4296
In accordance
405
KAR
with
. 8:01 0, notice is
hereby given that
FCDC Coal , Inc.,
p 0 Box 77 lvel
K-e~tuck
1642•
~
'
has applted for an
amendment to a
permit for a coal
processing facility,
refuse
disposal,
underground, and
contour and auger
mining operation,
located 1.9 mile
southeast of Printer,
in Floyd Coun-ty.
The amendment will
add 3.30 surface
acres and 963.82
acres of underground disturbance,
making a total of
733.38 acres within
the
amended
boundary.
The facility is
approximately 1.4
mile southeast f rorn
KY 122's junction
with State Route
2030, and located
0.004 mile northeast of Spurlock
Creek.
The facility is on
the Harold U.S.G.S.
quadrangle
map.
The operation will
use the contour,
auger, and area
methods of mining.
The surface area to
be disturbed by the
amendment
is
owned by Black
Diamond
Land
Company, LLC. The
operation will underlie land owned by
Black
Diamond
Land
Company,
LLC, The Elk Horn
Coal
Company,
LLC , and Cindy
Kid d.
The application
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Department for
Divi-sion of Mine
Re-clamation and
Enforce-ment
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
6,
Drive, Suite
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
objections ,
or
requests for a permit conference must
be tiled with the
Director, Division of
Mine Permits, No. 2
Hudson
Hollow,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601.
4
2 Br Mobile home
for rant located on
Cliff Road. Fannin
Lane Prestonsburg.
Call 886-3047 or
226-3047.
furnished
apartment located
3
miles
from
Prestonsburg. Call
No. 836-5488
In accordance with
the provisions of
405 KAR 16:120
Section 3, notice is
hereby g iven that
Matt/Co. Inc., 439
Meadows Branch,
Prestonsburg ,
Kentucky
41653,
{606)
886-5488,
proposes the following blasting schedule. The blasting
site consists of
approximately
25.51 acres, located
approximately · 3.92
miles
east
of
Lancer, in Floyd
County, Kentucky.
The area is located approximately
2.94 miles east from
. State Route 3386's
junction with State
Route 3, and located 3.5 miiE;lS east of
Brandy Keg Dike, at
Latitude 372 40' 06"
and
Longitude
82 2 40 ' 54" .
Detonations
of
explosives are proposed to occur
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Ph: (608) 886·2785
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John K. l.tWia, M11ter Eltotflol•n
Legals
SHEPHERD'S
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Rttld1ntf1t & Commtrc/11
Gas Lines
Rota-Rooter
Install Septic Tanks
Small Excavating
24- Hour Ser vice
Pursuant to
Application
No. 836-8064
Amendment 6
NOTICE OF
BLASTING
SCHEDULE
Application
daily, sunrise to
sunset ,
from
January 16, 2008,
to
January
15,
2009.
Control of the
blasting area will be
maintained
by
blocking the access
roads to the area at
least ten (10) minutes prior to the
blast. Traffic on all
public roads within
800 feet of the blast
site will be controlled at least ten
(10) minutes prior to
the blast, to prevent
any vehicles from
entering the blasting
area. Entry to the
blasting area will be
regulated by signs
and barriers. An
authorized company representative
(flagman) will check
the areas for unauthorized persons or
property, and prohibit access to the
b lasting area by
unauthorized persons at least ten
minutes prior to
detonation.
each
The pre-detonation
warning signal shall
consist of a one ( 1)
minute series of
long siren blasts,
five (5) minutes
prior to the blast signal. The blast signal
shall consist of a
series of short siren
blasts
one
( 1)
minute prior to the
shot. The all-clear
signal shall consist
of a prolonged siren
blast following the
inspection of the
blast site. All roads
leading to or near
the blast site will
remain closed until
the all-clear signal
is given. The warning and all-clear signal will be audible
within one-half (1/2}
mile from the blast
point Signs will be
posted and maintained, which outline the b lasting
schedule , and the
meaning of the blast
warning signals.
Residential & Commercial
874·9976.
1 Br
underlie land owned
by Joe A . and
Barbara Burchett,
E. L. and Bertha
Cline,
Malcolm
Layne,
Rebecca
Jarrell, The Elk
Coal
Horn
Company,
LLC,
Wade and
Ora
Blackburn
Heirs,
John Dallas and
Vina Sue Branham,
Clark Pergrem and
Jesse Rudd. The
operation will use
the contour, auger
and highwall methods of surface mining. The amendment
application
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Department for
Natural Resources'
Prestonsburg Regional Office, 3140
South Lake Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg ,
Kentucky
41653.
· Written comments ,
objections,
or
requests for a permit conference must
be filed with the
Director of
the
Division of Mine.
Permits,
No.
2
Hudson
Hollow
Complex, U.S. 127
South ,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601 .
TRIPLES
CONSTRUCTION
Mobile Home for
rent. 3 miles from
Prestonsburg
on
David road. Call
8863902.
3 BR 2 bath MH
for rent with large
deck.. Located at
315
Adams
Cemetery
Road.
Call 791-8617 or
3br apt for rent. 2 791-4471. $450 per
baths, parking for month.
trucks. Will rent to
Mobile home for
contractors.
Mt
Parkway 6 miles rent. 14x60 2 br all
appliances
total
from Pr~stonsburg.
electric, private lot
Call 886-8366
&
garage
on
Creek,
Townhouse 2 BR 1 Arkansas
Bath w/d hookup 2 Martin. $425 month
utilities.
car garage $575 per plus
inquires
month plus utilities Serious
plus deposit. Call only please. NO
HUD. CALL 886606-477-2783
6665.
For rent furnished
Special
FHA
studio apt. Suitable
for one person . Finance Program.
Near
college. $0 down If you own
Utilities included. your own land or
Deposit required. use family land. We
No pete. Also 1 br own the Bank and
unfurnished
Apt. your approved. Call
Call 886·3565 or 606·474·6380.
Eftlcltnoy Apt for
rent. $375 mth.
$3715 deposit. Must
be payed before
moving ln. Call
285·9003.
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
No. 836-0307
Amendment No. 2
In accordance
with KRS 350.070,
notice is hereby
given that Matt/Co.,
Inc., 439 Meadows
Branch,
Prestonsburg ,
Kentuc-ky 41653,
has applied for an
amendment to an
existing
surface
coal mining and
reclamation operation. located 2.6
miles
north
of
Emma, in Floyd
County.
The
amendment will add
199_80 acres of surface disturbance,
and will underlie an
additional 328.30
acres , of which
164.15 acres overlie
area mining area,
making a total area
of 618.72 acres,
within the amended
permit boundary.
The proposed
operation is approxkmately 0. 70 mile
northeast
from
Sugar-loaf Branch
Road's junction with
KY 1428, and is
located on Dials
Branch of Sugarloaf
Branch
of
the
Levisa Fork.
The . proposed
amendment is located on the Lancer
USGS 7-112 minute
quadrangle map.
The surface area to
be disturbed · is
owned by Joe A.
and
Barbara
Burchett, E. L and
Bertha
Cline,
Malcolm
Layne,
Jarrell,
Rebecca
.The Elk Horn Coal
Company,
LLC,
Wade and
Ora
Blackburn
Heirs,
John Dallas and
Vina Sue Branham,
Clark Pergrem and
Jesse Rudd, Tom
and
Melissa
Albert
Reynolds,
and Janet Ratliff,
Johnny and Patricia
Huffman, Taulbee
a~d
Renisa
Branham, Michael
Hunt, Ransom and
Betty Hunt, and
Maxine Crider. The
will
amendment
Mobile Homes
16x60
mobile
home for rent.
Nice lot with storage building. 1
mile from walmart.
$500. mth plus
utilities. Call 8860226 after 5:00pm.
20, 2008 • 85
SUNDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
PLUMBING
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886·0363
Boiler tlcenae.
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
24 hr. Cl••• (eurfece)
40 hr. (undergro,und)
8 hr. refreeher
{eurf•c• & underground)
Al•o Drug Testing
285-0999
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T HE FLOYD COUNTY T IMES
20, 2008 • 8 6
REF't 54 WJlite ..........................................$299.00
FEF368 Wbite ......................................$419~00
FEFJ66EHD 81 ck ..............................$429.00
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S~edy ·P edal Car
$87.98
Liberty Spring Horse .......................$97.98
400 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .
FFCOS ................................... ~-Cu. Ft. $189.00
FFC07...................................7·Cu. Ft. $209.00
FDBIOSO White ...................................$239.00
GLRT1670AS1 Front Load Washt>r ••$409.00
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314 HP D
W U Pump ................$1 .00
1/2 HP ubrp~ lbte Pump~...........$198.00
314 HP · ubmertlble Pump............ 257.00
40 Gallon Electric Water Heat •..$1 9.00
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1212 Wlr WQ 250' oll ................$59.98
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Magistrate's family spared from layoffs
-PageBl
briefs
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
2 killed
in icy
roads in
Johnson
PRESTONSBURG - There was a
heated exchange between magistrates
Friday after Magistrate John Goble
questioned Magistrate Jackie Owens on
his wife's county vehicle.
The Floyd County Fiscal Court voted
last week to park all county vehicles and
not allow county workers to take their
vehicles home. According to Goble, "I
guess Jackie thought it wouldn't apply
to his wife."
On TUesday the Judge-Executive's
Office confirmed that Owens' wife had
The Associated Press
PAINTSVILLE -Icy
roads were being blamed
for a crash Tuesday morning that killed an emer9ency official and a pregnflt woman in Johnson
County.
Paintsville EM.S
Director Christa Burchett,
30, was helping a pregnant woman injured in a
car accident when a coal
truck skidded and struck
both women, killing them,
Johnson County Judgeexecutive Tucker Daniel
said.
Daniel said the accident
occurred off U.S. 460,
about 5 miles west of
Paintsville, where the
ds were slippery with
Jig t snow and slushy ice.
He said Burchett was helping Erica Brown, of River,
w))ose car had skidded off
the road, into an ambulance.
Daniel said the coal
truck was coming over a
hill and braked, but
slammed into a police
cruiser and ultimately the
two victims. Brown died at
the scene and Burchett,
who also served as assistant fire chief, was proounced dead soon after
at a nearby hospital.
1tNo other serious
injuries were reported.
in fact turned her vehicle in.
Magistrate Owens' wife, Hattie
Owens works as an administrative assistant/crew leader, and according to Mike
Jarrell, county road foreman, works primarily with FEMA cases and is an
"excellent employee."
Jackie Owens Jr., Magistrate Owens'
son, is also an employee of the county
and works in the road crew department
hauling water from the landfill pond at
Garth to Martin. Both Jackie Owens Jr.
and Hattie Owens survived the fiscal
court's 60 percent workforce layoffs.
Magistrate Owens said that his wife
had been employed 15 years with the
county, and that his son, was hired under
the commjssioner system.
Owens lost his seat in the commissioner election of 1998 to Larry Foster
and then was reelected in 2002 when the
county returned to the magistrate system.
"All four magistrates voted on that
list (list of employees laid off), it wasn't
just me," said Owens when asked about
his family members still being
employed after the layoffs. Owens
added that neither his wife nor son work
for him in District 2.
Magistrate Owens had been singled
out during Friday' s regular meeting
when some fiscal court members donated a portion of their salaries back into
the general fund.
Ronnie Akers, District 4 magistrate,
said that, "Due to our financial situation
I want the treasurer to reduce my salary
by $5,000 for the year."
A motion was made and quickly seconded by Donnie Daniels, who said he
would also ask that $5,000 dollars be
deducted from his salary. Magistrate
John Goble and County Attorney Keith
Bartley also added $5,000 from their
own salaries.
(See MAGISTRATE, page eight)
Highlands
buys clinic
properties
r·
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
I
photos by Jack Latta
Quickly deteriorating road conditions brought traffic to a standstill on U.S. 23 during Tuesday's early morning
ice storm.
PRESTONSBURG
Highlands Regional Medical
Center announced plans last
week to acquire property near
Highlands Plaza to expand their
health
care
services . in
Prestonsburg.
"The hospital has purchased
the Hometown Family Care
medical clinic and the Archer
Clinic," said hospital spokesperson and chief operating officer
Chris Hoffman in a released
statement. Hoffman added that
the need for additional space
rompted the hospital to acquire
he selected property.
Highlands has been working
with doctors in the community to
improve health care services.
"The hospital is not employing physicians, just providing
services," said Bud Warman,
Highlands Regional CEO. "We
just want to provide better access
(See HIGHLANDS, page eight)
2 DAY F O R EC AST
Today
Freezing rain disrupts
morning commute
with countless wrecks
Otter Creek
employee
kills self
at work
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WRITER
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
·i n s i de
bituaries ..................... A2
Calendar ....................... A3
Opinion ......................... A4
Classifieds .................. A11
Sports ........................... B1
Lifestyles ...................... 85
10
The limits of Prestonsburg and Floyd County emergency
workers were tested during Tuesday morning's ice storm
that turned road conditions into a regional slip-and-slide.
"That was the most collisions that we have responded to,
in that timeframe, in 25 years," said Mike Ormerod, chief
of police with Prestonsburg Police Department.
Between 7:30 and 10 a.m. , Prestonsburg Police reported
answering calls on 25 accidents around the city of
Prestonsburg. According to Ormerod, because of the road
conditions, response was slow and some vehicles were
gone by the time they arrived.
The number of accident calls coming in forced "911 dispatch to prioritize the accidents, starting with injury, followed by accidents in high-traffic areas, then secondary
roads, and lastly parking lots," Ormerod said.
One accident on a U.S. 23 and Route 114 offramp led to
a multiple vehicle pileup when a coal truck slid into a
guardrail, followed by a Sandy Valley Transportation bus
sliding into the coal truck. Another truck trying to get
around the accident slid into both, compounding problems.
Mike Hall, Constable of District 1, responded to the accident and also ended up sliding into the guardrail.
As road conditions worsened, Ormerod said, "A lot of
people did the right thing and pulled over." U.S. 23 was
completely iced over, bringing traffic to a standstill
between Heritage House Hot~] and the mouth of Abbott
Creek for about an hour.
Poor road conditions and traffic delays led the driver of
a vehicle carrying a woman in labor to seek assistance
(Sec ICE, page eight)
~
by JACK LATTA
STAFF WAITER
Icy conditions caused three vehicles to pile up on an ·
offramp at the junction of U.S. 23 and Route 114.
The icy roads caused one motorist to lose control of her
vehicle and upend It along Route 1428 near Goble Roberts.
All total Prestonsburg City Police, alone, received 25 accident calls in two hours during · Tuesday morning's ice
storm.
MoJtning 9J~t S41£cia£
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 wlbutter and syrup
Additionalltems-99¢ each
. .
(1) Hash Browns or Home Fries
(3) Country Gravy and B1scu1ts .......1.99
(2) Orange Juice or Tomato Juice
2 Buttermilk Biscuits and Gravy
(3) Country Gravy
WHEELWRIGHT
According to a Corrections
Corporation of America press
release ,
an
Otter
Creek
Correctional Facility employee
died from a self-inflicted injury
in an apparent suicide early
TUesday morning at the facility.
"We are very saddened by
what has occurred this morning,"
said Kevin Myers, CCA's division managing director of operations. "Our condolences go out
to the family, friends and
coworkers of this employee.
"We will continue to work
closely with investigators and
our customers while also ensuring that we provide the needd
support to our employees,"
Myers added.
CCA said it would not release
the name and title of the employee or any further details regard(See SUICIDE, page eight)
�~A2 •
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
23, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Obituaries
• Melvina N. Akers
• Melvina N. Akers, age 75,
;of Grethel, widow of Jake
:Akers, passed away Friday,
;January 18, 2008, in the
Riverview Healthcare Center,
Prestonsburg,
She was born January 15,
1933, in Grethel, a daughter of
the late William and Martha
Hamilton Newsome. She was
a homemaker, a member of the
Mud Creek Senior Citizens,
and a member of the Pilgrim's
.. Home Regular Baptist Church,
in Grethel.
Survivors include two sons:
Tivis Eugene (Jenny) Akers of
New Bloomington, Ohio; and
·Zachary Dale (Bonita) Akers
of Grethel; two brothers:
~illiam Newsome Jr., of
.,Stanville; and Billy Ray
Newsome of Grethel; five sisters: Fannie Hall of Peebles,
~hio; Mearl Clark of Harold;
Sola Akers of Grethel; and
Emogene Hall and Pauline
Green, both of Ivel; three
grandchildren: Tosh Brandon
Akers, Shane Eugene Akers
and Sheena DeSha Spradlin;
and three great-grandchildren:
Zachary Brance Akers, Kendal
Shay Akers, and Blaine
Douglas "Ike" Akers.
In addition to her husband
and parents, she was preceded
in death by five brothers:
Tolva, Doc, Duran, Anthony
Charley and Andy Newsome;
and five sisters: Cora Moore,
Martha Newsome, Goldie
Tackett, Mina Newman, and
Pearl Newsome.
Funeral
services
for
Melvina N. Akers were conducted Tuesday, January 22, at
11:00 a.m., at the Pilgrim's
Home Regular Baptist Church,
in Grethel, with Regular
Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial was in the MartinNewsome . Cemetery,
in
Grethel, under the professional
care of the Hall Funeral Home,
in Martin.
Visitation was Sunday, at
the funeral
home; and
_Tuesday, at the Church.
(Paid obituary)
000
Maudie Irene
Hughes
Maudie Irene Hughes, 66, of
Longwood, Florida, died
Wednesday, January 16, 2008,
at Winter Park Memorial
. Hospital, Winter Park, Florida.
Born July 21, 1941, in Floyd
County, she was the daughter
of the late Millard and Elsie
Younce Pennington. She was a
· member of the Baptist faith;
and was a disabled health care
giver.
Survivors include one son,
Charles William Hughes of
Greenacres, Florida; four
brothers: Harm Pennington of
Paintsville;
Johnny
A.
James
Rudy
and
of
all
and Faye Goble, both of
Prestonsburg.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by
two sisters: Emily Wallen and
Liney Belle Prater.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, January 20, at 2:30
p.m.,
at
Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
Rev. Gary Blair officiating.
Burial
was
in
the
Pennington Family Cemetery,
in Prestonsburg, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com
(Paid obituary)
000
Eva K. Robinette
Layne
Eva K. Robinette Layne,
age 91, of Harold, wife of the
late Porter A. Layne, passed
away Saturday, January 19,
2008, in the Pikeville Health
Care.
She was born January 23,
1916, in Harold, a daughter of
the late George Preston
Robinette and Mary Ann
Amburgey Robinette. She was
a member of the New Salem
Old Regular Baptist Church,
in Harold, and a homemaker.
Survivors include one son,
Porter Preston Layne, his wife,
Glenda,
of
Pottstown,
Pennsylvania; two daughters:
Marietta Layne Elliott, her
husband Gus, of Dayton,
Ohio; Katherine Mae Clark,
her husband, Hershell of
Pikeville; two half brothers:
David George Robinette of
Pikeville;
and
Samuel
Robinette of Grayson; one sister, Georgia R. Allen, of Allen;
one half sister, Teresa Justice
of Lexington; 11 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband
and parents, she was preceded
in death by two daughters:
1Georgia F. "Pat" Naylor and
Judy Love; two brothers: Carl
L. Robinette and Orville S.
Robinette; and one half brother, Arnold Robinette.
Funeral services for Eva K.
Robinette Layne were conducted Tuesday, January 22, at
1:00 p.m., at the Hall Funeral
Home Chapel, in Martin, with
Old Regular Baptist ministers
officiating .
Burial was in the Davidson
Memorial Gardens, in Ivel,
under the professional care of
the Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
(Paid obituary)
home.
C10C1
Ellis Slone
Ellis Slone, 94, of David,
died Friday, January 18, 2008,
at
Highlands
Regional
Medical Center, Prestonsburg.
Born October 12, 1913, in
David, he was the son of the
late· Jack and Ethel Tussey
Slone. He was a retired coal
miner.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Lillie Shepherd
Slone.
Survivors include one son,
Bobby lone of David; three
daughters: Josephine Slone
Muncy of Prichard, West
Jolene
Slone
Virginia;
Bradford of Prestonsburg; and
Evelyn Slone Shrock of
Elkhart, Indiana; two brothers:
Robie Slone of David; and
Herbert Slone of Warsaw,
Indiana; 12 grandchildren, 16
great-grandchildren, and several great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to his wife and
parents, he was preceded in
death by three sons: Billy,
Ellis Jr., and Russell Slone;
three brothers: George, Ervin,
and Jim Slone; and three sisters: Lily Shepherd, Ocie
Slone, and Darcus Howard.
Funeral services were held
Monday, January 21, at 1 p.m.,
at the Middle Creek Baptist
Church, in Blue River, with
Eugene Cook officiating.
Burial was in the Shepherd
Cemetery, in David, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin.
Visitation was at the church.
www.nelsonfrazierfuneralhome.com
(Paid obiruary)
Elkhorn Mining Company, a
World War II Navy veteran, a
member
of
the
Drift
Presbyterian Church, a member of the Masonic Lodge No.
2889, in Wheelwright, for
more than 5'0 years, and a
Kentucky Colonel. .
In addition to his wife,
Betty, survivors include a son
Eddie (Beverly) Stickler of
Prestonsburg; a daughter,
Kathy Stickler of Lexington;
like daughters: Misty Powers
of Paintsville, and Shirley
Gunnell of Martin; a special
friend, Thurman Hamlin; five
grandchildren: Misty Dawn,
Amy, Matthew, Cory and
Carissa; and three great-grandchildren: Sam, Max, and
Conrad.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by a
brother, Ed Stickler; and a sister, Helen Blackburn.
Funeral services for Howard
C. Stickler will be conducted
Friday, January 25, at 1:00
p.m., at the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel, in Marrin, with ministers of the church officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Davidson Memorial Gardens,
in Ivel, under the professional
care of the Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation is from 5 9:00
p.m., Wednesday; and from 210:00 p.m., Thursday, at the
funeral home.
In
Lieu
of Flowers:
Donations may be made to the
Eastern Kentucky Veterans
Center,
or
Hospice of
Bluegrass, in Hazard.
(Paid ohiluary)
"JO"l
Emogene Whitt
Emogene Whitt, 80, of
Prestonsburg, died Saturday,
January 19, 2008, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center.
Born March 25, 1927, in
Floyd County, she was the
daughter of the late Hiram and
Laura Wills Baisden. She was
a homemaker and a member of
the Calvary Freewill Baptist
Church.
She was preceded in de~th
by her husband, Frank Whitt.
Survivors include two sons
and two daughters: Franklin
Eugene Whitt, Larry Mich;•·'~
Whitt, Christine Blair. aiJd
Melissa
Felty,
all
of
Prestonsburg; nine grandchildren, six great-grandchildre)l,
one step-grandson, and one
great-great-grandson.
In addition to her pareJ;\tS
and husband, she was prece(led in death by two brothers
and two sisters: Leroy
Baisden, Troy Baisden, Stella
Baisden, and Eliza Tussey.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, January 22, at 11
Nelson-Fraz·
a.m.,
at
Funeral Home, in Martin, w1 h
Shawn Blair officiating.
'
Burial was in the M ayo
Cemetery, in Prestonsburg,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funer;:~l
home.
www.nclsonfrazicrfuneralhome.com
(Paid obituary)
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New Name - New location
Howard C. Stickler, age 84,
of Drift, husband of Betty
Jones Stickler, passed away
Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at
the Eastern Kentucky Veterans
Center, Hazard.
He was born May 9, 1923,
in Printer, the son of the late
Edward Stickler and Mary
Salisbury Stickler. He was a
former bookkeeper for Turner
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
23, 2008 • A3
Community Calendar
Calendar items will
be printed as space
•
permits
Editor's note: To announce
your community event, you
may hand-deliver vour item to
The Floyd County Times office,
located at 263 S. Central
Avenue, Prestonsburg; or mail
to: The Floyd County Times,
PO. Box 390, Prestonsburg,
KY 41653; or fax to 606-8863603;
or
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to:
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over the telephone. All
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space pennits. ·
Family reunion
The descendants of Bud
and Tannie Johnson, Ab and
Lendie Bryant, and Green and
Mary Johnson will have a family reunion Saturday, May 24,
at the Weeksbury Community
Park, starting at 10:00 a.m.
Please bring a covered dish.
For more information, contact
Paul W. Johnson, 1274
Alexandersville
Road ,
iamisburg, Ohio 45342.
Phone:937-866-7937.
Democratic Woman's Club
meets at May Lodge
The
Floyd
County
Democratic Woman's Club
meets the second Monday of
each month at 6:00p.m., at the
May Lodge, Jenny Wiley State
Park.
may also email to: prbarnctte@ bellsouth .net.
Floyd County Schools
to host public forum
The Floyd County School
System will host a public
forum on Wdlness. Health.
and Nutrition, on January 28,
at 5 p.m., at May Valley
Elementary. Community members strongly encouraged to
attend.
Pageant to be held
at South Floyd High
The 2nd Annual Miss
Sweetheart Pageant and 2008
Prom Dress Preview Show will
be held on February 9, at 3:30
p.m. , in the South Floyd High
School Gym. Miss Kentucky
Teen USA, Shannen Rei!, will
present all awards. Many age
divisio'ns and categories. Call
Mrs. D. Isaac at 452-9600
(day) or 377-0469 (evening),
or sec a South Floyd
Cheerleader for more information. Pageant sponsored by
Village
Boutique,
in
Prestonsburg.
Training for the AARP 2007
tax season for AARP Tax-Aide
Program Volunteers will be
held Jan. 16-18. at the Floyd
County Library, located on
Arnold
Avenue,
in
Prestonsburg. Training sessions will be held from 9 a.m.
to 12 p.m., and from 1-3 p.m.
FCCD to award
$1 ,000 scholarship
Lifeline of Floyd County
''Conquer
Chemical
Dependency" is a Christ-centered 12-St((p program offering
support to those who are coping with addiction and learning to live drug-free lives. The
support group meets on the following schedule:
Mondays, at Minnie (beside
pharmacy), from 7-8 p.m.
Mondays, at Little Mud,
ruce Pine School, from 7-8
.m.
Tuesdays, in Prestonsburg,
·n the Van Ark Building, from
-3 p.m.
Tuesdays, at David, The
bavid School, from 3:30-4:30
p.m.
Wednesdays,
at Allen
f3aptist Church, from 7-8 p.m.
Thursdays, at Allen Baptist
Church, from 7-8 p.m.
For more information, call
Shirley Combs at (606) 4348400, or Tom Nelson at (606)
478-2836.
free from addictive hfestyles to
become self-respecting contributing members of society.
Call 874-2008 or 788- I 006
for more infmmation.
HRMC Community Calendar
Help planning for college
Big Sandy Community and
Technical College (BSCTC)
will be hosting a workshop,
entitled College Goal Sunday,
on Sunday, January 27, from 2
to 4 p.m., on the Prestonsburg
campus in the Student Center
Atrium. The purpose of thi~
workshop is to provide assistance to students who arc
applying for financial aid for
college. Financial aid professionals from Kentucky colleges and universities will be
on hand to assist collegebound students and their families complete the Free
Application
for
Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) form.
For more information about
tinancial aid and this event,
contact the Big Sandy
Community and Technical
College
Financial
Aid
Department at 606-880-4794.
AARP Tax-Aide Training
Deadline to apply, Jan. 31
The
Floyd
County
Conservation District will
award a $1,000 scholarship to
Grocery bill high?
a deserving Floyd County
Receive help through Angel · High School senior with plans
Food Ministries via Prater to
major
in
Creek Baptist Church Hands of Agriculture/Conservation of
ope Ministries, located at Natural Resources. Qualifying
Banner. Prater Creek Baptist is students must have at least a
the official host site for Angel 3.0 GPA, three Letters or
Food Ministries in this area. Recommendation, and a !For $30, you can purchase top page typed essay outlining reaquality groceries valued at sons
choosing
for
approximately $70. There are Agriculture/Conservation as
no income qualifications to major. All entries must be postmeet and no applications to marked by January 31. For
complete.
For
current more info, call 889-9800 or
menu/additional information, email to:
log on to www.pcbaptist.org
conserve@bellsouth.net.
and click the link "Food
Distribution." You may also
Second chance
ontact Roger at 606-285-9447
A Volunteer Organization
or e~mail to prbarnette@bell- supporting organ and tissue
outh.net.
Need help with addiction?
donation meeting will be held
at 6:30p.m., Thursday, January
II, at the Mountain Arts
Center. For more information,
contact Den Willi (606) 8862552.
Support dancing classes!
The Hill County Dancers
are starting new Classes,
Thursday, February 7, at the
Hambley Athletic Center in
Pike,ville. Classes will begin at
7 p.m. Eveyone is welcome to
come and see what square
dancing is all about. We have a
lot of fun doing this and we
want to share it with you. We
meet everyThursday and this is
a great way to meet new people; and make new friends. So
come and check it out. First
night is free, and there is no
obligation, you can leave at
anytime. For more information, call 791-0336 or 4322722.
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
January
January 24: Kiwanis; Board
Room, 12 to l :30 p.m.
Jan. 30: Living Well With
Diabetes Support Group;
Meeting Room A & B, 5 to 6
p.m.
For more information, contact Highlands Educational
Service Department at 8867424.
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
Prestonsburg Rotary Club
meets, 12 noon to 1 p.m., at
Made
From
Scratch
Restaurant, 1566 Norlh Lake
Drive. For additional information, contact Chris Daniel,
886-7354, or Tommie Layne,
886-2321, ext. 1297.
Floyd County will meet on the
fourth Thursday of each
month, at 5:30p.m., at Lhe New
Allen Baptist Church. All
interested persons welcome to
join UNITE's fi ght 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 arc searching for
recovery. There is no fee to
attend. For more info., contact
Shirley Combs at 874-3388 or
434-8400.
Wall-to-Wall Screens, Dolby Sound,
and Cupholders!
1/25/08 - 1/31/08
Cinema 1--Held Over
CLOVERFIELD (PG-13). Mon.-Sat.
7:00·9:00; Sun. (1 :30) 7:00-9:00.
Cinema 2-Starts Eridav. Jan. 25
JUNO (PG-13). Mon.-Sat. 7:00-9:00;
Sun. (1:30) 7:00·9:00.
Sunday Matinee-Open 1:00; start 1:30
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Tickets may be purchased in advance lor any
show on the date of purchase
Bargain Matinees Until 6 p.m.
The Big Sandy Area C.A.P.
office is taking applications for
its "Senior Training Program."
You must be 55 or vlder to
apply. In Floyd, call 886-2929;
UNITE
The UNITE coalition of
1/25/08 - 1/31108
Cinema 1-Held Over
JUNO (PG13). Mon.-Sun. 7:00-9:20; Fri.
(4:20) 7:00-920; Sat.-Sun. (2:00-4:20)
7:00-9:20.
Cinema 2-He/d Over
THE BUCKET LIST (PG-13). Mon.-Sun.
7:00-9:20; Fri. (4:20) 7:D0-9:20; Sat.-Sun.
(2:00-4:20) 7:00·9:20.
Cinema 3--Held Over
CLOVERFIELD (PG13). Mon.-Sun. 7:009:15; Fri. (4:15) 7:00-9:15; Sat.-Sun.
(2:00·4:15) 7:00·9:t5.
Cinema 4-He/d Over
FIRST SUNDAY (PG·13). Mon.-Sun.
7:05-9:25; Fri. (4:25) 7:05-9:25; Sat.-Sun.
(2:05-4:25) 7:05-9:25.
Cinema 5=-Held Over
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS (PG).
Mon.-Sun. 7:10; Fri. (4:10) 7:10; SatSun. (2:10-4:10) 7:10.
Cinema ?-Held Over
ONE MISSED CALL (PG-13). Mon.-Sun.
9:10 ONLY.
Cinema 6-He/d Over
27 DRESSES (PG-13). Mon.·Sun. 7:109:30; Fri. (4:30) 7:10-9:30; Sat.-Sun.
(2:10-4:30) 7:10-9:30.
Cinema 7-Starts Eridav. Jan. 25
MEET THE SPARTANS (PG-13). Mon.Sun. 7:15-9:30; Fri. (4:30) 7:15-9:30;
Sat.-Sun. (2:15-4:30) 7:15·9:30.
Cinema 8-Starts Fridav. Jan. 25
RAMBO (R). Mon.-Suri. 7:15-9:30; Fri.
(4:30) 7:15-9:30; Sat.-Sun. (2:15-4:30)
7:15-9:30.
Cinema 9-Starts Fridav. Jan. 25
UNTRACEABLE (R). Mon.-Sun. 7:059:25; Fri. (4:25) 7:05-9:25; Sat.-Sun.
(2:05·4:25) 7:05-9:25.
Cinema 10-He/d Over
MAD MONEY (PG-13). Mon.-Sun. 7:059:25; Fri. (4:25) 7:05-9:25; Sat.-Sun.
(2:05·4:25) 7:05-9:25.
(See CALENDAR, page five)
The Floyd County Animal Shelter
PET OF THE WEEK
The man pictured is our Celebrity of the Week, Nick Ratliff. Nick is
a Lance Corporal in the United States Marines, having served in
Operation Iraqi Freedom for two tours.-January 2003-May 2003,
and September 2004-April 2005.
He is shown here with Pebbles, a 5-month-old male Aussie mix.
The Floyd County Animal Shelter is located at
Sally Stephens Branch in West Prestonsburg
Phone 886-3189
STUART ISAAC
would like to
thank all his customers
and to invite all his
frieRds, family, and
everyone to stop by and
take adv~ntage of the
low, affordable prices on
top-of-the-line vehicles
available at
8:36 a.,m., Friday
DISCOUNT AUTO
874-6844
Auxier Lifetime Learning
Center Spring Classes
Basic Computer: Tuesday,
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Thursday,
5-7 p.m. (Opportunity to earn
free computer!)
Sewing: Monday, 6-8 p.m.;
Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Quilting: Tuesday, 5-7 p.m.
Classes begin March 10!
Space is limited, pr~-registra
tion required. $30 for 8 weeks.
More info., call 886-0709.
Free GED classes offered at
the center three days a week.
~all for details.
When cold weather hits, these energy-saving tips from
Kentucky Power can help you stay warm and save money.
• Reduce th~ setting on your thermostat to 66"-72" F.
• Open drapes during sunny daylight hours, and close
them at night to contain heat.
• Use energy-efficient heating systems and che~k them
regularly for safe operation.
• Install adequate inswat1on and use caulking or weather
Prater Creek Baptist Church
Host site for Angel Food
Ministries, will take food
orders on Feb. 9, from 12 p.m.
until 6 p.m. $30 will purchase
~roceries valued at approximately $70. Orders will be
taken at the church. Payment
due as orders are placed - cash,
money orders and food stamps
accepted. Sorry, but no personal checks. For more info. , visit
www.pcbaptist.org, or call
Roger at 606-285-9447. You
stripping to seal air leaks around doors and windows.
When it comes to bringing you affordable winter warmth,
Kentucky Power is there, always working for yotJ.
For mUle eneray-~llvmg ttps
A unit ofAmerican Electric Power
,,,sit wr~wKontut:kyPawot.~·om.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
23, 2008
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 . ,
~mend"ment '1
if
C01y]Yess sfia(( marie no (aw respectinB an esta61isfiment
re(iaion, or
tfie free exercise tfieretf, a6riJBin8 tfie freeaom of peecfi, or of tfie
press; or the ri!Jfit the yecp(e to yeacea60J assem6(e, ana to yetition tfie aovernment Jor a rearess arievances.
if
if
~Not
a good start to
ethic overhaul
How ironic that the inauguration of Gov. Steve Beshear,
taunch advocate of ethics in government, was financed in
arge part by donors who might be perceived as standing to
ain advantage from the policies of his administration.
Kentucky Registry of Election Finance records show the
new governor's inaugural committee raised $766,662 for
the Dec. 11 celebrations connected with his swearing-in. It
has been reported that some of the bigger donors were affiliated with the casino and horse i£1dustries, with obvious
interest in Beshear's initiative to expand gambling in
Kentucky and perhaps coordinate it with the state's race. tracks. Of course, the governor insists those who contributed to his day of glory won't receive any favors from
his administration as a result.
In fairness, the Capitol's new regime did not originate the
system by which the bills for inaugural festivities are paid
in Frankfort, any more than it created the fundraising
process that helps achieve success for political campaigns.
Suggestions that politicians should be forced to rely on
public funding for their campaigns are challenged in some
circles as an infringement on free speech. (Money really
does talk.) Perhaps a more modest proposal would be to let
candidates keep on taking donations from private concerns
for their campaigns but require public funding of the rituals
that occur after they take office. Then it really would be the
people's party. That notion might be a little difficult to sell
when Kentucky is facing a budget shortfall, but it ought to
be considered. Once office-seekers get elected, it is only fitting that the public decide how much adoration is appropriate and fund it accordingly.
If taxpayers picked up the tab for the inaugural parade,
reception and balls, the extravaganza might indeed be
s,oijlewhat more restrained. An4 why fiot? The fervor h,....,".,..,·•·~..
fading in recent decades, nyway. Some longti:IIll(
o servers said crowds at the 2007 parade were the lightest
they could remember. Apparently the hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in the event by big spenders did
little to improve attendance even though the weather was
unseasonably warm and dry this inauguration day.
The era of huge outlays to feed the vanity of election vic-.
tors is, or should be, past. It's time to shed the myth that
masses are waiting to line the streets of Frankfort to cheer a
governor's triumphant march to the Capitol every four
years. Certainly, Kentucky should inaugurate its leaders
.with dignity and respect, but that celebration should be
organized without turning to special interests for financial
support.
-The State Journal, Franlifort
Tracking the national debt .
1)$, naronal debHncrease nom Dec, 11. 20071hroog/l Jan.9, ~:
l1te new total iS:
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fmit.
Christmas really is for the children ,
but the grownups really enjoyed seeing the children have such a wonderful time. Many were so excited to see
The members. of the Little Rosa Santa and receive the gift and fruit
Regular Baptist Church of the Indian that they just couldn't wait to open
Bottom Association would like to take their gift.
this opportunity to thank all the
Thanks again for all the help and
friends, neighbors and businesses that support, but not just the monetary
helped to make the ninth annual donations. We especially want to
"Christmas for !he Children" of the thank our friends who generously
McDowell and ~urrounding area held· gave their time to come and help wrap
on Dec. 16 the b1ggest and best ever.
these gifts and fruit and come back on
With the help of these individuals Saturday to help give them out to the
and businesses, the church was able to children. We really appreciate you alL
make Christmas just a Little brighter We couldn't do it without you.
for many children. Approximately 325
Members of the Little Rosa
children were given the opportunity to
Regular Baptist Church qfthe_/ndian
visit with Santa and receive a gift and
Bottqm Association
Church offers
thanks
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Clinton Moore, moderator
Jimmy Hall. assistant moderatb't
Francis Elliott Jr., treasurer
Eddie D. Meade, cler{.
Rick "Santa" Akers'
Thanks store
staff
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I would like to take this opportun}j
ty to give my sincere appreciation ail~
thanks to the special people ar
Cardinal Mart (now Marathon) who
have been so very good to me.
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I wish words could express how
very special all of you are. Your kin~
ness means the world to me.
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House week in
review
by STATE REP. HUBERT COLLINS
Bills that would strengthen thics
standards in the Executive Branch,
require public schools to adopt antibullying policies and give public colleges and universities more financing
options were among the first to be
passed out of House committees this
session during this second week of the
2008 Regular Session in Frankfort.
Now before the full House, this
legislation is among a growing number o,f bills and resolutions that are
expected to be brought to a vote on the
House floor in coming days.
The ethics changes proposed in
House Bill 250 were unanimously
approved by the House State
Government Committee on Thursday.
Some of the proposed changes
include expanding the state's
Executive Branch ethics code to
cover all salaried boards and the
state's 75 policy making and regulatory panels, prohibiting public servants from using their position with
the state to find other employment,
and better disclosure of contributors
to public officials' legal defense
ful).ds.
The anti-bullying measure (House
Bill 91) is similar to bills that have
passed the House in past sessions yet
stalled in the Senate. It was passed by
· the House Education Committee on
Tuesday, along with House Joint
Resolution 6, which would require a
state work group to design school
courses on the Jewish Holocaust for
use in public schools. Should HJR 6
pass into law, the new curriculum
would be available to teachers by the
2009-20 10 school year.
The importance of public schools
and higher education in Kentucky was
recognized by Gov. Steve Beshear in
his State of the Commonwealth
address last Monday, although he
admitted that the current budget crisis
will impact the state's ability to make
"major new investments" in some
areas. Part of the problem, he said, is
that Kentucky is not adequately prepared to compete in the global economy.
By making state government more
efficient and "re-engineering" the
state economy from within, the governor told lawmakers gathered in the
House chamber, more revenue will
become available for education, job
training, health care and even the state
retirement systems, which now face at
an estimated $20 million in unfunded
liabilities.
A revenue source some say could
bring an estimated $500 million into
the state's coffers each year was not
mentioned by the governor as a solution to the cunent budget crisis even though he campaigned for governor on the issue: expanded gaming.
The governor is expected to unveil a
proposed constitutional amendment
on the issue later this month, however,
which would require a statewide voter
referendum on forms of gaming like
slots and blackjack at various locations. A special House subcommittee
has been appointed to study the issue,
and is already at work.
A clearer understanding of our
budget situation will emerge later this
month when Beshear presents his proposed spending plan to the General
Assembly. Work on the budget bill.
which must originate in the House,
will begin in earnest soon after we
receive his budget proposal.
We remain .hopeful we can craft a
budget that protects funding for both
elementary and secondary education,
as well as postsecondary education. as
much as possible. Some lawmakers
are even looking at different options
for funding at the postsecondru·y level
specifically step that would give our
public colleges and universities more
financial flexibility to meet their
needs. Doing so. they believe. could
lessen the ill effects of the budget
crunch on higher education, and make
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it possible for univers1Ues to carry
tbrough with projects that might otherwise be put on hold.
The House Appropriations a
Revenue Committee approved twQ
bills last Tuesday that would h~lJl
accomplish · this. House Bill 111
would allow colleges and universiti~
to issue revenue bonds for capital.
projects if they cover all the bond,
costs. The second bill, HB 177, woulft
allow the schools to undertake capital
projects funded with cash-restricted
funds approved by the schools' governing boards and the state withou1
prior state legislative approval.
Bills similar to HB 111 have
passed the House in past sess io~
only to stall in the Senate. It is pos ·
ble that the current budget situati
will give lawmakers. in both chamb s
more incentive to consider the leg· lation - as well as HB 177 - but
course that remains to be seen.
The full House also passed its f~
bills of the 2008 session this weeil.
including a financial literacy bill th~
would require public postsecondary
institutions to provide materials on
management of credit card and oth~
debt to new undergraduates. That leg:
islation, HB 51, passed by a vote o1
91-0 and was sent to the Senate wht;re
hundreds of other House bills will .~
considered by session's end.
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You can stay informed of legislf(•
tive. action on bills of interest to y~J{
this session by logging onto the
Legislative Research CommissiQn
website at www.lrc.ky.gov or by calti
ing the LRC toll-free Bill Status LiQ_~:t
at 866-840-2835. To find out whenft
committee meeting is scheduled, Y('ltl
can call the LRC toll-free Meeting
Information Lin e at 800-633-9650. ""
If you woul€1 like to share yoyt
comments or concerns with me QJ>
another legislator about a particulru
bill under consideration this session,
you can call the toll-free Legislat:iJYf
Message Line at 800-372-7181.
look forward to serving you ;
Frankfort during this busy 2008 bud•
get session.
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Calendar
• Continued from p3
Johnson,
call
789-6515;
Magoffin, call 349-2217; Pike,
call
432-2775;
and
in
Lawrence, call 638-4067.
Senior employment program
T
Are you a senior citizen on
fixed income struggling with
soaring medical bills and living expenses? Could you use
some extra spending money
but don't know how to get
back into the workforce?
If you are at least age 55,
the Senior Community Service
Employment
Program
(SCSEP) may be able to help.
Earn extra money, learn new
sl{ills, 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
· Sji:hool diploma by demonstratip.g skills learned on the job or
itJ. raising a family. Flexible
scheduling is provided and
confidentiality maintained.
Classes are held at the Carl D.
P.erkins Rehabilitation Center,
iUThelma, Mon. thru Fri., with
ewening classes on Thursday.
RDP classes are also held at the
~ullins Learning Center, in
Pjkeville, on Tuesdays, from
4;30-8:30 p.m. Contact Andy
Jbnes at 606-788-7080, or 800443"2187, ext. 186, or Linda
11, at ext. 160 to make an
appointment.
GED classes are also available.
Floyd County Extension
Homemaker Club Meetings
1
Allen: 1st Monday, 11 a.m.,
at Christ United Methodist
¢ ,burch Fellowship Hall.
Dixie: 3rd Thursday, 12:30
p .m., Dixie Community Room.
David: 1st Monday, 1 p.m.,
at St. Vincent's Mission.
Martin:
1st Tuesday, 6
.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
memtlers (call 886-2668 for
info.)
Left Beaver: 2nd Tuesday,
10:30 a.m., Osborne Elem.
School
Library.
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Special interest groups:
Nimble Thimble Quilt
ild: lst/3rd Wednesdays, 10
a:. m. to 2 p.m., Extension
Office.
' · Newbees Quilt Group: 4th
Thursday, 6 p.m., Extension
C>ffice. (The Newbees do not
meet during the months of
January and February.)
Looking for a Support
Group?
•Floyd County Alzheimer's
Support Group meets regularly
at
Riverview
Manor Trudy at 889-9333, or 297Healthcare Center. Call the 5147. Everyone welcome.
•Narcotics
Anonymous
center for meeting times.
•Domestic
Violence
Support Group - The Big
Sandy Family Abuse Center
holds
meetings
each
Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. The meetings are free of
charge. Call Jessica Slone at
886-6025 for more information.
•Overeater's Anonymous Meetings
held
each
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., at the
old Allen Baptist Church,
located in Allen, just past red
light. Call 889-9620 for more
info.
•US TOO! Prostate Cancer
Survivors Support Group - For
all men with prostate cancer
and their families. Group
meets the 3rd Thursday of each
month, at 6 p.m., at the
Ramada Inn, Paintsville.
•Community Weight Loss
Support Group
Meets
Thursday's at 6:30 p.m., at the
Martin Community Center. For
more info. , call 377-6658.
Those who have had gastric
bypass surgery most especially
welcome to attend. Meetings
being offered as support to
anyone needing extra support
in dealing with weight loss.
•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
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
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
monthly meetings at the
Paintsville Recreation Center.
For more information, call
(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
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. urner urges
Coilgress to amend
Social Security Act
FRANKFORT State
Sen. Johnny Ray Turner, DDrift, ·filed a Senate Resolution
Friday urging the United
States Congress to amend Title
II of the Social Security Act to
eal
the
Government
Pension Offset and Windfall
Elimination provisions.
"The Government Pension
Qffset
and
Windfall
Elimination provisions have
inequitable effects on many
teachers, firefighters, police,
postal workers, and others who
have str uggled their entire
working careers to supplement
family budgets and retirement
savings with part-time and
summer jobs where they paid
into Social Security," said
Thmer, a former educator.
The Government Pension
Offset provision reduces public employees' Social Security
spousal or survival be~efits ~y
up to two-thirds of thetr public
pension.
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The Windfall Ehmmat10n
provision greatly reduces the
earned Social Security benefi ts of an individual who also
receives a public pension from
a job not covered by Social
Security.
'· Kentucky is one of the 15
states most impacted by these
provisions.
The National Education
Association estimates th at
300,000 individuals are losing
an average of $3,600 a year
due to the Government
Pension Offset provision.
Turner said the Windfall
Elimination provision impacts
the
teaching
profession
because people are less likely
to leave other careers in which
they earn Social Security benefits to become educators.
The Government Pension
Offset
and
Windfall
Elimination provisions h ave
the severest effect on widowed
lower-income women who
have worked hard for years
and can least afford reduced
benefits.
"The ·amount lost due to
such provisions can make the
difference between self-sufficiency and poverty," Turner
said.
Turner, who has
served in
l
the State Senate since 2001 ,
represents the 29th District,
which
includes
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Breathitt, Knott and Letcher
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
23, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
·· lnHarmony women's community chorus begins new year
PRESTONSBURG - All
Eastern Kentucky women ages
13 and older are invited to join
the Big Sandy Community and
Technical College communitybased female singing group
InHarmony as they begin a
new semester of rehearsals and
performances.
The first rehearsal will take
place Monday, Jan. 28, from
6:30 to 8 p.m. in Gearheart
Auditorium, Pike Building,
Prestonsburg Campus.
Choir Director Laura Ford
Hall welcomes everyone to
join.
"We welcome our students,
faculty, staff, and community
members to join us," Hall said.
"We have a wonderful
women's chorus, and I look
forward to a new semester of
good music and fun."
InHarmony will be singing
a variety of music this semester including pop, country,
oldies and gospel.
Songs
include "Angel," as made popular by Sarah McLachlan,
"Queen of Soul: Aretha
Franklin Medley," "Big Girls
Don't Cry," "Blue Bayou,"
''I'll Fly Away:
Hymn
Medley" and "Bless the
Broken Road," and much
more.
"Any lady can join
InHannony," Hall said. "We
would love to have beginners
and experienced singers, as
well as everyone in between."
The choir serves the
BSCTC campuses of Pikeville,
Prestonsburg and Paintsville,
so all Eastern Kentucky residents are welcome. However,
those wishing to join should be
13 or older.
The choir is accompanied
by Alicia Hughes, pianist for
the Kentucky Opry Orchestra,
with Tim Cooley serving as
technical director.
The group will meet every
Monday at the same time until
the final performances during
April and May. Music will be
provided for each member and
there is no fee to join.
Questions can be directed by
at
emailing
Hall
laura.hall @kctcs.equ.
lnHarmony, the community-based female singing group from Big Sandy Community and Technical College will begin a new
semester this-~oming Monday, Jan. 28, and any lady in the community is invited to join. Pictured are the 2007 members
before performing their Christmas Concert in December.
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Rogers Scholars, ELI
applications due by Jan. 31
Time is running out to
apply for Rogers Scholars or
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Institute (ELI).
High school students in
Southern
and
Eastern
Kentucky are eligible to apply
if they meet the program
requirements, but they must
act quickly. The deadline to
file applic:ations for both programs is Thursday, Jan. 31.
Applications are available
online at The Center for Rural
website,
D evelopment
www.centertech.com,
and
Rogers Scholars website,
www.rogersscholars.com, and
must be submitted by the filing
deadline to be considered for a
limited number of spaces in
the summer leadership programs. Rogers Scholars and
ELI are sponsored by The
Center and held at its headquarters in Somerset.
Roger Scholars
Rogers Scholars is an intensive one-week summer session
for rising high school juniors
from The Center's 42-county
service area in Southern and
Eastern
Kentucky.
Sophomores with a minimum
grade point average (GPA) of
3.0 are eligible to apply. The
program, named after U.S.
Congressman Harold "Hal"
Rogers, emphasizes technological skills de velopment,
fosters an entrepreneurial spirit, leadership development and
encourages commitme nt to
rural Kentucky.
"We are trying to light a
spark where students, if they
do have to leave home to get
an education, will want to
come back and establish their
homes in Southern and Eastern
Kentucky,"
said
Jessica
Melton, youth programs coordinator for The Center for
Rural Development.
Rogers Scholars will offer
two one-week sessions on
June 22-2.7 and July 6-11.
Thirty students will attend
each session. One student will
be selected from each county
in the 42-county service area
and 18 students will be picked
at-large, based on highest
scores, to participate in each of
the sessions.
Students will enjoy a varie ty of fun and educational
activities, interact with state
and national speakers and
work with top quality instructors. During the week, students
will select a " major" in one of
three areas - video production,
information technology or
engineering - and concentrate
on developing those skills.
Their finished products will be
showcased in a student-produced program at the graduation ceremony.
Graduates have the opportunity to qualify for scholarships with partner colleges and
universities. Several institutions across the region have
made scholarship opportunities available to Rogers
Scholars helping achieve one
of the primary goals of the program - and Congressman
Rogers' signature motto - that
"no young person should have
to leave home to fi nd his or her
future."
Approximately 539 students have completed the
Rogers Scholars program
since it was started in 1998.
Melton said many of the graduates become Rogers Scholars
Ambassadors and serve as
mentors for the younger students.
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Institute
ELI foc uses on de veloping
future business leaders and
entrepreneurs. Sophomores,
juniors ancl seniors from The
Center's service area are eligible to apply. Thirty students
will be selected to attend a
one-week session on June 813.
"The program encourages
students to become entrepre-
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Coal producer agrees
to $30M settlefllent
.o r extensive pollution
· by H. JOSEF HEBERT
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON The
country's fourth-largest coal
producer, Massey Energy Co.,
has agreed to a $30 million setllement with the government
ov.er allegations .that· over
t::ven years it routinely pollutd hundreds of streams and
waterways in West Virginia
1lnd Kentucky with sedimentfilled waste water and coaL
lurry.
Under the agreement with
t:he Environmental Protection
"Agency, Massey Energy, head.,·quartered in Richmond, Va.,
will pay $20 million in civil
penalties and invest an additional $10 million in pollution
control improvements at its 44
mines and coal facilities in the
two states and in Virginia, the
EPA and Justice Department
were announcing on Thursday.
The agreement settled a
complaint filed by the EPA in
May 2007 alleging that the
company violated the federal
lean Water Act on at least
4,500 occasions between
January 2000 and the end of
2006 by discharging mining
waste and sediment - includmg hazardous metals - into
hundreds of streams and
waterways and failing to control spills of coal slurry during
its mining operation.
Some of the waste water
discharges were more than 10
times the amounts allowed by
state permits, the EPA said.
In once instance, a coal
slurry pond failed, dumping
ore than 300 million gallons
of black goo on communities
near Inez, Ky., in one of the
South's worst ecological disasters. The Kentucky Division of
Fish and Wildlife Resources
estimated that 1.6 million fish
were smothered in the
molasses-like substance that
bro e through the bottom of a
mountaintop impoundment on
Oct. 11, 2000, gushing in torrents through an underground
coal mine and down a mountainside outside of Inez. Lawns
were buried up to 7 feet deep
in sludge.
Massey officials announced
the agreement Thursday, noting that it would allow the
company to avoid costly litigation and resolve questions
about its liability for the damage. "We believe this agreement will benefit the environment as well as our shareholders," said Baxter F. Phillips Jr.,
the company's executive vice
president and chief administrative officer.
The maximum penalties
facing the company for the
_,nousands of violations and
days when permits were
exceeded could have been as
high as $2.4 billion, according
to the EPA.
The pollution "destroyed
streams, destroyed fish habitat.
There was definitely an environmental
impact here,"
Granta Nakayama, the assistant EPA administrator for
enforcement, said in an interview. "We thought it was very
serious."
The $20 million civil penalty is the largest ever for violaions of the Clean Water Act,
said Nakayama. "This is a
landmark settlement for the
environment, and raises the
bar for the mining industry."
As part of the agreement,
Massey promises to invest $10
million to develop and implement new procedures and
tracking systems to prevent
waste water discharges and
slurry spills, and allow thirdparty audit<> of its pollution
prevention program. The company also agrees to set aside
200 acres of riverfront land in
West Virginia for conservation
and protection against future
Ronald Tenpas, head of the
Justice Department's environment and natural resources
division, said the measures
agreed to by the coal company
"represent a significant step
forward in the way that mining
facilities currently address
Clean Water Act compliance.''
The new pollution prevention measures are expected to
keep an estimated 380 million
pounds of sediment and other
pollutants from Massey's mining operation out of the three
states' waters each year.
The settlement concludes
an EPA investigation of more
than two years of Massey's
mining operation. The complaint filed last May alleged
that Massey routinely released
metals, sediment and acid
mine drainage into streams
and rivers ·at amounts 40 percent or more than allowed by
state permits.
And investigators found
that Massey's operations failed
to control spills of coal slurry,
containing sediment and metals, allowing it to clog streams
and harm fish habitat.
Massey, which reported
$89 million in profits on revenues of nearly $1.7 billion for
the first nine months of 2007,
is the largest coal producer in
the Appalachia region, operating 19 mining complexes 33 underground and 11 surface
mines as well as processing
in southern
facilities
Virginia,
southern
West
Virginia and eastern Kentucky.
The company has been
embroiled in a string of legal
and environmental disputes
from complaints about its hilltop mining practices and pollution of waterways to mine
safety and high-profile contract disputes.
Currently its president and
chairman, Don Blankenship, is
at the center of conflict of
interest ~egatio
involvi~g
the chief justice of West
Virginia's supreme court.
Photographs surfaced with
Blankenship and the justice,
Elliott Maynard, socializing
together on the Mediterranean
last summer - four months
before the court in a 3-2 decision with Maynard in the
majority reversed a $76.3 million judgment against Massey
in a dispute brought by a bankrupt coal company. Other
problems facing Massey
include a $219.8 million jury
verdict awarded to WheelingPittsburgh Steel Corp. in a
contract dispute and a record
$1.5 million in fines by the
federal Mine Safety .and
Health Administration for
safety violations involving the
deaths of two miners in a
January 2006 mine fire. The
fire at the Aracoma Alma No.
1 Mine in Logan County,
W.Va., also is the subject of a
federal criminal investigation.
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Herntan Porter
Born: February 15, 1905
Herman Crittenden Porter, aka "Papaw" to many, was an innovator, a
mover and shaker, and a part of what made Eastern Kentucky what it is'
today.
He was born on February 15, 1905, in Alpharetta, Kentucky, 1 mile
from Martin. Before cars, airplanes, trains, telephones, television, electric, unemployment or welfare. He saw some of the best of times-the
invention of all these things and then some. He also saw some of the
worst of times-the Spanish and American War, the war in Mexico,
WWI, WWII, the Korean, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and the current war in
Iraq. Herman stayed well versed in current affairs.
In a time when there were few jobs, he created them. When there
were problems, he helped solve them, and when there were needs, he
helped meet them.
One of his greatest assets was his wife of almost 70 years, Berniece
Webb Porter. A woman of sound judgment and impeccable character,
she provided good management and support towards all of his accomplishments. It must be true that behind every successful man is a good
woman. The two were quite a team.
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They had four children together, Paul, Katherine, James Henry, and Tom.
Being raised in hard times, the two worked together to survive. They
made it through the great fire of the 20's that destroyed the entire town
of Allen, the Great Depression, the floods of '57, ·n, and '84. 1957 was
the worst flood. The water was so high that people riding the boats to
and from their homes had to duck to get under the stop light in Old Allen.
He was innovative and hard working. He helped his father run a telephone company (the first in Allen). At an early age, his parents secured
a hotel that was near the train station after selling the telephone
company. Herman's job was to sell newspapers and supply each room
with water. He said that he saved so many coins from newspaper sales,
that the bottom of the trunk he stored them in fell out. The son/father
team then began selling Allen's first electric light systems referred to
as Delco Light Plants. (This system was based on a generator and 32volt battery). Armed with the first lights in town, the hotel served for a
while as a place for doctors to operate. It was after one such operation
that Herman observed the power of ether. He decided to try it out on all
the chickens. One at a time, he rendered each chicken lifeless through
the administration of this powerful chemical. He then ran and told his
parents that all the chickens had died. When they all rushed out to see
what had happened they were appalled at the ghastly sight. Herman
laughed while they all came back to life, one by one.
Business was good and the family was able to buy the first Model T
Ford the town saw.lt was in this vehicle that the young Herman learned
one of his first lessons in science, not to mention a good rule to live by.
"Don't check the level of the gas In the tank with a match ...it will blow"
and it did. It blew off the top of the car as well as the seat. Until t:terman
could trap enough muskrats to sell to Sears and Roebuck Company to
replace the seat and roof, they had to use a bale of hay to sit on. The
hotel burned down sometime dur~pg WWII, when the whole town of
Alfen did, and they did not replace Jt. They did, however, continue with
the Delco Light Plant.
Soon, the family team (as it was beginning to grow with Paul, James
Henry, and Tom) began distributing the first refrigeration system for the
town-Frigidaire.
Henry and Katie Porter (Herman's parents) built a brick house overlooking Allen (they were tired of the floods and fires). Herman had married Berniece by that time, in 1925, and the four children soon followed.
The two families lived together until Herman and Berniece built their
own home where it is today~n Beaver Creek right before it merges
into the Big Sandy (at the end of Railroad Street in Old Allen). All but
Tom were born in Henry Porter's brick house that overlooked Allen.
He spent a short time in helping his father in the Porter Elkhorn Coal
Mine. It was at this time he built the first water plant for the town of
Allen. When he constructed the tall round tower that still stands as testimony to his efforts; the engineers of the time told him it wouldn't
work. Brick by brick, and layer by layer, tons of concrete were poured
in between the two walls that created the tall tower that still standsalmost 70 years later.
As television came into being, Herman was on the forefront once
again, initiating the first cable T.V. for the small city; this led him into
television repair as well. He later sold the company which became Allen
Cable and that was sold and became the current Gearheart
Communications.
One of his sideline passions was the Short Wave radio. Talking with
others across the miles was an enjoyable sport. New things were
always intriguing to him and nothing was too complicated to try. For
example, he built his own color television set while he lived at Allen.'
Can you imagine assembling around 2000 parts and making it work?
He also tried his luck, one year, in growing watermelons in the rich soil
on the Beaver Creek bank below his house. He had a very productive
year, but someone began stealing the crop. He masterminded a trap
that to this day three mischievous teenagers will never forget. it as so
impactful (complete with tripwires and explosives) that his Grandson,
Greg, selected electrical engineering as a career from that point forward. Greg reached his goal, in fact, he told the story in his interview
with AT&T and was hired because-well! guess it made a good story.
Herman enjoyed videography and traveling the nation. He and
Berniece built a home in Florida on property previously owned by Jim
Webb-Berniece's Father. At this time he officially became "Retired,"
planting fruit trees, garden produce and woodworking, while
Berniece/Mamaw made wonderful quilts and pillows for gifts.
He was a Mason, an entrepreneur, a father and a husband. His four
children married and the family grew to include 12 grandchildren "plus
Andy" (as Mamaw always said), 30 great-grandchildren, and 15 great·
great grandchildren, totaling 62, direct descendants at the time of his
death. (This does not include spouses or others connected by
marriage; that number exceeds 100).
Herman inspired others in their vocations. He passed his ingenuity,
innovation and the fearlessness to try just about anything on to his
children who also launched successful enterpreneurial businesses. He
helped in supporting activities of many of his family members such as
starting businesses, buying homes, securing assets-{with repayment
at a modest inter.est rate, of course!). He assisted in numerous
ventures that influenced and had impact on the entire Porter family. He
and Berniece strived to instill in others a good work ethic and respect
for God and family as well as the appreciation for life. He was known as
a kind and honest man of integrity. He was not without a healthy sense
of humor and streak of "ornary-ness," however. Numerous accounts
have been reported as to the shenanigans Herman schemed. One
account rendered by one of his grandchildren: "I remember kneeling at
the edge of the bed after the devotional that Mama read, to say our
prayers, when I was startled with a blood curdling scream. My cousin,
Lonlece (who must have had her eyes open during prayer) lurched
toward the windows, finding a pair of glasses lying in the sill. 'There
was someone there' she exclaimed as Mama muttered 'Herman' under
her breath. Three of us leaped to our feet and raced to Papaw's bedside
where he was supposed to be sleeping. Sure enough, there he lay...with
the window mysteriously open. I never did figure out how he jumped so
high and moved so fast that night. He just snickered and rolled overdenying everything-but he wanted his glasses back."
Died: January 2, 2008
Written by:
Brenda Porter
Cockerham
He was a member of the Masons. He received a 50-year award and
was acknowledged for being the oldest living Mason in Zebulon Lodge
in 2005 (I think). The Masons stand for honor in work ethics and respect
the authority of God. It's an organization that builds character according to one member. Herman never spoke much of his faith, but after the
death of his child, Kathrine Grace, he was said to have re-dedicated his
life to Christ in 1957.
The Biblical character that comes to mind who would be most similar
to Herman, is King Solomon (the son of David). Solomon was
knowledgeable, curious about life, and committed to living life to the
fullest. Solomon was filled with wisdom that transcended time. He wrote
the book of Proverbs which is read by millions, even today. In fact, four
of the Old Testiment books were contributed by this great King. He
made some contributions to the book of Psalms, and the Song of Songs
(or some call it Song of Solomon-which was basically about his lov~
life). His nuggets of wisdom are recorded in the book of Proverbs, and
the story of his life is recorded in the book of Ecclesiastes.
In Proverbs, Solomon stated "Do not be wise in our own eyes; fear
the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health. to your body and
nourishment to your bones. Proverbs 3:7-8.
Other excerpts from these books were:
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge but fools despise
wisdom and discipline."
Solomon didn't always heed his own wisdom but In the end he
recognized some simple truths:
"There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and
never sins."
"There is a time and season for every activity under Heaven. A time
to be born and a time to die...a time to sow and a time to reap, and so
on" (There is a song about this chapter named: Turn, Turn, Turn).
Herman was like that-He made time to play, work, love, learn, and
was certainly always ready for a new adventure.
Solomon said: "The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the
spirit returns to God who gave it."
After all of Solomon's travels, experiences and adventures, he
concluded: "Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for these are the whole
duty of man: Ecclesiastes 12:13.
Herman (Papaw), like Solomon, saw much, accomplished much,
loved much, and lived life to the fullest. He, unlike Solomon, however,
was unable to speak and convey his thoughts easily, towards the end
of his life. The events he experienced from the past few years of living
would certainly bring him to the same conclusion as Solomon's,
though-Life without God is meaningless. Applying the guidelines God
has provided enriches life, giving it fullness and meaning.
Papaw entered this life with love, gave love completely while he was
here, and left with ab.undant love from all of his family. Now, almost 103
years later, he has been returned to the hand of God.
In the words of one Kentucky pastor, "Life should not be a journey to
the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well
preserved body, but rather, to skid in sideways, chocolate in hand,
body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming-Yahoo!!
What a Ride!...that's exactly what Herman did.
After his first stroke, he used unusual expressions. I heard him tell
someone "Have a safe journey-a safe passage" instead of goodbye,
like he usually said. I realized that is an expression they used almost
100 years ago-and he remembered that.
So Papaw, we now say to you-Have a Safe Passage.
He will be missed.
Anyone wishing to tell their own story is invited to do so. Please call
a family member!
SOME PAPAW "NUGGETS OF WISDOM" ARE:
• Eat right, exercise, and try not to go into debt. If you do, pay It off
fast." (interview at 100 yrs.)
• Everything in its place-and don't move it! (He always insisted on
order)
• A teaspoon on whiskey in your coffee everyday goes a long way, they
now know the value of this medicinally.
a little tough with them: (a comment
made at age 101 about security guards trying to keep him in a
hospital...they didn't)
• What's the matter with you, are you sick? (Stated after climbing three
flights of stairs at age 96, to a granddaughter and daughter-in-law, he
wondered why they didn't keep up)
• You are never too old to exercisH was 10 when he beat me up the
hill to check the lines-he was 60. Report from a grandchild
• It's never too late to try-he began some of his most successful
business ventures after age 50
• Go ahead and have an adventure!-uRon taking a motorcycle trip with
a motorcycle club to Florida in the 20's-before hotels and
restaurants and good roads! They took a boat over into Cuba and
slept under the stars. One night they woke up with alligators all
around them. I guess that's when they came back home.
• Be creative-"Once Papaw came to me with his broken partial. They
were made of metal. You couldn't weld, solder, or repair them, so 1
had to tell him I couldn't help. He came back to me with them patched
up with a product called JB Weld-it worked." Andy Elliot-Dentist
• Be perslstent-4-te ran a backhoe when he was 96, to bust up a rock
in his yard that he wanted out of the way.
• You're never too old-4-te was seen fixing his roof at age 98.
•If you've got a problem-fix it-he chopped a stump of a large tree out
of his yard (with the help of Loniece and Paul) at age 101.
• Sometimes you've got to get
The PORTER FAMILY greatly appreciates the prayers, flowers,
visitation, and words of LOVE AND KINDNESS extended by
OUR FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES, COMMUNITY, COUNTY,
AND OUR ALLEN BAPTIST CHURCH FAMILY, during the LOSS
of our LOVED ONE--HERMAN PORTER on January 2, 2008.
THANKS AGAIN to PASTOR TURNER for HIS GOD given GIFT
of SPECIAL WORDS during these hours of need. All of the
PORTER FAMILY was amazed by the kindness, love and sympathy extended by all!!
We appreciate Keith Akers great songs during the funerai!!Truly God's Gift of Music was shown by both Keith and Jody
Conley during this time of need. Another THANKS to HALL
FUNERAL HOME and KENNY'S FLORIST for their KINDNESS
and SPECIAL SERVICE to meet our needs! The food brought to
the funeral home by family and friends was another gift of
kindness!
GOD'S richest BLESSINGS and MANY THANKS to the ALLEN
BAPTIST BEREAVEMENT COMMITIEE for PREPARING and
SERVING a DELICIOUS DINNER for our family (a very large
group).
WHAT A GREAT WAY OF SHOWING GOD'S LOVEll!
A BIG, BIG THANK YOU!!!
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
23, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Proposal to test welfare recipients for drugs proves u po ular
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT - Welfare recipients would be tested for drugs and
th9se found positive would lose their
benefits under a proposal that i~
er~countering strong opposition in
Kentucky.
State Rep. Melvin Henley. DMmTay, said he filed legislation to
require the drug tests in response to
cqncerns raised by working-class constituents in hi western Kentucky distri'ct.
' "It makes ense to a person who
has to work for a living and has to
undergo drug testing and who sees
people on welfare who don't have to
abide by any rules," Henley said.
Cntics contend the legislation is
unconstitutional and that it would
ha\·e unintended "ictims
children.
"Welfare is for the children, and so
if you're doing such a thing, you· re
punishing the children," said John
Rosenberg, former head of the
Appalachian Research and Defense
Fund in Prestonsburg. "l don't think
that's what we really want to do."
Michigan briefly required drug
tests !'or welfare recipients in 1999 but
was ordered by a federal judge to stop
just weeks into the program when the
Ameril.an Civil Liberties Union filed
suit. After a federal appeals court in
Cincinnati ruled the law unconstitutional in 2003. Michigan officials
reached an out-of-court settlement
w1th the ACLU, agreeing to slop the
drug-testing program.
Henley said he wanted to pursue
the issue in Kentucky even though it
failed in Michigan.
" J've gotten a number of complaints from constituents wondering
why they have to be drug tested to
maintain a job and people on public
assistance are free to do as they
please," he said. "They don't feel that
it's fair. and [tend to agree."
The measure is languishing in the
House
Health
and
Welfare
Committee. Commillee Chairman
Tom Burch, D-Louisvillc. said he
doesn't intend to call it up for eonsid
eration.
"I don'tthink it's a good bill. and I
Jon'! think the intention behind 11 is
good," Burch said. "Let's get treat
lllCill lor the pe1son rather than pC'nalit.e the whole f~unily .,
Vikki Franklin, spokeswoman for
the Cabinet for Health and hunily
Services. said her agency i~ ~1ill
rcv1ewi ng the bi II and hasn't ldl en 1
posi 11on for or against it.
Graham Boyd, director ol ACl U's
Drug Law Reform ProJect
aid
Kentucky would become the only
state Ill the nation that reqL1ires drug
testing as a requirement lo rcec1 ve
welfare benelih. He said Mil.hi• ·m 1s
the only stale that attempted 11.
"The courts have ruled thctt it
would be illegal." Boyd said. "Every
Ice
Suicide
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en he found an officer parked
ng the side of the road.
ording to emergency offis, whep. Officer Brian Hall
e1tained the seriousness of
the situation, he flagged down
an ambulance to transport the
woman to Highlands Regional
Medical Center. Emergency
officials later said both mother
and child were tine.
Ormerod
cautioned
motorists about ice storms, saying, "If you don't have to be out,
wait until the roads clear, and if
you are already out, pull over."
"The major difference
between operating a veh1cle on
ice versus snow. is that on ice.
you can get no traction,"
Ormerod said.
Fortunately only two of the
acc idents were with injury,
and those injuries were minor.
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Chelsea Samons, a Brownie
Girl Scout from the
Prestonsburg area, visited
the office of Mayor Jerry
Fiannin last Friday afternoon
t~ give him the opportunity
to be the first to place his
order for a few boxes of
' America's Favorite
Cookies," thereby officially
kicking off the 2008 Girl
Scout Cookie Sale in the
ijrestonsburg area. ·Orders
~re now being taken from
local scouts for favorites
such as Thin Mints, Caramel
&:pelites, Shortbread and this
year's new Cinna-Spins.
P,roceeds from the cookie
~ale help to fund trips and
activities for local troops.
According to Ormerod. no city
emergency vehicles were
involved m accidents and the
city had enough olficers on
duty without being forced to
call in off-duty otTi<.:ers.
The Floyd County Rescue
Squad
and
Sheri IT's
Department had not totaled the
number of countywide accidents they had responded lo a~
of press t1me.
Cap
other stale has reJected it as too costly. And studies have proved that it's
not effective in reducing drun abuse."
Opponents also say if ~uch a mea:,ure 1x·~ses, it could l':lU 'C mnoccnt
chi ld1 ~n to !.!O hungry, perhaps even
pullino parents in such lnnlship tba,
they have to surrender custody of
thc1r k1ds I<• the state.
Henley argues that children would
hi ely he better off in drug free roster
homes than with a parent who is an
addict.
He said he hasn't given up all hope
for the bill.
"It's diiTicJilt t<,l get a controversial
bill through the legislature,'" he said.
'·But you never know. We'll just have
to wait and see. '
..
ing the circumstan~es u1 the
incident. pending propl'r notification<> of relatives and an
ongoing inve~tigation
by
Kentucky State Police.
A Critical Inc1dent Stress
Management team has been
dispatched by CCA to help
provide any counseling and
support to faci I ity staff.
According to CCA. Oller
Creek is on lockdown status at
this time, mcanmg "mmate
movement is rcstnctcd to their
housmg areas."
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Otter Creek is a 656-bed
rernale prison owned and operated by CCA.
The facility
houses adult female inmates
for the slate corrections systems of both Kentucky and
Hawaii.
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for patients and belter business
opportunities for our physicians too."
Highlands plans lo acquire
an additional property and then
begin construction so<ln.
"We will set up temporary
space on site while we construct new buildings:· said
Warman. "Patients will continue to come to the same location for care."
Plans for a nc~ Clllelgcn<.:y
department at the hospital are
already moving forward.
"The hospital is definitely
on the move.'' Hoffman said.
"We have made a commitment
to improve access t<' care fo1
the community:·
According to I [ofTman.
High lands hopes to hm e ~orne
of its planned expansions com
pleted as early as December.
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Confederate Forces are Converging
on Prestonsburg
On Januar} lOth U!62, Confederate forces withdrew
from Prestonsburg. following the Battle of Middle Creek.
One hundred thil"ty-six years later they have returned in
the form of' a re-e11acting company.
c 5th Kentuck}'
Vol. Infantry lms authorized the creation of a new reenacting ..:omtJan) in Prestonsburg, that will serve Floyd,
Johnson, Pike, 1\lagoftin and l\lartin counties,
The 5th Kentuck.} \ol. I,nf:mtry is a famHy-based organization, runted iu \hdstian vahH·~;. and dedicated to the
preservation ot' ( hH War histoQ, ·we encourage the participation of all famil) mcmhet·s who are interested in living history.
If you are inten~stcd in presening history, or are curious
about re-enacting, come join us at the Samuell\lay House
in Prestonsbur~, Kentucky, Satm·day, January 26th. at
3:00 p.m.• fo•· om· monthly mcetin~.
For more information, please feel fre~ tn contact Patrick.
Davis at fp(lay}.Q1@.!l!QI:!::he d~~!.~.e~\1 (lr l<'loyd Davis at J
(606) 886-6323.
• Continued from p1
, Judge-Executive
R.D.
l'yiarshall said that his salary
was mandated by the state, but
that he would look into
~hether or not he could donate
~ p01tion back into the general
tllnd.
: The motion passed unanimously with Owens voting for
· the others donating their
money." Owens himself, did
not offer a donation.
"None of the other magistrates had discussed that with
me at al l," said Owens on
Tuesday. ··r didn't feel like I
caused the problem."
Owens pointed out that in a
July 2007 issue of the F loyd
County Times, "I said then that
the county was going broke."'
The latest financial crisis
forced the Floyd County Fiscal
court last week to layoff 32
employees from the county
workforce. County officials
are hopeful that by July they
will be able to·rehire some of
the laidoff employees.
Richmond.
Forty-four students have
graduated from ELI program
since it was started in 2006.
The Center's 42-county service area includes Adair, Bath,
Bell, Breathitt, Casey, Clay,
Clinton, Cumberland, Estill.
Floyd, Garrard, Green. Harlan.
Jackson. Jessamine. Johnson.
Knott,
Knox,
Laurel,
Lawrence,
Lee,
Leslie.
Letcher, Lincoln, Magoffin,
Martin, McCreary. Menifee,
Metcalfe, Monroe, Morgan,
Owsley, Perry, Pike, Pulaski,
Rockcaslle, Rowan. Russell,
Taylor. Wayne, Whitley and
Wolfe.
For more information on
Rogers Scholars or ELI, contact Melton at 606-677-6000,
or e-mail to jmelton@centertech.com.
cholars
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rleurs. We help encourage
them to capture the entrepreieurial spirit," said Melton.
The week-long institute
ncludes classroom instrucion , guest speakers and tours
lf local businesses. Students
¥ill be divided in teams and
tompete in daily "Apprentice
fke" competitions.
The program will conclude
with a team business concept
iOmpetition where students.
ill compete for recognition at
e annual J;.xcellence in
ntrepreneurship Awards. For
t e last two years, the winning
!fams received presidential
t:holarships
to
Eastern
¢_entucky
University
in
t
Free of charge
Both programs are provided free of charge to students
and their families. Meals,
lodging and extra-curricular
activities will be paid for
through the program sponsor.
Rogers Scholars applicants
will need to submit three letters of recommendations. a
short essay on a required topic.
a copy of your high school
transcripts and a list of community and extracurric ular
activities.
We Need Stories
Heartland Publications and the
Floyd County Times have launced a
new project called Faith and Family,
a faith-based Christian magazine
· to be distributed throughout
·F loyd County.
If you have a testimonial story,
life-changing event about
yourself or even a poem that you
would like to share in this
magazine, please email it to:
web@floydcountytimes.com
Limit your story to 500-750
words. It must be received by
January 30 to be eligible.
Please include a phone number
in your email. We will notify you
if your story has been chosen
to be in this edition
To include your church in this
extraordinary outlet,
and let our readers know about You,
Your Denomination, Your Mission,
and Your Values.
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
23, 2008 • A9
Odds & Ends
• BEREA - A -lrmer
central Kentucky poli~ offi
cer guilty of official ·lisconduct ha been hit with• not-so
• devastating fine by a lladison
County jury.
Former Berea Blice Lt.
Billy Beavers was ued $1 on
Thursday after a jUJ' ruled he
broke the rules by ot filing a
use-of-force repor' following
the arrest of a suspet last July.
He was convictedm a misdemeanor charge >f seconddegree official rruconduct.
Prosecutors h~ argued that
Beavers intentimally opted
not to fill out use-of-force
report after asisting in the
arrest of a su:Ject during a
tft vehicle pursuit The jury ruled
Beavers did nt intentionally
forget to put tt! report together.
Beavers h~ plenty of time
to get the miey together to
pay the $1 fi . He has up to a
year to pay i r file an appeal.
'
• LO~LL, Mich. Farmer Wi'is Hatch and his
schoolteacer wife, Arlene,
lived simi,Y but blissfully
together ft 57 years before
dying in .1 auto accident in
Novembe1
Now, .bout 70 of their
~ friends arl neighbors are surprised tc1find themselves a
collectivf $1.6 million richer
as the beeficiaries of the late
couple's frugality and generosity.
The ~ipients of their generosity vere bequeathed certificatewf deposit ranging in
value ·om $5,000 to more
than $00,000. The couple's
estate -as valued at $2.9 mil•lion art included the CDs, the
1
farm ad some stocks.
"Is't that something?" said
Sand~
VanWeelden, 72,
• ) whos family, including three
grow children, received
abou $250,000 from the
Hatces, who never had childrenof their own and lived
intoheir early 90s.
efore they retired, Willis
- :nown to his friends as
"Isl' - worked their 80-acre
fan just south of Lowell, and
1
Anne taught at Lowell
Midle School.
The couple went everywhere together: church services, community pancake
breakfa ts, school plays. They
enjoyed winter trips to
Brownsville,
Texas,
but
allowed themselves few other
luxuries.
"They was normal people,
good people," Harry Erickson,
72, told The Grand Rapids
Press for a story published
Thursday. ''And it didn't matter to them if you had one dollar or 10, they'd be your
friend."
Judging by the amount of
money they doled out, the couple had many, friends, including fellow parishioners at Alto
United Methodist Church,
where many of the beneficiaries are members.
"We, the whole church, are
obviously grateful to them,
and grateful to God that he
gave them to us," said the Rev.
·
Dean Bailey.
Added Bailey's wife, Jan:
"They left a Lot to the people
they'd loved, and I think
everybody was surprised."
That included the Baileys,
who were notified that the
Hatches had left the church
about $50,000 toward a fund
trying to raise $800.000 for a
new building. Their gift, said
the pastor, represents "about a
year's worth of our fundraising capability."
• KOKOMO, Ind - A
man accidentally shot himself
in the groin as he was robbing
a convenience store Tuesday,
police said.
A clerk told police a man
carrying a semiautomatic
handgun entered the Village
Pantry demanding cash and a
pack of cigarettes. The clerk
put the cash in a bag and as she
turned to get the cigarettes, she
heard the gun discharge.
Police say surveillance
video shows the man shooting
himself as he placed the gun in
the waistband of his pants. The
clerk wasn't injured.
A short time later, police
found 25-year-old Derrick
Kosch at a home with a gunshot ,w ound to his right testicle
and lower left leg.
Kosch was released from
the hospital Tuesday and
booked into the Howard
County jail on a charge of
armed robbery, criminal recklessness and battery. fie is
being held on a $100,000 cash
bail. A jail official did not
know if he had retained an
attorney Wednesday.
• PROVO, Utah - Some
college students in this particularly conservative area of
Utah don't want to feel like
they need a cold shOwer after
their workout. ·
They are asking a gym that
carries its own programming
.to get rid of video and music
they believe is too sexually
graphic.
Five student organizations
from
Brigham
Young
University and Utah Valley
State College submitted a petition and voiced concerns to
Kirk Livingstone, a Gold's
Gym official, in a meeting
Wednesday.
Gold's network shows
nationally throughout the
chain. But what is acceptable
in some markets doesn't necessarily fly in heavily Mormon
Utah County, home of the
church-owned BYU.
"I could read you some of
the lyrics from these videos,
but it would be too embarrassing for both of us," said Jesse
Yaffe, a spokesman for the
groups.
The groups want the gyms
to keep R-rated movies off the
TVs, play less explicit music
and install blinds on aerobicroom windows to block views
of dancing that some feel is
too provocative.
Livingstone ruled out the
request to install blinds but
said he would look into ways
to change the programrni.ng.
"We're committed to doing
what's right for the community and our members,"
Livingstone said.
The seniors at suburban
Bellevue East High School
both scored 36 on the college
entrance exam, though Ross
DeVol needed three tries. One
of his earlier tries netted a 35.
The 18-year-old brothers
have maintained straight-As
through high school, and both
are in the running for class
valedictorian.
"We're pretty competitive,"
Ross DeVol said.
The twins have already
won household bragging
rights. Their older brother,
John, earned a 33 the first time
he took the ACT and didn't try
again.
Ross DeVol said his older
brother has been JOking about
retaking the test since the
twins earned their perfect
scores.
The brothers are both good
in physics and are considering
the University of Nebraska or
Creighton
University
in
Omaha as their college choices, but they haven't yet decided.
Ross DeVol said he wants
to become a doctor or a psychiatrist. Brian DeVol has said
he wants to become an actuary.
The De Vols are only the
third pair of students in the
past decade to earn perfect
scores in the same year and
share the same address, ACT
spokeswoman Kristin Crouse
said. Crouse couldn't say
whether the others were twins.
About one out of every
4,000 graduates who took the
ACT last year scored a 36. The
average score in Nebraska was
22.1, and the national average
was 21.2.
• STRATFORD, Conn. Officials have a history mystery on their hands in the form
of a cellophane-wrapped postcard mailed from a post office
long closed to a town manager
long dead.
The postcard mailed from
East Sumner, Maine, was postmarked Aug. 14, 1957, and
bears a 2-cent stamp. It was
addressed to the late Town
Manager Harry Flood, who
served from 1945 to 1963, and
was written by a woman who
must have been a friend since
she only used her first nameAlice.
"Hi, enjoying this rather
fallish weather. It was 44
degrees yesterday. See you
next week," she wrote.
The post office in East
Sumner no longer exists and
Flood has been dead for nearly
40 years.
"It's a history mystery and
it's fun to speculate," Stratford
Mayor James Miron said.
A postal spokeswoman said
it's possible that a collector
sent the antique postcard to
town hall. One clue is that it
was tightly wrapped in cellophane.
Maureen Marion, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal
Service
region
serving
Connecticut, called it a "very,
very rare and a true mystery."
"The likelihood that this
postcard has been sitting in a
building for 50 years is very
slim," she said. "My guess is
that some collector decided to
send it to the town, or someone just found it in an old attic '
among a pile of letters or other
documents and didn't know
what else to do with it."
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Mable Duke retires as EKCEP executive director after 22 years
by MICHAEL CORNETT
EKCEP, INc.
Mable Duke has retired as
executive director of the
Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program,
Inc. (EKCEP) following a
highly successful, 22-year
tenure with the Hazard-based
workforce agency.
Duke's years of service are
marked
by
innovation,
achievement, and repeated
statewide and national recognition for EKCEP, which
administers federal and state
workforce development services for employers and job
seekers in 23 eastern Kentucky
counties.
Although Duke leaves
EKCEP after 11 years in the
agency's top post, she spent
her entire post-college career
- minus an eight-year childrearing sabbatical - serving
in various capacities at the
agency.
"It has been my life's work
to see this agency grow and
prosper," Duke says. "As I
look back over the years, I'm
truly filled with a sense of
pride and satisfaction."
Duke says a good measure
of that pride and satisfaction
stems from the accolades
EKCEP and its workforce services have garnered that have
established the agency as a
vanguard among its counterparts in Kentucky and the rest
of the nation.
Honors
received
by
EKCEP under Duke's leadership include being repeatedly
recognized as a national model
by the U.S. Department of
Labor, the U.S. General
Accounting Office, and Social
Policy Research Associates.
Those honors recognized
EKCEP's innovation and best
practices in the implementation of the "one-stop" concept
with its JobSight workforce
centers, and the creation of
services that address the workforce needs of the region's
employers.
EKCEP also landed on the
front page of The Wall Street
Journal in 2003 as part of a
story on how the workforce
system is addressing the
nation's unemployment problem. EKCEP's workforce services were cited in that story
as a leading example of how,
"Sometimes,
the
system
works."
Mable Duke
Most recently, EKCEP's
Coal Services Program was
named the national winner of
the Department of Labor's
2007 "Leveraging the Power
of e3 Partnerships" award,
which recognizes the value of
projects that demonstrate sustained collaborations among
employers, educators, and
economic development. As a
result of that win, EKCEP was
recognized in the federal
Congressional Record, and
received official commendations from the Kentucky
Senate
and
House
of
Representatives.
Though
unquestionably
EKCEP's leader, Duke says
the agency's staff shared in
each of those successes.
"Over the years, I've pulled
together a staff of some of the
brightest, most capable professionals in the workforce business today, and I created an
environment at EKCEP where
these individuals work togeth er as a team and complement
one another," Duke says.
"Every single person in a man agement position at EKCEP
was hand-picked by me, and
I'd put them up against any
local Workforce Investment
Area staff in the country and
they wouldn't feel any heat.
"We've always worked
together as a team and encouraged each other's growth and
success, and the results have
been pretty amazing," she
adds.
Duke's career with EKCEP
began in 1977 shortly after she
earned a bachelor's degree in
social welfare from Morehead
State University.
In the years that followed,
Duke continued to move into
positions of greater and wider
responsibility at EKCEP.
These moves culminated in
her being named the agency's
deputy director in 1995, and a
year later, executive director.
She held that position until her
retirement on Dec. 31, 2007.
Duke says she consider the
private accomplishments during her term as executive
director just as significant to
EKCEP as the agency's many
public accolades.
She says those moments
include seeing the agency's
annual budget skyrocket during the first three years of her
directorship from about $6
million in available revenue to
more than $30 million. Duke
also spearheaded a coalition in
1998 that won "automatic designation" in federal law for
high-poverty rural areas like
eastern Kentucky.
That designation ensures
EKCEP can continue to function as one of the nation's four
Concentrated Employment
Programs. It also gives the
agency greater autonomy and
local control in the delivery of
Workforce Investment Act
(WIA) services that meet the
workforce needs of job seekers
and employers, Duke says.
"EKCEP also consistently
exceeded all mandated state
and federal performance standards, despite the considerable
economic, education, and geographic barriers facing eastern
Kentucky," Duke says. "We
have always prided ourselves
on raising the bar on performance expectations and working creatively to redefine services that will have a lasting
impact on our region."
Duke's insistence on pushing beyond the status quo
helps characterize her legacy
within the agency, according
to Jeff Whitehead, former
EKCEP deputy director.
Whitehead,
who
has
worked at EKCEP for 18
years, was named the agency's
executive director effective
upon Duke's retirement.
"Mable has been a singleminded and goal-oriented
leader, and EKCEP's many
successes and accomplishments for our region can be
traced to Mable's vision and
courage to strive for excellence and push past the ordinary," Whitehead says. "It has
been a great privilege for me
to have the opportunity to
work with Mable, and I hope
the very best for her."
Although she is enjoying
spending more time with her
family, Duke says she plans to
Food City to offer
reusable grocery bags
ABINGDON, Va. - Food
City
officials
recently
~nounced the introduction of
a new reusable shopping bag
program.
Customers will be able to
purchase the reusable bags for
99 cents and bring them back
into the store on each shopping
visit to carry their purchases.
The new bags, which are
machine washable and constructed from recycled plastic
are equipped with sturdy handles and a rigid bottom to make
them more convenient to use.
"Food City is dedicated to
providing our customers with
top quality products and services, as well as giving back to
our local communities," said
Steven C. Smith, Food City
president and chief executive
officer. "By offering these
Earth-friendly bags, we hope
to encourage consumers and
other businesses to preserve
and protect our environment
and to use our natural
resources wisely."
According to the April 9,
issue of Time Magazine,
Americans are using 100 billion plastic shopping bags
annually, which equates to
21,000 barrels of oil daily to
produce them.
"We hope to reduce the
usage of traditional plastic
bags by 10 percent through the
introduc tion of our new
reusable bags," Smith said.
"For many years, Food City
has proudly offered the servi ce
of plastic bag recycling to our
customers and we' re excited to
takt: the program to the next
level."
Shoppers wishing to recycle
their plastic bags are encouraged to deposit them in the collection containers at each Food
City location. The bags are
bundled, along with the store's
pallet plastic wraps and recycled
throu gh
Trex(
in
Winchester, Va., to produce
composite building materials.
Last year alone, Food City .
recycled nearly 1 million
pounds of plastic through their
recycling program.
Headquartered
in
Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T
Food Stores operates 95 retail
food outlets throughout the tristate regions of Southeast
Kentucky, Southwest Virginia
and Northeast Tennessee.
go back to work at some point
this year closer to her horne in
Richmond.
"Life is full of opportunities," she says. "I haven't
decided which path I will take,
but I know whatever I do, I' 11
approach it with passion,
and
purpose.
integrity,
Whenever you do that, good
things cannot help but follow."
Duke says that philosophy
helped propel her career at
EK(::EP, and will help the
agency continue to successfully serve eastern Kentucky's
employers and job seekers
well into the future.
"I hope I've laid a founda
tion ~ at will enable EKCEP to
expe nee success and reco .
nition that will bring Jasti
change to the economy of eastern Kentucky," Duke says,
"and make the accomplishments achieved during my
tenure pale in comparison."
Jeff Whitehead nam d
EKCEP executive dir ctor
QY MICHAEL CORNETT
EKCEP, INC.
Jeff Whitehead, an 18year employee of the Eastern
Kentucky
Concentrated
Employment Program, Inc.
(EKCEP), has been tapped to
lead the Hazard-based workforce development agency as
its new executive director.
Whitehead
replaces
Mable Duke, who retired
from the agency's top post
effective Dec. 31, 2007, to
spend more time with her
family and end her lengthy
daily commute from her
Richmond home to Hazard.
Whitehead - EKCEP's
deputy tlirector for the past
four years-assumes . the
agency's top post at a time of
unprecedented statewide and
national recognition for its
innovative delivery of federal and state workforce services. Most recently. EKCEP
garnered a national 2007
Recognition of Excellence
Award from the U.S.
Department of Labor for its
Coal Services Program,
which employs a variety of
services to address the workforce needs of the region's
coal industry.
Whitehead
says
he
intends to build upon such
successes, and push the
agency to continually strive
o be an pion
in the t1
of workforce development in
Kentucky and the nation.
"As executive director, I
am fortunate to have a very
Jeff Whitehead
committed and talented
group of professionals to
continue creating and implementing workforce solutions
for our region," Whitehead
says.
"Our vision at EKCEP
has not changed," he continues. "It has always been a
shared vision to do our part
to bring ptosperity to our
region by helping develop
the best-prepared workforce
possible. and ensuring that
eastern Kentucky's employers are not hindered by workforce shortages.''
Whitehead first came to
EKCEP in 1986. He continued to work into positions of
greater responsibility and
leadership within the agency,
and in 1993, he was named
the agency's deputy director.
In
1995, Whitehead
agreed to a one-)'ear commitment to serve as EI{CEP's
executive director, after
which he left to pursue
employment in the private
J)uke
was
sector.
Whitehead's ecommended
choice for ex utive director,
a position s
held from
1996 until her etirement.
Whitehead returned to
EKCEP in 200 to manage
the agency's J bSight network of workforce centers.
In 2003, he was promoted
into the positio of deputy
director for the second time.
"In the years I as absent
from EKCEP, 1able had
masterfully navigated the
agency through sGveral years
of changing feder I laws and •
fluctuating
funding,"
Whitehead says. " have the
utmost respect fo Mable's
leadership and ac omplishments as executive irector."
Duke says she ·s confident she leaves the gency in
good hands with
itehead,
along with those of the
agency's current sta 1
"Jeff has the stro g leadership skills, the br ~d and
in-depth comprehen \on of
agency operations,
d the
proven track record
CEP
needs to continue to ove
forward in its mission t find
jobs for people and ople
for jobs," she says. ' e's
also a solid person with igh
morals and a strong ork
ethic. His spirit of inte in
all things is above repr ach
and he wants great thing for.
our region.
"Together," Duke
s,
"Jeff and EKCEP's staff ·u
continue to build on the c- "*
cesses of the last decade.''
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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
ef
education
and
experience will give
them
the
best
opportunity for success.
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Kimber McGuire
303 UnimsityDrive
Prestonsburg, Ky.
(606) 886-0008 (Office)
(606) 886-9483iFax)
Flovd Countv Schools Will Host Public Forum
on Wellness, Health, and Nutrition Plans
Benefits and Salary:
Appl y at the Floyd County Schools Central Office, 106 North
Fr ont Avenue, Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653 , Human
Resources Office, Phone: 606-886-2354.
The Floyd County Board of Education does not dlscrlmlnate on the basis of
race color national origin, age, religion, marital status, sex, or dlsablllty in
emp;llyme~t. educational programs, or activities as set forth in Title IX & VI,
and Section 504.
.
•
Insurance &
Financial Services
RESTAURANT
Prestonsburg
JOB VACANCY
HELP WANTED: Waitresses, dishwashers/busboys, cooks. Paid vacation, health insurance available.
Uniforms furnished.
No phone calls, please!
Apply in person.
The Floyd County School System has immediate openings
for full-time Bus Inspector/Mechanics.
Minimum Education, Training, and Experience:
• Any combination equivalent to: High School Diploma, G.E.D.
Certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a G.E.D.
as required by Kentucky l aw. Be 2 1 years of age or older.
Must have 2-3 years experience and knowledge in engine and
body work and possess basic hand tool .
Possess a commercial driver's license (COL) and be willing to
train for passenger endorsement provided at the Transportation
Office with the Floyd County School Di trict.
B e willing to work flexible hours.
Benefits and Salary:
Full-time M echanic Position: Beginning salary $15.37 per hour.
Full time mechanics work 8 hours per day, 240 days per year. An
excellent benefits package is included for thi s position.
color, national origin, age, religion, marital status, sex:, or dis11bility in
Full-time Driver Position: Beginning salary $14.09 per hour.
Full-time drivers work 4 hours per day, 18 1 days per year. An
excellent benefits package i s included for this position.
Nat1onw1de'
NaUc~.~~sd: ~~~=:~~=~ ~":"n~"''ol
Parents and citizens are invited to attend a hearing to
discuss Floyd County Schools Wellness, Health, and
Nutrition plans for the 2008-2009 school year. This
forum will be hosted by the Floyd County Board of
Education Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity
Committee as part of SB 172. The meeting will take place
January 28, 2008, 5:00p.m., at May Valley Elementary:
~mployment,
educational programs, or activiti•s as set forth in Title IX & YJ, and Section 504.
• A ny combination equivalent to: High School Diploma,
Q.E.D. Certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a G.E.D. as required by Kentucky l aw, 21 years of age
and complete all Kentucky Department of Education
requirements. Training for Commercial Drivers License
(CDL) provided at the Transportation Office with the Floyd
County School District.
D ,.
Natit<lWide Mutual lnsuranc<l Company and affiliated Compa11es
tiqme Dfflce· One Na•ionw•de Plaza. Columbus. OH 41!215·2220
The Floyd County Board of Education does no1 discriminate on the basis of race,
Minimum Education, Training, and Experience:
Heavy Equipment
Steam Cleaning
Company
needs
employees.
Must
~
.
The Floyd County School System has immediate openings
for full-time bus drivers.
100
Workers
needed. Assemble
crafts, wood items.
To
$480/wk.
Materials provided.
Free
information
Pkg 24 Hr.
801428-4649.
Miller Bros. Coal,
LLC is . seeking
qualified applicants
for the position of
Surface
Mine
Planning Engineer.
Mining Engineering
Apply at the Floyd County Schools Central Office. I 06 North Front
Avenue, Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653, 1-lurnan Resources Office,
Phone: 606-886-2354.
dOB VACANCY
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.
Interested candidates should send
their resume to:
Pikeville
Healthcare Center
David
R.
Baumgartner,
S
P
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R
"mailto:dbaumgartner@ hqmmail.com
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qmmail.com
(859) 806-1517
Fax (859) 5235564
PO. Box 910844
Lexington,
KY
40591-0844
Management Position
available with
Gearheart Communications
Customer Service
Manager
Qualified applicants will possess
leadership qualities; 4year degree
with 3to 5years of customer service
management experience or equivalent
combination of education and
•
experience.
Apply at 20 Laynesvllle Rd. or www.gearheart. com
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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
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.
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.
For Sale: Beautiful
purple
prom
dress.
Size
26W.Originally
paid
$400
for
dress asking $100.
Call 424-3794.
3 caret diamond
bracelet for s ale.
'S250. Call 791 )107.
'300K FOR SALE
A book by Donald
Crisp "Growing up
on Bucks Branch".
In Floyd county, on
sale now!!!! $12.50
plus shipping and
handling. Contact
Donald
at 2853385.
Animals
AKC
registered
Boxer
pups.
Asking $350. Tails
docked-dew claws
removed - shots &
wormer up to date.
Call (606) 2982529. Both male &
female.
.
Appliances
For sale by owner.
3 br, 1 bath completely remodeled.
Close
to
new
school. Great Hwy
access. No money
down.
Financing
available. Estimated
monthly payment
$600mth with taxes
and
insurance
included. For more
information call 606265-1734.
M u r r e l l ' s 2 houses for sale
Appliance
Used in upscale neighrefrigerators, borhood. Located
ranges, washers, at 270 sunshine
dryers, & more with Lane
and
288
90 day free warran- Sunshine Lane in
ty. Delivery avail- Wells Edition of
able. Stone Coal Rd Pike
County.
Garrett, Ky. 606- Located just off
358-9410
four lane. Call 4371950 or 424-1150.
For sale: Side by
side
refrigerator, 3 br house tor sale.
refrigedare brand. Located
above
White in color wl Wayland with cenwater & ice maker. tral heat and air. 2
Excellent condition. car garage plus
Also HP desktop extra storage with 1
computer w I all 1/2 bath. $59,900
accessories. Please Call 358-4541 or
call 794-1176.
424-0379.
Large frame building with 3 apts plus
6 rooms and bath.
That could be used
for bed & bath.
Sofa & /Chair for Formerly
Fraley
sale. Newly apol- Motor Sales. Could
stered. $450 Must be used as comsee to believe. mercial. $34,900.
Beautiful!!. Call 1- Call 358-4541 or
859-6283 or 1-422- 424-0379.
5597.
Furniture
Miscellaneous
3 cemeteFy plots
for sale at old old
Davison cemetery
at Banner. Call
606-47 4-8243.
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
For Sale: 35 acres
of land, one story
Computer monitor, house with 1 .600
keyboard, mouse, & sq.ft of living space,
scanner I printer. partial
basement
Call 785-4282 for located in Floyd
details.
County at Hi Hat,
Ky. Two acres of flat
Tanning Bed for land with the rest
sale. Call 886-8843 hillside. Four bedor 791 -2727.
rooms,
two
full
baths , living roorn,
dining
roomand
Rentals
kitchen. Appraised
value
$65,000.
Price
non-negoHouses
tiable . Cash up
front. No land contracts. Contact Mike
3 Bd house for Mullins at 606-785sale. 1 1/2 bath 547 5
(8:00a.m.new kitchen & 5 :OOp .m.we ekdays)
app. Commercial or 606-251 -3414.
• 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 th e building.
Located 6 miles from Allen red
light at Cow Creek. $1 5 0,000.
Call 437-1656 or 433-3077
PREMIER ELKHORN
COAL COMPANY
Myra, Kentucky
IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
Dozer operator with minimum 2 years
surface coal mining experience. Looking for
1st class operator who can also operate two
of the following pieces of equipment: backdump, drill, excavator, grader, or loader.
Requires KY Surface Mine Certification.
Applications will be accepted at:
Kentucky Department
for Employment Services
138 College Street
Pikeville, KY 41 501
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company is an EOE.
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT
FIRST
bldg also located
on
property.
Located on Middle
Creek. Call 88862699.
COMMONWEALTH
BANK
seek s an Administrative
Assistant to p erfor m a variet y of
functions in su p port of Senior
M an agem ent. Duties include m aintaining corporat e recor ds f or the
bank and holding company, p roviding admi nistrati ve support to Senior
Managem ent, coordinating special
project s and events, and p erforming
other duties as assigned or r equir ed.
Minimum 2-3 year s administr ative
support exp erience i s pref err ed.
Inquiries from qualified applicants
m ay be m ailed to Robert Allen c/o
First Commonwealth B ank, 311 N.
Arnold Ave., Prestonsburg, KY 41653
by F ebruary 29, 2008.
First Comm onwealth Bank is an Equal
Opportunity Employer
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 subdivisio ns. $ 210,00
asking price Seller
willing to help with
closing costs! Call
606-285-0054 606791-0719, evenings
606-377-6042
Sale or Lease
Apartment building for sale by
owner.
Located
near HRMC. Call
889-9717. for more
information .
3,800sq
ft
Commercial building for rent. Located
in
Prestonsburg.
Would be perfect
location for any
office. Call 7940249.
P-restonsburg
business for lease.
Great location on
the main road , close
to downtown and
the
courthouse.
lease as is or
change, many 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 references. 285-9112.
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
Clean well maintained. Suitable for
one person. Deposit
$275
Required.
mth. Call 886-6208.
For Rent: 2 br furnished apt. All utilities paid. Located
in Prestonsburg.
606-886-5959.
1
br
Apt.
Appliances & utilities furnished located
between
Prestonsburg and
Paintsville.
$500
mth $250 deposit.
LIKE NEW.
Call
791-6016.
Call 886-8991.
Furnished 1 bed
room Apt. Central
heat & air. Rent
starting at $375.
month, + $300.
deposit
water
included. Located
near HRMC. 6062 br Mobile home
889-9717.
for rent. Located on
Buffalo.Call
8860200.
House for rent
4 br house for rent
or sale. 2 1/2 baths.
20 acres with barn,
garage. 8 miles
from Prestonsburg.
Call 859-745-1 556
2 br Apartment for
rent including stove, 3 br 2 bath house
refrigerator, washer located
at
and dryer. Located Betsylayne. 2 car
at 286 US Hwy 23 garage w I extra
North Prestonsburg. storage Also fireCall874-0032. $500 place , all applimth plus $250 secu- ances. $1,000 mth
.Call 606-434-2852.
.rity deposit.
House for rent.
$550. Per month.
Also apt for rent
$450mth.
Both
located at Betsy
Layne area. No
Apartment for rent pets.
Deposit
on US 23 at lvel. required. Call 6062bd, 1 bath $350 . 478-5403
mth $350 security
deposit. 1 yr lease. 2 Br house tor rent
NO PETS. Call 478- on Cracker bottom
8100.
at Martin. Call 8869246.
Large Unicourt Apt
for rent located at 2 br 1 bath House
Stanville on US 23. for rent. 1,500 sq ft.
2br, 2 bath walk in Eat in kitchen, living
closet. 1yr Lease. room, and dinning
No pets. Please call room. Fully fur606-478~81 00.
nished. All utilities
included. $795 mth
plus
deposit.
1 , 2, and 3 bed- Serious inquires
room apartments only. Call 606-422for rent. Call 886- 1862.
8366
7 room house for
3br apt for rent. 2 rent
in
Martin.
baths , parking for Recently renovated.
trucks. Will rent to 2 Br 1 bath . Stove,
contractors.
Mt refrigerator, washer
Parkway 6 miles and dryer. $500 mth
from Prestonsbu rg .. plus utilities. $300
Call 886-8366
deposit. References
required . NO HUD.
Townhouse 2 BR 1 NO PETS. Call 285Bath wi d hookup 2 3140.
car garage $575 per
month plus utilities
Mobile Homes
plus deposit. Call
606-477-2783
Apartment for rent.
2 & 3 bedrooms.
Behind woods grocery. Stop in or call
874-2380.
For rent furnished
studio apt. Suitable
for one person.
Near
college .
Utilities included.
Deposit required.
No pets. Also 1 br
unfurnished
Apt.
Call 886-3565 o r
874-9976.
Efficiency Apt for
rent. $375 mth.
$375 deposit. Must
be payed before
moving in. Call
285-9003.
1 Br
furnished
apartment located
3
miles
from
Prestonsburg. Call
358-9483 after 6: 00
pm or 794-9484.
16x60
mobile
home for rent.
Nice lot with storage building. 1
mile from walmart.
$500. mth plus
utilities. Call 8860226 after 5:00pm
2 Br Mobile home
for rent located on
Cliff Road. Fannin
Lane Prestonsburg.
Call 886-3047 or
226-3047.
'
3 BR 2 bath MH
for rent with large
deck.. Located at
31 5
Adams
Cem et ery
Road.
Call 791 -861 7
or
791-4471. $450 per
month.
Town house apt for
rent. 2 br 1 bath.
Stove and refrigerator. City limits at 23
& 80. $525 mth plus Apt. For rent: 1 2 Br Mobile Home
utilities with $300 and 2 BR apart- for rent. All electric.
deposit. 1yr lease. ments on Rt. 321 Call 874-2836
NO PETS. Call 237- near Porte r school.
4758
Central heat and air,
Mobile home for
washer and dryer rent. 14x60 2 br all
For Rent: Small, hookup. $375 per appliances
total
furnished studio apt. month plus refe r- electric, private lot
ences and deposit. &
garage
on
Seniors welcomed! Arkansas
C reek,
POSITION AVAILABLE
Martin. $425 month
Call 789-5973.
Big Sandy Area Development District has
plus
utilities.
a full-time position available for a GIS
Houses & town Seri ous
inquires
Specialist/Highway Sa1ety Coordinator.
houses for rent. only please. NO
Under general administrative direction, this
Also one bedroom. HUD. CALL 886 position will organize and facilitate cooperaNO PETS . Located 6665.
tive regional efforts aimed at reducing highPrestonsburg.
in
way crashes in BSADD's Kentucky counties;
assist with organizing and facilitating public
involvement in the transportation planning
process; as well as assorted duties in the
GIS department. Must have working knowlThe Floyd County School District is
edge with assorted computer programs and
experience with GIS a must. Geography
making the District Report Card
degree preferred but not required.
available for the 2006-2007 school
If interested, please send resume and
year. A copy of the District Report
letter of jntent to Ms. Terry Trimble, 110
Card is on the Floyd County District
Resource Court, Prestonsburg, KY 41653,
website at http://www.floyd.kl2.ky.us.
no later than January 25, 2008.
No phone calls please.
A copy of the Report Card will be available at the
EOP
Floyd County Public Library at 161 North Arnold
Avenue, Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41 653.
District Report Card
Available
COMMERCIAL LENDER
FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK
seek s an enthusiastic, experienced
Commercial Lending Officer with
pr oven commer ci al loan portfolio
m an agem ent and business developm ent skills. Responsibilities include
dev eloping and maintaining a comm ercial loan portfolio. Competitive
compen sation p ackage includes base
sal ar y, incentive pay plan, 401/k.
plan, m edical benefits, long Lerm disability plan and life insurance plan.
Inquiries from qualiffied applicants
m ay be m ailed t o Senior L ender c/o
First Commonwealth B ank, 311 N.
Arnold Ave ., Pr estonsburg, KY
41653 by F ebruar y 29, 2008.
Special
FHA
Finance P rogram.
$0 down if you own
your own land or
use family land. We
own the Bank and
your approved. Call
606-47 4-6380.
HIGHWALL MINER
JOBS AVAILABLE:
Highwall miner j obs a va ila ble in
the Prestonsburg, Kentucky, area.
C ontour Highwall Mining is seeking lo ader, and padme n pos itions .
Curre nt K e ntu c ky mine r ca r9
required, M ET qu alifications, pa id
bonus . Com petitive w a g es, 4 01 (k)
pla n, pa id insurance, c o al pro duction bonus , safety bonus, paid
holidays , pa id vacations a nd paid
uniform s .
M ail
res um es
to
Highwa ll Mine r, 8 00 N orth S ide
Drive, S uite 2 7 , S umme rsville , WV
26 651.
Legals
NOTICE OF
INTENTION
TO MINE
Pursuant to
Application
No. 836-0343
NW .
In accordance with
KRS
350.055,
notice is hereby
given that Frasure
Creek Mining, LLC,
4978 Teays Valley
Road, Scott Depot,
wv 25560 , (304)
204-1455,
has
applied for a permit
for a surface coal
mining and reclamation operation,
located 1. 7 mi le
northeast of Hippo,
Kentucky, in Floyd
County. The proposed operation will
disturb 183.75 surface acres, and will
underlie
336.74
acres, and the total
area within the permit boundary will be
520.49 acres.
The
proposed
operation is approximately 0.8 mi le
south from KY 1210
junction with Alum
Lick Road, and
located 0.2 rnile
southwest of Caney
Creek.
The
proposed
operation is located
on the Martin USGS
7 1/2 minute quadrangle map. The
operation will use
the contour and
auger methods Qf
surface mining. The
surface area to be
disturbed is owned
by George and Evie
Thornsbury, Shade
and Patricia K. Pitts,
Lou Ellen Pitts, et
al.,
Big Branch
Holding Company,
LLC, Chris Damron,
Danny
Ous ley,
Tammy Dempsey,
Rosie Reffitt, Anna
Bradley, et al., Earl
and
Peggy
Stephens
and
Sianna Risner, Mont
Ousley Heirs, Polly
Elizabeth Pitts, J.T.
Anna
Lea
and
Thornsbury, Phyllis
Reffett,
Dav ie
Thornsbury, Gl en
Hurd Estate, J eff
and Dawn Slone,
Anna Howard and
Samuel Ousley, et
al. The operati on
will underlie land
owned by Shade
and Patricia K. Pitts,
Lou Ellen Pitts, et
a l.,
Big Branch
Holding Company,
LLC, ·and
Mont
Ousley Heirs.
Th e
applicat ion
has been filed for
public inspection at
the Department for
Surface
Mi ning
and
Reclamation
E nforc e m e nt ' s
Pr es t o n s bu r g
Re gional
Office,
3 140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg, KY
4 1653. Written comments, objections,
o r requests for a
permit conference
must be filed with
the Director of the
Division of Permits,
No .
2
Hudson
Hollow
Complex,
U. S. 127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601.
NOTICE OF
BOND
RELEASE
In
accord ancce
with KRS 350.093,
notice is hereby
given that Consol of
Kentucky, Inc., 184
Fourmile Branch,
P.O. Box 130, HWY
550,
Mousie,
Kentucky
41839,
has applied fo r
Phase I, II & II Bond
Release on Permit
Number 860-51 54
which
was
last
issued on February
8, 2007. T he permit
covers an area of
approx im a t e l y
1,029. 95
acres
located 0.2 1 mile
southeast of Betty
in Knott County and
Floyd County.
The
permit
is
approximately 0.28
mile southeast from
Route 550's junction with Triplett
Branch Road and
located 0.1 mile
east
of
Triplet
Branch of Jones
Fork Creek The latitude is 371126'42".
The longitude is
822 49'50".
The bond now in
effect for Permit
Number 860-5154,
Increment Number
2 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$9,700.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$9,700.00 is included in the application
for
release.
Increment Number
3 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$38,000.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$38,000.00
is
included
in the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 4 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$36,600.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$36,600 .00
is
included
in the
application
for
release . Increment
Number 4 also has
a Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$1 ,400.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amou nt
of
$1,400.00 is included in the application
for
release.
Increment Number
7 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$28,700 .00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
am ount
of
$28,700 .00
is
included
in the
application
for
release. Increment
Numbe r 8 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$43,500.00.
The
entire amount of the
o riginal
bond
amount
of
$43,5 00 .00
is
included
in the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 9 is a
Surety Bond in the
a mou nt
of
$50,500.00.
The entire amount
of the ori ginal bond
amount
of
$50 ,500.00
is
included
in the
application
for
release Increment
Numbe r 11 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$7,900.00.
T he
entire amount of the
o riginal
bond
a mount
of
$7,900.00 is included in the application
for
release.
Increment Number
13 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$99,700 .00.
The
entire amount of the
o riginal
bond
amount
of
$99,7 00.00
is
included
in the
app lication
for
release. Inc rement
Number 14 is a
Surety Bond in the
a mount
of
$1 4,6 00.00.
The
entire amount of the
o riginal
bond
a mount
of
$1 4,600.00
is
included
in the
app lication
for
release. Increment
Number 15 is a
Surety Bond in the
of
a mount
$81,700 .00.
The
entire amount of the
origin al
bond
am ou nt
of
$81,7 00.00
is
included
in the
application
fo r
release Increment
Number 16 is a
Surety Bond in the
am ount
of
$ 13,300 .00.
The
entire amount of the
origin al
bond
amou nt
of
$ 13,300 .00
is
included
in the
application
fo r
release. Increment
Number 18 is a
Surety Bond in the
amou nt
of
$6,600.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amou nt
of
$6,600.00 is includ-
ed in the application
for
release.
Increment Number
19 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$5,800.00.
The
entire amount of the
original
bond
amount
of
$5,800.00 is included in the application
for
release.
Increment Number
21 is a Surety Bo
in the amount of
$7 , 300.00 .
Approximately 60o/o
of the orginal bond
amount
of
$7,300.00 is included ir'l the application
for
release.
Increment Number
22 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$6 , 600 . 00 .
Approximately 60%
of the orginal bond
amount
of
$6,600.00 is included in the appl icatio~
for
release.
Increment Number
23 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$5,700.00 .
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$5,700.00 is included in the application
for
release.
Increment Number
24 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$8 , 400.00.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$8,400.00 is includ.4t
ed in the application
for
release.
Increment Number
27 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$13,200.00 .
Approximately 85%
of the original bond
amount
of
$ 13,200.00
is
included
in
the
application
fo r
release . Increment
Number 28 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$ 3 ' 6 0 0 . 0 0\~
Approximately 60°~
of the original bond
amount
of
$3,600.00 is included in the application
for release.
Reclamation work
perform ed on the
permit
th rough
August
1997
includes: backfi lling,
grading, topsoiling,
fertilizing, seeding,
and mulching and
establishment of a
satisfactory vegetative cover on increments 2, 3, 4, 7, 8,
9, 11 , 13, 14, 15, 1 ~
18, 19, 21' 22, 23,
24, 27 and 28; the
same rec lamation
plus tree p lanting
has occurred on
Increments 2, 3, 4,
7, 8, 9, 11 , 13, 14,
15, 16, 18, 19 and
27, completed Ap ril
2001 .
W ritten
com- .
ments, objections,
and requests for a
public hearing or
informal confe rence
must be filed wit
the
Director,
Division of Field
Services, No. 2
Hollow,
Hudson
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601 , by February
29, 2008.
A public hearing
on the app lication
has been scheduled
for March 3, 2008 at
9:00 a.m ., at the
Division of Mine
Reclamation
and
Enforcement, 3 140
South Lake Drive,
Suite
6
P r e ston s bu r
Kentucky
4 1 65314 10. The hearing
will be cancelled if
no request for hearing or informal conference is received
by February 29 ,
2008.
NOTICE OF
BOND
RELEASE
· In
accordancce
with KRS 350.093,
no tice is he reby
given that Consol
Kentucky, Inc., 18
Fou rm ile Branch,
P.O.
Box
130,
Mousie, Kentucky
41839, has ap~lied
for Phase I, II & II
Bond Release on
Permit Number 8600349 which was last
issued on March 1,
20 06 . The permit
covers an area of
app r ox i ma t ely
762.58 acres located 1.6 miles southeast of Betty in
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�WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Knott County and
Floyd County.
The permit is
approximately 2.4
r miles south from
· Route 550's junction with Route 7
and located 0.3
mile south of Jones
Fork Creek. The
latitude
is
37Q26'52". The lonitude is 829 50'13".
The bond now in
effect for Permit
Number 860-0349,
Increment Number
4 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$1,300.00.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$1 ,300.00 is included in the application for release.
Increment Number
5 is a Surety Bond
in
the ,amount
,$11,900.00 .
-!Approximately 60%
, of the original bond
:amount
of
$11,900.00
is
included in the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 6 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$4,200.00.
Approximately 60%
Lot the original bond
amount
of
$4,200.00 is included in the applica,)ion for release.
Increment Number
~ is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$11,600.00.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$11,600.00
is
included in the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 9 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$4,100 . 00 .
._Approximately 60%
.of-the original bond
amount
of
$4,100.00 is includ-
ed in the application for release.
Increment Number
11 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$6,400.00.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$6,400.00 Is included in the application for release.
Increment Number
13 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$6,300.00.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$6,300.00 is included in the application for release.
Increment Number
14 is a Surety Bond
in the amount of
$10 , 600.00.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount
of
$10,600.00
is
included in the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 18 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$50,800.00.
Approximately 85%
of the original bond
amount
of
$50,800.00
is
included in the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 20 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$149,900 . 00 .
Approximately 85%
of the original bond
amount
of
$149,900.00
is
included in the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 30 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$107,500.00. The
entire amount of
the original bond
amount
of
$107,500.00
is
included in the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 31 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$57,800.00. The
entire amount of
the original bond
amount
of
$57,800.00
is
included in the
application
for
release. Increment
Number 33 is a
Surety Bond in the
amount
of
$152,200.00.
Approximately 85%
of the original bond
amount
of
$152,200.00
is
included ir. the
application
for
release.
Reclamation work
performed 0n the
permit
through
November
1998
includes: backfilling, grading, topsoiling, fertilizing,
and
seeding,
mulching
and
establishment of a
satisfactory vegetative cover on
increments 4, 5, 6,
8, 9, 11, 13, and
14, the same reclamation plus tree
planting
has
occurred
on
Increments 18, 20,
30, 31, and 33,
completed in April
2001.
Written
comments, objections,
and requests for a
public hearing or
informal
conference must be filed
with the Director,
Division of Field
Services, No. 2
Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601 ,
by February 29,
2008.
A public hearing
on the application
has been scheduled for March 3,
2008 at 9:00 a.m.,
at the Division of
Mine Reclamation
and Enforcement,
SECTION ONE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Owner:
Big Sandy Regional Industrial Development
Authority, Inc.
.
Address:
c/o: Big Sandy Area Development District
11 0 Resource Drive
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653
""~Efparate sealed Bias for the construction of the Honey
Branch Access Road Project- Phase 2, will be received by
Big Sandy Regional Industrial Development Authority at the
office of Big Sandy Area Development District-, 110 Resource
Court, Prestonsburg, KY 41653, until10:00 a.m. (Local Time)
Februa!Y 6, 2008, and then at said office publicly opened and
read aloud.
The Contract Documents may be examined at the following
locations:
Big Sandy Area Development District, 110 Resource Court,
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Summit Engineering Inc., 120 Prosperous Place, Suite 101,
Lexington, KY 40509
Summit Engineering Inc., 131 Summit Dr., Pikeville, KY
41501
Copies of the Contract Documents may be purchased from
Lynn Imaging upon payment of a non-refundable charge of
$100.00 per set cash or check, payable to Lynn Imaging.
Documents may be obtained from Lynn Imaging, 328 Old
Vine Street, Lexington, KY 40507, 859/226-5850, or at
http://www.lynnjmaging,com. If documents are to be mailed,
there will be an additional handling fee of $19.00 for each set,
payable to Lynn Imaging.
Contract Documents will NOT be issued after 2:00p.m., on
Monday, February 4, 2908.
The Contractor/Subcontractor will comply with 41 CFR 60-4,
in regard to affirmative action, to insure equal opportunity to
females and minorities, and will apply the time tables and
goals set forth in 41 CFR 60-4, if applic"tble to th~ area of the
project.
The bidder will make positive efforts to use small, minority,
women owned, and disadvantaged businesses.
The project will be awarded to the lowest, responsive, and
responsible bidder.
Federal wage and hour provisions QQ apply to this project.
State wage and hour provisions DO apply to this project. This
project is being funded, in part, with KYTC funds. Therefore,
it is a project requirement that all work be constructed by a
contractor (or subcontractor) pre-qualified by the Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet, and listed on the KYTC Pre-qualified
Contractor's List.
A Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted by representatives
of Summit Engineering, Inc. Interested parties are to meet at
the Big S_andy Area Development District at 10:00 a.m. on
January )30, 2008.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Date
Dennis Dorton
Chairman, BSRIDA
3140 South Lake
Drive, Suite 6,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 416531410. The hearing
will be cancelled if
no
request for
hearing or informal
conference
is
received
by
February 29, 2008
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC SALE
The
following
item will be offered
at public sale on
January
25th,
2008,
at
First
Guaranty Bank, 39
Triangle
Street,
Martin, KY. 41649,
at 11 :00 a.m.1 999
Dodge
Caravan
VIN
No.
1B4GP2437XR 106
0331997
Ford
Ranger VIN No.
1 FTCR 15U5VPA5
11562000 Dodge
Caravan VIN No.
2B4GP4433YR616
084AII items are
sold "as is where
is." Seller reserves
the right to bid and
to reject any or all
bids. Items are to
be paid following
the sale, or satisfactory
arrangements are made
with the seller.
Announcements at
the sale take priority
over
ad.
Purchaser to pay
all taxes and transfer
fees.
First
Guaranty Bank39
Tnangle Street P.O.
Box sea Martin, KY
41649
NOTICE OF
BOND
RELEASE
PURSUANT
TO
PERMIT NO.
836-0265
(1) In accordance
with KRS 350.093,
notice is hereby
given that Locust
Grove, Inc., P.O.
Box 958, Hazard,
Kentucky 41702,
has applied for a
·Phase II
bond
release on permit
number 836-0265,
which was last
issued on July 11,
2000. A Phase II
release is being
for
requested
Increment 1. The
application covers
an area of approximately 112.28 surface acres, located
4 .00 miles southeast of Martin, in
Floyd County.
(2) The permit
area is approximately 1 .20 mile
east
from
Big
Branch - Honaker
Road's
junction
with KY 2030, and
at the head of
Gunstock Branch
of Spurlock Creek.
The latitude is
37930' 0". The longitude is 82 2 42'20".
(3) The bond now
for
in
effect
Increment 1 is
$199,400. Phase II
will release approximately 25% of the
original
bond
amount.
(4) Reclamation
work performed for
a Phase II release,
i n c l u d es
Establishment of
revegetation
in
accordance
with
the approved reclam ation plan, and
productivity standards have been
met, and the permit
a rea is not con tributing
excess
suspended solids
to stream flow or
runoff outside the
permit area.
(5) Written comments, objections,
and requests for a
public hearing or
informal
conference must be filed
with the Director,
Division of Field
Services, 2 Hudson
Hollow, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601,
March 19, 2008.
(6) A public hearing on the application
has
been
scheduled
for
10:00 a.m., on
March 20, 2008, at
the Department for
Natural Resources'
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 Lake Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653.
The hearing will be
canceled
if no
request for a hearing or informal conference is received
by March 19, 2008.
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC SALE
The following
item
will
be
offered at public
sale on February
8th, 2008, at First
Guaranty Bank,
39 Triangle Street,
Martin, KY 41649,
at 11:00 a.m.
1998 Chevrolet S10 Ex Cab VIN ~
No.
1GCCS1949W82112
43
All items are
sold "as is where
is."
Seller
reserves the right
to bid and to
reject any or all
bids. Items are to
be paid following
the sale, or satis~
factory arrangements are made
with the seller.
Announce-ments
at the sale take
priority over ad.
Purchaser to pay
all
taxes
and
transfer fees.
First Guaranty
Bank
39 Triangle Street
P.O. Box 888
Martin, KY 41649
NOTICE OF
BOND
RELEAS!:
Pursuant to
Permit No.
836-0254
In
accordance
with KRS 350.093,
notice is hereby
given that Locust
Grove, Inc., P.O.
Box 958, Hazard,
Kentucky 41702,
has applied for a
Phase II and Ill
bond release on
permit
number
836-0254, which
was last issued on
September
'1 0,
2001. A Phase II
and Ill release is
being requested for
Increments 2, 3, 4,
& 7. The application covers an area
of approximately
82.36·
surface
acres, located 1 .50
mile southeast of
Northern, in Floyd
County.
(2) The permit
area is approximately 1.00 mile
southeast of the
junction of KY 80
and KY 680, and
located 0.40 mile
southwest
of
Goose Creek. The
latitude
is
37 2 23'03". The longitude is 822 47'54".
(3) The bond now
in
effect
for
Increment 2 is
$21,900. Phase II
& Ill will rel ease
approximately 40%
of the original bond
amount.
'
The bond now in
effect for Increment
3
is
$46,800.
Phase II & Ill will
release
approximately 40% of the
original
bond
amount.
The bond now in
effect for Increment
4 is $6,200. Phase
II & Ill will release
approximately 40%
of the original bond
amount.
The bond now in
effect for Increment
7
is
$19,700.
Phase II & Ill will
release
approximately 40% of the
original
bond
amount.
(4) Reclamation
work performed for
a Phase II release,
includes
Establishment of
revegetation
in
accordance
with
the approved reclamation plan, and
productivity standards have been
met, and the permit
area is not contributing
excess
suspended solids
to stream flow or
runoff outside the
permit area. Phase
Ill
reclamation
includes:
Establishment of
the post mine land
use of Pastureland
and meeting the
reclamation liability
period.
(5) Written comments, objections,
and requests for a
public hearing or
informal
conference must be filed
with the Director,
Division of field
Services,
#2
Hudson
Hollow,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601,
by March 19, 2008.
(6) A public hearing on the application
has
been
scheduled
for
10:00 a .m., on
March 20, 2008, or
the Department for
Natural Resources
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 Lake Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653.
The hearing will be
canceled
if no
request for a hearing or informal conference is received
by March 19, 2008.
23, 2008 • A 13
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American Heart . . .
Associatione~
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
LINKS, INC., has received funding from the Kentucky
Housing Corporation through the HOME and f'HTF programs to perform construction of 10 new homes for families
whose incomes are at or below 80% of the area median
income adjusted to · household size in Floyd, Johnson,
Magoffin, Martin, and Pike counties. In compliance with the
HUD INCOME guidelines, LINKS announces it will be purchasing construction materials to build these homes.
Additionally, LINKS will contract the following activities:
electrical, heating/air conditioning, plumbing, and
approved septic systems. In addition to standard residential building materials, LINKS will be purchasing concrete,
gravel, shrubbery, grass seed, concrete/metal culverts, etc.
The Low Income Housing Coalition of Eastern Kentucky,
Inc., (LINKS) will be accepting separate sealed bids until 12
noon EDT, February 6th, 2008, at which time bids will be
opened and read aloud.
All construction shall comply with the Kentucky
Residential Code, the Energy .Efficiency Code, and the
National Electric Code. Documentation from REScheck or
other approved software is required stating the building
envelope exceeds the code requirements by 20 percent.
Any approved septic, plumbing, and electrical installers will
be responsible for all permits and inspection fees, and must
possess General Liability and Worker's Compensation
Insurance.
If you are interested in bidding on. materials or performing
sub-contract services, please contact Genevieve Williams,
Financial Director, Low Income Housing Coalition of Eastern
Kentucky, Inc., 116 North Front Avenue, Prestonsburg, KY,
at 606-886-0152 for a Statement of Qualifications or supply
a written response on your company letterhead outlining the
services or materials you would like to offer. Copies of the
bid package may be picked up between the hours of 8 a.m.4 p.m., Monday-Friday, at the LINKS office.
The sponsor reserves the right to waive or reject any or all
bids. Attention of bidders is particularly called to HUD
Section 3 Segregated Facility, Section 109, and E.O. 12246,
and Title VI, MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO BID. Successful bidders
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Phillips gtve n nod as UK's future head football coach
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - Joker Phillips, currently th(
offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach
for the University of Kentucky football team, has
been designated as UK' s head coach of the future,
Director of Athletics Mitch Bamhart announced
Friday.
Phillips will take over when current head
coach Rich Brooks leaves the position. Brooks,
who has completed tive years at Kentucky,
ret;eived a contract extension on Friday that will
~him through the 20ll season.
"With the landscape of college football changing from year-to-year, the decision to name Joker
Phillips the next head coach at the University of
Kentucky provides continuity and consistency for
current and future players," Barnhart said.
"C011,tinuity and consistency will be a competi-
tive advantage for UK going forward, an advantage our program has not enjoyed very often during its history.
"Joker is a native of the Commonwealth. an
alunums of the University. a letterman, and a person who has been an integral piece of our last
tlu~ee bowl victories in program history. He bleeds
blue and believes in the foundational principles
that Coach Brooks has put in place for the program.
"He has had success as a player, position
coach, offensive coordinator, and recruiter, and
has been sought after by some of the nation's
most prestigious college programs and the
National Football League," Barnhart continued.
"As I am one of the elder statesmen in the
coach.ing profession, I thought it important for
recruits to know that there will be continuity in
the program and the coaching staff," Brooks said.
"Joker Phillips has earned the right as a Kentucky ·
graduate, and having built one of the most productive offenses in school history, to have the
opportunity ro lead the program in the future."
Phillips recently completed his third season as
offensive coordinator and fifth as wide receivers
coach in his current tour of duty at his alma mater.
Kentucky has improved its scoring average and
total offense all three years under Phillips' direction.
• Kentucky scored a school-record 475 point<;
during its 13-game schedule in 2007. helping
spark the Wildcats to its Music City Bowl championship. UK's average of 36.5 points per game
ranked fourth in the Southea<>tem Conference and
15th nationally. On a points per game basis, the
36.5 mark ranks second in school history.
Total offense al~o wa~; a highlight of the
recently completed season. UK's total offense of
5,764 yards was the second-highest total in
school history. The average of 443.4 yards per
game is fourth in UK annals.
PhjJiips' offensive style has shown flexibility
and balance between the run and the pass. Over
the past three seasons, UK has had a 3,000-yard
passer (Andre Woodson, who accomplished the
feat twice), two 1,000-yard receivers (Keenan
Burton and Steve Johnson), and a 1,000-yard
rusher (Rafael Little, who reached the millennium mark twice).
Balance is shown by 'the fact that Kentucky
led the SEC in passing yardage in 2007 while also
rushing for 2,021 yards, 155.5 yards per game,
and 4.2 yards per attempt. All three rushing marks
are UK's best in a dozen seasons, since 1995. The
'07 season was the first time in school history that
UK averaged at least 250 passing yard<; per game
while mshing for at least 150 yards per game.
Miners sweep
Silverados
McDonald's AllAmerican Games
nominees announced
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Kentucky high school b.."'skctball
players who are nominated for the
Me nald's All-American Games.
held in Milwaukee on March 26:
Boys: Aaron Boyd, Henry Clay;
TYler Brown, Apollo; Nick
Brumback, Jackson County: Matt
Chambless, Trinity; Dustin Day,
Pin&vi.lle; Adam Decker. Plea<>urc
Ridge Park; Adam Delph, Pleasure
Ridge
Park;
Nick
Gagel,
Jeffersontown; An·ez Henderson,
Holtnes~ Dexter Heyman, Male;
Scotty Hopson, University Heights;
Cameron Hundley, Scott County;
Chase Jack<;On, Rose Hill; Jordan
Lee, Scott County; DcAndre
Li8s!l'ins, Findlay Prep (Nev.):
Shllvin Mock, Bryan Station; l~;aac
McClure, Paducah Tilghman:
Darius Miller, Mason County;
Dan1ell Moore, Madisonville; Aaron
Morris, Madison Centml: Victor
Moses, Henry Clay; Je1f Mullaney,
DeSales; Allen Murry, Pleac;ure
Ridge Park; Nathan Novosel,
Lexington Catholic; Stefon Perry,
PadUC'ah Tilghman: 'JYlcr P01twood,
Scott County; JaQuan Ransom,
Fairdale; Trevor Setty, Mason
County; Landon Slone, Paintsville;
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Jo~dan Smart, Le· xmgton
at o tc;
Michael SParks, Tates Creek; David
Stanley, Ballard; Jay Starks, Allen
Co~ty-Scottsville;
Jordan
Ste ens, Montgomery C ounty;
Clark Stepp, June Buchanan; Dante
Stewart, Lafayette·, Taylor Stewmt,
Lexington Catholic·, Antonio
Sullivan, Iroquois; Josh Terry,
uen.dei'SOn County·, Matt Thomas,
~hland Blazer
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Girls: Rachel Adanls, Callowa)'
Cou nty·, Jade Barber, Ballard·, Katie
Behrens. Boone County·, Kylie
Brady. Central Hardin·, Ra'Nisha
ao;on,
Apollo·,
De'Sarae
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Tia
Chambers. Ma
Gl.bbs, Butler, Raechele Gray,
Sh~y County; Briana Green,
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Kari Jo Harris,
Hanley, Bulll.tt nnst;
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Hopkins Central; Tacarra Hayes,
Marion County; Janae H oward· ,
Owensboro; Megan Isaacs, Hart
County; Whitney Ising, Sacred
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Morlique Reid, Fern Creek; C'eira
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Heather
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FAN FRIENDLY: I l::ans continue to get involved during East Kentucky Miners home games.
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"Every Miners game, since our home
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entertainment value can' t be matched
anywhere in the state. Our players go to
war· eve1y IU!!:ht
for their fans, and those
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fans love our players as. if they've been
here for years. There's one thing I notice
at every game that .I find very encouraging though; our attendance stays pretty
consistent. Whether it's a Sunday afternoon or Wednesday night game, we see
the same fans coming out to support
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their home team. This is why we partnered with Appalachian Wireless for this
special night. We feel confident that if
we carl make it virtually free for thousands of potential fans to come out and
. experience what our loyal fans have,
they will come back us often a<; they can,
and spread the word to those who missed
it. It's professional basketbaU, fast-paced
and high scoring. It's great family entertainment with our mascot Hard Hat
H arTy and t he Renos
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of advertising and marketing, but maybe
this will make for a more compelling
reason for people to come out and see
what we're all about."
"The Miners have brought a first
class pertormance every night for their
home fans," said Appalachian Wireless
Director of Marketing Danny Vanhoose.
"As a corporate spon<>or of the Miners
and a proud community partner, we feel
it's an honor to be a prut of the Miners
experience. Nowhere in the State of
Kentucky cru1 you find professional basketball except Pikeville. I would encourage everyone to take advantage of this
unprecedented
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For this game only, fans who purchased ticketc; at regular prices prior to
the announcement of this promotion can
show proof of ptrrchase at the box office
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ticket for the same value, good to any
remaining Miners regular-season home
game.
The East Kentucky Miners is a first6
year expansion fmnchise of the 2-yearold tradition-rich Continental Ba<>kctball
Association (CBA). The Miners cun-ently are ra11ked nu nber one · th CBA ·n
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scoring (ranked 1st, 3rd and 8th, respec~''ely).
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Cup drivers to re.sumt ractng tn Rolex 24 at Daytona
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Renewing a tradition while reinvig~
rating a classic event, NASCAR dnvers are returning again to the sportscar spectacle that annually kicks off
Sp edweeks - the Rolex 24 at
Da na on Jan. 26-27.
Stock-car drivers disguised for
sever-al days as road racers - it's
nothing new at Daytona International
Speedway, site of the RoJex 24, a
round-the-clock endurance event that,
strangely enough, started off as a
comparable sptint - the three-hour
Daytona Continental in 1962.
Immediately, the concept attracted
NAS.CAR types; in '62, the man who
was perhaps NASCAR's first marquee star, Fireball Roberts, hopped
into a Ferrari and finished 12th in a
race won by a sports-car/open-wheel
legend-in-the-making named Dan
Gurney. Roberts won the Daytona
Sootwo weeks later.
The race expanded
1964. Cale Yarborou.
with fellow NASCAR regulars G.C.
Spencer and BiJI Wade , co-dri v.i ng a
Chevrolet Corvette to a 29th-place
finish.
In 1966 came the ful 1-blown move
to 24 hours; Bobby Alli~ ~>nco-drove a
Chevy Corvair that la steel only 63
laps and finished 57th. ln 1973, former Daytona 500 cht l.unpion Tiny
Lund co-drove a Ponti at:. IFirebird, finishing 48th.
N AS CAR involve n"t1ent went
beyond the novelty stage , in 1976. The
Rolex 24 field included eight actual
Cup Series cars. The grm 'P. was .even
accorded its own class d~ •stgnatwn Grand International. the n arne applicable because the class als ) was added
to the famed 24 Hours I )f Lc Mans
later that year. Three-tim€ · Cup champion David Pearson tean 1ed with his
son Larry and two other s to win the
Grand International ti.tl( ! in a Ford
Torino and finish' 16th m 'crall.
And so it ha<; gone through the ving a Chevrolet Corvette. It was the
years, a steady stream of NASCAR only time the elder Eamhardt drove in
involvement with highlight~ aplenty:
the Rolex 24.
• 1983, Darrell Waltrip and A.J.
• 2006, Casey Mears: Joined openFoyt: Future and former Daytona 500 wheelers Dan Wheldon and . Scott
champions were co-dri"ers of an Dixon to win the Rolex 24, in a Lexus
Aston Martin that broke down early Riley fielded by Chip Gan.assi.
- allowing Foyt to switch to co-dti• 2007, Juan Montoya: The
ving the eventual race-winning NASCAR newcomer is part of the
Porsche 935 owned hy Preston Hcnn. winning team in a Lcxus Riley.
• 1984, Terry Labonte: Along with ·
• 2007, Jeff Gordon: The four-time
Billy Hagan co-drove a Camaro to the Cup champion made his Rolex 24
GTl class victory and finished sev- debut and helped drive a Pontiac
enth overall - a precursor to their Riley to a third-place finish ..
season of winning the Cup champiAnd now, in 2008, two-time and
onship.
reigning Cup champion Jimmie
• 1995, Mark Martin: Won one of .Johnson headlines yet another
his four production-based class titles, NASCAR contingent that includes
co-driving to the GTS- 1 victory, in a former champion Kmt Busch, A.J.
Ford Mustang fielded by Jack Roush. Allmendinger. Montoya and another
The last of Martin's four class victo- open-wheel convert, last year's
ries in the Rolex 24 had actor Pual Indianapolis 500 champion, Dario
Newman as one of his co-drivers.
Franchitti, Montoya's teammate in
• 2001, Dale Earnhardt and Dale the defending championship Lexus
Earnhardt Jr.: Finished fourth overall Riley cntty of Chip Ganassi Racing
and second in the ens class, co-dri- with Felix Sabates.
McALLEN, Texa...'l - East
Kentucky won its fourth straight
game Saturday, defeating Rio
Grande Valley 100-97 in a finaJ
matchup before the All-Star
Classic.
The Miners jwnped out in
front in the tirst quarter. East
Kentucky led 30-25 at the conclusion of the opening period.
Visiting East Kentucky owned a
slim 48-47 advantage when the
game entered halftime.
East Kentucky remained consistent throughout the regularseason game, dominating the
quarter points 6-l.
The Miners improved to 1613 following the win.
Josh Pace led Ea...<>t Kentucky
with a team-high 26 points. Jason
McLeish followed with 16 points
for the Miners. Ed Horton added
13 points in the East Kentucky
win. Boo Jackson followed with
a double-double of 12 points and
10 rebounds. Bryant · Northern
finished with 11 points for the
Miners.
East Kentucky edged Rio
Grande Valley 26-25 in each of
the last two quarters.
Rod Neeley scored a gamehigh 31 points for the Silverados.
Trent Eager tossed in ·15 points
for Rio Grande Valley in the
home loss. Patrick Fields and
Gordon Klaiber pushed in 12
points apiece as the Texas team
fell.
Rio Grande Valley dropped to
4-25 after suffering the setback
Saturday night.
Crum leads Rebs
past Powell Co.
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
STANTON - Fresh oti of an
emotional win over Sheldon
Clark- a victory that gave head
coach John Martin his 500th
career victory - Allen Central
returned to the hru·dwood Friday
night on the road at Powell
County for a game against the
host Pirates. Allen Central, playing in a tuneup prior to the 15th
Region All "A" Classic this week
at Betsy Layne, defeated Powell
County convincingly, winning
89-7L Senior guard Aaron Crum
led Allen Central to the win.
Crum. a newcomer to the Allen
Central boys' basketball program, drained five three-pointers
and scored a game-high 37
points.
Allen Central outscored
Powell County 27-16 in the
opening quarter and never
looked back. The Rebels took li
44-30 lead into halftime.
Alex Hammonds scored l 8
points and Logan Crowder added
17 for the Rebels. Allen Central
enjoyed balanced scoring as Josh
Prater contributed seven points,
Hunter Crowder sco1·ed six and
Clinton Turner added four.
Allen Central finished strong,
outscoring Powell County 25-19
in the final quarter.
Daniel Kinser led Powell
County with a team-high 23
points. Cory Brewer collected 19
points for the Pirates. Seven different Powell County players
dented the scoring column in the
non-region matchup.
Allen Cenu·al improved to 126 after securing the win. Powell
County slipped to 9-7 after dropping the home contest
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
23, 2008
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Gators get past Kentucky tn overtt tne,
by MARK LONG
ASSOCIATE D PRESS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Al Horford
watched his former teammates extend
a winning streak he helped build.
In the locker room afterward, the
former Florida star and current
Atlanta Hawks rookie pronounced the
latest victory as "the best one ever."
Nick Calathes scored 24 points and
made several clutch free throws,
Walter Hodge hit a huge 3-pointer in
overtime and the Gators extended
their wining streak over rival
Kentucky to seven games with an 8170 victory Saturday night.
Florida (16-3, 3-1 SEC) became
the second team in history to win
seven in a· row against the Wildcats,
joining Notre Dame.
''That's big time," Hodge said.
Florida made this one much closer
than it could have been. The Gators
missed seven of nine free throws during a 4-rninute span in the second
half, then Kentucky's Ramel Bradley
hit a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds to
play to send the game into overtime.
The shot came after officials over·turned an initial ruling that gave the
ball to Florida with 5.8 seconds
remaining and ahead 61-58.
Calathes, Marreese Speights and
Hodge bailed the Gators out in the
extra frame.
Calathes hit a 3, then made two
free throws to give Florida a 68-67
lead with 2:03 to play. Speights and
Hodge made consecutive baskets that
provided much more cushion.
Speights sank a one-bander in the
lane, then Hodge drained a 3 from the
comer to make it 73-68 with 57.8
remaining.
Calathes made all eight of his free
throws in the final 43 seconps to seal
the victory. He also had eight assists
and eight rebounds. He finished 13of-17 from the free throw line.
"You've got to worry about the
next shot at the foul line," teammate
Dan Werner said. "That's what really
won us the game. In regulation, we
kind of missed a lot, which allowed
them back in the. game. In overtime,
we put them away because we made
our foul shots."
Speights finished with 20 points
and eight rebounds.
Bradley led the Wildcats (7-9, 1-2)
with 23 points, his sixth consecutive
game with at least 20 points.
Freshman Patrick Patterson added 15
points and eight rebounds.
"It does (hurt) . It really does,"
Bradley said. "All we can do is focus
on the next game. Those guys still
have to come to Rupp (Arena)."
Despite Calathes' clutch free
throws, the Gators finished 28-of-40
from the stripe.
Jai Lucas ended the team's woes by
making a pair with 1:57 to play in regulation and pushing the lead the 58-53.
The Wildcats stayed in it with
Derrick Jasper's 3-pointer from the
comer. But Speights answered with a
dunk on the other end, making it 60-56
with 19.7 seconds remaining.
Bradley made two free throws for
Kentucky with 16.6 seconds to play.
His 3-pointer was even bigger - at
least in regulation.
The Wildcats went cold in < )Vertime.
Speights was strong from the 1 start
and had hi s best outing in fo ur cc mference games. He impressed He ,rford,
who watched the game from , near
Florida's bench.
"He was over there looking at me,
shaking his head and sayin1 ~. 'All
right,'" Speights said. "Th· ~ s was
probably my best game overal 1."
Horford was a key part of t h e twotime defending national cha mpions,
who essentially built the big winning
streak against the Wildcats.
Florida hasn' t lost to I< ~entu cky
since February 2005.
The Gators were up 42-3( ) early in
the second half, getting si x points
from Speights in a 12-5 spw .t coming
out of the locker room .
But Kentucky went i nside attacking Florida's interio1 r defense
that has been the team's bigr ~est weakness this season - and sc :ored nine
consecutive points to mak e it 42-39
with about 12 minutes top' lay.
Joe Crawford convene d a three-
point play, Bradley hit a drivi
kct and Patterson added two
buckets.
The Wildcats got even closer
Chandler Parsons missed a duilk
one end and Bradley drained !1 3
pointer on the other, making it 4 4.
It was close the rest of the w·
thanks to Florida's misses fro(n the
free throw line and Bradley'l> big
shots.
Although nei ther team was ra$ed,
it was still Florida's biggest 'QGme
game this season.
ESPN GameDay was in )tl;endance - the crew even got ~ pregame pep talk from Reisman Trophy
winner Tim Tebow - and so ;was
Horford.
Tebow also spoke to the cro~ at
halftime, standing in front o his
Reisman Trophy and vowing better
results. Not coincidentally, f()()!; all
coach Urban Meyer and several top
recruits were in the stands .
Sitting courtside were former
Gators and current major leaguers
Brad Wilkerson and Josh Fogg.
College Football: UK bowl among attentdance leaders
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - Sparked
by a huge turnout of Kentucky
fans, the Gaylord Hotels Music
City Bowl ranked among the
top 10 most attended bowl
games for the 2007-08 postseason.
The Music City Bowl had a
bowl-record crowd of 68,661
at LP Field in Nashville as the
Wildcats ' downed Florida
State, 35-28. That attendance
ranked ninth among the 32
bowl games. That also rates as
the fourth-best attendance
among the 27 non-BCS bowl
games.
UK among bowl percentage
leaders: Having won the
Gaylord Hotels Music City
Bowl the last two seasons,
Kentucky's bowl-game winning percentage now ranks
13th among the NCAA
Division I schools that have
played in 12 or more bowl
games.
Kentucky has an all-tiine
record of 7-5 in bowl games, a
winning percentage of .583. A
to~ Di~sion I~hools
ha
yed at least lZ bowl
games. UK ranks 13th among
those 63 teams.
UK defeated tliree confer-
ence champions: Kentucky
was the only school in the
nation that defeated three conference champions in the 2007
season.
Kentucky opened the '07
season with a 50-10 win over
Eastern Kentucky, the eventual
Ohio Valley Conference champion. On Sept. 29, UK posted a
45-17 victory over Florida
Atlantic, the eventual Sun Belt
Conference titlist. And on Oct.
13, the Wildcats garnered a 4337 triple-overtime triumph
over Louisiana State, which
went
on
to
win
the
Southeastern Conference and
national championships.
Tuned in to the Cats: The
Gaylord Hotels Music City
Bowl was the highest-rated
non-primetime cable television
show for the week of Dec. 31Jan. 6, according to Nielsen
Media Research.
The Music City Bowl televised by ESPN- was seen
in 3.88 million homes and
drew 5.29 million viewers. The
bowl ranked third overall
among; all ca,ble televis~on
sbows foMhat"Week, inc~
P.ri.!ll~tlme events.
Four Wildcats to the Senior
Bowl: Four Kentucky players,
tailback Rafael Little, tight end
Jacob Tamme, quarterback
Andre Woodson, and linebacker Wesley Woodyard, are
scheduled to play in the Senior
Bowl on Jan. 26.
The 59th annual event,
which features top college
seniors from around the nation,
will be played in Ladd-Peebles
Stadium in Mobile, Ala., at 4
p.m. EST (3 p.m. in Mobile).
The game will be televised on
the NFL Network. The team
practices scheduled through
Jan. 25 also will be televised
on the NFL Network.
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Four players are the most
Wildcats ever to play in a
Senior Bowl, as three UK players had been in the game following the 1966 and 1992 seasons. This year's game will
bring Kentucky's all-time total
to 28 players who have participated in the event.
Wide receiver Keenan
Burton also bad planned to
play in the Senior Bowl, but
had arthroscopic knee surgery
following his gutsy performance in UK's victory in the
Music Ci!;Y .Bowl. Burton has
_r,ecovere,
well- and has
resumed tr~ining, but has
decided not to participate in the
Senior Bowl.
Eight SEC Players Declare
for NFL Draft: A total of eight
juniors from Southeastern
Conference schools declared
early entry to the National
Football League draft. Here is
the
list,
according
to
ESPN.com: Earl Bennett, WR
- Vanderbilt; Demario Bobo,
DB
Mississippi State;
Derrick Hq.rvey, DE - Florida;
Felix Jones, RB - Arkansas;
Jerod Mayo, LB - Tennessee;
Darren McFadden, RB
Arkansas; Sean Penix, WR Arkansas; Pat Sims, DT Auburn.
In addition, two players
from Kentucky's non-conference opponents - linebacker
Lamar Myles and wide receiver Mario Urrutia of Louisville
- also opted for the draft,
which will be held April 26-27 .
UK cheerleaders
win 16th
national tide
TIMES STAFF REPORT
R.LANDO The
University of Kentucky cheerleaders continued their dominance at the Universal Cheer
Association
National
Champions/ hips by winning
their record 16th title, Sunday
at Disney' ~ Wide World of
Sports.
The ch ampio nsh ip is the
squad's fo• urth in the last five
years and 12th o ut of the last
14 years.
"It was , a tough spot having
to perfc ,rm first (in the
F inals)," head coach Jomo
Thompso In said. "But we went
out and t 't our routine , setting
the bar •b igh and putting the
pressure on the other 14 teams
after us. /•
The team earned an automatic b ·id to the finals of the
compet ftion by placing fir st in
the Sor 1th Regional based on a
tape su brnitted to the UCA last
fall.
The I
Southe astern
.Confer ence was represented by
six tea sin the 15-team finals.
Tenne 1>see finished second
while. 1\labama took home fifth
place. LSU came in sixth ,
Missi: 1sippi State was lOth and
Ole IV [iss placed 14th.
· "\\> re' re glad to bring the trophy
back to Lexington,
Thorn .pson
said .
'·The
Blueg rass is its home and we
knew rwe had to bring it back
after 1 >lacing third last year.·~
Patriots outlast Charg.ers, punch another
by BEN WALKER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Tom Brady bounced a couple
of passes, sailed a few more
and threw three to the wrong
team.
Hardly perfect. Hardly mattered, either.
The New England Patriots
still were too good for the
banged-up
San
Diego
Chargers. A far-from-vintage
21-12 victory Sunday in the
AFC championship game sent
the Brady Bunch back to the
Super Bowl for the fourth time
in seven seasons.
Next up is another date with
the New York Giants, and a
chance for the Patriots to give
their 18-0 record a whole new
meaning.
."I think you enter the season
and you're hoping to put
together a bunch of great wins
and you realize there's challenges every step of the way,"
Brady said. "And to not have a
letdown like most teams have
- we had a few letdowns or
times where we didn't play our
best, but we overcame them."
Yet for everything the
Patriots have accomplished they're the only team in NFL
history to start out with 18
straight victories - they' re
well aware they must win that
final matchup to avoid being
relegated to a footnote.
"We'll try to elevate our
game for one last performance," said Brady, MVP in
two of the three Super Bowls
he's won.
All season long, coach Bill
Belichick focused solely on the
upcoming opponent. Showered
by confetti on a postgame platform, the man of few words
gave his team the OK to talk
about the biggest game of all.
"Now we can look ahead,"
he said.
And prepare to see a familiar face in Eli Manning and the
Giants on Feb. 3 in Glendale,
Ariz. The Patriots finished off
their exhibition schedule by
beating the Giants, then
wrapped up the regular season
by defeating them in a 38-35
thriller.
The Chargers seemed to
stand little chance, especially
with star LaDainian Tomlinson
injured.
Nursing a bad left knee,
Tomlinson did not get off on
the right foot and watched most
of the game in a parka. San
Diego kept it close by intercepting Brady a season-high
three times, and trailed 14-12
going into the fourth quarter.
Brady made several stunningly poor throws that fluttered in the wind, Randy Moss
was a non-factor for the second
straight game and the highestscoring team in NFL history
sputtered all afternoon. Instead,
the Patriots relied on Laurence
Maroney's spins, cuts and helmet-rattling runs.
"It felt like everything was a
struggle today," Brady said.
"We didn' t perform the way I
thought we were capable of."
Brady, corning off a recordsetting 50 TD passes, threw for
two scores. His 6-yard strike to
Wes Welker early in the fourth
quarter let the Patriots pull
away.
"There was history on the
line," New England linebacker
Tedy Bruschi said. "We recognize it, we acknowledge it."
New England took care of
the nuts and Bolts on a most
chilly day. The sellout crowd at
Gillette Stadium chanted
"Super Bowl! Super Bowl!" in
the closing minutes, anticipating the Pats' first appearance in
the big game since the 2004
season.
Belichick' s team eclipsed
the 17-0 mark of the champion
1972 Miami Dolphins, and he'll
soon try for his fourth NFL title.
'1 think there will be a time
to sit back and reflect,"
Belichick said. "We'll certainly
enjoy this for a few days."
Brady earned his 1OOth
career vic tory and advanced
without a hint of girlfriend
drama - taking notes, Tony
Romo? The dimpled Patriots
quarterback will bring true
glam to Super Bowl: Imagine
the paparazzi buzz if Brady is
sighted with Gisele Bundchen.
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late s f,ason, the Chargers (13-6)
fell s' ort minus Tomlinson. He
was I urt last week in the playoff \ !pset of the Super Bowl
chan '!.pion Indianapolis Colts,
and 'was mostly a spectator as
San , Diego's eight-game winning Lstreak ended.
1 omlinson carried on the
first f two San Diego plays, but
did
not run it again.
Qu; arterback Philip Rivers hung
in < lespite a torn ligament in his
kn< ~c and star tight end Antonio
G2 ~es did his best with a disloca ted toe.
· "From getting it reinjured
th e firs t play, I just knew I dido' t have it," Tomlinson said.
"J I'm kind of at a loss for
~ 1ords."
I The Chargers never could
g et into the end zone and had to
s ettle for four field goals by
1 ate Kaeding.
"LT tried to go and he just
1
< r?uldn't go," Chargers coach
\lorv Turner said.
Routed 38-14 at New
gland in September, the
'h .,,r.,.,.r~ hung tough . Maroney
their hopes for a come-
back, running for 122 yard
d
letting the Patriots contr~l'- the
ball in the fourth quarter.
It was 23 degrees at ~arne
time and the brisk wind c}U.lsed
more problems. The goal ppsts
shook with every gust while
passes and punts sailed in crazy
directioqs.
"It wasn't a balmy da , ' m
not saying that, but it $1 n't
bad," Belichick said.
· Brady badly missed hi
two passes - he threw a
of two incompletions ~
attempts last week in th~
over Jacksonville. ·
Maroney plunged in fl:om
the 1 barely over a minute \nto
the second quarter and, ith
light flurries falling, the Pa ots
11
were ahead for good.
"We're not going to get all
carried away with the und~at
ed season," linebacker Jvl;ike
Vrabel said. "We did that U. the
regular season."
•
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Seton Hall 9 2' Louisville 82
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEWARK, N.J. -No matter where he
was on the court Saturday night, it didn ' t
seem that Seton Hall's Jeremy Hazell could
miss a shot.
Hazell scored a career-high 29 points including eight 3-pointers - and the Pirates
overcame a 14-point deficit in the second
half to beat Louisville 92-82.
"He' s going to be a special player," Seton
Hall coach Bobby Gonzalez said. "They kept
pushing him out deeper and deeper in the
zone. The deeper they pushed him out, the
more he extended his range."
Hazell also was pleased with his performance.
"Today I was feeling it," he said.
"Wherever I was at on the court I just let if
fly. It was going down for me."
.
Gonzalez also was impressed by how his
squad rallied for an important vict?ry.
.
"That's just a magtcal game, JUS~ ~agi1 " he said. "We didn't have (mJured
ca'
starter)
Paul Gause, and we weren ' t h e~l th y.
That was like an NCAA tournament wmjust monumen t a I ."
.
.
.
Brian Laing added 25 pomts, SIX assists
and four steals for the Pirates ( 12-6, 2-3 in
Big East), who made nearly 63 percent of
their shots in the second half, going 15-for24 from the field .
Jerry Smith had 25 points to lead the
Cardinals (13 -5, 3-2), who had their fourgame winning streak snapped despite having
four players finish in· double fi gures:
"Bobby (Gonzalez) said in the newspapers, that if they could make 3s then they
would have a chance to win, and they made
3s," said Cardinals coach Rick Pitino.
Louisville appeared to be in command
early on, but the Pirate s rallied late in the
first half and only trailed 4 5-43 at the break.
The Cardinals then started the second half
with a 20-8 run before the Pirates started
their fur ious comeback.
The final minutes, though, were agonizing
for both teams.
Trailing 86-82 with just under three minutes to play, Louisville missed four 3-pointers and faile.d to score the rest of the way.
But the Pirates had trouble sealin g the win as
they missed eight of 12 free throws down the
stre tch.
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The Allen Central Rebels will
take on defending champion
Paintsville in the o pening
round of the 15th Region All
" A" Classic at Betsy Layne.
This year's 15th Region All
" A " Classic will tip off this
evening at the Dome.
On the grade school level, the
Floyd County tournament is
scheduled to contin ue play
today at Adams Middle
School after a holiday break
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23, 2008 • 83
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Perfect Patriots, improbable Giants headed to Arizona for Super Bowl
by DENNIS WASZAK Jr.
ASSOCIATED P'RESS
The New England Patriots'
path to perfection has one last
hurdle: a New York team of
road warriors hoping for a
Giant upset.
"We'll try to elevate our
game for one last performance," said Tom Brady, the
Patriots'
dimple-chinned,
quarterback
record-setting
with the model girlfriend.
Brady and the Patriol<; (180) will try to match the 1972
Miami Dolphins as the only
teams to complete an undefeated season when th.e y face
Eli Manning and the Giants on
Feb. 3 in the Super Bowl at
Glendale. Ariz.
"I think you enter the season and you're hoping to put
together a bunch of great wins
and you realize there's challenges every step of the way,"
Brady said after beating San
Diego 21-12 in the AFC championship game Sunday. "To
not have a letdown like most
teams have - we had a few
letdowns or times where we
didn't play our best, but we
overcame them."
Standing in the Patriots'
way are the Giants (13-6) and
Manning Peyton's little
brother, whose moxie and
leadership abilities no longer
·
can be questioned.
"We haven't been given a
shot, but we're here,"
Manning said of his Giants,
who have won 10 straight on
the road- including a 23-20
overtime win at Green Bay in
the NFC title game. "I think
we're deserving of it."
Las Vegas oddsmakers
might think differently. They
installed New England as a
13?-point favorite in the big
game, in which New York will
get another shot at destroying
the Patriots' path to perfection.
New England won 38-35 in
its final game of the regular
season, rallying from a 12point second-half deficit
against the Giants. The team1'
also played in the preseason
finale, when New England
won - with Brady sitting that
one out.
Brady and the Patriots are
playing in the Super Bowl for
the fourth time in seven years.
A win in this one would rank
the Patriots as perhaps the
greatest champion in NFL history- Spygate a long-forgotten speedbump. .
In that scandal, the Patriots
were fined $250,000 and
coach Bill Belichick $500,000
for violating league rules by
training a sideline camera on
New York Jets coaches in their
season-opening win. New
England was stripped of its
first-round draft pick next season, but the team stood by its
coach.
And the Patriots never
wavered.
"I think there's special guys
on this team that have stepped
up all year when they needed
to," Brady said.
Maybe none more than
New England's record-breakjng - and heartbreaking quarterback.
Brady started this special
season by becoming a father
for the first time as his ex-girlfriend.
actress
Bridget
Moynahan, gave birth to their
son. Brady's now dating former Victoria's Secret model
Gisele Bundchen, making
them gossip fodder around the
world.
When the football-hurling
heartthrob got back to business, he became a cover story
for other reasons.
Brady threw an NFL-record
50 touchtlown passes in the
regular season. w.ith 23 of
those to Randy Moss, who
topped Jerry Rice 's record.
Brady was also the league's
Most Valuable Player in help1ng New England score an
NFL-record 589 points.
"They played great all
year," Belichick said. "I'm
very lucky to coach this team."'
Linebacker Junior Seau
quickly returned the compliment: "Bill is definitely the
best coach ever."
And the Patriots are on the
verge of making NFL history.
"Now we can look ahead."
Belichick said.
They sure can. And they'll
see a familiar foe in the Giants.
whose run through the playoffs into their tirst Super Bowl
since 2001 was jump-started
by their valiant effort against
the Patriots in the last week of
the regular season.
"That got us going,
momentum," Manning said.
This is the same New York
team that gave up 80 points in
its first two games and had
fans calling for coach Tom
Coughlin to be fired. Those
same fans also wondered
whether Manning, acquired in
a draft-day deal in 2004,
would ever become a franchise-type quarterback like his
brother.
Little brother is now in the
Super Bowl with a chru1cc to
bring home a title of his own.
"It's exciting, but it's not
about me," Manning said in
his typical aw-shucks manner.
"It's about this whole team."
Sure, Manning had a big
hand in the Giants' success,
especially when the games
took on greater meaning. He
has been flawless in the postseason, completing a number
of clutch throws without a
turnover.
"It's just a matter of getting
hot at the right time," Manning
said. "It feels good because
this is what you work for."
New York became the first
NFC wild-card team to reach
the Super Bowl since Dallas in
1975. And ilie Giants did it the
hard way, winning all their
road games after dropping
their season opener at Dallas.
"We're going on the road
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Memphis replaced North
Carolina as the No. 1 team in
college basketball Monday,
the Tigers' first appearance in
25 years at the top of The
Associated Press poll.
Kansac;, the nation's only
other undefeated Division I
men's team, moved up to No. 2
, while the Tar Heels dropped to
fifth after their loss to
Maryland. Drake and Baylor
were two new entries to the
rankings, joining the Top 25
for the first time in a long time.
Memphis'
only
other
appearance at No. 1 was as
short as possible - a oneweek stint in 1983.
"We've got one extra day
than the last time," Memphis
coach John Calipari said.
''That team went to No. 1 on a
Monday and lost that night.
We get to enjoy Monday and
, Thesday and until we play at
Thlsa on Wednesday night."
North Carolina was ranked
1
No. l in preseason and for the
~ first I 0 polls of the regular
season. The Tar Heels lost 82, 80 to Maryland at home on
Saturday and Memphis (17-0)
moved up one spot with 49
first-place votes and 1,777
points from the 72-member
national media panel.
Kansas (18-0) advanced
from third to second with 23
first-place votes and 1,751
points. Tennessee and Duke
moved from sixth and seventh
to third and fourth. They were
followed by North Carolina
(18-1).
Drake, which came in at
. No. 22, is ranked for the first
time since the final poll of the
. 1974-75 season, while No. 25
Baylor was last in the rankings
in February 1969.
Although this is Memphis'
first No. l ranking since that
64-56 loss at Virginia Tech on
Jan. 10, 1983, Calipari had his
teams at Massachuscttc; there
_ for a total of 14 weeks over the
• 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons.
"My 1995 t!;!am "hl\d the
same camaraderie and synergy
... this team has but this team has
it with more guys because
we'll play tO, 11 guys where
that UMass team was basically
five guys," Calipari said. "It'll
matter to these guys. I've
coached at UMass and here
and at those kind of places,
non-BCS schools, most of
those guys were not silverspooned not McDonald's AllJ •
Americans and they take pride
in it because it's a notch in
their belt to be al)le to say 'You
guys didn't think I was that
good."
Calipari was honest that
there is a bigger target for him
than being No. 1.
"For me as a coach the only
rating I worry about is April
7," he said, referring to the
date of the national championship game. "If you said to
me I could have the No. l
ranking or a No. J seeding, I'd
take the seeding every time.
For your players and the
school, though, this is huge.''
This week's poll is the iirsl
major shuffling of the season
as 15 ranked teams lost a game
last week and three of those Texas A&M, Marquette and
Miami - lost twice.
Washington State moved up
two spots to sixth and was fol lowed by Indiana, UCLA,
Georgetown and Michigan
State.
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''I'm <>lad it's warm we: er,'' Brady said, flashing ' that
familiar smile. "Weather won' t
be a factor. It should be exciting."
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again," Coughlin said. "That's
good."
New York visited Tampa
Bay, Dallas and Green Bay in
the playoffs and went home
winners. Next up is the biggest
game of them all and a chance
to make history by ending
New England's attempt at
football immortality.
"We have a lot of faith and
trust in ourselves," Manning
said.
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POISON OAK
Readers are
•
a curious lot
Wilma Jean and I were fortunate
to sit in on a session, last
eek, with a "reading group" that
ongregates monthly to discuss that
lnonth's book selection.
Our being there was because my
atest book; '"Dear Hearts and Gentle
.People: Rural Arrericans At Their
Best," was to
be the topic
of discussion.
But
it's
pretty wellknown that
readers are a
curious
group, else
they probably
wouldn't be
readers.
Th e r e for e,
Clyde Pack
m a n Y
times- like a
little eastern
Kentucky creek, looking for the
river-discussion during the evening
found its way to a few wandering tributaries.
To be perfectly honest, I don ' t
know when I'm enjoyed myself more.
But instead of imparting what I may
have learned about writing, publishing, or even about the folks of whom I
wrote in the book, I think I came away
with far more than I gave.
Seventy percent of this little group
were w9men, whilj:h. 1 suppose, was
one of the things that surprised me
about how much they knew- and
we're willing to share- about the
Appalachian staples of bootleggers,
moonshiners and rooster fighters .
In their defense, it was pretty obvious their knowledge was gained as
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KIM'S KORNER
The Camouflage
Christian
Local Girl Scouts participated in a wreath-laying ceremony honoring servicemen and women this past December.
Jasmine Skeens, far left, was presented with a flag to display while her father is away in Afghanistan.
Girl Scouts - more tl;lan just cookies!
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
Yes, it's time for "America's Favorite
Cookies," and Girl Scouts across the county urge
one and all to place their orders for favorites like
Carmel DeLites, Shortbread, Thin Mints, and
more, but Mary Reffitt, leader, Troop #427 wants
to spread the message that Girl Scouting is about
much more than selling cookies.
''Cookies are great," Reffitt said, "But we're
about much more than that. Girl Scouts provides
the opportunity to learn and grow in many ways."
Local G1rl Scouts participate in many community service projects. One of their most recent
projects involved participating in the nationwide
"Wreaths Across America" event this past
December 13. The wreath-laying ceremonies are
held concurrently each year at Veteran's cemeteries and at memonal serYices honoring those who
have served, including those held at Arlington
National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia.
Locally, Girl Scouts from Troop #427 held a
wreath-laying ceremony in front of the Veteran's
Memorial, located on the grounds of the old
Floyd County Courthouse. Over the years, the
troop has participated in many 'patnotic ceremonies such as in observances of Flag Day,
Veterans Day, and 9/11 memorials.
At the December 13 ceremony, Girl Scouts
honored one of their own by presenting Girl
Scout Jasmine Skeens with a service flag to be
displayed at her home while her father is away
serving in Afghanistan. Jasmine's father will be
deployed to active service in February.
"As stated in the Girl Scout Promise, 'to serve
God and my country,' I tty to put a lot of empnasis on patriotism and show the girls that our freedom is, in large part, because of our soldiers and
so it is important to let them know that we support
them," Reffitt said.
As such, local Girl Scouts are participating in
Operation Cookie Drop, a service project whereby scouts collect boxes of donated Girl Scout
cookies to present to local soldiers just prior to
deployment. The scouts will present the donated
cookies to local soldiers at the local National
Guard Armory before they are deployed to
Afghanistan in the next few weeks.
"Anyone can participate in Operation Cookie
Drop," Reffitt said. "Just place an order for an
extra box of cookies when you order your own
cookies and let the Girl Scout you order from
know that you want to participate by donating
that box."
In addition to Operation Cookie Drop, local
Girl Scouts also participate in area service projects such as Operation UNITE Drug Awareness
march anq. events; Operation Clean Sweep, held
annually at Jenny Wiley State Resort Park;
Adopt-a-Road highway clean-up program; and
One Warm Coat, a program in which coats are
collected and then given away to those i'!\·'heed.
"Even after all the community servi projects,'' Reffitt said, "We stifl find plenty of time
for fun and adventure such as camping, rock
climbing, bicycling, Girl Scout Olympics, sleepovers and trips to places like the state Capitol, the
Kentucky History Museum, the Kentucky Horse
Park, the Knoxville Zoo, and the East Kentucky
Science Center. We' ve also gone to the Ringling
Brothers Circus, and visited the mall to stop by
the Build-a-Bear Workshop and Club Libby Lu.
We have a great time and we encourage every girl
to join Girl Scouts."
To find out more about Girl Scouts or any of
the community service projects they are involved
in, you may contact Mary Reffitt at 285-3776.
e
Christian CamouOage was shared
with me back in December via email
by a very dear friend who obediently
sends these types of daily messages.
•Though they all are touching there are
those that stand out at times and
Christian
Camouflage
was definitely
one of them.
Composed by
R
o
n
Hutchcraft, it
is one of
those writings
we ll
worth
sharing. May
you
be
touched by
Kim Little Frasure
the following
words.
Some of
:you may know an avid hunter; one
that loves the sport so much that he's
been known to skip church occasionally during duck hunting season. He's
well known in the church, so the pastor notices when he's not there. With a
,twinkle in his eye, this one hunter
explained recently how he's prepared
to handle pastoral questions like,
"'Where were you on Sunday?" Be
!Said he's named the duck blinds where
he hides to hunt those birds. One is
named "The Word." The other is
{d. named "Prayer." So when he's asked
lli here he was on Sunday, he can simply answer, "I was in 'The Word,"' or,
''I was in 'Prayer."'
Obviously, this is a hunter who
'understands the value of camouflage,
~s in the value of hiding behind some
'wonderful spiritual words. While his
~ords are meant to be more whimsical
than deceptive, they illustrate a deeper
and more dangerous issue that's rampant among us church folks. We know
how to use all the rig ht Christian
words and have just the right Christian
look.
. We put it on every time we walk in
(See KORNER, page seven)
Among their favorite activities, Reffitt says her troop enjoys camping
trips and learning about nature and wildlife.
A happy 1ail'
1
Daniel McCarty is nearly 4 year
old, but a rare bone di sorder forces
him to live in a baby's body.
His family doesn't seek out sympathy for him . They want him to
learn and interact with people as
often as he can. They call Central
Kentucky home now after recently
moving to Danville, in Boyle
County, from New England.
Daniel was born on Nov. 29,
2002, in Rhode Island with a condition known as osteogenesis imperfecta, a skeletal dysplasia also
known as brittle bone disease.
"He's 26 inches long and weigh
22 pounds, . about the si;:e of a 1year-old at most, a size he will be as
long as he Jives," Nicole McCarty
said. "We're not sure how long we
will have Daniel , but we want him
to have as good a quality a li fe as he
can."
Daniel came into the world with
20 broken bones, including bones in
both arms and both legs and eight
ribs. This rare disorder results in
constant bone break and pain.
"He can suffer a break simply by
turning over in hi s bed, or sometimes without even moving," his
mother said. "He has had at least
200 breaks since he was born, and
he will be having them for the rest of
his life. He is unable to walk, or
even crawl. He can roll over and
wiggle. That's about it. He uses a
wheelchair, but he spends a lot of
(See CRITTER, page seven)
This beautiful animal is
"Scout," an Australian
Shepherd who was once
housed at the Floyd
County Animal Shelter.
According to Bonnie
Faulkner, a member of
the shelter's board of
directors, Scout was
placed in a "forever
home" in November,
2006, through a coordinated effort conducted
between shelter staff
and an Australian
Shepherd rescue group.
Read Scout's story In
today's Critter Corner.
�86 •
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
23, 2008
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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•
'
(Items taken from
The Floyd County
Times,
10,20,30,40,50,60,
70 years ago.)
lr
I'
Tan Years Auo
Oan. 23 and 28, 1998)
Floyd County's New Justice Center is near1g completion, but not quick enough to make
Je scheduled February 6 opening, an architect's representative told members of the Floyd
County Fiscal Court. Judge-executive Ben Hale
~aid he would assess fines of $2,500 per day
11gainst the building contractor for each day past
~e contracted completion date, the building
,remained unfinished
The Floyd Board of Education addressed an
apparently controversial subject, Tuesday night,
that may everuually lead to the closing of a few
, elementary schools. The board's discussion of a
, committee which would establisp district
boundaries in the system, was quickly steered
to the issue of closing schools to save costs
A Johnson County woman and a Floyd
County man were found dead, Wednesday, in
d f!eir Lexington townhouse, victims of an
, .apparent murder/suicide. Responding to a call
, from the mother of one victim, police found the
. bodies of Carol Jane Jones, 37, formerly of
.Paintsville, and Rick Darrell Newman, 44, formerly of Melvin, shot to death in a bedroom
, ~ Floyd County Board of Education members
, said, Tuesday, that an agreement for the
Eequested state takeover of tp.e system "is in
spirit" with what it had agreed to last week,
powever, the board is seeking to change some
, ).VOrding in the document
j
.With an average of nearly one superinten' §lent per year for Floyd County Schools in the
last decade, the board of education treaded
familiar waters, Tuesday, when it di scussed
searching for a new superintendent. Terry
<Potson, one of the newest members appointed
Jo the board, said that he did not think the board
...:.vas ready to begin searching for a superinten• dent
i
Floyd Board Chairman Jody Mullins testi' i ied during his ouster hearing, last week, in
£.frankfort that he and fellow board member, B.J.
1 N ewsome had tried i:o make positive changes in
! .!he troubled school system. Steve Wolnitzek,
., .attorney for Education Commissioner Wilmer
Cody, questioned Mullins about his actions
A quorum of the Kentucky Board of
Education recommeo.ded, Friday, that Fl<>y.d
County School Board Members Jody Mullins
- and B.J. New som~ be suspended from their
seats, for six months, and receive training in
Adams Middle School Youth
Services Center
•Feb. 7 - 4-H Project Club meetjng, 3: 15 p.m. , in YSC. New m em~~' bers may still sign up.
r;-1 •"Get Moving AMS" is a student
~exercise program coordinated by
h AMS Youth Service Center and the
Floyd County Exten sion Offi ce.
f's tudents wili learn about benefits of
1'exercise and good nutrition. Call the
YSC for more information or to sign
'up.
•Lending Library available for
' ~tudent/parent
use.
P amphlets,
''videos, books and more on a variety
of topics available.
•Appointments now available with
the Floyd County Health Dept. nurse.
Nurse can do school physicals and
' immunizations on site. Please call
' S86-1297 to schedule an appointment.
•The Youth Services Center pro' \tides services to families regardless
of income. Please contact the center
for more information on center services and programs. Call the center at
886- 1297. Coordinator is Michelle
' j<eath1ey.
Allen Central High School
' •Jan . 24 - " M aking College
' c ount" ; seniors, 1-2 p.m .
·• •Jan. 3 1 - "M aking College
Count" ; juniors, 1-2 p.m .
.' •Center hours: 8 a.m . to 3:30p.m.,
Mon. thru Fri. Sharon Collins, coordinator. Telepl:>one 358-3048. Center
provides services for all families
regardless of income.
Allen Central Middle School
.., *Please have your Food City Vatu
'tard scanned for ACMS ! Points help
'purchase school merchandise.
•Career Decisions and Job
bevelopment videos available in
't'SC lending library.
' •The ACMS Youth Service Center
Dffers services to all families, regardless of income. For more information, call Marilyn Bailey, center coor'ctinator, at 358-01 34.
J
Allen Elementary and Family
Res ource Youth Service Center.
· • Call Allen E lementary Youth
Service Center at 874-062 1 to sched~le your child 's Hepatitis B vaccinati o n, immunizations, and WIC
management and finance. The board found the
two guilty of non-feasance in office, and
cleared them on misconduct and neglect of duty
charges
The stage has been set for the battle between
the Democrats in the May Primary Election, but
all the players in the November election most
likely won' t be known until August. Tuesday's
filing deadline for candidates for county offices
passed with a few latecomers filing against
some incumbents, but all candidates could have
opposition come November
A shortfall in Martin's annual insurance premium tax, and a problem-plagued sewer system, have left the city broke and, unless a Joan
can be obtained, city services may have to be
cut. At Monday's city council meeting, Mayor
Alan Whicker presented the grim news to council and a packed meeting hall
The Prestonsburg City Council conducted
the first reading of an ordinance, Monday, to
annex property, part of which was recently purchased by Mayor JetTy Fannin, into the city
limits. The proposed annexation involves crossing the Big Sandy River to reach the elevenacre site which is approximately two-thirds of a
mile beyond the existing city boundary at Cliff
After dodging an ouster, last week, by state
Education Commissioner Wilmer Cody, it
appears that Floyd County School Board
Member B.J. Newsome has ousted himself
from the board. On Monday, Newsome filed
nomination pape rs for the District Three
County Commissioner seat, which makes him
ineligible to serve as a board member
A project by the East Kentucky Cener for
Science, Mathematics, and Technology to build
a technology center is ranked 29th on Governor
Paul Patton's surplus expenditure plan. Patton
recommended awarding $2.6 million to the project, which will broaden the horizons of students areound the region
There di ed: Ja mes Manns, 63, of
Prestonsburg, Wednesday, January 2 1, at
Hig hlands
Regional
Medi cal
Center,
Prestonsburg; Helen Ann Wiley Smith, 60, of
Ne w Port Richey, Florida, December 4, at
Columbi a New Port Richey Hospital; Beechie
Blackburn Roop, 93, of Pikeville, Tuesday,
January 20, at Pikeville Methodist Hospital;
Rick Darrel Newman, 44, of Melvin,·
Wednesday, January 21, in Lexington ; Yvonne
"Mickey" Noble Lemanski, 62, of Woonsocket,
RhOde Island, formerly of Garrett, Tuesday,
January 20, at the Philip Hulitor Hospice Care
in Providence, Rh ode Island; Carlos Eugene
" Huck" Lafferty, 59, of Hippo, Sunday, Jan·uary
appointments.
25, at the Hazard Appalachian Regional
Hospital; Woodrow Bays, 79, of Prestonsburg,
Saturday, January 24, at ·Highlands Regional
Medical Center, Prestonsburg; Stallard Hall, 82,
of Prestonsburg, Friday, January 23, at
Highlands
Regional
Medical
Center,
Prestonsburg; Elsie Irene Layne Leisure, 75, of
Ypsilanti, Michigan, December 1, at the
University of Michigan Hospital; Juanita
Shelton, 62, of Fisty, Friday, January 23, at
Hazard Appalachian Regional Hospital; Ellis
E till Newsome, 61, of Teaberry, Saturday,
January·24, at McDowell Appalachian Regional
Hospital; James Clinard Kendrick, 53, of
McDowell, Monday, January 26, at St. Joseph
Hospital, Lexington ; Beatrice Layne Walters,
82, of Betsy Layne, Thursday, January 22, at
her residence.
Twentv Years Auo
(January 27, 1988)
Monday night's Prestonsburg City Council
meeting addressed such topics as applying for
an Urban Development Action Grant and a possible three percent tax to be levied on restaurants to apply to the tourism industry
Circuit Clerk Frank Derossett was sworn in
for an unprecedented fifth term by Circuit
Judge Hollie Conley
A coal truck driver from Deboard Trucking
Company became the test case for a coal spill
law as the City of Prestonsburg took him to
court
William Wells became the second member
of the Bank Josephine board of directors to
resign in a little more than a month
Three accidents involving coal trucks in two
days have left one woman dead and two children injured
There died : Johnie Prater Sr., 68, of
Norwalk, Ohio, formerly of Blue River,
Thursday, at his residence there
Belva Anne Hockensmith , 79 , of Lexington,
formerly of Prestonsburg, Friday, in Valdosta,
Georgia
Inis Robet1s, 78, of Prestonsburg, Saturday,
at Highlands Regional Medical Center; Melvin
Jones, 80, of Ligon, Friday, at M cDowell
Appalachian Regional Hospital; Robert L.
.Allen, 101 , at South Shore Convalescent Home;
Sid Tackett, 7 1, of Wheelwright, Saturday, at
St. Joseph Hospital; John Paul Biliter, 58, of
Martin, Thursday, at Good Samaritan Hospital;
Marian Hall, 76, of Marion, Ohio, formerly of
the FRC at 285-0321 for an appointment.
Betsy Layne Elementary
•Center hours are 8 a.m . to 3 p.m .,
Mon. thru Fri . Center offers services
to all families, regardless of income.
•The Betsy Layne E lementary
Family Resource Youth Service
Center is located in the 7 th and 8th
grade wing. The goal of the FRYSC
is to meet the needs of all c hildren
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.
Ake rs,
Center
Coordinator.
Duff Elementary
•Center is in need of gently used
clothing, shoes, belts and backpacks.
All donations greatly appreciated.
•Floyd County Health Dept. is on
site three days per month. Services
include 6th grade school entry physical; kindergarten, Head S tart and
well-child physicals (age birth to 18
years); T.:B. skin test; T.D. boosters;
and WIC services. Please call 3589878 for appointment if you are in
need of any of these services.
•The J .A. Duff Elementary Family
Resource Center provides services
for all families regardless of income.
We are located in the area where the
old main office used to be. Contact
persons are Judy Handshoe, coordinator.
May Valley Elementary
*May Valley is currently accepting applications for the May Valley
Ele mentary
Earl y
Childhood
Program (3-4 year olds). Fee fo r services is $18/per day. Services available Mon. thru Fri. Contact school at
285-0883 for more information. Slots
will be fill ed on first-come , firstserve basis . Remainin g appli cants
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 physical s,
well-child physicals, immunizations.
TB skin test, WIC program. blood
pres ure checks, and more. Must call
McDowell Elementary and Family
Resource Center.
Wheelwright, Sunday, in Marion; Ethel R.
Slone, 51, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, formerly of
Floyd County, Friday, at his residence
Adam K. Daniels, Friday, at CabellHuritington Hospital
Ellarose Archer, 66, of Lexington, Saturday,
at Central Baptist Hospital
Franklin D. Howard, 43, of Fredville,
Friday, at Highlands Regional Medical Center;
Devert Owens, 70, January 2, at St. Joseph
Hospital
Troy Mullins, 80, of Dema, Tuesday, ~
Highlands Regional Medical Center
Emily S. Howell, 98, formerly of Drift,
Saturday, at Willard, Ohio
James G. Jenkins, 55, formerly of Wayland,
January 7, in Columbus, Ohio
Opal P. Goodman, 83, of Prestonsburg,
Saturday, at the residence of her son
Delores M. Hood, 55, of California, formerly of Virgie, January 14, in Modesto, California
Marie H. Reynolds, 64, of McDowell,
Friday, at Printer, from injuries sustained in an
automobile accident
Frankie Bowlin, 63, formerly of Floyd
County, Sunday, at University Medical Center
in Columbia, Missouri.
Thinv Years Ago
Oanuary 15, 1978)
Floyd County, which was all but paralyzed
by 10 to 12 inches of snow, which fell last
Tuesday, was thrown into a state of near-emergency when an additional six to eight inches of
new accumulation was recorded Thursday and
Friday, in the apparent climax to possibly the
worst series of winter storms in the county's
history
Bush & Burchett, Prestonsburg contractors,
submitted the low bid, Tuesday, on construction
of the bridge to span Beaver Creek, and conne~
the present KY 80 with the Floyd County Par~
being built near Allen
Drivers re ceiving speeding citations in
Floyd county have, under the new district court
system, the "convenience" of paying their fines
by mail, without having to appear in court, and
some have already taken advantage of the
opportunity, cutting down the court caseload
which in growing, while the court has been
pretty well paralyzed by a record snowfall
There died: George Dewey Conn, 78, of
•After-School Child Care: 3-6 p.m.
• Call 886-7088 for information
and referrals regarding OED classes,
preschool child care, and other programs or services offered to the community.
•Jan . 25 - Carol Jo May, OLW
Hospital, "Let's Talk About Drugs"
program; primary grade students.
South Floyd Youth Services
•Feb. 18 - No school. President's
Center
Day.
•Feb . 9 - 2nd Annu al Mi ss
•Feb. 19 - Lola Ratliff, Floyd Sweetheart Pageant and 2008 Prom
County S chools, will conduct a Dress Preview Show, sponsored by
Par ent meeting on "Nutrition & Village Boutique, Prestonsburg. To
Exercise," at 1 p.m,, in the FRC. All be held in SFHS gym at 3:30 p.m.
parents/g uardians urged to attend.
Newly crowned Miss Kentucky Teen
•Parents of 5th grade students are · USA, Shannen Reil, will present all
urged to call the FRC and make an awards. Many age divisions and cateappointment for their child's 6th gories. Call Mrs. D. Isaac at 452grade physical exam!
9600 (day) or 377-0469 (evening), or
•Floyd County Health Department see a South Floyd cheerleader for
Nurse Joy Moore, is at the center the more information.
first three Mondays each month to
•Parents needing assistance with
administer immunizations, T.B . skin daycare may contact Mable Hall for
tests, we ll-child exams, WIC, prena- information, or the "A Step Ahead"
tal and post-partum services, and daycare center. at 452- 1100.
school ph ysicals. Call 377-2678 for
•Walking track open to public
an appointment.
(track closed during special events) .
•Parent lending library available
•The center has a one-stop career
to all parents for video/book check- station sate llite that is available to the
outs. A variety of topics are avail able. community as well as students.
•GED classes available . at FRC
•All new students and visito rs,
each Monday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., in stop by the Center, located on the
library.
South Floyd campus, Room 232, and
•Family Resource Center is open see Mable Hall. Open 8 a.m. to 4
weekdays, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Center p.m., M on . thru Fri.
is located upstairs in the old high
•For more information call 452school building, on the McDowell 9600 or 452-9607, ext. 243 or 153 .
Elementary School campus. For further informa tion, call Clara Johnson,
Stumbo Elementary/Mud Creek
Family Resource & Youth Service
director, at 377-2678. The McDowell
FRC provides services to all M ES
Center
students and their families, regardless
*Yearbooks are $22 and will be on
of income.
sale January 1, in school office.
•Lost & Found located in Family
Mountain Christian Academy
Resource Center.
•Tuition assistance and bus trans•The Mud Creek FRYSC is located
portation is available. For more infor- on the right, by the school gymnasimation or a to ur of the school. call um. Services are offered to all fami285 -5 14 1 or 285-5 142.
lies, regardless of income. For more
•Call 285-5 14 1, Mon. thru Fri ., info rmation, call Anita Tackett, center
from 8 a. m. to 4 p.m.
coordinator at 587-2233.
•MCA is an accredited no ndenominational Christian school.
W.O. Osborne "Rainbow Junction"
Family Resource Center
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 famili es, regardless of
income.
•
•Jan. 25 - " Healthy Floyd County
2010 Oral Health Initiati ve" dental
treatments will begin.
•Lo t and Found is located in the
Family Resource Center. Items not
claimed within three weeks become
the property of the FRC.
(See YESTERDAYS, page seven)
•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 ofW.D.
Osborne Elementary. Those wishing
more information about the center are
welcome to visit, or call. Ask for
Cissy (center coordinator) . Centi:
telephone and fax : (606) 452-4553 . ~
Wesley Christian School
•W CS Learning Center accepts
toddlers, preschool age (2-4). Hours:
7:30a.m. to 5:00p.m. , Mon. thru Fri.
•For more information about
Wesley Christian School, call 8748328.
Big Sandy Community & Technical
College Adult Education and GED
Monday: 8 a .m . to 12 p.m. McDowell FRC; Martin Comm. Ctr.;
Auxier Learning Ctr.; BSCTC.
1-4:30 p .m. - BSCTC; M artf ~
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.
9:30 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 Hou ,
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 . - Week bury
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 - A sistant, 886-7397
Ron John on, Stephania Conn,
Lynn Hall,, N ancy Bormes, Cindy
Justice and Wayne Combs - Adult
Education teachers.
�WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
23, 2008 • -87
Critter
• Continued from pS
time being carried in people's arms."
James McCarty is a manager in a
manufacturing firm. His wife had
been an educator, but the large medical bills associated with Daniel's
care depleted their savings. Nonprofit organizations have helped
financially.
The McCarty 's
moved
to
Kentucky to be closer to relatives ir1
case James. a National Guard member, is called to active duty.
Daniel is enrolled in the Boyle
County preschool program. His
mother praised the Danville community for opening its arms to the new
family, especially Daniel, saying the
"caring and compassionate" welcome
he has received is the best medicine
he could get.
Also making Daniel's life happier up, describing him as "the perfect,
is "Scout," an Australian Shepherd perfect dog." According tp reports
that the family was able to adopt received from the family, Scout
thanks to the combined effort of the · immediately bonded with the
Floyd County Animal Shelter McCarty's oldest daughter and
(Prestonsburg) and an Australian instinctively know to be behave in a
Shepherd rescue group. The McCarty "calm and very gentle way" with
family has said that they "are Daniel.
thrilled" with Scout and have been
The coordinator of the rescue
since the very day they picked him group later informed members of the
Floyd County Animal Shelter's board
of directors that the report did not
surprise her because Scout had been
such a "love bug" with the members
of their group.
To find out how you can adopt the
perfect pet for your family, contact
the Floyd County Animal Shelter at
886-3189.
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'l'few ~rrivafs
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Korner
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Flannery, to Kimberly Nicole Akers,
Mousie
el
Medical Center
Dec. 4,2007
Nov. 26, 2007
·'t
A daughter, Adalynn Layla
Maynard, to Megan Evans, of
Tomahawk
A son, Dakota Michael Lee
Jervis, to Crystal Dawn Joseph and
the late Troy Jervis, of Blue River
Dec.5,2007
Nov. 27, 2007
A son, Blayne Ryder Fraley, · to
Jessica Miller, of Bulan
'l
A daughter, Paris Jean Short, to
Kristie Curtis, of Van Lear
-·
A son, Gage Alexander Ashley, to
l:i' Obna Curtis & Pamela Joyce Ashlcy,
.II ofPrestonburg
Hf
Nov. 28, 2007
bv
A daughter, Zoey Marie Mollett,
1', to Samantha Moore, of Debord
A son, Logan Kane Crockett, to
Joseph & Jessica Crockett, of
Prestonsburg
A son, Nathaniel Ray Robinson,
to Milam Carl & Jennifer Lynn
Robinson, of
A son, Robert Allen Canterbury,
to Curti~ Allen & Betty Kay
Canterbury, of Warfield
A daughter, Karleigh Nevaeh
Jordan, to Jason & Kimberly Jordan,
of Salyersville
A son, John Clayton Holland, to
Edwina Mae Daniel, of Ea t Point
A son, Dakota Blue Asher, to
Danny & Jennifer Asher, of Hazard
A daughter, Amelia Faith
Newsome, to Ryan Daniel & Tiffany
Joy Newsome, of Salyersville
Dec. 7,2007
A daughter, Brooklyn Paige
Lewis, to Elmer Ray & Tiffany
Dawn Lewis, of Martin
A daughter, Taylor Paige Salyers,
to Michael & Sarah Elizabeth
Salyers, of Staffordsville
Dec.8,2007
Nov. 30, 2007
A son, Anthony Tyrell Hopkins,
. to Donnie & Jessica D. Hopkins, of
f 1 Salyersville
~·
A son, Caleb Jason Ramey, to
' ' Holly Hunter, of Mousie
v
Dec.1,2007
~~
1
A son, Anthony
O' Dell
• Newsome, to Angel Lee Weber, of
•
I
Dec. 10,2007
A son, James Gage Gasparac, to
Tiffany Dawn & James Trace
Gasparac, of Salyersville
A son, Harley Christopher
Carroll, to Jennie & Christopher
Carroll, of Auxier
Dec.6,2007
Nov. 29, 2007
A daughter, Haler Lynn Conn. to
Jason Wayne & Stevie Lynn Conn,
of Allen
A son. Samuel Merle Moyer, to
Doncas Ellen & Dwight Edwin
b:.. Moyer. of Leburn
j,
A daughter, Melissa Maelee Rose
· Blair, to Caren Cayce Mike &
.1 ~ Zachary Blair, of Sitka
b
A daughter, Summer Lashae
f Cano, to Jose & Kristi Cano, of
:.r Carner
2
A son, Skyler Phillip North, to
Jason & Elizabeth North, of
Paintsville
of Martin
A daughter, Raegan Belle
Parsons, to Kristy Jae Kidd, of
Harold
A son, Adam Greyson Tackett, to
Leia LeShea Jordan, of Royalton
A son, Braiden Tyler Fugate, to
Natasha Dawnell Bowling, of
Chavies
A son, Steven Cage Fannin, to
Autumn Shalene Fannin, of
Tomahawk
A son, Billie Russell Burgin, to
Angela Ann & Phillip James Burgin,
of Van Lear
Dec.9,2007
A daughter, Whitley Aaliyah
Jenkins, to Felicia Ann & John Chris
Jenkins, of Hi Hat
A daughter, Cheyenne Brooklyn
Dec. 11,2007
A daughter, Andi Denee Blevins,
to Ashley Renee Powers, of
Staffordsville
A son, Byron Xavier Scott Allen,
to Donna Gail & Matthew Scott
Allen, of Salyersville
A son, Jonathon Lee Alley, to
Alicia Hope & Benjamin Alley, of
Louisa
A son, Austin Garriell Tackett, to
Rhonda Fairchild, of Flat Gap
Dec.12,2007
A daughter, Kylee Marie Martin,
to Junellerl & Jackie Martin, of
Dema
A son, James Anderson Lauffer,
to Stacey Renae & James Seth
Lauffer, of Staffordsville
A son, Sebastien Jaymes Martin,
to Sirena Akers & Klifford Martin,
of Pikeville
A son, Thomase Davie Cantrell,
(See BIRTHS, page eight)
•
• Continued from pS
the church door, but often it's camouflage that's covering up some issues in
our life that aren't Christian at all.
Jesus put it this way in Mark 7:6, our
word for today from the Word of God:
"These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me."
You can say all the good, God-honoring things and underneath you can
have a heart that is far from Him. A life
that has, beneath that spiritual camouflage, some attitude~ or actions that
have no place in a child of God, someone who's been rescued at the price of
the blood of His Son.
We forget that God does not look at
the "outward appearance" but "at the
heart" '(1 Samuel 16:7) the Bible says.
In other words, the only One who really matters is not fooled by our
Christian words, our Christian rationalizations or our Christian activity. Your
whole relationship with Him, His
blessing on your life, is all about the
condition of your heart.
Could it be that you'v.e been hiding
some serious unrepented sin under the
camouflage of spiritual words? You can
be talking about prayer and Bible study
in the morning and swimming in the
cesspool of Internet pornography at
night.
Your mouth can be talking about
glorifying God, but your heart can be
full of pride and selfish ambition. You
know where your responsibility is,
where you should be, what you should
be doing, yet, you justify not being
there because you camouflage it and
make it about God or godly actions
when in reality it's really about YOU
and what You want to be doing, and
where YOU want to be, instead of what
and where God wants you to be.
Your Christian words can mask all
kinds of hidden bitterness, lust and
deception, or a life with all kinds of different little compartments that 's all
about Jesus in the God-compartment,
but all about you at work, or at home,
or at school. You can even try to put
Christian words on things that are anything but Christian.
You may call it conviction, God
calls it stubbornness; you may call it
compassion, God calls it compromise;
you may call it love; God calls it
immorality or adultery.
What are you holding inside? What
are you conveniently camouflaging
thinking it is well hidden? What are
you putting first in your life before
God? Or who are you putting first in
your life before God?
Isn' t it time you looked in the mirror and saw the hypocrite behind ' the
beautiful word~? There's freedom ,
there's forgiveness and there's integrity
waiting for you at the cross of Jesus
Christ, where you need to bring all; the
sin that's been hiding behind that spirituality.
One of the greatest dangers of being
in a Christian environment is that you
can know the words and never la\ow
~
the Lord.
Jesus said there will be people like
that on Judgment Day to whom He will
say, "I never knew you." Could it be
you' ve got Christianity but you dOn 't
have Christ?
'
You've mistaken agreement with
Jesus for commitment to Jesus, and1hat
mistake will cost you heaven. But
today you can experience what it is to
know Jesus for real if you'll make this
the day you say, "Lord, all this time
I've missed you. But I want you in my
heart, not just in my head. I am Yoms."
It isn't the rhetoric of Jesus that matters; it's the reality of Jesus. So come to
Him today as you really are. There's so
much you've been missing. You 'can
have it, if you give him your heart. 1
Til Next Week
God's Blessings ...
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<··Yesterdays
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• Continued f rom pE
Martin, Monday, at St. Mary's Hospital in
Huntingto n, W.Va.; William Castle, 59, formerly of Floyd County, Sunday, at St. Joseph's
Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Anna Tackett
• Johnson, 65, of Melvin, Saturday, at McDowell
l<• Appalachian Regional Hospital; Mrs. Nettie
1
"
Boyd Tackett, 8 1, of Harold, January 10, in
:Jd Paintsville; Catherine Miller Sparks, 48, of
tl Spurlock, January 16, at Paintsville General
2 Hospital; Rev. Willis (Ticky) Booth, 49, for. merly of Ligon, last week, at his home in
Z1 Detroit, Michigan; Mrs. Mary Jane Harris, 86,
Cl formerly of Langley, Sunday, at Hester
'-! 1 Memorial Nursing Home in Dayton, Ohio; Mrs.
~- t Ella Johrison, formerly of this county, Saturday,
1<1 in Tarpon Springs, Florida; Dennie Slone, 64, of
( ·· Allen, Monday, at Our Lady of the Way
Hospital; Viney Holbrook Adams, 8,4, of
Middle Creek, last Thursday, at her home;
Grover Handshoe, 56, native of Knott County,
<'1C Sunday, at Highlands Regional Medical Center;
:? J Mrs. Rosa Hatfield Hunt, 9 1, of Prestonsburg,
n last Friday, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home.
~
JIJ (
-+
Fortv Years Ago
'~
Qanuary 25, 1968)
A fire, which brbke out while the City
Council was in session, last Thursday night,
burned away the roof and entire second floor of
£
the Municipal Building, here, at a loss of
$75,000
,
frl
Ambulances, fire trucks and State Police
crui sers raced to the scenes of reported
l>u tragedies, Monday night, only to find that the
unknown persons who had made telephone
l1f calls for help had spread false alarms
, Proposed construction of two buildings ? n
tl i the campus of the Prestonsburg Commumty
College will no t be delayed as a result of the
)b cutback made this week in federal construction
funds
·:z
Bom: to Mr. and M rs. Grover Tussey, of
Allen, a son, Grover Mark, Dec. 23, at the
- M ethodist Hospital, Pikeville; to Mr. and Mrs.
gr Hubert E. Halbert, of Langley, a son, Wesley
~ Ferrell, Jan. 23, at the Methodist Hospital,
· Pikev ille; to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Davis, a daughter Julia Lee, Jan. 11 , at Somerset, Ky.,.There
di~d : Boyd Adams, 83, native of Brainard,
Sunday, at the Paintsville Hospital; Robert
Ousley, 44, Monday, ncar his ho me on the
( 1 Spurlock Fork, of Mid~l e Cr~ek, when the ~uto
on which he was working, shpped from a Jack
'Hi and fell on him; Mrs. Ethel Collins Gresham,
56, formerly of Prestonsburg, Sunday, at her
home at Louisville; Wayne Helton , 53, of
Jlt Martin. Sunday, at the home of a relative at
Minnie; William S. Conley, 72, of Water Gap,
1
Saturday, at Warsaw, Ind.; Ben Mosley, 84,
1: Sunday, at his home at Minnie; Foster
1
Richardson, 57, native of Middle Creek, Jan.
rl 10, at Silver Lake, Indiana.
FiUV Years Ago
Qanuary 23, 1958)
A plea for harmony between Mayor and City
Council, a nd a flat declaration of war on bootlegging, were voted by Mayor Bill Napier in the
second meeting of the year of the Prestonsburg
City Council, Monday night
.The new water plant in the Mayo Addition
here was placed in operation about ten days ago
Ted Salisbury, 56, of Martin, died Mo nday,
shortly after his left foot was severed by a train,
and after he had suffered internal injmies
A Dwale man is in the Johnson County jail at
Paintsville, facing a possible murder charge in
the pistol-slaying, late Wednesday afternoon, of
Charles Stapleton, 54, formerly of Allen
Mrs. Amy Begley, one of the oldest teachers
in Floyd County, was honored at a silver tea,
Sunday afternoon, by the Maytown school faculty
An ad in thi s week's Times lauded the Edsel
as having "out-ahead jet-grille styling"
There died: Rev. Carl Layne, 54, of Betsy
Layne, Friday, at the Methodist Hospital,
Pikeville; Werner Fannin, 92, of Handshoe,
Friday, at his home; Mrs. Virgie Johnson, 35, of
Dema, at her home, Tuesday; Mrs. Lucy Hall,
84, last Thursday, at the home of a son at
Martin; Mrs. Fannie May Boyd, 79, Monday, at
her ho me at Garrett; Mrs. Pearl Parson, 54, formerly of Honaker, last Thursday, at New
London , 0. ; Mrs. Frances Moore, 37, of
McDowell, Friday, at the McDowell Memorial
Hospital; John McKinney, 82, Friday, at his
home at Amba; Mrs. Tilda Scott, 82, of
Endicott, Saturday, at the home of a son, at
Tram; Thomas J. Sturgill, 78, Tuesday, at his
home on the Left Fork of Toler Creek ; Burnham
Gayheart, 39, formerly of Garrett, Jan . 7, in
Newark, Delaware; Lee Damron, 83, of Louisa,
formerly of Boldman, Thursday, of last week. at
home.
Sixtv Years Ago
Qanuary 22, 1948)
As the Floyd Circuit Court turned to its
major criminal docket, three Floyd County men
have been convicted within the week in murder
trials, a fourth was convicted of voluntary
manslaughter and two others drew pen terms
for breaking and entering
Two Floyd Countians were kill ed in mine
accidents, this week. Bill Jo nes, 54, of
Hueysville, die d a short time after being
crushed, Monday noon, by a slatefall in the
Diamond Elkhom Coal Company mine, near
Hueysville. At Wayland, Wednesday afternoon,
Joe Wicker, 31, of Garrett, was killed when he
was caught between the mine roof and the
motor he was operating
The town of Martin, this week, had two
claimants to the office of Police judge- Kes'sie
Akers, who was elected by popular vote in
November, 1945, and G. D. Ryan, who was
appointed to the office, last week , by Governor
Earle C. Clements
The Prestonsburg City Council jumped
ahead of the State Legislature, Monday night,
when it passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale
and u se of fireworks inside the city limits
Former Magistrate Jim Hill is in serious condition at the Prestonsburg General Hospital
with a skull fracture, the result of a fall ,
Tuesday morning, over an embankment near
the home of his son, Scott Hill, on the Abbott
Road
The Floyd County F ish & Game Club, next
week, will launch a membership drive, with' a
goal of 1,000 members for 1948, it was
announced by club secretary, Ray Stephens
Born: to Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Alley,
a son , James Edward Jr., Jan. 5, at their home
here; to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Honaker, of Martin,
a daughter, at Our Lady of the Way Hospital
There died: James Franklin Murray, 47,
Inland Steel Company mine foreman, of
Wheelwright, last Wednesday; Mrs. Mindy
Hall, 79, at home near Galveston, las t
Thursday; J . D. (John Dotty) Martin, Floyd
County driller, at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Cephus Moore, at Orkney, Thursday; Mrs.
Bertha Coleman Littleton , 43, of Martin,
Monday, at the Beaver Valley Hospital; Geneva
Stanley, 11, of Garrett, at the Stumbo Memorial
Hospital, Lackey, Wednesday; Jean E llen
Waller, three mo nths old , of Water Gap,
Tuesday; Orville S. Robinette, 39, Floyd native,
at home at Dayton, 0 ., Sunday; Mrs. Siller
Johnson Little, 77, at the home of a daughter, at
Topmost, Friday ; Beulah Calhoun, 17, of
David, Saturday, at the Prestonsburg General
Hospital; Andrew J. Music, 54, of Pikeville ,
formerly of this county, Friday, at the Methodist
Hospital, Pikeville; Mrs. Mary Ann Allen, 63,
Floyd County native, Sunday, at home at
Ashland.
Seventv Years Ago
<!~!!~e2?;m!n9~e~)
Six
jailed,
Monday night, following a drunken free-for-all
brawl on the first floor of the courthouse, ~ the
trial of Commonwealth vs. Willie Justice, for
the slaying of Tivis Sellards recessed
~
Citing roadhouse liquor dispensers as'>the
source of most of Floyd County crime, the
January grand jurors in their final report, recommended that courts of proper authority make
stringent regulations affecting them
During the past year, the National Yquth
Administration has furnished part-time emptoyment for approximately 500 youths, 1R to 25
years of age, in Floyd County
'
Thirteen-year-old Jewe ll Pritchard, of
Garrett, was named Floyd County's champion
grade school speller for the third consecutive
year, at the annual spelling bee conducted here,
last Friday, by the Floyd County Board of
Education
A basketball team, hitherto given little publicity, but which has compiled a winning record
as good as any in Kentucky, is that of the
McDowell High School, which in 16 games,
·
this season, has won 14
Herbie Davis and his Southern-Airs, Sv.;ing
Band, will play at the Club Rustique this week
There died: William R. Halbert, 32, Tuesday,
at the home of his father at Martin; M rs.
Florence Belcher Lowman, 37, Thursday, at, her
home at Betsy Layne; Alice Nolen, 16, formerly of this county, recently, at Ashland; Cynthia
Williams, 29, Tuesday, at the home of a daughter in Alpharetta.
1
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• Continued from p5
non-participants. Although no
names were mentioned . the
stories they told about certain
members of those of the
above-mentioned persuasions
were not only hilarious, they
made me thi nk that perhaps
this group of "readers" should
really have been "writers," if
only they' d have committed to
paper their stories, a well as
they verbalized them.
Anyway, it wa a most
enjoyable evening, and I
appreciate being invited.
Makes me want to write another book. If it happens to be
about bootleggers, moonshin-
ers or rooster figures, I know
exactly where I' ll begin my
research.
***
And speaking of books,
remember the old spelling
books we had in grade school?
Remember ho w thin they
were? I can remember wondering why, if learning to spell
was so important, the books
weren' t bigger.
Ironically, though, of all the
books we had back then, the
speller was actually used more
than any other, and wa toted
back and forth from school to
home nearly every day. After
all, even then, we were exptcted to do homework, and all 1our
teachers expected us to tak.e
books home . Quite naturally,
since we weren' t dumes,
we' d take home the book that
was least burdensome . Our
teachers would smile pro~dly
as we ' d file out of the room at
the end of the day, pe~cil
behind our ear, spe ller in 1our
hand.
The tiny spelle r thus
became my favorite textbook,
but only because it helpeg in
my deception. I'm afraid that I
paid little attention to ~hat
was between its covers.
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�WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
WEDDING
23, 2008 • 88
Births
• Continued from p7
to Vernic & Floyd Cantrell, of
Wittensville
Dec. 13,2007
A daughter, Natalie Ann
Bowli11g, to Christina LY.nn
Adams, of Wooton
Dec. 14,2007
A daughter, Adrianna Faith
Ten)', to Jenna Faye White, of
Prestonsburg
A daughter, Olivia Gl'ace
Tussey, to Jennifer & Michael
Tussey. of Prestonsburg
A son, Thor Evan Danell
Caudill, to Alice Runyon, of
Hazard
Shepherd-Ward
Christa Lynn Shepherd, 32, of David, and Trenton McKaye
Ward, ~4, of Martin, were joined in marriage on December 28,
07, in Prestonsburg.
"hrista is the daughter of David Shepherd and Sharon
Shepherd. Trenton is the son of Buddy Ward and Judy Ward.
"elebrating this joyous union with the happy couple are. their
.:hildren, Trinity Faith Ward, Christopher O'Brian Bentley and
fiffany Nicole Bentley.
rhe newlyweds look forward to a happy life together and
lan to reside in David.
Dec. 15,2007
A son, Keith Gary Russell
Boles, to Wendy Short, of Kite
A daughter. Ky.ta Briannc
Music. to Marsha & James
Mu~ic, of Hagerhill
A daughter. Addison Lynox
Skaggs, to Jessica Lynn & Aric
Lyndon Skaggs, of Hazard
A daughter, Kennedy Paige
Stacy. to Rebecca & James
Stacy. of Hazard
Dec.25,2007
A daughter. Savannah Rose
Adldn~>, to Danicllc Marie &
Christopher Adkins, of Inez
Dec.26,2007
A son, Travis Dean Hall. to
Elisha Renee & David Hall. of
Melvin
A daughter, Allison Brooke
Tharp. to Daniellc Marie
Robertson, of Oil Springs
Dec.27,2007
A daughter. Ava Alexis
Waddell,
to
YYctta
&
Christopher Waddell, of Carrie
A son, Lucas Robert Dillon,
to Dorothy Mac & Robert
Dillon, of Wrutield
Dec.28,2007
A son, C<mon Paul Stms, to
Brandi & Jody Sims, of Leburn
A
daughter.
Addison
Michelle Ratliff, to Amanda
LeMaster, of Flat Gap
A daughter. Eden Elizabeth
Willian1s. to C!uric & Clayton
Williams. of McDowell
A daughter, Samara Jewell
Bailey, to Samantha McKnight,
of hom
A son, Jeffery Ryan Lee
Stacy. to Kathy & Jeffery Stacy,
of Inez
A daughter
Lauren E.
Ousley, to Chasity & James
Ousley. of Prestonsburg
A daughter, Angela Nicole
Hall, to Jennifer Murrell, of
Mousie
Dec.29,2007
A son, Dustin Brent Dalton
HaJJ, to Carrie & Dustin Hall, of
Thelma
A son, Robert Willis Andrew
Wood. to Rebecca Wood, of
Wayland
Dec.30,2007
A daughter, Gracie May
Fannin, to Kendra & Travis
Fannin, of Oil Springs
Dec.31,2007
A daughter, Marissa Sky
Tackett. to Melissa Ann &
Travis Blake Tackett, of JveJ
A daughter, Ali~sa Blake
Tackett, · to Mcli~sa Ann &
Travis Blake Tackett, of [ve(
Dec.17,2007
A daughter, Mileigh Grace
Kilburn. to Kelli & Paul
Kilburn, of Garrett
Dec. 17,2007
A son, Jeremiah Cayden
Arms, to Tina Arms. of
Staffordsville
A daughter. Madison Marie
Hale, to Angela Marie Caudill,
of Prestonsburg
Dec. 18,2007
A son, Nicholas Aaron Eplin,
to Lona Anne & Larry Shawn
Eplin, of West Van Lear
A
daughter,
Kennedy
Fayeann Dixon. to Misty Dawn
Stephens, of Allen
A son, Jonathan Philas
Vanschoyck, to Tammy Ritchie,
of Talcum
Dec. 19, 2007
A son, Robett Logan Charles
Daniels, to Dana Risner, of
Boons Camp
A son, Braylon David Joel
Thomas, to Jennifer & David
Thomas. of Jackson
Look who's 1!
Alexandria Jaye Willis turned one year old on December 23,
2007. Alexandria celebrated her big day with friends at a
McDonald's birthday party, and later with family at another
~arty at home. Alexandria is the daughter of Terry and
Shirley (Wise) Willis, of Richmond. She is the granddaughter
of Jimmy and Valerie Wise, of Dwale, Virginia Willis, of
Nasco, Oregon, and Terry Willis Sr., of Pocatello, Idaho.
Dec.20, 2007
A daughter, Kiley Dawn
Castle, to · Kendra Nichole
Wells, of Paintsville
A son, Nicholas Grant Lyon!>,
to Rogetta & John Bradley
Lyons, of Prestonsburg
A son. Gavin Michael Fitch,
to Conia & Brandon Fitch, of
IneL
A daughter, Breanna Rose
Murre ll, to Odie Angel & Allen
Wayne Murrell, of Martin, Ohio
Dec.21, 2007
A son. Landon Ross Harvey,
to Makeshia & Steven Harvey,
of Lost Creek
A daughter, Brooklyn Jade
Johnson, to Marilyn & Jonathan
John~ooon , of Chairf;s
A son, Jacob Z achary
Watson, to Revekah Watson. of
Hazard
Dec.23, 2007
A son, Gabriel Landon
Riddell, to Heather & Victor
Riddell. of Campton
Kcith W~bb. MD
Internal Medicine
Madeline Grace Walton turned two years old on January 13,
2008. She celebrated her special day with a "Mickey Mouse"
theme party held at her home. Madeline is the daughter of
Gary and Sheena Walton, of Cincinnati, Ohio. She is the
granddaughter of Lowell and Rita Brock, of Prestonburg, and
Don and Brenda Knuckles, also of Cincinnati.
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Nephrology
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