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by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
A scheduled special fiscal
court meeting aimed at beginning
formal work sessions in regard to
the Flo)d County Detention
Center and the financial strain
that facilit) has placed on the
JROTC
celebrates
Arbor Day
county was abruptly cancelled
Thursday afternoon after Floyd
Count) Jailer Roger Webb
became
argumentative
and
objected \vhen the press showed
up to cover the meeting.
Flo)d
Count)
JudgeExecutive Paul Hunt Thompson
cancelled the meeting after a
SEED
GIVE
brief debate during which Webb
called thee\ ents leading up to the
meeting ''political" and "foolish''.
"The \\ ay this has been
trashed out tn the paper. we need
to get the politics out of this and
put a stop to this foolishness,"
Webb told' l'hornpson Thursda)
Webb first balked after askmg
if the meeting would be covered
in the newspaper. When informed
that the meeting was public and
therefore subject to coverage.
Webb crossed his arms and said
he had "nothing to say".
"You've got the wrong man
0\er here," Webb said. "You need
the five JUdges over here. I just
Local News
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For the Record ............A6
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Fan of the Week........... B2
Classifieds ...................C4
Lifestyles
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(See PRESS, page three)
Floyd County
officials call for
'united' support
AWAY
• TIMES STAFF REPORT
The Kentucky
Division of Forestry and
six Allen Central JROTC
students celebrated
Arbor Day this year by
plantmg about 500
white pine, wild plum
and redbud trees on the
slopes of StoneCrest
golf course in
Prestonsburg.
The student who participated were: Joey
.Sryant. Alex Maynard,
Shiayne Moore,
Brandon Patton, Oliver
Kilgore and Sam Bailey.
State Senator Johnny
Ray Turner and
Prestonsburg Mayor
Jerry Fannin also
attended and helped
plant the trees, as well
as District Forester
Dexter Conley, Serv1ce
Forester Gary Johnson
and Prestonsburg city
• landscapers David
'Crisp, Malcom Slone
and Wes Collins.
take care of the inmates they send
me, whether the) 're count) or
state. and I'll keep doing that as
long as they need me to."
Despite the cancellation, a
work sess1011 would get underway when directly after can-
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
Floyd Count) Officials are eliciting support for
troops by attempting to unite the community and pay
tribute to those from the Eastern Kentucky area that
have chosen to fight for America's cause.
A rally for American troops \\ill be held in front ot
the old court house in Prestonsburg, on T.uesda), April
8, at noon. Floyd County Judge Executive Paul Hunt
Thompson is encouraging supporters to wear yellow
ribbons to display their patronage .
(See SUPPORT, page three)
Drug, DUI charges
lands Harold
woman in jail
photo by Jarnd Deaton
by JARRID DEATON
The Floyd County Extension Service and the Floyd County Conservation District held a "Home Garden
Information and Seed Give-Away" on Thursday at the Mountain Arts Center parking area in Prestonsburg.
Prison-death lawsuit ends
in confidential settlement
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
A lawsutt set to go to trial next
week against the Big Sand) Regional
Detention Center. relating to the 2000
death of a man who hanged h1mself in
his cell, has been dismissed with prejudice pursuant to an Agreed Order of
Dismissal upon which the parties settlement has been declared confidential.
The second amended complaint
filed against the detention center and
Ken O'Bryan, forn1er Administrator,
states that Sha\\ n Rittenhouse, who
had been arrested on Aug. 14, 2000,
for not paying fines. informed
empiO)ees of his intent to commit
suicide on the da) before he was
found hanging in h1s jail cell '"tth a
blanket around hi!. neck.
The factual allegations state that
R ttenhouse had been escorted to
Johnson District Court by Corporal
STAFF WAITER
A Harold woman who reported!) told police that
she was an employee of the Flo)d Count) Board of
Education was arrested
and charged with dri\ ing
under the influence and
two counts of possession
of a controlled substance
in Lawrence Count) on
Tuesday.
According to the
police report, Stephanie
R. Tackett. 34, was "all
over the road" and made
a wide left in an attempt
to make a tum. Tackett
Stephanie Tackett
allegedly told the office
that she was on pills and
was unable to complete the field sobriety test.
After searching the vehicle. the office alleged!)
located a Xanax under the dri\er side tloor mat along
(See DEATH, page three)
(See DRUGS, page three)
2 DAY FORECAST
OPERATION
IRAQI
FREEDOM
U.S. troops roll to edge of
Baghdad; much of city power fails
by DAVID ESPO
AP
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Army forces attacked Baghdad's
international airport and fought running battles "ith Iraqi forces on the
cit) 's southem edges Thursday, closing Ill on Saddam Hussein's seat of
power. President Bush said "a \ ise is
closing" on the regime.
Some front -line units \\ent on
heightened alert against the threat of
chemical weapons. ordered to \\ear
rubber boots and suits despite temperatures well into the 90s.
Arttllery fire could be heard ncar
Saddam International Airport, about
10 miles southwest of the center of
Baghdad, and tracer rounds arced
thr~ugh the blackened sk). Officers of
the 3rd Infantry Division told an
Assoctated Press reporter assigned to
U S Navy photo by
Photographer s Mate
1st Class Arlo K
Abrahamson
A boat crew
from Inshore
Boat Unit 14
patrols the harbor of a forward
location in a 32
foot kingston
class jet boat.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Odds & Ends
• COLUMBUS, Ohio An April Fool's Da) joke backfired on a clothing store clerk
after she called her manager at
home and said the store was
being robbed at gunpoint.
When Sitra Walker. 22.
called back a few minutes later
to shout, "April fools!'' her manager had already dialed 911.
Four police cruisers raced to
the store.
Police weren't laughing
when the) learned it was a
prank.
Walker was arrested for
inducing panic, a first-degree
misdemeanor punishable by six
months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
She also was fired.
The manager, Summer Hunt,
said Walker had worked at the
store for about two weeks.
• FITCHBURG, Mass. A day after losing his job.
Michael Maxim got a surprise
that should make unemployment easier to bear: a $1 million
lottery win.
Maxim purchased a $5
scratch ticket Saturday, the day
after he accepted a voluntary
layoff from the Fitchburg Parks
Department in hopes of sparing
a coworker's job, he said.
"I had to look at the ticket
five or six times," Maxim said.
"I was just waiting for it to
change in front of my eyes."
The $1 million prize $34,000 annually for 20 years
after taxes - will be his last
time playing the lottery, Maxim
said.
"Once you hit that big, you
stop," he said. " I am done."
Maxim said he intends to
keep working after a move to
Largo, Fla., where his wife and
two kids had planned to move
after his layoff and before his
big lottery hit.
His one splurge? An all
expenses paid vacation he
promised his mother if he ever
hit it big.
"I'm sending my Mom to
sunny Hawaii," he said.
• FITCHBURG, Mass. Kathy Spaulding thought the
truck she and her sister passed
on Route 12 looked awfully
familiar.
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With some quick thinking
and a little nerve, the two
women Monday tracked down
the truck and confronted the
alleged thief when he tried to get
away.
After Spaulding spotted the
1990 Ford Ranger, which had
been stolen on Sunday, her sister, Janice Young, immediately
began following it.
" I didn't give it a thought
until after we did it," Young said.
They followed the truck for
about five minutes to a Melrose
Street address, parked behind it
and called police. Before help
arrived, the thief came out of the
house.
Spaulding leapt out to confront him. "I said 'Do you know
whose it is? It's my daughter's,
and it's stolen, so get out of
here!'"
The man grabbed a few
belongings out of the truck and
fled on foot. Police have yet to
arrest the suspect, who was
picked out of a photo lineup by
Spaulding.
Spaulding's daughter, Lorie,
said she's proud of her mother
and aunt.
"I asked the two of them if
they wanted to be Cagney or
Lacey," she said.
• HASTINGS, Neb. Tom Peterson decided to do
something about the break-ins at
the restaurant he co-owns.
Peterson said he sat in Mama
Rosey's office Tuesday night
waiting for someone to rob the
place.
When two people came into
the restaurant after it had closed,
he called police and a scuffle
began, Peterson said.
That lasted long enough for
police to arrive and catch the
would-be robbers as they ran out,
he said.
Three men - two 17-yearolds and an 18-year-old - were
arrested early Wednesday morning.
Less than $600 and an unde-
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The three suspects were being
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• FORT WAYNE. Ind.
Police officer Joe Lyon was
skeptical when he was tlagged
down by a resident who asked
his help in cornering an alligator
found in a home.
After all, it was April Fool's
Day.
Lyon arrived at the home
Tuesday to find a I 1/2-foot-long
juvenile
alligator
named
Chumper.
The resident stopped Lyon
after finding the alligator inside a
neighboring rental home he was
cleaning, police said.
Police officers used black
electrical tape to muzzle
Chumper while they waited for
an animal control officer to
arrive.
The landlord of the home
where Chumper was found
thought the tenant had moved
out and abandoned the alligator,
police said.
Chumper's owner came for
him later in the day. police said.
Chumper was in good health
and appeared to be cared for, said
Renae Roessler, office supervisor for Animal Care and Control.
• MARINA DEL REV,
Calif. - The law firm Berger.
Kahn, Shafton, Moss, Figler.
Simon & Gladstone has decided
its name was too much of a
mouthful.
Now it will just be Berger
Kahn.
"Everybody is delighted,"
managing partner Allen Michel
said Tuesday.
The change is part of a trend
among law firms with long
names to shorten them.
"When we were younger.
many of us, including me,
thought we needed our name on
the door to feel important," said
Craig Simon. another managing
partner. "Now that we are wiser,
we know that seven names is too
many."
Michel said his colleagues
voted unanimously for the
change partly because they hear
chuckles in the courtroom each
time they mention the firm's
name.
The change means his office
will "save a lot of ink and toner"
when printing documents with
the firm's name.
There's also another benefit.
"We expect our receptionist
to be able to handle more calls
without saying the full firm's
name," Michel said.
• WASHINGTON - A
Georgia congressman is saluting
Great Britain for its help in the
war against Iraq by displaying
the British Union Jack flag outside his Washington office.
Rep.
Phil Gingrey, a
Republican. put the flag on display Tuesday along with the
United States and Georgia flags.
He said it will fly for the duration
of the war in Iraq.
"It's just a small token of
appreciation from this one member of Congress who feels a deep
debt of gratitude to Prime
Minister Tony Blair and the
British people for the support
they have given us at a time we
needed it badly," said Gingrey.
Gingrey is supporting a measure to award Blair the
Congressional Gold Medal. Blair
has remained a close ally in the
war against Iraq despite much
opposition within his own Labor
Party.
• BERWICK, Pa. - An
arrest warrant has been issued
for a man who failed to appear in
court on charges he sold another
man's pumpkins and tried to
pocket the profits.
Bertis Dennis, who faces
three misdemeanor counts of
theft, said Tuesday that he
thought his attorney had postponed the hearing.
"My lawyer was supposed to
have it canceled and never canceled it," Dennis said.
Authorities said Dennis col-
leered $100 from two women
whom he allowed to pick some
70 pumpkms last fall. The Press
Enterprise of Bloomsburg ran a (tit
photo of the women picking
pumpkins on Oct. 4.
The pumpkins belonged to
Brian Campbell, who saw the
picture in the paper and called
the women to ask who had given
them permission to harvest from
his field.
Campbell called the police.
and the police contacted Dennis,
who offered to give Campbell
the $100. Dennis said he thought
Campbell was finished harvesting from the field
Campbell said the pumpkins
were worth about $8 each. far
more than the $100 that Dennis
collected. "We didn't even make
a profit on the fields that year
because of the drought,"
Campbell said.
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The Associated Press
• In 1945, during World War
11, U.S. forces liberated the Nazi
Today is Friday, April 4, the
94th day of 2003. There are 27 1
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in
History:
On April 4. 1968, c1vil rights
leader Martin Luther King Jr.,
39, was shot to death in
Memphis, Tenn.
On this date:
• In 1818. Congress decided
the flag of the United States
would consist of 13 red and
white stripes and 20 stars. with a
new star to be added for evel)
new state of the Union.
• In I 841. President William
Henry Harrison succumbed to
pneumonia one month after his
inaugural, becoming the first
U.S. chief executive to die in
office.
• In 1850, the city of Los
Angeles was incorporated.
• In 1887. Susanna Medora
Salter became the first woman
elected mayor of an American
community - Argonia, Kan.
• In 1902. British financier
Cecil Rhodes left $10 million in
his will to provide scholarships
for Americans at Oxford
University.
death
camp
Ohrdruf in
Germany.
•
In 1949. 12 nations.
including the United States.
signed the North Atlantic Treaty.
• In 1975, more than 130
people, most ot them children.
were killed when a U.S. Air
Force transport plane e\ acuating
Vietnamese orphans crashed
shortly after take-off from
Saigon.
• In 198 1, Henry Cisneros
became the first MexicanAmerican elected mayor of a
major U.S. city - San Antonio,
Texas.
• In 1983, the space shuttle
"Challenger" roared into orbit
on its maiden voyage.
•
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Ten years ago:
President
Clinton
and
Russian President Boris Yeltsin
wrapped up their two-da) summit in Vancouver. British
Columbia. Clinton extended
$1.6 billion in aid; Yeltsin proclaimed the two countries ''partners and future allies."
Five years ago:
During a \is it to Haiti.
Secretary of State Madeleine
(J
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• Continued from p1
the unit that the attack on the
airport was underway, and the
Pentagon did not dispute them
Anny tanks and Bradley vehicles fought Republican Guard and
Army forces on the southern
fringe of the city, destroying more
than seven Iraqi armored personnel carriers and more than 15 Iraqi
..) tanks.
Parts of the city lost electricity
for the first time since the war
began, but the Pentagon said
American military forces had not
targeted the power grid.
As conventional units fought
their way toward the capital, offi-
cials said special forces had raided
the Tharthar presidential palace
near Tikrit, Saddarn's hometown.
Documents were seized at the site
north of Baghdad, said Brig. Gen.
Vincent Brooks at U.S. Central
Command in the Persian Gulf, but
no ranking members of the regime
were found. "That's all right, he
added, "there's other operations
ongoing."
American officials cited continuing examples of Iraqis cooperating with invading troops. In
Najaf, they said a prominent cleric
under house arrest by the Iraqi
government had urged the popula-
Topmost couple
·)sues HRMC
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
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A lawsuit has been filled
against Highlands Regional
Medical Center and two of its
doctors by a Topmost couple
claiming that a dye ingested for
a medical procedure caused a
serious illness with one of the
Plaintiffs.
Loraine Marie Johnson and
her husband, Herman Johnson,
claim
that
Dr.
Bahram
Forouzandeh ordered several
medical procedures including a
cat scan of the lower abdomen
and pelvis of Loraine Johnson.
Johnson was ordered to ingest
dye in preparation for the procedure. Johnson claims that the
dye caused her to experience
renal failure and eventually
caused congestive heart failure.
According to the lawsuit, Dr.
Rano S. Bofill performed the cat
scan and said that it showed no
intestinal obstruction, no acute
changes, no gross enlargement
of the pancreas and normal kidney size and function.
Johnson was discharged from
Highlands on March 27, 2002,
and
was
admitted
to
Appalachian
Regional
Healthcare in Hazard on March
28. Johnson was diagnosed with
renal failure and congestive
heart failure during this time.
The Johnson's are asking for
judgment in an amount in excess
of $4,000 for personal injury,
past and future medical expenses, past and future pain and suffering, past and future lost
wages, and the loss of marital
consortium, love, affection and
companionship.
tion not to interfere with the operations of American or British
forces.
Rapid U.S. advances on the
ground were accompanied by
moments of grief.
In Kut, southeast of Baghdad
and the scene of fierce fighting, a
medic who tried unsuccessfully to
save the life of a Marine dug a hole
and buried the resuscitation equipment.
At Camp Lejeune, N.C., Bush
comforted families and friends of
those who died in combat in Iraq.
"He's in heaven," he told one fallen Marine's family.
Iraq issued the latest in a series
Death
• Continued from p1
Aaron Fairchild, on Aug. 17,
2000, at which time he told
Fairchild that he feared for his
life. The complaint states that
Fairchild,
concerned
for
Rittenhouse's mental state, kept
him at the Johnson County
Courthouse so that he could
speak with Tpr. Billy HaU, KSP,
and Chief Deputy Russell
Preston about Rittenhouse's
threats of bodily harm. Fairchild
returnea him to jail after allegedly being told to do so, even
though Rittenhouse had told him
that he ·feared being raped if
returned to the jail and threatened to hang himself. Fairchild
allegedly informed O'Bryan of
the threats
and returned
Rittenhouse to his cell.
Rittenhouse's ex-wife filed
the complaint against the detention center and O'Bryan on
behalf of his four children, stating that the defendants violated
the
rights
guaranteed
Rittenhouse by the fourth,
eighth, and fourteenth amend-
STAFF WRITER
A general uneasiness has
spread throughout county residents served by Southern Water
and Sewer District after a
notice was issued last week
•) explaining that drinking water
standards had been violated.
But such notices are not
uncommon, especially with
new requirements set out by
the
U.S.
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
Southern Water's notice told
customers that through routine
contaminants monitoring, it
was
found
that
Trihalomethanes (THM) levels
were slightly higher than normal.
The new national standard
for THM levels in drinking
water is .080 mg/ I and
Southern Water's levels for the
2002 calendar year were .086
mg/ l, according the notice.
Trihalomethanes
are
a
byproduct of chlorinating
Man arrested on traffic,
.\burglary, drug charges
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
A Martin man was arrested
on burglary, drug and traffic
charges Tuesday when police
stopped the vehicle he was driving in Dwale and found it
matched the vehicle detailed in
a burglary complaint.
Michael K. Ousley, 25, of
Martin, was arrested about 8:30
p.m. Tuesday evening and
charged with second-degree
• burglary, driving on a DUI sus, pended licenses, driving under
the influence, having a prescription controlled substance
not in the proper container and
possession of a controlled sub-
stance.
Floyd County Sheriff's
Deputy Steve Montgomery
stopped Ousley driving through
Dwale after a dispatcher
radioed in information about a
suspected burglary.
The vehicle Ousley was driving was the same vehicle
named in the complaint,
according to police.
Ousley allegedly refused a
sobriety test after being pulled
over, but later consented to a
blood test at Our Lady of the
Way Hospital. The results of
that test are still pending.
Oulsey
was
arraigned
Wednesday and now awaits a
preliminary hearing on April 8.
History
Albright urged leaders to stop
political infighting that had paralyzed the Caribbean nation for
nearly a year. Sixty-three people
were killed in an explosion
inside a Ukrainian coal mine.
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One year ago:
President Bush urged Israel
to pull its troops back from
Palestinian cities and dismissed
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
as a failed leader who had
"betrayed the hopes of his people." Bush ordered Secretary of
State Colin Powell to the region
to seek a cease-fire. 1\vo teenagers were sentenced to long
prison terms in the stabbing
deaths of Dartmouth College
professors Half and Susanne
Zantop. (Robert Tulloch pleaded
guilty to murder and received the
~
mandatory sentence of life without parole; James Parker was
sentenced to 25 years to life as an
accomplice to murder.)
Today's Birthdays:
Singer-actress
Frances
Langford is 89. Composer Elmer
Bernstein is 81. Actress
Elizabeth Wilson is 78. Authorpoet Maya Angelou is 75. Sen.
Richard Lugar, R-Ind., is 71.
Recording executive Clive Davis
is 71. Actor Michael Parks is 65.
Bandleader Hugh Masekela is
64. Author Kitty Kelley is 61.
Actor Craig T. Nelson is . 59.
Actor Walter Charles is 58.
Actress Caroline McWilliams is
58. Actress Christine Lahti is 53.
Country singer Steve Gatlin (The
Gatlin Brothers) is 52. Writerproducer David E. Kelley is 47.
He said an investigation was
underway.
Jim Wilkinson, a spokesman
for the Central Command, said
there was "reliable information"
that such attacks were possible as
part of a plan to blame American
and British forces. He offered no
details.
In Palestine, W.Va., the parents
of Pre. Jessica Lynch, the rescued
prisoner of war, said she had
undergone surgery at a military
hospital in Germany and was
scheduled for more. Gregory
Lynch Sr. said doctors had found
no evidence of gunshot or stab
wounds.
Ground forces closed in on
Baghdad from separate southern
approaches, the Army from the
southeast and Marines from the
southwest, in advances begun
Tuesday night.
American officials, Rumsfeld
among them, issued fresh cautions
that tough fighting lies ahead and the resistance encountered by
advancing U.S. troops was evidence of that.
American and British helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft
bombed positions in Kut, and
Marines went door-to-door to look
for Iraqis unwilling to surrender.
Between I 0 and 15 Iraqis
closer to the center of Basra, a city
of J .3 million where Iraqi defenders have held out for days. And a
private American company
worked to extinguish the last two
fires at oil wells in American
hands since the early days of the
war.
There were no details available
on the attack on the airport in
Baghdad. The facility has one
13,000-foot runway, according to
intelligence monitoring organizations, as well as an 8,800-foot runway.
The cause of the power loss
was not immediately known. Gen.
Richard Myers, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters
at a Pentagon briefing that
Americans had "not targeted the
power grid in Baghdad."
Rumsfeld and others consistently deflected questions about
the military's plans for taking control of Baghdad, a city of 5 million. But Myers suggested isolating members of the old regime in
place - cut off from the country
- with an "interim administration" in place to begin work on a
postwar government.
At the same time they worried
about chemical weapons attacks,
Brooks disclosed that a special
operations force in the southwestem desert had found a number of
bottles "marked in strange ways."
ments, wrongful death, and negligence, as well as loss of consortium in relation to the children's loss of a father.
Stan Macdonald reported for
the Courier-Journal on Feb. 25,
2002, that Rittenhouse's mental
state became alarming enough
on Aug. 16, to to prompt the
detention center employees to
contact
the
Mountain
Comprehensive Care Center.
Macdonald
reported
that
Rittenhouse had seen Sue Yates,
a substance-abuse counselor at
(See WAR, page seven)
Mountain Comprehensive Care,
on Aug. 17, but she had not been
informed of his suicide threats,
NOTICE OF BLASTING SCHEDULE
which may have led to him seeing a mental-health counselor.
APPLICATION NUMBER 836-0292
The lawsuit, filed in 2002,
was set to go to trial next week, •.. ln. accordance wlth !he provisions of 4{)5 KAR 16:120E, Section 3, notice
however, an Agreed Order of
is h~epygiven fuat Tile Raven Co., Inc., P,O. Sox 547, Bluff City, Tennessee
Dismissal was signed on Feb.
, 37&tS: {423} 538-0009, proposes the following blasting schedule. The blastsite oonsists of approximately 257.57 acres located at Grethel in Ffoyd
14, 2003, by U.S. District Court
Judge David L. Bunning. It was '\: Coon~ Kentucky.
<'·x·; The oarea is located appro-ximately 1.54 miles south from State Route
"ordered" that the claims against
the BSDC and O'Bryan be dis- * 1426"'~ junction with State Route 979 and located at Gtethel at latitude
*'A~~"®'i-5" ~q Longitude 82Eo:37'56''. Detonations of explosiv~s are prO"
missed "with prejudice" with the
· Y,po~ to occur daily, sunrise wsunset, from Marcll31, 2003 ~o March 3o,
plaintiffs and defendants having WtgQ04?~ .
resolved their claims via settle- ·r;~+.~·,,qinw to the elasUng area will be regul{ltoo by signs and barriers. An authoment and that the "said settle- ~.. ~~ company repr~sentative (flagman) wilt prohibit access to the blasting
ment shall not constitute or be · ~e.~ 'Qy unaotnori~ed persons at least ten minUtes prior to each detonation.
construed as an admission of lia- · U)~ pr~tonatioo wamlng signal shall consist ot a one {1) minute series of
Jong siren !>fasts fiVe {5) minutes prior to detonation. The blast signal shalt
bility on the defendant's behalf',
COil$ist ¢a one (1) minute selie$ of short siren blasts prior to detonation. The
and that the conditions of the
alLcle<ir signal shall consist of a prolonged slten blast toffowfng the inspection
settlement be confidential.
, Qf W~ blast site. Alf roads teadillg tQ or near the blast site will remain closed
'UmB the all clear signal is given. The warning and all clear signal will be audible'~Within ore-half (1/2} mile from the blast point. Signs wiU be posted and
· • d which outline the blasting schedule and the meaning ollhe blast
g.signals. Even1s wbich could lead to blasting al times olher than
• Continued from p1
water and are thought to be a
Include but are not limited to rain', liglltning, or other atmospheric
ns WJ:ikh inv:olve personnel, operational, or public safety. If conditions
possible carcinogen, or cancer with three methadone tablets
. . " a~ requir-e- blasting at times other ilian the normally scheduled blasting
causing agent, but studies insist wrapped in aluminum foil.
Tackett was arrested and '' ®.!.)rs;~ .audible :signals described above will be used to warn the public of
that the risks are minimal withhoused at . the Big Sandy '~ 1r~~~in9 actiVity.
out long-term exposure.
Regional
Detention Center until ::::. ....
The risk for cancer, which
was stressed as "not immedi- she posted bond on Wednesday.
Floyd
County
Schools
ate" in the notice, was included
Superintendent Paul Fanning
as a courtesy to Southern's customers. The notice also was not available for comment at
press time.
informed residents that high
levels ofTHM over a long period of time may result in liver,
kidney or central nervous sys• Continued from p1
tem problems.
Havt: Fun in the Sun All Season Long with
But, just as Southern stated
ceiling the public meeting and
Your Very Own Pool from ...
in their notice, the violation
telling attending magistrates
and consequent risk factors are
Larry Stumbo and Alan Williams
• -d1
Pools * Spas
not an emergency for the curthey were free to go, Thompson
Supplies* Grills
rent situation, according to
then called a private meeting to
THM reports and studies.
Rt. 10 N west
go "head to head" with Webb.
However, the risks connectLogan, WV
Thompson said yesterday he
ed to THM levels are a major
called the private meeting not to
(304) 752-1007
concern for the country as a
curb Webb's disapproval, but
whole, which is why the EPA
because he just wants the probonly recently upped their
lems resolved.
requirements. According to a
"I'm just wanting to discuss it
study done by the American
with the jailer in order to solve
Water Works Association, more
the problem," Thompson said
than 230 million people receive
later.
disinfected water containing
Thompson said the closed
hundreds of byproducts.
meeting lasted about two and
Southern Water officials
half hours and that some degree
have said they hope to resolve
of progress was reached.
the problem within the next
7~i TI!\mr will reprint a •ictorial
"There are some ways to add
several calendar quarters and
income and some ways to cut
bistarv et our area 8Dtilled
are currently working with the
expenses," Thompson said. "So
Division of Water through its
some progress was made toward
Comprehensive
Technical
resolving the situation."
Assistance Program in treat- I Pictorial History of fiOrd Countv.
Magistrate Jackie Edford
ment efforts at the Allen Plant
leatu&kV
Owens, who was instrumental in
and evaluating their distriburejecting approval of the jail's
tion system.
IlK· book is ·~n clUI<·t r.q uiotlnal cooUtins.?bvut 350 ph<'logi.rph~ m 128 pngc,_
budget during the fiscal court's
1lu~ book w~ll h<!- dtsstnHy prmkd ou 70# ~xt p~per :\nd JlCTfe<; t hound with a
ultrnttivc S?ftl:uninntcd co•cr, n1.1king it a high quu!ity book.
last regular meeting, was not preYnu Wtll W~l s. C<J>Y· ll<">l unly (()~ youn<elf. hut lhr Y•lUt lt"'~'<l •)(\¢' ll$ well.
sent when the special meeting
What A great .!;1ft tde,, tor tho:;e who calli-loyd Cowuy home.
was
cancelled.
However,
/\\
Thompson
said
Owens
did
show
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up briefly for parts of the private
Actor Phil Morris is 44. Actress meeting later that afternoon.
Lorraine Toussaint is 43. Rock
musician Craig Adams (The
Cult) is 41. Actor Robert
Downey Junior is 38. Actress
• Continued from p1
Nancy McKeon is 37. Actor
Thompson says there will be a
Barry Pepper is 33. Country
singer Clay Davidson is 32. singer on hand to perform patriSinger Jill Scott is 31. Rock otic songs in recognition of each
musician Magnus Sveningsson branch of the military.
People from all areas of
(The Cardigans) is 31. Magician
David Blaine is 30. Singer Kelly Eastern Kentucky are encourPrice is 30. Rhythm-and-blues aged to bring photos of their
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singer Andre Dalyrimple (Soul family's military participation
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. '·"""'-"" Kent\,;~
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Ledger is 24. Actress Natasha old courthouse. Posting began on
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April I, and will continue as long
Lyonne is 24.
as wall space allows.
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The support will be geared
Thought for Today:
"You can kill a man but you toward all members and veterans
M:ti! f<>. The Floyd l~<><mt) Ttn>e<
can't kill an idea." - Medgar of the army, navy, air force,
1'0 Ro• wo
~(t~ South C('tllr(tl \ \'Cl'lte
Evers, American civil rights marines, coast guard, and mer-rr~...-...ttHJ:\1\nrg. Kentli(:l.y 4tn..i.\
chant mariners.
(t\lll,)~t..ll 5t1(,
activist (1926-1963).
·Water standard notice not
immediate cause for alarm
by SHELDON COMPTON
of exhortations in Saddam's name.
"Fight them with your hands. God
will disgrace them," it said, referring to invading American and
British troops.
The daily protestations by the
regime seemed increasingly at
odds with the military situation
across the country.
To the far north, U.S. special
forces and Kurdish militiamen
captured the town of Bardarash
and a nearby bridge, one of few
routes into the city of MosuJ near
government-held oil fields. Iraqis
had held the town for 13 years.
In the country's southern
regions, British forces penetrated
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n:fi[Jion, or·lrolii61tin8 the free exercise thereof. a6riJBma the freedom
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Worth Repeating ...
"Old age is the night of life,
as night is the old age of
the day. Still night is full of
magnificence and, for
many, it is more brilliant
than the day. "
of Sfeecfi, or of tlie
-Anne Sophie Swetchine
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Editorial roundup
The Tribune-Democrat. Johnstown. Pa .. on war predictions:
It's not a cakewalk. Despite early predictions that Iraqis
were immediately ready to lay down their arms and tum themselves over to American and British liberators, our nearly twoweek-old war appears to be one that will be long and intricate.
But President Bush. with British Prime Minister Tony Blair
at his side at a Camp David meeting the other day, vigorously
dispelled that view. The president vowed that troops would
stay in Iraq "however long it takes.'' ...
It's shaping up to be a war that's politically unpopular at
home and globally, with France. Russia, Germany and China
putting heat on the Anglo-U.S. alliance for a quick resolution.
For Blair, it's risky because most of his constituents do not
support the war and he could be thrown out of office if a noconfidence vote were called in Parliament, polls by the British
press indicate.
And for Bush, the war could be politically disastrous, especially if it continues to weigh heavily on the U.S. economy.
Reports issued last week indicate that the economy could be
headed into a recession, spawned by high unemployment,
escalating consumer prices (such as gasoline) and a low
growth rate.
Our objective in Iraq remains valid- to root out Saddam
and his goons. whose repressive. unstable regime and collection of weapons of mass destruction represent a major threat to
our world ....
Herald-JournaL Spartanburg, S.C., on French and German
boycotts:
A boycott of French and German goods has gathered pace
in the United States- a consequence of those countries' continued resistance to the war in Iraq- but such a movement is economically unsound and an overreaction.
Consumers have made the call to boycott French wine and
bottled water, even yogurt. Others have encouragoo steering
clear of German automobiles. The growing list has had an
impact on scores of businesses with ties to international companies.
Before taking pleasure at the notion of striking at the economy of those countries unwilling to join the coalition of nations
supporting the battle to liberate a suppressed Iraqi citizenry.
consider the effects that first will be felt on American soil. ...
When you refuse to buy a Michelin tire, think about the
workers who made that tire. Michelin's work force in the
United States totals 20,000 ....
Think about the distributors that hire people who daily
deliver yogurt and other dairy foods, wines, coffees and cosmetics to grocers. who depend on sales of such products and
many others with French ties to keep their workers employed.
These companies are pumping money into our communities,
where many livelihoods depend on their continued economic
well-being, and boycotting their products should be viewed as
more un-American than anti-French or anti-German.
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Finding balance
Sir Winston Churchill
( 1874-1965) said, "We make
a living by what we get, we
make a life by what we give."
The difference between
what we get and what we
give is often dramatically
unbalanced. However, I don't
think we notice as much if
we are not looking for it.
Sometimes I start to feel
pressure and I think that it
must be coming from this situation. whatever it may be, in
which I am giving more than
I am getting. At that moment,
I predisposed myself to
become self-consumed and
will ultimately feel agitation
toward the source that 1 perceive to be getting the majority of my energy. Today I am
quicker to recognize that I
just went down the wrong
path to understanding my
imbalance, because the
answer doesn't lie in being
concerned \\ ith hO\\ much I
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Volunteers
deserve
thanks
Not many people would venture out on a rainy Saturday
morning for any reason. let
alone to pick up trash, but there
were some brave souls who did
just that last weekend. Near!) 30
PCC students joined me. my
wife and Community Biology
Club members, the Prestonsburg
Job Corps. and a few other
groups, m Jenny Wiley State
Resort Park's annual "Operation
Clean Sweep'', coordinated by
Ron Vanover, Director of
Recreation & Interpretation at
the park.
In the classical spirit of community service, our sn1dents Literally braved wind and rain to
clean great quantities of litter
from the park grounds. lt was
relatively easy to do along the
trails. although we had to fight
thorns and bushes in the process,
but the shoreline area was by far
more challenging. Due to the
recent. heavy rain (aside from
that which was falling at the
time!), the mud there was inches
thick, which made the task vel}
arduous indeed.
Typical of PCC students and
others who usual!) participate in
these cleanups. however. everyone worked with diligence and
an ongoing, positive attitude to
pick up every piece of trash
within view. This attitude was
also characteristic of the park
workers who had to pick up the
bags full of trash we left behind
at each location.
Our efforts were rewarded
with a nice, wam1 meal, T-shirts,
and various prizes (for those
with the right ticket numbers!).
So, if you happen to know
any of the following people and
get a chance to speak to them,
give them a word of support for
the hard work they did to
improve the aesthetic qualit) of
our park and our em ironment in
general:
B.J. Conley, Stace) Goble.
Kimberly Daniels. Susan
Moore. Natasha Caudill. Kayla
Harless. Mlll) Music. Sean
Van Hoose. Jonathan Mullins.
Brandon Haley, Nickie Music,
Ricky Powers, Brian Collins,
Eric Scott, Christa Collins,
Wayne Stover. Josh Johnson,
Janet Wells. Patricia Scott,
Stephanie Slqne, Karen Nelson.
Witter Perez. Ricky Ward, John
Branham & daughter Emily.
Amanda Shepherd, and Kathy
Salisbury.
And, remember. Paintsville
Lake Clean-up is next. on April
12. Join us. won't you?
John G. Shiber. Ph.D.
Professor of biology
Prestonsburg Community
College
No Democracy
in the U.S.
Having a degree in histol)
and having studied and scruti
nized politics all my life I see
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am giving.
to restore balance with the
It is true that in order for a understanding that I will ultiperson to remain upbeat and
mately get back everything
happy they need to
that I give. My rewards may
achieve a certain
not come from the same
level of balance
source that I have been
between the effort
putting my energy into,
they put forth and
but I will still reap the
the rewards they
benefits from the work
receive for that
that I put forth.
effort. However,
Therefore, when I
getting agitated
find myself feeling
at the source
unbalanced when
that we perweighmg what I
ceive to be
have been putting
getting the
LORETTABLACKBURN out and what I
better deal will
have been pulling
onl) aggravate
in, "I" will restore
the situation.
the balance without an) hard
Instead, I must ftnd a way
feelings.
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clear behavior patterns in the
justifications used for war and
contradicting evidence to the
contrary in the end results of
U.S. military exercises.
President Bush now states
his purpose is to democratize the
Middle East. It is now a war of
liberation and giving the Iraqi
people freedom.
First problem I have with this
goal, which sounds admirable
and desirable. is that we in the
U.S. are no longer have a democratic system of government
We have a plutocracy, the control of our selected leaders.
Costly elections through controlled media (60 percent of all
U.S. media are now under ownership of just six corporations
tied to the industrial military
complex).
How often have you heard
an employee of NBC or Fox say
that the measurement of the
credibility of a candidate's campaign is judged by how much
money they have been able to
raise for their campaigns. In
short. how willing are they to
sell out and do the bidding of
the rich and powerful determines their credentials to get
CO\'crage. get invited for comment on so-called news broadcao;ts and recetve from these
employees of the weapons manufacturers like Tom Brokaw or
Dan Rather with opinionated
statements of support as credible
set;ous contenders for public
office while those running from
third pruties who receive only
public support are labeled
extremist and wackos.
I have watched many
Congressional and Senate hearings which are supposed to be
used to gather information from
all aspects of society they are
supposed to represent. What I
have observed is over the years
citizen input into hearings has
been greatly curtailed. For
,.\
instance in this rush to war with
Iraq only Pentagon bureaucrats
and brass, corporate heads and
congregations of those who
already support war were invited
to give evidence. The same is
true when considering future
energy policy. The representatives of coal, oil and nuclear are
invited to produce false claims
of scientific studies and fraudulent documents. and on that
basis these so-called representa
tives decide our energy policy.
This clearly is not representative democracy but a plutocracy. •
So when Bush, who epitomizes
plutocratic rule of a government
for the corporation and by the
corporation, talks about establishing democracy in the Middle
East, I'm sorry, I just can't
believe that is his real intent
when no such democracy exists
anymore here at home.
The New World Order that
Bush Sr. talks about is a world
under one government control.
Run through the World Bank,
World Trade Organization,
World Court (not to be confused
with the International Criminal •
Court of which we refuse to
belong) is the goal of Bush Jr.
This is not leading us toward
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THE F LOYD C OUNTY TIMES
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"What a Girl
by CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER
What Amanda Bynes should
have wanted from "What a Girl
Wants" is a better script - and
she deserves it.
A rising star who had her
own variety show on
Nickelodeon at 12, and who
was easily the best thing in the
otherwise unwatchable "Big Fat
Liar" with Frankie Muniz,
Bynes is cute, funny and infinitely likable She has the looks
~ and comic timmg of a young
Jennifer Aniston - another
actress for whom it took too
long to leap successfully from
television to film.
What the 17-year-old Bynes
got was a sticky-sweet fairy
tale strictly for t\\eens and
teens who couldn't get enough
of this movie when it came out
in 200 I and was called "The
Princess Diaries."
" What a Girl Wants" smacks
of the sitcommy humor Bynes
hopefully will be so done with
~· soon, full of pratfalls and
repeated sight gags. This should
come as no surprise, though;
the director. Dennie Gordon,
previously directed episodes of
"Ally McBeal" and other TV
shows before making her feature debut with 200 I 's disastrous "Joe Dirt." And Jenny
Sicks, one of the screenwriters,
has written episodes of "Sex
and the City."
Thirty minutes or so of this
Subscribe
and Save
e s
ants"
about the movie took place
behind the scenes: Warner Bros.
changed the ads, which featured
Bynes t1ashing a peace sign and
wearing a tank top adorned
with an American Oag, to ones
in which her hand is resting at
'What a Girl Wants,"
a v;ranwr Bros.
Pictures release, is
rated PG. for mild
language. Running
time: 103 minute.
One and a half stars
out offour
kind of comedy may work, but
in feature film form, it feels
forced - and Gordon made the
movie even longer than it had
to be with several montages of
Bynes' character trying on
clothes, with insipid girl-power
pop playing in the background.
The most interesting thing
her side. Because of the war in
Iraq, the studio feared the peace
sign would be misinterpreted as
a political statement. But
there's no way anyone could
confuse this movie with one
that has something serious to
say.
Bynes plays the perky
Citing finances, Patton scales
back traditional Derby breakfast
by CHARLES WOLFE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT
Citing the
state's strained finances, Gov.
Paul Patton is dispensing with
printed invitations for the traditional
Governor's
Derby
Breakfast.
A Derby eve soiree for business tycoons and other YIPs will
be a fraction of its usual size.
Yet, the show - some kind of
show - must go on.
''Kentucky is dealing with a
budget crisis that is the most
severe in decades." Patton said
~ in a statement announcing a
leaner event in advance of the
!29th Kentucky Derb).
However, "our traditions
become even more important in
challenging times, and Derby is
Kentucky's one day in the spotlight," Patton said.
The budget just passed by the
General Assembly reduced
appropriations for most state
agencies, including Patton's
office, through fiscal year 2004.
In the last fiscal year, the state's
lt) tax revenues actually decreased
for the first time in history.
The state spent $100.000 on
the Derby morning event last
year, including $13,337 to pnnt
45,000 breakfast invitations.
according to the Finance
Cabinet.
The imitations, which typically feature original artwork,
have proven popular as souvenirs. Many were . mailed.
adding to the expense.
Organizers this year Patton's office, the local tourism
commission and stale Tourism
• Development Cabinet - are
depending on word of mouth,
news coverage and fond memo
ries of Derby mornings past to
generate a crowd.
Twenty thousand people
turned out for last year's break-
fast, which was moved to downtown Frankfort because of construction on the Capitol
grounds.
It was continental dining muffins, Danish pastry, apples,
juices and coffee - instead of
the traditional country ham,
eggs and grits. This year's event
is again continental, and it will
again be downtown, which is a
boon for many merchants. The
Frankfort-Franklin
County
Tourist
and
Convention
Commission is picking up the
BIG!!!!
tab- $20,000.
The governor's black-tie
Derby eve gala drew 600 guests
to the state-owned Berry Hill
Mansion on a hill overlooking
the Capitol. This year, Patton
and first lady J udi Patton will
play host to a much smaller
gathering - about I 00 people
- for dinner and dancing at the
Executive Mansion, spokeswoman Chris Kellogg said. All
are guests of the Tourism
Development and Economic
Development cabinets.
Daphne Reynolds, who grew up
New York City's Chinatown
section with her bohemian
mother, Libby (Kelly Preston).
At one of the many wed
d ings where Daphne works as a
waitress while Libby sings with
her rock band (and Preston
really does belt out bad covers
of Celine Dion songs), Daphne
laments that she'll never have
the father-daughter dance the
bride enjoys because she doesn't know her father.
Dad is Lord Henry
Dashwood (Colin Firth), a
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Daphne impetuously jets off
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And when she finally meets
her father - along with his
controlling fiancee, Glynnis
(Anna Chancellor), and her
snooty daughter, Clarissa
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Marriage
Licenses
Stewart; petition for health care
insurance.
Crystal D. Prater vs. Brian
Prater; petition for health care
insurance.
Jessica D. Stumbo vs.
Robert L. Stumbo; petition for
child support and health care
insurance.
Kelli G. Slone vs. Toby D.
Slone; petition for health care
insurance.
Randy D Wright vs. Dolly S.
Wright; petition for child support and health care insurance.
Drusella M. Shepherd vs.
Angela L. Sammons; petition
for child support and health
care insurance.
F.S. Vanhoose & Co. vs.
Jackie
Conley,
Graydon
Howard, Carlos Artrip and
Virginia Artrip; debt collection.
Loraine Marie Johnson and
Hermis Johnson vs. Highlands
Regional Medical Center, Dr.
Bahram Forovzandeh and Dr.
Rano S. Bofill; medical negligence.
Debbie
Bentley
vs.
Foodland and Pepsi Bottling
Group; injuries at store.
Melinda Rogers vs. Donald
R. Mullins; petition for child
support and health care insurance.
Melissa R. Johnson vs.
Brian R. Johnson; petition for
child support and health care
insurance.
Curtis D. Hall vs. Amy
Litton; petition for child support and health care insurance.
Jessica A. Johnson vs.
Elmer Lee Johnson Jr.; divorce.
Kristy Jean Harris, 27, to
James Daniel Hunt, 31, both of
Ligon.
Amanda Dawn Clay, 21, to
George Perry Musick Jr., 23,
both of Allen .
Stacy Ann Pack, 30, to
Jamie Darrell Fitchpatrick, 32,
both of Prestonsburg.
Nora Mae Bryant, 47, to
Charles Baxter, 54, both of
Betsy Layne.
Donna Jane Roberts, 35, to
Timothy Ray Dye. 35, both of
McDowell.
Elizabeth Ann Blevins, 31.
to James Ray Moore, 33, both
of Prestonsburg.
Brandy Lynn Ratliff, 26, to
Ronnie Douglas Taylor, 36,
both of Tram.
Kristy Leigh Osborne, 25, to
Woody Hamilton, 30, both of
Harold.
Shonda Bethelreen Kidd.
16, to Patrick Todd Jarrell, 19,
both of Prestonsburg.
Erica Renee Ousley, 19, of
Martin. to Cl.ristopher Michael
Shepherd. 22. of Prestonsburg.
Chayla Joanna Reid, 17, to
Randall Scott Hughes. 17, both
of Banner.
Civil Suits Filed
Sandra K. Smith vs. Danny
Ray Smith; divorce.
Ron Jackson vs. Mitzi
Crisp; automobile title.
Asset
Acceptance
vs.
Douglas Martin; debt collection.
Asset Acceptance vs. Larry
Howell; debt collection.
Sidney Lee Meade vs. Mary
Lynn Meade; divorce.
Lori D. Fields vs. Barry
Robinson; petition for child
support and health care insurance.
Danessa Stewart vs Samuel
Small Claims
Filings
Eric C. Conn vs. Anthony
Swiger; debt collection.
Dennis Johnson vs. Arley's
Garage; automobile damage.
Stanley
Vanhoose
vs.
Sheridan Martin; loss of prop-
Thank You
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family. friends, and all who sent flowers, and food during our time of need.
We are thankful for all the kindness, love, support, and
kind words that were expressed; we shared tears, laughter, and fond memories, and are grateful you were there.
A special Thank-You to Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home. Old Regular Baptist ministers, and the Floyd
County Sheriff's Department for their kindness and help
in our time of need.
Pro-Fitness
ULTI
erty.
Checkered Flag vs. Daniel
Akers; debt collection.
Checkered Flag vs. Donald
Perry; debt collection.
Charges Filed
Danny Smith, 54, Banner,
theft by failure to make
required distribution of property.
Sue Tackett, 60, Weeksbury,
second-degree assault.
David Lee Slone, 44,
Bevinsville, first-degree trafficking in cocaine.
Terry
Chandler,
28,
Pikeville, DUI, speeding in a
restricted zone, fourth-degree
possession of controlled substance, use/possession of drug
paraphernalia, failure to notify
DOT, failure to produce insurance card.
Rodney Thornsbury, 48,
Bypro, first-degree trafficking
in cocaine.
Harold G. Thornsbury, 48,
Bypro, first-degree trafficking
in cocaine.
Michael S. Slone, 39,
Bevinsville, first-degree trafficking in cocaine.
Vernon
Slone,
46,
Bevinsville, first-degree trafficking in cocaine.
James
Spurlock,
30,
Prestonsburg, flagrant non-support.
Rebecca S. Kuss, 53,
Prestonsburg, seven counts of
failure to file restaurant tax
quarterly returns, seven counts
of failure to pay restaurant tax,
452 counts of failure to file
occupational tax return, 452
counts failure to pay occupational tax, 452 counts of failure
to obtain a business license.
Linda
Ross,
45,
Salyersville, theft by unlawful
taking.
Derrick W. Hoover, 28,
Eastern, alcohol intoxication.
Joseph Pedro Serrano, 18,
Hueysville, possession of marijuana.
Lisa Shepherd Hagans, 25,
Langley, alcohol intoxication.
Melinda Gail short, 23,
Wayland, alcohol intoxication.
Christopher Ousley, 29,
Martin, third-degree possession of controlled substance,
prescription in improper container.
Billy Dwayne Ratliff, 20,
Elkhorn, possession marijuana,
use/possession drug paraphernalia, alcohol intoxication,
public intoxication.
Buck D. Combs, 22, Allen,
possession marijuana.
Kenneth Stewart, 37, Tram,
alcohol intoxication.
Janet D. Conn, 24, Langley,
fourth-degree assault.
Diana Slone, 47, Hueysville,
harassing communications.
Tammy
Jarrell,
age
unknown,
Prestonsburg,
harassing communications.
Vance Hale, 44, Martin, parent failure to send child to
school.
Gallie
Hatfield,
40,
Weeksbury, parent failure to
send child to school.
David
Henderson,
38,
Weeksbury, two counts of parent failure to send child to
school.
Tammy L. Slone, 24, Hi
Hat, parent failure to send child
to school.
Sandra K. Mullins, 32, Hi
Hat, parent failure to send child
to school.
Angie Meade, 35, Melvin,
parent failure to send child to
school.
Paula J. Johnson Hill, 40,
Weeksbury, parent failure to
send child to school.
Mary Reynolds, 47, Melvin,
parent failure to send child to
school.
Anna
Newsome,
28,
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Melvin, parent failure to send
child to school.
Michael B. Shepherd, 23,
Allen alcohol intoxication.
Thomas Richard Poplan, 30,
Prestonsburg, fugitive from
another state.
Damon C. Spurlock, 25,
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxication.
Robert Dale Williams, 31,
Grethel, fourth-degree assault.
Andrea Dawn Osborne, 24,
Topmost, theft by deception.
Michael Anthony Young,
22, West Van Lear, alcohol
intoxication.
Steven L. Crum, 45, Martin,
alcohol intoxication.
David Tuttle, 47, Mcdowell,
two counts of prohibited acts.
Inspections
Vito's, Prestonsburg, regular
inspection. Violations noted:
Unable to locate all thermometers, ice scoop not properly
stored, microwave soiled,
restroom door not self closing,
outside dumpster not covered,
small leak on floor. Score: 89.
Jenny Wiley Convention
Center, Prestonsburg, regular
inspection. Violations noted:
clean plates not stored properly, no towels at hand sink.
Score: 97.
Property
Transfers
Ernest A. Fannin Jr. and
Dickie Lynn Fannin to Ernest
A. Fannin Jr. and Dickie Lynn
Fannin, property located in Jim
Potter Branch, Spurlock Fork
of Middle Creek.
Gorman
Collins
and
Shannon D. Collins to Gorman
Collins Jr. and Shannon D.
Collins, property located in
Prestonsburg.
Lewis Burke and Kathy W.
Burke to Ronnie Blackburn and
Stella Blackburn, property
located on Left Beaver Creek.
Harrison Gibson Jr., to
Yvonne Osborne Gibson, property located in the T.A. Martin
Addition to Allen.
Robert I. Comstock and
Jerry Diane Comstock, Melissa
Diane Comstock Grigsby and
Corbett Stephen Grigsby to
Robert M. Comstock, property
located on Left Beaver Creek.
Lance Rose and Stephanie
Rose to Bufford Rose, property
location not listed.
Charles Ray Taylor to Allen
Chaffins and Sharon Chaffins,
property located, Bull Tail
Hollow.
Caner Hunter and Betty
Jean Hunter to Virginia Cooley,
property location not listed.
Brenda Lee Hamilton to
Availa H. Hall, property located on Mink Branch of Big Mud
Creek.
Sandra Gail Tackett to
Availa H. Hall, property located on Mink Branch of Big Mud
Creek.
Charlie Rollins to Joe
Tackett and Kim Tackett, property located on Left Beaver
Creek, near Bypro.
Coleman Oil Company Inc.
to Hometown Convenience,
LLC, property location not listed.
Willie Cooley to Jonathan
Crider, property located in
Auxier.
Judy Barker, Richard and
Donna Conley, Sally and Jerry
Johnson to James Conley,
property located in the E.M.
Moore Division of the Harry
Branham farm.
Rufford Howell to Nella F.
Lombard and Rickey D.
Howell, property located on
Frasures Creek.
Rufford Howell to Nella F.
Lombard, property location not
listed.
Elmer Johnson and Jessica
Johnson to Amanda Bryant,
property
located
in
Wheelwright.
Syrilda and Palmer Martin,
Ronde! and Priscilla Prater,
Hubert and Louise Prater,
Peggy and Russell Ray, Shelbia
and Bill Caudill, Barbara and
Charles Turner to Ricky and
Carol Prater, property location
not listed.
Marilyn Sue Ritchie (Slone)
and Bobby Slone to Marilyn
Sue Ritchie, property location
not listed.
Ronnie Blackburn and
Stella Blackburn to Joe Ward,
property located on Left
Beaver Creek.
Walter Fred Gearheart and
Sharon Meade Gearheart to
Melena Gearheart Brinager,
property location not listed.
The City of Prestonsburg to
Billy Ray Collins, property
located on North Front Ave.,
Prestonsburg.
Cora Johnson to Tammy
Hall, property location not listed.
Verla Gibson to Lanny
Clark Gibson, property location not listed.
Don Fraley Sr. to Andy Lee
Newsome, property location
not listed.
Floyd
County
Service
Project Inc., a Kentucky nonprofit corporation to Freddie
Moore, property located on
Turkey Creek.
Mary Alice McCoy to
Rosemary
and
Tony
Armstrong, property located in
Prestonsburg.
Rosemary
and
Tony
Armstrong to Mary Alice
McCoy, property located in
Prestonsburg.
Gary and Susie McCoy to
Mary Alice McCoy, property
located in Prestonsburg.
Leila Harvey to Michael
Edward Childers, property
located on Hwy. Ky. 777.
Danny
M.
Gale
and
Eulavene Gale to Jeffery
Howell and Darlene Howell,
property located on Tolers
Creek.
Yvonne Carroll to Eulavene
Gale and Danny M. Gale, prop-
erty located on Tolers Creek.
Edgar Carroll and Christine
A. Carroll, Lowene Sturgill
and Archie Sturgill, Lorraine
Neeley and Randy Neeley to
Eulavene Gale and Danny M.
Gale, property located on
Toters Creek.
Rocky R. Adams and Joy
Adams to Jennifer L. Skeens,
property located on Left
Beaver Creek, at Sizemore
Branch.
Jennifer L. Skeens to Rocky
R. Adams and Joy Adams,
property located on Left
Beaver Creek at Sizemore
Branch.
William S. Meade and
Andrea Meade to William S.
Meade and Andrea Meade,
property located on Toler
Creek.
Ralph King and Shirley
King to Duard Meade and
Kathleen Meade, prperty located on Toler Creek.
Hall
and
Hylton
Development Inc., a Kentucky
corporation, by Morris Hylton
Jr. to Tommy McClanahan and
Rhonda McClanahan, property
located on Penhook Branch, at
Harold.
Lloyd Doug Kidd and Sarah
A. Kidd to Mitchell Prater and
Sharon Prater, property located
in Maytown.
Mary Ann Johnson Slone
and Gary R. Slone to Elizabeth
Berger, property location not
listed.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2003 • A7
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Obituaries
William Carl M ullins
William Carl Mullins, 73. of
Hi Hat, died Tuesday, April J,
2003, at the
McDowell
Appalachian
Regional
Hospital.
Born March 24. 1930, in
Bevinsville, he was the son of
the late Merlin and Maxie June
Cole Mullins. He was a disabled coal miner, a veteran of
the Air Force. Army, and the
Korean War; and a member of
the Holiness Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Patsy Moore Mullins.
•
Other survivors include
three sons, William Leslie
Mullins,
Edwin
Michael
Mullins, and James Kevin
Mullins. all of Ligon; three
daughters, Anita Carol Hall
and Elizabeth Ann Ray, both of
Ligon, and Barbara Lynn
Bentley of Beaver; three brothers, Claude Hargis Mullins of
Hi Hat, Cline Hardy Mullins of
Martin, and David Clive
Mullins of Atlanta, Georgia;
• six sisters, Billie Pauline Jones
of Kingsport,
Tennessee,
Helen
Jean
Bolger and
Palestine Bolger, both of
Cle\ eland, Ohio, and Mary
Jarrell. Glo D. Mullins and
Brenda Gail Re) nolds, all of
Martin; 12 grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by a
brother, Cecil Paul Mullins.
Funeral services will be conducted Frida), April 4, at I I
a.m.. at the "'elson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin, with
• Bobb) Crum, and others, officiating.
Burial will be in the
Buckingham Cemetery at
Bevins\ ille.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
•1
CPatd obituary)
Oley Hall
Mary Keeton
Oley Hall, 61. of Beaver, died
Saturday, March 29. 2003, at the
McDowell Appalachian Regional
Hospital emergency room.
Born December 10, 1941, in
Floyd County, he was the son of
the late Milford and Lillie Mae
Bentley Hall.
He is survived by his wife.
Lizzie Jane (Mae) Johnson Hall.
Other survivors include two
sons and their wives, James
Eddie and Lynnetta Hall, and
Oley Jr., and Helena Hall, of
Beaver; three daughters and their
husbands, Janet and Marty Little,
and Jeanene and James Hamilton,
of Beaver, and Jennifer and
Donald Salisbury of Harold; five
brothers, Hillard Hall of Harold,
Ooley Hall, Okey Hall and
Palmer Hall, all of Beaver, and
Tivis Hall of Topmost; four sis
ters, Opal Johnson, Dona
Flannery, Juanita Tackett, and
Mildred Osborne, all of Beaver;
I I grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by two
brothers, Milford Hall Jr., and
Tony Hall; and one sister,
Arizona Hall.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, April 2, at l p.m.,
at the Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home in Martin, with Old
Regular Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial was in the Hall Family
Cemetery (Tackett Fork) in
Beaver, under the directiOn of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the funeral home.
Active pallbearers: Ricky
Johnson, Stacy Johnson, Josh
Howell, Brad Hall, Perry Harris,
Jerry Flannery, Riley Hall,
Shawn
Little,
Rodriquez
Casebolt, Ryan Hall, John
Conley, Roger Webb and Chris
Hamilton.
(Paid obituary>
Mary Keeton, 87. of Greenup,
entered eternal rest on Monday.
April I, 2003, at her residence.
She was born April 10, 1915,
in Pyram1d, a daughter of the
late Sammie and Squirrley
Prater Castle.
She was preceded in death by
three
husbands,
Wilburn
Frasure, Johnny Kilburn and
Virgil Keeton; a step-daughter,
J udy Monnett; three sisters,
Dorcus "Sis" Sheperd, Nora
Jones and Goldie Sheperd; and
two brothers, Bee Castle and
Greene Castle.
She was a member of the
Church of God in Wurtland.
Surviving are fo ur stepdaughters. Patty Gillum, Kay
Gillum and June Large, all of
Wurtland, and Yvonne Kirk of
Summitt; three step-sons, David
Kilburn of Worthington, and
Ray Kilburn and Gene Kilburn,
both of Wurtland; a cousin,
Edna Davis and family; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m., Thursday,
April 3, at Evans Funeral Home,
in Raceland, by Rev. Henry
Montgomery.
Graveside services were conducted at 1:30 p.m., T hursday.
Burial was in the Davidson
Memorial Gardens at Ivel.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
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Dueto health problems
DR. ROGER W. MAY
is not participating with
or admitting to any hospital
at this time.
at the
P1aza,. ,.
Allen Taylor
Allen
Taylor,
79,
of
Wheelwright, died Wednesday,
April 2, 2003, at his residence.
Born January 4, 1924. in
Betsy Layne, he was the son of
the late Perlin and Eva Bingham
Taylor. He was a d1sabled coal
miner; a World War II Veteran;
recipient of a Purple Heart; and
a member of American Legion
and the D.A.Y.
Survivors include three sons.
Keith Taylor of Wheelwright.
Richard Michael Taylor of
Albion, Michigan, and Joseph
Taylor of Bypro; three daughters,
Lisa
Taylor
of
Wheelwright, Katrina Taylor of
Bevinsville, and Shawna Regina
Collins of Bypro; a brother, Roy
Taylor of Somerset; a sister, Etta
Martin of Prestonsburg; and
nine grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by a sister, Clotine Rowe.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday. April 5, at 1
p.m., at the Wheelwright
Freewill Baptist Church, with
Louis Ferrari officiating.
Burial will be in the
Buckingham
Cemetery
at
Bevinsville, under the direction
of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral
Home, Martin.
Visitation is at the church.
armed only with rifles charged
Marine tanks in a suicide charge.
"We mowed down" the attackers.
sa1d Lt. Col. B.P. McCoy. One
Marine died and two more were
wounded in fighting in the city.
Army forces rolled past dozens
of dead Iraqi soldiers and bombedout hulks of Iraqi military equipment as they made their way
toward Ba~hdad from the area
around Karbala. Many more Iraqi
soldiers surrendered to the overwhelming force of the Amc1icans,
and were shuttled to the rear.
Their tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles destroyed more than
seven Iraqi rumored personnel carriers and more than 15 tanks as
the) sought out units of the
Republican Guard and regu lar
Anny troops guarding Baghdad's
southern flanks.
At least one soldier was killed
Teaberry man arrested,
10 pot plants recovered
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
A Teaberry man was arrested
Tuesday after police found I 0
marijuana plants in his front
)ard.
Kentucky
State
Police
Troopers Chris Collins and Joey
King arrested Scottie L.
Hamilton, 44, at his home in
Teaberry just before 5 p.m.
Tuesday afternoon after discovering the marijuana plants during a brief search
According to Collins' written
report, Hamilton allegedly had
four marijuana plants in one pot
and another six plants in a separate pot in his front yard in
"plain view".
(See WAR, page eight)
After a continued search
throughout Hamilton's home,
police reported finding a .32
caliber pistol from the kitchen.
a pill bottle fi lled with marijuana seeds, a plastic bag containIng marijuana seeds, rolling
papers and two smoking
devices.
Police charged Hamilton
with cultivating marijuana, possession of marijuana and possession of drug pararhemalia.
as well possession of a firearm
by a convicted felon.
Hamilton was jailed under a
$10,000 or 10 percent bond on
Wednesday, but posted bail and
\'vas released the same day. He
is scheduled for a preliminaf)
hearing on April 8.
Argument
leads to
alleged
truck assault
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
A Pikeville man has been
charged with first-degree wanton endangerment for allegedly
hitting a man with his pick-up
after he discovered "he didn't
have his gun".
According to court documents, Larry Ratliff, was arrested on March 26, pursuant to a
complaint given by Richard
Thacker, Pikeville, who stated
that Ratliff told him he was
going to get his gun when the
two men were arguing on March
19. Thacker swore in the criminal complaint that when Ratliff
realized he didn't have his gun.
he got in his vehicle and hit him,
knocking him backwards under
a roll-back. Thacker stated that
the impact broke the grill and
bug guard on Ratliff's vehicle.
Thacker sought medical
attentiOn on 'vtarch 24.
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sonality.
While the movie's you-gogirl, be-yourself message is
exactly what its target audience
needs to hear, the problem is,
Daphne was by no means
socially unacceptable in the first
place. She's extremely normal
- a vivacious, stylish, inqu isitive girl. So breaking her down
just to rebuild her in the1r
image, and having her assert
herself, is a pretty unfounded
premise.
Besides wasting Bynes' talents, "What a G1rl Wants" also
squanders
several
veteran
actors, includ ing E ileen Atki ns
as Henry's mother, Jo nathan
Pryce as his top adviser. and
Firth h imself, though they manage to allow some deadpan
humor to come through.
But lines such as "This
Cinderella's got a dad - she not
going anywhere," are likely to
be the groaners you remember
long after this movie has turned
into a pumpkin.
"What a Girl Wants," a
Warner Bros. Pictures release, is
rated PG for mild lang uage.
R unning time. I 03 minutes.
One and a half stars out of four.
ONV Charleston (WV) Alley cats-Blue Jays
DEL Delmarva Shorebirds-Orioles
GRE Greensboro Bats-Marlins
HAG Hagerstown Suns-Giants
KAN Kannapolis lntimidators·White Sox
LAK Lakewood BlueCiaws·Phillies
LCC Lake County captains·lndians
LEX Lexington legends-Astros
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FRIDAY, APRIL
4, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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freedom or dernou-ac) around the
\\ orld but the domination or all th~
''orld by corporate influence and
power. This is what the goal is of
the Democratic and Republican
part res.
This administration went to the
Cnited Nations and made a case for
war against Iraq. TllC) provided letter.; from a uranium mme in Africa
to II) ro prove Iraq "as tr) ing to
import material to make ,, lx>mb.
'I11is proved to be forgeries a-; stated in the weapons inspectors·
n:port. They also provided ~atellite
photographs that supiX>sedly
shm\ed weapons inspo..>ctors enterrng one gate and a tntck column
going out the other gate. This also
vHrs reported by the m pectors as
frnudulent ev idence in that the prctures of the tntcks a~.:tually took
place some two weeks before the
mspection. Then there vvas the latest British Intelligence Re1x>rt that
turned out to be a plagiarited
research paper dont• 12 years earlier by a graduate student in
California.
I knevv before Colin Po\\ell
v\ent to the U.t\. he would pro' ide
false testimony and ev idence. Jltis
man \\ ho everyone m our govemm~nt prnises a... a man of unquestionable integrity and who is invited to provide testimony to this joke
of a go,·emment lied to Congress
during Vietnam alx>ut the Mia Lia
incident. lied to Congres-, about
Iran-Contra and lied about human
right'> abuses in Columbia.
Daniel Elsberg '' ho ~as a
rnanne commandant and later a
consultant from the Rand
Corporation on nudear \\capons to
the pentagon \~as hired b) Robc1t
McNamara the Secretary of
The Floyd County Times has hidden an
Easter Egg and inside is a ticket worth
$500. To claim the cash, all you have to do
is find it, and we'll even help do that. You
will find a different clue to the egg's
whereabouts hidden somewhere in each
paper between now and Easter Sunday.
All you need to do is find the clues and
use them to figure out where the egg is.
Now more than ever, missing an issue of
The Floyd County Times could be a costly
mistake!
FEMA
IO\\ ing
flood or tom ado damage.
Reconstruction is also an
opportunity to incorporate fortified spaces called sate rooms
that provide life-sa\ mg shelter
from approaching storms. Plans
for such rooms in various t) pes
of structures are a\ailablc from
fhMA.
"There's no better time to
mclude mitigation than "hen
)OU are rebuilding or repairing a
damagerl proper!) ," smd Cash
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Defense befo1·e and during the
Viemam War . In fact his tirst day
on the job as assistant to the
Secretary of Defense was when the
communiques began coming in
claiming that two de~troycrs off the
coast of Vietnam were under attack
by the Vietnamese Na\ y. This
attack \\as delibcrntely pr<}\·Oked
and planned by the Johnson administration. They ordered the captains
of these two shiP" to go in as close
to Vietnam beaches as the} could to
try to draw fire. They were not in
intemational waters as stated in the
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Yes,
just as today the Pentagon and the
president then as today are lying to
justif) '' ar. ·me only difference is
then Elsberg kept silent about the
lie till he could st:md it no more and
then relea<;ed the famous Pentagon
Papers which comprised 7,000
pages of Pentagon and Johnson
/Nixon administration lies to the
American people. Now, right now
we know that the Bush administration tried to provide false evidence
and testimony to the United
Nations Securit) Council . was
caught lying and yet still thi<> counII) is going to war" ith Iraq.
Why is this happening? Its happening because President Bush
kno" s that most Americans out
there rely on the news they get from
the weapons manufacturers and all
those netvvorks instead of focusing
on the lies and deceptions used
which has destro)ed all U.S. credibili[) "rth the rest of tllC civilized
world. 'The) are focusing on the
"ar itself as a forgone conclusion
and gi\ ing legitimacy to the false
notion \\e are going to establish
dcmocrac) around the V\Orld.
Is the answer war to remove
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by friendly fire. Three were
wounded by Iraqis, and three more
collapsed from heat exhaustion as
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vehicles.
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but the incentive to act on safety lost on Wednesda). The l.i.S. !i
is strong because the image of Central Command issued a statethe disaster is fresh "
ment saying a Patriot missile may
To obtain a I'I.!MA publica- have downed the aircraft, and an
tion to guide you through a mit- investigation was underway.
igation project. call toll-free ISeparntely. officials said hostile
800-480-2520 and ask for fire was not the cause of the loss of
copies of publications 320. 312 an Am1y Black Hawk helicopter.
and 361, or dO\\nload them Six soldiers ''ere kalled when the
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dictatorships or is the answer to
removing dictatorships b)' removing all support tor them? Isn't it
ironic at the same time we wage
war with Saddam we will be giving
more aid to Mubarak and the King
of Jordan. Dictatorships cannot
exist without out-;ide aid and support for they do not get the support \• '
from their own people. So the first
step to democratiting the world is
ending all military and financial aid
from them. fl1is does not result in
one of our soldiers· blood being
spilt.
The tnrth is this war is about
control - control of resources and
people. It's also about the spreading
of milital) influence around the
world and the democrats are just as
guilty in the B~nian and Kosovo
campaigns which were also a violation of intcmational law without
U.N. consent and NATO using •
force outside the judsdiction of its
own Charter.
The truth is the reason the U.S.
will not sign on to the Intemational
Criminal Court is that people like
Clinton ..'vtadehne Albright • Colin
Po\\ ell, Hen!) Ki<;singer. Bush Sr..
Bush Jr. and Donald Rumsfeld all
would find themselve Sitting next
to Milmovic in the Hague being
tried for war crimes and crimes
against humanrty.
Wake up Stop being a fool and
a tooL Jom the Green Party and
restore democrncy here at home.
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Fri., April 4, 2003
SECTION
FLOYD COUNTY
Sports Edito,·
Steve LeMaster
Phone: (606) 886-8506
Fax: (606) 886-3603
Members:
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Kentucky Press Association
National Nell'spaper Association
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rli Calendar • page 3B
Hill ·1 y Days Softball Tournament
Pikeville- This year's Hillbilly Days men's softball tournament will be held April12-13 at _the Pikeville YM~A Softball
Field. An entry fee of $100 has been set. Awards include a team trophy for each of the f1rst three squads m the tournament. Teh firstand second place teams will also receive 15 T-shirts. On MVP and one home-run award will also be
handed out. To enter a team in the tournament call Carl Mullins at 606-432-4658
www.floydcountytlmes.com
HONORS
.Drugstore
coaches
and such
New Steps takes top honors
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PAINTSVILLE - The New
Steps Power All-Stars of
Paintsville captured top honors
in the Pee-Wee Pom Division,
Pee-Wee Jazz Division and the
Junior Porn Division at the
Winterfest Cheer & Dance
by BILLY REED
TIMES COLUMNIST
FORLORN, Ky. -As has
been our custom for years, I met
Elvis and Sam at the truck stop
~for breakfast on Monday morning. They both were pretty down
in the dumps,
but Elvis, a
huge fan (literally) of
University of
Kentucky
coach Tubby
Smith, defiantly wore his
• Reed
XXXL T-shirt
that had
"Tubb-ee, Tubb-ee" on the front
and "Traitor Rick Sucks" on the
back.
"If Keith Bogans had been
-100 percent," said Elvis, opening the discussion,
"there's no way the Cats lose
to a team from that podunk conference that other bunch plays
in."
EASTERN - The Allen
Central Middle School volleyball team won its fifth match of
the season on April Fool's Day,
Tuesday evening, beating South
~Floyd Middle.
Allen Central executed very
well on offense in the win over
South Floyd. The ACMS ATeam took out South Floyd in
two games,winning 15-3, 15-7.
The Allen Central Middle BTeam pulled out a win in three
games (14-21, 21-18, 21-14),
thanks in big part to the excellent serving of Nicole Martin.
All Floyd County grade
(See VOLLEYBALL, page two)
STATE GAMES
Bluegrass
State Games
conclude
(See STEPS, page two)
SO.ITBALL
D I R T
T R A C K
Lady
photo by Chris Belcher
A portion of the old
Prestonsburg
Blackcat bleachers
stand tall on the
backstretch of the
201 speedway, giving fans a spectacular view of all the
action from high
above the racing
surface.
Rebs roll
over Pike
Central
TIMES STAFF REPORT
VOLLEYBALL
TIMES STAFF REPORT
tured top honors as Best AllAround Dancer in the K-3
Grade Division. She is the
daughter of Frank and Janie
Wells of Paintsville.
The New Steps Power AllStars are coached by Amanda
Championships held February
22 at Prestonsburg High
School. Winterfest was sponsored by the Dance Etc. Elite
Teams.
Katherine Wells, a first-grader at Porter Elementary School
and a member of the New Steps
Pee-Wee Power All-Stars, cap-
(See REED. page two)
ACMS teams
down South
Floyd Raiders
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COMMENTARY
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201 TO OPEN
19TH SEASON
MULLINS - Even through one
inning of play Tuesday evening, it was
evident Allen Central was going to
prove too.mighty for host Pike County
Central Lady Hawks to tum away.
The visiting Lady Rebels plated two
runs in the first inning in what proved to
be the lowest scoring inning of the
game. In a game that went just three
innings, Allen Central scored 10 runs in
the second stanza and 12 more in the
final frame to blow by Pike Central 242. Senior Tiffany Turner went the distance for Allen Central and recorded the
win.
Pike Central got both of its runs in
the third inning. Lyndsay Weddington
(See REBELS, page two)
Qhanges come
4t ~he top for
area courses
• • • •
johnson County pushes opener to April12
TIMES STAFF REPORT
SITKA - One of the
longest-running dirt
track racing facilities in
Kentucky is again making final preparations
for another season of
racing.
The 20 I Speedway,
located five miles north
of U.S. 23 on Rt. 201
near Sitka, will open up
its gates for another
summer of ditt track
stock car action next Saturday night,
April I 2. The Johnson County track
had originally scheduled to open this
Saturday, April 5, as originally
reported in The Times, but will
instead open the following Saturday.
After finishing their first year of
operating the speedway, track owners Bill Mike Vaughn and Johnny
Salyer will again be in charge of
operations. Since taking over the
20 I Speedway last year, many new
improvements have been finalized,
such as the completion of an outside
pit area, which now accommodates
many of the larger racing rigs that
enter the pitgates of 20 L on a regular
basis.
From a fan's perspective, additional seating
has been added to the
main grandstands as well
as the backstretch grandstands, which were transpmted from the old
Prestonsburg High
School football field a
couple of years ago. Fans
still have the option of
parking around the hillside parking area and
enjoying the view from
high atop the racing surface.
.
For the 2003 racing season, the
20 I Speedway will showcase six
divisions of racing - late models,
open wheel modifieds, super
bombers, bombers, road hogs and
four cylinders. Several special
Ward moves to
Paintsville, Crum to take
over at StoneCrest
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by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG Different faces in 11ew places i.s
the theme at two Eastern
Kentu,cky golf courses t}lis week.
~tot:~eCrest club pro Larry G.
Ward resigned his post at the
Floyd County course effective
Mondayt April?, to take the pro
job at PaintSville Country Club.
He takes over for Cuther ConleY
'Who has stepped down afteu
lengthy tenure.
(See SPEEDWAY, page two)
(See TOP. page two)
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - More than
3,100 amateur athletes competed
•in this year's Bluegrass Winter
Games, winning more than 900
gold, silver and bronze medals.
The results were announced
Monday by the Bluegrass State
Games office.
Participants came from 82
counties in Kentucky. Fayette
County Jed the way, winning 56
gold, 43 silver and 34 bronze
medals for a total of 133 medals.
By individuals, the four leading medal winners walked away
with five each. Three of the four
participated in shooting.
Winners were Jerry Allen,
~
(See CONCLUDE, page two)
NEWS&NOTES
Martial artists place at Games
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Garrett Brown
Dawn Brown
LEXINGTON - Garrett and Dawn
Brown, martial artists training under
Michael Gambill at Family Academy of
Martial Arts in Floyd County, each returned
home from the recent Bluegrass Winter
Games with medals. The two martial artists
competed against others from several different Kentucky counties and combined for
rh,·ee medals.
Garrett Brown won two medals - one silver and one bronze - in two different events
in the 9-10 age division. Dawn Brown finished second in one event in the 3 L-40 age
division and for her efforts won a silver.
Pike County scored the most medals of
any area county here in Eastern Kentucky,
capturing 25, good enough to crack the top
10 among counties. Leslie County athletes
managed a total of 20 medals, while
Letcher County participants brought back
17. Breathitt County ended the Winter
Games with II.
(See GAMES, page two)
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FRIDAY, APRIL
4, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Elvis can't bring himself to
mention the University of
Louisville or Coach Rick Pitino
by name, so the Cards always
are "that other bunch" and
Pitino is "the traitor." He loves
to tell anybody willing to listen
that he bleeds blue.
Sam, on the other hand, is a
more open-minded breed of UK
fan. He openly wishes that the
Cats still had Pitino instead of
Smith. He even pulls for the
Cards whenever they're playing
for the Big Blue.
Now he snorted so loud that
some coffee came spewing right
out of his nose. "A silly little
conference, huh? That's all you
can say about it? Dido 't U of L
SIGNING
Pikeville College
signs McCurry
TIMES STAFF REPORT
B UCKLEYS CREEK
One of the area's top high school
quarterbacks is headed to
Pikeville College to further
both his gridiron playing career
and his education.
Justin McCurry, a four-year
starter for the Pike Central football team. signed a letter of
intent earlier this week to continue his education and play
football at Pikeville College in
the fall.
McCurry led the Hawks
from the quarterback spot, but
he also was an All-Pike County
punter and three-sport star at
Pike Central. He chose
Pikeville over several Division
I and NAIA schools, including
the University of Kentucky,
Eastern Kentucky University.
Georgetown College and Union
College.
McCurry finished last season with l ,495 yards passing
and 15 touchdowns. He was 82for-173 via the air during the
season,
Former East Tennessee State
University assistant coach Jerry
Mynatt is the new head coach at
Pikeville College, bringing
both a youthful outlook and
experience to the still relatively
new college football program.
drill the Cats by 18 back in
December?
And
didn't
Marquette turn them into a
bunch of zombies in the
Midwest Regional championship game?'' After placing his
usual order of scrambled eggs,
bacon, sausage and pancakes,
Elvis said, "All I'm saying is
that league sure isn't any
Southeastern Conference."
"You're right about that,"
said Sam, laughing again.
"Look, Elvis, you have to admit
it: The SEC was the most overrated league in the nation this
season. The Final Four has a
team from the Big East, two
from the Big 12, and one from
your silly little conference.
Where 's the SEC?"
Elvis frowned.
"Dadgummit," he said. "Are
you trying to cheapen UK's 324 record, its 19-9 conference
record, and its 26-game winning
streak? I thought that was a
darned fine way to celebrate its
1OOth season of basketball. Next
thing, you're going to be telling
me that you hope Tubby goes to
the NBA."
Sam slapped his hand on the
Formica table so hard that
Priscilla, our favorite waitress,
almost dropped the tray carrying
our food.
"It was a great season,
Elvis," he said. "And I don't
want Tubby to go to the NBA
unless we can get Rick back.
But I'll tell you what: If Tubby
4
American Heart
Associatioo.y
does decide to leave, I hope that
UK Athletics Director, whatshisname, takes a good look at
that Marquette coach, Tom
Crean."
To Priscilla, who had almost
broken her back toting all his
food, Elvis said, "Thank yew ...
thank yew verruh much." Then
he stuffed his mouth so full of
eggs and pancakes that a trail of
syrup leaked out of his mouth,
down his chin, and onto his
favorite T-shirt.
Finally, he was able to talk.
"I don't want to even think
about Tubby leaving," he said.
"And the UK athletics director
is Barnhart, Mitch Barnhart.
You're still mad that he let Guy
Morriss get away and ended up
spending far more money to
bring in that new football staff.
But you've got to give him credit for going to Tennessee and
hiring that new women's basketball coach."
Sam sighed and shook his
head.
"Tennessee," he said. "You
know how much I hate orange.
That's why I ordered this apple
juice here. No way I'm going to
pull for either Syracuse or Texas
at the Final Four."
Having polished off his
breakfast in less time than it
takes Marquis Estill to lace up
his sneakers, Elvis answered
with a belch loud enough to
cause the folks over in the dirtymagazine section to look over in
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Choose Healthful Foods
PSA
On behalf of the Martin City Police Department,
Public Housing Authority District 4, The
Housing Authority of Floyd County and Martin,
we would like for you to join us in an effort to
provide the most up-to-date awareness and
training on the CLANDESTINE METH AMPHETAMINE LABS.
The event will held on April 25, 2003, beginning
at 9:00 a.m., at the Martin Community Center,
located on Rt. 80, Martin, KY.
The training will be presented by
Sheriff Keith Cain
and Detective Sergeant Jim Acquisto
Daviess County Sheriff's Dept.
Owensboro, Kentucky
If you are interested in attending, please contact:
Rita C. Whicker
Housing Authority of Martin
P.O. Box 806
Martin, KY 41649
(606) 285-3260
Fax: (606) 285-0502
The training is free, and lunch will be available
at a cost of $8.00 per person.
Raiders open
with close loss
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
After beating Phelps to begin
the season, Shelby Valley, playing at home, downed South
Floyd 7-6 in eight innings
Wednesday night to improve to
2..0 on the season. Valley comes
in after a regional championship
in basketball, hoping to contend
for a region crown in baseball.
Pikeville College football
signee Josh Bentley had one of
the big hits for the Wildcats, his
first homerun of the season.
Larry Little was also a big
contributor for Valley with six
stolen bases and three runs
scored.
Shelby Valley designated hitter Cody Tackett got the gamewinning hit for the Wildcats in
the bottom of the eighth inning.
Valley pitcher Brock Wright
Dairq
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SPORTS FAN
of Prestonsburg
OF THE WEEK
scored the victory.
South Floyd head coach
Barry Hall went into the season
somewhat worried about pitching, hoping to have some other
quality throwers step up as the
season progressed.
South Floyd will not be back
in action next week due to the
school's annual senior trip.
Many area baseball teams
will head south during the
upcoming week. Both high
school teams in Johnson County,
Johnson Central and Paintsville,
are again scheduled to journey
south in search of games and
sun.
With the start of the high
school baseball season, also
comes the start of the high
school fast-pitch girls softball
campaign. One of the top pitchers in not only this area, but the
entire state is Johnson Central
pitcher
Brianne
Daniels.
Daniels, a senior, should have
the opportunity to continue playing at the next level once the current season concludes. She has
received attention from some
colleges and recruiters.
Spring has sprung and the
diamond seasons are just getting
started. Have a baseball or softball note, or maybe some information, you'd like to let everyone in on? If so, send an email to
sports@floydcountytimes.com.
Games
• Continued from p1
alarm.
"You have to pull for Jim
Boeheim of Syracuse," he said.
"He deserves to win a championship, and, besides, he's married to that beautiful woman
from Kentucky."
"You know who introduced
them, don't you?" said Sam,
smiling a sly smile.
"Uuuuhh," said Elvis, who
was working a toothpick
through his molars.
"Ashley Judd?"
"No, dummy," said Sam. "It
was Rick Pitino, at a UK golf
(See REED, page three) ~~ ·
B.S. BASEBALL
Blackcats open with 19-4
romp over Knott Co.
by JAMIE HOWELL
SPORTS WRITER
HINDMAN - The Prestonsburg Blackcats opened the 2003
baseball season with a 19-4 rout
of host Knott Co. Central. The
Blackcats racked up 19 hits in
the win and allowed only 4
Knott Co. runs on the evening.
Josh Colmenares got the ball for
new Blackcat coach John
Derossett who takes over for
longtime
coach
Russell
Shepherd.
The P-burg hurler went 5
strong innings and struck out 6
on the night. Not only did
Colmenares have a strong
mound performance, the youngster went 3/4 from the plate with
a single, triple and a towering
home run in his last plate
appearance.
Prestonsburg jumped out in
front early as the trio of Matt
Setser, Thomas Nelson and Joey
Willis opened with three straight
hits. John Mark Stephens triple
plated two Blackcat runs in the
first inning and the cats were off
and running. Adam Dixon and
Jarod McGuire contributed a
strong offensive game from the
plate as the two combined to go
517 on the night.
Prestonsburg led 2-1 after
one inning and never looked
back on this night. P-burg plated
3 runs in the second inning after •
Michael Morrison and Josh
Colmenares reached on base hits
it was again the bat of Thomas
Nelson who brought the runners
around with a triple, Nelson fmished the night a perfect 5/5
from the plate.
Knott Co. got two more runs
in the second inning and trailed
only 5-3 after two, but the
Blackcats would outscore the
Patriots 14-1 over the next three
innings to come away with the
big win in the first game of the tfll
John Derossett era. Prestonsburg
tacked on 6 runs in the third
inning as the cats sent nine men
to the plate in the inning.
Prestonsburg led 11-3 after three
innings and plated 4 more runs
in the fourth.
Prestonsburg went an astonishing 19/36 from the plate in
the game in the win. The
Blackcats will be back in action
tonight at 9:00 p.m. at Knott Co.
in the season opening tournament. Stats were as follows:
Prestonsburg ( Setser 2/4,
Nelson 5/5 with 2 RBI, Willis
115 with 2 RBI, Stephens 2/3, ...._,
Fannin 0/3, Dixon 3/4, McGuire ~
2/3, Morrison 1/4, Colmenares
3/4 with 7 RBI)
Volleyball
• Continued from p1
school/middle school volleyball teams will take the upcoming week off and take a step
away from the court as school
will be out of session in Floyd
County with Spring Break
rolling up on the calendar.
Allen Central's next home
game will be on Friday, April
18 versus Adams Middle
School. The Volleyball Rebels
are next in action on the road
against Allen on Thursday,
April 17.
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"I feel really good about the
move," Ward said. "I'm anxious
to get started and see what needs
to be done down there."
Jason Crum was named to the
job Tuesday afternoon by the
StoneCrest
Advisory
Committee. Crum
"I couldn't be happier,"
Crum said after learning of the
committee's decision. "I owe a
lot to Larry Ward. He's really
help put me in the position I'm
in."
Ward recommended Crum to
the committee, and members
accepted.
As far as the transition, Crum
doesn't really see a lot of
changes.
"The course is on the right
track,'' Crum said. "I don't plan
on making any drastic changes.
The course is doing great. I'm
going to take the reins and continue down the same path that
we're on."
Ward also said there shouldn't be a problem with the transition.
"If I've done my job, everything should go smooth here,"
Ward said. "I thought I could j
retire here. I had no aspirations
of ever leaving StoneCrest. I
look at it as a change, and that
excites me."
Ward and Crum will officially take their new positions
Monday. Ward will remain at
StoneCrest throughout this
week, before taking over his
new job at a new course next
week.
Conclude
Floyd County won a total of
seven medals and neighboring Campbell county, who particiJohnson County grabbed six. pated in basketball; Jon Miller,
Knott County won three and Shelby County; Joshua Minton,
Martin County got on the medal Casey County; and Jonathan
Noe, Lincoln County, all of
list with one.
whom participated in the shooting events.
By county, the top 10 medal
winners, including Fayette, were
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Jefferson County, 100 medals;
events are scheduled for the Pulaski County, 84; Boone
upcoming season spotlighting County, 68; Kenton County, 30;
each division, including the
return of the "Battle of the
Bluegrass" late model touring
circuit, which will be at the 201
Speedway on July 4.
Gate admission for regular and Jeanna Theiss both crossed
events at 20 1 will remain the the plate for the Lady Hawks in
same as last season, $10 for gen- the final inning when Allen
eral admission to the top area Central already held a 24-run
cushion.
and $20 for a pit pass.
Speedway
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Madison County, 29; Franklin
County, 28; Boyle County, 26;
Rowan County, 26; and Pike
County, 25.
Fayette County also placed
flrst in gold medals won, collecting 56 gold medals, followed
by Jefferson County, with 47,
and Boone County with 37.
For a list of all medal winners, log on to the State Games
website at www.bgsg.org
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Steps
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K. Rogers of New Steps Dance &
Cheer of Paintsville.
Members of the Pee-Wee
Power All-Stars are Jenna Blair,
Madison Castle, Lyndsey Childers,
Mareeka Collett, Megan Conn,
Chessie DeGuzman, BreAnna
Johnston, Caitlin Matijaisic,
Jordan Miller, Alessandra Walkers
and Katherine Wells. Members of
the New Steps Junior Power AllStars are Jordan Adams, Allison
Dye, Natasha Huber, Katelyn
Keaton and Sydney Randall.
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Allen Central's Terri Mullins
and Amber Scott both reached
base on Pike Central fielding
miscues and came around to
give Allen Central its first two
scores in the opening inning.
The girls from Floyd County
blew the game open with 10
runs in the top half of the second
inning.
Mullins, Scott, Turner,
Kristie Howard, Jenny Spurlock
and Jackie Martin all crossed the
plate three times in the win.
Jessica Isaac, Megan Harris, Tab
Caudill and Lorna Gibson also
contributed in the win.
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A ride on an air
boat i s one of
the more enjoyable rides you
can take if you
love the water.
Albert Johnson
prepares to
unload his air
boat on Florida's
Gulf. Johnson is
a big-time fisherman but just
enjoys taking a
ride on a nice
sunny day.
PROFILE
Jeff Burton motivated
by "Young Guns"
by STEPHEN HAWKINS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Before the so-called "Young
Guns" like Kurt Busch and Ryan
Newman were having such an
impact in NASCAR, Jeff Burton
was one ofWmston Cup's up-andcoming stars.
The last couple of seasons have
been a little bumpy.
Burton was hired by Jack
Roush in 1996 after two seasons
with another team, and quickly
shot to No. 13 in the point standings. The next year, Burton won
his first race, starting a stretch of
four straight seasons finishing in
• the top five.
Now 35 and in his lOth full Cup
season, Burton finds himself No.
18 in the standings. And 1-2 in
points for the second straight week
are his Roush Racing teammates:
Matt Kenseth, in his fourth season.
and the 24-year-old Busch.
"I'm proud of them for how
theY,'ve done. l'm not oqe of those
people that looks at what Matt and
Kurt have done and feel bad about
it," Burton said. "I feel good about
it because I've helped that.
"That helps us, gives us some
things to look at and to emulate
~ from time to time," he said. "It's
not my intention to be a team at
Roush that isn't as competitive as
all of the other teams."
Newman won last week at
Texas, where three Roush entries
finished in the top 10 - Mark
Martin (ftfth), Kenseth (sixth) and
Busch (ninth). Burton, at the track
where the first of his 17 wins carne
in 1997. was 20 and Roush rookie
Greg Biffle was 28.
Through seven races this season, Burton IS below Kenseth,
Busch and Martin (13), Roush's
~ original driver in 1988 and the only
one for the owner until 1992.
Still, there have been signs of
promise for Burton's team,
revamped during the winter after
Paul Andrews took over as crew
chief for the No. 99 Ford late last
season.
Burton wasn't able to finish
consecutive races at Atlanta and
Darlington last month because of
engine failure, but those carne after
he finished sixth at Las Vegas. He
was no lower than 13 in the other
three races before Texas.
"Our performance, I'm not
totally disappointed," Burton said.
"l'm not overjoyed with it, we
need to do a little better. but we are
not in left fteld right now.
·'We're on the cusp of really
doing some good things. This is a
whole brand new team. We are
starting from scratch and feel good
about where we are heading."
Burton had four of his 14 career
top lOs last season - and two of
his ftve top fives - after Andrews
took over the final II races.
Andrews used that time to evaluate
needs within the team, and numerous changes were made.
"Pit crew was one of the things
we needed to work on, the pit stops
last year were really inconsistent,"
said Andrews, the crew chief for
Alan Kulwicki's 1982 Cup championship. "We've brought in people that fit my style and my design,
you might say."
Burton is encouraged by the
progress being made early in a season of transition, but refuses to put
a timetable on when there will be
more substantial results, such as a
victory or a top five fmish.
He does finally feel like the
team is getting up to speed after the
offseason changes limited testing
and track time.
"Everything we're doing makes
sense. We're not doing stupid
stuff," Burton said. "We've got a
good plan in place and we have to
have time to act it out."
After a slow start in 2001, with
four finishes of 30 or worse in ¢e
first six races, Burton slipped to
No. 10 in season points. He also
won twice that season, his last win
coming at Phoenix in 200 I.
Last season, Burton didn't win
a race for the fJISt time since 1996
and finished No. 12 in season
points, also his worst showing
since that fJISt season with Roush.
'There weren't many good performances," he said. "It was terribly disappointing. I don't race to
go around in circles and sweat on
Sunday. 1 race because 1 like to
win. When we don't have success,
it hurts."
Floyd County's AAU girls'
basketball team, Southeast
AAU, finished in the top 12 in
the state during competition in
the 10 and under league in
Louisville last weekend.
Southeast played four games
in the tournament and won two
to finish off their season.
During regular season play,
Southeast finished 2-3.
Members of the team included Megan Hamilton, 10, Betsy
Layne Grade School; Lindsey
Martin,
I 0,
Stumbo
Elementary; Faith Reynolds,
10, Stumbo Elementary; Judy
Rose, 10, of Knott County;
I've got to pu II for the
Jayhawks."
"Me, too," said Elvis as he
lumbered toward the door.
"Coach Rupp was from Kansas,
you know."
"Yeah," said Sam, "but so
was Dean Smith. And don't forget that Mitch Barnhart was
born in Kansas City and graduated from a little Kansas college
named Ottawa State."
But it was too late. Elvis had
left the building.
To contact Billy Reed send amalls to BReedll@aol.com
stupidly, "what are they doing?"
They knew right then that in
Kentucky they do not dry their
baseball fields with an air boat.
So the boat is used for more
than just fishing. You can dry up
a baseball field, a driveway. and
other places where water is a
problem. I don't think 1 would try
taking one in the house.
1 recently discovered another
use for the air boat - drying
water off a baseball field. I kid
you not. Recently at Lafayette
High School, I showed up for a
baseball game and they were
pulling an air boat around the outfield on the back of a trailer and
the giant propeller was whizzing
around and doing the job. I asked,
NEWS&NOTES
Newman gets second victory
Newman hadn't pitted, and
found himself in front.
Newman lost the lead for one
lap when he made his final stop on
lap 286, but regained the top spot
the next time around the I I12-mile
oval when Dale Jarrett, who had
stayed on the track to get the fivepoint bonus for leading a lap, made
his stop.
The 25-year-old Newman, one
of NASCAR's heralded "Young
Guns" gave Penske Racing South
its first win since switching from
Ford to Dodge this winter.
didn't think four tires were going to
make that much of a difference and
we needed to get to the front some
way."
He didn't win it easily, though,
having to fight off a strong challenge from Earnhardt, the crowd
favorite.
Newman, who led four times for
77 laps, appeared to gain control
when he took the lead on lap 224 of
the 334-lap event That carne during
a caution period - one of I 0 in the
race - in the middle of a series of
green-flag stops.
NASCAR RACING
Engineers proliferating in NASCAR
by MIKE HARRIS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TALLADEGA, Ala.
Driver Ryan Newman, crew
chief Matt Borland and race
engineer Mike Nelson have
brought something new to
Penske Racing South - an
emphasis on technology.
All three have degrees on
mechanical engineering and
bring a different perspective to a
job where learning was mostly
by trial and error.
"In schoo1 we're taught an
organized wa.y to go about solving problems," Nelson said. "I
think that's an advantage."
It's not a shock that technology is a priority on the team
owned by Roger Penske.
Penske's entries in the more
technically sophisticated world
of open-wheel racing have been
dominant. Since 1969 they have
12 Indianapolis 500s, 11 openwheel championships and 114
total victories.
"The cars, although they're
very different, you're still trying
to accomplish the same thing,
tournament in top 12
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WAITER
water, the grass, yes, even some
logs, is something you will not
enjoy in a conventional boat.
Air boats are used for fishing
with nets here on the gulf. There
is also another boat for net fishing
called a "Bird Dog." The motor is
in front on the bird dog allowing
the net to be cast from the rear of
the boat.
The weather here in northern
Florida is just right at this time of
year. The temperatures are not too
hot nor are they too cool. We
have had more rain than normal
but that is because I now live in
Florida. l have enjoyed the many
athletic events here but I also
have learned to get at a little more
and enjoy the outdoors.
Since I have been here, I have
been fishing on the Gulf once.
Now, I am a green horn when it
comes to fishing. The best thing I
enjoy about the sport is when I
get to eat what is caught. While I
have not had a line in the water
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
for fish, I have been enjoying the
air boats. If you have never been
FORT WORTH, Texas - Ryan
on one and get the opportunity,
Newman passed Dale Earnhardt Jr.
take advantage of it. You will just
with 11 laps remaining and held on
love it. It is so much different
to win the Sarnsung!Radio Shack
than any ride on the water that
500 at Texas Motor Speedway on
you will take.
Sunday.
You are furnished ear muffs to
Newman gambled by changing
help cut down the noise from the
just two tires on his last pit stop, and
giant propeller that pushes the
the payoff was his second career
boat. If the weather is the least bit victory and first since Sept. 15,
cool, you will need to take a coat 2002, in New Hampshire.
because it will get cool out there.
'Tires and track position were
But just sailing along over the key, for sure," Newman said. "We
AAU team finishes
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outing about six or seven years
ago."
Elvis spit out his toothpick
and nudged me to get up so he
could wiggle out of our booth.
"That's it," he said. ''I'm
outta here. "You just can't helpmg bringing up the little traitor.
But Butler put a whipping on
him, didn't it? Butler! No way
the Cats would have lost to
Butler.''
"OK," said Sam, grabbing
the check away from me. "But I
hope Pitino 's pal Boeheim and
Roy Williams of Kansas make
the championship game. Then
by ED TAYLOR
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT
TOURNEY ACTION
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Shelby Meeks, 9, Mullins Grade
School; and Kristen Brown, 10,
Mullins Grade School.
The tournament began on
Friday with Southeast facing
Leslie County. Southeast won
the game 32-26, with Hamilton
leading all scorers with 22
points. Martin and Brown both
scored four
points
and
Reynolds added two points.
The following day, Hamilton
led her team in scoring in the
second game of the tournament
against the Louisville Zoommin
Brats tossing in I 6 points in the
51-25 loss. Martin chipped in
six points, Brown added two
points and Reynolds finished
with one point.
For their third game of the
tournament, Southeast faced
the Frankfort Freedoms, winning easily 44-20. Again,
Hamilton Jed her team with a
tournament high 26 points, with
Martin adding a personal tournament best 18 points in the
win.
In the final game of the tournament, Southeast held a solid
Lincoln County team at bay
before slimly losing 36-33.
Hamilton, who set a new state
AAU tournament scoring record
for the I 0 and under division for
sinking five three-pointers in a
single game, finished the game
with 23 points. Martin rounded
out the scoring with I 0 points.
Southeast AAU was coached
by Doug Tackett and Joey
Martin, both of Grethel.
which is to make all four tires
work as best you can," said
Borland, a graduate of the
General Motors Institute, who
came to NASCAR from an engineering position in CART.
"A lot of the strategy part is
pretty different," Borland added.
"Indy cars, you just keep trying
to run as long as you can on fuel
because the cars get faster on
long runs. With these cars, you
continually get slower on long
runs. You have to think kind of
opposite from what you grew up
doing.
"And, in NASCAR, you get
more involved in the car-building process, whereas in CART
you buy the chassis from
Reynard or another supplier.
You pretty much just run the car,
but here you're pretty much
building the car and motor from
the ground up and racing the
car."
The Penske team switched
from Ford to Dodge this year,
and both Newman, last year's
top rookie, and teammate Rusty
Wallace, the 1989 Winston Cup
champion, got off to slow starts.
Until he won last Sunday in
Texas, Newman had not finished
better than seventh in the first
six races of 2003. Wallace has
only one top-1 0 finish - sixth
in Rockingham in the second
race of the season.
Going into Sunday's EA
Sports 500 at Talladega
Superspeedway, Newman is
eighth in the season points,
while Wallace, who believes in a
more traditional approach to
racing, is 14th.
"Those guys on the 12 just
have put things together a little
quicker," Wallace said. "We
share everything, but they've
just had fewer things go wrong."
Some of that may be because
of the similar schooling of
Nelson, who came straight to
the Penske organization from
Clemson University five years
ago; Newman - a Purdue graduate - and Borland.
"We all have the same kind
of thought process, and I think
that helps you the most,"
Borland said. "We kind of know
what each other is thinking all
the time, and we can kind of
bounce ideas off each other and
help each other figure things out
to make the situation better.''
Five years ago, when Nelson
came into NASCAR, engineers
on stock car teams were considered something of a luxury that
were used only by teams with
big-dollar sponsorships.
"When I started at Penske,
we were in the early stages of
trying to go in that direction,"
Nelson said. "I' m pretty sure
with Roger's background,
there's a lot of push for that."
Other teams, with far less
technical backgrounds, have
also discovered the benefits of
using engineers.
"You have to have engineers
to work with the sophisticated
equipment we have now, not
ohly at the racetrack, bm bactc at
the shop," explained Richard
Childress, a former driver who
won six series championships
with the late Dale Earnhardt as
his driver and now runs a threecar Winston Cup team.
"It used to be you'd just
throw a 100-pound stiffer spring
in the right front (of the car),"
Childress said. "Now, if you do
it, you almost need an engineer
to say, 'Well, to do that, you've
got to put a different control arm
on.'
"Now, they'll have that all
worked on one of the sitnulation
pieces of equipment we have
back the shop."
Childress, who added a third
Cup car to his team in 2002, is
still adding to his sprawling race
shop complex in Welcome,
N.C., and his engineering personnel.
''We've got nine engineers
and have two more slots to fill."
said Childress, who fields cars
for Kevin Harvick. Jeff Green
and Robby Gordon. "By the end
of the day, we're going to end up
with 13 or 14 people in one
building that do nothing but our
engineering.
"You'll see more and more
engineers at the racetracks, too.
We had two (engineers in Texas)
and could have used a third one.
... It's very, very expensive but,
to be competitive. you have to
have it."
Sports Calendar
Officiating • Umpires needed
The Big Sandy Umpires Association is looking for umpires
for the upcoming high school baseball and softball seasons.
For more information, contact Robert Staggs at 606/432-1807,
606/353..0388 or 6061218~5357.
Golf· Hillbilly Shootout
The Pike'iill~ High School R!otball Boosters have scheduled the fourth annual Hillbilly Shootout golf tournament for 9
a.m. Friday, April II at Mountain Pub-Links. It is a four-man
scramble and costs $50 per person to register. Cash prizes will
be awarded. To sign up <>Ontact Larry Lynn at 6061754-4936 or
Pikeville football coa~b Chris McNamee~ 606/432-0185.
Basketball • Boys' tournament
The fourth annual Northern Kentucky Tar Heels Spring
Shootout is scheduled for April 4-6 in Covington. The tournament will have 12-and-under~ B-and-under and 14-and-under
divisions. For more information, contact James Pouncy at
859/491-5478 or via email at jamespouncy@hotmail.com
Running· Tug Valley Road Runners Club
The Tug Valley Road Runners Club and the city of
Williamson, W.Va. will present a lOk run on Saturday. April
26. The race will start at s a.m. at the swvcrc campus in
Williamson.
Later this year, the Hatfield-McCoy Marathon/Half
marathon will be beld. Saturday. June 14 is the date slated for
the Hatfield-McCoy races. The balf marathon will start in
Goody ln Pike County and end in Matewan, W.Va. The full
marathon will also start in Goody, but
end iu Williamson.
Both the half marathon and the marathon will begin at 7
a.m.
For infonnation on any of the aforementioned races. contact
David Hatfield by calling 606/353-1626 or email tucc@hottnail.com.
wm
Fishing • Appalachian Wireless Bass Classic
Open Bass Tournament
The Tug Valley Bass Anglers will be holding an open bass
tournament at Dewey Lake Saturday, April l9. The event will
be a day tournament from 7a.m.-3 p.m. The entry fee will be
$100.00 per boat. Registration and pre-tournament meeting at
6 p.m. on Friday, April 18 at the Appalachian Wireless store in
the Prestonsburg Village Plaza. Tournament payout is guan~n
teed. Payout will be as fo1lows First- $J ,800; Second- $800;
Third- $300. The weigh in show will be held at the
Appalachian Wireless store llt appro~imately 4 p.m. Tne
welgh in show will be televised. There will also be Casting
Kids events during the day at the Appalachian Wireless store
starting at ll a.m., all kids are encouraged to attend.
Sponsored by Appalachian Wireless. Pepsi. Budweiser.
Mikrote¢ Internet Services.
For sponsors and additional information • isit our web site
at www.se-tel.com/-tugvalleyanglers.
The Tug Valley Bass Anglers meets the first Thursday of
each month at the Johns Creek School at 6:30 p.m. Call
606/237·5907. 606/631-5786,606/478-9676.6061631-5786 Or
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p.m. Randy TIJ"ner, tMisler
Endicott Freewill Baptist, Bulfalo; Sulday School. 10
a.m., Worship SeM:e 6 p.m. Wednesday. 7 p.m. James
H. Smilh, Paslar
Faith Freewm Baptist 114 mile abol'e WorlaMde Eq:t oo
Rt 1428 Sunday Service. 10 am Worship SeM:e. 11
am and 6 p m ~. 7 p.m.llud!tj.Jones. Mnster
AISI Baptist, Garrett Sooday School. 9 45 am.· Worship
Selvice. 11 am and 7 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m. Randy
Osbome Mnisle<
FliSI Baptist, Martin; Sulday School. 10 am. Worship
SeMOO. II a.m Sunday Eve00g Service 7 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p.m.: Graydon Howald. Mnistsr.
FliSI Baptist. 54 S. Front St (irene Cole Memonal); Sooday
School. 945 am Worship Service. 11 am and 7 p.m.:
Wednesday. 7 pm. Or. ~Price. n1niSier
Fitzpatrick First Baptist, 2656 West lot. Parl<way.
Prestonsrug SoodaySchooiiOam.;~SeM:e. II
am. and 6 p.m. Wednesday. 7 pm; Jemngs West
Mnister.
Free Un~ed Baptist, West Prestonsllurg; Sunday School.
10 am Worship Service. 11 am. and 6·30 p.m.
Wednesday 7' p m.
Free Un~ed Baptist. West l'leslonsllurg, Sulday School.
10 am.• Worship SeMOO. II am. and 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday 6:30 p m
Grethel Baptist, Slate Rt 3379 (Branham's Creek Rd );
SoodaySchool, lOam. WorshipSeM:e II am and6:30
pm·Wednesday 6:30p.m
Highland Avenue Freewill Baptist; Sunday School. 9:50
am WorshipSelvice. II am. and 6 pm.. Wednesday, 7
p.m.. Da'lld Garrell, 1/nster
Jades Creek Baptist, Bevt.svle: Sunday School 10 a.m.;
~ SeM:e, II am. and 6 p.m.. Wednesday 7 p.m.;
JeH Bam!U. Mnster
Kaly Friend Freewill Baptlst, 2 !Ties l4l Allboa. StJlday
School 10 am Worship SeM:e. II am. and 6 p.m.
Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Jim Pnce ~
Lackey Freewill Baptist. Lad<ey, Sooday School. 10 am..
Worship SeM:e 11 am Wednesday. 7 p.m. Johmy J.
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EYet1119 Woshop 6ro p.m.. WeOOesday f'lll)'ll< MeetJrg
and Bible S1J.Jdy 7ro p.m · Pas10< Bctby C3rpenter
UbertyBaptist,~.SundaySeM:e, lOam Worship
SeMce II am. and 6 p m. Wednesday 6 p.m. Merle
ilie Mrisler
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist. Ugon Wolship
SeMce, Sooday. 11 roam. Thursday. 7 p.m.
Martin B11111Ch Freewill Baptist, Esdi· Sooday Service. 10
am ~ SeMOe 11:15 am and 7 p.m. Wednesday,
7 p.m. James (Red) Moms, Mnislel
Martin Freewill Baptist, Mal1ln Sooday School, 10 am.
~ SeMce 11 am and 6 p.m. Wednesday. 7 p m..
JaM L Blair. Mnisler
Maytown FliSI Baptist, Main St Maytown; Sooday
School 10 a.m. ~ SeM:e. 11 am and 6 pm..
Wednesday 7 p m Bob 'la!ref. Mnisler
McDowell AlSI Baptist. McOowel &may School. 9 45
am ~ Selvice. II am and 7 p.m. Wednesday. 7
p.m Hany Hargos Mrisler
Middle Creek BapUst, B*Je Rr.oer; Sooday School. 10a m..
Worship SeM:e II am. and 6 p m Wednesday. 7 p m,
Vernon Slone Mnisler.
Lighthouse Baptlsl 2194 KY Rt 1428, Prestonsb.rg.
Slllday SeM:e 10 am.~ SeM:e 11 am. and 6
p.m Wednesday 7 p.m. Donald Cnsp, MrlisUir
home phone 285-3385
Pleasant Home Baptist. Waler Gap Road Lancer'. Sooday
School. 10 am. Worship Service 11 am and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday 7 p m Mail< Tad<eU. Paslor
Prater Creek Baptist, Bamer; Sooday School. 10 am;
~ SeM:e 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m
Gal)' F"ISil. Mlnsler.
Prestonsburg CommiUllty College Baptist Student
Union. J 102 Wednesday. II :30 am, French B Hannon
Ofedor. Ela Goble l'lesldent. 874-946S'478-2978
Rock Forte Freewill Baptist; Ganea Sunday School. 10
a m Worship SeM:e 11 am Wednesday. 7 p m ,
Wendel Cragec- ll<nlster.
c
Rock FOOc Regular Baptist, GMett. ~ SeM:e. 9:30
am.; Earl Slone, Minster. Jeny Mams. Asss1ant Mnster
Satt lJclc United Baptlst, Sail Uck. Hueysville; Worship
Selvice. 10:30 am 41h Sunday; Tlmday. 6:30 p.m
Paslor. Cll9sl8r Lucas.
Sammy Clallt Branch Freewil Baptist, Oal1a: Sooday
School. 10 am. ~ SeM:e, II am and 6 p.m..
Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Paslar. Robert Shane Powers.
Stephens Brancn Missionary Baptist, Stephens Branch;
Sonday SeMce. 10 am. Worship SeMce. 11 a.m.
Wednesday 6 p.m.
The Third Avenue F,_.ll Baptist; Sunday School. 10
am ~SeMce 11 am and6p.m.;Wednesday, 7
p.m. Manlord Famn. Mnisler
Tom"s Creek Freewill Baptist. U.S 23 (nor11l of La)tltl
Brothers); Sooday School. 10 am.; Worship SeM:e 11
am and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p.m. Clu:k ~.
Mrli$te(
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill Baptist; Ciff Road.
Sooday School. 10 am;~ SeM:e. 11 am. Youth
SeM::e. sro p.m. E'le<lnQ Selvice. 6ro p.m. No SeM:e
ll1e 1st Sooday of each ~; Wednesday. 7 p.m. Jody
Speooer, Minister.
Trimble Chapel F,_.N Baptist; ~of U.S. 23
and KY 80. Water Gap; Stnlay School 10 am, Morning
~ SeM:e. 11 am and EYet1119 Worsl1ip SeM:e 6
p.m. Wednesday 8ible $rudy 7 p.m. Youth Services 7
p.m.. EV91)"0ne Welcome
Un~ed Comunlty Baptist, fffly. 7. Hueysville ~
Selvice. 2 p m. fnday 7 p.m ·Carlos 8eYerty IMste<
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist. ~ht Junction;
&may School 10 a m Worship SeM:e. 11 am and 7
pm. Wednesday, 7 p.m. ~IS F~ ~
Mother's Home Church, lOierCreek. Harold; 930111e2nd
Salurday and Sooday ot rmry month. ~lor. Kennrt
New&lme
CATHOUC
St. Martha, Water Gap; Mass Sooday. IUS am.,
Sallrday. 5 p m. Sulday.. Falher Robert Oarrron. pas1or
CHRISTIAN
Fwst Chflstlan, 560 Nor1h Arnold Averul; Sunday School,
10 am. Worship SeMce II am Jim Sherman. MoiSter.
Garrett Community Christian, Route 550. Garrett,
Worship SeM:e. 10:30 am and 6:30p.m. Wednesday.
6:30 p.m Dome Hackworth. Mnister.
VIctory Christian Mlnlstlles, 1428 E. Sonday School.
11:30 am Worship Selvice. 11 am. Wednesday. 7 pm;
Sheml Wliams, MoiSter
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Betsy Layne Church of Christ, Belsy Layne Sunday
School 10 am. ~ SeM:e, 11 am and 6 pm:
Wealesday. 7 p.m . TonvnyJ Spearn. MoiSter.
Church of Christ, Sooth Lake Olive; Worship SeM:e. 10
am and 6 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m., 8emy Blankenship,
Mnister
Harokl Church of Christ, Harold, Sooday School. tO am.:
~SeM:e. II am and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 pm.
James H. Hannon. Mrosler.
Highland Church of Christ, At 23. Hager Hil; Sooday
School. 10 am Worslll:> SeM:e, II am and 6 p.m.·
Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Hueysville Church of Christ; St.nday School. 10 am;
~ SeMce. 11 am and 7 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m;
Chester Vanv!y. Mi~
Lower Toler Church of Christ. Harold: Sunday School. 10
am. Worship SeM:e. II am and 6:30p.m.;~.
6:30p.m. l.oooe Meade IMstef.
Mare Creel< Church ol Clvist, Slanvile: &may School.
lOam ~SeM:e.11 am.and6pm, Wednesday.
6:30p.m
Martin Church of Chr1st, Martin. StJlday School. 10 am.
Worship SeM:e, II a.m. and 7 p.m.· Wednesday. 7 p.m
Gary Mlhchel IMstef
Upper Toter Church of Clvist. 351Ties l4l Toler Creek on
r9JtStJldaySchool. lOam WorshpSeM:e, 11 am and
6 p.m. Wednesday. 7 p m. Tonvny Dale Bush. ~er.
Weeksbuly Church of Christ; Sooday School. 10 amm •
WorshipSeM:e. 10:45am. and6p.m Mke Hall, ~er
CHURCH OF GOO
BeCsy LayneChurchofGod.OOU.S 23;StJldaySchool.
lOam.. WorshipSeMce. II am and6p.m. Wednesday.
7 p m.; .AJdttll Caudl. MniSter.
Community Church of God, Mansas Creek. Martin;
Worship SeM:e 11 am Fnday. 7 p.m. Bud Cl\rn.
~
FliSI Church ol God St.nday School. 10 am. ~
SeM:e, 1045a.mand6p.m,~. 7pm·S1e'lerl
V Wliams. Pastor.
Gam!tt Church of God. Garren. Sunday School. 10 am.
~ Selvice. II am and 7 p.m Wednesday 7 p m.,
Donald Bragg. Mnistsr
Landmatl< Church of God, Gollle Roberts Adcilion.
St.ndaySchool. lOam Wo<shipServlce. 1110am and7
p m., WeOOesday, 7 p.m K8meth E. Prater. Jr tollnlster
little Paint Flrst Church of God, 671 LAUe Pa11t Road.
Easl Pool, Sunday School. 9 45 am.~ SeM:e. 11
a m. lnl 6 p.m. Wednesday. 7 p..• Cllatles Healer Jr.
Elliott's Chapel Free Melllodlsl, At 979, Beaver; Sunday
SchooiiOam,~SeM:e.ttamand6p.m;Phllp
T. SrMh, MiniSter.
Emma Unlted Methodist, Enma: Sunday School. 10 am:
~ SeMce. 11 am., Wednesday. 6 p.m., Pau ~
Mnister
Flrsl United Methodist, 256 Sot.ch Arnold AWWlUe, 9 am
Corlerripory SeM:e: StJlday School. 9:45am.; Worship
SeM:e,10;55am.and5p.m.UMYSSeM::e;~
7 p.m. Mail< 0. Walz. Pastor.
Hom Chapel Methodist.~ Road.~. Sooday
School 10 am Worship Service 11 am and 6 p.m.:
Wealesday 6 p.m; Gatfiekj Potl8r. Mnster.
Martin Methodist; Sooday School. 10 am; Worship
Servce. II am, Wednesday, 7 p.m. Roy Harlow, Mnoster.
Maytown United Methodist, ~ Sonday Service. 11
am Worshp SeMce 9:30a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6
p.m Roy Harlow. ~.
Sallsbwy Untted Methodist, Priller; St.nday School. 10
am Worshp SeM:e. II am and 7 p.m. WeOOesday. 7
pm., Bctby G Lawson. t.lrllster.
Wayland United Methodist, At 7, Wayland; Sunday
School, 10 am ~ SeMce. 11 am, Wednesday. 6
p m. Brad Tad<eU, Mniste<
Wheelwright Un~ed Melhodlst, ~. Sooday
School 10 am, Worship SeM:e. 11 am. and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday. 7 p.m.; Bobby Isaac, Mnister
Dri1t Pentecostal, Dnft. Sunday School. 10 am: Worship
SeM:e SWday/Sooday. 7 p m.; ~· 7 p.m. Ted
Shlmon, Mnistef.
Free Pentecostal Church o1 God. At 1428. Easl I'm.
SoodaySdlooi. 10am;~Selvice.11 a.mand6:30
p.m.. Tlusday, 6:30p.m. Bus1erHayton. Mnisler.
Free Pentecostal Church ol God. WeeJt:brf, Sooday
School 10 a.m. Worsh4l SeMCe, 7 p.m •
~&hlday 7 p.m •Jolvl"J1r{ Paltcn. Mnster
Free Pentecostal Dellwtance, En 46 oil MI.. Parl<way al
Catl1lloo· ~Service. SaUday and &roday. 7 p.m.
Palricia Crider, Mnisler
Free Pentecostal Holiness, AI. 122. lJpplr Burton;
Sooday School. II am: Worship SeM:e. 6 p.m; Fnday, 7
p m, Lrus Sanlan. Mnister, Da'lld PN. Associate Mrister.
Goodloe Pentecostal, At 850. OaWI. ~ SeM:e. 6
p.m. Malcom Slone. Mnister
Par1<way AISI C81va1y Pentecostal, Floyd and Magolfin
~l.roe: WorshpSeMce 6:30p.m;MkeD.CaktoYell,
Mniste< 297-6262.
Trinity Chapel Pen!ecostal Holiness, Mail St, Marlll;
StJlday School, 10 a.m.. Worship SeM:e. 7 p.m.; 2nd
Saturday. 7 p.m. Tlusday, 7 p.m; Elis J. SleYens,
Mi1ister
PRESBYTERIAN
Drill Presby1erlan, Rrue 1101 Dnl\; ~Service. 11
am.. Mal)' Aice Mi.Jnay. Minster.
Arsl Presbyterian, Nor1h Lake Orr;e; Sooday School. 9:30
am. Worship SeM:e. II am; George C. Low, Mrister.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENT1ST
Sevenlll-Oay Adventist, 5 mies West oo Moun1aon
Parl<way: Sooday School. 9.15 am ~ Selvice,
10:30 am Gary Shepherd.llnster
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
The Church of Jesus Clv1st of l..attet..()ay Saints; Reliel
Society!Prels!tloo&'Pnmary, 9:30 a.m., Sooday School.
I0:30am. Sacrament~. 1110am.: Wednesday, 6p.m
Cludl Mee4r1g House adctess. ffflV. eo. Marlin. KY
41649; Meeting House lelephone nt.rrber 28$3133; Ken
Camere. Bishop.
Pastct Atha Jol1nson welcomes BYe<yone b al1end seMCeS
allle CHURCH ol GOO ol PROPHECY TRAM KENl\JCKY.
Sunday school10 am Worst;p serw:e 11 am
Drlfllndependen~ Dnft; Sl.nday. 11 am ~ 6:30p.m.
Dwale House ol Prayer. C>.vale: Worship Serw:e, 7 p.m.
&rd!y 6 p.m., 'Norxtf1N Cnrn. Mrisler.
Grace FellowsNp ~(nt))C! " <*:1 Ilea rrert.el).
Stn:tay SdlOCA. 10 am 'Mlrship, 11 am 81 ~
Palr 889-0005.
Faith Bible, M¥tn; St.nday SdlOCA. 10am;'Mlrship Service,
11 am.lnl6 p.m.; WeMesday. 6 p.m
Feith Dellvenn:e Tabemade, West P!esmstug: Sln:lay
School, I0:30am llusday, 7 p.m.; Don Shepheld. Mrisler
Faith ReYelatlon Mlnistery, I ,4 ~Me abo\'& \'o\:lrtt.wJe
Equ;pmeni.St.ndaySdlOCA. tOam:Worst;pserw:e,tt am
and 6 p.m; RarOj Hagiwls. Mi11sier.
Faith Worship Cenler, US 400. Pamote; 'Mlrship SeM:e.
II am llusday. 6 p.m. !bitt lnl Maule Fl)'ll•...-.
Fua Gospel Comrntlllty, <~ ot M¥tnl ITilYed to oo
Alan Stn:tay SdlOOI. 10 am. Worst;p SeM:e. 11 am.;
Sooday ~6:30p.m. WeMesday. 6:30pm: l..ar.<me
Lalerty.~
Our Savior L.uthetan. SW Bayes Room Calriage House
Moll!!, P<Wts'lle; Sunday Service. II am Wr<J..W (600
am) 121l5 p m. Roland llernrl4). MniSier
METHODIST
Auxier United Methodist,At.CCier;Sonday School. 10 am ,
~ SeM:e. 11 am. ~. 6 p.m. Doug
Lawson. t.lrllster.
Betsy Layne United Me!hodiS~ OOlCIIO B L Gyrmasun.
Sunday School. 10 am. Worship SeM:e. II am
Wednesday. 7 p.m. Ranctt llladdxm. Mnster
Christ United Methodist, Alen; Sooday School. 9 45 am ;
v.brship SeM:e II am and 7 p.m. Wednesday 7 pm.
Kemefl Lemasler Mnsler
Community Untted Methodist, 141 Burl<e Averul (oil
l.Wvarslty Onw and Neeley St). Sunday School. tO am
Worship SeM:e. 11 am and 6 p.m. Wednesday 7 pm
Steve Pesoosoido Mrostet
p m f'lll)'ll< lJne· 358-axJI IM1ene .o\JneU. Palr
Taylor Chapel Corm1Ullty Cluch, ~ hi <*:1 P1i:e
Food SeM:e b\ilcing. kxaled 1q.Jal1er,. abo\'& 'Mxtt.Yide
~At 1428.&1\Eti!Siudy tOam,Sln~
SeM:e. 11 am; Sln EW!WlQ. 6:30p.m. Kemy Vanderpool,
Pas1or
lntemallonal Pentecostal Holine$$ Church 10074 N
Mail St Maron. Rev Ells J SteYens. Senor Pastor
Rising Son Ministries. 78 Cout Steel. A1en. Ky. Sooday.
10:30 am. Wednesday 6:30p.m. Paslar. OP. Cmy
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THROUGH MY EYES
~No
room for
THIS TOWN. THAT WORLD
'QUILTER'S DAY 0 uTI
Editor's Note: For years. Floyd
County Times founder and former
publisher Norman Allen wrote a
weekly column that looked at Floyd
County through hi.s eyes. His
columns are being reprimed due
to request. The following column
wa1 written in /961.
'crybabies'
~
I just read the story of Pfc.
Jessica Lynch's rescue from an
Iraqi hospital that also doubled
as a military post. As I read of
her injunes- two broken legs, a
broken arm and multiple serious
gunshot
wounds- in
addition to
seeing the look
on her face
shortly after
her rescue as
special forces
troops tended
to her - a look
of sheer relief
latfiY Prater
at once interUfestVIes edltar
mingled with
the pain of recent trauma and
terror - I had to stop and chastise
myself for being such a crybaby.
The past few weeks I have,
somehow, managed to let
"everything" get to me.
Granted, l have been feeling like
all of my "everythings" have
been "major things," but reading
this story and gazing upon the
face of this very courageous
young woman, I am reminded
that my "everythings" are actually very, very "little things."
Yes, life is, at times, very
Anybody who can listen
to the howl of the wind
around the comers of his
house, and feel just a bit
more comfortable than he did
before. is fortunate.
The wind cut some fine
capers at Eastertime and
after. Jt shrieked so loudly
that the frogs out back of our
house became discouraged
and quit their merry cacophony. Today, with the sun shining, they resumed, but by little starts and stops. as if
experiencing-mi, mi, mi ...
Shown above are a sampling of the ladies who participated in the Quilter's Day Out event. From left to right are: Freda
Hicks, Jean Meade, Alice Rowe, Eileen Banks, Judy Hackworth, Gypsie Jones, Dora Slone, Mildred Branham, Ada Martin,
Rosyln Burchett, unidentified, Jean Watson, Helen Boyd, Joyce Allen, and Pearl Watts.
PROMOTING
THE HERITAGE
OF QUILTING
(See EYES, page two)
POSTSCRIPT
~ Leftover
joys
Another night of leftovers ...
,
Tonight (Monday) I'm away
• from my own home and I am
: eating leftover food for supper.
:And I'm loving it.
You see, this meal of previ'
ous fixings reminds me of how
good I actually have it.
Last weekend, as they do
most weekends, my cousins,
' Helen Williams and Mabel
Coleman,
cook and
invite me over.
A few days
earlier, they
picked tender
wild greens in
the field
beside their
house on
Middle Fork.
They serve
the greens
with soup beans, fried potatoes,
baked chicken and fresh combread. In reserve, they have a
big pot of vegetable beef soup
• stmmenng
.
. on the stove.
There's always more than we
can eat at one sitting. So out
come the plastic containers. (I
generally take them full one
weekend and bring them back
clean the next.) I stock up on
soup and chicken, try not to
take more than a share of
greens. and put a couple of
Today, according to Scott, there has been a resurgence of interest
in quilting as evidenced by television programs and publications
devoted to the art. The Floyd County Nimble Thimble Quilt
Guild ladies are among those that are devoted to keeping this
beautiful heritage artwork alive.
• • • •
Enthusiastic quitter, Allee Rowe, really got
into the spirit of the day when she decided
to kick up her heels and show off her flouncy pantaloons. Rowe hand-fashioned the
pantaloons, as well as the rest of her outfit, for the day's special event.
Area quilters enjoyed a "day out"
recently when they met together at the
Mountain Arts Center for a day of fun and
fellowship in celebration of the "Old
Fashion Quilting Bee."
On an early spring Saturday morning
of last month, the quilters came together to
share ideas, show off recent projects and
Judy Hackworth, center, proudly displays her quilt depicting autumn and winter
scenes of fun. Fellow quilters, Mary Sue Moore, to Hackworth's left, and Gypsle
Jones, standing, right, and Jean Meade, seated, admire Hackworth's handiwork.
learn new quilting methods. Just as in
days gone by, when country women
would gather in a neighbor's home for a
quilting bee, an air of excitement ftlled the
room as the women all anived for the
day's event
Theresa Scott. Aoyd County Agent for
Family and Consumer Sciences, said,
"Back in the old days, quilting bees were
an exciting event for women to look forward to. Not only could quilts be finished
in a much shorter span of time than if they
had been left to one person to quilt, but
long hours spent sharing a common interest provided a time for the women to open
up, discuss current events, compare household tricks, and mostly. to enjoy each
other's companionship through sharing
and mutual support. That's what this
'Quilter's Day Out' event is aJI about, just
coming together and sharing and having a
little fun."
Though the day was initially planned
for Floyd County quitters, the "Nimble
Thimble Quilt Guild" ladies were joined
by several visitors from surrounding counties as well as special guest, Oovie Waugh,
from Louisa, who demonstrated the use of
the "Angle 2" quilting tool. Waugh represented the "Quilted Memories Quilt
(See QUILTERS, page three)
(See POSTSCRIPT, page two)
~ things
to Ponder: Cyberaffairs
A guess is that many folks have heard
over the past few years of situations
where a person "met someone else on
the Internet," separated, and ended up
getting a divorce. My first experience
with marital therapy for a couple having
such difficulties was probably about five
or more years ago. It is not surprising
that infidelity online has accounted for a
growing trend in divorce cases
(American Academy of Matrimonial
Lawyers, 1997). The questions become,
~ "Where does it come from? How do you
know when you see it? What can be
done about it?"
It seems that the very basis of "cyberaffairs" usually begins with a person that
uses the Internet very excessively to the
point of computer addiction. Like abuse
of other substances, the computer addict
loses control of him/herself, and the
ability to set limits on the use of the
computer, directly or indirectly viewing
it as a way to get emotional needs met.
The individual spends more and more
time alone with the computer, which has
resulted in significant social, academic,
and occupational difficulties. Computer
and/or Internet dependent users gradually spend Jess time with real people in
their lives. In the late 1990's, Young, a
researcher in the area, found that serious
relationship problems were reported by
53 percent of almost 400 Internet
addicts, with marriages and intimate dating relationships disrupted - the most,
due to cyberaffairs and online sexual
compulsivity (a strong inner urge to
keep trying to make contact with others
in a sexual way).
Cyberaffairs are typically defined as
any romantic or sexual relationship, initiated through online communication,
primarily electronic conversations that
occur in virtual (actual) communities,
such as chat rooms, interactive games,
or newsgroups. The cyberaffair might be
an on-going relationship with one online
user, or it might be a series of random
erotic chat room encounters with various
(See PONDER, page two)
BR-R!
Speaking of the weather
and such, two of the earliest
birds to fl} back north are
Russell Hagewood and
''Speed" Harris, who went
fishing down in Tennessee,
Monday, and imitated homing pigeons the next da}.
EXCUSES
At hand are several typewritten pages of excuses
written by parents to teachers
and compiled over a period
of years. Here are a few
prime examples of same:
Dear Teacher:
Please excuse S ........ for
three days. She had been sick
due to illness.
Dear Teacher
(See WORLD. page three)
Please,
keep 'em
coming!
Our pet photos file is
slowly emptying, folks, so
please, send us some more
pies of those precious
mugs A.SAP.! And while
you're at it help Dr. Carol
with her wintettime bout
of writer's block by sending along a fe\\ questions
aimed at giving her a good
jump start out of her c.re..
ative doldrums. You can
send both pictures and
questions to: Kathy Prater
at the Floyd Cotmty
Times, P.O. Box 390,
Prestonsburg. KY 41653,
or you may e-mail to: features@floydcountytimes.c
om.. You may also send
questions only to Dr. C'\COI
at: 1768 KY Rt. 7, Estill,
KY 41666, or e-mail to:
carolbcac@ tiusa.net.
We'll be waiting!
...
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�C2 • FRIDAY, APRIL
4,
2003
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
YOUTH SERVICES
CENTER
• April 15 - Parent Support
Group meeting, II a.m Topic:
"How to Help your Child
Succeed in High School."
Refreshments will be provided,
all parents and guardians welcome.
• April 17 - Youth Services
Center Advtsory Council meeting, 4:00 p.m. All wdcome.
• April 17 - "Career Day"
for 8th grade students will be
held at the Wilkinson-Stumbo
Convention Center.
• May 6 - Red Cross Blood
Drive, begins at 12:00 p.m.
***8th grade class is selling
Papa John's cards (pizza discounts) to help raise money for
the 8th grade prom and class
trip. If you would I ike to help
the Adams eighth-graders by
purchasing a Papa John's card,
please contact the Youth
Services Center at 886-9812 or
Diane at 886-7926.
• Center distributes school
activity calendars and newsletters on the last day of each
month to all students. Parents
please be advised to be watching
for these informational materials
as a way of staying informed
with your school's happenings.
• Health Records Update:
Parents who have health records
to bring in to the school may
bring them to the Youth Services
Center any weekday between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m.
• Homework Hotline- 8869314 - Homework information
available from 4 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Updated each day after 4:00
p.m.
• Center is open each day
from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. or later by
appointment. For more information about the center or any listed activities, call 886-9812.
Center coordinator, Michel1e
Keathley. Assistant coordinator,
Sheila Allen. Center offers services to students regardless of
income. Center telephone: 8869812.
ALLEN CENTRAL HIGH
SCHOOL
• April 15 - Open House, 57 p.m. Report cards will be
handed out at this time.
**April 18 - ACHS will host
its annual
"Math Day."
Registration will be from II: 15
- I 1:30 a.m. Events will begin
shortly after and end around
2:00 p.m. Event will be held for
7th and 8th grade students.
Students will be placed on teams
that will compete in a variety of
fun and challenging activities.**
ALLEN CENTRAL MIDDLE
SCHOOL YOUTH SERVICE
CENTER
• Each Monday, 8:30 9:25
a.m., "Respect Class," for 7th
grade girls.
• Youth Service Center
office hours are from 8 a.m.
until 3:30 p.m.
ALLEN ELEMENTARY
AND FAMILY RESOURCE
YOUTH SERVICE CENTER
• Call Allen Elementary
Youth Service Center at 8740621 to schedule your child's
6th grade entry physical,
Hepatitis B vaccination, immunizations. and WIC appointment.
• G.E.D. classes offeredFREE-each Friday, beginning
8:30 a.m and lasting through
11.30 a.m. Instructor: Linda
Bailey
BETSY LAYNE
ELEMENTARY
• April 22 - Kindergarten
registration, 8:30-11 :30 a.m. and
12:00-2:00 p.m. Please bring
the following records: (I) An
official copy of the student's
birth certificate (applications
may be obtained at the school,
health department, or the school
board central office).
(2)
Kentucky
Immunization
Certificate. (3) Physical exam
form - performed within twelve
( 12) months prior to entry to
school. (4) Eye examination performed by an opthalmologist
or optometrist and completed on
the Kentucky Eye Examination
Form. **For questions, please
call Teresa Frazier at the school.
• The Family Resource
Youth Service Center provides
services and referral services to
all families regardless of
income. The center is located in
the middle building of the Betsy
Layne Elementary School.
Office hours are Mon. - Fri., 8
a.m. until 3 p.m.
• Open enrollment for After
School Child Care is available
through the Family Resource
Center. Service hours are 3 p.m.
to 6 p.m.
• Contact the center at 4785550. Contact persons are Brian
Akers and Charlotte Rogers.
CLARK ELEMENTARY
• April 17 - SBDM Council
meeting, 6 p.m.
*All SBDM Council meetings open to public. All are welcome to attend.*
**School now collecting
"Box Tops for Education" from
General Mills products. Parents
and community members,
please send your "Box Top"
coupons to the school Family
Resource Center.
• A nurse from the Floyd
County Health Dept. is in th~ ,
center weekly. Please call to
schedule an appointment. The
center is currently scheduling
Hep B immunizations and phys(See SCHOOL, page three)
Postscript
• Continued from p1
HRMC New Arrivals
March 15, 2003
A
daughter,
Megan
Danielle Benton, to Jerry
Havens
March 16, 2003
A son, Zachary Cameron
Barnes, to Pamela and
Zachary Barnes
March 17, 2003
A daughter, MaKayla
Brooke Spears, to Kristi Lyn
Spears
A son, David Jacob Dock
Anderson, to Paula Lynn and
David Wayne Anderson
March 22, 2003
A daughter, Gabriela
Cherie Boone, to Melissa and
Jack Boone
March 20, 2003
A daughter, Savanna
Grace Holbrook, to Samantha
and Jeffery Holbrook
March 22, 2003
A daughter, Autumn Jean
Brown, to Rebecca Jean and
Jerry Clayton Brown
March 21, 2003
A son, Joseph Grayson
Lyon, to Cynthia Lee and
William Lyon
March 24, 2003
A daughter, Jamie Nevaeh
Smith, to Dalana and Albert
Junior Smith
March 21, 2003
March 17, 2003
A son, Dalton Wade
Francis, to Shanda and
Arnold Francis
A son, Morgan Blake
Spears, to Kristi Lyn Spears
March 22, 2003
March 17, 2003
A son, Jordan Cross
Hamilton, to Tameka Moore
March 24, 2003
A son. Byron DeShawn
Johnson, to Helen Renee and
Timothy Wayne Johnson
(See NEW, page three)
A daughter, Breanna
Nicole Salyer, to Heather and
Timothy Salyer
Fields-Evans to wed
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fields, of Pikeville, are pleased to
announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter,
Bridget Leigh Fields, to Kevin Douglas Evans, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Davis Evans, of Grethel. The couple will wed
in a ceremony that will take place on Saturday, April 19,
2003, at one o'clock in the afternoon, at Calvary Baptist
Church, Betsy Layne. The gracious custom of an open
church wedding will be observed.
March 18, 2003
A son, Zachary Thomas
Malone, to Lisa and Timothy
Malone
March 18, 2003
A daughter, Christine
Marie Hall, to Jennifer
Murrell
Communitv blood
drives in Betsv
Lavne, Manin
March 18, 2003
A son, Isaiah Karlton
Shepherd, to Patty and Carl
Eugene Shepherd
March 19, 2003
A daughter, Erin Aubrey
Kugel, to Lisa and Robert
Kugel
March 20, 2003
A son, Trenton Dawson
Hatfield. to Brandy and
Brandon Hatfield
March 20, 2003
Blood drives will be held
on Tuesday, April 8 at Betsy
Layne and on Wednesday,
April 9, in Martin.
The
Central Kentucky Blood
Center reports that blood is
needed throughout the area
and that eve!) three seconds
someone in the U.S. receives a
blood transfusion. On April 8,
donors may report to the
Betsy Layne Elementary
Library between the hours of
9 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. On
Wednesday, April 9, donors
may give the "gift of life'' at
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints, Cultural
Hall, from 4-8 p.m. Donors
must be at least 17 years of
age, weigh a minimum of 110
pounds and be in general good
health. The complete process
takes less than an hour, with
the actual donation of one pint
lasting about 10 minutes.
Blood may be donated every
56 days. For more infornlation, contact Dawn Wheeler at
1-800-775-2522.
Ponder
• Continued from p1
McKinney-Fieenor plan
May wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton McKinney, of Harold, are pleased to
announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter,
Jennifer Nashae, to Chad Fleenor, the son of Earl and
Sherry Fleenor, of Phyllis. Jennifer, a 1998 graduate of
Betsy Layne High School, is also a 2002 graduate of
Morehead State University where she received a B.S.
degree in nursing. She is currently employed as an AN In
the Intensive Care Unit at Pikeville Methodist Hospital.
Chad is a 1995 graduate of Feds Creek High School, as
well as a 1999 graduate of Pikeville College where he
received a B.S. degree in computer science and mathematics. He is currently employed as an information systems technician at Pikeville Methodist Hospital. The couple will wed in a ceremony that will take place on
Saturday, May 10, 2003 at the Betsy Layne Freewill
Baptist Church. Following a honeymoon in the Gulf of
Mexico, the couple will reside at Honaker.
Family counseling
center celebration
In recognition of Child
Abuse Prevention Month,
the Catholic Social Service
Bureau Outreach Office
will hold a celebration
announcing its' new family
counseling center.
The
event will be held on
Sunday, April 6. from
12:30 to 3:30 p.m. "The
Encouragement Project"
will provide free counsel-
ing and support services to
parents, guardians, foster
parents, siblings and others
in order to promote safety,
stability and wellness for
children. The center is
located at St. Martha
Catholic
Church,
in
Prestonsburg. near Jenny
Wiley State Park, on Water
Gap Road. All are invited
to attend.
online users. Virtual adultery
can look like Internet addiction, as the person is on the
computer for longer and
longer periods of time. It is
not surprising that the person
who has become addicted to
these behaviors will show
even more compulsive behaviors with use of the Internet as
a way to meet and interact
with yet another newfound
love. Some of the identified
"typical" characteristics of
this "cheating'' is where a
husband, who would never go
into an adult bookstore, will
download online pornography; a wife, who would never
dial a 900-number on the telephone, will take part in an
erotic chat or phone sex with
men she met online; and marriages, stable for 15, 20, or 25
years, will be terminated due
to a cyberaffair of several
months. It is also not surprising that the nature and extent
of these behaviors have created breakups of marriages and
have probably been extensively
underestimated,
because of the Internet's current popularity.
Young developed the ACE
of
Cybersexual
Model
Addiction as a method for
explaining how an atmosphere of permissiveness tends
to encourage and validate sex-
uall) adulterous and promiscuous online behavior. The
anonymity of the process,
being electronic, permits the
users to secretly take part in
erotic chats without concern
of being found out by a
spouse. The user is likely to
have a greater sense of perceived control over what he is
doing-the content, tone, and
nature of being online-in the
privacy of his office and/or
home, with it being something that is personal and
untraceable. Users "talk" in
"real" time by typing in messages with "screen names" or
"handles,'' so that the user
tends to feel open and honest
when interacting with others.
Since there is the anonymity,
an online user can feel all
cozy, and does not feel a need
to check for indicators of
insincerity or judgment in the
other person's facial expression, such as is needed in real
conversations. Then it is easier to share intimate feeltngs,
perhaps without complete
awareness of what is taking
place at the moment.
Convenience of the computer being so available, with
its various spaces to interact
with others, is an easy way for
a curious person to make first
contact and be a major contributor to cybersexual addic
tion. What might be a simple
email exchange, or an innocent chat room situation, can
smoothly roll into an intense
and passionate cyberafffair,
going to secret phone calls,
and finally leading to sexy
real-life meetings. Come to
find out, there are actually
"rooms" on the Internet created for marital infidelity,
where individuals are participating in virtual adultery.
Needless to say, if a person
becomes caught-up in these
activities, he is as emotionally
involved with "another," as if
it all occurred at the neighborhood comer drug store.
Based
on
Young's
research, being able to escape
the stresses and strains of real
life through the Internet's fantasy world is a strong reinforcer, leading to cybersexual
addiction. The escape from "it
all'' tends to make a greater
impact than the sexual fulfillment that might be provided,
and is likely the initial reinforcer for the behaviors.
Other studies have shown that
the experience itself is reinforced through a type ofdrug
"high," that provides an emotional or mental escape, and
serves t > reinforce the behavior lead1ng to compulsivity(See PONDER. page three)
pieces of cornbread in a sandwich bag.
Before I go, they divvy up some
apples and oranges they bought last/lfl
week and throw in a grapefruit and a
pear.
That evening I go to a birthday dinner for friend Debbie Jacobs in
Pikeville. Our mutual friend Dorothy
Carlson traditionally hosts dinner when
each of us in our little circle of friends
has a birthday.
As I am preparing to leave, Dorothy
insists we take some leftovers, since she
will be away from the house for several
evenings, and she doesn't want the food
to go to waste.
I go away not only full, but also carrying containers of salad, baked beans
and sponge cake.
This evening, tired from traveling~\
and working, l come to my solitary
room, tempted to plop down with only a
snack.
But, I realize I already have a delicious supper waiting. Tonight I have
greens, salad, baked beans, chicken and
cornbread. Tomorrow, there's homemade soup.
It's nourishing not only to the body,
but also to the soul.
Family and friends are wondrous
blessings. I am truly privileged.
I wish you such blessings.
•
Eyes
• Continued from p1
hard. Single parenting is even harder.
Demanding job assignments and deadlines
add to the fray. As do changes in school
schedules, "changes" in my teenagers and
changes on my electric bill's budget payment plan.
Sometimes, it can take nothing more
than an uncompleted household task, forgetting to pick up the family pet's favorite f<>O<I.
or a telephone that has rang one too many
times to just push us that last little centimeter "over the edge."
And, at these times, we feel completely•
within our rights to go a little crazy. And
maybe we are... but when faced with the
knowledge of those in the world who are
really experiencing traumatic events and
forever altering life ''changes," we can't
help but feel more than just a little ashamed.
I have always prided myself on being a
"strong woman." I grew up in a family
filled to the brim with strong women and
great role models. Lately, I've grown a little
tired of always being the "strong one," and
believe me, I've let pretty much everyone I
know in on it, including, you. my dear readers.
T~ay, I am feelin.g much stronger than X.
have m weeks. I thmk, somewhere inside
each of us, we all know where that hidden
power to rise above and to conquer the
"evils" of our worlds actual!) lies within our
souls. It's just that, sometimes, we just don't
really feel up to the battle.
Thank God for strong women like
Jessica Lynch and for all the brave men and
women of our country's military who are, at
any given moment, expected to be so.
Jessica has inspired me today to "suck it
up" and to realize how good l actually have
it.
I wish her a speedy and complete recovel) - and 1 am proud, also, to share with her
the roots of a strong Appalachian heritage,
from whence some amazingly strongf
women are reared. I'm sure you know of
more than a few, yourselves.
Until next week, may God watch over
us all.
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�FRIDAY, APRIL
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Painful gout often manageable
with lifestyle changes, drugs
ed1Cine
~.
By Martha A.
Simpson, D.O.,
M.B.A.
l have gout. I'm 48 years old. I've
had gout for about three years.
The last time I had a major attack,
my doctor had me on colchicines. For
the last six weeks I've had severe pain in
,. my ankles, especially at night. Is there
anything else I can do for this pain? I
have given up red meat and wine.
Q
Primary gout is a common
problem among middle-aged
men and post menopausal
women. This metabolic disorder runs
in families, and is caused by high levels
of uric acid in the body. These elevated
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4, 2003 • C3
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Medicine
uric acid levels - caJied ":,yperuricemia" if you want to get technical
- can be due to either overproduction
or under-excretion of uric acid, or
sometimes both.
The term "secondary gout," also
called acquired hyperuricemia, refers to
gout that is the result of another underlying condition. This includes diseases
such as multiple myeloma, psoriasis.
hemolytic anemia, myeloproliferative
disease and certain types of cancer.
Secondary gout can also be due to lead
poisoning or as the result of an adverse
affect of certain medications.
Your symptoms lead me to believe
that you have primary gout. Risk factors for gout are obesity, diabetes, elevated blood fats (lipids). alcohol use
and kidney disease.
As you are well aware, a person's
first attack of gout is generally quite
severe. A classic or "textbook" case is
the person who experiences an abrupt
onset of severe, crushing pain in a
lower extremity - usually the big toe
- that awakens him or her from sleep.
The pain is so severe that weight cannot be placed on that foot. The affected joint becomes red, "shiny looking,"
swollen and tender. Sometimes the
sufferer also has chills and fever. This
acute attack is associated with such
severe pain that most people seek
medical care immediately. While this
is typical, not all attacks affect the big
toe or, even, the extremities. Almost
any joint can be involved.
Management of the acute attack
should be aimed at treating the pain
and the inflammation. Prevention of
further attacks is best tackled after the
acute attack has subsided. One of the
hallmarks of prevention is dietary
management - specifically the avoidance of foods containing substances
called "purines" that elevate the levels
of uric acid in the blood. While you
mentioned avoiding red meat and
wine. there are many other foods that
are rich in purines. All alcoholic beverages, especially beer, are high in
purines.
Other high-purine foods
include organ meats - such as liver
and kidneys - and many types of
seafood, as well as bacon, veal, venison
and turkey.
It is also important to review the
medications you are taking to see if any
are known to elevate blood uric acid
levels. Also, lifestyle changes - such
as weight loss and alcohol avoidance
- can often prevent attacks and eliminate the need for drugs.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen are
useful treatments. Aspirin should be
avoided as it may make symptoms of
gout worse. Sometimes. your physician has to try several drugs or drug
combinations - in addition to your
own lifestyle changes - to make you
pain and attack free. Drinking plenty of
water also helps rid your system of uric
acid. Even with aggressive treatment, a
chronic gouty arthritis can develop.
Prevention of this is the primary goal of
early treatment.
Family Medicine(r) is a weekly column. To submit questions, write to
Martha A. Simpson, D.O., M.B.A.,
Ohio University College of
Osteopathic Medicine, P.O. Box 110,
Athens, Ohio 45701. Or, e-mail Dr.
Simpson at simpsonm@ohio.edu. Past
columns are available online at
www.jhradio. org/fm.
Ponder
• Continued from p2
continuing to want more and
more experiences.
Needless to say, detecting a
suspected cyberaffair is the first
step for assisting the two
involved persons to being a couple again. The following were
given as early warning signs of
identifying such: change in
sleep patterns, since meeting
places for cybersex do not get
going until late at night; a
demand for privacy, especially
having to do with computer
Quilters
• Continued from p2
Fighting for Freedom
•
Laymon Edgar Shepherd, formerly of David, is currently serving
his country in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is stationed with the
801st Main Support Battalion headquarters and Alpha Company
Maintenance Platoon, division of the 101st Airborne, out of Fort
Campbell. Shepherd resided In Pierceton, Indiana with his wife
and their four children before leaving for active service. He is
the son of Edgar and Barbara Shepherd, also formerly of David
and now residing in Pierceton. His family and friends In both
Kentucky and Indiana are praying for his safe return and
request your prayers for Shepherd and all the other men and
women who are defending our freedom.
·
Shop."
Demonstrations were also given
on "rusching," the art of adding layers of"fluff" to items, such as petticoats, for example. Jean Watson
offered this interesting presentation
to the gathered ladies.
Later, a "Show and Tell" of
recent
projects was given by the Pike,
Magoffin, Martin, and Johnson
county visitors, as well as the floyd
county quilters. Gypsie Jones gave
a presentation on thumb pin cushions.
Mid-day the group was treated
to a wonderful home-cooked luncheon that would rival any "fancy
Sunday dinner" and when everyone was filled to the brim, the ladies
gathered for the drawing of the door
prizes. Prizes were hand-fashioned
items crafted by the Nimble
Thimble Quilt Guild and were presented by Rosyln Burchett. Grand
door prizes of beautiful quiltings
crafted by Susie Hueseman and a
spectacular Dresden Plate Quilt,
crafted by the Nimble Thimble
Quilt Guild, were also awarded, as
well as baskets filled with sundry
"goodie" items that were handed
out to attendees.
Today, according to Scott, there
has been a resurgence of interest in
quilting as evidenced by television
programs and publications devoted
to the art. The floyd County
Nimble Thimble Quilt Guild ladies
are among those that are devoted to
keeping this beautiful heritage artwork alive.
For more information on how to
become involved with the Nimble
Thimble Quilt Guild, call886-2668
and ask to speak with Theresa Scott,
or attend one of the group's meetings. The Nimble Thimble Quilt
Guild meets each month at the
Extension Service office, as well as
the "Newbee" Quilter's Club, for
those new to the art.
usage;
household
chores
ignored, in that so much time
and energy is put into being
online; evidence of lying, about
such things as credit-card bills
for phone calls made to the
cyberlover; personality changes,
like the once warm and sensitive
wife who becomes cold and
withdrawn; loss of interest in
sex; and declining investment in
your relationship. shown by a
lack of desire to participate in
the marital relationship, and
being unwilling to do the usual
activities.
Accepting that a partner has
been cheating is not easy for any
spouse. The spouses might react
to the cheating partner with
doubt, jealousy toward the computer, and, of course, a fear that
their relationship, will end
World
• Continued from p1
A horse steped on B ..... .'s leg
Thursday and he was unable to
come to school Friday and
Saturday. Will you please
excuse him from.
Dear Teacher_
Please excuse J.. ........ for
missing school yesterday. she
got up sick and I wouldn't let
her come, because she was
School
• Continued from p2
icals for students who will enter
the 6th grade in the upcoming
school
year,
kindergarten
~ entrance exams and TD boosters
for sophomores. Also scheduling appointments for WIC services. These nursing services
are available to anyone in the
community.
• The Clark Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of income. We are
located in the Clark Elementary
School building and can be
reached by calling 886-0815.
DUFF
ELEMENTARY
•
April 5 - Clothing
Distribution, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00
p.m. Children's, teens and adult
sizes all available.
• April?, 8, 9- Kindergarten
Registration - 8:00 a.m. until
l :00 p.m. Please call 358-9420
for information on what to bring
with you when you register your
child, there is a list of several
necessary items in order to register. Call 358-9878 to schedule
a FREE physical for your child.
This physical exam is necessary
in order to register your child for
the upcoming school year.
• April 17 - April parent
- meeting, I :30-2:30 p.m.
•
April 17 - Advisory
Council meeting. 4:15 p.m., in
school
conference
room.
Meeting is open to public.
• April 25 "Spring Fling
Dance," 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Admission - $3 per person.
Reason for admission is to help
fund trip for 2nd and 3rd grades
to the Louisville Zoo in May.
Grades K 8 are mvited to attend.
Dance will be held in school
gym.
•
April 28 thru 30 "Volunteer Appreciation Week."
~ School will host a volunteer
appreciation
luncheon
on
Wednesday, April 30, from
11:30- 12:30. We appreciate all
our school volunteers, so come
on out and "have lunch on us!".
Call school Family
•
Resource Center at 358-9878, to
make an appointment for a free
physical for your child who
plans to enter Kindergarten in
the fall semester, 2003.
•
Floyd County Health
Dept. is at the school each
Tuesday. Services include 6th
grade school entry physical;
kindergarten, Head Start and
Well-Child physicals; T.B. skin
test; and WIC services. Please
call for appointment if you are
in need of any of these services.
•
MAY VALLEY
ELEMENTARY
• April 4 - "Birds of Prey"
school assembly program.
• April 4 - Kindergarten
Registration, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30
p.m.
• Aprill4- School will hold
a public forum beginning at 5
p.m. for the purpose of viewing
the
newly
revised
Comprehensive
School
Improvement Plan.
April 14 - "Stranger
•
Danger" program for primary
students.
• April 17 - "Time Out for
Parents," program, from 1-2:30
p.m.
• April 21 - "Recycling"
program for 2nd grade.
•
April 24
"Stranger
Danger" program for primary
students.
• April 27 thru May 4 "National Volunteer Week."
May Valley thanks all their volunteers for their assistance.
• Lending Library available
for use of students, parents and
teachers. Videos on a variety of
topics are available.
• Floyd Co. Health Dept. is
at the school each Wednesday.
Services include 6th grade physicals and immunizations; WIC;
well-child
physicals;
Kindergarten and Head Start
physicals;
blood
pressure
checks; TB skin tests, and more.
Must call the FRC at 285-0321
for an appointment. Donna
Samons-Bartrum, FRC Director.
MCDOWELL
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• School is collecting Food
City receipts. Have your students tum receipts in to their
homeroom
teachers.
Community members may also
tum receipts in to school office.
Help McDowell Elementary
receive computers, audio visual
equipment, etc. through the
"Apples for Students" program.
• SBDM Council meets on
the 3rd Tuesday of every month.
• FRC Advisory Council
meets first Thursday of each
month in FRC office at 5:30
p.m.
• GED classes are held in
FRC
each
Monday
and
Wednesday from 8-1 I :30 a.m.
Classes are FREE. Please bring
paper and pencil. Instructor,
Teresa Allen, David School.
• Parents of fifth-graders
should call now to have their
child scheduled for school physicals and immunizations. A
series of three HEP B vaccines
are required for entry into sixth
grade next fall. Students should
begin the series now in order to
be ready by next fall. Call 3772678 for appointment.
•
Floyd County Health
Department Nurse Joy Moore, is
at the center each Monday to
administer immunizations. T.B.
skin tests, well-child exams.
WIC, prenatal and post-partum
services, and school physicals.
Call 377-2678 for an appointment.
PRESTONSBURG
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• MCCC services available
at the center. Call for additional
information.
• Center is open weekdays
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
• After School Child Care,
3-6 p.m., school days.
• Call 886-7088 for additional information regarding the
Prestonsburg
Elementary
Family Resource Center or its
programs.
SOUTH FLOYD YOUTH
SERVICES CENTER
• April 14 - Peer Pressure
and Conflict Resolutions classroom presentations.
• Walking track open to public (except during special event).
• Center has a one-stop
career station satellite station
that is available to the community, as well as students.
• Anyone interested in Adult
Ed may contact the center for
information.
• Ali new students and visitors, stop by the Center, located
on the South Floyd campus,
Room 232. and see Mable Hall.
• The center is located on
the South Floyd campus in room
232. For more information call
452-9600 or 9607 and ask for
Mable Hall, ext. 243, or Keith
Smallwood, ext. 242, or Donna
Johnson. ext. 153.
STUMBO
ELEMENTARY/MUD
CREEK FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• Resource Center hours are
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents
and community members are
welcome to visit. For questions,
call 587-2233 - ask for Tristan
Parsons, Center Coordinator, or
Anita Tackett, Assistant.
because of someone they've
never met. Nonetheless, cyberaffairs are normally a symptom
of an underlying problem that
was part of the marriage, prior to
the Internet ever becoming a
part of the couplefs lives. The
pre-existing marital problems
include: poor communications,
sexual dissatisfaction, differences in child-rearing practices,
a recent move away from support of family and friends; and
financial problems. Of course,
these strains and weaknesses are
often troubles for any couple,
but the presence of such issues
will increase the risk of a cyberaffair. If a couple has one or
more of these significant marital
difficulties, they need to consider receiving professional assistance.
THE DAVID SCHOOL
Adult
Education
Class
Schedule
• Monday and Wednesday
Betsy Layne High School,
8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Call 4783389 for more information.
Morehead State Prestonsburg
Campus, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Call 886-2405 for more info.
• Tuesday and Thursday
St. James Episcopal Church,
5:00p.m. to 7:30p.m. Church
is located on University Drive,
Prestonsburg, between PCC and
the BP station.
ALL GED CLASSES ARE
FREE. BOOKS AND MATERIALS ARE ALSO FREE,
EVEN THE ACTUAL GED
TEST IS FREE! So, please take
advantage of this wonderful
learning opportunity. For more
information about the free GED
program, call Crissy Compton at
The David School at 886-8374
(Fridays).
WESLEY
CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
• Weekly Chapel Services,
each Wednesday morning, 10
a.m.
W.D. OSBORNE RAINBOW
JUNCTION FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• "Lost and Found" located
in the Center. Parents need to
pick up their children's items
within two weeks. Any items
not claimed within two weeks,
becomes the property of the
FRC.
• Rainbow Junction Family
Resource Center is located in
the W. D. Osborne Elementary
School. Hours of operation - 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday, or later by appointment.
Call 452-4553 and ask for Cissy
or Karen. Parents/community
members free to visit any time.
vomokin.
Dear TeacherJ ..... has been sick with her
eyes and her head so please
excuse her.
Teacher
excuse him for two days
please excuse, he's still been
itt with his cold fever. I took
him to D.R. Tuesday got
pendiselm shot pills.
Dear Miss,
........... was sick friday she
had a sore neck and was so
horise she talk.
Miss....... ..
Would you please excusefor missing school. he had a
absect tooth and coulnt come.
Dear Teacher:
The reason D ........ dident go
to School Thursday we had a
sick cow and D ..... and his
dady was up all night with her
Wednesday night and he
dident feel like going to
school. his dady couldnt go
out to work either.
Suppose you've heard of
the Texan who was letting his
10-year-old son drive one of
the family Cadillacs and a
friend reminded him that the
boy was mighty young to be
driving.
"Shucks," replied Tex. "Ah
know he is. That's why Ah
only let him drive around in
the house.
New
• Continued from p2
March 25, 2003
A daughter. Sabrina Marie
Hall, to Sheri and John Hall
March 25, 2003
A daughter. Sierra Rodtell
Harrington, to Jessica and
Rodney Harrington
March 26, 2003
A son. Austin Tyler Ramey.
to Jerrie and Scott Ramey
March 26, 2003
A daughter. Sydney Faith
Kimbler. to Jennifer Lynn
Bridgeman
March 26, 2003
A son, Larry Devan Hagans,
to Jamie Renee and Larry Galan
Hagans
�C4 • FRIDAY, APRIL4, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
1118 FloJd CouiiiVDmes
1QQ • A!.!IQMQl}VE;
Z!!!! • EMeLQY:MEtU
110 • Agriculture
115·ATV's
120 ·Boats
130 ·Cars
140- 4x4's
150 · Mtscellaneous
160 • Motorcycles
170 · Parts
175 • SUV's
180 · Trucks
190 ·Vans
The FLOYD COUNTY
TIMES does
not
knowingly
accept
false or misleading
advertisements . Ads
which request or
require advance payment of fees for services or products
should be scrutinized
carefully.
AUTOMOTIVE
11 0-Agricultural
NEW
HOLLAND
SUPER 68 SQUARE
HAY BAILER, New
Holland 4 77 Hay
mower and conditioner with 7 ft. cut. Call
606·447-3202
for
more infor Price.
$2700
130-Cars
1986 SUBARU XT
TURBO
COUPE
81 ,000 actual miles,
blue exterior, power
windows,
power
locks, sunroof, digital
dash. Asking $1800.
Call 874-0467 after 5
p.m. or leave message.
140-4x4s
1952 WILLYS JEEP,
all original Army surplus, * $5800 4785173.
150-Miscellaneous
210 • Job Lislitlgs
220 · Help Wanted
230 · Information
250 • Miscellaneous
260 • Part Time
270 ·Sales
280 • Services
290 · Work Wanted
3!!ll · El tiAw;<IAL
170-Parts
FOR SALE: 4 235 X
75 Michelin Tires&
aluminum
rims.
Asking $450. Call
between 3 & 6 p.m.
1. 2. 3. 4 Bedrooms
at Highland Heights
Apts. In Goble-Robarts
Addn., and at Cliffside
Apts. on Cliff Road,
Prestonsburg. Close to
PCC and Jenny Wiley
State
Park.
Com·
puterlzed learning cen·
ters offer sociaVeduca·
tiona! programs for chil·
dren and adults. All utili·
ties included at Highland
Hgts., utility allowance at
Cliffside. Call (606)886·
0608,
(606)886·1819,
(606)886-1927, TOO: 1·
800-648-6056. CHAP, Inc.,
DBA Highland Hgts. &
Cliffside Apts~ does not
discriminate in admission or employment in
subsidized housing on
account of race, color,
creed, religion, sex,
national origin,
age, familial sta· ~
tus, or hand cap
EOE
....-::.-:
L.:J
~-ForSale
350 • Miscellaneous
360 ·Money To Lend
380 • Services
400 • MERCHANDISE
410 ·Animals
420 • Appliances
440 · ElectronicS
Avenue,
Prestonsburg, Ky.
$$$ JOB SECURITY
IS GONE! Financial
security is available!
Free booklet, full
training, home-based
180 ·Trucks
business. www.mystreamingcashflow.co
FOR SALE: 1977 m. 888-233·5294
F1 00 pick-up, green
ext., new tires & bat- CITY OF WAYLAND
tery. Good condition. now taking applica·
Call 87 4-0467 after 5 lions for full time
Police Officer. applior leave message.
cations
may
be
picked up from Mayor
or Commissioners.
606-358-4063
or
When responding to 606-358·2316. Equal
Employment ads that Opportunity
have reference num- Employer.
bers, please indicate
ATTENTION:
that entire reference
IMMEDIATE
number on the outOPENINGS!
side of your enve·
International Comlope.
Reference
pany Needs Help.
numbers are used to
Work from Home.
help us direct your
Full
Training.
letter to the correct
Bonuses, Vacations.
individual.
Free Info. 888-207-
EMPLOYMENT
210-Job Listings
LEGAL
SECRETARY Appalachian
Research
and
Defense Fund of KY,
Inc. is accepting aplications to fill a full
time secretarial position. Word processing and computer
skills
necessary.
Shorthand preferred.
Typing speed of 60
wpm.
Competitive
salary and full bene·
fits package includes
Kentucky
county
retirement benefits. A
background check is
required for employment. ARDF is an
equal
opportunity
employer.
Applications may be
obtained by calling
606-886-3876 or by
coming to our office
at 120 North Front
44$ • Fumlture
4SO • Lawn & Garden
400-YardS~
470 • Healtll ~ SeautY
475 • Household
400 - Miscellaneous
490 • Rlklrtlailon
4ilS • Wanted To Buy
$10 · Commercial
Property
530· Homes
550 • Land/lots
570 • Mobile Homes
SilO • Miscellaneous
590 • 5ale or lease
.
ROUTE
SALES
DELIVERY DRIVER
Coyne
Textile
Services, a rental
uniform company is
searching for Route
Sales Driver for our
Betsy
Layne
Kentucky location to
be responsible for
making scheduled
deliveries and maintaning customer service for assignd
accounts. Qualified
candidate must have
a
valid
driver's
license and be able
to drive a step van.
Must pass a drug
screen, DOT physical, and road test
prior to employment.
This position offers
an excellent benefit
package and competitive
salary.
Interested candidates
should apply in person or forward their
resume to: Coyne
Textile Services, Attn:
Edith Childress, P.O.
Box
9097,
1111
Vernon
St ,
WV
Huntington,
25704,
E-mail:
edith.childress@coyn
etextileservices.com,
Fax: 304·429-4831.
Coyne
Textile
Services is an Equal
Opportunity
Employer.
710 • E(Iucadonal
7G5 ~ Professionals
630 ·Houses
Office Space
713 • Child Care
640 • Landl\.ots
650 • Mobile Hom~
71$ • Etectrlclan
720 • Health ~ E!eavtY
730 ·lawn & Garden
73S-tegal
740 • Masonry
745 • Miscellaneous
700 • Mobile Home
770 • Repair/S~
780· Timber
790 • 'rravel
600 • Mtscellaneous
670 - Commeretal
PtQPet{y
690 • Wanted To Rent
l!!l:!l·tJENT~
St~·B~~irm
50S • tltt$11\&$5
FINANCIAL
Z®·~B!liQ~
610 ·Apartments
62Q • $1Qtagel
480-Miscellaneous
350-Miscellaneous
3 STEEL BUILDINGS Up to 70% off!
30x50,
50x60,
50x1 00. Best Offer!
Can Deliver! Rick
800-775-1507
380-Services
BECOME
DEBT
FREE! Cut payments
without new loans.
It's easy! 1 hr.
approval. Call 1-800·
517-3406.
WE CAN HELP!
Want to feel independent? Call us
now! for financial
assistance!
1-866-201-3516.*
MERCHANDISE
FOR SALE: 2002
Sportsman
travel
trailer, 28 ft. tag
along. Only used
twice, mint condition.
Paid $17 000 new,
asking $14,000. 606297-8899.
ROYAL BRAND
COMMERIAL VACCUM
CLEANER,
excellent condition ,
used very few times.
Call 874-0467 after 5
or leave message.
ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDINGS:
Lowest Prices in
10 Years. Factory
Seconds. Freight
Damaged. Repos.
1-800-222-6335. *
445-Furniture
For Sale: 3 Horse
slant
horse trailer
ALLEN FURNITURE
goose neck, also 3
ALLEN,KY
show horses 8869771 www.changey- Furniture, used appli- 3313 or 886-3314.
ou rfutu re4ever. com* ances, living I bedroom
suits,
TAN AT HOME
bunkbeds, and lots
Wolff
Tanning Beds
more!
AVON
Flexible Financing
Make your own
Available
RAY'S BARGAIN
money. sign up
Home Delivery
CENTER
for $10. for limNew
& Used FREE Color Catalog
ited time. Call
Call Today
Furniture
&
Janey at 886·
1-800-939-8267
Appliances
@
unbe2082.
lievable prices. Come www.np.etstan.com
BATTERY REPAIRMAN/TRUCK DRIVER NEEDED. Must
have CDUHAZMAT
and clean driving
record. Pay based
on experience. Apply
in
person
at
Electroplate Battery,
Minnie Ky. or call
220-Help Wanted
377-2032 between 8
a m. and 4:30 p.m.
ASSISTANCE
NEEDED FOR DISWILL LIVE IN WITH ABLED
MALE.
ELDERLY PERSON
Evenings
Thurs.·
25 years experience Sun. Experience perin training as a cna ferred. Call 886nurse. 276-395·2563. 0 3 0
•
8
(Hold)
1975 FORD LTDbrown
400
V8
engine 36,690 miles,
garage kept. Also
Utility trailer, raised
bed . 1990 Cobra
boat 17.5 ft. trailer
motor, live well
trolling motor, excellent condition, garage
kept. Parts for 1990
Toyota, sunshield,
bug shield, camper PHARMACISTS &
top, bed liner. 606- PHARMACY TECH478-5577.*
NICIANS NEEDED.
Eastern
Kentuck)
160-Motorcycles
Locations. Full or PT.
Salary commensurate
FOR SALE 2001 XR \\ ith experience. Low
400 Honda dirt bike.
pressure environments.
Good condition Asking
2800. 285-3625 or 285- Relief inquiries OK.
Call <888) 651-3353
0788
days or (606) 789-6231
FOR SALE: 2001 LS nights.•
650 Suzuki Street
Bike,
customize PRESTONSBURG
CARE
paint, saddle bags & HEALTH
open·
CENTER
has
more. Better than
ings for LPN"S, AN'S
new. 87 4·2700
and
a
Physical
HONDA XR 100- Therapist. full and
2002 Model 1n excel- part ime positions are
lent
condition. available, we offer
$1550.00
285· comptitive
wages
3395.*
and excellent benefits.
If interested
To place your
please call 606-8862378 (ask for Lynn
ad call
fletcher or Elaine
Hunter).*
886-8S06
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
310- Business
Opportunity
W·t:W!!CES
805 · Mnouncetnent:;
810 • AUctions
815 • tost & !=ound
830 · Mi~laneous
MoveiS
850 • Personals
870 • Servloes
755-0ffice
700 • PlUmbing
7()5 • ConstrtJC1ioo
vale, ac & central
heat, Prestonsburg
near Jeanny Wiley
PROPERTY
FOR
Lake. No pets. 886SALE: Located on
3941.
Abbott and also property on
Jenny's
1 Bedroom ApartCreek. Call 478ment.
Furn-ished
5173.*
$325 month $250
deposit Utilities paid.
FOR SALE: 2 LOTS
References and leas·
ON STONECREST
es required. 886GOLF
COURSE,
3154.*
also
lots
near
StoneCrest for Sale.
SPRING MOVE-IN
886-3313 or 886SPECIAL at
3314.
PARK PLACE
APARTMENTS
570-Mobile Homes
in Prestonsburg
Free processing &
first months rent
SPRING,
SALE,
FREE with paid
SALE, SALE! 2001
security deposit.1
28x60, like new, Was bedroom/$305 mo;
$32,900,
Now 2 bedroom/$325 mo.
$30,500. 1998 28x64 Section 8 welcome.
Clayton, nice, Was Call (606) 886-0039
E.H.O
$31,900,
Now
$29,500.
2000
Fleming,
Was GREETINGS FROM
$32,900.
Now LIGHTHOUSE
Terry &
$30,500.
2002 MANOR,
16x80, like new, Was Sharon Smith. We
$26,900,
Now have apartments for
$23,900.
1996 rent that are effiency
Fleetwood
14x70, apartments, all utilites
nice. Was $15,900, paid. For more info
Now $11,500. 1995 call 606-886·2797.
28x66 Chandelier,
FURNISHED
$31,000 All homes
1
BEDROOM
delivered
free.
APARTMENTS:
Cantrell
Mobile
Central heat & air.
Home
Sales,
Redbush. Ky. 606- Rent starting at $350
+
$300
265-3111 ir 606-265· month,
deposit.
Located
4113.
near HRMC. 889For Sale: 3 year-old 9717.*
Doublewlde,
in .------~
excellent condition,
Classifiedsl
blocked, on over one
ads work
half acre lot with nice
yard. septic & city.__ _ _ _ _...
water in Prestons- APPLICATIONS BEING
burg near Allen.
ACCEPTED FOR
$59,500. 606-8741·BEDROOM APART1684. *
MENTS FOR ELDERLY
550-Land/Lots
in today for incredi·
ble savings. Shop At
490-Want to Buy
The Little Furniture
Store & Save!! RT.
#122,
McDowell.
Want To Buy-40-50
Call 606-377-0143.
acres or more, 4-5
acres level land with
, 460-Yard Sale
or without house. In
Prestonsburg
or
YARD SALE
at Paintsville Area. 606Smith Farm near 642_3388 .*
AND MOBILITY
alllen on Rt. 1428,
FOR SALE: 2001
IMPAIRED PERSONS.
April 4-5, 9-5 p.m.
CLAYTON HOME. located behind Wendy's
16X60. Take over and Pizza Hut In PresHUGE 5 FAMILY
payments,Call 606· tonsburg. All utilities are
yard sale, Friday &
included and the rent is
220-Help
Wanted
889-0263.*
Saturday, April 4 & 5
based upon gross monthly
beside
Turner
income. Several activities,
HOUSES
FOR
such as line dancing,
Cemetery at Eastern.
SALE: 2 & 3 bedcrafts, bingo, movies, hair
Full figure ladies
room at Estill & 2
salon and church services.
clothing., mens &
61 0-Apartments
The apartments are furbedroom
at
boys clothing, appli- Maytown. 358-4261
nished with a refrigerator,
stove, emergency alarm
ances, lawn mowers,
FOR
RENT: system, and air condition·
household items & FOR SALE: Cabin at Furn1shed
apart- er. For more information,
much more!
in please call Highland
Jabez,
Lake ments
Cumberland, fully fur- Prestonsburg. Terrace at 606-886-1925, or
YARD SALE: Sat. nished.
Asking Remodeled, utilities come by the office for an
April 5, 8-4 p.m., 1.3 $12,000. Call 358- included, no pets. application.
Highland Terrace does not
miles
up Abbott 4350 between 3 & 6 886-8366
discriminate In admission
Creek
road.
p.m.
or employment In subsi·
Microwave, guitar &
PARTIALLY
FUR- dized housing on account
amplifier, tools, dishFOR
SALE
BY NISHED 2 bedroom of race, color, creed, relies,
men
and
gion, sex, nation·
OWNER: Brick home, apt. for rent. Very al origin, age, women's
clothing;
built in 1993, private. clean, suitable for familial status or books, etc.
4500
sq.
ft., working people, pri- handicap.
=-~
REAL ESTATE
YARD
SALE:
Saturday, April 5, 8
a.m. 2 p.m. Various
household items, boys
sizes 5-12, 25 Sail y
Stephens
Branch
Prestonsburg.
,.) t)
To place your
ad
Call Tammy
at 886-8506
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
1990
Mercury
Topaz.
Maroon color. Has a good
body and motor. Needs
transmission.
Price: $350.00.
Hno answer,
leave message.
1996 Chevy Impala
Super Sports. Last year
of full size Impala. Black
with all options. SHARP.
Price negotiable.
Serious inquiry.
606-478·2547
606-874-2035
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
HARLEY DAVIDSON
HERITAGE SOFTTAIL
1996 GMC
Excettent condition!
Too many extras to
mention.
Asking $12,000.
May take partial trade.
TRUCK
·Automatic
·White
• Fully equtpped
Call after 4:00
606-285·3047
Call 874-8979
1998 GMC
2002 GMC
TRUCK
TRUCK
·Automatic
·Automatic
·Green
• Fully equtpped
• 7,000 miles
·Green
• Fully equipped
(4 trucks)
Call 874-8979
Call 874·8979
ESTATE SALE, Rain
or Shine. 6211 Rt.
850, Hippo in Floyd
County. Sat. April 4
and 5, 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.
MOVING SALE Sat.
April 5. rain or shine.
6 month old refrigerator, stove, $150 ea.
Furniture and much
Umque and reward ng opportunities at a private, residential school
caring f01 mentally-challenged children and adults Ideal fu 1-lime
would live on the beautiful850 aCie campus in Frankfort. KY
· 3weeks on 1week off, v.ith some ftexibll ty Excellent salary
benefits pacl<age ~t~ extras: housmg. ututies cable t.v . meals
use of sdlool fact ittes. Rettrees and others welcome.
For lllfOimabon. please call: (502) 227-4821.
Machele W. Lawless • Stewart Home School
"Special Care lor Special Peop~e•
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
is seeking candidates for
PHARMACIST
for
Prestonsburg, large lot. . .- - - - - - - - - - - - -. .
Asking 183,000, serious
inquiries only. 606-8899842
FOR SALE: 7 ROOM
COUNTRY HOME,
aluminum
siding,
Approx. 35 acres. Big
Barn. Free gas, central heat/AC. City
water, out of flood
range. Just out of
Martin, Ky. city limits,
on old Rt. 80. 8 miles
from Jenny Wiley
State Park. 606·2853437 evenings. *
NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
IN THE
FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
CIRCULATION DEPT.
ASSEMBLING NEWSPAPERS
Part-time:
Day and night shifts
APPLY AT 263 S. CENTRAL AVE.
No Phone Calls, Please!
E.O.E.
more, 3 miles up . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ,
Prater
Creek
at
Positions Available:
Dana, hollow beside
Direct Care Provider
Dental
Office: Little Salem Church,
Needs employee. follow signs. 478·
Join a growing organization committed to providing quality services to
Knowledge of com- 8141
individuals with mental retardation/developmental disabilities. Must be
puters
preferred.
21 Years of age, have valid Drivers License, and must be able
Send resume to: 415 ESTATE SALE, Rain
to work flexible hours and weekends.
North Lake
Drive, or Shine. 6211 Rt
850,
Hippo
in
Floyd
Apply in person or submit a resume to:
Ste. 201, PrestonsCounty. Sat. April 5,
burg, KY 41653.*
Community Connections
10 a.m to 5 p.m
1070 Riverside Drive, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
606·886·8655 • 606·886·8670 Fax
...
We're rolling
the
savings to
you ..... .
RENTALS
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•
Hope Family Pharmacy
Salyersville. KY
Hope Family Pharmacy is located
inside Hope Family Medical Center.
Pharmacist plans. directs. coordinates,
controls and evaluates related
pharmaceutical services delivered to
patients as provided b) the corporation.
Qualifications for Pharmacist include a
graduate of an accredited college of
Pharmacy and current licensure inKY
as a Pharmacist.
A competitive salary and benefit
package accompanies this position.
Please send resume to:
Human Resources
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
1709 KY Route 321, Suite 3
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Fax (606) 886-8548
Email: r.frazier@bshc.org
A proud tradition of providing access
to quality health care.
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THE FLOYD C OUNTY T IMES
630-Houses
FOR SALE: New
house, 8 miles from
Prestonsburg, 3 bedroom,
2
baths
basemet,
garage:
large lot,
partial
owner financing. 8868366.
~
3 Bedroom House
For Rent: (rent nego2
tiable)
and
Bedroom
Apartment $275 month,
Located at Auxiers
Heights off Route 3.
886-3552.*
HOUSES,
APARTMENTS, &
TOWNHOUSES,
No pets.
Call
B&O Rental
Properties
606-886-8991.
•
2
BEDROOM
HOUSE for rent at
Garrett. 359-3469.
HOUSE FOR RENT:
2 bedrooms located
at Lancer.
Price
negotiable. 886-1785
or 791-1790
*l
40601-8400, within th1s legal publication.
30 days of the date of
this legal publication.
670-Commercial Prop
TOWNHOUSE :
In
Prestonsburg, 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath
Washer & Dryer hookup. $425 month, plus
utilities.
886-9406
leave message.*
FOR LEASE: Retail
space, N. Lake Drive,
Prestonsburg. Great
location & great
rates! 886-8366
SPACE FOR RENT:
Space has been
used as Beauty shop
for last 7 years.
Located
next to
Jenny Wiley Video, in
Prestonsburg. Call
886-1032. *
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
Action Petroleum
Co. LTD, 10 Baldwin
St., Prestonsburg, KY
41653,
hereby
declares intentions to
apply for a Retail
Beer license, no later
than May 1, 2003.
The business to be
70S-Construction licensed will be located at 8498 US 23
South, Allen, KentALL TYPES:
41601, doing
ucky
Remodeling & addibusiness as Action
tions, garages,
Express Mart #14.
decks, etc. Also
The
owner(s) are as
concrete work.
General
Robie Johnson, Jr., follows:
Manager. Tim McDcall anytime, 886onald, of Hager Hill,
8896.
KY 41222. Any per770-Repair/Service son, association, corporation, or body
Need Computer
politic, may protest
Support???
the granting of the
Available evenings & license(s) by writing
weekends. Call for the Department of
an appointment.
Alcoholic Beverage
424-4886.
Control, 1003 Twilight
Trail, Frankfort, KY
SERVICES
Act1on Petroleum
Co. LTD, 10 Baldwin
St., Prestonsburg, KY
41653, hereby declares intentions to
apply for a Reta1l
Beer license, no later
than May 1, 2003.
The bus1ness to be
licensed will be located
at Jet
Ky.
Highway 122 & 680,
Minnie,
Kentucky
41651, doing business
as
Action
Express Mart #4. The
owner(s) are as follows: General Manager, Tim McDonald
of Hager Hill KY
41222. Any person,
association, corporation, or body politiC,
may protest the
granting
of
the
license(s) by writing
the Department of
Alcoholic Beverage
Control, 1003 Twilight
Trail, Frankfort, KY
40601-8400, within
30 days of the date of
This is to serve as
notice that Equitable
Production Company
(EPC) at P.O. Box
3878, Pikeville, KY
41502, (606) 4331240, has applied, or
will be applying for a
permit to drill Gas
Well
Numbers
565570 and 565546.
The construction of
the drillsites, access
roads, or pipelines
may require disturbance of the tract of
land that exists near
the Abe Fork of Left
Beaver Creek, lying
on the southeast side
of Left Beaver Creek,
bounded on the
northeast by lands
owned by John and
Darlene Collins, and
on the southwest by
lands owned by the
Bertha
Tackett
Estate, located on
the Wheelwright Quadrangle in Floyd
County
Kentucky.
EPC has utilized all
available resources
NOTICES
to contact all of the
Warfield
Johnson
Estate.
However,
EPC
has
been
unsuccessful in contacting all of the
Warfield
Johnson
heirs regarding their
potential interest in
the 26 +1- acre tract
of land, located on
the PVA map number
72 and parcel number 64. Anyone with
information on contacting any of the
Warfield
Johnson
Estate heirs can contact Craig Blackburn
at the EPC office in
Pikeville, KY at (606)
433-1240.
812-Free
STOP!
WHAT.
2
BEDROOM,
1
~ BATH, mobile home
convienently located off
US 23. at Allen. Ky.
Call 606-477-2783 or
606- 522-4126
•
Describe the type of sale you're hosting.
Is it mostly household goods? Nursery
furniture? Apparel?
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886-8366
FOR
SALE
OR
RENT: 2 bedroom 2
bath very nice 16 x 72
mobile home located
4.5 miles past MAC on
Mtn
Parkway.
References required. no
pets, couples only. 8862288
WHEN.
Give dates and time
of sale, and rain
date information.
I
Classified.
Ads
WHERE.
~
Work
Call 886-8906
Where the sale will be held,
with directions or phone
number for directions.
Subscr ibe
To The
Floyd County
Tiznes,
Call Patty
t od ay tn
!o
Prefer
to
E-mail
your
ad to
us!
fctclass@b
ellsouth.ne
•....______,
t
Tree ,rrimming
·'
Hillside, Jawn care
and light hauling.
Garage and Basement
Cleaning.
886·8350
~IS OUR
STUMP
REMOVAL!
BUSINESS
Tammy 8868506!
Reason for sale, especially if it is a"moving" sale,
since these tend to attract
more customers.
mbe 1lopb
mtmes
836-3S06
Classifieds
Work! Call
WHY.
(ountp
MOBILE HOMES,
HOUSES AND
APARTMENTS:
2 & 3 Bedroom available. References and
Deposits required. No
pets. 889-9747 or
886-9007.(AII $10.00
week Henrietta pennington)
3 B.R. 2 BA. Mobile
Home, located at
&
Tuff.
Ruff
Appliances included
$400 rent. $400 dep.
Also Two, 2 B.R. 1
BA. Mobile Homes,
$350 rent, $350 dep.
606-478-5173. *
The Kentucky Board of Education has scheduled a local State
Board public hearing on the proposed District Facility Plan for the
17th of April 2003 at Allen Central High School at 6:00PM. The
District Facility Plan lists the pending capital construct1on and/or
renovation projects that the school district may undertake, and the
prionty order, if applicable, that projects will be initiated. Copies of ·
the proposed District Facility Plan are available for exammat1on by
interested individuals at the Board office, 106 North Front Avenue,
Prestonsburg, Kentucky, between SAM and 4PM through Apnl
17th. Ouest1ons may be directed to Superintendent Paul W.
Fanning at 606- 886-2354.
Those individuals wishing to comment on the proposed District
Facility Plan may present oral or written comments at the local
State Board public hearing. The local Board of Education, after
due process, will forward the approved District Facility Plan to the
Kentucky Department of Education for ultimate approval by the
State Board of Education.
The local State Board public hearing is begin scheduled 1n accordance with KRS 157.620, and regulated by 702 KAR 1.001 .
Be sureto include in your
Garage or Yard Sale ad ...
FREE
PALLETS:
Can be picked up
behind The Floyd
FOR RENT: Nice, 2 County Times.
bedroom trailer for
rent
near
815-Lost & Found
Prestonsburg. Also,
have 2 bedrrom trailer for sale. Call 874LOST: IN STEVEN'S
0011.*
BRANCH
above
Cliffside
'"hite
8 lb.
FOR RENT: 3 bedroom mobile home, Maltese. male. child
Mtn. Parkway, central owned. $500 reward.
heat & air,1.5 bath. 606-889-9842
TRAILER LOT FOR
RENT Martin area.
$150 mo. 285-9112
or 285-3625.
PUBLIC NOTICE
LOCAL STATE BOARD PUBLIC HEARING
You've cleaned out your attic, your basement, your garage and now you're ready
to host agarage sale. Before you proceed, follow these signs for placing the
type of classified ad that will help
turn your event into abest-seller.
650-Mobile Homes
~
4, 2003 • CS
Get rid of those ugly,
troublesome stumps.
Won't dama e lawn!
'
J&S
Lawn & Garden
Service
(606) 886-9602
P&N
Dtpe11dable
and l 11sured
Commercial or
Residential
Call Stac) Hall
606-587-2908
or
424..5931
llm
RICK'S
LAWN
Residential &Commercial
All Types of Building,
SERVICE
• Free Estimates •
Phone 631·9991
Cell Ph: 477·9837
CHUM MOBilE HOME
MOVERS INC.
Garrett. Kentucky
Terry Triplett, Instructor
CAUDili:S
lAWN SERVICE
587-2725
Free Estimates
Lawns • Cemeteries
Businesses
-Pike County
Grass Cutting
Small Trees & Bushes
Call about small jobs.
Floyd County
Call Rick at 377-9844
between 8 a.m. & 5 p.m.
Located at
Weeksbury, Ky.
14 Years Experience
Free estimates, call anvtlme
606-452-2490
or 606-424-9858
J &J
EXCAVATING
BACKHOE
·
DUMP TRUCK
GRAVEL
SEPTIC
311-0191
. 3n-9B43
EQUIPMENT FOR HIRE/
lAND IMPROVEMENT
(606) 886-6665
Fax: (606) 889-9622
FOR ALL YOUR
BUILDING NEEDS!
New homes, remodeling
roofing, patios, block, con:
crete or siding. Have 30
years experience.
Call Spears Construction,
Romey Spears
(606) 874-2688.
Compton's Compute r s
Aiken
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Commercial &Residential
Newly Employed
24 hr. Class (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Et~ctrica l Classes
10 Years Experience
In-State/Out-of-State Transporting
Singlewide. Doublewide.
and Triplewide Homes
Construction
Remodeling, New Construction,
Roofing, Vinyl Siding,
Replacement Windows,
Electical, Masonry and
Concrete Work
Phone 606-358-9303 (Home)
606-434-0542 (MobHe)
874-0356 or 874-8077
H Qnest.
-
• Teaching Newly
A"':}:,
Employed 24 Hour q'\ ~i
• Annual S·Hour
~,., rf.)
Refresher Classes
.._:(
• Mine Medical Technician
Instructor
• American Heart C.P.R. and First Aid
Free Estimates
Ball's Landscaping
and Lawn Care
For all of your lawn, garden,
landscaping, hillside cleanIng, & tree t rimming needs.
Satisfaction Guaranteed !!!
Free estimates, call :
TRIP'S MINE TRAINING
& TECHNOLOGY INC.
HONEST, DEPENDABLE,
REUABLE SERVICE
Call any time
NEW/USED
Computers &
Parts
PC Repair, Upgrades, &
Networking
Tachnoloav LLC
HEATING, COOliNG
AND ELECTRICAL
We do it right the first time!
Fast Affordable Service
Above-Code Work
Call 606-452-4599
Call &0&-814-251&
M02745
• Excavating M-~
• Dozer Work - ...!"~
·Dump Truck ~
• Brushing ~:]
• Hydro Seeding A •
Call (606) 886-1306
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by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - Floyd JudgeExecutive Paul Hunt Thompson said his
private meeting Thursday . with Jailer
Roger Webb was productive and that he
helie\'es some level of progress was made
in deciding how to cure the jail's money
problems, which have inherently become
money problems for the county.
A drop in state housed inmates and a
consequent drop in income found Webb
asking the fiscal court for $1.25 million in
his budget proposal last month to offset the
losses.
The budget did not gain court approval
and was, instead, held for review.
To compound already existing losses,
the jail recently received notification that
payment for housing state inmates would
soon be lowered from $27.51 a day to
$26.51 , Webb said.
The money for the jail would have to be
taken from construction bonds, coal severance tax and natural gas tax from the county"s road and general funds.
Fiscal court officiab hoped to soften the
blow through work sessions meant to generate options to increase the jail's income.
but Thompson canceled a scheduled special meeting Thursday and met with Webb
alone.
During the two-and-half hour long
STAFF WRITER
Witness ecants
allegations of
abuse, sodomy
SALYERSVILLE -A
Salyersville man has
been charged with second-degree rape for
allegedly engaging in
sexual intercourse with
a 13-year-old female.
Joey N. Dickerson,
~2. was arrested after
the mother of the girl
filed a crimmal complaint against him alleging that he had sex with
her minor daughter
Dickerson was previously arrested on
March 15 and charged
with possession of a
controlled substance
when he allegedly had
a needle filled with clear
liquid in his possession.
He was free on bond
when he was arrested
fjn the rape charge
Prosecutor asks
to drop charges
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
A Prestonsburg man who
was arrested on charges of
photo by Jarrid Deaton
PHS council
meets Monday
The Prestonsburg
High School SBDM
Council will hold a special calle€! meeting on
Monday, April 7, at 3
p.m., in the school
library.
Burnett Little was sentenced Friday to two years in prison on charges of trafficking drugs. Little had been
accused of being a member of a criminal syndicate which included five other people. However, a syndicate
charge against Little was dropped in exchange for his plea.
Dealing charges net 2 years
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WAITER
PRESTONSBURG
A
Wheelwright man was sentenced on
Friday to five years in prison, with
three years probated, for trafficking
in a controlled substance and trafficking in cocaine.
Local News
Odds and Ends ............A2
Expressions .................. A4
Faith Extra .................... AS
Sports
Lonesome Pine ............ 81
Sunday Business ......... C1
111 Sunday Classifieds ...... C6
Colleg~ & Business
College News ............... C1
Sunday @ Home ......... C4
Sunday Comics .......... 84 -'
2 DAY FORECAST
Burnett Little, 33, was originally
part of a May 16, 2002, indictment
which charged him and five other
people with being part of a criminal
syndicate.
A charge of engaging in organized crime was dismissed as part of
Little's plea with the commonwealth.
According to
residents of
Little Mud Creek,
dust from the
road makes visibility very poor.
Floyd County
Judge-Executive
Paul Hunt
Thompson said
that the county
plans to put
something on
the road to keep
the dust down.
by DAVID ESPO
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
Sex offender
given 5 years
probation
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
PRES!I'ONSBURGA Colorado man was sentenced Friday to five
years of probation for
falling to register as a sex
offender.
Robert
Michael
Compton, 49 had pre" iously entered a plea to
charges that he failed to
regbter <L'> a sex offender
after moving to Colorado
from Floyd County.
Compton was originally charged with sex abuse
(See GUILTY, page three)
Residents complain, but
official says help coming
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
HAROLD - Some residents of Little Mud
Creek in Harold believe that they are being
ignored by Floyd County and that their roads have
been neglected for many years by county government.
According to Michelle Williams, resident of
Little Mud Creek. the road has l:ieen in terrible
(See ROAD, page three)
Iraqis flee Baghdad
as armored convoys
press in from the south
AP
High: 71 • Low: 40
Little also agreed to testify on
behalf of the commonwealth in two
pending cases involving the alleged
criminal
syndicate
members
Columbus Quillen and Donald
Quillen, his son.
The triill date for Columbus and
Donald Quillen is scheduled for
June 16.
sexual abuse and sodomy in
June may have those charges
dismissed after the alleged
female >ictim sa.d that she
made the entire thing up.
Ronald T. Ratliff, 28, of
Prestonsburg, •vas charged
with two counts of sexual
abuse and t\\ o counts of
sodomy based on the accusation from an 11-year-old
female.
According to Haro)yn
Howard. Ratliff s dttomey,
the girl has since said that
the charges were completely
fabricated.
The commonwealth filed
a motion on Friday to have
lhe charges against Ratliff
dismissed. Judge Danny P.
Caudill said that he would
take the matter under
advisement and rule on the
motion within I 0 days.
RatiiT has been lodged at
the Floyd County Detention
Center on a S 125.000 cash
bond since his arrest.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Army tanks and infantry, joined by
elements of the 10 I st Airborne Division,
defended the international airport outside
Baghdad on Friday, newly seized as an
American base on the fringe of Saddam
Hussein's capital. Thousands of Iraqis
fled the city, fearing urban warfare.
With U.S. conm1andos already inside
Baghdad, columns of Army and Marine
armored vehicles advanced on the city
from the south. They met occasional stiff
resistance, battling Iraqi tanks as well as
army, Republican Guard and Fedayeen
forces.
With American forces closing in. Iraqi
Information Minister Mohammed Saeed
ai-Sahhaf threatened "very new, creative
martyrdom operations" - often a
euphemism for suicide attacks - but
denied weapons of mass destruction
would be involved.
Saddam appeared on television seemingly debunking American-fed
speculation that he was dead - and urged
his country to "strike them (advancing
troops) forcefully."
But the Marines reported the surrender
(See WAR, page three)
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo
Members from the 621 st Air Mobility Group Tanker Airlift Control Element secure a
cargo pallet that was off loaded from a C-130 April 1, 2003 at a forward deployed location in southern Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. C-130s are bringing in cargo for
personnel and operations at the base.
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Floyd
•
K
n o t t
•
johnson
•
Magoffin
•
•
Morgan
P
•
i k e
Martin
Sunda}'1A}Jril6. 2003 • 75¢
REGIONAL
Rape
charge
filed in
~agoffin
by JARRID DEATON
NEW~
Inmate fees geHing consideration
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - Floyd JudgeExecutive Paul Hunt Thompson said his
private meeting Thursday . with Jailer
Roger Webb was productive and that he
helie\'es some level of progress was made
in deciding how to cure the jail's money
problems, which have inherently become
money problems for the county.
A drop in state housed inmates and a
consequent drop in income found Webb
asking the fiscal court for $1.25 million in
his budget proposal last month to offset the
losses.
The budget did not gain court approval
and was, instead, held for review.
To compound already existing losses,
the jail recently received notification that
payment for housing state inmates would
soon be lowered from $27.51 a day to
$26.51 , Webb said.
The money for the jail would have to be
taken from construction bonds, coal severance tax and natural gas tax from the county"s road and general funds.
Fiscal court officiab hoped to soften the
blow through work sessions meant to generate options to increase the jail's income.
but Thompson canceled a scheduled special meeting Thursday and met with Webb
alone.
During the two-and-half hour long
STAFF WRITER
Witness ecants
allegations of
abuse, sodomy
SALYERSVILLE -A
Salyersville man has
been charged with second-degree rape for
allegedly engaging in
sexual intercourse with
a 13-year-old female.
Joey N. Dickerson,
~2. was arrested after
the mother of the girl
filed a crimmal complaint against him alleging that he had sex with
her minor daughter
Dickerson was previously arrested on
March 15 and charged
with possession of a
controlled substance
when he allegedly had
a needle filled with clear
liquid in his possession.
He was free on bond
when he was arrested
fjn the rape charge
Prosecutor asks
to drop charges
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
A Prestonsburg man who
was arrested on charges of
photo by Jarrid Deaton
PHS council
meets Monday
The Prestonsburg
High School SBDM
Council will hold a special calle€! meeting on
Monday, April 7, at 3
p.m., in the school
library.
Burnett Little was sentenced Friday to two years in prison on charges of trafficking drugs. Little had been
accused of being a member of a criminal syndicate which included five other people. However, a syndicate
charge against Little was dropped in exchange for his plea.
Dealing charges net 2 years
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WAITER
PRESTONSBURG
A
Wheelwright man was sentenced on
Friday to five years in prison, with
three years probated, for trafficking
in a controlled substance and trafficking in cocaine.
Local News
Odds and Ends ............A2
Expressions .................. A4
Faith Extra .................... AS
Sports
Lonesome Pine ............ 81
Sunday Business ......... C1
111 Sunday Classifieds ...... C6
Colleg~ & Business
College News ............... C1
Sunday @ Home ......... C4
Sunday Comics .......... 84 -'
2 DAY FORECAST
Burnett Little, 33, was originally
part of a May 16, 2002, indictment
which charged him and five other
people with being part of a criminal
syndicate.
A charge of engaging in organized crime was dismissed as part of
Little's plea with the commonwealth.
According to
residents of
Little Mud Creek,
dust from the
road makes visibility very poor.
Floyd County
Judge-Executive
Paul Hunt
Thompson said
that the county
plans to put
something on
the road to keep
the dust down.
by DAVID ESPO
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
Sex offender
given 5 years
probation
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
PRES!I'ONSBURGA Colorado man was sentenced Friday to five
years of probation for
falling to register as a sex
offender.
Robert
Michael
Compton, 49 had pre" iously entered a plea to
charges that he failed to
regbter <L'> a sex offender
after moving to Colorado
from Floyd County.
Compton was originally charged with sex abuse
(See GUILTY, page three)
Residents complain, but
official says help coming
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WRITER
HAROLD - Some residents of Little Mud
Creek in Harold believe that they are being
ignored by Floyd County and that their roads have
been neglected for many years by county government.
According to Michelle Williams, resident of
Little Mud Creek. the road has l:ieen in terrible
(See ROAD, page three)
Iraqis flee Baghdad
as armored convoys
press in from the south
AP
High: 71 • Low: 40
Little also agreed to testify on
behalf of the commonwealth in two
pending cases involving the alleged
criminal
syndicate
members
Columbus Quillen and Donald
Quillen, his son.
The triill date for Columbus and
Donald Quillen is scheduled for
June 16.
sexual abuse and sodomy in
June may have those charges
dismissed after the alleged
female >ictim sa.d that she
made the entire thing up.
Ronald T. Ratliff, 28, of
Prestonsburg, •vas charged
with two counts of sexual
abuse and t\\ o counts of
sodomy based on the accusation from an 11-year-old
female.
According to Haro)yn
Howard. Ratliff s dttomey,
the girl has since said that
the charges were completely
fabricated.
The commonwealth filed
a motion on Friday to have
lhe charges against Ratliff
dismissed. Judge Danny P.
Caudill said that he would
take the matter under
advisement and rule on the
motion within I 0 days.
RatiiT has been lodged at
the Floyd County Detention
Center on a S 125.000 cash
bond since his arrest.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Army tanks and infantry, joined by
elements of the 10 I st Airborne Division,
defended the international airport outside
Baghdad on Friday, newly seized as an
American base on the fringe of Saddam
Hussein's capital. Thousands of Iraqis
fled the city, fearing urban warfare.
With U.S. conm1andos already inside
Baghdad, columns of Army and Marine
armored vehicles advanced on the city
from the south. They met occasional stiff
resistance, battling Iraqi tanks as well as
army, Republican Guard and Fedayeen
forces.
With American forces closing in. Iraqi
Information Minister Mohammed Saeed
ai-Sahhaf threatened "very new, creative
martyrdom operations" - often a
euphemism for suicide attacks - but
denied weapons of mass destruction
would be involved.
Saddam appeared on television seemingly debunking American-fed
speculation that he was dead - and urged
his country to "strike them (advancing
troops) forcefully."
But the Marines reported the surrender
(See WAR, page three)
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo
Members from the 621 st Air Mobility Group Tanker Airlift Control Element secure a
cargo pallet that was off loaded from a C-130 April 1, 2003 at a forward deployed location in southern Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. C-130s are bringing in cargo for
personnel and operations at the base.
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Odds and Ends
• GREENWICH, Conn.
- Organizers of an upcoming
lecture series on Frt:nch
imprl!ssionism debated not
sen ing croissants at the event,
fearing anti-France sentiment
\'vOuld keep people away.
Grady Turner, curator of the
Greenwich Historical Societ),
said he wasn't worried people
would boycott the exhibit
based on the art. But croissants
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Due to health problems
DR. ROGER W. MAY
is not participating with
or admitting to any hospital
at this time.
were a different story.
After debating the croissant
issue, organizers decided to
take a chance on the baked
goods.
''There was a general feeling
that we could take that risk,
that there will be croissants,"
Turner said.
Despite the debate, Turner
said ticket sales for Thursday's
lecture have been brisk.
But to be on the safe side, he
said, "There will also be scones
for those who want to show
their loyalty to the Brits.''
• NORTH PLATTE, Neb.
- Randy Carroll got quite a
shock when his electric bill
arrived this week.
For 33 days of service, he
was charged $12,344.16.
"It was April Fool's Day,
and I thought someone was
playing a joke on me," said
Carroll, who lives in a small,
two-bedroom house.
It turned out it was a real
bill. But the amount was
wrong.
A glitch in Municipal Light
and Water's new billing software caused Carroll's bill to
show he used 310,421 kilowatts. Usually, he uses about
300.
Carroll's bill has now been
straightened out.
The real amount due:
$26.26.
"That," he said, "I can handle."
• MADISON, Wis. -The
Dixie Chicks might not be wei
come in some parts of the
country, but a Wisconsin politician wants the country music
trio to know they have a home
in Madison.
Alderman Ken Golden this
week proposed a resolution
that calls for the City Council
to play a Dixie Chicks CD during meeting breaks and directs
the mayor to present the Chicks
with keys to the city, French
wine and a suitable welcome
should they ever visit.
The Dixie Chicks became
the target of boycotts and bans
after lead singer Natalie
Maines made critical comments about President Bush
last month in London, including a remark that "we're
ashamed the president of the
United States is from Texas."
Maines later apologized, but
some radio stations have
banned the Texas group's
music and some people have
destroyed the band's COs.
Golden's resolution is cosponsored by I 0 of 20 council
members.
The resolution also says the
Chicks can become the city's
adopted country music group
and encourages the band to
change their name to the
"Heartland
Chicks"
or
"Dairy land Chicks."
The council will consider
the resolution next week.
• GRAND HAVE N, Mich.
- Students at a southwestern
Michigan elementary school
sold their own toys to raise
money that will be used to help
provide medical care for a
badly burned and homeless
dog.
Shelby,
a
5-year-old
Rottweiler mix, was found
March 15 wandering on a street
Ottawa
County's
in
Georgetown Township.
The dog suffered secondand third-degree burns to her
face, head, chest and front legs,
and had neck wounds.
After hearing of Shelby's
plight, students at Ferry
Elementary School received
permission to hold a weeklong
toy sale. They raised $160 by
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Today IS Sunday, April 6, the
96th day of 2003. There are 269
days left in the year. A reminder:
Daylight-Saving Time is in
effect. Clocks should have gone
forward one hour.
Today's Highlight in
History:
On April 6, 1909, explorers
Robert E. Peary and Matthew A.
Henson became the first men to
reach the North Pole. (The
claim, disputed by skeptics, was
upheld in 1989 by the
Navigation Foundation.)
On this date:
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• In 1830, the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
was organized by Joseph Smith
in Fayette, N.Y.
• In 1862, the Civil War
Battle of Shiloh began in
Tennessee.
• Jn 1896, the first modern
Olympic games formally opened
in Athens, Greece.
U.S. GOVERNM ENT FORECLOSURE SALE
THURSDAY, APRIL 2 4 , 2 0 03 AT 1 1:00 A.M .
AT THE SITE OF THE BEL OW DESCRIBED PROPERTY
HOUSE AND LOT L OCATED AT
1674 TOWN BRANCH - PRESTONSBURG
IN FLOYD COUNTY KENT UCKY
This is a three bedroom wood siding home on public water and individual sewer. It is well located in a quiet
neighborhood. It consist~ of ali\ ing room, kitchen, den, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, and a laundry room. This property is considered unsuitable for the Rural Development, Rural Housing Program. This would be an excellent
bu} for an investor interested in rental property or for resale after repairs.
The minimum acceptable bid for this property is $14.070.00.
Payment of the current year's property taxes arc the responsibility of the purchaser.
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LEGAL NOTI CE
Notice ts hereby given that on Thursday, Apnl 24 2003, at 11:00 am, at the property site, at 1674 Town Branch, Prestonsburg, in Floyd
County Kentucky, tn order to raise the sum of $39.268.79 princtpal, together with interest credtt substdy granted in the amount of $31 ,866.82,
plus interest in the amount of $2,723.61 as of January 22, 2002, and tnterest thereafter on the pnncipal at $9.6235 per day from January 22,
2002, until the date of Judgement plus tnterest on the Judgement, (principal plus interest to the date of judgment) at the rate ol1.32%,
computed daily and compounded annually, until paid tn lull and for the costs of this action, pursuant to Judgement and Order of Sale, being
C1vil Action No.02·215 on the Pikeville Docket of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, entered on February 5,
2003, in the case of Untied States of Amenca vs. James S. Crace and Elizabeth Crace, the following described property will be sold to the
htghest and best bidder:
Acertain tract or parcel of land located at Town Branch, Floyd County, Kentucky, and described as follows:
Beginning at a large Elm tree just below the road: thence down the hill with the line of Ben Ferguson to the creek to an iron stake; thence a
stratght line to another tron stake at the edge of the county road; thence along the county road to the large Elm tree the point of beginmng.
There is tncluded a 14 foot nght·of-way across the front of the property of Alvtn M. Taylor and Beata Taylor.
Being the same property conveyed by Deed dated June 6, 1988, recorded tn Deed Book 319, Page 508, in the Floyd County Clerk's Office.
TERMS OF SALE: Ten percent (10%) of the bid pnce (10 the form of a Certified Check made payable to the U.S. Marshal) on the day of sale
with good and sufficient bond for the balance, beanng 1nterest at the rate ol1.32% per annum until paid, due and payable in thirty (30) days
followtng the date of sale. Upon a default by the Purchaser, the deposit shall be forfeited and retained by the U. S. Marshal as a part of the
proceeds of the sale, and the property shall agatn be offered lor sale subject to confirmation by the Court.
This sale shall be tn bar and foreclosure of all nght. title. interest, eslate claim, demand or equity of redemption ollhe defendant(s) and of all
persons claiming by, through, under or against them, provided the purchase pnce is equal to two·thirds of the appraised value II the
purchase price is not equal to two·thirds of the appraised value, the Deed shall contatn hen in favor of the defendant(s) reflecting the right of
the delendant(s) to redeem dunng the period provtded by law (KRS 426.530). Under law, the purchaser is deemed to be on notice of all
matters aflecttng lhe property of record in local County Clerk· s Offtce.
Inquiries should be directed to:
THOMAS W. KEETH, Community Development Manager
Rural Development
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Pllone 606·886·9545
• In 1917,Congressapprovod
a declaration of war against
Germany.
• In 1963, the United States
signed an agreement to sell
Polaris A-3 missiles to Britain.
• In 1965, the United States
launched the Early Bird communications satellite.
• In 1971, Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky died in
New York City.
• In 1983, saying rock-androll bands attracted "the wrong
element," Interior Secretary
James Watt declined to invite the
Beach Boys to perform at a
Washington Fourth of July celebration - a stand he later
reversed.
• In 1992, science-fiction
author Isaac Asimov died in New
York at age 72.
• In 1994, Supreme Court
Justice Harry A. Blackmun
announced his retirement after 24
years.
Ten years ago:
A year after ethnic warfare
erupted in Bosnia, the president
of the Muslim-led government,
Alija Izetbegovic, tried to rally
his people with a televised
address that likened the nationalism that had torn his country apart
to Nazism.
Five years ago:
The Dow Jones industrial
average closed above nine-thousand points for the first time.
Energy Secretary Federico Pena
announced his resignation.
Country singer Tammy Wynette
died at her Nashville, Tenn.,
home at age 55.
One year ago:
President Bush repeated his
call for Israel to "withdraw without delay'' from West Bank towns
it had occupied since launching
an offensive after a string of suicide attacks. Bush also demanded
the Palestinians call "an immediate and effective cease-fue."
Today's Birthdays:
Composer-conductor Andre
Previn is 74. Actor Ivan Dixon is
72. Country singer Merle
Haggard is 66. Actor Billy Dee
Williams is 66. Actor Roy
Thinnes is 65. Movie director
Barry Levinson is 61. Singer
Michelle Phillips is 59. Actor
John Ratzenberger is 56. Actress
Marilu Henner is 51. Figure
skater Janet Lynn is 50. Actor
Michael Rooker is 48. Actress Ari
Meyers is 34. Actor Paul Rudd is
34. Actor Jason Hervey is 31.
Actor Zach Braff is 28. Actress
Candace Cameron is 27.
Thought for Today:
"History is the ship carrying
living memories to the future."
- Sir Stephen Spender, British
poet and critic.
selling items for as little as a
penny and for no more than $2.
On Tuesday, the children
presented a $160 check to
Heidi Yates, the development
director of the Harbor Humane
Society, where Shelby is recuperating.
"I really want to thank you
from the bottom of my heart,"
Yates told the students. "I'm
overwhelmed. It means a lot to
the shelter, and I know it does
to Shelby, too."
After receiving the check,
Yates delivered thank-you
notes from Shelby to each of
the children and answered their ,.
questions about the dog's condition.
She said there are some
long-term concerns regarding
Shelby's tear ducts and her
ability to taste and smell. But
the animal is recovering and
starting to wag her tail and
trust people.
PIKEVILLE - An electric
company serving customers in
eastern Kentucky hasn't done
enough to prevent power outages. particularly those caused
by trees falling across transmission lines.
That's the overall conclusion
of an independent audit released
Thursday by the Kentucky
Public Service Commission.
American Electric Power
needs to widen rights of way
through three mountain counties
in the heavily forested region to
prevent disruptions in service,
according to Shumaker & Co.,
an Ann Arbor, Mich., firm that
specializes in utility audits.
The auditors said people in
Perry, Letcher and Knott counties will not receive the same
level of reliability available
elsewhere in Kentucky unless
the electric company spends
more money on improvements.
"American Electric Power
will now be expected to come
up with a plan of action, and to
demonstrate to the PSC that they
are following through on that
plan of action," said Andrew
Melnykovych, spokesman for
the state agency.
Electrical outages became a
public issue during an election
on Nov. 7, 1995, when service
was interrupted at several
polling locations. A local grand
jury looked into rumors of sabotage, but found that the outages
were the result of aging equipment.
The grand jury asked the
Public Service Commission to
look into why the region is subject to frequent and prolonged
outages. As a result, the commission recommended several
upgrades, which were completed in 1996.
However, the commission
has continued to receive complaints. Residents of the small
town of Buckhorn filed a petition with the Public Service
Commission asking for an
investigation after they lost
power on Christmas Day 2001.
That's when the Public
Service Commission decided to
hire the auditor to develop recommendations.
Ron Robinson, a spokesman
for American Electric Power,
said the company has received a
copy of the audit report.
"We are looking at it," he
said. "We will agree with some
points of it. We will disagree
with some points of it."
Robinson agreed that the
steep, heavily wooded terrain is
the major hindrance to provid- ~
ing uninterrupted service in the
region. He said the company has
worked hard to overcome the
problems.
"Our goal is to provide
affordable, reliable service to all
of our customers," he said.
The auditors said the electric
company, which serves 170,000
customers in 20 mountain counties, could prevent a significant
number of the outages simply
by widening rights of way,
which now are so narrow that
falling trees easily reach the
,.
lines.
Service \\.ill not improve, the
auditors said, unless the electric
company finds a way to spend
more on improvements in the
region. They recommended that
the company explore all options
for paying for the improvements, including rate increases.
The audit report pointed out
that American Electric Power
has not asked for a rate increase
in Kentucky, even though their
earnings have continually
decreased over the last several
years.
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War
• Continued from p1
of 2,500 members of the
Republican Guard during the day,
American and British warplanes
bombed targets vutually at will
for the 16th straight day, and the
admjnistration projected increasing confidence.
,.
"We are almost tn control of
their country, and we' II be in
complete control soon," Secretary
of State Colin Powell said in
Washington, as President Bush
met with Iraqi exiles to discuss a
postwar administration.
The White House also
announced that Bush and British
Prime Minister Tony Blair would
meet next week in Northern
Ireland, the third meeting of war
allies since the fighting began.
More than two weeks into
Operanon Iraqi Freedom, there
•
were fresh setbacks for the
Amencans, and no shortage of
scares
A car bomb killed three uniformed personnel at a checkpoint
when a pregnant woman jumped
from the vehicle screaming for
help. Iraqi television reported two
women had carried out a a suicide
attack, apparently a reference to
the same incident.
And troops south of Baghdad
found thousands of boxes of suspicious white powder, nerve
agent antidote and Arabic documents detailing procedures for
chemical warfare. Initial testing
showed the powder to be explosives rather than weapons of mass
destruction, according to one
senior U.S. official, although
additional investigation was
planned.
There
was
continued
American bombing in several
areas of the country.
In the north, air attacks cleared
the way for Kurdish forces to
seize a key bridge at Khazer, near
the major city of Mosul.
In the southern of city of
Basra, where Iraqis have held out
~ for days, Saddam 's forces shelled
British troops.
But increasingly, the focus
was on the fighting around
Baghdad.
Inside the airport after an allnight tank and infantry battle,
American troops swiftly renamed
it. Saddam International Airport
no longer, it is now Baghdad
International Airport.
American troops moved
through its underground tunnels
.1
to clear them of danger.
One brigade of the 10 Ist
Airborne Division, helicopters
included, arrived to use the
grounds as a base of operation
close to the capital. The 10 lst is
high trained in urban warfare.
"We are fighting in urban terrain now, and to be effective, in
this terrain you need light infantry
forces. This is their forte," said
Col. John Peabody of the 3rd
Infantry Division.
A few miles to the east, in a
city largely blacked out since
Thursday, Iraqis fled northward to
avoid
advancing American
troops. Vehicles of every description loaded with men, women,
children and their possessions
clogged exit routes in backups
that stretched for miles.
At the same time, thousands of
army troops and militiamen dug
more trenches and foxholes.
American commanders were
close-mouthed about the next part
of the battle plan for Baghdad,
although Brig. Gen. Vincent
Brooks told reporters that
American commandos were "in
key locations" in the capital.
Thousands more troops were
on the way. "I could see columns
of the U.S. Army and Marines
moving forward," said Cmdr.
Brian Corey, who flew a bombing
mJssJon over Baghdad on
Thursday. "That was an impressive sight."
Marines advanced from the
southeast, rolling through villages
and towns past now familiar sites
of discarded Iraqi military uniforms. Crowds sometimes lined
the roads. and some Iraqis voiced
their hopes in a blend of English
and Arabic.
"Thank you. Thank you.
Baghdad, Baghdad. YalJah (Go).
Yallah," they said.
Marine commanders reported
the surrender of about 2,500
members of the Republican
Guard along the road between
Kut and Baghdad. Some told their
interrogators they had been told
by leaders of Saddam's Ba'ath
Party that Americans would bum
and pillage Iraq and take no prisoners.
Army troops advanced on
Baghdad, as well, and tank units
intercepted a battalion of
Republican Guard armor about
25 miles outside the city. The
Americans called in air cover, and
reported the destruction of I 0
Iraqi tanks.
"I think we're in a mad dash to
destroy as much of their military
as possible," said Capt. Chris
Carter of Watkinsville, Ga.
Despite American battlefield
successes, the war claimed the
life of an American journalist for
the first time. Michael Kelly, editor-at-large for The Atlantic
Monthly, died Thursday along
with a U.S. soldier when their
Humvee went into a canal.
Flag-draped coffins carrying
Americans killed in action were
received at Dover Air Force Base
in Delaware, along with nine sets
of remains found buried outside
an Iraqi hospital where a U.S.
prisoner of war was rescued earlier in the week. Military officials
said the unidentified remains
were believed to be those of U.S.
soldiers.
The Pentagon lists seven
rematntng POWs, and the
International Red Cross said during the day it had not yet received
permission from Iraq to visit
them. By contrast, tl1e IRC said it
has seen more than 3,000 Iraqi
prisoners. in U.S. and British
hands.
Iraqi television provtded the
(See WAR, page five)
Fees
• Continued from p1
meeting, Thompson said it was
agreed that $180,000 could be
trimmed from the $1,250,000
asked for in Webb's budget proposal last month with little
problem.
However, steps to be made
to come up with the $180,000
budget adjustment - which
includes various cuts in expens-
es - were not the most promising aspect of the meeting,
according to Thompson. Even
more promising could be an
agreement to begin charging
county inmates a daily fee.
Thompson, who has already
openly rejected ideas of
expanding the jail as a solution,
said both he and Webb agreed
with the option and, with court
approval, local inmates will
soon find out that crime truly
doesn't pay.
"They'll have to pay their
way," said Thompson. "We're
looking at having them pay
anywhere from $15 to $20 a
day, maybe more.''
Such a fee has the potential
to boost the jail's annual
income by half a million dollars.
Representing at-large mem"All of this is still subject to
bers, Annie Fox, of Harlan, will fiscal
court
approval,"
replace Jane B. Stephenson, of Thompson said, "but I believe
Lexington; Mike Mullins, of we've made some progress
Hindman, will replace Mark A. toward getting the problem
Boliner, of Barbourville; while fixed."
Charles Housley, of Hazard,
will replace Sanford N. Chaney,
of Frankfort. All three terms
expire Nov. 1, 2006.
• Continued from p1
Reappointments
include
Jerry D. Johnson, of Frankfort, and incest in 1997. He pleaded
to represent at-large members guilty to a charge of sex abuse
for a term expiring July 9, 2006, and sex offenses. One charge of
and Gregory Johnson, of Virgie, sex abuse and the charge of
who will be representing the incest were amended down.
coal industry for a term expiring
The commonwealth originalNov. 1, 2006.
ly recommended three years
Ben W. Carr Jr., of probation, but Judge Danny P.
Lexington, vice president for Caudill did not accept the offer.
administration at the University Compton had the option to take
of Kentucky, will represent the back his plea of guilty but opted
UK Office of Management and to take the sentence imposed by
Budget for a reappointed term the judge.
expiring Nov. 1, 2006.
• Three current, six new
Appalachian Commission
members appointed
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WRITER
FRANKFORT - Gov. Paul
Patton has appointed eight
members to the Kentucky
Appalachian Commission, three
of whom were reappointed to
serve another term.
According to the Office of
the Governor, Laurel County
Judge-Executive
Lawrence
Kuhl will replace Sid Stewart,
of West Ltberty. whose term has
expired, to serve as a representative of county judge-executives for a term expiring Nov. I,
2006.
Mayor Clarice Kirby, of
Mount Vernon, will be repre~ senting Eastern Kentucky
Mayors for a term expiring Nov.
I, 2006. Kirby will be replacing
Betty Howard, of Benham,
whose term has expired.
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"We tear our vehicles up in
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in the summer that you can't
see," Williams said. "The people
up here that have asthma are
really bothered by the dust."
Williams also said that the 10
or II households tn Little Mud
Creek are unable to get cable
television or city water.
"I don't know if it is because
of the road, but we can't get it,"
Williams said
According to Floyd County
Judge-Executive Paul Hunt
Thompson, the county is taking
steps to improve the road.
"We've put 180 ton of gravel
up there. Now there is too much
dust," Thompson said.
Thompson also said that the
county plans to put something on
the road by the end of the week
in order to keep the dust down.
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GuestView
Lost among
the dollars
More and more. money is the key to being heard
in Frankfort.
The most recent reports filed by lobbyists with
the Legislative Ethics Commission bear that out.
Interest groups hoping to gain the ears of our
legislators spent nearly $3 million lobbying the
General Assembly in January and February alone,
according to a report in the Lexington HeraldLeader.
That's 4! 50 percent increase over what lobbyists
spent for the same period in 2001, the last 30-day
legislative session.
Still to come are final totals on lobbying expenses from the rest of the sessiOn. Those are due April
15.
The money spent is not just to build a case for
what lobbyists want done but also for what they
want to be left undone.
Take, for example. tax reform that would entail
higher taxes for corporations - a case Gov. Paul
Patton sought to make during the recently ended
sessiOn.
Richard Beliles, chairman of the government
watchdog group Common Cause of Kentucky, told
the newspaper, "The corporations aren 't stupid. It's
a good investment to spend $100,000 lobbying the
folks who write the budget if you can save $1 million or more on taxes. Meanwhile, the tax burden
shifts more every year to the poor and working
class, who don't have anyone promoting their interests.''
And so instead of reform. Kentucky continues to
have a tax system that puts a disproportionate burden on the poor.
The voice of money speaks on a wide range of
issues. from keeping the issue of expanding gambling before the General Assembly to arguin g
against cuts to education. Everybody and every
interest seemingly have a lobbyist.
Everybody, that is except the average Joe
Citizen.
Our form of rep resentative government is eroded
if his vo ice is drowned out by the moneyed voices
of special interest.
- The Kentucky Post, Covington
UNEMPloVMENT
- Jim fj) avidson - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A miracle in
the mountains
You may have heard the old saying
that goes, ''There is no limit to what a
person can do so long as he or she does
not care who gets the credit." This is a
truism that I have seen work many times
in my own life as well as in the lives of
countle5s others.
However. if we took a moment to
make a slight change in this saying, our
power to get things done ''ould be
increased a milhonfold. The change that
I would suggest ts simpl) this, "There is
no limit to what a person can do if he or
she made absolute!) sure that God got
the credit.''
The reason I have shared this with
you is because of a recent letter I
received from a male reader in Hot
Springs National Park, Ark. This gentleman had some nice things to say about
my column and he also included a
recent annual report for the Charitable
Christian Medical Clinic.
As I began to read this report I came
under strong conviction that God had
performed and is still performing a
"Miracle in the Mountains" through
many. many volunteers ·.vho did not
want their name used in any way. As
this man who wrote me stated. "For
anyone to claim credit for what God has
surely done would be "rong."
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love for Jesus Christ. doctors. nurses
and countless other volunteers have
made it possible for the poor and needy
in this community to receive free medical care. If you had a chance to read
this annual report, you would find a
story that would bring tears to your
eyes as you realize that people really do
care and they arc willing to selflessly
give of their time and resources to help
others who arc less
fortunate.
·Permit me to share
just a small portion of
an article titled. "A
Bedtime Stol} .. that
will gi'e )OU a glimpse
of\\ hat I am sa) ing.
"Once upon a time.
near the end of the second millennium. God
looked down on a
beautiful cit) surrounded b) lakes and
mountains and forestland. He saw pain
and suffering because many of the people He loved needed medical care for
their bodies and for their souls. In the
city. God found a compassionate man of
medicine who loved Him. God asked
this man to provide treatment and medicine and to show God's love to people
who could not afford medicine. This
man did not know how to do this
because there were so man) who needed help.
"The man looked for help. He looked
among people with \arious knowledge.
skills and abilities. All of them knew
and loved God. The man called them
together and the} came. There was a
person of business, a person of Jaw, a
person who sold medicine. a government worker, a preacher, even an old
soldier and others. This man asked them •
if they thought this task, which the Lord
has laid on his heart, could be done in
the beautiful little city. He asked them
for their help in ministering to the sick.
"After a considerable amount of time
spent in prayer, organization, identify·
ing needs and securing a
building they began to pool
their resources.··
The story continues.
"They began to organize the
volunteer workers and train
and practice as if preparing
for battle. When the} \\ere
ready they ill\ ited the sick
•
people who could not afford
treatment or medicine and
more than twice as many
people came as were
expected. None were turned
awa)."
The Charitable Christian Medical
Clinic in Hot Springs, Ark., continues to
grow. When they outgrew their building
God provided a bigger building. When I
read the list of all the volunteers who
give their time and talent free of charge,
I knew without a doubt that God had
truly performed and is still perfonning a
"Miracle in the Mountains."
There is no limit to what anyone of
us can do when we give God the credit.
•
Jim Davidson is a moth•ational speaker
and syndicated columnist. You may contact him at 2 Bentley Dri\·e. Conway. AR
72034.
I
- beyond the 1eltway
The Geneva
Convention covers
everybody
by DONALD KAUL
I don't care what anyone says. I
think the war started well - better than
we had any right to expect. Oh sure. the
Iraqis didn't fall on their backs and roll
over to have their stomachs scratched
when we unleashed our "shock and
awe" attack right there at the beginning,
but how like!) ,.,.as that?
And the Iraqi people don't seem to
be flooding the street with gestures of
joy and gratitude as we liberate them.
but that didn't figure either. Those people have been invaded before. They're
going to wait to see who sticks around
before they take sides.
The only people who truly believed
any of that was going to happen were
television commentators. conservative
columnists and right-wing radio talkshow hosts. Groups that will believe
anything. (That the Bay of Pigs invasion
we sponsored in the '60s would inspire
the Cuban people to rise up against
Castro. for example.)
But we've made pretty good progress
in the earl) da) s of the war and. as of
this writing, we haven't suffered too
many casualties, nor inflicted massive
civilian casualties on the Iraqis. not yet
at least. The worst, I fear, may be yet to
come.
You see. I'm operating on the
premise that the Iraqis reall) do have
Weapons of Mass Destruction and will
use them. That's \\ hy we got into this
mess. isn't tt') Saddam
was a danger to us
because he had
Weapons of Mass
Destruction and was a
threat to his people.
the region and the
world.
So if he's got them.
he'll use them. right?
And the war will get a
lot nastier.
I must confess,
however. to some confusion as to WMDs (to use the
Washmgton jargon). For the life of me I
can't see why a supersonic aircraft that
is invisible to radar and can drop a
2000-pound bomb on an enemy handkerchief is not a Weapon of Mass
Destruction but a canister of nerve gas
is. Being at the wrong end of either one
will produce pretty much the same
result and I'm afraid I don't understand
the moral diff~rence.
~or do I full) under:;tand the righteous outrage b~ing exhibited b) the
Pentagon over the Iraqi practice of
showing pictures of American soldiers it
has taken prisoner.
"It is a blatant violation of the
Geneva Convention to humiliate or
abuse prisoners of war or to harm them
in any way," said Pentagon spokesperson Victoria Clarke.
True enough, perhaps. but we are
hardly the people to make
that case. Not after we
showed pictures ofTaliban
prisoners held at
Guantanamo hooded, shackled and kneeling.
Oh, I forgot. The>
weren't prisonel'$ of war.
John Ashcroft satd so. We
can do anything we want to
them- and prett) much
have.
We have also complained
that Iraqi soldters are dressing as civilians and pretending to surrender in order to draw American and
British troops into ambush. Again, a
violation of the Geneva Convention.
But again it is unseemly for a nation
that has been so contemptuous of international law to now seek to wrap itself
in the cloak of such Jaw. The position of
this administration (and the Republican
Congress) has been that we don't need
mternat10nal law. We can stand alone.
(See BELTWAY, page tl' e)
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DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS
ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION OF SBC
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Recently in one of the articles
written by area ministers, it was
mentioned that with the Easter
season we are about to enter a
time when we begin to reflect
upon Christ more than ever. That
is true. However, in a couple of
days I face one of those times that
you really begin to take a long,
hard look at yourself. I will be
turning the big 40.
It is hard to believe that I have
Pastor Edmon Bolen and his wife, Eleanor. The Bolen's are currently serving in the ministry of the Wheelw right First Baptist
Church.
Wheelwright First
., Baptist names
Interim Pastor
Edmon Bolen was recently
named Interim Pastor at the
Wheelwright First Baptist
Church.
He and his wife,
Eleanor (Watts) Bolen, are
extremely pleased with the
appointment.
Pastor Bolen
grew up in Garrett, the son of
Bee and Dovie Bolen. Eleanor
is from Hindman, the daughter
• · of Ruby and Effie Watts. The
two met when they were each
attending Caney College (now
known
as
Alice
Lloyd
College), where they both
served under the ministry of
Dr. J .S. Bell. Pastor Bolen has
served in the ministry for the
past 45 years in Kentucky,
Ohio, and Virginia. He and his
wife helped to organize churches in the Ohio mission field.
Pastor Bolen professes a deep
love for Jesus Christ and says
that his "heart's desire is to see
people come to know Jesus as
Lord and Savior."
Pastor
Bolen says that he envisions
that God will continue to bless
the
Wheelwright
Baptist
Church. "My prayer is that our
Lord will be lifted up, that the
Word of God will be preached,
and that many will come to
know Jesus Christ," he said.
Pastor and Mrs. Bolen welcome all to services at the
Wheelwright First Baptist
Church. Sunday School begins
at 10 a.m., with Sunday morning services at 1I a.m. and
Sunday evening services at 6
p.m. Wednesday night prayer
meeting begins at 7 p.m.
So many choices, for local phone service,
long distance and paging.
First there's the bigcompany with all the pll:ingplans. They don't know much about
you, ~It they want tJ be your phone company.
Themedium simd company wants your bsin~ tao. Nowthey're real~ just abig
cempany with apared ~own staff and fewer Sl!rvEes.
reached this point. I remember
several years ago, as I was working in a dangerous situation with
another gentleman, T told him to
be careful because my life was
just beginning and his life was
just about over. He was 35 at the
time. Oh, to be so young and
immature.
With my big day drawing ever
closer, 1 decided to consult the
one place of wisdom that I know
I can always count on to give me
good advice - God's word. So [
got my study Bible off the shelf
and looked in the concordance for
any references about the number
40. It was amazing what I found.
Moses went onto a mountain
and fasted for 40 days. Jn the New
Testament, Jesus fasted and was
tempted for 40 days in the desert
for 40 days. It makes me feel kind
of bad that I got upset just waiting
in life for five minutes at
Beltway
McDonald's.
As I continued my search, I
found out that in Exodus, it said
the people ate manna for 40 years.
Can you imagine eating the same
thing every day for 40 years? On
another occasion, the people wandered the wilderness for 40 years.
I've met some people who have
kind of wandered through life for
40 years. I wonder if it is the same
thing. In another article I read, it
talked about the significance of
the number 40 in the Bible. It also
said that 40 usually meant a maturation point for a person. I'm not
sure how that relates to the whole
mid-life crisis so many people
have when they reach 40.
Perhaps the best news I read
was that the number 40 always
seemed to reflect a major change
or event was about to take place.
That certainly gives me a new
perspective on things. I can begin
to look forward to tomorrow
again. I can think I have a whole
new, exciting world out there just
waiting for me. As they say in the
musical "Annie", "The sun will
come out tomorrow."
The truth is, though, that is
something I have known all
along. God has promised me that
at whatever age I am. One of my
favorite passag~s in the Bible is
Isaiah 43:19. It says, "Behold, I
will do a new thing; now it shall
spring forth; shall ye not know
it." What God is saying to me and
to all of us is that He Is constantly ready to do new things in our
lives if we would just let Him. If
we will seek His will, he can
change our lives.
I know of a man who went on
his first mission trip to Brazil at
the age of72.ljust hope I can still
move at that age. I've known
other people who have been
called to the ministry well past
their fortieth birthdays. Sadly,
I've known people who did not
come to accept Christ as Savior
until their 60s or 70s. The one
thing all of those people have said
is that they wish they had not
waited so long to come to Him.
Don't put off getting to know
Jesus any longer. Trust me, there
is nothing to fear. It will be one of
the best things you have ever
done in your life. As for me, I just
hope my family and friends have
not planned some "Over the Hill"
party with black balloons and
party favors, but God is good and
I know He'll see me through it.
War
• Continued from p3
strongest indication to date that
Saddam survived an attack on an
Iraqi leadership compound on
March 19. The Iraqi leader
appeared in a broadcast urging
Iraqis to fight the Americans, and
referring to a U.S. helicopter that
went down four days after the
missile attack.
Later, state-run television also
showed scenes of a man said to be
Saddarn walking among adoring
.Iraqis.
• Continued from p4
So stand already and stop whining.
In truth, we haven't given
enough credit to the Iraqi
troops for the fight they're
putting up. I rather expected
them to fold like a cardboard
card table at the first sound of
guns, but they haven't.
Despite the fact that they are
stupendously outgunned. that
they have no air force and no air
defense system worthy of the
name, they are putting up a hell
of a fight. So if they resort to
underhanded, dirty tactics, it's
because they have no choice.
As nice as it would be, you
can't expect your enemy to
commit suicide. If that sort of
thing is the worst that befalls us
in this war, we shall have gotten
out of it cheaply.
May peace descend upon all
of us, sooner rather than later.
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�A6 • SUNDAY, APRIL 6,
2003
•
THE F LOYD COUNTY T IMES
Regional Obituaries
Floyd County
Johnny Darrell Allen. 31. of
West
Prestonsburg.
died
Saturda). March 29. at his resi dence. Funeral sen ices \\ere
conducted Wednesda). April 2.
under the direction of Nelson Frazier Funeral Home.
Tennessee Crum. 88. of
Htppo. died Saturda). f\larch
:!9. at Our Lad) of the Wa)
Hospital. Martin . Funeral ser\ ices were conducted Tuesda).
April I, under the direction of
'elson Frazter Funeral Home.
Eve I) n Combs Griffie, 88,
of tvlilford. Ohio, formerly of
McDowell, died Thursda).
March 27. in Anderson l\1ercy
Hospital.
Milford,
Ohio.
Funeral senices were conducted Monday, March 31, under
the direction of Hall Funeral
Home.
Oley Hall, 61. of Be a\ er.
died Saturday. March 29. at the
McDowell
Appalachian
Regional Hospital emergency
room. He is sun ived b) his
"ife. Lizzie Jane (Mae)
Johnson Hall. Funeral servtces
were conducted Wednesday,
Apnl 2. under the direction of
:'\elson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Lester Kennis Hall. 44. of
Flizabethtown,
native
of
\kDowell. died Monday.
March 31, at the Hardin
\1emorial
Hospital.
in
ElitabethtO\\ n. Funeral ser
\ices
were
conducted
Thursda}. April 3. under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Mary Keeton, 87. of
Greenup. died Monday. April I,
at het residence. Funeral servtces
were
conducted
Thursday, April 3. under the
direction of Evans Funeral
Home.
Anita Fa) Stac) Maggard.
75, of Pinetop. died Tuesday.
April I, at the Hazard
Appalachian Regional Medical
Center. Funeral sen ices were
conducted Saturday. April 5.
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Card of Thanks
The family of Emma Wells would like to
extend their appreciation to all the friends,
neighbors. and families. who offered comfort
and kind words at the passing of their loved one.
Thank you to all those who sent food, flowers.
or just offered some kind words. A special
thanks to Carter Funeral Home. and Mountain
Manor.
THE FAMILY OF
EMMA WELLS
THACKER MEMORIAL
Only indoor, full variety monument display in area.
Thacker Memorial Lot II is open at Blairtown
on 23 North, across from Huntington Steel
606-432-1800. (800) 564-0061
Mon. thru Sat., 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
PUBLIC NOTICE
LOCAL STATE BOARD PUBLIC HEARING
The Kentucky Board of Education has scheduled a local State
Board public hearing on the proposed District Facility Plan for
the 17th of April 2003 at Allen Central High School at 6:00 PM.
The District Facility Plan lists the pending capital construction
and/or renovation projects that the school district may undertake, and the priority order. if applicable, that projects will be
initiated. Copies of the proposed District Facility Plan are available for examination by interested individuals at the Board
office, 106 North Front Avenue, Prestonsburg, Kentucky,
between BAM and 4PM through April 17th. Questions may be
directed to Superintendent Paul W. Fanning at 606- 886-2354.
Those individuals wishing to comment on the proposed
District Facility Plan may present oral or written comments at
the local State Board public hearing The local Board of
Education, after due process, will forward the approved District
Facility Plan to the Kentucky Department of Education for ultimate approval by the State Board of Education
The local State Board public hearing is begin scheduled in
accordance with KRS 157 620, and regulated by 702 KAR
1:001.
William Carl Mullins, 73. of
Hi Hat. died Tuesday, April I.
at the McDowell Appalachian
Regional Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Patsy Moore
Mullins. Funeral services were
conducted Friday. April 4.
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
William (Buddy) Newsome,
57. of Hi Hat, died Monday.
March 31. at the Prestonsburg
Health Care. Funeral services
were conducted Thursda),
April 3. under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Gary Wayne Robinson. 39,
of Printer. died Sunday. March
30. at Our Lady of the Way
Hospital. Funeral services were
conducted Thursday, April 3.
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Kelsie R. Stapleton, 77. of
Dana. died Friday. March 28, at
the
Pikeville
Healthcare.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, March 31, under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Roger Dean Stephens. 39, of
Wa) land, died Tuesday. March
25. at home. Funeral services
were conducted Saturday. March
29, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Birchie "Granny" Howard,
88, of Morehead. a Knott
County native. died March 29. at
St. Claire Medtcal Center.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday. April 2, under the
direction of Hindman Funeral
Services.
Opal Daniels Richmond, 86,
native of Johnson County, died
Friday, March 21, at Paul B. Hall
Medical Center. Funeral services
were conducted Sunday, March
23, under the direction of Phelps
and Sons Funeral Home.
Gladys Slone. 71. of Auburn,
Indiana. native of Pippa Passes,
died Saturday, March 22. at
DeKalb Memorial Hospital, in
Auburn. Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday, March 25,
under the direction of Feller
Funeral Home.
Virgil Roy Slone. 56. of
Pippa Passes. died Tuesday,
April I, at his residence. Funeral
services were conducted Friday,
April 4, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Martin County
Harold Dean Henry, 55. of
Louisa, died Thursday, March
27. at his home. Funeral services
were conducted Sunday. March
30, under the direction of Wilson
Funeral Home.
Allen
Taylor.
79,
of
Wheelwright, died Wednesday,
April 2, at his residence. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Saturday. April 5, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Bruce D. Holt, 49, of Fort
Gay. West Virginia, died
Saturday, March 29, at his home.
He is survived by his wife,
Kimberly D. Austin Holt.
Arrangements were under the
direction of Wilson Funeral
Home.
Gladys Lee Hyden Wallen.
90. of Prestonsburg, died Friday,
March 28, at Highlands
Regional
Medical
Center.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday, March 30, under the
direction of Carter Funeral
Home.
William D. Preece, 84. of
Johnstown. Ohio. a native of
Inez, died Tuesday. March 18, at
his residence. Funeral services
were conducted Saturday, March
22, under the direction of
Crouse-Kauber Sammons
Funeral Home.
Knott County
Johnson County
Brittany Roxanne Bailey, 8
months-old.
daughter
of
Raymond and Mable Ann
Blevins Bailey, died Thursday.
March 20. at home. Funeral ser\ ices were conducted Saturday.
March 22. under the direction of
Jones-Preston Funeral Home.
Carmen E. Green, 92, of
Sitka. died at Highlands
Regional
Medical
Center.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday, March 31. under the
direction of Jones-Preston
Funeral Home.
Daniel Campbell. 79, of
Ypsilanti, Michigan. formerly of
Knott County, died Monday.
March 24, at Ypsilanti. Funeral
sen ices
were
conducted
Saturda), March 29. under the
d1rection of Hindman Funeral
Services.
Robert Earl King. 59. of
Wittensville, died Monday,
March 31, at Paul B. Hall
Medical Center. He is survived
by his wife. Rosa L. Napier
King. Funeral services were conducted Thursda), April 3. under
the direction of Jones-Preston
Funeral Home.
Joel Thomas Combs, 68, of
Fisty, died Sunday, March 30. at
Appalachian Regional Medical
Center, Hazard. He is survived
by his wife, Martha June Combs.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday, April 2. under the
direction of Hindman Funeral
Services.
Joshua Bradle) Combs. 24,
of Hazard, died Friday, March
28. at home. Funeral services
were conducted Sunday, March
30, under the direction of
Hindman Funeral Services.
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Holiday Inn, Prestonsburg
August 29-30, 2003
$25 per couple
Plus $11 per person, to attend
Ky. Opry Show, August 30
Call: Robin Humphrey, 886-6801
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Send your check or money order to:
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Donald Litton. 57, of Meally.
died Friday, March 28. He is survived by his wife, Ph) llis Ann
VanHoose Litton. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday.
April I, under the direction of
Jones-Preston Funeral Home.
direction of J.W. Call & Son
Funeral Home.
Tommy "Tom" Anderson, 56,
of Shelby Gap, died Tuesday,
April 1, at Jenkins Community
Hospital. Funeral services were
conducted Thursday, April 3,
under the direction of Lucas &
Hall Funeral Home.
Otis
Bishop,
81 ,
of
Mouthcard. died Sunday, March
30, at his home. He is survived
by his wife, Janie Ramey
Bishop. Funeral services were
conducted Wednesday, April 2,
under the direction of Bailey
Funeral Home.
Tony Chaney, 46, of Atwood,
Tennessee, a native of PikeviJie,
died Monday, March 31, at the
Huntington
Health
and
Rehabilitation
Center,
Huntington, West Virginia.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday, April 3, under the
direction of Chase Funeral
Home.
Meda Thacker Elkins. 88, of
Pikeville, died Wednesday, April
2. at Highlands Regional
Medical Center. Funeral services
were conducted Saturday, April
5. under the direction of Thacker
Funeral Home.
Howard "Buck" McPeek. 52,
of Pikeville, died Tuesda), April
I, at his home. He is survived by
his wife, Katherine Smith
McPeek. Funeral services were
conducted Friday, April 4, under
the direction of Thacker
·Memorial Funeral Home.
Joyce Ann Mullins, 39, of
Pikeville, died Friday, March 28.
at Cabell-Huntington Hospital,
Huntington. West Virginia.
Funeral sen·ices were conducted
Tuesday, April I, under the
direction of Lucas & Hall
Funeral Home.
John Paul Robinson, 73, of
Pikeville, died Sunday. March
30, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center. Funeral services
were conducted Tuesday, April
I, under the direction of Thacker
Memorial Funeral Home.
Fayetta Scott, 49, of Hardy,
died Saturday, March 29, at
Pikeville Methodist Hospital.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday, April 2, under the
direction of Rogers Funeral
Home.
Joyce Virginia Senters, 77, of
Canton, Ohio, former!} of
Draffin, died Sunday, March 30, •
at Mercy Medical Center,
Canton. Funeral services were
conducted Friday, April 4, under
the direction of Bailey Funeral
Home.
Callahan Slone, 88. of
Kimper, died Monday. March
24, at his home. Funeral services
were conducted Thursday,
March 27. under the direction of
Justice Funeral Home.
Charles Quinton Stewart Sr., ,_.
82. of Havelock.
North
Carolina. died Tuesday. April I,
at his home. Funeral services
were conducted Friday, April 4.
under the direction of PollockBest Funeral Home. Ne\v Bern,
North Carolina.
Tony Jeffery Ward. 42, of
Cynthiana, died Saturday. March
29, at Bourbon Community
Hospital. Paris. He is survived
by his wife, Carol Rife Ward.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday, April 2, under the '
direction of R.S. Jones & Son
Funeral Home.
Alexander Ryan Woods. 15,
of Toler, died Saturday. March
29, in the South Williamson
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Emergency Room. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday.
April I. under the direction of
Hatfield Funeral Chapel.
Caleb James Wright, infant
son of Joseph J. and Azure
Tucker Wright of Pikeville. was
stillborn, Monday, March 31. at
Pikeville Methodist Hospital. ._
Graveside services were conducted Tuesday, April I. under
the direction of Lucas & Hall
Funeral Home.
Magoffin County
Edna Marie Prater. 80. of
Salyersville, died Sunday.
March 30, at her residence.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday. April 2. under the
direction of Salyersville Funeral
Home.
Leo Mitchell Sansom. 82. of
Delaware, Ohio, formerly of _..
Magoffin
County.
died
Wednesday, April
2.
in
Delaware. Graveside sen ices
will be conducted Sunda), April
6, under the direction of
Magoffin Count)
Funeral
Home.
Obituaries
Charles Garrett
James Preston
Charles Garrett, father,
"Prez" Harrod
Brenda Joyce O'Bryan grandfather, friend, and smilJames Preston "Prez" Harrod,
Lewis. 48, of Paintsville, died ing optimist, died Sunday,
infant son of Reid Kimble Harrod
Saturday, March 29, at her resi- March 30, 2003. He was 71.
and
Jennifer Johnson Harrod. of
dence. Funeral services were
Born in Kentucky, Charlie 303 Princess Circle. Versailles,
conducted Monday, March 31, was a longtime resident of
was born Tuesday, April I, 2003,
under the direction of Preston
Culver City. He worked in the and died Wednesday, April 2.
Funeral Home.
aerospace industry, was an 2003.
Edith Payne Sherman. 89, of avid golfer, and a devoted
In addition to his mommy and ,_
Rowlett. Texas, formerly of West bluegrass music fan. He will daddy, he is survived by his mater\an Lear, died Thursday, March be remembered and missed by nal
grandparents.
Glenda
27, at Senior Care Lake Points, his children. Darrell, Dale; and Newman Johnson of Versailles.
Rowelett, Texas. Funeral ser- Diana; his son-in-law, John;
and Berlin Johnson of Lexington:
vices were conducted Sunday, his grandchildren. Gianna,
March 30. under the direction of Eliza, and Liam. and others his paternal grandparents, Frances
Claire Harrod of Frankfort. and
Jones-Preston Funeral Home.
whose lives were brightened
Reed Harrod and his wife. Betty.
by his.
of
Jamestown.
Pike County
A memorial service will be
Additional
survivors include
Quentin Allen "Bo" Adkins.
held Sunday, April 6, 2003. at
a
great-grandmother.
Evelyn
42. of Pikeville. died Saturday,
3 p.m., at Gates, Kingsley &
March 29. at Pikeville Methodist
Harrod of Frankfort: five aunts,
Hospital. He is sufV!ved by his Gates/Smith Salisbury, 4220 Stephanie Johnson (Mrs. Jim)
wife, Rebecca Lockhart Adkins. S. Sepulveda Blvd., Culver Webb of Louisville. Rousalyn
Funeral services were conducted City, CA. (31 0) 837-7121. <Paid Johnson (Mrs. Greg) Valdez of
Thursday. April 3. under the obuual'))
Hawaii, Melody Harrod (Mrs.
John) Stratton of Simpsonville. ttl
Julieanne Harrod, and Paula Joan
Harrod. both of Frankfort; one
uncle. Eric Berlin Johnson of
Versailles: and several cousins.
The family of Harold D. Bates would like to thank
Funeral services were conductfamily, friends. and all who sent flowers. and food dured at 2:00 p.m., Saturda), April 5,
ing our time of need.
at the Blackburn & Ward Funeral
We are thankful for all the kindness. Jove, support, and
Home, in Versailles, with Re\.
kind \\Ords that were expressed; we shared tears. laughJames Stillwell ofliciating.
ter. and fond memories. and are grateful you were there.
Interment was at the Rose Crest
A special Thank-You to Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Cemetery. Versailles.
Home. Old Regular Baptist ministers, and the Floyd
Memorials are suggested to the
County Sheriff's Department for their kindness and help
Ronald McDonald House charities.
tl'.udobitual') )
in our time of need.
Thank You
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CO~ThlE~TARY
Tar Heels
•
openmg
has many
seeing blue
•
~
{Mlchaef Walmp}
• Feb. 23 - Subway 400
Rockingbam N.C. (Dale
Jarrett)
UAW·
Oa~mie1Chr{$!er 400
Las
Vegas. (Maff Kensettl}
• Marcll9 - Ailanta. 500,
Hamll!M,-Ga. {Sobby
Dibo!llej
• -..~ 1f- catolfna
500, £¥'f${ol, TeAn. {t(t111
Si.lscfi}
8 Match30-
SamwnglfladioShack 500,
Fort Worlh. Texas. (Ryan
Newman)
photo courtesy of LPIR
• Apdl6 -Aaron's 499.
Talladega, Ala
• Aprtl13 - Virglflia 500,
Wallace looks
for Martinsville
answers
500, Fonfllna, Cafif.
JUNE
• June 1 - MBNA
America 400, Dover Del
• June 8 - PoCOno 500,
tong Pond, Pa
Sate!iite Radio 400
CO\L,IENTARY
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Coeburn. VA- Rust) Wallace and the #2
Miller 1 1te Dodge team took to Lonesome
Pme Raceway Tuesday in preparation for
the upcoming VJrgtnia 500 at Martinsville
Brooklyn. tt.kh
• Ju(te 2Z - Dodge/Save
Malt 300 SOrtoma Calif.
Final Four &
Much More
Maybe nobody cares, but the
similarities are interesting ..
The biggest story in sports
this week is and should be college basketball. but the goingson at two of its elite programs
are overshadowing what
should be the
top news. the
Final Four.
Perhaps
that's because
some of the
luster was
Bentley
taken from
The Big
Show last weekend when three
top seeds. including the teams
that spent the season ranked I.
and Ja .. were fallen. Or maybe
that's the feeling coming from a
bitter fan of one of those teams.
But beyond question the other
reason is the enormous status
afforded the men's basketball
programs at North Carolina and
UCLA. Think of the elite of col
(Sec MORE. page two)
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TALLADEGA. Ala.- Dale Jarrett learned
a lot of \\hat he knows about restrictor-plate
racing watching the late Dale Earnhardt race
at Da) tona and Talladega
Those are the tracks where N A.SCAR
requires horsepov.er-sapping carburetor
plates to keep the cars from racing at speeds
abo\e 200 mph. fhc) are also the places
\\here the rule is mcmg m huge two- and
three-wide packs \\ ith constant movement up
and down the field.
"There are \\a} s ot shm ing cars dov-.-n
that )ou·re racmg up against.'' said Jarrett.
who will race Sunday 111 the Aaron's 499 at
(See RACING. page three)
Long-lost bat contracts signed by legends
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE - Long-lost contracts
signed b) baseball legends while they
were still minor league players will go
on display at the Louisville Slugger
Museum this weekend.
''Safe at Home. the Historic Contracts
of Louis' ille Slugger." features 30 con-
tracts signed by players that include Pee
Wee Reese of Louisville, Joe DiMaggio.
Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente.
The contracts are among 100 of
Louisville batmaker Hillerich and
Bradsby's most valuable. The batmaker
recovered them through an out-of-court
settlement last fall after believing for
years the documents had been lost or dis-
carded.
Often, the contracts show players
gave H&B rights to use the1r names in
advertising and merchandise in exchange
for compensation considered minimal by
toda) 's standards.
In the case of Robinson. the second(See LEGENDS. page three)
TEN~ IS
. 3 PCC players named
PCC women's tennis
moves up in poll
All-Americans
Three Pikeville College
basketball players have been
listed among the best players
in the country.
In information g•~en at the
end of the :-.!AlA Division I
natiOnal tournament. senior
Jason Robmson "as named
Second-'lcam All-American.
He joins two Lady Bears.
seniors Tcccoa Gallion and
(See LPIR. page two)
NEWS&NOTES
Amanda Collins, with these
honors. Gallion was named to
the Second Team and Collins
Third Team by the NAIA.
Robinson is a 6-foot-6
senior from Seattle. He played
25 games for the Bears this
season. averaging 19.0 points
and 6.3 rebounds per game.
He was also named All-l\lidSouth Conference this season.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Jason Robinson
Three wins and a los~ in tlw nwst recent mnking period
was good enough to move the Pike vi lie College women's
tennis team up two spots in the latt:st NAJA ralmgs.
The Lady Bears arc no'" ranked seventh in the nation.
"We're very proud of OUJ' team .1nd the start ''e ha'e
gotten off to," said Coach Rodrigo Puebla, who helped
guide the team to 1ts first tnp to the national tennis tourna(Sec POLL, page l\\o)
(See PCC. page two)
(See ALC. page three)
Speedway.
Wallace used the 3 8 m1le NASCAR
Dodge Weeki) Racing Series track as a platform to tcc;t and tunc the 1/2 Dodge he will
Intimidator still influences racing
NAJA HONORS
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIPPA PASSES- The Alice
Lloyd College baseball team took
the first game of a double header
from Centre College on
Wednesday behind a powerful
offense and great pitching from
ace Bryan Worley. Michael
Marcum went three-of-four from
the plate with two doubles. Doug
Clark. Derrick Whitaker. and Ben
Monroe all went deep for the
Eagles. It was Whitaker and
Clark's third homerun of the season and Monro~.: 's first.
Wo.fley went the distance for
his third \vin of the season. ALC
let one slip away 111 the second
game as a 6-4 lead going into the
last inning turned out to be a 7-6
defeat. Freshman David Hatfield
pitched his guts out for six
innings in recei' ing a no decision. Second Baseman Derrick
Whitaker hit h1s second homer of
the da) and fourth of the season.
Michael ~larcum went 5-8 in the
two games.
Tickets are $1 0 for adults and $6 for students and
seniors. Children 12 and under are admitted free.
Racing will begin at 7 p.m.
STANOIHGS
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
•
Rusty Wallace worked out at lonesome Pine Raceway In Coeburn, Va. In preparation
for the upcoming Winston Cup race in Martinsville.
Martloovi!fe.
• Ap!il2.1 - Auto ClUb
• June 1s - S~rm
•
TIMES STAFF REPORT
MARCH
APAlt
~ith
Centre
Daytona Beaeh, Aa.
a March 2 -
ALC NOTEBOOK
splits
R:SROAAY
~O\\ that :'\orth Carolina
finall) has put poor Matt
Dohert) out of his miser), )OU
might be wondcri ng "ho 'II be
the third successor to Dean
Sm1th. You'll hear names such as
Buzz Peterson. Larry Brown,
and George
Karls, all
Carolllla blue
to the bottom
of their
Guccis.
You can
bet that Dick
Baddour. the
Reed
u:-.;c
Athletics
Director. won't make the call.
He '11 do "hate\ cr Dean tells him
to do. \\ hen the campus gym i-;
named in )OUr honor. and )ou're
the all-time \\ inningest coach in
college hoops his tor~. you do
have a bit more clout than the
a\erage alum.
The \\a) I see it, Carolina has
two excellent choices, either one
of which will mean big trouble
for Coach K. at Duke and the
rest of the Atlantic Coast
Conference.
The first depends upon how
Kansas does at this weekend's
Final Four in New Orleans. If
the Jayhawks w1n the title, it's
possible that Coach Roy
Williams will feel that he has
fulfilled his obligat•ons in
• C6
baseball
• Feb. 1~ - DaY1Qfla 500,
by BILLY REED
TIMES COLUMNIST
)> Sunday Classifieds
ALC Eagle
WinstOn Cup
schedule and
standings. with
winner$ in
patentheses:
(See REED. page two)
•
LONESOME PINE RACEWAY
The 2003 NASCAR
'W':W
> NASCAR Rules • 82
> Calendar • 83
> College News • C1
pholo by Jam1e Howell
Play in the East Kentucky Youth
Soccer Association continued
over the weekend. Results from
many games played In the first
two weeks of the spring season
will appear in Wednesday's edition.
HUNTING
Turkey season
runs April 15
to May 5 in Ky.
BY STEVE VANTREESE
FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PADUCAH - The potentially
ticklish thing about turkey hunt·
ing is that the sounds and sights
that can fool a cautious gobbler
can also fool another hunter.
The nature of the spring game
is that a hunter obscures himself
with camouflage and mimics hen
rurke) talk in an effort to entice a
tom turke) to "hat he thinks is an
available mating partner.
Hunting in general pro\ es to be
a safe undertaking compared to
other sports, but turl\e) hunting
lends itself to particular confusion
that can grow into danger if
hunters don't appl~ common
sense rules of the pur,.;uit.
Kentuck.y 's ranks of turk.ey
hunters are growing as an expand
ing turkey population has brought
increased opportunities and lured
more people into the sp011, said
Jim Lane. Kentucky Department
of Fish and Wildlife Resources
biologist and turkC) program
coordinator.
"Last spring "e sold turkey
hunting penn its to 55.331 hunters.
and it's fair to sa) that a lot of
them don't ha\c a lot of cxperi(Se~
HUNTING, page two)
�82 • SUNDAY,
APRI,L
6, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Reed
• Continued from p1
I awrence and decide it's time to
go home and rescue the Tar
Heels.
He was Smith's No. I choice
when Bill Guthridge decided to
hang it up in 2000 after three
season:; in El Deano 's shoes.
Williams worked as one of
Smith's assistants and recruiters
111 the late 1970s and early ·80s.
So just as Denn) Crum took
the: I ouisville job m 1971 thinking it would be the perfect
springboard for him to return to
UCLA as John Wooden's successor. so did Williams take the
Kansas job thinking it would
position him perfectly to replace
Hillbilly Days
Softball
Tournament
accepting teams
PIKEVILLE - This year's
Hill billy Days men ·s softball
tournament will be held April 1213 at the Pike\ ille YMCA
Softball Field. An entry fee of
$100 has been set. A\vards
include a team trophy for each of
the first three squads in the tournament. The first and second
place teams will also receive 15
T-shi!ts. On MVP and one homenl11 award will also be handed
out. To enter a team in the tournament call Carl Mullins at
606/432-4658
Smith.
But just as Crum fell in love
with Louisville, so did Williams
faJI in love with Rock-ChalkJayhawk basketball. Had he
been able to win a national title
for the Jayhawks before Smith
retired, he might have been
more interested in being Dean's
replacement.
Yet Williams is the sort of
decent, honorable, old-fashioned guy who believes in fulfilling his commitments. He
simply didn't feel right in leaving Kansas at that particular
time because he had unfinished
bus mess.
But if Kansas wins the
national championship in New
Orleans, who knows?
He'll have accomplished his
mission with the Jayhawks. He
might want to accept, as his
final challenge, the job of restoring Carolina to the top of the
hoops world.
Smith reportedly was furious
with Williams for not taking the
Carolina job when Guthridge
retired. But considering the way
Carolina has slipped under
Doherty, he might be willing
to forgive Williams and welcome him back to Chapel Hill.
The second choice, and the
one !like, is far more audacious.
I'm talking about Michael
Jordan. Don't laugh. Who ever
would have thought that Jordan
would have left the NBA for a
year to play minor-league baseball?
This, finally, is Jordan's last
LPIR
• Continued from p1
pilot in the April 13th Winston
Cup race. The crew tested
numerous shocks and different
setups to find a winning combination to use at Martinsville.
Wallace. who has not won the
spring race at Martinsville since
1996. looks to combine yesterdays test session with past notes
and tests to find victory lane
once again. Overall, the team
sa) s the test was very beneficial.
The
Virginia
500
at
Martinsville
Speedway
is
Sunday, April I 3th. The race is
scheduled to begin at I p.m.
Lonesome Pine Raceway, in
Coeburn, VA, kicks off its weekly racing season with the Reno's
Roadhouse 260 on Saturday,
April 19th. Tickets are $10 for
adults and $6 for students and
seniors. Children 12 and under
are admitted free. Racing will
begin at 7 p.m.
The
evening
schedule
includes the Morgan-McClure
Late Model Stock Cars, Honda
of Prestonsburg Limiteds, Grand
Stock,
Vic's
Decorating
Modified 4 's, Community Trust
Bank Pure Stock 4's and
Legends. The evening will conclude with a fireworks show.
season in the NBA. He has
proved whatever points he wanted to prove. So what's he going
to do now? Go back to being a
part-owner and front-office
executive for the. Washington
Wizards?
Personally. I don't think that
would satisfy Jordan's need to
be in the spotlight. But the
North Carolina coaching job
would. He would be THE hot
national story next basketball
season.
Jordan has never been a college head coach, but so what?
Do you doubt that he would be
able to recruit? Heck, high
school players would beg to
receive a home visit from His
Airness.
And forget the Xs and Os.
Although Michael knows
plenty about that part of the
game, today's coaches tend to
be more managers of egos than
strategic geniuses, a fact that
first was demonstrated by Phil
Jackson, Jordan's former coach
with the Chicago Bulls.
Besides, Jordan will be able
to hire a couple of high-pow-
Hunting
• Continued from p1
ence,.. Lane said. ''I'd say 20 to
25 percent of them have been
turkey hunting for less than
three years."
Lane recommends
that
hunters of any experience level
adhere to a list of defensive
safety rules promoted by the
National
Wild
Turkey
Federation:
-Never stalk a turkey. The
chances of sneaking into shooting range on a gobbler are slim,
and stalking raises the odds of
slipping up on another hunter
who might mistake your
approach as that of a turkey.
-Don't wear anything that
shows even a glimpse of red,
white or blue - colors that
occur on turkeys. You don't
want to give another hunter a
wrong impression if he sees
only a sliver of color from
socks glaring over boot tops or
a bit ofT-shirt at the collar.
-Don't move, wave or
make turkey sounds if you see
another hunter. A confusing
movement or sound could draw
his fire. Instead, shout in a clear
voice to alert him to your presence.
-Don't try to approach a
gobbling turkey on its roost any
closer than about 100 yards.
Chances are a closer approach
will spook the bird - and, too,
you could also walk up on
another hunter who's being
drawn to the same gobbling.
-Avoid using a gobble call
in most circumstances. On public land or even private proper-
ty where other hunters might be
nearby, the sound of a tom
turkey is likely to draw other
hunters intent upon shooting
the turkey that your calling
would represent.
-When setting up to call,
don't pick a spot that hides you
so well as to obscure your
vision. If something approaches, a hunter needs a clear view
to recognize the difference
between turkey and fellow
hunter.
-For self-defense, chose a
calling position that provides a
background at least as wide as
the shoulders.
-Remember that camouflage only conceals the human
identity instead of hiding the
hunter. Minimize movement,
which is readily seen and possibly misidentified.
-As in any hunting pursuit,
never shoot before you are 100
certain of your target. Legal
game for the spring hunt is
specifically a gobbler with a
visible beard, so visual confirmation of the target should be
explicit. Mere sound or movement does not make a valid target.
-Assume that every sound
you hear and every movement
glimpsed is made by another
hunter. Expect another hunter
until an indisputable view of a
turkey gobbler proves otherwise. It doesn't hurt to be wrong
on the side of caution, but a
hunter can't afford to err by
assuming "something coming"
is a tom turkey.
PCC
• Continued from p1
REWARD
for infonnation leading to the arrest and conviction
of the persan(s) respoilslble for
"We knew Jason had a
tremendous amount of basketball ability," said Coach Randy
McCoy. "To receive this honor
after sitting out more than a year
is a credit to that ability and his
desire to be successful."
Robinson is the first men's
basketball All-American since
Todd May at Pikeville College
and is only the fourth in school
history.
Gallion, another SecondTeam pick, was co-player of the
year in the MSC and a FirstTeam All-American as selected
by the Women's Basketball
Coaches Association. She averaged 18.1 points and 7.9
rebounds per game this season
for the Lady Bears, and finished
in fifth place on the all-time
scoring list at the school.
Collins was named a ThirdTeam All-American for the third
time after averaging 17.5 points
and 7.0 rebounds per game this
season. A two-time First-Team
WBCA All-American, Collins
was a four-time all-conference
selection and finished her career
third on the all-time scoring list.
"Teccoa and Amanda were
certainly deserving of this
honor," said Coach Bill Watson.
"They have had four tremendous
years as their numbers show. But
they'll be as difficult to replace
off the court as on. They are two
terrific players and outstanding
people."
ered assistants to relieve him of
some of the recruiting duties
and the nuts-and-bolts stuff.
Jordan loves Carolina so
much that money would be no
object. Heck, he's already so
filthy rich that he can't Jive
long enough to spend all his
millions. He could afford to be
the Carolina coach for a salary
of $1 per year, if he wanted.
And since he's already so
wealthy, Carolina fans would
never have to worry about him
being lured away for financial
reasons.
by JENNA FRYER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLO'ITE, N.C.- Brian Vickers was just another new
kid in the Busch Series a week ago. Then he had an almost-certain victory taken from him and the list of big-oarne drivers raJlied around him.
Prom Dale Barnhardt Jr. to Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson,
all supported the 19-year--old after NASCAR ruJed against a
pass be attempted in the Busch race at Texas last weekend.
~'Wi11$ton Cup drivers that I didn't think even knew I was
racing have called me," Vickers said, "'They just said they were
real impressed with the way I have handled this situation, that
they wish I bad won the race and that 1 got robbed."
That's been the overall perception in the <iays since Vickers,
the youngest competitor io NASCAR, lost his chance at his
first~ever NASCAR victory when the sanctioning body ruled
against him.
(See DRIVERS, page three)
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lege sports, and those two are
there, for better or worse, alongside the men's basketball programs at Kentucky and Duke,
the women of Tennessee,
Connecticut and Louisiana
Tech, and the football teams at
Notre Dame and Alabama.
This week, one of those
apparently hired a coach. UCLA
seemed destined to name Pitt's
Ben Howland its newest leader
on Thursday.
Howland has had three solid
seasons at Pitt, taking the team
to the Sweet 16 the last two of
those and getting it a No. 2 seed
in this year's NCAA tournament. That and perhaps his
Southern California roots made
him a likely candidate to replace
Steve Lavin when he was let go
last month.
Howland's biggest problem
won't be reviving the program
from the single-season sleeper
hold Lavin had on it. His issue
will be to exercise the demon
that is John Wooden.
The Wizard of Westwood, as
he is known, spent 27 seasons as
head Bruin, winning 620 times
and losing only 147, and also
claiming 10 national championships.
But since stepping down after
the 1975 season, his legacy has
done as much harm as he did
good during his incredible run.
Instead of trying to find the
right fit, the powers that be have
spent their time trying to find the
next Wooden. In the interim,
seven coaches have tried, and
despite two national titles in the
mix, none have been good
enough.
Now it seems the folks in
Chapel Hill are doomed to
repeat UCLA's troubled history
instead of learning from it.
This week the folks in Tar
Heel country sent Matt Doherty
packing after only three seasons,
two of which were reasonably
successful.
As a result, North Carolina
will now begin to search for its
third head coach only six years
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ment last season. "We have a
busy week ahead of us, but
we're excited about it."
Puebla 's team is now 6-1 on
the season and 3-0 in the MidSouth Conference. They were to
wrap up play in the MSC this
week, with a match against
Lindsey Wilson College on
Thursday
and
Lambuth
University on Friday.
Additiona1Iy. the Lady Bears
were to play three other matches
this week, all against teams who
are also in the Top 25. They will
play at No. 25 Freed-Hardeman
and also play No. 19 Oklahoma
Christian
and
No.
21
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Drivers rally around
Vickers after NASCAR
rules against him
Poll
shooting three puppies and abandoning
six others in the Middle Creek area
in December
If it comes down to a choice
between Williams and Jordan,
Carolina can't lose. Both
would be able to restore the Tar
Heels to the national prominence they enjoyed under
Smith.
But if the decision were up
to me, I'd go for Jordan. Why
not? It would be the best thing
for college hoops since Rick
Pitino left the Boston Celtics
and took the Louisville job.
Cumberland (Tenn.) University.
"That's a very tough week,
but we need to play the best
teams we can," said Puebla. "To
get where we want to be, we'll
have to play a lot of matches
against good teams in a short
period of time. This will be a
good test for us."
Puebla 's team has already
played two teams ranked in the
Top 25. The Lady Bears own a
7-2 win over No. 16 Southern
Nazarene (Okla.) and suffered
its only loss of the season to No.
4 Embry-Riddle (Fla.).
The next poll will be released
on April 16.
after its own Wizard, Dean
Smith, retired.
Smith, you may recall, spent
36 seasons on the Tar Heel
bench, winning 879 games- the
most by any coach ever - and a
couple of national titles along
the way.
They replaced him with his
longtime
assistant
Bill
Guthridge, who compiled a .741
winning percentage and ended
his run in the Final Four. Yet
despite all that, few were sad to
see him leave when he stepped
down after the 1999-2000 season.
Then came Doherty, whose
apparent sin was becoming surly
and hard to get along with
before reaching legendary status. It's hard to imagine him
being more difficult than, say,
Bobby Knight, but he couldn't
get along with his players, and
that combined with two seasons
in a row without an invitation to
the Big Dance meant he was
expendable.
At UCLA, the average lifespan of a coach since the Wooden
era has been 3-1/2 seasons. In
North Carolina, it's been two
three-year stints since Smith
stepped aside.
The folks in Carolina also
seem to be further hampering
themselves by their mob-like
hiring practices. Listen to
whomever you choose and you
hear them all say the next coach,
like the previous two, must
come from within "The Family."
UCLA has had its ups and
downs since Wooden retired,
there's no doubt about that.
They've made some good hires
that went bad, some bad hires
and some that just never got to
develop.
You'd think North Carolina
would look west and see the
mistakes UCLA has made. Or
look to Kentucky, which has overcome its own legend (Adolph
Rupp) with such success I felt
compelled to name him in fear
you may think I was referring to
Rick Pitino.
But instead, they'll wait until
the Final Four concludes and hope
that Roy Williams does what he
wouldn't three years ago. Then
they' II tum to George Karl to see
if he 'II be allowed to do what he
wasn't three years ago.
And then they'll tum to Larry
Brown, who ironically enough is
one of the successors to the
Wooden throne. You'd think he'd
know better.
Meanwhile, we'll sit here and
view from afar, and hope our
coach realizes that we do cherish
him, despite what all those
onlookers in the national media
think.
The happenings at UCLA and
North Carolina are just another
reason for us to be thankful for
Tubby Smith.
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ational Sports Briefs
BASEBALL
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MINNEAPOLIS
Hall of
Farner Kirby Puckett \Vas
cleared of all charges in the
alleged sexual assault of a
woman in a restaurant bathroom.
A jury of six men and six
women deliberated nearly 12
hours over two days. Puckett sat
still as the verdicts were read,
then hugged his lawyers.
The 43-)'ear-old Puckett,
who played his entire career for
the Minnesota Twins, was
accused of dragging a woman
into the men's room, forcing her
into a stall and grabbing her
breast hard enough to leave a
bruise.
BASKETBALL
Da\ id West became the first
Xavier player to earn AP AllAmerica honors as the leading
vote-getter on the 2002-03 team.
The three-time Atlantic 10
player of the year was joined on
the first team by fellow seniors
Nick Collison of Kansas and Josh
Howard of Wake Forest, along
HORSE RACING
Keeneland spring meet
· has 14 graded stakes
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON
The
$750,000 Blue Grass Stakes
headlines 14 graded stakes
scheduled for Keene land's 2003
spring meeung, which beg10s
Friday.
The 1 l/8-mile Blue Grass
has long been considered an
important prep race to the
., Kentucky Derby, although the
last horse to win both was Strike
the Gold, in 199 1. Spectacular
Bid ( 1979), Riva R tdge (I 972)
and Northern Dancer (1964) are
among other past winners of the
Blue Grass and the Derby.
Louisiana Derby winner
Peace Rules, R tsen Star winner
Badge of Silver and Calumet
Farm's Region of Merit are the
lead contenders for the April 12
Blue Grass.
The featured race on opening
day is the $100,000 Grade III
Transylvania Stakes, a mile run
on the turf.
T he first Grade I race of the
meet is Saturday's I 1116-mile
Ashland Stakes. Similar to the
Blue Grass. the $500,000
Ashland is considered a key
prep to the Kentucky Oaks, the
traditional race for 3-year-old
ftllies run the day before the
Derby.
Santa Anita Oaks runner-up
Elloluv, Fair Grounds Oaks winner Lady Tak, the Bob Bafferttrained Santa Catarina and
Claiborne Farm's Yell lead the
list of contenders for the
Ashland.
Other featured races in the
spring meet include the
$100,000 Lafayette Stakes
(Grade IlL Aptil 6), the
$250,000 Stonerside Beaumont
Stakes (Grade ll, April 10), the
$200,000 Maker's Mark Mile
(Grade II, April 11), the
Shakertown Stakes (Grade Ill,
April
12), the $250,000
Commonwealth Breeders' Cup
Stakes (Grade II, April 13), the
Drivers
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After dominating most of last
Saturday's race, Vickers was
black-flagged for pulling alongside Chad Blount's lapped car
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restart with 22 laps to go.
Vickers and his Hendrick
ALC softball drops
Motorsports team argued that he
a doubleheader to had to drive around Blount
because Blount had a problem
Union
on the restart, and not moving to
The ALC softball team. the left of him would have
coached by Tim Rice, lost game caused an accident.
NASCAR didn't care, and
one of a double header on
Vickers
had to pit for a stop-andWednesday to Union College
go
penalty
that erased any
by the score of 6-3. Freshman
chance
of
winning.
Kim Tackett took the loss
Even worse, when he got
despite pitching six solid 10nings
back
on the track he was stuck in
giving up six hits and striking
a
pack
of traffic and unable to
out three while walking none.
avoid
a
late wreck that left him
The Eagles lost game two 21- I 0,
b ut it wasn't because they didn't with a devastating 25th place
swing the bats. Erin Bingham, finish.
Near tears after the race,
Devon Reynolds, Erin Mullins
Vickers
is slowly bouncing back
and K im Tackett all went 3-4.
Reynolds and Tackett are both behind the support of the
graduates of Betsy Layne H igh NASCAR community.
"I
have
to
respect
School. One of Reynolds hits
NASCAR's
decision,
it's
their
was a double. Lora Mullins,
Jessica J ustice, and Krystal show," he said. "But I still disCaudil went 2-3. Bingham took agree with it, and I still think
the loss on the hill, pitching five they made a mistake. It's a real
innings giving up I I hits and tough pill to swallow, to have a
win taken away like that.
striking out 3.
"But what has helped is I had
so man) crew chiefs. car owners
and drivers come to me after the
race or call me after the race and
• Cont inued from pl
tell me that it was a bad call.
Talladega Superspeedway. "I've That makes me feel a little betworked long and hard to figure ter."
There will be more chances
out these things. There are ways
you can affect other cars without for Vickers, starting this weekhitting them or anything like end when he makes his first visit
to Talladega Superspeedway.
that.
Already, the controversy at
"I learned that by watching a
guy who was probably the best Texas has helped him: Earnhardt
at it and that was Dale Jr. told him he wouldn't hesitate
Earnhardt. He'd tend to figure it to draft with him this weekend.
Like any hungry, young comout before anyone else would
and, if you just patd attention to petitor, Vickers is anxious to get
w hat Dale was doing, then you back to the track and work
could learn a lot in a short peri- toward his first victory. And a
win would prove he's where he
od of time.
" I would watch him on the belongs, even at such a young
track and then kind of verify age.
Vickers was most recently
what I thought I was seeing on
known
as the kid who skipped
tape to make sure that's what I
was seeing," added Jarrett, who his prom last year to race at
Bristol. then juggled May race
has one victory at Talladega.
activities at Lowe's Motor
ALC
•
•
Racing
iJ
•
Legends
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i
baseman and first black player in
the major leagues received only a
set of golf clubs. Robinson signed
it in 1946, when he played for
Montreal, the Brooklyn Dodgers'
top farm club.
DiMaggio signed his contract
in 1933, receiving $1 and a set of
golf clubs.
H&B officials discovered in
1999 that collector Barry Halper
had acquired many of the contracts thought to be lost. H&B
$100.000 Jenny Wiley Stakes
(Grade III, April 13), the
$325,000 Coolmore Lexington
Stakes (April I 9), the $150.000
Elkhorn (Grade III, April 23),
the $100,000 Bewitch (Grade
Ill, April 24) and the $100,000
Ben Ali (Grade 111, April 25).
The track will also once again
host the $150,000 Royal Chase
for the Sport of Kings, a Grade I
steeplechase race, on April 25,
the final day of the meet.
Kent Desormeaux, a twotime Kentucky Derby winner,
joins the spring meet's top-flight
jockey colony, which includes
Pat Day. Robby Albarado and
Jerry Bailey.
The list of trainers is just as
impress1ve, with Neil Drysdale,
Bobby Frankel. D. Wayne
Lukas, Bill Mott, Todd Pletcher
and Nick Zito among those
expected to saddle entries.
sued Halper to keep him from
selling them and regained the
contracts in October through an
outside settlement.
Also on display with the contracts are letters the players wrote
to the batmaker, photos of them
swinging Louisville sluggers and
an old pantograph machine that
made brass labels used to bum
names on the bats.
The exhibit opens Saturday
and mns through Oct. 19.
Speedway with his graduation
from Trinity High School.
He made 21 Busch Series
starts last year in a car his father
partially owned, but didn't have
sponsorship lined up for this
year. As late as January, Vickers
had no . idea if he'd be in
Daytona a month later for the
season-opening event.
Then he got a call from Ricky
Hendrick, the 23-year-old son of
car owner Rick Hendrick, who
fields cars for Gordon. Johnson,
Terry
Labonte
and
Joe
Nemechek and the Busch car
Ricky drove until a shoulder
injury led to his retirement.
Ricky's first job as owner of the
No. 5 Busch Series car was to
find a full-time driver to replace
him.
After a short search, he
picked Vickers.
. Vickers knows that because
of his age and his lack of experience, the Hendricks were gambling on him.
But growing up traveling
from race to race, moving to
Greensboro and into his own
apartment as a senior in high
school, and chasing after a
NASCAR dream have made
Vickers far wiser than his years.
"I grew up realty fast just
from racing," he said. "When
you are 14 racing late models,
they say 'You're supposed to be
16 just to be here and you really
should be 18, so act like it.· So
you give up being a kid pretty
fast and concentrate on racing."
His first hard lesson carne
last week in Texas.
Not even a meeting with
NASCAR, a review of the rule
book or countless replays have
convinced Vickers he was
wrong.
"I didn't get the answers I
was looking for, not from talking \\ ith them, not from the rule
book and not from watching the
replays," he said. "I still think
they were wrong, but NASCAR
isn't going to admit they made a
mistake."
But NASCAR did admit it
erred last weekend, confessing
Tuesday that it was wrong on
another passing under caution
mling that went against Gordon
in Sunday's Winston Cup race.
There was no mention of
Vickers' situation.
So Vtckers is trying to move
on, rally his team and get ready
for Saturday's race at Talladega.
"This is just o ne inc ident in a
long season and it wi ll be put
aside," he said. " If anything, it
has Itt a ftre. The fire inside of
me to win a NASCAR race is
just that much stronger. This JUSt
put rocket fuel on top of it. I
want to go out there and prove to
NASCAR we deserved that
race."
with junior Dwyane Wade of
Marquette and sophomore T.J.
Ford of Texas.
The women's first team
included Connecticut's Dtana
Taurasi, Duke's Alana Beard,
Mississippi State's LaToya
Thomas, Kansas State's Nicole
Ohlde and Penn State's Kelly
Mazzante were picked to the first
team.
ATLANTA - Michael Jordan
criticized his alma mater, saying
North Carolina shouldn't have
forced coach Matt Doherty to
resign.
Doherty, who played with
Jordan on the Tar Heels' 1982
national championship team,
stepped down Tuesday after several players complained about the
coach's intense demeanor.
Remembering his days at
North Carolina, Jordan said the
school should have stded with the
coach instead of malcontent players.
NEW YORK Marcus
Hatten scored 22 points and made
a key free throw as St. John's won
its record sixth National
Invitation Tournament with a 7067 comeback victory over Big
East rival Georgetown.
BLACKSBURG, Va. - Seth
Greenberg joined Virginia Tech,
agreeing to a six-year contract
and hoping to tum around the
men's basketball program after
three consecutive losing seasons.
Greenberg replaces Ricky
Stokes, whose teams went 10-38
in three seasons in the Big East.
Greenberg is 213-170 in 13
years of coaching, six at Long
Beach State and the last seven at
South Florida.
NEW YORK - Ron Artest
was fmed $20,000 by the NBA
for his latest outburst on the
court: an obscene gesture to the
crowd after being struck by a coin
during Indiana's victory at
Cleveland.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Portland forward Zach Randolph
was suspended for two games
and fmed $100,000 by the team
after he punched teammate
Ruben Patterson in the face during practice.
The fight Wednesday began
with an argument between rookie
Qyntel Woods and Patterson,
with Randolph stepping in later.
FIGURE SKATING
BALTIMORE - Olympic
champion Sarah Hughes dropped
off the Champions on Ice skating
tour that begins Friday in
Baltimore.
Hughes, who finished sixth at
last week's World Figure Skating
Championships, indicated she
was uncertain if she wanted to
continue skating. A high school
senior, she also is considering
several college options, including
Harvard, to which she received
an early acceptance.
6, 2003 • 83
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TENNIS
SARASOTA.
Fla.
Anastasia Myskina, Russia's topranked player, avoided becoming
another upset victim in what has
become the norm at the Sarasota
Cia)' Court Classic.
The 21-year-old Myskina,
seeded second, won over Nadia
Petrova when her fellow Russian
retired with a right ankle sprain in
the third set.
Myskina came back to win 64 after losing the opening set 7-5.
She was leading I -0 in the third
set \.,hen Petrova, ranked II Oth in
the world. pulled out.
The upsets continued when
Clarisa Fernandez ousted sixthseeded Anna Pistolesi 6-3. 4 ·6. 64.
Also. Paola Suarez. who
knocked off top-seeded Jelena
Dokic in the opening round.
defeated Maja Matevzic 3-6, 6 2.
6-0 and fifth ·seeded Elena
Dementieva ousted Mary Pierce,
3-6, 6- I. 6-2. There were three
seeds left heading into the quarterfinal.
Sports Calendar
Officiating • Umpires needed
fhe Big Sandy Umpires Assocjation is looking for umpires
for the upcoming high school baseball and softball seasons. For
more information. contact Robert Staggs at 606/432- I 807,
606/353-0388 or 606/218-5357.
Golf • Hiftbilty Shootout
The Pikeville High School Football Boosters have scheduled
the fourth annual Hillbilly Shcotout golf tournament for 9 a.m.
Friday, April I l at Mountain Pub-Links. lt is a four-man scramble and costs $50 per person to register. Cash prizes will be
awarded. To sign up contact Larry Lynn at 6061754-4936 or
Pikeville football coach Chris McNamee, 606/432-0185.
Basketball • Boys' tournament
T he fourth anoual Northern Kentuck> Tar Heels Spring
Shootout is scheduled for April 4-6 in Covington. The tournament will have 12-and-under, 13-and-under and 14-and-under
divisions. For more infonnation. contact James Pounc) at
859!491-5478 or via email at jamespouncy@hotmail.com
Running • Tug Valley Road Runners Club
The Tug VaHey Road Runners Club and the ctty of
Williamson. W.Va. will present a lOk run on Sarurda). April26.
The race will start at 8 a.m. at the swvcrc campus in
Williamson.
Later this year, the Hatfield-McCo} Marathon/Half
marathon will be held. Saturda), June 14 is the date slated for
the Hatfield-McCoy races. The half marathon will start in
Goody in Pike County and end in Matewan. W.Va. The full
marathon will also start in Goody, but will end in Wtlliamson.
Both the half marathon and the marathon will begin at 7 a.m.
For information on any of the aforementioned races. contact
David Hatfield by calling 606/353-1626 or email tvrcc@hot·
mail. com.
Fishing • Appalachian Wireless Bass Classic
Open Bass Tournament
The Tug Valley Bass Anglers wiU be holding an open bass
tournament at Dewe:> Lake Saturday, April 19. The e\cnt will
be a day tournament from 7a.m.-3 p.m. The entl) fee will be
$100.00 per boat. Registration and pre-tournament meeung at
6 p.m. on Friday. April 18 at the Appalachian Wtrcless store m
the Prestonsburg Vil!age Plaza. Tournament pa)out 1s guarnnteed. Payout '"ill be as follows First- Sl ,800: Second- $800;
Third- $300. The weigh in show will be held at the Appalachian
Wireless store at approximately 4 p.m. The weigh m shO\\ ''ill
be televised. There will also be Casting Kids e\ents during the
da) at the Appalachian Wireless store starting at II a.m , all
kids are encouraged to attend.
Sponsored by Appalachian Wireless. Pepsi, Budweiser.
M ikrotec Internet Services.
For sponsors and additional information visit our \veb site at
www.se-tel.com/-tugvalleyangl.ers.
The Tug Valley Bass Anglers meetS the lirst Thursday of
each month at the Johns Creek School at 6:30 p.m. Call
6061231-59{)1, 606/631-5786,6061478-9676, 606/631-5786 Or
606/237-7223 for more infonuation.
St. John's 70, Georgetown 67
by ANDREA SZULSZTEYN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK Marcus
Hatten ended his collegiate
career with something that
always eluded him: a championship.
Hatten scored 22 po ints and
made a key free throw as St.
John's won its record sixth
National
Invitational
Tournament with a 70-67 comeback victory over Big East rival
Georgetown in front of 12,406
Thursday night at Madison
Square Garden.
Boisterous St. John's fans
rushed the court after the game
as "New York, New York"
played. Fans then crowded
around Hatten and lifted him up
on their shoulders. Hatten won
tournament MVP honors.
"We were in purgatol), now
we're in heaven," coach Mike
Jarvis said.
Freshman Elijah Ingram
made two free th rows with 4.1
seconds remaining to seal the
game. Tony Bethel missed a 3pointer that would have tied it as
the buzzer sounded.
Georgetown
b ig
man
M ichael Sweetney led the
Hoyas with 25 points and nine
rebounds.
The game came down to the
final two minutes. After the
Hoyas (19-15) trailed for most
of the second half, Bethel tied it
at 67 with I :27 remaining.
Hatten made one of h\ o free
throws to give St John ·sa 68-67
lead with I: 13 to go.
The Hoyas had another
chance to take the lead, but
Gerald Riley missed with 4.1
seconds to go. That's when
Ingram made his final free
throws.
Georgetown led by as many
as eight in the first half and was
up 38-34 at the break. But the
Hoyas started the second half in
a funk.
It took nearl)' six m10utes for
them to score. and St. John's
(21-13) took advantage. Hatten
scored the Red Storm's first
seven points, and the) led 43-38
after a dunk by Grad) Re) nolds
five minutes into the half.
The Ho)as briefl) took the
lead back 44-43. but St. John ·s
led 60-54 \\ ith 7:40 to pia) St
John's held the lead until Bethel
tied it.
Sweetney. who scored 32
points against Minnesota in the
semifinals, dominated in the first
half. He scored 15 points, including 5-of-6 from the free-throw
line, and had five blocks to lead
the Hoyas. Riley added I 0.
St. John's shot 29.3 percent
from the field. and mtssed nine of
13 shots from 3·point range in the..
first half.
S!. John's won the meeting
during the regular season 77-72
in Washington.
Texas Tech bt!at Minnesota
71-61 in the consolation game.
iHigh Girls' basketball
All-State Team
Sarah
Elliott,
Jackson
County, Jr.; Crystal Kelly,
Sacred llearl, J r.; Chelsea
Chowning. Lexington Catholic,
Sr.; Jade Perry, Muhlenberg
North, Jr; Megcn Gearhart,
West Carter, Sr.: Arnika Brown.
Christian County, Fr: Nicole
Chiodi,
1\!e\\ port
Central
Catholic. Jr. Carl) Ormerod,
Sacred Heart, So.; Charlotte
Marshall. Sht:lb) Count\. Sr.;
Ashle) I e\\ allen. Butler. jr.
Honorable
Mention:
Toni Slaughter, Shelby County;
Savanna Wynn, Cawood; Megan
Gray, Harrison Coumy: Jenn
Skag.gs. Hoi) Cross; Dcstiney
Mathngly. Woodford Count);
Patrika BarlO\\, Barren County;
Case) Getman. Bishop Brossan:
Becca Kopple. Sacred Heart:
Heather Ta)lor. Whitle) Count\·
Courtne) W.nts, \1cn.cr Count).
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APRIL
6, 2003
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ACROSS
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all
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Beverly
10 Desert
growth
15 27th
president
19 Comic
Carvey
20 Fills the
hold
21 TV's "Full-"
22 Sutherland
solo
23 HEAD
STARTS
27 Dogpatch's
Daisy28 Patriot
Nathan
29 Sherwood
sight
30 Moscow
moota
31 Wolid>ench
attachment
32 Croce's Mr.
Brown
34 Expert
36 Writer Rand
37 Medical
measure
40 Chalice
accessory
41 Hammer
feature
42 "-go
bragh!"
43 Pres. Bush,
e.g.
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infinitive
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HOCUS-FOCUS
45 Loser's
locate
48 PRE SETS
55 Make wine
divine
56 Diminish
57 Tic
58 Bob of 21
Across
59 - polloi
60 Join the
leisure
class?
62 Let up
63 "SNL" bit
67 "Grossi"
69 "Marathon
-" ('76 film)
70 Unduly
72 "Comousted?"
73 Most
docile
75 Joins
forces
78 Lear, to
Cordelia
80 Missouri
mountain
range
81 Jergens or
Astaire
82 Intimate
84-kwon do
87 HAPPY
ENDINGS
91 Long or
Peeples
92 Caffeine
effect
93 ''Trinity"
author
94Aspeck
with wings
95 Connecticut
campus
96 Cardiff's
country
98 French
philosopher
100 Ught touch
103 Silence a
squeaker
104 He had a
golden touch
105 Insect stage
106 Soothe
108 Welles role
109 Clothing
110 Sound like a
hound
113 GRAND
FINALES
119 Geraint's
lady
120 Crazy as 121 Actress
Witherspoon
122 At any time
123 Contradict
124 Neon125 Mideast
nation
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Private-"
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Paretsky
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Paul
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10 Rose of11 Actor
Wendell
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14 "Golden
Girl" Arthur
15 Forbidden
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17 Stable
youngster
18 Spoken for
24 British pol
25 Raison d'26 Sleuth
Nancy
31 Delivery
trucks
32 Cavalry
soldier
33 Decorate
glass
34 Philatelist's
purchase
35 Columnist
Herb
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western st.
39 Location
40 Brad of
"The
Mexican"
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43 Cook
Claiborne
44 Obsolete
title
45 Musty
46 Summons
electronically
47 Actor's
actor?
49 - -jongg
50 Approximately
51 They're
what's left
52 Book part
53 Vane dir.
54 Sundance's
sweetie
61 Post or
Dickinson
62 Sunday
supper
63 Stash
64 "On the
Waterfront''
director
65 Japanese
porcelain
66- firma
68 Act like
Vikings?
71 Effluvia
74 Enjoy the
Alps
76 Uncluttered
n A great
many
79 Strauss'"Rosen-kavalier"
81 On (doing
great)
83 Baseball's
Aparicio
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the grass?
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95 Mr. Ma
96 Actress
Ryder
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city
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102 Unadorned
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Devine
108 It may be
square
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birds
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112 Knitter's
need
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Features Editor:
Kathy J. Prater
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Ph~n~~
>- Medicare and You • C1
Nvmber:
Floyd Countynmea:
(606) 886-8606
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~Kentucky companies
by BRUCE SCHREINER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
COVINGTON - Bryan Baldwin
spends his days packaging powdered
sanitizer that protects U.S. soldiers
from germs while fighting in Iraq.
Baldwin is part of the team at H&S
Chemical Co. that works to keep pace
with the military's demand for the disinfectant. He feels good about his contribution to keep the troops strong and
contribute to war effort
healthy in the battlefield.
"You've got to do your part,"
Baldwin said as he sealed packages
filled with the powdery substance at the
hilltop company in northern Kentucky.
"It might seem little, but their stomachs
G RAND
will feel better."
The sanitizer is poured into
lons of water. Fresh fruits and
bles and cooking utensils are
into the mixture.
H&S Chemical is among
25 galvegetadunked
(See EFFORT page three)
several
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OPENING
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MSU WORKSHOP
Financing
Your Small
Business
Have you thought about
j expanding your business or
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starting a new business? Will
you need to pursue financing?
This seminar will address the
basics of small business lending,
including the prerequisites and
documentation required for various loans as well as SBA guarantee programs.
This FREE session will be
held on April 10, from 1-3:30
p.m., at the Mayo Tech,nical
College - Hager Hill campus.
For more information, or to register, call the Paintsville Small
Business Development Center at
606-788-7331, or email to:
k.hall @moreheadstate.edu.
RADIO AWARD
Appalshop
radio producer
wins national
award
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Paul Aiken, pastor, Emma United Methodist Church and Christian Messenger columnist, left, joined (standing next to
him) Kim Frasure, the newspaper's founder, Jim Caldwell, WYMT· TV, Prestonsburg Mayor Jerry Fannin, Gary
Williamson, and Randall Wells, In the ceremonious cutting of the ribbon as the Christian Messenger newspaper celebrated not only its third birthday this past Friday afternoon, but also the grand opening of Its new office.
Prayers answered
tor Christian newspaper
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rightt0 use and
give out .YQ{lrpe.r..
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to pay 'for yot.U:' health
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insurer, .or to prepare your
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FEATURES EDITOR
Wiping tears of joy from her eyes, Kim
Little Frasure, who, along with husband, Ronald "Ronnie" Frasure,
founded the Christian
Messenger newspaper
three years ago, said
Friday that "the road
had been tough" along
the way, but that she
never lost sight of her
dream.
"This is a dream come
true," she said, "a prayer
answered. I am so, so happy."
The Christian Messenger
started three years ago in the living room of the Frasure's home.
Using "cut and paste" methods, along
with a borrowed computer, "the little
paper that could" has seen tremendous
growth and a multitude of inspiring
"~c~progtam. Fo,.r
~ffi s~re:·.
by KATHY J. PRATER
make $ure
llj •" ,. y~u, ~rld6ffie~ people with.
MtKbcare<,get qualtty
to provide
6ust0tner serviceS to you,
'li~_alth care,
or to resolve any cotn~
plaims. you have.
WHITESBURG - The
National Federation of
Community Broadcasters honored WMMT producer Tom
Hansell with a Golden Reel
award at its recent annual conference.
Hansell produced Coal Bucket
Outlaw, a three-part series about
Kentucky's coal truck drivers.
The series won the award for
best local news and commentary.
The Coal Bucket Outlaw series
was originally broadcast on
WMMT in June 2002 and will be
re-broadcast the week of April
21-25.
Coal Bucket Outlaw tells the
story of coal haulers from both
sides of the windshield. The
"It's our
birthday,"
Kim
Frasure
said, "and
a more
wonderful
blessing
could not
ever have
been
received."
(See AWARD, page three)
NEWS&NOTES
Statewide
essay·contest
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(See MESSANGER, page three)
Are there. any other
Q
s(tuatlont when
Medica'• may use
.or gl\ke out my personal
medical Information?
Yes. A complete
ist of these can be
ound in the
Medicare Rights section
of your 2003 Medicare
Handbook. By law,
Medioare must have your
Written ~rmission to use
or give out your personal
medical lnfonnation for
any purpose tbat is not
in~lude.d ~n tbe notice of
prjvacy pra<:tices. You
hve the ri$bt to revoke
your written ~nnission at
any time, except if
Medicare has already
acted based on your per-
mission.
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(See YOU, page three)
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Hurricanes, cost of crude
boost average gas price
ORLANDO, Fla. - The nationwide
average price of self-serve regular gasoline has increased 4.4 cents per gallon
since mid-September, from $ J.404 to
$1.448 per gallon, AAA said today,
bringing an end to a six-month streak of
steady prices. Since April the nationwide
average gasoline price has hovered
around 1.40 per gallon.
The increase in the nationwide average gasoline price has been expected following a rise in the price of crude oil and
brief interruptions to industry operations
weeks ago due to hurricanes in the Gulf.
of Mexico.
Since mid-September, gasoline prices
rose an average 7.5 cents per gallon in
the Midwest to $1.475. Prices have
increased 6.6 cents to $1.394 in the
Southeast, and moved 6.4 cents higher in
the Great Lakes to $1.501 per gallon.
Southwest gasoline prices have
increased 3.8 cents per gallon to $1.409
since mid-September, while the Mid-
Atlantic states have seen an average 3cent increase to $1.442 per gallon. Prices
in New England are up 1.1 cent per gallon to $1.463. Prices in the West are
down an average .9 cent per gallon to
$1.518.
Nationwide, the price of self-serve,
mid-grade averages $1.54, an increase of
4.9 cents per gallon since last month, and
10.8 cents higher than last year. Self(See CRUDE, page three)
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Kentucky companies contributing to '
America's war effort, providing prod-.
ucts meant to keep troops safe or com- :
fortable. Military orders are up at
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announced today that the topic
for their 2003 statewide essay
contest is "Wby do Teens
Smoke?". The contest will begin
on September 3, and end October
31, according toR. Scott Davis,
foundation chair.
"The contest is open to all
students who will be in high
school in Kentucky beginning in
the fall of 2003," Davis said.
Awards totaling $25,000 will be
given. One $5,000 first place
award, 10 second place $1,000
each and 20 third place at $500
each.
Further infonnation will be
provided through Good
Samaritan Foundation announcements on WKYT-TV,
Commonwealth Broadcasting
Communications, Clear Channel
Radio, Good Samaritan
Foundation web site
www.pslky.org and through higb
school guidance counselors.
Good Samaritan Foundation,
Inc. is a Kentucky grant making
(See CONTEST, page three)
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SECTION • C
Features Editor:
Kathy J. Prak1
> Beauty of Irish • C2
ViW:1t':
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> EKU Alumni • C7
> Campus Connection • C2
> Sunday &Home • C4
Floyd CountyTtmes:
(606) 886-8506
Education hotline invites questions on schools
lf you want your questions on children and education answered, call the
National Principals' Hotline in April.
You can speak directly, but anonymously, with a school principal or
school psychologist. On April 13, 14,
and 15, 2003. the National Association
o t Elementary School Principals
NEWS &NOTES
Cisco and
(NAESP) holds its fourteenth annual
Hotline. It's a once-a-year, toll-free
phone and email service in English
and Spanish for parents, grandparents,
or anyone with a question to ask about
schools. children, and education.
Approximately 150 school principals will staff the phones and comput-
er terminals while they are attending
NAESP's annual convention. Their
purpose is to ease difficulties and
encourage constructive communication
between schools and families. Family
members who are curious, troubled, or
simply need some reassurance regarding their child's education may speak
confidentially with a principal or get
specialized advice from a school psychologist from the National
Association of School Psychologists
(NASP) Spanish translators will be
available.
Call toll-free, 1-800-944-1601, or
e· mail the Hotline by accessing
Take the
challenge
forPCC
(See PCC, page three)
EKU's alumni
weekend
scheduled
April25-27
RICHMOND - Alumni
and ft.iends of Eastem
Kentucky Uruversity are
invited to visit the campus
April 25-27 when the
Universjty hosts its annual
Alumni Weekend.
This year's event fea~
tures special reunions for
the graduation classes of
!928, 1933. 1938, 1943,
1948, !953. 1958, 1963,
!968. 1973 and 1978.
One of the highlights is
the annual Alumni Awards
and Recognition Banquet
on Saturday, April26, at 7
p.m. in the Keen Johnson
Ballroom. Tickets for the
awards banquet are $20
each.
''Graduates from any
year are welcome to attend
any or all of the festivities,"
said Ken Tippett. Versailles,
president of the EKU
National Alumni
Assoc iat1on. "AJ umni
Weekend is a celebration to
be enjoyed with friends and
family. We hope graduates
will make an extra effort to
join us for this special
time."
The April 25 schedule at
the Arlington House
includes a faculty/alumni
reception at 6 p.m. and an
alumni dinner at 7, followed by student entettain~
ment.
The fun continues
Saturday. April 26. at the
Keen Johnson Building,
(See ALUMNI, page three)
(See HOTL!NE, page three)
CAMPUS CONNECTION
-PIKEVILLE COLLEGE-
Novell among
new offerings
The Information Technology
Department of the Business and
Professional Programs Division
of Prestonsburg Community
College will be expanding course
offerings beginning Fall2003.
Included in this expansion will be
networking courses in both Cisco
and Novell.
Students will now be able to
choose networking tracks of study
in Cisco, Microsoft Windows or
Novell Net Ware 6.
The Cisco track will include
four Cisco courses, two technical
networking elective courses and
the student's choice of either a
course on Windows Server or
UNIX The fJrst two Cisco courses will be offered on the Pikeville
Campus in the fall and the
remaining two will follow in the
spring. The four Cisco courses
will prepare students for the Cisco
CCNA certification exam.
The Microsoft track includes
aU courses needed to prepare students for all required certification
exams leading to MCSE certification. The next Microsoft track
will
begin in January 2004, with plans
to offer instruction on Windows
2003.
The Novell NetWare 6 track
www.naesp.org during the following
days and times in your area. (Note:
computer users can e-mail on
Saturday, April 12.)
• Sunday, April 13; Eastern, 4
p.m.-10 p.m.; Central3 p.m.-9 p.m.;
by RACHELLE BUCHETI
David Atcher, Art Mize, and Robert Tincher make up the spirited music group Pale, Stout & Amber. The trio
has been delighting first-time listeners and Celtic music fans across central Kentucky with their spirited performances.
Pale, Stout & Amber
shares beauty of
Irish folk music
PIKEVILLE
Pikeville
College is pleased to present the
Celtic musical group Pale, Stout, &
Amber in a free concert Tuesday,
April 8 at 6:30 p.m. in Booth
Auditorium.
Pale. Stout, & Amber's sound is
all-acoustic and true to the austere
beauty of Irish folk music. It is built
on the fiddle's melodic drive, the
mandolin's lilt, and on the sparkle of
the Irish-style tenor banjo, accompanied by the cittern's modal drone
and the savage soulfulness of the
goatskin drum. Drawing from
Ireland and Scotland's rich heritage
of dance tunes, ballads, laments, and
slow-airs, Pale, Stout, & Amber
swings from the fast and furious to
(See PCC, page three)
Most people dream about doing things
but never give themselves the opportunity
to accomplish it. Some lack confidence
but most just lack information. Others are
intimidated by their dreams because they
view them as an obstacle too big to conquer instead of a challenge with endless
opportunities.
Day in and day
out we stay at the
same job with the
same pay scale and
although we are
thankful for our jobs,
wouldn't it be great
to get up every
morning and look
forward to going to
work? So why do we do it?
Of course, the bills have to be paid and
food has to be on the table, but with four
convenient locations and flexible scheduling, Mayo Technical College and
Prestonsburg Community College have all
you need to begin making your dreams
come true.
Take the first step, which is getting
information about the colleges and the
programs that are available. You can do
that by stopping by one of our campuses,
calling the college and requesting an
information packet to be sent to you, or
visiting us on the web at
www. bigsandy.kctcs.edu.
Once you have decided what field is
right for you, then it is time to complete
the proper paper work. You will need to
submit an application for admission to the
college, provide transcripts and other
needed documentation, and then let us do
the work.
Upon approval of your application you
will schedule an entrance test. Don't let
the word test terrify you. It is a test to
help the college help you get started on
the right road to getting your education.
You will then talk to a counselor who
will review everything with you and
assign you to an advisor. Your advisor
will help you determine which classes
you need to take and they will help you
.,
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(See CAMPUS, page three)
HCC holds writers conference
HAZARD - Hazard Community
College will hold the Seventh Annual
HCC Spring Writers Conference on
Friday, April 18, from lO a.m. to 4
p.m. Participants can attend workshops on writing fiction and poetry
with workshop leaders Gurney
Norman, Jane Gentry Vance, and
Sharyn McCrumb, all of whom have
strong ties to the region. The conference is sponsored in part by a grant
from the Kentucky Humanities
Council and the National Endowment
for the Humanities.
Gurney Norman is the author of
Kinfolks and Divine Rights Trip. He
is currently working on his third
novel. Norman is a native of Hazard
and he runs the creative writing program at the University of Kentucky.
Jane Gentry Vance is a poet, a critic, and a professor at the University
of Kentucky. Her collection of poetry
is entitled A Garden in Kentucky. Her
poems have appeared in many jour
(See HCC, page three)
CALENDAR
Community and
technical colleges •
raise tuition by
16 percent
The Associated Press
EKU graduation split in two
RICHMOND - Spring commencement at
Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday, May 10,
will be split into two separate but largely identical
ceremonies.
Degree candidates in the Colleges of Arts &
Sciences and Business & Technology will be honored at 10:30 a.m .. and candidates in the Colleges of
Education, Health Sciences and Justice & Safety
will be honored at 2:30 p.m. Both ceremonies will
be held in Alumni Coliseum and are open to the
public.
College receptions forth~ morning graduates and
their families and friends"' Ill be held in the Keen
Johnson Buildin 1 ·1 11 ) to 9:45a.m. Receptions for
the afternoon graduates will be held from I to I :45
p.m. in the Keen Johnson Building.
(Sec SPLIT, page three)
LEXINGTON - Community colleges
will follow the lead of four-year universities by increasing tuition next semester to
offset state budget cuts.
The governing board of the Kentucky
Community and Technical College
System voted Wednesday to increase
tuition by 16 percent, making one of the
largest increases among public colleges
and universities.
Under the plan, in-state tuition will
jump from $68 per credit hour to $79 per
credit hour.
Community college officials attribute
the dramatic increase to a reduction of
$7.7 million in their budget and an enrollment that surged by 15,000 in the past
two years.
Funding for state colleges and universities dropped by 2.6 percent this year as
legislators tried to deal with a budget
shortfall.
More than 67,000 students are served
b) Kentucky community and technical
colleges across the state.
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�SUNDAY, APRIL
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Disaster unemployment benefits available
RlCHMOi\D
Self
employed restdents of the 29
Kentucky counties eligible for
indi\idual federal disaster asststance may be eligible for unem
ployment benetits if they lost
4 income as a direct result of the
violent weather.
Federal disaster assistance
extends unemployment benefits
to self-employed people, farm
workers and others in the
declared counties who have lost
income due to the disaster and
are not eligible for state unemployment compensation.
Contest
• Continued from p1
public charity that is both independent and completely devoted
to health related issues.
Operating as an endowed
health-related philanthropy, the
foundation initiates. participates
in, and suppmts activities which
focus on improving the health
status of Kentuckians. Good
Samaritan has no political, religious, institutional. or other
affiliations.
"This is designed to help people get on their feet so they can
recover from the economic losses imposed by the storms, " said
Cash Centers, assistant director
of the Kentucky Division of
Emergency Management. "This
is sorely needed help for many
families."
"The 26-week program is
funded
by
the
Federal
Emergency
Management
Agency and administered by the
Commonwealth through its
unemployment
offices.
Applicants will need to show
documentary evidence of predisaster employment and earn-
ings before their eligibility is
determined," said Centers.
The benefits are administered
in the same manner as the regular unemployment program.
Disaster unemployment assistance may be available to residents of any county who lost
their source of income in a
declared county as a direct result
of the disaster.
To apply for other types of
disaster assistance residents
should register using FEMA's
toll-free telephone number, 1800-621-3362 (1-800-462-7585
for persons with hearing or
speech impairments).
Alumni
., Hotline
• Continued from p2
• Continued from p2
Mountain 2 p.m.-8 p.m.: Pacific
1 p.m.-7 p.m.
• Monday, April 14. Eastern.
lO am.-10 p.m.: Central. 9 a.m.-9
p.m.; Mountain, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.;
Pacific. 7 a.rn.-7 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 15, Eastern,
10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Central, 9 a.m.-3
p.m.; Mountain, 8 a.m. ·2 p.m.;
Pacific, 7 a.m.· I p.m.
Co-sponsored by the National
,. Association of Elementary School
Principals, TIAA-CREF, and
Family Circle magazine, the
Hotline averages more than 1.000
calls each year from the continental
U.S .• Hawaii. Alaska, and Canada.
Callers ask about a variety of topics, mcluding children's reading
problems. school discipline, special
education policies. testing, learning
difficulties, kindergarten entrance,
and school safety. Calls on any sulr
ject are welcome.
The 2003 Hotline originates
from Anaheim, CA, where approximately 5,000 K-8 principals will
attend the NAESP annual convention. Educators volunteer in twohour shifts. Callers may also
request a free copy of Fears
Through the Years: A Parent's
Guide to Helping Children Cope, a
booklet produced by NAESP and
TIAA-CREF.
Established in 1991, the
National
Association
of
Elementary School Principals
serves 29,000 K-8 educators in the
United States and overseas.
NAESP is located in Alexandria,
Vtrginia.
where registration and a "Getting
Reacquainted
Continental
Breakfast" begin at 9 a.m. The
day also includes class buffet luncheons (cost $11) at 11:30 a.m.,
class meetings and photographs,
and recognition of EK U Pioneers
(those who graduated from the
University at least 50 years ago).
The afternoon also includes
the spring instrasquad football
scrimmage, the first under new
head Coach Danny Hope.
Also, the weekend includes
several events for ROTC alumni:
a breakfast meeting from 9 to IO
a.m. Saturday in the Keen
Johnson Building, a golf scramble at 2 p.m. at Gibson Bay (for
more information, call Maj.
Lance Patterson, 859-622-1211)
and a hospitality room after 9
Effort
p.m. April 25 and 26 at the
Hampton Inn.
The weekend festivities conclude Sunday, April 27, with a
memorial service in honor of all
veterans who have lost their lives
in service to our country. The
event will be held at 9 a.m. in the
Meditation Chapel. Anyone who
would like a name to be read
should call Col. Brett Morris,
859-622-1207.
Any graduate from 1953 and
earlier who would like to be recognized this year as an EKU
Pioneer should contact the
Alumni Relations office, 859622-1260 or, toll-free in
Kentucky, 1-800-262-7493, ext.
1260. For more information about
Alumni Weekend, or to make
reservations for any of the events,
call the Alumni Relations office,
or e-mail alumni.event@eku.edu.
• Continued from p1
some homefront plants, which 111
tum have bolstered employment to
• keep pace with production
demands.
Some of the Navy's potential
ftrepower originated in Louisville.
U.S. warships stationed in the
Persian Gulf are equipped with a
defensive weapon system built at
the Raytheon Co. plant in
Louisville.
The Phalanx Close-In Weapon
System is a computer-controlled,
radar-guided gun system designed
to thwart missiles and other air and
surface threats. The system features a 20 mm Gatling gun that
fires 4.500 rounds a minute. Its
4t'\ radar computer system tracks and
targets incoming threats.
Since the war broke out. the
Navy has relied on offensive firepower, so the self-defense system
hasn't been used, said John Eagles,
spokesman for the Raytheon plant
in Louisville.
The warsh1ps also feature the
Mk 45 Naval Gun System, a fiveinch gun made at the United
Defense plant in Louisville.
In Catlettsburg, a Calgon
Carbons plant manufactures carbon that goes into respirators/gas
• masks that would protect coalition
soldiers if Iraqi forces unleash
chemical weapons. Once produced
in Catlettsburg, the carbon is sent
to other Calgon plants for treatment that enables it to ward off
chemical agents. said Calgon
spokeswoman Gail Gerono. Every
American and British soldier sent
to Iraq is given a mask.
Another company's product literally clings to soldiers.
Campbellsville Apparel Co. has
doubled production of undershirts
and briefs for the military in recent
months, said company President
David Dickson.
The company rushed production of 28,000 undershirts specially treated with a chemical to make
the troops more comfortable in the
desert heat
The shirts are meant "to move
the sweat away from your body
and have it evaJX>rate into the air
quicker so that you stay cooler,"
Dickson said.
"It's a niche that can differentiate us from the other T-shirts in the
operations." Dickson said.
Two years ago, the active work
force at Campbellsville Apparel
dwindled to 25 to 30 people for
some weeks, Dickson said. About
I 00 others were laid off. Now,
employment has risen to about 200
in a region hit by the decline of the
textile industry, he said.
Jn McCreary County, Outdoor
Venture Corp. produces military
tents that are being used in Iraq.
The tents are set up as sleeping
quarters as well as to treat the
wounded, prepare meals and plot
strategy.
The company tries to provide
the troops with the most comfortable shelter possible, said J.C.
Egnew, its president and founder.
"Obviously, it's no substitute for
being at home, but we do our best,"
HCC
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nals and anthologies. She will
offer a workshop on writing
• poetry.
Sharyn McCrumb is one of
the region's most popular novelists. She has written 17 novels
celebrating Appalachian history,
music, story. and life. Her most
recent work is The Songcatcher,
the sixth novel in her very popular "Ballad" series. She has been
honored by the Appalachian
Writer's
Association
for
Outstanding Contribution to
Appalachian Literature ( 1997)
and' twice for Best Appalachian
Novel. Her novels have been
named Notable Books by both
the New York Times and the Los
Angeles Times. Her work has
been translated into 10 languages. She will offer talks on
writing fiction.
Admission to the conference
is free. For more information,
call HCC at 436-5721 or 800
246-5721; ask for Tim Dunn at
ext. 8018 or Scott Lucero at ext.
8034. You can also e-mail Tim
Dunn at Tim.Dunn@kctcs.net.
he said.
Military orders rose slightly
during the war in Afghanistan,
when the company employed
about 60. Production is now surging, and the work force could swell
to 160 people within a few months,
Egnew said.
At H&S Chemical, workers are
toiling to fill a 3,200-box order for
powdered disinfectant, the largest
single order ever from the military.
About three new full-time
workers have been hired, as well as
three temporary employees, bringing the production work force to
about 18.
Military orders amount to about
I 0 percent of total business for the
specialty chemical supplier, which
has a large private clientele including restaurants and bars for its disinfectants and cleansing products.
But like other Kentucky plants,
H&S expects plenty more military
contracts.
In six months, H&S has produced more than seven tons of disinfectant for the military, said
Michael Schneider, operations
manager. Military orders usually
totaled about three-quarters of a
ton per year, he said.
His brother, David, who is vice
president of the family owned
business, said the chlorine-andiodine disinfectant is used where
hot water is not available. A dozen
applications are put in each box.
Each application has two pouches one containing trich1oromelamine,
the other potassium iodine - that
are dumped into cold water.
"If they're in the field and they
can't get to hot water quickly, or
there's just no way to get hot water,
they can use this to sanitize their
mess kit, fruit and vegetables and
assure themselves that they're not
going to have any bacteria on it so
the soldiers don't get sick," he said.
A third brother, Chuck, who is
head of sales, said the disinfectant
helps ensure that soldiers get nutritious meals without getting sick.
"If the soldiers want coffee, all
that's made in pots and pans, and
that metal has to be disinfected,"
he said. "If they want a hot, homecooked meal, everything as they
cook that meal has to be disinfected."
Messanger
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moments since that time.
This past Fnday, April 4, the
Christian Messenger founders
and
family celebrated the grand
opening of their new store-front
office. Three years to the day
that "The Messenger" first hit
the streets.
"It's our birthday," Kim
Frasure said, "and a more wonder·
ful blessing could not ever have
been received."
Frasure said that she and her
husband have known for quite
• some time that The Messenger
needed a store-front office in order
to really achieve its pUIJX>se in the
community. That prayer was
answered recently when Gary
Wright, the owner of Wright's
Barber Shop in Prestonsburg,
offered the Frasure's a small office
adjacent to his barber shop for
their use - rent free.
ll1e Frasure's also report that
''many, many community members and very, very good people"
have offered assistance in a variety of ways, from donating office
furniture and supplies to cash
donations to making sure that the
newspaper hits the streets each
month.
"Without all of you, it could
never have been done," Frasure
told those in attendance Friday
afternoon.
Prestonsburg Mayor Jerry
Fannin, who attended the opening
ceremony, told Frasure that he was
"proud of her" for the good work
she is doing for her community,
and "proud to see someone stand
up for the Lord like you've done."
The Christian Messenger's
new office is located on North
Arnold Avenue.
PCC
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includes five Novell courses and
two technical networking elective
courses. The first Novell course
will be offered in Prestonsburg in
the fall.
Currently, curriculum for the IT
Program is being revised at the
state level in order to better meet
the demands of the industry. As
such, over the next year, additional
courses will be offered in areas
such as information security and
global information systems.
2003 • C3
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• Continued from p1
What if I believe Medicare
has violated my privacy
rights as named in the
notice?
ou have the right to fJle
complaint
with
edicare. The mailing
address for such complaints is
also found in the Medicare Rights
section of the handbook. Filing a
complaint wi11 not affect your
benefits under Medicare.
If you can't -.eem to locate
your 2003 Medicare handbook
you can find a copy on the
Internet at www.medicare.go\.
Sen ice
The
Customer
Representatives
at
1-800MEDICARE can also answer
your questions about Medicare\
privacy notice.
Award
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three short reports examine
why Kentucky coal haulers say
they have to break weight laws
to stay in business, then examines the consequences of overweight hauling. Listeners learn
how the economics of the coal
business demand that both drivers break the Jaw every day.
A veteran independent
trucker shares his daily routine
- including the "cops and
robbers" game he plays with
the weight crew from the
Department of Transportation.
A young driver debates
whether to keep hauling coal
or to move his family to the
city. A mother worries about a
one-lane bridge shared by coal
trucks and school buses. And a
father describes a collision
with a coal truck that killed his
teenage son.
WMMT is committed to the
discussion of issues Important
to Appalachian ltfe and culture. The Coal Bucket Outlaw
series is a part of this ongoing
work. WMMT-FM is a community public radio station. a
project of Appalshop. and
broadcasts to parts of three
states in central Appalachia
and streams live world\\ ide on
the internet.
Hansell has also produced a
public television documentary
titled Coal Bucket Outlaw.
Media clips and background
information are avaJiable on
the web at
www.appalshop.org/film/coal buck_et
Production of the radio
series was made possible by
the Appalshop Production and
Education Fund and by the
Paul Robeson Fund for
Independent Media.
Irish
• Continued from p2
the laid-back and introspective.
The group's name playfully
refers to three styles of ale
found everywhere in the pubs
of Great Britain and Ireland. It
also offers a few descriptive
clues about the men who make
up the trio. Pale, Stout, &
Amber evolved out of the longstanding duo of musicians
Robert Tincher and Art Mize.
Seeking to expand into a larger
ensemble, in the late 1990's
Tincher and Mize began performing with guest musicians
and eventually invited David
Atcher to join them as a third
partner.
Archer, Mize, and Tincher
all have deep family roots in
Kentucky and grew up playing
Campus
• Continued from p2
find classes that will accommodate your schedule.
Then you are ready to go to
class where you will meet some
of the most wonderful instructors who have tremendous ability to teach you and guide you.
While on campus you will also
meet the amazing staff who help
make the college a success as
they will assist you and direct
you to where you need to go.
The steps to making your
6,
dream of getting an education
have been set within your reach.
All you need to do is take the
challenge and open the door of
endless possibilities and opportunities.
We are waiting for you. Call
us at 606-789-5321, 606-8863863 or toll free at 888-6414132, stop by one of our campus
locations, or visit us on the web.
We are the students' choice for
education in Eastern Kentucky.
folk, bluegrass, and old-time
string band music. Before joining forces, they were wellknown and respected in
Lexington's traditional music
and dance community. But
individually. they were also
exploring the roots of the
music they already knew and
loved. This quest would lead
them each back to a common
ancestry in the traditional
music of the British Isles and
would ultimately bring them
together as Pale, Stout, &
Amber.
Since 1999. the group has
become a popular alternati\e at
events all over central
Kentucky, delighting first-time
listeners and Celtic music aficionados. The group mixes
story and song \\ ith his tor) and
personal experience. taking listeners on a journey that is not
only entertaining, but also
capable of teaching them
something about the music, its
cultural heritage. and its connections to Kentucky's own
music traditions.
The community is invited to
join Pikeville College for this
delightful evening of toe-tapping entertainment. For more
information, contact the Office
of Public Affairs at 606-2185271.
Split
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In all, 1,312 degree candidates will be recognized: l ,005
bachelor's degree candidates,
205 master's degree candidates
and l02 associate degree candidates.
On several occasions in
recent years, rain or the threat of
rain has forced spring commencement to be moved from
Roy Kidd Stadium to the alternate site, Alumni Coliseum.
"Alumni Coliseum is simply
not large enough to comfortably
seat all the family members and
friends who wish to attend commencement," said Dr. Mark
Wasicsko, interim provost. "We
regret that this split arrangement
will inconvenience some, but
the other alternative, and last
recourse, would have been to
limit the number of guests that
our graduates may invite. It's an
important day in the Jives of our
graduates and their families and
friends, and we want to make
sure they are all able to share in
the moment."
Two highly successful EK U
alumni will deliver the commencement addresses. Col.
Finley Hamilton, commander
and conductor of the U.S. Army
Field Band, will speak at the
morning ceremony. The afternoon ceremony will feature Rev.
Kevin Cosby, pastor of St.
Stephen Baptist Church in
Louisville, the state's largest predominantly African-American
congregation. Both speakers will
receive honorary doctor of
humanities degrees.
Hamilton, a Richmond native,
earned bachelor's and master's
degrees in music from EKU and
was commissioned through the
ROTC program as an officer in
the Army. He was appointed
commander/conductor of the
Field Band in 1999. His military
awards include the Legion of
Merit, Meritorious Service
Medal, the Army Commendation
Medal, the Army Achievement
Medal and the Armed Forces
Medal.
Bands under Hamilton's
baton have performed throughout the world and for numerous
U.S. presidents and international
leaders.
Cosby, the grandson of the
first African-American graduate
of the Southern
Baptist
Theological Seminat). assumed
the St. Stephen pastorate in 1979,
a year before he completed a
bachelor's degree at Eastern.
During his tenure, the church has
grown from 500 members to
more than 8.000. St. Stephen al-.o
became the first AfricanAmerican church in Kentucky to
establish a family life center.
He has been featured on
numerous television programs
and in many newspapers anti
magazines, including:
"48
Hours," a PBS special hosted b)
Phil Donahue. Jet Maga7ine.
The Atlanta Constitution and
The Baltimore Sun. He frequently appears on lists of
Louisville's most influential citizens.
Crude
serve premium averages $1.596
per gallon, up 5.1 cents since
mid-September, and 11.2 cents
since last year.
Average regional prices for
self-serve regular in October of
last year were: West, $1.606;
New E_ngland, $1.391; MidAtlantic, $1 .338; Southwest,
$1.311; Great Lakes, $1.269;
Midwest,
$1.269;
and
Southeast, $1.257.
The national average prices
for self-serve regular unleaded
gasoline for AAA's mid-October
survey for the last five years are:
2001, $1.349; 2000. $1.522;
1999, $1.293; 1998, $1.066; and
1997, $1.264.
AAA's Fuel Gauge Rcpon is
based on data from Otl Price
Information
Sen ice.
the
nation's most comprehcnsi\ t'
source of petroleum pricing
information.
As the nation's largest motor
ing and leisure travel organiza
tion. AAA provides more than
45 million members with travel,
insurance, financial and automotive-related sen il'~:s S1ncc
its founding in 1902. the not forprofit, fully tax paymg At\A hns
been a leader and advocate for
the safet) and securit) of all
travelers. A -\A clubs can be \isired on the Internet nt·
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Sunday, April 6, 2003
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Features Editor:
Kathy J. Prater
>- Family Fun • C4
>- Pound Cake • C4
>-Books· C5
Pl!or.o Numb¢r:
Floyd Countynmet:
(606) 886-8508
Fax: (606) 886-3603
Dear Diane...
Donna's
Day
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DEAR DIANE:
My husband, "Merrill," is a well-respected accountant in our community. We have a
good social life, two beautiful children, and •
we are financially secure. However, last
month our life was turned upside down.
For some reason, Merrill has become
infatuated with death. He has started visiting
cemeteries, and he watches "Six Feet Under"
religiously. On a few nights I have awoken to
find Merrill in the living room, sitting in the
dark, crying. When I ask him what's the matter, he tells me he's thinking about his death.
To top things off, he has suggested seriously - of quitting his job and working
for a funeral home.
Diane, I am at my wits' end. I don't know
what to do. I can't go to my friends about
this, because if it ever got out that Merrill
has gone off the deep end, his accounting
career will suffer. You are my only hope,
Diane. What do I do about my husband?
- GOING BONKERS
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Creative
family fun
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------
by Donna Erickson
Tin-Can
Gardens to
Grow and Give
Think green, think spring in a tin can! Save six tin soup
cans, remove the labels and lids,
and enjoy this indoor gardening
project with the whole family.
Stir up the dirt, plant the seeds,
and you'll have a beautiful living centerpiece by Easter
Sunday morning.
An adult should first make
sure there are no sharp edges on
the cans. Then, fill the
sparkling-clean 10-3/4"unce
soup cans 3/4 full with sterile
potting soil. Sprinkle ryegrass
seeds or fast-growing wholewheat berries (available in bulk
at natural food stores). Mist the
soil with water until it is damp.
Set cans in the sections of an
empty, cardboard, six-pack soda
or bottled-water container. This
caddy is ideal for children to use
when watering and tending the
minigarden. They'll love their
own portable garden in a sixpack!
Cover the caddy with plastic
wrap to retain moisture in the
cans, and place it in indirect
sunlight. Keep the soil moist
until seeds sprout, about four to
five days. Remove plastic wrap.
For extra fun, set a magnifying
glass nearby and take a look at
the germinating seeds each day
to watch them sprout and grow.
Set the caddy in a sunny
window, and the grass will grow
quickly.
For your Easter Sunday centerpiece, remove cans from caddy and paint the outside of the
caddy in a solid color. Let dry,
then decorate by painting
designs in contrasting colors or
adding Easter stickers. Tie ribbon or raffia around each can
near the rim and place them
back in the caddy.
Write greetings on a small
piece of paper, such as "Happy
Easter," and weave through the
end of a wooden skewer. Poke
skewers in each can so the messages are popping out of the
grass. Set an Easter egg decorated with the name of a family
member or guest in the grass.
At the end of the day, give a
tin-can garden to each person to
enjoy in the days ahead.
POUND CAKE IS A
SPRINGTIME FAVORITE
If you don't already have one, you might consider
investing in a two-part egg-shaped cake pan and surprise your family with a spectacular showpiece. Be
assured it won't be a showpiece for long. It's not only a
beauty, it's delicious. It has the wonderful taste and texture of pound cake and is studded with ground nuts.
Use any kind of nut - they're all compatible with this
batter.
It's a·n uncomplicated batter, and if
you don't want an egg-shaped cake,
make a traditional loaf pound cake,
swirling the nuts into the l,Jatter to produce a marbling effect when sliced.
PLANTATION POUND CAKE
1 314 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
112 teaspoon salt
112 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
112 cup dairy sour cream
1 teaspoon lemon juice
114 cup ground nuts
Prepared frosting or confectioners' sugar, optional
I. Stir together flour, lemon peel, baking soda and
salt. Set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter and
*To make cake in a two-part eggshaped cake pan, double the recipe. In
each part of egg pan, layer 1 cup batter
and 2 tablespoons nuts. Repeat once and
top with batter. Bake in preheated 325 F oven until
cakes spring back when lightly touched with finger, 50
to 55 minutes. Cool in pans on wire rack l 0 minutes.
While in pan, carefully cut top of cakes level with pan
rims. Remove from pans and place cut sides down on
wire rack. Cool at least l hour. To assemble, cut about
1/4 inch off rounded bottom of I layer. Using a total of
about 3 l/2 cups frosting, frost rounded surface. Invert
onto serving plate. Frost flat surface. Top with remaining layer and frost remaining rounded surface. Frost and
decorate as desired.
Comfort foods Calling all broccoli lovers
have to skip over this recipe. But, oh.
what good food you're missing!
***
Write Donna with your questions and ideas at www.donnasday.com. Donna :S newly
released book, "Donna
Erickson:S Fabulous Funstuff
for Families," is now available
in bookstores nationwide.
sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy.
Thoroughly blend in eggs. sour cream and lemon juice.
Add flour mixture. I /2 cup at a time, beating on low
speed just until blended.
3. Pour half of the mixture into greased and floured
9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan. Sprinkle with nuts. Top with
remaining batter. With narrow spatula, gently swirl
through batter to marble.
4. Bake in a preheated 325 F oven
until cake tester inserted near center
comes out clean. 60 to 70 minutes. Cool
on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from
pan and cool completely. Frost or dust
with confectioners' sugar, if desired.
Makes 1 loaf; 8 servings.
If you're like me and love broccoli, I can almost promise ·that this
tasty side dish will become a favorite.
If you're like my husband, Cliff, and
hate broccoli, then I guess you'll just
BROCCOLI-CORN SCALLOP
3 cups frozen chopped broccoli,
thawed and drained
2/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder
3/4 cup water
2 eggs or equivalent in egg substi
tute
l teaspoon dried onion flakes
10 reduced-fat butter-flavored
crackers, made into crumbs
I (8-ounce) can cream-style com
1 (8-ounce) can whole-kernel
com. rinsed and drained
Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray an 8by-8-inch baking dish with butter-flavored cooking spray. Evenly arrange
broccoli in prepared baking dish. In a
large bowl, combine dry milk powder
and water. Add eggs, onion flakes
and half of the cracker crumbs Mix
well to combine. Stir in cream-style
com and whole kernel com. Spread
com mixture evenly over broccoli.
Chicken Soup rt e
Maureen Read
(FROM "CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE WOMAN'S
SouL")
Reprinted by permission of
Maureen Read. (c)1996 Maureen
Read.
It was England, 1939. I was 15 and
so excited I could hardly keep my
mind on my studies. I was too busy
preparing to travel from England to
France, where I would spend an exciting summer month as an exchange student. The family with whom I would
stay had a daughter my age, and she
was to come for a month to my home
later that summer.
The day of my departure finally
to cope with this trip alone.
arrived, and I was ready. My
And so I took the boat across
mother came with me on
the English Channel, and my
the train ride to
big adventure began. My
London's Victoria
"French family" met me
Station, where she
~n Pari.s, wh.ere we saw
saw me safely onto
mcredtble stghts · I
the "Channel train"
especially remember
that would take me
the spectacular
the rest of the way to
~ui
chateaux along the
Loire -- before making
Dover. There was never
even the suggestion that
~
our way by car to the little
she would come all the way
village of Argent-surto the coast with me. I had
Sauldres, my home for the next
always been given credit for having a
four weeks. But I was there only three
lot of common sense, and it didn't
weeks.
occur to anyone that I wouldn't be able
They were a happy three weeks. I
hIC
• ken
(bS1oup
DEAR BONKERS:
It's obvious that Merrill's obsession with
death is impacting seriously on his home life,
and it won't be long before it affects his
work life. You need to get him into counseling, specifically with a professional who specializes in depression; one who can properly
diagnose the affliction and prescribe any
medication your husband may need to fight
this demon.
It's perfectly normal for a person to
reflect on his or her mortality, but Merrill has
taken this to a much deeper, dangerous level.
You must act now, or things may progress to
a situation that will be more difficult to control.
I wish you the best of luck in this trying
time. Please write back to me and let me
know how things go.
You are in my thoughts.
Many women
suffer from
endometriosis
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
My husband and I have been trying to have
a baby for more than a year. During my fertility work-up, I told the doctor that I have
painful periods. That lit a
bulb in his
brain, and he
thinks my
problem might
be endometriosis. How is the
diagnosis
made, and how
by Paul G. Donohue, M.D.
is the condition treated?
- M.K.
To Your
Good
Health
ANSWER:
The endometrium is the lining tissue of the
uterus. Every month, from the stimulation of
female hormones, the endometrium grows and
matures into a lush soil that provides the ideal
terrain for nurturing a fertilized egg. If no egg
is fertilized. the lining is shed during the menstrual period.
Pieces of the shed lining can find their way
to places they shouldn't be. They can implant
on the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, many
pelvic structures and even the lining of the
intestine. Then, a woman has transplanted
uterine lining that responds to the monthly
stimulation of female hormones just as it
would if it was in the uterus. That is
endometriosis.
You have two endometriosis symptoms:
infertility and painful periods. Pain during
intercourse is another common symptom.
(See FOODS, page five)
0
••
,
(See
HEALTH,
page five)
War Story
was surrounded by many young people, and I still believe that they learned
more English from me than I learned
French from them. But as time passed,
I began to gather that things were not
going well on the Continent. There
was even talk of war.
Now, war really doesn't fit the
thinking of a 15-year-old. One gentleman who spoke a smattering of
English took me aside and pointed out
the headlines in the paper. Did I want
to go home? I felt no urgency. France
real!) wasn't so far away from home:
it hadn't taken me that long to get over
here.
But I began to sense a growing ten-
sion in the air and to feel that something was very wrong. My parents had
no telephone and there hadn't been a
telegram, so I was unsure of how bad
things really were.
Then one morning, I woke up and
just knew I had to go home. I had a
deep intuition that I must get back to
England. I immediately talked over my
feelings with my host family. They
had never given me any outward signs
that they wanted me to leave, but once
I had made the decision, all plans were
put into high gear.
In the wee hours of the following
(See SOUP, page five)
•
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SUNDAY, APRIL
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
6, 2003 • C5
Books: Recommended Reading Vacation
Baghdad Express: A Gulf
War Memoir
by Joel Turnipseed
(Da Capo Press, $25)
Reviewed by David Smith
"Even though I felt deep
within me that this was a stupid
war, an avoidable war, I wanted
very badly to see the worst of
war."
So writes Joel Turnipseed, a
college philosophy major and
Marine reservist who served tn
the first Gulf War with the Sixth
Motor Transport Battalion The Baghdad Express - a convoy that hauled ammunition and
explosives to the front lines and
ferried POWs back.
Hump in' the trail with his M16 rifle and philosophy books,
Turnipseed is a Nietzschean
Sad Sack, the brunt of his comrades' jokes and a pathetic
excuse for a Marine to his
senior NCOs.
Sergeant Major: "Turnipseed, how long you been in the
Marine Corps?"
Turnipseed: "Four and a half
years - or so."
"And you're still a lousy
lance corporal?"
"Well, you know, I've been a
corporal a few times"
"All right ... let me ask you
this (smart guy), what's your
seventh General Order?"
"To learn the other ten?"
"Baghdad Express" is the
rarest of war memoirs - it's
worth reading. It's filled with
Wh, humor, insight and heart.
The book is part "Catch-22,"
part "Catcher in the Rye" with a
little bit of "Full Metal Jacket"
thrown in for good measure.
Turnipseed eventually gets
his wish. He does see the worst
of war. The madness, the carnage and the folly. He sees all of
this along the Baghdad Express
and in the process learns more
about man - and himself than any philosophy book could
teach.
Books reviewed in this column are available from your
Local bookstore.
A broken clock is still accurate twice a day.
B} Samantha Weaver
• In ancient Rome, most marriages were
performed by women.
• Gucci, the company that today makes
high-fashion accessories. got its start in
business b) making saddles.
•
Author Kurt Yonnegut received a
Purple Heart during. his service in World
War 11.
'!!
• Turkeys can run up to 20 mph and can
fly up to 55 mph.
• The only difference between oil and
fat is that fat is a solid at room temperature.
Both have about 9 calories per gram.
Alcohol is in second place with about 6
calories per gram.
•
Augustus Juilliard, founder of the
famed Juilliard School of Music, was not,
Stra~
\BJ!!'!!tUI
himself, a musician.
complains loudly. Each station or network
has its own "Standards and Practices"
department to determine what can be said or
shown.
•
Broadcast journalist Charles Kuralt
once pointed out that the worse the economy, the better looking the guy working at
the service station.
•
Real estate developers spent enor
mous sums of money for many decades trying to tum Florida into a tourist and resort
destination. They consistently failed until
the 1950s, when air conditioning became
widespread.
• High-octane gas has only one advantage: it prevents the sudden, explosive burning of the fuel-air mixture called "detonation" (or, more commonly, "knocking").
Only a small percentage of cars on the road
today have engines that run hot enough for
this to be a problem.
• No government agency regulates what
you can see on television. The Federal
Communications Commission has the power to levy fines or revoke broadcasting privileges, but it will only do this if the public
Thought for the Day: "I find television
very educating. Every time someone turns
on the set I go into the other room and read
a book."- Groucho Marx
Gypsy for a Day
in Southern France
•
fitness
Spring break is here, and
often that means taking a vacation. Vacations can be tricky
when it comes to maintaining
an exercise routine. Finding
the time, equipment and motivation to continue to be active
can be just as difficult as when
you initially began.
But here's the good news:
A break in your normal routine
doesn't have to result in a fitness setback. The key to maintaining your fitness sanity on
vacation is to maintain overall
good habits. The following
tips can be used during any
break in your normal fitness
routine:
• Develop a Plan B.
Anticipate and prepare for a
change within your everyday
fitness routine. While on vacation, Plan B may involve using
a day of walking through an
amusement park or city as
your cardiovascular workout.
Back home, if you use a fitness
facility for cardiovascular
workouts such as running,
your Plan B may include a
planned route around your
neighborhood that can give
you the same workout. And if
your work schedule is really
busy, you may need to create
Plans C, D or more.
• Bring the gym with you.
Resistance bands, water-inflated free weights or your
favorite fitness video are great
ways to avoid missing a beat
in your routine. Don't forget
that one of the best forms of
resistance training uses your
body weight. Body-weight
exercises such as push-ups,
crunches, lunges and squats
don't require much space to
complete, and besides, you
don't have to worry about forgetting to pack your body
weight!
• Pack with your fitness
program in mind. If you seriously plan to stay active while
you are away, don't forget the
appropriate clothes and shoes.
If you are planning to visit
Florida, packing your heaviest
workout clothes may not be
the best choice and may even
discourage you from exercise
due to discomfort. Check the
climate of the location you
will be visiting and plan
accordingly.
• Use your time wisely.
The point of going on vacation
is to have FUN - not worry
about how many crunches you
failed to do that day. Mesh the
two together! Find activities
that are not only fun but will
keep you physically active.
Try new and challenging
activities. You never know the change in activity and routine may introduce you to
something you may want to
continue when you get home.
• Remain sensible with
your nutrition while you are
away. Enjoy yourself, but
make wise choices.
The bottom line is to use
what you know and keep moving. Be creative and have fun.
As fitness becomes more and
more a part of your lifestyle,
you will find vacationing to be
a great opportunity for working out in new ways.
Foods
• Continued from p4
-
As with so many things, no one knows
how it began. But for as far back as the history is told, the gypsies have been coming to
southern France, to Saintes-Maries-de-laMer, to celebrate and pay homage to the
woman they consider their patron saint, Saint
Sarah. It's the Pelegrinage Gitane, or Gypsy
Pilgrimage, May 24-26.
While Sarah has been consecrated by the
local church, she's not an official saint
according to the Roman Catholic Church. But
the gypsies don't care. Black Sarah is
believed to be the first. the mother of the gypS) tribe. and she belongs to them.
The to\\-n of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is
named for two Marys from the time of Jesus
himself- his relatives, to boot: Mary Salome
and Mary Jacobe. Legend has it that Mary
Magdalene, Lazarus. his sister Martha and
others were on board the boat that ferried
these persecuted Christians away from Judea
around 44 A.D and washed up on the shores
of what would become Provence.
Some say that Black Sarah was the maid to
Mary Salome and Mary Jacobe. Some believe
she already lived in the region, warmly welcomed the Marys, converted and became their
servant. Others say she was among the
women who discovered Christ's empty tomb,
and still others, a survivor of Atlantis. A 682year-old text speaks of Sarah as a traveling
woman who begged for alms to help the
Christians in the Camargue region.
Pick the story you like best. There are
relics of two female bodies in the local
church, believed to be the Marys. Of Sarah,
however, there is no such relic - only the
wooden statue housed in the crypt of the town
church and the fervent devotion of her gypsy
descendents.
Here's the rundown: The gypsies begin to
arrive in mid-May in anticipation of the ritual
celebration, lO,OOO from all over the world,
their numbers swelled by thousands of
observer-tourists. Early on May 24, a mass
begins the celebration. During an afternoon
mass, the relics of Saintes Maries are brought
down. The gypsies reach for the reliquary, cry,
sing and shout "Vivent Saintes-Maries!" The
statue of Sarah is brought out next. A parade
of gypsies, priests, local residents and tourists
carry it to the sea, flanked by "les gardiens"
on white horses. They all wade right in without a second thought, passing Sarah over their
heads to the water for her rimal cleansing.
May 25 belongs to the Saintes Maries. The
whole thing happens again with a statue of the
saints in a boat to commemorate the voyage
that brought them to France. There is more
celebrating on May 26, but b) then, most of
the gypsies have traveled on.
For lodging help, local activities and other
information, talk to your travel agent or go to
www.saintesmariesdelamer.com.
(c) 2003 King Features Synd., Inc.
Coupon cutter: Spring cleaning
By Marge Svenson
•
Cleaning your house is a little more pleasant than it used to be. thanks to a number of
new scented products. And disposable products make chores go a little faster because you
don't have to stop and wring out cleaning
cloths or mops.
Here are this week's savings in cleaning
coupons:
• Mr. Clean has a $1 coupon on any size
of its all-purpose cleaner in orange, citrus,
apple, spring garden and invigorating breeze
scents. Expires April 30.
• Save 55 cents on any Lysol Orange
Breeze scrubbing wipes or sanitizing wipes.
Expires June 30.
• Glass Plus offers a 50-cent coupon on
any of its cleaning wipes or spray cleaner.
Expires May 31.
• Spic and Span has a 55-cent coupon on
its soft powder cleanser in fresh citrus scent,
plus a 55-cent coupon on any of its liquid
cleaning products. Expires April 30.
• Save 75 cents on any Brillo steel-wool
soap pads, which include a free gripper in
each box to help protect your hands. Expires
April30.
• Formula 409 offers a 75-cent coupon
with purchase of any two packages of Sparkle
paper towels and any size of its spray cleaner.
Expires April 30.
• Fantastik offers a 50-cent coupon on any
of its all-purpose cleaner. Expires April 30.
• Save 55 cents on any size of Soft Scrub
cleanser. Expires April 30.
• Clorox offers a 55-cent coupon on any
of its disinfecting wipes. Expires April 30.
• Ttlex has a 55-cent coupon on any of its
rnilde\\- and soap scum removers, and fresh
shower sprays to reduce mildew growth.
Expires April 30.
• Save 55 cents on any S.O.S. steel-wool
soap pads or scrubber sponges. Expires April
30.
• Pine Sol offers a 55-cent coupon on any
of its liquid, all-purpose cleaners. Expires
April30.
• Windex has a $1 coupon on any size of
its new multi-surface spray cleaner in orange
scent. Expires Aprill2.
(c) 2003 King Feamres Synd., Inc.
• • • This Is a Hammer • • •
Spring
• debugging
By Samantha Mazzotta
I was checking the
masonry foundation for
crack~ and I noticed thin
lines of dirt trailing along the
bottom of the outside wall.
What causes these'? - Joyce S.,
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Q
;
Those "dirt lines:' unfortuately, are most likely
used by termites. Get a
closer look at the foundation and
outside walls. In addition to the
lines, do you see small holes surrounded by what looks like dirt?
These are caused by termites, as
well. The "dirt" is acmally digested wood - termites literall) eat
through wood as they burrow into
the framework of your home. The
damage they cause can be quite
expensive; in addition to exterminating these pests, there is the cost
of replacing the affected wood.
The trouble that termites cause
isn't limited to just making holes
in the wood; those small holes
make the material very porous
and susceptible to moisture damage. In Aorida, where humidity is
already an issue, an additional
danger inside a termite-infested
home is a secondary invasion of
carpenter ants. These ants take
advantage of the work termites
do. moving into the newly
gnawed areas and enlarging them
to create a comfortable nest.
Damage in this case can be
extreme.
So. take action right away to
eradicate these termites. Schedule
an inspection of your home by an
exterminator and get a written
estimate of the treatment needed.
While you're waiting, do an
inspection of your own. Use a
t1ashlight to look inside cracks in
the masonry for insects or more of
that "dirt," and check crawl
spaces and all areas near the
ground and note all potential trouble spots. If any of the visible
woodwork appears decayed, poke
the area with a small knife - if
the knife goes in easily for more
than half an inch, the damage may
have been done by termites. Note
all areas of concern and have the
exterminator check them.
How do you prevent an infestation from occurring? Ideally,
this starts while the house is being
built, by laying a secure foundation and using pressure-treated
lumber (which resists both weather and termites). After you move
in, preventative measures include
regular inspection and extermination (the frequency of this is determined by the type of treatment
and the area in which you live).
Always use a licensed, bonded
pest-control service and insist on
a written estimate of the costs
before treatment begins. If the
damage is extensive and repairs
will be costly, get estimates from
several
companies
before
approving any work.
(c) 2003 King Feature!> Svnd .• Inc.
Sprinkle rema111111g cracker
crumbs evenly on top. Lightly
spray top with butter-flavored
cooking spray. Bake for 35 to
40 minutes. Place baking dish
on a wire rack and let set for 5
minutes. Divide into 6 servings.
• Each serving equals: 142
calories, 2 g fat, 8 g protein, 23
g carb., 242 mg sodium, 3 g
fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: I
112 Starch, l Vegetable.
(c) 2003 King Features
Synd., Inc.
Soup
• Continued from p4
morning, I was on the Parisbound train, accompanied by
my wonderful
French mother. The streets of
Paris at 6 a.m. were eerily
deserted ... except for truck after
truck filled with French troops.
They were headed for the
Maginot Line in a brave attempt
to ward off the Nazis.
After saying a sad farewell to
my dear hostess a week earlier
than scheduled, I set out alone
on my journey. It was a tense
trip home and a long one -three
times as long as it should have
been --and I was still only 15. I
arrived in England at midnight,
and there were no buses or taxis
to take me the last mile home
from the railway station to my
house. Although we had sent a
telegram, my parents had no
idea what time to meet me
because transportatiOn schedules had now gone completely
haywire. So, almost 24 hours
after leaving France, I had to
walk the last dark mile alone.
No words can describe my feelings the moment I finally rang
my doorbell.
Just a few days later, war
was declared!
I'll never really know what
made me go home when 1 did.
Certainly, the common sense
that my parents had instilled in
me had stood me in good stead.
But I will always believe that it
was really my inruition that
saved me from spending the
war years far from my family in
a foreign land.
Health
• Continued from p4
The test that gives solid
evidence for a diagnosis is a
laparoscopic exam of the
pelvis. A laparoscope is a telescopelike device through
which the doctor can see the
interior of the pelvis or
abdomen or whatever cavity is
under inspection.
Treatments for endometriosis are many. For mild pain,
anti-inflammatory medicines
such as Motrin or Advil suffice. For more severe symptoms, birth-control pills can
create a state similar to pregnancy. and that causes
endometrial transplants to
shrivel. Other hormonelike
drugs - leuprolide, nafarelin
and goserelin - can also
achieve estrogen suppression
and wither the transplanted
pieces of endometrium.
Many women suffer from
endometriosis, and many of
them would like a more complete exposition of it. They can
obtain a copy of the new
endometriosis pamphlet by
writing: Dr. Donohue - No.
li05W, Box 536475, Orlando,
FL 32853-6475. Enclose a
check or money order (no
cash, U.S. funds only) for
$4.50 with the recipient's
name and address. Please
allow four weeks for delivery.
***
DEAR DR. DONOHUE:
If I drink more than one cup
of coffee, I shake for hours.
No kidding. I would like to
know how much caffeine there
is in tea and cola drinks. I
haven't tried them for fear I
would really shake, rattle and
roll.- D.D.
ANSWER:
You have a kindred spirit in
me. Caffeine makes me reverberate like a gong that won't
stop ringing long after it has
been struck.
One cup of brewed coffee
has 135 mg of caffeme; one
cup of black tea, 50; 12 ounces
of Coca-Cola or Pepsi has
about 35; 12 ounces of
Mountain Dew has 56. I can
drink tea and cola without
vibrating.
***
Dr. Donohue regrets that he
is unable to answer individual
letters, bur he will incorporate
them in his column whenever
possible. Readen nun· write
him or request an ord~r form
ofavailable health nell'sleuer.\
at P.O. Box 536475. Orlando.
FL 32853-6475.
(c) 2003 North Amenca Syndtcate
�C6 • SUNDAY, APRIL 6,
2003
445 • Furniture
J!QQ • I::MELm:Mt::t:U
110 - Agriculture
115 ·ATV's
120· Boats
130 -Cars
140- 4x4's
150- Miscellaneous
160 - Motorcycles
170 - Parts
175- SUV's
180- Trucks
t90- Vans
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TIMES does
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accept
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advertisements . Ads
which request or
requ1re advance payment of fees for serVICes or products
should be scrutinized
carefully.
AUTOMOTIVE
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NEW
HOLLAND
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HAY BAILER, New
Holland 477 Hay
mower and conditioner with 7 ft. cut. Call
for
606-447-3202
more infor Price.
$2700
130-Cars
1986 SUBARU XT
TURBO
COUPE
, 81,000 actual miles.
blue exterior, power
windows,
power
locks, sunroof. digital
dash. Asking $1800.
Call 874-0467 after 5
p.m. or leave message.
140·4x4s
1952 WILLYS JEEP,
all original Army surplus, $5800 4785173 *
150-Miscellaneous
1975 FORD LTDbrown
400
V8
engine, 36,690 miles.
garage kept. Also
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bed . 1990 Cobra
boat 17.5 ft. trailer,
motor, live well,
trolling motor. excellent condition, garage
kept. Parts for 1990
Toyota, sunshield,
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230 - lnformlrtion
250 - Miscell811eous
260 - Part Time
270- Sales
280 - Services
290 • Work Wanted
place
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at
8868506
4SO • Lawn &Garden
400 • Yard Sale
470 • Healtll & Beauty
475 • Household
310- Business
Opportunity
330 • For Sale
$SO • Miscellaneous
360 • Money To Lend
380 - SeiVices
4ao • Mtsceltaneous
490 ~ Recreation
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180 ·Trucks
FOR SALE: 1977
F1 00 pick-up, green
ext.. new tires & battery. Good condition.
Call 87 4-0467 after 5
or leave message.
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Reference
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lNG,
Experienced
Highwall
Miner
Operator. competitive
Wages and Benefits.
For information call
or
606-886-6300
send resume to AEP
Kentucky Coal, LLC
Human
ATTN:
Resources,
P.O.
Box
270,
Prestonsburg, KY
41653.
AEP
Kentucky Coal, LLC
is
An
Equal
Opportunity
Employer-M/F/DN• (
time secretarial position. Word processing and computer
skills
necessary
Shorthand preferred.
Typing speed of 60
wpm .
Competitive
salary and full benefits package includes
Kentucky
county
retirement benefits. A
background check is
required for employment. ARDF is an
equal
opportunity
e m p I o y e r Applications may be
obtained by calling
606-886-3876 or by
coming to our office
at 120 North Front
A v e n u e •
Prestonsburg, Ky
$$$ JOB SECURITY
IS GONE! F1nancial
security is available!
Free booklet, full
training, home-based
business. www.mystrea mi ngcashflow. co
m. 888-233-5294.
CITY OF WAYLAND
now taking applications for full time
Police Officer. applications
may
be
picked up from Mayor
or Commissioners.
606-358-4063
or
606-358-2316. Equal
Opportunity
BATTERY REPAIR· Employer.
MAN/TRUCK DRIATTENTION:
VER NEEDED. Must
IMMEDIATE
have CDUHAZMAT
OPENINGS!
and clean driving
record. Pay based International Comon experience. Apply pany Needs Help.
in
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at Work from Home.
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AVON
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220-Help Wanted
GRILL
WORKER
NEEDED Great working environment! Fasrt
paced-Food on demand.
Willing to train. Must be
20 years old to apply.
Location: StoneCrest
Golf Course. Call for
interview:
606-2972202. Ask for Tamm}'
Whittaker.
PIKEVILLE
HEALTHCARE CENTER Care to make
the
difference!
Pikeville Health Care
Center is seeking
RN-LPNs. We offer
competitive compensation and excellent
benefits. For immediate
consideration
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570 - MObile Homes
580 • Miscellaneous
590 - Sale or Lease
505 • Business
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Call 874-9790.
candidate must have
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petitive
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Interested candidates Call606-3n-0143.
should apply in person or forward their
~60- Yard Salt·
resume to: Coyne
Textile Services, Attn:
at
Edith Childress, P.O. YARD SALE
Box 9097,
1111 Smith Farm near
Vernon
St., alllen on Rt 1428,
April 4-5, 9-5 p.m.
Huntington.
WV
25704,
E-mail:
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Fax: 304-429-4831. beside
Turner
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Textile Cemetery at Eastern.
Services is an Equal Full figure ladies
Opportunity clothing., mens &
Employer.
boys clothing, appliances, lawn mowers,
household items &
Dental
Office: much morel
Needs employee.
Knowledge of com- YARD SALE: Sat.
puters
preferred. April 5, 8-4 p.m., 1.3
Send resume to: 415 miles up Abbott
North Lake
Drive, Creek
road.
Ste. 201, Prestons- Microwave. guitar &
burg, KY 41653.*
amplifier, tools, dishes,
men
and
women's clothing,
books, etc.
MERCHANDISE
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INGS Up to 70% off! sizes 5- 12, 25 Sail)
Branch
30x 50,
50 x60, Stephens
Prestonsburg.
50x1 00. Best Offer!
Can Deliver! Rick ESTATE SALE, Rain
or Shine. 6211 Rt.
800 775 1507
850, Hippo in Floyd
County. Sat. April 4
and 5, 10 a.m. to 5
p.m.
350-Miscellaneous
NURSE MANAGER
STAFF RNs
Appalachian Reg1ona1 Healthcare is accepting
applications for a full-time ER NURSE MANAGER
at the McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital in
McDowell, KY. This position will function as a stimulus to coordinate the emergency room services
and improve patient satisfaction. Requirements
include completion of an approved registered nurse
program, Kentucky licensure and supervisory experience, preferably in an emergency room setting.
Also seeking RNs for full and part-time temporary
STAFF NURSE positions-variOus schedules avail·
able. Requirements include completion of approved
registered nursing program and KY licensure.
ARH offers an outstanding compensation program
and benefits package.
For additional information on these career opportuntties, please send resume to or contact: Cathy
Gibson, Community Chief Nursing Officer
McDowell ARH, Route 122. McDowell, KY 41647;
e-mail: cgibson@arh.org; or call: 606-3n-3432
EOE.
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APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE
The Medical CenttNt of the Moootai!W
• Edutallonal
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soo·NOTIW
805 • Announcemems
&10 • AuctiOns
ats • Lest & FwAd
830 • Mtscellaneoos
145 • Mtscetlaneo\1$
750 • Mobile Hotne
Movers
7~5 • Offlee
705 • Construction
700- Ptumbina
REAL ESTATE
530-Houses
3 BEDROOM, 1 bath
located at 94 Herald
St., Goble Roberts
Addition, Call 8862046. after 5 and
weekends.
HOUSES
FOR
SALE: 2 & 3 bedFOR SALE: 2002 room at Estill & 2
at
Sportsman
travel bedroom
trailer, 28 ft tag Maytown. 358-4261
along. Only used
twice, mint condition. FOR SALE: Cabin at
Lake
Paid $17,000 new. Jabez.
asking $14,000. 606- Cumberland, fully furnished.
Asking
297-8899.
$12,000. Call 358ROYAL
BRAND 4350 between 3 & 6
COMMERIAL VAC· p.m.
CUM
CLEANER,
SALE
BY
excellent condition , FOR
used very few times. OWNER: Brick home,
Call 874-0467 after 5 built in 1993. private.
4500
sq.
ft..
or leave message.
Prestonsburg, large lot.
Asking 183,000, serious
ENGINEERED
STEEL BUILDINGS: inquiries only. 606-8899842
Lowest Prices in
1o Years. Factory
FOR SALE: 7 ROOM
Seconds. Freight
COUNTRY HOME,
Damaged Repos.
aluminum
siding,
1·800-222-6335.*
Approx. 35 acres. Big
For Sale: 3 Horse Barn. Free gas, censlant horse trailer tral heat/AC. City
goose neck, also 3 water, out of flood
show horses 886- range. Just out of
Martin, Ky. city limits,
3313 or 886-3314.
on old Rt. 80. 8 miles
from Jenny Wiley
TAN AT HOME
Wolff Tanning Beds State Park. 606-285Flexible Financing
3437 evenings. *
Available
Home Delivery
550-Land/Lots
FREE Color Catalog
Call Today
PROPERTY
FOR
1-800-939-8267
SALE: Located on
www.np.etstan.com Abbott and also property on
Jenny's
495-Want To Buy Creek. Call 4785173.*
Want To Buy-40-50
acres or more, 4-5 FOR SALE: 2 LOTS
acres level land with ON STONECREST
COURSE,
or without house. In GOLF
lots
near
Prestonsburg
or also
Paintsville Area. 606- StoneCrest for Sale.
642-3388.*
886-3313 or 8863314.
480-Miscellaneous
Classifieds
Work!
MAKE ACHANGE ... AND MAKE ADIFFERENCE!
Houseparents/Caregivers Needed • Housing Provided
3 Positions
1"/(j - AepatriServlce
760 , limbilr
790 • Travel
74() • Masonry
Z~·SI:8~1Q~
MOVING SALE Sat
April 5. rain or shine.
6 month old refrigerator, stove, $150 ea.
Furniture and much
more, 3 miles up
Prater Creek at
Dana. hollow beside
Little Salem Church
follow signs. 4788141
76S • Prote$Si0nal$
113 -Child~
~·Bf:~~LS
~
APPLY AT 263 S. CENTRAL AVE.
510 ~ Commere~al
Property
500 • Bf81. ~IAIE
3QQ- Elt:IA~IAL
PHARMACISTS &
PHARMACY TECHNICIANS NEEDED.
Eastern
Kentucky
Locations. Full or PT.
Salary commensurate
wtth experience. Low
478-5577 *
pressure environments.
Relief inquiries OK.
160-Motorcycles
Call (888) 651-3353
days or (606) 789-6231
FOR SALE 2001 XR
nights.•
400 Honda dirt bike.
Good condition Asking
PRESTONSBURG
2ROO. 285 3625 or 285HEALTH
CARE
0788
CENTER has openings for LPN"S, AN'S
FOR SALE: 2001 LS
and
a
Physical
650 Suzuki Street
Therapist. full and
Bike,
customize
part ime positions are
paint. saddle bags &
more . Better than available, we offer
comptitive
wages
new. 87 4-2700
and excellent benefits.
If interested
170-Parts
please call 606-886FOR SALE: 4 235 X 2378 (ask for Lynn
75 Michelin Tires& fletcher or Elaine
aluminum
rims Hunter).*
Asking $450. Call
between 3 & 6 p.m.
LEGAL
SECRETARY Appalachian
Research
and
Defense Fund of KY,
Classifiedsl
Inc. is accepting apliads work
cations to fill a full
To
•
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
800·P~
a10 • Services
Prestonsburg.
Remodeled, utilities
SPRING,
SALE, included, no pets.
SALE, SALE! 2001 886-8366
28x60, like new, Was
$32,900,
Now PARTIALLY FUR·
$30,500. 1998 28x64 NISHED 2 bedroom
Clayton, nice, Was apt. for rent. Very
$31,900,
Now clean, suitable for
$29,500.
2000 working people, priFleming,
Was vate, ac & central
$32,900,
Now heat, Prestonsburg
$30,500
2002 near Jeanny Wiley •
16x80, like new, Was Lake. No pets. 886$26,900,
Now 3941.
1996
$23,900.
Fleetwood
14x70, 1 Bedroom ApartFurn-ished
nice. Was $15,900, ment.
Now $11,500. 1995 $325 month $250
28x66 Chandelier, deposit Utilities paid.
$31,000. All homes References and leas- •
delivered
free. es required. 886- :
Cantrell
Mobile 3154.*
Home
Sales,
Redbush, Ky. 606- SPRING MOVE-IN
SPECIAL at
265-3111 ir 606-265PARK PLACE
4113.
APARTMENTS
In Prestonsburg
Free processing &
first months rent
FREE with paid
61 0-Apartments
security deposit.1
NEW 1 BEDROOM bedroom/$305 mo;
APARTMENT, w/d, 2 bedroom/$325 mo.
and utiliies provided. Section 8 welcome.
No pets. $425 mo. Call (606) 886-0039
E.H.O
$150 Dep. 874-5577
or 226-0888.
GREETINGS FROM
LIGHTHOUSE
FOR RENT: 3 bed- MANOR,
Terry &
room apartment, liv- Sharon Smith. We
ing room, kitchen, 1 have apartments for
bath. Wall to wall car- rent that are effiency
pet. Located near apartments, all utilites
doctor's office in paid. For more info
Prestonsburg. Please call 606-886-2797
call 886-1 714 or 2853412.
FURNISHED
1 BEDROOM
APARTMENTS:
FOR
RENT:
apart- Central heat & air.
Furnished
in Rent starting at $350
ments
530-Houses
RENTALS
Blaster
National company is seeking a Blaster. Individual
must possess a Kentucky
blaster's license and a
CDL
with
Hazmat
endorsements. Must be 21
years of age. Company
offers
a
competitive
salary and full benefit
package. Mail resume to:
P.O. Box 1164
Pound, VA 24279
Unrque and rewarding opportuntties al a private, residential school
canng lor mental y-chal enged children and adults Ideal fu 1-time
candidate would lrve on the beautifu1850 acre campus 1n FraMIOII KY
Schedule 3weeks on tv.eek oH, wth some flex;b1 ty Excellent salary
and benelts package ·111th extras. housmg ul ttes, cable tv , meals
and use ol school fac ities. Retirees and others welcome
For informabon, please call: (502) 227-4821.
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
Machele W. lawless • Stewart Home School
is seeking candidates for
"SpeQaJ Care lor Spe0a People"
EOE
Vis~ our webs te:
www stev.arthome.com
E.O.E.
PHARMACIST
for
EARN $30,000 ANNUALLY
WITH HARD WORK & EFFORT
Plus, Enjoy Excellent Benefits!
Interviews will be conducted on
Thursday, April 10, at the
Heiner's Bakery Branch in
Prestonsburg, 1049 S. Lake
Drive. Call 1-800-776-8411,
before 3 p.m., on Wednesday,
April9, to schedule an interview.
SALESDRIVER POSITION FOR
HEINER'S BAKERY REQUIRES:
• Valid Driver's License
• Strong Work Ethics
• Ability to work alone, or in a
Team Environment
• High School Diploma or GED
• Be at least 21 years of age, or
older
HEINER'S BAKERY is an
Equal Opportunity Employer
,
•
Hope Family Pharmacy
Salyersville, KY
Hope Family Pharmacy is located
inside Hope Family Medical Center.
Pharmacist plans. directs, coordinates,
controls and evaluates related
pharmaceutical services delivered to
patients as provided by the corporation.
Qualifications for Pharmacist include a
graduate of an accredited college of
Pharmacy and current licensure inKY
as a Pharmacist.
A competitive salal) and benefit
package accompanies this position.
Please send resume to:
Human Resources
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
1709 KY Route 321, Suite 3
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Fa.x (606) 886-8548
Email: r.frazier@bshc.org
A proud tradition of pro\'iding access
to quality health care.
Bog Sund) Health Care
".tn Equal Opponunil}' Employer
•~
�SUNDAY, APRIL
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
month,
+ $300 886-9007.
deposit.
Located
near HRMC. 889- 3 B.R. 2 BA. Mobile
9717.*
Home, located at
&
Tuff.
Ruff
Appliances included.
630-Houses
$400 rent, $400 dep.
Also Two, 2 B.R. 1
FOR SALE : New BA . Mobile Homes,
house, 8 miles from $350 rent, $350 dep.
Prestonsburg, 3 bed- 606-478-5173. *
room,
2
baths, FOR LEASE: Retail
it' basemet,
garage,
space, N. Lake Drive,
large
lot,
partial
Prestonsburg. Great
owner financing. 886& great
location
8366.
rates! 886-8366
3 Bedroom Hou se
For Rent: (rent negoand
2
tiable)
Bedroom
Apartment $275 month,
Located at Auxiers
Heights off Route 3.
886-3552.*
ilh
"'
HOUSES,
APARTMENTS, &
TOWNHOUSES,
No pets.
Call
B&O Rental
Properties
606-886-8991.
TRIP'S MINE TRAINING
& TECHNOLOGY INC.
·Teaching Newly
~~
Q; ·
Employed 24 Hour
f
• Annual 8-Hour
,.
! .'
Refresher Classes
• Mine Medical Technician
Instructor
• American Heart C.P.R. and First Aid
Phone 606·358·9303 (Home)
606·434-0542 (MobUe)
Garrett, Kentucky
Terry Trlptett, tnstruotor
IS OUR
SPACE FOR RENT:
Space has been
used as Beauty shop
for last 7 years.
Located
next
to
Jenny Wiley Video, in
Prestonsburg. Call
886-1032. *
BUSINESS
CRUM MOBilE HOME
MOVERS INC.
770-Repair/Service
TOWNHOUSE:
In
Prestonsburg, 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath
Washer & Dryer hookup. $425 month, plus
utilities.
886-9406
leave message.*
650-Mobile Homes
\.
FOR RENT: Nice, 2
bedroom trailer for
rent
near
Prestonsburg. Also,
have 2 bedrrom trailer for sale. Call 87 40011.*
FOR RENT: 3 bedroom mobile home,
Mtn. Parkway, central
heat & air, 1.5 bath.
886-8366
Need Computer
Support???
Available evenings &
weekends. Call for
an appointment.
424-4886.
812-FREE
FREE PA LLETS:
Can be picked up
behind The Floyd
County Times.
815-Lost & Found
LOST: IN STEVEN'S
BRANCH
above
Cliffside white 8 lb.
Maltese. male. child
owned. $500 reward.
606-889-9842
TRAILER LOT FOR
RENT Martin area.
$150 mo. 285-9112
or 285-3625.
When responding to
Personal ads that
FOR
SALE
OR have reference numRENT: 2 bedroom 2 bers, please indicate
bath very nice 16 x 72 that entire reference
mobile home located number on the out4.5 miles past MAC on side of your enve~ Mtn
Parkway. lope.
Reference
References required. no numbers are used to
pets. couples only. 886- help us direct your
2288
letter to the correct
individual.
2 BEDROOM,
1
BATH, mobile home ADOPT:
ACTIVE
convienentfy located HAPPY
COUPLE
off US 23-, at Allen, promises your baby
Ky. Call 606-477- love, laughter and a
2783 or 606- 522- wonderful, exciting
4126
life with stay at home
artist
mom
and
MOBILE HOMES,
devoted
generous
HOUSES AND
dad. All expenses
le APARTMENTS: paid.
Financially
2 & 3 Bedroom avail- secure. Please call
able. References and Mary and Fred toll
Deposits required. No free:
1-866-211 pets. 889-9747 or 6121.*
850-Personals
10 Years Exoerlence
In-State/Out-of-State Transporting
Singlewide, Doublewide.
and Triplewide Homes
HONEST, DEPENDABLE,
RELIABLE SERVICE
Call any time
(606) 886-6665
Fax: (606) 889-9622
J& S
Compton's Computers
Lawn & Garden
Service
NEW/USED
Computers &
Parts
For all of your lawn, garden,
landscaping, hillside cleaning, & t ree trimming needs.
Satisfaction Guaranteed!!!
Free estimates, call:
PC Repair, Upgrades, &
Networking
(606) 886-9602
Call 606-452-4599
~~~·u....v.
14 Years Experience
free estimates, call anvtime
606-452-2490
or 606-424-9858
J &J
EXCAVATING
BACKHOE
DUMP TRUCK
GRAVEL
SEPTIC
Lawns • Cemeteries
Businesses
FOR ALL YOUR
BUILDING NEEDS!
New homes, remodeling,
roofing, patios, block, concrete or siding. Have 30
years experience.
Call Spears Construction,
Romey Spears
(606) 874-2688.
Aiken
leCIIDOIOUV
LlC
...
;.
CQmmercial & Residential
HEATING~ COOLING
AND ELECTRICAL
We do it right the first time!
RICK'S
Construction
LAWN
Residential & Commercial
All Types of Building.
Remodeling, New Construction,
Rooting, Vinyl Siding,
Replacement Windows,
Electical, Masonry and """·~
Concrete Work
'
• Free Estimates •
ERVICE
ng & Siding
Located at
Weeksbury, Ky.
Free Estimates
Fast Affordable Service
P&N
Phon e 631·9991
Cell Ph: 477·9837
587-2725
Seamless
-Pike County
'
NOTICES
2
BEDROOM
HOUSE for rent at
TYPES:
Garrett. 359-3469.
A LL
Remodeling & addigarages,
HOUSE FOR RENT: tions,
2 bedrooms located decks, etc. Also conRobie
at
Lancer.
Price crete work.
negotiable. 886-1785 Johnson, Jr., call
anytime, 886-8896. or 791-1790
4
CAUDill'S
lAWN SERVICE
670-Comm. Property
6, 2003 • C7
311-0191
311-9843
EQUIPMENT FOR HIRE/
lAND IMPROVEMENT
• Excavating
·Dozer Work
·Dump Truck
·Brushing
• Hydro Seeding
Call (606) 886-1306
Leave Message
''" ' Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Emptoyed
24 hr. Class (surface)
40 h r. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Electrical Classes
285-0999
train at your con ven ien ce.
STUMP
REMOVAL!
Grass Cutting
Small Trees & B ushes
Call about small jobs.
Floyd CoUnty
Get rid of those ugly,
troublesome stumps.
Call Rick at 377-9844
Free Estimates
Won't dam a e lawn!
874-0356 or 874-8077
1ree Trimming
Hillside, lawn care
and light hauling.
Garag'eand Basement
Cleaning.
, 886·8350
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6, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Pikeville Methodist Hospital is proud to recognize
David Collins,M.D.
as he celebrates his second anniversary at
rffie '1feart 1nstitute
Dr. Collins performs open heart bypass surgery, heart valve repair and
replacement, repair of aortic aneurysms, treatment of blocked arteries in all
locations of the body, lung surgery, surgery of the esophagus, vein
stripping, dialysis access.
Dr. Collins credentials include:
• Graduate of University of Louisville Medical School
• Internship and Surgical Residency at the University
of South Florida
• Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship at the University of Louisville
• Certified by the American Board of Surgery
• Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
• Member of the American Medical Association
the Kentucky Medical Association
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all you have to do is find it, and we'll even help do
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The Floyd County Times could be a costly mistake!
Contact Dr. Collins at:
126 Trivette Drive, Suite 202,
Uniplex Building, Pikeville, KY or
P.O. Box 337, Pikeville, KY 41502
Phone (606) 432-3438
1-800-410-3438
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The last clue will be published on Sunday, April 20, and the contest ends Monday,
April 28, at 4 p.m.
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Volume 74: Issue 42 • 75 Cents
Officer: Drug deal watched from land and air
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WAITER
PRESTONSBURG A
preliminar)
hearing
held
Monday for three of the five
men arrested March 27 for trafficking in cocaine resulted in
$250,000 cash bonds that will
remain as two of the defendants
are ineligible for bond, while
all five cases have now been
referred to a grand jury.
Appearing for a preliminary
hearing, David Slone. Michael
Slone and Rodney Thornsbury
acknowledged that they were
aware of the conflict of interest
that the three risk by having,
their cases heard together on
Monday, where all three were
represented by public defender
Leta Baharaspan.
Testifying on behalf of the
commonwealth, Det. Tom
Underwood, with the drug
enforcement
section
of
Kentucky State Police, gave the
details surrounding the evidence gathered against the
alleged traffickers.
Underwood testified that on
March 24, an unnamed cooperative witness, accompanied by
Det. Randy Hunter, attempted
to purchase three ounces of
cocaine
from
Rodney
Thornsbury at his residence.
After
g1vmg
Thornsbury
$3.300. the witness left the residence, while land units and aircraft surveillance watched
Thornsbury go to the residence
of David Slone, who met
Thornsbury at the door of his
residence. Underwood alleged
David Slone
and Michael
Slone
appeared for a
preliminary
hearing on
Monday, in
Floyd District
Court, where
charges
against them,
trafficking in
cocaine, were
referred to a
grand jury.
photo by
Loretta Blackburn
(See DRUGS, page eleven)
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WAITER
MARTIN - A Weeksbury man was killed after a
single car accident in
·Martin on Tuesday.
: ·According to Kentucky
State Polic~. James D
Walker, 21 , was traveling
:west on Route 80 at Martin
:when the truck he was driving ran off the roadway a
struck a guard rail. The
'
vehicle then crossed the
westbound and eastbound
lanes before hitting a rock
cliff and overturnmg.
Walker was eJected from
\• the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene
by Floyd County Coroner
Roger Nelson.
SHOW(ER)
OF
Two plead
guilty in
111otel slaying
SUPPORT
by LORETTA BLACKBURN
STAFF WAITER
Magoffin
man charged
with assault
~
SALYERSVILLE - A
Salyersville man has been
arrested and charged with
second-degree assault and
first-degree wanton endan;germent for allegedly hit!ting a man in the head with
a loaded gun.
Kenneth DeWayne
• (Sec ASSAULT, page three)
photos by Jarrid Deaton
A Tuesday rally in support of the troops involved with the war in Iraq drew a large crowd in
Prestonsburg in spite of the rain.
PIKEVILLE - While two men pleaded guilty to the
Oct. 18 murder of Angela Branham in a Pike County motel
room, two others implicated in the in<:ident will go to trial
to face charges relating to the death that prosecutors say are
due to Branham's involvement as a witness in a fe·deral
prosecution.
According to court documents. Phillip Hamilton. 28, and
Daniel Clifton, 29, both pleaded guilty Monday to murdcrr:
first-degree robbery and first-degree burglar) in Pike
Circuit Court, where the court noted the common\\ ealth ls
recommendation of a 35-year sentence for the munJe1
charge and a 20-year sentence each for the burglary and the
robbery, all to run concurrently.
Branham was shot in the chest at a housmg complex
adjacent to the Days Inn on Oct. 18, of last year at approximately 10:30 p.m.. after she reportedly checked in to a
''long-term housing" complex owned by the hotel with her
son and a man in his 40s.
According to Pike County Assistant Commom.,ealtlt's
(See MURDER, page three)
inside
Police investigate
complaint at school
Local News
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Relatives of
Chester Johnson
Jr. showed their
support Tuesday
for him and the
rest of the troops
involved with the
war in Iraq at a
rally in front of the
courthouse in
Prestonsburg.
Johnson, a Virgie
resident, is part of
the front line in
Iraq, according to
family members.
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
BETSY LAYNE
Police are investigating a
complaint issued by the
mother of a Betsy Layne
High School student against
that
school's
JROTC
instructor, the Floyd County
Attorney's office
said
Friday.
Assistant
Count)
Attorney Jimmy Marcum
said Betsy La) ne residenl
Eulana Hall visited hi~
office Friday morning and
said she wanted to file z
complaint against Bets)
Layne High School JROTC
instructor
Glenn
Ripkoswsky.
Hall alleges Ripkos" sk)
became Irate after her 15·
year-old son. Shannon Hall
entered his JROTC class
(See SCHOOL, page eleven)
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PRESTONSBURG- Two separate
felony charges against Ike Jason
England, were referred to a grand jury
on Monday, including a first-degree sex
abuse charge in connection with an
incident in which the alleged victim
claims that she awoke to find herself in
bed after being given something to
"calm her down", whi le he alleges that
STAFF WAITER
she retaliated after being denied a cover
position for "Miss WWW America:
Party Girls".
Preliminary hearings were held in
connection to two cases against
England in Floyd District Court on
Monday. The first case involved a
charge of sex abuse of the mentally
incapacitated, for which Det. Mike
Goble of the Kentucky State Police was
(See ABUSE, page eleven)
BANNER - Autopsy results are stil
more than a month away. but early report~
indicate that an accident is responsible for r
Prestonsburg man being hit and killec
Saturday by a CSX train near Prater Creek.
Kentucky State Police. which is investi·
gating the fatality along '' ith CSX detective~
Jimmy Marcum and Lacy Goodman, report·
Ike Jason England
(See TRAIN, page three)
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truckloads oftopsoilto cu hion his
aching feet
The rare rhino's foot problems
have forced the zoo to halt
attempts at breeding him until he is
able to endure pre~ sure on Ius hind
feet.
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caused cracks in the skin which
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spend a lot of time wallowing in
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Today's Highlight in
History:
On
April
9,
1865.
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee
surrendered his amty to Union
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at
Appomattox Court House in
Virginia.
On this date:
• In I682. French explorer
Robert La Salle reached the
Mississippi River.
• In J939. singer Marian
Anderson performed a concert
at the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, D.C.. after she was
denied the use of Constitution
llall b) the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
• In 1940. during World War
II, Germany invaded Denmark
and Nomay.
• In 1942, American and
Philippine defenders on Bataan
capitulated to Japanese forces;
the surrender was followed by
the notorious "Bataan Death
March" which claimed nearly
10.000 lives.
• In 1947. a series of tornadoes in Texas. Oklahoma and
Kansas claimed 169 lives.
• In 1959. NASA announced
the selection ot America's first
se\en
astronauts:
Scott
Carpenter. Gordon Cooper. John
Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally
Schirra, Alan Shepard and
Donald Slayton.
• In 1963. British statesman
Winston Churchill was made an
honorary U.S. citizen.
• In 1965. the ne\\l) built
Houston Astrodome featured 1ts
first baseball game, an exhibition between the Astros and the
Ne\\ York Yankees. (The Astros
\\On. 2-1.)
• In 1983. the space shuttle
Challenger ended its first mission with a safe landing at
Ed\\ ards Air Force Base in
California.
• In 1996. in a dramatic shift
of pur~e-string power, President
Clinton signed a line-item \eto
bill into law. (However. the U.S.
Supreme Court struck down the
veto as unconstitutional in
1998.)
Edward Lutes Jr., a Seaside
Heights. N.J.. pol icc officer,
shot and killed five neighbors.
wounded his chief. then took his
own life. Britain said goodbye to
the Queen ~father Elizabeth
\\ ith a funeral at Westminster
Abbe). Figure skater :\1ichelle
Kwan \\On the 2001 Sullivan
A\\ ard as the nation's top ama(See HISTORY, page three)
The zoo also ss \\Orkmg "ith a
tire maker that has offered to pro11
duce custom-made Kevlar boots
for Henry.
Zoo officmls ha\ e been seeking
high-quahty topsoil to counter the
erosion of the limestone beds on
which tht.! 1.00 was built. Amherst
agreed to donate 60 cubic yards
from tht.! town's compost facility,
worth about $5.300.
Zoo
President
Donna
Femandez sa1d the zoo \\ould try
to raise private funds to buy some
more.
•
PINE BLUFF, Ark. Police say they aren't sure "'hat ~
charge is appropriate for a man
arrested at1cr tellers laughed him
out of a bank he apparently tried to
rob.
The man entered a branch of
the Bank of Amerk:a about I 0 a.m.
~loncJay, '' ith a trash bag in one
hand and the other m a pocket.
authorities sa1d
"Put the money in the bag," he
demandl.'d.
Instead. one of the two tellers
told him the hank was out of
money. and the other teller laughed •
and offered the man deposit slips.
She told police that made the
intruder angry, and he left \\ ithout
an) money in hi bag.
Mmute after tellers alerted
authorities. a Jefferson Count)
sheriff's deput) picked up Julius
(See ODDS, page seven)
Branhatn-Vaught exchange vows
•
Tara Leigh Branham, daughter of Gar) and Saundra
Branham of Wayland, Kcntuck~, and James
Anthon~ Vaught, son of Paul and Carol Vaught of
Somerset, KentuckJ. \\ere married August 24, 2002, at the
First United Methodist Church in Lexington, Kentucky. A
reception followed at Spindletop.
The bride is a graduate of J.H. Allen Central High
School, and Trans)lvania University. She is employed as a
pharmaceutical specialist and part-time model.
The groom is a graduate of PuJaski Count) High School,
Transylvania Unhersit), and the School of Law from the
University of Kentuck). He is employed by Rawdon La''
Office in Gcorgetow n, Kentucky.
The couple resides in Lexington, K).
Frale~·
Ten years ago:
Four U.S. warplanes tired at
artiller; in northern Imq: the
Baghdad go' ernment denied
aftemard that the artiller) had
provoked the attack by firing at
the planes. The Re\. Benjamin
Cha-. is was chosen to head the
NAACP. succeeding Benjamin
Hooks.
Five years ago:
Ute National Prisoner of War
:\1useum
opened
in
Andersom ille. Ga., the site of
the mfamous Civil War prison
camp. :\tore than 150 Muslims
died in a stampede "hich
occurred on the last day of the
annual pilgrimage to the holy
city of Mecca. Saudi Arabia.
One year ago:
Former Arthur Andersen
auditor Dav1d B. Duncan pleaded gurlt) rn federal court in
Houston to ordering the shredding of Enron documents, and
agreed to cooperate "ith pro ecutors. Palestinian militants
killed 13 Israeli soldiers during
intense fighting in a rl!fugee
camp in Jenin, West Bank.
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f r!E F cwo COUNTY TIMES
APRIL 9, 2003 • A3
Tests sr_(ow SLVeral drugs used prior to wreck
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
PAINTSVILLE - Blood and
urine test<; were returned Friday
for a Nippa woman who was
arrested on an indictml!nt waiTant
in March after being involved in a
car accident with Johnson Count)
Circuit Judge Daniel Sparks t\vo
months earlier which left the
judge hospitalized.
Anita Kimbler. who court
records say also goes by the
names Anita Maria Young and
Anita Castle. was aiTested on
March 31 on two counts of firstdegree assault. one count of second-degree possession of a controlled substance. one count of
operating a motor vehicle under
the influence of alcohol or drugs
and a persistent felon) offender husband. Joey Kimbler, who was
count.
also injured in the accident.
Kimbler's attomey at the time.
Although the charges against
Jay Barrett. filed a motion to Kimbler have stood since her
request a special judge assign- arrest. what would appear to be
ment on her behalf in early conclusive reports as to the
February after Kimbler reported _ ----~
seeing Johnson District Judge
Kevin Holbrook visiting Judge
~ar~u~h~~alw~~e
after the January accident.
Kimbler said at the time she felt
that the incident would prove to
affect Holbrook's approach to the
case at the district level.
According to police records,
Kimbler allegedly collided with
Judge Sparks while intoxicated,
resulting in one of the two firstdegree assault charges currently
against her. The other assault
charge came in connection to her
• Continued from
Patrick. 37. alleged! y beat
Salyersville resident Jason
Robinette in the head with a pistol and then pointed it at the back
of his head. Patrick is also
charged with terroristic threatening for allegedly saying that he
was going to kill Robinette.
Patrick is also charged with
•
STAFF WRITER
PAINTSVILLE
A
Paintsville man pleaded guilty
Friday to amended drug-related
charges in Johnson Circuit Court
in exchange for a plea agreement
from the commonwealth's attorney's office that will see him
serve about two months jail time.
When arrested by Paintsville
city police officer Doug Stacy in
June of last year, Roger D.
McGuire. 39, was charged with
two counts of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance,
one count of second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance
and one count of unlawful trafficking in a legend drug.
time of the accident.
Among those were 0.12 milligrams of carisoprodol, a muscle
relaxant often sold under the
brand name Soma; 0.034 milligrams of dia.tepam. often sold
p1
-------------------------------.-c-o-n-Hn-u-~-k-~~~
ed that the train's engineer made
a failed attempt at an emergency
stop along a Prater Creek railroad at approximately 5 p.m.
Saturday evening after noticing
37-year-old Brian Sellards lying
ahead of them along one side of
the tracks.
The train struck Sellards,
who authorities said had been
making his way on foot to his
brother's house, and killed him
instantly. "The autopsy results are
still five or six weeks awa), but I
would say it's going to be ruled an
accident," Deputy Coroner Greg
Nelson said Monday. "I don't feel
terroristic threatenmg and firstdegree wanton endangerment for
allegedly pointing the loaded
pistol at Heather Rowe, also of
Salyersville. and saying that he
was going to kill her.
Patrick is scheduled to be Attorney Ronald Burchett, the
arraigned on the charges on other two men involved in the
incident have not yet entered
April14.
pleas.
Ronald Little is scheduled to
go to trial in September to face
charges of conspiracy to commit
murder, robbery and burglary,
while Donald "Donnie" Little,
charged with facilitation to commit robbery and burglary, is
scheduled for a pre-trial hearing
at the end of May, at which time
Criminal complaints filed on a trial date will be set if he does
the day of his arrest stated that not plead guilty.
on June 6 and 9 of last year,
Burchett said that Ronald
McGuire allegedly sold 20 Little is not charged with going
asso1ted Oxycontin, carisoprodol into Branham's residence, but is
and Watson 385 hydrocodone charged in a separate indictment
tablets to a confidential police that is related to the incident.
informant.
"As Mr. Bartley said last
McGuire was indicted in Friday," said Burchett in referDecember on individual counts ence
to
Pike
County
of second- and third-degree traf- Commonwealth's Attorney Rick
ficking in a controlled substance, Bartley, "we believe that Ms.
but accepted the common- Branham's death was due in part
wealth's offer and pleaded guilty to her involvement as a witness
Friday. He was sentenced by in a federal prosecution."
Johnson Circuit Judge Harold S.
the
As
reported
by
Burks to 60 days in jail to run Williamson Daily News on
concurrent on amended counts April 6, 200 I, Branham was
of second- and third-degree pos- indicted for theft by deception
session of a controlled sub- for
obtaining
the
drug
stance.
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that it was a suicide."
One of several agencies which
responded to the accident
Saturday was the Floyd County
Sheriff's Department. who would
find the death to be far more personal than imagined.
"It was a shock when I got up
there and saw who it was," said
Floyd County Sheriff John K.
Blackburn. "He [Sellards] was
my nephew and I was the one
who identified him."
Blackburn said he responded
with intentions of managing the
accident, but. after realizing the
victim was a family member.
Murder
Deal gives trafficker
two months in jail
by SHELDON COMPTON
amount of drugs allegedly in her
system at the time of the crash
were returned only Friday.
Both the blood and urine
reports revealed a number of
drugs 111 Kimbler's system at the
Traa·n
Assualt
•
WEDNESDAY,
• Continued from
p1
OxyContin from Economy Drug
Store by using a bad check.
A search of U.S. District
cases showed that one of the
four, Ronald Little, had been
charged for allegedly distributing the schedule II OxyContin
on October 10, 2002, pursuant
to an affidavit signed by Special
Agent Jerel E. Hughes of the
DEA. Hughes claimed that on
July 22, he entered Little's residence in Virgie and purchased
50 OxyContin 40-milligram
tablets for which he paid
$4,290, part of which was partial payment for an additional 28
SO-milligram tablets that were
to be delivered later that
evening.
However, a notice of dismissal of the criminal complaint
was filed on Nov. l, at London.
removed himself and his department from any related investigations.
Other agencies responding to
the accident Saturday included
the Allen Fire Department and
Respond Ambulance Service.
Funeral visitation for Sellards
was held Monday and burial at
Sellards Cemetery at Endicott
will be held off until tomorrow to
allow family members time to
arrive.
The accident remains under
investigation by KSP Trooper
Shaun Little.
under the brand name Valiun);
0.014 milligrams of nor
diazepam. a metabolite of
diazepam; and 1.16 milligrams of
meprobamate. an anti-anxiel'
medication often sold under tHe
brand name r..quanil, all detecteq
from blood samples taken aftet
the accident. Urine samples take1i
after the accident also revealed
traces of carisoprodol: fluoxetine-,
an antidepressant often sol~
under the brand name Prozac'
hydrocodone, an anti-inflammatory medication with opiate
effects found in numerous med·
ications such as Vicodin and
Lortab; promethazine. an anti
allergy medication sold under th~
brand name Phenergan; and
meprobamate. according to the
report.
Court officials said Monday
that Sparks' injuries from the
wreck were extensive and that he
has yet to return to work. but did
elaborate any further.
Pro-Fitness
ULTI PORTS
History
• Continued from
p2
teur athlete.
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Jim Fowler is 71. Actor JeanPaul Belmondo is 70. Actress
Michael Learned is 64. Country
singer Margo Smith is 61.
Country singer Hal Ketchum is
50. Actor Dennis Quaid is 49.
Humorist Jimmy Tingle is 48.
Golfer Severiano Ballesteros is
46. Actress-model Paulina
Porizkova is 38. Actress Cynthia
Nixon is 37. Rock singer Kevin
Martin (Candlebox) is 34.
Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam
is 24. Actor Ryan Northcott is
23. Actress Kristen Stewart is
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Wortn Repeating ...
tiThe man who is
too old to learn was
probably always too old
to learn"
-Henry Hoskins
'Amendment '1
of
CatYJress sha(( make 110 (aw respectinB an esta6[tshment
re(itJion, orl.rohi6iting the free exercise thereof. a6ridtJ111f3 tfie freedom
press; or the ritJfit of tfie pe•y(e to yeacea6(y assem6fe, and to petition the aovernment Jor a redress arievances.
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GERAL.DO RIVERA,
REPORTI~G LIVE ~ROM KUWAIT,
W~ERE I AM U~DER
~EAVY ~IRE ...
Fletcher
fails
first test
During his short campaign for governor, U.S. Rep.
Ernie Fletcher has tried to position himself as the candidate who will change the way business is conducted in
Frankfort.
His job as a federal representative gives Fletcher experience in politics, but distances him from the partisanship
that has gridlocked state government. As a Republican,
he isn't hamstrung by the problems of Gov. Paul Patton
or Democratic expectations that come from decades of
uninterrupted control of the Governor's Mansion.
Fletcher wants to be the outsider with strong inside
connections and ties to the state. He's parlayed this image
into front-runner status.
Yet, in his first real crisis as a candidate, Fletcher has
not only dropped the ball, he's dropped it in a fashion
that resembles politics as usual in Kentucky.
Fletcher's first choice for running mate, Hunter Bates,
has been ruled ineligible because of residency issues ...
The bigger issue, however, is what this says about
Fletcher. Bates' residency status was brought into question by a lawsuit filed by University of Louisville student
Curtis Shain and later joined by state Rep. Bob
Heleringer, another candidate for lieutenant governor.
Rather than addressing the issue when first raised, the
Fletcher campaign instead chose to attack Republican
opponents Rep. Steve Nunn and former Jefferson County
Judge-Executive Rebecca Jackson.
The Fletcher campaign asserted that the lawsuit was
politically motivated. It may have been, but just because
an opponent raises an issue for political reasons doesn't
mean he or she isn't right.
Is this how Fletcher will choose to handle a crisis or a
tough policy debate if elected governor? Will he tackle it
head-on in a forthright manner, or will he simply revert
to the finger-pointing that is far too prevalent already in
state government?
If he truly wants to change the climate of state government, to be a different type of leader, Fletcher will need
to learn from mistakes made in the Bates incident.
- The Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro
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The arch of
accountability
It's probably not a bad idea to take
time to apologize to the readers of this
newspaper on behalf of Floyd County
Jailer Roger Webb, because if you're
waiting for an apology from the man
himself, you might want to invest in a
comfortable chair.
Webb decided it would be in your
best interest not to hear what was discussed during his private meeting with
Judge-Exec Paul Hunt Thompson about
how to fix problems with the jail. He
used words like "political" and "foolishness" when talking about the news coverage the subject has recently received
and then clammed up until the doors
were closed.
failing to make a profit and draining
Since you could only be given choppy. after-the-fact accounts of what went
money from the county are hardly one
on at that meeting, I apologize.
and the same.
We stayed until they told us to leave.
Such a substantial amount of money
It was the best we could do.
taken from the county fund means
that things like road and conAs for Webb's version of how
important the issue is for resistruction projects, which would
dents of this county, J am
ultimately serve to improve the
inclined to agree with
quality of lives, must be set
Thompson ... $1.25 million is
aside. Slamming the door on
not "foolishness", especially
the public when these deciwhen it's coming out of taxpaysions hang in the balance is just
er's pockets.
wrong.
On the other hand, I
Certain details of the
also agree when Webb
meeting trickled your
says the jail was not built
way, and those were
to turn a profit for the
probably comprehensive
county. Ideally, the jail's
';"'""~• '''· enough to say that relafunction it to provide a
little was lost from
SHELDONCOMPTON tively
place where lawbreakers
the political cold-shoulcan be taken so that they
dering you were made to
are off the streets and apart from society endure, but the most significant loss until their crimes can be dealt with prop- that of accountability - cannot be so
erly. It's not a McDonald's or a WalMart and was never intended to be, but
(See STICKS, page nine)
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State government,
at your service
G u e s t
by SEN. JOHNNY RAY
TURNER
As Eastern Kentucky tries,
in a variety of ways, to free
itself from the substance
abuse is crippling our area,
the State Senate took a step
forward with the passage of
SB114.
The bill, which I sponsored during the recent legislative session, will do away
with the requirement for a
master's degree for those who
want to obtain certification as
drug and alcohol counselors,
creating a bigger pool of people interested in helping others overcome addictions to
drugs and alcohol..
This is a small, but significant change, particularly for a
rural area where it can be difficult to find qualified counselors. In addition, in these
times of tight budgets. the
law has no cost associated
with it.
The Appalachian region is
home to some of the nation's
worst prescription drug abuse.
Recent newspaper reports
show that, over the past four
years, six eastern Kentucky
counties led the nation in the
amount of narcotics received
per person.
For many of our neighbors, these numbers are much
more than statistics in a
newspaper- they're all too
real. We need to work
together to continue to
address this problem.
Watch for the blue
ribbon
Each year, close to 3 million reports of suspected child
abuse are filed in the United
States. Many more cases may
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Times.
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never get reported.
The Kentucky State
Police, in partnership with
Prevent Child Abuse
Kentuck), as well as dedicated child advocates throughout
the Commonwealth and
across the nation, recognize
April as National Child
Abuse Awareness and
Prevention Month.
All Kentucky State Police
vehicles will adorn a blue
antenna ribbon as a constant
reminder of the hidden dangers that can threaten our
most vulnerable citizens.
I join the Kentucky State
Police in encouraging the
public to get involved. There
is a lot you can do to help
prevent child abuse. You can
know the warning signs of
child abuse and report it. Be a
nurturing parent. Reach out to
your neighbors. Take part in
prevention efforts. Most
importantly, protect your own
children from abuse.
Spring cleaning
for safety
We look forward to spring
for many reasons- sunshine,
baseball, flowers in the gar-
den and spring cleaning.
Kentucky Cabinet for
Health Services officials
remind those of us who are
spring cleaners that this is
also a good time to take an
inventory of medicine chests
and other areas where potentially poisonous materials
may be stored.
Every year, approximately
30 children die due to accidental poisonings in America.
Kentucky's Regional Poison
Center handled more than
71,000 calls in 2002, a
10,000-call increase compared to five years ago.
"Many poisonings happen
when adults are distracted for
just a few moments by the
telephone, doorbell, or something else. It only takes a few
moments for a small child to
grab and swallow something
that could be poisonous,"
says Dr. Rice Leach,
Kentucky's Public Health
Commissioner.
Adults must make sure
that household chemicals and
medicines are stored away
from children at all times, and
(See SERVICE, page nine)
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deemed slanderous, libelous or otherwise objectionable. Letters
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., Pregnant women face added
burden with husbands at war
·'I am scared," satd Thurber, whose husband, Army Spc . .Michael Thurber, left Fort Campbell for the
;\fiddle East in February. "I know that if he was here I still would be scared. But with him gone, I know
it's going to be harder."
by JOE BIESK
AsSOCIATED PRESS
FORT CAMPBELL
Through letters and ultrasound
pictures, 19-year-old Shawna
Thurber tries the best she can to
keep her husband updated on the
progress of the twin boys she
expects to deliver later this
spring.
And while she tries to comfort him. she and countless other
militat) wives must cope with
the trials of pregnancy knowing
that their husbands are thou• sands of miles away at war.
"I am scared," said Thurber,
whose husband. Army Spc.
.Michael Thurber, left Fort
Campbell for the Middle East in
February. "I know that if he was
here I still would be scared. But
with him gone, I know it's going
to be harder."
Among the 91 American soldiers killed since the war with
Iraq began last month, at least
five died as expectant fathers.
Every time Heidi Taylor
hears of a U.S. soldier's death,
she can't help thinking it could
be her husband. Staff Sgt.
• Duane Taylor, who is among the
more than 17,000 soldiers of the
I 0 I st
Airborne
Division
deployed in the Persian Gulf.
"That always rests on your
mind. The reality is there," said
Taylor. 23, of Fort Campbell. "I
could become a single mother
just as easy as anybody. It's horrible to think about, but it's kind
of a reality that you have to be
prepared for."
Expectant wives of deployed
soldiers face everything from
the fears of combat death to having to make important medical
~ and financial decisions without
their mate's immediate input,
said Dr. Jeffrey Weyeneth, the
University of Kentucky Medical
Center's chief resident for child
psychiatry.
And while the women watch
the war play out on television,
expectant fathers aren't there for
prenatal doctor visits, shopping
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Obese children rank
their quality of life as
low as cancer patients
by LINDSEY TANNER
AP MEDICAL WRITER
CHICAGO - Obese children rate their quality of life
with scores as low as those of
young cancer patients on
chemotherapy, a study found,
highlighting the
physical and
emotional toll of
being too fat.
Teasing at
school, difficulties playing
sports, fatigue,
sleep apnea and
other obesitylinked problems
all severely
affect obese
youngsters' wellbeing, the study
found.
While the
researchers didn't expect to find
youngsters mirroring the cliche
of the fat. happy
child, the dismal
scores were far lower than
anticipated, said lead author Dr.
Jeffrey Schwimmer, a pediatric
gastroenterologist at the
University of California in San
Diego.
"The magnitude ... is striking," Schwimmer said. "The
likelihood of significant quality-of-life impairment was profound for obese children."
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an edition devoted to obesity
studies.
It comes amid doctors'
growing concern about the
nation's obesity epidemic and
recent data suggesting 15 percent of U.S. youngsters are
severely overweight or obese.
A JAMA editorial notes that
Schwimmer's
study found that
severely obese
youngsters and
adolescents seeking obesity treatment have more
than a fivefold
increased risk of
reporting low
quality of life
than healthy
youngsters.
"It seems
clear that one of
the most comJl
pelling medical
challenges of the
21st century is to
develop effective strategies to
prevent and treat pediatric obesity," Drs. Jack and Susan
Yanovski of the National
Institutes of Health said in the
editorial.
Schwimmer's study
involved I 06 children aged 5
to 18 who filled out a questionnaire last year used by
pediatricians to evaluate quality of life issues. Parents
answered the same questionnaires, and their ratings of
their children's well-being
were even lower than the
youngsters' self-ratings.
On the 100-point questionnaire, obese youngsters scored
an average of 67 points - 16
points lower than in a group of
400 mostly normal weight
healthy youngsters. The obese
children's scores were similar
to quality of life self-ratings
from a previously published
study of about 100 pediatric
cancer patients.
Youngsters were asked to
rate things like their ability to
\\alk more than one block,
play sports, sleep well, get
along with others and keep up
in school.
Girls and boys appeared to
be equally adversely affected
by obesity.
Youngsters were aged 12 on
average, with an average
height of 5 feet 1 inch and
average weight of 174 pounds.
All had a body-mass index that
would be considered obese.
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stn'king"
Schwimmer
said. "The likelihood ofsignificant quality-oflife
impairment
was profound
for obese
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Aside from caring for their 4year-old daughter, Hannah,
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"I'm a pretty independent
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For support, many women
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Patricia Newton, national
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helped about 100 pregnant military wives nationwide since the
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THE FLOYD C OUNTY T IMES
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -A
documentary film about the
roadside slayings of a 6-year-old
girl and her parents in Greene
County will debut this week six years after the killings.
The film "Six" will be shown
7:15 p.m. Thursday at the
Valleyfest Independent Film
Festival in Knoxville.
Vidar and Delfina Lillelid
and their two children, Tabitha
and Peter, were abducted from a
rest area on Interstate 81 by six
youths from Eastern Kentucky.
They were taken to a remote area
and shot. The couple and their
daughter died; Peter was critically wounded but sun ived.
The documentary is a collaborative effort by Helen Smith, a
forensic psychologist, and filmmakers Brandon Ward and
Roman Karpynec that explores
reasons for the killings.
"This is not a Court TV. solvewho-did-it kind of piece," Ward
said. "We want to reveal the
breakdowns in the system that
occurred and use this film as a
platform. For me it's a story of
responsibility on the part of the
parents, the mental health system, the schools, the kids themselves."
The ''kids" Ward refers to are
Natasha Cornett, Karen Howell,
Joe Risner, Jason Bryant, Crystal
Sturgill and Dean Mullins. They
are serving life sentences without
possibility of parole for the murders of the Lillelid family. At the
time of the killings, they ranged
in age from 14 to 20.
The film focuses on Natasha
Cornett, not on Iy because she
was the supposed "ringleader" of
the group, but also because of
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Kearney, 23, of Little Rock, as he
walked nearby. Kearney was
arrested after witnesses in the bank
~ identified him as the man with the
trash bag, police said.
No weapon was found, and the
man at the bank never threatened
anybody, so police are unsure how
the case will be handled.
"Technically, it could be robbery, and since it is in a bank, the
FBI might also have some regulations about what we can charge
him with," said police spokesman
Robert Rawlinson.
"Either he'll be (in jail) or we
will put him in for mental evaluation," Rawlinson said. "He's not
• just going to be released."
• CHEBOYGAN, Mich. Police said two people used dog
feces to settle a grudge.
Cheboygan County prosecutors
authorized littering charges against
Frank Scott, 51, and Sharyn
Ostroske, 55. State police from the
Cheboygan post say they threw 40
plastic bags filled with dog feces
and toilet paper on the roadway in
front of another person's house.
Troopers said the campaign
began last November and extended
through January. The suspects each
face a $150 fme.
• FORT MYERS, Fla. Love was the most popular display
item at a local Wal-Mart as two
employees exchanged vows in the
apparel aisle of the discount
department store.
The jittery bride, Sandy
1l1omas, 54, walked past $11.93
NASCAR hats as the Celine Dion
song "Power of Love" played over
the intercom.
"This is absolutely fantastic,"
said the groom, Dan Harbecke, 51,
after the vows were exchanged
Saturday. " I feel so good right
now. I'm so in love."
The pair met last year in the
store's break room. She works in
women's apparel and he works in
dairy.
Collins-Stout Engagement
Charles and Paula Collins of Prestonsburg, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Heather Lynn Collins, to
John Steven Stout, son of James and Carolyn Stout of
Prestonsburg. Heather is the granddaughter of Billy Paul
and Doris Collins of Somerset, and Burton and Mary
Collins of Minnie. John is the grandson of Steve and the
late Wilda Stout of Martin, and Helen and the late John
I son of Martin. A summer wedding is planned.
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They originally planned to get
married on the beach but the store
manager suggested Wal-Mart. It
seemed appropriate.
Thomas' brother wasn't surprised at her choice in weddings.
"She wanted to do something
different," said George Mabardy,
61, of Cape Coral. "That's what
my sister does."
• SALEM, Ore. - A homeless man billed for $6 million in
taxes by the Internal Revenue
Service has been notified it was a
mistake.
John Ramer, known as the "six
million dollar man" by his buddies
at the Union Gospel Mission in
Salem, was told Friday that his
$5,981, 104.02 tax bill was an error
and he owed nothing.
The IRS refused to comment
on the case, but an agency spokeswoman previously confumed that
they were looking into Ramer's
complaints.
Ramer, 30, said the agency's
Taxpayer Advocate Service traced
the source of the mistake to an
employer's computer glitch in
1994.
The problem started with some
malfunctioning magnetic tape.
Instead of reporting earnings of
$35 to the IRS for a few hours
work at a bowling alley, the mistake ballooned Ramer's pay to
more than $2 million. Penalties
and interest boosted the tax
amount into the $6 million range.
"It was just the luck of the
draw that it happened to me,"
Ramer said.
His former boss said he didn't
remember Ramer's brief stint
behind the snack counter, but he
did recall there were some problems with the company's W-2
forms about 10 years ago.
Despite wide publicity about
the case, Ramer says his financial
situation has not improved. He
said a television reporter bought
him lunch, and someone gave him
aT-shirt that says, ''I'm not really
a bum, but I play one on TV."
• ATLANTA - The green
tree frog isn't the official amphibian of Georgia - yet.
Amid intense partisan debates
on the flag, redistricting and the
budget, a handful of quirky bills
- including the tree frog legislation - are making their way
slowly through the General
Assembly.
Atlanta Democrat Rep. John
Noel was so upset that he could
not get sweet tea at a restaurant
that he and four co-sponsors filed
a bill that would make it a misdemeanor "of a high and aggravated
nature" not to offer sweet tea in
any restaurant that serves iced tea.
The punishment for such an
egregious offense? Up to 12
months in jail. Noel's bill is pending in the House Economic
Development and Tourism
Committee.
The only active police officer
in the Legislature, Rep. Victor
Hill, D-College Park, wants to
crack down on massage parlors
that stay open all night. Hill wrote
12 pages of rules he says will protect reputable therapists but drive
out the neon-lit establishments
that sell randy rubdowns.
There is also a push that would
make Bengal cats - a rare breed
of an Asian leopard cat - legal in
Georgia. The bill passed the
House and is in the Senate Natural
Resources and Environment
Committee.
• SAN DIMAS, Calif. He's been on the job for a while,
but it became official last week:
Bert the camel is now a Los
Angeles County Sheriff's deputy.
Bert, who weighs in at I,700
pounds, got his sheriff's ID card
after a swearing-in ceremony
Saturday during a festival in this
city 30 miles east of downtown
Los Angeles.
Bert is a member of the
Sheriff's Posse in San Dimas and
visits area schools as part of a presentation on California history,
said Nancy Fite, a member of the
Sheriff's Posse and Bert's handler.
"He's very intelligent," Fite
said.
In California, Bert's ancestors
were once part of the U.S. garrison at Fort Tejon, which operated
between 1854 and I 864, about 77
miles north of Los Angeles.
Bert joins other members of
the sheriff's four-footed force that
also includes dogs and horses.
Bert, not quite full grown at 6,
was joined at the swearing in by
two other reservists, Muffin and
Brougan, a pair of I00-pound-plus
bull mastiffs. Like Bert, the two
dogs are not crime tighters, but
public relations representatives.
access filmmakers were given to
her life.
Smith, whose book "The
Scarred Heart: Understanding
and Identifying Kids Who Kill"
contains a chapter on the killings,
had talked with Cornett. The
filmmakers also were given
access to Cornett's diaries and
spoke with her mother, Madonna
Wallen.
"I thought Madonna was one
of the strongest characters in the
film," Smith said. "She seemed to
really understand what had gone
wrong with the system. She had
tried so hard to get her daughter
into a hospital. She had called the
police hoping they would take
her to jail so she would get treatment, but they released her."
Smith said the ftlm will be
used in university classrooms and
as a training aid for mental health
and other professionals who
work with troubled youth.
The Lillelids' story and the
tragedy of their deaths are not
overlooked in the effort to try to
show why the killings occurred.
Troy Love, a close friend of the
family, talks on screen about the
family and the way their faith
shaped their lives.
Ultimately,
Ward
and
Karpynec said the film is an
effort to bring some good out of
the tragedy.
"This story will always be part
of my life," Karpynec said. "Our
duty to the Lillelids is to get
something out of it and maybe
prevent this from happening
again."
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Classes can be added.
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U.S. GOVERNMENT FORECLOSURE SALE
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2003 AT 11 :00 A.M.
AT THE SITE OF THE BELOW DESCRIBED PROPERTY
HOUSE AND LOT LOCATED AT
1674 TOWN BRANCH- PRESTONSBURG
IN FLOYD COUNTY KENTUCKY
This is a three bedroom wood siding home on public water and individual sewer. It is well located in a quiet
neighborhood. It consists of a living room, kitchen, den, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, and a laundry room. This property is considered unsuitable for the Rural Development, Rural Housing Program. This would be an excellent
buy for an investor interested in rental property or for resale after repairs.
The minimum acceptable bid for this property is $14,070.00.
Payment of the current year's property taxes are the responsibility of the purchaser.
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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, April 24, 2003, at 11 :00 am, at the property site, at 1674 Town Branch, Prestonsburg, in Floyd
County, Kentucky, in order to raise the sum of $39,268.79 principal, together with interest credit subsidy granted in the amount of $31,866.82,
plus interest in the amount of $2,723.61 as of January 22, 2002, and interest thereafter on the principal at $9.6235 per day from January 22,
2002, until the date of Judgement, plus interest on the Judgement, (principal plus interest to the.date of judgment) at the rate of 1.32o/o,
computed daily and compounded annually, until paid in full and for the costs of this action, pursuant to Judgement and Order of Sale, being
Civil Action No.02·215 ~n the Pikeville Doc~et of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, entered on February 5,
2003, 1n the case of Umted States of Amenca vs. James S. Crace and Elizabeth Crace, the following described property will be sold to the
highest and best bidder:
Acertain tract or parcel of land located at Town Branch, Floyd County, Kentucky. and described as follows:
Beginning at a large Elm tree just below the road; thence down the hill with the hne of Ben Ferguson to the creek to an iron stake; thence a
stra1gh.t li.ne to another 1ron stake at the edge of the county road; thence along the county road to the large Elm tree the po1nt of beginning.
There IS Included a 14 foot nght-of-way across the front of the property of Alvin M. Taylor and Beata Taylor.
Being the same property conveyed by Deed dated June 6, 1988, recorded In Deed Book 319, Page 508, in the Floyd County Cieri( s Offtce.
TERMS OF SALE: Ten percent (10%) of the bid price (in the form of a Cert1fied Check made payable to the U. S. Marshal) on the day of sale
with g~ and sufficient bond for the balance, bearing interest at the rate of 1.32o/o per annum until paid, due and payable in thirty (30) days
following the date of sale. Upon a default by the .Purchaser, the deposit shall be forfeited and retained by the U. s. Marshal as a part of the
proceeds of the sale, and the property shall agam be offered for sale subject to confirmation by the Court.
This sale shall.be in bar and foreclosure of allright, title, interest, estate claim, demand or equity of redemption of the defendant(s) and of all
persons cla1m1ng by, through, unde_r or aga1nst them, provided the purchase price is equal to two-th1rds of the appraised value. If the
purchase pnce IS not equal to two·thJrds of the appr~1sed value, the Deed shall contain lien in favor of the defendant(s) reflecting the nghl of
the defendant(s) to redeem dunng the period prov1ded by law (KRS 426.530). Under law, the purchaser is deemed to be 011 notice of all
matters affecting the property of record 10 local County Clerk's Office.
InqUiries should be directed to:
THOMAS W KEETH, Community Development Manager
Rural Development
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Phone: 606·886·9545
�9, 2003
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AtJ • WEDNESDAY, APRIL
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
• Continued from pS
Obesity-related
ailments
were common and included
fatty liver disease, obstructi\ e
sleep apnea, diabetes and
orthopedic problems caused by
excess weight.
"Even in the absence of
these physical conditions, children and parents reported a low
Tramble Turner
quality of life," Schwimmer
Tramble
Turner, age 90, of
said.
it~
Allen,
husband
of Tula Frances
Dr. Nancy Krebs. head of
Hobbs
Turner,
passed away
the American Academy of
Pediatrics • nutrition commit- Saturday, Apnl 5, 2003, in the
tee. said the results aren't sur- Lexington
Country
Place
prising given what is known Nursing Home, Lexington.
about self-esteem and health
He was born April 5, 1913, in
problems in obese youngsters.
tc:unou$ Hot $aba?
Hueysville (Bosco), the son of
On the other hand, Krebs
the late J.M. "Morg" Turner and
In Pueblo, the free government
said. "lt is almost becoming the
Emma
Hayes Turner. He was a
information is also hot. Dip into
norm," which may be de-stigathe Consumer Information Center
retired
Standard
Oil distributor, a
matizing obesity and making it
web site, w.v.v.pueblo.gsa.gov. You
member
of
the
Hueysville
easier for affected children to
can download all the information
Church
of
Christ,
where he
cope.
right away.
served
as
an
elder,
a
member
of
Still. the prevalence only
underscores the need to treat it, James W. Alley Lodge No. 869,
Gentr1l Services Adminbtratioo
she said.
Wayland, a 32nd degree Mason
1'11&
for 63 years, and a member of the
Martin Kiwanis Club for 40
years.
Survivors include one son,
Lionel "Joe" Turner of Ringgold,
Georgia, seven grandchildren,
Rusty Fraley, Lois Taylor, Sara
Levine, Myra Jo Hurt, Carol
Ruiz, Dr. Tramble Tom Thrner,
and Lewis Smith; 11 great-grandchildren, and three great-greatgrandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by one
Only indoor, full variety monument display in area.
daughter, Tharon "Potsy" Fraley;
Thacker Memorial Lot II Is open at Blalrtown
two brothers, Hatler Thrner and
on 23 North, across from Huntington Steel
Ezra Turner; one sister, Zeda
606-432-1800 • (800) 564-0061
Turner; two grandchildren, Bruce
Mon. thru Sat., 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fraley and Jo Betty Turner.
Funeral services for Tramble
Turner will be conducted
Wednesday, April 9, 2003, at 11
a.m., at the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel, Martin, with Clergyman
Chester Varney officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Davidson Memorial Gardens, at
Special Guests:
Ivel, under the professional care
of the Hall Funeral Home,
People know
Pueblo for ...
~us
THACKER MEMORIAL
Gospel Singing
Cow Creek Freewill Baptist Church
April 12th, 2003, at 7 p.m.
Jackson Tradition
& Tones of Faith
Martin.
(Hurley, VA)
Due To Auto Accident, The Principles
will be unable to come.
Everyone Welcome
Pastor: Nathan Lafferty
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for one more?
Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children
needs caring foster families to provide
safe and loving homes for children
and teens. The young people
come from backgrounds of
abuse and neglect. They
desperately need your love.
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·
Community
1Holy Week
I
Services
I
IMonday,NoonApril.14Friday, April18 I
till
1
~2:30p.m.
1
I Prestonsburg First Baptist Church 1
1
I
I
(Irene Cole Memorial)
1
Theme · "No Greater Love" I
I
Come share this special time of year with us
I as we celebrate and remember the last week 1
I in the life of Christ. Each service will feature 1
I a message by an area minister, plus some I
I special music. Following the service you can I
join us for light luncheon provided by area
churches. Everyone is invited!
Scheduled Speakers:
,\1l/ Father Bob Damron
Rev. Jim Sherman
... Rev. Steve Williams
Rev. Bob Carpenter
Dr. Floyd Price
Visitation is at the funeral
home, where Masonic services
were conducted Tuesday, April 8.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Shriners
Hospital for Children, 1900
Richmond Road, Lexington, Ky.
40502.
Pallbearers: Ralph Crisp, Jerry
Rice, Jerry Watts, Jeff Patton,
Bill Green, and Jeff Prater.
Honorary bearers: Rocky Hurt,
Jay Barrowman, Bryan Fraley,
John Taylor II, Rusty Fraley,
Tramble Tom Turner, Carl
Taylor, and Carl Ray Fraley.
(Paid obituary)
George Hunt
Obituaries
Louie]. Hamilton
Louie J. Hamilton, 27, of
Teaberry, died Saturday, April 5.
2003, at his residence.
Born August 31. 1975. in
Marshall, Michigan, he was the
son of Emmitt (Cat) Hamilton of
Teaberry, and the late Maxine
Reynolds Hamilton. He was a
coal miner.
Survivors in addtion to his
father, include three brothers,
Jackie Dean Hamilton, Kevin
Johnson, and Philip Hamilton,
Luther "CatBird"
all of Teaberry; three sisters,
Randa
Hamilton,
Pattie
Hall
Hopkins,
and
Sandy
Johnson,
all
Luther "CatBird'' Hall, age
of
Teaberry;
four
nephews,
67,
Longview
Drive,
Hamilton,
Corbin
Harrodsburg, husband of Jared
Hamilton,
Kevin
O'Brian
Joyce Tackett Hall, died
Saturday April 5, 2003, at Johnson, and Michael Lee
Ephriam McDowell Regional Martin; five nieces, Abrielle
Hamilton, Savannah Hamilton.
Medical Center, Danville.
He was born September 24, Keshia Johnson, Tonya Johnson,
1935, at Grethel, in Floyd and Brittany Johnson.
In addition to his mother, he
County, the son of the late
was
preceded in death by one
John and Goldie Hall. He
brother,
Forrest
Donnley
retired as a truck driver for
Hamilton.
Bizzack
Construction
Funeral services will be conCompany. His hobbies includducted
Wednesday, April 9, at
ed restoring old automobiles,
noon,
at the Samaria Old
and gardening.
Regular
Baptist Church, at
Additional
survivors
Teaberry,
with Old Regular
include
three
daughters,
Vickie Justice of Pikeville Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial will be in the John
Lisa Cummins of Danville'
' Hamilton Jr., Cemetery, at
and Elizabeth Hale of Crab
Orchard;
three brothers, Teaberry, under direction of
Edgar Hall and Roy Hall, both Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Visitation is at the church.
of Harold, and Gary Hall of
(Paid obituary)
Berea; one sister, Maggie
Adkins of Harold; two grandchildren, Kayla Cummins and
Jordan Hale; and several
Betty Lou Little
nieces and nephews.
Betty Lou Little, 65, of
Funeral services were con- Wheelwright, died Thursday,
ducted at I :00 p.m., Tuesday, April 3, 2003, at the Highlands
April 8, at Alexander & Regional
Medical
Center.
Royalty Funeral Home.
Prestonsburg.
Interment was in Spring
Born February 3, 1938, in
Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg.
Floyd County, she was a daughVisitation was at the funeral
ter of the late Oscar and Mary
home.
Belle Collins Little. She was a
(Paid obiruary)
mother and homemaker.
Survivors include four sons
and their wives, David (Chip)
Jr., and Teresa Little of Bypro,
Paul
Joe and Lora Little of Neon,
Jerry and Sandra Little of
Hicks
Paul Hicks, 33, of Garrett, Carlisle, and Steve and Tonja
died Saturday, April 5, 2003, Little of Prestonsburg; a daughat Our Lady of the Way ter and her husband, Janet Renee
and Kevin Moore of Cynthiana;
Hospital.
a
sister, Dora Sue Barnette of
Born December 22, 1969, in
Columbus,
Ohio; 10 grandchilFloyd County, he was the son
dren,
Kacie
Jo, Tara Lynn, Toni,
of Lawrence and Roxie
Whitaker Hicks. He was a dis- Melissa, Tobie Jo, Brandon.
David, Justin, Kristen and
abled tool dresser.
He is survived by his wife, Steven.
In addition to her parents, he
Sarah Crider Hicks.
was
preceded in death by four
In addition to his wife, and
brothers,
Clyde Little, John
parents, he is survived by one
Little,
Bobby
Sam Little and
son,
Mike McGuire of
Edsel
Ray
Little.
Prestonsburg; one daughter,
Funeral services were conKhayla Crider of Hueysville;
ducted
Sunday, April 6. at 1
one brother, Brent Hicks of
p.m.,
at
the Nelson-Frazier
Hueysville;
one
sister,
Funeral
Home
in Martin, with
Michelle
Handshoe
of
Ellis
Holbrook,
Chuck
Hall, and
Hueysville; two grandsons,
others,
officiating.
James Michael McGuire and
Burial was in the Little-Hall
Nathaniel Ralph McGuire; his
Cemetery
at Wheelwright.
grandmothers, Madge Hicks
Visitation
was at the funeral
of Hueysville, and Armine
home.
(Paid obituary)
Whitaker of Magoffin County.
George Hunt, 87, of Stanville,
died Sunday, April 6, 2003, at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center.
Born December 20, 1915, in
Floyd County, he was the son of
the late John B. and Sarah Lewis
Hunt. He was a coal miner.
He is survived by his wife,
Eva Coline Newsome Hunt.
Other survivors include seven
sons, Jimmy Hunt, Donald Hunt
and Gregory Hunt, all of
Stanville, Ronnie Hunt and
LeRoy Hunt, both of Stanton,
Bobby Hunt both of Tram, and
Stevie Hunt of Harold; five
In addition to his grandfadaughters, Eula Mae Spradlin
thers,
Rex Hicks and Alan
and Goldie Adkins, both of
Whitaker,
he was preceded in
Stanville, Gustavia Lewis of
death
by
one
son, Paul Blake
Stanton, Alberta Bevins of
Hicks.
Betsy Layne, and Magline
Funeral services will be conPinson of Harold; a brother,
ducted
Wednesday, April 9, at
Harvey Hunt of Tram; three sis2
p.m.,
at the Nelson-Frazier
ters, Ocie Pelphrey and Callie
Funeral
Home, Martin, with
Cecil, both of Florida, and Ruby
Jimmy
Hall,
and others, officiHunt of Michigan; 31 grandchilating.
dren, 27 great-grandchildren;
Burial will be in the Hicks
four step-grandchildren, and
Family
Cemetery, at Garrett,
nine step-great-grandchildren.
under
direction
of NelsonIn addition to his parents, he
Frazier
Funeral
Home.
was preceded in death by one
Active pallbearers: Brent
son. William Lee Hunt; three
Hicks,
Tim Hicks, David
brothers, Roland Hunt, Thomas
Howard,
Eric Conley, Jacolb)
J. Hunt and John Henry Hunt;
Qualls,
Perry
Crider, Roger
and two sisters. Laura Akers and
Crider,
and
Michael
McGuire.
Elavine Gunnels.
Honorary
pallbearers:
Funeral services will be conCrider,
Brent
ducted Thursday, April 10, at 11 Belvra
Handshoe,
Clarence
Hicks,
a.m., at the Nelson-Frazier
Miller,
Lawrence
Funeral Home in Martin, with Jimmy
Hicks,
Donald
Collins,
Brett
Jack Hunt and Jim Smith officiCollins,
Christian
Collins,
ating.
McKinster,
Jack
Burial will be in the Davidson John
Osborne,
Rodney
Osborne,
Memorial Gardens at Ivel,
under direction of Nelson- Dusty Hale, B.J. Crider, and
all employees of R & J Well
Frazier Funeral Home.
Service.
(Paid Obit•
Visitation is at the funeral
uary)
(Paid obiruary)
home.
.
Bertha (Ted) Wallen
Wright
Bertha (Ted) Wallen Wright, -~
9 I, of Garrett, died Friday, April ,
4, 2003. at Highlands Regional 1
Medical Center. Prestonsburg.
Born December 21, 1911 , in
Floyd County. she was the
daughter of the late Lee and
Lizzy Ratliff Wallen. She was a l
homemaker, and a member of J
the Stone Coal Old Regular 11
Baptist Church, at Garrett.
She was preceded in death by •
her husband, Elder Malcom
Wright.
Survivors include one brother, ;~
Russell Wallen of Garrett; and :
one sister, Audrey May Hicks of :
Garrett.
1n addition to her parents and ~
•
husband, she was preceded in :
death by four brothers. Eugene C
Wallen, Beverage Wallen, •
Lawrence Wallen, Earl Wallen; :
and three sisters, Gertie :
•
Vanderpool, Artie Patrick, and .•
Virgie Shepherd.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, April 7, at 11
a.m., at the Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home. \1artin with ~
ministers of the Old Reoular ~
Baptis.t Churc.h officiating. "'
~"
Bunal was m the Scott Family ~
Cemetery, at Garrett. under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral •!
home.
(Paid obituary)
~
i
I
I
---------Freda Conley Scott
II
Freda Conley Scott, age 78, of
Stone Coal Road, Garrett, widow ~
of Lessley B. 0. Scott, passed ~
away Friday, April 4. 2003, at 1
Our Lady of the Way Hospital. ~
Martin.
She was born March 10. 1925, 1:
in Garrett, the daughter of the late •
Pearl Conley and Kate Robinson ~
Conley.
~
Survivors include one son ~
' '"
Charles D. Martin of Homer, ,.
Michigan; one brother, Millar<i$!
Conley of Albion. Michigan; one ~
sister, Aileen Howard of Garrett; ;
two grandchildren. Tina Marie~.
Rocco and Angela Elaine Warren; :
three
great-grandchildren.
Samuel David Rocco, Garrett :
Michael Warner, and Lauren !.
Noelle Warner.
:•
Funeral services for Freda ~
Conley Scott were conducted
Monday, April 7, at 1 p.m., at the
Hall Funeral Home Chapel.
Martin, with Clergymen Bethel
Bolen, Jerry Manns, and Donnie
Hackworth officiating.
Burial was in the Scott
Cemetery, Stone Coal Road, at ~
Garrett, under the professional
care of the Hall Funeral Home,
Martin.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
Pallbearers: Rodney Robinson,
Kevin
Warner.
Les
Handshoe, Cal Jordan, Jerry
Hackworth, and Glen Hack(Pa•d obuuary)
worth.
J.
J
Rickey D. Conley
Rickey D. Conley. 47, of Garrett, died Thursday, April 3. 2003, at
the VA Medical Center, in Huntington, West Virginia.
•
H~ was born ~ovember 14, 1955, at Lackey. the son of Cloytene
Daniels Conley of Lackey; and the late Neve Conley. He was a general laborer, and a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors, in addition to his mother, include a son, Rickey Steven
Conley of Garrett; two daughters, Deona Renee Dobson of Vest and
S~san De~ise Hamilton of Morehead; three brothers, Jeff Conl~y of
Luna, Oh1o, Melvin Conley of Wapakoneta, Ohio. and Jimm) Lee
Con.ley of Lackey; two grandchildren, Justin Dwayne Slone, and
Apnl Renee Slone; and a special friend, Ray Owens of Garrett.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, April 6, at 11 a.m .• at
th~ .Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home, Martin, with Regular Baptist
mmisters officiating.
Burial was in the Scott Cemetery, at Garrett, under direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral home. <P..Ud obituary)
FLOYD COUNTY
CATHOLICS
FIRST ASSEMBLY
OF GOD
WELCOME YOU
Martin, Kentucky
Sunday School ........10 a.m.
Sunday Service ........11 a.m.
Sunday Night .............6 p.m.
Wednesday Family Night
Royal Rangers
Mlsslonettes
Pastor: Lorle Vannucci
ST. MARTHA CHURCH
Water Gap
Masses: 5 p.m., Sat.; 11 :15 a.m.
Sunday
285-3051
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Sticks
• Continued f1om p4
easil) me~surc I.
Understand<tbly, not all coun
ty decisions are going to take
place in a public forum. There are
some things - such as personnel
matters - that need to be worked
through one-on-one, but those
moments should be carefully cho·
~n and always later explained to
the public. Most important!), closet troubleshooting about county
business should never assist in
clouding the levels of responsibility.
If mismanagement on the part
of the jailer aided in this current
financial sinkhole, then so be it No
one is immune to mistakes, and the
public can be surprisingly quick to
understand the nature of such
human frailty. But going behind
closed doors to save face while fig-
uring out how to cv~rect lhcm is
something the puhhc s 1011ld never
be made to accep4 nom '":r how
much time is given.
It's very adequate and telling,
then, to see how AT&T Chainnan
Michael Annstrong reminds himself of how important responsibility can be.
He's fond of remembering the
Romans.
Annstrong reminds himself
that in ancient Rome, whenever
workers finished building an arch
and the final piece was being lifted
into place, the engineer assumed
accountability for the success or
failure of his job in the most profound way possible.
He stood under the arch.
We could use some more
folks like that.
Yesterday you were my 11Myear-oldYou became my big 12-year-old
grandson.
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new program Monday that he
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swallO\\. something that is
potentiall) harmful.
"We can't emphasis enough
the importance of the new tollfree number for poison control
centers and the need to keep it
posted in a hand) place," said
Rick Sptller. director of
Kentucky's Regional Poison
Center. " If you need poison
control help, call l-800-2221222 immediately.
I'm always interested in what
you have to say. Contact me
through the General Assembly's
toll-free message line at (800)
372-7181. or via e-mail at johnnyray.tumer@lrc.state.ky.us.
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deal with illegal drug use in
Eastern Kentucky.
Congress appropnatcd $8
million to fund the program in
Feburary.
Rogers said the mone) will
Republicans
hold spotlight in
ftrst KET forum
by CHARLES WOLFE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON - The four
Republican candidates for governor got a chance to pitch themselves to a statewide audience
Monday night in the first of a
series of forums on Kentucky
Educational Television.
Candidates Ernie Fletcher,
Rebecca Jackson, Steve Nunn
and Virgil Moore fielded questions from panelists and one
another for an hour, all trying to
play to their perceived strengths.
Fletcher, the congressman
from central Kentucky's Sixth
District, promoted the new running mate he introduced earlier
in the day - former U.S.
Attorney Steve Pence of
Louisville. Fletcher urged voters
to consider their combined "life
experiences" - Pence's years
as a prosecutor and his own
career as an Air Force pilot,
engineer and physician.
Jackson, a former Jefferson
County clerk and judge-executive, talked at length about efficiency in government offices.
Moore, a state senator from
Leitchfield, rallied against taxation. Nunn, a state representa-
be used to create the Unlawful
Narcotics
In vestigatton
Treatment & l::ducation program. which wtll bring together
ke) pia) ers in an effort to thwart
what he descnbed as a drug epidemic swcepmg through the
region.
"The drug epidemic is the
\\Orst scourge we've ever faced
in southern and
Eastern
Kentucky," Rogers said. "These
drugs have torn families apart.
ruined lives. and stretched the
resources of law enforcement
and social service agencies to
the absolute limit."
Rogers referred to the program as Operation UNITE, say-
tive from Glasgow, said he was
the most candid of the lot.
Nunn was the only candidate
to say that a higher cigarette tax
should be considered and that
the tax code should be revamped
to increase its "elasticit) .. - a
(See DEAL, page eleven)
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A Floyd Countian
"let's Get The Vote Out For Jimmy"
{120 counties)
There will be a public viewing
of McDowell Elementary's
Comprehensive School
Improvement Plan on April1 0,
2003, from 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Anyone interested in viewing
the plan may report to the
school during the time listed.
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labor is to be there and to touch
her and hold her hand," Newton
said. "But if that person is not
there to do those two crucial
points then they're already starting out with a great loss."
Thurber's
mom,
Susan
Skirvin, said she plans to move
in with her daughter, who also
has three dogs to care for, within
the next month. Her daughter's
due date is in early June.
"The biggest thing I think is
trying to keep her spirits up,
because he's not here," Skirvin
said. "Mom and dad can do so
much, but we can't replace
Mike."
Ideally, couples who have
time to plan for a lengthy
deployment can prepare by
anticipating some major decisions, said Weyeneth, whose
wife, Jennifer, went through
parts of her pregnancy while he
was away in the Navy.
Thankfully, Thurber said, she
and her husband had time to settle on the t\vins' names, Breyan
Reed and Brentin Allen. She
also had her sons' room decorated in a Winnie the Pooh motif,
and already has the cribs and
dressers ready to go.
"We made sure we discussed
all that before he left," said
Thurber, who has spoken to her
husband just once since he
deployed.
Meanwhile, Taylor said she
hopes to speak with her husband
before her June due date because
she wants to change the baby's
planned name from Savanah
Grace to Lana Ashton.
"I've been joking that if I
don't get to talk to him before
then he' II just get a Red Cross
message that says. 'Sorry.
honey, I changed the name,"' she
said.
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Jury finds Paintsville doctor guilty
of illegally prescribing drugs
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LONDON A doctor
accused of illegally prescribing
pills to Eastern Kentucky drug
addicts was found guilty on
Monday by a jury in U.S.
District Court in London.
After more than seven hours
of deliberation, jurors convicted
Dr. Yakov Drabovskiy of one
count of conspiracy to illegally
distribute prescription drugs
and two counts of writing prescriptions without legitimate
medical reason. The jury acquitted Drabovskiy of one count
involving money laundering
and one count of Medicaid
fraud.
Drabovskiy faces up to 20
years in prison. U.S. District
Judge Karen Caldwell scheduled sentencing for Oct. 23.
Drabovskiy, who defended
himself in the trial, worked with
Dr. Frederick Cohn in a
Paintsville clinic. Both were
charged in the case.
One witness said the doctors
routinely gave patients prescription slips for drugs that were
written out before their examinations, if examinations were
done.
That witness, Regina Lowe,
a former office manager at the
clinic, said so many people
jammed in to see the doctors
that the waiting room often had
standing room only, while other
patients lined up on the walk
outside.
Authorities raided the clinic
in August 200 I , as part of an
effort to crack down on doctors'
fueling prescription drug abuse
in eastern Kentucky by illegally
prescribing pills. Those doctors,
police said, were a key source
of legal drugs being diverted for
illegal sale.
Cohn and Drabovskiy were
indicted together on charges
including conspiracy to illegally
prescribe drugs, prescribing
drugs for no legitimate medical
reason and scheming to defraud
Medicaid by submitting false
bills.
Between November 1999
and Aug. 2, 2001, the doctors
banded out prescriptions for
more than 5 million pills, the
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Card of Thanks
We, the family of the late Adam Wright would like to extend
our heartfelt appreciation to all those who helped in any way ""
during the loss of our loved one. We appreciate all the flowers,
food, and kind words. A special thanks to Clergyman Mark
Tackett for his comforting words, the Sheriff's Department for
their assistance in traffic control, and the Hall Funeral Home of
Martin, Ky. for the wonderful job, and as always, the professional, courteous service.
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term that means taxes are tied to
the parts of the economy that
grow.
''You deserve honest, intelligent answers ... and you're not
getting it here tonight except
with Steve Nunn," Nunn said.
The issue of Fletcher's running mate engendered its share
of discussion. Pence replaced
Hunter Bates on the Fletcher
slate nfter a judge declared that
Bates did not meet constitutional residency requirements for a
lieutenant governor.
Nunn, who is trying in court
to block Fletcher from continuing with Pence or any other substitute running mate, said he was
doing so to uphold the constitution and "the rule of law."
Fletcher defended his choice
of Bates, whom he called "a
Kentuckian
through
and
through." He said he disagreed
with the ruling on Bates' residency and would have challenged it but ran out of time.
All four candidates professed
opposition to abortion and none
expressed any support for
expanded gambling.
In some cases, responses
were notable for what was left
unsaid.
For
example,
Jackson
declined to directly answer a
question about how much
money, if any, running mate
Robby Rudolph, a prosperous
businessman from Murray, was
willing to put into their campaign. Jackson conceded that
she lags in fund raising behind
Fletcher but said, "We will have
what we need when we need it."
Moore, in a follow-up round
of comments on abortion, never
mentioned the subject and chose
instead to reiterate his opposition to taxes.
The four Democratic candidates - Ben Chandler, Bruce
Lunsford, Jody Richards and
Otis Hensley - are invited to a
forum on KET next Monday
night.
indictment said.
Cohn, 70, pleaded guilty in
federal court in February to
conspiring to illegally distribute
pills, as well as other charges. ~
He is awaiting sentencing.
However, Drabovskiy, a
Russian national, decided to
fight the charges. The court also
provided
interpreters
to
Drabovskiy, who speaks some
English but cross-examined
witnesses in Russian.
Cohn and Drabovskiy sometimes saw more than 150
patients a day. The two often
saw patients for as little as three
minutes and prescribed pills at
the rate of 45,000 a day, investigators have said.
~
Lowe estimated Cohn saw
75 to 80 percent of the patients.
Former
employees
said
Drabovskiy often spent much
more time examining his
patients than Cohn did.
THE FAMILY OF ADAM WRIGHT
Card of Thanks
The family of Evelyn Combs Griffie wishes to gratefully
acknowledge the thoughtfulness and kindness of friends, relatives, and neighbors, in the loss of our loved one. Thanks to all
who gave food, flowers, prayers, or spoke comforting words. We
deeply appreciate you all. A special thanks to the Regular Baptist
ministers for their comforting words, the Sheriff's Department
for their assistance in traffic control, and the Hall Funeral Home
for their kind and professional care.
,
THE FAMILY OF EVELYN COMBS GRIFFIE
Card of Thanks
We, the family of Paul Edward ''Pete" Lemaster, wish to take
this means to express our appreciation to all of you who came
to our assistance following Pete's tragic death.
To our wonderful Mountain Christian Academy family, we
can only say thanks for being so kind and generous. To Dr.
Tiller, Pam, staff, and students at MCA, your love and prayers
sustained us; your presence lifted our spirits. And to the friends
who were there for Katie and Zach, thanks for being such great
friends.
To the people of Pleasant Home Baptist Church, we'll be forever grateful for your surrounding arms that held us up and gave
us hope for tomorrow. And to Brother Mark, Brother Polk, Ron,
Mary, and Denise, the words you spoke, and the beautiful
singing, brought comfort to our hearts; you gave us a lovely service to remember. And to Mike and his kitchen crew, thank you
guys, for the great food you prepared for us.
To the owners and employees of Action Petroleum, we are so
very grateful for your generosity and kindness.
To our neighbors at Rolling Acres subdivision, we were so
touched by the love you showed us, and we will be eternally
grateful to all of you.
To Hall Funeral Home, we appreciate the personal and professional way you handled the funeral of our beloved Pete.
To all of our friends who brought food, sent flowers, held our
hands, stood and cried with us, there is no way we can express
our tremendous thanks, but we will always remember.
And finally, to all of Pete's CB buddies out there, especially
Snowman, Baby Huey says thanks.
THE LEMASTER FAMILY
Wife, Janie; children, Katie and Zachary;
father, Paul Lemaster, and brothers,
Herb and David Lemaster.
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present to testify on behalf of the
commonwealth.
Goble testified that he \\as
out
to
Highlands
called
Regional Medical Center on
March 14 to i1nestigate a possi ble rape. He testified that the
">alleged victim told him that she
went to England's residence on
Drugs
that Thomsbury then retumecl w1th
three ounces of cocaine. Both
Slone and Thornsbut)' were
charged from this transaction.
Det. Underwood stared that Det.
Hunter traveled to Michael
"Whitie" Slone's on Feb. 21, and
requested an "eight-ball" of
~ cocaine, which wa-; pro' ided at
Jacks Creek. in Bevins\ ille.
The defendant's attomc} questioned the e\'idence of the 10\Cstigation inclucling validation of the
authenticity of the substance.
Underwood sa1d that KSP has
video and audio evidence and that
the substance. which smelled and
.
March 13 to fill out an application for a job in which she would
talk to a person in an internet
chatroom '' ith her photo posted
for 'ie\\ in g. She told Goble that
she was promised $250 to fill
out the applicatiOn.
Goble testified that the
woman told him that upon her
arri\ al. England told her that he
had chosen her name from a
\\ ebsite modeling agency and
that he wanted her to model for
a "horror flick" as well as for
"Miss WWW America: Part}
Girls", to which she allegedly
declined .
According to Goble, England
allegedly insumated that the
woman looked nervous and
offered her a green liquid substance in a red cup to calm her
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looked as others obtained in the down. Goble testified that the
investigation, is cun-ently being female related that she became
nauseated by the substance and
tested.
went to the restroom to vomit,
Baharaspan requested a bond
reduction for the defendants, but where she passed out.
When she awoke, Goble testiAssistant Count} Attome} Jimmy
fied. she allegedly found herself
Marcum objected as David Slone
in England's bed. where he had
and Randy Thornsbury are not elidisrobed
her to her pant1es and
gible for bond pursuant to other
had
placed
her hand in his pants.
charges.
She reportedly stated to Det.
Judge Enc Hall left the bond
Goble that she became upset and
amounts at $250.000 cash.
England inforn1ed her that he had
Underwood stated that the other
performed oral sex on her for an
two Ill\ olved in the investigation,
hour.
Harold Thornsbury and Vernon
Goble stated that a green subSlone. had waived their right to a
stance was found in the refrigerpreliminary hearing.
ator and is currently being tested.
Upon questioning from Leta
Baharaspan. a public defender
acting on England's behalt:
Goble reported that a rape kit had
been performed on both the
alleged victim and England, who
had submitted for testing. and a
blood test had not shown drugs to
be in her system.
However, Goble said daterape drugs have to be tested for
separately, and that all the tests
were currently being reviewed in
the Kentucky State Police forensics lab in Frankfort.
Goble reported that when he
served the charges, England was
cooperative and stated that he
"he had done nothing" and had
"no complaints against a search'',
offering that the pOlice should
remove anything the)' saw fit to
examine. Police removed video,
discs and computers from the
home as possible evidence.
Upon questioning concerning
the photo offered to England for
the website chatroom, Goble
stated that he had not seen the
photo, but evidence at the scene
included an envelope sent to
England that contained photos of
the victim, some of which were
nude and of a sexual nature.
England had told Goble that
he had contacted the victim for
the party girls video and she
wanted to be the cover. However,
when he refused, she retaliated
with the sex abuse charges.
In a separate incident, Donnie
Pinion testified against England
for not returning a tanning bed
that his daughter, Amanda
Pinion, had taken to the resi-
Man accused of numerous
attacks against family
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WAITER
GRETHEL - A Branhams
Creek man has been arrested on a
myriad of charges for allegedly
terrorizing a Grethel family.
Christopher L. Clark, 25, is
charged with theft, two counts of
terroristic threatening, menacing,
fourth-degree assault and criminal mischief for separate incidents.
According to court documents, Clark took a shotgun
belonging to Irene Sparks on
FEMA closing local office
by JARRID DEATON
STAFF WAITER
MARTIN The Small
Business Administration will be
closing its temporary disaster
assistance office in Martin on
Thursday.
According to SBA Disaster
Area Director Michael C. Allen.
the needs of the community
have apparently been met in
regards to disaster assistance.
"We keep our offices open as
long as there appears to be a
need for SBA to be there. We've
seen almost no one at this loca-
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STAFF WAITER
PIKEVILLE
A South
Williamson man was arrested at
Pikeville Methodist Hospital for
allegedly tJying to trade pills for
food.
According to court documents,
James Dotson Jr., 49. was arrested
on April I , after police went to
Pikeville Methodist to serve
Dotson with an emergency protective order. However, officers found
him in the custody of security for
allegedly attempting to to trade
pills for food.
The pills, identified as being
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Welcoming Ceremony - City Park, 5-6 p.m.
Annua l Hillbilly Square Dance - Western, _
8:30 - l I p.m. Hambley Athletic Center
F irewor ks Show - At dark, rescheduled in case
of rain.
Music - From 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Amateur musicians and dance contest.
Quilt Show - From 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Pike
County Extension Office (148 Trivette Drive)
Bike, Car & Truck Show - Located at
the Mark III from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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Hillbilly Music- City park area. 10 a.m.- II p.m.
Open stage: all hillbilly and acoustic musicians
welcome; featuring The Mule Band,
amateur contest, and more.
Carnival - Rivertill.
Ar ts, Crafts a nd Vittles - Pikeville College Gym
(Hillbilly Clan Headquarters). Thursday and Friday.
t1on over the past few days.
That tells us we've probably
met the needs of those interested in this assistance," Allen
said.
The temporary office was set
up to ass1st people who had an)
damage from the disastrous
weather that occurred from Feb.
15 to 26. Officers at the location
provided answers to questions
about the disaster loan program
and gave out applications.
The disaster office located at
the Floyd County Community
Center in Martin will close at 6
p.m. on T hursday.
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Music - From 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Hillbilly P a rade - The climactic
eYent each year; several hours
long; usually begins at 2 p.m.
Q uilt Sho\\ - From 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Pike County Extension Office ( 148
Trivette Drive).
dence when she lived with
England. He stated that England
had failed to give him any money
toward the purchase of the
$2.900 tanning bed that he still
owed $2,800 on. and had failed
to give it back when his daughter
moved out of the home with
England.
Both cases were referred to
the grand jury.
Xana.x, were not in a proper container.
Dotson was charged with prescription in improper container,
trafficking m a controlled substance and possession of marijuana, after a search turned up an
amount in his pocket at the jail.
Dotson was originally held on a
$10,000 full cash bond, but was
later released on his own recognizance.
March 29, and committed the act
of terroristic threatening when he
said he would kill her. Clark also
allegedly slashed a tire of an
automobile belonging to Greg
Sparks on March 22. and was
swinging a board at him threatening to "knock out his brains" on
March 30.
Clark is charged with fourthdegree assault for a March 30
incident in which he allegedly
came up behind Alibia Sparks
Perry and shoved her to the
ground, causing minor injuries.
Clark is also charged with ten·oristic threatening for allegedly
telling Patricia Branham that he
would kill her.
A restraining order was issued
prohibiting Clark from bemg
within 500 feet of the complaining witnesses and their families.
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with the shirt of his unifom1
unbuttoned and that Ripkos\\Sk)'
cursed and threatened her son
before demanding he leave. Hall
insists her son wore his uniform
to school on the wrong da}. later
realized his mistake and unbuttoned and left the shirt open.
revealing his undershirt.
According to Marcum, Hall.
says the alleged outburst took
place in front of the JROTC class
and continued even after her son
had been sent to the office. lea\ ing many of the students frightened.
Marcum. who asked state
police to visit the school Friday
morning, said if the dairns are
substantiated, the count) attorne} 's office wiU most like!) take
appropriate action.
·'She wants to file a complaint, and I just told her to
exhaust every remed} possible
ftrst," Marcum said. "But I've
got the police up there right now
taking statements and if they
come back and substantiate what
she's said. we'll probably issue
charges."
All emerge from freak
accident unscathed
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WAITER
WHEELWRIGHT The
driver, his passenger and two
pedestrians were hospitalized
after a freak -.ehicle accident in
Wheelwright early Monday
evening.
According to Wheelwrigh t
police officer Randy Johnson.
Kyle Hall, of Hen Pen, was driving out of Wheelwright when
he lost control of his Dodge
pickup truck and veered off the
road near the city's old number
two store j ust below the entrance
to Otter Creek Correctional
Center.
Johnson said it appeared that
Hall's
vehicle
struck
Wheelwright resident Nathan
Stanley and a 16-year-old juvenile who was walking with
Stanley at about 5 p.m. after
leaving the city's main road.
"It's a miracle those boys are
alive." Johnson said. "It's thanks
to the good lord above that they
weren't killed."
The accident is under investigation b} Kentucky State Police
Post 9 Trooper Chris Collins,
who said drug-related charges
would be filed against Hall.
" I will definite!) be charging
him [Hall]. but probabl} not
with assault," Collins said. ··1
recovered a small amount of
marijuana after the accident. ..
Collins reported that witnesses at the scene sa1d Hall revved
the engine of his truck JUSt after
hitting a patch of'" ater along the
road and then lost control.
knoclung Stanley and the 16year-old as far as 50 feet.
"T hey couldn't even remember what happened," Coll ins
said . "One of them said they
were just standing there talking
about where they were going to
go and then the next thing they
knew they were on the ground."
All four were taken to
McDowell ARH hospital shortly
after the accident. at \\ hich time
Stanle} \Vas flown to CabeiiHuntington Hospital \\ nh head
injuries. The fou r. including
Stanle). were listed 111 "stable"
condition. according to hospital
officials.
The identit) of Hall's passenger could not be ascertained as
of press time.
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Wedd ington Square,
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ing it "will equip our law
enforcement officials, citizens
groups, and health care professionals with the resources necessary to tackle this problem
head on. UNITE is going to
help this region kick the drug
habit."
Operation UNITE, which
serves 29 counties, will create
three regional drug task forces
to do undercover investigations
and to interdict and confiscate
drugs in the Cumberland Valley
area, Kentuck) River area and
Big Sandy area.
The task forces will target
street level dealers and corrupt
health care professionals. lJ.S
Attorney Gregor) Van Tatenhove has assiened s1x assistant
federal pros;cutors to assist
overworked common'' c illth 's
attorneys with drug cases
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APRIL
9, 2003
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Community Calendar
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will no longer be accepting
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on a first-come, first-serve basis
as space permits.
cations from residents in Floyd
County, for its 2003 Summer
Volunteer Program for Home
Repair. Applicants must be homeowners. and should be able to
supply
some
materials.
Volunteers will supply the labor.
If interested, call the LINKS
office at 606-886-0 152 for more
information.
IDGHLANDS REGIONAL
MEDICAL CENTER
AARP TAX-AIDE
• April 8th: Meeting place A
& B, Mended Hearts, 6 p.m.-7
p.m.
• April 12th: Meeting place,
A & B, Healthy Living with
Diabetes, 8 a.m.- I p.m.
• April 15: Martin Room.
Highlands, S.H.A.R.E., 7 p.m.-9
p.m.
• April 17th: Meeting place
B, Laryngectomy Support Group,
5 p.m.-7 p.m.
• April 18: Meeting place B,
AARP, 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
VOLUNTEERS AT FLOYD
COUNTY LIBRARY
MAYTOWN CENTER NEWS
Volunteers from Jenny Wiley
Chapter No. 3528, AARP, are
currently available to assist in
preparing income tax forms for
elderly and low-income taxpayers on Tuesday of each week, at
the Aoyd County Library. Hours
are from 9-3:30. Bring last year's
tax return and information for
2002. The service is free.
MARTIN MASONIC
BODIES TO HONOR PAST
OFFICERS
John W. Lodge No. 950,
F&AM, and Hadassah Chapter
No. 575, Order of the Eastern
Star, at Martin, will hold Past
Masters, Past Matrons, and Past
Patrons night on Saturday, April
5, beginning at 7 p.m., at Masonic
Hall in Martin.
Dinner will be served and
entertainment will be provided.
Everyone is welcome and
encouraged to attend.
fl It IIX II IICIRII m111
SHOW YOUR PRIDE!
Volunteer to help '' ith the
PRIDE Spring Clean-Up campaign - April 12-26. Call rom
Harris, PRIDE coordmator, at
886-3537 for more infonnation.
or call I-ROO-K-PRIDE- Y. You
may also 'is it the \\ ebsite:
'" ww.k) pride.org.
Saturday, May 3
8 a.m. - 12 noon
LEONARD lAWSON CANCER CENTER
Drs. Ronald Hall and Timothy Lavender
Jackie Harrison, PA
Call for an appointment
606-218-4992 or 606-218-3560
BANK REPOS AnrJ ~~ ~~i~SE TUJ~M~INS
0
American Cancer SOCJCt)
"Relay for Life'' to hold a
Bluegrass Bash, sponsored by
Big Sandy RECC. Friday, April
I I. 7:00 p.m .. at the Johnson
County
Mtddle
School.
Lonesome 1t. Boys, Sahation
Rain, Ronnie Spriggs, 5 Miles
from ~owhere. Big Sandy RECC
Employee Trio. For ticket info..
call 7894095.
SKIN CANCER SCREENING
The Low Income Housing
Coalition of East Kentucky
(LINKS) is now accepting appli-
: Fr
s ndal op
2ND AN~UAL BLUEGRASS
BASH
"'Second Saturday of each
month - Karaoke/Line Dancing
Night.
*Last Friday of each month Friday Night Live Talent
Showcase & Jam Session. 6:30
HOME REPAIR PROGRAM
AVAILABLE
oe
to 10:00 p.m.
*Community L1brary now
open in Main Building. Monday
thru Thursda), 3-5 p.m
'PIKEVILLE
'METHODIST
'HOSPITAL
FREE to the public
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FLOYD COUNTY
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Youth soccer • page 2B
Ortega feature • page 2B
Talladega race • page 6B
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East Carter
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WMesburg P•ke Co. Cenlral
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Morgan Co.
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THUNDER RIDGE RACEWAY
Dirt track season now back on
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Floyd County Late Model driver Brandon Kinzer is a contender for Rookie of
the Year honors in the SAS. More on Kinzer appears inside today's edition.
•
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Floyd Co.
set to host
Area Games
PRESTONSBLRG - It's been
almost seven months since the last race
at Thunder Ridge Raceway. Since the
last race some major changes has taken
place. While the drivers prepared for
the 2003. JD Racing Incorporated was
in negotiations to lease the track, after
some lengthy meetings' terms were
agreed upon.
JD Racing Inc. has already began
work on preparing for the opening night
on April 19. Race fans and drivers will
immediately notice the changes when
entering the racing facility. A new rae-
ing surface is current!) being added to
the track, an upgraded PA system will
be in place and some new ideas will be
implemented that will help the racing
program run more smoothly and efficiently.
(See RIDGE, page five)
COMMITMENT
-EASTERN KENTUCKY INVITATIONAL-
Wheeler
commits
to ALC
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PRESTQ;..;SBURG - Floyd
County Special Olympics and
Prestonsburg High School will
host this year's Area 3 Games on
_, Sarurda). April 19 at the
Prestonsburg H1gh Athletic
Complex.
Some 165 athletes ''ill test
their training hoping to qualify
for the State Summer Garnes to
be held at Eastern Kentuck)
University in Richmond May 30June I .
Athlete5 from Floyd, Pike,
Letcher, Leslie. Pen·y. Knott,
;..1agoffin. Wolfe. Lee. Johnson
and Breathitt counties'' 1ll converge on Prestonsburg to shm\ease their talents hoping for the
ultimate trip to Richmond.
~ Acti\ ities '' 111 begin at 9 a.m.
with a parade of athletes followed
submitted photo
PAINTSVILLE- Senior
Brandon Wheeler played just one
season for Johnson Central High
School, but made much of the
campaign. Wheeler, who transferred to Johnson Central from
Lawrence Count) to play his
final season of prep basketball,
recently gave Alice Lloyd
College and head coach Gary
Gibson a verbal commitment.
Wheeler would have signed
with Alice Lloyd this \\ eek had
school been in session in Johnson
County. School was out in
Johnson County for Spring
Break.
Johnson Central graduates
(See GAMES. page five)
Prestonsburg won the Eastern Kentucky Invitational over the weekend in Knott County and plays in the Queen
City Classic today in Hazard. This is Prestonsburg's first season under new head coach John DeRossett.
(See ALC, page two)
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BIACKCATS OPEN
SEASON WITH TITLE
by JAMIE HOWELLL
SPORTS WRITER
Powell County senior Jeremy
Jones will play in one of nine
games in Louisville this weekend as part of the Executive Inn
AIIStar Classic. Jones is undecided on college.
•
Area players
in AllStar
Classic
HINDMAN - Don't look now but
the Prestonsburg Blackcats arc building tradition in all of the school's
sports teams this season.
The Football Cats always put a
winner on the field. The Basketball
Cats made it all the way to the regional semifinals this year and now the
Baseball Cats have opened the 2003
season with a tournament title in
Hindman in the Eastern Kentuck)
Invitational Tournament. Prestonsburg
scored 54 rune; in the four games
played in the tournament. The
Blackcats also got solid pitching
enroute to the title.
The championship game pitted the
Blackcats against the Whitesburg
Yellowjackets. The game was played
in a driving rainstorm and had to be
called after five innings with the
scored tied at 5-5. but tournament
rules gave the title to Prestonsburg on
total runs scored in the four games.
Prestonsburg got things going in a
hurry. scoring three runs in the first
inning.
Prestonsburg put two runners on
base via \\alks and Adam Dixon followed with a three-run shot for the
Cats. Joey Willis got the ball for
Coach John DeRossett in the finals
and threw a strong game for the cats as
Whitesburg was only able to put one
(See TITLE. page four)
. . ..
BLACKCAT NOTES
Prestonsburg had a game in Pike County rained out after four innings of play on
Tuesday. The team is scheduled to play in the Queen City Classic this week.
GOLF
HAP to host
golf tourney
Saturday
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
ALLEN - Harold-Allen-Prater
Little League will host a golf
tournament Saturday at Stumbo
Park in Allen.
The league invites residents in
Floyd and surrounding counties to
join new league president Mike
Jarrell for a day of golf and fellowship. Proceeds from the event
go to HAP Little League. The
annual golf event is the biggest
fundraiser for the league.
Prize money in the tournament
will be awarded as follows: Firstplace - $1 ,000; Second-place $750; Third-place- $500. There
will also be a chance to win
$10,000 with a hole-in-one con
(See HAP, page four)
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
r OUISVILLE - fhts
year's Executive Inn AIIStar
Cla:ssic ''ill be held Saturday
at Manual High School. A
tot<tl of nine games arc scheduled with the final two games
of the day featuring some of
the state's top senior talent.
But the young talent will
also be present.
Shelby Valley sophomores
Kelsey friend. Seth Kiser and
Patrick fackett will join East
R idgc sophomore Aaron
Brown on the West Team in
Game 3 (Class 2005) at 12:30
p.m. Game 5 (Class of 2004)
(Sec AREA. page t\VO)
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
NAIA
Parker out of
spring drills
Eagles sweep
Southwest Va.
Softball team back in the
swing of things
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
LFXlNGTON - Gerad Parker will
have to stand on the sidelines or watch
from a safe distance the rest of spring
drills. Parker. a graduate of Lawrence
County High School and a junior wide
recei\er on the University of Kentucky
football team, left practice Saturday with
(See PARKER. page three)
TIMES STAFF REPORT
submitted photo
First-year head coach Tim Rice has the Alice Lloyd College softball team back in competition. More on ALC softball appears
PIPPA PASSES - The Alice Lloyd
College baseball team hosted Southwest
Virginia Frida) in a doubleheader. fhe
Eagles won the first game 10-0. Jason Smith
(See NAJA. page six)
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On behalf of the Martin City Police Department ,
Public Housing Authority Dist rict 4, The
Housing Authority of Floyd County and Martin,
we would like for you to join us in an effo rt to
provide the most up-to-date awareness and
training on the CLANDESTINE METH AMPH ETAMINE LABS.
The event will held on April 25, 2003, beginning
at 9:00 a.m., at the Martin Community Center,
located on Rt. 80, Martin, KY.
The training will be presented by
Sheriff Keith Cain
and Detective Sergeant Jim Acquisto
Daviess County Sheriff's Dept.
Owensboro, Kentucky
If you are interested in attending, please contact:
Rita C. Whicker
Housing Authority of Martin
P.O. Box 806
Martin, KY 41649
(606) 285-3260
Fax: (606) 285-0502
Some teams take week off
TIMES STAFF REPORT
South Floyd High School,
like many other high schools
throughout the state, has sent
students off on a Senior Trip this
week. With that, the baseball
and softball teams at SFHS will
not be in action this week.
"We usually come back from
Senior Trip behind some of the
other teams," SFHS baseball
coach Barry Hall said.
The Raider baseball team
opened its season last week with
a loss on the road at Shelby
Valley.
Baseball
Blanton shines in
opener for Johnson
Central
Host Johnson Central opened
the 2003 baseball season last
Wednesday with a 7-6 loss to
visiting Hazard.
Sophomore pitcher Adam
The training is free, and lunch will be available
at a cost of $8.00 per person.
FLOYD COUNTY, KENTUCKY
PRIDE Spring Cleanup Schedule & Projects
April 12, 2003 - April 26, 2003
There will be no county-wide pickup of ~:arba~:e and/or w h ite KOo d s by th e Floyd
County Road Department durinK the PRIDE Sprin~: C leanup t his year. as has been
the c ase in prio r years . The Floyd County Fiscal Court w ill be p ayinK for tippinK fees at
the G a rth Tra nsfer Station at O sborn Branch (Garth Hollow). however. for a ll non-commercial earbaee. white KOOds and other trash a n d materia ls hauled b y priva te
citizens and accepted at the Garth Transfer Station during the PRI DE Spring Cleanup
period from April 12. 2003. throug h April 26, 2003. In addition to paying the tipping fees
fo r such non-commercial items. the Floyd County Fiscal Court will be conducting the
, following 2003 PRIDE Spring Cleanup projects:
District 1:
1. Dump near mouth of Big Branch of Bull Creek
2. Dump near midpoint of Left Fork of Abbott Creek
District 2:
1. Dump at Estill Bridge
2. Dump on Glo Road
District 3:
I. Dump at head of Neds Fork
2. Dump at head of Frasures Creek
District 4:
I. Dump at Pike-Floyd Hollow
2. Dump near mouth of Little Mud Creek
3. Roadside litter cleanup by volunteers of Kentucky Route 979
at Big Mud Creek
Judee!Executive: I. Dump at head of Caleb Fork of Weeksbury
2. Assistance in campus cleanup at Prestonsburg Community College
Blanton, who will play for the
Huntington Hounds baseball
club team this summer, pitched
six and one third inning, giving
up six runs on eight hits, while
striking out II walking four in a
tough no decision. Sophomore
Jeremy VanHoose carne on to
throw 2/3 of an inning.
VanHoose gave up one run on
one hit, hit one batter and struck
out one in the loss for Johnson
H.S.BASEBALL
Bobcats begin
season with win
TIMES STAFF REPORT
ALLEN - In the hole 4-0 to
start, Betsy Layne was down, but
not against Magoffin County.
Bobcat pitcher Brett Preston gave
up four runs to visiting Magoffin
County in the top half of the first
inning, but recovered to notch an
8-4 win.
A couple of costly errors led to
Betsy Layne spotting Magoffm
County four runs in the fiTSt frame.
Randall
Craft,
Courtney
Conley, Brad Marshall and Adam
Smith reached base and scored for
the Hornets in the first stanza.
Despite scoring four runs in the
game, Magoffm County could
come up with just one hit in the
game.
Betsy Layne scored one run in
the ftrst inning, three in the third
and one in the fourth to take the
lead away from Magoffin County
for good.
Junior Jordan Kidd recorded
the save for the Bobcats coming
into the game in relief of Preston
and throwing three innings of
scoreless baseball.
Lance Collins and Ryan
Lawson each had two hits for the
Bobcats. Collins scored two and
Lawson drove in a pair of runs.
Betsy Layne was back in action on
Thursday and came up short, losing 4-3 to Sheldon Clark.
The Bobcat baseball team continues its season this week in
Morehead for the Foothills
Tournament.
Area
• Continued from p1
features
Jordan
Mullins
(Pikeville), Brandon Ratliff (East
Ridge) and Robbie Spears (East
Ridge).
Lawrence County High School
will send two players, both seniors.
Adam Brown will play in Game 8
and teammate Steven Driver will
show his talents in Game 9. Both
will play for the West teams.
Shelby Valley's Paul Terry
Fleming and Pike County
ALC
already on the ALC men's basketball roster include Tommy
McKenzie, Jimmy Burchett and
Dock Johnson, a player who
signed with the Eagles last
spring. Wheeler led the Golden
Eagles in scoring this past season. He will become the first of
what Gipson and staff hopes to
Central's Barry Sanders will also
suit up for the West Team in Game
8.
Powell County's Jeremy Jones,
still undecided on college, but
expected to play somewhere next
season as a college freshman, will
also play in Game 9.
Complete rosters may be
viewed online at www.dereksrnithallstars.org/executive.shtm
l.
Central (0- 1).
The win improved Hazard's
record to I - I .
Teams head south
Baseball teams from Johnson ~
Central, Paintsville and Belfry
high schools are down south thls
week in Myrtle Beach, SC for
the Hawaiian Tropic Classic. All
three teams return to play this
season as strong contenders in
the 15th Region.
Softball
Johnson Central wins
opener
Johnson Central senior pitcher Brianne Daniels pitched the
Lady Eagles to an impressive liJ
13-1 win over Sheldon Clark
when the two teams met in a
season-opener last week in
Martin County.
Daniels allowed the lone
Sheldon Clark run on just four
hits, while striking out eight and
walking only one.
Daniels helped herself at the
(See REG ION, page three)
YOUTHSOCCER
*
1
Trailblazers
begin season
with strong
efforts
On Opening Day (March 29),
the U-10 Trailblazers fought the
elements and the Johnson
Count) Hunicanes for a 1-1 tie
m season opener for boh teams.
Both squads went without scoring in the rainy first half. The
action picked up early in the second half, with the Hurricanes
scoring within the first five minutes. The all-female Blazers
focused, however. and stopped
all further scoring efforts of their
skilled opponents
• Continued from p1
Kaitlyn Minix. Madyson
be a very good recruiting class.
Nunnery. Kelse:y Hughes, Thalia
"We are hoping to sign four Holland and Meghan Banks kept
or five players for the varsity pressure on the Johnson
for next season," Gibson said.
Countians. In the meantime,
A time and date for Wheeler goalkeepers Alexis DeRossett
to sign with Alice Lloyd has not and Kathleen Smith shut the
yet been announced. A signing door. The efforts of defenders
will more than likely take place and
mid-fielders
Rachel
one day next week.
Pescosolido. Kasey Moore,
Christine Walz, Alison Conley,
Brenna Ousley and their fearless
leaders, Clara Osborne and Tori
Hunt, were excellent throughout
the game.
The defensive efforts were
rewarded b) Osborne's long
drive to the top of the Johnson
County penalty box, followed by
a net-rippling shot to tie the
score.
The second week of the season saw the Trailblazers travel to
Johnson County to take on the
Johnson Count) Kixx. Clara
Osborne supplied all the scoring
punch in a 4-2 victory. The Kixx
them. He's just a natural."
broke out to a l-0 lead on a goal
He's batting .360
Ortega is also the second- by Kennedi Hall midway
string catcher for Centre this through the ftrst half. Osborne
season when he's not in center tied it soon thereafter. Allison
field. batting .360. He often Salyer put the Johnson County
catches the second game of dou- squad up 2-1 within one minute
bleheaders to give catcher Tim after the first Trailblazer goal. In
less than a minute, Osborne
McLaughlin a break.
"Coach finds a place for me," answered.
The second half was scoreOrtega said. "If he's got a place
he needs somebody to get some less for nearly twenty minutes
rest, like our catcher in a dou- due to excellent goaltending by
bleheader, then he asked me if I Andy Adkins for the Kixx and
defense
by
the
could catch. I caught a little bit superb
in high school, so I told him I'd Trailblazers. led b) their goalie
With five
try it out. It's worked out well so Alexis DeRossett.
far."
minutes to go. Osborne again
Ortega came to Centre in found the net. The Blazers kept
2001 after walking on as a foot- constant pressure on the Kixx
ball player at Kentucky for two defense for the remainder of the
years. He started at safety for the game, and the) were rewarded
Colonels, earning second team with a penalty on the Kixx durall-Southern Collegiate Athletic ing a drive by Kathleen Smith.
Conference honors and honor- Osborne calm!) drove the penalable mention Ali-Amenca hon- ty shot home. Alison Conley,
ors from d3football.com.
Tori Hunt and Kase) Moore
Last year, Ortega was named played great defense to seal the
first team preseason All- victof).
American by the same Web site
The Trailblazers will play at
and finished the season as a first horne this Saturda) against the
team all-SCAC honoree. He was Belfr) Rampage.
also named Centre's defensive
player of the year for the past US Supersonics pull
two years.
to 1-1 on season
He fmished last year second
The Floyd County U-8
on the team in tackles With 83, Supersonics evened its season
had two interceptions. seven record at I I with a home win
pass breakups, t\VO tackles for this past Saturday morning over
loss and forced a fumble. He the
Belfry
Storm.
The
also Jed the team in punt returns. Supersonics used a strong team
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Multi-sport star Ortega
fills many roles for
Centre baseball team
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In his final full year as a
Centre College athlete, John
Ortega has decided to do a little
bit of everything.
But Ortega's always worn
several hats in his years on the
baseball diamond for the
Colonels.
Ortega has played football,
basketball and baseball this
year, becoming the first Centre
player since 1952 to start games
in all three sports in the same
year.
"In 31 years of coaching, he's
the best athlete I've ever
coached," baseball coach Ed
Rail said.
The versatility that allows
him to compete in all three
sports also shows up in spades in
baseball.
Ortega joined the baseball
team last year after not having
played since his high school
days at Prestonsburg. He is a
center fielder by trade, but has
also logged time at third base
and catcher for the Colonels.
"He was a lifesaver for us last
year at third base," Rail said.
"When (Matt) Durham was
pitching, we didn't have anybody to play third, so he just
filled in admirably for us.
"He had never been there. We
put him there in the second
game of a doubleheader and he
got about six or seven ground
balls and fielded every one of
(See ORTEGA, page three)
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL
OYD COUN 1'Y TIMES
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9, 2003 • 83
Kinzer Motorsports gets back on track
TIMES STAFF REPORT
ALLEN - Things are looking
up for one of the state's premier
dirt track drivers.
~
After weeks of disappointment,
Brandon Kinzer Motorsports was
finally able to get back on track in
a weekend of Carolina Clash sanctioned events.
On Saturday, Kinzer traveled to
Thunder Valley Speedway in
Lawndale, North Carolina. The 50
lap $3,500 to win Carolina Clash
season opener featured 47 drivers,
including some of the southeast's
photo by Steve
LeMaster
Allen Central
Middle and
the other
middle
schools in
Floyd County
field volleyball teams
this spring.
Larry
Maynard
coaches the
ACMS volleyball team.
best. According to series regulations, the top 16 drivers in qualifying were automatically entered
into the feature; the # 18 qualitied
and started ninth. Throughout the
race, Klnzer teetered around his
opening track position. but by
races end was able to maintain his
ground and finish in ninth place
where he began.
Riding the wave of success at
Thunder
Valley,
Kinzer
Motorsports spent Sunday at
Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney,
South Carolina for a second
Carolina Clash race. Qualifying
and starting II th, the No. 18 battled his way through the $4,000 to
win 50 lap event to finish seventh.
"We couldn't be happier about
the outcome of this past weekend,"
said Kinzer. "Our perfonnance at
these two events helped bolster our
confidence. This season started
rockier than we would've liked,
Ortega
• Continued from p2
bringing back 23 kicks for 242
yards, an average of 10.5 yards
per return.
But even that didn't satisfy
• him. Ortega decided to look into
' playing other sports as well.
"I'd given up on basketball
and baseball after going to UK,"
Ortega said. "I decided to focus
on football. Once I got the
chance to come here, I looked
into it a little bit and saw how
the workload was with practice
and everything. I decided to try
it out with my last year, and it's
worked out so far."
Ortega joined the basketball
team after finishing the football
season, stepping in and playing
valuable minutes at point guard
after starting guard Kyle Roby
~ injured his knee in the preseason.
He started off slow on basketball team, but came on strong
Ortega started off the year
understandably slow, not having
played since high school, but
said his game came around by
the end of the season. Ortega
was named to the ali-SCAC
Tournament team after the year
and finished the season shooting
50 percent from the field and 46
percent on 3-pointers.
"I was surprised how well [
played," Ortega said. "Like
baseball, it took me a while to
adjust to the college level and
everything, but toward the end
of the season I started playing
pretty well. I put a lot of extra
work in and it paid off in the
end."
But the end isn't quite here
for Ortega. He has two years of
athletic eligibility left after not
playing at UK. However, he is
set to graduate next winter with
a degree in computer science.
Ortega said he will meet with
Centre athletic director Brian
Chafin to determine his playing
status for basketball. Ortega said
there's a rule that allows students that graduate 60 days after
the completion of school work
to complete the athletic season
they are currently in.
Ortega's mind is completely
on baseball now, and he said he
can tell he's starting to come
into shape. However, he also
knows it will be a while before
he reaches the level he needs to
be at.
"Even if you've been practicing, it takes a while to get your
swing back and it takes a while
for your arm to get into baseball
shape," Ortega said. "Different
muscles are used in each different sport. I'm starting to get
back into shape now. and two or
three weeks from now I'll be in
top shape."
Rall said Ortega is always in
shape.
"He works real hard and
keeps his body in wonderful
shape," Rail said. "He just really
looks like he enjoys all the
sports and practice never seems
to be drudgery to him. He definitely could play up a level in
football and baseball.
"He's really a good one. He's
very humble. I don't even think
he has any faults. I've never
heard him raise his voice. He's
just quiet and a real good person."
This story ran in the
Advocate Messenger on
April3.
but we all hope this week~nd will
serve as a positive tuming point for
the team."
The next scheduled event for
Brandon Kinzer is an Amelican
Late Model Series event on
Saturday at Eldora Speedway in
Rossburg, Ohio.
Partnership in place
Duayne
Hommel,
2002
Southern All-Star Champion
(SAS), and Brandon Kinzer, 2003
SAS Rookie hopeful, have made
plans for a 2003 driver partnership.
Throughout the 2003 season,
d1ivers Brandon Kinzer and
Duayne Hommel have agreed to
trade track information with each
other before and during events.
Each hope that by consulting on
track conditions they will be better
able to lead their teams to more
titles and trophies. In 2002, Kinzer
was able to bring home nine feature wins, and qualified for both
the Dream 100 and World 100 at
Eldora Speedway. Witl1 the addition of crew-chief Jimmy Cabral
and the deal with Hommel, Kinzer
hopes to earn the SAS 2003
Rookie of the Year title. Since the
team's introduction to late model
racing in 1997, several Feature
wins have been attributed to the
team, but no titles, yet. The No. 18
is proudly sponsored by Stardust
Cruisers, AFCO Racing Products,
Alert Oil & Gas, Commonwealth
Chiropractic Center, Prestonsburg
Cycle Center, Kinzer Drilling,
·Region
• Continued from p2
plate with a double and a single.
She also crossed the plate three
times in the game.
Johnson Central scored runs
in every inning in the win.
Johnson Central's Lori Carty
had two singles while teammates Maggie Callis, Nellie
Barton and Ashley Meek added
a single each.
The Lady Cards' one run
came on four hits.
Kim Calloway led Sheldon
Clark with two singles. Tiffany
Meade and Brittany Horn
banged out a single each.
Eastco Supply, Perry Co. Tires,
Stealth
Carburetors,
and
Lonesome Pine Raceway.
Defending his 2002 SAS
National Championship is bow
Duayne Hommel plans to spend
2003. Sponsors for this season
include Alert Oil & Gas, Lakeway
Concrete, BASE Racing Fuel and
Oil and Pro Power Racing
Engines. When asked of the deal
with Kinzer, Hommel stated
"Brandon helped me out in a time
of need last year. I felt this partnership was the least my team could
do to repay his generosity.''
Parker
• Continued from p1
a fractured collarbone and will
miss the rest of spring drills,
new UK head coach Rich
Brooks said Monday.
It was the same collarbone
that Parker broke in the fifth
game last season that caused
him to miss the rest of the season. Brooks said that Parker
should be 100 percent by the
start of fall practice in August.
With a new coaching staff in
place, it is still unclear how big
of a role Parker will play in the
Kentucky offense next season.
Parker came out of Lawrence
County High School as the
state's all-time leading receiver.
Soccer
• Continued from p2
commitment to defense to prevail 2-1. Fleming the defensive
effort were Lane Terry, Bryant
Studebaker, Rachel Hall, Laurel
Small and Andrew Padgett.
Allyson DeRossett and Allyson
Branham each relieved offensive pressure from the Storm in
the second half by pushing the
ball back into the Storm's end of
the field. The Supersonics were
staked to a 2-0 lead on two first
period goals by Cameron Love.
After allowing a goal in the second period the remainder of the
game was a defensive struggle
with solid play from both
squads. The Supersonics next
play in Pikeville on Saturday at
9
a.m.
against
the
Leprechauns.
U19 Quakes win
opener
The Prestonsburg U 19
youth soccer team, the Quakes,
guided by eoach Wilter Perez,
opened its season Saturday at
the Johnson County field at the
American Standard plant with
a 7-1 win over the Johnson
County Omegas.
The Quakes opened the first
half with an early goal
scored by forward Nick
Hughes followed by another
goal by midfielder Josh
McCarty. Johnson County then
answered back with a goal.
Nick Hughes then scored"
another goal.
Prestonsburg goalie Josh
Woods had six saves in the
first half; he then scored another goal, his second of the
game. Prestonsburg goalie
Josh Woods had six saves in
the first half.
In the second half. the
Quakes roared out with four
goals. two by forward Eplin
Little and two more by
Hughes. Woods, who played
goalie the entire game, shut the
Omegas out in the second half
by not allowing a single goal.
The next game for the
Prestonsburg U 19 team is
Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the
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TIMES STAFF REPORT
LOUISA- On March 23, the
Tug Valley Bass Anglers held its
first tournament of the 2003 season at Yatesville Lake in Louisa.
This is the first event in a nine
tournament season which will
conclude in November with the
Club Classic. The Club Classic
will feature the top 15 anglers
who qualify through the clubs
DIRT TRACK
Willard Speedway hosts races
TIMES STAFF REPORT
WILLARD - The Saturday.
April 5 races at Willard
Speedway brought out 65 racecars with drivers hungry for
some dirt competition after a
long winter's rest. More competitors created more excitement
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Saturday. making it to the feature races to vie for the winner's
trophy were 18 Modifieds. nine
Super Streets. 14 Bombers and
etght 4-Cylinders. Also racing
were three Road Hogs and four
V-6 Stock machines.
The
evening was rounded out with a
Powder Puff race for the ladies.
Willard Speedway, located in
Carter County, is racing every
Saturday with the gates opening
at 1 p.m. and racing at 3 p.m. If
there is a chance of rain, it's
always best to call the track at
606/474-2477 before leaving
home.
Some exciting days
ahead at Willard will include the
305 Winged Sprints, the
Southern Ohio Sprints series.
For this class, the first scheduled
race is Saturday, May 3.
A complete list of results is
posted on the website at
www. wi llardspeedway.com.
The following list are the top
finishers of the April 5 races:
Modified - I . B7 Ben
Adkins, 2. 12 Kevin Copher, 3.
(See WILLARD, page five)
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points system, competing for a
payout of $3000 paid to the topS places.
The club has grown in size to
over 40 members this year
because of its reputation for
being a well organi7ed and ran
club as well as having competitive tournaments and top notch
competition. More members are
expected to join in the near
future.
The event blasted off at 7
a.m. Sunday morning with 25
boats competing, the first tournament of the year was under
way. As the sky began to lighten
up the anglers were greeted with
a clear, cool morning. The
weather for the tournament day
was warm and breezy at about
65-70 degrees.
The lake was down to winter
pool, which is about eight-feet
below normal. The lake was
stained with a temperature of
55-60 degrees. Because of all
the spring rains we have had this
year the water temperature is
about 8 to 10 degrees warmer
HAP
• Continued from p1
test. A $100 prize will go the
golfer who hits closest-to-thehole.
The tournament will be a captain's choice, four-man scramble, best-ball format. Allen Park
does not allow metal cleats on its
course. Members of participating teams are urged to inform
other members of their team of
this very important rule.
The cost of playing in
Saturday's tournament is $50
per player. The entry fee will
include a free pig roast and free
beverages. The league is encouraging area companies and businesses to get involved with the
tournament. There is still time to
do so.
For more information on the
tournament, contact Mike Jarrell
by caning 606/874-8165, after 6
p.m.; Tommie Layne at 606/8749481, after 6 p.m.; or Midi
Watson at 606/478-1482, anytime.
HAP Little League will hold
its Opening Day on Monday,
Title
• Continued from p1
run on the board in the first three
innings.
Josh Colmenares Jed the way
for Prestonsburg at the plate
going two-of-three on the night
while teammate Adam Dixon
drove
in
three
runs.
Prestonsburg put two more runs
on the board in the third inning
after Thomas Nelson opened the
inning with a double. Mikeal
Fannin was then hit by a pitch.
Colmenares eventually plated
both runners with a single.
Whitesburg mounted a rally
with two runs in the fourth and
fifth innings to tie the score at 55 and the is when the game was
called because of the weather.
The semi-final game had the
Blackcats taking on Williamson
(W.Va.) and theCcats came away
with a 10-4 win in the contest.
Prestonsburg started slowly
against Williamson, but came
alive in the third and fourth
inning. scoring three runs in
each inning.
Adam Dixon and Matt Setser
each had two hits on the night
for Prestonsburg.
John Mark Stephens was on
the hill for Prestonsburg and
went the distance allowing five
hits while walking none and
striking out four. Prestonsburg
racked up nine hits in the game
while Williamson finished with
five. In the fifth inning, with
Williamson threatening to pro
duce a big inning, Setser hauled
in a fly ball while falling down
and held on through a backwards flip to help quiet the rally.
The Blackcats tangled with
an overmatched Evarts squad in
the second game of the tournament and came away with a 202 four-inning Mercy Rule win.
Prestonsburg scored l I runs in
the first inning and ran away
from Evarts. John Hunt, Michael
Morrison and Willis all had
multi-hit
games
for
Prestonsburg.
Nelson went the distance for
'P'burg, allowing only two hits
for
Evarts.
Pretonsburg
improved to 3-0 on the season in
claiming the title. Whitesburg
finished second with Knott
Central coming home in third.
than this time last year. This
spike in water temps have the
fish about a month ahead of
schedule.
The fishing for the tournament was pretty good with most
everyone weighing in a few fish.
The fish were in their late pre
spawn pattern; which is staging
near flatter banks near deep
(See LAKE, page five)
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ACHS goes 1-2 in tourney
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
HINDMAN -The Allen Central High baseball team opened the
2003 baseball season with a 7-9 loss to Whitesburg in its opening
game of the Eastern Kentucky Invitational at Knott Central High
School.
Senior Neil Allen had a home run and drove in three runs in Allen
Central's setback.
Allen Central bounced back after falling to Whitesburg to beat •
Breathitt County, another 14th Region squad. Play in the tournament
ended for the Rebels with a 3-2 Joss to Evarts on Friday.
Allen Central is scheduled to travel to Sheldon Clark for a game
in its next outing.
AC BASEBALL 2003
Apr. 2 ................................ Whitesburg 7-9 (L)
(Eastern Kentucky Invitational)
Apr. 3 ........................... Breathitt County 9-6 (W)
(Eastern Kentucky Invitational)
Apr. 4 .................................... Evarts 2-3 (L)
(Eastern Kentucky Invitational)
Apr. 7 .............................. Pikeville (Rained out)
Apr. 7 ................................ Phelps (Rained out)
Apr. 13 ................................ . . at Sheldon Clark
Apr. 14 .................................... at East Ridge
Apr. 16..... . .............................. Sheldon Clark
Apr. 17 ..................................... Betsy Layne
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9, 2003 • 85
NCM Championship: Syracuse 81, Kansas 78
by EDDIE PELLS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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NEW ORLEANS - Jim
Boeheim insisted his longawaited national title didn't
make him a better coach
Wearier? Maybe so.
In a nveting game that would
make any coach go gray, the
Syracuse Orangemen finally
delivered the championship
Boeheim has sought during his
27 seasons at the school.
They defeated Kansas 81-78
in the NCAA final Monday
night behind big games from
freshmen Carmelo Anthony and
Gerry McNamara and a late
clutch block by a forward nicknamed "The Helicopter."
"I might be getting old or
something," the 58-year-old
Boeheim said. "I didn't used to
get this tired."
After this game. he certainly
deserved a good night's sleep.
Shaking and baking with an
in-your-face offense straight
from the pla)ground, the
Orangemen (30-5) took an early
18-point lead.
They led 53-42 at halftime setting a record for first-half
points in the final.
But the determined Jayhawks
Ridge
• Continued from p1
The 2003 dirt track racing
schedule is packed full of spe• cia! events. Ten races will pay at
least $3,000-to-win for the dirt
Late Models, and four different
racing series will grace the 3/8th
mile track during the 2003 season.
Thunder Ridge will play host
to the season opener of the MidAtlantic Championship Dirt
Racmg Series. This will be the
first ever visit to Eastern
Kentucky for the series and this
will bring in several new drivers
to the area that many of the race
fans have not had the chance to
~ see compete before. The MACS
Series will be at Thunder Ridge
on May I 0 for a $5,000-to-win
show
Another dirt racing series
making their first appearance in
Eastern Kentucky will be the
Southern All-Star Dirt Racing
Series The Southern All-Star
Racing Senes is one of the oldest dirt racing series in the
nation and always has a great
following of drivers and fans
including a local driver that is
currently vying for Rookie of
the Year in the series, Brandon
Kinzer of Allen.
~
The SAS Series will be at
Thunder Ridge on June 21st for
a $5,000-to-win show
The Renegade Dirt Car
Racing Series will makes it
return to Thunder Ridge after a
four-year
absence,
The
Renegade Dirt Car Series is one
of the most popular dirt racing
series in the nation with several
nationally known drivers following the series. The Renegade
Dirt Car Racing Series will be at
Thunder Ridge on July 19 competing for a $7,500-to-win feature.
In 2002 the only series that
competed at Thunder Ridge
Raceway was the STARS Battle
of the Bluegrass. In 2003 The
STARS Battle of the Bluegrass
Dirt Racing Series will be at
Thunder Ridge for four big
shows. The Battle of the
Bluegrass series was one of the
most competitive and talked
about series in the nation in
2002 and has close ties to
Thunder Ridge. Knott County
native Eddie Carrier Jr. holds the
pleasure of not only being the
2002 STARS Battle of the
Bluegrass Series Champion, but
also the 2002 Thunder Ridge
Late Model Track Champion.
Eddie Carrier Jr. will lead the
STARS Battle of the Bluegrass
Series back to Thunder Ridge on
May 30-31 as well on August
29-30 for the second annual
"Summer Thunder at the Rtdge"
presented by JD Racing.
One of the biggest events in
Thunder Ridge racing history
will also be back in 2003. In
2002 The Miller Brothers/Pepsi
Fall Classic drew one of the
biggest audiences to ever see a
dirt track race at Thunder Ridge
with race fans filling the parking
lot and over flowing out onto the
shoulder of Route 3, and race
Lake
• Continued from p4
~
water wa1tmg to move in to
spawn. The majority of fish
were caught on the main lake.
The lures of choice for the
tournament were a crank bait and
a spinnerbait.
The club brought 39 legal
fish to the scales, weighing
73.58 pounds.
The top finishers are as
follows.
Kevin Harper: 5 bass- 16.71
lbs.
Kevin Runyon: 3 bass 13. I 7 lbs. (Big Bass - 6.23 lbs)
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Name Withheld: 4 bass 12.72 lbs.
Kyle Calhoun: 4 bass- 10.24
lbs.
Allen Rose: 2 bass- 6.38 lbs.
Andy Maynard: 2 bass- 5.57
lbs.
Jimmy Kirk: 2 bass - 4.95
lbs.
Donald collins: 2 bass - 4.08
lbs.
Ralph Taylor : 2 bass - 4.08
lbs.
Brandon Staten: 1 bass- 3.91
lbs
For more information about
the Tug Valley Bass Anglers
check out the club's web site at
www.se-tel.com/-tugvalleyanglers
Willard
• Continued from p4
'
3 Jim Allen, 4. 69 Tim Moore,
5. 28 Walt Mayabb Super
Street - I 64 Terry Hicks, 2.
31 Lee Ne1l, 3. 16 Gary Rager,
4. 3 Claude Spence, 5. M5
Larry Whitman. Bomber - 1.
27 Conrad Newman, 2. 20W
Davey Warnock, 3. XX John
Fairchild, 4. CJ I Charles Judd,
5. 67 Shane Lester. 4-Cylinder
- l. l8K D.I.Henson, 2. M5
Steve
Dale Dehart, 3. 7
Pinkerton, 4.
23 James
Shepherd, 5. 28 Henry Lawson.
Road Hog - I. 2B Bryan
Bledsoe, 2.
101
Wayne
Lawson, 3. 4 Richard Horton.
V-6 Stock - 1. 15 Daniel Mays,
2. L6 Daniel Jordan, 3. 1
Darrell Davis
cars were backed out onto Route
3 by the time the gates were able
to open. Drivers traveled from
as far awa) as Wisconsin to
compete in the event that paid
the winner $10.000. The 2003
Fall Classic presented by JD
Racing should be even bigger
with $15.000 waiting for the
·winner of the feature race. The
Fall Classic presented by JD
Racing will be September 27.
Thunder Ridge will present
five exciting d1visions of racing
every Saturday night throughout
the summer months; Late
Models, Limited Late Models,
Street Stock, Bomber, and Four
Cylinders. Racing will begin on
April 19 with the Limited Late
Models, Street Stock, Bomber,
and Four Cylinders all running a
regular show. Late Models wilJ
be added to the weekly show
lineup on April 29.
For more information about
dirt track racing at Thunder
Ridge Raceway call 606 4361124 before 6 p.m.. 606/4365870 after 6 p.m.. or email
jamie24@foothills.net.
(30-8) rallied, and the outcome
was in doubt until the buzzer
sounded.
"We played the best first half
H.SSOFfBALL
Lady Rebels split
over two games
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Turner walked two, bit two
more, and struck out five in her
three innings of pitching to
notch the win.
chances to tie. With 18 seconds
left, Kirk Hinrich missed a 3pointer that went halfway down
the basket before rattling out.
The Jayhawks fouled Hakim
Warrick, who missed both free
throws with 13.5 seconds left.
Kansas got the ball to a wideopen Michael Lee in the corner,
but from nowhere, Warrick
appeared and swatted the ball
out of bounds.
At that point, his nickname .
- "Helicopter" for his 7-foot
armspan - never seemed more
appropriate.
"I definitely wanted to go out
there and make a play after
missing those free throws,"
Warrick said. "I saw a guy open
in the corner and I knew they
LETCHER - Allen Central
rallied late to defeat Letcher 1210 in high school softball action
(See NCAA, page six)
last Wednesday night. Letcher Johnson Central 9,
was playing the same Allen Allen Central 8
Central team which blew by
PAINTSVILLE- Trailing 2Pike Central in its opener.
0 at the end of one inning, Allen
The Lady Rebels owned a Central tied host Johnson
seven-run advantage after the
first inning, before scoring three
(See SPLIT, page six)
times in the top of the seventh to
pull out the two-run victory.
Allen Central's Tiffany
Turner, who finished the day
with four hits, ignited the final
rally with a one-out double.
Following a walk to Terri
Mullins, Amber Scott reached
on an error to load the bases and
Kristie Howard walked to force
home Turner with the tying run.
Jessica Isaac then pushed out
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Virgil
Johnson,
Dallas Calhoun, and the friendly
by the entrance and lighting of
Jackie Martin and Megan
staff
have
years
of experience and are eager to
the Olympic Torch. Troopers Harris collected three hits each
from the Kentucky State Police to lead Allen Central, which finhelp you with all your mortgage needs. Call or
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Olympics athletes then placed Harris, and Martin all crossed
on a stand to watch over the the plate three times.
Prestonsburg, KY
competitors throughout the day.
Prestonsburg Mayor Jerry
Fannin and Floyd County
Judge Executive Paul Hunt
Thompson "ill speak to the
invites you to
athletes and declare the Games
open.
Numerous running events
from 25 meters to 800 meters,
and field events, including shot
put, long jump and softball
throw will take place. An
Olympic Village will be available for athletes, volunteers
Get the information you need
and guests to enjoy from blood
pressure screening to games
and sign up for Fall classes!
and music.
Special Olympics is a yearround sports training program
for
persons
with
cognitive/developmental
or
related disabilities and is available to athletes ages 8-80.
For m,ore information about
this )ear's Area Games, or to
volunteer for the day, call Ed
Senig at 452-9564 or Robin
Crider at 886-8655.
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hung on," Boeheim said.
Trailing 81-78 in the final
minute, the Jayhawks had three
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THE FLOYD C OUNTY TIMES
photo by Steve
LeMaster
Earnhardt wins record fourth in a row
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
E<m1hardt. \\'ho led nine times
for 34 laps in a race in which there
\\as a total of 43 lead changes
among 16 drivers, fought off challenges at the end from Jimmie
Johnson, Ward Burton and Matt
Kl'nseth.
He !ought his way into the lead
twice in the last four laps, once with
TALlADEGA. Ala. - Dale
Earnhardt Jr. narrowly a\oided an
early crash and charged from
behind Sunday to win the Aaron's
499, becoming the first driver to
win four straight races at Talladega
Superspeedway.
1
a controversial pass below the yello'" hne on the track apron.
"That was some of the hardest
racing I've seen here in a long
time,'' Earnhardt said.
The 28-year-old son of the late
Dale Earnhardt, the career leader at
Talladega with 10 Winston Cup victories, came up with his first win of
Blackcats in Queen City Classic
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
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Casey County on Friday at 10
a.m. The Blackcats' third game
against Madison Central Friday
morning at 10:30 a.m. will also
be pla)ed at Hazard.
Se,eral seniors have given
up the annual PHS Senior Trip
to play in this tournament.
The tournament will feature
two different pools. Pool A
includes PelT) Central. one of
three tournament hosts, Leslie
County. another tournament
host, Madison Southern. Oneida
and Henr) County. Pool B
includes Prestonsburg, Hazard,
the other tournament host.
PRESTONSBURG - A new
era of Prestonsburg baseball has
been ushered in with new head
coach John DeRossett leading
the charge. The Blackcats. after
winning the Eastern Kentuck)
Invitational, begin play in
another tournament, the Queen
City Classic. tonight in Ha7.ard.
Prestonsburg will take on
Cawood tonight at 8 p.m. at
Perry Central High School. The
Blackcats switch over to Hazard
High School for a game against
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the season and the eighth of his
career.
Sunday's win broke the record
of three in a row on the 2.66-rnile
oval, set in 1975 and 1976 by
Buddy Baker.
''There ain't too many (drivers)
ever won four ra~ here, period."
Earnhardt said. ''I'm stepping into
some awful big shoes."
NASCAR requires carburetor
restrictor plates at Talladega and
DaytOna, its two longest and fastest
ovals. The plates sap horsepower
and produce huge drafts up to fourcars wide in which a multi-car
wreck - sometimes called 'The
Big One" - is virtually inevitable.
NCAA
• Continued from p5
P'burg softball
team drops
first two games
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PRESTONSBURG - The
Prestonsburg High School softball team dido 't get off to quite
the start it had hoped for on
Tuesday evening, April I.
The Lady Blackcats, playing
at home, began the season with a
loss to an accomplished Belfry
Lady Pirate team. Belfry junior
Anna Bevins gave up one hit in
four innings of work to secure
the win for Belfry.
Dana Runyon Jed Belfry with
three hits, including a triple.
Kelly Hale, Brittany Chapman
and Brandi Stanley each had two
hits for the Lady Pirates.
Prestonsburg
hosted
Paintsville on Thursday and also
fell, losing 4-1 to the visiting
Lady Tigers, under head coach
B.J. Ward.
Prestonsburg girls • basketball
coach Harold Tackett is pulling
double duty this season as he has
taken over the reigns of the
school's softball team. Tackett
replaces Jackie Day Crisp who
spent one year at the helm before
moving on.
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Cawood, Madison Central and
Casey County.
The championship game of
the tournament is scheduled for
noon on Saturday at Leslie
County.
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needed to hit a 3, so I just tried
to fly at him."
With 1.5 seconds left,
Hinrich put up a desperation
heave that found nothing but air.
At the buzzer, the Orangemen
mobbed the court to celebrate
the program's first title.
"Last year, this time, I'm
playing in high school for a state
championship,"
McNamara
said. "Now, you know, we're
national champs. That's hard to
believe."
It was a great basketball
game - a well-timed tribute to
the excellence this sport can
provide after a season filled with
embarrassing
scandals
at
Georgia, St. Bonaventure,
Fresno State and elsewhere.
Boeheim 's milestone win
denied Roy Williams his first
title in a 15-year career at
Kansas.
"Jimmy Boeheim hasn't gotten the respect he deserves,"
Williams said. "I'm happy that I
think he'll get more of it now. I
hate that it was at our expense."
The coach was choked up,
not only by the loss, but the
knowledge he'll never again
coach Hinrich or fellow senior
Nick Collison, who finished
with 19 points and 21 rebounds.
"I've never been one to like
moral victories, and I don't like
this one," Williams said. "But I
love the competitiveness of my
kids."
Indeed, they had quite a hill
to climb, and quite a group of
players to stop.
McNamara hit six 3-pointers,
all in the first half, to finish with
18 points. Anthony showed he is
certainly ready for the NBA if
he chooses, fighting off a bad
back to finish with 20 points, 10
rebounds and seven assists.
"All my hard work just paid
off tonight," Anthony said. " 1
paid a physical toll the whole
night, the whole tournament.
The whole season, everybody's
been beating rne up. Coach told
rne to tough it up."
The Orangemen built their
big lead during a breakneck first
20 minutes. But things ground to
a halt in the second, and it was
Boeheim's famous 2-3 zone that
closed out the game.
The Jayhawks never really
Split
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Friday, April 18'h
Laura Ford Hall, Vocalist
Friday, April 25th
Kory Caudill, Pianist
Friday, May 2•d
Ernest Collins & Friends, Bluegrass Band
May 9th thru May 23'4
Kenny Mitchell, Photography Exhibit
Friday, May 2J'd
Freddie "Munroe" Goble, Comedian
Friday, May 30'h
Brittany Hamilton, Vocalist
Friday, June 6"'
Megan Goble, Vocalist
Friday, june lJ'h
Jenny Wiley Theatre, A Scene from Drivmg Miss Daisy
Friday, june 271lt
Rebecca Haywood, Harpist
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All perfomances are free to the public and will be held in the main office lobby.
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Central
Middle
School
volleyball
team
entered
Spring
Break on
top In the
Floyd
County
standings.
Central in the bottom half of the
second inning Friday evening,
but the host Lady Eagles would
eventually pull out the win.
Johnson Central edged Allen
Central 9-8.
Senior Tiffany Turner, who
scored three of Allen Central's
eight runs. went the distance as
the pitcher for the Lady Rebels,
taking the loss. Johnson Central
senior Brianne Daniels recorded
the win.
Johnson Central, after plating
the two runs in the horne half of
the opening inning, scored three
in the fourth and four in the
sixth.
Daniels helped her cause for
Johnson Central by reaching
base three times in four at-bats.
She reached base once on a double and twice on walks.
Others to reach base and
score in the game for Allen
Central included Terri Mullins,
Kristie Howard and Tabitha
Howard.
The visiting Lady Rebs put
four runs on the board in the fifth
inning and two more in the sixth
frame before falling short.
found the outside touch to force
the Orangemen to guard them
up high. Hinrich shot 6-for-20
- 3-for-12 from 3-point range,
including the two late misses.
Inside, Syracuse's "D" came
close to turning Kansas into a
one-man show.
Collison, the All-American
forward, was valiant and brilliant. But he simply didn't have
enough help against the tall and
long Syracuse players and that
well-coached defense.
Meanwhile, the Jayhawks
missed an amazing 18 of 30 free
throws; Collison went 3-for-10.
"I think the dominating
thoughts that everybody will
have will be their shooting percentage in the first half and our
inability to make free throws,"
Williams said.
Sixteen years ago, Syracuse
lost by one to Indiana on Keith
Smart's game-winner with four
seconds left on the same
Superdome floor. Boeheim said
he wanted to get the last four
seconds right this time, and he
did - just barely.
"I think this building kind of
owed us one," he said.
As to whether the victory validated his already illustrious ~
career, or made him smarter,
Boeheim demurred.
"I don't think about validation or anything like that," he
said. "I'm the same coach I was
just a few minutes ago. If
Hinrich had made that jump
shot, I probably would be worse.
But that's the game."
H.S SOITBALL
ladvcats open
up with losses
TIMES STAFF REPORT
BETSY LAYNE- Fresh off
a 15th Region championship
rn girls' basketball, some
holdovers from Betsy Layne
High School went into softball
last week. The BLHS softball
team opened the season on the
road at East Ridge High High
School, losing 8-4 to the host
Lady Warriors on March 31,
the first day of the new season
for some area teams.
Betsy Layne had its first
home game of the season the
following day. The home
game with Shelby Valley
resulted in a 13-2 loss for the
Ladycats.
Betsy Layne will host
Breathitt County on Tuesday.
Other games this month for
the Betsy Layne softball team ~ '
-Apr. 17 Paintsville; Apr. 21
at South Floyd; Apr. 24
Sheldon Clark; Apr. 29 at
Knott County Central.
NAIA
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was the winning pitcher. K. W.
Sexton had
four hits and three runs batted
in while Dan Howard had three
hits in the game. Byron Hall
(one hit, three runs batted in)
and Ben Monroe (one hit, two
runs batted in) also had productive games.
The Eagles also won the second game by the score of I 0-2.
Brian Smith was the winning
pitcher and Brandon Morgan
picked up the save. Josh Todd
picked up two hits and an RBI.
Michael Marcum had a hit
and two runs batted in as the
Eagles pounded out 12 hits in
the contest.
The Eagles traveled to
Athens, Tenn. for a three-game
conference road trip on
Saturday and Sunday against
Tennessee Wesleyan. In the
first game on Saturday. ALC
scored two runs in the top of the
fifth inning but Wesleyan
scored one run in the bottom of
the fifth and four in the bottom
of the sixth for a 5-2 win.
Sexton. Clark, Marcum and
Monroe each had a hit and
Whitaker picked up an RBI in
the game.
In the second game, the
Eagles managed only four hits,
one each by Daniel Knausz,
Eugene Farmer, Chris Combs
and Whitaker in an 11-0 loss.
The series wrapped up on
Sunday. The Eagles had 14 hits
but committed five errors and
left too many runners on base
throughout the game in a 22-4
loss. Sexton went three-forthree with a home run and four
runs batted in.
Marcum. Noah May, Eric
Helton and Knausz each had
two
hits in the game.
This week the Eagles are
scheduled to host UVa.-Wise on
today in a doubleheader. They
also have a three-game road trip
at Milligan College on tap for
the weekend.
Softball
•
The Alice Lloyd College
women's fast-pitch softball
team, coached by Tim Rice, hit
the field for the first time in a
couple of seasons last week
with six games. The team got
off to an excellent start on
Monday in a doubleheader at
home against Asbury College.
The ALC women won their first
game by the score of 10-2.
Betsy Layne graduate Kim
Tackett was the winning pitcher.
Erin Bingham and Devon
Reynolds, also of Betsy Layne, •
each had three hits in the game.
In the second game, Asbury
carne back with a 12-4 win.
Bridgett Maggard had two
hits and Lora Mullins had three
hits in the game.
On Wednesday, the Lady
Eagles traveled to Union
College for a doubleheader. The
game was tied at three until
Union scored three runs in the
bottom of the sixth inning en
route to a 6-3 win. Bingham
and Reynolds each had two hits
in the game.
Tackett had two hits and
three runs drove in.
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In the second game, the
Lady Eagles lost 21-10.
Mullins had three hits in the
game.
The Lady Eagles played a
doubleheader at Berea on
Friday. Krystal Caudill picked
up the only hit in a 10-0 loss in
the first game of the double
show.
In the second game, the
Lady Eagles lost 8-0 in a game
in which they did not get a hit.
This week the ALC women
are scheduled to play a doubleheader at home on Thursday at
2 p.m. at Hindman Park.
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Brittany at home,
near the musical
instruments she loves
- her piano and her
guitar. Brittany says
she enjoys composing
her own songs.
Carrying a tune,
keeping step and
'painting fingernails'
(See SCHOOL, page two)
POISON OAK
Tactful,
tolerant
and tough
At times I have had to dance, thanks to Chris
LaffcJ1). Believe me, I am no dancer!!!
Singing has been a large part of my life since
I was about 4 or 5 years old. My grandmother,
Beulah, always said I could carry a tune. But it
was actually one of my primary teachers, Ms.
Patt) Rose. who convinced Mom I could sing.
by CLYDE PACK
(See STEP, page four)
EDITOR'S NOTE:
Since I have told each Jr. Pro member to consider their profile as their own personal forum, I
thought this week that I would just run Brittany's in her own words. I don't think I can tell the
story any better than this talented little lady can!
Brittany gives it her all during a Jr. Pros performance at t he MAC.
Kim's Korner: A truly grand opening
by KIM UTILE FRASURE
Kim Frasure
Vacation's over. and it's back to work
full speed ahead. rirst, though it needs to
be said that there was a mistake in last
Sunday's article on The Christian
Messenger. Kath} Prater and I were just
on the phone a little while ago, and she
asked that I clear that up in this column for
her since she will be vacationing this
week.
Kathy sends her sincere apologies to
Clyde Burchett, owner of the building
where the Christian Messenger is now
located. Gary Wright had made us aware
the building was vacant and whom we
ADAMS MIDDLE
SCHOOL YOUTH
SERVICES CENTER
• April 15 - Parent Support
Group meeting, 11 a.m. Topic:
"How to Help your Child Succeed
in High School." Refreshments
will be provided, all parents and
guardians welcome.
• April 17 - Youth Services
Center Advisory Council meeting,
4:00 p.m. All welcome.
• April 17 - "Career Day" for
8th grade students - will be held at
the Wilkinson-Stumbo Conventiqn
Center.
• May 6 - Red Cross Blood
Drive, begins at 12:00 p.m.
• 8th grade class is selling
Papa John's cards (pizza discoun~s)
to help raise money for the 8th
grade prom and class trip. If you
would like to help the Adams
eighth-graders by purchasing a
Papa John's card, please contact
the Youth Services Center at 8869812 or Diane at 886-7926.
• Center distributes school
activity calendars and newsletters
on the last day of each month to all
students. Parents please be
advised to be watching for these
informational materials as a way of
staying informed with your
school's happenings.
• Health Records Update:
Parents who have health records to
bring in to the school may bring
them to the Youth Services Center
any weekday between 8 a.m. and 4
p.m.
• Homework Hotline - 886- •
9314- Homework information •
available from 4 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Updated each day after 4:00 p.m.
• Center is open each day from
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. or later by appointment. For more information about
the center or any listed activities,
call 886-9812. Center coordinator,
Michelle Keathley. Assistant coordinator, Sheila Allen. Center
offers services to students regardless of income. Center telephone:
•
I attend 8th grade at Hindman Elementary in
H111dman. While in school I enjoy volleyball,
pa11icipating in speech, and hanging out with m)
buddies. I also take karate, play the piano and
guitar and ''rite songs on my own. My parents
are Shane and Lois "Bug" Hamilton. I have one
) ounger brother. Eric Shane.
I am current!) a lead vocalist and sing backup
for other singers in the Kentucky Opry Jr. Pros.
School
Happenings
needed to contact During the grand opening celebration and all the conversations
taking place from everyone she just got a
little confused.
So, please accept our apologies, Mr.
Burchett, for you are a wondelful landlord!
There are so many people to thank for
making our grand opening such a glorious
occasion. And I truly wish I could have the
space to name each of you. However
Ralph would probably skin me.
Mayor Jerry Fannin, made the event so
memorable and special, our gratitude is
beyond words. Jim Caldwell. WYMT's
infamous weatherman, can always bring a
smile to every occasion he's a part of, and
we truly appreciate his participation in our
special day.
To my relatives, friends, church family,
co-workers, and boss Rod Collins, I am
grateful for your support and encouragement and attendance at the ceremony.
Having each of you there made the day
even more special.
When I picked up a copy of Sunday's
edition. my heart filled with joy to see the
coverage of this very blessed occasion on
the front page of the Business section.
God continues to pour out His
Blessings and here's hoping each of you
receive all He has to shower upon you!
About the only thing left of the
once-prosperous eastern Kentucky
coal camps are a few remodeled
company houses, and what memories of community life that can be
stored in the heads of those who
experienced
them.
The word
"prosperous,"
although
selected
carefully,
may raise a
few eyebrows of
those who
were never
fortunate enough to have ever
lived in one. Likely as not, to those
folks the word ''prosperous" con-jures up thoughts of money.
On the count of three, the rest
of us can have a hearty laugh at
that one. In the first place. about
the only money anybody ever saw
was only for an hour or so at the
end of the half, when the miners
opened those tiny brown envelopes
and shook out the change left over
(See OAK, pa_ge three)
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•
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
School
• Continued from p1
886-9812.
ALLEN CENTRAL IDGH
SCHOOL
• April 15 - Open House, 57 p.m. Report cards will be
handed out at this time.
• Aprill8- ACHS will host
its annual "Math Day."
Registration will be from 11: 15
- 11:30 a.m. Events will begin
shortly after and end around
2:00 p.m. Event will be held for
7th and 8th grade students.
Students will be placed on teams
that will compete in a variety of
fun and challenging activities.**
ALLEN CENTRAL MIDDLE
SCHOOL YOUTH SERVICE
CENTER
*Each Monday, 8:30-9:25
a.m., "Respect Class," for 7th
grade girls.
• Youth Service Center
office hours are from 8 a.m.
until 3:30 p.m.
ALLEN ELEMENTARY
AND FAMILY RESOURCE
YOUTH SERVICE CENTER
• Call Allen Elementary
Youth Service Center at 8740621 to schedule your child's
6th grade entry physical,
Hepatitis B vaccination, immunizations, and WIC appointment.
• G.E.D. classes offeredFREE-each Friday, beginning
8:30 a.m and lasting through
II :30 a.m. Instructor: Linda
Bailey
Center. Service hours are 3 p.m.
to 6 p.m.
• Contact the center at 4785550. Contact persons are Brian
Akers and Charlotte Rogers.
BETSY LAYNE
ELEMENTARY
• April 22 - Kindergarten
registration, 8:30-11:30 a.m. and
12:00-2:00 p.m. Please bring
the following records: (1) An
official copy of the student's
birth certificate (applications
may be obtained at the school,
health department, or the school
board central office).
(2)
Kentucky
Immunization
Certificate. (3) Physical exam
form - performed within twelve
(12) months prior to entry to
school. (4) Eye examination performed by an opthalmologist
or optometrist and completed on
the Kentucky Eye Examination
Form. **For questions, please
call Teresa Frazier at the school.
• The Family Resource
Youth Service Center provides
services and referral services to
all families regardless of
income. The center is located in
the middle building of the Betsy
Layne Elementary School.
Office hours are Mon. - Fri., 8
a.m. until 3 p.m.
• Open enrollment for After
School Child Care is available
through the Family Resource
CLARK ELEMENTARY
• April 17- SBDM Council
meeting, 6 p.m.
*All SBDM Council meetings open to public. All are welcome to attend.*
**School now collecting
"Box Tops for Education" from
General Mills products. Parents
and community members,
please send your "Box Top"
coupons to the school Family
Resource Center.
• A nurse from the Floyd
County Health Dept. is in the
center weekly. Please call to
schedule an appointment. The
center is currently scheduling
Hep B immunizations and physicals for students who will enter
the 6th grade in the upcoming
school
year,
kindergarten
entrance exams and TD boosters
for sophomores. Also scheduling appointments for WIC services. These nursing services
are available to anyone in the
community.
• The Clark Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of income. We are
located in the Clark Elementary
School building and can be
reached by calling 886-0815.
DUFF ELEMENTARY
• April 9 - Kindergarten
Registration - 8:00 a.m. until
I :00 p.m. Please call 358-9420
for information on what to bring
with you when you register your
child, there is a list of several
necessary items in order to register. Call 358-9878 to schedule
a FREE physical for your child.
This physical exam is necessary
in order to register your child for
the upcoming school year.
• April 17 - April parent
meeting, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
• April 17 - Advisory
Council meeting, 4: I 5 p.m.• in
school
conference
room.
Meeting is open to public.
• April 25 - "Spring Fling
Dance," 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Admission - $3 per person.
Reason for admission is to help
fund trip for 2nd and 3rd grades
to the Louisville Zoo in May.
Grades K-8 are invited to attend.
Dance will be held in school
gym.
•
April 28 thru 30 "Volunteer Appreciation Week."
School will host a volunteer
appreciation
luncheon on
Wednesday, April 30, from
11:30- 12:30. We appreciate all
our school volunteers, so come
on out and "have lunch on us!".
•
Call school Family
Resource Center at 358-9878, to
make an appointment for a free
physical for your child who
plans to enter Kindergarten in
the fall semester, 2003.
•
Floyd County Health
Dept. is at the school each
Tuesday. Services include 6th
grade school entry physical;
kindergarten, Head Start and
Well-Child physicals; T.B. skin
test; and WIC services. Please
call for appointment if you are
in need of any of these services.
MAY VALLEY
ELEMENTARY
• Aprill4- School will hold
a public forum beginning at 5
p.m. for the purpose of viewing
the newly revised Comprehensive School Improvement Plan.
• April 14 -"Stranger Danger" program for primary students.
• April 17 - "Time Out for
Parents," program, from 1-2:30
p.m.
• April 21 - "Recycling"
program for 2nd grade.
• April 24 - "Stranger Danger" program for primary students.
• April 27 thru May 4 "National Volunteer Week."
May Valley thanks all their volunteers for their assistance.
• Lending Library available
for use of students, parents and
teachers. Videos on a variety of
topics are available.
• Floyd Co. Health Dept. is
at the school each Wednesday.
Services include 6th grade physicals and immunizations; WIC;
well-child physicals; Kindergarten and Head Start physicals;
blood pressure checks; TB skin
tests, and more. Must call the
FRC at 285-0321 for an appointment. Donna Samons-Bartrum,
FRC Director.
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MCDOWELL
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• School is collecting Food
City receipts. Have your students turn receipts in to their
homeroom
teachers. •
Community members may also
tum receipts in to school office.
Help McDowell Elementary
receive computers, audio visual
equipment, etc. through the
"Apples for Students" program.
• SBDM Council meets on
the 3rd Tuesday of every month.
• FRC Advisory Council
meets first Thursday of each
month in FRC office at 5:30
p.m.
• GED classes are held in
FRC each Monday and ~
(See SCHOOL, page three)
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(Items taken from
The Floyd County
Times,
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and
60 years ago.)
Ten Years Ago
(April14 and Aprill6, 1992)
A write-in candidate for the district
three school board seat, who received just
two votes in last November's general
~Iection, is asking state officials to
declare him the winner of that race.
Robert Stewart, who was defeated by
incumbent board member Tommy Boyd
by 1,496 votes, sent a letter, Tuesday, askiPg Attorney General Chris Gorman to
investigate the issue, because he says he
wants to know "how a person can resign
from office when, legally, he never held
that position." Boyd, who suffered a
stroke, last October, and who has
remained in a wheelchair and unable to
speak, was sworn into office in a private
ceremony in January. Dan Hall, acting as
legal guardian for Boyd, resigned Boyd
from his board seat March 31, because of
health reasons. Boyd's resignation came
just days before he was scheduled to
answer charges of misconduct in office,
before the State Board for Elementary and
Secondary Education... The Easter holiday was marred, for at least three Floyd
County families, Sunday, following an
afternoon traffic accident that put two
men in the hospital, and a Meade Branch
woman in the Floyd County Jail. Mickey
Keller and Erman Dean Poe were driving
west on Route 114 at Middle Creek,
Sunday, when an eastbound Cadillac, driven by Lois G. Hieronymus, crossed the
center line, struck the Keller vehicle and
forced it off the road. Keller and Poe were
transported to the Highlands Regional
Medical Center, where they were treated
and released. Trooper David Maynard of
the Pikeville Post of the Kentucky State
Police, arrested Hieronymus, and transported her to the Floyd County jail. She
was charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant.. .A third suspect has
been charged in the Thursday night
assault on Wayland police chief Danny
Francis. Marion Wade Martin, 21, of
Wayland, was arrested Monday night and
charged with fourth degree assault on a
police officer. Martin is the third person
charged in the incident, which left Francis
slightly injured. Francis received a broken
nose and required stitches in his face and
head. Two suspects were arrested at the
scene, Thursday, Gary Jacobs, 18, of
Wayland and a 17-year-oldjuvenile. Both
were charged with third degree assault on
a police officer...Members of a local planning committee, charged with recommending architects for future school construction projects, have wasted no time in
getting down to work. Monday evening,
committee members listened to presentations from three architectural firms, and
have sessions planned to talk with six
more companies. The committee is conducting the informational sessions in an
effort to get a jump on two projects they
have listed as the next major school construction projects needed for Floyd
County... Discussions about the city's
annual July Fourth fireworks display, and
about the use of Area Development Fund
revenues, set off fireworks of a different
kind, Monday evening, at a meeting of the
Prestonsburg City Council. Tempers
flared when Perry Summers, newly-elected chairman of the Prestonsburg Tourism
Commission, told council members that
he was "pretty sure" that the tourism commission would arrange and pay for the
annual Fourth of July fireworks display at
Archer Park, but said that, with severe
budget cuts, he was not sure where the
commission would find the funds to pay
for the display... A CSX railroad worker
was killed at Dwale, Tuesday, when he
was struck by a train while walking along
the track. Franklin "Frank" Scalf, 44, of
Prestonsburg, was struck by an oncoming
train, and died at the scene. Scalf was a
brakeman for the CSX Corporation ...Two
Floyd County men were indicted,
Tuesday, by a Fayette County grand jury
on heroin trafficking charges, following a
February arrest by officers of the
Lexington-Fayette Urban-County Police
Department. Joey Wesley Campbell, 28,
of Prestonsburg, faces trial on one count
of trafficking in heroin; and Ronald
Harold Neeley, 32, also of Prestonsburg,
has been charged with one count off trafficking in heroin, one count of possession
of heroin, and first degree persistent
Mountain
felony
offenses ... The
Comprehensive Care Adult Day
Habilitation Program, better known as
"the Greenhouse Training Program," is
currently celebrating its twentieth year of
operation as "a growing concern."
Program Director Chalmer Howard has
been active with the Adult Day
Habilitation Program since its inception,
overseeing about 45 developmentally
challenged adults who work at the greenhouse, growing trees, flowers and vegetables for the entire region... Two Floyd
County school board members discussed
the finishing touches on a revised shortterm improvement plan, Tuesday, in order
to meet a deadline imposed by state education officials, and to avoid the threat of
being ousted from office. Board members
approved revisions on 35 recommendations in the short-term plan, which state
officials had deemed unacceptable last
month ... Area health care providers publicly criticized Governor Brereton Jones'
controversial new health care reform program, Tuesday evening, at a Floyd
County Medical Association banquet,
saying that it needed a "major overhaul"
in order to accomplish its projected goals.
Keynote speaker for the event, Chairman
of the Board of the Kentucky Medical
Association Political Action Committee,
Dr. Samuel J. King, said that the members
of his organization are "so disgruntled
(about Jones' plan) that we are considering ... pursuing litigation." ... There died:
Shirley Caldwell, 76, of Betsy Layne,
Saturday, at the Highlands Regional
Medical Center; Lorena Mullins
Hamilton, 59, of Betsy Layne, Saturday,
at Highlands Regional Medical Center;
Abel Johnson, 68, of Bevinsville,
Thursday, at the UK Medical Center,
Lexington; George Smith, 74, of Leburn,
Friday, at his residence; Sam Williams,
86, of Mousie, Wednesday, at Hazard
Appalachian Regional Medical Center;
Ollie James Slone, 80, of Bypro, Monday,
at his residence in Monticello; Vance
Hall, 23, of Honaker, Friday, at Honaker;
John Dennis Caudill, 87, of Bevinsville,
Friday, at the McDowell Appalachian
Regional Hospital; Jacquline Johnson, 54,
of Wayland, Friday, at McDowell
Appalachian Regional Hospital; Edgar
Holland, 69, of Carrie, Wednesday, at
Hazard Appalachian Regional Medical
Center; William Yancy Cash Sr., 74, of
Prestonsburg, Monday, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center; Florence Ann
Nelson, 59, of Auxier, Monday, at
Highlands Regional Medical Center; Ena
Pigman Mills, 80, of Wayland, Thursday,
at Highlands Regional Medical Center;
"Tootsie" Dorothy Joyce Hall, 66, of
Harold, Friday, at Pikeville Methodist
Hospital; Franklin "Frank" Scalf, 44, of
Prestonsburg, Tuesday, as a result of a
train accident at Dwale; Mamie Sturgill,
73, of Wayland, Thursday, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center; Cosby
"Connie" Hazlett, 64, of Ocala, Florida,
native of Martin, Thursday, at Shands
Hospital; Nola Gearheart Cox, 75, of
Greenwich, Ohio, native of Hueysville,
Monday, at the Mansfield General
Hospital.
Twentv Years Ago
(April20, 1983)
Twenty Years Ago (April 20, 1983)
Floyd County will probably have to sue
the estate of the late county court clerk, C.
Ollie Robinson, who appeared to owe the
court $51 ,047, according to a 1981
audit...State officials, who have been
closely superv1smg Floyd County
finances, since an investigation in
February, revealed the county was in serious financial difficulty, assumed complete control of spending... A U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals overturned the 1979
murder conviction of a Floyd County
man, after finding "prosecutorial miscon-
•
duct" on the part of Lester H. Burns
Jr...There died: Larcie Endicott, 67, of
Cow Creek, last Wednesday, at Riverview
Manor Nursing Home; Kenneth Dale
Collins, 47, of Langley, Sunday, at Our
Lady of the Way Hospital; Annie Mae
Mosley, 71, of Wheelwright, April 7, at
McDowell
Appalachian Regional
Bospital; Paul Crawford, 54, of Hi Hat,
April 12, in a Lexington hospital; Carter
Dale King, 3, son of Shiller and Clara
Belle Hamilton of Teaberry. last
Wednesday, at McDowell Appalachian
Regional Hospital; Edward Mitchel, 53, •
of Teaberry, last Thursday, at his home;
Hatler Hill, 54, of Wheelwright, April 7,
at McDowell Appalachian Regional
Hospital; Ernestine Samons, 48, of
Arkansas Creek, April 11, at her home;
Rev. Harry Moore, 67, of McDowell, last
Thursday, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center; Marion Tackett, 79, of Printer,
April 13, at her home; Fred (Yellow Cat)
Goble, 71, of Auxier, Saturday, at his
home; Grace DeRossett, 67, of
Prestonsburg, last Wednesday, at •
Riverview Manor Nursing Home;
Jeanetta (June) Mollett, 86, of
Wheelwright, January 1, at he home of
her daughter.
Thinv Years Ago
(April18, 1973)
Floyd County's share of Rural
Secondary highway funds for the fiscal
1973-74, beginning July 1, is $393,985, it
was announced, last Friday... Sunny skies
and relatively mild temperatures helped •
make this year's ninth annual Mountain
Dew Festival one of the most successful
ever, with a record number of participating students ... Wind damage, sustained
last Thursday, temporarily interrupted
expansion and renovation of Jenny Wiley
boat dock... W. L. Wells and R. M.
Henderson, founders of the Princess
Manufacturing Company at Auxier, have
sold their interest in the company to
Executive Wardrobes Inc., of Concord,
N.C .... Floyd County spelling bee winners
were Jackie Jarrell, champion, and Valerie
Ratlifff, runnerup ... There died: Mrs. •
Mary C. Hobson, 84, Tuesday, at her
home at McDowell; George W. Newman,
63, of Hi Hat, Saturday, at his home;
Eleanor Owens Starline, of Vandalia, 0.,
formerly of this county, April 2. in Ohio;
Craig Hamilton, 80, of Craynor, Saturday,
at the McDowell Appalachian Regional
Hospital; Alton Otto Frazier, 57, formerly
of Martin, April 8, in a Dayton, 0., hospital; Johnny Hale, 54, formerly of
Prestonsburg, at his home in Lexington,
April 4; Harold Lloyd Moore, 42, found
(See YESTERDAYS, page three) '"
�WEDNESDAY, APRIL
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Step
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We were singing the "Hooked
on Phonics" song and she ran to
my mother's classroom and
said, "You have to hear Brittany
sing." And then it all started.
Mrs. Vicki Frazier pushed me to
sing in all the school talent
shows, insisted I perform at
local festivals and entered me in
contests.
After hearing me sing, one of
my mom's closest friends, the
late Bobetta Everage, encouraged her to enroll me in voice
lessons and apply to perform in
Showcase 23. I was fortunate to
be selected for the Showcase
performance. I think I was about
7 years old at the time. I sang
''One Way Ticket"
and
"Hopelessly Devoted"- -and
everybody stood. I loved it! A
few weeks later, the MAC contacted me about voice lessons.
On that very week I had to fill in
for another Junior Pro member
and it was at that time that I
became a regular member.
Thanks to my family. I gained
the confidence to do it.
Being a member of the Junior
Pros has given me several
opportunities to perform. We
have traveled to several different states and have performed
for numerous agencies.
Probably my most memorable moment while being a Jr.
Pro member was in Nashville
when Billy Ray Cyrus winked at
me. Bus rides always provide
memories, too. Particularly,
(See STEP, page four)
Happenings
• Continued from p2
Wednesday from 8-11:30 a.m.
Classes are FREE. Please bring
paper and pencil. Instructor,
Teresa Allen, David School.
• Parents of fifth-graders
• should call now to have their
child scheduled for school physicals and immunizations. A
series of three HEP B vaccines
are required for entry into sixth
grade next fall. Students should
begin the series now in order to
be ready by next fall. Call 3772678 for appointment.
• Floyd County Health
Department Nurse Joy Moore, is
at the center each Monday to
administer immunizations, T.B.
skin tests, well-child exams,
WIC, prenatal and post-partum
• services, and school physicals.
Call 377-2678 for an appointment.
PRESTONSBURG
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• MCCC services available
at the center. Call for additional
information.
• Center is open weekdays
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
• After School Child Care,
3-6 p.m.• school days.
• Call 886-7088 for additional information regarding the
Prestonsburg
Elementary
Family Resource Center or its
programs.
SOUTH FLOYD YOUTH
SERVICES CENTER
• April 14 - Peer Pressure
and Conflict Resolutions classroom presentations.
• Walking track open to public (except during special event).
• Center has a one-stop
career station satellite station
that is available to the community, as well as students.
• Anyone interested in Adult
Ed may contact the center for
information.
• All new students and visitors, stop by the Center, located
on the South Floyd campus,
Room 232, and see Mable Hall.
• The center is located on
the South Floyd campus in room
232. For more information call
452-9600 or 9607 and ask for
Mable Hall, ext. 243, or Keith
Smallwood, ext. 242, or Donna
Johnson, ext. 153.
STUMBO
ELEMENTARY/MUD
CREEK FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• Resource Center hours are
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents
and community members are
welcome to visit. For questions,
call 587-2233 - ask for Tristan
Parsons, Center Coordinator, or
Anita Tackett, Assistant.
THE DAVID SCHOOL
ADULT EDUCATION
CLASS SCHEDULE
• Monday and Wednesday
Betsy Layne High School,
8:30 to 11 :30 a.m. Call 4783389 for more information.
Morehead State Prestonsburg
Campus, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Call 886-2405 for more info.
• Tuesday and Thursday
St. James Episcopal Church,
5:00p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Church
is located on University Drive,
Prestonsburg, between PCC and
the BP station.
ALL GED CLASSES ARE
FREE. BOOKS AND MATERIALS ARE ALSO FREE,
EVEN THE ACTUAL GED
TEST IS FREE! So, please take
advantage of this wonderful
learning opportunity. For more
information about the free GED
program, call Crissy Compton at
The David School at 886-8374
(Fridays).
WESLEY
CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
• Weekly Chapel Services,
each Wednesday morning, 10
a.m.
W.D. OSBORNE RAINBOW
JUNCTION FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• "Lost and Found" located
in the Center. Parents need to
pick up their children's items
within two weeks. Any items
not claimed within two weeks,
becomes the property of the
FRC.
• Rainbow Junction Family
Resource Center is located in
the W. D. Osborne Elementary
School. Hours of operation - 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday, or later by appointment.
Call 452-4553 and ask for Cissy
or Karen. Parents/community
members free to visit any time.
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2003 • C3
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• Continued from p1
after the company had held out a Everybody lived in a company
large percentage of already mea- house, and it dido 't matter
ger wages for rent, and the gro- whether you were a "boss,'' or
ceries bought at the company had the dirtiest job in the mine,
you were of equal rank inside
store.
The word "fortunate" (as . the community. Everybody
used in the previous paragraph), (except the men on the night
was also used on purpose, shift, of course) showed up at
because the advantages gained the Friday night pie supper
from coal-camp living have being held at the grade school to
more than served us well. Like raise money for a new lunchtoday's pre-packaged hot oat- room. Even those on the night
meal, prosperity comes in a vari- shift were in attendance for the
ety of flavors, and those who Labor Day picnic, as cheers
rubbed elbows with all the went up sporadically when the
assorted personalities that made local Joe Dimaggio connected •
up the community, have devel- for a homer at the baseball field,
oped into a people who are tact- or new horseshoe champions
were crowned amid the clang of
ful. tolerant, and tough.
Early eastern Kentucky coal- metal on metal. filtering from
camp families also represented a the only area of abundant shade
diverse ethnicity. But a neighbor as provided by a huge sycamore.
The company store is gone
was a neighbor, and it mattered
little to anybody, from whence now. So is the old schoolhouse.
they came. About the only dif- The company houses still there
ference anybody really noticed, are no longer painted the onceanyway, was whether or not the familiar monochromatic samehead of the family worked the ness, and are now equipped with
day shift, the night shift, or the cable TV, indoor plumbing, and
tons of memories; memories of
hoot owl.
Another thing that ~ade a a time when a sense of commucoal camp special, was that there nity was predominant, and
were no class distinctions. neighbors got along.
Yesterdays
• Continued from p2
dead near his home at East McDowell.
Fonv Years Ago
(April 18, 1963)
The State Finance Department is proceeding on
schedule with plans to construct a Community College
building for the University of Kentucky, at
Prestonsburg ...Before the Saturday midnight deadline
had passed, 42 Floyd County men had filed for office at
the County Clerk's office here, as candidates ... Nearly
4,000 eastern Kentucky families, participating in the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's food stamp program,
received more than $225,200 of food stamp coupons
during March... Floyd, and two other eastern Kentucky
counties, are among the top six in average daily attendance figures, the Department of Education announced
this week... The National Labor Relations Board hearing,
called to probe into the mine field unrest and activities of
mine pickets, began at Pikeville, Monday... Woodland
fires became a major threat again this week, and eight
fires, whipped by a strong wind, were burning out of
control in this county, Wednesday...There died: Sam K.
• Music, 72, Monday, at his home on Little Paint; Ed
Banks, 84, of Water Gap, Sunday, at St. Mary's Hospital,
Huntington; Willie Baldridge, 82, of Auxier, Monday, at
his home; Ernest Baldridge, 46, of West Prestonsburg,
last Thursday; Ora Lee Amburgy, 47, native of Tram;
Friday, at Chicago; David P. Osborne, 91, of
Prestonsburg, Sunday; Lee Stewart, 90, of Morehead,
formerly of Prestonsburg, April 7; Mollie Conley, 83,
formerly of this county, March 28, in Silver Lake,
Indiana.
•
FihV Years Ago
(April16, 1953)
The grand jury here, Tuesday, indicted two members
of the Louisville accounting fmn of the W. M. Cotton
Company, charging them with falsification of the audit
made of Floyd County officials' receipts and expenses ... Extensive development of the Stratton Branch area
for the convenience of campers and picnickers at Dewey
Lake, is being planned by the Huntington district office,
U.S. Corps of Engineers ... Burtis Wicker, 33, former
Floyd Countian, was killed last Wednesday, when a
bridge spanning the Big Sandy on a link in the
Paintsville-Inez road, collapsed as Wicker was crossing
it on a tractor pulling a trailer...The Prestonsburg-West
• Prestonsburg bridge on which an eight, ton load limit has
been placed, will undergo repairs, starting within the
next few days ... Julia Ann Derossett, 6, died Monday,
April 13, at King's Daughters' hospital, Ashland, of
burns received in an accident, February 5, when her
clothing caught fire at an open fireplace at the home of
her parents, at Dock... Last Thursday night's windstorm
hit Prestonsburg and vicinity with near tornado force,
causing damage of several thousand dollars ... After being
under the water of Beaver Creek for ten minutes, and
apparently drowned, Greg Mynhier, six-year-old Martin
child, was rescued from the stream and restored to life,
minutes after artificial respiration was administered by
Red Ison, also of Martin...Two Floyd County high
school graduates, members of the Morehead State bas• ketball squad, honored by the Morehead Kiwanis Club
recently, are Jim Duff, of Garrett, and Russell Hunley Jr.,
of Prestonsburg...Married: Miss Alka Lanette Dingus, of
Alpharetta, and Mr. Don Smith, April 4 ... There died:
Isham Webster Hughes, 59, formerly of Prestonsburg,
Tuesday, in Sacremento, California; Mrs. Dave Prater
Hoover, 92, former Garrett resident, at the home of a son
at Carlisle, Kentucky, Apri114; Wilson H. Halstead, 86,
former Prestonsburg man, at the home of a son, at Wales,
Pike County, April 11; John Bevins, 40, at his home on
Buffalo Creek at Endicott, Friday.
Sixtv Years Ago
(April15, 1943)
The Selective Service system underwent another
revamping, this week, as preparations were made to
induct into the armed services, this year. every ablebodied man between the ages of 18 and 37 ... Caught
between a heavy fall of slate in the mines of the Inland
Steel Company, at Wheelwright, Noel Bates, 32-yearold Wheelwright miner, was instantly killed early
Wednesday morning... For bravery during a submarine
attack on the merchant ship on which he was serving,
and the subequent sinking of the vessel, Spency Cook,
19, seaman first class U.S. Naval Reserve, of
Gearheart, has been awarded a letter of commendation by the Chief of Naval Personnel...The West
Prestonsburg home of Mrs. Sadie Price was destroyed
by fire at 5 a.m., Wednesday... Lt. L. A. (Jack)
Donoho, formerly of Wayland, is missing after his
plane crashed in Chesapeake Bay... Ray Patton, of
Estill, former pitcher of the Prestonsbburg team, is
with the Louisville Colonels this spring. Last Sunday,
he hurled three-innings against the Chicago Cubs in
an exhibition game, allowing one harmless single.
Another Floyd County boy, Joe Weddington, of
Emma, is on the Colonel's roster as a catcher... Staff
Sgt. Walter L. Goble, of Lancer, has been hospitalized
in North Africa with a slight wound. He has been in
six separate engagements in North Africa ... A teacher
in the Floyd County schools eight years, Miss Gradys
Flannery, of Martn, will return to college herself, next
Monday-to prepare for service in the WAAC ... There
died: Emma Dell Prater, 17, of Glo, Monday, at a
Paintsville hospital; Wilson Clark, 71, Tuesday, at his
home here; Mrs. Violet Pauline Price, 27, Sunday, at
Wheelwright.
Emily will be 4!
Emily Faith Tackett will celebrate her fourth birthday on April 24,
2003. This "little angel" is the daughter of Wesley and
Stephanie Tackett, of Cynthiana. Sh.e is the maternal granddaughter of Bobby and Owen Hale, of Martin County. Her paternal grandparents are M.L. and Judy Tackett, of Grethel. Emily
will enjoy a wonderful day filled with a "Barbie" theme birthday
cake, lots of ice cream, gifts, and visits from close family and
friends.
Bradley-Hughes reunite
Ricky Hughes and Michelle Bradley, of Prestonsburg, are
pleased to announce their plans to be reunited In marriage. The
couple were first married on Aprll18, 1986. They plan to reunite
in marriage on Frtday, April 18, 2003, In the presence of family
and friends. The ceremony will take place at the Rising Son
Ministries Church, Allen, at seven o'clock in the evening. Pastor
Danny P. Curry will officiate. Ricky and Michelle have one son,
Dakota Bradley Hughes. All are invited to attend and celebrate
this joyous occasion and share this special day with this special couple and their young son.
J
seventv Years Ago
(April14, 1933)
J. A. May has resigned his post as a member of the
Floyd County Board of Education, and his son, Frank
May, has been named his successor... Three members of
the Mills family, of Martin County, were convicted at
Inez, Wednesday, of the "human sacrifice" slaying of
Mrs. Lucinda Mills, 67, near Tomahawk, February 28,
last. One received a life term, the others, terms of 21
years each ...The Red Cross supply of clothing for the aid
of Floyd needy is exhausted, Miss Ella Noel White, Red
Cross chapter secretary said, this week.. .lshmael H.
Triplett was reelected superintendent of Prestonsburg
schools for a three-year term at a meeting. Monday
night, of the City Board of Education ...There died:
Lewis (Tom) Stumbo, 76, April 3, at a Martin hospital.
Pack-Fitchpatrick
Jamie Darrell and Stacy Ann Fltchpatrick are pleased to
~nnounce their recent marriage, held Saturday, March 29, 2003,
m the home of the bride's parents. Stacy is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Pack, of Prestonsburg. Jamie is the son of:'
Martha Fltchpatrick, of Van Lear, and the late Junior
Fitchpatrlck. The couple were joined in celebration of this spe-:
cial ev~nt by their infant son, Nicholas Evan, of w~om they areJ
exceedingly proud, close family and friends.
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9, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Critter Corner: House training puppies
by DR. CAROL COMBS.
MORAIS,
DVM
I get lots of calls conceming
Dog owners have
heard so many old \\ ive~ tales and
so much bad advice that it has
tumed a fairly straightforward
process into a major project. First
off. let's establish some basic concepts.
Dogs
don't
understand
English. They \\ill team the
meaning of some words as they go
along. but they are not born with
the ability.
Dogs don't share our concept
of"right" a'1d "\\Tong. nor do they
have a concept of abstract value.
Ille Oriental rug was soft and
hou~ebreaking .
absorbent Puppy had no idea that
it ww; "valuable" or why you think
he wa" a "bad dog".
Dogs can't really move men·
tall) backward and forward in
time. Puppy can't make a connection between your being upset
over a puddle in the floor now and
the fact that he made the puddle
two hours ago.
It is much easier to teach a dog
what "right is", rather than what
··wrong is not". In other words,
doesn't tt seem much simpler to
teach Puppy that you do want him
to relieve himself in the far comer
of the yard, than to teach him you
don't want him to go in the living
room, kitchen. bath, bedroom. or
back porch. or on the front steps.
the walkway. the flower bed, etc..
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of Puppy's next puddle on a piece thumb, but the exact timing will have read in several books that
etc.. etc.?
Puppies are babies. They are of paper towel or newspaper and depend on the individual pup- you should not let the puppy see
going to have accidents and make place the damp paper in a plastic older puppies have more control, you clean up his accidents, but I
mistakes. Resign yourself to this zipper bag to save for use later females sometimes take longer to honestly can't understand the
(honest). By the way, for this develop bladder control, digestive logic behind this. As far as I ~
from the beginning.
With these ideas in mind. let's same reason, avoid ammonia· upsets and recent dewonning may know, the mother wolf doesn't
look at how the original house- based cleaners. They have a affect the need to eliminate. In take any pains to be secretive, so I
breaking expert, Mother Wolf, chemical makeup somewhat simi· general, take the pup out first thing don't see why we should.
in the morning, last thing at night,
As puppy grows and gets a lithandles the job. The origins of lar to urine.
most dog behavior can be found
Fix the puppy up a little after every meal, after every play tle more control over his body, you
by the study of their close rela- ''home-within-a-home". It seems session, any time he seems rest- should start to see him looking for
tives, the wolves, who for the most to tum people off when we call it less. and especially if you see him a way to get out to his bathroom
spot when he needs to go. You
part still live as they have for thou- "crate training", probably because starting to walk in circles.
Initially, I would get up at least need to watch for these signs,
sands of years.
once during the night until I was because while some pups will
Mother Wolf wants to keep a
sure he had enough control to last make a racket if their "doorman"
clean house, or den as much as we
until morning. This goes for is not there to take them out, othdo. When the pups are still
weekends and holidays too. And ers will stand quietly near the door
infants, she keeps them and the
notice I said take him out, not let until they just can't wait any
nest clean. (Motherhood has
him out. You are to go with him longer. Continue to take him out fill
always been a dirty job.) Once the
babies have reached the toddler
and see that he eliminates.
on leash at least a few more weeks
stage, they instinctively do their
Consider feeding the pup sev- to confmn that he's not just chasbusiness a little way away from
eral meals a day, rather than leav- ing butterflies while he's out there.
the nest, and Mother also takes
ing food out constantly; this will
What about those less-thancare of that. Once they can walk,
help put his system on a schedule, ideal situations I mentioned earlishe begins to "potty train" them by
and takes advantage of a reflex in er? Maybe no one can get home
leading them outside the den to a
young pups that signals the need several times a day. or for some
designated area. When they have
to eliminate soon after a meal.
other reason you prefer to paper
accidents, she doesn't scold or
You may have to carry the train the pup. It's actually easier to
punish them; she just cleans up the
puppy to his potty area if he's real· teach a pup to use paper; it just
mess and continues to show them
ly small, but he should be on leash makes for an extra step to make
"what right is". Soon the entire litso you can keep him in the gener- the transition to outdoors later.
ter knows where the toilet area is.
al vicinity once you get there. He I've potty-trained entire litters of
I'm a great fan of "if it ain't
" Muffin." Muffin is a nine
won't understand the purpose of stray puppies with this method.
year old female West
broke, don't fix it", and this systhe trip outside at first. With his By keeping them in a small tile- "
Highland Terrier owned by
tem has worked for countless gen·
short attention span he will be dis- floored room (about the size of an
Sherry
Prater. Muffin had just tracted by
erations: it has Mother Canine's
average bathroom) their choices
good housekeeping seal of had her hair done at PetsMart
every new sight, sound and were limited. In half the room
In l exington before this pic·
approval. So how do. we put this
smell, so give him time. Use a they had their food and water, their
ture was snapped. Her owner
plan into action?
phrase-"go potty", "get busy", beds and their toys; the other half
said that Muffin was feeling
First, set the puppy up to suc- "very proud" that day. Muffin etc., which he will eventually learn was covered with newspaper. Yes,
ceed. Minimize the chances for an
to associate with the act of elimi- they shredded paper, had accidents
has already appeared once
accident to happen. Think how
nation
in the wrong spots. and in general
before In the Times as t he
big your house seems to some- winner of the "Top Dog" cateIf he does not eliminate within made a huge mess. But soon the
thing as small as a six-week old gory in the SNOOP pet photo a reasonable amount of time (5-10 mess was more often on the paper
pup. It's worse than trying to find contest. Muffin's owner says minutes), he should go back into than not, and gradually I reduced
the restrooms at the mall. Don't she enjoys taking pictures of his "den" for a little while and then the area covered by the papers
Muffin in a variety of poses
taken back out to try again. Praise until they were located in one corgive Puppy the run of the house at
and outfits and that Muffin Is
frrst. He will be much more relucthe
pup as he eliminates. You are ner of the room away from the
very easy to work with and
tant to make a mess in a small
praising
for the location of elimi- sleeping and eating areas. The
photograph.
area, where he has to sleep, than if
nation; the act of elimination is mess moved with the papers.
he can toddle into the next room,
self-rewarding; it relieves pressure When they went to their new ~
where out of sight will be out of it conjures up images of a dark, and makes the puppy feel better
homes, at least they knew the
mind. When Puppy is out of his cramped airline crate. Actually, a
Don't punish the pup for acci- basics.
confinement area, supervise him. roomy, airy wire cage is more the dents. It is extremely unfair to
A note about those commercial
This doesn't mean he is some- ticket. A blanket draped over one punish a puppy for something he "housebreaking pads": they have
where in the living room while end will give him a nice secluded doesn't understand. It will only the advantage of a plastic backing
you watch TY. This means that place to sleep. Remember that confuse and scare the puppy, and it that keeps moisture from leaking
you are actively watching and dogs are den animals, so a crate is doesn't do anything for his con- through, and if this is what you're
interacting with him, or that he is not cruel; in fact it becomes his cept of you as a good leader, looking for, they certainly serve
physically attached to you by a "safe spot". In the crate you want either. So how should you handJe their purpose. If you're buying
leash-and-collar "umbilical cord" room for him to stand up, tum the inevitable accidents in the them because the package claims
hooked to your belt. (The "umbil- around. stretch out, etc. and not house? lf you didn't actually · they have this magic scent that
ical cord" is also an excellent way much more. (Wolf dens aren't catch the puppy in the act, about attracts puppies, don't waste your
to help teach the concepts of exactly the Waldorf.) He needs his the only thing you can do is to roll money. You have ample supply of
restraint and walking with you.) bed, some water in a no-tip bowl, a newspaper up tight, hit yourself the most potent chemical availGive him lots of opportunities to and some toys in there. I prefer over the head with it, and resolve able, in the form of his own urine. .go outdoors; remember how small the toys that will really keep him to be more observant next time! If to tell your puppy "this is your
his bladder is, and that he may not occupied, such as the hollow, hard you do see him eliminating in an spot".
have full control of it yet.
rubber "Kong"® types that can be inappropriate place, DON'T yell,
This method works for older
Now we've set the stage by stuffed with peanut butter, cheese, run at, or hit the puppy. This obvi- dogs also. You will need to start
discussing the "whys". It's time to or some other treat that he will ously will scare him, and fear says from scratch, and make sure the
get down to the nuts and bolts of have to really work at These can to the body, "drop this load and get carpets are very well deodorized.
the "bows".
entertain puppies and adult dogs out of here!", so it will be counter- Remember that it takes longer to
This method is one of the for hours and can be washed in the productive. If you can distract relearn something than to learn it
quickest, easiest, and most reliable dishwasher for the next session. him with a sharp handclap or by correctly the first time. It's also a
ones. It does, however, take Ideally, there should not be a bowl tossing something like an empty good idea to have an older dog
advantage of the perfect situation, of food left in the crate; the pup pop can or a beanbag near him checked by your vet if he's sudwhere someone will be home all should be on several scheduled (not AT him), it may buy you a denly had a lapse in his bathroom
day with the pup. In the real feedings a day. The crate is to be few seconds. Just say, "no, no, not routine. Many disorders, includworld, we are usually dealing with a sanctuary, not a prison! He goes here", or something similar in a ing bladder infections, diabetes,
less than ideal circumstances, so in there when he is tired, normal tone of voice, scoop the colitis, and "senility" (canine cog- •
each case calls for its own modifi- overnight, while you are gone, and pup up gently and take him out to nitive dysfunction) can cause this.
cation of the basic plan.
any time you cannot actively his "spot". If you're lucky, he will
I hope this has helped clear up
First off, resign yourself to a supervise him. He does not go in finish his business in the proper some misunderstandings about
couple of weeks of pretty intense there because you have better place and you can praise him. I housebreaking-Good Luck!
work with the puppy. Hard work things to do and don't want to fool
now, for a short time, will pay off with him. It is kosher to use it as a
with years of a well-behaved pet.
time-out spot for short periods
Arm yourself with cleaning when you just can't handle the litsupplies, because there WILL be tle demon any longer!
accidents. The best cleaning
Now,
his
wolf-ancestor
agents are a mild detergent and mstincts should kick in-the ones
clear water. Use absorbent cloths that say "don't soil the den". Of
or paper towels to blot up as much course he can only hold things so
A free seminar to learn more painful indigestion, regurgitation,
moisture as possible. You will long, so he should have lots of about heartburn treatment meth- heartburn, hoarseness, chronic
also need a good odor neutralizer. opportunities to relieve himself in ods will be held on Tuesday, April sore throat, nocturnal coughing
Most vets' offices carry very effec- his "spot". The selected area 15, at Highlands Regional and breathing difficulties ruin your \t
tive products. A good household should ideally be outdoors. It Medical Center, from 6-8 p.m.• in life. If your current medications
substitute is half water and half should be close enough to be con- the Highlands Medical Office aren't helping you, come learn
white vinegar. (Be sure to spot venient for you and him while he Building, Rooms A & B. This about the latest in medical theracheck fabric and carpet for color- is still little, but far enough away special program is being presented pies, accurate testing and minimalfastness.) Don't get something so it won't be a problem when he by HRMC's new Heartburn ly invasive surgeries that can help
that just covers up odors. Just weighs 80 pounds and has to get Treatment Center. Don't let with your heartburn problems.
because you can't smell anything, rid of all that kibble he packs away
it doesn't mean that Puppy can't. in a day's time. Carry that soggy
Remember dogs' noses are many little paper towel you prepared
times more sensitive than ours, earlier out with you in the sandand they tend to return to previ- wich bag; you can then pick up the
ously soiled areas. Now that you whole mess in the bag and dispose
are aware of that little gem, use it of it. How often should you take
to your advantage. Soak up a little him out? I can give you a rule of
Heartburn treatment
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My most memorable performance had to be in Nashville. I
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I enjoy listening to music. all
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Being a member of the
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and encouragement.
Camp Nathanael will host
two upcoming spring events.
First, "Senior Citizens Day" will
be held on Thursday, April 17,
beginning at I 0:00 a.m. and
concluding at 1:30 p.m. Special
speaker will be Arnold Turner,
from the Allen Baptist Church.
Music will be provided by Dick
and Leah Bowers and the
"Camp Cooks" will serve up a
home-cooked meal. Event is
free to the public. with expenses
being covered by a love offering.
On April 25 and 26, the camp
will host their 12th annual
"Couples Retreat" for married
couples. During this weekend •
event. Rick Franklin will lead
three sessions on becoming your
spouse's
"soulmate."
Workshops will include "How to
Prepare a Will," ''Christian
Money
Management,"
"Creating Family Memories,"
and "Practical Ideas for Feeding
your Family." Cost is $55 per
couple. Registrations are due by
April20.
For more information about
either of these events, or to
request a camp brochure. contact Camp Nathanael at 606251 3231. Camp Nathanael is •
located at Emmalena.
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$32,900,
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Terry &
Sales, Redbush, Ky. MANOR,
606·265-3111 ir 606· Sharon Sm1th. We
have apartments for
265-4113.
rent that are eff1ency
FOR SALE: 2001 apartments. all uttlites
CLAYTON HOME. paid. For more tnfo
16X60. Take over call 606·886·2797.
payments,Call 606FURNISHED
889-0263.
1 BEDROOM
APARTMENTS:
Central heat & air.
Rent starting at $350
61 0-Apartments month, + $300
deposit.
Located
NEW 1 BEDROOM near HRMC . 889·
APARTMENT, w/d, 9717.*
and utiliies provided.
No pets. $425 mo.
630-Houses
$150 Dep. 874-5577
or 226·0888.
3 Bedroom House
For Rent: (rent negoFOR RENT: 3 bed· tiable)
and
2
room apartment, liv- Bedroom
ApartIng room, kitchen, 1 ment $275 month,
bath. Wall to wall car- Located at Auxiers
pet. Located near He1ghts off Route 3
doctor's office in 886-3552.*
Prestonsburg. Please
HOUSES,
call 886·1714 or 285APARTMENTS, &
3412.
TOWNHOUSES,
No pets.
GREAT LOCATIONS
Call
for rent. Unfurnished I,
B&O Rental
2, & 3 bedroom apartProperties
ments. Clean & quiet.
606-886-8991.
Close to Prestonsburg &
Pikeville Starting @ 2
BEDROOM
$350/month + deposit. HOUSE for rent at
Utilities extra. Call437- Garrett. 358-3469.
1646.
References
required.
(4/3Wed.
650-Mobile Homes
Onl))
RENTALS
FOR
RENT:
Furnished
apart·
ments
In
Prestonsburg .
Remodeled, utilities
included, no pets.
886-8366.
MOBILE HOtJiES,
HOUSES AND
APARTMENTS:
2 & 3 Bedroom avail· 80S-Announcements
able References and
Deposits reqwred No MISS KENTUCK Y
pets 889·9747 or PA G EANT
TEEN/PRETEENIPR
886·9007.
INCESS SCHOLAR·
3 B.A. 2 BA. Mobile SHIP PAGEANT tor
Home, located at girls 4 • 18. Free
&
Ruff
&
Tuff. ApplicatiOn
Appliances included. Brochure. 1-888·599$400 rent, $400 dep. 4949. No make-up
Also Two, 2 B.A. 1 allowed tor young
BA. Mobile Homes, girls (4-12).
$350 rent, $350 dep.
A
BEAUTIFUL,
606·478·5173.*
COMPLETE SMOKY
MOUNTAIN WED670-Comm. Property DING . Onginal Log
Chapel.
Wedding
FOR RENT; Store
Everything provided :
building,
formerly
photos, video, flowFrasure Furniture 1n
ers, formal wear, cabPrestonsbuarg, 886·
Ins. Smokies best
8366
value .
1-800-262·
NOTICES
SPACE FOR RENT:
Space has been
used as Beauty shop
for last 7 years.
Located
neX1
to
Jenny Wtley Vtdeo, 10
Call
Prestonsburg
886·1032 . *
SERVICES
70S-Construction
Classdfled
ads World
ALL
TYPES:
Remodeling & additions,
garages,
decks, etc. Also concrete work. Robie
Johnson, Jr., call
anytime, 886·8896.
(TFN/Robte/12.25/wf
s
h
)
71 0-Educational
COLLEGE DEGREE
QUICKLY !
Bachelor's, Master's,
Doctorate by correspondence
based
upon prior education,
life experience and
short study course.
Not Accredited by an
Agency Recognized
by the U.S. Secretary
of Education. (See
Free
Information
Catalog) Call 24 hrs.
Cambridge
State
University 1 (800)·
96 4 - 8 3 1 6
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NEY? Legal Services
$26 . 00/month .
Unlimited
Phone
Calls. Child Support,
Will
Preparation,
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Ticket
Disputes & Much
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790-Travel
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17 Fully Furnished
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Martin
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4815
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t6CI6'11i86-94)!.\ ..,
NatiOnWide'
.
Insurance &
Financial Services
3
FREE
PALLETS:
Can be picked up
behind The Floyd
County Times.
LOST: IN STEVEN'S
BRAI\CH
above
Cliffside white 8 lb.
Maltese. male, child
owned. $500 reward.
606-889-9842 (4 All)
850-Personals
When responding to
Personal ads that
have reference numbers please indicate
that ent1re reference
number on the outside of your envelope.
Reference
numbers are used to
help us direct your
letter to the correct
individual.
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HAPPY
COUPLE
promises your baby
love, laughter and a
wonderful, exciting
life with stay at home
artist
mom
and
devoted
generous
dad . All expenses
paid.
Financially
secure. Please call
Mary and Fred toll
free:
1·866-2116121: (5/4 all)
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WILLIAMS.
KENDRICK
Master
Commissioner
P.O.Box 268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41 653
PUBLIC NOTICE
Actton Petroleum
Co. LTD, 10 Baldwin
St., Prestonsburg, KY
41653, hereby declares mtentions to
apply for a Retail
Beer license, no later
than May 1, 2003.
The business to be
licensed will be local·
ed at 8498 US 23
South, Allen, Kent·
ucky 41601, doing
business as Action
Express Mart #14.
The owner(s) are as
follows ·
General
Manager,
Tim
McDonald, of Hager
Hill, KY 41222. Any
person, assoctatton,
corporatiOn, or body
politic, may protest
the granting of the
hcense(s) by wnttng
the Department of
Alcoholic Beverage
Control, 1003 Twilight
Tra1l , Frankfort, KY
40601·8400, within
30 days of the date of
this legal publication.
•
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900-Legals
PUBLIC NOTICE
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Available evenings &
weekends. Call for
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815-Lost & Found
TRAILER FOR RENT
2 bedroom $250 a
mo. Salt Uck Route 7.
385-4524
BEDROOM
3
MOBILE HOME for
rent Nice location in
Emma. Call 874·
PARTIALLY FUR· 6762 or 874-3377. •
NISHED 2 bedroom
apt. for rent. Very FOR RENT: Nice, 2
clean, suitable for bedroom trailer for
near
working people, pri- rent
vate, ac & central Prestonsburg. Also,
heat, Prestonsburg have 2 bedrrom trail·
near Jeanny Wiley er for sale. Call 874Lake. No pets. 886· 0011 .*
3941.
FOR RENT: 3 bed·
1 Bedroom Apart- room mobile home,
ment.
Furn-ished Mtn. Parkway, central
$325 month $250 heat & air,1.5 bath.
deposit Utilities paid 886-8366
References and leases required. 886- TRAILER LOT FOR
RENT Martin area .
3154.*
$150 mo. 285·9112
SPRING MOVE-IN or 285-3625.
SPECIAL at
FOR
SALE
OR
PARK PLACE
RENT: 2 bedroom 2
APARTMENTS
bath \ el) nice 16 \ 72
In Prestonsburg
mobile home located
Free processing &
first months rent
4.5 miles past MAC on
FREE with paid
Mtn
Park way.
security deposit. 1
References required, no
bedroom/$305 mo; pet.s, couples only. 8862 bedroom/$325 mo. 2288
Section 8 welcome.
Call (606) 886·0039 2 BEDROOM, 1
E.H.O
BATH, mobile home
convienently located
NO RENT!!!! $0 off US 23, at Allen,
DOWN
HOMES! Ky. Call 606-477·
GOV'T & BANK 2783 or 606· 522·
REPOSl NO CRED- 41 26
550-Land/Lots
IT OK. $0 TO LOW
DOWN. FOR LIST·
PROPERTY
FOR INGS, CALL 1-800·
SALE: Located on 501·1777 EXT. 9821
Abbott and also property on
Jenny's $0 DOWN HOMES!
Creek. Call 478- NO CREDIT OK!
GOV'T & BANK
5173.*
REPOS. $0 TO LOW
FOR SALE: 2 LOTS DOWN FOR LIST1·800-501ON STONECREST INGS.
GOLF
COURSE, 1777 EXT. 7372
5
•
Old riuyd vuunty
Cour ous Duor, 3rd
Preston·
Aver.ue
sburg
Kentucky,
(behmd the new
Floyd County Just1ce
Center) to the htghest
bidder, at pubhc auc·
tton on Thursday,
10th day of Apnl,
2003 at the hour of
9:00 a m., more particularly descnbed as
Clayton •
a
1994
Mob1le Home, V1n #:
CLM060268TN
The sale proceeds
of said personal
property shall be
deposited with the
Floyd District Court
for appropriate disposition.
TERMS OF SALE:
At the time of sale,
the successful bidder
shall either pay cash
or cashier's check for
the full amount of the •
purchase pnce.
Any
announcements made on date
of sale take precedence over pnnted
matter
contained
herein.
Plamtiff's Counsel :
Hon. Timothy
Parker
P.O. Box 927
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
HELP WANTED: Waitresses, dishwashers/busboys, cooks. Paid vacation, health insurance available.
Uniforms furnished.
No phone calls, please!
Apply In person.
COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
FLOYD DISTRICT
COURT
DIVISION NO. I
C.A. NO. 02-C00037
MCCARTHUR
JACOBS
PLAINTIFF
vs.
STANLEY
BRANHAM
DEFENDANT
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER'S
SALE
BY VIRTUE OF
ORDER of Sale of
the Floyd District
Court, entered on the
day
of
22nd
November. 2002, tn
lhe Floyd District
Court. in the above
styled cause, I shall
proceed to offer for
sale, AS IS, at the
Action Petroleum
Co. LTD, 10 Baldwin
St.. Prestonsburg KY
41653, hereby declares intentions to •
apply for a Retail
Beer license, no later
than May 1, 2003.
The business to be
licensed will be local·
ed
at
Jet
Ky.
Highway 122 & 680,
Kentucky
Minnte,
41651 , doing bust·
ness
as
Action
Express Mart #4. The
owner(s) are as follows: General Manager, Tim McDonald
of Hager Hill, KY
41222. Any person. •
association. corporation, or body politic,
may
protest the
granttng
of
the
license(s) by writing
the Department of
Alcoholic Beverage
Control, 1003 Tw1light
Tra1l, Frankfort, KY
40601-8400, within
30 days of the date of
this legal publication.
NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
"
IN THE
FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
CIRCULATION DEPT.
ASSEMBLING NEWSPAPERS
Part-time:
Day and night shifts
________. . .
APPLY AT 263 S. CENTRAL AVE.
.._
No Phone Calls, Please!
E.O.E .
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COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
FLOYD CIRCUIT
COURT
DIVISION NO. 1
C.A. NO. 02-CI712
COMMUNITY
TRUST BANK,
INC., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO COMMUNITY TRUST
BANK, N.A.....
PLAINTIFF
vs.
GINA HALE AND
UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF
GINA HALE; AND
FLOYD COUNTY,
KENTUCKY...
DEFENDANTS
•
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER'S
SALE
BY VIRTUE OF
Judgment In Rem
and Order of Sale of
the Floyd Circuit
Court, entered on the
1oth day of March,
2003, in the Floyd
Circuit Court, in the
above styled action,
in the principal sum
~ of
$26,709.68,
1
together with interest,
costs and fees, I shall
proceed to offer for
sale at the Old Floyd
County Courthouse
Door, South Central
Avenue,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky,
(behind the new
Floyd County Justice
Center) to the highest
bidder, at public auction on Thursday, the
17th day of April,
2003, at the hour of
9:00 a.m., the following described real
• estate, located in
Floyd County, Kentucky, and more particularly described as
follows:
Being Lots Nos. 19
and 43, of the River
Plains Estates, as
shown by map of
same recorded in the
office of the Floyd
County Court Clerk in
Plat No. 1-1-18, and
to which map or plat
reference is hereby
made for a more par• ticular description of
said property.
Being the same
property that was
conveyed
on
November 20, 1999,
by and between
Eleanor Isaacs and
Roy Isaacs, her husband, to Gina Hale,
single,
by
deed
recorded in Deed
Book 441, Page 300,
in the Floyd County
Clerk's Office.
e TERMS OF SALE:
(a) At the time of
sale, the successful
bidder, if the other
than the Plaintiff,
shall either pay cash
or 10% of purchase
price, with the balance on credit for
sixty (60) days, and
required to execute a
bond with good surety thereon for the
unpaid
purchase
price of said property,
if any, bearing inter~ est at the rate of
twelve percent (12%)
per annum from the
date of sale until
paid, having the force
and effect of a
Judgment.
(b) The property
shall be sold subject
to any easements
and restrictions of
record in the Floyd
County Clerk's Office
and such right of
redemption as may
exist in favor of the
United States of
4 America and/or the
record owners thereof.
(c) The purchaser
shall be required to
assume and pay all
Floyd County, Kentucky real property
taxes for the year
2002, and all subsequent years which
are not yet due and
payable. Any and all
delinquent
Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
real estate taxes will
be paid from the sale
•
proceeds.
(d) In the event the
Plaintiff is the purchaser of the above
described property
for an amount equal
to, or less than, its
first lien, it shall take
a credit against said
lien for the amount of
the bid and no bond
shall be required of
the Plaintiff, and it
shall only be obligated to pay court costs,
the fees and costs of
the Master Commissioner, and any real
estate taxes assessed against the real
estate.
Any
announcements made on date
of sale takes precedence over printed
matter
contained
herein.
PLAINTIFF'S
COUNSEL:
Hon. Virginia Baird
Gannon
Baird & Baird, PSC
P.O. Box 351
Pikeville, Kentucky
41502
WILLIAMS.
KENDRICK
Master
Commissioner
P.O. Box 268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
(606) 886-2812
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application Number
880-0018
Amendment #5
In accordance with
the provisions of
KRS 350.070, notice
is hereby given that
Martin County Coal
Corporation,
P.O.
Box 5002, Inez,
Kentucky 41224 has
applied
for
an
amendment to an
existing surface coal
mining and reclamation operation located 3.5 miles southwest of Moree in
Martin
County,
Kentucky.
The
amendment will add
65.44 acres of surface
disturbance,
making a total area
of 885.52 acres within the permit boundary.
The proposed revision area is approximately 1.5 miles
Northeast
from
Kentucky 194 junction with Brushy Fork
Road and located
1.5 miles Northeast
of
Thomas,
Kentucky.
The proposed amendment is located on
the
Thomas
U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute
quadrangle
map.
The amendment proposes contour and
highwall mining. The
surface
area
is
owned by Martin
Coal
County
Corporation,
Pocahontas Development Corporation,
Thomas L. Taylor,
and Donna Sue
Taylor. The mineral
rights are owned by
Pocahontas Development Corporation
and
Thomas
L
Taylor.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcementfs Prestonsburg Regional
Office, 2705 South
Lake Drive, Prestonsburg, Kentucky
41653-1455. Written
objeccomments,
tions, or requests tor
a permit conference
must be filed with the
Director
of
the
Division of Permits,
No.
2
Hudson
Hollow, U.S. 127
South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601.
*(FOR
FINAL
ADVERTISEMENT
ONLY). 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.
COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
FLOYD CIRCUIT
COURT
DIVISION NO. I
C.A. NO. 02-CI00524
THE BANK OF
NEW YORK,
TRUSTEE UNDER
THE AGREEMENT DATED
12/1/01 (EQCC
TRUST
2001-2) C/0 FAIRBANKS CAPITAL
CORP.
PLAINTIFF
vs.
ALLEN TACKETT,
GERILIE TACKETT,
UNKNOWN
DEFENDANT,
OCCUPANT
MERCANTILE
MORTGAGE
COMPANY
AND CITIFINANCIAL, INC.
DEFENDANTS
RE-NOTICE OF
COMMISSIONER'S SALE
and more particularly and all subsequent mile Northeast from
described as follows: years which are not Ivy Creek Road's
A certain tract or yet due and payable. junction with U.S.
parcel of land tying in Any and all delin- Route 23/460, and
Floyd County, Kent- quent Floyd County, located 0 miles West
ucky, on Arkansas Kentucky, real estate of Kinney Branch.
Latitude
is
Creek, and being taxes will be paid The
more
particularly from the sale pro- 37°36'10". The Longitude is 82°39'17".
described as follows: ceeds.
The bond now in
In the event
(d)
Beginning at a
hornbeam
tree; the Plaintiff is the pur- effect for the permit
thence a straight line chaser of the above 836-5342, is a surety
to a locust at a bluff; described property, bond of $28,700. ·
thence a straight line for an amount equal Approximately 60%
to a hickory tree; to, or tess than, its of the origional bond
thence a straight line first lien, it shall take amount of $28,700
back down the hill to a credit against said are included in the
for
a rock; thence a lien for the amount of application
straight line down by the bid, and no bond release.
Reclamation work
the road going south shall be required of
the Plaintiff, and it performed in 836to the beginning.
Being the same shall only be obligat- 5342 has included·
property conveyed by ed to pay court costs, backfilling and gradFamily
Federal the fees and costs of ing, redistribution of
Savings and Loan the Master Commi- the available topsoil,
Association
to ssioner, and any real and revegetation, in
with
George Hale and estate taxes asse- accordance
Wife, Edna Hale, by ssed against the real approved plan, completed on March
deed dated 8/1/84, estate.
and recorded 8/6/84,
Any
announce- 2002. The achieved
in Book 286, Page ments made on date results include the
457, of the public of sate take prece- stabilization of backrecords of Floyd dence over printed filling and seeding of
matter
contained permanent vegetaCounty, Ky.
· TERMS OF SALE: herein.
tion species.
Written comments,
(a)
At the time
PLAINTIFF'S
objections, and requof sale, the successCOUNSEL:
Hon. Lori R. Leach ests for a public hearful bidder, if the other
Lerner, Sampson & ing or informal conthan the Plaintiff,
ference, must be filed
Rothfuss
shall either pay cash
with the Director,.
WILLIAMS.
or $5,000.00 of purP.O. Box 5480
Division of Field
chase price, with the
Cincinnati, Ohio
KENDRICK
Master
balance on credit for
45201-5480
Services,
DeparCommissioner
tment of Surface
thirty {30} days, and
Mining Reclamation
P. 0. Box268
required to execute a WILLIAMS.
Prestonsburg,
bond with good sureand Enforcement, #2
KENDRICK
ty thereon for the
Kentucky 41653
Hudson Hollow Com-,
Master
Commissioner
unpaid
purchase
(606) 886-2812
plex, Frankfort, KY
price of said property,
40601, by May 30th,
P. 0. Box 268
if any, bearing inter2003.
Prestonsburg,
COMMONest at the rate of
A public hearing on
Kentucky 41653
WEALTH OF
twelve percent (12%)
(606) 886-2812
the application has
per annum from the
been sheduled tor
KENTUCKY
June 2nd, 2003, at
FLOYD CIRCUIT date of sale until
NOTICE OF
paid, having the force
the Department for
COURT
BOND
RELEASE
and
effect
of
a
Surface
Mining-;
DIVISION NO. I
In accordance with Reclamation and EnfJudgment.
C.A. NO. 02-CI(b)
The proper- the provisions of KRS orcement's Preston00567
ty shall be sold sub- 350.055, notice is sburg Regional OfCITIFINANCIAL ject to any ease- hereby given that fice, 3140 South
MORTGAGE
Fuel, Lake Drive, Suite 6,
ments and restric- Richardson
COMPANY, INC.
tions of record in the Inc.; 14305 Old US Prestonsburg, Kent-'
Floyd County Clerk's Route 23; Catletts- ucky 41653. The
PLAINTIFF
Office and such right burg, Ky 41129, has hearing will be canvs.
of redemption as may applied for Phase I celled if no request
EDNA HALE,
exist
in favor of the bond release on per- for a hearing or inforGEORGE HALE,
United States of mit 836-5342, which mal conference, is
FIRST GUARANAmerica and/or the was last issued on received by May
TY NATIONAL
record owners there- 06/12/2001. The bo- 30th, 2003.
BANK,
nd release applicaof.
THE ASSOCI(c)
The
pur- tion covers an area of
WILLIAMS.
Need To Place .
ATES MORTKENDRICK
chaser
shall
be approximate 1242.00
Master
GAGE COMPANY, required to assume acres, located 0.60
Commissioner
KENTUCKY MED- and pay all Floyd mile Northeast of tvet
P. 0. Box 268
ICAL SERVICES County, Kentucky, in Floyd County.
Prestonsburg,
real property taxes The permit area is
FOUNOATION,
Kentucky 41653
0.9
for the year 2003, approximately
INC., COMMON(606) 886-2812
WEALTH OF
PUBLIC NOTICE
KENTUCKY AND
COMMONCOUNTY OF
Floyd County Board of Education is currently accepting
FLOYD
WEALTH OF
sealed bids for Bank Depository for the contract period of July 1,
KENTUCKY
DEFENDANTS
2003, or the board approval date (whichever is later), through
FLOYD CIRCUIT
June 30, 2005. Sealed bids are subject to the terms and condiCOURT
NOTICE OF COMtions of the invitation to bid. Copies of this invitation to bid may be
DIVISION NO. II
MISSIONER'S
obtained in the Finance Department at the address below,
C.A. NO. 02-CISALE
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, prior to
01148
the time and date specified for bid opening, or on the internet at
BY VIRTUE OF
KENTUCKY
http:/lwww.floyd. k12. ky. us/ financebidnotice. html.
Judgment and Order
HOUSING COR
of Sale of the Floyd
Bids must be mailed or delivered to Matthew C. Wireman.
PORATION
Circuit Court entered
Director of Finance/Treasurer/CIO, Floyd County Board of
PLAINTIFF
on the 13th day of
Education, 106 North Front Street, Prestonsburg, Kentucky
vs.
February, 2003 in the
41653. All envelopes must clearly be marked on the outside of the
CHARLES E.
Floyd Circuit Court, in
envelope, "BID: BANK DEPOSITORY BID."
CAMP, ET AL.
the above styled
DEFENDANTS
action, in the princiBids will be accepted until 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 17, 2003,
pal
sum
of
Eastern Daylight Savings Time, and will be opened at 1:05 p.m.,
$34,940.44, together
NOTICE OF COMEastern Daylight Savings lime, Thursday, April17, 2003. All bids
with interest, costs
MISSIONER'S
must be received by the time designated in the invitation, and
and fees, I shall pronone will be considered thereafter. The Board of Education cannot
SALE
ceed to offer for sale
assume the responsibility for any delay, as a result of failure of the
at
the Old Floyd
mails to deliver bids on time. Bids will be opened and read at the
BY VIRTUE OF
County Courthouse
time and location stated above.
Judgment and Order
Door,
3rd Avenue,
of Sale of the Floyd
Prestonsburg, KentuBids are scheduled to be awarded at the board meeting held at
Circuit Court entered
cky, (behind the new
6:30 p.m., Daylight Savings lime, April 28, 2003, at W. D.
on the 17th day of
Floyd County Justice
Osborne Elementary School, Bevinsville, Kentucky.
February, 2003, in
Center)
to the highest
the Floyd Circuit
bidder, at public aucCourt, in the above
tion
on Thursday, the
styled action, in the
PUBLIC NOTICE
17th
day of April,
principal sum of
2003, at the hour of
$85,914.38, together
Floyd County Board of Education is currently accepting
9:15 a.m., the followwith interest, costs
sealed bids for Financial Audit Services for the contract period of
ing
descr-ibed
real
and fees, I shall proestate, located at 243 July 1, 2003, or the board approval date (whichever is tater),
ceed to offer for sale
Cane
Fork Road, through June 30, 2005. Sealed bids are subject to the terms and
at the Old Floyd
conditions of the invitation to bid. Copies of this invitation to bid
Martin,
in
Floyd
County Courthouse
may be obtained in the Finance Department at the address below,
County,
Kentucky,
between 8:00a.m. and 4:00p.m., Monday through Friday, prior
PUBLIC NOTICE
to the time and date specified for bid opening, or on the internet at
LOCAL STATE BOARD PUBLIC HEARING
http://www.floyd. k12.ky.uslfinancebid notice. html.
per annum from the
date of sale until
paid, having the force
and effect of a
Judgment.
(b)
The property shall be sold subject to any easements and restnctions of record in the
Floyd County Clerk's
Office and such right
of redemption as may
exist in favor of the
United States of
America and/or the
record owners thereof.
(c)
The
purchaser
shall
be
required to assume
and pay all Floyd
County,
Kentucky
real property taxes
for the year 2003,
and all subsequent
years which are not
yet due and payable.
Any and all delinquent Floyd County,
Kentucky, real estate
taxes will be paid
from the sale proceeds.
{d)
In the event
the Plaintiff is the purchaser of the above
described property,
for an amount equal
to, or less than, its
first lien, it shall take
a credit against said
lien for the amount of
the bid, and no bond
shall be required of
the Plaintiff, and it
shall only be obligated to pay court costs,
the fees and costs of
the Master Commissioner and any real
estate taxes assessed against the real
estate.
Any
announcements made on date
of sale take precedence over printed
matter
contained
herein.
PLAINTIFF'S
COUNSEL:
Hon. Michael R.
Brinkman
Lerner, Sampson &
Rothfuss
P.O. Box 5480
Cincinnati, Ohio
45201-5480
Door, 3rd Avenue
Prestonsburg, Kentucky, (behind the new
Floyd County Justice
Center) to the highest
bidder. at public auction on Thursday, the
24th day of April,
2003, at the hour of
9:00 a.m., the following described real
estate located in
Floyd County, Kentucky, and more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning at an iron
pipe & cap, a corner
to 20 foot road
(egress & ingress),
thence running with
said 20 foot road
South 30 deg. 03
min. 23 sec, West39.32 feet; South 30
deg. 16 min. 36 sec.
West 76.76 feet;
South 43 deg. 25
min. 01 sec. West77.69; South 44 deg.
05 min. 11 sec. West38.59 feet and South
39 deg. 54 min. 44
sec. West-61.97 feet
to aT-bar, a corner to
Ernest Fannin, Jr.;
thence running with
the line of Fannin
North 72 deg. 38 min.
17 sec. West 107-57
feet; North 06 deg. 07
min. 13 sec. West219.18 feet; North 79
deg. 36 min. 46 sec.
East-87.99 feet and
North 83 deg. 53 min.
51 sec. East-179.62
feet to an iron post in
the eastern margin of
the County Road Jim
Potter
Branch;
thence running with
the eastern margin of
sa1d road South 36
deg. 44 min. 44 sec.
East-64.84 feet to the
point of the beginning
and containing 1.325
acres, more or less.
Being the same
property conveyed to
Charles
Edward
Camp and Joshua
Paul Thornton by
deed dated February
14, 2002, of record in
Deed Book 469,
Page 248, in the
office of the Clerk of
Floyd
County,
Kentucky.
TERMS OF SALE:
(a)
At the time
of sale, the successful bidder, if the other
than the Plaintiff,
shall either pay cash
or 10% of purchase
price, with the balance on credit for
thirty (30) days, and
required to execute a
bond with good surety thereon for the
unpaid
purchase
price of said property,
if any, bearing interest at the rate of
twelve percent (12%)
per annum from the
date of sale until
paid, having the force
and effect of a
Judgment.
(b)
The property shall be sold subject to any easements and restrictions of record in the
Floyd County Clerk's
Office and such right
of redemption as may
exist in favor of the
United States of
America and/or the
record owners thereof.
(c)
The
purchaser shall
be
required to assume
and pay all Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
real property taxes
for the year 2003,
and all subsequent
years which are not
yet due and payable.
Any and all delinquent Floyd County,
Kentucky, real estate
taxes will be paid
from the sale proceeds.
{d)
In the event
the Plaintiff is the purchaser of the above
described property
for an amount equal
to, or less than, its
first lien, it shall take
a credit against said
lien for the amount of
the bid and no bond
shall be required of
the Plaintiff, and it
shall only be obligated to pay court costs,
the fees and costs of
the Master Commissioner and any real
estate taxes assessed against the real
estate.
Any
announcements made on date
of sale take precedence over printed
matter
contained
herein.
PLAINTIFF'S
COUNSEL:
Hon. James E.
Stierle
410 West Chestnut
Street
Suite 617
Louisville, Kentucky
40202
BY VIRTUE OF
Judgment and Order
of Sale of the Floyd
Circuit Court, entered
on the 3oth day of
February, 2003, in
the Floyd Circuit
Court, in the above
styled action, in the
principal sum of
$66,909.42, together
with interest, costs
and fees, I shall proceed to offer tor sale
at the Old Floyd
County Courthouse
Door, 3rd Avenue,
Prestonsburg, Kentucky, (behind the
new Floyd County
Justice Center) to the
highest bidder, at
public auction on
Thursday, the 24th
day of April, 2003, at
the hour of 9:15a.m.,
the following described real estate,
located at 979, Hi
Hat, in Floyd County,
Kentucky, and more
particularly described
as follows:
Tract One
Beginning at a
marked rock at the
right of way of state
highway 979; thence
with said right of way
up the road to Lilly
Damron's line; thence up the hill to a
point about 15 feet
above old country
road; thence around
the hill to the beginning.
Being the same
property conveyed to
Allen Tackett and
Gerlie Tackett, his
wife, by deed dated
6/25/91 of record in
Deed Book 257,
Page 201, in the
Floyd County Clerk's
Office.
Tract Two
Beginning at a
marked rock at the
right of way of highway state 979 up the
right of way to Lilly
Damron line; thence
up the hill to a spotted forked oak tree;
thence around the hill
to a white oak;
thence straight down
the hill to the beginning.
Being the same
property conveyed to
Allen Tackett and
Gerlie Tackett, his
wife by deed dated
6/25/91 , and recorded in Deed Book 257,
Page 198, in the
office of the Floyd
County
Clerk's
The Kentucky Board of Education has scheduled a local State
Office.
Board public hearing on the proposed District Facility Plan for the
TERMS OF SALE:
(a)
At the time 17th of April 2003 at Allen Central High School at 6:00 PM. The
of sale, the success- District Facility Plan lists the pending capital construction and/or renful bidder, if the other ovation projects that the school district may undertake, and the prithan the Plaintiff, ority order, if applicable, that projects will be initiated. Copies of the
shall either pay cash proposed District Facility Plan are available for examination by interor $5,000.00 of pur- ested individuals at the Board office, 106 North Front Avenue,
chase price, with the Prestonsburg, Kentucky, between BAM and 4PM through April 17th.
balance on credit for Questions may be directed to Superintendent Paul W. Fanning at
thirty (30) days, and 606- 886-2354.
Those individuals wishing to comment on the proposed District
required to execute a
bond with good sure- Facility Plan may present oral or written comments at the local State
ty thereon for the Board public hearing. The local Board of Education, after due
unpaid
purchase process, will forward the approved District Facility Plan to the
price of said property, Kentucky Department of Education for ultimate approval by the State
if any, bearing inter- Board of Education.
The local State Board public hearing is begin scheduled in accorest at the rate of
dance
with KRS 157.620, and regulated by 702 KAR 1:001.
twelve percent (12%)
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886·8506
Bids must be mailed or delivered to Matthew C. Wireman.
Director of Finance/Treasurer/CIO, Floyd County Board of
Education, 106 North Front Street, Prestonsburg, Kentucky
41653. All envelopes must clearly be marked on the outside of the
envelope, "BID: FINANCIAL AUDIT."
Bids will be accepted until 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 17, 2003,
Eastern Daylight Savings lime, and will be opened at 1:05 p.m.,
Eastern Daylight Savings lime, Thursday, April 17, 2003. All bids
must be received by the time designated in the invitation, and
none will be considered thereafler. The Board of Education cannot
assume the responsibility for any delay, as a result of failure of the
mails to deliver bids on time. Bids will be opened and read at the
time and location stated above.
Bids are scheduled to be awarded at the board meeting held at
6:30 p.m., Daylight Savings lime, April 28, 2003, at w. D.
Osborne Elementary School, Bevinsville, Kentucky.
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Pursuant to KRS
353.630 and KRS
353. 640
An application for
Pooling Order to drill
and operate Equitable
Production
Company Well No
KL-505275, is being
filed
with
the
Kentucky
Department of Oil and Gas.
The subject property
is located in Wayland
Quadrangle, of Knott
County, State of
Kentucky. Said property being more completely described in
Deed Book 38, Page
604, of the public
records of the County
Clerks Office of Knott
County, State of
Kentucky
Any party claim1ng
an interest in the proposed pooled tract,
should contact the
DeparKentucky
tment of Mines and
Minerals, C/0 the
Director
of
the
Division of Oil and
Gas, and Equitable
Production Company
(606-433-1240) within twenty (20) days
from the date of this
publication.
The following list
comprises all known
or last known owners
of the subject property. To include all
known or unknown
heirs of George W.
Koons,
Including
address if known or
last known address.
Dorothy Milenx
3750 North Harding
Ave. Chicago, Illinois
E Oswald Milenx
and Adah Milenix, his
wife 1134 Hazel
Ave.Deerfield, Illinois
Robert K. Milenx
and Lillian Milenix,
his wife 234 Glenwood Ave. Highl-and
Park, Illinois
Barnett H. Koons
and Mazer Koons, his
South
wife
222
Orlando St. Daytona
Beach, Florida
Fred Everett
Address unknown
Florence Mae Hughes
14 McClintock St. Shickshinny, Pennsylvania
George Enke
Address unknown
William B Koons
and Minnie Koons,
h1s wife 54 Susquehanna
Ave.
Shickshinny, Pennsylvania
Jesse K. Liptock
and Joseph Liptock,
her husband 330
Chestnut St. Burwick,
Pennsylvania
Wayne C. Cocking
121 0 Wyoming Ave.
Wyoming, Pennsylvania
Byron Cocking and
Betty Cocking his
wife 575 Wyoming
Ave. Wyoming, Pennsylvania
Hayden Cocking
and Maddell Cocking,
his wife 1712 A.
Wilson St. Byran,
Texas
Leonard George
Koons
and
May
Koons, his wife 2014
37th St., S E. Washington, D. C.
Grace Leavy and
Tree Trimming
Hillside, lawn care
and light hauling.
Garage and Basement
Cleaning.
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of the human environment, and that no
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PURSUANT TO
APPLICATION
NUMBER 8365389
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In accordance with
the provisions of 405
KAR 8:010, notice is
hereby given that
Levisa Fork Mining
Company, 544 South
Lake Drive, Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653, intends to
revise Permit No.
836-5389, to add an
operator. The operator presently approved in the permit is
Frasure Creek Mining, LLC, 1051 Main
Street, Suite 100,
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25541. This revision
proposes to add
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Stacy Street, Apt.
105, Harold , Kentucky 41635, as an
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quadrangle map, at
latitude
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and
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The application has
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inspection at the
Department
for
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Reclamation
and
Enforcement's Prestonsburg
Regional
Office, 3140 South
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Division of Permits,
#2 Hudson Hollow,
U.S.
127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601. All comments
or objections must be
received within fifteen
(15) days of today's
date.
COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
FLOYD CIRCUIT
COURT
DIVISION NO. I
C.A. NO. 02-CI01325
U.S. BANK, NA
(SUCCESSOR BY
MERGER TO
FIRSTAR BANK,
NA, F/K/A STAR
BANK, NA,
SUCCESSOR
BY MERGER TO
TRANS
FINANCIAL
BANK, NA)
PLAINTIFF
vs.
LARRY L. LEWIS,
GEORGIA LEWIS,
AND DISCOVER
BANK, BY ITS
SERVICING
AGENT,
DISCOVER
FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
DEFENDANTS
RE-NOTICE OF
COMMISSIONER'S SALE
BY VIRTUE OF
Default
Judgment
and Order of Sale of
the Floyd Circuit
Court, entered on the
26th day of February,
2003. in the Floyd
CircUit Court, in the
above styled action,
in the principal sum
of $15,057.84, together with interest,
costs and fees, I shall
proceed to offer for
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sale at the Old Floyd
County Courthouse
Door, 3rd Avenue,
Prestonsburg, Kentucky, (beh1nd the new
Floyd County Justice
Center) to the highest
bidder, at public auction, on Thursday, the
24th day of April,
2003 at the hour of
9·30 am, the following described real
estate, located at
1973 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, and more
particularly described
as follows
PARCEL NO. 57600-00-016.03
A certain tract or
parcel of land lying 1n
Floyd
County.
Kentucky, on Cow
Creek, containing 1
1/2 acres more or
less and being more
particularly described
as follows. beginning
at a black top road
and concrete post
stra1ght line up hill
go1ng west to another
concrete
point
around the hill going
north
to
Joe
Burchett's line down
the hill following Joe
Burchett's line going
east around the hill,
thence around the hill
going south back to
the beg1nn1ng.
Being the same
property conveyed to
Larry Lewis and
Commercial & Residential
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Georgia Lew1s, by
deed 1n Volume 351,
Page 154, of the
Floyd County, Kentucky, records
*Consists
of
HOUSing Un1t and Lot.
TERMS OF SALE·
(a) At the time of
sale, the successful
b1dder 1f the other
than the Plamt1ff,
shall either pay cash
or 10% of purchase
price, with the balance on credit for
thirty (30) days, and
required to execute a
bond with good surety thereon for the
unpaid
purchase
price of sa1d property,
if any, beanng Interest at the rate of
twelve percent ( 12~o)
per annum from the
date of sale until
paid, having the force
and effect of a
Judgment
(b) The property
shall be sold subject
to any easements
and restrictions of
record in the Floyd
County
Clerk's
Office, and such right
of redemption as may
exist in favor of the
United States of
America and/or the
record owners thereof.
(c) The purchaser
shall be required to
assume and pay all
Floyd County, Kentucky, real property
taxes for the year
2003, and all subsequent years which
are not yet due and
payable. Any and all
delinquent
Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
real estate taxes will
be pa1d from the sale
proceeds.
(d) In the event the
Plamtiff is the purchaser of the above
described property,
for an amount equal
to, or less than, its
first lien, it shall take
a credit against said
lien for the amount of
the bid, and no bond
shall be required of
the Plaintiff, and 1t
shall only be obligated to pay court costs,
the fees and costs of
the Master CommiSSioner, and any real
estate taxes asse-
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Any
announcements made on date
of sale take precedence over printed
matter
contained
herein.
PLAINTIFFS
COUNSEL:
Han Septtimous
Taylor
4830 Towne Square
Court
Owensboro,
Kentucky 42301
WILLLAM S.
KENDRICK
Master
Commissioner
P 0 Box 268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
(606) 886-2812
PUBLIC NOTICE
Pursuant to KRS
353.630 and KRS
353. 640
An application for
Pooling Order to drill
and operate Equitable
Production
Company Well No
KL-505126, is being
filed
with
the
Kentucky
Department of Oil and Gas. •
The subject property
is located in Carrie
Quadrangle, of Knott
County, State of
Kentucky. Sa1d property being more completely described in
Deed Book 18, Page
226 of the public
records of the County
Clerks Off1ce of Knott
County
State of
Kentucky
Any party cla1ming
an interest in the proposed pooled tract, •
should contact the
DepartKentucky
ment of M1nes and
Minerals C/0 the
D1rector
of
the
Division of Oil and
Gas, and Equitable
Production Company
(606-433-1240) within twenty (20) days
from the date of this
publication.
The followmg list
compnses all known
or last known owners •
of the subject property
The Unknown heirs
of Thomas Richie
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by RALPH B. DAVIS
MANAGING EDITOR
photos by Sheldon Compton
Floyd County Coroner Roger Nelson picked debris and other potential evidence from the base of a well
at Stumbo Hollow in McDowell yesterday. Officials spent yesterday preparing the site for a search that
witnesses have said will lead to the discovery of the remains of Donnie Mack Stumbo, a McDowell man
missing since 1982.
OHicia ls dig for clues
to 1982 mystery
STAFF WRITER
McDOWELL - At 7 a.m. yesterday
morning. State .Medical Exammer Emily
Craig left Frankfort. She had just made a
trip to Pike County two days earlier, and
now she was returning to Stumbo Hollow
in Floyd County for the exact same reason.
Officials needed her in case human
remains were found.
McDowell resident Donnie Mack
Stumbo, who went missing over 20 years
ago, is who officials are told they will
find in the well, but Craig says, in cases
like this, the search is less specific during
the initial stages.
'"We look for everything and anything,'' Craig said yesterday aftemoon.
standing with several others beneath a
makeshift tent to avoid an increasingly
steady rain.
Craig's ansv.·er to how such a case is
approached was reinforced when she and
(See MYSTERY, page three)
Floyd County schools continue to fall further behind the
rest of the state in terms of
attendance and dropout rates,
according to figures released
Wednesday by the Kentucky
Department of Education.
As a district, Floyd County
ranks third from the bottom in
attendance and fourth from
the bottom in dropouts.
From
200 l,
Floyd
County's attendance rate
remained fixed at 9 J .34 percent, as did its ranking. All 16
of the county's schools
ranked in the bottom 30 percent statewide, and more than
half were in the bottom 10
percent.
Betsy Layne High School
had the worst attendance rate
in the county for the fourth
year in a row, and wa~ next to
last among the 5tate 's 1,232
schools. BUiS a~l!raged
86.27 percent attendance in
2002, about a quarter-point
higher than the previous year.
Other schools ranking in
the bottom I 0 percent
statewide include Stumbo
Elementary,
Prestonsburg
High School, Allen Central
High School. Duff elementary Betsy Layne Elementary,
South Floyd Middle School,
Osborne Elementary and
South Floyd High School.
Six schools showed lower
attendance rates from one
(See SCHOOLS, page <.ix)
Soccer field
to make way fi r
shopping center
by SHELDON COMPTON
by RALPH B. DAVIS
M ANAGING EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG - If
all goes according to a developer's plan, a new shopping
center will open along
University Drive next year.
Plans for the center to be
constructed across from
Highland Plaza at the site of
the o ld Prestonsburg DriveIn, where East Kentucky
Youth Soccer games are now
held.
Bill Ramsey Jr., of developer Ramsey Enterprises. of
Pikeville, said Thur:;day that
no tenants have yet been
signed, but that negotiations
are ongoing.
Ramsey would not confinn rumors that rood City is
one of the potential occupants, but did say plans call
for a supermarket to and10r
(See CENTER, page two)
Officials with the state police, the coroner's office and others
checked the progress of yesterday's dig near t he opening of
the well. The search was cut short yesterday when rain forced
Investigators to wait until today to continue.
PHS coaches respond to lawsuit
by SHELDON COMPTON
2 DAY FORECAST
)l
Floyd falling
behind state
in attendan e,
dropout rates
Times Staff Report
~id.
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P'burg
$Ouncil
declares
disaster
PRESTONSBURG
-The city council
Thursday declared an
emergency related to
~~une flooding, paving
the way for federal
assistance.
With the declaration,
Prestonsburg will be
eligible to receive
money from the
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
to repair public properties damaged by flooding.
Mayor Jerry Fannin
said city roads and
drains were affected
by the flooding, and
~at the rains caused a
number of slips.
Fannin could not
elaborate on how
much assistance the
ctty could receive, saying that FEMA representatives are currently surveying damages
to arrive at an estimate.
"It could be $10,000,
or it could be
$1 00,000," Fannin
llh
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG In a
rt:sponse filed Tuesday to a lawsuit
filed on behalf of fonner Johnson
Central football player Michael
Chat Yates. John Derossett and
Jerry Butcher, Prestonsburg High
School's head football coach and
assistant football coach, respectively, said their intentions were to
"treat (Yates) in the same manner
as any otht:r student" found in the
same situation.
Yates recently filed suit in
Floyd Circuit Court against
Kentucky High School Athletic
Association Commissioner Brigid
DeVires, KHSAA Board of
Control, Derossett, Butcher, PHS
principal Ron 'Hampton, Steve
Trimble, Harry E. Burchett and
Attorney General Ben Chandler.
The suit came after Yates. who
(See COACHES, page si\)
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PRESTO!'\SBURG - The 17year-old daughter and I 8-year-old
son of a man killed by a train while
clearing weeds in 1988 filed a
wrongful death suit earlier this
week against the railroad company
they say is responsible for the fatal
accident.
The suit asks for S I million in
total damages.
Johnson County residents Alica
Hill and Nicholas Hill filed the suit
through their legal guardian, Della
Clark, a residc:nt of Hager Hill and
claimed that CSX Corporation's
negligent operation of the train
resulted in the death of their father,
Astor Lee Hill Jr., on Dec. 15,
I 988, when the daughter was 2
years old and the.son, 3.
Hill's children and their
guardian say lhat the forme r
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were evacuated after a mail carrier carne across a suspicious,
vibrating package. X -rays soon
revealed the bo.'t to be X-ratcd.
U.S.
Postal
Service
spokesman Michael Miles said
the package aroused suspicion
from a carrier and his supervisor. who took the priority-listed
mail into the parking lot and
called police.
The Gwinnett County bomb
squad, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms and the
Gwinnett
County
Fire
Department evacuated the
building and the parking lot
Wednesday and shut down a
nearby street.
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will not be prosecuted.
"Since these are all legal
items, we won't be doing any
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investigation,"
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• CARTERVILLE, Ill.
Joanna, the lizard that went on
the lam for nearly a month, will
be living a life of leisure near
the sunny beaches of Miami.
The 20-pound. 6-foot-long
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Joanna was sighted occasionally but evaded capture by slipping back into the lake or surrounding ponds.
Joanna finally was captured
on July 16 by the Franklin
County Sheriff's Department
and her owner, Derek Freeman,
after she emerged from a pond
and was surrounded by four
men.
Freeman believes she was
making a run for it so she could
get as far away from the lake as
possible.
"She just couldn't get any
'down time' there," he said.
"She was looking for a little
peace and quiet, so she left the
lake in search of just that."
Joanna is headed for the
Metro Miami Zoo.
"We are going to see to it
that she gets all the rest and
relaxation she needs, for the
rest of her life," said the zoo's
herpetologist, Steve Connors.
"She's had quite the month and
deserves to be taken care of
better than what her owner
could provide for her."
beard is "not a negative thing
anymore like it once was."
Despite a legacy of bearded
leaders that includes Abraham
Lincoln and Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant, modern police authorities generally fro\\tn on hairy
faces. In Central Florida, most
sheriff's offices banish beards
unless a deputy proves it a
medical necessity, such has
having skin conditions irritated
by shaving.
But advocates such as Jerry
Jackson have promoted the
right to bare whiskers. Jackson,
53. founded The National
Beard Registry. which he hopes
will help counteract negative
stereotypes of beard wearers.
Jackson, a Pensacola computer programmer. said of the
policemen, "It will give them
the freedom to be the best they
can be and not some contrived
version of Jookalike clones."
Officers must have written
permission and I 0 consecutive
days off to grow their chin hair.
No unruly whiskers, though facial hair will be limited to
half an inch.
Center
• Continued from p1
the site. He also said the cen- the city welcomes the developter would contain up to two ment and will work with
restaurants on the property, Ramsey Enterprises to help it
succeed.
owned by AEP Coal.
As for the soccer players,
Sources said Thursday that
the Applebee's, Arby's and Fannin said EKYSA already has
Sonic are three restaurants in a site to use at Allen and that
negotiations for the two sites. new fields under construction at
Ramsey would not comment on the city's mountaintop recreation •
area would be ready next year.
the rumor.
Fannin said the mountaintop
Ramsey did say that his company hopes to get construction site will offer several improve• CRYSTAL, N.D. - It's underway this fall, and is aiming ments over the current location,
enough to make Lorraine for the center to open next including an increase in the
Martinson weep.
spring.
number of fields to five. The
More than 7,000 onions
The
Prestonsburg
City mountaintop site will also prowere picked from her field and Council voted during a special vide parking adjacent to the
pocketed by thieves, Pembina meeting Thursday to approve a fields, which Fannin said will be
County Sheriff Wayne Samdahl zoning change which will allow safer than the current arrangesaid.
the development to proceed.
ment. Currently, players and
Seven rows of onions, worth
Mayor Jerry Fannin told fans park across University
about $4,000, were taken from Ramsey during the meeting that Drive at Highland Plaza.
the field where Martinson
grows a variety of vegetables.
"It would be at least a goodsized pickup load," Samdahl
said.
The theft apparently happened over the weekend.
Martinson
discovered
it
The Associated Press
Lancaster, Calif.; they were resMonday, when she was picking
cued 100 miles away after their
peas.
Today is Friday, Aug. 1, the kidnapper crashed his getaway
"I looked down and there's 213th day of 2003. There are car and was shot to death by
no onions," she said. "I was 152 days left in the year.
sheriff's deputies. The United
like, 'Where's my onions?'"
States and a bloc of Southeast
Authorities took pictures of Today's Highlight in
Asian nations signed a sweeping
footprints and tire prints.
anti-terrorism
treaty.
History:
Samdahl said the thieves
On Aug. 1, 1790, the ftrst
must have spent considerable United States census was com- Today•s Birthdays:
time in the field, which has pleted. showing a population of
Actor Arthur Hill is 81.
about 1,000 onions for each of nearly 4 million people.
Actor-director Geoffrey Holder
the seven rows. He believes
is 73. Singer Ramblin' Jack
more than one person was On this date:
Elliott is 72. Cartoonist Tom If
involved.
• In 1873, inventor Andrew Wilson ("Ziggy") is 72. Actor"They didn't do it in a cou- S. Hallidie successfully tested a comedian Dom DeLuise is 70.
ple of minutes," he said. "They cable car he had designed for the Fashion destgner Yves Saint
had to pull each one by hand." city of San Francisco.
Laurent is 67. Former Sen.
Martinson says onions are
• In 1876, Colorado was Alfonse D'Amato. R-N.Y. is 66.
her major source of income in admitted as the 38th state.
Actor Giancarlo Giannini is 61.
the summer.
• In 1936, the Olympic Blues singer-musician Robert
"This is what I make my games opened in Berlin with a Cray is 50. Singer Michael Penn
pickup payment and taxes ceremony presided over by is 45. Rock singer Joe Elliott
with," she said.
(Def Leppard) is 44. Rock
Adolf Hitler.
Martinson is offering a $500
Suzi Gardner
singer-musician
• In 1943, race-related riotaward for tips that lead to an ing erupted in New York's (L7) is 43. Rapper Chuck D
arrest in the case.
Harlem section, resulting in sev- (Public Enemy) is 43. Actor
Jesse ,Borrego is 41. Rapper
eral deaths.
Coolio
is 40. Rock singer Adam
• ST. CLOUD, Fla. - A
• In 1944, an uprising broke
new policy may lead to hairy out in Warsaw, Poland, against Duritz (Counting Crows) is 39. fl
situations at the St. Cloud Nazi occupation, a revolt that Movie director Sam Mendes is
Police Department.
lasted two months before col- 38. Country singer George
Patrick Kelly, the new police lapsing.
Ducas is 37. Country musician
chief, is letting his officers cut
Charlie
Kelley (Buffalo Club) is
• In 1946, President Truman
back on razor use, saying a signed the Fulbright Program 35. Actress Tempestt Bledsoe is
into law, establishing the schol- 30. Singer Ashley Parker Angel
arships named for Sen. William ("Making the Band") is 22.
Actress Taylor Fry is 22.
J. Fulbright.
• In 1946, the Atomic
Energy Commission was estab- Thought for Today:
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lished.
• In 1957, the United States supply is always greater than the
and Canada reached agreement demand." - Josh Billings, nom
to create the North American Air de plume of Henry Wheeler
Shaw, American author ( 18 18Defense Command.
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Nelson later sniffed thick h
of gray-black maner sera
the bottom of" h.tt little \\ .t~ lef< ol
an ancient plastic bucket I he buck
ct had been dropped d\ \\ n the well
SC\eml )C.li'S before wh'!n a drawing rope must have bmken.
Both "ere kxiktng for the same
distinct smell !hat accompanies
decomposed human remains. The
color of the subst;mcc was similar
to decomposition. said Craig, but
lacked additional traits, leaving
Nelson and Kcntucky Slate.' Police
Det. Mike Goble to join one <mother back at the base of well, nearly
20 feet below the ~:,•rotmd's surface.
At 8 a.m. - while Cmig was
still en I"OUil' from Fmnkfo1t state police, rescue squad members
and equipment operators were just
at the o;ccnc, a fmmer
homeplace nestled in a 'aile) at the
end of a shaded snake of a road
hooded with lush. drooping tn."'C
brnnches.
l'he house where the \\CII is
located. an adjacent garage and
other surrounding buildings still
smelled of smoke and lay crumpled
and covered in black and white ash
ac; workers concentrated on flushing existing water from the well
before beginning to dig.
The apparent arson is a fairly
recent development, according to
police, who said the structures
burned down about a week ago,
two weeks after the investigation
wao:; initiated.
No clear connections have been
made in regard to the bwnings, but
that will come later, if at all, police
at m mg
'iald.
'lhe house was the longtime res
idence of Price Hall, a fom1er
mL-chanic who died of natur,ll causes in March.
"What we're doing today is acting on a lead, just like we always
do," KSP Post 9 spokesperson
Scott Hopkins said, while behind
him an excavator bucket nosed delicately around a J~e black pipe
run down the length of the well.
removing half buckets of dirt and
rock. "What they have to do is
remove the dirt from around this
pipe until they can get down there.
The pipe IS to make sure the well
don't fall in on itself and cover
whatever might be down there
while they're digging."
Goble, who has spent the past
two weeks trying to verify what
Prestonsburg Wal-Mart
community involvement
t)
• Cindy L. Hackworth
•
Would you think that the
number one retailer in the world
would care about its community
and the children that live there?
At Prestonsburg Wal-Mart, the
answer is yes, and they show it
on a daily basis.
With a community involvement coordinator like Cindy L.
Hackworth working for your
company and in the community,
you are heavily involved in all
aspects of community activities.
Some of the activities in
which Hackworth is involved in
representing Wai-Mart include:
• Founder of the Floyd
County En\'ironmental Day educational program that educates
students on the importance of
their natural resources. It entails
hands-on demonstrations, displays and a variety of activities
from all over the state of
Kentucky. This event covers 14
counties of third- through fifthgrade students.
• Corporate sponsor of the
Floyd County Relay for Life.
This is an all-night walk to raise
money for the American Cancer
Society.
Children's
Miracle
•
Network. Different activities are
held at the store to raise money
for area children's hospitals.
•
Corporate programs,
including Teacher of the Year (a
$500 grant awarded each year to
a Floyd County teacher for outstanding achievement. This
recipient is chosen from nominations made by Floyd County students.) Grandparents Day (a
$500 grant which is awarded to a
Floyd County school that submits the most unique guidelines
for an upcoming event that
involves senior citizens), Sam
Walton Community Scholarships
{two $1,000 scholarships that are
awarded to area high school
seniors), literacy (two $500
grants that are awarded to a
Floyd County organization that
meets the guidelines of having a
program established to teach students or adults to read, or promotes reading), and Groundhog
Job Shadow Day (an event that
brings Floyd County students
into Prestonsburg Wal-Mart to
given them an understanding of
the daily activities and responsibilities of the work force.).
Other programs that
Hackworth is involved
in are:
• Member of Congressman
Hal Rogers' Floyd County
Recycling Alliance.
• Member of the Floyd
County Young Authors judging
team.
• President of the Floyd
County 4-H Program.
•
Judge of Christmas
Through the Eyes of a Child program in Floyd County schools.
• Craft Teacher at Family
Craft Night, sponsored by the
University of Kentucky Floyd
County Cooperative Extension
Service.
• Member of Gov. Paul
Patton's
Early
Childhood
Initiative Coalition.
Hackworth was recently the
recipient of the Floyd County
Chamber of Commerce Partner
in Education award for her outstanding leadership and service
in the promotion of improvement
and equality of educational
opportunities for Floyd County
children.
Hackworth is constantly looking for new programs and activities that she can become involved
with and represent Wal-Mart in
the community in which she
works. If you want more information on the programs that
Prestonsburg Wai-Mart has for
the community, feel free to contact Cindy Hackworth at the store
(886-6681 ), where you will fmd
her face-painting, playing games,
setting still models or who
knows. The sky is the limit
when it comes to making children smile at the store in which
she works.
witnesses have churned to poh~.-e
the) kn " "'Stumbo's 198- th .tppearance. '>lml • • rdav's search
was much of the s,une
"We're trymg to corrobomh.: the
information \\e'\e been gi\cn."
Goble s<ud "Whethe1 \\l: fmd
something here or not, this will do
that."
Goble said thr lrLo.;k ic; :sure to be
a difficult one. cumadering Stnmbo
ha<> now ht."en missing f()J· more
than two decades, but authorities
see no boundaries in these I) pes of
cases.
''No matter how long it's been,
the state JXllice are going to try to
fmd the truth." said Hopkins. "It's
never for nothing if it resolves
someone's mind.''
Members of Donnie Mack
Stumbo's family were on hand yes
terday, but infonned state pollee
they did not want to comment on
the search or any possibilities con
nected to the search.
Police obtained a search warrant
issued through Hoyd County
District Court to begin the operation yesterday after generating
enough e\ idence for probable
cause and waiting sevcml days to
receive signed consent from the
property owner.
By noon yesterday, a lone e;:xcavator operator had removed several
cubic yards of dirt and rock from
aro d th~: I)J.tck .tgth of p1pe ted
()\\·n the well unt I 11 th.tt was left
was a cmter-lik.e hole in the middle
\1f the p1upcrt).
Once digemr h..td reached the
bottom of the pipe
approxJmatc1) 13 teet mto the depth of the well
Ndson climbed down a ladder
into the hole and began pulling
handtu)c; of \anous items from the
well
more buckets. a cooking
rx)l und a ladle, all items apparent!)
lost •n the same fashion as the plastic buckd he and 'Craig had previously examined.
Taking a moment to clean mud
from his glasses and allow the others another opportunity to pump
<;ome of the rainwater running from
the l<X>ming piles of removed dirt
above, Nelson then pushed a metal
rod through the debris that appeared
to fill the remainder of the well.
The rod hit somethmg solid
about a foot down, but with a drizzling min quickly becoming a
dO\\ npour and threatening to fon.-e
loose the unsupported mud and
rock enca<;ing imcstigators within
the hole. Goble sa1d at about 3 p.m.
yesterday the search would need to
be stopped and continued today.
First Day of School for Students
Labor Day - l rt Holiday - No School
E.K.E.A. - No School
Fall Break - No School
Election Day- No School
Thanksgiving Break- No School
Professional Day
Thanksgiving Day- 2nd Holiday
Last Day of School Before Christmas Break
Christmas Break -No School
Professional Day
Professional Day
Christmas Day - 3rd Holiday
New Year's Day - 4th Holiday
First Day of School After Christmas Break
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - _f\.J_o School
Sprinq Break - No School
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Closing Day- Teachers
•
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Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal, on Sept. 11 reports:
Knowing what allowed terrorists to strike helps, but will
that be enough to ensure the country's safety?
The findings of the congressional report on Sept. 11
confirm in more precise detail flaws in the nation's intelligence agencies that have been broadly acknowledged in
the 22 months since the terrorist attacks. The compilation
of details presents a sobering account of opportunities that
were missed over a number of years and that might have
disrupted execution of the plot.
The gist of the report is that critical pieces of information fell through gaps in the bureaucratic structures of
immigration, national security and intelligence agencies,
information that in proper context would have made the
difference.
An investigation into what went wrong inevitably comes
down to ifs. If the available information had been shared
among the agencies, if the fragmented intelligence had
been promptly and thoroughly analyzed, if communications between the agencies had been better coordinated,
the attack might have been averted.
The Orange County Register, Santa Ana, Calif, on Bob
Hope:
Bob Hope. who died Sunday at 100, always will be
remembered best for entertaining America's troops at
home and overseas. On May 6, 1941, he played his first
show for service members at March Field in Riverside
County. His last performance before the troops was in
December 1990, just before the Gulf War....
He was an amazing 87 years old. That's almost five
decades of selfless giving. In between his first and last
shows for the troops, he entertained in every major conflict, from Korea to Vietnam.
You just know that, had his health been better, he would
have spent his I OOth birthday this past May 29 with the
troops in Iraq and Afghanistan ....
... Hope's talent was immense. spanning five fields:
vaudeville. stage, radio. TV and movies. He joked about
some of the movies he made late in his career. But in the
1940s and 1950s he was a true comic innovator in such
films as "The Paleface'' ( 1948), a sendup of westerns, and
"Casanova's Big Night" (1954). Then there were the seven
"Road" movies, co-starring his longtime golfing buddy
Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour.
... Hope also was known as a friend to every president
since Franklin Roosevelt. His last TV special was 1996's
"Laughing With the Presidents." But as Bob quipped, "I
don't do a lot of political jokes. Too many are getting
elected."
No entertainer made us laugh more, nor did so much to
make this world a better place.
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All eoolents <Xlpyright 2003 The Floyd County Times
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"These are the three conclusions we've reached after an exhaustive
investigation of pre-9/11 intelligence failures."
t -e t t e r s
Collaboration
pays off
ll is truly an honor to write
this letter and inform the public of the benefits of collaboration and the great work that
is being done in Floyd
County.
The fifth annual Back-toSchool Health Fair was conducted July 23 at Allen
Central High School and we
• were blessed with 355 students. With the magnitude of
this event, only the collaboration of many people could
bring such an event to
fruition.
As chairperson of the
Back to School Health Fair
committee, I have personally
witnessed the commitment of
each committee member to
the children of our community. Organizations represented
by these members are: Floyd
County Schools, Ployd
County Family Resource
and/or Youth Services
Centers, Ployd County Health
Department, Community
Based Services, ~Iountain
Comprehensive Care.
Mountain Regional
Prevention Center, Kentucky
State Police. Gracewa)
United Methodist Church and
Our Lady of the Way
Hospital.
There are also community
members who are not part of
the committee, but volunteer
their time and are such an
integral part of the fair's success. Area hairdressers donated products and free haircuts;
Brutus the DJ has provided
entertainment for the past
four years; Greta Thomsberry
and Kim Reed have managed
the registration table each
year; and. this year junior
volunteers \\'ere Kortney
Osborne, Jeremiah Parsons,
Kristi Robinson, Sarah
Bakay. and Whitne) Hall.
The committee would also
like to thank Lorena (Sis)
Hall for the use of Allen
Central High School, Kathy
Prater for accommodations
that she provided so willingly
and Kentucky West Virginia
Gas Company for their monetary donation.
It is truly an honor to be
part of this community and
work with such dedicated
people.
Neva H. Francis
Chairperson, Back to
School Health Fair
Committee
Our Lady of the Way
Hospital
Cat-and-mouse
game
A cat-and-mouse game is
being played regarding supervision of nursing homes in
Kentucky.
The cat goes to a nursing
home, looks around, and
says, "Tsk, tsk, Mr. Mouse,
this won't do. Here is a pencil and paper. Write a plan of
correction."
The mouse does so, crossing all the t's and dotting all
the i's.
A bit later, the cat retums,
looks around, and says,
''Congratulations, I see that
your plan has been implemented."
Then the cat goes home.
pleased with herself. The
mouse giggles, pleased with
himself. Residents and family
members watch with dismay
as the mouse reverts to form.
The next year the cat
returns. The game is played
again.
This is known as the roller
coaster syndrome.
The cat, ~ho is well paid,
enjoys the ride. The mouse.
who has filled his larder with
cheese, enjoys the ride.
Everybody enjoys the ride
but nursing home residents
and their families.
When is someone going to
call this game?
Jane Marshall
Clarksville, Tenn.
PRIDE isn't
working
I thought the PRIDE program was designed to
improve Kentucky! Jllegal
dumping of trash was supposed to carry a severe penalty. However, l guess that
depends on who you arc.
Letter Guidelines
Letters to the Editor are welcomed by The Floyd County
Times.
In accordance with our editorial page policy, all letters must
include the signature, address and telephone number of the
author.
I am a landowner who has
received the "run-around"
from officials instead of
doing something about trash
that was dumped on my property without permission.
Almost one year ago, a person dumped their garbage on
my private property.
Witnesses observed me identifying the party by mail from
one of the bags of garbage.
The mail included the name
and address of the guilty
party.
I took the evidence and the
eyewitness reports into the
local courthouse and wanted
to file charges. I have been
sent person to person, but to
no avail. Nothing has been
done about this incident no charges, no fines, nothing.
I was not aware that
PRIDE stands for "People
Really Is Dumping
Everywhere", and it's okay!
If we are going to clean up
Kentucky and make a disclaimer, then let's mean it and
enforce the law, regardless of
the social status of the
landowner.
Maybe if I was wellknown by the state or had
lots of money. action would
have been taken. Should I
have cleaned up all the
dumped trash and distributed
it across the yard of the
owner. or would that have
gotten me arrested instead?
I am really distraught over
the fact that anyone can
dump their trash on my land
and there's nothing I can do
about it. I have tried the legal
steps. but without results.
What does it take to get
action against illegal dumping?
Wendell Sexton
Garrett
Route 1750 is
dangerous
I am writing this letter
because I am concerned
about the road conditions on
Route 1750 of Abbott Creek.
One side of the road is completely broken off. The road
is very dangerous because it
is on a blind curve. The
ground beneath the land is
giving out.
Some people of this neighborhood have called the
county to complain, but the
only thing the county has
done is put up a one-lane
road sign. Therefore, this
leaves us all wondering
where our tax dollars are
going.
We have to pay city tax
out of our paychecks. and
then we are expected to pay
for property tax and vehicle
tax. We deserve to have better
roads to travel on.
The only progress I have
seen on Abbott recently is the
new guardrails. But I have to
say that their priorities are
obviously not in order. The
road on Route 1750 needed
to be repaired long before the
guardrails were installed .
My family, along with
everyone else's family traveling on Route 1750 of Abbott
Creek, is in danger every
time they get out on this road.
This road is an accident waiting to happen.
I know this can be prevented. The county needs to
get on this road and get it
fixed as soon as possible.
In conclusion. I feel we
need to quit concentrating on
planting flowers in the city of
Prestonsburg and start working on these road conditions.
We all need to continue complaining to the county road
department until something
gets done.
Terry Webb
Martin
Enjoyed visit
Just a quick note to let you
know my husband and I and
our granddaughter enjoyed
our trip down to Floyd
County. The fireworks were
very good this year - one of
the best displays we have
been to.
We enjoyed your southern
hospitality. And we have been
out of touch \Vith so many of
my husband's famil) members over the years. We hope
to be able to get in touch with
some of them soon and get
back down for more visits.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnni
Wilcox
Bloomfield. Ind.
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'1\merican Wedding. "
a Unil'ersal Pictures
release, is rated Rfor
sexual content} lan-
guage and crude
humor. Running time:
102 minutes.
One and a half
stars out of four.
by CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER
If the first "American Pie''
movie was surprisingly sweet
in 1999. and "American Pic 2"
had a similar flavor but didn't
taste quite as good in 200 I,
then "American Wedding" is
enough to give you a tummy
., ache.
1 That's because the third
movie in the series isn't so
much about the sex-crazed yet
lovable group of kids from the
first two installments. It's about
the comeuppance of Stif1er and a little bit of Stiller goes a
long way.
Played to a jump). juwnile
frenzy by Seann William Scott,
Stifter hasn't grown up like his
friends Jim (Jason Biggs) and
Michelle (Alyson Hannigan),
who are getting married. So he
has a complete tantrum when
he learns he's been excluded
from the plans and proceeds to
• weasel his way in - and, in the
process, ruins everything.
Jim and Michelle are almost
an afterthought. Other key figures from the first two movies
- played by Tara Reid, Mena
Suvari and Chris Klein - are
nowhere to be found and aren't
even mentioned.
But sophisticated Finch
(Eddie Kaye Thomas)- the
most interesting character of all
- is b;u.:k, along with Jim's
buddY, Kevin (Thomas Jan
Nich~las). So is Jim's dorky
uad (Eugene Levy), still doling
out advice from the Too Much
Information Department.
By this stage, though, the
v+ .He exercise is so dragged
out and watered down, it's
css~ntially a series of gross-out
gags with bits of dialogue tying
them together.
Director Jesse Dylan (as in
son-of-Bob) clearly knows his
\\ ay around this territory, having directed the 200 I comedy
"How High." starring rappers
Method Man and Redman as
stoners who get into Harvard.
But he still manages to frame
his shots horribly and lets the
jokes run on too long.
One scene - in which
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assists participants in the design
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Stitler stumbles into a gay bar
and ends up competing 111 a
dance-off to '80s songs rang111g
from Duran Duran's 'The
Reflex" to "Maniac" from the
"Flashdance" soundtrack - is
mildly amusing at first but
eventually seems interminablr.-.
It's also indicative of a
homophobic vibe that permeates the script from Adam Her1.,
who wrote the first two movies
as well. In an attempt at bemg
sensitive to impress Michelle's
gorgeous younger sister.
Cadence (January Jones),
Stifter dresses in pastel Lacoste
shirts. gushes like a girl over
flowers and chocolate and
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workshop with furniture designer
Susan
Pfeiffer,
of
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skills of carving and for those
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1, 2003
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For the Recor
Marriage
Licenses
Tracy Nicole Keller. 28, to
Antonio Demetrous Spinks, 29.
both of lndmnapolis, Ind.
Monique Antionette Chadman,
26, to Keith Aaron Gatson
Pintire). 23. both of South Bend,
Ind.
Tiffany D. Shaffer. 20, of
Indianapolis, Ind., to Brian E.
Hamilton. 27, of Wheelwright.
Darlene J. Harrington. 50. to
Jrunes Mullins, 42, both of IIi Hat.
l)e" ana Kaye Warrix. 31. of
Prestonsburg, to J. Wesley W.
Duke, 32, of Paint, ville.
:--:orma Lisa Lewis, 34. to
Anthony Nelson Tackett, 23. both
of Prestonsburg.
Kelli Renee Rainey, 25, of
Wheelwright. to Terry Joe
Spencer, 33, of West Libe11y.
Teresa Johnson, 34. to Marty
Johnson. 26. both of Weeksbury.
Civil Suits Filed
Saint Joseph Mercy Health
Systems vs. Hemy Hrunilton Jr.:
complaint.
Marlene Arms vs. Kimberly
Sue Adams; complaint.
Michael Chat Yates vs. Brigid
De Vires and the Kentucky High
School Athletics Association
Board of Control; complaint.
Bobbie Burchett vs. Patsy
Burchett; divorce.
Patrick W. Fannin vs. Ollie P.
fannin; divorce
BankAmerica
Housing
Services vs. Bill Tussey and
Katrena Tussey: complaint.
Citifinancial Mortgage vs.
Willie Adkins; complaint.
Alica Hill and Nicholas Hill vs.
CSX Corporation; complaint.
Legal Recoveries Inc. vs. Mary
Branham; complaint.
Dustin Hall vs. Stacy Tuttle;
complaint.
Jack Darrell Rowe vs.
Kentucky West Virginia Gas
Company; complaint.
Citibank South Dakota, North
America vs. Lesha K. Ison; complaint.
Charges Filed
Ned Hall, 68, Eastem, criminal
mischief.
Wallace Racky, 26, Hi Hat,
first-degree wanton endangerment.
William B. Friend, 22,
Williamson, W.Va., two counts
criminal possession of a forged
instrument, two counts theft by
deception.
William B. Friend, 22,
Williamson, W.Va., first-degree
peljury.
Jerry Dale Tackett, age unlisted, Beaver, first-degree wanton
endangerment.
Clifton C. Boyd, 24; Dana, six
counts of criminal possession of a
forged instrument.
Rodney D. Yates, 36,
Prestonsburg, driving under the
influence on a suspended license.
Michael K. Lowe, 31,
Prestonsburg, theft by unlawful
taking.
La.IT)'
E.
Slone,
53,
Prestonsburg, two counts unlawful
transaction with a minor.
Clifton Boyd, 24, Dana. theft
by unlawful taking.
John Ousley, 20, Langley,
criminal mischief, first-degree
wanton endangerment.
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Loretta Hackworth, 32, Garrett,
theft by unlawful taking.
Rebecca
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53,
Prestonsburg, theft by deception.
Charles R. Mullins, 19,
Weeksbury, flfSt-degree burglary,
unlawful transaction with a minor.
Clifton C. Boyd, 24, Betsy
Layne, 19 counts second-degree
forgery.
Raymond
Mullins,
23,
Weeksbury, crimmal mischief,
theft of identity without consent,
theft by unlawful taking.
Charles
Mullins,
19,
Weeksbury, criminal mischief,
theft of identity without consent,
theft by unlawful taking.
Stevie
A.
Akers,
46,
Prestonsburg, cultivating five or
more plants of marijuana.
Virgie Ellen Dobbs, 40,
Garrett, theft by unlawful taking.
Ricky Maynard, 39, Inez, alcohol intoxication.
Jeremy Jennings, 20, Minnie,
fourth-<legree assault.
Richie D. Elkins, 41, Hi Hat,
alcohol intoxication.
Bonnie Maynard, 49, Beauty,
alcohol intoxication.
Ray Gibson, 35, Hi Hat, alcohol intoxication.
Sara J. Sizemore, 25, Minnie,
disorderly conduct.
Edwin K. Collins, 44, Lackey,
public intoxication, possession of
marijuana.
Sharon Turner Spears, 35,
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxication.
Timmy Douglas Hall Jr., 22,
Grethel, alcohol intoxication.
John D. Brown, age unlisted,
Pikeville, theft by deception.
Craig
Dudrick,
52,
Prestonsburg, harassment.
George R. Banks Jr., 21,
Eastern, theft by deception.
Linda S. Akers, 33, Teaberry,
fourth-<legree assault, terroristic
threatening.
Ronald G. Hunter, 46, Allen,
criminal trespassing.
Brenda M. Caudill, 30, Fisty,
theft by unlawful taking, fleeing or
evading police.
Charlotte Huff, 28, Topmost,
harassing communications.
Jennifer
Blair,
30,
Prestonsburg, harassing communications.
Michael Helmstetter, 26,
Garrett, fourth-degree assault.
Robert Moore, 35, Martin. terroristic threatening.
James Garrett, 32, Allen.
harassment.
Jeffery Spears, 38, McDowell,
fowth-<legree assault.
Tabitha Akers, 20, McDowell,
fourth -<Iegree assault.
Property
Transfers
Ha')kell Hall and Virginia Hall
to Joan Hall Caldwell, propcr1y
located at Weeksbury;
Trena Hensley to Leora Hicks,
property located, Big Branch of
Wilson Creek;
Master Commissioner's Sale:
Kevin Tackett et al., to Bankers
Trust Company, property location
not listed;
Mary F. Chapman, Hollie
Blanton and Warren Blanton,
Raymond Hall and Martha Hall,
Fennie Byrge and David Byrge,
Brenda Clevinger and James
Clevinger to Larry Glenn Hall,
property located on U.S. 23, north
of Allen;
Master Commissioner's Sale:
Brenda Pennington et al., to Wells
Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A., as
trustee, property location not listed;
Henrietta Jenkins to Sharon
Boggs, property located, Amanda
and T.J. Dingus Subdivision;
Master Commissioner's Sale:
Ricky L. Meek, et al., to LaSalle
Bank National Association as
indenture trustee, property location not listed;
Burl Wells Spurlock and
Jeanne C. Spurlock to Joe Rudy
and Carol Rudy, property located,
Abbott Development Hill Branch
Subdivision;
John C. Maynard to John C.
Maynard and Shirley Maynard,
property located on Cow Creek;
Thelma Hall Frazier to John
Gregory Frazier, property located
on Left Beaver Creek;
Tony Kidd to Stefanie Kidd,
property location not listed;
Kenneth D. Robinson and
Patsy M. Robinson to Walter
Taylor, property located northeast
of the Whitaker Freewill Baptist
Church;
Geneva Gibson Walker to
Charles Douglas Walker Sr. and
Obituaries
Donna S. Crow
Donna S. Crow, 58, of 722 W.
Church St., West City, Illinois,
died at 6 p.m., Wednesday, July
30, 2003, at her home.
Mrs. Crow as bam June 5,
1945, in Elwood, Kentucky, the
daughter of Clyde and Ida
(Bentley) Shumate. She married
John H. Crow on April 3, 1993,
and he survives.
She worked as a nurse at the
U.M.W.A. Union Hospital in
West Frankfort and was the former Director of Nursing at the
Benton Healthcare Center and
Franklin Skilled Care Nursing
Unit. She was an Airforce veteran
of the Vietnam War, a member of
the Grace Awakening Church,
Benton, and the Benton Eagles.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by two sons, Robert
Rick, Lawrenceville, Virginia,
Dennis Rick, Logan; a daughter,
Denise Minor, Logan; a sister,
Dora
Shumate
Bates,
Bevinsville, Kentucky; six grandchildren, Samantha Minor,
Zackery Rick, Emily Rick,
Rebecca Rick, Courtney and
Elizabeth Rick; and a special
niece, Kelly Bates, Park Hills,
Kentucky.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; and a brother, Claude
Shumate.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m., Friday, August I, at the
Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home,
Benton, Illinois, with Rev. Earl
Hazel officiating.
Visitation will be from noon to
2 p.m., Friday, at the funeral
home. Her body will be creamted.
For more information, or to
sign the memorial guest register,
visit www.hobbsjohnsonfuneralhome.com
(P:ud obituary)
Gene ··~ Gibson Whitaker, property location not listed;
Glendale Conn to Barbara Ann
Hunter. property locatit>n not listed;
Chester Osborne to ~anc)
Oshornc, property located at
Harold:
Selina Castle, and Stephanie
Castle to Tyann Castle, property
located on Abner Fork. Left
Beaver Creek;
1-arraine W. Prater to Thelma
Jones and Joseph R. Jones, property location not listed;
Garland Lafferty and Gina
Lafferty to James Keith Hale and
Deborah Halbert, property located,
Goble Branch;
Woodrow Ja.tTell Jr. and Cania
Jarrell to Glen T. Penney and
Norma J. Penney. property locat-
Coaches
• Continued from
moved to Floyd County last
year, was denied eligibility to play
for the Blackcats in the upcoming
season based on KHSAA bylaws
that state that a certain period of
time must be given before eligibility can be granted.
In their response Tuesday,
filed by Prestonsburg attorney
Clyde F. Johnson, Derossett and
Butcher said their intentions were
to approach the case, which has
now been moved into federal
court, the same as any other simi-
(Pard obrtuary)
p1
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lar in nature and to "abide by till!
decision of any qualified goverrking body or court of appropriate
jurisdiction."
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Additionally, the coache:;
included in their response thltt
they did not have an exact knowtedge of testimony given before ~
hearing officer on the matter, qr
when or if the control board m~
on the subject.
Prestonsburg's
2003-200~
football season is set to begin later
this month.
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Schools
.
• Continued from p~
year to the next. They include
Stumbo Elementary, Osborne
Elementary, Allen Elementary.
May Valley Elementary, Adams
Middle School and Prestonsburg
Elementary.
In the area of dropout rates,
Floyd County showed improvement at the high school level as a
district. But those gains were
erased when seventh- and
eighth-graders were factored in.
As a district, Floyd County
tied with three other districts to
rank I 67th out of 172 districts,
for an overall dropout rate of
4.46 percent, a 0.06 percent
increase. When only the high
schools are con'sidered, Floyd
County ranked 152nd.
The difference is due to a
sharp increase in the number of
I
seventh- and eighth-grade!(>
dropping out of school. In 200 t.
only three such instances wer~
reported. In 2002, however, that
number rose to 11.
Three of the county's fo4f
high schools showed success in
lowering their dropout ratd.
Prestonsburg High School leu
county schools with a 3.64 pe;.
cent rate, with South Floyd High
School and Allen Central High
School following with 3.86 pe~
cent
. and 4.76 percent, respe&ttvely.
~
The lone exception was Betsy
Layne High School. which saw
its dropout rate climb half a per.,
centage point to over I 0 percent?
BLHS ranked 232nd among t~
1
state's 235 high schools.
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SPECIAL GOSPEL
SINGING
Larae M.
Mullins
Larae M. Mullins, age 81, of
New London, Ohio, died
Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at
Fisher-Titus Medical Center in
Norwalk, following a lengthy
illness.
She was born October 5,
1921, in Honaker, a daughter of
the late, Leyns and Jane Case.
She lived in Floyd County,
until 1960. when she moved to
New London.
She had worked at the
Fitchville Nursing Home in the
early 1960's, and then at the
Inn
and
Bob's
Village
Restaurant in New London, as
a cook.
She is survived by four
daughters. Livena Dorothy
Schworm of New London,
Darlene (David) Franklin of
Wellington, Katherine (Dennis)
Travlos of Lake Mary, Florida,
and Linda (Tim) Brant of
Moschotte, Florida; 18 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Ersel Mullins, in
1993; a son, Te.IT)' Mullins; an
infant son, Larry Douglas
Mullins; grandson, Matthew
Mullins;
daughter-in-law.
Cassie Mullins; eight brothers
and five sisters.
Visitation is at the Eastman
Funeral Home, 200 W. Main
St., New London, where funeral services will be held at II
a.m., Friday, August 1. Rev.
Daniel Bogre, pastor of the
Fitchville United Methodist
Church, will officiate.
Burial will follow in .the
Ashland County Memorial
Park.
ed, Goble Branch;
Cilcnn Thom:>bcrry to Rand ·
and Khonda Boyd, property local
ed City of Wheelwright:
Oma Mullins. Charles Mullins
and Kay Mullins, Jettie Howser
and Richard Bowser, Dclori ~
Delong and Ronald Delong,
Danny Mullins and Kuth Mullins.
Joyce Mullins, and Frank Mullins
to Commonwealth of Kentuck),
property located, west side of Ky .
122;
Charles J. Gearheart and Eva
0. Gearhea11 to Roselle H.
Calhoun, property located on
Trimble
Branch. City of
Prestonsburg:
Helena Hall and Ollie Hall Jr.,
and Virgil Tackett Jr. to Clifford
Virgil Tackett, property located on
Tackett Fork of Big Mud.
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Sunday, August 3rd
at Horn Chapel Methodist Church
Located on Auxier Road
Singing will begin at 11:00, in the
Sunday morning service.
SPECIAL SINGERS:
Nora Lou Scarberry; Patsy Sword
Everyone Welcome
Tobacco111ax
!ili~co.unt
l2utfet~
ao.6acco.
1079 South Lake Drive
Across from Prestonsburg Auto Mart
Convenient Drive-Thru
Saturday, August 4
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Will Be Here-FREE
Samples To Be Given Away.
Specials
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Starr & Durango
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$10.99 ctn.
Levi Garrett
$17.02 ctn.
.99 can
Grizzly .99 can
Silver Creek
.dcoma $7.49 ctn.
GT One $8.99 ctn.
�FRIDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
He's Back!
Community Calendar
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Calendar items will be
printed as space permits
Editor:\· note: To announce
community el'ent. you may
hand-deliver your item to The
Floyd Coumy Times office,
located at 263 S. Central
Avenue, Prestonsburg; or mail
to: The Floyd County Times,
P.O. Box 390, Prestonsburg, KY
41653; or fax to 606-886-3603;
or email to: features@jloyd• countytimes.com. Information
will not be taken over the telephone. All items will be placed
on a first-come, first-serve
basis as space permits.
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JOHN W. HALL LODGE
ANNOUNCES BREAKFAST,
OUTDOOR MEETING
John W. Hall Lodge No. 950,
F&AM. will have a family
breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 2,
from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.. at the
lodge.
Everyone is invited to attend.
The outdoor meeting starts at 5
p.m.• at the Tom Flannery farm
on Warco Road, Martin.
TOWN BRANCH CHURCH
TO HOLD BACK-TOSCHOOL GIVE-A-WAY
The Town Branch Church
wiU be having its 11th annual
Oriole Stephens Maggard
Oriole Stephens Maggard, 93, widow of French Adam
Maggard, died July 28. 2003.
She was born in Prestons-burg, Kentucky, January 23,1910.
Her parents were Myrtle Hall Stephens and Dock Baisden
Stephens. She graduated from Georgetown College in 1929;
she was the first woman college graduate from Floyd County.
Her training as a teacher enabled her to teach most subjects and
she was beloved by many students in the Lexington school
system as a favorite substitute and tutor. In later years she was
a secretary in the College of Engineering at the University of
Kentucky. She was a 50 year member of First United
Methodist Church, the Dorothy Hays Sunday School class and
the Wesleyan Service Guild. She was a past member of PEO,
Daughters of Colonial Wars, and the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Sine is survived by two loving daughters, Ruth Ann Storrow of Lexington and Sally Maggard
(Whitney II) Dunlap of Woodford County; five grandchildren,
Martha Mayo (William) Hoagland of Louisville, Joel Leslie
(Donna) Storrow of Asheville, NC, Whitney (Margaret)
Dunlap III of Richmond, Alan Bruce (Julia) Storrow of Villa
Hills, KY and Richard French Storrow of Camp Hill, PA, and
ten great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held August 2, 2003 at 10:00 AM
W. R. Milward Mortuary-Southland conducted by Rev. T. 0.
Harrison.
Burial will follow at Lexington Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be her four grandsons, Whitney Dunlap II,
and Joe David Martin.
Visitation will be at 9:00-10:00 at W. R. Milward MortuarySouthland. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist
Church, 214 W. High St., Lexington. KY 40508 and Sanders
Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, 800 S.
Limestone, Lexington, KY 40536-0230. www.milwardfuneral.com
(Prud obituary >
back-to-school give--a-way this
Saturday, Aug. 2, from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Si7es are mostly children sizes 4 through 8.
Everyone is welcome. For more
information, call 886-9286.
JONES FAMILY REUNION
Descendants of Charlie and
Linda Jones will hold a family
reunion on Saturday, September
6, at Picnic Hollow (top of
Jenny Wiley Dam) shelter 4.
Meet at 11 a.m., lunch 1 p.m.
Bring a covered dish, own
drinks, auction item, and pictures to share.
VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL
• When: Sunday, July 27,
thru Thursday. July 31, 6 p.m. to
8:30p.m.
• Where: Allen First Baptist
Church, located on U.S. ·23, at
Water Gap. Ages 3 thru 8th
grade. If you need transportation, call the church office at
874-1979, or Gary and Michelle
Allen, 874-1230.
HICKS FAMILY REUNION
Descendants of William and
Naomi Reffett Hicks will meet
on Saturday, Aug. 16, at May
Lodge, Jenny Wiley State
Resort Park. Registration will
begin at ll a.m. with dinner in
the lodge dining room at noon.
Social gathering from l-4 p.m.
All family and friends invited.
For more info., call Delphia
Hicks at 886-3108.
AUXIER LIFETIME
LEARNING CTR.
Fall classes in computers,
sewing, and others will begin
the week of September 8. For
more info., call 886-0709
Mahendra Varia, DVM
Veterinarian
has returned to
His Martin Animal
Hospital, located at
HUNTER FAMILY
REUNION
Will take place on Saturday,
August 30, at the Martin Senior
Cittzens Building, from 10:00
a.m. until 4 p.m. For more
information, call: Charles and
Cassie Justice at 886-8737
2 High Street-Martin
Call 285-9575
For appointment
CONSERVATION
DISTRICT MEET
The
Floyd
County
Conservation District will hold a
Office Hours: Monday-Friday
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Drs. Mahendra and Chandra Varia
would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and
prayers as they traveled their long road to recovery.
(See CALENDAR, page eight)
PIE SUPPER-CAKE WALK
August l, at 7 p.m., at Dwale
Shelter. Fund raiser for the
Dwale Homecoming 2004.
Concession sales, prize drawing,
and auction.
1, 2003 • A7
Can you guess who is pictured? Each caller who
guesses correctly will have their name entered in a
drawing for a weekly prize.
Guess Who: Call 886-8506
Your Clue
"She takes care of you,
Johnson County"
Jenny Wiley Video
Prestonsburg
1 Free Movie Rental
Pizza Hut
Prestonsburg location only.
1 Free Medium Pizza
Offer expires one month after win.
Winner must pick up certificate at Floyd
Coun Times office to receive free izza.
FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS-PUBLIC NOTICE
CONFIDENTIALITY AND ClliLD FIND
The Floyd County School District keeps educational records in a secure location in each school
and Board office.
The Floyd County School District obtains written consent from a parent or eligible student (age
18 or who is attending a post-secondary institution), before disclosing personally identifiable
information to an entity or individual not authorized to receive it under FERPA. NOTE: Refer to
pages 46-47.
For students who have been determined eligible for Special Education, educational records
will be destroyed at the request of the parents when they are no longer needed to provide
educational programs or services. The Floyd County School District may destroy the educational records of a child without parent request seven years after they are no longer needed to
provide educational programs or services. Parents are advised that data contained in the
records may later be needed for Social Security benefits or other purposes. The Floyd County
School District may retain, for an indefinite period of time, a record of the student's name,
address, telephone number, grades, attendance records, classes attended, grade level
completed, and year completed.
Children eligible for Special Education include those children with disabilities who have autism,
deaf-blindness, developmental delay, emotional-behavior disability, hearing impairment, mental
disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, specific learning
disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, or visual impairment and who
because of such an impairment need Special Education services.
Children eligible for 504 services include those children who have a current physical or mental
impairment that currently substantially limits some major life activity which causes the student's
ability to access the school environment or school activities to be substantially limited.
The Floyd County School District has an ongoing "Child Find" system, which is designed to
locate, identify and evaluate any child residing in a home, facility, or residence within its geographical boundaries, age three (3) to twenty-one (21) years, who may have a disability and be in
need of Special Education or 504 services. This includes children who are not in school, those
who are in public, private, or home school; those who are highly mobile such as children who are
migrant or homeless, and those who are advancing from grade to grade, who may need, but are
not receiving Special Education or 504 services.
The Floyd County School District will make sure any child enrolled in its district who qualifies
for Special Education or 504 services, regardless of how severe the disability, is provided appropriate Special Education or 504 services at no cost to the parents of the child.
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the Floyd County School District find any child who may have a disability and need Special
Education or 504 services. The District needs to know the name and age, or date of birth of the
child; the name, address, and phone number(s) of the parents or guardian; the possible disability,
and other information to determine if Special Education or 504 services are needed.
Letters and phone calls are some of the ways the Floyd County School District collects the
information needed. The information the school District collects will be used to contact the
parents of the child and find out if the child needs to be evaluated or referred for Special
Education or 504 services.
If you know of a child who lives within the boundaries of the Floyd County School District, who
may have a disability, and may need, but is not receiving Special Education or 504 services,
please call 606.886.2354 or send the information to:
Director of Special Education
Floyd County Schools
106 North Front Avenue
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
606.886.4522
Section 504 Coordinator
Floyd County Schools
106 North Front Avenue
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
606.886.4522
''Child Find" activities will continue throughout the school year. As part of these efforts the Floyd
County School District will use screening information, student records, and basic assessment
information it collects on all children in the District to help locate those children who have a
disability and need Special Education or 504 services. Any information the District collects
through "Child Find" is maintained confidentially.
Written Policies and Procedures have been developed which describe the District's requirements
regarding the confidentiality of personally identifiable information and "Child Find" activities.
There are copies in the Principal's office of each school, and in the Board of Education office.
Copies of these Policies and Procedures may be obtained by contacting:
Director of Pupil Personnel
Floyd County Schools
106 North Front Avenue
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
606.886.4519
Director of Special Education
Floyd County Schools
106 North Front Avenue
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
606.886.4522
The District office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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The Floyd County School District provides a public notice in the native language or other mode
of communication of the various populations in the geographical boundaries of the District to the
extent feasible. If you know of someone who may need this notice translated to another language,
given orally, or delivered in some other manner or mode of communication, please contact the
Director of Pupil Personnel, the Director of Special Education, or the Sectior1 504 Coordinator
for the Floyd County School District at the address or phone number listed above.
�A8 • FRIDAY, AUGUST
1, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Calendar
• Continued from p7
regular meetmg on Tuesday,
August I9, at 10 a.m .. at the
District office located l/2 mile
from the Lancer-Wntergap
IJHersection toward the Jenny
Wile) State Park. Meeting open
to publtc. for more info., call
889-9800 or email to: consen e@eastky net
at the Presbyterian Church in
Prestonsburg. Classes are held
Monday.
Wednesday,
and
Thursday, at 11 a.m. at the old R
& S Building. Classes are offered
by the Floyd County Health
Department. Call the health
department. 886-2788, for more
infonnation.
PRATER FAMILY REUNION
The Prater Family Reunion
will be held on August 16, at the
..Old Home Place,"' on Prater
Fork. Please bring a covered
dish, a chair. and an item to auction. Call Clearnce Prater at 2859833, or write to him at 247
Sunny Rd., Mmtin, KY 41649.
for more info.
MCDOWELL IDGH CLASS
REUNION
The McDowell High School
classes of 1934-1993 will hold a
class reunion on Labor Day
weekend. Weekly meetings are
now being held each Thesday, at
6:30 p.m., at the McDowell First
Baptist Church. All are welcome
- Help is needed.
FREE BODY RECALL
CLASSES
Free Body Recall Exercise
Classes will be held Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday, at 9:30,
HRMC CALENDAR
• July 31 - "Living Well with
Diabetes," Floyd Room, 5-6 p.m.
• Aug. 12 - Sr. Advantage Meeting Place A & B, 9-11 a.m.
Registration is Aug. 13-15
at all campus locations.
Classes begin Monday, Aug. 18.
Hazard
Community CoUcge
• Aug. 12 - Mended Hearts Meeting Place A & B. 6-7 p.m.
• Aug. 15 - Floyd County
AARP - Meeting Place B, 6-7
p.m.
• Aug. 19 - Highlands
S.H.A.R.E. - Martin Room, 7-9
p.m.
• Aug. 21 - Laryngectomy
Support Group - Meeting Place
B, 5-7 p.m.
• Aug. 28 - Living Well with
Diabetes - Floyd Room, 5-6 p.m.
MARTIN HIGH CLASS
OF
'63
The Martin High School Class
of 1963 will hold a reunion on
August 16 at the Holiday Inn,
Prestonsburg.
Dinner and
dance. Cost - $25/person. Must
Linda
pay by July 31 to:
Gregory, P.O. Box 1081, Martin.
KY 41649. You may contact
Linda Gregory at 285-1 004 or
Ann Stumbo at 285-9474.
RED LIGHT
DINER CAR
WASHES
The Red Light Diner will be
happy to help host your organization's car wash fundraiser.
The Diner will furnish water,
plus a dozen hot dogs and drinks
for your busy crew. Each group
must supply their own soap,
sponges, buckets and people to
do the work. The Red Light
Diner will not be responsible for
damage to vehicles or accidents
involving people. Call 8862786 or 886-9117 for more
info.
FAITH FREEWILL CAR
WASHES
The Sunday School classes
of the Faith Freewill Baptist
Church will hold a car wash on
August 9. Car will be washed
for donation only. Car washes
will be held at Advance Auto
Parts, Prestonsburg. For more
info.. call 889-9403 or 3589209.
'EARN WHILE YOU
LEARN'
The Big Sandy Area C.A.~
office is taking applications for
its "Senior Training Program."
You must be 55 or older to
apply. In Floyd, call 886-2929;
call, 789-6515;
Johnson,
Magoffin, call 349-2217; Pike,
call432-2775; and in Lawrence,
call 638-4067.
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Craft
• Continued from p5
and Treenware, B. Terry Ratliff,
Oct. 19-24. Join woodworker
Terry Ratliff, of Martin, for an
introduction to the traditional
techniques and processes of
wooden bowl carving and treenware (green wood carving).
Carvers will gain experience
with green (unseasoned) wood.
Edge tools will shape bowl,
spoon, spatula and other functional art. Concave, convex and
curvilinear lines will introduce
the student to reading the flow
of wood grain.
• Woodtuming - for Fun
and Profit, Jamie Donaldson.
Oct. 26-31. This workshop is a
comprehensive introduction to
woodtuming with emphasis on
the completion of both spindle
and
bowl
projects.
Individualized instruction will
allow for discussion of refinement of designs, aesthetics,
material consideration, finishing, and personal exploration.
• Stained glass - Beginning
Stained Glass, Laura Mentor,
Sept. 7-12 and Nov. 2-7.
Through hands-on instruction,
demonstration and independent
work time for students, the
beginning techniques of stained
glass are covered, including cutting different types of glass,
shaping and fitting, pattern making, cooper foil and simple lead
cane assembly, soldering and
finishing. A strong emphasis
will be placed on tool techniques, safety. planning through
completion of simple projects
NOTIFICATION OF FERPA RIGHTS
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and "eligible
students" (students over 18 years of age or students who are attending a post-secondary
institution) certain rights with respect to the students educational records. They are:
l) The right to inspect and review a student's educational records within fortyfive (45) days of the day the District receives a request for access.
Parente; or eligible students should submit to the school principal/designee a written
request that identifies the record(s) they wish to inspect. The Principal will make
arrangements for access and notify the parent or eligible student of the time and place
where the record(s) may be inspected.
2) The right to request the amendment of the student's educational records that
the parent or eligible student believes are inaccurate, misleading, or in violation
of the student's privacy or other rights.
Parents or eligible students may ask the District to amend a record that they believe is
inaccurate, misleading or in violation of privacy or other rights. They should write the
school Principal, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify
why it is inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of their privacy or other rights.
If the District decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent or eligible
student, the District shall notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and
advise him/her of their right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment.
Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the
parent or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing.
3) The right to consent to· disclosures of personally identifiable information
contained in the student's educational records, except to the extent that FERPA
authodzes disclosure without consent.
One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school
officials with legitimate educational interests. A school "official" is a person
employed by the District as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff
member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); a
person serving on the school Board; a person or company with whom the District has
contracted to perform a special task (such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant.
or therapist); or a parent or student serving on an official committee, such as a
disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing
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A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an
education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Upon request.
the District shall disclose education records without consent to officials of another
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and its service academics, the Kentucky Air National Guard, and the Kentucky
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5) The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the District to comply with the requirements of FERPA.
The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is:
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and beginning original design
for stained glass. Flat-glass artisan Laura Mentor, of Louisville,
has been designing and executing exquisite residential stained
glass for well over ten years.
• Dyeing and Knitting,
Naturally Dyeing to Knit,
Martha Richards, Sept. 28-0ct.
3. People have been extracting
color from plants, minerals, and
insects to decorate their homes,
clothing, and bodies for centuries. During this weeklong
course, the· participants will
learn how to mordant yams or
fibers for dyeing as they harvest
plants found in this area. In
addition to the harvesting and
dyeing process, students will
learn how to plan color placement and begin knitting a
fairisle vest using yams from the
class.
• Beginning Knitting: from
Basics to Finished Object, Lin
Oglesby, Oct. 26-31. This class
begins with the basics of knitting - learning to cast on, knit,
purl, and bind off - while making small functional items.
Workshop participants will also
be taught garment construction
and design as well as other knitted stitch variations. A successful studio artisan and designer
from Louisville, Lin will also
share a lifetime of knitting tips,
learned during her long career in
the fiber arts. As time allows,
students will also explore the
history of knitting and how to
market wearable art. This will
be a week of extensive and fun
work.
• Torch Fired Enameling,
Felicia Szorad, Oct. 10-12.
Basic metal fanning and surface
embellishment will be explored
as a foundation for torch fired,
vitreous enamel. After viewing
technical demonstrations and
seeing physical enamel work as
well as slide images, students
will be urged to experiment with
texture. form, and color. Expert
enamellist, Felicia Szorad, of
Movie
• Continued from p5
Dogs also bear the brunt of several gags. In one, Stifler accidentally lets a Pomeranian eat Michelle's
wedding band - so, of course, he
has to wait for it to be digested,
then pick through droppings,
which are later mistaken for a
chocolate truffle. In an another
scene, Jim's future in-laws find
him in a compromising position
with Stifler, two dogs and a lap full
of cake frosting.
As for the titular pie of the first
two movies in the troika, it's been
replaced this time with a wedding
cake, which also falls victim to
Jim's pubic experimentation.
Richmond, will cover processes
such as embossing, fold forming, and enamel application and
firing.
• Beaded jewelry, Linda
Fifield, Nov. 14-16. In this
workshop by Master Artisan
Linda Fifield, participants will
be focusing on the "square
stitch" technique. Linda will
guide the discussion of design,
pattern, and color as well as
demonstrating her acclaimed
talent as a beadwork artist. The
workshop will culminate in each
participant creating a bracelet or
necklace.
• Basic Jewelry Design and
Techniques, Libby Barnes, Dec.
5-7. This is a weekend workshop with jewelry business
owner and mixed media artist
Libby Barnes, of Nicholasville.
Libby will be introducing and
exploring basic jewelry and
metalsmithing skills with the
participants. This workshop will
help you develop sawing (piercing), surface embellishment,
cold connections skills, and
more. Come stimulate your
appetite for.jewelry making.
• Wood Carving Basics,
Travis Townsend, Oct. 10-12.
The goal of this workshop is to
develop your individual creativity while learning traditional and
contemporary approaches to
carving wood. Prepare to get a
little dusty as you learn carving
(with gouges, drawknife, and
power tools), shaping, bending,
and gluing wood, as well as,
painting and surfacing. This
workshop will be an exciting,
hands-on introduction to wood
carving through daily slide
talks, demonstrations, critiques,
and individual experimentation.
At the end of the session each
student will have a finished
sculptural work or wooden vessel. Educated as a professional
woodworker, Travis's work now
bridges the gap between sculpture and function. He will
explore creative strategies as a
part of the weekend.
• Carved Walking Staff,
Willard Mathis, Oct. 10-12.
Traditional methods of preparing and carving walking sticks
will be introduced to these students who will complete a walking staff with a time-honored
carved rams head top. There will
be a $35.00 fee payable to
instructor for materials.
• Woodtuming, Jack Fifield,
Nov. 14-16. This weekend
workshop will consist of handson experience at the lathe for
beginning to intermediate woodturners under the guidance of
master wood-turner Jack Fifield,
of McKee. It will focus on two
basic "face plate" techniques the natural edge and hollow
from vessels. The course will
emphasize safety, proper tool
use, and artistic or functional
design considerations.
• Watercolor - Explore an
East Kentucky Village with
Watercolor, Pat Banks, Sept.l7 19. Master watercolorist Pat
Banks, of Richmond, will lead
the participants through a series
of exercises while they sketch,
paint and photograph the light
and mist as it illuminates the
landscape of the region. This "'
workshop is designed to appeal
to the advanced and beginning
artists, who are interested in
sharpening their skills, experimenting with new/old techniques, love adventure and want
a hands on experience.
• Felting: Designing and
making a felt hat, Lin Oglesby,
Nov. 14-16. This outstanding
class, with successful fiber artisan Lin Oglesby, of Louisville,
wiJl concentrate on felting a crocheted
or
knitted
hat.
Participants will first design and
create the hat and then felt it
using a washing machine.
Additional techniques of felting
will be explored as well as other
items that can be felted using a
variety of processes. Special tips
from Lin's twenty years of felting will be shared.
• Embellished non-traditional quilted sampler, Jennifer Reis,
Dec. 5-7. Create a whimsical
embellished quilted sampler
using raw applique, shisha mirrors, embroidery thread quilting
& writing, and embellishing
with beads, as the artist focuses
on many contemporary methods
and techniques. An accomplished fiber artist and gallery
director, Jennifer will also teach
how to professionally display
the completed embellished samplers, and how to present a portfolio of artwork to the public
and galleries.
•
Whimsical toys and
machines, Dan Torpey. Dec. 5-7.
Explore the world of colorful,
movable toys with expert toy
maker
Dan
Torpey,
of
Louisville. This weekend workshop will allow the participants
to explore creative processes
and simple techniques of wooden toy making. Designing mov- II
able parts and mechanisms will
be demonstrated and encouraged. Each person will leave the
workshop with a beautifully
designed and executed toy. Dan
is a master toy designer and is
best known for his automata
(machine or control mechanisms
designed to follow automatically a predetermined sequence of
operations).
He
regularly
exhibits his work in galleries
and fine craft venues.
For more information, call
(606) 785-1055 or email
f
Sandra.Collins@kctcs.edu.
JOE'S
CARPET
HOUSE
"Home of the Extra-wide Carpet"
Located on Rt. 23 in Lowmansville, Ky.
10 miles North of Paintsville
Phone 297-5005 or 297-3005
Out of area, call:
1-800-308-3005
�Fri., August 1, 2003
SECTION
FLOYD COUNTY
Sports Editor
Stetre LeMaster
Phone· (606) 886-8506
Fax: (606) 886-3603
Members:
Associated Press
Kentucky Press Awcuuion
' Natiorllll Newspaper Association
INSIDESPORTS
mJ H.S. Volleyball • page 3B
a Sports Calendar • page 3B
D Henry wins • page 3B
www.floydoauntytlmas.com
;
Blackcat Media Day set for Aug. 10
The Prestonsburg High football program will hold its annual media day on Sunday, Aug. 10 inside Blackcat
Stadium. This year's team opens up on the road on Saturday, Aug. 23 against Lexington Catholic In the St.
Joseph's Hospital Bluegrass Bowl before returning home exactly one week later to host rival Pikeville in the
Reno's Bowl on Saturday, Aug. 30.
"The BW source for local and regional sports news"
BENTLEY'S COMMENTS
"I still learn today," said Hamilton.
"I learn from my students."
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
Take a minute. Think about
what you do for a living. Maybe
you're a miner. Perhaps you're a
mail carrier. Or you could be a
..urgeon.
Now, imagine doing your job
everyday in a situation that you
can only hope can be described as
"organized
chaos."
Imagine
doing what
you do with
someoneno, make
that several
someone'sscreaming in
Rick Bentley
your ear.
Imagine
doing what you do while the very
thing you're doing is changing on
the fly all around you.
f: Imagine the guy sitting two
feet away from you talking to
someone while you're doing your
job.
Imagine people running in the
room, throwing a piece of paper
(See COMMENTS, page two)
KHSAA
High school
golf, volleyball
seasons on deck
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Fall high school sports teams
throughout the area and throughout the state are busy at work
going through final preseason
workouts.
Some area high school golf
_Jeams will begin play on Monday.
'The first day for high school volleyball teams to take the court and
go to the net in regular-season play
is one week later on Monday,
August 11.
Bowl games for the 2003 high
school football season are listed
online as well as schedules for all
teams in the area and throughout
the state. The bowl games are listed online as a PDF file at the
KHSAA website, www.khsaa.org.
,
'
r program to offer
'
l streetball tourney
~
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
,.
HAZARD- Fonner Allen
Central High player and coach
Kevfn Spurlock is busy these
days. The head boys' basketball coach at Hazard High
School, Spurlock has one of
the top teams in both the 14th
Region and Eastern Kentucky
returning to the hardwood.
One game Spurlock's team is
looking forward to rolls up
December 12 when the Dawgs
wiU play host to national
power Oak Hill.
"We should be pretty
good," said Spurlock. "We
have a nice group of players
returning."
Later this month, next
weekend, August 9, Spurlock
mClassifieds • page 5C
201 SPEEDWAY
locals
chase
Bluegrass
series win
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
photos by Steve LeMaster
Students punched in unison at the command of Master Shane Hamilton during a class Wednesday night
at the Mountain Arts Center.
Shane's Martial Arts
keeps Shaolin alive
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG - Shaolin
karate will always have a home in
the area if Shane Hamilton has
anything to say about it. Hamilton,
owner and operator of Shane's
Martial Arts Institute, teaches selfdefense in his classes. Many other
things can also be gained from the
classes, including strength, flexibility and overall health. On
Wednesday evening, Hamilton,
who also owns and operates a
cleaning business, was busy
instructing students in one of his
classes at the Mountain Arts
Center. The class at the Mountain
Arts Center recently moved from
Paintsville.
Students regularly attend
(See SHANE, page two)
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H I
s T
0 R y
SHAOLIN is considered by many to be the original form of karate and kung fu. Around 525 A.D. an indian monk
named Bodhiddarma introduced a series of breathing and conditioning exercises to the Shaolin monks. From
there the exercises expanded to include self-defense. With that, the monks could protect themselves on their
long journeys to and from town. Seeing how the animals had to defend themselves on a regular basis just to
survive, the obvious thing to do was study the animal movements and adapt the techniques to their own bodies.
After hundreds of years and research and refinement those studying became the most feared fighters in the
world.
(See DECK, page two)
i Spurlock, Hazard
·!JI Lifestyles • page lC
mPoison Oak • page 1C
Email: sports@ floydcountytlmes.com
anial Ans Institute
'Welcome to
The Big Show'
INSIDESTUF~
SITKA -The STARS Battle of the
Bluegrass DirtCar Series will make a
return visit to 201 Speedway in Johnson
County Saturday night for a special $3<XX>to-win Late Model show. Kentucky's premier
dirt Late Model sanctioning body wiU run a
complete show at
the Sitka track featuring time trials,
heat races, consy
events and the 40lap main event.
Eddie Carrier Jr.,
defending series
champion, has won
the last two visits
by the second-year
racing organization.
Brandon Kinzer
When the
Lexington-based
series makes its
return to 20 I on
Saturday night,
many local Late
Model drivers,
including Brandon
Kinzer, Chuckie
May, Paul Hams
and Shannon
Thomsbeny,
among others, will
Chuckle May
race for the checkers. Kinzer is coming off his first feature win (won
Saturday night) of
the season at 201.
Mike Marlar
currently leads the
series points standings after 16 events
with Scott James,
Ttmmy Yeager,
Paul Harris
Michael Chilton
and Jesse James
Lay rounding out the current top-five in
points. There have been 12 different winners
in the previous 16 STARS Battle of the
Bluegrass events this season.
Sitka's 201 Speedway is located just 5.4
miles off of U.S. Highway 23 on State Road
201. The track phone number if ro6/2653201. For more information on the Battle of
the Bluegrass series, log on and visit
www.battleofthebluegrass.com.
UK FOOTBALL
Brooks accepting another
challenge at Kentucky
by JOHN ZENOR
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOOVER, Ala. - Rich Brooks is no
stranger to taking over a lightweight
program in a heavyweight league.
HALFMOUNTAIN SPEEDWAY
HMS ready for
second race
weekend
The new Kentucky coach did it once
before. At Oregon. In 1977.
"I think I'm going.into a program that
is in a little bit similar situation in the
(See UK, page two)
Rich Brooks
YOUTH BASEBALL
Area Century 21
Home Derby fmalists
prepare for Louisville
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Three winners from the Century 21 Home Run
Derby held recently at Allen Park. hit the road for
LouisviJle next weekend. The Centur) 21
Kentucky Jr. Home Run Derby will be held
(See HAZARD, page three)
(See DERBY, page two)
Winners
from the
local
Century 21
Kentucky
Jr. Home
Run Derby
have a lit·
tie over
one week
to prepare
for the
finals to
be held In
Louisville.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
ROYALTON- After a good solid season opener on Saturday that drew great
reviews from both the drivers and race
fans in attendance, HaltMountain
Speedway is ready for week two and more
of the same great exciting action that
wowed everyone during week one.
The response was so good after the
races on week one that this week several
changes have been made that will take
affect starting Saturday night. Two
changes affect the payout for two of the
more popular divisions that run at the
track. The Limited Late Models will now
receive start money for starting the feature
event, and the Late Model division the
payout for the second place finisher was
raised $100 from $700 to $800 and all dri(See HMS, page two)
�82 • FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Shane
• Continued from p1
Hamilton's classes from as far
away as London, Hyden and
Ashland. Local regulars, including 12-year-old Chaz Daniel of
Paintsville. a second -degree
black belt, hail from area counties such as Johnson. Floyd,
Pike and Knott, among others.
Training has taken Hamilton
to many places. Many years of
training has led him to becoming what he is today - a seventh
degree black belt.
Hamilton started teaching
Chung Yen Shaolin (Chinese
karate) over 20 years ago. He
began his training around
January of 1977. Classes at that
time were held once a week. In
January of 1979 Hamilton drove
two and a half hours one way
twice a week to Lexington for
two more additional days.
Classes were eight hours each
day. Practice. however. was limited to class. as he chose to practice seven days a week. In
December of 1991 his sacrifice
paid off. After three weeks of
rigorous exams, his instructor,
Grand Master Chen Haing
K wang promoted him to Shaolin
Master, Sixth Degree Black
Belt. Back when Hamilton first
started training one had to drive
a far distance to get advanced
training. Now one can learn all
the way to a Master level with-
Deck
• Continued from p1
A master schedule is also available.
Volleyball. boys' Soccer and
girls' soccer schedules are also on
the scoreboard link.
The KHSAA (Kentucky High
School Athletic Association) now
has event calendars in.
KHSAA handbooks for the
2003-04 seasons will be mailed
out September I.
Notes:
•
Johnson County Schools
are considering offering the
sport of soccer. A committee
will review soccer.
KHSAA First Contest
Dates
• Golf - Monday, Aug. 4
• Volleyball - Monday, Aug.
out spending most of the time
traveling.
Over the years, Hamilton has
taught
thousands.
Alumni
include doctors and attorneys.
Hamilton has also studied
under the Grand Master of
Modern
Arnis (Philippine
JuJitsu) Professor Remy Presas,
a Black Belt Hall of Farner, and
was chosen as the state pepresentative. Presas has been coming to Kentucky once a year for
seminars on weapons disarming, locks and throws. Hamilton
also studied Southern Praying
Mantis Kung Fu under Grand
Master Gin Foon Mark and
would stay up to a week, learning and absorbing some of the
martial arts veteran 'll vast
knowledge. While there, he
would train all day and into the
evemng. Master Mark taught
the late Bruce Lee.
And Hamilton is still learning today.
"I still learn today," said
Hamilton. "I learn from my stu-
,
dents."
Students flock to the area
classes. Hamilton confides that
his classes now and in past
years have always been good.
"I've always had good classes," Hamilton said.
The Shaolin voice for
Eastern Kentucky, Hamilton
currently has schools in Ashland).
Hamilton stresses that marMiddletown, Ohio and Ashland.
Locally, classes are held in tial arts can be for the entire
Prestonsburg at the Mountain family and invites anyone to
Arts Center and in Garrett. Two join any of his existing classes.
former students instructing are He currently hold classes three
Jeff Adams (third degree black nights per week. For more
belt, Middletown, Ohio) and · information on classes, call
Richard Ritchie (second degree, 606/946-2654.
UK
• Continued from p1
SEC as Oregon was in the Pac10, where we were a team that
most of the other schools in the
league put a 'W' by it at the start
of the season," Brooks said
Tuesday at the Southeastern
Conference media days.
The 61-year-old Brooks
makes it clear he doesn't expect
the Wildcats to be an automatic
win on anybody's schedule
under his watch. He points to his
own turnaround job at Oregon
from 1977-94 - his last college
job - and revitalized programs
like Maryland and Kansas State
as proof that losing isn't a permanent affliction for programs.
"Kentucky's had a long dry
spell, and it's time for things to
change," Brooks said.
Guy Morriss set the resurgence rolling in his second season, going 7-5 after Kentucky
had endured back-to-back 2-9
years. Then he left for Baylor,
not exactly a vote of confidence
for a program trying to regroup
from NCAA sanctions.
Brooks isn't just looking at
Cross Country - Monday,
18
Soccer - Monday, Aug. 18
Football - Friday, Aug. 22
Rick's Embroidery, Uniforms,
Trophies & Engravings
487 Northlake Drive. Suite 104, Prestonsburg, KY 41653,
behind Papa Johns
606.886.2232
(See UK, page three)
HMS
• Continued from p1
vers in the Late Model feature
will also receive start money.
This weekend HaltMountain
Speedway will be running five
divisions; the Limited Late
Models will run for $800 to win
feature event and will receive
$50 just to start the featur .
Super Bombers will be back
in action after a very low car
count this past weekend this
divisions should pick up this
weekend with several drivers
expressing interest in racing at
HMS. Super Bombers will be
after the $500 to win feature
event.
Last weekend the Bombers
had the highest car count of all
the divisions that ran at HMS
with 19 cars in the pits the racing was one of the best of the
night with three lead changes
among two drivers with the final
pass for the lead coming as the
white flag was displayed to the
field. This coming weekend the
Bomber division will continue
to grow with a rule change that
several drivers had requested
and HMS agreed to, starting this
weekend the Bombers will be
allowed to run four-barrel carburetors with double pumper
permitted making this division
that much faster and more interesting.
Four-Cylinders is always a
crowd favorite, while this division is the least expensive to
begin a racing career it is one of
the most competitive divisions
that races in Eastern Kentucky
with several very talented drivers, HMS is proud to have several of these drivers choose
HMS as their track of choice to
SPORTS FAN
of Prestonsburg
rebuilding as a long-term
process - and not only because
he's 61.
"I would hope that there's
some pressure on me," the former St. Louis Rams head coach
said. "I would hope there's some
expectations, because I have
them myself. 1 don't think
there's ever been pressure or
expectations that have exceeded
my own. I believe we can win at
Kentucky.
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•
Aug.
•
•
f.
OF THE WEEK
If you are the sports fan circled here...
it's your lucky day!
Bring this photo to The Floyd County Times office at 263 South
Central Avenue (down the street from the courthouse) to claim
your Gift Certificate, which will entitle you to a free 8-inch ice
cream cake of your choice, redeemable at DAIRY QUEEN OF
PRESTONSBURG, and choice of a Times hat or coffee mug.
race on. This coming weekend
the Four-Cylinders will be competing for a $200 to win top
prize
Also, if more than 10 Road
Hogs show up to race this coming Saturday they will be running for $200 to win if less than
10 Road Hogs show up these
cars will run with the Bombers
and this will be the last weekend
for the Road Hogs if the car
count is less than 10 cars.
Half Mountain Speedway
Owner Jim Branham and the
Branham family was very
pleased with the opening night
of racing and wants to thanks
each and every one of the drivers and race fans that chose to
come to HMS to enjoy a great
night of racing action and hopes
that in the weeks to come that
you will come back to HMS for
more great racing action. The
Branhams have stated that as
long as the fans and drivers keep
attending the shows every
Saturday
night
that
the
Branhams will continue to support the drivers and the fans.
This past weekend was a example of what HMS can do for the
drivers, after only one race several hundred dollars has been
added to the purse, and a rule
change that many of the
Bombers wanted was added as
well. This type of cooperation
between the track and the driver
is a must in order to build a great
racing program week-in and
week-out and in future weeks
look for some special surprises
for the race fans in attendance.
For more information about
all the latest happenings at
HalfMountain
Speedway
including the latest breaking
news, complete payouts, complete rules, directions to the
ack andmore information that
will help make your visit to Half
Mountain Speedway more
enjoyable check-out the official
website for Half Mountain
Speedway at www.halfmountainspeedway.com
or
call
606/884-RACE
Below is a complete
list of changes that
will take affect
starting 8-2-03:
1. Limited Late Models are
required to weigh 2350lbs.
Also, the purse for the Limited
Late Models will be changed so
that positions nine through 20
will pay $50.
f
These changes will take effect
this coming weekend, August
2nd. Out of respect to the
B.O.B. race this coming weekend, HalfMountain Speedway
will not be running Late
Models on Saturday. Late
Models will return to the track
on August 9th for a regular
show.
Comments
on your desk and running out,
and you're not supposed to
break stride.
Imagine now that you do all
this every night while hundreds
of thousands, maybe upwards of
a million, people watch.
Imagine all of this.
What is this?
• Continued from p1
This is SportsCenter.
Tuesday night, the world's
Saturday, Aug. 9 beginning at 10 foremost authority on sports
a.m. at Louisville Bats Stadium. took us behind the scenes to see
Admission tci the derby is free. how they do the thing they do.
Local winners received four
And when it ended, the one
tickets each to a 6:15 game pit- question I needed answered was
ting the host Bats against the how in the world (ital) do (ita!)
visiting Durham Bulls.
they do the thing they do?
When the two-hour blitz of
A recap of the winners information and chaos ended,
follows:
Dan Patrick - who co-host
•
9-10-year-old winner: Kevin Frazier correctly called
Erica Meade, 10, daughter of "the franchise" as they settled in
Thomas and Beth Meade of on the set - summed it up by
Allen. Erica Meade attends saying the folks at home now
Allen Elementary. Paternal had a better idea that while the
grandparents are Justine Meade bright lights shine on those in
and the late Rush Meade of Hi front of the camera, the real stars
Hat. Maternal grandparents are are the ones behind it.
Joe and the late Minnie Faye
While the ftrst hour could
Simpson of Martin. She has have been used better, the secone brother, Dewey Thomas ond hour delivered, showing the
Meade. The 9-10-year-old win- blistering pace at which the
ner plays baseball and basket- show comes, goes, and a full day
ball. Hobbies include collect- of preparation is thrown out the
ing baseball and basketball window and changed in the
cards.
course of mere seconds.
To best show the goings on in
• 11-12-year-old winner:
Blake Meade, 12, son of Harry the Bristol, Conn., studios, the
and Gwen Arnett of Eastern. network had more anchors
Blake Meade attends Allen (three) behind the shots than in
Central
Middle
School. front of it (two). And they
Maternal grandparents are employed some 20 cameras,
Muncie and Diana Meade of many of them mobile, to show
Knott County. The ll-12-year- us how the smooth 60 minutes
old winner is a three-sport star, we see every night come togethplaying baseball, basketball er.
and football. His hobbies
include riding his motorcycle, Among the highlights:
hunting and fishing.
• Producer Mark Summer,
• 13-14-year-old winner: the quarterback Qf the team,
Josh Rodebaugh, 13, son of deftly handled a busy night
Michael and Kay Rodebaugh of which saw the show rearranged
Prestonsburg. The 13-14-year- when a player hit three home
old winner attends Allen runs and then again when the
unloaded
Raul
Elementary. Paternal grandpar- Yankees
ents are Wanda and the late Mondesi.
John
Rodebaugh
of
• Less than a minute after
Prestonsburg. Maternal grand- Boston's game in Texas ended,
parents are Freddie and Brenda the nation was seeing highlights
Burchett of Prestonsburg. Like of Bill Mueller's three-home
Me~de,
Rodebaugh enjoys run, nine-RBI night that saw
three sports, also playing base- him become the ftrst player in
ball, basketball and football. As big league history to hit a grand
slam from each side of the plate
a hobby, he also likes to fish.
Derby
2. Bomber class will now be
allowed to run single line or
dual line (single or double
pumpers) - 2 or 4 barrel carbs.
3. Road Hogs will be given
this weekend to bring l 0 cars.
If I 0 do not show, the class may
be dropped.
4. Super Bomber class may
be dropped in 2 weeks due to
low car count.
5. Late Model purse will be
changed so that the second
place car wins $800 instead of
$700.
6. Feature races will consist
of 20 cars in all classes. If more
than 20 Four-Cylinders are
onhand, a second, non-paying
feature may be added.
• Continued from p1
in the same game.
• Within a minute of learning it, Patrick smoothly
announced the Mondesi deal,
without the benefit of anything
written for him or in front of
him. Using only knowledge
gained earlier in the week from
Peter Gammons and what he
was told by two groups of people in the same 30 seconds, he
nailed his delivery as if he'd
written the script hours before.
• During the same time, the
talented graphics department got •
the proper over-the-shoulder
Yankee logo, and then, just as
Patrick said his name, surprised
even Summer when it flipped to
a photo of the player. Meantime,
before the next two-minute
break was halfway finished,
those behind the scenes had
already developed a picture of
Mondesi in
his Arizona
Diamondback uniform.
• Kenny Mayne, arguably
the funniest anchor in ESPN history, took a tumble while running highlights through the
maze of hallways. He later f'
laughed at himself by announcing his injuries were limited to a
"high-ankle sprain and I should
be back in four to six weeks."
• During the final segment,
Senior Coordinating Producer
Barry Sacks, a 20-year veteran
of the net, was visibly upset as
Patrick read through a tease for
Wednesday's baseball games.
Wanting additional seconds for a
final look at Mueller's night
(and that highlights would follow on Baseball Tonight)~ he
barked for Summer to have
Patrick "pick it up'' as the final ~
seconds wound down.
When the two hours were
through, Patrick and Frazier
were clearly exhausted while the
folks in the control room gladhanded each other on a job well
done. Calling it "an adrenaline
rush," Patrick, soaked with
sweat, led the parade off the set.
He wasn't the only one worn
out when it ended. Just watching
it was enough to give us a whole
new appreciation for what goes
on at the "worldwide leader in
sports."
This was SportsCenter.
And this was an excellent use
of television.
�F RIDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD C OUNTY TIMES
ee
BASKETBALL
EMil l·. Colo.
Kobe
Bl) ant .md the '"oman \\ ho
tt.ccu:-ed hmt of 'cxu.ll a ssault
had sonw con~cnsu,ll :-cxual contact in hi~ mountam reso11 suite,
but pr\lSI!Cutors \\ill argue the
\\oman did not conSl'llt to intercourse, ABC cw!'. rc1X>11l'd.
Citing unnamed sourcl's, the
network also said the 19-yearold woman was in Bryant's mom
for k <;s than a half hour and that
Btyant later gave inconsistent
st.Hements to Eagle County
authonties.
' 11te woman ~uftered ph)sical
trauma in the vaginal area, the
Rocky Mountain News reported
Thursday, citing law enforceml'nt sources close to the investi·
gat ion.
Bryant, an All-Star guard for
the Los Angeles Lakers, has been
.H.S. Volleyball Schedule
MONDAY, AUG. 11
' Sports Briefs
borro\\ed vehicle and that
Clarett exaggerated the value of
some items reported stolen from
it.
The NCAA has investigated a
police report filed by Clarctt
which said cash and thousands of
dollars of stereo equipment
owned by him were stolen from
the car he was driving.
charged with one count of sexual
assault. Bn ant. who is married
with one liaughter, sa1d he had
consensual sex with the woman.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
COll MBUS, Ohio
Ohio
State tailback Maurice Clarett
will be held out of pr~scason
football practice until questions
regarding his eligibility are settled, the school said.
The school's release also
included an apology from Clarett
in connection with events related
to the theft from a car from the
Woody Hayes Athletic Facility
on April 17, and a statement
from Clarett's attorney, Scott
Schiff. saying that the car was a
BASEBALL
MONTREAL - Expos players and their union are unlikely
to approve having the team play
home games in different sites
next year.
The team met with the No. 2
official of the players' association, which negotiated the agree-
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Greenup County-West Carter, ........................ 6 p.m.
Lawrence Coumy-Shcldon Clark, .................... 6 p.m.
Leslie County-Perry County Central, ............... 5:30 p.m.
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Lawrence
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Sports Calendar
fl.
Football: Paintsville Media Day
The Paintsville High football team has set its annual picture
day for Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Walter J. Brugh Field.
Junior league signups
Prestonsburg Juniot Football is {}Urrently Qonc.J®ting preregistration at the office of Blake R. Burchett Mt>-, S3S North
Lake in Prestonsburg.
Players in grades third through eighth are may participate
in the tackle-football league.
The first workout is scheduled for August 4 at 6 p.m. The
registratjon fee is $35 per player.
Hunting: Hunter education class
~
~
A hunter education class will be held August 2 from 9 a.m.
to competition at the Dewey Lake Fish and Game Club. For
more information, go online to
www.deweylakefishandgame.org. The Dewey Lake Fish and
Game Club holds its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. on the sec·
ond Monday of each month. The road is located at the end of
Stratton Branch Road.
Cheerleading
Forms for Pikeville High School cheerleaders may be
picked up on Thursday. Aug. 7 at Pikeville High School.
Forms should be completed as much as possible before the
physical. Athlete must be accompanied by a parent
Volleyball
Volleyball practice <tnd tryouts <tte ongoing at Pikeville
High School. Por more infom1ation, cali606/4S2-0185.
Golf: Trooper Island Golf tourney
The annual Kentucky State Police Post 9 Golf Tournament,
benefitting Trooper Island, is scheduled for a shotgun start at 9
a.m. on August 7 at Raven Rock Golf Course in Jenkins.
Registration stat1s at 8 a.m. and costs $60 per person. For
more infom1ation, contact 'I rooper Scott Hopkins at 606/43377 I I or vaa the Internet at James.Hopkjos@mail.state.ky.us.
UK
• Continued from p2
1
"I'm not a patient man. I
don't want to wait 10 years to do
it. I want to win now."
Brooks was out of coaching
' for two years, watching football
via satellite, golfing and fishing,
uncertain if he'd return to the
game.
He takes over a program on
its third coach in four years and
needing some stabilit).
"In my mind, I still have a lot
to prove to the young men I'm
coaching, and they have some
things to prove to me," Brooks
said. "I don't think we· re there
yet, but I think we're well on
the way in that direction."
But. he promised, Kentucky
will give its SEC counterparts
•
more competition in recruiting.
Brooks also said Kentucky has
better facilities, better attendance and more prep talent than
Oregon did in 1977.
The Wildcats have not been
to a bowl game since 1999, but
Brooks is hoping to g1ve the
seniors a postseason send-off.
Kentucky qualified for a bowl
last season but was shut out by
NCAA probation.
"My goal with th1s senior
class is to win enough games to
have them leave with a bowl
game under their belt for all the
hard work that they've put in in
• their years at Kentucky," he
said.
Derek Abney, a receiver and
All American return man, likes
the sound of that. The Wildcats
last went to a bowl in his redshirt year, and he and a few
teammates were too sick with
the flu to enjoy the experience.
"I want to make this my
bowl game," Abney said. "I
want it to be one I contribute to.
I want to really enjoy it this
time and not be laying in bed
with an IV.
"I think we've got a great
offense. I don't see why we
can't win this year." he said.
The Wildcats would also like
to shake one bitter memory
from last season.
They were poised to upset
LSU when Devery Henderson
caught a deflected 75-yard
touchdown pass as time expired
for a 33-30 win.
It was the most memorable
and
painful
moment
of
Kentucky's season.
"Your heart just kind of
sinks," Abney said. "You've got
to realize this is a one-in-a-million-year kind of thing. It's a
tluke.. And that's ho\\ you go
about it. because they didn't win
that game. I consider that we
won that game."
Still, ''I'm never going to forget that game."
1, 2003 • 83
BASEBALL
'
Reds worried
about who will
be traded next
by JOE KAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCINNATI - Twentyfour players sprawled on the
grass for a pregame stretch,
absolutely silent as they bent
their legs into the required position.
"Everybody's quiet," bullpen
coach Tom Hume said, watching
from the dugout railing.
"Nobody's talking because
everybody's wondering who's
going to be next."
The answer wasn't long in
coming.
The Cincinnati Reds traded
outfielder Jose Guillen - their
top hitter - to Oakland on
Wednesday for ·three young
pitchers. The move came less
than 24 hours after they shipped
closer Scott Williamson to
Boston for prospects.
Jnstead of contending for the
playoffs in their long-awaited
debut season at Great American
Ball Park, they're tearing up the
blueprint and starting over.
"You know, I could sit here
and say it's baseball, and it is,"
said shortstop Barry Larkin,
downcast as he sat as his.Iocker.
"This time of the year is always
tough.
"As a fan of the Big Red
Machine and the Reds and the
organization, it's tough to see.
We had the new stadium and the
crescendo about being good and
competitive, and it's gone the
other way."
Baseball's first professional
franchise had been pointing
toward its new ballpark for
years, hoping the additional revenues and excitement would
translate into their first playoff
appearance since 1995.
Instead, the team was so bad
- the worst defense in the
majors, worst pitching in the
NL and third-worst offense
that management decided to
start from scratch.
In two whirlwind days, the
Reds fired general manager Jim
Bowden, manager Bob Boone
and two coaches. Bowden's
assistants then followed orders
and began dealing away players.
The Guillen deal was no surprise · he didn't want to stay
unless he was a starter, something
the
team
couldn't
promise. But Williamson was a
young closer shipped off for
prospects and money.
rans have reacted angrily to
the midseason trades, suggesting that owner Carl Lindner
should have spent more than
$57 million in the payroll after
taxpayers put up most of the
money for the new ballpark.
During the Reds' 3·2, 10inning victory over Colorado on
Wednesday night, some fans
held up a sign that said, "Boone
Gone Too Soon." Others in the
upper deck hung a banner that
said, "Reds-Mart Rolling Back
Low Prices."
The Reds weren't done shopping.
"Carl Lindner likes all of his
players," scouting director
Leland Maddox said. "He hates
to lose anybody. But if something comes along that blows us
away, we'd have to look at it.
We don't want to trade our core
- Adam Dunn, Austin Kearns,
Aaron Boone, Sean Casey."
Maddox, one of two assistant
general managers now running
the team, said the New York
Yankees had inquired about
Boone and Casey, and had a
mild interest in Guillen.
Boone, the Reds' only AllStar this year, could be the
biggest name available at the
right price. Seattle, which needs
a third baseman, and Los
Angeles have shown an interest.
according to Maddox.
"He's a hot topic. Everybody
wants Boone," Maddox said.
Two days after his father was
fired, Boone wasn't in a mood
to talk about his own future. He
denied a report that he had
demanded a trade, and tried not
to get caught up in thinking
about where he might end up.
Boone had only one hit in
two games since his dad was
fired.
"If something happens, I'll
answer questions," said Boone,
usually one of the most accessi
ble players in the clubhouse.
"That's the situation. I'm trying
to concentrate on what I've got
to do."
Three hours before the game,
players put on their white home
uniforms and posed on the field
for the annual team photo.
Guillen was in it, then was trad·
ed an hour later.
Interim manager Dave Miley
sat front-and-center next to
Lindner, making the photo after
only one day on the job as Bob
Boone's replacement. Miley
was promoted from managing
Triple-A Louisville.
"We had a picture of our
team in the Louisville clubhouse," Miley said. "When a
guy left, we would usc a Sharpie
(marker) to extract him from the
picture. A couple of days ago. I
think there were about five guys
left."
As soon as the game ended,
Miley's new team went back to
wondering who will be next to
get crossed out of the Reds'
plans.
''It bothered me up until we
came out on the field," said
Adam Dunn. who singled home
the winning run. "You've got to
let it go for three hours. and then
it bothers you some more.
"It's so frustrating. You don't
know what direction we're
going in. You don't know who is
going to be here. It's ~ mess.''
Hazard
• Continued from p1
and the llazard program will
hold the Eastern Kentucky
Streetball
Championships.
Three div1sions will be offered o
I 6 and under, 17 and over and
30 and over. Registration is $50.
The event will be held at the
Hazard City Courts. A doubleeliminatoin forinat will be in
place. A limited number of
teams will accepted for the tournament.
For more information, contact Kevin Spurlock 606/4391588 or Paul Olinger 606.'4365728.
The registration deadline for
the one-day event is August 7.
ment that allowed 22 of the
EXJX>s' home games to be moved
thic; season from Montreal to San
Juan, Puerto Rico.
The Expos are being sought
by Northern Virginia; Portland,
Ore.; and Washington, D.C.
Baseball owners still haven't
determined where the team will
play next season, and Puerto
Rico also has offered to host the
team for all 81 games in 2004.
FOOTBALL
WES fMINSTER. Md. The Baltimore Ravens and holdout quarterback Kyle Boller
reached a verbal agreement on a
five-year deal.
Boller, the 19th overall pick
in the 2002 NFL draft. started
every game for California last
year, throwing for 2,815 yards
and 28 touchdowns.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The
Indianapolis Colts agreed to a
contract with second-round pick
Mike Doss, and the safety was
expected to report to training
camp Thursday.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
MINNEAPOLIS - A jury
convicted a Minneapolis man of
murder in last year's shooting
death of University of Minnesota
football player Brandon Hall.
Jermaine Stansberry was ori
trial for beating and robbing a
former Minnesota football player
and shooting Hall, the player's
friend. after a confrontation Sept.
l in downtown Minneapolis.
Stansbefl)·. 28, was charged
with second-degree murder,
first-degree aggravated robbery
and being a felon in possession
of a weapon. He was found
guilty on all counts.
AUTO RACING
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. In the wake of fiery crashes over
the last two month<., NASCAR
sa1d that all vehicles in Jts three
top series will soon have a fireextinguishing cylinder in the fuel
cell area.
Winston Cup drivers Ken
Schrader, Dale Jarrett, Ryan
Newman and Bobby Labonte
were forced to scramble from
their burning cars.
RUNNING
Henry
fmishes ftrst
in 60-64
•
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Mall Run
ASHLAND
Kenneth
Henry, 62, Minnie, won his age
group. 60·64, in the Mall Run
held Saturday in Ashland.
Henry, in only his second year of
competitive running, has won in
his age group in every race he's
competed in this year. Other
races Henry has managed to
capture first-place honors in this
year include the Tour de
Pikeville, Hatfield-McCoy Half
Marathon. Williamson IOK.
Historic Matewan 5K and the
Mall Run (5K).
Henry's time Saturday as
23:55. His next race will take
him to Hazard in Perry County.
COLLEGE
Pitino hires former
NBA star Theus
by CHRIS DUNCAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE - Louisville
coach Rick Pitino on Thursday
hired former NBA All-Star Reggie
Theus to become one of his assistants.
Theus, 46. played 13 seasons in
the NBA. He sits 36th on the
league's aU-time scoring list
(19,015 points) and 19th on the alltime assist list (6,453).
The 6-foot-7 Theus played at
Nevada-Las Vegas before he was
drafted by the Chicago Bulls in.
1978. He was selected to the NBA's
all-rookie team after averaging 16.3
points during the 1978-79 season.
Theus was a guard for the Bulls
for six seasons. He was traded to
Kansas City, nO\\ Sacramento. in
February 1984 - five months
before the Bulls drafted Michael
Jordan.
The Kings traded Theus to
Atlanta in 1988. He played there
one season, spent the following sea·
son in Orlando. then finished his
career in New Jersey. averaging
18.6 points in 1990-91.
A two-time NBA All-Star,
Theus led his team in scoring six
times. But his teams reached the
playoffs only four times.
TI1e Inglew<xxi. Calif, native
has dabbled in broadcasting and acting since retiring. He was a panelist
on Fox's 'The Best Damn Sports
Show Period" in 200 I and was a
consultant for the 2002 basketball
ftlm. "Like Mike."
Theus replaces Mick Cronin.
who worked for Pitino for two seasons before becoming the head
coach at Murray State last April.
Cronin was Pitino's pnm<ll)
recruiter.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Kentucky adds Florida
product to football
roster; loses two players
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON
Andre
Jones.
who signed
with
Kentucky's football team in
2002 but did not meet eligibility
requirements last season. has resigned \\ ith the Wildcats.
Two other players are no
longer on the team. howe,·er.
DefensiVe lineman Bennie Mills
and offensiYe tackle Yance~
Re\ nolds are not listed on the
Kentucky
roster
released
luesda). Kentucky coach Rich
Brooks confirmed they are no
longer on the team. but wouldn't
comment further, citing student
privac) laws.
Mills. a 6 3, 280-pound
junior from Slidell, La., transferred to Kentucky from Florida
prior to last season and figured
to sec playing time this year. His
younger brother, Lamar, is listed
as the starting nose guard on the
depth chart in Kentucky's new
media guide.
Reynolds, a transfer from
Georgia .\lilitary College, redshirted last season. During
spring practice. the 6-5. 325-
pound junior from Dublin. Ga.,
was a third-team lineman.
Jones. a 6-0. 182-pound
defensive
back
out
of
Choctawhatchcc High School in
Fort Walton Beach, Fla • took
junior college classes during the
past year to become eligible to
pia) this season. He\~ ill take the
scholarship vacated by Lero)
Wilson of B<m ling Green.
Wilson. a Warren Central product who signed with Kentuck)
in Februal), has not met eligibility requirements.
"I think Andre realize~ the
opportunity he missed last
year:' Brooks said. " I k 's excited about commg to Kentucky
and we are glad to be getting
him."
Jones is cxpectl'd to immediately compete for playing time,
Brooks said.
"He giYes us a good athlete
that \\'C need in the secondal)."
Brooks said . "We will probably
take a long and hard look at him
and see whether he's ready to
help us this ) ear or not. But he
has the athletic abilit) \\C want
in our secondary.··
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AUGUST
1, 2003
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quaff
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"The ~ source for local and regional society news"
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Times founder and fanner publisher NomUJn
Allen wrote a weekly column that looked at
Floyd County through his eyes. His columtzs
are being reprinted due to request. The following column was written in 1961
NON-POLITICAL
There is no relationship between the
impending political campaign and these
elephant jokes Joe Burke may tell you.
Examples:
Q. What would you do to kil1 a blue
elephant?
A. Shoot him with a blue elephant
gun.
Then, if that one isn't deep enough
for you, try this one:
Q. What would you do to kill a white
elephant?
Never mind the brow-wrinkling-the
answer is quite simple: Choke him till
he's blue, then shoot him with a blue
elephant gun.
••••
Songwriter Mila Mason, left, and producer, Blake Mevis, right, paused for a moment to chat with Hall during
the Stars Shine Bright music showcase.
POLITICAL
And that gets us around to Lenna
Moore and how he strings us along. He
hadn't shown up around this office for a
week or more, and we were beginning
to wonder if he was sick-physically
sick, or just sick of us. And we asked
him to account for his whereabouts
when he showed up, last Friday morning.
"I've been working awfully hard," he
confided, and we snorted our unbelief.
"Yeah, I've been having quite a time
with my garden."
My scorn of such a liar was superb,
but my self-control was superber
(check, "superber"), and I managed to
hold my tongue well in check and also
in cheek. Then, he casually remarked
that the Johnson grass was choking out
his beans and cucumbers, but that he
had got the best of the stuff.
At that juncture I rushed in, wideeyed and wondering-well, as wide-
Discovering that dreams
can become reality
by ALOMA BURKE
(See EYES. page three)
"It's been a long-time dream of mine," said
Dee Dee Hall, songwriter and music promoter
from Floyd County," to bring Nashville's best
promoters in the music industry to eastern
Kentucky so they could see the talent that we
have here in the mountains.''
Working through Hall's contacts in
Nashville, and with the support of the Stars
Shine Bright Project Committee, Route 23
Cultural Heritage Network, and the Country
Music Highway Corridor Team, local artists
were recently able to fulfill their own dreams that of being featured in a showcase event
attended by Nashville music professionals.
According to Nashville music manager,
Jackson Brumley, "We need to pack up
Nashville and move here."
Brumley said, during his visit to
Prestonsburg, that he was grateful that Hall had
convinced him to visit the area. A thirty-year
veteran of the music industry, Brumley has promoted widely known country music stars such
as Patty Loveless, R1cky Skaggs, Loretta Lynn,
Kenny Chesney, Garth Brooks, and others.
On his recent trip to visit the city's Mountain
Arts Center, Brumley was accompanied by several other music professionals from Nashville.
Nashville music professionals, plus a radio
and promotions expert from the Clear Channel
Communications network, who were present at
the Stars Shine Bright Showcase were:
Singer/songwriter and Kentucky native, Mila
Mason; Head of NR at BBR/C4 Records;
Bernard Porter; Record executive, producer and
performer, Jim Fogelsong; Producer/writer/publisher. Blake Mevis; David Preston. of
BMI/Nashville; and Judy Jennings, Vice-presi-
Please,
keep 'em
coming!
Dee Dee Hall, left, welcomed Jackson Brumley, Nashville
music executive, to the Mountain Arts Center.
(See WORLD, page two)
I
by Pam Shingler
Well, this is to confirm that there are
still good people in the world.
Last week I wrote about the precocious puppies I picked up at the cemetery where Bob Perry was buried.
On Monday of last week, the new
owner of the little female picked her up.
Amelia Kirby, who works at Appalshop,
had seen the two pups
a few days after I
found them and had
fallen in love with
them. But she d idn't
think she could take
both; reluctantly, she
chose the girl with the
patch on her face,
whom she named
Mazie.
My dog Daisy and
Maddie, our black
Labrador friend in Whitesburg, played
with the male pup after his companion
sister left until he dropped from exhaustion, so he slept through the night,
despite his loss.
The next day was another matter.
Maddie was gone for the evening and I
had my radio show from 8 to II p.m.
He was locked in the basement by himself, he was alone and not happy. He
whined, barked and threw temper
tantrums all night.
However. time heals, as we all know.
The dog kind of took to being the only
pup. During the course of the week. he
(See DREAMS, page three)
..........
Late adulthood stage of life
Again I have experienced a significant event in my personal life that
"shakes" me emotionally. You sec, my
Uncle Glen passed away last week in
Floriqa. Needless to say. the "little
girl" inside of me grieves that she will
no longer have the most special of
uncles to tum to anymore. He was the
epitome of a loved one, who really
loved unconditionally. He did not say,
"I love you," but you just always knew
by his tone of voice, the way in which
he chose his words, and his behaviors,
that he thought you were important.
I'm not saying that he always
approved of what loved ones did, but
he would give his comment and then
let it go. He was not one to harp on
things. Uncle Glen had known for
about a year that he had a terminal
condition. Besides his significant
physical discomforts. the circumstanc-es were also very painful for him .
mentally and emotionally. When I vis-
POSTSCRIPT
Finding a
home
TIDNGS TO PONDER
•
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This Town,
That World
They 'gotta'
have it
Our pet photos file
alwa)-; needs replenishing,
and "e know that you have
lot:. of precious pies to share
with u<>, so send them along!
And while you're at it, help
Dr. Carol get her creal! ve
thoughts jurnpstarted by
-;ending along a few questions about "pet things
you've always wanted to
kno'' but been afraid to
ask"' You can send both
pictures and questions to:
Kathy Prater at the Ployd
County l'imes. P.O. Box
390, Prestonsburg, KY
41653, or you may e·rnail
to: fcatures@tloydcountytJmes.corn. You may also
..end quc:stions only to Dr.
Carol at: 1768 KY Rt. 7,
Esull, K Y 41666, or e-mail
10: carolbcac<S tiusa.net.
We'll be wmting to hear
from )OU!
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Email: features@floydcountytimes.com
THROUGH MY EYES
Cturentl). I subscribe to
TIME magazine. A few weeks
back, one of their cover stories
was entitled. "Spending it All on
the Kids." I discovered the story
ont; weary cvening as I was
~ attempting to find a little solace
from the maddening world of my
dail) existence as I tried, with
great effort, to
block out the
deafening
noises coming
from the hallway of my
home in which
lies the three
bedrooms of
my three
Kathy Prater
teenage chilUIIl$!Jias editor
d ren.
As I
flipped through the glossy pages
and neared the center of the
magazine, I turned a page and
~~ there it was - a two-page spread
picturing a morn and dad in
jeans and t-shirts surrounded by
an array of children dressed "to
the nines," as they say. in
designer labels.
Not surprisingly, the article
focused on the fact that
American parents are. by and
large. dressing their children in
the finest they can afford whether the) can ·•afford" it or
not.
According to the writer. the
onl) industry that has continued
~ to gain in profits during our current economic slump is the chi!
A&
ited him last Christmas, he talked
about how difficult it was for him, not
to be able to do what he wanted and
function as he always had. He was so
mentally alert and supposedly stayed
so, until the day before he died, but he
did not have the physical strength to
communicate with his family. Even
though he was over 91 years old and
had prayed to die for months, we are
(See PONDER. page two)
.
(See POSTSCRIPT, page two)
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C2 • FRIDAY, AUGUST
1,
2003
AHAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
YOUTH SERVICES
CENTER
• The AMS Youth Services
Center is open all year to assist
swdcnts and families in need.
Please drop by or call the center
at 886·9812 for more information or to request assistance with
a family need. Center is open
from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Center
coordinator, Michelle Keathley.
Assistant coordinator, Sheila
Allen. Center offers services to
students regardless of income.
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
The Famil) Resource
Youth Service Center provides
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
services and referral services to
all families regardless of
income. The center is located in
the middle building of the Betsy
Layne Elementary School.
Office hours are Mon. -Fri., 8
a.m. until 3 p.m.
• Open enrollment for After
School Child Care is available
through the Family Resource
Center. Service hours are 3 p.m.
to 6 p.m.
• Contact the center at 4785550. Contact persons are Brian
Akers and Charlotte Rogers.
CLARK
ELEMENTARY
• A nurse from the Floyd
County Health Dept. is in the
center weekly. Please call to
schedule an appointment. Also
scheduling appointments for
WIC services. These services
are available to anyone in the
community.
• The Clark Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of· income. We are
located in the Clark Elementary
School building and can be
reached by calling 886-0815.
DUFF
ELEMENTARY
• Floyd County Health
Dept. is at the school each
Tuesday. Services include 6th
grade school entry physical;
kindergarten, Head Start nnd
Well-Child physicals; T.B. skin
test; and WIC services. Please
call for appointment if you nrc
in need of any of these services.
MCDOWELL
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
•
Floyd County Health
Department Nurse Joy Moore, is
at the center each Monday to
administer immunizations, T.B.
skin tests, well child exams,
WIC, prenatal and post-partum
services, and school physicals.
Call 377-2678 for an appoint-
ment.
• The McDoweJI FRC, in
collaboration with many other
area organizations, will sponsor
several summer activities.
Among them:
PRESTONSBURG
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• MCCC services available
at the center. Call for additional
information.
• Center is open weekdays
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
• After School Child Care,
3-6 p.m., school days.
• Call 886-7088 for additional information regarding the
Prestonsburg
Elementary
Family Resource Center or its
programs.
SOUTH FLOYD YOUTH
SERVICES CENTER
• Walking track open to public (except during special event).
• Anyone interested in Adult
Ed may contact the center for
information.
• All new students and visitors, stop by the Center, located
on the South Floyd campus,
Room 232, and see Mable Hal I.
• The center is located on
the South Floyd campus in room
232. For more information call
452-9600 or 9607 and ask for
Mable Hall, ext. 243, or Keith
Smallwood, ext. 242, or Donna
Johnson, ext. 153.
STUMBO
ELEMENTARY/MUD
CREEK FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• Resource Center hours are
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents
and community members are
welcome to visit. For questions,
call 587-2233 - ask for Tristan
Parsons, Center Coordinator, or
Anita Tackett, Assistant.
WESLEY CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
• Weekly Chapel Services,
each Wednesday morning, 10
a.m.
• For information on the
development of the new
Wesley Christian High School,
please contact Gary Frazier at
874-8328.
W.D. OSBORNE
"RAINBOW
JUNCTION" FAMILY
RESOURCE
CENTER
• "Lost and Found" located
in the Center. Parents need to
pick up their children's items
within two weeks. Any items
not claimed within two weeks,
becomes the property of the
FRC.
• Rainbow Junction Family
Resource Center is located in
the W. D. Osborne Elementary
School. Hours of operation - 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday, or later by appointment. Call 452-4553 and ask
for
Cissy
or
Karen.
Parents/community members
free to visit any time.
Postscript
• Continued from p1
chewed everything that moved, he peed in
the floor, he annoyed the other dogs .
But he also began to understand what NO!
means, he began to learn how to fetch, and he
began to respect other dogs' food dishes.
On Saturday I got a call from a woman
who had read the column about the pups and
wanted to know if I still had them. Her
g randson, she said, wanted a puppy and, if
o ne was available, she would tell her son.
I had very mixed feelings. Despite my
determination not to get attached - I had
refused to name him, I was nevertheless
attached Yet, I knew I could not keep him,
not with my frenetic schedule.
1 had scarcely hung up the phone and got
back to my porch easy chair when the phone
rang again. lt was the woman's son, calling to
ask about the pup.
He was serious. He said the family would
be b) to see the little fellow when his son finished up football camp at 3.
And sure enough, just a little after 3, here
they came, Dad. Mom, Son and Daughter.
The puppy was appropriately appealing and
they decided to take him.
When it came time to go, the pup was
apprehensive and so was I. I felt sorry for
him to have gone through so many changes in
so little time. But I think he'll have a good
home with the Scott Branham family. They
seem like good people who care about animals.
Live long and happy, little nameless one.
••••
One last reminder: Just a few weeks
remain in Jenny Wiley Theatre's 2003 season. If you haven't seen all the shows, please
do.
The cabaret. featuring songs from the
movies. is Sunday, August 3. I saw the first
one a couple of weeks ago, and it was spectacular, particularly the medley of James
Bond movie themes and the scene from the
award-winning movie Chicago.
••••
Please take care of your pets and support
your local outdoor theatre.
World
• Continued from p1
eyed as one of my years can be. "You have
not." I yelped. "I've got that Johnson grass in
my yard. and they tell me the only way to kill
it is dig to the very end of the roots, then yank
it out and run to the nearest rock before, it
starts growing in your hand."
"Yeah, I know," he wearily replies, "but this
new chemical I got, sure fixes the Johnson
grass."
I insist on knowing what it is-I'm tempted
to rush to the telephone and call the wife to
inform her that all, after all, isn't lost. But I'm
stopped, dead in my tracks, when he tells me
the name of this wonder chemical.
"They call it Goldwater," he said.
••••
HIT DON'T
Fncnd of mine was delegated by a colleague to do a bit of writing, because, he
admitted, "you tum a nice phrase."
"Yep," replied the other, "hit don't hurt
none to know grammar."
Floyd, Magoffin and Johnson
seniors picnic at Paintsville Lake
Seniors from the Martin Senior
Citizen Center met with seniors
from both the Magoffm County
and Johnson County Senior
Citizens Centers at Paintsville
Lake on July 3, 2003, where they
enjoyed a picnic lunch together.
Shown in the above photo, front
row, seated, left to right, are:
Dorothy Wireman, Beatrice
Shepherd, Bessie Wtreman, and
Emma Lovely. Standing, left to
right, are: V!.rginia Hall, Karon
Robinson, Freada Meade, Della
Allen, Bonnie Rayl, Mary Brown,
Dee Burchett, Virginia Artrip,
Barbara Martin, and Myrtle
Skeans.
Ponder
• Continued from p1
having a hard time accepting the
reality of him being absent from
the family. Another reality
becomes obvious and that is the
realization that my generation
of the family is now becoming
the "older ones." It really creates more awareness of my age,
where I am in "life," and what I
need/want to be doing, in regards
to now and the future. Man!
Does that sting the mature psyche!
This entire family situation
stimulated me to think about my
age, which is something I don't
do very often. It seems that I
became stuck for years on being
38 and have not quite given it up.
That is, until I start to lift something heavy, need to run fast, or
want to work in the house, like I
once did. I was even more distressed to realize that I was getting closer to that "older age,"
after looking up the age range.
There were lots of numbers
given for what is considered to
be the late adulthood stage, but
the ones that seemed the most
reasonable were the "early" old
age numbers of being between
65-74 and the "advanced" old
age numbers of being 75 and
older. Similar to the other stages
in life, such as infancy, toddler,
and
adolescence,
certain
"things" are expected during the
late adulthood stage and they are
often accompanied by significant changes - positive and negative ones.
There are psychological,
physical, social, and mental factors that impact significantly on
the older person. The negative
ones could include retirement,
declining health, and death
among family members and
close associates. Older people
frequently reflect upon their past
life and considerations about
oncoming death. Loneliness and nutntlon, not smoking, avoida preoccupation with religious ance of excessive alcohol, stress
questions are fairly common. In reduction, cultivating satisfying
other words, the balance sheet of relationships, and challenging
life is drawn up. However, suc- the mind. According to a John
cessful aging is difficult to Hopkins project (1998) and the
define. Two aspects seem to Center for Disease Control
bear significant weight, such as (2002), the lifestyle factors have
the older person's satisfaction a greater impact than genetics, in
with his/her past life and social that they increase longevity, prevent or delay disabling illness,
role.
Even though so many people and improve the quality of life.
have extremely negative views
Additionally, and again not
of old age, some writers view surprising, research results are
late adulthood as having the showing that cognitive capacity
potential to be exciting. It has "most often determines whether
been described as an active time people can attain extreme old
of life, a renaissance. The idea is age while remaining active
that somewhere around the age (Volz, 2000)." In other words,
of 50, a rebirth occurs that is fol- the combination of keeping both
lowed by the coming together of the mind and the body active are
all the person's experiences, likely to lead to being around at
lessons learned, and "a period of an older age. It is great to know,
grace
and
generosity." based on research at Princeton
Basically, there's a lot of living University, that new brain cells,
left to do! In contrast to past pre- which enable learning and memsentations of the "elderly" ory, grow continuously throughspending the day rocking on the out a person's lifetime. But,
porch, according to a well- don't forget, every time one feels
known writer (New Passages, a "buzz" from drinking alcohol,
Gail Sheehy), "An American brain cells are destroyed. So this
woman who today reaches age supports the importance of
50 free of cancer and heart dis- avoiding too much alcohol and
ease can expect to see her 92nd drugs. It also needs to be
birthday. The average man who remembered that a good diet,
is 65 today - an age reached by mental activity, and being
more than 70 percent of the U.S. involved and connected with
population - can expect to live other folks are the basis for
until 81. This amounts to a sec- memory improvement and mental functioning. Another benefit
ond adult lifetime."
It is not surprising that sever- is that these activities tend to
al lifestyle factors have been decrease the likelihood of
identified as having a great influ- depression.
ence upon whether or not an
If you are "older," how
older person perceives life as would you rate your life? If
satisfactory.
In fact, it is you are satisfied with what is
believed that choices for these happening and how life is
lifestyles need to be made during going, great! If not. do somethe mid- and late-adulthood, in thing now and don't ·ave it for
order to have the positive effect tomorrow. Life is to be lived
in older years. These consist of and not just thought about, no
exercise, the most important one, matter what the age.
Ward to attend NC
talent event
Lauren Deshae Ward, the daughter of
Steve and Karen Ward, of Prestonsburg,
was recently chosen from among over 100
registrants to participate In the Millie Lewis
International Model & Talent Regional
Review, scheduled to be held this fall In
Charlotte, North Carolina. Representatives
of Millie Lewis International, a family
owned and oriented modeling and talent
agency founded by Millie Lewis, a former
New York model, chose Lauren from
among the registered participants at an
event held the weekend of June 20-21, at
the Mountain Arts Center. Lauren was
selected to participate In the regional
review in both the modeling and television
commercial categories.
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talent event
Destiny River Morgan, the daughter of
Kathy Ryan, of Prestonsburg, was recently chosen from among over 100 registrants to participate In the Millie Lewis
International Model & Talent Regional
Review, scheduled to be held this fall In
Charlotte,
North
Carolina.
R.epresentatlves
of
Millie
Lewis
International, a family owned and oriented
modeling and talent agency founded by
Millie Lewis, a former New York model,
chose Destiny from among the registered
participants at an event held the weekend
of June 20-21, at the Mountain Arts Center.
Destiny was selected to participate In the
regional review In both the modeling and
television commercial categories. Destiny
will be sponsored by Hylton Homes, of
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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M.B.A.
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Osteopathic
Medicine
I 990, when 32 governments .u)d ten
l'm pregnant and expecting my
first child in December. My husband is a big advocate of breastfeeding, but my mother - who bottle
• fed me and my brothers - says breastfeeding is too much of a hassle. As a
female physician, what advice would
you give me on this topic?
Q
A
Thank you for your ver) timely
question. World Breastfeeding
Week begins in a few days on
August I. It was first celebrated in
United Nations agencies signed the
Innocenti
Declaration
on
the
Protection, Promotion and Support of
Breastfeeding.
This declaration states: "As a global
goal for optimal maternal and child
health and nutrition . . . all infants
should be fed exclusively on breast
milk from birth to four to six months of
age. Thereafter, children should continue to breastfeed while receiving
appropriate and adequate complementary foods for up to two years of age or
beyond."
Brcastfeeding does. indeed. have
many exceptional health benefits. We
have known for several years that
breastfed babies have a lower incidence of respiratory infections. ear
infections and diarrhea as well as
greater protection against measles,
chicken pox and other communicable
diseases.
Other studies in recent years have
shown that breastfed children also have
a lower rate of juvenile diabetes. celiac
disease, childhood cancer, rheumatoid
arthritis. urinary tract infection. multiple sclerosis. dental caries. severe liver
disease and even acute appendicitis.
There is also substantial evidence
that the risk of a bab) dying from
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
is lower among breastfed infants.
Human milk cannot be duplicated.
It's the very best food available for
tdren 's retail clothing industry,
which jumps ahead. apparently,
by leaps and bounds each quarter.
Me, surprised?
Hardly.
Rather. in contrast. the article
only served to offer validation
to what I already kne\\ - that
being that children today "have
to have " the best and "only"
the best. Wh)?
Primarily
because their classmates do.
Going back a few years to
when my own children were
first entering the public school
system. I can recall making a
promise to myself that I wouldn't allow my famil) to suc..pumb to the now long-held
notion that one must "keep up
with the Joneses.'' I would
keep my children clean and
well-groomed. I promised, and
I won't play the "name brand
tag game" with them
I remembered all too well
how 1 myself had tormented
my own parents about Levis
jeans. Bobby Brooks separates,
and such. I, too, "had to have1 '
the "right" clothing brands.
As I watched my children
enter the primary grades. I
guess I knew, somewhere in the
back of my mind. what was
coming. But, as those in denial
often do, I felt well-assured
that now that I was grown. I
wouldn't be playing such
immature games.
As my children grew.
advancing from one grade to
another, I continued to feed
them good advice on how you
shouldn't judge others based
on the amount of money they
had at their disposal, or maybe
more correctly, the amount of
money they appeared to have.
I felt good as I saw them
make friends with children of
all economic groups. They
didn't care if their friends were
wearing designer labels or flea
market finds just as long as
they had a thing or two in common with them.
Well done, I praised myself.
But. something happened
along the way and today I find
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myself with three teenagers
who think they have to travel
miles away from home to
trendy stores such as American
Eagle. Limited Too, Old Navy,
and what-not in order to make
themselves presentable to their
respective academic "worlds."'
And, I find. that no matter
how much I preach, quarrel or
cuss about it, their new-found
opinions cannot be swayed.
So. I find myself. just as the
parents pictured in my TIME
magazine, sighing an "Oh,
well," and holding aloft my
upturned - and very empty wallet.
In the meantime, as I plod
steadfastly along the way to
debtor's prison and doublecheck my pantries for an ample
supply of long-burning candles
in anticipation of the day the
electricity is shut off, I buoy
myself with the hope that they
too, one day, will see the
immaturity of such "games."
But. I fear, that day won't be
coming anytime soon.
dent/General Manager of Clear
Channel Communications,
Huntington, West Virginia.
These music professionals
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Development Association to
facilitate an educational seminar
and workshop that was open to
local artists and songwriters. as
well as others in the music
industry. that would offer the
opportunity to the artists to have
their performances critiqued by
those in the music industry.
Several local artists performed for music industry professionals on July 12, during the
Stars Shine Bright Showcase
event held at the Mountain Arts
~e;ter. Artists and songwriters
from Kentucky, West Virginia,
Virginia, and Ohio attended.
A tremendously positive
response from those attending
the seminar was related to the
Stars Shine Bright Project
Committee. The message conveyed to the committee was one
of excitement from the the
artists who now feel that they
have in place a "serious pipeline
to Nashville, .. or perhaps even
more importantly. that Nashville
now has one to them.
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infants, and it's free. Even in affluent
countries such as the United States,
infant mortality rates would drop and
health-care costs would decrease if
more babies were breastfed. Research
conducted by a U.S. health insurance
company in 1995 showed that every
baby receiving breast milk for six
months saved the company an average
of ~200 in reimbursable health-care
costs.
In addition. Dr. Miriam Labbok. of
the United States Agency for
International Development. has analyzed this nation's health-care costs
and concluded that nearly $3 billion
could be saved each year if women
breastfed their babies exclusively for
the first three months.
~1any women. like you. have grown
up in families where they did not see
their mothers, aunts or sisters breastfeeding. In order to get the kind of sup-
port you need, I'd recommend that you
ask your family ph) sic ian for inforrnation on breastfecding and that you contact a La Leche League group in your
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Family Medicine@ is a weekly column. To submit questions. write to
Martha A. Simpson. D.O .. M.B.A ..
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Athens. Ohio 4570 I. Medical information in this column ;, pro~·hled m an
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Note: Aloma Burke is a Stars
Shine Bright Project Committee
member.
Leo Jeffrey Weddle, left, is shown being hooded by his major
professor, Dr. Charles Edward Caudill, right, Associate Dean of
the UTK College of Communication and Information at a
Hooding Ceremony held May 9, 2003, in Knoxville.
Weddle receives Doctor
Of PhilOSOPhY degree
Leo Jeffrey Weddle. the son
of Leo and Laura Weddle. former facult)
members of
Prestonsburg
Community
College ( 1966-1994). received a
Doctor of Philosophy degree in
Communications
from
the
Umversity of Tennessee, at
Knoxville, on Saturday, May 10.
2003.
Become a Kentucky
organ & ti~uc donor.
For information contact:
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www.trustforlife.org
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Jeffrey is a graduate of
Prestonsburg High School. He
attended
Prestonsburg
Community College for two
years before transferring to the
University of Kentucky, where
he received a Bachelor of Arts
degree in English and a Master
of Science degree in Library
Science.
He also holds a Master of Arts
degree
in
English from
Morehead State University.
He is the grandson of the late
Leo (Faubush) and Bessie
Weddle. of Somerset.
Jeffrey res1des m Starkville.
Mississippi with his wife. Jill.
and their son. Leo Augustus
(Gus).
Jeffrey
teaches
Communications
at
the
Mississippi
Univer~it)
for
in
Columbus,
Women.
Mississippi, where he also serves
as advisor to the University
newspaper.
The Mississippi
University for Women is recognized as being the first state university for women in the United
States. and counts among its former students the mothers of
William Faulkner and Tennessee
Williams. Eudora Welty also
attended the "\V," as the university is known in ~1ississippi.
Jill is AsSIStant Professor of
Library Science at Mississippi
State Universit).
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Benedict BapU&I, Sfrck l',od( Branch, OJw Creel<, Stmay
Sc:h:d, 10 am, ~ SeM::e. 11 a IT' 1100 8 p m,
Wednesday. 7 p.m. Gordor> Ftldl Mnl:5!ef
Betsy Layne Free WIH Baptist, Be:sy Layne; SIM'day
Sdlool10 am. ~ Servce. 11 am. and 6 pm.,
Wednesday 7 p.m. Tracy Pallon. Mnlsler.
Bonanza FreewiR Baptist, Abboll Creek Road. llonanlll,
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CrMJry Southern &ptlst, Betsy Layne &llday Schlc!
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pm· Wednesday 7 p.rn Patt 0 Coiel1'8\ IJrisler
Cow Creek F.-ttl Baptist. OJw Creek;~ School
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Daniels Creek Baptist ~ CIU'dl 01 God.
&mer: Strday School. 10 am. \'~ SeM:le. 7 p m
Tuesday, 63> p.m. Drift Freew111 Baptist ~ Strday
School. lOam \VorshpSeMce 6!l0p.-n ~ 6!lO
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Endlcoll Freewill Baptist. Bltlalo Strday
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Faith~~ 114 nW! alxMl ~ Ecp. on
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am MCI6 p.m., WeO'lesday, 7p m Btntf Jones.lkister
First Baptist Ganett. Sooday School. 9 45 a m. ~
SeMoe I1 am and 7 p.rn Wednesday. 7 11fT\ Randy
Osllorne, Mnisler.
Arst Baptist. Marti1; Sunday Sdml, 10 am. ~
SeMce 11 am Sunday EvenlllQ SeMce 7 pm,
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Grll)don Howard, Mnlsler.
First Baptist, 54 S Fronl St (Irene Cole Memo<ial), Sooday
Sdml 9:45 am. Wors1ttp Seow:e. 11 am and 7 p.m.,
Wednesday, 7 p.m Dr. Fklyd Pree. ITiriSler
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G<lllhel Baptist. Sta:e Al 3379 {Bnlttmls Cteel< Ad.
&llday School. 10am. Worstip Sera. 11 am ll1d 63>
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Highland Averue Freewill ~; Strday School. 9:50
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Worship SeMoe 11 am. Wednesday. 7 pm.• Jolmy J
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L.1ncet BaptJst Church 71 CcYittJy St. f'mslonlllulg
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EveOOg Wosllip 6 00 p.m , Wecrtesday Player Mooiing
and Btble SIOOy. 700 p.m: PiiSfa Bobby Calpenlor
l.lber1y Baptist. Oenvor. 5ooday Seow:e, 10 a m ; Worship
SeMce. 11 am and 6 p.m., Wechlsday, 6 p.m., Merle
IJ!Ie, Mris1st:
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Martin Branch Freewtl Baptist. Eslil, Stnlay SeMc:e lO
am Worship Service. 1115 am and 7 p.m Wednesday
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P1easant Heme Baptist, \~n Gap Road 1.anoot Slllday
Sdml 10 arn Worship SeMce 11 am and 6 p.m.
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Prater Creek Baptist 8amel' Sooday Sdml 10 a.m.
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GaiY FISh. Mnsler.
Prestonsburg Community College Baptist Sludent
UniOn, J 102 W~y 1130 am, French B Harmon,
DledDr Ela C Goble. Presklenl, 874-04Wl 76-2978
Rock FOil< Freewill Baptist; Ganvll Sunday SchooL 10
am Worship Service 11 a m Wednesday 7 p m..
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arn EM Sk)n). Mnisler Je<ry ~ Assis1art Mrm
Salt Uck Unlled Baptist. Sa!lu:k. tblysvle ~
SeMoe 103) am. ~ Sln!ay; llu!day 63) P.'ll
Pasb: Chesltr ll.cas
Sammy Qar1( Br1ncl1 F1eewiD Baplist. On; Slnla)
School. 10 a"" ~ SerWlll, 11 am. and 6 pm
~ 6!!0 p.rn Pasb: Robe:1 Shane Powels.
Stephens Br1ncl1 Mlsslcnlry Baptist, ~ 8nrd'
&nlay SeMoe 10 am ~ SeMoe, I' arn
V~6p.'ll
The Third Avenue F..-11 Baptisl; &nlay Sc:h:d, 10
arn Y«ntip SeM::e. 11 am and 6 pm We<hlsday 7
p.m Manlool Farm. MrJster
Tom's Creek F-al Baplist, US 23 (nor1h ol Layne
BtliCilc1s) Strday Sdml 10 am \\bstip SeM:e '1
am and 6 p m Wedresdlrt 7 p.m. CtlJCk l=ergusa\
Mnisler
Tom Moon! Memorial Freewill Baptist; CliR Road
Sunday Sdml 10 am. Worship SeMce, 11 am Youth
SeMc:c. 500 p m, EYillll'9 SeMce. 600 p.m., No Service
1he tst Surday ol each"fnorch· Wednesday, 7 p.m, Jt:nJ
Spencer, MlliS!er
Trimble Cllapel Freewill Baptist; lntersectioo ol US. 23
and KY eo. Wale! Gap Sunday Sc:h:d. 10 am, Morning
Worstip SeMce. 11 am ard Evenilg Worship SeMce 6
p m , Wectlesday Bille Sludy. 7 p m., Yruh SeM:es 7
p m E~ 'Neblml
Unlled Comunfty Baptist, Hwy 7. lb!ysvile; ~
SeMce 2 p.m. FR!ay 7 p.m., Cstlos ~ Mnsler.
Wheelwright FreewiR Baptist, ~ JunciXln
Strday School. 10 am. Worstip Service. 11 am. and 7
p.m. Weclnesda't 7 p rn l.Ws Femlri. t.'ftsler
Molher's Home Ctutb. Toler Oeek. Him:l 9!!0 lhe 2nd
Sa::."day ll1d &nlay ol '!Ner'/ OIICit!i l.\?der3b'. Kem1l
NevMre.
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St. Marilla, Wlt.er Gap Mass &nlay ~115 am
~ 5 p m &Jlclaot Fa!1er A::tert Oar:ron. IIB5DCitRIS'!Wl
First Chrts1lan. 560 'bil Ar.dl AVf!rlR Strday School.
10 am Worstip SeMce 11 am .in Sherman. Mnisler
GatreU Comnn.wlJ!y Clvtstlan, Route 550 Gatre:1.
Worship SeMce 10:3) am. ard 6!lO pm \'~
6!!0 p.m :A:Inrie liad<wor1h. ~
Vlclory Christian r.linlst1es, 1428 E. &."lday School.
11 30 am. Worship SeM::e. 11 arn \'lecilesdaj( 7 p.m;
Sl'erm w.arr.. ~
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Betsy Layne Churcll or Cllrist, 9e1sy Layne &n~ay
School. 10 am., Worstip SeMce 11 am. and 6 p.m.
Wectlesday, 7p.m., T~ J. Spear.;, Mrisler.
Church ot Christ. Soulh La1<e DrMI, Worshtp SeMce, 10
am and 6 p m: ~ 7 p m. &nny BiaR<enship,
l.'rjsjer
Harold Church o1 Christ. Harold: Sunday School. 10 am.:
Worslip SeM:le. 11 am. and 7 p.rn, Wednesday. 7 p.m.;
Jatros H Harmon, Mrisler.
Highland Church of Christ. At 23, Hagef Hill: Sooday
School. 10 am Worshtp SeMc:e. 11 a.m and 6 p m.:
Weltlesday. 7 p rn
HueyS'JIIIe Church of Chrisl; Strday School, 10 am,
Worslttp Service, 11 am and 7 p.m. 'Ml!tlesday 7 p m,
Chosler Varney, Mris1er
Loww Toler Clucll of Christ. Harold Sooday School. 10
am Worslttp SeMce 11 am ard 6:30pm, WeOOesda}:
6!!0 p m. lorie l.'eade l.!rtsler
Mare Cleel< Cludl of Clvtst. StlrrAe, Su1clay School.
10 am ~ SeMce. 11 am.lrd 6 p.m Wednesday
6!l0p.m
Maltil Cludl ol Oris1,1knn; Strday School. 10 am.
Worship SeM:e 11 am. ard 7 p.m Y~ 7 p.m
a.y Mtx:td, Mris!e(
IA:Jper Toler Cludl of Oris1. 3.51Ties l4l Toler Ctee1< on
t'VI:StrdaySchool10am WorslttpSeM:e. 11 am ani
6 p.m Wccresday 7 p.m TarmyDale
Wteksluy QxJrch o1 Clvtst; Strday Sd1ool 10 anm
Worshtp SeMce. 10:45 am.lrd 6 p '1\ Mke Hal, Mr1sB:
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Betsy Llyne Cludl of God. ()d us 23. Strday School.
lOam. WorslttpSeMce. 11 am and 6 p.m: Wecbsla)(
7 p.m .ldh C8tdll. Mnislef
Cornnullly Church of God. Mansas Creek, Mas&'~,
Wots1ip SeM::e. 11 am., F~ 7 p.m. Bud CnJn.
Minister
Firat Church of God. Sooday Sd1ool 10 am., Worslttp
SeMc:e. 1045am and6p.rn,Wednesday. 7p.m.,S11M!n
V. Williams, Pastor
GaiTelt Church of God. Garrea, Slrday School. 10 am:
Worshtp SeMc:e. 11 a rn and 7 p rn, Wedllesday, 7 p m.,
Donald Bragg. Mns1et
Landmark Church of God, Goble Fklbec1s Addition;
Sunday Sdml 10am. Worshtp Service. 1' 10 a rn and 7
p m. Wodnesday 7 p m. KertlElCl E. Praler, Jr, Mns!ar.
Utile Paint Flrst Church of God. 671 i.JIIJe Part Road.
East Porrl; Strday Sdlool9 4!i am. Worshtp SeMce 11
a.m. en1 6 p m Wednesday 7 p Ctet1es Healer Jr
tMSer
The CIU'dl of God of Prophecy. H Hat Su1clay Sc:h:d.
10 am \\bstip SeMoe 11 am and 7 p.m Wectlesday.
7 pm Don Fraley .k ~ftilef
EPISCOPAL
St. James Episcopal; Sooday SeM:e, 9:45 am. lt:Ay
EJC~wlst 1UXl arn \'lechlsday SUtj Gn:li4l6~m
lt:Ay Eu:tar!sl &~ 73> pm Faiher J:ilrrie E Ross.
Aettlr
LUTMERAN
Our Savior lu!her.ln. ~ 8a)VS Acxm Carriage lb.6e
~kite~. Pairtsvle Sooday SeM:e 1• am WrO$ (600
an '2:!li p.m. R.lland Ber1n4l. MrJster
METHOOIST
Auxier Unlled Mathc<lst, At.xWJr. Sooday School. 10am
Worshtp Se!\u. II 8.'1\ Wednesday 6 p.m 0cug
Lawson.~
Betsy Layne United Mell1odlst. next kl B '- Gy!masiun·
Sunday School 10 am Worslip SeMce. 11 am,
Wed11!9day, 7 p m Randy Ellackblm. Mrlis!er.
Christ United Methodist. Alan Sooday Sdml. 9.45 am.,
~ Service, 11 am. and 7 p m., Wednesday, 7 p rn
Kenr11lth ~ Mm1er
Community Un~ed Methodist 14 t Burke Avenue (off
1.kWc1$11y ~and Neeley St), &may School. 10 arn
Worship SeMoo. 11 am Md 6 p.m Wednesday 7 p m.
Slll',oe POSCXlSOiao 'MstiJr
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Elllotl's Chapel Free Me1hoclsl, Al 979 8eJver &llday
School. 10am Worshtp ScMle '1 am. and 6 p.m Ptilip
T. Snit> Mrisler
Emma Unlled Methoclst, Eirrre Strday School. 10 a.m.
Worshtp 5eM:le. 11 a.m. ~ 6 p m Pu /oJtM.
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BIG SANDY TWG-WAY r~iiJ
~ COMMUNICATIONS, INC. P.O. Box 843, A uxier Road, Prestonsburg, KY 41 653
Authorized Motorola Sales & Service
Agent for Appalachian Wireless
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Flrst Unlled Melhoclsl. 256 Sot.Co Amc*l AVfnJIJ 9 am.
CQtterrcxry SeM:e Strday School. 9:45 a 'll Worst/p
Service. to-!i5am and 5 p.m UM'I'SSeMce Vlealesday.
7 p rn t.'atl< 0 Walz. Pastlr
Hom Chapel Uelhodist. Auh!t Road. Auxilr: Sooday
School. 10 am ~ SeMle 11 am and 6 p.m
Wednesday 6 p m Garfetl Pd1er Mtis:er
Matlin Melhoclst; Su1clay Sdml 10 am Wotslip
SeMce 1' am Wednesday 7 p.m Roy Hlr1ow Mrist«
Maytown United llelhod!st, LatVcY; Sunday Servloe 11
am , Wors."rip SeMoe 9:30am ll1d 6 p '1\ Wednesday 6
p m Roy HalbN ~
Salisbury United Melllodlsl, M1ter: Sunday Sc:h:d, 10
am; Worslttp SeMoe 11 am end 7 p m Wednesday, 7
p.m , Bobby G Lawson. Mnislel.
Wayland United Methodls~ A!. 7, Wa)iand 5ooday
School. 10 am Worstip Service. 11 am. Wednesday. 6
p.m.; Btad Tactell, Mnsl(lr.
Wheelwright Un~ed Melhodltt, ~. Slrday
School. 10 am, Worshtp Se!vlce. 11 am and 6 pm.;
Wednesday, 7 p m , Bobby Isaac, Mlnis1el
Drill Penlecostal, Orift· Sooday School 10 am WorsHp
SeMc:e, Sah.<day&roay 7 p m. ~ 7 p.m Ted
Slwroo, Mrisler.
Free Pentecol1al Church of God. 1'\ 1428 East Porrl:
&llday Sc:h:d, 10 am WorstipSeMce. 11 am and 6!!0
p.m llusday, 6!!0 p m Bus:or Ha)1or' Mnislor
Free Penlecosla! Ou'cll 01 God. Wooksbuy; Sooday
School, 10 a m Worst'~ Setvlce 7 p m
~ 7 p.m Jom "#I Palla\ Mrisler
Free l'l!rtleoollallle!Mnnce, E4 46 off~.. Pa1;:way &I
~ Worstip SeM:e. Sa!lsday 1100 &Jlclaot 7 p.m.
Pa!Jioa
Mnisler.
Free Penlec:oslal Holiness. Al 122. ~ !Men;
&rd3y School 11 am.. v.trYip SeM:e. 6 p.m Froay 7
p.m l.a.ts
lkiSer: Dil'id Pika Assodale Mnisler.
Goocloe Pentecost1l. fl. esc. ()aWj Y«ntip SeM:e, 6
p.m MakiJn Sk)n). Mnisler.
Palmy Flrst c.Mty PentecosiJI, F¥ and Ma(p5n
C<u1ly Lr>e Worship SeM:e. 6!lO p.m M!<& 0 Cakt.wl.
Mlr!S!e! 297-6262.
Trfnl1y Chapel l'entec:ollal Holiness, M1:n St.. Mal1il
Slrday School 10 am Worshtp ScMce, 7 p m. 2nd
SaUday, 7 p m• Thusday 7 pm Ellis J Stevens.
Mrlls:e!:
ow
san
PRESBYTERIAN
Dnfl Presbylellan, Aouto 1101. Orift
~
5eMce.
11a.m
Arst Preebyfellan, Nor1h ~ Orive, Sunday SdlOOI. 9~
a.m. Worship SeMOO, 11 a rn, George C Love, Mris1st:
SEVEtmi DAY ADVENTIST
Sewnlfl.Day Aclventls~ 5 miles Wf1SI. on Moul11ain
Parl<way: Slrday Sdml. 9:15 am. Ymhip SeM:e
10!!0 a.m. Gary Shepherd, Mnls1cr
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
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OF lAmR DAY SAINTS
The Church of Jesus Chr1sl of lallet'.l)ay Saints; Relet
9:30 am Slroday Sc:llool.
11 20 am We<tlasday 6 p m
Uuth MleCi'g 1b.6e adctess. Ht.y 00 Manrn, KY
41649 ~~bEe ~I'UTbEr 285-3'33 Ken
Cam!re ~
OTHER
Paslcr AIM Jclnon wetcrnes 8Y8I)Ilf'IO tl o:nl saw:es
Society.1'lelsfhoodoP~
10!!0a 'll 5aaamEft ~
II te CHURa! ol GOO ol PROPHECY TRAM KENTUCKY.
&rday &chool 10 am. ~ ser.a 11 am
Dltlll'tdependenl. Ora &rday 11 am ~ 631 p-n.
Dwale Hcuse of Prayft ~ ~ Smb1. 7 p.m
&nl!',l6 p.m Y.b:xtow Cnrn. t.n:IY
Grace Feflowslip ~ ~ tl otl Ilea rrotlrlil).
&nl!'/ &nx:t •o am. W::tstip 11 am Ill ~
~~
Faith Bllle,!.!ar.:r &m!y Scllod. lOam. \~ SeNDl.
11amand6p.m ~8p.m
Faith DefiY8nlnce Tabernacle. Wlst Ples1onsWg &nily
&nx:( 10:3lam, TIJ.I'!day 7 p.m lbl~. MrGDr
Faith RMiaflon Mlnls!efy, 1M mle ~ 'M:iMNile
~.Sunday School.10am, W::tstipi!CMl8, Ilam
lrd 6 p.m. Randy~ Mn6le!
Fallh WOI1Np Ceolef, US 400, PaitsVIo W::tstip SeM:e,
11 am. Tlusday 6 p.m BOOdy and Mat.de Fl)'l'. ~
FU1 Gospel Cornmllllty, (mrooy ol MlllilliTIO'IOO tl Okl
Alan; Sunday &nx:( 10 am., ~ SeM:e 11 arn
SuWy ~ 6.30 p m. Wrmtl!mf 630 pm IJMxme
l.aJier1y, Mrisler
~ T~ Mli1 S1. and Hal Sl W::tstip SeNioo
12 p.m and 7 p.m ~i!l'rdl't 7 pJ1' Poi C«bt
l..hslor
Martin House of Wor5Np. Okl Posl or.:e Sl W::tstip
SeNDl. 7 p.m Sauday&nlay
Old n:ne Holness. 2 mlls 1.(1 Arl;nas Qeel(. Mar1n;
&nlily S::rooL 11 am W::tstip SeMle 7 p.'ll I'~ 7
p.rn Jctr W Palkt\ lkis!e<
Spurloct< Billie (Baptist), 6221 ~ Qeek Rd
~ &m!y SdlOOI. 10 am. W::tstip SeMle 11
am.~ 7p.m lm~tkisaY
Town l!lwlctl Cludl; &n:lay School10 am emllll b' fnl
&nlily n eadl rrorCl. W::tstip SeNDl. &n ~ 1000
am. Ewrg 6 pm ~ 6 p.m tb &mJy rif/t
SEMl8Sonfnl &nilyol eadl 'ro'l! Tern Nelsen,...
The fel!ler HouM, 89 &JI'd\ Attl1l Oook; &nlily
&nx:t 10am \~SeM::$.6p.m J.1 'MVf,tkisU
v.x.t~ F*Jwshlp cner. ~ MJrdrtT~ 6
pm TIJ.I'!day 7p '1\
2lon DeiiYennce. Wa}i3nd Sllldly SclllO 10 am
W::tstipSeNDl, 11 am lllld6p.rn ~ 7
p rn Player l.i'llf. 35&2001 Dlrtore AmtJa. P8S!I:f
Taylot Chapel Cornrnoolly Church, b'lrOO,o tc otl Prbl
Food SeMle~ iOOited I CJ,Mer mlellboYe ~Ul
~Al1428.&.n BbleSldy.IOam Sl.nt.'amg
SeNDl, 11 am ,Sin Ewnng, 6:JJ p m Kenr1y Vanclofpool
Pas1or
Jntemallonal Penteco&tal Holiness Churdl, t0974 N
Main St. Manon Rev £lis J Slovens. SeNor Paslor
RISing Sun Ministries. 78 Coull S~ Allen Ky Sllnday,
10:30 am WeOOescby 6!!0 p m PllS!Cr 0 P Cuny
Subsribe to the Times and Save!!
Call: 886-8506 Ask for Patty!
1-800-445-3166
Bus: (606) 88&-3181 Home: (606) 886-1993 Fax: (606) 886-8335
C
Citizens
National
Bank
Floyd Co. (606) 886-4000 Johnso., Co. {606) 789·4001
Magoffrn Co. (606) 349-8800 P1ke Co. (606) 432·7188
Toll Free 1- 866 -462-BANK (2265) www.cnbonline. com
Advertising
Pays
Call The Times
For Details!
886-8506
886-8511
5000 Ky HwY. 321 Prestonsburo. Kentucky 41653
Comm unity Owned Not For Profit
Member AHA and KHA
Accredited bV JCAHO
Phvslclan Referral
886·7586
HINDMAN PROMART
HOMICINIER
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
Sword Insurance Agency
1320 Watergap Road
Prestonsburg Kentucky 41653
1·877-874-9300 • (606) 874-9300 • Fax (606) 874-2040
Auto • Home • Health • Life • Commerc ial
ANITA MULLINS
EARNEST SWORD
Agent
AgeN
~RAD HUGHES(,;2
TOYOTA
886-3861 or 1-877-886-3861
Attend The Place of
Worship of Your Choice
Each Week.
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�FRIDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
1, 2003 • C5
11le Hold COUIIIJDmes
> WednesdaV ....... Mon.
> l'fldaVP8Per8111 ~Wet 5IUD.
> bldaVPIPet11Us.51U1L
1!10 • AUTOMQ~
110 • Agriculture
11S·ATV's
120 ·Boats
130 • Cars
140 • 4x4'S
150 ·Miscellaneous
160 • Motorcycl¢11
170 ·Parts
175 • SUV's
210 • Job Listings
220 • Help Wanted
230 • Information
250 • Miscellaneous
260 • Part lime
270 ·Sales '
280 • Services
290 . Work wanted
180 ·Trucks
190 ·Vans
The R..OYD COUNTY
TIMES does
not
knowingly
accept
false or misleadmg
advertisements . Ads
which request or
require advance payment of fees for services or products
should be scrutinized
'carefully.
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AUTOMOTIVE
130-Cars
2000 GRAND AM GT
red in color, auto., V6
ram air engine, 4 dr..
cd/amlfm new tires,
52,000 miles, great
condition. 606·452·
1032.
140-4X4's
1952 WILLYS JEEP,
all original Army sur. plus,* $5200 478.5173.
I
FOR
SALE
OR
TRADE 1980 Jeep
~ 4x4, 6 cyl., runs great,
would consider trad·
ing to 4 wheeler, asking $2250. Call 8742930.
160-Motorcycles
2000
HARLEY
DAVIDSON
Dyna
Wide Glide, 4900
miles, drag pipes,
many extras concord
pearl $14,500 o.b.o.
606-285-4713.
a~Hl· El~ANCIAL
190-Vans
FORD F2504 wheel
: drive,a cyl, ale, auto.,
1 886•3486.
I
I
: FOR SALE: 1977
: F100 pick-up, green
: ext., new tires & bat·
: tery .Good condition.
' $800 OBO. Call874·
• 0467 after 5 or leave
message.
I
:
!Q!!..:.MEBCHANDI~
460 • MiSc$11a1100US
490 • Recreation
495 • Wanted To Bey
410 ·Animals
li.!Ml· BEAl ESIATE
440 • ElectroniCs
1987 DODGE CAR·
AVAN, no rust. runs
good, $400. 606-2854713.
EMPLOVMENT
When responding to
Employment ads that
have reference numbers, please indicate
that entire reference
number on the outside of your envelope.
Reference
numbers are used to
help us d1rect your
letter to the correct
individual.
205-Business Opport.
Offi~Spa~
510 • Commerelal
Ptoperty
530- Honws
550 • Landll.ols
S70 • Mobile Homes
560 • Mtsoellanoous
590- Sale or Lease
71$ •.Chik;fOare-
7$5 • Professionals
170 - Repair/Service
715-~
760 ~limber
720 • Health & Beauty
790 • Trav6l
670 • ComrOetclal
Property
690 - Wanto4 To Rent
735·1.·1
Bll!2- tQ:m;g~
740 • Masonry
745 ·Miscellaneous
750 • MObile Home
MGvefs
755 • Offlc:e
760. Plumbing •
80S· Annt.Jncemeots
61!11· BgNTW
700 • SERVICE~
610 • Apartmems
620 • Storage/
505 • Busmess
445-Furniture
ALLEN FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furniture, used appliances, living I bed380-Services
room
suits,
bunkbeds, and lots
DEBT CONSOLIDA·
more!
TORS will to help
Call 874-9790.
with any questions
and concerns regardRAY'S BARGAIN
ing you financial
CENTER
propblems. Call 866- New
& Used
733-7922
&
Furniture
FINANCIAL
BECOME
DEBT
FREE! Cut payments
without new loans.
It's easy! 1 hr.
approval. Call 1-800517-3406.
705 • Conslructlon
MERCHANDISE
410-Animals
SPOTIED SADDLE
MARE, 5 yrs old,
good
disposition.
or
859-369-5966
859-369-3252.
SPOTIED SADDLE
MARE, 5 yrs old, reg21 0-Job Listings istered SSHBEA, terrific ride! 859-369·
MOUNTAIN MANOR 5966 or 859-369OF PAINTSVILLE is 3252.
now taking applications for AN and LPN R E G 1 S T E R E 0
positions. Excellent ROCKY MOUNTAIN
pay and benefits. HORSES for sale.
Apply in person at Several to choose
1025 Euclid Avenue, from: stallions, geldyearlings.
Paintsville,
Ky., ings,
the
between 8 a.m. to 4 Experience
p.m. Monday thru smooth ride of this
gaited breed. 859Friday.
369-5966 or 859369-3252.
AVON
Make your own
money. sign up
420-Appliances
for S10, for limited time. Call
GE PROFILE GAS
Janey at 886RANGE black with
2082.
self cleaning oven.
Asking $50. Also, GE
220-Help Wanted
Profile gas dryer, 4
drying ctcles cream
HELP
WANTED color. $300. Call 606·
WORKING
FROM 788-9299.
COMMUNITY YARD
SALE Friday 1st
Allen/Banner Road
Come to Allen red
light, follow signs with
ballns. 6 houses.
Some moving sale
some first ime sale
Lots of great things.
BIG YARD SALE
Sat. only, 2 families.
amp., desk, kids
clothes
& much
more. 1 mile up
Stepens Branch at
Martin.
Look for
signs.
COMMUNITY YARD
SALE in Hershal
Owens trailor court.
Located below the
Floyd County Animal
Shelter. All sorts of
odds and ends. Also
a
1987
Jeep
Cherokee, 4 wheel
drive in great condition Aug. 2nd 8-? .
Any questions call
889-0356.
BIG YARD SALE
478 N Central Ave.,
440-Eiectronics
Prestonsburg Aug. 1
&2
FOR SALE: PIONEER
HOME YARD SALE August
STEREO
Includes 1 & 2 1427 State Ad
CD player, cassette Fork Middle Creek
player & recorder, 2 Cane Banch. Rain or
large
speakers, shine. Roll top desk
turntable and stand. b1cycles, bath vanity
reduced to $250 but and much more Call
for
will negotiate. 874- 606-886·9680
4604 after 5:30 p.m.· more information.
FOR SALE: Central
heating and air unit
Suitable for mobile
home or small house.
Asking $200. Call
874-4604 after 5:30
p.m.•
FOR
SALE
BY
OWNER in Powell
County, 3 BR, 3 BA
brick house with
2345 sq. ft. on 88
acres. Large rooms,
built in 1987. Four
large outbuildings.
Convenient
to
Lexington,
Winchester & Mt.
480-Miscellaneous Sterling, one mile
from Stanton. For
1960
ANNUALS more info call 606·
FOR SALE. Priced 663-9421.
$200 each. Contact
David Leslie at 886- HOUSE FOR SALE
Beautiful 2 story
~656.
home 3100 sq. ft., 5HAY FOR SALE: 8 bedrooms, 2 3/4
Alfalfa,
Orchard baths, central heat
grass and Timothy. and air. great neigh5x4 rolls $15.00 In borhood, near park
schools.
field
or
$25.00 and
stacked and in dry. Located in Garrett.
Baling starts 8-1-03 Call 606-358-4261.
Appliances @ unbelievable prices. Come
in today for incredible
savings.
Shop At at $1.7 4/bale Call
The Little Furniture 606-743-2145, Cell
Store & Save!! RT. phone 477-5367.
#122,
McDowell.
WOLFF TANNING
Call 606-377-0143.
BEDS
460-Yard Sale
Affordable •
Convienent
Payments from
4 FAMILY YARD
$25/month
SALE: August 1 & 2.
1/2 mile in Town FREE! Color catalog
Call Today
Branch.
Rain or
1-800-842-1305
shine. Follow the
www.np.etstan.co
signs.
GARAGE
SALE:
rain or shine, Friday,
August 1 1 1/2 mile
off Mtn Parkway on
David Rd. (Jet 404).
Adult & children
clothing, toys and
many useful household items.
Security Officers
Securitas Security Services USA is accepting applications for a full-time unarmed security officer in the
McDowell area. In addition to above-average wages. we
provide FREE uniforms and FREE Advanced
Certification Training to our employees. We offer medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, term life insurance and 40IK. This position is in a clean, safe working
environment. Prior experience preferred but not
required.
To apply. call 606-297-4758 on Tuesday, August 5th.
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. and ask for Ed.
: Classifiedsl
l
VA Lic.#l1-1075 & 11-1314
, ads WOlk
EOEIM/F/H/V
j~--------~ ·----------------------------------~
830 - Miscellaneous
850 • Personals
870 • Services
NICE
CLEAN
UPSTARIS 2 BR
APARTMENT, will be
available Aug. 16.
Cent H/A located in
Harold area, $375
mo. plus deposit. Call
or
606-478-1510
606-478-9075.
NICE 2 BR APT for
rent. Call 606-358
3469.
2 BR APARTMENT
between
Highland
Hospital
and
American Standard
on Ate. 321. Central
Heaua dish washer,
1 OR 2 BR APART- w/d hookups $350
MENT
in mo. $200 dep. Call
Prestonsburg, alos 3 789-5973.
BR house. Call 886APTS FOR RENT
8366.
FOR RENT 2 bedFOR RENT 3 BR room 1 bath apartAPARTMENT, living ment utilities included
room, bath, kitchen, $650. deposit $650.
wall to wall carpet. month Call 606-478Next to Doctor's 5173.
Office.
Please call
for more information
FIRECRACKER
886-1714 or 285SPECIAL
at Park Place
3412.
Apartments in
FOR RENT: 3 BR
Prestonsburg.
APARTMENT, 2 BA,
FREE PROCESSlarge kitchen & dining ING THROUGH THE;
MONTH OF JULY
room, large living
1 Br/$305 mo. 2
room, utilitiy room.
Br/325 mo.
$550 mo. + dep. Call
Call 886-0039
285-9007 ask for
E.O.E.
Travis Martin.
FINANCIAL
PROPERTY
FOR
SALE 1.5 acres w/3
BR townhouse & two
2 BR apartments
located .3 miles from
·At. 80, Martin. Call
285-9507.
FOR SALE: 3-4 BR
house at Riverside
Dr. in Prestonsburg.
Also, 1 big BR apartment for rent. Call
606·789-4580.
FOR SALE: 2 LOTS
ON STONECREST
GOLF
COURSE,
near
also
lots
StoneCrest for Sale.
886-3313 or 2262468.
PROPERTY
FOR
SALE: Located on
Abbott and also property on
Jenny's
Creek. Call 4785173.*
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc .
is seeking candidates for
CUSTODIAN
570-Mobile Homes
FOR SALE: 14x60
mobile home, 2 BR, 2
BA.
Located
on
Central
Ave. ,
Downtown
Prestonsburg. Call
859-367-8700 and
leave number.
for
Mud Creek Clinic
Responsible for the overall cleanliness
and attractiveness of the center, and
for compliance with regulations
and standards.
High school diploma or equivalent.
At least one year experience in janitorial
work preferred.
FOR SALE: 16X80 3
BR 2 BA mobile
home. 1997 model,
gray in color, must be
moved, very clean &
in good condition.
$18,000 for more info
call 606-358·4144.
story, 4 BR, 3 BA, 2 . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
1/2 car garage, custom doors & trim,
vaulted
cilings,
for Medical Office
anderson windows
Must be intelligent, organized, fast, and
1/2 acre lot city limits.
efficient with a friendly smle.
Prestonsburg. 3300
Computer skills necessary. Some
sq. ft.
Reduced
traveling required. Good pay & benefits.
thousands! Phone
Send resume to: P. 0. Box 2688
606-432-1985
or
Pikeville, KY 41502
606-422-2888.•
NURSE (LPN or CMA)
central
810 • AuctJons
815 ·I.O$t & Found
12 X 65 2 BR mobile
home.
Must
be
FOR SALE: approxi- moved, $2000 Call
mately 50x125 level 874-2802.
Located
on
lot.
Street
n FOR SALE 1978
Bevins
L a n c e r . model mobile home.
(Prestonsburg City In need of repairs but
Limits) Call 859-367- could be used for
8700 and leave num- storage or parts
ber.
includes underpinning, steps, central
Lots
at
W. ac unit. 874-4604
Prestonsburg. after 5:30 p.m.
Public utilities available Also lots at
Jenny's Creek and
Abbott Creek Call
61 0-Apartments
606-478-5173·
50 ACRES OF MIN·
ERALS coal & gas
located on Laural
Fork of Quick Sand.
Call 260-347-0259
FOR
SALE:
Prestonsburg-Lancer
area. 5 BR, 3 BA
50S-Business
home on large corner
lot. 319 Cadinal
Drive. Call anytime
WE HAVE A 1 BR
606-889-9232.
FURNISHED
CONDO
on
the
YOUR FIRST HOME
beach
at
New
should be a duplex!
Smyrna
Beach.
Great tax deductions
Florida, Would like to
& mvestment income.
exchange 1 to 3 mo.
Each unit has 2 BR, 1
of summer use of the
BA, w/d hookups,
condo for 1 to 3
dishwasher,
oak
months use of a 2
kitchen
cabinets,
BR, 2BA mountain
central heat pumps
house
of
cabin.
and covered carport.
Ralph Mobley 239Located near Hazard
498-2914,
e-mail.:
Pavillion.
Enjoy
MOBLEYMOB@ aol.
swimming and racket
com.
ball within walking
distance.
For
530-Houses
appointment leave
message at 606-487FOR SALE: cusom 9073.
build brick home, 2
730 • t.awn ~Garden
550-Land/Lots
House For Sale
Lower Burton near
Wheelwright, KY 4
bedroom 1 bath with
large lot Call 60687 4-0151 (7/23 all)
REAL ESTATE
710 • E4tlclt,jionaf
630 ·Houses
640 • Laoc11LC>ts
650 • Mobile Homes
660 • Miscellaneous
YARD SALE on
Abbott Creek, 5th
ALMAR
I WILL CARE FOR
house past Katy
FURNITURE
ELDERLY or disFriend Church on left.
abled. Good refer- Big selection of living Aug. 1,2, & 3. Men &
ences, Hazard area room, bedroom, din- boys clothes, shoes,
only. Call 606-476- ing room, refrigera- Home Interior, dishes
9878 or 606-476- tors, stove, washers DVD movies. casand much more.
2163. If no answer
settes, lawnmower,
606-874-0097
leave
message.
much more.
250-Miscellaneous
HOME making $200
to $500 per week,
tackmg and filing US
Governemtn
HUD
mortgage refunds.
No experience nec• 1998 YAMAHA YZ80
essary call now toll
t, New tires, pro-circuit free 1-888-917-8333.
pipe. $1600. Call
452-9599 for more CLASS A COL DRI:info.
NEEDED.
VERS
Apply in person,
180 -Trucks
Mon-Fn., 8 a.m.-4
Sandy
p.m. Big
: FOR SALE: 2003 Wholesale, Harold,
: RANGER ES 350 Ky.
: 4X4. 4 wheeler, 2
: months old, 180
To place
: miles, 4 year warranan ad call
ty. Asking $4500.
: Includes
luggage
Tammy at
, box. Call 606-587·
886-8506
1737.
6; FOR SALE: 1993
445 • Furniture
450 • Lawn & Garden
460 • Yard Sate
470 • Healtll & Beauty
475 - Household
420 • Appnancos
FORD TAU· $250·$500
PER
1996
WEEK Will train to
RUS silver, excellent
k th
h
condition. #3500 firm. wor a ome e1ping
the US Government
874-9757.
file HUD/FHA mortNo
'IJ FOR SALE: 1984 gage refunds
: DATSON 280 · zx, experience neces· blue, looks nice, T· sary Call 1·800-778tops, great sour:1d 0353
system,175,000
NEED AN EXTR
miles. Asking $1250.
$36,000.00 A YEAR?
; Call 606-886-8851.
Vending route for
sale Cost $5000.00
' 1992 CHEVY CORSIHelp find missing
: CA for sale. If Inter- children. 1-800-863·
. ested call 889-0872 7155 or www.webde:or 226-0062.
sign199.com
: 1986 SUBARU XT
COUPE
. TURBO
. ; 89,000 actual miles,
11· blue exterior, power
. windows,
power
locks, sunroof, digital
: dash. Asking $500.
Call 874-0467 after 5
p.m. or leave message.
310 • Business
Opportunity
330 • For Sale
350 • Miscellaneous
360 • Money To Lend
380 • Services
Please apply in person or
send resume to:
Big Sandy Health Care
1709 KY Route 321, Suite 3
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Fax: 886-8548
Email: r.frazier@bshc.org
A proud tradition ofproviding access
to quality health care.
Big Sandy Health Care is an
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Upward
Mobility.
kentucky
bloodcenter
Hazard Blo'od Center
Donor Operations Manaa:er
Central Kentucky Blood Center seeks self-motivated manager
to oversee Blood Collection activities in 10 counties and Blood
Component preparation on-site at the Hazard Blood Center.
Duties include hiring, training. and supervising; ensuring
quality control; and promoting the mission of volunteer blood
donations. Prefer individual with medical background (RN,
MT, MLT. or science degree), or a business degree with 4 years
supervisory experience; a proven track record in management;
and computer knowledge of Excel and Word.
Competitive salar)' with excellent benefits that include
health/dental/life insurance, paid vacations/holidays, 403(b)
retirement savings plan, and pension plan.
Every 3 seconds, someone needs blood. Come be a part of an
organization that "gives life!"
Please send resume to:
Central Kentucky Blood Center, Attn: HR
330 Waller Avenue, Lexington, KY 40504
jobs@ckbc.org
CKBC is a drug-free nnd Equal Opportunity Employer.
www,ckbC.on:
Aleader in food sales and delivery
for over 50 years, Schwan's is
seeking motivated people with a
•':'IIA .......o~=~<' strong entrepreneurial spirit and
excellent customer service skills to
join us in the Prestonsburg area.
Route Manager
Operate and manage a route system and take
responsibility for the sale and delivery of food products
throughout an assigned territory. Experience in a sales,
customer service or business position is preferred. A
1-year secondary education is highly desirable, but
not requin!d.
We offer paid training. medical/dental/life insurance,
401 (k). paid vacation and more!
Get the scoop on all the details by calling
1-800-J EMPLOY ( 1-800-336· 7569).
Qualifitd andidatts must bt atltutll ytars old ~nd haYP a
good driving mord.
EOE!AA
�C6 •
FRIDAY, AUGUST
GREETINGS FROM
LIGHTHO U SE
MANOR,
Terry &
Sharon Smtih We
ve apartments for
r t tt'lat are efftency
apa'l'l rts all utJhtes
pa d For more tnfo
606-886 2797
FURNISHED
1 BEDROOM
APARTMENTS:
Cent•al heat & atr
Rent starttng at $350
mont"l
+
$300
depostt
Located
rear HRMC 889·
971.,
*
~ .=:J30·Houses
2 BR HOUSE FOR
RENT at Pn ter Ky
$450 mo + $300 sec.
dcp Call 886-1054.
FOR RENT 4 BR
HOUSE near Martm
$450 per mo plus
ut tltes $1 00 sec.
dep Cah 606-285·
1820
2 BR HOUSE FOR
RENT at Hueysville
1-lUD accepted Call
358·4228
FOR RENT: house
with 2 car carport
and storage bldg.
Located 2 miles up
L ttle Pamt Rd $500
a "lO. plus dep. &
uttllttes References
ar.d lease requ1red.
Call886-3613
HOUSES,
APARTMENTS, &
TOWNHOUSES,
No pets
Call
B&O Rental
Properties
606-886-8991
2
BR
UNFURNISHED
mobile
home for rent. $250
dep $300 mo. Call
886-0040
2
BR
MOBILE
HOME 1 BA located
or~ Cow Creek $300
mo & sec dep and
ut. es 874-2802
For Rent 3 bedroom
tra• er at good local on tn Prestonsburg
$400 per month plus
ut llttes
Call 606377 :?383
2 OR 3 BR mobile
home for rent at
Hueysvtlle,HUD
approved ctty water.
$350 mo. dep & refere'1ces
reqUired.
Call 358-3392 after 4
pm
FOR RENT: 2 BR
trailer
between
Pamtsvtlle
&
P estonsburg
No
pets
no
HUD,
recertly reModeled.
Ca I 606-886·315 1
after 5 30 p m
1, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
670-Comm. Property
850-Personals
FOR
LEASE When respondtng to
OFFICE .SUITE AT Personal ads that
L A N C E R have reference numA DDI T ION 1n bers, please ind1cate
Prestonsburg that entire reference
Ground !orr 4 offtces, number on the outkitchenette
break Side of your envearea rest room, stor- lope
Reference
age, 800 sq ft $450 numbers are used to
per mo., plus uttlilles help us direct your
Off Street partmg letter to the correct
provtded. Call 886· tndividual.
6946.
LOOKING FOR OLD
FAMILY
HOME
MOVIES. Loaned to
70S-Construction someone in Floyd
County several years
ALL
TYPES: ago Movies loaned
Remodeling & addi· by mother Oma Jean
ttons,
garages, Hall of Marin. Please
decks, etc. Also con- call Debbie 386-755crete work.
Robie 2585.
Johnson, Jr., call
anyttme, 886-8896.
900-Legals
SERVICES
QUALITY PAINTING
NOTICE OF
AND CONSTRUC·
BOND RELEASE
TION. lntenor, extenIn accordance with
or, restdenttal, comthe provisions of KRS
mereta!. Phone 886350.055 notice is
0634 or 788.0229.
hereby given that Elk
Hom Coal Company,
LLC, 544 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
80S-Announcements I Ky. 41653, (606-8862330), intends to
IF ANYONE HAS A apply for Phase I
NEED FOR PRAYER Bond Release on
that is in the hospital, Increments No. 1, 2,
nursing home, or and 3 of permit 836shut-in please call 5449 whtch was last
358-2718.
God issued on June 2,
2003. The permit covBless Youl
ers an area of approxHELP THE KIDS IN imtely 1,477.62 acres,
THE COMMUNITY. located approximately
We are looktng for 0.1 mile north of
in
Floyd
donattons for new & Hunter
County
used computers to
The permit area is
distnbute to the kids
0.1
communtty facilities. approximately
mile
north
from
KY
For p1ck up call Scott
122's
junction
with
the
889-9551 and to
dehver call Scott 889- Hunter Branch Road,
and is located 200
9551
feet west of Left
Beaver Creek.
AUCTION
The performance
TUESDAY, AUGUST
5. Big Sandy Auction bond (Surety) current(next to Prestonsburg ly in effect for
U-Haul). Old tools, Increment No. 1 is
furntture, etc. M.T. $8, 100; for Increment
Wireman, Supplier, No. 2 is $22,300.00;
Mark
Owens, and for Increment No.
3 is $23,900.00.
Aucttoneer
Approximately 60% of
the onginal bond
812-Free
amount (surety) of
$8,100.00
for
FREE
PALLETS: Increment No. 1,
for
Can be p1cked up $22,300 00
behmd The Floyd Increment No. 2, and
$23,900.00
for
County Times.
Increment No 3, is
tncluded
in
this
request for review.
Reclamation work
thus far performed
includes: backfilling
and grading, sampling and testing, liming, fertil tzing, seeding and mulching, and
was completed in
spring
of
2003.
Results thus
far
achieved include: ini·
tial establishment of
vegetation in accordance
With
the
approved post mintng
land use plan
NOTICES
Subscribe
To The
Floyd County
Times,
886-8S06
Call Patty
todayIll
Written comments,
objections,
and
request for a public
hearing or informal
conference must be
f1led With the Director,
Dtvision of F1eld
Servtces, #2 Hudson
Hollow
Complex,
Frankfort, KY 40601,
by September 15,
2003
A hearing date for
this bond release
request has been set
for September 16,
2003, at 9 a.m., at the
Department
for
Surface Mining and
Enforcement's
Regional Off1ce, 3140
South Lake Drive.
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653. The hearing
will be cancelled if no
request for a hearing
or informal conference is received by
September 15, 2003
approved post mining
land use plan.
Written comments.
obJections,
and
requests for a public
heanng or mformal
conference must be
hied wtth the director,
Div1sion of Field
Serv1ces, #2 Hudson
Hollow
Complex,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601 by September
15,2003
A hearing date for
this bond release
request has been set
for September 16 at
10 a.m.. at the
Department
for
Surface Mining and
Enforcement's
Regional office, 3140
South Lake Drive,
P r estonsburg,
Kentucky 41653. The
hearing will be cancelled if no request
for a hearing or informal conference is
received
by
September 16, 2003.
NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
In accordance with
the provisions of KRS
350.093, notice is
hereby given that
Buck Coal, Inc., 544
South Lake Drive,
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653,
(606·886·
2330) mtends to
apply for Phase I
Bond Release on
Increments No. 1 and
2, of permit number
836-5287, which was
last Issued on April
23, 1998. The permit
covers an area of
approximately
1477.62 acres, located approximately 1.3
mile northeast of Hi
Hat, in Floyd County.
The permit area is
approxtmately
1.8
mile southeast from
KY 122's JUnction
with the Sperwing
Camp Branch Road,
and is located 0.1
mile east of Spewing
Camp Branch.
The performance
bond (Surety) currently in effect for
Increment No 1 is
$27,600 00, and for
Increment No. 2 is
$100.00.
Approximatly 60% of
the original bond
amount (surety) of
$27,600.00
for
Increment No. 1 , and
$100.00
for
lncremenbt No. 2 IS
included
in
this
request for release.
Reclamation work
thus far performed
includes: backfilling
and grading, sampling and testing, liming, fertilizing, seeding and mulching,
and was completed
in fall of 2002.
Results thus far
achieved include· int·
tial establishment of
vegetation in accordance
with
the
NOTICE OF
NONDISCRIMINATION
The
Housing
Authority of Floyd
County does not discriminate in admission or access to or
treatment or employment in subsidized
housing on account
of race, color, reli gion, national orgin,
sex, age, handicap,
or familial status.
Telephone
606-285-3833
TOO#
1·800-648-6056
(For hearing
impaired)
The Floyd County
Housing
Authority
has decent affordable rental housing,
located in the Martin,
Minnie, lvel, and Mud
Creek areas for all
qualified applicants.
Rent is based on
income. For more
information, please
call 285-3833, 3772422,478-4224,4784440 or 886-1235, or
stop by the offices,
located in the complexes at Warco on
At. 80; Left Beaver
Creek Townhouses,
on Ky. Rt. 122; Ivy
Creek Townhouses.
Ivy Creek Road, lvel,
Ky.; and Creekside
Village Apartments,
on Rt. 979, Harold,
Ky. Warco has one,
two, three, and four
bedroom apartments.
Left Beaver Creek
Townhouses consists
of 50 three bedroom
apartments,
Ivy
Creek has two, three
and four bedroom
apartments,
and
Creekside
Village
has two and three
BUSINESS
"
LEGAL NOTICE
have
been
appointed by the
Clerk of the Floyd
Circuit Court to notify
the Unkown Hetrs or
Devisees
or
Legatees of John
Branham and their
spouses
or
any
Unknown Persons
who may have an
interest in the property which is the subject matter in Civil
Action No. 02-CI·
752, styled Mortgage
Electronic
Reg i stration
Systems, Inc. solely
as a nominee for
America's Wholesale
Lender and Bank of
New York as Trustee
for CWABS 2000·2 v.
John Branham, now
pending in the Floyd
Circuit Court.
This suit is a result
of a default on a
mortgage for property located in Floyd
County, Kentucky.
If you are the
Unknown Heirs or
Devisees
or
Legatees of John
Branham and their
spouses
or
any
Unknown Persons
who may have an
Wolodymyr
Cybriwsky
Warning Order
Attorney
1320 N. Lake Drive
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
(606) 886-8389
NOTICE OF NONDISCR IMINATION
Students, their parents,
employees,
potential employees
and the general public of the Floyd
County
School
District are hereby
notified that the Floyd
County
School
District does not discnminate on the
basis of race, color,
nattonal ongin, sex.
disability or age, in
Mechanics. Industrial
Technology
Students
in
grades 9·12 may
enroll in courses In
the career areas.
Students must be 15
years old to enroll in
Technology
The Floyd County Area
Dtstrict offers the fol- Center Courses
lowing career and
Any inquiries contechnical education
programs to all stu- cerning the Floyd
School 's
dents enrolled in County
compliance with the
grades 9-12·
Prestonsburg High Office of Civil Rights
School: Agriculture, Law, Title VI, TitleVII,
Business, Family and Title IX, ADA, and
Consumer Science, Section 504, should
be directed to the folCommunications
Betsy Layne High lowing
program
School:
Business, directors: Phil Paige,
Pathways to Careers Director of Human
Alien Central High Resources, 606·886·
School:
Business, 4521 ; Joyce Watson,
Family
and Director
of
Consumer Science
Instruction,
886·
South Floyd High 4507; Kerry Fannin,
of
School: Technology Director
Educatton,
Family Instruction, 606-886·
and
Consumer 4506. The address
Sc1ence
for written inquiries is
Floyd County Area 106 North Front
Technology Center A v e n u e ,
Welding,
Health Prestonsburg,
Services. Business, Kentucky 41653
Carpentry,
Auto
employment
programs, or activities
set forth in compliance w1th the Office
of Civil Rights, Title
VI, VII, Title IX, ADA,
and Section 504
~ Register For •
~ Ky/Federal
'5I
Disaster Assistance
1-800-621-FEMA (3362)
(TIY 1-800-462-7585 for the
hearing- and speech impaired)
PSA
STOP!
Be sure to include in your
Garage or Yard Sale ad ...
WHAT.
Describe the type of sale you're hosting.
Is 1t mostly household goods? Nursery
furniture? Apparel?
WHEN.
Give dates and time
of sale, and rain
date information.
WHERE.
Where the sale will be held,
with directions or phone
number for directions.
Lawn & Garden
Ser.,lce
587-2725
For all of your lawn, garden,
landscaping, hillside cleanlng, & tree trimming needs.
Satisfaction Guaranteedlll
Free estimates, call:
Free Estimates
Lawns • Cemeteries
Businesses
WHY.
Reason for sale, especially if it is a "moving" sale,
since these tend to attract
more customers.
moe jflopb
(ountp
mtmes
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
24 hr. Class (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Electrical Classes
285-0999
(606) 886-9602
~
1nterest in the property which is the subject of matter in Civil
Action No. 02-CI·
752, you are warned
and
nottfted
to
appear and answer
the Complatnt of the
above
named
Plamttff not later than
fifty (50) days after
June 12, 2003. If you
fail to do so, the relief
demanded in the
Complaint may be
awarded
to
the
Plantiffs. This may be
a matter for which
you may want to consult an attorney at
law.
You've cleaned out your attic. your basement. your garage and now you're ready
to host a garage sale. Before you pro·
ceed, follow these signs for placing the
type of classified ad that will help
turn your event into a best-seller.
CAUDili:S
lAWN SERVICE
J&S
~ISOUR
bedroom apartments.
We do business 1n
accordance wtth the
Federal Fair Houstng
Law.
Train at your convenience.
t
TRIP'S MINE TRAINING
& TECHNOLOGY INC.
·Teaching Newly
Employed 24 Hour
· Annual S-Hour
~
Refresher Classes
• Mine Medical Technician
Instructor
• American Heart C.P.R. and First Aid
Phone 60&-358·9303 (Home)
606-434-0542 (Mobile)
Garrett, Kentucky
Terry Triplett, Instructor
\Cl. )
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•?'
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P&N
M CONTRACTING
Construction
Prestonsburg, Ky.
lflt s Di~
We Can
Clean It("
High Pressure Washing,
Heavy Equipment, Houses,
Decks, Concrete, Asphalt
Free Estimates
Contact: Greg Haywood, Owner/Operator
606-889-0392 or Pager 606-482-1997
TRIPLE R EXCAVATING
Minnie, Kentucky
606•377•2323 • Cell: 791·6083
ANY TYPE CONSTRUCTION WORK
• Septic System
• Pond Cleaning
• Site Preparation
• Backhoe Work
Residential & Commercial
• Brushing
• Home Remodeling
• Dirt Removal
• Home Building
• Block Work
• Dozer Work
NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL
We deliver and sp•ead gravel.
15% DISCOUNT FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
Free estimates • Commercial and Residential
www trl ler loxllnder com
Located on Rt. 80, next
to Budweiser plant
All Types of Building,
Remodeling, New Construction,
Roofing, Vinyl Siding.
Replacement Windows,
Electical, Masonry and ~
Concrete Work
• Free Estimates •
Phone 874-8282
or 874-8288
Phone 631·9991
Cell Ph: 477·9837
Economy Tree
Service
Aiken
Technolouv llC
Tn:t• trimming, topping,
rento\'al, stump remova l,
hillside cleaning. 24-hour
sen icc. Free estimate~.
Seniors di..,count. Licensed,
in!.ured, und l>ondcd. 20+
) cars experience.
Call606-353-8456
Seamless
~~~~-u ...~..uring & Siding
Commercial &Residential
HEATING, COOLING
AND ELECTRICAL
We do it right the first time!
Above-Code Work
Call 606-874-2516
M02745
FOR ALL YOUR
BUILDING NEEDS!
New homes, remodeling,
roofing, patios, block, concrete or siding. Have 30
years experience.
Call Spears Construction,
Romey Spears
(606) 874-2688.
Tree Trimming
Hillside, lawn care
and light hauling.
Garage and Basement
Cleaning.
886·8350
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Alleged hazing incident under review
DUI could
net man
•five years
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
in iail
·by SHELDON COMPTON
PRESTONSBURG - Floyd County
Supt. Dr. Paul Fanning said Friday he
received sketchy reports from a school
board employee on Thursday concerning a
"questionable" incident that allegedly
occured at Prestonsburg High School's
football camp.
Fanning said the employee gave little
information and was calling on behalf of a
parent of a football player claiming to have
been subjected to severe hazing during the
camp that Fanning said could have been
inappropriate, if true.
Fanning specifically declined to verify
or comment on reports that the hazing
involved upperclassmen stripping and
photographing freshmen players.
"I don't exactly know what the information was about," Fanning said Friday.
"One situation that occurred I guess might
could appear to be questionable, as far as it
would make a whole lot of teasing that
might have been inappropriate."
Fanning said he turned the unattributed
information over to PHS Principal Ron
Hampton and the school's athletic director,
Jerry Butcher.
(See HAZING, page three)
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
- A Knott County man
convicted seven times
in the past five years for
driving under the influence, pleaded guilty
J=riday to an eighth
charge in Floyd Circuit
Court, and could now
serve five years in
prison.
: Tommy Slone, 52, of
Hindman, pleaded guilty
to three felony counts
brought in an indictment
pgainst him in early
April.
• On April 8, Slone
•was indicted on a drunk
driving charge, driving
on a OUt-suspended
license and one count
of first-degree persis1lent felony offender, in
connection to an incident which ocurred on
Feb. 19.
The charge of firstdegree persistent felony
offender was amended
to a second-degree
charge as part of the
plea agreement Slone
entered Friday.
The Floyd County
Commonwealth
Attorney's Office recom'fnended a five-year
sentence for Slone.
Local News
Banner man
dies in Route
80 accident
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
MARTIN - A Banner
man was killed Friday
morning when he ran into
the back of a coal truck
along Route 80 at Martin.
Norman Lewis Jr., 25, of
Banner, was driving his
1989 Dodge Ram east along
Route 80 when he struck a
1999 Peterbilt coal truck in
the rear, police said.
According to reports
from Kentucky State Police,
Lewis' truck then hit a gauphoto by Sheldon Compton
Volunteers answered phones Thursday at the Floyd County Emergency and Rescue Sq uad 's radio auction.
The rescue squad has generated funding through the auction for more than 30 years.
Despite long odds, write-in
candidate hopes to make impact
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
Odds & Ends ................ A2
Expressions..................A4
Beyond the Beltway .....A4
Faith Extra .................... A5
Regional Obituaries......A6
Hunting Season ............ B1
Reed Column ............... B1
NASCAR ...................... 83
Griffey Knew ................. B3
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PRESTONSBURG - Gubernatorial write-in candidate Stacy
Abner said he managed about 40
miles of walking before his legs
gave out.
He was attempting a trek across
the state on foot. But why?
Why else, attention.
Abner, a paramedic from
McKee, in Jackson County, says
that as a write-in candidate on the
independent ticket for the upcoming
election for Kentucky's governer,
his promotional walk across the
state about three weeks ago was
about garnering attention otherwise
not offered.
"I made it from about
Williamson to Inez before my legs
gave out on me," Abner said Friday.
"I don't have funding or name
recognition but I hoped I could get
some attention with this and let people know I'm a man of action, show
them the lengths I'm willing to go
to."
Abner made reference to the
recent meeting of candidates at
Fancy Farm's 123rd annual picnic,
an unofficial political showdown
that usually acts as a foJUm for candidates.
"Because I'm a write-in candidate, I didn't get to speak at Fancy
Farm," he said. "But Mitch
McConnel spoke and so did his
wife, Elaine Chao, but the write-ins
didn't get to. It's because we're the
'little guys.'"
Abner said he was interviewed
by two television crews at the picnic, but never saw a broadcast,
adding that "cameras were being
pushed into Republican candidate
Ernie
Fletcher's face"
and
Democratic
candidate
Ben
Chandler.
Abner said it was then he called
Fletcher on his platform slogan,
"Restore Hope for the Future".
"I looked at him and asked,
'How can you restore hope when
you've never been hopeless?"'
The odd-man-out position Abner
has found himself in is not uncommon, he says, and in one breath says
he can both give the leading candidates a "tough race" and shows
(See ABNER, page three)
FORECAST
Sex offender
nabbed at Hi Hat
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
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rdrail.
Lewis, who police said
was not wearing a seat belt
at the time of the accident,
was pronounced dead at the
scene by Floyd County
Deputy Coroner Greg
Nelson.
The driver of the coal
truck, 59-year-old Arthur L.
Howard, of Staffordsville,
was injured in the accident,
but the extent of his injuries
were not specified.
The collision is still
under investigation by KSP
Detective Eddie Crum.
PRESTONSBURG - A Hi
Hat man who police later discovered was a convicted sex offender who failed to register in
Louisville was arrested and
served the warrant following a
traffic stop.
Doug Webb, 48, who had been
living in an apartment at Hi Hat,
Times Staff Report
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.
- Big Sandy News publisher Scott Perry died Thursday
morning after suffering a
stroke at his Paintsville
home Monday morning.
Perry died at Saint
Mary's Hospital from a
cerebal hemhorrage, according to reports from the
newspaper Friday morning.
As of midweek, Perry's
family members said the 49year-old editor's prognosis
was "good", adding that
Perry's
father,
former
Paintsville Herald pubisher
Bud Perry, had suffered a
stroke at a similar age in the
1980s and recovered from
the illness.
But news of Perry's
death
was
reportedly
relayed to the newspaper
staff Thursday evening.
shortly before deadline.
Perry was former publisher and editor at both The
Paintsville Herald and The
Floyd County Times.
Perry began his newspaper career at The Paintsville
(See PERRY, page three)
Road contractor
fmed $125,000
for illegal mining
The Associated Press
was served the warrant by Floyd
County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy
Shepherd, who charged Webb
with numerous traffic violations
during a traffic stop at the Hi Hat
post office, less than a block from
the apartment where Webb had
been living.
Shepherd said a fellow officer,
Deputy Sheriff Delmas Johnson,
(See ARREST, page three)
Big Sandy News
publisher dies
Douglas Webb
PIKEVILLE - A prominent Eastern Kentucky road
contractor has been fined
$125,000, more than two
years after his company was
cited for illegal mining in
Pike County.
Elmo Greer & Sons of
London was cited May 24,
2001, for mining coal without a permit outside the
right-of-way for a new 2.7mile road that now links
U.S. 23 to the hilltop
Pikeville-Pike
County
Airport.
Greer challenged the violation and a hearing officer's report, so the case was
not resolved until May 28
this year in Franklin Circuit
Court, said Mark York, a
spokesman for the state
Natural Resources and
Environmental Protection
Cabinet.
The judgment, signed by
attorneys for Greer and the
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tured Tuesday in the Pittsburgh
suburb is an American alligator
about 6 or 7 years old.
··People buy them as pets and
let them go once they get too
big. The)' shouldn't even be
buying pets like this," Mcintyre
said.
Police were trying to find out
who owned the animal.
Ruggiero said the owner could
be cited under exotic reptile
ordinances.
• WILKINSBURG, Pa. Taking a cue from a Discovery
Channel show, police captured a
4-foot-long alligator in a residential yard by using a dog
snare and a shirt.
Officer Richard Grande
thre\\ a shirt over the gator's
head after another officer used a
dog snare - a long pole used to
keep animals at a safe distance
- to restrain it.
Sgt. John Snyder and Officer
Doug Yuhouse taped the alligator's mouth shut and took the
reptile to animal control.
"They watched that on
Discovery's 'Croc Files,"' Lt.
Todd Ruggiero said.
Animal control officer Paul
Mcintyre says the retile cap-
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Department, said he hadn't seen
just "The Blob."
"It's frightening," said Eileen anything like it in 30 years of
Masterson. "We can't swim public health work.
"In the dead-end lagoons,
because the odor is so horrible
and we won't crab here because you normally see vegetative
we don't know whether it's material that rots, fish kills or
safe."
dissolved oxygen problems, but
The substance, which was I've never seen anything like
noticed about two weeks ago, this," he said. "It's strange."
consists of jelly-like bulbs that
undulate with the waves just
below the surface.
By most accounts, it generally stays submerged in about 8
feet of water in the lagoon. At
low tide, some of it pokes
through the surface of the water,
looking like marbled rocks.
But no one's sure what it is.
The state Department of
by CHARLES WOLFE
Environmental Protection poked
ASSOCIATED PRESS
at the blob and took samples as
part of a half-dozen field tests
MOUNT STERLING
Tuesday before deciding it's not
Democrat Ben Chandler on
hazardous.
"We've determined that it's Friday endorsed the idea of
not toxic. It's mostly like some expanded gambling at horse
algae or fungus," said DEP tracks and said the profits could
spokesman Jack Kaskey. "It be used for education and to
may be an algae growth that shore up the thoroughbred
lived on the bottom of the breeding industry.
Chandler said he would
lagoon and after its life cycle
actively
push the general assemended, gases brought it up to the
bly
for
a
proposed constitutional
surface."
Robert Ingenito, environ- amendment on gambling if
mental health coordinator for elected governor.
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• In 1809, Ecuador struck
its first blow for independence
from Spain.
• In 1821, Missouri became
the 24th state.
• In 1874, Herbert Clark
Hoover, the 31st president of
the United States, was born in
West Branch, Iowa.
• In 1921, Franklin D.
Roosevelt was stncken with
polio at his summer home on
the Canadian island of
Campobello.
• In 1944, during World
War II, American forces overcame remaining Japanese resistance on Guam.
• In 1948, Allen Punt's
"Candid Microphone," later
titled "Candid Camera," made
its television debut on ABC.
• In 1949, the National
Military Establishment was
renamed the Department of
Defense.
•
In 1969, Leno and
Rosemary LaBianca were murdered in their Los Angeles
home by members of Charles
Manson's cult, one day after
actress Sharon Tate and four
other people were slain.
• In 1977, postal employee
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"This is the strangest thing l j
we've ever received," she said.
The package also contained a
note from the anonymous
sender, apparently a former
Marine who had been stationed
in Hawaii in the early 1950s,
Borges said. The man said in the
(See ODDS, page three)
Democrat Chandler endorses
expanded gambling
The Associated Press
I
• HONOLULU - A package with a cryptic message sent
to Mayor Jeremy Harris has
opened an ancient mystery.
Vicki Borges, Harris' executive assistant, was shocked
Wednesday to find a human
skull wrapped in newspaper
inside the package addressed to
her boss.
in Yonkers, N.Y., accused of
being "Son of Sam," the gunman responsible for six slayings.
•
In 1988, President
Reagan signed a measure providing $20,000 payments to
Japanese-Americans who were
interned during World War II.
Ten years ago:
President Clinton signed a
massive deficit-reduction bill
into law. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
was sworn in as the second
female justice on the U.S.
Supreme Court.
Five years ago:
Secretary
of
State
Madeleine Albright announced
a $2 million reward for information leading to the conviction of the terrorists who
bombed U.S. embassies in
Kenya and Tanzania, killing
224 people, including 12
Americans.
One year ago: Leaders of
Roman Catholic religious
orders,
meeting
in
Philadelphia, approved a plan
to keep sexually abusive clergy
away from children.
Sammy Sosa hit three threerun homers in Chicago's 15-1
rout of Colorado.
Barry Bonds of the San
Francisco Giants broke Willie
McCovey's 1969 record for
intentional walks in a season
with his 46th of the year.
Today's Birthdays:
Singer AI Alberts (The Four
Aces) is 81. Actress Rhonda
Fleming is 80. Bluegrass
singer-songwriter
Jimmy
Martin is 76. Singer Jimmy
Dean is 75. Singer Eddie Fisher
is 75. Actress Kate O'Mara is
64. Singer Bobby Hatfield (The
Righteous Brothers) is 63.
Singer Ronnie Spector is 60.
Actor James Reynolds ("Days
of our Lives") is 57. Rock
singer-musician Ian Anderson
(Jethro Tull) is 56. Singer Patti
Austin is 55. Country musician
Gene Johnson (Diamond Rio)
is 54. Actor Daniel Hugh Kelly
is 51. Actress Rosanna
Arquette is 44. Actor Antonio
Banderas is 43. Rock musician
Jon Farriss (INXS) is 42.
Singer Julia Fordham is 41.
Singer Neneh Cherry is 39.
Singer Aaron Hall is 39 .
singer
Rhythm-and-blues
Lorraine Pearson (Five Star) is
36. Rock musician Todd
Nichols is 36. Singer-producer
Michael Bivins is 35. Actor
Justin Theroux is 32. Actress
Angie Harmon is 31. Country
singer Jennifer Hanson is 30.
Rhythm-and-blues
singer
Nikki Bratcher (Divine) is 23.
"I am open to using the bully
pulpit," Chandler told reporters
following a forum in which he
off against his
squared
Republican opponent, U.S.
Representative Ernie Fletcher.
Fletcher said he is personally
opposed to gambling. As for a
constitutional amendment to
legalize more forms of gambling, Fletcher said, "I don't see
a scenario where I can support
that."
The question was posed to
both candidates at a forum conducted by the Kentucky
Industrial
Development
Council.
On Thursday, Fletcher said
he would promote school safety
through "character education"
and more alternative schools for
chronically disruptive students.
Chandler, courted business
votes in Shelbyville and disavowed the "transgressions" of
Democratic Gov. Paul Patton.
Campaigning at White Hall
Elementary School in Richmond
on Thursday, Fletcher, the 6th
District congressman, said
schools should not be solely
responsible for shaping character but can play an important
role.
"Things like fairness and justice and respect for other people.
I
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sorts of things," Fletcher said. "I
think it's important because
some parents are taking their
children out of school because
of discipline problems."
Fletcher said more school
districts need alternative schools
for students who are disruptive •
or otherwise are unable to function in a regular classroom. He
did not suggest specific numbers
or costs.
Fletcher sa1d he voted in
Congress for legislation to designate "persistently dangerous
schools" and would see to
development of services for
them, including training of
''school safety teams" through
Kentucky
Educational
Television.
No Kentucky school has
been declared persistently dangerous. A Fletcher spokesman,
Wes Irvin, said the proposal was
prudent.
In Shelbyville on Thursday,
Chandler shared a Chamber of
Commerce
podium
with
Fletcher running mate Steve
Pence, who alluded to scandals
in the Patton administration.
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�SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2003 • A3
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Massey subsidiary spills 250,000 gallons Of blackwater in W.Va. creek
by GAVIN McCORMICK
AP BUSINESS WRITER
CHARLESTON. W Va.
• More than 250,000 gallons of
'blackwater spilled into a Boone
County creek from a Massey
Energy subsidiary's operation,
state
Department
of
Environmental Protection offi-
ciab said Tilllrsday.
The flood of grayish blackwater poured into Laurel Creek on
Wednesday through a breached
tx:rm around an Independence
Coal Co. supply yard, said Jessica
Greathouse, a DEP spokeswoman.
Independence Coal officials
did not report the spill,
Hazing
• Continued from p1
The school has since initiated a
fonnal inquiry, Fanning said,
already providing some intial
4l results.
"I reported the information to
them (school officials) and they've
given me one initial response to
one situation that could be put into
that framework or definition,"
Fanning said. "Whether somebody
was abused or severely mistreated,
I don't know. It would sound like
at least teasing, but it could have
been more than that."
Fanning declined to comment
on the information provided to
him by a school board employee,
saying no details had been discussed.
Prestonsburg's football camp
was held this year on a farm at
Blaine, in Lawrence County.
Perry
• Continued from p1
Herald, then owned by his
father, when he was 11. He
fit became publisher when his
father retired in 1989.
He served as editor and publisher of The Floyd County
Times from 1990 through 1998,
when he returned to The Herald.
Perry purchased the Martin
County Sun in Inez in 2001 and
merged it with The Big Sandy
News, owned by his family, creating a regional newspaper that
now covers several counties.
Survivors include his wife,
two children, his parents and two
sisters.
Funeral services are to be
held at Preston Funeral Home in
Paintsville.
Gu;athouse said. A citizen noticed
the creek's muddy color around
2:30 p.m. Wednesday and reported it to the DEP.
Bill Simmons, inspector supervisor in the DEP's Logan region,
said he had driven through the
area at 10 a.m. Wednesday and the
stream was clear.
"The company never did call,''
Simmons said.
The agency cited the company
for failure to report to the spill,
which is usually accompanied by
a fine, Greathouse said.
I .au rei Creek pours mto
Hopkins fork, a stocked trout
stream which is a tributary of th~.:
Big Coal Rtver There were no
immediate reports of fish kills, hut
DEP officials were investigating
to determine the impact on local
aquatic lite.
The leak occurred about three
miles from the Big Coal,
Simmons said.
TI1e supply yard holds refuse
from the mine. Under normal conditions it contains no water but
has indentations that can collet:!
ram, so it IS requ1red to be surrounded b) a bem1.
lkavy rain, t i, \\eek apparently filled the )<~rd wtth water
that flowed through the break in
the lx:rm
Simmons ~md the company
h. d allowed piles of slate and
other gob to huild up until 1t
blocked access to drainage systems.
I Ill' DEP stopped activity at
the supply yard with a cessation
order dting "imminent harm to
the environment." The rest of the
mme is continuing to operate.
When the berm is repaired. the
supply yard will likely be able to
-
Abner
resume operations, (,rcathouse
said.
In June 2001. a spill at
Independence Coal's Libert)
Preparation Plant ncar l nceda in
Boone County sent more than
30.000 gallons of pollut~.:d water
into Pond Creek
Independence Coal ple;,dccl
guilty last December to misdemeanor water quality charge::.
sll:mmmg from another spill in
August 200 I that sent hlackwatcr
into Robinson Run in Boone
County.
Massey, based in Richmond,
Va., is West Virgmin 's largest
coal producer.
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some realization that the ultimate
prize may be out of reach.
"I believe if I was given the
chance to talk, I could give
Fletcher and Chandler a tough
race," he said. "But I understand
what I'm facing, and I don't
believe I'll win."
But Abner, a former factory
worker, restaurant cook and
truck driver, says that just trying
is helping get the mes~age to the
common Kentuckian struggling
to "make it day to day."
'Tm on a shoestring budget
that comes nght out of my pocket." said Abner. "Fletcher and
Chandler are isolated from the
reality of our situation. The people I'm trying to reach can't
afford to pay for a $1,000 dinner
plate."
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Cabinet, stated that Greer stockpiled and sold at least 7,700 tons
of coal.
Eleven computers seized from
Transportation Cabinet offices
by CHARLES WOLFE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT
Eleven
state computers thought to have
been used for viewing child
pornography were seized from
Transportation Cabinet offices
Thursday and Friday, authorities
said.
They were among 212
Transportation computers found
in a random check by the state
auditor's office to have allegedly been used in visiting pornographic Web sites. The rest
.. allegedly involved adult pornography.
Six computers were taken
from the cabinet's offices in
Frankfort. Two were seized in
Louisville, two in Bowling
Green and one in Jackson, the
cabinet's inspector general,
Bobby Russell, said at a news
conference.
David
Beyer,
an
FBI
spokesman in Louisville, confirmed that the FBI is investigating and said agents would analyze the seized computers.
Employees who used the
• computers were being interviewed by the FBI but remained
on the job, Russell said. Anyone
deemed to have downloaded and
viewed child pornography, a
federal crime, will be prosecuted, Russell said.
Russell declined to disclose
names or even a precise number
Arrest
• Continued from p2
pointed out that Webb's license
looked
SUSpiCIOUS.
Shepherd said a closer inspection
revealed that Webb had allegedly
altered the registration decal
from a "6" to and "8", effectively giving him an extra two
months to register.
A quick check brought results
for a Buick, said Shepherd, not
the Dodge Shadow Webb was
driving when stopped.
Webb was charged with driving DUI-suspended license,
failure to wear a seatbelt,
improper plates and no insurance, in addition to the charges
~ included on the outstanding warrant against him from Louisville.
Other than the failure to register as a sex offender, warrants
were also out against Webb for
failure to appear for court dates
in Louisville.
Author ities are expected to
take Webb into custody soon on a
$5,000 bench warrant, Shepherd
said.
Webb is listed on Kentucky's
Sex Offender Registry, with a Hi
Hat address which was last
updated on March 6. Registered
since 1998, Webb is required to
register his whereabouts for 10
• years, having been convicted of
third-degree rape.
it) plate
of employees. "We are not necessarily saying 11 are involved,"
since employees can have
access to multiple computers, he
said.
The state auditor's report,
released July 29, revealed that
European hackers were using
one of the cabinet's computer
servers to host a chat room and
store and distribute pirated
movies, video games and medical textbooks, among other
things.
The same report said about
35 state computers, spot
checked on four randomly chosen days, were found to have
gained access to pornographic
Web
sites
6,000
times.
Subsequent investigations raised
the total to 212 computers.
Russell said he had seen a list
of Web site names but not the
sites themselves. "It's pretty
obvious from some of the names
that they're child pornography
sites or should be child pornography sites," he said.
Jim Ramsey, the cabinet's
chief information officer, said
the invaded server had been
removed and safeguards, including pornography filters, had
been put in place for other
servers.
The auditor's findings surprised Ramsey. "I think we were
doing an all right job," he said.
"Apparently I was wrong."
The computer investigation
was the ·latest in a series of
embarrassments for the cabinet.
It is at the center of a state-federal investigation of alleged
fraud in a program to steer road
building contracts toward "disadvantaged" companies headed
by women and minorities.
Tina Conner, who had a twoyear affair with Gov. Paul
Patton, was indicted last month
on charges that her construction
company improperly received
preferential cabinet treatment.
In May, the cabinet agreed to
pay $I 2 million to settle a lawsuit involving the extortion
demands of a state bridge
inspector.
Odds
• Continued from p2
note that he had taken the skull
and now wanted to return it, she
said.
The sender wasn't sure where
the skull came from, but he
believed it was from the
Bellows area of Windward
Oahu, Borges said.
Police took the skull to the
city medical examiner's office,
where it was determined to be
ancient. More tests were to be
conducted.
• WELLSVILLE, N.Y. -A
man who took a cab more than
200 miles from New York City to
western New York didn't get
very far after he tried to stiff the
driver for $916.50 fare.
Police say 23-year-old Jeremy
Hartman got out of the cab in the
village of Wellsville, where he
has relatives, and fled. Police say
they found him holed up in a
nearby apartment.
Hartman, who is from Illinois,
was arrested after the long cab
ride Tuesday. He was charged
with theft of services.
Wellsville is about 70 miles
southeast of Buffalo.
• WEST POINT, Miss. Another man stole his wife's
heart, so Albert Edwin Holcombe
Jr. sued. A jury says his broken
heart is worth $175,000.
Harry Stevens was ordered by
a jury to pay $175,000 for breaking up a maniage.
Holcombe claimed Stevens
had an affair with and destroyed
his maniage to his now ex-wife,
Andrea Holcombe.
Stevens argued in county
court documents that there was
no love lost between the couple.
According to court records,
the couple were married in 1980
and had three children. They separated in 1998 and were divorced
in 1999.
Andrea Holcombe said in an
affidavit that by late 1996 and
early 1997, the marriage was
nonexistent.
Tyson
Graham,
Eddie
Holcombe's lawyer, said such
cases are usually settled out of
court. Stevens' attorney declined
comment.
According to the court record,
Andrea Holcombe was an
accountant at the same firm
where Stevens was a senior partner. She has since left the firm.
Gambling
• Continued from p2
gations of the Transportation
Cabinet.
Arguing that it is time for a
change after 32 straight years of
Democratic governors, Pence
said "no one will say we're
proud of what the Patton administration has done."
''We see an abject failure in
basic qualities of leadership out
of the executive office," Pence
said.
Chandler said "we do have
some difficulties in Frankfort,
but those difficulties are limited
to Paul Patton."
''I'm running for governor.
and we've got a new Democratic
Party. and you can't blame Paul
Patton's transgressions on the
Democratic Party generally," he
said.
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press is not an end
in itself but a means
to the end of
[achieving] a free
society.
- Felix Frankfurter
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Perry's pen
will be missed
Eastern Kentucky said goodbye last week to Scott
Perry, who, at 49, leaves this world far too soon.
Perry had already left his mark on the world of
Appalachian journalism as former publisher of The
Floyd County Times and The Paintsville Herald. But
his final act upon the stage may have been his boldest
- expanding the Big Sandy News to cover not only its
original base in Lawrence County, but all of the Big
Sandy Valley. It is sad that he will not be around to
watch his dream continue to unfold.
Perry's mark could be seen in every aspect of his
newspaper, and his voice was a distinctive one in the
Eastern Kentucky media. His column, Coffee Break,
delighted readers for many years, and his fiery pen
often scorched many a public official, who more often
than not deserved it.
Through his words, he often seemed a giant, but he
was also blessed with a kindness which won him fierce
loyalty from many of those he employed through the
years.
Yes, Perry's newspaper competed directly with The
Floyd County Times. but he was also a brother-inarms. And although the rivalry between the two newspapers was often heated, we join with others in mourning his passing and wishing comfort to his family and
friends.
Though we did not always see eye-to-eye, we
respect Perry for always trying to do what he believed
to be right. That included standing up for accountability in government, open conduct of public business,
honesty in elected officials and economic development
for the region he loved.
No one could be said to have trumpeted those values
more than Perry, and his death leaves the Appalachian
media with a void that will not soon be filled.
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" Maybe I should run for governor of California. My name recognition
Is much higher than Arnold Schwarzenegger's!"
- Jim 'J.)avidson - - - - - - -- - - - - -
Do you have a
wounded spirit?
You no doubt have heard the old saying, "Life is like an elevator. You can go
up or down depending on which buttons
you push."
While this is certainly true, have you
ever thought about the fact that thousands and thousands of people across
our nation have a wounded spirit
because someone else pushed all or
most of their buttons? If you or someone
you love is carrying deep emotional or
physical scars because of something that
happened in the past, I believe you will
really be interested in what I want to
share with you in this edition.
This past Christmas my wife bought
me a book on tape titled, "The Wounded
Spirit" by Frank Peretti. Today Frank
Peretti is a highly successful author and
speaker and he travels all over the country speaking to thousands of people each
year. What had not been revealed until
recently is that he had a horrific childhood, as he had one unpleasant experience after another that made his life
miserable.
For Frank, the nightmare began the
day he was born, as he had a large
tumor on the side of his neck and his
tongue was so long that it stuck out of
the side of his mouth and could not be
retracted in a normal way. It was just
hanging out there for all to see.
Soon afterwards the doctors began a
series of painful operations to correct
the problem with his
tongue but, if I
recall, this deformity
lasted well into his
school years. He said
the scabs on his
tongue and the flies
were often the focus
of ridicule by some
of the other students.
This combined with
the fact that he was
very small for his
age made him a target of some of the
larger boys, especially the jocks, who
showed him very little mercy or compassion.
In spite of his unhappy childhood
Frank Peretti persisted and today he is a
highly successful person, but his deep
emotional scars were still there below
the surface. Over the years he had
thought about speaking on this subject
but didn't think many people would be
interested.
He changed his mind when he was
f'l
invited to speak at a conference in
California where 1,500 young people
and their parents would be in attendance. The date of this conference was
one month after the tragic school shootings in Littleton, Colorado.
As I listened to the tape and thought
about his story, I was reminded of some unpleasant events
in my own childhood. There
was a boy in the town where I
grew up who always wanted to
fight and he used to pick on
some of the kids, especially
those who were younger and
smaller than he was. I was one
of them. This went on for several years until I was physically as large and strong as he
was. Then one day playing
football I hit him so hard that he never
picked on me again.
At this point I would like to ask my
earlier questions again. Do you have a
wounded spirit? Are there things in your
past that have resulted in deep emotional
scars that are still painful when you
think about them? Believe me, God can
heal those scars if you will ask Him, but
(See DAVIDSON, page six)tp
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Who says there aren't any funny stories in the news anymore?
For example, a couple of weeks ago
Ohio State University - the reigning
college football champ - said it was
going to investigate a report in "The
New York Times" that its star halfback
had received special assistance in passing an important history exam.
The OSU athletic director was
already on record as expressing shock
- SHOCK - that such a thing would
even be intimated.
"There are no special considerations
for student-athletes," he said, risking
being struck by a bolt of lightning.
(He's the one leading the investigation,
by the way, sure to be the most exhaustive since George Bush tried to find out
who put the words in his mouth about
Iraq buying uranium.)
Truth be known, Ohio State has long
been something of a football factory.
People in that part of the world take fat
boys who run fast very seriously. James
Thurber wrote of sharing an economics
class with a young man Bolenciewcwcz by name - who played
tackle on OSU's excellent team when
they were both students there in the
'20s.
It came Bolenciewcwcz's tum to
answer a question in class and the professor, mindful of the need to keep the
fellow eligible for that week's big
Illinois game, said: "Name one means
of transportation." The demand stumped
the tackle.
"Just any means of transportation,"
said the professor. "You may choose
among steam, horse-drawn, or electrically propelled vehi
cles."
No light of recognition arrived in the
big tackle's eyes.
Further prompting
did not move the
ball down the field
and silence descended on the classroom.
The professor,
according to
Thurber, "abruptly
broke this silence in
an amazing manner. 'Choo-choo-choo. ·
he said, in a low voice, and turned
instantly scarlet." Soon the rest of the
class is helping with "toot-toots" and
"chuffa-chuffas."
I always thought Thurber was exaggerating for comic effect but I guess
not. It's good to sec that some schools
are maintaining traditional values.
(You may think l'rn making fun of
Ohio State because J am a graduate of
the University of Michigan, a species of
people who get beaten by angry mobs
every time we appear in Columbus
wearing our school colors. Nonsense, of
course. I'm too big for that It's simply
a matter of record that Ohio State football fans are egg-sucking hicks who live
on the lunatic fringe of rah-rahism.)
It would be nice to say that the
University of Michigan is pure with
regards to demanding that its athletes
meet the school's exacting academic
standards, but it is not. It's only purer
than Ohio State.
The truth is, a university with aspirations to the Big Time - full stadiums,
bowl games, television contracts, championships, that sort of thing - cannot
afford to play students exclusively.
~
There just aren't that many
320-pound students to go
around.
If you want to be Big Time
you need a big stadium, which
you then have to fill, which
means you have to win games.
The pressure to do that
becomes relentless and academic standards become irrelevant.
It's silly, really. Who cares,
ultimately, whether Ohio State
halfbacks can read and write?
Probably not even their parents. What's
important is that universities, the cru~
cibles of tomorrow's leaders, stop
engaging in this hypocritical charade.
You can't expect honest lawyers, doctors and journalists to spring from ethical cesspools.
What they should do is set up
Football Academies - not unlike music
conservatories - that would accept
youngsters talented in the game of footbaH without regard to their SATs. The
academies would be associated with
universities but not of them and would
teach these kids everything there is to
know about playing football, which is
the only thing many of them are interested in anyway.
Those who have wider interests
___________________________t.
(See HONEST, page six)
�SUNDAY, AUGUST
THE F LOYD COUNTY TIMES
10, 2003 • AS
Faith Extra
Minister's Moment: 'I wish that was my life'
by REV. TOM BIDDLE
D IRECTOR OF MISSIONS
ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION OF
SOUTHERN 8AP'1'1ST CHURCHES
•
Recently Ill) 16-yenr-old
niece was m town for a \\ eekend
visit. She had come to assi~t us
m a ministry project, and also to
enjo) the e\ents we had going
on that \\eekend. About midway
through the weekend, she told
my wife, "You all live such
exciting lives."
Well, this was quite a shock
to us because we hardly think of
our lives as exciting. A typical
Friday night for us is to go to a
restaurant that doesn't have a
drive·thru, and then to go shopping at \Val-Mart. That certainly
isn't the life that makes for great
entertainment.
It did bring to my mmd,
though, the thought that many of
us look at other lives and wish
that they were ours. Preachers
arc not immune to this. I read a
story recently of a preacher who
was at a conference. He felt very
intimidated by all the other
preachers as they would stand
around talking about their min-
New book delves into world
of Hasidic missionaries
by JERRY SCHWARTZ
AP
NATIONAL WAITER
NEW YORK
'I here are
JUSt 3,000 Jews living 111
Alaska's 570,374 square miles.
but Yossi and Esty Greenberg
are there to sene them - leading
services,
throwing
Hanukkah parties, flying deep
into the buc;h to train a )Oung
man for h1s bar m1tzvah.
It's not easy. The food
stocked by the local store is not
kosher
enough
for
the
Greenberps; the famil) 's meat,
bread and dairy products must
be flown 111 from the 10\ver 48.
!It' When their eldest son turned 9.
he had to be sent to Chicago for
his education. And every month
Esty had to fly to Seattle for her
ritual bath until a mikvah was
built in Anchorage.
And yet, the Greenbergs
aren't complain in g.
"We feel like \\Care the only
people on Earth \\alking a10und
with -a sen<se of purpose,'' Yossi
says. "We feel \\e know whb we
are and where we arc going."
The Greenbergs did not grow
up in Alaska - they were sent
there, emissaries
of the
Lubavitcher Hasidic movement.
They are one of more than 3,800
husband-and-wife teams that
have been sent to 45 states and
61 countrie!' on a mission to
encourage Jews to become more
observant.
The Green bergs merit a chapter (''The Frozen Chosen'') m
writer Sue Fishkoff's new book,
"The Rebbe 's Army: Inside the
World of Chabad-Lubavitch,"
published by Schocken Books.
They are atypical in their frigid
posting. but typical in their energy and zeal.
Fishkoff came to rely on her
subJeCts' inexhaustible stamina.
"After a whlle, T expected them
to go all day and then sit down at
midnight for an interview," she
says.
Like others among the ultraOrthodox, the Lubavitchers are
strictly observant - bearded
men in black hats, bewigged
-women in modest garb. But
unlike Hasidic sects which sepa-
rate themselves from the modern world, the Lubavitchcrs are
outward looking.
In Los Angeles, Chabad (the
Lubavitcher movement's name
- an acronym of the Hebrew
words for w1sdom, comprehension and kn<)\\ ledge) holds a
yearl) telethon to raise millions
for drug trcatmenl. Appearances
by celebrities like actor Jon
Voight arc interspersed with
rousing folk dances.
Chabad deploys teenagers to
work the streets of cities around
the country, seektng out Jews
and asking them to perform rituals like lighting sabbath candles
or putting on phylacteries,
leather boxes containing passages from Scripture. It erects
large menorahs in public places
each Hanukkah. It has built a
worldwide network of Chabad
houses to serve campuses and
communities.
Other books have examined
the lives of Lubavitcher
Hasidim - most notably "Holy
(See BOOK, page six)
istries and the size of their
churches.
Finally, someone asked him
how many attended his church.
He politely told them that last
Sunday they had between four
and five hundred. This seemed
to impress the group quite a bit,
and they went on with their conversation.
The only problem was one of
the pastor's members was standing close enough to hear his pastor's exaggerated figures. When
the crowd dispersed, he went to
his pastor and said, "Preacher,
you just told those men a lie.
You know we only had about 75
people in our church on
Sunday."
The pastor looked at his dis
appointed member and replied,
"I didn't lie at all. If I remember
correctly, the number 75 does
come between the numbers four
and five hundred."
For some reason in our society, we always believe that
someone else has a better life
than we do and it is our task to
acquire what they have.
Eventually such thinking will
completely stress you out. So I
have thought of some keys to
having a better life.
The first key is that in life
there needs to be a possibility of
transformation. Let's admit it.
Sometimes in Iife change is
good. Sometimes we need a
fresh start. The good thing about
Jesus Christ is that he offers that
very chance. He offers us the
ability to transform our Jives.
Paul said in Galatians 2:20,
"I am crucified with Christ ; nev
ertheless !Jive." In other words,
he had put to rest his former life
and was now living a new life.
Perhaps no one more than
Paul understood the importance
of this. He had persecuted people. He had gone completely
BRUCE WALTERS
IS REVVING UP THE SAVINGS
against God. Now he lived his
life offering people hope in
Jesus Christ. Some of us need to
let Jesus bury our past so that we
can go on in a new life.
The second key is to develop
a spirit of contentment. I
Timothy 6:6-8 says, "But godliness with contentment is great
gain. For we brought nothing
into this world, and it is certain
we carry nothing out. And having food and raiment, let us be
therewith content."
Do you have something to
eat? Do you have clothes on
your back? Do you have a place
to sleep? If you do, you have the
basics of what the Lord has
promised, and should be content
with that.
Now I can hear you asking
already, "Arc you saying I
shouldn't try to have a nice car,
nice house and a few luxuries in
life?" No. I am not saying that. I
believe it is good and healthy for
us to strive for goals in life. Our
problem is that we just don't
know when to sa) when it is
enough. I think a Jot of people
would Jive a lot longer and a lot
happier 1f they learned to count
their blessings and not their
neighbors'.
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10, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Regional Obituaries
Floyd County
Normru1 Eric l.ewis. 25. of
Banner. died Friday. August 8.
follO\ving an auto accident on
Route 80. nt Mnrtin. He is survived by his wife. Christy Br)·ant
Lewis. Funeral scrvkcs will be
conducted Monday. August II,
under the direction of Nl'lsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Sadie Cnmpbcll. 99. of Allen,
died Monday. August 4, at the
Highlands Regional Medical
Center. Funeral services "ere
conducted Thursday, August 7.
under the direction of Hall
Funcml Home.
Ethel Corder Coburn, 85, of
Garren. died Montlay, August 4,
at the St. Joseph Hospital,
Lexington. Funeral services were
conducted Thursday. August 7.
Davidson
• Continued from p4
you must be willing to forgive
those who have hurt you. It is
the only way to have real peace.
As Frank Peretti concluded
his message to lhose 1,500
young people, he told them that
one day there ''as a jock who
said, "l am going to beat up
Peretti." However, before he
made a move. a young man
name John stepped bct\\ecn
them and the jock backed off.
He said that he has never forgotten this young man and the
courage he displayed. What a
difference it made in his life.
We can all make a difference
for someone when we are "illing to STAND ON TtlE WALL
... BE NOBLE.
Jim Davidson is a motiva·
tiona! !>peaker and syndicated
columnist. Ycm may contact him
at 2 Bentley Drive. Conway, AR
72034.
under the direction of Hall
Funeral Home.
Rexford Conn. 70, of Martin.
died Wednesday, July 30, at South
Williamson
Appalachian
Regional Hospital. Funeral ser
vices were conducted Saturday,
August 2, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Jesse James Johnson, 75. of
Prestonsburg.
formerly
of
Buckingham. died Saturday.
August 2. at Highlands Regional
Medical Center. Prestonsburg. He
is sun ived by his wife, Erma
Moore Johnson. Funeral servrces
were conducted Tuesday. August
5. under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Amy Campbell Spears, 79. of
Prestonsburg, died Friday, August
I, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center. She is survived by her
husband, Chadwick Spears.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday. August 4, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Honest
• Continued from p4
could go to the university proper
and try out for the football team.
but they would have to meet normal academic standards.
At the very least, the change
would make honest men and
women out of university presidents. always a good thing.
Donald Kaul recently retired
as Wu~hington columnist for the
"Des Moines Register." He has
covered the foolishness in our
nation~· capital for 29 years,
winning a number of modestly
coveted awards along the way.
His e-mail is donald.kaul2@vert~on.net.
Card of Thanks
We, the family of Margaret Jill Wells, wish to
thank all our family and friends for your
expressions of sympathy, by your presence,
your cards. and your flowers.
Kinzy Thacker, 81. of
Pikeville, died Sunday. August 3,
at the Pikeville Health Care
Center Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday. August 5,
under the direction of NelsonFrazrer Funeral Home.
Margaret "Jill'' Owens Wells,
77, of Auxier, died Thursday, July
31, at the Riverview Health Care
Center. She is survived by her
husband, Lloyd Wells. Funeral
services were conducted Saturday.
August 2. under the ·direction of
Carter Funeral Home.
Johnson County
Donald Lee Casey. 68, died
Saturday, July 26, at his residence.
He is survived by his wife. Sandra
Casey. Funeral services were conducted Tuedsay, July 29, under the
direction of Rogers Funeral
Home.
Berl
Conley, 78, died
Thursday, July 24, at Paul B. Hall
Medical Center in Paintsville.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday, July 27, under the direction of Jones-Preston Funeral
Home.
Clarence Edward Murray. 76,
of Kermit, West Virginia, a native
of Johnson
County, died
Thursday, July 31. at J.J. Jordan
Geriatric Center. Louisa. Funeral
services were conducted Saturday.
August 2, under the direction of
Phelps and Son Funeral Home.
Lawrence County
Tina Edith Webb Jordan. 91 . of
Louisa, died Wednesday. August
6. at Three Rivers Medical Center.
Louisa. Funeral services were
conducted Friday, August 8, under
the direction of Young Funeral
Home.
Ted Muncy. 76. of Louisa. died
Thursday, July 17. at his residence. Funeral services were conducted July 19, under the direction of Phelps and Son Funeral
Home.
George Williams. 92, of
Louisa, formerly of Crum. West
Virginia, died Wednesday, July
30, at J.J. Jordan Geriatric Center.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday, August 3. under the direction of Richmond-Callaham
Funeral Home.
Martin County
Hazel Bowen, 93, of Inez, died
Friday, August I, at Three Rivers
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loday Iwas standing in the do.OMJ,wf'IMI$J'jtl!tt'E
bus going up. This would have bean VOllll'lll1t~laVArJT
::M"'·~""'"· Papaw would have been there Viai'tlrMJOfioudilvtorf~Ja
NWmHiranddauahterlto hoo In his vehicle. ICin sa&
smile that you had to great him with. Sydney I n•''" •111lu
since you left me to stay on the sam• tide.
t thought I was so strong and In conboll soon found out
am so weak. When t rocked you the last time and you safd
"Momma I can't take it anymore. I thought. loJd, I'm ready to
hand her over to you.
I still hear your feet running through the hallway t~oking for
whoever was going to be with you for the day. I woufd always
greet you with a good morning. You know I neveuem~mb&n~d
i ~ sayi!\{1 g~od moming. You had this beat.~tifulsmJI&ttiahaid
Chapel,
Gahanna,
Janet Carol Phillips, 36, of
Tomahawk, died Wednesday, July
30, at the home of her parents at
Pilgrim. She is survived by her
husband, David Phillips. Funeral
services were conducted Saturday,
August 2, under the direction of
47 Floyd students
named to MSU
dean's list
MOREHEAD, Ky.--Fortyseven students from Floyd
County were named to the
Morehead State University
dean's list for the 2003 spring
semester.
To be named to the list, a student must be enrolled on a fulltime basis and achieve at least a
3.5 grade point average on a 4.0
scale, for the current semester.
The dean's list
includes:
• Brandy Adams, Allen.
•
Vanessa A. Adkins,
Martin.
• Sarah Allen, Prestonsburg.
•
Stephanie R. Baker,
Lackey.
• Bobby Baldridge, Eastern.
•
Lesa
Bentley,
Prestonsburg.
•
Chasity
Branham,
Wayland .
• Nira Branham, Martin.
•
Matthew
Caldwell,
Weeksbury.
• Willie Carver, Printer.
•
Christopher D. Case,
Garrett.
• Julie Case, Teaberry.
• Stephanie Conley, Banner.
• Kandance L. Cook, East
Point.
• Maggie Cook, Bevinsville.
• Donna Dye, Prestonsburg.
•
Cynthia
Fitzpatrick,
Prestonsburg.
• Chris Fraley, Martin.
• Kristopher Fultz, Wayland.
•
Stephanie
Gray,
Prestonsburg.
• Helen Hall, Galveston.
• Kara Hall, Martin.
•
Amber
Hamilton,
Prestonsburg.
•
Delores
Hayden,
Prestonsburg.
• Marsha Howell, Stanville.
•
Stevie Joe Johnson,
Teaberry.
•
Janet
Johnson,
Prestonsburg.
• Kelli Johnson, Pikeville.
• Debra Kidd, McDowelL
• Andrew Kruer III, Floyds
Knobs, Ind.
• John Layne II, Martin.
•
Pennie
Little,
Prestonsburg.
• Nick Martin, Langley.
•
Bethany
Meade,
Prestonsburg.
• Nicole Moore, Auxier.
• Amy Morgan, Bevinsville.
• Gloria Newsome, Melvin.
• Barbara Ousley, Auxier.
• Leigh A. Patton, Martin.
• Don Riley, Harold.
• Joseph Snyder, Langley.
• Mary Spitler, Morehead.
• Leslie J. Steele, Harold.
• Kasey Tackett, Martin.
• Julia Taylor, Prestonsburg.
• Carolyn Wallace, Blue
River.
Moment
..vow.··;nur
I knew which or'le you were. Your hair was
··
There was a large field of flowers around the two ~f you.
I awoke I remember thinking I wish I could have been sitting
there listening to the two of you.
It has been almost three years now and mom it amess. I pray every day for the Lord to make me sttonger.
For a long time I thought I was because I didn't 1mow how to pray right and this was the reason he took
you. Finally I realized that people were praying for you that knew how.
The first thing I worried about was where you were. Sydney. momma found It in the BibJe all by myNtt: ...
To-day shalt thy be with me In paradise. I remember e28ing Papaw and asking him to look up paradiae.l
means heavenly, something wonderful, or like the Garden of .Eden.
Then I started worrying about that you couldn't finith printing your name. You were at Sydney. Sydney J
'Worried for months over this. Again, I had to go to the Bible to find the answer. Guess what Sydney, I found
it In Heaven you have all wisdom and knowledge. You are u smart as anyone else where you live at now.
Sydney, your heart did come for your transplant in time, but God wanted you and you knew it before I did.
I remember telling the doctor that you wanted to be a famous chef. You never missed the cooking show. Or.
law, your cardiologist In Pittsburg asked you. Sydney what do you want to be when you grow up. You
answered him with such assurance. I'm not going to be growing up.
Sydney, your clothes are still In your armour. t don't know why they are still there. I guess for me to take
a good smell of Sydney every now and then.
Sydney, I've talked to your doctor in Pittsburg. He ctilt doesn't understand how ht lost you. Sydney, he
promised me he was going to save you. I really believed him because ht wa• working so hard. 1 want to
that I'm sorry baby for every paper I signed for them to keeP doing things to you.
· ··
Sydney, Momma can no longer work at a job that she loved. I met a liltlt girt there that ha$ ~&CC!m$
friend. She was a foster child, but since I met het $he nPW has reat mom. She was adopted this month.
She visits mom. Mom visits her. I want to introduce her .to you. Her name it lindsey. She reminds me
but she is her own person. I guen you already know that
her. Mom tm to close for now. I
people at the paper wouldn't let me fill it about you, but I could~ Mom has set up a scholarship fund in
memory. A vary special person called mom, I think it was last week. She taid you have already been tttmtld
the worst thing that could ever happen to you. Sydney. yw know what. she was right. Mom has to say
to. now. I pray the Lord will give you a special hug today jutt for me.
a
•ut
Thirdly, a better life needs to
have a secure future. So many
people work so hard and work
so long to make sure they have a
future locked away. Then something happens, like it did with
Enron a couple of years ago, and
suddenly the future is not quite
secure.
God offers us a secure future
in II Corinthians 5:1, "For we
know that if our earthly house of
this tabernacle were dissolved,
we have a building of God, a
house not made by hands, eternal in the heavens," when we
believe in Him. It eases my
mind a lot to know that tomorrow everything I own may disappear, but my place in heaven
is still there because of my faith.
If you haven't figured it out
by now, the life you need to
wish for is that life that has a
relationship with God. We can
own a lot of things. We can do a
lot of things. We may even be
famous. But without Him, we
are nothing.
May God bless your life
today and may you feel His
presence in your life.
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•. •. •. '.· ·.t· ·.·.fo· ·.r. an you. That smile said It all. I love you and I'm hungry.
monr•
Phelps and Son Funeral Home.
•
Nellie Shirle Preston, 72, of
Tadpole Road, Louisa, died
Thursday, July 31, at Louisa.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday, August 4, under the
direction of Wilson Funeral
Home.
Knott County
Book
W< God l11t me see you one night, Sydney. You were barefoot
w..f\j'bij aittlng with another little girl that looktcl jtl$t
James L. Cains, 72, of
Whitehall, died Friday, August I.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday, August 4, under the
direction
of
Schoedinger
Northeast
Ohio.
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Lloyd Wells
Peggy Bailey
Tom Blackburn
l
Medical Center, Louisa. Funeral
services were conducted Monday,
August 4, under the direction of
Phelps and Son Funeral Home.
Days" by Lis Harris, published
in 1985. But Fishkoff's focus is
the shlichim, the emissaries who
are dispatched to build Chabad
houses with nothing but a year's
seed money and a blessing.
Their passion was ignited by
the charismatic Lubavitcher
rebbe, Menachem Mendel
Schneerson, who took a small
group of Holocaust refugees and
transformed it into an international phenomenon. His picture
graces every Chabad house; his
writings and speeches are collected and studied. The tales of
his wisdom are told and retold.
But the Lubavitcher rebbe
died in 1994. He left no successor, only a nasty dispute within
the movement over whether
Schneerson was the messiah he
had trumpeted for so many
years.
Still, Chabad survived - and
grew.
"It's amazing to think that
there are less than 200,000
Lubavitcher Hasidim in the
world, and yet every Jewish person seems to have had some
contact with them," Fishkoff
says.
She attributes the movement's success to "an internal
fire,'' and to ·•a desire of the general public ... to tum back to religion."
Again and again in the course
of her book, she shows how
Reform and Conservative Jews
give money to Chabad, though
they do not agree with many of
its tenets, such as the requirement that men and women be
separated during services. If
Chabad embraces all Jews, it is
clear that a lot of Jews are happy
to be embraced.
Fishkoff
believes
that
Chabad eventually will be transformed from a Hasidic sect into
a fourth major branch, along
with Reform, Conservative and
Orthodox Judaism.
Fishkoff, herself, remains a
"card-carrying Conservative
Jew." But she acknowledges that
she has been changed by her
interactions
with
the
Lubavitchers.
"My comfort level in any
religious setting had increased,"
she says. "I'm more aware of
my responsibilities as a Jew."
The lesson of Chabad, she
says, is that "You can actualize
the Jewish values that we learn
about in Hebrew school and you
can do it every day. Visiting the
sick, paying condolence calls,
being careful not to embarrass
people - these are the kinds of
things the shlichim do all the
time, and these are the kinds of
things we all can do."
Lowell "Hop" Hesson, 62, of
Vest, died Sunday, August 3, at
Appalachian Regional Hospital.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday, August 5, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
James (Fox) Jacobs, 77, of
Pippa Passes, died Wednesday,
August 6, at Our Lady of the Way
Hospital in Martin. Funeral services were conducted Saturday,
August 9, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Richard Casey Keaton, 45, of
Campbellsburg, formerly of Knott •
County, died Sunday, July 27, at
home. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, July 30, under
the direction of Sholar Funeral
Home.
Orpha "Pie" Miller, 78, of
Hindman, died Friday, August 1,
at Appalachian Regional Medical
Center. Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday, August 5,
under the direction of Hindman
Funeral Services.
Oara Ritchie Napier, 87, of
Clear Creek, died Tuesday,
August 5, at the Knott County
Nursing Home in Hindman. fll:l
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday, August 7, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Pike County
Kinzy Thacker, 81, of
Pikeville, died Sunday, August 3,
at the Pikeville Health Care
Center. Funeral services were
conducted Tuesday, August 5,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Obituary-Joseph Richard
(]ody) Collins
Joseph
Richard
(Jody)
Collins, 80, of Honaker, died
Thursday, August 7, 2003, at the
Pikeville Methodist Hospital.
Born October 24, 1922, in
Floyd County, he was the son of
the late William Riley and Annie
Mitchell Collins. He was a disabled coal miner, a Army and ,
WWII Veteran, a P.O.W. in
Germany, a lifetime member of
D.A.V. Chapter No. 134, at
Pikeville; and a member of the
Betsy Layne Freewill Baptist
Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Ola Kidd Collins.
Other survivors include two
sons, Ernie Ray Collins
(Caroline) of Bowling Green;
and Gerney Dwan Collins (Irene
Merion) of Honaker; two daughters, Joie C. Lawson of Honaker,
Patsy Jean Mitchell (Kinne!) of t'
Grethel; a brother, Bill Collins
of New London, Ohio; two sisters, Susie Kimbler of Harold
and Margaret Nunemaker of
Pikeville; eight grandchildren,
Chellie
(Scot),
Chanda
(Benton), Tiffani, Seth, Crystal,
Aaron, Becky, and Rachel; four
great-grandchildren,
Austin,
Colby, Braydon, and Cali; and a
special friend, Charles A. Steele.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by seven
brothers, John B. Collins, Ervin ~
Collins, Ted Collins, Curtis
Collins, Oscar Collins, Andy
Collins, and Rousie Collins;
three sisters, Lizzie McKinney,
Diane Collins and Rose Collins;
and a half-sister, Ida Hamilton.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, August 10, at 1
p.m., at the Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home in Martin, with
Tracy Patton and Tim McCoy
officiating.
Burial will be in the Davidson
Memorial Gardens at Ivel.
Visitation is at the funeral
(Paid obituary) , .
home.
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Sunday, August 10, 2003
Sports Editor:
Steve LeMast{'r
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Floyd Countynmes:
(606) 886-8506
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COMMENTARY
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New stadium
more Crosley
than older
Riverfront
Packers ask about Caudill
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
by BILLY REED
TIMES COLUMNIST
Jeremy Caudill
CINCINNATI -It was a splendid, star-spangled, God-blessAmerica night at the park. We
stood at attention when the
national anthem was played, we
stretched in the middle of the seventh, and we had our fill of everything that's good about baseball
and our country.
These are my memories of my
first trip to
Great
American
Park, the
new riverside home of
the
Cincinnati
Reds. We
laughed, we
cheered, we
Billy Reed
met new
friends. We
rejoiced when the home team
scored the eventual winning run
in the bottom of the eighth inning,
and high-fived when the San
Francisco Giants were retired in
'"' order in the top of the ninth.
And Barry Bonds - heh, heh dido 't hit a homer.
There were some unpleasant
surprises, mostly the $42.50 I
paid for three barbecue sandwiches, two bags of peanuts, and three
small beers. And never
mind the $90 for three good
PRESTONSBURGUniversity of Kentucky
senior defensive end Jeremy
Caudill, a Parade AllAmerican from Martin, is
drawing attention from another NFL team. In July,
Prestonsburg High head
coach John DeRossett,
Caudill's prep coach,
received a package from the
Oakland Raiders. Earlier this
month, DeRossett received a
similar package from another
NFL team, the Green Bay
Packers. This will be
Caudill's final season of col-
lege football. He's been a
starter since the first game of
his freshman season played
under then head coach Hal
Mumme. Since that first collegiate season, Caudill has
seen three head coaches and a
couple of different position
changes. However, his stock
in the 2004 NFL daft seems
..
·chat
Season
Herd players
deal with heat,
humidity in
early practices
TIMES STAFF REPORT
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.- The
2003 edition of the Marshall
University football team completed its
second practice of the season
Thursday at Marshall Stadium, fighting through the
heat and humidity.
"We are making progress."
Coach Bob
Pruett said after
practice. "The
kids seemed to
have a lot of
Nathan Leslie
adrenaline today
and I think we
handled the heat
a little better.
Overall I am
pleased with
today's practice."
Prestonsburg
High graduate
Nathan Leslie is
listed first on the
Joey Stepp
offensive depth
chart at right
guard. Listed at
center is Sheldon Clark graduate Joey
Stepp, a former state wrestling champion who walked on at Marshall and
has made great strides. Leslie made
the switch from the defensive line to
the offensive line back in the spring.
The Herd was scheduled to continue
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Yates: Let
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Fall squirrel season will bring many avid hunters out In droves. The season is a favorite of many outdoors
enthusiasts throughout the area.
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by JAMIE HOWELL
CONTRISUTING WRtTER
J>RESTONSBURGWhat an embarrassing world
we live in this day and time.
Wnat ever happened to hav•
' ing a school sports team that
,. ;j~,tst went out aQd had fuQ
; _tew;e$6n.ting the school •they
/t 'love. Jt $eems that things are
m,tghcy <llfferent thW} say 1.5
years ag~. When I played
fJigh school football in the
mid-8{)s you never heard of
young kids having to file a
lawsuit in order to be allowed
to participate in high school
football, but as of late it is
becoming more M<t more
evi(jept tfuit •<time$ they ate a
i cpanging,'-'
.
·- . '· ' The case in pointls that of
Chat Yates, a Prestonsburg
}ligh School student (since '
last school year) and a young
man that wants t<> play for the
Blackcatfootball team in this
his senior year.
The sad side to this story
i$ the fact that on various
websites this young man and
his family have been unfairly
jUdged and questioned in
: everything from personal and
family life to his motivation
for transferrirtg to
Prestonsburg.
(See PACKERS, page two)
MARSHALL
.~ee :REED; page two)
'
to be up. Included in the
questionnaires and the packages the NFL teams send out
are many questions. Before
the 2004 draft rolls around in
April, more teams will likely
contact DeRossett. The current Blackcat grid coach is
Hunters ready for summery
'fall' squirrel season opener
by STEVE VANTREESE
FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PADUCAH - The whine of
mosquitoes, the whirring drone of
dog day cicadas and the steamy heat
of the woods belie the name of the
occasion: Kentucky's fall squirrel
season.
More descriptively, the sportsman's event that begins Saturday
(Aug. 16) would be the summerthrough-winter squirrel season.
Perhaps the fall misnomer has been
(See HEAT, page three)
OUTDOORS
Boating classes
offered at PCC
adopted because the hot weather
squirrel hunt opening is the first of
a progression of seasons that do
lead into autumn and a flurry of
game pursuits.
(See OPENER, page two)
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Safe boating certificates will be offered
at Prestonsburg Community College on
August 30 and again in September, from
10 am. to 4 p.m. The class is free. Anyone
wishing to take the safe boating certification should contact Captain Ken
Amburgey by email at kenamburgey
@hotmail.com.
Safe Boating Certification is mandatory for children from 12 to 17 years old
who operate a personal watercraft or
motorboat of over 10 horsepower, unless
they are accompanied by an adult (18
years or older) or a person with a safe
boating certificate.
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Fall squirrel season on deck
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Many hunters in the area are
prepping for the fall squirrel season.
Pioneer hunters in Kentucky relished demonstrating their marksmanship by "barking a squirrel." To
prove how good a shot they were,
early hunters leveled their Kentucky
Rifles at squirrels in trees trying to
hit the bark of the tree as closely as
possible to the squirrel. The concussion of the lead ball on the tree
shocked the life out of the squirrel
and it fell to the ground, usually
without even piercing its skin.
Squirrel hunting has continued to
be popular in Kentucky since those
pioneer days. The 2003-2004 fall
(See DECK, page two)
PRESTONSBURG
This is a HlOl-1 SCHOOL
STUDENT for goodness
sakes; let the young man be a
teenager and play football. I
will say I am also a alum of
Prestonsburg High. but if it
were any school that a person
bad a legal move from one
schot>l d.isttict to another then
t would feel the same way
about that youngster. This is
not the NFL It is high school
football that is in question
here. I will be the first to
admit that I do not have ALL
the facts in this case and my
~
(See YATES, page three)
file photo
Prestonsburg High
quarterback Trevor
Compton and
Blackcat teammates
were In action
Friday night In a
scrimmage at
Morehead State
University against
Campbell County
and new head
coach John
Schlarman. The
Prestonsburg High
football team will
hold Its annual
Media Day this
evening.
Combs joins P'burg staff
after military stint in Iraq
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG Bryan
Combs is back in the United States
after serving in Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Combs, who played at
Betsy Layne under Coach John
DeRossett in the 1990s, returns
home to join his former coach as a
member of the Prestonsburg High
School football coaching staff.
Following his graduation from
Betsy Layne, Combs coached at
Prestonsburg under DeRossett.
After joining the army, Combs
served 4 1/2 years, which included
his time in Operation Iraqi
(See COMBS, page two)
�82 • SUNDAY, AUGUST
10, 2003
THE F LOYD C OUNTY TIMES
Park courses exceed
•
expectattons
FRANKFORT - The early
returns are in, and the three new
state park golf courses are clear
winners.
All three courses greatly
exceeded their monthly projected sales for their first month of
operation,
said
Acting
Commissioner Ann Latta. All
three courses opened July I.
They are Hidden Cove Golf
Course at Grayson Lake State
Park, and the Mineral Mound
and Dale Hollow Lake golf
courses. A fourth 18-hole golf
course at Pennyrile Forest State
Resort Park opened August 1.
Hidden Cove was especially
busy. Park officials had projected monthly sales to total
$65,000. Instead, the course
took in an eye-popping
$126,000 during July.
The monthly revenue total at
Dale Hollow was estimated at
(See GOLF, page three)
Reed
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The South Floyd High School volleyball team attended a recent camp at Transylvania University
in Lexington. Keith Smallwood (not pictured) returns as head coach of the SFHS volleyball team.
South Floyd girls attend
Transylvania volleyball camp
LEXINGTON - The South
Floyd High School girl's volleyball team recently attended
Transylvania University's Girls
Volleyball Camp, held in the
Clive M. Beck Athletic and
Recreation Center. The camp
taught fundamentals of offense
and defense, serving, passing, setting. and hitting. It also placed a
strong emphasis on skill development.
The camp was led by
Transylvania women's head volleyball coach Cindy Jacobelli.
Prior to coming to Transylvania,
Jacobelli guided Penn StateBehrend, an NCAA Division III
school, to four consecutive
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate
Conference tournaments and was
named Coach of the Year in 1997.
Pictured in the first row, from
left to right, are: Natausha
Tackett and Lisa Fannin. Second
row, from left to right are:
Tiffany Hall, Leslie Holbrook,
Breanna Daniels, Jessica Bartley,
Tiffany Tackett and Ashley Slone.
Third row, left to right, are:
Transylvania women's volleyball
coach Cindy Jacobelli, Katie
Cook, Candice Hall, Ashley
Bealer, Britta Meade, and Megan
Castle. Fourth row, from left to
right, are: Pam Walker, Kayla
Hall, Courtney Blocker, Kasey
Elkins, Sabrina Reid, and Tabitha
Tackett.
Opener
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The squirrel season is the
longest of any Kentucky hunting
period for a game species.
Opening on the third Saturday
of August, squirrel hunting continues through Jan. 31, spanning
extremes from the smolder of
summer to the crackling cold of
winter.
Regulations are unchanged
this year. The daily bag limit
remains six squirrels, while the
possession limit is 12 after two
Packers
happy to answer the questionnaires and correspond with the
pro teams that make Sundays,
cool fall evenings and nights,
cold winter days and nights
come alive.
"I'd Jove to go to Oakland or
Green Bay and watch Jeremy
play," said DeRossett. "When 1
got the first package from the
Raiders, I expected that I'd get
more from the other teams."
Caudill gets his first chance
to shine in his last season as a
college football player on
Sunday. August 31 when he and
his Wildcat teammates host rival
Louisville.
A brief history of the
Packers
On Aug. 11, 1919, a score or
more husky young athletes,
called together by Curly
Lambeau and George Calhoun,
gathered in the dingy editorial
room of the old Green Bay
Press-Gazette building on
Cherry Street and organized a
football team. They didn't know
it, but that was the beginning of
the incredible saga of the Green
Bay Packers.
Lambeau and Calhoun struck
the initial spark a few weeks
before, during a casual streetcomer conversation. It was
apparently a "Why not get up a
football team?" remark, but
once they were interested they
wasted no time.
First they talked Lambeau's
employer - a war-time industry
called the Indian Packing
Company. where he worked as a
shipping clerk for $250/month into putting up money for jerseys.
Because the company provided jerseys and permitted the
use of its athletic field for practice, the club was identified in
its early publicity as a project of
the company. With this tie-in the
name "Packers" was a natural,
and Packers they have been ever
since, although the Indian
Packing Co. had practically
faded out of the picture before
that first season was half over.
That first season the team
won 10 and lost only one,
against foes from Wisconsin and
Upper Michigan. Games were
played in an open "field with no
takes place during the earliest
days of the season, especially
during the first couple of weekends, than during any other
time. In fact, numerous
Kentucky hunters actively pursue squirrels only during the
first few days - an "opening
day" phenomenon.
As far as a hunter's chance of
success, the earliest portion of
the season is not the ideal time.
The squirrel population will
peak later, in the autumn, when
a new crop leaves the nests.
In addition, the heavy foliage
of August limits visibility of the
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tree-living rodents and the often
formidable heat and humidity of
fences or bleachers, and interested fans "passed the hat" But the the late summer woods curtails
team was so successful by 1921 squirrel activity and taxes hunter
enthusiasm.
that Lambeau was backed by
The foliage is the primary
two officials of the packing
reason that late summer hunting
plant in obtaining a franchise
(Aug. 27, 1921) in the new is most often practiced with
national pro football league that shotguns.
The typical August hunter
had been formed in 1920. Cash
packs a shotgun loaded with
customers didn't quite pay the
"high brass" No. 6 shot loads to
freight and the team had to be
better cope with circumstances
forfeited at year's end.
of seeing only pieces and
This was the first in a long
glimpses of squirrels through
series of troubles that the now
heavy leaf cover. The .22 rifle
famous team overcame, for in
better comes into its own as a
1922 Lambeau gained other
longer-range squirrel gun later
backers and bought the franafter falling leaves open the tree
chise back for $250, including
canopy and increase the visibili$50 of his own money. Troubles
continued during that season. ty.
Nevertheless, a high percentOne game was rained out and
age
of squirrel hunting is done
the insurance company wouldn't
in August because it's is the first
pay off because the official
game season to arrive and
amount of rain was one onehundredth of an inch short of because Kentucky hunters
always have sought squirrels in
that required in the policy.
However, another storm late August.
It happens that the standing
in the season, when the Packers
crop
of squirrels in most
were scheduled to play the
Kentucky forests and woodlots
Duluth Kelleys, threatened to
this year is good, likely better
throw Lambeau further into
debt. But A.B. Turnbull, Green than average. Squirrel numbers
Bay Press-Gazette general man- always relate to the immediate
year's mast crop, the abundance
ager. advanced Lambeau the
of
nuts and seeds upon which
Duluth guarantee. He then lobbied town businessmen (''The squirrels base most of their livHungry Five") behind the team, ing.
"We've had above average
and formed the Green Bay
acorn
crops for the past few
Football Corporation.
years,"
said Dan Figert, a state
From those modest and
small
game
biologist. "As a
somewhat tenuous beginnings,
result,
we've
got
good squirrel
the Packers have gone on to earn
populations
pretty
much
national stature and virtual
statewide
now."
worldwide recognition by winning more championships (12)
over the intervening 80-plus
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ball.
These achievements, while
representing a town of just Freedom. One of his duties in
Operation Iraqi Freedom was servaround 100,000 in competition
ing as a jailer in Baghdad, guardwith the country's largest maring prisoners of war .
kets, have endeared the Packers
DeRossett and other members
to the nation. The David vs.
of
his staff welcome an addition
Goliath concept and the team's
like
Combs.
unique status as a publicly
"We're very happy to have
owned corporation has intrigued
Bryan (Combs) join our coaching
generations. The Packers' colorstaff here at Prestonsburg." said
ful saga spans 84 years from the
DeRossett. "He's a real nice addi"Iron Man" period of the first
tion."
decade under founder Curly
As a member of the
Lambeau, to the present day,
Prestonsburg grid staff, Combs
which finds Mike Sherman prewill serve as an assistant, working
siding as the team's 13th head
with quarterbacks and defensive
coach.
backs.
or more days of hunting.
Shooting hours remain 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset.
The third Saturday m August
opening is traditional, and dog
days squirrel hunting is a tradition among Kentucky's sp01tsmen and women.
Managers with the Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Resources say surveys show that
much more squirrel hunting
Combs
tickets behind the visitors'
dugout or the $10 parking fee.
All that really mattered to me
was that I got to go to a majorleague baseball game in
Cincinnati, which I've been
doing since the late 1940s.
When I was a youngster and
the Reds' best pitchers were
Ewell "The Whip" Blackwell
and Ken Raffensberger, the
highlight of the summer was a
trip to Crosley Field on a
Sunday. If a double-header was
scheduled, so much the better.
The planning, the anticipation,
dominated our lives. The night
before the trip, I was so excited
I couldn't sleep.
In those days before the interstates, we would have to get up
and be on the road, a two-lane
highway, by 8 a.m. It was
always hot and the car had no air
conditioning. But it was such a
thrill, such an adventure. We
were off to see the Reds! Off to
see Big Klu and Roy McMillan
and Louisville's own David
Russell "Gus" Bell.
Whenever the Brooklyn
Dodgers were in town, the little
park was packed. The white
folks wanted to see the best
team in the National League.
The black folks, some of whom
came on excursion trains from
as far away as Atlanta and
Binningham, wanted to see
Jackie Robinson, who broke
baseball's racial barrier in 1947
and always drew huge crowds in
a league that went no further
west than St. Louis.
The excursion trains would
stop at Cincinnati's Union
Station, just a few blocks away
from the ball park at the comer
of Western and Findlay, making
it easy for the passengers to
walk to Crosley Field. named
after Powell Crosley, the owner
of the Reds and the man who
operated 50,000-watt radio station WLW out of the Carew
Tower in downtown Cincinnati.
Under Crosley, the Reds became
the first big-league team to play
night baseball.
To me, "cozy Crosley" was
the Vatican of baseball. A shrine.
A holy place. I remember the
black men in their top hats who
sold fresh roasted peanuts outside the park. I remember the
smell of perspiration and hot
dogs and beer inside the park. I
remember, under the grandstand, the big photos on the
walls, depicting Reds' victories
and heroes of the past.
But the best part was when
you would walk through a tunnel and behold the shrine. The
emerald grass. The scoreboard
in left field. The Sun/Moon deck
in right. The dugouts. The pressbox, where Waite Hoyt did the
radio play-by-play. The bright
uniforms. The players, treasured
baseball cards brought to life.
Look, there's Willie Mays!
There's Sandy Koufax! Or
Roberto Clemente or Ralph
Kiner or whomever. Larger than
life in our imaginations as we
sat at home by our radios, here
they were, in the flesh, smaller
than we thought yet perfect in
their majesty.
In those days, the $42.50 I
paid at the concessions stand
would have easily covered the
cost of four tickets, the parking,
the concessions, the gas, and
probably a dinner at Frisch's on
the way home.
I never that same satisfying
feeling when I went to
Riverfront/Cinergy Field, which
succeeded Crosley in I 970. Oh,
sure, it was an impressive edifice that, at the time it was
opened, was state-of-the-art. 1
have many happy Riverfront
memories, most of them involving the so-called "Big Red
Machine" teams of the 1970s.
Yet Riverfront also was too
big, too cold, too impersonal.
The playing surface was aJtificial and so was the atmosphere.
In the pressbox. it was impossi-
ble to open a window to get the
night's atmosphere, the sweet
perfume of baseball.
Yet that pressbox also is
where so many craftsman did
their distinguished work: Si
Burick, Ritter Collett, Earl
Lawson. Hal McCoy, Marty
Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, and so
many others who have entertained and enriched us with the
quality of their work and their
devotion to baseball.
I saw Johnny Bench, Joe
Morgan, Tony Perez, and Tom
Seaver do their Hall-of-Fame
work in Riverfront. I was there
the night that Pete Rose surpassed Ty Cobb's record for
total hits. I got to see more
tobacco spit than I want to think
about. and witness various, ah,
calls of nature by Marge
Schott's dogs.
And don't even ask about
what I saw an elephant do at the
end of the traditional Findlay
Market parade on a certain
opening day.
The new park, thank heaven,
is far more Crosley than
Riverfront. Like most of the
"retro" parks that cities and
franchises have built, it tries to
incorporate the feel of the old
parks with the amenities
demanded by today's big-bucks
spenders.
The builders have achieved
their goals. It's a wonderful
park, with interesting vistas and
an old-time feel. There are more
restrooms, concessions stands,
and handicapped seating areas
that Riverfront/Cinergy had.
The only inconvenience now is
parking, which should be remedied by next season.
Outside the park there's a
plaza that will include some
statues to Reds' heroes. The
ones honoring Nux and Ted
Kluszewski already are in place.
They'll be joined by similar
monuments dedicated to the
memories of Frank
Robinson
and
Ernie
Lombardi before summer turns
to fall.
Our seats were right behind
third base and the visitors'
dugout. We were so close that,
whenever San Francisco's
Bonds would come on or off the
field, we could see the beads of
perspiration on his shaved head.
I wondered about a lot of
things that night. I wondered
whatever happened to black
men in top hats selling hotroasted peanuts. I remembered
seeing Jim
Maloney throw a no-hitter
for 12 innings at Crosley, yet
losing the game in the I 3th. And
I thought: Where have you gone,
Wally Post and Tommy Helms
and Chris Sabo?
And, certainly, I remembered
Peter Edward Rose, a player
who gave me more thrills - and
more good interviews- than any
player I've ever covered. If
I'm allowed to have one
more significant baseball experience in Cincinnati, it would be
to see Pete welcomed by the
crowd in Great American Park
after it has been announced that
he has been elected to the Hall
of Fame.
On a starry summer night, a
night brimming with promise
and fun and friendship. it felt
wonderful to once more attend a
game in Cincinnati, the baseball
mecca of my childhood.
Bonds didn't homer. The
Reds
won.
Baseball
in
Cincinnati is alive and well in a
jewel of a new park. For a few
brief moments, the world was
simply perfect.
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squirrel season is open from
August 16 through January 31,
2004, except for the first two
days of modern gun deer season
(November 8-9, 2003).
The outlook for the season is
bright. Good populations of
squirrels exist statewide. Gray
squirrels are the main species in
the woods of eastern Kentucky.
The numbers of fox squirrels,
also known as red squirrels,
increase in southern, central and
western Kentucky where more
farm lands are found. Gray
squirrels prefer extensive forests
while fox squirrels prefer woodlots and fence rows in open agricultural areas.
The early season is usually
hot and dry with plants still full
of foliage. Hunters should focus
on hickory, pecan, beech and
elm trees during the early season. Other favored squirrel
foods during this time are the
soft mast producers such as dogwood, blackgum and hackberry.
The full foliage of the early
season makes firearms choice an
important consideration. A shotgun increases success when
shooting through the leaves versus a .22 rifle popular for squirrels later in fall. Tree leaves may
impede visibility somewhat, but
they likewise present an advantage to the early season hunter.
The green foliage squelches
the noise of a hunter's footsteps
and allows movement with less
detection by the squirrels.
Crunchy dried leaves found on
the ground later in the season
can alert squirrels to an
approaching hunter.
Preferred squirrel habitat
changes as leaves fall. days
shorten and temperatures cool.
Walnut and oak stands draw
squirrels and they spend more
time on the ground gathering
fallen mast. Hunters should target these areas for continued
success later into the season. and
is a good time to switchover to a
.22 rifle.
,
If you plan to participate in
the fall squirrel season. please
record your day's hunt information in the squirrel hunting log
on page 74 of the 2003
Kentucky Fall Hunting and
Trapping Guide. The logs are
also available on the internet at
fw.ky.gov or by calling 1-800858-1549.
The daily limit for the fall
squirrel season is six squirrels
and the possession limit is
twelve.
Several Eastern Kentucky
counties become crowded with
squirrel hunters each fall.
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Mentor Dove Hunts
The Kentucky Department of
Fish and Wildlife Resources
(KDFWR) offers junior hunters
and an accompanying adult the
opportunity to enjoy the best
dove hunting of rhe season
through the ~1entor Dove Hunts.
Mentor Dove Hunts nre
offered on selected public dove
fields on the opening da) of the
season, September I. Statewide
dove hunting licensing requirements apply.
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Participants must call the f"'
KDFWR Information Center at
1-800-858-1549 from August 18
through August 27, 2003 to
reserve a spot for these hunts.
Reservations for Mentor Dove
Hunts will not be taken outside
of these dates. Reservations will
be taken on a first come, first
serve basis until all the designated spots fill.
Location of the Mentor Dove
Hunts will appear in the 2003
Dove and Early Waterfowl
Seasons Guide or on the internet
at fw.ky.gO\. Participants may
also call 1-800-858-1 549 in
mid-August to ftnd the location ~
of these hunts.
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THE FLOYD CouNTY TtMES
10, 2003 • 83
Labonte Brothers bouncing back after sub-par years
by JENNA FRYER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Bobby and TciTY Labonte
passed the time during a recent
firmed what's been suspected all
season: The Labontes are having
fun at the race track once again.
"We never had a pity party
together or anything like that,"
Terry said. "But l know I certainly didn't enjoy coming to
every race track every weekend,
and I'm sure Bobby wasn't
exactly loving it, e1ther."
Neither enjoyed their profession much last season, since
each was stuck in a slump of
l"'ge proportions.
Terry, a two-time Winston
Cup champion. last won a race
in 1999. And since winning his
second title in 1996, he had
slipped lower and lower in the
season-ending
point standings
In the game for ninth place,
all
the
way
to
an embarrassthe Stars fell to the Northern
ing
24th
last
year.
California Pharoahs 53-50 in
Bobby's descent wasn't as
overtlffie.
steep.
but his results had certainThe Stars, made up only of
ly
slipped
since winning the
local Eastern Kentucky players,
2000
Winston
Cup title.
were 14th out of 178 teams comNormally
in
the
thick
of most
peting.
title
chases,
he
dropped
to 16th
Players on the team are:
in
the
series
standings
last
year
Robby Wilcox, Drew McDavid,
the
same
season
teammate
Casey Clark, Travis Wright,
Mitchell Brown, Luke Bonner, Tony Stewart was crowned
Alex Barker and Michael champion.
"You don't have any fun
Hollingsworth.
when
you know there's a probThe head coach is Bryan
lem,
but
you can't figure out
LeMaster. Other coaches are Joe
how
to
solve
it no matter what
Barker and Jeff Wilcox.
you try," Bobby said. "It's hard
NASCAR presentation with
knowing glances and a few
whispers between them.
Whatever secrets the two
were sharing, the identical
smirks from each brother con-
YOUTH BASKETBALL
to keep showing up for work
feeling confident in your abilities. in what the team can or
can't do. when the results are
continuously knocktng you
down."
Bobby was expected to tind a
way to turn it around. At 39
years old, he still had plenty of
gas in his tank and was capable
of winning races.
But at 46 years old. Terry
\\as simply expected to ride out
the final years of his career. It
had been so long since he had
been competitive, skeptics wondered if he still had the desire m
him.
"Everybody
has
been
through it," Terry said. "It's just
competition It's hard for a team
to stay on top.
"Sometimes, when you're
down on the bottom, you don't
know how you got there and you
don't know how you're gomg to
get out. You just keep workmg
at it."
(Sec YEARS. page four)
Stars fmish 14th
in AQAU nationals
TIMES STAFF REPORT
ORLANDO, Fla. -One area
AA U basketball team returned
home from national competition
with a fine finish in tow.
The Eastern Kentucky Stars,
a 14-under boys basketball
team, finished 14th in the nation
in the AAU national championships here.
The Stars defeated the
Northern Kentucky Tar Heels
,It 62-46 and the Nashville Royals
80-74
in
overtime
on
Wednesday to reach the consolation bracket finals.
Football
player pic
here
BASEBALL
Griffey Jr. knew
~returning was risky
CINCINNATI
Ken
Griffey Jr. knew he was taking a
chance by returning to the
Cincinnati Reds before his right
shoulder was fully healed.
Griffey said on Tuesday that
the team's doctor had warned
him that there was lingering
damage from April 5, when he
dislocated the shoulder while
trying to make a diving catch.
Doctors advised that he probably would require surgery to
fix tears in the shoulder, but
gave him the option of trying to
come back and play and have
Yates
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guess is that most other people
do not either. but it is not rocket
science it is high school sports.
The problems do not lie only
in this case but other schools
are having problems as well. If
the young man moved from
Johnson County to Auxier in
Floyd County, which the last
time I checked was the county
in which Prestonsburg High
School is located in, then
what's the problem? If Chat
Yates lives in Floyd County,
and I am told he has been living
~ in Floyd County since last
school year, then that should be
the end of story.
Well that was an easy case,
next case please! In no way am
I attempting to tum this into a
joke. but isn't there many more
things to worry about in this
world? It may seem that this
whole thing is being taken out
of context, but if you visit
sports-based websites and see
some of the things written
about this case then you would
see why I say just let these kids
play sports. No one told Mr.
Yates that he was ineligible to
attend Prestonsburg High
School as a student, did they?
Young kids in today's society
will face enough adversity as it
is with the move into adult society so let them be kids in the
short time they have to be just
that - KIDS. I am not trying to
raise support to let anyone play
anywhere no matter the circumstances, but if the youngster
lives in the district why should
he be denied the chance to play
sports? It all seems so easy, so
why must it be so hard? Stay
Tuned...... .
the procedure after the season.
Griffey returned 5 1/2 weeks
after the injury, even though the
shoulder was still bothering
him, and played until he tore a
tendon in his right ankle on July
17, requiring season-ending
surgery.
He chose to go ahead and
have the shoulder surgery on
Monday. Dr. Timothy Kremchek
repaired a tom labrum and a significant tear in the rotator cuff.
Kremchek knew Griffey had the
tears, but couldn't be sure of the
extent until he operated.
Griffey said Tuesday that he
was aware of the tears in the
shoulder when he returned to the
lineup in May.
"After I hurt my shoulder, I
was determined to play if I
could," Griffey said. "I knew it
was risky. They told me I might
be able to rehab it, and I did to
the point where I could play. I
wasn't going to have surgery at
that point just to have surgery,
but after I hurt my ankle we
decided to go ahead and do the
shoulder."
He hit .247 in 53 games this
season with 13 homers and 26
RBis. He has been hurt in all
four seasons since coming to his
hometown team, limiting him to
an average of 82 starts per season.- AP
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to practice in shorts and helmets through Saturday. The
~ first session is full pads is slated for this afternoon.
Herd fans still waiting to
purchase their tickets for the
2003 season can now do so at
the Marshall Stadium Box
Office. The booth at Gate A
will be open from noon until 6
p.m. Monday-Friday through
the start of the season.
Fans will not only be able
to purchase single game tickets, but also season tickets at
the location. The box office
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$60,000, but instead, the new
course brought in $85,000. For
Mineral Mound, the respective
totals were $50.000 in projected
sales, but $80,000 in actual
sales.
"These figures prove something that we knew all along,"
said Secretary Latta. "To quote
from a popular movie, 'If you
built, they will come."
Notwithstanding the popularity of the courses, there are still
plenty of opportunities to try out
the new courses.
At Hidden Cove, golf pro
Denny Nash recommends that
golfers take advantage is its
seven-day advance registration.
Rather than made an impulse
decision, call a few days in
advance to secure a tee time, he
advises.
Carl DiCesare, park manager
at Mineral Mound, suggests that
players consider afternoon tee
times on weekends; the mornings tend to be booked by
golfers wanting to finish before
the midday heat. Mineral
Mound starts off players every
I 0 minutes, rather than the more
customary eight minutes. As a
result, walk-ins can be slipped
into line more easily, DiCesare
said. Sometimes, a foursome
might be given the choice of
starting on the back nine, then
later play the first nine holes.
Ted Beckmann, the golf pro
at
Dale
Hollow,
said
Wednesdays and Thursdays tend
to be the busiest times at his
course, so he suggests that
golfers choose other days to get
a better choice of tee times.
Early afternoon is the best time
to find an available time slot.
will be able to accept cash,
check, Visa,
Mastercard,
Discover,
and
American
Express.
The Herd is slated to open
the 2003 season on Saturday,
August 30, against Hofstra at
Marshall Stadium. Kickoff for
that game is set for 4:30 p.m.
Plenty of great seats for the
opener, as well as the entire
five-game home season ticket
package.
are
available.
Marshall is offering fans value
priced tickets in the HerdZone
and EndZone at Marshall
Stadium for as low as $85 and
$65 each for season tickets.
Fans will also have two
opportunities to come to the
stadium to "Choose A Seat"
for 2003. Ticket office representatives will be on hand on
Thursday, August 14 from 5-7
p.m. and Saturday, August 16,
from 10 a.m. to I p.m. prior to
the Herd's first major scrimmage.
On Saturday, August 16,
Herd fans wanting to relive the
2002 season will have a unique
opportunity as well. Copies of
the acclaimed video "Running
With The Herd" will be available for sale to fans on both
VHS and DVD in the Stadium
after practice.
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Years
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Both brothers did keep working on the slow climb back to
the top, and both find themselves almost there.
Bobby is currently sixth in
the points standings with one
victory. and a series high 10 topS finishes.
Terry is 14th in points with
three top Ss and six top lOs - a
season after he scored just one
top 5 the entire year.
"I know our parents get a
smile seeing both their boys run-
ning well again," Bobby said.
"And I know our wives are
enjoying it a lot more, too.
"And for me, just being able
to look in my mirror and see that
big Tiger (the logo on Terry's
Kellogg's-sponsored car) coming up on my bumper again and
passing me is pretty neat."
Terry's turnaround is the bigger fete, considering how poorly
his Hendrick Motorsports team
had been running. He credits
crew chief Jim Long, now in his
second season, for breaking out
of the old way of doing things
the No. 5 Chevrolet was relying
on.
"It's easy now to look back
and see how messed up we
were," Terry said. "God knows
we didn't realize we were. Jim
came on board and started
showing us some things that
weren't being done right."
The first thing Long asked
when he came aboard was to see
the results of wind tunnel test-
ing. Former crew chief Gary
DeHart wasn't btg on taking
cars to the wind tunnel, so the
team had nothing to show.
"Because we hadn't gone to
the wind tunnel, we didn't realize until Jim came along we
were as far off body-wise as we
were," Terry said. "We didn't
take them to the wind tunnel, so
we weren't taking much to the
race track."
Once Long brought the team
back up to speed, it didn't take
Terry long to prove he's just as
good a driver as he was wher. he
won his Winston Cup titles.
Now the speculation over
how Pendrick would part ways
with Terry when his contract
expires at the end of his year has
shifted to how many years the
car owner plans to resign him
for.
With a return to Victory Lane
the one thing Terry is still chasing, he's certain he's not ready
to retire but gives few hints as to
how many years he has left.
"You can count them on one
hand," he says with a smile.
And don't ask Bobby,
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Wildcats have first practice
Thursday workout
moved indoors
because of lightning
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LEXINGTON - Football
season arrived in a sense
Thursday on the campus of the
University of Kentucky. The
Kentucky football team held its
first
preseason
practice
Thursday as the Wildcats, split
into two groups, practiced for
approximately four and one-half
hours.
The practice began at the
Nutter Training Facility, then
moved to the Nutter Field House
when lightning threatened the
outdoor fields. Group I consisted
primarily of second- and fourthteam players while Group II was
comprised of first- and thirdteam players. Each group practiced for approximately two and
SOFTBALL
Rage ftnishes
season with title
The River City Rage, a 16under softball team composed of
players from Eastern Kentucky
high schools, finished the season
at 23-8 by wmmng the
Slammerfest 16-under championship in Georgetown.
The Rage defeated the host
Slammers 5-3 in the finals.
During the season, the Rage
won the Mountain State Classic
in Beckley, W.Va. that qualified
them for the USSA World Series
in Rock Hill, N.C. they were also
*
runner-up in Lancaster, Ohio,
that qualified them for the USSA
World Series in Canton, Mich.
Team members are: Megan
Brown, Stacia Caldwell, Casey
Callihan, Brittani Damron,
Ashley
Easterling,
Renee
Grizzle, Aimee Keen, Krista
Kouns, Kristian Lunsford, York
Samons, Sara Scott and Casey
Walker.
The manager is John Delaney
and coaches are Rick Walker and
Hezzie Samons.
In 1889, Eufaula native Jamie
one-half hours, including a 30minute overlap period for special teams work.
Among the players present
for the workouts was senior
defensive end Jeremy Caudill. A
graduate of Prestonsburg High
School, Caudill, a three-year
startt:r, makes the move out to
defensive end this season.
Head coach Rich Brooks
liked with what he saw.
"Overall. I thought their conditioning was good," Brooks
said. "l was pleased with the
retention rate (from spring practice) by the veterans. I like practicing in two groups because it
gives each player more repetitions."
Asked about new players .that
caught his eye, Brooks said,
"There were some new players
who made a good impression,
but one day in shorts is way too
early to single out anyone."
Squad limits are set at a maximum of 105 players until school
begins on Aug. 27. Brooks
announced that junior college
tight end Kurt Jackson will not
report to the team until the start
of school because of an injury.
Lawrence County High grad
Gerad Parker is back with the
team and is working out following an injury suffered in the
spring.
The team had Media Day on
Friday morning, then practiced
in the same format Friday afternoon.
MID-SOUTH CONFERENCE
Georgetown picked
to win Mid-South
Conference football title
LOUISVILLE
Georgetown College, which has
won or shared the last five MidSouth Conference football
championships, is the pre-season
choice to win the NAJA league's
title this season, according to a
vote of conference coaches.
Georgetown, located in
Georgetown, Ky., finished 12-2
last season and lost to Carroll
College (Mont.) 28-7 in last
year's NAIA championship
game.
Georgetown also was the
NAIA runner-up in 1999 to
Northwestern Oklahoma State
and won the national championship in 2000 and 2001. The
Tigers have posted a 53-3 record
during the past four seasons and
have not lost a conference game
during that span.
Following Georgetown in the
Mid-South coaches' poll were
CampLambuth
(Tenn.),
bellsville (Ky.), Cumber-land
(Tenn.), Cumberland (Ky.),
Belhaven (Miss.), Virginia-Wise,
Union (Ky.), Pikeville (Ky.) and
Bethel (Tenn.).
- The Associated Press
FISHING
Trout to be stocked
at area lakes
Trout will be stocked at
Paintsville
Tailwaters
in
Johnson County on Wednesday
at 4 p.m. Approximately 2,400
trout will be stocked at that time.
Trout (I ,500) will be stocked
"(t\ E. f' l RST STEp
IN
at Carr Creek Tailwaters in
Knott County at 2:30 p.m. and 1
p.m. that same day. Also on
Wednesday, six hundred will be
stocked in Buckhorn Tailwaters
n Perry County.
because he doesn't have any
idea, either. But he does know
he wants the chance to run sideby-side with his brother for a
win.
"I think it's just a matter of •
time before Terry is running for
wins again," Bobby said. "And I
want to be the one up there battling him for them."
RHP Acevedo
on DL, RHP
Sullivan takes
his place
CINCINNATI
The
Cincinnati Reds put pitcher Jose
Acevedo on the 15-day disabled
list Thursday after he sprained his
ankle Wednesday night when he
missed a dugout step and stumbled
in Los Angeles in a game with the
Dodgers.
No timetable has been set for
the right-hander's return. Acevedo
went 2-0 with a 2.67 ERA in four
starts and one relief appearance for
the Reds.
Relief pitcher Scott Sullivan
was reactivated to take Acevedo's
roster spot Sullivan has been on
the DL since July 18 with tendinitis in his right shoulder. He is 6-0
with a 3.86 ERA in 45 relief
appearances for Cincinnati.
Acevedo
was
examined
Thursday in Cincinnati by Dr.
Timothy Kremchek. the team's
medical director. An MRI revealed
the sprain but no breaks. He is to
wear a walking boot for a week
and use crutches, then begin
strength and flexibility exercises. The Associated Press
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Paintsville Middle
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first meeting
All Paintsville seventh- and
eighth-grade students who are
interested in playing football for
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should report to the Paintsville
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Monday at 6 p.m.
Also included are the Couric-Smith
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110 • Agrlcu1tur11
115•ATV's
120 ·Boats
130 • Cars
140 • 4x4's
150 • Miscellaf19Qus
160 • Motorcycles
170 ·Parts
175 • SUV's
180 ·Trucks
190 ·Vans
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The R.OYD COUNTY
TIMES does
not
knowingly
accept
false or misleading
advertisements . Ads
which request or
require advance payment of fees for services or products
should be scrutinized
carefully.
AUTOMOTIVE
120-Boats
2!!!! • EM~LQXMENT
210 - Job Usllngs
.220 - Help Wanted
230 ·Information
250 - Miscellaneous
~60 - Part Time
270- Sales
280 - Services
290 - Worl< Wanted
:l!!!! • EI~AfiCIAL
FOR SALE: 1977
F1 00 pick-up, green
ext., new tires & battery .Good condition.
$800 OBO. Call8740467 after 5 or leave
message.
•
EMPLOYMENT
When responding to
Employment ads that
have reference numbers, please indicate
that entire reference
number on the out·
side of your enve·
lope.
Reference
numbers are used to
help us direct your
letter to the correct
individual.
FOR SALE: 16 ft.
Phantom
fishing
boat. 50 hp motor,
fish & depth finder,
trolling motor, lure
well, etc. For more
info call Randy 886· 205-Business Opport.
8876, if no answer
leave message.
FOR SALE: CANDLE & GIFT SHOP
130-Cars
WITH 1 0 MINUTE
TANNING BED, lots
.. 1996 FORD TAU- of inventory, $20,000
RUS silver, excellent for more info call 606condition. #3500 firm. 349·2337 or 349874·9757.
4328.)
FOR SALE: 1982
DATSON 280 zx,
blue, looks nice, T·
tops, great sound
system,175,000
miles. Asking $950.
Call 606-886·8851 .
NEED AN EXTR
$36,000.00
A
YEAR?
Vending
route for sale. Cost
$5000.00 Help find
missing children. 1800·863-7155.
or
www.webde1992 CHEVY CORSI- sign199.com
CA for sale. If inter·
21 0-Job Listings
ested call 889-0872
4,1 or 226-0062.
IMMEDIATE OPENJm:i
Individual to per·
140-4x4s
form maintenance at
apartments.
Must
1952 WILLYS JEEP,
an· original Army sur- have own tools. Send
plus, * $5200 478- resume and three references to LRMG,
5173.
396 Cave Run Lake
160-Motorcycles Road, Salt Lick, KY
40371.
1985
HONDA NOW
HIRING:
GOLDWING TRIKE Ambitious individual
1200 series, 34,000 for two area apartactual miles, maroon. ments. Must have
Asking $8500. 358prior
managment
• ) 2000.
ex peri en ce/1 i g ht
1998 YAMAHA YZBO bookkeeping.
Full
New tires, pro-circuit time position with
pipe. $1600. Call health
insurance
452·9599 for more available. Must have
good communication
info.
skills and work well
170-Parts
with people. Please
send your resume
FOR
SALE
4 along with 3 profesG E B E R A K sional references.
0225.60/R16 TIRES LRMG, 396 Cave
14,000 miles for 100. Run Lake Road,
Call 874-2451 after Salt Lick, KY 40371.
5:00.
MOUNTAIN MANOR
180 ·Trucks
OF PAINTSVILLE is
FOR SALE 1993 4- now taking applica·
WHEEL DRIVE NIS- tions for RN and LPN
SAN EXTRA CAB positions. Excellent
SE V6. Excellent pay and benefits. Apply
Condition. Loaded in person at 1025 Eudid
$5500.
Also,
4 Avenue, Paintsville, Ky.,
Wheeler trailer $250. between 8 a.m. to 4
Call 606-874·4389.
p.m. Monday thru
Friday.
WRECKED
1995
CHEVY
BLAZER $$$ UP TO $529
Tahoe Edition, black WEEKLYI Mailing letin color with leather ters from home. Easy!
interior, damage to Any Hours! FuiVpart·
right side. Must see, time. No experience
~ make offer. 606·889- necessary. u.s. Digest
1·888-389-1790
24
0322 after 5 p.m.
hours
1996 GEO TRACKER good condition.
Asking $4000. Call
606-478-3100.
FOR SALE: 2003
RANGER ES 350
4X4. 4 wheeler, 2
months old, 180
miles, 4 year warranty. Asking $4500.
Includes
luggage
box. Call 606·5871737.
220-Help Wanted
PRESTONSBURG
HEALTH CARE CENTER has an opening for
a full time employee to
do laundry. We offer
oompetitive wages and
excellent benefits. If
interested please call
606-886-2378 or apply
at 147 N. Highland
Ave., Prestonsburg,
KY 41653 (beside
Prestonsburg Grade
School).
310- Business
Opportunity
330 • For Sale
3SO - Miscellaneous
360 • Money To Lend
380 • Services
~Di~
410- Animals
420 - Appliances
440 • ElectroniCs
SEEKING: Highly
motivated goal and
success oriented
i nd i v i d u aIs .
Established company
Write your own paychecks.. Great benefits, call Marty. 886·
6861 or 886-9120.
250-Miscellaneous
445 • Futnili.lt..
4QO- Lawn & Garden
400· MiscellanOOus
500 • Miscellaneous
590 - Sale or Lease
490 • Recreation
420-Appliances
Asking $450. Also,
GE Profile gas dryer,
4 drying ctcles cream
color. $300. Call 606788-9299.
440-Eiectronics
FOR SALE: PIO·
NEER
HOME
STEREO Includes
CD player, cassette
player & recorder, 2
large
speakers,
turntable and stand.
reduced to $250 but
will negotiate. 8744604 after 5:30 p.m.•
445-Furniture
ALLEN FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furniture, used appliances, living I bedroom
suits,
bunkbeds, and lo~
more!
Call 874-9790.
RAY'S BARGAIN
CENTER
New
& Used
Furniture
&
Appliances @ unbelievable prices. Come
in today for incredible
savings.
Shop At
The Little Furniture
Store & Save!! RT.
#122,
McDowell.
Call 606-377-0143.
480-Miscellaneous
STEEL BUILDINGS
Huge savings on new
models factory second, freight damaged
20x26, 25x34, 800·
222-6335. Financing,
no reasonable offer
refused!
Wed ads
wor~
600 • HO(ISQS
640 • l.and/Ults
650 • Moblle Homes
550 • Land/lots
510 • Mobile Homes
$00 • Mlecellaoeoue
670 • ComtnCI'Cial
Prop&rty
495 ·Wanted To Buy
690 • Wanted To flern
600 • RENIA!.S
100 • seBYJCes
~EAl EST,ATii:
S05 • 90s[ne$S
WOLFF TANNING
BEDS
Affordable •
Convienent
Payments from
$25/month
FREE! Color catalog
Call Today
1-800-842-1305
www.np.etstan.com
FINANCIAL
FREE TO A GOOD
HOME good hunting
dogs. Call 478-4629
after 5 p.m., leave
message.
GE PROFILE GAS
RANGE black with
self cleaning oven.
Office Spat»
P(opetty
5SO·l'lomes
REAL ESTATE
410-Animals
51P • commercial
460 • Yard Sate
470 • Health & Beauty
475 - Hooset)()ld
WILL LIVE IN WITH
ELDERLY PERSON
25 years experience
50S-Business
& training as a CNA
nurse. Call anytime
WE HAVE A 1 BR
276-395·2563.
BECOME
DEBT FURNISHED
on
the
FREE! Cut payments CONDO
at
New
beach
Smyrna
Beach,
Florida. Would like to
380-Services
exchange 1 to 3 mo.
of summer use of the
without new loans. condo for 1 to 3
It's easy! 1 hr. months use of a 2
approval. Call 1·800- BR, 2BA mountain
517·3406.
house
of
cabin.
Ralph Mobley 239·
FREE KITTENS to a 498-2914,
e-mail:
good home.
Call MOBLEYMOB@ aol.
886-6595.
com.
MERCHANDISE
.,
530-Houses
FOR
SALE
BY
OWNER in Powell
County, 3 BR, 3 BA
brick house with
2345 sq. ft. on 88
acres. Large rooms,
built in 1987. Four
large outbuildings.
Convenient
to
Lexington,
Winchester & Mt.
Sterling, one mile
from Stanton. For
more info call 606663-9421.
610 • .Ap,1tlmenl$
620 • Storage[
FOR SALE: Almost 1
acre near Long Bow
Boat Docks at Cave
Run Lake. Asking
$6000. Call 606-889·
0746.
705 • Consiructlon
BEAT THE HEAT
SPECIAL
at Park Place
Apartments in
Prestonsburg.
~
PROCES$1NG
THROUGH THE
LOTS FOR SALE:
MONTH OF
Two (2) large lots for
AUGUST
sale Woodland Park
1 Br/$305 mo.
subdivision
on
2 Br/325 mo.
Daniels Creek, city
Call 886-0039
utilities, sale price
E.O.E.
negotiable. Call 8861428, 874-2843 after GREETINGS FROM
6 p.m.
LIGHTHOUSE
MANOR,
Terry &
Lots
at
W. Sharon Smith. We
P r e s t o n s b u r g . have apartments for
Public utilities avail- rent that are effiency
able Also lots at apartments, all utilites
Jenny's Creek and paid. For more info
Abbott Creek. Call call 606-886·2797.
606-478-5173•
2 BR DUPLEX cenFOR tral heat /air, stove,
PROPERTY
SALE 1 .5 acres w/3 refrigerator, located 1
North
of
BR townhouse & two mile
2 BR apartments Prestonsburg on U.S.
located .3 miles from 23. Call 889-9747 or
Rt. 80, Martin. Call 886-9007.
285-9507.
FURNISHED
1 BEDROOM
PROPERTY
FOR
APARTMENTS:
SALE: Located on
Abbott and also prop· Central heat & air.
erty on
Jenny's Rent starting at $350
+
$300
Creek. Call 478- month,
deposit.
Located
5173.*
near HRMC. 8899717.*
570-Mobile Homes
3 BR, 2 BA, HOUSE
for
rent,
large
kitchen , large living
room, washer &
dryer, dishwasher,
microwave, food dis·
posal, central ale,
utilities not included,
no pets, references
required. $500 mo.
606-478·9682.
650-Mobile Homes
2
BR
UNFUR·
NISHED
mobile
home for rent. $250
dep. $300 mo. Call
886-0040.
FOR RENT: Small 2
BR trailer located
near Clark School.
Call 478-9993.
SERVICES
RENTALS
to qua/it) healrh rare.
Big Sandy Htalzh
Car~ lr cJJI
765 • PI'OfG$SIOnal$
11s~
770- fleprur/SerYICCf
7fS • t$Jecf(l()l$)f
120 ·•weafl6~ BeautY
730. ~&Garoen·
735·~f'
140 • Masonry •
745 · M!scettaneous
750 • Mobllli HolM
Movem
7S5·0fb
reo • P.JUmbing
NOTICES
f.quul Opporllm/1\• Emp/o~~r
700 ·llmoor
790 ·Travel
m- somes
80S • Annr::JAC:emefitS
e1o · Aueoons
815 • l0$t & Foond
630 • Mlscel~a
350 • PetSO(I8JS
870 • Services
850-Personals
80S-ANNOUNCE·
MENTS
When responding to
Personal ads that
HELP THE KIDS IN have reference numTHE COMMUNITY. bers, please indicate
We are looking for that entire reference
donations for new & number on the out·
side of your enve·
used computers to
lope. Reference
distribute to the kids
community facilities. numbers are used to
help us direct your
For pick up call Scott
889-9551 and to letter to the correct
individual.
deliver call Scott 8899551.
LOOKING FOR OLD
FAMILY
HOME
MOVIES. Loaned to
someone in Floyd
FREE
PALLETS: County several years
Can be picked up ago. Movies loaned
behind The Floyd by my mother Oma
Jean Hall of Martin.
County limes.
Please call Debbie
386-755·2585.
812-Free
2 BR MOBILE FOR
815-Lost & Found
RENT at Doty Crk.
Br. by the Hospital at
McDowell. Total elec· LOST 3 STONE
MOTHERS
RING
tric. Call377-6161.
first stone October,
stone June,
670-Commercial second
third
stone
Property
November. Lost at
IGA in Martin on
FOR
LEASE Saturday
August
OFFICE SUITE AT 2nd, possibly in cusL A N C E R tomers grocery bag.
ADDITION in Please contact Karen
Prestonsburg. at 285-3932 or 886·
Ground for, 4 offices, 6272. Reward for
kitchenette,
break return.
area, rest room, storage, 800 sq. ft. $450
per mo., plus utilities.
Off Street parking
provided. Call 8866946.
2 1 BR APARTMENTS FOR RENT
furnished,
utilities
2 BR TRAILER FOR
RENT on the left fork paid. $325 mo. + 250
of Bull Creek all elec- dep. Lease and references required. 886·
tric. Call 874-2836.
3154.
FOR SALE: 16X80 3
BR 2 BA mobile REMODELED LIKE
home. 1997 model, NEW APARTMENTS
TO RENT at the E.P.
gray in color, must be
690-Want to Rent
Grigsby Store in
moved, very clean &
Martin, Ky. Call 285FOR SALE: 3 BR, 2
in good condition.
WANT TO RENT a
BA HOUSE with 2
3025.
$18,000 for more info
single/double
garage
car garage, 3 yrs. old,
call 606-358-4144.
or
space
large
halfway
between
630-Houses
enough to store an
Prestonsburg
and
Pikeville.
Asking FOR SALE 1978
automobile for 6 mos.
$ 130,000 . 606 _874 _ model mobile home. FOR RENT: 2 BR to 1 year. Call 886In need of repairs but HOUSE, some fur- 2330, ext. 229.
4486
could be used for nishings, 4 miles
HOUSE FOR SALE storage or parts from Martin. Nice
by owner. 3 BR, 2 includes underpin- lawn, $350 mo + utiliBA, brick ranch, 1393 ning, steps, central ties & $200 dep. Call
Abbott Crk. Rd., Ate. ac unit. 874-4604 285-3641.
70S-Construction
1427, Prestonsburg, after 5:30p.m.
2 BR HOUSE ,
1.3 miles off US 23.
garage underneath,
Call 606·889·0464.
new refrigerator & ALL
590-Sale or Lease stove, w/d hookup, Remodeling TYPES:
& addiFOR SALE: 2 BR
garages,
new carpet in living tions,
house, on 2 acres of 2
APARTMENTS room, & new bath· decks, etc. Also conlevel land, located at FOR
LEASE room. Also 2 BR crete work. Robie
6211 Ate. 850, Hippo between Allen and triplex,
cental Johnson, Jr., call
in Floyd Co. $60,000. Martin on 1428. 1 heat/air, refrigerator anytime, 886·8896.
Phone 886·9846.
studio apartment, 1 & stove, w/d hookup,
single
bedroom new carpet in bedFOR
SALE
OR apartment with fire- rooms, covered parkClassifledsl
RENT 2 BR home in place. All utilities ing.
Located
at
ads work
downtown included. Call 874- Harold.
Call 886·
Prestonsburg. 2770 days or 285· 9158
Carport,
covered 9019 evenings.
front porch, fenced in
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
back yard.
Very
is seeking candidates for
clean,
references
and lease required.
ACCOUNTANT
Call 606·886·1775.
61 0-Apartments
Will be responsible for maintaining
accounts payable. payroll, and other
NICE 2 BR APARTaccounting related duties as assigned.
550-Land/Lots
MENT for rent, off
Qualifications include a
Ate 80. Call 358Bachelor's degree
3469.
in Business or Accounting with a
FOR
SALE
BY
minimum of 2 years experience
OWNER 3 beautiful FOR RENT 3 BR
in double entry, cost, and fund
country estate lots in APARTMENT, living
Hager Hill area.
accounting, payroll
room, bath, kitchen,
Surveyed lots of 2+
and
related
taxes and general ledger
wall to wall carpet.
acres with restricof 3 years experience
analysis.
Minimum
Next to Doctor's
tions. Convenient to
MAS200
with
computers
required,
Office. Please call
&
Paintsville
experience
preferred.
Must
be
proficient
for more information
Prestonsburg,
city
_
or
_
with Microsoft Word, Excel,
1714
285
886
water, located at
or equivalent.
Little Lick Fork. (1 3412 ·
Please send r6sume to:
mile off new 4 lane at
Ate 1750). Call 606- FOR RENT: very
Human Resources
nice 3 BR town·
789-4909
Big Sandy Health Care, Inc.
house, 1 1/2 BA,
$600
mo.
plus
1709 KY Route 321, Suite 3
FOR SALE: Land deposit. Martin Ky.
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
and three trailers with Call 606-285-9507.
Fax (606) 886-8548
a 20x20 storage
Email: r.frazier@bshc.org
building on Ky. 114,
Classifledsl
A proud 1r<ul111on of prol•tding lll'Ct'H
Call478-9993.
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HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES
ARH Regional Medical Center
Hazard, KY
Appalachian Regional Healthcare is accepting resumes
for the following professional heallhcare opportunHies at
the ARH Regional Medical Center In Hazard, KY:
MANAGER OF MEDICAL TRAINING: This posHion Is
accountable for managing the day to day operations of
the medical imaging department with regard to Imaging
services, programs, and evaluation of such programs
and works with the Director on other issues such as com·
pliance, quality assurance, staff orientation and staff
development. Seeking candrdales who are graduates of
an AMA approved School of Radiologic Technology,
ARRT certification; KY licensure/certlfJCation and several
years of experience in perlonning routine and special
procedures.
NURSE PRACTITIONER or PA·C· This mid·level
provider under the supervisiOn of the physician,
assesses. plans and provides patJent care servtces at the
ARH Homeplace Clinic, a Rural Health Clinic located in
Ary, KY Seeking cancldates who have completed an
approved AdVand<:ed Nurse Practibonef program 1n
Famly Heallh or an approved Physlcian Assistant program. Appropriate certification and licensure are
required
RESPIRATORY THERAPY TECHNICIAN· This fuQ time,
temporaJY position, mainly on the B shift. Is responSible
tor completillg all resp;rat01y tasks per Physician order
tor the cate and treatment of patients Such tasks
Include: Ventilator management, ABG analysis, EKG.
Nebuilizer therapy, chest physical therapy and oxygen
delivery. Requirements include successful completion of
a formal respiratory therapy course and national/state
certifiCation as required
ARH offers an excellent compensation package Including
a highly competitive salary and benefits which Include
paid vacation, sick and holiday leaves, me Insurance at
group rates, low cost single or family pjan health insur·
ance, etc.
Please send resume to or contact: Marilyn Hamblin, ARH
Human Resources Depl, P.O. Box 8086, lexington, KY;
FAX: 859·226-2586 or e·ma1L mhamblin@arh.org or
locally contact: Medical Center, Hazard, KY; FAX: 606439-6682 ex e-mail: sbergman@arh.org
EOE VISit ARH on the web: WWNarh.org
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL H!.ALTHCARE
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Lawns • Cemeteries
Businesses
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Min~ Safety &
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Newly Employed
24 hr. Class (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. refresher
(surface & underground)
Also Electrical Classes
285--0999
Traln at your conv.nlence.
TRIPLE R EXCAVATING
Minnie, Kentucky
606•377·2323 • Cell: 791•6083
ANY TYPE CONSTRUCTION WORK
• Brushing
• Home Remodeling
• Dirt Removal
• Home Building
• Block Work
• Dozer Work
NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL
We deliver and spread gravel.
15% DISCOUNT FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
Free estimates • Commercial and Residential
Spring Maiden
Cleaning Service
Office or Home.
General or Spring
Cleaning.
•
Reliable • Dependable ~
~
References on Request -"'...,........__
Aoyd, Johnson,
Pike Counties
874-4389. 886·0346
The Senior Place Family Home Care
• Professionally trained staff
• Meals, snacks, laundry provided
• References on request
Owned and Operated by Helen Akers
P&N
Located at
Weeksbury, Ky.
14 Years Experience
Free estimares. call anvtime
606-452-2490
or 606-424-9858
TRIP'S MINE TRAINING
& TECHNOLOGY INC.
·Teaching Newly ~>'\
Employed 24 Hour ".:-· . •
t
• AnnualS-Hour
· "---~·' ~ -~
Refresher Classes
(
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VICCO - An all-terrain vehicle acc1dent
claimed the life of
Santana Marie Trent, 17,
of Vicco, according to
..the Fayette County coroner's office.
Trent died early
Sunday from head
injuries suffered in the
accident at 8:45 p.m.
Saturday.
Trent apparently lost
control of the ATV on
Montgomery Creek
Road and overturned
into a creek in Perry
County, the coroner's
office said. She was
..flown to the University of
"'kentucky Hospital,
where she was pronounced dead at 12:28
a.m. Sunday.
photo by Sheldon Compton
Police marked off the entrance to the BB&T Bank In the Glyn View Plaza Monday afternoon to take statements and examine evidence after the bank was robbed at gunpoint. Shortly after learning of the robbery,
authorities arrested two Ohio residents at Cow Creek. They are now being held on separate $100,000 cash
bonds.
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STAFF WAITER
Elijah Hluch
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PRESTONSBURG - Police captured
the man and woman they say were responsible for robbing BB&T Bank's Glyn View
Plaza location of nearly $4,000 Monday
afternoon.
According to reports from the
Prestonsburg Police Department, which
received a call from bank officials at 3
p.m., a woman - later identified as 21year-old Melinda Workman. of Ravenna.
Ohio - entered the bank Monday afternoon and held a teller at gunpoint. Police
then said Workman "politely" asked that a
black bag she had brought be filled with
money.
After the bag was filled, Workman left
the bank, according to police, and got into
a waiting car with Ohio registration plates
before leaving the scene.
Following the 911 call. word was .sent
out to all area units, police said.
The first officer to spot the vehicle was
Allen police officer James Burke, who
chased the suspects onto Route 1428 and
then to Route 194 on Cow Creek.
At Cow Creek, Burke caught up with
the vehicle and arrested Workman. The driver of the vehicle, Elijah P. Hluch, 23, also
of Ravenna, Ohio, fled into a nearby wooded area, according to reports.
Units with the Prestonsburg Police
Department, the Floyd County Sheriff's
Department,
Kentucky
Vehicle
Enforcement and Kentucky State Police
initiated a search of the woods and the surrounding area.
Using a KSP canine unit, Hluch was
arrested a short time later about a half mile
from where Burke had managed to make
the traffic stop and first arrest.
Approximately $4,360 in cash was
(See ROBBERY, page three)
PRESTONSBURG - A
school board review of a
hazing incident that allegedly occurred during a
Prestonsburg High School
football camp was completed yesterday, but findings
will not be reported until this
morning, school officials
said yesterday.
The school's football
camp fell under scrutiny following allegations of upperclassmen stripping and photographing freshman players
during the team's camp at
Blaine earlier this month.
Prestonsburg High School
principal Ron Hampton said
Assistant
Superintendent
Pete Grigsby, Athletics
Director Bonita Compton
and board staff member
Kerry Fannin finished their
review yesterday afternoon
following a meeting at the
school, but declined to make
a formal statement about the
investigation.
" It's not worth giving,"
Hampton said late yesterday
afternoon. "You can get the
information from them. J
don't think they'll have toO
much to report."
•
Grigsby said yesterday he
and the others involved with
the investigation would
report their findings to
Fanning this morning.
Based on reports he
received from a school board
employee earlier this week,
Fanning characterized the
incident as "teasing". but
added that one situation
"could appear to be questionable" and ''might have
been inappropriate".
Charge against
councilman
dismissed
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - A
charge of harassment against
Prestonsburg
City
Councilman Robert Allen
was dismissed three days
after being filed against him
in Floyd District Court last
week.
Prestonsburg gas station
owner Kent Rose, who filed
the complaint against Allen,
also saw a harassment
charge dropped against him.
Allen brought the complaint
against Rose at about the
same time as Rose filed his
own.
Rose had claimed in his
complaint that Allen had
called his home and hung up
and "sent messages by other
people", while Allen's complaint was less detailed.
specifying only that Rose
had harassed him on a num(See DISMISSED, page three)
Injury lawsuit filed against
company after coal slurry spill
The Associated Press
INLZ - More than a dozen eastern
Kentucky residents have filed an injury
lawsuit against 'VIassey Energy, who
own a coal site that released a massive
:;lurry spill nearly three years ago.
Near!) all reports on the impoundment failure at Martin County Coal
Corp., on the Oct. II, 2000, spill that
poured 306 milhon gallons of coal
wastes into Wolf and Coldwater creeks
near IncL. have said that no one was
inJured by the sludge.
However, the suit filed July 31 in
Martin Circuit Court seeks damages for
"nny personal injury claims" by I 8
plaintiffs.
One of those plaintiffs, Eileen
Patrick of Inez, sa~d Friday that at least
s1x people who live along Coldwater
Fork have been diagnosed with cancer
since the spill.
Ned Pillersdorf, a Prestonsburg
lawyer, said one plaintiff named in the
suit is being treated for cancer diagnosed after the spill, but declined to
identify her. The suit does not specifically mention cancer.
Katharine Kenny, a spokeswoman
for Martin County Coal's corporate parent, Massey Energy in Richmond, Va.,
said the company knew about the lawsuit, but would not comment on pending litigation.
Massey officials have described the
gooey sluny - residue from a coalwashing process - as basically harmless, but Patrick said the number of cancer cases along the 5-mile stretch of
Coldwater Fork has alarmed some residents.
(See LAWSUIT, page three)
photo by Sheldon Compton
Father Ralph Belting spoke to Mountain Christian Academy's faculty and administration at a reception In his honor yesterday evening. A member of the school's board of
directors for 22 years and its founder, Belting announced his retirement from the
board at the reception. "Although not able to be here with regularity," Beiting said,
"my heart is here and my concerns are here."
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City
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applO\cd an ordmance last week
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under the city's status as a bird
sanctuary, allowing the v. antkrmg birdc, to be captured and
exiled from the city
The Cll) will hire someone to
capture stra) chickens, and they
'~ill be held for three days to
give time for people to claun
ownership. If the) are not
claimed, they will be handed
over to someone outside the
cit).
The city\ code enforcement
board had been receiving rio;ing
complaints about chickens
escaping from captive flocks.
The birds have been known
to dig up yards, tight in the
streets and sometimes scratch
cars. The roosters are even more
annoying, constantly crowing
before dawn.
The c1ty 's 1922 bird sanctuary ordinance makes it illegal to
kill, capture or even "annoy"
any feathered friends.
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- Those burritos do have bite.
A judge has mled in favor of
a rtlan 's claim that he had alcohol on his breath not because he
drank, but due to his eating of
burritos made with beer-andtequila marinated meat.
William Dolge, 45, was
accused of violating his work
release for having alcohol on his
breath when he returned to jail
from his job last month.
After reviewing the burrito
recipe, Lincoln County District
Judge John Murphy agreed that
the Mexican food was to blame.
"The court feels it is unnecessary to conduct a taste test of
the- burritos in question to determine their potency," Murphy
wrote in his ruling Thursday.
''The list of ingredients indicates
that there is sufficient alcohol in
the burritos for a preliminary
breath test to register positive."
Dolge ate four burritos that
were brought to his work place
by a fellow employee, according
to court records. The recipe
included one bottle of red Irish
beer, 1 1/2 cups of tequila and
three-quarters of a bottle of dark
ale.
"No rational person would
use a 'burrito' defense as a
means of covering up the consumption of alcohol during a
period of work release,"
Murphy wrote.
Dolge originally was granted
work release while serving 364
days in jail for driving with a
suspended license.
If Dolge's work release is
reinstated, the judge advised
him to limit his meal selection in
the future to "less potent fare."
• SEATTLE - Students at
the University of Washington
will soon be able to choose their
dorm roommates with the simple point and click of a computer mouse.
The college plans to play
matchmaker to thousands of students applying for university
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year by offering an online ser-
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"We want to provide better
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control into the hands of students in terms of where they
live," said Nancy Hyde, assistant director of Housing and
Food Service.
They'll do that with a pro-
to make their own decisions
while it reduces labor and oper- ~
ating costs for the housing
staff," said Jessica Harrison,
WebRoomz spokeswoman.
A school mandates how
many and what kind of questions are asked, Harrison said,
but students generally can post
(See ODDS, page five)
Chandler, Owen say they
aim to create 100,000 jobs
by CHARLES WOLFE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON
Ben
Chandler and running mate
Charlie Owen announced a goal
of creating 100,000 jobs if
Chandler is elected governor.
They said Monday they
would use a combination of tax
credits for businesses and grants
and loans for training workers.
They also promised cost-cutting
in state government, including a
reduction of l ,000 state jobs per
year, and a bit of governmental
entrepreneurship making
state property available for use
as cell-phone tower sites.
Chandler said drastic action
is needed to make up for what
he claims is a loss of 52,000
Kentucky jobs since President
Bush took office. As he has been
Todav in Historv
The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Aug.
13, the 225th day of2003. There
are 140 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in
History:
On Aug. 13, 1961, Berlin was
divided as East Germany sealed
off the border between the city's
eastern and western sectors to
halt the flight of refugees.
On this date:
• In 1521, Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured present-day Mexico City
from the Aztec Indians.
• In 1624, French King
Louis XIII named Cardinal
Richelieu his first minister.
• In 1846, the American flag
was raised for the first time in
Los Angeles.
•
In
1910, Florence
Nightingale, the founder of
modem nursing, died in
London.
• In 1932, Adolf Hitler
rejected the post of vice chancellor of Germany, saying he
was prepared to hold out "for all
or nothing."
• In 1934, the satirical comic
strip "Li'l Abner," created by Al
Capp, made its debut.
• In 1946, author H. G. Wells
died in London.
• In 1960, the first two-way
telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of
Echo 1.
• In 1981, in a ceremony at
his California ranch, President
Reagan signed a historic package of tax and budget reductions.
• In 1995, baseball Hall of
Farner Mickey Mantle died at a
Dallas hospital of rapidly
spreading liver cancer; he was
63.
Ten years ago:
Negotiators for the United
States, Canada and Mexico
announced they had resolved
side issues concerning the proposed North American Free
Trade Agreement.
F.ive years ago:
President Clinton led the
nation
in
mourning
12
Americans killed in a pair of
U.S. embassy bombings in
Africa.
One year ago:
President Bush hosted a halfday economic forum at Baylor
University in Waco, Texas,
where he assured Americans
that his administration had a
steady hand on the economy.
American Airlines said it would
eliminate 7,000 and cut flights.
Amid rising floodwaters, tens of
thousands of people in the
Czech Republic fled their historic capital for higher ground.
Today's Birthdays:
Jeff Roop,
Sales
gram by WebRoomz, an
Atlanta-based company offering
the latest in roommate matchmaking capabilities, with a
selection process that mirrors
the principles used in computer
dating services.
"WebRoomz is a great product for students and the university because it allows the students
Television evangelist Rex
Humbard is 84. Cuban President
Fidel Castro is 77. Actor Pat
Harrington is 74. Singer Don Ho
is 73. Former U.S. Surgeon
General Joycelyn Elders is 70.
Blues singer-musician Son Seals
is 6L Actor Kevin Tighe is 59.
Actress Gretchen Corbett is 56.
Opera singer Kathleen Battle is
55. Singer Dan Fogelberg is 52.
Actor Danny Bonaduce is 44.
Actress Quinn Cummings is 36.
Country singer Andy Griggs is
30.
Thought for Today:
"Blessed are those who can
give without remembering and
take without forgetting." Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco,
British author-poet ( 1897-1945).
doing on a daily basis, Chandler
lashed out at "the team in charge
in Washington," which he said
includes his Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Ernie Fletcher.
Owen said Kentucky was
"strangling" from a "Republican
economy."
"Too many people are out of
work, living in fear that a pink
slip is around the comer," he
said.
Chandler said Owen would
be his point man for economic
development. The two held a
news conference outside the
loading dock of a building in
which IBM Corp. once tested
products.
"Today the employees are
gone, and the building stands
empty," Chandler said.
Chandler's plan includes,
among other things, a tax credit
for businesses that pay to have
research conducted by the
state's universities, and a "backto-school sales tax holiday" to .t)
benefit consumers and retailers.
The campaign estimated that
the sales tax credit would cost
about $7 million. No estimate
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2003 • A3
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Kentu ky State Fair opens Thursday
by ELLEN R. STAPLETON
AsSOCIATED PRESs
LOUISVILLE
• Advertisements featuring com
on the wb with n Kentuckyshaped bite missing ha\'e been
asking an important question for
months: "Arc you getting ready
for the State Fair?"
Ruth
Ebanks,
72. of
Louisville was one person
preparing. She started two
months ago and arrived Sunday
to the Kentucky Fair and
Exposition Center with a red
\0,
wagon full of culinary entries.
For everyone else. now is the
time to put the finishing touches
on entries from livestock to produce. The fair begins its 11-day
run Thursday.
As she turned her creations,
Ebanks made sure workers knew
how carefully she baked the
desserts - cupcakes with the
"frosting just right" and pineap
pie upside-down cake that wasn't "squished."
"I entered 18 items, so I 'm
hoping for at least nine ribbons,"
she said.
Man charged with
theft, making threat
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - Police
arrested a Prestonsburg man earlier this week after he allegedly
threatened a husband and wife
.. who were claiming he had possession of their property.
Marlin Music, 24, of Goble
Roberts in Prestonsburg, was
arrested following an Aug. 7
criminal complaint from Howard
Davis. of Hager Hill.
Jn his complaint, Davis
claimed that Music refused to
return his television set, a VCR
and several videotapes, adding
that Music also said if he "called
Social Services on him" he
would "kill him and his wife".
Prestonsburg Police Officer
George Tussey arrested Music
shortly after the criminal complaint was filed, charging the 24• year-old with one felony count
of theft by failure to make
required disposition of property
and third-degree terroristic
threatening.
Music pleaded not guilty at
his arriagnment in Floyd District
Court and was given an amended
$10,000 surety bond.
He was also ordered to return
Davis' property and have no contact with him.
Music is scheduled to appear
for a preliminary hearing this
afternoon.
During the fair, about 44,000
entries will compete for blue ribbons in 29 departments - from
fish to flowers to fruit. The fair
will award 22,500 ribbons.
In addition to the traditional
judging, the state fair will be
serving up some new attractions
this year in hopes of increasing
attendance. Rainy weather conditions attributed to 35,000
fewer people - 618,954 attending last year than in 200 l .
Attendance hit a record of
684,356 in 1994.
"We're always thinking
about how we can broaden our
base by bringing in new attractions," said Amanda Storment,
spokeswoman for the state fair.
"We try to tweak it a little bit
while still having our traditional
features."
The Gourmet Garden will
feature a new culinary shov.·down on top of its regular breadbaking and bourbon-cooking
contests. The daily Cast-Iron
Chef Competition, modeled
after the television show "Iron
Chef," will
feature
two
Kentucky cooks racing to prepare their best meal in 30 minutes. Audience members will
judge the dishes, which must
involve a beef entree, on creativity, taste and presentation.
For those seeking thrills aside
from the rides presented by Srx
Flags Kentucky Kingdom ,
Sinbad and the Pirates will pcrfornl a new show from an 80foot high dive. The comedy and
suspense routine is based on the
movie "Srnbad: Legend of the
Seven Seas" rdcased in July.
Concerts will take place each
night and feature a variety of
genres - country, rock, pop,
soul and Chdstian. Headliners
include Alan Jackson, Hank
Williams Jr.. Goo Goo Doll~ and
Sugar Ray. Country stars Kenny
Chesney and Keith Urban will
close out the fair. Tickets cost
$35 to $37.
There are also free concerts
such as The Oak Ridge Boys,
fair fiXtures who will make their
27th-consecutive appearance.
Also offering free shows arc Ted
~ugent, Ashford & Simpson,
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts.
Michael W. Smith. Trick Pony,
Tommy James
and The
Shondells, the Nitty Gritty Dirt
Band, the Three Faces of the
King and the Charlie Daniels
Band.
There will also be something
special for rhc many Kentucky
horse-lovers at this year's fair.
The World's Championship
Jlorse Show, considered to be
the most prestigious saddlebred
event, celebrates its l OOth
anniversary. The "Centennial of
Champions" will feature 2,000
horses competing in more than
200 classes for $I .2 million in
awards and trophies. The fivegaited world grand champion
will receive $100,000 in prize
money.
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Both Workman and Hluch
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"The doctors tell us they
don't know that it did, they don't
know that it didn't," she said.
"But it looks kind of suspicious."
During her 47 years on
Coldwater Fork before the spill,
Patrick said she could recall only
three cancer cases.
Another plaintiff, Dianna
Norris, said an uncle died of can-
Card of Thanks
The family of Sidney T. Allen wishes to gratefully acknowledge
the thoughtfulness and kindness offriends, relatives, and neighbors,
in the loss of our loved one. Thanks to all who sent food, flowers,
prayers, or spoke comforting words. We greatly appreciate you all.
A special thank· you to Clergymen Lori Vannucci and Ted Shannon
for their comforting words. the Sheriff's Department for their assistance in traffic control, each of the gentlemen who helped with the
Masonic Service, Bobo Allen who helped so much, and to the Hall
Funeral Home for their kind and professional service
The Family of Sidney T. Allen
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Teachers like you don ' t come in a dozen!
Happy Birthday, Neese
from your older, wiser cousin!
cer last summer. He lived near
the mile-long stretch of
Coldwater Fork where sludge
was seven feet deep in some
creekbottoms and the disease
was not diagnosed until after the
spill, she said.
Massey Energy disclosed in
recent U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission filings
that it received a subpoena from
a federal grand jury in Ashland
for documents relating to the
impoundment and impoundment
discharge.
Kenny has denied that
Massey committed any criminal
acts in connection with the spill,
but said the company is cooperating with grand-jury requests.
Massey earlier agreed to pay
$3.25 million to Kentucky in
fines and penalties, $225,000 to
the state Department of Fish and
Wildlife and $110,000 to the
U.S. Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
It also has negotiated confidential out-of-court settlements
in at least nine Martin County
civil lawsuits representing more
than 400 plaintiffs, including an
earlier suit filed by Pillersdorf
on behalf of 23 other clients
shortly after the spill.
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ber of occasions.
A stipulation to the charge
against Allen requires that the
councilman have no contact with
Rose or his family or Rose's gas
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"I can gorern the United
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daughter, Alice, but I
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o~dministrators and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell) who still
Jefends the secret operation of campus-based foundations, the
atest news about fonner UofL President John Shumaker should
be instructive.
At last report, Shumaker's spending in his new post at the
University ofTennessee was being audited, and he was reimbursing UT $25,000 for questionable airplane flights.
Now it develops that he accepted a $10,000 cash gift from
Hyundai during a period when the automaker had negotiated a
$110,000 contract for management training help from Central
Connecticut State, where he then was president.
Shumaker describes the $10,000 as a "congratulatory pre>ent," and maybe it was. The head of the Connecticut ethics
;ommission, however, calls taking such a gift illegal and unac;eptable. In any case, publicly owned finns don't often send
gifts of that size purely as a token of affection.
Whatever the explanation, the public shouldn't hear about
~uch things after the fact.
And university foundations shouldn 't operate as an alternate
)ecret route for such giving.
That's why this newspaper went to court, more than two years
Ago now, to remove the veil of secrecy that covers the huge part
of UofL finances that are hidden in the foundation's operations.
The public has a right to see not just who ingratiated themselves with Sen. McConnell, by financing the center named for
him, but who gave other money to this foundation, and how it
was spent.
Among other things, the foundation's money helped finance
Shumaker's lifestyle and operating methods. UofL board chairwoman Jessica Loving says there is no indication Dr. Shumaker
"'d!teived any improper payments, but she doesn't know.
lncoming chairman Junior Bridgeman says, "Everything in my
rime here was divulged or was examined." But he doesn't know
for sure, either.
It's an outrage that money is being collected and spent on
behalf of the university and its president, but some trustees can't
tmow, because they're not on the separate. secret foundation's
board.
The Belknap Campus view seems to be, hey, we're dealing
with top educators and civic leaders out here, not a bunch of
Transportation Cabinet sleazebags. We shouldn't have to (in
Loving's phrase) ''look at a president's income tax returns."
But that's not what events in Tennessee suggest.
If those events are not enough to shame UofL into opening
the operations of its foundation, the release of documents in
Shumaker's divorce case should be.
It will take a while to digest thousands of pages, but already
there's evidence that he asked the foundation to hire his wife at
$55,000 per year as a marketer and fund-raiser.
What else is in the foundation's records? The public will
know only when, or if, the courts force the university to make
them public.
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at football camp
Did a group of Prestonsburg High
SChool senior football players strip a
group of freshman football players naked
and then force them to pose for a series
of humiliating pictures?
If that question takes you aback, get
used to it.
Until these rumors are deflated with
some truth, that question will multiply to
include many more. and already has.
The school board says the alleged
incident is under review, but is that nothing more than a well-worn method of
diverting public attention? What's the
chances the school board will, upon
completion of the review, release its
findings to the public?
Slim to none, that's the chance.
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We've heard from some parents who
don't agree with bringing the situation to
light. Some even say they haven't
been approached about the supposed incident by their kids, so.
in tum, haven' t brought it up
themselves.
What's going on?
Regardless of whether you feel
the public deserves to know what
really happened (or didn't
happen), you should be
talking to your kids
about this.
There's a difference
between relying on the
shoestrings in the bathroom, three times.
It was "greenhorn" hazing, but no one
had a Polaroid, and no one lost their
pants.
The simple point remains that
if mention of such activity is forgotten, what message does that
send to students? Next year's
class will have absolutely no
incentive to steer away from such
behavior.
No one is arguing that to
come forward would be an
act of courage. We understand the possible ramifications of such a move. But
some
things are worth talkSHELDONCOMPTON
pretense that you're proing about, and the ramificatecting your child and
denying a problem even
tions that could come from
exists.
keeping quiet are equally troubling.
The deciding factor should be the
If this incident actually did happen,
severity of the incident.
and no one is willing to bring it to light.
where will such fear-induced silence
I was thrown into a few trash cans
during my freshman year at Wheewright
end?
and watched one guy get tied up with
I shudder to imagine.
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Renaming
parkway
'stupid'
Renaming the Daniel
Boone Parkway after
Congressman Hal Rogers is
just about the stupidest thing I
have ever heard of in my
entire life.
Not only is it wrong to
• name a highway after a government official during his
lifetime, it is absolutely idiotic, I repeat, idiotic to erase the
name of one of our nation's
heroes off the highway for the
sake of recognizing a current
public figure.
If Hal Rogers has an ounce
of sense, he will decline the
"honor."
My family's roots are in
Kentucky, and having just
returned from visiting
Kentucky, I can tell you clearly, and emphatically. reading
the name "Daniel Boone
Parkway" on the road maps
made me proud to be of
Kentucky stock. No matter
how good a man Hal Rogers
is. reading his name on the
maps - knowing that Daniel
Boone's legacy was diminished by the act - will be
repugnant to me.
Bob Allen Jr.
Key Biscayne, Fla.
Pay tribute to
pioneering
spirit
I read with interest Roger
Alford's Associated Press
article concerning the renaming of the Daniel Boone
Parkway for Congressman
Hal Rogers. I am a direct
descendant of Isaac Farris.
Isaac and his brother Nathan
settled near the headwaters of
Buck Creek in Lincoln
County in the late 1700s.
They, like Daniel Boone, put
their lives on the line to settle
the territory now known as
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the state of Kentucky.
Isaac and Nathan clearly
demonstrated this degree of
commitment as they were
ambushed by a band of
Indians in what has become
known as the "Farris defeat".
This occurred during the
month of January in 1790.
Isaac and a neighbor, John
Pointer, were killed instantly,
but Nathan, the hero of the
hour, held the ambushing
party at bay until the women
and children were able to
escape and find their way
back to the stockade. Nathan
was ultimately scalped and
killed. Among the children
"'ho escaped that day was a
young 9-year-old. John
Thomas Farris, who became
the father of my great-greatgrandfather, John Bird Farris.
It is that spirit of dedication and commitment that was
so dramatically demonstrated
by the lives of pioneers such
as my relatives and Daniel
Boone. That should mean
more to the citizens of
Kentucky than to override the
recognition of these committed pioneers by honoring a
congressman whose sole contribution is appropriating tax
funds that are paid by citizens
from other areas of the country to build roads and tunnels
in Kentucky.
My family has deep ties to
Kentucky, with many of my
relatives being buried in
Horse Cave and having a
small town, Fariston, named
for the Farris clan.
I would therefore urge
Congressman Rogers to
forego the naming of this
road for himself. Instead, I as
the congressman to step aside
and recognize the pioneering
spirit and dedication of all
those who paid so dearly for
the privilege of settling the
state. a commitment and dedication that was so clearly
demonstrated by Daniel
Boone.
Robert E. Farris
Greeneville, S.C.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
------------------------------------------------~~~~~--------------------------------------~
13, 2003 • A S
Health Extra
~ Nearly 8,000
by MARK SHERMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON
- Nearly
8,000 U.S. physicians are calling for government financed
national health insurance, which
they say would cover every
American while saving billions
of dollars.
Ten years after President
Clinton's national health plan
~ died in Congress, tangled in
complexity and under fierce
assault from the medical. insurance and pharmaceutical industries. the doctors argue that private sector solutions have failed.
They contend that work in
Congress to enact a prescription
drug benefit for the elderly and
disabled would shift more government money to private companies while offering little value
to consumers.
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place a single-payer system essentially an upgraded and
expanded version of Medicare,
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by scandal," the doctors write.
"And drug firms, which have
secured the highest profits and
lowest taxes of any industry,
price drugs out of reach of those
who need them most."
Their proposal was published
in Wednesday's Journal of the
American Medical Association.
The group of 7,782 physicians is led by Marcia Angell.
former editor· of the New
England Journal of Medicine,
and former Surgeons General
Juhus Richmond and David
Satcher.
"The system cannot continue
much longer the way it is,''
Angell, a Harvard Medical
School lecturer, said in an interview. "It is clearly imploding. It
isn't that single-payer is the best
choice. It's the only choice."
The American
Medical
Association remains opposed to
a single-pa)CI' health care system, Dr. John Palmisano.
Al\1A's prcstdent, said in a statement.
"By unplementing a singlepayer system. the U.S. would be
trading one problem for a whole
set of others." Palmisano said.
Panel recommends careful
monitoring of smallpox
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WASHINGTON- A scientific panel recommended against
smallpox vaccinations for the
general public Tuesday because
of concerns about side effects both for those receiving the
shots and others in contact with
them.
The focus of smallpox preparedness should move away
from the number of people vaccinated to concentrate on who
needs to be prepared for a possible smallpox attack by terrorists
and how communities should
respond, the panel said.
The efforts of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
to ready the nation for bioterrorism won praise from Brian
Strom of the University of
Pennsylvania, chairman of the
Institute of Medicine committee
that prepared the report.
"That said, we need to begin
to shift the focus away from
vaccination toward preparedness in general," Strom said in a
telephone briefmg on the new
report.
Dr. Ray Strikas, CDC's
director of smallpox preparedness response, said the agency
had no detailed response to the
report because it is still under
study. He said the CDC looks
forward to working with panel
members in setting performance
standards for response programs.
The Bush administration
launched a program last year
requiring smallpox vaccination
for about 500,000 military personnel and offering a voluntary
program to immunize several
million medical and emergency
personnel who would be in
immediate danger in a biological attack.
The civilian program has
been lagging, however, with
38,004 people vaccinated as of
July 25. Many health care workers have resisted getting the
shots out of concern over side
effects.
That concern was expressed
by the committee in urging that
the vaccine not be offered to the
general public except in clinical
trials because it can cause illness
in some people.
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• CUMBERLAND, Wis. At an age when most people have
long been retired, Gene Hornung
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Hornung, 72, became the oldest ordained priest in the Catholic
Diocese of Superior when he was
ordained July 13 at St. Anthony
Catholic Church in Cumberland.
"I need to do something useful with my life," Hornung said.
"And this is the most important
thing I can think of."
Hornung didn't consider the
priesthood until recently. He
spent most of his life with the
U.S. Navy at bases on both
coasts and in Japan be ore retiring to Cumberland in 1979.
When his wife Dolores died in
2000, members of his church
started telling him he should
become a priest.
"I've known him for 20
years," said Sue Jacobson. "He's
always been a volunteer in the
church. I think he's going to be a
great priest. We really need
someone like him up here."
Since he had no formal training in theology, Hornung went
through a two-year program at
the Sacred Heart School of
Theology in Hales Corners.
"1 had my teaching degree and
years of experience in the
parish," Hornung said. ''They
worked me hard. It's not easy for
someone to absorb this good
stuff, the philosophy and theology."
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Someone might be willing to
take the nsk of vaccination to
counter the unlikely event there
would be a smallpox attack, the
unlikely event it would be in
their neighborhood and the
unlikely event CDC would be
unable to protect them, Strom
said.
"But the problem with the
smallpox vaccine is it's a live
virus, so when you take on that
risk you are taking it on not only
for yourself. but for the people
around you and those you come
in contact with," who haven't
had the opportunity to say if
they want to take the risk, Strom
said.
The vaccine is not currently
available to the pub! ic, but
President Bush has urged that
health departments try to
accommodate individuals who
insist on it. Before the 1970s
smallpox vaccine was-commonly given to children, but how
long that protection lasts is in
question and studies are under\vay to determine whether vaccinated people are still protected.
Strom said that turning attention more toward general preparedness involves such things
as determining who in a community wtll be first to respond to
an) attack and making sure they
are trained. Other considerations. he said, might include
making sure physicians who
cross state lines to assist are
licensed in the state they visit.
Further committee meetings
are planned to hear other pre
paredness proposals, he added.
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technologies and maintain facilities, and development of a large
bureaucracy that can cause a
decline in the authority of
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Kentucky.
The credits, of which the
development of new kinds of
fuel, such as oil from shale or
ethanol from corn.
But the IRS is questioning
whether the companies' synthetic fuel underwent a chemical
change required by Section 29
of the Internal Revenue Code.
The IRS has not said which
companies it's looking at. But
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nation's largest synthetic fuel
makers, it has claimed $950 mil-
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between $1.2 billion and $2 billion last year, could be revoked
for the companies under investigation and future credits denied.
The tax break was passed
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2000. according to the AMA.
But Richmond said it is significant that a large number of
Ashland I Louisa I Prestonsburg
doctors, traditionally opposed
to government health programs,
would endorse national health
insurance. "Physicians have
realized that there is something
very fundamentally wrong with
the system," said Richmond,
who served as surgeon general
in the Carter administration.
The doctors said they hope
to spark a debate over national
health insurance that essentially
ended with the death of the
Clinton health plan.
Of the Democratic presidential candidates, only Rep.
Dennis Kucinich is advocating
a single-payer system.
Americans spend $1.6 trillion on health care, which the
doctors say is more than
enough money to cover every
American. The doctors contend
that there will be at least $200
billion in administrative savings in a single-payer, national
insurance plan.
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State Republican Chairman
Ellen Williams said Chandler's
plan was "hypocritical."
For weeks, Chandler has criticized Bush and Fletcher for federal tax cuts, "but now tells us
that tax credits will jump-start
the economy and help create
I00,000 jobs," Williams said.
Chandler said his criticism of
the administration's tax credits
was
that a
quarter of
Kentuckians, "the very poor
people," received nothing.
"They're the very people who
would have taken that tax relief
and spent it," he said.
Chandler's plan also includes
creating
"regional
skills
alliances" of schools, labor and
business for customized training, plus training grants and
low-interest education loans for
unemployed or displaced workers.
Chandler's plan assumes a
saving of $38 million per year
by eliminating I ,000 state government jobs per year through
attrition. That is based on a current work force of 38.700 and
annual salaries and benefits
costing $1.5 billion.
"The savings will be there if
we do the job," Chandler said.
The plan also anticipates
making money - conceivably
$40 million, Chandler said - by
offering state-owned land and
buildings as sites for cell-phone
towers. Added to that would be a
benefit of expanded cellular and
wireless communications, he
said.
Fletcher plans to release his
own economic development
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abolition and the Civil War for
reference works published by
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and one on the "Battle of Ivy
Mountain" for the Kentucky
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Permits and Licenses
Payments in Lieu of Taxes
Intergovernmental Revenues
Charges for Services
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Interest Earned
Total Revenues
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$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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Bonded Debt
Transfers to Other Funds
Transfers from Other Funds
Borrowed Money (Notes)
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Total Receipts and Cash
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
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$
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HEARTBURN CENTER
COORDINATOR
TO BE GUEST SPEAKER
AT JENNY WILEY AARP
PEF WEE FLAG
FOOTBALL SIGN-UPS
To meet Aug. 26. at
McDowell ARH. 2nd floor
Extended Care Unit Conference
Room, from 4:30-5:30 p.m
Topic: ''Nutrition for All." Judy
Combs, RD, presenter. Door
prizes to be given away More
info.. contact Theresa Scott,
county extension agent, at RR62668.
Sign ups fo r Pee Wee Flag
Football will be h~!ld on
S:~turday. August 16 and 23, at
the Prestonsburg Dairy Queen.
Por more information about
either th~ program or registration. contact Todd Goodman at
87..'>-9566 .
VAN LEAR IDSTORICAL
SOCIETY
Will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, August
14. at 7 p.m., in the Coal Miners'
Museum. The public is invited
to attend. For more info .. call
789-8540, or email to: coalcamp@yahoo.com.
HUNTER
REUNION
Kim Preston. R.N., coordinator, at the Hearbum Treatment
Center at Highlands Regional
4 Medical Center, will be the guest
speaker at the meeting of Jenny
Wiley Chapter No. 3528, AARP.
to be held Friday. Aug. 15. at the
office complex of Highlands
Regional. The meeting begins at
6 p.m.. and all members and
friends are encouraged to attend.
P'BURG HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF '93 REUNION
Prestonsburg High School
class of 1993 is plannng a 10year class reunion on September
13, 1993. For details contact
Jamie Ward Minix at 886-6728
or
email
at
jwminix@
hotmail.com.
'RAIN OR SHINE' CAR
SHOW
The "Good Ole' Boys Rods &
Cruisers Car Club" will host
"Cruiser Night" on Saturday,
Aug. 16. All participants should
meet at 7 p.m., in the 6oody's
parking lot, in Pikeville. From
this point. cars will travel to
downtown Pikeville. All cars
are invited, regardless of style.
Event is FREE to all.
Subsequent meetings will be
held the third Saturday of each
~onth.
NIMBLE THIMBLE ART
CLASS
The Nimble Thimble Quilt
Guild will host a lesson on handdyeing fabric on Wednesday,
Sept. 3, at 10 a.m. Register by
August 20 by calling Alice Rowe
at 886-2904.
IRS
• Continued from
DIABETES AWARENI"SS
GROUP
The Hunter Reunion will be
held on Oct. J1 and 12, at the
New Martin Community Center.
For more info., call 358-3006.
DWALE HOMECOMING
2003
Friday night, Aug. 29, Social
Event
with
entertainment.
Saturday, Aug. 30, Homecoming
begins at 10 a.m. and lasts all
day long. Please bring a covered
disti or soft drinks to share. All
former and present residents of
Dwale are invited to bring along
their families for a day of food.
fun and frollicking!
•LITTLE CATS CAMP'
Will he held on Saturday,
August 16, at the Prestonsburg
High School Gymnasium. The
camp Will be conducted by the
PIIS Varsity Cheerleaders. K-5
will meet from 8:30-11:30
a.m. and Grades 6-8 will meet
from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Registration will be at the door
- participants will receive tshirts
and
refreshments.
Nominal fee required . For
more info., contact Janice
Mitchell at 886-9060.
JOHNSON FAMILY
REUNION
The descendants of Milford
and Minnie Johnson will hold
their 4th annual family reunion
on Sunday. Aug. 24, at the
Jenny Wiley Dam. Shelter #2,
at 2:00 p.m. All friends and
family cordially invited to
attend .
held on Aug. 31, at the Isaac
Parsons Cemetery, located on
Parsons Branch, just off Rtc.
979 in Floyd County, from II
a.m.-5 p.m. Bnng a covered
dish to be served at I p.m. Call
E.J. Parsons at 865 426 7585
for more information.
The Parsons family reunion
for the descendants of Isaac
and Louisa Parsons will be
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The Floyd County Area Technology Center does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, or marital
status in admission to vocational programs and/or activities, or employment
practices in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title XI
of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1978 (Revised 1992), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For more information, contact
Connie McKinney or Dianna Hale at H.C. 79, Box 205, Martin, KY 41649,
(606) 285-3088.
Floyd County area Technology Center, located at Martin, Kentucky, offers
the following vocational programs to all Floyd County high school students:
• Information Systems Technology
• Automotive Technology
• Machine Tool Technology
• Carpentry
• Welding
• Health Services
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PARSONS FAMILY
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Resources Corp. of Green
Bay, Wis.
WPS said it has taken about
$74 million in synfuel tax credits so far. DTE Energy also has
confirmed the IRS is looking at
its operations. The company
reported tax credits of $180.2
million last year.
"We believe that (the plants)
met the rules that the IRS has
established for receiving the tax
credit, and we would be very
surprised if they reversed their
course at this point," Progress
Energy spokesman Keith Poston
1$said. He added that the company
is cooperating fully with the
audit.
The IRS declined commenting on the investigation. But it
said it "has had reason to question the scientific validity'' of
the
companies'
chemical
processes and results.
Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky.• and
Rep. Hal Rogers, R-5th Distri~t.
worry the IRS review could
force some synthetic fuel plants
to close, costing hundreds of
jobs and reducing potentially
valuable energy sources. Both
"took their grievances to the IRS,
Treasury Secretary John Snow,
whose department includes the
tax agency. Neither legislator
had much success.
IRS officials plan to meet
Thursday in Houston with
industry representatives to discuss the audit. Financial analysts
expect a decision by the IRS in
the fall.
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THE
FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
ituaries
1
1\icho/s
Samuel M.
Childers
Martha E. Patton
Mace
Bill Canterbury
Bill Canterbury, age 86, of
Prestonsburg, died Saturda),
Samuel M. Childers. age
Martha b. Patlon Mace, age August 9, 2003, at Highlands
64. of San Antonio. Texas, 83, of Reynoldsburg. Ohio, went Regional Medical Center.
formerly of Garrett, passed to be with her Lord as well as
Born January 28, 1917, in
from this life on Saturday, her beloved husband of 54 years, Tram, he was the son of the l.ttc
August 2. 2003.
Worley Mace, who preceded her Benjamin Franklin Canterbury
Born November 20, 1938, in death in December, 1991, on and Christie Woods Canterbury.
at Garrett, he was the son of Saturday. August 9, 2003.
He was a member of the Cow
the late Henry and Clara Petry
She was a devoted member of Creek Freewill Baptist Church
the Brookside Baptist Church, and a retired coal miner for
J J m death by Childers.
He was retired from the where she had served as a for- Turner Elkhorn Coal Compan}.
il l.nTCJI Ntchols
He is survived by his ''ife.
lt..lt•de special U.S. Air Force, and was later mer Sunday School teacher and
d :\nna B Jer. 1s, emplo)ed b) the Veteran's Women's Missionary Union Myrtle E. Burchett Canterbury.
President. She was a volunteer
Other survivors include one
) ( unpbe II. ltllis Administration Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, for the Meals on Wheels pro- son, William Albert Canterbury
•~. ,,-; wdl as many
Margaret Childers: three gram and at a local hospital.
Jr., of Prestonsburg; four daughdaughters,
Elaine
(Carl)
She is survived by her daugh- ters. Georgia Ramey. of Warsaw,
·d m de~th by
of
Rushton, ters, 'Jbbie Gibson and Barbara Indiana. Ellen Bro" n, of
rl and ~nue Johnson,
Louisiana, Cathy (Lorenzo) Collinsworth: four grandchil- McDowell, and Ella Goble and
;; "'ill be held Ramirez, of San Antonio. dren: seven great-grandchildren; Eunice Blackburn, both of
Prestonsburg; two sisters, Mal)'
ust 11, at I :00 Texas, and Crissy (Jimmy) a brother, Leslie B. Patton: a sisPhyllis
(Roger) Ruth Collins, of Drift, and
"-! lson I raLicr Highman, of Houston, Texas; ter,
Stratton,
of
II '11~:. 111 Martin. one ~on. Steve Childers, of Collinsworth; and several loving Martha
Houston, Texas; five sisters, nieces and nephews.
Campbellburg; seven gmPdchilR( rh "til officiate.
In addition to her husband, dren; and three great-gmndchil' til tollow in the I ouise Ward, of Lexington,
( clllCICI),
in Betty Lawson, of Cynthiana, she was preceded in death by her dren.
Ph) II is Tackett, of Hesperia. son, John G. Mace; parents,
In addition to his parents. he
California. Elizabeth (James Charlie and Bess Patton; a was preceded in death by one
'"' ts held at the
A.) Duff. of Hueysville, and brother, Charles W. Patton; and, granddaughter, Patricia Lynn
Fdna
Banks, of Columbus, a sister, Alice May Patton.
Goble.
Wuc.! obtluaryt
Funeral services will be conOhio:
six grandchildren.
Funeral services were conDesiree
Childers.
Emily ducted on Wednesday. August ducted Tuesday, August 12, at the
Johnson, :\1aggie Johnson. 13, at II :00 a.m., at Brookside Hall Funeral Home Chapel, in
Fred G. Francis
Katie Johnson. Jennifer Osani, Baptist Church, 590 L'lncaster Martin. Clergyman Manford
and Steven Childers: and two Avenue, Reynoldsburg. Ohio. Fannin officiated.
great-grandchildren. Vincent Pastor Tony Romano, Pastor
Burial followed in Davidson
Osani and Adrianna Osani.
Larry Lewis, and Pastor Howard Memorial Gardens, at Ivel, under
In addition to his parents, Garrison will officiate.
the professional care of Hall
he was preceded in death by
Burial will follow in Forest Funeral Home.
one brother, Billy Childers, Lawn
~temorial
Gardens,
Visitation was in the Hall
-;, a fonner and one sister. Barbara Columbus. Ohio.
Funeral Home Chapel.
-.id~nt. dred on
Childers.
Visitation was held at
Pallbearers: Kenneth Lee
ot.t. Flonda.
Funeral services were held Schoedinger East Chapel.
Blackburn, Mark Blackburn,
I' td bJ U:lf) I
Wedncsda), August 6, in St.
(P..ud obituary)
Dean Brown, Ryan Brown, John
Luke's Catholic Church, in
Goble II, and Mark Meadows.
San Antonio. Texas. Burial
Sign the register book at:
wtth full military honors folwww.hallfuneralservice.corn
FLOYD COUNTY lowed in the Fort Sam Norman Eric Lewis
(Paid ohituary)
llouston National Cemetery,
Norman Eric Lewis, age 25,
CATHOLICS
in San Antonio, Texas.
of Banner, died Friday, August
WELCOME YOU
Obituary is provided as a 8, 2003, from injuries sustained
Bennie Hall
ST. MARTHA CHURCH
courtesy to the family by Hall in an automobile accident that
Bennie
Hall, age 53, of
Water Gap
Funeral Home, in Martin.
occurred on Route 80, near
Elkhart,
Indiana,
formerly of
p
11 15 am
Sign the register book at: Martin.
Floyd
County,
died
Saturday,
Born January I, 1978. at
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June
28,
2003,
at
his
residence
Martin, he was the son of
(Prud obituary)
of
a
sudden
illness.
Nonnan "Bill" Lewis Sr., and
Born May I. 1950, in f'loyd
Deborah Darlene Jarrell Lewis,
County.
he was the son of the
of Banner. He was a disabled
late
Willie
and Stella (Osborne)
general laborer.
Hall.
He is survived by his wife,
He had been a welder from
Christy Bryant Lewis.
age
18.
Other survivors include his
He
is survived by his wife,
maternal grandmother and stepEmily
Hall;
a daughter, Tammy
father, Lorraine and Phillip
Lee
Hall,
of
Elkhart: a son. Eric
Anderson. of Toler; paternal
Hall,
of
Elkhart:
four grandchilgrandfather, James Lewis, of
dren;
six
brothers,
Glen Hall.
Banner; a sister, Lori Lee-Ann
Paul
Ray
Hall,
and
Raymond
Lewis, of Banner; two nieces,
Hall,
all
of
Marion,
Ohio,
Ernest
Sarai Messmear and Marisa
Hall, of Paintsville, Rex Hall, of
McCoy; a nephew, Joshua
Lewis; two sisters-in-law, Lisa Willard, Ohio, and Clayton Hall,
of Winona Lake, Indiana; three
McCoy and Cynthia Bryant; and
sisters, Alean Springer. of
a
brother-in-law,
William
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He is preceded in death by his
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.Joseph Richard "Jody" Collins,
age 80, of I ionakcr, died Thursday,
August 7, 2003, at Pikeville
Methodist Hospital.
Born October 24, 1922, in
Flo)d County, he was the son of
the late William Riley and Annie
M1tchell Collins. He was a disabled coal miner. an Anny and
WWJI veteran. a P.O.W. in
Gem1any, a lifetime member of
D.A.V. Chapter No. 134, at
Pikeville, and a member of the
Betsy Layne Freewill Baptist
Church.
He is survived by his wife. Ola
Kidd Collins.
Other survivors include two
sons, Ernie Ray Collins (Caroline),
of Bowling Green, and Gemey
Dwan Collins (Irene Merion), of
Honaker; two daughters, Joie C.
Lawson (Charles Steele), of
Honaker, and Patsy Jean Mitchell
(Kinncl), of Grethel; one brother,
Bill Collins. of New London,
Ohio; two sisters, Susie Kimbler,
of Harold, and
Margaret
Nunemaker, of Pikeville; eight
grandchildren, Chelle (Scot),
Chanda (Benton), 1iffani, Seth,
Cl)stai,Aaron. Becky, and Rachel;
four great-grandchildren. Austin,
Colby, Braydon, and Cali: and a
special friend, Phillip Thacker.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by seven
brothers, John B. Collins, Ervin
Collins, Ted Collins, Curtis
Collins, Oscar Collins, Andy
Collins. and Rousie Collins; three
sisters, Lizzie McKinney, Diane
Collins, and Rose Collins; and a
half-sister, Ida Hamilton.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday, August 10, at the
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home, in
Martin. Tracy Patton and Tun
McCoy officiated.
Burial followed in the Davidson
Memorial Gardens. at lvel.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
Active pallbearers: Scot Sode,
Benton
Nunemaker, Austin
:Kunemaker, Colby ~unemaker,
Seth Collins, Aaron Collins. Duran
Kidd, Braydon Sode. Cali Sode,
Charles Steele, and Phillip
1backer.
Honorary pallbearers: Bill
Benton (departed comrade),
Kinne! Mitchell, Ray Lawson,
Richard Kimbler. Skippy Kimbler,
Ossie Collins. Kirklin Collins, Bill
Collins, Arnold Collins, Bob
McKinney, Scott Prater, Darren
Kidd, Oinlie Kidd Jr., Orville
Hamilton, Estill Reed, Jimmy
Rose, Bud Stratton, Clifford Hall,
and Jamie Boyd.
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Randall Lee Hager
Randall Lee Hager of Auxier,
Ky., departed this life at 5 a.m .•
Sunday, August 10, 2003, at the
Highlands Regional Medical
Center after suffering from a
long heart ailment. He was 63
years old. Randall was born
December II, 1939, in Auxier.
Ky.
Randall served his country in
the United States Army. He
retired from IBM after 25 years
of service as a Customer •
Engineer, and then was owner of
Hager's Typewriter Repair.
Randall was a member of the
Auxier Freewill Baptist Church.
His father and mother, Paul
''Cute" Hager and Juanita Hager
Fraley, preceded Randall in
death.
He is survived by his wife,
Judith Porter Hager; their
daughter, Laura Ward Hager;
two sons, Randall Lee Hager II
and Polly, his wife, of Sunfield,
Mich. and William Michael
Hager of Bull Creek, Ky.; two
daughters by marriage, Danita
Wireman Gayheart and Glen,
her husband, of Staffordsville,
Ky. and Stephanie Wireman
Mays and Todd, her husband, of
Lexington. Ky.; six grandchildren, Lakin Alexandra (Ali)
Wireman. Joshua McKenzie Lee
Wiremen, Paul Randall Hager,
Victoria
Margaret
Hager,
Samuel Thomas Wireman, and
Katherine Allyn Gayheart.
Randall is also survived by a
brother, Paul Dwayne Hager and
Gloria, his wife, of Clewiston,
Florida; a sister. Sue Hager
Morrison, of Auxier, Ky.; one
maternal aunt, Betty Ann Wilson
and Wally, her husband, of
Homosassa, Florida; one maternal
uncle,
Gene
Allen
Alexander, of Lake Placid,
Florida;•as well as a host of
nieces and nephews.
He was a wonderful father and
grandfather, and will be missed
tremendously.
Randall had several close
friends whom he cared for very
much. and will all miss him.
Funeral arrangements are
Wednesday, August 13, at I
p.m.. at the Auxier Freewill
Baptist Church in Auxier,
Bobby Spencer officiating.
Visitation was Monday, Aug. 11,
6 p.m. at the church. Burial will
be in the Auxier Relocation
Cemetery at Auxier, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier '
Funeral Home, Martin.
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Credie Robinson
Crcdie Robinson. age 71. of
Martin, died Monday, August 11.
2003, at Good Shepherd
Community Nursing Center. at
Phelps.
Born September 10, 1931, at
Martin, she was the daughter of
the late Joe and Vicie Conn
Robinson. She was a member of
the Church of Christ, at Arkansas
Creek, in Martin.
Survivors include two brothers,
Roy Robinson and Jeff Robinson,
both of Martin: four sisters, Daisy
Bryant, Mossie Robinson, and
.
Barbara Caudill, all of Martin, and '
Babe Patrick, of Allen.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 14, at
11:00 a.m.. at Nelson-Frazier.
Funeral Home, in Martin. Church '
of Christ ministers will officiate.
Burial will follow in the
Robinson Cemetel)', at Arkansas
Creek, in Martin.
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home.
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JONES FAl\IILY
REUNION
Descendants ol Charlte and
Linda Jones "ill hold a f. n11h
reunion on S.tturday, Sept 6, ;t
Picntc Hollo\\ (top of Jenn)
• .\Vile) Dam) shdtcr 4 Meet at
II a.m., lunch I p.m. Hrm a
co\ercu dish, own dt inks , th:tion item, and pictures to '>hare
HICKS FA!\11LY RIWMON
Dcscendant5 of Willian and
Naomi Rcffl·tt I licks ''ill mct:t
on Saturday, Aug. 16, at \1a)
Lodge, Jenny Wiley State
Resort Park Regtstrntion will
begtn ..tt II .m '" lth ~mner 10
the lodpe dinmr room at noon.
Sm: in I oat hen no from I 4 p m
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ror n'Clre info, call Delpht.
Hll-k., .tt sgo 1 o~.
Aug. ~0. c1t the ~artin Semor
Cittzcn-. Bmlding. from 10 a.m.
unttl 4 p.m. l·or more information. call: Charier.. and Cassie
Justtce at ~86 8737
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htll c(a.-....es .n c.om utcrs,
!';CW ng, .md other-; "iII bl'"lll
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Ut.;NTI~R
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REU~ION
Wti. rake plaC"e on Saturday,
REUNION
I he Pr,ttcJ J· .. mily Reunion
will he held un Aug. I(), at the
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dtr.l , a chair. and an item to auc
t.on. Call Clear nee Prater a·l
2~5 9!BJ, 01 write to him at 247
:-.unny Rd. Martin, KY 41()49,
tor more info.
FRI'.E BODY
UECALL
CLASSES
Free Bod) Recall Exercise
(las cs \\til be held \1onda),
Wedne,day. and friday, at 9:30,
at the Pres h) terian Church m
Preo;tonsburg Classes are held
\1onday,
Wednesday,
and
fhursday. at II a.m. at the old R
& S Ruildtng. Classes are
oftercd by the Hoyd County
Health Department. Call the
health department, 886-2788,
for more information.
MCDOWELL
HIGH CLASS
REUNION
The McDowell High School
classes of 1934-1993 will hold a
class reunion on Labor Day
weekend. Weekly meetings arc
now being held each Tuesday. at
6:30 p.m., at the McDowell First
Baptist Church. All are welcome- Help is needed.
The
Lawrence
County
Septemberfest committee is now
accepting applications for arts
and crafts spaces. Call Leslie
Wellman at 606-673-4681, after
6 p.m. Deadline to apply is Aug.
29.
The Septemberfest Car Show
will be held Saturday. Sept. 6, at
the Louisa Lower Elementary
School. Registration will be
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Call Ted
Kelley at 638-4053 or Lynn See
at 638-4984 for more info.
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lnss of our loved one. Thanks to all \\ ho sent tOod. flO\\ el">. pmyel'S, or
spoke comtorting words. We greatly appreciate }Oil all. A ~pe<.ml
thank· you to Clergymen Lori Vannucci and Ted Shannon for the1r wm
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The family of Stephen Homer I .ovel) would like to extend our
heartfelt appreciation to aJI those who helped in any way during
the loss of our loved one. We appreciate all the flowers, food.
and any kindness that you rna) have shown to our famil). A
special thanks to Clergyman Mike Smith for h1s comforting
words, the Sheriff's Department for their assistance in traffic
contro,l and to the Hall Funeral Home for their kind and professional service
THE FAMILY OF STEPHEN HOMER LOVELY
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The family of Mary Emmajean Bevins would like to cXtl·nd our heart
felt appreciation to all those who helped in any "ay during the loss of
our loved one. We appreciate all the flowers, prayeri> and all tlw kuul
ness that you rna) have shown to our family. A o;pecial thallks to
Clergymen Arnold Turner and Gar) Horsey for their cornfortmg \\Or<ls,
the Sheriff's Department for their assistanl'e in traflil· control and the
Hall Funeral Home of Martin. K)., for the \\Onderful job .tnd, us
always. the professionaL courteous :>ef\·ice.
THE FAMILY OF l\lARY EMMAJEAN BEVINS
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The family of William Arthur "Bill" Deskins would ltke to extend
their appreciation to all those friends. neighbors, and loved ones \\ ho
helped to comfort us during our time of sorrow. Thank ) ou to all those
who sent flowers or just spoke kind words. All your acts ol kindnc~s
will never be forgotten. We would like to send a special t!Mnks to
Clergymen James Harmon and Chuck Ferguson for thctr conrforting
words, the Sheriff's Department for their a~sistance in tmftit· wntrol.
and the Hall Funeral Home for their kmd and effi<:icnt scf\ rcc
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FRANKFORT - And now
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A day before the election filing
deadline,
perpetual
statewide candidate Gatewood
Galbraith formally entered the
fray for attorney general on
Monday. promising to fight corruption in state government.
Running as an independent,
he's facing two men who he says
nrc "ill-suited" for the job:
Democmt House Majority Floor
Leader Greg Stumbo and
Republican Jack Wood, a former
judge. Based on the number of
votes Stumbo and Wood each
collected in their primary elections, Galbraith thinks he has his
best chance of winning this
November.
"The chemistry of this race is
just phenomenal." Galbraith
said. " I could not pass it up."
Galbraith submitted a check
for his $500 filing fee, and a box
of petitions to the secretary of
state's office Monday afternoon .
He said he's compiled more than
7,300 signatures in about 35
days - well over the 5.000
required by state law.
Galbraith has already run albeit unsuccessfully for
commissioner of agriculture,
governor and the 6th District
seat in the U.S. House of
Representatives.
As
attorney
general,
Galbraith said he would focus
on ending corruption in state
government, fighting the state's
drug problem and protecting
consumers.
Pharmaceutical companies
should pay the state $2 billion to
help fight prescription drug
addictions, Galbraith said. The
money would help fu nd drug
treatment, rehabilitation and
therapy programs across the
state, he said.
Methamphetamine
labs
would
also
come
under
increased
surveillance.
Galbraith said.
Still, Galbraith may have to
overcome his own personal
stance on another illegal drug:
marijuana.
Galbraith said as attorney
general he would enforce all the
laws in the state. However, he
said he would support legalizing
marijuana for medicinal use, and
licensing it the way alcohol is
licensed.
Galbraith, who said Monday
that he still smokes marijuana
for medicinal purposes. said he
didn't think it would become an
issue in the race. He said he has
a prescription from a doctor in
Berkeley, Calif. for smoking
marijuana to help his asthma.
"I've already overcome it,"
Galbraith said. "That's a dead
issue."
However, Wood made at least
one
public
reference
to
Galbraith's position on marijuana at the Fancy Fann picnic earlier this month.
Wood said he thought ,
Galbraith's filing gives the race ..
an "ultra-liberal" candidate that
will take votes from Stumbo.
"(The) only way he picks up
any votes is by attacking
Stumbo," Wood said. "His roots
are in the Democratic Party.''
Stumbo said he didn't think
his campaign would be affected.
"It doesn't change our game
plan any." Stumbo said. "The
people who have supported me
have done so because they are
very anti-drug. Gatewood 1s
very pro-drug.''
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Times Staff Report
Approx. 4 acres, Including mobile home lot.
Terms: 10% down, balance in 30 days.
REDO, BROWN AND WILLIAMS AUCTION SERVICES
Paul D. Brown, Principal Auctioneer
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WAYLAND - The city of
Wayland has received a grant for
$49,450 through the PRIDE
Community Gmnt Program.
The grant funds will be used to
clean up illegal dumps, purchase
a video surveillance camera and
disJX)se of tmsh collected during
the city's fall cleanup campaign.
Fifth District Congressman
Hal Rogers said in a prepared
statement that he "commended"
the city for taking an initiative to
clean up its surroundings. adding
that Wayland is "doing their
part".
"Each partner has to do their
share so that we can meet our
goal of restoring the region's natural beauty," he said.
PRIDE awarded 55 grants this
year. totaling $1.949.473. to
counties, cities and nonprofit
organizations throughout its service area.
A list of grant recipients is
available on the PRIDE website,
www.kypride.org. or by calling
the PRIDE office at (606) 6776 150.
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SECTION
FLOYD COUNTY
Sports Edltor
Steve LeMaster
Phone: (606) 886-8506
Fax: (606) 886-3603
Members:
Associated Press
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h1 UK Football • page 3B
!11 Outdoors • page 3B
~·· NASCAR News • page 4B
CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday recalled catcher Corky Miller from Trlple·A Louisville and optioned
pitcher Joe Valentine to Louisville. Miller was to be in uniform for the Reds' home ~arne Tuesday night against
Arizona. Valentine, a right-hander, was promoted from Louisvllle last week but did not appear in a game. Locally, listen to the Reds on the radio on WMDJ (100.1) of Martin.
photo by David Allio
COMMENTARY
by BILLY REED
TIMES COLUMNIST
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Football
match-up
should stay
season
• opener
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Prestonsburg
driver Steve
Blackburn was
a winner over
the weekend
at Lonesome
Pine Raceway.
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Blackburn gets
first UARA .win
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
COEBURN, Virginia- Steve
Blackburn of Prestonsburg, captured
his first career UARA win in the W-L
Construction 150 at Lonesome Pine
Raceway on Saturday night..
RAIDER FOOTBALL '0 3
The best thing that's happened
to football in Kentucky during my
40-something years of writing
about sports in this state is the
Kentucky-Louisville game as the
season opener.
Don't take my word for it. Go
to your local library and see if
you can determine how much was
written and
broadcast
about football in our
state before
and after
the series
began.
Here's
the before:
Nobody
Billy Reed
wrote much
about college football in June, July and
August. Who could get excited
about this wild openers where UK
played Central Michigan and U of
L played somebody such as South
Dakota State?
~
The founding fathers of the
UK-U of L football series -
Caudill likes
new defense
Blackburn took the lead from Sunoco
Polesitter Kres VanDyke on lap 136
and held off all challengers for the
remaining 14 laps of the Late Model
Stock Car feature.
(See BLACKBURN, page two)
DIRT TRACK
Thornsberry
wins shortened
Late Model
feature race
by JAMES TRIMBLE
HMS TRACK WRITER
ROYALTON -In front of one of
the largest crowds in the history of
Half Mountain Speedway Shannon
Thornsberry, Martin fought back
from a bad qualifying session to be
the big winner of the night in the
Late Model Division winning the
fog shortened event and picking up
his second straight feature win of
the season.
With all the rain during the past
week plus the water added to the
track by the Half Mountain
Speedway Water truck, the night's
action was delayed about 30 minutes as the track crew worked to get
the track in racing shape.
After hotlaps for eac divisions
(See REED, page two)
UK FOOTBALL
Lifestyles • page 1C
Poison Oak • page 1 C
Classifieds • page 6C
photos by Steve LeMaster
(See RACE, page two)
The slips and spills that go with the high school football season returned over the weekend with scrimmages.
South Floyd made the trip up US 23 to Pike Central High School for a scrimmage game against Morgan County.
Above: South Floyd senior Brandon little got in for a score. Following the South Floyd-Morgan County game,
host Pike Central took on Fleming-Neon. In other area scrimmages last week, Belfry hosted Johnson Central,
Pikeville made the trip to Fairview and East Ridge played Whitesburg. On Thursday night of last week,
Paintsville journeyed to Bourbon County. On Friday, Prestonsburg played Campbell County at Morehead.
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS ED ITOR
LEXINGTON - University of
Kentucky senior defensive eJld
Jeremy Caudill and his Wildcat
teammates have a new defensive
scheme in
place.
Caudill, a
former
Parade AllAmerican,
already
likes the
new
defense.
"It's a
Jeremy Caudill
lot different
than last
year. We have all new terminology to learn, all new positions,"
said Caudill. "It comes to us
Landon Hall
(See CAUDILL, page two)
BASEBALL
Rodebaugh smashes way
to state championship
Josh Rodebaugh
Home-run hitter
takes state event at
Louisville with eight
round-trippers
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LOUISVILLE- The First
Annual Century 21 Homerun Derby
State Championship event resulted in
a title for 13-year-old Josh
Rodebaugh of Prestonsburg.
Rodebaugh hit eight home runs in 10
swings to bring home the state championship trophy.
Prior to the state championship,
Rodebaugh worked hard on his
swing. Coaches at Louisville Slugger
Field took notice of that, remarking
that the young 13-year-old's strength
(See STATE, page three)
Josh Rodebaugh
hit as his father,
Michael, pitched
over the weekend
In the state home
run derby.
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13, 2003
AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Reed
• Continued from p1
Ho..vard
Schncllenberger,
Bill Olsen, C.M. Newton and
Bill Curry - understood the
importance of the rivalry and
playing the game as the season
opener.
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stadiums. Extraordinary media
hype. National television expoEarly Times
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So why would anybody want
to change a vision that has been
realized? Why would anybody
want to fix something that isn't
broken?
Mitch Barnhart and Rich
Brooks will have to explain that
to me.
Barnhart, the controversial
UK athletics director, and
Brooks, the Wildcats' new head
coach, seem to want to compare
the UK-U of L rivalry with
Oregon-Oregon State, which
is where their background is.
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Please. The dynamics are
totally different. By taking the
stance that the U of L game
needs to become the second or
third game on UK's schedule,
all they're doing is showing
their ignorance of Kentucky's
football history.
And all they're doing is
showing their willingness to
forfeit a lot of media attention
and the best interests of football
in our state.
Let me make a suggestion, if
I may.
The universities should jointly fund a poll of the fans who
buy both UK and U of L season
tickets. Ask them the following
questions: Would you prefer the
UK-U of L game to be (a) the
opening game, (b) the second or
third game, or c) the final
game? I'd really like to know
what the ticket-buying fans of
both schools think.
But a caveat: UK sells more
season tickets than U of L,
mainly because it has more
statewide support and a larger
stadium. So the conclusions of
our poll can't simply be based
on sheer numbers. Percentages
should be factored in.
The bottom line is this: If the
majority of fans from each
school want to see the game
moved, in accordance with the
wishes of Barnhart and Brooks,
I'll certainly shut up. The
fans, so often neglected and
overlooked and abused. should
be the ultimate decisive factor.
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I see some hypocrisy on UK 's
part.
The Cats are proud members
of the mighty Southeastern
Conference, which is a pillar of
the Bowl Championship Series.
They're the land-grant state university that has border-to-border support. In other words. UK
has built-in advantages over U
ofL.
Shouldn't such a program be
able to consistently beat the
Cards, no matter when or where
the game is played? Sure, it
should. So is the stance of
Barnhart and Brooks an admission that U of L has reached
parity with UK in football, but
they don't want to admit it? And
that they're also scared to death
of playing the Cards in the
opener because a loss might
ruin their season?
I'm not sure this is the thinking or the image that UK football needs to project at this
point. If the Cats don't want to
open against a team that belongs
to an inferior league and doesn't
belong to the BCS, what does
that say about their confidence
in their own program?
Obviously, this is something
Barnhart and Brooks have been
discussing for awhile. But if
they've reached a meeting of
the minds, why didn't they
bring it up at the UK-U of L golf
outing on July 30 in
Simpsonville? Jurich was there,
sitting a table away from
Barnhart. Brooks and U of L
head coach Bobby Petrino were
there.
And what's Barnhart mean
when he talks about maybe he
can talk to Jurich if they happen
to run into each other in an air-
straight from the NFL. But if
everybody can learn it, I think it
will work really well."
New head coach Rich Brooks
put the Wildcats to work over
"At the start, I was racing so
the summer.
hard that I was burning the tires
"I think this team worked off and decided it would be
harder this summer than any of better to keep cool," Blackburn
the years I have been here," said explained his race strategy. "I
Caudill. "We're a lot more decided to save my tires. As
focused now to get the job the race went on he (VanDyke)
done."
started sliding a bit and I caught
For Caudill, this season will a chance to go under him."
be his first at defensive end in
For most of the event,
his four years with the Wildcats. VanDyke dominated the field.
While UARA point leaders Lee
Tissot and Stephen Gahagan
were struggling through traffic
from their ninth and tenth
place
starting
postttons,
VanDyke enjoyed a comfortable lead.
With 50 laps to go,
Blackburn began reeling in the
leader. With 15 to go, he made
the pass. Then, it was Tissot's
turn at VanDyke and second
place. The cars bumped on lap
141 and Tissot spun off of turn
two. He remained on the lead
lap, but was out of contention.
On the restart, Blackburn
port? I have Jurich's phone
number. He never fails to call
back.
But he's going to tell
Barnhart what he doesn't want
to hear: We want to keep the
game as the opener and if you
don't like it, we're not interested in maintaining this rivalry
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the Late Models, Limited Late
Models, and Super Bombers
made qualifying runs to set their
heat race lineups. The 38 of
Raymond Nichols set the fast
time in the Late Model division
with a lap of 18.096, in the
Limited Late Model it was the
32 of Greg Lucas setting fast
time of 19.225, and in Super
Bomber qualifying it was the 33
of Cory McKenzie with a time
of20.293.
Thornsberry would lead the
last lap of the race to pick up the
win. Second was the 38 of
Raymond Nichols. Third was
the No. 10 of Paul Harris; fourth
was the 101 of Benny Feltner,
and fifth was the 7 of Stanley
Haddix.
Chucky May finished sixth.
The Limited Late Model feature would have been next, but
after attempts to raise the fog
from the exhaust of the motors
running around the track it was
decided that it was unsafe to
allow anymore racing on the
track and the rest of the features
were cancelled until Saturday.
A Half Mountain Speedway
rule states the following about
fogouts and rainouts:
If rain or fog occurs after
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The game should be kept as
the opener. It's about as much of
a no-brainer as you can possibly
find in today's sports world.
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slid in tum one. VanDyke went
low in an attempt to retake the
lead. The cars tangled and
VanDyke spun.
"I guess I drove in to deep
and slid up," Blackburn said.
"I thought I had really messed
up when I saw his fender under
me. The next thing I know we
got together. He spun to the
inside and I just missed the outside wall."
In the final five laps, second
place Keith Stiltner slid high in
tum four and lost five positions. In an attempt to avoid
Stiltner's car, Gahagan cut
down a tire and lost a lap and
more precious points to Tissot.
Blackburn's victory was his
best finish of the season at the
3/8th paved oval where he has
a hand-full of career wins. It
was also the best UARA career
finish for second place Mark
King and third place Carl
Cormier. Former track champion, Wade Day finished fourth.
Late Model Feature is considered official:
Remaining races will be
rescheduled to the next Saturday
and will be completed after regular show. No rain checks will
be honored.
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On Saturday, Half Mountain
Speedway has a lot of racing
scheduled for the race fans of
Eastern
Kentucky.
Half
Mountain Speedway will have
the five make-up features in the
Limited Late Models, Super
Bombers, Bombers, FourCylinders, and Road Hogs, from
the August 9th fog out, as well
as qualifying, heats and feature
events for the regular show
scheduled for Saturday for all
divisions, Super Late Models,
Limited Late Models, Super•
Bombers,
Bombers,
4Cylinders, and Road Hogs, all
totaled ll features and several
heat races and qualifying will
make the $10 for the
Grandstands and the $20 for the
Pits with Kids under 5 getting in
free in both the pits and the
Grandstands a great bargain for
anyone looking for a big exciting night of din racing action.
Upcoming events
at Half Mountain
Speedway:
• August 23: Regular Show
for all classes, Late Models
$1,200 to win, Limited Late•
Models $800 to win, Super
Bombers $500 to win, Bombers
$400 to win, 4-Cylinders $200
to win, and Road Hogs $200 to
win, this will be the final tune up
for the Late Models before the
STARS Battle of the Bluegrass
Dirt Racing Series $5,000 to win
race.
• August 30: The STARS
Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt
Racing Series will invade Half
Mountain Speedway for the first
time ever running for $5,000 to
win with a total purse overt~t
$20,000 for the Late Model division. Support divisions for this
big event will be announced at a
later date.
For more information about
the latest happenings at Half
Mountain Speedway check
out the official website for
Half Mountain Speedway at
www.halfmountainspeedway.c
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UK hopes to spice up offense with two-quarterbacks
by MURRAY EVAN£.
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football coach R1ch Brooks
f: knows he 'II need Ius best pla)ers on the field if the Wildcats
are to he compctiti\c in the
rugged
Southeastern
Conference. If two of those
players are quarterbacks, then so
1 be it.
Brooks and offensive coordi
natcr Ron Hudson tinkered durmp spring practice with the idea
of simultaneou51) using retumlllg ~tarter Jared Lorenzen and
ba~:kup
quarterback Shane
Boyd. who is considered to be
one of the Wildcats' best athletes.
Brooks said Friday during
Kentucky's Media Day that fans
will see a lot of Lorenzen and
Boyd on the field together during the upcoming season.
"It will happen this year. and
it will happen some in "irtually
every game, if they're both
healthy,"
Brooks
said.
"Whichever one is in the game
at quarterback, I feel like we're
capable of winning football
games. I'm excited about that
position. and that's why I've
said it was the strongest position
on the team, probably."
Brooks, Kentucky's third
head coach in four seasons, took
the job in December knowing
the Wildcats continue to feel the
effects of i\CAA probat1on.
He estimates that there .1re
only a handful of players on his
roster that could start for most
other SEC teams, and he wants
those players on the field as
much as possible - even if two
of them are quarterbacks. It's a
necessity if the Wildcats are to
build on the success of last
year's 7-5 finish and compete
for a bowl bid, he said.
"I'm worried about winning
DIRT TRACK
Willard Speedway
Results from Saturday
photo by Steve LeMaster
Pike Central head coach Johnny Poynter talked with his team
prior to Its scrimmage game against Fleming-Neon.
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:Fourth annual hunt,
second Annual
Jakes Day Friday
TIMES STAFF REPORT
The fourth annual Youth
' Squirrel Hunt and the Second
Annual Jakes Day event will be
Friday and Saturday at the
German Bridge Camp Ground.
Boys and girls age six through
17 and their parents or guardians
may participate. The event is
free to registered participants.
The outdoor event will be
· hosted by The Floyd County
Hunter Education Organization,
The Dewey Lake Fish and
; Game Club, The Kentucky
~ Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, The
, Floyd County Chapter of The
National
Wild
Turkey
~ Federation. German
Bridge
J Campground, and The Magoffin
f County Muzzle-Loaders Club.
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Friday evening begins with
' registration, setting up camp.
and a cookout. This will be followed by storytelling by the
, Magoffin County Muzzle; Loaders Club. The topic will be
; the lift: story of Daniel Boone.
If time permits, a comical
outlaw wild turkey hunter
~ named "Jake Johnson" will be
J visiting our camp, the point
• being stressed is that every one
: should
be
an
Ethical,
: Responsible, Law abiding, and
: Safe Outdoorsman.
I Saturday morning begins
; with breakfast at 5:30 a.m. for
; the young squirrel hunters. All
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After lunch there will be
canoe rides, pattering shotguns,
archery shoots, using turkey
calls, and shooting muzzleloading firearms.
While the evening meal is
being prepared, all the youngsters may participate in a turkeycalling contest. There will be
three age groups with prizes for
the two best in each group.
There will be door prizes
including at least two singleshot shotguns.
For Information and registration contact: Tom Bormes
606/285-5061, Tim Goble 60687~2490,Pau1Hagans
606/285-0176, Gerald Jones
6061886-8656, Joe R. Bolton
606/884-8683, Paul Robinson
6061874-2701.
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Smith are listed in the top 50.
Earl Collier is listed from
Shelby Valley. Other honorees
from Sheldon Clark include
offensive lineman Josh Perry
and C.G. Mills.
James Storts and Bryan Short
are listed from Lawrence
County.
MSL Publisher Justin Rice
said it was tough narrowing the
top players in the Mountains
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say that he had a bright future
and great possibility of a career
in baseball ahead of him.
With this year's top accomplishment now behind him,
Rodebaugh is looking forward
to competing in next year's
Century 21 Homerun Derby. He
would like to thank the folks
with the local Century 21 office
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It was a clean sweep for
Jason Perry of Huntington,
Conard Newman of Frankfort,
Ohio, and Lee Neil of
Hurricane, W.Va., as each of
them won two feature races at
Willard Speedway Saturday.
Their victories came in the regular feature races, along with
make-up features from the rainout on the second, in the
Modified (Perry, No. 20),
Bomber (Newman, No. 27), and
Street Stock (Neil, 31) divisions.
Second through fifth place
finishers in the regular feature
race in each division are as follows: MODIFIED: 14 Gary
Turner of Proctorville, Ohio, 4M
Bob McKenzie of Kitts Hill,
Ohio. W4 Ronnie Whitt of
Grayson, and 25 Thomas Mays
of Salt Rock, W.Va.; BOMBER,
1F Harlen Ferguson, 7J Mark
Queen of Wayne, W.Va., 248
James McDaniel of Olive Hill,
and 44 Gary Queen of Wayne,
WV; SUPER STREET: BJI
Tom Sparks of Volga, 12 John
McKinney of Hitchins, and 5ll
T.J. Brumfield of Ashton, W.Va.
Second through fifth places
in the make-up feature are:
MODIFIED, llB Jason Ball of
Ashton, W.Va., B5 Brian
Sammons of Olive Hill, Ronnie
Whitt, and R2 Eric Roseberry of
Willard;
BOMBER,
Mark
Queen, L2 Brian Lawson of
Olive Hill, Haden Ferguson,
and James McDaniel; SUPER
STREET: 24 Eric Steagall of
Olive Hill, Tom Sparks, 20
Randy Caldwell of Catlettsburg,
and John McKinney.
Hazy weather Saturday kept
some folks from coming out but
the fog never got thick enough
to prevent some terrific racing.
The Late Models put on another
fast moving competition with 5
Rick Christian of South Point,
OH taking the checkers.
Second through fifth in this race
were 5 Tim Dillow of Russell,
9F Jeff Flaugher of Grayson, 15
Jay Summers of Elkview, W.Va.,
attd 02 Chris Hunt of Ironton,
Ohio.
Those V6 Stock, the new
class created this season by track
promoter Jim Allen, continue to
tum up at Willard with 15 entries
in this week's race. One of the
fans made a humorous comment
and the statewide employees
and officials for the opportunity
to compete in this year's event.
With the triumph in the state
home run derby, Rodebaugh
earned the right to throw out the
first pitch in Saturday night's
Louisville Bats-Durham Bulls
baseball game.
The young slugger's very
proud parents are Michael and
Kay Rodebaugh. He has one
younger brother, Kaleb. Michael
pitched to Josh in Saturday's
derby championship.
In addition to baseball, Josh
Rodebaugh also competes in
football and basketball. He
attends Allen Elemental)'.
down to 50, saying, "there were
several players we evaluated for
the list."
The MSL Mountain Football
Preview remains on sale
throughout eastern and southeastern Kentucky.
Notes...
• The Prestonsburg High
football team held its annual
Media Day Sunday afternoon.
• Senior Shane Simpkins is a
late addition to the Paintsville
High football team. Simpkins,
one of the top players in Class
A, also plays baseball and basketball.
Senior Jon Petot and junior
Steven Jones of Auxier have
also rejoined the Tiger grid
team.
Simpkins, who played quarterback last season, will line up
at receiver on offense and in the
secondary again on defense.
• Paintsville will scrimmage
Magoffin County Wednesday
night at 6 p.m. instead of
Thursday.
• South Floyd quarterback
Landon Hall will start a second
season under center for the
Raiders. Hall has more varsity
experience at quarterback than
any other play in Floyd County.
that it looked like J-75 rushhour
traffic in Lexington with all
those cars buzzing around the
track! Drivers in this class are
having fun, and they are probably friends since several of them
are from Catlettsburg. The No.
47 Shane Boyd of Catlettsburg
got the winning trophy followed
by 47P Phillip Smith of
Catlettsburg, 5 Joe Carter of
Louisa, L6 Daniel Jordan of
Olive Hill, and B47 Bill Smith
of Catlettsburg. More entries
are expected next week with an
increased payout being offered.
Finally, in the Four-Cylinder
feature, the winner was No. 5M
Dale Dehart of Clearfield.
Second through fifth places
were held b) No. 72 Dennis
Meadows of Grayson, No. 420
Darrell Davis of Catlettsburg.
15K Brandon Kelly of Willard,
and 00 Glen Stevens of
Clearfield.
The next race at the TriState's fastest quarter mile will
be Saturday. For more information, check the website at
www.willardspeedway.com or
call the track at 606/474-2477.
football games." Brooks said.
"I'm sure if <>omcbod~ gets hurt,
and I ro to (the third stnng
quarterback). I' II hear a lot
nbout it But those are the
chances yon take as a coach
when you try to put your best
pla)eJs on the field to g1ve you
an opportunity to win football
games.''
Lort~n,en, a senior from Fort
Thomas. has 29 games as a
stm1cr under his belt and is
thought highly enough of that
he\ on the preseason watch list
for the Davey O'Brien Award,
presented annually to the
nation\., best college quarterback.
He passed for 2.267 yards
and 24 touchdowns with only
fj, c interceptions last season.
but more people are focused on
another number - his weight.
The Kentucky media gUide lists
the A-4 Lorenzen
'"~' h n
260 pound'i, but he appeared to
be somewhat heav1er 111 I nday
He \\Ouldn't <>a)' \\hat his cur
rent '' e1ght is. only that he s tr)'
ing to get it donn to a nuMb
agreeable to Brook:>.
Lorent.en Waf. more ta'katl\ c
about the t-wo CJUartcrb.,ck sy<.
tern and sa1d the possibilities arc
limited only b) I ludc;on\ •rna ''
nation.
"We can absolutely do any
thing,"
l.oren1cn
">:•id.
"Absolutely ,ttJything I'll do
anything. As long as \\c.; wm. •IS
long as we play well. I don t
care what I'm doing. 1 here are
JUSt so m;tny things '' c can do
with it, !>O I'm excited abl' Jt 11.'
Boyd. a 6-2, 200 pound
Jllllior out of Lexinnton H~.:nry
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Gordon wins at
by DICK BRINSTER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WATKINS GI.cN, N.Y.
Robby Gordon stretched h1s fuel
over the final 39 laps to complete
a sweep of this year's NASCAR
road-course races with a victory
Sunday at Watkins Glen
International.
This time, nobody complained.
It's '"asn't that way two
months ago at the other road
course in Sonoma, Calif., when
Gordon won after violating the
so-called gentlemen's agreement
by passing teammate Kevin
Harvick under caution.
Gordon's on!} other victory
two years ago at New Hampshire
International Speedway also
resulted in controversy. He took
the lead near the end of the race
by spinning out Jeff Gordon.
The key for Robby Gordon
was pitting when Rusty Wallace
went off the course on the 51st of
90 laps.
"I saw Rusty lock up the right
front tire, and I called and said.
'Rusty's in the sand,"' Gordon
said.
Crew chief Kevin Hamlin
reacted quickly.
"We heard the guy on the
loudspeak~r -;ay. ' trouble,' :.owe
decided to dive in for gas."
Hamlin said.
He called Gordon and said,
"Pit now, pit now."
That move paid off when the
field pitted under caution two
laps later. That put him ahead of
them. and Gordon took the lead
when those still in front of him
pitted on lap 61.
"Track position is so important," he said. "I don't know if
we had the best car today, but we
won. That's what teamwork is all
about."
Jeff Gordon had the best car,
but the worst luck. He started on
the pole and was last after one
lap because Greg Biffle spun
him out on the first tum.
Then the four-time series
champion spent the rest of the
day trying to make it up. He
reached third, but ran out of gas
on the final tum and was
knocked into the wall by
Harvick.
"I was trying to get out of his
way, but when you're out of gas
you don't have too many
options," said Gordon, who
wound up ~ 3nJ.
Harvick was summoned to
the NASCAR trailer for consultation. just as Biffle had been
after hitting Gordon in anger last
month in New Hampshire.
" If he was out of gas he
should have gotten out of the
groove,'' Harvick said of
Gordon.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
UK-SC game
moved to Oct. 9
The Kentucky at South
Carolina game has been moved
to Thursday, Oct. 9, at 7:30p.m.,
and will be a live national cablecast on ESPN.
"I think it's great," Coach
Rich Brooks said. "I think it's
convenient as we both have a
bye the week before (Oct. 4). It
breaks up that bye week and
gives us national exposure. It's
a good thing."
This will be Kentucky's
fourth appearance on the
Thursday night ESPN game.
The Wildcats are 1-2 in previous appearances, with two of
the games featuring dramatic
endings.
On
Sept.
23,
1993,
Kentucky scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to
notch a come-from-behind 2117 win at South Carolina.
Randy Wyatt scored on a 64yard run with 11:47 to play and
Michael Woodfork put the
Wildcats ahead on a one-yard
plunge with 4:55 left. The
Wildcat defense stopped USC's
final two possessions with a
fumble recovery and an interception in the end zone. The
Wildcats eventually advanced
to the 1993 Peach Bow 1 and the
South Carolina win was viewed
as the turning point of the season.
On Sept. 29, 1994, the
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Freshman football players, Dance Cats and cheerleaders were all smiles during the Media Day
festivities held Sunday evening at Prestonsburg High School.
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Clay, could line up as a tailback
or receiver if not at quarterback. Lorenzen might also line
up at everything from running
back to tight end. Both could
line up in the backfield simultaneously, which would g ive
opposing defenses another
wrinkle to consider, Brooks
said.
If Lorenzen catches a pass in
the open field, "he· d be a load
to take down," Boyd quipped.
At Kansas State, where he
spent the past six seasons as
offensive coordinator, Hudson
groomed standout pass-run
quarterbacks including Michael
Bishop and Ell Roberson. Boyd
would seem to be a perfect fit
for that style of offense. He has
said that quarterback is his preferred position, but he doesn't
mind trying his hand at other
positions for the time being.
''I'm just looking forward to
getting on the field, as either a
quarterback, a receiver or a running back,''
Boyd
said.
"Anybody would, to be on the
field and to play a major role in
the offense.
"There are no negatives
about it. I'm blessed to be able
to play those other positions,
but my heart is at quarterback,
and that's what I want to be,
and that's eventually what I see
my future as. But if I can contribute to the team in any way
possible now, then I'm going to
do it."
Kentucky will open its season on Aug. 31 at home against
Louisville.
"!he rare sweep was the first
in NASCAR smce Jeff Gordon
won both road-course events in
1998.
Robby Gordon's Chevrolet ~
beat the Dodge of mad-course
ace Scott Pruett by 2.33 seconds
to take the $4 million Sirius at
The Glen. The winner led only
once, for the final 30 laps.
CINCINNATI - Cincinnati
Reds outfielder Austin Keams,
on the disabled list since July 17,
will have season-ending surgery
on his shoulder Thursday.
Keams injured his shoulder
May 21 when he collided with
Atlanta's Ray King on a play at
the plate.
Reds team physician Timothy
Kremchek is to do the arthroscopic surgery to evaluate the
injury to the rotator cuff in
Kearns' right shoulder, his
throwing shoulder.
Auburn Tigers took control
early in defeating the Wildcats,
41-14, at Auburn.
On
Nov.
4,
1999,
Mississippi State kicker Scott
Westerfield nailed a 45-yard
field goal with five seconds
remaining to give the Bulldogs
a 23-22 win in Starkville. It
was a heartbreaking loss for the •
Wildcats, who were one win
away from bowl eligibility and
also missed a chance to upset
the undefeated Bulldogs.
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• Single-game tickets for
Louisville are sold out.
• Single-game tickets are
available for the other six home
games and are priced at $29
and $22.
• Upper-deck sideline season tickets remain available at
a cost of $214.
• End-zone season tickets.
under the auspices of the K '•
Fund, are available. These are
bench-back
seats
located
underneath the suites. The tickets are $172 each and also
require a scholarship donation
to the K Fund.
• To purchase tickets, call
859/257-1818, go to the
Memorial Coliseum Ticket
Office, or click on the tickets
link at the top of this page.
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Prater
Wib, Wiggle,
Windy and Zeal
Had there been an entry in the
"Guiness Book of Records" for communities that bestowed nicknames upon its
residents, the Muddy Branch in which I
grew up during the 1940s and 1950s
would, no doubt, have been at the top of
• the list
r could never begin to imagine where
all those names came from. I mean,
why would you call
someone "Fer Pole"?
Or, "Jargo"? Or,
"Three Prong"?
Now, you can
almost figure that if
someone's head
looked like Dumbo
the Elephant's, he'd
be called "Flitter
Ears." Or, if he were
Clyde Pack
extremely short, he'd
be called "Mutt." A
real skinny, tall boy might even logically
be called "Bird Legs." But, "No-Not"?
And "Pea Rat"? How'd they ever come
fl up with names like that?
Apparently, some of those nicknames
were put on with Super Glue, for I've
known some of these people for as long
as I've known anything, and I've never
known them by anything else. 1 still, to
this day. can't tell you Bud Meade's real
name, nor, Tiny Daniels'. And I just
recently learned what Flop Smith's real
name was.
I once heard someone say that only
folks who are well liked are given nicknames. (Perhaps that's why I never had
one.) Anyway, if there's any truth to
that, most everyone else in the neighbor' hood must have really gotten along back
in those days.
Anyway, about ten years ago, a bunch
of us got together and tried to think of as
many nicknames as we could from our
younger days, and we gave a prize at the
Muddy Branch reunion that year for the
person who could match the most given
names with the ones that folks in the
community had stuck on them.
(See OAK, page three)
Older folks
know a bargain
when they see
one and this
spry eastern
Kentuckian Is
no exception as
she carefully
calculates her
bargain dollars
at the local
Farmer's Market
held each week
in the
Prestonsburg
Municipal
Parking Lot.
The Farmer's
Market honors
recently issued
vouchers that
permit area
seniors to purchase fresh
fruits and vegetables.
Farmers and seniors helping each other
KIM'S KORNER
by KATHY J. PRATER
Remembering
Scott
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I cannot imagine writing this week's
column and not mentioning the shock,
and sorrow, felt on behalf of
Publisher/Editor Scott Perry.
Several of us here at the Times
worked under Scott during his time at
the realm of this very paper.
When I received the news of his
death by phone last Thursday evening, a
flood of emotions, along with memories
of the days under his leadership, began
to flow.
I remembered
conversations so
vividly it blew my
mind.
I remembered the
admiration held for
him for he truly
taught me many
things in the newspaper industry during
my time under his
Kim Frasure
leadership.
It's no secret that
when I left here the first time I left with
hurt and I carried that hurt until leaving
it at the altar a few years ago.
Scott and I had arrived at odds we
were unable to agree upon.
No matter what anyone can think, or
say about Scott Perry, credit must be
given when due, and he was one of the
most knowledgeable, talented newspaper
people I have ever met.
Oh, Scott could raise our dander with
his comments about our paper in his
Coffee Break column after he took the
realm at BSN, no doubt about that.
And I can imagine others' dander has
been raised by his writings as well.
·----------(See KORNER, page four)
FEATURES EDITOR
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opportunity that
L,
the.Fanner's.Market and the senior
l-· ~:?J;utrition program offers to area cit~
<{ ( ''izens. Tackeit, who has great hopes
for the success ofboth programs,
stresses the need for more farmers
to participate in the Floyd County
Farmer's Market. '7! we want to
keep our funding and support systems, we need all the
participation we can get, "he said.
"This is just a great opportunity for
everyone involved. "
et's face it, two groups of folks who
need all the help they can get are
farmers and senior citizens. As such,
the Kentucky Department of Agriculture
(KDA) has put together a program designed
to help both. And, locally, area county
extension agent~ are providing the tools necessary to help make it work.
According to Theresa Scott, Floyd County
Extension Agent for Family and Consumer
Sciences, the Floyd County Farmer's Market
provides an excellent arena in which area
farmers may peddle their produce as well as
helping to provide for the nutritional needs
of local seniors who qualify for and participate in the Kentucky Senior Farmer's Market
Nutrition Program.
"We're trying very hard to get the word
out to our seniors," Scott said, "The farmer's
market is a great way for seniors to get their
hands on fresh fruits and vegetables, food
items that they very much need to have in
L
their daily diets.''
Scott informs that she has been very busy
visiting the county's senior citizens centers
explaining the process of how seniors may
go about becoming participants in the senior
nutrition program. "It's really very simple,"
she said, "all they have to do is go to their
nearest senior center and pick up an application. And if the senior is not well enough to
go to the center, they can have a representative go for them. This is a great program, for
both the farmers and our seniors, and seniors
will find that their food dollars will go much
farther at the farmer's market than they
would at the grocery stores."
Eligible seniors will receive $20 in
coupons that may be used to make purchases
at the Floyd County Farmer's Market which
is held three times a week in the
Prestonsburg City Parking Lot. 1\vo member families may receive $40 in coupons.
Basically, seniors who wish to participate
must be age 60 years or older and meet
(See HELP, page three)
CRITTER CORNER
Caring for, and about, your pets
By Dr. Carol Combs-Morris,
DVM
The rush of summer is
winding down, and I promise
to try to get back to writing
coherent articles again as
soon as possible. As usual, 1
would appreciate suggestions.
It's been weeks since I've
received a reader question.
Summer for me is a whirlwind of Rabies vaccination
clinics, cats going into heat
faster than we can fix them,
overload at the Animal
Shelter, and dealing with the
extra parasites, illnesses and
injuries common at this time
of year. The ladies at church
don't ask me to bring anything for Bible School that
isn't prepackaged or made of
Styrofoam (aside from that
little "joke" of telling me I
was down for two dozen
homemade cupcakes just to
see the look on my face). On
good nights, supper comes
straight from the microwave;
otherwise a meal of potato
chips or dry cereal in front of
the TV is just fine.
Anyhow, I know I've been
a slouch when it comes to
articles. The closer to a deadline, the more barren my
mind, and tonight is no exception. So here's yet another tidbit borrowed from a web site
called NeuterNeuter Land
(www.ahimsatx.org) that I
found thought provoking.
(See CRITTER, page four)
"This relaxed creature," writes Julia Jones, of
Langley, "Is our Scamp. When he is not In a state of
total relaxation, he spends his days cleaning and
doctoring his dog family. If one of our other dogs
Is dirty or has burrs, Scamp politely places a paw
on the dog to hold It still and then starts cleaning it.
When the other dogs have cuts or scratches, he
also attends to these. He is a very loving and playful dog who whines when his brothers growl at
each other." Scamp is the "peacekeeper" for his
family of dogs anrt humans. He Is 5 years old and
belongs to Julia and her husband, Thomas.
�C2 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2003
ADA~1S MIDDLE SCHOOL
YOUTH SERVICES CENTER
• 'The AMS Youth Services
Center is open all year to assist
students and families in need.
Please drop by or call the center at
886-9812 for more infonnation or
to request assistance with a fami ly need. Center is open from 8
a.m. - 4 p.m. Center coordinator,
Michelle Keathley. Assistant
coordinator, Sheila Allen. Center
offers services to students regardless of income.
ALLEN CENTRAL MIDDLE
SCHOOL
• Aug. 18 - Parent Workshop,
presented by SPIN (Special
Parent Involvement Network),
5:00 p.m.. in ACMS lunchroom.
• Aug. 19 - Volunteer
Orientation. 6:00 p.m., at Allen
Central High School. Anyone
interested in volunteering this
school year at ACMS must attend
this orientation.
• Aug. 25 - Bridges Parent
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Workshop - "Homework Tips,"
2:00 p.m., m ACMS Youth
Service Center.
• ACMS Youth Service
Center distributes school activity
calendars on the first school day
of each month to all students.
Parents should be advised to
watch for these informative materials as a means to staying
informed on school happenings.
• The ACMS Youth Service
Center is open each day from 8:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m., or later by
appointment. For more information about the center or any listed
activities, call LaDonna Patton,
coordinator, or Marilyn Bailey,
assistant, at 358..0134.
BETSY LAYNE
ELEMENTARY
• The Family Resource Youth
Service Center provides services
and referral services to all families
regardless of income. The center
is located in the middle building
of the Betsy Layne Elementary
School. Office hours are Mon. Fri., 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
• Open enrollment for After
School Child Care is available
through the Family Resource
Center. Service hours are 3 p.m.
to6 p.m.
• Contact the center at 4785550. Contact persons are Brian
Akers and Charlotte Rogers.
• The Clark Elementary
Family Resource Center provides
services for all families regardless
of income. We are located in the
Clark Elementary School building
and can be reached by calling
886-0815.
ALLENELEMENTARYAND
FAMILY RFSOURCE
YOUTH SERVICE CENTER
• Call Allen Elementary
Youth Service Center at 874-0621
to schedule your child's Hepatitis
B vaccination, immunizations,
and WIC appointment.
CLARK
ELEMENTARY
• A nurse from the Floyd
County Health Dept. is in the center weekly. Please call to schedule an appointment. Also scheduling appointments for WIC services. These services are available to anyone in the community.
MCDOWELL
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• Floyd County Health
Department Nurse Joy Moore, is
at the center each Monday to
administer immunizations, T.B.
skin tests, well-child exams, WIC,
DUFF ELEMENTARY
• Floyd County Health Dept.
is at the school each Tuesday.
Services include 6th grade school
entry physical; kindergarten,
Head Start and Well-Child physicals; T.B. skin test; and WJC services. Please call for appointment
if you are in need of any of these
services.
prenatal and post-partum services,
and school physicals. Call 3772678 for an appointment.
• The McDowell FRC, in collaboration with many other area
organizations, will sponsor several summer activities. Among
them:
PRESTONSBURG
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• MCCC services available at
the center. Call for additional
information.
• Center is open weekdays 8
a.m.-4p.m.
• After School Child Care, 36 p.m., school days.
• Call 886-7088 for additional
information
regarding
the
Prestonsburg Elementary Family
Resource Center or its programs.
SOUTH FLOYD YOUTH
SERVICES CENTER
• Walking track open to pub-
lie (except during special event).
• Anyone interested in Adult
Ed may contact the center for
information.
• All new students and visitors, stop by the Center, located
on the South Floyd campus,
Room 232, and see Mable Hall
• The center is located on the
South Floyd campus in room 232.
For more information call 4529600 or 9007 and ask for Mable
Hall, ext. 243, or Keith
SmaJJwooct. ext. 242, or Donna
Johnson, ext. 153.
STUMBO
ELEMENTARY/MUD
CREEK FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• Resource Center hours are
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents
and community members are welcome to visit. For questions, call
587-2233 - ask for Tristan
Parsons, Center Coordinator, or
(See SCHOOL, page three)
(Items taken from
The Floyd County
Times,
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and
60 years ago.)
Ten Years Ago
(Aug. 18 and Aug. 20, 1993)
Wheelwright City Commissioners
yoted, Monday, to ask the state's attorney
general to conduct a probe to determine if
proper administrative procedures are
beng followed. The vote to ask for the
state investigation came after discussions
concerning a $I 5,000 "loan" to the city
from
the
Wheelwright
Utility
Commission. Utility Commissioner
Jimmy Little asked the city to approve a
plan which would outline how the city
intends to repay the loan. Little said that
an audit of the utility commission is coming up, and utility commissioners needed
something in writing to make sure the
money would be repaid ... An early morning fire, Monday, destroyed the home of
Prestonsburg Main Street Manager Henry
Lewis Mayo. The home, located on South
Lake Drive near Prestonsburg Fire Station
No. 2 at Lancer, was completely engulfed
in flames when firefighters arrived, said
Mike Wells, assistant fire chief. When
firefighters at Station 2 opened their fire
station door, they could see flames shooting out of the house, Wells said. The call
had been dispatched to the Lancer station
from Prestonsburg Station l...The sponsors of a bill which would pull the reins
on off-track betting in Kentucky, suggested Friday in Prestonsburg they were open
to compromise on the issue, but they held
their ground on a proposal to revamp the
state's controversial racing commission.
State Representative Greg Stumbo, DPrestonsburg, and Russell Bentley, DHindman, have pre-filed legislation for
deliberation during the 1994 session of
Kentucky's General Assembly that would
abolish off-track betting in the state and
dissolve the current racing commission,
replacing that oversight panel with a committee of appointees from each of the
state's congressional districts who have
no business interests associated with the
racing industry.. .ln a prohibition-style
raid, Floyd County sheriff's deputies
arrested three men, Sunday, after finding
a moonshine still and five marijuana
plants near their home at Drift. Edward
Wright Jr.. 27, and James A. Wright, 24,
were charged with possession of an apparatus for the unlawful manufacture of
alcoholic beverages, and cultivating marijuana, after Sheriff Paul Hunt Thompson
and deputies executed a search warrant
Sunday...A felony assault charge filed
against
a
Wheelwright
City
Commissioner, was amended to a misdemeanor at an August 11 hearing in Floyd
District Court. Commissioner Luther
Johnson Jr., 39, was charged with second
degree assault on a police officer, July 24,
for allegedly assaulting Wheelwright
police chief David Duncan. Duncan
injured his left knee in the incident, and
has been unable to return to
work...Twenty years of neglect has resuited in students being unable to perform
basic science experiments: and it will take
more than $100,000 to bring the depart-
ment up to basic standarads. Prestonsburg
High School principal Karen Trivette told
board members Tuesday. During an
unprecedented four hours of public comment at Tuesday's school board meeting,
Trivette was just one of many persons
speaking to the school board about problems in Floyd County schools...A Printer
teenager died Thursday, of injuries she
received in a three-vehicle accident,
Wednesday, at an intersection in
Prestonsburg. Alecia Hunter, 13, died at
Cabell-Huntington Hospital from a closed
head InJury, Prestonsburg policeman
Ricky Conn said Thursday... A bag of
garbage containing medical waste was
found in a stream at Prater Creek, Sunday.
Bryan Conn of Happy Hollow on Prater
Creek discovered a hypodermic needle on
a rock where his small children were
playing. Two more needles were found
near the bag which apparently had burst,
after being pitched into the stream ...The
treatment of special needs students in the
Floyd County schools, from classroom
conditions, to the system's ability to meet
their educational needs, highlighted a
lengthy session, Tuesday, of the Floyd
County Board of Education. Addressing
the board, Tuesday, were four parents of
special needs students who complained
those students received substandard treatment.. .David Chaffin, of Prestonsburg,
received an award from the National
Weather Service August 5, for his role in
a flash flood warning program. Chaffin,
coordinator of Disaster and Emergency
Services in Region 9, works with the state
and federal government with the
Integrated Flood Observing and Warning
System (!FLOWS). The joint project of
the state, and the national weather services seeks to improve flood warning
capabilities in the region... Some Floyd
County school board members have
expressed their opinions-solicited and
unsolicited-about candidates for school
jobs to the system's superintendent, and
those may or may not be a violation of
state law. Kevin Nolan, legal counsel for
the Kentucky Department of Education,
said that it would depend on how those
opinions were conveyed before it could
be determined if they were violations of
Kentucky's Education Reform Act. Floyd
County superintendent Steve Towler said
no board member has tried to influence a
personnel decision and their opinions
meant no more than any citizens' ... There
died: Dewey Johnson, 94, of Leander,
Friday, at Riverview Manor Nursing
Home; Jack Mullins, 76, of Melvin,
Saturday, at Central Baptist Hospital,
Lexington; Dortha Marsillett, 49, of
Prestonsburg, Sunday, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center; Flora Franklin,
98, of Wayne, Michigan, formerly of
Wayland, Wednesday, at her residence;
James Jordan Moore, 41, of North
Manchester, Indiana, Saturday, at his residence; Lt. Colonel (Retired) Hazel
Ramey, 77, of Louisville, Monday, at
Suburban Medical Center in Louisville;
Goldie Holbrook, 77, of Kite, Tuesday, in
Grafton, Wisconsin; Beatrice Marie
Woods Yates, 74, of Prestonsburg,
Thursday, at Highlands Regional Medical
Center.
Twentv Years Ago
(Wednesday, August 24, 1983)
Claiming the fiscal court unfairly
denied them a raise last week, the staff of
the county court clerk's office walked off
the job Monday... Clyde Douglas
Marshall, 31, accused of complicity in the
June 20 slaying of his wife, Glenda
Sharon Marshall, 35, was ordered held in
jail without bond, following a hearing
Wednesday...Masked gunmen bound and
gagged former Prestonsburg Mayor
William 0. Goebel at his home early
Tuesday morning and departed with the
cash contents of the family safe ...The fiscal court agreed to borrow up to $202,500
to pay plans loans of the solid waste system and to keep other county operations
afloat...There died: Newt Greene, 91, of
Prestonsburg, Monday, at Riverview
Manor Nursing Home; Henry Carr, 78, of
Banner, Sunday, at UK Medical Center;
Lizzie V. Tackett, 62, of McDowell, last
Friday, at Our Lady of the Way Hospital;
Willard Ratliff, 66, was found dead at his
home at Wayland, Wednesday, victim of
an apparent heart attack; Gertrude
Rogers, 56, of Grethel, Friday, at
McDowell
Appalachian
Regional
Hospital; Fannie Ferrell, 58, of Printer,
Monday, at Mountain Manor Nursing
Home, Pikeville.
Thinv Years Ago
(August 22, 1973)
Largely because at least four of the
slayings that have occurred within the last
two years remain in the classification of
"unsolved mystery," the Floyd Circuit
Court will not have a murder case on the
docket when it follows up the Labor Day
holiday with its criminal term ...With the
Sept. 24, deadline for voter-registration
only a month away, County Clerk C.
"Ollie" Robinson said, Monday, that this
county may be ahead of all other
Kentucky counties in preparing for voter
re-registration compliance with the new
state law... Town Newsome, of Clear
Creek, will supervise the Floyd County
solid waste collection program, once it
gets into operation, the fiscal court decided at its Aug. 15, meeting...Born: to Mr.
and Mrs. James E. Owsley, of Estill, a
son, Aug. 7; to Mr. and Mrs. Arvie
Johnson, of Weeksbury, a daughter, Aug.
7; to Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Johnson, of
Melvin, a daughter, Aug. 11; to Mr. and
Mrs. Neil Bailey, a daughter, Tiffany
Jeanine, Aug. 16, at Pikeville; to Mr. and
Mrs. George Vaughan, a daughter, Crystal
Nicole, Aug. 16, at Pikeville...There died:
Pvt. Larry Slone, of Auburn, Ind., formerly of Garrett, last Thursday, in an auto
wreck at West Garrett; Miss Gloria Ann
Hamilton, 18, of Martin, Thursday; Mrs.
Dollie S. Adkins, 66, of Betsy Layne,
Saturday, at Pikeville; Mrs. Lexie Zicaks,
68, of Melvin, Friday, at McDowell; Bert
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R. Osborne, 46, formerly of Floyd
County, Tuesday, at his home at Baldwin
Park, Calif.; Lark Hamilton, 50, native of
Ligon, Saturday, at
his home in
Chillicothe, 0.; Errie (Red) Gayheart, 75,
native of Eastern, last Wednesday, at
Martin.
Fonv Years Ago
(August 22, 1963)
The Committee of 500, a group whose
purpose is "to abate the menace of organized bootlegging in this county," made
demand of the Prestonsburg City Council
and all city officials to take necessary
measures to eliminate bootlegging in
Prestonsburg... Congressman Carl D.
Perkins announced, in Washington, '
Monday, that the Floyd County Library
.Board will receive from the Community
Facilities Administration a grant of
$69,600 to cover the federal government's part of the cost of construction of
a library building here ... Victor E.
Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris E.
Mitchell, of Allen, is in critical condition
as the result of injuries suffered, Saturday,
when he was struck by a crane in the shipping department of the Inland Steel
Company,
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin ... Congressman Carl D. Perkins
wired The Times, Wednesday, that an ~
accelerated public works grant in the
amount of $91,640 has been approved for
sewage treatment and an interceptor system for the town of Martin ... Born: to Mr.
and Mrs. Robert R. Allen, a son, Robert
R. Allen, II, August 14, at the
Prestonsburg General Hospital; to Mr.
and Mrs. Keith Alley, a son, Michael
Shannon, August 11 at the Paintsville
Hospital ...There died: Buster Patrick, 41,
of Hueysville, Tuesday, at the Veterans
Administration hospital, Huntington;
Walter Pennington, 71, of West
Prestonsburg,
last
Thursday,
at f.
Prestonsburg General Hospital; Mrs.
Elizabeth Lyons, 71, of Garrett, Sunday,
at the McDowell Memorial Hospital;
Mrs. Fanny W. Lafferty, 85, Saturday, at
her home at Emma.
FiiiV Years Ago
(August 27, 1953)
Sgt. Raymond Shepherd, Kentucky's
first, and possibly America's first prisoner of the Korean War to be released, •
returned home here, Tuesday afternoon ...The fifth Floyd County prisoner of
war to be released in Korea is Pfc. Taggett
Allen, 22, of Abbott Creek ... Formal
pledge of Floyd County support of the
state Bookmobile Project, and application
for Bookmobile service for the county
was filed this week.. .Joe S. Shannon, 33,
of Drift, was instantly killed, last
Thursday night, when slate fell on him in
the mines of the Beaver Valley Coal and
Mining Company... Two former Floyd
Countians met death, this week, m
(See YESTERDAYS, page three)
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Help
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income eligibility gutdelines as
David Kraus, President and
outlined by the Kentucky Market Manager for the Floyd
Department of Agriculture. County Fanner's Market, said
Seniors must provide some fonn that the bandstand located in the
of identification
(driver's city parking lot provides an
9); license or birth certificate) and "ideal location for growers to
proof of income (bank state- display their produce because it
ment, check stub. or food stamp keeps their vegetables out of the
card) at the time of application. sun."
Seniors who receive medicaid,
"I encourage anyone who
or
CSFP grows a garden and who has
food
stamps,
(Commodity
Supplemental extra produce, to bring it to the
Food Program) benefits auto- market. You'll have a good
matically meet the income
requirements for participation in
the Senior Farmer's Market
Nutrition Program.
Ray Tackett. l:'loyd County
Extension
Agent
for
We came up with quite a few,
~ Agriculture. is excited about the
both male and female. Many of
opportunity that the Fanner's
them are no longer with us, but
Market and the senior nutrition listed alphabetically, here's who
program offers to area citizens. we remembered. We had an
Tackett, who has great hopes for Auger, a Babe, a Babs and a
the success of both programs. Bake. Then there was Beaver
stresses the need for more fann- and Biddie and Bill Horse and
ers to participate in the Floyd Blackberry and Blue Head and
County Fanner's Market. "If Boe.
we want to keep our funding and
Who could ever forget
support systems, we need all the Booten or Bott or Bozo or
participation we can get," he Brother? Although it's doubtful
said. "This is just a great oppor- that many of us ever carried that
tunity for everyone involved."
much money on a regular basis,
time, probably meet someone
you haven't seen in a long time
and leave with a few extra dollars in your pocket. And if
you're looking for fresh produce, come to the market and
buy vegetables that have been
picked that very day, you '11 be
helping yourself and the community by keeping your dollars
(See HELP, page four)
Oak
Five generations
Five generations are represented In this photograph. Seated, to
the left, Is great-great grandmother Ida Aker, and to her right Is
great-grandmother Mary Bautista. Standing In rear are, left,
grandmother Sharon Smith, Infant Katelynn Whitaker, and the
Infant's mother, Kelly Whitaker.
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we also had at least four Bucks.
We also thought of Buckwheat,
Buddy, Bunk, Burr. Buss, Cat
and Chig.
Then, there were Coots,
Cracker Bill, Crip, Crit,
Crotchie, Dago, Darb, Dave-0,
and Dead Man.
We came up with names like
Dickie, Dock, Dobbin, Doll,
Dusty and Eck. Who could ever
forget Fall Beans, Fatso, FuNell, Good Nature, Grump,
Hank, or Hen-Sock?
Remember Hoodley, Hoot,
Hoover, Hut, Jammer, Jim Paw,
Lard, and Leatherwood? We
had us a Lang, a Long Jaw, a
Moose, a Nooner, a P-Jack and a
Paddle.
Wonder why they were called
Peck or Perk or Polkberry or
Puss? Rat was a preacher. Road
wasn't
Moving right along, we had
Rook Bill, Rooster, Scorpion,
Shade, Shanky, Shod. Shorty,
Slats, Slickum, Slue Foot, and
Smooken. Also, Squirrel, Tater
Bug, Thacker, Thaw, Theadie,
Tip, Toad, Toddy. Tooter,
Trapper, and of course, Tucker.
There's no doubt that many
an interesting tale could be told
about the naming of Tug,
Valentine, Wassie, and White
Eye.
For everyone we remembered, there are probably three
or four we didn't. Anyway,
folks like Wib, Widdie, Wiggle,
Windy and Zeal are still remembered with fondness and will
forever be a part of the fading
memories of my growing up in
that tiny Eastern Kentucky coal
camp.
~Yesterdays
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Michigan auto tragedies: Keith Allen
Maynard, 18, of Dearborn, Mich., formerly of Allen, was killed, Sunday, when an
auto, in which he was a passenger, skidded from the highway into a tree; Rupert
Hunter, 29, of Jackson, Mich., formerly of
Martin, was killed at Jackson, when the
car he was driving was hit by a train and
was dragged 600 feet...The drought that
began for most sections of this county in
May is causing serious damage to fann
it crops... Born: to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hyden,
of Prestonsburg, a son, Jack Clark, August
21, at the Prestonsburg General Hospital;
to Mr. and Mrs. Rex Ankrom, a daughter,
August 13, in Huntington, West
Virginia ... There died: Minta Webb, 93,
Saturday, at her home on Jones Fork, near
Lackey; Mrs. Minta Sanford Branham,
formerly of Prestonsburg, Thursday, in
Tulsa, Okla.; Mrs. Anna Rhoda Mayo
May, 83, of May's Branch, Friday, at the
Prestonsburg General Hospital; Mrs.
Lelia Freeman Mims, 48, oflvel, Aug. 20,
t) at Miami, 0.; Joe Taylor Slusher, 28, of
Manton, last Saturday, at the Beaver
Valley Hospital, Martin.
Sixtv Years Ago
(August 26, 1943)
Theft from the Floyd Circuit Court
Clerk's office of three election contest
suits and a sheet from the Public Fund
book on which the date of their filing was
annotated, was reported, Monday morning, by Circuit Clerk W. W. Cooley in
' asking the State Bureau of Investigation
and Identification to attempt a solution
of the case .. .If the 15 percent increase in
the state's October quota of selectees for
the armed forces applies, as expected, to
Floyd County, this county will send 520
for examination during the month ... Even
though he received 42 wounds, when the
small sub-chaser on which he served,
was literally blown out of the water by a
pack of enemy submarines, during recent
action in the Atlantic, Gunner's Mate
Third Class Nelson Holt, 19, of
Weeksbury, is recovering at the U. S.
., Naval Hospital, St. Albans, New
York... Pvt. Charles Clevenger Jr., 32, of
Allen, was killed, August 4, in action
against the Japanese in the Southwest
Pacific ...When told by physicians that he
would not recover from complications of
pneumonia, 64-year-old Melvin Endicott
expressed the wish that he be taken to his
home on Buffalo Creek, this county, to
die; he was taken back to Buffalo,
Sunday, and just as the ambulance came
within sight of the Endicott home, he
died ... Buford
Morgan,
14,
of
Prestonsburg, suffered a brain concussion, Wednesday morning, when he was
struck by an auto while riding a bicycle
on the Mayo Trail.. .Born: to Mr. and
Mrs. Woodrow Allen, a son, William
Edward; to Mr. and Mrs. Tandy Bartley,
of David, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs.
Manford Davis of Dwale, a son,
Clarence Isaac, August 19; to Mr. and
Mrs. Andy Goodman, of Dwale, a son,
Jimmy Green; to Pvt. and Mrs. Shirley
Ousley, of Lancer, a daughter, August
15; to Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Burchett, of
Lancer, a daughter... There died: Otto
Stanley, 20, of Prestonsburg, Sunday in
Prestonsburg; Mrs. Mary Rice, 79, of
Banner, Thursday, at Martin; Adrian B.
Clark, 49, formerly of Floyd County,
August 15, at Detroit, Michigan.
Seventv Years Auo
(August 25, 1933)
General violation of the Corrupt
Practices Act, and distribution of a huge
slush fund or "jack pot" by winning candidates, in the bribing of voters, are the
chief allegations charged against 22
Floyd County men nominated for office
at the recent primary... A 13-year-old
Clear Creek boy has been held a prisoner by his parents for the last three years,
forced by them to live in a corn crib in a
decrepit barn, where he slept on a bed of
weeds, Miss Martha Troll, public health
nurse, discovered, Tuesday. When questioned, the mother said they had to shut
Johnny up in the crib, because "he is
crazy," and the father said he tried to
whip the "quair spells" out of his boy,
but finally gave it up about three months
ago.
Baby girl arrives!
Katelynn Michelle Whitaker was born May 31,
2003, to parents Kelly and Michael Whitaker, at
Highlands Regional Medical Center.
She
weighed 7 lbs., 12 oz. She Is the maternal
granddaughter of Sharon Smith, of Martin, and
Joey Spears, of Pikeville. Her paternal grand·
parents are Sherry Shepherd, of Oil Springs,
and Darrell Whitaker, of Magoffln County.
Beautiful baby girl!
Abbey Reanna Poe was born July 15, 2003, to
proud parents Mark and April Poe, at
Highlands Regional Medical Center. She
weighed 5 lbs., 1 oz. She Is the granddaughter
of Ted and Connie Poe, of Middle Creek,
Ballard and Darlene Jones, of Dana, and
Darrell and Linda Campbell, of Prestonsburg.
Her family is thrilled with her arrival.
It's a Baby Boy!
Damon O'Ryan Jewell was born ~uty 12, 2003,
at 2 a.m., at Pikeville Methodist Hospital, In
Pikeville. He weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz., and was 19
1/2 Inches long. He Is the son of proud parents,
Samantha Moore and Jeremy Jewell, of Minnie.
He is the maternal grandson of Barbara and
Harold Moore, of McDowell, and Lucy Moore,
also of McDowell, and the late Harry Moore. His
paternal grandparents are Donna Bays Jewell,
of Prestonsburg, and the late Terry Jewell. He
Is the great-grandson of Terrance Whitehead
and the late Carolyn Newsome, and Jewell
Bays, of Prestonsburg, and the late Donald
Bays, and Billie Jewell, of Dwale. His grandparents, great-grandparents, Aunt Tyra Boyd,
Uncle Chris Jewell, and Great-Uncle Craig Bays
are all overjoyed with his arrival.
HRMC New Arrivals
It's a Girl!
Lala Megan Elizabeth Bryant was born July 15,
2003, to parents Ricky Bryant and Victoria
Purvis, at Mary Chiles Hospital, In Mt. Sterling.
She weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz., and was 21 Inches
long. Proud grandparents are Larry and
Carolyn Bryant, of Wheelwright. The child's
maternal grandparents are David and Pat
Purvis, of Mt. Sterling. Maternal great-grand-.
parents are Amelia Purvis, of Mt. Sterling, and
the late Clell Purvis and the late Lucian and
Betty Arnett. Paternal great-grandparents are
Frank and Bethel Bryant, of Wheelwright, and
the late Roman and Lilly Mae Caudill. The
baby's family is overjoyed with her arrival.
Lewis, to Vickie Marie Hopkins
Turner, to Billie and Jefferey
Turner
July 29, 2003
July 31, 2003
A daughter, Hailey Madison
Wells, to Lora and Samuel Wells
A
daughter,
Danielle
Kayanne Jones, to Cassandra
Ka) and Mark Anthony Jones
July 28, 2003
July 30, 2003
August 1, 2003
A son, Trevor Nicholas
Duncan, to Corinna Marie
Garner
A daughter, Jadah Dawn
Rose, to Amanda Michelle Rose
A son, Joshua Michael
Anderson, to Pamela Ann
Perkins
July 28, 2003
A daughter, Jasmine Nicole
Slone, to Tammy Smith
July 30, 2003
A daughter, Lauren Kelsey
Horn, to Tracy and John Horn
A daughter, Kylee Reese
Newsome, to Tammy and
Robert Newsome
July 29, 2003
July 30, 2003
A son, Tony Mason Salyers,
to Heather Michelle Steele
A son, Dylan Scott Dunn, to
Tasha Valerie and Scottie Dunn
July 29, 2003
July 30, 2003
July 28, 2003
A daughter, Serena Nicole
A daughter,
Katie
Lynn
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WESLEY CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
• Weekly Chapel Services,
each Wednesday morning, I0
a.m.
• For infonnation on the
development of the new Wesley
Christian High School, please
contact Gary Frazier at 874-8328.
W.D. OSBORNE
''RAINBOW JUNCTION''
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• "Lost and Found" located in
the Center. Parents need to pick
up their children's items within
two weeks.
Any items not
claimed within two weeks,
becomes the property of the FRC
A daughter, Autumn Starr
Dotson, to Tabatha and Thomas
Dotson
August 1, 2003
A son, Braxton Alaska Hale.
to Teresa and Jonathan Hale
August 1, 2003
A son, Mackinley Ray
Daniels. to Melissa and Michael
Daniels
School
Anita Tackett, Assistant.
August 1, 2003
• Rainbow Junction Family
Resource Center is located in the
W. D. Osborne Elementary
School. Hours of operation - 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday, or later by appointment
Call 4524553 and ask for Cissy
or Karen. Parents/community
members free to visit any time.
~Homeowners~
Renters 'SI
Business Owners
Disaster Assistance
Is Available
Register Today
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To apply for dtsaster assistance, cal
the toll-free registration number
1 ~80()..621-FEMA {3362)
(TTY Hl00-462-7585 for the
hearing· and speech i!Tl)alred)
You May be Eligible,
But You Must Register
August 2, 2003
A son, Sabastion Ray Patton,
to Jeaninia Crum
August 2, 2003
A son, Richard Blake
Caldwell, to Wanda and Richard
Caldwell
August 3, 2003
A daughter, Hailey LeShelJia
Ann Hamilton, to Amanda
Travis
August 4, 2003
A son, Bradyn Michael
Benjamin Combs. to Shonda
and Jerry Combs
August 4, 2003
A son, Jackson Anthony
Osteen, to Malcom and Heather
Osteen
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
KY Opry Performing Arts
Help
School to present 2003
'Patriotic' performance
at home rather than in the
pockets of the big retailers."
Kraus invites all area farmers to participate in the
Farmer's Market. "The only
requirement to sell at the market is that you abide by the site
rules; there is no fee to participate," he said.
Site rules, according to
Kraus, include: All sales taking place at the Prestonsburg
City Parking Lot; no sales to
be made until set start times;
the selling of only quality produce grown in Kentucky;
farmers must sell only produce
that they themselves have
Students of the Kentucky
Opry Performing Arts School
will present their Patriotic
theme musical event on
Thursday evening, August 14,
at 7:00 p.m., at the Mountain
Arts Center. Director of the
Kentucky Opry Performing
Arts School, "Miss Billie
Jean" Osborne, invites the
entire Big Sandy regional com-
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munity to attend this "very
special and very thrilling patriotic performance ." "Don't
dare miss it!,'' Miss Billie
admonishes. "The costumes
are spectacular, the music
thrilling, everyone needs to
come to this special event and
see what our area school children can do," she said.
Admission is free for all.
Korner
it showed.
Just a few weeks ago, our
Interim
Publisher
Eddie
Blakeley, Joy, and l had the
opportunity to visit Scott at the
BSN.
It was the first time since I
had left this paper, he and I had
been in the same room at the
same time. We both gave our little jab's (if you will) laughed at
one another, and Eddie, Joy and
I returned back to the Times.
My heart aches for his children Megan and Alan, his wife
Celeste and sister, Margie, as
well as those who followed
Scott to the BSN to continue
working under his leadership.
May God grant each of you
the peace, strength, and wisdom
only He can provide.
'Til next week ...
BreAnna Nicole Harris, of
Harold, was among 171 Eastern
Kentucky University students
who received the Dean's Award
for the spring 2003 semester.
To earn the Dean's Award,
students must achieve Dean's
List honors at EKU for three
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Taxes and Death
We're killing somewhere in
the neighborhood of 350
healthy, homeless animals
every 60 seconds in American
animal shelters. Whether you
have much empathy for the
animals or not is pretty much
irrelevant. Just take a good
hard look at the tax dollars and
manpower
it
takes
to
trap/house/kill them (33,000
animals x $48.00 per day - in
Dallas, Texas alone for fiscal
year 1997 it amounted to
$1,584,000.00.) Look at the
damage/harm the strays cost
us in traffic accidents, the cost
of scraping their bodies off the
highways of our cities, the
physical harm (bites, diseases
spread), and even livestock
losses from packs of feral
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It is not necessary for farmers
or seniors to reside in Flovd
County in order to participate
in these programs.
Persons of all age groups may
purchase produce from the
Floyd County Farmers
Market during market hours.
semesters.
A lapel pin was presented to
each student by the dean of
their
academic
college.
According to Jill Allgier,
"Achieving the Dean's List
three times is a significant
accomplishment."
ally cost us if they aren't
trapped and killed. Then, even
worse, is the way we dispose
of them all.
Here's what you can do to
save yourself some money:
Neuter your pet. Even if
you don't have a pet, it's costing you money every time
someone else has a litter. You
can even afford to help them
neuter and save yourself some
cash in the long run.
Don't adopt a pet unless
you plan to keep it PO REVER! Owner relinquished pets
are the single most [common]
source of "unwanted pets"
Don't dump unwanted animals. In the "civil states" of
this country it is against the
law. (Kentucky included-my
comment). If you can't keep
the animal, have the courage
to do the right thing.
Surrender it to a shelter where
it has a chance to be adopted.
Keep your pet at home.
Neutered or not, your pet will
live a longer, healthier, and
less stressful life if kept
indoors safe from harm. The
public will be safer without
your pet on the highway, or
one of a hundred other dangerous places pets die. Don't let
your pet become someone
else's pest or the next road kill
statistic.
Four simple things can save
everyone grief and a bundle of
cash.
That's an angle I had never
thought of before on pet overpopulation. This same web
site also proposed an idea for
of
ra1smg
awareness
spay/neuter as part of the solution to this problem. You
know the little ribbons that
people wear (pink for breast
cancer, red for AIDS, etc.)?
Why don't we, as advocates
for animals, wear a symbol of
two small crossed band-aids to
represent spay/neuter surgery?
It might be a great way to educate people when they ask
what the band-aids stand for!
What do you think? I wonder
where we could get pins and
stickers made up?
If I am starting to ramble, I
apologize. Hopefully life will
slow down to its usual breakneck pace for us all shortly.
Keep sending ideas, I'll keep
writing.
In the meantime, remember
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FIX IT!
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Center, at 886-6855; Wayland
Senior Center, at 478-9583:
and, Wheelwright Senior
Center, at 478-9583.
For more information about
the Floyd County Farmer's
Market or the Senior Farmer's
Market Nutrition Program,
contact either Theresa Scott or
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and city location for our market," Kraus also said as he
encouraged all to participate.
For information on how to
apply for participation in the
Senior
Farmer's
Market
Nutrition Program and how
you may receive your redemption coupons, contact the following Floyd County Senior
Citizens Centers: Betsy Layne
Senior Center, at 478-9583;
Martin Senior Center, at 2859573;
McDowell
Senior
Center, at 377-0171; Mud
Creek Senior Center, at 5872507; Prestonsburg Senior
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However, he sure knew how
to write, and one thing's for
sure, we all had to read his writings!
Ya know, when we hold people in our lives in such high
regard, and consider them mentors in our lives, and then situations take place that alter those
relationships - be they work,
friendships. or otherwise - it's
so, so sad when we lose the
opportunity to tell those people
of the effect they've made in our
lives.
There wasn't one area of the
newspaper industry Scott Perry
didn't have experience in.
Being raised in the industry
helped provide that experience,
no doubt, but he was definitely
one publisher I can honestly say
I knew had "ink" for blood and
grown; participating farmers
must agree to not sell their
produce at prices lower than
those agreed to by other farmers present at the date of sale;
all sales by weight must be
determined by a certifiable
scale only; and, all farmers
must be responsible for cleaning up their own sales area.
The Floyd County Farmer's
Market will hold sales each
Monday and Wednesday, from
4:00 p.m. until "Sold Out,"
and each Friday, from 12:00
p.m. until "Sold Out."
"We are very grateful to the
mayor and city council for
Floyd County
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Patrick-Coots
Jennifer Patrick Osborne, of Prestonsburg, is pleased to
announce the forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Amber •
Lynn Patrick, to Douglas Coots, the son of Hurlen Jr. and ~
Maggie Coots, of Yeaddiss. Amber is a 2001 graduate of
Prestonsburg High School and Is currently attending
Prestonsburg Community College. She plans to pursue a
career In nursing. Douglas is a 1996 graduate of Leslie County
High School. He is employed by TECO Energy. The couple will
wed In a ceremony that will take place on Saturday, August 30,
2003, at three o'clock In the afternoon, at the First United
Methodist Church, Prestonsburg. The gracious custom of an
open church wedding will be observed.
Watson-Murriell
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Jesse and Carolyn Sue Watson, of Dana, are pleased to
announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Brandi
Lynn, to Michael James Murrlell, the son of James and Gail
Murrlell, of Dema. The bride-elect Is a 1999 graduate of Betsy
Layne High School and a 2003 graduate of Alice Lloyd College
from which she holds a bachelor's degree In business administration. She Is currently employed by United American In
Charleston, West VIrginia, as a field representative for life and
health Insurance. She Is the granddaughter of Melvina Watson,
of Dana, and the late Wilburn Watson, and Jimmy Rose, of
Harold, and the late Elizabeth Rose. The groom Is a 1996 graduate of Knott County Central High School and Is employed as a
trooper for the Kentucky State Pollee, Lawrence County. He is
the grandson of Orville and Willa Moore, of Dema, and Nora
Murrlell, of Garrett, and the late Johnny Murriell. The couple will
wed In a ceremony that will take place on Saturday, August 16,
2003, at six o'clock In the evening. at the Mayflower Unity
Baptist Church. A reception will immediately follow at the
church. Following a honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls, the cou- <ti
pie will reside In their new home In Louisa.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY T IMES
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Bus· ness/Professions
~Ron
Dalev named nterim Director of UCM
Ron Daley
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Ron Daley is very excited
about his new duties to work
with the two regional universities to bring more bachelor and
advanced degrees to this
region as part of the University
Center of the Mountains
(UCM).
Daley recently began his
duties as the interim director of
the UCM. The UCM is a consortium consisting of the following originating partners:
Hazard Community College,
Eastern Kentucky University,
Morehead State University and
the Kentucky Community and
Technical College System
(KCTCS). The presidents of
the partnering institutions
recently signed a memorandum
of understanding creating the
UCM effective July 15.
"I am thrilled that Ron
Daley has accepted my offer to
become the Interim Director
for the University Center of the
Mountains. Ron is well known
in our local communities and
has served on regional and
state committees. He is a
visionary who will help grow
the UCM to the benefit of
Southeastern Kentucky," noted
Dr. Jay K. Box, president and
CEO of Hazard Community
College.
Daley was attracted to the
job t.ecausc it is working in a
new n.:alm. "God has blessed
me by allowing me to be a part
of the beginnings of important
ventures which have positively
touched people's lives," Daley
said.
He has served for the past
five years as the campus director for the Knott County
Branch of Hazard Community
College in Hindman. Dale)
chaired the Knott County educational committee which
worked with state, local and
college officials to obtain the
$5.6 million Knott County
Opportunity Center primarily
funded by the state legislature
in 1998. The dedication for the
new facility which houses the
Knott Branch, the Knott Public
Library, the Knott Adult
Education Programs, LKLP
New online service provides
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FRANKFORT - A new
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Workforce Development offers
Kentuckians opportunities to
register for jobs, apply for
employment and training services, complete a job search and
develop a resume through the
Employ Kentucky system - all
from any Internet-connected
computer.
Employ Kentucky. an mitiative of Gov. Paul E. Patton's
EMPOWER Kentucky project,
also has advantages for employers.
As more and more
Kentuckians enter their names
in the cabinet's applicant database, the pool for employee
recruitment expands.
'"Employ Kentucky provides
options for accessing government employment and training
services," said Gov. Paul E.
Patton. "In many cases, being
able to go online for these services eliminates having to go
into a local office. At the same
time, we're still providing faceto-face services for people who
need that option.
"This is another example of
how we have made government
services more accessible to taxpayers."
Employ Kentucky also doubles as case-management technology used by the cabinet's
local offices and partner agencies to connect employers and
How to spread sunshine
all over a room
Bringing
natural
light
indoors is an important way to
improve your lifestyle and save
on energy costs. It also can
change the way you see or feel
about your home or work space.
Many would agree that proper lighting is essential in the
classroom and work environ-
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·Roberts named as
Pike campus interim
coordinator
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Dr. George D. Edwards,
president,
Prestonsburg
Community College and Mayo
Technical
College.
has
announced that Randall Roberts
has been appointed as Interim
Campus Coordinator for the
Pikeville Campus.
The Pikeville Campus of
Prestonsburg
Community
College and Mayo Technical
College opened in January,
2000. It is located at 120
Riverfill Drive in Pikeville
The campus \\aS among the first
consolidations of community
and technical college classes on
job seekers, connect individuals
to a wide range of employment
and training services, make
referrals to job interviews, make
electronic referrals to
other agencies and meet federal reporting requirements.
The public can access
Employ Kentucky features
through www. workforce.ky.gov
Headstart Daycare Center,
Morehead State University and
Centenet distance learning
classrooms, and two county
offices will be on Aug. 27.
Daley was selected as the
first chairman of the KnottHindman
Community
Development Initiative (CDI)
in 1997 which developed a
strategic plan to rebuild the
local economy in part based on
and
craft.
The
arts
Opportunity Center, the KY
School of Craft and the K Y
Appalachian Artisan Center
are key components of this
'
planning.
Daley was the founding
publisher and editor of the
Troublesome Creek Times, a
weekly newspaper in Knott
County, in 1980. He published
the newspaper for 20 years
until he sold it to two members
of his staff in September 2000.
During a 10 year stint, he
earned the distinction of winning more state press awards
than any other journalist in the
state. The Times won over 300
state and national awards
under Daley's leadership. He
served as president and vicepresident of the KY Weekly
~ewspaper Association.
While at the Times, Daley
edited special historical editions including the history of
Knott County, the contributions of Knott Countians in
World War II and the history of
basketball in Knott County.
He co-edited the hard bound
Knott County History Book.
Daley was one of the founding board members for the East
KY Leadership Foundation
which hosts the annual East
KY Leadership Conference.
He was the founder of the
a single college campus in the
KCTCS
system.
Students
shared resources, classrooms,
advisors, and labs. The consolidation was a success from the
very beginning.
During the past year, the Big
Sandy
Community
and
Technical College District has
consolidated all of its services,
programs, instructional staff
and other resources. Four locations make the newly consolidated college accessible to
everyone in the Big Sandy
Region. Tuition is still affordable and now everyone is within easy driving distance of
either the Pikeville, Mayo,
Prestonsburg or Hager Hill
campuses. It is still the best
educational value in eastern
Kentucky.
Roberts will oversee the
functions of the Pikeville
Campus and serve as a communication link between the
Pikeville Campus staff and faculty, the other campuses and the
college administration. He is a
native of Pike County and has
an outstanding educational and
experiential background. His
ability to work well with students. faculty, staff. administrators and the community will
make him a valuable asset to the
Pikeville Campus and the Big
Sandy District.
ment where your eyes are often
fixed on books or a computer
screen for long periods of time.
But light can be just as important in the home.
Improper lighting may contribute to eyestrain, dry eyes and
burning. Conversely, natural
light not only is easier on your
eyes, it provides sharper visibility for a variety of tasks. Many
craftsmen and hobbyists, who
often do detailed work for long
periods of time. depend on natural light.
And while sunshine also has
been found to Iift mood and
energy levels. you don't exactly
need the sun to get many of the
natural benefits of daylight. All
it takes is the right type of
indoor lighting.
One company has responded
to this lighting need by creating
a floor lamp that renders all colors of the visible spectrum and
emits glare-free lighting with a
brighter, bluish tint.
The Balanced Spectrum t1oor
lamp from TechnoScout repli-
cates the full spectrum of natural sunlight and is energy efficient, according to the manufacturer. Its 27-watt compact bulb
is equivalent to a !50-watt ordi
nary bulb and provides sharp
visibility for writing, sewing,
reading or any other tasks that
require proper lighting.
The Balanced Spectrum floor
lamp, which sells for under
$130, has a flexible gooseneck
design for maximum efficiency
and ease of use and the bulb
lasts five times longer than an
ordinary bulb, according to the
manufacturer. It has a two-way
switch for an 18-watt and a 27watt bulb.
This lamp also may be beneficial for artists and photographers who require natural lighting to reveal a work's true colors
in the studio.
For more information on the
Balanced Spectrum floor lamp
and ways to improve lighting in
your home,
log on
to
www.technoscout.com or call 1800-294-8324.
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Dogwoods
Ten free white flowering
dogwood trees will be given to
each person who joins the
National Arbor Day Foundation
dunng August. 2003.
The free trees are part of the
nonprofit foundation's "Trees
for America" campaign.
"The white flowering dogwoods will add year-round
beauty to your home and neighborhood," John Rosenow, the
Foundation's president. said.
"Dogwoods have showy spring
flowers, scarlet autumn foliage.
and red berries which attract
songbirds all winter."
The trees \viii be shipped
postpaid at the right time for
planting between October 15
and December I 0 with enclosed
planting instructions. The six to
twelve inch trees are guaranteed
to grow or they will be replaced
free of charge.
Members also receive a subscription to the Foundation's
colorful bi-monthly publication,
"Arbor Day,'' and "The Tree
Book," with information about
tree planting and care.
To receive the free trees.
send a $10 membership contribution to TEN DOGWOODS.
Arbor
Day
National
Foundation, 100 Arbor A\enue.
i':ebraska City. N E 68410, by
August 31. 2003.
Knott County Gingerbread
Festival and worked with the
festival for several years.
Daley worked at Alice
Lloyd College in Pippa Passes
prior to starting the newspaper.
Among his duties there he
administered the Appalachian
Studies
program,
the
Appalachian Oral History
Project, and taught.
Daley was born in North
Dakota and lived much of his
early life in New Mexico and
Texas. "I tried to get to Eastern
Kentucky because I just know
it was meant for me to live
here." Daley said. He graduated from London High School
in Laurel County, prior to
graduating with a BA in
History at Berea College and a
Master of Arts in College
Teaching in History at Western
Kentucky University.
Daley has two sons, Matt
who is a student at the Hazard
Community College and Paul
who is a sophomore at the
University of Kentucky.
The goal of the UCM is to
increase the number of bachelor and master degree programs in the Kentucky River
Area Development District ,
(KRADD), which includes the .
counties of Perry, Knott,
Letcher, Leslie, Breathitt,
Owsley, Wolfe and Lee.
Presently, only 8.5% of the eligible population in the service
area holds a bachelor's degree,
compared to 17% statewide.
The UCM interim offices are
located in the HCC Learning
Resource Center. Gov. Paul
Patton has recommended a
$396,000
Appalachian
Regional Commission grant to
renovate space in the first floor
of the new science wing at the
Ky. 15 campus. Anticipated
opening in that new space is
Fall 2004.
"The purpose of the center
is for the university partners to
have advisors, faculty and staff
in one central location to meet
with most students and poten·
tial students," explains Daley.
For more information about
UCM, contact Ron Daley.
Interim Director for the UCM
at 606-436-5721. 800-2467521 ext. 215. Or write to Ron
Daley at One Community
College Drive. Hazard. KY
41701.
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come by the office for an
application.
Hghland Terrace does not
d scrim nate In admission
or employment In subsidized hous ng on account
of race color creed re tg on. sex. nationa or
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400 • Yard Sale
470 • Health & Beauty
475 Household
400 Miscellaneous
490 • Recrea11on
495 Wanted To B'-~Y
410 • An1mals
WRECKED
1995
CHEVY
BLAZER
Tahoe Edttton, black
tn color w1th leather
mtenor, damage to
nght srde. Must see,
make offer. 606·889- NEED A N EXTR
0322 after 5 p.m.
$36,000.00 A YEAR?
Vending route for
FOR SALE: 1977
sale. Cost $5000.00
F1 00 p1ck-up, green
Help find missing
ext., new trres & batchildren. 1-800-863tery .Good condition.
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0467 after 5 or leave
message.
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Brochures
From Home.
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experience neces·
sary. FT/PT Genuine
Opportunity.
All
Supplies
provided
including customer
mailing labels. Call
1-708-686-1700 (24
hours)
Subscribe
ToThe
Floyd County
Times,
886·8S06
Call Patty
today IfI
450 - Lawn & Garden
:400 • MliRCHAtQI.Sf
EIUANCtAL
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
at Highland Heights
Apts. In Goble-Roberts
Addn., and at Cliffside
Apts. on Cliff Road,
Prestonsburg. Close to
PCC and Jenny Wtley
State
Park.
Com·
puterlzed learning centers offer sociaVeducatlonal programs for children and adults. All utih·
ties Included at H ghland
Hgts~ utility allowance at
Chffstde. Call (606}88&0608
(606)886·1819,
(606)886·1927, TOO: 1·
8(1().648-6056. CHAP, Inc.,
DBA Highland Hgts. &
Cliffside Apts., does not
discriminate In admls·
slon or employment In
subsidized housing on
account of race, color,
creed, religion, sex,
national origin,
age, familial sta· tus, or handicap. EOE
--
310 • Business
Opportunity
330 • For Sale
3$0 • M1scollanaous
350 • Money To Lend
380 • ServiCes
EMPLOYMENT
AUTOMOTIVE
FOR SALE: 1982
DATSON 280 zx,
blue, looks nrce Ttops, great sound
system.175,000
mtles. Asktng $950.
Call 606-886 8851.
•
THE FLOYD COUN'I"Y TIMES
Divorce $195
Adoption $295
INCORPORATION $195
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Location: Floyd County
Cooperative Extension Servtce
921 South Lake Drive
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653
Qualifications:
1. Education equivalent to completion of 12th
grade
2. 2 years of experience m the performance or
responsible secretariaVstenographic and
clencal work
3. Knowledge of modem office methods and
procedures, filing, telephone techniques, and
office equipment, as well as English usage,
spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
4. Ability to perform secretarial and clerical
duties with speed and accuracy without
immediate and constant supervision
5. Ability to type at a speed of at least 40 wpm
6. Ability to maintain a good working relationship
with all co-workers and the general publte atJd
to use good judgment in recognizmg scope of
authority
Position Deadline: 8120103, or until suitable
applicant is found:
ApPlication obtained at and submitted to:
Floyd County Employment Service Office
686 South lake Drive
Prestonsburg. KY 41653
Office hours are 8:00a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00
p.m. to 4:30p.m., Monday thru Friday.
~ Deborah Allen
Floyd County Employment Services Office
686 South lake Drive
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653
Telephone: (606) 886-2396
The University of Kentucky Is an equal opportunity
employer. The address of the EEO Coord nator of the
College of Agriculture Is Room 5·1 01, Agriculture Science
Center, Noeth, lexington, Kentucky 4054&0091
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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420-Appliances
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Asking $450. Also,
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1Government Grants. large
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866-887-7283.
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required.
will negotiate. 874- MEDICARE DIABETNOW!
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ances, living I bed- 222-6335. Financing,
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refused!
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Guaranteed.
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REAL ESTATE
50S-Business
Located
In
Prestonsburg
3
bedroom, 1 1/2 bath
central heat & air
stove, refrigerator,
dishwasher,
w/d
back deck. utility
building. car port.
Call 606-886-8081.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
FOR SALE: Almost 1
590-Sale or Lease
acre near Long Bow
Boat Docks at Cave 2
APARTMENTS
Run Lake. Asking
FOR
LEASE
$6000. Call 606-889between Allen and
0746.
Martin on 1428. 1
studio apartment, 1
LOTS FOR SALE:
single
bedroom
Two (2) large lots for apartment with firesale Woodland Park place. All utilities
subdivision
on included. Call 874Daniels Creek, city
2770 days or 285utilities, sale price
9019
evenings.
negotiable. Call 8861428, 874-2843 after
6 p.m.
FOR SALE: 3 BR, 2
BA HOUSE with 2
car garage, 3 yrs. old,
halfway
between
Prestonsburg
and
Pikeville.
Asking
$130,000. 606-8744486
Lots
at
W.
Prestonsburg.
FOR SALE: 3·4 BR Public utilities availhouse at Riverside able Also lots at
Dr. in Prestonsburg. Jenny's Creek and
Also, 1 big BR apart- Abbott Creek. Call
ment for rent. Call 606-478-5173•
606-789-4580.
FOR SALE: 2300 SQ
FT, 1 1/2 STORY
CEDAR HOME. 3
BR, 2 BA, hardwood
floors, cooktop, custom
cabinets,
whirlpool tub. Nice
lot, wonderful neighborhood. Call 606889-9541.
FOR SALE: 2 BR
house, on 2 acres of
level land, located at
6211 Ate. 850, Hippo
in Floyd Co. $60,000.
Phone 886-9846.
FOR
PROPERTY
SALE 1.5 acres w/3
BR townhouse & two
2 BR apartments
located .3 miles from
At. 80, Martin. Call
285-9507.
SALE
BY
FOR
OWNER: 281-5384405. 7 acres plum
property on Mtn.
Pkway, commercial
or residential use,
across from Cleo's
Interiors.
Also,
mobile home for sale
or rent, 14'x76' . 3
BR, 2 BA on old 114,
$350 + $350. Sale$16,000,
Clark
School.
HOUSE FOR RENT
at Martin. 3 BR
behind
Nelson
Frazier
Funeral
Home $350 mo. +
FOR
$150 dep. Call 606- PROPERTY
SALE:
Located
on
582-9887.
Abbott and also propJenny's
FIRST TIME HOME erty on
BUYERS!
$0 Creek. Call 478DOWN, NO CREDIT 5173.*
OK! $0 TO LOW
DOWN! 1-800-501- 570-Mobile Homes
1777 EXT. 9826
WE HAVE A 1 BR
FURNISHED
CONDO
on
the
beach
at
New
Smyrna
Beach,
Florida. Would like to
exchange 1 to 3 mo.
of summer use of the
condo for 1 to 3
months use of a 2
BR, 2BA mountain
house
of
cabin.
Ralph Mobley 239498-2914,
e-mail: $0 DOWN HOMES!
MOBLEYMOB@ aol. NO CREDIT OK!
GOV'T & BANK
com.
REPOSI $0 TO LOW
DOWN! CALL FOR
530-Houses
LISTINGS.
1-800501-1777 EXT. 9818
FOR
SALE
BY
OWNER in Powell
550-Landllots
County, 3 BR, 3 BA
brick house with
FOR
SALE
BY
2345 sq ft. on 88
OWNER 3 beautiful
acres. Large rooms,
country estate lots in
built in 1987. Four
Hager Hill area.
large outbuildings.
Surveyed lots of 2+
to
Convenient
acres with restricLexington,
tions. Convenient to
Winchester & Mt.
Paintsville
&
Sterling, one mile
Prestonsburg, city
from Stanton. For
water, located at
more info call 606Little Lick Fork. (1
663-9421.
mile off new 4 lane at
Ate 1750). Call 606HOUSE FOR SALE
789-4909.
by owner. 3 BR, 2
BA, brick ranch, 1393 FOR SALE: Land
Abbott Crk. Rd., Ate. and three trailers with
1427, Prestonsburg, a 20x20 storage
1.3 miles off US 23. building on Ky. 114.
Call 606-889-0464. Call 478-9993.
FOR SALE: 16X80 3
BR 2 BA mobile
home. 1997 model,
gray in color, must be
moved, very clean &
in good condition.
$18,000 for more info
call 606-358-4144.
12 X 65 2 BR mobile
home.
Must
be
moved, $2000. Call
874-2802.
FOR SALE 1978
model mobile home.
In need of repairs
but could be used for
storage or parts
includes underpinning, steps, central
ac unit. 874-4604
after 5:30 p.m.
Classified
ads work!
can
·, 886.-8506!
RENTALS
61 0-Apartments
NICE 2 BR, APART·
MENT FOR RENT
Contact J&A Rentals
358-3469.
FOR RENT 3 BR
APARTMENT, living
room, bath, kitchen,
wall to wall carpet.
Next to Doctor's
Office. Please call
for more information
886-1714 or 2853412.
BEAT THE HEAT
SPECIAL
at Park Place
Apartments in
Prestonsburg.
.E.Bf.E...
PROCESSING
THROUGH THE
MONTH OF
AUGUST
1 Br/$305 mo.
2 Br/325 mo.
Call 886-0039
E.O.E.
GREETINGS FROM
LIGHTHOUSE
MANOR,
Terry &
Sharon Smith. We
have apartments for
rent that are effiency
apartments, all utilites
paid. For more info
call 606-886-2797.
630-Houses ·
13, 2003 • C7
NO CREDIT OK!
GOV'T & BANK
REPOS. $0 TO LOW
DOWN . FOR LISTINGS.
1-800-5011777 EXT. 7372
FOR RENT: 2 BR
HOUSE, some fu~
nishings, 4 miles
from Martin. Nice
lawn, $350 mo + utiliFIRE
YOUR
ties & $200 dep. Call
LANDLORD!!! $$$0
_
_
285 3641
DOWN HOMESI No
Rent! Tax Repos &
FOR RENT: 622 N. Bankruptcies!
No
Arnold
Ave., Credit OK! $0 to low
Prestonsburg.
3 down! For Listings, 1BR, 2 BA, LA, DR, K, 800-501-1777 Ext.
appliances furnished 8351
including
D/W.
Central heat & air, 650-Mobile Homes
wash/dryer hookup.
Larged wood patio & 16X72
MOBILE
yard. $500 rent + util- HOME FOR RENT, 2
ities. 606-886-6460
BR, 2 BA on Mtn.
Parkway. 886-2896.
2 BR HOUSE ,
BR
UNFURgarage underneath, 2
mob1le
new refrigerator & NISHED
stove, w/d hookup, home for rent. $250
new carpet in living dep. $300 mo. Call
room, & new bath- 886-0040.
room. Also 2 BR
triplex,
cental 2 BR TRAILER FOR
heat/air, refrigerator RENT 3 m1 es from
& stove, w/d hookup, Prestonsburg, privanew carpet in bed- cy, redecorated. Call
rooms, covered park- 886-3902.
ing.
Located
at
Harold.
Call 886- 2 BR MOBILE FOR
RENT at Doty Crk.
9158
Br. by the Hospital at
622 N. Arnold Ave McDowell. Total elecPrestonsburg: 3 br., tric. Call 377-6161.
2 full bath, LA, DR, K, (TFN Rays Barga1n
Appliances furnitured Barn all editions)
including
D/W/
MOBILE
BR
Cemtra; heat & air. 2
washer/dryer HOME 1 BA, located
hookup. Large wood on Cow Creek. $300
patio & yard. $500 mo & sec. dep. and
rent + utilities. 606- utilities. 874-2802.
886-6460.
2 BR HOUSE FOR
RENT
with
w/d.
Located
between
Twin
Bridges at
Martin,
Ky., 351
Barnett Dr. Call 2852 BR DUPLEX cen- 3140.
tral heat /air, stove,
refrigerator, located 1 3 BR, 2 BA, HOUSE
mile
North
of tor
rent,
large
Prestonsburg on U.S. kitchen , large living
23. Call 889-9747 or room, washer &
886-9007.
dryer, dishwasher,
microwave, food disFURNISHED
posal, central ale,
1 BEDROOM
utilities not included,
APARTMENTS:
Central heat & air. no pets, references
Rent starting at $350 required. $500 mo.
month,
+
$300 606-478-9682.
deposit.
Located
HOUSES,
near HRMC. 889APARTMENTS, &
9717.*
TOWNHOUSES,
2 1 BR APART·
No pets.
MENTS FOR RENT
Call
B&O Rental
utilities
furnished,
Properties
paid. $325 mo, + 250
606-886-8991.
dep. Lease and references required. 886NO RENT!!!! $0
3154.
DOWN
HOMES!
REMODELED LIKE GOV'T &
BANK
NEW APARTMENTS REPOS! NO CREDTO RENT at the E.P. IT OK. $0 TO LOW
Grigsby Store in DOWN. FOR LISTMartin, Ky. Call 285- INGS, CALL 1-8003025.
501-1 777 EXT. 9821
670-Comm. Property
FOR
LEASE
OFFICE SUITE AT
L A N C E R
ADDITION in
Prestonsburg
Ground for, 4 offices,
kitchenette,
break
area, rest room, storage, 800 sq. ft. $450
per mo., plus utilit1es.
Ott Street parking
provided. Call 886·
6946.
SERVICES
70S-Construction··
ALL
TYPES:
Remodeling & addi·
tions,
garages,
decks, etc. Also concrete work. Robie
Johnson, Jr., call
anytime, 886-8896.
71 0-Educational
GED
Get your HS equivalency diploma with
our easy home study
course
1-800-569-2163 ext
310
*'. .:::~: ...::;:
Economy Tree
Service
Tree trimming, topping,
removal, stump remo,·al,
hillside cleaning. 2~-hour
sen·ice. Free estimatl·s.
Seniors discount. Licl'nscd,
insured, and bonded. 20+
years experience.
BUSINESS
....
J & R Construction Co., Inc.
General. Contractor
Commercial & Residential
BuUding, Be~deling,
Presau~,Priiylng and
Located on Rt. 80, next
to Budweiser plant
Phone 874-8282
or 874-8288
Parking Lot Striping
Bus. Phooe: 478-2002
Home Phone! 478-2134
"When living alone is no longer an option, the senior
place provides personalized care for senior citizens."
• Professionally trained staff
• Meals, snacks, laundry provided
• References on request
• Provides weekly or bi-weekly care
Owned and Operated by Helen Akers
606-478-8761
TRIPLE R EXCAVATING
Minnie, Kentucky
606•377•2323 • Cell: 791•6083
ANY TYPE CONSTRUCTION WORK
• Septic System
• Pond Cleaning
• Site Preparation
Lawn & Garden
Service
For all of your lawn, garden,
landscaping, hillside cleanIng, & tree trimming needs.
Satisfaction Guaranteed Ill
Free estimates, call:
CAUDilrS
lAWN SERVICE
587·2725
Free Estimates
Lawns • Cemeteries
Businesses
ike County
(606) 886-960Z
The Senior Place Family Home Care
• 24-Hour Service
• Assistance w/dally activites
• Private, clean facilities
,
J&S
• Brushing
• Home Remodeling
NCf!r~"'Fog BIG
• Home Building
• Block Work
0
vg>!{XALL
OR ftfb
We deliver and spread gravel.
15% DISCOUNT FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
Free estimates • Commercial and Residential
Spring Maiden
Cleaning Service
P1ke Counties
874·4389. 886-0346
Also Electrical Classes
285·0999
·Teaching Newly
""'· ~
~.
Employed 24 Hour \C""l ~}
· Annual 8-Hour
~~~.... 1h
Refresher Classes
iii'
• Mine Medical Technician
·.
Instructor
·American Heart C.P.R. and First Aid
Phone 606-358-9303 (Home)
606-434-0542 (Mobile)
Garrett, Kentucky
Terry Triplett, Instructor
Construction
Phone 631·9991
Cell Ph: 477·9837
lawn Care ·
MOWING,
WEEDEATING,
CLEAN HILLSIDES
Commercial & Residential
HEATING, COOLING
AND ELECTRICAL
D-
Newly Employ~
24 hr. Class (surfa~)-,
40 hr. (undergrouf1d)
8 hr. refresher ·~.,··
, (surface & undergroQnd)
TRIP'S MINE TRAINING
& TECHNOLOGY INC.
P&N
Aiken
Technoloav llC
0Ubl8
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Train at your convenfe~
Residential &Commercial
All Types of Building,
Remodeling, New Construction,
Roofing, Vinyl Siding,
Replacement Windows,
Electlcaf, Masonry and
Concrete Work
........,
• Free Estimates •
Office or Home.
General or Spring
Cleaning.
Reliable • Dependable
References on Request
Floyd, Johnson.
Call 606-353-8456
We do it right the first time!
Above-Code Work
Call 606-874-2516
Located at
Weeksbury, Ky.
14 Years Experience
free estimates. call anvtime
606-452-2490
or 606-424-9858
FOR ALL YOUR
BUILDING NEEDS!
New homes, remodeling,
roofing, patios, block, concrete or siding. Have 30
years experience.
Call Spears Construction,
Romey Spears
{606) 874-2688.
Tree Trimming
Hillside, lawn care
and light hauling.
Garage and Basement
Cleaning.
886·8350
�C8 • W EDNESDAY, A UGUST
NOTICES
80S-Announcements
IF ANYONE HAS A
NEED FOR PRAYER
that is in the hospital,
nursing home, or
shut-in please call
358-2718
God
Bless You!
HELP THE KIDS IN
THE COMMUNITY.
We are looking for
donations for new &
used computers to
distribute to the kids
community facilities.
For pick up call Scott
889-9551 and to
deliver call Scott 8899551 .
812-Free
FREE
PALLETS:
Can be picked up
behind The Floyd
County limes.
815-Lost & Found
LOST 3 STONE
MOTHERS
RING
f~rst stone October,
second stone June,
third
stone
November. Lost at
IGA in Martin on
Saturday
August
2nd , possibly in customers grocery bag.
Please contact Karen
at 285-3932 or 886·
6272. Reward for
return.
13, 2003
All disturbed areas
have been seeded as
to provide adequate
vegetative growth for
plant species, and
provide appropriate
conditions for the surrounding wildlife.
Written comments,
objections,
and
requests for a public
hearing or informal
ocnference must be
filed with the Director,
Division of Field
Servcies, #2 Hudson
Hollow, U.S. 127
South,
Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601, by
September 12, 2003.
A public hearing on
the application has
been scheduled for
September 15, 2003,
at 9 a.m.. at the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement ' s
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653. The
hearing will be cancelled if no request
for a hearing or informal conference is
received
by
September 12, 2003.
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.
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NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
In accordance with
KRS 350.093, notice
is hereby given that
Kentucky May Coal
Company, Inc., HC
82, Box 1045, Arnold
Fork Road, Kite,
Kentucky 41828, has
applied for Phase I
Bond Release on
permit number 8365413, which was last
issued on May 12,
2003. The application
covers
an
area
approximately
5.2
surface acres, located 2.6 miles south of
McDowell, in Floyd
County.
The permit area is
approximately
1.4
mile southeast from
State Rt. 122 junction
w1th Spewing Camp
Branch Road, and
located 1 mile southeast of Pilgrim Rest
Church. the latitude
is 37 degrees, 25
minutes, 04 seconds.
The longitude is 82
degrees, 43 minutes,
48 seconds.
The bond now in
effect is a surety
bond
totaling
$19,700.00.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount is included in
the application for
release.
Reclamation work
performed includes:
backfilling, final grading, seeding and
mulchmg, completed
in the spring of 2003.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby
given, thirty (30) days
from date of this
notice, Mike Little
Gas Company, Inc.,
will increase amounts
from non-recurring
charges as follows:
Returned
check
charge - $12.50
Reconnection
charge· $50.00
Connection charge
- $65.00 (in addition
to meter deposit)
Service charge
$35.00
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application Number
836-5441 ,
Amendment No. 5
THE F LOYD COUNTY TIMES
underlie land owned
by The Elk Horn Coal
Corporation, Vickie
Lynn
Bryant,
Bernardo
Maldonado, Leonard
Skeans, Walker Hall,
Carl Mitchell, Carl
Mitchell
et
al.,
Interstate
Gas,
Christopher Mitchell,
and Kennis and Ruby
Hamilton.
The
amendment
adds contour and
auger mining in the
Fireclay
Rider,
Fireclay,
and
Amburgy
coal
seams.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement ' s
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg ,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit
conference must be
filed with the Director
of the Division of
Permits, #2 Hudson
Hollow
Complex,
U.S. 127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601.
NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
In accordance with
the provisions of KRS
350.093, notice is
hereby given that
AEP
KENTUCKY
COAL L.L.C., 248
South Lake Drive,
Prestonsburg,
Ky
41653, has applied
for Phase Ill bond
release on Permit
Number 836-0296,
which was last issued
on 5/13/02. The
application covers an
area of approximately 9 acres, located
1.6 mile northeast of
Hippo,
in
Floyd
Couny.
The permit area is
approximately
2.0
miles southeast from
Rt 850 junction with
Pitts Fork Road, and
located on Prater
Fork of Brush Creek.
The latitude is 3? 32'
48". The longitude is
8~ 50' 30".
The bond now in
effect for the 8360296 Increment 20 is
$2300.00 approximately remainder of
the original bond
amount of $15,200 is
included in this application for release.
Reclamation work
performed includes:
grading, seeding and
tree
planting.
Completed
121/28/00.
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
9/26/03.
A public hearing on
the application has
been scheduled for
9:00 a.m., 9/29/03, at
the Department of
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653. The
hearing will be cancelled if no request
for a hearing or information conference is
received by 9/26/03.
In accordance with
KRS 350.070, notice
is hereby given that
Frasure
Creek
Mining, LLC, 1051
Main Street, Suite
100, Milton, West
Virginia 25541, has
applied
for
an
amendment to an
existing surface and
underground
coal
mining and reclamation operation located
at Beaver in Floyd
County. The amendment will add 106.12
acres and delete 1.46
acres of surface disturbance and will
underlie an additional
232.66 acres, of
which 184.67 acres
overlie underground
and/or
surface
acreage, making a
total area of 1,975.44
acres within the
amended
permit
boundary.
The
proposed
amendment
area
begins at the intersection of KY Route
979's junction with
Mitchell Branch Road
and is located within
Mitchell Branch of
Mud Creek and also
lies
along
Mud
Creek.
The
proposed
amendment is located on the McDowell
USGS 7 1/2 minute
quadrangle
map.
The surface area to COMMONWEALTH
be disturbed by the
OF KENTUCKY
amendment is owned
FLOYD CIRCUIT
by The Elk Horn Coal
COURT
Corporation, Vickie
DIVISION NO. II
Lynn
Bryant,
C.A. NO. 02-CIBernardo
01253
Maldonado, Leonard
BRANCH
BANKSkeans, Walker Hall,
ING
AND
TRUST
Carl Mitchell, Carl
COMPANY
Mitchell
et
al.,
Interstate
Gas, (SUCCESSOR IN
Christopher Mitchell,
INTEREST TO
and Kennis and Ruby
MATEWAN
Hamilton.
The NATIONAL BANK)
will
amendment
PLAINTIFF
VS. MARYANN
ROBERTS,
FLOYD COUNTY,
KENTUCKY
AND APPALACHIAN WIRELESS
DEFENDANTS
NOTICE OF
COMMISSIONER'S
SALE
BY VIRTUE OF
Default
Judgment
and Order of Sale of
the Floyd Circuit
Court, entered on the
28th day of February,
2003, in the Floyd
Circuit Court, in the
above styled action,
in the principal sum
of
$20,741 .51,
together with interest,
costs and fees, I shall
proceed to offer for
sale at the Old Floyd
County Courthouse
Door, South Central
Avenue,
Prestonsburg ,
Kentucky,
(behind
the
new
Floyd
County
Justice
Center) to the highest
bidder, at public auction, on Thursday, the
21st day of August,
2003, at the hour of
9:00 a.m., the following described real
estate, located at
1088 Ky. At. 3379,
Grethel, in Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
and more particularly
described as follows:
TRACT 1: Beginning
at the Berry Akers
line at a planted
stone at the highway
thence running eastwardly with said line
to the top of the point:
thence running northly to a marked post at
Wallace Keathley's
line; thence running
straight down the hill
with said line to a
marked post at the
highway; thence up
the road to the beginning. The road on
said property shall be
owned jointly with
Wallace Keathley.
TRACT
II:
Beginning at a beech
tree at the road
adjoining Larry Kidd's
line and running with
Larry Kidd's line to
the top of the point at
Don Kidd's line to the
road; thence with the
road to the beginning.
And, being the
same property conveyed from Federal
Home
Loan
Mortgage
Corporation to Mary
Ann Roberts, unmarried, by deed dated
July 15, 1998, and
being of record in
Deed Book 422,
Page 432, Floyd
County Court Clerk's
Office.
For further reference see that Deed,
being of record at
Deed Book 217,
Page 360, Floyd
County Court Clerk's
Office, conveying the
subject property in
Tract 1, to Donald
Kidd and Helen Kidd
from
Wallace
Keathley and Betty
Joe Keathley. Also,
see that Deed, being
of record at Deed
Book 388, Page 722,
Floyd County Court
Clerk's Office, conveying the subject
property in Tract II, to
Donald Kidd and
Helen Hatcher from
Donald D. Kidd, Jr.,
and Kimberly C.
Kidd.
TERMS OF SALE:
(a) At the time of
sale, the successful
bidder, if the other
than the Plaintiff,
shall either pay cash
or 10% of purchase
price, with the balance on credit for
thirty (30) days, and
required to execute a
bond with good surety thereon for the
unpaid
purchase
price of said property,
if any, bearing interest at the rate of
twelve percent (12%)
per annum from the
date of sale until
paid, having the force
and effect of a
Judgment.
(b) The property
shall be sold subject
to any easements
and restrictions of
record in the Floyd
County
Clerk's
Office, and such right
of redemption as may
exist in favor of the
United States of
America and/or the
record owners thereof.
(c) The purchaser
shall be required to
assume and pay all
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, real property taxes for the year
2003, and all subsequent years which
are not yet due and
payable. Any and all
delinquent
Floyd
County, Kentucky,
real estate taxes will
be paid from the sale
proceeds.
(d) In the event the
Plaintiff is the purchaser of the above
described property,
for an amount equal
to, or less than, its
first lien, it shall take
a credit against said
lien for the amount of
the bid, and no bond
shall be required of
the Plaintiff, and it
shall only be obligated to pay court costs,
the fees and costs of
the
Master
Commissioner, and
any real estate taxes
assessed against the
real estate.
Any
announcements made on date
of sale take precedence over printed
matter
contained
herein.
PLAINTIFF'S
COUNSEL:
Hon. Stephen Hogg
Stratton, Hogg &
Maddox
P.O. Box 268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
WILLIAMS.
KENDRICK
Master
Commissioner
P. 0. Box 268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
(606) 886-2812
COMMONWEALTH
OF KENTUCKY
FLOYD CIRCUIT
COURT
DIVISION NO. II
C.A. NO. 02-CI-
1267
KENTUCKY
FINANCE CO.,
INC.
(A DIVISION OF
CmFINANCIAL
SERVICES, INC.)
PLAINTIFF
vs.
FREDIA MEADE,
ET AL
DEFENDANTS
NOTICE OF
COMMISSIONER'S
SALE
BY VIRTUE OF In
Rem Judgment on
the Pleadings and
Order of Sale of the
Floyd Circuit Court,
entered on the 21st
day of July, 2003, in
the Floyd Circuit
Court, In the above
styled action, in the
principal sum of
$52,653.83, together
with interest, costs
and fees, I shall proceed to offer for sale
at the Old Floyd
County Courthouse
Door,
South
CentraiAvenue,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky,
(behind
the
new
Floyd
County
Justice
Center) to the highest
bidder, at public auction, on Thursday, the
28th day of August,
2003, at the hour of
9:30a.m., the following described real
estate, located in
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, and more
particularly described
as follows:
The
following
described real property, located and
lying in what is
referred to as Tram
Bottom,
Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
and more particularly
bounded
and
described as follows:
Beginning
at
Andrew Hatfield line
at the road; thence
1OS feet as the road
runs, thence South
across the bottom
110 feet to a drain;
thence running with
the drain 1OS feet to
Andrew Hatfield line;
thence with Andrew
Hatfield line 110 feet
back to point of
beginning;
and
beginning at the east
corner of property
conveyed to Dannie
Blevins and Debbie
Blevins, Deed Book
229, Page 181, and
running
alongside
said property in a
northerly direction for
131 feet to the public
street and thence
running alongside the
adjacent street for 20
feet and thence running alongside the
remaining property
which was conveyed
to Clyde Blevins in
Deed Book 246,
Page
364,
and
thence
running
alongside adjacent
property owned by
Floyd Blevins for 20
feet to the beginning
point. This property is
a part of the parcel of
property conveyed to
Clyde Blevins and
recorded in Deed
Book 246, Page 364.
Being the same
property conveyed to
Defendant,
Fredia
Meade, and Robert
Meade. her husband,
for their joint lives
with remainder in fee
simple to the survivor
of them, by Deed
dated May 10, 1999,
and recorded in Deed
Book 433, page 457,
in the Office of the
Clerk of the County
Court
of
Floyd
County,
Kentucky.
The said Mr. Meade
is deceased.
TERMS OF SALE:
(a) At the time of
sale, the successful
bidder, if the other
than the Plaintiff,
shall either pay cash
or 10% of purchase
price, with the balance on credit for
sixty (60) days.
(b) The property
shall be sold subject
to any easements
and restrictions of
record in the Floyd
County
Clerk's
Office, and such right
of redemption as may
exist in favor of the
United States of
America and/or the
record owners thereof.
(c) The purchaser
shall be required to
assume and pay all
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, real property taxes for the year
2003, and all subsequent years which
are not yet due and
payable. Any and all
delinquent
Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
real estate taxes, will
be paid from the sale
proceeds.
(d) In the event the
Plaintiff is the purchaser of the above
described property
for an amount equal
to, or less than, its
first lien, it shall take
a credit against said
lien for the amount of
the bid, and no bond
shall be required of
the Plaintiff, and it
shall only be obligated to pay court costs,
the fees and costs of
the
Master
Commissioner and
any real estate taxes
assessed against the
real estate.
Any
announeements made on date
of sale take precedence over printed
matter
contained
herein.
Commissioner
P. 0. Box 268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
(606) 886-2812
COMMONWEALTH
OF KENTUCKY
FLOYD CIRCUIT
COURT
DIVISION NO. II
C.A. NO. 02-CI-709
CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORA·
TION
PLAINTIFF
vs.
STEVE C. SPRIGGS
CAROL S. COOK
UNKNOWN
DEFENDANT,
OCCUPANT
APPALACHIAN
REGIONAL
HEALTH CARE,
INC., DBA
MCDOWELL ARH
DEFENDANTS
NOTICE OF
COMMISSIONER'S
SALE
BY VIRTUE OF
Judgment and Order
of Sale of the Floyd
Circuit Court entered
on the 23rd day of
May, 2003, in the
Floyd Circuit Court, in
the above styled
action, in the principal
sum
of
$48,717.26. together
with mterest, costs
and fees, I shall proceed to offer for sale
at the Old Floyd
County Courthouse
Door, South Central
Avenue,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky,
(behind
the
new
Floyd
County
Justice
Center) to the highest
bidder, at public auction, on Thursday, the
28th day of August,
2003, at the hour of
9:00a.m., the followIng described real
estate, located at
1352
Frasures
Creek, McDowell, in
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, and more
particularly described
as follows:
Beginning at the
center of the creek at
Richard
Stumbo's
line ; thence with
Frasures Creek up
150 feet; thence
across County Road
to a dug well, which
is not included in this
property; thence to a
poplar tree near the
foot of hill; thence
from poplar tree up
the hill to the center
of the point to Milton
line;
Ramsey's
thence
with
Ramsey's line to
Richard
Stumbo's
line: thence down the
hill with the Stumbo
line to the center of
the creek at the
beginning.
There is excluded
from the above tract
that portion that was
conveyed
Mitchell
and Bertha Short by
Chester Mullins and
Brenda Mullins on
May 11, 1983, as
recorded in Deed
Book 275, Page 383
in the said office,
described as follows:
Beginning at a
gatepost near the
edge of Frasures's
Crrek Road running
approximately 201
feet to a telephone
pole at the base of
the
hill;
thence
straight up the hill to
the Milton Ramsey's
line: thence 69 feet
along the right to the
Mitchell Short line;
thence back down
the hill with the
Mitchell Short line in
a straight line to the
middle of Frasures's
Creek; thence running down the creek
PLAINTIFF'S
approximately
54
COUNSEL: Hon.
Michael R. Gosnell feet; thence turning
back across the road
160 Legal Arts
Building
to the gate post, the
Louisville, Kentucky point of beginning.
40202
Being the same
property conveyed to
Steve C. Spriggs,
WILLIAMS.
single and Carol S.
KENDRICK
Master
Cook, single. from
John K. Ward and
Vicki H. Ward, his
wife, by deed dated
June 4, 1999, of
record in Deed Book
434, Page 429, in the
office of the Floyd
County Clerk.
TERMS OF SALE:
(a) At the time of
sale, the successful
bidder, if the other
than the Plaintiff,
shall either pay cash
or $5,000.00 of purchase price, with the
balance on credit for
thirty (30) days.
(b) The property
shall be sold subject
to any easements
and restrictions of
record in the Floyd
County
Clerk's
Office, and such right
of redemption as may
exist in favor of the
United States of
America and/or the
record owners thereof.
(c) The purchaser
shall be required to
assume and pay all
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, real property taxes for the year
2003, and all subsequent years which
are not yet due and
payable. Any and all
delinquent
Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
real estate taxes will
be paid from the sale
proceeds.
(d) In the event the
Plaintiff is the purchaser of the above
described property,
for an amount equal
to, or less than, its
first lien, it shall take
a credit against said
lien for the amount of
the bid, and no bond
shall be required of
the Plaintiff, and it
shall only be obligated to pay court costs,
the fees and costs of
the
Master
Commissioner, and
any real estate taxes
assessed against the
real estate.
Any
announcements made on date
of sale take precedence over printed
matter
contained
herein.
PLAINTIFF'S
COUNSEL:
Hon. David E.
Johnson
Lerner, Sampson &
Rothfuss
P.O. Box 5480
Cincinnati, Ohio
45201-5480
WILLIAMS.
KENDRICK
Master
Commissioner
P. 0. Box 268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
(606) 886-2812
COMMONWEALTH
OF KENTUCKY
FLOYD CIRCUIT
COURT
DMSION NO. II
C.A. NO. 02-CI-
1198
AllEGRA CREDIT
COMPANY
PLAINTIFF
vs.
ESTILL JARVIS
ELLA JARVIS
UNKNOWN
DEFENDANT,
OCCUPANT
DEFENDANTS
NOTICE OF
COMMISSIONER'S
SALE
BY VIRTUE OF
Judgment and Order
of Sale of the Floyd
Circuit Court, entered
on the 16th day of
June, 2003, in the
Floyd Circuit Court, in
the above styled
action, in the principal
sum
of
$44,824.87, together
with interest, costs
and fees, I shall proceed to offer for sale
at the Old Floyd
County Courthouse
Door, South Central
Avenue,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky,
(behind
the
new
Floyd
County
Justice
Center) to the highest
bidder, at public auction, on Thursday, the
28th day of August,
2003, at the hour of
9:15a.m., the following described real
estate located at 319
Hopson
Street,
Auxier, in Floyd
County, Kentucky,
and more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at a point
which joins the southeast corner of Lot #6
of Samuel T. Hopson,
and from that point
running along with
the
Samuel
T.
Hopson lineN 82' 51"
W a distance of
106.44 feet, thence
running a perpendicular to that line for a
distance of 100 feet
in a southwesterly
direction to a stake ~
thence running 100
feet in a northeasterly
direction, by or near
an ·x· marked on a
rock to the point of
the
beginning.
Including all rights
included in the deed
to the grantor.
Being the same
property conveyed
from Leonard Music,
Jr. and Mary A.
Music, his wife, to
Estill Jarvis, Jr. and l4ll
Ella Jarvis, his wife,
dated March 15,
2000, of record in
Deed Book 445,
Page 227, Floyd
County
Clerk's
Office.
*There is a 1979
Brya Model 24x60
Mobile permanently
affixed to subject
property and is to be
sold as part of the
subject property.
TERMS OF SALE:
(a) At the time of
sale, the successful
bidder, if the other
than the Plaintiff, •
shall either pay cash
or $5,000.00 of purchase price, with the
balance on credit for
thirty (30) days.
(b) The property
shall be sold subject
to any easements
and restrictions of
record in the Floyd
County
Clerk's
Office, and such right
of redemption as may
exist in favor of the
United States of
America, and/or the ~
record owners thereof.
(c) The purchaser
shall be required to
assume and pay all
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, real property taxes for the year
2003, and all subsequent years which
are not yet due and
payable. Any and all
delinquent
Floyd
County, Kentucky,
real estate taxes will
be paid from the sale i
proceeds.
(d) In the event the
Plaintiff is the purchaser of the above
described property
for an amount equal
to, or less than, its
first lien, it shall take
a credit against said
lien for the amount of
the bid, and no bond
shall be required of
the Plaintiff, and it
shall only be obligated to pay court costs,
the fees and costs of ;
the
Master
Commissioner, and
any real estate taxes
assessed against the
real estate.
Any
announcements made on date
of sale take precedence over printed
matter
contained
herein.
PLAINTIFF'S
COUNSEL:
Hon. Jeremy M.
Rettig
Lerner, Sampson &
Rothfuss
P.O. Box 5480
Cincinnati, Ohio
45201-5480
WILLIAMS.
KENDRICK
Master
Commissioner
P. 0. Box 268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
(606) 886-2812
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AUGUST
13, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
FREE Rear Bag
or $30 Rebate!
with the purchase of lawn-Boy• Mower
Purchase must
be made between
July28
and
September 30, 2003
Rear Bag Kit
Suggested
Retail $68.00
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oft 'fulful!nlen!. Llmil one per hOUsehold. Not
valid \Wr. any Olher offer See deale! for d$.\>ls
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SANDY VAllEY HARDWARE
P.O. Box 350 =Remitln9 Main Street
Allen, lentucu 41601
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Bus. 606-422-9906
Res. 606-788-1022
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THE FLOYD C OUNTY TIMES
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that tbey continue to choose to do business with us. We are equally
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our Board of Director:s ll'ho hal'e sen•ed the bank during the past 99
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hank," stated .Hr. Wilson.
Submitted Article
On May 2, 1904 the Articles of
Association for Floyd County's second bank were drawn up and finalized. The name of the new financial institutiOn would be the First
National Bank of Prestonsburg.
The twenty-two shareholders who
provided the initial financial support
for the venture came from throughout Floyd County. Their vision was
to better serve the growing needs of
the Big Sandy Valley and beyond.
(See BANK, page six)
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Meeting the needs of a community is one thing, but exceeding
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McDowell ARH has been succeeding in that effort for decades.
The hospital, which has 50
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expanded recently to include pul-
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In September the hospital will
welcome board certified pediatrician Dr. Richard Rheinbolt, furthering their plans to expand and
offer not only more service to the
community, but improved service.
McDowell ARH has realized
during the many years they have
served the area that expansion is a
must. The hospital currently offers
physicians practicing internal
medicine, family medicine and
pediatrics, as well as elective
surgery and diagnostic radiology.
But, realizing that many of
their patients would be left to trav-
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close to home, the hospital has
grown to offer four areas of special practice - cardiology, neurology, urology and podiatry.
In addition, the hospital offers
mammography, ultrasounds, bone
densitometry, teleradiology services and physicians attending 24hour emergency room services.
But the hospital realizes that
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After a patient takes advantage
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followup attention to be considered. To meet this need,
McDowell ARH offers home
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Plans for expansion can never
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Beneath the hard work,
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13, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIM£:~
FLOYD COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD
Born of tragedy, led by the or
Four decades of dedication
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
In 1958 Floyd County was
struck with the nation's most devastating tragedy of that year when
a school bus plunged into the
swelled Rig Sandy Ri' cr, t·utting
short the ) oung lives of eVt'IY stu-
dent and driver.
In the wake of that traged), men
and women combed the river and
worked along its banks, huddled
with family members and offered
consolation the best way they
knew how.
A rescue squad from Tennessee
wac; on hand to witness and help,
and a group of Floyd County men
decided to bond together to work
to bring the 26 fallen children and
their driver back into the arms of
their fami lies.
It was from this event, the first
rescue squad in the state of
Kentucky was formed
The
Floyd County Emergency and
Rescue Squad.
In a poem written by a member
wishing to remain anonymous. the
driving force behind the formation
of the squad is described.
"In 1958, the Lord God
Almighty decided to take twentysix of his children home. He chose
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one man to go with them to gurdc
the wav.
He· did this neither to caus0
pain, nor sadness. Hc did this out
of His eternal love for the children
He left behind in Hrs beloved
Floyd County, Kentucky.
The Lord saw that His people
required help in their times of
need. When calamity v.ould come,
our Father would see to it that there
would be heroes to lend a hand."
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
13, 2003 • S5
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OUR LADY OF THE WAY
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Our Lady of the Way, Floyd County Facility, Care for the Poor
by KARLA DOOLEY
HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER
MARTIN
Wheu the
waters of Bcavl!r Creek have
llooded this Floyd County town
over the years, boats found a
refuge for residents at Our
Lady of the Way Hospital.
The tiny hospital, which sits
outside the tlood plain on
• Martin's Main Street. is a shelter for the community in many
"a) s.
Our Lady of the Way is a
major source of health care for
the county's poor and offl!rs
dozens of community services,
despite operating under severe
financial strain.
It is one of seven hospitals
profiled in "A Commitment to
Caring: The Role of Catholic
Hospitals in the Health Care
Safety Net." a report released
last month by the Catholic
•1 Health Association of the
United Statt:s.
The study. conducted by
Georgetown
University's
Institute for Health Care
Research and Policy, found that
most of the nation's 637
Catholic hospitals are a vital
source of care for the uninsured
and underinsured.
But as costs rise and revenues slide, all hospitals are
having more difficulty making
ends meet. The report will be
used 111 the Catholic Health
Association's legislati,·e lobbying efforts to decrease the number of uninsured Americans and
., to get better funding for private
"safety-net'' health providers.
Twenty-five-bed Our Lady of
the Way. the only rural hospital
included in the report, has been
a safety net for Floyd County
since 1947. when it was founded
by a group of nuns from
Melbourne, Ky.
In 1967, it moved to its current location. where it has sheltered residents the few times
Martin severely flooded in the
past decade.
Thirty percent of the population in Hoyd lives in poverty.
accordmg to 2000 census data.
But. since that tally was taken.
the economy has worsened and
th!! poor. Our Lady of the Way.
by
Dl·nvcr-bascd
o v.ncd
Catholic llealth Initiatives,
spent $205.7X I in ?OO I on 70
cc•mmunity outreach programs,
r:ulP,ing from frl!c blood pressure screenings to an annual
said Neva F1 ancis. community
outreach director for the hospital.
On a recent Thursday. about
20 people worked out with nurse
Carol Jo May at the Betsy l.aync
Senior Citizens Center.
Our Lady of the Way
demands on the hospital have
grown. The facility provided
$1.6 million in free care for the
poor and uninsured in 200 I,
doubling the amount it spent the
year before.
"They do provide a very crucial element of care," said Kathy
Rubado, director of marketing
and public relations at the 184bed
Highlands
Regional
Medical Center in Prestonsburg.
"They do a very good job at
what they do."
Although it's seven times
smaller than Highlands, Our
Lady of the Way has 18,000
emergency room visits a year.
compared with an average of
30.000 at the larger hospital.
On top of the care it provides
Back-to-School Health Pair that
pro,·ides area children with free
physicals, school supplies and
haircuts.
More than 25.000 people participate 111 the programs each
year.
"It's not unusual to see them
listed in our local newspaper."
Regina Becknell, executive
director of the Floyd County
Chamber of Commerce, said of
the hospital. "They're very
active as far as what goes on in
their community."
Our Lady of the Way
President and Chief Executive
Officer Kathy Stumbo is the
incoming chamber president.
"Part of our mission is to
build a healthier community,"
··some of these people used
to couldn't squat." May called
across the room as the group
practiced knee bends while
using chairs to balance themselves. 'The) 're squatting
now!"
The weekly program is called
PACE. short for People with
Arthntis Can Exercise. Several
participants
said
they've
improved.
"I can balance myself better
since I've been doing exercise,"
said Gracie Wilburn. "I enjoy
coming down here."
May also has a PACE group
at McDowell Senior C1tizen 's
Center. and she teaches water
aerobics for seniors twice a
week in Prestonsburg.
Sometimes she does educational seminars before the exercise; a rect:nt topic was seasonal
depression.
At the same time the seniors
were exercising, Cathy Johnson
was preparing for a parent support group just down the road
at Betsy Layne Elementary
School.
In coordination with the
local school board, the hospital
has organized parent support
g roups at all nine elementary
schools 111 the county. They
meet monthly to talk about topics such as nutrition and communication.
One of the programs hospital officials are most proud of is
RESPECT, a nine-week pregnancy prevention class for
sixth- and seventh-grade girls
that is taught in some schools.
rhc class, which requires
parental permission, includes
units on nutrition and positive
body image, careers, anatomy
and one class where a teen
mother shares her personal
story.
"I loved it," said Kayla
Endicott. a sixth-grader at
Allen Elementary who completed the class this semester.
''I learned that babies can be a
lot of trouble."
Since 1995. only three pregnancies have occurred among
the 400 girls who completed the
program, said Francis, who
teaches the classes. According
to Kentucky Youth Advocates,
the overall rate in Floyd County
was 37 births per 1,000 teen
girls for the years between 1996
and 2000.
The hospital also fulfills its
outreach mission by operating
SIX rural health clinics that treat
patients regardless of their ability to pay.
The Wheelwright facility,
with its internist, pediatrician
and a physician's assistant. sees
25 to 35 patients a day, and half
of them have no insurance. said
Dr. Ghassan Shakhashiro, the
internist.
Providing free care and community programs doesn't generate revenues.
Alyssa Keefe, director of
public policy and advocacy for
the Catholic Health Association,
said reaching out even if money
is lost on some services. is a
trademark of Catholic hospitals.
Four of the seven hospitals
profiled in the report lost money
in 200 I. Our Lady of the Way,
with revenues of $14.5 million,
lost $563.000.
In addition to shrinking reimbursements from the government and private insurance companies, hospitals everywhere are
facing rising costs. Liability
insurance is getting more expensive, and the poor economy is
creating a larger pool of people
with no insurance or insurance
with unaffordable co· payments.
"It most dramatically affects
rural and inner-city institutions," said Rick Wade, senior
vice president of the American
Health Association. "Those arc
the parts of America that. when
the economy is bad, they take it
on the chin."
Rubado, of the communityowned Prestonsburg hospital.
pointed out that all the hospitals
in her rural part of the state carry
the burden of uncompensated
care. Highlands provided $4
million in charity care last year.
Keefe, of the Catholic
Healthcare Association, said 20
percent of Catholic hospitals arc
in rural areas.
She said her organization
wants the study to draw attention to the role private. nonprofit hospitals play in providmg
care for the poor.
"Much of the discussion has
focused on public hospitals,"
Keefe said. ''If we weren't there,
(See OLW, page six)
It's not how many employees you have
c·t 0: ::~IUt,how satisfied they <are that matte
,..,. ,- ,of:the Way
s empl
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the public fac1htics would be
ovem helmed.··
Wade. of the hospital associa
tion. said: "bel) body makmg the
strongest case that they can 1s necessary... You're going to sec the
nation's hospitals really bcgmning
to speak louder ..
Meanwhile. Our Lad) of the
Way ha!-> righted itself in its fir.;t
full year after becoming designated as a critical-access hospital.
which allows larger ~fedicaid and
1\lcdicare reimbursements.
As part of the arrangement. the
hospital limited itself to 15 short-
tcm1 care beds and discontinued
its :>k1lled-nursmg and homehealth sen ice.".
Our l....'ld) of the Way made a
$175.000 profit. a margin of I .2
percent. for the fiscal year that
ended last summer, Stumbo said.
In spite of tight budgets, the
hospital is in the middle of a $1.9
million renovation tu expand the
emergency room from three to
seven beds and improve the radiolog) department and patient
rooms.
Stumbo saJd the hospital wants
to be able to better care for the
patients. regardless of their ability
to pay.
•·y think the patients sense that
there's a very family-orienu. d
atmosphere and a respect for the
dignity of the individual. Despite a
tough year last year ... we're going
to work really hard to be here fro.n
now on."
Reach Karla Dooley at
(859)231-3314 or 1-800-9506397, Ext. 3314, or kdooley@herald-leader.com.
Our Lady of the Way:
other facts
• Location: f\lartin. in Floyd
County
• Ownership: Catholic Health
Initiative<;. Denver.
• luunded: 1947 by the Sisters
of 01vine Providence of
Melbourne. Ky. Moved to current
location in 1967.
• Beds: I5 acute care, 10
swing. 7 observation
• Payer mix: 28% Medicaid,
30% Medicare, 24% private insurance, 13% uninsured
• Market share: 14 to 15 percent; but provides 25 to 30 percent
of the area's uncompensated care,
Kathy Stumbo, president and
CEO, estimated.
• Other facts: The hospital
provides more indigent care than
some hospitals of the same size
elsewhere in Eastern Kentucky.
For example, Morgan County
ARH Hospital in West Liberty
provided $364,994 in indigent
care between July 2001 and June
2002. Marcum & Wallace
Memorial Hospital in Estill
County provided $124,826 in indi-
gent care. During the same time
period, Our Lady of the Way provided nearly $2.4 million in indigent care, which includes charity
care and the cost of care that is not
fuUy reimbursed by the government.
Other hospitals in the market:
Highlands Regional Medical
Center, Pikeville Methodist
Hospital, Hazard ARH Regional
Medical Center, McDowell ARH
Hosp,tal and Paul B. Hall
Regional Medical Center in
Paintsville.
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photo by Rita Brock
Bud Alexander featured with the Floyd County Rescue Squad Ambulance.
Rescue
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this ) ear, said 1t ha:; been this commitment that has kept the unit
ali\ e. not only in spirit. but financially, as well.
Fonned in 1958. the rescue
squad held things together b)
acceptmg donations and even
"begging" at umcs. according to
the unit's last founding member.
Bud Alexander. Portions of the
squad's existmg building are. in
fact. scraps ru1d piece~ taken from
other stn1cture:;, blocks donated b)
area businesses.
Then, in the mid-60s, the idea
to host a radio auction materialized
and area businesses became even
more involved in the process of
donating.
It was decided that businesses
would offer various items to the
rescue squad. which would later be
auctioned off during a \veekend
mdio broadcast
Today. over half of the squad's
finances are provided for in this
fashion.
This month. dUJing their 37th
annual auction, the rescue squad
displayed 733 items in their "auction room" at their headquarters
and worked relentlessly to track
bid price~ and award items.
Member-; and volunteers alike
took tums answering phones or
taking bids, but the bulk of the
work began, as usual, roughly two
months before.
·•we started a month or two
months ahead... Cooley said. "We
go around and we collect the item
or items and when you call ru1d bid
we're not so much selling you the
item as accepting a donation ...
Cooley said the auction has
worked so well for so many years
because the fonnat is positive for
all involved.
"It's a win-win situation, really," he said. "The business gets
advertising, it helps us obviously
and you help yourself in some
cases, considering that what you're
giving is still considered a donation.
A squad finnly rooted in religion which pmys not only before.
but also after each meeting. Cooley
sums up their long histol)' of success very simply.
"This establishment is ran by
the Lord,''
First Commonwealth Bank
first opened its doors on June 8,
1904 in nothing more than a
spare room of a local law firm.
Over time, confidence grew in
the small bank and so did the
need for more space in which to
do business. Just five short
years after opening, a contract
was signed to begin construction of a banking house located
next to the river and the bridge
linking downtown Prestonsburg
to the railroad. The location of
the bank was then known as
"Front and Bridge Street" where
the bank was housed through
the Depression and War Years.
In the decades that followed
the opening of the bank, primary modes of transportation
changed from railway and river
to automobiles. In the fall of
1953, the bank's Board of
Directors relocated the main
office to the comer of North
Lake Drive (Broadway) and
Court Street. The heavily traveled US 23 was then right at the
bank's doorstep offering a toea
tion for growth, access to the
highway, and positioning for the
prosperity of the 1950's.
During the 1960s, under the
direction of Burl Spurlock, the
bank grew and prospered with
total assets growing to almost
$15 million b.> the end of 1966.
This time period saw much
D
growth, not only for First
Commonwealth Bank, but also
for Floyd County including the
birth of Jenny Wiley State Park
&
Theater,
Prestonsburg
Community
College, The
Mountain Parkway, and the
Emma Wells May Cultural
Center.
During the 1970s, the bank
continued to assert its leadership in the community as evidenced by its continued asset
growth. Russell Hagewood, a
long time senior officer of the
bank. became president in 1972
after the death of Burl
Spurlock, and served in that
capacity until his passing in
1976. During this period, the
bank grew from around $36
million ( 1972) to over $63 million ( 1976).
Burl Wells Spurlock, eldest
son of Burl Spurlock, was chosen by the Board of Directors to
succeed his father in 1976. In
1980, under the direction of
Burl Wells Spurlock, the bank's
assets had grown to $98 million. Soon, land was acquired
with the stated purpose of constructing a new banking headquarters. The main office on
\Jorth Lake Drive and Court
Street was no longer adequate
because of the substantial asset
growth and number of employees. The planning and con-
struction time took several
years, but in October 1986, the
main office was opened for
business. The new five-story
building was located only two
blocks down-river from the
original bank building.
The present bank serves its
customers with a wide variety
of financial products and services as well as three full-service branches in Prestonsburg,
Martin, and Betsy Layne. In
1999, First Commonwealth
Bank opened loan production
offices in Pikeville and
Morehead. On April 24, 2000,
Greg A. Wilson became
President and Chief Executive
Officer of First Commonwealth
Bank.
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W EDNESDAY, A UGUST
13, 2003 • S7
/.
The 1!lhjd County:
A history as colorful as the
communities it serves
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WAI'Tt:R
ln its 75 yMrs of publishing, The Floyd County
has missed OJJl}' qp.~i~sue. when 27 inches of
floodwater ~rept !owJhi b,mldlns during the 19.57
flood. The issue wa~ ba'tfcpmpleted wben the water
overtook the staff's efforts., but was fi1\lsbed and put
on shelves at the fl.rst av1l11able opportunity,
To date The Floyd County Times has been flood·
cd three times and burned twice since opening its
doors in 1927. It was on Friday. June 17 of that yea!'
that the first 1ssue was printed. and ~>ince that ·time
through floOds, fires and some changing of hands
- The Floyd County Times has maintained a set
course.
Por well over half a century the backbone of thts
endurance was Times Editor Norman Allen. Allen
was the editor when the first issue rolled off the
press in 1927.
Allen, at the helm with partner H.L. Goble. who
was the business manager and printer/linotype operator, began his long relationship with the pap~r at its
first office located on CQurt Street in Prestonsburg.
The resolve that was·rp become the ddvmg force
behind the newspaper,wastested early when one
year later, in 1928., a fi~e'Sfesttoyed the building.
Allen, stifled briefly but.oot defeatedt managed not
only to reopen, but'to eXpand,
On June l, 1928. with 'new partner C.B. Latta Sr.,
Allen bought out lhe riv~l Prestonsburg Post from
A.C Harlowe for $7,000. Harlowe bad owned and
edited the Post \;ince 19t4. A move was made to the
old Bargnin Store building and the presses were running again.
It would be a mere nine years later when another
deal and relocation would bring The Times to its
present ocation on what was: then Third Street.
In 1937, Allen bought out his partner and made
the move to Third Street. One year later, in 1938.
H.L. Goble's ~on, James E. Goble, joined the newspaper staff and remain!': at Tbe Times today as a
proofreader. H.L. Goble's other sons- John H. and
Charles A. - also followed him in the printing busi·
ness. H.L Goble contjnued to work at The Times
until his death in 1953.
Through the years, Allen and his children contin·
ued their enduring commitment to publishing a comprehensive countyw.l<te M:Vspa.pct, Adjusting to .
changes in the 'b,u:.w¢~~1. ·~~,9'~~~- t~e: .$Witch in 1972
Tim~s
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from laborious ri\()yj\bl~it.ype'H:toffset
printing, Allen
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estabtished the pj:tpe.r he be{~>¢ b1.1Hd. Allen's children, David, Barbar~.t Sbaron,.Paul Neil and
Quentin, became inti$'[tely l!Jv(}lved in the newspa·
pering business.
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,
Both SMl'On and Q)le~\m ~orl(ed briefly with
their.father and thenitt6¥~~ oll;while David became
advertising mana~~t~W~iill.N$il'beeame a photog-
rapher and refined hl%$.lij}l$ as K-da:rktoom expert.
But it would be AU~n's dlughter and assistant,
Barbara, who would uJti:m.~ty inherit her father's
position as p\lbHsher. ,,
The new position came to her tragk:ally, however,
after Norman AHen died <m March 24, 1986.
The longtime ed.ito.r and his wife. Alka~ were
returning from Lexington when Allen lost control of
the car near Campton and plunged over a lakeside
embankment. Allen sufft"red a 'broken jaw in the
accident, while bis wife sustained several :;er.ious
injuries as well. After nearly a month at the Good
Samaritan Hospital in lexington, Allen died at the
age of 8.3.
His daughter, Barbara Allen Heinze, would work
as Times publisher for aoout two years before retiring and selling the pape,r to Smith tlewspapers Inc ..
a companyesUA~li$he4in.J'972l:JY Fort Payne, Ala.
n~ti ve Ben M. $lri}~~1::P,~,Q~j>at.w was incorporated undet tb¢ neW fitl~J~l{il&:fg{ ~ou~ty Newspapers
lflc, ht a def\l fiq~i;·~i · 17:; 1988. In those
negotiations $p:dtltif)l~~~ .· ry a<iq.U1ted 100 percent
Qf The Times, which wa$:./at t}'iat t!me, the state's
lar~est selling weekly~
as Qne-thlrd ownership in Kentucky Highlands Inc., which operated the
Prestonsburg plant where the paper was printed.
Smith. which also owned the Appalachian NewsExpress at that time, wOUld pl~e current NewsExpress publisher Marty Backus at the helm as both
publisher and president of Floyd County
Newspapers Inc,
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1998. w hen it was sold to Community Newspapers
Holding Inc. (CNHI).
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!990 as the state's best multi-weekly paper. has
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STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - An investigation
into allegations that Prestonsburg High
School upperclassman football players
stripped and took nude pictures of underclassman during their preseason camp in
Blaine earlier this month were not conclusive enough to warrant a decision at this
time,
Floyd
County
Schools
Superintendent Dr. Paul Fanning said yesterday.
Fanning said his staff members reported their findings to him Wednesday morning, but that the information he received
left too many unanswered questions.
"We had some more questions," he said
yesterday. "We're getting a lot of information that I feel will be helpful, but we want
to see what else we can find out."
Representatives with the PHS football
program have offered full cooperation
with the investigation, Fanning said.
"We're just going to do our best to han:
dle the situation and keep our focus," he
said. "We're going to deal with the issues
that have been raised and work through
this together."
Included in questioning during the first
(See HAZING, page three)
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Letcher couple
indicted
for death of
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WHITESBURG -A
grand jury has indicted
a Letcher County couple in the death of a 2year-old foster child
who was in their care.
Jeffery Allen, 39, of
Tan Yard Hollow, was
charged with murder in
the March 27 death of
Dakota Yonts. Allen's
wife, Eugena Fields
~len, 41, is charged
with first-degree criminal
abuse for allegedly
abusing the child or
allowing him to be
abused from Jan. 7
through March 27.
The indictment
accuses Jeffery Allen of
repeatedly striking the
child, then smothering
or strangling him.
Dakota Yonts died
about an hour after
!riving at the emergency room of
Whitesburg Appalachian
Regional Hospital.
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
photo by Kathy J . Prater
COAL RUN- A chemical spill at Coal Run in Pike
County will have no effect on
Prestonsburg's main water
supply, officials said yesterday. But the water intake for
the county will be down until
further notice, according to
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Executive
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PRESTONSBURG - Johnson
Central High School's football
standout Michael Chat Yates will
play football for the Prestonsburg
Blackcats, at least for now.
The decision came Wednesday
in Floyd County Circuit Court
when Judge John David Caudill
ordered a temporary injunction that
will enable Yates, a star running
back for the Golden Eagles last
year, to participate in the upcoming
season.
The Kentucky High School
Athletic Association, which ruled
that Yates was ineligible to play
during a July 15 meeting, retains
the right, considering the nature of
the order, to appeal the decision.
In Caudill's order Wednesday,
the court said KHSAA failed to
"state specific findings" and further ruled that Yates' move from
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Johnson County to Floyd County
"was not for athletic purposes".
Yates had moved from Johnson
County to live with his mother, a
resident of Auxier. He later
enrolled in Prestonsburg High
School and signed on as a member
of the football team.
The court ruled that Yates' move
from his father's home to his mother's home was in his best interest,
(Sec RULING, page three)
Following years of stagnation, Floyd County showed
new life when the latest
round of test scores were
released Wednesday.
State Department of
Education officials released
the most recent results from
the Comprehensive Test of
· Basic Skills. And while
Floyd County's performance
continued to hover on the
lower end of the spectrum
compared to other school districts, all grade levels tested
showed improvement on the
test and the county's thirdand ninth-graders climbed
higher in statewide rankings.
Third-graders
Third-graders, as usual,
enjoyed the most success on
the battery. Overall, Floyd
County third-graders rose to
(See SCORES, page three)
Kentucky avoids
northeast blackout
The Associated Press
Tomorrow
(See SPILL, page three)
Sailors, infantrymen, marines, and air force corpsmen, along with a few Red Cross nurses, frolicked
across the Mountain Arts Center's stage d~Jring the Kentucky Opry'~ Performing Arts School's dress
rehearsals Wednesday evening. The students, who come together from seven different counties, have
spent the.greater part of their summer vacations learning about the elements of musical stage production under the tutelage of Billie Jean Osborne, founder of the performing arts center. Their patriotic fullscale musical production was offered free to the public last night. More about the Kentucky Opry
Performing Arts School will appear in a later edition.
by RALPH B. DAVIS
lioca!News
"We're concerned about
the water supply," Thompson
said early yesterday evening.
"But we will be running
chemical tests on it after it
goes by the intake."
Thompson
said
that
although intakes valves have
been shut down, there is still
water held in reserve.
However, he cautioned county residents to be conserva-
LOUISVILLE - Kentucky was
largely untouched by the massive power
outage Thursday that stretched from
Canada to Toledo, Ohio.
"Everything seems to be fine in
Kentucky which is what we want to
hear," Public Service Commission
chairman Martin J. Huelsmann said.
Kentucky utility companies say there
were no reports of outages.
Mark Johnson, director of transmissions for LG&E Energy, said the initial
breakdown was far enough away that it
did not affect Kentucky power lines.
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spokesman for LG&E, which provides
service to 17 counties.
At most, power companies recorded
a spike in currents due to the loss of
power in states to the north'.
"It's like driving down the road in a
truck," said Mike Core, president and
CEO of Big Rivers Electric Corp.,
which serves 22 counties in western
Kentucky. "If you lose a trailer and you
got the same amount of gas, you speed
up."
Kentucky Utilities, which has customers in 77 counties, was watching its
power closely, spokesman Cliff Feltham
said.
(See BLACKOUT, page seven)
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Contractors with the Army Corps of Engineers have started floodwall measurements
throughout Prestonsburg. City officials agreed to allow the measurements to be
taken as part of a survey Into the need for such contruction earlier this month.
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• SANDPOINT, Idaho Bonner County Fair organizers
are saying if the jeans don't
quite fit, don't wear them. Or at
least, don't expect a prize.
Fair officials have canceled
plans for a tight-fitting jeans
contest because of community
complaints.
"Some ladies in the community think that it's inappropriate," fair manager Rhonda
Livingston said.
Opponents of the tight-fitting
jeans contest took their complaints to county commissioners, who deferred to the Bonner
County Fair Board.
The women were worried the
contest would exploit those who
competed for the most paintedon pair of jeans, Livingston said.
Though the contest is sponsored
by Wrangler - and uses no tax
dollars - Livingston said the
event was canceled to keep the
peace.
"I don't want people coming
to the fair with negative attitudes. I don't want people to be
unhappy - the fair is supposed
to be fun," Livingston said.
• LINCOLN, Neb. - If
you have ever wanted a souvenir
from Mars without the hassles
of traveling there, here's your
chance.
A Lincoln company is auctioning off part of the famous
Mars meteorite Zagami, which
fell to Earth Oct. 3, 1962, in central Nigeria.
Bids for the fragment, which
weighs about 6.6 ounces and is
about the size of a soda can,
begin at $450,000 when the
online auction starts Sept. 5 on
the Internet site eBay.
It is the largest known fragment from the meteorite, said
Sell2All, the Lincoln company
coordinating the auction for a
private individual.
The meteorite, which the
company said was authenticated
two years ago, was displayed for
several years at Nigeria's
Kaduna Museum.
One side of it is cut to display
the natural layers.
The other side was left natural, and shows the effects of the
burning and melting it experienced as it flew through Earth's
atmosphere.
• TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Beginner's luck struck for a
Miami man from Haiti, who
says his half of a $80.9 million
Lotto jackpot came the first time
he ever played the FJorida
Lottery.
Jacquelin Ferdinand, 55,
claimed his price Monday,
choosing a lump sum of
$21,601,782.48 over 30 annual
payments of about $1,349,000 a
year.
"This was the tirst time f ever
played Lotto, and the numbers I
chose were at random,"
Ferdinand said at Florida
Lottery headquarters.
Ferdinand said he didn't
check his numbers until two
weeks after the July 26 drawing.
He went to the suburban Miami
gas station, where he bought the
tickets to jot down the winning
numbers.
"I then drove down f-95
checking my numbers when I
realized f had all six numbers,"
Ferdinand said. "l had to pull
over because I was stunned, and
had to wait 15 minutes before
(See ODDS. page three)
Todav in Historv
The Associated Press
Today is Friday, Aug. 15, the
227th day of 2003. There are
138 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in
History:
Aug. 15, 1945, was proclaimed "V-J Day" by the Allies,
a day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally.
On this date:
•
In 1769, Napoleon
Bonaparte was born on the
island of Corsica.
• In 1935, humorist Will
Rogers and aviator Wiley Post
were killed when their airplane
crashed near Point Barrow,
Alaska.
• In 1939, theMGM~usical
"The Wizard of Oz" premiered
at the Grauman's Chinese
Theater in Hollywood.
• In 1944, during World War
IT, Allied forces landed in southem France.
• In 1947, India became
independent after some 200
years of British rule.
• In 1948, the Republic of
Korea was proclaimed.
• In 1961, East German
workers began building the
Berlin Wall.
• In 1969, the Woodstock
Music and Art Fair opened in
upstate New York.
• In 1971, President Nixon
announced a 90-day freeze on
wages, prices and rents.
• In 1994, Ilich Ramirez
Sanchez, the terrorist known as
"Carlos the Jackal," was jailed
in France after being captured in
Sudan.
Ten years ago:
Pope John Paul II ended his
four-day U.S. visit with a
farewell address at Denver's
Stapleton International Airport
in which he denounced the ..culture of death" of abortion and
euthanasia. An Egyptian surrendered peacefully after hijacking
a Dutch jet to Germany to
demand the United States
release Muslim cleric Sheik
Omar Abdel-Rahman.
Five years ago:
Twenty-nine people were
killed by a car bomb that tore
apart the center of Omagh,
Northern Ireland; a splinter
group calling itself the Real IRA
claimed responsibility.
Saudi officials, banks and charities, charging they'd financed
Osama bin Laden's network and
the attacks on New York and
Washington.
It'
Today's Birthdays:
Cooking expert Julia Child is
9l. Actress Rose Marie is 80.
Political activist Phyllis Schlafly
is 79. Actor Mike Connors is 78.
Jazz musician Oscar Peterson is
78. Rhythm-and-blues singer
Bill Pinckney (The Drifters) is
78. Actress Janice Rule is 72.
Actress Abby Dalton is 71.
Actress Lori Nelson is 70.
Singer-producer Bobby Byrd is
69. Civil rights activist Vernon f
Jordan is 68. Actor Jim Dale is
68. Actress Pat Priest is 67.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen
Breyer is 65. Musician Pete
York (Spencer Davis Group) is
61. Author-journalist Linda
Ellerbee is 59. Songwriter
Jimmy Webb is 57. Britain's
Princess Anne is 53. Actress
Tess Harper is 53. Actor LaJ:ry
Mathews is 48. Actor Zeljko
lvanek is 46. Rock singer-musician Matt Johnson (The The) is
42. Actress Debi Mazar is 39.
Country singer Angela Rae
(Wild Horses) is 37. Actress ~
Debra Messing is 35. Actor
Anthony Anderson is 33. Actor
Ben Affleck is 31. Singer
Michael Graham (Boyzone) is
31. Actress Natasha Henstridge
is 29.
Thought for Today:
"Life has taught me to think,
but thinking has not taught me
how to live." - Alexander
Herzen, Russian author ( 18 I 21870).
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ing, accordinr to report-. from the
Division of Wutcr, dumpint• on
e~llmatcd 6 200 gallons of fl.unmable chemicals into the Btg
Sandy River at Coal Run.
One ot the ~.;hcmrc. J-; .t m un
component rn suco product<; us
p.unt thmncr called X) lene,
"tmomted", accordmg to reports,
from the area ''here the orioinal
sptll took place and irtn the near
b) m·er.
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nt Ptkevtllc Methodist Ho pital.
smd 11 people \\ ho \\ere in the
area of the leaking tanker came to
the emergency room to be evalu
atcd. None were admitted.
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saying it was done durang a time
when he was a juvenile and suffered from d) slcxia.
The order also stipulated that,
contrary to argument, the courts
within the commonwealth "do
not make custody decisions ...
based upon eligibility dec1sions
of student athletes".
The matter originally came
before the KHSAA Control
Board based on allegattons by
Johnson Central High School
that Yates· decision to mo' c to
flo) d Count) was "athletJcally
molt\ ated", according to the
order.
Members of KHSAA said
during Wednesda) 's hearing
the) had "perfonned no independent mvestigation'' into the
situation.
Odds
• Continued from p2
heading off."
ft)
Ferdinand said he will meet
with his family to decide what to
do with his winnings. He said he
plans to keep working. but told
Lottery officials that he didn't
want to disclose his occupation
to help protect Ius privacy.
It was the lOth largest jackpot in Lotto history.
•
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LINCOLN,
Neb. -
Police officer Conan Schafer is
handing out tickets - but these
tickets are welcomed by downtown pedestrians.
Schafer operates a pedal cab
service in the downtown area
when not on duty as a bike officer.
"I just thought It would be
fun," he said.
Limited parking downtown
can lead to long walks, which
makes pedicab a needed and
welcome sen ice, said Ken
Piccini, who caught a ride to a
~el<:ral tores, restaunmts und
a hotel ncar the mterscc 1011 of
U li J 19 were closed Schools
canceled cia .scs. And .t tnnl at the
federal courthouse 111 Pikev11le
was postponed because jurors
could not get into to\\ n.
'I he sptll occurred when a
tank separated from u truck 111
the southbound lane of U.S. 2~
about I a m. Sue Ratliff, ~pokes
woman for the Pike County
Disnster
and
Emergency
Ser'¥ices, said the impact with
the highway knocked a hole in
the tank and allowed the xylene
to spill onto the roadway and
into the nearby Levisa Fork of
the Big Sandy
Ratlift said investigators are
trying to determine what caused
the tanker to sepamte from the
truck, which is owned by Quality
Carrier~ of Tampa. Fla. The driver's nnme hadn't been released
as of Thursday afternoon.
Dav1d Ellis. assistant superintendent of Prestonsburg Utilities.
said yesterday notice was giYen
to his department by the
Division of Water that. because
the ch ... m .... I was buoyant, the
city's water opcmt1 ns could nm
nomtally.
"'We're under normal operation." Ellis said. "There was a
spill at Pike\ ille ... but the)
(Di\ ision of Water officials) did
tell us that tt's floatable. and that
it has an evaporation factor.''
Ellis said the chemical floated
downstream across the surface
of the river and mto close prox ·
imity to the Harold bridge, but
most of the chemical had evaporated by that point.
"The closest they got any
trace of it was all the wa) up to
Harold bridge," he said. "They
said it was moving at like t\\ o
feet a second. Apparently it's
going to evaporate before it gets
here.''
Even if the chemical had
made it across the surface of the
water into the Prestonsburg city
limits. the chances that it would
have had an effect on the water
supply were unlikely.
'"Our intake is so deep in the
Scores
dtnvntown bank Wednesday.
"And, hey. he's a cop, so he II percentage points higher than
won't have to worry about get- the national average. More
ting ticketed," Piccini said
impressively, in a year when stuSchafer. who is president of dents statewide enjoyed higher
Urban Excursions Pedal Cab scores, Floyd County thirdCo., already has two white and graders performed well enough to
black pedicabs on Lincoln's improve their standing among the
streets. Two more, complete state's schools.
In addition to rising from the
"ith lighting systems and seat
belts. are expected by the end 55th percentile to the 61 st nationally, third-graders moved up 22
of the week.
Schafer '"orks only for tips, spots to rank 107th among the
but he earns them.
state's 176 school districts.
A similar trend could be seen
The three-wheeled cab is
propelled only by Schafer's in all three areas of the test pedaling. The cab consists of a reading, language arts and math.
one-piece welded frame with a Third-graders scored in the 58th
carriage seat for passengers in percentile in reading. 59th in lanthe back.
guage and 61 st in math. They
If business goes well, ranked I 13th in reading, 92nd in
Schafer said he may start a sim- language and I 03rd in math
ilar service in downtown among state school districts.
Omaha.
"If it doesn't work out, at Ninth-graders
least I had a good time," Schafer
Although scoring lower, Floyd
said.
County's ninth-graders showed
similar progress. Overall, freshmen scored in the 41st percentile,
up from 34th a year ago. Out of
l 71 school districts, ninthgraders ranked 145th, up from
161 st.
On individual areas of the test,
freshmen performed s1milarly.
They scored in the 46th percentile
in reading, 41st in language and
38th in math.
• Continued from p1
Overall.
sixth-graders
improved from the 44th percentile to the 45th, but fell from
l39th of 176 school districts to
147th.
A similar picture of slight real
improvement and relative decline
could be seen in each individual
area of the test. Sixth-graders rose
from the 47th percentile to the
48th in reading and from the 43rd
to 42nd in math, while remaining
even at the 44th percentile in language. But in comparison to
sixth-graders in other Kentucky
school districts, Floyd County
dropped from 14lst to 148th in
reading and from !38th to 147th
in language. However, sixthgrade rankings on the math portion of the test improved, rising
from !44th to I38th.
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leg of review at Prestonsburg
Tuesday were students, said
fanning. He has asked that further investigative findings be
reported to him as soon as possible, realizing that the process
could be slower thnn some would
hope.
"If there needs to be a remedy,
then there'll oe a remedy, but it's
not golllg to be qu1ck." Fanning
said. "If decisions have to be
made, there'll be some who
agree and there'll be some who
will disagree, but we're not rushing into anything wild-eyed."
1\htking reference to the
school board's JX)hC) that forms
of "ha1ing" will result in discipline, Fanning said the situation
at hand will he considered "ith
those policies in mind.
"We've got standard!i to con~idcr," sa1d Fanning, "and if
you're involved with anything
that goes against board policy or
state standards, you're subject to
discipline. The guidelines are
clear."
Fanning said he had been
approached by some individuals
asking if he was considering a
move to "ban" Prestonsburg's
football program. but quickly
attempted to defuse any such
notions.
"There's a lot of suppot1 for
the program, and I have no intentions of doing any such thing,"
he said. "The football department has a great deal of pride
and \\e're all going to deal w1th
this together. Whate\ er situation
fa lie; into our plates "e 'II do our
hcst."
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Worth Repeating ...
"Envy lurks at the bottom
of the human heart like a
viper in its hole."
~mendinent '1
Congress slia(( mak.· 110 (aw resyectit1[J an esta6Cishment cif re(itJicn, ory_rofti6itin8 the free exercise thereif; a6riJBit1[J the freedom
yrcss; ()!' tlie l"itJiit of tlic yeoyfe to yeacea6(y assem6Ce, ancr to yetition the acrventment for a redress ofarievances.
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roundup
Tlze Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., on funding for
AmeriCorps:
The taxpayers are spending almost $1 billion a week and sacrificing dozens, maybe hundreds of young lives to the job of
building a democracy in Iraq. But there is little money at home
to stabilize the social fabric and to give jobs to college students
looking for ways to help their fellow Americans. The irony is
growing distasteful.
Congress stands ready to slash funding to the AmeriCorps
Program. the volunteer army started in 1993 by President
Clinton as a way to stimulate volunteerism in America's youth
and to bring much-needed man-power to some of the country's
stmggling nonprofits. Last year, it cost taxpayers a whopping
$240 million. The budget this year has been cut to $175 million,
20 percent of what the military in Iraq spends in a week....
The program is not perfect; a federal review found its management weak - although if that were grounds for dissolution,
most of the federal government's agencies and departments
would cease to exist. ...
Of course conservatives are loath to spend money on social
programs. But surely they must note the paradox; if a democracy
in Iraq can not be erected without money for hospitals and
schools and the like, how is a democracy to be sustained at home
without adequate funding to keep society as whole and healthy
as possible?
Tlze Dayton (0/zio) Daily News, on Attorney General John
Ashcroft:
Attorney General John Ashcroft's scowling, swaggering, dyspeptic antipathy for anyone who questions his methods and
authority is transforming him and his office into mere caricature.
Since assuming office more than two years ago, Ashcroft has
used fear-mongering and invective to minimize accountability of
federal law enforcement and undermine the authority of the judicial branch of government.
The USA Patriot Act- post-9/ ll legislation proposed by
Ashcroft and rushed through Congress - purports to give the FBI
broad new pO\vers to secretly monitor the affairs of citizens and
others lawfully residing in the United States.
Ashcroft's legislative charm, though, now appears to be wearing thin.
In late July, U.S. Rep. Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter, a
Republican from Idaho, introduced a remarkable amendment to a
spending bill. It would cut off funding for secret federal "sneakand-peak" searches of people's homes.
When Ashcroft loses the confidence of guys named Butch in a
state like Idaho - which has voted Republican in every presidential election but one during the past 50 years - he should know
he has big credibility problems.
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L e t t
Budget
cuts hurting
handicapped
Editors Note: The following
letter was sent to
Congressman Hal Rogers and
is being reprinted here at the
author's request.
You have been so helpful
to me in the past, let me take
this opportunity to thank you.
Now, I feel compelled to
request your help again. Due
to recent budget cuts, my
home health services have
been cut way back, to almost
nothing. I haven't been discharged yet, but my reassessment isn't until August 14. I
probably will be discharged
at that time.
Therefore, I do have some
serious issues that will need
to be addressed. Being a
politician, I'm quite sure that
you are a very intelligent
man. I have given these matters serious thought over the
five years that I have been in
a wheelchair, and haven't
been able to come up with
any feasible solutions. Maybe
• you could help me come up
with some ideas of how to do
the following chores when I
am no longer able to get any
help from home health services. I live in low income
housing due to my fixed
income and have been unable
to get a handicapped apartment which would help me
with some of these issues.
How would you suggest
that I make my bed or change
my linens, when I can't even
get around the bed? How will
I take the trash 200 feet down
the hall to the trash room, not
to mention getting the bag
over the threshold to put it
down the chute? How do you
suppose that I run the vacuum without running over the
cord or getting tangled up in
it? How do I fix myself
something to eat, when I
can't even get to my oven?
Sandwiches and TV dinners
get old after awhile. How will
I do some of the little things
that most people would take
for granted? For example,
cleaning the tub when my
e r s
arms won't reach the faucet.
How will I fill my ice trays
without spilling the water
everywhere, not to mention
having to mop the floor after
spilling the water?
I am not fortunate enough
to have any family that can
help me. My only option at
this time is home health services. It is my suggestion that
you attempt just a few of the
feats I have mentioned from a
wheelchair and see if your
views change any. Everyone
that I have talked to who
relies on a wheelchair for
mobility strongly agrees with
my concerns.
Rather than spending all
our funds on new golf courses and such, we should put
money back into Medicaid
for these much needed services. So many patients
depend on their home health
services.
I humbly request your
instructions on these matters
as soon as possible. My time
is running out. Thank you for
you time and consideration.
Yellonda Edmonds
Prestonsburg
Church's
vote was
blasphemy
The vote taken this week
by the Episcopal/Anglican
Church was disappointing to
say the least. I will not debate
the training/experience or
preaching ability of Rev.
Robinson. However, good
deeds and good intentions do
not get one into heaven.
I am in total agreement
with all churches ministering
to, witnessing to and counseling homosexuals. That is
what Jesus told us to do in
the great commission. We are
to go into the. world and
preach to all people and all
nations in an effort to
reach/save the lost.
I have heard powerful testimony and preaching from
evangelists who formerly
were street gang members,
drug addicts, gamblers,
prison inmates, etc.... and the
key word here is "former".
When one is saved, you
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are to put away the ways of
the world and sinful behavior.
God gives us the strength to
resist temptation and our former sinful ways. To be certain, we all still sin and fall
short of the glory of God, that
is just a human being's sinful
nature.
However, I don't read anything in my Bible that tells
me you can blatantly go on
with sin or something you
know is wrong in God's
sight. The addict should not
go on using, the office crook
should not go on embezzling,
the married man should not
have five girls on the side.
You are to use the power that
the Holy Spirit gives you to
resist sin and lead a new life
that is pleasing to God.
Leviticus 18:22 says, "Do
not lie with a man as one lies
with a woman; that is
detestable to God." Please
recall Genesis 19 and the
story of Sodom and
Gomorrah. God and the Bible
state that homosexuality is
wrong. It does not matter
what MTV, the press, the
courts or the like may say. If
God says it is wrong, then it
is wrong. There is no gray
area.
Now, the Episcopal
Church just like the
Presbyterian Church in
Louisville has degenerated
from being a Christian church
to attaining "cult" status. You
cannot claim tb be a Christian
church and blaspheme God!
By rejecting God's laws for
the sake of convenience and
lifestyle, the church as a
whole has risked a lot. God
will not bless a church or its
people if they tum away from
him.
We live in the days of
instant gratification and quick
fixes. When we do not want
to follow the rules, we feel
we can change them to suit
our needs. In God's world,
'that is not how it works.
Living the Christian life is
not easy. You will have trials
and rough spots. Getting
saved is easy, following
Christ and living as he taught
us to live requires more sacrifice than most of us are willing to make. It's obvious that
sacrifice was too great for the
Episcopal Church this week. I
will be praying for you.
Charles Scoville
I vel
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Iraqi body
counts
Since our invasion and
subsequent occupation of
Iraq, I have constantly wondered about how many Iraqi
civilians have been (and are
being) killed or injured. After
all, with such an unprecedented offensive as our military
performed, surely there are
thousands. Yet, seldom do we
hear about Iraqi casualties on
our national airwaves.
According to General
Tommy Franks, in a rather
cold comment he made shortly after the invasion, "We
don't do (Iraqi) body counts."
I am of the opinion, however,
that we should ... if for nothing else other than to keep us
Americans abreast of all the
facts so we can form intelligent opinions about the situation there.
Fortunately, after a long
search, I have located an
organization that is doing
Iraqi "body counts" and
would like to share what I've
found out from them with
your readers.
The British-based website,
"Iraqi Body Count" .
(www.iraqbodycount.net), has
been compiling data, on a
daily basis, of Iraqi civilian
deaths and injuries. Its
sources are reports from pub- .I
lie domain newsgathering
agencies with Web access,
including major newspapers
and television networks in the
U.S. and abroad. It lists not
only numbers, but also when,
where and under what circumstances fatalities
occurred. Here are the figures, as of August 8:
Total Iraqi civilians
injured: at least 20,000
Total Iraqi civilians killed:
Minimum reported: 6087.
Maximum reported: 7798
The number of Iraqi sol•
diers killed or injured is not
accounted for in these totals.
Elaine Shiber
Van Lear
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No one really wins in
"Freckly vs. Jason,'' the showd own between horror icons
Freddy Krueger and Jason
Voorhees - except maybe the
manufacturers of their trademark n:d-and-grcen striped
sweater and hockey mask,
which prove indestructtble.
.More marketing gimmick
than a film with anything
resembling substance or plot,
"Freddy vs. Jason" combines
elements of both the
"Nightmare on Elm Street'' and
"Friday the 13th" mo\ ies.
The two villains kill everyone
in sight before turning their
talons - er, talents - on each
other.
Hong Kong-based horror
director Ronny Yu ("Bride of
Chucky") fully embraces the
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familiar horror flick conventions
and squeezes them for every
possible laugh-out-loud opportunity.
The film begins with a curvaceous young woman stripping
down to nothing for a late-night
skmny dip. then running through
the woods barefoot - so you
know she's a goner. Later, another naked girl slips in a puddle of
her boyfriend's blood after stepping out of the shower.
In that way, it's similar to the
Deputy's arrest
latest dev lopment
in probes of law
enforcement
The Associated Press
HAZARD - A Perry County sheriff's deputy was arrested
after a grand jury accused him of illegally taking payments for
searches by the department's drug dog.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Smith was placed on administrative
unpaid leave by the sheriff after his arrest Wednesday, Smith
was charged with four counts of theft by deception. one felony
and three misdemeanors.
Smith's arrest was the latest development in various inves~
tigations into law enforcement agencies in the eastern
(See ARREST, page six)
,
"Scream" series, which itself
was a savvy. self-aware send-up
of the "Nightmare on Elm
Street" and "Friday the 13th''
movies.
If wrapping your brain around
that funhouse-mirror logic doesn't make you dizzy. then watching blood spew from Freddy and
Jason's every orifice - as well
as a few new ones - surely will.
Freddy (Robert Englund, in
the role he originated in 1984's
"A Nightmare on Elm Street") is
in hell when the movie begins
and is incapable of terrorizing
children anymore. The adults in
town have dmgged them to keep
them from dreaming, thereby
preventing them from becoming
his victims.
So Freddy resurrects Jason
(played here by longtime stuntman Ken Kininger). the
machete-wielding madman from
over two decades of "Friday the
13th" movies, to rekindle their
fear.
But Jason gets a little carried
away at a rave and massacres
nearly everyone, even after he's
been doused in Everclear and set
on fire. (Must have been the
pounding techno music and the
glow sticks that set him off.)
Freddy gets jealous and wants
credit for the killings himself,
which sets up the eventual,
seemingly interminable smackdown.
Getting in their way are Lori
(Monica Keena), who now Jives
at 1428 Elm St., the site of the
original killings, and her sassy
friend, Kia (Kelly Rowland).
Lori's ex-boyfriend, Will (Jason
Ritter), and his buddy Mark
Television networks planning
low-key observance of second
anniversary of attacks
by DAVID BAUDER
AP TELEVISION WRITER
NEW YORK - Two years
removed from the Sept. II terrorist attacks, broadcast netv.·orks
will mark the anniversary with
news stories but aren't planmng
to intemtpt their regular schedules.
It's in marked contrast to last
year, when the broadcasters
devoted much of their day to the
anniversary either with news specials or. in NBC's case. a commemorative concert.
"My sense is that this anniverSaf)', the second anniversaf)·. feels
different than the first in scale and
the kind of coverage appropriate
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for special projects at NBC News.
NBC hasn't firmed up its
plans but, like ABC and CBS,
doesn't expect any prime-time
specials. The networks are waiting to see if New York City will
announce any commemorations
that they will deem worth covering.
ABC said on Monday that all
of its regularly scheduled news
programs that week will examine
the question of whether or not
Americans are safer than before
Sept. I I • 200 I.
The network will assess the
level of damage done to Osarna
bin Laden's terrorist network,
whether the money used to prevent and respond to terrorist
attacks was well spent and the
balance behveen civil liberties
and domestic security.
CBS will station Harry Smith
at ground zero for Sept. II 's edition of"The Early Show." A night
earlier on "60 Minutes II,'' CBS
will rerun Scott Pelley's interview
with President Bush conducted at
the time of the first anniversary.
While last year was a significant marker for people, the terrorist attacks have become more of
an ongoing story, Lukasiewicz
said.
" I think this anniversary will
be significant to the families and
survivors for quiet contemplation," he said.
With more hours of news programming to fill, CNN, Fox
News Channel and MSNBC
could be expected to spend more
time on the story. CNN and
MSNBC said Monday their plans
weren't set yet. A Fox News
Channel representative did not
immediately return a call seeking
comment.
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(Brendan Fletcher), had been
placed in a mental hospital
(another slasher tlick staple) for
talking about their nightmares,
but escape in hopes of stopping
the killing spree.
There's nothing scary or sus
penseful here; the most shocking
thing is hearing squeaky·clean
Rowland of Destiny's Child, in
her film debut, repeatedly drop
the F-bomb.
To paraphrase badly from
" Bootylicious," I don't think
Freddy or Jason are ready for
this jelly - but horror flick
geeks will eat it up with a
spoon.
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wants to
limit shock
probations
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Democratic
candidate
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Kentucky's attorney general is
attempting to set limits on shock
probation, which spares first
time offenders from going to
prison for long periods of time.
State Rep. Greg Stumbo said
he has asked legislative staffers
to draft a bill to limit which
offenders are eligible for the
special early-release program
and require judges to state specific reasons for granting it. The
bill would also create an opportunity for prosecutors to appeal
shock-probation
decisions.
Stumbo said.
Offenders argue in asking for
shock probation that a short stint
behind bars has shocked them
into changing their behavior.
Stumbo said the law should
limit shock probation to the kind
of people that it is designed to
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Civil Suits Filed
Shawna Damron vs. Karen
Hall; petition for health care
insurance.
Ford Motor Credit vs. Bessie
Martin; complaint.
U.S.
Bank
vs.
Lisa
Thornsberry; complaint.
U.S. Bank vs. Pit-Stop, Inc.;
complaint.
Jessica Hopkins vs. Roger
Hopkins; petition to register a
fore ign decree.
Wanda Elste vs. Janel L.
Wood; petition for child support
and health care insumnce.
Lisa Thornsberry vs. Gary
Thornsberry; petition for child
support and health care insurance.
Donna Hall vs. Lenard Hall;
petition for health care insurance.
Jamie Thacker vs. Mickey
Thacker; petition for child support and health care insurance.
U.S. Bank vs. Runnymeade
Supply Inc.; complaint.
Evelyn Gannon vs. Phillip
Gannon; divorce.
Diamond
Waddles
vs.
Deborah Waddles; order to
transfer.
Vicki Hamilton vs. Dewey
Hamilton; divorce.
Kelvin Howell vs. Randel L.
Stewart; complaint.
Penn Virginia Oil and Gas
Corporation vs.
Columbia
National Resources; complaint.
John Thompson vs. Tiffany
Thompson: divorce.
Elbert Pratt vs. Christy Pratt;
divorce.
Eddie Akers vs. Shirley
Hensen; complaint.
Small Claims
Filings
Wright Lumber Company vs.
Raymond and Chrystal Ousley;
debt collection.
Dewayne Bevins vs. Mary
Jane Bays; debt collection.
Brad Dustin Perry vs. Donald
Bragg; debt collection.
Tonya Estes vs. Moore's
Express Lane: payment collection.
Jan's Enterprises, Inc. vs.
Sharon Coleman Kendrick ; debt
collection.
Charges Filed
Sheri Lynn Tharp, age unlisted, Erie, Colo., custodial interference.
Skeens,
20,
Alex
Prestonsburg, two counts of
first-degree wanton endangerment, fourth-degree assault.
Janice
Davis,
62,
Prestonsburg, three counts of
first-degree wanton endangerment, three counts of terroristic
threatening.
Jaimee Jones, 26, Hindman.
forged prescription.
Robert S.
Slone,
31,
Hindman, forged prescription.
Lola Justice, 19, McDowell,
second-degree burglary.
Elijah Hluch, 23, Ravenna,
Ohio, first-degree robbery.
Melinda
Workman, 21,
Ravenna, Ohio, first-degree robbery.
Lila Stumbo, 26, Minnie,
fourth-degree assault.
Nora M.
Hoover, 24,
Prestonsburg, possession of
marijuana.
Terry M. Thompson, 20,
Pikeville, minor enter the
premises to purchase alcohol,
possession of an open alcoholic
beverage container.
Lori A. Coots, 36, Auxier,
alcohol intoxication. disorderly
conduct, unlawful transaction
with a minor.
Howard
Waddles,
68,
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxication.
Glenna L. Endicott, 44.
Allen, fourth-degree assault,
disorderly conduct, alcohol
intoxication.
Brandon
Endicott,
21,
Prestonsburg,
fourth-degree
assault.
Larry Elswick, 48, Wayland,
alcohol intoxication.
Venice Young, 28, Betsy
Layne, alcohol intoxication.
Phillip
Martin,
37,
Hueysville, operating a motor
vehicle under the influence of
intoxicating beverage, endangering the welfare of a minor.
Vonnie Chaffins, age unlisted, Prestonsburg, harassment.
Clyde Carter, 19, Langley,
Prestonsburg Little League
OFFICER ElECTIONS
Sundav, Aug. 24th- 1:00 ·p.m.
FLOYD COUNTY
RESCUE SQUAD
Property
Transfers
Clarence E. Hale and Judee
Hale and Clyde Hale and
Brenda Hale to Alan Blair and
Edwina Blair, property located
on Caney Fork of Middle
Creek.
James E. Conley to Jimmy
Michael Conley, property located on Beaver Creek.
Gary Robinson to Kevin
Robinson and Leslie Robinson,
property located on Beaver
Creek.
Gregory Clark and Tamara
Clark to Ernestine McGaffee,
property located on Highlands
Avenue of Prestonsburg.
Jackie Osborne to Charles
McGlothen, property located at
Martin.
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Rita Rogers to Davy Rogers,
property located at Toler's
Creek.
Edward B. Hall to Darren
Johnson, property located at
Weeksbury.
Revella D. Stewart and
Vickie Stewart to Larry D.
Stewart and Ramona Stewart,
property located on Beaver
Creek.
Floyd County Fiscal Court to
R&J Development Company,
LLC, property location not •
specified.
Teen in heed of
life-saving transplant
Fifteen year old Shana
Dorton, of West Liberty, was the
focus of a volunteer training session held June 26. The training
was the beginning of a fundraising campaign to assist in meeting Shana's medical expenses.
Shana, born Oct. 23, 1987, has
been diagnosed with Biliary
Atresia, and doctors at the
Children's Hospital Medical
Center in Cincinnati have recommended a life-saving liver
transplant for her.
Shana is the daughter of Tina
and Donald Fannin, and Shane
McCown. She has two siblings,
Chelsea and Matthew. She is
the granddaughter of Clyde and
Linda Dorton and Danny and
Patty McCown.
Volunteers are needed to help
raise funds for Shana's medical
expenses.
Individuals and
groups who are interested in
more information may contact
campaign manager, Brenda
Jones, at 606-743-1246.
An estimated $50,000 is ~
needed for Shana's transplant
expenses, which include some
post-transplant care.
Taxdeductible donations may be
made in person at any Citizens
Bank branch location or mailed
to:
The Children's Organ
Transplant Association, 250 I
COTA Drive, Bloomington, Ind.
47403. Checks or money orders
should be made payable to
"COTA for Shana D" with
account number 181031 written
in the memo space. Secure
credit card donations may also
be
accepted
online
at
www.cota.org.
Shana's family has asked for t
assistance from the Children's
(See TEEN, page seven)
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For more information,
Contact Rick Hughes
606-886-2232
Prestonsburg Little League Would Like To Congratulate
JOSH RODEBAUGH
On Winning the Century 21
Ky. Jr. Home Run Derby State Championship
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WELLS FAMILY
RELATIVES!
Come and get to know your relatives, on:
Saturday, 30th. August 2003, atarting at 3:00p.m.
Sunday, 31st. August 2003, starting at 10:00 a.m.
AT
Johnson Central High School
Paintsville, Kentucky
If you need further information call: Bobby Well's (606) 886-2101,
Mary Walton, (859) 971-7748 or Pat Womack, (606) 473-7192.
SEE YOU mERE!
harassing communications.
Doug Jones, age unlisted,
Teaberry, menacing.
Brian
W.
Burke,
30,
Prestonsburg,
fourth-degree
assault, criminal mischief.
Melvin Shepherd, 45, David,
harassment.
Larry C.
Moore,
52,
Morehead, criminal littering.
Dannie Yates, 54, Garrett,
cultivating marijuana.
Sarah
L.
Reed,
24,
Salyersville, theft by failure to
make required disposition of
property.
Ella Louise Vance, 26,
Beaver. violating an emergency
protection order.
Kim Craft, 25, Allen, theft
by deception.
Chad Rogers, 33, Betsy
Layne, theft by deception.
Earl Johnson, 77, Hi Hat,
harassment, obstructing a highway.
Vivian Collins, 59, Printer,
criminal littering.
Danny R. Akers, 33, Grethel,
cultivating marijuana.
Kendra
Stewart,
34,
Shelbiana, terroristic threatening, harassing communications.
Bobby J. Spears, 34,
Galveston, criminal trespassing.
Elizabeth Ashley Lackey, 21,
Prestonsburg, theft by deception.
Chad Cole, 19, Melvin,
harassing communications.
Russell
Neeley,
46,
Hueysville, cultivating marijuana.
Ronnie Taylor, 37. Tram, terroristic threatening.
Kentucky county.
Sheriff Pat Wooton said the
previous sheriff's administration
is being investigated by
Kentucky State Police and the
state attorney general's office.
Smith was a deputy under the
previous sheriff, Les Burgett,
and under Wooton until he was
placed on unpaid leave.
Besides the sheriff's department, the Perry County jail and
the Hazard police department
are being investigated, but the
cases are not directly related,
said Jim Huggins, director of the
state attorney general's public
corruption unit.
"If you are looking for a
common bond to me it boils
down to greed," said Charlie
Hammonds, an assistant to
Hazard Mayor Bill Gorman.
"But I don't think these people know each other. People do
these things and sometimes they
get caught."
Smith is accused of \vrongfully charging the Letcher
County school district for drug
searches performed by Perry
County's drug dog during 2002,
Wooton said.
According to Wooton, Smith
told the school district that he
personally owned the drug dog,
and Smith received several payments for the dog's services.
The dog was owned at the time
by the Perry County Sheriff's
Department, Wooton said.
"Deputy Smith then took
those checks and deposited them
into his personal bank account,"
Wooton said in a news release.
''Payroll records indicate that
Deputy Smith claimed to be at
work with the Perry County
Sheriff's Department at the
same time he was being paid to
conduct drug searches in
Letcher County.''
Wooton said that Burgett, the
former sheriff, had not given
Smith permission to put the payments in his personal account.
Burgett could not be reached for
comment.
Smith was arrested at his
home and taken to the Letcher
County jail, where he was later
released.
Smith's arrest came less than
two weeks after former Hazard
police evidence officer Calvin
W. Sizemore was arrested on
charges stemming from missing
evidence at the Hazard police
department.
State police also are investigating the count} jail after
Wooton and Perry County
Judge-Executive Ray Noble
complained of prostitution, drug
use and inmate abuse at the
facility.
Wooton said that when he
took offke in January, he was
contacted by state police and the
attorney
general's
office
"regarding several ongoing
investigations they were conducting."
Wooton would not elaborate
on the investigations but said
they "involved personnel within
the department who had worked
under the former administration."
He said he pledged his "full '
cooperation and the cooperation
of the entire department, to aid
them in resolving their inquiries.
I want to make it perfectly clear
that such conduct would never
and will never be tolerated within my sheriff's department."
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help - nonviolent offenders
with otherwise clean records.
Stumbo said he decided to
propose changes after talking
with Beattyville Mayor Charles
Beach III, who expressed concerns over a judge who cut sentences for several people arrested in a drug roundup in Lee
County.
After a lengthy undercover
investigation by Beattyville
police, 49 people were charged
with drug crimes in December
2001.
Circuit Judge William W.
Trude Jr. sentenced two
women caught in the roundup
to five years in prison as outlined in their plea deals, but
then gave them shock probation after they had served
about 90 days. Neither woman
had a prior felony conviction,
though each had at least one
previous felony arrest.
Stumbo, who has ma de
fighting drugs a central focus
of his campaign, said he disagreed with granting shock
probation to people who had
agreed to serve a prison term
as part of a plea deal.
But, several prosecutors an
judges said shock probation is
a legitimate way to help some
people.
It is a "rare exception"
when a judge abuses ·shock
probation, said George Moore,
former head of the state commonwealth's attorneys association.
The legislature has already
barred probation and shock
probation in a number of cases,
including some sex offenses
and violent crimes and those
involving people convicted of
being persistent felons.
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" It's already fairly limited,"
said Circuit Judge Robert
McGinnis of Cynthiana.
Stumbo said that if he wins
the attorney general's race over
Republican nominee Jack
Wood and independent candidate Gatewood Galbraith lind as a result is not in the legislature - House Speaker Jody
Richards, D-Bowling Green.
has agreed to sponsor the bill.
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basis as space permits.
HEARTBURN CENTER
COORDINATOR
TO BE GUEST SPEAKER
AT JENNY WILEY AARP
Kim Preston, R.N., coordinator,
at
the
Hearburn
~ Treatment Center at Highlands
Regional Medical Center, will
be the guest speaker at the
meeting of Jenny Wiley
Chapter No. 3528, AARP, to be
held Friday, August I5, at the
office complex of Highlands
Regional. The meeting begins
at 6 p.m., and all members and
friends are encouraged to
attend.
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P'BURG HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF '93 REUNION
Prestonsburg High School
class of 1993 is plannng a I 0year
class
reunion
on
September 13, 1993. For
details contact Jamie Ward
Minix at 886-6728 or email at
jwminix@ hotmail.com.
Dewey Dam, Picnic Hollow
Shelter #3. Registration will
begin at 11 a.m. A pot-luck
lunch will be served at noon.
Please bring a covered dish and
a cooler of soft drinks.
Tableware and napkins will be
provided. Those who wish
may bring a gift-wrapped item
for auction. Also, bring old
family photos, etc. For more
info., call Naomi Cox at (740)
387-5815, or Shelba Childers
at (740) 747-2985.
'RAIN
OR SHINE' CAR
SHOW
The "Good Ole' Boys Rods
& Cruisers Car Club" will host
"Cruiser Night" on Saturday,
Aug. 16.
All participants
should meet at 7 p.m., in the
Goody's parking lot, in
Pikeville. From this point, cars
will travel to downtown
Pikeville. All cars are invited,
regardless of style. Event is
FREE to all. Subsequent meetings will be held the third
Saturday of each month.
NIMBLE THIMBLE ART
CLASS
The Nimble Thimble Quilt
Guild will host a lesson on
hand-dyeing fabric on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 10:00 a.m.
Register by August 20 by calling Alice Rowe at 886-2904.
PEEWEE FLAG
FOOTBALL SIGN-UPS
Sign-ups for Pee Wee Flag
Football will be held on
Saturday, Aug. 16 and 23, at
the Prestonsburg Dairy Queen.
For more information about
either the program or registration, contact Todd Goodman at
874-9566.
CHILDERS FAMILY
REUNION
The Childers (Childress)
Family Reunion will be held on
Saturday, September 6, at
'LITTLE CATS CAMP'
Will be held on Saturday,
Aug. 16, at the Prestonsburg
High School Gymnasium. The
Teen
Blackout
camp will be conducted by the
PHS Varsity Cheerleaders. K-5
wili meet from 8:30-11:30
a.m., and Grades 6-8 will meet
from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Registration will be at the door
- participants will receive tshirts
and
refreshments.
Nominal fee required. For
more info., contact Janice
Mitchell at 886-9060.
JOHNSON FAMILY
REUNION
The descendants of Milford
and Minnie Johnson will hold
their 4th annual family reunion
on Sunday, Aug. 24, at the
Jenny Wiley Dam, Shelter #2,
at 2 p.m. All friends and family cordially invited to attend.
PARSONS FAMILY
REUNION
The Parsons family reunion
for the descendants of Isaac
and Louisa Parsons will be
held on August 31, at the Isaac
Parsons Cemetery, located on
Parsons Branch, just off Rte.
979 in Floyd County, from 1 I
a.m.-5 p.m. Bring a covered
dish to be served at 1 p.m. Call
E.J. Parsons at 865-426-7585
for more information.
JONES FAMILY
REUNION
Descendants of Charlie and
Linda Jones will hold a family
reunion on Saturday, Sept. 6, at
Picnic Hollow (top of Jenny
Wiley Dam) shelter 4. Meet at
11 a.m., lunch 1 p.m. Bring a
covered dish, own drinks, auction item, and pictures to share.
HICKS FAMILY REUNION
Descendants of William and
Naomi Reffett Hicks will meet
on Saturday, Aug. 16, at May
Lodge, Jenny Wiley State
Resort Park. Registration will
begin at 11 a.m. with dinner in
the lodge dining room at noon.
Social gathering from 1-4 p.m.
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f. Organ Transplant Association,
' Bloomington, IN, a national
charity dedicated to organizing
and guiding families and communities in raising the necessary
funds for a transplant-needy
patient. The organization's priority is to assure that no child is
denied a transplant, or is excluded from a transplant waiting list,
due to a lack of funds. One hundred percent of all funds raised
will be used for Shana 's transplant expenses.
State airports also reported
little effect.
No flights had been diverted
to
Cincinnati/Northern
Kentucky International, and few
delays were seen.
"All we've got is one flight to
Cleveland on bold, and an international
flight
delayed,"
spokesman Ted Bushelman said
late in the afternoon. "We
haven't heard of anything coming in here."
Louisville
International
.
Bobby Larry Wilson
Bobby Larry Wilson, age 60,
. of East Point, died Tuesday,
. August 12, 2003, at King's
Daughters Medical Center, in
Ashland.
4 Born July 26, 1943, in Clark
County, he was the son of the
late Coree Wilson and Marlene
Hood Wilson. He was a retired
sales agent for the mining indus. try, and a member of the U.S.
National Guard.
He is survived by liis wife,
Patty Workman Wilson; two
daughters, Jennifer (Justin)
White, of Paris, and Bobbi Jo
, (Todd) Russell, of Lexington; a
step-son, Jeffery (Deanna)
Nelson, of Louisa; a brother,
Vick Wilson, of Winchester; a
· sister, Sandy Shrout, of
Winchester; and five grandchildren, Jeremy Wilson, Warren
: Nelson, Colton Nelson, Jaxen
: White, and Evan Russell.
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Funeral services were con: ducted Thursday, August 14,
: under the direction of Jones; Preston Funeral Home. Alan
:II Sutherland officiated.
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The body was cremated.
Visitation was at the funeral
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88, of Prestonsburg, died
Monday, August I I, 2003, at
Jewish Hospital, in Louisville.
Born August 24, 1914, in
Prestonsburg,
he was the
son of the late
George
Campbell and
M a n d y
Stephens
Campbell.
He was a former farmer.
He is survived by a sister-inlaw, Lucy Campbell, of
Prestonsburg; a special niece,
Wilma Campbell; and several
other nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by his
wife, Katie Chapman Campbell.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, August 13,
under the direction of Carter
Funeral Home, in Prestonsburg.
Rev. Manford Fannin officiated.
Interment was in the May
Cemetery, in Prestonsburg.
Carter Funeral Home is serving the Campbell family.
paid obituary
Michael Ray Slone, age 27,
of Bypro, died Monday, August
4, 2003, at Topmost.
Born June 2, I 976, in
Pikeville, he was the son of
Gleason and Louise Ramey
Slone. He was a general laborer.
In addition to his parents, he
is survived by his paternal
grandmother, Margie Owens
Slone, of Bypro; a brother, Jim
Slone, of Bypro; a sister and
brother-in-law, Angela and
Truman Hall, of Bevinsville; a
niece, Stacey Hall; a nephew,
Tyler Hall; and a host of aunts,
uncles, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by
his paternal grandfather, Ollie
James Slone; and his maternal
grandparents, Pearl Ramey and
Lee Ester Combs Ramey.
Funeral services will take
place on Saturday, August 16, at
11 a.m., at the Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin. J. M.
Sloce, Roy Cosby, and Louis
Ferrari will officiate.
Visitation will be at the funeral home, with services being
conducted each night at 7 p.m.
Burial will be in Buckingham
Cemetery, at Bevinsville.
Pallbearers:
Tyler Hall,
Jonathan
Mullins,
Chris
Mullins, J. R. Mullins, Nathan
Reed, Arthur Redford, Steve
Brown, and Timothy Butler.
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HUNTER FAMILY REUNION
Will take place on Saturday,
Aug. 30, at the Martin Senior
Citizens Building, from 10:00
a.m. until 4 p.m. For more information, call: Charles and Cassie
Justice at 886-8737
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
MEET
The
Floyd
County
Conservation District will hold a
regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug.
19, at 10 a.m., at the District office
located 1/2 mile from the LancerWatergap Intersection toward the
Jenny Wiley State Park. Meeting
open to public. For more info.,
call 889-9800 or email to: conserve@eastky.net
MARTIN lllGH CLASS
OF'63
The Martin High School
Class of 1963 will hold a
reunion on August 16 at the
Holiday Inn, Prestonsburg.
Dinner and dance.
Cost $25/person. Must pay by July
31 to: Linda Gregory, P.O. Box
1081, Martin, KY 41649. You
may contact Linda Gregory at
285-l 004 or Ann Stumbo at
285-9474.
RED LIGHT DINER CAR
WASHES
The Red Light Diner will be
happy to help host your organization's car wash fundraiser.
The Diner will furnish water,
plus a dozen hot dogs and drinks
for your busy crew. Each group
must supply their own soap,
sponges, buckets and people to
do the work. The Red Light
Diner will not be responsible for
damage to vehicles or accidents
involving people. Call 8862786 or 886-9117 for more info.
"LOOKING FOR A
SUPPORT GROUP ?"
• Alzheimer's Association
Caregiver Support Group Meets on the second Tuesday of
each month at the First
Presbyterian Church (near
Jerry's Restaurant), at 7 p.m.
For more info., call Dana
Caudill at 886-0265.
• Alzheimer's Association,
Eastern KY Regional Office 24-hour Helpline, call 1-800272-3900 for emotional support,
local resources, and other information.
•
Fibromyalgia Support
Group - Meets ftrst Tuesday of
each month at 6 p.m., at the
Betsy Layne Senior Citizens
Building, on the Pike-Floyd
Hollow Road Uust above the
Betsy Layne Fire Dept.). For
more info., call Sharon at 4785224, or Phyllis at 874-2769.
Cop fmds pot, gun
during traffic stop
FREE BODY RECALL
CLASSES
Free Body Recall Exercise
Classes will be held Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday, at 9:30, at
the Presbyterian Church in
Prestonsburg. Classes are hel
by SHELDON COMPTON
Monday,
VVednesday,
and
STAFF WRITER
Thursday, at 11 a.m. at the old R &
S Building. Classes are offered by
MARTIN - A Craynor man
the Floyd County Health
was arrested Tuesday after
Department. Call the health
department, 886-2788, for more police stopped him speeding
along Route 80 in Martin and
information.
then reported they found marijuana in an ashtray of his vehiHRMC
cle and a handgun under the
CALENDAR
seat.
• Aug. 15 - Jenny Wiley
Bradford C. Hunt, 29, of
AARP - Meeting Place B, 6-7 Ankle Road in Craynor, was
p.m.
stopped by Kentucky Vehicle
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Aug. 19 - Highlands Enforcement Officer Jody
S.H.A.R.E. - Martin Room, 7-9 Thompson at 1 p.m. Tuesday
p.m.
afternoon after saying the 29• Aug. 21 - Laryngectomy year-old was clocked driving
Support Group - Meeting Place B, 79 miles per hour in a 55-mile5-7 p.m.
per-hour zone.
Thompson wrote in his
report that when he approached
him, Hunt exhibited "nervous
behavior" and then pointed out
to police that marijuana found
in the ashtray belonged to him.
Thompson also reported that
Hunt revealed to police a .38
pistol he had stored under the
passenger seat of the vehicle.
Hunt was arrested approximately a half hour after being
stopped and was arraigned in
Floyd County District Court
Wednesday where he pleaded
not guilty to charges of speeding, no license, possession of a
firearm, driving under the
influence and possession of
marijuana.
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Airport spokeswoman Rande
Swann said officials were still
waiting to see how the blackout
in Ohio, Michigan and the northeastern United States would
affect flights.
"Our communications center
is not showing any delays,"
spokeswoman Rande Swann
said. "That's not to say there
couldn't be a ripple effect."
She urged ticket-holders to
check on the status of their
flights.
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FaU classes in computers,
sewing, and others will begin
the week of Sept. 8. For more
info., call 886-0709
• Aug. 28 - Living Well with
Diabetes - Floyd Room, 5-6 p.m.
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For more info., call Delphia
Hicks at 886-3108.
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15, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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region's fastest growing medical facility
Pike,rille Meth<>dist H<lspital is accepting applications fo·r the
follcl\Ving pc>sitiot1S:
• Registered Nurses-Opportu11ities available in:
·Inpatient Rehab
.C ardic)Thoracic unit
EmergenC)' Services (experience is preferred)
Medflight of East Kentucky-Ground Para.m edic
Clittical N·urse S:p ecialist-N ursing Administration
Clinical Performance Improvement Specialist-Performance Improvement
Patient Resourct!~Counselor-Part Time
Radiation ·rherapist-Leon.a.rd La,vson Cancer Center
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Occu·patio11.al Therapist-Inpatient Rehab and Outpatient Rehab
Pliysi.cal rfl1erapist
J>h)rsical Therapist Assistant
I,atie.n t Care Coordi11ator-(Case Mat1ager) Inpatient Rehab
Social Worker-~1edical Detox Unit
Assistant Chief Operating Officer-Administration
· 'D irector Hospital Edu.cation
Pikeville Methodist Hospital takes care of employees by
p,.oviding the follotVing benefits:
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• Life Insurance •Retirement Plan • 403 (b) Voluntary Retirement Plan
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Times hosts 'Business After Hours'
PRESTONSBURG- The Aoyd
County Times, in conjunction with the
Floyd County Chamber of Commerce,
opened its doors to Chamber members
Wednesday evening for a "Business
After Hours" function at the newspaper's office in Prestonsburg.
Times staff members greeted members of the Chamber and the general
public for an open house atmosphere. In
addition to mixing and mingling, visitors
were also able to view the Times' press
in operation and get an inside look at the
operations of the paper.
"A lot of time, people are curious
about the inner workings of a newspaper, and many are unaware of the
amount of work that goes into producing
each issue," said managing editor Ralph
B. Davis. "The Chamber has done a
tremendous service for our community
in promoting local businesses, and we
jumped at the chance to host this event
with them. We hope the evening was fun
for all, as well as informational."
Visitors were also able to sample
some tasty burgers and bratwursts off
the grill, prepared by Reno's Roadhouse.
Kory Caudill performed on his keyboard
for entertainment
Several lucky guests received door
prizes donated by The Times, Kelli's
Country Home Gift Shop, Jenny Wiley
Florist, East Kentucky Auto Detail, Alys
Fraley, Country at Heart, and Beth
Mullins and Mary Kay Cosmetics.
Prizes included a one-year subscription
to The Times, a hand-crafted rocking
chair, a framed print, floral arrangements, fudge, a car wash and other
items.
In keeping with the Chamber's mission to promote local businesses, T he
Times also gave away a half-page advertisement worth nearly $400 to one lucky
business. But luck wasn't required to get
in on the action. All businesses represented at the function received a 2 column-by-3 inch advertisement as a thank
you for attending. In all, The Times was
prepared to give away over $2,000
worth of advertising.
"We are grateful to the Chamber of
Commerce and all of the sponsors who
helped make this event a success,"
advertising manager Kim Frasure said.
"We especially would like to thank all
who attended. The staff has had a lot of
fun putting this together, and we hope
everyone who came had a good time."
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SECTION
FLOYD COUNTY
Sports F.tlltor
Stet•e Le.HclSier
Phone (606) 886-8506
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Members:
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Raiders to scrimmage Trimble
II Golf For Cancer • page 2B
D UK schedule • page 3B
ll YMCA Soccer • page 3B
The South Floyd High football team will scrimmage Trimble County in Frankfort for its second
exhibition of the preseason. The Raiders take to the road next Friday night for a season opener
against Powell County.
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"The BEST source for local and regional sports news"
photo by Steve
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STATE GAMES
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State
Games to
air on KET
In its 19-year history, the
Bluegrass State Games have
become one of the biggest sporting events in the state, bringing
thousands of Kentuckians together for a chance to take home the
gold. Once again, KET brings
viewers highlights of all of the
fun and excitement from this
year's summer games. Bluegrass
State Games: Summer 2003 airs
Monday at 9 p.m. on KET I and
Sunday. Aug. 214, at 4 p.m. on
Email: sports@floydcountyti mes.com
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BETSY LAYNE - Betsy Layne was
in need of a scrimmage game. So was
Shelby Valley. The two teams and theirrespective head coaches finally got
together and came up with a solution.
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE '03
Joining Burchett
as NFFHF ScholarAthletes from the
Jerry D. Claiborne
Chapter are the
following individuals:
The program begins with coverage of the opening ceremonies
from Applebee's Park in
Lexington. Bluegrass State
4f Games: Summer 2003 then covers some of the most spectacular
moments in the 28 diverse sporting events of the 2003 Games,
including sailing, equestrianhunter, diving, basketball, canoeing/kayaking. horseshoes, martial
arts, shooting, bowling, golf,
gymnastics. youth soccer, swimming, track and field , T-ball and
table tennis.
More than 14,000 athletes
Aaron Anderkin, Rockcastle
County: Stephen Columbia,
George Rogers Clark;
Matthew Beavin, Lexington
Catholic; Ross Cassity,
Woodford County; Patrick
Craft, Raceland: Eddie
Creech; Cumberland;
Michael Curry, Harlan; Jason
Foley, Russell County: Andy
Fryman. Mason County:
(See GAMES, page two)
Adam-Hunter, Nicholas
East Ridge
to present
Streetball
Showdown
lf.
The East Ridge Basketball
Booster Club will hold a 3on-3 basketball tournament,
entitled ''Streetball
Showdown,'' on Saturday,
Sept. 6 at the Bob Amos
Park's outdoor courts in
Pikeville.
The tournament will consist of NBA, ABA. Youth,
Junior and Middle divisions.
Enter fee for the NBA and
ABA divisions is $75 per
team. Entry fee for the Youth,
Junior and Middle divisions
is $50 JX!r team.
The NBA Division will be
for players ages l 9-29. The
ABA Division is for players
ages 30 and above. ror the
NBA and ABA divisions,
first-place will award the
winning team $100 and tro·
phies. Second-place is $50
and trophies.
The Youth Division is for
players ages 10 and under.
Andrew Burchett was one of only a handful of student-athletes from eastern
and southeastern Kentucky chosen to receive an NFFHF Scholarship.
County; Sam Jacobs,
Harrison County; Alan
Mullikin, Madison Central:
Jonathan Masters. Belfry:
Matthew Miller. Madison
Southern; Aaron Mitchell,
Lynn Camp; Kevin Brent
Napier, Bell County; Samuel
Sexton, Southwestern: Gabe
Slone, East Carter; Eric
Sobolewski, Woodford
County; Clay Stephens.
Pulaski County; Adam
Tamme. Boyle County.
Burchett receives NFFHF
Scholar-Athlete award
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Prestonsburg High School Class
of 2003 graduate Andrew Burchett
was selected to receive an award
from the Jerry D. Claiborne Chapter
of the National Football Foundation
and Hall of Fame.
The award was presented to
Burchett by Brigid DeVries,
Commissioner of the K<:.ntucky High
School Athletic Association, at the
awards banquet held June 19 at
(See BURCHETT. page two)
As a member of St. Martha's Catholic Church, Burchett has been involved with the
youth group. He is the son of Blake and Rebecca Burchett of Prestonsburg. He has a
sister, Molly, and brother, Michael. Burchett will attend Transylvania University in the fall.
(See RIDGE, page two)
H.S. BASKETBALL
Betsy Layne girls
attend Transy camp
TIMES STAFF REPORT
4'.
Members of the Betsy Layne
High School girls' basketball
team attended Transylvania
women's basketball coach Mark
Turner's camp held 111 July at the
new Clive M. Beck Center. It
was one of three camps the
Betsy Layne girls attended over
the summer.
Pictured with Coach Turner,
who guided Transy into the
NAIA Tournament last year, are
(See CAMP. page two)
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~Poison Oak • page 1C
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Betsv tavne-Vallev
scrimmage set
Betsy Layne
players went
through stretches at the beginning of practice
Tuesday
evening. The
Bobcats are
coached by
first-year head
coach Jackie
Bush. Pictured
wearing the yellow jersey Is
Bobcat quarterback Ryan
Bryant.
KET2.
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INSIDESTUFF
One of the
stops over
the summer
for the Betsy
Layne girls'
basketball
team was
Transylvania
University
where the
squad took
part In a team
camp.
Betsy Layne will scrimmage Shelby
Valley Saturday at the home of the
Wildcats in Robinson Creek in Pike
County. The scrimmage is scheduled to
get underway at II a.m.
With winless seasons each of the
(See VALLEY, page two)
UPDATE
Yates
will boost
P'burg
offense
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRFS10NSBURG- The addition of
running back Chat Yates would help any
team.
Yates, who played last season at
Johnson Central, following a court decision
Wednesday. now has the opportunity to suit
up and play for the Prestonsburg High
Blackcats.
Yates, who returned kicks as a freshman at Johnson Central in 2CXX> and played
on a Golden Eagle football team which finished a perfect I~ in the regular-season,
sat out his sophomore season before coming on strong in an offensive-heavy junior
campaign. Last season, Yates finished the
season with close to I ,(XX) yards rushing.
He scored five touchdowns for Johnson
Central in the 2002 Apple Bowl against
rival Paintsville. Yates transferred to
Prestonsburg from Johnson Central early in
the second semester of the 2002-03 school
year.
The Kentucky High School Athletic
Association (KHSAA) has the opportunity
to appeal Wednesday's court decision. It is
not known at this time whether or not the
Association will take action following the
court decision.
Prestonsburg High head coach John
DeRossett was unavailable for comment at
press time. The Blackcats were scheduled
to host Bourbon County in a scrimmage
yesterday afternoon.
UK BASKETBALL
UClA, Michigan
State highlight
UK basketball
schedule
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON - Nationally televised road games with Michigan State
and UCLA and Rick Pitino 's second
return to Rupp Arena as the coach of
Louisville highlight Kentucky's 200304 basketball schedule, released
Tuesday.
The Wildcats, who finished 32-4 last
season, face a total of nine teams that
played in last season's NCAA tournament.
A grueling December slate begins
with a Dec. 1 matchup with Marshall in
Cincinnati, where the Wildcats have
played a game every season since
1997.
The Wildcats face UCLA in
Anaheim, Calif. on Dec. 6, the first of
nine regular-season appearances
(See UK, page three)
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FRIDAY, AUGUST
15, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
eep points lead
by PETE IACOBELLI
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DARLINGTON. S.C.
:\tatt Kenscth brushes aside talk
that his steadiest of seasons
could lead to NASCAR changing the way it awards points in
the series standings.
Kenscth, who has built a 258-
point lead over Dale Earnhardt
Jr. with 14 races left, seems a
lock for the championship.
The 3 L-year-old driver "kind
of expected" some chatter about
points.
"No matter what, they've got
to find something to talk about, I
guess," he said.
Kenseth 's crew chief, Robbie
UK BASKETBALL
Wildcat Barbour gets charge dropped
THE ASSOCIATED PRES
LEXINGTON - Kentucky
senior guard Antwain Barbour
was cited for marijuana possessiOn dunng a traffic stop this
summer, but later had the charge
dropped.
The 6-foot-5 Barbour, an
Elizabethtown native, was
stopped for speeding at I :45
a.m. on June 22 while traveling
from Lexington to Frankfort on
Interstate 64. according to
Franklin County Sheriff Ted
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According to a citation
issued by one of Collins'
deputies, Barbour had marijuana
in the car, Collins said. Barbour
was not taken to jail, Collins
said.
Collins said it is common for
officers making speeding stops
along I-64 to ask whether there
are drugs or drug paraphernalia
in a stopped vehicle, and that
Barbour apparently answered
that question affmnitavely.
Collins said it is an officer's
decision whether to only write a
citation or take someone to jail
as a result of a traffic stop.
"If everyone cooperates, normally a citation is issued, rather
than (having) a full-blown
arrest," Collins said. "Evidently,
everybody cooperated and
answered questions correctly
and had all the paperwork in
order."
Franklin County assistant
district attorney Chris Broaddus
later made a deal with Barbour's
attorney, Marvin Coles of
Frankfort. to drop the posses-
sion charge. Barbour pleaded
guilty to speeding and paid a
fine.
"We didn't overlook the marijuana," Coles told Lexington
television station WKYT. "We
had no test results there. I don't
know if there was a sample ever
sent to the laboratory. I just took
the case, when he was called
that day, I just went ahead and
got it done."
Broaddus could not be
reached for comment on
Tuesday night.
Kentucky athletic department
spokeswoman Mandy Polley
said Tuesday afternoon that
Barbour still was a member of
the Wildcats' basketball team.
"We knew about it when it
occurred and we handled it
then," Polley said. She said she
couldn't comment further about
the incident or its aftermath
because of student privacy laws.
Barbour appeared in 31
games and started four in 200203. He averaged 3.4 points and
12 minutes per game.
Reiser, chuckled during lunch
between test sessions at
Darlington Raceway.
No one, he said, discussed
changing the system last year
when the No. 17 Ford was collecting more trophies than anyone else. Only now has it come
up, Reiser said, with Kenseth
regularly extending his margin
while others celebrate wins.
"Either way, you can't win, I
guess," Reiser said.
Unless you change your
style, the way Kenseth did.
He knew after last season
that despite the victories, he dido 't have enough high finishes to
win the series crown. And he
said so when asked if his wins
should have brought him closer
to champion Tony Stewart in the
final standings.
"I said no," Kenseth said. "I
said, 'We won five races, but
this is a 36-race schedule and in
the other races we dido 't do a
good enough job to be consistent enough."'
This year, no one has been
more consistent as Ken seth's
Roush Racing team.
His one victory was the
UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 at
Las Vegas on March 3. Kenseth
took the points lead the next
week with a fourth at Atlanta
Motor Speedway. He has had I 4
top- 10 finishes since then to
cement a growing lead.
Ken seth 's worst showing in that
at
stretch
was
22nd
Martinsville ·s Virginia 500 in
April.
Kenseth said the points systern needs " to reward a team that
makes its bad days a 15th-place
finish and not its bad days a
40th-place finish. I think it
should be about the whole team,
not just the driver, and how consistent they can be all year."
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event tees off today
PIKEVILLE
-The
American Cancer Society's
annual Mountaintop Classic
Golf Championship will be
held today at Mountain PubLinks. Tee time is 10 a.m. Cost
for the tournament is $300 per
four-person team. The cost covers green fees, cart, lunch, player goody bags and more.
Proceeds benefit the American
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Rodebaugh
Century •~•~· Horne
Run Derby State
Champion
Cancer Society. Winners of this
year's tournament will advance
to the national championship
event held at PGA National
Resort and Spa in Palm Beach
Gardens, Fla.
For more information, call
Bill Staggs at 606/432-7283 or
the American Cancer Society at
606/437-0020 or 800/ACS-235
or online, visit www,cancer.org.
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The Junior Division is for
players ages 1I -14 and the
Middle Division is for players
ages 13-14. Girls and boys divi" sions are separate in the Youth,
SPORTS FAN
of Prestonsburg
OF THE WEEK
Junior and Middle groups.
Each team is guaranteed two
games. Each division must have
at least three teams to register. In
case of bad weather, the tournament will be moved indoors to
the YMCA.
For more information, call
East Ridge High boys head
coach James Hurley at 606/8352811. Official tournament registration packets are available by
calling or writing to East Ridge
High School, c/o Coach Hurley
# I Warrior Path Lick Creek, Ky.
41540.
Andrew Burchett was presented the scholarship award by
KHSAA Commissioner Brigid DeVries.
Burchett
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Fasig-Tipton in Lexington.
Burchett was a four-year
starter on the offensive line at
center for the Prestonsburg High
football team. During his football career, he received several
honors and awards. In the 200102 school year, Burchett's junior
year, he reached his highest goal
athletically by playing in the
KHSAA Class AA Finals and
was chosen as a member of the
all-district football team. During
his season year, the 2002-03
school year, Burchett was
named all-state honorable-mention by the Louisville CourierJournal.
In addition, he was chosen as
the Prestonsburg High Wendy's
High School Reisman nominee.
Burchett considers his greatest
honors being awarded the
Reatherford-Salyers Award and
the Joshua Francis Memorial
Scholarship.
Burchett
was
Co-
Games
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from throughout the state ranging in age from two to 87 years
old participated in the 2003
Summer Games, which were
held four weekends in July and
the first weekend in August.
More than 6,500 medals were
awarded.
The Bluegrass State Games
is a nonprofit program sponsored privately to promote amateur athletics across the
Commonwealth. It is designed
to provide Kentuckians of all
ages and skill levels an avenue
for
positive
development
through sports and physical
Valley
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past two years, and a one-win
campaign the season before that,
Betsy Layne football players hope
to reverse the program's recent
fortunes with a turnaround under
new head coach Jackie Bush.
A graduate of Betsy Layne,
Bush has seen both good and bad
times in his previous work with
the program as a player and later
an assistant Bush is pleased with
the turnout of players and the
hard work he's gotten from those
individuals.
Valedictorian of his senior class,
a 2003 Kentucky Governor's
Scholar, a Centre Fellow.
WYMT-TV Student Achiever of \
the Week, and recipient of the
Anatomy & Physiology Award,
the Geometry Award, the HOBY
Leadership
Award,
the
Transylvania
Morrison
Scholarship, and the Kentucky
Farm Bureau Scholarship. He
stayed quite active in
high
school, being a member of the
following organizations and
activities: PHS Honor Choir (3
years), Talent
&
Gifted
Leadership Program (2 years),
National Honor Society (2
years), Fellowship of Christian • Athletes (I year), PHS basketball team (2 year), Who's Who
Among American High School
Students (4 years) and National
Honor Roll (3 years).
In addition, Burchett was an
All American Scholar.
Past
NFFHF
ScholarAthletes from Prestonsburg
include John Ortega ( 1999) and
Jeremy Caudill (2000).
As a member of St. Martha's
Catholic Church, Burchett has
been involved with the youth
group. He is the son of Blake
and Rebecca Burchett of
Prestonsburg. He has a sister, ~
Molly, and a brother. Michael.
The Prestonsburg graduate will
attend Transylvania University
in the fall.
activity, to promote and develop amateur athletics and to provide amateur athletes an opportunity to showcase their talent
and receive statewide recognition.
Bluegrass State Games:
Summer 2003, produced by
KET in association with the
Lexington-Fayette
Urban
County Government's GTV3, is
closed captioned for the deaf
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and hard-of-hearing. Viewers
can find out more about pro- (front row, left to right):
gramming on KET's four digi- Stephanie McKinney. Keturan
tal channels by visiting the Tackett, Rachel Hamilton,
KET website at www.ket.org.
Krista Flanery. Margo Hunt,
Samantha Stewardson, and
Andie Meade. Second row:
Becky Tackett, Nicole Spurlock,
Samantha
Hall,
Megan
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Hamilton. Kayla Case. and
"We've got around 25 players Megan Hamilton. Third row:
out, and they've worked real Amanda Hunter and Candice
hard," said Bush. "We're feeling Meade. Fourth row: Coach Teri
pretty good heading into the sea- Daniels. Breann Akers, Krista!
son."
Daniels, Kim Clark. Betsy
Bush is the third Betsy Layne Layne Coach Cassandra Akers,
head coach in three years. He and Transy Coach Mark Turner.
spent the last two seasons at
The Betsy Layne team was
Prestonsburg High as an assistant the second squad to attend
coach.
Turner's
camp
on
the
Betsy Layne will begin its Transylvania campus this sumseason against in-county rival mer. Over 350 players and 30
Allen Central one week from teams were represented from
today.
across the state.
Camp
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New
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by MURRAY EVANS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
t:.
R ICHMOND - During nowretired coach Roy Kidd's W·year
tenure, Eastern Kcnttu;ky became
known for run-oriented football.
Kidd's system product.•d 315
wins, 16 Ohio Valley Conference
championships and two NCAA
Division 1-AA titles, but the
Colonels' new coach wants to tl)'
something different.
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Danny Hope played for Kidd
and respects his former mentor,
but I lope also worked for a time
under current Purdue heaJ coach
Jnc Tiller and former Louisville
coach John L. Smith. from whom
he learned the joys of pass-orient
ed football. When the Colonels
visit Bo,.,ling Green on Aug. 28,
they'll be putting the football in
the air much more than the) 've
done during most of the previous
four decades.
yers
"It "Ill be a d1fterent style of
offense," I lope said Tuesduy durlllg the Colonels' media day. "We
will ~pread the field forrn,lltonwisc. We \\ill still have the capability to go nuttht'l\: and establish
a strong running game, but the
ball will he in the air a lot more."
The Colonels, corning off an
8-4 season. are blessed with
bad.ficld depth, Hope said.
Adam Ell1s, a sophomore transfer
from LouiS\ ille. entered presea-
Andrew Burchett (left, kneeling) will attend Transylvania University In Lexington.
MARSHALL
Herd offense has faith in
backup quarterback,
too
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by JOEDY McCREARY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va.
Stan Hill learned last year how
quickly a quarterback can go
from a chilly sideline to the heat
of competition. Now Marshall's
starter, Hill is making sure his
understudy understands it. too.
Graham Gochneaur is one
play away from replacing Hill,
just as Hill stood ready to
replace Byron Leftwich a year
ago. And in case of injury or
ineffectiveness,
Gochneaur
believes his teammates can
count on him to produce, just as
SOCCER
Pikeville YMCA
soccer registration
continues
-
PIKEVILLE - Soccer registration is ongoing in Pikeville.
Registration for the Pikeville
YMCA's fall youth soccer
leagues continues
through
August 20. for boys and girls
ages 3-17. For more information, contact Greg Boggs at
606/433-9622.
Hill did in his first college start
last year.
"I don't want anything bad to
happen to anybody, but I'm just
waiting for my chance,"
Gochneaur said Saturday during
Marshall's media day. "That's
what I practice for evel)' day. I
just feel like I've got myself prepared that I can step in anytime
and carry on just as well, or better, than anything that's happened so far."
Hill admits he wasn't fully
ready for his first chance last
year, when Leftwich's injury
"kind of slipped up on me."
He was wearing a bulky coat
and trying to stay warm when
Leftwich severe!} injured his
leg during the first quarter of the
Akron game.
So, he wants Gochneaur to
learn from his experience.
Leftwich's injUI)' "caught me
off guard last year. and I hate
myself for that." Hill said. Being
the backup ''is a lot of pressure.
but at the same time. that's what
the quarterback position is.
You've got to take it on your
shoulders and get the job done."
Hill made believers of his
teammates during his first college start, a thrilling nationally
televised 36-34 win over Miami
of Ohio in which he threw four
touchdowns and scored on a 1yard run in the final seconds.
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Still, NASCAR vice president Jim Hunter has said officials would review the system
"as we often do when there is
talk about one driver having so
big of a lead that it looks like the
championship will be decided
before the season is over."
The current system "probably could reward maybe a little
bit more for winning," Kenseth
said.
But more points doesn't
mean harder racing. There could
have been 1,000-points on the
line at the Brickyard 400 two
weeks back, Kenseth ~aid, and
his car would have run se~:ond to
Kevin Harvick.
''If I could've won the race, I
would've won the race,"
Kenseth said. "No matter how
they set up the pomts, I don't
think it's necessarily going to
change the racing because
everybody's trying to win. I
mean. you're always tl) ing to
run as hard as you can."
Kenseth isn't letting up on
the throttle yet. He was the only
one running laps this week at
Darlington's tricky 1.366-mile
oval before the Southern 500 on
Aug. 31. Kenseth has long felt
comfortable on the track's mis
shapen comers and gritty surface but wanted the confidence
that comes with extra laps.
Kenseth won a Busch race
here in 1999, but he has struggled at the Labor Day weekend
race, never finishing better than
23rd in his past four Southern
500s.
With so much at stake, he's
here to keep problems to a minimum.
"It's exciting where we're
at.'' Kenseth said. ··But yet on
the other hand, we don't want to
mess it up and don't want to
make any mistakes either."
15, 2003 • 83
The Thundering Herd players
always believed Hill would adequately replace I .eft\\ ich against
Miami. and they have similar
faith in Gochneaur, offensive
lineman Nate McPeek said.
"If you're going to go out
there and play in a big game ...
you've got to have confidence in
your quarterback," McPeek
said. "Stan played as well as he
could in that situation, and he's
going to be even better this year.
... At the same time, Graham has
got to be ready. because you
never know. Look at Byron you're one play from going in."
Receiver Darius Watts says
Gochncaur might have a
stronger ann than his mentor.
''We feel like Graham knows
his stuff, and he can go out and
do the same things that Stan
did," Watts said.
Hill and Gochneaur are the
only upperclassmen at quarterback. Two redshirt freshmen are
below them on the depth chart:
Jimmy Skinner is Gochneaur's
backup, and Adam Black will
miss four weeks with an inner
ear condition that has severely
affected his balance.
"It's me and Stan right now,"
Gochneaur said.
The 6-foot-4, 218-pound
Gochneaur stands I inch taller
and weighs 8 pounds more than
I lilt. lie redshirted last season
after coming to Marshall from
Kilgore (Texas) Junior College.
and he led Kilgore to a 12-0 season 111 :2001.
"An) time you ha,·e success.
you can take that with you and
carT)' that to the next level:·
Gochneaur said. "I kno'' what it
takes to be a champ1on. I'm
looking forward to getting a shot
here, proving some people
wrong and showing what I can
do."
Notes: Linebacker Gladstone
Coke became a proud papa on
Friday. llis wife gave birth t6
daughter Brooklyn Sanyi Coke,
and his new fatherly responsibilities have overwhelmed him. "I
went to college to become a
man," he said. ''and I've become
a man." ... McPeck has moved
to left tackle, a position which
protects the blind side of righthanded quarterbacks. ... Pruett.
on ~he importance of Jason
Rader, considered one of the
count!) 'stop tight ends: "We've
won some championships with
tight ends that couldn't catch a
cold."
son pr::~ct1ce as the No. I quarterback. but Hope [l)<;o would feel
contident in Massachusetts transfer Matt Guice. a sophomore, nr
senior Toki Ml:Cray. I lope liaid
he anticipated playing two quarterbacks against Bowling Green.
"Coach Hope's work ethic is
extreme," Ellis said. ''He's working us hard and putting a lot of
stuff in. That's wh) I'm here, to
throw the ball and have a good
time and hope it's exciting for the
fans."
At tailback, senrors Terry
Ennis and Aaron Murray will
compete w1th junior C.J. Hudson
for playing time
Hudson, the starter last year,
was suspended from the team
pending the outcome of an investigation after he and another player. safety Pierre Wright, Wl!re
charged with first-degree rape
and sodomy. Neither Hudson nor
Wnght were indicted and both
were reinstated to the team.
Hudson rushed for 1,110
yards and 16 touchdowns last
year, while Ennis had 825 yards
and four touchdowns.
One of the top linemen in
Division 1-AA, senior Larry
Turner. will move to center after
earning all-conference honors at
guard last year. He began h1s college career at tackle
''With coach Hope here, the
emphasis is on throwing,'' Turner
said. "We know \\e can run the
ball. Now we have that extra
option. so people are going to
have to defend us different.
Instead of sticking eight or nine
people 111 the box, they have to
respect us now."
Turner said the coaching
change has brought a renewed
enthusiasm to preseason drills.
"It exciting because it's something new," Turner said. "It's
kind of rejuvenating. I'm glad
coach Hope is here. I hated to sec
coach Kidd go. but I feel real
confident in what coach Hope is
d6ing.''
• Continued lrom ~
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Kcntuck) will make on CBS Sports.
Kentucky faces :Vlichigan State at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec.
13 - u game organizers hope will draw the largest crowd ever to
witness a college basketball game.
On Dec. 20, the Wildcats travel to lndianapohs to renew their
annual rivalry with Indiana.
KentuCk) hosts Eastern Kentucky, coached by former UK guard
Trav1s Ford. four days before the Dec. 27 showdown '~ ith archrival
Louisville.
PHi no. who coached Kentucky from 1989-97, was greeted with
vicious boos and derogatory signs when he brought the Cardinals to
Rupp on Dec. 29, 2001. The Wildcats won 82-62.
On New Year's Eve, the Wildcats play Austin Peay in their annual non-conference visit to Freedom Hall in Louisville.
The Cats play host to North Carolina and first-year coach Roy
Williams on Jan. 3.
Southeastern Conference play begins a week later with a home
game with Vanderbilt. Last year. the Wildcats won their 42nd regular-season league title by going an unprecedented 16-0 in conference
play. Kentucky hasn't dropped a regular-season SEC game since an
86 73 lo~s at Vanderbilt on Feb. 27. 2002.
The Wildcats finish the regular season by playmg host to SEC
rival Florida on !\larch 7, their 14th and final nationall) television
appearance.
The entire 2003-04
schedule follows:
No\. 4 -TEAM NIKE. exhibition. 7:30p.m.
~ov. 12 - EA SPORTS, exhibition. 7:30p.m.
Nov. 19-21 - BCA Invitational, Rupp Arena, TBA
Nov. 28 - TENNESSEE TECH. 7:30 p.m
Dec. I - vs. Marshall, at Cincinnati, Ohio, 8 p.m.
Dec. 6 - vs. UCLA, at Wooden Classic, l :30 p.m., (CBS)
Dec. 13 - vs. Michigan State, at Detroit, Mich., 4 p.m., (CBS)
Dec. 20- vs. Indiana, at Indianapolis, Noon, (CBS)
Dec. 23- EASTERN KENTUCKY, 8 p.m.
Dec. 27 - LOUISVILLE, 5 p.m., (CBS)
Dec. 31 - vs. Austin Peay, at Louisville. 4 p.m.
Jan. 3 - NORTH CAROLINA. Noon, (CBS)
Jan. 10- VANDERBILT, 7 p.m.
Jan. 13 - at ,\.1ississippi State. 9 p.m., (ESPN)
Jan. 17 - GEORGIA. 1 p.m.
Jan. 20 - at Tennessee. 9 p.m .. (ESP:-.J)
Jan. 25 - at Notre Dame. 4 p.m .. (CBS)
Jan. 28 - MISSISSIPPI. 8 p.m.
Jan. 31 - at Vanderbilt, Noon, (ESPN2)
Feb. 3 - at Florida. 9 p.m., (ESPN)
Feb. 7 - SOUTH CAROLINA. I p.m.
Feb. 10- ALABAMA, 7 p.m., (ESPN)
Feb. 14 - at Georgia. I p.m., (CBS)
Feb. 18 - ARKANSAS, 8 p.m.
Feb. 21 - at Auburn, 2 p.m.
Feb. 25- TENNESSEE, 8 p.m.
Feb. 29- at LSU. 4 p.m., (CBS)
March 3 - at South Carolina, 8 p.m.
March 7 - FLORIDA. Noon. (CBS)
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THROUGH MY EYES
POSTSCRIPT
Honorable
actions
A pen is
Somettmes in this business.
we somehow manage to gamer
for ourselves a tongue-lashing or
two from the general public.
Sometimes those tongue-lashings are well deserved, but. most
times they are not.
•
And they are most especially
not
deserved
when they
come as a
form of
backlash to
those who
have done
nothing
more than
express
their perKathv Prater
sonal opinlHestvJes editor
ions on a
given subject. I mean, the last time I
looked, we still had that right.
f!i This week, Sheldon, once
again, has come under fire. Just
yesterday, as our office was hosting a most successful ''Business
After Hours" event with the
local Chamber of Commerce,
poor Sheldon was made to listen
to the irate tirades of an upset
reader while the rest of us were
shaking hands, listening to music
and helping ourselves to a wonderful barbecue catered by
Reno's Roadhouse.
I always hate it when I see
one of my co-workers looking
lllll distressed as they hold the tete• phone an inch or two from their
silenced
A Kentucky State Police officer led cyclists down U.S. 23 on their way to Morehead's main campus.
DING FOR
A CAUSE
submitted by
PAULINE YOUNG, DIRECTOR,
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY
COMMUNICATIONS
(See EYES, page two)
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William Duke, seated left, Interim director of MSU-Prestonsburg,
and Lula Bowling, seated right, Incoming director at MSU-Prestonsburg, registered ride participants in the MSU-Prestonsburg
parking area.
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ore than 70 motorcyclists participated in a ride held last month
that paid tribute to the memory
of the late Dr. Margaret Lewis, former
director of the Morehead State University
Prestonsburg campus. Dr. Lewis was
killed in an automobile accident that
occurred in December of last year.
A group of motorcyclists, headed by an
officer of the Kentucky State Police, left
Prestonsburg traveling toward nearby
West Liberty, where they stopped for a
break and refreshments on the MSU-West
Liberty campus before continuing on to
the university's main campus, in
Morehead. Once in Morehead, the assembled group enjoyed lunch and games
before heading off on their return trip to
Prestonsburg.
The ride helped raise funds for the
establishment of a scholarship fund, "The
Margaret Lewis Scholarship Fund,"
named in honor of Dr. Lewis. The scholarship fund will assist students attending
the MSU-Prestonsburg campus.
Every participant was a winner, reports
school officials, but certain individuals
won awards for their participation in daily
events and games. The awards were presented by ride coordinators, Gary
Coleman, of Paintsville, a member of the
MSU Prestonsburg Advisory Board;
Dawonna Prater, MSU
Prestonsburg extended campus assistant;
and Tina Stafford, MSU main campus
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Dawonna Prater, left, and Tina Stafford, right, served as ride
coordinators, along with Gary Coleman (not pictured) for the event.
(See CAUSE, page three)
Early language development
Mable Rowe Lineberger,
Ph.D.
As most everyone knows, 1 have a
grandson, Davis. who is now 15 1/2
months old. Need I add that I think
he is perfect? A good grandparent is
always checking to see how the next
step of growing up is going and if the
"Wonder Child" is doing everything
okay. "We" (his parents and I) are
now in the throes of attending to his
every sound for more and more signs
of speech. Of course, he laughs
when he's happy, cries when he's
hungry or tired. makes ··baby'' sounds
whiie playing, and has started saying
a few words, such as "Da," ''dog,"
and the ever special and meaningful,
"no!". Basically, the general conclusion IS that he IS right on target for
speech development. Another opinion is that he is getting all of his
needs met, so !tc does not have a
need to talk. Perhaps his first major
utterance will be. "Why did you all
do 11 like that?." or a spontaneous
The losses keep mounting.
I was shocked last week to hear of
the death of Scott Perry, editor and publisher of the Big Sandy News. Early in
the week when I heard he had had a
stoke, I just knew he would recover.
After all, he was only 49 years old, pretty young by today's lifespan standards,
and he was tough
as nails, not one to
be stopped easily.
I count this as a
tremendous loss
for journalism in
this region, in the
state and even
nationally, where
respect for the
media continues to
decline.
Pam Shingler
Scott was one
contrlbUUnu wrtter
of the best writers
in newspapers
today, a master of the editorial imd the
personal column. He knew the language and used it with precision and
power.
He could pack a punch with few
words. He used the language as a
weapon to tear his enemies to shreds,
when he felt it necessary.
Yet, he was quick to praise and he
was not shy about poking fun at himself.
In his approach to news, he took no
prisoners. As far as I could see, there
were very few figures who were
untouchable. He seldom accepted surface appearances.
He gnawed and
gnawed until he got to the meat of an
(See POSTSCRIPT, page two
This Town,
That World
Editor's Note: For years, Floyd County
Times founder and former publisher Norman
Allen wrote a weekly column that looked at
Floyd County tbrough his eyes. His columns
are being reprinted due to request. The following column was written in 1961.
Punching a typewriter when the old
idea box is empty, is like trying to
punch a hole in smoke.
What I don't know about farming
and the weather is more than somewhat.
But I think I do know this: If you get a
field of hay "down," and it doesn't rain
before it's cured and in the bam, set
yourself ready for a long drought.
THE RETURN OF PETE
TffiNGS TO PONDER
It/
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version of Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address. Since I have always found
the process of speech development to
be very interesting, I thought that
there might be others that were also
concerned about the how, the when.
and the why aspects of early language development.
We all know that speech and language are tools that humans use to
communicate or share thoughts,
(See PONDER. page two)
Pete's back. Pete's the buckin' burro
that entertained visitors at the riding stables at Jenny Wiley State Park last year
while depositing would-be riders on the
greensward as well as on various parts
of their anatomies. Homer Neeley and
Associates sold him last year, and this
season Pete's been at Carter Caves State
Park and at a couple of Ohio horse
shows. But the boys have brought him
back and returned him to his old "bucking grounds," at popular request. The
pesky critter will be doing his act every
Sunday afternoon at 1. we are told.
(That item entitles me to as many
free rides as I want-which I don't
want.)
A GOOD JOB
The dollar-an-hour boys and an
improvised street-sprinkler have
Prestonsburg's streets, for all the con
(See WORLD, page two)
�C2 • FRIDAY, AUGUST
15,
2003
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
YOUTH SERVICES
CENTER
• The AMS Youth Services
Center is open all year to assist
students and families in need.
Please drop by or call the center
at 886-9812 for more info•mation or to request assistance
with a family need. Center is
open from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Center coordinator, Michelle
Keathley. Assistant coordinator, Sheila Allen. Center offers
services to students regardless
of income.
ALLEN CENTRAL
MIDDLE SCHOOL
•
Aug. 18
Parent
Workshop, presented by SPIN
(Special Parent Involvement
Network), 5:00 p.m., in ACMS
lunchroom.
• Aug. 19 - Volunteer
Orientation, 6:00p.m., at Allen
Central High School. Anyone
interested in volunteering this
school year at ACMS must
attend this orientation.
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
• Aug. 25 - Bridges Parent
Workshop- "Homework Tips,"
2:00 p.m., in ACMS Youth
Service Center.
• ACMS Youth Service
Center distributes school activity calendars on the first school
day of each month to all students.
Parents should be
advised to watch for these
informative materials as a
means to staying informed on
school happenings.
• The ACMS Youth Service
Center is open each day from
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., or later
by appointment.
For more
information about the center or
any listed actlvtttes, call
LaDonna Patton, coordinator,
or Marilyn Bailey, assistant, 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
• The Family Resource
Youth Service Center provides
services and referral services to
all families regardless of
income. The center is located
in the middle building of the
Betsy
Layne
Elementary
School. Office hours are Mon.
-Fri., 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
• Open enrollment for After
School Child Care is available
through the Family Resource
Center. Service hours are 3
p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Contact the center at 4785550.
Contact persons are
Brian Akers and Charlotte
Rogers.
CLARK ELEMENTARY
• A nurse from the Floyd
County Health Dept. is in the
center weekly. Please call to
schedule an appointment. Also
scheduling appointments for
WIC services. These services
are available to anyone in the
community.
• The Clark Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of income. We are
located in the Clark Elementary
School building and can be
reached by calling 886-0815.
is at the center each Monday to
administer immunizations, T.B.
skin tests, well-child exams,
WIC, prenatal and post-partum
services, and school physicals.
Call 377-2678 for an appointment.
• The McDowell FRC, in
collaboration with many other
area organizations, will sponsor
several summer activities.
Among them:
DUFF ELEMENTARY
PRESTONSBURG
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• Floyd County Health
Dept. is at the school each
Tuesday. Services include 6th
grade school entry physical;
kindergarten, Head Start and
Well-Child physicals; T.B. skin
test; and WIC services. Please
call for appointment if you are
in need of any of these services.
MCDOWELL
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• Floyd County Health
Department Nurse Joy Moore,
• MCCC services available
at the center. Call for additional information.
• Center is open weekdays
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
• After School Child Care,
3-6 p.m., school days.
• Call 886-7088 for additional information regarding
the Prestonsburg Elementary
Family Resource Center or its
programs.
SOUTH FLOYD YOUTH
SERVICES CENTER
• Walking track open to
public (except during special
event).
..
•
Anyone interested in
Adult Ed may contact the center for information.
• All new students and visitors, stop by the Center, located on the South Floyd campus,
Room 232, and see Mable Hall.
• The center is located on
the South Floyd campus in
room 232. For more information call 452-9600 or 9607 and
ask for Mable Hall, ext. 243, or
Keith Smallwood, ext. 242, or
Donna Johnson, ext. 153.
STUMBO
ELEMENTARY/MUD
CREEK FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• Resource Center hours are
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents
and community members are
(See SCHOOL, page three)
Ponder
Eyes
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ear while the party on the other end goes on
and on about what they have written, said, or
done. And especially so when I know that my
co-worker has actually done nothing more
than try to open the eyes/minds of our reading
public, which is all that Sheldon attempted to
do in our last edition.
Without a doubt, "something" happened at
this year's PHS football camp. And, speaking
from first-hand knowledge straight from the
horse's mouth to my ears, so to say, I know
this to be true - else I've been lied to and I
don't believe I have.
Unfortunately, 1 have not been granted the
liberty to divulge the things I have been told.
And, being a member of the press, I have to
admit that it takes a great deal of restraint to
not share information when I have it. But, in
cases such as this, I have to honor and respect
the wishes of those who don't feel comfortable with having such information shared.
But, like Sheldon, what really bothers me
the most is the fear that people in our community carry with them in regard to possible ramifications that they would face if they were to
step forward with the truth. speak their minds,
express, if you will, their opinions.
There isn't a single solitary one of us who
doesn't understand that fear.
But, always, there comes a time in each of
our lives when we simply have to face our
fears. And, if you happen to be a parent, you
find that these times come to you more often
than not.
Sure, it's scary to have to face the reality
that maybe your child was mistreated or even
that maybe your child had something to do
with the mistreatment of another. Most likely
you dido 't raise them to mistreat others, or to
even allow others to mistreat them. No, like
the rest of us, you most probably have raised
them to respect themselves and to respect the
civil liberties that living in this great country
affords us all.
But, kids make mistakes. They succumb to
peer pressure and, most certainly, they tend to
cower under the omnipotent power of those
they tend to regard as having authority over
their lives.
, That's why those in authority must do the
honorable thing.
Anything less would be a severe grievance
against both parents and children.
.World
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struction work going on, cleaner than I can
recall ever having seen them in the past.
Hamilton-Mullins
Sle and Wanda Hamilton, of HI Hat,
are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter,
Lucinda Hamilton, to Jason
Matthew Mullins, the son of
Carolyn and the late David "Rod"
Mullins. The bride-elect Is a gradu·
ate of Morehead State University.
She Is the granddaughter of
Roberta Collins, and the late Aster
Collins and the late Sle and Birdie
Hamilton. Jason Is also a graduate
of Morehead State University. He
Is the grandson of Marie Little and
the late Edsll Ray Little, and Betty
Mullins and the late Otis Doyle
Mullins. The couple will wed In a
ceremony that will take place on
Saturday, August 23, 2003, at three
o'clock in the afternoon, at the
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist
Church. A reception will follow In
the former Wheelwright High
School Cafeteria. The gracious
custom of an open church wedding will be observed.
Slone-Sammons
(See PONDER, page three)
Julie Lynn Slone, the daughter of
Phillip Slone, of Prestonsburg,
and the late Marcella Jones
Slone, was united In marriage to
Jason Sammons, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Sammons, of
Martin, on July 12, 2002, in a ceremony performed at the
Community Methodist Church,
Prestonsburg, with the Rev.
Steve Pescosollda officiating.
Escorted by her father, the bride
lit a single candle In remembrance of her mother at the
beginning of the ceremony. A
reception was held in the couple's honor following the wedding ceremony.Followlng a honeymoon trip to Cancun, Mexico,
the couple returned to reside In
Laurel County, where the bride
teaches In the Laurel County
School System. Mr. Sammons
teaches In Pulaski County.
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SOMETHING REALLY
IMPORTANT
We all thought 250 students enrolled at the
Prestonsburg Community College for this first
year. But now, it appears the enrollment will be
nearer 325, plus those who have enrolled for
night classes. We may have trouble realizing it,
but these days we're seeing the beginnings of
something which, given the full support of us
all, will mean more to this community and surrounding area than a dozen of those industrial
plants which are so attractive to us. And that's
not to minimize the worth of new industry.
LOOKING BACKWARD
Fellows who are in their middle years or
older have a weakness which they're inclined to
indulge when they get together. This being the
pleasant pasttime of reminiscing. Other day,
some ofthe "boys" of this rather ancient vintage
were looking backward, recalling the days when
women seldom ate at the "first table" with the
men; when it was not an uncommon sight to see
a man riding a horse or a mule and one or more
of his women-folks walking; when the lord of
the manor seated himself for picture-taking
while his lady stood, her hand dutifully on his
shoulder... And so on the conversation ran till
one popped up with this question:
"You guys remember when a capsule traveled in a man, and man dido 't travel in a capsule?"
ideas, and emotions. Besides speech being
used to communicate all of these things,
language includes the set of rules utilized to
express ourselves in all ways - writing,
signing, or even gestures for those individuals unable to vocalize. While there are
many languages in the world, each includes
its own set of rules for speech sounds, word
formation, sentence formation, word and
sentence meaning, tone and rhythm of
speech, and effective use of language.
Like many parts and systems of the body,
the most intensive period of speech and language development for humans is during the
first three years of life, a time when the
brain is developing and maturing. Speech
and language skills develop best in an "f
atmosphere that is rich with sights, sounds,
and consistent exposure to speech and language. Increasing evidence is supporting
the probability of there being "critical periods" for speech and language development
in infants and toddlers. In other words, during this time the developing brain is best
able to absorb a language - any language.
The idea is that if these critical times are
allowed to pass without early exposure to a
language, the actual ability to learn a language will be more difficult, and perhaps
less efficient or effective. As we know, the
beginning signs of communication happen
when the newborn learns that a cry will
bring food, comfort, and companionship. ,f
Isn't it great to see that the young infant has
learned to recognize important sounds in his
environment, especially the sound of a par-
Blackburn-Rogers
Jeremy Rogers and Amanda Marie
Blackburn are pleased to announce
their upcoming outdoor afternoon
wedding that will take place on
Saturday, August 23, 2003, at half
past three o'clock, at Teaberry.
Amanda Is the daughter of Avonelle
Tackett and John Dotson, both of
Grethel. She Is the granddaughter
of the late Nelson and Geneva
Tackett. Jeremy Is the son of
Kenneth and Rita Rogers, both of
Grethel, and the grandson of
Reathel Rogers and the late Azzle
Rogers, the late Cyde Hall and the
late Ann Hall.
issue. He ferreted out wrongdoing, be it by
friend or foe.
Those qualities are increasingly rare in
media
I did not always agree with Scott. His political
views, for the most part, were too conservative for
me.
Yet, I did regard him as an old-line
Republican, a holdover from the days when that
party stood for individual freedoms, rather than
right-wing fundamentalism - back when it was
truly Mr. Lincoln's party.
His recent experience with this paper and with
the Paintsville Herald had made him bitter. He let
that bitterness and his need for vengeance bleed
through in his writing too often. I think he sometimes hurt himself when he expressed that bitterness publicly. He was doing quite well with his
new regional paper. He didn't need to be petty.
The adage that living well is the best revenge certainly would have applied.
I ftrst got to know Scott when I came back to
Johnson COWlty in the late '80s, after being away
for a number of years. I noted in the Paintsville
Herald that he was starting a Friday edition of the
paper, a tabloid-sized piece with mostly feature
stories.
I dropped by his office with some writing samples, and we shared some of our experiences in
having the good fortune to have learned under the
best English teacher who ever lived, Lorraine
Wtley. I told him I was interested in doing some
free-lance writing. I went on to write several of
the cover pieces for the publication he called Etc.,
before I went to work for the Floyd County
Ttmes.
I left the Tunes to move to Frankfort and work
for the Kentucky Press Association about the
same time that Scott took over the T101es. I
warned him that there is a big difference between
Johnson and Floyd counties. He didn't believe
me then, but later he admitted he was right.
We stayed in touch over the years, and I wrote
a couple of stories for him when he expanded the
Big Sandy News to be multi-county. We stayed in
touch occasionally by email, but less and less
since I went to work at Appalshop. I regret now
that we had not talked for a while, although, like
many others, I was able to follow his life somewhat through his Coffeebreak columns. In a
recent one, he alluded to his coming 50th birthday.
We in this region needed Scott Peny to have
a 50th birthday and a 75th and maybe even a
lOOth.
�FRIDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Simpson, D.O.,
M.B.A.
My mother, who just turned 60,
called to tell me that her doctor
told her that the strange rash on
her back was shingles. Mom said it was
like chickenpox, but she had those as a
~ child. Can I catch this from her? How did
she catch it? Will it spread or get worse?
Q
A
The condition your mother has.
shingles, is due to the same
varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
that causes chickenpox and several
other illnesses. Your mother's flrst
exposure to the virus produced the
chickenpox she had a-; a child.
•
2003 • C3
Shingles often resolve on their
own, but wise to seek treatment
edicine
By Martha A.
15,
~~:~e~
College of.
Osteopathtc
Medicine
Typically, the symptoms of chickenpox
are a body-wide rash with itching. in·itated blisters and fever. Well over 90
percent of adults have had this common
childhood iUness, which usually clears
up within a few days without any complications.
Shingles is a reactivation of the VZV
germ and is fairly common in people
over 50. What happens is that the virus
goes into a kind of"hibernation" state
and remains that wa} for a number of
years. Then, as you get older, the VZV
may start to stir and become active once
again.
In most cases doctors and scientists
don't reall) know why this virus reactivates in a particular person at a specific
time. However. we do know that reactivation sometimes happens when the
person is under a lot of stress or when
his or her immune system has become
weakened due to cancer or cancer treatment. transplant surgery or HIV infection.
I'hc presentation of shingles is quite
classic, and the disease is easily diagnosed during an exam by an experienced practitioner. The person usually
first notices a burning pain. or tingling
and itching in an area with no visible
rash. This precedes the rash by a few
days. The rash starts out as a reddened
area. then clear vesicles, or blisters
appear, usually in a tight cluster.
Shingles blisters are quite distinct in
that they follow the course of one or
two nerves on just one side of the body.
The nerves of the trunk, as in your
mother's case. and buttocks are most
commonly involved. Fever and general
malaise are common. Shingles usually
resolves on its own, but your mother is
wise to seck tn!<ttmcnt. This is because
early intervention with antiv1ral medications can limit the spread of the blisters,
reduce complications and help the body
heal more quickly.
The most common complication of
shwgles is pain after the rash has disappeared
a condition called "postherpetic neuralgia." The usc of antiviral
agents is particularly effective at preventing this complication if started during the earliest stage when the patient is
experiencing the burning sensation and
pain, but the blisters have not yet
appeared.
Shingles can also lead to meningitis
and encephalitis, but these complications are very rare. Also, uncommon but
very serious. is a herpes zoster infection
in the nerve around the eye. This is an
emergency situation and prompt treatment is required to prevent possible
blindness.
To answer your questions, no you
cannot catch shingles from your mother.
but you could get chickenpox if you
have never had it. Your mom :;hould
stay away people who have a compromised immune system and take her
medication faithfully.
Currently, studies are underway to
develop a shingles vaccine, but that's
not likely for a while.
Family Medicine® is a weekly column.
To submit questions, write to Martha
A. Simpson, D.O .. M.B.A .. Ohio
University College of O.~teopathic
Medicine, P.O. Box 110, Athens, Ohio
45701. Medical information in this
column is provided a.\ an educational
service onl_v. It does not replace the
judgment of your per.\Otwl physician,
who should be relied 011 to diagnosis
and recommend treatment for any
medical conditions. Past columns are
available online at www.Jhradio.
orglfm.
Ponder
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ent? Studies have shown that by
6 months of age, most children
recognize the basic sound of
their native language, whether it
is English, Polish. or Spanish.
In addition to the value of the
brain maturing for speech-language development, it is also
very important for the body
parts making up the speech
mechanism (jaw. lips. and
tongue) and voice to mature.
Thus. the small infant is able ot
make more and more controlled
sounds. There ·s "cooing" the
ftrst few months. "babbling" of
syllables by 6 months, a few
simple words by 1 year. and
possibly 8 to 10 words by 18
months. At 2 years. children are
typically saying two-word sentences -"more milk." Then by
3, 4, and 5 years of age. the preschool-aged child is rapidly
increasing his vocabulary and
begins to master the mles of language.
A great variety of research
has been done over the years in
regard to language development. A typical type of research
done in this area is a longitudinal study. For example, a group
of children are assessed periodically from 6 months to 7 years
of age. One of the last major
research papers I did in graduate
school was about the relationship of mother-child interactions
and the child's language development. A study done in the
Rutgers' "baby lab" is now
examining the speed or efficiency with which infants learn
about different things in their
environment (perceptual-cognitive abilities) and their ability to
know the difference between
these things. It is thought that
the infant's perceptual-cognitive
abilities are comparable to the
skills used for processing information in later childhood. Other
studies have shown that children
without skills to recognize the
differences are often at high-risk
for language or cognitive problems in the future. Research
results have also shown that
many children and adults with
language
impairments ·or
dyslexia have particular prob-
Challenger Center plans
'Return to Moon' mission
The Challenger Learning
Center of Kentucky is seeking
an adult/child crew for its
"Return to the Moon!'' simulated mission that will take place
on Saturday, August 23, at 3
p.m.
The learning center is now
organizing a mission crew for its
"Return to the Moon!" mission.
The makeup of this crew is critical for this flight into space.
"We haven't had astronauts to
the moon in 30 years and that's
why we want a good group for
this special 'out-of-this world'
experience,''
noted
Tom
Cravens, Challenger Center
director. Therefore, crew mission slots will be reserved for
the ftrst 15 adult/child pairs that
contact the Challenger Learning
Center at 436-5721 or 800-2467521, ext. 7813 or 7812. All
astronauts should be at least 9
years of age. Expectations are
to return to Earth for a hero's
welcome and a sampling of
astronaut foods by 5:30 p.m.
The cost for the mission is $20
per person ($40 per adult/child
pair). Please call to reserve your
mission slot or if you have questions.
!ems processing information
that is brief and presented in a
rapid fashion. Other outcomes
have indicated that a child having difficulty mentally processing information - given orally
and rapidly - is also affected in
their abilities to discriminate the
very brief sounds that make up
verbal language.
Over the
years. groups of children have
been identified at risk for later
language learning difficulties:
(I) children with a family history of language impairment. such
as language processing difficulties and dyslexia; (2) children
who were born at very low birth
weights or premature have been
found to be more prone to language and cognitive delays; and,
(3) children who had recurrent
middle ear infections (otitis
med1a) during infancy, which
can produce language and
speech delays due to poor hearing.
Parents play a major part in
helping their children develop
good lang\J<;ge skills. A child's
learning to communicate need
not be complicated, but can be a
regular part of activities for your
daily routine. The following
suggestions are from "Little
Language for Little Ones," written by a speech pathologist
(Laura Dyer). (I) Limit the time
your child spends sucking on
(and talking around) pacifiers.
If you dido 't know, car infections are about 33 percent more
frequent among children who
use a pacifier often. (2) Limit
Cause
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extended campus coordinator.
Among the winners accepting
prizes in the various categories
were: George Helton, of Hurley.
Va. - Slow race; Danny Fields, of
Wittensville - Ball drop; Mike
Edmonds, of Pikeville - 50150;
Mitch Lester, of Phelps - Best of
Show Stock.
"We feel like the event was
very successful,'' said William
Duke, interim director of the
Prestonsburg campus.
"And
knowing Dr. Lewis, she would
have loved this."
Several area businesses donated to the event, among them:
Cato's; Microtel Inn; Citizens
First
National
Bank;
Commonwealth Bank; Holiday
Inn; Alys Fraley Photography;
Harley Davidson of Prestonsburg
and Pikeville; Pizza Hut; Merle
Norman Cosmetic Studios: Jenny
Wiley Florist; Country-at-Heart;
Jenny Wiley Theatre; Speedway
of Martin and Prestonsburg;
McDonald's; Readmore Book
Store; Pepsi, Inc.; Foodland;
Food
City; Wal-Mart of
Prestonsburg and Pikeville; The
Sign Design of Denver; G & A
Variety; Perkins Leather Shop of
Owingsville; Harold B. Rice;
Larry Blackburn; M & R
Tmcking, Inc., of Belcher; Bill
Hall; Sleepy Hollow Tattoos of
Paintsville; American Driving
Academy of Wittensville; Collins
Trophies and T's. of Banner;
Gary Coleman; and Shoney's of
Paintsville.
Alison Lovely to compete for place in
2004 Junior American Idol competition
•
•
Alison Lovely, the
multi-talented daughter of
Tonya Fields and Brian
Lovely. and the stepdaughter of Woody Fields,
recently received the highest score in the Junior
American Idol auditions.
held by Fox TV, in
Lexington. Alison, who ts
a six-year member of the
Kentucky Opry Junior Pros
as well as being a longtime
cast member of the Jenny
Wiley Theatre. scored a
total of 319 out of a possible 350 points during the
auditions. The next high
est score received by
another auditioning junior
was 302.
The win puts Alison in
the running to appear on
the 2004 Junior American
Idol show that will be aired
next year by Fox. Alison
will travel to Hollywood.
California to attend the
2003 finals. hoping to
become eiigible to participate on the 2004 show.
Alison is also the reigning "Miss Kentucky Junior
Teen America." She will
travel to Connecticut this
September to compete for
the national title.
Alison
resides
in
Salyer~villc, in ~1agoffin
County.
the amount of time your child
spends watching television and
videos. Be aware that even
watching "educational" programs places the child in a passive learning state, and can
inhibit their early development.
Kids learn so much better from
hands-on activities. (3) Be a
good speech and languag,e
model for your child. Watch
your methods of speaking. such
as taking note to speak slowly,
usc short sentences, and repeat
words often. At the same time
that you are using spoken language. use body language to
make yourself understood - eye
contact. gestures. and demonstrations. (4) Make learning
language skills fun. This would
include playmg finger-play
games (sunilar to "Itsy Bitsy
Spider"), looking at interesting
picture books, playing simple
musical
instruments,
and
singing and acting-out songs.
Besides helping young children
to learn more and remember
what they learn. music also
increases speech and language
abilities and improves their
coordination.
Of course,
there's the added benefit of
even increasing their social
skills and reducing stress.
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0-0 p EXENSION
NEWS
Producing grass to stockpile
for fall and winter pasture
by RAY TACKETT
FLOYD COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT
FOR AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL
RESOURCES
Now is the time to begin
stockpiling cool-season grass
pastures. You can take advantage of good growing conditions
to obtain high-quality pasture
for late fall and early winter
grazing. Stockpiling helps
broaden the pasture season for
the cow herd. reduces feed and
labor costs by lowering the
amount of hay needed, and provides an ideal location for the
beef cow herd to winter and
calve.
It's really easy to begin to
stockpile. Simply take cattle off
pastures now, apply nitrogen fer~
tilizer, and allow grass to accumulate growth until November
or December. Then. put cattle on
the pasture one section at a time
until they've finished gra1ing
the whole field.
Remember to take soil samples for analyses to determine
pasture requirements for phosphorus. potassium and lime.
You'll need this information to
renovate with clover in the
spring.
School
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welcome to visit. For questions,
caiJ 587-2233 - ask for Tristan
Parsons, Center Coordinator. or
Anita Tackett, Assistant.
There are a number of for- 1
ages you can feed during the
stockpiling period from now
until early November. These
Jncludc. so(ghum-sudan hybrids.
sudangrass.
bermudagrass.
grass-lespedeza and grassclover.
Tall fescue and Kentucky
bluegrass arc the best grasses to
stockpile in Kentucky. Both
retain green color and forage
quality late into winter, are
somewhat res1stant to low temperatures and form a good sod.
Tall fescue produces more fall
\Vinter growth
than
and
Kentucky bluegrass.
Nitrogen and moisture are
critical to successfully stockpiling grasses. Apply nitrogen in
mtd August. Topdress at the rate
of 40 to 60 pounds of actual
nitrogen per acre for Kentucky
bluegrass. Use 40 to 100 pounds
of actual nitrogen per acre on tall
fescue.
Numerous studies have
shown that wise fertilizer use
and timing produces high production during fall and early
winter. In fact. tall fescue crude
protein and digestibility are better during fall and early winter
than any other time of the year.
Yields can be very good
when water is available during
the stockpiling period. Tall fescue can produce two tons of dry
matter up to late November.
With adequate water, producers
can achieve 25 pounds of dry
matter for each pound of nitrogen used.
After frost. let cattle graze
grass-legume fields quickly
before plants deteriorate. Then,
put animals on the <;tockpiled
grass fields. For the most efficient use of stockpiled fields.
establish a strip grazing system
by using a temporary electric
fence to section off areas of the
field. The first grazing area
should have water and mineral
sources. When animals have
grazed this area. move the fence
to open a n6W strip. Repeat this
process until the entire field has
been grazed.
Stockpiled grass is an excellent choice for fall-calving cows
because it can be used to meet
high nutritional needs after calving and during the breeding season. Grazing stockpiled grasses
may offer the most benefit to
spring-calving cows in thin body
condition during the fall.
Growing. weaned cattle can be
grazed on stockpile fescue.
Using stockpiled grasses help::.
lower feed costs when backgrounding cattle.
For more information. contact Ray Tackett b) phone at
886-2668. or by e-mail at atackett@uky.edu.
Educational programs of the
Kentucky
Cooperative
Extension Service serve all people, regardless of race, color,
age, sex. religion, disability, or
national origin.
WESLEY CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
• Weekly Chapel Services.
each Wednesday morning. 10
a.m.
• For information on the
development of the ne\\ Wesle)
Christian High School. please
contact Gary Frazier at 874-8328.
W.D. OSBORNE "RAINBOW
JUNCTION" FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• "Lost and Found" located in
the Center. Parents need to pick
up their children's items within
two weeks.
Any items not
claimed within two weeks.
becomes the property of the FRC.
• Rainbow Junction Family
Resource Center is located in the
W. D. Osborne Elementary
School. Hours of operation - 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday. or later by appointment.
Call 452-4553 and ask for Cissy
or Karen. Parents/community
members free to visit any time.
Caldwell honored as Grand Marshall
WYMT-TV weatherman, Jim Caldwell, left, received a plaque
commemorating his being the Grand Marshall of the Annual Van
Lear Parade. The presentation was made by Danny K. Blevins,
right, President of the Van Lear Historical Society, Inc. This year
marked the 18th Annual Van Lear Town Celebration.
�C4 • FRIDAY, AUGUST
15, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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510 • Commercial
Property
445 • Fumltute
11Q ·Agriculture
115 •ATV's
120 ·Boats
130 ·Cars
140 • 4x4's
150 • Mlscella!leOUs
160 • Motorcydles
170 ·Parts
175 • SUV's
160 ·Trucks
190· Vans
The FLOYD <X>UNTY
TIMES does
not
knowingly
accept
false or misleading
advertisements . Ads
which request or
require advance payment of fees for services or products
should be scrutinized
carefully.
21 o • Job Listillgs
~20 • Help Wanted
230 • lnforma1ion
250 • Miscellaneous
260 • Part TimE)
270 ·Sales
280 · Services
290 • Work Wanted
31!!1 • EI~A~gaL.
210-Job Listing
E MPLO Y ME NT
AVAILABLE :
Painters/sandblasters. Now taking
applications. Call 1·
800·821-5709.
C ON ST RU CT.lQ.H
MATERIALS salesperson needed, beneffits include: company vehicle, full med·
130-Cars
ical insurance, 401 K,
salary, Send reply to:
1996 FORD TAU·
# 425,
Reference
RUS silver, excellent
P.O.
Box
390,
condition. #3500 firm.
Prestonsburg,
Ky.
874·9757.
41653.
AUTOMOTIVE
FOR SALE: 1982
CAISON 280 zx,
blue looks nice, !tops, great sound
system, 175,000
miles. Asking $950.
Call 606·886·8851 .
IMMEPIATE OPEN-
ING Individual to per-
form maintenance at
apartments.
Must
have own tools. Send
resume and three references to LRMG,
396 Cave Run Lake
1992 CHEVY CORSI·
CA for sale. If inter- Road, Salt Lick, KY
40371.
ested call 889·0872
or 226·0062.
NOW
HIRING:
140·4X4's
Ambitious individual
for two area apart1952 WILLYS J EEP, ments. Must have
all original Army sur- prior
managment
plus, * $5200 478- experience/light
5173.
bookkeeping.
Full
time position with
160-Motorcycles health
insurance
available. Must have
1985
HONDA
GOLDWING TRIKE good communication
1200 series, 34,000 skills and work well
actual miles, maroon. with people. Please
Asking $8500. 358· send your resume
along with 3 profes2000.
references.
sional
1998 YAMAHA YZ80 LRMG, 396 Cave
New tires, pro-circuit Run Lake Road,
pipe. $1600. Call Salt Lick, KY 40371.
452-9599 for more
220-Help Wanted
info.
180-Trucks
FOR SALE 1993 4WHEEL DRIVE NISSAN EXTRA CAB
SE V6. Excellent
Condition. Loaded
$5500.
Also,
4
Wheeler trailer $250.
Call 606·874-4389.
1996 GEO TRACKER ale, 67,000 miles.
good
condition.
Asking $4000. Call
606·478·31 00.
FOR SALE: 1977
F1 00 pick-up, green
ext., new tires & battery .Good condition.
$800 OBO. Call874·
0467 after 5 or leave
message.
EMPLOYMENT
When responding to
Employment ads that
have reference numbers. please indicate
that entire reference
number on the out·
side of your envelope.
Reference
numbers are used to
help us direct your
letter to the correct
individual.
205-Business Oppt.
FOR SALE: CANDLE & GIFT SHOP
WITH 10 MINUTE
TANNING BED, lots
of inventory, $20,000
for more info call 606·
349-2337 or 349·
4328.
NEED AN EXTR
$36,000.00 A YEAR?
Vending route for
sale. Cost $5000.00
Help find missing
children. 1·800·863·
7155 or www.webdesign199.com
310 ·Business
Opportunity
330 • For Sale
$50 • Miscellaneous
360 • Money To Lond
380 • Services
40!1 • MI:BCtlAHOJSE
410 • Animals
420 • Appliancos
440 • ElectroniCS
450 • Lawn & Garden
460 • Yatd Sale
470 • Hoollh & Beauty
475 • Household
460 • Ml~naneous
490 • RocreatiOn
495 • Wanted To Buy
ALLEN FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furniture, used appli·
ances, living I bedroom
sutts,
bunkbeds, and lots
morel
OFFICE
AND
Call 874-9790.
HOUSE CLEANING
dependable workers.
RAY'S BARGAIN
Call 886·3907 or
CENTER
874-4132 To leave a New
&
Used
message call 886· Furniture
&
6013. Reasonable Appliances @ unbelievable prices. Come
rates.
in today for incredible
WILL LIVE IN WITH savmgs.
Shop At
ELDERLY PERSON The Little Furniture
25 years experience Store & Save!! AT.
McDowell.
& training as a CNA #122,
nurse. Call anytime Call 606·377-0143.
276·395-2563.
460-Yard Sale
YARD
SALE
Saturday, August 16,
Cliff Rd.,
Follow
BECOME
DEBT signs.
FREE! Cut payments
without new loans. 480-Miscellaneous
It's easy! 1 hr.
5
approval. Call 1-800- COMPLETE
PIECE DRUM SET
517-3406.
FOR SALE. Seat
included. Also yard
sale items, reason410-Animals
ably priced. Call 606874-9529.
FREE KITTENS to a
good home.
Call STEEL BUILDINGS
886·6595.
Huge savings on new
models factory secFREE TO A GOOD ond, freight damaged
HOME good hunting
20x26, 25x34, 800·
dogs. Call 478-4629
222·6335 Financing,
after 5 p.m., leave
I NEED 5 EXISTING
no reasonable offer
TEAMS to run dedi- message.
refused!
cated account 5,500+
420-Appliances
week 401 K, great
WOLFF TANNING
benefits, need to live
BEDS
GE
PROFILE
GAS
along major highway.
Affordable
•
RANGE black with
Please call Martin at
Convienent
self cleaning oven.
888-884·2501 .
Payments from
Asking $450. Also,
$25/month
PRESTONSBURG GE Profile gas dryer, FREEl Color catalog
4 drying ctcles cream
HEALTH
CARE
Call Today
CENTER has an color $300. Call 606·
1·800-842·1305
788-9299.
opening for a full time
www.np.etstan.com
employee to do laun440-Eiectronics
dry. We offer competSub•cribe
itive wages and
FOR SALE: PIOexcellent benefits. If
T o The
HOME
interested please call NEER
STEREO
Includes
Floyd Cou nty
606·886-2378
or
apply at 147 N. CD player. cassette
Tim•.t.
Highland
Ave., player & recorder, 2
speakers.
886-8S06
Prestonsburg, KY large
turntable and stand.
41653
(beside
Call Patty
Prestonsburg Grade reduced to $250 but
will negotiate. 874tod a-glll
School).
4604 after 5:30 p.m •
REAL ESTATE
50S-Business
WE HAVE A 1 BR
FURNISHED
CONDO
on
the
beach
at
New
Smyrna
Beach,
Florida. Would like to
exchange 1 to 3 mo.
of summer use of the
condo for 1 to 3
months use of a 2
BR, 2BA mountain
house
of cabin.
Ralph Mobley 239·
498·2914
e-mail:
MOBLEYMOB@ aol.
com.
is now accepting applications for
the following positions:
Electrician with 2 years underground electrical and
repair experience. Will be required to perform greaser
work. Requires KY Underground Mine certification
plus State and Federal Electrical certifications.
Repairman/Electrician with a minimum of 2 years
experience as a heavy equipment operator. Must be
able to operate a dozer, loader, and excavator. Prep
plant repair experience required. Requires KY Surface
Mine, Electrical and Prep Plant Foreman certifications.
All State and Federal training must be up-to-date.
Applications will be accepted at:
Kentucky Department for Employment Services
138 College Street
Pikeville, KY 41501
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company is an EOE.
735·l~al
7<4(t •
FOR SALE: 2300 SQ
FT, 1 1/2 STORY
CEDAR HOME. 3
BR, 2 BA, hardwood
floors, cooktop, cus·
tom
cabinets,
whirlpool tub. Nice
lot, wonderful neigh·
borhood. Call 606889-9541.
550-Land/Lots
bedroom, 1 1/2 bath
central heat & air
stove, refrigerator,
dishwasher,
w/d
back deck. utility
building, car port.
Call 606-886-8081.
PROPERTY
FOR
SALE 1.5 acres w/3
BR townhouse & two
2 BR apartments
located .3 miles from
At. 80, Martin. Call
285·9507.
FOR SALE: 3 BR, 2
BA HOUSE with 2
car garage, 3 yrs. old,
halfway
between
Prestonsburg
and
Pikeville.
Asking
$130,000. 606·8744486
PROPERTY
FOR
SALE: Located on
Abbott and also prop·
erty on
Jenny's
Creek
Call 478·
5173.*
FOR SALE: 2 BR
house, on 2 acres of
level land, located at
6211 Ate. 850, Hippo
in Floyd Co. $60,000.
Phone 886·9846.
To place
an ad call
Tammy
at
886-8S06
Upward
Mobility.
Aleader in food sales and delivery
for over 50 yeal'l, Schwan's is
seeking motivated people with a
strong entrepreneurial spirit and
excellent customer service skills to
join us in the Prestonsburg area.
Route Manager
Operate and manage a route system and take
responsibility for the sale and delivery of food products
throughout an assigned territory. Experience in asales,
customer service or business position is preferred. A
2-year secondary education is highly desirable, but
not required.
We offer paid training, medical/dental/life insurance,
401(k), paid vacation and more!
Get the scoop on all the details by calling
1-BOG-J EMPLOY (1-800-336-7569).
Qualifitd candidatts must be atleastl/ yea11 old and havt a
good driring record.
7(10 • TJmw
790· Travel
100 • HQIJC£S
Masorily
745 • Miscellaneous
750 ~MObile HOM$
M<Mii'S
75S ·Offlce
760 • PlUmbing
705 • Coristtuetlon
FOR
SALE
BY
OWNER 3 beautiful
country estate lots in
Hager Hill area.
Surveyed lots of 2+
acres with restric·
ttons. Convenient to
Paintsville
&
Prestonsburg, city
. 530-Houses
water. located at
Little Lick Fork. (1
3 BR HOUSE ON 1 mile off new 4 lane at
ACRE OF LEVEL Ate 1750). Call 606LAND located on 789·4909.
Henn Penn Branch of
Melvin Ky. Good buy FOR SALE: Land
at 23,000. Call 452· and three trailers with
2542.
a 20x20 storage
building on Ky. 114.
FOR
SALE
BY Call478·9993.
OWNER in Powell
County, 3 BR, 3 BA FOR SALE: Almost 1
brick house with acre near Long Bow
2345 sq. ft. on 88 Boat Docks at Cave
acres. Large rooms, Run Lake. Asking
built in 1987 Four $6000. Call 606-889·
large outbuildings. 0746.
Convenient
to
Lexington, LOTS FOR SALE:
Winchester & Mt. Two {2} large lots for
Sterling, one mile sale Woodland Park
on
from Stanton. For subdivision
more info call 606· Dantels Creek, city
utilities, sale price
663·9421
negotiable. Call 886·
Located
in 1428, 874-2843 after
Prestonsburg
3 6p.m.
PREMIER ELKHORN
COAL COMPANY
Myra, Kentucky
620·S~
76$ • ProftJ$$ionals
770 • ~patr/SSIVICEJ
12<> ·~,.aWn&Gwden
101! • BEB~ICES
505 • Business
WILL DO BABYSITl iNG, sit with elderly
or do housecleaning.
Call 606-358-0057 or
226-1108.
MERCHANDISE
650 • Mobile Homes
660 • Mlecellaneov'
670 • Comm$tdal
Propet1y
690 -Wante4 To Rent
610 • Apastments
250-Miscellaneous
380-Services
710-~Ciilf~
§®·BEHIALS
soo · BI:AI. EmiE
SEEKING: Hig hly
445-Furniture
motivated goal and
ALMA A
s uccess oriented
FURNITURE
In d i v i duals.
Established company Big selection of living
Write your own pay- room, bedroom, dinchecks.. Great bene· ing room, refrigera·
fits, call Marty 886· tors, stove, washers
and much more.
6861 or 886-9120.
606·874-0097
FINANCIAL
53(hHOm&l!
550 • Land/Lots
570' • Mobile Homes
560 • MiSC.IlatiOOU$
590 • Sale or lease
,,
71$-. Cl'llfd:Care "
71S·~-120 • Heef!6 &: ~autY
Office Space
630 • HOLll!G$
640 • Land/lots
570-Mobile Homes
FOR SALE: 16X80 3
BR 2 BA mobile
home. 1997 model,
gray in color, must be
moved, very clean &
in good condition.
$18,000 for more info
call 606·358·4144.
FOR SALE : 1990
DO UBLEWIDE ,
24x44, 3 BR, 2 BA,
good condition, must
be moved. $14,000.
Call 606-874-9507.
12 X 65 2 BR mobile
home.
Must
be
moved, $2000. Call
874-2802
FOR SALE 1978
model mobile home.
In need of repairs
but could be used for
storage or parts
includes underpinning, steps, central
ac unit 87 4-4604
after 5:30 p.m.
590-Sale or Lease
2
APARTMENTS
FOR
LEASE
between Allen and
Martin on 1428. 1
studio apartment, 1
single
bedroom
apartment with fireplace. All utilities
included. Call 8742770 days or 285·
9019 evenings.
RENTALS
610-Apartments
NICE 2 BR, APARTMENT FOR RENT
Contact J&A Rentals
358·3469.
Classlifiedsl
ads work
80S • Announcements
&10-Au~ns
815 ·l0$1 & Found
830 • Mlscellaneous
850 • P.ersona!s
870 • Swvlces
FOR RENT: 2 BR furnished
apartment
clean, private, near
Jenny Wiley Lake,
suitable for no more
than 2 people. Call
886·3941.
FURNISHED
1 BEDROOM
APARTMENTS:
Central heat & air.
Rent starting at $350
month,
+
$300
deposit.
Located
near HRMC. 889LU X URIOUS 9717.*
APARTMENT FOR
RENT old mill decor, 2 1 BR APARTale, no pets, refer· MENTS FOR RENT
utilities
ence & security furnished,
deposit
required. paid. $325 mo, + 250
House of Neeley. Call dep. Lease and references required. 886·
606·886-3565.
3154.
FOR RENT 3 BR
APARTMENT, living
room, bath, kitchen,
wall to wall carpet.
Next to Doctor's
Office. Please call
for more mformation
886·1714 or 285·
3412·
BEAT THE HEAT
SPECIAL
at Park Place
Apartments in
Prestonsburg.
~
PROCESSING
THROUGH THE
MONTH OF
AUGUST
1 Br/$305 mo.
2 Br/325 mo.
Call 886·0039
E.O.E.
GREETINGS FROM
LIGHTHOUSE
MANOR,
Terry &
Sharon Smith. We
have apartments for
rent that are effiency
apartments, all utilites
paid. For more info
call606-886-2797.
2 BR DUPLEX central heat /air, stove,
refrigerator, located 1
mile
North
of
Prestonsburg on U.S.
23. Call 889·9747 or
886-9007.
REMODELED LIKE
NEW APARTMENTS
TO RENT at the E.P.
Grigsby Store in
Martin, Ky. Call 2853025.
630-Houses
HOUSE FOR RENT
at Martin. 3 BR
behind
Nelson
Frazier
Funeral
Home $350 mo. +
$150 dep. Call 606·
285-9887.
FOR RENT: 2 BR
HOUSE, some furnishings, 4 miles
from Martin. Nice
lawn, $350 mo + utili·
ties & $200 dep. Call
285-3641.
FOR RENT: 622 N.
Arnold
Ave.,
Prestons burg.
3
BR, 2 BA, LA, DR, K,
appliances furnished
including
D/W.
Central heat & air,
wash/dryer hookup.
Larged wood patio &
yard. $500 rent + util·
ities. 606-886·6460
2 BR HOUSE FOR
RENT with
w/d.
Located
between
Twin
Bridges
at
Martin,
Ky., 351
Barnett Dr. Call 2853140.
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
PRESTONSBURG, KY
Medi Home Care, a division of Medical Services of America, Inc.,
has an immediate full-time opening for a CSR Duties include
answering phones, assisting customers, data entry, etc. Previous
home medical equipment or medical office experience preferred.
Our benefit package includes medical/dental insurance, 401 (k)
retirement, a generous personal leave time program, etc.
Please submit resume to
{606) 886·3084 (fax), mvamadore@msa-coro.com (e-mail),
or call (606) 886-8306, to arrange an interview.
VIsit our website at www.msa-corp.CQm
APPLICATIONS FOR
1-BEDROOM APARTMENTS AT
HOPE HOMES AND FRIENDS,
BEGINNING AUGUST 19, 2003
Applicants must be 62 years of age
and be within the following income limits:
One person, $8,100-$13,500
Two persons, $9,250-$15,450
Applications will be take at:
Left Beaver Creek Townhouses
100 Beaver Creek Rd., Minnie, Ky. 41651
Telephone (606) 377-2422
Ivy Creek Townhouses
686 Ivy Creek Rd., lvel, Ky. 41642
Telephone (606) 478-4224
Office hours:
8:30 a. m. -4:30 p.m.
Closed for Lunch, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
All offices are closed Wednesdy afternoon 12-4:30
p.m., and the Ivy Creek Townhouse office is closed
on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons.
EOEIAA
r.--::r
These apartments are expected to be ready for
occupancy no later than October 1, 2003.
WE DO BUSINESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FEDERAL FAIR HOUSING LAWS.
(QUAl.~
OPPORTUNITY
•
�FRIDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
2 BR HOUSE .
garage under'1eath,
new refrigerator &
sto11e, w/d hookup,
new carpet in living
room, & new bathroom. Also 2 BR
triplex,
cental
heat/air, refrigerator
& stove, w/d hookup,
• new carpet in bedrooms, covered parkIng.
Located
at
Harold.
Call 8869158
JJ
622 N. Arnold Ave
Prestonsburg: 3 br.,
2 full bath, LR, DR, K,
Appliances furnitured
including
D/W/
Cemtra; heat & air.
washer/dryer
hookup. Large wood
patio & yard. $500
rent + utilities. 606886-6460.
3 BR, 2 BA, HOUSE
for
rent,
large
kitchen , large living
room,
washer &
dryer, dishwasher,
microwave, food disposal, central ale,
utilities not mcluded,
no pets, references
required. $500 mo.
606-478-9682.
'
FOR RENT: 2 BR
sso:Personals
trailer
on
Mtn.
...
·'"'
Parkway Call 606- When responding to
886-6061 or 606Personal ads that
886-0~80 after 5 p m.
have reference numbeis, please 1ndicate
2 BR TRAILER FOR that entire r, terence
RENT 3 miles from number on the outPrestonsburg pnva- side of your envecy, redecorated. Call
lope.
Reference
886-3902.
numbers are used to
help us direct your
2 BR MOBILE FOR
letter to the correct
RENT at Doty Crk. individual.
Br. by the Hospital at
McDowell. Total elecLOOKING FOR OLD
tric '"''111377-6161.
FAMILY
HOME
MOVIES. Loaned to
FOR RENT: 2 BR
someone in Floyd
TRAILER, 1 1/2
County several years
miles from Mountain ago. Movies loaned
Arts Center in quiet
by my mother Oma
neighborhood. Call
Jean Hall of Martin.
606-639-8029.
Please call Debbie
386-755-2585.
2
BR
MOBILE
HOME 1 BA, located
on Cow Creek. $300
900-Legals
mo & sec. dep. and
utilities. 874-2802.
SERVICES
70S-Construction
ALL
TYPES:
Remodeling & additions,
garages,
decks, etc. Also concrete work. Robie
Johnson, Jr., call
anytime,
886-8896.
HOUSE FOR RENT
IN
PRESTONSBURG, close to
schools, 3 BR, LR,
DR, extra large eat-in 80S-Announcements
building, 2 storage
buildings. Days 886IF ANYONE HAS A
0825, Evenings 886NEED FOR P AVER
2944.
that is in the hospital,
nursing home, or
HOUSES,
shut-in
please call
APARTMENTS, &
358-2718.
God
TOWNHOUSES,
Bless You!
No pets.
Call
B&O Rental
HELP THE KIDS IN
Properties
THE COMMUNITY.
606-886-8991.
We are looking for
donations for new &
NO RENT!!!! $0 used computers to
DOWN
HOMES! distribute to the kids
GOV'T & BANK community facilities.
REPOS! NO CRED- For pick up call Scott
IT OK. $0 TO LOW 889-9551 and to
DOWN. FOR LIST- deliver call Scott 889INGS, CALL 1-800- 9551.
501-1777 EXT. 9821
NOTICES
•
812-Free
NO CREDIT OK!
GOV'T & BANK
REPOS. $0 TO LOW
FREE
PALLETS:
DOWN. FOR LISTCan be picked up
INGS.
1-800-501behind The Floyd
1777 EXT. 7372
County Times.
II FIRE
NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
In accordance with
the provisions of KRS
350.055, notice is
hereby given that Elk
Horn Coal Company,
LLC, 544 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
Ky. 41653, (606-8862330), intends to
apply for Phase I
Bond Release on
Increments No. 1, 2,
and 3 of permit 8365449 which was last
issued on June 2,
2003. The permit
covers an area of
approximtely
1,477.62
acres,
located approximately 0.1 mile north of
Hunter in
Floyd
County.
The permit area is
0.1
approximately
mile north from KY
122's junction with
the Hunter Branch
Road, and is located
200 feet west of Left
Beaver Creek.
The performance
bond (Surety) currently in effect for
Increment No. 1 is
$8,1 00; for Increment
No. 2 is $22,300.00;
and for Increment
No. 3 is $23,900.00.
Approximately 60%
of the original bond
amount (surety) of
$8,100.00
for
Increment No. 1,
$22,300.00
for
Increment No 2, and
$23,900.00
for
Increment No. 3, rs
included
in
this
request for review
Reclamatron work
thus far performed
includes: backfilling
and grading, sampiing and testing, limrng, fertilizing, seeding and mulching,
and was completed
in spring of 2003.
Results thus far
achieved include: initial establishment of
vegP.tation in accordance
with
the
approved post mining land use plan.
Written comments,
objections,
and
request for a public
hearing or informal
conference must be
filed with the Director,
Division of Field
Services, #2 Hudson
Hollow
Complex,
Frankfort, KY 40601.
by September 15,
2003.
A hearing date for
this bond release
request has been set
for September 16,
2003, at 9 a.m., at
the Department for
Surface Mining and
Enf orc ement 's
Regional
Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
KY 41653. The hearing will be cancelled if
no request for a hearing or informal conterence is received
by September 15,
2003.
This is the final
advertisement of this
application; all comments, objections, or
requests for a hearing, must be received
by
the
Director,
Division of Field
Services
by
September 16, 2003.
NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
In accordance with
the provisions of KRS
350.093, notice is
hereby given that
Buck Coal, Inc., 544
South Lake Drive,
YOUR
LANDLORD!!! $$$0 . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -....
DOWN HOMES! No
The Floyd County Housing Authority
Rent! Tax Repos &
has decent, affordable rental housing,
Bankruptcies!
No
located in the Martin, Minnie, lvel, and Mud
Credit OK! $0 to low
down! For Listings, 1Creek areas for all qualified applicants.
800-501-1777 Ext.
Rent
is based on income. For more information, please
8351
650-Mobile Homes
16X72
MOBILE
HOME FOR RENT, 2
BR, 2 BA on Mtn.
Parkway. 886-2896.
•
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653,
(606-8862330) intends to
apply for Phase I
Bond Release on
Increments No. 1 and
2, of permit number
836-5287, which was
last issued on April
23, 1998. The permit
covers an area of
a p p r o x i m at e I y
1477.62 acres, located approximately 1.3
mile northeast of Hi
Hat, in Floyd County.
The permit area is
approximately
1.8
mile southeast from
KY 122's junction
with the Sperwing
Camp Branch Road,
and is located 0.1
mile east of Spewing
Camp Branch.
The performance
bond (Surety) currently in effect for
Increment No. 1 is
$27,600.00, and for
Increment No. 2 is
$ 1 0 0
0 0
Approximatly 60% of
the original bond
amount (surety) of
$27,600.00
for
Increment No. 1, and
$100.00
for
lncremenbt No. 2 is
included
in
this
request for release.
Reclamation work
thus far performed
includes: backfilling
and grading, sampiing and testing, liming, fertilizing, seeding and mulching,
and was completed
in fall of 2002.
Results thus far
achieved include: initial establishment of
vegetation in accordance
with
the
approved post mining
land use plan.
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
Complex,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601 by September
15, 2003.
A hearing date for
this bond release
request has been set
for September 16 at
10 a.m., at the
2
BR
UNFURNISHED
mobile
home for rent. $250
dep. $300 mo. Call
886-0040.
call 285-3833, 377-2422, 478-4224, 478-4440 or 8861235, or stop by the offices located in the complexes at
Warco, on At. 80; Left Beaver Creek Townhouses, on Ky.
At. 122; Ivy Creek Townhouses, Ivy Creek Road, lvel, Ky.;
and Creekside Village Apartments, on At. 979, Harold, Ky.
Warco has one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments with central air and heat. Left Beaver Creek
consists of 50 three-bedroom apartments. Ivy Creek has
two-, three-, and four-bedroom apartments, and
Creekside Village has two- and three-bedroom ~
apartments. We do business in accordance with
the Federal Fair Housing Law.
~m.~
11
$43,000, Inc
$56,700, Inc. 12
$38,600, Inc. 14
$76,900, Inc. 15
$41,700, Inc. 16
$89,400, Inc. 17
$32,400, Inc. 18
$12,200, Inc. 22
$5,400 of which 25%
is to be released,
which would constitute a phase II
release.
Reclamation work
thus far performed
includes backfilling,
final grading, seeding, and mulching
completed in Fall
1996.
Resuhs
achieved
include
growth of vegetation
as per the revegetation plan and the
establishment of the
post mining land use.
Written comments,
objections, requests
for a public hearing
must be filed with eh
of
the
Director
Division of Field
Services, #2 Hudson
Hollow, U.S. 127
South, Frankfort, KY
40601, by 30 days
from the last advertisement, which will
be September 29,
2003.
A public hearing
has been scheduled
for September 30,
2003
at
the
Department
of
Surface
Mining
Reclamation Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
KY 41653 and 9 a.m.
The hearing will be
cancelled
if
the
Department does not
receive any public
request within the
time frame stated
above.
Department
for
Surface Mining and
E n f o r c e m e n t 's
Regional office, 3140
South Lake Drive,
P r e s to n s b u r g ,
Kentucky 41653. The
hearing will be cancelled if no request
for a hearing or infermal conference is
received
by
September 16, 2003.
This is the final
advertisement of this
application; all comments, objections, or
requests for a hearing, must be received
by the
Director,
Division of Field
Services
by
September 16, 2003.
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NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
PHASE II
In accordance with
the provisions of 405
KAR 10:040, notice is
hereby given that
Coal-Mac, Inc. P.O.
Box 436, Williamson,
WV 25661. Intends to
apply for a bond
release on Permit
Number 836-0229
n
c
1,2,3,4,5,6, 7,8,9,1 0,1
1,12, 14,15,16,17,18
and 22, which was
last issued on August
20, 1992, The application covers an area
of
approximately
583.58 acres located
1.2 miles southwest
of Teaberry in Floyd
County.
The
permit
is
0.7
approximately
miles northwest from
KY 979's junction
with Tackett Fork
Road and located 0.2
miles west of Mitchell
Branch. The Latitude
is 37.24'55". The
Longitude
is
82.39'50".
The total bond now
in effect is a surety
bond for Inc. 1
$25,200,
Inc.
2
$33,400,
Inc.
3
$45,200,
Inc.
4
$40,500,
Inc.
5
$33,300,
Inc.
6
$52,300,
Inc.
7
$37,400,
Inc.
8
$1 00,700, Inc. 9
$61 ,200, Inc. 10
Consolidation
(2) Betsy Layne
Elementary Addition
Interested
and
qualified firms can
recieve a copy of the
official Request for
Proposals (RFP) in
one of the following
manners;
• Submitting a onepage letter of interest
to;
Matthew
C.
Wireman, Director of
Finance/Treasurer/C
10 Floyd County
Schools 106 North
Front Avenue
Prestonsburg, KY
41653
• Submitting a onepage letter of interest
via e-mail to:
mwireman@floyd.k
12.ky.us
• Downloading the
Request for proposal
via the internet at:
http://www. floyd. k 1
2. ky. us/financebidnotice.html
The Floyd County
Board of Education
will not retain the services
of
a
Construction
Manager for either of
these projects.
The Floyd County
Board of Education
will
receive A/E
Proposals at the
Adiministrative
Offices located at
106 North Front
Avenue,
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653, until 2:00 PM
on August 25, 2003.
Proposals received
after this date will not
be accepted.
Proposals shall be
submitted only on the
form of proposal as
received from the
Floyd County Board
of Education.
Proposals shall be
enclosed in sealed
envelopes which are
clearly
marked
"Proposal
for
Architect/Engineer
Services".
Proposing A/Es will
be required to meet
702 KAR 4:160 and
certain qualifications
set out in the RFP
and which include
the following:
1. Experience in
Designing
Educational
Buildings;
2.
Errors
and
Omissions
Insurance;
3. Ability to Provide
Experienced Staff.
Questions concerning
Request for
Proposals or the
intended
projects
should be addressed
to:
Matthew C.
Wireman, Director of
Finance/Treasurer/
CIO
Floyd County
Schools
106 North Front
Avenue
Prestonsburg, KY
41653
Email: mwireman@floyd.
k12.ky.us
Phone:
606-886-2354
NURSE (LPN or CMA)
for Medical Office
Must be intelligent, organized, fast,
and efficient with a friendly smile.
Computer skills necessary. Some
traveling required. Good pay &
benefits. Send resume to:
P. 0. Box 2688
Pikeville, KY 41502
PUBLIC
ANNOUNCMENT
The Floyd County
Board of Education
will
receive
Proposals from qualified
Architect/
Engineer firms for
design services.
The intended projects are:
(1) Prestonsburg
Elementary I Clark
Elementary
15, 2003 • C5
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...
PUBLIC
HEARING
• A pubhc heanng
: has been set by the
• Floyd
County
Extens1on
D1stnct
• Board for August 26
• from 10 00 a m to
12 00 p m m the
Floyd
County
Extens1on Off1ce
The 1979 General
has
Assembly
requ1red such a hear·
mg w1th the enact·
ment of House B1ll
44.
The purpose of the
heanng IS to rntorm
the pubhc that the
Extens1on Service IS
propos1ng to take the
compensating rate
plus the allowable 4
percent
mcrease.
The ant1c1pated rev·
enue is $176 666 51
The tax rate for the
precedmg year was
1 .35/1 58 w1th revenue of $174 291 50.
The compensating
tax rate IS 1 3511 71
With
revenue
of
$176,666.51
The
revenue
expected from new
property and personal
property
1s
$2371 01
Increase for the
2004-2005 budget
w111 be m the areas of
travel salary and
eqwpment
15, 2003
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
(PURSUANT TO
401 KAR 5:006
SECTIONS 4 & 5 ;
KRS-424,
AND 40 CFR 25.5
&6)
To all 1terested citizens of Wayland,
Kentucky: The City of
Wayland, P.O. Box
171,
Wayland,
Kentucky 41666, has
resoved to appl,y for
Communit y
Development Block
Grant (CDBG) funds
for the
Wayland
Sewer
Project
(Project). The Project
proposes to sewer
the
Wayland-Estill
Bottom and Punkin
Center
areas.
Interested citizens
may obtain further
information by viewa
narrative
Ing
descnption of the
Project by contacting
Mayor
Thomas
Murphy, at the above
g1ven address, or by
calling 606/358-9466
during the normal city
hall office hours.
A public hearing will
be held on Friday,
August22, 2003,at6
p.m., at the Wayland
Community Center.
The purpose of the
heanng IS to discuss
the Project and its
THE F LOYD C OUNTY TIMES
contents, specifically
the collection and
treatment alternate
that has been selected, proJect cost,
financing sources.
user charges and
hook up/ tap fee. The
public is encouraged
to attend this meetmg
and shall have a nght
to comment on the
Project for a period of
30 days from the date
of publication of this
notice, by writing to
the aboue address,
or before the termination of the hearing,
whichever is later. A
longer comment period may be requested
in writing. All persons
who believe any condition of the Project is
inappropriate , inaccurate, incomplete, or
otherwise not in the
best interest of the
public and
environemnt, must raise
all reasonable issues
and submit all reasonable arguments,
facts, and comments
with supportmg documents to the above
given contact person.
Additionally,
the
K entucky
Department for Local
Government
is
accepting pre-submission forms under
the 2003 Community
Development Block
Grant
(CDBG)
Program . Wayland
mtends to subm1t a
pre-subm1ss1on form
for assistance to the
Wayland
Sewer
ProJeCt
The City
must hold a public
heanng pnor to submittmg the pre-sub·
m1ss1on form. The
purpose of th1s hearing IS to Obtain VIeWS
on housing and com·
munity development
needs, review proposed activities, the
proposed
application, and to sohcit
public
comments.
Technical assistance
is available to help
groups representing
low and moderateincome persons in
developmg proposals. Any persons
requ1ring
spec~al
needs assistance for
the pubhc heanng
should contact Betsie
Carroll at 606/432144 7, or the state
number,
800/247251 0, prior to the
meeting.
The following information concerning
the CDBG program IS
available for public
Inspection at the
above
referenced
address during regular business hours
A Amount of funds
available and range
of ac11v1t1es that may
be undertaken
B
Estimated
amounts of funds
proposed to be used
for acttv1t1es benefitmg persons of low
and
moderateIncome.
C Plans for mmimizmg displacement
of persons as a result
of act1v1ties associated with CDBG funds,
and plans for providing assistance to
those persons to be
actually displaced as
a result of CDBGfunded activities.
D. Records regarding the past use of
CDBG funds.
E. A summary of
other important program requirements.
Comments
on
Application.
A copy of the CDBG
pre-submiss1on form
will be on file at the
above
referenced
address for citizens'
review and comment
during regular business hours, from
August 15, 2003,
through September
17, 2003. Comments
on the proposed
application may be
submitted at the public hearing or to the
attention of Mayor
Thomas Murphy until
the close of business,
September 17, 2003.
K e n t u c ky
Cooperat 1 ve
Extens1on
Serv1ce
Notice IS hereby
Pavmg!
Seahng/Reserve
all
people,
given that the Aoyd
regardless of race,
County Board of stnplng parkmg lot
• ln&talling commer- colo• age, sex, reliEducat1on, 183 N
gion, d sability, or
Ave, cial gu•tf!rmg
Arnold
M1s
,
roof
work
natlona ong1on
•
Prestonsburg
• Pamtmg
Kentucky
41653·Carpeting
1269, has filed an
PUBLIC NOTICE
application with the
For a complete
Natural Resources
The Floyd County
and Environmental descnption of these
Cab1net to construct work projects, please Board of Education
has published the
a new Waste Water contact:
Fiscal Year 2003 PreTreatment Plant at
Floyd County
Audit Annual F1n c1al
Stumbo Elementary
Extension Service
Report and vendor
School . This property
921 South Lake
payments on the
is located .6 mile
Drive
school district's websouth of the Grf'thel
Prestonsburg,
site. Access to these
Post Office on State
Kentucky 41653
documents can be
Highway 979, and is
Phone (606) 886- attained by going to
at the confluence of
2668
www.floyd .k12.ky.us
Frasure Branch and
and selecting the
Mud Creek. Any comEducational
pro- MAFR and Public
ments or objections
of
the Notices" button or by
concerning this appli- grams
cation shall be direct·
ed
to:
Kentucky
Division of Water,
Water
Resources
Branch, 14 Reilly
Road,
Frankfort
Office
Park,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601. Phone (502)
564-3410.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Jects:
going r t ~ to th :;
d•S1nct puhh '10t1ce ..:
page at web adorcsf
http·//www floyd k12 ~
ky us t narcebldno· ::
t1ce html MS Excel ·:
and/or MS Word, ~:
Web-file, and PDF::
f1le formats are post· •
ed for both the ven- dor list and the ;.
Annual
Financial •
Report If you have •
d1ff1culty downloading
or viewmg these files
please contact Matt
Wireman via phone
at 606-886-2354, via
e-mail at mwireman@floyd.k12.ky. us
, or via the US mail
at, 106 North Front
Avenu e ,
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653.
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NOW ACCEPTING BIDS
The Floyd County
Cooperative
Extension Service is
now accepting bids
for the following pro-
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!.ft.191.
Prase Assembly. 1mle s ol Pres1alStug. i1meclion ol
RT. IKl and US 23 St.l1day School 10 am, Ybship
SEM:e 11 amand63lp.mWecrresday.6:30p.m,J.M
Sb:e. Mrister.
BAPTIST
Allen First 8i¢st. Alen; Su1day Sdl00l10am., 'MWrip
SeMce, 11 am. and 7 p'll., Wocrrasday 7 p.m, Arnold
Tll!lef. Minister.
Auxier Freew!l BapCist, Auxier; Su1day S<:llOO, 10 a.m;
WoiShip SeMce, 11 am and 6 pm., Tlusday, 7 p m,
lloblly Spencer, PasiOI
Benedict Bapl!st. Slid< Rod< Branch. CIJw Creek; St.l1day
School, 10 am; WoiShip SeMce. 11 a m and 6 p.m;
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Gordon I'-M. Mmer.
Betsy Layne Free Will Bap11st, Be4sy Layne, Slllday
S<:llOO 10 am, Worship SeMce, 11 am. and 6 p.m;
Wednesday. 7 p.m; Tracy Patton. Mnls1er
Bonanza F,_lll Baptist,~ Creek Road. Bonilnza;
Sunday School. 10 am, Worst\1p SeMce, 11 am:
Wednesday. 7 p.m. Jimmy o. Brown.~.
Brandy Keg FreewiY Baptist, Com Fork: Slllday Sdlool.
10 am.; ~ SeMce, 11 am.• Wechlsday, 7 p.m.,
Roger Music. Mrister.
caNaty Southern BallClst. Be4sy Layne, &rlday Sd1ool
9:45 am. Worship SeMce. 11 am and 7 pm;
~y 7 p.m, Doug lewis, Mrister.
commuMy F-'1 Bapl!st. Goble AOOerls Addition,
Slllday Schooi,JO am.,~ Secvioe.-111lm and 6
p.m Wednesday 7 p.m. ~ D Cclieman, MtiSier
Cow Creek F,_.. ~Cow Oeek; Su1day Sctrool.
10 am; Slmay, 11 am. and 6 p.m. Wednesday. 7 p.m,
Nalnon L*ty, Mnslar
Daniels Oeek ~ Felowship Clul:h of God,
Bamar. Su1day Sdl00l10 a.m Vbshp SeMce, 7 p.m
Tuesday. 6:30 plll, Drift FMWil Blplst. Oril, St.l1day
School. 10 am.; Wolshlp SoJMce. 6:30 pIll, Tbndily. 6:30
p_m. Aar1dy Tl1Tl91. MlllsU.
Endicott Freewill 8i¢st. ~. Smday School, 10
am,~ Se<vice. 6 pm Wectt9Sday, 7 p.m;Jaroos
l;_~Pag:r
Faith F.-Ill BapCist, 1/4 mle aboYe ~ Eqt 011
Al 1428; &nlay SeMce. 10 am, Worship SeM:e, 11
am. and 6 p.m: Wednesday, 7 p.m. Buddy Jones. Mnlsl9l
First Baptist, G81Tett. Sunday School9:45 am, 'vVolship
Setvice, 11 am and 7 p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Aar1dy
Osborne, Mn1S191.
Flm Baptist, Marlil; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Worship
Service, 11 am. Sonday Ewning Sel'llce 7 p.m ,
Wednesday, 7 p.m; Greydon Howard. MniSier.
Rrst Baptist, 54 S. Fronl St (Irene Cola Memorial); Sunday
School, 9:45am; Worship SeMce, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.,
Wednesday, 7 p.m, Dr. fk¥1 Price, ml~er.
Fitzpatrick Flm Baptist 2656 West Mt Part<way,
P~:SundaySchool10a.m,'NotmlpSeMoe, 11
am and 6 p.m., Wecilesday, 7 p.m., Jennf1gs WIS..
Mi'ister.
Free Unl1ed Bapllst, West P19Slon51x.rg; Su1day School.
10 a.m_, Worship Service, 11 am and 6:30 p m,
Wednesday, 7: p.m
Free Unlled Baptist, Wes1 ~· Su1day S<:llOO,
10 a.m., Worship SeMoe. 1' a.m. and 6 30 p m,
Wednesday, 6:30pm
Grelhel Baptist, Stale AI. 3379. (Brarhlrn's Crock Ad.);
Su1day Sdl00l10am.; Worship SeM:e. 11 am. and 6:30
pm, Wecnlsday, 6:30p.m
H9liand A - Freewll Baptist; St.l1day SdlOOl 9:50
am.;~ SeMoe. 11 am and 6 p.rn Wednesday, 7
p m.' Daw:l GaiTe!l, Mi'ister
Jacl!s Cleek BapCist, Br.T&s'lile St.l1day Sdl00l10 am;
Wontip SeM:e. 11 am and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m;
Jef Barrett, Mrllstet
Katy Friend Freewill Baptist, 2 rn1es \.P Abboa; Su1day
S<:llOO, 10 am, Wolshlp SeM:e, 1I am and 6 p.m;
Wectlesday 7 p.m Jm POO!, ~.
l..acl<ey Freewill Baptist, l.aclu3y: Sunday School10 a.m;
Worship SeMoo, 11 am., Wednesday, 7 p.m, Jolmy J.
Colrls, Minister.
Lancet BaptiS1 Church; 71 Cooley St, Preslonsburg,
Sunday Sdlool, 1000 am. Morning Worship, 1100 am.,
E11911ing Wosllip, 600 p m, Wednesday Prayer Meeting
aoo s;ble Sludy, 7:00 p.m; Pastor Bobby CaJpen1ar
Uberty Baptist, Oenver, Sonday SeMce, 10 a.m; V>\'xshiJ
SeMce, 11 arn and 6 p.m, We00e$day, 6 p m_; Mecfe
Uttle, Milisler.
Ligon Community F..-111 Baptist Ligon Worship
SeM:e. &nlay, 1100 am Thursday. 7 p.m
Martin Branch Freewill Baptist, Esll!;SundBySeMce, 10
a_m, ~SeM:e. 11:15am ar(l7p.m Wednooday,
7 p.m, James (Red) Moms, Minister.
Martin Freewill Baptist, Mar1il; St.l1day School, 10 am,
~ SeM:e. 11 am Mel 6 p.m, Wednesday 7 p.m.,
JOin L Blal'. Mnisl8r
Maytown Flrs1 Baptist, f.WI St., ~. Sunday
School, 10 am, Worship SeMoe. 11 am and 6 p m
Wednesday 7 p.m, Bob 1/amey, Mnisl8r
McOowel Ar5l Bapllst, M:DcMd; &nlay SdlOOl 9 45
am.. Ybship SeM:e, 11 arn and 7 p.m. Wednesday. 7
p.m Hally Hlwgis. Mnis:er
Mldcle Cteelc Bapllst, lb Rr.u; Su1daySchool, 10 llm.
'I~ SeMce. 1I am. and 6 p.m; Wednesday 7 p.m.
Vernon Slore Mnisa
llghdlouse Baptist, Z194 KY AI. 1428. P~.
&nlay Se<vice, 10 am Worship SeMce, 11 am and 6
p.m, Wednesday 7 pm, Oonald Cnsp. Mnislet_
home phone 28S-3385
Pleasant Home Baptist. Watel Gap Rood. Lancer; St.l1day
School. 10 am; Wotshlp SeMce. 11 am and 6 p m.,
Wecnlsday, 7 p.m; Mark Tac:l<el!, Pastor.
Prater Cleek Bap(lsl. Bamer Sooday School. 10 am;
V>l'xsh'P SeMce. 11 am and 7 p.m Wed~. 7 p m.:
Gary FISh Mrnrsler
Prestonsburg Community College Baptist Student
Union, J 102; Wednesday, 11:30 am; French B. Harmon,
Direct«; EUa C. Goble, Presldenl, 874·9468/47&2978
Rock Fork Freewill BapUS1; G3ne11 Sunday School. 10
a.m., Worship SeMce, 11 a.m, Wednesday, 7 p.m.:
Wendel Crager, Moisler
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Rock~ Regular~ G<W1!: ~SeM:e, 9:30
am Ear1 Sl:lne,IMisler; Jelly Manns. Assistn Mnsler
Salt Lldt UIVI!ld Ba¢st. Sail U:k. !Uysvle: ~
SeMoe. 10:30 am, 4il Scllday; Tlusday. 6:30 p.m;
~ Ches:er Lxas.
Sammy Clark Branch Fteew1l Bapllst. Dana &nlay
SdlOOl 10 a.m. \'/or.;hip SeMce 11 am and 6 p.m,
Wectlesday. 6:30pm.. PasD, Robert Shone Powers
Ellloll's Chapel Free lolelhocltt, AI. 979, BeaYer; Smday
School10am.;WolshlpSeMce, 111lmand6pm; Pl-ip
Stephens Branch ~ Baptist, Sle!nlns Br.n:h.
Sooday SeMce, 10 am, Worship Sennce. 11 am.,
CoraerrcxrY SeMoe: Sooday School 9.451lm; Wolshlp
1-800-445-3166
SeMce, 1<t.55 am. and 5 p.m.Lt.IYS SeM:e: Wechlsday
7 pm, Mark 0. WJb.. Pastor
Hom Chapel Melhoclll, hJiB Read. M1iBt' Sll1day
School, 10 am;~ SeMce. 11 am. and 6 pm;
Wechlsday 6 pm, Gatteld ~. l.ftslet
Bus: (606) 886-3181 Home: (606) 886-1993 Fax: (606) 886-8335
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The fhir1J A - "-ill Bapbst; Su1day SdlOOl 10
am, V.l:nhp SeMce 11 am an:l 6 plll; Wednesday. 7
p '1\ Manbd Farm.
Toms Cnlek Freewill Bapisl. U.S. 23 (nOOh of la)ne
~"5). &irday SdlOOl 10 am. ~ Serw:e. 11
am and 6 p.m Wednesday, 7 p.m., Clu:X Fergusoo.
Mir.s!lir
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill BapiiS1; Clitf Road.
&nlay SdlOOl 10 am: ~ Se<vice. 11 am; YOOih
SeM:e, 500 p.m.; Evening Se<vice, 600 p.m.: No SeMce
ll1e 1st Sooday of each ~; Wednesday, 7 p.m; Jody
Spemw, Minister
Trimble Chapel Freewill Bapt1S1; lntefSedion of U.S. 23
and KY !Kl, Watel Gap; Sunday Sdl00l10 am; Momi1g
Vtl:lfshlp SeMce. 11 a.m. ar(l Evening W~ SeMce 6
p.m., Wectlesday Bble Sludy, 7 pm, YOOih Services 7
p.m; Everyone Welcome
Untted Comunlty Baptist, Hwy 7, fblysW!e; V>\'xship
Serw:e, 2 p.m Fnday. 7 p.m; Carlos BeYet¥. M111slef.
Wheelwright Freewill Baptlst, 'Mleelwright Juncfun;
Sooday Sdl00l10 am,~ Serw:e. 11 am. and 7
p.m. Wechlsday. 7 p.m. Louis Fenari. Minister
Mothef's Home Cllll'ch, Toler Cree«. Harold; 9:30 lhe 2nd
SattmJy and Su1day of fMJfY nmh. ~. Kerml
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CATHOUC
St. IAar1ha. ~ Gap; Mass Sintay. 1115 am ,
SWday. 5 pm Stmay., Fat>er Robert 0atrroo. ~.
CIRSTIAN
Fnt Clw!sllan. 560 Norlh Jvootl A\'e<UJ- Sunday SdlOOl
10 am. ~ SeM:e, 11 am.; .lin Sheman, IJOsler.
Garrett Community Christian, Aoule 550, Garn!lt;
Worship SeM:e. 10:30 am and 6:30 p.m; Wednesday
6:30p.m. Dorrie liacb«ltth. Mn<ster
Vlctofy Clwtstlan lCirlslries. 1428 E.; Su1day School,
11:30 am,~ Se<vice. 11 am. Wednesday 7 p.m;
Shem1 Wiim;, ~.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
&tsy Layne Church of Christ. Betsy layne: Sooday
School. 10 am, 'Notmlp SeMce. 11 a.m and 6 p.m;
Wechlsday. 7 p.m; Tonmy J. Spears, Mnister.
ClllKth ol Christ, Soulh Lake Orive; ~ SeMce. 10
a.m and 6 p.m. Wednesday. 7 p.m.; BeMy Blallkenship.
Moister
Harold Church of Cllrist, Harold; Surxlay School, 10 am;
'No<$hlp SeMce, 11 am and 7 pm; Wednesday, 7 p.m:
James H. Halmon, tmstel.
Hlghi!Wld Church o1 Christ, At 23, Hager Hi; Sooday
School. 10 am., Worship SeMce, 11 am. and 6 p.m;
Wechlsday, 7 p.m
Hueysville Church ol Chris!; St.l1day School. 10 am;
~ SeMce 11 am and 7 p.m; Wednesday, 7 p.m;
Chester 1/amey, MlllsU.
Lower Toler Chwth ol Christ. Harold; Sunday School, 10
am, ~SeMce. 11 am and 6:30p.m, Wednesday,
6:30 p.m; Lorie Meade. Mnster.
Mare Oeek Church of Christ StaMie; Su1day SdlOOl
10 am; Wontip SeMce 11 am. and 6 p.m; Wednesday.
6:30p.m
Martin Cluch ol Christ, Marlil; &nlay School, 10 am.,
Worslip SeMce. 11 am and 7 p.m, Wednesday. 7 p.m
Gal)' M1dlel. Mrisleo:
Uppet Tolet Church of Christ. 35 r.l1es t.p TolerQeelc on
r9li;St.lldaySdlOOl10am ~Sel\'ice. 11 am. and
6 p.m, 'Wect>esday. 7 p.m Tonmy Dale Bush. l.tristsr.
WeeKsbury Churctl ol Christ; St.l1day Schoa,10 anm,
Worship SeMce. 10:45 arn and 6 plll Mke Hal '-bsler.
cttURCH OF GOD
&tsy LayneChurchofGod,Oid u.s 23;SoodaySdlOOl
10am. Wotshlp SeM:e. 11 am. and6p_m;Wedresday.
7 p m.; .Ncfll1 C&udil, Mrisler.
Community Church of God, Mansas Creek. Martin:
Worship SeMce. II am_; Friday, 7 p.m; EIIJd Cnm.
Mooler.
Rr81 Church of God: Sunday School. 10 am: Wotshlp
SeMce. 10:45 am and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.; SIEMin
v Wilhams, PasiOI.
Garrett Church of God, Garrell; Sunday Sdlool. 10 am-:
V>\'xsh1p ~. 11 am. and 7 p.m, Wectlesday, 7 p.m_;
Donald Bragg, Mlnis191.
Landmark Church of God, Goble AOOerls Addilion;
SundaySchooi.10am.;~SeMce.11:10amand7
p m , Wednesday. 7 p.m, Kemelh E. Praler, Jr, t.Wlls1er.
Lillie Paint First Church ol God, 671 Ullle Pal1l Road.
Easl Point; &nday S<:llOO. 945 am, WorshpSeMce. 11
1un Mel 6 p.m. Wednesday. 7 P-, Charles Heater Jr.
Mrister.
The Cludl of God ol Prophecy, H Hat Su1day School,
10am v.oohp SeM:e. 11 am and7 p.m. Wednesday.
7 p.m · Otn Frnlcy. .k. Mnoslar.
EPISCOPAL
Sl. James Episcopal; Su1day SeM:e. 9 45 am ~
Eucterlst 1100 am Wednesday Skldy GIOLp 6:f:X» m.
~ Eu::turist & Heelilg 7:30p.m. Falhe< Johrv'ie E Ross.
Redor
LUTHERAN
Our Sr;tor ~ Sipp Bayes Room Carriage ttluse
Mole!, Pains'Jie- Su1day SeMce. 11 am. WKLW (600
am) 12:05 p m. Roland E!erbt.p, '-ftsler
METHODIST
Auxier lJni1llld Methodist,ALC<ier: Su1daySchool, 10am,
~ SeM:e 11 am_; Wednesday. 6 p.m, 0oug
Lawson. Mnis:..'f
&tsy Layne United Methodist, nexiiO B.L Gyrmasun;
Sonday School. 10 a.m.. ~ SeMce, 11 am.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m, Aar1dy llladdllm. Mills!er.
Christ United Methodist, Alen; Smday School. 9:45a.m;
Wornhip SeMoo, 11 am and 7 p.m, Wednesday, 7 p.m:
Kennoth l.emas!er. Mnster.
Community Un~ed Melhodlst, 141 Bui1<s Avenue (o1f
I.MNe<srty Orive and Neeley St); Sunday School. 10 a.m:
Worship Service, 11 am. and 6 p.m; Wednesday, 7 p.m;
Sle\oe P960011Cido. MiniSter
TSI!th,~.
Emma United Melhoclll, Errrre; Sll1day School10 am.,
11 am.; Wechleday. 6 pm; PU A1<8n.
~ SeM:e.
'-ftsler.
P.O. Box 843, A uxier Road, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Authorized Motorola Sales & Service
Agent for A ppalachian Wireless
Ar1t IJnHied Melhoclll, 256 Sot#l Jvootl A-; 9 am.
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Marlin lolelhcxlst; Sooday School 10 am; Wolshlp
SeMce. 11 am; 'MKilcsday 7 p.m; Roy Har1cw IMster
Maytown l.Wted Melhoclst. Langley, Su1day SeMoe. 1I
am;~ SeM:e, 9:30am. and 6 p m, Wechlsday: 6
p.m; Roy Hatfow. Mrisler.
Salisbury United Melhodltt, Pri1191; Sunday School, 10
am;~ SeMce. 11 am and 7 p.m., Wednesday, 7
p.m; lloblly G l..awsoo, MM!er.
Wayland Un~ed Methodist, At 7, Wa)iand, Smday
School. 10 am.: 'vVolship SeMce, 11 am, Wednesday, 6
p.m; Brad Tacksll. Mir11s191.
Wheelwrtght UnHed Methodist, WheeltYrigle: S!llday
School, 10 a.m; Worship SeMce, 11 am. and 6 p.m:
Wednesday. 7 p.m, lloblly ~. Mns191.
Drill Pentecostal, Drill; &rlday Sdlool. 10 am, Worship
SeMoo, Salurday>Sooday. 7 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.: Ted
Shaman. Mnster.
Free Pentecostal Coorch o1 God, At 1428, Easl Pon;
SurxlaySchool. 10am, 'Notmlp SeMce. 11 am and6:30
p.m; llusday, 6:30p.m; aJstar Haym, Mnstet
Free Penlec:ostal Clul:h of God, ~ Sooday
School. 10 am.; V/otsh41 SeM::e, 7 p.m;
Wednesday.sablday, 7 pm; .kJM •#I PaiiOn, ~
Free ~ DeiiYerwlce, Ext 46oft l.t.. Pl¥l<way al
C<r1l*ln; ~ SeM:e, Sauday Mel Sooday. 7 p.m;
Pah:ia Cnder, ~
Free PenllecosiJI Hcll.-s, At 122, LWer !Utln;
Su1day Sctool11a_m, Ybship SeMce. 6 p.m; Friday, 7
p.m, Louis Sriln. Mnisler; OIMd Pice. Asaoc:ial& Mnsler.
Gocxloe Penlecoltll, AI. 85(). Daw:l; ~ SeMoe. 6
p.m, l.'alcom Sl:lne.
Paf1tway Arlt Calv.wy l'enllcosbll, fk¥1 Mel Magomn
Carty Ln!; .Ybship SeM:e. 6:30p.m W!8 0. Caldwel.
l.ftster 297-6262.
Trtnlty Chapel Pentecostal Holl,_, Mail St., Mnl;
Sunday School, 10 am, Worship SeMce. 7 p.m.; 2nd
Sauday. 7 p_m; Tlusday, 7 p m; Elis J. Slewns,
PRESBYTERIAN
Drill Presbyterian, Aoote 1101, Drill; Worslip SeMoe,
11am.
Rrst Presbyterian, No!lh Lake Orf.oe; Slllday Sdlool. 9:30
am, WOIShlp SeMoo, 11 a.m.; Gecxge C. i..ol'e, ~.
SEVEHTH DAY ADVENTIST
Seventn-Day Adventist, 5 mlllls West on Moun1aln
Parkway; St.l1day S<:llOO, 9:15 am, Wotshlp SeMce,
10:30 am: Gary Shepherd, Mrisler.
ntE Cll.IRCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
The Church of Jest.e Christ of l.atlef-Day Saints; Reief
SocietyiPreisthclocWrinary: 9:30 am; Sooday Sdlool,
10:30am.; Saaarnant '-'9, 11 :20a_m; Wednesday. 6 p.m
etum ~ House adcb9s. tt.vy !Kl, Martin. KY
41649: MeeU1g tbJsc IOOphone IUriler. 28&-3133. Ken
Carriete. Bishop.
OTHER
l'al:trlf Alhl Jol1r-. welcomes~ 10 --.d!IIIM:8S
Ill toe CHURCH of GOO ol PROPHECY TlWl KEHIIJCI('(.
&.nlay sdlool lOam,~ 1eMCt II am
Drill nclependent. Mt Slrday. 11 a.m.. Tlusday, 6:30p.m.
one Houle of Prayer ~. v.brshlp SeM:e. 1 p.rn;
Su"day 6 p.rn; WcmoN Qun, lobiler.
Glace FtiiDwshlp ~(ne>d 10 «*! lea ~
&rday ~ 10 am ~ 11 a_m 81 SUIIrberg.
Pag:r~
Fa'lh Bible, Mm; &rdaySc:hcol, 10a.m; ~SeM:le.
11 am and 6 p m: Wach!sda)( 6 p.m
Fa'lh OeiiYenlnce Tllllemlde, WetA PresiOnsllug; Sulday
Sc:hcol, 10:30 am, 'llm.OI): 7 p.m; [kv) $heplerd. ~
Faith ReYe1a11on Minlstery, 1/4 mle abcMI ~ •
EQU1l111811:SIIldaySctrool, 10am:~ser.te.11 am
and 6 pm., Aarit)' Hagans, MoiSter.
Faith w~ Cen1er, U>4&'J. Pai1tsvla; ~ SeMce,
11 am.; llusday. 6 p.m, &Jddy and Maude Frye, lohsler.
FuWGospel CommiJllty, (formerty ol Marlil) rrowd 10 00
Alan; &may Sc:hcol, 10 am; ~ SeM:e. 11 am,
&rday EMri'g, 6:30p.m; Wtmaeday. 6:30pm; La\QYJ8
Lallarly, MoiSter.
~Temple, Mill St. and Hal St.;~ SeMce.
12p.m Mel 7p.m., ~ 7 p.m.: Roy~
l.t'isa.
MarUn Houle of WOI1Illp, 00 Post Ob Sl: v.brshlp
SeM:e. 7 p rn, Salll1:tay&r.da
Old Time ~ 2 mlil6 \4) Mnas Qeak. Mm:
&rdly Schol; 11 am.,~ SeM:e. 7 p.m. Ftltay 7
plll; .kiln w Pillion, lkisa
SPII1ock Bille (~~ ftdl Sptrtx:l< Creek Ad,
PresiOnsllug. &rday Sc:hcol, 10 am, W:mp SeM:e. 11
am.. Wecre:x!ay. 1 p.m. em Hcltn*ro\ ,......
Town llnrrch Oudl; Stnlay Schol; 10 am~ tr tnt
Sll1day n eac11 rrcrlll.; W!rstip SeMce. Sin ~ 1000
a_m. EwrnJ 6 p.rn, ~ 6 p.rn No Slrday rill'
lileMliS on tnt &rdayof ox!> rronfl. Tcim Net!cn. ,._
The Father Houle, Big
Attd Oeelc: Stnlay
Sc:hcol, 10 am: v.brshlp Ser.bl. 6 p.m: JJ. Wr'rJ1, , . _
YcUh FtiiDwshlp Qrier, ~ Mnily-TuaeOO)( 6
p.rn.lllr.lday. 7 p.m
Zion 0e11venn:e. Wa~. &rlday S<:llOO, 10 am;
W!rstipSeM:e, 11 8JTl and 6 p.rn, ~)fS&UdayJ
p.m P!a)terl.ile 368-2001; DlrilneAmell. Pastr
Taylor Clllpel Commlnty Cludl. kmatt lhll '*I PtX:e
Food SeMcebuictlg, l:x:ated 1~mleaboYe ~
~At 1428. Sin Billa Sllnf, 10am.; Sin ~
SeM:e. 11 am;&n E-..mg. 6:30p.m. Kennyllarldelpooj.
Pastor.
lntematlonal Pentecostal Hollllllll Church, 1!»74 N
Mai1 St, Martin, Rev Ells J. SUMlns, Seoor Pastor.
Rising Sun Mlnlstr1ee, 78 CoOO Stroot, A11on. Ky.; Slllday.
10:30 am., Wednesday. 6:30p.m Pastot: 0 P Cooy.
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by SHELDON COMPTON
number of county inmates housed at the
jail.
The decision comes after months of
deliberation and research into the home
incarceration program that began on April
28, following a review by the court of
expenditures and revenues at the jail.
State officials have given the jail until
Oct. I to improve on the situation, citing
roughly two dozen inmates sleeping on the
STAFF WAITER
PRESTONSBURG - The start of official action to cure overcrowding at the
Floyd County Detention Center got underway during a regular meeting of the Floyd
County Fiscal Court Friday afternoon,
when court members agreed to begin a
home incarceration program to lessen the
HINDMAN - Knott
County Coroner Jeff
Blair verified Friday that
a man found apparently
murdered on Puncheon
Creek in Knott County
on Aug. 4 was Bypro
r~ident Michael R.
Slone.
· Blair said Slone, 27,
was indentified following an autopsy in
Frankfort, but declined
to release any further
information on those
findings, adding that
some results are still
incomplete.
• The incident remains
under investigation by
the Kentucky State
Police Post 13 in
Hazard.
Funeral services for
tAione took place yesterday in Martin.
floor during their last inspection.
The fiscal court agreed Friday to enter
into a contract with Behavioral
Interventions, a company dealing with
such initiatives which has an existing contract with the commonwealth to provide
equipment and services the program would
require.
According to fiscal court documents,
home incarceration would only be applica-
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' Beyond the Beltway .....A4
Faith Extra ................... AS
Regional Obituaries......AS
Sports
Blackcats Win ............... B1
Wiffle Baii ..................... B2
Abney Nation Best ....... B2
NASCAR ...................... B3
Classifieds .................... BS
Business Services ........ B6
(See HOME JAIL, page three)
Fiscal court
honors
Iraq war vet
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WAITER
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photo by Ralph B. Davis
Local Newa
ble for certain crimes.
An increased crime rate throughout the
county, most significantly a spike in drugrelated incidents, has filled the jail with
county inmates in the past year. The trend
has left little room to accommodate state
inmates, for which the county receives a
daily housing fee.
Bryan Kimberlin, of Pikeville Methodist Hospital's MedFiight of East Kentucky medical helicopter service,
familiarized Prestonsburg firefighters with aspects of the service's operation. The Prestonsburg Fire
Department conducted training over a 40-hour period last week, culminating In a visit from the helicopter
crew Friday at the Mountain Arts Center. ''This has been one of the best classes we've had In years," said
Tim Johnson, assistant chief of operations.
PRESTONSBURG -A
Teaberry man who fought in
Iraq with the 101 st Airborne
Division's
Screaming
Eagles was honored Friday
afternoon with a proclamation from the Floyd County
Fiscal Court.
Shawn Newsome, of
Teaberry, was wounded
during conflict while serving in Iraq during Operation
Iraqi Freedom when he was
shot in the upper thigh.
Friday afternoon, his
family and friends, along
with many others, crowded
into the county courtroom
to see Aug. 16 be forever
designated
as
Shawn
Newsome Day in Floyd
County.
Floyd County JudgeExecutive
Paul
Hunt
Thompson,
himself
a
Marine veteran who served
in Vietnam, presented
Newsome with the proclamation.
$1,000 reward
Brothers found innocent of offered for
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buying votes in Knott County mtssmg
money
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PIKEVILLE - Two brothers
were acquitted Friday of charges
that they bought votes in a primary
election in Knott County five years
ago.
A jury deliberated Jess than two
hours before finding Brady Slone,
57, and Ronnie Slone, 55, both of
Pippa Passes, innocent of the
charges in U.S. District Court in
Pikeville.
"This was a case of mind over
matter," said a jubilant Ronnie
Slone. "The FBI knew in their
minds that we were innocent, but it
didn't matter. They brought scum in
here to testify against us."
The key prosecution witnesses
were three women, two of whom
acknowledged in court that they
were hooked on prescription drugs
around the time of the 1998 primary
election. Each testified that Ronnie
Slone, an insurance agent, paid
them $100 each to vote for certain
candidates. They said Brady Slone,
a retired public school principal,
stood nearby when the payments
were made.
Defense attorneys called a Knott
County physician and a pastor as
character witnesses who testified
that the Slone brothers had unblem-
ished reputations for integrity and
truthfulness.
Ned Pillersdorf, attorney for
Brady Slone, said he believes the
lack of credibility of the prosecution's witnesses, coupled with the
Slones' record of community service, led to the acquittal.
"Prosecutors shouldn't have
selected this case, with the underwhelming credibility of the witnesses," Pillersdorf said. "There are
plenty of unsavory characters that
bear looking into. My client is a
hero who was injured in combat.
You don't try to convict a Vietnam
(See INNOCENT, page three)
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WAITER
GARRETT - A Garrett
man is wondering where his
money is, and he is willing
to spend more to find out.
Ralph
O'Quinn, of
Garrett, owns the Trading
Post along Route 80 and
has, until recently, left his
nightly deposit at the
Citizen's National Bank in
Garrett.
He and his family have
since "cleaned out" their
accounts, because, he says,
on ftve different nights dur-
ing the months of June and
July a little over $14,684 he
says he dropped in the
bank's deposit vault disappeared.
O'Quinn said on July 7,
he stopped at the bank to
cash a $4,000 check and
was told by the window
teller that he didn't have
enough in his account to
complete the transaction.
"One of the tellers came
to me after about four or
five minutes and said. 'You
don't have the money,"'
(See REWARD, page three)
A family reunited
Siblings meet for first time following 17-year search
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
For up-to-the-minute
forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
We've all watched those tearful reunions of long-lost family
members on daytime talk shows,
but it isn't often that we get the
opportunity to hear of and witness ftrst-hand such a reunion.
On Saturday morning, August 2,
the community of McDowell did
just that.
Raised in Floyd County by his
maternal grandmother, Christina
Williamson, Billy Williamson
always knew that he had brothers
and sisters. Unfortunately, he had
no clue as to their whereabouts.
His later marriage to wife,
Mary, provided him with the support system he needed and, 17
years ago, he and Mary began an
exhaustive search that they
hoped would one day unite Billy,
37, with the siblings he had never
met.
"We started by going state to
state to courthouses," said Mary,
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"and I spent hours and hours on
the computer. We didn't know
anything at all about the other
kids except for their ftrst names.
But we did know who Billy's
mom had married, so that gave us
a little something to go on."
By 1991, the couple had been
successful in locating not only
Billy's birth mother, but two sisters, one of whom, Michelle, had
been given up for adoption, and a
(See REUNITED, page three)
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Long-lost siblings Michelle
Jones, left, Billy
Williamson, center, and Loretta
Sellers met for
the first time in
early August, at
Williamson's
home in
McDowell.
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Of the
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herself for
three
hours
Thursday in her Manhattan
apartment building elevator.
the 11-year-old was rescued
by firefighters. And all it cost
her was a wedgie.
Firefighters from Engine
Co. 22. on the Upper East
Side, used long axes and 3foot rip bars to pop off the elevator doors. leaving 3 feet of
~pace to pull Lulu up and out.
"I jumped, and the firefighter said. 'I'm gonna give
you a wedgie,' and he pulled
me up by the back of my
shorts," she said.
When Lulu emerged. she
burst into tears and hugged her
mother, who had come home
from work just minutes after
her daughter's ordeal began.
"I went hysterical. ·• Wendy
Evans said before the firefighters arrived. "I knew those
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door down."
Lulu kept her composure as
about a dozen neighbors
talked to her through the metal
double doors or rushed to the
firehouse for help.
''People I dido 't know were
being so nice to me," she said.
"They were telling me to tap
on the doors so they could tell
where the elevator was."
Earlier, Mayor Michael
Bloomberg said police and
firefighters had searched all
the city's major high-rise
buildings and believed no one
was trapped in high-rise elevators.
When
Lulu's
elevator
stopped and went dark, the car
was just 5 feet below her IOthtloor hallway.
•
BOULDER, Colo. -
About two dozen people gathered in downtown Boulder to
point at the sky and yell "It's a
bird! It's a plane! It's
Superman!"
But what participants in
Colorado's latest "tlash mob"
were actually looking at was a
TV news helicopter.
Reporters nearly outnumbered those assembled in front
of the Boulder County
Courthouse for the event and
participants said that ruined
what was supposed to be a
spontaneous and wacky stunt.
"Flash mob" crowds are
organized by e-mail lists and
Web sites and converge in a
prearranged location to perform harmless gags, puzzling
onlookers and then quickly
dispersing.
"This is supposed to seem
like a spontaneous-seeming
event, so if you have the
media down here it doesn't
work,"
said
parttctpant
Christopher Downs, 22. "It's
not really an underground
thing when it's published in a
media outlet."
Flash mobs have shown up
recently in New York, San
Francisco
and
London.
Hundreds of people joined
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first
mob
on
Monday, in which participants
pretended to play ping pong at
a downtown mall.
•
STRATTON, Neb. -
This is a different kind of fire
sale.
A red-and-gold 1957 GMC
fire truck sits just off U.S.
Highway 34. a "For Sale" sign
taped to its windshield.
It has some ll ,000 miles on
it. a good pumping unit and a
two-cycle engine to pump
high volumes of water.
"It's good enough to go
back into service as a fire
truck," said Larry Forch, who
bought the truck from the city
fire department.
Porch also owns a 1952
Chevy fire truck with 2,900
miles on it, and he no longer
has room for the 1957 GMC.
He's not willing to sell the
Chevy.
"It's not even ready for an
oil change," Forch chuckled.
• NEW YOR K - An
adorable Bronx
newborn
already has an appetite for
meat - and plenty of sharp
teeth.
Biscuit, a 10-pound snow
leopard, was born June 5 ago
at the Bronx Zoo. He was
introduced Thursday to mark
the centenmal of the zoo's program to breed the endangered
species. The zoo was the first
in the Western Hemisphere to
exhibit a snow leopard.
"Researchers can study
these guys for years in the
wilderness and literally never
see one," said Penny Kalk,
manager of large mammal collections, as Biscuit playfully
tumbled down a natural rock
habitat, landing on the back of
his mother, Shakira.
Biscuit became the 93rd
snow leopard born at t~
Bronx Zoo, which currentcy
has 15.
Weighing less than a pound
at birth, the big ball of fluff is
now rambunctiously testing
his fuzzy paws on the Bronx
rocks as his father, Boris, also
known as "Snow Prince,"
prowls protectively.
With temperatures hovering
around 90 on Thursday,
zookeepers made sure there
were chunks of ice in the leopards' home of rocky outcrop\
and plants similar to the
Himalayas.
In the wild, snow leopards
are powerful, solitary inhabitants of mountains stretching
across central Asia, from India
through
Mongolia
and
Afghanistan through Russia.
They thrive in climactic
extremes, with temperatures
ranging from I00-plus degrees
Fahrenheit down to minus 40.
Todav in Historv
The Associated Press
Today is Sunday, Aug. 17,
the 229th day of2003. There are
136 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in
History:
On Aug. 17. 1807, Robert
Fulton's North River Steam
Boat began heading up New
York's Hudson River on its successful round-trip to Albany.
On this date:
• In 1863, Federal batteries
and ships bombarded Fort
Sumter in Charleston harbor
during the Civil War.
• In 1896, a prospecting
party discovered gold in Alaska,
a finding that touched off the
Klondike gold rush.
• In 1942. during World War
II, U.S. 8th Air Force bombers
attacked Rouen, France.
• In 1943, the Allied conquest of Sicily was completed as
U.S. and British forces entered
Messina.
• In 1962, East German border guards shot and mortally
wounded 18-year-old Peter
Fechter, who had attempted to
cross the Berlin Wall into the
western sector.
• In 1969, 248 people were
killed as Hurricane "Camille"
slammed into the Gulf Coast.
• In 1969, the Woodstock
Music and Art Fair concluded
near Bethel, N.Y.
• In 1978, the first successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight
ended as Maxie Anderson, Ben
Abruzzo and Larry Newman
landed their Double Eagle II
outside Paris.
• In 1987, Rudolf Hess, the
last member of Adolf Hitler's
inner circle, died at a Berlin hospital near Spandau Prison at age
93, having apparently committed suicide.
• In 1999, more than 17,000
people were killed when a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck
Turkey.
Ten years ago:
A prosecutor in Wayne
County, Mich. charged Dr. Jack
Kevorkian under Michigan's 6month-old law against assisted
suicide for aiding in the death of
Thomas Hyde, who was suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease.
A
jury
later
acquitted
Kevorkian.
Five years ago:
President Clinton gave grand
jury testimony via closed-circuit
television from the White House
concerning his relationship with
Monica Lewinsky; he then
delivered a TV address in which
he denied previously committing perjury, admitted his relationship with Lewinsky was
"wrong," and criticized Kenneth
Starr's investigation. Russia
allowed the ruble to drop in
value by up to 34 percent. The
Federal
Reserve
Board
approved the megamerger of
NationsBank and BankAmerica.
One year ago:
In Krakow, Poland, tens of
thousands of adoring Poles gave
the ailing Pope John Paul II a
joyous welcome home as began
the ninth visit to his native
country during his papacy.
Today's Birthdays:
Actress Maureen O'Hara is
83. Actor Robert DeNiro is 60.
Movie
director
Martha
Coolidge is 57. Rock musician
Sib Hashian is 54. Actor Robe~
Joy is 52. Rock singer Kevin
Rowland (Dexy's Midnight
Runners) is 50. Rock musician
Colin Moulding (XTC) is 48.
Country
singer-songwriter
Kevin Welch is 48. Singer
Belinda Carlisle is 45. Actor
Sean Penn is 43. Jazz musician
Everette Harp is 42. Rock musician Gilby Clarke is 41. Singer
Maria McKee is 39. Rock musician Steve Gorman (The Black
Crowes) is 38. Rock musician
Jill Cunniff is 37. Actor David
Conrad is 36. Singer Donni~
Wahlberg is 34. Rapper
Posdnuos is 34. Tennis player
Jim Courier is 33. Actor Bryton
McClure is 17.
August meeting
brings Arts Council
to Prestonsburg ~
FRANKFORT
The
Kentucky Arts Council staff is
coming to Prestonsburg on
Monday to hold a community
informational meeting. The
meeting will take place in the
Band Room at the Mountain
Arts Center.
Whether you've worked
with the Arts Council or never
heard of it, you're invited to
attend this upcoming informal
meeting. There you will be
introduced to the agency, programs and services. You will
learn about existing opportunities, as well as changes the
Arts Council has made to better serve you.
Also, you will hear about
progress with the Kentucky
START initiative in building
participation in the arts. and be
introduced to the newly
launched long-range plan,
Creating a Vision for the Arts
in Kentucky.
The Kentucky Arts Council
provides grants, awards and
technical
assistance
to
Kentucky artists and not-forprofit organizations committed
to providing arts and cultural
programs and services to the
public. By convening at the
local level, the Arts Council
hopes to build stronger relationships for bringing the arts
to the general public and to
offer people working in different art forms and organizations
a forum to network within
their own communities. The
meeting is also a great time for
people to learn about the
Kentucky Arts Council, its
progra~s and ~ervices, andif>\
partnenng agenc1es.
The meeting is free, fully
accessible and open to everyone.
No registration is
required. Light refreshments
will be served. and the meeting will begin at 6 p.m. local
time.
The Kentucky Arts Council,
a state agency of the Education
Arts and Humanities Cabinet,
was established by the
Kentucky General Assembly
in 1965 to develop and promote support for the arts in
Kentucky. The Kentucky Arts ~
Council creates opportunities
for Kentuckians to value and
participate in the arts.
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Former coal miners looking to health care industry for steady work
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PlKEVfLLE - As a father
trying to feed a growing family
~n a miner's wages. Michael
~rivette grew tired of the pink
slips that had become as much a
part of life in the Appalachian
coalfields as black dust.
Miners. it seemed, had to
worry more about layoffs than
:rock falls in the ups and downs
'of a stn•ggling mountain economy.
, "In the coal mines, it's feast
.or famine," Trivette said. "You
can't count on anything, except
maybe being laid off."
.; Trivette wanted job security,
and he, like many other bluecollar workers in Appalachia,
looked to the booming health
care industry to provide it.
Now, they're the new faces of
·the health industry in the mountain region, staffing clinics and
.hospitals where they care for
.some of the same people they
.once worked with in and around
the coal mines.
"It's a tough job," said
Trivette, who channels his
_decade of coal experience into
• empathy as the lone physician
serving a small mining commu-
nit) about 10 rniles outside of
Pike\ ill c. "On I) someone who
ha:. had to shovel and d1g doing
manual labor for 10, 12. 14
hours a day under5tands that."
Trivette's transition from
miner to doctor is unusual. Most
who trade in their hard hats.
tools and trucks become nurses,
radiology technologists and
even medical transcriptionists.
No one tracks the shift of
mining workers into health care,
but Kentucky Coal Association
President Bill Caylor estimated
that hundreds of the 15,000
mine workers who lost jobs in
the state over the past decade
have made the move.
Considering the diverging
fortunes of the two industries,
it's plain to see why.
Over the last two decades,
employment in Kentucky's mining industry dropped from
46,395 to 15,500, and some
economists are predictmg a 25
to 30 percent drop in earnings
and employment over the next
decade.
The health care and social
assistance industry, by contrast,
already has a higher payroll than
mining in Eastern Kentucky's
largest coal-producing counties,
and it's still in need of workers.
Reward
8 Continued from p1
O'Quinn recalled. "I asked him
;what about that $5,000 deposit I
,.made the night before and he
..said there wasn't one, and that,
·as a matter of fact, there hadn't
been one in awhile."
The deposit had been dropped
, with his wife watching him,
O'Quinn said. To say he was
.,concerned would be an underfstatement.
4 "I asked for a 31-day printout
~and that's when I discovered
• they (the deposits) had been
, taken," he said.
O'Quinn said his bank state,ment didn't reflect the deposit,s
~so his next move was to contact
·the state police and, after that,
; the
Federal
Bureau
of
_Investigation's Louisville and
.. Pikyville offices, as well as havjng his attorney speak with bank
,:officials.
, His search for assistance was
1 nominal, with one federal office
.saying it couldn't act unless a
~"suspicious activity report" had
:been filed and the other saying
.,the amount reported as having
been taken was not enough to
warrant its involvement.
The bank did perform aQ
-internal
investigation
at
O'Quinn's prompting, the business owner said, but failed to
specifically answer many of the
questions he had posed.
"In their letter to me they said
the money 'mysteriously disappared,"' O'Quinn said.
The bank official O'Quinn
4/H
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ome Jah
8 Continued from p1
For a period earlier in the
year, there was some discussion
of closing the jail, but, following
'a meeting between Judge'Executive Paul Hunt Thompson
-and Jailer Roger Webb, a number
'of plans were brought to the
'table.
Friday, Thompson's plan to
incorporate a home incarceration
program was started after the fis:·cal court voted in agreement to
'•renter into the contract for equipment and services.
The contract will act as a trial
J>rogram that will run from Aug.
'15, 2003 through June 30, 2004.
said he dealt with initially was
the Garrett branch manager,
Tommy Sue Campbell.
Campbell declined to comment when contacted Friday,
referring questions to her supervisor, Darrell Step. Step could
not be reached for comment.
"My attorney has consulted
with the bank officials, and I'm
looking to file a lawsuit against
the bank," O'Quinn said Friday.
"The bottom dollar is my money
is gone. I put it in and now it's
gone. It's only money. It didn't
break me and I'll live over it. But
it's a bad thing because I thought
the bank was the safest place you
could put your money. I guess I
was wrong."
The money taken was from
both his business account and his
personal account, he said.
O'Quinn is offering a $1,000
reward for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of
the person or persons who took
the money from the vaults on the
days of June 4 , June 24, July 2,
July 3 and July 7.
STAFF WRITER
MARTIN
A lawsuit
.,against a Harold woman who
~ad been accused of writing
~over a dozen bad checks to the
~artin
Volunteer
Fire
~Department's bingo account
~was dismissed earlier this week.
:: The lawsuit had claimed that
~Reva S. Salisbury wrote 13 bad
~checks totaling $690 and rang;~ing from $20 to $80 between
~September and October of last
~year.
~ The fire department had
• lt:appealed to the county attor-
Reunited
veteran with shrapnel in his head
on the !estimony of non-credible
witnesses."
Brady Slone received the purple heart for the injury he
received in February 1967.
"This government sent me to
war as a combat medic and
destroyed my life, and now this
government treats me like
scum," said Brady Slone, who
wept after the verdict was read.
"I don't like it."
One of the prosecution witnesses, Monica Miller, a fonner
Hindman resident who now
lives in Cincinnati, testified that
Ronnie Slone paid her for her
vote while Brady Slone stood
nearby. Prosecutors claimed
Brady Slone was acting as a
lookout.
Miller and her friends Ann
Slone and Jana Slone, who may
have been distant relatives of the
brothers, each testified that they
went to the Knott County
Courthouse together, voted, then
ney's office, asking that
Salisbury be made to make the
payment or suffer further
action.
At the suggestion of
Assistant County Attorney
Jimmy Marcum, the fire department had agreed to allow
Salisbury to make restitution
payments to the fire department.
The lawsuit was dismissed
without prejudice on Tuesday of
this week. but the details of the
dismissal were not included in
court documents.
Salisbury had been scheduled to appear in Floyd District
Court on Aug. 18.
an emergency room nurse. One
of hundreds of men laid off from
their jobs at a steel mill in
Ashland more than a decade
ago, Keyes chose nursing.
"It's probably the toughest
job I've ever done," he said.
"You deal with life and death. It
kind of tears your heart out
sometimes. But there also are
times when you save someone
and they come back and thank
you. It makes it worth it."
Keyes, 50, said the work
force at AK Steel had been anxious about job cuts that had been
rumored for months. He already
had been temporarily laid off
four times.
"It's horrible, not knowing if
you have that next paycheck
coming in," he said. "You knew
it was coming. You just didn't
know when.''
In the past I 0 years, since he
became a nurse, he hasn't had
that worry. When the steel mill
offered him his job back, he didn't hesitate to reject the offer.
"I absolutely love what I'm
doing," he said. "I can't see
myself doing anything else."
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brother
as
well.
Disappointingly, they discovered that one sister, Lisa
Brewster, had drowned in Ohio
when she was 21 years old.
Earlier this month, for the
first time, Billy and two of his
sisters, Michelle Jones, 34, and
Loretta Sellers, 30, met jace-toface, along with their birth
mother, at Billy's home in
McDowell. Another sister,
Debra Allen, 31, and one brother, Michael Lee Allen, 32, were
unable to make the trip.
When asked how he felt to
meet his long-lost family, Billy
replied that all his life he felt
that a part of his life had been
missing.
"I am so happy," he said, "I
have waited all of my life for
this reunion. I can't explain to
anyone just how happy I am. I
feel that God has surely smiled
upon me this week."
One
sister,
Michelle,
expressed awe that anyone
would go to such lengths to find
ber.·Michelle had been unaware
that she had so many siblings in
the world.
"I am just so happy to know
that someone would want to see
me so bad that they would spend
17 years looking for me,"
Michelle said. "I can't believe
it."
Also joyous over the opportunity to meet one another were
the siblings' children. Billy's
children, Billy Jr. and Angel,
along with Loretta's children,
Eric and Erica, and Michelle's
children, Brittany and Joey,
were more than tickled to meet
one another and to discover that
they had so many cousins they
had never met. They have hopes
of meeting Debra's children,
Cody Lee and Chelsea, and
Michael's first child, expected
in the next few weeks, as well.
Billy and his sisters spent the
weekend getting acquainted,
talking and sharing stories of
their lives. By weekend's end,
they were making plans to get
together again this fall, perhaps
for Billy's October birthday.
This time, hopes are that their
other two siblings and their families will be able to join them
also.
"Throughout this process,"
said Mary, "so many uncanny
things happened, like for
instance, us finding out about
Michelle, who had been adopted. We were actually sent her
birth certificate by accident, else
we would have had no clue
where to begin looking for her.
There's no doubt, no doubt at
all, that God's hand was in this
all the way."
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"When it comes to care of
people, that can't be turned over
to a machine." said Bailey, a 34year· old nursing student at
Southeast. "This work can only
be done by people, and there is a
growing need. That, to me, represents job security."
Jerry Gibbs, a registered
nurse from Partridge, spent the
first 20 years of his working life
as a mechanic, maintaining the
trucks used in mining and quarrying. Now, he is in his third
year of caring for some of the
region's sickest patients in the
intensive care unit at the Hazard
Appalachian Regional Hospital.
The 44-year-old Gibbs said
nursing brings a gratification he
never would have known as a
mechanic. It also more than doubled the $24,000 a year he
earned previously.
''I'm doing something now
that allows me to make a real
living for my family," he said.
"That means a lot."
At King's Daughters Medical
Center in Ashland, Carl Keyes is
For Michael McNeely, a pmk
slip l10m C11astal Coal in
Whitesburg last year was his
tic.:kct to a new life.
"I'm the type person. I like
being around people, and T love
to help people,'' said Mcneely,
who is working as a nursing
assistant while he takes nursing
classes at a community college.
''With the nursing shortage,
health care offers job security."
Of the 60 students enrolled in
at
the
nursing
program
Southeast Community College
in Cumberland, l 0 of them are
men - three times the national
ratio.
"Some are coal miners, some
mechanics, some factory workers," said Milton Borntrager,
director of the program. "And
they're excelling as nurses.
Often, they're quickly promoted
into administrative positions."
Patrick Bailey. a 34-year-old
former factory worker from
Middlesboro, said health care is
about the only industry in cen-
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predicted hoo;pitals 111 Kl.nllH.:k)
will need to increase the number
of registered nurses by 23 per..:ent over the next three years.
Last year alone, the state hospital associatiOn estimated a shortage of some 1,700 nurses.
''Clearly, health care is one of
the few opportunities in the
Appalachian coalfields where
workers can turn from the coal
industry,'' said Ewell Balltrip,
executive director of the
Kentucky
Appalachian
Commission .
Balltrip said he sees the the
move as positive not just for the
worker, but for the patient.
"For many of these men,
especially coal miners, they
have not only learned about an
injury. but they have probably
experienced that injury themselves,'' Balltrip said. "They
bring a different perspective
they wouldn't have had if they
had been in health care all
along."
drove to the outskirts of town
where they were paid.
"At the time, I needed the
money," Miller said.
All three of the women needed the money, said federal prosecutor Richard C. Pilger from
the U.S. Department of Justice
in Washington.
"These women were exploited," Pilger said. "They were
poor, hard-pressed women. The
kind of people susceptible to
selling their votes."
FBI Special Agent Tim
Johnson said he contacted the
three women as part of his investigation. He said they were "very
reluctant" to answer his questions.
Johnson, who testified that he
had interviewed about 175 people in his investigation, said the
U.S. attorney's office had agreed
to grant immunity to the women
for the crime of selling their
votes if they cooperated.
"They didn't want to be
here," Pilger told jurors in the
Pikeville courthouse. ''They didn't want to get these guys in
trouble. They had no reason to
lie. There's no reason not to
believe these witnesses.''
However, defense attorney
Steve Owens, representing
Ronnie Slone, said the women
had changed their stories numerous times. He said they even
acknowledged that their testimony in court differed from their
original statements to the FBI.
"Out of 175 interviews. what
do they bring in here and put on
the witness stand?" Owens
asked. "Three admitted Liars."
The Slones became the second and third Knott County residents acquitted of vote buying
charges in' eastern Kentucky
since Jurie.
On June 20. a federal jury
found Jimmy Lee Conley. 33, of
Lackey, innocent of buying
votes in the same primary election.
Conley was the first of about
20 eastern Kentuckians indicted
this year for election fraud to go
to trial.
Two other people indicted in
the Knott County probe pleaded
guilty to vote fraud earlier this
month. Phillip Slone, 53, of
Hindman, and Newton J.
Johnson, 40, of Brinkley, admitted to paying voters $50 to vote
in the primary election.
Five other Knott Countians
remain under indictment on federal vote fraud charges, stemming from the same primary
election. All have entered innocent pleas.
And in Pike County, 10 people, including a former state senator and his wife, are under
indictment for vote fraud involving a race last year for district
judge. They, too, have entered
innocent pleas.
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17, 2003
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to the end of
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society.
- Felix Frnnkfurter
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Pork-barrel politics
kilt Danl
Boone
.
Daniel Boone, the trailblazing pioneer of legendary
proportions. survived the dangers of life on the rugged
frontier two centuries ago. But his reputation couldn't
stand up to the pork barrel pblitical pressures of today.
The government is ripping Boone's familiar name
off the signs in his adopted homeland along the highway that has honored him - the Daniel Boone
Parkway - and replacing them with the name of an
obscure Kentucky congressman, Hal Rogers, RSomerset.
What's done is done. But instead of honoring one of
Kentucky's best-known icons, the highway now
stretches across the Appalachian countryside as a monument to the mushrooming multibillion dollar annual
federal budget deficit and accumulated trillion-dollar
debt.
The name of Rogers, a Republican who has served
23 years in Congress, replaced Boone's because
Rogers helped get the $13 million in federal funds that
allowed Kentucky to eliminate tolls on the highway
and because of the "many great things for southern
and eastern Kentucky" he has done.
Rogers' online biography reads like a ledger of
withdrawals from the barrel of pork in Washington,
D.C.: $130 million in federal funds for PRIDE projects
in the part of the state he represents; $15 million for
The Center for Rural Development.
Rogers is a senior member of the House
Appropriations Committee and there might be little
argument that he should use that seniority to boost the
Appalachian district he represents. The region sure
needs all the help it can get.
But multiply the money he has brought back to his
district by 435 members of the U.S. House of
Representatives, each of whom is able to justify
spending similar amounts of federal funds for problems in the districts that elect them; plus 100 members
of the Senate, who also love to tell their constituents
how much they've transferred from the federal treasury to their states.
And then, surely you will have no trouble understanding why this country is tumbling once again into
serious deficit-spending.
It ·s not just our elected officials' fault, though.
We're to blame, too.
We elect these men and women and send them to
Washington on a schizophrenic crusade to cut federal
spending and bring as much money as they can back
home with them.
The real problem might be in the answer to this
question: Can you recall ever hearing of a federal
building, a bridge or a parkway being named for some
politician who saved the taxpayers' money?
Not likely.
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The return on
a 'good will'
investment
account
It is common knowledge among consumers who fuel the marvelous
American free-enterprise system that
one of the greatest assets any business
can have is something we call "good
will." The good will of a business simply means that the vast majority of the
people who patronize it or who are connected in any way hold it in high esteem
and feel good about shopping there or
doing business on a regular basis.
The "good will" of a business, over
time, can literally mean the difference
.between success or failure because no
amount of positive advertising can offset
a firestorm of negative comments made
by dissatisfied customers who spread the
word about its products and services.
What may not be common knowledge is that for individuals to be successful, we need a great deal of good
will as well. We can increase our success many times over if we understand
that other people have deep subcon-
scious needs and we can help to meet
these needs.
Over the past several years, psychologists have identified many of our subconscious needs, but here is a list of
nine of these that every person has. The
more of these needs that we can help to
meet in the lives of other people, the
more successful we will become.
No. 1: The need
or desire to feel
accepted.
No. 2: The need
or desire to feel they
are approved of.
No. 3: The need
or desire to be
admired.
No.4: The need
or desire to be appreciated.
No. 5: The need
or desire to feel important.
No. 6: The need or desire for other
people to agree with us.
No. 7: The need or desire for attention.
No. 8: The need or desire to feel
needed.
No. 9: The need or desire to have
outside help. help from God and from
other people.
Now, when you read this list of subconscious needs that we all have, you
may not automatically make the connection between helping to meet these
needs for others and your own personal
success. You will make the connection
however, if you will stop to consider
that almost everything we need is in the
hands of others.
If we need more money, other people ~
have it. If we need a job, other people
can give it to us. If we need love and
approval from others, you guessed it.
Same for a promotion and a thousand
other things.
Here is a suggestion that J would like
to make that can make a
tremendous difference in your
life. Clip out this column and
place it in a location where
you can review it often.
Human beings are creatures o(
habit and it will work best if
you can do it each day. At this
•
point begin your own "good
will" investment account.
Over the coming weeks and
months, do your best to meet
one or more of these subconscious needs for every person you meet
or spend time with.
Just think of all the rewards that will
come to you if you will begin to make
every person feel important, appreciated,
needed and assured that you admire
them. When we take the time to make
other people feel special, good things
will be coming our way very, very soon.
It's just human nature to want to be
around people who accept us and like us
as a person. We will give them our sup- ~
port, our cooperation and if there is not
a dominant reason to do business some
news from a random e-mail. We get it
for five minutes during breakfast and as
we fall asleep. We get it from the guy
who happens to be standing next to the
water dispenser at work.
We might get less news from the
radio in the car, because we're talking
on cell phones, but we get enough news
fragments elsewhere that we feel satisfied. And as the sources for these news
fragments increase with the explosion of
"information'' technology. "'e'll continue to feel as if we are informed. And
we'll have plenty to discuss with our
friends.
So what's the problem?
Random news fragments. even in
combination with random news snippets, do not provide much information.
The criteria for becoming a viable news
fragment are quite different from the
criteria you'd set for the news citizens
need to make decisions in a democracy.
News fragments have to be immediate
and engaging. They can't be very complex, because there's no time for ttiat. A
news fragment must be instantly understandable to the guy by the water dispenser.
So, this means that today's •·news" is
the most likely to spread as news fragment~. Celebrity news, like the Kobe
Bryant case, is golden. So are the heartwrenching disasters like the failed separation of the women whose heads were
stuck together. The more VIsual, the better. Funny is great. Titillating is alwa)S
a plus.
There's plenty to talk about. but not
much of it matters.
Meanwhile, all the information that
cannot be uttered in a news fragment
•}
gets ignored: global warming, world
poverty, the health insurance crisis, the
homeless, and so much more. As Neil
Postman put it a decade ago. we are
entertaining ourselves to death. The proliferation of news fragments is only the
latest development in a trend that's been
growing for years.
What to do about this? We don't
want to force people to choose National
Public Radio over their cell phones in
the car. We can't tell people to slow
down, smell the roses. and read more
substantive news.
There "s no simple solution, but there
are signs that we are beginning to
•
understand the danger. Witness the
recent vote by the House of
Representatives to limit giant news conglomerates from merging with each
other and further degrading news content. This bipartisan vote reflected an
emerging awareness about the danger
our nation faces from within if our fellow citizens remain addicted to news
fragments - and uninformed about
news that matters.
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the car radio. more people are talking on
cell phones, eliminating yet another
source of news from their depleted news
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
17, 2003 • A5
Faith Extra
'Minister's Mom nt: Blowing away the cover
by PASTOR STEVE
PESCOSOLIDO
COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Recently I spent some nights
staying at my parents' home so
they could take a vacation. I was
companion and security for my
, ____
sister and the occasional caretaker
of their small. indoor dog.
Now the dog and I got along,
well most of the time, until it
came time for her to be put into
her cage. Like most of us, we
don't like to be caged up and
sometimes we express our displeasure rudely. Her form of rude
expression was to growl and bite
my hand. It is possible to pick up
a growling, aggravated little dog
and hold on and endure the pain. I
did this a time or two. But there is
a better way.
My daughters helped me in a
moment of need with a wonderful
suggestion. They told me, ''Dad,
put a towel over her and then pick
her up." I tried this. I put a towel
complet~ly over the worked up
dog and then tried to pick her up.
To my pleasure, she did not try to
bite my hands. I could easily put
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I am reflecting on two spiritual
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Amish-Mennonites in Kentucky face
dilemma of faith vs. national security
by JOE BIESK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LIBERTY- From the swing
• on his Kentucky homestead's
front porch, Lester Beachy
exchanges waves with a family
from his church as they return
home in their van.
Like people in other rural
farming communities, people
here rely on their cars and trucks
for almost all their transportation needs, whether that means
shopping or worshipping. But
for Beachy, a bishop in an
Amish-Mennonite congregation, and others in his religious
community of about 200 people
statewide, driving has created a
new problem.
Their faith allows them to get
• behind the wheel, but not sit for
a driver's license photo as state
Jaw requires. Members of
Beachy's enclave - one of at
least three in the state
must
now decide whether to bow to
the demands of national security
and keep driving or stand firm
for a religious principle.
"It would open the door to
what we consider unscriptural,"
Beachy said. "I can see the
state's concern, but I am not
convinced that the state granting
us an exemption on a religious
• ~asi~. would endanger the situation.
State law has for years
required Kentucky motor vehicle licenses to bear the owner's
photo. Some circuit court clerks,
however, have quietly and unofficially exempted people who
had religious objections.
Following
the
terrorist
attacks of Sept. II , 200 1, state
officials have cracked down. For
the sake of homeland security,
state Transportation Cabinet
officials ordered clerks not to
issue licenses without photos.
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Mitchell Lawson
Life is a gift. The air that we
breathe, the breaths that we
take-given by the Almighty
Creator; but as a thief in the
night, He can take it away.
Death abruptly makes its
appearance.
•
Dealing with a similar issue
m June, a Florida judge satd a
Muslim woman could not wear
a veil in her driver's license
photo, agreeing with state
authorities that the practice
could help terrorists conceal
their identities. The woman said
her faith required her to keep her
face and head covered out of
modesty.
For
many
Amish-
Mennonites, photos are a symbol of self-admiration and pride,
contrary to their beliefs and way
of life. Taking a picture is tantamount to creating a graven
image - a sin in their faith.
Cora
Beachy,
Lester
Beachy's 22-year-old niece,
says that relatives in her extended family have upset her by
covertly snapping her picture.
Her driver's license, which
expires in March 2006, has a
blue box which reads "valid
without photo." However, she
realizes the growing possibility
the state may one day force her
to break her religious convictions.
"I really don't care to have a
picture," she said. But she also
knows her family needs her help
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that He is working and praise
Him.
Prayer, worshtp, study, and
Christian conversation help also
to remove this cover. Once we see
what the enemy is doing, we have
instructions in the Word about
how to counter.
A second lesson that I am
learning again, is that God can
also put a cover of confusion over
our spiritual enemy. God says to
His people Israel as they arc traveling in the wilderness: "I will
send My fear before you, I will
cause confusion among all the
people to whom you come''
(Exodus 23:27 NKJV).
God has power to put confusion on people, situations and
powers that are against Him. But
please also remember that He
required Israel's obedience to His
angel on thisjoumey. If Christians
are genuinely obeying the
Father's greatest messenger, Jesus
Christ, then we will be escorted
through life with this same kind of
protective power.
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Bringing sorrow to the
hearts of many, grief and
despair reaches its heights.
Yet death can be defeated; it
can be conquered, and it
already has been.
For when this wretched life
is over, it is not the end; it is
the beginning.
To the believer, it is joy; joy
never felt by the presence of
life on this earth.
For, with death, comes the
truth; the truth of your soul;
the truth of your heart.
If therein lies a hope, a faith,
a love, then there I shall be in
the Heaven above.
And why? Because I believe.
First, the devil at times works to
throw a towel or a cover over the
Christian's spmtual senses. This
cover can take the form of anxiety, confusion, fear, pride, etc.
Once this unholy cover m upon
us, we cannot see to fight back
with truth or love. and we can be
moved into various kinds of cages
- thus trapped.
The enemies of Nehemiah
"conspired together to come and
attack Jeru<;aJem and create confusion." (Nehemiah 4:8 NKN)
These same enemies wanted to
trap Nehemtah in the Temple
using fear. Fear it<;elf is a cage keeping us often from doing what
God would have us to do. We
miss the blessing that God had in
mind for us to give and to receive.
Now if my little dog could
have gotten the towel off her
head, she could have taken a bite
of my hand. If we can come out
from under the heavy cover of
confusion or doubt, we can work
accurately and fruitfuUy for Jesus.
The best way to blow away this
cover that can be put upon us is to
trust what God has promised even though you "see" no way for
it come about. Then thank God
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DEVELOPMENT
press
In the shadow of its centennial
year, the Kentucky State Fair
kicks-off an eleven-day run
August 14-24, filling the Kentucky
Fair & Exposition Center in
Louisville with an entertaining
mix of old traditions, new attractions, family adventure and fun.
From the wild excitement of the
Kentucky State Fair Thrillway to
the sophistication of the World's
Championship Horse Show, and
exhibits showcasing everything
from blue-ribbon livestock to the
upcoming Lewis and Clark
Bicentennial, the Kentucky State
Fair certainly has perfected the art
offamily fun in its 99 years.
Ninety-Ni1U! Years of
History
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Radiology
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Emergency Medicine
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Anesthesia
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17, 2003 •
Are you get in
ready for the
state fair?
SECRETARY OF TOURISM
(:~~ Bailey, D.O.
S UNDAY, AUGUST
The fair will officially celebrate
its IOOth birthday in 2004-though
1904 actually is one of only three
years during the last century in
which a fair was not held. Two
non-fair years during World War II
accounted for this year's being the
99th.
The first State Fair was staged
in 1902 at Churchill Downs, and it
was deemed a success, with a
crowd of 75,000 and revenues of
$17,000. Critics complained, however, that the metropolitan city of
Louisville did not adequately represent agricultural and livestock
interests. The 1903 State Fair went
to Owensboro but big crowds didn't follow. Then a legaJ dispute
arose over money, resulting in the
absence of the Fair in 1904. It was
reinstated in Lexington in 1905
and then returned to Churchill
Downs for 1906 and 1907. The
state acquired land southwest of
Louisville and completed the first
buildings there in time for the 1908
Kentucky State Fair.
Over the years, Fair attendance
grew and a State Fair Board was
created. During World War II, the
fairgrounds were transformed into
a defense industry site. The Fair
was cancelled in 1942 and 1943
and moved temporarily back to
Churchill Downs in 1944 and
1945.
· Following World War II, the
State Fair felt growing pains again
and planners broke ground on a
new 357-acre fairgrounds site in
south Louisville. The new facility
- its presenH:Iay home - opened
in 1956. The largest exposition
facility of its kind in the world at
the time, it became a model for
others and a major draw in itself
for fairgoers and participants.
Today, the Kentucky State Fair
pulls in more than 650,000 people
over I I days and operates on an $8
million budget The Kentucky Fair
& Exposition Center rests on more
than 500 acres and its indoor facilities pass the one mmion square
feet mark. The physicaJ plant isn't
the only thing that's expanded over
the years; the Kentucky State Fair
has extended its focus far beyond
agriculture and rural life to accommodate the urbanization of
Kentucky. Along with farm and
livestock exhibitions, you'll find
educational displays, a trade exposition and a full lineup of entertainment Be sure not to miss concerts
by Kenny Chesney. Kentucky
natives Montgomery Gentry, and
other chart-topping artists- severaJ
offering free shows - who round
out an impressive line-up of headliner concerts scheduled in
Freedom Hall. Visit www.kystatefair.org for the complete concert
schedule.
I 00 Years of World
Champum Horses
You aJways can count on find·
ing horses at a fair, but only at the
Kentucky State Fair will you see
the world's finest. The World's
Championship Horse Show considered the world's nchest and
most prestigious sho\\ for
American
Saddlebreds,
Harness/Hackney Ponies and Lewis & Clark artifacts, hands-o~
Standardbred Road Horses, cele- displays. living histol)' derno1\~
brates 100 years during this year's strations and a living garden h1gh- l
Fair with the "CentenniaJ of lighting the many plants and J111i
Champions," August 17-23. The mals discovered b)- the explore~
event will bring together more than Visitors to "Lewis & Clark +~'
2000 select horses from all over also will be introduced tQ j)t(l
the world to compete for the covet- Kentucky men who fonncd thtY
ed title of World's Grand foundation of the Corps
Champion. Among the 200 com- Discovery: William Clark, h1s
petition classes is the Five Gaited slave York, and a dozen "IIlii!~
World's Grand Championship, and woodsmen" from the dt;etl.,
August 23. The class will award Trace the steps of the fumous
the largest amount of prize money expedition team through muralrS
given in a performance class for or a series of recreated ca ~t
the American Saddlebred - that explore their adventures
$100,000. Total awards for the through Kentucky, or rcli
l~
entire horse show are in excess of epic story through a 30-millUlli
$1.2 million.
musical stage production, ''The
For rewards of your own, visit Nine
Young
Men
f~im
www.kystatefair.org and click on Kentucky... presented st!veful
"Horse Shows" for a complimen- times daily on the South Wing$
tary voucher (available to groups Lewis & Clark Stage.
of four or more) to purchase haJf
Kentucky's history also WJII be
price seats for the World's on display in the Pride or~~~
Championship Horse Show. The Counties, an exhibit area SJ~H
voucher applies to upper level sored by Kentucky Farm Bureau
individual seating only and gate Insurance in South Wing h.
admission to the Fair is required. Representatives of more than fiftr
Free morning performances also of Kentucky's 120 counties \~ij t
are offered at 9 a.m. with paid feature booths with infom1ation
gate admission to the Fair, August about their area's history, JX>ints
18 - 23. Public seating is available of pride and tourism attractio~
in the upper level of Freedom including special designations fOr
Hall.
those counties with connections
to the Lewis and CJa&
Historic Expeditions &
Expedition.
In qack-to-back booths at l~c
New Exhibitions
head
of the Pride of the CouJtries
Two hundred years following
area.
staff from the Keott~k~
the famous Lewis & Clark
Department
of Travel 'nS
Expedition, the Kentucky State
Kentucky
State
Parks will ~oil
Fair invites fairgoers to explore an
hand
to
help
fairgoe1'S
plan i.M1r
educationaJ exhibition that centers on the Expedition to the West. next Kentucky getaway. Stop ~
Interactive experiences, living the booth to pick up a variet •df
r!:.
history performers and large-scaJe travel publications. includio
Great
Getaway
Guide,
~
interpretive sets are aJI part of
Kentuck)State
Parks
Gui
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"Lewis & Clark +200: Relive the
Adventure," Kentuck)- 's largest the new Kentucky state t\fal>,
exhibit to interpret one of the among other helpful Kent
greatest ventures in American his- travel resources. Free comh¥e
tory
focusing particularly on rative pins and infonnation relatthe Kentucky chapters of the ed to Kentucky's role in ~~
Lewis and Clark story. The exhib- bicentennial of the Lewis&. Ola~
it, a continuation of the State Expedition also will be available.
For more infonnation on die
Fair's educationaJ series, is locatKentucky
State Fair. vilfi
ed in the South Wing of the
www.kystatefair.org
or www.k~
Kentucky Fair and Exposition
tuckytourism.com,
or
call ~'tk
Center.
225-TRIP
(8747)
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Among the many features fairCommomveaJth
and
lind
out
\lo'h)
goers will discover in this 22,000it's that friendly!
square-foot interactive exhibit are
In memory
Arnold Freeman
May 22, 1942 - August 14, 2002
It's not the same without you here
It's hard to believe it's already been a year
A year without your laughter & smile
Sometimes I wonder how we'll get by
We miss you so much words can not say
You are thought of every minute of everyday
I guess with time the pain will ease
But you will live on through your family
A family so grateful for all the times we shared,
Your laughter & love and caring ways,
Will help us through the most difficult days.
Thoughts of you bring a smile and a tear,
A smile for all the memories, the little things
You use to say & do, For all the love that was
Given from YOU.
A tear for all we lost and all we'll miss
For our broken hearts can not be fixed.
Sadly missed by his wife Helen Freeman,
Children, Johnnie, Charles, Aubert ,Dawn
Grandchildren & Greatgrandson, Brother's &
Sister's, Daughters in law & Son in law,
Your Peddlers Mall Family,
WE LOVE & MISS YOU.
�AS • SUNDAY, AUGUST
17, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Regional Obituaries
Floyd County
Harris "Peg" Campbell, age
88, of Prestonsburg, died August
11. at Jewish Hospital. in
Louisville. Funeral services
were conducted Wednesday.
August 13, under the direction
of Carter Funeral Home.
Bill Canterbury, age R6. of
Prestonsburg, died Saturday.
August 9. at Highlands Regional
Medical Center. He is survived
by his wife, M) rtlc E. Burchell
Canterbur). Funeral sen ices
Tucsda)',
were
conducted
August 12, under the dircC'tion
of Hall Funeral Home.
Samuel M. Childers, age 64,
of San Antonio, Texas, formerly
of Garrett, died Saturday,
August 2. He is survived b) his
wife.
Margaret
Childers.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday. August 6, in San
Antonio.
Joseph
Richard "Jody''
Collins, age 80, of Honaker,
died Thursday. August 7, at
Pikeville Methodist Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Ola
Kidd Collins. Funeral services
were conducted Sunday, August
10, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Fred G. Francis died June 12,
in Sarasota, Aorida. He was a
former resident of Prestonsburg.
Memorial services were held
Saturday, August
16, in
Lexington.
Randall Lee Hager. age 63,
of Auxier, died Sunday, August
10, at Highlands Regional
l'v1edical Center. He is survi\ ed
b) his wife. Judith Porter.
Funeral services wen~ held
Wednesday. August 13. under
the direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Bennie Hall, age 53, of
Elkhart, Indiana, formerly of
Floyd County, died Saturday,
June 28, at his residence. He is
survived by his wife. Emily
Hall. Funeral services were
conducted Thursday. July 3,
under the direction of GunderHall & Folk Funeral Home.
Martha Caroline Harrington
Howell, age 97. of Harold, died
Friday, August 15. at Pike" ille
Health Care Center. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Sunday, August 17. under the
direction of J.W. Call & Son
Funeral Home.
Margie Hall Hunter, age 85,
of Harold, died Thursday,
August
14.
at
Pikeville
Methodist Hospital. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Sunday, August 17, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Martha E. Patton Mace, age
83. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. died
Saturday, August 9. Funeral services
were
conducted
Wednesday. August 13. under
the direction of Schoedinger
East Chapel.
Elmer Nichols. age 78, of
East Point, died Sunday. August
10, at Riverview Health Care
Center. Funeral services were
conducted Wednesday, August
13, under the direction of
Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.
Credie Robinson, age 71. of
Martin. died Monday. August
II.
at
Good
Shepherd
Community Nursing Center, at
Phelps. h111eral services were
conducted Thursday, August 14,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home.
Bobby Larry Wilson. age 60,
of East Point, died Tuesday.
August 12, at King's Daughters
Medical Center. in Ashland. He
is survived by his wife. Patty
Workman Wilson. Funeral services were conducted on
Thursday, August 14. under the
direction of Jones-Preston
Funeral Home.
Johnson County
James R. Bowens. age 31. of
Van Lear. died Tuesday, August
5, at his residence. Funeral services were conducted Friday,
August 8, under the direction of
Jones-Preston Funeral Horne.
Allan Scott Perry Ill, age 49,
of Paintsville, died Thursday,
August 7, at St. Mary's
Hospital. in Huntington. W.Va.
He is survived by his wife,
Celeste Preston Perry. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Tuesday. August 12, under the
direction of Preston Funeral
Home.
Larry Wayne Poindexter Sr..
age 51 , of West Van Lear. died
Wednesday, August 6. at his residence. He is survived by his
wife, Sherry Salyers Poindexter.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday, August I0, under the
direction of Jones-Preston
Funeral Home.
Knott County
James "Fox" Jacobs, age 77,
of
Pippa
Passes,
died
Wednesday. August 6, at Our
Lady of the Way Hospital.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday, August 9, under the
direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Lawrence County
Edna Pauline Childers, age
88, of Louisa, dil'd Monday.
August II, at Three Rivers
Medical Center. Funeral services
were
conducted
Wednesday, August 13, under
the direction of Young Funeral
Horne.
Grettie Sparks Wells, age 71,
of Blaine, died Friday, August 8.
She is survived by her husband,
Robert "Bob" Wells. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Monday, August II, under the
direction of Young Funeral
Home.
Magofjin County
Amos Joshua Bailey, age 18,
of Salt Lick, died Wednesday,
August 6, aat his residence.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday, August 10, under the
direction of Magoffin County
Funeral Home.
Johnny Conley, age 82. of
Salyersville, died Thursday,
August 7, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center. He is survived
by his wife, Ola Mae Williams
Conley. Funeral services were
conducted Sunday. August I 0,
under the direction of Magoffin
County Funeral Home.
Mary Sue Owens, age 72, of
Salyersville, died Thursday,
August 7, at the Salyersville
Health Care Center. Funeral
were
conducted
services
Sunday, August I0, under the
direction of Magoffin County
Funeral Home.
Arvel Russell, age 86, of
Salyersville, died Thursday,
August 7. at his residence. He is
survived by his wife, Martha
Montgomery Russell. Funeral
were
conducted
services
Sunday. August 10, under the
direction of Magoffin County
Funeral Home.
Martin County
Arthur Chester Hale, age 85,
of Lovely, died Thursday,
August 7. at Williamson
Memorial
Hospital,
in
Williamson, W.Va. Funeral services were conducted Sunday,
August 10, under the direction
of Richmond-Callaham Funeral
Home.
Paul T. Branham, age 57, of
Inez, died Monday, August II,
at King's Daughters Medical
Center, in Ashland. He is survived by his wife, Diana
Harmon Branham. Funeral services were conducted under the
direction of Phelps & Son
Funeral Home.
Pike County
Kathryn "Sissy" Arnette, age
55, of Dorton, died Monday,
August II, at her residence. She
is survived by her husband, J.D.
Arnette. Funeral services were
conducted Wednesday, August
13, under the direction of Lucas
& Hall Funeral Home.
Teddy Bumgardner, age 92,
of Burdine, died Saturday,
August 9, at the Johnson City
Medical Center, in Tennessee.
He is survived by his wife,
Hattie Potter Bumgardner.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday, August 12. under the
direction of Polly & Craft
Funeral Home.
Pebble Damron, age 73, of
Ferrells Creek, died Sunday,
August 10, at her residence. She
is survived by her husband,
Eugene
"Bob"
Damron.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday, August 14, under the
direction of Lucas & Hall
Funeral Home.
Daniel Hall, age 80, of Chloe
Road, died Tuesday, August 12,
at Pikeville Methodist Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth
Justice Hall. Funeral services
were conducted Friday, August
15. under the direction of J.W.
Call & Son Funeral Home.
Vannie Jane Hollyfield, age
87, died Sunday, August 10, at
the Whitesburg Appalachian
Regional Hospital. Funeral services
were
conducted
Wednesday, August 13, under
the direction of Polly & Craft
Funeral Home.
Vivienne F. Howell, age 89,
of Rising Sun, Maryland, for-
merly of Pikeville, died
Saturday, August 9, at Calvert
Manor Healthcare Center.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday, August 13, under
the direction of R.T. Foard
Funeral Home.
Betty Maggard Johnson, age
72, of Pikeville, died Sunday, •
August I 0, at her residence.
Funeral services were conducted
August 12, under the direction
(See OBITS, page ten)
Obituaries
Martha C. Howell
Martha Caroline Harrington
Howell, age 97, of Harold, died
Friday, August 15, 2003, at
Pikeville Health Care Center.
Born May 28, 1906, in Floyd
County, she was the daughter of
Jim Harrington and Lizzie
Marshall Harrington. She was a
homemaker, and a member of
the Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, the late William
Crit Howell.
She is survived by six sons,
Don Howell, Joe Howell, John
Howell, Paul Howell, Bobby
Howell, and Cecil Howell, all of
Harold; two daughters, Phyllis
Keathley, of Columbus, Ohio,
and Gracie Rogers, of Harold;
25 grandchildren; 28 greatgrandchildren; seven great-great
grandchildren; 29 step-grandchildren; and four step-greatgrandchildren.
In addition to her husband
and parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, Frank
Howell; and several brothers
and sisters.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, August 17, at 11
a.m., at the Upper Toler Church
of Christ. Preachers Tommy
Bush and Junior Kidd will officiate.
Burial will follow in the
Sturgiii-Spears Cemetery, on
Keathley Branch.
Visitation and nightly services were held at the church.
(Paid Obituary)
Mary Allene Riffe
Mary Allene Riffe was born
June 5, 1922 in Ashland,
Kentucky. She passed away on
August 12, 2003, in Folsom,
California, after an extended illness.
Mrs. Riffe resided in Ashland,
Lexington, and Prestonsburg,
Kentucky,
and
Phoenix,
Arizona. She retired to the
Sacramento, California area in
1990, after 25 years as a
successful businesswoman.
Mary Allene was preceded in
death by her husband, Carl D.
Riffe.
She was a devoted mother to
her daughters, Mary Karlene
and her husbnd Robert Butt of
Carmichael, California, and
Grayce Riffe Dahlin of
Lexington, Kentucky; a loving
grandmother to four grandchildren, and was called "Great" by
her seven great-grandchildren.
Interment will be in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
(Paid Obituary)
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Margie Hall Hunter
Margie Hall Hunter, age 85,
of Harold, died Thursday,
August 14, 2003, at Pikeville
Methodist Hospital.
Born September 25, l 917,
she was the daughter of the late
William (Tack) and Lizzie Case
Hall. She was a homemaker,
and a member of the Little Dove
Old Regular Baptist Church, at
Honaker.
At
She was preceded in death by
her husband, the late Lawrence
Hunter.
She is survived by two sons,
Rodney Hunter, of Angola,
Indiana, and Sammy Hunter, of
Castala, Ohio; a daughter, Olgia
Helen Ferrell, of Harold; seven
brothers, Vardie Hall, of
Louisville, Kadus Hall. of
Wayland, Earl Hall, of Banner,
Carl Hall, of Betsy Layne,
Walker Hall, of Mousie, Billy
Hall, of Virgie, and Ottis Hall, of
New London, Ohio; two sisters,
Alice Boyd, of Banner, and
Zinnie Collins, of New London,
Ohio; eight grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren; five greatgreat grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and six stepgreat-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband
and parents, she was preceded in
death by a son, Emmitt Hunter;
and a brother, Curtis Hall.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, August 17, at 1
p.m., at the Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home, in Martin.
Regular Baptist ministers will
officiate.
Burial will follow in the
Tackett Cemetery, at Little Mud, •
at Honaker.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
(Paid Obituary)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRANKFORT
At t l ry
c.ampaign stop. Dt:mOL atic
gubernatorial candidate Ben
Chandler leaves little doubt
about what he believes is the
source of Kentucky's economic woes: the federal government.
Republkans have respond-
Moments
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they are missing the will of God.
Be aware that some of this can
come from our enemy (some from
our O\\ n seltishness or spiritual
negligence too). Let the power of
Jesus Christ lift off this cover of
confusion and give you a clear
sense of His Jove for you and His
daily work for you. Ask Him to
clear your head. He will answer.
Be patient and watch for His
answer.
Davidson
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where else, they will do business
with us as well.
Please understand that I am
not talking about being someone
who goes around patting other
people on the back all the time.
The key word is genuine. When
we are genuine in our relationship and our dealings with others we will get a return on our
tt. "good will'' inv~stment account
'P that is far greater than just material things. This will give us a
sense of purpose and a peace
about ourselves that only comes
to a person who truly cares about
others.
Jim Davidson is a motivational speaker and syndicated
columnist. You may contact him
at 2 Bentley Dri~·e, Conway, AR
72034.
ed b) branding Chandler a
"guinea prg" for national
Democrats who \\ant to g.tuge
President Bush's \'ulncrabilrty
in a contest considered a proving ground for the 2004 presidential race.
Kentucky is one of three
states with a regular go\'ernor's election this year. along
with
Mississippi
and
Louisiana. Bush carried the
state by IS percentage points
over AI Gore in 2000. but
Democrats
believe
the.ir
chances are better at a time
when unemployment is rising.
The Republican candidate,
U.S. Rep. Ernie Fletcher of
Lexington. says Chandler
wants to "federalize" the race.
"I think he's being used as a
guinea pig doing that,"
Fletcher said.
Chandler's strategy is a bit
daring, said JoAnn Ewalt, who
teaches American politics and
is
chairwoman
of
the
Government Department at
Eastern Kentucky University
in Richmond.
"You would think it would
be very risky, given how popular President Bush is, but I
think it does seem to be working and the economy has a lot
to do with that," she said.
Chandler. the state's attorney general and grandson of
former Gov. A.B. "Happy"
Chandler,
never
directly
attacks Bush. But he pounds on
the economy, blaming federal
tax cuts and the administration's other economic policies
for Kentucky's problems.
"It's clear that we in
Kentucky are facing tough
times," Chandler told a recent
audience. ''I meet moms and
dads who can't afford to take
their kids to the doctor or help
their parents pay for prescription drugs."
Will voters relate a national
issue to a state election? "If
they don't have a job, they're
SUNDAY, AUGUST
17, 2003 • A9
national economv
tuckv governor's race
.
gotng to connect it real quick,"
Chandler said in an interview.
The Kentucky Democratic
Party has a mascot for tht: campatgn - "Fietch~r-Bush, the
Job l'ermmator,'' a guy in a
giant Fletcher head with wrapat-Jund sunglas~es, a Ia Arnold
Schwarzenegger. He shows up
at many of Fletcher's campaign events, passing .out "pink
shps."
Kentucky's unemployment
rate was 5.9 percent in June, an
18-month high. The national
rate was 6.4 percent. In addition. the state's revenue forecasters expect a $274 million
shortfall in the budget this fiscal year.
·
Incumbent Gov. Paul Patton
is barred by term limits from
seeking a third term. Scandals
associated wtth an extramarital
affair effectively ended his
political career anyway.
Fletcher, who is trying to
become
Kentucky's
first
Republican governor in 32
years. sticks to a "time for a
change" theme. He and his
running mate for lieutenant
governor, former U.S. attorney
Steve Pence of Louisville, say
Chandler wants the public to
disregard any consequences of
the Democrats' long hold on
power in Frankfort.
"Ir's an easy thing to say
(that) everything is President
Bush's fault in our state,"
Pence said. "We have to take
responsibility for our own
actions.... It is fundamentally
wrong for us to blame our
problems on someone on the
outside."
Undeterred, Chandler continues to criticize the administration and the presumed role
of Fletcher, who he says "has
voted regularly for policies
that have harmed the prosperity of Kentucky.''
"It's really not a nationalization of the race as much as it
is, I think, a very appropriate
conversation about the record
of my opponent," Chandler
said.
As for Bush's federal tax
cuts, Chandler claims he was
not opposed to the concept but
that a quarter of Kentuckians,
"the very poor people,"
received nothing.
Republican
National
Chairman Ed Gillespie, who
met with state party leaders
Friday in Frankfort, predicted
Chandler would be unable to
turn the gubernatorial election
into a referendum on Bush.
"I think that when people go
to the polls in Kentucky here in
November, they're going to
look at the candidates. They're
going to look at who has the
best agenda," Gillespie said.
Chandler's strategy wasn't
playing to Kay Richmond, a
Republican who had a booth
Friday at the Kentucky State
Fair.
''That is just ridiculous. It's
like saying Mother Goose is
responsible," Rrchrnond said.
Joe Williams, a Democrat
and union
trustee from
Shelbyville, said he believes
Bush isn't the only culprit for
Kentucky's economic troubles.
"I'm not going to put blame
on just the president or just th~
governor. but also to the House
and the Senate,'' Williams said:
Top federal health officials
pitch Medicare modernization
by BRUCE SCHREINER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOUISVILLE - Three top
Bush administration doctors
pitched Medicare modernization
Friday that they claimed would
give senior citizens a prescription benefit and better access to
treatments.
Surgeon General Richard
Carmona, flanked by the heads
of two federal health agencies,
said seniors deserve "bette
choices, more benefits." He
called on Congress to pass the
changes this year.
Carmona toured Jewish
Hospital's new outpatient medical
center
with
Julie
Gerberding, director of the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and Elias Zerhouni,
director of the National
Institutes of Health. U.S. Rep.
Anne Northup, R-Ky., accompanied the doctors.
The three health leaders are
traveling across the country to
promote Medicare changes
being hashed out in Congress.
Both houses passed legislation
this year to add a prescription
benefit and promote competi-
tion. Private companies would
be invited to set up health care
plans to compete with Medicare,
the federal health insurance program for 40 million Americans
- those aged 65 and over and
the disabled.
Carmona said the 38-year-old
program has served seniors well
but hasn't kept pace with medical advances.
"The fact is that science and
technology, and things that were
not even thought about 40 years
ago ... now are at our forefront,"
he said. ''And there's no mechanism to accommodate that in
Medicare."
Gerberding said she knows
firsthand, from still practicing
medicine, that drug costs keep
some seniors from getting needed medicine.
"I know there are times when
I write prescriptions to my
Medicare patients and I hand
them the prescription that there
is no way they are going to get
that medication because I know
they don't have the extra money
for it," she said. "And that's just
not fair."
Zerhouni said seniors are
paying top dollar for prescrip-
tions because they aren't pur~
chasing medicines as a bloc, a
buying tactic used by other
groups to drive down prices.
"It's not right for us to have.
our seniors be left as frccstand-.
ing negotiators in a world of.
prescription drugs that i<>
extremely complex and requires
purchasing power," he said.
Too often, Medicare pays to
treat diseases, but doesn't cover
preventive treatments that could
ward off illness, the doctors
said.
"With Medicare, )OU can get
very advanced surgical coverage
for coronary bypass,'' Zerhoun i
said. "But you cannot get reimbursed for the pills that reduce
cholesterol .... that will reduce
the likelihood that you will need
surgery in the first place."
Gerberding said ~vledicare
should give blanket coverage fq
screenings to detect cancer, dia)
betes and other diseases,
Patients now pay some expenses
out of pocket or have to obtain
supplemental insurance. she
said.
Northup also supports legis(See MEDICARE, page ten)
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Feds sav park built around coal ·sludge
pond in no danger of collapsing
by ROGER ALFORD
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PIKEVILLE - A former
coal mine site in Pike County
has been turned into a ~.:ommu
nity park that's become <t hot
spot
for
weddings
and
reunions. despite lingering
Concerns about the safety of its
central attraction, a 13-acre
sludge pond.
In a report that may allay
those concerns, the U.S. Office
of Surface Mining found that
the impoundment, which holds
339 million gallons of water
and gooey black coal waste, is
in no danger of rupturing.
Damas Rame). head of
parks for Pike County gO\ernment, said findings by the federal inspectors were reassuring.
"People IO\'c the park."
Rame) said. "It's used frequently for family reunions.
We have a couple of weddings
scheduled. People fish. They
picnic. It's constantly busy."
'• The impoundment contains
the same material as one that
failed in nearby l'vlartin Count)
three years ago, dumping more
than 300 million gallons of
'sludge into residential areas
and streams. The sludge here,
however, is wet! hidden
beneath a layer of lush grass
and 44 feet of water.
Jeff Vansant, an environmental engineering assistant in
the Kentucky Division of
Waste Management. raised
concerns about the Pike
County impoundment in an
April 200 I memo to his super-visors.
He said the pond, which
contains a layer of coal sludge
96 feet deep, has a network of
underground mines beneath it
just like the one in Martin
County had before it ruptured.
Bill Kovacic, director of the
Office of Surface Mining in
Lexington. said his agency
conducted the latest study as a
result of Vansant's concerns
about
the
Pike County
impoundment, built on the side
of Stone Mountain overlooking
the community of McVeigh.
Vansant. who declined to
comment on the latest federal
report, said in the memo that he
feared the pond might fail and
release a torrent of water and
sludge that could devastate
communities downstream.
fhe U.S. Mine Safety and
Health Administration classifies the Pike County impoundment as "high hazard," meaning that if a failure did occur, it
could cause loss of life or serious damage to homes and businesses.
Stone Mining of Matewan,
W.Va.. donated the sludge pond
and adjacent land to Pike
County two years ago, after
spending nearly $1 million
refurl5ishing the site, planting
grass, paving roads, and building picnic shelters. Stone
Mining is a subsidiary of
Massey Energy, which also is
the parent of Martin County
Coal. the company involved in
the 2000 sludge spill.
The Rev. Tommy Reed. a
Baptist minister in McVeigh,
said the park is a welcome
addition to the community.
"It's just beautiful," he said.
·'There's no place prettier.
People go up there and sit and
read. Kids line the banks with
fishing poles. A cool breeze
comes off the mountain. It's
wonderful."
Reed said he has been asked
to officiate at a wedding in the
park later this year.
ln his memo, Vansant
expressed concern about what
lies beneath the beauty. He
Medicare
• Continued from p10
lation to give Americans a costcutting option to buy prescription drugs from foreign suppliers. The Bush administration
opposes it. Zerhouni said the
main concern is drug safety.
Northup countered that
"there is not one example" of
someone being harmed by
imported drugs. She said that
under the legislation she supports, only drugs made at
licensed facilities could be
imported into the United States.
She said the Food and Drug
Administration sends regulators
around the world to inspect foreign drug manufacturers.
2002. will receive payments this
year ranging from a minimum of
$50 to over $11 ,000.
'"This is the largest consumer
protection restitution settlement
of a predatory lending case on
record. Kentucky consumers
who were misled or deceived by
the lending practices of
Household and Beneficial, will
be getting money back. The settlement also makes sure this
company doesn't do it again",
said Attorney General Ben
Chandler.
International,
Household
its
subsidiaries
through
Household and Beneficial
Finance, is one of the nation's
largest. sub-prime mortgage
lenders. The settlement resolved
an investigation and lawsuit into
allegations of unfair and deceptive mortgage lending practices
by Household International. The
Commonwealth of Kentucky
alleged in its lawsuit that
Household and Beneficial had
overcharged borrowers with
exorbitant fees and interest, and
had misled borrowers about
other loan terms such as interest
rates, points, prepayment penalties and credit insurance.
As pa1t of the settlement,
Household also agreed to implement a series of reforms in its
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about being hit by a wall of
black water.
"This type of disaster is very
difficult, if not impossible, for
engineers .and geologists to
predict," he said in the memo.
"It could happen tomorrow or
it might not happen until another 20 years have gone by. One
thing is for certain, as long as
the slurry is left behind the
Stone Mountain Dam, the
chance for something bad to
happen is always there."
Tom FitzGerald, director of
the environmental advocacy
group Kentucky Resources
CoUJ 'il, said he also believes
people downstream would be
safer if the impoundment didn't exist.
"No high hazard impoundment should be allowed to
remain
as
a permanent
impoundment when it is constructed of coal waste," he said.
Single shooter could be to blame
in three convenience store killings
around W.Va. capital, police say
by JOEDY McCREARY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLESTON, W.Va.
A single shooter cou d be
responsible for the apparently
random killings of three people this week outside convenience stores in and around
West Virginia's capital, authorities said Friday.
"We are now investigating
into what could be a possible
serial-type murder," Kanawha
County Sheriff David Tucker
told reporters at a news conference.
Chief Deputy Phil Morris
Household and Beneficial
borrowers to receive $3.7 million
FRANKFORT - Attorney
General
Ben
Chandler
'announced today a settlement
relating to alleged predatory
lending practices by Household
and Beneficial Finance that will
mean $3.7 million dollars for
8,000 Kentucky consumers who
have had loans with the company. Under the settlement distribution plan, all Household and
Beneficial borrowers who
obtained a mortgage loan from
Jan. I. I 999. through Sept. 30.
questioned the strength of the
rock strata between the bottom
of the pond and the underground mines. However, tlw
Office of Surface Mining, after
its review, said 165 feet of rock
separate the two.
Vansant had recommendl.:d
that Pike County pay to drain
the Jake and fill it with soil to
eliminate the possibility of a
spill. By doing that, he said,
residents -won't have to worry
lending operations,
which
restricts prepayment penalties
on current and future home
loans, prohibits loan "flipping,"
limits up-front points and origination fees, and improves loan
disclosures. The amount of payments to customers will depend
on the presence of those loan
factors and the amount of the
loan.
Eligible Household customers will receive claim forms
next week. Any eligible
Household or Beneficial customer who does not receive a
settlement payment should contact the Attorney General's
office
at
502-425-4825.
Household mortgage loan customers who have questions
about the settlement payment
procedures can call 1-888-7802156 or visit the web 'te at
www.household-beneficial-settlement.com.
said he was concerned that the
shootings
resembled
last
year's sniper shootings in the
Washington, D.C., area. At
least one victim was hit the
head, another in the neck.
The latest two killings came
late Thursday night at convenience stores with gas pumps
in the county surrounding the
capital. Another man was
killed Sunday outside a third
store on Charleston's west
side, and authorities are not
ruling out a possible connection to a fatal shooting at a
supermarket in Kanawha City
in March.
Investigators believe a rifle
was used in at least the last two
killings because the shots were
from relatively long range - a
man gunned down from 60 to
70 yards away while he paid
for milk at an outside window,
and a woman hit from 30 to 40
yards as she pumped gas.
"That was a difficult shot,
no question about it," Morris
said. "It's unlikely a handgun
would be used. We do feel it
was a smaller-type caliber."
Police stepped up patrols of
convenience stores and were
scrutinizing surveillance tapes
from the crime scenes. They
also advised residents Friday
not to travel alone to such
stores and to keep their eyes
open, stressing caution over
panic.
"I don't want people living
in fear," Tucker said.
Police identified the victims
of Thursday's shootings as
Jeanie Patton, 31, who was
shot about 10:20 p.m. outside
the Speedway
store
in
Campbells Creek, less than 10
miles east of Charleston. Okey
Meadows, 26, was killed an
hour later and l 0 miles further
Faith
• Continued from p5
running their cattle farm 60
miles south of Lexington, and
that includes running errands in
that family's 1989 Dodge.
"If I had to (get a photo), I
would," she said. "I guess I
would just accept it."
People should not have to
compromise their religious convictions to qualify for state benefits, said John Whitehead, president of The Rutherford
Insititute, a religious freedom
organization in Charlottesville,
Va.
"You have to protect these
people or they get wiped out,"
Whitehead said. "And they
shouldn't have to violate their
beliefs to get a driver's license."
Within the larger Mennonite
church, Amish-Mennonites are
more modern than old-order
Amish who ride in buggies and
don't use electricity, said Al
Keirn, director of the Valley
Brethren Mennonite Heritage
Center in Virginia. Nevertheless,
their convictions are strong, he
said.
"They take very seriously the
biblical injunction that they are
not to make any images of themselves," said Keirn, who grew
up Amish.
John Miller, 29, an Adair
County
Amish-Mennonite,
works as a carpenter. He said he
doesn't judge those who take
pictures. Likewise, he said, he
wants to make that decision for
himself.
Miller's license doesn't
expire until 2007. Without a
change in state law before then,
Miller said he's not sure what
he'll do.
"That's one thing I would
like to avoid," Miller said.
Rather than submit to pressures from the religious majority, Joseph Borntrager is asking
the state to allow his community
an exception.
"We feel we are obligated to
submit to the authority and to
the laws of the land, providing it
does not overstep biblical principle," said Borntrager, a bishop
of Hickory Amish-Mennonite
Church in Graves County, in
western Kentucky. "But in that
event - which we feel this is
something that does -- then we
feel our calling is higher to
God."
Borntrager has enlisted the
help of state Rep. Fred Nesler in
trying to change the Jaw. Nesler
said he plans to introduce legislation next year that, if enacted,
would allow a fingerprint or
Social Security number instead
of a photo on the license.
To guard against impostors
posing as Amish-Mennonites,
the state could require some
form of affidavit, he said.
east outside a Go-Mart in
Cedar Grove on U.S. 60.
Gary Carrier Jr., 34, of
South Charleston, was shot in
the head and killed Sunday
night while using a pay telephone outside a Go-Mart on
Charleston's west side.
"The investigation so far is
that they did not know one
another, but we are still looking into those possibilities,"
Tucker said.
Witnesses told police that a
black pickup truck with tinted
windows and an extended cab
was spotted around the last
two crime scenes and was
parked partially on the lot at
the Cedar Grove store. It
moved suspiciously from end
to end of the parking lot for
about 20 minutes before the
shooting.
Witnesses said they could
not see inside the truck's cab
but believed one person was
inside, Morris said.
"Something just dido 't
seem right about that pickup,"
Morris said. "Right after the
shooting it sped out from the
parking lot, spinning its tires."
Cedar
Grove
Town
Recorder Carolyn Greene
Bennett said Friday the shooting is unusual in a town just 20
miles and a world away from
city life in Charleston.
"U.S. Route 60 is the only
road through town, but we usually just watch the traffic go on
by. Nothing ever happens
here."
Two-year-old boy
dies, mother ill with
mysterious illness
The Associated Press
HENDERSON - Officials
have not determined what
caused the death of a 2-year-old
boy and hospitalized his mother
this week.
Trevor Allen Wayne Ligon,
of Henderson, was flown to
Kosair Children's Hospital in
Louisville, where he died
Tuesday.
Methodist Hospital after
developing a fever and neurological symptoms on Aug. 4. His
mother - Dana Ligon, 40 remained in fair condition
Friday at St. Mary's Hospital in
Evansville, Ind., with similar
symptoms.
Marsha Alexander, a supervisor for the Henderson County
Health
Department,
said
Methodist Hospital alerted the
agency about the medical situation on Tuesday but, "said they
didn't have a diagnosis." The
hospital precaution was in the
event that the sickness is an illness such as West Nile or tickrelated infection.
Henderson County Coroner
Don Cantley said an autopsy
was performed on Trevor, but
the results are not yet known.
Family members said that
doctors have considered the possibility of West Nile encephalitis, meningitis, or a tick-related
infection such as Rocky
Mountain Spotted Fever or
Lyme disease.
~
Trevor's
grandfather
Kenneth Foster said initial tests
for West Nile and tick-borne illness came back negative, and
testing hasn't yielded conclusive
results in regard to his mother.
Three Kentucky residents
have been diagnosed with West
Nile this year, according to the
state Cabinet for Health
Services.
Dana Ligon was admitted to
Methodist Hospital last week,
but was later transferred to St.
Mary's.
Gwenqa Bond, a spokes- t .
woman for the Cabinet for
Health Services, said they are
assisting the local health deprutment in its investigation.
Obit
• Continued from p8
of Lucas & Hall Funeral Home.
Billie Lynn Elswick Layne,
age 58, of Meta, died Friday,
August 1, at Pikeville Methodist
Hospital. She is survived by her
husband, Bill Layne. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Monday, August 4, under the
direction of Community Funeral
Home.
Juanita "Lou'' Lewis, age 64,
of Douglas Parkway, died
Sunday, August 10, at her residence. She is survived by her
husband, Dale Lewis. Funeral
services
were
conducted
Tuesday, August 12, under the
direction of Lucas & Hall
Funeral Home.
Mary Ellen Phillips, age 55,
of Williamson, W.Va., died
ll,
at
Monday,
August
Williamson Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements under the
direction of Rogers Funeral
Home.
Eric Roberts, age 34, of
Pikeville. died Thursday, August ,.
7, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Sherry
Madden Roberts. Funeral services were conducted August
12, under the direction of Lucas
& Hall Funeral Home.
Phillip Stanley, age 54, of
Canada, died Saturday, August
9, at Pikeville Methodist
Hospital. He is survived by his
wife. Nyoka Rose Stanley.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday, August 13, under
the direction of Rogers Funeral
Home.
�SUNDAY, AUGUST 17,
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
2002 • A11
State fair opens with journey into history
by ELLEN R. STAPLETON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
•
'I ~~
LOUISVILLE - Visitors to
the first day of the Kentucky State
Fair didn't just get their fLll of
thrillway rides and com dogs they also got lessons in state history.
Schoolchildren and families
took a trip back in time as they
journeyed through a 22,000square-foot educational exhibit
about the bicentennial of
Meriweather Lewis and William
Clark's groundbreaking expedition to the West.
These present-day explorers
started by walking the route Lewis
and Clark traveled from Council
Bluffs in Iowa to Camp
Disappointment in Montana on a
colored floor map. Outc;ide the
exhibit, they read a copy of a
recruiting poster for the Corps of
Discovery:
"Wanted.
Good
hunters, stout. healthy, unmarried
men accustomed to the woods and
capable of bearing bodily fatigue
for expedition to the western
ocean."
Nine Kentucky men responded
to the call. Charles Floyd, who
suffered a burst appendix, was the
only member of the corps to die.
The youngest, George Shannon,
Rep. Rocky Adkins, D-Sandy Hook, asks a question at the
Special Subcommittee On Energy meeting August 15.
Landfill gases will
soon be used to make
electricity in state
FRANKFORT In the
wake of a vast power outage in
the Northeast, state lawmakers
were told today of an energy
source that will soon be producing electricity here at home your garbage.
Three plants that will use
landfill gas to produce I 0
megawatts of electricity are
under construction in Greenup,
Boone and Laurel counties and
will begin production this fall,
East
Kentucky
Power
Cooperative
representative
Ralph Tyree told the Special
~ Subcommittee on Energy. Tyree
said methane gas in landfills
produces "green power," or
environmentally friendly energy.
"Instead of this gas flowing
outwardly, we're pulling it
inward," reducing odor and
making use of the gas, he said.
"We're using methane gas that
usually goes into the atmosphere as our fuel source."
Tyree said there's a significant customer demand for green
power programs, and noted that
the programs are voluntary.
~
"You don't have to do it,
you're not in a restructuring
state," Tyree said. But he also
called attention to green
power's growing popularity:
East Kentucky Power has measured strong support among its
customers for green energy, he
said, and Toyota is already
using green power imported
from another state for its operations in Northern Kentucky.
Committee
Co-Chairman
Sen.
Robert Stivers,
RManchester, indicated that
green power would be desirable
in countries like Japan that have
few natural resources.
"I spent several weeks in
Japan last year," he said.
"They're looking at burning
their trash ... for energy."
Rep. J.R. Gray. D-Benton.
asked T)'ree if methane gas produced by large hog and poultry
farms could be used in green
power production. Tyree said it
can.
"The poultry, hog waste and
dairy operations are a good
example of how you can take
similar technology (as used in
landfills) and use it to build
gas," he said.
Committee
Co-Chairman
Rep. Tanya Pullin, D-South
Shore, said a letter will be sent
to the state universities asking
them to inform the committee of
research being done on the use
of landfill gas to produce power.
Public Service Commission
Executive
Director
Tom
Dorman then answered questions on whether Kentucky is
susceptible to power blackouts
like those that occurred in New
York City and several other
northern cities Thursday.
Stivers asked Dorman if
Kentucky's power could be
affected if there was a load failure at a plant in a nearby state.
Dorman
said
although
Kentucky is connected to some
degree with regional power systems, the interconnectivity is
less than what is found in the
Northeast.
"We have adequate generation in Kentucky to take care of
Kentucky. As a result, we do not
believe we would have a similar
occurrence," Dorman said.
almost lost his life when he went
missing for two weeks.
Clark, a Virginia native, grew
up near Louisville and became
friends with Lewis as an Anny
captain. Lewis went on to become
President Thomas Jeffen;on 's per·
sonal "secretary and was selected to
lead the expedition after the
Louisiana Purchase.
----------
KCTCS Board ol
Regents approves
changing PCC
HENDERSON
The
KCTCS Board of Regents.
meeting Friday in Henderson,
approved
Big
Sandy
Community and Technical
CoJlege as the new name for the
recently
consolidated
Prestonsburg
Community
College and Mayo Technical
CoJlege.
Dr. George D. Edwards,
president of the Big Sandy
Community and Technical
College said, "Choosing a name
for the consolidated coJlege has
truly been a college and community endeavor. Opinions and
suggestions were requested and
collected from the community at
large, the student population.
our boards and committees as
well as staff and faculty. The
process represented community
involvement at every level. Our
recommendation to the board
was based on the response of all
of these groups."
Prestonsburg
Community
College and Mayo Technical
College have rich traditions and
history in Eastern Kentucky.
Mayo first became an educational institution in 1938 and
PCC became a community college in 1964.
The Big Sandy Community
and Technical College will continue to have four campuses;
Pikeville. Prestonsburg, Hager
Hill and Mayo. Students will
still be able to pursue coursework leading to transfer degrees
or immediate entry into the
workforce with technical credentials.
The Big Sandy Community
and Technical College is one of
16 colleges or districts in the
Kentucky Community and
Technic al College System.
Since 1998, enrollment in
KCTCS has grown by 20,800
students - an almost 45.8 percent increase.
The Associated Press
LEXINGTON - Republican
Ernie Fletcher and Democrat
Ben Chandler have agreed to a
debate that could have an extensive television and radio audience, their campaigns confirmed
Friday.
The debate is scheduled to air
at 8 p.m. on Oct. 22, 13 days
before the gubernatorial election. The live broadcast is to
originate from the studios of
WKYT-TV in Lexington.
Sponsors include The Lane
Report and Gray Television Inc.•
ownerofWKYT, WYMT-TV in
Hazard and WBKO-TV in
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The Floyd County District Court Clerk's Office finished the month of July tops In the state for the
Trust For Life Initiative, which funds organ donation awareness programs. A month earlier the
office finished second In the state, but in July the staff saw 80 percent of the 801 county residents
who were Issued licenses make a donation. "We're thankful for the generosity of the people of
Floyd County who made us number one In the state," said District Court Clerk Doug Hall. Pictured
from left to right In the back row are Doug Hall, Johnnie Calhoun, Paula Layne and Amy Moore.
In the front row from left to right are Teresa Lafferty, Lisa Jarrell and Pam Music.
morning. Darst said. About I0,000
are expected by the end of the
fair's 11-day run.
The children enjoyed interactive activities, such as touchscreen computer games, animal
skin displays and a garden of
plants Lewis and Clark discovered. There are also models of a
frontier trading post, Mandan
earth lodge. temporary camp and
Fort Clatstop, where the expedition rested in Oregon during
December 1805.
A Hudson Bay Co. fur trapper
stood in between two teepees
telling the crowds why he opposed
the expedition - and showing
them a period animal trap he joked
the men used as fingernail clip-
pers.
'"They just want to see how
much money can be made," said
the re-enactor. Wendell A.
Williams, founder of Living
History Productions Inc. in Fort
Mitchell. "Next thing we know,
everyone will be moving west
And I'll be out of work."
Jennifer Livingston, 15, of
Louisville, said she had learned
about Lewis and Clark in school,
but appreciated the exhibit's visual aides. She especially found the
fur trapper's utensils and traps
interesting.
"Now I've seen what they look
like," she said.
Teens from the Jefferson
County Young Perfonning Arts
School also put on a musical titled
"The Nine Young Men from
Kentucky'' and artwork from
Kentucky students appeared
throughout the area.
The exhibit, sponsored by The
Gheens Foundation. is just the
beginning of bicentennial celebrations, since the Corps of
Discovery returned home in fall
1806. In several weeks re-enactors
will board the keelboat Discovery
and float down the Ohio River to
Louisville to recreate the first
phase of the expedition. An eightfoot bronze statue of an important
expedition member - Clark's
black slave, York - will be
unveiled Oct. 14.
Until then, Kentuckians have
the state fair with all its trimmings.
There will be plenty of com
dogs, which was the lunch of
choice Thursday for Jennifer Yates
of Louisville and her three children. They had already checked
out the petting zoo and a special
exhibit on the centennial of flight
by NASA's Langley Research
Center in Hampton, Va.
And, like many at the fair, 17year-old Heather Adams of Mount ·
Vernon is a blue-ribbon hopeful.
She showed several Brown Swiss
cows.
"We're pretty much just up
here for the fun of it," said Adams.
who captured third place at one
state fair. "It's like a second vacation for us. We hope to do well, but
it won't break our hearts if we
don't."
Former Kentucky foster children can
apply for new educational vouchers
FRANKFORT - Many students who have aged out of
Kentucky foster care have a golden opportunity to obtain lastminute financial assistance for the
fall term of school or vocational
training.
Federal authorities recently
gave the go-ahead for Kentucky
to use about $150.000 for educational and training vouchers for
young adults who essentially
grew up 111 foster care. The money
Chandler, Fletcher
agree to hourlong
TV debate Oct. 22
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'The primary thing we want
people to come away with is an
understanding of the importance
of the Kentucky connections,"
said fair exhibit curator Stephanie
Darst. "We want to be entertaining
and reach everyone through the
various ways they learn."
About 700 pupils toured the
exhibit on field trips Thursday
will carry the program. Also
sponsoring
are
Greater
Louisville Inc. and the Greater
Lexington
Chamber
of
Commerce.
Another station, WKAG-TV
in Hopkinsville, agreed Friday
to be part of the network. In
addition, WUKY radio at the
University of Kentucky has
agreed to a live broadcast of the
program and to coordinate a network with other public radio stations, organizers said in a statement.
'1\vo other stations
WLK Y TV in Louisville and
WPSD- l'V in Paducah - are
being invited to join a TV network. the statement said.
was left over from other, related
assistance programs, and the state
must spend it by Sept. 30.
The good news doesn't end
there for former Kentucky foster
youths ages J8-21 who entered
legal adulthood from foster care
or were adopted from foster care
at or after age 16.
Kentucky will receive nearly
$500.000 for the educational and
training vouchers in the fiscal year
that begins Oct. 1. Eligible applicants can receive vouchers for up
to $5,000 per year for expenses
related to postsecondary education or job training that are not
already covered by other forms of
fmancial assistance.
Applicants approved for the
grants before their 21st birthday
may continue to receive them
until age 23, provided they remain
enrolled full-time in education or
training and make satisfactory
progress toward completion of
therr programs.
"That'll really help a lot of
these kids, because hardly anybody finishes college in four years
anymore.·· said Fawn Conley,
Kentucky director for the Chafee
Independence Program.
The federally funded Chafee
Program helps current and former
foster children pursue education
and training and teaches them a
wide range of skills they will need
to become self-sufficient after
they are released from care. It also
helps former foster children educate the public and policy makers
about the needs of youth in foster
care.
Congress authorized the
vouchers as an addition to the
Chafee Program last year, but it
did not provide funding for them
until recently. Conley said
expenses that can be covered
under the vouchers include
tuition, books, room and board,
transportation, any equipment and
clothing required for a student's
program and day care for students' children.
"If we can stretch it to relate to
education, I think we can cover
it," she said.
Conley said she is trying to get
word about the vouchers to former foster children who lack
resources to pay for education or
training or who are approaching
their 21st birthday, when they will
lose eligibility for the vouchers if
they aren't already approved for
them.
She said she is mailing notices
about the program to more than
300 former foster children who
have been approved for tuition
waivers at Kentucky's universities
and colleges. In 200 1, the General
Assembly approved mandatory
waivers of tuition and fees for eligible foster children and children
who were adopted from Kentucky
foster care.
Conley said an average of 350400 Kentucky foster children
leave care at age 18 each year,
and "every one of those kids
might potentially be eligible" for
the new federal vouchers.
She urged foster and adopted
children who want to use vouchers this fall to contact her immediately at 800-232-5437, ext. 4497.
or
by
email
at
fawn.conley@mail.state.ky.us.
Those who are interested in the
voucher program but are not seeking a voucher for the fall may contact either Conley or their regional Chafee Program coordinator.
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COMMENTARY
VOLLEYBALL
Those with
special needs
important
Georgetown choice
for MSC Volleyball
Georgetown College has been tabbed as the choice
of the Mid-South Conference coaches to win the
2003 season volleyball championship.
The Tigers, defending champions with a mark of
Robert Staggs
H.S.
SCRIMMAGE
fans suffer
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
(See COUNTRY, page two)
Junior running back Joe Blackburn executed a fake on offense for the host team.
Blackcats hit paydirt five
times in win over Bourbon
.j
(See SUFFER, page two)
RANKINGS
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
High school football fans
around the state will get their first
look at Associated Press football
polls for all four classes for the
2003 season just over one week
from today.
The first Kentucky Associated
Press high school football polls of
the 2003 season will be released
at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25.
The Class 2A poll is likely to
include a handful of area teams as
~
(See RANKINGS, page two)
Cumberland,
PC picked 1-2
in MSC men's
cross country
Cumberland College has been
installed as the coaches ' favorite to
win the Men's Cross Country title this
fall in the Mid-South Conference.
Voting was conducted at the annual
conference meeting in Pikeville at the
beginning of August.
Many of the six Mid-South teams
will begin their
meet races over
the Labor Day
weekend at the
end of August.
The Mid-South
Conference
Championship
will once again
be held in
Louisville,
John Biery
Kentucky at E.P.
Tom: Sawyer
Park on Saturday, November 8th.
The complete poll is as follows: I.
Cumberland College; 2. Pikeville
College; 3. Campbellsville University;
4. Lindsey Wilson College; 6.
Georgetown College; 7. Lambuth
Midwest
baseball
t
CROSS COUNTRY
TIMES STAFF REPORT
BENTLEY'S COMMENTS
Date for ftrst
AP grid polls
announced
I
(See VOLLEYBALL, page two)
(See REED, page two)
CINCINNATI - For baseball
fans in the Mtdwest, it's been a
long, miserable season.
The 2003 campaign was supposed to be the year for the
Cincinnati Reds, with the organization pointing to the
first season
in the Great
American
Ball Park as
the time the
club should
be hitting on
all cylinders.
It would
Rick Bentley
be the perfect time,
right? A new park and a club in
the pennant chase, both in perhaps
the greatest baseball town in the
country. What could be better?
A better question is what could
go worse.
•'" The club struggled and was
ultimately unable to stay afloat in
very mediocre division, and
I
The high
school
volleyball
season got
underway this
past week.
Early season
results and
information
will appear In
editions next
week.
Pictured Is
action
between
Prestonsburg
and Johnson
Central.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
by BILLY REED
LEXI!'I:GTON- Today I'd like
to introduce you to friend of
mine. Jt's certainly not rny intention to embarrass him, although
I'm sure that I'II get a lot of guff
from him.
His name is
Dan Farley.
When I
first met Dan
in the late
1960s, he
was as
healthy as
anybody. As
Billy Reed
a youngster,
he was a
good baseball player in his hometown of
Princeton, Ind.
Because of many misspent
days in various pool halls and
Ellis Park in Henderson, he fell in
love with thoroughbred racing.
One of his youthful pals was
Mike Pegram, whose father
owned a pool hall in
Princeton. You may have heard
of Mike. He was the owner of
several nice horses, including
J3..eal Quiet and Captain Steve.
I till
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Junior Trevor Compton (7) went back to pass for the
Blackcats In a scrimmage against Bourbon County
Thursday evening.
FISillNG
May finishes ftrst in
Paintsville tourney
TIMES STAFF REPORT
STAFFORDSVILLE - On
Saturday, Aug. 9, the Tug Valley
Bass Anglers held its sixth tournament of the 2003 season at
Paintsville Lake in Johnson
County. Seventeen boats competed in the tournament.
Paintsville Lake has a slot
limit, fish measuring under 12"
and over 15" could be weighed
in. With that, a lot of fish were
caught and weighed in. The
fishing was decent with a little
slower than normal but a lot
more fish over 15" was brought
in than in recent years.
(See TOURNEY, page two)
, little League to
focus on baseball
after two years
of scandal
..
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by JAMIE HOWELL
by DAN LEWERENZ
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRESTONSBURG - If the preseason scrimmage on Thursday evening was any sign of things
to come for the Prestonsburg Blackcat offense in
2003, then the Cats should pile up the points this
year.
Coach John DeRossett's squad scored early and
often against former coach Chuke Willtams team
and went on to outscore Bourbon County on
Thursday evening.
Prestonsburg will be without Joey Willis at
quarterback in 2003, but it looks as if junior
Trevor Compton will step in and provide a spark
for the cats. The Prestonsburg quarterback threw a
touchdown pass to Jesse Chaffin and looked good
running the team.
Chaffin, a junior wideout, had two touchdowns
and senior Nicholas Jamerson scored for the cats
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT,
Pa. - After two years of rampant
rumors and scandals about player
eligibility, Little League officials
are hoping to keep the focus on
tbe field at this year's World
(See PAYDIRT, page two)
Series,
In one respect, the organization
rscaJready off to a good start .
~*L~t year~ we had ll lawsuits
where we ruled a certain way and
a parent or someone went to court
t<>try to keep that ruling from
standing. Our record last year was
8-2-1," Little League spokesman
Lance Van Auken said. "Our
record this year is 1-0- we've
(See SCANDAL, page two)
Former heavyweight boxing
champion George
Foreman was
recently Inducted
into the National
Job Corps
Association's Hall
of Fame at an
awards ceremony
in Washington,
D.C. Foreman, a
former Job Corps
graduate, began
his boxing career
while enrolled in
Job Corps In the
1960s. He Is pictured with Perkins
Job Corps Center
Director Debbie
Burchell.
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17, 2003
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Reed
• Continued from p1
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And so it came to pass that
Dan worked on a thoroughbred
farm. He later became editor of
The Thoroughbred Record, a
publication that was the forerunner of today 's Thoroughbred
Times.
A few years after we became
friends, Dan was stricken with a
hereditary disease, a form of
muscular dystrophy.
Over the years, I've watched
Dan's condition get worse. I've
watched him go
from where he could walk to
needing crutches to being confined to a wheelchair.
I've taken him to Indiana
University basketball games
because, other than racing, that's
one of his loves. One year, I was
even able to talk Bob Knight
into letting him sit, in his chair,
at the end of the Hoosiers' bench
during a game in Rupp Arena.
Complications have arisen.
A few years ago, as an outgrowth of his disease, Dan
developed a serious skin problem. His wife, Betsy, and I
thought we were going to lose
him, but he beat it. Recently, as
an outgrowth of the same disease, he has developed an
immune system problem and
must receive infusions once a
month.
Of the various things that
have kept him going, one of the
most important is thoroughbred
racing. He writes a weekly column for the Racing Post of
London, England. He just
returned from a weekend trip to
Ellis Park, and he's planning on
attending this year's Breeders
Cup at Santa Anita in California.
Nobody except Betsy truly
understands what it takes to get
Dan out of bed every morning
and to meet his various needs.
But he's just so darned game.
His spirit and zest for life is
truly incredible.
FOOTBALLPLAYERPROflLE
Abney rates among nation's
fmest kick returners
by MURRAY EVANS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEXINGTON - In the history of college football, there have
been few kick returners as productive as Derek Abney of
Kentucky.
He set an NCAA record last
season by returning four punts
and two kickoffs for touchdowns, earning first-team AllAmerica honors in the process.
Abney needs just two more kicks
returns for touchdowns this season for an NCAA career record
in the category.
How does he do it? Abney
hears the question all the time.
"It goes back to when you're
little and you play all those
games where you have one ball
and everybody's trying to tackle
you," the 5-foot-10, 175-pound
senior from Mosinee, Wis., said.
"You do not want to get tackled if
you're the smallest guy out there!
That's how it goes. You can't
really teach people. It just kind of
happens."
It just kind of happened twice
in a 41-34loss to Florida last season, when he became the seventh
player in NCAA history to return
Suffer
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when Junior Griffey took his
season-ending sabbatical just
after the all-star break, the
wheels totally came off.
The general manager and
skipper were fired. The closer
was traded, followed by two setup men, a rising, very low-paid
star was dealt and then the former manager's son, one of the
lone bright spots in a dark season, asked to be let go.
The result has been ownership without a clue (something
those of us who have followed
Cincinnati baseball dating back
to the Big Red Machine have
come accustomed to), no general manager, and a Triple-A manager who should be familiar
with what he's seeing- a collection of largely minor league talent.
All of this means those of us
who had planned ahead to take
in some major league action had
better hope the other team
would provide some star power,
because with the exception of
Sean Casey and an aging, hobbling Barry Larkin, there are
none in the white with red pinstripes.
Fortunately for us, Tuesday
night meant an opportunity to
see one of the game's best pitchers in Arizona's Curt Schilling,
and he didn't disappoint. The
big right-hander was too much
for a young, largely inexperienced Reds lineup and cut a
pretty wide swath through it: In
seven innings of work, Schilling
fanned 11, scattered six hits and
threw 83 of his 113 pitches over
the plate.
He got all he would need in
the top of the fifth when Steve
Finley hit a solo homer into the
Reds' bullpen en route to a 2-0
blanking, but there was a bright
spot for the home team as well.
Starting pitcher Paul Wilson
matched Schilling pitch for
pitch, giving up only three hits
and striking out four in his seven
frames.
Wilson, who had a hit off
Schilling to boot, deserved a
better fate, but it was not to be
on Tuesday. Perhaps one of the
reasons for that sat beside me in
seats behind the Diamondback
dugout:
Pikeville College
women's basketball coach Bill
Watson is not only 0-for-2
watching his hometown team
live this season, but through I~
innings in the new ball park has
yet to see them score a run.
During the seventh-inning
stretch, I told him I expected the
Reds to pick out a couple of
games next season and send him
$50 to stay home.
Still, it's a great place to
watch a baseball game. Food
vendors are plentiful, and sometimes can get too close to the
action. One poor cotton candy
guy got nailed by a foul ball
early in the game. Speaking of
fouls, our section was the place
to be on Tuesday. Not only did
Ray Knight toss a ball to the kid
sitting next to Watson, but also
five foul balls were hit into our
seating area.
Our seats also provided an
up-close look into the D-Back
dugout, where three of the
biggest names in the business
were comfortably enjoying the
action.
• Arizona first-base coach
Robin Yount is a Hall ofFamer,
and for good reason. The twotime AL MVP amassed 3,142
hits in his 20-year career, and
only 16 players in baseball history have more. In addition, his
583 doubles are 13th all-time,
and during the 1982 World
Series, he hit .414 in a sevengame loss to St. Louis.
And he did all this while
playing in Milwaukee, one of
those dreaded small-market
towns.
• Not only has Randy
Johnson won the Cy Young
Award five times, he's finished
second twice. That means
seven times in his career, he
was arguably the best pitcher in
his league. His 3,806 strikeouts
are fourth on the all-time list,
and he's won 227 games.
• Yount is in Cooperstown,
Johnson is on his way, and a
solid case could be made for
Mark Grace. On the disabled
list, Grace reported no discomfort after taking batting practice on Tuesday with the club.
Soon, he'll be adding to numbers such as 2,442 career hits,
1,178 runs scored and 1,146
RBis. In addition, Grace has
won for Gold Gloves in his 16year career.
Still, two stars shone brightly on this comfortable August
evening: Schilling, who won
his 161 st game, and the Great
American Ball Park, a splendid
facility that deserves a better
team.
On Tuesday, the crowd was
announced as 31, 485, and I
wouldn't be surprised if nearly
that many were actually there.
It's a great place to see a game,
with lots of between-inning
action to keep even the most
casual fan interested for a few
hours.
But it's difficult to be in
Cincinnati without thinking
back to the days of the Big Red
Machine, when Rose, Morgan,
Bench and Perez had the place
buzzing night after sensational
night.
The Queen City has its Great
American Ball Park, all right,
and it's a place befitting the
name. But ask fans what they'd
really like and to a person they'd
all say they'd trade it in for
another year with that Great
American Ball Club.
I don't know how he does it.
I would have given up a long
time ago. Yet he remains upbeat,
positive, funny, and an inspiration to his friends.
To me, Dan is sort of a
human version of "Seabiscuit."
He has overcome so much and
continues to fight, every day of
his life. I truly feel humbled to
be counted among his friends,
along with Keeneland pressbox
regulars such as Steve Moody,
John Asher, Tom Leach, and
many others.
I don't write this to engender
pity or sympathy for Dan. He
neither wants it nor needs it. My
only intention is to make you
readers aware of him and others
whom, I'm sure, are equally
courageous.
Because of Dan, I've become
conscious of handicapped accessibility at public venues. I've
learned about the importance of
ramps and parking and special
seating.
So I'd like to encourage
every university, high school,
race track and professional franchise in our state to redouble
their efforts to accommodate
those who may have been dealt
a bad hand in life, but still have
the determination and will to
want to attend public events.
Sometime soon, Dan and J
are going to crack some crabs
that we'll have flown in from
Maryland. We'll laugh and lie
and reminisce and speculate and
argue and fight, as good friends
tend to do.
I must tell you: The man does
love to eat.
My point, other than expressing my admiration for Dan's
courage and spirit, is only this: I
urge everyone in charge of our
public institutions and facilities
to redouble their efforts to
accommodate those who aren't
as fortunate as most of us.
I hesitate to use the word
"handicapped."
My friend isn't handicapped;
he only has some special needs.
To quote a song, he ain't
heavy.
He's my brother.
Wiffle
celebrates
50 years
Wiffle, one of America's
favorite backyard games, turns
50 this year, and is celebrating
its anniversary in style with the
opening of the Wiffle Ball Hall
of Fameli. The Hall of Fame•
which
will
reside
on
Candystand.coma, offers fans
the chance to honor those who
have championed this familyfriendly sport throughout the
past half century.
(See WIFFLE, page three)
Scandal
both a punt and a kickoff for
touchdowns in the same game.
"When you've got guys that
have been through it and under- only had one time where somestand that you can score at any one actually went so far as to file
point in the game, that helps out papers in court."
Two years ago, Danny
a lot as a returner," Abney said.
"You understand that every play Almonte threw the first perfect
game the series had seen in 44
can be a potential touchdown."
Abney doesn't compare him- years, leading the Rolando
self to other top return~rs in the Paulino Little League of the
college game, like Wes Welker of Bronx, N.Y., to a third-place fmTexas Tech or Keiwan Ratliff of ish.
Team officials were constantFlorida. But his new coach at
Kentucky, Rich Brooks, said ly showing Almonte's birth cerAbney reminds him of Tim tificate to combat rumors that he
Dwight, the Iowa product who's was too old to play Little
made a living in the NFL return- League.
It was only after the 2001
ing kicks for five seasons for the
Atlanta Falcons and the San series ended that Little League
officials learned Almonte's
Diego Chargers.
"Abney is that kind of guy," father had falsified his son's
Brooks said. "He's physically birth certificate so he could play.
strong. He's a very bright young Almonte was 14 years old man and he's in outstanding not 12 - and he lived in the
shape. I'm not going to have to Dominican Republic, nowhere
near the Bronx.
worry about resting him."
The Rolando Paulino team
Abney also plays receiver,
and his 146 catches are third on was stripped of its third-place
finish, and Almonte's perfect
Kentucky's career list.
"When you're a senior, bring game was erased from the
it on," Abney said. "I think that's record books.
Last year, Harlem Little
part of it. If you don't want it,
then you're not playing your League was dogged by rumors
hardest or trying to be your best. about players living outside the
boundary
lines.
So I hope I get a little bit more league's
wear and tear. That means I'm Although some players did live
outside the district, Little
doing a little bit more."
Abney needs just 277 receiv- League ultimately determined
ing yards and 243 punt return they met the criteria for residenyards this season to become only cy waivers and that the team
the third player in NCAA history was eligible.
Harlem had to send represento have 2,000 receiving yards,
1,000 kickoff return yards and tatives back to New York to find
I ,000 punt return yards. The oth- the documents that proved their
ers are Dwight and Anthony players were eligible. That
won't happen this year, because
Carter of Michigan.
"I feel like, if I prepare to the Little League now requires
best of my ability and I give it teams carry all documentation
all I've got all the time, the with them throughout the interthings that happened last year national tournament.
Members of the tournament
will happen this year," Abney
said. "Granted, last year was an committee were on hand at
incredible year."
regional sites to verify each
player's eligibility.
"Certainly if you're one of
the faithful, if you're following
your particular team, this makes
you feel that it's a concern that
is being addressed," said Bob
Jarvis, who teaches sports law at
Nova Southeastern University in
Fort Lauderdale, Ra. "But to the
average person in the public,
they don't know about this."
This year's field does have
story lines that could eclipse
past scandals.
Matt Keen, of Tallmadge
(Ohio) Little League, will try to
win a title on the field where his
father placed fourth in 1974.
Japan's Musashi Fuchu Little
League of Tokyo is back three
years after a third-place fmish.
And hard-throwing pitchers,
like Chandler (Ariz.) National's
Cory Bernard, and heavy hitters,
like David Mastro of Naamans
Little League of Wilmington,
Del., could captivate the fans th~
same way Almonte did.
Little League has overcome
scandals before, first when foreign teams were barred from the
World Series in 1975 because of
trouble verifying player eligibility, then again in 1993 when a
team from the Philippines was
forced to forfeit its World Series
title for violating residency
rules.
Van Auken said the additional scrutiny has paid off.
After reviewing the documents teams brought to the
regionals, the organization is
"reasonably confident" that all
16 teams are eligible.
"That's probably the best it
can ever be," VanAuken said.
On the Net:
Little League Baseball Inc.:
http://www.littleleague.org
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24-7 overall, received 25 points and five ftrst-place votes.
Cumberland College, who was 28-12 last season, finished second
in the balloting with 21 points and one first-place vote.
Locally, Pikeville College was picked to finish sixth in the con- \
ference. Robert Staggs enters his second season as head coach at
Pikeville College. He took over in 2002 for Missy Gragg, who
returned to coach in her native state of Tennessee.
The Mid-South Conference Championship will once again be
played at the Mid-America Sports Center in Jeffersontown,
Kentucky (metro Louisville) on November 14 and 15.
The complete poll is as follows:
l. Georgetown College
2.
3.
4.
4.
6.
Cumberland College
Campbellsville University
Lambuth University
Lindsey Wilson College
Pikeville College
25 points
21 points
(tie)
(tie)
5 first-place votes
1 first-place vote
13 points
12 points
12 points
7 points
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on a 75 yard run.
Joe Blackburn put six points
on the board for Prestonsburg on a
35-yard
cutback
run.
Prestonsburg scored four times in
the first half and put another
touchdown on the board in the
second half.
The Blackcat defense gave up
three scores on the night but one
of those came on the last play of
the game. The Cats offensive line
showed more improvement in the
contest and the passing game was
probably the bright spot of the
night.
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Prestonsburg had several players come through with big games.
Sophomore David Shaffer and
Jamerson as well as fellow senior
Shawn Whitt had strong defensive
games and the whole group of Pburg wideouts had strong games.
Prestonsburg will now travel to
Lexington Catholic on August
23rd to tangle with the Knights in
an 8 p.m. kickoff.
Prestonsburg will open the season with all cylinders turning as
the cats have Chat Yates now on
the team and eligible to participate.
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University.
Pikeville College is coached
by John Biery. He is the first
Cross Country coach in
Pikeville College history. A
1988 graduate of Pikeville
College, he played for the men's
basketball team during his
undergraduate days under current Marshall University coach
Greg White.
Biery graduated from Bishop
David High School in Louisville
in 1984, and received a Bachelor
of Business Administration
Degree from Pikeville. He has
been employed at the college
since his graduation. In addition
to coaching the Cross Country
teams, he is Assistant to the Vice
President for Enrollment and
Student Services.
Rankings
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Breathitt County returns as the
defending state champion, while
Sheldon Clark, Belfry and
Prestonsburg should all contend.
Pikeville, Paintsville and
Hazard are among the top Class
A teams in the area. Lawrence
County, among area Class 3A
teams, leads the charge.
BASEBALL
Angler Brad May was the top finisher in the event.
The lake was in good shape. It was up maybe 2' higher than normal with clear to very lightly stained conditions all the way to the
back end with a temperature in the low 80s.
The weather for the tournament was sunny and hot with daytime temperatures in the mid 80s and night-time temps in the low
70s.
The fishing for the tournament was good with most everyone
weighing in a fish. Most of the quality fish were caught shallow in
water less than 7-feet on the main lake as well as in the creeks.
Smaller fish were caught just about anywhere. The main pattern
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
was to work soft plastics around any available cover on either
steep banks on the main lake or flats in the upper end.
CINCINNATI - Cincinnati
The club brought 81 legal fish to the scales, weighing 77.85
outfielder Austin Kearns
Reds
pounds.
had surgery Thursday on his
throwing shoulder and will wear
Top Finishers
a sling for two weeks.
• Brad May- (5 bass)- 8.51 lbs
Keams injured his right shoul• Mark Compton- (5 bass)- 8.01 lbs
der in a home plate collision with
• Kevin Runyon- (5 bass) - 7.21 lbs
Atlanta catcher Ray King on May
For more information about the Tug Valley Bass Anglers check 21 and will began a rehab program Friday. He is expected to
out their website at www.se-tel.com/-tugvalleyanglers
Cincinnati outfielder
has surgery,
set to begin rehab
fully recover by spring training.
He had arthroscopic surgery to
repair the posterior and superior
labrum. rotator cuff and AC joint
in his right shoulder.
Keams has been on the disabled list since July 17. In 45
games prior to the injury, he hit
.309 with 13 homers and 44
RBls. In 37 games after it. he batted .208 with two homers and 14
RBls.
�SuNDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD C OUNTY TIMES
17, 2003 • 83
NASCAR: Unassuming Newman rolls on
Ryan Ne\\ man ~miled when
reminded that he was considered a
superstar before he completed Ius
first lap in a stock cru:
•
"You just do the hcst job you
can and hopefully evc.:r)'lxxl) is
satisticd at the end," he s:ud.
That's about as much emotion
as Newman displays. He simply
shrugged one day three years ago
as boss Don Miller gushed over the
attributes of a kid who made his
reputation racing midgets and
sprinl cars while working toward a
college degree.
"Oh, he'll wia" the nonnally
reserYed president of Penske
Racing South guaranteed at the
time.
Fast forward to 2002, and
Miller wasn't wavering a bit even
though Newman was 0-for-34.
"As good as he is right now,
you are only seeing the tip of the
iceberg," Miller said.
Hours later, Newman won in
Pikeville in the mix in
• women's cross country
TIMES STAFF REPORT
Georgetown College has been tabbed as the coaches' choice
to win the Women's Cross Country title this fall in the Mid·South
Conference. Voting was conducted at the annual conference
meeting in Pikeville at the beginning of August
Many of the six Mid-South teams wilt begin their meet races
over the tabor Day weekend at the end of August. The MidSouth Confer~nce Championship will once again be held in
Louisville, Kentucky at E.P. Tom Sawyer Park on Saturday, Nov.
8.
'The complete poll is as follows: 1. Georgetown College; 2.
Cumberland College: 3. Lindsey Wilson College; 4 . Pikeville
College: 5. Campbdlsville University; 6. Lambuth University.
New Hampshire and parlayed that
into a fifth-place finish in the
Winston Cup standings.
Now, I I months later, ~ewman
leads the circuit with four victories,
five poles and self-proclaimed
unimportance.
"It's the total tyJckage," he said.
"It's all about teamwork, it's all
about communication.''
Never does he suggest that the
awesome driving talent that
seduced Miller, team owner Roger
Penske and many more is anything
other than a contributing factor.
That doesn't surprise crew
chief Matt Borland, who is amazed
by the degree of maturity the 25year-old Newman has shown from
the start. Without fear of sounding
even the least bit complacent.
Borland easily anoints Newman as
one of the best in the business.
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counting, but understands the
impact success has in a multimillion dollar industry.
"Wins are great." he said.
"Championships arc awesome. A
sponsor wants everything they can
possibly get."
Part of that is dealing with the
media in an age where controversy
sells. Newman is no darling to the
print or broadcast reporters
because he isn't controversial or
extremely quotable - unlike
Gordon and Stewart.
Newman is rarely involved in
hassles on the track. Away from the
speedway, the closest he comes to
excitement is fishing, and restoring
old toys. cars and boats.
"I'm a genuine person," he
said '1'o me, that's what it's all
about. being truthful and honest
and being polite." - The
Associated Press
New Kentucky coaching staff hopes
to build on last season's success
Wiffle
From the time David N.
Mullany crafted the original
Wiffle ball in 1953. the concept
quickly gre\v into a game that
was synonymous with backyard
fun. The first ball, developed
from a plastic spher~ used for
Coty perfume, is now made out
of hollow plastic and has pcd·orated slots along the top perimeter to facilitate dipping and rising. David originally created it
so that his son David (who now
runs the family-owned business
with his sons David and Steven)
could play in the yard without
breaking the neighbors' windows. Wiffle balls can execute a
variety of feats, including being
made to curve, cut and fly past
the greatest hiners - and over the
past 50 years, Wiffle has done
evel) thing but strike out.
''I am so pleased that the
game my father invented and
j that I've been playing since I
was 12 is still going strong after
50 years,'' said David A.
Mullany, Wiffle President. ''I
never imagined that Wiffle
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romping toward the title.
Newman will calmly approach
his job and satisfy all the demands
bemg made on a modem-day
NASCAR icon. Then he'U get in
the car and give his 31-year-old
crew chief another example of
what Borland calls "Ryan's cool"
"I usually never have to calm
him down," Borland said. "If anything. it's the opposite and he's
talking me through stuff. Ryan's
growing pains were over when he
started."
When Newman speaks of the
future, he understands that means
success. No one stays on top in the
sport unless they win.
Newman has five victories in
his first 66 starts, a ratio slightly
better than that of four-time series
champion Jeff Gordon and surpassed only by current champ
Tony Stewart. Newman isn't
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race, he's the driver to beat,''
Borland said. "He has the ability
and the talent to drive his race car
at a level that most people can't."
AIJ that's missing is a series
championship. That will have to
wait for another year because
Newman was victimized by earlyseason mechanical failures and
crashes not generally of his mak·
ing.
He takes it in strrde.
"It's just a matter of getting all
that stuff out of your system," he
said. "Hopefully we've done that
and we can go on."
This week, that will mean :1 trip
to Michigan, where Newman will
hope to improve on a ninth·placc
fmish in Watkins Glen, N.Y. He's
ninth in points, noting that he's
ahead of last year's Rookie of the
Year pace but further off the lead
only because Man Kenseth is
LEXINGTON - Rich Brooks
claim one successful building
project as a head coach. having
taken Oregon from the bottom of
the Pacific-!0 Conference to the
league championship and a Rose
Bowl appearance.
Now the new coach at
Kentucky, Brooks is convinced he
can work the same kind of magic
with the Wildcats in the
Southeastern Conference.
He has assembled a veteran
coaching staff. Defensive coordinator Mike Archer won an SEC
title while the head coach at
Louisiana State and spent the last
seven years as an assistant with
the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers.
Offensive coordinator Ron
Hudson left a perennial power at
Kansas State. Linebackers coach
Ron McBride spent 13 years as
Utah's head coach.
Three other assistants have
NFL coaching experience, as does
Brooks, a former NFL head
coach.
Brooks said the situation he
inherited at Kentucky is much
better than the one he started with
at Oregon in 1977. Kentucky is
still on NCAA probation and facing scholarship limitations, but
the Wildcats are coming off a 7-5
campaign and enjoy strong fan
support despite only five winning
seasons in 25 years.
"It's a great league," Brooks
said of the SEC, mentioning programs at Georgia, Florida,
Alabama and Auburn. "My goal
is to have Kentucky mentioned in
some of those circles in the next
several years. That's a big goal,
obviously, and I don't think it's
something that's going to happen
overnight. but I'd like to make
some rumblings this year that it
will happen sooner than most
people think."
Brooks will have seven returning senior starters on offense. a
group led by senior quarterback
Jared Lorenzen. Lore01:en passed
for 2,267 yards and 24 touchdowns with only five interceptions last season.
Lorenzen's backup, junior
Shane Boyd, should also see plenty of playing time, as Brooks
plans include having both quarterbacks on the field at the same
time. He's called the quarterback
position the team's strongest.
can
At tailback, the Wildcats will
be without SEC rushing champion and offensive player of the
year Artose Pinner. a fourth· round
draft pick of the NFL's Detroit
Lions. Three sophomores _Alexis
Bwenge. Arliss Beach and juniorcollege transfer Draak Davis_ are
the top competitors for the job.
Senior wide receiver and kick
returner Derek Abney brought
back six kicks for touchdowns in
2002 and was a first-team AllAmerica selection. Abney, who is
third on Kentucky's career list
with 146 receptions, is part of a
seasoned receiving crew that
includes another returning starter,
junior Tommy Cook.
Five returning offensive linemen have a combined 86 starts
between them, including Antonio
Hall at right tackle.
On defense. the Wildcats will
switch to a 3-4-4 set from a 4-2-5.
Four starters are back from a unit
that allowed 401.2 yards (next-to-
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per game last year.
Two of them are defensive
ends. Vincent "Sweet Pea" Burns,
a junior, had 65 tackles (14.5 for
loss). while senior Jeremy Caudill
moved to end during spring practice after three years as a tackle.
Redshirt freshman Lamar
Mills surprised coaches during the
spring and was banting junior
Ellery Moore for the nose tackle
job.
No seniors and only two
juniors are listed among the
team's top 12 linebackers, and no
clear-cut starters emerged during
the spring. Senior cornerback
Leonard Burress and junior strong
safety Mike Williams (53 tackles,
two interceptions) are the returning starters in the secondary.
Brooks said a primary goal this
season is for the Wildcats to play
in a bowl game, which would be
their first since 1999. Kentucky's
schedule includes seven home
games, including the season opener against in-state rival Louisville
on Aug. 31.
KENTUCKY AT A
GLANCE
8 2002 Record - 7-5, 3-5
Southeastern Conference.
8 Offense - Multiple.
8 Defense - 3-4.
8 Starters returning/lost 11111.
8 Lettermen returning/lost 58/27.
8 Key players - Quarterback
Jared Lorenzen, quarterback
Shane Boyd, receiver Derek
Abney, receiver Tommy Cook,
running back Alexis Bwenge,
defensive end Vincent Bums,
defensive end Jeremy Caudill, cornerback Leonard Burress, safety
Mike Williams.
8 Coach - Rich Brooks (0~.
first season; 91-1 09-4, 19th season
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AUGUST
17, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY T IMES
PGA: The wild ride of John Daly
by DOUG FERGUSON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Sweat
soaked his royal blue shirt and the
back of his pants down to his knees
as John Daly waited 20 minutes for
the tee to clearThesday at Oak Hill.
He leaned on his driver, tilted
his head against his shoulders and
smiled.
What was so funny?
"Life," he said. "It's unbelievable sometimes."
When it comes to the life of
John Daly, believe anything.
Imagine a roller coaster that
climbs into the clouds and drops
into the abyss, with a dozen
corkscrew turns along the way.
That doesn't describe his career
- that's one month.
Daly was overjoyed by the July
23 birth of his third child, "Little
John," his first son. Five days later,
his wife and her parents were
indicted in a Mississippi federal
court on drug and illegal gambling
charges.
He says he knew nothing about
allegations that his wife was part of
a conspiracy to buy and sell
cocaine, methamphetamine and
marijuana from 1996 to 2002; or
the 47 bank deposits just under
$10,000 between 1998 and 200 I.
They married in the summer of
200 I, seven weeks after they met.
Sherrie Miller Daly is his fourth
wife.
"I really don't know anything,"
Daly said. "It hit me like a brick
house. I'm more in shock about it
than anything."
He asked everyone to be slow
to judge.
'There's been so many ups and
downs," Daly said. "It's not fair to
kick someone down when they've
not proven anything. I just have to
wait and see what happens."
The PGA Championship is a
magical major for the 37-year-old
Daly. He won it in 1991 as the
ninth alternate and introduced the
golf world to his grip-and-rip-it
style, on and off the course.
Perhaps this might be a week to
take his mind off the turmoil.
But when Daly arrived at Oak
Hill on Tuesday mommg. he no
longer had a caddie.
He says Mick Collins, who wa<;
on the bag during his latest tumaround, told Daly to dump his wife
or find another caddie.
"I was in the parking lot waiting
for him when he called," Daly said.
Daly found another caddie.
"It's weird," he said. "You find
out how many people love you for
you. When things are great, you've
got all the friends in the world.
When something goes bad, they all
just ... tum on you.''
Daly isn't about to leave his
wife, who faces 20 years in prison
on each of the two counts in the
indictment. Not yet, anyway.
His wife and son accompanied
him to Oak Hill in their customized
motor home.
"J might not stick with her if
she's guilty," he said. "But let's
find out first. l just know she's a
good mom."
The frightening thing for Daly
is he that he has no idea if he has hit
rock bottom. The indictment is
only the latest chapter in a book
ClN(]NNATIFOOTBALL
Bengals QB Carson
Palmer has foot injury
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GEORGETOWN
Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Carson Palmer missed practice Tuesday with a strained tendon
in his right foot but expects to be
able to play Saturday against
Detroit
Palmer, the Heisman Trophy
winner and top pick in this year's
draft, could miss a few days of
practice, the team said.
Bengals spokesman Jack
, Brennan said the injury isn't
severe and will be treated mainly
*
with stretching and rest
The injury occurred in
Sunday's preseason loss to the
New York Jets.
Palmer said he sprained his
plantar fascia - a tendon in the
arch of the foot - in a spring minicamp, and had not been able to
sprint since then.
"It has been bugging me a littl~
bit since that minicamp," he said.
'Then I sprinted in the game and
tore it."
Palmer finished the game, in
which he was 12 of22 passing for
140 yards with one touchdown and
two interceptions - both of them
returned for touchdowns. He was
scheduled to see a doctor
Wednesday.
"He has a chance to be out here
(Wednesday) at some point, and
for sure on Thursday if things continue to progress," coach Marvin
Lewis said. "It's not a debilitating
thing at all.
It's a pain injury that you can
just deal with and play with."
Palmer and Lewis said they
expected Palmer to play in
Cincinnati's preseason home
opener Saturday against the Lions.
that is hard to fathom.
Two majors in live yean.. Three
ex-wives. Two trips to alcohol
rehab.
Docs Daly ever wonder why so
much controversy visits one guy?
"Eve!) day. man," he said.
"Every day."
Still, he remains one of the most
popular draws in golf. Daly played
nine holes of his practice round
behind Tiger Woods, and he and
Phil Mickelson still drew an enormous gallery.
As he waited between nines, a
young woman talked her way past
a marshal and onto the tee to beg
Daly for an autograph. He obliged,
as always, and she scurried back to
the ropes.
"Don't I at least get a hug?"
Daly said.
The crowd roared as the woman
returned for an embrace.
Emboldened, she then asked for a
group picture.
"Is there anything else I can do
for you?" Daly said.
He has enough problems of his
own.
They started not long after Daly
won in 1991 at Crooked Stick. He
tanked rounds at overseas events
where he was given money just for
showing up. He was forced off an
airplane for confronting a flight
attendant while drunk.
Every episode only made him
more popular. Along WJth his behemoth drives, this was guy with
whom everyday people could
relate. He wasn't perfect, and he
admitted it
After his second stint in alcohol
rehab - follo"'·ing a drinking
binge at the 1997 Players
Championships - Daly stayed
sober for 30 months.
He resumed drinking in
September 1999. giving up $3 million over the final two years of a
contract with Callaway Golf. He
claimed he was given antidepressants, feeling more like a lab rat
than a two-time major winner.
He was happy, and he was
determined.
Finishing the 2000 season at
No. 507 in the world ranking, he
worked hard to bring notoriety to
his game, and not just his life. He
won the BMW International Open
in Germany in 200 I, his first victory since the British Open at St
Andrews in 1995.
His game has gone south since
then, but Daly had every reason to
believe his life was fmally stable
- especially after the birth of his
son.
FOOTBALL
Cincinnati gives
•
former Kentucky
player second chance
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CINCI~NATI - Almost two
years after he was charged with
arson for starting a fire in a
University of Kentucky dormitory,
Brett Hamblen is getting a second
chance at his football career with
the University of Cincinnati.
Hamblen is practicing with the
Cincinnati Bearcats as a walk-on
player. He hasn't been promised a
football scholarship but could
eventually earn one, coach Rick
Minter said.
"We'll play it one year at a time.
I think he's a good addition to us,"
Minter said. "His past is behind
him. We don't want to revisit it."
Hamblen played last year at
Pasadena (Calif.) City College, the
same school that produced wide
receiver Hannibal Thomas, now in
his first year with Cincinnati.
Hamblen was a redshirt freshman at Kentucky when he was
charged with arson in December
2001 along with two other
Kentucky players in connection
with the fire set in the dormitory.
No one was injured in the fire,
which destroyed a bulletin board
and caused smoke damage to the
dorm's second floor.
Hamblen was suspended from
Kentucky's football program and
then left the school. He was indicted in March 2002 and pleaded
'"(~E FIRST ST£p ltv
In 1889, Eufaula native Jamie
Daly picked out the name John Patrick Daly.
"We named him after hij
daddy," he said.
Then he paused and managed a
self-deprecating smile.
"I don't know if the world can
handle another one."
innocent. He was sentenced in
Fayette County Circuit Court in
Lexington, Ky., to a year in a
diversion program that is an alternative to possible incarceration.
Last month, the court ended
Hamblen's diversion sentence and
expunged the charge from histi
record.
Pasadena City coach Tom
Maher said Hamblen was a model
citizen who made the most of his
year at the California school.
"He lived about 30 miles from
campus in the summertime at a relative's house," Maher said. "I
drove him home every night. He
was a quiet, respectful guy."
Hamblen has three years of eligibility remaining.
He told Cincinnati officials he
doesn't want to be interviewed
until he is farther along in the
team's training program.
He was a defensive back at
Pasadena but will be tried as ~
wide receiver at Cincinnati.
He played both positions at
Highlands High in northern
Kentucky, where he was a teammate of Gino Guidugli, now
Cincinnati's
quarterback.
Hamblen's older brother, Chris
Hamblen, played baseball for
Cincinnati and is now playing in
the Texas Rangers' system.
Cincinnati spokesman Tom
Hathaway said.
Also included are the Couric-Smith
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120 Boats
130 ·Cars
140 • 4x4s
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160 • Motorcy®s
170- Parts
175 • SUV's
180 ·Trucks
1!l0 Vans
~20 • Help Wanted
230 - Information
250 • Miscellaneous
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TIMES does
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knowingly
accept
false or mtsleading
advertisements . Ads
which request or
requ1re advance payment of fees for services or products
should be scrutinized
carefully.
260 • Part nrne
270- Sales
280 • Services
290 • Work wanted
W.:.E~
EMPL0 YMENT
AVA I L A B L E :
P a i n t e r sIs a n d blasters. Now taking
applications. Call 1800-821-5709.
CONSTRUCTION
l\1ATERIALS salesperson needed, beneffits include: company veh1cle, full medtcal insurance, 401 K,
salary,
Send reply to:
130-Cars
·
Reference # 425,
Box
390,
1996 FORD TAU- P.O.
RUS silver, excellent Prestonsburg, Ky.
condition. #3500 firm. 41653.
874-9757.
IMMEDIATE OPEN1992 CHEVY CORSI· ING Individual to perCA for sale If tnter- form mamtenance at
Must
ested call 889-0872 apartments.
have own tools. Send
or 226-0062.
resume and three ref140-4x4s -;; erences to LRMG,
396 Cave Run Lake
1952 WILLYS JEEP, Road, Salt Lick, KY
all original Army sur- 40371.
plus, * $5200 4785173.
NOW
HIRING:
160-Motorcycles Ambitious individual
for two area apart1985
HONDA ments. Must have
managment
GOLDWING TRIKE pnor
1200 series 34,000 expe rience/1 ig ht
actual miles, maroon. bookkeeping.
Full
Asking $8500 358- time position with
2000.
health
insurance
available Must have
1998 YAMAHA YZ80
gopd communication
New tires, pro-circUit
sktlls and work well
pipe. $1600. Call
w1th people Please
452·9599 for more
send
your resume
info.
along with 3 profesreferences.
sional
180 -Trucks
LRMG, 396 Cave
FOR SALE: 1977 Run Lake Road,
F1 00 pick-up, green Salt Lick, KY 40371.
ext., new t1res & battery .Good condition. ~. 220-HeiP. Wanted
'
$800 OBO. Call874- '
SEEKING
ATTOR0467 after 5 or leave
NEY experienced in
message.
plamt1ff or defense
work. • Will be workIng
in
the
When responding to Prestonsburg area •
Employment ads that Work1ng with estabhave reference num- lished attorney • Civil
bers, please indicate law/primarily personthat entire reference al Injury • ASSOCiate
number on the out- or partner pos1tion •
side of your enve- Salary-unlimited
lope.
Reference Recent
graduates
numbers are used to cons1dered • Reply tn
help us direct your confidence to: Jerry
letter to the correct W.
Wicker
Law
individual.
Offices.
Office
606-785205-Business Oppt. phone
5556, Home phone
READER'S DIGEST 606-946-2271, ask
SCHOOL
BOOK for Jerry or Sheila
DISPLAY
REP- Wicker.
$40K-$50K first year
AUTOMOTIVE
EMPLOYMENT
~
potential as indepen-~
dant contractor w1th
Books Are Fun, a
Read's
Digest
c o m p a n y
Established Accounts!
Prior route sales
experience helpful
This is an excellent
business opportumty
with the nation's premier display marketer
of quality books and
gifts. also offer PT
Home
book-Party
Play oppty s Fax
310 • Bus1ness
Opportunity
330 • For Sale
350 • Miscellaneous
360 • Money To Lend
380 • Services
~ERCHANDISii
445 • Fumiture
450 • Lawn & Garden
400 YardS~
470 -Heallll & Beauty
475 • HousehQid
400 • MISCellaneous
~.:.BiAI....ESJ'~
440 • Electronics
505 Susines$
ENJOY THE INDEPENDENCE
AND
FREEDOM working
the hours you want,
being your won boss.
making full time pay
for part time hours.
Call 886-6584. all)
APHOLESTERY:
Will do sofas, chairs.
custom made blinds,
drapes,
valences,
tablecloths, etc. Call
606-886-0713.
FINANCIAL
·
210-Job Listing
MORNING DELIVERY ROUTE OPEN
for the Lexmgton
Herald Leader in Allen
area. Profit potential
$1500 mo. For more
info call 606-4321034 or 1-800-2747355, Ext. 3439.
530·Homet!
550 • land/lots
~70 • MObile 1-iomes
sao· Miscellaneous
590 - Sale or Lease
BECOME
DEBT
FREE! Cut payments
Without new loans
It's easyl 1 hr.
approval Call 1-800517-3406.
I NEED 5 EXISTING
TEAMS to run dedicated account 5,500+
week 401 K, great
410-Animals
benefits, need to live
along major highway. FREE TO A GOOD
Please call Martin at HOME good hunting
888-884-2501'
dogs. Call 478-4629
after 5 p.m., leave
PRESTONSBURG message.
HEALTH
CARE
420-Appliances
CENTER has an
opening for a full time GE PROFILE GAS
employee to do laun- RANGE black with
dry. We offer compet- self cleaning oven.
itive wages
and Asking $450. Also,
excellent benefits. If GE Profile gas dryer
interested please call 4 drying ctcles cream
606-886-2378
or color. $300. Call 606apply at 147 N. 788-9299.
Highland
Ave.,
~ 440-Eiectronics
Prestonsburg, KY
41653
(beside FOR SALE: PIOPrestonsburg Grade NEER
HOME
School).
STEREO Includes
CD player, cassette
SEEKING: Highly player & recorder, 2
motivated goal and large
speakers,
success oriented turntable and stand.
individuals. reduced to $250 but
Established company will negotiate. 874Write your own pay- 4604 after 5 30 p.m.•
checks .. Great bene445-Furniture
fits, call Marty. 8866861 or 886-9120.
ALMAR
MERCHANDISE
Cffiee Spa<:e
600·Houses
$40 • l.andl1..0ts
650 • Mobile Homes
&oo • MlscellanllOUII
67Q•CQm~al
Property
~oo • Wanted To ~nl
ill!! • BliNT6f.J2
~10-Apattments
620 • Storage/
480-Miscellaneous
COMPLETE
5
PIECE DRUM SET
FOR SALE. Seat
included. Also yard
sale items, reasonably priced. Call 606·
874-9529.
380-Services
WOLFF TANNING
BEDS
Affordable •
Convlenent
Payments from
$25/month
FREE! Color catalog
Call Today
1-800-842-1305
www.np.etstan.com
REAL ESTATE
505-Business
WE HAVE A 1 BR
FURNISHED
CONDO
on
the
beach
at
New
Smyrna
Beach,
Florida. Would like to
exchange 1 to 3 mo.
of summer use of the
condo for 1 to 3
months use of a 2
BR, 2BA mountain
house
of
cabin
Ralph Mobley 239498-2914,
e-mail:
MOBLEYMOB@aol.
com.
ZOO- S~:tJC~~
FOR SALE: 3-4 BR
590-Sale or Lease
house at Riverside
Dr in Prestonsburg.
APARTMENTS
Also, 1 big BR apart- 2
LEASE
ment for rent. Call FOR
between Allen and
606-789-4580.
Martin on 1428. 1
FOR SALE: 2300 SQ studio apartment, 1
FT, 1 1/2 STORY single
bedroom
CEDAR HOME. 3 apartment with fireBR, 2 BA hardwood place. All utilities
floors, cooktop, cus- included. Call 874tom
cabinets, 2770 days or 285whirlpool tub. Nice 9019 evenings.
lot, wonderful neighborhood. Call 606889-9541.
RENTALS
FOR SALE: 2 BR
house, on 2 acres of
level land, located at
6211 Rte. 850, Hippo
in Floyd Co. $60,000
Phone 886-9846.
. 550-Land/Lots
FOR
SALE
BY
OWNER 3 beautiful
country estate lots in
Hager Hill area.
Surveyed lots of 2+
acres with restrictions. Convenient to
Paintsville
&
Prestonsburg, city
water, located at
Little Lick Fork. (1
mile off new 4 lane at
Rte 1750). Call 606789-4909.
I
530-Houses
Skills needed: Organizational. communications. problem
solving and basic math.
Education and/or Experience: One year certificate from
college or technical school; or 12-18 months related experience and/or training; equivalent combination of education and
experience.
.Job Duties: Compiles payroll and performs and acts as reccptronist. and performs secretarial duties.
Apply at any Citizens National Bank location.
~l
,
I L nplv) ment Oppurtun.t)
765·Prot~
711· Chilo Care
715 • £lec!(1Cian
720 - H&alth ~ Beauty
730 ·l.aWn.& Garden
110 • ftepair/SeM:e
735·L~al
800 ~ HOrt®S
005 Allnwncemeots
760 • Plumbing
2 1 BR APARTMENTS FOR RENT
utilities
furnished,
paid. $325 mo, + 250
dep. Lease and references required. 8863154.
REMODELED LIKE
NEW APARTMENTS
TO RENT at the E.P.
Grigsby Store in
Martin, Ky. Call 2853025.
630-Houses
HOUSE FOR RENT
at Martin. 3 BR
behind
Nelson
Funeral
NICE 2 BR, APART- Frazier
MENT FOR RENT Home $350 mo. +
Contact J&A Rentals $150 dep. Call 606285-9887.
358-3469.
FOR RENT: Partially
furnished 2 BR apartment convenient to
Prestonsburg
&
Pikeville. $500 mo. &
dep.. Call 606-4781985.
FOR RENT: 622 N.
Arnold
Ave.,
Prestonsburg.
3
BR, 2 BA, LR, DR. K,
appliances furnished
including
DIW.
Central heat & air,
wash/dryer hookup.
FOR RENT: 2 BR fur- Larged wood patio &
nished apartment, yard. $500 rent + utilclean, private, near ities. 606-886-6460
Jenny Wiley Lake,
suitable for no more 2 BR HOUSE ,
than 2 people. Call garage underneath,
886-3941.
new refrigerator &
stove, w/d hookup,
LUXURIOUS
new carpet in living
APARTMENT FOR room, & new bath·
RENT old mill decor,
room. Also 2 BR
ale, no pets, refertriplex,
cental
ence &
security
heat/air, refrigerator
deposit
required. & stove, w/d hookup,
House of Neeley. Call new carpet in bed606-886-3565.
rooms, covered parking.
Located
at
BEAT THE HEAT
Harold.
Call 886·
SPECIAL
9158
at Park Place
Apartments in
622 N. Arnold Ave
Prestonsburg.
Prestonsburg: 3 br.,
FREE
PROCESSING
2 full bath, LR, DR, K,
Appliances furnitured
THROUGH THE
MONTH OF
including
DIW/
AUGUST
Cemtra; heat & air.
1 Br/$305 mo.
washer/dryer
2 Br/325 mo.
hookup. Large wood
Call 886-0039
patio & yard. $500
E.O.E.
rent + utilities. 606·
GREETINGS FROM 886-6460.
LIGHTHOUSE
MANOR,
Terry &
Classifiedsl
Sharon Smith. We
ads work
have apartments for
rent that are effiency
apartments, all utilites
ACCOUNT
paid. For more info
REPRESENTATIVE
call 606-886-2797.
A Fortune 500 Company
To place
an ca11
Ta.mmy
Job Eligibility Criteria:
• Must be 18 years of age
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Good Driving Record
• Prefer ability and/or experience in operating a forklift
• Frequent lifting of 40-100 pounds.
Taking applications Thursday, August 21, 2003
from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. only
Testing will follow application' process.
Apply in person at The Pepsi Bottling Group
3591 North Mayo Trail, Pikeville, KY 41501
No Phone Calls
PBG is ar Equ31 Opportul"' ty Employer.
700 -l1mbet
790·Travel
74& ·Masonry
745. Mlscetlanaou&
750 • Moblle Ho~
Movers
610-Apartments
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Human Resources/Marketing Clerk
710 • Eooeational
7SS·OIIlce
70~h Constiuetion
FOR SALE: Almost 1
acre near Long Bow
Boat Docks at Cave
3 BR HOUSE ON 1
Run Lake. Asking
ACRE OF LEVEL
$6000. Call 606-889LAND located on
0746.
Henn Penn Branch of
Melvin Ky. Good buy
PROPERTY
FOR
at 23,000. Call 452·
SALE: Located on
2542.
Abbott and also property on
Jenny's
FOR
SALE
BY
Call
478Creek.
FURNITURE
250-Miscellaneous Big selection of living OWNER in Powell 5173.*
County, 3 BR, 3 BA
room, bedroom, din· brick house with
WILL DO BABYSIT- ing room, refrigera570-Mobile Homes
TING, sit with elderly tors, stove, washers 2345 sq. ft. on 88
acres. Large rooms, FOR SALE: 1990
or do housecleaning.
and much more.
built
in 1987. Four DOUBLEWIDE,
Call 606-358-0057 or
606-874-0097
large outbuildings. 24x44, 3 BR, 2 BA,
226-1108.
to good condition, must
ALLEN FURNITURE Convenient
be moved. $14,000.
Lextngton,
OFFICE
AND
ALLEN,KY
Call 606-87 4-9507
HOUSE CLEANING Furniture, used appli- Winchester & Mt.
dependable workers. ances, living I bed- Sterling, one ~~~ 12 X 65 2 BR mobile
suits, from Stanton.
home.
Must
be
Call 886-3907 or room
lots more info call 606- moved, $
bunkbeds,
and
_
Call
87 4-4132 To leave a
2000
more!
663-9421'
874-2802
message call 886·
Call 874-9790.
6013. Reasonable
Located
in
RAY'S BARGAIN
FOR SALE 1978
rates.
Prestonsburg
3
CENTER
model mobile home.
&
Used bedroom. 1 1/2 bath In need of repairs but
SENIOR New
THE
& central heat & air could be used for 2 BR DUPLEX cenOFFERS Furniture
PLACE
Appliances @ unbe- stove, refrigerator, storage or parts tral heat /air, stove,
ELDERLY
CARE.
w/d includes underpin- refrigerator, located 1
lievable prices. Come dishwasher,
Weekly or bi-weekNorth
of
in today for incredible back deck. utility ning, steps, central mile
ly,proffessional staff, savings.
Shop At building, car port ac unit. 874-4604 Prestonsburg on U.S.
meals provided, 24 The Little Furniture Call 606-886-8081.
23. Call 889-9747 or
after 5:30p.m.
hour serv1ce Call Store & Save!J RT.
886-9007.
your ad could Helen Akers 606· #122, McDowell. FOR SALE: 3 BR, 2
FURNISHED
Call 606-377-0143.
478-8761.
BA HOUSE with 2
be here!
1 BEDROOM
car garage, 3 yrs. old,
APARTMENTS:
ad
halfway
between
Central
heat & air.
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Prestonsburg
and
Rent starting at $350
PRESTONSBURG, KY
Pikeville.
Asking
month,
+
$300
Medi Home Care, a division of Medical Services of America, Inc.,
$130,000. 606-874at
deposit.
Located
has an immediate full-time opening for a CSR. Duties include
4486
near HRMC. 889answenrig phones, assisttng customers, data entry, etc. Previous
S86-6S06
9717.*
home medical equipment or medical office experience preferred.
Our benefit package includes medical/dental insurance, 401 (k)
retirement. a generous personal leave time program, etc.
Position Available
Please submit resume to
Bulk Loader
(606) 886-3084 (fax), mvarnadore@msa-corp.com (e-mail),
Second Shift Work Schedule
or call (606) 886-8306, to arrange an interview.
Visit our website at www.msa-corp.com
Job Summary:
Move, stack and store a variety of product/material in the
warehouse. Load and unload transport and route trucks as
JOB OPPORTUNITY
required. Build pallets of product for loading as required.
Citizens National Bank is now hiring for the
Complete various tasks throughout the warehouse using both
forklift and manual labor and all other duties as assigned.
following position for the Paintsville location:
,;;;;=======------------------.
resume
to 888-656812
(attn:45)
or call
Kevin Wells at 800966-8301, ext. 3753.
www.booksarefun.co
m
p~
490 • Recrea1ior;
495 • Wanted To Buy
410 -Animals
420 - Appliances
INSTALLER NEED·
ED FOR WATER
FILTRATION SYSTEMS Easy work,
good pay, no experience necessary, will
tra1n. Call 886-6584.
510 • CQmmerCial
needs
2-3
Repre·
sentatives in the local
area. Servicing estab·
fished accounts and
opening new accounts.
$30-$35K + full benefits.
Taking Calls
Tues. & Wed. Only
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
606-432-2545
Ask For Mr. Milby
EOEJmlf
4
81()-~
8t5 •lOSt & Found
tl30 • Miscellaneous
8$0 • i"OtSOoal$
810 "S~Wices
2 BR HOUSE FOR
RENT
with
w/d.
Located
between
Twin
Bridges
at
Ky,
351
Martin,
Barnett Dr. Call 285·
3140
CASE
COORDINATOR/
MARKETING
Pikeville, KY
MileStone Healthcare
has an opening for
Case Coordinator of a
hospital based Inpatient
Physical Rehabilitation
Un~ in Pikeville.
Responsibilities include
identifying and responding to referral sources,
pre-admission assessments, community education and monitoring
QA and CQI program.
Candidats must have
marketing/sales experi·
ence. Medical marketing a plus.
MileStone offers an
excellent salary, bonus
and benefits package
and can provide you
w~h stability and profes·
sional growth in a true
team environment.
For consideration,
please send resume
to: lana Buley,
e-mail: lbuley@
mllestonehealth.com
or Toll Free FAX
866-643-8682.
LPN or
Medical Assistant,
Full-Time
Looking for a self-motivated individual with
cardiovascular background (LPN/Medical
Assistant preferred) to
work with physician
offices and patients,
perform chart reviews
and monitor applica·
tions for a leading
Disease Management
Company, whose focus
is coronary wellness
and disease prevention.
Requirements: health·
care experience with
some cardiovascular
background, ability to
travel within the state,
computer knowledge,
strong communication
skills and demonstrated
ability to work independently. We offer a com·
prehensive benefits
package which includes
Health/Ax,
Dental,
Vision, Ute Insurance,
Long-Term Disability,
Paid lime Off, and 401 k
with company match.
Interested candidates
are invited to email
your resume to
Cheryl.Hatfield@
qmedinc.com
Expanding local office of Fortune
500 company, AFLAC has immediate openings for business to
business sales reps to establish
new accounts and service present accounts in Eastern and
Central Kentucky. No overnight
travel. Must have human relations
skills and strong desire to succeed. We offer exceptional
income, annual increases, stock
bonuses, incentives, classroom
and Field Training, and local
advancement.
On August 21st, at 10:00 a.m., we
will be conducting an informational
meeting
at
the
Prestonsburg
Employment
Services Office. For further
details, please call: 859-264-0793;
fax: 859-264-0794; or e-mail your
resume to: bpalflacl@msn.com
ATIN: Brock Powell, Regional
Recruiting Director.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST
o
HOUSE FOR RENT
IN
PRESTONSBURG, close
to
sch_ool& 3 SR. LA
DR extra large eat-m
b41ld1rg 2 storage
bwldmgs Days 8860825 fvemngs 8862944.
HOUSES,
APARTMENTS, &
TOWNHOUSES,
No pets.
Call
B&O Rental
Properties
17, 2003
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NEED FOR PRAYER
that IS m the hosp1tal,
nursmg home, or
shut-m please call
God
358·2718.
Bless You!
HELP THE KIDS IN
THE COMMUNITY.
We are lookmg for
donat1ons for new &
used computers to
I
lHM@#i
w.~~~ TAKE GRASP OF THE BEST
NE S&ADVERTISING
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Wednesday, August 20, 2003
t; FLOYD COUNTY
High School
Football
Two suspended after hazing review
Preview
SectionS
ts
.ts r i e
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG
Two
Prestonsburg High School football players
were suspended from participating in the
upcoming season following an investigation into allegations that upperclassman
took nude pictures of underclassman during the football team's summer camp in
Blaine.
Floyd County Schools Superintendent
Dr. Paul Fanning declined to comment on
the specific findings of the review. other
than to say that two unnamed students
were given disciplinary action as a result.
"I reviewed the information they presented on two different occasions and I've
issued a letter of discipline to tv.·o students," Fanning said yesterday. "I used the
code of conduct and I have reported to the
proper authorities."
Fanning said he received written statements from two PHS students he believed
GoHcourse
expected
lo open
next month
Local News
Codell should res1gn ....A3
Viewpoint.. ...........A4
Obituaries ..................AS
Sports
~
Rebel Football .............81
201 Speedway ............B3
Willard Speedway . . ...84
Lifestyles
Poison Oak .................C1
Critter Corner .........C1
Classifieds ............. 85
2 DAY
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Mostly
sunny
H1gh: 91 • Low: 66
Thursday
~~~~--
Scattered
(Sec HAZING, page three)
Deputy
narrowly .
avoids crash.
The Associated Press
LOUISA
Tne new
18-hole champ1onsh p golf
course at Yatesville Lake
State Park m Lawrence
County IS scheduled to
open Sept 24
"From every 1'1dication
you shou d be able to play
golf at the course by then,"
said Sam Devme, ass1stant
director of advertising and
j)arket ng w1th the
'T~entucky Department of
Parks.
The openmg date for
the $6 mill1on par-71
course has been changed
several umes because
ramy weather has delayed
construction The course
measures 6 6, 0 yards.
Tounsm Development
Cabmet Secretary Ann
Latta has sa1d the course
could bnng m1l.ons of dollars mto the county.
In July, a $5 m1llion, par.f2 course opened at
Grayson lake The course
took in $126 000 •ts first
month Latta sa1d
to be underclassman prior to making his
decision
Officials charged with supplying
Fannmg with infonnation gleaned from
the review said they made no specific recommendations for discipline based on
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
photo by Sheldon Compton
Approximately 60 representatives from regional schools, county offices and hospitals attended a training
workshop hosted by the Kentucky Educational Development Corporation. The group Is hoping to help
schools become more efficient in dealing with crisis response procedures which are, for the most part,
facility specific in detail.
School officials review
plans for handling crisis
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG Crisis
management for schools has been
gradually moved to the spotlight in
the educational forum.
This was evident yesterday during a meeting of the Kentucky
Educational
Development
Corporatton at Jenny Wiley State
Resort Park.
In a room full of county officials, school officials. educators
and medical professionals, the discussion was about crisis management, and those individuals had
made the time in their already busy
day to tum out in full attendance.
The goal is to "fine tune''
already implemented procedure.
said Floyd County Assistant
Superintendent Pete Grigsby Jr.
"This is a training workshop and
an attempt to fine tune what we've
already got in place,'' said Grigsby.
who also serves as director of Floyd
County
Schools
Emergency
Management Crisis Program.
"We're in the process of training
school personnel to act according to
(See CRISIS, page thre~:")
PRESTONSBURG
When
Floyd
County
Sheriff's Deputy Tim Clark
turned
near
Mountain
Comprehensive
Care's
greenhouse to respond to a
complaint
at
Vito's
Restaurant, the last thing he
expected to see was a truck
flipping toward him.
"! just about got messed
up," Clark said. "I was tuming around and here come a
truck just fl) ing and bouncing down the road toward
me, but it flipped away from
me at the last second."
Clark said he heard of the
complaint at Vito·s at about
12:30 a.m. early Saturday
STAFF WRITER
TOLERS CREEK
Police recovered nearly 20
fully grown marijuana plants
from a hillside on Toler
Creek Monday afternoon and
said they had a suspect and
another patch that needed to
be further investigated.
Floyd County Sheriff John
K. Blackburn unloaded 17
marijuana plants just outside
his office in Prestonsburg
Monday. saying the estimated street value of each plant
ran between $2.500 and
$3,000.
The marijuana patch the
plants were taken from was
discovered by a squirrel
hunter who later infonned the
sheriff's office, Blackburn
said.
Blackburn said there is a
suspect his office has tied to
the plants and possibly a sec·
ond patch, yet to be discov ·
ered.
Such finds increase during
the latter part of summer,
according to Blackburn, just
as the buds arc beginning to
come out on the plant, which
stands nearly six feet tall at
full height. Such buds, however, also make patches easier to find, as the plant gives
off a much stronger aroma.
said Blackburn.
Anyone with further information should call the foloyd
County Sheriff's Office at
886-6 I 71, or toll-free at
(800) 834-5430.
{See MISS, page three)
Salyersville banker
charged with fraud
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
ASHLAND - A federal
grand jury in Ashland
returned
an
indictment
l\londay against a former
bank president from Pike
County and a Tennessee
businessman on Monday.
charging the two with bank
Sheriff cuts down 17 pot plants
by SHELDON COMPTON
morning and about 1S minutes later watched the truck
crash through the fence at
the MCC greenhouse.
He arrested the chiver of
the
truck,
28-) ear-old
Prestonsburg resident Jessica
Jarvis and her passenger.
Womold Slone, of Auxier.
Both later asked to taken
to the ltospital, where no
injuries were found that happened during the accident.
"She [Jarvis! was fine,
but he had some injuries,"
Clark satd. "Hts injuries happened before the wreck. I
-.belie.ve h~ {Slone] had been
in a fight at Vito's because
when he got out of the truck.
there was blood all over h1s
fraud.
Timothy W. Weddington.
52, of Pikeville. and G. Dale
Murray. 62. of Jacksboro.
Tenn .. wa~ named in the
indictment.
The indictment alleges
that Weddington, while president
of
Sal) ersville
(See BANl<ER, page three)
Accident kills
Garrett man
Times Staff Report
photo by Sheldon Compton
Floyd County Sheriff John K. Blackburn and Deputy Sheriff Greg
Clark discovered 17 marijuana plants Monday afternoon at Toler
Creek after a hunter called in a tip that he had spotted the patch.
Blackburn said the total eatimated street value of the crop would be
roughly $50,000, at approximately $3,000 a plant.
EASTERN - A Garrett man
was killed Saturda) in a t~o
vehicle collision along Route 80
at Eastern.
According to reports from
state police, Everett Douglas
Vanderpool, 31, of Stone Coal
Road at Garrett, ,.,as a passenger
in a Ford Mustang driven b)
Timothy Bellamy \\hen Bellam)
skidded into the \\CSt bound lane
of Route 550 and into the path of
a white Chevy truck driven by
Deborah Beverly.
(See~ page three)
�A2 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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~~
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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CrGsis
• Continued from p1
their indh idual plans."
Cnsts response proccdt 1 -;
have been in place lllr some
ttme. and schools throug11out the
region have had manuals and
procedures to tolllm in the event
C)of a crisis. but each ::;chool has
different details that must be
taken into consideration, satd
Liz Story, executive director of
the Green River Regional
Educational Cooperat,tvc in
Bo\\ l ng Gr.!e!l.
"It',; a proacti\ e move to sec
nil the!>e people here," Story
«atd. "You see principals. '' ho
lun c: a lot to do in their p0siiion
at \vork, taking the time to he
here, and it sho\\ !-. you they re
takmg
a
wry
heads-up
approach."
The hope is to make crisis
response ''school specitic". says
Story.
Hazing
• Conti nued from p1
their findings.
Fanning said he suspects
• there will be more developments
following the suspensions.
''These two students certainly
have the right to appeal this
decision," he said. "It's my
understanding that they may do
that, but the football program
has been a strong program and I
expect it to remain that way.
We've had some issues to deal
\vith and we've dealt with one
part of them and we're moving
ahead.''
Prestonsburg High School
football coach John Derossett
said yesterday he plans to meet
with his attorney and present a
written statement to the press
concerning the allegations and
the subsequent suspensions.
Wreck
• Continued from p1
Police said the Beverl y truck
I; struck the passenger side of the
vehicle, after which both vehicles came to a rest along a shou 1der off Route 550.
Vanderpool was pronounced
dead at the scene by the Floyd
County Coroner 's Office, while
Bellamy was transported to
McDowell ARH before being
flown to the University of
Kentucky Chandler Medical
Center in Lexington.
Beverly was taken to Our
Lady of the Way in Martin. the
Miss
• Continued from p1
f l face."
4
Clark said the truck crashed
into the greenhouse after ramming through the fence at the
entrance.
Jarvis was charged with driving under the influence, two
counts of first-degree wanton
endangerment, criminal mischief, disregarding a stop sign,
no insurance and failure to wear
a seat belt.
Clark said Slone was also
charged for not wearing a seat
belt and alcohol intoxication. He
has since been released from jail
and is awaiting a court appearance.
Jarvis remains in jail. A court
date has not been set in her case.
report said.
Of the three, Beverly was the
only one wearing a seat belt,
according to police.
The accident is still under
investigation by the Kentucky
State Police.
t
HAZARD - Two former
political party chairmen say
James Codell should resign as
secretary of the Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet.
Democrat G rady Stumbo
said Cadell lost control of his
agency and lost the allegiance
of its employees.
"Apparently there's too
many employees with not
enough to do and watching
pornography," Stumbo said
Monday on the WYMT-TV program " Point-Counterpoint."
He was referring to an invesft/ tigation of whether computers
I
levl'l ol hnrd work that ha5
already hl!en undertaken, and
now It's ttme to help them take it
to the next level," satd Stol), a
former l~nglh>h teacher who
mganized the state\ first reg tonal crisis response team two yea~
ago.
The workshop yesterday was
one of several recent attempts to
get a regional handle on methods for manaperncnt with reprcsentati ves attending from Pike,
Letcher, Perry, Johnson and
Floyd counties, arnonr othets.
The key aspect to learning
more about how to handle crisis
in the educational arena is
kno\\ ing what to look for.
according to StOl)'. who began
the workshop with a "quiz'' concerning school violence.
According to reports provided to attending members. a
study from
the National
Association
of Secondary
School Principals shO\\Cd that
47 percent of students polled
said their teachers spend at least
half their class time disciplining
students. Another poll revealed
that 43 percent of students said
they avotd school restrooms. 20
percent admitted to avoiding
hallways and 45 percent said
they stay away from school
grounds.
Is the fear and intimidation
misplaced? Not according to
reports
from
the
U.S.
Banker
• Continued from p1
National Bank, used his position
to assist friends and business
associates in obtaining authorized loans and covering overdrafts at the Salyersville bank.
say
that
Investigators
Weddington helped Murray get
the money from his bank by
using "straw borrowers", who
applied for loans in their name
and based upon their credit worthiness, but later gave the money
to Murray for his personal and
business use.
The indictment claims that
money was obtained through
this pattern at five banks in four
counties for a total of over $1
million.
At the Salyersville National
Bank, where Weddington would
have been able to issue $50,000
unsecured and $250,000 secured
loans to customers without
approval from the bank directors or other officers, the board
of directors expressed concerns
about Murray's "credit worthi-
Grady Stumbo, Mike Duncan
say Cadell should resign
The Associated Press
"It'!. a pleasure to sel! the
in the agency were used for
viewing pornography.
Republican Mike Duncan
cited other reported embarrassments for the agency a
bridge inspector's conviction
for extortion and a political
appointee in the district office
in Somerset who was paid
$67.000 a year but seldom
showed up.
Through
a
spokesman.
Code)) declined comment.
Stumbo, of H indman, was
state Democratic chairman
under former Gov. B rereton
Jones. D uncan, of Inez, was
interim Repu blican state chairman in the mid-1990 s.
ness" in October of 1996 and
told Weddington that no further
extensions of credit should be
allowed to Murray. according to
the indictment.
The indictment says that on
Aug. 5, 1996. a loan of$15,000
was taken from the Salyersville
bank in the name of Robert
Graff and then given to Murray,
then claims two more were
taken out in Graff's name on
May 6, 1997, and on Jan. 22,
1998,
for
$16,050
and
$250.067, respectively. The
indictment further claims that a
fourth loan made its way to
Murray after being taken from
the Salyersville ban~ in the
name of Turner Consulting
Services on June 4. 1998, in the
amount of $130.117.
Murray. who owns or operates a number of coal mining
companies. used the loans to
cover overdrafts. pay personal
credit cards, living expenses.
business expenses and other
unrelated purposes, according to
the indictment.
The alleged scheme also
resulted in a $190,035 loan from
First
National
Bank
in
Paintsville, two loans of
$350,000 and $50,025 from the
Farmer's National Bank of
Cynthiana in Harrison County
and a fourth cross-county loan
from First Commonwealth Bank
in Prestonsburg for $20.030.
In all. the eight loans detailed
in Monday's indictment total
$1 ,006.324.
If convicted, Weddington
and Murray could serve a maximum of 30 years in prison on
each of the se\'en counts in the
indictment, a $1 million fine
and five years supervised
release.
Both men will appear in U.S.
District Court in Pikeville for
further proceedings. A time and
date have not yet been set by the
court.
Department of Health. In its
report. K-12 teachers rank a~ the
fout1h most hkely occupation to
be attacked in the \\ orkplace,
'' hile studies from the National
School Safety Center say that of
the approximately 225 deaths
occurring in our nation's schools
since 199~. over 80 percent of
the time when the perpetrator
was a student, that student had
previously brought (l gun to
school.
And even without the threat
of guns or knives, simple
assaults prevail, according to
studies.
The Center for the Study and
Prevention of Violence reports
that every day approximately
I 00.000 children arc assaulted at
school. while 5.000 teachers arc
threatened with physical assault
and 200 are actually attacked.
And one of the groups of
people often forgotten about
during times of crisis within the
school system are the fellow students or teachers, says KEDC
public relations director Tom
Lewis. a former reporter who
was appalled at the lack of concern from school administrators
during his time covering crisisrelated events.
"When I was reporting, I
couldn't believe when I was taking po11s in my coverage area,
school officials would be asking
what the big deal was," Lewis
said. "Now we're at the point
where we have a regional team
that can actually come out and
counsel other students in the
event of a crisis. These people
are often overlooked.''
Lewis said such a team
would ideally be within a
school's regional area and have
the capability to be on site in a
matter of hours.
One Aoyd County school has
already implemented a specific
form of protection.
At South Floyd High School,
every visitor, student, teacher or
administrator passes through a
greeting station unlike any other.
in the county.
South Aoyd Resource Center
Director Keith Smallwood says
the station, located just outside,
the school's lunchroom. enables
him to keep accurate record of
anyone moving in and out of the
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''Every single person who
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we know who they are. \vhy
they're there. They can't get in
unless they check in. That's a
huge step for safety."
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Time to get the fat out
The secret to a successful diet isn't just eating less but
moving around more. Too bad too many state legislators
across the nation refuse to accept it. Instead, they seem to
have swallowed whole the notion that the national epidemic
of obesity can be cured with government regulation.
Yes, government plays a role, but regulation isn't the
answer.
Obesity should be treated as a chronic illness, not as a
contagious disease. It's the result of many things: the volume
and availability of food, lifestyle changes and, of course,
sedentary living. Much of this is learned, which means children are on course to poor health long before they become
adults. As a recent Journal Sentinel series on obesity pointed
out, the percentage of overweight 6- to 19-year-olds has
almost quadrupled nationwide since the 1960s. Type 2 diabetes - in the past seldom seen until middle age - is rising
sharply among children.
The most flagrant case of legislative overkill comes from
New York, where Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has proposed six
anti-obesity bills. including one that would tax fatty foods
and, preposterously, things that contribute to sedentary living
such as movie tickets, video games and DVD rentals.
But taxing foods people like to eat and taxing legal things
they like to do is impractical, nanny-state nonsense. A better
solution is education - the kind that requires government,
industry, schools, health departments, doctors and parents to·
pitch in. As an example, the American Academy of Pediatrics
recommended earlier this month that all children should have
their body-mass index - a height-to-weight ratio - evaluated
each year to identify and prevent obesity.
A number of states have passed legislation to restrict the
sales of soda and candy in schools. While that may help,
without corresponding education, kids, being kids, will simply get their goodies elsewhere, points out Susan Finn, former president of the American Dietetic Association. The better approach, Finn advises, is to teach children to make better
choices and moderate how much they eat.
Schools also can play a big part in getting kids to become
more active, says Finn, who currently is chairman of the
American Council for Fitness and Nutrition, a group representing food and beverage industry organizations and some
consumer groups. Illinois, she says, is the only state that still
requires physical education from kindergarten through 12th
grade - a sorry testament to sedentary living.
Some food and beverage companies are working on
healthier alternatives. But the industry clearly needs to do
much more and radically change its advertising strategy to
boot.
And perhaps most important: Three-fourths of what we eat
is still consumed at home, according to Finn, which means
parents have a huge responsibility to monitor what and how
much their kids eat, as well as how much they sit around.
The best teaching tool parents have at their disposal is to
practice what they preach.
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at least for the time being, to the
Prestonsburg High School football camp
quagmire that has held the county's
attention for the past week.
There was discipline handed out in
that situation, but little else was said.
Understandably, there are things that
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But it's refreshing to see that such
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know that something was done. There
check. As with everything, there is a
were many who were surprised it
line which should not be crossed.
even came to that, apparently.
It's unfortunate that this lesson
School officials had said
had to be learned at the expense
there was very little to the alleof high school students, a pocket
gations, adding, at least in one
case, that investigators wouldof the community that is most
often balanced on the edge of
n't have "too much to report"
adult behavior without the benefit
after completing their review.
of adult insight, but a lesson
We're not sure how much
they had to report,
learned should serve to
inform others.
although the first report
Mistakes in judgment,
did raise the request for
a second review, but it
which few would argue had
a hand in this situation, can
was obviously enough to
warrant some action.
only be useful if rememHazings have been a
SHELDONCOMPTON bered and persistently constaple form of initiation
sidered later in life.
Adulthood is an unforgiving place
since time out of mind. It's common in
where actions have distinct consethe most obscure organizations and just
as much so in highly recognizable ones.
quences. Most would be thankful to
have learned this lesson early in life,
It's a tradition, usually individualized
with any number of specific details, but
rather than later, when much more could
have been at stake.
essentially the same. A rite of passage,
some would say.
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Repeal
concurrent
receipt
On June 12, Rep. Jim
Marshall (Ga.-3rd)
announced, side by side with
several of the major veterans
service organizations, a
renewed effort to force
Congress to meet America's
obligation to our disabled
military retirees.
To earn the right to be
called a military retiree you
must dedicate your life to the
service of this nation in its
armed forces for 20 or more
years. To anyone who has
worn the uniform of this
nation for any amount of
time, you know this no easy
task. It requires a certain caliber of person who possesses
an absolute dedication to our
way of life and our country's
interests around the globe.
These are the men and
women who go on a
moment's notice, do the bidding of the politicians and
special interests when
America's'muscle needs to be
flexed, and sometimes risk
life and limb for causes that
make no sense to the average
citizen. The sad part is, sometimes they become disabled
because of their service.
Mr. Marshall introduced a
discharge petition designed to
bring HR 303, the Retired
Pay Restoration Act of 2003
to a vote by the House of
Representatives. HR 303,
introduced by Michael
Bilirakis (R-Fla.), would end
the Disabled Veterans Tax, an
important issue to veterans,
which has also been referred
to as "Concurrent Receipt."
HR 303 currently has 320
cosponsors.
A discharge petition is a
special procedure that allows
a majority of the House of
Representatives - 218 members - to force a vote on a
particular bill. The discharge
process was the method used
by advocates of campaign
finance reform to bring last
year's Bipartisan Campaign
Reform Act up for a vote by
the House. It seems they can
make anything work as long
as it benefits them.
When the military retiree
goes to the Department of
Veterans Affairs for evaluation of their disability and
they are determined to be
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entitled to disability compensation from the VA, this is
where the biggest injustice
ever committed by our nation
to its veterans begins. Every
dollar the VA gives you is
deducted from your retired
pay you earned. In simple
terms, a military retiree pays
for their own disability. One
would think we paid enough
for this in the 20 or more
years we sacrificed doing a
job most Americans would
never consider doing unless
forced to.
I find it hard to believe
that 6 elected members from
Kentucky's Congressional
delegation have not signed
the discharge petition to date.
They talk big talk about how
much they care for America's
veterans and are going to take
care of them. They only talk
the talk at election time and
when it come time to really
do something they tum their
back and retreat like hounds
that get caught in a hornets'
nest.
On behalf of military
retirees everywhere I ask you
to contact your elected representatives and ask them to
sign the discharge petition
and put HR 303 before the
full house and Jet's see once
and for aU just how much the
politicians in Washington
really care for America's veterans. God bless the United
States of America.
SFC William Leslie
Mullins (Retired)
United States Army
Hi Hat
State needs
computer
controls
The good times keep
rolling in Frankfort!
It seems that as soon as
one problem is quieted,
another crops up in our state
capital. This week, charges
were leveled regarding misuse of state computers. It
seems over 200 were used to
access porn and a dozen or so
were used to obtain kiddieporn. Who is minding the
store?
I work for the U.S.
Treasury Department (yes,
the IRS is par of it) and they
take half my paycheck, too.
My taxes also go to build
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THE FLOYD C OUNTY TIMES
A uGus-r 20, 2003 ·AS
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Odds & Ends
• OMAHA, Neb. - Fmal
exams in college are stressful
• \enough , but Joy Conner had
e\en more to deal with \\hile
taking four finals in one day.
She went into labor.
The expectant mother's contractions started Wednesday as
she was in the middle of her seco nd fina l exam of the day at
Metropolitan
Community
College.
Her due date was not until
Friday. She was hoping the baby
could wait. However, her labor
pains were only five mmutes
~ apan while taking the test.
"I took the test and after
every question, I'd kind of sit
there and breathe.'' she said.
Even though she had a good
reason to quit and make up the
tests later. she completed all her
finab for the day before heading
to the hospital and eventually
giving birth to a daughter.
Evelyn Leigh.
The respiratol) therap) student said she is happy she completed the tests. even as the contractions got worse. She said she
Ill wanted to finish the tests so she
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could concentrate on the birth
and her baby.
• MINNEAPOLIS - If
you've ever wondered whether
swimming through water makes
you faster than swimming
th rough gunk. a university professor has an answer.
University of Minnesota professor Ed Cussler has long wanted to know if paddling through a
substance thicker than water
would slow someone down or
a llow them to swim faster.
With that in mind, Cussler
coaxed 19 people to swim in
water mixed with guar - a food
thickener.
Logic suggests that a thicker
substance would hinder swimming. As he watched the swimmers Monday. Cussler said. " It's
not clear to me that you'd go
slower."
The chemical engineering
professor reasoned that the
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With the university's permission, the group mixed the guar
in a large garbage can and
dumped it into a pool.
Each
swimmer
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through 25 yard~ of the guarthickened water, then took a
break and swam the same distance in another pool. After
almost five hours of test mg. prelim inary results suggested that
there was no difference between
swimming speeds.
T he research "has tremendous chann, it can't hurt any-
body," he said. "We would have
done even more things with it
but we got so tired we couldn't
think of more tests to do."
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Todav in Historv
The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday , Aug.
20. the 232nd day of 2003.
There arc 133 days left in the
year.
Today's Highlight in
History:
On Aug. 20, J968, the Soviet
Union and other Warsaw Pact
nations
began
invading
Czechoslovakia to crush the
"Prague Spring" liberalization
drive of Alexander Dubcek's
regime.
On this date:
•
In
1833, Benjamin
Harrison. the 23rd president of
the United States. was born in
Nonh Bend, Ohio.
• In 1866, President Andrew
Johnson formally declared the
Civil War over, months after the
fighti ng had stopped.
• In 1914, German forces
occupied Brussels, Belgium,
during World War I.
• In 1918, Britain opened its
offensive on the Western front
d uring World War I.
• In 1940. British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill paid
tribute to the Royal Air Force.
saying, "Never in the field of
human conflict was so much
owed by so many to so few."
• In 1953. the Soviet Union
publicly acknowledged it had
tested a hydrogen bomb.
• In 1955. hundreds of people were killed in anti-French
rioting in Morocco and Algeria.
• In 1964, President Lyndon
Johnson signed a nearly $1 billion anti-poverty measure.
• fn 1977. the U.S. launched
Voyager II. an unmanned space .
craft can·ying a 12-inch copper
phonograph record containing
greetings in dozens of languages, samples of music and
sounds of nature.
• In 1979. swimmer Diana
Nyad succeeded in her third
attempt at swimming from the
Bahamas to Florida.
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20, 2003
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Most heart attack patients have at least one major risk factor
by LINDSEY TANNER
Ph1lip
Greenland
of
1\orth\\ estern Cniversity, lead
author of one of the studies.
Data sugge!:>ting major factors are often absent may have
focused only on one factor or
overlooked whether patients had
any factors in the past. which
can also affect heart disease risk,
the new studies say.
The skeptics· not1on has
helped prompt research into several "hidden" blood markers that
have been linked to heart diseast:, including C-reactive protein, homocysteine and fibrino
gen. but a separate new analysis
says there is insufficient evidence to support usmg these
instead of conventional factors
to assess heart disease risk.
The new reports appear in
Wednesday's Journal of the
American Medical Association.
They prO\ ide evidence that convincing I) challenges the "50
percent" claim. a JAMA editon-
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CHICAGO - Most heart
attack patients have at least one
major risk factor such as high
cholesterol or hypertension,
according to two new studies
that cast doubt on the doubters.
The findings suggest that
doctors should pay even more
attention to screening patients
for proven risk factors to help
prevent heart disease. the
nation's leading killer, the
researchers and other heart specialists say.
The idea that major Jisk factors are absent in at least 50 percent of all patients wath coronary disease is a common perception built on tidbits of data
but hasn't been S) stematically
studied, according to the new
reports.
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these studies emphasize that to
reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease, ph)sicians should
ha\ e even greater vigilance in
identifying conventional coronary heart disease risk factors
and must redouble efforts to
control them effectively," said
editorial authors Drs. John G.
Canto and Ami lskandrian of the
University of Alabama at
Birmingham.
The rep011s analyzed several
previous studies with information on four major risk factors
- high cholesterol, high blood
pressure, cigarette smoking and
diabetes. None of the analyzed
studies suggested that major risk
factors are absent; they were
selected for analysis because
they provided severdl years of
follow-up information on thousands of patients.
Greenland and colleagues
analyzed three studies involving
386.915 men and women up to
age 59. Among 40- to 59-yearold participants who died of
heart disease including heart
attacks, at least 87 percent had
one or more conventional risk
factors.
Among participants with
nonfatal heart attacks, such risk
factors were present in 92 percent of men aged 40 to 59 and
87 percent of women in that age
group.
Similar results were found in
a separate report by Cleveland
Clinic Foundation doctors who
analyzed 14 earlier studies
involving 122,458 adults. At
least one major risk factor was
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found in 84.6 percent of women
and 80.6 percent of men with heart
disease including heart attacks.
Dr. Umesh Khot, a co-author
now
with
Indiana
Heart
Physicians in Indianapolis, said
the results underscore the importance of conventional risk factors
but don't mean novel factors are
insignificant.
"Further investigation needs to
be done about exactly what role
they do play," he said.
That sentiment is echoed in a
third JAMA report, which analyzed dozens of studies on four
bloodstream components cited as
novel risk factors: C-reactive protein, lipoprotein-a, fibrinogen and
homocysteine.
There is little evidence that an>
of these are superior to conventional risk factors in determining
heart disease risk. said Drs. Daniel
Hackam and Sonia Anand of
McMaster University.
More study is needed before
any of them could be recommend-
ed as a routine screening measure,
the researchers said.
Dr. Augustus Grant, the
American Heart Association's
president, said the new studies
reinforce what most doctor~
already know
that prcventinf
major risk factors "can have a substantial impact on the mcidence of
disease.''
"As we explore other poten·
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anxiety, depression
by DAN NEPHIN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ERIE, Pa. - When psychiatrist Fuat Ulus meets with
patients, there's a chance Clint
Eastwood will be there, too.
Not as a patient, but as a ther
apist of sorts.
Ulus has used Eastwood's
Dirty Harry character to help
patients address chronic anxiety.
After all, there probably aren't
many more anxious situations
than when Inspector Harry
Callahan is confronted with a
thug holding a gun to a human
shield and threatening to shoot.
Of course. Ulus doesn't
advise patients to deal with their
anxiety by brandishing a .44caliber Magnum and declaring.
''Go ahead. make my day." But
watching the scene can spark
discussion on coping with anxiety.
He has also used "The Deer
Hunter" to help Vietnam veterans open up about post-traumatic stress disorder.
Ulus is among a handful of
therapists who find movies or
clips from movies helpful in
treating patients.
"Patients are more receptive
to discussing issues that are
somewhat removed from them.
played out by characters on a
screen. rather than directly confronting those issues from their
own lives," said Ulus, who has
been using movie therapy for
several years.
He recently wrote "Movie
Therapy, Moving Therapy!". a
guide for therapists interested in
using movies, and is developing
a weekly movie therapy program in the Erie area. It would
be open to the public.
"Therapists
have
used
movies for a long time, but in an
informal way," said Birgit Wolz,
an Oakland, Calif., therapist
who's been using movies in
group therapy sessions for nearly a decade.
In movie therapy. therapists
won't simply advise depressed
patients to rent, say, "It's a
Wonderful Life.··
"A good comedy is always
nice when I don't feel good, but
it's not going to have much therapeutic value," Ulus said.
The assumption that mO\ ies
can be prescribed to treat a problem can backfire. Wolz said. "If
you're renting a happy movie
when you're sad. it can have the
opposite effect" and make a sad
person more depressed, she said.
Instead, therapists might use
a movie or segment that illustrates a situation or condition
that a patient is experiencing whether the patient realizes it or
not. The patient might find it
easier to confront his own issue
after seeing how someone in a
movie handles a similar situation.
"The movies really go to the
deeper layers of the consciousness." Wolz said. "The movies
are a catalyst for the experiences
people go through."
John \V. Hesley, a DallasFort Worth area therapist who
along with his wife. Jan G.
Hesley, wrote the 1998 book,
"Rent Two Films and Let's Talk
in the Morning: Using Popular
Movies in Psychotherapy." has a
theory on why a problem that
seems overwhelming might be
less burdensome after movie
therapy.
"You can talk about it some-
times easier if it's happening to
someone else,'' he said.
While Ulus and Wolz say
movie therapy is gaining in popularity, no one has concrete
numbers on its use. A couple
doL.en people participate in
Ulus' Internet mailing list on
movie therapy.
Pam Willenz, a spokeswoman with the American
Psychological Association. said
the association doesn't take
positions on treatment types. but
recognizes film's u<;e in therapy.
The organization also doesn't
track practitioners.
Therapists stress that movie
therapy isn't a treatment in
itself. Rather, the) say, it's a tool
that can be used \Vith other treatments in individual and group
settings.
Movies "arc metaphors that
have emotional truths for peo~
pie," said Bernie Wooder, a
London psychotherapist who's
been using movies for about
seven years.
The melding of movies and
therapy was natural for Ulus, a
60-year-old
self-described
movie buff who estimates he's
seen thousands of films. He
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Lli-XlN<l fO"< • Republican
" Ernll' Hdcher used -,t.tte\\ •de
televi~ion \londn) night to
attack Ben Chandkr's record
after 7 I /2 year:; as attorney general. Fletcher said others had
done at least as much cri!T1etighting as his Democratw 1"1\ al
for the govemorship
Fletcher said it was a
Republican: U.S. Attorney
Gregory Van Tntenhovc, who
investignted alleged vote fraud
in eastern Kentucky, and mdicted a Chandler fund-raiser. Ross
Harris, of Pikeville.
Fletcher also said the state
auditor's office uncovered the
alleged use of state computers
for the viewing of pornography
in the Transportation Cabinet,
all while Chandler was "the
chief law enforcement over
there.
"What have you done the last
seven years?" Fletcher said. "It
didn't take that long to convict
AI Capone."
Responded Chandler: "I've
brought an enormous amount of
it to I ight. •·
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He cited his indictment of
four people close to Gov. Paul
Patton, including chief of staff
Andrew "Skipper'' Martin on
charges of breaking campaign
finance laws in Patton's 1995
election.
Chandler landed a partisan
jab of his own. "Guess who said
I shouldn't have indicted him?"
••
Chandler swap jabs on KET
( handler said , "1 ou uaster,
Mtt ·h i\lcConncll.''
McConnell, !he st.He ·s senior
U.S lit'llator, filed a cou rt brief
in support of the Jet~nJants'
claim that the campuign fi11ance
law was unconstitutiOnal. Patton
made it a moot point by pardon
ing Martin and the others before
they could be brought to trial.
Chandler added: "You just
Jon't have any understanding of
the powers of the office of attorney general."
Thus the two candidates
lunged and parried through an
hour together on "Kentucky
Tonight,"
a
program of
Kentucky Education Telev1sion.
Chandler has put Fletcher,
the 6th District congressman, on
the defensive in recent weeks by
attacking the national economy
and Fletcher's support for
President Bush's economic policies. More recently, Chandler
has zeroed on legislation in
Congress to deregulate the electric industry.
Chandler steered the discussion in that direction as quickly
as he could MoJlday night.
Fletcher protested {hat he had
worked to get the deregulation
bill amended to soften its effect
on Kentucky.
Fletcher said the bill remains
to be negotiated by House and
Senate conferees. "I'm not
going to vote for a bill that will
increase the rates for our consumers in Kentucky," Fletcher
said.
Chandler began raising the
issue of electricity deregulation
two weeks ago. At that time, the
issue was whether deregulation
would make household electric
bills go up.
Last week, with the disastrous power failure that put most
of the Northeast in the dark, the
issue assumed an additional
aspect: Could Kentucky be
forced to join in a regional
power network, having to use its
generating and transmitting
capacity for the sake of users in
other states?
On other issues, each candi-
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date said he could balance the
budget without a tax increase in
l,is first term, while promising at
the same time to try to raise
teacher salaries.
Chandler said money for
teacher raises could come from
electronic slot machines at racetracks. Fletcher said his plan
was to "reduce the spending on
bureaucracy," a vague answer at
which
Chandler
scoffed.
"Where are the bureaucrats
g 1.,1g to come from that you're
going to cut to raise teacher
salaries?" Chandler said.
Fletcher repeated his previous statements that "at this
time" he was opposed to an
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turns out that the service at the
local Starbucks wasn't that good
after all.
A 1-carat diamond ring left in
the coffeehouse tip jar was
determined to be a mistake and
the jewelry was returned to
actress Audrae Stephen, 42, who
had accidentally dropped it there
June 27.
Stephen got her diamond
back after showing the appraisal
she had gotten after her husband, Bob, gave her the ring 17
years ago. The description was
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an exact fit for the ring police
had been holding for more than
a month and a half.
"I was very grateful it was
returned to me," Stephen said.
"It has so much sentimental
value to me."
The
coffeehouse
staff
thought the unusual tip might be
a piece of costume jewelry until
another regulat, a jeweler, examined it and told them it was real
and worth an estimated $5,000.
The ring was then turned over to
police.
Stephen said she dido 't miss
the ring for a week because she
hadn't been wearing it for a
while. Police later publicized the
tip-jar ring, but by then Stephe
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Stephen's mother, however,
read a newspaper account of the
ring and notified her daughter.
Stephen said she thinks she
must have let the ring get mixed
in with some loose change that
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described as a chemical plant in
Sudan. Monica Lewinsky went
before a grand jury for a second
round of explicit testimony
about her White House trysts
with President Clinton.
Nestled away at Cave Run Lake.
expansion of gambling, but
would not try to stop the
General Assembly from sending
the public a constitutional
amendment on the issue.
"I'm not going to block that
going to the voters," Fletcher
said. Quipped Chandler: "you're
not going to provide any leadership on it then. You're going to
stand back and Jet it happen."
Both candidates had cheering
sections awaiting them in the
parking lot at the KET studio in
Lexington. The Chandler crowd,
which numbered about 100, to a
Fletcher crowd of about 30, settled in for the evening with
cooking grills and lawn chairs.
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20, 2003 • A7
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German police commandos
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armed men who had stormed the
Iraqi embassy, bringing a bloodJess end to a five-hour hostage
drama by a previously unknown
group opposed to Saddam
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Today's Birthdays:
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Singer-musician Isaac Hayes is
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singer Robert Plant (Led
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Rudy Gatlin is 51. Singer-songwriter John Hiatt is 51. Actordirector Peter Horton is 50. TV
weatherman AI Raker is 49.
Actor Jay Acovone is 48.
Actress Joan Allen is 47. TV
personality Asha Blake is 42.
Actor James Marsters is 41.
Rapper KRS-One is 38. Rock
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ituari.es
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Sidney Allen ('Sap'~
Parker
Sidne) Allen "Sap" Parker,
67, of Preston.,burg,
died \1oll(.lay. A"g"" ~
18. 2003. at High....~ •
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Bom June I. IIJ36. in Louisa.
he was the son of Kathleen
Adkins Parker of Prestonsburg,
and the late Willie B. Parker. He
was a member of the First
Baptist Church, Prestonsburg. a
member of Zebulon Masonic
Lodge No. 273. Prestonsburg,
and the Oleika Shrine Temple in
Lexington.
He was a former insurance
agent, self-employed at Parker &
Associates Insurance Company.
He IS sun ived .by his "ife,
Polly Dalton Parker.
In addit1on to his wife and
mother, he is sun ived by one
son. Stephen Parker (Michelle)
of Prestonsburg; two sisters,
Betty
Parker and
Peggy
Hereford ([)avid), both of
Lexington. '
He was preceded in death by
one si-;ter. Joyce Stephens.
Funeral servtccs will be conducted Wednesday, August 20, at
I p.m., at the Carter Funeral
Home Chapel. Prestonsburg,
with Dr. Floyd Price and Randy
Polk officiatmg.
Intennent will be at Davidson
Memorial Gardens. at !vel.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
Active pallbearers: Marty
Minix. A.O. Onskt. "Little'' Shag
Branham,
:V1orns
Copley,
Tommy Rorrer, and Doug
Hyden.
Honora!") pallbearers: Jack
Hyden, Ronald Adams. Tex
Keathley. Dav1d :V1ay. Shag
Branham. and Dr. James D.
Adams
Carter Funeral Home i:s serving the Parker family. !Paid obiluaryl
Ellis Allen Bailey
Eunice Meade
Ellis Allen Bailey. age 93. of
Allen. husband of the late
Elizabeth Mayo Bailey, passed
away, Thursda). August I 4.
2003. in Biloxi, Mississippi.
He was born March 16, 1910.
the son of the late Clayborn
Baile) and Lara Allen Bailey. He
was a graduate of Berea College
at Berea. with a civil engineering
degree. He was proud of being
an engineer on numerous large
construction sites in Kentucky,
Ohio. Tennessee, and Arizona.
He often reminisced of his part in
the construction of Dale Hollow
Dam in Tennessee, and various
constructions of interstate highways.
Survivors include his granddaughters. Kim Bailey Russell of
Gulfport, Mississippi, and Tina
Baile) Beaver of Lexington,
North Carolina; three grandsons,
Robin Curtis Bailey of St.
Martin, Mississippi, and Oliver
Bailey and Tyler Bailey, both of
Sarasota, Florida: four greatgrandchildren, Jessica Russell,
Patrick Bailey, Kristina Russell
and Nicole Pendleton.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by
one son, Donald Ellis Bailey; a
brother, Joe Bailey; four sisters,
Donna Hinton, Maggie Taylor,
Myrtle Hardwick and Edna
Dickerson.
Funeral services for Ellis Allen
Bailey were conducted Monday,
August 18, at I p.m., at the Hall
Funeral Home, at Martin.
Burial followed m the
Davidson Memorial Gardens, at
!vel, under the professional care
of the Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
Pallbearers: Max Beaver, Joe
Dean Bailey. Robert (Bob)
Bailey. Robin Bailey, Brett
Hardwick, Steven Bailey and
Tom Hardwick.
(Paid obituary)
Eunice Meade, 91, of Prestonsburg, died Sunday, August
17, 2003, at her residence.
Born October 21 , 1911 . m
Johnson County, she was the
daughter of the late Billy and
Merzie Castle Brown. She was a
homemaker, and a member of
the First Church of God,
Prestonsburg.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Guy Meade.
Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Helen and
William Osborne of Akron,
Ohio, Kathleen and Hans Peot
of New Carlisle, Ohio, Ruth and
William
Houston
of
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and
Karen Meade of Staffordsville; a
son and daughter-in-law, Ronald
and
Betty
Meade
of
Prestonsburg; a brother. Paul
Brown; eight grandchildren,
eight great-grandchildren, and
one great-great-grandchild.
In addition to her parents and
husband, she was preceded in
death by two brothers, Virgil
Brown and Harry Quinton
Brown; and a sister, Lois
Salyers.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, August 19, at I
p.m., at the First Church of God
in Prestonsburg, with Steven V.
Williams officiating.
Burial was in Highland
Memorial Park in Staffordsville,
under the direction of NelsonFrazier Funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation was at the church.
Contributions or memorials
should be made to the Big Sandy
Hospice, or the First Church of
God on North Lake Drive, in
Prestonsburg.
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Bessie (Skeens) Goble, 92, of
Prestonsburg, passed away,
Monday, August 18, 2003, at
Highlands Regional Medical
Center, following an extended
illness.
She was born March 11, 191 I,
at Johns Creek, the daughter of
the late Jeff and Julie (Dials)
Skeens. She was a housewife
and mother.
Bessie was married to James
(Jim) Goble who preceded her
in death.
She is survived by two sons,
Charles and Irvin Goble, both of
Prestonsburg; one daughter,
Mrs. Avalois Crum, also of
Prestonsburg; 13 grandchildren
and 22 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, August 20,
at II a.m., at Burke Funeral
Home Chapel, Prestonsburg,
with Bro. Kenneth Prater officiating.
Burial will be in the Goble
Family Cemetery, Prestonsburg.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
All arrangements are under
the direction of Burke Funeral
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Home.
Everett Douglas
''Goldman''
Vanderpool
Everett Douglas "Ooldmar•''
Vanderpool, age 3 I, of Garrett.
passed away, Saturday, August 16,
2003, in Eastern.
He was born September 26.
1971. in Albion, Michigan, the son
of Everett A. Vanderpool and
Christine Hughes Vanderpool of
Garrett. He was a member of the
Rock Fork Regular Baptist
Church.
Survivors, in addition to his parents, include one son, Taylor
Andrew Rumler of Cold Water,
Michigan; two brothers, Larry
Vanderpool and Gary Vanderpool,
both of Homer, Michigan; one sisof
ter,
Sheila
Damron
Williamsport, Tennessee; and special friends, Mike and Rhonda
Slone.
Funeral services for Everett
Douglas "Goldman'' Vanderpool
were conducted Tueday, August
19, at l p.m., at the Stonecoal
Regular Baptist Church, at Garrett,
with Elder Raymond Lawson officiating.
Burial followed in the Adkins
Family Cemetery, at Hueysville,
under the professional care of the
Hall Funeral Home, Martin.
Visitation was at the church.
Pallbearers: Scotty Damron,
Michael
Damron,
Wendell
Damron, Michael Slone, Bamie
Rings, Jeremy Bellamy, Scott
Bellamy, Tim Lawson, Les
Damron, Kente Barner, and Mike
Howard.
Honorary: Jacob Vanderpool
and Josh Vanderpool. (Paid obituary)
Milton Hall
Milton Hall, 90, of Topmost,
died Friday, August 15, 2003, at
his residence.
Born May 28, 1913, in Dry
Creek, Knott County, he was the
son of the late William and Flossie
Hall. He was a retired coal miner,
a World War II Army veteran, and
the father of Martin City Clerk
Pam Justice.
He is survived by his wife,
Rosetta Caudill Hall of Topmost.
Survivors, in addition to his
wife, include three sons, Maurice
Ray Hall, and Randall Hall, both
of Topmost, and Tony Hall of
Rose City, Michigan; two daughters, Peggy Allen of Westland,
Michigan; and Pamela Justice of
Langley; one brother, &till Hall of
Melvin; one sister, Nola Cook of
Dry Creek; 21 grandchildren, and
37 great-grandchildren.
fn addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by one son,
Kenneth Hall, and six brothers and
six sisters.
Funeral services were conducted Monday, August 18, at 11 a.m.,
at the Nelson-Frazier Funeral
Home, Martin, with Old Regular
Baptist ministers officiating.
Burial was in the Joe Hall
Cemetery, Dry Creek, Topmost,
under direction of Nelson-Frazier
Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
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home.
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Addie Mae Click
Addie Mae Click, age 79, of
Auxier, formerly of Maytown,
passed away, Saturday, August
16, 2003, in Highlands Regional
Medical Center, Prestonsburg.
She was born March 15,
1924. in Langley, the daughter
of the late Joe Click and
Roberta Ratliff Click.
She was preceded in death by
two brothers, Fred Click and
Sam Click, and three sisters,
Susie Hicks, Dixie Campbell,
and Rebecca Click.
Survivors
include
two
nephews, Henry Campbell of
Sidney, Ohio, and Paul Click of
Columbus, Ohio; eight nieces,
Ora Allen of Dayton, Ohio,
Lottie Fraley of Ypsilanti,
Michigan, Charlotte Caudill of
Mousie, Patsy Martin and
Pamela Ellen Nonemaker, both
of Whitehall, Ohio, Barbara
Hane and Rebecca Skaggs, both
of Columbus, Ohio, and Vada
Kirk of Catlettsburg.
When able, Addie Mae
attended services at the Bethel
Old Regular Baptist Church.
She was a firm believer in the
Old Regular Baptist Faith.
Funeral services for Addie
Mae Click were conducted
Tuesday, August 19, at 10 a.m.,
at the Hall Funeral Home
Chapel, at Martin, with Elders
Jimmy Hall, Jerry Manns and
Ronnie Robinson officiating.
Burial followed in the Cooley
Cemetery, at Eastern, under the
professional care of the Hall
Funeral Home.
Visitation was at the funeral
home.
Pallbearers: Arthur Powers,
Kenneth
DeBoard,
Henry
Campbell, Mont Campbell, and
Nicholas Blair.
Honorary pallbearers: Jack
Fraley and Shawn Toombs.
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Ottawa Bradley Boyd Akers, ,
73, of Tram, died Monday, ;
Auguc;t 18, 2003, at Pikeville :
Health Care.
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Born November 25, 1929, in
Dana, she was the daughter of
the late Virgil and Vannie ,
Boyd. She was a homemaker :
and a member of the Dwale •
House of Prayer.
'
She was preceded in death by
her
husband, Hurley Roe · ~
Akers.
Survivors include three sons,
Billy Roe Akers and Larry
Akers, both of Tram, and Gary .
Lee Akers of Banner; three
daughters, Burlene Campbell
of
Edmonton,
Magalene
Robinson and Allene Crum,
both of Banner; five brothers,
Robert Boyd of Emma, Asbury
Boyd and Virgil Boyd Jr., both ·
of Tram, Raymond Boyd of
Vermillion, Ohio, and Nola 1JI
Boyd of Dana; two sisters,
Lizzie Belle Goble and Rosie
Goble, both of Tram; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents,
and husband, she was preceded
in death by two sons, Kenneth
Gene Akers and Bobby Dean
Akers; a daughter, Barbara
Jean Burchett; three brothers,
J.B. Boyd, Randy Boyd, and
Hezzie Boyd; and a sister, Judy
Boyd.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 21, at
l p.m., at the Nelson-Frazier ~
Funeral Home, Martin, with
Woody Crum and Bud Crum
officiating.
Burial will be in the Boyd
Cemetery, (Boyd Branch), at
Dana.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
(Paid obituary)
Card of Thanks
The family of Sadie Campbell wishes to sincerely thank all those
who shared in the sorrow we felt with the loss of our loved one. We
greatly appreciated the many expressions of sympathy, which included
cards, flowers, food, prayers, and kind words. We offer a special thankyou to Clergyman Earl Waugh for his comforting words, the Sheriff's
Department for their assistance in traffic control, and the Hall Funeral
Home for their kind and professional care. We will always remember
the kindness each of you has shown our family.
THE FAMILY OF SADIE CAMPBELL
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The family of William Albert "Bill" Canterbury wishes to gratefully
acknowledge the thoughtfulness and kindness of friends. relatives, and
neighbors in the loss of our loved one. Thanks to all those who sent food,
flowers. prayers, or spoke comforting words. We greatly appreciate you
all. A special thank-you to Clergyman Manford Fannin for his comforting words, the Sheriff's Department, for their assistance in traffic control. and to the Hall Funeral Home for their kind and professional service.
THE FAMILY OF
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roads to nowhere, to buy $500
toilet seats and keep up able,
non-working white trash. We
do, however, have many rules
and monitoring systems in
place on our computer systems.
For the past eight years or
so. we have had a system
known as "ARTI" or "ARTE'
(it's an acronym) that tracks
user activities. It tracks the user,
what taxpayer records are
accessed and when. In one
decides to browse confidential
records, such as how much J.Lo
made last year, without a case
Card of Thanks
The family of Bertha M. Clark Owens would like to express a
sincere appreciation to all the many friends and neighbors who sent
flowers, or kind words of support during the loss of our loved one.
We would like to thank all those family members, friends, and
neighbors, who sent food, flowers, or just spoke comforting words.
A special thanks to Clergyman Robert Shane Powers for his comforting words, the Sheriff's Department for their assistance in traffic control, and the Hall Funeral Home for their kind and professional service.
THE FAMILY OF BERTHA M. CLARK OWENS
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Card of Thanks
The family of Ethel Corder Coburn would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all those who helped in any way during the loss of
our loved one. We appreciate all the flowers, prayers, and all the kindness that you may have shown to our family. A special thanks to Jerry
Manns, Rand) Osborne. Sterlin Bolen and Raymond Vanderpool for
their comforting words, to all the singe for the beautiful songs, the
Sheriff's Department, for their assistance in traffic control, and the Hall
Funeral Home of Martin, Ky., for the wonderful job, and, as always,
the professional, courteous service.
THE FAMILY OF ETHEL CORDER COBURN
being assigned, one can expect
to be terminated.
We must take training each
year and sign off on it. The
class clearly spells out what one
can and cannot do with a government-owned
computer.
There are rules in place regarding the internet, as well. In the
past few years, a number of IRS
personnel have been fired for
misuse of government computers. There is no gray area. You
access info without having a
need to know, you access porn
sites, gambling sites, etc, you
are terminated!
The public must have trust in
its government officials. The
public must know that those
with access to all types of information both on and off the
internet are ethical.
When our computers are
given to us, they are set up in a
way that allows monitoring of
internet use. Only an administrator can get into the cookies
and history files on the hard
drive. Average workers such as
myself are locked out and prevented from chancing or deleting anything. We are not
allowed to install any nonauthorized software or products
designed to circumvent security
or erase files. A form must be
filled out and approved before
we can do research on the 'net.
Many folks choose just the
basics, which allows them to go
onto government intranet sites,
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but not on the internet. IT pro·
tects us from any inkling of
impropriety.
Most folks these days have a
computer at home. When I do
research on the 'net, that is what
I use. It's safer. As most of you
know, you can query for information and nine times out of I 0,
no matter what you ask for, you
get something back in your
search that ends up being pornrelated. That's just the nature of
the internet "beast" these days.
Most porn sites, especially
kiddie-porn sites, are pay sites.
How did state workers access
these sites and who paid for
their viewing pleasure?
There are a Jot of questions
that need answering, and a lot
of controls need to be in place.
We must ensure system as well
as individual integrity. How can
the public have trust in any of
us when this sort of thing goes
on? If the state needs a system
of checks and balances or monitoring, all they need to do is as
the IRS how they did it. Our
system has been in place for
years and it could not cost that
much. We are as broke as the
state is most of the time.
I do know that something
must be done. Corruption,
unethical behavior and wasting
of resources and time affect all
of us. After all, it's our tax dollars at work.
Charles Scoville
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FRANKFORT - A new
Internet worm clogged some
state government computers
Monday, delaying some services
offered by state agencies.
"The impact appears to be
large, but we don't know how
large," said Rodney Murphy of
the Governor's Office of
Technology. "We know that
we've got many offices that
have been infected across the
state. I would say that it's at
least hundreds of machines
around the state. It could be
thousands."
Computers that process
motor vehicle registrations were
stalled in six branch offices of
the Jefferson County clerk.
including the main downtown
office, said Paula McCraney,
spokeswoman for the Jefferson
County clerk's office.
The Fayette County clerk
also ran into snags while trying
to process registrations.
Other state services
including Medicaid, food stamp
benefits and child support also were affected, Murphy said.
Gil Lawson, spokesman for
the Cabinet for Health Services,
said: "We have had widespread
reports of problems. In some
cases services we provide were
apparently unavailable."
The Office of Technology
attributed the problems to a
worm known by several names,
"Nachi"
and
including
"Welchia." Murphy said the
worm doesn't cause systems to
shut down or put at risk the
availability of confidential
information within the state
computer network. He said the
worm appears to exploit the
same vulnerability in Microsoft
Windows that was exploited last
week by the "Blaster," or
"LovSan," worm. That worm
also hit some state computers
but caused only minor problems.
"This new worm doesn't
destroy the PC or do anything
real harmful, but it starts sending out scans across the network," Murphy said.
That clogs phone lines and
can cause delays where network
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"It can degrade the speed of a
workstation to the point of being
no different than shutting a PC
down," Murphy said.
Employees of the office,
working with Microsoft and an
anti virus contractor, are releasing a new patch that blocks the
worm.
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at least temproarily, lost the critical blood supply to the ball part of the hip joint.
The bone begins to collapse at the weakened site; this can encourage the onset
of arthritis.
Avascular necrosis most commonly affects the ends of long bones, such as the
femur, which extends from the knee joint to the hip joint. Other common sites
include the upper arm bone, shoulders and ankles. The condition is very common
in individuals from fifty to seventy years of age.
Appropriate care for avascular necrosis is necessary to keep joints from eroding.
If untreated, most patients will experience severe pain and movement limitation
within two years. Although hip replacement may be necessary in advanced conditions, chiropractic manipulation may be helpful in alleviating associated pain, as
well as in reducing the degree of progression. Ask your Doctor of Chiropractic any
additional questions you may have about this conditon.
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Raymond and Betsy Schoolcraft, of Prestonsburg, are pleased to announce the forthcoming
marriage of their daughter, Madelyn Faith, to Bryan Todd Allen, the son of Linda Allen, of East
Point, and Brent Allen, of Eastern. Madelyn is the granddaughter of Madelyn Cottrell, of
Prestonsburg, and the late Fred R. Cottrell Sr., and Rosalie Schoolcraft. also of Prestonsburg.
and the late Eli Schoolcraft. BrJan is the grandson of Martha Robinson, of East Point. and the
late Earl D. Robinson, and Volney D. Allen, of Maytown, and the late Joyce Allen. Madel) n is a
1997 graduate of Prestonsburg High School, a 2001 graduate of Eastern Kentucky Unhersit),
and a 2003 graduate of Marshall University with a Master's Degree in Speech Language
Pathology. Bryan is a 1995 graduate of Prestonsburg High School and a 2000 graduate of
Sullivan University with a degree in Business Administration. Bryan is currently emploJed at
Hall and Clark Insurance Agency in Prestonsburg. The couple will be married on Saturda).
August 23, 2003, at the First United Methodist Church in Prestonsburg, at half past four o'clock
in the afternoon. The gracious custom of an open wedding will be observed. The couple will reside
in Prestonburg.
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• WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST
20, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
DON'T Let Turmoil Begin Again
The Board of ireetors at P
realizes that the Hospital is not 1t
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Remember when the uniQP ,ltas bere, it:
rr priate setting for a union.
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• Caused strife ~~~1fico.~wotkers, families and m~~t::
• Decreased n·ttst'between co-workers
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• Caused years oftm·moil and arrested our progress '
• interfered with the divelopment of new services
• Interfered with patient care
• Affected employtnent opportunities and diminished the public
image ofyour Hospital in the community and press
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Remember "'hat we are acc4lmplishing no'v without a union:
• Improved wages and benefits (no deductible for health services provided to employees by PMH and an intproved
prescription plan) . ,
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• Created an
timess center
• Raised
all-time h~gh
•
Developed,an
service
Established
ambulance ran.svo,nt•
Started a new medical detoxification unit
Ready to open a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital similar to Cardinal Hill
Establishe the Pikeville Heart Institute headed full...time by world-renowned cardiac surgeon Thomas Donahue
Built and staffed a cardiothoracic vascular unit
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• Provided many new job opportunities
• Instituted a family practice clinic that makes health care fl!l)f'e convenient for our employees
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Obtained PET scanner and a new MRl
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• Installing the state-ofthe._art Siemens Oneor lmJore.r;sitttJ.
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Walter E. May
President
Ronald L. Burchett
Vice President
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Joe D. Anderson
Secretary
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Walter (Smokey) Blankenship
Board Member
Judith Hinkle
Board Member
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T.T. Colley
Board Member
Hobart C. Johnson
Board Member
{/Dennis Halbert, M.D.
Board Member
John LaBreche
Board Member
Alex Poulos, M.D.
Board Member
Lacy E. Puckett
Board Member
Jo Nell Robinson
Board Member
Sue Smallwood
Board Member
John A. Strosnider, D.O.
Board Member
John Waddell
Board Member
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SECTION
FLOYD COUNTY
Sports Edflor
Steve LeMtlSter
Phone: (606) 886-8506
Fax: (606) 886-3603
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Members:
Associated Press
Kentucky Press t\ssociation
National Neu'spaper A'>sociation
INSIDESPORTS
Garrett Cubs • page 3B
II ALC signings • page 4B
mHMS results • page 4B
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H S . Football Preview
Floyd County, region teams and players profiled
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201 SPEEDWAY
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Fan
Appreciation
Night went
over well
with 201
Speedway
fans.
·Fans appreciate Night
TIMES STAFF REPORT
SITKA- For the past 19
years, fans and drivers have
made the five-mile drive off
Route 23 to the 20 l Speedway
COMMENTARY
How
in Sitka. Saturday night, in
recognition of the fans, the
track held its Fan Appreciation
Night at the race, with everyone
on the hill being allowed to
enter the red clay racing surface
to meet their favorite racer(s).
As has been the case in years
past, the young race fans were
most intrigued with the event,
College
(See 201 , page two)
TIMES STAFF REPORT
-ALLEN CENTRAL FOOTBALL-
PIKEVILLE - First-year Coach
Jerry Mynatt's Pikeville College
Bears will play six home games this
season, including the first night
game at home since the program
began varsity play two years ago.
However, before Pikeville College
plays its first game of the football
season, a new quarterback will have
to be found. Some other key positions are also up for grabs. Mazzie
Drummond, last season's starting
quarterback, left and followed
Coach Zak Willis to Newberry
College in South Carolina.
Justin Price, a native of
Jacksboro, Tenn., is the leading candidate to replace Drummond.
Jason Armstrong of Gainesville,
Ga., and former Pike Central quarterback Justin McCurry are also in
this young
athlete?
by BILLY REED
TIMES COLUMNIST
One of my biggest problems
with college sports is the way the
public, and the media, seem to
regard young athletes as little
more than
commodities.
Pieces of
meat, if you
will. What
school is
"in" with
this player
or that one?
We never
Billy Reed
really think
about them
as human beings.
Then, if your favorite university is lucky enough to recruit one
of these young people, we enjoy
their talents for anywhere from
one to four years.
(See MYNATT, page two)
Volleyball ,~.
season well
underway
'TIMES STAFF REPORT
(See REED, page three)
REBELS
PREPARE FOR
OPENER ...
SIDELINE SHOTS
•
Welcome
back, football
Allen Central played
its second and last
scrimmage of the
preseason Friday
afternoon as Hurley, Va.
visited Eastern. During
the upcoming season
on Friday, Oct. 10,
Hurley, Va. will pay a
visit to another Floyd
County team, Betsy
Layne. New Allen
Central head coach
Jeremy Hall will field a
young unit on both
sides of the football.
Allen Central hosts
in-county rival Betsy
Layne Friday night In
the first game of the
season for both teams.
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
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Mynatt has
voids to fill
at Pikeville
much for
November to August is a long
layoff. However. high school
football season and all the excitement and pageantry that comes
with it has returned.
Friday night, the high school
~ootball season begins with teams
across the state seeing their first
action of the new season. Teams
like Prestonsburg, which plays
against
Lexington
Catholic in
a bowl
game, will
have to wait
until
Saturday.
But the wait
will no
doubt be
Steve LeMaster
well worth
it.
Without further ado, here's a
few things I like about football,
its season and all the other things
that go with the gridiron sport. In
no particular order (I favor all),
here we go:
• THE HAIL MARY PASS One throw. One catch. The Hail
Mary Pass can end a game in a
heartbeat. Ask any University of
Kentucky player or fan and
they'll quickly recall last season's
last-second loss to LSU.
• ANY PASS PLAY - In this
day and time, with teams going to
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
photos by Jamie Howell
The high school volleyball
season got underway last week
with matches being played
across the state. In Floyd
County, eacb of the four high
schoo1 teams were 1n action.
Prior to the srart of the current
volleyball season, a preseason
rules clinic/tournament was
held at Allen Central High
School on Saturday, Aug. 9 as
Lady Rebel head ~ch •Larry
Maynard and team played host.
.The event started at tO a.m.
with Allen Central taking on
Paintsville and finished at '
around 6:25 p.m. with a Betsy
Layne*Belfry match. Teams ~d
officials were shaking out the
bugs and jitters, not to mention
some unwelcome butterflies.
Each match was a best three~
of-five to 25 with a one bout
and 15 minute time limit
Teams bad to win by tw<> and
had a .cap of 30 (first team to
score. 30 won). The flrst game
was the A Team, the second
game was a B game. the. tliltd
(See SEASON, page three)
H.S. GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Floyd native
takes over at
Morgan Co.
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
WEST LIBERTY- The new girls' basketball coach at Morgan County High
School has a direct link to Floyd County.
The new head coach of the Lady Cougars,
Donna Robinson, is originally from Floyd
(See PROGRAM, page two)
photo by Jam1e
Howell
The
Blackcats
got In final
preseason
action
against
Bourbon
County
Thursday.
A seasonopening
game
against
Lexington
Catholic
Saturday will
be aired live.
Pictured are
junior backs
Trevor
Compton (7)
and Joe
Blackburn.
H.S. FOOTBALL
WLEIIO carrv
Prestonsburg-Lex.
Cath. game live
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
LEXINGTON - Prestonsburg will travel
Saturday to Lexington to play Lexington
Catholic in the nightcap of the St. Joseph's
Hospital Bluegrass Bowl. Kickoff is scheduled
for 8:30 p.m. The game will be carried live by
WLEX 18 of LeJ\ington, an NBC affiliate.
(See GAME, page three)
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AUGUST
20, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Sideline
• Continued from p1
the air more and more. pass plays
make the game even more exciting. Any pass play has the potential to tum into something big.
• ANY RbVERSE- Who has
the ball? On a reven;c, many time-.
the defense is lett in question. The
reverse C:Ul often spring and work
its wa) to big yardage for the
offense. I kme"er, a disciplined
defense can stop the revcr.;e.
A few matchups
Betsy Layne
at A Hen Central
South Floyd
at Powell Co.
Raceland at
Paintsville
Johnson Central
vs. Rock Hill, Ohio
• LEAP OVER
THE GOAL
I..L'IJ"E - When a back comes out
of the backfield and goes airborne,
for just a few minutes, that player
flies. When he comes down. ultimately, he's in the end zone for six
points.
•
THIRD-AND-LONG Everything on this particular drive
hinges on one play. If a first down
isn't accomplished. a punt is very
likely.
• FOURTH-AND-INCHES The explosion of an offensive line
will pave the way for the back for
most likely more than inches.
• FAKE PUNT- Catching the
opposing team's defense offguard
in football is a plus for any team.
The fake punt can tum a fourthand-long situation into a first
down. Just like that
• THE KICKOFF- Eyes are
either on the kicker of one team or
the returner of another. Or between
the two, back and forth. The kickoff means so much to so many. For
a player who runs downfield a big
hit is available. For the returner, a
touchdown is the top goal. The
kicker controls and wants to place
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the ball where his foot will take it.
• THE GOAL LINE STAND
- Gut-check time for the defense.
the goallinc stand, depending on
the situation, can giveth or taketh
away a team's momentum.
• QUARTERBACK SACK Bad for the quarterback, but good
for the defenders. a sack is a huge
play for any defense. Regardless of
where the quarterback is downed,
the sack is always lost yardage or at
least minimal gain for the offense.
• THE ATMOSPHERE- It's
a big stage, Friday night, game
night. Teams and players get their
chance to shine each and every
Friday night. With bands playing in
the background and cheerleaders
shouting cheers from the sidelines,
gridiron warriors take to the field
and to battle.
• THAT SOUND - Ah, that
sound In football, if you 'vc played
the sport or been around it any, you
know what I'm talking about. It's
the sound of pads crunching.
There's nothing else like it.
Hey. high school football can
be very exciting. Just as exciting as
the college and professional versions. Being a huge fan of college
football, I'll have my fill of the
collegiate game for many
Saturdays to come thts fall. On
Friday nights though, you'll find
me on a high school field near
you.
Program
• Continued from p1
County. She is a graduate of
Allen Central High School
where she played for the Lady
Rebels.
Robinson replaces George
Bellamy, who served as head
coach of the Morgan County
girls program for many years.
Robinson has taught at
Morgan County for seven years
and has worked within the program as the junior-varsity
coach under Bellamy.
In addition, Robinson is the
head coach of the Morgan
County High girls and boys
track team.
"We are in the process of
rebuilding the Lady Cougar
program and after many
seasons on the bubble I think
this is the year we will surprise
many teams," said Robinson. "I
have two talented seniors
returning but the true tumaround for the program is the
underclassmen.
"I had 23 girls out this summer 18 of them sophomores and
below, so the future looks
bright for the Lady Cougars."
Morgan County resides in
the 61 st District in the I 6th
District. A Lady Cougars
schedule for the 2003-04 season in available on scoreboard
section of the Kentucky High
School Athletic Association ..
website.
Mynatt
• Continued from p1
the running. Following departures and transfers, the Bears
team was left with less than 40
players in the spring.
Pikeville plays a full MidSouth Conference slate in 2003.
Nine of the Bears' 10
matchups arc in the rugged MidSouth Conference, with the only
exception being the season opener
- Sept. 13 at home against
Concord (W.Va.) College. That
date is the latest opener in the brief
three-year history of Pikeville
College football.
"The Mid-South Conference is
very good, top to bottom." said
Mynatt. a longtime assistant at
East Tennessee State University.
"And when you top it off with a
Georgetown program that has
played in the last four national
championship games, it lets you
know there are no easy ones on our
schedule."
The Bears will host the Tigers,
the 2002 NAJA runners-up, on
Sept. 20 at the W.C. Hambley
Athletics Complex.
Only four road games dot the
schedule, with the first one coming
Oct. 4 when the Bears make the
short trip to Barbourville to play
Union College. Two weeks later,
Cumberland College will host
Pikeville in Williamsburg.
In November, the Bears make
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in Prestonsburg
the longest trip of the year when
they play Belhaven in Jackson,
Miss., on the first. and end the season on Nov. 15 in Lebanon. Tenn.,
playing Cumberland University.
After opening the season with
three home games in September,
the Bears will play at home twice
in October. One of them is on
Thursday. Oct. 9. when they play
host to U. Va.-Wise, set for a 7 p.m.
opening kick.
"The folks at U.Va-Wise were
very cooperative about us moving
that game to Thursday," Mynatt
said, "and we're excited about
playing a night game. Tt'U be fun
and there should be a lot of excite-
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getting to stand within a foot or
so of drivers that they had
watched from the grandstands
all season long. For seven-yearold. Cody Mayabb of Campton.
it was an especially rewarding
night at 20 l. as his number was
called as the winner of the brand
new bicycle given away at intermission.
David Powers had the inside
pole position for Sat. night's late
Model Feature with teammate,
Jim Lemaster. Lemaster of
Falcon in Magoffin County, who
currently sits second in the
championship points battle won
the Late Model Feature. Powers
finished second, ahead of Terry
Hicks, Janie Ferguson and Mike
Osborne.
In the Super Bomber feature,
Michael Paul Howard finished
first ahead of Lemaster. who as
usual. pulled double-duty by driving in two classes and Pikeville
driver Glen Patton.
Stanville's Marty Meade
made his way to the checkers
first in the Open wheel modified
division. Points leader Clint
Shutts finished second followed
by Chris Prater and early race
leader Jim Allen.
Brandon Johnson crossed the
finish line first Saturday night in
the Bomber feature, but couldn't
make the required weight limit at
the scales, and was disqualified,
handing the win for the third
weekend in a row to Falcon driver Michael Paul Howard.
Officially. Points leader
Bannie Blair finished second
giving him a 135-point advantage in the championship standings with only three points races
to go. Davey Warnock got a
third -place finish ahead of
Kenneth Howell and John
Fitzpatrick.
River's Walt Castle led from
the drop of the Green to the
checkers in the Road Hog
Feature, dedicating the victory
lap around the 20 I Speedway in
memory of Paul Blair, who died
in a mining accident recently,
and to Robbie Ratliff, who is
recovering from injuries in the
same accident. Ratliff is a long
time car owner of the R33 car
that raced at 20 l. Everyone at
the 20 I Speedway wishes a
speedy recovery to Ratliff West
Liberty's Wes Bailey finished
second
ahead
of
Scott
Pennington and points leader
Rick Baker.
Hindman's Jason Hall won
the Four-Cylinder feature.
Points leader, Jack Clevenger
added to his points advantage
with a solid runner up finish
ahead of the No. 01 of Jamie
Hamilton, and Stacy Hall.
ment campus-wide about that."
The game wac; moved from the
following Saturday to make room
for Pikeville High School to play
its homecoming game that day.
'They said they were open to making it a doubleheader, but there's
been some interest in trying a night
game here, and we thought it
would be a good time to try it,"
said Mynatt. "And homecoming at
a school is an important day, so we
wanted them to have the spotlight
all to themselves.''
The only other night game in
the history of the program came in
the first varsity game ever, a 14-7
overtime loss to Stillman (Ala.)
College on Sept. I, 2001.
The other October home game
is the 25th. when Lambuth visits
for homecoming. In addition to the
annual excitement of Founder's
Week and homecoming, the
Lambuth rivalry has quickly
become the most exciting one on ,-.
the schedule.
Two years ago the Bears rallied
from a 34-7 deficit early in the
second half to win 49-46 in a game
that was also played on homecoming. Last year. Pikeville trailed 357 with only 5:49 remaining before
coach-turned-player Ben Howard
entered the game and led the Bears
on an improbable comeback that
fell short 35-33 when a two-point
conversion pass with no time
remaining was batted down in the
end zone.
"I'm looking fomard to that f.
game already. because the two
games they've played already
have been so exciting,'' said
Mynatt. '1ltose two games should
tell fans of small-college football
that these games are never over.
Small-college football is a thrill a
minute and exciting to be a part
of."
Pikeville's final home game is
Nov. 8 when Campbellsville
University comes to call.
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they're nothmg more t ,, .t
Kleenex. We mo'c quK .h to
the next hot rccntit.
Which brings me to Marque~
Maybin.
~ For four years a rarit), 111
toda) 's culture - he gave
Uni\'crsity of Louisville fans
his best On m.ln) nights lute 111
the Denny Crum era. he was the
only shining light. He never got
in trouble, so far as anybody
knO\vs, f lc was a good player
and a good kid .
And now he has been
involved in a motorcycle accident that has left him paralyzed
from the waist down. l'he
tragedy 1s compounded by the
~ fact that he has no hospitalization insurance because he was
between jobs.
When I first heard about
what happen to Marques. I
immediately flashed back to
Landon Turner.
As a junior at Indiana
University, he \\as a lateblooming star of the Hoosiers'
1981 NCAA championship
team. His future was unlimited.
Yet the summer after the championship, he was involved in an
fl. automobile accident that left
him paralyzed from the neck
down.
His coach, Bob. Knight,
immediately began a private
campaign to raise the funds to
pay for Landon's medical
expenses and to guarantee him
some kind of future. Knight has
never publicly talked about
this. He has never sought any
credit. He just did it because of
who he is.
And today, Landon Turner is
a productive member of our
societ).
On my radio show last week,
I played a tape that Landon had
made, at my request. If this
• l won't make you cry, nothing
ever will. But the message from
Landon to Marques was, essentially, "Hang in there ... I have
... you can, too."
I also thought about Derek
Smith.
If I were to name my alltime favorite U of L basketball
players - not necessarily based
on talent, but on the intangibles
that we all love but don't
always acknowledge - the list
would begin with Derek,
Rodney McCray, Charlie Tyra,
~ Bud Olsen, Charles Jones,
Terry Howard, Darrell Griffith,
Bobby Turner, Roger Burkman,
and Lancaster Gordon.
Derek was such a wonderful
person.
When I met him, he was
right out of Hogansville, Ga. A
shy, stuttering, frightened you
man who was taking the biggest
risk of his life. He didn't have
the money to buy the clothes to
keep pace with his teammates
and his classmates. Yet he the
most incredible desire to succeed and make something of
• himself that I've ever seen.
When I interviewed him
ne u he end of hts sen it r sl!'a')On, the tran ,formathm was
.tm.wng. He was polisht:d, con
I d tt. and articulate. He knew
he had the abtlit) to pia) pro
ball. 'el, in another \\ay, he
\\as tht• same kind, gentle kid
that I had first met four years
earlier.
When I heard about his
death. I was de\'astated. I
attended his funeral. Even
bumped into Charles Barkley in
the church parking lot. Derek
Smith always will be spectal to
me. The NCAA should take
note, because I can't think of
anybody who got more from
college sports and academics
than Derek did.
I thoufht about lJcrck when
I heard th,lt Kenny Payne had
come b.lck to l' of L and gouen
his degree. Wa) to go. Kenny.
I I!'Spcctally thought about
Derek when I heard about
Marques \laybin.
I have no clue about why terrible things happen to good people. I only met Marques a few
time~ in a locker-room situation.
But I admired his playrng ability
and appreciative of the pleasure
he brought to U of L basketball
fans.
Now this young man needs
help.
I'd encourage U of Land UK
fans to open their hearts and their
wallets. Prove that Marques was
more than a commodity. Prmc
that U of l folks care about athletes as human bemgs Prove that
Marques is remembered and
apprectated because, after all,
he ·sa member of the family.
Donauons nta) be made to
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game was the A Team, and, if
required, the fourth game was
the B Team and the fifth game
was the A Team. All matches
were rally score and, if time
expired before a match was
completed, the total scores of
the teams' games determined the
winner of the match. The highest winning score of the combined two matches subtracting
the number of points allowed
won the tournament and the second highest came in second.
Belfry put on a volleyball
exhibition and finished fust with
a total point margin of 67. Pike
Central finished second with a
point margin of 43. Betsy
Layne placed third with a 17,
Paintsville fourth with a -20,
Allen Central fifth with a -23,
and Sheldon Clark sixth with a
pomt total of -46.
Many teams were invited and
the teams that took part were the
only ones who responded and
wanted to participate.
"If you didn't make it, you
missed a great show," said the
Allen Central head coach. As I
have said, if it were any easier it
would be called football."
Allen Central will host an
invitational
tournament
September 27. The upcoming
event was to be the Floyd
County Conference tournament.
but two teams did not want to
participate) so it became an
Allen Central Invitational.
Additional teams are still
needed for the AC Invitational.
For more information, call
606/358-5305.
Here's a look at
the schedules of
the four Floyd
County high school
volleyball teams:
• Allen Central Lady Rebels
Coach: Larry Maynard
Schedule: Aug. 14 at Belfry 02(L) 11-25, 11-25;Aug.21 at
Green County; Aug. 26 Knott
County Central; Aug. 28
Shelby Valley; Sept. 2 at East
Ridge; Sept. 4 Hazard; Sept. 8
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Sept. 23 at Whitesburg; Sept.
25 Patntsville; Sept. 29 at
Phelps; Sept. 30 at Sheldon
Clark; Oct. I at Magoffin
County.
• Betsy Layne Ladycats co·ach:
Harold
Tackett.
Schedule: Aug. J2 at East
Ridge I -2 (L), 25-16, 19-25,
10 I 5; Aug. 18 at Phelps; Aug.
19 at Prestonsburg; Aug. 21 at
Magoffin County; Aug. 26
Pikeville; Aug. 28 Magoffin
County; Sept. 2 South Floyd;
Sept. 4 at East Ridge: Sept. 9
Sheldon Clark: Sept. II at
South Floyd: Sept. 13 at
Pikeville
( Pikeville
Invitational); Sept. 15 Shelby
Valley; Sept. 16 Prestonsburg;
Sept. 20 South Floyd (South
Floyd Invitational); Sept. 22
Pike County Central; Sept. 23
at Sheldon Clark; Sept. 25 at
Shelby Valley; Sept. 30 at
Pike County Central.
•
Prestonsburg
Lady
Blackcats - Coach: Jackie
Crisp. Schedule: Aug. II at
Johnson Central 0-2 (L), 1825, 15-25; Aug. 18 Paintsville
0-2 (L), 7-25, 15-25; Aug. 19
Betsy Layne; Aug. 21 South
Floyd; Aug. 26 at Sheldon
Clark; Sept. 2 Pike County
Central; Sept. 4 at South
Floyd; Sept. 8 at Phelps; Sept.
9 She! by Valley: Sept. 15
Sheldon Clark; Sept. 16 at
Betsy Layne: Sept. 18 at
Magoffin County; Sept. 20 at
Johnson Central; Sept. 22 at
Paintsville; Sept. 23 FlemingNeon; Sept. 25 Phelps; Sept.
29 Fleming-Neon; Sept. 30 at
Magoffin County; Oct. 2
Johnson Central.
•
South Floyd Lady
Raiders
Coach: Keith
Smallwood. Schedule: Aug. 12
Phelps 0 2 (L), 17-25, 9-25;
Aug. 14 at Magoffin County 02 (L), 14-25, 18-25: Aug. 19
Johnson Central; Aug. 21 at
Prestonsburg;
Aug.
25
Paintsville; Aug. 26 Magoffin
County: Aug. 28 Pikeville:
Sept. 2 at Betsy Layne; Sept. 4
Prestonsburg; Sept. 9 at
Paintsville; Sept. II Betsy
Layne: Sept. 15 Allen Central:
Sept. 18 at Fleming-Neon;
Sept. 20 East Ridge (South
Floyd Invitationai):Sept. 20
Betsy Layne (South Floyd
Invitational); Sept. 20 FlemingNeon
(South
Floyd
Invitational); Sept. 22 Shelby
Valley; Sept. 23 Knott County
Central; Sept. 25 at Johnson
Central;
Sept.
27 TBA
(Lexington
Catholic,
Lexington
Catholic
Tournament); Sept. 29 Knott
County Central; Oct.
2
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Some members of the
Prestonsburg coachmg staff had
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Catholic in person in a scrimmage game against Louisville
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Briefs: Spencer suspended, Couch bench d
FOOTBALL: DENVER The Denver Broncos have given
coach Mike Shanahan a three-year
contract extension, tying him to the
franchise through 2008.
Team
spokesman
Jim
Saccomano confim1ed the extension, which was first reponed in
The Denver Post. He said
Shanahan would not be available
for comment until the team's
evening practice.
S I: LOUIS -A sideline official
''as taken ofl the field on a stretcher after being struck in the left temple by a kicked ball before a preseason gan1e between the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers and St. Louis
Rams.
Marvin Williams, a member of
the chain gang, was down for several minutes just outside the 20
after being blindsided by the ball.
Among those attending to him
were the Rams' team physician
and assistant trainer.
The stretcher was used as a precautionary measure, a Rams
spokesman said. X-rays of
Williams' neck were negative.
CLEVELAND
-Browns
Coach Butch Davis has named
Kelly Holcomb the starting quarterback over former No. I draft
photo by Ed Taylor
Krlstal Daniels
(left) and Kim
Clark are
among many
key returning
players for
Betsy Layne.
pick Tim Couch, a Hyden native
who starred at the University of
Kentucky
BASKETBALL: DALLAS The Dallas Mavericks acquired
Antawn Jamison in a r.inc;-player
trade with the Golden State
Warriors.
The M<~vericks also got D<umy
Fortson, Jiri Welsch ~nd Chris
Milb from th~ Warriors for Nick
Van Exel, Avery Johnc.on, E,·an
Eschmeyer, Popeye Jones and
Antoine Rigadeau.
The 6-foot-9 Jamison ha'i aver-
aged 20.2 point'> a game in his ttve
NBA sea>on!>, and has been tht:
Warriors' top scorer the past four
sea.·Kms.
- Staff, wire reports
Edwards races to Late Model feature win
TIMES STAFF REPORT
WILLARD - A dozen Late
Models took to the track at
Willard Speedway Saturday.
offering some fast action for the
spectators gathered around. The
fog was moving in as the feature
race progressed, halting the action
after about half of the laps were
completed. Track officials called
the race complete anci Richie
Edwards of South Charleston,
W.Va., driving the red No.3 car,
took the checkered flag. Rick
Christian of South Point, Ohio
driving No. 6 car, took second
place, and three through five were
as follows: Charles Applegate
(17) of Tollesboro, Charlie
Massey (1) of Crosslanes, W.Va.,
and Tim Dillow (5) of Russell.
Because of the fog, the Super
Streets and 4-Cylinder feature
races will be included in the
August 23 show, which will also
be the last points race offered this
season. Since there will be no
races on August 30, Labor Day
weekend, winners of the points
contest will be presented awards
at the September 6 race. After
that, racers and fans will want to
mark their calendars for the TriState Championship race on
September 13.
The ModifiM division completed their feature race with no
trouble from the fog. Greg
Thompson (4BO of Ironton won
the race with Jason Perry (20) of
Huntington taking second. Third
through fifth included Scott
Linville (66) of Barboursville,
W.Va., Ronnie Whitt of Grayson,
and Edc Roseberry (R2) of
Willard.
In the Bombers class, Conard
Newman of Frankfort, Ohio,
maintained his superiority taking
fll'St place again. Benji Dean (44)
of Vanceburg, took second place
while trying to challenge
Newman's winning streak. Third
through fifth in this race were the
James Ross (llX) of Huntington,
W.Va., James McDaniel (248)of
Olive Hill, and Brian Lawson
(L2) of Olive Hill.
The V6 Stock division, begun
this season at Willard, grows
every week with 17 reporting to
race this week. It was a battle to
the fmish with Jeff Goodan (J69)
of Olive Hill taking the winning
trophy. David Smith (D 18) of
Jeffersonville followed close
behind finishing in second place.
Third through fifth included Joe
Carter (5) of Louisa, Phillip Smith
(47P) of Catlettsburg, and Jason
Wade (133) of Grayson. Track
officials believe there wiJl be at
least 20 entrants in next week's
race, as a few were out with
mechanical problems.
For more information on racing at Willard Speedway, check
the track website at www. willardspeedway.com
BRANDON KINZER
Kinzer victorious at HalfMountain
GIRLS'BASKETBALL
Betsy Layne girls
team has big
roundball summer
by ED TAYLOR
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT
What can you say about the
kind of season the 2002-03 version of Betsy Layne girls basketball enjoyed. You have to
look at the good things that
happened to coach Cassandra
Akers and her ballclub to see
what I mean.
The team finished last season as the top team in the 15th
Region with a very impressive
27-6 record. a 15th Region
championship, a
first round victory
in the state high
school basketball
tournament. But
there is more. Kim
Clark, who returns
this coming season. \Vas named to
an all-star team
that played in
Hawaii. Coach
Akers saw two of
her players from
last year's squad sign to play
basketball at the next level.
WO\\'!
That is a lot to set back and
think on through the summer
months.
But the Ladycats are not
resting on last year's success
and already has posted a good
sum~er finishing 31-6 in various camps. Amazing!
Coach Akers likes the makeup of her returning players. But
the thing 1 find hard to believe
is that Whitney Lykens is a
senior She has been playing
seemingly, forever. Tabetha
Witt is the other returning
senior on the Ladycat team this
year. She too has been around a
long time.
"These two have been on my
teams my whole career," said
the veteran Betsy Layne coach.
"That began five years ago
when they were seventh graders
playing freshman basketball."
Coach Akers said she was
glad to be back in the school ·
but is still trying to figure out
where the summer went. Her
ballclub has cenainly played a
lot of basketball over the
wanner days that began in June
when they competed in the
15th Region Officials Camp
where they finished 12-1 losing
only to state power Knott
County Central, a team they
beat earlier in the camp.
After the dead period, the
Ladycats returned to the gym
before traveling to Georgetown
College and without the high
scoring Clark, who was playing
in Hawaii at the time.
"We finished 8-3 at
Georgetown without Kim," said
Coach Akers. "We also did not
have Tabetha due her getting
sick and not being able to play.
We were pleased with the way
we played."
After a brief stop at horne,
the Ladycats continued their
summer at Transylvania, again
with Witt who was hospital-.
ized. However, Betsy Layne
came up with a sparkling 9-1
mark, falling to Hart County.
Betsy Layne overcame the
defeat and rolled to the championship game only to lose a second time to Hart
County to finish
10-2 in the tournament.
Coach Akers
was pleased with
the summer play
of her team and
feels her team is
ready to challenge
for a repeat in the
15th Region. The
Lady Cats should
get some help
from Kristen Smith at the point
guard after Meade graduated
this past year. Natasha Stratton,
the teams second leading scorer
and top rebounder took her talent to Alice Lloyd College but
six-foot Krista! Daniels is
expected to step in and fill a
void.
"Kristen has excellent quickness," said Coach Akers. "She
is also a good defender. Krista!
had an excellent summer for us.
She grew another inch and
seems to have gotten a lot
stronger over the summer. She
has real good quickness."
Akers said Daniels will
move to the paint area with
Witt going to the strong forward slot. "We have good size
overall on this team, even at the
guard spots," she said.
Breann Akers, a 5-9 junior
who played at different positions during the summer "is
going to be a big help."
"She gets excellent rebounding position," Akers said. "She
has a good shot from 17-feet
in."
Of course, Lykens and Clark
will lead the offense for Betsy
Layne. "What can I say about
Whitney and Kim. I feel they
are the best two players in the
15th Region this year. I also
think Tabetha is the most
underrated player in our region
She does not score a lot but
does the little things that helps
us to win."
The Ladycats will find a
challenge in the 15th Region
this year from always tough
Johnson Central, Pike County
Central, Allen Central, Magoffin
County and Belfry.
TIMES STAFF REPORT
ROYALTON- A late-week
change in plans, Brandon
Kinzer and team decided to go
to Half Mountain Speedway on
Saturday, instead of racing at
Southern Ohio Speedway on
Friday. A decision that ended up
being prosperous in the end.
Kinzer went out and set second fast time of the 13 cars on
hand. Due to start on the pole of
the second heat, the top four
positions are inverted and that
placed Brandon starting fourth
in the night's second heat. Able
to get by two cars by the expiration of laps in the heat, Kinzer
finished second.
Since Kinzer finished second
in his heat in the Stardust
Cruisers, Kinzer Drilling, No.
18 GRT Ford Taurus. That start-
ed him fourth for the feature.
Working the leader Shannon
Thornsberry, with five laps to
go, Kinzer made his move.
Putting a vintage slide job on
Thornsberry, Kinzer went on to
distance himself from the field
and take the first-place prize.
"We are so happy with ourselves at this point," said Kinzer.
"Jimmy and the rest of the crew
did a great job of preparing this
car tonight. We're coming back
for the Battle of the Bluegrass
race at Half Mountain and we're
gonna prove ourselves once
again."
Brandon Kinzer Motorsports
heads to Volunteer Speedway
this week to compete in their "2
Fast 2 Furious" races Friday and
Saturday of this week. For more
information,
visit:
http://www.brandonkinzer.com
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DIRT TRACK
HalfMountain Speedway
Results from Saturday night
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Daniel Caudill of Letcher and Winston Lee of Whitesburg are the
two newest slgnees for Allee Lloyd College men's basketball
head coach Gary Gibson. Both players helped lead their respective high school teams.
Lee, Caudill sign
with Alice Lloyd
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PIPPA PASSES - Alice
Lloyd College head men's basketball coach Gary Gibson has
announced the recent signings
of two Eastern Kentucky players.
One signee, Winston Lee, is a
6-foot-3
forward
from
Whitesburg
High
School.
During his senior year, Lee
averaged 11.3 points per game
and 6.4 rebounds per contest for
head coach Rick Adams. He
shot 72-percent from the free
throw line and 5 !-percent from
the field. Lee was an All-District
performer and was the recipient
of the top defensive player
award on his team. He was also
an outstanding student. The
Whitesburg grad ranked in the
top part of his graduating class
with an approximate 3.7 GPA.
Lee is the son of Arlie and
Cathy Lee of Mayking.
Another signee, Daniel
Caudill, is a six-foot guard from
Letcher High School. He averaged 18 ppg and five rebounds
per game for Coach Scott Boggs
during his senior year and hit
82-percent of his free-throws.
Caudill was a three-time AllDistrict player. He finished his
career with 1,092 points.
Caudill was also an outstanding student who ranked toward
the top of his graduation class
with an approximate 3.9 GPA.
The Letcher product is the
son of David and Jacquelyn
Caudill of Letcher.
• Fogged out Limited Late
Model Feature Results: 1. 19 Jamie
Slone; 2. 47 Chris Combs; 3. 42
James Grisby; 4. 18 Micheal
Wright; 5. 11 DJ Wells; 6. 17 Steve
Stollings; 7. 07 Jeremy Hall; 8. 12
Jamie Maggard; 9. 1 Ralph
Francis; 10. 32 Greg Lucas. Was
not on hand for the makeup race
were: 6 Davis, 99 Breeding, 0
Watts, and 11 Jones.
• Super Bomber Fogged Out
Feature results: 1. GP16 Gary
Rager; 2. A85 Billy Hutchinson; 3.
16 Buck LeMaster; 4. 34 Greg
Gibson; 33 Cory McKenzie.
Drivers that were not on hand for
the makeup were: 89 Harris, and
15 Pennington.
• Bomber Fogged Out Feature:
1. 2 David Lotrell; 2. 45 Tun
Mason; 3. 4 Reggie Ritchie; 4. 21
JJ Brock; 5. 8 JC Collins; 6. 117 JJ
Terry; 7. 1 Joshua Watts; 8. 50
Bucky Collins; 9. 37 Greg
Hensley; 10. L38 Elcanny Cline;
11. 88 Cole Salyer. Drivers not on
hand for the race: 12 Harkin, 117
Arnett, I* Francis, and ss1 Cole.
• Four-Cylinder Fogged Out
Feature: l. 3a Terry Adams; 2. 1
Oscar McCown; 3. 18k D.l.
Henson; 4. 48 Greg Anderson; 5.
3le Shane Ellis; 6. h2o Jeff Risner;
7. 18s Shawn Ousley; 8. 84 Keith
Anderson; 9. 14f Trenton Frazier;
10. 17 Zach Donta; 11 Eddie
Caudill; 12. 35 Jeremy Kyle
Hayes; Drivers not on hand for the
race: 118 Howard, 19 McRoberts,
18 Wright, Gl Goodpaster, 8 Hall,
and 99 Mosley.
• Road Hogs fogged out
Feature: 1. R7 Ryan Risner; 2. R17
Justin Risner; 3. 22s Nathan
Spurlock; 4. R27 Jared Rudd; 5. 8k
Ryan Allen; 6. 21 k Keith Williams.
• Regular Show Features: Late
Models: Car Count 13. Fast Tune:
Shannon
Thornsberry
17.6
Results: 1. 18 Brandon Kinzer; 2.
17 Shannon Thornsberry; 3. 10
Paul Harris; 4. 101 Benny Feltner;
5. 28 Chuckie May; 6. 65 Bucky
Jackson; 7. 33 Aaron Hatton; 8. 87
David Smith; 9. 38 Raymond
Nichols; 10. 23 Mike Morris; 11. 7
Stanley Haddix; 12. 62 Joel
Jenson; 13. 0 Scott Hall Limited
Late Models: Car Count: 16. Fast
Time: 32 Greg Lucas 18.882*
*New Track Record
• Results: 1. 19 Jamie Slone; 2.
42 James Grigsby; 3. 9 Lany
"Smokey" Collins; 4. 15 Tim
Mason; 5. 32 Greg Lucas: 6. 17
Steve Stollings 7. 12 Jamie
Maggard; 8. II DJ Wells; 9. I
Ralph Francis; 10. 42 Randy
Fields; 11. 4c Ronnie Conley; 12.
47 Chris Combs; 13. 20 Tony '
Sturgill. Failed to Start Feature: 07
Hall, 18 Wright, and 17 Salisbury.
• Super Bomber Feature: Car
Count: 6. 1. GP16 Gary Rager; 2.
34 Greg Gibson; 3. 16 Buck
LeMaster; 4. 33 Cory McKenzie;
5. 46 Dennis DeBoard. Failed to
start: A85 Hutchinson.
• Bomber Feature: Car Count
16. 1. 2 David Lotrellj 2. 4 Reggie
Ritchie; 3. 45 Tun Mason; 4. 44
Mike Brewer; 5. L38 Elcanny
Cline; 6. 29 Richard Brewer; 7. 117
JJ Terry; 8. 1 Name unavailable; 9.
88s Cole Salyer; 10. 50 Bucky
Collins; 11. 37 Greg Hensley; 12.
32 Name unavailable; 13. CJl
Charlie Jude Failed to start the feature: 36 Combs, 21 Brock, 8
Collins
• Four-Cylinder Feature Car
Count: 19. 1. 18b John Henson; 2.
5 Willie Ellis; 3. 48 Greg
Anderson; 4. 84 Keith Anderson;
5. 3le Shane Ellis; 6. 1 Oscar
Mcown; 7. 3 Terry Adams; 8. 17
Zach Donta; 9. 17s Brain Salibury;
10. 4 Shane Morris; 11. 18k D.l.
Henson; 12. 15 Jack Bailey; 13. 8
Shaun Shelton; 14. 22 JR Salyer;
15. 18s Shawn Ousley; 16. h2oJeff
Risner; Failed to start the feature: ~
14f Frazier, 11 Caudill, and 35
Hayes.
• Road Hog Feature: Car
Count: 8. I. R7 Ryan Risner; 2. 01
Jeff Taulbee; 3. R27 Jared Rudd; 4.
Rl7 Justin Risner; 5. 8K Ryan
Allen. Failed to start the feature:
22s Spurlock, 3 Thorpe, and 2lk
WJ.Iliams. A total of 78 cars raced
Saturday night at Hal.fMountain
Speedway.
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150 • Miscella~ous
160 • Motorcycles
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One person, $8,100-$13,500
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Applications will be take at:
Left Beaver Creek Townhouses
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Telephone (606) 377-2422
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FINANCIAL
APHOLESTERY:
Will do sofas, chairs,
custom made blinds,
drapes,
valences,
tablecloths, etc. Call
606-886-0713.
MEDICARE DIABET·
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Supplies!
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FREE Membership!
FREE HOME DELIVERY!
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470-Health & Beauty
MERCHANDISE
410-Animals
FREE TO A GOOD
HOME good hunting
dogs. Call 478-4629
after 5 p.m., leave
message.
420-Appliances
GE PROFILE GAS
RANGE black with
self cleaning oven.
Asking $450. Also,
GE Profile gas dryer,
4 drying ctcles cream
color. $300. Call 606788-9299.
440-Eiectronics
FOR SALE: PIONEER
HOME
STEREO Includes
CD player, cassette
player & recorder, 2
large
speakers,
turntable and stand.
reduced to $250 but
will negotiate. 8744604 after 5:30 p.m.·
FREE
DIRECTV
SATELLITE
3ROOM
System
equiptment
and
installation
FREE!
Packages start at
$39.99 a month. 2
months Free 225+
channels avail. No
apartments 1-800519-3745.
PURCHASING
USED DIRECTTV &
DISH NET
SATELLITE
RECEIVERS
&
SYSTEMS. Paying
CASH!
No large
380-Services
dishes or Primestar.
Have Receiver Model
DEBT Available 1-800-338BECOME
FREE! Cut payments 2302
without new loans.
445-Furniture
It's easy! 1 hr.
approval. Call 1-800ALMAR
517-3406.
FURNITURE
C R E D I T Big selection of living
REPAIR .. Erase Bad room, bedroom, dinCredit
Legally. ing room, refrigeraMoney
Back tors, stove, washers
Warranty.
FREE
and much more
information.
Call
606-874-0097
TOLL-FREE 1-8662 0 0 - 9 9 5 4 ALLEN FURNITURE
w w w. n for c . or g
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<http://www.nforc.org
Furniture, used appli>
ances, living I bedsuits,
NEED A LOAN? Try room
Debt Consolidation! bunkbeds, and lots
Bad Credit OK! NO morel
APPLICATION FEES.
Call 874-9790.
1-800-863-9006
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Prestonsburg area
INEXPERIENCED
DRIVERS ... Werner
Enterprises,
Pam
Transport and other
great carriers need
driver
trainees!
Tuition
reimbursement for qualified
applicants. Training
provided by MTC ***PERSONAL
Driver Training.
1- LOANS***
800-455-4682
Mortgages,
Refinances, Credit
250-Miscellaneous Repair. Bad Credit
OK! 1-800-536-6514
www.starcreditserWILL DO BABYSITvices.com
TING, sit with elderly
or do housecleaning. <http://www.starcredCall 606-358-0057 or itservices.com>
226-1108.
BEHIND IN YOUR
OFFICE
AND MORTGAGE OR IN
HOUSE CLEANING FORECLOSURE?
dependable workers. Don't Sell or file
Call 886-3907 or Bankruptcy. Services
874-4132. To leave a
Call
Guaranteed.
message call 886ALL-STATES MORT6013. Reasonable
GAGE
1-888-615rates
8673 ext. 490
THE
PLACE
ELDERLY
Weekly or bi-weekly,proffessional staff,
meals provided, 24
hour service. Call
Helen Akers 606478-8761.
RAY'S BARGAIN
CENTER
& Used
New
Furniture
&
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in today for incredible
savings.
Shop At
BANK ACCOUNT The Little Furniture
GUARANTEED! No Store & Save!! RT.
Credit Check! 1-877- #122,
McDowell.
242-0994, Julie
Call 606-377-0143.
DEBT PROBLEMS?
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life back.
For FREE information
without obligation
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$6.00 per 50 mg
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BUYERS!
$0
DOWN, NO CREDIT
OK! $0 TO LOW
DOWN! 1-800-501 ·
1777 EXT 9826
$0 DOWN HOMES!
NO CREDIT OKI
GOV'T &
BANK
REPOSI $0 TO LOW
DOWN! CALL FOR
LISTINGS.
1·800501-1777 EXT. 9818
530-Houses
3 BR HOUSE ON 1
ACRE OF LEVEL
LAND located on
Henn Penn Branch of
Melvin Ky. Good buy
at 23,000. Call 4522542.
NEED
AFFORDABLE
HEALTH- FOR
SALE
BY
CARE? $59.87/mo . OWNER in Powell
per
Family.
No County, 3 BR, 3 BA
Limitations! All Pre- brick house with
Existing conditions 2345 sq. ft. on 88
OK. CALL UNITED acres. Large rooms,
FAMILY !111-800-235- built in 1987. Four
9209
Ext.1057 large outbuildings.
CE06620
Convenient
to
Lexington,
VIAGRA MIRACLE! Winchester & Mt.
100% Natural, No Sterling, one mile
Side
Effects,
30 from Stanton. For
Minute
Results. more mfo call 606Phenomenal 663-9421
Sensation, Incredible
FOR SALE: 3 BR, 2
Lasting Longevity, A-1
BA HOUSE with 2
Satisfaction
car garage, 3 yrs.
Guaranteed! 1-800old, halfway between
456-1944
Prestonsburg
and
480-Miscellaneous
COMPLETE
5
PIECE DRUM SET
FOR SALE. Seat
included. Also yard
sale items, reasonably priced. Call 606874-9529.
WOLFF TANNING
BEDS
Affordable •
Convlenent
Payments from
$25/month
FREE! Color catalog
Call Today
1-800-842-1305
www.np.etstan.com
Pikeville.
$1 30 '000.
4486
Asking
606-87 4-
FOR SALE: 3-4 BR
house at Riverside
Dr. in Prestonsburg
Also, 1 big BR apartment for rent. Call
606-789-4580.
FOR SALE: 2300 SQ
FT, 1 1/2 STORY
CEDAR HOME. 3
BR, 2 BA, hardwood
floors, cooktop, custom
cabinets,
whirlpool tub. Nice
lot, wonderful neighborhood. Call 606889-9541 .
550-Land/Lpts :
FOR
SALE
BY
OWNER 3 beautiful
country estate lots in
Hager Hill area.
Surveyed lots of 2+
acres With restrictions. Convenient to
Paintsville
&
Prestonsburg, city
water, located at
Little Lick Fork. (1
mile off new 4 lane at
Ate 1750). Call 606789-4909.
FOR SALE: Almost 1
acre near Long Bow
Boat Docks at Ca·1e
Run Lake. Asking
$6000. Call 606-88l30746.
PROPERTY
FOR
SALE: Located on
Abbott and also property on
Jenny's
Creek. Call 4785173.*
570-Mobile Homes
Reply to:
Alchemy Engineering Associates,
546 W. Old Middlecreek Road,
Prestonsburg, Ky. 41653,
or e-mail to
alchemy@alchemyengineering.net
Position Available
Bulk Loader
Second Shift Work Schedule
Job Summary:
Move, stack and store a variety of product/material in the
warehouse. Load and unload transport and route trucks as
required. Build pallots of product for loading as required.
Complete various tasks throughout the warehouse using both
forklift and manual labor and all other duties as assigned.
Job Eligibility Criteria:
• Must be '18 years of age
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Good Driving Record
• Prefer ability and/or experience in operating a forklift
• Frequent lifting of 40-100 pounds.
Taking applications Thursday, August 21, 2003
from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. only
Testing will follow application process.
Apply in person at The Pepsi Bottling Group
3591 North Mayo Trail, Pikeville, KY 41501
No Phone Calls
PBG is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
THE HEAT
SPECIAL
at Park Place
Apartments in
Prestonsburg.
fBg_
PROCESSING
THROUGH THE
MONTH OF
AUGUST
1 Br/$305 mo.
2 Br/325 mo.
Call 886-0039
E.H.O.
GREETINGS FROM
LIGHTHOUSE
MANOR,
Terry &
Sharon Smith. We
have apartments for
rent that are effiency
apartments, all utilites
paid. For more info
call 606-886-2797.
HOUSES.
APARTMENTS, &
TOWNHOUSES,
No pets.
Call
B&O Rental
Properties
606-886-8991 .
RENTALS
NON-PROFIT HEALTH AGENCY
SEEKING A DIRECTOR TO WORK
24 HOURS A WEEK AT ITS
PRESTONSBURG LOCATION
Requires non-profit management,
program delivery and fundraising
experience, excellent computer and
communication skills.
Send letter, resume, and salary
requirements to:
President/CEO,
3703 Taylorsville Road
Suite 102,
Louisville, KY 40220
No calls, please.
Expanding local office of Fortune
500 company, AFLAC has immediate openings for business to
business sales reps to establish
new accounts and service present accounts in Eastern and
Central Kentucky. No overnight
travel. Must have human relations
skills and strong desire to succeed. We offer exceptional
income, annual increases, stock
bonuses, incentives, classroom
and Field Training, and local
advancement.
On August 21st, at 10:00 a.m., we
will be conducting an informational
meeting
at
the
Prestonsburg
Employment
Services Office. For further
details, please call: 859-264-0793;
fax: 859·264-0794; or e-mail your
resume to: bpalflacl@msn.com
ATIN: Brock Powell, Regional
Recruiting Director.
630-Houses
HOUSE FOR RENT
at Martin. 3 BR
behind
Nelson
Frazier
Funeral
Home $350 mo. +
$150 dep. Call 606285-9887
2 BR HOUSE FOR
RENT with w/d.
Located
between
Twin
Bridges
at
Martin,
Ky., 351
Barnett Dr. Call 2853140.
2
BR
UI~FURNISHEO
mobile
heme tor rent. $250
dep $300 mo. Call
886-0040
FOR RENT: 2 BR
trailer
on
Mtn.
Parkway. Call 606886-6061 or 606886-0480 after 5 p m.
«f
2 BR MOBILE FOR
RENT at Doty Crk.
Br. by the Hospital at
McDowell . Total electric Call377-6161.
FOR RENT: 2 BR
TRAILER, 1 1/2
miles from Mountain
Arts Center tn quiet
neighborhood. Call
606·639-8029.
NO RENT!!!! $0
DOWN
HOMES!
GOV'T & BANK
REPOSI NO CREDIT
OK. $0 TO LOW
DOWN. FOR LIST- 670-Comm. Property
INGS, CALL 1-800501-1777 EXT 9821 FOR RENT: BEAU·
TY SHOP equipped
$0 DOWN HOMES! with 3 stations, and
NO CREDIT OK! tanning bed. Also, for
rent approximately
GOV'T & BANK
1800 sq. ft' of office
REPOS. $0 TO LOW space located 1 mile
DOWN. FOR LIST- south of Martin on
INGS.
1-800-501- Rte 122 Call 2853625 or 285- 9112
1777 EXT. 7372
~}
REAL ESTATE
engineering and
land surveying firm seeking 2 rodmen for survey assignments. Work
consists of construction layout, property boundaries, and oil and gas field
layout. Must be physically capable.
Expereince a plus, but not necessary.
Wages based on prior experience.
Also looking for a soils and concrete
testing technician, for area assignments. Must have a minimum of one
year of experience in field and laboratory testing. ACI and/or NICET
certification a plus.
~AT
HOUSE FOR RENT
IN
PRESTONSBURG, c:ose to
schools, 3 BR, LR,
DR, extra large eat-m
kitct:en, 2 storage
buildings. Days 8860825. Evenings 8862944
FURNISHED
FOR SALE: 1990
BEDROOM
1
DOUBLEWIDE,
APARTMENTS:
24x44, 3 BA, 2 BA,
good condition, must Central heat & air.
be moved. $14,000. Rent starting at $350
month,
+
$300
Call 606-874-9507.
YOUR
deposit.
Located FIRE
LANDLORD!!!
$$$0
MOBILE near HRMC. 889USED
DOWN HOMES! No
HOMES for sale will 9717.*
Rent! Tax Repos &
deliver and set up 2 1 BR APART·
.
Bankruptcies!
No
MENTS FOR RENT
call 606-439-0528
Credit OK! $0 to low
furnished,
utilities
down' For Listings, 1FOR SALE 1978
paid. $325 mo, + 250
model mobile home. dep. Lease and refer- 800-501-1777 Ext.
In need of repairs ences required. 886- 8351
but could be used for 3154.
storage or parts
includes underpin- REMODELED LIKE
ning, steps, central
EW APARTMENTS
ac unit. 874-4604 TO RENT at the E.P.
after 5:30 p.m.
Grigsby Store in
Martin, Ky. Call 285590-Sale or Lease 3025.
2
APARTMENTS
FOR
LEASE
between Allen and
Martin on 1428. 1
studio apartment, 1
single
bedroom
apartment with fireplace. All utilities
included. Call 87 4FOR SALE: 2 BR
2770 days or 285house, on 2 acres of
9019
evenings.
level land, located at
6211 Rte. 850, Hippo
505-Business
in Floyd Co. $60,000.
WE HAVE A 1 BR Phone 886-9846.
61 O·Apartments
FURNISHED YOUR FIRST HOME
CONDO
on
the should be a duplex! FOR RENT: Partially
beach
at
New Great tax deductions furnished 2 BR apartSmyrna
Beach, & investment income. ment convenient to
&
Florida. Would like to Each unit has 2 BR, 1 Prestonsburg
BA, w/d hookups, Pikeville. $500 mo. &
exchange 1 to 3 mo.
dishwasher,
oak dep . Call 606-478of summer use of the
kitchen
cabinets, 1985.
condo for 1 to 3 central heat pumps
months use of a 2 and covered carport.
BR, 2BA mountain t..:ocated near Hazard FOR RENT: 2 BR furnished apartment,
house of cabin. Pavillion.
Enjoy
clean, private, near
Ralph Mobley 239- swimming and racket
Jenny Wiley Lake,
498-2914,
e-mail: ball within walking
suitable for no more
For
MOBLEYMOB@aol. distance.
than 2 people. Call
appointment
leave
com.
message at 606-487- 886-3941.
9073.
HELP WANTED
LUXURIOUS
APARTMENT FOR
RENT old mill decor,
ale, no pets, reference
& security
deposit
required .
House ot Neeley. Call
606-886 3565.
SERVICES
70S-Construction
ALL
TYPES: •
Remodeling & additions,
garages,
decks, etc. Also concrete work.
Robie
Johnson, Jr., call
anytime, 886-8896.
Hitchcock
Heating &
Cooling
Sales -Installation- Repair
• 3-Ton Gas Pack-change out- ftl
$2,200.00
• 3-Ton Package Heat Pumpchange out-$2,400.00
• Servicing all major home
appliances
• Free estimates on central
heat & air installation
·Authorized Heil-Tempstar
Bill Hitchcock
Matt Hitchcock
606-886-1473
606-789-3979
MO #03358 J #10579
----------------------------~.
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
PRESTONSBURG,KY
Medi Home Care, a division of Medical Services of America, Inc.,
has an immediate full-time opening for a CSR. Duties include
answering phones, assisting customers, data entry, etc. Previous
home medical equipment or medical office experience preferred.
Our benefit package includes medical/dental insurance, 401 (k}
retirement, a generous personal leave time program, etc.
Please submit resume to
(606) 886-3064 (fax}, myarnadore@msa-corp.com (e-mail),
or call (606) 886-8306, to arrange an interview.
VIsit our website at www.msa-corp.com
The Floyd County Housing Authority
has decent, affordable rental housing,
located in the Martin, Minnie, lvel, and Mud
Creek areas for all qualified applicants.
Rent is based on income. For more information, please
call 285-3833, 377-2422, 478-4224, 478-4440 or 8861235, or stop by the offices located in the complexes at
Warco, on Rt. 80; Left Beaver Creek Townhouses, on Ky.
Rt. 122; Ivy Creek Townhouses, Ivy Creek Road, lvel, Ky.;
and Creekside Village Apartments, on Rt. 979, Harold, Ky.
Warco has one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments with central air and heat. Left Beaver Creek
consists of 50 three-bedroom apartments. Ivy Creek has
two-. three-, and four-bedroom apartments, and
Creekside Village has two- and three-bedroom ~
apartments. We do business in accordance with
the Federal Fair Housing Law.
~.~ Ill
LE.J
PREMIER ELKHORN
COAL COMPANY
Myra, Kentucky
is now accepting applications for
the following positions:
Electrician with 2 years underground electrical and
repair experience. Will be required to perform greaser
work. Requires KY Underground Mine certification
plus State and Federal Electrical certifications.
Repairman/Electrician with a minimum of 2 years
experience as a heavy equipment operator. Must be
able to operate a dozer, loader, and excavator. Prep
plant repair experience required. Requires KY Surface
Mine, Electrical and Prep Plant Foreman certifications.
All State and Federal training must be up-to-date.
Applications will be accepted at:
Kentucky Department for Employment Services
138 College Street
Pikeville, KY 41501
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company is an EOE.
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NOTICES
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We are looking for
donatiOns for new &
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distribute to the ktds
a communtty fac11tttes.
~ For pick up call Scott
889-9551 and to
deliver call Scott 8899551.
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OPPORTUNITIES.
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Easy and Profitable
Fund raising
Program? Or you're
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When responding to
Personal ads that
have reference numbers, please indicate
that ent1re reference
number on the outside of your envelope.
Reference
numbers are used to
help us direct your
letter to the correct
indivtdual.
LOOKING FOR OLD
FAMILY
HOME
MOVIES. Loaned to
someone in Floyd
a& County several years
.., ago. Movies loaned
by my mother Oma
Jean Hall of Martin.
Please call Debbie
386-755:2585.
START
DATING
TONIGHT! Have fun
meeting elig1ble singles in your area. Toll
Free.
1-800ROMANCE ext. 9735
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S E C R E T
ENCOUNTERS
1800-442-MEET .69
p/m Ladles Freel! 1800-201-TALK VISITsingles.com
900-Legals
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
MINE
Pursuant to
Application Number
836-5441'
Amendment No. 5
In accordance with
a KRS 350.070, not1ce
is hereby given that
Frasure
Creek
Mining, LLC, 1051
Main Street. SUite
100, Milton. West
V~rgima 25541, has
applied
for
an
amendment to an
ex1sl1ng surface and
underground
coal
mining and reclamation operat1on located
at Beaver m Floyd
County. The amendment wtll add 106.12
acres and delete 1.46
acres of surface disturbance and will
underlie an additional
232.66 acres, of
which 184.67 acres
overlie underground
and/or
surface
acreage, making a
total area of 1,975.44
acres
within
the
amended
permit
boundary.
The
proposed
amendment
area
begms at the intersection of KY Route
979's junction with
Mitchell Branch Road
and is located within
Mitchell Branch of
Mud Creek and also
lies
along
Mud
Creek.
The
proposed
amendment IS located on the McDowell
USGS 7 1/2 minute
quadrangle
map.
The surface area to
be disturbed by the
amendment is owned
by The Elk Horn Coal
Corporation, Vickie
Lynn
Bryant
Bernardo
Maldonado, L! onard
Skeans, Walker Hall,
Carl Mitchell, Carl
Mttchell
et
al •
Interstate
Gas.
Chnstopher Mitchell,
and Kennis and Ruby
Hamilton.
The
amendment
will
underlie land owned
by The Elk Horn Coal
Corporation, Vickie
Lynn
Bryant,
Bernardo
Maldonado, Leonard
Skeans, Walker Hall,
Carl Mitchell, Carl
M1tchell
et
al ,
Interstate
Gas,
Chnstopher Mitchell
and Kennis and Ruby
Hamt ton
The
amendment
adds contour and
auger mining in the
Ftreclay
Rider,
Ftreclay,
and
Amburgy
coal
seams.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional Office, 3140
South Lake Drive,
Suite
6,
Prestonsburg.
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
objections,
or
requests for a permit
conference must be
filed With the Director
of the Divis1on of
Permits, #2 Hudson
Hollow
Complex,
U.S
127 South,
Frankfort, Kentucky
40601.
NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
In accordance with
the provisions of KRS
350.093, notice is
hereby given that
AEP
KENTUCKY
COAL L.L.C., 248
South Lake Drive,
Prestonsburg,
Ky
41653, has applied
for Phase Ill bond
release on Permit
Number 836-0296,
which was last 1ssued
on
5/13/02.
The
application covers an
area of approximately 9 acres, located
1.6 mile northeast of
Hippo,
in
Floyd
Couny.
The perm1t area is
approximately
2.0
miles southeast from
At. 850 junction with
Pitts Fork Road and
located on Prater
Fork of Brush Creek.
The latitude is 37° 32'
48". The longitude is
82° 50' 30".
The bond now in
effect for the 8360296 Increment 20 is
$2300 00
approximately rema1nder of
the original bond
amount of $15,200 is
mcluded m this application for release.
Reclamation work
performed Includes:
grading, seedtng and
tree
planting
Completed
12//28/00.
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
9/26/03.
A public hearing on
the application has
been scheduled for
9:00a.m., 9/29/03, at
the Department of
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional Office, 3140
South Lake Drive,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653. The
hearing will be cancelled if no request
for a hearing or mformation conference is
received by 9/26/03.
01253
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST
COMPANY
(SUCCESSOR IN
INTEREST TO
MATEWAN
NATIONAL BANK)
PLAINTIFF
vs.
MARYANN
ROBERTS,
FLOYD COUN'f.Y,
KENTUCKY
AND APPALACHIAN WIRELESS
DEFENDANTS
NOTICE OF
COMMISSIONER'S
SALE
BY VIRTUE OF
Default
Judgment
and Order of Sale of
the Floyd Circuit
Court, entered on the
28th day of February.
2003, in the Floyd
Circuit Court, in the
above styled action,
in the principal sum
of
$20,741.51,
together with interest,
costs and fees, I shall
proceed to offer for
sale at the Old Floyd
County Courthouse
Door, South Central
Avenue,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky, (behind the
new Floyd County
Justice Center) to the
highest bidder, at
public auction, on
Thursday, the 21st
day of August, 2003,
at the hour of 9:00
a.m., the following
descnbed real estate,
located at 1088 Ky.
At. 3379, Grethel, in
Floyd
County,
Kentucky and more
particularly described
as follows.
TRACT 1: Beginning
at the Berry Akers
line at a planted
stone at the highway
thence running eastwardly with said line
to the top of the point;
thence running northly to a marked post at
Wallace Keathley's
line: thence running
straight down the hill
with said line to a
marked post at the
highway; thence up
the road to the beginning. The road on
said property shall be
owned jointly with
Wallace Keathley.
TRACT
II:
Beginning at a beech
tree at the road
adjoining Larry Kidd's
line and running with
Larry Kidd's line to
the top of the point at
Don Kidd's line to the
road: thence with the
road to the beginCOMMONWEALTH
ning.
OF KENTUCKY
And, being the
FLOYD CIRCUIT same property conCOURT
veyed from Federal
DIVISION NO. II
Home
Loan
C.A. NO. 02-CIMortgage
Corporation to Mary
Ann Roberts, unmarried, by deed dated
July 15, 1998, and
being of record in
Deed Book 422,
Page 432, Floyd
County Court Clerk's
Office.
For further reference see that Deed,
being of record at
Deed Book 217,
Page 360, Floyd
County Court Clerk's
Office, conveying the
subject property in
Tract 1. to Donald
Kidd and Helen Kidd
from
Wallace
Keathley and Betty
Joe Keathley. Also,
see that Deed, being
of record at Deed
Book 388, Page 722,
Floyd County Court
Clerk's Office, conveying the subject
property in Tract II, to
Donald Kidd and
Helen Hatcher from
Donald D. Kidd, Jr.,
and Kimberly C.
Kid d.
TERMS OF SALE:
(a) At the time of
sale, the successful
bidder, if the other
than the Plaintiff,
shall either pay cash
or 10% of purchase
price, with the balance on credit for
thirty (30) days, and
required to execute a
bond with good surety thereon for the
unpaid
purchase
price of said property,
if any, bearing interest at the rate of
twelve percent (12%)
per annum from the
date of sale until
paid, having the force
and effect of a
Judgment.
(b) The property
shall be sold subject
to any easements
and restnctions of
record in the Floyd
County
Clerk's
Office, and such right
of redemption as may
exist in favor of the
United States of
America and/or the
record owners thereof.
(c) The purchaser
shall be required to
assume and pay all
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, real property taxes for the year
2003, and all subsequent years which
are not yet due and
payable. Any and all
delinquent
Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
real estate taxes will
be paid from the sale
proceeds.
(d) In the event the
Plaintiff is the purchaser of the above
described property,
for an amount equal
to, or less than, its
first lien, it shall take
a credit against said
lien for the amount of
the b1d, and no bond
shall be required of
the Plaintiff, and it
shall only be obligated to pay court costs,
the fees and costs of
the
Master
Commissioner, and
any real estate taxes
assessed against the
real estate.
Any
announcements made on date
of sale take precedence over printed
matter
contained
herein.
PLAINTIFF'S
COUNSEL.
Hon. Stephen Hogg
Stratton, Hogg &
Maddox
P.O. Box 268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
WILLIAMS.
KENDRICK
Master
Commissioner
P. 0. Box 268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
(606) 886-2812
PUBLIC
ANNOUNCMENT
these projects.
The Floyd County
Board of Education
will
receive
AlE
Proposals at the
Adiministrative
Offices located at
106 North
Front
Avenue,
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653, until 2:00 PM
on August 25, 2003.
Proposals received
after this date will not
be accepted
Proposals shall be
submitted only on the
form of proposal as
received from the
Floyd County Board
of Education.
Proposals shall be
enclosed in sealed
envelopes which are
clearly
marked
"Proposal
for
Architect/Engineer
Services".
Proposing AlEs will
be reqwred to meet
702 KAR 4:160 and
certam qualifications
set out in the RFP
and which include the
following:
1. Experience in
Designing
Educational
Buildings;
2.
Errors
and
Omissions
Insurance;
3 Ability to Provide
Experienced Staff.
Questions concerning
Request
for
Proposals or the
intended
projects
should be addressed
to:
Matthew C.
Wtreman, Director of
Finance/Treasurer/
CIO
Floyd County
Schools
106 North Front
Avenue
Prestonsburg, KY
41653
Email. mwireman
• @floyd.k12.ky us
Phone:
606-886-2354
The Floyd County
Board of Education
will
receive
Proposals from qualif
i
e
d
Architect/Engineer
firms for design services.
The intended projects are:
( 1) Prestonsburg
Elementary I Clark
Elementary
Consolidation
(2) Betsy Layne
Elementary Addition
Interested and qualified
firms
can
recieve a copy of the
official Request for
Proposals (RFP) in
one of the following
manners;
• Submitting a onepage letter of interest
to;
Matthew C.
Wireman, Director of COMMONWEALTH
OF KENTUCKY
Finance/Treasurer/
CIO
FLOYD CIRCUIT
Floyd County
COURT
Schools
DIVISION NO. II
106 North Front
C.A. NO. 02-CIAvenue
1267
Prestonsburg, KY
KENTUCKY
41653
FINANCE CO.,
the Pleadings and
Order of Sale of the
Floyd Circuit Court,
entered on the 21st
day of July, 2003, in
the Floyd Circuit
Court, in the above
styled action, in the
principal
sum
of
$52 653.83, together
w1th interest, costs
and fees, I shall proceed to offer for sale
at the Old Floyd
County Courthouse
Door,
South
CentraiAvenue,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky, (behind the
new Floyd County
Justice Center) to the
highest bidder, at
public auction, on
Thursday, the 28th
day of August, 2003.
at the hour of 9:30
a.m., the following
described real estate,
located in
Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
and more particularly
described as follows:
The
following
described real property, located and lying
in what is referred to
as Tram Bottom
Floyd
County.
Kentucky, and more
particularly bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning
at
Andrew Hatfield line
at the road; thence
105 feet as the road
runs thence South
across the bottom
110 feet to a drain;
thence running with
the drain 105 feet to
Andrew Hatfield line;
thence with Andrew
Hatfield line 11 0 feet
back to point of beginning, and beginning
at the east corner of
property conveyed to
Dannie Blevins and
Debbie Blevins, Deed
Book 229, Page 181,
and running alongside said property in a
northerly direction for
131 feet to the public
street and thence running alongside the
adjacent street for 20
feet and thence running alongside the
remaining property
which was conveyed
to Clyde Blevins in
Deed Book 246, Page
364. and thence running alongside adjacent property owned
by Floyd Blevins for
20 feet to the beginning point. This property is a part of the
parcel of property
conveyed to Clyde
Blevins and recorded
in Deed Book 246,
Page 364.
INC.
• Submitting a one(A DIVISION OF
page letter of interest
via e-mail to:
CITIFINANCIAL
mwi reman @floyd. k SERVICES, INC.)
12.ky.us
PLAINTIFF
• Downloading the
vs.
Request for proposal
FREDIA MEADE,
via the internet at:
ETAL.
http://www. floyd. k 1
DEFENDANTS
2. ky.uslfinancebidnoBeing the same
tice.html
NOTICE OF
property conveyed to
The Floyd County
Fredia
Board of Education COMMISSIONER'S Defendant,
Meade,
and
Robert
will not retain the serSALE
Meade, her husband,
vices
of
a
Construction
BY VIRTUE OF In for their joint lives with
Manager for either of Rem Judgment on remamder in fee s1m-
20, 2003 • 87
pie to the survivor of
them, by Deed dated
May 10, 1999, and
recorded in Deed
Book 433, page 457,
m the Office of the
Clerk of the County
Court
of
Floyd
County,
Kentucky.
The sa1d Mr. Meade is
deceased.
TERMS OF SALE:
(a) At the time of
sale, the successful
bidder, if the other
than the Pla1nt1ff, shall
either pay cash or
10% of purchase
price, with the bal
ance on credit for
sixty (60) days.
(b) The property
shall be sold subject
to any easements
and restnctions of
record in the Floyd
County Clerk's Office,
and such right of
redemption as may
exist in favor of the
United States of
America and/or the
record owners thereof.
(c) The purchaser
shall be required to
assume and pay all
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, real property taxes for the year
2003, and all subsequent years which are
not yet due and
payable. Any and all
delinquent
Floyd
County,
Kentucky,
real estate taxes, will
be paid from the sale
proceeds.
(d) In the event the
Plaintiff is the purchaser of the above
described property for
an amount equal to,
or less than, its first
lien, 1t shall take a
credit against said
lien for the amount of
the bid, and no bond
shall be required of
the Plaintiff, and it
shall only be obligated to pay court costs,
the fees and costs of
the
Master
Commissioner and
any real estate taxes
assessed against the
real estate
Any
announeements made on date
of sale take precedence over printed
matter
contained
herein.
PLAINTIFF'S
COUNSEL:
Hon. Michael R.
Gosnell
160 Legal Arts
Building
Louisville, Kentucky
40202
WILLIAMS.
KENDRICK
Master
Commissioner
P. 0. Box 268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
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COMMONWEALTH
OF KENTUCKY
FLOYD CIRCUIT
COURT
DIVISION NO. 11
C.A. NO. 02-CI-709
CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION
PLAINTIFF
VS.
STEVE C. SPRIGGS
CAROLS. COOK
UNKNOWN
DEFENDANT,
OCCUPANT
APPALACHIAN
REGIONAL
HEALTH CARE,
INC., DBA
MCDOWELL ARH
DEFENDANTS
NOTICE OF
COMMISSIONER'S SALE
BY VIRTUE OF
Judgment and Order
of Sale of the Floyd
Circuit Court entered
on the 23rd day of
May 2003, in the
Floyd CircUit Court, in
the above styled
action, in the principal
sum of $48,717.26,
together with interest,
costs and fees, I shall
proceed to offer for
sale at the Old Floyd
County Courthouse
Door, South Central
Avenue,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky, (behind the
new Floyd County
Just1ce Center) to the
h1ghest b1dder, at pubauction,
on
lic
Thursday the 28th
day of August, 2003,
at the hour of 9:00
a.m., the following
descnbed real estate,
located
at
1352
Frasures
Creek,
McDowell, in Floyd
County, Kentucky, and
more
particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at the
center of the creek at
Richard Stumbo's line;
thence w1th Frasures
Creek up 150 feet·
thence across County
Road to a dug well,
wh1ch IS not included
th1s
property;
in
thence to a poplar tree
near the foot of hill;
thence from poplar
tree up the hill to the
center of the po1nt to
Milton Ramsey's line:
thence with Ramsey's
hne
to
Richard
Stumbo's line; thence
down the hill w1th the
Stumbo line to the
center of the creek at
the beginning.
There is excluded
from the above tract
that portion that was
conveyed Mitchell and
Short
by
Bertha
Chester Mullins and
Brenda Mullins on
May 11. 1983, as
recorded m Deed
Book 275, Page 383
m the sa1d off1ce,
descnbed as follows:
Beg1nnmg
at
a
gatepost near the
edge of Frasures's
Crrek Road running
approximately
201
feet to a telephone
pole at the base of the
hill; thence straight up
the hill to the Milton
Ramsey's line, thence
69 feet along the right
to the Mitchell Short
l1ne; thence back
down the hill with the
Mitchell Short hne 1n a
straight line to the middle of Frasures s
Creek; thence runmng
down
the
creek
approximately 54 feet;
thence turnmg back
across the road to the
gate post, the point of
beginmng
Being the same
property conveyed to
Steve C. Spnggs, single and Carol S Cook,
single, from John K.
Ward and Vicki H.
Ward, his wife, by
deed dated June 4,
1999, of record 1n
Deed Book 434, Page
429, in the off1ce of the
Floyd County Clerk.
TERMS OF SALE:
(a) At the time of
sale the successful
bidder, 1f the other
than the Plamtiff. shall
either pay cash or
$5 000 00 of purchase
pnce wrth the balance
20, 2003
on credit for thirty (30)
days.
(b) The property
shall be sold subject to
any easements and
restnctions of record in
the Floyd County
Clerk's Off1ce, and
such right of redempt1on as may exist in
favor of the United
States of America
and/or the record owners thereof.
(c) The purchaser
shall be required to
assume and pay all
Floyd
County,
Kentucky, real property taxes for the year
2003, and all subsequent years which are
not yet due and
payable. Any and all
delinquent
Floyd
County, Kentucky, real
estate taxes will be
paid from the sale proceeds.
(d) In the event the
Plaintiff is the purchaser of the above
described property. for
an amount equal to, or
less than, its first lien,
1t shall take a credit
against said lien for
the amount of the bid,
and no bond shall be
required
of
the
Plaintiff, and it shall
only be obligated to
pay court costs, the
fees and costs of the
Master Commissioner,
and any real estate
taxes
assessed
against
the
real
estate.
Any announcements
made on date of sale
take precedence over
printed matter contamed herein.
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
running a perpendicu·
lar to that line for a distance of 100 feet in a
southwesterly direction to a stake thence
running 100 feet in a
northeasterly direction, by or near an
marked on a rock to
the point of the beginning. Including all
rights included in the
deed to the grantor.
Being the same
property
conveyed
from Leonard Music,
Jr. and Mary R. Music,
his wife, to Estill
Jarvis, Jr. and Ella
Jarvis, his wife, dated
March 15, 2000, of
record in Deed Book
445, Page 227, Floyd
County Clerk's Office.
*There is a 1979
Brya Model 24x60
Mobile permanently
affixed to subject property and is to be sold
as part of the subject
property.
TERMS OF SALE:
(a) At the time of
sale, the successful
bidder, if the other
than the Plaintiff, shall
either pay cash or
$5,000.00 of purchase
price, with the balance
on credit for thirty (30)
days.
(b) The property
shall be sold subject to
any easements and
restrictions of record in
the Floyd County
Clerk's Office, and
such right of redemption as may exist in
favor of the United
States of America,
and/or the record owners thereof.
(c) The purchaser
shall be required to
assume and pay all
PLAINTIFF'S
County,
COUNSEL:
Floyd
Kentucky, real properHon. David E
Johnson
ty taxes for the year
Lerner, Sampson & 2003, and all subseRothfuss
quent years which are
not yet due and
P.O. Box 5480
payable. Any and all
Cincmnati, Ohio
delinquent
Floyd
45201-5480
County, Kentucky, real
estate taxes will be
WILLIAMS.
paid from the sale proKENDRICK
Master
ceeds.
Commissioner
(d) In the event the
Plaintiff is the purchasP. 0. Box268
er of the above
Prestonsburg,
described property for
Kentucky 41653
an amount equal to, or
(606) 886-2812
less than. its first lien,
it shall take a credit
COMMONagainst said lien for
WEALTH OF KEN- the amount of the bid,
and no bond shall be
TUCKY
of
the
required
FLOYD CIRCUIT
Plaintiff,
and
it
shall
COURT
only be obligated to
DIVISION NO. II
pay court costs, the
C.A. NO. 02-CIfees and costs of the
1198
Master Commissioner,
ALTEGRA CREDIT and any real estate
COMPANY
taxes
assessed
against
the
real
PLAINTIFF
estate.
vs.
Any announcements
ESTILL JARVIS
made
on date of sale
ELLA JARVIS
take precedence over
UNKNOWN
printed matter conDEFENDANT,
tained herein.
OCCUPANT
DEFENDANTS
PLAINTIFF'S
NOTICE OF
COUNSEL:
Hon. Jeremy M. '
COMMISSIONRettig
ER'SSALE
Lerner, Sampson &
Rothfuss
BY VIRTUE OF
P.O. Box 5480
Judgment and Order
Cincinnati, Ohio
of Sale of the Floyd
45201-5480
Circuit Court, entered
on the 16th day of
June, 2003, in the
Floyd Circuit Court, in
the above styled
action, in the principal
sum of $44,824.87,
together with interest,
costs and fees, I shall
proceed to offer for
sale at the Old Floyd
County Courthouse
Door, South Central
Avenue,
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky, (behind the
new Floyd County
Justice Center) to the
highest bidder, at public
auction,
on
Thursday, the 28th
day of August, 2003,
at the hour of 9:15
a.m., the following
described real estate
located at 319 Hopson
Street, Auxier, in Floyd
County, Kentucky, and
particularly
more
described as follows
Beginning at a point
which joins the southeast corner of Lot #6
of Samuel T. Hopson,
and from that point
runn1ng along with the
Samuel T. Hopson line
N 82' 51" W a distance
of 106.44 feet. thence
·x·
WILLIAMS.
KENDRICK
Master
Commissioner
P. 0. Box 268
Prestonsburg,
Kentucky 41653
(606) 886-2812
NOT
RESPONSIBLE
I, Stefan Jervis, am
not responsible for
any debts incurred by
anyone other than
myself
as
of
07/18/2003.
Stefan Jervis
At. 194
Endicott, KY 41626
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INFORMATION
ABOUT YOUR
DRINKING WATER
Southern Water &
Sewer District has levels of Total Organic
Carbons (TOC) above
Drinking
Water
Standards
Southern Water &
Sewer District recently
violated a drinking
water
standard.
Although this is not an
emergency, as our
customers. you have
a right to know what
happened, what you
should do, and what
we are doing to correct this situation. We
routinely monitor for
the presence of drinking water contaminants. Testing results
we received for the
period from July 2002June 2003, indicated
that we failed to meet
the treatment technique ratio for TOC.
The treatment technique ratio for TOC is
1.00. We had a ratio
of .94 for July 20022003.
WHAT SHOULD I
DO? You do NOT
need to use an alternative water supply
(ie: bottled water).
However, if you have
specific health concerns, consult your
doctor.
WHAT DOES THIS
MEAN? This is NOT
an immediate risk. If it
had been, you would
have been notified
immediately.
TOC
has no health effects.
However, TOC provides a medium for the
formation of disinfection
byproducts.
These
byproducts
include
trihalomethanes
and
haloacetic
acids.
Drinking water containing these byproducts in excess of thr
MCL may lead to
adverse health effects,
liver or kidney problems, or nervous system effects, and may
lead to an increased
risk of getting cancer.
WHAT
HAPPENED? WHAT IS
BEING
DONE?
Removal of TOG's is
part of the water treatment process. We are
required to meet a certain ratio for removal
of TOG's. We are
working
with
the
Division of Water
through
its
Comprehensive
Technical Assistance
Program (CTAP) in
the context of treatment methods at the
Allen Plant. We anticipate resolving this
problem within the
next several calendar
quarters.
31, 2003, at 2:00p.m.,
at City Hall in Martin.
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NOTICE OF
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Pursuant to
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In accordance with
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hereby given that
Adams
Diversified
Corporation, P.O Box
2320,
Pikeville,
Kentucky 41501, has
applied for renewal of
a permit for a coal
loader, crusher, washer, refuse disposal,
coal processing facility, affecting 48 72
acres, located 0.4 mile
southeast of Allen, in
Aoyd County.
The proposed facility
is approximately 2.5
miles southeast from
US 23's junction with
KY Route 80, and
located 0.1 mile south
of Levisa Fork of the
Big Sandy River.
The proposed facility
is located on the
Harold U.S.G.S. 7 1/2
minute
quadrangle
map.
The surface
area is owned by
Adams Real Estate,
L.P., Cecil Webb and
James Webb.
The application has
been filed for public
inspection at the
for
Department
Surface
Mining
Reclamation
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regional Office, 3140
South Lake Drive,
Suite 6, Prestonsburg,
Kentucky
41653.
Written comments,
objections or requests
for a permit conference, must be filed
with the Director,
Division of Permits, #2
Hudson Hollow, U.S.
127 South, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601
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SECTION
FLOYD COUNTY
Features Editor
Kathy Prater
Phone· (606} 886-.'3506
Fax. (606) 886-3603
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POISON OAK
About polls
and preachers
I have no old attendance records on
file to prove it, but I 'II bet that back in
1950, when I attended Sunday morning
worship services at the Thealka Free
Will Baptist Church, 75 or 80 percent of
the time the doors were opened. About
the only thing that could have kept me
f /from going to church was some sort of
communicable disease or extremely bad
weather.
Sometime during
my growing-up
years, I did indeed
have the measles,
mumps and chicken
. pox. but at the same
time, I can also
remember going to
church when we'd
have to walk the
Clyde Pack
main road out of Silk
Stocking Row to the
railroad tracks, then walk the tracks up
to the church, because the snow was so
deep (or it was so slick) that we couldn't
take the short cut around behind Foster
Burton's, Don Fraley's and Edgar
Preston's houses.
What got me to thinking about aU this
was an article I read in the paper about
some poll being taken that indicated that
church attendance is down to an all-time
low in some parts of the country. All the
obvious and expected reasons were listed, but few of them would likely have
applied to the society which existed in
Appalachia those days.
First off. I' II admit that my church
going had little to do with my feeling of
righteousness, or any thing like that.
' While I'm sure it didn't hurt me any to
be part of the congregation and be
exposed to sermons that could make you
feel the fire and smell the brimstone, my
being there had more to do with entertainment than salvation. Sort of like, go
to the show on Saturday, church on
Sunday morning.
But I especially enjoyed the songs of
•>
photo by Kattly J. Prater
Early arrivals to the newly opened Wee Care Early Childhood Education Center quickly became engrossed in learning a few fun facts about science in the center's Living Science Center Monday morning.
Wee ~are Learning
~enter epens deers
te first students
by KATHY J. PRATER
fEATURES EDITOR
(See OAK, page three)
photo by Kathy J. Prater
KIM'S KORNER
'Strength
and Wisdom
Tonya Miller, language development instructor for the
center, introduces a child to a few of the marvels contained in the center's enviromental studies area.
Among them, a raccoon, butterflies, ocean shells, and
a live African aquatic frog that dines on swimming fish.
Lord, give me the strength and wisdom to convey the true meaning of these
words in this week's column and to those
who read it the ability to understand it.
This may very well be a first time for
that little prayer request at the beginning
of one of my column's, but believe me,
(• it's by far "not" the first time I've
prayed for God's guidance when writing
one of them.
Last week was
one horrendous week
for some of us
employed here and in
more ways than one.
We had so much
going on - if any of
you could have been
a fly on the wall to
bear witness to these
inner goings-on you
would have been as
Kim Frasure
flabbergasted and
• exhausted as some of us were once it all
came to an end.
Patty Wilson, our circulation manager, experienced one of life's most horrendous tragedies through the death of
her husband, Bobby, this past week. For
those of us here at the Times, we lost a
fellow co-worker, one of the most
humorous, fun-loving individuals I have
ever had the opportunity to meet.
Only Bobby could hold on to a
cooked lobster he turned into a pet
named Oscar for three weeks, before the
stench finally made it unbearable to
endure any longer.
Only Bobby could dress-up as
"Dolly" for Halloween and think he
•
(.See KORNER, page six)
The day began early at the newly constructed Wee Care Early Childhood
Education Center on its first official day of
opening. Welcoming their young charges to
a future full of exciting learning opportunities were Cindy Hitchcock, director, and an
eager staff of young teachers ready to introduce themselves to their new students.
"B.F. Skinner once said that education is
what survives when what has been learned
has been forgotten," said Hitchcock. "It is
our hope that through Christ, the teaching
style, backgrounds and personal experiences
of our staff will form a lasting bond with
each child here.··
Those bonds were well on their way to
being fom1ed as the doors to the new center
were opened Monday morning. As center
instructors guided children through the various activity centers, a relaxed and calming
learning environment began to slowly take
shape as each child became engrossed in
their choice of activities and comfortable in
their new surroundings.
"I believe that learning should be both
joyful and stress-free for children," said
Tonya Miller, language development teacher
for the center, ''I feel blessed to have the
opportunity to help children discover the joy
in their first steps toward reading and writing skills in an atmosphere that aJJows each
(See WEE, page six)
photo by Kathy J.
Prater
photo by Kathy J. Prater
The looks on their faces say It all for the children who
gravitated to the center's dramatic arts "Imagination
Station" play and learning area.
The newly
constructed
early childhood learning
center is a
feast for
developing
minds as
children are
introduced to
a world
replete with
color and fascinating
activities.
CRITTER CORNER
Critter Corner: Tips and Tricks
"Reoakie." Reoakie is the beloved pet of Cindy Ramey,
valued member of the Times' composing tea m. Cindy
and her husband, Jeff, live with the furry little cutie at
Hager Hill.
Veterinarians have lots of
little "tricks of the trade"' that
we usc to help us manage our
patients. This time I thought
I'd pass along some of the
things I've learned (or invented myself, out of desperation)
that may be useful to the pet
owner.
Cats make for particularly
difficu1 patients. A treatment
that takes less than a minute in
a cooperative dog is apt to
require ten in the average cat
l \\Orked for several years
for Dr. Maury Reeves in
Le:--:ington, who had a special
interest in cats and was very
skilled in their handling. Her
rule was always "either
restrain a cat completely. or
don't restrain it at all". She
felt that most c:ats are fighting
the restraint as much or more
than the treatment, so we
always tried minimal restric-
tion of movement first.
Giving liquid medication to
cats can often be accomplished b; grasping the scmff
of the eat's neck. tipping his
head back slightly, and placing the dropper in the comer
of the mouth. It is not necessary to open the mouth. lf the
cat is fighting this. our next
mo-.e is to lift the cat just a
(See CRITTER, page three)
�C2 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
20, 2003
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
YOUTH SERVICES
CENTER
• The AMS Youth Services
Center is open all year to assist
students and families in need.
Please drop by or call the center
at 886-9812 for more information or to request assistance with
a family need. Center is open
from 8 a.m. · 4 p.m. Center
coordinator. Michelle Keathley.
Assistant coordinator, Sheila
Allen. Center offers services to
students regardless of income.
ALLEN CENTRAL MIDDLE
SCHOOL
• Aug. 25 • Bridges Parent
Workshop - ''Homework Tips,"
2:00 p.m.. in ACMS Youth
Service Center.
• ACMS Youth Service
Center distributes school activity calendars on the first school
day of each month to all students.
Parents should be
advised to watch for these infor-
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
mative materials as a means to
staying informed on school happenings.
• The ACMS Youth Service
Center is open each day from
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., or later
by appointment.
For more
information about the center or
any listed activities. call
LaDonna Patton. coordinator. or
Marilyn Bailey, assistant, 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
• The Family Resource
Youth Service Center provides
services and referral services to
located in the Clark Elementary
School building and can be
reached by calling 886-0815.
all families regardless of
income. The center is located in
the middle building of the Betsy
Layne Elementary School.
Office hours are Mon. - Fri., 8
a.m. until 3 p.m.
• Open enrollment for After
School Child Care is available
through the Family Resource
Center. Service hours are 3 p.m.
to 6 p.m.
• Contact the center at 4785550. Contact persons are Brian
Akers and Charlotte Rogers.
DUFF ELEMENTARY
• Floyd County Health
Dept. is at the school each
Tuesday. Services include 6th
grade school entry physical;
kindergarten, Head Start and
Well-Child physicals; T.B. skin
test; and WJC services. Please
call for appointment if you are
in need of any of these services.
CLARK ELEMENTARY
• A nurse from the Floyd
County Health Dept. is in the
center weekly. Please call to
schedule an appointment. Also
scheduling appointments for
WIC services. These services
are available to anyone in the
community.
• The Clark Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of income. We are
MCDOWELL
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• Floyd County Health
Department Nurse Joy Moore,
is at the center each Monday to
administer immunizations, T.B.
skin tests, well-child exams,
WJC, prenatal and post-partum
services, and school physicals.
Call 377-2678 for an appointment.
• The McDowell FRC, in
collaboration with many other
area organizations, will sponsor
several summer activities.
Among them:
PRESTONSBURG
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• MCCC services available
at the center. Call for addition·
al information.
• Center is open weekdays
8 a.m.-4 p.m.
• After School Child Care,
3-6 p.m., school days.
• Call 886-7088 for additional information regarding the
Prestonsburg
Elementary
Family Resource ·Center or its
programs.
SOUTH FLOYD YOUTH
SERVICES CENTER
• Walking track open to
public (except during special
event).
• Anyone interested in
Adult Ed may contact the center
for information.
• All new students and visitors, stop by the Center, located
on the South Floyd campus,
Room 232, and see Mable Hall.
• The center is located on
the South Floyd campus in
room 232. For more information call 452-9600 or 9607 and
ask for Mable Hall, ext. 243, or
Keith Smallwood, ext. 242, or
Donna Johnson, ext. 153.
STUMBO
ELEMENTARY/MUD
CREEK FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• Resource Center hours are~
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents
and community members are
welcome to visit. For questions. call 587-2233 - ask for
Tristan
Parsons,
Center
Coordinator, or Anita Tackett,
Assistant.
(See SCHOOL, page three)
...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
(Items taken from
The Floyd County
Times,
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and
60 years ago.)
Ten Years Ago
(August 25 and August 27,
1993)
It appears that persistence has paid off
for a group trying to bring harness racing
to Floyd County with Tuesday's comments from a member of the state's racing commission that 1994 racing dates
will be recommended for a Floyd County
racetrack. Johnny Jones, vice chairman
of the racing commission, and chairman
of the dates committee, said after
Tuesday's committee meeting, it appears
that live harness racing is on its way to
Floyd County... The state's Office of
Education Accountability has released
the results of a probe concerning allegations of mismanagement in the Floyd
County Head Start program to Floyd
Superintendent Steve Towler. Towler
said that several allegations in the report
were unsubstantiated. Towler did say that
he would discuss the report with former
assistant superintendent Pete Grigsby Jr.,
who supervised the federally-funded program for the local school system. "Mr.
Grigsby was interviewed very thoroughly, and I think anytime something happens in a program it lends itself to some
questions of the supervision," Towler
said ... Floyd County School Board members voted, Thursday, to proceed with
plans to build an athletic track facility at
Allen Central High School, and fire the
project architect for apparently dragging
his feet on the plans. Board member
Hattie Owens moved to fire architect
Randy Burchett, because he has repeatedly failed to meet two-week deadlines
he imposed on himself to present drawings of the track facility... An open house
will be held, Saturday, August 28, for a
new office building at the Mud Creek
Clinic. The new office complex adds one
of the area's most needed services-a
dental office, said Eula Hall, founder of
the Mud Creek Clinic. Bryan Griffith,
formerly of Allen, will be the dentist on
staff, Hall said ... Anyone who has ever
flown in a small aircraft is familiar with
standard landing procedures. The pilot
will radio the airport for a weather report,
wind direction, traffic conditions, deer
check. If you're flying into the Big Sandy
Regional Airport, a deer check is a
must. ..Tuesday afternoon Floyd County
Deputy Sheriff Fred Mynhier, watched as
his mother and sister were involved in a
serious traffic accident at the mouth of
Cracker Bottom at Martin. Mynhier was
following his sister, Vickie Chaffin, 44,
and his mother, Marie Mynhier, 65, out
of Cracker Bottom when Chaffin's vehicle pulled into the path of a Heilig-Myers
truck on Route 80 ... Despite claims to the
contrary, meetings of the newly-formed
Floyd County Public Properties
Corporation, held Friday, Aug. 20, and
Monday, Aug. 23, appear to have been in
violation of state open meeting laws. At
the center of contention is a dispute over
whether the meetings of the property corporation were special-called sessions,
owes $288,989.78 in unpaid registration
fees and penalties, and owes $116,398.31
in delinquent taxes ... Clerks' strike ends
after the fiscal court gives them a possible yes on pay raises ...There died: James
C. West, 63, of Hueysville, last
Wednesday, at his home; Harve Slone,
66, of Melvin, Tuesday, at McDowell
Appalachian Regional Medical Center;
Tilda Ray, 81, of Teaberry, last
Wednesday, at her home; Matt Johner,
63, of Goble-Roberts, on arrival at
Highlands Regional Medical Center,
Friday.
subject to strict guidelines. or regular
meetings
open
to
general
discussions... An organizational meeting
for parents of special needs children, who
attend the Floyd County system, will be
held Tuesday, August 31, at 7 p.m., in the
conference room of the Floyd County
Courthouse Annex. Delores Dingus, a
parent of a special needs child, who is
organizing the meeting, is asking parents
who are having problems getting help for
their
children
to
attend
the
meeting... Floyd County Circuit Court
Judge John David Caudill will hold an
open house at the new courtroom facility,
Monday, August 30, from 10 a.m., until
noon. The new courtroom facilities are
located in the old Komer Drug Store
building in downtown Prestonsburg.. .lt's
final exam time for the Floyd County
Board of Education, and its superintendent, with a comprehensive report due
September 15, to state school officials
outlining improvements made in the district since a scathing state report on the
district was released last summer. Earlier
this year, education commiSSioner
Thomas Boysen warned that the Floyd
County system could face a state
takeover, if adequate improvements were
September
not
documented
by
1993 ... There died: Alesha Ann Hunter,
13, of Honaker, Thursday, at the CabellHuntington Hospital, Huntington, West
Virginia, from injuries sustained in an
automobile accident; Anthony "Shawn"
Prater, 22, of Hueysville, Thursday, at
Langley; Roberta Grim Daniels, 73, of
West Prestonsburg, Thursday, at the
Highlands Regional Medical Center;
Bobby Walters, 44, of Drift, Thursday, at
Highlands Regional Medical Center;
Ruby Lean Conn, 68, of Dana, Monday,
at Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington;
Lillie Mae Hall, 87, of Beaver, Thursday,
at the McDowell Appalchian Regional
Medical Center; Oral Clyde Salyer, 74, of
Hi Hat, Saturday, at Pikeville Methodist
Hospital; America Setser Crider, 84, of
Endicott, Friday, at Highlands Regional
Medical Center; Paul Francis May, 59, of
Martin, Saturday, at Our Lady of the Way
Hospital; Aubrey Hicks, 71, of Langley,
Thursday, at the Veterans Hospital,
Lexington; Susan Crum Garrett, 82, of
Prestonsburg, Thursday, at Highlands
Regional Medical Center; Stephen
Garland Johnson, 22, of Prestonsburg,
Wednesday, at the University of
Kentucky Medical Center; Hazel Gibson
Morgan, 86, of Lackey, Wednesday, at
Highlands Regional Medical Center.
Bids on franchises for cable television
service in several areas of this county
were received last Wednesday, by the
Floyd Fiscal Court, but were not opened
at that time, and in all probability will not
be opened until a hearing is held on a
complaint by the Akers Cable System
Inc., of Martin, asking the Floyd Circuit
Court restrain the fiscal court from selling and issuing franchises ...Three persons have been arrested on liquor charges
over the past week and two on "pot"
counts ...Miss Sharon O'Quinn, 18-yearold daughter of Mrs. Lacy O'Quinn, of
Garrett, was crowned Miss Floyd County
of 1974, Saturday night, at the state park
amphitheatre... A clothing manufacturer's
locaton of a plant here, depends upon the
so-called KAI building at West
Prestonsburg becoming available,
through sub-lease from Irving Industries,
it was said here, this week... Born: to Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Ousley, of Drift, a
daughter, Aug. 18; to Mr. and Mrs.
William J. Powers, a son, James Scott,
Aug. 11; to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D.
Montgomery, of Winchester, formerly of
Prestonsburg, a daughter, Lisa Dawn,
June 28 ... There died: Mrs. Rhoda
Victoria Allen, 77, of Eastern, Sunday, at
Our Lady of the Way Hospital, Martin;
Emery Kiser, 79, of Teaberry, Saturday,
at Pikeville; Dillard D. Kilgore, 60,
Saturday, at his home at Hippo; Mrs.
Fannie Hamilton, 66, of East McDowell,
last Monday, at Martin; Elmer (Bud)
Carroll, 70, of Martin, Friday, at Our
Lady of the Way Hospital; Joe Bates, 52,
of Martin, Saturday, at Our Lady of the
Way Hospital; Emmit B. Vance, 65, of
Dema, Wednesday, here; Roland T.
Allen, 85, of Prestonsburg, last Friday, at
Highlands Regional Medical Center.
Twentv Years Ago
Fonv Years Ago
(August 31, 1983)
(August 29, 1963)
Charles Martin, 39, accused slayer of
Walter and Reginald Lazar, Estill brothers, has been transferred from McDowell
Appalachian Hospital to an undisclosed
hospital for treatment of an abdominal
bullet wound he sustained in the affray, in
which the brothers died... Two state agencies sue the estate of the latt County
Clerk C. Ollie Robinson claiming he
A moonshining outfit, described by
officers as one of the county's biggest
sources of untax-paid whiskey, was
destroyed by ABC Agent Claude A.
Flanery and federal officers, Friday
morning on the Raccoon Fork of Salt
Lick Creek ... Southern Bell's DataPhone, newest of electrocardiograph
transmission devices. is now in full 24-
Thinv Years Ago
(August 29, 1973)
hour operation at Prestonsburg General
Hospital. ..The eleventh post-war Floyd
County Fair will get underway, here,
Monday, at the grade school field ... Four
more liquor defendants were given trial,
Monday, in the Floyd Quarterly Court
and all were convicted. Again, the
whiskey cases were followed to theU.
conclusion
by
a
large
gathering... "Gunfight at the OK Corral"
was showing at a local theatre this
week... There died: Hatler Boyd, 59,
Monday, at his home at Dana; Ollie
Burgy, 61, Monday, at his home at Price;
Walker Hall, 70. native of Harold, and a
former deputy sheriff, Saturday, at his
home at Louisville; Charles Wesley
Hunt, 37, of Boldman, last Tuesday, after
a box of dynamite caps exploded in his
hands, on Hurricane Creek.
Fiftv Years IUD
'
(September 3, 1953)
The homefolks marched here, last
Saturday, in honor of Sgt. Raymond
Shepherd, the first Kentuckian to be
repatriated in the prisoner exchange at
Freedom Village, Korea. They marched
again, Sunday, to honor Cpl. Fred Obroff
on his return after 27 months a prisoner,
then on Monday afternoon, here, Cpl.
Charles Ray Boyd, the first Prestonsburgtl
prisoner of war, was likewise honored.
Floyd school people moved, this week,
toward an election fight by which they
hope to pile up a big vote for amendment
of Section 186 of the State Constitution,
and thus affect a minimum foundation
program... Otis Blankenship, 28, was
killed at Manton, by a rifle shot, Saturday
night...Robert Gordon Carr, 19, of
Knoxville, Tenn., Sunday, became the
seventh person to drown in Dewey
Lake ... Sixteen-year-old David Allen
scored a 98 in the National Casting
Tournament at Toledo, Ohio, Sunda~
afternoon, in the three-eighths-ounce
accuracy division. With his 96 in the
five-eights division. he tied for top overall score and won a place on the AllAmerican bait-casting team ...The Rev.
Ira McMillen Jr., successor to the Rev. L.
W. Benedict as pastor of Irene Cole
Memorial Baptist Church, arrived here
this week, from Lexington, and will
preach his first sermon from the local
pulpit next Sunday... The Methodist
Conference meeting last week, named
the Rev. Harold W. Dorsey, pastor of thea !
First Methodist Church here, to succeed
the Rev. G. M. Haggard ...The Rev. Joe
Combs. of Springfield, Missouri, has
been named pastor of the Church of God
at West Prestonsburg and Martin, succeeding the Rev. Vernon Wright...There
died: G.A. "Uncle George" May, 88, of
Langley, Thursday, at a Martin hospital;
Mrs. Josie Conley Dotson, 72. formerly
of this county, Friday. at Ivyton; John
Stratton. 77. Tuesday, at Banner; Palmer
Williams, 32. of McDowell. Sunday, at
Paintsville.
(See YESTERDAYS, page three)
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2003 • C3
It's a Girl!
Madison Kaley Copley was born on July 2,
2003, at Central Baptist Hospital, In Lexington,
to proud parents J. R. and Courtney Wells
Copley, of Georgetown. She weighed 8 lbs., 6
oz., and was 20" long. She Is the paternal
granddaughter of Margie Copley, of Beauty,
and the late Ronnie Copley. Her paternal
~ great-grandparents are Everett and Mable
4, Maynard, of Beauty. Her maternal grandparents are Steve and Martha Williams, of
Prestonsburg, and Greg and VIcki Wells, of
Inez. Maternal great-grandparents are Freeda
Wells, of Prestonsburg, and James and Velma
Shepherd, also of Prestonsburg. Her maternal
great-great grandmother Is Martha Shepherd,
of Prestonsburg.
Hamilton-Swiger
Kaleigh is two!
Kaleigh Faith Johnson, the daughter of Bobby
and Michelle Johnson, celebrated her second
birthday on July 15, 2003, with a swimming
party attended by many friends and family
members. Kalelgh Is the granddaughter of
Elbert and Linda Stratton, of Teaberry, and
Roble Johnson, of Galveston, and Lora
Johnson, of Harold. She has one brother, Tyler
Johnson.
Oak
• Continued from p1
Clyde Conley and the Tom's
Creek Quartet, as well as other
singing groups who'd visit us
from time to time. Another
memory of those days regards a
little-boy preacher. I refer to him
~
as that, because we was even
younger than me. I can't remember his name (I only saw him
once), or from whence he came.
Neither can I remember any specific thing he said, just that they
School
• Continued from p2
WESLEY CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
• Weekly Chapel Services,
each Wednesday morning, 10
a.m.
• For information on the
development of the new Wesley
Christian High School, please
contact Gary Frazier at 8748328.
t
W.D. OSBORNE
''RAINBOW JUNCTION"
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
• "Lost and Found" located
in the Center. Parents need to
pick up their children's items
within two weeks. Any items
not claimed within two weeks,
becomes the property of the
FRC.
• Rainbow Junction Family
Resource Center is located in
theW. D. Osborne Elementary
School. Hours of operation - 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday, or later by appointment. Call 452-4553 and ask
or
Karen.
for
C1ssy
Parents/community members
free to visit any time.
passed a hat and took up an
offering to help pay his travel
expenses. But he did sound
exactly like the older, old-time
Free Will preachers that I'd
heard all my life. As a matter of
fact, I remember thinking at the
time, that his boy did an excellent imitation of a real preacher.
I've often wondered if that was
really what he was.
But even though Dad was a
deacon, and would have insisted
that I fill a pew on a regular
basis anyway, going to church,
when I was a kid, was something to which I looked forward.
Even after sitting up until one
o'clock on Sunday morning to
watch wrestling from Dayton on
Bill Hampton's TV, more often
than not, within eight hours or
so, it was Sunday school and
Church for me.
It would be interesting to see
what polls would have said
about church attendance figures
back in those days.
Gall McClure, of London, together with Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth McClure, of Staffordsville, are
pleased to announce the engagement and
forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Amy
Nichole, to Shawn Nathan Allen, the son of
Erelene Collins, of Prestonsburg, and the late
James E. "Jim Ed" Allen. Amy Is a 1998 graduate of Prestonsburg ~llgh School. She
attended Prestonsburg Community College,
where she studied Business Administration.
Shawn Is a 1993 graduate of Prestonsburg
High School. He also attended Prestonsburg
Community College, where he studied Graphic
Design and Broadcast Journalism. Both Amy
and Shawn are now employed with Milllnlum,
In Paintsville. The couple will wed In a ceremony that will take place on Saturday, August
30, 2003, at three o'clock In the afternoon, at
Lancer Baptist Church. A reception will be
held immediately following the ceremony. A
shower was given for the bride and her groom
on July 19, at the Green Acres Community
Center by friends and family.
Rexal and Garnet Hamilton, of Teaberry, are
pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage
of their daughter, Lesll Lynette, to Aaron lee
Swiger, the son of Anthony and Fran Swiger, of
lvel. Both Lesll and Aaron are graduates of
Betsy Layne High School. Both also attended
Eastern Kentucky University. Lesll Is the granddaughter of Henry Hamilton, of Teaberry, and
the late Martha Hamilton, and the late· John D.
and Millie Hamilton, formerly of Teaberry. Aaron
is the grandson of Ruth Ellen Ratliff, of Lower
Johns Creek, and the late Hassell Ratliff, and the
late Herbert and Kitty Swiger, formerly of Betsy
Layne. The couple will wed In a ceremony that
will take place on Saturday, August 23, 2003, at
one o'clock in the afternoon, at the United
Christian Church, at HI Hat. The gracious custom of an open church wedding will be
observed. Following a honeymoon to
Tennessee, the couple will return to reside at
Teaberry.
Rowe-Dingus
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Rowe, of Dana,
together with Mr. and Mrs. Rick Dingus,
of Cynthiana, are pleased to announce
the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their children, Amanda Lynn
Rowe and Eric Paul Dingus. Ms. Rowe Is
a 1997 graduate of Betsy Layne High
School and a 2002 graduate of Morehead
State University, from which she holds a
bachelor's degree In Recreational
Administration and Health Promotions.
Mr. Dingus is a 1992 graduate of
Harrison County High School and a 2002
graduate of Morehead State University,
from which he holds a bachelor's degree
in Recreational Administration and
Coaching. The couple will wed In a ceremony that will take place on Saturday,
August 23, 2003, at half past five o'clock
in the afternoon, at the Betsy layne
Freewill Baptist Church. Pastor Tim
McClanahan will officiate. The gracious
custom of an open church wedding will
be observed.
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little by the scruff of the neck
and proceed with the medicine.
This can also work for giving
pills, although it is not usually as
easy. Ask your vet to show you
how to give a cat a pill, and if
you don't think this is going to
work in your situation, ask him
for a pill gun. This is a little
plastic contraption with a
plunger that lets you pop the pill
into the back of the throat while
keeping your fingers out of the
eat's mouth. They are cheap,
easy to clean, and can be worth
their weight in Band-Aids if
your cat hates pills.
I have covered the "jelly
roll" technique in previous
columns; this involves rolling
the cat up in a bath towel until
you have a little cat mummy or
"kitty burrito". With the claws
under control, you have only the
teeth to contend with. This
doesn't exactly make medicating easy, but it sure helps even
the odds. Even though we have
commercial nylon "cat sacks", a
big bath towel is still our
favorite restraint method for
most cats.
Sometimes the problem lies
Be
evan
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in getting the cat to the vet in the
first place. Every cat owner
should have a cat carrier. Even
the calmest cat can lose it when
confronted with a trip to the
·vet's office. The unfamiliar
sights smells and noises are
enough to panic any cat, especially one that is already feeling
bad. When shopping for a carrier, spring for one of the better
quality ones with the wire (not
plastic) door and latch mechanism. Check to be sure the bolts
holding the top and bottom
halves together are tight each
time you use the carrier.
Of course there will always
be circumstances where someone is caught needing to transport a cat and no carrier is available. A homemade cat carrier
can be constructed easily, as
long as it is strong, secure, ventilated and portable. Two clothes
baskets of the same size or two
milk crates work well. These
need to be laced together instead
of just tied here and there to
avoid gaps that might offer an
escape hatch. The average cat
makes Houdini look like a rank
amateur. Plastic clothes hampers
also make good carriers, as long
as the lid can be well secured. (I
am a great fan of duct tape.)
Medicating dogs is generally
easier than their feline counterparts. Liquids are given in the
corner of the mouth in the same
way, only I generally cup my
hand under the chin to steady the
head. Pills can be given by hand
or with a pill gun, but a big
advantage with dogs is that they
are more easily duped than cats.
Many dogs will swallow almost
anything if it is disguised as
food, and with some the disguise
can be pretty thin. (Now, I know
there are a lot of owners out
there whose dogs won't fall for
any of the standard tricks, but
maybe l can throw in a few new
ones.)
My German Shepherd, Fritz,
who is, admittedly, not the
canine version of Einstein,
would eat a pill out of your hand
if you made a big fuss out of it
and referred to it as a "treat".
Teresa, my assistant, lines all of
her dogs up every morning and
gives each of them a little squirt
of cheese-in-a-can. When somebody requires a pill, she just slips
it in the cheese. We have also
discovered "Combos®", which
are snacks consisting of a cracker or pretzel outside with a
cheese filling. These are great
things to hide small pills in.
They already have two different
textures, so dogs don't seem to
notice the presence of a pill so
much.
Then there is my special
"three wiener method" of dog
medication. Use three pieces of
anything the dog likes and is soft
enough to hide the pill inside.
The first piece has nothing inside
it, and this suckers the dog in.
Give him time to eat and swallow this one. The medicine is in
the second piece, and this 1s
quickly followed by the third
piece. Usually, the dog will gulp
down piece number two in order
to get to number three. With any
luck, he never notices anything
different about the second piece.
The last piece of advice that I
have room for here is to ask your
vet to show you how to safely
and properly restrain a dog and
how to apply an emergency
muzzle. If anyone has any other
tips or tricks you use at home to
help mt·dicatc your animal, let
me know. I'll try to share them
with other readers here, and
besides that, I need all the help I
can get!
As a reminder, my e-mail
address is carolbcac@tiusa.net.
Yesterdays
• Continued from p2
Sixtv Years Ago
(September 2, 1943)
The Floyd County Board of Education
has given rural school teachers a $1 0 pay
raise, plus an additional $5 "allowance,"
which will cover travel expenses. and
extra duties, such as janitor work, that
rural teahers are often required to do
themselves .. .Instead of taking a holiday
on Labor Day, approximately 60,000
miners in the Big Sandy and Hazard coal
fields have made it known that they are
willing to work Labor Day ''to help win
the war" ...The disappearance from the
Floyd Circuit Court Clerk's office,
August 22, of three election contest petitions, this week remained a mystery to
officials investigating the case ...The War
Department announced. last week, that
Pvt. Jesse Erskine, 23, of Glo, had been
killed in recent fighting in the southwest
Pacific ... Lieut. Burr P. Hereford Jr., formerly of Cliff, who had been missing
since June, when his Flying Fortress was
shot down over Europe, was reported,
last week, as a prisoner in a German
prison camp... Miss Frances Amburgey
began work, Wednesday, as Floyd
County's firsl home demonstration
agent. .. County police destroyed a fourbarrel copper moonshine still on the head
of Little Mud Creek, Monday
night...Born: to Pfc. and Mrs. James F.
Spurlock, of Prestonsburg. a son. James
Thomas Spurlock Jr., Augu5t 26, at the
Paintsville Hospital: to Mr. and Mrs.
John Pennington, of l.ancer, a daugh-
ter...There died: A. L. Turner, 54, at his
home on Turkey Creek, Thursday;
Ronald Lee Little, one year old, of Hi
Hat. Tuesday, at the Beaver Valley
Hospital, Martin.
I
seventv Years Auo
(September 1, 1933)
A 13-year-old Clear Creek boy who
had been a prisoner in a corn crib at the
hands of his parents for months, was
adJuged insane last Thursday, and was
taken to the Institute for the Feeble
Minded at Frankfort... George Leake, 39
years old, was fatally injured, Friday
evening, when his car collided with a
truck near his home on Little
Paint...Te]sie Akers, 22, died in the
Beaver Valley Hospital, Martin. Saturday
evening as the result of a knife wound in
his abdomen .. .Isadore Johnson, of
Melvin, ilL and on his way to see a physician, was killed late Tuesday, as he
walked, head down, too close to the railroad tracks and was struck by the Left
Beaver passenger train...J. M. Whitt Jr.,
I 0-year-old Garrett boy, died Tuesday
morning, in the Beaver Valley Hospital,
Martin, from the effects of a bullet
wound in his abdomen...Trapped beneath
a ton and a half of slate inside a country
"co.al bank," Isaac Sammons, 19, was
crushed to death near his home on
Arkansas Creek, Friday... Born: to Mr.
and Mrs. James Hyden, of Maytown, a
son. at the Beaver Valley Hospital...There
died: Mrs. Lizzie Justice Elkins, 55, at
her home on Town Branch, August 23 .
�C4 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2003
THe FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
DOCTORS OPPOSE
The medical staff at PIKEVILLE MET
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• Interfered witb patient care
• Affected
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• Distracted th~ . .
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• DevelOJ200 all . . am.bulanee service
• E-stablished new-~air and ambulance transport headquarters in the riverfill
• Started a new medical detoxification unit and an inpatient rena ilitatio11 unit
• Established the"IRikeville Heart Institute heade'djjt{l-:time by vvorld-renowned cardj~c surgeon Thpmas
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David M. Ratliff, M.D.
Anesthesia
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�WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
20, 2003 • C5
Community ·calendar
INION
Calendar items
will be printed as space
permits
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Editor's note: 7(, amwwtce
your community e\'ellf. you 11/lt}
hand-deliver your item to The
Floyd County Times office,
located at 263 S. Central
Avenue, Prestonsburg; or mail
to: The Floyd Cmmty Times,
P.O. Box 390, Prestmtshurg, KY
41653; or fax to 606-886-3603;
or email to: features@.flordcountytimes.com. lnformmion
will not be taken over the telephone. All items ~~ill be placed
on a first-come, firsr-:.·en·t>
basis as space permits.
• • • •
P'BURG HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF '93'REliNION
Prestonsburg High School
class of 1993 is plannng a I 0year class reunion on September
13, 1993. For details contact
Jamie Ward Minix at 886-6728
or
email
at
jwminix@hotmail.com.
FREE DENTAL CLINIC
The Mud Creek Dental
Clinic will offer FREE dental
screenings for Floyd County
students, ages 7-12. on Saturday,
August 23. from I 0 a.m. to I
p.m. and Thursday, August 28.
from 4:30-7:30 p.m. The clinic
is located behind Mud Creek
Clinic. at Grethel.
CONN FAMILY REUNION
The descendents of Wilburn
and Tennessee Conn will host a
family reunion that will be held
on Saturday, August 30, at 12
p.m., at the Martin Masonic
Lodge. All famil) and friends
are welcome. Please bring a
covered dish to share. For more
info., contact Rose Stephens at
874-2714, or Lora Risner at
285-9621.
CHILDERS FAMILY
REUNION
sr
The ChilderS (Chilfue.
Family Reunion will be held on
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Saturday, September 6, at
Dewey Dam, Picnic Hollow
Shelter #3. Registmtion will
beg111 at II a.m. A pot-luck
lunch will be served at noon.
Please hring a covered dish and
a cooler of soft drinks.
Tahlcware and napkins will be
provided. Those who wish may
bring a gift-wrapped item for
auction. Also, bring old family
photos, etc. For more info., call
Naomi Cox at (740) 387-5815.
or Shelba Childers at (740) 74729R5.
tact Todd Goodman at 8749566.
.JOHNSON FAMILY
REUNION
The uescendants of Milford
and ~linnie Johnson will hold
their 4th annual family reunion
on Sunday, August 24. at the
Jenny Wiley D<rm, SheltL-r //2. at
2:00 p.m. All fricndo.; and farmly cordially invited to attend.
PARSONS FA:vtfi-Y
RELTNION
NIMULE THIMBLE AR1
CLASS
The Nimble Thimble Quilt
Guild will host a le-;son on
hand-dye1ng
fabric
on
Wednesday. September 3. at
I 0:00 a.m. Reg1ster by August
20 by calling Alice Rowe at
886·2<l04.
The Parsons family reurucn
for the descendants of Isaac and
Louisa Parsons ''ill be held on
August 31. at the 1-;aac Par;ons
Cemetef), located on Paro;on!.
Branch. just off Rte. 979 m
Floyd County. from II t~.m. -5
p.m. Bring a covered d1sh to be
c;erved at 1 p.m. Call c.J.
Parsons at 861-426 7'i85 for
more information.
()JABETES AWA RENESS
GROUP
To meet August 26, at
McDowell ARH. 2nd tloor
Extended Care Unit Conference
Room, from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Topic: "Nutrition for All.'' Judy
Combs, RD. presenter. Door
prizes to be given away. .Vtore
info.. contact Theresa Scott.
county extension agent. at 8862668.
.JONES FAMILY REUNION
Descendants of Charlie and
Ltnda Jones will hold a famrl)
reunion on Saturday, September
6. at Picnic Hollow (top of
Jenny Wiley Dam) shelter 4.
Meet at II a.m., lunch I p.m.
Bring a covered dish, own
drinks. auct1on item, and pic~
tures to share.
AUXIER LIFETIME
DWALE HOMECOMING
LEARl'iiNG CTR.
Fall classes in computers.
sewing, and others will begin
the week of September 8 For
more info.• call 886-0709
2003
Friday night. August 29.
Social Event with entertainment. Saturday, August 30.
Homecoming begins at 10:00
a.m. and lasts all day long.
Please bring a covered dish or
soft drinks to share. All former
and present residents of Dwale
arc invited to bring along their
families for a day of food. fun
and frollicking!
HUl'iTER FAMILY
REUNIO~
Will take place on Saturday,
August 30. at the Martin Senior
Citizens Bu1lding. from I0:00
a.m. until 4 p.m. For more
information, call: Charles and
Cassie Justice at 886-8737.
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rootball will be held on
Saturday, August 23. at the
Prestonsburg Dairy Queen. For
\1~ information about either
the prt)gram or reg1stmtion, con-
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KCTCS honors exemplarv tacultv and stan
From left, KCTCS President Michael B. McCall, honoree
Margarita Borders-Hampton, Prestonsburg Community and
Mayo Technical College President Or. George D. Edwards, and
KCTCS Chancellor Keith W. Bird.
.
The Kentucky Community
and Technical College System
(KCrCS) recent!) honored some
of its top faculty :md staff for performing exemplar) work on college campuses across the
Commonwealth. At its New
Horizons statewide conference,
KC'l'CS recognized 16 outstandtng faculty member:; and I 6 outstanding staff members from the
System's districts and colleges,
which selected the
honorees. The New Horizons
conference and initiative focus on
continuous quality improvement
among K(.ICS faculty and staff.
Winners of New Horizons
Excellence
Awards
from
Presfonsburg Community and
Mayo Technical Colleges were
Forrest Stewardson. faculty
member, and :vtargadta BordersHampton, staff member.
'l11c Big Sand) District nominated Automotive Technolog)
Associate Professor from the
Pikeville Campus. Forrest Joseph
Stewardson, for the Faculty New
Horizon Award. Mr. Stewardson
and his wife, Patricia Lynn,
Wee
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• Continued from p1
child to progress at their own
personal pace."
: According to Rev. Canon
Johnnie E. Ross, St. James
Episcopal Church, upon whose
~hurch grounds the learning center is located, the early childhood
learning center has"been a labor of
love in the making for some time.
Ross stressed that he has hopes that
the center will provide a much
!leeded service to the area, particularly for single parents attending
Prestonsburg Community College
and
Morehead's
extended
Prestonsburg campus. "We hope
that having a center so close by
will ease much of the stress felt by
parents at these schools by having
their children so ncar. With just a
few minutes between classes, they
will be able to pop in and check on
their children if they feel the need,"
he said. "Eventually, we have
bopes of installing a monitoring
system that will allow parents to
actually view, and maybe even
eventually, speak with their children from the college hallways."
"So far, I'm very pleased with
the way things are going." he said,
"And I'm very pleased with the
qualifications of our professional
staff. in fact I'd say they are second to none. Music. art, math and
science were important subjects to
me as I served on the Aoyd
County Board of Education and
they received intentional inclusion
into our curriculum here. We hope
that not only will our kids be prepared socially and academically
for their entry into elementary
school. but also that they will have
loads of fun learning and interactmg in our center."
The Wee Care Early Childhood
Education Center, located on
University Drive, in Prestonsburg,
offers full book age-appropriate
curriculum instruction for preschool aged children that includes
phonics. math skills. art/music, history, writing skills. character development, socialization. dexterity.
grossffme motor skills development. and language development,
including beginning French, in a
safe and interesting environment
dedicated to nurturing each child's
individual learning style through
an advanced curriculum, Bible stories and Godly play.
''Through the use of verbal cues
such as 'Why?,' 'What if!,' and 'I
wonder how?,' each child's individuality can be celebrated for its
O\\-n uniqueness.'' Hitchcock said.
''It is through the love of God that
we will be directed as we touch the
lives, hearts and futures of our children, their parents and our community."
The director and .\ta.ffof the Wee
Care Early Childhood Education
Center offer a non-denominational/earning environmellf to children with a foeti.\ on servin~: the
need~ of single parellf\·. The center IS now acapting children age
2 years old (potty trained) to age
5. A limited number ofopening.\
are al'(li/able. For more infonnarion on the Wt•e Care Ce111er, or
to reque\t a11 application, call
886-8046, ext. 14.
reside in Harold with their two
children. Michael Ross and
Samantha Page. Mr. Stewardson
attended
Morehead
State
University where he recl!ived a
B.S. Degree in Industrial
He has
been
Education.
employed by the Big Sandy
District for eighteen years. He is
well known in eastern Kentucky
as an exemplary teacher and technician.
Also nominated for the Staff
Big Sandy Community and
Technical College District was
Border~-Hampton,
Margarita
Administrative
Support
Associate
If
from
the
Prestonsburg Campus.
Ms.
Borders !Iampton lives with her
husband Ron and their daughter,
Autumn Victoria Grace, at East
Point. She is an alumnus of
Prestonsburg
Community
College and Morehead State
CO-OP
University where she rece1ved an .1
Associate in Applied Science in '
Office Administration. and an
Associate in Arts. She has been
employed at the college for more
than fifteen years. l ler favorite
pastime is spending time with her
family. She is involved in many
school and community activities,
which keep her busy. Ms.
Borders-Hampton is a valuable
asset to the college and the community.
NEWS
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Simple preventive health behaviors can
reduce cardiovascular disease in women
Theresa Scott
FLOYD CoUNTY EXTENSION AGENT
FOR CONSUMER & FAMILY SCIENCES
Sources: University of Kentucky
Health Specialist, Dr: Linda
Jouridine, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention,
American Heart A~sociation and
Kentucky Cabinet for Health
Services.
These heart-rending stat1sttcs
might lead you or a friend to adopt
some simple preventive measures
that could save your lives.
Cardiovascular disease (heart
disease and stroke) is the number
one killer of Kentucky women of
all ethnic backgrounds and races.
Kentucky's female death rate from
cardiovascular disease is higher
than the national average. Heart
disease claims the lives of nearly
two times as many Kentucky
women as cancer. and 13 times as
many as breast cancer.
Interestingly, a recent national
survey revealed that most women
believe cancer is their biggest
threat. However, heart disease is
the number one cause of death; followed by cancer.
Kentucky women, and men.
too. have high incidences ofcertain.
risk factors for cardiovascular dis
ease. While we can't control some
factors. such as age and family, we
can change our lifest) les to lower
the likelihood of cardiovascular
diseases from such risk factors as
smoking. obesity, high blood pressure, physical inactivity. high cholesterol, excessive alcohol consumption and poor eating habits.
Quitting smoking is the single
most important lifestyle change
you can make to reduce risks of
c;ardiovascular diseases. It's also
critical to reduce alcohol use,
because excessive consumption
contributes to obesity, high tnglycerides and high blood pressureall cardiova-;cular disease risk factors. People with high blood pressure are three times more likely to
have a heart attack. High cholesterol is another cardiovascular disease risk factor. 11urty percent of
Kentucky adults have known high
cholesterol.
You can often lower high blood
pressure and cholesterol level by
changing your lifestyle to include
more physical activity and healthier eating habits. These changes
also may ultimately lead to weight
loss.
While some heart attacks are
sudden and intense, many women
have those that slowly start with
mild pain or discomfort. To prevent a serious heart attack, women
should know the following symptoms:
• Chest pain (angina) starting
i\s tightness in the chest that some-
times radiates down the left arm or
into the jaw. It's often mistaken for
indigestion
• Chronic breathlessness, or
waking at night, with difficulty
catching your breath
• Chronic fatigue that is often (•
overwhelming and unusual
• Experiencing unexplained
lightheadedness, or even blackouts.
• Other po~sible symptoms
may include a fluttering. or rapid,
heartbeat and nausea.
If you, or someone in your presence, exhibits these symptoms.
immediately seek medical attention. Rapid recognition of a heart
attack and immediate access to
treatment is critical in reducing
heart disease deaths.
If you would like to attend
group programs or receive more
information on Cardiovascular
Disease, Heart Healthy Recipes,
Diabetes or other diet related
health topics, contact Theresa
Scott, Floyd County Extension
Agent for Family & Consumer
Sciences by phone at 886-2668.
or by e-mail at tmscott@uky.edu.
Educational programs of ttic
Kentucky Cooperative Extension
Service serve all people regardJess of race, color, age, sex. religion. disability or national origm.
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Trent Nairn, Broker
Jo Bent ley ............886-8032
Trent Naim............886-0119
Lynette Fitzer .......886-0095
Sheila Crockett ... 886-0740
Cheryl Pack ..........297-1395
Jerry Cast le ..........789-5500
Donna J . Mulllns ..297-7187
Action Team
886-3700
Korner
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made one knock-out (and well~endowed) looking woman! Yes,
he was quite an individuaL
Bobby sent me an arrangement
~of the most beautiful fresh-cut
flowers I have ever seen here at
The Times because he loved one
of my columns - the very first I
had ever received here.
I'll never forget the story that
came with them either. Patty had
brought them in and had them in a
beautiful va.<>e sitting on my desk
when I arrived to work that particular morning.
She told me when Bobby came
in with them that morning she had
~d, "Oh, honey. thank you for
the beautiful flowers,'' to which he •
had responded, "You're welcome,
but they're for Kim".
To top it ofl', he had gotten
them out of Patty's garden -and
then sent them to work by her!
~ He most definitely was one
•unique character! He will be
missed by each of us who had the
opportunity to have had our lives
!brightened by him. Our prayers go
out to Patty and to the family for
lthe strength and wisdom and
~ to get through this most trymg time.
Our "Business After Hours"
this past week was a wonderful
~occasion and the tum-out was just
awesome. Kathy St\rmbo's welcome speech was so kind. Kory
Caudill just amazed all of us, as he
always does playing the keyboards, and how thankful we are
that he took the time to entertain
"us. Megan Goble joined Kory
•:with vocals and geez, can that
.young lady belt out a song. And
(the folks from Reno's were
::absolutely fantastic! The food was
\ ielicious, as well as beautiful ;:watermelon baskets fu ll of fresh
:;nuit and fresh pineapples cut to
::look like palm trees - it was all so
:'so nice! And we are so very grate·
::ful to everyone who took part in
:joining us for the occasion. We
' truly thank each of you!
· During our experiences with
; the previous two subjects Sheny
• (one of our sales reps) and I were
• also in the middle of meetings and
:preparations for our upcoming 25-
Nc'' Horizons A\\ard from The
year class reunion! It's getting
closer now - Aug. 29 & 30 - and
everything is coming along fantastically. People I haven't gotten to
see in twenty five years are
expected to come and I am so
excited.
Are you exhausted from reading yet? I hope not, for there's still
more! Spouse swears I have a
phone glued to an ear. Oh well. it
does feel that way at times.
You see, I think an in depth
explanation needs to be written on
just how things take place inside a
newspaper. Because so many that
have never had the experience to
witness or work inside one just
don't understand how things actually do take place.
Many are under the assumption that if an individual works at
"The Times" then they can possibly take care of. or even know the
"NEWS" before it actually hits the
streets. or even that they are
responsible for anything and
everything inside its pages.
Fact is - it just doesn't happen
that way at all!
Each of our departments has
their own responsibilities to handle daily.
And though our office IS pretty
much a wide open atmosphere.
believe rne, it's extremely easy
NOT to know what's taking place
in another department.
For example: I serve as advertising manager here at the Times.
This column is simply the icing on
the cake tor me, and does not
make me one of Ralph's (our editor) staff members, but one of his
and his staff's co-workers!
We have editorial, responsible
for what you read; advertising.
responsible for serving our area's
businesses and getting their weekly specials and sales in this paper;
and composing, responsible for
the entire composition of this
paper, a<> well as others that we
print, our special sections, and any
extra print jobs we may acquire.
Then there's circulatJon, responsible for getting the paper out; the
business office's manager and personnel; and, la~t but certain!) not
least, our press manager and team.
Yes, there's quite a few of us here
and it takes us all to bring you this
paper thr~::e times a week.
And, no matter how much any
single one of us would not mind
being considered "The Floyd
County Times", fact is. it takes
more than "ONE'' to bdng it to
you, and more than "ONE" to be
affected \Vhen things are said or go
awry.
For example: I read a statement
in Pam Shingler's column last
Friday that I took personally simply because of my political affiliation (sorry. Dad). Just about
everyone knows by now that r m a
Republican. And in Pam's column she made reference to the
''Republicans'' of today being
right-wing fundamentalists. Well,
riot all of us arc!
When we make statements that
refer to an entire establishment.
party, or whatever offense is
bound to take place!
When individuals make calls
here and are upset with something
it's not neces:-:uily good tor them
to break out cursing at who ever
ans\\ers the phone, like the incident that happened here this past
Friday. The language that this person used could have burnt a hole
in tlu~ phone, and that's no joke!
The poor person who answered
was totally oblivious to what had
taken place to warrant such a
tirade, and was totally innocent of
any wrongdoing. Still, this individual had to take that call and listen to the horrible language.
One of those instances of being
"guilt) by a-;sociation" was presumed by our caller:
What I'm trying so dcspemtely
to con\'ey here is this. when we are
upset with "someone" we need to
cxpres:- our dismay with that particular individual. And just
lx'cau~c somNme is of a certain
political affiliation, or Cm!Jioyed
by a certain bu.;im•ss does not
make the entire operation, or
part), on\hate\er, guilty b) association!
I'll gi\c you another example
here: What if w~ all were to
a<;sume all Democrats \\ere adulterous indiVJdnals just because a
former U.S. president and the governor of a particular state who
have been guilty of such behavior
happened to be of that political
affiliation?
Of course we wouldn't assume
such, and neither should we
assume that because "EVERYONE" associated with businesses,
situations. parties. establishments.
etc.. are to blamed for any given
situation.
As for the paper. we have
department heads that are responsible for their staff and for handling situations that occur in their
given departments that need to be
taken care of. You know hov. this
works, managers oversee employees, operations of their departments. and even handle dreaded
heated complaints. (And our
names and extensions are in every
single issue on page 2.)
Just as "Responsible" adults in
the everyday areas of work,
school, and life do each day.
If I had a nickel for every column I've written on our tongues
and the effects that they cause, or
on rumor's and the hann they
cause, why it's untellin·how much
could be acquired.
If only we could all just keep a
grip on our words. Lord, help us in
this world of iniquity, sorrow and
strife for we need YOUR gUJdance so desperately!
When we're the ones that need
to take the blame, let us step up to
the plate and take that responsibility.
Don't let us be ones to pass the
proverbial buck on to those who
are innocent nor sweep that tl1at
needs to be dealt with under the
rug.
Let us be examples and set
examples of what Your Word tells
us and treat one another the way
we would want to be treated!
People. we sure have a whole
lot to pray about this day and time
and here's hoping you're a Godfearing. praying bunch! For good
has to rem over evil and there's
way too much "EVIl " tnking
place toda).
May God's bkssings be yours.
Til' next week ...
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
20, 2003 • C7
reat career opportunities at · e
region's fastest growing medical facility
Pikeville Methodist Hospital is accepting ap_p lications for the
follo"ring p-c)sitionc;:
• Registered Nurses-Oppo·r tunities available in:
Inpatient Rehab
·
Cardio~Iyhoracic
unit
Emergency Services (experience is preferred)
Medflight of East Kentuck.y -Ground Paramedic .
Clinical Nurse Sp,e cialist-NLrrsing Administration
Clinical Performance Im_pro,ren1.ent Specialist-Performance Imp-r ovement
P atie1t Resource Counselor-Part ~lime
Radiation Thera_p ist-Leortard La\VSOil Cancer Center
• Rehab Services- Opportw'lities a\railable in:
Oc.c upational Therapist-Inpatient Rehab and Outpatient Rehab
I'hy'sical1~il1era·pist
Ph}rsical ri jherapist Assistru1t
Patient Care Coordhlat<)r-( Case Mru1ager) Inpatient Rehab
Social \l\'orker-~1edical ·oetox Unit
Assistant Chief O·p erating Officer-Administration
DirectcJr H-c)spital Education
Pikeville Methodist Hospital takes· care of entployees by
providing :t he fl'llolving benefits:
•Health Insurance • Dental Itlsttra-n ce • Educational Assistance Programs
• Life Insurance •Retirement Pla11 • 403 (b) Voluntary Retirement Plan
•Paid Sick Da)tS •Holiday Bonus • Perso11al Day •Birthday Holiday
•Employee D-iscou.n ts at Cafeteria, Gift Sl1op, ancl Several Businesses
•Free Parking • Six Paid Natio11al Holidays •Long Term Disabilit}'
Contact Information:
Mail:
Pikeville .Methodi.st liospital
911 B)rpass I{oad
Pike\'i'IJe, .K Y 41501
brian. mttllitls<f!JJ1ikev~i 11 ehospi tal. org
·Fax~(606)43 7-9708.
In. Person:
2nd 'F loor Hospital l1u.tl1ID1 Resources Oflice
Nlo11day-Frida)l 8 a~m. -4:30 p.n1 .
Our Mission is to provide Quality Regional Heathcare in a
Christi.a n Environnteltt.
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lool!n1g for a playful puppy or on ir.door cat, the Floyd County Animal .Shelter is sure to ha~e
u' If any of the onima:s pictured here catch y»ur c~. please drop by the shelter to meet
•hem tJnd 1f they ~C already been adopted to meet their fr•tnds!
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Wednesday, and Friday, at 9·30,
at the Presbyterian Church an
Prestonsburg. Classes are held
Monday,
Wednesday,
and
Thursday, at II a.m. at the old R
& S Building. Classes are
offered by the Floyd County
Health Department. Call the
health department, 886-2788,
for more information.
MCDOWELL HIGH CLASS
REUNION
The McDowell High School
classes of 1934-1993 will hold a
class reunion on Labor Day weekend. Weekly meetings are now
being held each Tuesday. at 6:30
p.m., at the McDowell First
Baptist Church. All are welcome
-Help is needed.
'SEPTEMBERFEST'
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otur~d dog s an adult male o cheerful collie-basset hound cross. Our feoturc:d cot is on eightole kitten She 1s a playful calico who con be seen below disrupting the picture by grabbing for
the photographer 1s hand.
The
Lawrence
County
Septemberfest committee is now
accepting applications for arts and
crafts spaces.
Call
Leslie
Wellman at 606-673-4681, after 6
p.m. Deadline to apply is August
29.
The Septemberfest Car Sho\\
will be held Saturday, September
6, at the Louisa Lower
Elemental)' School. Registration
will be from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Call Ted Kelley at 638-4053 or
Lynn See at 638-4984 for more
info.
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WORKSHOP
LET fHI< EXPERl'- Al YOl R PIKI:VII.LE
SHERWN Wll !JA\I'> S I 'RI< 1 EAC ll YO: II0W
TO fUR~ YOUR WALl~ FROM\\ BITE fO WC'W A":
rf-IIS rREE HA 'JD~ 0~ C'LNK.
RED LIGHT DINER CAR
WASHES
sA ·r u R DAY.
The Red Light Diner will be
happy to help host your organization's car wash fundraiser. The
Diner will fumish water. plus a
dozen hot dogs and drinks for
your bus) crew. Each group must
supply their own soap, sponges,
buckets and people to do the
work. The Red Light Diner will
not be responsible for damage to
vehicles or accidents involving
people. Call 886-2786 or 8869117 for more info.
11:00Mt- 1:00PM
C.all tcxitw t0 re~rH
a space k'r vm and a fr, >nd.
PIKEVILLE
4223 NORTH MAYO TRAIL
606-437-4355
'EARN WHILE YOU
LEARI'i'
Shelter 1s located ot Solly Stephens Branch in west Prestonsburg. The shelter 1s open
to 5 00 Monday through Fr1day end 10:00 to 3:00 Sotur.doys, and con be reached by phone at
(oOo) 886-3189.
ut
Arurn~l
aad 'or b· Pdle sdorf DeRossett and Lane Low Offices in Prestonsburg. reachable at
(606) 886-6090.
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AUGUST 23RD
The Big Sandy Area C.AP.
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.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
20, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES • FOOTBALL PREVIEW
•
2003
Hall takes over team
of young Rebels
"The kids have worked really hard," said the first-year high school
head coach. "At one time we had about 40 kids out, now we've got
around 30. We just need to get more kids out."
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN - Youth is the
movement in place with the Allen
Central High School football team.
A new head coach is also present.
Allen Central has a new coach
in place as Jeremy Hall moves up
from the middle school ranks to
take the place of Robert Mayton
who served two years as head
coach of the Rebels. This will be
Hall's first season as a head coach
at the high school level.
The Allen Central football pro-
2002 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Aug. 23 at Betsy Layne................ W 40-14
Aug. 30 Paintsville .... ................. L 0·58
Sept. 6 ............................... Open
Sept. 13 .................... at Jenkins, L46·6
Sept. 20 Fleming-Neon ................ L 18·26
gram struggled to just two wins
last season and graduated a talented senior class. Gone are quarterback Alex Patton and running
backs Dustin Hammonds, Derek
Kennedy and James Prater. One of
Hall's primary duties early on will
be to evaluate the talent he has left
Sept 27 at East Ridge ................ L 12·19
Oct. 4 at Hazard ................. . ... L 13·58
Oct. 12 Phelps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 12-22
Oct..18 at South Floyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 0-30
Oct. 25 Pikeville ....................... L 8-53
Nov. 2 Kentucky Country Day ............ L 0·53
on the roster. Graduation snatched
away most all of Allen Central's
skill players. Graduation for the
Class of 2003 hit this football
team very hard. On the upside, one
of the top middle school classes in
recent seasons moves up to the
high school ranks.
Hall is very pleased with the
effort he's gotten from his team in
the early goings.
"The kids have worked really
hard," said the first-year high
school head coach. "At one time
photo by Jamie Howell
Junior Ryan Hammonds is the new quarterback for Allen Central. He takes over for
Alex Patton.
(See REBELS, page four)
Sept. 26 at Knott County Central ..... , . 7:30p.m.
2003 SCHEDULE
Aug. 22 Betsy layne., •.. .,.,., .•... 7:30p.m.
Aug. 29 Paintsville .•• ::. ~ ~, ~- ·>.._ ._
..... :. 7:30 P·J:n·
Sept. 5 at MagoffiO C~l.lf'IW .• , .............. NJA
9ept 12 Jenkins . , .•..••••.••..•••.• 7:30 p.m.
sept. 19 at Fleming·Neon •.. , • , . , •••• 7:30p.m.
Oct 3 Hazard ..••.....••........•.. 7:30p.m.
Oct. 10 at Phelps •.....••... , . . . • • . . 7:30p.m.
Oct. 17 South Floyd ..........•...... 7:30p.m.
OcL 24 at Pikeville .................. 7:30p.m. 1l
Oct. 31 .............................. Open
photo by Jamie Howell
A year after a winless season, Betsy Layne returns with
a new outlook with new head coach Jackie Bush in
place. Bush played at Betsy Layne in the mid-90s and
has served as an assistant coach.
Betsy Layne looking to win, again
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
BETSY LAYNE- Betsy
Layne ts in the middle of a
losing streak that spans over
three seasons. However, a new
coach is in town and a new
breed of football is present.
Bobcat alumnus Jackie Bush
replaces Glen Ripkoski as
New coach in: Bush takes ver hem
head coach of the Betsy Layne
football team. Ripkoski, who
spent one season as head
coach, replaced Tim McCoy.
who also spent just one season
at the Bobcat helm. Bush
played for John DeRossett at
Betsy Layne in the mid-90s,
2003 SCHEDULE
Aug. 22 • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . at Allen Central
Aug. 29 ................•......... at Jenkins
Sept. 5 ............................. Phelps
Sept. 12 .................... Magoffin County
Sept. 19 ............ .. at Knott County Central
the last time Betsy Layne
posted a winning record.
The Bobcat grid team is out
of the district and will play a
non-district schedule in 2003.
He later served as an assistant coach at Betsy Layne
under then head coach Ted
Sept. 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eminence
Oct. 3 ....................... at JJ Kelly, Va.
Oct. 10 ......................... Hurley, Va.
Oct. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Cumberland
Oct. 24 .............................. Open
Oct. 31 .. . . . . . . .. . . .... Pike County Central
George. Bush has spent the
past couple of seasons as an
assistant coach at Prestonsburg
under DeRossett. Numbers is
always a big question for the
Bobcat football program.
Betsy Layne scored 86 points
during the 2002 season. The
Bobcat defense allowed 519.
The new coach \\as expected to draw more students to
the football field. And he has
done just that.
"We're excited about football up here at Betsy Layne,
again," said Bush, who after
2002 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Sept. 27 .
high school. enlisted in the
Arm) and over the summer
graduated from Pikeville
College. "The kids have
worked vet') hard.··
Desplle finishing with no
wms last season, Betsy Layne
had some talent in its backfield. Sen tor quarterback
(See BOBCATS. page five)
. ....• at Pike County Central. l 0-46
Aug. 23 ..........•..... Allen Central, l14-40
Oct. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prestonsburg, l 0-82
Aug. 30 ........•••... Morgan County, L 12-42
Sept. 6 ....•...•.....• at South Floyd, L 48·84
Sept. 13 .................. Whitesburg, L0·53
Sept. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belfry, L 0·58
Oct. 11 . . ... Knott County Central, L0·1 (forte«)
Oct. 18 .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. Shelby Valley, l6-66
Oct. 25 .. .. . • . .. . .. .. . East Ridge, L &47
Nov.1 .......................... Open
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20, 2003 • 53
•
t)
Blackcats agai near top m state
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PRESTONSBURG- Two years
removed from a Class 2A State Finals
appearance. Prestonsburg is poised or
another run.
With the addition of Johnson
Central transfer Chat Yates, who following a court ruling last week was
"With Sheldon Clark added to the district, it only gets tougher,"
said DeRossett. "We play as tough a schedule as anyone in the state."
ruled eligible to play, Prestonsburg
now has a senior tailback who ranks as
one of the top ball-carriers in the :;tate.
Prestonsburg head coach John
2002 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
.,
Aug. 24 ...........................Lawrence County, L 14-30
Aug. 31 .................................Whltley County, W21-6
Sept. 6 ....................................at Paintsville, W 35-7
Sept. 14 ..............................Boyle County, L 0-55
Sept. 20 ........................................................Open
Sept. 27 .....................................Whitesburg, W 30-0
DeRo:ssett may have the necessary
players in place for another region tttle
run. A ne'' quarterback wiJI go under
center for Prestonsburg. Prestonsburg
Oct. 3 .................................... Betsy Layne, W 82-0
Oct. 11 ..........................................Belfry, L 12-20
Oct. 18 .....................Pike County Central, W 62-16
Oct. 25 .................................Shelby Valley, W 54-0
Nov. 1 .........................................East Ridge, W52-8
Nov. 8 ....................................... Estill County, W 47-8
Nov. 15 ..............................Breathitt County, L 24-42
fans have grown accustomed to winning and this year's team should do
just that. 1th Sheldon Clark thrown in
the district with KHSAA realignment
2003 SCHEDULE
taking place, Prestonsburg has another
team to contend with at the top of
Region 4. District 8, along with Belfry.
"With Sheldon Clark added to the
district. it only gets tougher." said
DeRossett. ··we play as tough a
schedule as anyone in the state.''
A tough road lies ahead for the
(See BLACKCATS, page six)
Oct. 3 ..............................Magoffin County, 7:30p.m.
Oct. 10.............................................Belfry. 7:30p.m.
Oct. 17 ..........:.......at Pike County Central, 7:30p.m.
Oct. 24 ................ ,................Shelby Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 31 ....................................East Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
• St JosejJfl's Hospital Bluegrass Bowl
•• Reno's Bowl
Aug. 23 ...............at lexington Catholic, 8:30 p.m. *
Aug. 30 ................................ Pikeville, 7:30p.m. ••
Sept. 5 ............ !............................................... Open
Sept. 12 ................... at Lawrence County, 7:30p.m.
Sept 19 ........................at Ashland Blazer, 7:30p.m.
Sept. 26 .. ,......................at Sheldon Clark, 7:30 p.m.
•
thinking playoffs
photo by Steve LeMaster
South Floyd senio r
fullback Brandon
Little will carry the
ball many times
per game for the
Aalders.
Talented seniors lead South Floyd
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
HI HAT l.tlk around the cittes of
McDowell. WheehHifht. Price.~~~ Hat
and other Left Bea\er locales 1s about this
ye.tr'" South Flovd football team and the
great c;hot Jt has ot makmg tt back mto
the playoffs. After just missing the playoffs last season. and ent.ling Jts district
schedule just one win short of a berth in
the postseason, South F·loyd has a very
strong chance to pia) this season during
second week o( November.
South Floyd hasn't made the playoffs
since the llJ99 season. but appears to be
he!ldcd 111 that dirl'Ction this season.
Seven starter~ are back on defense. Six
return on oiTcnsL'.
•
2002 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Aug. 24............... . . .. . Harlan, L 0-33
Aug. 30 . . . . . . . .
. ... Raceland, L 6-45
Sept. 6 .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . Betsy Layne, W 84-48
Sept. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at Phelps W 42-40
Sept. 20 . . .
. at Ptkev e. L 16-54
Sept. 27 . . . . . . . . . ... at Fleming·Neon, L 6-26
Oct. 4 ................... at Jenkins, W 42-0
Oct. 11 ... , . .
. . . Hazard, L 12-28
Oct. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . Allen Central, W 30-0
Oct 25 .
. . Patntsville L 14-30
Nov. 1 . . . . . . . .
Open
Last season's strong sl'cond-half of the
season petformancc should sene as a
momentum builder for th1s year's team.
Coach Donnie Damcls returned to the
South Floyd sidelines last fall after being
a" a) from the game for a couple of campaign:;. He coached the Raiders to the
playoff:. back in '99 and has spent a lot of
his life coachtng on the sidelines.
This )Car's Raiders downed Tnmble
County 111 a second <;crimmage p.ame of
the season O\cr the weekend iu Frankfort.
Daniels feels his team is rcat.ly as it
begins the season on the road Friday
night in Powell Coulll) against the
Pirates.
"The kids have worked hurd," said
Daniels. "We played pretty goot.l over the
weekend in Frankfort. Right now. they're
2003 SCHEDULE
Aug. 22 • . . . . . ...•• at Powell County 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 29 . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . Shelby Valley 6 p m.
Sept. 5 .
. . . . . ... . .. at East Ridge 7·30 p.m.
Sept. 12 .. ..
.. . Phelps 7.30 p m.
Sept. 19
PikeVi le 7:30 p m.
real excited about the start of the season."
Following a 4-6 season in 2002. many
Raiders got in the weight room and hit
the weights hard in preparation for the
new season.
The South Flo)d offense features
returning senror quarterback Landon Hall
under center.
Senior Brandon LtttJe, "ho rushed for
near!) I ,000 yards in 2001. returns at
fullback. He had 973 yards on the ground
in 2002. Kenny Parker, a junior, will also
line up at fullback for the Raiders.
Adam Tackett ''iII start at end.
Sophomores Justin Slone and T.J. Hall
will also go at end positions.
The rest of the backfield will include
(See RAIDERS. page four)
Sept. 26 . . . . . . . • . . . .. Fleming-Neon 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 3 ...................•. Jenkins 7:30 p.m.
Oct 10. . .. . .. . .. .. .. . .. . at Hazard 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 17 . . . . . . • • . . . . . . at Allen Central 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 24 • . . . • • . . . . . • • • . .. at Paintsville 7:30
Oct. 31 .. .. . .. .. .. .. , .. . .. . .. Open
�54 • WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST
•
20, 2003
Paintsville, Pikeville, Hazard battle it out in Class A, District 8
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
Pamtsvdlc he.td coach Da\ id
Le.l\ Iac;ter 1s no stranger to the
\\ars thm c.:omc in Class A football :-..e1ther 1s Pike' illc head
coach Chri M~.:Narnce.
Class A DiMnct 8 fl.!atures
Paintwdle, P1kcville, Hazard,
Flcmin • Neon, South Floyd,
Allen Central and Phelps.
"It'll be a tough district
again," said LeMaster "It
nl\\ays is a real competitive d1s·
trict."
Traditionally,
Pikeville,
Paints\ ille and Hazard. in no
particular order, rank near the
top. This season, Hazard will
feature the strong arm of senior
quarterback Steven Sizemore, a
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four-year starter. A latecomer to
the foothall Jield in the preseason, Shane Simpkins rctums at
Paintsville, hut won't go under
center for the Tigers, Instead,
S1mpkins will catch passes
thrown by freshman Daniel
Pugh, and also man his usual
spot in the defensive secondary.
With only a handful of
starters on both offense and
defense not being freshmen or
sophomores. Paintsville will
field a young team.
New coaches are present in
Class A football in the area.
Jason Chappell is the new head
coach at Hazard. He takes over
for Joe Seder. In Floyd County,
Jeremy Hall takes over for
Robert Mayton at Allen Central.
Jim McAuley is the new head
coach at Fleming-Neon as he
takes over for Stephen Holbrook
who left the sidelines due to
health reasons.
Pikeville retums talent and
depending on who you talk to,
could be the leading team in
District 8. With Simpkins'
return to Paintsville, the Tigers
also become a leading contender, again.
Hazard teams in previous
seasons have started strong then
slowed down as the long season
played out. Receiver Lamar
Williams is another skill player
back for the Bulldogs.
The thiro and f<w rth s pots in
the district will be valuable and
up for grabs among several
teams. Phelps made it into the
playoffs last season, c.oming on
strong at the eild. ·n1is season,
Donny Daniels' South Floyd
Raiders the Fleming-Neon
Pirates are both thinking playoffs are being away last seac;on.
Neon won the district in 2001,
before falling to Paintsville in
the regional championship game
later that same season.
Class 2A: Mountain
teams among the best
in state
Look no further than the
Mountains to find some of the
state's best Class 2A football
teams. Defending state champ
Breathitt
Coumy,
Belfry,
Prestonsburg and Sheldon Clark
all reside in Class 2A. Here's a
look at the Class 2A teams in
our area.
Class 2A, Region
Four, District Seven:
• Breathitt County ( 15-0):
Junior Jacob Hundley will take
over for graduated senior Justin
Haddix. Senior fullback/nose
guard Bill Justin Campbell (5-
Football
10, 200) and sen10r nmnin6
back lineb~ckcr Nc1l Wntkin:.
(5 -II. I 90) also retum.
Breathitt Count) threw and
threw Ia t ,c.•son, goo<l enough
for top.; 1n the ">tate in scoring
and passing.
'I wo starters. center Josh
Watkins (6-1, 280) and tackle
Josh Combs (6-3, 275), both
seniors, will anchor the offensive line and also see time on the
defensive line.
The Bobcat offensive line
still ranks as one of the best in
Eastern Kentucky.
• Knott County Central (28): Michael Young and Adam
Dials may both see time at quarterback for Knott County
Central. Dials enters his sophomore season with three promising campaigns ahead of him.
Gary Dials, a senior defensive
end, is a team captain. Kyle
Slone (6-4, 220) returns at linebacker along with Blake
par' "'an.
Kno.t
Collnl_>
C tntl will have a new coach to
replaC;e J J. Everage, who left
the program.
District Eight
•
•
Sheldon Cl.trk (7-3):
Senior quarterback Nathan
Moore (6-2, 180) is back under
center for the Cards. Senior running back Daniel Cornette has
started off and on the past three
seasons. Cornette is a force to be
reckoned with coming out of the
backfield.
Fullback Jamie Jarrett,
another senior, joins Cornette in
the Sheldon Clark backfield.
Sheldon Clark has the returning
players to make a run in the district, region and state.
Belfry (10-3): David Jones,
an all-stater in West Virginia last
season, transferred in from
(See CLASS, page five)
Raiders
• Continued from p3
junior wing backs Wes Hall and
Brendon Little. Halfbacks are
juniors Joe Osborne, a talented
transfer from Michigan, and
Jordan Johnson.
South Floyd will have to
replace some reliable linemen
on offense. Center Todd Caudill
and tackle Gerald Martin are
both gone from last season's
squad.
Junior Dusty Moore and
senior Chris Hall will start on
offense at the tackles. Lenny
Tackett will start at a guard position, while Robert Mullins and
Adam Taylor will see time at the
other guard.
Landon Hall will take snaps
from center Brandon Light.
On defense, South Floyd will
line up in a 5-3. T.J. Hall and
Jordan Johnson are the defensive
ends. Moore and sophomore
Ryan Littte are the tackles.
Taylor will start at nose guard.
Last season, the South Floyd
D gave up over 25 points per
game. Junior tackle Dustin
Moore will anchor the Raider
defensive line. The 2003 Raider
defensive unit will need to tighten up for success through the
regular season and on into the
playoffs.
Many Raider teams of the
past have featured aggressive
defensive units.
Wes Hall, Kyle Hall and
Kenny Parker. Robert Mullins
will also rotate in and out at linebacker.
Billy Light, Justin Slone,
Osborne and Brooks Lettennan
will all see time at the two cornerback spots for the Raiders.
Adam Tackett and Brendan
Little will see time at free safety.
Wes Hall has been named the
starting punter. At press time,
Daniels and staff were undecided on a kicker.
Following the first game of
the season on the road at Shelby
Valley, South Floyd has a home
date against Shelby Valley and a
road game against East Ridge,
another Pike County team,
before it hosts Phelps, a district
foe.
~
Rebels
• Continued from p2
'We w.Utt,~
~lkzbedol
lkz
H«Uf
.
tku
~ · /J8~1Jed
we had about 40 kids out, now
we've got around 30. We just
need to get more kids out."
On offense, the new leadership will fall to junior quarterback Ryan Hammonds who
takes over under center for
Patton.
Hammonds will take snaps
from Ramon Spurlock. At
times, Spurlock may also line
up in the backfield at fullbacks.
On the line, starters at guards
heading into the upcoming season are sophomore Jordan
Bentley and freshman Michael
Lewis. Jeremy Slone and Jordan
Lafferty will line up at the tackles.
Ends Jonathan Vanderpool
and Jonathan Moore are at the
top of the depth chart on the outside line of the offensive line.
Joining Hammonds in the
backfield will be Cory Click,
Robbie Vanderpool and David
Slone. Charles Robinson, who is
currently nursing a knee injury.
will also see time at fullback.
Hammonds
and
Patton
accounted for a huge portion of
the Allen Central offense in
2002. What they didn't account
for, Kennedy and Prater did. • )
This season, the Rebel offense
takes on a new look.
The Allen Central offense
managed to score 149 last season.
John Moore will handle
place-kicking duties for the
·
Rebels.
On defense, Ricky Wright
and Thomas Crum will each see
time at noseguard. Justin Brown
and David Johnson are the tackles and Michael Case, John
Moore and Jonathan Vanderpool
are the ends.
The
linebackers
corps J
includes Roy Prior, Matt
Crabtree, Wilfreda Dominguez,
Click and Robinson.
The defensive secondary will
include David lson, Shane Crum
and Robbie Vanderpool.
Robbie Vanderpool will also
punt for Allen Central.
As long as his team continues to learn, Hall feels confident
in the present and the future.
"They're learning every
week," added Hall.
Allen Central will open the
2003 season at home against
Betsy Layne.
~~!
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COUNTY TIMES • fOQTBAll PREVIEW
2003
--------------• Continued from p4
Mate\\ an. W.Va., and will
become Belfry's key back,
n"placmg a graduated Jonah
Caudill.
The Pirates return 8-10
starters on both sides of the footl ball.
Fullback Doug Itoward, a
junior. is back for more following a season in which he rushed
for over I 000 yard$. Paul
Howard will again quartc rl,ack
the Pirates.
Senior Tyler Bostic leads a
strong Pirate defensive secondary.
The defense will be anchored
by senior Zane Smith, a 6-foot4, 250-pound end.
• Prestonsburg (8-4): Junior
~ Trevor Compton will enter his
ftrst season as starting quarterback after getting a starting nod
in the Blackcat defensive secondary in 2002. Senior Nicholas
Jamerson returns to catch passes. run the ball, pick off passes
in the defensive secondary,
return punts, and anything else
that's
asked
of
him.
Prestonsburg gets a shot in the
arm \Vith the transfer of speedy
tailback Chat Yates from
Johnson Central.
Yates has been ruled eligible
~ and will play for the Blackcats
in the season-opener against
Lexington Catholic.
• Pike <!:ounty Central (6-5):
Coach Johnny Poynter had some
substantial success in his first
season at the helm of the Hawk
grid program. Replacing quarterback Justin McCurry and
receiver Bobby Mullins won't
be an easy task for Poynter and
his staff.
•
Shelby Valley (4-6):
Coach Greg Napier hope!> to
gUide the Wildcats back to the
post-season in an ever-tough
district. Shelby Valley last made
the playoffs in 1999 in a 9-2 season under former head coach
Derek Potter.
East Ridge (4-6): Erik Ratliff
is out as head coach and Mike
Davis is in. Davis. who comes
from Trimble County, where he
served as an assistant coach,
inherits a team which could
push for the fourth and final
playoff spot in its district.
Magoffin County (0-lO):
Two experienced players returning for Magoffin County are
Dustin Allen (TE/DE) and
Randall Craft (QB/FS). Current
Lexington Horsemen and former UK Wildcat Grayson Smith
is an assistant under head coach
Dayne Brown. Pete Diabo is
also a member of the coaching
staff.
Non-district
• Betsy Layne (0-10): Not
competing in a district, Betsy
Layne has a new head coach.
Alum Jackie Bush takes over the
program in hopes of leading it
back in the right direction.
Class 3A: Lawrence
hopes for return to
postseason
Rockcnstle County, the Class
3A runn~t-up to Bo) le County
last
season. Bell County.
County, the eastern
and Southeastern portions of the
state boast some of the most
respected grid progr.tms tn the
Commonwealth. At one time or
another. the aforementioned
tc:ams and running mates Perry
C~ntntl, Clay County and Knox
Central have had their tune in
the spotlight. Just last season,
Perry Central went out and won
the Most games in school history. rep, things are looking good
in Class 3A Mountain Football.
Veteran coaches £'om Larkey
and Dudley llilton are no
strangers to "big" football
games.
Larkey
coached
Rockcastle County to the Class
3A State Finals last season.
Hilton and Bell County ( 10-3)
played 13 football games. just a
couple of games shy of an
appearance in the championship
contest. Both can hold their
own. Both teams will battle this
season for the Class 3A, District
Seven cro..,n. not to mention the
Reg10n foour title. In the region,
area programs will face with the
likes of Mason County and
Boyd County. ln the same
group. Lawrence County will
also be right in the mix.
Rockcastle returns some of
the talent of 2002 to this year's
1.-'l\\ renee
team. Sixteen seniors return.
The quarterback will be
senior Devin Taylor. Fullback
Chris Croucher also returns.
The top offensive player for
the Rockets could be offensive
lineman Jason Leger. He is
joined by fellow senior lineman
Nick Thomas.
Rockcastle must replace running back Marty Reagan and
quarterback Aaron Andrekin. In
all, 16 seniors graduated.
Bell County is home to the
Bobcats and some very enter
taining high school football.
back
Shawn
Running
Robbins, a junior, gained I, 700
yards last season and shows no
signs of slowing down. Bell
returns eight starters on defense.
Junior linebackers John Rogers
and Brent Bart lead . Other
defenders back include Jacob
Warren, Shawn Johnson and
John Brumback.
Seven wins wasn't enough
last year to ensure Lawrence
County of a spot in the playoffs. ,
Head coach Garry McPeek will
be back for his third season at
the helm. The Bulldogs should
again be among the top Class
3A teams in Eastern Kentucky
Running back James Storts
and quarterback Kyle Barnette
lead the way. Other returnees are
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• Continued from p3
Michael Rogers, who struggled
• with injuries, was one of the best
athletes on the field for the
Bobcats. The Bobcats also lose
Chris Cochran, who got many
carries last season, and Brandon
Kiser, another running back.
A specialist back is wide
receiver Lance Collins. who'll
line up to catch passes thrown by
quarterback
Ryan
Bryant.
Patrick Stapleton. a player
who'll see playing time at various positions for the Bobcats,
will backup Bryant.
Brad Adams will begin the
• season as the starting fullback.
Tailback Brandon Combs and
Stapleton at a slot, round out the
backfteld. Freshman Eric Rice,
who turned many heads in Betsy
Layne's scrimmage Saturday
against Shelby Valley, will also
take carries out of the backfteld.
On the offensive line, Kyle
Rice anchors at center. Right
guard Josh Lawson and left
guard Eric Hughes play beside
Rice. Kyle Akers will line up at
right tackle and Eric Hamilton at
left tackle.
Last season, Betsy Layne
,. began with a sizable sophomore
class. Those sophomores are
now juniors and upon their
return to the gridiron, will be a
plus for the Bobcats. Last season. Betsy Layne Elementary
featured some talented eighth
graders. Bush is very high on a
grade school program which is
headed by Dwight Jarrell.
"Dwight does a great job with
the grade school program," said
Bush. "He'll also come up and
help us here on Friday nights."
The Bobcat defense will feature strength along the line.
Defensive ends Brett Combs and
Adams and linemen Akers and
Rocky Nagy make the ftrst line
of defense stout.
Charlie Daniels, Combs and
Collins are the linebackers. The
defensive backfield will include
James Craft, Derrick Coleman,
Eric Rice and Stapleton.
The kicking game promises
to be strong with Brandon
Combs handling place-kicking
duties and Collins doing the
punting. With Collins, Bush
inherits a very talented, versatile
athlete.
"Lance (Collins) is a great
athlete, he's real ver.satile," said
Bush.
The first chance for Bush and
Betsy Layne to set the tone for a
new season and a new beginning
comes Friday night on the road
against rival Allen Central. The
2003 slate also includes games
against Vrrginia opponents J.J.
Kelly and Hurley.
In addition, the ftrst half of
the season also includes dates
against
Jenkins,
Phelps,
Magoffin County and Knott
County Central, teams which all
had losing records one season
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES • FOOTBALL PREVIEW
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Class
Joe Osborne, a
transfer from
Michigan, helps
South Floyd on
both sides of the
ball.
The Raiders begin
the season on the
road Friday night
at Powell County.
Under head coach
Donnie Daniels,
South Floyd hopes
for a return to the
Class A Playoffs.
• Continued from p5
J.P. Allen, a four year starter at
linebacker, Ricky Muncy, Mike
Roberts, Jim Bob Nolan, Chris
Pope, and Eric Parker, brother of
University of Kentucky wide
rece1ver GL:rad Parker.
Perry Central (7 -4) a football
power? Maybe.
Quarterback AI Holland, son
of the PCC boys' basketball
coach, leads a talented team of
Commodores. At 6-foot 3,
Hoi land is big enough to see the
field. Jason Chappell is the new
head coach at Perry Central,
making the move from Madison
Central, where he was an assistant coach.
Senior linebackers Daniel
Smith and Clint Perry lead Ofl
defense. Receivers returning are
Justin Lamb, Donn Thomas
Tiller, and Jordan Shepherd.
Head coach Aaron Stepp
enters his second season hoping
to build the Clay County program back up after a stay in brutal Class 4A. Unfortunately for
the Tigers, things may not get
any easier in Class 3A.
Tailback Chris Oallopy is
among the top returnees for
Tigers. He's joined by quarterback James Patterson, fullback
Jimmy Gilbert and linemen Paul
Durham and Calvin Jones.
Beating the likes of Perry
County Central and Madison
Southern out for a playoff spot is
a lofty goal for the Panthers.
Knox Central won just one
game last season.
Class 4A: Johnson
Central moves back
up in new class
photo by Jam1e Howell
Allen Central's second scrimmage of the preseason was at home Friday night against Hurley, Va.
High school season
begins with new aligment
The 2003 football season
begins the first year of another
four-year alignment cycle
which will include the 2006
season. The KHSAA Board of
Control approved the alignment at its Sept. 26, 2002 meeting. To view the approved
alignment, log on to the
KHSAA website and choose
the football I ink under the
KHSAA sports pull down.
The Eight-Player State
•
2003
Football Championship sanctioned by the Association has
been eliminated. The KHSAA
had apptoved an etght-player
playoff tournament from l 99698 -and then IS8llctioned the
playoffs as an official State
Championship from 1999 until
2002. Last year, five teams
competed in the Eight-Player
State Football Championship
hlf ~~~ Qd~tty Day
tal{ing home the trophy with a
37-21 win over Bethlehem.
This year's State Football
Finals were moved by the
Board of Control in cooperation from Kentucky Fair &
Exposition Center Board from
the KFEC Cardinal Stadium in
Louisville to Papa John's
Cardinal Stadium. The State
Football Finals are scheduled
for Dec. 5-6. Ticket information will be released at a later
date.
The Mountains are alive with
4A-football. At least in some
places. A handful of places.
Class 4A teams in the
Mountains of Eastern Kentucky
come from three counties Johnson, Whitley and Laurel.
Johnson Central makes a return
to Class 4A after its most recent
stay in Class 3A. The Golden
Eagle grid program has bounced
between the two classes for a
while now.
Class 4A Newcomer Johnson
Central enters the biggest class
in Kentucky high school football with much hope after a
rough stay in Class 3A. North
Laurel and South Laurel are
there. So is Whitley County. All
four teams reside together in
Class 4A, Region Four, District
Eight.
Central re-enters the new district as a result of the new
KHSAA
(Kentucky
High
School Athletic Association)
realignment.
The last season a Johnson
Central football team spent in
Class 4A included a district
championship. Back then, the
head coach was Bill Musick.
Former Raceland and Boyd
County mentor Bill Tom Ross
is now head coach. Since that
glorious 2000 season, Central
has had two coaches, Ross and
Bruce Humphrey, Musick's
replacement.
Johnson Central (2-7) struggled last season, winning just
two games in a short nine-game
campaign. The offense will be
youthful. The Golden Eagles
could line up two sophomores
in the backfield with Ron
Blume and Sean Music carrying the ball. In an offense that
doesn't pass the ball many
times, senior Matt Fannin
returns under center.
Still, holes remain on both
sides of the ball for Johnson
Central as it tries to return to
the playoffs. In Class 4A,
Region Four, Central and fellow district team Montgomery
County replace Clay County
and Pulaski Southwestern. Clay
and Southwestern now reside in
Class 3A.
South Laurel (2-8) and
North Laurel (3-7), like
Johnson Central, both missed
out on the playoffs last year.
Unlike Johnson Central, the
two Laurel County teams
played in Class 4A.
For South Laurel, the majority of the offense will hinge on
some experienced players who
make their returns. With more
than six returning starters back
on both sides of the ball, South
Laurel has some experience
back in its attack.
Quarterback Josh Lee, runningback Jacob Bormann and
wide receiver Jack Kerr are
other threats on offense.
Second-year head coach Jep
Irwin also returns the services
of lineman Jon Mills, a
Division I prospect.
For North Laurel, Chris
Cessna, a sophomore, moves
from tight end to quarterback.
Two other key performers back
for the Jags are Nick Blair and
Jason Edwards. Two of North's
three wins last season were district triumphs. In 200 l, the
Jaguars failed to win a district
game. However, things are
looking up for head coach Greg
Duncam and his team.
Who's better, North or
South? Good question, and a
highly debated subject in
Laurel County.
The two Laurel clubs annu-
ally hook up each fall in a
rivalry game. Playing in the
same district, that can't be
Throw
Johnson
avoided.
Central and Whitle) County in
the mix, and the four Class 4A
teams from the Mountains.
could eventually end up in a
three-way battle for two, or
possibly even one playoff spot.
Madison Central and George
Rogers Clark (Clark County)
are l;re two other teams in
District Eight.
Whitle) County took an
early exit from the playoffs last
season, losing in the first round
and finishing with a 5-6 record.
Whitley claimed a region title a
couple of seasons ago and
should reload this season.
Running back Travis Adkins
will carry some of the load for
the Colonels.
With teams in the big cities
of Lexington and Louisville
waiting in the playoffs each and
every year, the four Class 4A
Mountain teams have a lot to
play for in 2003. Number one: A
trip to the State Playoffs.
Blackcats
• Continued from p3
Blackcats. Prestonsburg opens the
season on the road Saturday at
Lexington Catholic ~gainst the
host Knights in a bowl game.
After that the next four opponents
Pikeville, Lawrence County and
Ashland. Following that, the
Blackcats get into a district schedule which will include Sheldon
Clark and Belfry, among others.
Prestonsburg will come with a
similar offensive attack as was
evident in previous seasons. The
offense will include senior
Nicholas Jamerson, a versatile
player who will run out of the
backfield and catch passes.
Jamerson accounted for over •
1,000 yards of offense last season
while also leading a strong
Blackcat defensive secondary.
The Blackcats will pass and
run, mixing up the offensive
attack. The defense, again under
the watchful eye of coordinator
James DeRossett, returns some of
its key contributors from last season.
Following an injury to senior
Jordan Caldwell, Zach Lafferty, a
junior, has moved to center and
also plays tackle. Lafferty can
also play guard.
fJ
Others along the Blackcat
offensive line are Grover Lewis,
guards Jeremy Carr and Patrick
Porter and left tackle Chad Allen.
Shawn Whitt, a senior,
will get the starting nod at right
tackle.
Carr has moved to the offen(See BLACKCATS, page eight)
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Following is a listing of Bowl Games scheduled for the opening two weeks of the season
(Aug. 22-23 and Aug. 29-30)
FRIDAY, AUG. 22
Garnis Martin State Champion Bowl at Bardstown
Elizabethtown vs. Bardstown, 7:30 p.m.
Governor's Bowl at Woodford Co.
Anderson Co. vs. Woodford Co., 7:30p.m.
Death Valley Bowl at Lincoln County
Casey County vs. Harrison County, 6:30 p.m.
East Jessamine vs. Lincoln County, 8:30 p.m.
Pike County Bowl at Pikeville
Phelps vs. Shelby Valley, 6:30
Pike County Central vs. East Ridge, 9 p.m.
Cumberland Valley Bowl at South Laurel
North Laurel vs. Hazard, 6 p.m.
South Laurel vs. Leslie County, 9 p.m.
Capital City Classic at Frankfort
Evarts vs. Frankfort, 8 p.m
Hall of Fame Bowl at Henderson County
Newburg Castle, Ind. vs. Henderson County, 8 p.m.
Integra Bowl at Trigg County
Mayfield vs. Trigg County, 6 p.m
Memphis Ridgeway, Tenn. vs. Hopkinsville, 8 p.m.
Big Sandy Bowl at Paintsville
Raceland vs. Paintsville, 6 p.m.
Rock Hill, Ohio vs. Johnson Central, 8 p.m.
Ray Adams Charger Classic at Papa John's Stadium
Trimble County vs. Jeffersontown, 3 p.m.
Pleasure Ridge Park vs. Eastern, 5:30 p.m.
Boyle County vs. lafayette, 8 p m
Appalachian Bowl at Clay County
Henry Co. vs. Clay Co., 8 p.m.
Rafferty's Bowl at Bowling Green
Central Hardin vs. Warren Central, 5 p.m.
Pulaski Southwestern vs. Bowling Green, 8 p.m.
Bob Allen Pigskin Classic at Danville
Paul Dunbar vs. Garrard Co., 5:30 p.m.
DuPont Manual vs. Danville, 8 p.m.
St. Joseph's Hospital Bluegrass Bowl at Lex. Catholic
St. Xavier vs. Scott Co., 5:30p.m.
Prestonsburg vs. Lexington Catholic, 8:30 p.m.
Recreation Bowl at Mt. Sterling
Breathitt Co. vs. Mason Co., 5:30p.m.
Estill Co. vs. Montgomery Co., 8 p.m.
Pike County Bowl at Pikeville
Boyd Co. vs. Belfry, 6 p.m.
Lawrence Co. vs. Pikeville, 8:30 p.m.
Laurel Bowl at Pineville
• Campbellsville vs. Knox Central, 5 p.m.
Berea vs. Pineville, 8 p.m.
Kick-off Classic at Oldham County
South Oldham vs. North Bullitt, 12 p.m.
Christian Academy-Louisville vs. North Oldham, 4 p.m.
Oldham Co. vs. Male, 8 p.m.
Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown at University of
Cincinnati Nippert Stadium
Cincinnati Colerain, Ohio vs. Boone Co., 3:30 p.m.
Cincinnati St. Xavier, Ohio vs. Covington Catholic, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUG. 23
Pine Mountain Classic at Whitesburg
Fleming-Neon vs. Cumberland, 5 p.m.
Pendleton Co. vs. Whitesburg, 8 p.m.
City/County Bowl at Middlesboro and Bell Co.
Ashland Blazer at Midd'esboro 6 p. n
Marion Co. at Bell County 8:30 p.m.
Cumberland Falls Pigskin Classic at Corbin
LaRue Co vs. Rockcastle Co., 5:45 p.m
Somerset vs. Corbin, 8:45p.m.
Pella Progress Bowl
at Murray State
Marshall Co. vs. Owensboro, 2 p.m.
Dyersburg, Tenn. vs. Graves Co., 5 p.m.
Grayson Co. vs. Calloway Co., 8 p.m.
T.J. Sampson Bowl
at Glasgow
John Hardin vs. Barren Co., 6 p.m.
Green Co. vs. Glasgow, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, AUG. 29
Ray Correll Classic at Somerset
Pulaski Co. vs. Russell Co., 5 p.m.
Pulaski Southwestern vs. Somerset, 8:30 p.m.
Renfro Valley Jamboree
at Rockcastle County
South Laurel vs. Rockcastle County, 7:30 p.m.
KRNC Honey Bowl at Breathitt Co.
Perry Co. Central vs. Breathitt Co., 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUG. 30 ·
St. Luke's Hospital Champions Bowl
at Beechwood
Highlands vs. Central, 2 p.m.
Columbus Bishop Ready, OH vs. Beechwood, 6 p.m.
Pride of the Mountains Gridiron Classic at Hazard
Leslie Co. vs. Lynn Camp, 6 p.m.
Hazard vs. Knott Co. Central, 8:30 p.m.
Sempli-Wireless Pigskin Classic
at Franklin-Simpson
Bowling Green vs. Oldham Co., 5 p.m.
Franklin-Simpson vs. Calloway Co., 8 p.m.
CLASS A
1.Danv81e
2.Beechwood
3. Mayfield
4. Newport Central Catholic
5. Somerset
6. Bardstown
7. Louis. Christian Academy
8. Louisville Holy Cross
9. Green County
10. Carroll County
CLASSAA
t Breathitt County
2. Owensboro Catholic
3. Belfry
4. Russell
5. Prestonsburg
6. Sheldon Clark
7. Corbin
8. larue County
9. Middlesboro
10. Trigg County
CLASSAAA
1. Paducah Tilghman
2. Boyle County
3. Hopkinsville
4. Covington Catholic
5. Highlands
6, Bell County
1. Lexington Catholic
8. Mason County
9. Rockcastte County
tO. Oldham County
CLASSAAAA
1. Trinity
2. Scott County
3. Dixie Heights
4. Meade County
5. Saint xavier
6. Male
7. Eastern
Kick-Off Classic at Ryle
Princeton, OH vs. Ryle, 12:30 p.m.
Cincinnati Elder, OH vs. Indianapolis Warren, IN, 4 p.m.
Cincinnati St. Xavier, OH vs. Trinity (Louisville), 7:30 p.m.
8. Bu1ler
9. Ballard
10. Paul Dunbar
�THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES • FOOTBALL PREVIEW
2003
Johnson Central hopes
for turnaround in 4A
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
•
PAINTSVILLE - Johnson
Central is one of the teams affected directly by the KHSAA realignment. The Golden Eagles go move
from Class 3A, Region four,
District Eight to Class 4A, Regton
Four, District Eight. District foes
now include Madison Central.
George Rogers Clark, South
Laurel, North Laurel. Whitley
County and Montgomery County.
The past couple of )ears. Central
had battled the likes of Lawrence
County, Sheldon Clark and Boyd
County. among others. The Golden
Eagles and Montgomery County
replace Clay County and Pulaski
Southwestern both of whom
dropped down to Class 3A.
Johnson Central played in this
same distnct at various times in
the 1990s. A trip to the playoffs
for Johnson Central later this year
tsn 't out of the question. Coach
Bill Tom Ross is back for his second season at the top of the
Golden Eagle program. Ross was
2002 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Aug. 24 at Ashland Blazer . . . . . . . . . . .. . L 0-43
Aug. 30 Bourbon County . . . . . . . . . . . . L 14-36
Sept. 6 at Boyd County ....•........... L 0-30
Sept. 13 at Rowan County ...•........ W 16-15
Sept. 20 Greenup County . . . . . . . . . . . . . L 22-43
honored recently at Raceland. He
is that school's all-time winningest
coach.
Senior Matt Fannin returns to
quarterback for the Golden Eagles
after starting as a junior last season. He could be joined in the
backfield by a couple of sophomores as Ron Blume and Sean
Music both may start as running
backs. Blume is also a top track
athlete for Johnson Central.
Johnson Central was dealt a
major blow with the transfer of
leading running back Chat Yates to
Sept. 27 ......•......•............... Open
Oct. 3 . .. ................ at Paintsville L 30-45
Oct. 11 .............................. Open
Oct. 18 ................ Sheldon Clark L 14·45
Oct. 25 .. •. ..... Lawrence County L 26-32 (OT)
Nov. 1 ............ at Magoffin County W 52-26
Prestonsburg. Yates was the leading ground gainer for Johnson
Central last season and scored five
touchdowns in one game against
Paintsville in last season's Apple
Bowl.
Justin Price returns at fullback.
Corey Caudill and Eric Tackett are
leading targets for Fannin at
receivers.
Sophomore Derrick Flinchum
returns to the offensive line after a
freshman season as a starter.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST
20, 2003 • 57
ON DEFENSE:
Music, Caudill and Travis
Montgomery return in the
secondary, along with
Scottie McCoy. Following an
injury, McCoy missed a
number of snaps last season.
Daniel Webb returns at
defensive end. However,
some holes wereleft to fill on
the Golden Eagle defense.
(See CENTRAL, page eight)
2003 SCHEDULE
Aug. 22 . . . • • . . . • . . . • . . . . . . . . . Rock HiU, Ohio
Aug. 29 •. , ..••...•...•.. ; • . . • at Estift County
Sept. 5 .................•. at Gr-eenup County
Sept. 12 .•......... ·~ ..•...........•... Open
Sept. 't9 ............•.•...•.• Wtlitley County
Sept 26 ..................... at South laurel
, Qct. 2 ............................ Paintsville
Oct 10 ..............• at George Rogers Clark
Oct. 17 ........................ North Laurel
oct. 24 •........••....... Montgomery County
Ocl 31 •••....••••......•. at Madison Central
Young Tigers hope to
build for present, future
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PAINTSVILLE - After winning a
Class A, Region Four title in 200 I,
Paintsville fell to Middlesboro in last
year's regional semifinals. But this
year's team returns some talent minus
lineman Ryan Bro\\n, a James
Madison University signee and others.
Shane Simpkins helped Paintsville
(8-4) win games in 2002 and 2001,
and is back after holding out for a few
weeks.
Simpkins played quarterback,
defensive back. punted and returned
punts for the Tigers last season.
Simpkins won't play quarterback, but
2002 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Aug. 23 .. . .. . . . . .. .. at West Carter, L 0-28
Aug. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . .... Allen Central, W 58·0
Sept. 6 ...... ........... Prestonsburg, L 7-35
Sept. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . at Fleming-Neon, W 15-14
Sept. 20..... . . . . . . ........ Berea, W 27-12
Sept. 27 .. .. . .. .. ........... Phelps, W 30-0
will line up at receiver.
Paintsville head coach David
LeMaster and staff will once again
field a young team in many aspects.
''We're a real young team, but we
should be alright," said LeMaster.
"We'll win some ball games."
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Oct. 3 .............. Johnson Central, W 45-30
Oct. 11 ..............•............... Open
Oct. 18 ..................... Hazard, W 22-13
Oct. 25 .. . . .......... at South Floyd, W 30-14
Nov. 1 ..................... Pikeville, L 20-35
Nov 8 . . . . . . . . . . .... Cumberland, W 40-14
Nov. 15 . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . at Middlesboro, L 8-35
TIGERS. page eight)
photo by Steve LeMaster
Shane Simpkins (12) lined up at quarterback last season but will go
back to receiver on offense this season.
2003 SCHEDULE
Aug. 22 .....•.............. Raceland• 8 p.m.
Aug. 29 . . . . • . . . . • . • . at Allen Central 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 5 .•...••........... at Jenkins 7:30p.m.
Sept. 12 ....••......•• Fteming·Neon 7:30p.m.
Sept. 19 . . •
. ...•. Grundy, Va. 7:30p.m.
Sept. 26 ...•.•....•••..•.. at Phelps 7:30p.m.
Oct. 2 ..•........ at Johnson Central** 7:30p.m.
Oct. 10 ••.......•.......•.... Open 7:30p.m.
Oct. 17 .................. at Hazard 7:30p.m.
Oct. 24 ......••.....••. South Aoyd 7:30p.m.
Oct. 31 ..••..•...•..••.. at Pikeville 7:30p.m.
• Big Sandy Bowl
.. Apple Bowl
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20, 2003
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2003
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The backfield will feature
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Other receivers will include
Tyler Burke, John Mark
Stephens, Jesse Chaffin and Kyle
Ousley.
Carr and Allen are key
returnees to the defense. Allen is a
mainstay along the Blackcat
defensive line and can play inside
or outside at end.
Jesse Chaffin and Dave
Shaffer are the defensive ends.
The defensive line '"ill feature
many of the same faces as the
offensive linemen.
John Mark Stephens returns at
linebacker. He'll be joined in the
second line of the defense by
Porter, Carr, Chris Crider and Tun
Peters. On offense, Crider has
also been converted to a linemen.
Jamerson leads the P'burg
defensive secondary, along with
Compton.
Tigers
8 Continued from p7
Running backs Hans Doderor
and Adam Smyth. both sophomores, return to the backfield.
Freshman Kyle Sublett will
also tote the ball out of the backfield.
The offensive line features center Andrew Brown, guards Ryan
Kimbler and Adam Cummings
and tackles Johnny Porter and
Blake LeMaster. Of the
Senior Cody Johnson will line
up at tight end for Tigers.
Sophomore Wes Ward is another
player available who can play tight
end.
Matt Crisp will also catch passes for Paintsville. T.J. Freno. a
Central
• Continued from p7
On defense, Music, Caudill
and Travis Montgomery return
in the secondary, along with
Scottie McCoy. Following an
injury, McCoy missed a number of snaps last season. Daniel
Webb returns at defensive end.
However, some holes are left
to fill on the Golden Eagle
defense.
Following
graduation,
Central will miss the services
Others Blackcats who'll see
action in the defensive secondary
include Yates, Ousley and Hicks.
The Prestonsburg defense
allowed 192 points last season in
12 games for an average of less
than three touchdowns per outing.
of line;:backer Philip Webb. A
second
linebacker,
Chet
Griffith, also leaves with the
graduating class of '03.
Griffith was a three-year
starter for Central, also carrying the ball out of the backfield
on offense.
Another player that started
on defense last season. sophomore Simon Davis, transferred
to Paintsville.
sophomore tran~fcr from Hawaii,
is another top target.
Nathan Doderor started on
defense last season as a defensive
tackle, along with linebacker Matt
Blevins, a sophomore, and defen- tl
sive end John Franklin. also a
senior. Brandon LeMaster saw
playing time on the defensive line
last season as a freshman and
returns. Cha'iC will most likely also
play on defense as the other tackle.
Sophomore Brandon LeMaster ha'>
moved into the noseguard position
in the earl) goings.
Brown could be till the other
defensive spot.
Hans Doderor and Smyth each
started in the defensive 5(.."Condary
as first-year high-schoolers. Last
year's Tiger defense was young
and wiH again play some young,
but this time experienced. players.
Simpkins leads the defensive sec- •
ondary from a free satety position.
Johnson, Ward, Brown and
Sublett will also tum around and
play on defense.
Ryan Brown, a defensive
standout last season, leaves a big
void on the Tiger defense.
Twins Kyle and Justin Arms,
members of the Paintsville secondary, graduated and must also be
replaced on defense.
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• PIKEVILLE- William
Ernest "Bill" Elliott Jr., a
businessman, died of complications from a brain
tumor Tuesday at his
home. He was 75.
Elliott was president of
W.E. Elliott Jr. Oil and Gas
Co.
He was perhaps best
known tor his involvement
in local politics and government. He was a former
Pike County Republican
Party chairman and county
election commissioner. He
was a delegate to the
1980 Republican National
Convention.
Elliott, a Pikeville
• retive, was on the Pikeville
Urban Renewal and
Community Development
Agency and the Pikeville
Methodist Hospital boards
for several years.
He was president of the
Elizabeth Akers Elliott
Trust, named tor his mother. The trust was established to support the
Elizabeth Akers Elliott
Nursing Program at
Pikeville College.
Elliott is survived by his
wife, tour sons, 11 grandchildren and a greatg!andchild.
Services will be at 11
a.m. Thursday at Pikeville
United Methodist Church.
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Students suffer rash of fainting spells
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
BETSY LAYNE - Since Tuesday,
administrators at Betsy Layne High School
have seen at least three of their students
suffer from fainting spells that some have
referred to as seizures.
Truck driver
indicted on
three counts
of murder
Tomoi'I'Ow
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forecasts, see
floydcountytimes.com
The flurry of instances came to a head
yesterday afternoon when school officials
called for a "lock down" during the frrst
part of the school day.
One concerned parent, who called the
school yesterday afternoon, said school
officials had explained to her that beginning Tuesday morning when a male stu-
dent had a "seizure" on the school bus, the
school has seen another seizure from a
male student during class Wednesday and
a third instance in which a female student
"fainted".
It was found, according to information
given the parent by BLHS principal Shawn
Ousley, the female student fainted as a
HANGING OUT AT THE FAIR
The Associated Press
PIKEVILLE - A Pike County
truck driver has been indicted on
three counts of murder for his
involvement in a traffic crash in
June. No charges were brought
against the company he worked for.
A grand jury returned the indictment against George D. Williams,
38, of Kimper, this week, saying he
operated a semi-truck "in such a
wanton manner as to cause the
death's ofthree people."
Williams was operating the truck
for JZ Trucking on June 23 when a
34-ton mining auger he was hauling
fell onto U.S. 23 and struck two
vehicles.
Larry Smallwood, 46, of
Wheelwright; Dudley Williams, 42,
of Bevinsville; and Carolyn
Smallwood
Adkins,
38,
of
Beefhide, died in the accident.
Pike County Commonwealth's
Attorney Rick Bartley said misdemeanor charges against George
Williams, including one for drunk
driving, will be pursued in district
court.
Bartley said the grand jury did
not return an indictment against
Johnny Pennington, the owner of
the company for which George
Williams was driving, nor the people who loaded the auger on the
truck. Bartley had said previously
that he was investigating whether
Pennington shared responsibility
for the crash.
Evetta Smallwood, whose hus(See INDICTED, page three)
result of low blood sugar.
Ousley declined to comment when contacted yesterday afternoon, saying only
that the school was "dealing with the
issue" and that "nothing was wrong". He
referred questions to Supt. Dr. Paul
(See FAINTING, page three)
Coach asks
for inquiry
results to be
made public
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG- Two days after the
school system suspended two of his football
players following an investigation into a hazing incident occurring during the team's preseason camp in Lawrence County,
Prestonsburg High School head football
coach John DeRossett issued a written statement to the press.
In his statement,
DeRossett said articles
published in the past
week
covering
a Full text of
review of the hazing Coach
and Lht: resulting SUl.pension were "mislead- DeRossett's
ing" and based on statement
"uninformed or intentionally false informa- page A4
tion", but declined to
comment specifically
on the incident or the suspension of his players. He added that hazing is not accepted
within his football program.
"Our program does not condone hazing,"
wrote DeRossett. ''Prior to traveling to camp
I and my staff discussed this with our players
and strongly prohibited said practices. At
camp our players were supervised by responsible adults. I and my staff in particular asked
younger students if they were having problems and encouraged them to let us know if
there were any issues."
DeRossett contends that the first time he
was made aware of the incident was after
INSIDE
photo by H. Allen Bolting
Cody Hamilton, of Harold, took a stab at climbing a rock wall at the Kentucky
State Fair, in Louisville. The fair, which annually exhibits prize produce, livestock
and crafts from around the state, began last week and runs through Sunday.
(See COACH, page three)
Treatment
center
for
minors
opens
in Pike County
•
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
2 DAY FORECAST
7-MhiiJT
Jeff Doig, chief executive officer for
Care Academy, took the opportunity yesterday to extend an offer to regional officials during the Big Sandy Area
Development District's monthly meeting.
What does Doig's Care Academy do
exactly?
The Care Academy, which started its
first office in the central Kentucky town of
Willisburg before recently opening a second facility at Ashcamp in Pike County,
provides care and instruction to children
ages 13 to 18 who are suffering from substance abuse or dependency.
Doig says relating to these kids is
something that comes natural to him
through his own experiences.
"I was once in the same situation as
these kids," Doig says. "That's how I got
started, when someone offered the help I
couldn't afford more than 14 years ago."
The academy is a residential treatment
facility where kids stay anywhere from
three to six months, receiving during their
stay dual efforts of prevention, treatment
and counseling.
Beginrring with a presentation of how
abuse and addiction to painkillers have
gripped this area of the state, Doig said he
hoped not to "belabor" the issue, but to
simply show that there is a distinct need
that demands attention.
"I'm not here asking for money," Doig
told Big Sandy ADD members yesterday.
"We're hopefully going to use our own
money, but this will create probably
~tween 30 or 40 jobs for the area and
we'll probably spend roughly $1.8 million."
But the best boost the facility will give
the region is that of treatment, says Doig.
"I want to be a resource to the community," said the center's chief officer. "We
want to just educate the public that this
type of help is out there and available to
them."
Although treatment will come at a cost
to patients, the idea of affording some the
chance to seek treatment who might not
(See TREATMENT, page three)
photo by Sheldon Compton
Jeff Doig, CEO of Care Academy, standing extended an open invitation to the
region's officials during a meeting of the Big Sandy ADD, saying he hopes his facility becomes a "resource for the community". The academy, which just branched
out its offices to include a location in Pike County, offers treatment to teenagers
suffering from substance dependency and addiction.
�A2 • FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Odds & Ends
The Associated Press
• CLINTON, Iowa - One
of the Good Shepherd's sheep
went on the lam.
A sheep that was meant to be
a prop in a Bible school production was still missing nearly a
week after it rim away from a
church in this eastern Iowa town.
The two sheep in the Chancy
Lutheran Church's rendition of
"The Good Shepherd'' were in a
pen for about 10 minutes before
showtime when they got scared
and hopped over the fence, said
Sandy Mussman, who supervised
the play.
The production was being put
on by preschoolers through 13year-olds as they capped twoweeks of Bible school. The first
act, ironically, was titled ''The
Lost Sheep."
Mussman and her two children ran through the city chasing
the escaped sheep.
''At one point, we passed a
lady who was out in her yard,"
Mussman said. "She said 'Did I
just see what I thought I saw?'"
One of the animals was corralled by neighbors near Clinton
Community College.
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The other sheep was still
missing Wednesday, said Margie
Andersen of De WilL She and her
husband, Leroy, own the sheep.
Some people had reported
seeing the animal around town.
Police almost captured it Sunday
under the U.S. Highway 30
bridge.
Mussman said police believe
the sheep may still be in that area
and have left food there to lure it
into a cage.
The church's pastor spent a
few nights looking for the sheep,
she said.
" When people asked what he
was looking for he'd say 'A lost
sheep,"' Mussman said. "Then
he'd have to tell them he really
was looking for a lost sheep, that
he wasn't looking for sinners."
•
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - When friends
see Shon Muna 's wedding pictures, they're bound to notice the
diamond.
Muna and Clarice Briggs
were married Wednesday morning on the pitcher's mound at
Lamade Stadium, fulfilling a
promise Muna, manager of
Central Little League of Agana,
Guam, made when his team won
the Pacific Region tournament
earlier this month.
"When we went to the regional tournament, I told my coaches
that if we won, I'd ask her to
marry me on the field. She said
yes," Mona said.
Of course, the bride wore
white - the white, pinstriped
uniform the Guam team wore in
the regional tournament, her
waist-length veil tucked underneath a white Little League
World Series cap.
" I didn't want to wear a wedding gown," the new Mrs. Muna
said. "To keep with the baseball
theme, I thought I'd just wear a
uniform."
Shoo Muna Jr., 11, carried a
bat and held the bride's flowers
while the couple exchanged
vows. Shane Muna, 8, held the
rings in his red baseball glove.
"It's hard to believe that your
daughter stands here in the middle of a baseball field," said the
Rev. Gary Weaver, who performed the ceremony. "But people come to Williamsport to fulfill their dreams, and we are witnessing the ultimate dream."
• BATTLE MOUNTAIN,
Nev. - Residents of Battle
Mountain raised their armpits
with pride in a tribute to their
town and underarms everywhere.
About 2,000 people turned out
over the weekend for the community's second annual "Festival in
the Pit" - a takeoff from Battle
Mountain being named the
"Armpit of America" by a
Washington Post reporter in
2001.
This year's festival was sponsored by Old Spice, the maker of
men's deodorant and cologne.
Events included an Old Spice
deodorant toss and armpit beauty
contest, as well as the more traditional amusements of hot air balloon rides, bed races, mud bogs
and team roping competitions.
Lander County Commissioner
Mickey Yarbaro called the threeday festival the most successful
event in the town's history.
Besides that, he said, it "captured the spirit of the town and
brought the residents together to
show how fun, interesting and
wonderful an armpit can be."
Battle Mountain, with a popu-
• WAYNESBORO, Va. This school bus won't take anyone to class, but it's cool place to
catch some coffee and conversation.
The Chatter Bus, a 1989 Ford
school bus that Lee and Coleen
Paixao have transformed into one
of the hippest coffee houses this
side of the Blue Ridge, opened
Monday.
It's parked on a small lot, le
than a block from Waynesboro
High School.
The Paixaos bought the 30foot long bus last year and have
spent several months and more
than $20,000 converting it into a
cozy gourmet coffee shop. No
drab yellow here - the Paixaos
(See ODDS, page five)
Todav in Historv·
The Associated Press
Today is Friday, Aug. 22, the
234th day of 2003. There are 131
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in
History:
On Aug. 22, 1775, Britain's
King George III proclaimed the
American colonies in a state of
open rebellion.
On this date:
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215 miles east of Reno alonf
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• In 1485, England's King
Richard m was killed in the
Battle of Bosworth Field, ending
the War of the Roses.
• In 1787, inventor John Fitch
demonstrated his steamboat on
the Delaware River to delegates
of the Continental Congress.
• In 1846, the United States
annexed New Mexico.
• In 1851, the schooner
"America" outraced the "Aurora"
off the English coast to win a trophy that became known as the
America's Cup.
•
In 1902, President
Theodore Roosevelt became the
fJISt U.S. chief executive to ride
in an automobile, in Hartford,
Conn.
• In 1911, it was announced
in Paris that Leonardo da Vinci's
" Mona Lisa" had been stolen
from the Louvre Museum the
night before. The painting turned
up two years later, in Italy.
•
In 1956, President
Eisenhower and Vice President
Nixon were nominated for second terms in office by the
Republican national convention
in San Francisco.
In 1968, Pope Paul VI arrived
in Bogota, Colombia, for the start
of the fJISt papal visit to Latin
America.
• In 1978, President Jomo
Kenyatta, a leading figure in
Kenya's struggle for independence, died; Vice President
Daniel Arap Moi was sworn in as
acting president.
• In 1989, Black Panther cofounder Huey P. Newton was shot
to death in Oakland, Calif.
Gunman Tyrone Robinson was
later sentenced to 32 years to life
in prison.
Ten years ago:
NASA engineers continued
trying, without success, to reestablish contact with the Mars
Observer, a day after losing contact.
Five years ago:
President Clinton, in his
Saturday
radio
address,
announced he had signed an
executive order putting Osama
bin Laden's Islamic Army and
two of his main lieutenants on a
•
list of terrorist groups.
One year ago:
President Bush proposed to
end the government's "hands-off"
policy in national forests and ease
logging restrictions in fire-prone
areas. A small plane carrying 18
people, including tourists from
Germany, the United States and
Britain, crashed in Nepal, killing
all aboard.
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Those guidelines stipulate that in
some cases, such notification is
required and was followed in
this case, according to Fanning.
The exact events of what happened during the PHS football
camp in Blaine have not been
revealed, but DeRossett welcomes as much being made public as possible.
"I would urge that anyone
who professes to have the
knowledge of this matter as
reported in your paper to have
the courage to identify themselves and have the merits of
their allegations made public ... I
understand that the board has
completed its investigation," he
wrote. "I have not seen the
results, but certainly I would
urge that they be made public if
at all possible so that these matters may be cleared up for everyone in the community who has
some legitimate concern or
interest in our program."
911.
A second man \\ ith Gibson,
Robert Allen Hall, whose age
and place of residence have also
not been released, then proceeded to make an escape \\ ith
Gibson after the unnamed second man ran from the vehicle,
according to pohce
Both Gibson\ and Hall's
names were made availllhle
through a statement from the
man who called police. The man
gave this information and also
told officers that the two would
be traveling in a green 1995
Saturn.
Gibson was later arre::.ted at
Thelma, in Johnson County, by
Jc hnson
Coun •
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deputies. \\ hilc Hall was taken
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approves budget
by SHELDON COMPTON
STAFF WRITER
PRESTONSBURG Bi g
Sandy Area Development
District
board
members
approved a $6.3 million budge t
yesterday afternoon for 2004
fiscal year during a regular
meeting at the district's office.
The vote to approve the
budget, which is down slightly
from last year's budget of $6.3
million, was preceded by a
financial report from ADD
staff member James Whited.
Whited made mention of
the agency's running problem
with accounts receivable. a
problem brought again to the
forefront during an audit earlier in the year.
"As of June 30, our fund
balance was nearly $111,000,"
Whited told members, "but
because we wrote off some old
recei vables. our b alance is,
around $56,000."
The agcnc) was pus hed to
pay th e b alance o n the
acrounts in part because some
had b een de linq uent for a s
long as six years, but any pay(Sec BUDGET, page eight)
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Fanning.
Fanning verified the strange
occurrences yesterday, saying
thaA offici~! hactf\'U1ld no med·
ical connection to what had
• happened.
"We've had a series of fainting spells at the school and naturally that creates some concern," Fanning said. "We've
had some school officials up
there and evidently they've had
kids checked and everything
appears to be okay medically."
The kids who had suffered
either fainting spells or seizures
had been cleared by family
physicians, Fanning said.
When questioned by parents
about whether the chemical
spill last week was being considered, school officials said it
was their understanding that the
spill had been contained to the
Harold area.
Although the high school
was not closed when a tanker
truck spilled over 6,000 gallons
of chemical into the Big Sandy
River. nearby Betsy Layne
Elementary was closed.
There were several other
"fainting spells" reported at the
school yesterday, leading some
parents to withdraw their children from classes, but the reasons for this phenomenon are
hard
to
determine.
said
Fanning.
"Whether it was excitement
or whatever is hard to say," he
said. "I guess in emotional levels, one thing can lead to anoth-
er."
A school nurse and several
other central office officials
were at the school yesterday
and worked efficiently in
responding to the situation,
according to Fanning.
" It's unfortunate, but it happened and the school staff and
our school nurse and officials
took a grasp and hold of the situation and dealt with it in a professional manner."
Fanning said BLHS officials
planned to mail out memos to
parents as early as today,
explaining what could be understood about the events at this
time.
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band and brother were killed in
the crash, said the indictment
was important to ensure that
George Williams never drives a
truck again.
"We don't want this to happen
again," she said .
Relatives of the victims have
filed
suit against George
Williams and JZ Trucking. Both
deny responsibility for the crash.
Lexington attorney Barbara
Kriz said in court documents that
the crash was the result of negligence by other parties over
whom George Williams had no
control and for whom he had no
liability.
Pikeville attorney Neal Smith.
representing the trucking company, said the company was not
responsibility for the crash.
Police said George Williams
was hauling the coal auger from
Magoftin County to Bear Fork in
Pike County when it struck the
median on U.S. 23, south of
Pikeville. Chains holding the
auger broke, and it fell off the
truck bed. The auger, which is
used for boring holes in the
earth, struck the two oncoming
veJ1icles.
George William's is being
h.cld in the Pike County jail .
He had been ticketed previously for speeding in Pike, Floyd
and Lawrence counties and twice
for passing on double yellow
lines in Pike County, according
to court records. He was convicted of one previous drunken driving charge, and another was
dismissed.
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22, 2003
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The Anniston (Ala.) Star, on madness in the Middle East:
So on Tuesday we were all reminded of the madness that
dwells in the Middle East.
First some maniac drove his car to a hotel full of United
Nations workers and set off a mammoth bomb that killed as
many as 17 people. including the head of the U.N. in Iraq, the
beloved and respected Brazilian Sergio Vieira de Mello....
"fhen, later in the day, came the carnage in Jerusalem when
another mindless, heartless person full of hatred bombed a city
bus, taking with him at least 20 people including some children,
and wounding about I00....
So what else is there to say? Well, in terms of Iraq, not much
except that a bunch of idiots won't keep the United States and
the rest of the coalition forces from finishing the job that we so
unwisely started. The worst, absolute worst thing we could do
right now is disengage from Iraq. That, of course, would mean
the worst kind of chaos, and that would mean a cozy place for
terrorists that could really be a threat to us, unlike Saddam.
There is more the president could say, however. So far he
seems to be feeding the American public what it wants to hear.
And Donald Rumsfeld should have more to say. Perhaps for
once he could drop his combative style and shoot straight with
the American people who have watched a slow trickle of body
bags come back from the desert....
The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y., on the blackout:
And so, it seems, into each generation, a massive power failure must fall.
The Blackout of '03 introduced millions of younger,
plugged-in Americans to what life was like on the prairie. OK,
maybe that's an exaggeration. But certainly, it was an echo of
what it was like before cell phones, microwave ovens and
PlayStation 2. all of which were useless when the power went
out from Canada to Canarsie ....
Indeed, the most encouraging aspect of the massive power
failure that crippled the New York metropolitan area, along with
much of the rest of the state and surrounding areas, is the calm
manner in which most people reacted. It may be that having
lived through major blackouts in 1965 and 1977 and the tragic
terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, many New
Yorkers have become not only survivors, but also adept ones....
Sure, they wondered why the power was out and weren't
happy that it was. But no one panicked over rumors of terrorism. Rather, they mshed to buy water and ice and nonperishable
food. They checked out candles and flashlights.
The younger ones watched and learned about power grids
and patience. They rediscovered board games. (Some cheated
and watched portable TVs.) And they cheered when the lights
finally came back on, having become the newest members of
that ever-larger club that can ask: "Where were you when the
lights went out in (fill in the blank)?"
Hazing story not pleasant, but still our duty •
by EDDIE BLAKELEY
ACTING PUBUSHER
Allow me to introduce
myself. My name is Eddie
Blakeley and I have been
serving as a regional publisher with interim management
responsibilities for several of
Community Newspaper
Holdings Inc. newspapers,
including The Floyd County
Times. I have been working
in this capacity since May of
this year. I am not sure how
long my \vork assignment
will continue. but let me say I
have thoroughly enjoyed
spending time in your com-
munity.
Typically, I spend two
days each week at the newspaper and have grown quite
fond of Prestonsburg. The
people are friendly and the
scenery is beautiful. Jenny
Wiley State Resort Park and
the Mountain· Arts Center are
second to none. Jerry's
restaurant is a great place to
eat and Comfort Suites has
become my home away from
home.
I have had the opportunity
to play at StoneCrest golf
course on two occasions. The
weather could have cooperated a little better as it rained
both times, but even the rain
could not ruin the pleasure I
got from playing this course.
During my recent visits, I
have learned we have upset
some people with our reporting of the hazing incident
associated with Prestonsburg
High School. The episode is
unfortunate, and. truth be
known, we along with the rest
of you wish it did not happen.
It is never our intent to shed a
negative light on
Prestonsburg, Floyd County
or any of its schools or entities. However, that does not
relieve us of our responsibility to fairly and accurately
report the news and happenings of our area.
Unfortunately the news is
not always positive, but we
have an obligation to our
readers to provide them with
the most unbiased, balanced,
and accurate product we can
produce. By providing this
service we occasionally have
to report on things that are
not well received with some
members of the community.
Depending on the story we
may receive angry calls from
one person, several people, or
in the case of the hazing
story, many people. I have
heard lots of rumors including everything from boycotting the newspaper to
investigating the private life
of the reporter who wrote the
story. We've even had some
business commitments cancelled. It's turning into the
old adage of "kill the messenger"
All of this is unf01tunate,
but we stand by our decision
to report this incident and we
will continue to provide the
news and information that
affects and is important to our
communities. Not everything
we P.rint will be positive, and
some of it even we do not
agree with or like. It is not
our place to create or make
the news; it's our job and
~
responsibility to report the
news.
I hope when cooler heads
prevail, folks will realize The
Floyd County Times has been
for the past 75 years, and will
continue to be, a huge supporter of our area.
Each and every weekend
during the football season
you will continue to see our
coverage of the area teams.
What other media showcases
the areas youth and their
activities like this newspaper?
We are proud of the accomplishments of our area ath•
letes and are even more proud
that we have the opportunity
to bring these accomplishments into your homes
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Full text of
Coach
DeRossett's
statement
by JOHN DeROSSETT
FOOTBALL COACH
PRESTONSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
I wanted to take this
opportunity to respond to the
recent articles/stories regarding football camp. I only
wish you had seen fit to seek
my input sooner. You might
have avoided publishing misleading stories, apparently
based upon uninformed or
intentionally false information.
As an educator, I am sub-
ject to a code of ethics which
prohibits me from disclosing
the confidence of students,
parents and school staff. In
particular. gossip about students which can cause embarrassment or worse are both
unprofessional and prohibited
by law. I am therefore limited
as to what I can discuss as to
any individual student, but l
want to address the issues
raised as to the program as a
whole.
I am concerned from what
I read in your paper that you
attributed to a school employee with disclosing information regarding a "questionable incident" at football
camp. As I indicated. I
believe strongly that this violates both school policy, law
and the rights of the indi\ idual students who may have
been involved. It was detrimental to our team as a
whole. I believe it was unprofessional on behalf of the
school board employee to
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In accordance with our editorial page policy, all letters must
include the signature, address and telephone number of the
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disclose such information and
the paper to publish unsubstantiated rumors without
adequate investigation.
As 1 indicated, when you
called me this afternoon, that
was the first time that I have
been contacted by the press
or by any official investigation regarding this matter.
What I would like to say first
is that our program does not
condone hazing. Prior to traveling to camp, I and my staff
discussed this with our players and strongly prohibited
said practices. At camp, our
players were supervised by
responsible adults. I and my
staff in particular asked
younger students if they were
having any problems and
encouraged them to let us
know if there were any
issues.
The first time that I was
made aware of any allegations, l read them in the
newspaper. After I became
aware of the possible situa-
tion, I and my staff met with
both the team as a whole and
with individual players to dis
cuss the situation. We identified some areas that gave us
concern and dealt with the
individual students involved.
Appropriate disciplinary
action, as approved by both
our principal and athletic
director. acting on the advice
of investigators from central
office, was taken.
While I am prohibited
from discussing the particulars, I can say that the allegations in the paper were both
misleading and erroneous. I
base this upon what my players have informed me.
Nothing of an) sexual nature
or physical abuse took place.
Any suggestion to the contrary was made by someone
who was misinformed or was
not telling the truth. This has
caused great embarrassment
to our upperclassmen, who
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�FRIDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
22, 2003 • AS
Cult author Chuck Palahniuk writes a
twisted Valentine to his hometown
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by JULIA SILVERMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND, Ore. - The
guy wandering around outside
the tiki bar on the north edge of
town can't even pay for a clue,
he's so lost.
"Docs anybody know the
area?" he asks.
Lucky for him, he runs into
Chuck Palahniuk and asks for
directions. Nobody knows the
area better than Palahniuk,
;. author of the cult classic "Fight
Club." And Palahniuk has written a ne\\ book to prove it.
"Fugitives and Refugees: A
Walk in Portland, Oregon" is
stuffed \\ith juxtapositions and
secrets. You can crack open the
book to Chamber of Commerce
sound bites, tum a page or two
and find detailed descriptions of
Portland's apparently thriving,
wildly kinky underground sex
industry.
"The idea was to present the
banal next to the spectacular,"
Palahniuk says over coffee at
the Alibi, the 1950s- inspired
Polynesian paradise that leads
off the book's list of recommended eateries in town. "I
think that makes each one a little more special."
Interspersed throughout the
book
are
snapshots
of
Palahniuk's two decades in
Portland: crashing a party at the
city's June Rose Festival; high
on LSD at age 19; catching a
Pink Aoyd laser light show at
the Oregon Museum of Science
and Industry.
The stars of the book,
though, are the fugitives and
refugees who have flocked to
one of the West Coast's loosest,
hippest cities over the years,
eccentrics all. Palahniuk (pronounced PA ULA-nik) loves
every one of them.
"If I didn't love them, why
bother portraying them?" he
says. "There are reasons why I
am so charmed by them, and I
wanted to reinvent that."
So we meet Francis Gabe, an
87-year-old who lives alone in
the
"world-famous
SelfCleaning House," in a Portland
suburb.
"To clean the house, you just
tum on the water to a spinning
spray head in the center of each
room's ceiling," Palahniuk
writes. "The wash and rinse
water runs down the sloped
.Planet Mars in view
at EKSC Star Party
PRESTONSBURG
Looking for Iinle green men? You
won't see them during the East
Kentucky Science Center's next
Mars Observing Star Parties,
Wednesday, August 27, and
Saturday, August 30. You may.
however, see a polar cap or rocky
areas on Mars, the fourth rock
from the sun, through the Science
• Center's telescopes.
The view of Mars through the
Science Center's telescopes
should be spectacular, according
to Raymond Shubinski, director
of the East Kentucky Science
Center (EKSC). On August 27,
Mars will come closer to earth
than ever in human history - a
mere 34.646,418 miles away.
Shubinski is very excited
about this Mars event. "Mars is
going to be really close on August
27. In fact, it is going to be closer
than it has been in 60,000 years."
.,
Shubinski
and
EKSC
Assistant Director Eric Thomas,
along with other staff members
and amateur astronomers, will be
waiting with anticipation to see
Mars at this close approach.
"Mars is only half the size of
the earth, and most of the time we
are very far away from it. On the
night of the 27th Mars and earth
will be lined up for the best view
humanity has ever had."
Shubinski reports that in
recent week'> features on Mars are
already visible with science center telescopes. The polar ice caps
• in the large dark markings near
the equator are very easy to see,
even with a modest telescope.
"I have had a chance to see
Mars through some really big
scopes over the years," says
Shubinski. ".But tttis is one of the
best viewings'l lla\'e ever had."
Shubinski hopes that people in
the area will have a chance to
come up to Stone Crest and see
Mars for themselves through the
Center's telescopes. "An event
like this won't happen again until
the year 2287."
Along with Mars, Shubinsk.i
plans to look at a number of other
bright objects in the skies, including the planets Uranus and
Neptune which are also up at this
time.
Star Parties are held near the
Stone Crest Golf Course, on
Maggie
Mountain,
in
The
Mars
Prestonsburg.
Observing sessions will begin at
dark, around 8:45 p.m. Signs will
be posted.
Star Parties are held, weather
permitting, near the Stone Crest
Golf Course Clubhouse's parking
lot, due to the site's level of night
sky visibility. Bright lights in
urban areas and in parking lots
make night sky viewing virtually
impossible. White beams from
car headlights and from flashlights also hinder viewing by
affecting night vision. Drivers
should dim their headlights when
they park and spectators must use
only RED lens flashlights. Red
cellophane can be taped over regular flashlight lens to shield the
white light.
The Science Center will have
telescopes of various types and
sizes at the event. Star Parties are
part of the Science Center's
Mobile Observatory Outreach
Education Program and are made
possible, in part, through the
MSU East Kentucky Regional
GEAR-UP Project, which provided a major portion of the telescopes through a grant, and
through the Music-Carter automotive dealership and Citizens
National Bank.
If the night sky is clouded or
in inclement weather situations,
the event will be cancelled.
However, if the sky is partly
clouded and stars are visible, the
event will be held as planned.
Check the Science Center's website, www.wedoscience.org, for
cancellation notices, or call the
Science Center at (606) 889-0303
for more information.
floor and out through the fireplace. You tum on the heat and
blower to dry everything."
Then there's the couple who
founded the local ghost-hunters
group, who say Portland is especially receptive to ghosts
because of "something organic,
possibly the soil, that allows
spirits to manifest there more
easily."
Palahn.iuk did not begin writing books until he reached his
30s and realized he needed "to
develop something other than
party-going skills." He was born
in Washington state and went to
college at the University of
Oregon. After graduating, he
worked as a reporter at a smalltown newspaper. making about
$5. and lasted six months. He
became a diesel mechanic for a
trucking company before finally
turning to writing.
His
influences
include
philosophers Michel Foucault,
Albert Camus and Soren
Kirkegaard; among contemporary writers, he admires the
work of subversive British
author Irvine Welsh, who wrote
"Trainspotting."
Palahniuk wrote "Fight
Club," an extraordinarily dark,
funny novel about an underground world of male aggression. after publishers rejected
his first manuscript as too risky.
He figured "Fight Club" wouldn't get a second look. Instead, it
sold more than 200,000 copies
according to Jerry Howard.
Palahniuk's editor at Doubleday.
And it was made into a film starring Brad Pitt and Edward
Norton.
His other works include
"Survivor," a memoir of a
"death cult" member dictated
from a plane as it's about to
crash; "Choke," which features
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painted over the exterior with a
coffee-colored hue.
The Chatter Bus serves a variety of coffee drinks, hot chocolate, pastries, muffins and cookies. While space is limited inside
the bus, a gazebo set up outside
provides plenty of overflow seating.
For the Paixaos it's more than
just a business. It's also a ministry for the Christian couple, a
way they can serve the community's
children,
particularly
teenagers, and give them a fun,
safe and friendly place to grab a
f/
Lift, cycle, run,
climb & paddle your
body to great
health and fitness.
latte, listen to music, play board
games, read or just hang out with
friends.
Open mike nights will be a
staple, the couple says. Musicians
of any genre can join in.
"It can be Christian or secular
- that doesn't matter," says
Coleen Paixao. ''The only restriction is that it's positive."
"Two heads are better than
one."
Jenny Wiley Video
Prestonsburg
1 Free Movie Rental
Pizza Hut
Prestonsburg location only.
1 Free Medium Pizza
Offer expires one month after win.
Winner must pick up certificate at Floyd
Coun Times office to receive free lzza.
Health
• Continued from p2
Bradbury is 83. Heart surgeon
Dr. Denton Cooley is 83.
Retired Gen. H. Norman
Schwarzkopf is 69. ABC newsman Morton Dean is 68.
Baseball Hall-of-Farner Carl
Yastrzemski is 64. Actress
Valerie Harper is 63. Football
coach Bill Parcells is 62. CBS
newsman Steve Kroft is 58.
Actress Cindy Williams is 56.
Musician David Marks (The
Beach Boys) is 55. Country
singer Holly Dunn is 46. Rock
musician Vernon Reid is 45.
Country singer Collin Raye is
43. Country singer Ricky Lynn
Gregg is 42. Rock singer
Roland Orzabal (Tears For
Fears) is 42. Rock musician
Debbi Peterson (The Bangles)
is 42. Rock musician Gary Lee
Connor (Screaming Trees) is
41. Singer Tori Amos is 40.
Country singer Mila Mason is
40. Rhythm-and-blues musician
James DeBarge is 40. Tennis
player Mats Wilander is 39.
Rapper GZAffhe Genius is 37.
Actor Rick Yune is 32. Rap-reggae singer Beenie Man is 30.
Singer
Howie
Dorough
(Backstreet Boys) is 30. Actress
Jenna Leigh Green is 29.
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22, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
For the Record
Marriage
Licenses
Jennifer Raelynn Whitt, 21,
to Eric Stephen Combs, 22. both
of Prestonsburg
Rebecca Chuffins, 21, of'
Garrell, to Jason Scott Kilgore,
22. of Blue Rher.
Susan Lynn Crum, 35, to
Tivis Jason Neeley, 25, both of
Man in.
Anna Marie Nmth, 29. of
Wayland, to David Lee Little,
37. of Melvin.
Vicki Gayle Howell, 29, to
Rogie D. C'a<>e, 25, both of
McDowell
Amanda Jess1ca
son, 24,
of Harold, to Jercm) Keith
Blackburn, 24, of Stanville.
April I ) nn Conn. 16, to Tony
Ratliff Jr.• 20, both of Dana.
Amanda Gail Castle, 15, to
Denver M Hall. 19, both of
Printer.
Shanna
Lindsay
Nicole
Roberts, 18, of llonakcr, to
Joshua Derrick Hamilton, 20, of
Grethel.
Christina
Elizabeth
Blackburn, 21, of Stanville, to
James Michael Pruitt, 23, of
um
Pikeville.
Audre) Ann Hamilton, 25. to
Kermit Lee Akers. 3 I, both of
Teabeny
Kimberly Sue Spears. 25, of
Harold, to James Albert Sloan.
35. of Prestonsburg.
Jennifer Fay Lackey, 18, of
Wheelwright. to Jeremy Neil
Rice, 21, of Blue River.
April Renee Cox, 22. to Eric
Shane Casebolt, 22, both of
Wayland.
Mary Bryant, 39, to James F.
Foulks, 36, both of Greenville,
fenn
Joanna Fay Thompson, 30. of
Allen, to Alan \Vade Cmm, 38.
ofManin.
Ercella \1arie Jarrell, 18. to
Richard Clinton Pickens. 41,
both of Ashley. Ohio.
A~hle) Dawn Bartley, 26, to
l\1ichael Ra) mond Shepherd,
30, both of David.
Ro:<Je Nicole Sowards. 19, to
James Anthony Galloway, 37,
both o fTram.
Dtana Nlelissa Newman, 36,
to .Jeffrey Spriggs, 45. both of
Drift.
Lea Ann Marsillett, 30, to
Jerry Scarberry, 37. both of
Prestonsburg.
at the
Plaza
Civil Suits Filed
Mark Tarver vs. Mike
Watkins; complaint.
Lois E Adkins vs. Shonda L.
Music; complaint.
F.K.T. Inc. vs. Roger Hunley
Jr.; complaint.
Brian Meade vs. Donna
Meade; divorce.
Green Tree Servicing vs.
Linda Greer; complaint.
Jeffrey Spears vs. Sherry G.
L) tie; petition for child support
and health care insurance.
Pamela Coleman vs. Michael
Coleman; petition for health
care insurance.
Christa Conn vs. Ricky L.
Conn; petit1on for child support
and health care insurance.
Angie Conn vs. William
Conn; petition for health care
insurance.
Patricia Burton vs. Chester
Ramey: petition for health care
insurance.
Angel L. Cole vs. Billy D.
Cole: petition for child support
and health care insurance.
Kathern A. Collins vs.
Kimberly R. Williams, petition
for child support and health care
insurance.
Dennis R. Tackett vs. Annie
M. Tackett; petition for child
support and health care insurance.
Joyce D. Cruey vs. Elizabeth
Shepherd; petition for child support and health care insurance.
Elmer Slone vs. Irene Jones;
complaint.
Andy Lewis vs. Loretta Jean
Lewis; divorce.
Allstate Insurance Company
vs. Teresa Triplett: petition for
independent medical evaluation.
Ricky Hall vs. Crystal
Collins; petition for health care
insurance.
Small Claims
Filings
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Scott Lemaster vs. Anita
Burke: debt collection.
East Kentucky Tire vs. Jamie
Barnett: debt collection.
Charges Filed
Mon.-Thurs., 7:1 0;
Fri. 7:15, 9:15;
Sat.-Sun., 3:15, 5:15,
7:15,9:15
Rated PG-13
HELD OVER
Mon.-Thurs., 7:30;
Sat.-Sun., 3:30, 5:30,
7:30,9:30
Rated PG-13
HELD OVER
Mon.-Thurs., 7:00;
Fri. 7:00, 9:00;
Sat.-Sun., 3:00, 5:00,
7:00, 9:00
Rated PG
HELD OVER
Mon.-Thurs., 7:40;
Fri. 7:45, 9:45;
Sat.-Sun., 3:45, 5:45,
7:45,9:45
Rated R
HELD OVER
Mon.-Thurs., 7:20;
Fri. 6:45, 8:45;
Sat.-Sun., 2:45, 4:45,
6:45,8:45
Rated PG
Patricia Doan, 25, Irvine,
first-degree
possession
of
cocaine.
Christopher D. Moore. 35.
Martin, possession of marijuana,
public intoxication, first-degree
possession of a controlled substance, prescription in improper
container, usc or possession of
drug paraphernalia, disorderly
conduct, third-degree trafficking
in a controlled substance, trafficking in a controlled substance
within 1.000 yards of a school.
Orville
Moore,
35,
Prestonsburg, fiagrant nonsupport.
Bradford C. Hunt, 29,
Craynor, speeding, license to be
in possession, operating a motor
vehicle while under the the
influence of alcohol or drugs,
possession of marijuana, use or
possession of dmg paraphernalia, first-degree possession of
cocaine, carrying a concealed
weapon .
Keith D. Osborne, 28,
Prestonsburg, attempted burglary.
Albert M. Bertram, 35, Allen,
operating a motor vehicle while
under the innuence of alcohol or
drugs, no insurance, driving on a
found with food residue, cover
Little Caeser's, PrestonsburgW.
suspended license.
Thomas J. Beauparlant, 20. waste can not found in restroom, regular inspection. Violations
Jenkins, theft by unlawful tak- noor of walk-in found with food noted: Unable to locate all therresidue, mop head stored on mometers, thermometer in bottle
ing.
display not properly stored, hair
Jessica S.
Jervis,
28, floor. Score: 93.
Well Care Early Child restraints not in use. Score: 95.
Prestonsburg, operating a motor
Speedway, Prestonsburg, regvehicle while under the influ- Education Center, Prestonsburg,
Violations
ence of alcohol or drugs, two regular inspection. Violations ular inspection.
counts of first-degree wanton noted: Personal item not labeled noted: Thermometers in some
endangerment, criminal mis- in refrigerator, food item not disrepair in walk-in, food prodchief, disregarding a stop sign, stored six inches from floor, no uct stored on absorbent material,
no insurance, failure to wear a test kits found, plumbing in need hand soap missing from disof repair. Score: 95.
penser. Score: Restaurant, 95;
seat belt.
Double Kwik, Harold, regu- Store, 95.
Brad Lester Jenkins, 2 I,
S&J Market, Beaver, regular
Jenkins. theft by unlawful tak- lar inspection. Violations noted:
Retail section no thermometer inspection. Violations noted: ~
ing.
Frank S. Campbell, 22. present in ice-cream freezer, Thermometers not present in all
Jenkins, theft by unlawful tak- plastic utensils and foam trays refrigeration units, wiping cloth
observed stored on the floor. use not restricted, lights in food
ing.
Carlos B. Elswick, 23, Hi floor tile in mild disrepair, walls preparation area not properly
Hat, receiving stolen property, and ceilings in disrepair. Score: shielded. Score: Restaurant, 98;
Store, 99.
unlawful transaction with a Restaurant, 97; Store, 97.
Cardinal Country Store,
minor.
Reo Hamilton Jr., 33, Prestonsburg, regular inspection. Violations noted: Unable to
Teaberry, alcohol intoxication.
Crystal Lynn Williams, 21, of locate all thermometers, biscuits
not covered while stored, hair
Stanville, alcohol intoxication.
Betty Fish to Robert E.
Donna M. Bailey, 45, Martin, restraints no in use, standing Groves and Irma J. Groves,
water on floor in walk-in, lights
theft by deception.
property location not listed;
Marie Porter, 31, Martin, not shielded properly in food
Nancy L. Collins to Elvie •
preparation area, mop stored on
public intoxication.
Collins Frasure, property locaGrady J. Brooks Jr., 58, noor of food preparation area.
tion not listed;
Hager Hill, no approved fire Score: 93.
Reba T. Martin and Harry
Double Kwik, Allen, regular
extinguisher.
Martin to Saundra Mutzner and
Keith D. Osborne, 28, inspection. Violations noted:
Charles Mutzner, property locatPrestonsburg, two counts of Unable to locate all thermome- ed on Kentucky Highway Rt.
theft by unlawful taking, pre- ters, ice scoop not stored proper- 122;
ly, lights not shielded in walk-in
scription in improper container.
Haskell Hall and Virginia
William Donald Music, 40, refrigerator, mop found stored
Hall to Connie Jackson, properEast Point, disorderly conduct, on floor of food preparation
ty located at Weeksbury:
area. Score: Restaurant, 97:
resisting arrest.
Dan Hall and Connie Hall to
Kenneth
Hatfield,
46, Store, 97.
Jason C. Akers, property locaBrenda's Place, McDowell,
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxication not listed;
regular inspection. Violations
tion.
First Commonwealth Bank of
Marolyn
Burchett,
38, noted: Thermometers not preEndicott, alcohol intoxication, sent in all units, proper hair
(See RECORD page eight)
restraints not in use. Score: 98.
disorderly conduct.
Jimmy
Burchett,
44,
Endicott, alcohol intoxication, ------ --------------------------------~------ ·
disorderly conduct.
William Ronald Newsome,
• Continued from p5
31, Prestonsburg, possession of
marijuana, use or possession of
a sex addict who mimes choking don't talk about Santa," and forced
drug paraphernalia, prescription
in restaurants to get out of pay- Palahniuk to put on a Santa suit
in improper container.
ing his tab; and "Lullaby," about and chug back a flask of tequila as
Paul
D.
Arnett,
37,
a reporter pitted against a deadly penance for his sins.
Salyersville, theft by deception.
Palahniuk says he knows that
African chant.
James
Salisbury,
27,
Doubleday will publish his new telling anyone who can pay $16 at
Prestonsburg, alcohol intoxicabOok, "Diary," on Aug. 26. It is the Barnes and Noble about the
tion
story of an art student and her Cacophony Society does dilute the
Billy D. Carroll, 49, Printer.
comatose husband who live on a myth.
public intoxication.
'That is always the tragedy,'' he
sinister resort island.
Charles Baily. 70, Langley,
Palahniuk wrote ''Fugitives and said. "But the alternative is not to.,
alcohol intoxication.
Refuget>s," published by Crown acknowledge these fantastic
Paula Henson, 25, Martin,
Journeys. in just a few months, things. 'That's more of a tragedy disorderly conduct, res1sting
because he wanted the chance to maybe the Santa Rampage is
arrest.
ramble around Portland, his adopt- destroyed. but knowing that it is
Laura R. Williamson, 4 7,
ed hometown, and fix the place in out there might encourage the spinInez, drinking alcohol in public.
his mind before the city becomes off of other forms."
Gregory Vincent Owens, 29,
Besides, Palahniuk says, he
totally lost to gentrification.
Cold Springs, drinking alcohol
It's already hard to find a good kept some of Portland's secrets,
in public.
dive bar downtown, he says, and like the story of the hospital that for
Gregory B. Eldridge, 33,
the Cacophony Society couldn't years was the nation's premier
Phelps, prohibit area boat for
find a single condemned building clinic for sex-change operations.
riders.
to break into as a site for its annual He couldn't bear the thought of
Paul Hall, age unlisted,
tourists gawking at it, he said.
potluck supper.
Prestonsburg.
fourth-degree
And there are some quintessenAh yes, the Cacophony Society.
assault.
Palahniuk describes the society as tially Portland people and places in
Stephanie L. Prater, age
a ragtag bunch of people with the the book, like the woman who will •
unlisted, PikeviJle, two counts of
most ordinary of jobs, who period- teach your dog to dance to the
theft by deception.
ically pull the most extraordinary strains of "I Fought the Law (and
Lisa L. Thornsberry. 41,
of pranks. The group is featured the Law won)," or the garden
Langley, theft by deception.
prominently in the book. with a growing entirely from recycled
Leta J. Griffith, 32, lvel,
loving description of the annual materials, which Palahniuk terms,
fourth-degree assault.
"Santa Rampage," during which "the closest thing we have to a
John W. Bentley, 22, Tram,
benevolent!)' drunken Santas humane society for plants."
harassing
communications,
The book. which has sold
storm downtown streets. bawling
harassment.
out carols and tossing back cock- about 36.000 copies so far. is a
twisted Valentine to Portland, a
tails.
Of course, the first rule of mem- celebration of a slacker culture
Prestonsburg
Community bership in any secret society is that in which. Palahniuk says, "It's
College Grill, Prestonsburg. reg- you don't dish the dirt about it. At OK to work a cruddy job as long
ular inspection.
Violations a recent book reading in Seattle, a as you maintain the world's
noted: Ice dispenser scoop not group of out-of-season Santas largest collage of Elvis pictures.
stored properly, microwave stormed the room. chanting, "You
"Or something like that."
Property
Transfers
Cult
Inspections
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Mr. and Mrs. Butch Paige
and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
King invite you to share
in the joy of the marriage
uniting their children,
Justin Paige
and
Valerie King
Small Bu s in e s s Developm e nt C e nt e r
2nd Annual Reaional Entrepreneur Conference
*
"Networking To Strengthen East Kent~s 'Economy
*
September 15-16, 2003
Ramada Inn, Paintsville Kentucky
Feamring Donna Messer a keynore speaker, workshop coordinator and semi·
nar leader who is president of Connectt:s Communications Canada. She is a
Messer winner of the International Leader Award and Chair of Women in Food Industry
Stein
Management. And featuring Alan Stein, President and CEO of the Lexington Leg·
ends. Stein had a dream of bringing professional baseball to his hometown and his persistence, dedication and personal sacrifices have paid off in a big way. The success of the baseball stadium project follows
a long hisrory of personal and business successes for Alan.
on Saturday, Aug. 23,
2003, at 1:30 p.m.
The wedding will be held
at the McDowell First
Baptist Church at
McDowell, Ky.
Everyone is invited
to attend.
Registration Fee $45/person (includes all meals and events)
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Reply to: MSU SBDC, 240 Main Street, Suite 200
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Paintsville, v 41240 or call 606-788-7331
•A PARTlERSHIP PROGRAM WITH THE U.S. SMALl. BusiNESS ADMINISTRATION"
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
22, 2003 • A7
Cominu.nity Calendar
Calendar items will
be printed as space
permits
Editor\ note: Tn an norm ·e
your community eve/11, you may
hand-de/iva your item to The
Floyd Cnullty Times office.
located at 263 S. Central
Avenue, Prestonsburg; or mml
to: The Floyd Coumy Times,
PO. Box 390, Prestonsburg. KY
41653; or fax to 606-886-3603;
or email to: features@jloydcountytimes.com. Information
will not he taken over the telephone. All items will be placed
on a first-come. first-serve
basis a~ .1pace permits.
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P'BURG HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF '93 REUNION
Prestonsburg High School
class of 1993 is plannng a I 0year class reunion on September
13, 1993. For details contact
,_ Jamie Ward Minix at 886-6728
or email at jwminix@hotmail.
com.
REVIVAL MEETING
A revival meeting will be
held at the Middle Creek Baptist
Church, at Blue River on August
31. at 6 p.m., and September 13, at 7 p.m. Evangelist is Ron
Hodge. For transportation, call
886-9633 or 886-2889. Pastor is
Vernon Slone.
4-H TEEN COUNCIL
ORGANIZATIONAL
MEETING
Are you interested in meeting
f new friends? Trying new things?
Teaching others? And being a
role model for younger people?
Then join the Floyd County 4-H
Teen Council this year? Anyone
age 13-18 is invited to attend.
Our first meeting will be held on
Thur~day,
September II, from
6:30-8 p.m., at the Floyd County
Cooperative Extension Office
(across from Brad Hughes
Toyota). For more information,
contact Chuck Stamper, 4-H
Agent, at 886-2668, or by e-mail
at cstamper@uky.edu.
FREE DENTAL CLINIC
The Mud Creek Dental
Clinic will offer FREE dental
screenings for Floyd County
students,
ages
7-12,
on
Saturday, August 23, from 10
a.m. to I p.m. and Thursday,
August 28, from 4:30-7:30 p.m.
The clinic is located behind
Mud Creek Clinic, at Grethel.
CONN FAMILY
REUNION
The descendents of Wilburn
and Tennessee Conn will host a
family reunion that will be held
on Saturday, August 30, at 12
p.m., at the Martin Masonic
Lodge. All family and friends
are welcome. Please bring a
covered dish to share. For more
info., contact Rose Stephens at
874-27 I 4, or Lora Risner at
285-9621.
CHILDERS FAMILY
REUNION
The Childers (Childress)
Family Reunion will be held on
Saturday, September 6, at
Dewey Dam, Picnic Hollow
Shelter #3. Registration will
begin at 11 a.m. A pot-luck
lunch will be served at noon.
Please bring a covered dish and
a cooler of soft drinks.
Tableware and napkins will be
provided. Those who wish may
bring a gift-wrapped item for
auction. Also, bring old family
photos, etc. For more info., call
Naomi Cox at (740) 387-5815,
or Shelba Childers at (740) 7472985.
Man on all-terrain
~vehicle killed in
crash on highwav
The Associated Press
FREEBURN A West
Virginia man riding an all-terrain vehicle was killed Tuesday
when he slammed into a cement
truck on Route 194 in Pike
County.
State police said Michael Ray
Cline, 41. of Wharncliffe, W.Va.,
was traveling east on Route 194
when he crossed the center line
at a curve. He hit the cement
truck, which was traveling west,
at the curve at 6:50 p.m.
Cline was pronounced dead
at the scene. The cement truck
driver was not injured.
NIMBLE THIMBLE ART
CLASS
The Nimble Thimble Quilt
Guild will host a Jesson on
hand-dyeing
fabric
on
Wednesday, September 3, at
I 0:00 a.m. Register by August
20 by calling Alice Rowe at
886-:~904.
DIABETES AWARENESS
GROUP
To meet August 26, at
McDowell ARH, 2nd floor
Extended Care Unit Conference
Room, from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Topic: "Nutrition for All." Judy
Combs, RD, presenter. Door
prizes to be given away. More
info., contact Theresa Scott,
county extension agent, at 8862668.
HUNTER
REUNION
The Hunter Reunion will be
held on October 11 and 12, at
the New Martin Community
Center. For more info., call
358-3006.
DWALE HOMECOMING
2003
Friday night, August 29,
Social Event with entertainment. Saturday, August 30,
Homecoming begins at I 0:00
a.m. and lasts all day long.
Please bring a covered dish or
soft drinks to share. All former
and present residents of Dwale
are invited to bring along their
families for a day of food, fun
and frollicking!
PEEWEE FLAG
FOOTBALL
SIGN-UPS
Sign-ups for Pee VVee ~ag
Football will be held on
Saturday, August 23, at the
Prestonsburg Dairy Queen. For
more information about either
the program or registration, contact Todd Goodman at 8749566.
JOHNSON FAMILY
REUNION
The descendants of Milford
and Minnie Johnson will hold
their 4th annual family reunion
on Sunday, August 24, at the
Jenny Wiley Dam, Shelter #2, at
2:00 p.m. All friends and family cordially invited to attend.
PARSONS FAMILY
REUNION
The Parsons family reunion
for the descendants of Isaac and
Louisa Parsons will be held on
August 31, at the Isaac Parsons
Cemetery, located on Parsons
Branch, just off Rte. 979 in
Aoyd County, from 11 a.m.-5
p.m. Bring a covered dish to be
served at I p.m. Call E.J.
Parsons at 865-426-7585 for
more information.
AUXIER
LIFETIME LEARNING
CTR.
Fall classes in computers.
sewing, and others will begin
the week of September 8. For
more info., call 886-0709
blood glucose the drug free
way! August 28, Floyd Room.
5-6 p.m. All classes are free of
charge. For further information,
contact: Food and Nutntion
Services, at (606) 886-8511, ext.
7353.
'SEPTEMBER FEST'
The
Lawrence
County
Septemberfest committee is
now accepting applications for
arts and crafts spaces. Call
Leslie Wellman at 606-6734681. after 6 p.m. Deadline to
apply is August 29
The Septernberfest Car Show
will
be
held
Saturday,
September 6. at the Louisa
Lower Elementary School.
Registration will be from 9 a.m.
to 12 p.m. Call Ted Kelley at
638-4053 or Lynn See at 638 ·
4984 for more info.
HUNTER FAMILY
REUNION
Richard Dotson
Dealer
Will take place on Saturday,
August 30, at the Martin Senior
Citizens Building, from 10:00
a.m. until 4 p.m. For more
information, call: Charles and
Cassie Justice at 886-8737.
Bus. (606) 298-3561
Fax (606) 298-4252
Toll Free (877) 817-3561
FREE BODY RECALL
CLASSES
Free Body Recall Exercise
Classes will be held Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday, at 9:30,
at the Presbyterian Church in
Prestonsburg. Classes are held
Monday,
Wednesday,
and
Thursday, at 11 a.m. at the old R
& S Building. Classes are
offered by • the Floyd County
Health Department. Call the
health department, 886-2788,
for more information.
Route 40 • Main Street • Inez, Kentucky 41224
MCDOWELL HIGH CLASS
REUNION
Send Resumes and references to:
The McDowell High School
classes of 1934-1993 will hold a
class reunion on Labor Day
weekend. Weekly meetings are
now being held each Tuesday, at
6:30p.m., at the McDowell First
Baptist Church. All are welcome - Help is needed.
The David Scho
"Learn£-ne wh£kservina..
Full Time Teacher positions open:
Science/Social Studies/English/
Adult Education
The David School
PO Box :1
David, KY 4:16:16
Fax: 88&-7322 or email: lnfo@davldschool.org
Attention: Personnel Director
HRMC
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Patton administration members :
use fund for hometown projects:
The Associated Press
FRANKFORT - Some top
members of Gov. Paul Patton's
administration and staff drained a
fund controlled by the cabinet
secretary for small projects in
their hometowns. as the
Kentucky's fiscal year was ending in June.
The members, the state cabinet secretary among them,
defended the pork barrel spending as "worthwhile projects," in
an article published in The
Courier-Journal on Thursday.
Cabinet Secretary Ed Ford
sent money from the account that
he managed, the State Planning
Fund, for two projects in his
home county: $12,000 to the
Cynthiana-Harrison
County
.. Chamber of Commerce to help
tum the old county jail into a
tourism center, and $3,500 to
build a concession stand and
restroom at a new Harrison
County park.
Chief of Staff Andrew
"Skipper" Martin and Jerry
Johnson. special assistant to the
governor, helped get similar
small projects funded in their
home counties with the last dollars from the planning account.
No money was put in the account
in the new budget.
Some legislators and the head
of a group that monitors ethics in
~ state government say the money
- $43,642 in a!l - should have
l/
gone unspent, the newspaper
reported.
"Any project considered by
itself looks worthy, especially if
you're on the receiving end,"
said Sen. Tom Buford, RNicholasville. "But ... if they had
saved $50,000 it could have been
used in Medicaid, where it could
be matched by the federal government and turned into
$150,000."
Draining the fund sets "a bad
example at a time like this" as
state agencies cut spending, said
Richard Beliles, chairman of
Common Cause of Kentucky.
"My guess is these projects serve
a good purpose, but there are a
lot of other worthy projects out
there and these should have been
prioritized with others for consideration at some later time,"
Beliles said.
Lawmakers eliminated money
for the planning fund in the fiscal
year that began July I.
Ford told the newspaper last
week that he doesn't regret
approving the spending because
the amount was so small.
"These were worthwhile projects; they were requested for in
writing and went through the
proper channels," he said.
The State Planning Fund is a
modest account managed by the
governor's cabinet secretary. In
the early 1990s, the General
Assembly put $225,000 a year
into the account. That was
increased to $500,000 a year in
1997. In seven of the past 10
years, the entire fund was spent.
But the other three years it
had a leftover balance that lapsed
into the General Fund $197,200
after
200 1-02;
$128,600 after 1996-97; and
$7,000 after 1997-98, said Acting
Budget Director Mary Lassiter.
Since Patton became governor in December 1995, the
biggest single share of the fund
- $325,000 - has gone to support the Bluegrass State Games,
an Olympics-style athletic competition for all ages held annually
in Lexington.
The chairmen of the House
and Senate budget committees
disagree on the propriety of such
expenses.
"I think money from the planning fund should be used for
advance planning, not local projects," said Sen. Richie Sanders,
R-Franklin. "Because revenue is
so tight we decided in the budget
that we couldn't afford projects
like this."
But Rep. Harry Moberly, DRichmond, said he couldn't criticize the spending because he didn't have enough information
about it.
"Regardless of whether this
money should have lapsed to the
General Fund, I do believe that
the administration did a really
good job of managing out money
last year,'' he said.
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THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
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Prec;tonsburg ln..... tu G&B
Rental'> Inc., property loc.1ted 111
\Ve.,t Prcstono;buru,
Ocic 1\tay and Glenn Da\ 1d
May toG DO\\ l·nh:rpmes I LC.
propert) located rn \lien:
Gar) Keathle) and Rhonda
Keathlc). TonJ.t llamrlton and
Trucy llamilton. property locat
cd on Talers Creek.
Lizz1c ll.tlbe1t to Karl11yn
Fras111 c. prop~: It) loc,Jti~m not
, listed;
Roy F Coli ier wul Pntril ia
Collier to James H. Booth, d/b/a
R&J Development Co , property
located, variouo; Kentucky counties:
Kimber Slone (formerly
,Kimberlee I ) nn Orshom) and
. Greg Slom: to Jody Cornette and
Stacy Cornette, property location not ll';ted:
lnterc;t.lte
Natural
Gas
Compan) to Jell) D. Hall and
Anna Sue Hall, proper!) located
on Frasure' Creek:
Rodney Brandon Hicks and
Sabrina Kay Hick:- to Rodney
llick., and Sabrina Hicks, property location not listed:
Claude Jennrngs Webb I. and
Janet Webb to Lonnie S.
Robrnson. propcrt) located on
Right Beaver Creek;
Cline... Elliott. Gar) John::.on
and Dottie Johnson. Gordan
Lafferty and Joyce Lafferty.
l.ester Johnson and Sharon
Johnson. Ishmell Tackett and
Eula Tackett to Clines Elliott and
Judith Hamilton, property located on Frasures Creek:
AEP Kentucky Coal LLC. to
Ramsey
Prestonsburg
Development LLC. property
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located
along Kentucky Route
1428. Prestonsburg:
Matilda Lawson Hall (Tilda)
to Misty Dawn Lawson. property located on Toler Creek:
Master Commissioner's deed:
Reed Stamper Jr.. et al.. to First
Common\\ ealth
Bank
of
Pre<;tonsburg Inc., property location not listed.
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ments the agency might
receive now that the amount
has been taken care of would
be clear revenue, said Whited.
It is with re\Cillll! in mind
agency members are hoping to
stick to the 2004 budget, so as
to ensure an estimated
$55.404 surplus.
That surplus would be
down from last year's figure,
which stood at $65,933.
Considering that estimates
for expenditures are barely
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are alleged to have participated
in haLing. Further, our freshmen
players. who were identified as a
group and had therr photograph
published, have been subjected
to gossip and ndicule.
I would anyone who professes to have the knowledge of this
matter as reported in your paper
to have the courage to identify
themselves and have the merits
of their allegations made public.
Hnally. in conclusion, I want
to say that I believe our football
team, including our camp. is a
positive experience for all those
involved. Our community is and
should be proud of their efforts.
Many parents contribute time.
money and effort to make this a
success and I regret that their
good efforts have been held to
ndicule by misinformation.
As a team, we have dealt with
these issues and I believe that we
will be stronger as a team for
having gone through this experience together. I would like to
thank my players, their parents,
my staff and those in the community who have faith in us and
supported us through this period.
I understand that the board has
completed its investigation. I
have not seen the results, but
certainly I would urge that they
be made public if at all possible
so that these matters may be
cleared up for everyone in the
community who has some legitimate concern or interest in our
program.
moving because figures have
only been calculated for the
month of July. Whited says the
agency's departments are well
on their way to seeing the budget realized.
"Most departments have
only spent 6 to 8 percent of
their budget, for an overall 5
percent," said Whited.
The agency has a little ov.::r
$100,000 remaining in cash to
distribute for loans, sa1d
Whited, but feels confident
that a surplus for the end of
the year will match, if .t'Jt
exceed, the $55,000 mark set
out in the budget.
"With the accounts receivable, it's not exactly uncommon for. especially for governments, to pay off loans
after six years or so because of
grants that come through and
so forth," Whited said. "If
these receivables are realized,
we '11 count them as revenue
for this }ear, and rhere might
be other.., out there. This
$55,000 could JUSt be a conservati' e number''
Whited said one of the
agency's goals sh0uld be to
see that its funds balance
make up at least 5 percent of
their overall budget for the fiscal year.
Quilt Guild to host
Iabrie dveing class
The Nimble Thimble Quilt
Guild will host a Jesson on the
art of hand-dyeing fabric on
Wednesday. September 3, from
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The
class will be taught by Gypsie
Jones and Susie Huseman. All
tho~c interested should register
by August 20 by calling Alice
Ro"e at 886-2904. Ms. Rowe
Will inform as to the list of supplies you will need to bring with
you. The fabric pieces are beautiful and the process is fun to do.
Guild members invite all to join
them for an interesting and
exciting class. The Nimble
Thimble Quilt Guild meets the
first and third Wednesday of
each month from I0:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m .. at the rloyd County
Extension Service office, located on South Lake Drive, in
Prestonsburg.
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Man pleads guilty to buying
votes in Knott·County
The Associated Press
LONDON - A man charged
with election fraud in Knott
County has pleaded guilty.
Jimmy Calhoun. 33, of
Hindman, entered the plea
Tuesday to two counts of votebuying.
Calhoun is among 16 people
charged as a result of an FBI
investigation into the 1998 primary election in Knott County.
It is one of the largest votefraud cases in Kentucky in
recent years.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Roger West said he was surprised by the guilty plea
entered in a routine status hearing.
West said after Calhoun was
ruled competent to stand trial,
he admitted that he had paid
two people, A. W. Dyer and
Jeremie
Dyer,
both
of
Hindman, $50 each to cast a
vote in the election.
Under federal sentencing
guidelines. Calhoun faces a
possible sentence of eight to 10
months in prison. He could
have been sentenced to 18 to 24
months in prison if he had been
convicted at trial.
Formal sentencing before
U.S. District Judge Karen
Caldwell is scheduled for Oct.
30, West said.
Five of six people indicted
in 1999 on vote fraud charges
in Knott County were convicted
in U.S. District Court at
Pikeville in 2000. Calhoun was
among another half-dozen people charged in March this year.
A month later, three others,
including
Knott
JudgeExecutive Donnie Newsome,
were indicted.
The last indictments came
only a month before the fiveyear statute of limitations on
prosecuting vote-fraud in federal elections expired.
Thus far. eight defendants
have either been convicted or
pleaded guilty while four have
been acquitted or had their
cases dismissed.
Two trials remain. Knott
Judge-Executive
Donnie tl
Newsome, the lone officeholder indicted, and Willard Smith,
54, of Hindman, are scheduled
for trial in Pikeville on Sept. 23.
Patrick 'o/ayne "Buck" Madden,
45, of Littcarr is scheduled for
trial on Oct. 7.
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September 15- December 4, 2003
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Khrys Varney, Arts Education Director,
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For several years the Mountain Arts Center has been serv1ng Eastern Kentucky
bnngmg the arts to our region. The facility provides serv1ces to the children, teens
and adults m the areas of classroom education 1n music, art, and drama and private tnstruct1on in piano, voice, violin/fiddle gu1tar. banjo and dulcimer
Dorothy Atherton
Smith Hayes
William "Bill" Crum
William "Bill" Crum, 79, of
Banner,
husband of Thelma
Dorothy Atherton Smith
Hurd
Crum,
passed away
Hayes, age 84, of Langley, widbw
Thursday,
August
21, 2003, at
of Earmest Hayes, passed away,
Our
Lady
of
the
Way
Hospital,
Thursday, August 21, 2003, at the
Martin.
Riverview Manor Health Care,
He was born April 5. 1924,
Prestonsburg.
in
Martin. the son of the late
She was born June 27, 1919, in
Sol
and Suvvie Carver Crum.
Bowling Green, the daughter of
He
was
a retired truck driver.
the late Luther Smith and Esme
In
addition
to his wife,
Brett Smith.
Thelma,
he
is
survived
by two
Survivors include one son,
Ronald Hayes of Wmchester; one sons. Michael Conn of
daughter. Sandra Hayes Sheffield Lexington. and Dean Carroll
of Betsy Layne; one sister, Betty of Printer.
In addition to his parents. he
Driscoll of Atlanta, Georgia; two
was
preceded in death by his
grandchildren, Elissa O'Bryan,
first
wife,
Anna Mae Newsome
and Heather Amistadi, and two
Crum.
great-grandchildren, Casandri
Funeral services for William
O'Bryan and Dorothy O'Bryan.
"Bill"
Crum will be conducted
Funeral services for Dorothy
Sunday,
August 24, at J p.m.,
Hayes will be conducted
at
the
Hall
Funeral Home
Saturday, August 23, at I p.m., at
Chapel,
Martin,
with
the Hall Funeral Home Chapel,
Clergyman
Ellis
Stephens
offiMartin, with Clergymen Jimmy
ciating.
HaiJ and Clinton Moore officiatBurial will follow in the
ing.
Conn
Cemetery. at Printer.
Burial will follow in the
under
the
professional care of
Davidson Memorial Gardens. at
Ivel. under the professional care the Hall Funeral Home.
Martin.
of the Hall Funeral Home.
Visitation is after 5 p.m..
Visitation is after 5 p.m.,
Friday.
at the funeral home.
Friday. at the funeral home.
(Prud obitll:ll))
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Sidney Allen "Sap"
Parker
Sidney Allen "Sap" Parker, 67,
of Prestonsburg, died
Monday, August 18, , .
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Medi-cal
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Born June I, 1936. in Louisa, 1•
he was the son of Kathleen
Adkins Parker of Prestonsburg,
and the late Willie B. Parker. He
was a member of the First Baptist
Church. Prestonsburg. a member
of Zebulon Masonic Lodge No.
273. Prestonsburg. and the Oleika
Shrine Temple in Lexington.
He was a former insurance
agent. self-employed at Parker &
Associates Insurance Company.
He is survived by his wife,
Polly Dalton Parker.
In addition to his wife and
mother, he is sw-vived by one son,
Stephen Parker (Michelle) of
Prestonsburg; two sisters, Betty
Parker and Peggy Hereford
(David), both of Lexington: and
one grandson, Dalton Michael
Parker.
He was preceded in death by
one sister. Joyce Stephens.
Funeral services \\ill be con·
ducted Wednesday. August 20. at
l p.m.. at the Carter Funeral
Home Chapel. Prestonsburg. \\ ith
Dr. Floyd Price and Randy Polk
officiating.
lit
Interment will be at Davidson
Memorial Gardens, at !vel.
Visitation is at the funeral
home.
Active pallbearers: Marty
Minix, A.O. Onskt, ''Little" Shag
Branham.
Morris
Copley,
Tommy Rorrer. and Doug Hyden.
Honorary pallbearers: Jack
Hyden. Ronald Adams. Tex
Keathle). David Ma). Shag
Branham. and Dr. James D.
r
Adams.
Carter Funeral Home is serving the Parker famil). CI'Did obit=y)
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Na1hon l..allerty, Mi1isler.
Drills Cleek Baptist ~ Cludl ol God,
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10 am; ~ Service, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7• p.m.
Free United Baptist. WeSI Prestonsllurg; Slllday School.
10 a.m.; WOIShip SeMce, 11 a.m and 6:30 p.m.;
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
Gr$el Baptist, Slate Rt. 3379, (!llanham's Creek Rd.);
SllldaySchool,10am.;v-.l:lrshiJSerke,11 amand6:30
p.m.; Wedre;day, 6:30p.m.
Highland Avenue Freewln Baptist; Sunday School. 9:50
am.; v-.l:lrshiJ Service, 11 am and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7
p.m.,llavid Ganea. Millstsf.
Jacks Creek Baptist, BevinsVIe; &mly School, 10 am.:
~ Serke, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wecilesday, 7 p.m.;
.left Banet!, Mnislef.
Ka1y Friend Freewill Baptist. 2 mles l4l Abbolt; Slllday
Schoa. 10 am.; ~ SeM:e, 11 am. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.: Jill Price, ~.
Lackey FreewUI Bapllst,l.ackay: SundaySc:h:xll, lOam.,
WoiShp SeMce, 11 am.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Jolmy J.
Collins, Mnislet.
Lancer Bap1ls1 Church; 71 Cooley Sl, Preslonsburg,
Sunday School, 10:00 am Momilg v-.l:lrshiJ, 11:00 am.,
Evening Woship, 6:00 p.m., Wednesday Player Meetlrg
and Etil SI\Jdy, 7:00p.m.: Pastor Bolli7{Carpenlet
Uberty Bap!lst, Oenver. SuldaySetvice, 10 am; v-.l:lrshiJ
Setvlce, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wedoesday, 6 p.m.; Met1e
Ude. Mirisler.
Ligon Community Freewill Baptist, Ugon ~
SeMce, Slllday. 1100am. Thursday, 7 p.m.
Martin Branch FreewiU Baptist, Estii;SllldaySeMce, 10
am; Wo!ShpSeMce, 11:15amand7p.m; Wednesday,
7 p.m.; James (Red) Morris, Willet.
Martin FreewiQ Baptist. Mril; Slllday Sc:h:xll. 10 a.m.;
~ SeMce, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Wecilesday, 7 p.m.;
John L Blai', Mnislet.
Maytown Rrst Baptist, Main St. Maytown; Sunday
School. 10 am. ~ SeMce, 11 am. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Bob Varney, Mnlsler.
McDowell Rrst Baptist, M:Oowel; Slllday School. 9:45
am.: v-.l:lrshiJ Service. 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7
p.m.: Hally Hargis, Milis1er.
Middle Creek Baptist. Blue River; Sunday Schoa, 1oa.m.:
WoiShp SeNioe. 11 am. and 6 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
Veloon Sklne, Mnsler.
Lighthouse Bapllst, 2194 KY AI. 1428, Pmstoosburg;
Slllday Setvlce. 10 am;~ Setvlce, 11 am and 6
p.m. Wecroesday, 7 p.m.;~ Crisp,~
home phone 285-3385
Pteasan1 Home Baptist. Water Gap Road, Lancer, Sooday
School, 10 a.m. v-.l:lrshiJ Servioa, 11 am and 6 p.m.,
Wechlsda): 7 p.m.; Marl< Tadcea, Paslot.
Pralar Creek l!a!lC!st. Banner. Su'lday School, 10 am:
WoiShp SeMce, 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p m.:
GBfY FISh. Mnislet
Prestonsburg Community College Baptist student
Union, J 102: Wedne5day, 11:30 am.; French B. Hannon,
Oireda; EJa C. Goble, Presiclenl, 874-94S81478-2978.
Rock FOOt Freewill Ba!ltist; Ganeit &may School, 10
am: Worsh1p SeNioe, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.,
Rock i'otll Regular Bapllst, Garrett;~ SeMce, 9:30
am, Earl Sble, Mnislet;Jeny Manns, Assislanl Mnislet.
Salt Lick UniiBd Bapllst, Sail l...ick, ltleysville; v-.l:lrshil
SeMce, 10:30 am; 4lh &nlay; T1mday 6:30 p.m.,
Pastor, Cheslet l..ix:as.
Sammy Cllv1< Bf8llCh "'-ill l!a!lC!st. Dana; &nlay
School 10 am.; WoiShp SeMce, 11 am. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 6:30p.m., Pasb', Robert Shane PGWe!S.
Stephens Bf8llCh Mls!lonary Baptist. Slephens Blanch;
Sunday SeMce, 10 am.; ~ SeMce, 11 am.,
Wednesday, 6 p.m.
The Third Awnue Frwwtlllaptlst; Slllday Sc:h:xll, 10
am; ~ Servioa, 11 am and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7
p.m. Manford Fami1, Mnislet.
Tom's Cntck "'--ll Bapllst, U.S. 23 (north of Layne
l3lolhels); SUnday School, 10 am.; Worsll!l SeM:e. 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Cruet< Ferguson.
Minister
Tom Moore Memorial Freewill Baptist; Cliff Road:
&mly School, 10 am.; WOI'Ship SeM:e. 11 am; YotAh
SeNioe. 5:00p.m.; E\'911ing SeMce, 6:00p.m.; No SeMce
lhe 1st Slllday ol each lllCIRh; Wedoosday, 7 p.m.; Jody
Sperm-, MiniSter.
Trim!Jje ~ Freew!U Baptist; lnlerSEdion a u.s. 23
and KY eo. Waler Gap; &nlay Sc:h:xll. 10 am.; MorMg
~ SeNioe, 11 am. and EYeiW1g ~ SeMos 6
p.m. Wednesday Btlie SWdy, 7 p.m. YOIJih SeMces 7
p.m. Evetyone Welcome.
United Comunlly Bap!lst, Hwy 7, HueyM!e; ~
SeMce, 2 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m.; Car.os BEMiriy, l.flsler.
Wheelwright Freewill Baptist, 'Mleelwrigl1t Jmcmn;
Sunday School, 10 am, Wolship SeM:e, 11 am and 7
p.m., Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Louis Fenari, Miristet.
Molhet's Home Church, Toler Crook, Harold; 9:30 lhe 2Jld
Sal\rday and Slllday ollMlfY mooth. Woderator, Kermit
Newsome
CATHOliC
St. Martha, Water Gap; Mass: Sunday, 11:15 am.;
Sallday. 5p.m. Sooday.; Falher Robert Damron, past)~.
CHRISTIAN
Rrst Christian. 560 Norlh Arnold Averue; Sunday School.
10 am. WoiShp SeNioe, 11 am; Jin Sherman, Minisler.
Ganett Community Christian, Route 550, Garrett:
Worsll!l SeMce, 10:3:1 am and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday.
6:30p.m.; Dome Hackworlh.tmsler.
Victory Christian Ministries, 1428 E.; Sunday School
11:30 am.. ~ SeNioe, 11 am. Wecilesday. 7 p.m;
Sl1erm 'M'icwns. Minster
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Betsy Layne Church ol Cht1st, Be!sy Layne; Sunday
School. 10 am; Wotshil SeNioe, 11 am and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Tonmy J. Spears, Milister.
Church of Christ, South Lake Orive; ~ SerW:e. 10
am and 6 p.m.; Wednesday. 7 p.m.: Bemy Blankllnship,
Mil~.
Harold Church ol Christ, Harold; Slllday Schoa, 10 am.,
Worstip SeNioe, 11 am and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p m.;
James H. Hannon. Minister.
Highland Church ol Christ, Rt. ?3, Hager Hi!; Slllday
Sc:h:xll. 10 am: v-.l:lrshiJ SeNioe, 11 am and 6 p.m.·
Wednesday, 7 p.m
Hueysville Church ol Christ; SUnday School. 10 am.;
~ SeMce, 11 am and 7 p.m.: Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
a-.ester Varney. Minster
Lower Toler Church of Ch~st, Harold: &nlay Sc:h:xll, 10
am., Worshop SeMce, 11 am and 6:30p.m.; Wechlsda):
6:30p.m.; Loria Meade, Moister.
Mare Creek Church a Christ, StarMie: &nlay Sdlool.
10 am.; Worsl1ip SeNioe, 11 am and 6 p.m.. Wednesday,
6:30 p.rll'
Martin Church of Christ, Martin; Sunday School, 10 am.;
~ SeNioe, 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Gary Mttdlel. Mnisler
UpperTolerChorcll of Christ, 3.5 m1es 14> TaecCreek on
~ Slllday Schoa, 10am· Wolsh!J Serke, 11 am Md
6 pm.: Wednesday, 7 p.m: Tonmy Oale Bush. Millster.
Weeksbury Church of ctvist; Su'lday School, 10 amm.,
~ SerW:e. 10:45 am and 6 p.m. Mike Hal. Milister.
CHURCH OF GOD
Betsy Layne Chorcll ol God, Old U.S. 23; Sunday School.
10 am; Worstip SeM::e, 11 am. and 6 p m: Wednesday,
7 p.m.: Judil1 CaWI Minister
Commoolty Church ol God, AltQu1sas Creek. Maltin:
WoiShp SeMoe, 11 am, Friday, 7 p.m.; Bud Cn.m.
Millster.
Rrst Church ol God: &nlay School. 10 am.; Worstip
SeM:e, 10:45am and6p.m.; Wednesday, 7p.m.;Stewn
V. Wiliams, Pastor.
Garrett Church of God, Garrell; Sunday School, 10 am;
WOrship SeNioe, 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.;
~ Bragg, Mirlster.
Landmarlt Church ot God, Goble Aobelts Addition;
SllldaySchool, lOam; Wo!ShpSeMce, 11:10am. and 7
p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Kemelh E. Pralet, J<., Millstsf.
UtUe P81rt Rrst Church ol God, 671 li!lle Pail! Road.
East l'<ln; Slllday School, 9:45am; WOI'Ship Service, 11
am and 6 p.m., Wednesday 7 p..: Charles Healer Jr.,
Mf1istar
The Church ol God of Prophecy, Ho Hat: Slllday School.
10 am, Worstip SeM:e, 11 am and 7 p.m.: Wednesday
7 p.m. Don Fraley, Jr. Minster
EPISCOPAL
St. James Episcopal; &may SeNioe. 9:45 am.: Holy
Euchalisl 11 :00 am. Wednesday SWdy Group 6:00p.m.,
Holy Eucharist& HeaJflg 7:3:lp.m Falher.Johnrie E. Ross.
Rector.
LUTHERAN
Our Savior Luthenln, S4JP Bayes Room Carriage Hoose
Motel, Pain1sville; Slllday SeNioe, 11 am.; VOO.W (001
am) 12:05 p.m :Rolland Benln4:>. Minisler
MmtODIST
Auxier United Methodist, Auxier, Sooday School. 10 am.,
Worstip SeNioe. 11 am; Wednesday. 6 p.m.. Doug
la'Nson. Minster.
Betsy Layne UniiBd Melhodlst, next ~ B L Gyrmasiool;
Sunday Sdlool. 10 a.m , Worship SeNioe, 11 am,
Wednesday, 7 p.m., Randy Bladlb\.m, Minster
Christ United Melhodist, Nir!l>: Slllday School. 9:45am ;
~ SerW;e, 11 am. and 7 p.m., Wednesday. 7 p.m.
Kenneth Lemaster Milislet.
Community Untted Methodist, 141 800<6 A - (otf
u~ Drive and Neeley Sl); Smday Schoa, 10 am:
Worship SeMce, 11 am and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.,
Sieve Pesoooolclo, MINster.
Elliott's Chapel Free Methodist, Rt. 979, Beaver. Slllday
Sc:h:xll. 10 a.m.; Worstip SeNioe, 11 am. and 6 p.m.; Pfilp
T. Snih. Mf1istar.
Emma UniiBd Methodist. Emma; Slllday School. 10 am.:
~Serke. 11 am.,Wednesday,6p.m:PauAI<en,
Minisler.
Rrst lJnl1ied Melhodst. 256 SoUl> Arnold A - : 9 am
~ Service; Slllday School. 9:45 am.: ~
SeMce. 10;55am and 5p.m. UM'IS Setvlce; Wednesday.
7 p.m.; Marl< 0 Walz, Pasb'.
Hom Chapel Methodist. Auxiet Road. Auxier, Slllday
School, 10 am.; Worship SeMce, 11 am. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 6 p.m., Gat1ietl Potlef, Minster.
Martin Melhodlst; Sunday Sc:h:xll, 10 am; ~
SeNioe, 11 am.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Roy Harlow, Minster.
Maytown UniiBd Methodist, l.ar9&y, Slllday SeNioe, 11
a.m.; WOI'Ship SeM::e, 9:30a.m. and 6p.m.; Wednesday, 6
p.m.; Roy HarlowJ~1isler.
Sallsbuly UniiBd Methodist, PrQer; Slllday School, 10
am·~ SeMce, 11 am. and 7 p.m.; Wechlsda): 7
p.m., Bolbf G. Lawson. Mnislet.
Wayland UniiBd Methodist, Rt. 7, Wayland; St.nday
School, 10 am; ~ SeMce, 11 am.; Wednesday, 6
p.m.; Blad Tadcea, Mnisler.
Wheelwrlgli UniiBd Methodist, ~ Slllday
School, 10 am.; Worslip SeMos, 11 am and 6 p.m.,
Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Bolbt Isaac, Mnislet.
lll1ft Pentecostal, Orin; &nlay School, 10 am; WOI'Ship
Sente, Sa~~Kday~Stnjay, 7 p.m.; Wecilesday, 7p.m.; Ted
Shamon, Mnislet
Free Pentecoetal Church of God, Rt. 1428, East Poit
Sunday School, 10 am; WOI'Ship Sente, 11 am and 6:30
p,m.: Thursday, 6:3:1 p.m.; Buster Ha)1011, Minister.
Free Pentecostal Church ol God, Weeksbo.ly; &nlay
School, 10 a.m.; Worship SeMce, 7 p.m.;
Wednesday&tll'day 1 p.m. John "Jirl Pauon Milsler.
Free Pentecostal Deliverance, Ext46 ott 114.. Parl<way al
CalrclCon: ~ SeMce, Sahrday and Sooday, 7 pm:
Pattda
Minister.
Ftee Pentecostal Holiness, Rt. 122. IJppet Butloo;
Slllday Sc:h:xll. 11 a.m., Worstip SeMce, 6 p.m; Friday, 7
p.m., Louis Santan. Minister. David Pia!, Associale Minster
Goodloe Penteoos1al, AI. 850, David,~ SeMce, 6
p.m., Malcom Sble. Mirister.
Patfavay Rrst Ctlv!!ty Pentecostal, !'¥ and Magolfrl
Cou1y l.n!;: ~SeMce. 6:3:1 p.m; Mike D. Caklwel,
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am.; v-.l:lrshiJ SeNioe, 11 am.; George C.l.ollll, Minister.
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Parllway. Slllday School, 9:15 am; ~ SeNioe,
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The Church of Jesus Christ of l.attero()ay Saints; Relief
SocielytPretsthrmary, 9:30 am.; Sunday Schoa,
10:30am.;Saaament~. 11:20am.:Wednesday,6p.m.
Cht.rch Meet1rg Hoose address, Hwy. ~. Marlll, KY
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allle CHURCH of GOO of PIIOPHECY TRAM KEHTUCKY.
Sooday school tO am.,~ seM:e II am.
Dr11t ln<lependent. M; ~ 11 am.: Tlmday, 6:30p.m
Dwale House ol Playet, D.vale; ~ SeM:.e. 7 p.m.,
&rday. 6 p.m.. Wooctuw Q\m MriB.
Grace ~ Prestlnsl:ug.(nelll b ctl lea rrerMI),
Sooday Sdloa, 10 am Ybs11iJ, 11 am Ill SIUo3rberg.
Pasb'~
Faml Bille, Martil;SlrdaySdllld, lOam.: ~SeM:e.
11 am and 6 p.m.: Wednesda)\6 p.m.
Faml Dellwralc:e Tabernacle, We9. Plesblstug; Slllday
Sdloa, 10:30a.m.; '1lullday, 7p.m.: Don Shephe!d, Mris1er
Faml ReYelallon Mlnls1ery, 114 nie abc7.le ~
E~;SoodayS<:Ilod, 10am.;~seM:e, 11 am.
Mil& p.m.; Randy Hagans. t.ft;ler.
Faith Worslip Center, us 4ro, Pans-.le; Worship SeM:e.
11 am.; '1lullday, 6p.m.; lllQjy and Milude Frya, t.flsler.
Full Gospel Convnunity, (brraly cl Martll) rrowd kl Old
Alell; Slrday Sdloa, 10 am: Worship SeM:e. 11 am.,
Sulday ~ 6:30 p.m.; 'MIOleOOay, 6:30 Jm; LlMme
l.allerly,'-tllsler.
IJglihouse Temple, Main Sl and Hal Sl; Worship SeM:e.
12 p.m. <rid 7 p.m.; ~liday. 7 p.m.~~.
Mnisler
Mril House ol Worship, Old PQSI Ofti::e Sl, ~
SeM:e. 7p.m..~
Old Time Holness, 2 mles l4l MMsas Creek. Martil;
Sulday Sdloa, 11 am: Worship SeM:e. 7 p.m.: Friday, 7
p.m.; John W. Palbl. MriB.
Spurlock Bible (Baptist), f)OJ Spurtld< Qeek Ad •
f'testlnsbug, Sulday Sdloa, 10 am.; Worship SeM:e, 11
am· Wectoesday, 7 p.m.; Dan Henzemill, Mnisler.
Town Bnlnch Cluch; Sulday Sdlool10 am exz:ept i:lt ~
Slrday il eadl ironlh.; Worship SeM:e. Stn ~ 10:00
am; El'ering 6 p.m.; 'MIOleOOay, 6 p.m.: No Slllday nl!tt
seM:es on~ Suldaya eam f1lll'lltl. Tcxn Nelson. t.flsler.
The Falher House, Big Brml. AIDoci Q'88k; Sulday
Sdloa, 10am.;WorshipSeM:.9,6p.m;J.J. ~Mnisler
YWh ~Center,~ Mxlday-Tuesday 6
p.m.,llusday, 7pm.
Zlon lleiiYeranc:e, ~yland: &nlay School. 10 am,
~ SeM:e. 11 a.m. <rid 6 p.m.,'NI:d1esday&ill:tay. 7
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Mail St., Martll; Rev Els J. S1eYens. Serior Pasb'.
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COMMENTARY
H.S. FOOTBALL
• State fair
offers insight
to Kentucky
culture
Big Sandv
football
2003
by BILLY REED
TIMES COLUMNIST
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LOUISVILLE- I went to the
• Kentucky State Fair last Saturday
at the behest of Mr. William
Butler. who published the book
about my
favorite
Kentucky
Derby stories. He
thought it
would be a
good idea to
have a booth
in the East
Billy Reed
Concourse of
the Freedom
Hall complex
Unfortunately, most of the
people who strolled past our
• booth - and there must have
been several thousand - didn't
have books in mind. They were
far more interested in cotton
candy or com dogs or competitions other than the Kentucky
Derby.
Such as, to cite only one
example, the Kentucky Pork
Producers' racing pigs.
I was born and raised in
Junior
running
back Joe
Osborne (14)
came out of
the backfield
In a scrimmage game
against
Morgan
County.
AfiOVt;t
Raider
defenders
Landon Hall
(7) and
Kenny
Parker (3)
came off the
Pike Central
field during
a succe~tsful
defensl-k
stand
against
Morgan
County,
Bowl opens
with RacelandPaintsville
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
PAINTSVILLE- With humidity h1gh and temperatures high around kickoff time. host Paintsville
will take the field for the first game of tonight's
Fam1ly Bank Big Sandy Bowl. The host Tigers will
take on the visiting Raceland Rams in the first game
at 6 p.m. For Paintsvme head coach David
LeMaster. the first game of. the season is a great
challenge for hllllself and his team.
(See BOWL. page two)
photo by Steve
LeMBSW
Trevor
Compton
will get his
first varsity
start at
quarterback
Saturday
night when
photos by Steve
LeMaster
the
!
Blackcats
play host
Lexington
Catholic In
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(See REED, page two)
BENTLEY'S COMMENTS
Pike Bowl
Bowl renewed
by RICK BENTLEY
TIMES COLUMNIST
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I don't know about you, but
for me it's been one long, miserable summer. Forget about the
calendar; fall starts this weekend
with the Pike
County
Bowl, so
let's jump
right into it,
shall we?
Here we
go. inside the
numbers of
Pike
Rick Bentley
County's
biggest
event:
• For the first time ever, all
eight teams will be returning to
the Pike County Bowl. On Friday
~~ night, Shelby Valley will bring a
2-2 record in Pike County Bowl
play into it's matchup with 0-2
Phelps. In the nightcap, Pike
Central, 3-1, will play East Ridge,
of
'
ftrst game of season
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
STA.I\'TON - First impressions go a long way.
Two programs hoping to
start a new season on a winning
note square off tonight in
Powell County. South Floyd
and head coach Donny Daniels
hope to go on the road tonight
!
i
!
(See BENTLEY, page two)
,
and beat Powell County (2-8). a
Class 2A. Region 3 team which
last made a trip to the playoffs
in 200 I when it ventured to
Prestonsburg for a first-round
game.
The Pirates are a district
newcomer, moving down a
district but still remaining in
Class 2A.
Under Coach Doug Martin
(See RAIDERS. page two)
!
"Considering we've had people up here working on the
field this week, we haven't had a bad week of practice,"
said Daniels. "It's been hot and that's just something
we've got to get accustomed to."
Blackcats set to
tangle with
Lexington Catholic
by JAMIE HOWELL
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
PRESTONSBURG - The 2003 high
school football season hac; arrived and \\ ith it
comes a big game for the Pre:;tonsburg
Blackcats. Prestonsburg head coach John
DeRossett will take his young Blackcats to
Lexington for an 8:30p.m. kickoff agamst
{See BLACKCATS. page t\vO)
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TONIGHT'S GAMES
Betsy Layne at ADen Central ....•.. 7:30p.m.
South Floyd at Powell County ..... 7:30p.m.
Raceland at Paintsville ......•. , . . ... 6 p.m
Johnson Central-Rock Hill, Ohio.. • .... 8 p.m.
Greenup County-East Carter .......• 7:30 p.m.
Jenkins-Haysi, Va.... , • . . . . • . .•• 7:30 p m.
Knott County Centrai·Magoffin County. . . N/A
Hazard vs. North laurel .. . .. . . ...... 6 p.m.
'A'hitley County at Perry Central •.... 7:30 p.m.
Phelps·Shelby Valley . . . . • . . . . .. 6 30 p.m
Pike County Central-East R1dge. . . . . 9 p.m.
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photo by Jamie
Howell
FUNDRAISER
Dairy Queen teams up
with P'burg cheerleaders
TIMES STAFF REPORT
PRESTONSBURG
- The
Prestonsburg High School varsity cheerleaders and Prestonsburg Dairy Queen
Manager Johnny McKinney have teamed
up for this Saturday.
On Saturday, from I0:30 a.m. to noon,
the Prestonsburg High cheerleaders will
"
last season. Powell County
won just two games, one of
which was a 36-30 victory
over Morgan County. Last season's Pirate defensive unit
gave up 432 points in 10
games.
Last season held a slightly
different tale for the Raiders.
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0-1.
On Saturday, the Pike County
Bowl's winningest team, Belfry,
brings its 13-5 worksheet into
play against Boyd County, 0-1.
the St.
Joseph's
Hospital
Bluegrass
Bowl.
work at Dairy Queen and serve the public.
All proceeds during this time will be donal·
ed to the Prestonsburg High cheerleaders
to help offset the cost of upcoming competitions in both Ohio and Texas.
The public is invited to Dairy Queen to
support the P'burg cheerleaders on
(See P'BURG. page two)
Zeda Martin
was one of
those braving the rain
and working
the gate last
Friday night
when host
Allen Central
scrimmaged
Hurley, Va.
Tonight the
Rebels host
Betsy Layne
in the first
game of the
regular season.
B.S. FOOTBALL
Bobcats-Rebels:
A win is a win
by STEVE LeMASTER
SPORTS EDITOR
EASTERN- The start of
the high school football season means much to the teams
at Allen Central and Bets)
Lnyne. Betsy Lnyne is 111 the
middle of a losmg streak
"h1ch spans thrct! seasons.
The Bobcats h:l\ e lost 29
games in a roY.. But help is
on the wa) in the form of a
ne\\ head co.1ch. staff, and
(See WIN. page t\\O)
�82 • FRIDAY,
AUGUST
22, 2003
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Reed
• Continued from p1
Kentuck) and have lived here
all but four or five years of my
life. But obviously I've missed a
lot. Racing pigs? Why didn't
somebody tell me about this
years ago'!
Could there be a Calumet
Farm for pigs'! If so. where is it?
Is there a Triple Crown for pigs?
Who's the greatest racing pig
ever?
And. much to my chagrin,
there was more.
Such as the rooster-crowing
contest.
I must do more research on
Bowl
• Continued from p1
"Raceland will bring a good
football team in here," said
LeMaster. "We 'II field a
younger team this season than
we have in previous years."
Young could be an understatement. Paintsville freshman
Daniel Pugh will go under center for the Tigers. He 'II have in
the backfield behind him freshman fullback Kyle Sublett and
freshman
tailback
Shane
Cantrell. Another young tailback.
sophomore
Shane
Cantrell, \\ill also get carries out
of the backfield.
Raceland will be led by
senior
quarterback
Aaron
Pettrey. After switching from
wide receiver last season,
Pettrey put up some great numbers as the Rams lead signalcaller. He is also one of the
state's top place-kickers. hitting
from beyond 40 yards with rela-
tive ease.
With the return of senior
defensive back Shane Simpkins.
Paintsville's secondary becomes
stronger against a Raceland
team which places most of its
offensive efforts in the pass.
The second game of this
year's Big Sandy Bowl pits
Johnson Central and former
Boyd County and Raceland
head coach Bill Tom Ross
against Rock Hill, Ohio. For
Ross and his team. a fom1idable
challenge is also ahead in the
first game of the season.
"Southern Ohio football
teams are strong year-in and
year-aut,'' said Ross. "It'll be a
challenge for our team, but I
think this year's team is already
ahead of last year's team."
Kickoff for the Johnson
Central-Rock Hill. Ohio game is
scheduled for 8 p.m.
this. My grandfather used to
keep some chickens in Mount
Sterling. And. of course, he had
a couple of roosters. Just to
show you how stupid I am, I've
always thought that roosters
sounded alike. You've heard one
rooster. you've heard them all.
But I've missed something.
There must be various degrees
of rooster crowing that only the
trained ear can decipher. That
must be why there's a contest.
The problem with brooding
over these things is that I missed
some other exhibitions. Such as,
grown vegetable" contest? How
does one compare a cucumber
with an ear of com?
I thought about entering the
karaoke competition, adult division, but then I saw there also
was an Elvis impersonator competition. What chance do I have
even if my version of "I Wan
You, I Need You, I Love You"
isn't all that bad?
Oh,my.
The open sheep show is coming up. There's an exhibit
(See
REED, page three)
• Continued from p1
And in the finale, Pikeville, 9-8,
will play Lawrence County. 0-1.
Only Belfry's Philip
•
Haywood has coached in all 18
Pike County Bowls.
• Bill McKinney's Phelps
Hornets will be glad to play
somebody other than Pike
County Central on Friday.
Phelps has played in two bowl
games. in 1999 and 2002, and
played the Hawks both times.
They still haven't scored,
having lost 46-0 and 49-0 in
those two meetings.
•
How will you know if
Pike County Central will beat
East Ridge? Judging from their
previous four appearances, if
they score, they should win. The
Hawks have won all three times
they've scored. Their loss was
an ugly one. however. In 2000,
Bellevue hung a 60-0 thrashing
on them.
• In fact, only once in their
four outings has Pike Central
been in a game which saw both
teams score. In 2001, they
knocked off Harlan 33-25.
• Shelby Valley is 2-2 in
bowl games. and has won both
times they've played another
Pike County team. That's good
news for the Wildcats, because
they play Phelps. The bad news?
Both wins have come against
essentially the same program first Elkhorn City in 1999 and
under 20, Pikeville has never
then East Ridge last year.
• When you see East Ridge lost (6-0).
• The longest winning streak
lost to Shelby Valley 27-22 last
year in its first ever football in Pike County Bowl history is
game, keep this in mind - that if danger on Saturday. Belfry
means the Warriors were six tlas won its last four meetings
points from a .500 season. I'd since dropping the J998 game
say Eric Ratliff got the program 7-6 to Campbell County. That
equals the mark set when the
off to a solid start.
• As the games progress this Bucs won their first four games
weekend and you watch the in the bowl from 1985-88.
in fact, Belfry won seven in
scoreboard, keep this in mind: If
your team scores 20 points, they of its ftrSt eight PCB appearwill probably win. In Pike ances.
County Bowl history, Belfry is
• There have been 10
8-1 if they score at least 20. shutouts in Pike County Bowl
Pikeville is 9-2, not counting the history. Belfry has played four
never-completed fiasco in 1987 of them, blanking Harrison
when a storm halted its game County and North Laurel conwith Beechwood at the half with secutively in 1995-96, while
the Tigers on top 21-20.
being shutout by Bell County in
The other four teams are 5-1 1989 and Male in 1997.
when they score 20, making
Pikeville has both won a
Pike County squads 22-4 when shutout, a 37-0 blitzing of
they score at least 20.
Newport Central Catholic in
• On the flip side of that, it's 1988 and getting blanketed by
just as important to hold your Breathitt 33-0 in 1998.
In addition to the three Pike
foe under 20. Belfry has only
given up 20 or more three times, · Central has been involved in,
but they've lost two of them. Shelby Valley lost to Paris 61-0
When the Angry Red defense in 2001.
holds its opponent under our
• The highest scoring single
magic number, they're a stout night of play in the Pike County
12-3.
Bowl came only three years
As for the Panthers, the num- ago, when four teams kept the
bers are even more staggering: scoreboard operator busy by
When opponents have hit 20, combining to hang up 143
Pikeville is only 3-8; when points. That evening, Belfry
they've held the opposition beat Bourbon County 35-26
while Pikeville beat Lawrence
46-36.
• The lowest scoring night
came in 1989. After Bell
pitched a 17-0 shutout at Belfry,.
Pikeville beat Raceland 21-7,
for 45 points. On 10 different
occasions, one team has scored
more than that in bowl games.
• Somebody's offense had
better get in gear if they're
going to shoot for the most
points for a single team.
Ashland beat Pikeville 70-28 in
1997 in the game that also set
the record for most points combined in one game.
• The lowest scoring single
game came in 1997 when Male
beat Belfry 7-0.
• Belfry's average Pike
County Bowl score is 18.4 to
14.1. However, its games aren't
really that close: In wins, they
average 22.3 to 9.5; in losses,
it's 26.0 to 8.2.
Pikeville's numbers are the
same. The Panthers have scored
417 points and given up 422. In
wins, the average score is 32.7
to I 6.5; when they lose, it's 33.6
to 12.9. Math majors should
remember to subtract out the
1987 game.
• In seven of the 17 bowls
which saw both games played
to completion, Pikeville and
Belfry have swept opponents .•
They've been swept only three
times.
Pike Central and Shelby
Valley have pulled off the single-night sweep both times
they've played in-county foes
(1999 and 2002). In 2000, they
were swept by Bellevue and
Harrodsburg.
• Continued from p1
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South Floyd finished 4-6 and even
had a chance late in the season to
contend for a spot in the playoffs,
only to fall short. With seniors
Landon Hall (quarterback) and
Brandon Little (fullback) returning
in the Raider backfield, hopes are
high in and around Hi Hat.
South Floyd was edged by
Morgan County at Pike Central in
a two-game grid in its first preseason game. In a second scrimmage
Saturday against Trimble County
at Frankfort as part of another grid,
South Floyd was an easy winner.
SPORTS FAN
of Prestonsburg
down two com dogs.
I can't help but get nervous.
There's some kind of show
advertised
as
the
"Hog
Operation at the Sivori Original
Kentucky
Chow
Wagon."
Naturally, I did what any reasonable human would. I thought
about the racing pigs. Are we
talking about porcine surgery
here? What, exactly is a "hog
operation?"
And getting back to competition, what are we to make of the
"National Best SPAM recipe
competition" and the "Home-
Bentley
Raiders
Duane ,L..esta!t't
"Bluegrass Statte++"
Games multiple ·
for example, the Marion County
cloggers. I've been told that I'm
a clod. I wonder if a clod can
clog and become a swell fellow.
I just don't know.
There have been some
exhibits that I don't even want
to think about because it makes
my head hurt. Such as, "Doggies
of the Wild West.'' And "Sister
Rain and Brother Sun." And,
especially, "Trial by Jury
Sponsored by the Kentucky
Academy
of
Trial
Attorneys."
To ease my angst, I knocked
OF THE WEEK
The person at the top of the
Raider grid program feels his team
is ready for the first game of the
season.
"Considering we've had people
up here working on the field this
week, we haven't had a bad week
of practice," said Daniels. "It's
been hot and that's just something
we've got to get accustomed to."
In two scrimmage games,
Powell County managed a tie and
a victocy. The Pirates tied with
Berea, 6-6 in a first exhibition, and
beat Rowan County 21-11 in a second scrimmage contest
"They have some athletes,"
added Daniels. "I like their quarterback, he's a good athlete; they
also have a good receiver. They
throw the ball up some."
On offense, Powell will often
line up in a Pro-1 set. The Pirates
will run the football on offense
with many plays.
Kickoff for tonight's game is
scheduled for 7:30p.m.
NEW GRASS
• The Raider Stadium field
was re-sodded this week.
Ultimately, the field will be in
playable shape for South
Floyd's opener. "It looks beautiful," said Daniels. "The field
should be fme."
Blackcats
• Continued from p1
the highly rated Knights of
Lexington Catholic.
It seems as if everyone associated with the Prestonsburg
program is ready to get the season underway and the Blackcats
will roll into Lexington ready to
rumble. Prestonsburg has not had
much success with Lexington
Catholic in the last few years, but
this team seems ready for the challenge at hand.
Trevor Compton will get his
first high school start at the quarterback spot and if the preseason
was any indication of the upcoming regular season then compton
should do just fine thank you. The
Blackcats also boast one of the top
players in the state in Nick
Jamerson. A senior, Jamerson on
the offensive and defensive side of
the ball.
Junior Joe Blackburn has
emerged in the preseason as a force
to be reckoned with and the addition of Johnson Central transfer
Chat Yates will give a big boost to
the Blackcat offense. Prestonsburg
has several good players at the
wideout spot with both Jesse
Chaffin and 'JYler Burke being
playmakers for the Cats.
Win
• Continued from p1
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new players. Allen Central fmished another sea
son with just a couple of wins
and now looks for some sort of
redemption under a new head
coach.
At Betsy Layne, new head
coach Jackie Bush has ushered
in a new beginning for the
Bobcats. New student-athletes
have made their way to the gridiron and according to Bush,
Betsy Layne is ready for some
football.
"These kids we have out are
excited about playing the game
of football," said Bush. "It's an
eXClttng
time."
And Bush knows a thing or two
about football. He played and
coached
under
current
Prestonsburg High head coach
John DeRossett. Bush was a
member of the Blackcat coaching staff in 2001 when
Prestonsburg made it to the Class
2A State Finals in Louisville.
At Allen Central, Jeremy Hall
moves up from the middle
school ranks. He too has high
hopes for the Rebel football program.
"The kids we have out have
worked very hard," said Hall.
"Right now, everyone is ready
for that first game."
In the last five meetings,
Allen Central holds a 4-1 advantage over the Bobcats. Betsy
Layne's only win in that fiveyear stretch was an 18-12 triumph in 2000. The win in 2000
was also the last victory to date
for Betsy Layne.
Kickoff for tonight's game is
scheduled for 7:30p.m.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS
• 2002 Allen Central 40,
Betsy Layne 14
• 2001 Allen Central 38,
Betsy Layne 0
• 2000 Betsy Layne 18,
Allen Central 12
However, one can't overloo~)
the Prestonsburg offensive as well
as defensive line play that has gotten better on a daily basis with the
help of line coach Jeny Butcher.
Prestonsburg looks to be prepared
and ready to tangle with the
Knights. On Saturday, a man that
knows Prestonsburg football will
be across the field as a Lexington
Catholic assistant in the form of
Bill Letton (former Blackcat head
coach) begins his new job. Letton
left Montgomery County and
became an assistant over the past
summer.
The Knights took on the num·t•
ber one team in the state last weekend in Louisville Trinity and came
out on the short end of the final
score of 36-10 in varsity play. But
the score was not a measure of how
tough the Knights looked on
defense. Trinity. led by Brian
Brahm, one of the nation's toprated quarterbacks, had to work for
evecy score and if not for the
scrambling ability ofBrohm would
not have had much success against
a stingy Knight
defense.
Prestonsburg has one of the state's
toughest schedules in 2003 but if
the cats hope to make another trip t
to Louisville at years end, then
playing the tough teams in the regular season will only help its
chances. The PrestonsburgLexington Catholic game is the
second game of the St. Joseph's
Hospital Bowl on Saturday with
the nights first game being a battle of two of the top teams in
Class 4A as Louisville St.
Xavier takes on Scott County.
P'burg
• Continued from p1
Saturday. The Blackcat varsity
cheerleaders and sponsor Leslie
Ousley would like to thank Johnny
McKinney and the Prestonsburg
Daicy Queen for their gracious hospitality.
BEFORE...
WQHY
Q95
FM
of
Prestonsburg and Blackcat head
coach John DeRossett will team up
for a talk show Saturday morning.
Q95 Sports Director Jamie Howell
will join DeRossett for the morning
program. The coaches show will
air each Saturday morning.
'I
�FRIDAY, AUGUST
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
SEC
REV IE
22, 2003 • 83
u
•
Auburn aiming to end title drought
by JOHN ZENOR
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Auburn
coach
Tommy
Tuberville has carried quite a
burden on his shoulders this
summer.
And not just the aching neck
from two operations since May.
The Tigers have thrived as
underdogs the past few years
but won't get that chance this
season.
They're the popular pick to
• win
the
Southeastern
Conference, something Auburn
hasn't done since picking up a
third straight league title in
1989.
Then, coach Pat Dye left,
NCAA sanctions kicked in and
Auburn was overtaken in the
pecking order by Florida,
Tennessee and Alabama.
"I don't think it makes a lot
of difference what people think
about you at the beginning,"
said Tuberville, whose team has
won or shared three straight
• Western Division titles after
being picked in the middle of
the pack. "Obviously, it's the
end of the year that counts."
Actually, the beginning is no
trivial matter either with
Southern Cal paying a visit on
Aug. 30, followed by a trip to
Georgia Tech in back-to-hack
tough nonconference games.
The fervor surrounding the
Tigers hasn't reached such a
high pitch on the Plains in at
least eight years, when Terry
Bowden's 1995 team opened
the season ranked sixth nationally. Auburn wound up a disappointing 8-4.
The Tigers return eight
starters on both offense and
defense from a team that upset
three Top 10 teams - LSU,
Alabama and Penn State - in the
final six games last season.
Fueling the buzz is a quartet
of tailbacks at a school known
for churning out runners like
William Andrews, Bo Jackson
and Stephen Davis.
Carnell Williams is a preseason All-SEC pick who was leading the league in rushing when a
broken leg ended his season
against Florida in the seventh
game of the season. Ronnie
Brown rushed for l ,008 despite
missing the Alabama game with
OUTDOORS
Events slated for Lawrence
County Septemberfest
TIMES STAFF REPORT
LOUISA - Septernberfest
kicks off in Lawrence County
• the first week of September.
The
Lawrence
County
Septemberfest Car Show will be
held on Saturday, September 6 at
the Louisa Lower Elementary
School, located across from
Heston's.
Registration will be held from 9
a.m. to noon. Dash plaques will be
awarded to the first 100 entrants.
Awards for the top 50 and special
awards for the best Ford, Chevy
and Pontiac will be awarded.
Entry fee for the event is $10.
For more information, call Ted
llfl Kelley at 606/638-4053.
It The Louisa Younger
Woman's Club will be sponsoring
its annual Septemberfest 5K/10K
Walk Run on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 8
p.m. at Lawrence County High
School.
Registration will take place at 7
a.m. on Saturday at LCHS.
Preregistration is currently being
held at Hostetter's Sporting Goods
on 212 E. Madison Street in
Louisa.
T-shirts will be awarded to the
first 50 entrants. Registration fee is
$10 for pre-registered participants
and $12 the day of the race. Medals
and trophies will be awarded.
Trophies will be awarded to the
group having the largest participation and to the youngest and
oldest walker.
For additional information,
contact Kathy Hinkle by calling
606/638-4597 after 5 p.m.
DIRT TRACK
HMS adds
Modified division
TIMES STAFF REPORT
1,
1
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ROYALTON - On Saturday,
HalfMountain Speedway will
welcome back to the track for
the first time this season the
Modified division running for
$650 to win and $50 to start with
a total purse over $2,600 to be
paid out each and every week in
the division.
Also running this coming
weekend will be the Late
Models $1,200 to win, Limited
Late Models $800 to win,
Bombers $400 to win, 4Cylinders $200 to win, and the
Road Hogs $200 to win.
Super Bombers will not be
running this weekend as many
of the local drivers in that division plan on attending a special
race at another track.
This past weekend Brandon
Kinzer made his first ever trip to
Half Mountain and handed
Shannon Thornsberry his first
loss of the season. Kinzer passed
Thornsberry with only a handful
of laps left picking up the $1,200
feature win with Thornsberry
coming in second.
In the Limited Late Models
division from last weekend, the
No. 19 of Jamie Slone picked up
two feature wins picking up
$1,600 for the evening, In the
Super Bomber division, Gary
Rager pulled off the same feat
picking up not only the foggedout feature win but also the regular show win $1,000 for the double feature win. In the Bombers
division, David Lotrell pulled off
the double win as he drove his
Bomber to a $800 payday. In the
Road Hog divison, Ryan Risner
pulled off the double taking
home $400 for the winning the
two feature events.
Last week, 78 racecars wereon hand for the night's racing
event. With 21 races and a hillside of excited race fans the night
was a huge success.
This corning weekend, HMS
will once again try to amaze the
racefans with the highspeed sideby-side racing that only
HalfMountain Speedway can
produce here
in Eastern
Kentucky.
This will be the final week for
the Super Late Model drivers to
get ready for the STARS Battle
of the Bluegrass Dirt Racing
Series special event coming to
HalfMountain Speedway on
August 30, running for $5,000 to
win. Brandon Kinzer has already
said he would be back this weekend to try to make it two-for-two
and make final adjustments
before the $5.000 to win race.
Kinzer will have plenty of company as drivers make their final
adjustments for the highest payout HalfMountain Speedway has
ever offered with a total purse for
the Late Models well over
$20,000.
Gates this will open at 4 p.m.
on Saturday. Admission prices
will be $10 for the grandstands,
and $20 for the pits with kids
five-years-old and younger getting in free both in the pits and
in the grandstands. Drivers
meeting will begin at 6:45 p.m.
with hot laps hitting the
Speedway at 7 p.m. with qualifying and racing beginning as
soon as hot laps are over.
For more information about
upcoming events checkout the
official website of Half
Mountain Speedway at
www.halfrnountainspeed
way. com.
an ankh! injury. Trc Smith was some big-play receivers. ...
the only healthy running back Juniors Michael Munoz _ son of
for the Alabama game and pro football Hall of Farner
Anthony Munoz - and Kevin
gained 126 yards.
Newly arrived Brandon Burnett are first nonsenior capJacobs, meanwhile. is a 257- tains since 1944.
FLORIDA: A freshman
pound wrecking ball who
rushed for I ,899 yards in junior starting at Quarterback U? It
college last season and gained a could happen, as Ron Zook
whopping 3,022 yards as a prep seeks a replacement for 200 I
senior.
Heisman Trophy runner-up Rex
"It's going to be fun to Grossman. Chris Leak passed
watch," Williams said.
for a national high school record
The league's season should 185 career TDs and is one of
be something to see, too. three freshmen vying for job
Alabama is led by its third with sophomore Ingle Martin ....
coach of the past year. another No freshman has played considManning postponed NFL riches erable time under center for the
for a senior season and defend- Gators since Wayne Peace in
ing champion Georgia must 1980 .... The Gators' 8-5 record
replace an arsenal of talent.'
was their worst in 13 years.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Lou
The Crimson Tide's Mike
Shula hasn't been a head coach Holtz trying to prove two good
or worked in the college ranks. seasons not a fluke after 2002
Kentucky's new coach, Rich collapse. He's not had back-toBrooks, hasn't coached in two hack losing years since I 970-71
years.
at William & Mary.... Only two
Florida and Tennessee, starters return on offense that
meanwhile, are riled up after managed just 51 points in fivemediocre seasons - by their game skid to end season and
standards.
' ranked II th in league in scoring
QB
Florida is desperately seek- and total offense.
ing a quarterback- even a fresh- Dondrial Pinkins expected to
man - and the Volunteers and get nod.
Bulldogs have lots of talent, but
KENTUCKY: Brooks, the
an assortment of question Wildcats' third coach in four
marks.
seasons, is handicapped by
To Auburn linebacker Karlos NCAA sanctions and said he
Dansby, all this represents a has only a handful of players
shift of power to the Western who could play at other SE
Division after the East has cap- schools.... QB Jared Lorenzen
tured eight of the past I 0 SEC is excited about the possibilities
with backup Shane Boyd doutitles.
"There was a time when it bling as a receiver. ... Allwas all East
Florida, American return specialist
Tennessee, Georgia," Dansby Derek Abney returned four
said. "I think it's about time" for punts and two kicks for touchdowns last season.
a change.
At Ole Miss, Eli Manning
VANDERBILT: The Comsays he's not driven by Heisman modores have lost 17 straight
hopes that eluded brother league games and 26 of 27 ...
Peyton and father Archie. Youth movement began last seaPeyton returned to Tennessee as son with freshman quarterback
a senior, finishing second in the Jay Cutler and tailback Kwane
Heisman
balloting
to Doster, the SEC freshman of the
Michigan's Charles Woodson.
year .. . However, three starting
"There is no pressure to try offensive linemen are gone. So
to win the Heisman Trophy," Eli are receivers Dan Stricker and
Manning said. "The pressure M.J. Garrett.
comes from trying to win
games."
WEST
A capsule look at the teams
in their predicted order of finAUBURN: Seeking their
first SEC title since 1989, the
ish:
Tigers are loaded with talent ...
Williams and Brown are one of
EAST
nation's top running duos.
GEORGIA: Goodbye Boss Coaches seeking ways to get
Bailey, Jonathan Sullivan, Musa both in game, along with talentSmith and the entire starting ed reserves Tre Smith and
offensive line. Hello QB David Brandon Jacobs ... LBs Karlos
Greene, sharing some snaps Dansby
and
Dontarrious
with D.J. Shockley after an All- Thomas are preseason All-SEC
SEC season .... Bulldogs had picks.
offseason problems, but Mark
LSU: The Tigers were kept
Richt has plenty of talent led by from their second straight SEC
game
by
Greene and All-America defen- championship
sive end David Pollack. ... Arkansas' TO. pass with 9 secDefense allowed only 31 sec- onds left in finale, then were
ond-half points in final seven beaten 35-20 by Texas in Cotton
Bowl ... QB Matt Mauck missed
games.
TENNESSEE: The injury final seven games with foot
numbers last season were stag- injury but appears be recovered.
gering - 19 starters missed 71
... Joseph Addai and converted
games ... QB Casey Clausen is receiver Shyrone Carey are
healthy after his own injury- vying for tailback.
ARKANSAS: Won the West
marred season .... Vols must
replace starting defensive line last. season, but ended with
for second straight year and find embarrassing losses to Georgia
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There are four distance
options of 15, 30.60 or 100 miles
to choose from in the Appy event.
Food and drinks are provided
as well as a sag wagon for those
dropping out or having mechanical problems. There is a small fee
which is donated to a local charity and T-shirts are available. The
following week, on October I.
the first annual Tour of the
Mountains Bicycle race/ride will
be held in Williamson. W.Va.
The Pro-Fitness cyclists are
based out of Prestonsburg.
The West Virginia ride is different from the Kentucky event in
more ways than one.
This is a metric century or 62mile ride over some mountainous
terrain.
Prize money will be awarded
for the top finishers and King of
the Mountains winner, as well as
trophies and T-shirts_ Food is provided for everyone, including
family
or
support
crew.
Applications for both of these
upcoming events can be picked
up at Pro-Fitness Center or call
Don Fields at 886 8604 for more
information.
(30-3) in the SEC title game and
Minnesota (29- 14) in the Music
City Bowl ... QB Matt Jones has
practiced at receiver and could
split time under center with
Ryan Sorahan ... All-American
OT Shawn Andrews is Outland
Trophy and Lombardi Award
candidate.
ALABAMA: Opening with
South Florida and Oklahoma
doesn't give Shu Ia much acclimation time. ... LB Brooks
Daniels has left the team, but
there's no shortage of talent
among starters. .. . Four other
players were named preseason
All-SEC.... RB Shaud Williams
gained 921 yards last season
despite only three starts. ...
Guard Justin Smiley and tackle
Wesley Britt provide formidable
duo on left side of line.
MISSISSIPPI: The only
(See SEC, page four)
MARSHALL
Herd looks
solid In ftrst
full scrimmage
Marshall junior quarterback
Stan Hill knew going into
Saturday's
scrimmage
at
Marshall Stadium that the cache
of weapons at his disposal
would be a little lighter than normal.
The Herd offense went into
the first full-scale scrimmage of
training camp without the services of its top three running
backs, as well as two of the
nation's top receivers.
It didn't seem to matter as the
Herd's first offensive unit
moved the ball well against the
second defense for much of the
day.
"We looked real good today,"
Hill said. "The offense was
clicking on all cylinders even
though we were missing running
backs and our best two
receivers. We just played
through adversity."
Along the offensive line,
Prestonsburg grad Nathan Leslie
and Sheldon Clark product Joey
Stepp are each expected to make
great contributions.
With
senior
Franklin
"Butchie" Wallace, junior Earl
Charles and redshirt freshman
Tank Tunstalle all nursing minor
injuries, the ground game fell to
redshirt freshman walk-on
Michael West, a graduate of
Lawrence County High SchooL
and true freshman Will Albin .
While the final numbers were
not overly impressive, both
players ran hard.
"Michael West got in there
and did a real good job of running the ball," Hill said. "For
freshmen, they both did a great
job."
Hill also showed why he has
taken a firm grip on the starting
quarterback job. The Tupelo native
completed 17 of 25 passes for 277
yards and one touchdown. He did
have one pass intercepted by Willie
Smith on a deflection off a receiver.
Those numbers came without
senior Darius Watts and junior Josh
Davis on the field.
"We threw the ball well," Hill
said. "Jason Schroeder. Brad Bates
and some of those other guys made
big plays. We have so many
weapons on offense that my job is
just to get them the ball and let
them make plays."
Bates, a senior coming off knee
surgery. Jed all receivers with
seven receptions for 114 yards and
one touchdown. a 25-yard strike
from Hill. The duo also hooked up
for a 34-yard score on the first possession of the game, but the play
was called back by a holding
penalty.
Schroeder. a senior, had tivc
catches for 95 yards. Other top
pass catchers included junior
Tremel Guillory (4-51) and
Clarence Stanfield (3-30).
Hill, who also mshed for 22
yards. said his confidence has continued to grow during training
camp and he can see the offense
coming together.
"I have a lot more confidence,"
Hill said. "This is my team - I an1
not waiting tor Byron to come
back. It is my job and I have to get
the job done. 1l1at is what I am
going to do."
Junior Graham Gochneaur
completed five of his six pass
attempts during the scrimmage for
60 yards. Freshmen Jimmy
Skinner, Bemard Monis and 'lim
Bessolo completed one pass each.
Skinner and Morris were both
intercepted once.
.,.
While the first unit offense
moved the ball well against the
second defensive unit, the starters
on the defensive side of the ball
made life tough for the backup
offense.
Junior defensive ends Jonathan
Goddard and Jamus Martin were
particularly impressive. Goddard
had a pair of sacks for I 5 yards and
batted down a pass behind the line
of scrimmage. Martin recorded
four sacks for 26 yards and added
another tackle for loss.
"ft felt good because we got to
go out there at game speed, so that
allowed us to go a little more,"
Martin said. "There was a lot of
intensity today and it was much
better than the last (scrimmage)."
Three Herd defenders recorded
interceptions in the scrimmage. In
addition to Smith's pick and return
of 18 yards for a score, sophomore
Donte· Newsome had an interception and freshman Travis Noel had
a pick he returned 57 yards for a
score.
Martin said there are a lot of
players on defense who are fighting for jobs right now"
"Yesterday we had a good practice. but I called the guys up afterward and told them that what we
do in practice doesn't matter if we
don't go out and execute in the
game," Martin said.
"There are guys out here competing for jobs. My job was on the
line. We have some really good
defensive ends behind me and I
had to step it up. It is good because
we have other guys pushing you so
that you can get better. They are
trying to take your job and trying to
get better.''
Herd coach Bob Pruett said he
liked what he saw on Saturday, but
thinks there is still much room for
improvement.
"We made progress today,"
Pruett said. "We didn't go backwards. We did some good things in
all phase::; of the game, but we have
some things to work on too."
The Herd will take Sunday off
from practice with only some
meetings. conditioning and special teams work planned. The
squad is scheduled to go back
out for a pair of practice sessions
on Monday, at 8 a.m. and 4:30
p.m.
The season opener against
Hofstm is less than two weeks
away. with kickoff slated for
4:30 p.m. on Saturday, August
30.
Reed
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involving "Exploding Pintos,"
whatever that is. And don't forget the pancake flipping contest.
The State Fair makes me nervous. So much Kentucky culture. So much about my native
state that 1 don't know.
We didn't sell many books,
but that's fine. I met a lot of
wonderful. friendly people. I got
to see a river of humanity, some
of whom were actually wearing
clothes that weren't particularly
tight or revealing.
There's so much about
Kentucky that f need to learn.
Anybody want to go watch
the racing pigs?
To contact Billy Reed send emalls to BReedll@aof.com
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22, 2003
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Den:Jss,,t ,,t B 'ts) Layue. No one then head coach of the Blackcats. I
cuuld •hiUW the football like can .>1ill se~ Larry ripping through
Bry:m. I understand that he was the opponents line only to drag
This is the time of the year I mustered out of the army after a · their quarterback down for a loss.
Jeremy Caudill followed
would like to be around th~ high sllnl for our government in Imq.
school scene. After all it is the He h<ts returned where he will be Motris to the Wildcats where he is f,
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ball season and that was always, gram under Coach DeRossett.
Bubba Combs, another Betsy correct, that Jeremy started every
and still is. an exciting time.
While covering sports for the Layne player, was a standout in season while at Prestonsburg and
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years ago. I had the privilege to to help make Morehead State a for the Wildcats. He will be in the
cover some very talented players winning program.
starting 11 when the Cats kick off
who went on and played at the colPrestonsburg sent two all- their season next month. I look for
lege level and others who opted staters to the University of a NFL team to come calling soon.
Kentucky. Larry Morris was the
not to play at the next level.
One of the hard-nosed players
Floyd County can be proud of first to trek to Lexington where he that I had the privilege of covering
one Bryan Combs. who starred for played four seasons. Larry was a in high school was former
then head football coach, John great linebacker for Bill Letton, Prestonsburg standout, Nathan
Leslie, who has been part of the '
Marshall Thundering
Herd
scheme of things the past three
seasons.
Of course there have been others from schools like South Floyd
Scores from Thursday, Aug. 17
and Allen Central who signed to
Betsy Layne 2, Phelps 0 (25-15, 25-15); Lewi~> Collnty 2, east
play at the smaller colleges and
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The first part of the major
league season and the Cincinnati
Reds were scoring runs by the tons
but could not get the other team
out for the lack of pitchers.
But the past two plus weeks the
Reds pitching staff has been one of
the best in the majors. I watched
Wednesday as the Reds posted a
2-0 win over a very good Arizona
Diamondback team.
The past trades appears to have
given the Reds some hope for next
year as far as moundsmen go. But
when the 2004 season gets the first
pitch will the likes of Ken Griffey,
Jr ande Austin Kearns be the
answer to their scoring woes. We
will wait and see.
As the football season kicks
off, I want to wish each of the four
teams the best. I look for Betsy
Layne to snap that long losing
streak. Jackie Bush was a great
player at Betsy Layne and he will
do a fine job at the Bobcat helm.
Until Sunday, good sports
everyone and be good sports!
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Manning. ... 12 to 14 players on
the projected two-deep depth
chart were held out of contact at
times during spring with
injuries. MISSISSIPPI ST.:
Bulldogs face three big questions: Who's the quarterback?
What will be the results of an
NCAA investigation? Can
Jackie Sherrill save his job? ...
QB Kevin Pant was the starter
but quit coming to practice a
week into the spring for personal reasons .... State was winless ~
�-.Fri., August 22, 2003
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THROUGH MY EYES
POSTSCRIPT
•It ain't over
f.
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Two of my children are now
in high school and the youngest
in middle. As I begin to hear
more and more talk of what
everyone wants to study in college and to accomplish in life, I
find myself. more and more,
pondering upon the things that I,
myself, have yet to accomplish.
It seems, at times, that I have
managed to accomplish very little thus far. And it is at times
like these
that I have
to pull up
the reins
and remind
myself that
I have three
beautiful,
intelligent
and very
talented
children
lalhV Prater
that are
lHestvles 1t1tt1r
well on
their way to
successful and satisfying lives.
That's an accomplishment I
think. And one that has certainly
taken up quite a bit of my time.
Caring for aging parents and
their household affairs took up
quite a bit of another chunk of
the past few years, and still does.
Recovering from the aftereffects of a painful divorce and
trudging my way back into selfsufficiency also took some time.
So, why the quickness to size
up all the things I haven't done?
Just human nature, I suppose.
And, maybe a little thing called
"middle age"- whatever that is.
I've been wondering lately if
Nothin' sweet
about it
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Displaying their patriotism with stellar pride, students of the KY Opry Performing Arts School presented an
inspiring program packed with enthusiasm and energy on August 14, at the Mountain Arts Center.
PATRIOnSM
EXPLODES DIE STAGE
NGSU
by KATHY J. PRATER
FEATURES EDITOR
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sending along a few ques·
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you've always wanted to
know but been afraid to
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photo by Kathy J . Prater
Students dressed as army infantrymen, sailors, air corpsmen, mar·
ines, and Red Cross nurses in a rousing salute to the U.S. armed
forces.
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ireworks exploded in a burst of
energy and song as students of the
summer 2003 session of the KY
Opry Performing Arts School electrified
the stage with their public performance
recital held August 14 at the Mountain
Arts Center.
The students had spent the month of
July studying the elements of song,
dance and stage performance under the
tutelage of "Miss Billie Jean" Osborne,
founder of the performing arts center,
Kathy Caudill. choral instructor, Floyd
County Schools, Sandy Tackett, music
instructor. Floyd County Schools, and
Clayton Case. veteran member of the
Kentucky Opry.
The end result of being in the hands
of such capable instructors certainly
showed as the students displayed the
fruits of their labors during their patriotic-themed recital, held for family,
friends and the general public.
"These kids are to be commended for
their hard work and dedication," said
Osborne. "They got themselves out of
the bed. during summer vacation, to get
up early and board buses from as far
away as Wheelwright, and even neighboring counties. just to come out and
learn about singing and performing.
You can't tell me that the children of
this region are not interested in music.
They love it. They sacrifice their summers for it and it makes a difference in
their lives." she said.
Osborne says that she is "up each
and every morning. out somewhere in
this county, or another one, visiting
schools and homes and checking out the
(See POSTSCRIPT, page two·
This Town,
That World
Editor's Note: For years, Floyd Coun~v
Times founder and fomzer publisher Nonnan
Allen wrote a weekly column that looked at
Floyd County through his ~res. His columns
are being reprinted due to request. The fol·
lowing column u•as written in 1961.
This Redmore can gouge at pointblank range, or from clear across the
country. I got a card from him last week
in which he told about being in L. A ..
visiting Disneyland, etcetera. and now.
gung ho! off by jet for Hawaii. And
does he wind up with a "Wish you were
here?" Don't be naive! He signs off,
instead, with this admonition to a
deskbound slave of the economic treadmill!
"Work hard."
photo by Kathy J. Prater
Students donned choir robes in a fitting memorial tribute to those
who have served their country with valor and dedication.
(See POW, page two)
COMMENTARY
Things to Ponder: Pink vs. Blue
Mable Rowe Lineberger,
Ph.D.
There's one subject I haven't written
much about, but it's on my mind all my
waking hours, if not in the foreground,
then lurking on the edge of my conscious.
It's diabetes, which is becoming an
epidemic in this region. In Kentucky,
close to one in l 0 people has the disease. Here in the Big Sandy Valley.
between 13 and 15 percent of the population is diabetic. Those figures, of
course, don't account for all the people
who have diabetes and don't know it, or
don't acknowledge
it.
J was diagnosed
about three-and-ahalf years ago. The
diagnosis should
not have surprised
me. My grandmother, my mother,
an aunt, and an
uncle all had it.
Several of my
Pam Shlnalar
cousins have it.
celllrtllltllll writer
But whether I
was surprised or
not, I was devastated. I had always been
extremely healthy - never a hospitalization, never a pill other than a very rare
antibiotic. I found out I was diabetic
when I took a test for something else.
I felt my body had betrayed me and I
was in denial for a good bit of time.
I went from taking nothing more than
a multi-vitamin and hormones to taking
three pills a day to regulate my glucose
level, two pills for cholesterol and an
antidepressant to ease the stress that
exacerbates the problem.
The disease becomes the focus of a
diabetic's life. I have to monitor my
blood sugar level every day to see if I'm
staying in a safe range. I have to consid
er the disease every time I put a bite of
"Sugar and spice and everything
nice. That's what little girls are made
of... snips and snails and puppy dog
tails, that's what little boys are made
of." It seems that over the eons everyone has been curious in regard to the
questions, "Are there really differences
between the sexes?" and. "If there are
differences, are they biological in
nature? Is it just the way they are born
or is it the way they are raised that
makes the difference?" Does it really
come down to being all because girls
wear pink and boys wear blue?
For some time. "good" parenti11g
was thought to be in having a non-sexist approach to the child's upbringing.
However, scientific studies reveal that
the differences between lhe sexes
begin in the womb when honnones.
testosterone and estrogen. are supplied
to the fetus, the unborn baby. by the
mother·s body. After conception, the
male fetus receives testosterone and
the female fetus receiH:s estrogen, so
that different types of brain development and strengths arc crcatcu.
According to various studies, gener-
ally girls show more interest in people
while boys show more interest in
objects. In contrast to boys, a result is
that girls learn language skills earlier
and faster and tend to be quieter and,
socially, enjoy playing one to one. In
comparison to girls, boys learn spatial
and mechanical skills quicker, are apt
to be more physically active. and are
socially more involved in group play.
E'en though men supposedly grow
up and behave emotionally as if they
(See PONDER, page two)
AHEAD OF TIME
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES was
at least three weeks ahead of TIME
Magazine with that set of curious coincidences in the lives of Presidents
Kennedy and Lincoln and the Vice
Presidents Johnson. TIME got it into
print only this week, with this addition
from the G.O.P. camp: Name of the
President who succeeded President
Andrew Johnson began with a G.
Another of Burke's elephant jokes:
What do you do when an elephant
climbs a tree? Don't know? Why. you
simply chase him out onto the tip of a
leaf and wait for fall.
VICIOUS DOG
This rather well-known character of a
dog around town encounters a cat. A
(See WORLD. page three)
�C2 • FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2003
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
YOUTH SERVICES
CENTER
• August 26 - Volunteer
Orientation and Background
Checks for all parent/guardians
who are interest~J in volunteering at AMS this school year.
Training will be held at 6:30
p.m., at school.
• Sept. 16 - Parent Support
Group meeting, II a.m., at
school. Group will decide on
topics for this year's meetings.
Refreshments will be served and
door prizes will be given away.
All parents/guardians/grandparents welcome to attend.
• AMS is currently organizing a school recreation room.
Items needed include ping-pong
table, air-hockey table, video
games, etc. An) one who would
like to make a donation may
contact the Youth Services
Center at 886-9812.
• The AMS Youth Services
Center is open all year to assist
students and families in need.
Please drop by or call the center
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
at 886-9812 for more information or to request assistance '' ith
a family need. Center is open
from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., and later by
appointment. Center coordina
tor,
Michelle
Keathley.
Assistant coordinator, Sheila
Allen. Center offers se~ ices to
all students regardless of
income.
ALLEN CENTRAL MIDDLE
SCHOOL
• Aug. 25 - Bridges Parent
Workshop • "Homework Tips,''
2:00 p.m., in ACMS Youth
Service Center.
• Aug. 27 • PTO organizational meeting, 5 p.m., in lunchroom. All those who sign up to
join the PTO will automatically
be registered to win a new Dell
computer. For more infonna·
tion, contact LaDonna Patton at
ACMS Youth Service Center, at
358-0134.
•
ACMS Youth Serv1ce
Center distributes school activity
calendars on the first school day
of each month to all students.
Parents should be udvised to
watch for these tnformative
materials as u means to sta) mg
mfonned on school happenings.
• The ACMS Youth Service
Center ts open each day ft om
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., or later
by appointment. For more information about the center or any
listed activtties. call I 11Donna
P:~uon, coordinator, or Marilyn
Bailey, assistant, ut 358·0 134.
the middle building of the Betsy
La) ne Elementary School.
Office hours are Mon - Fri., 8
a m. until 3 p.m.
• Open enrollment for After
School Child Care is available
through the Farntl) Resource
Center. Service hours arc 3 p.m.
to6 p.m.
• Contact the center at 4785550. Contact persons arc Brinn
Akers and Charlotte Rogers.
ALI.EN ELEMENTARY
ANI> FAMILY RESOURCE
YOUTH SERVICE CENTER
CI,ARK ELEMENTARY
• Call Allen Hementary
Youth Service Center at 8740621 to schedule your child's
Hepatuis B vaccination. tmmunizations, and WI(' appoint
ment.
BE1SY LAYNE
ELEMENTARY
• The Farmly Resource
Youth Service Center provides
serv1ces and referral services to
all famtlies regardless of
income. The center is located 111
• A nurse from the Hoyd
Count) Health Dept. is in the
center weekly. Please call to
schedule an appomtment. Also
scheduling appointments for
WIC services. Ibesc services
are available to anyone in the
communit).
• The Clark Elementary
Family Resource Center provides services for all families
regardless of income We are
located in the Clark Elementary
School building and can be
reached by calling 886-0815.
DUFF ELEMENTARY
• Flo)'d County Health Dept.
is at the school each Tuesday.
Services include 6th grade
school entry physical; kindergarten, Head Start and WellChild physicals; T.B. skin test;
and WIC services. Please call
for nppointmcnt if you are in
need of any of these services.
MAY VALLEY
ELEMENTARY
• August 28- FRC Advisory
Council meeting, 4 p.m., in
school library. All invited to
attend.
• Parent Lending Library is
available to parents for video
check-outs. A variety of topics
are available.
• A nurse from the Floyd
County Health Dept. is at the
school
each
Wednesday.
Services include: School physicals, immunizations, WIC, wellchild physicals, etc. Must call
the FRC at 285-0321 to make an
appointment.
Eyes
MCDOWELL
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
•
Floyd County Health
Department Nurse Joy Moore, is
at the center each Monday to
administer immunizations, T.B.
skin tests, well-child exams,
WIC, prenatal and post-partum
services, and school physicals.
Call 377-2678 for an appoint·
ment.
• The McDowell fRC, in
collaboration with many other
area organizations, will sponsor
several summer activities.
Among them:
PRESTONSBURG
ELEMENTARY AND
FAMILY RESOURCE
CENTER
\t
•
• MCCC semces available
at the center. Call for additional
infonnation.
• Center is open weekda)S 8
(See SCHOOL, page three)
Ponder
• Continued from p1
I am middle-aged or not. Is middle age determined by a number, something physical, or
something mental? In my own case, I think it's
detennined by the fact that I want to wear my
teenage daughter's clothes and look in the mirror and see the young woman I was at age 19
staring back at me. "Sorry, Charlie," as the old
saying goes - it ain't gonna be happenin'.
Nonetheless, it doesn't keep me from wanting
it.
As I am asked, more and more, about what
college life is really like, I recall those days
with fondness. I can still remember the thrill of
independence and the excitement of meeting
others my age who had come to the campus
from counties, states and even countries away.
The cosmopolitan atmosphere, the freedom to
stretch one's wings and see just high you could
actually soar.
I sorta wish I could go back - live it again,
leave all my worries behind.
But we all know that I can't. I must stay
grounded in the present and try not to fear the
future as I, and my children, grow older. One
writer referred to middle age as being that time
in life when people begin to see their limitations
rather than their untapped, and yet unused,
potential. No wonder many begin to feel
depression settling in for a good long stay.
Anyway, I'm going to try to reverse that type
of thinking and realize that I have (hopefully!)
many more good years left - years chock full of
potential, and, hopefully, a few surprises as
well. In the meantime, I've come across a little
something that I think I may stick upon my
refrigerator door for inspiration.
Hope you enjoy it, too:
MIDDLE AGE
By KIVA HEARTWOOD
Take a look at yourself
What can you mean,
You can't go farther than you dream?
There's a restlessness and a kind of lie,
Too scared to live, too scared to die.
And there's got to be much more than this,
Something of real consequence.
What if your life is the one you save,
From the cradle - to the grave.
• Continued from p1
Dove-Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Dove, of
Pikeville, are pleased to announce
the marriage of their daughter, Stacy
Blair, to Clyde Jason Boyd, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Boyd, of
Banner. Blair Is the granddaughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Trimble, of
Pikeville, and the late Betty C. Dove.
Clyde Jason Is the grandson of
Clifford and June Conn, of Dana,
and the late Janet Baker, and Ernest
Boyd, also of Dana, and the late
Geneva Boyd. The couple
exchanged vows in an outdoor family ceremony that took place on June
9, 2003, at half past eight o'clock In
the evening. Brother Sam Crawford
officiated. The happy couple
returned to reside at Dana following
a honeymoon trip to Gatlinburg,
Tennessee.
Shepherd-McKenzie
Truman Shepherd and Deborah Allen, both
of Prestonsburg, are pleased to announce
the engagement and forthcoming marriage
of their daughter, Shanna Danlelle Shepherd,
to Christopher McKenzie, the son of Henry
and Ethel McKenzie, also of Prestonsburg.
Shanna Is the granddaughter of Launa Allen,
of Minnie, and the late Sidney Allen, and the
late Harlan and Mae Shepherd, formerly of
Garrett. She Is a 2000 graduate of the David
School. Christopher Is the grandson of
Aaron and Versle Adams, of Prestonsburg,
and the late Clarence and Mona McKenzie,
formerly of Prestonsburg. He is currently
employed by Caudill Seed, of Prestonsburg.
The couple will wed in a ceremony that will
take place on Saturday, August 23, 2003, at
two o'clock In the afternoon, at the Katy
Friend Freewill Baptist Church. A reception
will follow In the church basement. The gracious custom of an open church wedding
will be observed.
(See PONDER, page three)
Regina Whitt and Roy Ousley were
united in marriage on July 19, 2003,
in a ceremony held at the Fitzpatrick
First Baptist Church, in
Prestonsburg. Regina Is the daughter of Arnold and Ruth Moore, of
Auxier Heights, Auxier. Roy Is the
son of Lucy Ousley, of the Left Fork
of Bull Creek, and the late Estill
Ousley. The newlyweds spent a week
honeymooning at "Caesar's," In
Indiana, and the Great Smoky
Mountains. Over one hundred guests
joined them in attending their wed·
ding ceremony. The happy couple
are thankful to all for sharing their
special day with them.
1 am wounded into silence now,
More truth than the heart allows.
But I'll open up and write this down,
I am breaking like the speed of sound.
We can be much more than this,
Something of real consequence.
We can be the ones to save,
Our lives, from the cradle - to the grave.
Postscript
• Continued from p1
(See POSTSCRIPT, page three)
are from Mars with women seeming to be from
Venus, the differences in gender tend to appear
from birth, biologically speaking. Infant girls
are more prone to have birthmarks, such as
hemangiomas - the raised, rough, red spots
caused by dilated blood vessels. These usually disappear by age 4 or 5. Typically, they are
not medically treated unless they obstruct an
eyelid. a nostril, or the mouth. Girls are twice
as likely as boys to be born with an underactive
thyroid gland, known as hypothyroidism. This
condition is due to a lack of sufficient production of hormones needed to regulate growth
and metabolism, leading to physical and developmental delays, and it responds well usually
to medication. Another physical condition that
is more frequently seen in female children than
males is that females are more likely to have ~
urinary-tract infections (UTis).
Due to
increased education and physical checks at
school, it is becoming better known that girls
are more prone to scoliosis, a curvature of the
spine, than boys. Frequently, the condition
shows up after age lO and it rarely occurs in a
child under 3 years. Since it tends to "run in
the family," be sure to have checks of scoliosis, if a family member already has the condition. The idea that girls walk earlier than boys
is thought to be a myth, since neither sex
seems to do better than the other.
Let it not be said that girls are the ones \\ ith
the problems, especially pertaining to gender
differences. Gene disarrangements can create ~
difficulties for males from the time of conception - the X Factor - of which there are about
500. For example, if you didn't know, there is
a basic physical reason why some men have
difficulty putting colors together and their outfits look so mismatched. Color blindness is
one X-linked hereditary disease that affects
boys almost exclusively (girls are only carriers). Other "male" conditions include hemophilia (a clotting disorder causing excessive
bleeding and bruising), muscular dystrophy,
and X-linked mental retardation. Middle-ear
infections are another condition more often
seen in boys than girls, but the reason has not
been fully explained. The most typical age is
between 3 months and 3 years. A problem ~
common to male infants, especially the firstborn, is pyloric stenosis, a narrowing or block-
Whitt-Ousley
Now all the kisses that I've missed,
The disappointments and the emptiness,
Cut this stone and mold this clay,
And lead me to a better day.
Am I naive to think we can,
Change the world with love again?
food in my mouth. Before I go for a walk, 1
have to make sure my glucose is at a level that
I won't pass out while I'm exercising. When 1
drive, I have to keep something to eat close at
hand so J can keep my senses about me. I have
to eat a snack late at night so I don't have a possibly-fatal drop in glucose while I'm asleep.
I have to think twice before I eat even a
small portion of the things I love, like combread, rice, dumplings, pasta and even watermelon. Any of those foods and many others can
drive the glucose level up to where it can cause
serious damage.
As careful as I've tried to be, I've already
had two eye surgeries to stem some of the damage the diabetes has done.
Even with fairly good insurance, I spend a
good portion of my paycheck on medication,
testing strips and doctor bills.
The hard reality is that there is no cure.
j
Sammons-Marcum
Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Marie
Sammons, along with Mr. and Mrs.
Lyle and Patricia Marcum, are
pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children,
Amy Marie Sammons and Jeffrey
Lyle Marcum. The couple will wed
In a ceremony that will take place
on Saturday, August 30, at half
past seven o'clock In the evening,
at the Hager Hill Freewill Baptist
Church. A reception will follow
Immediately after, at the church.
The gracious custom of an open
church wedding will be observed.
Pow
• Continued from p1
wealth of talent that our young people possess." ''I'll tell you, I've just never seen anything like it, it's truly amazing how talented
our young people are musically. We have to,
we absolutely have to, continue to develop
this talent. Our youngsters deserve it,'' she f
said.
Osborne credits Congressman Hal Rogers
with helping gamer needed funds for the performing arts program, and the Floyd County
Board of Education for assisting students
with transportation to and from the summer
school.
"Without all this good help. it \\ ould be
hard to put this program together. I just thank
Hal Rogers and the schools so much for helping us like they do," Osborne said.
Students who attend the summer program
are provided with a free lunch each day in
addition to assistance with transportation.
Funding also helps provide costumes for the
~
performances.
This year, according to Osborne, students
from Floyd, as well as six other counties,
attended the KY Opry Performing Arts
School.
"It's amazing what you can do when you
combine kids and music," said Osborne.
"I've always said, give me a child and let me
put a song in that child's heart and see what I
can do. It's wonderful what music can bring
to a child's life."
For more infonnation about the K Y Opl)'
Perfonning Arts School , or other arts education programs offered at the Mountain Arts
Center. you may contact Miss Billie at 8899125, or Khrys Varney, Arts Education
Director. at 889-9125, ext. 15.
�FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2003 • C3
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
Fibrocystic disease likely
cause of reader's breast pain
edkllte
By Martha A.
Simpson, D.O.,
M.B.A.
l'm 30-year-old freshman medical
student, and for the last several
months I've had a painful spot in
one of my breasts. I went to the student
health center and the doctor asked me to
observe if the pain changed with my
menstrual cycle. A few months later I
went back and reported that the pain didn't change with my cycle. My doctor
then had an ultrasound test done. It was
negative. He also wasn't able to find a
lump where it hurts. What could be
causing my pain?
Q
t
•
Breast pain, a condit'Jtl called
mastodynia or mastalgia, can
ave many causes. As you will
discover in your medical studies, the first
thing a physician does is to determine if
the most dangerous possibility - in this
case breast cancer - is the cause of the
patient's symptoms. Your doctor, m making this assessment, probably started with
what is often the most important test in
arriving at a diagnosis. He took the history of your discomfort by asking you a
number of important questions: When did
it start? Where does it hurt? How severely does it hurt? What makes it better or
worse? Does it change with your men-
~
(j~,O...H~o.J:.i.<J4U;:, _
Pictured are Perkins Job Corps students Victor Stansell, fourth
._ from left, and Tramaine Crandle, fifth from left, with members of
the Drift Women's Club. The club sponsored an art show that
was held at the center.
Drift Women's Club
sponsors art contest
The Drift Women's Club
recently sponsored an art contest
at the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps
Center as part of the Kentucky
L-41 Women's Club Statewide competition. Perkins student Victor
Stansell won first place with his
entry entitled. "Chief Joseph,"
while Tramaine Crandle received
second place honors with his
entry entitled, "Jenny Wiley State
Park."
Stansell and Crandle's entries
will now move on to the regional
~~.
Osteopatlnc
Medicine
competition to be held in Hazard
in October. The state fmals will
be held later this year in Frankfort.
A variety of art work from the
Perkins student body will be on
display at the Prestonsburg
Community College Art Gallery
beginning August 15 and rurming
through September 15. In addition, the students will also display
their works of art at the Jenny
Wiley Pioneer Art Show October
4-11 , at the Prestonsburg City
Hall.
strual periods? Next, he probably asked
about the history of breast cancer in your
blood relatives. Together, all this information made it possible to categorize your
risk of breast cancer as "high," "medium"
or "low." This risk assessment helps
determine what other steps will be necessary to diagnose and treat your condition.
Fortunately for you, breast cancer is
more common in women after
menopause, so your age alone suggests a
non-cancerous cause of the mastodynia.
Another helpful sign is the absence of a
definite lump, since cancer typically
forms an irregularly shaped, flXed, fum
lump instead of a soft, movable one.
The most common cause of mastodynia, particularly in women in their 30s and
40s, is fibrocystic breast disease.
Typically this condition causes tenderness
that varies with the menstrual cycle; the
worst discomfort being prior to the onset
of the period. For some women, however, the discomfort is present all the time.
In this condition there is often a particularly tender, soft, rounded, movable Jump
or multiple lumps, but this isn't always so.
Infection in a breast gland or collecting
duct can produce breast pain as can irritation of the nerve that provides sensation
from the breast. Hormonal imbalance can
also create mastodynia, but in this case,
both breasts are typically involved.
Complex, isn't it?
Your doctor ordered an ultrasound
examination of the breast to try to cll¢fy
the cause of your discomfort. This test is
particularly helpful in differentiating
between solid tumor-like lumps and (luidfilled cysts.
Mammography is also very helijful in
identifying breast abnormalities, p~cu
larly cancer, but its effectiveness is
reduced in young women, like yourself,
who still have very glandular breasts. It is
much more effective after menopause
when the breast glands have shrunk.
Your history and physical examina-
tion, as well as the ultrasound, failed to
find cancer. That's good news! You probably are suffering from fibrocystic breast
disease. There are several treatments for
this condition, and you should talk with
your gynecologist or family doctor about
them. Many women with annoying rather
than disabling symptoms choose to live
with the problem. Talk with your physician and decide what is best for you.
Family Medicine® is a weekly column.
To submit questions, write to Martha A.
Simpson, D.O., M.BA., Ohio University
College of Osteopathic Medicine, P.O.
Box JJO, Athens, Ohio 45701. Medical
information in this column is provided
as an educational service only. It does
not replace the judgment of your personal physician, who should be relied on.
to diagnosis and recommend treatment J
for any medical conditions. Past
columns are available online at
www.jhradio.org/fm.
Ponder
• Continued from p2
age of the outlet connecting the
stomach to the small intestine.
The main sign is projectile vomiting that usually develops by 6
weeks of age. The condition can
be corrected surgically, usually
without complications. SIDS and
asthma show up more often in
boys than girls. In regard to the
young child's perceptions of the
world, other gender differences
have been noted. Girls tend to
have a better sense of hearing and
of smell than boys have. In contrast, boys' taste buds seem to
respond more strongly to salty
tastes and girls prefer sweet ones.
The girls are better at processing
information through their fmgertips, but boys are likely to have a
more rough-and-tumble style of
play than girls have, using their
sense of touch as well as their
mental skills to explore new
things.
Although parents and teachers
have known all along that biological gender differences influence
learning, finally research results
have been supportive (Dr.
Michael Gurian, "Boys and Girls
Learn Differently"). Some examples for toddlers were: (I ) girls'
speech is more understandable at
age 3, while boys' is at about 4
1/2; (2) after learning to stand,
girls show less interest in roaming,
in comparison to boys; and, (3) at
age 3 years, boys have greater
obvious muscle mass than do
girls.
Not surprising, there are no
defmite differences between the
emotional needs of girls and boys.
While girls mainly need to feel
cared for, boys mainly need to feel
trusted. Girls need more love and
acknowledgement, as to who they
are, what they do, and what they
want. On the other hand, boys
need more acceptance and
acknowledgement about what
they do, their ability to do it without help, and the difference they
make. Girls need to be cherished
and praised in terms of who they
are versus boys need to be
admired for their achievements.
Girls have been found to be happiest when they feel supported. She
feels depressed when she perceives herself as not supported for
her needs and has to do everything
herself. Boys are happiest when
they feel needed and able to provide support. He is likely to
become depressed when he does
not feel needed or incompetent to
complete the task at hand. Then, it
is also not surprising that the boys
and girls having different
strengths and needs means that
different parenting styles are needed and a problem lies in not understanding these differences. It also
means that it is best not to com-
pare the children of different genders, because it is a waste of time.
Lastly, what you can do!
Teach your children to view differences as positive rather than
negative. Teach a boy to be more
gentle and considerate and a girl
to be more assertive and independent. Don't buy into stereotypes
of blue for boys and pink for girls
or science for boys and art for
girls. Tell your toddler they can be
anything they want to be. Treat
your children as the individuals
they are. If your child, male or ·
female, shows traits of the other
gender, don't ridicule, scold, or
belittle them. Accept and love
and support them for who they
are.
Birthday Boy!
Tyler Compton celebrated
his eighth birthday on
Saturday, August 16, 2003.
Tyler, the son of Sheldon
and Linda Compton, of
Paintsville, and Carrie and
Scott Holbrook, also of
Paintsville, was treated to
a "birthday bash" on
Saturday, August 9, by
friends and family at
Roadie's Restaurant, in Hi
Hat. Tyler is the paternal
grandson of Loretta and
Gary Tackett, of Hi Hat,
and Orville Compton, of
Virgie. He is the maternal
grandson of Marie Miller,
of Paintsville, and the late
Gary Miller, formerly of
Ligon. Tyler has two "little
sisters," Natalie Grace
Compton and Morgan
Holbrook.
World
School
• Continued from p1
• Continued from p2
•I a.m.-4 p.m.
• After School Child Care, 36 p.m., school days.
• Call 886-7088 for additional
information
regarding
the
Prestonsburg Elementary Family
Resource Center or its programs.
SOUTH FLOYD YOUTH
SERVICES CENTER
• Walking track open to public (except during special event).
• Anyone interested in AduiJ
Ed may contact the center for
information.
• All new students and visi-
·-----
tors, stop by the Center, located on
the South Floyd campus, Room
232, and see Mable Hall.
• The center is located on the
South Floyd campus in room 232.
For more information call 4529600 or 9(1)7 and ask for Mable
Hall, ext. 243, or Keith
Smallwood, ext. 242, or Donna
Johnson, ext. 153.
STUMBO
ELEMENTARY/MUD
CREEK FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• Resource Center hours are
Postscript
• Continued from p2
There's no magic pill or injec- Kentucky Diabetes Network,
tion. A friend with long-term . are turning into a 12-part series
diabetes told me, "Diabetes is of 30-minute radio programs
the only disease where the that will begin airing on
patient has to treat himself." WMMT-FM - 88.7 - on
He's oh, so right. The doctor Thursday, Aug. 28.
can't turn it around. How I fare
What we want to do is create
depends entirely on how I eat, awareness of the seriousness of
how much I exercise, my state diabetes in this region and to
of mind, and my monitoring educate people that, as serious
and medicating.
as the disease is, it can be con~
That's part of the reason I trolled. The series involves
took on a project last year for people from this area sharing
which
WMMT-FM
had their stories and offering tips
received a grant from an orga- for managing the disease.
nization called Sound Partners
If you have diabetes, if
for Community Health.
you're at risk for getting it, or
Over the last eight months, if you have family or friends
I've interviewed members of with the disease, you might
support groups, as well as indi- want to tune in.
viduals, in Wise and Big Stone
Each of the 12 segments
Gap, Va., and in Whitesburg, will be aired three times:
Hazard. Harlan, Line Fork, and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.,
Paintsville. (The Paintsville Sundays at noon and Tuesdays
group included several people at 10 a.m.
Let me know what you think
from the Prestonsburg and Left
by writing me in care of the
Beaver areas.)
Those interviews, along Floyd County Times or email
., with materials from the me at pshingler@appalshop.org.
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents
and community members are welcome to visit. For questions, call
587-2233 - ask for Tristan
Parsons, Center Coordinator, or
Anita Tackett, Assistant.
WESLEY CHRISTIAN
PRESCHOOL
• Now enrolling children ages
2-4 years. Call874-8328, ext. 12.
Facility offers safe, Christian
envirorunent with camera monitoring and recording system,
ABEKA curriculum, healthy balance of playtime and learning
time, and USDA food lunch program. Center opens at 7 a.m. and
closes at 6 p.m. Dedicated to
inspiring and developing good
habits and Christian attitudes.
Salyers named to
Pikeville College
Dean's List
Joshua Morgan Salyers, the
son of Jack L. Salyers, of
Hueysville, and Mildred Combs Thacker, of Kimper, was
recently named to the Dean's
List at Pikeville College. Joshua Is currently a senior at the
college where he is majoring
In Psychology with a minor in
Religion. He has a 3.9 grade
po-int average.
black-as-Satanjob with greenish
eyes, he was, and he arches his
back and spits something awful
at the very sight of the dog. Then
this feline, proof that black cats
consider themselves as good as
white dogs, ambles as calmly
away as a cat can amble. And
what does his dogship do? He
strolls over to a nearby tree,
inspects the bark, figures it's a
sweet gum, by gum, then
decides the nearest telephone
pole is too near that black monster anyhow.
THE OLD DIESEL OIL
They say, "Laughter is the
best medicine." So we prescribe
a sure cure for whatever ails
you. Take one envelope used by
the C&O Railway Company and
read what they have printed
across the face thereof- hee.
hee! It says- 'Do it better with
coal."
I'm cured by that one line of
everything but a stich in the
side, doc. It's killing me!-''Do
it better with coal." And they
burn only diesel oil to haul the
stuff.
A stenographer, it says here,
is a girl you pay while she is
learning to type while waiting to
get married.
WESLEY CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL
• Weekly Chapel Services,
each Wednesday morning, 10
a.m.
• For information on the
development of the new Wesley
Christian High School, please
contact Gary Frazier at 874-8328.
W.D. OSBORNE ''RAINBOW
JUNCTION" FAMILY
RESOURCE CENTER
• "Lost and Found" located in
the Center. Parents need to pick
up their children's items within
two weeks. Any items not
claimed within two weeks,
becomes the property of the FRC.
• Rainbow Junction Family
Resource Center is located in the
W. D. Osborne Elementary
School. Hours of operation - 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday, or later by appointment.
Call 452-4553 and ask for Cissy
or Karen. Parents/community
members free to visit any time.
HRMC New Arrivals
Aug. 8, 2003
A son, Robert Ryan Castle, to
Jennifer Mischel! Castle
A son, Caleb Matthew
Johnson, to Nicole and Harold
Johnson
Aug. 6, 2003
Aug. 11, 2003
Aug. 5, 2003
A son, Tarren Keith Hunley,
to Misty and Timmy Hunley
A son, Anthony Junior
Gunnells, to Loretta Jean Lewis
A son, Michael Dwayne
Ferguson Jr.. to Samantha Kaye
Hall
Aug. 7, 2003
Aug. 5, 2003
A son, Jamie Braxton
Gamble, to Tina and Jamie
Gamble
Aug. 5, 2003
A son, Stephen Carl Frasure,
to Cindy Marie Isaac
Aug. 5, 2003
A daughter, Mattingly Jane
Ratliff, to Carrie and Matthew
Ratliff
Aug.6,2003
A son, Jordan Keith Powers,
to Michelle and Robert Powers
Aug. 6, 2003
A daughter, Alivia Grace
Stumbo, to Danita and Larry
Stumbo
Aug. 8, 2003
A son,
Kolby
Kent
Newsome, to Pamela Lynn and
John Kent Newsome
Aug. 11, 2003
A daughter, Briana Jill
Howes, to Kara and Kermit
Howes
Aug. 11, 2003
A son, Ethan Hunter
LeMaster, to Sylvia Conley
Aug. 8, 2003
A daughter, Alexis PaytonMargie Bowen, to Ann and
Allen Bowen
Aug. 14, 2003
A son, Kobe Michael
Samons, to Wanda and Claude
Samons
�22, 2003
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Clark
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Verdugo
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opera
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forte
63 Shade of
green
64
Aviv
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66 Tavern
staples
68 Hill dwellers
70 Way out
72 With 101
Down,
baseball's
"little
Giant"
73 Computer
whiz
76 "-pro
nobis"
77 Mendel's
field
79 _trip
80 Medieval
menial
83 Artist
Magritte
85 Way to
pass the
time?
86 "Shane"
star
88 Teachers'
org.
89 Saw
91 "The last
of the
Mohicans"
hero
95 Ernestine,
for one
97 Museum
piece
98 Ration, with
"out"
99 Eisenhower's
birthplace
1 00 Schmaltz
102 Deck out
105 Curly
poker?
106 Part 3 of
remark
112 Trailblazer
115 like some
music
116 Hint
117 Wind up
118 Bro or sis
120 Unsullied
123 ER
exclamation
126 Confuse
129 "Mama"
Cass
132 End of
remark
135 Annoyed
136 _leone
137 lean's river
138 Entertainer
Peeples
139 Authority
140 Freshwater
fish
141 WWII site
142 Pitch
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3 Event
4 Arafat's grp.
5 Torn or
Taylor
6 Perry's
creator
7 Rind
8 Pay hike?
9 Be off base
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Piggy's
pronoun
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molasses
12 Cui-de-_
13 Palindromic
title
14 Jamie lee's
mom
15 Cropped up
16 Places for
patches
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company?
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23 Coupd'_
28 "CHiPs" star
Erik
30 "Holy cowl"
33 "Kidnapped"
monogram
34 Cherry
stone
36 Charitable
donation
37 Green
org.
39 Snatch
40 Fall flower
41 Farmer's
place
42 Pat on the
buns?
43 Capsizes,
with "over"
44 Architect
Saarinen
45lessen
50 Camel
cousin
51 UFO pilot
52 Foray
54 Kitchen
fixture
56 Murcia
mister
57 Beseech
59 Reason or
Reed
60 Slip cover?
62 Stage
prompts
67 Ecumenical
Council site
69 Actress
Dominique
71 Soybean
product
73 Spartan
slave
74 Dumbstruck
75 Manuscript
book
78 Man the
bar
81 Rock's
Speed·
wagon
82 '96 Frances
McDormand
film
84 Fit to feast
on
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(of)
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90 Spiritual
guide
92 Able
vera
93
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or Merlin
96 Tennis
legend
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district
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prunes
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performance
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city
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ingredient
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Peter
113 Curry
country
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22, 2003 • CS
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110·Agncullu~
115•ATV's
120 • Boats
130 ~ Cars
140 • 4x4's
150 • Mtscellaneous
160 ·Motorcycles
170 ·Parts
175 ·SUV's
160 ·Trucks
190 ·Vans
•
The R.OYD COUNTY
TIMES does
not
knowingly
accept
false or misleading
advertisements . Ads
which request or
require advance payment of fees for services or products
should be scrutinized
carefully.
AUTOMOTIVE
130-Cars
FOR SALE 93 Hot
Rod Mustang.
Go
Show or Go Fast trophy winner. Will be
shown Labor Day
weekend. Clark Add.
Prestonsburg. Watch
for signs 606-886·
1758
Asking
$15,000· not cheap,
not junk.
210 ·Job USllngs
220 • Help Wanled
230 - lnformlrtion
250 • Miscellaneous
260 - Part Time
270 -Sales
280 • Services
290 - Work Wanled
~-
EMPLOYMENT
When responding to
Employment ads that
have reference numbers, please indicate
that entire reference
number on the outside of your envelope.
Reference
numbers are used to
help us direct your
letter to the correct
individual.
205-Business Opport.
$250-$500
PER
WEEK Will train to
work at home help1ng
the US Government
file HUD/FHA mort·
gage refunds
No
experience necessary Call 1·800-778·
0353
210-Job listings
'
•
1996 FORD TAURUS silver, excellent JOBS AVAILABLE:
condition. #3500 firm. Applications are now
874-9757.
being accepted for:
Part-time after school
FOR SALE: 1997 teacher (First Aid &
TOYOTA
CAMBY CPR),
COL
Bus
has all extras 105,000 Driver. Applications
miles, excellent condi· may be picked up at
tion. Call anytime Mountain Christian
606·886-8819.
Academy, Hwy 80,
Martin, Ky.
FOR SALE: 1982
DATSON 280 zx, IMMEDIATE POSIblue, looks nice, T- TION
AVAILABLE
tops, great sound F
0
R
system, 175,000 DELIVERY/WAREmiles. Asking $950.
HOUSE. Must have
Call 606-886-8851. at least 6 months dri·
(8115 Shall)
ving experience in a
20' flat bed or larger.
1992 CHEVY CORSIMust have a clean driCA for sale. If interving record, must
ested call 889·0872
pass a pre-employor 226-0062.
ment drug screen,
must be 21 years old
140-4X4's
per DOT regulations.
1952 WILLYS JEEP, Applications can be
all original Army sur- picked up at Water
plus, * $5200 478· Works Supplies, 625
5173.
John CC Mayo Ave.
Auxier, Ky. 41602.
150-Miscellaneous
1998 19 FT. TRACK• , ER
SELF CONTAINED CAMPER
for sale.
Loaded.
Call 789-9419.
160-Motorcycles
1985
HONDA
GOLDWING TRIKE
1200 series, 34,000
actual miles, maroon.
Asking $8500. 358·
2000.
t
1998 YAMAHA YZ80
New tires, pro-circuit
pipe. $1600. Call
452·9599 for more
info.
180-Trucks
FOR SALE, 1986
FORD
RANGER
TRUCK,
Asking
$1000. Also a manual treadmill, like new,
asking $50. Call 606·
886·1367 anytime.
~
FOR SALE 1993 4WHEEL DRIVE NISSAN EXTRA CAB
SE V6. Excellent
Condition. Loaded
Call 606-874·4389.
FOR SALE: 1977
F100 pick-up, green
ext., new tires & battery .Good condition.
$800 OBO. Call 874·
0467 after 5 or leave
message.
Classifiedsl
ads work
EIHANCIAL
310 • Business
Opportunity
330 • For Sale
$0 • Miscellaneous
380 • Money To Lend
380 ·Services
~ • MEBCHAfil).lS£
410 • Antmals
42Q - Appliances
440 • ElectroniCs
KENTUCKY BAPTIST HOMES FOB
the
CHILDREN
state's targes resi·
dential
childcare
provider, seeks a
clerical assistant for
the Easter Reion foster Care Office in
Harold. This entrylevel position will provide administrative
support to staff, manage mail, maintain
files and answer tele·
phones. Knowledge
of Corel wordPerfect
and Excel! helpful.
High school education required with 2·5
years related experi·
ence
preferred .
Maximum
starting
salary for this position is 48.40 per hour.
We offer flexible
hours, as well as,
paid sicka and vacation days. Apply in
person at the Eastern
Region foster Care
Office (95 Poplar
Street:, fax resume to
(502 254-0130 or
mail resume indicating porition applying
for
and
salary
requirements to.
Kentucky Baptist
Homes for Children
10200 Linn Station
Road,
Suite 200
Lousisvllle, KY
40223
EOE/Females &
Minorities are
encouraged to apply.
No phone calls
please.
SEEKING ATTOR·
NEY experienced in
plaintiff or defense
work. • Will be working
in
the
Prestonsburg area •
Working with established attorney • Civil
law/primarily personal injury • Associate
or partner position •
Salary-unlimited
Recent
graduates
considered • Reply in
confidence to: Jerry
W.
Wicker
Law
Offices.
Office
phone
606-7855556, Home phone
606-946-2271, ask
for Jerry or Sheila
Wicker.
IMMEDIATE POSITION AVAILABLE
FOR
CUSTOMR
SERVICE.
Duties
include phone sales,
purchasing, inventory
control and counter
sales. Please send
resume to: Water
Works
Supplies,
P.O. Box 8, Auxier,
HELP
WANTED·
Ky. 41602.
PART TIME CHILDCARE
in
MORNING DELIVPrestonsburg area.
ERY ROUTE OPEN
Prefer someone 25
for the Lexington
or older. Call 606·
Herald Leader in Allen 886-9291.
area. Profit potential
$1500 mo. For more WANTED: WOMEN
info call 606·432- OR
MEN
WHO
1034 or 1·800-274- WANT TO MAKE
7355, Ext. 3439.
FULL TIME PAY
FOR PART TIME
EMPLOYMENT HOURS.
ENJOY
AVAILABLE: THE
INDEPEN·
Painters/sand- DENCE AND FREEblasters. Now taking DOM of working the
applications. Call 1- hours you want,
being your won boss.
800·821-5709.
Call 886-6584.
CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS sales- I NEED 5 EXISTING
person needed, ben- TEAMS to run dedi·
effits include: compa- cated account 5,500+
ny vehicle, full med- week 401 K, great
ICal insurance, 401 K, benefits, need to live
salary, Send reply to: along major highway.
Reference # 425, Please call Martin at
P.O.
Box
390, 888·884-2501 .
Prestonsburg, Ky.
41653.
SEEKING: Highly
motivated
goal and
220-Help Wanted
success oriented
individuals.
INSTALLER NEEDED FOR WATER Established company
FILTRATION SYS- Write your own payTEMS Easy work, checKs.. Great benegood pay, no experi- fits, call Marty. 886·
ence necessary, will 6861 or 886-9120.
train. can 886·6584.
445 • Furniture
460 • Lawn & Gatdetl
4e0 • Yard $ale
470 • Health & Beau~
4/5 • Housellold
480 • MlsceltallOOus
490 • Recreation
510 • Comln&rcial
OffleeSpaee
11(} • EdUcational
.113 • Gliit¢C~
Property
SSO• Homes
630 ·House$
640 • l.anci/Lots
7fSHt~ll
550 ~ UlrrdJI.ol$
650 • Moone Homes
$60 • Mlscellanooulil
670 • Cbmnierclal
72(} • Hea®-.& Beauty
730 • LaWn & Gpr(fen
$70 • Mobile Homes
SSG • MISC&IIarl$0US
590 • Sale or Lease
495 ·Wanted To auy
Property
690 • Wanted To Rent
§.® • BE;NTAL§
~REAL ESTATe
505 • Busmess
250·Miscellaneous
WILL DO BABYSITTING, sit with elderly
or do housecleaning.
Call 606·358·0057 or
226-1108.
OFFICE
AND
HOUSE CLEANING
dependable worKers.
Call 886·3907 or
874-4132. To leave a
message call 886·
6013.
Reasonable
rates.
lQO..:Jl.E.~
6ffi • Apartments
620 • Stomge/
ALLEN FURNITURE
ALLEN,KY
Furniture, used appliances, living I bedroom
suits,
bunkbeds, and lots
morel
Call 874-9790.
BAY'S BARGAIN
CENTER
& Used
New
Furn1ture
&
Appliances @ unbelievable prices. Come
in today for incredible
Shop At
savings.
Tfle Little Furniture
Store & Save!! BT.
#122,
McDowell.
Call 606-377-0143.
SENIOR
THE
PLACE
OFFERS
CARE.
ELDERLY
Weekly or bi-weekly,proffessional staff,
meals prov1ded , 24 450-Lawn & Garden
hour service. Call
Helen Akers 606- LAWN TRACTOR 15
478-8761 .
HP,
42
in.,
XP,
purHusqvarna,
APHOLESTERY:
chased new in April
Will do sofas, chairs,
for $1600, sell for
custom made blinds,
$1095. Call 606-297drapes,
valences,
1347.
tablecloths, etc. Call
606-886-0713.
480-Miscellaneous
FINANCIAL
WOLFF TANNING
BEDS
380-Services
Affordable·
Convlenent
BECOME
DEBT
Payments from
FREEl Cut payments
$25/month
without new loans.
FREEl Color catalog
It's easyl 1 hr.
Call Today
approval. Call 1-8001-800-842-1305
517-3406.
www.np.etstan.com
MERCHANDISE
POLE
BARN
30x50x10'
Only
420·Appliances
$4,695 00 Painted
metal, slider, plans,
GE PROFILE GAS
free delivery 937BANGE black with
718-1471 .
self cleaning oven.
Asking $450. Also,
GE Profile gas dryer,
4 drying ctcles cream
color. $300 Call 606· · 50S-Business
788·9299.
WE HAVE A 1 BB
SEARS KENMORE
FURNISHED
HEAVEY
DUTY
CONDO
on
the
KING
CAPACITY
beach
at
New
WASHER, $350, &
Smyrna
Beach,
electric dryer $325, 21
Florida. Would like to
cu. tt' refrigerator
exchange 1 to 3 mo.
$400,
white,
all
bought new this year. of summer use of the
condo for 1 to 3
Call 606-297-1347.
months use of a 2
BR , 2BA mountain
440-Eiectronics
of
cabin.
house
FOB SALE: PIO- Ralph Mobley 239e-mail·
NEER
HOME 498-2914,
aol
MOBLEYMOB@
STEREO Includes
CD player, cassette com.
player & recorder, 2
large
speakers, 510-Comm. Property
turntable and stand .
reduced to $250 but CANDLE AND GIFT
will negotiate. 874· SHOP for sale with a
4604 after 5:30 p.m.· 10 minute tanning
bed. Price reduced
PA SYSTEM FOR $18,000 Call 606SALE
2 peavey 349-2337.
main speakers, 8
channel power head,
530-Houses
2 monitors, monitor
amp
$1,000 firm.
Call 606·377-9844. FOR SALE: 3 BB, 2
BA HOUSE with 2
Ask for Rick.
car garage, 3 yrs. old,
445-Furniture
halfway
between
Prestonsburg
and
FOR SALE: SLEEP Pikeville
Asking
SOFA AND RECLIN· $130,000. 606-874EB. Heritage Blue 4486
$400 firm. Call 886·
3486.
HOUSE FOB SALE
ALMAR
AT MARTIN, LR, DR,
FURNITURE
Big selection of living 2 BR, ceramic tile in
room, bedroom, din· kitchen and bath.
ing room, refrigera- Central HIA, full
tors, stove, washers basement. Call 606·
and much more.
886-1624.
606-87 4-0097
REAL ESTATE
NURSE (LPN or CMA)
for Medical Office
Must be intelligent, organized, fast,
and efficient with a friendly smile.
Computer skills necessary. Some
traveling required. Good pay &
benefits. Send resume to:
P. 0. Box 2688
Pikeville, KY 41502
705 • Construction
735·!.~111
a.®..:Ji.(UIW
740. Masonry
745 • Mlsceflaneou&
750 • MObile HOme
Movers
755. Olllce
7oo- Plumbing
805 • An09Uncemenls
610 • Aootions
815 -lost & Fo~Jnd
830 • Mtscellaneoos
FOR SALE: 3·4 BR
VACANCIES
house at Riverside
BRANHAM
Dr. in Prestonsburg
HEIGHT'S APARTAlso, 1 big BR apartMENTS
ment for rent. Call Wheelwright, Ky is
606-789-4580.
accepting applications for 1 & 2 BR
FOR SALE: 2300 SQ apartments. And 1
FT, 1 1/2 STORY BR handicap accesCEDAR HOME. 3 sible apartment. Rent
BR, 2 BA, hardwood based on income.
floors, cooktop, cus- Water, sewage and
tom
cabinets, garbage, are includwhirlpool tub. Nice ed in rent. Please
lot, wonderful neigh- contact Kathy at
borhood Call 606452-4777.
Office
889-9541 .
hours are Tuesday
thru Friday, 8 a.m. till
FOB SALE: 2 BB
4p.m.
house, on 2 acres of
level land, located at
6211 Rte. 850, Hippo FOB RENT: Partially
in Floyd Co. $60,000. furnished 2 BR apartment convenient to
Phone 886-9846.
&
Prestonsburg
Pikeville. $500 mo. &
550-Land/Lots
dep .. Call 606-478FOB
SALE
BY 1985.
OWNER 3 beautiful
country estate lots in NEW 1 BB APARTHager Hill
area MENT utilities paid,
Surveyed lots of 2+ washer & dryer furacres with restric- nished, no pets. $425
tions. Convenient to mo. $150 dep. Call
& 874-5577 or 226Paintsville
Prestonsburg,
city 0888.
water, located at
Little Lick Fork. (1 2 BB DUPLEX: 624B
mile off new 4 lane at N
Arnold
Ave.,
Rte 1750). Call 606- P'Burg. Appliances
789-4909.
furnished including
WID . Central heat &
FOR SALE: Almost 1 air.
Washer/dryer
acre near Long Bow hookup. $475 rent
Boat Docks at Cave plus utilities. Deposit
Run lake. Asking and lease required.
$6000. Call 606-889· 886-6460
0746
PBESTONSBURGPROPERTY
FOR
$99.00 MOVE-IN
SALE: Located on
SPECIAL
Abbott and also prop· THROUGH LABOR
DAY! FREE PROerty on
Jenny's
CESSING
Creek. Call 478·
IHBOUGH SEP5173.*
TEMBER.
Immediate
570-Mobile Homes
Occupancy for
Oualifi~d Applicants
FOR SALE 1978
1 Br/$305 mo.
model mobile home
2 Br/325 mo.
In need of repairs but
Call 886-0039
could be used for EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
storage or parts
includes underpinning, steps, central GREETINGS FROM
ac unit. 874-4604 LIGHTHOUSE
MANOR,
Terry &
after 5:30 p.m.
Sharon Smith. We
apartments for
590-Sale or Lease have
rent that are effiency
apartments, all utilites
2
APARTMENTS
paid. For more info
FOR
LEASE call606-886·2797.
between Allen and
Martin on 1428. 1
FURNISHED
studio apartment, 1
1 BEDROOM
single
bedroom
APARTMENTS:
apartment with fire- Central heat & air.
place. All utilities Rent starting at $350
included. Call 874· month,
+
$300
2770 days or 285· deposit.
Located
9019 evenings.
near HAMC. 8899717 *
RENTALS
61 0-Apartments
FOB
RENT
IN
HAROLD
AREA,
nice, clean, upstairs 2
BR apartment, central
heaVair, w/d hookup,
$375 mo., + depos1t.
Call 606-478-1510 or
606-478-9075.
2 1 BB APARTMENTS FOB BENT
furnished,
utilities
paid. $325 mo, + 250
dep. Lease and references required. 886·
3154.
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The City of Martin Is accepting
applications for a Certified
Police Officer. Must be 21 years
of age and possess a valid
driver's license. Applicant must
have a high school diploma or
G.E.O. This is a good job with
excellent benefits, starting pay,
$7.00 per hour.
Please send resumes to
Attention Thomasine Robinson, Mayor, City of Martin, P.O.
Box 749, Martin, KY 41649. We
will be accepting resumes until
Friday, August 22, 2003.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
765 • ProfeSSlooals
710 ' Flepnir/Serv"a
780 ·Timber
190 ·Travel
eso • Personals
870 • SOIViccs
630-Houses
670-Comni ' Pf()perty
HOUSE FOR RENT
at Martin. 3 BR
behind
Nelson
Frazier
Funeral
Home $350 mo. +
$150 dep. Call 606285·9887.
FOB LEASE: 5,000
SQ. FT'
OFFICE
Building (Old Social
Security
Building).
Next
to
Wildcat
Beverage, Hwy 321,
North. Call 606-349·
2028.
HOUSE FOR RENT
IN
PRESTONSBURG,
close
to
schools, 3 BR, LR,
DR, extra large eat-in
kitchen, 2 storage
buildings. Days 8860825, Evenings 8862944.
FOB RENT: BEAUTY SHOP equipped
with 3 stations, and
tanning bed. Also, for
rent approximately
1800 sq ft' of off1ce
space located 1 mile
south of Martin on
Rte 122. Call 285·
2 BR HOUSE FOR 3625 or 285· 9112.
RENT ON RTE. 80
$275 + dep & utilities.
Suitable for couple.
Call 874-2055.
SERVICES
705-Constr·uction
FOR RENT, 2 BR, 1
BA HOUSE, washer,
dryer, stove & refrgerator, wlfree gas.
Secluded area, out of
flood zone in Martin
city
limits,
easy
access to Rte. 80.
$375 mo., $100 dep.
Call874-2929.
FOR RENT 2 br, 1
bath house. washer,
dryer, stove and
fridge, w/free gas.
Secluded area out of
flood zone in Martin
city limits.
Easy
access to RT80.
$375 month , $100
deposit.
ALL
TYPES:
Remodeling & additions,
garages,
decks, etc. Also concrete work.
Roble
Johnson, Jr , call
anytime, 886·8896
NOTICES
805-Annoucements
.'
IF ANYONE HAS A
NEED FOB PRAYER
that is m the hospital
nursing home, or
shut-in please call
358-2718.
God
Bless You!
HELP THE KIDS IN
THE COMMUNITY.
We are lookmg for
donations for new &
used computers to
distribute to the kids
commun1ty facilities
For pick up call Scott
2 BB HOUSE FOB 889-9551 and to
BENT at Hueysville, deliver call Scott 889·
HUD accepted. Call 9551 .
358-4228. (8/6 all)
FOB RENT 4 BB
HOUSE near Martin
$ 450 per mo. plus
utilities. $100 sec.
dep. Call 606·2851820. (8/6 all)
HOUSES,
APARTMENTS, &
TOWNHOUSES,
No pets.
Call
B&O Rental
Properties
606-886-8991.
650-Mobile Homes
2
BR
UNFURNISHED
mobile
home for rent. $250
dep. $300 mo. Call
886-0040.
FOB BENT: 2 BR
trailer
on
Mtn
Parkway. Call 606886·6061 or 606·
886-0480 after 5 p.m.
812-Free.
'
FREE
PALLETS:
Can be prcked up
behind The Floyd
County nmes
850-Personals
When respondmg to
Personal ads that
have reference numbers, please ind1cate
that ent1re reference
number on the outside of your envelope.
Reference
numbers are used to
help us direct your
letter to the correct
individual.
LOOKING FOR OLD
FAMILY
HOME
MOVIES. Loaned to
someone in Floyd
County several years
ago. Mov1es loaned
by my mother Oma
USED
MOBILE Jean Hall of Mart1n
HOMES FOB SALE.
Please call Debbie
Call 606-439-0528.
386-755-2585
Will deliver and set
up.
2 BR MOBILE FOB
BENT at Doty Crk.
Br. by the Hospital at
McDowell. Total electric. Call 377-6161 .
NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
IN THE
FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
CIRCULATION DEPT.
ASSEMBLING NEWSPAPERS
.Part-time:
Day and night shifts
APPLY AT 263 S. CENTRAL AVE.
No Phone Calls, Please!
E.O.E.
�C6 • FRIDAY,
AUGUST
NOTICE OF
BOND RELEASE
PHASE II
In accordance with
the proVISions of 405
KAR 10 040, notice IS
hereby g1ven that
Coal-Mac Inc. P.O.
Box 436, Williamson,
WV 25661 Intends to
apply for a bond
release on Permit
Number 836-0229
I
n
c
1.2,3,4,5,6,7 ,8,9, 10,1
1,12. 14,15,16,17,18
and 22, which was
last issued on August
20. 1992, The application covers an area
of
approximately
583.58 acres located
1.2 miles southwest
of Teaberry in Floyd
County
The
permit
Is
approx1mately
0.7
m1fes northwest from
KY 979's junct1on
with Tackett Fork
Road and located 0.2
miles west of Mitchell
Branch. The Latitude
IS 37"24'55 . The
Longitude
is
82 39'50".
the total bond now
in effect is a surety
bond for Inc. 1
$25,200,
Inc.
2
$33,400,
Inc.
3
$45,200,
Inc.
4
22, 2003
$40,500,
Inc.
5
$33,300,
Inc.
6
$52,300,
Inc.
7
$37,400,
Inc.
8
$100,700, Inc. 9
$61,200, Inc.
10
$43,000,
Inc.
11
$56,700, Inc.
12
$38,600, Inc
14
$76,900, Inc
15
$41,700, Inc. 16
$89,400, Inc. 17
$32,400, Inc. 18
$12,200, Inc. 22
$5,400 of which 25%
is to be released,
whtch would constitute a phase II
release.
Reclamation work
tl1us far performed
includes backfilling,
final grading, seeding, and mulching
completed in Fall
1996
Results
ac~ieved
include
growth of vegetation
as per the revegetation plan and the
establishment of the
post mining land use.
Written comments,
objections, requests
for a public hearing
must be filed with eh
Director
of
the
Division of Field
Services, #2 Hudson
Hollow, U.S. 127
South, Frankfort, KY
40601, by 30 days
from the last advertisement, which will
be September 29,
2003.
A public hearing
has been scheduled
for September 30,
at
the
2003
Department
of
Surface
Mining
Reclamation Office,
3140 South Lake
Drive, Prestonsburg,
KY 41653 and 9 a.m.
The hearing will be
cancelled
if
the
Department does not
receive any public
request within the
time frame stated
above.
PUBLIC
ANNOUNCMENT
The Floyd County
Board of Education
will
receive
Proposals from qualified
Architect/
·Engineer firms for
design services.
The intended projects are:
{1) Prestonsburg
Elementary I Clark
E I e m e n t a r
Consolidation
(2) Betsy Layne
Elementary Addition
y
Interested and qualified
firms
can
recieve a copy of the
official Request for
Proposals (RFP) in
one of the following
manners;
• Submitting a onepage letter of interest
to;
Matthew C.
Wireman, Director of
Finance/Treasurer/
CIO
Floyd County
Schools
106 North Front
Avenue
Prestonsburg, KY
41653
• Submitting a onepage letter of interest
via e-mail to:
mwireman@floyd.k
12.ky.us
• Downloading the
Request for proposal
via the internet at
http://www.floyd.k1
2.ky.us/financebidnotice.html
The Floyd County
Board of Education
will not retain the services
of
a
Construction
Manager for either of
these projects.
The Floyd County
Board of Education
will
receive
A/E
Proposals at the
Adiminis t rative
Offices located at
106
North
Front
Avenue,
LEGAL NOTICE
In compliance with the provisions of Chapter 65 and 424 of the Kentucky Revised
Statutes the Floyd County Conservation District Board of Supervisors does hereby
g1ve the public notice that the financial records of the District may be examined by the
general public at our office, located at 18 Mayo Branch, Brandykeg, Prestonsburg,
between the hours of 8:00a.m. and 4:30p.m., Monday through Friday.
J1m Carter, II, 243 S. Arnold Ave. Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Ruby Akers, Box 185, Drift, KY 41619
Royd B Allen, P.O. Box 185, Eastern, KY 41622
Jack Cnder, 313 Dickey Town Rd., East Point, KY 41216
Daniel Branson, PO. Box 418, Allen, KY 41601
Jim Reynolds, 1500 St. Rd. 850, David, KY 41616
Lloyd Wells, 1 06 John CC Mayo Auxier, KY 41602
Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Treasurer
Secretary
Member
Member
Member
Summary Financial Statement
Floyd County Conservation District
For Fiscal Penod, July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2003
Begrnning Cash on Hand (July 1, 2001)
Rece!pts
Fiscal Court
State Aid
ContributiOns & Reimbursements
Other
Total Receipts
47,076.11
84,906.45
24,400.00
341.43
86,017.46
195,665.34
Expenditures
Salaries
Office Operations
Education & Promotion
Supervisor Expense
Miscellaneous
Total Expenditures
Ending Balance (June 30, 2002)
TRIP'S MINE TRAINING
& TECHNOLOGY INC.
·Teaching Newly
~
Employed 24 Hour
""'
·AnnualS-Hour
1
Refresher Classes
-~
• Mine Medical Technician
Instructor
• American Heart C.P.R. and First Aid
Phone 606-358-9303 (Home)
606-434-0542 (Mobile)
Garrett, Kentucky
Terry Triplett, Instructor
~
'
THE FLOYD COUNTY TIMES
68,896.80
14,281.39
13,796.78
6,242.04
80,902.36
184,119.37
58,622.08
Mine Safety &
First Aid Training
Newly Employed
24 hr. Cfass (surface)
40 hr. (underground)
8 hr. rek•sher
(surfac• & underground)
Also ElectriCal Classes
285-0999
Prestonsburg,
KY
41653, until 2:00 PM
on August 25, 2003.
Proposals received
after this date will not
be accepted.
Proposals shall be
submitted only on the
form of proposal as
received from the
Floyd County Board
of Education.
Proposals shall be
enclosed in sealed
envelopes which are
clearly
marked
"Proposal
for
Architect/Engineer
Services".
Proposing A/Es will
be required to meet
702 KAR 4:160 and
certain qualifications
set out in the RFP
and which include the
following:
1. Experience in
Designing
Educational
Buildings;
2.
Errors
and
Omissions
Insurance;
3. Ability to Provide
Experienced Staff.
Questions concerning
Request
for
Proposals or the
intended
projects
should be addressed
to:
Matthew C.
Wireman, Director of
Finance/Treasurer/
CIO
Floyd County
Schools
106 North Front
Avenue
Prestonsburg, KY
41653
Email: mwireman@floyd.k12. ky.us
Phone: 606-8862354
Proposals will be
opened on August
31, 2003, at 2:00
p.m., at City Hall in
Martin.
NOT
RESPONSIBLE
I, Stefan Jervis, am
not responsible for
any debts incurred by
anyone other than
myself
as
of
07/18/2003.
Stefan Jervis
Rt. 194
Endicott, KY 41626
NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO
lbeltmes
PUBLIC NOTICE
The City of Martin is
accepting proposals
for the 2002-2003
audit.
We have
approximately 450
utility customers and
of
a
population
approximately 1150.
Current water budget
is $143,800.00, and
sewer budget is
$186,000.00.
The
City of Martin has 16
employees with a
budget of $442,600.
Please submit proposals to City Hall,
P.O. Box 749, Martin,
The
KY 41649.
deadline for submission of proposals in
August 31, 2003.
CAUDili:S
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ke County
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For all of your lawn, garden,
landscaping, hillside cleanIng, & tree trimming needs.
Satisfaction Guaranteed! I!
Free estimates, call :
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Free estimates • Commercial and Residential
RRIDUI. SUMIIIY:
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NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL
We deliver and spread gravel.
15% DISCOUNT FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
C!ttlc Cltlet
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Phone 631·9991
Cell Ph: 477·9837
MOWING,
WEEDEATING,
CLEAN HILLSIDES
been f1led for public
mspectiOn at the
Department
for
Surface
Mining
Reclamatron
and
Enforcement's
Prestonsburg
Regronal
Off1ce,
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
Permits,
No.
2
Hudson Hollow, U.S.
127 South, Frankfort,
KY 40601.
EASTERN llNTUOKYI
• Free Estimates •
• Home Building
• Block Work
• Dozer Work
In accordance with
KRS 350.055, not1ce
IS hereby given that
Czar
Coal
Corporatron, HC 64
Box 915, Debord,
Kentucky 41214, has
applied lor renewal of
a perm1t for a surface
coal
mining and
reclamation operation affecting 952.90
acres, located 1.82
mile northwest of
Thomas in Marlin
County.
The proposed oper-
ation ·s approxtmately 1.84 mi!e northwest from KY Route
194's junction with
Wolf Branch Road.
and located 0.09 mile
northeast of Wolf
Branch.
The proposed operatron is located on
the Thomas U.S G S
7
1/2
mrnute
Quadrangle
map.
The operat1on w1ll
use a combination of
contour, auger and
area methods of surface mining. The surface area is owned
by
Pocahontas
Development
Corporation.
The application has
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All Types of Building,
Remodeling, New Construction,
Roofing, Vinyl Siding,
Replacement Windows,
Electical, Masonry and ~
Concrete Work
• Brushing
• Home Remodeling
• Dirt Removal
MINE
Pursuant to
Application No. 8800124, Renewal
Commercial & Residential
HEATING, COOLING
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We do it right the first time!
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Located on At. 80, next
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Phone 874-8282
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606-452-2490
or 606-424-9858
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BUILDING NEEDS!
New homes~ remodeling,
roofing, patios~ block, concrete or sidmg. Have 30
years experience.
Call Spears Construction,
Romey Spears
(606) 874-2688.
Tree Trimming
Hillside, lawn care
and light hauling.
Garage and Basement
Cleaning.
886·8350
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